on the programme, divorce and the pontiff. when the pope chastised world leaders, not doing enough, democrats praised him. when he called for the protection. embryo, pro-life republicans heard a friendly voice. the comments about divorce may be part of a broader message he has in mind. we are joined by steven shneck. the director of policy researchers, and studies at the catholic university of america. in eugene, oregon, he is the web editor for ignashes insight.com. is this all about religious dogma or politics ahead of the pope's trip to the u.s. >> here in the united states politics trumps everything, from the papal perspective no, these are the teachings from the epos concludes. and the pope is the teacher. >> you believe that prarn sis tends to -- pope francis tends to oversimplify complex issues, was that the call of jesus, he could say blessed are the meek, blessed are the poor - so on, and so forth. >> the thing that is striking about comments of divorce, the echos what was said. john paul 2 and benedict xvi said the s

so, what message will the pontiff bring to one of the richest nations in the world? what will he tell members of congress when he addresses them in washington? and what will he ask of u.s. bishops when he meets with them? our special guest this morning for the entire half-hour -- new york's cardinal, timothy dolan. and good morning and welcome to "upclose." i'm diana williams. we are now less than a month away from the pope's visit here to the united states. this is a trip that will begin on september 22nd in washington, d.c. in just 48 hours, the pope will meet with president obama, he'll then meet with bishops, and he'll also address a joint session of congress. his next stop is new york city, on september 24th. he'll arrive at jfk airport, getting his first look ever at the big apple. >> great, great, great, great. >> it is incredibly special. >> you can already feel the excitement on the streets, from east harlem to lower manhattan -- the 79-year-old pope francis making his first trip to the u.s., a trip that includes new york. >> thanks be to god. >> the visit w

and sell the pontiff on a new charity he helped open a few years earlier in west philadelphia on spruce talk for an hour and a half about the miracle ronald mcdonald house. >> murray says the pope's blessing put the ronald mcdonald house in the world spotlight. and helped launch what was a small charity for kids explode in growth. there are now 350 ronald mcdonald houses in more than 50 countries helping 3,000 children every day. >> 20 minute breakfast lasted for, you know, an hour and a half and i don't think that was an accident. >> reporter: he calls it the mcmiracle mcmiracle keeps happening all because of this picture. >> and there's one person in that picture who doesn't even remember what happened. meet baby john paul murray, now 36 years old. >> i always say my 15 minutes of fame came very early. >> we were right up here. >> we took the father, the son and the photographer back to that very spot on the parkway. >> as i'm on the chair watching the pope come around this way -- >> reporter: they relived that moment for the first time since that iconic photo was taken back in 1979.

he is creating a jaw droppingly elaborate staff for the pontiff and includes the use of purple heart wood from south america in hopper of his argentina roots and carved olive wood representing his italian ancestry. >> this work is not commissioned by the catholic church and he hopes to get it in his hands but the process of creating it results in its own reward, different people over the past few months wanted to give me money to help me to create the staff or help me with supplies, cedar has received thousands of dollars over the past few months and decided to donate all of it to pope francis. >> pope francis would weather see it go to the poor or needy or children or actually going into a staff for him. >> he wondered why he was pouring time into a project where w no promise of a paycheck but now he thinks he knows the answer. >> you realize the talents and gifts and blessing you have been understand where they came from and an act of worship, it's pretty wonderful. >> p.m. beautiful. >> yes. >>> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report midweek, lets take it live to mat

a pair of legal marching bands gets the chance of a lifetime to perform for the pontiff.ss news" was there when they gat the news. >> he said been a pleasant weekend, gets ready for work week showers and storms. i'll break down the details coming out. >>> the eagles honor the military at training camp. . >>> welcome back a bus driver in madison wisconsin being hailed a hero for saving the life of a toddler wandered out into the street. driving his regular route thursday when he saw the little girl in the street. he immediately stopped the bus. got out, picked up the one-year-old after he found her father, driver who prides himself on punctual at his got back on the bus and did something unexpected. >> i apologize for the delay. i don't know why i did that, but i did, and nobody said anything. >> well, the question is, how did the child get into the street? the father told the driver he fell asleep and she wandered out of the house. >>> as pope francis's philadelphia visit draws closer and closer, septa is giving papal pass lottery winners more time to claim tickets. those

