audience obviously runni f president who is also a catholic. >> and father martin, that point of a pope addressing the united states congress, i see i huge smile on your face right our founding fathers, many of them are anti-kwath lick. thomas jefferson, and john adams in particular didn't like the yes, sir jess wits. this shows the tolerance we have in our country and the fact we have a leader that transcends. >> do you think he had reluctance in accepting this invitation? was it difficult? >> i think he was making good on an invitation extended. he nose the important place the hold in the church. a lot of times what happens in the united states, happens in other plays. he knew the significance. >> after he speaks to the congress today, the pope will be going on and having lunch with the homeless here in down town washington, d.c. you see that crowd just buzzing

right now inside the capitol. matthew dowd, it is a little more subdued before you have when a president comes? >> it is a different feel. one of the other things people are waiting to hear. there's a lot of conservatives so far on this trip that feel like the pope -- they thought the pope was going to come in more balanced. they feel he's leaned in the progressive direction. >> just a moment, the sergeant in arms, paul irving, will welcome the pope to congress.

>> here comes the sergeant in arms. mr. speaker, the pope of the holy see. [ applause ] >> the pope of the holy see. yet, a moment. of course, the pope is coming to congress today as a head of state. he greets secretary of state john kerry. he'll work his way to the podium. they've done more than they normally do.

the speaker inside the house today. he does suffer back pain and sciatica. but a smile on his face as he dwreets members of congress. >> jon karl? >> incredible moment, george, incredible moment. the pope in front of them. first catholic vice president. catholic speaker of the house. being greeted by everybody if this chamber. [ applause ] here he gets down to business. members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct

honor of presenting to you, pope francis of the holy see. [ applause ] >> and as jon was saying, what a moment for the speaker of the house, john boehner, a former au altar boy. he has to be thinking of his mother right now. she passed away several years ago, but would have been proud. mr. vice president, mr. speaker, honorable members of congress, dear friends, i am most grateful for your

invitation to address this joint session of congress in the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ applause ] i would like to think that the reason for this is that i too am a son of this great continent, from which we have all received so much and towa which we share a common responsibility.

each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility. your own responsibility as members of congress is to enable this country, by your legislative activity, to grow as a nation. you are the face of its people, their representatives. you are called to defend and preserve the dignity of your fellow citizens in the tireless and demanding pursuit of the common good, for this is the

chief aim of all politics. a political society endures when it seeks

reflect in two ways on the figure of moses. on the one hand, the patriarch and lawgiver of the people of israel symbolizes the need of peoples to keep alive their sense of unity by means of just legislation. on the other, the figure of moses leads us directly to god and thus to the transcendent dignity of the human being. [ applause ] moses provides us with a good

likeness fashioned by god on every human face. today i would like not only to address you, but through you the entire people of the united states. here, together with their representatives, i would like to take this opportunity to dialogue with the many thousands of men and women who strive each day to do an honest day's work, to bring home their daily bread,

to save money and, one step at a time , to build a better life for their families. these are men and women who are not concerned simply with paying their taxes, but in their own quiet way sustain the life of society. [ applause ] they generate solidarity by their actions, and they create organizations which offer a helping hand to those most in need. i would also like to enter into dialogue with the many elderly

persons who are a storehouse of wisdom forged by experience, and who seek in many ways, especially through volunteer work, to share their stories and their insights. i know that many of them are retired, but still active. they keep working to build up this land. i also want to dialogue with all those young people who are working to realize their great and noble aspirations, who are not led astray by facile proposals, and who face

difficult situations, often as a result of immaturity on the part of many adults. i wish to dialogue with all of you, and i would like to do so through the historical memory of your people. my visit takes place at a time when men and women of good will are marking the anniversaries of several great americans. the complexities of history and the reality of human weakness

notwithstanding, these men and women, for all their many differences and limitations, were able, by hard work and self-sacrifice, some at the cost of their lives, to build a better future. they shaped fundamental values which will endure forever in the spirit of the american people. a people with this spirit can live through many crises, tensions and conflicts, while always finding the resources to move forward, and to do so with dignity. these men and women offer us a

way of seeing and interpreting reality. in honoring their memory, we are inspired, even amid conflicts, and in the here and now of each day, to draw upon our deepest cultural reserves. i would like to mention four of these americans, abraham lincoln, martin luther king, dorothy day and thomas merton. [ applause ]

this year marks the 150th anniversary of the assassination of president abraham lincoln, the guardian of liberty, who labored tirelessly that this nation, under god, might have a new birth of freedom. building a future of freedom requires love of the common good and cooperation in a spirit of subsidiarity and solidarity. all of us are quite aware of, and deeply worried by, the

disturbing social and political situation of the world today. our world is increasingly a place of violent conflict, hatred and brutal atrocities, committed even in the name of god and of religion. we know that no religion is immune from forms of individual delusion or ideological extremism. this means that we must be especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism, whether religious or of any other kind. a delicate balance is required

to combat violence perpetrated in the name of a religion, an ideology or an economic system, while also safeguarding religious freedom, intellectual freedom and individual freedoms. [ applause ] but there is another temptation which we must especially guard against, the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil, or, if you will, the righteous and sinners.

