this is not the official greeting site. this is his first landing in new york city. less formal and a little more real. lots more people here than officials. >> we see the five children there, lucy. >> diana, you see the children? they have been brought forward to greet the pope and present to him the gift. it must be a very amazing moment for these young children. i don't know if the 5-year-old understands how momentous this is but the 15-year-old has to be able to process all this. >> absolutely. >> it's interesting how his face lights up when he looks at the faces of children. >> some of these children were interviewed by joe torres earlier. they said in all honesty they didn't know what to expect. i got to assume that right now they are meeting a very warm and very real and very personable pope. a very accessible leader to their church. but in particular focuses on children. he loves being around children. john paul ii loved being around children as well. >> he got a lot of strength there. secret service lifting that girl up,ing brought her to him. he kissed her

he arrived yesterday with washington state officials greeting him warmly. human rights protestors also lining the streets. cyber attacks from china will be a major topic of discussion. >> government-sponsored cyber conferences. >> the chinese president says his country is a strong defender of safety and a defender of hack attacks. he does not support attacks. >>> volkswagen is expected to hold what's being called a crisis meeting because the emissions scandal is continuing around the world. they already face as much as $18 billion in fines alone. germany is looking into the problem, and france is calling for an investigation across all of europe. other auto makers may have done the same thing. >> it's much bigger problem than you think it is. >> investors are showing a lack of faith. stock prices are down for other car companies as well as parts manufacturers. >>> samsung has just moved into its new state of the art campus. a ten-story tower on townsend drive. it's home to 700 employees who work on developing smart phones and tv sets. they have more than 2,

the official greeting at the white house home.mary scullion will be on the lawn for work with homeless and hunger. >> and i hope he speaks to the fact we need to be a culture of inclusion and diversity and it is encouraging and inspiring to try even harder. it is a message for all of us. >> tomorrow afternoon the pope will travel here to catholic university for the mass and canonizati canonizati canonization ceremony. >> and when i see him i think i will shake, i will cry. it will be unreal. >> will have the mast pope will meet with 400 u.s. bishops including the delaware county native to leads the diocese in raleigh, north carolina. he will follow the pope back home to philadelphia this weekend and believes the pope's message to the world meeting of families will be a call to action. >> now's the time that we have to really live as a city of brotherly love. even if the midsts of time where we may not always agree with one another, it is always with respect that we speak to one another, treat one another. >> and one of the bishops

we expect to see pope francis momentarily to come out and make the official greetings. of course, he'll have an official visit to the white house tomorrow morning. one of many moments along this trip that we'll have potentially political overtones, because the pope has been very outspoken at some of the issues that are near and dear to this president's heart, including climate change. he, of course, was also instrumental in bringing the u.s. and cuba together to begin normalization of relations. so this will be closely watched meeting, this what we're about to see here, simply very formal in his greeting. 27 people. there we see him now on the right side of the screen. >> what is the crowd chanting? i can't make it out. >> welcome to the usa, welcome, there are cheerleaders positioned, has a feeling of a pep rally, but i also think it's worth noting how rare it is what we're seeing. presidents of the united states come to joint base andrews to get on air force one and then they deplane off of air force one. it is so unusual for them to come and meet even a head of state

washington officials greeted him warmly but human rights protestors lined the streets.resident obama tomorrow at the white house. cyber attacks from china it will be a big topic of discussion. >> our principle concerns center around what we have described as government sponsored cyber enabled theft of confidential business administration. >> the chinese president said his country is quote, a strong defender of cyber safety and a victim of hack attacks. he added the chinese government does not participate, encourage, or support cyber attacks. >>> time is 6:14. a disturbing discovery on the campus of the university of delaware. last night a student there found three makeshift nooses hanging from a tree. the university's president says such acts will not be tolerated and officials will find the people who did it. the case is being investigated as a hate crime. >>> you have seen the kiss cam. it's popular in many sports events. well syracuse university says kiss it goodbye. that is after a fan wrote a letter to a local newspaper. he said at the september 12th syracuse footb

