he did work at the camden community center as far back as 2011, allegedly met his victim in january andhen was arrested in july. he is currently on leave from his job here at the community center and he is due back in court on thursday. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> 606 right now. this morning an oakland apartment building is red tagged after a walkway just collapsed. it could poss blee be a delayed reaction to last week's piedmont earthqua earthquake. a 40 foot section of concrete came crashing down on 31st street near market. all of it happened yesterday. it collapsed on to the walkway below, almost hitting danal toews as he opened up his apartment door. >> i didn't get a chance to shut my door before it came crashing down and hit the knob on my door and shut my door close add and fell. we couldn't even get out of my house. >> tenants tell us they first noticed a crack down the middle of the walkway right after last week's piedmont earthquake and told the property managers about it but nothing was ton. a management company spokesperson said she had not heard of th

he worked here at the camden community gym as far back as 2011. he also met his alleged victim in january online and then was arrested in july. you can see the san jose police sexual assault investigators for more fgs if. west is currently on leave from his job here it at the gym and he is due back in court later this week. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> a former san francisco archbishop is facing dui charges this morning, william levada was once one of the most senior ranking clergy men in the catholic church. he was vacation with other pres on hawaii's big island when he was pulled over. lefd at that was arrested and released on $500 bail. he will be in court later this month and says he will cooperate with the investigation. >>> kicked off of a train because of their race or because they were too loud? it depends upon who you ask. 11 members of a book club were let off of a napa valley wine train to waiting police officers saturday. they say they were having a good time until one guest nearby made a comment. soon after that i

we did a little digging and found the poverty rate in camden is almost 28%, social researchers say ithasn't been that high since the 1960s. a three-person new jersey family with a household income of $37,000 or less is considered living in poverty. bishop sullivan will talk about the issues facing the families and how persons in this diocese can engage and help him. he'll make an announcement about the world meeting of families which the pope is here to attend. more information about that coming up in the next hour. live along the camden water front, juries jury, nbc 10 news. >>> businesses in philadelphia can get more questions answered about security and how they can stay open during the pope's visit. this morning at 9:00 a.m., the city is opening its business resource center, sponsored by the city's commerce department. it will be open weekdays up until the world meeting of families in late september. >>> if you're planning on taking new jersey transit during the pope's visit, there are still rail passes available. those went on sale saturday. you may want to get those sooner rathe

the parrot heads are assembling on the camden water front. concert later tonight opening for him, huey lewis and the news, the benny will be back up both directions, not only getting into the the concert but of course afterwardment keep in mind there is construction on that benny 24/7. mike, alex, back over to you. >> you want to look at my artwork again? 8: 04. let's talk about the phillies, let's talk about chase utley. see what i did to the paper? di, do you have another daily news over there. >> i love the fact art full dodgers? art full dodgers? looking at your art. >> so jimmy rollins and oh, here was the original. >> the before and the after. >> the before and then my artwork. what do you think of that? nicely done. anyway, i casino of are happy for the two of them, contenders, dodgers still in it for the world series, another one of our favorite moments for chase utley. goes back to august of 2006. >> chase scores from second on grounds ball that was a moment. legendary announcer harry kalas said this about chase. >> j-roll, there goe

here's with we just found out 676, the ramp at exit 3 heading into philadelphia from camden, that's theorgan village neighborhood, it will be closed that time frame. also, all ramps from camden onto 676 southbound will stay open. there will also be special tickets required for new jersey transit, atlantic city line as well as the river line. they will be required for that weeke weekend, to go on sale this saturday. what we still need to find out is where to park, what about overflow parking for those who will ride patco or lace up those comfortable shoes to walk across the ben franklin bridge, because as we know traffic will not be on it, with those closures that stretch friday night into the work damon. and some commuters say it will be disruptive to their schedules. they will be playing close attention to today's details. >> i just want to make sure everything is clear when i do go to work, because i work in trenton. i want to make sure that roads are clear. i know it's, like, hard to get to the places you need to go to. >> reporter: now, i'm also told, tracy, closures could stretch w

we have been doing the pilgrimage from camden to philadelphia. ity we did that walk from the bridge all the way up the ben franklin parkway where the pope will be doing mass september 27th there before 1.5 million to 2 million people. to give you a look at what you might need if you're making that walk over there looking at atms and restaurants and it's a good idea bring a lot of water with you. it's muggy out here. fountain conditions are like what that when the pope is out here you need a lot of water with you. we have been counting the steps as well through apple and my phone and depending how accurate this is we walked about 5,600 steps. if you come here, don't forget you have to make the walk all the way back! live in philadelphia, i'm matt delucia, nbc10 news. >>> jessica boyington here with your first alert traffic. the volume first is typically 95. we had these drive times here to prove it adding seven or eight minutes to your drive time. girard avenue to the center city area you're see ago backup. conshohocken curve the cars are yellow no

