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

st. matthews cathedral, peggy fox, wusa9. >> st. math news is celebrating its 1 -- matthews is celebrating its 175th year. it's best known for the site of the funeral of president john f. kennedy and on the first monday in october the cathedral hosts the annual red mass which is attended by supreme court justices. the clergy who celebrate that mass traditionally wear red. >>> you heard monsignor jamison talk about tight security. make sure you download our new mobile app where you will find all of the information at your fingertips about road closures and items you cannot bring with you to any of the venues where the pope will be attending. >>> if you don't have plans tomorrow, the world famous thunderbirds are the stars of the annual airshow at joint base andrews. today was family day where military members and their families get to enjoy a preview. the event is free. we've got all the information on our brand-new updated wusa9 app. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> i just wan

st. matthews. a mass before 300 catholic bishops here in the nation's capital, but it has also been called a meeting with the bishops of the united states of america, and as such, it is an opportunity for this pope and in the words that he is about to deliver to really give these bi bishops a sense of what he feels about their work, what he feels about the church and i should -- i should correct rather than mass, it is a prayer service. mass is later today, and this is a significant prayer service with a significant address to the bishops, and as we we are just in the midst of a moment of silence, i want to bring in father edward beck again. and by the way, may i say happy birthday. and this is quite a day for you. >> thank you very much. what a way to celebrate it. >> what a birthday pres eent. and if you can, in the way of the birthday and something that you have waited your whole life fo for. >> hmm. >> and this is an opportunity to bring about a strict message of change for this pope. how stric

catholic bishops at st matthew's cathedral.t of a whirl wind schedule of events during his first ever visit to the united states. a hystistohistoric crip trip ma trip -- trip marked by palms and prayers. i am harris faulkner, and andrea tantaros is here and bill hemmer is our one lucky guy. kicking it off this morning. you are outnumbered but thanks for the blessing.

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 hour. 29 hours away from the pope's arrival in new york. last minute security preparations are underway. this morning police commissioner bratton checked out the situation at st. patrick's cathedral in midtown. the pope will say evening vest spears. in manhattan, barricades and barriers are in place and no parking signs are up. more than 80 streets will be closed at one time

catholic bishops at st matthew's cathedral. it is part of a whirl wind schedule of events during his first ever visit to the united states. a hystistohistoric crip trip ma trip -- trip marked by palms and prayers. i am harris faulkner, and andrea tantaros is here and bill hemmer is our one lucky guy. kicking it off this morning. you are outnumbered but thanks for the blessing. >> you are also our one lucky catholic. >> and you? >> prode -- prodstant. >> the pope's first visit to america and greeting america during a visit to the white house, welcomed by the president on the south lawn. he spoke english to weigh in on climate change, cuba, marriage, and immigration. pope francis setting the tone in his first words. >> as the son of an immigrant family, i am happy to be a guest in this country, which was built by immigrants. [applause] >> our own doug mcelway is live at st matthew's cathedral where the prayer service began. >> reporter: the doors are shut now and this is a solumn ceremony. the pope arrived in a motorcade but cont

st. matthew, the apostle, whose experience of god's love and call are expressed in your [speaking foreignat mosaic of st. matthew, we will be reminded of your concern for us as you begin your nation andsit to our the archdiocese. the archdiocese of washington just celebrated its 75th anniversary, which included with our commitment to reflect the love and truth of jesus. ,n behalf of the lay faithful the clergy, and the religious in this church and our nation's capital, i express our profound renew ouron as we loyalty, pledge our affection, and recommit ourselves to your call to be true missionary disciples. pleasure my distinct to welcome in your presence my brother bishops who gather here to pray with you. to presenty honor the president of the united -- of catholic bishops. archbishop joseph. >> most holy father, on behalf of my fellow bishops, it is truly a joy to welcome you to the united states. represents 71 million faithful catholics. they are prayers are with you as you travel to washington, new york, and philadelphia. three you are visiting cities, you're welcome reaches welcome

st. matthew prayer service with the u.s. bishops. that is where we focus on doctrine and these are the people who carry out this pope's direction. so you leave the enthusiasm of just everything it is that this pope represents to the more somber and more serious part of this visit. >> it will be serious in his message but he will also as he's been already, he'll be inspirational and encouraging. he will call upon leaders -- church leaders in this country to follow his example and to lead with a positive, to go out and be with the people. remember, this is a pope who described himself in one of his first major interviews as a sinner. he's talked about the mistakes he's made as a leader and how he learned from them. he's going to encourage u.s. bishops also. he's going to canonize a man later on this afternoon who also made mistakes, mistakes that we can learn from today. so i expect that there are a lot of topics that he could be talking about but he will be focusing on encouragement and dialogue, the themes of his papacy. >> i want to