issues about central park are routes, et cetera, opportunity for the public to see him. >> the pontiff has several events on his official schedule for his short trip, including mass at madison square garden, but you need a ticket to attend. details about routes or other ways the public can see him have not been released yet. this is the first time we've heard central park publicly mentioned as a possibility. saying the visit will be different than anything they've ever dealt with from a security standpoint because of his desire to have a personal connection with the people. >> i was here for the '95 visit, the security of the pope was enhanced by the vehicles he traveled in, but limiting the exposure of the public in terms of getting close to him and touching him et cetera. this pope has made it quite clear that he is going to participate with the crowds in a different way. >> said one of the dramatic changes he visits is the speed of the motorcade. >> the process has slowed down significantly, but that was usually with the benefit of armored vehicles and in this instance, we're going

and we met pontiff fan, and that was quite something. we are in buenos aires and i'm jim gardner. >> pontiff fan. you can see pontiff fan and live reports tonight on "action news" at 6:00 and 11:00, those reports air every night this week, you can always stay up to date with the coverage. papal visit with the special twitter account, just follow at 6 abc pope. >>> back here at home, a crash sent three people to the hospital, and knocked out power to part of gloucester county, the crash happened in logan township just before 3:00 a.m. and involved three vehicles a car and a semi and a full tractor trailer, medics took three people to the hospital and the crash took down a power line that left more than a dozen customers without electricity for about two hours. >>> it's time now for a first check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets head to matt pellman, i have a monitor in the corner of my eye and i don't like what i'm seeing, 95 is for you especially in the ongoing work zone on girard second quarter plenty of traffic this afterno

even cracking a few jokes with the pontiff. philly style. >> i said excuse me, holy father, do you speak 112 languages, on a he speak philly. he laughed. >> reporter: the pope autographed that picture. the meeting did give murray the chance to break the ice. and sell the pontiff on a new charity he helped open a few years earlier in west philadelphia in spruce street. >> we talked hour and a half about the miracle of the ronald mcdonald house. >> reporter: he said the pope's blessing put the ronald mcdonald house in the world spotlight and helped launch what was a small charity for kids explode in growth, there are now 350 ronald mcdonald houses more than 50 countries helping 3,000 children every day. >> 20 minute breakfast lasted for an hour and a half, and i don't think that was an accident. >> reporter: he calls it the mcmiracle. >> so the mcmiracle keeps happening because of this picture. >> reporter: there's one person in that picture who doesn't remember what happened. meet baby john paul murray, now 36 years old. >> i al

the diocese wants people in south jersey to take up the pontiff's challenge. want to take a closer look at exactly what the pope will see during his visit to philadelphia. of course, the first stop is the airport where he lands. nbc 10's vai sikahema gives us a tour. >> reporter: the american airlines boeing 777 that cars are the pope from new york will land here at atlantic aviation near philadelphia international and leave from here as well. john butterworth has been the general manager here for almost 30 years and this is the same terminal that services all of philadelphia's major sports teams. >> we handle the eagles, sixers, phillies, flyers. >> on any given day we'll get between 30 and 40 arrivals. this will be 100-fold what we're adjust omed to. that entire week is going to be a free for all. >> reporter: the last thing the pontiff will do is meet with about 500 volunteers and vips in this hangar at atlantic aviation this hangar can store up to six or seven leer jets at a time. the road in or out of the small airport will be closed most of the weekend t

the diocese wants people in south jersey to take up the pontiff's challenge of hearing the cry of ther. it will award eight families with tickets to attend the world meeting of families next month, the event bringing the pope here. we're taking a closer look at exactly what the pope will see. >> the first stop is the airport where he lands. vai sikahema gives us a tour of that. >> the american airlines boeing 777 that carries the pope from new york will land here at atlantic aviation near philadelphia international and leave from here as well. john butterworth has been the general manager here for almost 30 years and this is the same terminal that services all of philadelphia's major sports teams. >> we handle the eagles, sixers, phillies, flyers. >> on any given day we'll get between 30 and 40 arrivals. this will be 100-fold what we're accustomed to. that entire week is going to be a free for all. >> reporter: the last thing the pontiff will do is meet with about 500 volunteers and vips in this hangar at atlantic aviation before he heads back to rome. up to six or seven leer jets at

you'll see what city leaders plan to do today to emphasize the positive ahead of the pontiff's visit next month. >>> a live look at center city philadelphia. it is cloudy out there this morning, a bit muggy, too, at 78 degrees already. and we'll warm into the 90s today. that mark on the thermometer will become rather familiar this week. let's just put it that way for now. good morning. welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato. i'll leave the explaining of the hot weather to this man, meteorologist bill henley who is standing by with his first alert forecast. hi, bill, it's monday. >> i'm tracking showers this morning. you mention clouds are producing light scattered showers in delaware and south jersey, not reaching their way to philadelphia, though. the clouds are over the city. just very light showers to start with, will not last all day. what will be climbing is the heat. as clouds stay with us through the morning hours, the temperatures will climb none the also. 76 at 6:00, by 9:00, 79 and into the 80s at noontime and building. once the sun starts to break out this afternoon

