people went for hours. we're looking live where it's fi filling up. they've got dancers there to entertain before the pope comes to the main show in a few minutes. america's news headquarters continues. hello, everybody. i'm uma pemmaraju live in new york showing no signs of slowing down. pope francis grabbing the nation's attention as he spent his last days in philadelphia. we take you to independence mall where hundreds of thousands of people are anticipating his arrival in just one hour. plus. >> it's become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution. >> and one day after pontiff's joint meeting to the congress, how john boehner decides to call it quits. the announcement catching a lot of folks off guard and now talk of a nasty political showdown within the gop on just who

should replace him. we'll take a look at the impact all of this is having on conservatives and what is all meaning for the presidential sweepstakes, possibly taking down candidates like jeb bush. we'll explore that. america's news headquarters live from new york starts right now. pope francis now in the city of brotherly love. continue on his historic visit to the u.s. where thousands continue to celebrate his arrival. here in the birthplace of america's independence, pope francis continues to ask the faithful to pray for him. the pontiff showing no signs of slowing down is expressing his joy at meeting so many people who hear his messages of hope, love, and peace. the pope celebrating mass at the baa sisilica of st. peter and p. in less than two hours, gives a

speech about immigration in front of independence hall. laura inn gal is standing out live with the latest on this historic visit. laura? >> reporter: uma, well, indeed. the energy coursing through the streets of philadelphia is tangible. like you could actually reach out and grab it. and people in washington, dc and new york city certainly felt it. now it is philadelphia's turn. the city of brotherly love. over 1.5 million people who will experience that energy firsthand over the course of these two days. i want to step out and let you see what is happening here behind me. this is where all the action will be tonight. an expected 500,000 here and along the benjamin franklin parkway tonight for the festival of families. that's the celebration and concert that will feature aretha franklin, sister sledge, the phil harmonic orchestra, the fray, just a few on the list.

the pope is taking a break. he's had a hectic schedule. he's taking a breather before much anticipated speech. an independent small tonight, actually, i should say in the next hour, he'll be talking about immigration, religious liberty. we have that live shot to show you. all of this intertwined with the world meeting of families. over 100 countries represented here for the first ever meeting in the united states. the hundreds of thousands of visitors expressing absolute joy, enthusiasm, and love for pope francis who will spread and spend this weekend celebrating love, talking to families, sharing their stories, listening to their struggles. those fortunate enough to make this journey and be here for the largest gathering on the pope's six-day three city tour say they just want to be in his presence. >> well, they say you're blessed even if you see him. so even if i see him, i would be happy. we brought rosaries with us and we'll raise the rosaries. hopefully it will work out.

>> it means everything to us. it's such an honor. it is such an honor. need all the blessings we can get. >> reporter: and we've been talking about the security. philadelphia seeing unprecedented security, complete city lockdown. the fbi border agent, security detail from the vatican, the swiss guard. a lot of people have had to spend a lot of time using their patience in standing in line and going through security to get here and those who cannot get close will be experiencing it on four jumbotrons today as the pope makes his way through the city. some of the people we spoke to in the parkway have been actually planning for this moment for years once they heard that the world's meeting of families was going to be here, marking it off on their calendar, making their plans. they're about to experience it firsthand. when you talk about a man on a mission, that is certainly what this pope has been showing us all. working with his message and trying to reach just as many

people as he can. the excitement continues here in philadelphia. uma, send it back to you. >> the anticipation is building. thank you very much for the update. here's some contest on the world meeting of families. more than 18,000 people registering, double the registrations for the last meeting held back in 2012 in milan, italy. so this is the most attended of the eight world meetings. and more than 100 countries will be represented this year with the highest number of registrants coming from the u.s., canada, mexico, pakistan, and vietnam. last night, i started to think about this, and this morning, i woke up and i said my prayers as i always do. and i decided, you know, today is the day i'm going to do this. >> it's a house divided in the aftermath of house speaker john boehner's resignation. the ohio republican making a surprise announcement after meeting with fellow gop

lawmakers after months of turbulence over his leadership styles, setting off a fire storm of controversy with members who felt boehner wasn't conservative enough to satisfy their constituents. some are proclaiming that the so-called status quo of doing business in the house is crumbling. joining us now with thoughts on all this, bob nye, political analyst and a former ohio congressman who was once the chair of the house administration committee. welcome, sir. great to have you here today. >> thank you. >> do you believe the status quo is crumbling down now that it's no secret that conservatives have been in an up roar over boehner for months now and an effort under way to have opponent challenge him for the leadership? >> that's right. and i think it's not a matter that the conservatives put him out. i believe the john boehner put himself out. his leadership style, the fact that he forgot who brought him there, and the fact he tried to make everybody happy just doesn't work in today's america. look at the presidential

