john francis, welcome to our program. >> thank you, maria. >> hinojosa: good to have you here. so you are the author of the book planetwalker: 17 years of silence, 22 years of walking. >> yes, i am. >> hinojosa: and so it really was. people, i'm sure they're like, "really? he stopped talking for 17 years?" >> right, i did, actually. >> hinojosa: and you walked for 22. >> for 22 years, without motorized vehicles, yeah. >> hinojosa: and throughout all of that, an essential part is your friend here, the banjo. >> my friend the banjo. >> hinojosa: does banjo have a name? >> well, it's american princess. american princess. it's an old banjo. it's over 100 years old, and was built in philadelphia. >> hinojosa: so the banjo became a central part of you as a persona in these years where you were walking and you were not talking. >> yeah, it did. >> hinojosa: but let's go back for... and you play it normally. >> i do, all the time. so you might hear it as we're talking. >> hinojosa: it's an extension of... >> yeah, it is. >> hinojosa: but let's talk about how it all started. it started

. >>> thank you, of course we have more details about pope francis's visit to philadelphia on 6abc.com. and see video of pope john paul ii's visit from 1979. 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 victi

pope john paul the ii celebrated mass outdoors as pope francis is expected to do. one million people packed the parkway on october 3rd, 1979. and poll john paul addressed the united nations and traveled to boston, chicago and washington during that papal visit to the united states. >>> going live to 18 and cherry off of the parkway. saraht, obviously, it's spiritual but an economic impact as well? >>reporter:that is right jim. millions are expected on the parkway to see the pope in all those people need places to stay, to eat. that means hotels will be fully booked. 45,000 hotels around the region, restaurants full to capacity. and all of that is good for the local economy. >> the word is out, pope francis is heading to the philadelphia. they will be on their way to see him. at the hotel at 18 and market in center city the phone started to ring for reservations early this morning. >> we were planning this for a year. we were working with the visitors bureau and making sure we are participating to the highest level. >>reporter:the attendance is expected to exceed any

john paul the ii celebrated mass. >>> they stood shoulder to shoulder to hear him on the parkway. they expected more people to flock to the city for pope francis's appearance next year. >>> we are joined by monsignor. you were here for pope john's visit back in 1979. is it your expectation that he would visit the delaware valley. >> yes, i thought he would be coming. i am surprised that the announcement is sooner than expected. it wonderful for the whole region. pope francis is a strong advocate for family life and the challenges and opportunities facing the family today are great. >>> what does it mean not just for philadelphians and all over the u.s. it's exciting and humbling? >> many come to experience the history of philadelphia. many families in the area will host families throughout the world, hundreds of thousands of people coming to celebrate the family and to listen to the wisdom of the tradition of faith. >>> you said that the announcement was made early. they were told when they were at the vatican earlier. are you spliced we found out as earlier today? -- surprised thae learned about it today. >> yes. it gives the city time to prepa

like pope francis is expected to do, pope john paul ii celebrated mass outdoors on the benjamin franklin parkway before an estimated 1 million people on october 3, 1979. unlike pope francis, pope john paul had been to the united states before his visit as pontiff. pope paul visited chicago and washington, d.c. during the last visit to the u.s., one that philadelphia played a huge part. 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 t

john. >> >>> pope francis is on a historic three-day visit to turkey. celebrating mass at a cathedral in istanbul. the pope also visited the museum there in the blue mosque in country's largest city. at the mosque, the pontiff prayed silently along a senior cleric and took off his shoes as he entered the mosque before bowing his head in prayer for several months. >>> while you're inside watching julie and i, a decision we would never question, many are out on the streets for small business saturday. american express started the campaign in 2010 to support local stores between black friday and cyber monday. it appears the popularity of these small stores is growing fast. brian yennis is live where there are a number of small stores that are packed. >> half of americans know that it is small business saturday, that's a good number considering it started five years. it's all about supporting your local businesses like annie's general store in new york. it's not only about supporting them today but bringing in new customers and understanding the importance

