in philadelphia, more clouds so that is going to be one of the changes you'll notice. 65 degrees in philadelphia, winds are sustained at 7 miles an hour but they are going to be breezy through the day today. winds gusting a little higher and it will stay breezy through the weekend. especially if you're along the shore you can expect about 25-mile-an-hour winds with coastal flood advisory. here you see the clouds moving in, not as much sunshine today as we had yesterday. temperatures are comfortable. 65 now again, 59 in pottstown, 58 in allentown, 65 right now in dover, 62 millville, 70 degrees in wildwood. now today we will get into the mid to upper 70s, and a cool weekend forecast especially for the the papal visit in philadelphia, i'll show you all of those numbers coming up. >> thanks for that. let's talk traffic. what you need to know. if you take the vine street expressway, it's open but keep in mind several exits are closed and will remain closed throughout the weekend. those exits are 23rd street, ben franklin parkway, broad street and eighth street closed. jessica has been telling us. if

among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia.e at cancercenter.com/eastern. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. appointments available now. >>> ten minutes to 7, and the regional trail lines are headed into center city this morning. the fire department posted this photo to instagram showing the first train leeing the station. this was about an hour ago. the department says everything is running smoothly, and let's give you a live look at the ben franklin bridge. spans across the delaware, not a lot of traffic because there is no traffic. no auto traffic, that is. there will be foot traffic throughout the day as loads of people are parked on the camden, new jersey side, and crossing by foot. expecting thousands to do that throughout the day. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> that's right. speaking of which, a live picture now of vine street expressway at eighth street, not one car out there. this is closed for the entire weekend, and another live look at the ben

the holy father in philadelphia.e is coming to philadelphia. ♪ the countdown is almost over. here's live look from the parkway tonight set for history to be made this weekend. in less than 12 hours, the pontiff's plane will touchdown at philadelphia international airport. >> parts of philadelphia are on lock down right now. you're looking at the parkway independence mall and the ben franklin bridge all now closed to all cars. the last security measures now in place. after months of planning, the city is ready to welcome pope francis. good evening to you, thank you for joining us for this special the holy father in philadelphia. >> good evening, i'm iain page. you can feel the excitement is about to boil over in the city. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in old city tonight. chris? >> reporter: excitement is putting it lightly, iain. it is building with every hour as we go to pope francis' arrival here to philadelphia. i've been all over this city in the center city area over the past week, i tell you it is building.

on its way to philadelphia. the vatican flag now being tossed and buffetted by the breeze and pulled into the cockpit along with the american flag on the other side. he is late, but he is coming. >>> i wonder if we have audio from this feed. do we? right now we are listening to a silent feed, but it would be fun to hear. there we go. we don't know why shepherd one is late in taking off, but not very consequential in the scheme of things. he is still scheduled to land in philadelphia at 9:30. so they anticipate picking up time once the plane is airborne. and we see that happening all the time nowadays when planes are a tad late taking off and somehow they still land on time. and perhaps a dirty little secret of airlines today where they pad in a little time so there aren't late arrivals. there is the archbishop dolan talking to members of his flock as members of the crowd are saying good-bye to the pope singing "we are family." and today, members of the catholic community across the united states very much feel l

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coverage of the pope in philadelphia. this live picture of manhattan's wall street heliport in new york city. pope francis will be boarding the marine one helicopter, then he will board that american airlines plane from jfk to atlantic aviation. quick plane ride. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. we're seen him in cuba, d.c., new york city, now our turn. he will arrive at the international airport in philadelphia. we're now about 90 minutes from the pope touching down. >> so it's 9:30 this morning when the pope's plane is expected to touch down as we've been saying at atlantic aviation. >> an hour and a half away the red carpet is going to be rolled out for the pope. he is not flying in like you and i. he is flying into a separate terminal shall l terminal. all of the philadelphia major sports teams fly at this terminal. the terminal is also used by the president of the united states when he flies in to philly for visits. and when the pope's plane lands here this morning he will be greeted by archbish

it's a beautiful way to engage the city of philadelphia. and while these professional artists are painting the town a local group is using the art of music to reach at risk youth in the latin american community. amla is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote, increase, and develop the understanding of latin american culture through music education. amla sees itself both as a preserver of culture and a supporter of youth. they provide opportunities to learn all kinds of instruments that range from your typical guitar and piano, to the congas and timbales instead of spending or i should say wasting their time on the streets running around doing negative things, theyre here in the school practicing . we encourage them, whatever lessons we use here in the school of music, can be applied to other classes as well since opening the school in 2006, they have educated hundreds of students of all ages we don't expect everyone going to be a professional musician because were a community school um and in this neighborhood uh having an alter