candidates. they're all proving that, both side of the aisle. so his style was stale. it will go down something not to be marvelled at, but something so lackluster and the next speaker is going to have to be aware of that. it's not a matter that the people put him out. it's a matter that it became about john boehner versus the institution and versus the office of the speaker and the goals of the republican party and the goals of the people of america. >> do you think he's really stepping down because he claims he was wanting to do it anyway or did he read the tea leaves themselves and decide, well, he just didn't have enough votes to hold on to his post? >> for 11 years, i spoke congressional speak and i'm out of congress now. what he's doing is congressional speak. he did not want to fight. that's part of the problem with speaker boehner, frankly. not a bad human being but he didn't want to fight. his style, i pointed out a couple of years ago was one of not having confrontation. if you're going to be running

for office of the speaker, you're going to have confrontation and you have to communicate. he didn't do that. he sent messages instead of policy. i believe firmly that he was going to get a fight. he knew it. and he wanted out. so this was the perfect timing to do it, day after the pope came. but he did not want to fight. he was going to get one, and i believe he was going to be put out as speaker. he knew that. >> i wanted to put up by fox news for our viewers because it shows some remarkable results. when asked the question, if you feel betrayed by politicians from your political party, take a look at this. 62% on the gop side say yes with 34% saying no compared to the democrats who say they feel betrayed by 40% versus no, 53%. so clearly the gop has been in some turmoil with those who really feel that the people they sent to washington in the last

go-around, the last election to follow through on the promises they made simply didn't do it and let folks down. the anger is really, really deep. >> oh, i've been seeing it. i do a radio across the country. i hear a lot of things. i've been seeing this for a long time. it's not just the conservative element, by the way, within the republican party. it is a broad brush. >> absolutely. >> and i think it shows that. >> both sides though. republicans and democrats, frankly. >> i was just talking about the republicans today. but it's everywhere. that's why some of these candidates are gaining a lot of ground in the presidential in america. >> you know, speaker boehner is viewed as one of the least popular speakers of the last few decades. why do you think even though the gop controlled the house, he didn't seem to want to fight hard enough against some of the issues the gop promised they would like obamacare and executive amnesty? >> you have to look at the person. and i pointed this out a couple of years ago, the fact of his style, he didn't want to fight. and the worst place to have an

automobile accident is in the middle of the road. >> he clearly had to know the people wanted him to fight, that he was getting those messages sent to him regularly from fellow gop members and also, calls to his office from voters. >> well, he knew that and when they say this is the most turbulent time a person has had, what more did he want? he had a republican house. he had a republican senate. this became about john boehner, john boehner raising money and john boehner as the speaker and staff and lobbyists enabling him versus the institution, the broad picture, what they'll do for america, articulating that and reaching out to his own conference. it became about john boehner. it happened. it happened to me and a lot of people but he got lost somewhere along the line of where he needed to be and how he needed to operate. it became more about john boehner. >> we'll see if mitch mcconnell will as well. thank you, sir, for joining us. we appreciate it. we want to hear from you and get you to weigh in on boehner's

resignation with a potential showdown under way, we can expect fireworks on capitol hill. who do you think will win out? a conservative or someone who's viewed part of the gop establishment? let me know your thoughts and tweet me @umapemmaraju. we'll get to it later in the show. ominous new development in the fight against isis in iraq. three long time enemies of the u.s., russia, syria, and iran all teaming up now to fight the terror group. their core nation posing new challenges for the u.s.-led mission there. joining us now, retired armed lieutenant colonel schaefer and with policy research. welcome, tony. it's great to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> there's a great deal of concern about russia's move right now. >> that's an understatement, yes, ma'am. >> what is he up to? what do you think he's up to? >> clearly, he's filling the power vacuum. look, we recognized two years ago something had to be done

rapidly regarding the situation in syria. we recognized while it was complex, it was not something we should just leave aside. uma, we are leading so far from behind, we are now the junior varsity to quote president obama. he's trying to do things we should be doing regarding allying with those in the region actually committed to stopping isis, and by secondary effect, he's taking over and resuming that the russian leadership, that the soviets lost in the '70s. this is all predicted. i rail when i hear nato said we have no idea this was going to happen. we all predicted this was going to happen. we see a real politic played by vladimir putin and doing what he has to do to bring stability back to the region. >> sense weakness in the white house right now. believing the white house isn't going to stop him. even though to meet next week with the president here in washington, what do you make of the fact right now we've been getting reports that hezbollah

