surfaced a few weeks ago showing bystanders helping a man who fell right on to the tracks at a septa station. septa safety chief says intoxicated or impaired riders fall on the tracks 40 to 50 times a year. he says it's not after a night with friends but sporadically during daylight hours. we found out most riders wouldn't know how to respond if they saw this happen right in front of them. >> stumbling around leaning close to the yellow line and just fell over. >> i often thought about that if i would do that or not. i don't know. i think i would be too scared. >> officials say if you see that happen use this yellow emergency phone located on the platform. it's a direct line to septa officers who can send word to stop the train in seconds. then they say after checking for oncoming trains it's courtesy to help the person get back off the tracks and back on the platform. >>> police on the main line made a drug bust and the suspect is not your typical heroin dealer. police satisfy they found hundred dollars of heroin-filled baggies inside the home of lynne twaddle. no one was home when we knock

. >>> new video tonight of a frightening fall on to the tracks at a septa station in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. nbc10's denise nakano is in the digital operations center with more on the video just released by septa. >> this happened tonight just before 6:30 along the platform at the somerset station. take a look as you can see the man walking down the stairwell. he then stumbles across the platform before falling right on to the tracks right there. people waiting for a train told the cashier, someone had fallen on to the train tracks. septa police were alerted and power was shut off to the track area. two officers were able to get that man off the tracks with the help of two passengers. it's not clear why the man lost his balance and stumbled he suffered a knee injury and was taken to the hospital. in the digital operations center denise nakano nbc10 news. >>> we learned a teenager drowned in a lake in gloucester county. he was swimming with four other people and he wasn't able to make it to shore. that lake is just off jackson road in monroe township. investigators have not rele

this morning, a closer look at the man there you see falling off the tracks at a septa station in kensington neighborhood. the man is walking down a stairwell before stumbling across a platform and falling directly on the tracks. power was shut off once septa police were notified of it. they were able to get the man off the tracks with the help of two passengers. >>> today, the national lgbt 50th anniversary celebration kicks off today in philadelphia. a wreath laying ceremony kicks off at a historic marker at sixth and chestnut streets. ont topt, congress hall willhen the following will happen today. >>> broken glass and building health hazards are a few of the unsafe conditions discovered inside philadelphia schools. we will walk you through the threat to students and what the school district is doing about it. >>> dry start this morning. 69 degrees. tracking some showers in the area. i'll show you where they are most likely to fall when we come back. >>> first, jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the weekend in the first alert traffic center. plan for the holiday weekend with our nbc10

in delaware county earlier this afternoon, rain led to flooding that trapped this car near the septa station. >> check out this apparent funnel cloud in the skies over berks county. viewers sent us this video from morgan town this afternoon. >> a river of hail in northampton county. this video came from a viewer. if you ever see news happening and you can take pictures safely, send your video through the nbc10 mobil app. >>> time lapse video of the center city skyline, look at these clouds swirling above the city and then they clear out as quickly as they moved in. >> sheena some people are still seeing storms lasting into the night? >> we have a couple storms on the radar, things have really quieted down compared to earlier this afternoon, and yes, i think we will continue to see more showers and the potential for more storms overnight tonight. most of the area getting a nice break, now we look into parts of philadelphia near cheltenham abington, also moving into bensalem, this is one area where we do have locally heavy rainfall we could see windy conditions here. this will continue to move

responders were all part of this which had them reacting to a toxic chemical release at the at&t septa stationr the sports complex. oem officials gives those at the scene a chance to train together and stay prepare. >> i think it's important. agencies and public safety prepare to care for victims who might experience something that we understand what they might be going through. >> today's exercise is the last of three designed to evaluate the city's emergency response plan. it's also the final life drill before pope francis visits philadelphia in september. >>> fox 29 was there as triple crown winner american pharoah touched down at the atlantic international airport today. police escorts were also there waiting to lead him to monmouth park in ocean port. american pharoah racing there on sunday for the million dollar prize haskill invitational his first raisins winning the belmont stakes in june. >> so cool to see him. >>> welcome banner for the pope is waiting to greet him at the saints peter and paul basilica in center city. small turn out for today's unveiling. when you can compare today's

this morning, we are getting a closer look at the man who fell onto the tracks at a septa station inensington neighborhood. it happened last night on somerset station platform. the man walked down the stairwell before stumbling and falling on the track. people waiting for the train told the cashier somebody had fallen and power was shut off once september take officials were notified. the man was able to get off the tracks with the help of two passengers. >>> a man suspected of starting a fire that durned boun aurned down a cvs pharmacy was captured after a wanted poster was released on monday with a $10,000 reward. you may remember the chaotic scene in philadelphia after the death of freddie gray while he was in police custody. >>> tv land has pulled reruns of "dukes of hazzard." the problem is the confederate flag. retailers like walmart and ebay have stopped selling images with the flag on it. >>> the fence around the grounds of the white house is now more difficult to scale. an anti-climb feature that includes sharp metal points was stalled on top of the fence yesterday and a tem

