this morning on "world news now," pope francis in the big apple. the pontiff is just around the corner here. this is as close as security will allow us to get, some 6,000 extra police officers standing by prepared. as the pontiff begins what will be a whirlwind 39 hours in new york. >> and during those 39 hours, he plans a parade in central park. he will be speaking at the united nations and, of course, he's going to visit the 9/11 memorial on this friday, september 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we didn't really take the popemobile. we took a cabmobile. >> we took a popemobile. by trickery, we are suddenly here. >> that's the quickest trip across town. >> miraculous things happen when the pope's in town. >> heavenly.

>> it does feel a very different vibe. i feel the energy level in new york is totally different. >> it doesn't seem as if it's that much of a police state. as i would have expected. yeah, there were some streets that were closed down, but we got within i'd say 100 feet of where the pope is staying, very close to where he's staying. it might be tolerable the next few days in new york. >> unfortunately, we weren't able to get a "world news now" mug to him. we did try but didn't work. >> tried to get my little pope bobblehead to him. didn't work, as well. >> i wouldn't bless that bobblehead either. it looks demonic to me. we'll talk about this later this half hour actually. where better to begin, 39 hours we mentioned going here staying here in new york city. jfk airport was where he landed. hundreds on the tarmac. francis greeted by many of them. >> he spent a few minutes with several catholic school children. after a helicopter ride to manhattan, francis arrived at st. patrick's cathedral for an evening prayer service. >> during that service, he

offered his strongest expression yet of gratitude and respect for american nuns many of whom were in attendance. francis thanked the nuns for their strength, spirit and courage. >> you may recall earlier in his papacy is, the pontiff put the brakes on an investigation of nuns in the u.s. who had been accused of straying from the church teachings. well, the nuns have already publicly expressed their gratitude. >> and befe getting to new york, pope francis wrapped up his visit to the nation's capital. he became the first pope to ever address congress. >> as you know, the capitol building can be a divisive place. but the pope brought the lawmakers together in an emotional way. look at that scene. abc's terry moran with the details >> reporter: the halls of congress had never heard anything like this. >> mr. speaker -- the pope of the holy see! >> reporter: as pope francis made his way down the aisle, there was no glad-handing or back-slapping. speaker of the house john boehner had banned all that. so, they cheered francis, and he

stood there for a moment, taking it all in. no pope had ever stood here. and minutes before, just after entering the capitol, francis was blessed by the house chaplain. in his office, speaker boehner, a devout cathoc and former altar boy, fidgeted and paced, visibly nervous, before welcoming the pope. >> your holiness. welcome. >> reporter: all through the speech -- >> mr. vice president, mr. speaker. >> reporter: the speaker, this famously emotional man, struggled to hold back the tears and couldn't. overwhelmed by a dream come true. as the pope addressed the american politicians, the chamber hushed. they actually listened. speaker boehner had also tried to ban applause, but that didn't work. pope francis stirring deep emotions again and again. >> i think of the march which martin luther king led from

selma to montgomery 50 years ago. >> reporter: sitting a few feet away, congressman john lewis of georgia. he was on that march, beaten by police that day, and now, this powerful moment. >> i am happy that america continues to be, for many, a land of dreams. >> reporter: time and again, francis boldly raised controversial issues. immigration and the refugee crisis. >> we, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners. because most of us were once foreigners. >> reporter: nearby, senator marco rubio, a presidential candidate and son of immigrants, held back the tears. on capital punishment, the pope bluntly called for -- >> the global abolition of the death penalty. >> reporter: and at the end --

>> god bless america. >> reporter: he left the chamber and walked out onto the west front of the capitol, where 50,000 and more had gathered on the mall, and asked them to pray for him. john boehner, overcome again, and vice president joe biden, summing up a remarkable day. >> they love you. and we love you. >> you vice president joe bide and the first catholic u.s. vice president. i thought it was sweet to see john boehner get emotional. for many people who aren't even catholic or christian, he is such a spiritual leader. a man of compassion who just has such amazing lessons for us to learn. >> it was the worst drinking game ever and drinking every time john boehner teared up. but no, it was really touching and it's great to see that he's in touch with his youth and you know. >> and moved so many in congress who i've never seen get so emotional. so i was just upset they didn't touch hands. if ever we needed capitol hill

to touch hands with the spiritual leader it would have been that moment. >> maybe he brought them all together. we'll see how things proceed. next week, talk of a shutdown. weigh see if the pontiff had an impact. he brought the u.s. and cuba together. why not. both aisles of congress. >> he does have a full schedule on tap for today. starting at 8:30 this morning with a visit to the united nations where he will address the u.n. general assembly. >> next, he's off to grounds zero for a multireligious prayer service at the 9/11 memorial and museum. >> he then visits a catholic school in harlem, ahead of a procession through central park. at 6:00 p.m., the pope celebrates mass at madison square garden. >> an exciting day that will yield incredible pictures and moments and so many people hoping to get a glimpse, to touch him, to be blessed. a lot of people in pain, in fact, are hoping to get as close as they can to him. >> it will be a challenging day for security personnel and ordinary new yorkers.

