septa buses, detours on the benjamin franklin parkway. the rail changes because the papal visit begin at 10:00 p.m. tonight. >> reporter: another cool start when you're dressing the kids throw a light jacket on them on the way out the door. this afternoon it's a day for shorts and ts. here's the proof in that. the numbers are cool. in the 50s in a number of spots, 53 by 9:00. 82 degrees is the high at 3:00 p.m. height winds and fair amount of sunshine and holding on to the mid 70s by 6:00 p.m. all green aircraft on the big board, denoting no major delays and not picking up rain in our most common-traveled destinations. clear sailing from philadelphia international. >>> a pharmaceutical ceo hiked a drug by 4,000%. it helps people with compromised immune systems. he raised the price from $15 a bill to $750 a pill. the increase was necessary to make a profit. he said he will lower the cost, but has not said by how much. >> 5:22 up next in the morning buzz, killing them with kindness, how a michigan mom's actions are getting widespread attent

the benjamin franklin parkway is shut down entirely. not only the inner drives, now it's the inner and outer drives, expect a mess than we saw late last week. benjamin franklin parkway out of commission for preparations for the papal visit this weekend. can you believe we're saying this weekend? i-95 southbound we have an disernt cause -- accident causing a mess approaching cottman. two right lanes squeezing by, a solid jam coming down from woodhaven frankford avenue and the boulevard. the pope's historic trip to philadelphia is this weekend. >> you could face traffic trouble and pay special attention to where you park. >> katherine scott is live on the benjamin franklin parkway which is deserted of vehicles this morning, katherine. >> reporter: it is deserted, but you are going to see traffic in the surrounding areas and the side streets people trying to get around this, because the inner and outer lanes of the benjamin franklin parkway is closed. this is where the papal mass will be held and the festival of families will be held this

the benjamin franklin parkway is closed. about a quarter of the so-called traffic box, dave that they implemented is closed through the area. but the schuylkill expressway open, the vine and the ben good to go. >> reporter: later tomorrow everything will be back in shape, of course "action news" will be the first to let you know. 66 degrees, we're cool to start out. it's kind of a good thing if you want to get errands done or do exercise, go for it. 78 at noon, 83 degrees is the high today. warm and humid. i promised you a look at the airport. let's get you there. atlanta has been looking at rain it's still raining in atlanta. that's a possible source of problems later on. everybody else else is dry, all green aircraft at the big board at the airports in terms of our most commonly traveled destinations. >> a family from pope francis' hometown traveled 13,000 miles to see him in philadelphia. take a look at the snapshot pope francis gracing their children. he have spent time with the family and their four kids. the family spe

benjamin franklin parkway are closed. this, of course, is where the festival of families is being held, the papal mass is being held. the preparation along the parkway are in full swing. towing is in full swing. the efforts to clear the certain streets ahead of the papal visit. last night the towing got underway in the area following the parkway from the area to 12th street. those with the placard from the parking authority are able to use that until thursday and then you have to park your cars in a designated garage. signs went up warning drivers, if you get towed. here's what the ppa said to do. 215-8 of 6 snow. it's the -- 215-866-snow. that will tell them where their car is. there's no fee to get the car back. >> reporter: there's no fee to get the car back, but you will get a 76-dollar ticket. the inner and outer drives are closed. towing continues in southwest philadelphia and in fairmont. live along the parkway, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> a choir in philadelphia is preparing for its performance at

what is not open the benjamin franklin parkway inner and outer drives. last week we had the inner drives close, this morning it's inner and outer which will cause big delays as we kick things off on this monday morning. >> so will the week of the papal visit has arrived, tow trucks began moving cars out of the security zones, the benjamin franklin parkway completely closed which will make the monday morning commute difficult. katherine scott is live along the parkway, how we doing now, catherine. it is early right now, so far so good, last friday when the inner lanes were closed we saw problems in the area. of course, the outer lanes are closed as well. again, the inner and outer lanes of the benjamin franklin parkway are closed. the best thing to do is avoid this area morning because there are going to be traffic issues. also going on today, towing will continue as the city works to clear the streets ahead of the pope's visit. last night the area was for residents along park street. residents have to move to a designated garage where they have to stay f

that means if you're trying to use the benjamin franklin parkway after 10:00 a.m. you'll be out of luck. if you're getting off at spring garden or the mlk drive at eakens oval you'll be sent to 24th street toward the vine street expressway. if you're coming to kelly drive you'll be detoured on to fairmont. those detours are set up at 10:00 a.m. this morning. saturday morning, you get more closures including the ramp from the vine westbound to 22nd street that will be blocked all weekend because of the festivities and portions of all those other streets including spring garden, pennsylvania avenue, park town place a bunch of nbdz -- numbered streets will be in effect because of made in america festival. west goshen we're watching a downed tree blocking phoenixville pike. airport road is an alternate. computer commuter report down the shore, no problems reported it is a great time to download the waze app. it can give you advice. >> it is a great tool. >>> brand new an 11-year-old was left alone with his younger sister at their missouri home shot and killed an intrud

