The Daily Numbers: 20,000 pilgrims who are in town for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
100 countries who are sending representatives to Philly.
120 cars that have been towed out of restricted areas in Philadelphia as security measures continue in advance of arrival of Pope Francis on Saturday.
6 p.m. today, when towing will expand to areas around Independence Mall.
90 percent occupancy rate now being reported for the week in city hotels.
11,000 hotel rooms in Center City.
8,000 members of the media who are following the pope.
76, as in the Schuylkill Expressway, which will be closed from the Blue Route to I-95 starting 10 p.m. Friday for visit by the pope.
12 million dollars in costs that will be paid by World Meeting of Families to City of Philadelphia.
4,987,580.41 dollars for the Philadelphia Police Department.
3,916,567,90 for the Fire Department.
883,000 for the Office of Emergency Management.
23-month-old baby scalded by Chester man. He pleaded guilty to endangering welfare of child.
27 years in practice for Media doctor who is on trial this week on charges he ran pill mill out of his office.
80 supporters of Chester Upland schools who took a road trip to Harrisburg to hold protest at state Capitol to seek more education funding.
125th anniversary being celebrated this week by First Baptist Church in Morton.
5 state Supreme Court justices, 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats, who ruled to temporarily suspend law license of Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
14 Republicans still seeking presidential nomination. That’s down 1, with exit of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
3.3 inches per rush, what Eagles average vs. the Cowboys on the ground.
21 total yards in the 1st half.
2-0 for the New York Jets after they beat the Colts on Monday Night Football, 20-7. They’re up next for the 0-2 Eagles Sunday in North Jersey.
9-0 record for Eagles vs. Jets.
1-1 for Flyers as they split games with the Islanders to kick off the NHL exhibition season.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Is Thad Lewis the answer? The Eagles signed him to be the new No. 3 QB and released Stephen Morris. Lewis has NFL experience, with a 2-4 record in 6 starts.
I Don’t Get It: Time to stop talking about inconvenience and start celebrating the arrival of Pope Francis.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to local homegirl Donna Farrell Crilley, who heads the World Meeting of Families and managed to pull this off.
Quote Box: “Slowly overcome our preconceptions and our reluctance to think that others, much less ourselves, can change.”
- Pope Francis in Cuba.
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