and movies as well. >> reporter: but new media stars still flock to old media to make big money. today it's brock's first tv acting audition. >> wish me luck. >> you can act? >> i mean -- >> reporter: he'll be fine. confidence. >> what is the goal? academy award recognition? >> well, yeah, i'd absolutely love that. >> reporter: feeling like a chubby, self-loathing, short, balding half-man. i'm nick watt for "nightline." santa monica. >> our thanks to nick watt. finally, he's a card-carrying new yorker now. mayor de blasio making it official as pope francis made the rounds. the pontiff paying his respects at ground zero and the crowds paying his respects to him. first at a school in east harlem, then as he cruised in central park, thousands jockeying for a glimpse. unprecedented security at the ready. the mood celebratory as he made

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>> the pope's parting words to the people of new york. pray for me. tonight faithful followers brought to tears, given hope with a simple blessing or just a simple smile from pope francis. and for a special group of last a lifetime. >> i thought he was better than he was awesome. >> what a way to describe it. better than cool, awesome. good evening i'm sade baderinwa. >> i'm bill ritter. the 78-year-old pontiff tackling quite a schedule. the speech at the un this morning emotional and a multireligious prayer service at the 9/11 museum. a ride through central park in the pope mobile and a huge

equality. >> he does it all again in philadelphia. philadelphia on lockdown. he's spending one last night in his temporary residence on the east side where he arrived after the mass. >> we have three reports tonight beginning with jim dolan outside the garden. >> reporter: that's a long day for anybody. you can understand if the 78-year-old pope was worn out after all that. there he was tonight, 20,000 people waiting for him at the garden. he wasn't too tired to minister first to those who needed him most. francis stopped first for the few. for the children ministering to the sick with a papal blessing that for parents was overwhelming. >> i was shaking the whole time. it didn't go away for 30 or 40 minutes. >> reporter: 17-year-old paul gomez was right there. >> pope francis came over and put his hand on him and everyone started crying.

i'm usually not emotional and i teared up. >> reporter: here was the holy father and had sometimes unsettled congregation mingling. the pope who catholics pray for >> now here you are. >> reporter: pope francis smiled broadly at that, energized for the chants to preach before the congregation. 20,000 strong inside and even that was just the beginning. the faithful lined the streets outside the garden as well knowing they couldn't get into the mass but content for the moment to be near. inside a traditional roman catholic mass. this one so special because of

the pope's homily in this arena turned sanctuary focussed on the plight of the urban poor and the peace that comes from service to them. >> god is living in our cities. >> it was really just an uplifting experience seeing all catholics and non-catholics alike coming together. >> i'm happy he come to the united states of america and i'm able to celebrate with him today. >> reporter: in the end a final papal blessing on the way out and a congregation so taken by this close encounter. >> i'm in awe. i can't believe he's physically here. >> reporter: he was physically here and his homily delivered in spanish. pope francis talked about the challenge of living in a big city like new york where the economic interests and cultures collide and conflict. he urged them to search for answers in their faith and in that very diversity. that, he said, is where the

reporting live from the garden, jim dolan, channel 7 eye witness news. >> one of the most anticipated events was actually the quickest. his pope mobile parade through central park. 80,000 people got a glimpse of the pope passing by in the pope mo bile. most people waited in line three hours to get through security. it lasted just a few minutes. for those who saw him the memory will last a lifetime. >> just by standing in the same city as him, you already feel something. the air feels lighter. the wind feels better and he means the world. >> i've worn this cross. it's the world trade center cross. i've worn it every day for the last 14 years.

>> security so tight the last ticketed guest got in moments before the pope passed by. the tsa bringing in extra screeners at the last minute to get everyone through. there was so many emotional moments today but perhaps the ones that brought the greatest moments happened in a visit to a school in east harlem. aj ross outside the temporary residence and it's a moment students will never forget. >> reporter: definitely, sade. from young to old to everyone in between, people were overwhelmed to witness firsthand the um believable magnitude of pope francis today. there were special students from our lady queen of angels in east harlem who got to meet his holiness and humbly asked them for a favor. with beaming smiles and arms outstretched students from our lady queen of angels eagerly welcomed proep

francis whose contagious spirit of hope and peace is best reflected in the sheer joy of these young faces. students in return shared songs and walked the pontiff through several projects close to their hearts. with some having to give him extra help when it came to using the smart board. >> he was pretty cool. but yet afterwards i thought he was better than cool. he was awesome. >> reporter: while a select few had the opportunity to share some one on one time with his holiness. >> he was nice. he was friendly. he was like an average person that you know, like a friend. >> reporter: it was an overwhelming emotional encounter for this young girl whose father was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. >> my father is sick. he said a prayer for him immediately. >> reporter: others were awe struck with his presence and humility.

