cardinal donald wuerl, archbishop of washington. this is his first visit with our group. in fact, this is only the second time in the monitor posing nearly 50-year history of hosting these events that our guest is then a religious leader. the last such session was a breakfast 20 years ago with the dalai lama, which are friend mark shields actually attended welcome, your eminence. he received catholic degrees from the catholic university in america and rome and a doctorate in the legit from the university of st. thomas in rome. ordained in 1966. ordained as a bishop in 1986 by pope john ii. he has served his church a variety of key positions, including in seattle and then bishop of pittsburgh for 18 years before being appointed archbishop of washington in 2006. he was elevated to the cause of cardinals in 2010i pope an addict. in 2013, cardinal wuerl legislated in a conclave that elected pope francis. the biographical portion of the program. as always, we are on the record. please, no live blogging or tweeting. kind whileg of any the breakfast is underway so we can listen

matthews where a welcoming from cardinal donald wuerl and archbishop kurtz will take place, and a prayerof the bishops is also under way. we will continue to follow this and fit in a quick break and come right back. having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second...boom, you had your first accident. now you have to make your first claim. so you talk to your insurance company and...boom, you're blindsided for a second time. they won't give you enough money to replace your brand new car. don't those people know you're already shaken up? liberty mutual's new car replacement will pay for the entire value of your car, plus depreciation. call and for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. switch to liberty mutual insurance and you could save up to $509. call liberty mutual for a free quote today at see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. >>> welcome back. our coverage continues with pope francis' first visit to th

next, cardinal donald wuerl talks about the pope's upcoming visit to the united states. after that, a hearing committee on the around nuclear agreement with ashton carter. following a speech with john kerry on the iran agreement. >> this labor day weekend, three days of politics, books, and american history. a full day of special programs on c-span. here are a few of the features on labor day monday. aginning at 10 a.m. eastern, town hall in seattle discussing civil liberties. later at 6:30, a debate about how to reduce poverty between president obama and arthur brooks. cuban, bill, mark clinton, and george w. bush on leadership skills. at noon, a discussion with lynne cheney who will take your phone calls and tweets. later at 9:00 on afterwards, catherine heaton talks about how families from chicago to the mississippi delta are surviving on no income. on labor day monday, beginning at 11:45 eastern, others like erik loomis, and culture share their thoughts on american football issues. "crowded out." the 1958 film addressing overcrowded schools following the post-world w

washington's archbishop cardinal donald wuerl greets francis with a huge smile, a shout from a fellow hispanic in the press corps catching the pope's attention and a wave. >> for me it's very emotional. >> reporter: pope francis is head into st. matthews, the mother church for washington's catholics, to lead a midday prayer for hundreds of catholics. >> it was spectacular. it was really great. >> reporter: just as midday prayer begins protesters a block away just outside the extremely tight security zone blocked connecticut avenue. they want to see the church allow women priests. >> we are here to deliver a message to pope francis about the equality of women and to recognize that he has left women out of all of his conversations. >> reporter: when they refused to move and police begin arresting and moving them, spectators cheer. their issue was not mentioned by the pope in his remarks today, but another even more sensitive issue was. >> and when we bring sacor, then the victims have healed and we have to hope that such crimes will never repeat themselves. >> reporter: attendees were p

you mentioned cardinal donald wuerl, cardinal mckprrkscarrick. see the military procession as well on the red carpet awaiting president obama's arrival here on the tarmac. we're beginning to see people get off the plane on the back, looks like some of the traveling press that was traveling with him. there it appears we're waiting for those doors to open. >> we can see a glimpse of him there. yes. he is standing and waiting. >> reporter: yeah, and there you see walking up the steps now, that is the apostolic nuncio, archbishop carlo vigano, vatican's representative in the united states. he's the one who will go on board the plane. he just walked on. he will formally greet pope francis and welcome him to the united states then they will come down the stairs with the papal delegation and meet president obama and the first lady here on the tarmac. >> a lot of the folks who were in the viewing span there would love to hear from the pontiff, but we understand there will be no formal remarks made there at joint base andrews. >> reporter: and yet, pat, t

