good morning, francis, faith, and the family. after a night of celebration in philadelphia, history unfolding today. the pope wrapping up his week long visit to the u.s., thrilling the faithful and laying hands on a boy with an inness. and a gunman going on a rampage on the streets, what set

off this terrifying crime spree. is this the end of the world as we know it? some people fear that the lunar eclipse tonight could mean the end is coming. beyonce brings down the house at the global citizens fest leaving no question who runs the world today. from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a. >> that will get you dancing on a sunday morning. good morning, erica is enjoying some time off, or maybe beyonce. quite a show last night. >> my 5-year-old daughter was in front of the tv doing the moves

of beyonce. >> i was also trying to do the moves, but i liked like a old lady with a rocker. >> we have video of you in the swim set getting ready for sin synchronized swimming. >> dillon joins the u.s. national team in just a moment and you don't want to miss it. >> let's get to our top story this morning, the pope in philadelphia wrapping up his historic tour of the u.s. with a outdoor mass expected to be the largest yet. ann thompson has more on what has been an electrifying visit so far. >> it has, good morning to you. the number is expected to balloon to over 1 million people

here they brought in rock bands. many, a oscar winning actor, and a music legend. but there is only one headliner in philadelphia this weekend. the pope francis. >> it was such a holy moment for us. >> lighting up faces across the city as he comes to close the week long world meeting of families. people expected for mass. the pope wrapping up his he said in a world where some

use religious for hatered and brutality, they must call for peace and tolerance. he gave at shout out to the country's immigrants. saying he himself was an immigrant. >> and a star-studded concert celebrating the family. for all of the words, it is he is gestures that may resonate most. but for all the words, it is francis' gestures that may resonate most. getting out of his fiat to bless michael, who has cerebral palsy, bringing his mother kristin to tears. >> i feel so fortunate. >> reporter: the pope's tenderness to sick children at the cathedral, and leading seminarians in singing happy birthday to his host here. ♪ happy birthday to you [ applause ] >> reporter: now, this morning, pope francis meets with the bishops and then goes to a local prison, where he will minister

to accuse murderers, rapists and drug offenders. it's part of his mission, to reach out to the people on the edges of society. sheinelle? >> serving prisoners has been a corner stone of the pope's ministry. on the first holy thursday pope francis, you may remember, washed the feet of inmates at a juvenile detention center in rome, and did so again in april. >> we want to bring in our vatican analyst in philadelphia this morning. pitch shop robert baron, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> this is the final day of a six-day trip, a long, packed six-day trip for the pope here in the u.s. he has sciatica, one lung, he's 78 years old. he seems happy, but how is he holding up behind the scenes? >> reporter: unbelievable to watch him. i'm exhausted and i am just covering what he's doing. he seems to get stronger as the week goes on. i think he is someone that draws a lot of energy from the crowds. even though, i think, he's an

introvert, most of his life, he was known as a retiring man. something happened to him when he was elected pope. you see it now on extraordinary display. i think he's holding up pretty well. >> you have said this pope understands that we all sin and, perhaps, more than other popes, embraces our sins and our imperfections. he usually speaks generally about that, but he got specific last night, going off script and getting a laugh out of the crowd. i want to put on the screen what he said, delving into a topic i wouldn't dare. families quarrel, sometimes plates can fly and children give headaches. i won't speak about mothers-in-law. what does that say about this pope? it got a cheer from the crowd. >> yeah, well, he's so human. i mean this as a high compliment, he's a parish priest. he reminds me of a priest giving a homily at 7:00 to people he knows well. he's a bright man, but he's not

an academic the way john paul ii and benedict were. this is a man who knows how to speak to average people in a way that's provocative. he has a gift for the image. from the very beginning of his papacy, he has a gift for finding the memorable image, whether it's the smell of the sheep. now the plates flying. it appeals to the imagination. he's a brilliant pastor. >> he is not a politician, of course, but when he speaks, people listen about global politics and, specifically, hot button issues in the u.s. huge part of the 2016 presidential race, including global warming and immigration. what can we expect to hear from him today? >> we'll hear, i think, to some degree, more of the same. pope francis, like all the popes, speak out of the catholic social teaching tradition, which famously goes beyond our left-right division. it all depends upon god. remember the line he used, i think before congress a few days ago, that in prayer, we are all equal? it's a great insight.

