the spotlight. you watched as francis celebrate mass at basilica of the national shrine. the mass included something never been done before, the canonizationpopemobile to the basilica, francis smiled and waved to the crowds. lining both sides of the street, many holding cell phones and cameras to capture the historic moment. it all followed an exciting morning of activities in our nation. capital. president obama and the fir

getting ready to do the canonization mass. >> 25,000, 15,000 seated, 10,000 standing. l ticket holders, toop pope francis will canonize father junipero serra famous for founding the first of 21 spanish missions in california. the missions were intended to convert native people to catholicism. critics contend to do that they terrorized and enslaved indians but pope francis feels serra protected indians, showing them great respect. the pope praised serra's desire to spread the gospel. now that that mass is under way, we showed you live picture, it's good time to welcome in father kevin gallagher. father, thank you for joining us. a good place to start here, though, for people at home, in laymen's terms, what is happening during this mass? its the actual recognition of a man's virtue, a man's holiness, and the holy father himself saying, under great declaration that this man, junipero serra, is truly in heaven. a remarkable beginning to his time in america, while he's been here more than 24 hours how to, this is the first religious celebration he's had. first mass he's cel

the canonization mass coming to a close. has nothing on his schedule until tomorrow morning when he will be speaking before congress. >>> back in new york, it's a visible and growing problem on the streets. homelessness is on the rise. today in advance of the pope's arrival a new initiative between the mayor and new york archdiocese to house the homeless before winter sets in. >> reporter: there is shelter, there is food and there are services to help the homeless. what saint anthony's already provides 35 men each day is what the city wants to be able to provide in a partnership with the new york archdiocese. >> an add add ring of authenticity on the visit of the arrival of the pope named after the man who did so much for the poor. >> reporter: the city would use some of the church facilities that are no longer in use for under the opening doors the archdiocese is pledging 50 beds. >> we can't see our fellow new yorkers as a problem. we have to see them as people who have not yet been redeemed and helped in the way they need

mass at the basilica of the national shrine. >> that is where we find bruce johnson. he joins us live overlooking the setting of tomorrow's canonization mass. >> reporter: good evening. it is an exciting afternoon to say the least. right now we are on the east side of the basilica. at this time tomorrow about 4:00 there will be 15 to 20,000 people standing back there watching and will being as pope francis says mass in spanish. the canonization mass. they're doing the preps now, very meticulous preps. you are hearing the music, most of it latin music. you are seeing relics being placed on the alter. every little detail, they're going through back there. part of the arrangement to even be sitting here is we can't show you up close what they're doing. they want that to be kept secret until the pope himself is prepared to say this high mass back here. as we said, throughout the city on every roadway beginning at andrews air base, lots of crowds to greet the pope, a lot of anticipation for his arrival. it was not a disappointment to say the least. now the 78 year old upon testify is resting at the vatican embassy. andrea is live. >> repor

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the pope mobile rolled by. behind me the mass continues. the canonization mass started about 4:15. o go for another about 15, 20 minutes. maybe longer. suzanne kennedy is inside. she has been a part of the mass and listening to every step of the way. very exciting in there. there have been cheers as though there was a football game played in there. suzanne? suzanne: people were thrilled when the poem came through here not once but twice. in the pope mobile. we are an hour and a half into this mass. if you take a look behind me, we are in the portion of the mass communion is being given. portion completed in the first 20 minutes. that was the canonization. we heard in the homily a call to action if you will by the

of blessings and grace and will bring peace to our campus. >> one more look inside the mass right now the canonization mass. he is saying mass in spanish. earlier he was speaking in english at the white house one of four stops on his trip to the u.s. where he will actually be speaking english but again, the canonization mass taking place right now, his first mass in the united states. we of course will continue to watch that have much more for you coming up from washington in just a few minutes. but let's take it back to new york and kristine, where we understand there was a serious scare at the garden today? and shows how seriously the nypd is taking security back there. kristine. >>> if i could share a moment with you before we let you go. i did want to talk more about the pope's message. i know there was a lot talk about how he would talk about the environment and how we must take care of that but he also touched on some other issues. >> he sure did. he talked about, um, sexual abuse in the church. he talked about humility. he touched on a lot of things. and it was interesting. we talked with a wom

the pope mobile rolled by. behind me the mass continues. the canonization mass started about 4:15. it is expected to go for another about 15, 20 minutes. maybe longer. suzanne kennedy is inside. she has been a part of the mass and listening to every step of the way. very exciting in there. there have been cheers as though there was a football game played in there. suzanne? suzanne: people were thrilled when the poem came through here not once but twice. in the pope mobile. we are an hour and a half into this mass. if you take a look behind me, we are in the portion of the mass communion is being given. portion completed in the first 20 minutes. that was the canonization. we heard in the homily a call to action if you will by the holy father. not to allow our hearts to go numb, to go forth and offer everyone the life of jesus christ. we want to take you back a few hours to show you a huge crowd has been gathering here throughout the day to be close to the holy father. people waited in long security lines. and endured the heat. everyone saying just how much they love his holiness. the

