. >> an investigation into a west philadelphia funeral parlor leads police to a grisly discovery. >>amily from pope francis' hometown in argentina is on a road trip right now. and they have their sights on philadelphia and the papal visit later this month. >> good morning, everybody out there. 4:30 now. let's get right on over to karen rogers. she's in for dave murphy taking a look at your accuweather. matt pelman has traffic. good morning. >> good morning. if you like it unbearablely warm and oppressive humidity you're in luck. we've got another great day for you. satellite6 and action radar show we've really cleared out. we've got clearer conditions than we had yesterday at least. we'll see lots of sunshine and that means it's going the heat up earlier and get hotter. 74 degrees right now in philadelphia, 70 in allentown, 72 in wilmington, 71 degrees right now in millville. and we look at the visibility reports because we are noticing some fog to the north and west, 2.5-mile visibility in lancaster, 9-mile in reading, no big deal, six nile allentown but only 4 miles right now in th

according to authorities the funeral home located at 53rd and vine street in west philadelphia was not licensed. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has details. >> reporter: philadelphia police are still on scene. many have asked if this is related to the case from last week when authorities found three bodies inside a garage connected to an apparent funeral home. that case is separate. but tonight we are learning more about what allegedly happened in this building behind me. detectives waisted no time getting to the bottom of a complaint lodged against hawkins funeral services in west philadelphia. within minutes, detectives discovered three bodies one was in a coffin. the todd toddythe other two dec. >> blair hawkins while he's licensed to be a funeral director, police say the building is not. we tracked hawkins down on his way to meet with police. >> i'm response al for the bodies that are being taken care of in there. >> but hawkins insisted several times police have it all wrong. >> there is a misunderstanding. one of the bodies is, um, we picked up from the home and apparentl

west philadelphia funeral home is shutdown after investigators say, they found decomposing bodies and conditions, they call, deplorable. investigators say, the funeral home at 53rd and vine was not licensed. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt spoke with the funeral director, and neighbors. >> detective wasted no time getting to the bottom after complaint. lodged against hawkins funeral services in west philadelphia, within minutes, detectives discovered three bodies, one, was in a coffin. the other two, decomposing. >> looks like clearly using a building, that he's not supposed to be using. >> that director blair hawkins, his name on the front of the place, and while he is licensed to be a funeral director, police say the building is not. we tracked hawkins down on his way to meet with police. >> and i'm responsible for the bodies that are being taken care of in there. >> but hawkins insisted several times, police have it all wrong. >> there is a miss understanding. one of the bodies we picked up from the home. and apparently the doctor didn't sign, so it is going back to the medi

and we'll continue to follow this investigation for you in west philadelphia. live in our breaking news center, chris cato, nbc 10 news. >> it's nine minutes before 7:00. let's check the roads. volume building. back to work, back to school. >> probably on 95, jessica boyington, fill us in. zbh we're starting to see the big increase around girard avenue where we normally see it. it started a little early this morning. 28-minute drive. almost a half hour trip. doubling southbound up to the vine street expressway. you can see that headed southbound into the center city area. watch out if you're in gloucester city, new jersey, there is a big backup and vehicle fire at 676. two right hand lanes are closed. you can see that backup behind this scene is moving back towards the 42 freeway in new jersey as well. so give yourself an extra 10 to 15 minutes before you head out the door there. still watch out for that water main break on 130 southbound at route 90 with the right hand lane closed. the next five minutes, we have one last check with traffic. >> thank you. happe

the first incident happened at 54th and walnut in west philadelphia. two men were shot late last night. both men were taken to presbyterian hospital in stable condition. in the second incident a 23-year-old man was shot near 55th and walton avenue in west philadelphia around 12:15. he was walking when he heard gunshots and then he realized he was shot in the thigh. that man was taken to presbyterian hospital in stable condition. in both of these cases police are going to surveillance cameras hoping to find suspects. >> we're nine days away from the arrival of pope francis. no parking signs just went up in center city. people need to move their cars or they will be towed. >> reporter: it seems we learn a little bit more what's opening and closing what time and penndot released information about road closures and restrictions in effect during the pope's visit. let's go over to katherine scott live on the parkway she'll give you a rundown of the very latest. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there will be a lot of closures around th

it happened on north 55th street in west philadelphia. he was taken to penn presbyterian for non-life threatening injuries. the blaze displaced a woman and her 6 children. >>> a police officer is on the mend after being stabbed in philadelphia on the 900 block of packer avenue. he was on an escort assignment when he was stabbed. an arrest has been made, but they have not released any other details. >> students at eastern high school in voorhees return to class this week with heavy hearts. 14-year-old kara lemanowicz passed away in her sleep during a sleepover friday night. last night hundreds gathered at the voorhees field to remember her. an autopsy is pending, but investigators say there's no sign of foul play drugs or alcohol. coral would have started her freshman year on tuesday. >>> family and friends held a vigil for a football player who died after being injured in the game. tie rel camera was hit during a punt return. autopsy are not in, but one report indicates his neck may have been broken. school officials say they lost one of t

