all planned around the world, meeting the families in philadelphia and sort of grew from there to encompass new york city and washington, d.c. to be the entry point, to be his first stop in the united states, especially for a pope who had not traveled here before. previously, popes who came to the united states as pope his been here before in other roles as cardinals or bishops and had traveled here. this pope had not. although he is the pope who has been born in the americas, he had never been to the united states before, and it was our area. it was the washington, it was virginia, it was maryland, and the people here that were able to welcome him and give him his first up, close, personal, face-to-face contact with americans. >> there will be lots of firsts and they continue as he ascends the steps and boards the plane to take off in new york where

tomorrow he will address the united nations and a record number of world leaders gathered at the same time at the u.n. general assembly and he'll also while if the big apple visit the 9/11 memorial museum and he'll celebrate mass at madison square garden and then the weekend, he'll close out in philadelphia with that appearance before the world meeting of families where he'll speak to an estimated 1 million, some are saying 1.5 million people and certainly a much larger crowd than we've seen here in washington. ♪ ♪ [ cheering ] [ cheering ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> chris, i can't help, but note that this is a 78-year-old pope who spent four days in cuba before spending three days here and he's about to go to two additional cities. he's got an indomitable spirit and an incredible amount of energy for someone his age. >> yeah. i think you and doreen on two separate occasions both said you got tired just watching him. it's been a whirlwind schedule from the moment he touched down to the prayer services that he

has led, to the masses that he has celebrated, to the meetings that he's had. >> all of the hands he's shook and the hugs. >> and the selfies he's taken. >> that's right. to think that we were just the first stop as we say good-bye and our roads reopen and the metro system gets back to normal and life sort of returns to its everyday ebb and flow. now it will be new york city's turn and he will repeat this process in a very different way and the toll it takes on him is probably just as strenuous up in new york city and then to wrap up over the weekend in philadelphia, the world meeting of families and again, just to reiterate our own jim handly is up in new york right now so he is standing by waiting as the pope touches down there in new york city. of course, he's going to land at j fsh jfk and take a chopper into manhattan and that evening

prayer vigil at st. patrick's cathedral and it's coming up not long from now and scheduled to start at 6:30. the pope touches down, gets on a chopper and he's in manhattan and right to the cathedral to start his next leg in new york city. >> and he even carries some of his own bags as further proof of his humble spirit and his modest lifestyle, rejecting the trappings of his office, but relishing in the joy of just meeting everyday people and especially the children. he has a special love for the young people. you can see how his face lights up and how theirs will light up when they got a chance to meet him. >> they're saying good-bye.

>> as we see the catholic, a lot of the school kids from catholic schools and churches around our area, let's bring wendy back in. what do you make of this? >> well, i feel like i'm watching my favorite grandfather leave after christmas when i was little. it just has that kind of feel to it, but -- the one thing that last image as he was going out is governor hogan. we all know of the trials that governor hogan has been through in the last few months with his health, i'm really anxious and i don't know if anyone's talked to him yet, but i think it's on all of our lists to ask him what was this like? what was this moment like for him? i'm sure, i hope that was very invigorating for him, and i also hope that you know, as we always

joke our news cycle is 24 hours and you know, it was a big deal at the time kind of thing. i hope there is a lasting effect and the francis factor sticks with us for a while. i hope we don't just get back to life as usual because, you know, it can kind of wear you down and we sort of forget many of the things that he's been trying to teach us in the course of his travels here in the united states and here in washington, his first stop. so it's going to -- i hope we continue to be buoyed by his spirit for time to come, and i hope he's made an impact on people because i know that's his mission. i just hope we're not so post-modern, if you will, that we don't just, you know, resume our original shapes and get back to the bickering and rumbling and griping that we humans do so well. >> it's been interesting to watch folks sort of parse his