we're not equal in any other way, whether in talent or beauty or strength or opportunity. the one place we're all really equal is before god. once you get that, then the whole catholic social teaching tradition comes into play. now, we see why life should be respected at all stages of development. now we see why every person should be treated with dignity. take god out of the equation, and the thing begins to fall apart. i think that's the key to francis' teaching. what he witnesses to, above all, is the reality of god. once we get that, everything else will fall into place. >> bishop robert barron, we'll be looking for the black fee -- fiat on the streets of philadelphia. >> reporter: thanks. busy week in washington, with a possible leadership battle shaping up, after john boehner's resignation. hillary clinton struggling in the polls in the wake of an e-mail scandal that won't go away.

chuck todd is the moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. what a week. amazing. >> what a week. in the simplest form, boehner quit to avoid a government shut down. have we averted a government shut down? >> i think we've delayed a government shut down. i don't think we're fully averted yet. you'll see a three-month -- and congress will pass these things short-term at a time. there will be a short-term funding bill that will get us through the end of the year. republicans will have a new speaker in three months, then let's see where we go. i think some of the republican leadership, mitch mcconnell and the incoming speaker, i think, believe for the next three months, they'll have time to calm conservatives down and explain, if you want to defund planned parenthood, focus your attention on the campaign trail. it'll take a republican to do that. >> will representative kevin mccarthy of california be the new speaker of the house? >> john boehner had support in

the republican conference. kevin is likely to have that support. a majority of the conference is the quote, unquote, establishment wing of the party. this conservative wing that's upset at the tactics, they don't have enough votes to put their own speaker in. that said, i don't think mccarthy is going to get -- he'll have a challenge. he's not going to be able to do totally unopposed, but it would be hard for me to believe he will get stopped. >> let's turn to hillary clinton. you have her on as a guest on "meet the press" this morning. look at this poll, it showed her trailing bernie sanders by 16 points, 46% to 30%. how are clinton's people reacting to this 16-point gap? >> i think that they've been trying to say, well, new hampshire, it's a neighboring state to vermont, and we expected bernie to do well. they didn't expect to be trailing by 16 points. they expected it to be competitive.

the only democratic candidate paying for tv ads in new hampshire right now is hillary clinton. bernie sanders has yet to spend a dime on television and he's up 16 points. this is a reminder that, i think, more than anything else, this e-mail business has taken a toll on clinton's candidacy. >> what about vice president biden? what are your sources saying about the chance he'll get in? >> i think we'll have the answer in the next week. we probably have one more week of this. everybody i've talked to says the vice president knows if he's going to do this or not, he needs to make the decision before october. >> we'll see you later when hillary clinton and carly fiorina join you on "meet the press." >> let's go the latest on the deadly shooting spree now. two people are dead in the wake of what police are calling

a random shooting rampage. investigators in california say a man driving an suv began firing at cars. two drivers were shot and killed. three other people injured, including one who was beaten while parked at a local store. the suspect began knocking on doors before he was taken into custody. officials say the man seemed to have no connection to the victims and, so far, they have no clear motive for those attacks. the summer music festival in arizona was a scene of chaos. concert goers rushed the stage, crushing others in their way. for than four dozen emergency vehicles raced to the venue. at least a dozen people were hurt, some with head injuries. in seattle, investigators are looking closely at the axel of a vehicle involved in a deadly crash. the national transportation safety board wants to know why the axel was sheered off and whether it happened before the collision with a tour bus. four people were kill and had 50 others injured in the accident. in australia, a sink hole opened up at a campground, swallowing cars and tents. witnesses said it sounded like

thunder. a section as big as a football field began to collapse, leaving campers scrambling to get away. 140 people have been evacuated. so far, there have been no injuries. finally, the global citizen festival wound up here in new york with huge celebrity-studded performances. coldplay and ed sheeran thrilled thousands. some of the biggest cheers were for beyonce, who rocked the audience with her music and, of course, her moves. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh >> that is just a snippet of this entire performance. that woman, you watch her, whether you were there or watching at home, mesmerizing. >> phenomenal. >> she performed longer than i expected. i thought she'd do a couple of songs. >> sheinelle got into the spirit. we got an e-mail from sheinelle during the performance. there she is.

