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Steps being taken for the upcoming papal visit. Tonight we know major highways and the ben franklin bridge will close to traffic during this historic event. If youre coming to the city for the papal weekend pack your walking shoes. Good evening im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Today city leaders reveal the security perimeter for philadelphia while the pope is in town. Eyewitness News Reporter Charlotte Huffman is live in center city to break it all down. Charlotte . Jessica and ukee, estimat...

Down. Charlotte . Jessica and ukee, estimated 1. 5 Million People are expected to descend on the city and fill this parkway eventually later in september. And with it, theyre createing logistical problems for all of the businesses trying to serve all those people. Weve been discussing it every day and trying to figure out whats going to happen. What it will look like. Well be told are they going to tell us soon. Sent city owner Restaurant Owners have more questions than answers about pope franci...

Out of delaware and jersey. The 50s in the mountains, 60s for allentown and pottstown, low 60s at that. Low 70s in northeast philadelphia and wilmington at 72 degrees. We will see sunshine, some clouds and a nice breeze that will develop out of the northwest. Calm to start with, 57 degrees at 6 00. By 9 00 well start to see a little bit of the northwesterly wind. The wind starts to pick up as we head into the noontime hour. Drier air will be coming in. 86c glooez degrees at noontime. It will fe...

Thats closed in both directions until about 9 00 a. M. Now we have word of that. There will be cleanup to make sure that roadway is safe for drivers to pass on through the area. Thats at sugar bottom road. Your best bet to get through the area. You can see the cars running through there are nice and green. If youre heading out the door on 95, this is right around the betsy ross bridge. Dealing with that ongoing construction, were losing that righthand shoulder pretty much in both directions. All...

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Have been tips coming in this morning. Thats encouraging. Police say they saw a group of kids on bicycling late monday night. Today still no sign of laquan. The family is offering information about his whereabouts. They say the 11yearold elementary student bikes but hes never been out past 8 30. Its been a tough couple of days for families. Shes been up crying. The little sister with me all day. Its hard for a kid not to come home, just bike riding and stuff. Its getting out of hand. Reporter La...

Expressway, very busy all the time, that will be entirely shut down all the way from conshohocken at the blue route, all the way south into 95. No traffic on the schuylkill, going westbound, it will be shut down from 95 all the way up to u. S. One. Lets talk about u. S. One really quick, that will be shut down in the west philly section from lancaster over to belmont, that is the area where the pope will be staying overnight, so that busy city avenue section will also be shut down. Ben franklin ...

Portions of city avenue will close near bala cynwyd, thats where the pope is staying overnight. The vine street expressway, 676 will close entirely. These road closures are necessary for Public Safety to effectively move emergency vehicles as well as a large number of buses that are expected. On the bridge, weve learned the historic ben franklin will be shut down to all traffic letting the masses of papal visitors literally walk across from new jersey. Just plan for yourself. Make a plan. Think ...

Feels good outside and humidity is way down and temperatures have cooled down nicely overnight and seeing readings in the 60s for most of the area. Still a couple of spots left in the 70s this morning but that wont last. We will see temperatures back in the 80s this afternoon. 71 now at Philadelphia International. Look at the 60s northeast philadelphia at 68, 61 pottstown and wrights town and roxborough 67 and warm side in south philadelphia. Delaware river trails 75 degrees at this hour. We wil...

Haven road toward the vine street sprevert expressway. But no problems yet but i see it coming. Then this accident so watch out there. Heading out the door the 42 freeway clear again. That accident scene out of the way so no problems as we look at this drive time here. Five minute trip from 55 up towards the walt whitman bridge. Ben franklin is nice and clear. Volume on the ben into philadelphia with two lanes blocked westbound for ongoing construction. We are updating breaks new we have been fo...