we have manuel palferez from the dominican republic. >> yeah. >> adrian alicea. we have, actually, also sonja morgan now from "the housewives of new york city." so it's becoming pretty much international show. >> you guys told me during the break to bring your dancing shoes. >> most definitely. >> why so? >> yes, there is a music showcase, and there's a lineup with a lot of different artists like giselle gastell, magic juan. >> right. >> so it's gonna be very entertaining. it's gonna be full of energy and full of flavor -- latin style for the world. >> mm-hmm. salsa? merengue? >> a little bit of everything. we have deejays, as well. >> you'll have deejays, as well. there's also a business aspect to this, correct? >> yes. >> in what sense? >> there are two big companies coming from colombia who are offering the opportunity to purchase your own home, buy property, and there will be discussion panels as to how you can go about it and how to facilitate that for people who are living here and how you don't have to be from there. >> so it's advice or counsel, if you wi

she migrated from barahona, in the south part of the dominican republic to new york city. i did from santo domingo to new york city. >> mm-hmm. >> then she went to puerto rico. i married a puerto rican husband. >> yes. >> [ laughs ] >> i see the similarities for sure. >> and then she moved to los angeles, and i did so, as well, only pursuing her acting-career dreams. >> you are not only the producer and the actor. movie. >> yes, i co-wrote it with marcela fuentes-berain and alejandro and`jar. it took us four years almost to determine what part of the life of this great women -- 'cause when you put together all her >> yes. >> ...there's at least 200 important events in her life. >> okay. >> this is a woman that conquered hollywood in 1940s -- universal studios, 26 films, 2 films in france, one in italy. so, she had a lot to say. >> so, i'm guessing it was just as much of a challenge what to leave out of the movie as well as what to put in the movie. >> yes. writers call it kill your babies, and if writers are saying this -- it's like, every scene is like your baby. you want

. >> dominican republic. >> dominican republic. >> peru. >> new york. >> peru. >> reporter: hundredsthousands packed the benjamin franklin parkway. 65-year-old delfina torres came by bus from kansas city. how long did that take? >> it took us 24 hours because our bus broke down. >> reporter: then what happened when you got here? >> every day at least 18 hours walking, looking for everything. >> reporter: 100 faithful even camped out in a cemetery just to be here. maria cardenas is staying with her sister, who lives in philadelphia. she spent over $1,300 on her plane ticket. >> as soon as she told me the pope was coming here, i came all the way from caracas, venezuela. he asked us to pray for him, and now i ask him to play for venezuela. >> the solanos from tucson, arizona, stayed for several months. >> we love him. he speaks our language and he'll fight for us like we're fighting for each other. >> reporter: sonya solano says her family immigrated from mexico. she's personally inspired by the pope's call to embrace the immigrant community. sister anna nguyen from new york, pennsylvan

and as you know haiti is a very poor country on the dominican republic. and we have been able to reduce the amount of malaria in the dominican republic by two thirds and then in haiti by 33% in the last few years and as far as haiti is concerned this is since the earthquake took place. so those are the things that i wanted to say to bring you up-to-date and i will turn the program over now to the center and then at the end of this we will answer your questions. >> this week we have a journalism fellowship. this is a program that was started 19 years ago and what else can we do about stigma and overcoming stigma and that includes living with mental illnesses so that they can report accurately and in depth. so this is our 19th year since we have trained 165. since we have expanded it in colombia is part of this. this is my favorite program of the year, it is so exciting to the people come in from all over our country. we have 117 applications and so so many people are interested in mental health that it is just getting to be really exciting. and that includ

he couldn't get steady employment so he went back to the dominican republic. it was your mom's decision to keep you in your younger brother here. she told me a some point she learned how well you are doing that was one aspect that made her decide we've got to keep the family here. talk about that faith will decision she made to keep you here despite being undocumented. >> host: the decision evolved over several years. initially it had to do a conversation with my mom and dad had where they learned i was really taking to kindergarten. >> host: what was her name? >> guest: i had a couple. there were two others at my school in the bronx and continuing in the first. there were more conversations with first grade teachers and one thing that came out of the conversation was not only was i enjoyed the class i was enjoying the process of learning english and was taken with the possibility of learning a new language and i embraced it and i seemed very at ease in the classroom. my mom was inspired by these conversations of low degree permit children to have an education