leaders are welcoming russia's growing presence in syria? >> because, again, it's for his era and the other folks in the region, the strong horse is that which is emblematic as well as respected. russia is a strong horse. uma, as you just pointed out, vladimir putin knows president obama would do nothing to oppose this. we opened the door when we gave the green light to go in and that ckiddie barred the door. while we may not be acting, i believe what putin is doing helps bring stability to the region. the biggest issue is to prevent ungoverned space from being habitable by terrorists. right now, over half of syria is fallen to isis. we should partner with the kurds, those who wanted to partner a long time ago and now in that absence, putin is moving

in to doing what we should have. >> with the breakdown of russia and the u.s., coming to the united states to talk about syria and the white house says, no, they're really here to talk about the presence in the ukraine. so there you have it. you don't even have them on the same page about what's going to be on the table for discussion. >> correct. absolutely. >> it really does pose an ominous sign. i want to talk about the chinese president in town and dancing around the whole issue of the hacking concerns that china's being accused of doing against u.s. corporations and even our own defense department. what are you hearing from your sources about china's influence right now here in our backyard? >> it's a great question. first, president obama's trying to get out of the chinese agreements on global climate change that they'll basically reduce their carbon emissions. so that's what he wants. china was saying, absolutely, mr. president, we'll give that to you. the other thing, we want to stop

the hacking and uma, all my folks inside tell me, yes, the chinese are behind the opm hack. they're behind the hacking of major corporations, especially defense corporations. doing everything they can to basically absorb our knowledge, our innovation. and the bottom line is this. just like putin knows that president obama is completely factle le effectless with syria and the regime, we're completely feckless when it cops fmes for china. nothing with global climate change. the president has no leverage. the chinese have nothing to lose by saying, yes, mr. president, yes, mr. president obama. we'll give you whatever you want and then continue to do exactly what they're doing. you will continue to see hacks. you will continue to see them producing large amounts of carbon. frankly, even if they wanted help, i don't think they could get control of their own industry based on the way it's developing. >> all of them just about photo ops and having the appearance of

cooperation? nothing going to get done? >> i quote my friend kathy harris. it's all happy talk. nothing to lose by having a nice state dinner but going on with what they're doing. nothing we have in the way of leverage, to trade to them. nothing that we have they want and clearly doing what they don't like and they do what they do. that's the way it is. >> sad situation for all of us leaning towards that direction. all right. colonel schaefer, thank you so much and we love having you on the show providing us with your analysis on some very, very troubling issues. >> thank you, ma'am. >> now to a story we have been following very closely on america's news headquarters. the fligplight of four american held hostage in iran. iran makes no visible moves to free them. pastor said abudini.

at 6:00 p.m. eastern, i talk to his wife, naghmeh. a report that the white house may seek the vatican's help to bring the americans home. the next time you turn on your tap for a glass of water, you might want to think about where it comes from. here's what the epa said it will cost as america's infrastructure crumbles. plus, the gop hopeful crisscrossing iowa today. front-runner shows two gaining steam since the last debate. .

the winner of the straw poll value summit gaining 35% of that vote. with ben carson winning the vice presidential poll, he had 18% of the vote there. mike huckabee, marco rubio and donald trump rounding out the top five. as we take a look at the images from the scene here in washington, dc, that's tony perkins who heads the family research council giving out results as we speak. in the meantime, candidates for

the white house barn storming iowa and new hampshire this weekend. among them, republican arena of leapfrog upped the polls after the last debate. john kasich and chris christie hoping to gain traction against donald trump who still leads in the latest polls. joining us live, molly with the latest of what's going on. the pope is getting the spotlight, but candidates are not slowing down. exactly what are they doing right now? >> reporter: hi, many are in iowa today. we look at how many political events are in the state with the caucuses in 2016. 12 events in iowa alone today between all the candidates. republican senator ted cruz, for example, opened his first campaign office in urbandale, iowa. independent socialist senator bernie sanders on the democratic side, two events in iowa later today. one in new hampshire, one in newton. and in new hampshire, republican governor chris christie spoke at

