has touched down in washington d.c. as he begins a six day u.s. trip, the pontiff's first ever trip to america. here in philadelphia, ribbon was cut officially opening the world meeting of families, which is of course the pope's final stop, this coming weekend. pilgrims around the world has come with the historic event in mind. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. we will have more on the beginning of the world meeting of families in just a moment but first tonight, the united states welcomes pope francis. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones traveled to the nation's capitol for pontiff's arrival and he joins us live now from washington d.c., todd. >> reporter: jessica, it was a historic moment, for all americans, and for the catholics it was a moment of pride and faith. stepping out, at 4:00 p.m. eastern time pope francis was greeted, chanting pope, welcome to the u.s.a.

this is first time in his life pope francis has stepped foot in the united states and when he did he was greeted by president barack obama and the first family as well as vice-president joe biden, his wife, and two granddaughters. during the pope's three city tour of the u.s. culminating with his trip in philadelphia pope francis is expect to continue what is being called, his revolution of normalcy, while stressing, the the future of humanity passes through the family. on tarmac today at joint base andrews he was greeted by cord nailed donald warill, we recently had a chance to talk to the cardinal to get a better sense of what we will hear from the pope over the next six days. >> i think it will be an extremely exciting time, and very positive. i suspect that his messages specially when he is speaking to congress is going to be a call for all have of us to be able to recollect nice that

good things can be accomplished. >> reporter: after a brief private meeting with the president and first family, pope francis got in an italian fiat, as a crowd cheered him along the way he was escorted by the secret service to is what referenced as vatican embassy while he will stay while at our nation's capitol. pope francis has no public events this evening, as he will be resting following his four day trip to cuba reporting live tonight from washington d.c., todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, todd. after his washington d.c. visit pope francis will head to new york city. our david spun t will be live in the big apple starting thursday. pope may not be in philadelphia just yet the but world meeting of families is already underway. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is at the pennsylvania convention center with the look at the events there, alex? >> reporter: good evening, ukee. world meeting of families got off to an energetic start this afternoon. we have been seeing families and visitors out enjoying the

city already. it had has been a good start to this. the mountain owe for next four days, being love is our mission, the family, fully alive. >> one, two, three... >> reporter: with a red ribbon, flags and faithful flare, the 205 world meeting of families arrived. >> philadelphia is the perfect place for the world meeting of families because philadelphia is always been a place of diversity, and proudness, city of neighborhood anchored by thousands and thousands of families. >> we have come to affirm their commitment to the family, as the foundation of our fruitful life. >> reporter: in a diverse city like philadelphia, and with its focus on the family, i asked does this extend to families with same sex parents? >> you know, family is family. >> reporter: though known for his inclusive stance on the issue archbishop paulea

continued with sentiment more in line with his catholic peers we have to underline the dignity of each person, each person is a saint because loved by god but family is man and a woman. >> reporter: with just over three years to get to this point and with the world meeting of family now upon us, so are the eyes of the rest of the world. >> this kind of experience because you see real possibility for different people to get along. >> reporter: what we heard over and over again is that the world meeting of families welcomes families of all kind and of all different background. this will be the largest, in the world meeting of families history which, by the way, was started in 994, by pope john

paul, ii. reporting live from the pennsylvania convention center alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thanks very much. well, philadelphia hospitals are gearing up for an expected influx of patients during the papal weekend. they are prepared for any unforeseen emergencies. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with an inside look at the medical plan. >> reporter: lots of plans going on. several big hospitals, that are inside of the restricted zone have canceled elected surgery on friday, stocked up on supplies, and they are making extra space available for patients, and employees. hundreds of cots being delivered to penn presbyterian medical center for extra medical staff that will be camped out for the hospital for the papal visit. >> we are trying to prepare basically for about double or triple the volume. >> reporter: thinks one of the new most sophisticated trauma centers in the area. >> all of the equipment here, we can rotate things, with lights, monitors, oxygen, suction everything we need.

