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 evening at

madison square garden. >> everybody talks. it's a big thing. reporter: this hotdog vendor is not catholic but he still feels the joy of the day. >> gets great. -- it is great. i think it is a good. tim being here. i hope he gets a blessing to everyone. reporter: ticket agent a lphanso rayes is awaiting his arrival. >> is a great human being, especially to immigrants. lastter: the service will one hour. it is different from a mass. it will be no communion given. 3400 people will attend this event. that includes priests, bishops, and invited guest. -- guests. leon: before pope francis could

kick off this trip to new york he had to say his final to rise in washington. tom was there ever points from injuries. reporter: there were a lot of chances to see the pope over his roughly 48 hours in d.c. the last chance to see him was that joint base andrews where his plane took off at 4:25 this afternoon. here is video of the many folks who came in to greet him. besides military members and their families, there were a lot of local catholic schoolchildren and catholic young adults as well. there were some very well known names. the governor of their lives here with his wife. and secretary of state john kerry also talked with the pope for a while before sending him off. the pope actively flew a commercial flight, american airlines 9420. it was not a normal to what -- flight but it had american

airlines all over the plane. he took off this afternoon at 4:25 heading up to new york city. .om roussey, abc 7 news alison: thank you. the pope could have used more hands to greet the throngs of people that were welcoming him with open arms at catholic charities. jeanette reyes talk to those who had a moment with the pope. reporter: the people's pope lived up to his name today in his final event. many say it will be an unforgettable experience that they cannot wait to tell their friends about. >> it is exciting. reporter: just a glimpse. that is all the people asked or today. and boy, did he deliver. everyone was starstruck, including the mayor who saw the holy father a couple of times. >> my parents have joined be here today. and attendance

were clients of catholic charities. many with mental illness or disabled. this sweet boy took a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver a special request to the pope. >> i gave him a letter. reporter: he asked the pope to pray for him and his mother so she could find a job. yes for a better life. >> -- he also asked for a better life. reporter: whether it was to catch a glimpse or submit a prayer request, the people's pope left a lasting impact. >> it's an important moment in history, something i can always pass on to my grandkids. reporter: jeanette reyes, abc 7 news. after pope francis left we had a chance to speak with some of the people who got their own moment that pope francis. >> i was like what, of course i would like to be there.

coming up at 6:00 am of that special invitation in the message that one little boy had for the holy father. leon: maryland governor larry hogan is blessed tonight. the catholic republican governor had a brief meeting at the pontiff's afternoon and during the meeting he received a blessing on the half of all cancer patients. -- on the half of all cancer patients -- behalf of all cancer patients. the pope was as possible for some very positive moments on capitol hill today. reporter: it was history in the making. he met with speaker john boehner for a few minutes and then walked out to -- the gallery was on their feet on both sides of the aisle. a standing ovation. he delivered a message of hope and inspiration in challenged lawmakers to work together. not everyone could get into the chamber's watch the historic moment. hugee west lawn they had a

television set brought in. now everything is getting cleaned up hours ago the place was packed. 50,000 people either way into the gates. they got their tickets from their congressman. people outside the gates are watching as well is the pope made his historic address. it was a wonderful opportunity for the pope to get it -- people to get a chance to see pope francis. brad bell has more on what was said inside it so many people saying the pope really delivered some inspiration today. reporter: the pope isaac we says he is only talking about the gospel. but when the gospel guys human actions it becomes politics and he definitely does have an agenda and that was on display at the capital this morning. the pope arrived in met privately with house speaker john boehner who is been trying to get a pope to visit the capital for about 20 years. then it was into that joint session. the pope did not mince any words. he talked about the things that are important to him. dealingr, families,

with religious extremism. he said there ought to be an abolition on the death penalty worldwide and then he surprised some people by talking about the weapons trade in saying we have got to stop selling arms all around the world. he says it is only done for money and with that money -- and that the money is sometimes drenched in blood. he said lawmakers could be guided by the simplest of rules, the golden rule. pope francis: let us remember the golden rule. you -- others as [applause] pope francis: do unto others as

you will have them do unto you. comment drewt about the biggest run of applause both inside and outside. if anybody was gunned be critical of the pope today, they were doing so privately. just about everyone we spoke to said he hit all the right notes, including the senator who had the honor of escorting the pope into the chamber. >> these are controversial subjects and he showed us what we need to do a congress. that is what he had to say today. we want to get right back inside because it of the pope is just about to land in new york. back to you. -- back to you. leon: the plane just landed and is now taxiing over to this area of the arrival ceremony at -- this area where the arrival ceremony will take lace.