st. matthew's. delia? one of the interesting things about this pope is that he has really emphasized that he is a bishop among bishops. the pope is also called the bishop of rome. it is one of his titles. in flparticular, francis wants say that i am among you as a bother. that means what you say doesn't have as much importance but it's got a lot of importance for me and that's what we're seeing with these meetings. he's inviting them over saying tell me what you think. >> as he's being greeted by the director of the cathedral, what do you make if you read the rather interesting column by francis quinn, the former, i believe, archbishop of san francisco who's now elderly, but wrote a very interesting article just in "the new york times" about how this pope would have to deal with the flight of priests? think about having celibacy as an optional cause, allow priests to marry because we're inviting married priests into the anglican church, how can you have a double standard? what about women? the pope said no

st. matthew's.to it live. [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ applause ] >> translator: my first word is thanksgiving to god for the power of the gospel which has allowed this remarkable growth of christ's church in these land and enabled its generous contribution that the church has often in the past and in the present to the american society and the world, i thank you most heartily and really appreciate your generous solidarity with the apostolic seed and the spread of the gospel to many areas in the world where there is suffering. i appreciate the unfailing commitment of the church in america to the calls of life and the family. but the primary reason for this visit of mine, i follow closely the immense efforts you have made to welcome and integrate immigrants who continue to look to america, like so many others before them, in the hope of enjoying its blessing of

st. matthews cathedral there in washington, d.c. where he address addressed the nation's bishops with tolerance and inclusion. he addressed the bishops and made reference to the history of sexual abuse in the church. >> translator: i know how much the wounds of the last few years have weighed on your spirits and i have joined my efforts with your s hs in the efforts of sec ing -- efforts of succoring the victims, and we must not ever let that happen again. >>> and at the white house, there was a tone of welcome in the remarks. >> and we welcome you with the message of empathy and welcoming those with a truly open heart from the refugee leaving a war-torn country to those of a broken heart. >> and to open up new doors to corporation within our human family we receive positive steps along reconciliation, justice and freedom. >> we go back to the st. matthews cathedral with the remarks. >> translator: and to assure they won't be overtaken by the wave, and therefore my brothers, i encourage you to face the challenging issues of our time

st. matthew's at 11:30. at theere is a 4:00 mass national to look of the immaculate conception, expected to draw thousands. >> the people are expecting some changes in the church, and he is making all these changes for the good. i think it is what we are expecting. richard: security will be tight at many locations. these empty seats will be filled with the faithful. even though there will be logistical and traffic issues, there is a sense of anticipation. hope withinke he is a very conservative church, and i'm excited that he's here. traffic will be an issue tomorrow. we have a couple of maps. first, around the basilica, parts of michigan avenue, look out for that area. at the white house, long stretches of constitution and parts of new york avenue will be jammed up. you will want to avoid that area. coming back live, this is m street just off connecticut. this is symbolic of a lot of the road closures that you will see. it will be tough to navigate. the best advice, we are told, take mass transit and leave

st. matthew shortly and all of that from st. matthew's on c-span.org. departure ou the ceremony this morning from the papal embassy, and the arrival at the white house of the pope. [cheers] host: interesting, on the life side of the screen is the pope this morning meeting people outside the vatican embassy. right side of your screen live video from the steps of st. matthew's can toledo ral on rhode island island. he'll address hundreds of bishops there and praying with them as well. we understand that will be in spanish. this is st. matthew's can toledo ral. the site where in 1963 john f. ken dri's funeral was held in the nation's capital. in november of 1963. host: the right side of your screen you see the motorcade arriving. the pope is arriving st. matthew's can toledo ral to meet with bishops. we'll have that live for you online at c-span.org. as we watch on the left side of the screen from this morning the pope departing for the white house and coming up shortly here we'll show you his arrival at the white house and today's speeches. host: pope fra