the township's woodbourne septa station is one of the five train stations during the papal visit. >> maybe he knows it's going to require more police officers but it might be a little bit of an overkill. >> i'm planning on working from home that week just so i don't have to deal with the whole train schedule. >> it would also give the township access to federal money for police overtime and other expenses probably the main motivator there. you can count on nbc 10 to help you get ready for the papal visit. just use the nbc 10 mobile app and look for the special section called preparing for the pope. we'll tell you where you can see pope francis and we'll stay on top of all of the transportation changes. >>> ahead in the next half hour not everyone will get a chance to see the pope in person but one group from south jersey has an unorthodox plan. you'll learn what they'll do to get a view. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> ten minutes after 4:00. we have a humid day ahead and the temperatures will be rising. high heat high humidity. we've got a

this video surfaced a few weeks ago showing bystanders helping a man who stepped on the tracks of septa statione fall on the tracks 40 to 50 times every year. he says most falls don't happen on a weekend or night out with friends but sporadically during daylight hours and we find out most riders wouldn't know how to respond if they saw someone fall in front of them. >> stumbling around. leaning close to the yell line and just fell over. >> i don't know if i would do that or not. i think i would be too scared. >> reporter: official say if you see someone fall onto the tracks use the yellow emergency phones located on the platforms to call for help. you should only help someone off the track if you can do it safely. >>> today, the delaware county district attorney will continue looking at that cell phone video that has led to accusations of police brutality. witnesses say the video shows walt mote being beaten by police in chester. police were respond to go a call to a break-in over the weekend when if he came across mote driving the wrong way on a one way street. the prosecutors office is interv

one reason the township's woodbourne septa station is one of the five train stops in the county during the papal visit. >> maybe he knows it will require more police officers. but it might be overkill. >> i'm actually planning on working from home that week so i don't have to deal with the whole train schedule. >> here's another reason for it though. the emergency declaration could give the township access to federal money for police overtime and other expenses. >>> and one church group has a creative plan to lure the pope when he is in town. they're sleeping at the zoo. we'll tell you why they think this could impress the pontiff and what they're doing to make sure he knows about their stunt. >>> and it's the craze that's sweeping the country. this video prompted a potential danceoff between the daughters two of professional athletes. it's too cute to even imagine. >> practice your dancing this morning. the temperatures are cooler right now. we're in the 70s. this afternoon, you might want to take a break. we're into the 90s later today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when

the fast-rising water trapped a car near the septa station. the water later receded and the road is back open this morning. let's take a live look from our camera atop the loews hotel, looking toward camden. you see the delaware riverfront where sheets of rain were coming down this morning and lightning when i was driving in this morning around 3:00 a.m. from new jersey. meteorologist bill henley will be along with his forecast in just a moment. >>> the secret service will begin installing sharp metal spikes on the white hou[e!fence. it's a temporary security measure to prevent would-be intruders from climbing all over the fence. the spikes remain in place until a long-term change is design. the work is expected to continue for about six weeks. >>> official ground breaking ceremony for 9/11 memorial is happening today at the bucks county justice center in doylestown. a 20-foot tall two-ton beam from the twin towers was donated to bucks county by the travis manion foundation. the foundation was started by the mother of a marine who died in iraq

a man fell on the tracks here at the septa station. toxicated or impaired riders fall on the tracks 40 to 50 times every year and says most falls do not happen on the weekends or night out with friends, but sporadically during daylight hours. we found most rider would not know how to respond if they saw someone fall in front of them. >> stumbling around, leaning close to the yellow line and just fell over. >> i often thought about that if i would do that or not. i don't know. i think i would be too scared. >> officials say if you see that happen use this yellow emergency phone located on the platform. it's a direct line to septa officers who can send word to stop the train in seconds. then they say after checking for oncoming trains, it's courtesy to help the person get back off the tracks and back on the platform. >>> an attorney for north jersey teacher who is accused of having sex with six students is blaming her behavior on a brain condition. the attorney told nj.com that knoll due fault suffers from a brain condition. she has plead

but when the pope is here only 35 stations will be opened. septarned the hard way in 2008 moving the enormous crowds head to the world series parade. fans flooded stations and were unable to get on overcrowded trains it was an embarrass. the thinking this time by using fewer stations and express trains only the crowds can be moved faster. pembrooke station in lansdale will be a departure point. they are expecting 10,000 passengers a day. the borough manager wants would be travelers to know, though there will be no walkups that weekend. >> if you don't have a ticket in advance, you know, you won't be able to just walk up a and say, you know, i'd like to hop on the train. >> reporter: the take away here, the pope's visit september 26th and 27th, that's months away but if you intend to take a septa train on either of those dates you'll need a special ticket purchased in advance. now the critical date for that july 20th. that's next monday. you go to the septa web site starting at 9:00 a.m. at 30th street station, john rawlins, channel6 "action news."