the contemporary world, with its open wounds which affect so many of our brothers and sisters, demands that we confront every form of polarization which would divide it into these two camps. we know that in the attempt to be freed of the enemy without, we can be tempted to feed the enemy within. to imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place. that is something which you, as

a people, reject. [ applause ] our response must instead be one of hope and healing, of peace and justice. we are asked to summon the courage and the intelligence to resolve today's many geopolitical and economic crises. even in the developed world, the effects of unjust structures and actions are all too apparent. our efforts must aim at

restoring hope, righting wrongs, maintaining commitments, and thus promoting the well-being of individuals and of peoples. we must move forward together, as one, in a renewed spirit of fraternity and solidarity, cooperating generously for the common good. >> announcer: plsz [ applause ] the challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good

throughout the history of the united states. the complexity, the gravity and the urgency of these challenges demand that we pool our resources and talents, and resolve to support one another, with respect for our differences and our convictions of conscience. [ applause ] in this land, the various religious denominations have greatly contributed to building and strengthening society. it is important that today, as

in the past, the voice of faith continue to be heard, for it is a voice of fraternity and love, which tries to bring out the best in each person and in each society. such cooperation is a powerful resource in the battle to eliminate new global forms of slavery, born of grave injustices which can be overcome only through new policies and new forms of social consensus.

politics is, instead, an expression, as our compel iling will to live as one that which satisfies a particular interest, in order to share the injustice, and this exploits its interest, its social life. i do not underestimate the difficulty that this involves, but i encourage you in this effort. [ applause ]

here too i think of the march which martin luther king led from selma to montgomery 50 years ago as part of the campaign to fulfill his dream of full civil and political rights for african americans. [ applause ] that dream continues to inspire us all. i am happy that america continues to be, for many, a land of dreams.

[ applause ] dreams which ld to action, to participation, to commitment. dreams which awaken what is deepest and truest in the life of a people. in recent centuries, millions of people came to this land to pursue their dream of building a future in freedom. we, the people of this

continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us -- [ applause ] >> -- because most of us were once foreigners. [ applause ] i say this to you as the son of immigrants, knowing that so many of you are also descended from immigrants. [ applause ] tragically, the rights of those who were here long before us were not always respected.

for those peoples and their nations, from the heart of american democracy, i wish to reaffirm my highest esteem and appreciation. those first contacts were often turbulent and violent, but it is very difficult to judge the past by the criteria of the present. [ applause ] nonetheless, when the stranger in our midst appeals to us, we must not repeat the sins and the errors of the past.

[ applause ] we must resolve now to live as nobly and as justly as possible, as we educate new generations not to turn their back on our neighbors and everything around us. building a nation calls us to recognize that we must constantly relate to others, rejecting a mindset of hostility in order to adopt one of reciprocal subsidiarity, in a constant effort to do our best. i am confident that we can do this.

our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the second world war. this presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions. on this continent, too, thousands of persons are led to travel north in search of a better life for themselves and for their loved ones, in search of greater opportunities. is this not what we want for our own children?

[ applause ] we must not be taken aback by their numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best we can to their situation. to respond in a way which is always humane, just and fraternal. we need to avoid a common temptation nowadays, to discard whatever proves troublesome. let us remember the golden rule,

"do unto others as you would -- [ applause ] -- "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." this rule points us in a clear direction. let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. let us help others to grow, as

we would like to be helped ourselves. in a word, if we want security, let us give security. if we want life, let us give life. if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. the yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us. [ applause ] the golden rule also reminds us

of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. [ applause ] this conviction has led me, from the beginning of my ministry, to advocate at different levels for the global abolition of the death penalty. [ applause ] i am convinced that this way is

the best, since every life is sacred, every human person is endowed with an inalienable dignity, and society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes. recently my brother bishops here in the united states renewed their call for the abolition of the death penalty. [ applause ] not only -- not only do i support them, but i also over encouragement to all those who are convinced that a just and necessary punishment

must never exclude the dimension of hope and the goal of rehabilitation. [ applause ] in these times when social concerns are so important, i cannot fail to mention the servant of god, dorothy day, who founded the catholic worker movement. her social activism, her passion for justice and for the cause of the oppressed, were inspired by the gospel, her faith, and the example of the saints.

how much progress has been made in this area in so many parts of the world. how much has been done in these first years of the third millennium to raise people out of extreme poverty. i know that you share my conviction that much more still needs to be done, and that in times of crisis and economic hardship a spirit of global solidarity must not be lost. at the same time i would encourage you to keep in mind all those people around us who

are trapped in a cycle of poverty. they too need to be given hope. the fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes. i know that many americans today, as in the past, are working to deal with this problem. it goes without saying that part of this great effort is the creation and distribution of wealth. the right use of natural resources, the proper application of technology and

the harnessing of the spirit of enterprise are essential elements of an economy which seeks to be modern, inclusive and sustainable. [ applause ] business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. it can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the area in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to

the common good. [ applause ] this common good also includes the earth, a central theme of the encyclical which i recently wrote in order to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home. we need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. [ applause ]

in laudato si', i call for a courageous and responsible effort to redirect our steps, and to avert the most serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity. i am convinced that we can make a difference. i'm sure. [ applause ]

and i have no doubt that the united states, and this congress, have an important role to play. now is the time for courageous actions and strategies, aimed at implementing a culture of care and an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature. [ applause ] we have the freedom needed to limit and direct technology, to devise intelligent ways of developing and limiting our

power, and to put technology at the service of another type of progress, one which is healthier, more human, more social, more integral. in this regard, i am confident that america's outstanding academic and research institutions can make a vital contribution in the years ahead. [ applause ] a century ago, at the beginning of the great war, which pope benedict xv termed a pointless

slaughter, another notable american was born, the cistercian monk thomas merton. he remains a source of spiritual inspiration and a guide for many people. in his autobiography he wrote, "i came into the world. free by nature, in the image of god, i was nevertheless the prisoner of my own violence and my own selfishness, in the image of the world into which i was born. that world was the picture of

hell, full of men like myself, loving god, and yet hating him. born to love him, living instead in fear of hopeless self-contradictory hungers." merton was, above all, a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the church. he was also a man of dialogue, a promoter of peace between peoples and religions.

from this perspective of dialogue, i would like to recognize the efforts made in recent months to help overcome historic differences linked to painful episodes of the past. it is my duty to build bridges and to help all men and women, in any way possible, to do the same. when countries which have been at odds resume the path of dialogue, a dialogue which may have been interrupted for the most legitimate of reasons, new opportunities open up for all.

