During that papal visit. Good evening to you, im lucy noland. Im iain page. There are only enough septa passes for a tenth of that so today septa announced a lottery. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live in norristown tonight at one of the few septa stations that be running that weekend. Shawnette. Reporter okay. Iain and lucy heres the deal. 350 thus san Tickets Available for that entire weekend. The tickets are mandatory for travel into the city the weekend the pope will be here whether you plan to come to see him or you need to be here on other business. I think you may have a better chance of actually winning the lottery. Reporter step Regional Rail riders we spoke to arent happy about the lottery that will determine who gets passes into the city the weekend of the papal visit. Just arbitrarily what you can or you cant based upon random number. Septa officials said during a News Conference today that monday august 3rd they will launch a sight built by philadelphia firm ticket leap that
Reporter okay. Iain and lucy heres the deal. 350 thus san Tickets Available for that entire weekend. The tickets are mandatory for travel into the city the weekend the pope will be here whether you plan to come to see him or you need to be here on other business. I think you may have a better chance of actually winning the lottery. Reporter step Regional Rail riders we spoke to arent happy about the lottery that will determine who gets passes into the city the weekend of the papal visit. Just arbitrarily what you can or you cant based upon random number. Septa officials said during a News Conference today that monday august 3rd they will launch a sight built by philadelphia firm ticket leap that will be hosted by amazon. At 12 0 1 00 a. M. People have until 11 59 that night 24 hours to go online and request up to 10 passes at tepp dollars each. Those passes will be for the Regional Rail on September September 26th and 27th and are mandatory for travel into the city for any reason that
Michael the fed is getting easier today. We will go now to top headlines. The market selloff went global and it began in china where stocks fell the most since 2007. It fell more than 8 . There are growing concerns at the chinese economic slowdown is getting worse. At the opencks sell as the dax dropped more than 2 . Futures indicate that u. S. Stocks will be lower at the open and ended last week down the most in almost four years. Oil is down again today as well. Went low 45 per barrel for the first time in more than six years. Three american servicemen have been awarded frances highest decoration, the legion of honor. They helped foil what could have been a mass shooting on a french train and they spoke yesterday at the u. S. Ambassadors residence in paris. The gun man would have been successful if my friend spencer had not gotten up. I want that lesson to be learned Going Forward. In times of terror like that, please do something. Dont just stand by and watch. Vonnie the gun man is
Along with matt pellman. Reporter we have Clear Conditions all that will change later. We can see the clouds the precipitation that are out with a cold front out to the west. That will affect us as it progresses to the east. Ahead of the front well have the winds turn out of the South Southwest that will help the temperatures to rise and the humidity, as well. 69 in philadelphia. 57 in allentown. 61 in reading. 60 in millville, the cool spot, as always. 71 in atlantic city. Take a look at the dewpoints, anything less than 60. Only 61 in the city. Look at the dewpoints in the suburbs, mid 50s in allentown, upper 50s in millville. The dewpoints are going to rise along with the temperatures today. It will feel different this afternoon. Mostly sunny skies turning humid, warm high of 89 degrees, we stay dry during the day, later on this evening, and tonight were tracking an isolated shower and thunderstorm in a few spots as the front comes through, theres a better chance of getting the rain
See on satellite 6 and action radar. It is comfortable with some of the disappoints low in spots. Were watching this front well out to the west. Thats the indication well see showers in spots. We dont have a lot of the activity with it, but it progresses to the east, that will be an issue later on this evening, and in some spots. 59 in allentown. 60 in millville. 70 in cape may and feeling comfortable. The dewpoints measure how much moisture is in the atmosphere and how sticky it feels. 56 in allentown, 57 in reading, 58 in millville, nice and comfortable. Sitting at 60 in philadelphia. Anything above 60 is when you start to feel a little sticky. 89 for the high, were warming up in a big way. The disappoints will rise, 9 00 a. M. , 74. Noon, 84. 3 00 p. M. , 88 sunshine and clouds, 6 00 p. M. Thats when well be watching for a shower or thunderstorm in a couple of spots and 87 degrees for the temperature then. Matt pellman howl do the roads look early on. We are watching several issues,