i've had personally discussions with president assisi where i have found him willing to engage and talk in a calm and detailed manner for him the most difficult subjects. this is someone who is willing to engage and discuss. our judgment is that by engaging with egypt, by recognizing that egypt faces some very big challenges, economic challenges and security challenges, that we have a huge amount of shared interests, particularly in the security challenge. and by working together, we will get a better outcome for the uk, a better outcome for the egyptian people, and a better chance of addressing some of these very significant human rights problems. in particular, the concern we have that the political space in egypt is shrinking, not expanding, which is what it should be if we're going to have a long-term sustainable situation in egypt. >> i'm one of these people who believes in talking to people. but i think what people would like to know is that there has been discussion on the subject, or is there any real answer given by the egyptian government? is it a case that they accept this in

a change was coming. >> francisco assisi. [ speaking foreign language ] [ cheers and applause ] >> the one," he embraced the cheers but also the challenge. he would now have to do in the vatican what he did so well in argentina, as a leader but also as a reformer. >> he is not afraid of breaking the traditions of the vatican. he is not afraid to explore new ways. >> the first pope ever to take the name francis then became the first to live in the vatican city guest house rather than the apostolic palace. he explained in an interview "i chose to live in santa marta in room 201 because when i took possession of the papal apartment, inside myself i distinctly heard a "no." >> the big difference is he sees people. he can't be isolated. he wants to be accessible. >> just weeks after becoming pope on the thursday before easter, holy thursday, there was yet another first. >> he did something he had always done as archbishop on of buenos aires, which was going to a place of pain, as he called it, and in this case it was a prison and he washed the feet of prisoners there, including a woman pris

he's on the ground in egypt russian trainers helping assisi fight the counterterrorism battle he's doingestablished a command post with the syrians and with the hezbollah at the airbase in syria and reports we have now he's got one with the syrians and the iranians in baghdad. this is putin on the move. lou: and al-sisi, his government, remember, this is the one which president obama dispatched senator john mccain and senator lindsey graham to cairo to insinuate the muslim brotherhood into the new government of al-sisi. this is a difficult time for americans, american leadership, certainly, in the region. general, thanks for being with us. >> good talking to you, as always. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight -- . >>> nasa releasing incredible, beautiful, spectacular pictures of the veil nebula. the hubble space telescope capturing a section of the nebula right there. i have never seen anything quite like this coming from th hubble, which is the most amazing, amazing technology to ever take these pictures and form images. this is a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. c

francis of assisi catholic church.f you can pan over here i want to give you a view from where we are on the ben franklin parkway. you can see folks are crossing the road but at some point in the near future security says there will be a clean sweep meaning a lock down that means the pope will be coming by. we're not sure if it is in the fiat that we have seen, famous papal fiat or pope mobile. we don't know yet but at some point we are told the pope will come by so people can see him, presumably, before the festival of families. we will continue to hang out here in the crowd here, meet some more people but as i said earlier it is fun to get to really talk to people and see where they are from, hear their stories and what it means to them to see pope francis. ukee and jessica, back to you. >> david, thank you, thank you so much. we will get back to you shortly. our coverage continues and so do the sound checks. we have seen the pope at independent hall, we now have an angel on stage. >> she sound like an angel. it is b

francis of assisi wh devoted his life to the poor and disenfranchised. >> it became a moment right after he was elected, one of the other cardinal eelectors said to him, remember the poor. >> and in those poor barrios of argentine know, we understand that when the pope was elected you would have thought that argentina won the world cup. because that's where he spent so much of his time, in the poor slums of argentina. for them, he was beloved and they were so thrilled he was elected. in other parts of buenos aires they weren't particularly in touch with the fact that this man has done this work quietly, behind the scenes in many ways, that kind of response all over argentina. but in those barrios where he spent so much of his time, whether it was for religious ceremonies, maybe sharing a maut taye. >> maute very pop bular there. >> and the fact he was a jesuit priest. a lot of people were thinking that because he was a jesuit priest he would not become pope. you are not supposed to strive for a high office if you are a jesuit. >> he was a leader in the jesuit community, but even that bro

