borde la visita a fidel castro su santidad y castro hablaron del problema mundial hoy segÚn dijo el propiombardi mÁs adelante detalles del encuentro, pero mÁs adelante titulares del dÍa. >>>♪. >>> hoy noticiero telemundo fin de semana. fuego sinfÍn las llamas destruyen amplÍas zonas del norte de california dos incendios dejan mÁs destrucciÓn y muerte tenemos lo reciente. >>> y nuevo testimonios de la tragedia de iguala en mÉxico donde desaparecieron 43 normalistas cuentan lo que vivieron aquella nacional del ataque contra los estudiantes. >>> abren las puertas, estados unidos promete aumentar el nÚmero de inmigrantes provenientes de asia y medio oriente que residen en el paÍs, en detalles de noticias telemundo noticiero telemundo comienza ya. >>> este es noticiero telemundo fin semana con edgardo del villar. >>> ♪ hola, ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas tardes gracias, gracias por estar con nosotros. >>> una intenso jornada tuvo hoy el papa francisco la que empezÓ con la misa ma en la plaza pla revoluciÓn sus palabras rescatando el servicio y apoyando la reconciliaciÓn entre la guerrilla y el gobierno

para segunda misa en cuba muy medio de controversia por la detenciÓn opositores y su reuniÓn con fidel castrostamos en vivo con todos los detalles. >>> y nuevos testimonios sobreviviente de la tragedia iguala mÉxico cuenta la a lo que vivieron la noche del ataque contra los estudiantes. >>> y las chivas estrenan tÉcnico con el triunfo mientras que el leÓn vuelve a la cima del fÚtbol mexicano. >>> sueÑa con traer un hermano como residente a este paÍs, y bully diremos como hacerlo realidad. >>> y no deje que la ansiedad domine su vida le tenemos lo alimentos para combatirla. >>> quÉ pasarÁ con aurelio y rutila casillas? esta noche lo sabremos en el gran final de el seÑor de los cielos. >>> y entre las 25 mujeres mÁs poderosas de pi ple people las nuestras estÁn en la lista. >>> todo aquÍ en un nuevo dia que comienza eople las nuestras estÁn en la lista. >>> todo aquÍ en un nuevo dia que comienza contigo. >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> ♪ >>> seÑores tengan todos muy buenos dÍas hoy es lunes 21 de septiembre del aÑo 2015 y al fin toda la familia junta porque danie

pope francis met with former president fidel castro. they met at fidel's residence. fidel's wife children and grandchildren with there and the pope handed him books. now tomorrow coming back to you live here in havana, pope francis will leave this city, he heads east about 500 miles. he will celebrate mass there and he will give the town a blessing. coming to you live from havana, darlene rodriguez, news 4 new york. thank you. >> thank you, darlene. you can get a complete list of the street closings and the pope's i-ten rare on our web site at nbc new york doiblgt. >> decision 2016 coverage, the nation's muslim advocacy is calling for congressional repudiation of ben carson after he said a muslim should not become president. here's carson on "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> do you feel islam is consistent with the constitution? >> i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. with that. >> carson's comments come after a supporter of donald trump erroneously claimed that barack obama was muslim. let's take a look at a new nbc online

he gave fidel castro books. otiations with brother raul castro about how the situation with cuba and the united states can be advanced. all this comes on the heels of a mass like no other here in revolution square, a big icon of jesus being added to that of it will revolutionary heroes. it was a big day with tens of thousands in attendance. you're looking at the rest of the day for the pope right now. he's meeting with other cuban government officials. later tonight is the main event after the mass, which is a meeting with 2,000 young people, wi-fi or as they say here w wee-fee will be available. social media enkouncouraged. remember, this is cuba, that's unusual. tens of thousands came for the mass. they also wanted to be heard. and for that we'll go to ed lavandera because some went to extremes to get the pope's attention. ed? >> chris, this is the scene here. this was filled with tens of thousands probably several hundred thousands here throughout the morning. it's impossible to view. we are with the majority