camera and this morning, we are getting a closer look at the men who fell on to the track at a septa station in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. happened before 6:30 on the somerset station platform. the surveillance video shows the man walking down a stairwell before stumbling and falling on the track. the power was shut off once septa police were notified and coming up in this video, two officers were eventually able to get the man off of the tracks. they did that with the help of two passengers who were nearby. >>> in.r&. philadelphia, authorities expect to make an arrest soon after rescuing several dogs from a suspected dog fighting ring. the spe&g found these dogs yesterday afternoon. five of the animals were chained to a wall. one was dead. spca say the chains were heavier than the dogs and the the dogs were living if fill. >> the chains sprayed them and it was horrendous. >>> also inside the home a snake in this tank that they are carrying out here. the spca took all of the animals away and authorities found drug paraphernalia inside that house. >>> learning to build cars befor

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in norristown tonight at one of the few septa stations that be running that weekend. shawnette. >> reporter: okay. iain and lucy here's the deal. 350 thus san tickets available for that entire weekend. the tickets are mandatory for travel into the city the weekend the pope will be here whether you plan to come to see him or you need to be here on other business. >> i think you may have a better chance of actually winning the lottery. >> reporter: step regional rail riders we spoke to aren't happy about the lottery that will determine who gets passes into the city the weekend of the papal visit. >> just arbitrarily what you can or you can't based upon random number. >> septa officials said during a news conference today that monday august 3rd they will launch a sight built by philadelphia firm ticket leap that will be hosted by amazon. at 12:0 1:00 a.m. people have until 11:59 that night 24 hours to go online and request up to 10 passes at tepp dollars each. those passes will be for the regional rail on september september 26th and 27th and are mandatory

that's one of the few septa stationeen rough go for septa that site trashed last week. they tried to re due the sales that same week but had to scrap it for more concerns, now learned that sales could resume this week, however this time, septa says they want to make sure they get it right. perhaps thousands looking forward to monday, hoping it would be the day to find out when and where to finally buy the regional ray paces of the pope's visit. didn't happen, though. septa 3:00 press conference was abruptly called off. so still no word on when those one day, 10-dollar pass goes to market. >> to me it, doesn't seem like it is the way to make people want to come to philadelphia and spend their pond i here, which is what we want it to be. but if you make it difficult for people to use public transit, there is a big problem. >> the papal pass process has not been a smooth one. >> what we decided to do is to suspends the site until further notice. >> the agency says its on line purchase portal was overwelmed. hundreds of tho

one reason the township's woodbourne septa station is one of five train stops in the county during the papal visit. >> maybe he knows that it's going to you know, require more police officers. but it might be a little bit of an overkill. >> i'm actually planning on working from home that week so i don't have to deal with the whole train schedule. >> the emergency declaration could give the township access to federal money for police overtime and other expenses. >>> the pressure has been building for philadelphia officials to release their plan for how people can get around while the pope is in town. mayor michael nutter addressed the issue yesterday. saying the city leaders have yet to decide on specific street closures and security zones. the mayor faem sized that keeping pope francis safe is a priority. septa postponed its announcement until later this week on when it will put the papal passes on sale. more information on the nbc 10 mobile app. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> eight minutes after 6:00. the humidity is higher and that has led

and septa she says does not want to add to that anxiety, but many around here already say that train has long left the station, after what happened last week. septa says they expect to sell all 350,000 of those suburban rail passes, and it bases that on the crushing demand that crashed the first last week, and septa spokeswoman giving us a idea yesterday, that because supply will not meet demand, she expects to create a what they call professionally a secondary market, casino whatever we strongly hinted at last week, and mentioned at the very start when we were doing our live shots last monday, what's commonly on the street known as ticket scalp. >> what happens on any on demand ticket or passes, we hope, because this is a, you know, a papal visit, that the people around the region don't try to take advantage of it. but there is really nothing that septa can do to monitor our police, people who want to take advantage, and scalp the passes. we hope they don't. >> you still face the fact that you will be greatly inconvenienced, especially, if you do daily business in center city, or if you have to go down there