. >>> pope john ii celebrated the mason the parkway on october 3rd, 1979. unlike pope francis pope john paul had been to the city before as pontiff. he addressed the united nations and washington, d.c. one that philadelphia played a huge part. >>> of course, word of pope francis's visit is spreading like wildlife all day today. no matter your faith you can't help but feel the excitement that comes from the pontiff's big visit and what that means. katherine scott spoke to lots of people today. >> i think it's a wonderful thing for philadelphia. >>reporter:the news of the pope's philadelphia visit brightened up this rainy day in center city. after months of rumours it's official. >> what he says is a pretty big deal either way. >> i think it's great. 12 years of catholic school i am excited about it. >>reporter:the new was welcome at mass at the chapel of the basilica. >> they are enlightened with more grace when they come personally to the city, they can actually see it. >>reporter:the students were invited for at the announcement and thrilled that a model that they try to emul

. >> reporter: it's tempting to think of pope francis who is known for his common touch, coming here to pat's king of steaks where john kerry famously ordered a cheesesteak with swiss. 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

john? >>> pope francis has touched down in turkey.rt of a three-day trip, expected to speak with turkey's president in a few minutes following a welcome ceremony in the last hour. the pope's visit comes as thousands of refugees pour into turkey from syria, as the war rages inside that country. arwa damon live in ankara with us this morning. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: good morning. pope francis and president erdogan just went into the presidential palace after the pope visited the mausoleum of the founder of modern day turkey and he was escorted by turkey's ceremonial cavalry regiment, quite a bit of fanfare and effort for this visit, arguably the most critical time in perhaps the last century or so. in the last ten years since the beginning of the war in iraq, the rise of al qaeda and isis have seen the vast majority of christians forced to flea iraq and syria under direct threat to their lives. those that choose to stay behind in the two respective countries do so by either placing their faith in god or by paying a tax to a ter

. >> reporter: pope francis will spiral along the same route john paul ii did during his visit to philadelphia 35 years ago. for many it will be a glimpse at a world leader from a city thrust into the world's spotlight. >> this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. philadelphia the big city for big events. >> reporter: well the manager here at the embassy sweets along the ben franklin parkway tells us the hotel is already sold out for that the week that the pope will be here in september of 2015. we also know now that they do -- desperate need host families so if you do want to know more information on how you can get involved in that, just go to our website, cbsphilly.com. we're live here along the parkway night, natasha brown cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, natasha, thank y you. >>> philadelphia has experienced hosting major events including a prior papal visit. but this event is sure to take the city of brotherly love to another level. >> october 197935 years ago, pope john paul ii touched down in philadelphia drawing a massive crowd to center city. people stood sho

neil: john boehner isn't exactly saint francis. >> i kept sticking up for the president. it's like i said osama bin laden was a nicer guy. the listeners were wrong. i'm starting to think they're right. he's pompous. the president is throwing red meat to the g.o.p. they have to lie back. neil: i think like ronald reagan this radio gig you've got is your launching pad for a gubernatorial run. >> well, you know what, i'm so frustrated, today particularly. i was so frustrated today. neil: you're going to run for governor. >> maybe we will. neil: you are one of the most recognized names in new jersey. >> you think that will be -- i don't know. it would be fun i know what to do. can i tell you what the platform is quickly, what the republicans should do. the republicans should save the inner cities. all these jobs in china. bring it into the inner cities of camden, create jobs for these good folks. neil: you don't have to run here. >> i'm not. i'm just saying. neil: down the road. >> i've got the answers. neil: you do. >> i'm giving you the answers. neil: we could use that. >>

amongst that armada is one small packet ship bearing francis scott key, john skinner, and dr. william beans. the attack on baltimore is going to begin. looking down the river, if you look to the left, you'll see a small land mass, that's north point. and on the early morning hours of the 12th of september, about 5,000 british soldiers have dropped off at north point. and their goal was to march overland to take the city by land. a land assault. they run into an american advance guard of about 2,600 militia men, about five miles as the crow flies. this is called the battle of north point. and it was a pretty good battle. the americans fire, fall back, fire. it's about two hour long battle, the british lose about 310 men killed, the americans lose over 200, and the americans pull back. but the americans give as good as they got. they killed one of the british generals, major general robert ross and withdrew to defenses closer to the city. on the outskirts of the city of baltimore, americans dug about a mile worth of entrenchments. and you would have seen free african-americans,

