st. augustine historical society research library to look at documents, memoirs and photographs from different periods in this city's history. we're standing today at the segui kirby smith house. it was built in the 17 80's. the building was given to the st. augustine historical society and in march 3rd of 1995, the historical society research library opened up in this building. today we have a wide range of materials. for example, we have ledger art that was done by the plains indians that were held captive in fort marion. we have a seminole war journal by fert are dr. mott. we also have a fascinating piece which was in the st. augustine link and it relates to warren g. harding. we have the first journal for the ski council under the united states territorial act and from -- almost from the first day that the society was founded, we've been trying to collect documents, images, and other material relating to the history. st. augustine was founded 450 years ago this year and it's the oldes

the bells of st. pat's ringing on fifth avenue welcoming the pope. >> he really represents and seems to me two cultures of the two countries, italy and argentina. italy is the very gregarious country, argentina where he spent most his life. that is a charismatic country. people are very exuberant and willing to exhibit their feelings. they brings that all together not just as the holy father but someone coming here as the most celebrated tourist probably in the history of new york city. >> this can be a jaded city. certainly not at times like this. another city that can be jaded, washington, d.c. that brings me to chuck todd. you have been watching as he came to washington. he essentially challenged our leaders today for this country to live up to its values and creed. how did that go over? >> i can tell you, every member of congress took it as well as would you hope they would take it. i saw many of them, conservative and liberal alike coming out, huge smiles on their face. it reminded me watching ca

the pope asked to be here today at st. patrick, he requested it, he wants to address homelessness in our city, the latest figure we have from the council of governments is that this area has 11,623 homeless people as of january of this year. now let me step out of the way as our coverage goes live. you can hear people beginning to cheer. motorcycles coming into the area right now. in front of st. patrick's. and this means the pope will be arriving very shortly. the motorcade has now come to st. patrick's. and you see the fiat, the pope inside in the back. you can see him wearing and being greeted as he leaves the fiat. and is about to walk into st. patrick's church here in washington. people are yelling papa, papa, asking him if he'll turn around, and, of course, he's being greeted. he'll go in here, he will address the 200 clients of st. patrick's. they represent 120,000 people, men, women, and children, who receive charity, aid, shelter, and food. again, the pope asked to come here today, and he is being escorted up the

i was in st.ut on that balcony and, you know, that was an extraordinary moment. >> because it seems more normal -- >> it does. to see him in new york -- >> on fifth avenue. >> in the pope mobile, which is such a cool vehicle. >> anderson, i was there with you there and when his name was announced, we said who? never could have imagined who that who would be. >> john berman, you're across the street from the pope and you have a bird's eye view. >> it's just really unbelievable to see governor cuomo speaking to the pope perhaps in italian. governor cuomo does speak italian and the pope. the mayor bill de blasio posing for photos. you can see the smiles on all those men's faces and three large men. de blasio tall and now waving to the masses of people who have been waiting here for hours and hours just to see him. >> he was just pointing out to the school kids who have been waiting to see this pope and that's who the pope is waving to, school kids, which are off to his left on his left side to his ri

and by the way, scott, st. patrick's cathedral behind me, you can see behind me a large group of invited guests back there. there are about 500 people. half of them are people who worked on the cathedral renovation that was finished recently. the other half are area catholic high school students, and most of those got to be here because they performed extraordinary service for the community and for the church. >> pelley: chip reid just up fifth avenue from the pope right now at st. patrick's cathedral. this is a live picture you're watching now, the pope just on pord the popemobile on fifth avenue, the humble pope on the most expensive street in the world. thousands of people lining the street as they often do. this is new york's favorite thoroughfare for parades, and pretty soon the pope will be rolling down the street just a few blocks to get to the prayer service at st. patrick's. this morning, francis became the the first pope in history to address a joint meeting of congress. he scoldedly the lawmakers, an

let's get back up to st. patrick's. that's where arthur chi'en is live outside as we watch the pope getting ready to leave the heliport. what's the husband? >> reporter: -- what's the buzz outside the church? >> reporter: we'll show you. it's very rocky out here. we're able to catch individuals coming in. police commissioner bratton was here earlier to inspect the preparations and just following up on what ines was saying, two or three minutes before the helicopter landed, the decision was made to close down several streets, including madison avenue, fifth avenue has been closed for the better part of seven or eight hours, if not even before he was wheels down, the streets are clear to make sure they could come to this destination without any problems. the procession will begin and go slowly from 57th street and fifth avenue down to where we are, st. patrick's cathedral. but these streets are closed down to 47th for security reasons. the peripheral side streets are closed from madison over to 6th avenue. there are an ad

