The visit with the reporters covering every aspect of the stops in the area. Karen rogers is monitoring the road closures and how they are affecting people downtown. We were talking to david murphy about the chance of rain. Reporter yeah, not much of a chance. Take a look at satellite and radar, a lot of cloud cover in place. With High Pressure moving toward the east and clockwise flow around it, the rain to the west is being picked up by pittsburgh. Were too close to the center to get rain in place. Relatively speaking it is dry and were looking at maybe a passing sprinkle today. Were down 60 in philadelphia. 52 in allentown. 55 in reading. Theres a bit of a breeze blowing this morning. A little bit higher than yesterday, similar start to what we had yesterday morning, 12mile an hour in philadelphia. 14 in wilmington, 8 in millville. Thats what to expect as you roll toward the parkway. The day planner shows a decent afternoon. Yes it will be mostly cloudy, theres a slight chance of a sprinkle and breezy. The 9 00 a. M. , 62 dpreez, northern, 73 degrees, p. M. , 76 degrees, and 6 00 p. M. , 71 degrees. We have minor coastal flooding at times of high tide mainly in the back bays and up and down the delaware bay. Karen rogers were hoping for no new surprises road wide. We have lots of closures. The past couple of days people have been dealing with it. We have not seen huge traffic jams because people are not going to see the pope they are going home. Westbound schuylkill expressway is open from route 1 to the blue route. It is eastbound traffic shut down from the blue route to i95. Occasionally eastbound we see a recommendsterred bus coming through registered bus coming throw or an Emergency Vehicle coming through. Eastbound traffic thats what were watching happen right now. The schuylkill expressway eastbound is shut down from the blue route to i95. Were looking at the toll plaza in camden the ben franklin bridge. The security is set up, we have seen Emergency Vehicles cross over the barrier, but no other vehicular traffic, we passed out Water Bottles what a sight to see people walking across the ben. The vine expressway shut down in both directions, weve seen people milling about out there, but no traffic on the vine. At this point remaining closed until monday morning, matt and tam. Action news reporter, nydia han live at eakens oval what a night last night and what a day were getting ready for today. Reporter what a night it was, we have so much to look forward to today. Lets talk about last night there was music applause, a lot of laughter and personal story and words of wisdom from pope francis, he went off script as he is known to do and he improvised for 20 minutes and the crowd loved it. The festival family was delighted by the musical acts. Mark walhberg hosted and said he tributes all his success to his catholic faith. There was testimony from 6 families from all around the world. And a special impromptu performance by a local 14yearold. The best performance came from the holy father himself who went off script giving a passionate and humorous speech about the importance of family. Let us look after the family. Lets protect the family, because it is the family that our future is. Thank you god bless you all. Were looking forward to the pope celebrating mass on the eakens over stage. It will be quite a sight. Were checking a Million People to be on the mark way. One of the big challenges. This extravagant organize, the two day event backtoback, we talked to the executive producer about the challenge. Thats what is unique, the orchestration has as much detail always the the or shells tryings of the actual festival of families. Maybe more. Reporter it is the stage that will undergo many changes. That structure for the festival of family will have a lanolium surface which is good for dancing, but on sunday it will carpet that will have seating and place for the holy father to pray. Reporter while thousands will work to change the nuts and bolts and esthetics it is the church that will make the stage a true holy place. Well hand it over to the will a low to the religious folks. Reporter the crucifix has been installed it is quite a spectacle. The bishops wear tall ceremonial hats, known as miters. It will be a historic moment for the mass celebrated on eakens oval. It will be a Historic Movement and the world will be watching with us. Lets take a picture of the Benjamin Franklin parkway from logan square you can see the papal alter being constructed right now. A lot of folks lined up along the parkway, some of them may not get a direct view of the alter, but there will be jumbotrons set up all over the place, and really everyone will feel the specialness that will takes place as they are in the presence of the pope as he as he is mass on this sunday. Alicia vitarelli is there on eakens oval. People who are catholic, mass is a regular feature of life, but today they cant wrap their minds around what they are about to be part of as they head down there. Reporter absolutely, matt and tam, to be here as they set up and put the alter together, you can feel the energy, people have been sleeping out overnight just to be in the presence to get a blessing from the pope. As we gather from the world meeting of family, you might think pope francis is the star of the show, it feels like that around here, but he is quick to remind us, the families are the stars, particularly the children and these images of pope francis blessing children across the region