st. matthew's cathedral. then this afternoon is the canonization of junipero sara on the campus of catholic university. >> and apparently he'll be exiting the popemobile to go to the cathedral for that prayer service so we'll see that popemobile only in little moments throughout his trip here in the united states, choosing other vehicles for easier access to some of the roadways here, especially when he gets to new york. there's the schedule of events for this day. we've already had the white house visit, now we're having the sprayed. then there's the midday prayer service that george mentioned with the u.s. bishops and the canonization at 4:15 this afternoon. so already a busy day for this pope. you mentioned when you saw him he looked tired which could be expected, long trip for a man in his 70s. >> yeah. i thought he did. much has been made about his sciatic, he had only one lung. this is a heavy-duty travel schedule. he prays for several hours. he looked fatigue to me but i'm sure the white house experien

st. matthews.urged them to deal with the immigrants to open their hearts to them, and he said remember that they have so much to give. they need help. but they have so much to give. he invited the bishops to open their arms and their hearts to those people coming from other places. leon: at every turn, his emphasis is on being pastoral not necessarily wedded to the dogma. greta: right. he preaches the gospel not the catechism. he really gets to the spirit of the law versus the word and the wagging finger of the law. he focuses on the spirit, on compassion. and overall, everything is couched in love. i think people respond to that. alison: thank you, greta. we will check in with you shortly. thank you very much. leon: of course, some of the faithful have not been supportive of pope francis, some say they believe he is taking the church too far from the roots as greta was saying. others, though, believe he has not been progressive enough. this afternoon a half dozen people laid across rhode island av

st. matthew's a long time. he greeted the pope when he arrived at st. w appears to be saying good-bye to the pope as he heads for some down time this afternoon. kelly, do we know exactly what this down time is going to look like? are we talking about a nap here for pope francis? >> reporter: well, he's earned one with all of the activity of this day. and it is an intense experience one can imagine being at the center of all of this. to the left of the camera, and i'm not going to ask dave to move because i think you'll see it as the procession begins to move, assembled on the steps of st. matthew's are the 300 bishops and cardinals of the church who will or have been waiting to say farewell to the pope. there's applause happening now. the fiat is on the move. there's applause from the bishops and cardinals. and then i would expect we'll hear a roar from the crowd at the intersection of rhode island avenue and connecticut. there it is. i hear it now. as the general public has been waiting for hours, they didn't have the sort of inside view we had to look

st. matthew. it was an opportunity for bishops around the country to meet in person with pope francis. it looked like a convention of bishops as 10 buses pull up to the cathedral and 300 of them step out. the anticipation grows and minutes later pope francis arrives in that small black fiat. washington's archbishop cardinal donald wuerl greets francis with a huge smile, a shout from a fellow hispanic in the press corps catching the pope's attention and a wave. >> for me it's very emotional. >> reporter: pope francis is head into st. matthews, the mother church for washington's catholics, to lead a midday prayer for hundreds of catholics. >> it was spectacular. it was really great. >> reporter: just as midday prayer begins protesters a block away just outside the extremely tight security zone blocked connecticut avenue. they want to see the church allow women priests. >> we are here to deliver a message to pope francis about the equality of women and to recognize that he has left women out of all of his conversations. >> reporter: when they refused to move and police begin arresting and

st. matthew's cathedral. bishops all around will be there beginning at 11:30 but it is not open to the public. when the pope arrives at st. matthew's, it will be hard to miss this sign across the street from the human rights commission and hope the pope gets the message from lbgt catholics asking the pope to welcome them back into the church. pope francis said before it's not his job to judge people based on their sexual orientation. >> after st. matthews, the pope travels to the basilica shrine and perform the first canonization of a saint on u.s. soil. 25,000 people with tickets will get to watch that ceremony. the mass is scheduled about 4:00 p.m. we have more on the road closure and controversy surrounding the road closure. just search "basilica" on the washington app. >>> dozens of children greeted the pope when he arrived. it lines with people trying to get their pictures of the pontiff as he drove with the windows down. jackie is live at the embassy with more on the excitement surrounding the pope's ar

st. matthews he brought up immigration again, telling them to we bulcome immigrants an they will enrich the nation and the church. while outside a small protest demanding women freedom. he finished day with another historic moment. canonizing the first saint on u.s. soil, juipero serra. a controversy priest who founded missions in california. offering this bitterly joy. >> god bless america. [ applause ] . >> reporter: now morrow we expect to hear more from pope francis on issues such as income inequality and immigration and climb change as he addresses a joint meeting of congress. first pope ever to do so. lester. >> and you saw it in the crowds and we saw it from in the streets. he came face-to-face with people all over the country who came to see him and meet him and if they were lucky to be blessed by him.