matthews with what's inside the cathedral with its emphasis on st. francis and also st. matthew, so i'm sure that will be the topic of our conversation. >> reporter: the cathedral is designed in the form of a latin cross. as you enter to the right is the chapel of st. francis of simple with murals depicting scenes of the life of st. francis. everywhere else are walls with shimmering mosaics. the interior dome rises 190 feet. the cathedral seats 1,000 people. it is here pope francis will hold midday prayer. this is the second time st. matthews has posted a pope. pope john paul, ii celebrated mass here in 1979 greeted by rock star size crowds on rhode island avenue. >> that day was very different. this year there will be no one other than the media and 50 other people on rhode island avenue. the security today is far different than it was in 1979. this is the challis that was used by john paul, ii. >> reporter: a secret vault inside st. matthews protects the challis and processional cross used by john paul at the outdoor mass on the national mall. they will not be used by

right across the street behind me, st.patrick's cathedral and a few blocks away from here is the jeep, the popemobile, crowds are waiting for him to get out of that fiat into the open-air popemobile so he can wave and maybe get out and reach out. the pope arriving there and you can see his motorcade pull up. he has shortened a little bit of his trip to make up for lost time and he had the late takeoff from washington in afternoon and he's shortened a little bit of this trip and he's hoping to make it inside st. patrick's cathedral for evening prayers at about 6:45, those are known as the vespers, too. people are on risers and many more thousands of people are lined up and down fifth avenue. fifth avenue which has been shut down all day today. eight-foot fences in a security zone for blocks around st. patrick's cathedral there. you can see his advance team is there ahead of him. he got a very quick aerial tour, as we know, up in that marine helicopter, about 45 minutes ago and then he landed at that heliport in wall street.

he's going to come here to st. matthew, the cathedral of st. matthew.e's going to be speaking in midday prayer to 300 bishops who are here from around the country. he'll talk about education and charitable services. he'll talk about immigration. he'll even mention sexual abuse among the catholic church and priests. it's a remarkable speech. we can't tell you too much about it yet. but he's due almost any time now. all the secret service and other people who were talking with each other like they were on a coffee break have now kind of spread out. they look like they're ready to go and so are we. we'll be here when the pope arrives. back to you. >> i'm sure the bishop has seen so many changes over his 20-year history. that is a historic cathedral, right, tom? tom, are you there? this is a historic cathedral, as tom mentioned, pope john paul iii celebrated his visit there in 1979. and the funeral mass for president kennedy as well. just a beautiful church where the bishops have gathered for this midday prayer service. there's that sign in the entrance, we

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but all that back to st. peter and to be there when he walked into the chamber, the mood, the atmosphere was electric. his speech covered and i lost track of how many topics with a very broad agenda he wanted to talk about. >> we are seeing shots here live at jfk. the pope is arriving here in new york. i mentioned you are a devout catholic, congressmen, but also a career politician. he lost track of the different subjects he was covering. why did you make of this town and how we addressed some of which are contentious subjects. >> the way he phrased things was the beginning of a very good dialogue we are going to have. to set the record straight i've been in two and half years. i heard some things in the speech relevant to the private sector. he said business is a noble vocation towards producing wells and improving the world, especially geared towards the common good and creation of jobs. also the context of alleviating poverty, the importance that the distribution of wealth. these were very interesting thin

in the meantime we will go back out to st.atricks cathedral and jonathan betz and jonathan while we take a moment here to sort of get david shuster all sorted, give us a little bit of a tour, a scene setter and maybe some of the other important people in quotes who have arrived. >> yeah, let's give you a scene setter tony, thousands of people here waiting for pope francis to arrive and is supposed to be here at 6:45 and we will see if he makes it on time but standing right in front of the cathedral you can see governor andrew cuomo and mayor bill dada -- dablazio and you have school students hoping to greet the pontiff and in the neon vest are construction workers who took part in restoring the cathedral, $177 million cost, three-year project, they had to rush to finish the job, add extra shifts and work on saturdays but got it done three months early and this is what the pope will see when he arrives in a few minutes a cathedral that has not looked this good in 40 years. >> that is interesting and i'm getting a bit of informa