comments and try to fit them into a particular political ideology. a lot of the -- if you're more liberal or lean more democratic, you focus on what he said about climate change, about immigration, about accepting immigrants into the country and being accepting and perhaps if you're more conservative or lean more toward conservative ideology you focus on what he said about the family. i cannot hide my concern about the family, fundamental relationships are being called into question, the very basis of marriage and the family and he also called for a defense of life at, quote, every stage of developme development. so it's been interesting to see people try to fit them into a particular ideology, but again, the pope speaking more to people's souls, speaking more from a strictly religious

perspective looking at life as a whole from conception all of the way through death because even as he called for the importance of life and obviously the church's stance against abortion. he also called for the abolition of the death penalty, as well. >> he called for bridge building and dialogue which is a two-way thing, but he called on congress to engage in that at a very divisive time, political season. there are six days to a possible government shutdown here and so one can only hope that his visit there, that his words there, his message there resonated with them and will perhaps have left a deposit that will make a lasting impact, a positive impact here in the nation's capital long after his plane has left here and he's moved on to another city. and also another thing is that if you read his -- his speech today, and i encourage people to, to download it and read it

and it's a beautifully written speech, i think he's actually encouraging you not to parse his words. he's encouraging you not to take everything as either black or white, one extreme or the other. he's asking people to be thoughtful, to use your brain and your power of thinking and your own compassion and the way you feel yourself and the various times when you may have been down or up and to actually give it some deep thought, not just oh, well he's speaking this. he actually said he doesn't like fundamentalism or extremes of any kind, you know? and to see themselves as people first, human beings first. we're all human before we are political and before we were divided and before we move to our separate corners of the ring. >> you're watching live pictures

of the crowd gathered at joint base andrews where they've gotten their final photos. they've bid farewell. they've waved and seen them for the last time and they're waiting now for his american airlines plane to take off. no doubt he's left a very strong impression in the minds of those who gather there and certainly to those who have seen him as he's traveled around washington and met so many people here over the past few days. you know, pat, you were talking about his endurance. this is a man who, yes, we say he's 78, but he's turning 79 on december 17th. so he's technically in his 79th year, and i believe he has one lung because he had some pulmonary cyst when he was a younger man so one part of his lung was taken out and he's got a bum knee. so this is a man who is not only

has had some physical things that he has to endure, but manages to spread the word and continue his mission and his job and clearly do it joyfully so he is fulfilling his destiny with some of the aches and pains and issues that so many of us can relate to who don't have this kind of a schedule or this kind of burden upon us. >> and who may behalf his age. >> and there's that, yes. as i stand here with my knee aching. >> and as i sit here with my bum knee. >> yes, exactly. we understand the popemobile that has received him has arrived in new york and on fifth avenue. he's got a big crowd there. we are certain at jfk airport on the other end he will -- after he leaves the airport board a chopper and fly into manhattan where later tonight he'll hold that prayer service at the famous st. patrick's cathedral.

>> the other thing, i think that was nice about his visit is it kind of reminded us that we have some beautiful churches here in town that unless you're a member of that congregation you might not have gone there and churches are open and encourage you to visit not just on sunday. i was in the shrine of the immaculate conception just in june for the very first time, and i've lived here for 37 years and that is a stunning, jaw-dropping stunning church with all of the different altars that are devoted to the virgin, and i would encourage people, if you have not been there -- wow! it's going to knock your socks off when you go there. you can spend a couple of hours in there, and maybe -- i'm not a catholic, but even i enjoyed the high mass yesterday. it made me think, maybe i'll start visiting some churches and just to take in the, you know,

the different ceremonies and ritual ofs various churches. not because i want to be converted, but just because i want to enjoy the different faiths and what they all have to offer on any given sunday. does that make sense? >> yeah. very historic in and of themselves. the basilica which is the largest catholic church and the cathedral in the country. there's st. matthews cathedral which is the seat of the washington archdiocese and that's a beautiful cathedral, a beautiful sanctuary there. it's also the place where john f. kennedy funeral services took place back in 1963 and st. patrick's, of course, is the city's oldest catholic church. they're historic landmarks in addition to being beautiful places of worship. >> whitney mentioned not being catholic. we saw some of these addresses here in washington, you know, pastor rick warren was there and pastor -- the reverend t.d.