he and a growing number of fans want the pontiff to bless the knees of quarterback sam bradford.year-old a temple student has made an online request for the world to see. he's create add page on change.org encouraging the the pontiff to bless bradford's knees during the visit of world meeting of families next month. bradford has torn his acl twice. patel is hoping for a miracle. >> let's take this until, you know, september 26th and let's get the pope to bless sam bradford's knees. >> 4,000 people have signed on to the petition. some from as far away as alaska and pakistan. >>> before he was pope francis he was archbishop in buenos aires. that's where jim will be. jim's reports will begin next monday right here on 6:00 and 11:00. >> still to come federal officials are investigating a bribery scheme at a dmv in california. >> also police in washington were able to easily track down a gas station robber. find out why the police had all the bandit's information. david. >> the sun is coming back today. so if you're headed to the pool to the beach or to work outside make sure you keep

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probably the easiest way to get into the city to see the pontiff. jesse gary nbc 10 news. >>> new this morning, verizon employees say they will stay on the job despite not having a contract. the decision comes after a contract covering nearly 40,000 workers expired before midnight. that contract affects employees from massachusetts to virginia including pennsylvania new jersey and delaware. one of the yune yons representing workers says despite being a profitable company, verizon continues to eliminate job security and drive down their workers standard of living. that union says we are not going to take it. we're going to keep the fight going while we're on the job. verizon says that the company is disappointed that the groups did not come to an agreement, and that the union proposals are "unrealistic and out of touch in today's marketplace. >>> this weekend family and friends are remembering the three young victims who were passengers in a crash that philadelphia police are calling a case of street racing. the community came together for a vigil la

some eagles fans are hoping their new quarterback will get a prayer from the pontiff.e fans have started an online petition asking the pope to bless sam bradford's knees. the petition already has 4,600 signatures. bradford is recovering from two knee surgeries in recent years. we asked him if he'd be okay with getting a blessing from the pope? >> i haven't seen that. i was told about it before i came to talk to you guys. if i got to meet the pope, i think that would be pretty cool. if you want him to bless my knees, i'm all for it, i guess. >> how do you say no to that? >> coach chip kelly said he hasn't decided if bradford will play in the first preseason game sunday. we'll have that game right here on nbc 10 as your official eagles station. >>> geno smith was sucker punched in the locker room and is now out for at least six weeks with a broken jaw. the culprit, jets linebacker impali. since geno could be out for up to ten weeks, he could miss the game against the eagles. ryan fitzpatrick will serve as quarterback for the jets. >>> i got ahead of our staff here. we're

so the pontiff in mozarella cheese form. >> there go. and just don't want to eat it when it looks so nice. >> did you see the pope toaster? >> get all polled out. >> have a pope grilled cheese. >> 5:37. in business news, why prices are going up in a popular chain restaurant. >> also, why gm is recalling thousands of cars. money watch's jill wagner joins us now from the snoring stork stock exchange with those stories anamorphous, jill, good morning. >> good morning, erika, nicole. been mostly down week here in wall street. see if the markets could finish strong today. yesterday, the dow finished about six points higher, the nasdaq was down 11. americans opened up their wallet last month, the commerce department says retail sales jumped, after staying flat in june. americans spent more on cars, at restaurant, but less at department stores and on electronic. general motors recalling more than 73,000 chevy cobalt, gm says improper wiring could prevent the driver side airbag from deploying in a crash. recall affect mod fells 2010. apple getti

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. >> new details though get around when the pope comes to town and why the pontiff's friendly nature could cause a challenge. >>> from new york city to philadelphia, pope francis' visit will present traffic and security challenges. and transportation officials are already getting ready, trying to figure out how to move millions of people around on the roads an mass transit. >> i will not fight that crowd. >> reporter: while this deacon won't make it to the papal mass in philly. >> i will sit and watch it on television and get a nice close up view of what is going on. >> reporter: 500 people from the diocese are heading down to the free outdoor mass in september. in fact, ten bus loads of parishioners are going. >> we are going by bus and excited. it means so much to us as a church. >> our phone is ringing off the hook. we have a waiting list in case people drop out. >> reporter: thursday morning,ing new jersey transit and mjdot laid out the traffic plans to handle the estimated 2 million people visiting that weekend. >> department of transportation has no intention of closing any roa