. >> he's basically named after francis of assisi, which pope francis took the name. >> reporter: and ending with a new addition to the family. week he arrives in philadelphia. >> reporter: milo brought this to the organization's attention himself. >> and within a month, i was at the archdiocese boardroom in front of some stiff people and a painting. >> reporter: days before it was shown, it's in a room of what he calls freedom fighters. he thinks pope francis fits right in. >> that's why i painted these doves, almost a subliminal halo area around the head. and this captures my vision of what it's going to feel like for those people. >> reporter: in ewing, new jersey, i'm ray villeda, news 4 new york. >> you can find out how to enter the city later to see the pope on our website, nbcnewyork.com/pope will be the place for all things papal on his historic visit here to america. >>> and it's time now to turn our attention once again to the weather and the heatwave we're in. steve. >> chuck, sibilia, another hot one today. today makes day four of this heatwave. we were back in the 90s in

francis of assisi, a patron saint of animals. if you live or work near city hall, you'll be able to grab a bite at a new wawa that opens later today. ♪ there's wally the goose. this is a preview party for a new wawa that has unique features we're told, including indoor bar seating, special digital signs, and new products. >> look at that tray of goodness. the grand opening will feature the philadelphia orchestra and eagles cheerleaders and there is a dance-off with wally. >>> good morning. temperatures today expected to stay above average so we see quite a warm and dry week. sunshine expected as well. our humidity goes up heading into tomorrow, then i'm tracking cooler conditions. that is in time for the eagles game on sunday. right now a live look outside, philadelphia at 64 degrees, our wind speeds are calm. humidity at 90%. feels like temperatures at 64 as well. across the region at 50 in the poconos, 60 in reading, 57 in westchester, 61 in wilmington, 64 in dover and in the mid-50s in millville, 57 at the atlantic city airpor

francis of assisi church began organizing months ago.has been a mission to fulfill a promise to herself in 1979. >> i said i will never let this happen again, pope comes to philadelphia, i am going to be there. i'm so grateful to cheryl for organizing this trip. otherwise i probably would not have gone in. it just seemed like an impossible task. >> she missed john paul ii. the group will wear customized shirts and walk across the ben franklin bridge for cheryl it's a pilgrimage that she waited 36 years to make. a lot of people are focused on the weather. >> we'll see a lot of umbrellas during the mass on sunday but that's not necessarily because of rain. >> no. that indicates where they are handing out holy communion. >> hopefully they won't need it for shurs. >> we'll have rain south of philadelphia, or hopefully south of delaware by the time we get to sunday it will stay south. but that is one thing that we've been watching, you will notice changes are going into the weekend but yeah, we expect a pretty nice weekend for the pope's visi

francis of assisi. we cannot see the pope. inside a room with the secretary general of the u.n. this is what a lot of people are asking us. where can we see pope francis if we don't have have a ticket. we are thinking if he is on the way to the seminary to see you, that might be a good spot to catch him. >> standing along the road. >> they have a pedestrian fence up along wynnewood road and concrete bunkers on city line avenue. they are only 4-foot. >> okay. >> so, you can see him. >> so, jen has been driving around in our little vehicle looking for good places to see pope francis. hi, jen. >> yeah, one of the things we wanted to show you, one of the things we wanted to show you is just how bad it is in terms of the barricade, right. keep in mind each one of these barricade is about $100 each. so we right now are coming up on 20th street and it is barricade after barricade if you are in the olde city area, this is fairmount and 20th street. it is just crazy. the national guard in many areas is now quite visible. so what we wil

francis of assisi.eeting of congress, our live coverage gets underway at 6:00 eastern. then washington journal looks at security preparations for the pope's visit to capitol hill. the topics that are likely to come up in his speech. we welcome your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> the pope's visit to the u.s.. c-span has live coverage. the first up -- the first stop. c-span's live coverage begins at capitol hill where he beat comes the -- what he becomes the first pontiff to address the congress. then at 10:00, live coverage from new york on c-span3, c-span radio and c-span.org. later at 1130, he will hold a service at the world trade center. life on c-span.org. >> now the pope gives a mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. it is the largest catholic church in the u.s. -- he canonizes junipero serra. he led 71 years. -- he lived 71 years. [bells ringing] [cheers] [cheering] [bells ringing] [cheering] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [cheering] [bells ringi

francis of assisi, he wanders the earth, doing good works.ghting the ancient arts of butchery, sausage making, and the preparation of many of the lord's creatures. as he, himself, would no doubt like to see them prepared. >> what have you heard about budapest butchers? >> not much. >> we have about 70 butchers in budapest. >> 70? >> you can find us on a small corner with roasted meats. >> it's very -- >> in five minutes, you can find a butcher where you can eat something. >> and on this particular corner, one of daniel's favorites. >> so, you are not a butcher. you're not -- >> no, no. >> what is your -- what do you do? >> i am an economist. >> i understand it, you go from butcher shop from butcher shop, investigating butchers. why do you do that? >> because i like it. and i thought, i'm not alone with this. so we should make a fan club. and it started to rise on facebook. nearly 10,000 likes. >> it's so unusual that there are so many. because in france, germany, in the states, the old school butchers who know how to do all of these things, t