the county wide problem is worst in camden city. 35% compared to 28% in the county. there's been a newly created metro police force that have signaled improvement. he'll talk about how lay persons can connect with catholic charities to help. he'll announce the families that will get the tickets. we'll have updates on our mobile app and, of course, online. >>> if you're planning on taking new jersey transit during the pope's visit, there are still rail passes available. those pais passes went on sale on saturday. you might want to get there sooner rather than later. no tickets will be sold the weekend the pope is here. >>> there are a lot of transportation changes for the papal visit. you can find out all about them on our nbc 10 news app. also visit our special section, preparing for the pope. it has everything you need to know about the papal visit, including the pope's itinerary. >>> 6:33. a philadelphia man faces several charges in connection with the hit and run that injured a 6-year-old girl over the weekend. marc edwards was dr

for the bridges here, a live look at the ben franklin bridge here in camden. already knew it will be closed for the weekend of the papal visit. but today -- yesterday i should say it was confirmed that all other bridges between new jersey and philadelphia will remain open. a transportation official demonstrated the walking route that people will have to take over the ben franklin bridge if they want to see the pope. while you won't be able to drive over the bridge, you can still walk across it. as far as public transportation in new jersey, new jersey transit says the river line will operate on a 15-minute schedule on september 26th and 27th but there will not be service in downtown camden. special river line tickets will be required. they go on sale tomorrow at $5 each. the atlantic city line, that will run but on an express schedule and only between ac and 30th street station. special tickets will be needed for that as well. they go on sale tomorrow at noon. the round trip cost is $30. officials say if you plan to drive your own car to park in camden, as i m

of coursement jimmy buffet concert over there at the camden waterfront. start time for the concert not until 7:00. do you have get down there early to get a parking spot. probably noontime on, tailgating in the parking lot. that's part of the jimmy buffet experience. thursday, though, all day today, 422 down to one lane, between oaks and trooper road. so if you are coming into king of prussia after the rush hour, or heading down to the gym i buffet concert, be prepared for that also working on 95 today, after the rush hour. southbound, one lane will be taken out, beginning at 10:00 o'clock. so, you want to get in past girard avenue before 10:00 otherwise expect delays coming into center city throughout the day. mass transit looking good. lauren, karen, back over to you. >> sad news, bob kelly. another phillies favorite will be packing his bags this time chase utley getting traded to the la dodgers. so of course at the bang last night at the game, did not play last night, in uniform, though. we get out to steve keeley. steve, will this be like we trade chas

lot of people and tour buses will be able to park near the camden riversharks stadium, they will walk on this road they will be able to get on the bridge down there and be able to walk across the bridge. there are lanes of traffic you see going right now, these lanes are going to be closed but again, once you get off the bridge, it's a pretty good hike to the pope on the parkway. driving up to see the pope from delaware, driving might be your first mistake. >> unless i have to be here, no. going to be madness. >> reporter: parishioners are going to bus it up. they know once they get near the no traffic box they are hoofing it. >> they expect two to three miles of walking each way. >> reporter: many got pope pass confirmation e-mails from septa but once you get to a station you have to walk at least a mile to the parkway. no buses will run. dominick knows how he will get there. >> probably right now walking. because of how bad the traffic is planning to be. definitely walking. >> reporter: thousands are expected to park along the camden riverfront and walk across the ben franklin bridg

the 40 days of francis campaign launched today in camden. the catholic diocese of camden is urging south jersey residents to prepare for the pope's visit by connecting with his mission recognizing the poverty in the diocese of camden's 6 counties and getting involved. >> we're aware of the poverty of the city, but the poverty in the diocese is extensive. >> reporter: among the initiative, tilter sales to raise money. there are these knots, 11 verse have been placed in area churches to educate parishners about the need. >> this one said over 190,000 people in the diocese of camden lack consistent access to adequate food. 8 families were awarded tickets to attend the world meeting of families congress. without the tickets they may not have been able to afford to go. >> this will give me an opportunity to attend and hear the catholic speakers and to share my expenses of what i see in new jersey. >> open house week is next week. for a list of locations and times for more about what's going on over the next 40 days, visit us at our website 6abc.co