tuesday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight is septa's mass transit plan to take transit to the mass. live at the stationta finally disclosed how the new system is going to work. >> that's right, jim. after the first plan proved to be a disaster septa thinks it has found a solution. it has a plan b a lottery system that will be open for a 24-hour period for anyone wishing to buy the regional $10 passes. last week septa placed 350,000 regional rail passes up for grabs on the website, but the agency did not anticipate the stampede it would create. a rush ever -- of people trying to get their hands on tickets, crashing after selling only 201. >> an e commerce site is not a viable solution. >> and causing the stampede rush was key in creating plan b. when sunday turns into monday you have 24 hours to submit a submission for a regional rail pass. customers with winning entries receive an email with information on how to complete the transaction. >> everyone has the same chance of being selected no matter what time you make your entry. there's no need to set your alarm clock for midnight. >> some regional rail

this is septa's familiar 274 station network. when the pope is here, only 35 stations will be open. septa learned the hard way in 2008 moving the enormous crowd heading to the world series parade fans flooded stations and unable to get on overcrowded trains. the thinking using if your station and express trains only the crowds could be moved faster. the station in lansdale will be a departure point. they are expecting ten thousand passengers a day. the borough manager wants would be travelers to know there will be no walk ups that weekend. >> if you don't have a ticket in advance you won't be able to walk you mean and take a hop on the train. >> reporter: the pope's visit is september 26th and 27. if you are going to take a septa train, you need a special ticket purchased in advance that's july 20th go to the website at 9:00 a.m. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> it is just 69 days until the pope arrival. for the updates on the visit and the world meeting of family follow our twitter account @ 6abc pope. >>> we'll tell you about a new store from j. crew. >>> a large tornado is

let's head to the maps, we'll be doing renovations at septa's city hall station, watch out for platform closures all weekend long. riding the regional rails they are on time. the west trenton line will be on the buses if you use west trenton, credit cardly or woodburn -- yardley or woodburn stations be on the the look out for that. 101 and 102 will get new schedules for those buses starting monday. i hope you got that, karen. >> reporter: writing it down, beautiful day, 57 in allentown 59 in reading. 68 in philadelphia. 59 in millville. very comfortable, lots of sunshine, few high clouds. 9:00 a.m., 72. high noon, 81 degrees, 3:00 p.m. 84 that's the high for today. 6:00 p.m., 83 degrees, maybe a few more clouds streaming in the afternoon and evening hours. if you're flying out of town not looking at anyone problems, no weather-related problems in philadelphia. the eastern seaboard is looking good. here's a look at what to expect. sunshine and clouds, 84 for the high. overnight tonight into tomorrow we get scattered showers very early in the morning turning hot on saturday, chance of a t

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septa said they'll provide 24 hour window as heads up. at 30th street station justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> now, if there is only 62 days left until the pope's historic visit to philadelphia. stay with cbs-3 "eyewitness news" as we get you ready for this major event. >>> a wanted man is in custody after leading law enforcement on wild two-hour chase on both sides of the delaware. it started around 7:30 last night, when an armed robbery suspect got away from police, during a traffic stop in camden county. the suspect drove to philadelphia, back over the bridge to new jersey, and eventually back into pennsylvania. police caught the driver near philadelphia international airport. >> we thought he was armed. we had our swat units also, engaged in the area in case there was a confrontation. so we were concerned about this, being that he did a gunpoint robbery, we know he used the shotgun in the robbery, it else you the type of vehicle he had a gun in the car. >> police have identified the driver as robert ritter, ritter was wanted on armed robbery warr

when the pope is here, only 35 stations will be open. septa learned the hard game in 2008 moving crowds to the world series parade. fans flooded stations and unable to get on overcrowded trains, it was an embarrassment using express trains now only the crowds will be moved faster. lansdale is expecting ten thousand passengers a day. the borough manager wants would be travelers to know there will be no walk-ups that weekend. >> if you don't have a ticket in advance you won't be able to walk up and say, i would like to hop on the train. >> reporter: the take away hear, the pope's visit september 26th and 27th, that's months away, but if you intend to take a septa train you'll need a special ticket purchased in advance the critical date for that, july 20th next monday. go to the septa website at 9:00 a.m. 30th street station, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> there are 69 days until the pope's arrival in philadelphia. the update on his visit follow our twitter act @ 6abc pope. >>> indulging in their golden years, we'll take you to a local

septa web site $10 a piece. when you order you need to know which station and specific time you plan on traveling. septa also urging customer to plan on using rail service to arrange to be dropped off at or near station. parking will be limit sfwld tomorrow patco will begin selling passes for use during the papal visit. passenger can purchase special freedom cars patco broadway station and online. you can use the regular freedom cards and pay 2.50 for each card. >> we're 50 days away. for updates on a visit and world meeting of families follow our special switer handle at 6abc pope. >> and organization called we feed the homeless philly wrapped up annual gala tonight and the black tie fundraiser was held juan maker building in center city and list of all star r & b performers entertained the crowd and all the money goes towards helping homeless in philadelphia get back on their feet. charity provides food, education and job training for under privy lenld. >> more to come on "action news" a terrifying shark attack in middle of live tv broadcast. pro surfer knocked off board by great white in middle