he'd returned to his hometown of st. petersburg from his posting in dresden, east germany, and he was looking for work. he would eventually find it at st. petersburg's city hall. his former law professor anatoly sobchak had just been elected mayor. sobchak's widow, lyudmila narusova, remembers her husband's response when his former student insisted on telling him that he'd been working for the kgb. >> (translated): my husband was shocked by the candor and asked what his job was, and he said he had worked in the german democratic republic in east germany, and he said, "well, i just happen to be looking for people that know europe, that know the languages in order to work on foreign economic relations. they wouldn't have hired an idiot to work in reconnaissance, so i hope you can manage it. go work." and it needs to be said that according to my husband, he never regretted it. >> narrator: putin would soon be deputy mayor of the city and crucially, chair of the committee on foreign economic relations. >> he was the linchpin

give us some idea who was lucky enough to get inside st. patrick's with the pontiff. >> reporter: well, it's a pretty spectacular sight here at st. patrick's cathedral and it has been since the pope arrived not too long ago. he came down fifth avenue after getting out of his motorcade and transferred to that open air popemobile. he slowly made his way down fifth avenue with thousands of people who had lined the streets to see him and then he arrived right here at st. patrick's. he first got out of the popemobile, was greeted by the mayor, governor and then the crowd erupted in cheer. we were wondering if he was going to interact with the folks outside. he didn't. he gave them a wave. they chanted and cheered and said francisco and he made his way inside those beautiful bronze doors inside st. patrick's cathedral behind me. >> don't worry about it. he will interact with those people. when he first got here, they want to keep him on schedule. he will be out there pressing the flesh and kissing babies. we did some checking. that is the second

this is st. patrick's cathedral in midtown manhattan and from the ground it looks like a fortress and we'll tell you why, and this is where the pope will have his only, vent. evening prayers and the vespers as they say in the catholic church. jfk, they're running 10 to 15 minutes behind and he was early to washington and we're hoping he can make up some of that time in the air and when he gets on the ground he'll have to go straight back in the air in one of the marine 1 helicopters there on the tarmac waiting to take him on a 40 to 45-minute tour of the island. he'll get to see this son of immigrants and the statue of liberty, and the 9/11 memorial and also the entire skyline. at the airport, we have hand waiting a jazz band from the brooklyn high school who performed for pope benedict when he came to new york and also on the ground, 200 invited homeless guests. of course, this pope, his passion is the poor, the homeless and helping those struggling in life. let's talk about security and that is

we were in st.hat balcony on that extraordinary night. >> who would forget that? to see him so close, the excitement for the fateful and new yorkers that may not be catholic or maybe who once were catholic, there is something about this man i think that everybody can relate to in one way or another. >> i had a very wonderful experience this morning at 5:00 in the morning the at the senate rotunda waiting for, working with the news networks and many of the lay people, lay workers, the camera operators, the people there as the car pulled up, he got out and gave a marvelous talk. many women there and men were crying and one of them came over to me and said hey, father, is this normal? i said it's absolutely normal. people with not much religion, people have been away and saske them, what about him gets you? the authenticity, humanity and smile. you know, when you stop and think what does it take to be a good pastor? authenticity, humanity and a smile. >> look at the peach reaching out, nuns there in bl

like st. peter, i ask you that regardless of the difficulties and trials you face, be at peace and respond to them as christ did, he gave thanks to the father, took up his cross, and looked forward. dear brothers and sisters, in a few moments, we will sing the magnificate. let us command to our lady, the work we have been entrusted to do, let us join her in thanking god for the great things he has done. and for the great things he will continue to do in us and in those whom we have the privilege [ singing ] [ singing ] the almighty has done great things for me and holy is his name. he has mercy on us who hear him, every generation the strength of his heart our hope is in god who gives us help. lord, our god, you made an eternal covenant with your people, weep us ever mindful of your mighty deeds. let us pray to the lord. >> let your ordained ministers grow toward perfect love and preserve your faithful people in unity by the bond of peace. let us pray to the lord. [ singing ] lord hear our pra