she also has been through west philadelphia, montgomery county and just after 5:00 her cellphone told police that she was in that upper darby area. we're told radnor trp police are there right now. if you do see lillian margolis or white nissan you're asked to call 911. we're live in radnor township, delaware county, jeff chirico, "channel 6 action news." >> a woman was injured when struck by a police vehicle in the city could be creek in morning 10 a.m. on the 5600 block of smrus street. she was rushed to presbyterian hospital where she remains in critical condition. no word on her identity or who was at fault. >> a police officer in philadelphia is recovering after being assaulted this morning in north philadelphia. it happened at about 10 a.m. on north 22 and somerset streets. the officer, who's name was got released has been taken to temple hospital. we're told his injuries are not considered life-threatening. >> and we have an update tonight on a story we first told you about last night. kody the police k 9 injured while investigating a possible bush any reading friday night is o

for philadelphia right now, 62 degrees, our wind speeds out of the west-southwest at 5 miles per hour, humidity at 62%. in allentown, 51. a bit warmer in cape may at 69. philadelphia in the 60s. a bit of a temperature spread this morning. we're warmer in wildwood at 64, about 10 degrees cooler in mount holly at 54. and 57 degrees in trenton. at the atlantic city airport we're at 59 degrees. so another round of staying dry. it's not just for us in the northeast. this goes all the way back across the nation so it is a very quiet weather pattern for us. plus we will see temperatures staying above average. high pressure still builds in. tomorrow, same thursday, even into friday we stay dry. and our humidity is the only change we'll start to see toward the end of the work week. so by friday yowl notice that coming up from the south, give us that humidity back again. that's going to stick around into next weekend. but warmer today, sun and clouds, 84 degrees. will be the high in philadelphia. 80 in pottstown, 81 in allentown. mid 70s in the poconos. highs around the area tomorrow, you'll no

. >> a well known west philadelphia funeral home is under investigation.hat police found inside was quite disturbing. >> keeping your child safe. new jersey's new car seat law goes into effect today with some of the most restrictive rules in the nation. we'll break them down. >> and we're getting ready for an official heat wave. today karen rogers in for david and matt pelman is looking at the roads. good morning. >> yeah, it's warm and the humidity is even up from yesterday. so feeling kind of oppressive also a you head out the door. i want to show you these numbers this morning. it's 68 in martins creek, 67 in quakertown, 66 in coatesville, 67 in saint davids but it's already 74 degrees right now in center city. 70 degrees in levittown. so, we're feeling it this morning. feels warm, feels muggy in new jersey, you're mostly in the low 70's, 72 in glassboro, 70's degrees right now in dover, delaware. as you're headed out the door early, we have clear skies. we're going to sea bright sunshine today once the sunrises in about 28 minutes. we do have an issue,

. >>> back knew dozens boys got free haircuts today in west philadelphia just in time for the first day of school. cherri gregg it comes thanks to a group of caring barbers. >> reporter: they're known throughout the city for snipping and cutting of crowns of celebrities, today, they're making boys look like celebrities for the first day of school. dozens waitsed in line for the free cuts that come thanks to a group called barber whose care, savings to parents. >> it's a lot of help and support of my family. we really appreciate it. >> $15 at a cost to get a haircut, i can use it to get them something he is for schools. >> reporter: gives a warm fussy feeling. >> reporter: more than 200 boys expected to get free haircuts. every boy and girl who attend also gets a free book and a more. >> teamed up with philadelphia free library to make sure that every boy that gets a haircut is going to leave with a reading book. also book bags school supplies. >> reporter: they will not only remore but look good for day one. a great way to start the school year. in west philadelphia, cherri gregg, kyw n

. >>> back knew dozens boys got free haircuts today in west philadelphia just in time for the first dayf school. cherri gregg it comes thanks to a group of caring barbers. >> reporter: they're known throughout the city for snipping and cutting of crowns of celebrities, today, they're making boys look like celebrities for the first day of school. dozens waitsed in line for the free cuts that come thanks to a group called barber whose care, savings to parents. >> it's a lot of help and support of my family. we really appreciate it. >> $15 at a cost to get a haircut, i can use it to get them something he is for schools. >> reporter: gives a warm fussy feeling. >> reporter: more than 200 boys expected to get free haircuts. every boy and girl who attend also gets a free book and a more. >> teamed up with philadelphia free library to make sure that every boy that gets a haircut is going to leave with a reading book. also book bags school supplies. >> reporter: they will not only remore but look good for day one. a great way to start the school year. in west philadelphia, cherri gregg, kyw new

in west philadelphia, i'm george spencer. >>> today's discovery comes a week after three bodies were found decomposing inside this garage in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood. records show the funeral homeowner was licensed but her funeral home was not. >>> let's go back to breaking news now from ocean county where sky force 10 has just arrived on the scene here. this is where two young children have been seriously injured after a car slammed into them. you see debris in the road. sky force 10 live on river avenue and edgewood court in lakewood. police are telling us the car also hit an adult. we have no word on his or her condition. officers say the driver stayed on the scene. at 11:00, a lawyer charged with raping his own client. vincenter er icirillo, jr., fa charges tonight. a woman called police saying cirillo attacked her. no one answered when nbc 10 stopped by his office in norristown today. the prosecutor's office says cirillo appeared before a judge and was released after posting $100,000 bail. >>> new tonight, nearly 7,000 pages of hillary clinton's e-mails from