your one day pass will be valid during a certain time slot in the designated station. septa will not accept regular passes on september 26th or 27th. go to our web site at my fox philly.com and get all of the information you need about the the passes and getting around town those two days. you will a's find information you'll need on the as seen on tv section. >>> after more than 50 years of hostility, cuba and u.s. taking major steps toward peace and reconciliation. what the two countries are planning to make that move today. >>> and the french is a tear california weekly makes a big announcement what they will no longer do and why he came to that decision. is a tear california. >> satyrical. >>> 4:15 on this monday morning. this song remind me of the having the blues on monday sue, it is hard to wake up from the weekend. >> yes, bennie and the jets. like to jet out of here someplace that is more comfortable i'm sure but we have to deal with the heat. it is with us all day long. maybe a smidge better than yesterday, meaning the heat index won't be in the 130-degree range bu

your one day pass will be involved during a certain time slot at a designated station. septa will not accept regular passes on september 26th, or the 27th. so go to our web site at my fox philly.com, get all of the information you need about passes getting around town, the the pope's visit all that is under our as seen on tv section. >>> the u.s. and cuba making peace by making a big move in both countries what we can expect and how this could help down the road. >>> back in business, three weeks after a forced shut down, greek banks are back opened but some restrictions. more on the reopening after a short break. >>> philadelphia international airport, bob kelly just telling us awe funny story about one of his trips where they lost the airplane manual. everyone stay in your seats we cannot find until we get the book back on board. sue serio, 5:15 on this monday and it is muggy humid hot sweaty. >> that look of flying for dummies. >> yeah. >> you got there and you got back, thank goodness, bob kelly. we've got excessive heat once again, today. now it may not be quite as bad,

septa police officers. stumbling down the stairs, this man is walking toward danger. watch as he enters the train's platform at somerset el station and then walks over the edge. septa cashier juan ramos saw it all. >> i immediately hit the dead man switch, for a man who falls or person who falls in the track. >> reporter: he sounded the bell. it is a warning to police that something is wrong. septa transit police sergeant richard cavalier o and brandon maxwell from district four worked the somerset el station and came running. >> we went over to the east bound platform and we see male is unconscious alert. >> reporter: officers took action using a lad tore climb down on to the track all while a portion of the center rail possibly still had electricity flowing through it. >> myself and the sergeant got under him and lifted him up, hoisted him up and good samaritan were there to help us along the way. >> reporter: it started with a dangerous fall caught on camera but thanks to good teamwork the the man was rescued within minutes and survived. >> he didn't do anything extra a above or john any train officers would do. we were in the

you must specify your home station and a window of time when you are traveling. septating how many passes are available to keep crowds consistent with capacity. >>> get constant social media updates on pope francis' visit by following at 6abc pope on twitter. >> next on "action news" a wildfire on the move in canada tearing apart homes and forcing thousands to flee for safety. >> big name retailers are dishing out deals this week. the summer savings next in our morning business roundup. karen. >> storm tracker6 live double scan showing we've got some showers, even some thunderstorms moving through the area right now. details on your forecast coming up. >> ♪♪ flush introducing dunkin's new fruit smoothies. perfectly blended with real fruit and low-fat yogurt. it's a delicious choice you can feel good sipping. discover the goodness of dunkin's new smoothies today. america runs on dunkin'. >> new this morning communities in northern saskatchewan canada is dealing with wildfires. the fire has destroyed 81 homes and cabins and more than 13,000 people have been evacuated. mo

we will be at our dell i on lancaster avenue a block away from the paoli train station. septatrack work on the 15, 101, 102 so we will be using shuttle buses throughout the rest of the month. chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> escaped prisoner david sweat back in prison after being released from the hospital yesterday. >> this time he is being held in the maximum security prison in new york. he will reportedly be staying in the infirmary under 24 hour supervision. after that sweat will stay away in the drill confined for 23 hours a day on suicide watch. sweat a fellow inmate richard matt escaped june 6th. federal agents killed math two days before police shot and captured sweat just june 28th. >>> congress will return back to work thomas they face pending deadlines. lawmakers trying to avoid another shut down as funding deadline approaches september 30th. also, renewing highway funding before the government loses authority on july 31st and depending on the president's progress with nuclear negotiations with iran congress could also face a debate on that issue. >>> greece'

