kennedy international airport to downtown manhattan. >> manhattan heliport. >> sort of walk me throughhe day, we can get to the last couple of days in a second, but i want you to walk me through your thoughts on this day starting with the remarks, the comments, the speech before the joint meeting of congress. >> absolutely, tony. this was a historic day by any stretch of the imagination and he spoke with one of the four english-long speeches of the trip and seemed much more comfortable in that language today than he has in the past and the message he brought to congress was a message of hope, of optimism, but also a getting into the really important, the really thorny issues that are gripping people in this country and all around the world. so often times we think about state of the union addresses and we could think of this as the state of the world from the pope to the congress. we will hear the full state of the world address tomorrow when he becomes the fourth pope to address the united states. >> he previewed it a bit today. >> today was for domestic political consumption. this is

you are down by the freedom tower, downtown manhattan where police are expecting terror to come from a weird source. >> i'm at the site to pay the respective the nearly 3000 people who love their lives that day. and here test the question could that happen again? and that's what was focused on before captain raised the possibility of a terrorist act. he wants to move the borders away from checkpoints, right now they are to the north and to the south. i spoke to a hotdog vendor right outside the borders. he came to america to live the american dream. he's working hard at it. >> what happened then, set already people down there and those battles ensued. a lot of strange things. >> their suspicious things down here. maybe they should be focused on some of it. the fact remains we have not seen and attacked of that magnet to do in new york, thank god. this city is still the biggest tear target in the world. >> it just seems really specific, there's way too many target in new york city to focus on a hot dog park down by the freedom tower. >> is a somber feeling today that people are vigila

but a more subdued audience awaited him in downtown manhattan friday morning.ground zero the site of the 9/11 attacks the pope met with families of the victims and prayed at the reflection pools where the twin towers once stood. >> a scene of unspeakable violence. bless you your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here. >> hours later up town and new york's east harlem it was the screams of excited schoolchildren that greeted francis. the pontiff, enthusiastic as he visited our lady queen of angels school. inside he met with families some of them refugees and immigrants, as well as children, including those who came to the u.s. as unaccompanied miles an hour. anminors and he invoked martin luther king's i have a dream speech. >> his dream was that many children like you could get an education. he dreamt that many women and men like you could walk with your heads held high. >> reporter: before leaving he visited a classroom and even got a lesson in touch screen technology. from harlem amid extraordinary security, francis traveled through cen

he's gotten into his motorcade making his way from a heliport in downtown manhattan up to st. patrick's cathedral. we are on the east side. we don't know how far away he is at this point, but that service starts at 6:45. everybody here is ready for him. there are thousands of people who have lined the streets waiting in excitement and there are hundreds of people behind me waiting for his arrival now including a number of vips and local dignitaries. the governor is here and new york easters mayor ready to greet the pope when he does -- city's mayor ready to greet the pope when he does arrive. >> what are they saying about the fiat in the a big apple? >> reporter: i can tell you about an hour ago we actually saw the fiat. they went through a dry run- through. it appears the pope will be traveling in the fiat once he gets to new york. it was headed down fifth avenue empty as part of a larger motorcade with law enforcement. it looks like he'll be in that fiat once again. >> we are curious around here about whether there's a second fiat new york wound or if it was the 1 we had her

he was flown by helicopter to downtown manhattan, and we have a live picture now of fifth avenue in new york. that's the pope in his little fiat. he is heading over to the popemobile, and he will be getting on board of poep mobeing beacomomobile and greeght the pe of new york city. the pope flew in from washington earlier where he made a historic address to congress. after the speech, the pope greeted thousands outside the u.s. capitol, and he blessed an infant in statuary hall. he visited the needy in washington, and stopped to pose selflessly for a selfie. this evening, the humble pope is greeting crowds that you just saw there on fifth avenue on the most expensive street in the world. he is en route to a prayer service at new york's st. patrick's cathedral, the 135-year-old gothic structure that has been renovated over the last three years just for the pope's visit today. and as we watch the pope getting on board the popemobile, we'll go to chip reid at st. patrick's. chip. >> reporter: scott, he's four blocks north of here. we're on 51 at fifth avenue. he's on 55th. he should be her