looking at the vine street expressway at the benjamin franklin parkway. many. ramps off the vine street expressway will be closing at 10:00 p.m. including that one off to the right that leads to the vine street expressway to the benjamin franklin parkway. the ramps will close in anticipation of the papal visit. septa buses detours are in effect for those who travel along the benjamin franklin parkway. i've been talking to people it's taking extra long for those who use them. the rails, surban -- suburban station and 5th street station will close. >> reporter: the good thing about this job you get up early ahead of the traffic. we're looking at temperatures in the up 50s this afternoon. shorts and ts. we're in the 50s and 40s in the northern and western suburbs. mainly 50s in the south jersey and up and down the state of delaware. if you're planning to exercise, you can do that between now and 9:00 a.m. this afternoon, 76 degrees by noon. if you're going out and about this afternoon get the ac going in the car. 82 is the high. not a lot of wind mostly sunny skie

franklin parkway. new jersey transit access link suspended that doesn't go back until tomorrow. the rest of the new jersey transit is looking okay. this is the so-called traffic box area, early when we went on, three-quarters of it has been taken out. right now we have broad street restricted in front of city hall. they have staging there. and the benjamin franklin parkway we have restrictions there, they have started to open the outer drive, inner drive in some of those areas. i talked to the police a little bit ago. they told me most of the area is all opened up back now, the main issues remain on the benjamin franklin parkway. the changes with mass trans i want will be more regular starting tomorrow morning. >> meantime the pontiff left philadelphia last night. "action news" was there for a final wave goodbye before he boarded shepherd one. he told reporters the united states surprised him, especially the warmth of the of people. he is back at the vatican hopefully getting much-needed rest after an

talk about the closures, the benjamin franklin parkway we're looking live the benjamin franklin parkway is closed and will remain closed through next week. kelly drive is closed and we're seeing more and more each day you'll have to give yourself extra time as you try to navigate. i-95 southbound no closures here as you head toward center city live at cottman no overnight construction and no delays just yet. 422 eastbound traffic past trooper looking okay. westbound we have a disabled vehicle off to the shoulder. watch to that, penndot is on hand and asking with that. matt and tam. -- assist with that. matt and tam. >> well, we're just two days and two hours looking at the clock before pope francis arrives in philadelphia. the city's transformation is nearly complete. let's go live to katherine scott live along the parkway with what you need to know about the next phase of construction. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we are getting close, as we get closer there's more to keep in mind as you navigate the city. as you can see in the last couple of days a lot of work has been done. tonigh

the only difficulty is with the buses where you have the benjamin franklin parkway shut down. they will be detoured. they are in the process of getting everything running back on the regular schedule. things are moving better less detours than yesterday. if you're traveling around, we have .3 vis -- visibility in toms river. 3 in millville. 8 in philadelphia. .3 in poconos. 61 in quakertown, mild. 66 degrees in center city. 64 in glassboro. 63 in dover, delaware. as you head out today, 83, sunny breaks, warm and muggy today, tam. >>> new on "action news," a 13-year-old is dead after a freak accident involving a forklift in philadelphia's wissinoming section. police say the incident happened on the 5100 block of conley street. the teen was playing on the forklift when he was crushed to death. no word if anyone will be charged with the teen's death. >>> a 5th person has died after being injured in a duck boat collision in seattle. a potentially dangerous failure point in the duck boat's axle involved in 2013, but did not have it fixed. the owner of the duck boat company suspende

it was part of his homily during the papal mass on the benjamin franklin parkway. white and yellow umbrellas spread out among the crowd giving communion to tens of thousands of people. streets department started cleaning the parkway as soon as mass concluded yesterday. katherine scott is live along the parkway. >> reporter: hey, matt, they made a lot of progress overnight. a lot of structures went up for this huge weekend. you can see the heavy security fencing that went up across the city is being taken down right near the basilica. there's an effort like that across the city. crews started to breakdown almost immediately after the papal parkway. all the seating needed to be packed away, the thousands of children's that were set up for people with tickets. many thousand more stood. they are making progress. some of the roads are opening back up. penndot opened 76 last night. the vine street expressway is open, but some of the ramps are closed. in center city the crews are out taking down the barriers for the weekend. as that is happening we'll see more and more ro

concert underway right now ahead of the papal parade on the benjamin franklin parkway in about an hour. fantastic music. just incredible to watch this all unfold today. hello, everyone. i'm kelly wright. welcome to fox news' live coverage of pope francis in america. >> breath taking today. hello, i'm uma pemmaraju. the holy father is on the final leg of his trip to america. for him, this last stop in philadelphia is the main event. the catholic church's world festival of families. laura angle is live on the parkway which is packed for this much anticipated event. laura? >> reporter: it is indeed. this international celebration, as you mentioned, has officially been. we have been listening to sound checks over the last few hours, but here we stand hearing these heavenly voices, the excitement is building and whether you are watching this on fox news, if you are lucky enough to make it here to philadelphia, if you're listening on radio, history is unfolding before all of us now as the people of philadelphia are celebrating this historic moment in their city's history, the city of brother