talk about the beginning of your life in new york i were battling some spanish from the dominican republic and what was your experience? >> my first memories are of an amazing sense of discovery. to inhabit a place that was much different. but it came out to there was something peculiar or not quite right about our immigrant situation. even though i was five for six 1/7 to put together these pieces of conversation maya understood there is something going on that affected us that meant my parents couldn't get regular work so my earliest memories of time in the city was subway rides and walking but those memories are infiltrated by a sense of anxiety and foreboding with the knowledge that they cannot secure steady employment we had to keep moving so that contributed to the attendees with that location. >> and your father decided he could no longer your produce the living that he wanted in new york and could not get steady employment so he went back but it was your mom's decision to keep you and your younker brother here. she told me at one point she talked to your kindergarten teacher in to

. >> and from the dominican republic as well.t>> yeah. when i learned about herxstory, i said, someone needs to know about this woman. we need more role mod2ls to follow. >> she starred in a number of films. thatalnspired her story. >> she's the second oe ten siblings. and none of them were pursuing the acting career. she was the only girl in a very small town in the south part of the dominican republic. anyone flying out or back then getting on a boat to cross to the united states she used to tell them, please bring me magazines. i want to learn english. i want to be motiv ed by the hollywood stars. and she used to do shakespear plays as a kid in her back yard. >> i was also reading that maria went on suspension for refusing the lead in a film and then the role went to another actress. >> a woman advanced for her era, a woman that wanted to play more dramatic roles. >> where can people learn about the film? >> at our website. thehmovie is the weekend of october 2nd. i hope you like it. it has english subtitles. >> the website is mariamon

they been running up and down this tournament and beat the dominican republic republic which is a powerhousein this competition. before they go back to uganda they made a special trip to play and exposition game against the chambersburg all-stars. >> think you so much. >> under the mlb's play ball initiative, cities and mayors across the country are hosting baseball and softball related activities. i spoke to the mayor eric jackson before the game started. >> it's a great experience to do that with our children here. certainly embraces with the international experience with playing with kids from another country. >> right. >> the country of uganda has been under oppressive leadership for 20 or 30 years. i spoke to the coach of the uganda team. he told me they don't have any problem with ebola or active wars going on. >> everybody is working on hard even at sports. they want to come to the world series. >> according to the uganda little league site they have 700 gloves for them all to share. >> it's certainly not suffering from popularity. they've got great players out of uganda. >> there's n

we have been able to reduce the amount of malaria in the dominican republic by two thirds 33% since the equator. concerned, wei is ,ave reduced malaria by 80% since the earthquake took place. tose are the things i wanted say to bring you up-to-date and i will turn the problem now over to the boss of the carter center. [laughter] rosalynn, you take charge as you always do. [laughter] rosalynn: this is a program we started 19 years ago. we were sitting around thinking what else can we do about overcoming stigma. since the print -- since someone said, since the president has such an impact of what people think about mental health issues, why don't we bring some reporters and train them so that they can report accurately and in-depth. this is our 19th year. 165.ve trained we have six from our country and we have expanded it from new zealand to south africa and columbia. we do them one at a time, and we usually choose another country after the last one. , -- this is my favorite program of the year. it is so exciting to see people coming from all over the country. thead 116 applications for s

teens like brian receive training in leadership, culture and history before traveling to the dominican republicecuador or nicaragua for three weeks. they live like the locals and serve the community. travel costs $3,500 per student. but teens pay on a sliding scale and raise a minimum of $500 each. funding from foundations and individuals pays the rest. volunteer teachers like impact academy's erin brandvold traveled with the students. >> i get so excited when they talk about oh, now i want to go and major in political science so i can do this or for a lot of them it changes where they see themselves going. >> reporter: eliza understands. and that's why she responded to a job posting and took the executive director's job at "global glimpse" 7 years ago to give students the experience she had had as an international volunteer. >> they come back with a sense of purpose. they believe in themselves . >> reporter: marcela berrios says it thrives because eliza ignites a passion for people. >> she is kind of like the cayenne pepper of our office. she definitely brings such spark and enthusiasm. >> rep