and find street parking, listen to camden police describe the number of spaces set aside for personal vehicles. >> zero. >> zero? >> zero. >> reporter: nj transit says its river line light rain system will run with fewer stops that weekend from trenton to camden's transportation center and you'll need a special pass purchased in advance from vending kiosk. nj transit atlantic city line will run an express train to philly's 30th street station. special passes can be bought in advance online. >> it needs the cooperation and understanding of our customers during this time. your patience is truly a virtue and patience will be needed. >> reporter: this is a lot of information to sift through some of it potentially confusing. go to myfoxphilly.com. we will link you to all the appropriate web sites to get the information you need to get to the big papal events from here on the jersey side of the river. in camden, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. ♪ >> beautiful day in the neighborhood. and one of my favorite camera views this one a live look at the wilming

preparing for the pope, our special section, has it all laid out there. >>> 5:36. in camdensomeone shot a man in the back of the head killing him on south sixth street and shelton avenue. no arrests yet. >>> sign, sealed, delivered and stolen. >> someone took mail from mailboxes overnight monday and tuesday in part of to you mentioning township. >>> from the nbc 10 investigators here, this morning the status of the caldwin fire company remains up in the air. the council president says there will not be a vote any time soon. at least one council member wants to cut ties now. >> we're just going to wait to see how the chips fall. i don't think anybody should rush into anything or make any quick judgments on an investigation. if you see the papers, everybody is under investigation down here. >> we can't close them down but we can sever them from the borough. that's what i'd like to see. >> the district attorney's office has not told us why they are investigating the fire company. we'll bring you new information from colwyn as soon as we get it. >>> the race for the white house,

the most direct way is to walk from camden over the ben franklin bridge and then on to the parkway. but parking in camden will be extremely limited. south jersey bureau reporter cydney long did some digging today to find out what options people have if they are trying to find a spot across the river. so many questions. >> reporter: a good exercise plan is what you should plan for. you should plan right now, not wait until the last minute. we are trying to get you the number of the freedom passes because patco will be riding visitors across the bridge for $5, for a one day pass, and $10 for that two day pass. those are still up for grabs. we don't have a solid figure. otherwise the option is that long walk but only for people who get to this point. a patco rail pass for the papal festivities will allow you access to park your personal car in camden. the catch? on designated drpa lots only. even with large parking venues like this which can seat a concert crowd of 25,000, police, parking and transportation officials are not budging on the issue of private lots being up for grabs. >> th

the 2015 u.s. rowing master's national championships hosted by camden county and also the camden county boat house and rutgers camden alumni rowing association. we're talking about family fun. all types of events and food and, yes, the weather is cooperating nicely. let's talk a little bit about right now on ultimate doppler. you can see we have it zoomed in right here at cooper river park. it's dry, it's quiet but it is a little on the warm side of things. and that is the trend to come by the upcoming weekend. as we expand the view on ultimate doppler, it's quiet across the area. the pocono mountains, lehigh valley down the shore looking pretty good. temperatures have been warmer than yesterday. mid to upper 80s right now in the philadelphia area. as we expand the view across the region temperatures pretty uniform right now. mid 80s across the board. so if you're stepping outdoors for tonight, look for mostly clear skies. it's going to be mild. temperatures in the city around 68 degrees. low 60s in the suburbs. and then, your saturday snapshot across the area. if you're staying in the city, look f

for instance, this parking lot along the camden water front, there are 1100 spots but they will all be reserved for buses. the amount for personal cars is zero. then tackling the ben franklin, a tall task as well. >> my husband said he's taking off from rutgers because he's like i'm not going to be in that hustle and bustle. >> reporter: jenny knows the pope's historic visit across the bridge from her camden neighborhood will prove to be hectic and have hiccups. a trek across the 135 foot span of the ben franklin bridge. officials anticipate more than half the faithful will be seniors, perhaps some not fit to walk, but could take five hours or more. >> if you are not capable health-wise of making that long trek, you may want to evaluate whether you're coming or not. >> this could also trigger medical surge issues for the hospital system. >> reporter: transportation and emergency officials are trying to prepare visitors for the journey. paramedics and emts will be based across the region. unless you have a pass for patco or come credentialed on a tour bus, you won't be alilowed to drive

over there on the camden waterfront. in mind, you got construction, both directions, on the ben franklin bridge. pretty much 24/7. slow going on the schuylkill expressway, between conshy and gladwynn. south on 95, heavy from the betsy into girard avenue. and we still have this crash up in upper moreland, york road, at route 611. pennsylvania turnpike looking good for the gang coming in from chester county. here is a live look at route 202 as you work your way through the work zone there at route 29. and so far so good, here, light volume on the boulevard headed down through the schuylkill expressway. mike, alex being over to you. >> all right, bob. >> 6:49. >> all morning counting down our favorite moments of the phillie man of the hour. talking about chase utley of course. this next clip shows chase cameron utley. >> back in september, chase surprised very surprised fan. >> when she was on the ellen de degeneres show. >> i'm huge philadelphia phillie fan. i don't know if anyone is but go phillies. >> yes, go phillies. w

