speaking in italian, you just heard it, pope francis officially confirmed it himself. he's coming to the city of brotherly love. and this is a live look at the art museum where we are standing by for a live news conference on the pope's planned visit. the mayor set to speak, and we'll bring it to you live when it happens. >>> but first, it is a very soggy start to the week. first alert weather radar tracking rain moving through the area. all that green, that's rain, and it's starting to get heavier in some places. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. let's get to glenn "hurricane" schwartz with the forecast. messy out there, glenn. >> absolutely. it is a solid area of rain. we don't see this too often. practically every square inch of our area is getting rained on right now. there's no more snow even in the poconos. it is all rain. some of it getting a little bit on the heavier side. you see some of those areas of yellow, so it's mostly been on the lighter side, but as we go into the -- especially the early portion of the afternoon, some of this heavy stuff down in virginia

and the canonization of pope francis this year. it's all on 6abc.com. >>> a prison guard and sergeant are recovering today. the three were attacked while trying to break up a fight in the housing unit. they are all three in hospital for treatment. prison is currently locked down. >>> jury selection is against eric torez. he is accused of trying to kill edward davis, a police officer. the shooting happened outside of the feltonville mini-mart last august. he spent a month in the hospital recovering from his wounds. >>> bill cosby is silent on his sexual assault alleges. joan tarsis says she was drugged and raped twice by the comedian back in 1979. on saturday he refused to acknowledge recently resurfaced accusations of rape during an interview with npr. they accused him of sex assault but never charged. cosby performed an aria for those standing by the comedian. >> it was all resolved as far as i know. >> i support in cosby until proven guilty. chopper [cheers and applause] >> a lawyer for cosby released "decade old discredited clai

francis. the name that he chose as pope. >> it would be great if you could come and visit us at st. francis. >>reporter:they have not given up hope that he would visit their school in philadelphia. >> we had to ask him to come here to see a school that is named after st. francis and a parish. you never know. we will keep praying and maybe he can add it to his itinerary. >>reporter:waterloo pope francis visits st. francis's parish it's up in the air. meeting of families is once-in-a-lifetime experience. these students were not even born when a pope visited philadelphia in 1979. >>> thank you, dann. we have more details coming up on 6abc.com. you can see video of pope john paul ii visit back in 1979. and see photos of our "action news" crew of the canonization of the pope this june. it's all here on 6abc.com. >>> now to exclusive video from bucks county. a stunt thaa student that was ct penridge high school faced a judge today. cody went to court. he allegedly forced a female student at knifepoi

he succeeds cardinal francis george, who is battling cancer.is widely seen as a moderate in the style of pope francis, in contrast to the more conservative george. in cupich's homily, he pledged to do more to reach out to the victims of clergy sex abuse. >> working together to protect children, to bring healing to victim survivors and to rebuild the trust that has been shattered in our communities by our mishandling is our sacred duty. >>> pope francis confirmed this week that he will make his first visit as pope to the u.s. next september. he will visit philadelphia, where there will be a special church meeting on families. at the end of this month, francis will visit turkey, once the center of christianity. francis and ecumenical patriarch bartholomew have met before, but this coming visit has already produced speculation about whether these two church leaders can help heal one of christianity's oldest divisions the 1054 split between the eastern and western churches. kim lawton has our special report from istanbul. >> reporter: at the greek

so francis scott key were there. a few thousand soldiers marched south and hundreds of virginiians came up as well as units from the army, united states marine corps and the united states navy. and americans were able to put around 5,000 men on the field at bladensburg. on the 24th of august, though, a confused battle erupts. the british attack with about 2,000 men and the americans are almost instantly thrown into disarray. the president of the united states himself james madison gallops away from the battlefield. some of the american positions are quickly overrun and whole american units break and run away. american militia units receive some training, but not as much training as professional soldiers and certainly not nearly as much training as battle tested british regular army soldiers. and so they didn't really hold up too well. francis scott key. some say he relied some misorders to some of the american high command. others say he just packed up with the artillery unit and retreated in great haste along with e