la reuniÓn se llevÓ a cabo en la residencia secreta de fidel castro.co se reuniÓ durante casi una hora con el presidente cubano raÚl castro, en el palacio de la revoluciÓn. esta maÑana en la habana cuando el papa se dirigÍa a la plaza de la revoluciÓn donde oficiarÍa su primera misa en cuba, cuatro personas fueron arrestadas por las autoridades. trataron de acercarse al pontÍfice para entregarle una carta. se avivan las emociones entre miles de creyentes ante la llegada del papa, los feligreses hablan de los cambios que segÚn ellos concretar el papa francisco con su visita. claudia rodas tiene los detalles sobre lo que se espera de la visita del sumo pontÍfice aquí a este paÍs. claudia: alcides ramÓn no hay dudas, todos los entrevistados expresaron su alegrÍa por la visita del papa. hablan del poder que tiene el pontÍfice para cambiar los Ánimos. la reciente visita del papa a cuba generÓ ansiedad a los miles de residentes ante su llegada a los estados unidos. >> estamos ansiosos esperando su llegada. claudia: para el pÁrroco es importante que la gente

later, 89-year-old fidel castro hosted francis at his residence. in the 42-minute meeting, the two exchanged books and discussed issues. the vatican spokesman father federico lombardi. >> some of the member of the family of fidel were present. >> reporter: this morning, the pope will leave and give another mass where he heads off to santiago to visit the shrine of the cuban's patron state. adriena diaz, cbs news, havana. >>> a new poll finds 79% of catholic americans approve of the direction pope francis is taking the catholic church. more than half strongly approve. and we will have the latest on the pope's visit to cuba coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> well, this morning, a shake-up in the race for the republican presidential nomination. following her performance in last week's debate, carly fiorina is in second place behind donald trump. in a cnn/o.r.c. poll released sunday, trump dropped to 24% and fiorina was next with 15%, up from just 3% earlier this month. ben carson was third with 14%. brook silva braga is here in new york with more on

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blanca: el vocero del vaticano confirmÓ que despuÉs de la misa el papa francisco se reuniÓ con fidel castropuÉs tuvo una reuniÓn con raÚl castro, en una ceremonia oficial de recibimiento. el papa va a asistir a la catedral donde se va a reunir con sacerdotes y seminaristas. en estos momentos su santidad se encuentra la catedral, de la habana, sosteniendo una reuniÓn, no sÓlo con sacerdotes sino tambiÉn como hans y lÍderes religiosos. tambiÉn a tener otra reuniÓn con lÍderes cubanos. como sabemos ni compaÑera marÍa antonieta se encuentra con nosotros aquÍ en la habana. ahora pasamos contigo marÍa antonieta. marÍa antonieta: esta pareja de mexicano sabe que persevera alcanza y llegaron a la plaza de la revoluciÓn para tratar de dar un sombrero papa francisco. >> tenemos el privilegio de dar sombrero al papa. marÍa antonieta: sería el tercer papa que vamos a dar un sombrero. >> ha sido un poco difÍcil. pero no imposible. marÍa antonieta: porque ese tipo de sombrero? >> le queremos dar un invitaciÓn. no queremos el aÑo que viene. se lo traemos acÁ en cuba para que vea la representaciÓn que tien

la roÑa se llevÓ a cabo en la residencia secreta de fidel castro.hora con el presidente cubano, raÚl castro en la torre de la revoluciÓn. se regaló una enorme cruz con relaciÓn a la imagen de la virgen de la caridad del cobre. esta maÑana en la habana, cuando el papa se dirigÍa a la plaza de la revoluciÓn cuatro disidentes fueron arrestados por las autoridades, trataron de hacer intento de acercarse al pontÍfice para entregar una carta. fueron identificados. ahÍ tienen las imÁgenes. mire usted como un grupo de catÓlicos se reunieron ahÍ en la catedral de san pedro en san francisco para ultimar detalles en torno al viaje que tienen planeados para realizara la capital del paÍs para encontrar al papa francisco. claudia nos habla de las expectativas que tienen estos fieles con estÉn enfrente al sumo pontÍfice. claudia, te escucho con los detalles. claudia: esta visita tiene dos objetivos, uno el acercamiento con el pontÍfice para realizar algunas peticiones pero tambiÉn, asistir a la canonizaciÓn de un santo de california. veamos. ♪ ♪ claudia: una deleg