. >> pope francis gave credit to john paul ii for helping to build support for the end of communist rule in the soviet union >>> my colleague spoke to a histion from berlin. and gave a first-hand account of watching the wall come down. >> that night i was with friends in a restaurant in west berlin near the wall. suddenly a person came in and said "the wall is open." so we had hard in the days before about the discussions, about the new regulation, ruse, travelling rules, and we went outside and immediately the first lit the east german cars came by asking where is it down, the main shopping wall this west berlin, a place where they wanted to see if it's true. >> the wall came down in 1989. two years prior, president ronald reagan made powerful remarks. can we play this. >> secretary mikhail gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe. if you seek liberalization come here to this gate. mr mikhail gorbachev, open this gate. [ cheering and applause ]. >> what did that mean for you and the rest of the country? >> at this time the change was g

. >>> pope francis spoke about pope john paul ii who helped to build support for the end of soef yen communist rule. the u.k. is marking remembrance honouring soldiers serving in combat. 10,000 veterans marked. >> prime minister noted it is poignant in light of the 100th anniversary. a kandahar air base - british soldiers observed remembrance day. in honour of soldiers that died in the battlefield of afghanistan and iraq. british soldiers served in the fight. >> still to come, america's ambitious next steps into space. the journey of the orion continues, a slow possession. a remarkable story of a photograph of a slave that risked her life who witnessed the destruction of confederate robert e lee's home. >> >>> welcome back. n.a.s.a. is planning to do something that hasn't been done in 40 years. the agency is planning to send a new spacecraft for a test flight into deep space, and hopes it will pave the way for a flight into mars. all of in this the wake of recent failures. >> reporter: after last weeks virgin galactic crash, and another explosion on lift off, n.a.s.a. had words. >> i

it's tempting to think that pope francis would come here to pat's king of steaks where john kerry oncecheesesteak with swiss. how should pope francis order his? >> whiz with. hopefully he won't get any cheese on that white robe of his. the main event will be an open air mass here an the ben franklin parkway at the base of the rocky steps. >>> coming up, find out which famous new yorker is speaking out against taylor swifts haters. >>> and also whose quest for the mirrorball trophy went up in smoke last night. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ight. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> skinny time. we start with the drama on the dance floor. season 19 of "dancing with the stars" comes to a close this week. the favorite, alfonso ribeiro was able to -- he had a severe back injury. had some injuries. all kinds of issues. he and his partner got a total score of 75. two couples danced their way to perfect scores. >> bethany mota and a shirtless de

. ♪ >> reporter: the faith was certainly alive in 1979 when pope john paul ii, now a saint, came to philadelphia. pope francis'sit will be the highlight of the world meeting of families. one 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 expec

. >> he said pope francis is leading the church to focus, like jesus, on serving the needy. >> someone said it this way. johnold us what to do. benedi benedict 16th told us why we should do it. and pope francis said to do it. >> the bishop said this is just getting started. >> as you say in television land, stay tuned. >> ann curry, nbc news, spokane. >>> there was another scene from the g-20 summit in australia as the world leaders show their cuddle side before they started their discussions. a koala love had the effect. everything was warm and fuzzy for a few minutes, even with vladimir putin able to crack a smile in public. >>> a new way to keep bears away from when change is in the air you see things in a whole new way. it's in this spirit that ing u.s. is becoming a new kind of company. one that helps you think differently about what's ahead, and what's possible when you get things organized. ing u.s. is now voya. changing the way you think of retirement. ugh... ...heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. m

john wall ahead to porter. earlier today at verizon, georgetown oepds up their year at st. francis brooklyn. this is the senior going to the hoop strong. he had 11 points. georgetown is up 5-3. later in the half, this time it's the freshman l.j. peak. george down starting to run away with this. watch this little two handed jam for the fans. a game high 23 points in his debut. georgetown wins 83-62. >> we are a totally different team than we were last year. we are a work in progress. there is long way to go. now we have to keep making progress. >> let's move to hockey. the capitals trying to regroup after a tough loss last night. the same mistake that happened against new jersey happened in st. louis. justin peters was in net for the capitals. second period, the blues are up 1-0. moore is going to fire on net. capitals tie the game at one. later in the period st. louis on the astack. kevin shat kirk got a stop. this is a 2-1 blues lead. early in the third, blues dump in the puck. peters can't clear it. an easy goal for david bacchus. the caps fall 4-1, blues. back at it on tuesday in arizona