things get moore interesting as the day continues along the benjamin franklin parkway. down tree blocking phoenixville pike use pottstown pike or airport road. 422 is block in the westbound direction near route 100 for another ten minutes for overnight construction. they are detouring you to high street. 724 is another. once you head out in the next ten minutes you should be good to go on 422. a truck fire on the new jersey turnpike northbound in south brunswick past exit 8-a for jamesberg. you can get by without too much of a problem. >> a reward for the killing of an excessive of a supermarket chain. gary red nor was found beaten to death back in march 2008. he was the executive vice president of the redner's chain. >>> philadelphia police are hoping someone recognizes this bank robbery suspect. he used a demand note, but police consider him armed and dangerous. they are offering a cash rewith ard for tips leading to the man's arrest. >> vice president joe biden said he is unsure about seeking a run for presidency. biden said his decision will depend on whether he and

we're nice and clear and open at the bottom of the screen is the benjamin franklin parkway. inner drive remains blocked because of made of in america preparation. the outer drive closes this morning. we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. girard avenue, there's a broken down tanker truck taking out the right lane. no delays at this point, we'll look closely at that penndot truck. watching a downed tree in west goshen closing phoenixville pike and pottstown pike or airport road are alternates. watch out for a crash at main street at hamilton street by alfredonon0s. >>> a pregnant woman a month out from her due date and a man was shot sitting on the stoop. katherine scott has the latest on the story. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police are looking for two american involved in the double shooting. both victims are in stable condition. one of victims is 8 months pregnant. there were witnesses that were taken to northeast detective's to be interviewed. this happened around 10:00 p.m. in frankford. police say the two victims were sitting on the front steps of the home on

the benjamin franklin parkway restricted this morning. northeast extension northbound approaching lansdale. construction blocking the right lane. northeast past quakertown and lehigh valley. a lot of different crews out there working hard early this morning. >> matt and tam. >>> now the race for the white house. donl trump came under fire how he handled supporter who had harsh comments about >> reporter: donald trump facing a new controversy will rhetoric on the campaign trail this time it's about what he did not say. >> we have a problem in this country we call muslim. we know our current president is one. you know he is not an american. >> trump criticized for not denouncing the man at the new hampshire town hall who called muslims a problem in the u.s. and falsely called president obama a muslim and none citizen. the republican frontrunner claims he was the winner of the second gop primary debate watched by 23 million people. most believe the blue ribbon goes to carly fiorina who is also facing questions about a key moment in the debat

benjamin franklin parkway between 20th and eakens oval we have the inner drive closed for the made in america preparations through tuesday morning. >> police are on the hunt for two men who carried out a violent home invasion. katherine scott has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tam, this was a frightening ordeal for these women detective's at the northeast division are investigating both of the men had guns and demanded money and told the women if they didn't cooperate they would be killed. a home-invasion robbery in lawncrest. police are looking for the twomen emen behind it. police say a 56-year-old woman pulled into the back drive way around 9:30. as she entered the back door, two men pushed her inside at gunpoint. >> they forced her on the floor and struck her in the face with the gun causing injury to her lip. >> reporter: when the woman's mother came to investigate she was hit in the head several times they were forced to the kitchen floor with guns to their heads. >> the people were asking about the money, they said they didn't have any money. >> reporter: the men ransac

. >> benjamin franklin parkway draws a big crowd in made in america festival. it's now underway. >> temple beats penn state for the first time since 1941. >> thousands enjoying a holiday getaway at the jersey shore. sky6 live hd looking live at atlantic city. it's going to be gorgeous, we couldn't ask for better weather, unofficial end of summer for a lot of folks. trish hartman will have more from the shore coming up. chris sowers is outside with the accuweather forecast. how perfect is it going to be today? >> reporter: it's going to be as perfect as it's going to get. we turned the the air-conditioning off this morning it's been the coolest it's been in two months. 56 in allentown. reading, 58. trenton, 59. dover, 60. philadelphia checking in at 64. you can go along and turn your air-conditioning off, as well. today will be a pleasant afternoon, high temperatures in the mid 80s, the you'll have to turn it back on as we get into tomorrow night and tuesday and wednesday as we start to see the heat and humidity build into the region. crystal clear skies, no iss

franklin parkway. septa officials estimated 40,000 passengers were brought into the city yesterday. with a lot times were estimated about an hour getting on the subway. about 700 volunteers helped to guide people to their trains which helped tremendously. worshipers say despite the wait to get home they had an unforgettable experience. >> mass was incredible, i'm getting goose bump also talking about it right now. it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> it was one of the best experiences i ever had in my life. i'm glad i drove 6 hours 0 to get here and see the holy father have mass. >>> again, septa regional rails are operating on a saturday schedule, patco is using a special schedule today and if you use the ben it's opened to vehicular traffic. >> thank you for that. >>> with so many people in town for the papal visit, philadelphia international airport is feeling the rush. the lines going through security were longer than usual. travelers were asked to arrive 3 hours before international departu

