our natasha brown is live along the parkway with more on the preparations taking shape. natasha?> reporter: well, the setup here along the parkway is continuing even at this hour. while the city is preparing for the papal visit, some businesses in this area are preparing to lose money and customers. welcoming images of pope francis can be spotted in homes and dotting the parkway. the excitement is building with the papal visit just 10 days away. >> some business owners working in the shadows of the parkway and in the heart of the restricted parking zones has seen no choice but to close their doors during the historic visit. >> we're pretty much going to be closed on saturday and sunday. nobody will be in this area starting looking for dry cleaning. and a lot of the residents and customers that come in we've been talking to pretty they'll be moving but not leaving town. >> reporter: andre says saturdays are their busiest days they will take big hit financially. >> it's not just financially. it's our employees are being affected, too, because they rely on their hours and their pay.

. >> ♪ >> i'm natasha brown.on "eyewitness news," the eagles cut backup quarterback tim tebow. head coach chip kelly explains why he made this move. >>> 10s of thousands of people descend on philadelphia for this year's made america festival. we're live from the parkway with a look at the festivities. kate. >> and of course it's the big holiday weekend and i'll tell you about some hotter weather heading our way just in time for the labor day holiday on monday. that's coming up with the ♪ hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >> ♪ >> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> right now on "eyewitness news," tebow time is over in philadelphia. the eagles cut ties with the quarterback today in a move that certainly surprised many fans and experts alike. good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown.

we're live here at the federal courthouse tonight, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha,hank you. >>> a sting operation results in charges against both and former correctional officers. here are three of the six suspects. brian feels, george kendall and dupree myers accused of of giving inmates drugs and cell phones in he can change for cash. authorities say the guards got 500 to $1,500 for their deliveries. the suspects now face the possibility of decades in pris prison. >>> federal investigators have revealed the cause of the plane crash that willed lewis katz and sick others. the nstb says the crew failed to perform a routine pre flight check and failed to disengage the -- it ran and caught fire at a massachusetts airport in may of 2014. local aviation expertises even if the pilots forgot to disengage the wind gust locks safety mechanisms in the jet should have prevented the plane from being able to throttle up. >> there's so many other issues here which are troubling just to blame the night crew that's the easy way out. because they're dead. they can't defend themselv

good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks so much for joining us.a beautiful labor day weekend so far and everyone is hoping it stays

good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks so much for joining us.t's been a beautiful labor day weekend so far and everyone is hoping it stays that way for monday. meteorologist justin drabick is in our weather center with a first look at the forecast. >> natasha, i bring some good news. looks like this trend is going to continue. we'll keep things nice and dry. a lot of sunshine in our forecast. however temperatures start to heat up a little bit and we're talking about more humid conditions but it was warm today. 88 degrees was the actual high temperature at philadelphia international airport. 81 is where we should be. record high is 95. we're not there. humidity levels are on the lower side today. so, it does feel okay even though the sunshine still pretty much warming things up nicely. 86 degrees currently at the airport. upper 70's in south jersey. a nice breeze coming off the ocean. ocean water at 77 degrees. the farther away you are from the coastline the warmer you are this evening. we'll keep things drive. notice the wind direction coming ri

live in spring garden tonight, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha, thank you. >>> city tourism leaders are working overtime to make sure people know hotel rooms are still available for the papal events. mayor nutter took to the streets to spread the word earlier today. about 3,000 rooms remain available. and now the tickets have been distributed for the papal events mayor nutter expects people to start firming up plans and make res sr. visions. >> i think you're going to see late decision making being made based on this new new opportunity to have a ticket. we're ready for people. we're planning on once in a generation event. and we're still -- we're still seeing booking. the bookings are coming in. >>> well, booking a room is still an option frameable who want to stay overnight. plans for a francis fields campground in fairmount park were scrapped due to lack of interest. >>> a break through. new treatment for joint pain is being done right here in arrie arriere? >> it doesn't require a long and painful recovery. straight ahead tonight health reporter stephanie stahl t