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you you are from philadelphia you are a catholic here in philadelphia.ull and i'm very proud of the city of philadelphia for to go well and happy to see the pope here today. >> reporter: cheryl, you were saying your choir will perform for the pope. >> that is correct, we will perform at 1:30 today. we sang twice, so this is very, very exciting for all of us. >> reporter: and now just a waiting game to get a glimpse of his holiness. as you can see guys, back in the studio, you have so many folks here. everyone is camping out. around 7:30 tonight that is when festival of the families will begin and papal parade will circle the parkway a lot of excitement. crowd getting thicker and thicker by the minute. we will be here all afternoon. right now just a waiting game to see his holiness, folks from philadelphia, folks from all over the world gathered together singing, praying, just a great time here on the parkway. >> greg, thank you so much. that is great, so greg will continue to meet up with some of the people and hear their stories. we are interested in he

mostly cloudy around the philadelphia area.noon low 70s, areas north and west through the lehigh valley by 10:00 mid-60s by noon closer to 70 degrees. coming up a closer look at the papal weekend forecast and the rest of the area too that's straight ahead. >> pope francis wilk coming to philadelphia that means more road closures in advance of the pope's visit. the secure vehicle perimeter traffic box is officially in effect. you must move your car in the city garages or out of the area altogether. if you plan to take the train in to town, several septa stations are closed including suburban station, the fifth and 15th street stops on the market frankford line, city hall on the broad street line, and the 15th street trolley stop. if you take the vine street expressway look at this video from sky force. several section its are closed and will remain closed through the weekend. >> the exits are closed but the vine street expressway is open but there are a lot of other road closures. >> yes. so we're going over some of the main clo

philadelphia would host the world meeting of families.ack then you remember pope benedict was the pope. he stepped down and came the election of pope francis who came in second in the election. a lot of people don't know that. the helicopter will taxi over to the american airlines flight a lot of people will be saying goodbye to him in new york city, so we can say hello to him in philadelphia. >> we'll see that beautiful smile we expect to see him. a lot of people think he is very serious very dour, he said at the moment when he realized he became pope a happiness infused into his soul. that has carried fourth as he has gone out and greeted people. he said to a friend being pope is very entertaining. you would imagine he sees quite a few things as he goes through his day. matt you and i and i have done expensive reading on him from the beginning. his call to help those in need. if you see somebody in a wheelchair or visibly sick, he makes his way out, that's what christ would do, he would find the leper and kiss the wounds stop ignoring t

he is in philadelphia also seeing that, cloud cover, brisk and damp for pope's first day in philadelphias unfortunately we are going to have a brisk feeling as well with the wind today. lets look at where we can expect for the day-to-day. we have mostly cloudy skies, cool and breezy. the those temperatures not getting out of the mid 70's. so it means if you are heading outside today definitely take a sweater, jacket, something that you can maybe ward off the the breeze. the it will pick up today. sunday cool and breezy. we have a scant chance of the afternoon shower in there. temperatures just in the lower 70's, even cooler then saturday. storm scan three shows cloud cover that has been moving in that will stick here throughout the day-to-day. here's our low pressure system to the south. the rain is trying to make its way in but we are getting good news. this is a pretty high resolution model i'm showing you right now. by saturday night we are looking good here but this is what happens as we get into our sunday. bit of the easterly flow trying to bring just a little spotty shower then. t

on sunday it might come up closer to philadelphia. overall this weekend we're looking at lots of clouds, rain at least to the south of philadelphia. and there will be a cool breeze blowing. the chance of rain in the city. not a lot today and tomorrow, in fact none. saturday only 10%. i think it's basically going to be a dry and cloudy and breezy day. sunday is the if factor. there's a possibility that some of the rain bands sweep into the city. we are hoping they stay to the south. if you're planning on heading out to the festival of family saturday evening look for cloudy and breezy conditions. it will be mild by 4:00 we'll see the temperatures dip into the mid 60s. treat it like a phillies game bring along extra layers to add as the temperatures dip. sunday, the papal parade and the mass. looks like it will be a warm day in the afternoon or at least somewhat mild for most of the time cloudy breezy and another day plan on bringing layers depending on how things evolve. we'll get into the low 70s by 4:00 p.m. there's a 30% chance of s