-man: dominican republic. -lemonis: dominican republic. -man: ecuador.lemonis: ecuador. -[ laughs ] -esteban: cuba! lemonis: the most beautiful part of america is that they give us a chance, including me -- i'm from lebanon -- to come to this country to make a living, to provide for our families. esteban, 50 years ago, you came to this country, and you said you wanted to become something. esteban: yes. lemonis: i would say that if you look around, you've become something. esteban: this is what i wanted to do. so, i have my dream. [ applause ] lemonis: you have a lot of work to do. everybody excited? woman: yes! whoo! lemonis: let's go to work. grafton's primary business is the custom-furniture business -- a great foundation. and they sell mostly to designers. but i think the real opportunity here is to find a way to sell directly to customers. i told you that i wanted to figure out a way to build a line. steve: mm-hmm. lemonis: and so what i'd like to do is i'd like to start with creating a quick-ship product designed solely by you. steve: okay. lemonis:

the shipment was first spotted by a coast guard plane off the dominican republic. the coast guard says this is a record year for drug busts by the service seizing more than $4 billion in cocaine in the past year. >>> all right. so the hunt is on in got his nails done on sunday and then be ared the nail salon. when he was asked to payee pulled out a sawed off shotgun and demanded cash. surveillance cameras show him grabbing money and some items from drawers there. no shots were fired before the guy made it off with a handful of cash. >> well, forget about loading up on calcium supplements for bone health. two studies found little evidence that they can ward off osteoporosis and the risk of bone fracture in people over 50. what's more, the researchers found that extra calcium can cause problems including kidney stones and cardiovascular issues. >> a unique problem for first responders in oklahoma. take a look at this. angry bees swarmed a police cruiser and other vehicles after the truck carrying them and their hives flipped over south of oklahoma city. at first offi

there it is, north of the dominican republic. this is not going to florida. it's a big trough, upper level dip in the jet stream will turn it north. this looks more and more impressive, a lot more impressive than it did yesterday and became a hurricane at 8:00 when the hurricane center in miami upgraded it. i want to show you the models first. in the short term, this is tracking toward the west. here we are by thursday night. so it may get toward san salvador island right there on the far eastern central bahamas. after that it will turn to the north. beyond that, look at the turn some of these models are making toward north carolina, in toward south carolina. some of them are coming up toward delmarva. some of them continue to go up toward new england. so we've got to keep this really close attention to that. officially we've got hurricane warnings out for the central bahamas. hurricane watches for the northern bahamas. i think they're going to be spared. look at this strengthening to a category two as we go through thursday into thursday night. that's 110 mi

the shipment was first spotted by coast guard plane off the dominican republic, then intercepted by ater. the suspects threw some of the drugs overboard. the coast guard says this is a record year for drug busts by the service. seizing more than $4 billion in cocaine just in the past year alone. >>> a change is coming at the top of one of the most famous american fashion empires. ralph lauren is giving up the title of ceo at the company he founded nearly 50 years ago. lauren is not leaving his company completely, though. he'll remain as executive chairman and chief creative officer. the president of old navy will take over as ceo in november. >> boy, he just had some great -- a great run over there, ralph lauren. great visionary. i love their clothes, i have to say. but they never retire, do they? >> they never retire. they hang on and there's no way he can let go of that brand that he's been with. >> i hope he hangs on because i've liked the revolution -- the evolution of it. >>> well, turning now to our phones, many of us feel we can't live without them. while that might be true, on