in wilmington, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> more fallout from the volkswagen emission riggingndal. the german auto makers chief executive officer resigned today. he says he quit because volkswagen needs a fresh start. the company admitted 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with software to help beat emissions tests. he denied any personal wrongdoing. german authorities are investigating. >>> do you need a new air filter? is it time for new brakes? a lot of people especially women don't know the answer and don't even want to think about going to the mechanic. well, meet the philadelphia woman who calls her a she can nick on a mission to empower women one oil change at a time. for many women a peek unthe hood of a car looks like the landscape of an another planet. but it doesn't have to that way. >> we're smart enough to know this stuff. trust me ladies. >> patrice started girls auto clinic during free monthly lessons she notice women how to be in the drivers seat when it comes to repair. isn't i'm going show you an easy way to replace your filter most cars

i'm natasha brown, for pat and kate and all of us here.you're up early join ours morning team at 6am. we're always on at cbsphilly.c cbsphilly.com. blue bloods is next everyone. have a great night. take care.

at the federal courthouse, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a kid kidnapper delvin barnes is expect to change his plea this morning. barnes a had plead the not guilty to kidnapping a woman in germantown last november. the frightening ordeal was caught on surveillance video right there. prosecutors say barnes found, stuffed, 22-year old carlesha free land gate inner to his car trunk and then drove to maryland. she was, later found and rescued in the parking lot. >>> well, people in arizona are on edge after reports of ten shootings on a major freeway in just the past one weeks. >> this suspect has not been named yesterday. state a's director of public safety is calling the incident quote domestic terrorism crimes. cbs correspondent don champion has the very latest. >> reporter: state, federal and local police are looking for the person whose targeting mote the wrist along the main freeway, through phoenix. >> why would someone shoot at anybody at all especially shooting at some innocent person, i mean that is just insane. >> reporter: drivers who use interstate ten are nerv

good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us.t you just saw there was released by the world meeting of families as

i'm natasha brown, for pat and kate and all of us here.f you're up early join ours morning team at 6am. we're always on at cbsphilly.c cbsphilly.com. blue bloods is next everyone. have a great night. take care. did you pack your retainer? girl: yup! z you o wear it for ten hours tonight, so put it in after din... after dinner. got it covered, mom. and don't you forget to put on the alarm system before you go to bed. have t did i forget last night? yes, you did. ugh! what would i do without you? (doorbell rings) she'll be right down. well, hello to you, too, elaine. with a liveried driver now? she rolls up to school in that? what? chloe likes it. makes her feel important. makes you feel important, roger. i' it makes chloe feel embarrassed. i was embarrassed being dropped off at school every day because my father was poor. chloe's embarrassed because her father's rich? just tm surem to lose the chauffeur's hat, okay? hi, daddy. hey, sweetheart.

our natasha brown reports. >> reporter: make shift memorial illuminates the scene where 28 yeared jeremyole lost his life. wilmington police were call to the 1800 block of tulip street wednesday afternoon. responding to a call of a man with a gun and self inflicted gunshot wound. >> put your hands up! >> th in this video you see officers surrounding the wheelchair bound mcdole. continuously asking him to drop the gun and put your hands up. then you hear a rapid succession of gunfire. >> watch the video. they shot my son so much. he's in a wheelchair. he fell out of the chair on the ground. >> victim's mother has seen the video and demanding answers saying the video never shows her son with a gun. >> when the officers engaged him they were able to see that he had a weapon and information prior to them getting there was that he had inflicted injury upon himself with a handgun. >> reporter: the city's mayor and other officials held a news conference vowing to launch a full scale investigation into this police involved shooting. while family members continue to grieve their loved one at this

we're live from atlantic city, natasha brown, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> natasha, thank you. >>> turning now to our other top story tonight, storms moving through the the area right now, our camera caught people trying to get out of the rain, as the poured down today, and spring garden. and more is heading our way. meteorologist kate bilo is live with the first lot at forecast, kate. >> reporter: we have been dealing with this heavy rain all day long, and, since this morning and heavy rain continuing to push through the area, and good news, if there is any good news, the rain is weakening a little bit as this ba