instead of the benjamin franklin parkway take 676 to fairmont avenue or jfk boulevard instead. we had an accident on the westbound walt whitman bridge at the mid span of the bridge. they are in the process of clearing that out. it should not be a process for you. you're looking gooden 0 the walt whitman bridge. in pennsauken, new jersey, it's a water main break southbound before you hit route 90. look for that to be causing restrictions. matt. >> breaking news, an accident left a number of cars damaged in south philadelphia. the action cam is live on the ten hundred block of south street. sunny this is a tight area of south street. the impact sent the vehicles flying into four parked cars. there were no serious injuries, but a lot of wreckage there. >>> breaking, a woman was shot while walking near a trail in fairmont park. several men jumped out and shot the victim with the pelt gun, they believe the attack is random. annie mccormick is live near the scene along kelly drive with more. annie. >> reporter: yeah, matt, that's right, scary moments for the young women who police sa

the benjamin franklin parkway inner drive is closed. they blocked the right lane and blocked the entire inner drive causing gridlock. it's not reopening until the tuesday after the pope visit on the 29th we're seeing problems with traffic related to the pope. you need to be mind of that as you head out. this is a car, looks like the car overheated. we have penndot on the scene and police on the scene and fire truck out here a second ago. this is the blue route as we look live southbound approaching the schuylkill expressway off to the right side. just watch for this with police and penndot on the scene. we had a fire truck here, as well. we have not seen any flames with this, watch for that off to the right. on the blue route southbound traffic is moving mostly off to the side. northeast extension overnight construction is cleared. northeast extension will be closed both ways between mid county and lansdale and sunday morning from midnight to 6:00 a.m. they will have construction overnight it will be closed. you'll have to stick to 309

we can see the vine street expressway shut down, the benjamin franklin parkway all of the closures in center city. the waze app is a good way to track that. it's funny to pull out wide and look at this. we can see the schuylkill expressway and all the closures on the schuylkill expressway, as well that you have, of course, westbound is shut down from the blue route all the way to i-95. westbound i-95 to route 1. this is a good way to help you out. of course i could help you, too, because i'll be here around the clock. matt, tam and dave. >> we will too, it is a party before the papal mass. >> reporter: right, today, similar to yesterday, clouds, sunny breaks, a little breezy and doesn't look like it's going to rain. very small chance. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry. as we look outside we're looking at decent conditions out there, clouds, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows a sprinkle by washington and out on the other side of gettysburg this is migrating toward the north and not in our direction. the farther west you go in pennsylvania the better chance you have

the benjamin franklin parkway is shut down, that will continue to be for a while. the ben franklin bridge is reopened. 676 in new jersey and the admiral wilson boulevard have reopened. things looking better right there. i want to go over the regional rails, today is running on a saturday schedule. all the stations are open. that's better news, someone was asking me this on twitter. the broad street line, 5, 15, city hall stations are open and back to normal. everything is reopen like the vinyl. we have a tiny weather issue, a little bit of fog, 1.3 in toms river, 1.5 in millville. it's kind of warm and muggy. 61 in quakertown and saint davids. 66 in center city. 65 in ewing. 62 in hammonton, 63 in dover, delaware. heading up to a partly sunny day, 83 degrees is the high, tam. >> thank you, karen. the. >>> new only "action news," a 13-year-old is dead after a freak accident involving a fork lift. police say the incident happened before 9:30 p.m. on comly street. according to investigators the teenager was playing on the forklift about friends when he was crushed to

we'll take another look live on stage on the benjamin franklin parkway. this is the center of activity tonight. this is the focus of our attention tonight, this is the festival of families! and "action news" continues in just a moment. >> in the view from sky6 live hd from our new parkway studio overlooking the parkway and beyond to eakens oval. the parkway was pattern was designed after the shawnt -- chant in paris. let's go live to david henry. you've been keeping track of the biggest security event in history of the city. in 12 1/2 hours, the ts agents have nothing to do. they have shut down this checkpoint at broad and chestnut. it was the busiest throughout the day. 20,000 people, plus, passing through here. we have video to show you earlier. is they decided to shut this checkpoint town early because the crush of human was so great there was a danger of filling the entire street between the checkpoint and city hall. people were starting to pile up and back up at city hall. they had nowhere to go, there's a danger with another couple thousand people w

franklin parkway, keeping it shut down and he he will visit the festival of families and that's at 7:30 tonight, so again, another packed day for pope francis as the plane turns on the tarmac, you can hear the screaming. >> wow, people. >> giving us a wave. >> and after that, what a beautiful image that was, one final wave from even inside that plane, there's cardinal dolan talking to some members of the crowd, those folks as marcus reported did have to get tickets and they wanted to be there and they were picked by the parishes to be there to watch the plane take off, we're going to stick with this until the plane is safely in the air for the short trip down to philadelphia, which struck me, so many images over the past 40 hours, some of the things in terms of the kids, the way he interacts with them then there was that one moment during the mass this father was cradling a sick child, you can see the oxygen tube in to the little, i think it was the girl [ bleep ] nose -- girl's nose, the pope put his hand on the child's head, the parents were chiing and -- child and incredibly tende

