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to the birth place. philadelphia. the third stop on the tour to fulfill a promise of attend the festival of families. >> this will be full of families singing and filled with joy. >> reporter: the biggest event of the week is the sunday public mass. a crowd of over 1 million people. the largest this city has ever seen is expected murrays will be there. john paul met his namesake in philly. >> i will be happy to see the pope from afar. we will not catch magic in a bottle twice. >> reporter: 36 years later, the family is hoping to catch a glimpse. >> he did not touch john paul, he touched everybody's heart. >> reporter: this is the last stop of a 4.5 square mile security zone rings the city. something we experienced first hand. >> this is where my producer craig and i were dropped by the taxi because you cannot drive in
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to the hotel. you have to walk and you have to go through security. good thing i brought my walking shoes. we are in downtown philadelphia. it looked like someone has dropped airport security in the middle of the road. tsa is checking people. the pope's trip to philly comes on the heels of a packed day in new york city addressing the united nations general assembly. pope francis met families of 9/11 victims and school children in east harlem. he rode through central park in an open procession. capping his night with a mass for more than 20,000 at madison square garden. >> don't forget to pray for me. >> reporter: once again, his desire to meet the faithful is on full display. starting very early this morning, we are seeing people already lining up for the festival of families. what we are hearing is that it
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could be even tougher to see the pope here than it was in washington, d.c. and new york. back to you. >> stephanie, thank you. to washington now and politics. the big question this morning, who will replace house speaker john boehner. boehner announced on friday he is stepping down at the end of next month. his decision will no doubt have a huge impact on how things get done in the nation's capital. nbc's kristen welker has it all. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. house speaker boehner, third in line to the president, is one of the most powerful republicans in washington. his decision to step down stunned the political world. with or without boehner, washington will remain a sharply divided place. washington is waking up this morning to a new reality. this man of the house is leaving the house divided. a decision he made friday. >> i woke up and said my prayers
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as i always do and i decided, you know, today's the day i'll do this. as simple as that. >> reporter: the move comes the day after boehner welcomed the pope to the capital. revolts from his party and gridlock from congress. >> it is clear to me the prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution. >> reporter: the move sparked cheers from some trying to oust him. >> speaker boehner announced he would resign. >> reporter: one result is boehner would try to prevent a government shutdown for a little while by forcing a vote on a short-term spending bill. conservatives threatening a spending bill in a battle over planned parenthood. will boehner's departure ease the bitterness on capitol hill? >> if anything, the tone in washington, is likely to become more and not less
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>> reporter: the issues like immigration and climate change unlikely to change. and the man expected to take his place is kevin mccarthy. the same day the president called boehner a good man. >> i'm looking forward to working with the next speaker. in the meantime, john's not going to leave for another 30 days. hopefully he feels like getting as much stuff done as he can. i'll be looking forward to working with him on that. >> reporter: now even if boehner averts a shutdown for now, there are still big battles looming, including the highway funding bill and debt limit fights that he would likely sit out this time. >> kristen, before we go. a lot of glamor at the white house. the president and first lady with the state dinner for
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>> reporter: a lot of pomp and circumstance. all entertaining the president xi jinping. on the menu is lobster and american cuisine. the real stunner was michelle obama. she had the off the shoulder black dress. it was the day that capped a big announcement that the u.s. or chinese governments will be involved in cyber theft. president obama wants this followed up. and another lighter moment with the first ladies, they named the new panda at the national zoo bei bei. >> michelle obama looked great. side swept hair. i'm not fashionista, but she looked great. let's turn to the republican race for president now where the tide might be changing for donald trump. he was booed on friday night at
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a campaign event. as nbc's katy tur reports, others are taking notice. >> reporter: at the oklahoma state fair, donald trump was all bravado. >> if i win, i will tell you this, when, when, when. >> reporter: the candidate flying to okc from d.c. early ier in the day where he was loudly booed for this. >> you have this clown marco rubio. >> reporter: trump trying to would this evangelical crowd on immigration by tearing down one of their favorites. >> he's in favor of immigration and he has been. he has been. he was the gang of eight. it was terrible. >> reporter: the crowd though enthusiastic, wasn't convinced and rubio has been maintaining a low profile, wasn't keeping quiet.