this is the canonization mass junipero serra. the basilica of the national shrine and you'll see that on c-span and also c-span.org. shortly after that public event on the white house south lawn and the president, the first lady there standing on the balcony, they went inside, exchanged gifts and after that brief meeting the president and the pope walked across the west colonade for a meeting in the oval office and here's a look. >> the president and the pope accompanied there by the priest behind them is a monsignor mark miles who is the official interpreter for pope francis. they went into a meeting in the oval office which lasted 30 minutes, 40 minutes or so, and not sure exactly what they talked about in this meeting but here's a headline from "the washington post" and some of the comments from pope francis and from the president. headline in the "post" says, "pope francis wades into u.s. politics." he made it clear wednesday that he does not intend to sidestep the deeply divisive issues in the country and he fully employs his

the pope will celebrate mass at the basilica. this is a canonization mass where a catholic miss nature refrom the 1700s will become a saint. the first canonization mass in the u.s. it is something the archbishop of washington cardinal eluded to, this is being held in a church. many times a mass celebrated by the pope can't be held in a church due to the size of the crowd. they have actually built an extension an elaborate extension outside of the port co at the basilica so they can accommodate 20,000 people. the first canonization mass is held at such a sacred site is going to make this cysthistoric moment even more special. >> the people's pope is calling politics. he may have given the impression of being a little more to the left. it would not be correct. the pontiff placed controversy for what they perceived as pushing a liberal agenda. pope francis also told reporters the doctrine on economics is strictly the doctrine of the catholic church. >> the papal visit sparking security concerns as police warn spectators could also face some threats. this

the canonization mass? >> yes, chuck, the washington arch bishop was thanking the pope and he said muchos gracias and the audience rose to their feet to club. it's been an extraordinary service. the sun dipped and fell back behind this grand basilica. the colors on the big screen which many are looking at became vivid. extraordinary day for the people gathered here. big day for the pope tomorrow. he'll address that joint meeting of congress tomorrow morning here in washington. of course, 30% of congress identifies as catholic but they don't all agree with him. we'll listen to hear what he says and how he says it. of course later on in the day, he heads to new york city. he'll arrive at jfk about 5:00 and then he'll head to the cathedral. that will become the most visited church by a pope outside of italy, according to cardinal dolan. he'll have vespers there, a prayer service, and then of course the big day is friday. we've got coverage for you. we've got more to do. we'll see you at 11:00 tonight. >> some b

look at the papal mass happening now at the catholic university of america, we'll take you there live as we hear from various speakers as the mass gets underway for the canonization at the shrine of the immaculate conception. the first saint hood mass taking place on american soil, a man widely held in hispanic areas for spreading catholicism in the united states especially california. and it's not without controversy, many in the native american population are not fans, they blame him for destroying their traditions and ways of life and hailed by many for spreading catholicism in the united states and california. and the pope speaking at this mass as well. pope francis left the vatican residence and immediately got into the crowds and met with the people, he was suppose to go straight to the white house for his visit with president obama, but first he met with the faithful first, he is first known as a man of the people and lived up to that this morning. at the white house it was the official state welcome today and greeted by the president, and the first lady and president obama thanked him for his diplomatic help with the united states and cuba. >> that means

the first canonization on u.s. soil during the pope's first mass in america. a crowd of 25,000 is watching outside the basilica in washington. good evening, everyone, i'm shiba russell. >> and i'm david usherry reporting to you live outside the basilica. francis has just delivered his homily a short time ago. saying his motto was to keep moving forward and he told the crowd they should go forth, keep moving forward. this is not without controversy. native americans feel that father serra protected the brutal ways of the spaniards and say francis is being a bit hypocritical because earlier this summer he apoll juice ogized to south america. father junipero serra arrived in 1769 to preach the gospel and set up catholic missions to make native americans citizens of the spanish empire. >> by making the native people catholics and teaching them european agriculture. >> reporter: this is the father serra. he said he founded 9 of california's 21 missions which converted native americans to catholicism. >> he is a founder of catholicism. sometimes he's called the apos

it is the first time the canonization mass will be held on u.s. soil. and as you know, serra founded nine california missions in the 18th century. that's not a statue of him that we keep seeing. it's a statue of the man who actually funded all of the statues back in the 1930s. he modeled it after himself. the real serra actually introduced agriculture and literacy to americans in california. but some oppose sainthood for serra saying he mistreated the native people. locally a viewing party will be held starting in 45 minutes at the plaza theater in campbell. >>> and you can call it a case of divine interference. apple says the pope's landmark u.s. visit could create shipping delays for the new iphone. preorders of the iphone 6s and 6s plus models are set to be delivered on friday. but apple is telling people they might arrive a little bit late because of traffic jams in philadelphia and new york because of the pope's visit. apple's ceo tim cook says they will deliver to most locations by saturday. >>> an elderly driver is not being charged after her suv