st. matthew's for a private service. after that it's back to the vatican embassy and finally about 3:30 the pontiff heads up to the basilica and the campus of catholic university. where thousands of people who are able to get tickets will watch the pope say mass. so with all that movement of the pope, you can expect rolling road closures all day tomorrow, all across the city. something we're used to, but not on this wide of a scale. and if you are planning to come down here to constitution avenue for the pope's parade, the gates to the mall open up at 4:00 a.m. and you need to be here before 10:00 a.m. that's when they'll shut it all down and you'll have to stay in place until the pope goes by. >> mark segraves, thank you. >>> from the moment the plane touched down on the tarmac, the welcome here has been electric. a huge crowd joined the first family to greet pope francis as he landed this afternoon at joint base andrews. that's where we find news 4's chris lawrence who continues our team coverage. hi, chris. >> reporte

st. matthew's cathedral where he will have a prayer with some u.s. bishops. has moved out of his fiat into a jeep wrangler. that is the operational popemobile for the time being. definitely a man who likes to improv. stopping along the way. selfie with tourists, kissing some babies. he is behind schedule, but for good reason. >> the security detail is huge for this entire visit, but the pope not concerned and does his own thing. stops when he wants to. and makes a point of reaching out to the people he wants to. we'll keep you posted on that. meantime, europe is going to close in about two and a half minutes and simon is back with that. >> yeah. actually european equities have been able to bounce despite the fact that we had poor data from china. coming off the heavy losses we had last friday and, indeed, monday. still close to that four-year high. the breaking is obviously within the last half hour here on cnbc and has been the fact that in germany, the ceo of vw has stepped down after meeting board of directors. five directors from the regional government t

st. matthew's cathedral. >> reporter: it's wednesdays afternoon. pope francis is about to leave st. math news cathedral to head back to the vatican -- st. matthew's cathedral to head back to the vatican embassy. the crowds are thick. >> is in our commanding control and communications center. >> reporter: paul abade, assistant director in charge of the washington fbi field office takes us into the command center during a live event. agents and various personnel inside coordinating and communicating with officers on the outside as the pope is in town. >> this is our command center. up here is our sac for counterterrorism. he runs the whole operation. >> reporter: this is one of the few main nerve centers for public safety and security during the pope's historic visit. we can't show you everything on the screen, but you get the idea of how many agencies are represented in one room to keep the public and the pope safe. >> it could be a bomb threat. if we get something like that in here, a call in, we will radio that out to our pennell in the field. they will -- personnel in the field. t

st. matthews cathedral tomorrow in washington, d.c. and then a mass. celebrating a mass at the basilica of the national shrine. at a catholic university. cecilia vega is there for us right now. they are absorbed the fact now that the pope is here. >> oh george, you have no idea. you've been making -- hearing you guys talk thinking about the group of friars i met here in washington. they're having a viewing party i mean like a super bowl party watching this pope land today. that is the excitement out here. but you know, yes, there's this rock star pope air about pope francis that people here are very excited to feel and touch for the very first time. in this country. but catholics in this -- [ no audio ] >> looks like we lost her right there. talking about the excitement. so many here are facing as they wait for the pope. father martin, that mass will >> yes i think only four of the events are going to be in english and it makes sense not only because something like 30%. 40% of the catholic church in the united states is spanish but that's what he's mos

st. matthews, bishops there for a prayer service capturing the moment, too. amid all the flashes in the oval office, the pope and the first family's dog dogs, bo and sunny. and likely photos tomorrow when he boards his flight for new york city. an american airlines crew chosen to take him to new york. the plane dubbed "shepherd one." we thank catholic university of america for letting us broadcast tonight. and take a look. pope francis leaving the basilica here just moments ago.

st. matthews, bishops there for a prayer service capturing the moment, too.all the flashes in the oval office, the pope and the first family's d dogs, bo and sunny. and likely photos tomorrow when he boards his flight for new york city. an american airlines crew chosen to take him to new york. the plane dubbed "shepherd one." we thank catholic university of america for letting us broadcast tonight. and take a look. pope francis leaving the basilica here just moments ago. we'll see you tomorrow night from new york. until then, good night. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are... an investment analyst originally from chandler, arizona... a traffic engineer from bellevue, nebraska... and our returning champion -- a student from slippery rock, pennsylvania... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny.