>> reporter: thinks where most severely injured patient would be treated. there is a super fast ct scanner doing full body images in ten seconds. doctor peter sandman, director of disaster preparedness say they are ready for usually merge cyst like heart attacks and much more. >> as a major trauma center we think through worst case scenarios. we do drills for biological, agents, chemical agents, simple mass casualty event. >> reporter: this is large decontamination unit and they have extra equipment for burn patients and ventilators. over the at hahnemann in the center of the papal activities is also all hand on deck this was the scene after the amtrak accident, hospitals are ready to quickly, switch into crisis management, if necessary. the at jefferson in addition to its regular emergency and trauma services is there now a new urgent care center at seventh and walnut. here they will treat less serious walk in patients. they are stocked up with extra supplies and plenty of crutches. >> now those hospitals inside

of the restricted zone are expected to have mainly patients transported by ambulance, and ambulances, will be able to move through the city. outside of the zone, cooper, lankenau, temple and others are ready for extra patient this is weekend. now in the areas where the pope will be, there will be three medical tents, set up, 2,000 medical staff taking care of folks that need some treatment out there. we're covered. >> be on our game and then some. >> stephanie, thanks very much. when pope francis arrived this weekend we will have live continuing coverage on cbs-3 from the time he land until the time he helped back to the vatican. we will be there every step of the way, during the pope's historic trip to philadelphia. we are closely tracking the papal forecast for this weekend. "eyewitness news" meteorologist kate bilo is live on the skies deck and kate, a lot of people are looking at this possibility of showers for the weekend. >> that is right. my eyes are focused on that as well. sunday is my day we're looking

at inn it ties soon to tell when need to bring the punch o. would i plan for it and if the rain doesn't happen it is a bonus for us. all together it looks like papal weekend will be like today, cloud, breezy, and on the cool side with that chance for rain sunday. lets look at the storm scan three. you can see cloud just hanging on to our corner of the northeast here but they will dissipate. another cool night. 70 degrees right now. sixty-eight in reading. seventy in atlantic city. we will be at 07 for start of the yom kippur, 6:58 p.m. is sunset tonight. it will be partly cloudy and anyone observing that holiday will be very, very meaningful yom kippur right through the day on wednesday. at least until sundown. we will move into the papal forecast as we head into the weekend. sunday is day to watch all thanks to the stubborn coastal system off the companies all week long bring us a cool, breezy pattern northeast wind resumes by friday and sat take. the chance for a couple of showers especially sunday there is a chance though but showers hold off and creep in

on monday. coming up with the seven day forecast i will have more on that threat for rain and papal forecast and real good news for first day of fall which is actually tomorrow. i'll have that. back to you. new at 6:00 a disable veteran is recovering after being attacked while waiting for a bus in west chester. the it happened early sunday morning on west gay street. police say the 56 year-old victim was beaten by three unidentified men as he sat on the public bench. the attack left the victim with more than 100 stitch necessary his head. up investigators say all three suspects are under 30 years of age and got away in a silver sedan. all too often we hear negative store business young people. well, not tonight. >> nope, not tonight. elderly woman is saying thank you after an eight year-old boy came to her rescue. new jersey reporter cleve bryan has this store friday vineland. >> reporter: retired nurse marry incarnation, spent a lifetime taking care of others but a few days ago the 77

year-old found herself desperate need of help. >> i in managed to get back in here with the trash cans. >> reporter: retrieving her trash cans after a morning rain shower she fell on the wet walkway. >> i landed both knees on the concrete block. >> reporter: in pain, unable to move, she called for help. group of high school students passed without noticing her and so for half an hour she laid on the ground wondering who would come to her aid. then came eight year-old robert elliott. >> he said is what wrong. >> i said i fell, i cannot get up. >> and hurt, and could not get up. >> be careful with strangers will be earth said he had to make a decision. >> i just leave her or not, and my heart said, to not leave her. >> reporter: he ran to get a man down the street. >> i ran, as fast as i could and as fast as ever. >> reporter: marilyn was okay, did require a trip to the emergency room. next day she went to the du rant elementary school to let them know what robert did we brought her in. we told the whole third great

