Normally in philadelphia, museum of art, the parkway, its fogged over. You want to be careful as viz the is down into the rest of the morning. You can see a little patchy fog in the skyline, but over to my camera, its typically the parkway, but because of the visibility dropping, its hard to make it out. 67 degrees right now in philadelphia. Winds from the south, southwest at 3 miles per hour. Heres aer look at the foggy conditions. We dropped from 4 miles down to 1. 5 miles in philadelphia down to a. 25 visibility in wilmington, and 0 in palms river and more. If you plan to leave soon, be careful. As the sun moves in, well see the fog clear out, but at least a few more hours of foggy conditions expected. Radar shows High Pressure in control, but we are seeing a moist air from the south, moving over the drier air, and thats whats causing fog. For today, well see temperatures ranging between 84 and 87. The warm day, more humidity, winds from the southwest, at 510 miles per hour, and im tracking cooler weather on the way. That is for you coming up. Happening right now, more traffic closures as we get closer to the world meeting of families and the papal visit. More lanes of traffic are being closed as crews continue to prepare for a crowd thats expected to be several hundred thousand people strong in that fenced in zone along the parkway. Jesse gary is live in center city this morning to walk through whats going on. Jesse . Reporter rosemary, we expect the outer lanes of the parkway to close now, although, they have not closed. They are still open as you see behind me. But they have the preparations for the closure, part of which right here, you see the sign, detour at the top to east 76, so, basically, in just a few minutes, someones going to come and spin this around the opposite direction so traffic coming off the mlk will see the sign and know they have to detour this way right here. Heres north 24th, right down, make a right turn, and go right on to go ahead, david, you can show them, right on to the vine street expressway eastbound. Those outer lanes are still open, although they are closing about now. We have seen Police Moving through the area. Lets look at the video. The outer lane closures come days before the world family meeting set to begin. Traffic diverted to 24th street or fairmount avenue. They have put notices on residents cars letting them know of the closures and parking restrictions starting sunday at 6 00 p. M. Cars within the security boxes do not have app exemption plaque will need to be moved or the fate of being towed. Its to enhance security for the week long event culminating with the arrival of pope francis. We talked to one who says patience will be a premium. Do the best you can. A lot of people have to come halfway and walk. I understand that im probably going to have to do that, so, but, you know, you accommodate the situation, and you just be patient in it. Thats the only way were going to get through this and have no problems. Reporter to alleviate some of the problems, congestion that are sure to come from the complete closure. If theres no construction occurring on a portion of the parkway thats supposed to be closed, for example, the outer lanes, Police Traffic supervisors allow motorists on the portion with the intent to alleviate congestion. There are vehicles that are moving along the outer lanes because they are not closed yet. Once the closure takes effect, if there is congestion in the area and no construction, philadelphia Police Traffic officers are going to say low traffic to scoot on the outer lanes just to relieve some of that congestion. The closures and detours remove the monday, object 4th. Jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Thank you, jesse. Pope francis begins the ten day trip today. Right now, on the way to cuba. The pontiff boarded a plane in rome two hours ago. Hell be in cuba today through tuesday. Tomorrow, francis is celebrating mass in havanas main square, the plaza of the revolution, and meets with government officials, priests, and seminaries tomorrow amp. On tuesday, he will depart cuba to head to washington. The white house says president obama and cuban president castro have been talking on the phone ahead of the popes arrival in havana. Pope francis played a role in secret discussions that got the u. S. And cuba talking again. On the recent phone calls this week, the white house says the two president s talked about progress in normalizing relations and discussed ways to discuss deferences on important issues. From cuba, pope francis goes to washington, d. C. And then new york before ending the trip here in philadelphia. As we prepare for the popes visit, one of the Biggest Challenges is security for a pontiff who likes to be among the people. The secretary of homeland security, jay johnson, visited a papal Communication Center in philadelphia yesterday. 