probably had just enough time to eat. he gets more than peanuts. alison: it was a quick flight. he probably needed to rest and not enough time for that. he has a full schedule ahead in new york city once he touches down. he will be holding the evening prayer service at st. patrick's cathedral this evening. tomorrow morning at 8:30 he will be headed to the united states -- united nations where he will be addressing the general assembly. then he will be taking part in a multi-faith service later in the day. even more importantly is where it will be taking place. that is at ground zero, the 9/11 memorial and museum at the world trade center. he will be visiting some schools in new york and then a huge mass at madison square garden. certainly not a restful trip. it was certainly not restful --e in d.c. bahia, shallot.

but he accomplished a lot. leon: he will be greeted at every turn by lots and lots of young people. some kids there awaiting the flag.lag -- papal we've not seen any other national flag. at least not here at this point in new york. there are a number of bishops awaiting for the plane to make its turnaround. he is in the biggest city that he will be visiting on this trip but it will not be the biggest crowd. the interfaith service will be a big one but they are saying philadelphia, the crowd could theone million people at family's convention he will be participating in. alison: we are waiting for the plane, shot of the plane. he will then be taking one of

these helicopters into manhattan. tothat point heading over perform the prayer service there a little later. will we be seeing a fiat in new york city? leon: that's a good question. i don't know if a fiat could handle the potholes in new york. it'll be interesting to see what he will use up in new york. alison: the popemobile will make an appearance in central park. this will be a little shorter than it was here in washington. about one day in new york. leon: some 200 people got a chance to see pope rance is in person went -- pope francis when he was visiting catholic charities. it was a great seeing. alison: outside thousands more, including a will or two veteran and his son were trying to catch a glimpse. jennifer donelan reports of the paper try to re-create their own brush with history.

we will have a little bit more on their story from jen in just a minute. we went to hold on to this image and new yorkers were feeling the family people in d.c. were waiting a few -- 48 hours ago. leon: we got a chance to see the pope at his very best. he was making contact. we will see if he does the same thing and new york -- in new york. alison: we will be back with

leon: pope francis has arrived in new york. his plane now tacky to the gangway where he will -- taxiing to the gangway. we will see if he does anything with the crowd that was there to see him. there was an incredible moment. pope francis motioning his security detail to bring him a young child said she could speak to him and give him a kiss on the head. tonight we get to me that young child. richard just met that young girl in --

telephone about -- tell us all about it. reporter: this whole neighborhood like the talking about it. kelly power said she just wanted to see the pope. she took colby with her. they got past barricades to see the pope and then an amazing encounter. sterling, 1.5-year-old colby power is a bundle of energy. his parents are still glowing from their child. unexpected personal encounter with pope francis. >> this nice lovely couple that motioned us jokingly. you have a baby, come stand next to us. sure, we will take the front seat. reporter: she perched her son up so you could get a view when he came by. then unexpectedly and never the security detail approach, jimmy grabs colby and away he went to

meet the pontiff. and i was that motioning to him. it is kind of grabbed him and brought them over to the pope. awe and watchn him kiss colby and give him a bttle lesson. -- lessing. reporter: that was really cool. you can be sure there will be a lot of family videos and photographs shown in the future. francis.e name is richard reid, abc 7 news. leon: what a coincidence. that is great. alison: thank you very much. we've been talking about the weather and it was just perfect for the folks -- pope's visit. doug: we did our best. it's gorgeous still here in

arlington. it is gorgeous in alexandria. we had some video from new york in a beautiful there. the weather pattern is about to undergo a change. right now it is comfortable. 75 degrees at belle haven. 79 degrees in frederick. this is probably the warmest day we will have for a while because conditions will change somewhat i tomorrow morning. we will see partly cloudy skies. wake up temperatures on friday at 56 in gaithersburg and columbia. 60 in upper marlboro. a cool start through the day. the clouds will start to increase. it was her to get breezy in the afternoon. 15 miles per hour at times. dry, comfortable, and definitely a all-like day. -- fall-like day.