pope francis will not be there but a med sage from him will be read by cardinal donald wuerl. the music celebrates the pope's message of understanding. tickets will be handed out at 6:00. >>> all day long you can find out about pope francis's events and updated road closures on our nbc 4 app. search papal visit. angie goff is live in the newsroom tracking other stories we're following. angie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we have a lot going on around washington. a loudoun county sheriff's deputy, john gregory, is facing a misdemeanor assault charge. there are not many details of this incident and that is simply because the sheriff's office refuses to release the incident report. there are some calls for an internal investigation to try to figure out whether county procedures were properly followed. >>> police in the district may soon be wearing body cameras. dc is getting $1 million in federal cash to equip the police officers with those cameras. this is part of a larger $20 million that's being districted to dozens of agencies across the country. they voted t

cardinal donald wuerl's focus on fighting world hunger. >> this gathering is representative of what pope francis calls us to do. first you have to recognize there is a problem. begin to solve a problem only when you admit there is one. and then you bring everybody around the table to begin to say how do we do this. >> cardinal wuerl touched on the challenge of poverty. that news conference wrapped up not long ago the national press club. now he's going to be on his way to joint base andrews to greet pope francis when he steps off that plane. wuerl is among the few who will constantly be by the pope's side during the visit to the washington area. we're tracking it on the nbc washington app. >>> before becoming the leader of the catholic church, pope francis was jorge mario bergolglio, born in argentinarg served as archbishop of bayne nose eros before pope. he was elected pope in 2013, succeeding pope benedict xvi these the 266 pope. he adopted francis, becoming the first pope to use that name. ? we updated the nbc washington app. you can swipe right for the special page covering everythin

. >>> now we'll go back to the basilica, cardinal donald wuerl of the local archdiocese is speaking now to the church in the united states as our beloved chief shepherd is a blessing for all of us. [ applause ] >> the church that welcomes your holiness embraces people from every continent and numerous ethnic and cultural backgrounds. we gather in worship and seek to reflect your call to be missionary disciples. you can see that this church shows the face reflective of africa, central and south america, mexico, india, asia, europe, as well as our own native americans. [ applause ] >> not far from here, in 1634, the first catholics arrived in what is now the united states, and began the evangelization effort that we see so wonderfully realized today at this great basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception and the cam pause of t catholic university of america. [ applause ] >> united in faith, we seek always to grow in the joy of the gospel. today your holiness has just celebrated the canonization of st. junipero serra, who offers us an example of the tireless effort to sh

. >>> one of the people who will be by the pope's side throughout his washington visit is cardinal donald wuerl, archbishop of washington. the archbishop says one of the things the pope will call on people to do is to work to end world hunger. >> our holy father has spoken so, so clearly, articulately, and passionately addressing the question of the scandal of poverty. the scandal of poverty in our world and what follows from that. >> a few hours before the pope arrived, cardinal wuerl and other local religious leaders held a news conference here at the national press club this morning. they said the fight against hunger must become a worldwide priority. >>> and we've also got everything you need to know about the pope's stay in d.c. this week, includes what you can and cannot bring with you as you travel through city to get a glimpse of the pontiff. check out the papal visit section on the nbc washington app. >>> i'm mark segraves. when the pope leaves the white house, the popemobile will go down right down constitution avenue. coming up, everything you'll need to know to keep up with the pope

cardinal donald wuerl and members of the united methodist church and catholic charities is launching walk with francis. they want to commit to following his example of prayer and service. the groups are also highlighting a program from catholic charities called welcome home. it helps rehabilitate ex-prisoners through religion. we are seeing how d.c. is stepping up security. you won't need a ticket if you're planning to see him on the ellipse on september 23. he will circle the mall in the popemobile. security gates at that area are opening at 4:00 a.m. that morning. they'll close at 10:00 a.m. the pope's motorcade is expected to drive through at 10:30 and 11:00. and expect security. >> there are multiple layers of screening including mag magnetometers and bag searches. >> once you're inside the gates no one can leave or come back. expect road closures and big delays for all of his visit from september 22nd through the 24th. >>> you can find out everything about pope francis' visit on the app. that includes more on the traffic impact. search pope metro. >>> new this morning, investiga