." >> his first decision as pope choosing the name francis of assisi, a saint who advocated for the poorr. a change was coming. [ speaking foreign language ] the new pope, francis el poverino, the poor one. he embraced the cheers but also the challenge, he would now have to do in the vatican what he did so well here in argentina as a leader but also as a reformer. >> he is not afraid, you know, of breaking the traditions of the vatican. he's not afraid to explore new ways. >> the first pope ever to take the name francis then became the first to live in the vatican city guesthouse, casa santa marta, rather than the apostolic palace. he explained in an interview, "i chose to live in santa marta in room 201 because when i took possession of the papal apartment inside myself i distinctly heard a no." >> the big difference between the santa marta and the apostolic palace is simply this. in the casa santa marta, he sees people, he's among people. he can't be isolated. he wanted to be accessible. >> just weeks after becoming pope on the thursday before easter, holy thursday, there was yet anoth

wanted to be the hand maiden to barack obama to push the muslim brotherhood on egyptian president assisi as he took power! come on! >> he's been a leader on iran. lou: he's been a handmaiden also to john mccain. steve forbes, always good to have you, thank you, sir? >> thank you. lou: breaking news now, a dangerous escalation of tensions in the middle east. a senior official confirms to fox news thatcon components of a surface-to-air missile have been sighted in syria. russia is sending advanced antiaircraft missiles to syria. this now confirms that that fear has taken effect. >>> the united states says russia's intentions are not clear, they certainly should be clear to anyone at least when it comes to surface-to-air missiles. don't you think? >>> be sure to vote in our poll tonight. do you believe a low energy candidate has a chance of winning the republican nomination for president? we'd like to hear from you on that issue. cast your vote at loudobbs.com. >>> an italian man taking a hands-on approach to solving his parking problems. surveillance video, you got to have surveillance vid

one of the reasons why he took the name francis after saint francis of assisi who inspired this papacyhe's the man of poverty and peace, the man who lovers and protects creation, the man who loves people, all people. it's all about inclusion. >> that's right and we're starting to hear the motorcycles coming by our media booth here which is close to the stage which means they are getting closer to the stage and pope francis making his way here to the festival of families. it's very -- look at that wide shot there. >> isn't that amazing. >> you can see how many people are out there. >> i hope many of you are recording this at home. >> yes. >> and saving it for your children, for their children and so on. it's beautiful moment. >> he'll wave to the crowd there. pope francis has really just -- i mean, it can't be overstated how much he has changed the relationship between the church and the media but also the church and people who aren't necessarily catholic or people who hadn't really had kind of gone away from the church and now feel drawn back into it. he really stretches what he has to

francis of assisi and the work of the program's founder who started this in the california city named for the saint. >> a door opened to work with the children of san francisco to offer them a program that strengthened their core sense of self. >> reporter: the pope's visit to the big apple was the perfect >> we felt pairing it with his visit would make a little wake and eddy after he left. >> reporter: bringing joy to children like charlie, who was one of the lucky spectators in central park last week. >> we waited three hours for something that lasted two seconds. >> reporter: was it a good two seconds? >> yes. >> reporter: and took the message to heart. >> he's been kind to the poor and he's been a model for all catholics. catholics. >> reporter: baruch shemtov, fox 5 news. dari: well, we'll see you back here at 10:00. steve: here's ernie with what's coming up at 6:00. >> thank you very much. we're on top of the news for you. how yahoo's ceo is reigniting the maternity leave debate by working through her pregnancy. what's that about? and next, the pope has left new york. now presid