in the area of low pressure pushing in for the atlantic coast into portions of south carolina and georgia, it is spinning a bit and it will have a tendency to move to the northeast. at the very same time a large pressure of high pressure crossed -- across new england will try to push back into our area. the computer models are not helping as much because they are not in agreement. high-pressure will be out in keeping it really cloudy in driving cool, or will this system win out and have enough speed to go north to give us rain over the weekend? at the very least will be mostly cloudy. highs about 70 degrees. a 30%-40% chance of showers getting here saturday and especially into sunday and in clearing out on monday. because of the convocations of this system, it is not guaranteed. we will get into this pattern where it will be cloudy and breezy. cool as well and less than 50-50

chance of rain. we will update the forecaster of the weekend. did subscribe easily on wjla.com /text and be able to find out how to get the forecast and text alerts. it will be a pretty good job helping to keep on top of the weather. i feel good about the weather today in the past couple of days have been gorgeous. i know we have weekend plans gorgeous not so much. fall like, cool, chilly. leon: are we going to have better weather here the new york will have a the pope? doug: they will have sunshine a few more days although it to the weekend. alison: we know that pope francis' journey in washington is over. we will talk about the marquis left in the city and how the city responded -- the mark he left on the city. leon: a father and son tried to

re-create history by getting a glance of the pope. alison: tgit is back. scandal,"atomy"," and "how to get away with murder."

alison: looking live at new york city and pope francis has arrived in new york. he just left d.c. a little over an hour ago and is now preparing for quite a few events in new york city. suzanne kennedy is live there and we will check in with her in just a little while. back at home some other news of the day. investigators in maryland are sifting to rubble to find out why a house exploded. abc 7 was first on the scene after a blast on sleep before slain in columbia. it happened -- sleepy horse lane. an inspector got everyone out of the home and when he was walking back to his car a fiery blast corrupted. >> it shook the whole house. we ran to the front door. we saw flames coming out of the bottom floor. the house was gone and minutes. alison: the fire and blast

impacted all six homes in the row. two people suffered nonlife threatening injuries. leon: a former falls church democratic leader -- marker gardener made it plea while on try for the sexual abuse of a female family number in 2009. he also waited guilty to the listing girls at his daughter summer party in 2011. the plea deal means that gardener will now serve 20 years in prison. the man the fbi dubbed the black cat and it was also going to prison. -- black hat bandit. he was suspected in a string of armed robberies across the area earlier this year. he is facing up to life in prison when sentenced in december. alison: a two-year-old boy is safe after being left in a locked car. his mother is charged with reckless endangerment. it happened in the parking lot at the glen -- courthouse

yesterday. said she went inside to file paperwork and you don't want to take the boy inside. williamsburg county police are investigating an abduction of a young girl in woodbridge yesterday afternoon around 3:30. a 13-year-old girl reported she was walking home when she was approached by a man and a light blue pickup truck. after asking for directions he reportedly reached out and grabbed her by her shirt. she managed to break free and was not hurt. if you have any information, contact elyse immediately. -- police neatly -- immediately. leon: how the pope may be influencing car sales in our area. alison: and china's president visits the nation's capital. reporter: pope francis left on the same road he came in on two days ago. he had an impact. i

>> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. jonathan: we are outside the capital. what a great few days it is been for the popes visit to the united states. so many firsts. when he addressed the joint session of congress, that was a first. they've never seen a pope go before congress and they were

appreciative. everyone gave him a standing ovation. his message was practice the golden rule, protect each other, protect the family, and protect the planet. then he drove around in his little black fiat. he performed the first canonization in america, elevating a priest to a saint. he did that in front of 25,000 people just outside the basilica. he made so many memories for andle as he made his way walking outside the vatican embassy in rushing over to shake hands and let them experience the pope of close and personal -- up close and personal. he will good to new york and philadelphia are he will be in front of a crowd of more than 1.5 million people. as we have these pictures the pope driving round yesterday, at a great day. the question is how did d.c. do with the popes visit? sam joins us now.