looking at downtown manhattan. ithe 68 degrees on this friday morning. >> time for a check of weather and raffic on the 4s. chris, the holy father will be going down to lower manhattan to the 9/11 memorial for a touching ceremony. once again, the weather, we keep saying this, but it was a perfect night last night. >> it really was. >> it was almost like you were indoors it was so beautiful. >> it had that room temperature on the outside. >> just perfect. >> very nice maybe a bit breezier today. the timing is really everythi. meantime right now, temperatures, while cool, not as chilly as yesterday morning. we anave enme cloud cover in parts of the area. just patohy clouds. the wind stirring a little out nnof the northeast. that's what you're going to notice today, a breezier to ey. our temperature at 68 degrees. that's a good six, seven degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. the subur not quite as chilly this morning. we'll have that cool breeze mainly near the coast through the afternoon. a mix of clouds and su

and he will head to downtown manhattan and then a motorcade, to get him over to st.atrick's cathedral, he spent most of his day in washington, d.c. where he gave a speech to a joint meeting of congress. >> the first pope to do that, lawmakers hanging on his every word. >> i am most grateful for your invitation to address this joint session of congress. in the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ applause ] >> pope francis spoke in english for almost an hour an extraordinary feat for him. he called on action fork immigrants and the end of the death penalty and talked about making a real difference on climate change. he talked about his next stop in philadelphia and stressed the important role that families play across this country. >> a theme that pope francis will carry into his world meeting of families speech on saturday, that conference is in full swing and going rather well so far. vernon odom joins us live now. >> reporter: hello there brian, more smooth sailing and all smiles at the world meeting of families, workshops and seminars and a lot of people

in the meantime, there was chaos in midtown, downtown, everywhere in manhattan 14 years ago.ick of it were the reporters. one shining brightly to get the story to the rest of the world. fox news' rick leventhal coming up next. he shares his reflections as we remember september 11th. "countdown" coming right back. ♪ ♪ you pay your car insurance premium like clockwork. month after month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise... your insurance company tells you to pay up again. why pay for insurance if you have to pay even more for using it? if you have liberty mutual deductible fund™, you could pay no deductible at all. sign up to immediately lower your deductible by $100. and keep lowering it $100 annually, until it's gone. then continue to earn that $100 every year. there's no limit to how much you can earn and this savings applies to every vehicle on your policy. call to learn more. switch to liberty mutual 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 mutu

needs, so did not fit that kind of tenant, and it is also a side of the changing character of downtown manhattan. charlie: rupert murdoch and fox are principal tenants, and what will be on the top floor? bjarke: basically, news corp and fox occupy the bottom. in the top will be leased, and we still have hopes that on the very top floor, there can be a screening room, so you can imagine that once you have seen the premiere of the film where the screen lit up, you will have maybe even an even more epic view of the city you are in. charlie: how many restaurants? bjarke: i think all of this will be sort of detailed further, but we will place the amenities so that they are always adjacent to the terraces. also, we are working on the terraces so they dipped down or lift up so that multiple floors have direct access to these hanging gardens. charlie: you once said this was like playing twister with a 1300 foot high rise. bjarke: it is true, because like one of the complexities of working on this site, it is not just the heritage of the site and the significance of the site. it is also that it is sittin

the national september 11th memorial and museum in downtown manhattan is honoring each and everyone ofhem today. rick leventhal live in lower manhattan as he was on that day. rick? >> reporter: and jon, it is extremely difficult day for you will of us who were here on new york city on september 11th, 2001, especially tough for the many thousands of family members of victims who died when both of those towers fell that awful morning. of course each year thousands of survivors and relatives and first-responders gather at the world trade center site to reflect and remember and honor the lives lost by reading names of all 2983 men, women and children who were killed in the 9/11 attacks here at the pentagon, in shanksville, pennsylvania, where flight 93 crashed and also lives lost in that first world trade center bombing back in 1993. six moments of silence were observed as they always are, marking times the planes hit the towers, the pentagon and the pennsylvania field and the times the towers fell and reading of those names continues this morning. while time clearly can not heal all wound