are gripping. Some are sick and some are handicapped. Anyone bearing witness to his kindness is brought to tears. It started moments after he landed, he made an unexpected stop asking the motorcade to pull over to bless Michael Keating planting a kiss on the young boys head the pope reminding us the power of comparison and the importance of nurturing the next generation. Children who are younger or orderly they are the future, the strengthen that moves us forward. We place our hope in them. Reporter how about this moment on Market Street yesterday, pope francis stopping to bless baby gianna who just turned a year old last week who is battling an inoperable brain tumor of. This was not a dry eye in the crowd with Police Officers crying just along with everybody there for the special moment, the pope placing his hand on the little girls head in embrace it is moments like that we expect to see here today. It is roughly what a Million People hope to see and hear and they will from pope francis as he takes his stop on the alter in eakens oval. Its going on to be a remarkable experience a similar scene that happened back in 1979 when st. John paul ii, this is a piece of history well never forget. Thank you alicia. The mass on the parkway will be the culmination of the popes visit to philadelphia. He begins his day at Saint Charles seminary where he will beat bishops and 100 seminarians at the chapel. He will depart to greet inmates and return to the parkway at 3 25 for a second papal parade followed by a celebration of mass. He will conclude the trip by thanking the world meeting of families volunteers and organizes at a private events at the airport. He departs to rome at 8 00 p. M. We want to leave you with the view from Temple University looking into center city. Of course thats city hall. The city is quiet beginning to wake up. As the day goes on, well see so many people make their way into the is heart of the city to participate in the special events well be right back. 6rb ask are are you new ava and i needed a little vacay. But we needed to watch our spending. Meaning i needed to watch nikki. Shes the spender. Im the saver. So, mobile banking from td bank helps me keep track. For both of us. She was just browsing. We gotta go. Im ava. Im nikki. And we bank human at td bank. What . Back to school . How about. Back to blinds during blinds to gos early fall savings sale, save 20 to 30 on all the seasons latest looks in cellular shades and cascade double shades. Thatll really make you look smart. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Sunday, the papal mass takes place this afternoon. We have mobile 6 out on the streets where there is no one out there right now. Particularly this one, broad street and girard avenue in north philadelphia where you cannot go anymore even though the light is green, that is the many block blockades set up. There are restrictions and closures you need to be aware of. Lets go over to karen rogers with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, as we look at the cameras we see emergency workers come through and support personnel and buses on the roads. So many people come out. Right now were looking at 42, northbound traffic people heading already towards the city, earlier we saw a line of flashing lights and people sometimes we see a motorcade of support personnel coming in and getting ready and getting set. I want to pull in the waze app. We have the closures at route 30 from airport circle toward admiral wilson and the ben franklin bridge. 676 northbound with the waze app you can track that from exit 3 up to the bridge shut down. The ben franklin bridge itself shut down until noon on monday. We can see the vine street expressway shut down, the Benjamin Franklin parkway all of the closures in center city. The waze app is a good way to track that. Its funny to pull out wide and look at this. We can see the schuylkill expressway and all the closures on the schuylkill expressway, as well that you have, of course, westbound is shut down from the blue route all the way to i95. Westbound i95 to route 1. This is a good way to help you out. Of course i could help you, too, because ill be here around the clock. Matt, tam and dave. We will too, it is a party before the papal mass. Reporter right, today, similar to yesterday, clouds, sunny breaks, a little breezy and doesnt look like its going to rain. Very small chance. Storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry. As we look outside were looking at decent conditions out there, clouds, Storm Tracker 6 live double scan shows a sprinkle by washington and out on the other side of gettysburg this is migrating toward the north and not in our direction. The farther west you go in pennsylvania the better chance you have of sprinkles and showers. 55 in reading, 61 in wilmington. 67 in cape may. Satellite arena radar, the wide view shows how the action is pinwheeling toward pittsburgh and state college. Most of the precipitation should stay to the south. Future tracker 6 will show a little bit of a popup sprinkle or brief shower down the shore or close up to philadelphia. If we see something its going to be minor and not something that will hinder your enjoyment of activities on the parkway today. In the lehigh valley, breezy conditions there. 