this is the newest look at the security zone that officials have in place when the pontiff is in towner 24th thursday all vehicles have to be off city streets within the black lines. and another fence will go around independence hall 10:00 p.m. friday night and michael nutter announced closings of public schools and government offices this after the enforcement of traffic boxes, these steps are all key to a safe event. >> primarily to protect the millions of people that are walking on our wonderful by narrow city streets and our sidewalks. that kind of setting cars and other vehicles and hundreds of thousands and possibly a million people really don't mix very well. >> "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live in center city with more on the taxi situation within the traffic box. >> reporter: rick, that is right today the mayor announced that the taxis will be allowed to operate for several hours after the restrictions take effect for everyone else, for several hours after the traffic box goes into effect. still the cab drivers are not happy, they are losing an entire weekend of

find out how they'll help welcome the pontiff to the city in our next half hour. >> announcer: now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> it's dry now but we're preparing for the return of wet weather. nbc 10 first alert radar shows rain to the west. let's check in with our meteorologist. we can expect this rain to return when? >> denise, mostly tuesday. as we go into tomorrow, we could see a couple showers, mostly in the afternoon. for now, we're dry through most of the area and we'll continue to see drier conditions tonight. tomorrow, some of the rain gets closer. the rain is moving in this direction. by tomorrow, it gets closer. we still have a chance of showers for your monday, but a better chance into tuesday. here is how tomorrow morning is going to shape up for you to start the work week. 8:00 in the morn ing, we'll seea mix of cloud and sun. by 10:00 in the morning, more clouds move in. by noon, we could see showers around the area. not heavy, not until tuesday. we'll show you the timing coming up. >>> dozens gathered in a call for justice. they celebrated what would have been a bi

no way. >> reporter: the pontiff made clear he want to visit an enter city catholic school during his trip to new york. today the news conference was held is where the pope will meet 24 students representing four par rocky yale schools throughout harlem. >> i am feeling pretty excited. >> reporter: nervous? >> yes, nervous. >> our entire school population is just full of joy and full of the faith. when you walk in our building, you literally will see it on the children's faces. >> reporter: they will sit at four tables presenting on the environment, holy eucharist, values the archdiocese teaches all of the 70,000 students citywide. >> they are doorways out of poverty for so many immigrants then i will give him that statistic. 64% of the children below the poverty line and 98% heading to college. >> reporter: after meeting with students, another event in the charities. some of the work they do won't involve the students but from here it will be off to the main event downtown, the mass in madison, square garden. marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> marcus, thank you. eyewitness n

both of them on the pontiff's visit in philadelphia in late september. >> i've been shown giants fans, i really associate myself with cowboys fans, i don't think at her really people. >> reporter: the petition on change.org had by mid week garnered thousands of signatures from folks who think the pope should take time away from fighting world poverty or climate change to insure a million dollar quarterback can move around comfortably. to be clear, bradford did not ask for a papal ratty session, but told rarities he thought it would be, quote, pretty cool. the bad news at the time the pontiff arrives in philadelphia, the birds will already have played four preseason and two regular season games. a third regular season contest at new york will play out moments before the big papal mass on before a parkway subject 27th and the logistics won't be easy. but think about the up side. if in fact, he does bless bradford's knees and birds go on to win a super bowl, he'll have a verified miracle on his resume on his way to sainthood. only in philly. >>> 8:09. are you ready for your close up? we

only 18 of the stations behind me will be open bring you in to center city to see the pontiff. we'll explain what that means for the region and for those who might want to take advantage of the opportunity. >> weather looking good. temperatures in the 50s in some spots. 60s and 70 everywhere else. beautiful day to be at the beaches. temperatures in the 60s. we will talk more about today's forecast. it will be a hot one but not humid. the humidity returns tomorrow. soil is the foundation for healthy plants just like gums are the foundation for healthy teeth. new colgate total mouthwash for gum health. it kills germs and forms a protective shield for 45% stronger gums. for stronger, healthier gums colgate total mouthwash. >>> preparing for the pope means making sure you can get there. only 300 septa regional rail passes will be available. and there's important information you need to know about how to get one. details are just ahead. >>> the heat wave continues. but with low humidity again today. we are in for another day of 90 degree weather with plenty of sunshine. there is a t