it is the first-ever canonization mass on american soil. pope said, this was the way to continue experiencing the joy of the gospel. so not only did the pope speak in spanish, but junipero serra, the new saint, is from spain, and a large portion of this audience was from hispanic parishes. in other words, scott, this was a very big day for hispanics in the catholic church. >> pelley: chip, thank you very much. that canonization of junipero serra is controversial and carter evans found out why. >> reporter: at mission san juan capistrano, junipero serra was honored, but 430 miles north at mission glores, protesters denounced him. people look at this building right here and they see history. what do you see? >> i see pain from my ancestors. i see a change in our entirely world. >> reporter: for corinna gould this is sacred ground. thousands of her ancestors are buried here in unmarked graves. for her, serra left a brutal allegiance in his drive to baptize and assimilate california indians, often beating and imprisoning them in the missions. >

magical. >> reporter: sisters donna and deborah were impressed by the calm of the crowd at the canonization massthe planning on the part of the organizers as every element of the liturgy appeared to be seamless. >> the way they handled communion, holy communion, how in the world are they going to give holy communion out to 25,000 people? >> reporter: the holy father left his followers with this me message. live your faith. the garzas can't help but feel inspired. >> i think he's trying to bring the catholic of today into the 21st century by talking about 21st-century problems. >> reporter: the setup is under way at the capitol building. tomorrow pope francis will make history again as he addresses a joint session of congress. reporting from washington, i'm rosemary conners, nbc 10 news. >>> the canonization was not without controversy. the franciscan friar marched with conquistador friday his native spain. he established nine missions in what is now california. catholics revere serra for his missionary work but many native americans say he enslaved converts and helped spread disease. in his homi

the basilica and prepare for the mass, and then we'll start in about a half hour or so. you know, there's actually a stained glass of father serra, junipero serra, who is this mass is canonizing in the sacresty where the pope will put on his garments for the mass. he's have a moment with that stained glass before coming out and greeting tens of thousands of people that dpa gathered her today at the basilica. we talked about the symbolism of the canonization of junipero serra. the pope today talked repeatedly about being a shepherd and encouraged them to be shepherds of their flock. the priests see father serra as symbolic of that 300 years ago, but someone who was a shepherd to flocks bringing people into the church and creating that legacy in california. >> who is in the car with him? >> donald wuerl, the archbishop of washington, and the pope's translator on the left-hand s e side. this pope is traveling with a somewhat smaller entourage than some of the other popes that came to the united states. it seems like he wants to get involved in the life of the local church. meeting with the cardinals. when he comes to new york he meets with the bishop of brooklyn and archbishop o

rosary to our lady, the blessed virgin mary. [ speaking in a foreign language ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the canonization massation's capital, with his holiness pope francis on his first visit to the united states on a perfect american day. before we head off to special reports and final thoughts from our correspondents on scene, including shannon bream, plus jason berry, the lead religion writer, with a nonprofit group, and social justice, shannon, to you. >> reporter: well, shep, i want to read one quote from his speech. he said jesus embraced life as he found it. it made no difference if it was dirty, unkempt, or broken. and i think it sums up the way the pope has used his influence with the church. that life doesn't have to be cleaned up. he shared experiences with the church. >> i was struck by the young woman with down syndrome who gave such a beautiful reading, and moving forward head. the theme of mercy. lastly, gregory orfola has done a great book. we were classmates at georgetown, he won the writing prize and i have forgiven him for that. >> and what a faithful day on this first day of mass, solid,

to be part of the canonization mass. now they are back, ready to greet the pope at the world meeting of families. seminarians, many other religions. they are all helping here to philadelphia. >> you beat of them here. >> i hope so. >> are you stay, he will celebrate two masses, one outside the philadelphia art museum were close to one million could show up. welcome to the city of philadelphia. >> stop at the world meeting of families. also, the first visit by a pope to an american prison and a speech using the same n president lincoln used during -- and a speech using the same left turn president lincoln used for the gettysburg address. the locals here tell me that they have never seen market street downtown so empty. a market street now lined with hundreds of pope francis banners. the bishop of harrisburg, pennsylvania maneuvers around the closures and still cannot --ieve he will meet >> we will have a private audience for the world meeting. then the great mass on the benjamin franklin parkway for the afternoon. >> in ph

