it was a pep rally of sorts inside the radisson blue warrick yesterday. ere's some concern because hotels aren't booking. there are still about 3,000 available and mayor michael nutter is encouraging people to take advantage. you can tap on the nbc 10 app for more information on the hotels plus on the detours and road closures around the area all because of the papal visit. you will also find mass transit changes, a list of what you can and cannot bring to the event during the papal weekend, and of course the pope's full itinerary while he is here. >>> happening this weekend, the south philly garden tour gets underway. it's the south philly food co-op's biggest fund raiser of the year. all the money raised goes towards opening -- this year's tour focuses on 30 gardens. in chester county, thousands of people are expected to attend the 30th annual ken et county mushroom festival. if you're looking for something to do with the family, this event runs today and tomorrow. there will be mushroom cooking contests and a fried mushroom eating contest. it is known a

this was the scene inside the radisson warrick thiss afternoo. there are concerns hotel rooms aren't selling. there are still about 3,000 available. the mayor says the hotels didn't know what to expect and neither did people coming to see the pope. >> maybe some potential customers may not have necessarily thought that there would be hotel rooms available here in philadelphia. >> the mayor says some hotels are dropping prices now and offering incentives. activity has started to pick up. get all the latest information on the nbc 10 news app. >>> other news now. the search for a missing pilot off the coast of atlantic city has been suspended. tonight the u.s. coast guard stopped its search after that small plane crashed yesterday seven miles off the coast. we have also learned today there was no radio communication from the plane for the final two hours of the flight. that flight left michigan bound for atlantic city and just a short time after the plane went down the coast guard spotted debris in the ocean. >>> the chester county spca will take ove

at the radisson, club sandwiches arrive on time in the lobby.amo and a security scanner are really the only discordant notes. >> you don't want to take the video. >> oh, you don't, okay. inside the old part of the city men slaughter a camel while a girl records it with her ipad. >> no? okay. he said no. kids are setting off fireworks in the medinah. incoming. tomorrow is the prophet muhammad's birthday, and people who have not known freedom for nearly 50 years are ready to celebrate. martyrs square is filled with families, kids, teenage skater boys and hotshots on motorcycles. it's wild. ♪ and almost giddily happy. [ speaking foreign language ]. young men in the camouflage pants of the militias, most of whom were civilians until last year, do their best to sporadically keep order or just join in the fun. every kid above the age of 5 seems to have been issued a lighter and a fistful of fireworks. ambulances idle on the margins of the square to treat fireworks-related injuries, of which there will be many. >> no, no, no! >> that was good. this is

it was a pep rally of sorts inside the radisson blue warrick in center city yesterday. is concern because hotel rooms are not booking. there are still about 3,000 available and mayor michael nutter is encouraging people to take advantage. here's something some of you in center city have been wondering about. will i get my mail when the pope is in town? thursday the 24th, the big blue collection boxes will be removed from center city. on the 25th, four post offices are adjusting delivery schedules. check with your local post office. on the 26th and 27th, there will be no delivery or collection. the day after the pope leaves, monday the 28th, everything will go back to normal in philadelphia. be sure to tap the nbc 10 app for more information about those post office closings and of course the detours and road closures all around our area. you will also find mass transit changes, a list of what you can bring and cannot bring, plus the pope's itinerary while he's in town. >>> time now 6:49. a few minutes before the "today" show at 7:00. we check in now with erica hill and c

it was a pep rally of sorts inside the radisson blue wharf in center city yesterday.is concern because rooms are not booking. there are still about 3,000 available and mayor michael nutter is now encouraging people to take advantage. be sure to tap on the nbc 10 app for the latest information about detours and road closures in the area. you can also find a list of what you can bring and not bring this weekend and the pope's full itinerary when he's here in town. >>> today in delaware county, kids and adults in need can get free eye exams and glasses. tyreke evans is hosting a free basketball camp for 4th through 12th graders. there will also be a mobile eye clinic so kids and adults can get their eyes checked out. evans is from the area. kids will also get backpacks with clothes and athletic gear. it will be at chester high school. the free services are available until 4:00 today and then tomorrow from 9:00 to 4:00. >>> does donald trump already have his eyes on a running mate? still ahead, how the donald played along with a late night tv parody. >>> good morning i'm

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