the lottery for the septa papal passes begins midnight monday august 3rd, new site being build by philadelphia firm ticket leap and hosted by amazon riders must choose a time and stationide the one day regional rail pass $10. seniors and riders with disability, are eligible for the 5-dollar reduced fare pass. septa officials are confident that this site will handle the load and they say the lottery will be fair. everyone has same chance of being selected no matter what time you make your entry. there is no need to set your alarm clock for midnight, to be standing by your computer so you can log on to enter the lottery. >> so, if you win the lottery you will be notified by e-mail and have three days to purchase your passes. there are about 175,000 passes available for each day only handful of tickets were successfully purchased before the original site crashed. >> 5:35. man snatches a cell phone from a young girl as she's walking with her mother. this is only one of several robberies happening in philadelphia in the last few weeks. jennifer joyce has been on this for awhile now. she has the very latest now from police headquarters. hype, jen. >> reporter: good morning,

"eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live at 30th street station with details on this matt. >> reporter: jessica, both septa and amtrak use 30th street station and they leave from here and use rail lines across our area both agencies say using the most up to date safety technology is absolutely imperative and today septa gave us a glimpse into what that is going to look like. it is called positive train control are or ptc and simple concept that a train goes too fast, it is automatically stopped, a septa officials explains. >> 13 miles an hour, 12 is allowed, engineer is way over it and it shut us down. >> reporter: technology we saw first hannan board a septa test track in frazier chester county. we saw what would happen if the train went in the curve too fast with the speed limit in place. >> basically decide ago this we were going to have a problem and so it gave some alerts and then shut the train down. >> reporter: this septa train stops, amtrak train 188 didn't. back in may that train went too fast in the curve and derailed ultimately killing eight people. positive train control technology wasn't inst

later today from 9:00 to 10:00 i will be at our deli right by paoli train station and septa using shuttle buses on both 15, 101, 102 all due to track work, chris and alex, back to you. >>> well, travel restrictions of i-95 in northeast philadelphia could affect your commute this week. >> lanes will be closed between bridge street and cottman avenue from 8:00 in the evening until 5:00 in the morning. princeton on ramp to i-95 will be closed as well. penndot is advising drives to take academy road interchange instead. they want to remine commute their slow downs will happen in the construction area and to allow additional travel time. >>> this is special traveling through the city, you will a's get a chance to see a rainbow every day. you'll notice new rainbow crosswalks in the heart of what many refer to as the gayborhood. official dedication was held yesterday at 13th and locust. gay pioneers who picketed at independent hall in 1965 for lgbt civil rights were first to walk the rainbow. organizers a say they worked hard to bring this rainbow here to philadelphia. >> well, we have seen, we

people relying on septa to see the pope, they want to know when they can buy the special transit passes. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now, live at 30th street station that's one of few spots that septa will be running during the papal visit. justin, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, yes frustration on both sides here. customers eager to buy the tickets, and septa still smarting from the failed roll-out last week, and of course, not wanting a repeat. that was thought to be the topic of monday did i's press conference, before it was quickly scrapped without short notice. it was postponed for later this week, so, also, still in the air is when and how these passes will be sold. these are one day 10-dollar regional rail passes, for september 26th and 27th. high demand locally and septa admitted they learned it the hard way. hundreds every thousands swamped their site, high volume later crashed it, some feel septa failed setback does not help the agency image or the city, take a listen. >> to me it, doesn't seem like it is the way to make people want to come to philadelphia and show philadelphia to be first class city which is what we want

well septa a suggests either arriving to the station either very early or simply getting dropped off. in center city, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" it is on. >> that was a lot of information. if you didn't get everything we have you cover. >> don't worry, we have a link for you with all of this information, including list of the all of the regional rail station that is will be opened, just go to our web site at cbs philly.com/papal visit. >> that is our forecast for right now kate is standing by right now. i went out for a nice two hour walk today. >> nice. >> i had a club in my hand but for nine holes, it was nice. >> nine hole walk. >> it was beautiful out. >> just a gorgeous friday outside. still beautiful outside if you want to get out this evening and maybe dining outside in the city or out in your back door, put burger out on the grill, great night for it. over weekend you have to take precautions. it will be hot and humid. it has been a while since we have felt extreme heat and humidity. since mid-june even. make sure you have water handy out and about this weeken

septa says trains will either stop at jefferson station or 30th street.hey will not stop at suburban stations. and the pass will cost you $10 and you must specify your home station and select a window of time when you will be traveling. limiting how many passes are available to keep crowds consistent with capacity. you can also get updates on the pope's visit on the world meeting of families following 6abc pope on twitter. >>> the archbishop is standing by the school leaders who fired a teacher because she is gay and married. saying that school leaders showed character and common sense. the church opposes gay marriage and he says that board members were just being honest about the church's teachings. margie winters was fired last month even though she disclosed in 2007 that she is in a same-sex marriage. >>> and video of the former eagles' quarterback donovan mcnabb dui arrest. >> any recent head injuries. >> listen, i played football. >> i know who you are. you are going to be under arrest for dui. >> i rear-ended a vehicle but it was the second dui arre

