he then makes his trip to philadelphia, the final stop on his tour. >> some just want a little glimpse of the pope while he's here. mayor de blasio has been calling the pope's visit the biggest security. 409 pieces of concrete block weighing a total of 818 tons, 1200 traffic cones and 43 sand trucks and 19 barrier trucks p. and just a reminder. we'll have live coverage of the pope's events throughout the day. it was a chaotic scene at the holy site of mecca, leaving at least 800 injured. it happened just miles from

>> from our perspective, crowd control wassall most nonexistent. nobody was telling us anything. >> this is the latest in a string of tragedies at the hajj. it's a pilgrimage muslims are expected to take at least once in a lifetime. let's take you to seattle now. pp . yesterday, a deadly collision between a charter bus and a popular tourist ride known as duck boats. nbc's morgan reports. >> reporter: just before noon, a chart tour bus filled with students collided with the popular duck vehicle crowd would tourists. they rushed to reach the horrific scene. a triage was set up to rescue the trap and treat the injured.

at least 50 people were evaluated. it shattering windows, ripping off panels and reducing it to a twisted chunk of metal. >> at full speed hit the side of the bus and people in the bus flew through the front of the wind shield. sfwlrks the >> reporter: the company expressed condolences but says the cause is not known. many people international students getting ready to start the school year. >> we've had a terrible tragedy and there's been a terrible loss of life and injuries. our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone. >> reporter: the boat is designed to travel on the roads as well as water so the hull is actually stronger than most buses but without seatbelts and this isn't the first time this happened. a duck boat accident in philadelphia sent people into the water. over the next few days,

president obama will be meeting with the leaders of superpower rivals, china and russia. the president of china will be welcomed at the white house this morning, then on monday, president obama is scheduled to meet russian president vladimir putin that general assembly in new york. >> reporter: let's start with china because he's got a pretty full agenda starting with this morning. meetings with president obama and president of china. and not everyone thinks we should be rolling out the red carpet with china. their record of human rights abuses and more recently suspected of hack nothing to state department computers. they are often discussed behind closed doors. we're expecting a joint news conference later today.

president g is just coming back from the west coast meeting with business leaders there. they're hoping to open their doors and expand trade between the two countries. however, there are still areas where the united states and the china disagree. the other big thing is the environment. they're expected today to announce a more formal agreement to curb emissions between the two countries p. . and russia, at the u.n. meets with vladimir putin. slood putin asked for this meeting. donald trump seems to have a new feud brewing, this time with fellow candidate, marco rubio. on the morning joe, he made a comment about him being sweaty.

marco rubio who has the worst voting record in the senate and he sweats more than any young person i've seen in my life. i've never seen a guy down water like he downs water. >> well, later in the day, rubio sat down with an interview with kentucky sports radio and at one point called trump a very touchy and instur ecure guy. and trump, just watched marco rubio on television just another all talk no action guy. this isn't the first time they've gotten into an extended back and forth but seems like nothing new from the donald. he will meet with fox news chairman and they'll discuss their differences of opinion regarding trump's presidential run. and host chuck tod will have an

and meet with the only other woman running for the white house, that's carly fiorina. and you don't want to miss this, weather coming the weekend. overnight, we had a tornado that moved through areas near jones island right around midnight, there's been damage to siding. does not appear to be a strong tornado but a tornado in the middle of the night scary nonetheless. it's shifted all the way back to alabama, northern georgia and the heavy stuff is concentrated on north carolina and southern virginia the next couple of days. flooding shouldn't be too much of a problem. been very dry the past couple of months in north carolina and virginia. your weekend forecast and watch ow warm we are in the west. 94 in montana at the end of a

september is ridiculous. in saturday, we're watching the heavy rain into northern virginia. should stay south of washington d.c. and on sunday, that storm system begins to fall apart as we continue to watch summer holding on, even though we're right now into fall. that's your national weather, now a closer look at your day ahead. well, you can see all that warmth from texas remains. temperatures remaining in the 90s. and we still have a weak storm in nebraska, that's why temperatures there are going to be a little bit cooler. and as a reminder, betty, we have the big lunar eclipse happening sunday night. should be peeking sometime between 10:00 and midnight. >> thank you. all right, so heads are going to roll at volkswagen as it tries to dig out from their massive cover up. plus, it could be the deal of the day, amazon prime's one day sale.