there was a meeting between 89-year-old fidel castro and the pope. apparently the two exchanged books. that was held in fidel castro's home. tens of thousands streaming in for the first open air mass. the pope's message was one of humility saying that people should serve other people, not any ideology. there were tens of thousands, not just of the catholic faithful but also the curious as well who wanted the see the pope. he's got a busy itinerary over the next two days. going to have two more open air meetings. one group not on the itinerary, cuban dissidents. eric, back to you. >> thank you very much with the latest. >>> eric, of course we're just days -- sorry. we're just days away from the pope's visit to the u.s. his first one. and entrepreneurs are hoping his historic trip will be a blessing to their bank accounts. from beer to bobble heads, images of the pontiff are popping up everywhere, even on toast. brian ennis, are you making this up? >> i am not, arthel. i am not. pretty awesome. sales of pope par fa nail ya are strong in philadelphia. n

finalmente fue hasta la casa en donde vives fidel castro, lo visitÓ. euniÓ con raÚl castro y cada detalle, cada palabra, cada gesto es analizado con mucho cuidado. el dÍa de ayer se presentÓ ese incidente con una serie de disidentes que quisieron acercarse al papa mÓvil y fueron retirados por seguridad, imÁgenes que presentÓ univisiÓn de manera exclusiva y que le han dado la vuelta al mundo como uno de los hechos informativos mÁs destacados en esta visita del papa francisco. vamos a escuchar esta celebraciÓn religiosa y a medida que tengamos las interpretaciones que se puedan dar a la palabra del papa seguiremos con el anÁlisis, más adelante tendremos a marÍa antonieta experto en estos temas que estÁ presente y nos contarÁ todo lo que se viva. >> este es el momento en donde se estÁn haciendo los ritos para poder comenzar con la misa. momentos histÓricos ayer. tres que te puedo mencionar, el arresto de los disidentes, la visita a fidel y como estaba reunido con castro en el palacio de la revoluciÓn, el momento en el que se da al segundo intercambio de re

i was in one of cuba's most prominent schools when i made a joke about president fidel castro. that slept on the bunk bed on top of my recorded our conversation and i was expelled from school. my mom said the only choice it for us to leave cuba. i'm a businessman. i've lived in miami 35 years. it's my home base. i come back and forth it cuba. i've been coming to cuba for over 20 years. cuba is a communist country in economic transition. >> fidel castro allowed cubans to establish more businesses, there are people that are making money, there are people that have created a tremendous amount of wealth. >> people with family connections to the states, people tied to the exploding tourist industry, small businessowners, taxi drivers, people operating in ever-changing gray areas of what is permissible. how's it work right now? if you're cuban, you can sell your property to -- >> another cuban from cuba. that's what's happening right now. a lot of cuban-americans, a lot of cubans living abroad are coming back and through relatives are buying property. >> obviously somebody has touche

is that when the pope meets with fidel castro? yesterday he passed on considers and respect to raul castro for his brother fidel. is that when they meet? if so, what will the meeting will be about in how will it transmit to the people? the pope is here to meet the people. at 6:30 a big deal. 2,000 kids get to meet with the pope. just as important in their minds they get to have wi-fi. here in cuba the idea of being on the internet is a new idea. the access is spare and rare. for these kids to have wi-fi will be a big deal. they're being encouraged to put messages on social media about their experience in cuba. this is a big deal here. so you have people here if they're catholic or not, they want change. it's coming, hopefully, for them in the form of a pope. we had people on the plane with a pope, which is a treat. rosa flores joins us now. you were giddy yesterday! you should have been paying cnn to do this job. >> absolutely. we have a great beautiful photograph of you. tell us about your experience. what happened? >> you know, c

he met with the man who shaped communism fidel castro. visited castro's home discussing big issues facing humanity. cubans credit the pope for helping improve diplomatic relations between cuba and the united states. the pontiff will finish his visit on tuesday. he will visit washington, philadelphia and new york. it will be his first visit to the united states. excitement is building for the pope's visit to america. many are curious to know what he will discuss with president obama and speaking before congress. >> i think what he is trying to do is make this a better place. that essentially is a religious action, bringing people to an understanding of their relationship to god and relationship to one another. >> he has been outspoken criticizing capitalism which is a way of life in the united states. but those to the heart and mind say he has a great respect for america. >> he has great respect for america. he has the pulse for america. he knows what's going on in the city. the k >> it will be the biggest security operation ever. heather?