reporter: i am along the parkway which was the pope's entrance and i could to the city. the mayor said she thought the city did quite well as far as handling the pope. d.c. liked the pope and it looked like the pope like d.c. as he left in his fiat it was clear. the pope had an impact. of the empty streets closed downtown for his protection to the nearly into downtown parking garages because workers telecommute it or just stayed home. his presence dominated d.c. --i talked to my mother >> even if i don't see the pope, i know he is right down there. reporter: although public schools stayed open, some 30 charters close to.

these cousins from holy trinity cannot stop talking about francis. >>'s first language is spanish. >> he was born in argentina. reporter: for some this is a great opportunity to sell pope paraphernalia. for others with so little commercial activity downtown, cabdrivers had issues. >> business is slow. i am glad the pope is here. reporter: but you will be glad to see him leave? >> exactly. reporter: set at this temperature are the barriers and security when he realized his destination was inside the secure zone. >> i'm glad he's here, but it is a little bit of an inconvenience. particularly to the people on g street. >> i think it was awesome and i pray that his visit here is healing to our city. reporter: there are a lot of figures to come to d.c. and come

to the white house and to the congress. but it is not often that a public figure has the impact on the rest of d.c. as the pope had over the last 48 hours. sam ford, abc 7 news. jonathan: we will never forget the side of the pope in his little fiat waiting out the back window. we have a front row seat for you for the time he will have in new york and philadelphia. we have crews above cities for that. wjla.com you can go towjla.com -- you can go to wjla.com. you will see his entire speech to congress. he blessed the crowd on the west lawn of the capital, 50,000 people. we have an incredible photo gallery. most don't even end up on television but you will see them in our little gallery. you'll see all the moments -- all the great moments with him. haveny great moments we for our memories.

there was more to come from new york and philadelphia. jonathan elias, back to you inside. alison: thank you. the chinese president is now here in the nation's capital. he arrived here from washington state just moments ago. we are watching as folks dissent the airplane. he will -- this end an airplane -- dessnend. talks,ll hold bilateral a joint press conference, and then a state dinner. discuss china's alleged cyber espionage against u.s. companies. all those topics will be discussed. president xi is not quite getting the same perception as pope francis. a chinese calligrapher with the banners which read "release human rights defenders in

china." the move is protesting china's practice of jailing journalists and dissidents. leon: a sacred religious journey has ended in catastrophe in saudi arabia. muslim pilgrims are dead after a stampede during the hajj. investigation is underway into the cause. the saudi minister says to waves of pogroms collided at an intersection. they believe that he definitely were also -- also played a factor. alison: it was a sight we saw over and over where it the popes traveled -- wherever the pope traveled. people stopping for selfies. we talked to some but it quite the story to sell. leon: lawmakers take action. how they voted

steve: just one day from the weekend and it is not so pretty. 70 on sunday. about a 30% chance of showers south of d.c. for both days. we will talk about a fun run going on during the morning hours. it will be chilly out there with temperatures only in the 60's. 8:00 through 11:00. 64 degrees at 9:00 or so. you'll want to grab an umbrella to stay on the dry side. head over to ocean city. not the prettiest of weekends of their. quite a bit of rain. temperatures in the low to middle 70's both saturday and sunday. this is for the ocean city su nfest. you may find yourself under heavy downpours. daytime high temperatures --

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leon: who knew that the hope would be cruising the streets in a fiat?

i think we were also prized when he landed on tuesday. kelly to somed local dealerships to see if maybe there has been a spike in sales. reporter: what you drive can say a lot about you, especially when you are the pope. >> he wanted to be an open, approachable person rather than something in an armored vehicle. repping wrapping the -- the barnd well -- brand well. reporter: he says the car selection comes as no surprise. the pontiff has been known to emphasize simplicity, conservatism, and anti-consumer lifestyle. for2015 got 500 l cells $25,000. it offers ample legroom on the inside. >> the epa classifies it as a compact car.