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he did arrive in seattle yesterday to a mixed reception with washington state officials greeting him warmly but human rights protestors also lining the streets. he is scheduled to meet president obama at the white house tomorrow. american officials say cyber attacks from china will be a major topic of discussion. >> our principle concerns center around what we say -- >> in a speech in seattle the chinese president said his country is quote a strong defender of cyber safety and a victim of hacker attacks. he added the chinese government does not participate, encourage, or support cyber attacks. >>> today some of the volkswagen board of directors is to hold what is called a crisis meeting. the car maker already facing as much as $18 billion in fines in this country. and germany is looking into the problem in vw's home country. france is also calling for an investigation across europe. but there are concerns that other auto makers have done the same thing. >> the whole industry has been done because the suspicion is the problem is much bigger. but so far the facts are pointing to a speci

this first stop is not his official greeting. that will happen in manhattan. this is what is being planned for his arrival at j.f.k. airport. the high school band will play new york, new york, 44 of the best musicians were selected for this honor. i can hear them warming up. among the 200 greeters here, five students get to present gift. you will hear from them in the next half hour. invited. she turns 100 years old today. be here. these are the very people the pope constantly reminds the world to embrace. it seemed only fitting to have them invited here to greet pope francis. from here the pontiff goes on a helicopter ride to lower whirlwind tour of new york. that is the very latest from the airport. live at j.f.k., lucy yang for channel 7 eyewitness news. >> a lot of excitement building there. thank you. >>> the pope's big event in new york will be evening prayers at st. patrick's cathedral. pope francis will be the fourth pope ever to step foot inside the historic cathedral in midtown. >> eyewitness news anchor sade baderinwa is there. she has more on what

. >> as we watch the official greetings, as we listen to the bells peal, anne thompson is there already and feel the excitement welling up in the crowd around her. anne? >> reporter: brian, just been incredible. i mean, people here, it was great to -- they started watching the popemobile around catholic u on the jumbo screen -- jumbotron here and then when he came into view, as i said, it was just like an audio wave that swept over campus. and everybody had their smartphones out, trying to grab that picture. we saw people run to try to follow the popemobile, he turned around and came back so they got a second view, which was really special. one of the things i have noticed, the difference between the crowds in the u.s. and i think this has to do with security and the crowds, for example, in south america or in korea or the philippines, where we have traveled with him, is that usually people throw things at the popemobile and the pope. when we were in ecuador, they were throwing flower petals as a sign of welcome. in rio, they were throwing argentine flags and the san lorenzo soccer jers

no official greeting. he has 12 bodyguards, 12 sailors admiral porter brought along with him. his 12-year-old son, admiral porter, and one bodyguard. as he walks through the streets, he is greeted again by the slaves. great praise, great emotion shown by lincoln as he enters richmond. this has been depicted by many artists. as he gets to the confederate white house, an orderly runs up to the virginia state house where weitzel is busy working and he rushes in and says, "the president is at the white house. he has arrived early." weitzel drops what he is doing, gets in a carriage and rushes over to the white house. as he rushes in making apologies to president lincoln, the two of them sit down to business. the story goes that lincoln asks weitzel, "who is here besides us?" weitzel says, "it's just us, mr. president." lincoln slaps his knee and says, "let's take a look around." weitzel takes him through and explains everything that has been told to him by the housekeeper. lincoln says this must've been the president's desk where he issued all his orders. imagine the irony of that

he arrived to a mixed reception with washington state officials greeting him warmly but protesters lineduled to meet with president obama at the white house tomorrow. american officials say cyberattacks from china will be a major topic of discussion. in a speech in seattle, the chinese president said his country is a strong defender of cyber safety and a victim of hacker attacks. he added that chinese government does not participate, encourage or support cyberattacks. >>> back here at home, two separate home invasions in two north bay cities are being investigated right now. in sausalito yesterday, a gunman broke into a house on central avenue through an open door confronted a woman in her living room. police say he pointed a gun at her, demanded money and when she screamed, he knocked her down and ran away. the victim says her attacker had a slim build, he was between 5'8" and 5'10". >>> a masked gunman broke into a home on reed ranch road on monday night and stole jewelry and forced a woman to get into a closet. the gunman's face was covered up by a bandana. right now, police don't thi