>> stewart also noted that he was living in downtown manhattan during the september 11th terror attacks and he says he owes first responders a debt he can never repay. >>> problems with the new apple watch's operating system are forcing the company to push back its launch date and the launch os2 is supposed to come out today, but engineers say a bug in the software is taking longer than expected to fix. they haven't set a new release date, but an apple spokesperson says it's coming shortly. >>> matt damon causes some controversy with comments about diversity. what he said and why it's generating criticism on social media. >> and in my perspective it didn't look like a bomb. >> arrested for a homemade clock. hear from the boy who has inspired a worldwide hash tag. what can i make for you? how about one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. >>> right now at 4:30, jesse matthew officially charged in the disappearance and

i think you can see it really as a sign of the changing character of downtown manhattan. >> rose: news corp, 20t 20th century fox of murdoch companies are the basically tenant. >> news corp occupies the bottom half. the top will be leased out. we have the hopes that on the very top floor there can be a screening room. so you can imagine once you've seen the premiere of the film, when the screen lifts up, you will have an even more epic view of the city you're in. >> rose: how many restaurants? i think this will be detailed further, but we're looking to create the amenities so they're always adjacent to the terraces. we're also working on the topography of the terraces so they dip down or lift up so multiple floors have direct access to the hanging gardens. >> rose: you once said this is like playing twister with a 1300-foot high rise. >> it's true because one of the complexities of working on this site, it's not just the heritage and significance of the site, it's actually the fact that the building is sitting on top eleven public transportation lines, a service road, a power station t

then he will make his way to downtown manhattan for a bit of a papal procession. the sheer excitement is building. though we can't see them, thousands right now are lining 5th avenue to catch a glimpse of pope francis. this is video from right outside of st. patrick's cathedral. and there are visitors here from all over the world. now, one little boy was laying down in the street to save his very own spot. and they came with candles. they had pins and needles for the opportunity to get anywhere close to the pontiff. now, once pope francis arrives by plane at jfk airport, a chopper awaits his holiness. it will take him a half hour to arrive in lower manhattan at the heliport. that's when he will come by means of the pope mobile to st. patrick's for a -- we met one woman that traveled many miles and without a ticket from argentina just to see him. >> translator: it's very emotional. it's a great event to be able to do this with a pope from argentina and to share him. >> and tomorrow morning the pope will address the united nations general say semibly. around lunchti

here in the financial capital of the world in downtown manhattan. it's 8:00 a.m. out west and "squawk alley" is live. ♪ ♪ ♪ start spreading the news ♪ i'm leaving today ♪ i want to be a part of it ♪ new york, new york >> welcome to "squawk alley" for a friday. joining us on set today, re/code's kara swisher is here at the new york stock exchange, good to have you. jon fortt is here today, kayla is off. we'll start with apple, preorders of the new iphone 6 s and 6 s plus begin tonight. arguably the tech story of the week. a new iphone, a larger ipad. improved apple tv and of course the apple pencil. despite all the is that correct we got all week long, kara, you say they remain the world's most influential tech company. >> well actually walt said that walt wrote an essay for the verge, which is our partner. and he was talking about the idea that even though there's some things that haven't been working, the apple watch i think is questionable still. apple music is somewhat of a mess. think jon has talked about that a lot. they still manage to turn in a combination

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multiply that by four and put it in downtown manhattan for a period of two and a half days or some this area up and down fifth avenue, if anybody has been to new york, they've probably been to rockefeller center, there is no traffic here. they've closed it for several blocks in either direction from st. patrick's. there's a place where he's going to rest overnight. that has security. central park is preparing. and tomorrow he has four different places he's going to in the city as soon as he wakes up. it's kind of a non-stop schedule for him. everywhere he goes, there has to be this level of security that goes ahead of him. >> ifill: we saw a little bit of this here in washington, but it's not like what you'll see there. give us a thumbnail sketch of his schedule, where he's expected to go and be. >> for man his age, it's pretty impressive. after he goes to vespers tonight, which is not mass, but a church service tonight with clergy inside here, then he goes to rest tonight. tomorrow morning as soon as he wakes up, he goes... today he was trying to address the nation of the united states

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and here is a shot of downtown manhattan heliport. the pope has just arrived there.hat helicopter, and he'll be flying to jfk airport where he will then get in shepherd 1, the airplane, as it's known, when he flies in it, and heading, of course, to philadelphia for his final stop in this incredible u.s. journey. we've been watching every step of the way the enthusiasm for him. so, you can't see the pope's fiat behind that helicopter. but it is there, and very soon, he'll be taking off and of course, we will show this to you and show you all of the live comings and goings as they happen. >>> meanwhile, other big political news, of course, that is that speaker john boehner is resigning not only his speakership but congress. he will be leaving next month. now what, who will fill that position? joined by michael smerconish. michael, great to see you. i know you're having a wonderful time in philadelphia. >> keeping chris in line. that's all i can tell you. >> well, it's a full-time job, we can tell you. let's talk about this stunning news that surprised capitol hill and