we want to remind you as the pope's canonization mass continues tonight, you can watch it live on cozi tv. we're streaming it right now on our website nbcnewyork.com. >>> he is a servant of god, but can the pope perform miracles. one family says it's as close to one as they'll ever see. coming up, what happened after pope francis held their sick baby. and lester hold has a look at what he's working on for 6:30. >> nbc nightly news coming to you from washington with the sights, sounds and emotion of pope's big day as he greeted crowds gathered along streets and roads here. also, we'll tell you about a mask held this afternoon and why it is sparking such goal and controversy at the same time. and what customers are left to shoo c'mon. well will you look at this. fortunately your 2015 cr-v comes standard with multi-angle rear view camera and bluetooth handsfree link. honey get out here so you can call your night in shining armor. oh, shoo get outta here. why are you wearing my robe? it's, it's comfortable. go back inside. hey jerry! way to go lancelot! check out this lease deal on a 2015

the question is, did this man breach security and enter the basilica last wednesday during the canonization mass? we are getting chilly details about an incident involving this man in new york. he was arrested on the tarmac at veryhile armed with a large hunting knife. he told police he wanted to meet the pope and claims he was here in d.c. just days earlier. saturday evening, he was driving a black tahoe. somehow, he joined a police motorcade. fortunately, the pope had already left for philadelphia. formers man, a firefighter from new york city, waved some sort of silver badge to get cleared initially. he even told police, i want to change the world. >> i am glad he got through safely and went on safely, and now he is back home. >> i am glad nothing happened. i think we were all praying. >> it took a while to get through security, but that's because they were checking everybody. everybody was excited to see the pope. >> inside his bag, police found a lot of ammunition, but no gun was ever found. illegalw charged with impersonation and criminal possession of a weapon. jummy: we want to get back

the immaculate conception. he came to celebrate a mass of canonization for franciscan friar junipero serra, the first canonization on u.s. soil. >> in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit, peace be with you. >> in the 1700's serra left spain for the new world, ministered to the people of mexico, then traveled north and established catholic missions along the california coast. the archbishop of washington cardinal wuerl addressed the pope to present serra's name for sainthood. >> the holy mother church earnestly beseeches your holiness to enter blessed junipero serra among the saints. >> the pope's reply in latin. [ speaking latin ] >> relics of the new saint were placed on the altar. then cardinal wuerl again thanking the pope. >> most holy father, in the name of the holy church i thank your holiness for making this proclamation. >> and it was done, a new saint, junipero serra. jan jeffcoat, wusa9. >> reporter: pope francis said serra lived by the motto keep moving forward and urged all of us to do the same. now we're waiting for the pope to arrive back at the vatican embassy in northwest

alison: we want to remind everyone this is the first time this has happened in the united states, right? a canonization masschild growing up in new york, one of the saints we are excited about her canonization was st. elizabeth ann seton. the first person born in the united states who was canonized a saint. people growing up in new york we remembered that she grew up in new york. she was certainly a saint we were excited about her canonization. but that took place in rome. pope paul vi was pope at the time. >> let us pray. [pope speaking spanish] >>> it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. >> the building of society. >> the holy father is the vicker of christ. >> he came here today. common person like we are. >> i asked him if i could get a hug and he said only if you pray a rosary for it. i said of course. ♪ ♪ leon: right in out at 5:00 d right now at 5:00, history being made at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. pope is canonization junipero serra. a wonderful ceremony which just completed. alison: that is right. abc7 has team cover

the basilica, as you mentioned. and this is the mass that he's going to hold where they canonize junipero serra. n you talk about what we should expect? >> that mass will be primarily in spanish, so it will have broad appeal to our spanish speaking populous. the mass is a canonization, i think the first time a canonization has been done on american soil. it means that this person had led a life of conversion throughout their life. t doesn't mean they were perfect throughout their life. but throughout their life they led a conversion and grew perfect in what we call supernatural charity, the love of god or neighbor. that person attained the heights of holiness, and selfishness had been cleaned out of their soul. here comes the pope right now. >> he's back in the fiat again. >> will communion be served at this service? >> no, communion will not be distributed at the liturgy of the hours. it will be at the mass this evening. >> let's go to tom sherwood, who is there right now as the pope arrives at st. matthews. >> reporter: if you can see right in front of me, the pope is getting out of the little

and here at the basilica, 25,000 ticketed people are expected to come here for the canonization mass on wednesday afternoon. there is a long list of prohibited items and the best bet is to bring as little as possible when you come out to visit. i'm molette green, reporting live outside the basilica. back to you. >> thank you, molette. >>> 6:04, the papal visit will affect students at two schools in prince george's county. imagine andrews public charter school and imagine foundation at morning side public charter school will dismiss students two hours early this afternoon. school officials warn that bus pickup and dropoff times may be off because of the heavy traffic around washington. >>> as we mentioned, today is pope francis' last day in cuba before making his visit to the u.s. before he leaves that country, the pope visited a shrine, very special to cubans last night. he prayed at the virgin of charity in santiago. that statue represents the patron saint of cuba and is 403 years ole. today, the pontiff will hold mass at the shrine's sanctuary and meet with families at the cathedral