. >> our natasha brown has seen me dance.hink she can verify that i do a halfway decent job. >> all right, natasha brown live for us, she is at our embassy suite studio, and overlooking a fantastic view of the ben franklin parkway. hello, apply beautiful friends. >> well, hello my beautiful friends out there, and yes, i have seen jim donovan dance, let's just hold off on. that just kidding. great to be with here with you all. aim here high above the ben franklin parkway, perched a ton one of the best views of the sit. has to be right here a ton the parkway where we think the crowd grew tremendously by the moment, at the embassy suites. joint by very special guess, give us perspective what it is like to be in the presence of bill, professor of theology at st. joseph's university. so great have having you here. >> such less trick at this here in the city and in this crowd, like none other we've seen where? >> i draws people in because he lost being with the regular people, good fortune of actually meeting him twice, one at the

good evening, i'm natasha brown.francis received a standing ovation as lawmakers welcomed him in washington this

our natasha brown has their story. natasha?> reporter: this is a very exciting opportunity for a bucks county family. they have been given very special duties during the papal mass. and they are looking forward to being in the presence of the pontiff. they're an ordinary family about to embark on an extraordinary opportunity. quiet honor for our family to. (the gifts. >> the devout catholic family will represent saint andrews parish in newtown by. (ing the gifts during the historic mass led by pope francis along the ben franklin parkway. huge crowds are expected to flood the area to celebrate mass and no one is more excited about being in the presence of the pontiff more than the izzys. >> monsignor had called bob and asked him if we would take up the gifts at the papal mass at saint andrews parish. >> when you bring the gifts up at mass you're really representing all the lives of the people who are attending mass. we want to present the gifts of our lives, of the things we do for others. >> reporter: her mother claire who will

natasha brown tells us the unprecedented security measures from the papal visit and world meeting of families are at the heart of this issue. >> at this point he shouldn't be doing this. if they were going to do it, they needed to step people a month or two ago. >> city controller allen isn't minutes g words, outraged that the city's latest announcement on parking restrictions and towing enforcement during the papal visit will disrupt the holiest day of the jewish calendar, yom kippur. >> that's the holiest day of the jewish calendar, occurs tuesday september night, september 22nd and wednesday september 23rd, fasting day, day of forgiveness, the one day of the year that almost all jews are in synogogue. >> he fired off this strongly worded letter to mayor nutter on friday, voicing concerns from philadelphia's jewish community. with the city announcing towing enforcement beginning on september 20th, inside the traffic box, he is concerned congregant won't be able to park at synogogues within restrictedder. >> one, because it will be eliminating on street parking. two, it will be forc

we're live from atlantic city, natasha brown, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> natasha, thank you. >>> turning now to our other top story tonight, storms moving through the the area right now, our camera caught people trying to get out of the rain, as the poured down today, and spring garden. and more is heading our way. meteorologist kate bilo is live with the first lot at forecast, kate. >> reporter: we have been dealing with this heavy rain all day long, and, since this morning and heavy rain continuing to push through the area, and good news, if there is any good news, the rain is weakening a little bit as this batch of rain moves in the philadelphia area. you can see over the past hour or so, the yellow and orange shaded areas start to tape tore a uniform green. this means a moderate steady rain is coming down but it does mean that the storm is starting to push away and starting to weaken a bit. steady rain is expect through the next couple of hours, at least, it the is just now pushing into philadelphia still pockets of that heavier rain over portions of montgomery county, and,

in spring garden, natasha brown, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> city and tourism leaders are working overeople know that hotel rooms are still available for the papal event. mayor nutter took to the streets to spread word about that. about 3,000 rooms are still available. and now that particular vet been distributed for the event, mayor nutter expect people to start firming up their plans, and making those reservations. >> so i think you'll see some late decision-making being made based on this now new opportunity to have a ticket. >> we're ready for people. you know, we planning on once in a generation event. and we're still, still seeing bookings, the bookings are coming in. >> while booking a room is still an option for people who want to stay overnight, plans for a francis field campground in fairmount park were actually scrapped due to lack of interest. >>> well, anyone needing medical help among the huge crowds expected for the pope in montgomery county, might be surprised to see a medic roar up on a specially equipped motorcycle. it is the only one of it kinds in the entire state o