the camden county police department also hosting several family friendly events. they can attend a community walk and movie night, all free. >>> new information just in to the newsroom about septa's lottery for the papal passes. septa says 38,000 people requested passes. we still don't know how many passes were given allowed to request. the winners will be announced thursday via e-mail. the special passes are required to ride the rails the weekend of the pope's visit in september. >>> be sure to join us tonight at 7:00 p.m. for an exclusive half hour program on pope francis. we're the only local news operation to visit the pope's homeland of argentina ahead of his trip to philadelphia. nbc 10's jim rosenfield talked with close friends of the popes, his colleagues and even some of his critics to learn more about the man who became the people's pope. that's tonight at 7:00 p.m., wigt here on nbc 10. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes after 5:00. i'm tracking strong storms in the area and there's a potential for mor

my photographer there will be with me the entire way! live in camden, i'm matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> the photographer matt is just happy the walkway is closed and he won't be carrying that camera across the bridge. >> for the extra mile. right. >>> delaware is preparing for the pope's visit to philadelphia. >> we talk about getting from new jersey to philadelphia but it's also going to be tough to get from delaware to philadelphia. that will have some challenges as well. the train station in wilmington only has about 600 parking spaces and septa has sold 10,000 passes from that station and amtrak will likely be carrying thousands more people. wilmington hopes to have 4,400 parking spaces available but the city is warning you might have quite a hike to get tour train so, once again, expect to walk. you can download the nbc10 news app to find all of the details on transportation and security changes that you can expect in philadelphia during the papal visit. you can find the pope's itinerary so you can plan your trip. >>> a lot of preparations for the

details after the break. >>> i'm monique braxton live in camden. just three hours, new jersey residents are going to find out what the plans are for the ben franklin bridge during the papal visit. today, new jersey transportation officials will detail those plans and they are going to include the walking route from camden to philadelphia. the delaware river port authority is still ironing out all of the security plans and they are not expected to address those issues today, but they do insist things are moving along. we do also know that officials are going to stop construction work on the bridge during the papal visit and we also can tell you that there are about 60,000 patco passes still up for grabs. they will not be on sale when the pontiff comes to town. we are going to be following that press conference and have details for you at 11:00. live now in camden, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> two bridges that will most likely see more traffic during the papal visit because of the ben fraem's clonklin's closure e higher tolls next month. tolls wi

it's on the 1100 block of sheridan street in camden. s of some of these other houses and chopper six will be on the way to get us better pictures than this but a fire burning in camden right now. >> hopefully everybody is okay over there. we're checking the bridges this morning. it's bridge check time as we head to the platt bridge. if you're headed to the airport early this morning there we go westbound lanes traffic moving okay in them. if you're headed westbound on the ben franklin bridge out of camden into center city, no delays yet through the ongoing patco construction zone of course. that right lane remains closed through labor day weekend but at this point the traffic is moving fine. at the delaware memorial bridge you're still without a lane in both directions. speeds there in the 50's. in wilmington edgemoor road is still closed by 495. just outside 12th street to get onto 495. david. >> matt we expect a good deal of sunshine today overall. don't forget sunscreen as you head out. temperatures this morning 62 degrees in pottstow

days away from the pope's arrival and coming up at 5:30 we will show you new mission launched by the camden diocese to prepare for the pope. >>> in other news tonight a worker is shocked and falls four stories to the ground. chopper three over 16th and oxford in north philadelphia. medics rushed the 28 year-old man to temple university hospital, a at the moment, there is still no word on the victim's condition. >>> chopper three over gilbertsville montgomery county where a fire department police officer was struck by a car this happened on swamp pike. the victim was taken to lehigh valley hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. the striking vehicle remained at the scene, police are investigating. >>> we're learning more tonight about the man who drowned in the schuylkill river. he was a grammy award winner and authorities say he was swimming near lock street in manayunk on saturday when he got caught in the current. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is live in manayunk with more on the victim, steve. >> reporter: jessica, a grammy winner and a man with the musical l

the train derailment. a federal judge in camden will hear the cases on september 8th. several train cars operated by con rail went off the tracks in 2012 and released vinyl chloride into the air. that's what the cars were carrying at the time. that gas is linked to respiratory problems and death. several first responders sued conrail warning they were not warned about the potential health hazard. >>> there's new information this morning in the investigation surrounding former subway spokesperson jerrod. >>> saying good-bye to an icon after the dead of roddy piper. >>> a death in baltimore, how the city surpassed numbers that haven't been seen in more than four decades. pend a lot of time online around here. but with all this speed from xfinity, it's all good. hey, why don't we do some homework for a change? gary, you too. dad...work stuff. yes! [laughs] lovin' the new design! konichiwa hirosan. five minutes... all this speed is very empowering. check out the new hardware. with the fastest, most reliable in-home wifi, xfinity is perfect for people who need to get a lot