and prayers at st. patrick's. the pope's first vent in new york city. ♪ ♪ perhaps perhaps. >>> let's look at live pictures now of pope francis at st. patrick's cathedral in new york city. the pope will lead an evening prayer service there and give remarks in spanish. we will continue to monitor the service and bring you complete coverage rear view the pope's historic visit in just a moment. >>> but first, taj is a struck on the one of the holiest days in is lament. over 700 people crushed to death in saudi arabia in a stampede during the annual hajj. hundreds more were injured. saudi arabia's king salman has promised a swift investigation in to one of the deadliest accidents during the hajj in two decades. omar al saleh reports now from mean a. >> reporter: a second tragedy within weeks, saudi authorities say a sudden surge among the huge crowd of pilgrims led to a deadly stampede. hundreds of people died, many more were injured. >> translator: we were coming back and on the way back i met my husband, the pilgrims

st. patrick's cathedral. crowds are already gathered on fifth avenue. nbc's ron mott is already along fifth avenue. tourists in new york would know ron's location best if we just said, it's across from the glass cube apple store. ron, how are the crowds looking right now? >> reporter: brian, you know, the thing about new york is is real estate and real estate is about location, location, location, being chewed up quickly here. this crowd has grown in the last five, ten minutes. a family from mexico on their way to philadelphia for the world conference of families and they're in prime position to see p papa francisco. expected 90 minutes or so, i'm suspecting. crowds have been cascading north word. clos closed south of 57. pedestrians starting to build from the south -- from the south to the north, i should say. we're expecting probably five or six deep by the time the pope comes by our location here. >> the nypd keeps saying the barricades are really for the protection of the people, the

thousands are expected to line the route toward st. patrick's cathedral. when he makes it to st. patrick's, he will say evening prayers called vespers in in the catholic religion. >> after the evening prayer pope francis will stay papal nuncio residence on the upper east side, that is basically the ambassador for the residence. he may say a couple of words. we have several reports from washington to here and in new york. we begin with lucy yang. she is at kennedy airport where the pope is set to arrive in about an hour. lucy, a lot of excitement. >> reporter: there is tremendous excitement building. we are on the tarmac at j.f.k. waiting for the pope to arrive. we have an amazing front row seat to the whole event that we will share with you. we have a great view of the pope arriving, the pontiff being greeted by 200 well wishers then getting on the helicopter for lower manhattan. this should last about 15 minutes or so. this first stop is not his official greeting. that will happen in manhattan. this is what is being planned for his arrival at j.f.k. airport. the high school band

and saturday st. maria will continue her tour through the united states by traveling to new york. >>> a 7-year-old boy is being called a hero after a fire broke out in his family's cape may county home. bradley saw flames outside his bedroom window early tuesday morning. the fire was spreading through the house on meadow creek drive and dennis township. the second grader immediately screamed "fire" to wake up his mother and they were both able to escape unhurt. >> the night before i went to bed and just somehow i woke up, i got lucky because i prayed. >> i think it's amazing. he's a hero. if it wasn't for him, i don't know what would have happened. >> what a brave little guy. the house was badly damaged by the fire. it's unclear what started that fire. an online fund raising page to help the family has already raised more than $6,000. >>> you saw that plane land in new york. got some ideal weather in many parts of the east. not in the southeastern portion of the country, but in the northeast it's grea

the cathedral of st.f generations of american priests and religious and faithful who helped build up the church in the united states. many priests and religious in this country that have not only in education but in other areas have had a central role assisting parents in handing down to their children the food that nourishes them for life. many did so at the coast of extraordinary sacrifice and with heroic charity. i think, for example, of saint elizabeth ann seton, who founded the first free catholic school for girls in the united states or in saint john neumann, the founder of the first system of catholic education in this country. this evening, my brothers and sisters, i have come to join you in prayer that our vocations as priests will continue to build up the great edifice of god's kingdom in this country. i know that, as a the presbyterate in the midst of god's people, you recently have suffered greatly in the not distant past by having to bear the shame of some of your brothers, brothers who have