. >> we wanted to escape madness going on in philadelphia right new. >> reporter: many people from philadelphia are trade nothing huge crowd for moderate sized ones filling ocean city boardwalk friday afternoon. >> we are on a pope vacation, we're fleeing philadelphia. >> reporter: crew from his warminster feared grid lock because of people trying to use the train station near their home. >> would i love to see the pope but he is a nervous nellie so we are living. >> i'm doing this for a mental health break, this is my yearly thing, i like to get away just to sort of like hide. >> and the crowd. >> reporter: while many at jersey shore are seeking an escape some people are here friday as part of the total pilgrimage experience. >> i'm here for a pope vacation, my first time in philadelphia, and new jersey, i came from south dakota. >> reporter: shore cannot promise sunshine and beach weather this weekend but there are still plenty of things to do sianni of course eat and unlike the city no vehicle checkpoints. >> we would have loved to have seen the pope but just the crowds scared us a way. >> r

at philadelphia international airport.cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> and let's go live to "action news" reports -- reporter, jeff chirico who is at 7th and market street east. you're watching people moving toward the parkway for the festives, looks like the crowds dwindled in your area. >> reporter: we got a sense of the passion and the love that the people have for pope francis. let me explain why, we've been here on market street, because of the security these barriers were placed up. we were told the pope was not coming down this route with the motorcade, yet they stayed. let me show it what it look lood like. thousands of people lined up, even though we told them they were not coming. the closest among them got to see pope francis a block away. he came in his popemobile and came the opposite way. despite this, folks we spoke with not disappointed by that very little glimpse they got. >> he is very inspiring. he is a champion, you see through all his messages, it is all about the poor and helping the poor. >> it wa

and no doubt cities of new york and philadelphia as well. our coverage continues after this. "action news" will be right back. ♪ it's the final countdown! ♪ ♪ the final countdown! if you're the band europe, you love a final countdown. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. >>> feeling a lot more seasonable out there as we approach the first day of fall. a check of the accuweather forecast. let head over to melissa magee in for adam joseph. >> hi sharrie and brian. we have changes on the way as we get closer to fall, autumnal equinox, looking at the ben franklin bridge on this tuesday afternoon, a mostly cloudy thanks to the constant northeasterly wind and with that some cooler air arriving as well today. 72 in philadelphia, and just 68 for reading and also lancaster 70 and along the coast in cape may, lower 70s and 72 as well in beach haven. here is satellite 6 along with action radar still a fair amount of cloud cover across the region, we are tracking the disturbance that continues to ride up to

then as the philadelphia orchestra the world renowned philadelphia orchestra played, the pontiff steppedt the festival of families. he delivered a message of brotherly love and sisterly affection to wrap up a historic night in the city of philadelphia. wow. what day. what a day. thank you so much for being with us tonight. it's been something special. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. thank you for being with us this evening. we've been thrilled to be with you all afternoon and evening long and we're glad to still have you with us tonight we're wrapping up emotional day for lot of people a fun day for lot of people. big day i think you can sum it up in that way certainly the religious highlight for so many people was the mass that was celebrated this morning. it was the first big thing the pope did when he got here at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> the pope had a taylor made message for the city of philadelphia and our pat chiarocchi has that story. >> reporter: cheers could be heard for blocks outside the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul as pope f

one of the busiest roads in philadelphia, clear. thousands of chairs, empty, but tomorrow that will all change. >> big time party we got all this cleaning up to do we have stuff every whereas can sianni what we're doing right now is we are getting ready for pope. >> reporter: as crews beautify the area around the papal stage. >> it is all about the pope. >> we took an exclusive look at the last minute work, live nation is doing on it to prepare this stage. >> we're actually on the pope tomorrow during the festival will be, sitting, exactly where i'm standing right here and take a look, this will be his view, right down to the ben franklin parkway. >> the final touches on saturday set upright now and we have completely set up for sunday. >> reporter: john stevenson say turnaround for sunday's mass is very quick. >> change over from saturday night into sunday will be about a ten hour change. >> reporter: so right when it is over saturday you can start working. >> that second we will start right away. >> reporter: back here live you he

. >>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> right now on "eyewitness news" a philadelphia legend remembers, sixers great moses malone has passed away. >>> good evening, i'm natasha natasha brown, thank you for joining us, had a loan died in a motel room in norfolk virginia. he was there for a celebrity golf tournament no. cause of death released just yet but foul may not suspected. let's turn to sports director in the cbs3 three sports center with with a look back. >> reporter: it's been a rough two and a half weeks, you dalkins passes away and now moses malone. he goes down as one of the great of it big men in the history of nba, he was absolutely dominant when he played in philly. overall, he was a three-time nvp and 12-time all star, he and dr. j led the team to a title during the 82 and 83 season. >> moses coming to the after six years, we had been knock out of the finals three different times. we were second best team in the world. he was the catalyst, the one they don't who got us over