he is creating a jaw dropping lap vertibrate staff for the pontiff.urpose heart wood from south america in honor of the pope's arnlg -- argentine roots and it wraps around the pole. the project has not commissioned by the catholic church. of course he is hoping to get the staff into his hands when he comes to philadelphia. the process of creating resulted in its own rewards. >> different people over the past few months have wanted to give me money to support me or help me with materials. >> reporter: in fact he has received thousands of dollars over the past few months as word of his project has spread. he decided to donate it all of it to local charities. >> i would rather see the money to help the poor or the needy, especially children, than go into a staff for him. >> reporter: frank admits at first he wondered why he was pouring so much time into a project with no promise of a paycheck. now he said he thinks he knows the answer. you realized talents and gifts and blessings thawfer understand where they came from, it's pretty wonderful. >>> reporti

jim gardner's weekly series of reports from argentina, and mosh on our areas preparations for the pontiff's visit snoop lets go now to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> lets prepare for the ride home and talk about jams. not smooth sailing, here along 95 it's a slow go as it is most afternoons on the northbound side from the vine street expressway from allegheny and the work zone at cotman avenue, just to make things trickier, on the northbound side past bridge street there is a crash off to the side now but attracting attention and a crash on the roosevelt boulevard, on the southbound lanes at somerdale, we have the sinkhole in kensington blocking off tulip street and cedar street is a possible alternate. a crash in upper moreland closing county line road and byberry road is a possible alternate. and downed wires in depford county near 544 with the slow speeds forming at 295, and once again just like yesterday and the weekend, septa west trenton regional rail line is not running from west trenton. they are trying to upgrade the signal system there. lets grab the ipad and do the commut

philadelphia public schools are now requesting another day off ahead of the pontiff's arrival.chools are already off wednesday, september 23rd for yom kippur and they were already off that friday because of the pope's visit. he arrives on saturday. now the school district is requesting thursday off as well. this comes one day after the city announced paralyzing road closures that weekend. the schuykill expressway will see all eastbound lanes shut down from the blue route in conshohocken to interstate 95. the westbound lanes of the schuykill will close from 95 to u.s. 1. portions of city avenue, u.s. 1, from belmont to lancaster will be shut down. that's the area in bala cynwyd where the pope will be staying overnight. also 676 will close in both directions. no traffic on the vine street expressway. the ben franklin bridge will also be closed to drivers beginning friday, september 25th until early monday, september 28th. here's a live look from sky force 10. if you look closely, you can see nbc 10's tim furlong standing on the bridge. tim has been on the move today finding out w

>>> okay, so it's not the real thing, this might be your best bet of getting a picture with the pontiff. why these special cutouts will be popping up all around town. >>> beautiful weather today, humidity stays low tonight. skies stay clear. perfect for the meteor shower. we also have a heat wave in the forecast, we'll show you those temperatures coming up. >>> at 6:00, preventing danger, what some members of local law enforcement did to make sure you and your family are safe during the pope's visit to philadelphia. >>> tickets to see the dalai lama for one philadelphia event in october sold out quickly. the religious leader will be in town to accept the liberty medal. tickets are gone, but tickets are still available if you want to see him at temple. >> the dalai lama to the pope. >>> he's not scheduled to arrive in philadelphia until next month. he already popped up at a phillies game and the battleship new jersey. >> jim, what's this all about? >> popped up literally, guys. >> we all know by now the pope's visit to philadelphia is going to affect a lot of people, there are going to b

as pontiff. and while in washington, the pope will meet with president obama and hold a public mass at the basilica. >>> a happy ending for a 10- year-old boy lost in the woods in utah. >> he wandered off saturday morning. he spent the night in near freezing temperatures. he huddled in his jacket to keep warm and hid out in a couple of rocks to dodge the wind. >> literally 30 miles. >> i was trying to collect mushrooms and i couldn't find any by the lake, it was stupid. >> we'll give you that. but we're glad they found you. dogs picked up the scent and pointed teams in the right direction. >>> two high profile african- american leaders in maryland say they have been the victims of >>> two high profile african- american political figures in maryland said they have been the victims of racial profiling. >> and the comments came as the state's attorney general made maryland the first state to issue statewide standards to all police agencies aimed at eliminating the controversial practice. here's scot

they want residents to take up the pontiff's challenge to hear the cry of the poor. it will award eight families with tickets to attend the world world meeting of families congress. >>> if you are planning to take new jersey transit, there are still rail passes available after they went on sale yesterday. but you might want to get one sooner rather than later since no tickets will be sold the weekend that the pope is actually here. >>> there is a long list of transportation changes for the papel visit. you can find them on our app or visit our special section preparing for the pope. it has everything you need to know about the papel visit including the pope's i-ten rare. >>> tonight police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man outside a north philadelphia bar. it happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. outside the duhdrop inn bar. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. police are hoping that surveillance video from that area will lead them to the shooter. >>> in camden county, a pick up driver is in critical condition after crashing into a row of