there are dozens of dignitaries that are going to be coming out to officially greet pope francis, the people spoke, when he arrives here in town. among nine, three philadelphia executives together raised about $45 million to make this trip possible. also, executives from the world meeting of families. mayor nutter and his wife. gov. wealth and his wife. so momentum is building here at the airport as everyone awaits the arrival of pope francis. back to you in the studio >> getting ready for red carpet welcome gift we can show you also was going outside the cathedral basilica which will be his first up after he lands at atlantic aviation. right there, that is the children's choir. they are our ages 5-12. performing outside the cathedral. the crowd is gathering just to get a glimpse as he walked to the main door. our live coverage continues in a moment. >> we have a lot of activity going down on the set right now. a lot of excitement seen in our live cameras because the pope is almost here. probably, well-you're keeping track of the thing? >> i got 8 min. >> we were tight on the plane is

larry hogan and other officials were there to greet family members. the funeral is tomorrow in pikesville. >>> mark herring is running for election, he was considered likely candidate for governor but he wants to build on the progress he is making as statetop attorney. >>> depending where you are, you may be seeing some showers around you. >> the good news there, actually waning now, dissipating a little bit. bad news, there is fairly heavy activity on parts of the metro area. lets start with live look outside, not so bad in northwest, little sun. temperatures hot, no doubt about that. down to 87. relative humidity 53% on the board of uncomfortable. winds wester ly at 9. here is the first alert doppler over the last hour. really, the heaviest activity by far and away, howard county, montgomery, frederick. moderate rainfall, thurmont getting it, hagerstown, you are pretty much done. we move in a little. heaviest rain along i-70 between mount airy and new market, patch of rain around urb anna, once around clarksburg you will see heavy rain to 70 northbo

. >>> president obama is preparing to officially greet pope francis at the white house.utes. >> ♪ >>> we welcome you back. beautiful, beautiful morning here in times square, first day of fall. >> first day of fall. >> the equinox. so exciting. >> many of you enjoying your breakfast right now, we hope and we have a hack for that this morning. easy ways to make your favorite breakfast foods on the go. how to perfect those pancakes and bacon and it smells so good here in times square. >> we've been smelling that all morning long. >> i am starving. >> mm-mm. and the coffee to go with it from sofia. pope francis's historic visit 0 america is touching so many lives from high school students who travelled across the countr to a very special 13-year-old named jake with an uplifting message, abc's cecilia vega has all of their stories for you. >> reporter: the pope touching down in the u.s. to crowds of adoring fans and it begins. people journeying from across the country just to catch a glimpse of pope francis. these high school students from atlanta nominated by their teachers

incredible security. 9:00 he a i arrives here there will be an official greeting ceremony of the giftto the pope. and then the speeches by the president and the pope. and as you have referenced chris, the pope is going to dive right into hot button political issues here. immigration, religious freedom and climate change. he's a deft politician. he knows the sensitivities. he will do it carefully. but when you are talking about those topics rur it in the middle of the debate here. particularly in the midst of the presidential race for 2016. following those speeches delivered by the pope in english, offer the bilateral meeting a private meeting between pope francis and president obama. just the two of them and translators present. and in that meeting we're told that the president is going talk to him about again climate change, an issue they have many shared interests and positions on. cuba, another shared interest. the pope playing that key role in the diplomacy there. and in addition as well poverty. a very important issue to this pope. he's talking about redirecting our energies to h

pope francis has now officially met the entire obama family greeted by first dogs bo ansony in the blueoom, the historic meeting was captured on camera by the official white house photographer and tweeted for everyone to see. >> dogs need blessings, too. >> they received it. now we know why the pope was a little late getting out there. >> good reason, kendis. >>> the pope is facing another busy morning in the nation's capital before heading to new york this afternoon. >> abc's karen travers joins us now live from washington. one of the final images from the pope's first full day was creating a saint on american soil. the church defending that decision despite some controversy surrounding it. >> reporter: that's right. it was the first time that somebody has ever been made a catholic saint right here in the united states. that person is junipero serra who was an 18th century franciscan monk who founded the california missions. now, there was controversy surrounding this pick, of course, because there is sarah's ties to the dark history of colonization and forced conversion of native amer