73 is the forecast high. Down the shore, 74, mostly cloudy a little windy down the shore. Remember down the shore you have the onshore wind driving water into the back bays and southern delaware bay. Theres minor tidal flooding between 7 00 and 8 00 a. M. And high tide at 7 30 and 8 30. You might see beach erosion. For the papal parkway, sunny breaks, breezy conditions. On future tracker theres a very good chance we stay dry. Noon, 73, 3 00 p. M. , 76 degrees. 6 00 p. M. , 7. The if youre Milling Around center city and trying to get out of the nodrive zone. You might want a jacket. Future tracker 6 on monday shows us at 6 00 a. M. Were basically cloudy. Monday theres a chance of some of that moisture coming up from the south. We may get a couple of sprinkles or showers through the day, it may be on the breezy side. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, todays high, 76 degrees, cloudy for the most part, breezy and dry. Warm and muggy on monday. Were into autumn now. Feeling like summer with a high of 83. Higher humidity and sprinkle or shower as you just saw. Tuesday some of the models are suggesting more significant rain coming in the afternoon or evening. Another high of 80. We could use the rain, obviously were hoping it works out that way. Wednesday, lingering showers, otherwise, clouds and sun, hopefully dry in the evening for the unions u. S. Cup match at ppl park and it looks like were back in the 60s by thursday and friday and maybe saturday, as well. Action news the morning team will be here very early tomorrow morning to help you navigate through some of the continuing street and bridge closures, so well look for you to join us for weather news and bracing news at 4 00 a. M. A lot of people think it is monday because they see us here. It is still sunday, you didnt oversleep to go to work. Our coverage of pope francis continues. Lets take a live look at the ben franklin bridge, the pedestrian bridge, the sun is expected to come up a6 53 a. M. It is sunday and pope francis is saying mass this afternoon. 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They are standing by, some stayed overnight. I would, too. You have a job. Reporter its cool. Lets take a look outside, i want to show you the traffic, thats what im here to help you, you see the crews out there, were getting a lot of this in many areas. If youre on the boulevard you can see you go westbound on the schuylkill expressway at that point up to wherever, you cant go eastbound. Because eastbound is shut down from the blue route to i95. So you have that huge closures, of course youve got the police and barricades weve got them set up all over. The ben franklin bridge pedestrian only. Thats the only traffic. You need to take the walt, the betsy ross bridge, the taconypalmyra no problems, dave. Reporter on the big board. Temperatures cool to start out, 5 degrees in pottstown. 54 in kennett square, 62 in center city. Across south jersey in case youre getting into the car to get up closer to walk over into the city, at in buena, 58 in glassboro. 57 in hammonton. Avalon 68 degrees. The day planner, 60 degrees by 8 00 a. M. Noon, 73. 3 00 p. M. , 76 degrees, looks like its going to be mild with clouds and maybe some sunny breaks, a little bit breezy for the papal mass this afternoon. And 6 00 p. M. Down to 71 and shooting back into the 60s pretty quick after that. The Bishop Shanahan marching band played rocky theme as the pope arrived in philadelphia. He went past the museum of art and pointed something there, he said look this, he is shadow boxing, dont you think so, or maybe running, going to town some meat hanging up. It did not give him the urge to ascend the steps, rocky balboa style. He might have done it. We want to hear your messages to pope francis tweet them using the 6abc messages, well be scrolling them live during the popes coverage to philadelphia. Well be right back. Patients across the country have spoken. 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After the pope celebrated mass at saints peter and paul. He blessed several children. One was christopher garcia. Christopher has Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegic. But he was all smiles when his mother told us about their encounter with the pope. It was a surreal moment. Were feeling were we really there, did this happen. Reporter garcias visit was made through make a Wish Organization in delaware. Well have more coverage of the popes visit to the u. S. , live picture before we head out, these men and women have been working all night to transform it from a stage to an alter. Well be right back. The [instrumental music playing] windows are the eyes into the soul of the home. Ugly soul. Go to blinds to go with the Largest Selection of blinds and shades custom sized and guaranteed for life. Theyre a designers best friend. Trust me, they make window decorating easy. Back to school . How about. Back to blinds during blinds to gos early fall savings sale, save 20 to 30 on all the seasons latest looks in cellular shades and cascade double shades. Thatll really make you look smart. Blinds to go. Blinds for life. Wrapped up last nights festival by blessing the crowd. His hectic which he would includes celebrating mass before heading back to rome tonight. Looking at the parkway, you can see people busy all night transforming the stage from what we saw for a celebratory venue last night to what well see this afternoon for the pope to celebrate mass on the Art Museum Steps with a Million People expected to participate. That big cross, the center point of the stage. We begin our coverage looking at road closures and the improving accuweather forecast with david murphy and karen roger