festival. >> another sellout crowd will be on the benjamin franklin parkway today as the festival wraps up. >> reporter: jeff chirico was there as the crowd awaited queen bee. >>> i was celebrating. >> spending it here with you guys in philly. >> reporter: earlier in the day, 90s hip hop band daylight soul got fans on their feet. >> they are got it going on. people my age are not akuwaited with them, they are really good. >> reporter: pop star nick jonas singing his hit chained with 1,000 other people. >> beautiful weather, perfect scenery, people came from all over the state and the country just to be at this event. >> reporter: organized by rapper jay-z it was queen bee who brought these ladies from washington, d.c. >> queen bee brought us up here. >> now the fourth year the made in america festival becoming a philadelphia tradition. >> how many people come together. >> reporter: it is not over yet. more than 30 musical acts expected to perform for day two, it all kicks off just after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. on the parkway, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> once made in ameri

front loaders hauled way piles of trash from the benjamin franklin parkway. the performer known always the weekend headlined last night's show. jay-z organized the annual festival, his wife headlined saturday night. >>> if you're heading home from the shore you'll have plenty of company on the road. 30.4 million drivers will be on the road the most in seven years. the best time to drive home the morning the earlier the better. if you're thinking of putting off the road trip until tomorrow, that may not be a good idea. you could run into a double doles of traffic do to other extended vacationers and work day commuters. >> gas prices are unusually low. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we have no precipitation out there, as you look outside, very little cloud cover, as well. sunny skies building across the region this morning staying sunny as we roll through labored. 57 degrees in allentown, upper 50s in reading and lancaster and millville. cool and comfortable in a lot of neighborhoods this morning. philadelphia is up to 70 where you get the radian

benjamin franklin parkway this will jam you up as well. the inner drive is closed between 20th and eakens oval. doesn't reopen until tuesday morning. it is closed through tuesday morning. expect delays, accidents in abington at london road. i-95 southbound is a mess. >> brazen bandits terrorized a mother and daughter in a home invasioning in lawncrest section of philadelphia. katherine scott has the details and the story. >> reporter: there are surveillance cameras in the back and the front of the home. police believe there's footage that can help in the investigation. detectives are investigating. one of the victims told police she got out of the car and didn't see anybody and walked to the back door and suddenly two men appeared. a terrifying home invasion in lawncrest leaves two women injured, one in the hospital. police say a 56-year-old woman returning from work hulled pulled into the back drive of her home. as she entered the back door, two men pushed her inside at gunpoint and hit her in the face with the gun. soon the woman's 0 mot

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katherine scott is live along the benjamin franklin parkway with more on the story. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we don't have any details on what the disruptive threat was, discredit service isn't commenting. you could hear the sounds of sledge hammers across the parkway as the infrastructure for the papal visit is going you mean. preparations are moving full steam ahead despite federal officials disrupted a threat against pope francis. >> we are monitoring threats against the pope as he comes into the united states. we have disrupted one particular case. >> reporter: a threat is e was very aspirational and nowhere near being an active plot. bob brady weighed in. if it's supposed to be a classified thing i don't know why he would say good something on to have. >> reporter: ppa will hands-on out special parking placards for those who live in center city. all vehicles must be moved from affected streets or they will be towed. for $20 you can get a pass for the papal weekend you don't have to pay for the pass if you have a valid residential

. >> reporter: no cars on the benjamin franklin parkway we look at the benjamin franklin parkway the inner drive is closed right now. at first they blocked the right lane with equipment getting ready for the papal visit. now the inner drive closed happening yesterday morning. again today we expect gridlock already preparing and seeing effects of traffic with the pope's visit. it will be closed through september 29. on the schuylkill expressway here we are at city avenue. westbound traffic heading toward gladwyn. up ahead approaching belmont, overnight construction is cleared. no delays on the schuylkill expressway. construction blocking the left lane in new castle county highway one between 273 and i-95 southbound near 896. this is scheduled to clear at 6:00 a.m. until then you'll see a slower go. crews until 6:00 a.m., 295 southbound to 42. the ramp to 295 to 168 remains closed. 295 between 47 and 42 construction blocking a lane. you've got a slow go. >> a woman found herself on her kitchen floor with a gun at her head while masked men ransacked the home. worst of all her sleeping c

a live look at the benjamin franklin parkway. known as the grandest street in philadelphia. all the grandeur by the million-plus expected people all waiting to listen to the pope deliver his mass there about 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. it's the pope's final day in the united states. an eventful one. the pope meeting with victims of sex abuse. in remarks this morning the pope saying he met with individuals and the church will be held accountable for its members' actions. >> translator: god weeps. for the sexual abuse of children, these cannot be maintained in secret. and i commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and that all responsible will be held accountable. >> shortly after that, the pope met with prisoners at a correctional facility in philadelphia, engaging with inmates and offering compassion. >> translator: i stand among you a pastor, a shepherd, and above all as your brother. to share in your plight and make it my own. i am here that we may join in prayer and bring before our god everything that causes us pain. but to also bring everything tha