crowd from the blue room balcony and also inside take a look at this, the pope officially meeting the entire obama family greeted here by first dogs bo and sunny, these images posted by the white house official photographer. >>> and we want to give you a live picture now of the capitol building where this morning francis will become the first pope to ever address a joint meeting of congress. >>> lots of excitement in washington, d.c. stephanie ramos is there for us. stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. this is a highly anticipated ee seepts here in washington. nearly every member of congress will be in attendance for the pope's speech and given what we've heard from the pope so far we expect he'll challenge some of the beliefs and policies of both parties. this is the view the pope will have later this morning when appearing on the capitol balcony after his historic speech to congress. it will be another day of firsts for the pope. ♪ amid the fanfare for his arrival wednesday, the pope injects humility pulling up for his first visit to the white house in a tiny fiat. then giving his first spee

this of course is where he'll be greeted officially by the mayor of new york city. bill de blasio and also governor andrew cuomo. there's a crowd but a controlled crowd. we've been hearing them to react to pictures you're watching on tv. clearly either have their cell phones out or big screens up. but they're ready, ready for this visit to new york city. the pope will be performing a vesper service in spanish at the cathedral. just the first, brian, of so many stops here in new york. >> thank you. george weigle, papal biographer, vatican, per, senior adviser is with us as well. talking about the pope's stamina. what do you know about the state of his physical health at age 78? >> well, he's displayed remarkable stamina today, brian, obviously. but i think there are some concerns in rome about his physical condition. he's put on a fair amount of weight since being elected 2 1/2 years ago. he doesn't get a lot of exercise because he's got a bad back and some perhaps sciatica problems. i noticed, when we met last december, he was kind of tilted over a bit, which you no

greet people on the street. he arrived at the white house for the official state w

greet a pope. >> reporter: that's right. we really have never seen an official state greeting like this before.sident of the united states, the vice president of ts united states bringing members of their family as well. the president's daughters, the first lady. but in addition to that official welcome, which includes the governor and mayor of washington, you have the unofficial welcome here. you can hear a high school band that's been practicing to my right. that's from washington. you have about 300 kids here greeting. they have been cheering the last few minutes saying hey, pope francis is on the way. you have seen everybody practicing. i have seen the honor guard walking up and down to get it p perfectly right for when the pope arrives. you see the red carpet. they rolled that out, which we thought was the official rolling out of the red carpet. it was just a practice. they are going to roll it out when he lands. so you have that warmth of the reception and on the other side, you have this tremendous security preparation that you mentioned. really unprecedented, one of the largest security

even as the chinese president is here in washington and greeted in official, you know, forums, you have a nobel peace prize winner sitting in jail. you have a human rights lawyer missing. if i'm president i will invite human rights activists from all over the world including china as a clear message that american is on the right side of the human rights issues. >> people you talked to in the base of the republican party are just mad. they don't understand why you don't have to votes to do it as stated now. they don't get why there is all this angt about a government shutdown when you can't hold the line about something you believe in. that's what you have on the trail. how do you answer the questions? >> expectations were high. the idea that you wouldle win the senate, control the agenda never was true. it's important to hold the senate. we can keep bad things from happening. that's not enough. you need a president. it's one of the main reasons. we cannot change the direction of the country without the right person in the white house. the iran deal is a perfect example. we should have d

alumni, veterans, even elected officials were there to greet students on their first day. they offered flowers to the female students and hand shakes for the guys. add woodrow wilson and camden high schools. >>> an update on the nuclear deal with iran as congress returned to session today. democratic leaders have now secured enough votes to stifle those who don't support the deal. the united states, iran and five other countries are trying to reach an agreement that would limit iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting some economic sanctions. the eesh has divided lawmakers. the majority of democrats support the deal. republicans are against it. former vice president dick cheney ripped apart the deal calling it a national security risk. >> what president obama is asking the united states congress to do is unique. historically and dangerously unique. the results could well be catastrophic. >> on the other side, senate democratic leader harry reid announced his support for the deal. >> today i'm gratified to say to my fellow americans our negotiating partners and our al

even as the chinese president is here in washington and greeted in official, you know, forums, you have a nobel peace prize winner sitting in jail. you have a human rights lawyer missing. if i'm president i will invite human rights activists from all over the world including china as a clear message that american is on the right side of the human rights issues. >> people you talked to in the base of the republican party are just mad. they don't understand why you don't have to votes to do it as stated now. they don't get why there is all this angt about a government shutdown when you can't hold the line about something you believe in. that's what you have on the trail. how do you answer the questions? >> expectations were high. the idea that you wouldle win the senate, control the agenda never was true. it's important to hold the senate. we can keep bad things from happening. that's not enough. you need a president. it's one of the main reasons. we cannot change the direction of the country without the right person in the white house. the iran deal is a perfect example. we should have d