francis is named after st. francis. >> and emma cliff's letter to the pope is chosen as one of three and read at world meeting of families. >> i am feeling really proud. it is really cool that he picked me from my letter. >> the students invited the pope to come to philadelphia. they ask that he visit their school at st. francis the name that he chose as pope. >> he chose the name st. francis and if he could take the time to visit us. >> all the students would be honored that he would come to see us. >> so you never know. we'll keep praying and see if he can add it to his itinerary. >> the staff members say that the pope coming to philadelphia is a lifetime event. the students were not born the last time a pope visited philadelphia in 1979. live in springfield,aware county dann cuellar. >>> thank you, dann. you can see video of pope john paul the ii video back in 1979. and photographs of the action news crew of the john paul the 2° canonization earlier this year. accuweather has been warning this was a miserabl

pope francis is expected to be here toward the end of the week. the first portion of the week is a congress at the pennsylvania convention center. and then at the end of the week, there are two really wonderful, big events in philadelphia, both of which will take place on the ben franklin parkway. one will take place on saturday, september 26th, and that is the festival of families. it will take place right in front of the philadelphia art museum on the parkway. and that is a -- it's not a mass, it's not a prayer service, but it's a prayerful cultural celebration -- song, dance, world-class entertainment. and then overnight, the stage becomes an altar, and the ben franklin parkway will be the setting for pope francis's mass, and that will take place on sunday, september 27th. and that is how the world meeting of families will close, with pope francis. >> well, excellent. and again, congratulations, donna. >> thank you so much, tracy. we have a little bit of celebrating to do and a lot of work to do. >> i know you do. thanks so much. donna farrell,

but that's not what francis scott key meant. what francis scott key meant and what you will see because the sun is so bright today is that the flag, with its light weave is almost translucent. you will see the beams of light actually shining through the flag. it's the exact affect that this flag had 200 years ago. i would also like to thank the maryland historical society for loaning the original first draft manuscript of the star-spangled banner which is on display in the visitors center in the park. you can see francis scott key's original crossouts. that represents the fragility our young republic had at that time. a young nation slightly over 30 years old against every prediction that the country would fail in a war that was going poorly at the time, out of nowhere came a miraculous victory. while the casualties were fairly light on both sides, the point was a stand had been made and the tide had been turned. thank you for asking that question. when you are a park ranger, you thrive on questions from visitors. you do. the ge

francis becomes the fourth pope to visit the u.s. the second to come to philadelphia john paul the second electrified the benjamin franklin parkway in 1979, with a papal mass that drew 1 million. september have of 2015, could draw nearly 2 million for a papal mass wrapping up the five day world meeting of families. >> this will be the largest event in the city a's modern history. philadelphia, the big city, for big events, and we could not be more excited. >> reporter: with the number of the visitors expected to grow across those five dates, security will be intense, and expensive. having a world leader here brings extra pressure. >> the fund raising goalies set at 45 million-dollar. >> business community, civic community has been very responsive and we're slightly more than halfway to our goal. >> reporter: for archbishop charles chaput who made the formal invitation back in march and was in the vatican audience when pope francis confirmed his visit, this is mission accomplished. in a statement chaput says it is the answer to the co

. >>> if i, pope francis is officially coming to philadelphia, vatican made the announcement just about an hour ago. it is monday, november 17th, good morning, everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehlment back to the major breaking news, vatican pope francis is coming to philadelphia. >> the pontiff visited this part of the world meeting of families set for next september. jan carabeo joins us now inside the archdioces offices in center city. jan, good morning. >> reporter: ukee, erika, good morning, that's right, mark the calendars, pope francis will be here in philadelphia next september for the world meeting of families, that announcement made earlier today while the plans aren't yet finalized he is expected to be here on the 25th through the 27th, for closing event. now, this has been a long time coming this announcement, and the pope made it this morning in rome. the philadelphia delegation of the world meeting with families, see them earlier here in rome when delegation from pennsylvania was there. now, details of the papal visit will be released in the spring or the

i'll bring you details in minutes. >>> francis to philly.t's the news more than a million catholics in this area have been waiting for. >> it is now official, pope francis says he will come to philadelphia next year. nbc 10's matt delucia is following this breaking story for us this morning. matt? >> reporter: yeah, we've moved inside to the offices of the archdiocese. i'm talking with local church leaders about the daelst of this trip. i'll have that coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>> and it's the leading cause of newborn deaths. today the push to raise awareness of premature birth and how it can be prevented. revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. it has inspired strength and purpose. an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. a feeling...a shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. we are penn state, making our mark on the world. >>> a promise from the pope. this morning, pope francis says he will come to philadelphia for the world meeting of families n

this morning, pope francis says he will come to philadelphia for the world meeting of families next year. >>> fire killed one man and sent four police officers to the hospital after they tried to put out the flames. we're live with the latest on the officers' condition. >>> and tracking rain ahead of near record cold. first alert weather radar shows us what we're dealing with for this morning. and you can count on nbc 10 to walk you through the timing of the rain and the cold blast that's headed our way. so, first, we've got to deal with the rain. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley now and his first alert forecast. it's a textbook monday, rainy and miserable. >> yeah, not the best. it's going to be a steady rain for much of the day and we could have heavy downpours this afternoon. the good news is rain will not mix with the cold. first the rain, that ends, then we get the cold starting tomorrow. starting the day, though, with rain over center city. a live view from the adventure aquarium.