isn't that a gorgeous shot up the benjamin franklin parkway toward the art museum. if you can't see the pope, not to worry there are jumbotrons posted around the parkway so people can follow along with the mass. people i've been speaking to are so excited to not just see the pope, but feel the energy from the crowd. when the popemobile came past, the crowd was roaring. you will see the same energy when he comes along the parkway when he celebrates mass. people say even a glimpse will be worth it, even a flips will be powerful. -- even a glimpse will be powerful. >>> what will it mean for you to see him. >> we will be blessed. >> reporter: back here live there's a woman playing ga -- guitar. the people's pope is so loved. we've heard time and time again this is a once in a lifetime experience this pope and his message is a breath of fresh air for catholics around the world. they don't mind getting here early and they want to be part of the historic mass taking part on the parkway this afternoon. >> pope francis is familiarizing himself which includes rocky balance ba

this is of the benjamin franklin parkway. it was. actually this is inside of the church. there you go, an outside view, another vantage point, where the pope will celebrate a closing mass for the world meeting of families. >> the security preparing for more than a million people. eun yang live in philadelphia overlooking where that mass will take place. how has the brotherly love been? >> you know what, adam? your hometown is treating us very well, i have to say. the pope just arrived at the seminary to greet about 150 bishops and seminarians and talk about family. it's really been his focus while he's been in philadelphia for the final leg of his u.s. trip. yesterday he really talked about caring for the young and the old and how important that is. you know how he has a tendency to teach by example. he is expected to visit with the oldest and the youngest. a lot of people traveled from far distances and waited in long lines just to get a glimpse of the pope. i say they're happy to be in the same city with him. today we're seeing more activity, more paem on the streets. w

he's going to be speaking at benjamin franklin parkway. >> this is benjamin franklin parkway right here. at the other end is independence hall where the declaration of independence was signed more than 200 years ago, and the u.s. constitution was put together. the events this evening, this will be a really festive occasion. that's where you see the huge crowds with a concert highlighted by the italian tenor. also the colombian rock star juanez. the pope will be ready to enjoy that event as well. >> yes, going out on a high note. thank you very much, tom ackerman watching events with pope francis in philadelphia. thank you. well, still to come on the program, why iraq's while defeating isil is stalling. plus a symbol of identity. displaying interests of a boat that will take the region a step closer to splitting from spain. >> the top stories on al jazeera. saudi arabia said that the death toll from the stampede at hajj has raise on it 7 of the. another 934 were injured. officials are still trying to identify all of the nationalities of those who were killed. the pentagon has a admitted

a stretch of the benjamin franklin parkway will completely shut down in a half-hour as the work continues on the alter for the pope's mass next sunday. the inner drive closes thursday, the outer drive closes kelly drive. drivers coming from martin luther king will be diverted off eakens oval at 24th street ramp to the vine street expressway. meanwhile, as many as a million people are expected to crowd the parkway to see the holy father. "action news" has learned that only a small fractions may make it to the parkway. >> reporter: outside the basilica, the excitement is buildings for the papal visit a week away. >> once in a lifetime. i'm very excited. >> i have france fever. >> reporter: the faithful preparing for a celebration like none other that has construction crews working into the night on the benjamin franklin parkway. >> i hope it's big, i think it. it seems like the city is preparing for a party. >> reporter: but how big? mayor nutter said he expects a million pilgrims to attend sunday mass, but the secret service said less than # -- 300,000 will fit on the parkway. 08,000 in th

benjamin franklin parkway the right lane is blocked, out bound. elsewhere on the looking good so far. >> philadelphia is acting as pope francis would when it comes to his main mission help the poor. the city is reaching out to the homeless with important information how the papal visit will affect them. katherine scott has more on the parkway with that story. >> reporter: a lot of people coming to town, the world meeting of families starts at the convention center next tuesday and there's the events next weekend including the festival of families on the parkway and the progress on the parkway you can see it each and every days the set up continues. with the events coming people are wondering what's happening to the homeless it was back in july when cell phone video captured a homeless man in a scuffle with the mayor's guard. he was angry that the homeless were being removed from the parkway during the papal visit. >> we'll not be allowed on the parkway when the pope comes. i only sleep down here when it's going to rain. >> reporter: over the next

benjamin franklin parkway is shut down as the benjamin franklin parkway has been shut down that continues today. vine street expressway is open, we can see the ramp closures for broad. we have the ramps shut down, the schuylkill expressway is open, the vine is open until 10:00 p.m. tonight. i-95 is open through the weekend. cottman southbound traffic heading toward center city. you expect to see extra volume on the other highways. 676 northbound will shut down at 10:00 p.m. admiral wilson boulevard leading to the ben franklin bridge will shut down. 42 you're fine to take that this morning, matt and tam. >> crews are working around the clock to make sure the city is ready for the arrival of pope francis tomorrow morning. security fences are coming up. new rules to get around are going into effect. katherine scott managed to find her way into center city. it was not easy. with more on the story, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, it was not easy. there are a lot of closures in effect. a lot to keep in mind as you head out. we're at broad and vine. you can see