these are are some photographs taken by his official photographer. i was able to greet the pope, i asked him for prayers, and, and i promise to pray for him too. you may remember throughout his visit he frequently requested i will have more on what was an incredible evening including how i got to madison square garden and everything in between. that 5:30 a.m. now back to you. >> unbelievable. i can't can't wait to hear that story. >> ben: thank you robert. more to come. carly p arena had a close call at the curtain, look at this. >> mike is looking at the forecast. >> mike: clouds rolling in town yesterday. today will be similar with lots of clouds, but it will be very warm today with highs close to 80 degrees. if you want to keep a track of the rain we have a live interactive radar on the weather app at fox 5 ny weather. we'll be right back. hand-crafted...layer by layer. the new macchiato from dunkin' donuts. experience the flavor of fall people of the coffee drinking world, that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start that's never bitter. put down the dark

him than to greet him as soon as he touches the ground here in the united states. >> reporter: day two will be a sight to behold. 15,000 visitors are expected to witness the pope's officialope, they will speak to the world and hold a one on one meeting with only translators in the room, all before pope francis addresses congress with biden in aden answer the. even though the pope and the president are allies, the white house refuses to reveal with the two men will discuss. >> the president will not arrive at that meeting with a political agen agenda. >> reporter: perhaps that's because this pope can be full of surprises. after the last meeting did he register any issues with you about the contraception mandate or your efforts to advance the rights of gays in the united states? >> mr. obama responded he brought up immigration reform. >> i think he was mindful of the plight of so many immigrants who are wonderful people working hard, making contributions, many of their children are u.s. citizens, and, yet, they still live in the shadows. >> reporter: right now a senior advisory told cnn, they may have more work to do. >> with two men of this caliber who share ideals and wh

an hour you'll be talking to you and general staff looks like right now they're doing in official meet and greethe talks to the general assembly let's take a peek as they leave him through and his once we got into private chambers also ahead in our 6:00 hour that 615 will have more on what the pope is going to deliver the message to the staff and his message to the united nations will his on to be talking about as far as climate change in immigration. >>will tran: 4 racecar that as part of jet and rocket is making its debut in london you will not believe how fast it can go details on the record breaking speed coming up. >>darya: that discovered a new species of dinosaur and a part of alaska that used to think was too cold for dinosaurs what we know about this new dinosaur. >>reporter: antioch will be 59 up to now 59 santa rosa 53 in the peninsula of the 50 stories as well coming in at 48 hear the break down temperatures and it affected the near about 60 or so now by the noon hour things change that is a pretty good climb for stand right now 72 by 5:00 p.m. some of those high clouds will start to

they were from representatives from an organization, then you saw him being greeted by the world marriage and family officials's going to move now towards the entrance of independence hall and greeted by superintendent cynthia and archbishop. >> as he does that for the next ten minutes or so, you won't see live pictures of him as he prepares for these remarks that everyone in the city and this country has been waiting for. you saw him joking a little bit. we're trying to work on the translation, but joking a bit with that little girl who gave him the doll. >> it's probably worth saying, in a few moments we're going to see pope francis stand at the famous lectern from which abraham lincoln delivered the gettysburg address, but the truth of it is, although he recognizes how important those things are, these are really his favorite moments on these trips. i've followed him on all ten of his foreign trips and we can tell his body language is different, his facial expressions are different. in those moments when he has the opportunity to be one on one or in small groups and have those kinds of very personal exchan