people were impressed by the calm of the crowd at the canonization mass last night at the national basilica and the planning on the part of the organizers, as every element of the liturgy appear to be silent. >> the group, there was this energy. it was kind of magical. >> the way they handled xhunion, holy communion, we were wondering how are they going to give it out to 25,000 people. >> the holy father left his followers with this message, live your faith. this mass was still on a much smaller scale than the one we president about to see torn the parkway. possibly a million more gathered outside the parkway. >> so all eyes are on pope francis in washington as he gets ready to address congress today. >> that will be historic. here in philadelphia the world meetings of families, we'll tell you what's on the agenda as they prepare for the pope's arrival this weekend. pope francis isn't the only big name visitor to the u.s. right now. we'll tell you who china's president has been meeting with on the west coast before he heads to the white house later this week. >>> later, there is another inj

and we look at the papal mass happening now at the catholic university of america, we'll take you there live as we hear from various speakers as the mass gets underway for the canonizationrine of the immaculate conception. the first saint hood mass taking place on american soil, a man widely held in hispanic areas for spreading catholicism in the united states especially california. and it's not without controversy, many in the native american population are not fans, they blame him for destroying their traditions and ways of life and hailed by many for spreading catholicism in the united states and california. and the pope speaking at this

the seat the archdiocese of washington, and at 1:15 this afternoon, the pope will celebrate the canonization mass for father junipero serra happening at the national shrine ama daetz is in washington, dc, for the canonization and we well hear from her at the top of the hour. >>> an investigation is underway this morning into what appears to be who home invasion robberies in the north bay in as many days. the more recent happen at a home last night on central avenue. can you see the heavy police presence in sausalito. several officers including a k-9 unit responded to the 9-1-1 call. it is not clear if anyone was inside at the time. on monday night, police responded to a similar incident in tiburon, a masked gun man made his way into a home, locked the woman in the closet and made off with jewelry. amy hollyfield will have more at the top of the hour. >> 11-month-old baby boy is in the hospital this morning after falling from the second floor of an apartment building in concord. it happened on the corner of lacy lane and three was conscious when friend to the hospital. it is not clear if he fell d

invoke the holy spirit at a canonization mass. read the biography of saint junipero serra. there will be a litany of the saints and then there will be a formal request of the holy father to proclaim him a saint. [ speaking spanish ] >> translator: holy mother church, earn esesty teaches your holiness to enter saints so that he may be as such for all christian faithful. [ speaking spanish ] >> translator: junipero serra was born in 1713. he entered the order of the francis franciscans when he was young. and he was ordained as a priest in 1737. he was a confessor of philosophy -- >> explain to our viewers this is the beginning of the canonization. and explain that process and how long this is taking. was this something that was fast tracked, john? >> that's right. the technical term for this anderson is this is an equi polate canonization. the pope suspends for a second miracle. so the batification follow the normal process, after that the pope decides to speed things up because he decided he wanted to immediately be able to canonize

the spotlight. you watched as francis celebrate mass at basilica of the national shrine. the mass included something never been done before, the canonization of a saint on american soil. prior to today's mass, the pope rode in his popemobile to the basilica, francis smiled and waved to the crowds. lining both sides of the street, many holding cell phones and cameras to capture the historic moment. it all followed an exciting morning of activities in our nation. capital. president obama and the first lady greeted francis as he arrived at the white house this morning. the pope gets a version of this welcome ceremony in every country he visits. then, the leader of the free world and the head of the catholic church stood side by side on south line before a crowd of 15,000 the pontiff addressed the crowd in english, one of the few times he will so during this trip. >> i would like all men and women of this great nation to support efforts of the international community, the vulnerable in our war. >> the pope said climate change is an urgent problem, which can no longer be left to future generations. and praised the president for his actions to s

where the canonization mass of junipero serra is underway. karen. >> reporter: good afternoon, this is a remarkable scene here at the basilica of the shrine of the immaculate conception at catholic university. it is the largest event of pope francis' stop here in washington, d.c. and this caps a very busy first full day here. about 25,000 people have been standing outside in this blazing hot sun for hours waiting to get a glimpse of pope francis. now, most catholic masses, most services, church services, are quiet, somber affairs, but when pope francis pulled up in the pope mobile, this crowd went wild. at the largest catholic church in the united states, history will be made. 25,000 people on hand for a massive canonization for junipero serra, an 18th century franciscan monk and the first person made a catholic made on u.s. soil. pope francis' first full day in the nation's capitol began at the white house. 11,000 people packing the south lawn, silent as they awaited the pontiff's arrival. their cheers exploding as he pulled up the driveway i