the pope plans to be ll over manhattan, downtown and the 9/11 memorial and midtown for mass at madison square garden, uptown to visit a school in east harlem, a ride through central park to greet his followers and an army of security around him at all times. today the secret service confirmed to us that some kind of plot again fost the pope in the s. has been foiled, but would gienve n other information on it for catholics in our area, this is the moment of a lifetime. the pope in our city. but today the mayor had this to say to the rest of the city. >> for many, many new yorkers who happen not to be catholic, this will be an equally extraordinary moment because his holiness has become, i would argue, the single strongest voice of conscious anywhere in the world. >> reporter: as to maybe the biggest challenge in all of this, protecting a pope who likes to take security risks. one who wants to make contact with his people. >> if we could keep him inside a bubble if we could, but this pope has made it quite clear as he's traveled around the world that it's not what he does. >> and so the

. >> the scene of what used fob the world trade center in downtown manhattan and it will be a thoroughfarenies and commerce once again back to doing what it does best. but if you think about it, 14 years ago today besides the initial shock of what happened there was a growing concensus that the markets would tank. when they did reopen, they did and that we would enter maybe a multi-year recession and i think businesses at the time said even depression. we were knocked for a loop, but didn't last too long. in a couple of months we were back where we were before the attacks and the economy moved on. there have been numerous bumps and hits since. the bottom line is that stocks are a lot higher today than they were back again. 70% higher and that's not a political statement, just a simple market fact. ben stein says that's why you do have a look at the long haul when you look at stocks. >> always. neil: good to have you. that's another story that people missed, huh? >> well, the traders can trade minute by minute, they're got the tools where they've got the deep pockets of capital. we ordinary

ben: a beautiful sight, the 9/11 memorial downtown lower manhattan, the son about the come up, the weather today will be simply divine. the pope will visit this location a little later this ahead. mike woods as a forecast. the pope's first trip in new york city is one that lot of people will never forget, live team coverage all across manhattan. his first stop will be the united nations where he has several issues he would like to address with world leaders, he will have a very big stage this morning as he did yesterday addressing a joint meeting of congress and later this afternoon the pope will head to madison square garden for a highly anticipated mass. coverage from every angle this morning. good morning, i am ben simmoneau in the upper east side studio. juliet: i am juliet huddy on a 31st floor balcony in lower manhattan, you can see behind me looking down a perfect perfect spotting of the reflecting pools and the 9/11 memorial, absolutely beautiful morning, to stunning sunrise, absolutely beautiful, pink and orange, a symbol of what the day is going to be about, the pope will be down

it's happening to james blake in times square, new york, it's happening in the bronx, downtown manhattanen island. they're not even putting in the arrest that it actually happened. you can't believe this only one case happened in times square to james blake. it's happening across the board. this guy has been sued four times, this same cop, and written up five. and nothing has happened. >> you look at the data on profiling, i want to put up mentioning this for the context. 13,000 people stopped by nypd officers in the first half of 2015. under a new democratic mayor, 81% not charged, essentially innocent, 73% minority. >> as the chairman said, you have this incredible frustration. imagine if it was a 13-year-old kid in the bronx getting treated like that by a police officer. how does that 13-year-old child view police f for the rest of his life. >> and what's the cycle. >> the excessive force, the distrust of their own communities they're policing, has caused an incredible rift, not just in new york. >> thank you very much for coming in. a story about tennis from the u.s. open that people

moments ago, the vice president was in downtown manhattan helped to lead commemorations at the 9/11 attacks community. a whole family. a whole legacy. wounded, 52,328. not 52,000. but 328 because every single one like your friend sitting home in couches still suffering from having done their duty are required additional help and they're entitled to every single solitary help the united states government can provide them until the day they die. >> emotional vice president appeared on "the late show" last night and seemed near tears at times discussing the death of his son beau. >> i went out to denver and landed at military base and met a whole group of military families which is not unusual and a rope line, about 100 yards from the aircraft and going great. and a guy in the back yells, major beau biden, bronze star, sir, served with him in iraq. and all of a sudden i lost it. how could you -- you know what i mean? that's not -- i shouldn't be saying this but that -- you can't do that. >> vice president biden is expected to make a decision about 2016 this month with pill hillary clinton's de