northeast philadelphia. wilmington not much cooler at 76 degrees. even farther north and west where we normally see cooler temperatures, allentown at 74, 73 in reading and middle 70s in delaware and south jersey. it's a warm start all around. it will be another hot and humid day today with the temperatures taking off. 75 degrees at 6:00 but we'll be close to 80 degrees at 9:00 and there will be more clouds around today as we go into the noontime hour, 87 degrees with a southwesterly wind bringing in additional humidity. dry this morning. we'll be watching for showers this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten. chris? >>> the new school year was just getting warmed up when the weather warmed up. today's heat means a half day for some schools in this area. we learned schools in new jersey are closing early. >> reporter: we'll get to the list in just a moment. when you have the hot temperatures, a lot these buildings are older and they have units that don't have air conditio

philadelphia has waited a long time for this moment, and by philadelphia, i mean not just catholics,d change its name to francisville today. [ applause ] >> we would do that if we could do it without inconveniencing the rest of north america. so we welcome you with all our hearts and a huge amount of enthusiasm and joy you're holding us. this cathedral of st. peter and paul is the home of a church in philadelphia, the church that produced two of my country's greatest saints, saint katharine drexel and st. newman. philadelphia gave birth to the first pair of parrish schools in the united states and service in catholic education. the priests, deacons, men and women of religious and lay faithful here at the church in philadelphia continue that great work with the witness of their lives. holy father, thank you for celebrating the eucharist with us. thank you for showing us your support for families, for marriage, for immigrants, for the young and the poor. most of all, thank you for living the gospel of jesus christ with the spirit of such joy that has reached into every heart in this ca

you can't make that out. 67 degrees in philadelphia.west at 3 miles per hour, and visibility throughout the region down to 1 mile in philadelphia, .25 in wilmington, .50 in dover, and for today, temperatures are warm, humidity, sticky and warm for us. temperatures ranging between 84-87 degrees. coming up, tracking your eagles' forecast and how long we'll be warm and how long humanity sticks around, and what's in store sunday. >> thank you. >> center city traffic is partially detoured any moment now, and crews are preparing for the pope, and hundreds of thousands of people fill the parkway in the fenced in area for the world meeting of families, and, of course, for the people visiting the events. we are live with jesse gary, and you said the roads are not shut down yet? >> not yet, still open, as a matter of fact, no photographic now, but when it starts moving after the light is green, traffic can get buy on the outer lanes. as a matter of fact, there have been vehicles going to the inner lanes, apparently they do not realize the lanes h

then as the philadelphia orchestra the world renowned philadelphia orchestra played, the pontiff stepped of families. he delivered a message of brotherly love and sisterly affection to wrap up a historic night in the city of philadelphia. wow. what day. what a day. thank you so much for being with us tonight. it's been something special. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. thank you for being with us this evening. we've been thrilled to be with you all afternoon and evening long and we're glad to still have you with us tonight we're wrapping up emotional day for lot of people a fun day for lot of people. big day i think you can sum it up in that way certainly the religious highlight for so many people was the mass that was celebrated this morning. it was the first big thing the pope did when he got here at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> the pope had a taylor made message for the city of philadelphia and our pat chiarocchi has that story. >> reporter: cheers could be heard for blocks outside the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul as pope francis waved a

coverage of the pope in philadelphia. >> god bless america. >> his first trip to america. pope francis embracing all who come to see him from washington, new york city and today he arrives in philadelphia. in less than three hours. good morning, welcome to nbc news 10. >> the wait is almost over. it's been unbearable. we're now just about 3 1/2 hours away from the pope touching down. actually 2 1/2 hours now from the pope touching down in philadelphia. here is a look at sky force 10 overlooking the vine street expressway. you see the school buses, they have a police escort in front of them. those buses no doubt are headed over towards the basilica that will be filled to capacity in about three hours. probably less than that because these folks will all be gathered the there, the matter of time that it takes them to get over this bridge and into the parkway. >> now let's show you a live picture above the art museum. the stage is up, security set for the world meeting of families concert on the parkway later this evening. >

the archbishop of philadelphia there in philadelphia, to greet the pope. and of course monsignor mark miles behind the pope, his translator, every leg of the trip and handled it with the crisp british accent there, to do all of the translating. the important translating for the pope. during the three legs of this u.s. tour. and you can see, once again, the wide smile, the pope now extremely thrilled to be in the next location, the third leg of the u.s. tour and there he is, we have been mentioning all morning long, no rest for the weary, hopefully the pope got a good night sleep last night as he meets with the commissioner of the philadelphia police department. and this again, going to be another vane, another day of full events. >> and windy conditions for the pope again as he is getting off the plane. down now, he is taking it off as he gets down the plane. >> and let's look at the weather in our neighborhood and see what is going on, any blue skies throughout the weekend? >> possibly some showers tomorrow. but today it is looking lovely. mid-70s. partly