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john paul ii told us what we should do. benedict told us why we should do it. and pope francissaying, do it. >> o'donnell: so what specifically does that mean "do it"? >> i think a lot of the things that pope francis is talking about in terms of economic policy have their seeds in many of the writings of john paul ii as well as benedict. he is making it more precise i think because of his own experience in argentina being very close to the poor on day-to-day basis. i think that gives him a different metric, a different way of what the teachings of the church are in real terms. he is putting emphasis on real life people and bringing yet ideas to bear upon the real life situations of folks. >> o'donnell: you in your own background appear to have emphasized conversation other confrontation. you haven't been particularly confrontational with politicians who disagree with you on issues like abortion, for instance. do you think the eucharist has become too politicized? >> i that i is important always to begin with an attitude of dialogue. it's important to listen to people and it's v

pope francis only the fourth range pontiff to visit the us, and only the second, since pope john paul visit in the 17979. with that monumental announcement comes questions about security of course, philadelphia police department says they've been prepping for months, and it is expected to be the largest event in the city's modern had history. commissioner charles ramsey told "eyewitness news", social media will help guide and control crowds. among other measures, they plan to set up special locations for those who need help. >> we're meeting on a regular basis, that will intensify as the event gets closer, pretty much the way we handled the presidential inauguration, and, you know, whatever assets we need, we certainly will have at our disposal and will access them. >> right now there is no word on how much it will cost to secure the pope's visit. but the world meeting of families organizers will foot that bill. >> and please stay with us for continuing coverage on tv and on line at cbsphilly.com. you can tell us what you think of the pope's visit on facebook and twitter. use the hash

francis. he'll also meet french and italian leaders. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says all parties involved over iran's nuclear program will continue to work towards a deal. western powers, china, russia and iran have extended a deadline for agreement until july the 1st. now the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has promised to push through a proposed law as to the religious status of the country even without the support of coalition partners. a parliamentary vote on the controversial jewish state bill is due to happen next week. if it's passed the law would define israel as belonging to jewish people. critics say the move is racial. emtiaz tayeb has the story. >> exams to study for but finding it hard to focus she's ps distracted by the diswro jew. >> the policies related to this law are not new. we as arab palestinians who are the natives here, we have always been streeted as second-class citizens. >> reporter: the proposed law which still requires parliamentary approval would change the definition of what israel is as a nation. according to the 194

in 2015, well, back in 1979, when pope john paul ii, visited philly, his papal mass attracted more than 1 million people, officials here today, say, pope francisthan 2 million people. now, the official plans aren't finalized yet, but we do hear that he will arrive here in philadelphia, on september 25th, and stay here, through september 27th. and he will participate in the closing events, now, this announcement, has been a long time coming, and the pope made it this morning, in rome. and archbishop charles chaput here to hear it along with the delegation of the world meeting families, see here, in rome, earlier this year. exact details of the papal visit will be released in the spring or summer of in next year, but has announced likely the pope will participate in who of the clothing events, one called the festival of families september 26th, pay papal mass sunday the 27th. both open to the public, and both will be held on the ben franklin parkway, right here, in the heart of philadelphia, organizers of course have been planning for months, already, but now that it is confirmed, the pope coming, they'll really start to work on where the pope w

john paul ii visited philadelphia. he attracted more than million people, pope francis expected to double that in his papal mass on theen franklin parkway, of course there is will be the first visit by pope francis to the united state, than is the first time the world meeting of families is being held in the united states, so definitely a big event, converging here in philadelphia in 2015. reporting live in center city this morning, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> the city will be packed. >> indeed. >> so once again let's go overall of it for you. pope francis will visit philadelphia for the world meeting of families, expected to arrive friday september 25th. >> on saturday the 26th, the pope is holding a celebration of family life. then on sunday september 27th the papal mass, both on the ben franklin parkway and the public is welcome. >>> more breaking news to tell but right now. man is killed in a fast moving house fire in philadelphia overnight. >> four police officers were hurt while trying to douse the flames. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at the scene in germantown with how the offe