interior dimensions classified as a large car. marks forhe gets high passenger and cargo space in safety, gets low marks for acceleration, ride quality, and manual transmission function. he says the pope's choice of a car is leading others to follow. >> the phone calls, internet inquiries, humming through all the different websites has gone up tenfold. i expect over the next week we this modelly, in specially, double or triple our regular sales. reporter: kelly lynn, abc 7 news . alison: we will see how it goes in the coming weeks and months. fda's latest, the move on a birth-control device fda's latest, the move on a birth-control device that m

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leon: some 200 people got a chance to visit with the pope as he visited catholic charities. alison: outside, a world war ii veteran and his son were trying to catch a glimpse. the pair were trying to re-create their own brush with history. >> we want to see the pope.

reporter: a 94-year-old father and welker to that with his son. >> the day before i decided to do it --reporter: he flew his father hundreds of miles from tampa bay and hoped that the corner of ninth and g street was the spot. >> they want to put me in here. reporter: they parted to make room. i was on a destroyer escort in world war ii. >> everybody loves him. >> how are you? >> what you thinking right now? >> i hope they come this way. reporter: there was no guarantee. juste motorcade arrived one block off, it was too far away. >> i guess they are not coming this way. reporter: in the meantime it was joe that everyone on it to speak to, thanking him for his service to the country. the closest we can get into pope francis was the broadcast of his

words inside st. patrick's church via cell phone. >> please don't forget to pray for me. >> i'll pray for me -- for you and you pray for me. reporter: no luck when he walked out of the church. they decided to quickly find another spot for the motorcade left. they moved as fast as they could but pope francis was gone. yes, the story does not end when anyone wanted it to. >> we are leaving early so i can't stay to see him. reporter: don't be set. sad. alison: what a disappointment. to be on the west lawn of the capital to watch the speech to congress were in short supply. john gonzalez caught up with some of those lucky enough to snag some. reporter: what a day it was on the west lawn of the capital.

more than 30,000 people watched on the big screens that of artie been removed -- already been removed. they waited for several hours for this historic speech as he spoke to the joint meeting of congress. he spoke about the issues he has spoken about for years. 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 there of u.s. capitol building and he said he was so grateful for the presence here in pointing up the children. asking god to bless them. then as he is done on so many occasions, asking the public to refer him. he said if you don't believer can't pray, tuition good wishes, good vibes. you two ladies are part of this crowd. your thoughts after not

only watching the speech for being here for him to be out here? what a moment. >> i think they were a part of history today. we were able to be in spire -- the inspired remember what our country is built on. and to know we are a nation under god which a lot of people here in the audience believe in believe that is the central point of holding things together. when you do go back to our core values, to be able to dream again. he talked about dreams and calling and for me it felt like a martin luther king speech. reporter: what a moment. emotional for you as it was for me? >> so emotional. my niece called me on tuesday in that i would be able to come of her. when i think of it i cried. i believe in the catholic religion and the pope is our leader. he blessed us and bless our

families in right now in times of this world we need a lot of blessings. it was tremendously welcomed. reporter: thank you so much for talking to us. during his remarks the pontiff spoke about four great american's saint margaret again, a ramp lincoln, doris day, and thomas martin helped form the country and the importance of families in this country. it was quite a day. 19 speeches for the pontiff during this u.s. speed -- trip. this was one of four in english, perhaps the most everyone. alison: a health matters alert concerning the assure contraceptive device. the fda just finished a day of testimony regarding this. women are calling on the fda to pull it. they say it is causing a host of problems like severe pain, bleeding, and weight gain. the panel listened to the women.

it is not affected at hand out a ruling. it is suspected -- it is expected to take the information into consideration. enjoyed thee you sunny skies for the last couple of days because things will change. alison: what is the latest? doug: high cloudiness. i think the heavier cloudiness will hold off until the afternoon. we are looking forward to a cloudy, breezy, cool, and perhaps what weekend. -- wet weekend. some sunshine getting through the clouds. temperatures will fall to about 60 degrees for an average overnight low. 5-10.asterly winds at things will be interesting. a development over the next few days due to low pressure that is in setting up the coast of north and south carolina. it's making a move to the west, going to the left-hand side of your screen.

