rang for five minutes. when the pope's foot touched tarmac they rang for five minutes. everybody is excited the pope is here to pay a visit. he is doing on his schedule call a little down time. he is after all 78 years old and needs quiet time after traveling here from cuba. jay korff is over at the vatican embassy where we start coverage tonight. jy? jay: it's a busy schedule. cuba. in from the crowds disbursed from the nunciature, the vatican embassy. feelou can't help but the eck his trity that ran through the grounds of the vatican embassy as pope into theulled up fiat the the small pope talks about walking humbly and how to treat other focus ond how to

.ervice he proved that by showal up in vehicle. there were hundreds of followers who were kept away strong security. every time the pope comes and 200 from the nunciature school children will be here to greet him. the nunciature is where the will sleep and eat and pull to thea capitol and churches and much more. news.rff, abc7 jonathan: thank you. it's funny when you see the entourage pull up. bulletproof suburbans and the expenseive vehicle and he up in a four-door fiat. when the plane touched down there was a cacophony of

people screaming and yelling. he is getting the rock star treatment. suzanne kennedy was on the tarmac when the plane touched down. you were beaming when the pope off. hysterical he got off the plane and climbs in a four-door fiat. day.icture of the it was the picture of the day. and theed at 3:45 crowd erupted with great joy and enthusiasm. this is the moment we have about, talking weeks.or so many show you video as they conclude greeting the president and the vice president. the redd further down carpet. a group of children gave him flowers. it's been a tremendous day at

the joint base andrews. he was only here for 30 minutes. his mark. left suzanne kennedy, joint base andrews, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. behind me this is the basilica. it is one of the big eschurches not just in the biggest. it's the one of the biggest in the world. on the top ten list. the pope has never been to d.c. or seen the church before. everybody is excited to show off. worth a trip to the basilica. it's something to see. brad bell on the other side of church. that is where the quad area, the grass area for the catholic university now is transformed to what will be faithful flocking to see the pope. brad? brad: take a look behind me. this is the altar on the east front of the basilica.

all day long we have watched it be transformed. appears as though it's complete. in the center, they can see the pope's chair made by a local carpenter. it is simple but elegant. broughtles have been out. ready.de beautiful yellow and white flowers. we expect there is a rehearsal mass performed here tomorrow at 4:15. for the first time a pope canonizing a saint in the united states of america. all day long, we have been aeing people come to get sneak peek. many of them have tickets. don't. them but they want to be near. here is what some are telling us. >> we have been preparing for a week and a half. the university has been praying for everyone who is and is coming here and praying for the holy father. >> because i love the pope. even loves the pope. i'm catholic and i have always wanted to. i'm 66. am going to get to see pope.

whoo hoo. brad: she is cheering. woman came from colorado not knowing she would have a ticket to anything. but she said last night her congressman came through. rehearsal, we are talked about the mass rehearsal. listening tobeen all day long is the music practiced up for tomorrow. now latin music going on. it's amazing to hear it. this is going to be quite an event tomorrow. at the shrine of the immaculate conception, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. the call him the pope of people. this is a parish for the people. insidere 81 chapels where they conduct services in 81 different languages. i was told by the leaders in churchrch this is a that the doors open 365 days a year for everyone in every language. all welcome. a pope of the people to the church of a people. the bassba , i'm

else -- live at the basilica, i'm jonathan elias. back to you. maureen: thank you. tomorrow, pope francis' visit outdoor events. parade in the morning and the outdoor mass of canonization in the afternoon. expect from the weather? we turn to chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: the bottom line is it terrific. gorgeous outside the belfort furniture center now. county, in loudoun too. sunshine today. fair weather clouds. no chance of rain. temperatures start in the 60's. by the parade time, it will be degrees. mid-to-the late afternoon hours 4:15 the scheduled time basilica,ss at the 80 degrees.

leon: there is a lot of road closures. massachusetts avenue northwest in front of the nunciature of the holy sea. that area remains closed until thursday. around the white house and the ellipse are going to be closed until noon tomorrow. maureen: this afternoon we seen impact of the road closures for president obama and pope francis' motorcade. gathered on the overpasses to watch the black pontiff down the suitland parkway. how is it affecting the rush hour? tom roussey is live in mobile track 7 with the latest. tom? this is where the pope is saying on massachusetts. the folks are lined up. they are letting you drive by inbounds on massachusetts avenue. letting you drive by if you are going outbound.

you will see that in a moment. gather see the folks around here near with the pope staying along massachusetts avenue. overall, the rush hour, once the motorcade were done for and president obama, things weren't that bad. going going to keep straight here as far as we can to show you the scene. i believe the road is open if to go straight. you can see all of the folks lined up here. cameras.v a lot going on here. this is where jay korff went live earlier. inbound onsee massachusetts, they are letting you get by right now. outbound is a much different story. lot of police officers blocking where the pope is at the vatican embassy. navalgoing by the observatory now. traffic overall moving well in the city at this time. back to you in the studio. you, tom.ank maureen: warning about the possibility of traffic jams roadways andhe on board metro.