the other thing i am struck by is as the pope landed in downtown manhattan i'm thinking most time whenhey are picked up by a limousine. i bet this is the first time anybody has been picked up by a chrysler fiat. how indicative that is of what he believes in that he is not better or bigger or more important than anybody else, that he is a priest, the bishop of rome with a job to do and his parish is the world. that is how he ministers to it. they are really excited here. there were two cops on motorcycles who came down fifth avenue and they got all kinds of applause. usually in new york if you see two cops with lights flashing they get the bronx cheer. they are very excited, very anxious. every once in a while a cheer goes up. there are no jumbo trons here so people are following the pope's route on social media as much as they can so to be ready. this is just a remarkable scene. i just am stunned by the number of people. >> i wish we had overhead shots. just to put in perspective how many deep. that is about the best we can do because of controls on helicopters and camera placements. s

looking downtown, lower manhattan, a lot of haze, low cloudiness, 84, 51% humidity, easterly wind at 8. the pressure is steady and the high today 84. 83 in west hampton right now. getting more sunshine now in connecticut and long island. more cloudiness over new jersey, but certainly running several degrees cooler than yesterday's numbers in some cases 13 degrees cooler like into white plains so behind yesterday's pace and even cooler tomorrow. see the dew points? mid-60s, lower 70s. that's still pretty humid out there so the drier air is lagging behind. it's sitting up near boston and up state toward albany and northern new england and you will notice a big difference late. we will see those lower dew points backing into the area. so clouds breaking for sun as we go through the 7:00 hour, still might be a stray shower by midnight it's partly cloudy skies and then we have a lot of sunshine tomorrow and low humidity and a wind out of the northeast still a breeze that we will notice and that will be for tomorrow. you can see the satellite here how the clouds continue to go from northea

today there's over 100 skyscrapers, there, it's got a central park similar to downtown manhattan.resident's cup in asia. it's a nice honor, and it will bring players from all over the worrell and a lot of economic impact on the city, a little over 60 million and it will be seen by a billion people all around the world. so it's fairly important and i think that it's been significant over the last few years where the president's can you be is played in many, different places. >> hi, jack, scott brown. what does the time frame and what is the cost impact for this area and for golf in general? >> well, i think that the president's cup, as it the ryder cup, both events promote international golf and promotes the game of golf. the economic impact, when we have the last one in scottland, an impact on the citiment the and about the same in songo and it's-- but the growth for the game around the world is what the impact is really going to be and it's-- it's really great for the game of goffin a-- golf and it's great for the city. >> it's priceless with the greatest golfers in the world. sa

he is going to cover all parts of manhattan, uptown, downtown, the park, everywhere in between. so, what's being done to help keep the city moving? we all have to go to work after all. news 4's tracy strahan is t penn station with that part of the story. >> reporter: the ood ws is it seems like everyone got in okay but we are already starting to see some changes around penn station. just a few moments ago, we saw k-9 units from th tsa and amtrak sweep the exterior of the building and people are starting to realize they may have to tweak their papal mans whe it comes to transportation as the impact of this event is being felt already. no signs of the pope and no signs of a yellow cab for a long line waiting at penn station. dawn waited 45 minutes for a ride and sought impact of transit changes firsthand. >> when i came in to penn station, you could see the tr ns lined , usually that early in the day, there's not that many train , the security wn in penn station is insane. >> reporter: from nypd searches at subway entrances to military patrols, we saw the beefed up security presen

jazeera america ♪ here we go, live pictures right now from the downtown heliport downtown new york city and arrived in manhattanor the first visit, the second leg of his trip to the united states and welcome to al jazeera america special live coverage of pope francis and i'm tony harris in new york city and continues his visit to the united states in the big apple and he is making his way shortly to st. patricks cathedral and earlier today the pontiff addressed the joint meeting of congress then met with homeless people, being assisted by catholic charities and had lunch with them. we are going to get back to the pope's story in america in just a moment but there is another huge story we are following as well. tragedy on one of the holiest days in islam, over 700 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual hodge in saudi arabia. hundreds more were injured as many as 800 more injured. saudi arabia's king solomon promised a swift investigation into the worst disaster in two decades, we will have much more tonight in our 7:00 eastern hour. let's get to libby casey now live on capitol hill as our c