cathedral the seat of the archdiocese of washington and at 1:15 our time the pope will celebrate the canonization massipero serra at the national shrine. ama daetz is in washington, dc, for the canonization and you can follow her on facebook and look for the live reports later today on abc 7 news. >> an 11-month-old boy is in the hospital after falling from the second floor of an apartment building in concord yesterday. it happened on the corner of laycy -- >> the sports world is mourning the death of one of basebal great legend, yogi berra died at the age of 90. he is a pen of baseball's is known as putting words in order that you never heard before including 'til it's over," he died 59 years to the day of him starting to play baseball. >> and a both after a recent 49ers game is prompting a discussion of what to do about alcohol sales with 24 assaults since levi stadium open add year ago including this one that left a man with severe brain injury. the police say restricting alcohol is not the answer to a problem caused by a few but the best man to have officers quickly respond and arrest troublemaker

we're gonna be headed over to the canonization mass which begins at 4:15. ng made a saint, the first hsht saint ever. he -- hisht saint ever -- hsht saint -- hispanic saint ever. this man is holding my umbrella to give me shade because the sun is pretty bright. >> i love it. thank you. >> to pick up what tara is staying. pope francis is declare junipero serra a saint. he will celebrate the canonization mass at catholic university in washington, d.c. now, father serra founded nine of the spanish missions in california, including mission dolores in san francisco. today the mission will show a live broadcast to the pope's canonization mass at 1:00. it will be on a jumbotron in the courtyard. protesters will be there as well at the mission. many feel he should not be honored because of the harsh treatment of native-americans when the missions were being built. >> i think it's important to understand what being declared saint is. it doesn't mean someone was perfect. we know the intention was for blessed junipero serra to evangelize, to help. i'm sure there were m

for reflection and prayer, and he talked about the hyperconnected world, and i was struck by the canonization mass the other day after they asked for a moment of quiet after he had spoken, and this feels quiet to me as well, and asking people as a nation and people of all faiths to reflect on where we were, and you said this was a national tragedy and it's an individual and personal tragedy for all of these families, very personal. >> what do we expect to hear from the pope? >> words of comfort and healing and words of reconciliation. the fact that all the religions are coming together is a very powerful and symbolic moment. i think it was the u.n. speech, he talked about the danger of phu fundamentalism. i think we seen on the terrible event, impose a uniformity, and i think we will hear talk about that, and this is not a confrontation figure but a healing figure. i think we will hear a lot of talk about reconciliation. >> i was going to say, you know, often when we hear from figures of the church, even john paul, you had to read between the lines to completely understand where he was going, and

wuerl: we hope when he is out of the basilica, the national shrine a catholic university, for the canonization mass, that there will be some wheref a route there people will actually be able to see him. we are also hoping that there will be some time when he is coming or going from the white house, that there will be an opportunity for people to see him. that has not been altogether finalized yet. part of it is the concerns of security that you do not an ounce too far in advance. -- that you do not announce to far in advance to one thing about central park, that area will be closed off long in advance. venue that they have that we really do not have quite in the format. call from the "washington examiner." religious liberties are a hot topic in the church with the same-sex marriage decision. it was suggested that the government might ask all religious institutions to conform to the law. if that happened, what with have to begin in up, and how would it be addressed? cardinal wuerl: the issue of religious liberty, as it you know, predates that particular issue and goes back basically to the hhs manda

if you don't have a together to the canonization mass. nce is around the public parade around the white house on wednesday morning. lots going on. >> right now we continue to follow a tragedy in prince george's county. a springdale family already coping with the loss of a loved one now has to start over yet again. while they were at the funeral, their home was heavily damaged in a horrific fire. "news4's" darcy spencer has more now from the scene. >> reporter: these photos show the heavy fire and thick black smoke that virtually destroyed this home on endicott place in springdale. nobody was home. that's bus they were at the ebenezer church of god a few miles away for the funeral of wilson. he died september 5th. family decided to bury him today, which would have been his 60th birthday. >> we heard some people say the house is tote ally burned, some saying the roof is gone, but at that time, no one really knew. >> reporter: they quickly found out the worst. the fire was reported around 1:30 in the afternoon. flames were shooting from the t

parade in the morning and the outdoor mass of canonization in the afternoon. expect from the weather? we turn to chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: the bottom line is it terrific. gorgeous outside the belfort furniture center now. county, in loudoun too. sunshine today. fair weather clouds. no chance of rain. temperatures start in the 60's. by the parade time, it will be degrees. mid-to-the late afternoon hours 4:15 the scheduled time basilica,ss at the 80 degrees. leon: there is a lot of road closures. massachusetts avenue northwest in front of the nunciature of the holy sea. that area remains closed until thursday. around the white house and the ellipse are going to be closed until noon tomorrow. maureen: this afternoon we seen impact of the road closures for president obama and pope francis' motorcade. gathered on the overpasses to watch the black pontiff down the suitland parkway. how is it affecting the rush hour? tom roussey is live in mobile track 7 with the latest. tom? this is where the pope is saying on massachusetts. the folks are lined up. they a