at the same time a large area of high pressure is building over canada and new england. it will be the interaction of those two systems that will determine what our weekend weather will be. we do not have a lot of confidence in exactly how it will turn out. the big thing is the rain. some models push heavy rain through the carolinas. on saturday something comes up into the lower bay. if you look at different models you get different points of view. it to bed expect cloudy, breezy, and cool this weekend with a chance of rain, especially late saturday through sunday. the further south, the better the chances. tomorrow, cloudy and 76. and then a 30%-40% chance of rain with cooler temperatures and breezes on saturday and sunday. that is the very latest. back to you. leon: speaking of going to work, the skins going to work tonight.

robert is at work. robert: it is prime time. we all know what happens when the skins meet in prime time. hopefully the pope did not take his blessings with him. battling a winless giant team. but the skins of their problems at metlife stadium and with primetime. i just spoke with scott mcclellan and he tells me this is his first road game with the skins and he is interested to see how the team responds on the road in a division game. you have got to think that kirk cousins really has something to prove. the last time kurt thousand started against the giants it was in prime time. it happened to be one year ago tomorrow and it was not pretty. >> i feel like i have improved. probably because they went to those experiences and learn from them. erin: new york manhandled washington, he 5-14.

-- 45-14. he had four second-half interceptions. >> it was a tough one. i had not really thrown four interceptions in a game for that i can remember. ultimately i believe it is a be stronger as the back and a player and as a person. -- quarterback and a player and a person. erin: he is the undisputed starter according to jay gruden who believes he will weather the storm despite any mistake. >> he will make mistes here. there are four teams games -- 14 games left. but he is the mental toughness to bounce back. erin: it will be interesting to see how the redskins will respond after coming off that win. this time they are under the big states, on the big -- under the big lights of prime time. robert: thank you so much.

played against the skins, or touchdowns and 300 yards. hopefully the secondary is ready for that one. leon: we will find out about

alison: there were many memorable moments of the pope's visit to d.c. every time he cannot to visit the kids, they were snapping selfies. horace holmes mehta taken a selfie or to himself. reporter: everywhere the pope traveled in washington, crowds gathered. most of the -- most were ecstatic just a catchy glimpse that he passed. me. waved. anyway did reporter: there were many they got so much more. >> it was very emotional.

it was like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. reporter: they got so much closer and received so much joy from a simple touch from a special man. >> he blessed these kids and the little handicapped children that were there. reporter: a touch, a hug -- >> he patted me on the head. fromter: for the students prince george's county, special invitation landed him on the front lawn of the vatican embassy this morning as the pope left to head to the capital to address congress. >> we got lucky that we got to come. it was a great day. reporter: his main mission to america was to reach out to its people. >> even with all the excitement he made sure he took the time to shake our hands. reporter: a brief moment. even though a moment like this is not require a photo to be remembered a lifetime. reporter: it is been quite a

couple of days here in washington dc at the start to put massachusetts avenue back in place. that used to be the security checkpoint that was here for the past couple of days. this will be a few days, a visit from the pope that a lot of people over member for a long time. horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> abc 7's countdown to kick >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> mr. speaker, the pope of the holy see. pope francis: let us for member the golden rule. do unto others as you would have been doing to you. these are controversial subjects. [applause] pope francis: thank you very much and god bless america.

leon: the first at 6:00 tonight, messages of these, hope him and tolerance as he addresses the big issues facing our nation. maureen: the last they -- left a lasting mark on the halls of capital. but now another part of the journey begins. leon: he is beginning the second leg of his trip to america in new york city. a short time from now will be holding evening prayer at st. patrick's cathedral in manhattan. maureen: his visit will include a visit to the u.n. and a mass at madison square art and. -- garden. busy and enthusiastic. d.c. all the excitement we saw ind.c. has made its way to new york city. you can crowds are only starting to elevate in the excitement because the pope is getting front desk close. -- the pope is getting close. that is the