philadelphia schools started yesterday.hiladelphia schools are scheduled for regular school day here. i made a call out to the school district a few minutes ago and so far i've in the heard back on any word if there is going to be an early dismissal or anything of that sort. let's get to the school list that's closing early here. trenton public schools and the trenton catholic academy, hamilton township schools in new jersey also on an early miss dissal. the keys to an academy charter school in philadelphia, also closing early. philadelphia public schools are not closing early as of right now. if that changes, we'll let you know. >>> yesterday bill said it would be well into the 90s and it was. it looks like more of the same today. >> bill, give us the details. >> a warm start and a muggy one, too. we are heading into one more hot and humid afternoon. day three, a heat wave, yes but it's not going to last. temperatures come down with heavy rainfall due in tomorrow and that cooler weather that will be returning into the area

mostly cloudy, 62 for the low in philadelphia, 52 north and west.sun and clouds tomorrow, another breezy day. 10 to 20 mile an hour winds, highs in the mid 70s which is just average this time of year. same story for sunday. then we warm up early next week, just chance of some showers on monday, but the biggest chance is later on during the week, where we could get some significant much needed rain coming up from that system in the south. >> a lot of people are getting out of philadelphia in order to avoid the papal crowds. >> maybe they just want to watch on television. many of them headed to the beach. as ted greenberg shows us, that could give one jersey shore event its biggest crowd it ever had. >> reporter: in north wildwood, they are feeling the papal blessings from afar. amidst lots and lots of green. >> we came down here early and we will go home later. >> reporter: this is as close as mary and her husband from aston, delaware county, will come to pope francis. for them it was an easy decision to spend the weekend at the 24th annual irish fal

>> philadelphia. we love the way he says philadelphia. and all of the other trips they were just added on. so this is the main reason. this is the focus. that's why we're so excited that this is the grand finale. >> i can't believe i'm at fourth and market after all of these yearsment look at all of these people. what time is it in 6:08. wow. >> the ceremony at the independence mall, that's not going to be until 4:00 p.m. these people are out here early, they want to make sure they get a good spot. >> we got a note from the vatican. they say pope francis is quite tired. suffers from dealing with -- he's dealing with sciatica. so he has very busy schedule today. let's hope he can get through it. >> i mean not to mention he is 78 years old, going non-step since he first stepped foot on american soil. very long days, long mourns. >> he lands at at particular aviation, 9:30, saint pete and and paul mass at 10:30. visit independence mall at 4:45. >> then the festival of families, talking about the huge stage on the ben franklin parkway. that w

>> >> breaking news in northeast philadelphia. police say three men broke into a house threw a woman to the ground and ransacked the place while children slept. we're live on the scene of that home invasion. >>> with eight days until pope francis arrives in philadelphia, the focus today is on security. a top federal official will be in town today to get a good look at what's being done to insure safety. a live look outside, t"the star-spangled banner" not moving much. 65 degrees and we'll warm up nicely again today but there is a change in time for sunday's all-important home opener against those hate it cowboys that will be in town to hopefully lose to the eagles. friday morning, we're ready for football. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. let's get to meteorologist brittney shipp. it's a nice start out to the morning. >> it is. we are going to see temperatures warming above average again. if you look at philadelphia, 66 degrees, humidity at 84%, the air is calm so another nice start to the morning. on the

of philadelphia are on lock down right now.ou're looking at the parkway independence mall and the ben franklin bridge all now closed to all cars. the last security measures now in place. after months of planning, the city is ready to welcome pope francis. good evening to you, thank you for joining us for this special the holy father in philadelphia. >> good evening, i'm iain page. you can feel the excitement is about to boil over in the city. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in old city tonight. chris? >> reporter: excitement is putting it lightly, iain. it is building with every hour as we go to pope francis' arrival here to philadelphia. i've been all over this city in the center city area over the past week, i tell you it is building. this town is absolutely electr electric. and it's been that way and it's building with more people coming to about a half hour ago the steer secure vehicle area is now in effect. the hard work is over now, folks. time to have some fun. one of the final steps of this massive security effort the

changes start tonight here in philadelphia for anyone trying to get in and around philadelphia. several exits on the vine street expressway will close t. ben franklin parkway exit. broad street exit and 8th street exit will remain closed until monday morning. the secure vehicle perimeter starts tonight at 10:00. drivers will not be able to park on the streets even if you spotted a placard. officials say all cars have to be moved into city dprajs or out of that specific area. for anyone using public transit. septa stations closing at 10:00 p.m. city hall on the broad street line and the 15th street role to stop will remain closed and reopen on monday. last night we asked mayor michael nutter about the inconveniences going forward. >> whatever you normally do on a saturday or sunday in philadelphia, physical out your game plan, how you will get there. what you want to do. knowing what all of the restrictions or inconvenience that might already be in place. >> you can track the nbc app. make your plans now. you will find the road closures, the mass transit changes. you will find a