the cross. they will respond. catholics who attend mass regularly will recognize the structure of this mass, with the exception of the rite of canonization which happens right at the beginning of the day mass following the greeting. it takes the place of the usual p penitential rite that starts the mass. >> reporter: and this is for junipero serra. he's going to be using the language of a native american tribe to do that canonization, the first on u.s. soil. >> want first reading will actually be in a native american dialect. one of the dialects of northern california of one of the tribes that was evan gellized by father serra. the language of the rite of canonization will be in latin, the universal language of the church, and also in spanish. in that ritual, you will hear an invocation of the holy spirit. you will hear an invocation calling for all the saints to pray for all of us and for father serra. then you'll hear a request for cardinal wuerl for father serra to be canonized. >> reporte >> we understand there will be a stained glass window that is dedicated to father serra, it has his image on it. this is the first mass for this fi

. >> reporter: these 25,000 greet the pope at the country's largest cathedral for the first canonization mass in the u.s. later this afternoon pope francis flies to new york he will lead an evening prayer service at st. patrick's cathedral. >> pilgrims flocking to the national shrine of saint rita. saint maria gore her remains traveled outside it'll to the u.s. >>> you'll see a portrait of the pope francis beginning today. the portrait will be on exhibit at the national liberty museum on chestnut street in old city philadelphia. "action news" is following every step of the pope's historic u.s. trip. sarah bloomquist will report from new york city today and tomorrow. stay with 6abc especially when the pope arrives on saturday. our team of two dozens anchors and reporter will be at locations across the region bringing you this history-making visit and it's impact on the delaware valley. >> philadelphia police are looking for the gunman who killed a man at overbrook park. it happened at 7:30 on the 7600 block of her wood road. the -- sherwood road. >> police are looking in the quiet residential

i love at the canonization mass, you've never seen such diversity. this church represents every walk of life. men, women, races, ethnicities, they came from all over. how do our secular elites begin to understand him and the church? >> and what he has done, i think he's energized catholics who may be in years gone by as a result of the abuse scandal, you know, kind of pulled away from the church. i believe this visit will do more for the catholic church than -- >> and i think he's turned the page on that. i think we have a lot of other things to talk about now. and if he accomplishes nothing other than that for the catholic church in this country, that he's accomplished a great deal. >> do you think that he had a mission here to make it clear that he is accepting of everyone who, for the longest time, thought that, you know, we were going to marginalize this group, marginalize that group? not anymore. >> no, i think what he is doing is precisely what jesus did with the woman who was caught in the act of adultery. you remember in that gas pell passage,

to be part of the canonization mass. now they are back ready to greet the pope at the world meeting of families. >> we were inside. there were many religion and they are all here. john: you beat them here. >> i hope so. >> in his stay in philadelphia, the holy father will celebrate two masses. one outside of the philadelphia art museum where close to a million could show up. >> welcome to the city of up. >> welcome to the city of philadelphia. philadelphia. john: the first ever member by a pope at a prison and the speech at independence hall using the lectern that president abraham lincoln used in the gettysburg address. the locals here tell me that they have never seen market street here downtown so empty. a market street now lined with hundreds of pope francis banners. ronald gainer the bishop of harrisburg, pennsylvania, maneuvers around the closure and can't believe he will meat the pope. >> monday morning we have a private audience. john: in philadelphia, john gonzalez, abc7 news. alison: coming up tonight at "abc7 n

if you don't have a ticket to the canonization mass, your best chance is his public fa raid around the white house wednesday. he'll travel from the executive mansion toward the cathedral. very, very busy. >>> a mel more miami service will be held for a young woman killed by a drunk driver. samantha sumter was 25 years old. sheriff's deputies say they received several cars that the car that was driving next to her was on brock road. officials were trying to catch up to that car when it hit two other vehicles an then sumter's car head on. witnesses say the passengers were hanging beer out of the car and yelling. the service stashlts in on two hours. >>> police arrested two in an early morning homicide. marcellus green was found shot debt after 1:00 a.m. in the morning. the police then chased don manpower rico pew d steven knight and then they found ingram shot and killed. this is the same place a man was shot while sitting on a metrobus last month. so far no arrests in this case. d.c. police offering a $25,000 award for anyone le information leading to the arrest and conviction. >>> out

he later he vehicled he got in the canonization mass at the basilica last wednesday without a ticketing, ating as if he was helping an elderly woman to her feet. retired f.b.i. agent says these breaches show a weak link in last week's security. >> it's bad. i'm sure the secret service had a cow. when they found out. it does show that despite the level of security of an event, they can get through. >> the security at philadelphia was horrendous. >> devastating. and yet we can't know for sure what the person's intention was. >> very, very troubling. >> security says this is nothing more than a case of trespass. but now faces very serious criminal charges. including criminal mischief and possession of ammunition unlawfully. he is being held on $50,000 bond. at the national shrine of the immaculate conception, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you. alison: well, after years of horror stories police officers left injured in the street. children dying while waiting for an ambulance. or shooting victims being driven to the hospital by friends. finally action is being taken. d.

