Invasion, and the whole thing happened while her kids were sleeping upstairs. An action news exclusive. The car theft ring busted by police that is worth a half million dollars. And the big story is the traffic mess that philadelphia drivers are grappling with more than a week before the papal visit. Construction for the popes trip to philadelphia has squeezed the lanes down just in time for the weekend. Crews closed the inner drives of the ben franklin parkway, and the outer drives remain open until next thursday. Katherine scott is live along the ben franklin parkway. People are not happy about the closures to say the least. Reporter that is right, a lot is of frustrated people, instead of thinking of it as eakins oval think of it is eakins horseshoe, however the bottom of the oval, and the inner lanes are now closed and many drivers were met with backups and frustration this morning. This is a mess. Its a mess a morning mess for drivers by the art museum. Terrible. Terrible. Traffic say nightmare. Why couldnt they do this at nighttime . As the city is revving up for the popes arrival, workers along the parkway are multiplying to accommodate the construction the inner lanes of traffic have now been closed and some commuters expected to encounter problems but not so soon. Was standing on the corner waiting for the bus, waiting for the bus and i looked and there was a detour sign. This is terrible, she is late for school and this is college and its not free and im stuck in traffic. Reporter more closures are expected as the world meeting of families and the papal mass is getting closer. One last part of it that will be on the road though, this one. Its good to avoid the area, this is just the beginning when it comes to traffic restrictions, another sign that the papal visit is imminent, normally we see rocky statues and rocky tshirts and now there is papal memorabilia on sale and im sure there is more of that coming. Stay with channel 6 action news and 6abc. Com for updates. Another traffic note for the papal visit this one in city avenue, they are close it next saturday from 10 00 a. M. Until 3 00 p. M. And sunday 10 00 a. M. Until 4 00 p. M. And city avenue northbound side will be shut down to the schuylkill. And southbound from belmont to lancaster avenues. Drivers can cross city avenue sporadically, conshohocken state road, bryn mawr and old land xaster road and land caster avenue. The pope will be traveling to cuba, washington, d. C. And new york. I am going to visit with you to share faith and hope with you. Pope francis released this video expressing his desire to meet parishioners, this morning the pontiff returned to twitter to ask for prayers for his north american tour, he will hold an outdoor mass this on sunday morning, we put everything you need to know on the website, all the information is online at 6abc. Com pope. In other news, Philadelphia Police are looking for three masked men that broke into a home and attacked a woman inside while her children were asleep. It happened at 1 00 this morning on shipley road in the northeast, she heard a noise in the basement and went to investigate and was confronted by the masked men and they forced her into the kitchen looking for things to steal. The male said do not look at us or well shoot you and one male held a gun to her head and the other two she could hear going through the house ransacking the house, the man made off with cash and it happened while the womans 2 and 10yearold children were sleeping upstairs, they are looking for any evidence that the robbers may have left behind. Turning to politics, donald trump is under fire yet again, this time not for what he said but for what he didnt say, after he answered a question at a Campaign Event in New Hampshire last night. Kenneth moton reports in washington. He is known for not holding his tongue but this remark has everyone talking today. We have a problem in this country, its called muslims, we know our current president is not one not even an american. Next question. But any way, we have Training Camps, where they want to kill us. That is my question . Trump sort of answers the question about Training Camps . We are looking at a lot of Different Things but let the inflammatory statements about the president slide. They blamed this on the media for making this on obama calling it obama waging war in this country. All part of the 2008 moment with john mccain. Political watchers say that mccain got it right and Carly Fiorina is under fire for what she said during the debate. Planned parent hood called it an all out lie. I have seen the images, its not a lie. Hillary clinton defended planned parenthood and Chris Christie said he would of told the supporter that the president was a christian. Reporting in washington, Kenneth Moton channel 6 action news. From our delaware newsroom now, two people were hurt after flames broke out in an Apartment Building in new casting, it broke out at the applebee apartment complex at bedford lane, and a second person jumped out of a second story window, both are in stable condition and the cause of the blaze it under investigation. Turning to accuweather, the unseasonably warm temperatures we had all week long are set to stretch into the weekend, looking live from the