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st. matthews, bishops there for a prayer service capturing the moment, too.d all the flashes in the oval office, this image. the pope and the first family's dogs, bo and sunny. and likely photos tomorrow when he boards his flight for new york city. an american airlines crew chosen to take him to new york. that plane tonight dubbed "shepherd one." we thank catholic university of america for letting us broadcast here tonight. and take a look. pope francis leaving the basilica here just moments ago. ending his day, heading for >>. >>> a historic day in washington, d.c. pope francis can >>> silent protests held at the site of junipero serra final resting place. >>> and new controversy over drinking on the job at the san francisco fire department. >>> federal help for those affected by the devastating valley fire. what fema will give the most needy. >> today, we remember the joy of the gospel in these lands. father junipero serra. >> a historic ceremony in washington, d.c. pope francis called junipero serra a defender of native americans. good evening, i'm dan ash

st. matthew's in the heart of the downtown business district. some businesses decided to close while others will be open. the pope will return to the embassy -- ♪ -- and then at 3:30, he heads to the basilica for the canonization. the final leg of his day is at 7:00 when the pontiff leaves the basilica and heads back to the vatican embassy. now, of course, there will be a lot of road closures that we are unable to tell you about because we don't know about them yet, but when the pope goes down the popemobile along constitution avenue, this will be front row. and if you want to get wone of these seats, you need to get here at 4:00 in the morning when the gates open. those gates will close at 10:00 and that's when they'll stop letting people in. back to you in the studio. >> all right, mark segraves. >>> the pope's effect on washington more than spiritual. it is also economic. local businesses working hard to try to ensure that every detail is right and as you can imagine, a pope's visit presents some unique challenges. our team coverage continues

st. matthew. it's one of the oldest on earth. the voices of its monks have echoed here since the fourth century, uttering prayers that have not changed. you do the service in aramaic... >> joseph ibrahim: yes. >> logan: ...which was the language of jesus. >> ibrahim: yes. >> logan: are you among the last people on earth to speak this language? >> ibrahim: we think so, because we kept this language through the language of prayers. >> logan: prayers through centuries of persecution. father joseph ibrahim is one of only seven monks left here. he told us the monastery was founded in 363, and has survived the persian and ottoman empires, mongol invaders, and kurdish conquests. today, it's threatened by the islamic state, whose fighters advanced towards st. matthew's gates shortly after taking mosul last summer. kurdish soldiers pushed them back to this village, where their flag still flies only four miles from the monastery. what are you most afraid of? >> ibrahim: unknown future. >> logan: the unknown future? >> ibrahim: yes. >> loga

st. matthew's cathedral. here's a tweet from kelly o'donnell from nbc after the pope departs from st. matthew's. pope francis in the backseat of fiat as cardinals and bishops bid him farewell. he will go to the papal embassy in washington. from "the new york times," they're looking at that pope mobile through the years. that's their headline. pope mobiles through time, a special section of "the new york times." a picture here of the limousine, basic limousine used in 1979 from pope john paul ii. they go back in time all the way back to 1826 and the arriage created for pope leo xii. that's at ny times. the pope will hold mass at the basilica. the shrine of the immaculate conception on the campus of catholic university. canonization mass for junipero serra. that's coming up live this afternoon here on c-span at 4:00 p.m. eastern. and also on c-span radio and c-span.org as well. the pope, pope francis, his first trip ever to the united states. but he becomes the fourth pope to visit the united states in an official capacity anyway. the third to meet with the president in the united states

st. matthew's cathedral and important meeting with hundreds of american bishops. that is followed by a parade and mass celebrated where there will be the canonization of a new american st. security prep par rains are an around the -- pep rare prep -- preparations are around the clock. fences will be put in place around st. patrick's cathedral. pope francis arrives in new york tomorrow night. >>> when we come back, we i'm sigourney weaver, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world... like our state parks. the adirondacks are my favorite. for hiking, fishing, camping, you name it. niagara falls is the oldest state park, but visiting it never gets old. the readers of a national newspaper voted letchworth the #1 state park in america. new york state parks are a gift. plan your vacation at iloveny.com. there's something for everyone. >>> new this morning a mystery. nobody is willing to come clean about it. police needed a heavy wrecker to haul out a pickup truck that went in the water. eyewitnesses say it was drove off the dock. drivers searched for

st. matthews cathedral. and there will be a papal parade in downtown washington leading up to the 4:15 mass at the basilica at the national shrine. preparations at the basilica are intense. the security measures seem modest compared to what new york has in store. the pope is expected to use this u.s. visit to raise questions about equality, the environment and the risks of unfettered capitalism. >> he is a ground breaker, a different kind of pope, the people's pope. >> reporter: because this is d.c. there will be a political under current to his visit. he will meet with president obama. they are expected to address several hot button issues, gay marriage, abortion, immigration to name a few. close attention will be paid to what the pope says during two other events when he addresses a group of 500 bishops in town and on thursday morning when the pope will address a joint meeting of congress. reporting live in d.c., rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> the pope's arrival in washington matc