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>> like every one of us, he has to prove it. >> reporter: the insiders say the boos and dip in polling and lack of depth during the debate may be the first sign of cracks in the trump campaign. >> i think the more donald trump feels he's in the corner, the more he is unsatisfied with his performance. he feels gravity pulling him down and he is lashing out in every direction. >> i didn't get boos. i got cheers. >> reporter: from spinning in washington and stumping on the trail. >> i don't think they care whether i'm nice or not. >> reporter: trump staying the course. >> i feel we need him. i think he is our last hope. >> reporter: for "today," katy
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and we have more to tell you about a new recall. frances. >> this is a manufacturing problem with hyundais. it covers 475,000 sontatas. more hillary clinton e-mails have been discovered from the private account. the government is looking to see if this contains any classified material. clinton had previously said she surrendered her official e-mails to the secretary of state. and former president bill clinton told cnn he has never seen so much expended on so little. the kentucky clerk says she is switching parties. kim davis, a long time democrat, says she is becoming republican saying she feels abandoned by
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she spent five days in jail for violating a federal court order. and police are warning of copycats in the arizona freeway shooting case. on friday, a 21-year-old suspect was indicted in four of the 11 incidents. the authorities say the investigation remains open. watch the wild high-speed chase come to a dramatic end overnight in los angeles. that car believed to be stolen, hit speeds up to 90 miles an hour. smashing into vehicles. that pursuit went on for a half hour until police rammed the suspect's car to a halt. a 5-year-old reportedly inside that car and escaped unhurt. and if you are looking for something to do today, head to a national park. entrance fees are waived. the country's largest volunteer effort for public lands. and on monday, a big day for burger king. special edition of a halloween
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it will be served on spooky black buns and a 1 sauce. remember the black burger sold in japan? the cheese will stay orange for classic halloween black and orange look. >> black cheese. >> i'm a whopper girl anyway. i don't know what mcdonald's has up its sleeve. >> dylan? >> no. the black bun doesn't thrill me. it turns me off. >> i'll have for you. thanks. let's look at the rain in the carolinas. we had 2 to 4 inches of rain in south and north carolina. both areas dealing with areas of low pressure offshore. it is off the area of virginia as the high pressure system is moving north. the gradient will be very tight. the winds will be strong off the east. that will pump in more moisture and also raise the concerns at
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the beaches. we have dangerous rip currents from southern new england down into the carolinas. beach erosion is possible and gusts up to 45 miles an hour. in philadelphia, the rain is so close, but i think it will hold off. especially today where we will see building clouds later this afternoon. temperatures in the low 70s. a better chance of showers later in the afternoon on sunday. even those are few. elsewhere, it looks nice. temperatures should top out in the 70s and 80s in the midwe want to watch that beach erosion on the new jersey beaches, long island beaches as well. astronomical high tide and windy conditions today. we wake up this morning with a comfortable 63 degrees. a high of 72. 6:00 p.m. tonight, 70 degrees.
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we are back at 18 minutes download." the chance to look back at the week's biggest headlines. >> our way to remind you of the stories that had everyone talking. >> pope francis visits america for the very first time. >> god bless america. >> a virtual rock star with massive crowds straining to catch a glimpse of him.
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heaven to meet the pope. one of our top leaders makes a stunning announcement. >> i woke up and said my prayers as i always do and i decided you know today's the day i'll do this. >> boehner plans to step down in october. the world's largest automaker caught in a cheating scandal. >> volkswagen admitted cheating by rigging diesel models from 2009 to 2015 making them appear much less polluting than they actually are. the ceo martin winterkorn resigned saying i'm stunned that the conduct on such a scale was possible. donald trump feuding again with fox news. >> i don't think i'm being treated fairly on fox news. >> all of the people who attacked me, i would have crawled under a rock long ago. a celebrity feud that could get very expensive. actor sean penn suing lee daniels for $10 million over
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hollywood reporter." >> he referred to howard who has been the subject of domestic violence allegations as "that poor poor." howard quote ain't done nothing other than sean penn. >> he hasn't been convicted of domestic violence. one of baseball greats, yogi berra passed away this week at the age of 90. berra was famous for the yogi-isms. >> he said it best. baseball is 90% mental. the other half is physical. caught on camera. >> a battle with a kayaker and hammerhead shark off the coastline of california. >> it circled the kayaker for 15 minutes before he made it to safety. in new york city. all anyone wants is a slice. including pizza rat. >> it is trending over 1 million
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live, this is news 4 new york now. >> good morning. 26 after the top of the hour on a saturday morning. we are taking a look at the papal residence on the upper east side where pope francis has stayed while in new york and where he is set to depart from. i'm pat battle. the pope's whirlwind tour of new
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york is coming to an end. this american airlines jet liners is going to become shepard 1. pope francis will hold an outdoor mass on sunday that's expected to draw a million people. just a jam packed schedule as he has kept up ever since he set foot on our fair soil. >> a magical day and a lovely sendoff for the pope as well. beautiful weather to start the morning. little bit cool out there. 62 degrees. 68 at noontime. and a chance of showers, kouding up monday. tuesday is our best chance. and we cool off toward the end
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upper east side. hi, kristen. reporter: hi, jeff. it looks likee is about to make a move. the motorcade is moving. the pope will get out and get into the world's most famous fiat. the car he is traveling around new york in. he will be on his way to jfk. it is a jam packed treatment here at new york city. there is no question this is the people's pope here. he said mass before 20,000 people at madison square garden. before that, 80,000 and 85,000 people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the pope as he went by in the popemobile. he had a ceromony t the 9/11 museum and at theavniied nations. it has been a busy couple of
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days here. you may wonder how he was eling. one of his aides was asked because he got around madison square garden in a golf cart. he is 78 years old. he is tired. he assured everyone he has plenty of energy for the next two days of the trip. that will be a jam packed schedule in philadelphia. philadelphia now put ing the finishing touches on the massive security down there. ovar the nsxt two days, 1.5 million people will be expected to be in the city of brotherly love trying to catch a glimpse of the pope. he is going to say two masses. he will deliver a speech on immigration at independence hall. he will then be serenaded by aretha franklin at the church world meeting of families. a busy couple of days as he heads out of new york city. >> kristin, thanks so much.