after the mass, pope francis met former cuban leader fidel castro at his home. the pope, who is a jesuit, gave castro a collection of sermons by castro's former jesuit teacher, the reverend amando llorente, and two cd recordings of the spanish priest speaking. the pope also met with president raul castro at the palace of revolution. on tuesday, pope francis arrives in washington where he will address congress and meet with president obama. according to some accounts, pope francis had initially wanted to begin his u.s. trip by crossing the mexican border to show support for immigrants but the , plan had to be scrapped for logistical reasons. after washington, the pope heads to new york and philadelphia. over the weekend, the vatican released a short video of pope francis speaking in english about his philadelphia stop. greet the people of for thephia when i come world meeting for families. i will be there because you will be there. see you in philadelphia. amy: to talk more about pope francis' cuba-u.s. trip we are joined by two guests. in havana, dr. carlos alzug

after that he met with fidel castro. the chat was about for 40 minutes at castro's home. family were also there. probably about 15 minutes of his family. they exchanged gifts. it was described as a very friendly chat. not formal at all. simply the pope visiting with fidel castro and now he's headed to the cathedral where he will be speaking there. we're going to see because he hasn't gone off script to far. we'll have to see what happens. after that he visits with the youth which the youth is really near and dear to his heart. >> tomorrow i know he has another sort of full day there before he boards the plane again to come here to the united states. what do we expect tomorrow? >> tomorrow i have to wake up very early to get on the plane with the pope. here is one of the interest things. fidel castro they're from that province. he's going to be blessing hill. there's a wooden cross that date back to about the 1700s. he's be blessing that cross. he'll have a mass at revolution square there. imagine the symbols that we saw here but in the province where fidel castro is from,

this evening, we are learning about his meeting with fidel castro. and terry moran on what the holy father gave castro and what castro gave him in return. >> reporter: there was joy in the streets today. francis in his open popemobile and they reached for him. their latin american brother. this is the press box, we have some of the best seats in the house. and beyond us, the tens of thousands out in the sweltering sun. it's been a dramatic couple days, the pope greeting journalists on the papal plane. towering above it all. and francis everywhere, getting so close to the people here. the jubilant images are just what the swrat can and the cuban government want. and this image too. francis and fidel castro. the pope and the communist revolutionary, meeting at his home yesterday. francis even bowing his head. the pope gave castro five books on faith. and castro gave the pope a book on castro, and his views on religion. and not what a regime wants to show. a protester desperate to reach the pope. pulled away by security officers. the pope called him back

for me, talk about fidel castro and then he said greetings to all the people i won't meet.'re told there are no meetings on the books, but pope francis would like to see fidel castro. will fidel castro be well enough to see pope francis, that's one of the question marks over the trip. >> pope francis took the opportunity to quote jose marte and use his words on proof of what happened, there has to be no barriers, so we're going to take a quick break here as the pope continues his welcome. really most of the leaders of the cuban government, certainly president castro, on hand. as we go to break, i want to show you a picture our rosa flores has sent us. she was on his envoy plane on the way here. take a look at the photo, we'll get the story behind it. look at that hand blessing her. vo: today's the day. more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®. as my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours

and pope francis meets former cuban leader fidel castro as the pontiff continues his four-day tour of the island. i am swelcome to the program. a huge selloff of volkswagen stock on monday with investors erasing more than 13 billion euros from the company market share in a single trading session. business under daniel winter joins us with more. daniel: that's right, and people say volkswagen has polluted his reputation. the company has admitted to secretly rigging its cars to faking emissions test results some vw and audi models. apparently the u.s. justice department is conducting a

on sunday he meat with raul and fidel castro. he two exchanging books on religion. tomorrow he heads for america for a tour of washington, d.c., new york city and philadelphia. in just about an hour the mother and boyfriend charged with the murder of baby bella face a judge, an anonymous tip led police to rochelle bond and michael mccarthy three months after the girl's body washed up on the beach in boston. the mother says her boyfriend punched the little girl in the stomach because he thought she was possessed by satan. bella's death captured the country when police couldn't identify her body and asked the public for help. >>> could joe biden be setting his sights on the white house? his wife could hold the answer. jill biden's spokesman saying of course she'd been on board if her husband decides to throw his hat into the presidential ring. he deferred to his wife asked about a campaign. spokesman adding the bidens have not made any final decisions yet. >>> and a 5-year-old girl uses her allowance money to buy ice cream for state