transportation details and information to help people living in areas placed under restrictions because of pontiff's visit him we'll post a link to the papal visit play book as soon as it is available at 6abc.com. our website has information 6abc.com/pope for a variety of information to help you during the of the visit. >>> france president hollande is bestowing on three americans for thwarting a terror attack on a train. >> reporter: at a ceremony at the presidential palace in france three american friends received the legion of honor. anthony saddler, and interns stone and british businessman were honored for their selfless act of courage. >> we saw him cocking the ak-47. it was do something or die. >> we hit the ground, alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his handle while i put him in a chokehold. he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> reporter: the gunman fighting to the end nearly severed stone's hand with a box cutter. french authorities have identified the gunman as ayoub b el-khazzani a moroccan national. a lawyer for ayoub el-khazzani said he is not a terrorist, but a homeless

that crackdown part of increased security measures during the pontiff's two-day stay.zed drone flights have jumped in the past year raising concerns about collisions with commercial and other aircraft. for now the ban only applies to philadelphia but could extend to the pope's other stops. >>> history being made later today at fort benning georgia for the first time, women will graduate from ranger school. >> this is such a big deal. we're hearing from those twos soldiers about what it took to get through the grueling nine-week can course. he's bazi kanani. >> reporter: they powered through obstacle courses over mountains and through swamps and rivers with 50 pounds of greer gear. the first two women to complete the earp's grueling nine-week ranger school made history but say that wasn't their focus. >> every single time we accomplished something -- that it gave us that extra foot hold in being part of the team. i couldn't be more proud and humbled. >> 1st lt. shaye haver and kristen grist will the earn the coveted ranger tab after turning skepticism of their abilities

pontiff fan, that is his name, he would not give me an exact score but he had it on excellent authority that san lorenzo would win, i wonder if he would place a small wager? isn't that like insider trading? san lorenzo made the pope's day by winning 2-1, so with all the controversies on the pope's plate like giving communion to divorced and remarried catholics, he can take one moment and dream of a championship, and pope francis as eagles fans nobody understands that better than we do. rick that is the story in buenos aires. >> we'll see you tonight at 11:00, this reminder, get updates on the pope's upcoming visit by following at abc pope on twitter. still to come on "action news" tonight, the coast guard in atlantic city is calling to make a rescue in the pocono mountains and a world war ii veteran get a special thank you for his heroism. >>> and now the heat wave is ending get ready for the humid air mass with tropical downpours. i'll have the timing in the accuweather forecast. ducis rogers with sports and much more when "action news" at 6:00 continues in just a moment. >>> the coast

what the city is doing to get ready for the pontiff's arrival. >> reporter: police need your help this morning to help identify six men they believe could be responsible for that deadly drive-by shooting that happened saturday here in shaw. i'm delia goncalves. i'll have surveillance video for you to take a close look at in about ten minutes. >> reporter: the manual accused of killing university -- man accused of killing university of washington student grace mann will be in court today where he will officially be charged with her murder. details straight ahead. >> if you are waiting to step outside the door, take a look. the light is perfect reflecting off the clouds. meanwhile we'll reach 90 degrees. partly to mostly cloudy skies. we'll see showers and thunderstorms pop up as [ stand by for captions ] >>> the women who have not been identified started the tough journey back in april with hundreds of other soldiers. first completing a basic fitness test consisting of 49 pushups, 59 situps and a five- mile run in 40 minutes. over the course of a few weeks, they mastered military mounta

september 24th, 2 days before the pontiff arrives.e says it will help city officials make final preparation preparations and ease all the traffic. schools are already closed on that wednesday for yom kippur and on friday for the pope's visit. the school reform commission will vote on hite's request at its next meeting coming up on august 20th. >>> new information about preparations for the papal visit has been rolling in on a daily basis so get the most current information on myfoxphilly.com. just look for a link right there on our home page. >>> a fantastic happy hour in center city tonight. marathon serving up food and drinks for this crowd out to help seniors with pets and they did not come empty handed. many had pet food, toys and accessories to donate to paws program for seniors which helps senior citizens care for their pets. i love that. >> yeah. >>> several tons of cheese destroyed. push into the ground with a bull dozer and this is good cheese. not like it's gone bad or anything why a country with arising poverty rate is doin

will be caught up in pope francis mania as 9 pontiff makes his first trip to the east coast. >> he'll end his visit in philadelphia where prison inmates are busy working 0 a present for him. this hand carved chair took about two weeks to carve it out of ten planks of maple. >> it will be up holstered before being given to the pope when he visits the prison in person. i think this is a really cool gift into it is a really cool gift. but -- >> but? >> it is. that's beautiful. >> what's going on? >> you know, i just have -- with all the stories in the news, you're like giving prison inmates tools? >> getting a little bit worried. >> yeah, exactly. this is a beautiful thing and obviously they are probably well monitored. >> they were not dropped in by drone we should say. >> very important to note. >>> coming up, sweating the details over gym memberships. how to get a better deal before you workout. >>> high on the hog. when new harley-davidsons hit the road they get attention. see what makes this new cycle a better ride. >>> first, our inside look how two convicted murrers from new york

