joins us outside the basillica of st. peter and paul will the pope will celebrate mass when he comes to town. good morning. >> reporter: the crowds began arriving for the world meeting of families yesterday. it officially kicks doff. and here on it parkway, more work continues on what will be the papal stage. if you hook up, you you might see a surprise aprotection of a painting called marry undoer of if knots, said to be a favor of pope francis on the dome you'll see the classic work of heart praying hands and burning candles, it's the work of art artist meg who was here. she teamed with the mercy and justice group of catholic chart home which helps local at risk groups find food and shelter, she invited those to write their strugglings on white written which is now outline outside the basillica it's marry the undoer of knots grotto. untie the knots. down the parkway the work continued overnight, we saw workers putting up high and heavy fencing in the area of turned and pennsylvania, not far from what will be the papal s

and here, atop the basillica, a work of art with ties to the pope you'll soon see here, a video display of the painting of mary, undoer of knots said to be a favorite of pope francis and on the dome you'll see a 21st century take on the 18th century work. it will be shown alongside video of praying hands and burning candles. the sdeen artist meg who was here four the debut yesterday. she teamed with the mercy and justice initiative, a project home, a local catholic charity helping those at risk. inre invited them and others to write the struggles on white white rib bins which hang outside church. the aim is for others to come, meet those struggles and untie those knots. down the parkway we sue crews continuing their work overnight. this morning, some are putting up yards of heavy and high fencing. this is taking place in the area of 23rd and pennsylvania, not far from what will be the papal stage, which, of course, will be kept highly secure this weekend when the pope arrives. an artist meg says her installation has it's own way of tying into the pope's platform. take a listen. >> we ha

mary major basillica to give thanks to the outcome of his trip to our country. >>> brittney shipp hasit's a foggy start to your monday morning. we'll continue to see the fog the next couple of hours. things will improve temperaturewise, warming close to 80 degrees today and tomorrow. visibility is down to a mile and a quarter. mt. holly. temperatures in the mid to high 60s. >> i'm rosemary connors. now back to the "today" show. have a good one. >>> big news developments this morning in the volkswagen emissions scandal. german prosecutors have started an investigation of former chief executive martin winterkorn. the investigation will focus on allegations of fraud in the sale of cars with manipulated emissions data. winterkorn quit last wednesday after almost nine years at the helm of europe's largest carmaker saying he had no knowledge of manipulation of emissions results. >>> and massachusetts may be the state to think about first if you're dedicated to being a teacher. it ranks first in wallet hub's new list of the best state for teachers. virginia, minnesota wyoming and new jersey