as did st. paul in the first apistand we will be less like people that have simply learned to live without a family. to distance ours wielf with a family is to learn to live without families. that's ugly. very ugly. our idea is not to live without love. a good pastor renounces the love of a family precisely in order to focus all of his energies and his grace of his particular vocation on the blessing of the love of men and woman who carry forward god's plan of creation beginning with those who are lost, adonofrbandabandoned, bro and deprived of the dignity. this total surrender to god's is certainly not a vocation lacking tender affection, but we need to look to jesus to understand this. the mission of a good pastor in the style of god and only god can authorize this the. not our own presumption imitates in every way and for all people the son's love for the father. this is reflected in the tenderness with which a pastor devotes himself to the loving care of the men and woman of the human family

for his ride no.here to st. patrick's cathedral. [ bell dinging ] but right now, it's -- time to fire up the chopper. >> and here's a tip for any of you wanting to catch a glimpse of the motorcade and you want to spot the pope. the father lombardi said it's easy to spot pope #$francis' car in the motorcade. it's the smallest to[ione. [ laughter ] >> it's so vehicling right? -- u-*striking right? he talks about environmentalism and humility and then he goes out and list it. no suv, no limousine. walk. >> and drives the drive. >> he lives by example which is 1e what he believes is what jesus wanted us to do. live by example. he said sometimes words don't actions mean everything. >> and u. if you notice, even with the pope mobile itself, no longer do you see it entire -- place encased. you know, he's opened that up and he doesn't want to -- doesn't _want to be away from his people. he really wants to be able to reach out and touch them. >> no part of being ]iin the buck. >> exactly right. >> chris -- >> two pnhelic

patricks and mayor de blasio and cuomo expected to be here and 500 on the steps of st.atricks cathedral and the ones in yellow vests behind me and played a critical role in the restoration of the project and a lot of them are construction workers and restored st. patricks cathedral which was a three year, $177 million project, a very ambitious project, that was not supposed to finish until december so they rushed the job to finish this three months early in time for the holly father's visit here now in just about an hour or two. >> yeah, yeah, i wonder and patrick let me come to you and jonathan stay there and don't go any where but patrick i know there is a bit of controversy around what is it the project, the finishing the project, the renovation so as jonathan told us $177 million st. patricks cathedral and you were talking about immigrants was built of a church of the immigrants in the middle of the 19th century. >> really. >> in the middle of the 19th century the catholic church was not well regarded in the u.s. and was seen as for foreigners and italian were comin

he'll be the fourth pope to visit st. patrick's as well. >> st. paul the vi, almost to the day 50 years ago was here. >> he came on some anniversary of the consecration of the cathedral. >> i think. >> so anyway, four popes and one future pope have been here to the cathedral. >> if you could be a fly on the wall in that car. i wonder what they're saying. i wonder if they're changing the plans. they could be discussing, okay, this is what we're going to do next. >> he's punching in the coordinates of the gps. find fdr drive. the driver is italian too. >> i think he's making plans to stop by my parish. >> he heard about your sacrifice, your ticket. >> exactly. >> he likes this sort of humility. he certainly is going to come to your parish. >> that would be wonderful. >> you're going to be traveling with him, aren't you? >> well, i don't know yet. i hope to. >> is there a chance you're going to be going to africa with the pope? >> yes. he's going the last week of november to kenya and several other places. i don't want to jinx it because i'm really h

here at: it all started st. patrick's church. these are the steps that many people involved in today's events started on as they would to change their lives, to overcome huge struggles. poverty, having to be an immigrant, drug addiction, homelessness, it all started right here were the remarks were made. tough choices they had to make but much more simple for the people involved today. recently had to decide to shake the popes and ortega selfie. selfie.s hand or take a pope francis was greeted like a rock star. access was like a coveted access pass. >> i was like what, of course i would love to be there. reporter: two weeks ago he was in a construction class standing next to a cutout of hope francis. today he shut his hand -- today he shook his hand. like i was touching god's representative on earth. reporter: sharing the blessing he was given with strangers on the street. >> this is the hand that shook the pope. reporter: he treated them as equals. >> and hear his message. and what he stands for and what he believes in. it is ju

dari: we want to go to st. patrick's cathedral. linda, it's almost there. >> reporter: the countdown. 45 minutes and the pope will be coming down fifth avenue. these people are so excited. the energy that is in the air. i heard you talking about the pope. he's 78 years old. you would think with this gruel schedule, it would be taxing on him. i think he gets the energy, and he gets electrified by the love that he feels from the people he'll be getting that later. fifth avenue between 47th and 57th, closed down. there are thousands lining fifth avenue behind police barricades. these are all people who had to have tickets to get here. arthur chi'en was telling you about that a few minutes ago. in addition, there are two special groups here. they're standing on each side of the steps of st. patrick's cathedral. when the pope comes down and gets out of the popemobile, these two groups will greet him. this is one of the group. paul is going to pan over. they're construction workers and other workers who played a role in the restoration o