. >> i will introduce megan ming francis. i will talk a little bit more about the professional and personal. megan ming francis is an assistant professor in the department of political science at the university of washington at seattle. she won her b.a. in political science and economics at rice university in 2003 and soon after in 2008 she earned her doctorate in politics at princeton university where she worked with melissa harris. and cornell west. field two positions at the university of chicago and the indiana university school before joining pepperdine university where she was an assistant professor for four years and got quite distant following teaching courses on politics and law in society. megan ming francis's workers at the intersection of american politics, race, constitutional law and history and she is particularly interested in riots and citizenship and the politics of cannibalism. she is the author of "civil rights and the making of the modern american state" which was published this year on cambridge universi

ooooo. >> quijano: overseas, pope francis flew to turkey today.is only the fourth pope to visit the country, which is overwhelmingly muslim. he wasted no time delivering a message about islamic terrorist groups. allen pizzey is there. >> reporter: the pope was greeted by a military honor guard on the first day of a trip designed to strengthen ties with the muslim world while also condemning the violence of islamic militants. francis told turkey's top cleric that an extremist and fundamentalist group had subjected entire communities to barbaric violence simply because of their ethnic and religious identity. turkey has been a reluctant partner in the u.s.-led war against the islamic state, but an estimated 1.6 million refugees from syria have fled here. the pope said the world has a moral obligation to help the authorities cope. fanaticism and fundamentalism, he said, need to be countered by the solidarity of all believers. if for no other reason than the proximity of the self-proclaimed islamic state, security was tight. for his part, francis repea

what would pope francis order? >> whiz with. >> reporter: hopefully he won't get any on his cassock. he'll be just the fourth pope ever to visit the u.s. >> and the pope may also be visiting new york and d.c. >>> and america's most popular tv dad under fire. bill cosby's legal team, and their new statement. >>> and this dog discovered under an ambulance. >>> and we take you to the kitchen and to the pizza oven. what ingredient is creating jobs? it will surprise you. [ snow intensifies ] [ sleighbells ring in the distance ] aleve. all day pain relief with just 2 pills. get back to being you. hard it can be...how ...to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled... ...copd maintenance treatment... ...that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problem

the world meeting of families has its head liner: pope francis, on his first u.s. visit a as pope. the formal invitation came in march at the vatican when mayor michael nutter and governor tom corbett asked, first lady susan corbett revealed a secret. >> the will holy father answered our invitation by whispering three words in tom's ear: i will come. we were sworn to seek resize. >> reporter: confirmation came at 3:00 a.m., philadelphia time in, eye tall yan. >> reporter: philadelphia could welcome as many as 2 million people, for a papal mass, on the parkway, on the steps of the art museum. it would be the biggest event ever hosted here. >> we are deeply honored that pope francis, one the of the world's most transformative leaders is coming to the city of brotherly love, and sisterly affection. >> reporter: philadelphia archbishop chaput was in the vatican audience when the pope confirmed his visit here. in a statement from the vatican the archbishop says that it is the answer to the countless prayers of so many people, who have asked god to guide pope francis to philadelphia. we

pope francis' activities are the main reason for the visit.to build bridges between the two parts of the christian church. later on sunday pope francis is said to be planning to meet with a few dozen young refugees being cared for by a catholic religious order. turkey is currently hosting about 1.6 million refugees. they have had to flee fighting in neighboring syria, of course. well bring you more from the pope's visit to turkey as it happens. >>> on saturday the pope visited istanbul's famous blue mosque. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: walking in to sultan mosque pope francis did as millions of visitors before him have done. he paused to take in one of the greatest masterpieces of on the monarchy texture. guided through the mask, this was the pope concentrating more on relidge issa fairs, on the second day of his visit to turkey. both men stopped to pray facing towards mecca. it was for the pope, a moment of silent adore action according to the vatican. presenting the pope with a gift of a blue tile he told the pontiff we are in need of

