>> now, abc 7 news at noon. jumy: we are just hours away from pope francis arriving in washington dc." he is boarding that plane and getting ready to make his way here into washington d c. that will happen in just a few hours. he has been in cuba for the past several days. he is getting ready to enter the plane. he gives his people wave.

-- papal wave. his big message when he gets here is to be prepared. let you know is to be prepared for all of the transportation, getting around the city. he is getting ready to board the plane. the journey will take a couple of hours. once he gets here to washington dc, he will be greeted by thousands of people. we will be continuing our coverage as the pope makes his way to the district here. his contingent is joining him on the plane. they are getting ready to take that flight from cuba. he hasn't even gotten to washington yet. road closures are already in effect. brianne carter is here. so much information, what do we

have to know? a lot ofarter: preparation has been taking place over the past couple of hours here in the northwest. you can see what they have set up in the past couple of hours. this will control the flow of traffic in and out. this is a long massachusetts avenue. the lanes here in the southbound were shut down to traffic. they have reopened those. they have got all of this set in place. around the northwest, road closures are in place ahead of pope francis is afternoon arrival. this came as a surprise to some during the morning commute. i did not know. >> are you serious? carter: this is just the

beginning of days of delays for people trying to get around town. there will be dozens of road closures between now and thursday. police are urging people leave the car at home. no parking signs are already up. public transportation is expected to be packed. this is the smallest station on the red line, it could be the busiest tomorrow. metro officials will be running rush-hour trains to the next two days. they expect the crush of commuters. up thiswill be heading morning. they may have to come up with a new planet for the rest of the week. take a live look here. you can see the flag is out. preparations are underway. security is starting to make its way. the police and the secret service are here along

massachusetts avenue. many people are awaiting the arrival that will happen this afternoon. the pope lands a makes his way here to northwest. throughout the next couple of days, road closures are going to be in place from both transportation officials as well as metro officials. sureyour patience and make you're prepared for any type of -- detourseed tools you may encounter. pope francis celebrated mass at the basilica shrine in cuba. this is one of the most revered shrines in the country. he will meet with family. washingtong here to for the start of his u.s. tour. the pope arrives in d.c. around 4:00 this afternoon we expect. the president and first lady will be there as his plane touches down.

tomorrow morning, he visits the white house along with a parade. there will be a mass in the afternoon. on friday, he makes his stork address to congress. you can stay right here with abc 7 for the latest. we are bringing you more than 40 hours of coverage, all of the popes events. news, d.c. police are searching for two men connected to a shooting. this happened this morning in the 100 block of 36th street in northeast d.c. and at reyes was there. -- jeannette reyes was there. jeannette reyes: this happened just a few yards away from where we are standing. this was at 9:15 a.m. received two calls.

when officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound in the shoulder. he was taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. we are told at this hour, they are talking to people to see what other information they can get it if you have details on what happened, you are encouraged to contact police. we want to take a live look outside. it's cloudy, a last day of summer. doug hill is here with the look at the forecast. doug: we are looking at the capitol building. you can see a bright spot here --. that is an excellent story. outside our studios, look for signs of his guy to develop throughout the afternoon. it is 69 now at reagan national. it's 64 in frederick and winchester. it's 67 degrees in fredericksburg.

most of the area will climb into the 70's with some sunshine. i'm not going to oversell it. sunnywill become partly in most of the area. it will be a very comfortable afternoon. tonight, we are looking at skies partly cloudy. -- coastoff the coat you can see. it's looking mighty fine. onwill be 80 degrees wednesday. more for you in a few minutes. you then.ill see thank you. it's time for a check of the roadways. let's head over to jamie sullivan. jamie: we are starting with a look at 66. -- seeingare seen those cones and barrels. traffic is slowing as you work your way to get closer to 66 and a sycamore street area --. this is heading out of the city.