jakes and there was a broad spectrum of christian leaders, evangelical leaders. there was a -- the way these dates fell for his d.c. trip, you were not able to get the interfaith engagement that you will likely see up in new york. i know he's going to go to the 9/11 memorial and museum tomorrow morning and there's going to be a multireligious service there. the way the date fell here, you had yom kippur on his first day and a half of when he was here so a lot of jewish leaders were not able to attend or would have the choice, do i observe the day of atonement, do i go to synagogue or attend these events and and then you have the eve of the muslim faith falling in the last day and a half. that won't be an issue when the pope arrives there in new york.

and we can see that american airlines, that 777 there with the vatican flag flying. i can tell you there was a vatican flag also flying outside joint base andrews from the moment that he touched down until he leaves here, as well and again, there it is. people starting to pull back now as we're moments away lifting off for new york city. >> over the last couple of days there there's been disruption in terms of our daily routine and frankly it's been nice now not to have much traffic. and there was about gridlock and weather metro, and there was the ed shearan concert at the metro center and the two nights there and the nets and the plane for those two nights and then they play again tonight. the city has survived this

visit, and i think been enriched by it. >> steve handelsman is standing by on capitol hill. we know you talked to the joint media of congress and what's been the reaction on capitol hill to the pope's speech? >> let's kick it off. you can see one reaction and it was remarkable and it wasn't just john boehner doing the crying, marco rubio wiping his eyes and this was an emotional thing for members of congress, when you say there has been are never been a pope speaking to the joint house and senate, there's never been a lawmaker in congress that has been addressed by the pope and this pope is different than most in our lifetime. he's got more respects for the reasons we've all been talking about and there were tears shed and i think it's fair to say, chris and pat, that the pope used that power to try to persuade the congress and the area of immigration to have a more open-door, more open-armed policy and that's one piece of

politics he's getting involved in and another one, too, when he talked about the sanctity of life and he talked about the importance of all people that was taken and there was a big applause line in the speech and was taken by many lawmakers on both sides of the abortion issue as another condemnation by another pope and they gave him a big applause and this is not any pope and this is not an abortion issue that's on the backburner now. before the pope went out there to joint base andrews and got on his plane and is now going to head to new york, in the senate they were already back to fighting about funding of planned parenthood and so the pope's declaration that all people and all life are important could, perhaps, play some kind of a role in this political fight over the funding of planned parenthood which is an abortion fight. >> yeah. and it's interesting, steve, he touched on that because there is another temp tagdz we must guard against, the simplistic reductionism which sees only

good or evil. if you will, the righteous and the center, sort of a black and white world. politics is an expression of our compelling need to live as one, to build something for the greatest common good. >> this is a well-informed guy and those are great quotes and he's informed. he's got american advisers, and he's got people in the vatican who follow politics even though he is not a politician, per se, and he knows that that's more wishful thinking when it comes to the american political system, when it comes to the american senate and the american house and that's why he said in other parts of his remarks that the important thing now is for us to work together as a people and as a legislature to try to deal with issues of importance about little people who the pope has said again and again in this trip and before he came to america can't help themselves and the situation is getting worse worldwide, refugee,

immigration, poverty that can only be encouraged by the wealthy and powerful in the world and that means the u.s. and that means the government of the u.s. and it's a long way of getting around to the american congress, get your act together and stop being so partisan. unity is what solves problems and the problems are not just the congress' problems or america's problems and they're the world's problems and you know, he's not the first one to criticize congress for being hyperpartisan and for not getting anything done which is the charge of a lot of americans and part of the reason why all of the non-politicians are doing well in our presidential cycle and now this pope has weighed in to say hey, get your act together, stop being partisan and cooperate because in and of itself, that's fine, but there's really important stuff that america can fix and let's do it. >>. >> steve, i'm reminded about his remarks at the white house when he said in english, i didn't