. >> pope francis puts the speculation to rest. he will come to philadelphia for the world meeting of families next september. it will be his first papal visit to the united states and we have complete coverage of the big announcement. we begin with natasha brown life on the parkway tonight to show us how the city is already preparing for the pope. natasha? >> reporter: jessica, we can tell you that since the exciting announcement earlier today, hotel around the city and the phones there have been ringing off the hook we understand, and also city agencies have been very busy now preparing for the pope's visit. there is an electrifying excitement in the air in philadelphia. just hours after a historic announcement. >> philadelphia. >report the popeis coming to ph! >> reporter: as many as 2 million people are expected to flood the ben franklin parkway for papal mass in september 2014. pope francis become the fourth pope to visit the u.s. only the second to visit philadelphia. >> as soon as you hear something big like that is official

it is pope francis's first visit to the u.s.eside over mass outside on the ben franklin parkway at the philadelphia museum of art. the world meeting of families will take place in september. >>> of course as many of you remember, this will not be the first time a pope visits our area. in 1979 more than 1 million people flocked to the city to see pope john paul ii. >> look who's here, someone else you may remember, terry ruggles who covered the story of the pope's visit back then. terry is joining us live from our digital operations center. so nice to see you, terry. tell us what it was like in '79. >> jim, the area was electrified 35 years ago. there were a million people on the parkway but the pope landed at philadelphia international and he was greeted by the mayor who got down on his knee there, frank rizzo did, and then there were a million people on broad street, all the way from where the sports complex is all the way up to city hall. we're talking maybe 2 million people. this entire city, you couldn't get a hotel room for

we'll have more on pope francis' upcoming visit at 6abc.com. go there to see pope john paul's visit in 1979. and pictures of the canonization of paul john ii as a saint at 6abc.com. >> turning to accuweather it's a soggy start to a new week. this is a live look at penns landing, foggy and gray, it's been raining throughout the morning. you want to keep that umbrella and raincoat handy as you go about your day today. rain could become heavy at times. let's go outside to meteorologist david murphy on details on how long we can expect the rain to keep falling. david. >> reporter: sarah, first of all the rain that's coming down now is coming down steadier than during the morning commute. take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we have an even sheet of green across the entire area. some areas are seeing yellow and orange, they are putting down extra water an roads and that could be a problem for drivers this afternoon. farther south and west there's more rain on the way and a line of heavier cells coming up through washington. it will be the

pope francis is coming to philadelphia. it is official, sparking excitement not just for catholics in the area, but for the entire city of philadelphia. revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. it has inspired strength and purpose. an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. a feeling...a shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. we are penn state, making our mark on the world. >>> 6:16 and 40 degrees outside. nbc 10 continues to follow breaking news this morning. pope francis makes it official, he will visit philadelphia for next year's world meeting of families. here's a live look at st. william parish in long crest. this big news is expected to be the talk of parishioners who are gathering for morning mass. and philadelphia archbishop charles chaput was with the pontiff in rome for that announcement this morning. pope francis is expected to celebrate mass on the ben franklin parkway to conclude the world meeting of families conference next septe

i think francis accused it of being in the wider portfolio.e doesn't see christian suffering as being a question of catholic, protestant or orthodox. he sees it as a unity and blood. they were suffering in northern syria. i think he sees their plight as being a way in which the east and we were churches come closer together. >> peter smith from catholic voices joining us from london. >> the united nations committee against torture asked the united states to investigate and prosecute police brutality. it's the first review of mebbing's record on preventing torture, coming in the wake of protests in response to a grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager in ferguson, missouri. >> we have reports of widespread extensive use of force by the police, and this gives rise to concern, of course, and also that some of - some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, backs, have been particularly targeted. >> 16 people were arrested in ferguson, missouri, the protesters were on the street demanding

pope francis's visit will be the highlight of the world meeting of families. of the largest catholic gatherings held every three years. >> he's not afraid to speak out on things some people may be uncomfortable talking about. >> reporter: for the students pope francis is a leader they view as approachable, not guarded. today's news confirms that. how important is it for the pope to reach out to people like you? >> it's very important, because the youth is the future of the world. >> reporter: on a final note, you may remember that there was a delegation from philadelphia that went to rome in march to convince the pope to come to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. we learned today they were successful. they knew back then in the spring he was coming, they just couldn't say anything. they were sworn to secrecy until there was an official announcement from the vatican. reporting live outside of the art museum, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> the archdiocese says pope francis is expected to arrive september 25th. besides the parkway mass, franci