destabilized the country for four years is mercifully inept attempt to install the muslim brotherhood in the assisisivity in the face of chinese aggression in the south china sea. and soon it appears in syria. president obama seems lost in it all, let's hope he is not. mr. obama rolling out the red carpet for xi jinping and 21-gun salute and massive state dinner while the chinese launch cyberattacks on government and businesses go on. and adding to the world leader highlights, obama and putin next week will have their first face-to-face meeting in nearly a year since the sanctions that mr. obama promised would be utterly crushing to the russian economy and influence putin to roll back invasion of ukraine, annexation of crimea. all this as russian, syrian and iranian military commanders are setting up a coronation cell in baghdad. so much of calls of deconfliction by the way is purely a bureaucrat's word, and let's hope it turns out to be not as meaningless as hope and change for example, not as damaging as an absolute absence of a strategy on the part of this administration. let's hope. >>> now the

francis of assisi. >> i'm so excited to watch this live tomorrow.h, shayla, good luck tomorrow, we'll be watching closely. we appreciate you coming on today. thank you for watching. it's been great to have you with us. >>> hello, everyone. it's 1:00 p.m. here in new york, 6:00 p.m. in london and 8:00 p.m. in riyadh, saudi arabia. wherever you're watching from around the world, thank you so much for joining us. pope francis travels from the halls of power in washington to the streets of the nation's capital to fellowship with the poor. the third day of the pope's visit to the united states was highlighted by an historic address to congress and a visit to catholic charities in washington. his speech to congress began with the feel really of more like a presidential state of the union. here's just a moment. >> mr. speaker, the pope of the holy see. >> now, pope francis is the first pontiff to speak before a joint meeting of congress. he spoke before a packed house chamber. ob

francis of assisi, the pope's namesake was a person of wealth and power and gave it up to go out and work for the poor and i think that's what the president was mentioning, urging us out of our comfort zone, making us a little bit uncomfortable with how we live our lives. >> we continue to watch pope francis making his way in the popemobile around the ellipse. we continue to hear the sleeks and the screams from the people gathered by the side of the road. estimate of about 200,000 or more. people have come from washington and far away places betting this would be their very best chance to get a view of the pope while he's in the united states if not only in washington, d.c. any idea, any estimate as to how many people will actually have some sort of visual contact with this pope over the next five or six days? >> two thoughts on this, matt. one, when i spoke to pope francis in rome last december. i had the sense he was nervous about this. how is he going to be received. i think he's got the answer to that this morning. he's going to be received with overwhelming good will and affecti

francis of assisi. >> that was something that we definitely talk about, and he hopes when you you seehis movie that you will identify and get to think bit. a lot of times you're walking down the street and people don't notice him or a acknowledge him. >> i don't even recognize him, on the streets of new york you don't even know it is richard gear walking bye want to see it, no matter how hard it is to watch. >> we will take you back because pope will be walking into the congress, and giving his speech. we will take you there. for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 yard line. (female announcer) that means you too could experience the joy of winning. every day, for the rest of your life. (grover) new wheels. nice. see you tomorrow! (female announcer) cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. play for fun. cash for life. gentlemen from north caroline, miss fox. >> gentlemen from kansas mr. jenkins. mr. hoyer. gentlemen from south carolina. >> they are

francis of assisi school. >> what as so special about our school st.ncis. >> he is a part of it. >> reporter: they are preparing for pope's historic trip to philadelphia. >> history, so much in the making. >> anybody else? >> reporter: there isn't a classroom on campus. >> pick one that you have as a favorite. >> reporter: that isn't talking about the papal visit. >> the older kid are talking about that and social studies and religion and everything else. >> yes. >> reporter: this fourth grade class is writing letters to the sick and shut ins. >> it is so much a part of the pope francis. >> decorate it all up after we get our writing down. >> francis himself was so into taking care of everyone else, that that is what we tried to get through to the kid. >> we do every day here at school for people. >> we pray. >> we pray. >> we are praying for you. >> yes. >> reporter: students are taking it all in, learning life lessons. >> caring, and being respectful to people and making sure everybody is okay. >> reporter: what would be a nice sign to put in front o

francis of assisi, medieval preacher of poverty and humil y humility.zed the importance of people opening their hearts to charity. listen. >> translator: the son of god came into this world as a homeless person. we can find no moral or social justice fa i ka, no justification whatsoever for lack of housing. >> this is the ceo of washington's catholic charities. he's joining me on the phone from st. patrick's in washington. monsignor, thank you so much for joining me. >> pleased to be here, thank you. >> thank you. now, the pope, a lot of folks have been talking about this, the pope, he decided to pass on the lunch, the lunch invitation he was given to have lunch with lawmakers, instead going to break bread and be with and speak with low income and the homeless, low-income families and the homeless instead. can you talk to us about that experience and how people reacted when he came in to meeting, when they came in to meeting the pope? >> he came in to st. patrick's church. where we have about 2350 clients. he greeted people them. then he gave a very str