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it is nice to have our streets back in new york city. this was electric. rdened new yorkers who spend an hour to get one mile. did not matter. >> part of the central park was closed because of pope ancis and the other was closed for the festival. it was cool to be part of it. al bl worth it. >> your turn, philly. >> get ready. to an unbelievable story. a baby boy born three months pre mature while his parents were on a cruise. frances. >> why take the trip? the family was given the all clear to take the trip. the family never expected to go into labor at 23 weeks. today, chase and emily morgan are counting their blesses. they were on a babymoon when the
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emily was 23 weeks pregnant wheneshwowent into labor. it happened between florida and puerto rico. >> we are not porting for another 14 hours. you cannot have the baby on the ship. i knew the baby was coming. i just said i have to push. i can tell this is the real thing. by 1:56, our son was here. >> weighingir pounds and 4 ounces, doctors said she miscarried. then the boy was clinging to life. >> anytime someone says you will not have a baby, it is definitely devastating. >> hours from port with no incubator on board, they wrapped the baby in towels. the ship's medical teamworked tirelesslyato provide care to mother and cld. the ship sailed full speed to the closest port of call. san juan, puerto rico. they arrived ahead of schedule. >> that probably saved his lifesh. >> after three days in puerto
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rico, hayden was air lifted to miami. their parents were celebrating their 3-year-old's birthday. >> he is an inspiration to us. >> the family set up a go fund me page and say they are overwhelmed by the support they have gotten. doctors hope haiden can go home in a few months. that is about the same time his due date was supposed to be. as astonishing the story is, by the time they said she miscarried miscarried, 45 minutes later, they said he is alive and he can 45 minutes. >> that's fantastic. thank you, frances. just one day after pope francis visited central park, there is another huge event owd. together. our willie geist cohosting the global citizen festival has a preview. >> reporter: the stage is set. world leaders and music royalty
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concert in new york city central park for the fourth year in a row. the global citizen festival. >> this concert is abo h giving back. >> reporter: headlining this year? ed sheeran and coldplay and the queen bey herself. also an attending first lady michelle obama and vice president joe biden. l joining forces for a global goal. >> for the first time in history, we have the means to end extreme poverty. >> reporter: the festival comes one day after the united nations released the global goal to end extreme povatty by 2030. >> how do we make the new global goals famous and hold world leaders act untable. >> reporter: i got a behind the scenes look. we h e tents and green rooms from everybody from beyonce to hapearl jami nd ed sheeran and coldplay.
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signed on to be musical director of the festival for the next 15 years. to land a ticket to the big event, fans had to prove global citizens and attend local events or calling the state department. over the last four years, global citizens have taken 3 million actions. with this year's star studded line up, everyone is hoping to win the fight against poverty. >> people'can thrive. we must act as one. >> reporter: for"today," willie geist, nbc news, new york. >> how great is this? what are we going to do on monday? >> i know. remember the time the pope was here and huge concert. >> ed sheeran. power house on one stage. >> dylan, will you head to the concert today? >> i can probably hear it if i walk around the upper west side. not sure i can get all the way in. i never have those hook ups. let's look at the weather across the country.