pope francis said he would come to philadelphia, god willing. the worlding meeting of family is going to be hold from the 22nd to the 27th. the world meeting of families were present for the announcement. we heard from bishop john mcintyre what the news means for him and philadelphia. >> to have the pastor of the universal church to comhere and confirm his hole in the church anticipate men and women of goodwill what the holy father is teaching and encouraging them to do, there's a great attraction for them, also. >> reporter: the archbishop had chaput said a hallmark of his -- >> there will be a formal press conference later on this morning. we're live at the archdiocese headquarters katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> stay with us, we'll have more on the world meeting of families featuring pope francis. >>> firefighters had to rescue two people who scrambled on to the roof of a burning home this morning. the action cam was on the scene the 3000 block of north 17th street. when firefighters got there after 2:30, the flames were spitting

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francis? >> kristen welker in beijing. >>> ferguson, missouri, is once again a city on edge, bracing for a grand jury decision that could come any day. there was a warning for anyone replicating what they saw after the michael brown shooting. >> exercising theirs first amendment rights, that ugliness was not representative of missouri and it cannot be repeated. >> this time local businesses aren't taking any chances. nbc's ron al eleven has the story. >> reporter: along ferguson's already battered main street, more businesses adding more protection worried about what will happen when prosecutors announce whether officer darren wilson will face charges for killing unarmed teenager michael brown in august. >> you really think there's going to be a need for this? >> we're preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> reporter: they're worried about a repeat of last summer's violent protests in the wake of the brown killing, heavily armored police, random shootings, a terrifying time. at thi

>> first, official word from the vatican overnight, pope francis is coming next year. that sparks world meeting of families. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo at the archdioces offices in center sit which more breaking details, jan, good morning. >> just able to speak with member on the board every trustees for the world meeting of families, and he tells me, that it is no telling where this pope might show up when he is in philadelphia. he is a pope of the people. he likes to keep his own schedule. so you just never know. rally start ramming up the planning for this because the pope bridges huge crowds where ever he goes goes, they'll try to figure out where he will stay, what exactly he will do while in philadelphia. we do know it is likely he'll partake in the clothing events in 2015, in september, during this world meeting of family judge philadelphia delegation of the world meeting of family, see some of them here in rome earlier this year in this video when delegation from, to request his presence. details of the papal visit will be released in the spring

. >> invitation accepted we received official confirmation this morning that pope francis will visit philadelphia next year. >>> tragedy strikes are a philadelphia neighborhood overnight, fire claims one person and leaves several police officers hurt, as well. >> accuweather is tracking soaking rain and fog to start off the workweek. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: as we look outside, storm tracker 6 live double scan you can see how the rain is skirting i-95 corridor. you're looking at wet road conditions and wet leaves on the road up in the suburbs because of light rain. if you look farther to the south and west on satellite and radar, lots of clouds and more rain. notice how we have a changeover to mixed precipitation in the poconos there's a winter weather advisory until 9:00 because there's sleet and rain mixing in. that's just the poconos, it's just until 9:00. after that it will change over to rain. we have plunged into the 30s in allentown and reading, the poconos 32 degrees. we have wintry precipitation yop there right now. today i

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>> o'malley: there's a recognition of that. >> o'donnell: from pope francis?o'malley: from pope francis. >> o'donnell: the cardinal's careful candor isn't limited to the church's mishandling of abuse. take the vatican doctrine office's crackdown on american nuns for focusing more on social justice than issues like abortion and contraception, placing the nuns under the supervision of three bishops. it looked like a crackdown from men at the vatican on... >> o'malley: a disaster. >> o'donnell: a disaster? >> o'malley: disaster. >> o'donnell: should there be more women in positions of power in the curia? >> o'malley: yes. i think there should be. and hopefully, there will be. >> o'donnell: when? >> o'malley: well, that... i can't tell you what time, but hopefully, soon. >> o'donnell: so far, there is little in the way of concrete change, but cardinal o'malley spends one week every other month in rome. otherwise, he and the pope stay in contact using a technology that seems almost as dated as illuminated manuscripts. >> o'malley: usually the... we fax. >> o'donnel