septa passenger is live thanks to quick thinking transit police officers. you can see the man falling on the platform and on the tracks. this happened at somerset station last night. two septa officers jumped town and pull that injured man to safety with the help of other passengers. it is in the clear why that man fell on the track. >>> philadelphia is hosting america's birthday party and its tourist explore cities part in the history authorities are warning about the potential for a terrorist attack here in the u.s. new there is no specific threat, "eyewitness news" reporter david spun t has the story of why law enforcement officers are stepping up security. >> reporter: it is the busy season around independent hall. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: plenty of people around, ready to celebrate the fourth, where it all began 139 years ago. >> it is exciting to be out here. i have neff been out to philadelphia before. we are exited to see the sights. >> reporter: law enforcement across the country will have more eyes and ears out then ever before after the fbi and home land security, recently warned americans to pay attention. >> there are in speci

station. everything on or close to school. septa and patco looking good. area bridges clear. >> thank you. >>> breaking news. an amber alert for a 16-year-old girl has been issued. pennsylvania state police say a man abducted jenna patterson from her home on east view drive in wilkes-barre, lewis earn county around 11:00 last night. she was wearing gray yoga pants and a multicolored shirt. the abductor is 21-year-old water lewis. walter lewis. he has a handgun and may be dangerous. he's driving a red car. we're trying to work to get more information and bring it to you. as soon as we find out, we'll bring it to you. >>> 5:33. breaking news from overnight in philadelphia. a woman is dead after police say someone murdered the mother in a city neighborhood. nbc10's monique braxton live on scene in port richmond. what do you know about what happened? >> reporter: hi. investigators tell us she was found by her fiance inside the house with the white door shot execution style. relatives and friends paint the picture of the young working mother. they say 22-year-o

septa rider who uses the broad street line. starting today, platform closures will change the way passengers enter and exit the city hall station. riders who need transfers will pick them up at a different location. septa officials say signs will be posted to direct everyone. the closures only on weekends will continue through mid-august white platforms get a new coating. >>> the pope will visit philadelphia in just 70 days now and the floor could be a popular sleeping option for the faithful come september. space is being made available in all kinds of places for those willing to use sleeping bags or yoga mats. a pittsburgh tour company is working with four western pennsylvania dioceses to secure space in churches and museums for more than 1,000 young people. the company says young people are willing to rough it in order to see the pope. another option for lodging is of course renting rooms in local homes. a lot of people in our area are already doing just that. for more information on how you can as well, check the nbc 10 news app. >>> next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00," penn state's president proposing a new budget but what does

a spokeswoman-for-septa says plan early be and be prepared to wait in long lines this weekend. >> when you get to your train station try to get there early, have somebody drop you off if at all possible. you'll have to wait in long lines to get on your train. then once you get into the city, you are going to have to walk to the event. >> reporter: it's also important to note that weekend only septa will be operating trains in and out of only 18 of their regional rail stations. we have a list of those stations on our nbc 10 news app as well as online, nbc10.com. reporting live along the parkway, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> yes, katy patco is doing something similar, selling these special freedom cards online and at broadway and woodcrest stations. those go on sale at 8:00. passengers that do not have those will not be permitted on trains during the papal visit. a one-day pass costs $5 a two-day pass $10. >>> amtrak is asking for reservations that weekend. for information on that as well as other plans for the pope's visit, download and use the nbc 10 news app. >>> montgomery county commissioners will launch the cou

septa said trains will stop at jefferson station or 30th street but not at suburban station.lars you must select your home station and select a window of time of travel. all riders will required to purchase a one day papal pass. no other fares will be accepted. >>> you can't plan early enough. 6:39 much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. a new exhibit in philadelphia offers a glimpse of a cultural safe haven for gay an transgender people it's a place where they unite to be seen. >>> a former marine is turning tops of trees into masterpieces. nora muchanic catches up with him just ahead. >>> looking live at the ben franklin bridge, it's ready to close for the tour de shore bike race. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, an excessive heat warning in effect for today. good sunday morning to you sky6 live hd taking a live look for us now out of her temple university camera into center city. you can't necessarily tell it by looking at this pretty shot. it's going to be ridiculously hot and humid out there. right now the temperature is 78