mass of canonization is scheduled to end 6:30 p.m. at which time more than 25,000 people will begin leaving the ground around the basilica of the national shrine. at the same time thousands way to thetheir baseball game at nationals park and concert at the center downtown. the venues encourage fans to arrive early. leon: good advice. that's for sure. all right, coming up at 2 -- 6:00, the special celebration at the local monastery to mark u.s.rrival in the maureen: the battle on capitol hill over abortion that many fear could have the nation days away from a government shutdown. leon: here is another look basilica of the national shrine where pope francis will make histy in hours.an 24 we'll be watching. we'll be right back.

leon: there is the eastern portico of the shrine of the immaculate conception. francis wille conclude the cannon mass of junipero serra. coverage will continue in a moment.

there is an abortion ban and it comes in a debate whether to strip federal funding for planned parenthood. leon: republicans are slettenning the shut down the government if planned defunded. is not doing that would cause real world harm. would shut down in many ways. hundreds of patients, the kids the adults would not get important treatments for the diseases inning n. i.h. leon:nate majority leader mcconnell is scheduled to vote thursday for temporary funding bill to keep the government open and running december 11. it would also defund planned parenthood for a year so congress can investigate

claims of sales of fetal tissue. news -- next on abc7 >> they are lighting candles. luminary. be lit for candles candles will the remainder of the pope's visit. here is stephen tschida. a moment. that in leon: we will have the complete forecast for pope francis

maureen: we have a look at the of the holy see. leon: the fran kiss cans wch-- franciscans had a party. we have a celebration of what up there.

stephen: we have people lighting candles that are usually only lit in the christmas season will be illuminated for tonight and eight days for duration of the pope's stay in the united states. this follows freely enthusiastic celebration. we have to call it nothing but celebration. there is video of how the thehful reacted when pontiffs plane came to view on a live stream. the cheers, applause. moved.really some moved to tears. we spoke to her about her reaction to seeing the pope in washington, d.c. >> to see him, arriving, it exciting. exciting. can't explain.

stephen: you can see the the candles continuing here, a special ceremony in honor of pope francis. a lot of people here looking forward to the events in the next couple of days. stepheng live, tschida, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. of course, tomorrow, pope thecis will hold canonization mass. our sister station thathannel8 will bring to you. everything, as a matter of fact, that the pope is doing in washington from the processional to the recessional. it's part of more than 40 hours of coverage that you can from us in pope francis' visit. we have a complete schedule wjla.com.ht now at leon: remember, folks, we have been saying it all along. send it.e it, mark sent us video with pope francis and the motorcade. fiat that just drove by. this was massachusetts avenue ago. an hour or so share your pictures and the videos with us e-mailing us at pics@wjla.com. good looking stuff.

maureen: beautiful day for everybody to go on the way to see the pope. leon: weather is perfect. doug: cloudy and gray this worked out nice. the next couple of days is perfect for the outdoor activities. up a live look from the rooftop camera. from national airport and crystal city. thet the moment with partly cloudy skies in the capitol. fredericksburg. with the sunshine in the next couple of days we expect a little warmup. we start wednesday with partly cloudy skies. lower 50's across the northern suburb.western middle 50's for the wake-up temperatures across the midpart of the area in d.c. metro. milder to the southeast. of course, right along the shores of the bay where you will find the warmest morning temperatures because the influence of the warmer waters are nearby. everything will even out tomorrow. high pressure building in. it started today.

that's how we got the clearing. that will move out and high giveure is in control to us a couple of days of the sunshine and the warm temperatures. here is the deal by the time hight to friday, the will move out of the picture. we start to turn cloudy and cooler, that may well happen is we'll have a battle of the atmosphere friday night, saturday and sunday and will bethe dry high stronger with the winds to the north or a low pressure will come up from the south. tuned. we will keep an eye on it for you. in the meantime, the forecast for tomorrow looks traffic. take you by time period to the overnight hours. partly cloudy and mild weather. upper 60's to lower 50's by the morning. pardly cloutdy and 71 for the parade. basilica. for the and partly sunny skies. look at what we have so far. friday, saturday and sunday a lot of questions. first, fall begins tomorrow 4:21.g at happy autumnal equinox. clouds return on friday. temperatures over the

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mets.hind the ten left in the regular season. keep in mind the final series mets.inst the i asked clint robinson today if it's hard not to look up at the scoreboard to keep track what new york is doing. >> it's difficult. we do look at it. we know what we have ahead of us. there is not a lot of time to to get back.eed you have to approach every day the same. go win the ballgame that you are playing. happens, happens. erin: the redskins were back at work preparing for the division rivals giants. is the first time that quarterback kirk cousins has to begin theter nfl season. he was asked if it will the pressure.f >> every lay is a chance to change your life. know that i feel this ease and the peace that comes from the coach telling me it's my team.

a great opportunity. erin: it's win or go home for mystics tonight against the liberty. it's the best of three series. couldn't punch the eastern conference finals ticket on sunday. they lost big 86-68. have one more shot to advance tonight. in-off for that is 7:00 new york. go mystics. leon: all right. cross fingers for them. maureen: what is the latest on the weather? doug: beautiful night. partly cloudy skies. sun goes down the evening and a perfect outdoor weather wednesday and thursday. clouds return on friday. and sunday and monday. maybe showers. maybe not. closely.tching it we will update the forecast tonight at 11:00. maureen: very good weather as matter of fact for the pope's visit. he is going to see president obama at 9:00 in the morning. after that, a parade around the pope mobile. held on theill be east portico. we'll have beautiful scene

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