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yesterday, death valley hit a record of 115 degrees. today, "rt w &l be above 100 in phoenix and las vegas. temperatures will break a few more records. ironically, in fairbanks, alaska, they picked up 6.7 inches of snow yesterday. not what you want to hear. we have heavy rain in virginia and gusty winds. watch watching those rip currents along the jersey shore and long land shorelines as well. all in all, a beautiful start to the day. windy though, winds 15 to 20 les per hour. and a chance for rain as we begin the workweek. the seven day forecast, it looks real nice. the pope leaves new york under beautiful skies. breezy, chanc of showers on tuesday. that's a look at your weather.
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joined by erica. today is national mesothelioma day. can yt explain what it is and what you hope to get out of today? >> sure. it is an extremely rare cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, heart and abdomen. currently there are not many treatments and has a shortylife span. mesothelioma moay im raising awareness of the disease and treatment and hope for a cure. >> great. good luck with awareness day today. i know the color is blue. that's why you are all wearing ue. i didn't wear the blue. we have the maroon memo. guys. >> we all did. and this was not planned. >> not a single call. dylan, thank you. up next, h would you react if you saw another person's kid acting too wild in a public place? jeff, i know you put people to across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins...
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>> when are we going to eat! >> reporter: this child is out of control in a restaurant. screaming. >> mom! >> reporter: banging and shooting her nerf gun at customers. her mom doesn't seem to care. the manager does. >> i had it. you need to be quiet. >> reporter: it's a scene ripped from the headlines. >> a diner owner in maine fed up with a crying toddler. she yelled at child to stop. >> i slammed my hands on the counter and said this needs to stop. >> reporter: what if you saw a child acting up in public. would you step? >> i'm playing the wild child. >> reporter: we hired actors and set up hidden cameras in little falls, new jersey. >> i'm playing the mean manager. let's do it. >> reporter: right away. >> i want my hot chocolate! >> reporter: our wild child is annoying customers and her mom
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walks away to take a ll. >> she walks away. >> reporter: time after time, we see customers shocked by alexis behavior. >> i would have taken them by the hair and dragged them out of the restaurant. >> reporter: these two even pull out a cell phone to record the tantrum. offering the manager advice. >> talk to the mother. not to the kid. when the mother comes back, you say i'm sorry, but you can't bring your kid here. >> reporter: they never approach alexis or her mom. just whispering to each other and manager. hi. jeff rossen with nbc news. this is all a social experiment. why not discipline somebody else's kid? >> i will not step on anybody's toes. it's not my place. >> there is a polite way of telling the mother that is inappropriate behavior. i would not discipline the child. >> reporter: when we roll again,
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finding alexis so cute. >> at me? great. >> reporter: even after that, keeping her cool. you're going hurt yourself. >> if she isn't going to discipline you, i will. you are acting like a little brat. >> she's stressing. i understand. >> reporter: sympathizing with the manager. you tried to disarm the situation. >> yes, of course. if i learned anything from parenting, it is like we are all in it together. >> reporter: the biggest reaction of the day was yet to come. keep an eye on this woman at the counter. as alexis goes crazy, she doesn't seem to mind. when the manager goes off. >> you are being a little brat. >> reporter: she jumps in to protect the child. >> i'm the manager. >> you're the manager? i don't care.
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you need to sit down. don't yell at me. >> reporter: she had enough and isn't backing down. >> i can't yell at her, but you can yell at me. >> she's a child. i'm not going to witness you talk to her like that or treat her like that. that's disgusting. you step away. an >> reporter: she is clearly emotional. >> i am so stressed. i'm shaking right now. when it comes to a stranger getting into a child's face saying shut up and you are a brat, i can't handle it. >> impressive. we met a lot of impressive people. >> there has to be a happy medium medium. >> many people did not want the manager to yell at the woman: my mom and i have the same hands. same eyes. same laugh. and since she's had moderate alzheimer's disease, i've discovered we have the same fighting spirit, too. that's why i asked her doctor about new once-a-day namzaric . vo: new namzaric is approved
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side of manhattan where the pope is expected to head out of the residency in a couple of minutes. you see police on hand as he heads to philadelphia next. >> officials are estimates more than 1 million people will be in the city of philadelphia. it is an honor, but a million ways to snarl traffic or make a dime. depending on your sper perspective. no doubt about it. everywhere you go, philly is all about the pope. the city is ready with barricades in place, businesses are ready, too. to cash in. you have t-shirts and flags at every corner and wine glasses and ties. from bobbleheads to banners. the pope's face graces everything here. even the cookies. >> i don't want to eat his head. >> choose your spot carefully. >> reporter: looking for a philly cheesesteak? >> that's good. he would like it.
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off with a pop-pouri. >> we are featuring holy water, devotion, damnation and redemption. >> reporter: the pope-mania can be found on pope.com. we found prices ranging in the thousands may have been set too steep. >> people listing their homes, but demand was lower than what we thought. the highestment estimates were $1,000 per night. in reality,200. >> reporter: they listed their home on airbnb for a night. >> we thought we could cover our costs. >> reporter: across the river, the battle ship is opening to pilgrims.