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to behold for starters, 15,000 visitors are expected to witness the pope's official arrival ceremony. after the president greetshe pope the two leaders will speak to the world and then hold a one-on-one meeting with only translators in the room. >> that is all before pope francis addresses congress on thursday. vice president joe biden will be in attendance for that. the issues will range from income equality to cuba. the white house has been secrettive about what these two men will discuss in their meeting in the oval office, because this pope can be full of surprises. i can tell you after their meet income rome, we asked the president whether hot button social issues were raised. the president said the pope unexpectedly brought up immigration reform and the white house senior adviser telling cnn these two leaders may have more business to tackle in the coming months as the president wind up his time in office. boris, christine. >> thanks, jim. a busy day for you. also on the pope's schedule, the canonization of a new saint. father juniperoar is serra. many latinos held in enslavement and their forced conversi

official arrival. after the president greets the pope, the two leaders will speak to the world then hold a one-on-one meeting with only translators in the room. all before pope francis addresses congress thursday with biden in attendance. even though the president and pope are allies on issues ranging from climate change to income inequality to cuba, even the iran nuclear deal, the white house refuses to reveal what the two men will discuss. >> the president will not arrive at that meeting with a political agenda. >> reporter: perhaps because this pope can be full of surprises. after their last meeting, we asked the president whether any hot button social issues were raised. did he register objections with you about the contraception coverage mandate in the affordable care act or referenced to advance the rights of gays and lesbians in the united states? mr. obama responded, the pope unexpectedly brought up immigration reform. >> i think he was mindful of the polite of so many immigrants who are wonderful people working hard, making contributions, many of their children are u.s. citizens, yet they still live

greet him. vatican officials said the mass drew some 2 00,000 people. message of inclusiveness in a country that demands political conformity. and cubans, even if you think differently, have different perspectives, he says, i want you to walk together so you don't lose hope. a country that was for nearly three decades, officially atheist, and where many catholics face discrimination. he took jabs at the socialism or death mentality of the government. service is never ie dee logical, he says, for we do not serve ideas. we serve people. observers say the pope is looking not to bring the revolution down. just curb its repressive ways. >> he was deeply impacted by the cuban generation. that whole generation was, and he was disappointed when they went communist, and i almost wonder if he's reminding raul something about what it was before. >> reporter: and the pope met fidel castro. the pope met him at his home near havana. they showed images of castro's children and wife who apparently didn't know that wearing white when meeting the pope is the rights reser

official trip to the u.s. has become were on hand to greet him the moment he set foot on u.s.catholic schools across the d.c. area who greeted him with flowers he left not in a limo or a pulp mill bill--popemobile, but in a fiat after that he will speak to the united nations in new york and the third and final stop in his u.s. tour will be philadelphia what he will celebrate mass-- where he will on his trip to cuba he was very personal with hugs and handshakes the fbi and cia are coordinating the biggest security >>:nobody wants to have a protect the go down on their watch --a protectee >> pam :pope francis is not the only high profile visitor to the u-s this week. china's president "xi jinping" afternoon. today, he is meeting with officials at microsoft and boeing. he is set to attend a private dinner with president obama thursday, before beginning the official state visit on friday. the two leaders will hold bilateral talks, a joint press conference. and a formal state dinner on friday. issues including the economy, climate change, maritime disputes in the south china sea an

official new yorker. >> reporter: as he greeted crowds pope francis paid particular attention to the young, the old and the disabled. he used his homily to encourage a life of service to the disadvantage to. he also did what has not been done in some time. he thanked the women of the church. >> what would the church be without you? women of strength, fighters with that, which is a thank you. >> reporter: this has been anticipated for months. some 200 people greeted him with cheers, waving flags and presents which made the pope his presence alone a blessing. >> kissed me on the forehead, gave me a hug. >> his infamous fiat's arriving at the papal residence before 9:00 and arrived before dawn to start a jam packed david takes him from the united nations to garden. we can tell you there are hundreds and hundreds of police officers here. more keep coming as the minutes roll on. pope francis, very busy day plant, from here he will head further east and further south heading to the united nations and from there as i mentioned his days jam packed. we only hope we get the briefest glimpse of the holy father. t

for starters, 15,000 visitors are expected to witness the pope's official arrival ceremony. after the president greets the pope, the two leaders will speak to the world and then hold a one-on-one meeting with only translators in the room. >> that is all before pope francis addresses congress on thursday. vice president joe biden will there for that. even though the pope and the president are allies on issues from income to cuba, the white house is secretive about what they will discuss in the oval office. propsst perhaps because this pope can be number of surprises, i can tell you after their last meet income roam last year. we asked whether hot button social issues were raised. the president said the pope inexpectedly brought up immigration reform. these two leaders may have more business to tackle in the coming months as the president winds up his time in office. boris, christine. >> thanks, for that, jim. >>> also on the pope's schedule the canonization of a father, junipero serra, his canonization is controversial. many laly nos hold him responsible for the enslavement and forced conversion to chr

