and almost from the start he was challenging everyone. you have got to do better. you've got to work together. from his mouth to god's year, you love to know that perhaps they will come away with a message that all these lawmakers will figure it out and work together and start -- instead of bickering with each other, work for the greater good. people could say it was political. it was not. you talk about the environment, global warming, being good to others, or helping the poor. this is a discussion people have. these are not hot button political issues, or they should not be. i don't think it was heavy-handed. i think everyone heard the speech from both sides of the aisle and even folks over just bystanders that are not particularly religious founded inspiring. they said they really enjoyed with the pope had to say. ,hen you listen to him everybody has made a big deal about the fact that english is not his native tongue, yet he did such intelligent -- elegant job.

i think you got high marks from a lot of people from all walks of life. we did not hear anyone saying, i disagreed. leon: we are watching as the pontiff is making his weight to the bottom of the staircase -- making his way to the bottom of the staircase. he is still meeting people. the man who speaks for the united states around the globe speaking to the man who speaks for 1.2 billion catholics. the pontiff about to take the stairs and head on to new york. alison: jonathan talked about the address to congress. the moment he stepped out on the balcony and addressed the thousands of people was remarkable at how humble he was. he asked those people to pray for him. and he is also inclusive. and he said if you're not catholic or believer, sending good thoughts. leon: i'm sure you are not surprised. reporter: he was everyone to know he is the people's pope and

that means all people. catholics, but also christians, people of other faiths, and even people of no faith at all. people find it hard to believe he wants them to know he loves them and god loves them and he listened to feel they are loved. that is the message he is sending here. leon: the matter what your faith is you have to believe that positivity is possible. after what we have and felt of the last couple of days here, and particularly after what we heard this morning and this afternoon. alison: now a short flight of the new york city where he is a -- he has a packed agenda. i believe it started with a prayer service this evening, right? >> and evening prayer service. just like yesterday when he joined with the bishops and others to celebrate daytime prayer. this evening they are gathering in st. patrick's cathedral with cardinal dolan, the archbishop

of new york. and they will end their day with a time of prayer. it will thank god and intercession. that will be his entry into new york. leon: he has a big speech ahead of him tomorrow where he will be addressing the u.n. we got today's speech with a big one, tomorrow might be bigger. is message isk inconsistent. the dignity of every person. he talked about god being present and everyone of you, and matter what your background and how much money you have, you are all the same in the eyes of god. i think he will say that once again on the global stage at the u.n. leon: he cap saying that she kept bringing up the idea of doing what we do in view of the common good. >> that is a catholic understanding of the goal of politics is. the goal of all that we do is to promote the good of all people.

it is not as if we are in a zero-sum game where there are winners and losers. god created us in his image, give us the world as a gift to cultivate and serve our needs but the hand onto a future generation. the measure of our success is not to be measured about how well i do or we do as a society, but how do we help all of humanity to enjoy the gift of creation, the gift of life, and come together as a human family. all that god is created us to be. the common good. francis willpope certainly be reminding the world leaders. just as he reminded the national leaders today. jonathan: you might i jump in? it was so interesting to speak to congress -- speech to congress. he quoted thomas merton. he was a monk and his book terrific college students 40 or

50 years ago. his message was simple, you have to do better. not to be narcissistic or weighed down with your own presence but to go out there and make a difference in other people's lives. and/or the day it was -- and dorothy day, she was an activist who lived among the poor to make a difference. he singled those two people out as a message for congress to say listen, there is a way to do things better. a way to think about others as opposed to thinking about yourselves. alison: he did say in the speech -- he did sort of say yes, business is a noble endeavor. but that noble endeavor has to be for the common good. it has to be keeping all people in mind. it has to involve treating jobs. it has to have good, noble components. not just making money.