let's focus on how slow we are. you talked about the congestion it, this is about six miles per hour before you get to the connector road. you're not seen any delays past 66. the only delay is on 66 and then we have an issue on the freeway. this is on the third street tunnel headed northbound. all lanes are blocked off while they are doing that work. there are some closures that went into place this morning. betweeneet northwest massachusetts avenue and a garfield street is closed. these closures will be in place until right around a 4:00 on thursday. , if you are traveling inbound, that's where andmay see the motorcade

just pack your patience. that was mentioned earlier. back to you. get back tot to those live pictures from cuba. this is a live look at the plane that is carrying a pope francis. he will be getting ready for that point to head down the runway. it will make it here to washington dc for his visit for the next three days. we expect the pope to arrive in our area around 4:00 this afternoon. he will be greeted by the president and first lady. he has a busy day ahead of them. he has a mass going on at the silica as well as a parade. he will meet the president at the white house. he will make his address to a s of congress. this plane is leaving from santiago where he spent the day holding a mass.

a smaller city outside of santiago. the pope has been on a world trip in cuba. hours, he will be heading up to new york city after he leaves d.c.. thatll keep you updated on plane as it takes off. a different kind of party to celebrate the pope's arrival. the one-of-a-kind party you have to see for yourself. the controversy of county clerk in kentucky is speaking out. her words and why she might face even more jail time. we want to take a live look outside at the capital wheel at the national harbor. we will check in with jumy: welcome back.

they are taking another live look at the airport in santiago, cuba. pope francis is on that plane and his next stop is here. this is a farewell ceremony for the pope. we expect them to get here around a 4:00. the president and first lady will greet him when he gets here. monks in washington is celebrating the pope's arrival with a one-of-a-kind event. john gonzalez is live with more on a holy watch party. that it's hard to believe in just a few hours, the holy father will arrive. he will land 21 miles from where we are. just take a look.

it's just beautiful. you've got the garden, the beautiful flowers, the most six different saints and statues. we of walking around the grounds alday long. we have been talking to father jim a. what a special event. the viewing party is going to be here. this is such a tranquil oasis of peace. you have quite a party going on. >> i hope this stays as an oasis of peace and people don't get out of hand. i think there's a certain excitement building. i think when that plane touches down at, it's going to be very exciting. this is his first this. i don't know what's in his head at this moment. i think people try to fill it with stuff ahead of time. it looks like he is going to find out for himself what rings

are like. i think he's going to love what he sees. i think he knows that americans in general are very faithful and generous. we try. until a 7:00 is the viewing party. they are going to have five food trucks. you will be able to fill your spirit with a lot of faith. join us right here for the viewing party. jumy: we want to take you back to cuba. you can see the plane carrying of the pope. it's now on the move, heading down the runway we assume it. it is getting ready to lift off and bring it pope francis and the group traveling with him here to our area. you can see the people are standing outside. they are taking a look at what's going on. the pope is scheduled to arrive around 4:00 this afternoon. it will happen at andrew's air force base.

he will be treated by the president and first lady. he has been in a santiago for just today, a mass there. he has been in cuba for several days. he has held several masses. you can see a man there with his hat. the plane is heading down the runway right now. we assume that in the next couple of minutes, it will take off. he is on the taxiway heading to the runway. you have to go a lot faster than that to take off. he is expected here around 4:00. it will take just a couple of hours. we assume everything will go safe and sound and he will arrive here in a few hours. it looks like they have gorgeous weather and gorgeous skies there. it looks pretty good down

there. it's about a three-hour flight. we are going to stay with this live picture for you. doug: i'm going to suspect they have priority. they are probably number one for take off. you probably are number one. about 159it up to miles an hour and then the wheels are up. it's a beautiful aircraft. he is rolling out now. jumy: i think i see a cuban flag on that plane. doug: i'm not familiar with that airport. jumy: it looks to be slowing down. was in aoday, the pope neighboring city to santiago.

had been meeting with parishioners. he visited a shrine there. it's one of the most important shrines in that country. with a that he met couple hundred people. exchange some gifts and well wishes with people in that area. it seems like the plane might be on the move. autria: i think they are going to take off in a different direction. doug: i am not familiar with that airport. it's pretty scenery. jumy: it does look gorgeous. doug: that italian jet has a sleek profile. they will just have to wait till they get to the active runway and get some power. jumy: we will keep this live picture. any storms in that flight path?