he was greeted by the various officials here at the papal nunciature which is where he will stay during the time of his visit here in the nation's capital and it has been very busy here. yesterday we saw the preparations. people running in and out. incredible flurry of activity here as the vatican, or the papal nunciature prepared for the most important guest it ever hosts and he, we understand, will be spending the evening inside greeting various dignitaries who are here to spend time with him and i think at some point the children will be allowed to go inside. i'm not 100% clear on that, but obviously they feel they've gotten enough just being able to be here and see pope francis. back to you. >> you know they have. aren't they adorable? thank you, jackie. of course, the joy, the cheers, just over an hour ago as the pope's plane touched down at joint base andrews and just a bit earlier than expected. news 4's chris lawrence has been there for the big arrival. chris, it was just beautiful. >> reporter: oh, amazing. was the word i heard out here, wendy. in fact, we just talked to a coup

vice president biden greeted chinese president xi jinping. he's here for an official state visit and state dinner tomorrow. president obama welcomed the chinese leader at the white house and the pair then walked across pennsylvania avenue for a private dinner at the blathe bl the leaders are expected to discuss cyber security, human rights and climate change. >>> tonight there is relative quiet when it comes to the pope's address to congress, which is unusual in a town where people often have a visceral reaction to hot-button issues. they seem able to let the pope's words speak for themselves. >> we must renew a fraternity of solidarity, cooperating gener s generously for the common good. >> reporter: several presidential candidates in the chamber for the pope's address and president obama watched from the white house. >> jim handly will be live at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and eun yang reports at the word meeting of families in philadelphia. >>> a barricade situation in southeast d.c. ended after about five hours. it started with the report of shots fired and police chasin

. ♪ >> reporter: the voice of a choir bringing greet to go 17,500 pilgrims at the 2015 world meeting of families congress officiallypens in philadelphia. >> we are so grateful for them being here. >> reporter: the hallways filled with people shows the great diversity with more than 100 nations represented. but there's one common buzz in the air. >> i'm so nervous. >> reporter: you're so nervous. >> for the pope? >> yeah. >> reporter: there are many who feel that way ahead of seeing pope francis and clueing this delegation from nigeria. >> well, we're pilgrims as far as i'm concerned. and something that cannot see every year. >> knowing the pope is coming here for the first time, i can feel the whole place is -- there's a feeling of love and blessing and some tranquility report roar this woman leaves 200 mexico. >> we are allowed people. we are so happy and overwhelmed to all the big things we are receiving from the great city of philadelphia. >> reporter: the arches they aren't just here to see pope francis they're here to fix problems with the state of familiarly. >> put the family back on the map our young people

these are some photos taken by his official photographer are. i greeted him, i asked him for prayers, and i promised to pray for him as well. it was a truly unforgettable night, and i'll have more on my meeting coming up in our next hour. for now that is the latest live from st. patrick's ca cathedral this miles an houring. >> wow, bobby. >> a bit of a conundrum for me because as i see these photos of a holy man, i am filled with feelings of jealousy and rage. [laughter] robert moses, well done. we'll see you later. >> he's not going to -- you're not going to rattle him today. his halo's on perfectly straight. [laughter] unlike ours. anyway, got a little scary at the campaign for republican presidential candidate carly fiorina. the curtain being used as a backdrop came crashing down. >> wow. she's okay. it seemed to fall all around her but not on her. carly fiorina, she is currently one, in the top tier, i think she's in second or third place for the republican nomination. >> yeah, i think so. >> she did well in the republican debate a couple weeks ago. s

even cuba's scorching september sun couldn't prevent huge crowds from gathering to greet pope francis. vatican officialsthe pope's havana mass drew some 200,000 people. something cuban officials perhaps wary of francis' star power have not confirmed. his is a rare message of inclusiveness in a country that demands political conformity. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: and you cubans even if you think differently have different perspectives, he says. i want you to walk together so you don't lose hope. a country that was for nearly three decades officially atheist and where many catholics faced religious discrimination. francis took a few subtle jabs at the socialism or death mentality of the communist run government. service is never ideological, he says. for we do not serve ideas, we serve people. observers say pope francis is looking not to bring the revolution down, just curb its repressive excesses. >> of course he was deeply impacted the cuban revolution, that whole generation was. and he was deeply disappointed when cuba went communist. and i wonder whether francis is now reminding raul of somethi