non-european pope and the first pope to be named francis, took e name in honor of saint francis of assisipope francis becoming only the fourth pope to visit the united states, the third to visit with the u.s. president, the first to have a joint congress. our coverage of all of that here on c-span continues with conversations with all of you on your view of pope francis. e'll go to trevor in woodbridge, virginia, a emocrat. woodbridge, virginia, a democrat. what are your thoughts on pope francis? caller: he's a man of faith, nd he's going to our congress. it's a country like america. we have so many people, inequality in this country. host: who do you think his audience is? who do you think he's trying to speak to, just catholics? caller: he's trying to speak to everybody. i'm a protestant, and he's speaking to me. he's a man of faith. if you have man of faith like jesus christ, he came for muslims too. but hey, you can choose to listen to him, and that's up to you. protestant, as a does he have an impact on you? caller: yes, protestant, does he have an impact on you? caller: yes, yes, be

francis have of assisi, who sister mary skullion said he would inspired his papalcy. he is man of poverty, peace, man who loves and protects his creations. you can see the flag there with that smile and that is what that man is all about, and the world knows it. >> world is watching and they are certainly paying attention. now the united states is front and center. this is his first, his first trip here to the you had, and it is an interesting juxtaposition if you know about it. he is somebody who represents so much humility and he is as we said earlier traveled to the periphery, one of his first trips as pope was to, a tiny island off the the coast of the mediterranean and he is going to these place that he is is very small but here he is now in the united states which is a super power in the world and yet he is bringing to the united states this message of humility. he is talking about seeking out those who are often bypassed by so many people who live in the major cities, and we go, go, go. he is saying hold up, pause and remember people around you who aren't as we

francis of assisi, the patron st. of animals and environment and also known historically for giving up a wealthy life to live in poverty. let's go to mike viqueira at the white house as we watch those peep waiting for the pope to arrive. he'll be in the nation's capital for two full days. take us through the schedule. >> it's a full schedule, let's go outside the nunciature on embassy row, massachusetts avenue if you're familiar with it directly across the street from the vice president's residence at the naval observatory. in that crowd i feel certain that there are supporters as well as many who are protesting. there's one man who had a vigil outside that nunciature for years protesting against pedophilia among the priesthood. a fascinating biography of this pope with a chemistry student at one time and a bar bouncer before he heard the calling for the church. let's go through the schedule very quickly. tomorrow morning an arrival ceremony much like you're familiar with for state visits. president obama will welcome

his chosen name 'francis' honors saint francis of assisi and his special concern for the poor. >> ( translatedhow i would like a poor church, for the poor. >> woodruff: soon, the new pope's message of change expanded to include others who had been marginalized: women, the divorced, homosexuals. when queried about gays, he sent a clear sign of a new approach by asking a provocative question in return: >> ( translated ): if someone is gay and seeks god and has good will, who am i to judge? >> woodruff: his statements on women's roles also made headlines. >> ( translated ): women in the church are more important than bishops and priests. i think we are missing a theological explanation on this. >> woodruff: but critics say not much has actually changed in terms of doctrine. for example, that women can never become priests. >> i don't think that there is yet any signal that the deep, rich, important voice of women in the catholic church is going to be heard. >> woodruff: marie dennis is co- president of pax christi international, the catholic peace and justice movement. >> i am hopeful that pope f

. >> father kesicki, he chose his name after pope francis of assisi.tion of what he cares about the most, the poor, the needty, those in the margins, those in the periphery, what do you believe he'll take away from his week here in the united states meeting with some of those most in need, what he will take home with him to the vatican, how it will affect hi . papacy going forward? >> as we look at the touching image of his plane taking off, we feel in our heart a sense that we're going to miss him. he knows us now. he's met us. he's been in our cities. he's eaten our food. he's heard our music. he's seen us laugh. he's seen many of us rye. he knows the yoounited states h great potential to help the world and the temptation all nations face, the temptation to turn in on itself. i have to think he's looking down from that plane right now looking down at the lights of our country as they begin to fade away thinking, the american people are good, they're faithful, they're loving, and he now has their hearts and their will to help him with his mission. >>