atre wrapping things up andrews. the pope has boarded the american airlines jet. tom is still out there. tell us what you are seeing. reporter: you are mentioning earlier how things were kind of it are sweet -- bittersweet. when the pope arrived it turned absolutely electric. both of the military members and their families, as well as local catholic children and young adults. they all let up huge cheers sustained over several minutes. the pope is now boarded that flag and you can see the is flying out of the window there. the stairs of been taken away so almost everyone is on although are some stairs in the right with folks were boarding. we are about to see something very unusual here. that is an american airlines, technically a commercial flight, taking off from a military base. it is actually american airlines

flight 9420. you can track it online like a normal flight but it is obviously anything but as far as the folks who are on here besides the pope himself. members of the media who are traveling with him get on earlier. security and folks in the vatican will be traveling with him as well. this plane in the final preparation to get off. a lot of folks here to greet him. you can see that to the left. we are the governor of maryland and his wife, the secretary of eight. wurhl, and a lotrl of catholic schoolchildren. jfks leaving to flight to and he will not have a lot of downtime until he does some services tonight. -- whate over using

were you saying? he is showing john kerry right there as well as larry hogan. he is fighting cancer so he doesn't have hair on his head right now. ,ith the number of dignitaries not the president and his wife this time like when he arrived, but a number of dignitaries about to send him off. you can see the plane is not quite ready to take off because they still have stairs leading up to the back. it's quite a large plane. they are loading the final folks and they will take off from joint base andrews. this is where the president often flies out on air force one. you will see some very important people flying in some very big planes out of here. stairwell is where the staff that accompanies the rest of the folks on the plane. he is the front door and never by deals gets the back door. alison: one thing we are not mentioned about with the pope did today in addition to

addressing congress and all the folks on the lawn of the capital is he had lunch, essentially, and the comedy of homeless people from -- company of homeless people from washington. >> before he even met with the people who are homeless he offered a beautiful reflection in st. patrick's church, reflected on st. joseph you to carry -- care of mary. he recalled how jesus was born. there was no place for him at the inn in a beautiful meditation of what was going through the mind of joseph. asking god, why am i homeless? why is there no place for me to give shelter to my family? you may ask where is god in all of this. he called upon all of us to remember people who are homeless, hungry, and we of the opportunity to really be like joseph. take care for them and provide shelter, provide food as joseph

did for jesus and mary. he reminded us of jesus' word from the gospel. "you gave me hungry and you gave me semi-to eat." -- something to eat." and then he was among the people at catholic charity. people who are homeless, hungry, who come for the meal at lunchtime. as far as i could see there was no eating. when he walked into the room he was swarmed by people. he was overwhelmed by the wave of people in the wave of love. whollowed himself to be one had the wash all over him. i don't know how the security people had a chance. one person had a telephone that they wanted to use for a picture and they handed it to a number of his security detail and they obliged. the person might've been homeless but who knows. alison: the feeling of those hundreds of people who normally

-- they obviously get services from catholic charities which is very generous. but for most people they don't get to have the pope in person. have the head of the church there. >> + he brought real pope -- hope to people -- a sign that he rot real hope to people was one of the people who was homeless was overheard saying, and this could happen, anything is possible. allison? leon and we were talking with father rezika, he travels with the pope. he has no him since he was elected, prior to being elected. he visited him in buenos aires. it was interesting to hear him talk about what the pope is really like when he is in an unguarded moment. he says literally he feels so much more comfortable. they went down to south america, and a very bad art of town, and the run hundreds of kids crawling all over the pope and

the security detail started pushing kids off. the pope turned and said stop, this is the line which i speak. he feels so much more comfortable. his message to the bishops and cardinals was get out. we need you to meet these people. go out to the highways and talk to people you do not normally come across. it was interesting to hear that take on it. i estimate about how does he feel about the white house, the pomp and circumstance? he said he doesn't, he is not comfortable but he doesn't. leon: one of the things i noticed about his comments there is a patrick's and before congress -- st. patrick's and something before congress. i did hear it in it rings so true. he seems to be convinced that facts do not change people are move people, but stories do. he told stories before congress about people who are quintessential americans who