and the west philadelphia area will be in effect by 10:00 p.m. >> a lot of information it's all in our nbc 10 app. in addition to the traffic changes we're seeing a strong police presence around the perimeter. in about 30 minutes the security screenings begin. monique braxton with what to expect if you are headed into the city. >> reporter: all is quiet on the street approaching ben franklin park way but i can tell you we have seen the fbi circling the area, canvassing the area, we also know that the secret service is here. a few moments ago security personnel told us in less than 30 minutes they expect thousands of people to come down this street and approach ben franklin parkway. you can see the concrete barriers are set up, you can see there are metal barriers set up. they expect thousands to snake through the metal barriers there to then approach the magnetometers. they are placed under what appears to be a white tent up the block. also in 30 minutes, 20th street east to 12th will be accessible only to those pedestrians who are screened by a metal detector. today is the day when ju

. >>> overnight shooting in west philadelphia leaves two men in stable condition. police say just before midnight two were standing on the 5400 block of walnut street talking to two women. that is when two other men came up and tried to rob those men. robbery victims started running and the the attackers shot at them. police are looking for two male suspects and women they were talking to at that time. >>> philadelphia police are also investigating another shooting in west philadelphia, police say a man was found shot on the 5500 block of walton avenue shortly after 11:30 last night. police rush him to presbyterian hospital and his current condition is unknown and police are searching for suspects. >>> son of the bucks county school district administrators is copping to his father's defense after being accused of a kickback scheme. $400,000 is now missing from the bristol township school system. federal authorities say that former school district maintenance director james anders steered school contracts to two friend. feds say anders received kickbacks in return.

. >>> new this morning an overnight shooting in west philadelphia send two men to the hospital. police say that just before midnight two men were standing on the 5400 block of walnut street talking to two women. that is when two other men came up and tried to rob them. both victims started running and the attackers shot at them. >> now fortunately at 54th and walnut we did find a business with exterior surveillance cameras, one of those cameras is facing in the direction of where the ballistic evidence is, so hopefully these cameras recorded something to help us, with this double shooting investigation. >> the at last check victims were in stable condition at presbyterian hospital, the gun man are still at large. >>> philadelphia police are investigating another shooting in west philadelphia, "eyewitness news" on the 5500 block of walton avenue. police say a man was found shot thereafter 11:30 last night. police rush him to presbyterian hospital where he is in stable condition. police are searching for suspects. >>> happening today, a man led police on a wild chase through south

two people were shot late last night at 62nd and mark streets in west philadelphia.olice found 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died. during the investigation, they learned a 36-year-old man was also shot and that more than one shooter is involved in this ca case. >> we found 21 spent shell casings of those 21 spent shell casings there were three separate caliber so we know it's three separate semi-automatic hand guns used. >> the second shooting victim is in stable condition. there are several businesses along the 6100 block of market with cameras. police are saying they at least will capture at least one captured video of that shooting. >>> democratic senator barbara mikulski of maryland she will support the nuclear deal with iran ensuring landmark passage of that agreement. the announce many comes as second of state john kerry promotes the deal within the hour at philadelphia potions constitution center. >> without this agreement, the iranians would have several potential pathways to a

he faces child luring and burglary charges. >>> this west philadelphia funeral home director is behindbars after investigators found decomposing bodies at his unlicensed funeral home. blair hawkins is charged with corpse. they found bags containing human organs as well. >>> parents at a catholic school on the main line got an explanation surrounding the controversial firing a gay teacher. a parent at waldron mercy academy spoke to nbc 10 after their private meeting with parents. school leaders say margie winters was let go in july over concerns they would lose their affiliation with the catholic church. a school official says the diocese did not tell the school to fire the teacher. winter was the school's religious instruction director. officials said her same-sex marriage which they knew about when they hired her years ago was against church doctrine. an archdiocese spokesperson said he wasn't there for the meeting but said, however, i will reiterate that the personnel decision in questions with not made by the archdiocese and it was not influenced by the archdiocese. at no time did a

dozens of boys got free hair cuts today at the west philadelphia ymca just in time for the first daychool. as cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio tells us it comes thanks to a group of caring barbers. >> reporter: they're known throughout the city for nipping and cutting the crowns of celebrities but today they're making boys look like celebrities for the first day of school. >> better than my other barber. i'm going start going to them now. >> reporter: dozens waited in line for the free cuts that come thanks to a group called barbers who care. they're donating their time to give confidence to kids and savings to parents. >> it's a lot of help and support of my family so we really appreciate it. >> that $10, $15 that it costs to pay for a haircut i can usually use to it get him something epps for school. >> reporter: for the barbers it gives a warm and fuzzing. >> it makes us feel amazing inside. they look up to us. >> reporter: more than 200 boys expected to get free hair cuts. they're getting more than just a shapeup. every boy and girl who attends also gets a free