i'm francis rivera. dangerous weather has a tight grip on the u.s. in new york, a colossal wall of snow slammed into buffalo. governor cuomo deployed the national guard. over 100 miles of nearby i-90 closed. the niagara university women's basketball team was stranded on their bus for over 24 hours. overnight, salvation, new york troopers to the rescue. this tweet from the coach saying thank you for rescuing us. their ordeal might be over, the bad weather will press on. nbc's kirk gregory has the latest on snowvember 2014. >> reporter: the calendar may say mid november, but in buffalo, new york, it looks more like mid february. snou mounds five feet tall have piled up, burying cars and stranding motorists. >> we're asking that people stay home, they don't travel unnecessarily. >> reporter: it's just too much too fast, even for this snow-prone city. >> this is a very, very intense storm, one of those record storms that we're going to remember for a few years beyond this date. >> reporter: the snow has been falling at a rate of four to five inches per h

pope francis is coming to the region where the fire is on. he's not taking with his fans a peaceful initiative, but for your he will call for peace, negotiations, building all the groups, the states in the middle east. he's not a political man, he's a religious man calling for semitrailers for strengthening the collaboration among the religious factors in the region, but, of course, he will be - he will feel very sat that near him there are persecutions, refugees from their religious pat rom owny. >> thank you for speaking to al jazeera on the pope's visit to turkey. he's expected to arriving in an hour or so. thank you for your time. >> thank you very much, goodbye >>> breaking news out of afghanistan. an improvised explosive device detonated inside a mosque. the blast hap thenned in nangarhar province. 16 have been injured. more on this as and when we have information. >> now to egypt. and an army officer has been killed during a security crackdown. more than 100 people were arrested during nation-wide government rallies manned for friday.

pope francis' trip to turkey draws to a close. how he and other leaders tried to mend bridges between their faiths. >>> we welcome our viewers around the world and in the united states. i'm george howell. >> and i'm zain asher. we begin in ferguson, missouri where officer darren wilson has resigned. now that comes nearly one week after a grand jury decided not to indict him in the fatal shooting of michael brown. wilson told the st. louis post dispatch that he decided to resign after threats to the police department. >> is he said it was my hope that the community would heal. i would like to thank all my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. >> we're hearing from many protesters. >> many are saying he should have redined a long time ago. >> my reaction is he should have been fired or in jail a long time ago for the murder of mike brown. >> took too long. >> he's 112 days late. >> thank goodness. we're so glad. >> he should have been fired on day one. once the word came out on him shooting mike brown, i think they

that is likely to be addressed by pope francis.ooking at these live pictures of the parade of pope francis. a horse-drawn parade coming up this main avenue. he is not in a pope mobile. he is not in an armored vehicle. there are no crowds of thousands of people to line the streets as often the case in majority catholic countries. that is a sign of the different sort of reaction he's receiving here. he will arrive in the next few seconds. i can see the beginning of the motorcade here with police and motorbikes in front of this presidential palace. now, this is a very symbolic but controversial place, stephen. it is the brand-newly built thousand-room presidential palace that the pope is coming to be received in. it has been criticized as extravagant. as distasteful. it's full of silk wallpaper and marble and trees imported from italy. this is, of course, a pope known for his humility and for his frugality, and therefore the contrast as he steps into this palace, the first international visitor to be welcomed in the palace will be ver

we are told by officials here this morning, that pope francis' papal mass will a track more than 2 million people. huge news this morning. again coming from rome there is morning, the archbishop charles chaput was thereto hear it along with the philadelphia delegation of the world meeting of families, see some of them here in the video from rome earlier this year, now those exact details of the papal visit will be released in the spring or summer of creeks year, but archdioces did announce likely the pope that will visit in the closing events of this whole event. one of those events called the festival of families, on saturday, september 26th, and the papal mass on sunday, the 27th. of course, both event are open to the public, and both will be held on the ben franklin parkway in the heart of philadelphia, organizers of course have been planning for this for months already, but now, that it is confirm, that the pope is coming, there will really start to ramp up the work and the planning here, when he will arrive, where he will stay, all of the security of course, after all there is papal m

pope francis once again confirming his visit to philadelphia, expected friday september 25th.ain he does have at least two public events scheduled, both set for the ben franklin parkway. on saturday, september 26th, the holy father will hold celebration of family. then on sunday the 27th, he will celebrate a papal mass. >> right now coming up on 7:33, coming one our traffic and weather together. >> good morning, we do have little bit of a lull right now, in terms of the worse of what the rain had brought through the overnight hours, and we are, in fact, going to see another round sort of roll through here as the day goes on. so this is essentially wash out after day for you, even if you don't have the rain currently falling, for example, across much of the state of delaware, most of south new jersey, right now, not seeing anything fall from the sky. but the problem is that the damage is essentially already done here from last night, and where you have the spray still coming up off the vehicles, the damp roads, obviously, and the damp leaves now matted down and creating even sl