[ applause ] this has required, and requires, courage and daring, which is not the same as irresponsibility. a good political leader is one who, with the interests of all in mind, seizes the moment in a spirit of openness and pragmatism. a good political leader always opts to initiate processes rather than possessing spaces. [ applause ]

being at the service of dialogue and peace also means being truly determined to minimize and, in the long term, to end the many armed conflicts throughout our world. [ applause ] here we have to ask ourselves, why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? sadly, the answer, as we all

know, is simply for money, money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. in the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade. [ applause ] tree sons and one daughter of this land, four individuals and four dreams. lincoln, liberty.

martin luther king, liberty in plurality and non-exclusion. dorothy day, social justice and the rights of persons. and thomas merton, the capacity for dialogue and openness to god. four representatives of the american people. i will end my visit to your country in philadelphia, where i will take part in the world meeting of families. it is my wish that throughout my visit the family should be a

recurrent theme. how essential the family has been to the building of this country. [ applause ] and how worthy it remains of our support and encouragement. yet i cannot hide my concern for the family, which is threatened, perhaps as never before, from within and without. fundamental relationships are being called into question, as is the very basis of marriage and the family.

i can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life. [ applause ] in particular, i would like to call attention to those family members who are the most vulnerable, the young. for many of them, a future filled with countless possibilities beckons, yet so many others seem disoriented and aimless, trapped in a hopeless

maze of violence, abuse and despair. their problems are our problems. [ applause ] we cannot avoid them. we need to face them together, to talk about them and to seek effective solutions rather than getting bogged down in discussions. at the risk of oversimplifying, we might say that we live in a culture which pressures young people not to start a family, because they lack possibilities

for the future. yet this same culture presents others with so many options that they too are dissuaded from starting a family. a nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to dream of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as martin luther king sought to do, when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed, as dorothy day did by her tireless

work, the fruit of a faith which becomes dialogue and sows peace in the contemplative style of thomas merton. in these remarks i have sought to present some of the richness of your cultural heritage, of the spirit of the american people. it is my desire that this spirit continue to develop and grow, so that as many young people as possible can inherit and dwell in a land which has inspired so many people to dream. god bless america!

[ applause ] pope francis, speaking for about 50 minutes. a very provocative speech. the pope filtering his message to four americans. abraham lincoln, martin luther king, dorothy day and thomas merton. hitting so many hot button issues as well. from immigration, climate change, taking on political culture as well. and we want to go to jon karl inside the chamber. so happy to be in the land, home of the brave.

the entire chambers, a much different atmosphere than the state of the union address. the direct challenge to the divisions that we've seen so starkly in this chamber, when he said we must guard against the simplicity reductionism which cease good or evil, if you will, righteous and sinners. he said the demand that we must confront every form of polarization. really powerful moving breach. we saw tears several times i saw marco rubio wiping away a tear and clearly speaker boehner wiping away tears as well. >> this interesting, that's where it began with the message. cecilia vega, out there on the lawn. they had big jumbotron set up.

>> george, they did. you could hear the crowd clapping. they are waiting for the pope. hoping he'll walk out on the balance donny and wave hello to them. when they saw the crowd walk not chamber, there's huge cheers, but the second he started speaking. 50,000 people, went silent. messages, climate change, respecting human life, dignity, at the top immigration. i want to tell you, little sophie, she made her way past secret service, she went to the pope mobile. she handed the pope a letter saying immigrants are not respected in this country and she got a lot of attention for that. when the pope started his conversation and he said he wanted to speak directly and have a dialogue with the people, these, right here, are the people he was talking about

using that word, "dreams," by martin luther king. it was a pleasure to be sight sitting by you as you listen to that speech. not surprising he talked about martin luther king and abraham lincoln. but shocked to hear dorothy day and thomas merton. >> she is an apostle of social justice and he's an apostle of die drag. interesting, for some time both of these figures were out of favor. dorothy day was told not to call her group catholic and thomas merton was silenced. matthew dow hitting all of the hot button issue. he mentioned the death penalty -- for a catholic, watching the presidency, to have a pope come speak to the joint

meeting of congress, was an unbelievable moment. lincoln, with his healing divisions, martin luther king with images of refugees, and dorothy day talked about equality. and i said earlier today, he needed to bely nell messy. he was lionel messi in the course of the speech. >> a carefully crafty speech. >> this man thought a lot about the united states of america. you can see that. as i said on the plane over to reporter, that i'm not a leftist. people think i am. he's also somebody who might be slightly anti-american. what he is. frankly, as i travel around the world i hear all of the time. people look with hope still to this country, he's essentially