el arrestado disidentes ante una audiencia global el encuentro con fidel castro le pusieron un tinte celebrÓ el papa francisco en cuba pese a los esfuerzos cubanos y del vaticano por enfatizar que la visita del papa no es una visita polÍtica, la imagen de opositores llegando a hablar con el papa y ver lo registrado en el momento inmediato se robÓ todos los titulares. blanca rosa vilches nos informa. blanca: arantxa buenas tardes desde la habana, cuba. te estÁs refiriendo a cinco personas. o y dos mujeres integrantes del grupo damas de blanco Únicamente les hombres de un grupo disidente fueron arrestados. veremos en el reportaje los detalles de estos arrestos. una primera jornada de su santidad empezÓ con una misa aquÍ en la plaza de la revoluciÓn que fue... blanca: desde la madrugada empezÓ la peregrinación de las miles de personas que querÍan asistir a la primera misa dominical celebrada por el papa francisco en cuba. los que pudieron hacerlo cantaron varias cuadras, a otros les tocÓ utilizar los autobuses que fueron habilitados desde las dos a.m.. >> hasta ahora han venido las pers

he sat down for a chat with fidel castro. more on his visit coming up. >>> the search resumes this morning for the last remaining victim of the deadly flooding on the utah/arizona border. 12 women and children were died. the body of one child remains missing. >>> the head of volkswagen says he's sorry. the software in some tests tried to deceive tests. they may have to recall older cars including some audis. >>> the teachers strike in seattle is officially over. union members ratifying a new contract yesterday and voting to end the strike. those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 21st. >>>. >> abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and good morning. we begin this half hour with the pope's ten day trip that will take him from cuba to the united states attracting a crowd in havana 300,000 strong. >> it was a huge and massive crowd there. pope francis told catholics that they must serve others if they want to be great. and in a subtle jab to communism, he said service is not ideology. but he refrained from an

he also visited fidel castro after he celebrated mass before hundreds of thousands of people warning encouraging a life of service. many in this crowd have kept the faith through decades of castro era repression. the pope said he hopes his visit here to cuba encourages the government in cuba to give the church the freedom it needs. cuban authority kept dissidents from the pope and tussled with protesters who came too close. as francis tours it the city, he encounters mainly cubans who said latin america's first pope gives them hope. francis signals change, new things, this woman says. if francis says it, good things can happen. change is coming to cuba. the question is how fast and how far. until then, the pope encouraged cubans to look after one another. aaron katersky, can abc news, havana. >>> a brand-new poll just out this morning before the pope's american visit shows a real change among american roman catholics. 56% now say the church is in touch with their views thanks to pope francis. that's the highest number in 20 years. up from 34% when francis began his papacy. 81% of ame

he met privately with fidel castro at his home. he talked about the environment and other world issues. >> the pope was very happy about this meeting. some of the members of the family of fidel were present. and the conversation was informal and familiar. >> reporter: the holy father met with fidel's brother. raul castro and others. they believe the pope may inspire cubans to join the church again. >> he is not super official. he is very -- human that is the best of the pope. >> reporter: and a short time ago the pope delivered a second mass here and met with a large group of young people. he told that group it is very important to put differences aside to work together. a message perhaps more aimed at u.s. and cuban leaders. we are live, back to you. >> kres, -- chris, not everyone was happy to see the pope. many had to be removed after running up to him? >> reporter: that is right. we saw a small group of protesters this morning before the mas that were running towards where he was coming down to greet people in his pope mobile.

then, a one-on-one with fidel castro. >>> security threat. why hackers are now targeting university computers. what's being done to stop them? >>> and, best-seller. remembering jackie collins who seduced millions of readers with her tales of power and lust. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, tamron hall. >> good evening, we begin tonight with yet another controversial comment from a gop candidate for president. and this time it's not donald trump. dr. ben carson is now under fire for comments he made today to our own chuck todd on "meet the press." carson saying he does not believe a muslim should be president. his remarks now another distraction for the republican party. nbc's holly jackson joins us with more. >> good evening, tamron. ben carson's campaign tells me he probably will reach out to members of the muslim community, as tonight there's new fallout from those comments, with one group calling on carson to drop out of this race altogether. from a typic