>> i think it's because she cares about me. wanted to get me over the hump. >> all to the queen. >> i woke up like this. >> then she did her job. >> what's happening with the weather? >> we have rainy areas, especially across the gulf coast and into the mid-atlantic, where we've been dealing with the areas of low pressure for quite some time. we have this one off the coast of the carolinas and we have this one starting to move into the gulf of mexico. that is going to strengthen and produce a lot of rain, especially near houston, into new orleans. this tropical-like moisture will stream in. we could see as much as about three to five inches of rain. with that onshore flow, beach erosion and costal flooding possible. that's the weather across the good sunday morning to you. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. just a few high thin clouds drifting on by as we move through the day. temperatures are going to come down just a little bit from

where they were yesterday especially at the coastline. 78 there. still warm for our inland valleys. mid-80s for the north bay, also the south bay. tri-valley temperatures near 90. san francisco will be looking at temperatures near 71. the tri-valley will be looking at temperatures near 90 later on this afternoon. have a good one. forecast. >> thank you very much. is an apocalypse on the horizon? how is that for a question this morning? tonight, you will see a rare lunar event. the super blood moon combined with a lunar eclipse. it has some people preparing for the end of the world as we know it. >> reporter: tonight's blood moon eclipse has a chance to see a rare and beautiful celestial phenomenon. >> we have a combination of a supermoon and a lunar eclipse. >> reporter: for some, it's a sign of something much more. an impending apocalypse, the end of the world as we know it. >> i've seen people come in and leave with a trailer full of food in the last week or two. >> reporter: at emergency

essentials in utah, sales in store and on the internet have been brisk. anything from a 72-hour kit -- >> enough food for however many people you're preparing for, enough water. >> reporter: to essentials for months or years of solo survival. >> 1,000-piece first aid kits, boot covers and masks. >> reporter: fears heightened by events like earthquakes and economic unrest, as well as books like the one written by julie rowe, predicting doomsday. the mormon church told its followers to prepare for life's ups and downs but not panic for an imminent end of the world. >> i think it's a relatively small minority of members of the church attracted to the idea. >> reporter: what happens an t latest in the judgment day predictions.

there was 2012, the so-called end of the mayan calendar. >> i'm scared for the end of the world. >> reporter: and the rapture in 2011. >> it will be the day of judgment. >> reporter: so far, the dates have come and gone. as for the blood moon, scientists say we won't see another one for another 18 years. perhaps long after we've survived a few more doomsdays. for "today," kristin, nbc new york. >> what has been causing this? you've been drawing diagrams. how do we see it? >> it's extra special because the moon is passing close to the earth. it's one of the supermoons that's usually 14% larger. then it'll turn red, and then it's going to kind of go behind the earth's shadow. there's a lot of things going on. the western half of the country, great lakes, you are good to see it. new england is good to see it. in the south, the gulf coast, you might miss it. 2033 is the next time it

happens. >> that's not fair. >> i know. >> thanks. we said it's rare. >> it is. up next on "today," an otter with an inhaler. the unique way one sea creature is dealing with the smoke from the western wildfires, after this. your body was made for better things than the pain, stiffness, and joint damage of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can relieve ra symptoms and help stop further joint damage. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma, and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz if you have any infection, unless ok with your doctor. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts, and higher liver tests

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west. the seattle aquarium says a sea otter developed asthma from all of the smoke in the air. >> as nbc's godi schwartz reports, the aquarium is taking a unique approach to help her breathe again. >> reporter: she slips into the water with ease. she loves to float on her back, and she's happiest when nibbling on shrimp. >> as you can imagine, a young sea otter is very curious and feisty. >> reporter: now, the trick is trying to make the sea otter have fun using an asthma inhaler. >> any time she touches this, we'll give her food. >> reporter: an otter with asthma. it's tough when you put something so close to her whiskers and expect her to breathe in instead of bite. >> breathe. good. that a girl. >> reporter: it's the first diagnosis of its kind, and it was difficult to detect. >> as a sea otter, she can't tell me, i'm having trouble breathing. >> reporter: in late august, after heavy smoke from nearby fires in washington filled the air, the sea otter had stopped eating. >> she had an asthma attack. >> reporter: her doctor says she feels the pain.