what robert did and how to use that to show them that you do great things when people are not looking. that is what makes a hero. >> reporter: so often kid are caught doing things they shouldn't be doing. here at durand he will in meantry they want to recognize when kids are caught being good, every week, one kid picture is taken, put on this board for their good deeds this week it is robert. >> he has a beautiful soul. he stopped to listen. that makes him a very special kid. >> reporter: robert told me he doesn't need super powers to be a super hero n vineland, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". how about that. >> that is awesome. >> robert, you the the man. you the the little man. all right, that was great. still ahead on "eyewitness news",. >> healing the the stars of sexual abuse. >> there is nothing you could say to rectify anything. >> harsh word from a hurting father, i'm pat ciarrocchi who speaks with one local family and advocate still coping with special abuse at the hands of

the clergy, don. pete mackanin has interim tag taken from his title, eagles back at work trying to fix that broken offense, one player has a solution, hear from that guy up next.

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well, this new jersey woman says the dog that she bought has been deathly ill, from the the start. she blames the the pet store that sold her the dog. a new law a aims to protect customers like her but is the law working? i team reporter charlotte huffman investigates. watch the exclusive story tonight at 11:00 o'clock. pope francis has been called the pope of the popes but for one community, the call is for him to be the pope of accountability. >> the issue is clergy sex abuse. a scourge that has hit the soul of people who trusted and were betrayed. pat ciarrocchi has this exclusive report. >> reporter: mike mcillmail of northeast philadelphia has been a devout catholic until he learned the unthinkable had happened to his younger son, sean. >> because of the betrayal, what was worst than the betrayal, something i was brought to believe, since i was a little kid. it was all a lie.

all a lie. >> reporter: mcillmalice in the middle of the civil suit against the archdiocese. criminal charges against an accused priest had been dropped by the d.a., have after their son, sean died from a drug overdose nearly two years ago. they tied his drug abuse to the sexual abuse his family says, that sean endured at the hand of the paris priest. >> his life was cut short, it didn't have to happen. the church would have did what it should have did. >> reporter: watching the celebration for pope francis is painful. >> i have no desire to meet the man. there is nothing he could meet the man that with rectify anything. >> reporter: clergy sex abuse scandal rocked philadelphia with two grand jury reports, naming priests names, detailing abuse, cover up, with the revelation of secret archives. tom kline is mcillmail's attorney in the civil case. >> we cannot put perpetrator in jail but we can hold the church accountable.

>> reporter: i asked them in the past two years has francis done enough? the pope has i am paneled a vatican commission on cleric allah boost that includes survivors. it has create add a church court to prosecute bishops who don't protect their people. >> if words, word, word, reports coming back, nothing is really concrete as being done. >> reporter: john, a advocate for survivors of the priest sex abuse bought a simple black ribbon worn by pope and church leaders here. will at least give recognition to the horrors endured by so many children. he asked, but there was no response. >> well, it is business as usual, right. so, it is essence of being a survivor in many ways, being invisible, being ignored, and neglect. >> reporter: he was abused as a boy in long island. as for the the pope's visit. >> i'm sure when pope leaves we will find he met with a small group of survivors. i have no idea that will happen. i have rumors of that. >> reporter: pope will meet with immigrants and prisoners of the poor.

>> that is not the church's fault that these people are in prison and these people are immigrants. >> reporter: debbie mcillmail says it is not the fault of her son or other victims that they were abused. >> it is not their fault they were raped at 11, 12, 13, nine, 16, it is not their fault that they now have drug issues. >> reporter: debbie says children like her son, who she had entrusted to the catholic church. victim survivors and families say that they are asking the churches specially the church in philadelphia, to be accountable and transparent about what happened in the past. in the mackillmail's civil case their attorney tells me that the archdiocese has asked for confidentiality agreement. the the mcillmail's believe secret archives should not be secret any longer. in the sat center, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> pat, thank you. kate bilo joins us now with a look at the weather and all eyes turn to the weekend, where we have gone a few days before we get there. >> a few days of gorgeous