francis of assisi and took the bus back to his hotel rather than driven in the. a pal car.e first jesuit pope, first pope from the americas and first pope in 100 years to reside outside the apostolic palace, living instead in the more modest vatican guest house. his papacy has reports of resistance among staunch conservatives. many are opposed to to his more inclusive attitude and statements about homosexuality and divorce. he is warned that his power is not absolutely and he can't change church teachings and doctrine. the people's pope represents a new beginning for a church that's been mired in scandal for decades. >> john o'brien is the president of catholics for choice, a pro choice organization. he joins us from washington to talk about the pope's visit. good morning, good to have you on the show again. i just want to talk about this transition from cuba to the u.s. it is said he is the pope of the poor. going from cuba to the richest country in the world, the seat of capitalism, was that a symbolic move on the vatican says part? >> i think so. there's no doubt about i

. >> let's remind everybody who that 13th century among was, saint francis every assisi, had the sameeople who were poor. >> sure. >> man who came from very wealthy family, his father was big textile owner, maker, manufacturer. he himself took this really radical stance to stand with the poor, bit controversial in his own time, took people a while to warm up to his message. >> his father upset, accumulated all of this wealth, you're going to throw it, well, not throw it away, but give it back to the poor people. >> famous story there how he took over a church that had been abandoned, falling down, and restored it, the famous for franciscans, the church now the headquarters for the franciscans world-wide, and that became a little bit after theme there. as he fix and reform the church. >> also see pictures of saint francis every as assisi, statues, always trying to bound animals, birds, nature. >> he chose for his encyclical, big thing, god be pray, the beginning of song or hymm of song of prays for saint francis every assisi. >> if you lose a pet, you pray to saint francis. >> you do,

francis of assisi. >> absolutely. there's a warm rapport between the pope and the other franciscans there. it was a very fraternal moment. he hug them. he embraced them. what's concluded is the formal portion in the rite of con nanization of junipero serra. at this point the normal rites of the catholic mass, the readings that melissa was mentioning before, one of the reading in a native language. >> let's go back to the site there at catholic university at the basilica and libby casey. libby, what's the feeling there? >> reporter: antonio, you talked about the solemnity of this moment but we heard applause from the gathered crowds when father serra became st. junipero. as we just heard, the first reading today will be in a native-american language. thaits symbolic if isaiah. so traditional and yet in the native-american tongue. it will go from there and the mass will sound more like a traditional mass. this is the first time pope francis is celebrating mass in u.s. soil. so as the day continues to be significant for

finally another little batch of ring here is the progress for hitting a clear shot up the north edge assisi's stars out there as we start today a live shot of the play bridge in fact temperature's not want to do all whole lot because of the cloud cover ec -11 up on the santa rosa compared to yesterday and most of these seven numbers drawn in some five and six degrees below today than what they were two to four hours ago that is somewhat suspect in pick see the sky is a pretty clear lots of stars during the action however things will change here is a look at that forecast will start of some terrible called a lot a.m. and 54 is where the summit will be going into the afternoon session hours start to develop a were thinking as early maybe as for clause by 6:00 a will see scattered showers even. >>james: pretty easy on the westbound 80 know problems like oakland law problems across the span or san francisco last jump to the san mateo bridge highway 92 nothing doing all the west blindsided the commute direction the tail lesson from hayward out to foster said it the job over to the golden gate brid

judicial process is over, and it gets into the executive issue about clemency and mercy, president assisi is saying, look, at that point he will be exercising it? >> what i'm saying is, at that point we have the relationships built. we have the ability to access the decision-makers. and if our relationship is strong and growing, we have hopefully the leverage to make our voice heard. >> can you please confirm this is correct. we understand about 40,000 people have been, over the last year or so, been detained in prison, and some are being tortured. are you able to give us any idea as to how extensive that is, and if that is accepted, that is the situation again? >> i wouldn't disagree with the number. i don't have an exact number, but i wouldn't disagree with that number. and we -- i mean, egypt is facing a counterterrorism crisis. but our consistent advice to the egyptians is by confusing the counterterrorists' response with a broader political clamp-down that they're making a mistake, that will ultimately be -- it would mean that the policy is unsuccessful. we consistently explained to