greet the pontiff on his arrival. wednesday morning, the welcoming ceremony for the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. live coverage at 8:45 eastern. that afternoon, the mass and canonization at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thursday morning, live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. friday morning, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly on cspan3, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. 11:30, the pope will hold a religious service at the world trade center. follow the a store trip to the u.s. -- follow the historic trip to the u.s. on c-span and c-span.org. >> coming up next, authors david and jeanne heidler talk about their book "washington's circle." it is a look at the president's closest friends and appointees. the authors explore the roles of politicians like james madison, alexander hamilton, thomas -- in the 1780's and 1790's. they seek to understand the first president's leadership style. this hour-long program was h

officials say security measures will take into account the pope's desire to personally greet as many people as he can. >> his holiness would like to make contact, be seen by -- enjoy the presence of as many people as possible. while we have to secure the visit, we also have to keep it as open and viable to allow the real purpose of the trip to flourish. >> keeping with the open and viable format, the city will distribute tickets for the pope's visit through central park. you can register online or call 311 to enter to win 2 tickets. >>> turning to the weather and the heat wave. the hottest weather is yet to come. meteorologist lee goldberg is outside the studios on the upper west side. lee? >> reporter: hottest for last. if you don't like summer on extended play, you get something in the forecast, too. that will heat it up over the weekend. the temperature backed off to 84 and the manhattan skyline looking hazy. temperatures are still at 90 in poughkeepsie. the feel like readings, they topped out in the low to mid- 90s today and they will be higher than that tomorrow. 89 the feel lik

xi's "air china" plane touched down in seattle this morning, and he was greeted by state and local officials. he'll attend a forum with tech leaders tomorrow. before his arrival, xi told "the wall street journal" that china will go ahead with economic reforms, despite sluggish growth. >> ifill: there's no break yet in the abortion fight that's tied up the u.s. congress-- and could force a government shutdown. senate democrats blocked a bill today to ban late-term abortions. now, republicans say they'll seek to fund the government into december but de-fund planned parenthood. democrats say they will block that too. >> woodruff: european interior ministers pushed through a crisis plan today to relocate 120,000 migrants and refugees. as they did, throngs of people continued pouring across croatia, hungary and austria by rail, road and on foot. jonathan miller of independent television news followed their journey today. >> reporter: we drove from croatia into hungary by remote border crossing early this morning and you would have thought they were preparing for war. overnight hungary's parliamen

pope francis was greeted by the mayor and other officials. inside a packed house. the pontiff officers blessing not only to the catholic faithful but muslims as well. >> i unite myself with you all. >> en la plegaria en dio a nuestro padre. >> in prayer to our mercy god, all merciful. >>> it pairs in compareson to what we expect to see tomorrow when there'll be about 20,000 people at madison square garden for a very special mass. frank. >> where is the pope staying while he's in new york city? >> reporter: it's what's known as the papal nuncial. it's behind me on 76th right off of fifth avenue on the east side of manhattan. we're told there's over 500 officers there this evening making sure the father is safe. >>> in washington, the pope went to capitol hill and he urged congress to move forward together as one for the common good. and to restore hope, right wrongs and promote the well being of all people. ken pritchett is here now with more. >> reporter: it's fair to say pope francis brought up many complicated issues that divide congress. but he did so in a diplo

less than a minute away and the president his way with the anthem, a greeting from the president who will introduce the pope to the official welcoming committee and music and remarks from both the president and the pope before they go back inside and appear on the balcony above the south lawn and come out and greet the crowd before a private meeting this morning. matthew, in the private meeting we know they have met before the president and pope and that is where they will get to business. >> you that is the business they got done at the vatican where the president and the pope built this partnership they now both actually talk about, how the situation in cuba was resolved. they will have some substantive connections. >> the reports that the administration has been working with the vatican to try to get prisoners out of iran and that has been such a huge part of opposition to the iranian nuclear deal so if the vatican could help it would will great. >> there is a sense the pope is going to press the white house on the refugee situation and america doing more. >> secretary john kerry announced they would lit the -- lift the