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this morning on "today," a look at the pontiff's personal behind the scene moments and how he's been enjoying his trip and his stand out moments. >> "early today" is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. all right, so for many people seeing pope francis they have come from near and far to be in new york for his first visit. it's a trip that's taken many across several states and even countries. a journey that's more than about just getting here, it's about being in the moment. >> reporter: they have come from around the world. the young and old, catholics and the curious. the pilgrimage is personal. salcame from denver with a

dream. >> i was standing there hoping somebody might sell me a ticket or something and just gave it to me. >> and god tell me, no, no, give it to him. >> reporter: the walker family is driven by their faith. >> this is the patron of argentina. >> reporter: they cram their four children into the van way back in argentina. >> we have a very common family and we live our faith very naturally. we think rits it's about being better people. >> the pilgrimage took 14,000 miles three 13 different countries. surviving four break downs on the side of it, this has been a life lesson in family and faith. and yasmin was blessed by the pope when she was a baby.

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surrounding the daughters but will not include older brother, josh duggar. >> i want to introduce you to your guide. >> welcome to the white house. i'm the first lady but you can call me michelle. first lady, michelle obama, will make an appearance on the disney junior show "doc mcstuffens. >> and new at the movies this weekend, "the intern" follows. i can't wait to see it. hotel transal veinia two, it features a hotel run by drakula and a place where monsters can take a break from us humans p. and "the green inferno" is going to help a tribe only to be

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and the local zoo's 25-year-old panda is getting bam boo bread. his teeth are wearing down and the bread makes meals easier. it's being studied for the conservation endangered species. before pope francis took his ride, a look alike took a tower on tour on the other side of town. it was in fact, a wax statue headed for madam tussauds, so, if you felt like you got lucky and got a selfie with the pope in times square, you might be disappointed to know it's not the real thing. in 2015, the global citizen festival this saturday and now vice president joe biden and

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barbara walters canonization. right now, pope francis is here. he's on the upper east side. these are live pictures of where he's staying. the holy father's historic day begins in just a few hours. >> his first two stops, the united nations and the 9/11 memorial. but that's just this morning. we have team coverage of what to expect. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everyone. friday morning. it is september 25th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. storm team 4's chris cimino is here with the forecast. holy father has a busy day. hope the weather cooperates. >> very comfortable this morning. not quite as chilly as yesterday morning. we're in the mid and upper 60s in and around town.

the burbs, upper 50s. a few low 50s. we're not seeing the widespread 40s like yesterday. also what we'll notice today is a little more breeze and a little more cloud cover. we start out in the 60s. it's low 70s at noontime. forecasting a high today of 76 degrees. let's get that first check on a friday morning commute. she's been busy all week. here's lauren. >> let's start with good news for the friday morning commute. there's going to be a lot of extra service offered today on the trains. metro north, lirr, nj transit all offering extra off-peak service. path will have extra trains in place all day long. that's the way you should want to get around. try to avoid the roads. a reminder, overnight fast track maintenance is just about wrapped up at 5:00 a.m. still no f trains between jamaica 179th street and briarwood. >> all right, lauren. thank you so much. and now to the papal visit. the holy father arrived yesterday to a huge crowd. pope francis road in what's

become his trademark fiat before transferring to the pope mobile for a memorable ride right down fifth avenue. >>st the pope then attended evening praye-s, vespers, at st. patrick's cathedral and headed back to his temporary home on the upper east side. hopefully the holy father got a good night's sleep. this is the itinerary for today. it begins with his historic address at the united nations. then he'll head to the september 11th memorial. >> then he'll visit a school in east harlem and then to central park with mass at madison square garden. let's head to lori bordonaro on the upper east side. >> reporter: the hope is certainly well guarded. a lot of nypd officers out here. they've pretty much set up camp here on madison avenue until tomorrow. and pope francis hopefully getting a good night's sleep here at his residence after a very long day yesterday. the holy father making a grand entrance down fifth avenuere in

he was welcomed by thousands of screaming fans, many who stayed for hours hoping to get a glimpse. as he walked in, you could hear those church bells ringing. the pontiff greeted worshippers with hugs and a wide smile. during his service, he commended the strength of religious women. he spoke about the spirit of hard work. and he offered prayers for the 700 muslims killed in mecca ionn a stampede thurs day morning. those who had the chance to see him were grateful. >> my daughter. >> tell me about her. >> she's going through some hard tiotmes she's a teenager. i just came and wanted to show her picture. i believe. >> reporter: and you can see back here live, 72nd street is shut down between fifth and park avenues. there are a lot of closures here along madison. many of the side streets as well.

you can expect a lot of closures