after philadelphia today in the international spotlight.ng down the parkway at sunset, draped in white and brightly lit, pope francis looked almost like an apparition. for this cheering crowd of hundreds of thousands, it was the man, the moment they had waited and traveled for. this woman came to philly from kazakhstan, south of russia. >> it was very exciting. something that you wait for, for quite a long time. then you see it, and you feel the excitement. >> reporter: on the parade route we saw people from dozens of countries. but nowadays everyone speaks the language of technology, capturing the moment on their cell phones. and they insist even the hours of waiting beforehand were fulfilling. >> we had beautiful family time. that's what it was all about. >> reporter: when the pope finally passed, for many pilgrims, it was the memory of a lifetime to be taken from philly back to their homes. >> it was incredible. we waited five hours. we were right there. >> reporter: right there on top of that. this was really a respectful and joyful cro

we're in the 70s right now in philadelphia.those temperatures will climb right back into the 90s today. 69 in pottstown, 786 for millville. wilmington is holding at 75 degrees. 78 in northeast philadelphia with elevated humidity. low clouds to start with. we're not seeing widespread fog. we'll start off cloudy, 76 degrees at 7:00. we get sunshine. into the 80s by 10:00. there it is, 90 degrees by 1:00 this afternoon. later this afternoon, some areas will likely see scattered showers and thunderstorms. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> we're starting off with good news in atlantic city. an earlier accident scene at the atlantic city brigantine connector southbound, near the convention center. that accident has cleared up and out of the way right now. no problems down the shore. but if you are a little further up towards the city in pennsauken township, there is still a water main break at route 130 southbound at route 90 tha

philadelphia aerks by 10 a.m. around 70, by noon low 70s, so breezy cooler day and more clouds even areas north and west by 10 a.m. you'll be around the mid-60s by noon closer to 70 degrees. we are watching the weather for the papal visit very closely. i'll have that forecast coming up in a minute. of course we need to get a check on the roadways with jessica boyington. >> yeah, we are seeing changes all over the place.

then of course to philadelphia this weekend.eople here don't want to miss a minute of his historic visit. >> nbc 10, how local students feeling the hype. >> what country did his parents come from? start the countdown. >> italy. >> that would be the correct answer. >> how many brothers and sisters did pope francis have? >> four. but not every class at the catholic high school in redding got that one right in pope trivia. >> i knew a pretty good amount. when he was being elected we had to watch it on tv. >> that's where the pope was born. the faculty knows it's been a while since there's been a pope kids want to learn about. >> as a young person myself i remember in '78 i was on my dad's shoulder in washington, d.c. at the papal mass. so it's an amazing time for them. >> pope francis had several jobs as a college student. name one of them. >> a nightclub bouncer. >> i thought it was cool he had a motorcycle that he auctioned off. you don't hear a lot of popes having motorcycles. >> with each child that was brought up, they were al

he heads to new york city on friday, then arrives in philadelphia saturday morning. we are tracking the pope's u.s. visit on the ground and in the air with new information on security from the secret service and how one piece of history is repeating itself. nbc 10's rosemary connors begins our coverage live in washington. >> reporter: jacqueline, it was a warm welcome to say the least for pope francis, a joyous event for washington. he will rest this evening before a very busy day tomorrow. welcomed by a cheering crowd and throng of dignitaries, pope francis stepped on u.s. soil for the first time after 4:00 this afternoon. president obama and his family greeted the holy father first. the vice president and his wife, along with their granddaughters followed. the cardinal of the washington archdiocese was among the many religious on the runway eager to greet the pontiff and share in this journey. with the symbol of american freedom waving in the wind, the moment seemed to capture the historic significance of this visit. >> pope francis is a transformational, global le

he will be touching down here in philadelphia around 9:30 in the morning. people are gathering at philadelphia international airport and that is where "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live. >> hey justin how are you doing this morning. >> jim, pat, good morning. it is anticipation that is certainly building here. there is more than just media and a security here at phl. we have onlookers and well connect people who got themselves access to this historic moment. i will step out and show you, your eyes are trained on the staircase where pope francis will disembark about 9:45 this morning. the planes should land, around 9:30 here the atlantic aviation. he is a arriving from new york city have after a whirlwind two days and when he descend that staircase, he will be greet by esteemed dignitaries, including governor tom wolf and his wife francis, mayor michael nutter and his wife lease, world meeting of families staff, arch wish on charles chaput, retired philadelphia police officer richard bowes and his family. he, of course, was wounded in the line o