saying, live up to it. get your act together. you can do things to make the world a better place. >> the coach making its way into statuary hall into the capital. each has two statues, one from the state of california. the man who the pope made a st. yesterday. father serra. he spent so much time inside statuary hall. >> there's something for everybody there. the crowd out here has also responded quite unbelievably. and everybody now, i'm like 50 feet from where he'll be, so everybody is waiting for him to come out on this balcony. there was so much striking in that speech, george. and when he talked about life, the republicans all up, and then democrats stood up. then he went to the death

penalty. he talked about gun violence. and the evil in money. that was really striking. that was one place the republicans were standing up. >> we see now the pope standing before the statue of juinepero serra. >> the fact this is the highly, highly, unusual thing to have happen, to have this statue, that has been here for many decades. in statuary hall, junipero serra was one of the priests from california. and ronald reagan replaced one. >> the speaker taking pope francis through statuary hall. in a moment, the pope will present a gift to the library of

congress. it's an illuminated bible from st. john's university collegeville, minnesota. >> as as the pope made his way through he'll be coming out with the speaker in a few minutes on to the balcony and addressing the crowd of 50,000 plus on the west lawn of the capitol, stretching to the washington monument. david write, you were way out there. could they hear the speech? what did they think? >> not sure david heard me right there. but you seat crowd stretching all of the way out, and then father martin. if you pick one word out of the speech, it's so hard to do that.

but you see the pope returning again and again and again to the idea of dialogue. >> absolute limit you started the speech with that record. i think it's interesting he's not only calling for dialogue, but he, himself is saying i'm entering into a lie log with you. it's not someone speaking from on high, it's someone speaking as a brother, to his brothers and sisters. >> and he also, common good. if you put a theme on this speech, common good. common good for the environment. common good for the poor. he said middle class. he didn't say that word but we knew that's who he talked about. >> and he reached out to those perceived as enemies. i was struck where he shakes on the evils of capitalism. the parts he chose to quote is where he praises business. >> he called business a noble invocation. listen to me. i'm not the demon you're drawing

me to do. i'm talking about the moral and spiritual values within the capitalist system you chose. trying to invoke constituents, the president to everyone in the world. it's very savvy. >> if i interrupt you, it means the pope has come out. but goes ba back to what you highlighted in the beginning. the pope taking on the idea that we're divided into two disseparate camps in the united states. >> absolutely. the very polarization that mark this chamber, he came right out with it. his words on immigration, george, saying, we don't fear foreigners to this continent, because most of the us were foreigners. >> he hit that at the white house, he now hit it in congress with the first immigration

reform. terry moran has been stalled for several years. probably the hottest button issue in the campaign right now. >> the tone of the presidential campaign on that, lead by donald trump, couldn't be more opposite to the way that pope was talking about how to approach the issue. he's not recommending the solution, but he's saying recognize the strangers among us. >> what he's saying, matthew dowd, open yourselves to the world. >> yes, he's actually saying go internal and understand yourself and then go external and serve your country. i agree with terry. the condition draft with the speech we've seen and bomb bassity we've seen over the last few weeks couldn't be more thoughtful. in a measurable quiet approach in a speech that raes nated very clear. >> maybe i'm wrong here, but he gave democrats a lot more to cheer about than republicans?

>> i think if you had to say he was leaning in one direction or the other, i think they would think it's more progressive than conservative but he did do a lot of thing on the family, on many other issue, on capitalism, he leaned into. >> he talked about the fundmental challenge to marriage. >> he did. he's obviously speaking there not only about some of the threats to marriage but also about family life in general which is the theme of the world meeting of families. but i think fundamentally supporting all parts of the family. >> and vetting this idea what he called the culture of care. >> absolutely. i think matt is saying, there's this idea we're demonizing people and making them into "other." he's saying there is no "other." it's everybody we need to care for. >> let's go back to the balcony. you see the leadership.

harry reid, mitch mcconnell. speaker and vice president biden, which means the pope cannot be far behind. >> earlier we saw archbishop kirk who is the head of the arch bishops. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> he's greeting the people on the balcony. >> the pope expected to address the crowd in english.

>> democratic leader here reed and vice president biden. that's cardinal wurl, the archbishop of washington, leaning into the pope. [ cheers and applause ] >> we couldn't hear what the hope said. could you?

>> i'm so grateful -- >> george, every photo, every photo pointed to that balcony. every head is at that balcony. take a listen. championships. >> i ask god to bless them. father of all -- ] speaking foreign language ] pless each of them. bless the families. [ speaking foreign language ]

>> bless them all. and i ask you all, please, to pray for me. >> translator: and if there are among you, any would do not believe, or cannot pray, i ask you, please, to send good wishes my way. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you very much, and god bless america! [ cheers and applause ]

god bless america was in english. most of the blessing from the pope in spanish. father martin, asking that huge crowd that has come out to meet him and greet him, to pray for him. >> which is exact what he did when he was first elected pope. he came out on the balcony and st. peter's square and asked for people's prayer. it's a reminder, he sees himself not as a leader but as their brother and sister. >> he heads back inside. >> and members of congress screaming out here from the chambers, they are having their pictures taken, beneath the pope. but quite a moment when he did strike the blessing. most people did put down their

phones and bow their heads. they were just as excited as everybody else to have their pictures taken underneath the pope. >> david, you are much further out. the excitement is great. >> george, when the pope asked for good wishes a few seconds ago, a huge whoop went out in the crowd. people are watching this speech with a good sense of history and reverence. sitting on the grass. they may not share his religious belief, may not share all of his politics but there's great respect for the man. this is a crowd by and large frustrated with the gridlock in washington and also in some places the priorities of the republican congress. they were hugely excited to have somebody inside campaigning some of the change they would like to "s" and there were people who came here early in the morning, stayed all day long and people who dropped by sweaty from a run, but everyone stood, river vetted to those screens and now you see they are celebrating.