francis of assisi had a fair amount of family wealth and so on, who gave all of that up, went out toy in addition to the fact that it was a good story for philadelphia audience. >> couldn't be in philadelphia without mentioning it, yeah. there we are, saint joseph's university. [laughter] >>> there are about 6,000 students there and it's been -- it has existed since 1851. here come the motorcycles. >> here they come. >> we were wondering with absolutely no word of any -- of any fact whether he might stop off at saint joe's at some point because he likes to meet with jesuits during his trips. >> and on the campus with the jesuit community there's an infirmary where veterans receive 24/7 nursing care. here we come. [cheers and applause] >> he's going right past. >> he is. i wonder if he'll hold a sign out the window, the hawk will never die. >> somebody will hold the sign up. there it is, there it is, yeah. yeah, that's right in front of the campus and from looking at the picture, it would be to the left, it would be to his right, that's where the jesuit community is. >> our signal has

francis of assisi. there's a lot of thoughts of, ah, yes, he's going to address issues of poverty.ddress also mentioned the problem of spiritual poverty. he does harp on this. you may have everything. you may be able to walk in and out of all of the stores, but inside you have nothing. i think it isn't actually the beautiful symbol that he comes into this space, he comes into this place and he brings riches that are in the catholic sense far, far greater than any of the beautiful trinkets that you see in the store windows. >> there is that phrase, you can't buy happiness. i would like to bring in don borelli who will be speaking about security which actually can be bought. i wonder what the cost, the price tag, don, for keeping this pope safe. something that is astronomical. have you any idea on those statistics? >> alex, good morning. i have no idea on the statistics, but i can tell you there -- there are thousands of security officials from multiple agencies that have been working on this long before the pope arrived. they had a large tabletop exercise in preparation for this tha

francis assisi. great patron of the poor, who gave the pope the idea for his name.he so far the only pope franc francis. >> it's interesting that he's there, encouraging the kids. a week ago, the teachers said that he kids didn't have the song down. they were practicing and there were struggles. she said by the time the pope is here, we'll get it. >> me definitely have got it. >> 22% african-americans, 70% hispanic at this particular school. for children who are the downtrodden in this neighborhood, how important is it a religious option in terms of their education. >> i think its powerful. when you have children who have the ability to access education, education will propel them towards opportunities. that's a powerful moment. [ reciting hail mary ] >> they'll finish their hail mary, and the teacher is explaining what the kids have been solv involved in. some have been collecting paja pajamas for babies. some serving the elderly. some kids have been involved in planting a garden at home and at church. some of the kids have indicated they would like to ask the pope

francis of assisi, the pope's namesake also was a person of wealth and power and gave it all up to go what president was kind of mentioning, kind of urging us out of our comfort zone, making us a little uncomfortable with how we live our lives. >> we continue to watch pope francis in the popemobile around the ellipse. we continue to hear the shrieks arnold screams from people gathered around the road, 2,000 or more, some from washington, some from far away places betting this would be their very best chance to get a view of the pope while he's in the united states, if not only washington, d.c. george, any idea, any estimate as to how many people will actually have some sort of visual contact with this pope over the next five or six days? >> two thoughts on this, matt. one, when i spoke to pope francis in rome last december, i had the sense he was a little nervous about this trip, how was he going to be received. i think he got the answer to that this morning. he's going to be received with overwhelming goodwill and affection. the other thing that strikes me is what a polish coal miner

francis of assisi who is the page and in the notion pope francis is trying to be a servant of he's ancis was a thousand years ago i'm sure was very significant event for him. liz: right now we're looking at ground zero. the pope related interface prayer service which will be so much more a hearing on trade and healing services. this is a young papacy defined that acts of humility, service to the poor, calls for mercy. i'm reminded of the pope at holy or stay washing the feet of a muslim woman being persecuted. now is a striking moment in this papacy. >> shows again the holy fathers for all people, love and can turn for all those suffering and it's not surprising that it's something we would see in this papacy. it is still young papacy and the holy father no doubt is inspired to continue with so many great works and commitments as the years go on. charles: i want to bring in chris speier wild with us. you've been listening and john boehner november 17th was the day he would announce at the end of the year he would resign. perhaps extraordinarily moved by the visit and comment, what ar