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and bunk of your choosing. i would choose the top one. not the love boat, but it works. and one school here is living up to philly's nickname. the city of brotherly love. st. joseph's prep is welcoming students from 300 jesuit schools. >> they will sleep on the floors for the next four nights. this is a pilgrimage and not vacation. >> reporter: these kids are hoping to get a glance at the pope at the event, but if they can't get close, there is one alternative. >> welcome to philly. >> a great time. one more thing i have to mention. get this, the pope is coming out with a new album. it drops in november. it's called wake up. take a listen. >> wake up. go. go. go ahead. >> now if that doesn't get you to start your day, i don't know
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and buy a new one... oops. nana's got the kids til 9... but it's only 2. guess you'll just have to see a movie... ...then get some dinner. what a pity. . coming up next, pope francis closes out his whirlwind tour of the city with a final request. >> that's right. you're taking a live look at the upper east side right now where the pope has just departed the residence. he'll soon be at jfk and we're there live. >> and we've got some great
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[ applause ]. >> pope francis concluding his whirlwind tour of the city with that request at an electrified madison square garden. and now a live look at the helipad in lower manhattan. pope francis will be taking off shortly. we understand he has left the papal residence and heading to kennedy airport. >> a big crowd is gathering to see the pope off as he departs for philadelphia, all happening within the hour. good morning. welcome back to "today in new york" on this saturday morning. >> what a week it has been. we're going to get our papal visit team coverage in just a minute. but first we want to go to dave price, but what fabulous weather are we under? >> beautiful. and we had a remarkable stretch through and into the pope's visit. with his departure, things look terrific too.
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as we head through the day, starting off certainly with a chill in the air. 62 degrees right now. 50s in most of the suburbs. breezy conditions. 68 at noon. a high of 72 degrees today. and 70 at 6:00 p.m. tonight. seven day forecast looks good. everyone take a look. showers possible as we head into tuesday. into next week we see temperatures drop. tell you all about the forecast in just a little while. as we've been telling you this morning, pope francis scheduled to take off from kennedy airport within the next 30 minutes or so. >> we have team coverage from philadelphia all the way to the upper east side. catherine? >> reporter: what a moment this has been. we have been watching people arrive here. some of the invited guests. there are more than 200 people here a lot of them from the brooklyn arch diocese. also there are some clergy here
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who have arrived who will say good-bye and thank you to pope francis when he arrives here. we are eagerly awaiting his arrival. the aircraft you see here will become shepherd i when the pope boards. nuns from the servants of the lord order made him a traditional argentine dessert. pope francis arrives at kennedy airport thursday afternoon. school children cheered. clergy welcomed him. and along fifth avenue it was the moment many had been waiting for. people told us they were overcome by emotion as he passed by. at st. patrick's cathedral he lead prayers.
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and the young students taught him how to use a touch screen. they sang to him. 80,000 plus people waited for that moment to see him from central park west. he made his way slowly down central park south. minutes ago we talked with a dad here whose teenage daughter has cerebral palsy. >> awesome. it's awesome. >> we can say that any miracles are going to happen or anything like that, but you always hope. and i feel like this is a good way to stay healthy. >> reporter: our crew here quickly fell in love with this dad and daughter. 15-year-old jackie was born with a brain injury. we're giving you a live look at
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the nuns who are here with that dolce de leche. people are awaiting the arrival of the pope. i think a lot of people in that crowd of 200 would be massive, cover the tarmac if they allowed it. those are invited guests. once he takes off, he will be on the ground in philadelphia in less than an hour. >> we continue team coverage with what's expected for the pontiff in the city of brotherly love. >> reporter: gus, the city of brotherly love filled with love for the pope. as the sun's starting to rise here in philadelphia, you're really getting a sense of just how many people turned out just this morning. keep in mind he doesn't get here until 9:30. the mayor, the governor of pennsylvania and the archbishop
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at the airport for him. this is the ben franklin park way. this is where a lot of the the events will be taking place this weekend. all of these events taking place here in center city. as i told you, really as the sun is rising, you're getting a sense of excitement that's taking place here in the city. street. his first stop is here at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. this church is known as the mothheer church of philly. tons of ribbons with heart felt messages. and people lined up to write those messages. the tens of thousands who have made the journey here will be able to hear his message even if they're not within earshot. >> oh my gosh, this is a catholic fest. it's a great. opportunity to enjoy a once in a lifetime experience to see pope francis and to be surrounded by
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