st. matthews cathedral. he will participate in a prayer service with the bishop. they are putting up the security barriers here in road island in preparation for the visit by the leader of the catholic church. i want to tell you where we have been and what we have seen in and around town. we can tell you all over town there are signs of enhanced security. this is where the parade will take place. catholic university, a banner women colling the pope -- welcoming the pope unfurling this morning that says, "love is our mission." that is the theme of the papal visit. hundreds of students will help at the mass on wednesday to help deacon give communion to the 25,000 people at the event. >> i really like the fact they have been involving the students here. wi have plenty of volunteers. it's an opportunity that is unique to here. i'm honored to have this opportunity as a senior. suzanne: coming up in an hour, i will tell you about a banner unfurled from a block where i'm standing and the unique message it has for the poly father. reporting live in northwest washington, s

st. matthews. they just finished the banner that says, "welcome pope francis." this is one of the places he will stop next week. he will be here wednesday when he has a prayer service with the bishop. this weekend, we head into the final days to the preparation for the holy father's visit. a giant banner hangs to welcome pope francis. mcgovern church group came from alexandria to be close to pope francis and will celebrate mass. >> presence is all around it. to know it will happen with our pope, our leader, you know, our father. suzanne: downtown there are enhanced security measures and temporary towers put up to handle increased cell phone traffic. on road island avenue at the head of the human rights campaign a banner has been put up calling out the pope to welcome the lgbt community. >> we think that the pope can play a great role in bridging the gap between the people and the lgbt people welcoming them in the catholic church. suzanne: at catholic university the campus is readied for thousands of guests who will attend the mass. 250 students will help the com

st. matthew's cathedral. francis raised a scandal. sexual abuse by priests. >> i realize the weight of the world upon you, and i support generous healing to victims, in the knowledge that in healing, we too are healed. and to work toward such crimes never being repeated. >> later in the day, an estimated 26,000 greeted the pope at the shrine of immaculate conception. >> the source of our joy is an endless desire to share mercy. >> francis elevated junipero serra, a monk to sainthood. and in his ho homily, he sparked the theme of compassion. >> and erika, you saw that pope francis, here at st. matthews cathedral, did reference the sexual abuse of priests that has plagued the church, and the outrage in the past two or three decades. the rims and their families say that it was good to hear. after all, pope benedict xvi when he was here during the bush administration made a similar apology, but it didn't go far enough, because it didn't mention the rights of victims, and bringing the perpetrators to justice. >> and let's talk about tomorr

st. matthew's cathedral. this church has been established since the team 40. president and the pope spoke from the white house lawn this morning. this is another angle and you can see him walking up to the church and you can see inside of the cathedral doors. there is high security all around d.c. here we have another shot of him being greeted inside. many people are in the pews waiting for the service to begin. >> george: weird tracking major problems and san francisco. there is not overturned accident on the sky way from the upper deck of the bay bridge here and ninth street. it because of the lane obstructions and the special advisory issues it is a blocking traffic all the way across the bay bridge down to the metering lights. this is going to have a big impact on the right here and the drive time when from 22 minutes to 43 minutes, so i just doubled. the back upper reaches through the macarthur maze on 582 north 88 to 280. san mateo bridge is not a good option as an alternate option. it is up to 36 minutes out of hayward to san mateo. on highway 101 with

st. matthews cathedral and here. and the o.p.m. are urging work.ees not to go to >> our school is having a half day that day. and i'm considering whether or not i'm going to bring my daughter at all. the traffic will be backed up for quite some time. so i would have concerns about it. >> we'll probably be stopping more with our employ eyes that live -- employees that live close by in these buildings just encouraging employees to leave their homes really early, make sure that there's enough lead time to get around. >> some parents are say why not cancel schools all together. they're telling folks to plan and treat this as a snow event. pope francis will be here september 22nd, through the 24th. kellye: repairs began this week on the national mall reflecting pool. on tuesday workers will begin draining a 30-foot section of the pool closest to the world war ii memorial. work on the memorial in 2013 damaged this section of the pool. the project should be complete next summer. still ahead on "washington weekly," a warning for ez pass cu