we're five blocks or so north of st. patrick's cathedral and here's a site you never see, fifth avenue totally closed to vehicular traffic all the way south of 47th street, look on either side of the avenue and you will see a eight foot tall fence to protect this pope. anticipation is building because in less than 12 hours pope francis will land in this, our fair city. after another busy day in washington pope francis departs andrews, on landing at kennedy airport at 5:00 this afternoon a large and diverse greeting party will welcome him. the mail along with bishop nicholas of the brooklyn diocese and 200 impoverished people will be part of the welcoming party. mayor bill deblasio says the pope's visit is a reminder of the importance of serving those who need it most. >> lot of us are trying to answer his call to action on issues like income inequality, poverty, climate change using the tools we have locally to do all we can do to create a more just society. >> reporter: the holy father climbs aboard a helicopter at 5:15

we should also mention that st. john paul ii is the other patron saint of the world meeting of families which he founded in 1994. tracy davidson, nbc 10 news. >> tap the nbc 10 app for everything you need to know about the papal visit. you will find the pope's itinerary there street closures, mass transit information for getting around that weekend. you will also find the list of things you're not allowed to bring if you're coming to see the pope. >>> thou shall not scalp, we continue our coverage preparing for the pope and the actions so many are condemn ahead of the holy father's visit to the united states. >>> and new details about the migrant crisis overseas and the staggering number of people fleeing war-torn lands for other countries just hours before tougher security measures take affect in parts of europe. >>> char >>> this is eagles football. this is your favorite time of year. >> dimarco

he's taken the podium at st.hurch in the nation's capital where he will preside over a luncheon with about 300 parishioners and some homeless folks as well as -- >> translator: the bible is very clear about this -- >> volunteers from catholic charities. and then he will board a plane and head to new york city a little bit later this afternoon. let's take a moment to listen to n to his child. >> translator: with no shelter, no home, no place to stay. the son of god came into this world as a homeless person. the son of god knew what it was to be a homeless person, what it was to start life without a roof over his head. we can imagine what joseph must have been think iing. how is it that the son of god has no home? why are we homeless? why don't we have housing? these are questions which many of you may ask daily. like st. joseph, you may ask why are we homeless without a place to live? these are questions which all of us might well ask. why do these, our brothers and sisters, have no place to live? why are these br

and as pope francis enters st.atrick's cathedral, we're going to wrap up our special report coverage. for many of you, that means "world news tonight" will continue in a moment. for the rest of the country, we'll see you for "world news tonight" a bit later. i'm david muir in new york. thank you for watching. good night. >> and god bless america. >>> this has been a special report from abc news. >>> good evening again, everyone. i'm david muir here in new york. and for many of you, "world news tonight" now continues. and you can hear from st. patrick's cathedral, the doors have closed. pope francis now inside for evening prayer. and the history he made today in our nation's capital, what he was willing to say and the very divided applause in that chamber when we continue our coverage, right after this. don't go away. we thought we'd be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill

he's on his way to a newly refurbished st. patrick's cathedral the seat of the archbishop of new york to have even prepare at that place of worship sparkling like a gem, in time of the pope's visit. civil public utility and religious life of new york city will join him in prayer including the as archbishop of w york, timothy doe lan. libby casey has more. >> packed with many of america's most powerful. the vice president, supreme court justices and members of congress. >> we must renew the spirit of fraternity and solidarity. cooperating generously for the common good. >> reporter: with themes of liberty, social justice and an openness to god ep pope francis mixed the spiritually and political. he urged compassion for new generations seeking a better life. >> we, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners. because most of us -- [applause] >> because most of us were once foreigners. [applause] >> reporter: and emotional response from republican presidential candidate senators marco rubio the son of cuban immigr

he'll be at st. patrick's delivering mass. >> that's what's interesting about his need for solitude and reflection, too getting up at 4:30 in the morning so he has couple of hours of prayer. think again about our current leaders today. they need time for reflection and so often don't get it in our 24/7. there's bells, that's reflective. >> we are sitting right in front of st. patrick's. you hear bells toll for 4:00 eastern time right now, as pope francis walk up the stairs and into the plane that will carry him to new york city. it's an american airlines jet. they always use american, the carrier of the country that they're in. >> i think, too, he believes in symbolism as a part of leadership. so that small car that he first came in the popemobile, now the not very fancy plane, you embody the things you believe in the ways you present yourself to the public. that's another important quality. >> elizabeth, are you still with us on the phone, inside the plane? >> i am. >> tell me what you see. >> well,