50 different agencies can monitor video feeds in the visit next weekend and share information. We have no specific credible threat direct to the popes visit to this city. Philadelphia poses the biggest security challenge, though, because of the popes open mass on the parkway that could draw a crowd of more than a million people. Philadelphia is just one of the three cities that the pope is visiting on the trip to america. Hell go to washington and new york. Hell be in the u. S. Tuesday through next sunday including a welcoming ceremony on wednesday at the white house with president obama. They spent nine months to ensure the pope was safe. The last pope to visit was u. S. Was Pope Benedict in 2008. Get complete information about the visit on our app, navigate around the city and suburbs. We have got traffic maps, road closures issue and Public Transit information there. Investigators look for the cause of a house fire. On the scene in clayton, and n neighbors called crews before midnight after seeing flames shoot through the roof. The firefighters had the flames under control in less than an hour, and no one was hurt. Police are investigating two shootings in north philadelphia. Nbc 10 was on nicholas street where a driveby shooting sent a woman to the hospital. Police tell us someone in a dark colored pickup truck opened fire at 10 00 last night. The victim was hit in the lower back and abdomen. Right now, shes in stable condition. If you have a Child Safety Seat in your car, today, you can get it checked out by professionals for free. The checkups happen across the country are part a child passenger safety week. Experts want to ensure that parents and care givers are properly restraining their children in cars. Free safety seattle checks are available today around the region. For specific locations and the times, go to the nbc 10 app or our website, nbc10. Com. Today, the flourtown Farmers Market is celebrating a new opening in a new location after being forced to leave the former spot. Flourtown market has been in operation for nearly 30 years. Zblrch next, an arrest in the freeway shootings leaving drivers in arizona afraid to travel. What weve learned about the suspect overnight. Also ahead somebody has their own personal demons and saw an opportunity and decided to do something druestructive. Vandals target a northeast philadelphia church, the damage and what the burglars left behind. 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More humidity today, cold front to the west brings up the cooler conditions as we head into the rest of the day. Average is 77, well above that average all for the rest of the wednesday into yesterday. Today, hot, and as you get into tomorrow,ing into the 70s. Tracking how long the cooler weather lasts in the full forecast. We had some new information in the arrest of a man wanted for a string of shootings on freeways in phoenix. We now know the name of the suspect police have in custody. 2 1yearold leslie allen was arrested in a walmart last night, believed to be responsible for the shootings on august 29th and 30th. Since then, 11 other vehicles targeted, only one hurt in the incidents. Arizona authorities warn of copycats out there. Next, unholy act days before the papal visit, a church in north east philadelphia vandalized. Find out the valuable clue. The burglar left behind. We thought wed be ready. But demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. 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If you think youre a victim, the police want to hear from you. As philadelphia prepares to welcome a world religious leader, police are searching for the vandal or vandals who targeted a local church. The crooks hit the Faith Lutheran Church on wood haven road in northeast philadelphia last night. They used cinder block to smash a front window to get inside the 55yearold sanctuary. They left a trail of blood after breaking in the office and stealing religious artifacts. Those responsible defaced a roll and turned a krus fix upside down in reference to the devil. Upsidedown is the symbol for satan. This is a hate crime, really . I dont think its an organized hate crime. I think its i dont know. Its hard to say. Its somebody with their own personal demons. Detectives recovered four finger prints, and meantime, the pastor estimates its going to cost a couple thousand dollars to repair the damage. A local developer is buying the old showboat casino in atlantic city. Stockton university announced the deal to sell the former casino to bart blackstein. It shut down over a year ago, and showboat bought it, but there was conflicts on how it could be used. The sale does not clear up those issues. We wanted to ensure that we sold it to someone who was deeply committed to atlantic city, someone who we knew invested his time and energy and resources into the city. He recently took over the struggling pier shops at caesars and rebranded as the playground. He had no announcements for the plans of the old show boat. Now your first alert weather. Good morning, warm temperatures today, and its going to feel like summer time, but humiditys going up. Warm and humid day on tap for us, and ill have your eagles forecast, changes in store for us as we get into tomorrow, but we have foggy conditions, especially if youre close to the coastal area, lancaster down to. 25 mile, and its worse in south jersey and philadelphia where its decreased to a. 50 visibility, and down to. 25 in atlantic city. 0 visibility in melville, and. 50 in dover. You cant make out anything, fully fogged over. Be careful driving, and in most locations, even at the airport, i have to double check, but im sure theres delays now due to the foggy conditions. 