>> david, i don't know if you could hear me. could you tell which part of the speech got response from that crowd way out there? >> there were huge applauds at the nods of the environment, also at his calls from respecting immigrants. other places, too. there are some places where there was aprauz in the chamber, there was not applause here. you have monks here, in their robes. mothers, kids, all sorts. both excited over his environmental message, but also excitement over the pope. >> and back here at the capital, we keep our eye on members of congress on the step best hind me as he rolls out. matthew dowd, this pretty much completes the political portion of the pope's addressing the white house yesterday, congress today. can you sum up his message? is that possible? >> well, i think his message is,

it goes what we've been all talking about. there's divisions in the world and there's these awful devisions in this country presenting you from being your best self-. he said it yesterday and said it today. it's basically a call for all of us to be our bevel self, and when we're our bestsel self thep tri is better off. >> can you imagine another pope giving an address like this in. >> a lot of things are traditional, christian themes and themes of catholic social teaching. he's very prophetic, he's a prophet, to meet people where they are and call them to their better selves. >> talk about the impact this will have on catholics here in america? >> he's wanted to take the church back out into the world from the first day of his papacy and he's a man in a hurry to do it. this is a catholic community in the united states which is

divided between traditionalists and conservatives who found great inspiration. john paul ii, benedict and many slipped away who didn't feel the life of the church in their ice and he's trying his best -- >> and what the pope will do right now, as he leaves the capitol, you the fiat is ready to go. he's going to go to down town washington, st. patrick's church and have lunch with the homeless, an event put together by catholic charities. he will actually sit down and eat with those in the most need. >> right. he's teaching not only by his words which he's just done, but also by his deeds. the words supported the deeds and deeds supported the words. and i frankly think he feels more comfortable with the it it homeless than those in congress. >> you pointed out the speech had extra elconsequencoquent.

because of him speaking in engli english. >> he said english is not his strong suit. but here's a long and pro found address he delivered with clarity and force that he's not totally comfortable with. you see cardinal wuerl, other archbishops filing out. >> and the secretary of state behind cardinal wuerl. >> don't know if we have the shot but we have several members of congress all lined up ready to say good-bye to the pope. there you see it. they are lined up on the steps right there. and jon karl, as you pointed out, members of congress from both parties cause both visibly

moved by the pope's words. >> and beyond politics. each side had something to grab a hold of in terms of political undertones of the speech. republicans, conservatives, on the message, when it comes to life, the message when it comes to traditional marriage, and obviously democrats on the very powerful message, on protecting the environment, and on serving those who were worst off in our society, on income and equality, on violence, gun violence, but there were only a couple of times during this speech, george, where you saw that moment where most of the chamber got up, but several, you know, a block of folks sat down and refused to applaud because they disagreed with the political message. you saw that a little bit when he spoke about the environment. you saw it a little about when he spoke on the economy, but, by and large, this was clear that everybody in this chamber was moved by the speech, beginning

with the guy who invited them. john boehner is known for crying. i don't think i've ever seen quite as many tears as i've seen today from john boehner. >> the pope saying farewell to the members of congress. dirk durbin from illinois. as i said, he'll be getting into the motorcade, head egg to st. patrick's catholic church as he says good-bye to the sergeant of arms right there. having lunch with the homeless and making his way to new york city, two more stops on his mission to america, in new york. also parading up fifth avenue and go to st. patrick's cathedral, celebrating mass at st. patrick's before speaking to the united nations tomorrow morning. they expect to continue on the themes we've seen for the last couple of days, then moving on, this weekend to philadelphia. a million people expected in

philadelphia on sunday to greet the pope in that world conference of families. he's got a wave there from the members of congress, as he says good-bye. he's going to be right behind us, pulling out. of course we'll be with you every step of the way as we watch pope francis heading down town through washington, d.c. and david muir will be live. another procession tomorrow in central park. this pope generated so much excitement in america and we're so privileged that we've had a chance to share it with you. have a good day. ♪

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you like it. >> you wake up happy. there you go. >> this is from damon johns. he invested in this company called bubba's deboned barbecue ribs. uf all you have to do is hot heath it up. three different sizes. normally $30 to $100 depending on the package. everything today slashed in half so starting at $15 for some deboned ribs. >> you know what, i'm going to save these and the crew, you better save me some of those ribs. we're going to say thanks to these companies. head to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo to get these bargains. plus bonus deals. you can see the premier of "shark tank" tomorrow night at 9: 9:00/8:00 central. >> starting in the southwest. about average. but you will be heating up as we go to the end of the week and

the hot weather coming in. you're going to hit the century mark from good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco with bay area microclimate forecast. today filtered sunshine but increasing sunshine this afternoon. and warmer conditions today. it will feel more like fall next week. unfortunately transition is going to be dry. 70s along the coast. 80s around the bay, 90s innland. cool off into the 50s, cooler than this morning. accuweather seven-day forecast. go to sunday for the autumn breezes to blow in. monday and tuesday, back to average. >> lara, i took a vote. everybody out here can't wait for "pop." so let's get to it. >> thank you, momma. let 'do it. "pop news" and it is the fashion face-off we never saw coming. h&m now revealing its new ad campaign with these two. david beckham and kevin hart or as i call them beckhart now taking twinning to the extreme.