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. >> today he talk about divorce and people who remarry what the pontiff says the catholic church needso get better at. >> a local bridal shop suddenly closes and its left several brides without one of the most important parts of their big day, their wedding dresses. tonight, we're working to get answers. >>> and two would be burglars pick the wrong house. some neighbors stepped in, stopped them even forced them to strip down. the crazy chain of events. >> here's exactly why you shouldn't dry into high water a public bus trying to get through neighborhood in flooded tampa over the weekend. the water is so high it starts pouring through the doors of the bus flooding the inside. everybody is however okay. >>> the backlash over the illegal killing killing of see sale the lion continues while many want charges against the american dentist responsible. prosecutors in zimbabwe will now have to wait until at least september to try a man who helped him. a judge today approved a request bronkhorst trial until september 28th he faces charges of failing to prevent the illegal hunt last month. broc

why he say a meeting with the pontiff kim packet thousands of families in our area. ♪ >> your news, youreighborhood, life and interactive. this is fox 29 weekend. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news in society hill. a night on the town ends in tragedy when a car full of life long friends loses control and flips on its side. one person is dead. sabina kuriakose is talking to police on the scene and she'll join us live in just a few minutes. >>> good morning everyone and eelworm to fox 29 he can end. 8:00 o'clock. i'm bill anderson. karen is taking much deserved day off. >> a little break. >> dave and i will try and hold it. >> down, we can hold it down just fine. everything look pretty good out there, and we have a lot of news coming up. the first want to get you started with the weather. you step outside. this is what you have to just a few thin clouds out there across center city. nice and comfortable. lookinlooking at another nice d. not completely perfect. not crystal clear perfect weather on our scale. we're still fairly high but can't call 810. low humidity it's still warm.

. >> one player is still hoping to get some face time with the pontiff.s net's john clark joins us now. don't we all, john. >> reporter: i'm sure there's going to be a line. some eagle fans started a when the pope is in town, could he please bless quarterback sam bradford's knees. i'm sure pope francis has many other requests but right now they have a few thousand signatures on that website. here is sam at practice today. chip kelly said he has not decided yet if sam will play in the first preseason game on sunday. sam is of course recovering from two knee surgeries the last two years on his left knee. he's missed the last 25 games. now much of the eagles' success this season is tied to sam's knees staying healthy. so would sam be okay with the pontiff blessing his knees? >> i haven't seen that. i was told about it before i came to talk to you guys. i got to meet the pope i think that would be pretty cool. if he wanted to bless my knees, i'm all for it, i guess. >> reporter: while the pope is at it, how about blessing joel embiid's foot? we have a lot of

head to nbc10.com or tap on the nbc10 app, you can find out what's running, what's not, and how the pontiff's visit could impact you. >>> a former philadelphia police officer certain tensed to eight years in prison. it's all in connection with a scheme to extort drugs and money from drug dealers and buyers much 38-year-old christopher must serve three years of supervised release after his release behind bars. he pleaded guilty in february to extortion and conspiracy charges. philadelphia police make an arrest in the murder of a man who was killed trying to help out a driver. 39-year-old angelo maldonado charged with this killing. he stabbed a man who tried to alert him, his car was going the wrong way on revere street in mayfair saturday morning. he was a passenger in that car. >>> dozens of people marching through the streets of philadelphia this afternoon, part of the black lives matter movement that's sweeping the country. protests began on the anniversary of michael brown's death. he's the unarmed teen who was killed by police in ferguson, missouri. there have been no arrests in the phila

if you want to see the pontiff in person, there are still places to stay. we're live with information you need for the papal visit. plus this: >> ♪ >> oh, oh, philly police bus a move there. doing the naenae with members of the community, but also spread ago important message. getting the groove on. i love to see. that will today is friday, august the 28th, good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. we're getting your day started as usual, to check on weather and traffic. kyla and meisha standing by. good morning, ladies? good morning, you guys doing the naenae? >> ♪ >> my neice tried to teach me that. it was pretty bad. >> we need little more work. >> good morning, you guys. traffic has been, you know, fairly busy all morning long, but i know it is looking or feeling, i should say, beautiful there. isn't it, kyla? >> just fresh, just feels fresh, and lovely today. just crisp when you walk out the door. i'm loving it right now. i have to say, though, i haven't felt this chill in the air, it is an indication that we are going to t