noç problems there heading int philadelphia or towards 295.look at the rest of the area bridges. we looked at the walt whitman, no problems on the ben and the tacony palmyra is clear so far this morning. cars are green through delaware on 95. moving northbound or southbound, no problems. >>> coming up at 4:30 we'll check in with mass transit. chris? >>> can an iphone save your life? we'll tell you how a well placed phone saved a college student when a robber shot at him during a home invasion. look at this. >>> and curb your excitement. find out where there may be a problem with mcdonald's plan of selling breakfast all day. oh, no, i was afraid of them. >>> maybe you want to chat with us or pass on fashion advise to us. you can do that through the eyes of periscope. >> they do do that, aren't they? >> they're very helpful. >> our address is nbc philadelphia. i'll see you there. good intentions. is paved with mr. president, we know you tried to make a good deal with iran. whose leaders stone women, hang homosexuals, sponsor mass terrorism, scre

philadelphia's 311 information center is reopening today. a day after someone found a bed bug there forcing a shutdown. it was one, and it was dead. the city closed the office and did a search of the center, the exterminator did not find infestation. the city sent employees out but they were still able to take 311 questions through e-mail and social media. >>> today stockton university will reveal who will by the show boat casino. the university and gallery township bought it in december for $18 million. the school wanted to convert it into a sat at college campus. but restrictions on how the property can be used changed the deal. in atlantic city a new conference center at the casino hotel. the facility cost nearly $126 million to build. they say it's the largest hotel conference facility between baltimore and boston. >>> a friend of charleston church shooting suspect is under arrest, so far authorities have not disclosed the specific charges against joseph meek. he was friends with roof, the man charged with the shooting and killing of nin

who lived in philadelphia their entire lives, they say this weekend changed their perception of philadelphia. >> we were crying, laughing, hugging. hair was standing on the back of our necks. >> we're glad these people came and glad our city represented. we did a beautiful job. >> reporter: broad street going west seems to be the cut-off trying to open spring garden going west as soon as possible, i have the tell you jessica and egg, a lot of people visiting said they appreciated the philadelphia police department and the septa transit workers because as you had thousands, tens of thousands of people trying to get on the rail lines, they were making jokes trying to lighten up the mood a little bit. those jokes were pretty funny, live tonight, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> you made us smile just saying that. >> why not listen to jokes. we also had breaking news in terms of transportation penndot just letting everyone know 76 reopened blue route 95 things getting before a, to normal slowly but surely. just about clean and green going to take time but we'll keep you updated. >> here in

i transplanted to philadelphia. i think that philly is such an underrated city and it's bringing great attention to philadelphia and everything we have to offer. >> reporter: there is plenty of attention and scrutiny on the city right now. residents like cory bradwell of northern liberties understand that because of the magnitude of this historic event and the planning involved there will be challenges. >> there will be hiccups. that's part of life. things will happen. we're handling it very well. philadelphia is a strong city. >> reporter: people we talked to were positive, upbeat, ready to take this all in stride, looking forward to the papal visit. i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> we are a little over three weeks away from the pope's visit. the nbc 10 news app is your one stop guide for everything happening during the world meeting of families. >>> late again. today, delaware students showed up late to school for the second day in a row but it's the bus driver's fault. we told you yesterday at 6:00 about the

a 21-year-old man to death overnight in south philadelphia. police say the gunman fired at least ten shots at the man. investigators say someone saw the suspect riding a bicycle before and after the shooting. at this point no arrests. >>> violent crimes like that can tear a community apart. we've seen it in this area for a while. one man decided to do everything he can to keep that from happening. katy zachry met with this crime fighter. katy? >> reporter: chris, this is a man who mentored youth for years but when young men started carrying out violence in his own neighborhood he took a different approach. this is joseph douglas, he says a series of violent events in his west philadelphia neighborhood really shook it earlier this year. a young man was shot at the corner of his street and died and before that one of his neighbors, an off-duty philadelphia police officer was walking his dog and attacked by an armed robber. douglas decided to try to stop the violence happening on his door step by mentoring kids on his block and encouraging his ne

about 9 miles per hour in philadelphia.pick up that's when you feel the chill. this is all being caused by what we've been talking about all week a pressure different shall high pressure to the north, low to the south and that brings that on shore flow also why we have coastal flooding going on. but notice what's happening. sunday 7:00 p.m. not much happening into monday a few showers start to lift up across the region and there is a chance there could even be a period of enhance the rainfall later monday evening into monday night. most of the daylight hours again seeing a few of those showers lingering through the course of the day. during the overnight hours tonight it's mostly cloudy it's cool. it's breezy. 59 degrees will be the low but when you factor that northeast wind at 10 to 15 it's going to feel more like the mid to low 50s. for your sunday, again the forecast gets better and better. clouds some sunshine with just a chance of that afternoon sprinkle. 74 degrees will be the daytime high and your papal itinerary fo