reminded us of what this country is best be all about. and then he goes to st. patrick's and tells the story about st. joseph and jesus being born a homeless person. it seemed to me that he has this common touch. it all comes down to his belief. words and faxed it not move people or get people to change believe, but what does is story. >> story, and he is teaching us that our faith is not of faith that really is moved by ideas or creeds or doctrines. but we as christians who have faith in and love a person, and that is jesus. he is reminding us of that fact. we do have a body of belief in doctrine but that is not what moves or changes hearts. he is just saying we are here to fall above with a person. he made a good point yesterday when he was talking to the bishops. he said i am not telling you to learn from jesus, i'm telling

you to learn jesus. he is saying go but -- go beyond the words of jesus and know him as a person and that is how you become holy. alison: his speech was very powerful, very well done. but in many ways very simplistic. i thought it was interesting that one of the moments that people remember is when he brought up the golden rule. leon: yeah. alison: people jumped to their feet and applauded. we learned as children but it was so powerful to see all these leaders of our country standing up any knowledge and -- and knowledge in. -- acknowledging. >> i think if they did that daily in congress it would be a better place for our country. leon: their reaction was a reaction they did need to be reminded. they admitted themselves they needed to be reminded. alison: so much of what it's -- what he said was so basic evil

cannot argue. -- people could not argue. he warned against fundamentalism of every kind. he said no religion is immune from ideological delusion. there anding out saying we have to be careful about this stuff. leon: one of the things that keeps striking me is seeing all the young faces out there. we were talking about have on some undergo but the shrieking of the disappearance of the church, and the church is having issues with people leaving. and the church was not growing. it's amazing to see the magnetism he has and how extraordinary it is with these young people. do you think that courses been reversed? >> i think it is incumbent upon us to take up where he left off and continue what he has started as a trend.

he taught us by example. people fall, with a person, not with ideas. he said that to be bishops and words that were encouraging. he was not scolding the bishops the reminding us we needed be who we are, the good shepherds, axis what he preaches. -- practice what you preach. he said divisive words do not fit the tongue of a shepherd. powerful words to congress today is not harsh or divisive words. he practiced what he preaches. the bishops were encouraged to do the same. help them fall in love with a person. alison: i agree with that. a think there is a special challenge with young people today for a number of reasons. yes, a lot of young people are getting away from organized religion. it's kind of do-it-yourself spirituality. that's a trend in general. we have diversity.

there are many other things to pick from. i think the young people in particular are so connected and so distracted that they don't have time for reflection. they don't have time for prayer. they don't have time for religion to some degree. i think is incumbent upon the pastors, all the leaders to try to spread the good news and give them a reason to engage again. it's going to be a challenge. ways the way we are distracted by our cell phones and ipads, you name it, that makes these events that much more remarkable. the people have stopped and listened and watched. you have to listen to him speak slowly in his english. people were paying attention. jonathan: in talking with greta, that was one thing i really was struck by. i even said that. doesn't seem that the church

seems to be seizing up a little bit, closing doors up to the young people? that the numbers are dwindling? he smiled back at me and said it is obviously a concern for us. a lot of the message the public pass along, especially in philadelphia to 1.5 million people, is that the family is so important. he mentioned that in congress today. what parents model for their children transcends the children and they will practice with the parents are talking about. if religion and faith is a big part, perhaps that will carry on. he said to me you're speaking length of the 21st century. we understand there are a lot of broken families out there. even those with faith in god get lost. us, the bishops, the cardinals, all the missionaries to go out and let people know there is room for you whether you have been modeled by it or not.

voicethat was tom's alerting to us what we are seeing on the screen. the plane beginning to turn around and make its approach to the runway. the pope is about to practice what he preaches on going out. he is about to go out of here from joint base andrews. heading up to new york for another series of historic moments. alison: in addition to the address to the human we know will be visiting ground zero which will be poignant. that will no doubt be a special moment for new yorkers, americans in general. he will be in the ppe opemobile touring around central park. leon: i know the people in the crowds with the walkie-talkies, along with the mayor, they will

breathe a huge sigh of relief once the plane is off the ground. -- theurity here security demands here have been unprecedented and yet they have gone off without a hitch. reporter: we should really give a big at a boy to all the folks. they've been planning for this anywhere from 8-10 months. it is been nonstop. s withave had huge pow wow all the agencies. leon: that is saying something because this is a region where every single head of state has been to at some point. oft we've seen in terms security demands and the pressures of being completely off the charts. completely unprecedented. alison: we expected terrible gridlock in traffic tieups, and we have seen some but it was not as a lot of people anticipated. leon: can you talk that up to divine intervention? >> i did.