a rally. said in part, he's quote, tired of throwing people in jail for drug abuse. specifically, first time non-violent offenders. >> if i do become president of the united states, i'm going to be talking about this in every corner of the country, make sure that families come out of the shadows and talk about this problem because they'll know that everybody in this country from the president of the united states on down understands the need of greater availability of treatment and not incarcerating every person who has a disease. >> christie you heard there advocates mandatory in-patient treatments over incarceration for first time offenders. uma? new fox news polls this week. any big shifts on the democrat or republican side? >> the leaders are still the leaders, uma, but hillary clinton attending a fundraiser in new york today has lost a bit of her lead. hillary clinton has 44%

according to the new polls. down 5 points months ago. bernie sanders stays even with where he was in august, 30%. and vice president joe biden who is not in the race at this moment is in third with 18%. four republicans, donald trump is leading the pack 26% up 1% from a month ago. ben carson in second place with 18%. that's up 6 points from august. carly fiorina. >> interesting results there, molly. thank you very much. adding to the decaying drinking waters in the u.s. and the cost of fixing the crumbling infrastructure is growing. the epa projecting it will cost $384 billion to maintain, just

maintain existing water systems for over 20 years. this means customers can likely expect to pay more after years of lower rates for water. well, more on the annual conference of social conservatives now under way in dc. the value voters summit will be coming your way giving gop hopefuls the opportunity to speak to this crucial chunk of the electorate. who and what is resonating with this key voting group? plus, we are live in philadelphia where the excitement continues to build as pope francis begins the final leg of his historic visit to the u.s. >> it's very exciting. they're opening up their arms to welcome the holy father. they are representing all of the united states of america with an open heart. they want to welcome him.

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we're with other headlines making news at this hour. state regulators say the amphibious tourist vehicle involved in the deadly crash in seattle have no state inspections for 12 years. despite the duckboat company has a good safety record. four people have died in that crash between the duckboat and the bus. cuba's raul castro addressing the united nations calling the reestablishment of diplomatic ties between the u.s. and cuba positive but the lack of economic ties remains a big obstacle. the youngest victim of the boston marathon bombing, 8-year-old martin richard memorialized this a life size statue unveiled at bridgewater state university. pope francis has a way to go in his jam packed day in

philadelphia on the third and final leg of the trip to america. went to st. peter and paul basilica and in an hour, he plans to hold a speech on religious freedom and immigration in front of independence hall. brian is standing by there where the crowds are quickly growing. he's here with more on the historic event. brian? >> reporter: hi, uma. that's right. 45,000 people are expected to be here and to see pope francis make his address to speak about immigration, religious freedom, at 4:30 and we can expect to see him go in the popemobile down fifth street. 1.5 million catholics descending on philadelphia, america's fifth largest city for the world meeting of families and the excitement is really unreal. it's, you got to be here to experience it. of course, this all started about six hours ago when pope francis arrived and landed here in philadelphia.

to the tune of rocky, the famous movie we all know, played by a local band. he met with pennsylvania's governor, philadelphia's mayor and the archbishop and in a classic pope francis unscripted moment, he got out of his fiat and blessed a disabled boy and two nuns before heading to the first stop here in the city of brotherly love. thousands welcome the pontiff as he arrived at st. peter and paul for mass. the basilica is the largest catholic church in pennsylvania and right here in the city of philly and today's homily, the pope addressing nearly 2,000 clergy and parishioners challenging all of them, asking what about you? what are you doing to spread the gospel? emphasizing it's everyone's responsibility to spread the enthusiasm of jesus. listen. >> we know that the future of the church in a rapidly changing

society will call and even now calls for a much more active engagement on the part of li laila lilaity. >> pope prafrancis will speak h, where the constitution was adopted. that's some of the symbolism as he speaks to immigration and liberty and freedom for all americans. he'll talk about that, particularly to a crowd of 40,000 people, largely made up of hispanic americans. 40% of catholics in the united states are latino and many of the people here are waving the flags from their original countries. venezuela, columbia, eager to speak in the native language about immigration and they all say he's spoken to young and old, eager what he has to say. interesting note about symbolism, the pope will use

abraham lincoln's podium while giving the gettysburg address here. old men are created equal. on the security security, philadelphia has been really closed off all weekend long. but and really the kind of security we have never seen unprecedented and just to really underscore that point at about 9:30 a.m. this morning, a man was questioned and arrested by police and then let go. he was asking suspicious questions, too many questions about security and that caused the arrest. he has been since released. uma? >> yes, it is unprecedented security there with the city shut down for this pontiff's visit. thank you very much, brian. well, as we have been reporting, the high profile value voter summit continues in washington, dc this weekend. eight republican presidential candidates thumping for support including marco rubio and ted cruz just named the winner in the summit straw poll. not at the social conservative event, napes like jeb bush and