67 degrees, humidity at 93 , winds from the south, southwest at 3 miles per hour, and moisture moves from the southwest into the rest of the day. 67 degrees in the poconos. 67 in wilmington, and low 60s in melville, and wildwood at 63 degrees. Theres a mild start to the morning depending with you are. A goodbye to summer is what were saying, average this time of year is 77. Throughout the day, above average, 86 and human. Look at sunday. We drop down, a cold front drops temperatures back down to the 7 o. This is a cold front, rain associated with the cold front sliding to us. No rain associated, but the cooler air moves in. You get a clock rise rotation with moisture, and well see a little more humidity, and theres a cold front sliding through as we head into sunday giving us a cooler and breezy conditions as we head into the eagles game. Now closer picture shows we could seered showers at 3 00 a. M. Near atlantic city, but thats short lived. Other than that, the rain tapers out as approaches us. Well see the cold front move through, and what well see is cooler temperatures, and humidity goes down through torment. Eagles football forecast, kickoff at 4 25, 77 degrees for kickoff, and headed home in the low 70s. Today, 85 degrees in philadelphia, and 84 degrees in allentown. Seven day forecast shows from the mid80s today to the 70s tomorrow. Staying in the 70s until wednesday when fall starts. In delaware today, nearly 2,000 volunteers will hit the beach for a statewide coastal cleanup. Thankfully the weather will cooperate for them. The tiers are spread out in 50 sites, including fox point state park. The local cleanups run from 9 00 this morning until noon, organized by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and environmental controls. Next, preparing for the cowboys, quarterback sam bradford and eagles talk about the home opener tomorrow against dallas. And ahead, a Beach Cleaning project leads to a mystery at the jersey shore, and officials need help after a flag and other historic items turned up along the sand. S [ horn honks melody ] well, well. If it isnt the belle of the ball. Gentlemen. You look well. Whats new, flo . Well, a name your price tool went missing last week. Name your what, now . It gives you Coverage Options based on your budget. 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Theres a new head coach, a heightened intensity at the practice, and said the squad he was impressed. Over the last, you know, couple of weeks here, guys coming into town, guys have been chumping at the bit, looking forward to getting out, work together, and working hard together, and thats what they did today, and we liked what we saw in terms of the intensity level, and the effort, and, you know, some of the execution from day one was frit good. The diamond last night, phillies and braves play first of three in atlanta. Zombie night at turner field, and i thought halloween was next month. Down 10, theres air in this one, solo home run to the right side of the game, fourth inning, maybin, a base knock scoring one, and thats all the brave needed to win this one 21. Thats a look at sports. Im Danny Pommells from Comcast Sports net. Big games coming. A live look inside lincoln financial field. This is from our eagles nest camera. Tomorrow, the birds take on the cowboys in a Division Rivalry matchup. Nbc 10 is your official tv station for the philadelphia eagles, so join us before and after the game for exclusive coverage. You can watch our game day kickoff tomorrow morning at 10 00, and hear from zac ertz and one of the eagles famous fans, carly lloyd, and then youll want to join us sunday night for eagles game day final, featuring exclusive post game interviews with chip kelly and Malcom Jenkins and full highlights and locker room reaction. The time is 6 27, and at this moment, streets closing in preparation for the popes visit. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live with the details, jesse . Reporter rosemary, they are behind schedule, the outer lanes to be closed, but as you can see, not quite yet. An update coming up after the break. We work weekends here. Because it works for our patients. 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Be careful, visibility is down, stretching into south jersey, and some low locations