>> we have a great, great view from the w hotel downtown in low arer manhattan. we're on the 31st floor, we have a balcony situation. if you see some arms and backs getting into the shot, it's tight quarters here. we have a perfect view of the reflecting pools in the 9/11 memorial itself. this is where the activity is really going to be around 11:0. the pope will arrive at 11:30, but just about 8:00, just about a half hour from now, guests will be allowed to start coming into the memorial gardens and museum. these are 9/11 responders, family members who have died on 9/11 and afterwards. the folks will start to come into the 9/11 memorial museum at about 10:30. 11:30, again, the pope should arrive. pope francis' arrival, he will go to the south reflecting pool and reflect for a moment. he will then make his way into the foundation hall, and then he will conduct this sewer faither is moan think -- interfaith all different feints, muslims, there are, of course, critics. but, you know, today is a day that reflect ares who pope francis is, a man who wants to bridge th

of course he may be overwhelmed by the sight of the crowd waiting for him downtown a bit, midway through the island of manhattan. and what the vatican planners did was really combine the need for him to go to harlem downtown to mid town to madison square garden with the ability to take this detour through central park. and it affords him a different view of the city, a beautiful green space in the middle of manhattan. and it's a venue that allows a lot of p.eople to see him. >> i wonder if he knows he's north of the heights where murton was baptized. and we heard the recitation of when i was hungry, you gave me food. that was dorothy's model. she said -- [ inaudible ] he referenced dorothy day before congress. these two great new york figures. [ cheers and applause ] >> people have fallen in love with his face, his expressions, his smile. it appears they have put a rubber arm pad on that open window because he's found so much time resting his elbow with his hand out the window waving. the chants are terrific as well. [ cheers and applause ] >> even the police officers on duty are waving. did you catch that? >>

than an hour ago, he traveled by helicopter from manhattan to jfk international airport and then boarded a flight for the city of brother-in-law love. downtown philly is said to be empty of cars. lana zach has more. >> reporter: pope francis has arrived in philadelphia. greeting pope here the bowes family, richard a former policeman shot in the line of duty, bernadette who held her family together through his recovery and their three children. >> just meeting him is a blessing. >> them symbolic of the world meeting of families, the primary reason for for the pope's visit to the united states. on the pope's agenda today mass at the basilica of saints peter and paul, waving to the crowds on independence mall and tonight skon cert hosted by mark walberg. the events are expected to be the largest in philadelphia's history but the city management has been criticized for their hyper security. others are just happy to have the pope here. >> it's almost kind of that classic line out of cass a is a blank can a, in all the cities in and all the place in the world. >> reporter: for this hope who kants to be please clothes to his people it's a particula

downtown brooklyn, eyewitness news. >> thank you, mallory. >>> a new push tonight for the manhattan bar where the gay rights movement began to be made into a national park site. senator kirsten gillibrand and congressman gerald ladler dedicated the stonewall in as the first national park site honoring lgbt history. the tavern where protesters rioted against police that raided the inn back in 1969 rights. >> as we continue to share our work toward more just, more inclusive and fair nation, we have a responsibility to preserve and respect the hallowed sites that are bourne the progress that we may have so far. >> the lawmakers are making a formal request to president obama and they are encouraging everyone to sign an online petition. >>> we want to return now to the pope's historic trip to cuba and the united states. already. this is brand-new video from just a few minutes ago as the pope made his way through the strips of havana on his way to pope francis can expect crowds like this when he arrives in the united states in a few days. when the pope arrives in america on tuesday, he will become the fourth pontiff to set foot

downtown. today there are 70,000 people living in lower manhattan. the numbers continue to grow. one world trade is open and filling with tenants. the memorial plaza now open to the public along with a museum which is very powerful and the work continues on other towers surrounding that site. this is a difficult day for the thousands of family members who gather every day. >> when you think about where we were 14 years ago, years after that now we are at a place that's been transformed. you see the 1 world trade center, the memorial has all its trees in place. it looks beautiful. of the museum opened, light has truly returned, it's not just good for the family members, it's good for all the public to remember what happened here. >> reporter: poem francis will visit the memorial museum. bill: how is that treated where you are now? >> reporter: this is always a day of high alert for the nypd and the agencies tasked with protecting the ground zero threat. now more concerns about snroarn wolves inspired by isis and other terror groups. how things are changed from bin laden's caves an