john paul ii came to the u.s. seven times, including his 1979 visit to philadelphia. and in 2008, pope benedict xvi visited washington, d.c. pope franciswill be the fourth pope to visit the u.s. new at 4:45, we talk live to terry ruggles. he was withç pope john paul ii during his visit to philadelphia in '79. remember, whenever we get new information on pope's upcoming visit to philadelphia, we'll provide details on our website at nbc10.com. >>> to breaking news now out of philadelphia's homesburg section. we understand two officers have been stabbed at the correctional facility. no word on their exact condition but we understand they are expected to survive their injuries. the prison is on lockdown and the officers have been rushed to a hospital. nbc 10's denise nakano is on her way to that scene. as soon as we know more we'll pass it along. renee? >>> new information on the murder of a mother and son in egg harbor city. the man facing charges appeared in court today. police say joseph palmer iii stabbed his girlfriend and her 7-year-old son and then set their washington avenue home on fire. that was last wednesday. palmer initially

francis tackling war and terrorism on his trip to turkey. young refugees from syria and other conflicts in the re-john calling for the ind of minorities. he is calling on all islamic leaders in politics, religious life and universities to condemn terrorists like isis. >>> and sonny pictures is fighting back on attack on their movie systems. at least five movies have soin up online. and in a strange plot twist, a key suspect maybe the foreign country's government. david wright explains. >> reporter: north korea isn't at all happy about seth rogan and james franco's new comedy about an unlikely plot to assassinate kim jong un. >> take him out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? what? >> reporter: the hermit kingdom reportedly threatening a strong and merciless countermeasure against sony pictures. so when the studio's servers got hacked by a group calling itself guardians of peace, some jumped to the obvious, but unlikely conclusion. yep. the theory is state-sponsored piracy. stealing unreleased copies of "annie" and "fury" and releasing them online. >> history is violent. >> reporter: sounds crazy. but at least one south

, in 1979, when pope john pam the second visited philadelphia he attracted more than million people to the ben franklin parkway, well, officials here this morning, say, pope franciscted to attract more than 2 million people, so whole lot of planning underway this morning, as well as that excitement. now the official details aren't yet available exactly where the pope will be visiting, we're told he is pope of the people e likes to make his own schedule, own stop, likely he will be visiting from september 25th to the 27th, for closing events. one, a huge event, the papal mass on the ben franklin parkway now. this announcement, was made, earlier this morning, in rome, area bishop charles chaput to hear it along with philadelphia delegation of the worlds meeting of families, of course an event he will be attending in 2015. you see, some of the delegation here in our video in rome earlier this year. details of the papal visit will officially be released, in the spring or summer of next year. but the archdioces again has announce that it will likely be the pope visiting in that closing event, one of the events, the festival of families, on saturday, september 26th, an

event, you may remember, a visit by pope john paul ii in 1979 drew more than 1 million people to the parkway. he of course was very popular, sews are pope francis, people here looking forward to his visit. take a listen. >> i love philadelphia. i have lived the way. i have come back. and the fact that this will be here in the cradle of liberty, the city of brotherly love, and sisterly a faction; wonderful. >> again, these people calling him a rock star. can't wait to be in his presence. of course this is a huge undertaking, goes ton say if anyone can do it folks here in philadelphia can. much more on the story throughout the morning, for now liver in center city, jan carabeo, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> once again as jan said, pope visit will visit philadelphia for the world meeting of families, his target date friday, september 25th. on saturday, september 26th, the pope is holding a celebration of family life, then on sunday, september 27th, a papal mass. both events will be held on the ben franklin parkway, the public is welcome, and close to million people are expected to attend. >> and now updating our other breaking news story, four phila

francis kennedy to new york. also on board this plane today will be mrs. john f. kennedy.nother widow, mrs. martin luther king jr. somehow and in some way, we seem to be sending a great many of our young leaders to their early graves. >> it's been a very emotional period for all of us who have worked for the senator. and personally, the most horrifying thing in these last few days was this morning, when i tacked this black ribbon on to my campaign button, because now i'm lost. i'm desperate. and i don't know where we're going from here. >> when senator kennedy went down, he was trying to speak for those americans, including the young, who feel a need to change many aspects of american life. well, that cause has not been still forever, because even without him, the changes will be made, because they have to be. but nobody knows when, nor how, nor whether the changes will be made peacefully or violently. >> in the meantime, this country has lost another leader. as far as i'm concerned, has lost the only leader that i feel gives us any hope for the future. i mean, what happen