all in the name of research. listen. >> say that again. >> he wants to play you in "i beckham," the movie. >> he wants to play me? are you serious? >> yeah, he wants to get into the role, get into the character. research is what they're calling it. >> schwarzenegger and devito, move over. >> yes. >> we can expect more of beckhart, the guys teasing multiple outfits on social media including those two perfectly coordinated. they're an unlikely, hilarious duo. >> i like the ring of that, beckhart. sounds like a great sitcom. >> thank you. i thought long and hard about that. a little science news in "pop news." at this year's ig nobel prize ceremony, which is an absurd celebration of science that makes you laugh and think, two winners took one for the team in a big way to determine which insects have the most painful stings and the places on your body you definitely don't want to get stung. >> ooh. >> they both subjected themselves to hundreds of stings. here are the findings.

the bald-faced hornet sting comparable to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door. the yellow jacket sting described as hot and smoky sort of like a cigar being put ouon your tongue. >> yep. >> the worst is the bullet ant whose sting is described as having a three-inch rusty nail grinded into your heel. that is the one you don't want to get stung and you never want to get stung on these places, number one, your upper lip. >> oh. >> they found that out the hard way. >> number two, your nostril. number three, a place below your belt that i cannot describe on camera. >> uh-huh. >> uh-huh. >> we get the picture. >> wow. >> there's just nothing to say. >> no. >> wow. >> but they did it. >> i can't believe they did that. >> all in the name of science so thank you, scientists, for sharing. >> as you said -- >> we know what to protect. >> so brave. so brave. >> okay. and then finally i thought that i would switch it up, you know, from bee stings to this guy.

the weekend is around the corner. why not treat yourself to a little massage, a little light reading, and perhaps a massage. >> oh, sweet. >> just take it in, everybody. just look and laugh and love on this beautiful friday eve and that is "pop news." >> you finished strong. >> you finished strong. >> concerned about the bee sting too. >> now this is worth it. >> and now it's all coming around. >> it does. >> hey, kerry washington is here live and tgit, "scandal" is back! >> whoo! back! >> whoo!

now from abc 7 news. >> good morning, breaking news, we learned an amber alert issue ford 3-year-old girl from salinas has been canceled. jackie valenzuela was sitting in the minivan when the vehicle was stolen. they found the minivan abandoned with her inside and unharmed. hopefully the morning commute's going well. >> it is not, it is a nightmare, if you're traveling into campbell out of the santa cruz mountains in los gatos, seven cars involved, camden avenue. three lanes blocked. 11 miles per hour your top speed as you head along northbound 85. this is causing tremendous pressure as you approach highway 17. 13 miles per hour as you leave los gatos. sliding up to san leandro, crash

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let's take a lack at current conditions. 50s and 60s, far cry from 40s and 50s yesterday. heres's a like, temperatures

today 8 to 12 degrees above average. summer heat continues to bite our forecast tomorrow. and then the [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back to "gma." [ cheers and applause ] take a look at these kids. they're all getting ready to go "above and beyond" for a remarkable art teacher taking on bullying and inspiring her students at the same time, so much in store for her. that is just ahead, but first robin is inside with a very "scandalous" guest. >> that's right, we all know tgit is back. already trending on twitter. come on, because the posters for tonight's season five premiere says it all. ooh, look at that. uh-huh. olivia and fitz finally together at last. kerry washington is here to tell us all about it, but again she comes bearing gifts with a sneak peek. take a look. >> okay. see you on the flip side.

>> we could just walk in together. >> yes, let's start an international incident. >> let's. ♪ oh >> good-bye, mister. ♪ just to hear you say >> last chance. >> wow. would you give it up for k. dub, kerry washington. we have got to stop dressing alike. >> it happens every time i come here. i love it. it's because i stalk you to see what you're wearing and then i dress accordingly. >> it's the other way around. ♪ at last >> that's right. >> olivia and fitz together. we saw you on the balcony at the end of last season. >> uh-huh, and people keep asking me about that one commercial where it's just us rolling around in the bed, and i said, you know, at the end of last season, he said what do we do now and olivia said, whatever we want, so i guess whatever they want is a lot of rolling around in bed. >> we did see that. you were even surprised with the

season, that it wasn't quite -- i know you can't tell us too much but why do you say that? >> what's funny, i think like with any other relationship, in television we tend to think when two people come together that's the end, but in life when two people come together that's the beginning, and so it turns out the same is true on "scandal." >> more chapters to be written for those two. >> whole other story. >> it was lovely seeing you and others on the cover of "essence" magazine. shonda land. >> shonda's cover was beautiful. shonda wilson, viola davis, all the cast, it was really fun. >> all around this wonderful woman, shonda. >> i know. >> who has created so much. what do we not know about her? >> what don't you know about shonda? shonda is -- shonda loves fashion. she loves fashion, and she has got a great sense of humor, and you know what, she's just a truly generous heart. like when i think about all of us getting together for that huge portrait of all three casts

just all of us in a room together, we all got to be there in our gowns and tuxedos and hair and makeup because shonda had an idea and put it on the page and all of the brilliant writers that she works with. >> she's brilliant. all of them. yeah, i've been there on set and have seen everyone in action and it's true, when she walks out there on set, everybody is like the president. >> we should have theme music for her when she walks in the room like the president. >> you looked beautiful at the emmys. >> oh, thank you. >> it was so touching to see how you were moved when viola davis, her acceptance speech. what was going through your mind? >> it was such a tremendous thing. it was a great night for thursday nights on abc because regina king won for "american crime" and then viola won for "how to get away with murder" and it was just a wonderful night to be a woman and a woman of color working in this golden age of television. it was so special and so special of viola davis to be so inclusive in her speech and give all of us shout-outs and to really talk about progress, you know, because i know for me, like you know, we're going into