come here to basically to beat up on congress, to lecture them, but in a sense, he really did, but in a sort of pastoral way, would you say? >> i think that's fair to say. in the sense that the politician with a small "p," you tell people what you're not going to do and then you kind of do it a little bit. he did not go to congress and say i'm here to talk only about catholicism and i'm here to thank you for this opportunity and talk about theology. he mixed it up with very practical, everyday stuff which is why this pope rides around in a fiat and why this pope carries his own bag on occasion and why he doesn't live in the fancy vatican apartment. he says things are so bad in the world, everybody's got to start improving them and living by example, by showing the way themselves and he means that of lawmakers and that's not a lecture and that's not pointing

the finger and that's what the pope always said. this time he's saying it in congress to american lawmakers. >> and then showed us that he practices what he preaches when he went to mingle with and to feed and to focus on this city's poor. right now he's aboard this american airlines. >> look at that picture. that's a pretty big jet. that's not a fiat jet. that's a big jet and that will burn a lot of gas and people will say the pope's not perfect. look at the plane. >> well, you know, he's got to get where he's going. it's not a private jet. it's an american airlines jet. >> you can imagine the traffic tie-ups trying to drive a procession all of the way up to new york city, probably would not be the best use of resources. >> that's a good point. might save a little fuel and anger a lot of people. >> so again, as we watch that american airlines 777 start to taxi out to the runway and i want to give you a quick head's up with what will happen from

here. when he lands at jfk he will take a chopper into manhattan and it's right to work. he goes to an evening prayer vigil at st. patrick's cathedral tonight and then he's up early tomorrow morning to visit the united nations and that will happen at 8:30 in the morning and he will address the u.n. general assembly and have a multi-religious service at the 9/11 memorial and he will wrap up his day tomorrow in a catholic school in east harlem. let's dip in with wendy rieger and she has more information at the live desk. >> this is how you have to follow the rules. he was supposed to be wheels up around 4:00. it's now about 4:20. the reason the plane is delayed a bit is because they had to add some secret service agents to the plane. i don't know if they'll be replacing a crew or adding to the crew in new york, but they had to get on that plane, so they had to change the flight manifest so everything is in

accordance to regulations and so even the pope's plane has to follow all of the faa rules here in our country and even if you just add a few extra people. so it was funny because on -- the other day, tuesday, when he was coming in, he was going to be coming in 45 minutes early and they had the plane circling over north carolina to burn up some time so the massive apparatus could get to the joint base for his arrival and now he's leaving 20 minutes late because they had to add a couple of more people to the plane and get that all sorted out according to faa guidelines. >> wendy it's a great -- go ahead. >> i was going to say, the crowd that's gathered there, the thousand people and the ones gathered in the risers who are probably still there right now will soon have to clear out and clear out quickly because there's another dignitary on his way, the chinese president xi jinping arrives in about 30

minutes there at joint base andrews. he's expected to meet with the president tomorrow. so they've got quite a tight schedule there. air traffic schedule there at joint base andrews. >> i was talking to some of my sources out at the base a couple of days ago and they were telling me that all vacation was sort of put on hold, denied for secret service personnel as of early september because they knew they were going to be dealing with these two huge visits, almost unprecedented to have two huge foreign dignitaries visiting in such a short amount of time, such a short timeframe as the pope leaves and as president xi jinping on his way to the united states and it is going to be a very quick turnaround and a very stressful week for the secret service. obviously, the chinese president's visit brings a

different sort of set of challenges for the administration, a lot of delicate topics on hand to talk about over the next day or so. >> and security in new york and philadelphia will be quite a challenge for those who are responsible for record -- large, record numbers of people who are expected to gather at the various venues for the president -- for the pope, rather, when hes haves those two cities. here we go, it looks like this boeing 777 is picking up speed on the taxi way. pope francis is on his way out of washington and headed for jfk. wheels up. it's been a fascinating three days, and there he goes.