she also used an inhaler as a child and hated it. so far, the treatment is working. the sea otter is breathing easier and her appetite is back. >> i hope kids can see her learning to use her inhaler and see we all have to go through it if we have asthma and it's not that bad. >> reporter: nbc news. >> that's cute. >> nice perspective. >> it is a cute otter inhaler. bad condition but cute to have one. >> something to remember. up next, speaking of remembering, remember the dress that took the internet by storm? >> the blue and gold. >> we have another mind-bending photo. is this little girl jumping into the pool or is she already under water? >> jumping in. we are back with a photo that is buzzing around facebook. . it starts to work... ...in just 30 minutes. in fact, nothing works faster. so blow away nasal congestion, fast, with claritin-d.

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>> take a look at this. her hair is dry. exactly the point you were making. if you look closely, you can actually see the water droplets there. take a look and see. those look like they could be a splash. you know what? sheinelle and i were saying, wet? >> right. >> but look. >> i'm sticking to it. >> that looks like she's under water now. dylan slips into a bathing suit and heads to time square. >> first, these messages.

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good sunday morning to you. your time now is 6:26. we want to give you a live look outside. not quite up yet. i'm vicky nguyen alongside anthony slaughter with a look at that microclimate forecast. good morning. >> we are expecting a cooler day. in fact, we'll see more cloud cover throughout the afternoon. we have a little fog at the coastline. that's going to drift out of here through the morning. eventually we'll see a nice sunny day. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy at the coastline. a little cooler than yesterday. 71 degrees. still warm for our inland valleys. mid-80s for the north bay, east bay, even south bay and tri-valley close to 90 once again. but we do have cooler conditions as we head towards the next couple days. i'll have a glimpse of that at

7:00. hope to see you then. and a busy day. happening today, the prime minister of india speaking out to a sold-out crowd in the bay area. nearly 20,000 people will show up to hear modi at the s.a.p. center in san jose. he's been meeting with many of the silicon valley's high-tech titans since his arrival yesterday morning. that list included tesla's elon musk and apple's tim cook. he was met by protesters who accused him of forcing religion. but that didn't stop his fans from giving him a rock star welcome. >> recreating our silicon valley in india. it's not impossible to build in silicon valley. >> the prime minister is scheduled to speak with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg later this morning. the rock 'n' roll half marathon in downtown san jose

happening right before the speech. the 5k race starts in about an hour at 7:30. and the half marathon and 10k race begin at 8:00. here's a closer look at the race course. it starts on the corner of santa clara and almedine and ends just a few blocks from the start line. here's a look at the course in relation to the s.a.p. center. keep this in mind if you are headed to downtown san jose today. frightening and chaotic images still linger for survivors of the deadly boat -- duck boat crash including two people from the east bay. this fremont family's leisurely tour quickly turned into disaster earlier this week after a charter bus and a duck tour boat collided on a bridge in seattle. the victims tell us they remember being thrown from the bus and seeing first responders rushing to help them. four people died in the crash. about 50 others were taken to the hospital. an initial investigation revealed a left front axle was sheared off the duck boat. a closer review of the bus is also planned.

and coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," thousands of jobs are being created as new tech kpocampuses are built in t south bay, but there is a potential down side for those who live near these facilities. that plus all of your top stories and of course anthony slaughter back with a look at that entire seven-day forecast all coming up at 7:00. for now, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