i think the pope actually blessed the metro. i think you may have. leon: he did not bless the nats. jonathan: there was a great tweak the other day. "is it bad minutes ago lord's name in vain because it was caused by the pope?" [laughter] thomas still standing by. have the people left? or are they still in the stands? reporter: a lot of folks are starting to leave. a lot of people are seeing the take off in the distance but the dignitaries like secretary of state has walked out. as well as the governor of maryland. i do not see the catholic guide notes -- young adults or schoolchildren. i guess most folks are not waiting for the plane to take off. you can probably see it in the distance from where i am at. taxiing and getting ready to

take off in just a moment. leon: when that plane takes off his trip is ended but your work is really just beginning. thatid something yesterday we did not get a chance to chat about. we were watching yesterdays event and we talked briefly about what happened when you spoke to the bishops that were assembled. he said they will be seminars taught for years to come from some of the things that were said here. what about the challenge of picking up some of those messages? what were some things ever said that will be transformative? >> there was nothing new that he said, but the things he chose to talk about where important reminders to the bishops that they in turn will hand off to the priest. when he said to the bishops about their identity. he said member who you are. you are people of prayer, people who are called to preach, and

you were called to be shepherds. many people might take it for granted. we spent all of our time praying. things get dizzy and people need to be reminded. your work will not a fruitful unless you begin with prayer as pope francis gave us the example. early in the morning, 4:30, that is when he found the energy to do what he did during the day. when you look at every time he was about again -- begin prayer with the people, he began prayer himself with the lord. he spent time in personal prayer before the mass yesterday. he prayed before so dreading mass with thousands of people. they give us an example of preaching. he gave a wonderful homily for the bishops. while it was not necessarily preaching he taught -- talked to the congress today and he talked about the contents of what he wanted to hand on. dignity of the human person and all the indications.

-- in vocations. he also told us about the voice in which to offer it. finding that common ground in which we can go forward. in trying to build a better society, finding the common good. he is reminded us we are called to really care for the people entrusted to us as pastors. a good shepherd is one for whom the sheep know his voice. i think he was to be present among people. he wants people to be able to recognize our voice. the voice that preaches god's word in the right tone. it's joy and hope and never divisive. he's often a person that speaks of healing. people are broken and hurting. using -- besides using the words "go out," he talked about being anointed by the spirit.

often times it's a sign of healing. often times it's the message that god loves us and it's revealed in his desire to heal our wounded and broken hearts. he is a god of consolation, a god of mercy. mercy is really a theme of his preaching that we will be focusing on a lot and upcoming years. december 8. alison: one of the things i was left with from his visit is the feeling like he was reminding america, north america, united states that it is not just about us. there is a big world out there. just because we are americans does not mean we are the best and the brightest on everything. there is the plane taxiing down the runway. american plane is about to take to the air. shepherd one is what i believe

it is being called. it is now officially wheels up and on the way to new york city.

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unto you. >> these are controversial subjects. pope francis: thank you very much in a god bless america. leon: the pope is a full schedule once he arrives in the big apple. suzanne kennedy is live in new york city tonight with a review of that leg of the popes which should be getting underway in a matter of moments. reporter: we are live outside st. patrick's cathedral on fifth avenue in new york city. this is where the pope will be at 6:45 this evening. he will come here from this location, the papal nunzio, the papal residence in new york city. it's on the upper east side. he will be there for about an hour before he arrives down here in his fiat. 3400 people will attend the

service in the church. the crowd will be comprised of about 1000 priests and bishops and about 2400 invited yes -- guests. there will be no communion. it's just an evening prayer service. it will only last about one hour and in the pope will head back to rest up for a very busy day tomorrow. he will start the day of united nations and he will go to ground zero and into harlem will he will visit a school. then he will wrap up his day and time in new york city so running mass at madison square garden. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. back to you. jonathan: thank you very much. we are here at the capitol this morning which is where the pope made his first visit. this is the first time a pope is ever addressed congress. he made his way to the capital, spent some time with the speaker of the house, and then walked into the gallery. everybody was on their feet from both sides of the aisle.