>> the european intervention in mexico and in santa domingo, which had been the dominican republic, seem to be precursors, in my chapter i call it the empires return. they are coming coming back to take back lost colonies and establish monarchies in different latin american countries, and many latin americans began to see this as a contest in which they had a stake in their main concern was about this european imperialism. they they saw the defeat of the union as being a big blow to them what we think of now as kind of an excuse for u.s. imperialism, latin american diplomats were going to washington, begging america to defend it and to stand up for the doctrine that europe would no longer be allowed to just come in and carve up the western hemisphere. after the war, at the end of the war, 17 empires all retreat. british, north america which had been a collection of different british possessions were now formed into what we know as canada. it was a a self-governing, still belonging to britain but self-governing. russian retreat. and of course maximilian meets his doom and 1867 at the hand

we have been able to reduce the amount of malaria in the dominican republic by two thirds and haiti by3% since the equator. as far as haiti is concerned, we have reduced malaria by 80%, since the earthquake took place. those are the things i wanted to say to bring you up-to-date and i will turn the problem now over to the boss of the carter center. [laughter] so rosalynn, you take charge as you always do. [laughter] rosalynn: this is a program we started 19 years ago. we were sitting around thinking what else can we do about overcoming stigma. someone said, since the president has such an impact of what people think about mental health issues, why don't we bring some reporters and train them so that they can report accurately and in-depth. this is our 19th year. we have trained 165. we have six from our country every year, and we have expanded it from new zealand to south africa and columbia. we do them one at a time, and we usually choose another country after the last one. colombia -- this is my favorite program of the year. it is so exciting to see people coming from all over the co

haiti and dominican republic next door on the same island. we have been able to reduce the amount of malaria in dominican republic by two-thirds and haiti by 33% just in the last few years. as far as -- as far as haiti is concerned, reduced by 80% since the earthquake. those are the things that i wanted to say to bring up to date and i will turn it over to the boss of the carter center and at the end of this we will answer your questions. >> yes, sir. >> okay. you take charge as you always do. [laughs] >> we have mental health journalism. this is a program we started, what else can we do about stigma, overcoming stigma, since the president has impact on what people think about mental health issues and people living with mental illnesses why don't bring reporters here and train them so they can report. this is our 19th year. as i said we trained 165. we expanded it to south africa, romania and colombia. we do one at a time and we usually choose another country. colombia is -- to go back a little bit, this is my favorite program of the year. it

>> the european intervention in mexico and in santa domingo, which had been the dominican republic, seem to be precursors, in my chapter i call it the empires return. they are coming coming back to take back lost colonies and establish monarchies in different latin american countries, and many latin americans began to see this as a contest in which they had a stake in their main concern was about this european imperialism. they they saw the defeat of the union as being a big blow to them what we think of now as kind of an excuse for u.s. imperialism, latin american diplomats were going to washington, begging america to defend it and to stand up for the doctrine that europe would no longer be allowed to just come in and carve up the western hemisphere. after the war, at the end of the war, 17 empires all retreat. british, north america which had been a collection of different british possessions were now formed into what we know as canada. it was a a self-governing, still belonging to britain but self-governing. russian retreat. and of course maximilian meets his doom and 1867 at the hand

she came to the united states in 1979 from the dominican republic.d us the pope moved her to tears with his discussion of immigration and religious freedom. >> what really, really touched my heart was when he spoke about immigration, and i really, really would like for the immigrants topic to be an issue and for an issue in the community. >> reporter: it was one year ago today that antonio's 21-year-old son disappeared in mexico, one of 43 students still missing. antonio came to see the pope and hear his words. he was also hoping to get up close and talk to the pope about his son. >> i never i think one time in my life i see somebody very, very important. but the pope. >> reporter: now antonio did not get his wish to speak with the pope personally, but he did leave here with a smile on his face, as did the martinez family. this world just needs more love. that was clearly the message from the pontiff here today. >> and dave schratwieser, not to put you on the hot seat, but nice tie tonight. we know this was a special day in philly. >> i just had to.