. >>> good evening, i'm natasha natasha brown, thank you for joining us, had a loan died in a motel room in norfolk virginia. he was there for a celebrity golf tournament no. cause of death released just yet but foul may not suspected. let's turn to sports director in the cbs3 three sports center with with a look back. >> reporter: it's been a rough two and a half weeks, you dalkins passes away and now moses malone. he goes down as one of the great of it big men in the history of nba, he was absolutely dominant when he played in philly. overall, he was a three-time nvp and 12-time all star, he and dr. j led the team to a title during the 82 and 83 season. >> moses coming to the after six years, we had been knock out of the finals three different times. we were second best team in the world. he was the catalyst, the one they don't who got us over the son. >> a son, a friend. a dear friend. a brother. someone in i knew would be there for me. truly one of the great basketball players competitors. he was a dream to coach. sglrjs one other thing about moses malone. he was the first player to

i'm natasha brown. thank you for joining us. the plane went down in camden county. steve paterson spoke with the pilot's friend who saw this will all happen. >> reporter: it doesn't seem real. worse to see the pilot moments before his death. >> the plane smashed up against the tree. >> reporter: unthinkable to realize that pilot is a close family friend on his last flight. >> and i waved to him. >> reporter: saturday unlike any day. he watched a man slammed into a wooded area. police identified that man as 65-year-old pilot david sees. >> it's not everyone crashes a plane in your front yard. >> he took off in his cessna 150 and was flying over atco, new jersey about 11:30 saturday morning. the moment when his plane dipped into an area and crashed. sees the pilot and the only person on board was killed. too close, too soon and too sad. >> he loved to fly and i asked him when are you going to take me out on your plane. >> still a lot to learn including just what brought that plane down and the pilot's destination all of which now the subject matter of a federal invest

good evening, i'm natasha brown.ou for joining us, with pope francis' arrival almost upon us, tow trucks will be clearing the streets for the entire week. "eyewitness news" steve patterson is live in spring garden tonight. steve, between the parking vans and the road closure, it's going to be a tricky community city tomorrow. >> reporter: tricky indeed natasha if you thought the city was going to hang back and start an earnest in the morning, you'd be wrong. those tow trucks were out in force tonight. enforceing these traffic rerestrictions we caught up with drivers as the tow trucks were barreling towards them and some of them caught it just in the nick of time. >> out in force. philadelphia police in the ppa sweeping the streets sunday night. enforcing the traffic zone restrictions that took effect at 6:00 p.m. by first ticketing then towing street by street every car in violation. >> we just ran back up here and saw they were towing these cars. >> reporter: center city reds made it back to her car at 17th and call

good evening, i'm natasha brown. pope francis received a standing ovation as lawmakers welcomed him in washington this morning. thousands gathered outside of capitol hill this morning as the holy father gave his historic speech. he called on lawmakers to address a long list of challenging ranging from climate change to the death penalty. on immigration francis called for greater understanding of those who come to the u.s. for a better life. >> we must not be taken back by the numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces, and listening to their stories. >> reporter: after his speech, pope francis finished his day in washington greeting people at a local church. he also met with homeless people and charity workers before heading to new york city. >>> final preparations meantime are underway right here in philadelphia for the pope's visit to the world meeting of families this weekend. it is day three of the gathering at the pennsylvania convention center. catholics are attending lectures covering big fam

good evening, i'm natasha brown. thank you for joining us, with pope francis' arrival almost upon us, tow trucks will be clearing the streets for the entire week. "eyewitness news" steve patterson is live in spring garden tonight. steve, between the parking vans and the road closure, it's going to be a tricky community city tomorrow. >> reporter: tricky indeed natasha if you thought the city was going to hang back and start an earnest in the morning, you'd be wrong. those tow trucks were out in force tonight. enforceing these traffic rerestrictions we caught up with drivers as the tow trucks were barreling towards them and some of them caught it just in the nick of time. >> out in force. philadelphia police in the ppa sweeping the streets sunday night. enforcing the traffic zone restrictions that took effect at 6:00 p.m. by first ticketing then towing street by street every car in violation. >> we just ran back up here and saw they were towing these cars. >> reporter: center city reds made it back to her car at 17th

. >> they can do take pictures and have the comments, natasha brown monitoring twitter and facebook all day long. what did you see. >> with hundreds of thousands of people with you guys along parkway, many of them chronicleded their journey. we got plenty of tweets. let's take you to the most memorable. up close and personal shot of the popemobile whizing by her there along the parkway. thank you very much allison. here's philly news guy, we love this one. pope francis is down with at cbsphilly not photo shopped. there you see our "eyewitness news" live truck prominently displayed there. there was a mass exit us as you guys know. this was just one of the lines tweeted cindy webster lines for train at 30th street are insane. you can imagine all these folks trying to anxiously get home. and john mcdevitt of our sister radio station sent us this shot near our station, massive lynn for septa spring garden subway is it stops. many lines died down, folks are likely home now watching us. blake robinson. blake and his lovely new bride, holding our sign cbsphilly. today they returned to the park