st. matthew's cathedral, praying with hundreds of u.s.think he is a gentle man and i think not only the united states but the world needs a peacefulness and a gentle man. leon: that afternoon he will celebrate mass at the basilica, where he will canonize a saint. >> this is the first canonization in the united states, the first papal mass at the national shrine. leon: thursday he will become the first to address a joint -- the first pope to address a joint session of congress. he will conclude his time in washington with a stop at st. patrick's catholic church, hoping with the catholic charities help room for the poor. who may behren tired, underemployed, unemployed , whatever the challenges, he says let stand by people, not over people. that is the message, that is the vibe he brings to washington. leon: leon harris, abc 7 news. kellye: stay with abc seven news and wjla.com for complete coverage of the pope's visit. we will have more than 40 hours of coverage. a grand jury in charles county, maryland, indicted a woman found pushing her d

st. matthew's cathedral. a lot of people will be listening to this because he wants to hear what the message will be to many of these bishops bishops. we know many of them don't necessarily agree with the things francis has said. then he'll move on, have a little bit of down time, meet some seminarians. later in the afternoon, had mass of canonization for the priest known for creating the mission system in california. there's been some controversy. native americans say he was brutal or trek protected the spaniards and their brutal methods. but expected to be a rich celebration. the first canonization, by the way, on u.s. soil. quite a day on tap today for the pope. >> david, thank you very much. >>> of course, the nypd has a team in washington checking out the security there. tomorrow the pope arrives here in new york city. the biggest event taking place in central park. katherine creag is on the upper west side with a look at the preparations. they have been working at this for months. >> reporter: yes, you

st. chris matthews cathedral.ly he'll exit to go to the cathedral for the prayer service. we'll see that vehicle only moments throughout his trips throughout the united states choosing other vehicles for easier access to some of the roadways here, especially when he gets to new york. there's the schedule of events for this day. we've already had the white house visit. we've now had the parade around ellipse at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. midday prayer service george just mentioned with u.s. bishop and then the canonization at 4:15 this afternoon. already a busy day. you mentioned maria, he looked a little tired, as could be expected. long trip for a man in his 70s. >> i thought he did. much la been made, he has sciatica, one lung. this is a heavy duty travel schedule. he gets up very early, prays several hours. he did look a little fatigued to me. this will give him energy with all the people. i'm sure that white house experience made him feel awesome. that's it. we're hearing it. hear it. >> absolutely. right there

st. matthew, dc mayor muriel bowser. mayor told us she had a special moment at the white house. >> i got a chance to have a quick audience with the pope just behind the balcony of the white house. that was a tremendous experience, for me to represent my hometown at that occasion. >> we invite you to check out many more moments from the pope's historic visit in our nbc washington app. we have a special section dedicated to the papal visit. >>> our coverage continues with mark segraves, live at the brookland metro station. what's the scene like now, mark? >> reporter: take a look at the metro platform. these are the biggest crowds we've seen all day. you see a mix of security and people carrying white gift bags, the tell-tale sign they're coming from the papal mass. a spokesperson for metro told us just a moment ago that they had just made the switch here at brookland metro, that this is outbound only. no one will be able to get off a train here, because the escalators are in one direction. this metro station is the smalle

st. matthew's cathedral for a prayer service with the nations bishops. >> horse and divisive language does not befit our shepherd. jonathan: memorable times of the and today the iconic image of the pope reaching out and picking up the five-year-old girl along the procession route. during the brady, a little five-year-old girl from california got out from the gate and ran towards the procession. the procession immediately stopped, security try to intercept, but then they pick the little girl i been brought her over to the pope. renae ms. sophia cruz. she wanted to give the pope a letter. she got picked up, blessed and kissed on the cheek. her fears that her immigrant parents would be sent back to mexico. she also gave the pope a cartoon drawing that she made and a t-shirt. after he kissed her and blessed are coming she was taken back by security, back to her father on the other side of the barricade. from the people lined the route's just trying to get a glimpse or take a pitcher of the pope or shake his and, so many have reasons for being here, whether healing or inspiration. caps on a gro

st. matthews, he's going to the chapel where the eucharist is kept locked in the tabernacle. people as well. catholics have that same word. he's praying in quite because the real presence is there. he visits there first. it's really a quiet moment before he celebrates mass. very moving. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we are told by those who programmed this thing that the pope will be off camera for about seven minutes. and we've heard a little bit of everything today. i mean, musically speaking, it's all here. and all of this music is live. how did they bring together this grouping? >> as in every place that the holy father will go, there's been choirs assembled from all over the diocese where people are. so you're hearing really all the different richness of the liturgies heard around the archdiocese of washington today. so represents so many cultures and things and even styles of music we talked about. african-american gospel, a lot of latino music, really anglo catholic music we'd call it it's really great. >> jason, what's happening now behind while we don't see the holy