. >> tens of thousands fill the benjamin franklin parkway for the made in america festival. now it's time to clean up. >> it's time for another heat wave. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we're looking at clear skies across the region, maybe a few clouds out there. but it looks like another day for sunglasses and sunscreen. 70 in philadelphia. 64 in wilmington. 56 in allentown. still cool and comfortable up north. 70 for the early morning stroll on the boardwalk in cape may. dewpoints are in the 50s in a a lot spots. that's comfortable. every now and then we get into the low to mid 60s. 66 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. comfortable under mainly clear skies. as we head into the afternoon, a tad hotter than yesterday. 70 by 9:00. 83 by noon. the high today is 90 degrees around 3:00 p.m. yesterday we stopped at 88. so a little bit hotter but not much different than yesterday with all the sunshine. enjoy it while you got, because tomorrow the higher heat and humidity returns. >> reporter: david i have to say you out-did yourself with the weather.

the benjamin franklin parkway outbound we have the right lane blocked, you want to get readier for -- ready for the restrictions for the papal visit. we see crews out there and the ramps to the eastbound lanes we have crews out there currently this morning that will be clearing out in a couple of minutes or two if they are on time. let's look in new jersey, 42 northbound traffic southbound past 55 we had emergency sign repair. it had been blocking the three right lanes, they cleared that. so looking better right now. traffic is moving okay northbound. matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> developing news this morning, there were two separate shootings in philadelphia overnight, three people were hit by all of the gunfire. now in the first incident it happened at 54th and walnut in west philadelphia. two men were shot during an attempted robbery late last night. both men were taken to presbyterian hospital where they are in stable condition. police are looking at nearby surveillance video hoping for possible suspects. >>> in the second event of the gunfire, a 23-year-old man was shot

his biggest event, though, which you saw a few minutes ago, the mass on benjamin franklin parkway. it just wrapped up. thousands upon thousands descended on philadelphia for this special event. >> in less than two hours, pope francis will head back to rome. we want to take you back to philadelphia. that's where eyewitness news anchor bill ritter is tonight leading our coverage. bill? >> reporter: sandra and joe, on this, the 8th day, this pope was ready to go home. the leader of the world's 1.2 million catholics. 72 million in this country with an incredible journey. cuba then the united states making today his final pleas for peace and social justifies. pope francis, what incredible energy. we saw him all week, amazing for a man 78 years old. he seemed frankly more tired today. the steps on the altar, a little more work, effort than we have seen him given aid before. the couple hundred thousand people, the pope shut his eyes, perhaps in reflection. his homily about ten minutes or so asking those gathered in his shining but general way to focus on the kind of lives they want for th

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. >> let's look live at the benjamin franklin parkway. this is where the pontiff will celebrate mass before a huge crowd. he'll be here at eakens oval. the parkway is a ghost town before being shut down with an unprecedented number of security forces moving in. our erin o'hern is at eakens oval. with a look at what the pope will see as the looks out into the faces of the faithful, many will be emotional as he celebrates the family and mass before them. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, it will be emotional. it's been emotional watching pope francis as he made his stops in washington, d.c. and new york city and touched the spirit of the crowds that gathered in these cities to get a view of the holy father. in philadelphia we're ready. take a look behind me. it is a magnificent view that stage. the parkway has been transformed. this will be the focal point that stage behind me. right now that stage has been transformed into a stage for the celebration tonight and the concert and overnight it will be transformed into an alter for sund

the inner drive of the benjamin franklin parkway still closed and kelly drive between fairmount and the museum, that stretch still closed. >> soggy streets? >> soggy streets is better. >> it could be tricky. well, there's an app out there. it's called periscope. if you don't have it. get it and check it out. it allows you to see leave feed going on all over the world. we even got one here set up that shows everything that happens between behind the scenes of this newscast. >> including this. we love having conversations with our viewers. again, it's periscope, download it. then our address is nbc philadelphia. >>> coming up next, swarmed. if you're scared of bees, this is probably not the story for you. we'll explain how a sheriff's deputy became trapped in his cruiser and still managed to capture these pictures. ♪ it's not about hugging trees. it's not about being wasteful either. ♪ you just gotta find that balance. ♪ where taking care of yourself takes care of more than just yourself. ♪ lease an mkz hybrid for $299 a month only at your lincoln dealer. ♪ >>> all right. so we

franklin parkway. the afternoon -- archdiocese of philadelphia and other diocese will distribute them. you don't need the tickets to join in as a whole. anyone is free to populate this purple area open access, jumbotrons will be set up to hear and see the pope. there are five thousand tickets that will available online new few days. we posted details and just released security checkpoints how to access the parkway at 6abc.com. we'll run down what you can and not bring in the parkway events in the next half-hour. >>> lower merion schools are closing due to the pope's visit friday september 25th and open two hours late september 28 after the pope left. this will not mean an expansion of the school year. >>> the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul is celebrating the knotted grotto today. it's meant to represent the struggles that people go through in life. the saturday is on display threw the september 27. >> not september like. >> reporter: not by a long shot. we're well in the 90s and humid toda