it was the longest standing ovation i can member, including state of the union's. he got down to business and started the speech. it was inspirational. he challenged lawmakers to do better and do more. if you could not make it inside, on the east long a giant television sets people could watch and listen to the pope. those are the hottest tickets in town. what a day it was on the west lawn of the capital today. more than 30,000 people watched on the big screens that it been removed. they watched intently and they waited for several hours for this historic speech as the holy father spoke to the joint eating of congress. -- meeting of congress. he spoke about economic equality, homelessness, immigration, and describing the refugee crisis abroad as the worst refugee crisis the globe is seen since world war ii. then he came out here to the

surprise of many. he stood on the upper balcony of the u.s. capitol building and he said he was so grateful for the presence here in pointing out the children. he asked god to bless them. like he has done on so many occasions, he asked the public to pray for him. he said if you don't believe, wish him good wishes. you two ladies are part of this crowd. you are thoughts after watching the speech and being here? >> i think we were a part of history today. we were able to be inspired, reminded of what our country is built on. economically and to know that a nation under god, which a lot of people in the audience still believe. and believe that is a central point of holding things together. but we need to go back to the core values that drive that and be able to dream again.

he talked about dreams and calling an inspiration. for me it felt like a martin luther king speech. reporter: emotional for you as much as it was for me? >> so emotional. my niece called me on tuesday and told me i would be able to come of her. when i think about it i cried. i believe in the catholic rich nugent -- religion and the pope is our leader. he blessed us in blessed our families and right now in this time of the world we need a lot of blessings. it was tremendously welcome. reporter: thank you so much for talking to us. during his remarks the pontiff spoke about four great americans. martin luther king, in lincoln, doris day, and thomas murant helped build the country.

19 speeches for the pontiff during this u.s. trip. this was one of four that will be in english. perhaps the most significant one. john gonzales, abc 7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. security has been extraordinarily tight. barricades in fences and cement barriers have gone up. they are being pulled up as we speak. some folks traveled a long way just to get a look at the pope and they came up short but they were happy to be here and be a part of the experience. other folks were cap acca ways -- were kept back a ways. they review to protest. as pope francis addressed a joint session of congress, protesters of all varieties turned the national mall into their soapbox. ♪ reporter: the main event, the moral action on climate justice rally which set up in the shadow of the u.s. capitol, urged the crowd

of about 1000 to better the environment and help the needy. >> we in the nation of overuse the resources of this world. reporter: she supports renewable energy. i think we should listen to some of the countries that are done an exceptional job. reporter: she was politicians to pay attention to the pope's message. >> i think it's important that congress find these productive paths. these are difficult issues to face an increasingly -- and an increasingly dangerous world. reporter: peta quite possibly made the most about it statements. they just as nuns and said "eating meat is a bad habit." >> we thought this would be a fun way to get attention and the huge crowds that are out today and asked these people who

obviously care about leading peaceful and kind lives in you are interested in the pope's message of going green, letting them know that the best way they can lead kind, environmentally-from the lives is to go vegan. leftn: once the pope capitol hill committee's wiki st. patrick's church and into catholic charities. josie caught up with some of the people that were fortunate enough to meet the pontiff. -- hi,r: high alison allison. there was a giant can hear that was crammed with people. we are talking about people from all walks of life. a-listera wristers. -- s. people who had been homeless, immigrants, all different kinds of people to meet the pope. they had one thing in common. they were all grateful he

treated them as equals. she was once homeless, addicted to drugs. today, after turning her life around him she met the oak at the organization's lunch in. >> became to our table and shook my hand and said bless you child. the energy, i have never felt anything like it. reporter: feelings of awe filled the room as he went table to table. >> what is it means so much? >> because i feel like i have a place next to the lord. personal victories and calls for prayer, even from eight-year-old stephen waller. i pray that be in my mom had a better life. reporter: he handed in this letter got some thing in return. >> he gave me a high five.