. >>> good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks so much for joining us.ope francis' visit to the island nation is actually the first leg of his trip that will end right here in philadelphia. cbs correspondent chris martinez is in havana. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: cheering fans. >> ♪ >> reporter: military band greeted pope francis as he arrived in cuba. havana's archbishop and president raul castro were on hand. it's a chance to show goodwill. for the vatican this is a mission of. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: francis helped restore diplomatic ties between cuban the u.s. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter:. >> reporter: i urge political leaders to per veer on this path but the path for peace between the u.s. and cuba remains uncertain. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: during a lengthy speech castro says cuba's communist government has thrived despite u.s. accusations of human rights abuses and the trade embargo which castro called on the u.s. congress to lift. pope francis will call out time for a private meeting with presi

. >> they can do take pictures and have the comments, natasha brown monitoring twitter and facebook all day long. what did you see. >> with hundreds of thousands of people with you guys along parkway, many of them chronicleded their journey. we got plenty of tweets. let's take you to the most memorable. up close and personal shot of the popemobile whizing by her there along the parkway. thank you very much allison. here's philly news guy, we love this one. pope francis is down with at cbsphilly not photo shopped. there you see our "eyewitness news" live truck prominently displayed there. there was a mass exit us as you guys know. this was just one of the lines tweeted cindy webster lines for train at 30th street are insane. you can imagine all these folks trying to anxiously get home. and john mcdevitt of our sister radio station sent us this shot near our station, massive lynn for septa spring garden subway is it stops. many lines died down, folks are likely home now watching us. blake robinson. blake and his lovely new bride, holding our sign cbsphilly. today they returned to the park

. >>> good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us.o the island nation is the first leg of his trip that will end right here in philadelphia. cbs correspondent chris martinez is in havana with more. >> ♪ >> reporter: pope francis arrived at havana's jose martin international airport to a cheering crowd greeted by the president and archbishop. the three day trip marks his first ever visit to the island nation as leader of the catholic church. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: cuba has been prepping for the pope's arrival for months. at revolution square crews worked up to the last minute putting the final touch on the altar where francis will deliver an outdoor mass sunday. jose is among the thousands expected to attend. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: i understand he will give mass and i want to be there he says. i want to be the first to arrive. >> reporter: a recent poll found that less than one third of cubans identify as catholic but julie who coauthored a book on francis believes his visit will capture the a

good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us.hat greeting that you just saw there was released by the world meeting of families as we prepare for the pontiff's arrival in philadelphia, the first wave of parking bans has just gone into effect in certain areas around the city. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson is live in spring garden to break it all down for us. steve. >> reporter: natasha, you are absolutely right, all this went into effect about a half hour ago. we are inside what city officials are calling one of the secure zones, meaning if you live anywhere close to here you will see these signs posted everywhere letting you know that if you park anywhere close, are you likely to be towed. we he spoke to residents who are just now dealing with this, some of which just realizing that this is happening. listen to this. the warning signs are everywhere. it's together time in center city. >> frustrating 'cause i need to park my car. i drive to and from work. i have to figure out where i can park every day. >> reporter: f

our next one is from our natasha brown.the parkway. she writes, pope francis winding back around the parkway. ear piercing screams from the crowd! awe inspiring. you can just see how many people deep on the parkway there. as the pope mobile is going by. so quite an exciting evening and this really shows it. here's another shot from our steve patterson. and this just shows you how deep the crowd was tonight on the parkway. i mean what do you say about this? a breath-taking picture there. next we have a shot from another shot of the parkway and what we're looking at city hall in the distance. you can see how deep the crowds are all lining up. this is just before pope francis made his arrival, and cory writes, city hall shines on as philadelphia plays host to the world. pope in philly. pope in philly. world meeting of families. what we've seen tonight certainly showed that. our next is one of my favorites. this is inside our control room. we have production staff that has been working so hard throughout the night. this came fr