>>> this is new from overnight, a busy section of market street in west philadelphia became the scene of a violent shootout. gunmen fired nearly two dozen shots leaving one person dead. nbc 10's matt delucia is live outside presbyterian hospital where another person wounded by these bullets is being treated. >> reporter: 21 shots fired from three different guns. at this hour, police are still trying to find the people involved. take a look at this video, the corner of 62nd and market in west philly. police were called out for a report of a shooting. officers get there, they phone a 25-year-old man shot in the chest. they rush him to presbyterian where he later died. during the investigation, police learned about the second victim who was taken to mercy, he had been shot in the hip. he was transferred to presbyterian and is stable. the surveillance video shows some of the bystanders fleeing the scene at the time. there was quite a few people at the intersection at the time all these bullets came out there. police are looking for two men at this hour, one is reportedly a tall man wearin

now, the search is on for several gunmen after nearly two dozen shots were fired along a busy west philadelphia street. one person is dead, another wounded in overnight violence. >> plenty of excitement but also some concern as we prepare for the pope's arrival. today we are expected to learn what economic impacts could be in store for philadelphia hotels and businesses. >> we're off to a foggy start but temperatures once again will be warming into the 90s today. we still haven't seen the highest heat and humidity just yet. >> oh, boy, something to look forward to. >> i guess. 73 degrees already at 4:30. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. it's wednesday already. how about that? >> halfway there. meteorologist bill henley is standing by. we're not halfway through the humidity this week. >> no, not even halfway through the day. the temperatures are falling. that's giving us fog. these numbers change minute to minute. zero visibility in mound holly and toms river and thick fog and millville in atlantic city. not everybody seeing it, dover, georgetown, wildwood are in

. >> a well known west philadelphia funeral so many under investigation.t police found inside was quite disturbing. >> keeping your child safe. new jersey's new car seat law goes into effect today with some of the most restrictive rules in the nation. we'll break them down for you. >> could see an official heat wave today. let's go to karen in for david and matt pelman with traffic. >> 90 plus degree temperatures so far. today will be the third day in a row later on this afternoon. satellite6 and action radar showing we have clear skies this morning. we're going see lots of sunshine out there. hazy sunshine but bright nonetheless through the day and that's going to allow temperatures to really heat up. 74 already in philadelphia. the upper 60's in allentown, low 60's even in mount pocono. 72 in trenton, 72 in dover, delaware. visibility is an issue in some spots especially in the northwest. 2-mile visibility in mount pocono, 5-mile in allentown and lancaster. we've noticed some patchy fog out there so just something to watch for. it's an ozone action day t

. >>> police say a west philadelphia funeral parlor was operating without a license and a tip call led police to a grisly discovery inside. they found three bodies, two of them decomposing at the hawkins funeral home at 53rd and vine streets. one of the bodies was placed on a gurney without being embalmed according to investigators. they say the parlor was in a deplorable condition with a bag of human remains discarded on the ground. blare hawkins is director of the funeral home, john gaither is its sole owner. he said he hadn't been in the area recently. at this point no one is charged with a crime. >> new this morning, six high school football players in new jersey have been sentenced for sexually hazing four teammates. the players from sayreville war memorial high must now complete 50 hours of community service and probation. they will not have to register as sex offenders. a family court judge handed down the sentence after the players pleaded guilty to child endangerment and hazing. the hazing happened in the locker room. a seventh player is awaiting trial in family court. >> ♪ >>

. >>> a west philadelphia funeral director is behind bars this morning after investigate ares found decomposingodies at his unlicensed funeral home. blair hawkins is charged with corpse. two decomposing bodies, an enbalmed body in an unventilated room and bags with organs. >>> prosecutors say tracey kratzer created a charity for a fund-raising website for jay henson. he was diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer nearly a year ago. investigators say people donated more than $8,000ç to the cause but she had no intent on handing the money over to henson. kratzer faces a preliminary hearing in the case next week. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 6:08. we're getting closer to sunrise, getting a better view of some of the thick fog in the area. we saw fog yesterday, a little bit of a temperature climb and the fog will disappear. the same will happen today. we'll see the temperatures climb into the hot and humid zone this afternoon, back into the 90s today. haven't seen rainfall in a while but we're on track for showers and thunderstorms before we ge

for these students. >> all right katherine thank you. >>> meantime fathers joined together in west philadelphia, walking their children to school as part of the million father march, mayor nutter and chaka fattah and various advocates were there as well. the group marched from the house to the bloomford charter school, they were showing support for studentses starting classes and i crease parental involvement. >> a reminder our website is a great resource for parents, 6abc.com/back to school, we have tips and healthy breakfast suggestions and advice on getting students back to their school routines, it's all there rate now on 6abc.com. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a hospital baby swap that rocked two families, a newborn switched at birth is back with his real parents. >>> and a woman shot during a broadcast in virginia, we have more on the sole survivor of that attack. when "action news" continues in a moment. >>> "action news" is sponsored by the -- do we have anymore chips? [off screen] fellas? uh, sorry. we were day dreaming. about that vip tailgate and game tickets? uh yeah!