. >> services at 6:45 tonight at st. patrick's cathedral which has undergone restoration of the exterior and interior where he will be tonight. and he will be there with the mayor of new york and the governor. governor cuomo will also be there and about 500 people outside st. patrick's to greet him there. that's later tonight. that's coming up at 6:45 this evening. and tomorrow, of course, will include a visit to ground zero as well. and he will also be making his way through central park in new york for thousands of people to have an opportunity to see him there in person. each step along the way, they've made opportunities so that everyday people, ticketed perhaps, but everyday people have been able to catch a glimpse of him if they're one of the lucky ones to be out there. >> now we hear the horns and music. we see the pontiff making his way to the plane saying his final good-byes being greeted by secretary of state john kerry there. you know, when he lands in new york, i think there's going to be another couple -- at

st. patrick's catholic church here in dc. not to be confused with the cathedral if manhattan. that's later on tonight and he will make history as he addresses congress today. he will then journey just a few blocks away to feed the homeless. he will be sitting down with men, women, and children for that event. and cbs2's weijia jiang joins me live here in washington with more on that story. weijia? >> reporter: good morning mary, and good morning to everybody. we know that it is such a dear issue for the pope to find ways to care for the poor. and just a few blocks from the capitol, he is going to be saying grace at a special table with many people who are in need. >> amen. god bless you all. >> reporter: everyone week the catholic charities of the archdiocese of washington receives up a hot meal to anyone in need and it come with extra helping. >> they feel really validated and appreciated and receive dignity. >> reporter: the line forms early. tracy uses a walker to get here and knows al

like st. peter, i ask you that regardless of the difficulties and trials you face, be at peace and respond to them as christ did. he gave thanks to the father, took up his cross, and looked forward. [ applause ] dear brothers and sisters, in a few moments we will sing the magnificat. let us commend to our lady the work we have been entrusted to let us join her in thanking god for the great things he has done, and for the great things he will continue to do in us and in those whom we have the privilege to serve. [ applause ] >> i think we just heard the homily. and i think that the pope was -- his mission here, it seems to me was to inspire, to instruct and inspire. but he felt it necessary very early in the homily to address the most painful chant mere the church's history. he talked about the sex crisis, the sex abuse crisis. and he said specifically i know that you speaking to the priests suffered greatly in the not distant past by having to bear the shame of some of your brothers who harmed

first up at st. patricks cathedral. >> he is coming to the new york. go to st. patricks cathedral where robert moses is. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're four or five blocks north from st. pats. this eight foot tall fence this is on both sides of fifth avenue so on other side people go about their day. on this side, those who go through special security screening have front row seat as pope presumably goes by here. fifth avenue, traffic is moving fine. it is open now. not for long. 10:00 a.m. fifth avenue will close to vehicular traffic until tonight's prayer service is over at st. pats. this day is long time in coming but finally here. after another busy day in washington pope francis departs joint base andrews. upon landing at kennedy airport at 5:00 this afternoon a large and diverse greeting party will welcome him. the mayor and the bishop from the brooklyn diocese will be part of the party. the mayor says the pope's visit is importance reminder of serving those who need it most. >> a lot of us have answering his call to income inequality, climate cha

at st. charles, 20 men enrolled in the seminary this year, up from six men the year before. 18-year-old phil tran began his studies this fall. the oldest of six children in a vietnamese-american family, tran was immersed in catholic teachings from a young age. >> so it's funny, because for most of my life, the priesthood was something i kind of ran away from. i've always had people going up to me, telling me i'd make a good priest. >> reporter: by sixth grade, friends and family jokingly called him father phil. still, when he finished high school, tran planned on studying mechanical engineering at philadelphia's drexel university, where he was offered a partial scholarship. >> knowing who i am as a person, knowing that i want to live my life as a man of god, knowing that i have a servant heart, that made me just realize that, you know-- i love math, i love science, i love engineering, but i couldn't see myself enjoying that for the rest of my life, when i know that i could be touching people