the last canonization mass happened over the summer in vatican city. in that sceremony, four nuns officially became saints. pope francis has also declared two of his predecessors as saints, john xxiii, and john paul ii. we're tracking every move the pope makes. you can find everything you need to know on our free app, and on all of our digital platforms. >>> a follow-up now on the deadly crash in livermore. we have been looking into the driving record of the 80-year-old woman who drove into an exercise class killing one person. livermore police tell us that driver haddoonishi about a year ago. she jumped a curb while driving. in that case, there were no injuries. yesterday, you see the video, she drove her suv into the lifestyle rx jim in livermore. six people were injured. the woman killed was 49-year-old cathy baker, the chief financial officer at the lawrence livermore lab. >> we also have new develops from the valley fire. the death toll has climbed to four people. the body of robert fletcher was found near cobb. he's one of two men that firefighte

the crowd of the mass the pope will be giving later today. >> thank you very much. >>> later this afternoon pope francis will hold a mass of canonization. let's head over to anne thompson at the basilica of the national shrine where crowds are already gathered there. this is referred to as america's catholic church here and what will again play out there. we've talked about -- it's interesting over the course of yesterday when he landed, the historic visit, to now, this historic meeting with president obama and then again another history making ecase where you are standing. >> reporter: absolute sli, tamron. this is going to be the first time a saint has been canonized on american soil. and it will happen this afternoon at 4:00 here on the east side of the basilica. 25,000 people are expected to attend this mass that pope francis will celebrate, including one of the republican candidates for president, jeb bush and his wife are expected to be here for that mass. now the saint that will be canonized is a priest whose name was junipero serra. he was a spanish missionary who worked in california in the late 1700s and he established missions

pope francis chose vincent medina to read from the bible during the canonization mass. [ speaking in ge ] [ ohlone ] >> reporter: he is speaking in his native tongue. he disagrees with the pope's decision to elevate serra to sainthood but read today because he wanted the nation and as many of the largest possible audience to hear his native language. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the bay area, kpix 5's devin fehely attended a canonization watch party at mission caramel where father but he says it wasn't a joyous affair. >> reporter: it wasn't a moment of celebration but one of sadness. he could be a godly man from the church's point of view. there's another side about him that needs to be told. >> more than it was in contrast to the applause with which the poach's announcement wasment by catholic in the courtyard of mission carmel a few feet away. >> all saints have a paint. all sinners have a future. >> i think it's important for the whole story to celebrate the wonderful things that saint junipero serra has done. >> reporter: the pope's announcement earlier this year that he was

we're actually going to meet the two men who are going to be participating in that canonization mass tomorrow. they're from a local indian tripe called ilonis. with very different takes on this canonization, back to you. >> whether or not to welcome gays into the catholic church is being debated by some u.s. bishops out there. i wonder if in your conversation with the arch bishop if that came up. >> reporter: he is expected to talk about immigration. i did not bring up the question with salvator cardioloni because he gets that question quite a lot and he was in such good spirits headed out here to this trip. and we did talk about how this particular pope is so active on global warming and climate change. he is expected to address the un while he's in new york. another thing that's in his heart is income inequality. he also has as i said before been referred to as the people's pope. he will be on thursday, after his joint session in congress, instead of meeting with lawmakers he is going to be sitting down with homeless people here in washington, d.c. to eat his meal. >> also tara, whe

for the pope's first mass in the united states and an important mass at that for catholics, a canonizationing a saint today. junipero serra who was a missionary in california. he was seen as a father of the country by the catholic church. but it's not free of controversy. we just heard from a professor that says that native americans were abused culturally by serra and others who did this missionary work. let's go to delia gallagher. the professor told us that the native americans had not heard from the vatican in response to this. i know the pope is going to meet with native americans from california to have a small time to talk with them. the vatican spokesman also told us prior to this trip that the pope is aware of the complications of eva vanvangela in the context of colonization. it isn't just in california that this happened. of course in the whole era of colonization you had a lot of instances of abuses by the church, and that is why pope francis and indeed john paul ii before him apologized in a public way for the abuses on the part of the church towards indigenous people wherever