st. matthew's cathedral, francis raised the constantly that has plagued the church worldwide, sexual abuse of priests. >> in the knowledge that in healing we too are healed. and to work to ensure that such crimes will never be repeated. >> later in the day an estimated 26,000 greeted the pope at the national shrine of the immaculate conception, in a ceremony with ancient roots, pope francis elevated junipero serra, credited with spreading christianity in california, to sainthood. in his homily. >> for the source of our joy is aan endless desire to show mercy. >> and pope francis begins this thursday in washington his final day in this city with a much anticipated speech before the joint houses of congress. he'll return to st. patrick's to speak to the poor and homeless. back to you. >> pope francis formally declared 18th century monk junipero serra as a saint. melissa chan is in carmel, california where saint junipero serra was buried. melissa. >> well, antonio, in many ways the two sides i've been talking about this all day, have been talking past each other. look at junipero serra as som

st. matthews seemed equally thrilled to be in the perhaps of the pope, prayers and the words of advice delivered in italian. [speaking italian] translator: be pastors and survivor slow for the people. brad: it seems like the pope has done a lot and been here for days but it's only been about 26 hours and he is just getting warmed up. after he gets a rest tonight he will head to a joint meeting of congress tomorrow morning and he will have event catholic charities and be with the poor. then to new york and philadelphia. busy man indeed. maureen: thank you, brad. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- continuing coverage of the pope in america. including more about the trip to the white house this morning. a look at what he talked with president obama about. leon: perfect weather today. how long will it stay this way? the complete storm forecast up next. maureen: thousands are on hand to pray with the leader of the catholic church on what has been a busy and emotional day. it began with pope francis' visit to the white house. president obama and the first lady greeted the pontiff and gave them a to

st. matthews cathedral downtown, massachusetts avenue by the vatican embassy, and vice president's residence. it's going to be a challenge. >> it doesn't make a difference if you're going to the events or going to work or going to the verizon center or baseball game. there's going to be congestion on the streets and on the roads and on the system. >> reporter: v-d.o.t.'s run semilation of the traffic conditions. no bridge will be closed in the area but driving into the city next week should be a last resort. if you do decide to drive, go ahead and tack on an extra hour. >>> at the shrine of the immaculate conception through the large wooden ground floor doors, the souvenir center for pope francis. let the sales begin. >> we have t-shirts with the image of pope francis and the national shrine for $20. they're available in both english and spanish. >> big pope, medium pope, little pope. $180 pope. $60 pope. $20 pope. for the catholic church, this is almost like the super bowl. >> doesn't get any bigger than this. >> thirsty? what about an official pope mug? in english and in spanish. salud. th

st. matthews in d.c. he will meet with cardinals afterwards in the sanctuary. you can see 28 hours and 41 minutes until the pope arrives in new york city. >>> pope francis is touching hearts with his message of unity and service. mark morgan reports many are already trying to make a difference. >> reporter: the pope's rift visit to new york motivated hundreds of volunteers to help habitat for humanity refurbish this formerly foreclosed home in yonkers. it will be called the pope francis house. >> he has a commitment to help the poor, help those of lower income needs. that's our mission. we call it the theology of the hammer. to help rebuild new york so everyone can go to bed at night in a simple decent home. >> reporter: their efforts are fueled by the satisfaction of doing something good for others. >> i find it rewarding and there is always something new to do. and seeing a family moving into a house is rewarding in itself. >> somebody gave me a break along the way. i am trying to give somebody else a break by helping out here. it's one step at a time. each g

st. matthew's cathedral.e later canonized the controversial 18th-century missionary father junipero serra. abu protested by many indigenous groups. the pope also made a previously unannounced stop to see nuns at the little sisters of the poor which sued the federal , government over the birth control mandate in the affordable care act. at the white house pope francis spoke about immigration, climate climate change, and poverty. >> i'm deeply grateful for your welcome in the name of all americans. as the sun of an immigrant happy to the a guest in this country, which was built by such families. -- which was largely built by such families. and you're proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. [applause] assessing -- accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me change is aimate leftem we can no longer be to a future generation. [applause] when it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history. we still have time to make the changes needed to bring about a and integral