♪ ♪ what a performance by a 14-year-old singer last night in philadelphia at a festival, headlined by pope francis. while singing for the pope is great, the teen seemed just as excited to meet mark wahlberg, who was the mc for last night's event. >> that was the voice of an angel. but then he whispered in my ear that he loved the movie "ted." i told him, that was not appropriate for a boy of his age. holy father, please, forgive me. >> maybe the pope has seen it

too, though i suspect not. we are back on a sunday morning. september 27th, 2015. we have a great crowd out here on the plaza this morning. yeah. it's a little chilly, but sort of nice outside. feels crisp and fall-like, as well. dylan will have the weather to prove it. >> first, let's look at what's making headlines. pope francis wrapping up his six-day tour of the u.s. visiting prisoners before holding sunday mass outdoors. a million or more people are expected to attend. he returns to the vatican tonight. we are just hours away now from a rare supermoon, expected to light up the sky tonight. the rare celestial event has some fearing the apocalypse is near. the mormon church has actually issued a statement telling its 15 million followers not to panic. they don't call her queen bee for nothing.

he is stole the show last night. after her flawless performance beyonce welcomed michelle obama to the stage to highlight her campaign, focusing on education for girls. we want to begin with the shocking death of a star quarterback injured during a high school football game in new jersey. >> the tragedy left a community stunned, especially those at the game and saw him give a thumbs up before walking off the field. >> this is so heartbreaking for this community. this is small town america, friday night football, it's huge. as one new jersey community struggles, it's a story becoming too familiar for young football players across america. >> reporter: an overwhelming sense of grief hangs over warren hills regional high school. >> it's a small community, and a small high school, and he was very well-liked. he was just a great kid. >> reporter: students, friends, parents and teachers mourning the sudden loss of one of their own, evan murray.

the 17-year-old quarterback took a hit in the back field during a home game in central new jersey friday night. at first, he seemed all right. walking off the field with the help of his coaches. but when he reached the sideline, evan collapsed and was taken away by ambulance. it wasn't until after the game when the players learned evan had died. medical examiners are investigating the cause of his death and have not said if it was related to football. this incident on the heels of two other tragic deaths this month alone. a 16-year-old ben hamm of oklahoma and tyrell. evan was an excellent student, a standout three-sport athlete. his baseball coach, clearly shaken. >> he was a great leader, class-act kid. he was there for all his teammates. i don't really know what else to say.

we loved the kid. >> reporter: a go fund me page started for evan's family. it's raised nearly $30,000. new jersey governor chris christie and the new york jets tweeted condolences. a steady stream mourners have left flowers and remembrances at a memorial. >> it's so sad. very sad. >> next week is homecoming and evan was supposed to be escorted on the field by his parents as a member of the homecoming court. so tough now, but more so next week for them. >> awful story. thank you. dylan is outside with the final check of the weather. >> good morning. i wanted to point out that tonight, the best time to see the blood moon is around 10:45 p.m. eastern time. now, out west, you will have a very good chance of seeing it because skies will be clear. in fact, it's been so sunny and dry out in that area, temperatures have been breaking records. we're once again going to top out above 100 degrees in the southwest. along the gulf coast, heavier

rain is moving in. especially through houston and into new orleans. that's where we could see up to two to three inches of rain. some of the tropical downpours tomorrow. the area of low pressure continues to bring the rain into the gulf coast area, extending to florida, too. finally, the mid-atlantic will begin to dry out. spotty shower is possible but we'll hang on to clouds. temperatures should be in the 70s. we're also looking at storms possible in the northern plains. that's the weather across the country. now here's a pee good sunday morning to you. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. waking up to clear skies in san jose. no fog to report. even at the golden gate bridge, just a little bit of fog around the peninsula. but overall we are going to see a sunny day. a few thin clouds drifting by through the day. that's going to lead to a slightly cooler day. temperatures back into the mid-80s for inland valleys, into the low 70s for san francisco. still another warm day for the tri-valley. temperatures there will reach 90 degrees. we'll talk about a cooldown coming up this morning at 7:00.

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nose for news. >> reporter: this 8-year-old is persistent, confident, a little spunky, and not afraid to knock on your door to get the story. they say, this is a cute kid. do they treat your seriously? >> sometimes they treat me seriously. sometimes they don't. usually if i treat myself serious, other people will, too. >> reporter: wise beyond her years, she's one of four sisters. before her family moved to the small town in pennsylvania, her dad was a reporter for the new york daily news. >> i went with my dad a lot when i was little, and i still do now. like when -- to cover the crime with him and stuff. i kind of decided that was what i wanted to do, so i started making a family paper, that i wrote with my hand. >> she said ernestly. my hand is hurting. she'd make hand copies and try to sell them for a dime each. she said, i'm not getting anywhere with this. i want to do a real newspaper.

