A lot of hits this company has taken for their treatment of animals especially elephant and that Program Ended last may 2 2016 combine that with slumping sales that caused managers to make a decision to turn out the lights at the circus. Behind the walls of the Wells Fargo Center the cast of the greatest show on weather prepared for their nineal philly weekend. But outside, protesters stood in the cold holding seen on and voicing opposition to the show. Any animal should never be used for entertainment. Its not necessary. Not in todays world. Joan kon lives in philadelphia and says the circus should not even be here this weekend and she want it to close immediately. People think when the animals are done performing they run free in a field somewhere. They dont. Theyre locked in box cars, trains, theyre abused to do those tricks. Reporter circus officials denied those allegations. And the show this weekend will include new acts and the usual acrobats, kloupz and animals and animal that
Investigators tell us the officers injuries are not lifethreatening and silver pontiac grant pre hit the officer 10 30 and now police are searching for the vehicle as we speak. Well continue to keep an eye on this and bring you any developments we get. Going back to top stories rin ringling brothers circus is in philadelphia for the final tour. Good evening im jessica dean. Im Ukee Washington. David spunt is outside the Wells Fargo Center where the circus is drawing mixed review reviews, david. Reporter ukee, good evening a lot of hits this company has taken for their treatment of animals especially elephant and that Program Ended last may 2 2016 combine that with slumping sales that caused managers to make a decision to turn out the lights at the circus. Behind the walls of the Wells Fargo Center the cast of the greatest show on weather prepared for their nineal philly weekend. But outside, protesters stood in the cold holding seen on and voicing opposition to the show. Any animal sho
Months by pope francis and the world meeting of families. Now including not one but two parades featuring the pontiff. The first parade which will take the holy father from eakins oval to and around city hall will be prior to the start of the festival of families on saturday, september 26th. Reporter second parade happens just before pope francis gives mass on the ben franklin parkway september 27th. Organizers also announced 30,000 tickets for key papal events including 10,000 to see the pope at Independence Hall. Another 10,000 for festivities on saturday 9 26 and a final 10,000 tickets to see the papal parkway mass. They will be first come first serve. Everyone wants to see the pope and we totally, totally get that. Reporter many people we talk with arent sure these changes will make things any easier. We live so close to Independence Hall i thought wed be able to be close enough to see him. Now that theres tickets i dont know whats going to happen. Reporter modifications come after
Months by pope francis and the world meeting of families. Now including not one but two parades featuring the pontiff. The first parade which will take the holy father from eakins oval to and around city hall will be prior to the start of the festival of families on saturday, september 26th. Reporter second parade happens just before pope francis gives mass on the ben franklin parkway september 27th. Organizers also announced 30,000 tickets for key papal events including 10,000 to see the pope at Independence Hall. Another 10,000 for festivities on saturday 9 26 and a final 10,000 tickets to see the papal parkway mass. They will be first come first serve. Everyone wants to see the pope and we totally, totally get that. Reporter many people we talk with arent sure these changes will make things any easier. We live so close to Independence Hall i thought wed be able to be close enough to see him. Now that theres tickets i dont know whats going to happen. Reporter modifications come after
At hall. 10,000 for saturday festivities and 10,000 to see the sunday papal mass. The event itself justifies all of the changes weve seen in recent weeks. Philadelphia is still going to be the best place in the United States to see pope francis. Huge areas are Still Available for tens of thousands of people. But the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association says the sudden changes have already led people to change hotels if not cancel altogether. You have to think about the people who are booking their trips far in advance, paying a loft non come to the see to see the pope. Executive director ed gross says a third of Center City Hotel rooms are Still Available. Theres a sense of urgency but theres not a panic yet for the weekend. I mean i think that, you know, people theres still plenty of time to book those rooms but you know there is a sense of are you john see. Reporter all right. So the big question w do you get those tickets to see the pope . Well the archdiocese says they will relea