. >> reporter: the pope met with fidel castro for 40 minutes. cbs 2 will have wall-to-wall coverage of the pope's visit to new york. for full coverage, go to cbsnewyork.com. >>> happening today, james blake who was tackled by police? a case of mistaken identity, he will meet with the mayor and the police commissioner. he was mistaken for another man who later it turned out was not involved either. the officer involve has bullpen placed on desk duty, but blake wants to see him fired. >>> also happening today a new jersey police officer involved in a deadly wrongway crash will be in court to face charges. pedro abade will plead not guilty when he aspears in court. had had a -- he had a blood limit. >>> steve langford with more on the river rescue. >> aaway wave came, ander with in the water. >> reporter: 19 might bees -- 19 members of the dragon boat were thrown in the water when the waves overtook them. >> it's colder than normal. >> reporter: no one injured, bottom. >> reporter: onboard, someone just took the plunge. franklin chu just asked his

castro gave the pope his own book called "fidel and religion." pope francis met with cuba's current president raul castros in a private meeting. darlene rodriguez is in cuba right now. we'll check in with her at 6:00 a.m. for an update. as we prepare for the holy father's arrival here in the united states, head to our website for a list of the street closings and his itinerary. head to nbcnewyork.com. it's fantastic to have darlene's perspective on this visit, having reported from cuba before. we'll be hearing from her shortly. >> yeah, back in '99 she was there. a lot has changed since then. it's 5:34. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. it's gorgeous. we keep saying the same thing, but it really is nice outside. >> broken record, but a good broken record. talking about temperatures on the cool side. a little cooler in the suburbs. you need the jackets there where numbers are in the 40s and low 50s. clouds will filter the sunshine today. nonetheless, a cool breeze in the afternoon. coming in from off the water, it's a northeast wind keeping t

every one of his actions is gear today those people. pope met with former cuban leader fed e8 -- fidel castro at his home, they exchanged books accords to pope francis' spokesman. >> the pope was very happy about the meeting, some of the member of the family of castro were present, and the conversation was informal, and familiar. >> reporter: this weekend just the start of a packed visit to north america for pope francis, he heads to washington tuesday, here to new york thursday, then to philadelphia saturday, where he will lead the world meeting of families in a move he reloosed this youtube video today in english. >> i will be here. because, you will be there. see you in philadelphia. >> reporter: no special video that said see you in new york, come here, mean wheel he met with current cuban president raul castro. pope francis also addressed an audience of young people tonight, tomorrow part two of his cuban visit. christina: exciting thank you. antwan: new yorkers are preparing for the pontiffs arrival this week. the same on upper east side, near where pope francis will stay while here. se

me what doessked fidel castro think about all this? people will ask that today. truth be told, tomorrow is his 89th birthday. august 13. he is older. he is frail. he has only made one real comment on this whole dynamic that was not even a public comment. it was in a letter he wrote to a student federation, in which he was quite tepid in his support. he says i believe in civil relations with other states under international law. i cannot really trust the united states, however. and hemake that comment may well feel that way, but the historical record is always going to show that he himself set the foundation for what raul castro, his brother, has accomplished. this was not a heretical idea in cuba, either. did noth is -- and we know this before we started working on the project -- fidel castro secretly reached out to every single president since kennedy. at the beginning of their terms hith some kind of olive branc or jester saying we are interested in better relations with you, willing to talk, i dress your concerns. we will not kowtow to your demand and need to

after pope francis met privately with former leader fidel castro. vatican spokesman said they spoke about protecting the environment and the great dangers of the world. a private talk where any -- francis's american debut will be more up front and potentially controversial. his speech to a joint session of congress will put pressure on those who oppose the liftinging of the trade embargo wroe with cuba. the canonization of a 18th spanish missionary has angered some native americans. today the vatican issued a video message from pope francis saying how much he is looking forward to his visit to philadelphia. >> i will be there because you will be there. see you in philadelphia. >> but he still has two more stops to make in cuba. that means two more masses and the full plate of meetings and speeches. not bad for a 78-year-old. jeff. >> alan, thank you. >>> secretary of state john kerry said today the u.s. will increase the number of refugees it accepts and resettles to 85,000 next year, up from 70,000 this year. in 2017 the u.s. plans to accept 100,00

after mass he met privately with former cuban dictator fidel castro. they exchanged pleasantries and books. [inaudible] >> this weekend's trip is the beginning of his at nine day trip to the united states. he heads he heads to washington on tuesday and new york on thursdas weekend's trip is the beginning of his at nine day trip to the united states. he heads he heads to washington on tuesday and new york on thursday where his schedule coincides with the un general assembly. security is the utmost concern. mike and serna's there's a lot of moving parts, there, there is a hundred and 70 world leaders and his holiness. the nypd is absolutely necessary. >> also ready to greet the pope, new yorkers. >> this is an interesting moment within the church. this is a great pope and a great time for him to be here. >> reporter: in case you missed our previous reports the potpourri will arrive on thursday morning and will leave on saturday morning. best best piece of advicre, use a mass transit. that is the latest pack to you. >> juliet: thank you. for more informat