for philadelphia's finest it is all hand on deck.ewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us on the parkway where stage is set and in the just for the pope either, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. we are at 20th near logan square where even though the sun has not come up, it is still active out here. they are dressing up the visuals on the jumbo tron it is row after row of these screens leading up to that papal stage where after pope francis arrives and head to the basilica and then to independent mall there will be that free concert hosted by mark wahlberg, feature andre bocelli, aretha frankly, the fray, and many more. you mentioned security. if you have been anywhere around the city there have been patrol on every corner. we have national guard, police officers, it has been very, very large under taking. we entered through a jena mything security checkpoint. anyone without a ticket will be doing. it is a a thorough search, it is home land security, secret service, tsa agents. didn't take up a a lot of time but i

there's boat house row in philadelphia.ologist brittney shipp is here with the forecast. brittney? >> it's hard to beat that combination. we're going to see great conditions for the rest of the week, a dry stretch on tap for us but i am tracking cooler weather in your seven-day forecast. so not to worry, we are going to cool things down. this is just too warm for you. current temperatures right now at 79 in philadelphia, mild and warm already in wilmington. 79 in kenneth square, 77 in chester springs if you're watching us from the pocono, 72 degrees. 76 right now in allentown and 75 in ax ford. a little bit closer to the shore, 81 degrees in woodbine, temperatures in beach haven at 80 degrees. our highs around the region will push into the mid to high 80s. 83 will be the high in pottstown, 83 in allentown and 80 degrees along the shore. so pretty nice. definitely well above average for our average is 78 degrees. today will get closer to 87. tomorrow same thing. steady temperatures above average. i am tracking a below averag

a live look outside for philadelphia. we're at 65 degrees, a few clouds in philadelphia. we're at 63%, our humidity wind out of the northeast at 7 miles per hour, so cooler air making its way in. allentown starting to see light showers, temperatures at 59 degrees, from philadelphia, mid-60s and atlantic city dry and 62. so not everyone is seeing the rainfall. i'll show you what that looks like on the radar shot. we're at 53 in the poconos, 59 in allentown. 62 in wilmington and in dover. temperatures in wildwood at 63, and closer to the atlantic city airport 62. you have a few showers moving up from the southwest so that's bringing rainfall to parts of allentown, berks county, lancaster county, into the poconos. this will continue according to our future models at least through 8:00, 9:00, possibly lingering longer than that around 10:00. you should see more clearing, the clouds start to clear, allentown, down into reading. more of a mix of sun and clouds from philadelphia and mostly cloudy skies will remain closer to the shore and parts of south jersey. nice and dry as we

philadelphia parking authority just told us they towed 67 cars last night. drivers do have the option of buying a $20 placard that will let them leave their car on the street until thursday and then move it to a parking garage. with that, let's check in how the road closures are affecting traffic at this hour. get right over to jessica with the problems this morning. hey, jessica. >> hey, vai. dealing with a lot of road closures and dealing with no-parking zones. kelly drive eastbound between fairmount avenue and aikens oval is closed now until tuesday the 29th. now, we are talking about preparing for the pope and those no-parking areas. the ben franklin parkway is now currently closed at the art museum circle up to logan circle. so in this stretch right in here there are no parking in areas around the ben franklin parkway, pretty much two blocks north or south of the parkway, in between 12 and 25th. we highlighted a map here for you to show you exactly what we are talking about these yellow spots right in here are the no-parking zones already. the turquoise

our address nbc philadelphia. we'll see you there.our "high school blitz" game of the week lineup for you. note the special date here because of the pope's visit. the pope is affecting everything. south philly and central, kensington, bartram and grats. all you have to do is log on to nbc10.com or call or text the number on the screen. the winning matchup will be featured as our "high school blitz" game of the week. we'll shoot highlights and feature it during our "high school blitz" this weekend. >>> how about this story. a campus book store at westchester university has pulled a doll from the shelves, a doll that caused an uproar. it's inflatable doll reportedly sold as a gag gift, inflate for an instant date it says. packaging says it's a perfect female specimen, nontalking and doesn't have headaches. the book store issued apology on twitter. some students, though, were planning to protest the doll. nbc 10 reached out to the university for a comment. we're still waiting on a response. >>> from the delaware bureau, the wilmington co