now at 4:00, the people's pope leaves d.c. to a standing ovation. >> and god bless america. >> the humble, holy father delivers a message of hope and humanity to a crowd of thousands. >> in the land of the free and the home of the brave. >> news 4 has all angles covered. >> he's just a beacon of hope. >> from francis' final kisses in the district to the moments that brought the most powerful leaders in america to tears. >> team coverage of the pope's departure from d.c. starts now. ♪ well, you saw it here on news 4 just seconds ago. the pope is wheels up to the big apple and to touchdown at jfk within the hour and he'll board a chopper and fly into manhattan where later tonight he'll hold a

prayer service at sairt. patric cathedral. >> i'm pat lawson muse. >> along with chris lawrence. >> we have got your coverage from beginning to end. >> that's right. for the first time in history, a pope stood before a joint meeting of congress today ending his message with god bless america. >> prior to that the pope condemned the trade of guns. he called for action on immigration. he endorsed legislation on climate change and asked for the end of the death penalty. >> the pontiff then made his way to the capitol balcony and delivered a brief message to thousands on the west side looking over the mall. he finished this morning with a trip to catholic charities where he mingled with clients gathering for a meal. >> the turn to the north, he's making the short flight to new york city where his schedule is just as ambitious as it was here. >> i'm jim handly in midtown manhattan and now it's the big apple's turn to show its best

face. we are along fifth avenue and no cars, just presence and 8 to 10-foot fencing and this is what we see around the city as we see rolling lockdowns all over this island. this city is home to 2.6 million catholics. washington wowed him with lots of security, but nothing like what he'll see here. we've had three motorcades, the president, vice president and we have 170 world leaders and their delegations and each of them with own motorcade. they're adding in an additional 6,000 police officers here. coming up at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight, we'll go over his schedule and the u.n., madison square garden and also a trip to the 9/11 memorial and we'll tell you about his digs on the upper east side and our perch is right above st. patrick's cathedral and we'll see you on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00, back to you for now. [ cheers and applause ]

>> the pontiff received a warm welcome inside and out of the capitol during and following his historic address to the joint media of congress. pope francis called on lawmakers to cooperate with each other and the rest of the world. he asked them to lead with open hearts. >> a good political leader is one who -- who has the interest of all in mind and ceases the moment in pragmatism. a good political leader always hopes to processes rather than possessing space. [ applause ] >> the pope urged the united states to welcome immigrants to

abolish the death penalty and take steps to protect the environment. space was limited inside, but thousands of people able to watch his speech on some jumbo monitors set up outside. i'm meagan fitzgerald on the west lawn of the capitol where 50,000 people were here moments ago to see and hear pope francis. there was excitement, but after the pope ended his address, many say their sentiment turned to encouragement. there were many moments when the crowd was silent, listening closely to the pontiff's remarks and taking in his words, but there were several other times when there were loud cheers and applause. many people we spoke with say they were inspired by the pope's comments about treating everyone with compassion and love, even reminding people of the golden rule. >> to see the crowd and the support that a catholic leader of our world is receiving is so emotional just talking about it, it just makes me cry. >> reporter: the pope ended his time at the capitol by walking out on to the balcony behind us

here, greeting the people and asking them to pray for him. that's something a lot of people say further shows his humility. >> one group of people who got a very up-close moment with the pope were those who were at lunch for catholic charities. it happened just outside the charity headquarters downtown, but as news 4's pat collins shows us, no one appeared too focused on the food. >> reporter: find the pope in this picture. what a sight. pope francis in a sea of people, shaking hands, giving lugs, posing for selfies. they don't call him the people's pope for nothing. now this was all supposed to be a luncheon, a catholic charities lunch for several hundred clients under a big tent, in front of the catholic charity headquarters. they had it all planned. the chicken, the carrots, the pasta salad, on the table ready

to go and then -- and then -- in came the pope, and boy, did that plan change. [ cheering ] >> reporter: so the pope gives a buon appetito blessing and then went into the crowd. so much for the lunch plan. you can eat chicken any time, but when is the next time you're going to get a chance to meet the pope? talk about a memory. >> the first time i actually got to meet somebody that's more powerful than myself. >> it was a once in a lifetime event, and i felt, you know, inspired by -- >> i was impressed. >> i think he did a good thing. he was very concerned about humans around the world and he was a politician a lot of things would get done. >> reporter: the party's over, but the memories will last forever.