castro presented pope francis with a book called "fidel and religion." translator: for the pope francis on the occasion of his visit to cuba with the respect and decoration of the cuban people. reporter: the pope met with president raul castro. he has been instrumental in revitalizing cuba's relationship with the church. the church has supported castro's effort to reform the country's soviet style economy. that did not stop him from issuing a not so thinly veiled criticism of the communist regime earlier in the day. translator: service means looking at our brother's face, feeling him close and even suffering alongside him in some cases. trying to be a comfort. that's why service is never an ideology. meaning that we don't serve ideals. we serve people. possible toe pope act between diplomacy and religious conviction has earned him many fans in cuba and will surely be record -- surely be welcomed in washington with the pope is set to address congress and the u.n. on tuesday. >> a groundbreaking night at the emmy awards. history winning the award for best a

the pope meets later with fidel castro and separately with his brother raul castro who joked this pope might make him consider returning to his catholic roots. at eve vespers the pope calls on cubans to pray for him. >> it's very important because the united states and cuba are opening doors to each other. >> reporter: pope francis is the man they credit for helping to restore that critical relationship and bringing hope for more change. this morning pope francis will travel to cities in the eastern part of cuba to deliver mass. he departs for his first-ever visit to the united states on tuesday. abc news, washington. >> 6abc.com will be your home for live video during the papal visit. we'll be streaming "action news" coverage of every major event. you'll be able to watch our online only digital updates. >>> new this morning, a tractor-trailer fire created a mess on the schuylkill expressway. sarah bloomquist captured this video from the scene late last night. you can see smoke pouring from the tractor-trailer. police say the car rear rear end the tractor-trailer sparking the fire near

his holiness spent a half hour of former president fidel castro. the pontiff gave castro, a book written by a jesuit, while he gave him a book of his own. after the ms., people talked about his crucial role in renewing relations with the u.s. >> pope francis and what he brings not just to the country, but to all of the populous, to be able to be instrumental in bringing the united states with cuba relations, he does remarkable things. >> today the pope also issued a personal invitation for people to join him when he celebrates mass next weekend in philadelphia. the pope arrives here in washington on tuesday. and people in our area cannot wait for his arrival. today there was a papal party for some very lucky students who will get to see the pope on wednesday. news 4's darcy spencer talked to those students in silver spring. >> it's a papal party with the silver spring home and kids with intellectual disabilities enjoying the catholic coalition for the celebration and making it even more special many of these kids will get to meet the pope when he vi

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pope francis minuit cave-in revolutionary leader fidel castro.minute meeting was relaxed, friendly and the pope is currently on his four-day trip to the island nation. before the meeting encouraging cubans to serve one another and not an ideology. after visiting cuba, the pope is scheduled to arrive in washington on tuesday. it is his first-ever trip to our country. the pope will also visit right here in new york as well as philadelphia. ♪ >> in the emmy goes to david ben hall, gave -- "game of thrones." >> in the thrones. >> "game of thrones." i guess they did well last night. hbo is a serious scoring big at the emmy awards at the 67 awards. the premium cable network winning 43 statues, making history 14 primetime emmys. can the thrones taking up the outstanding drama comes supporting actor, director, for emmys including julia louis dreyfus. training habits including surprise appearance by tracey morgan. it was his first major public appearance since his traumatic car crash last year. the late actor in a drama went for john hamm for his series f

what do we know about the meeting with fidel castro. >> reporter: it took place in fidel castro's home. his wife and children and grand children were present for what all say was an animated discussion by fidel. the two discussed the environment and gave each other books. the pope gave fidel a book from one of his high school teachers, a jess with it priest castro forced into exile. one man tried grab on the pope mobile, but he was detained by plainclothessed security. he heads to washington tomorrow afternoon. he's going give two huge open-air masses. his message has been one of humility in what may be a veiled criticism of the communist regime. he told the cuban people not to follow any ideology but to serve other people. martha: a massive security operation is underway as a a result of the pope's visit to the united states. jeh johnson touring the location where the pope will be visiting. >> the people want to see the pope and i think we accommodated that. martha: officials are calling the pope's visit the largest security operation in nypd history. let's get more on what we can exp