we have a special guest with our natasha brown to talk more about. that will natasha?on to you, ukee and jessica. we have one of the best vantage point in the city right now, here on the 28 floor of the embassy suites, looking above the parkway we can hear the festivities, practice going on behind me, see the crowds are growing, by the minute here on the parkway, logan square, all the way up to the art museum. and joined, by, sister mary skull yen, advocate for the homeless, project home, thank you so much for being here with us, we so appreciate it. >> i'm real excited to be here, natasha, thank you. >> tell us little bit about how you are feeling, just having the pope here in our city, just your reaction. >> so humbling, inspiring, hopeful, such a positive energy and excitementment, really a great time not only for our church butt for our country. >> tell me what you have seen for the pope. i know were you talking about the mass earlier, his homily, how lots of folks can connect with what he was saying. >> i think pope francis is such a humble man, very accessible, t

. >>> i'm natasha brown here in the cbs-3 studios with a look at other stories making headlines todayu.s. house speaker john boehner dropping a bomb shell today by announcing he is resigning from congress. boehner says he is resigning because, prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable arm. an aid for the congressman tells cbs that boehner will resign his speakership and congressional seat effective october 30th. >>> for the second time this week the white house south lawn was setting for a grand welcome. president obama welcomed chinese president to the white house today. the white house says that it skipped the the firing of weapons when pope francis arrived in deference to the pope's humility. president barack obama and the president stood side by side as military band played national anthems of both countries. >>> new iphone has landed this was the scene earlier this morning as customers lined up outside the apple store in center city philadelphia. doors opened up at 8:00 o'clock this morning promptly, the new iphones lawn inched 12 countries today including the u.s. and ch

in wilmington natasha brown cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> just a brazen robbery caught on tape, thieves use a car to break in the gun store in virginia. >> the crash shows three men getting out of the car in hooded sweat shirts and also masks. police say the thieves work quickly stealing more than to dozen firearms worth more than $5,000. we're also told the car used in that theft was reported stolen a few days before that burglary. >>> all right. 6:23. we have more amazing video coming up, have you ever seen a elephant, take a bath. >> no. >> i think i have that look. >> we will see it coming up next. >> we will have health concerns for hundreds of thousands of people, expected to head to ben franklin parkway this weekend, to see the pope, doctor jen will stop by and she has tips to help keep you safe. >>> kyla had has your forecast. >> i do, you'll like what i have to say about today we are working on that weekend forecast, hoping for a little heavenly help as we track potential for showers on sunday, i will tell you about it when we come back, stay with us "eyewitness news" will >>>

. >> right now our coverage continues with our natasha brown, she's on the parkway with sister mary skullion>> well, ukee and jessica... ukee and jessica we are high above the parkway at this point at the 20th floor of the embassy suites. i saw david spunt down there just kidding. crowd is growing. thousands of people are lining the parkway at festival of families begins at 6:00 o'clock. we are joined by bill, and we saw the pope cruise right by st. joes a couple times. you got to be pretty proud. >> i know students, faculty and neighbors were there to see him were thrilled. they kept asking when will he come by and they lined the the streets and i'm happy they saw him. >> it is just amazing. you were able to watch the speech earlier there at independent hall. tell me about your take away from that. >> i found he brought together diversity and unity. as i heard it, it went through both parts of his speech when he was talking about religious liberty and also immigration. we prayed for diversity of religion and said it is a good thing we have diversity of religion. we can learn and dialogue, h

natasha a brown has their story. >> reporter: they are an ordinary family of about to embark on a extraordinaryortunity. >> it is quite an honor for our family to present the gift. >> reporter: the devout catholic family will represent sane andrews by presenting the the gift by historic mass led by pope francis on the ben franklin parkway. huge crowd are expected to flood the year to celebrate mass, and no one is more excited about being in the presence of the pontiff, more than this family. >> monsignor had called bob and asked him if we would take up the gifts at the papal mass at saint andrews parish. >> when you bring gifts up at mass you are really representing a all of the lives of the people who are attending has. we want to present the gift of our lives, of the things that we do, for others. >> reporter: claire, will be helping is the chance of the lifetime, after being a faithful servant of the catholic church her entire life. >> i am so thrilled i feel like i have been flying in air. i don't feel like i was down here. >> reporter: is there still a shroud of secrecy surrounding details