do you think that seven selfies with the pope might be a little selfish? more pope pictures coming up, news 4 at 5:00. now back to you. well here in d.c., thousands of people took time out to see the pope even if they couldn't see him in person. this crowd gathered today at dupont circle where nbc 4 set up a jumbo tv to broadcast the pope's speech to congress. news 4's tom sherwood was there. >> at the iconic dupont circle fountain, people of all faith and nationalities stopped to listen to pope francis on the jumbo screen. often, clapping along with congress during the pep's hiope historic appearance. >> i think it's wonderful the pope coming to washington, d.c. it was a really great experience. it's just a blessing to have someone like that in the city. >> i was very impressed by his speech. >> reporter: why?

>> i think it was a message of peace, understanding, cooperation, all of the things that we need in the world today really. >> reporter: cell phones and photographs also were getting a workout during the pope's address, but the people who gathered in dupont circle mostly listened and watched intently throughout the morning event, content to enjoy the weather and the message. >> i love the pope. he's a great guy. i'm a protestant and even still, his message for the country and the people in general is important for us. >> the way he speaks, he transmits love, and when we saw him and give us the blessing it was worth it. that's something that i'm going to have in my heart forever. >> reporter: the jumbo screen was a project of nbc 4 and the dupont festival organization that sponsors many community events in the circle. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> everyone took away something different. our coverage of the pope's visit to d.c. continues on our nbc washington app. you can read a complete text of the pope's speech to congress. we're also working breaking

news right now. a duck boat and a tour bus have collided in the pacific northwest. the death toll has just doubled. we're getting information on how this happened. we will bring you the latest. plus, it was the last church the pope visited in the district. find out what the holy father did when he stepped into st. patrick's. you're watching news 4 at 4:00.

we're tracking a story out west that involves one of those duck boat tour mobiles. it's been a deadly crash and first responders are still on the scene in seattle. the duck boat and a tour bus collided on the aurora bridge. the fire department tweeted this picture of an awful crash. at least four people we know now, have been killed. a lot of other people are critically injured and have been rushed to the hospital. we're still working to find out how this happened. new developments in the terrible tragedy in saudi arabia. the death toll in that stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage has climbed about 700 now with another 800 injured. investigators still trying to work out details and they say two groups coming from different directions may have converged at or near a bridge at the outskirts of the holy city of mecca. this is the worst disaster in 25 years to strike during the pilgrimage.

back here in our area, a man tells news 4 he's lucky to be alive after his truck was sideswiped and dragged by a vre train. >> that train was headed to union station from virginia this afternoon when it clipped a construction truck near the tidal basin. the driver still can't believe he came out of it alive. >> if you look inside that chopper you don't know if there was supposed to be a living man. >> three members of the train's crew had to go to the hospital and one with some serious injuries. the 6:00 vre southbound train out of union station has now been cancelled and vre says there could be other minor delays, as well. mark segraves is working this story and he'll have more coming up in the next hour. >> as we track pope francis' trip to the big apple we are looking back at his visit in washington. what's the most significant thing he said? we asked our expert.

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this is chris gordon at st. patrick's church in northwest washington, the pope asked to come here today to meet with the homeless, the sick and the poor and to deliver a message to them. speaking in spanish with a translator, pope francis said we can find no social or moral justification for lack of housing. 200 clients of catholic charities representing the more than 120,000 men, women and children that they serve each year got closer to the pope as a group than any other he met while in washington. >> this guy, for those of us working in social service, he's the man, you know. he's really an inspiration and it's not just for us in the catholic church, but i think it's very universal and it's very obvious in the last couple of days. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, how this pope identifies with the poor and the disadvantaged. back to you.