they can get to the bottom of the truth and let everyone know what happened. >> west worked at the camden center as far back from 2011. he's due in court on thursday. >>> at least a dozen people looking for a place to stay after an overnight fire at a senior care facility in the mission district. it happened around midnight. one resident suffered smoke inhalation. but is expected to be okay. the red cross bay area is now helping those without a home. >> it displaced for a couple neats. it's an expensive city and folks with special needs, limited resources is extremely it ticket. >> again, it was a senior facility. no word on what caused the fire. >>> san jose international getting millions to improve its facility. the $3.4 million coming from the faa to allow the airport to raise the height of the north and south sections of the fence from 6 feet to 10 feet. and then it will be topped with wire above that. the airport hopes to install motion detectors and infrared cameras in the coming years, as well. >> that's our priority to provide safe traveling environment for our community and athe

then us a continue across the ben franklin bridge and hop on 676 southbound in camden, you can see we're bunching up again headed down towards 42. there is an accident in the mix approaching the 42 freeway but traffic is getting by it. just getting by really slowly as you can see. headed for the delaware memorial bridge, expect delays again all weekend long because of that painting project that's going on and blocking a lane in each direction. this afternoon the northbound delays aren't too bad just yet headed into new jersey but southbound headed into delaware you're looking at speeds in the 20's and in pennsville just off the bridge in jersey watch out for a crashology 49 broadway lippincott avenue. no problems this afternoon so far at least on the regional rails. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this finally friday afternoon. we're seeing some heavy traffic as you exit the a.c. expressway or the garde garden e parkway on that ramp. it always bunches up on friday afternoon. we'll check it again rick and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. >> much more

live at the camden community center in san jose where the suspect worked.ou have learned that he could potentially face prison time? >> reporter: a lot of people are shocked and surprised, especially as police are looking to see if there are more victims. by all accounts, his facebook page portrays him as an upstanding individually. one person even thanked him for all he did for the city of san jose. for social media, the 25 -- through social media, the 25- year-old became involved with a girl much younger than him. >> he was transferring pictures and a lewd manner which is against the law. >> reporter: officers responded to a suspicious circumstance in san jose. what those circumstances are and if it is the alleged victim's home, officials are not saying. i asked if they thought there were more victims? >> we don't know. it looks like the material was shared vs joseph -- via social media. what other was located on the computer or at the residence when they did the search, that would lead them to believe that there may potentially be other victims. >> this

officers served up cool treats to help beat the heat. in camden they celebrated national night out with an old-fashioned barbecue. nbc 10 at the new jerusalem baptist church where police kicked back with neighbors to enjoy a beautiful night. national night out is a yearly event aimed at building better relationships between police and the communities that they serve. >>> and staying in camden check this out. policing is a family affair there. the camden county police department tweeted out this picture showing the captain and his daughter fellow officer gabrielle with ice cream. >>> now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clouds overhead but no sign of any showers in the area. you can see it is a nice clear view across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. holding at 76 for now. the numbers will come down a bit more. the wind will be picking up too. a general breeze blowing the flags on top of the aramark building. a refreshing breeze developing this afternoon as less humid air comes in to play. it will make for a great

challenged and most violent, and most under-privileged cities. >> last year catholic charities in the camden diocese served more than 15,000 people with nearly 13,000 living below the poverty line. >> and, a reminder just 39 days now before pope francis makes his historic visit to philadelphia. stay with "eyewitness news" as we cover plans for the papal visit. our coverage continues on our website cbsphilly.com. >>> rescue teams reached crash site of indonesian plane, slammed into a mountain two days ago with 54 people on board. official says that plane is destroyed and there is no chance that anyone survived. all of the bodies have been recovered. rescuers have also located the black box. >>> there is much more to cover here on "eyewitness news". student and parents bat al delaware county school district about what they can and can't wear to classes this fall. >> and remember the computer breach, affecting hundreds every thousands of taxpayers? the irs says it now affect hundreds of thousands more. detail on that when we come back in just two minutes. >>> school off initials delaware countr