reporter: a high five from the pope. that is bragging rights in the third great for stephen. a lot of other stories just like that. kids and adults blown away by this experience. coming up tonight at 6:00 we will tell you about some of the amazing stories we heard from immigrants who got to meet the pope earlier today. they are passing on the blessings received by meeting with him face-to-face. francis will only spend one full day in new york after he arrives there tonight. he will be holding evening prayers at st. patrick's cathedral. tomorrow morning he had city united nations to address the general assembly. after that he will take part in a multireligious service at the 9/11 memorial. student our he had lady queen of angels school in harlem and then ends the day with a mass at madison square garden at 6:00 p.m.

just because he's leaving d.c. does not mean the coverage will and. -- will and. end. and then john gonzales will be reporting from philadelphia once the pope arrives on saturday. alison: we have a lot of other things to tell you about, starting with a deadly stampede at a religious festival. we will have the latest on that coming up next. plus, the investigation into that house explosion that spread to several other homes in colombia last night. stay with us.

2 some breaking news out of seattle. four people are dead, dozens more are hurt in this bus crash. those ride the ducks buses. all of this happened on a bridge in seattle. witnesses say the duck bus lost control. we know that for people are dead. at least nine others are in critical condition. the bridge is shut down in both directions. we are watching this terrible situation out in seattle as it

develops and we will keep you updated. leon: we turn to a developing story out of saudi arabia. a stampede at the hajj has left 717 people dead and more than 800 hurt. s 70 room reports, this is not the first tragedy during this event. reporter: an islamic held image associated with life turned deadly. the stampede occurred in a tent city about two miles from mecca during a ritual or pilgrims come together. they stone these pillars represented the devil. this is the deadliest stampede during the hajj in more than 40 years. the saudi government has been billions of dollars trying to improve the infrastructure for the annual pilgrimage. this ceremony has been the scene of stand peace and hundreds of deaths as pilgrims go through a crowded area. in 2006 a stampede killed more than 300 people.

in 1990, more than working hundred were killed -- more than 1400 were killed. the saudi government said this happened when the was a sudden increase in the number of pilgrims heading towards the pillars. two rows were settling closed off. just 13 days ago a crane collapse killed more than 100 people at another major islamic holy site. the grand mosque in mecca. >> it's like a horror movie. reporter: more than 2 million muslims have taken art in this year's hajj. it is considered a mandatory religious duty to be carried out by all adult muslims that are physically and financially capable of making the journey. stephanie ramos, washington. alison: investigators are sifting through the rubble to try to figure out warehouse exploded in colombia last night. -- as in the 12,200 block

closer look now the investigation. >> shock. it is just sinking in. reporter: the front door sits on top of a pile of debris. this chart house exploded wednesday night. >> the house was gone in minutes. reporter: authorities say it happened shortly after someone reported smelling gas in the neighborhood. an inspector came out, got everyone out of the home, and then when he was walking back the fiery blast. >> we ran to the front door and saw flames coming out of the bottom floor. reporter: it damaged all six homes in this row. all are now uninhabitable. one homeowner who did not want to be identified came back this morning to see the damage. >> every thing was blown out of cabinets in chores -- and d rawers.

there are things in there they can't.could get but i i'm just glad none of us were hurt. that's the most important thing. reporter: the explosion not only ended up in the street but all the way across the street, damaging homes on the other side of the cul-de-sac. frame, it blew up over here. the inspector suffered nonlife threatening injuries. inspectors were back today trying to determine why this all happened. brianne carter, abc 7 news. leon: developing out of fairfax county. a situation that happened on leesburg bike. police looking into a man who grabbed the woman sexually while she was getting off the metro bus. if you have any information, call police. in arlington county, another sexual assault.