manhattan. but we have closures dunn n downtown near the 9/11 memorial and museum. avoid that. now, those closures are expected to reopen at 1:00 p.m. let's head to the maps. we have extra service on new jersey transit trains and buses, path trains and metro north trains and that will begin after 10:00 a.m. we have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended today. the metered are in effect. ken, back to you. >> metro metro bill evans with the forecast. >> great day today, breezy, clouds, sun. perfect fall day. 65 degrees. great day. warming up to around 70 by noontime to 72 then we hit 76 this afternoon. sun and clouds, breezy, temperature 75 is a perfect afternoon for a papal visit. sunshine and clouds 74 tomorrow and 72 sunday. ken? >> thank you, sir. that is the news for now. "good morning america" continues after the break here >>> good morning, america. it's 8 a.m. and pope francis is here in new york. an emotional morning as he heads to ground zero. we're with him every step of the way. >>> major health scare. reality star and "dancing" contestant kim zolciak re

downtown. you see him in the video. we scouted throw low ee locations where the nypd put out barriers. there will be a lot of street closures as the pope makes his way around manhattan starting thursday with evening prayer. presidents can expect closures around the residence on the upper east side. on friday morning the pope will address united nations and around 11:30 he'll spend time the at the 9/11 memorial. and visit our lady queen school and travel via motorcade through central mark. pope francis will end the day with a 6:00 p.m. mass at madison square garden. >>> you can find a complete list of the street closings on our website. we have you covered and the i ten rarely i schedule. >>> news on harlem, the nypd is searching for the man raped a homeless woman on the street. police released this security video of the suspect in the white pants and baseball cap. this happened early thursday morning on 125th and park avenue. the 22-year-old victim walked to a nearby police station to report the attack. >>> a square today when a london-bound plane clipped a the plane was being pushed back from the gate. the accident was caused by a miscalculations. wasn't too seriou

manhattan by helicopter. that will be at 6:45 before he retires east 72nd street. on friday morning, his landmark address at the united nations. he arrives at 8:45 then downtown to the 9/11 memorial at midday then to east harlem at 4:00, central park at 5:00 and madison square garden at 6:30. but mta officials say the subways will continue to run throughout although some bus routes may be changed near central park and in midtown. >> we can handle the extra people who will come into new york. you get pay -- have patience, be ready for extra crowding. >> reporter: anita jacobson is planning a long weekend out of town. >> we are going upstate. i don't want to be here when it happens. i think it's exciting for the city. >> reporter: one big concern is that a lot of these events are happening at rush hour. but the subways will be running. extra l.i.r.r. and some bus routes are adjusted. none are being canceled that we are aware of. you will find the details on our web site, abc7ny. live on the upper west side, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> all the street closures mean if you were expecting a package delivery, you may have to wait longe

manhattan island then there are now. packed densely mostly into the working-class districts way downtown. mire london was elected to congress in 1914. london, another guy, speaking the language of socialism in the american tradition. says london, just as the parties preceded the civil war, how much of the abolitionist shaped this thinking of later radical spring just as the numerous parties preceded the civil war had the slavery as its issue, parties today dividing the issue of whether the industrial oligarchy should survive and democracy parish or the republic will survive and wage slavery will perish. it is the abolitionist movement of the 20th century. great quote for you the socialist movement is the abolitionist movement of the 20th century. the trajectory of american radicalism. in new york city, not only on the lower east side but also yorkville, upper east side which was heavily german population at the time and even in other districts, a full, vibrant socialist counterculture developed. something like goodwin talks about based on massive labor unrest. the strikes a 20,000 women g

downtown trains are running with delays. riders can use the 2 and p or a and c as alternates in manhattan. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. >> thank you. >>> breaking news overnight, shots fired at a burger king parking lot. we have more live from yonkers. >> reporter: yeah, chris, this just across the street from the cross county shopping center. and still an active scene. we have police here and their investigation seems to be focused around this black mercedes-benz. they have some coverings surrounding it. they have a lot of evidence markers on the other side of the tarp as well. one man shot multiple time, in and head. we saw an ambulance rush him to the hospital. his condition at this hour, still unknown. but we saw quite a number of people here earlier who apparently know the victim. they were very emotional at the scene. police try to piece this investigation together. we do have multiple calls into the yonkers police and we are from them later this morning. janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> police are looking for a suspect in a fo