weather. shame we cannot push those days to the weekend, because we have a lot of questions surrounding that weekend forecast. lets get into it. lots to talk b lets start off with what is happening outside right now, very quiet scene taking you to the ben franklin parkway to the logan circle there. not a lot of folks out there. that camera is a completely different story as we head in the weekend. we have cameras all across the city. we will have continuing coverage all weekend of the papal visit and parkway cam will look a whole lot different at that point. but you can see the crowds are starting to disperse a little bit. take a look to the west of philadelphia, thinks our camera at kutztown area middle school and just in time for sunset, the sun has come out. we are seeing blue skies only 65 degrees right new but this clearing will continue through overnight hours. we are seeing cloud move away, and as they do so we are setting up a beautiful, first day of fall, tomorrow, with temperatures once again, a above average. so we will go from below average, cool, cloudy, to sunshine, and temps above the seasonal normal. seventy at the airport. 68 degrees in trenton. cool in he had looking and

lancaster as well. certainly feels like fall has arrived just in time for last couple of days of the summer. fall officially begins, the autumnal equinox at 4:21 a.m. tomorrow, so by the time we wake up, it is already going to be autumn, and we can say good bye to summer. let's start off with tonight's forecast. we will go down to 59 degrees. gradual clearing. comfortably cool. might need a light jacket but dress in layers. by afternoon you'll want short sleeves, mostly sunny, warm fall start. sending kid off to the bus stop hoodie with a short sleeve underneath. cool in the morning. but warm by the time they get out to recess. lets talk about the storm that will be an issue for us, creeping up the coast and all depend on the location of this high. this particular model has the rain south of here throughout the day sunday but notice how close it is, that high moves further north or weaker and this shifts to the north, we will be in the shower band here on sunday. as of right now, it looks like the best chance will be late sunday into monday, but definitely plan for the chance for wet weather because we

never know what that system will do. 74 degrees and nicer on saturday for first part of the papal visit. next two days look great. friday a few more clouds and cooler, cloudy, breezy through the weekend. still track ago this chance for rain on sunday and i will keep you posted as that forecast changes, we will be right back.

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welcome back. audition is over and now real work begins, pete mackanin goes from interim manager to manage. the phillies have signed him

through the end of next season, and they have a club option for 2017. after ryne sandberg resigned in late june mackanin took over and his record is 30-46 since that time. this is his first managerial job and it is a tough one. phillies are looking to win seven of 12 to avoid losing a hundred games. they are face marlins in my aim. last time eagles started zero and three big red was rookie. first year as head coach. they will try to avoid a similar start sunday with the jets. first order of business is fix ago this broken offense. after two games eagles ranked 28th in points and 25th in yard. darren sprawls is their leading rusher, demarco murray largely ineffective. we could talk x's and o's but players have a simple solution. >> everyone just has to worry about what their job is, and worry about getting their own job done. don't worry about anything else. worry about your own job, get it done. >> i have seen the work. there is no secret recipe. there is no magic switch. you just to have continue to work. we trust coach kelly and what he has implemented in this offense and we will do it the to the best of our ability. >> doing your job is easier said than done with the jets. they treated andrew luck and colts like a pinata, they forced five turnovers, ten take aways in the first two games, they have allowed 17-point all season long. simply put they are one of the

best in the biz. meanwhile eagles defense has lost two major pieces, linebacker michael kendricks is nursing a bad hamstring and may in the play sunday. kiko alonzo has a partially torn acl, in the same knee that he tore while with the bills, defensive coordinator billy davis says he is crossing his fingers. we will be right back.

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scott pelley, take care family, we will see >> pelley: pope francis lands in america after a high-level welcome, a most humble beginning. also tonight, donald trump. we were with you in new hampshire when that man stood up. >> yes. >> dahler: and said, "we have a problem in this country and it's muslims." you let that pass. and i wonder what that tells us about you. the v.w. cheating scandal grows to 11 million vehicles. and the corporate executive accused of gouging cancer patients. >> i'm a capitalist. i'm trying to create a big drug company, a successful drug company, profitable drug company. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, the first pope from the americas is in the united states for the first time in his life. late today, the leader of t