overnight hours, future tracker 6 showing at 2:00 this is when the heaviest rain occurs north and west of philadelphia and could have a rumble of thunder. heading into the morning commute, the heaviest rain lifts to the north and we'll have lingering showers and it will still be warm and humid and temperatures nose dive for thursday and friday. >> this is what to expect the next 12 hours again with round one of the rain overnight, the rain is steadiest in the wee hours of morning with thunderstorms, the heaviest here is the northwest suburbs and the i-95 corridor southeast not as much generally a half inch to inch and a half of rain tapering off to showers during the morning rush, we are tracking tropical rain and this is tropical storm joaquin, and maximum sustained winds, and this will likely become a hurricane tomorrow, the track has shifted since earlier today. i'll have more coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> as it's system moves our way 6abc.com/weather is your go to resource, look for constant updates from accuweather and storm tracker radar. >>> police are investigating two crimes

, heading out of philadelphia west, you're going to encounter this. we will continue to keep you updated throughout the newscast. >>> news from our jersey shore bureau, an update on a story we told you about last week. police have arrested two men in connection with a robbery at a walmart. michael bowerman and brandon miles are both behind bars on $10,000 bail. bowerman is accused of ripping a gold necklace off an elderly woman's neck in a walmart parking lot. miles is charged with conspiracy to commit theft. >>> one west philadelphia man is taking crime fighting into his own hands to try to stop the deadly violence in his neighborhood. he says earlier this year a young man was killed here and a police officer was held up by an armed robber and those crimes prompted douglas to spend more time outside with a love your block campaign. he's mentoring kids, as well. some of them featured in a documentary that premiered in philadelphia about progress in the promise zone. >> that was kind of awesome, just to see some young people that you're talking with, w

days later police found human organs and bodies stored improperly in west philadelphia.embers of the quaker state funeral directors association say they want the state to do more to uncover businesses operating against the law. >> we're not accusing them of not doing their job, we're just simply saying that the current funeral service law should be enforced and funeral establishments should be inspected. >> the group says consumers should ask to see all three licenses issued by the state. a spokeswoman for the department of state says the laws haven't changed since the late 1960s. she says the department can only inspect funeral homes once every year or two due to staff size. >>> trains are running again tonight on septa's wilmington/newark line after a woman was killed on the track. sky force 10 was overhead this morning. tonight the woman's death appears to be an accident. they haven't released her name. >>> former jersey shore bureau shuttered show boat casino could have a new owner. working out a deal to buy the building according to a report from nj biz. the show bo

now the heaviest rain is going to be the north and west of philadelphia. but all of us will be in on this particular area of low pressure moving on through. right now you can see those rain cooled areas philadelphia we did have some rain but we bounced back to 80 degrees. pottstown 73. allentown 72. mount pocono 70 degrees after some rain showers and more to come. here's a look what to expect late tonight into tomorrow morning. to the north and west of philadelphia, that's where we will have the heaviest rain. two to 3-inches of rain possib possible. locally higher amounts as as you head farther to the north and east even a rumble of thunder because of all the humidity that has built during the day. it feels more like a summer afternoon. along the i-95 corridor, in its hey squad sent south and eastern counties in south jersey and delaware one to 2-inches of rain. near the half a half an inch of rain. north and west wins with this particular storm. all eyes on tropical storm joaquin. it's a little confused it's going to be meandering a little while down nea

. >>> 11 people were hurt when a septa bus crashed into a light this morning, it happened in west philadelphia and chopper 6 hd is over the scene of haverford and landsdowne avenues, none of the injuries were serious but the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> it has been nearly 48 hours since pope francis said his final good-byes to philadelphia, crews are still working to clear the trash and jumbotrons from the ben franklin parkway. john rawlins live with more. >> reporter: it is a big effort here, workers are working long, long hours to tear down and break down the papal stage, that means still detours and closed streets around here around the oval. the good news is there are fewer than yesterday. >> cars traveling around streets that were closed just yesterday, this morning there was traffic on parts of eakins oval, the massive complex that was the stage and the broadcast booth coming down, by stage hands that put it up last week. >> it's long hour days but we are getting through it. >> you put it up and now you are taking it down? >> yes, it was the biggest show ever and w

today is the day when under five square miles of center city and west philadelphia or university city will be off limits to vehicular traffic. so by 10:00 tonight secure perimeters around independence mall, and university city will also take effect. throughout the morning we're going to be monitoring all of the security activity as well as sek lar traffic. live for now, monique braxton. >> another busy day ahead. he will begin at the united nations where he will address the general assembly in spanish and english at 8:30 this morning. then expect the pope to address climate change and other issues that impact world poverty. after the speech the pope will visit ground zero, he will pray at one of the pools and take part in a ceremony where family of the victims will attend. his last stop of the day, mass at madison square guard tchblt pontiff will ditch his pope mobile and use a golf cart. prior to his arrival the audience treated to performances from harry connick jr. and jennifer hudson. >> katy zachry was in the big apple. she joins us with what it was like. >> you can probably feel