doug: there are some showers, but there are not any egg storms. the top ofy over them or vector around them. oute is nothing that stands . it should be a pleasant and smooth flight all the way appear. landing here in d.c. around 4:00 this afternoon, sunny skies? doug: the winds will be light. there will not be in the weather issues. there will be nothing to slow down the arrival time. they will have an estimated time of arrival. everything will be coordinated ith the u.s. that's why they say 4:00 or 4:15 p.m. bee he does land, there will

a meeting with the president and first lady. probably get a little something to eat. he will get some rest. he has been on the move the last several days. we know he's got a busy schedule once he arrives. he has several stops tomorrow. we will cover the entire way. ashave you covered right now we watch live these images from as airport in santiago, cuba the jet carrying pope francis is getting ready any minute now to take off and head toward the district. autria: they are waiting for that final turn. jumy: it's going really slow. they will definitely make a turn out. it should be an exciting time and he arrives. this will be the first addressed

by a pope before congress. many people are looking forward to that. many people here in the district are looking forward to his visit. we know that people from all over the country are here in our area. they are waiting to see the pope. many people came from out of town. many people who live here are excited to see the pope. you saw john gonzalez is live shot. brought yourr report as well. there are many road closures in effect. this is in anticipation of the pope's arrival. that might be the final turn. it's making a little bit of a turn, almost a complete turn. maybe they are catching some of that wind. doug: they are just lining up the nose in the right direction.

with the wind under his wings, off they will go momentarily i suspect. jumy: we're going to stay with this teacher here as part of our .omplete pope coverage on abc 7 if you want to see all the information on what the pope will be doing it, his stops here , you can check out our website, wjla.com. when he was in cuba, his final according to "the washington post" was a call for a revolution of tenderness. he broughte message to the people of santiago this morning the floor he departed. we know that the relationship -- cuba has been strained. the people's pope is bringing his message of togetherness at a

time when he believes in the church believes is needed across the world. he will be bringing that message here to the district. he will be in new york city as well. philadelphiabe in at the end of this week. with thee meeting world meeting of families. there are plenty of places to see the pope. if you missed earlier when we saw him saying goodbye to cuba and boarding those steps onto his plane, he turned around and said goodbye. that journey will take about three hours or so. he is scheduled to arrive here at 4:00. doug: nothing is wrong. it's going to happen when it happens. i will be the little inset on the bottom right. you will see the plane take off.

let me scurry over to the wall. we will tell you about the weather during the day. it has been just fine. now the clouds are starting to break up. that's been the story as we look at this time lapse. at the end, you can see a little touch of brightening to the skies. that is what we are waiting for. story for thehe remainder of the afternoon. temperatures are mostly in the 60's. there will be some sunshine later this afternoon. i think we will be in the low 70's in many spots as well. there is some storminess off the coast of carolina. that is easily bypassed. that is no concern or issue. there is good at mid-level wind out of the south and southwest. we have tailwinds for the pope's plane. cloudiness ande the temperature will climb. we are still under the influence

of this cloud cover and rain from yesterday. we've got this area mostly in the 60's, farther west where the sun is raking out, temperatures are in the low 80's. it's just a little bit of time before we pregnant. the storm is staying away from us for the next couple of days. things are working out as expected. the same story on thursday, by the time we get to freddie and saturday, we have more time to talk about that. it will be cloudy around here. we're looking at the possibility of a little bit of rain. be friday and saturday. the timeline for the parade and activities, 80 degrees by 3:00 tomorrow. that will be just in time for the mass. let's take a look at this next seven days. we have the chance of some showers as we get through friday and saturday.

we will get some new computer model guidance. tomorrow and friday, that looks just fine. may have been sitting on the plane waiting to hear my weather report. i think that's a possibility. jumy: i would assume so. it's good to we have good weather. going on tomorrow morning. the president will welcome the pope to the white house. that will happen around 9:00 tomorrow morning. right after that, later on in the morning, there will be the parade. here we go. finally, for take off. there goes the jet. ok, there it goes. all right.

the wheels are up. i think it's heading up now. there we go. all right. this is live in your screen from a santiago, cuba. pope francis is heading toward washington. hopefully he will arrive at 4:00 this afternoon. you can watch that here on abc 7 . we will be live. the first lady and the president will welcome the princes to the united states. it's the first time ever. it's his first visit to the u.s.. jumy: think for joining us this midday. have a great day.

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