downtown washington, april 1865. the golden gate bridge was built in the midst of the great depression. a symbol of new deal optimism in very dark times. manhattan's skyscrapers, they have defined this city for over a century. but back in 1913 there was one behemoth building that set the standard for all skyscrapers to come. >> we're slicing off a piece of history that most people have never sampled. showing folks something about their hometowns they've never seen before. and we're using some very cool, expensive graphics to sort of insert people in those histories. >> we're time traveling to death valley california, a desolate, other-worldly landscape, and

manhattan yesterday, holding an evening prayer service at st. patrick's cathedral. today the pope will address world leaders at united nations. take part in a service at the 9/11 memorial downtown. that will be this morning. visit a catholic school in east harlem. he will hold a mass this evening in madison square garden. he will be very busy before leaving washington, d.c. yesterday the pope gave historic speech to joint meeting of congress. immigration was one of the major topics he touched on. >> we, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners. because most of us -- [applause] because most of us were once foreigners. lauren: pope francis planning to leave for philadelphia tomorrow morning. another theme in his speech was the importance of family. nicole: people in the studio saying right now they love this pope. 78 years old. busy schedule for him. >>> fallout from volkswagen emissions test rigging the company will name the currently the head of porsche sports car brand as its new chief executive. mueller is 62 years old. they're also expecting to ask resignations from several top engineers. shares have been on the rise since the ceo announced his resignation

manhattan hotel last week. >> hey, michael. we still have delays on downtown 6 transit. that has been there for a while. also to the road's closure on long island. shut down between nichols to north morris avenue. delays on the new york state thruway near the woodbury tolls. >>> thanks a lot. 87 for the high. tomorrow, early clouds. partly to sunny by afternoon. high of 83 degrees. coming up n the "today" show, wesley snipes tells us about his new role on the small screen what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next, after the next? so predictable and so unsatisfying? what about pulling up a chair, a stool, a beanbag, and actually tasting our food. we are a creamy cheese that still believes in the beauty of a knife, in the elegant swipe of a . . . swipe. of course, that doesn't mean you can't dunk us or scoop us up. enjoy every single, sol-i-tar-y bite. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. roberts and seth has "ed burns". "late late night" tonight. >>> 8:30 now on this friday morning. it's the 18th of september, 2015. beautiful day out here on our plaza, and a

manhattan. at 6:52. some people may have thought they were seeing things in an eye glass store in downtown rome. >> no, that was really pope francis out shopping for new glasses. the pope wanted to use his old frames so he didn't spend too much money. he insisted on paying for his new lenses himself. after some time in the store, he headed back to the vatican with his security detail. >> they probably expedited the lenses for him. >> when do you need these by? create aid special section on your website with everything you need to know about his visit. head to nbcnewyork.com. >>> the "today" show is coming up in a few minutes. we check in with savannah and willie. >> popes. they're just like us. >> yeah. >> good morning to you. coming up on the show this morning, busy day in the presidential race. vice president biden opening up about whether he'll run, what it would take for him to run. donald trump stumbles on foreign policy questions in a new interview and accuses the host of gotcha questions. we've got it covered. >>> are you too clean for your own good? hear me out. your quest to live germ-free could be

downtown new york. we're going to mark that our now with another moment of silence, time to the fall of the south tower on west street in manhattan >> gary robert hedge. michael: a moment of silence marking the collapse of the south tower of the world trade center. that as want to forget people were trying to flee those towers, several hundred people were running into them, including 343 members of the fire department and 71 law enforcement officers who went into the burning building to try and save people, never came out. they gave their lives for their fellow man. folks might point out,

manhattan for evening prayer at 6:45. gridlock alert from friday, when he addresses the united nations general assembly in the morning before going downtown to visit the 9/11 memorial. then he will go uptown and visit students at our lady queen of angels school in east harlem followed with a procession through central park. around 5:00 p.m. he will celebrate mass at madison square garden. then that concludes that day. to saturday now, the pope travels to philadelphia. he will say mass at cathedral basilica of st. peter and paul. finally on sunday he meets with bishops at st. charles borromeo ceremony. after that he goes to the curran-fromhold correctional facility will he meets with inmates and that afternoon will say mass at the world meeting of families. he will have his farewell ceremony at the airport in philadelphia and after that, he wraps up this jam-packed week and heads back home to the vatican in rome. lots going on from then and now. >> it is jam-packed schedule. i'm keeping these hard copy skrip scripts because you did a great job with that. thanks so much. >>> vice president joe biden also had a lot to say about the pope. we