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 countless prayers of so many people who ha

francis xavier. [ applause ] and st. mary interparochial. [ applause ] i didn't forget you. the school of my mother, john w. callahan. [ applause ] and speaking of my mom, who is probably watching, mom, i'm sorry that i couldn't tell you yesterday that the pope was coming, but i had made a promise that i wouldn't tell anyone. so she is very excited about this, of course, as well. what a historic day and an unparalleled day for the city of philadelphia. this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. philadelphia, the big city for big events, and we could not be more excited. the confirmation that we've all been waiting for that pope francis would, in fact, visit philadelphia to attend the world meeting of families is something truly to be excited about, to be prayerful about, and to be overjoyed with our enthusiasm. it seems only fitting that the pontiff, who is bringing people together from all over the world with his sense of hope, compassion, and connection to faith, will make his first trip to america as pope at the world meeting of families. on a quite personal note, when i was a student a

pope francis already the fourth range pontiff to visit the us, the second to visit philadelphia since pope john paul ii in 1979. and with that monumental announcement comes questions about security. the philadelphia police department says they've been preparing for months, it is expected to be the largest event in the city's modern history. commissioner charles ramsey told "eyewitness news" social media is going to help guide and control crowds among other measures, they plan on setting up special locations for those who need help. >> meeting on regular basis, as the event end tens nice, pretty much the way we handle presidential inaugurations, you know, whatever assets we need, we certainly will have at our disposal, and will access them. >> right now, there is no word on how much it will cost to secure the pope's visit, but the world meeting of families, those organizers, they'll foot the bill. >> please stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage on television and on line at cbsphilly.com. you can also tell you what think of the pope's visit on facebook and twitter. use hashtag cbs-3

the last time pope was here was pope john paul the second in 1979 and estimated 1.2 to 2 million people showed up for that mass. pope francisd in turkey meeting with the political and spiritual leaders, religious tensions are high in that country and the vatican has expressed concerns about the treatments of christians by extremist. isis has forced thousands of refugees into turkey but pope is not scheduled to meet with refugees. >>> brazil an soccer legend pele is speaking about the recent hospitalization. he is not seriously ill two. weeks ago he underwent surgery to remove kidney stones and readmitted monday with the urinary track infection. he denied widespread reports that said his condition worsened and that he was put into intensive care. that is in the the cse. evidently he is doing okay. >>> search is on for missing ohio state football player. accord together columbus dispatch, cost george has left his apartment wednesday morning and has in the been heard from since. the family is worried that her brother may be disoriented, he suffered several concussions in september. she said her brother didn't take his motorcyc

visit by pope john paul ii in 1979, through more than 1 million people to the parkway, and now this morning, the archbishop made this statement reading in part i am overjoyed by pope francis' announcement that he will be join with us for the world meeting of families in philadelphia next year, a hallmark of his papacy has been a keen focus on the many challenges that families face today globally, his charisma, presence, and voice, will electrify the gathering. again, he's expected to participate in those closing events, including two big, big events, on ben franklin parkway, this will be his first visit to the united state. reporting live in center city, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thank you so much, jan. pope will visit philadelphia for the world meeting of families target date friday, september 25th. on saturday the 26th, holding celebration of family life, then sunday the 27th, 2015, papal mace, both on the ben franklin parkway and the public is welcome. >> 53:03, just wet soggy start to your monday? >> and chilly too. you step out the door you can still see your breath in front of your face. not cold enough to warrant any kind of frozen precipitation in

francis is set to visit philadelphia, the planning kicks into high gear. it will be his first papal visit to the u.s. >> he becomes the seconds range pontiff to visit the city since pope john paul visited 1979. it will also include a mass on the parkway. >> for him to come here, we considering you know, ride septa down, you know, just once in a lifetime experience >> hotel rooms filling up fast, tells us there are ' already booked up for that week. again, september of next year. >>> with more than million people expected to pass the parkway for pope francis' big visit, security of course top priority for city officials. while preparing for huge crowds, really new for police planners, this event could become the largest in the city's modern history. commissioner charles ramsey told "eyewitness news", they've been planning for it since the possibility of a papal visit was announced last year. >> there are a loft logistical issues that have to be ironed out in terms of moving people, traffic patterns, all of those kinds of things, then the obvious security concerns that you would have with anyone as high profiles go. >> there is no official estimate on just how much the secur