marci gonzalez is with us right now. that speech at capitol hill we were talking about garnered a lot of attention. what can we expect to hear from him today? >> reporter: he'll be speaking at the u.n. general assembly today. expected to touch on some of those hot button issues we heard him discuss on capitol hill. the refugee crisis, poverty and, of course, climate change which he's been very outspoken about. he'll be the fourth pope ever to address the u.n. in its 70-year history. he's expected to speak for about a half hour. >> and marci, with nearly 200 heads of state in town for the u.n. general assembly, what a week to be here, what an intense week for security especially for nypd. what kind of extra precautions are in place for today's events? >> reena, security has been and will continue to be very, very tight. there are thousands of extra officers on duty. and the most traffic closures, get this, in new york city history. later today about ten miles of roads will be closed.

an absolute traffic nightmare for everyone other than the pope. also, there will be so many barricades and eight-foot tall fences up around the events where pope francis will be if you spread them all out, they would span about 40 miles. and at all of those events, we saw this firsthand yesterday at st. patrick's cathedral, every single person going in is screened. you go through a metal detector, then you go through a second screening to see if you have anything on you, and then someone goes very thoroughly through any of the bags you're bringing in. the nypd, the secret service, the fbi, they've gone through every worse case scenario. they've practiced for everything and they say while there are no specific threats, they just want to make sure they are fully prepared for anything. >> they sure do seem they're fully prepared from what we've seen on the streets. want to thank you. marci gonzalez, thanks again. and a sign of the times this morning as thousands line up in new york to watch the pope's every move.

>> take a look at this telltale photo going viral right now. everyone glued to their smartphones as the pope goes by except for that sweet little old lady there in the front. she's the only one fully enjoying the moment, a smile on her face totally technology-free. >> i bet you, kendis, she will have the best memories because she wasn't looking for the camera button on the iphone. >> exactly. she won't have any instagram mers, but she will have the best stories to be able to tell her grandkids. of course, we're going to have much more live coverage of the pope's visit throughout the morning here on abc. >> the pope has prayed for more than 700 muslim pilgrims who died in a stampede in saudi arabia near mecca. officials say the deadly crush appears to have been caused by two waves of pilgrims meeting at an intersection. they say high temperatures and fatigue might have been factors in the disaster. the deadliest event to afflict the hajj in more than two decades. >> elsewhere in this country,

police in seattle are looking into reports that mechanical failure may have led to a deadly accident involving a charter bus and an amphibious tour vehicle. four students believed to be from china were killed in the crash. dozens of others were hurt including some critically. this passenger was a passenger on the duck tour vehicle. >> we were coming around the curb and he was pointing out the harbor and next thing i know, i think maybe the traffic slowed down and he veered out of control and we hit this bus here. and just spinning around and people were being thrown out of the duck and things like that. >> incredible images coming from seattle. drivers who came upon the crash immediately afterward described a terrible scene with the bodies of the dead and injured scattered over the bridge. >> we turn our focus now to politics and a new poll finding bernie sanders has opened up a 16-point lead over hillary clinton in new hampshire. poll shows sanders with support from 46% of the voters, clinton with 30% and joe biden with 14%. biden has not announced as you know, whether he will run.

pope francis is probably going to need a steamer trunk if he wants to keep all the trinkets well wishers have been heaping on him during this visit. >> when he arrived at jfk airport in new york to greet fans an, he absolutely lit up when someone handed him a pope-like doll letting out a hearty laugh and blessing the gift giver. it was a wonderful moment, one of the many more likely to come during the next couple of days. of course, we have our own pope dolls. >> that you got us when you were at the white house. >> from washington while i was at the white house. this one is the official doll for this pope visit. the bobblehead and i'm told that they've produced about 50,000 of them and it's really hard to find. an "l.a. times" reporter tried to find one in new york, was out of luck. these are very popular. >> did they try amazon or ebay. >> i'm sure you could find it. >> i don't know about the bride of chucky. >> this is the chucky, which is a little bit frightening.

>> what's with this one? they're all popular right now because the pope is in town. coming up, someone who might consider himself as big at the pope. >> kanye west says he's serious about his next quest, to move into the white house. now he's kicking off his "20/20" presidential campaign. and new details regarding the high school football players who blind sided a referee. their coach now changing his story. >> but first we want to give you a look at today's forecast. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. or the freedom to choose what doctor you want to see. so if you have medicare parts a and b, consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these let you choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. you're not stuck in a network, because there aren't any.