. >> i'm originally from dominican republic. i live in new york city. and that was my first time that i come to north carolina, and i got in trouble. >> seven years earlier, rosario agreed to carry a package for a friend. she's now serving 18 to 24 years for trafficking heroin. >> i don't know anyone down here. i need to go home and be with my children. my children need me, and i think i have done enough time. >> rosario told us that she had one source of comfort from the seemingly endless amount of time she must be away from home. then she showed us what it was. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me i like to sing. i've been singing since i was little. i remember when i used to sing in my country when i was like 5, 6 years old. i've been singing a long time. now i have to sing in here. ♪ my mother, she sing beautiful, and i think it's the talent in the family. ♪ >> but not all inmates make such harmonious use of their time or their voices. [ bleep ] >> i wish death on all you [ bleep ]. >> at iowa state penitentiary, our c

and the dominican republic for later on saturday. we'll be watching that more weakening is expected. for today, more heat and more humidity in our area. 90s this afternoon. the steamy weather continues tomorrow. in fact, humidity is higher even though the temperature is lower. 91 the high. late day showers and thunderstorms, you likely need your umbrella on thursdayst wet weather, heavy downpours a possibility on thursday. a few showers into friday. and it gets dry on saturday. partly sunny skies, 84 the high. and cooler sunday with a chance of showers up to 79. >> all right. thanks. 6:19. happening today, if you're trying to figure out a way to see the pope, now is your chance. tickets to see pope frances will be available in a few hours. nbc 10s matt delucia is live on the mall. >> you may have to act fast. all that happening online. we'll explain the process you to coming up after this break. >>> and the phillies hit a record that is nothing to cheer about. my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team fo

you couldn't miss the 200 visitors from the dominican republic, all counselors who work with struggling families. >> we work with the families. we make some advice how you can -- what can you do with your children when you have a problem. >> that's what the meeting is about, there's fun to be had, funny t-shirts to be bought, but ultimately focused on issues that address families. >> the challenge of child rearing between husband and wife, finances, the care for people with disabilities and the elderly. >> and, of course, the meeting will culminate with a visit from the pope. many fans here, including those who see him as a more tolerant and forgiving pope then seems to be working hard to bring back catholics who felt abandoned by their church. >> forgive them, bless the woman who aborts, have her communion again. they can come back now and be part of the catholic church. >> as you come back live, it's getting difficult to tell what traffic problems are or are not related to the papal preparations, but the vine street expressway beyond logan circle westbound is a mess right now. 76 west

first the protester were confronted by trump's supporters, including a man who was from the dominican republic and came to this country illegal ly. then more protesters started showing up. that's when what hay peerd to be trump employees dressed in suits began trying to get the protesters away from the front of the building. video shows one man in a soot grabbing the sign of a protester. he try to stop him to get his sign back. that's when the apparent trump employee turns and he made a swing at the protester. the protester falls into the arms of what appears to be another trump employee. the protester then tries to grab the employee in return and that's when the cameras kind of pan off. listen now to the man who was protesting. >> all that banners and stuff, they wanted to rip them up. >> the protester says he plans to press charges. but then again if you watch the video, it appears that the first physical altercation came from the protester. we reached out to donald trump's camp and they have not yet commented. if they do, when they do, we'll let you know. >> thank you. >>> well, breaking to

teens like brian receive training in leadership, culture and history before traveling to the dominican republicor or nicaragua for three weeks. they live like the locals and serve the community. travel costs $3,500 per student. but teens pay on a sliding scale and raise a minimum of $500 each. funding from foundations and individuals pays the rest. volunteer teachers like impact academy's erin brandvold travels with the students. >> i get so excited when they talk about oh, now i want to go and major in political science so i can do this or for a lot of them it changes where they see themselves going. >> reporter: eliza understands. and that's why she responded to a job posting and took the executive director's job at "global glimpse" 7 years ago to give students the experience she had had as an international volunteer. >> they come back with a sense of purpose. they believe in themselves. >> reporter: marcela berrios says it thrives because eliza ignites a passion for people. >> she is kind of like the cayenne pepper of our office. she definitely brings such spark and enthusiasm. >> reporter:

these are the store that's we're hearing from people, gahm, the philippines, ex which door, dominican republic, people from all throughout the world are coming to camden so they can hop over the bridge to see the pope. it has just been an extraordinary day so far here in camden. they say the numbers are little bit lower than they expected. but it is not about volume. it is about quality. and the people that have come here just have had the spirit of energy and excitement to see the pope. we expect to see a lot more tomorrow, pretty much what the feeling is here tomorrow will be the bigger arrival for crowds as they go over to see the public mass. but again, this is just a wonderful trip for those who want to make t they are bringing water, they're banking bike sissel, you can push strollers, the restrictions here, are fairly loose, as far as what you can bring, as long it is nothing dangerous, there is a check point that everybody goes through, with state police, the delaware river port authority. water being given out from the red cross, there is portapotties you can use, so this is -- everyt

american archbishops were forced to resign; a former church ambassador to the dominican republic wasicted; a new tribunal was created to investigate top-ranked churchmen. still the efforts were criticized as too little, too late. >> i have liberal friends who think he should have come in and just changed the whole proceeding for priest abusers. >> woodruff: garry wills is the author of "the future of the catholic church with pope francis". >> he's trying to do something along that line, but there's nothing that would be adequate except to fire all the bishops, because they were all complicit in the cover-up. >> woodruff: but if changes in policies have been slow to come, the new pope's shift in tone and unique pastoral style has not. even so, little was known about the unassuming 76-year-old who had spent nearly his entire life in argentina. an intrigued world wondered: who is pope francis? >> the secret to him is pretty open. he's a christian. he follows jesus. he talks like jesus. jesus talked about the poor. and that's all the pope is saying: start with the poor. >> woodruff: prof

weekend, the world meeting of families begins tomorrow from angola to ethiopia, dallas to the dominican republicico to maui, pilgrims have flocking to the city of brotherly love ahead of the catholic conference. "action news" reporter vern odom talked to some of the faithful today. he's live in center city with their story and where they'll be staying. >> reporter: vernon. >> reporter: sharrie, you can feel the increasing international flavor here as philadelphians we're used to tourists from across the world but this has a very different vibe. they're arriving in philadelphia by the the hour, by the thousands. tourists for the world meeting of families and of course the visit of pope francis from as far away as latin america, this family from colombia. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: these folks are from zimbabwe in southern africa. where are these folks staying during their visit? the hotels in and near center city still have some rooms available the authority says but by the weekend as the pope's arrival draws near, they anticipate 100 percent occupancy. >> there's still plenty avail

there has been a significant intention to what's happening in the dominican republic and so are seeingthe conference about the race internationally and so i think domestically the way that we talk about immigration has historically been in the united states. to what extent are those issues things that should be primary or with respect to the talking about how great functions in the united states today. >> i think that we've been a little bit skeptical about the way that race and immigration can come together in a way that can push the issue forward with one of the things we've studied intensely a lot of what happens in america today even though we are more than 100 years past there is the idea that it's very powerful and the way in which for example i'm a puerto rican man. that's how it plays out. they are well-educated people from africa. immigrants are less burdened by the tragic side of african american history and i think more able to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities of the american culture. this has been true no matter where they come from they tend to say here's som

we have seen flags from the dominican republic, arjgentinar american flags here.pect a very symbolic motions to happen here at independence hall. one, he will be speaking using the lectern that abraham lincoln used while he gave the gettysburg address. the gettysburg address in which abraham lincoln said all men are created equal, that the government created for the people and by the people shall never perish and that is the lectern he will be speaking of today regarding liberty and the freedom and immigration. also we will be hearing from many immigrants, mexican-american families that are here, and also hearing he will be blessing the cross of the inquestros. that is really a symbolism, truly, of the hispanic missionary mission here in america. it's supposed to symbolize the hispanic faith movement within the united states, and he will be blessing that. so here at independence hall, he will be addressing, i think, and it's pretty safe to say, look, 40% of catholics in the united states are hispanic. we are -- you know, hispanics are 500 million of the 1.3 billio