>> thanks, chris. >> the words of pope francis have already become a rallying cry for groups calling for action on climate change. news 4's meghan mcgrath was driving home the message. >> reporter: he raised it back in june and he raised it again during his speech at the white house yesterday. environmental activists gathered on the mall today to follow the lead of pope francis and pass legislation to protect the earth and cut back on greenhouse gasses. the rally took place as the pope spoke to members of congress. some of the crowd held signs that say thank you, pope francis, and they were pleased that the pope raised the issue in a speech to congress. >> i very much agree with what he had to say. it is a very moral issue that we have here that is not being addressed by congress, and i think the fact that he brought it up in congress today forces them to address the issue from a

moral aspect rather than a political aspect, and i think that's how they should go about discussing climate change. >> i think everything that he has said about climate change is correct. we are part of this land and we need to take care of it and right now we are sacrificing our children's future. >> reporter: while happy that world leaders like the pope are talking about climate change, people here say that those words now need to be turned into action. on the national mall, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> from pristine, gorgeous conditions over the last couple of days we're going to see some cloud cover moving into our area. yes, we're talking about rain and cool for the weekend. let's talk about that trip up to new york city. of course, the pope headed to jfk. temperatures there in the mid-70s and dropping to about 70 degrees by 9:00. our temperatures are pretty comparable and we're in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees

with a mostly clear sky and albeit more high clouds after midnight will start rolling in and we're looking for a mostly cloudy day tomorrow. our temperatures will be cooler than where they're sitting right now. 77 degrees inside the beltway and a stack of them to manassas and camp spring. so nice and comfortable out there this afternoon. walking around town throughout the day tomorrow, mid-60s is where we start only up into the mid-70s tomorrow, and it will be dry, i think, during the daylight hours for most location, but cooler temperatures will come our way. here's a look at the highs for tomorrow, 73 around la plata and 60s east of i-81 and down towards charlottesville where there could be rain way down to the south. here's the system we're talking about over the last couple of days and low pressure grazing the coast. it's the outer banks and north carolina especially that will get that heavy and hard rain and a lot of wind, too, for ocean city and here is a snapshot just

hitting fredericksburg to lexington and that rain will waver around our area. most of the daylight hours and we're looking at dry conditions across our area, but boy, the beach locations are really going to be taking a pounding with a lot of wind and keep that in mind if you're going to the landmark music festival on saturday and sunday and there will be some wet weather around generally dry for a good chunk of the time and look at how cool, 70 to 72 degrees the upcoming weekend and we'll talk more about the extended forecast and meteorologist will tell us just how much we can get in some areas. i'm wendy rieger at the live desk and we're tracking the pope's trip to new york city. let's take a look. it's a bit of a more complicated trip. he's not going in the fiat just yet. we're a little behind schedule.

that's the pope leaving from joint base andrews and his plane didn't take off until 4:20. flight aware says that's about a 50-minute flight and we're expecting his arrival in new york at about 5:10 or 5:15 and my colleague jim handly will have a live report for us at the top of the hour and i'll see you then. monsignor bill parent of st. peter's catholic church in waldorf has been with us all week and monsignor, what stands out to you most about the past three days? >> i think it's -- it's just the authenticity and holiness of this pope in every situation, whether he's celebrating mass withuv 25,000 people outside of the basilica of the national shrine or he is, as he was today addressing congress historically and then going directly from congress to be with homeless people at catholic charities.