the inner drive of the benjamin franklin parkway remains closed until tomorrow morning when they do all the clean up there, as well. the boulevard, southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway, light volume, roads are clear, the majors are looking good. >> breaking right now. police are trying to figure out why a car flipped over on to its side in center city early morning. witnesses tell police a number of people turned the car over, yeah, people did this, at 4th and lumbard at 3:00 a.m. and ran away. no one was hurt and so far it's unclear who did it and really the reasons why. >> we continue to watch a developing story, a woman shot in fairmont shot near boathouse row early this morning. the woman was walking near a trail on kelly drive around 12:30 a.m. when several men jumped out from the weeds they shot her in the leg with a pellet gun and ran away. the woman is in stable condition. police believe was a random act. >>> new on "action news," one person is on the mend following a crash and chase in south jersey. the action cam was on the scene at route 55 in mantua to

. >>> a stretch of the benjamin franklin parkway is completely shut down as the work continues on the alter for the pontiff's mass. the inner drives closed thursday, the outer drives closed from kelly street to kelly drive. you'll have to go streets to kelly drive. >>> we're getting a better picture how many people will be able to make it on to the benjamin franklin parkway for the next sunday's mass. mayor nutter said he expects a million people to attend. but the secret service estimates less than 300,000 people will fit on the parkway. that would put the 80,000 people in the ticketed area in red and 150 to 200,000 in the access area in purple. the new numbers are not some people. >> the secret service is warning people it could take two to three hours to get through security check points. >>> a warning for those inside security zones officials will begin towing cars parked on the streets this weekend beginning at 6:00 p.m. there are exemptionses -- exemptions for people who have special placards. >>> septa will sell one day regional rail passes available at jefferson and suburban s

you mentioned the benjamin franklin parkway. this is where people have been gathering all morning long for this outdoor event. this will have aretha franklin, jim gaffigan and others. they are going through a lot of security, there are checkpoints and every single person who wants to get into this perimeter will have to walk through a magnetometer and have their bags checked, hopefully in an orderly fashion. law enforcement saying you have to bring your patience today. >> we know washington and new york, big cities that are prepared for events of this magnitude. how would you say the security setup compares to -- from there in philadelphia to how new york and washington has responded? >> reporter: i think the biggest difference is in washington, d.c., the security was focused around the events where the pope would be, the vatican embassy, there was security around the vatican embassy where he was staying while in washington, d.c. as he made his way to different locations, the basilica of the national shrine of immaculate concept

now we have the ramps to broad street and benjamin franklin parkway closed. the local vine we see closures. the expressway closes tonight at 10:00 p.m. and that's when the ben franklin bridge closes as well. we have westbound traffic coming into the city. we have light volume no problems, if you're worried about coming to work today you can use the ben and the schuylkill expressway that doesn't close until tonight at 10:00 p.m. looking at the schuylkill expressway montgomery drive traffic moving just fine. no issues, we have light volume the schuylkill expressway closes tonight at 10:00 p.m. we'll talk about the closures more and more coming in. >> crews are working around the clock to make sure the city is ready for pope francis. security fences are going up and new rules to get around are about to go into into effect. >> katherine scott is live in center city it's more difficult to get into today than yesterday. >> reporter: that's true, there's a lot of excitement about the pope's arrival, but there's challenges, as well, when it comes to in in navigatie c

"action news," it's another day of music on the benjamin franklin parkway as the fourth animal made in america festival continues. yesterday 70,000 people came from all over the country to see nick jonas and other performers. it was organized by jay-z. >>> a philadelphia firefighter is recovering after falling through stairs while battling a house fire in west philadelphia late last night. his injuries were not life threatening. the blaze displaced a woman and 6 children. >>> swimmers at the jersey shore are urge to play it safe. beach patrols were keeping people close because of rough waves and the risk of rip currents. swimmers are under to listener to -- listen to lifeguards. >> we were talking how they are losing sand in avalon. >> reporter: strathmere has lost sand, imagine what's going to happen this winter season. that's the concern down the jersey shore, rip currents. 86 degrees in the city. 79 for the shore, 79 for the poconos. 90 degrees tomorrow, 92 tuesday, wednesday, 93. that's the next heat wave. it doesn't last very long, three days, that's it. i hope. >> fy. i philosoph

benjamin franklin parkway are closed. you can use 22nd as the cross street. but you might want to avoid the area altogether if you can. by the way it's true there's no fee to get your car back if you're towed, but you're subject to a 76-dollar ticket for illegal parking. reporting live in fairmont, walter perez channel 6 "action news." >> walter, thank you. >>> of course, we'll be following the pope's u.s. visit with live reports all this week and into the weekend. monica malpass and i will be in washington tomorrow when the pope first sets foot on american soil. when he gets to new york city, sarah bloomquist and eva pilgrim will have live cover ooj -- coverage from there on friday. the "action news" team will spread out throughout the area to cover his touchdown in philadelphia through the mass on the parkway and the departure on sunday evening. even if you're out, keep up with it at 6abc.com. >>> the pope isn't the only world leader who will be in the u.s. this week. china's president is kicking off his first state visit with a stopover in seattle where he