>> i got so excited when i saw him. >> i hugged him. it was like the best hug of my life. >> today we want to keep dreaming. >> reporter: closing the day with an address to the entire student body he modestly asked everyone for a small favor and he jokeingly tasked as a home work assignment. >> please don't forget to pray for me so that i can share with many people the joy of jesus. >> he's asking us to pray for him? can you imagine that? >> reporter: pope francis getting some well deserve and had much needed rest before heading to philadelphia tomorrow. live on the upper east side, aj ross, channel 7 eye witness news. >> some much needed rest in deed. aj, thank you. a surprise for pope francis. he paused for an unscheduled with a group of families going through a difficult time. the pope giving his blessing to

children suffering from serious illnesses. they're staying at the ronald mcdonald house in manhattan. among them a 10-year-old heart transplant patient who developed cancer after her treatment. >> not even is catholic but everyone believes in a higher god and to have that blessing straight from the pope is unbelievable. >> the nypd, which has a close relationship with the ronald mcdonald house worked with the secret service to arrange the meeting. day five of the six day trip starts tomorrow morning. the plane takes off at 8:40 a.m. >> hits the ground running in philadelphia. he's scheduled for mass at 10:30 and visit the independence mall at 4:45 and visit the conference at 7:30. sunday the pope visits two different places.

then that mass expected to draw a million people. philadelphia call it had city of brotherly love is shut down because of the man catholic's call the holy father. eye witness news reporter josh einiger is there with the preview of what we'll see tomorrow. >> reporter: bill, let me start by putting this in perspective. philadelphia has a population of a million and a half people. they planned for a million and a half visitors effectively doubly their population overnight. if you thought the papal visit turned new york upside down, you haven't seen anything like this. workers put the finishing touches on the stage where pope francis will appear in front of a million followers where visitors are savoring every moment of expectation before they see pope francis in the flesh. >> i just think the man is an absolute incredible human being.

>> it may not happen again. in our lifetime it may not. >> reporter: these are the early arrivals descending on philadelphia before the masses appear this weekend. the tsa setting up 15 check points and they blocked all roads leading to downtown. thousands will climb the equivalent of a 13 story building and getting home will be even harder. >> people will be walking back when it's dark. many of these people will have walkers or will need a lot of rest. so they may not get back to camden until 9, 10 or 11:00 at night and then they have to find their cars. >> reporter: business owners want to their their customers after police blocked off five square miles and locals are fearing the worst have fled. a double whammy that turned this pizzeria into a ghost town. >> we're a mile from the parkway.

all the closures over here and up the street, it's unnecessary. >> this is a great opportunity if all million people come and they're from all over the world, that's awesome. >> reporter: if not? >> if not, just another day for philadelphia. >> reporter: back live, a big chair waiting for a giant of a man to spend two jam packed days in philadelphia. this is the location of that enormous mass where they're expecting possibly more than a million people to line the ben franklin parkway. there are events all day tomorrow and sunday leading up to it and we'll be covering it all for you live from philadelphia. josh einiger, channel 7 eye witness news. >> josh, thank you. we'll see you tomorrow. the pope heads to philadelphia and we invite you to stay with eye witness news and abc news for the last leg of the pontiff's u.s. trip. our coverage begins tomorrow morning. the pope shouldn't have problems getting off the ground tomorrow.

lee goldberg in the weather center. it's looking good? departures tomorrow. he'll fly through the clouds that produced the sun dog. more high clouds tomorrow. will the pope see rain in philadelphia and we get wet by tend of the weekend? accuweather is coming up. a baby born four months early on a that's a big bull.

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two more big and remarkable appearances for pope francis. the world stage and sight of the world tragic event. >> the pontiff speaking to the un general assembly and a message at the 9/11 memorial. >> the message, we're all responsible for making peace. >> reporter: with the undivided attention of the free world, pope francis arrived to the united states nations friday

he shared a few laughs with the secretary general and got right down to business. >> brothers should standby each other because this is the first law. keep a true bond between you always at every time because if you fight amongst yourselves, you'll be devoured by those outside. >> reporter: proep francis called the organizations efforts praise worthy and imploring the general assembly to place common good over ied logical interest. he referred to an ecological crisis. he called the drug war poorly fought and the pontiff warned of the negative affects of military and political interventions in the middle east and africa and has destroyed houses of worship and the lives of good people of all religions. pope francis asking only what he requires of himself.