happening today, septa will begin a renovation project at the city hall station on the broad street line that will affect how passengers get into and out of the station. platforms will be closed on weekends through august 17th. during that time signs will tell riders where they need to go. >>> let's talk about riders on mass transit or on the roads, see what they need to know before they head out. jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> currently no problems for delays for mass transit. 309, right around susquehanna road, all traffic moving along nicely. if you're headed northbound or southbound currently no problems there. heading out the door on 202, the drive times, we'll check those out as well. .cars are green. 11 minutes or 10 minutes headed northbound or southbound from route 30 up towards the schuylkill expressway. no real problems there. we'll have a nice day so far for this morning and currently no delays or weather-related delays at the philadelphia international airport. coming up in the next ten minutes we'll check in with new jersey roads. tracy? >>> big news for teachers a

. >>> septa will begin a renovation project at the city hall station on the broad street line. it will affect how passengers get in and out of the station. platforms will be closed on weekends through august 17th. during that time signs will tell riders where they need to go. >>> it's not every day you see a woman undressing on i-95. as if that's not enough wait until you hear why police are even more surprised. >>> oh, my gosh. >> and a tornado caught on camera. what police officers are doing to make sure no one gets hurt from the storm that rolled through. >>> clouds moving through the area. no showers here, not today but they are ahead for the weekend. the possibility of storms will go through a neighborhood by neighborhood with the latest forecast when we come right back. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologis

still dealing with the situation, lansdale, doylestown line, septa regional rail suspended between the doylestown and the pen lynn stations, because of police activity, near the north wales station and that is because police are investigating reports of the person being struck by a train, so that investigation will go on for a while, you might want to find an alternate if that is the the route you usually take. now services are expected to resume between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning. meanwhile make alternate plans if you have to leave before then. manayunk are in is town line has 15 minute delay because of signals problems. lets look the a the blue route at mid county tolls, and really looking good, there is some roads that just don't have a lot of traffic. i'm thinking folks are on vacation this week. on the atlantic city expressway, westbound after route 73 we have an accident there. that has the right lane, blocked. alex? >> thanks, sue. >>> coming up at 7:32. five-year old boy who suffers from extremely severe people ace desperately searching for a solution. >> little guy's name is morgan bishop. his skin condition is s

starting this morning septa patco, selling special passes, but you don't want to wait to the last minute. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at 30th street station to tell us ball it, good morning jan. >> good morning, that's right, both septa patco selling special passes for when the pope is in town. happening this morning those passes officially go on sale, but you have to purchase them ahead of time. officials warn that the supply is limited. >> starting at 9:00 a.m. today, on septa.org septa one day regional rail passes for the pope's advice knit september go on sale. if you plan on getting into center city on either saturday or sunday, the 26th or 27th, you'll need one normal regional rail passes won't work those days. and septa is limiting the number of passes that will be sold to 175,000 a day. >> if we tell that you you need to be at a particular place at a particular time, then we can almost to a certain degree tell you that you will be able to make it in. >> here is how it works. regional rail passes for september 26th and 27th must be purchased in advance. the cost is $10 each day. and if you are traveling both days, you will need two

septa is home operating 18 regional rail stations.or a full list of changes head over to my fox philly.com. >> life as we know it will change come late september. >>> literary world is buzzing about release of the the new book from author harper lee. she's the famed author of to kill a mcing bird. >> today her new book go set a watchman hit store shelves. some consider it a sequel to kill a mocking bird but manuscript was actually written before mcing bird which was first published in 1960. watchman takes place 20 years after the events in mocking bird well, last week new novel gained a lot of attention before its release when it was revealed that atticus finch who appears in both books is a racist. but he legally defend a black man on trial in the first novel. yesterday watchman was number one on amazon.com and mocking bird right there behind it, at number two. >> that is cool. >>> thousands of unwanted guests move in the popular hotel, why they cannot call an exterminator to get rid of all these bees. >>> that is a theme music for a

septa's also only operating 18 regional rail stations so for a full list of all these things, head to> a mile long secret tunnel out of a mexican prison gave an drug lord the route he needed to escape fort second time. now the u.s. is pledgeing to work with mexico to provide any help needed to get joaquin guzman back behind bars. authorities say it probably costs middle millions of dollars to build that escape tunnel. mexican authorities say they are now questioning 18 prison workers. >>> authorities are scratching their heads tonight trying to figure out what happened to a cause a woman to fly into the air on a popular rhode island beach. >> she just got out of the hospital. but the force of whatever happened through her into a rock jetty saturday. no one else was hurt but several reported smelling gas. authorities evacuated the beach that. beach is back open at this point investigators say we may never know what happened. but they add they have no indication of a bomb or a terror plot. >>> all right. on your radar, let's get a check. beautiful day today but scott you're track someth