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and so far, he's living up to his reputation of being a pope who wants to be with the people from his arrival to his evening prayer service at st. patrick's cathedral, his big apple visit has marked many interactions with ordinary folks, more will come today during events across manhattan, including a procession through central park where a crowd of about 80,000 people is now expected. >> we're told he's an early riser so he could be up at any moment now. >> he usually gets up at 4:30 morning in vatican city. >> something tells me he doesn't necessarily turn his tv set on to abc news right away. >> someone else is turns it on to abc news for him. we're going to move on now. >> it was a hit heard around the world. two high school football players blind siding a referee during a game. >> the boys say they were only following instructions and now the coach who told them to tackle the ref has resigned. with more here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the camera doesn't lie, but almost everyone tangled in this attack on a texas high

school referee is telling a different story. players michael moreno and victor rojas claim at this game september 4th, assistant coach mack breed told them to target the referee for using racial assaults. >> the head coach says breed admitted he told the players to retaliate. >> the basically told them to make him pay. >> breed resigned. he says he did make regrettable comments but never explicitly told them to hit the referee. then there's the claim of racial slurs allegedly coming from that referee robert watts. as a hearing investigators said they couldn't find anyone else to back that up. >> no coach, no official, no adult, no opposing team player has provided any evidence or personal knowledge of a racial slur. reporter. the referee says he's suffering a concussion after this hit. texas officials have still not decided how or if the team will be punished. as for the players they've been

suspended not expelled but they will not be allowed to play football and still face possible criminal charges. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> we'll be right back with kanye west serious about running for president. >> and the kinny is coming up next. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> the "skinny." "world news now" "world news now"

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replaced by this look for his next movie. radcliff stars as an fbi agent who infiltrates a group of neo-nazis. >> the 26-year-old revealed the new haircut or lack of ha hair maybe on his google plus page. it's just the opposite of how he looked at comic-con a few months ago. the new movie titled "imperliam," it's been shooting near richmond, virginia. >> he found somebody who has google plus. and classical music is getting a new look. the los angeles philharmonic is experimenting with virtual reality. the l.a. ensemble has been demonstrating vr equipment in a superb bus dubbed the van beethoven. the music playing on it is, of course, by von beethoven. get it? >> got it. >> viewers will experience a fifth symphony as if sitting in the concert hall. "yes" is the title is an experiment, and they're hoping to change the minds of people who don't like classical music. >> who doesn't like classical music?

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♪ well, it was quite a week. politics, the pope, of course. but there were also a milestone in the entertainment industry and an automaker running out of gas. >> not to mention a different kind of drug problem. it's all in our "friday rewind." >> welcome to the usa. hello, hey hey. >> as the son of an immigrant family, i'm happy to be a guest in this country which was largely built by such families. >> holy father, you remind us that we have a sacred obligation to protect our planet, god's magnificent gift to us. >> how did that make you feel? >> happy. >> excited.

so excited. >> i believe that i'm being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive conservative message can rise to the top of the field. >> i am a real person with all the pluses and minuses that go along with being that. >> hillary, who's become very shrill. you know the word shrill? she's become shrill. >> i've been called a hypocrite, i've been called a homophobe. what probably hurts me the worst is when someone tells me that my god does not love me. >> our company was dishonest. >> i don't know how i'm supposed to trust a company that went out of their way to lie. >> what do you say to your critics to people who say you're just being greedy? >> i think they have a fundamental misunderstanding of the way pharmaceutical companies operate. at this price, daraprim is not a substantially profitable drug.

>> in my mind, i see a line. and over that line, i see green fields and lovely flowers. and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line. but i can't seem to get there no how. i can't seem to get over that line. moment, i have to say. really powerful speech. >> powerful speech quoting harriet tubman there as becoming the first african-american -- or woman of color to win the best actress emmy there. and a big week ahead, of course, we have the unga that is taking place this week in new york. and festivities with the pope in philadelphia. >> the pope will be in philadelphia this weekend. don't miss our updates on facebook, wnnfans.com. >> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for

making news in america this morning, the pope's visit speaking english to american lawmakers. >> in the land of the free and the home of the brave. >> an emotional john boehner, the pope's arrival in new york city and the crowds on fifth avenue live with today's agenda. a tornado touching down tearing homes and trees apart. the new pictures just coming in. where it's all heading right now. deadly crash. windows shattered, twisted metal. a bus packed with passengers colliding with a duck boat. new details from witnesses overnight. papal frank. a fake francis causing quite a stir on the streets of new york.