rights, those kinds of things, i just spoke to anna martinez who came to this country from the dominican republicshe told me the pope moved her to tears, crying, spoke spanish. her daughter interpreted for me, said everything the pope said hit home with her. she couldn't even pick out one thing that really touched her heart. she said everything he said literally made her cry. she was still crying when leaving, they walked off a few moments ago. touching moments for a lot of folks here on the mall. really, really huge crowd, everybody excited as the pope approached. i never heard a roar like that coming from market street as he moved his way around 5th here across chestnut and into the back of independence mall and when he stepped out, walked through the two doors behind me on to the stage. it was an amazing, amazing thing to see here in philadelphia. i've been covering the news here in philadelphia for 30 years. never seen anything like that reception like that. just amazing. something you'll remember the rest of your life. >> it really is. dave schratweiser, we notice a little something differen

. >> we got married the first time in the dominican republic, right in june and then, dave of celebrationsulled do our wedding. three weeks ago we got married again in a beautiful wednesday ago this will air later this year. it was wonderful good okay. now, get out. >> nice to meet you, congratulations. >> so he used to be a police officer. >> he used to be a police officer. i was doing an event in south carolina. >> yes. >> i'm told that the officer would be my escort for the day and i had no idea. he is a local stick teacher and intuitive and i didn't know he had spoken that day but he was also like i guess moon lighting as my security team. >> yes. >> lovely suit at the time. >> and it was fast. >> so good. >> so happy. >> you never really got off-duty. >> yes. >> all the time. >> we will do it for you. >> amazing for me. >> he has moved to los angeles and helping coaching people through map fesstation and kind of awesome. >> yes. >> when we first saw you, you were in in living single. kim cole coming in, we love it. do you ever get tired of people coming up, bringing it up to you. >> y

polish archbishop who was accused of paying for sex with children while he was appointed to the dominican republic. he was defrocked, he was sent back to the vatican and put under house arrest and he was about to be put on trial in this tribunal but recently, about august, he died of heart attack before he could be tried. as you can see, this is a pope that he's pushing the matter forward. he has created this tribunal. it is important to know who was there with him when he delivered that address. it was cardinal sean o'malley, in charge of the commission for the protection of minors. the biggest significance the fact that he delivered that message right there in front ever those bishops. >> claudio, thank you very much for weighing in on that. >>> i'm joined now in studio in new york with george weigel, senior vatican analyst for nbc news. as kathleen cummings, professor of studies at notre dame. kathleen, first to you. we were talking yesterday about the eight bus loads of university of notre dame students that were coming to hear this pope. you are a teacher there. to what extent has this conver

speech on religious freedom and immigration where people come here as far as los angeles and the dominican republic are here to take a look at. >> the fact that he cares about people, and wanting to reform immigration and the people of the church in a way. >> and the fact that he wants to talk about immigrants and peace. >> and we have respect for his humanity and the message of peace and his position on immigration. we wanted to be, i guess, part of the history. >> reporter: there you can hear it, and no matter where i went or who i talked to the or what language they spoke, they said fundamentally the same thing, this pope makes them feel included in something, whether it is more into their own catholic faith, whether they are of another faith or more into the country, and that is what all of the people i spoke to said that they were waiting to hear, alex. >> yes, and it is with regard to immigration, it is represented by the people performing now, and i know that there are a bunch of groups that have been lined up representing all different walks of life and culture cultures and you have a pablo

they've come from as far as away as los angeles, the dominican republic. from costa rica. many of them started this journey, they were online getting these tickets. right away those tickets sold out in about five minutes or less. some of the people here were telling us. then they got up extraordinarily early. one pair of college kids that i think were the first people to arrive walked three miles from where they're staying with their friends in south philadelphia to get here at about 7:00 a.m. to wait more than eight hours to see the pope very briefly here on independence hall -- here at independence hall. i should say, this comes with a lot of american symbolism. this is where the declaration of independen independence, the constitution were signed. the podium that the pope is going to be using is the same one that abraham lincoln used to give the gettysburg address. a lot of very old symbols of the country here. we're expecting the pope to talk about immigration and religious freedom when he's here. at that point there may be as many as 50,000 people in