and we mentioned cardinal donald wuerl is in the pope mobile with him.here is also that photographer right behind him to get the vantage point from where the pope is standing. and again, it looks like several security detail walking alongside the pope mobile. the one man on the far right of your screen was the one who took the baby from the audience and brought him to the pope. he also just now collected what looks like perhaps a note or a letter. so the secret service has more than one job today, apparently. >> and they must have known this was going to happen. they seem ready and willing to be of service to the pope. and he is leaning out and reaching out to all those who are screaming to see him. >> and this parade route goes around the ellipse. the pope -- look, he is, again, thumbs up. blessing people in the crowd as he moves along this parade route. he is smiling. and again, we said earlier, this is where -- and father, you can talk to this. this is where he seems happiest when he is greeting the faithful. >> oh, no doubt. he's in his element. he i

then, cardinal donald wuerl talks about the pope policy upcoming visit to the u.s.. a discussion on the around nuclear agreement with defense secretary ashton carter. newsmakersuest on this week is the archbishop of the legal, kentucky, joseph kurtz. you'll be surprised to hear that our topic is the preparation of the united states for the upcoming visit of pope francis. thank you so much for being our guest this week. >> my pleasure, happy to be with you. diamond covers politics for the. stephen, you're up first. >> take you for joining us. several popes have visited the u.s. before. the previous two popes of been out of washington. none of them have done what we are going to see this time around. i'm curious, what took so long? why now? what took so long to do this? great question. the pope responded once the invitation was given. my understanding is that john boehner wrote on behalf of the house of representatives. together with senator mitch mcconnell, they agreed to make this an open invitation. it is my understanding that this is the first time he has been invi

representatives of the bishops conference and of course cardinl donald wuerl, host of this part of the visit. >> some of the officials, cardinalgton archdiocese, archbishop joseph k ruchl kurtz, cardinal theodore mccarrick, archbishop emeritus and timothy brolio. >> all here to welcome the great pastor from rome, their brother, the pope, vicar of christ, the bishop of rome, as he likes to call himself. >> father, i don't need to tell you, the pope's arriving today in a country where many say they no longer have faith, some say that if lapsed catholics or former catholics were their own religious sect, they'd be the second largest sect behind only cathics who are observant. how does this pope tend to shepherd worshippers back into the church? >> the pope has one mission, announce the gospel of joy. he wrote that exertation and talking about the joy of being christian and the joy of being human and that message transcends all races, all generations, transcends all people. why have so many people responded to the man? extraordinary goodness. i heard from many authenticity. a revolution of normalcy. and the fact that he's entering

donald wuerl, archbishop of washington. >> and very close collaborator of the pope. for instance, when the pope called senate of bishops, he asked him to be -- >> was that because he demoted cardinal burke. >> he was not on that drafting committee. cardinal burke who was a champion of the traditional opposition on some proposals of senate was removed as head of the vatican -- >> he's an american. he actually, i think, got under the pope's skin and he said the church seems to be a boat without a rutter. >> cardinal burke suggested publicly the pope offered an apology for its confusion on the teaching of marriage. >> he may start to speak in a moment. the church is diminishing on the east coast, midwest and growing out west. we'll talk about that in a minute. >> translator: it is a pleasure to see you here. good morning. you're going to hear two statements. one in spanish and one in english. [ applause ] >> translator: the first word i wish to say to you is thank you. thank you for welcoming me and for your efforts to make this meeting possible. here i think of a person whom i love. someone who is and has been very important throughout my life. he has been a support and an inspirati