Philadelphia, 65 degrees, lots of sunshine, north of west cooler for our cities to the north and west. Then our suburbs closer to 62 degrees. Later on, temperatures range between 83 and 87. Sunny and nice a little warmer than what we saw yesterday and we will stay this warm at least through tomorrow and the day after. Im tracking a few changes closer to the weekend. Ill give you a peek of that when i see you again. Lets check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. And were still watching this multivehicle accident scene between bridge and cottman avenue. Its in the northbound side we have two lanes blocked. So a little flurry now. This is the back sup. The two left lanes blocked. No problem if youre headed soub in the opposite direction. We dont have delays there. If you are out in new jersey on 295 northbound around 206, one lane blocked with an accident scene there. Moving along great, we have the fiveminute drive time northbound 55 up to the walt whitman bridge so n
D. C. , as well. Reporter one person told me today that he took the news of this as a good thing, as a sign that what Law Enforcement is doing is working and that they are finding things like this. Live in center city, im lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. To this now you have a week to brush up on your spanish. Pope francis plans to give almost all of his 18 speeches in spanish next week. His native language. Only four of them will be in english, the one in philadelphia, which will be private to benefactors, the rest are in spanish. Today the vatican said the 78yearold argentine pope finds it easier to express himself in spanish, so this means its even more important to get close to a jumbotron either near Independence Hall or on the parkway. There will be english captions on the jumbotrons. Take a look at the stages pope francis will use next week, this one on the ben franklin parkway, the Production Company putting together the visit unveiled these renderings of the stages today. The pope wi
Nbc 10 news. This afternoon, wilmingtons mayor is offering his thoughts. He tells nbc 10, i give my condolences to both the family and loved ones of Thomas Cottingham and pray they find solace and sprentrength in know he was a hero. Were following a breaking traffic situation this afternoon along the schuylkill expressway. A deadly crash has the westbound lanes crawling right now. The crash is at the exit for route 1. Sky force 10 was over the scene just about an hour ago. We have learned a woman has been killed in this crash and the route 1 exit along 76 west is still shut down, and that has led to a major backup on 76. Right now at 5 00, a gas leak ignites and leaves a south jersey building in ruins. Witnesses captured the flames on their smartphones and sent the images to nbc 10. Sky force 10 also getting a look at the damage from above. Nbc 10 south jersey reporter live at the scene. Somehow no one was hurt in all of this. Do investigators know how this gas leak started . Reporter
This morning where some Church Leaders were going to protest with the city the inaccessibility to their churches. But we learned that meeting and that rally is not going to happen. Thats because some pastors spearheading the movement met with the mayors staff. He said the city will help noncatholic worshipers get to and from their churches despite road closures. Mother bethel ame leaders decided to move the sunday service outside the city to mount airy, so that as many people as possible can still worship there. I appreciate the pope coming to philadelphia. I think he has an Important Message to share. At the same time not looking forward to taking a sunday off. Reporter and mother bethel needed a space that could accommodate hundreds. Fortunately for them the Lutheran Seminary stepped in and allowed them to hold sunday service there. Katy zachry, nbc 10 news. Thank you. Pope francis plans to give almost all of his speeches in his native language next week, delivering only four speeche
Strangers from a man with a knife. You spoke to his girlfriend tonight. Reporter thats right. She tells me they had plans to get married but tonight she joined more than 100 people the mourn the man many are calling a hero. The courage of one man brought more than 100 people together. He traded his life to save two others. He did what most people wouldnt have the courage to do. Reporter she had dated him for nine months and were in the middle of plans to marry. She got the call she dreaded. I almost had a panic attack. I didnt want to believe it until i spoke to the detectives. I feel completely lost. Reporter family by blood or bond say they are not surprised he stopped the man. He went out as a true hero. Reporter Police Arrested 25yearold Calvin Hooker for the attack last night. Witnesses pointed police in the right direction as they say hooker tried to get away on a bus. The murder suspect lived on the 500 block of new road. I was shocked that my neighbor would do Something Like th