he is -- he's the same person and you see his luch, his warmth and care for people in all of these situations. that is always going to stick with me. >> washington is a tough stage and can be a tough stage for anyone, but if nothing else, he certainly has changed the mood for a few moments, would you say? >> i think he has brought out our better selves. popes have a way of doing that especially this pope and just his presence especially again, such a person who clearly loves people so much and enjoys people so much that it inspires all of us to be our better selves. >> it's his first visit to washington and his first visit to the united states. what do you think his impressions are of us? >> oh, my gosh. that's a great question. i hadn't even thought about it, thinking about it from his side. i think he is going to be impressed with the faith and the liveliness of the faith that hen countered here and the warm

welcome that he encountered here. everywhere he went crowds of people just reaching out to him, i don't think he will soon forget us and we won't forget him. >> he didn't shy away from some of the tough issues that are at the heart of our political dialogue, climate change, immigration, the refugee crisis and each talked about the death penalty, but what would you say was the most significant thing he said to congress? >> i think the most significant thing he said to congress was the overall message of dialogue, the message that we should try to work out these problems together that we may disagree about certain things and i think that was there in the talk, but ultimately that we need to work together for the common good and he called on the church to be a better church, but he also at the end of the speech called on those outside of the church if they can't pray for me, he said, if you can't pray for me at least give me good wishes.

i thought it was a powerful moment. >> that is to recognize thecr#= dignity of every human person. to respond to that dignity and love that person doesn't depend on what the person believes, so he's living his message. >> and talk about being a living example and a good example and leading by example. he leaves the halls of power and then goes to the church who serves the poor. a powerful demonstration and the mission here in the u.s. >> that's who he is and that's the authentisity and it wasn't what he did here and this is how he lived as an archbishop and argentina for many years and this is who this man is. >> monsignor bill parent, certainly enjoyed having you with us this week. we continue to track the pope's trip north to new york city and now he's minute away from touching down at jfk and we'll continue to look ahead at what's in store tonight and this weekend.

we're just coming up on 5:00 and pope francis set to touchdown at new york city and there is the crowd awaiting his arrival at jfk. jim handly is reporting there live and team coverage is a couple of minute away. >> the highlight, of course, will come on sunday when pope francis visits the meeting. >> nbc's tim furlong reports on the event itself and some of what's been accomplished already. >> the gong kicked off one massive world meeting of families service project. >> i came around the corner and -- boom! like a lot of people here. >> kath like high schoolers from all over the region packing up meets for the need ney west

africa. the kid his off of school and they those could be here. >> i want to help people because not everyone is as fortunate as we are here so giving up some of my time is not as bad as not having necessities for other people. >> the world meeting is a very international event and a hundred countries are represented and he is here from ghana. >> making the world a smaller place to be together. it's a wonderful way to create this global family. >> the benjamin franklin parkway and franklin square. >> father marcello is from chile. he says he's thrilled to be at the meeting and just as excited it is held here in philadelphia. >> we know that we are disturbing a little bit the normal life in philadelphia with closures and more people than usual, but people are welcoming and we are grateful for that. news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim vance and wendy. i am most grateful for your

invitation to address this joint session of congress. in the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ applause ] >> now at 5:00, urging compromise and compassion on capitol hill as congress begins to make moves to avoid a government shutdown. >> so the search is intensifying to find a man named lubin phipps. he vanished from a senior cookout in prince georges county a week ago. an amazing story of survival after a crash in the district. >> i'm lucky to live because god is great always. ♪ ♪ >> pope francis left d.c. this afternoon just a short time ago. he's on his way to new york now. the pope took off just at about 4:26 from joint base andrews and

he's on his way to jfk and for his second leg of the tour of his united states and people are anxiousry awaiting his arrival. >> our jim handly live in new york city overlooking st. patrick's cathedral? >> hi, handly. >> check out this backdrop. this is st. patrick's cathedral in midtown manhattan and from the ground it looks like a fortress and we'll tell you why, and this is where the pope will have his only, vent. evening prayers and the vespers as they say in the catholic church. jfk, they're running 10 to 15 minutes behind and he was early to washington and we're hoping he can make up some of that time in the air and when he gets on the ground he'll have to go straight back in the air in one of the marine 1 helicopters there on the tarmac waiting to take him on a 40 to