sky 6 cam, temperatures hover in the 80s on saturday and sunday before cooler weather moves in next week, enjoy it while it lasts, Melissa Magee is in for david murphy out on the terrace. Hi there rick, i am out here enjoying the comfortable weather, because of sun, these temperatures are responding nicely, currently in the city, we are coming in at 81 degrees, 75 in the poconos and 79 along the coast in beach haven and 80 for millville and 80 as well in reading, here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have clear skies from new england to the midatlantic region, we are tracking the cold front off across the west moving across the eastern great lakes and that will start to fizzle out as it works its way eastward, not a lot of precipitation to track over the next 24 to 48 hours, there is an air quality alert, the ozone action day, the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups, limit your activity if are you young or elderly or suffer from respiratory illnesses. We are looking ahead, bright and sunny and 85 degrees, 5 00 p. M. 85 and 7 00 p. M. 81 degrees, 9 00 tonight with a temperature coming in at 75. Well talk about High School Football going on this evening, and cooler air is coming, well let you know when that occurs in the full and accuweather forecast. A wawa star is open at broad and walnut streets, the customers lined up to get through the doors at 8 00 this morning, mayor Michael Nutter was there to help cut the ribbon the store opened just in time for the world meeting of families and the papal visit next week, they hope to serve pope francis a hoagie of his choice and they have established a special fund to fight hunger in the philadelphia region. All hoagie sales in the city of philadelphia a portion will go to the francis fund. The special funds raiser runs from today until september 28th, this new location is the first wawa to offer bar seating along the windows and this brought 80 new jobs to philadelphia. The new video from utah showing the harrowing moment for hikers, after they realized the heavy rain put their lives in danger and the chaos that ensued after a man tried to steal an entire plane. You need to go down its going to flood new video shows hikers desperately running to get to safety after flash flooding struck Zion National park earlier this week. The hikers in the video made it out alive. Several other hikers were found dead in the canyons, park rangers said a flash flooding warning was issued but they could not get them out of park in the time. Republican leaders in washington expect to pass bills today curbing abortion procedures, one bill blocked planned parent hood for a year and one would penalize doctors for not trying to save infants born alive during abortions. Two texas High School Football players were suspended for tackling a referee on the field, Michael Rojas sat down with George Stephanopoulos today and suggested he used racial language. He said speak english this is america. Did you hear that . I heard it. The referee attorneys denied the claims and well hear more from the boys and what is next coming up at 12 30. A texas man launched an ambitious plan to steal an airplane from an airport in waco, the man drove his car through the gates yesterday and his sites were found on the leer jet. And was in the process of removing it from a local business. He failed to reply and he was tasered but that did not stop the suspect. The officer had to go hands on, and the officer is in the process of doing that and has the individual on the ground and the other texas aero employees we are thankful for was called in for evaluation. They believe he was under the influence of narcotics. Scientists unveiled a species of dinosaur found at a fossil dig, they believe they are from a previously uncovered species, the dinosaur was nicknamed ava four years, they have only uncovered a new species three times in the past 24 hours they have been digging. A big weekend for the eagles, they play their big Season Opener at the linc on sunday and their opponent the dalles cowboys, they have not beat them at home since 2011. The eagles are currently 01 since losing their opener in atlanta. A big game for the eagles already. Still to come, its not even fall, but numbers show americans shopping for christmas. And in health check, the new way working out and eating may save your life. Well, believe it or not, christmas is just 97 days away, new numbers show americans are starting their holiday shopping, according to a poll from creditcards. Com, Many Americans have started to shop for the season and they hope to wrap up their shopping by the ends of november. Working out and eating healthy may help your waistline and it turns out it could help your brain ward off cancer, they found that being overweight or obese could increase the risk of a type of brain cancer, and low physical activity could increase brain tumor risk by up to 54 . The Action News Team is out working on news stories beginning at Hurricane Katrina 4 00, here is Alicia Vitarelli with a preview. If are you a fan of krispy kreme or long john silver, brush up on your ahoy or maty, well tell you what dressing up like or talking like a pirate will get you this weekend. Why officials called police when he touched