the i. "eyewitness news" reporter chief brian is live at police headquarters in camden with this story, cleve. >> reporter: jessica, police say the officer showed perfect composure in hand telling dangerous situation on the streets of new york city and they credit his action was recent training. it is called verbal juddo. >> relaxed alert. >> reporter: day off turn off to be like work for officer ryan debeal in manhattan with family and after going to the 9/11 memorial noticed a man acting eradic. >> walking up and down the sidewalk drawing attention but he was not endangering anybody. then he started running in and out of traffic. >> reporter: suddenly man charged at a woman. >> he grabbed her with his right-hand by back of his hear and brought his other hand and put her in the choking hold. >> reporter: debeal ran to the aid, even though he was off-duty, he was armed but his primary tool to use in situation was his voice. >> i started shouting and cursing and being aggressive once i gave him the commands, i said, sir, you know, relax, i'm here to help you, an ambulance is coming. >> reporte

recently he worked as a fitness room attendant at the camden community center. a letter sent to parents said the charges do not involve any of the program participants. >> his contact really didn't exhibit any flags. so i thought everything was going fine. and he seemed to be well respected by the community. >> reporter: besides working at the camden community center we also learned west worked as a seasonal employee for the christmas in the park event. there he also passed a background check and he did interact with children running the entertainment stage and the toy shop. in san jose, i'm azenith smith, fox news. >> a 250-year-old italian masterpiece damaged by a 12- year-old boy in taiwan. this is security camera footage that shows the boy tripping and putting his hand right through the canvas. the exhibit organizer said he was listening to the guide and wasn't looking where he was going. the painting called flowers by italian master paolo papora was repaired and put back out on display. as for the boy, he and his family said he was sorry and he won't face an

that is the story from buenos aires tonight, monica. >> thanks very much, jim. >>> diocese of camden meantime is using the pope's visit here to focus on the needs of the poor in our area. it launched what it is called the 40 days of francis campaign. the bishop ken is sullivan stress that he is poverty in, south jersey extend beyond city of camden. cumberland county is to particularly hard hit. diocese will now organize food drives, fundraisers and open houses, at its eight charity centers offering social services. >>> remember jim will be in argentina all this week reporting live at 6:00 and 11:00 bringing us more story from pope francis's hometown. >>> still to come on "action news" latest on that deadly blast in the popular tourist destination in thailand and what the government there says the bomber was trying to do. >>> plus if you heard the song for once in your life you could go to a free stevey wonder concert, you would be very superstitious. we will explain why he performed outside philadelphia city hall. the fans were overjoyed. >>> i'm sharrie williams. a newtown family is

the pope is in town. lets switch if to new mexico live in camden with more on the closures and reaction from the reads. >> reporter: hi there sharrie, serious warning from those knowledge transit officials, they say if you think you can drive your car here into camden and park it and walk over the bridge, forget about it, there are no public parking spaces available in the city that weekend and rely on public transit to get you there and even with that there is limited seating. >> the whole week is a transportation challenge. that is ronny, outlining plans for the pope's visit, the atlantic city rail line will make no stops from the shore to philadelphia and 6500 tickets are available during the light rail, special passes will be required and njt is selling them online starting saturday. >> we think we'll be at capacity, we are careful, if you are riding the river line or atlantic city rail line, you have to have a special event ticket. >> once the bridge closes on friday september 25th, all philadelphia bus routes end in camden and 676 will be shut down from the admiral wilson boulevard to the bruth. >>

. >> jan carabeo shows us camden authorities looking into the possibility that this fire was intentionally set. >> up in flames, nearly an entire block of row homes catches fire in camden early wednesday morning. i'm looking at the news, in my room, and i see 1137 sheridan street row homes on fire. and of course it didn't click right away, because i couldn't believe it. >> doris has lived in the blue house on the corner for decades, fortunately, she was staying the night at a nearby hotel while her home is under repair. her son, though, was asleep inside as the flames lept from one home to the next. >> all i heard was doorbell ringing, banking on the door get out because the house is on fire. >> the carney home only home here on the 1100 block of sheridan street spared. two alarm err sprang quickly, three vacant homes were destroyed, fourth damaged. thankfully no loss of life. >> don't have any firefighter injuries, any civilian injuries. >> the fire marshall's office is investigating the exact cause of this fire. but neighbors in this area are convinced, that a group of kids spotted on th

the delaware memorial bridge. watch for that. winslow township, camden county, westbound near spring garden we have construction blocking the right lane. that last it is throughout the day. don't forget you can get all the details on twitter with the #6abc traffic. 55 in quakertown. 59 in buena. 58 in dover, delaware. a great start to the day. >> overnight rescuers found a firefighter alive in the industrial area that was devastated by explosion in china. dozens are missing. 40 hours after the first blast, the fire is smoldering in tianjin. chemicals are buried in the ruins that could lead to more explosions. the firefighter who was rescued is being treated for face and feet injuries. >> a crane helped rescue a man from a crash on the new jersey turnpike. child porn # was over it in chopper 6 was over it all. a truck slammed into a tractor-trailer trapping the man in the truck. he was flown to cooper university hospital. no word on the extent of his injuries. >>> grin and bear it. a brave man shares his encounter with a 200-pound black bear. the america