he is the director for an unlicensed home in west philadelphia. hawkins funeral services. it is the second time in a week that a discovery at a local funeral home shocked the community. we asked the president of the philadelphia funeral directors association what you can do to protect your loved ones when you're choosing a funeral home. >> the best way to ensure that you are going to be treated well is get advice from other family members and friends who have dealt with funeral homes, reputable funeral homes within the city and around the state. >> police say the man arrested blair hawkins, who tried to keep an inspector from looking inside their preparation room. >>> the iran nuclear deal is almost a done deal. two local senators gave their support to give president obama a foreign policy victory. the president is just one vote short. nbc 10's cydney long is live from the national constitution center where iran will be the key topic in a major address tomorrow. >> reporter: that's right. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been working tirelessly this summer with world

in west philadelphia, the traffic boxes go into effect. vehicles can leave, but won't be able to enter. the parkway has been packed with people soaking it in. >> god will not let anything happen to us, he's here, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people. so i really think we need to not be afraid. >> and back here live at broad and vine, broad is closed heading toward city hall. broad and cherry that will be a checkpoint for nonticketholders to get into festival grounds. there's a lot to keep straight this morning. it's all listed at 6abc.com. live in center city, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> that's the place to go, thanks, katherine. >>> pope francis will stay at saint charles seminary in wynnewood, montgomery county. we found preparation nearly complete at the seminary on city avenue after a summer of renovating painting and planting. 4 dozen delegates from around the world will be staying there, as well. >> pope francis is 78 years old, but showing the age of a younger manner. he will meet with the general asse

and west philadelphia it will be 10 p.m. >> thanks for that. pope francis is in new york city where he has a busy and historic day ahead. he'll begin at the united nations where he will address the general assembly in spanish and english, that's this morning at 8:30. many expect the pope to address climate change and other issues that impact world poverty. after the pope will visit the 9/11 memorial where he will pray at one of the reflecting pools and participate in a multifaith ceremony where family members of the victims will i tend. his last stop, mass at madison square garden at 6:00 this evening. he will use a golf cart we're told to sirk tl arena before mass. prior to the pope's arrival the audience will be treated to performances. >> so new york welcomes pope francis with open arms and extremely tight security. katy zachry was in the big apple when the pope arrived. what were some of your impressions? >> reporter: you said it, security in and around the location where pope francis spent time was tight. i'll talk more about that later on

philadelphia and areas immediately around the i-95 corridor, some recent lightning strikes popping up in southern bucks county around bensalem pushing toward trenton. another cluster pushing south and west of jenkintown and north philadelphia pushing toward jenkintown. there's another heavy cell in delaware county and parts of philadelphia around west philadelphia and there's some additional lightning in salem county pushing toward glassboro, lightning an issue but neff downpours, not an overabundance of strikes. we have some strikes. as we leave you with the wide view there's more showers and clusters. not a great morning to be out on the boards as the lightning can jump inlnld. we have wet conditions even where it isn't raining in philadelphia. that would include the i-95 area and we have active rain along i-95. even where it isn't raining we have wet conditions on the roads and spray on the windshield. 74 in wilmington. 70 in allentown. 77 in cape may. it is muggy out there. future tracker 6 shows you once we get finished with the current batch of rain, more comes in during the lunch hour. some pockets of heavy producing showers and thunderstorms are possible. 2:30, 3:00 p.m., you'll

mostly clear overnight, around 69 for philadelphia, 63 north and west.those numbers will hit right around sunrise, so if that's how early you have to be at the bus stop, it's going to be pretty mild. throughout the week, temperatures in the 90s. snin skies. if we hit 90 on wednesday, that will be heat wave number 6. finally after some storms thursday, we actually get down to where we should be this time of year over the weekend. so we'll be looking for afternoon highs right around that 80-degree mark, but that's going to be after rain on thursday. so there is rain in the forecast this week. i feel like we've been so dry lately the kids at the bus stop will need your umbrella by then. >> by thursday. >> yes. >>> i'm jim rosenfield. for sheena and all of us, thanks for watching. have a great night. is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed, plus 24-month special financing. hurry ends monday! know better sleep with sleep number. mm

skyforce10 was over the scene at-n west philadelphia at 55th and master.e victim was shot several times in the leg and shin. no word on the victim's condition. police think robbery may have been the motive. >>> fire officials in woodland township, burlington county are keeping their eye on a brush fire currently burning near the ocean county line. officials say the fire appears to be slowing down but its total size could reach about 1,000 acres. crews say no structures are in jeopardy. >>> nine people, including four kids r out of their homes this morning after fire spread through a set of rowhomes in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood. the fire started at a home on east norris street around 3:00 this morning. firefighters had to fight flames from the roof and an investigation is ongoing. >>> in delaware, a suspected drug dealer was arrested after he tried to run from police with his infant daughter in his arms. henry wanish is charged with child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance. officers approached him in new castle county yesterday