when they got back to st. louis, both clark and lewis -- -- clark wrote his brother jonathan and asked him to publish this letter to jonathan which announced where they had been and all the marvelous things they had found and done so it would get in the newspapers. it did, but they were dismayed to find out there was a whole lot more attention about the spanish conspiracy which led into the ehrenberg business. he was the -- into aaron burr, which was the third phase of the spanish conspiracy. i know it does not quite answer the question. >> what do you think about aaron burr and his involvement in the conspiracy? what is your conviction about his convictions? jo ann: he has come down through history as such a machiavellian individual who set this up. it was wilkinson. he kept recycling this modus operandi, having younger men implement his schemes and i think aaron burr was one of them. >> ultimately, his judgment, you quoted at the beginning, wilkinson is the greatest of villains is really the truth. jo ann: y

a prayer service at st. matthews cathedral and celebrating mass at the basilica of the national shrine expected to draw a crowd of 25,000. many are anxious to hear the pope's message of social justice and tolerance. >> i look forward to this day in -- these days in your country. god bless america. >> reporter: of course, the pope so warmly greeted today. a live picture from st. matthew's cathedral. a midday prayer service is underway with several hundred bishops in the area that gathered to hear the pope. a jam packed day for him continues. the pope really did touch on a lot of themes that can be applied to present day issues, not just 9 new relationship with cuba but the ongoing migrant crisis across europe and expect a strong political under current as well behind me at the capitol when francis becomes the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress at 10:00 a.m. >>> reporting live in washington, d.c., rob r rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, rob. >>> let's take you down to the

it's a glimpse of the pope traveling to st. patrick's cathedral, and this one from alfonso, showing the pope at the altar at st. patrick's cathedral. everybody, including us, no doubt. >> we were fortunate enough to have a front row seat for the pope's arrival at st. patrick's, and here is our reaction. [ laughter ] >> easy to get swept up in t right? >> absolutely! >> it's not just because -- >> there you are, getting it on your phone. >> yes! [ laughter ] i mean, look, it's the pope this is my third one, but it's about the messaging and what this man is standing for, his emphasis on the different issues like humility, the core, and there he was, right in front of us, just a moment to behold and try to capture. >> the lighting was just so where the sun had set, and it was starting to get darker, and there was a light right over him in that popemobile. it was like he was almost heavenly coming down. it was quite a sight to see. >> a natural halo effect. >> as you can see we couldn't hold back our emotions there. it was pretty e

the pope is scheduled to depart st. patrick's cathedral 7:45 in the evening and travel to the upper east side to the papal nuncio, where he'll stay for two nights. all over manhattan there is so much security in place because the pope is covering so much ground through saturday morning. we saw police commissioner bratton during a security run through at st. patrick's cathedral. on the upper east side, a gentleman we just talked with minutes ago absolutely surprised by the amount of security already in place as he tried to deliver newspapers. i got to walk from park avenue all the way to building four. >> you didn't expect it to be closed like this? >> no, huh-uh. >> reporter: we want to show you a live look of the police officers who are already here. the thing is, a lot of people expected madison and 72nd street actually fifth avenue through park avenue closed off, off limits to the public. only police officials and members of the media are allowed here. back to you. >> so i guess that's a couple blocks away. we just h

at st.al, and it is a prayer service that he is going to preside over, and there is the wider shot of the cathedral. this is a stunning site. a beautiful facility for this to take place, and our jim sciutto has been watching all of this unfold this morning. i has been sort of a remarkable four hours, and already a very busy day for the 78-year-old pontiff, jim. >> no question. starting bright and early, but i will say that i noted it earlier, ashleigh, it starred a little bit late here at the white house 15 minutes, and why? because this pope, the pope of the people made sure before he left the vatican residence in northwest washington to stop and meet and shake hands with supporters outside, and even take a few selfies, and that is always his focus, the emphasis more than the interactions with the luminaries, and important, certainly, but he loves to be with and among the people and i will tell you that watching as the popemobile going around the e ellipse here, the product of the enormous