our fifth season, but when i first started, when we first started in our first season all anybody wanted to talk about was that there hasn't been a black woman as a lead on a network show in 40 years and now everywhere you turn there are black women on every network championing shows and so, you know, if you let us in the room, we can get the job done. you just need to let us in the room. >> like viola said give us an opportunity. >> that's right. >> before we turn the tables i'm trying to take up so much time so we don't have to do this. >> no, no, no. are we ready? >> this is very important to you and told you i'll be there tonight. i want to talk about the purple purse campaign. >> thank you, thank you, yes, the allstate purple purse foundation has this amazing initiative where for the second year in a row, i have designed a bag, and it's a purple purse because purple is the color for domestic violence awareness and a purse is the center of a woman's financial domain. it's where your car keys, your house keys, your wallet, cell phone, everything lives in your purse so a purple purse is to help raise awareness around financial abuse, the number one reason women stay in abusive

relationships and why they go back when they leave is because they don't have a sense of financial freedom and so this is really about empowering women to take control of their livelihood and of their finances and their lives. >> people don't talk about that. okay, i did leave a little time for this, but that was very important to get that in. >> thank you. >> just give it a crank. you get one question. >> i have two questions. >> oh, okay. >> the first one is from your staff here. uh-huh. >> uh-oh. >> they want to know, if it were up to you to come up with a role for yourself on "scandal," what would it be, and you should answer well because shonda might be watching. >> you got pull there. >> i know some people. >> i think i know why they're asking this. they saw me at halloween, i was olivia pope. i want to be your evil twin sister. >> i love it. i love it. >> yes, yes. >> the only problem is you're way too nice. you're way too nice. >> i could try though, the evil twin sister that nobody knows about. >> i love that idea. let's do it. >> it's handled. >> shonda, are you watching?

okay. >> that was good. let's see. it's my job. number two, this is a fan question posted on "gma's" facebook. you have such beauty inside and out. i agree. what one thing did your mother and father do to make you who you are today? >> oh, that's so sweet. to be kind. parents talk about the three rs. mine were all about the three ds, about being disciplined, about determination and da lord so those are the three ds. >> wow. i love that. i love that. >> that's it. that's it. >> i'll have to bring that into my house. that's great. >> well, thank you for that. i mean that could have been a lot worse and -- >> i can do another. >> no, that's okay. >> do you want me to do our serious -- okay. >> i am coming tonight for the -- >> thank you so much. for the unveiling of the purple purse. >> and a heads-up for wearing purple. >> i am too so there you go. our usual trend. >> always wonderful to have k. dub here. be sure to watch the season premiere of "scandal" tonight, tonight, we got to get back in time from the reception on 9:00

here on abc. outside to ginger. >> robin, you don't have to tell me. i checked my dvr three times to make sure "scandal" is on there. good morning, everybody. i'm seated and you're find out why very soon but i'm seated in a comfortable new york city because that's how we're starting the morning in the northeast. beautiful temperatures that will reveal themselves into a beautiful and perfect forecast for the pope. 80, washington, d.c. all right, that's the big pictur good morning, i'm meteorologist mike nicco. check out warm temperatures today from 80 in san francisco, the rest upper 80s, mid 90s inland east bay. accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow, saturday, autumn br >> all that weather brought to you by johnson & johnson. robin. >> i'm here still with kerry washington. don't take a single shot. please. coming up, the audience getting ready to go "above and beyond" for one very deserving teacher. i know where my bread is buttered. ♪ i did it all "it's halloween time my frightful fiends,

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♪ i did it all >> it is time to go "above and beyond" and you are looking now at a "gma" viewers helping us out this morning. it's just a preview of what's about -- do not get old, people. do not get old. we're going to honor another one who's gone above and beyond. right t.j.?

>> that was fantastic. bring that closer for robin. found a fantastic teacher. wish we could honor them all but this one has gone "above and beyond" with her campaign about bullying called just be but it's my honor to introduce everyone to a woman that the students call miss pickle. >> in the fifth grade i met my wife and i felt like i had to tell somebody this story. >> to know heather is to love her. the students adore her. >> they call her miss pickle because they can't pronounce piccoli right. >> why do my students call me miss pickle? >> each month she holds fund-raisers where the students partake. >> the kids realized it's not always about themselves but about helping others. >> just when you think you're done with one charity or fund-raiser she comes up with something else. ♪ oh we've got so much going for you ♪ >> we're going through fertility treatments for two years and it takes a lot of time, which took

away from her and her passion to be with these kids. unfortunately unable to have children at this moment. no one deserving more, i think, to be a mother than her. but she's a mother to those kids in a way. ♪ >> in fifth grade i got bullied by a few kids. i would have art with miss piccoli. she made everything better. she made me feel good about myself. good about my art and the bullies disappeared in my life. she told everyone especially me during this time just be myself. ♪ now i am invisible >> heather did a commemorative art project called just be. ♪ >> she's just a just be person, loving and caring and giving back. ♪ now i am invincible >> heather wholeheartedly