>> reporter: they made a deal. she can cover the town. she does all the writing and takes all the pictures and he'll print it out. >> people are picturing this 8-year-old writing on a bike. >> we're the most irresponsible parents ever. she has a cell phone with her. she loves it. i don't want to get in the way of her passion. >> i was wondering if you knew anything about the broken sign over there. >> i didn't know about it. >> people know each other. they know her here. >> i was wondering if i could ask you a few questions about the broken sign. >> it's an ongoing investigation. >> thank you. bye. >> you're welcome. see ya. >> where do you get the ideas from? >> i go to the police station. >> reporter: take this exclusive story, about a dog who scared off an intruder. she heard there was a break-in? >> i had to go to the police station, ask for the address, and they said, sorry, we can't

give it out to the press. >> reporter: she got on her bike, riding all over town, knocking on doors until she found them. it took two weeks. >> when you knocked on the door, and you realized you had the right house, then they agreed to talk to you, what did that feel like? >> that really impressed me and it felt really good. >> love this story. >> reporter: the orange street news is up to 60 subscribers. >> pretty good. you happy with it? >> reporter: even the mayor learned about her. >> the broken sign on the corner of orange street. >> to see the community from a young person's point of view, what they perceive as news, i think, is pretty unique, in the sense that we have an 8-year-old putting a paper together to start with. it makes her very special. >> she has this natural curiosity inside of her. that curiosity, i don't think that you learn it. i think you're born with it or you're not.

>> reporter: you can often find her working hard, either over lunch at the local cafe, or in her home office, laying out her stories for the next issue. with this homeless guy, did you walk up to him and tell him you wanted to do a story on him? >> i said, hi, i'm hildi from the "orange street news." is it okay if i ask you a few questions? >> isn't she adorable? we wondered what she wants to do in the future. she wants to publish her own paper, bigger than the new york daily news where her dad works, and she wants to write a book. now, she balances the paper and playing with the barbies. >> i am in love with the girl. i love when the officer says, this is an ongoing investigation. >> she doesn't want to do the fluff pieces. she wants to do the crime and the hard news. >> we wish her the best of luck. now over to the orange room. francis is with the plaza fan of the day. >> hey, guys. this is lee from florida.

today, you made it special by coming here. >> i did. >> all you're asking for is -- >> a selfie with sheinelle and dylan. >> his day is only half made because dylan took a selfie. >> here we go. >> shoot. >> we'll tweet it. >> i wasn't invited but -- >> come on in? >> there we go. >> all right. >> now your day is made. thank you for visiting us. dylan makes a splash in time square. ♪ uff! can't wait to see him! that one's way better! hello? alright, sounds good. see you soon. guys, randy's coming! perfect. your favorite. we're gonna need more chairs. and more food.

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who can forget you diving in with the swim team? that was the 2004 olympic games in athens. >> the summer games less than a year ago. now, it turns out, the team may have a new "today" show recruit. it's our own, dylan dreyer. >> there is a chance. i gave it my all, although i

haven't gotten the call to go to rio yet. honestly, i'm lucky if i can float in the water. you can imagine how i was feeling when i was asked to learn a synchronized swim routine that would be performed in time square. yes, in a bathing suit. take a look. >> reporter: it might look easy on tv, but synchronized swimming is about as hard as it gets. i agreed to learn how it's done for a chance, complete with a performance in time square. my option, sink or swim. i have never done anything like this. i pretended in the pool a time or two. i look like an octopus. for some reason, my lack of skills didn't scare them away. >> definitely, keep your eyes open under water. you have to be aware of where everybody is. >> i say, don't panic. >> you get used to the breath holding.

it's another thing we practice. >> reporter: boy, do these ladies practice, upwards of eight hours a day in the pool. the workouts don't end there. >> we do land training and weights, we do ballet, gymnastics. >> reporter: gone are the days of flowery caps and graceful moves in the water. an easy target. now, it's arguably one of the biggest athletic challenges at the olympic games. i'm not training for rio but i'm just as nervous. the only thing worse than being on tv in a bathing suit will be this routine i'm about to try. first, see how it's done. wow. i don't think i can do that. >> don't worry. we're not going to make you do this one. we'll do something a little easier for you.