another child over her clothes, there is no doubt that this mexico bus driver was to blame for a crash last summer but not because he was texting, like a lawsuit alleges, well reveal what he was really doing and if this information will change the case. Can you watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet with the 6 abc app. Thank you alicia. As we head into break wrerk taking a live look from sky 6 and the jersey shore, a few people on the beach, Melissa Magee has your weekend forecast from accuweather. Your immune system doesnt work the way it did when rock was young. So we made fluzone highdose vaccine. For people 65 . With a high high higher dose of antigen. Its significantly more effective than fluzone vaccine in preventing flu. Fluzone highdose vaccine is approved for people 65 and older. Its not for anyone whos had a severe allergic reaction to any vaccine component, including eggs, egg products, or to a prior dose of any flu vaccine. Tell your doctor if youve ever had guillainbarre syndrome. Side effects include pain swelling and redness at the injection site; muscle aches, fatigue, headache and fever. Other side effects may occur. If you have other symptoms or problems following vaccination, call your doctor immediately. Vaccination may not protect everyone. So, if you hopped around the clock, ask your doctor or pharmacist about fluzone highdose. Fluzone highdose vaccine. Melissa magee is back inside now, what a way to end the work week. The trend is going to continue into the first half of our weekend rick, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you its dry, High Pressure has been in control, and it stays that way, for the rest of our afternoon, well show you the picture outside and the action cam was outside earlier in the back bays of Atlantic City, and folks are doing surf fishing there, and we have a nice finish on the way tomorrow as well. We are coming in at 80 degrees and still nice and dry and the pressure is 30. 04 and holding steady, along the 95 corridor, lower 80s, and 80 in trenton and along the coast in cape may, 76 and 80 in Atlantic City at the airport. Here is satellite 6 along with action radar it is clear and quiet from new england all the way down to the midatlantic region and off to the west we track this cold front moving across the midwest and the eastern great lakes and as it works its way eastward, a lot of energy with the front starts to fall apart. We track this saturday night into sunday morning but you wont find a whole lot of precipitation in our region. Here is the setup, High Pressure moves offshore and its a great day to have lunch outdoors, high in philadelphia coming in at 87 degrees, and then tomorrow well be tracking the cold front that turns eastward and more humid with a southwesterly win and clouds and high of 86 and the front moves through late saturday night into sunday morning and the possibility of finding showers looks to be more likely on sunday morning, well take you down to the southeast, we are tracking the area of low pressure that will make things turn unsettled for us, in fact in area of low pressure has a 20 likelihood of strengthening into something more tropical. Well keep you posted on that but it looks to stay mainly offshore. Lots of sunshine and light winds and high in philadelphia coming in at 87 and its bright and sunny and mainly clear, its comfortable and 64 degrees in philadelphia. The eagles are at home sunday at the linc taking on the cowboys, 4 25 is kickoff and 77 degrees, once in the Fourth Quarter 72. Here is the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, sunny and warm and enjoy it today, high of 87 and still bright tomorrow and 86 and late saturday into sunday sunshine and a few clouds and High Temperature is 78, in the wake of that front on saturday night, it gets cooler on sunday at 78 and more clouds on monday a high of 74 and this is when things turn unsettled and a shower is likely too, and tuesday clouds and sun and 76 and the first day of fall on wednesday with some rain likely then in at 72 degrees. Thank you melissa. More ahead on our next half hour of action news at noon, do you recognize this man, he is wanted for an arson in center city swren more on the investigation coming up. And a 10yearold boy is being called a hero and his School Bus Crash ended up in a florida lake, how his quick thinking likely saved hi classmates lives. Action news continues at 12 30 with sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. Hello again, sara is off, on action news at 12 30, a luxury car theft ring is busted. And how officials across the country plan to keep you safe while the pope is in town and the two texas Football Players that tackled a ref are offering an apology but putting part of the blame on someone else. Now the details, Philadelphia Police busted a car theft ring reportedly worth half a million dollars, an investigation they are working on for months. Eva pilgram is live outside of Police Headquarters with the exclusive details. Reporter rick, three people are behind bars and more than a dozen cars were confiscated, as police busted the car theft ring worth more than a half million dollars. Only action news is there as crews took its stolen cars away and the raid went down the