watch as he speaks with families with compassion and gentleness. this before an interfaith service and a tour. >> at times of greatest pain and suffering, you will witness the greatest acts of giving of yourselves and held a stretched out hand and lives given. >> reporter: pope francis called ground zero a place of death that's become a place of life. a symbol of triumph over hatred and division. he prayed for the gift of peace for everyone. darla mimes, channel 7 eye witness news. >> the pope is an honorary new yorker. mayor de blasio tweeting out this picture complete with his vatican address. the pope is welcomed back any time and you actually need to be a city resident to obtain the id

>> i wonder if he'll get called for jury duty. >> it was such stellar weather. >> it really well. it was pristine and it has been. only now does the weather have a few blemishes as he leads down. outside we go tonight on the final friday of september. we have a really nice night and clouds working in but it's comfortable. the temperatures in the upper 60s and the humidity is low. high today 76 with more cloudiness tomorrow and the high clouds may be a couple degrees lower. 72 is the average, forecasting 74. there are the sunrise and sunset times. a decent weekend ahead. times. concern. a full moon and rain will approach by saturday night. i think we're dry during the daylight hours.

super moon and the lunar eclipse happening. looks like poor viewing conditions. a couple lower tomorrow and comfortable tonight, 66 white stone and oak woods at 65 on staten island. clouds are thinner to the north and it will will be cooler. a milky white sky tomorrow and high clouds and a filtered sun all day long. lower 70s should do it. busy wind out of the northeast. you can see the veil of high clouds thinner. high pressure from eastern canada is trying to suppress the cloud cover. a nice job for much of the week. you can see how the rain from the mid atlantic is a sharp cutoff running into a brick wall of dry air. low pressure over the carolinas here and the complimentary easterly flow coming in. also some piling up along the shore. this will hold off the rain for

much of the weekend. even upper 40s tomorrow morning. sun and high clouds and same deal through the entire day. we should be in the lower 70s. as we go through sunday the theme will be more sun in the morning and more sun from the city north and east. more clouds in the afternoon to the south but notice it looks like it's staying dry down in philadelphia. maybe a couple light showers. the steady rain to the south and we'll watch that over the weekend and a couple showers sunday night and monday. sun and seres, the high thin clouds and on sunday rain to the south and 72. a couple showers may sneak in by monday. filtered sun at 7:00. cool breeze at 61. sun through high clouds tomorrow and gusty breeze at times. 60 partly cloudy and breezy. not the greatest for the super moon. amy frieze and jeff smith will be updating that. might be a shower on monday and

we'll make a run at 80 and midweek 76. a hint at significant rain in a week's time. it's a way's away but we need it. i'm hoping that rain comes up the coast. we'll see you over the weekend. >> coming up next, a shocking shakeup on capital hill and a baby born four months early on a

>> a stunning shake up on capital hill and the pope may have played a role. john boehner abruptly announced he'll quit congress at the end of next month. boehner was facing the threat on a floor vote on whether to remain speaker. the pope made his historic speech to congress at his invitation. when he woke up this morning he prayed and decided to announce

an amazing story of survival on the seas. a woman gives birth 4 months early. her baby is doing well. emily morgan on a cruise when she gave birth to her son hayden. we're told he's now growing stronger every day of his very young and premature life. amazing. rob powers up next with sports. >> heading into the weekend and time for football. sunday's game day in the nfl no prognosis earlier today, you get it tonight. the baseball races go down to the wire. the mets are so close. we'll see if they get closer on the road tonight.

in good position for you can count the magic numbers on less than one hand.

>> yeah. that's exciting. the magic number to clinch the nl title was three games. the mets can wrap things up real soon. up seven and a half with nine to play. the mets are on a mission. magic number, three. noah pitching. lucas duda crushes one. the mets were starting to run away with this. syndergaard pitching. duda another three home run home. the mets win 12-5. the nationals lose tonight. so the magic number is on one finger. they can clinch tomorrow. the yankee withes their own magic number, five. that's to clinch a wild card playoff spot. down 2-0 and bases loaded and 4th inning. a base hit and two runs score and the game is tied. cc sabathia pitching well until the 7th inning.

gave up two home runs. that's 28 allowed this season. beckham taking them deep. yanks ground into four double plays and four games behind the jays in the standings. 5-2 the yankees lose. the knicks open their preseason schedule. we'll get to see carmelo anthony in action for the first time since the knee surgery and looks like he's a go from the get go. >> we don't have to artificially hold him back from working hard. we'll just have to gauge how he's responding to how hard we plan to work in training camp and be smart along the way. >> finally from us, we couldn't do it at 6. now is the time once again when alliteration runs wild and we glance into the future. it's a winless team on the road