it is an a nation event. >> where will it be. >> it will be in west philadelphia ymca, 52nd and chestnutrful. you have been here, doing some work here and we have not revealed it yet but we are ready now to get busy. >> what did you do good we have been putting an image. >> somebody that works here want to learn how to cut hair. we figure why not just do this. >> who is it. >> it is lauren dawn johnson. >> lauren. >> look at that, come over here. >> go put your face next to the camera. look in the camera. >> my god yes. >> it looks good. >> it is incredible. >> it is looking good. >> how long does it take to do that. >> anywhere between 45 minutes to an hour, depend on how model is able to stay still. >> have you seen it just yet. >> how do you start with that, does it the just visual. >> it starts off with a great picture. >> aren't you sweet. >> she does have a lovely picture. >> tell us, your name, mikhail. >> how long will you keep lauren in the back of your head. >> i don't know. >> we have one more model here. tell me your name. >> henry. >> how old. >> fourteen. >> what were you g

especially to the north and west of philadelphia. tomorrow's high 76.the big chill as october begins. the high only 60. friday 58. looking for that moisture moving up the eastern seaboard friday, saturday and then what happens with joaquin on sunday will determine if we get even more moisture so even without that storm coming super close to us, we still could see a couple more inches of rain after this storm tonight. >> hopefully all this stuff soaks in so we can soak more in. >> that's right. >> you know what i mean? thanks kathy. >> all right, kathy, thank you. how about this? no rain today at the linc. cherry if the ballgame familiar faces look at that that's alex holley from good day getting tackled but she's young she bounces right back up. quincy harris and chris o'connell also playing in the event. look like -- that's o'connell. he's lefty. throwing a nice pass there before he injury his knee. >> he's a lefty. i'm left knee. >> nrg donates thousand bucks to each charity. o'connell did injure his knee. he'll get it check out tomorrow. customer wal

. >>> police discovered three decomposing bodies in west philadelphia now they are investigating a funeral home for operating without a license. >> so evidently this comes just days after decomposed bodies were found in north philadelphia at another funeral home. jennifer joyce is on top of this gruesome story, really, must have smelled horrible, jennifer, i cannot imagine. >> reporter: i can't imagine either we did get news that blair hawkins, funeral director here, was charged with three counts of abuse of the corpse, this is after it was found that there were two decomposing bodies here at hawkins funeral home. we did also find out that while the funeral director is license, this building here is not a licensed funeral home on the 5300 block of vine street. acting on a tip, officials from the department, state entered hawkins funeral services yesterday, and they found three bodies inside including two decomposing. regulations require bodies to be embalmed within 24 hours, investigators called philadelphia police to the scene. lieutenant john walker says two of the three bodies found did

blare hawkins runs hawkins funeral services in west philadelphia.ice found three unrefrigerated bodies inside the funeral home at 53rd and vine streets yesterday. it's the second time in a week police have made that kind of discovery in a city. >>> pope francis will make a new stop in new york before coming to philadelphia. today, we found out he will greet thousands of guests in an historic procession through central park. also for the first time ever, the world meeting of families here in philadelphia will feature an international mayors forum. it will debut later this month. >>> we have video of a disturbing hit and run out of new york. you can see a woman in an orange shirt get hit as the car backs up. the man then gets out, takes a look at the victim, appears to talk on his cell phone and then drives right off. it happened last month in the bronx. police are still looking for the driver of that car. >>> the eye in the sky doesn't lie. speed cameras may be controversial, even banned in some states, but a new study says they do save lives. >> rep

. >>> police discovered three bodies in west philadelphia, now they are investigating a funeral home for operating without a license. >> sound familiar? this comes days after decomposed bodies were found in north philadelphia there is jenny joyce, tell us more. >> reporter: good morning, mike and alex. overnight we have found out that the the funeral director here blair hawkins was charged with three counts of a abuse of a corpse. he is a licensed funeral director, however, problem he is working out of on the the 5300 block of vine street is not licensed. acting on a tip officials from the department of the state and services entered hawkins funeral services yesterday. they found three bodies inside including two decomposing. regulations require bodies to be embalmed within 24 hours. investigators called philadelphia police to the scene. lieutenant john walker says that two of the three bodies found did not have signed death certificates. one woman who didn't want her face shown saw our story and came to the scene to talk to us. she said her family used his funeral services when her m

that i may be tracking just west of philadelphia for all of those assembling in philadelphia for the rnoon. should stay dry. it will be a close call. the showers passing west of there this afternoon. 60s around the area. 70 by the bay. 50s in shenandoah valley. quite a bit chilly. in the mountains, low to mid-50s. exercise impact should be a great weather for biking, hiking, kayaking. we'll be in the 60s the rest of the morning near 70, early afternoon. just a few clouds coming and going. a little bit of sunshine breaking out. storm team 4 sky cast 4 showing sunshine getting a little wider spread as we get into the afternoon. more sun breaks out and them the clouds begin to close back in as all eyes look at the sky and begin to see the lunar eclipse which starts at 8:11. that's when the moon moves into the earth's shadow and it will be a super moon. it peaks at 10:47. that's when the moon will be darkest. there may be breaks in the clouds. finger's crossed you'll get a glimpse of the night. hour-by-hour forecast for the rest of the afternoon, sunshine breaking out. highs reaching low

was also operating without a license. >> jenny joyce is live right now inside funeral home in west philadelphia with more, hi there, jenny. >> reporter: funeral director in this case, blair hopkins, has been charged with three counts of abuse of corpses. in this particular case the funeral director is licensed but building he is working out of here in the 5300 block of vine street is not. acting on a tip the officials from the the department of the state entered the funeral services yesterday. they found three bodies inside including two decomposing. regulations require bodies to be embalmed where 24 hours. the investigators called philadelphia police to the scene. lieutenant john walker says two of the three bodies found did not have sign death certificates. one woman who didn't want her face shown saw our story and came to the scene to talk to us. she said her family used hawkins funeral services when her mother passed away and they were not at all pleased. >> one is in the casket where services were held but it looks like there are some failure is here. directly using a building that he is n