carly fiorina. involving john boehner's resignation, the talk mentioned ignited cheers from the crowd this week but does his departure spell bad news for candidates like jeb bush? joining us, senior editor, jamie weinstein. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> people wonder why the link or the tie to the fallout over john boehner to a candidate like jeb bush? but there are those who say that because of the situation, people who come out more on the moderate side or are perceived as the establishment may not fare very well going forward at this point. >> it's certainly interesting. i don't think the boehner kind of resignation is something new. but it is, i think, a manifestation of what we've been seeing kind of this entire campaign and really, for the last several cycles. you have an angry grassroots conservative base. the vocal activist base angry at what they term the

establishment, which would be john boehner and in many cases which is strange, jeb bush, one of the most conservative governors in the country when he was a governor but now perceived as part of the establishment. and these are kind of the angst of their, the fire is directed at these people. so kind of what we've seen with boehner and this anger directed out of him is also directed in many ways from that same group of people with jeb bush. >> we've been reporting the anger runs deep. it cuts across all different levels. i want to put up another fox news poll for our viewers to take a look at if we could. when it comes to supporting candidates and on the gop side, if you asked the question, are you proud to have jeb bush as president, take a look at the numbers. 45% say not at all. and 36% say somewhat. only 4% saying extremely proud. we've also seen him drop in the polls over the last few weeks. what is this saying to you right

now? certainly, he was perceived early on with the big bucks and the early front-runner. we saw people like scott walker bowing out early because he couldn't really gather steam amongst those who perceived him as someone part of that establishment. how is this resonating, do you see this resonating, i guess, going forward in the weeks and months ahead? i know it's still early, technically. but certainly some of this is catching traction. >> it's jeb bush's job to reverse this. he has to kind of show his record of governor of florida, which again at the time, the most conservative elements in the party considered him one of the most conservative governors in the country. i think in some respects, he's tainted by the fact his last name is bush and an establishment family name and his brother did run up a lot of spending. i think he's a little bit tarnished there. >> why is his record not getting out there in a way that's connecting with voters? if he was labeled with someone

of the conservative governors of the country, why is that message not sticking with those who are looking for more conservative leadership? >> well, i think it's the fault lays with the jeb bush campaign and maybe as it goes forward with all the money the super pack has, over $100 million, start putting all this on the air waves to get the record out there, but right now, it just hasn't worked to kind of show that record which was considered conservative. i think the interesting question is, who is that candidate that kind of unites this angry grassroots with kind of the more established elements and the two candidates that stick out to me who can kind of go in both circles and be treated as favorably is marco rubio and carly fiorina. they seem to have a foot in both worlds right now. >> very interesting. jamie, always a pleasure to have you. thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you. well, we've been telling you all about the pope's trip to philadelphia. a look at what's on his agenda

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welcome back, everybody. we are waiting the arrival of pope francis at independence hall in philadelphia where the story of the united states first began. from the very beginning, the u.s. was a country built by immigrants and that's who the pope is going to speak about today. his visit offering hope to advocates who have watched immigration turned into a political hot button issue across the country and the major wedge issue for republicans. joining us now, ambassador to the vatican, he's also the former mayor of boston and he met pope francis back in 2013. he's got a lot of experience about the vatican and the pope. i am so happy to welcome you to

my program since you and i go way back to my boston days. >> it's great to be on your program. >> thank you for being here today. i want to get your perspective on your takeaway so far about this visit. what has surprised you the most? >> i tell you why i where in the "boston herald" this would be the best of america, pope francis would bring out the best in america and that's exactly what he's done. we needed the shot in the arm. things weren't coming together. a political ralparalysis in american culture, radically changed with a war of words about immigrants and poor and homeless and the back and forth over what is the obligation of government towards the needy people and people are down on their luck. well, pope francis is kind of crystallized and brought that whole thing together, the whole

dialogue together and i think it's bringing out the best in america. uma, today i coached handicapped and special needs children baseball. and i was at the field today with them. two or three parents came up to me and said, what do you say about feeling better now about being americans? one of them happens to be hispanic and one was a german mother and they what? we feel a lot better today than we did two weeks ago. >> that's very interesting. you are very politically savvy. obviously, being the mayor of boston for many years. you also know about the politics of the vatican. there were a lot of people in this country who expected the pope, perhaps, to be more political in his tone when he was going to travel through this country, yet, he's been very careful about choosing his words and at the same time, sending some direct messages to the people of this country. the congress, particularly, about things that the congress