. >> there has been backlash i've heard in assisi but they've really warmed to pope francis. >> i thinkndorsement of their karaism. they're a whole bunch of franciscan orders and they're collectively the largest group of the religious orders in that sense although the single religious order would be the jesuits as the largest. >> as we get ready for pope francis to speak to the seminarians, so far with this visit when he was in washington, d.c., as well as in new york it seems like whenever he's speaking to the clergyman he's trying to encourage them, lift them up. that's been his theme. >> he got criticism in saint matthew's cathedral because he was encouraging the bishops. what about all that had problems witness bishops decisions. in new york he reach out to those who suffered by way of victims in the church sex abuse scandal. no, he feels like he's here as a pastor to the priests and bishops to encourage them to be their better selves and maybe also make the church a little bit different. he used that field hospital image out there healing, working his visit to the prison will bring

francis of assisi, a patron saint of the poor.from his predecessors passing of the grand papal apartment for a simple two-bedroom residence. francis was dubbed the people's pope by "time" magazine for his defense of the poor. so from divorced catholics and abortion to climate change to gay marriage, pope francis doesn't shy away from tackling sensitive topics in the church and in our society. recently he declared he is allowing priests to absolve women of the "sin of abortion if they repent with a contrite heart." francis also has radically revised the process by which catholics can annul their marriages, making it much easier and as thousands flee war-torn countries in the middle east the pontiff is asking every parish in europe to take in a family of refugees. pope francis is popular in the u.s., 59% view the pope favorably in a recent poll and the excitement first trip is growing for the 50 million catholics who live here. let's look at his tour. on thursday, he will be the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress a

. >> reporter: first day after taking the name of francis in honor of the francis of assisi who workedith the poor and his ventures out into the crowd to meet the faithful his approach has met with millions. pray for me, he says so often, pope francis is a humble man living a simple life, and despite his rise to the highest position in the catholic church. much has been made about that he didn't want to wear the prada slippers, that he didn't want to live in the pope's palace or pope's apartment, wanted to live more in community. talk to me about what his life is actually like. is it really austere and simple? >> tis life is as austere and simple as it can be for a pope. it's important to remember that this is the first jesuit pope ever, and we take vows of poverty. >> reporter: to francis that vow of poverty includes life here in these very simple rooms as the casa center marta, the vatican guest house. he's every day in the cafeteria along with staffers and the janitors. and he's the first pope to carry his own bags when he travels. this is also a very shrewd man. people i've spoken

francis of assisi. >> this pope has been all about, do not live above the people, get out and be with the people. this is another shot at those countries that are wasting and wasting and wasting. >> throughout his recent encyclical he writes about integral ecology, the balance of people to know who your neighbors are, to be affectionate and tender toward them, because it only comes back to you. no matter what stage of economics, no matter what class or part of -- particularly environment you might be, this ability to work together is quite crucial. >> aside from the speech a second ago, secretary general ban ki-moon said earlier to the pope, some of the things i love about you, you're at home, you're not in the palaces, you're among the poor, not the famous, and there's no official portraits, but more selfies with children. this is from the secretary general himself. >> interesting. will play? >> well, i think again all these papal speeches, and this is true in the history of the church itself, they're studied, and we have to to back to them and kind of draw out meaning from them. thi

when he took his trip to assisi in 2013 i was with him then.t moving parts of that trip was he went and had lunch with some homeless people there. they told me that he didn't speak very much to them, that he just listened. it will be interesting to see if he does that again today. >> anne thompson, who has for a long time covered the catholic church, the vatican and the pope, and whose experience certainly pays off for us on trips like this when we need the context we're seeing. i'm sure all of these people coming down the stairs are nice people, but they are not the pope and so the crowd gets disappointed with everyone who isn't the pope. at this point to carry us the rest of the way, we will toss our coverage over to nbc's andrea mitchell. >> thank you very much, brian williams. right now, on "andrea mitchell reports," the golden rule. the pope's appeal to congress and america to live up to its highest calling and his blessing and his plea to the multitude that they pray for him. the first speech by a pope to congress calling for action on im

." >> his first decision as pope choosing the name francis of assisi, a priest who advocated for theessage was clear. a change was coming. >> the new pope, francis, the poor one. he embraced the cheers but also the challenge, he would now have to do in the vatican what he did so well here in argentina as a leader but also as a reformer. >> he is not afraid, you know, of breaking the traditions of the vatican. he's not afraid to explore new ways. >> the first pope ever to take the name francis then became the first to live in the vatican city guesthouse rather than the apostolic palace. he explained in an interview, "i chose to live in santa marta in room 201 because when i took possession of the papal apartment inside myself i distinctly heard a no." >> the big difference between the santa marta and the apostolic palace is simply this. he sees people, he's among people. he can't be isolated. he wanted to be accessible. >> just weeks after becoming pope on the thursday before easter, holy thursday, there was yet another first. >> he did something he had always done as archbishop of bu