. >>> a rally to stop violence took place tonight in west kensington in philadelphia a officers from the the 24th and 25th district led the walk, participants included local clergy members and family and friend of the loved ones affect by gun violence. >>> just one hour to go the price went up to drive across the the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. drivers paying cash will now be charged $4, it is $3 for e-z pass customers, this is the the first toll increase for these two bridges in 15 years. burlington county bridge commission says hike is needed to fund improvement. >>> the police touch museum's bankruptcy settlement got a big boost today. two donations totaling just over a million-dollar jump started museum's ten million-dollar fund raising drive. today's benefactors want to remain a anonymous. museum's reorganization is designed to overcome 60 million-dollar in debt. >>> we've got our first look tonight at the big development going up along market street in university city in philadelphia. it is a billion dollar project that will change the look of the neighborhoo

. >>> philadelphia police are now investigating why one of their police vans hit a woman in west philadelphia happen right around ten on spruce street between 56th, and 57th, that woman was taken to the hospital, we don't, however, know her condition. >>> delaware state police say a driver who was drunk hit and killed a woman who may have been drunk. new castle county. they are trying to figure out who she was. investigators say she was walking across route 40 in bear, delaware around 11:00. they have charged the driver who hit her with dui but they say woman caused crash because she was not using a crosswalk. >>> a philadelphia fire fighter is recovering tonight after falling while fighting a fire in kingsessing. it happened on the 800 block of south 55th street right there around 1:00 this morning. crew where is battling flames inside a home will when fire fighters fell. we don't know exactly what happened or what his condition is but he went to presbyterian medical center. >>> delaware county police are trying to find a missing elderly woman, last time 88 year-old lilian margolis family sa

funeral director is now in police custody after decaying bodies were found inside his business in west philadelphia. police found three unrefrigerated bodies inside hawkins funeral parlor at 53rd and vine streets yesterday. it's the second time in a week police have made that kind of discovery in philadelphia. nbc 10's lauren mayk is outside the funeral home right now live with new information on the investigation. lauren, what have you found out? >> reporter: this is brand new information. we have just found out minutes ago that philadelphia police have charged the funeral director of this home, blair hawkins. he is facing three counts of abuse of a corpse and police tell us the funeral director tried to keep an inspector from looking inside. the investigation here at hawkins funeral service in west philadelphia raising questions about what was happening inside. officials telling nbc 10 bodies weren't properly refrigerated. the home's director told us -- >> we don't refrigerate bodies that are being cremated. >> reporter: but there are rules. we asked the president of the philadelphia funeral dire

. >>> deadly gunfire in west philadelphia forced by standers to run for cover. a gunman killed a 25-year-old man and wounding another man in his back side. police say the shots were fired from three different guns near 62nd and market. it's not clear if the victim was the intended target. the surviving victim is in stable condition. police have not found the shooters, but they do have surveillance video and they are reviewing it. >>> and the gloucester county man accused of opening a little girl's bedroom window and taking a photo of her is now behind bars. it turns out he's a neighbor. this sketch we first aired friday night led to numerous tips to police. yesterday they arrested 27-year-old gregory scott. he lives in the same apartment complex as the girl in washington township. neighbors say he lives with a woman and young child, but they know little about his background. >> a lot of my friends and neighbors recognized him. i had no idea who he was. >> knowing there was someone that close, that scares me. >> investigators say scott told the it is girl he's a

southwest detectives are looking for an armed thief that stormed into a west philadelphia gas station, this is surveillance video from inside of the citco, from lancaster avenue, the suspect walked in and pointed a gun at the clerk and demappeded money, the clerk opened the register and stepped back and let the suspect take the cash, the thief then walked out and the clerk was not hurt. >> a pleasant week continues. as we look live at sky 6 hd, showing you the center city skyline and bright blue skies be very few clouds. meteorologist, david murphy, is outside with another update from accuweather. hey david. >> reporter: outside is the place to be, low humidity and a light breeze but not as windy as yesterday, as you look up and down the mid-atlantic region, 78 in philadelphia, 78 in new york city, 79 in washington and even down richmond, 77 degrees and pittsburgh 73, 2:0081 and by 4:00, 82, we'll get a high of 83 between that, and by 6:00 back into the upper 70s and mid-70s by 8:00 and 66 by 10:00. getting cooler later tonight. well if are you traveling out west of denver showers and