you're seeing an influx of people from the dominican republic, from mexico. downtown, moving to the neighborhood. it's evolving and changing, and this is, looks to be a shot in the arm for the neighborhood and for the parish, right? >> i think that's a big point. this is definitely a big shot in the arm for this neighborhood, for this school, for this whole area. and because it has struggled, and churches have had to close because they have just been financially not able to be sustained. buff you can well imagine that this visit is going to revitalize not only their school, not only these children's lives, but that whole neighborhood. >> it's not cheap to go to this school. tuition is $4400 a year. and a lot of that comes from private fund-raising. >> correct. >> and from the archdiocese as well. not easy. >> not easy. it does come from a lot of different sources, because folks, that is a big, hefty amount of money to have to come up with. >> but it also comes up with the commitment from the students and also the parents, because some of these children that a

we saw people who flew up from the dominican republic. we've seen people who have flown from los angeles to come here and get a chance. we talked to one man from philadelphia, chris, who lives two blocks from here. he talked about the fact that this place really was so shut down. the security is so intense. it's almost as if the city has ground to a complete stand still. he says he has some friends in his apartment building who decided they were just going to leave town for the weekend, foresake the chance to see the pope simply because it was going to be so difficult to get around, chris. >> casey, we're watching the -- thanks for that report from independence hall. we're watching this plane take off. we've been watching this for all the days of the pope's visit. taking off from new york. i guess he's not going to take the train. which actually could be a nice ride, too. most americans when they go from new york to philadelphia take the amtrak and then from philadelphia to washington the same way. it's just so easy for those short rides.

originally from the dominican republic but all of them american citizens and how the pope spoke with them about their mission, helping poor people. it's quit possible to host more people this afternoon but he needs a little bit of down time before heading up to east harlem to our lady queen of angels this afternoon he will be there. and then the procession through central park and tens of thousands are now gathering. and then of course for the big mass at msg. but we are on pope watch as we have been throughout the morning. and also i was here last night. like i said, we don't always get a good glimpse of him because they pull in on 72nd street there and then just whisk him into the residence, i him yet. hoping maybe today is the day. but as he makes his way in that motorcade uptown we expect to see him very shortly. so we'll keep an eye out and be on standby and let you know as soon as we see any activity the little fiat that the pope has been traveling in. mary back to you. >> give them away for us, he had the windows down when he passed us father, a really nice moment when he gave

yesterday, but it is today that people came out and came down here and one woman came from the dominican republic it even went back to here. and one woman said she was shocked that the priest would have enough to make people feel included. this is not a ticketed area and many of the people that came through were those stuck in the long security lines. it took up to about four hours at 19th and wood. there are special stories out here making me think there are no coincidences. several people were frustrated when they came through and got a glimpse of the holy father himself. and says he came through on the pope-mobile they would not have gotten the chance if they got through the lines quickly. and as people are filing out and leaving the areas, they are still continuing to sing and dance. and at the free library of philadelphia you see the kids on the pillars and that was a great vantage point for many people who couldn't get a ticket, able to get a better idea and better feel. even though they are so far back they felt included and that they were part of the entire ceremony, entire mass rather. a

>> we are from the dominican republic, from mexico, but we all live in philadelphia. >> i love. that will so most of the people that were coming in for the conference initially from our greater delaware valley. huge presence from illinois, indianna, california and i've seen so many people from mexico. i would say that they've some of the best representation here. >> oh, we can hear them, representing. >> what did you say alex, people from 100 different countries? >> yes, they are here for the world meeting of families, the large that's they've, and 100 different countries being represented right now in philadelphia. >> world meeting of families, united stay of american, and we have it right here in the birth place of america, in philadelphia. all of are you philadelphians, you are. remember couple of weeks ago i walked across the bryn bridge, to see if i could walk from camden down to the parkway, right? >> did you. >> will people actually use the ben franklin bridge today? it is closed, as a walkway. so we have bill anderson there at the base. hi, bill. >> reporter: hey, guys,