the parkway is tracy burns. she says her papal transit pass will take her to camden. once there, she'll hop on papco. >> i'll be part of guest services. >> no walking for you. >> no walking, if i can avoid it. >> reporter: the ac rail line tickets are $30 per person for the round trip. also a minimum of four, maximum of four per person, i should say. i just spoke with new jersey transit and they tell us that many of the 23,000 tickets available for both the ac rail line and the new jersey river line are still up for grabs. of course, we'll be keeping in touch with them to let you know what happens between now and september 25th when they sell out. live now from camden, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> and there is a long list of transportation changes for the papal visit. you can tap on nbc 10s news app to see all of them. our special section, preparing for the pope really has everything you need to know for the papal visit, including the pope was itinerary, so you'll know where you can see him here in philly. >>> well, what a success. thousands of dogs and cats are i

we're at the art museum, about five miles from camden. ew jersey has been putting together their own pope plan. more an that oat 6:30. >>> philadelphia public schools will be closed for an extra day for the parepal visit. classes are canceled wednesday, september 23 frd through friday, september 25th. they are still deciding whether to hold school on that monday. >>> crews collect bikes each year but this year has a special urgency because of the pope. the bikes will be fixed up and donated to local kids. >> nbc 10 was the first local news station to visit the pope's homeland of argentina. all next week we will share new stories from our trip and bring you an encore showing of the people's pope. a half hour special looking at the deep roots francis has in argentina and how they shaped his papalcy. >>> 6:05. 65 grows. new from overnight, the life of a man in his early 20s was cut short after a shooting in camden. police tell us the young man was shot in the back of the head on south 6th street and chelton avenue. >>> new information in the

and as we take a look outside, sky 6 hd earlier this morning, pretty pictures from the camden, new jersey, side of the tell wear river and center city bathed by sunshine earlier and nice pictures on the action cam from our excellent photography staff. 89 in philadelphia and now it doesn't feel all that humid out there in philadelphia, the farther you go through south jersey and down into delaware, it feels a little sticky down there, a nice gentle breeze, 77 in allentown and almost 0-in wilmington and climbing up close to 80 in cape may county, 81 in atlantic city. as we get past 2:00, we'll be on the lookout for showers to begin to pop up well to the north and west. and by 3:30, some of this might make it down into areas near i-95, most of this is light, brief shower activity and it doesn't look like this wands to pound the region, from the poconos and beyond you may see a thunderstorm, around here nothing more than a shower or thundershower. we get to 8:00 and it's pretty much all done in our neck of the woods, allentown partly cloudy skies and spotty shower cannot be ruled out, 80 is t

the week. department says they plan to recognize him again. in camden i'm cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight. >> the city of brotherly love shows no kindness to it, hitchhiking robot that came here, met its violent end in philadelphia and now a local tech group is trying to make amend, kate. >>> and we are still stuck in our heat wave but we have a big pattern change on the way the the heat continues for one more day showers and storms to the north tonight and to the south tomorrow, and then, a cool down, i'll have more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> well day two of the eagles training camp with good news demarco murray a full participant, so what happened yesterday? why the lack of action? we will hear from him coming up in sports. senator bob casey is in philadelphia pushing for fund nothing to research into rare pediatric diseases. children's hospital of philadelphia, unveiled a new bill that would give drug companies incentive to research treatments for rare and life altering diseases. b

the pope's visit. nbc 10 south jersey reporter cydney long is live in camden. what did the bishop have to say? >> reporter: the bishop says we need to think well beyond ourselves and he basically extended an invitation of 40 days of francis' countdown to the pope's historic visit next month to put yourself and ourselves in the shoes of the less fortunate. he wants those, catholic or not, to hear francis' cry for the poor and for 40 days until the pope arrives in philadelphia consider this an invite, more or less a challenge to get involved and to help fund programs to focus poverty across south jersey. there will be open houses that benefit dinner, and a food relay drive by high school students in the area and all efforts led and organized by the diocese catholic charities program and important to note that all of the proceeds will fight hunger to address some 200 homeless vets in new jersey's six counties that make up the diocese. some of the worst poverty felt far beyond camden city and also in cumberland, atlantic and cape may counties and the bishop also did not forget to include mentionin