a woman was sitting on a park inch -- park bench. a 60-year-old man sat down, talked with her, then grabbed her. she is not pressing charges. prince william county police were investigating an induction -- abduction attempt that happened yesterday afternoon. it was in woodbridge. a 13-year-old girl said she was walking home from her bus stop when she was approached by a man in a pickup truck. she said the man matching this description got out of his truck and tried to grab her. luckily she was able to get away. alison: still to come, a check under weather and traffic around here. we will be back after this. ♪

leon: the pope is gone which means we can now have bad weather. doug: it worked out very well, didn't. the only question is philadelphia. a few showers are possibility

but that might hold up to late sunday night or monday. lots to share on a thursday. live from a rooftop position in arlington. national airport on the left and pentagon city. there is some sun in a little cloudiness out there. it is dry and comfortable all across the region. mostly in the upper 70's. 81 in cumberland. more sunshine there. it will change over the next couple of days to gradually cooler weather and more unsettled weather. clouds, showers a possibility this weekend. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies and temperatures will be coolest north and west of the district. 54 in frederick. everybody will recover into the 70's with some sunshine to start the day. as the day wears on clouds will start to infiltrate. we've to major weather systems to look at. a large area of high pressure in eastern canada and new england.

that will be reaching down the coast towards us. low pressure of the carolina coast is pushing inward and then had in our direction. you put all these together can come up with exactly a timeline of what is going to happen -- that is not going to happen. the trend will be that these two systems for interact and give us cloudy, cool, and breezy weather. especially tomorrow night, saturday, sunday into monday. most of the heavy rain stays south of the area through tomorrow night. south of the metro area through saturday morning and even saturday afternoon. at some point some of this moisture is expected to head northeast. that could be on sunday. the main set -- story is cloudy and cooler and breezy for the weekend. tomorrow is gorgeous. here is how we are handling the seven day at the moment with mostly cloudy skies. -50% chance of showers.

robert altman the traffic. on 270 big accident having up towards -- north of montgomery village. the accident blocking to left wings. pretty significant delays as you see the big jim heading into the northbound commute. expect big delays. around the beltway, most of the heavy stuff moving up through connecticut avenue and 95 is not too bad through college park. also on southbound 95. allison, leon, back to you. alison: thank you very much. get those wineglasses ready. "scandal" is back in a few hours and we will have your scoop coming up next. pope francis has some words for the real lawmakers and capitol hill today. >> you have responsibilities as

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back.: tgit is gladiators he did it ready for more of "scandal" twists and turns. >> season five is back tonight right here on abc seven. we are talking with kerry washington the better character. we wanted to find out with everything that is happened to olivia, will she be able to heal and handle things in season five? >> she certainly has a lot to

heal, from her parents to the kidnapping to her issues with guys. to ask if she can heal at all is a big question. she has a little bit of baggage. >> we will have to watch and find out. if you not watched the previous seasons, is it too late to watch tonight? she says it is not. >> every single week is a good jumping in time. as never too late to join the "scandal" roller coaster. >> is back tonight right here at 9:00. that is your "scandal" group. leon: the full primetime lineup starts with "grey's anatomy." "scandal" followed by "how to get away with murder." news at 11. 7 -- 11:00. >> he is so inclusive and a man

for all people. >> you can find a social or moral justification for lack of housing. >> i've never felt anything like this. pope francis: you must remember the golden rule. >> i ask you all to pray for me. pope francis: god bless america. leon: right now at 5:00 pope francis is in the air. he is on his way to new york city where he will be arriving momentarily, in the next half an hour or so. he had a wonderful sendoff here at andrews. he was waving to the crowds and shaking hands on his way out of town. he completed his historic trip to washington and begins the next portion in new york and finally in philadelphia over the weekend. has more team

coverage in just a moment. suzanne kennedy is in new york city with what to expect in the coming hours. reporter: we are just two hours away from the holy father's arrival at st. patrick's cathedral. the streets are shut down. the catholic schoolchildren are lined up. everyone is anxious for the holy father's first stop in new york city. papal preparations underway. the 136-year-old catholic churches where pope francis will hold evening prayers. fifth avenue around the cathedral has been closed down. there is enhanced security throughout the city. >> i think it is fantastic. i think it is going to do absolute wonders for new york city. >> i am catholic so i'm very excited. maketer: the pope will five stops here, including the u.n., ground zero, a harlem school, and mass ride