deserves this honor of "above and beyond." >> it's been a very inspirational thing to be around this woman for 30 plus years. ♪ ♪ now i am invincible >> all right, you see why we love her, robin, so you all sent me down to virginia beach and let the conspiracy begin. and we conspired with 700 students, all of them at her school, her friends, her husband and also john quigley, our aerial artist to find a way to honor her and knocked on her during the middle of a school day to give her the surprise of her life. >> here we go. hey there. heather. heather. hey, hey, guy, how are you doing? hey. i'm t.j. holmes for "good morning america." how are you doing? >> good. >> good. we are here, everybody thinks

because we're here to do a back-to-school special. we're actually here because of you. and solely because of you. this guy brought you to our attention. come on in here. >> oh. >> say hello to your wife. >> hi. >> i know you're wondering what in the world is going on right now. >> just a little. >> "good morning america" is here because you go "above and beyond" and we want to honor you. ♪ >> how old are you guys? >> 9. ♪ hoping you take that jump >> you're going to be epic! >> i need you all to -- you know where you're supposed to be. you're going this way. >> good morning, america. >> all right. come on out. come on. we got the whole school out here. i guess you know these folks. >> hi. >> i have to get the kids to sit still. >> she's here, everybody.

she's finally here. ♪ >> what do you think about all this? >> i'm in shock. >> you don't know what to think. >> i don't know what to think. >> our colleagues laid out for you. you're the art teacher. we thought what better way to honor you with art but to really explain it and show it to you how they wanted to honor you have to take a bird's-eye view and do it now. i want you to look at this monitor. ♪ i i did it all >> i love it. i love it. it's so awesome. ♪ i i did it all oh. >> there were some words that go in here as well. and we're going to cue phase two. now. >> so many, many places, the things that i did. >> that is awesome. >> we are going to finish the

artwork by dotting the "i." you are the "i." >> yay. >> we were told you have been trying to get some funds raised for your class, a 3d printer. we heard about this and what we did was get the folks the makerbot to donate a 3d printer for your class. that is for your class. >> yay. this is great. thank you. thank you. that was so incredible. this is very, very fun to see my artwork come to life with people. >> and, of course, our thanks to makerbot for the printer and for the t-shirts. here she is, now, tell them -- we brought the whole crew out here. tell me your reaction. she said i'm shaking. >> i am too. >> watching that. you are a crier. i saw tears. that has to be a wonderful feeling. teachers are so unselfish. you don't expect anything in return but it has to mean so much to you.

>> totally not expected and still feels very surreal. >> i'm so sorry. we're not done with the surprises, okay. your students, we asked this students to just give us a drawing, give us something about miss pickle and put it together in a nice little collage. look at it up top. it's going all of times square can see that right now. >> the best teacher ever. >> you're the best. ♪ you got so much love >> do you recognize that guy. >> i do. >> that's brad paisley. you're a fan, am i right? >> i am. >> now, we told mr. paisley about your story. he was intrigued and he wanted to meet you personally so what he did was sent us six tickets to his concert that's sunday. do you know where he's playing sunday? >> in virginia beach. >> your hometown. those tickets are yours. you'll get to go backstage and meet him. you get six tickets, six so that's one, two, three, four, five, six.

we're good to go. >> good to go. >> what do you think now. >> i can't wait. thank you. thank you. this is an honor. thank you. >> thanks for going "above and beyond" and thank you all here too. [ cheers and applause ] >> yay. >> i love that sign right there. all the best, have fun. have you ever seen him in concert? >> oh, yeah. >> but you haven't met him yet. >> i have not met him personally. >> that will all change. >> you will. >> this has been fun. coming up, the ultimate homework helper.

any parent that's tried to help their kids with homework these days knows it's not so easy. abc's becky worley got schooled in how parents can find support online. >> math, it's straightforward. to subtract you borrow the 1. in addition you stack and carry. that's how you learn it, right?

but parents trying to help their kids with homework these days are realizing maybe not. >> counting up is subtraction and number lines are addition? apparently there's some new ways to learn math. >> i don't think education is ever very just stay the same way for years and years but there's been a lot of changes with the standards, with states figuring out which standards they're going to ask for. >> reporter: so parents struggling to stay involved are looking for ways to catch up. enter the internet. online tutorials, youtube videos and this site, bealearninghero.org this couple uses to help their daughter avery. >> it makes you want to pull your hair out because you think you know what second graders are being taught and the methods are ever so changing. a wonderful tool to help ease the parenting frustrations. >> be a learning hero offers parents video, tips and guides for subjects like math and english so they can better help their children succeed in

school. >> if she's struggling in math with subtraction of hundreds, we can go right on to the website and get extra practice work sheets. >> 10 plus 10. >> 10 plus 10 is 20. >> the service is making it easier getting the tools to become better parents and better role models to instruct our children in life and in school. >> reporter: for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, new york. >> becky, thank you. i really mean it. thank you. we'll be right back.

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now from abc7 news. >> good morning. more financial problems plaguing the new bay bridge. new report reveals it's going to cost $15 million to $25 million to fix a corrosion issue. toll pairs footing the bill. the oversight committee will meet to discuss the issue. weather and traffic now. >> we still are trying to squeeze out a few more summer temperatures out of the bay area. highs today in the mid to upper 80s, even find mid-90s in our inland area. accuweather seven-day forecast, fall finally arriving by early next week with low 80s inland. let's take a look at traffic. it is still very busy. right at the toll plaza, trying to make your commute into san francisco. into the south bay, we did have an earlier accident that cleared finally. northbound side of highway 17. but the travel very busy on 85.

and we also hav this new accident southbound 280 byrd avenue, it's "live with kelly & michael." today, star of the hit series "scandal," kerry washington. plus, anchor and best-selling author, bill o'reilly. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] [applause]