as the pontiff prepares for his trip to the u.s.atch that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> and remember you can led to 6abc.com for details on the pope's visit as well as the city's papal playbook. there we also have jim gardner's reports from the pope's hometown of buenos aires argentina. >> in other news tonight a crash in northeast philadelphia sent one person to the hospital this afternoon. chopper six was over the scene along academy road near president street. still not clear how many vehicles were actually involved but as you can see one car flipped on its side and trapped a woman inside it. crews will to cut her out of the wreckage. she was rushed to aria torresdale hospital in stable condition. the cause of the crash still under investigation. >>> philadelphia police were also investigating a murder tonight. happened around 7:00 a.m. on the 5300 block of reinhard street in the southwest. investigators say someone shot a man and left him in the street. authorities have not released the victim's name or a possible motive

to 6abc.com there we have listed all the specifics, and we have the full public itinerary for the pontiff's visit. >> hey that heat wave is finally over, it broke yesterday, sky 6 hd showing us the view in atlantic city this noon although we have more comfortable temperatures we are looking ahead to rain in the forecast david murphy has the latest conditions, he joins us live outside. >> not a bad day at the beach or in the city high clouds are filtering in look agent satellite and radar, there are thicker clouds that may make a run at us in the afternoon and we look fairly bright overall and more rain coming in at the moment, uv index is running high and after it clouds up you can get a sun burn 80 in philadelphia and 78 in trenton as i mentioned not all that humid, the same as it was yesterday, as we go into the afternoon a high of 85 right around average for this time of year and things are getting cloudier as the day goes on. a wider view shows a wave of low pressure here, and it cruises off the coast to the south and there are differing explanations on how much rain we'll get some of t

coming up at 4:00, from papal pale ale to a pope toaster, i'll show you some of the home grown pontiffyou can purchase to celebrate our visitors from the vatican, really cool stuff. >>> and is delta shaming travellers into buying upgrades, how the airline is extorting passengers by embarrassing them. >> you can take us with you on the go, if you have not download the 6 abc news app you can watch us streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. >> pale ale and pope tarts. accuweather is coming up. >>> david is here with a check of the accuweather forecast, it's hot out there and more humid. >> the muggies are back, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you there is a little bit of rain afoot and we have you know most areas dry right now and if you take a closer look there are showers coming up from the south and we had a recent lightning bolt with this system pushing south of dover, delaware and the last 15 minutes it tapered off a bit and for now we are looking at heavy downpours, there is a string of them coming out of newcastle county, delaware towards chadds ford and the movement is

the pontiff will address the u.n. at madison square garden. at the u.n. general assembly, a visit by president obama. this city will be before the feeling. it will create a security environment that police commissioner bratton. >> meteorologist: trenton to and many of whom will get an up close and personal -- >> comingle a lot more than we used to. we advise personnel to do that while we are here. >> new jersey transit will add extra trains and buses and urging people to stay off the roads during the pope's visit and try to use public transportation. ben: it will be an interesting week for sure. juliet: maybe a good week to take vacation. ben: i don't think we will be allowed. juliet: definitely not. when i was putting in my vacation request, that weekend, no. i said i didn't remember. still ahead on "good day early call" looking at a warm warm weekend. ben: mike woods has your forecast, find out why bill switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. mom switched. we switched. i switched to time warner cable and knew exactly when they were com

today we learned reading terminal market will be open while the pontiff is in town in late september. there will be food and beverage zones on festival grounds. also, uber black cars will have the same access taxis have in the traffic box. you won't have to walk more than a mile to get to the festivities. new options for those who have trouble walking. >> uber wav. that's a wheelchair accessible vehicle. they're also puc license paratransit partners who will have the same access in the traffic box as taxis. >> the mayor said he can't solve every pope related problem, but promises to try. >>> we have complete coverage of the philadelphia region prepares for the pope's visit. check out our free nbc10 news app. >>> new at 6:00, resorts casino says a decision will come in weeks, whether the world's largest internet poker site will get a license in new jersey. poker stars tried to make a deal with resorts two years ago. they suspended poker stars after former executives had legal problems. >>> also new at 6:00, tonight an update on the 8-year-old boy who received a double hand transplant a