can do and about capitalism. how did you see, what do you think about the way he played this? >> i think he's been doing an incredible job. i'm glad he didn't compromise on the true traditional values of the catholic faith. pro life, pro poor, pro family, pro needy, pro immigrant. all of the issues i learned are not in the political arena but in my neighborhood, from my family and my church, and millions of us in the country who have been looking for that voice, who's not afraid to speak out about what the core values of not only catholics are, but what the core values of americans are. francis brought that all home to the united states in this trip to new york, washington, and philadelphia and god bless him for doing it. >> what do you think sets him apart from the previous two pontiffs that you have been

privileged to work with? >> well, i was very close to pope john paul ii as you well know and he was a remarkable man in terms of what he did and fighting communism and naziism, standing up to tyranny and oppression. this is a different environment. the big issue now is persecution of christians and catholics in much of the world. he's standing up, francis is standing up for that. the issue about immigrants, what about families, what about poor? what about homeless? he talked yesterday like he was talking to mayors of america like they're on the front lines dealing with these social and economic issues. he is bringing a moral tone and a political tone to the united states that we haven't heard in a long, long time. and it's tapping in perfectly with the politics, the absence of political leadership, and the changing culture in america today. >> very much so. and he's certainly brought lots

of smiles to thousands of people across the u.s. and it's such a pleasure to have you here today, sir. mr. mayor, great to see you. >> come back to boston. >> you got it. i'll come by and visit. appreciate it very much. all the best to you, sir. well, michelangelo painted the sistine chapel and creating her own masterpiece soon on its way to the vatican. we talk to this incredible artist who also happens to be a cloistered nun. she's coming up next. pope francis following up his mass this morning with a speech in front of independence hall. continuing coverage of the pope's visit to philadelphia right here on fox.

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tphupnun and to my favorite story of the day. artwork featuring magnificence fit for the pope. my next guest almost completed an enormous mural featuring pope francis. it will soon be on its way to the vatican in rome and become history as part of the permanent

collection. the artist, mother thomas, who is a cloistered nun and whose work you can found at motherthomasartwork.org. this is your first trip away in 56 years. that's amazing. so for this entire time you have been living at your convent in sole attitude and peace. and you have been creating amazing artwork. this mural that you have created that is going to go to the vatican, talk to me for a moment about it. why it is so special and what inspires you. >> well, pope francis, i think his values and his spirituality fits very well with this mural. hopefully the mural's value will be such that he will enjoy it, that he will be inspired by it. because it is basically for him and for his ideals.

they are my ideals too to keep christ, the blessed trinity. christ especially in his passion in his earthly life, his resurrection, his divineness, our blessed mother too. pope francis, they are his life, his values and his love. >> we should let people know that you were a celebrated artist when you became a nun. that you had your artwork exhibited in different places around the country and also in mexico. the fact that this special gift has taken you on this remarkable journey. i understand you have been working on it 10 years. a great deal of it on bended knee. >> yes. it has been a real grace experience. and it still is. any of the discomforts i feel doing it on my hands and knees is irrelevant.

>> people should know you are 82 years young and you have lots of energy. >> yes. >> and the fact that you are able to deliver this gift from the heart must be so special for you. >> yes, it is. it is very much so. and having worked on it for 10 years, the ideas and the inspiration has grown. because so much has taken place within the world in these last 10 years. now, the fathers commissioned for this at our lady of the blessed sacrament. that was in 2006. and i began the design for it right away. the full title is our lady of the blessed sacrament and the saints. the church was commissioned for a black church, an afro-american church. and there were many people coming over from africa at that

time. >> our viewers are looking at the beautiful, magnificent artwork. you are a treasure. and i am so honored to have you here on the program. god bless you. and i know this is such a special treat for you to be part of this big celebration. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you too very much for having me. i really appreciate it. >> all the best to you. >> god bless you. >> god bless you too. >> that is going to do it for me on america's news headquarters. we have more ahead of pope francis's visit to philadelphia coming up. don't go away. can a business have a mind?

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can a business be...alive? . good afternoon yet again from philadelphia where where we are moments away from the arrival of pope francis at independence mall here in philadelphia. so filled with symbolism too. he is set to give remarks on freedom religion and immigration to 50,000 people. among them, the local hispanic community. we are back to the second to last day. our religion expert is with me. and peter johnson jr. here in philadelphia. father john