. >>> pope francis urges religious tolerance. go live to istanbul on how turkey is receiving him. >>> protests resume in ferguson, missouri. an international watch dog says the u.s. needs to crack down on police brutality. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm zain asher. >> and i'm george howell. we're standing by for a verdict in cairo in the murder retrial of hosni mubarak. the 86-year-old mubarak is there now awaiting the decision. he is charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during the 2011 uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as the country's president. we continue to watch these live feeds and will bring details on a verdict as soon as it happens here on cnn. >> we certainly will. in nigeria the death toll is expected to rise following a vicious attack during prayers at a crowded mosque. at least 120 are dead and close to 3000 injured after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the mosque in kan. >> gunmen opened fire with ak-47s as

pope francis one of my favorite people ever. i'm such a fan. >> reporter: pontiff made the announcement midday in rome he spoke in italian but the most important word was easy to translate. >> philadelphia. >> reporter: hours later, midday in philadelphia, local officials repeated the announcement in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the art museum on whose steps the pontiff will preside at the world meeting. >> philadelphia the big city for big events and we could not be more excited. >> reporter: news of the pope's intention to visit philadelphia had been a poorly kept secret since march. when the local delegation visited francis at the vatican. governor tom corbett formally april fifty eighted the pontiff during a brief outdoor audience. >> and the holy father answered our invitation by whispering three words in tom's ear. i will come. >> reporter: pope is expected to leave the festival of families on the ben franklin parkway saturday septembe september 26th. and celebrate mass in front of perhaps a million worship per on the

i am francis rivera. new reporting from "the new york times," president obama extended the role of u.s. troops in the region meaning they can be involved in combat missions beyond the end of this year. nbc news white house correspondent is traveling with the president in las vegas. the president announced the drawdown of forces in afghanistan earlier this year, so what led to this decision? >> according to the new york times, which as you pointed out, did break this story, this decision came about in part because of the advances of the islamic militants in iraq. u.s. so officials telling our pentagon team, as you say, u.s. forces could remain in an offensive position through this year, and that is after combat operations are supposed to end and the u.s. military was supposed to take a big step back at the start of the new year, training and advising and assisting the forces, but u.s. forces will remain in an offensive posture after that date, and according to one official, their operations could include m

. >> bartholomew i met pope francis at the airport. it's the first that they have met in the last year. >>> a string of attacks carried out by the taliban. the attack took place in kabul. one attacker detonated an explosive invest while two others entered the building. they were targeting a christian organization that was trying to convert muslims. at the end the attacks are a direct response to the afghan parliament approving two security agreements that will allow some foreign forces to remain in afghanistan into 2015. >>> let's move to syria now. islamic state in iraq and the levant, syria's foreign minister said that the u.s. airstrikes against isil have been ineffective, and targeting isil in september in expanding it's campaign from iraq. meanwhile, the battle for control of kobane, that rages on. the activists accuse turkey of allowing isil through turkey. peshmerga fighters have been able to fight isil back. >>> nigeria's president is vo vowing to hunt down those responsible for friday's mosque attack. more than 100 people were

and francis's canonization of john paul the ii earlier this year. bill cosby is facing another accusation of sexual assault. joan tashis says that he attacked her twice. he refused to the comment on recent allegations an cancelled public appearances. he settled a lawsuit back in 2006 but admitted no guilt. >>> a catholic priest has died in custody. charles everhart was serving a six to 12 year term. he was transferred to a hospital in central pennsylvania with failing health. he died yesterday according to his religious order. testimony from the accuser brought down monsignoor lin. >>> one officer has been released from the hospital. a wounded officer and a sergeant are treated. the alleged stabber was locked up for burglary and assault. >>> an income social worker is on life-support after stabbed 21 times. the attack happened inside of her fourth flor office at the department of children and families in camden at 1:30 today. the witnesses say that the victim knew the attacker that has a history of mental illness. the police have the suspect in cust