>> reporter: the head choreographer has the difficult task of turning me into a synchronized swimmer by the morning. things started off great. >> that was my first move. >> reporter: but took a different curve. >> treading water. >> you can see under water and it helps you. >> reporter: the girls patiently guided me through every move. >> go back and forth. >> there you go. >> reporter: it started coming together. >> there we go. >> yeah! >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. >> give me six months and you can qualify for the olympics. >> that good? >> reporter: i think i was ready for times square. >> what better place to debut my synchronized swimming routine

than in the middle of times square. wish me luck! [ applause ] ♪ in the blink of an eye -- >> i can't believe i performed with you guys. you're going to the olympics. it's insane to me. you guys are incredible. i think i messed up one move, but i got the back flip. >> you were good. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> you can tell where i was, my legs are sagging down. >> you were frantastic. >> nailed it.

>> it was fun. i wish there were classes in new york city. instead of a spin class. it's great exercise. >> they're so fit. >> you'll be on the beach in the "today" show swimsuit. how the pope turns mini americans into true believes. your body was made for better things than the pain, stiffness, and joint damage of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can relieve ra symptoms and help stop further joint damage. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma, and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz if you have any infection, unless ok with your doctor.

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welcome back. this morning on sundays wi welcome back. this morning on sundays with harry, reflecting on the pope's visit to the u.s. >> his tour captivated an audience beyond the faithful. so many of us were glued to the coverage, including harry smith. >> pope francis came to the america at the right moment. like an antidote to the toxic

tenor of our times. >> reporter: what does this guy have that we are missing? in a country becoming less christian, less faithful, if you will, the pope came to america and knocked it out, as the kids say. he had to say hello when he climbed into his fuel-efficient car. the pope says climate change is real. >> translator: any harm done to the environment, therefore, is harm to humanity. >> reporter: while the declaration that the earth wasn't the center of the universe wasn't met warmly, this pope believes in science. pope francis exudes his job. he takes selfies and talks about kids, a lot. he's a big shot who uses his power in a way that is deeply unsettling.

his speech to congress was a sermon. the message? do more for those who have less. yup, there was pope francis, preaching to a room full of politicians to follow the golden rule. >> do unto others as you will have them do unto you. >> reporter: only a person of remarkable humility can pull off something like this. every time there was an open microphone, you could hear the pope say, pray for me. >> don't forget to pray for me. [ applause ] >> reporter: pray for me. people who say this are not the ones who pretend to have all the answers. the pope insisted he visit ground zero. he's a man unafraid of opening his heart to the pain of others. meeting with the homeless, going to a prison, it's what jesus would do. many have found much to disagree with the pope, but it is

difficult to argue with his moral authority. he came to an america divided by income and opportunity, by race and politics, and did not hesitate to say, you can do better. >> the appeal for us to be our better selves. >> the pope effect. the crowds. no squabbles. >> once he passes, you know why. everybody i've talked to say, you know, you can feel it. you almost feel his presence even when you're watching at home. >> this is a live picture of the pope right now in philadelphia. you can see he is being greeted with applause, as he has everywhere he's been. we will continue our coverage through the day on nbc news, of pope francis in philadelphia. reminder to tune into "meet the press" this morning. chuck is joined by hillary clinton and carly fiorina. >> that does it for us. thank you so much for watching and have a fantastic day. >> thanks. fantastic day. >> thanks. take a live look outside......

(adlib) hi there. your time now is 7:00. we want to start you off with a beautiful live look outside. yeah, that is a kind of pinkish horizon there. you're looking out at san francisco. thank you so much for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen. standing by, anthony slaughter with a look at that forecast. good morning to you. >> we are looking at a nice day today. in fact, temperatures will be a little cooler than yesterday. it's not going to be as hot especially for those inland valleys. a little coastal fog in san francisco but it's out over the open water. we do have blue sky even at the coast line this morning. 71 degrees later on this afternoon for san francisco. mid-80s expected for those inland valleys. and again, temperatures coming down a little bit, even 70s for