. >>> police are making presence known on the streets of camden tonight. instead of tracking down bad guys they're hoping to get the word out about safety, health and community. fox 29's dave kinchen at police headquarters in camden. dave, what's happening there is all part of a much bigger movement. >> reporter: absolutely right. the camden county police department has made it a point time prove relationships between police and the different neighborhoods in camden. and they're doing that on national night out. it may look like a birthday party but this get together in north camden is something more. a rebirth and this national night out seems to be the perfect time for a celebration. >> it's a good in spirits to have all these kids out here families, so it's real good. my nephews and nieces out here. >> reporter: party complete with face painting, balloons and free ice cream part of the reason you see smiles around. many like maria morales never expected it in the neighborhood. >> you can keep the kids out and let them play outside. before you couldn't. >

exits in the camden area could close if there are serious backups. now to the bridges. a live look at the ben franklin. we knew it would be closed for the visit of the papal visit. all other bridges will remain open. transportation officials demonstrated the walking routes people will have to take over the ben franklin if they want to see the pope. while you won't be able to drive over the bridge, you can still walk across it. as for public transportation in new jersey, nj transit says the river line will operate on a 15 minute schedule on september 26 and 27. there will be no service in downtown camden and special river line tickets will be required. they go on sale this saturday at $5 each. the atlantic city line will run but on an express schedule. only between ac and philadelphia's 30th street station. special tickets will be needed for the atlantic city line as well. they go on sale this saturday at noon. the round trip cost is $30. >> we know that was a long list of transportation changes. tap on the nbc 10 news app to see them in writing. our special session prep

. >> check out the surveillance video released by the camden police these two women are wanted for assault with a poll, and august 2 in broad daylight unidentified suspect push the victim to distractor and while the other victim struck her with a poll. one was wearing a pink tank top and of the other was wearing a green t-shirt, both, both fled before police could arrive. >> loretto lane a woman in bridgeton ordered some fried chicken wings which got her receipt she was shocked, what was on it was instructions on how the chicken should be fried and and it should have been fried like hard like a black. >> i adored you, always have, always will do i get a hug when i see you? how about a selfie and selfie and a black b keeney, or maybe a topless photo with black underwear? these messages may may be welcome from a loved one but how about from a teacher to a student. according to a criminal complaint filed against emily, these messages are just students in 2014. a 40-year-old woman from pennsylvania was the director of college counseling and a swim coach at malvern preparatory school where the

. >>> camden new jersey has held the title of america's most dangerous city. crime rates have dropped by 25%. "america tonight"s adam may goes to find out how they did it. >> reporter: a camden police officer confronted by a woman, hiding in a shower with a 12-inch knife. for police, the dangers of the job are very reel. but nothing like it used to be. >> shootings, homicides up here. there was a homicide, a shooting in a store behind us. >> reporter: there's a lot of crime in this area. >> absolutely. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine, because it looks very clean. >> tremendously different. >> reporter: officer christian jeffreys walks the beat in camden's fair few neighbourhood. one ever 400 officers now on patrol. their orders engage in real community policing. more boots on the ground. eight hour patrol shifts on foot. making arrests like this one more common. >> reporter: the city is introduced a state of the art surveillance system, more than 100 live-streaming cameras monitored 24 hours a day. >> we have mobile beach, and these officers are doing somethi

and then tonight 7:00 concert on the camden waterfront. some extra volume on the benny headed into see nicky midge -- nicki minaj. >> and don't forget had her boyfriend. is this girls tour? >> later today, 24,000 children are going to get the school supplies they desperately need. >> this is cradles to crayons and united way for 100 volunteers will help stuff the 24,000 back packs, supplies will then be donate today kids from low income background, all across the area. cradles to crayons want to get these kids excited for school, not be embarrased for not having the right stuff. the event is going to be at lincoln financial field this morning, starting at 9:00. >> oh, this is easy. >> yes, we can handle it. >> oh, my all time favorite. i love lucy episode. happy birthday, lucille ball. classic actress and comedian, lucille ball became immortalized on i love lucy, and worked under the stage name of diane -- lucille ball, more than 08 films from 1933 to 1989. >> she's also so fun. >> i yes. >> well today is also the birthday of artist andy wa

the bridge. you can expect congestion on camden, burlington and gloucester county roadway. new jersey dot will use detour and electronic signs. no parking of private vehicles will be permitted. registered buses only. the atlantic city rail line and river line will offer special passes only for saturday and sunday. those go on sale saturday at noon time. >> if anybody needs to find out where they need to go, and how they need to buy tickets to get there. >> reporter: none of this matters yvette and nancy as they are eager to walk as they do today. yvette and nancy joined me on the walk across ben franklin bridge as part of their preparation, for what they are calling their pilgrimage to see pope francis. i'll have that story coming up tonight at 6:00 o'clock. reporting live from the art museum, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> pat, thank you. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage as we inch closer to the arrival of the pope francis in philadelphia. for the the record, we're now just 44 days away from that. you will find all of the maps from today'