our special guest this morning for the entire half-hour -- new york's cardinal, timothy dolan. and good morning and welcome to "upclose." i'm diana williams. we are now less than a month away from the pope's visit here to the united states. this is a trip that will begin on september 22nd in washington, d.c. in just 48 hours, the pope will meet with president obama, he'll then meet with bishops, and he'll also address a joint session of congress. his next stop is new york city, on september 24th. he'll arrive at jfk airport, getting his first look ever at the big apple. >> great, great, great, great. >> it is incredibly special. >> you can already feel the excitement on the streets, from east harlem to lower manhattan -- the 79-year-old pope francis making his first trip to the u.s., a trip that includes new york. >> thanks be to god. >> the visit will begin with evening prayers at st. patrick's cathedral. the church is still undergoing a massive $175 million renovation, and workers are scurrying to finish quickly. the pope will then address world leaders at the united nations.

. >> cardinal timothy dolan came to the don bosco workshop to thank them personally. >> good work. >> and to tell them they were chosen for a reason. >> wouldn't it be good if we could have some people who are particularly close to the heart of pope francis, some are immigrant workers, are some of our young people who are >> reporter: what happens to the chair after the pope leaves? we tried to track down the chair used by poe benedict at yankee stadium in 2008 and found it in the same place it was made. the e. gargiulo and sons workshop in mt. vernon. he says the feeling of pride never goes away. >> i say peter and he'll say henry, you did that, okay? come on in. >> reporter: michael george, "today in new york." >> that is neat that they were able to track that down. what do you do with it? >> that doesn't get you in, what does? >> oh, my gosh. all right. next on this sunday morning, art that is so far out it's -- >> a preview of the new york city fringe festival. you're watching "today in new york." >>> president ken dip once said, if art is to nourish the roots of our culture, soci

. >> cardinal timothy dolan came to the workshop to thank the carpenters personally. >> good work. >> and to tell them, they were chosen for a reason. >> wouldn't it be good if we could have some people who are particularly close to the heart of pope francis? some of our immigrant workers, some of our young people who are troubled. >> what happens to the chair after the pope leaves? we tried to track down the chair used by pope benedict in 2008. and found it in the same place it was made. the workshop in mt. vernon. he says that feeling of pride never goes away. >> they'll say, henry, you did that? come on in. >> michael george, news 4 new york. >> well done. you can look for stories like michael's in the coming days and weeks as we lead up to the pope's visit. and of course, we'll have here. that does it for us, thank you for watching. stay with us as the news continues at 6:00. >>> now at 6:00, a boat fire forces five teenagers to jump into the water off long island. the dramatic rescue and our interview with the father of one of the teens. >>> the legionnaire's outbreak rose. more

. >> cardinal timothy dolan came to the dawn bosco workshop to thank carpenters personally. >> good work. >> and to tell them they were chosen for a reason. >> wouldn't it be good if we could have some people who are particularly close to the heart of pope francis. some of our immigrant workers are some of our young people who are troubled. >> what happens to the chair after the pope leaves. we tried to track down the chair used by pope benedict at yankee stadium in 2008. we found it in the same place it was made. the gargiulo and sons -- henry gargiulo says that feeling of pride never goes away. >> oh, henry, you did that? okay. come on in. >> in port chester, michael george, "news 4 new york." >> a neat story. for a lot more on the papal visit, head to our website, nbcnewyork.com. >>> special chair to work on there. it's 4:58. coming up on a.m. a.m. take us with you. watch "today in new york" by downloading -- on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. >>> tough talk from republican presidential candidates in their first debate. >>> plus a major blow to president obama's ir

it's also a chance for a special blessing sniemts cardinal timothy dolan blessed the hats at the church. they hung over the top of the sanctuary. they were taken down during the renovation. the ceiling is now restored and the hats are hanging once again. the outside looks fantastic as well. >> amazing. >>> there is a sigh of relief for the family of a 15-year-old boy who put a hole in a century's old painting. doesn't have to pay for it. it shows what happened. he stumbles holding a drink. he punched a fist-sized hole in the painting. it's by a 17th century italian faster. the museum officials say it's part of a private collection. insurance will pay for the restoration. i never heard of anyone being able to carry a drink. >> that's what i was saying when i saw that video. what is he doing with that in a museum? >>> two giant pythons were apparently too big for a vermont collector to handle. one of the snakes, about 17 feet long, weighed in at 220 pounds, michael. the little one, the smaller one, 150 pounds. the collector got him from a new york man but quickly called animal control to

con orgullo le mostraron hoy su trabajo al cardenal timothy dolan, quien resalt la labor y la dedicacinparticipar en la misa con el papa. bite byron duran "es un honor y me siento bien orgullo de ser algo as tan importante." pero tambin otros hispanos, estos jornaleros estn trabajando en la elaboracin de la silla, en la que se sentara el pontfice en la eucarista. una silla construida con manos trabajadoras, que simbolizan el aporte de los indocumentados en nuestra rea. 8:19bite gonzalo cruz jornalero don bosco "y el crear esta silla refleja la justicia, que si podemos mencionar a los jornaleros, a los trabajadores de cada da." entre los jornaleros esta la experiencia de francisco, quien ya haba participado en la construccin de la silla, en su pas nicaragua, cuando la visita de juan pablo ii. una experiencia que con orgullo esta repitiendo. bite francisco jornalero obreros unidos "es un gran orgullo ver una persona sentarse, y una persona tan grande en el mundo, un dolo de los catlicos, participar aunque sea poco, en una silla, es un gran honor." bite cardenal thimoty dolan arzobispo de

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outspoken cardinal dolan decided to join in the trump bashes and got bashed himself for doing so, timothy dolanting a scathing hit piece on the "new york daily news," he went after trump calling trump's anti-illegal immigration position, quote, nativist rhetoric. donald trump's anti-immigration rhetoric is a sad return to a terrible american tradition. not everyone in the catholic church agrees with cardinal dolan, author said as a catholic priest i can say it is embarrassing to have a cardinal so blatantly and embarrassingly trying to associate trump with the worst kinds of racism imaginable. joining us now jessica tarlov and washington examiner investigative reporter sarah westwood. good to have you both here. >> thanks for having us. lou: first your thoughts on dolan stepping into this and deciding he's a political operative? >> right, well, i think it's a little surprising he used such strong language to talk about donald trump. he's accusing donald trump of basically being akin to the kkk with his language about immigration. that was a little harsh. the other was equally harsh when he apol

. >>> plus did timothy dolan talk about to the kkk.ersial immigration stance. >> but, look it sounds cold and it sounds hard. we have a country. our country is going to hell. we have to have a system where people are legally in our country. who want to feel well rested. aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid... plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. be a morning person again with aleve pm. kid: hey dad, who was that man? dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you back? dad: nope. kid: why not? dad: it doesn't work that way. kid: why not? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charles schwab i'm gonna crack like nobody's watching and eat like i skipped lunch. why? because red lobster's crabfest is back. and i'm diving into so much crab so many ways. like crab lover's dream with luscious snow and king crab legs a

. >> new york's archbishop timothy dolan paid a visit to the team and praised their work.hile they are building the chair their wife's are meeting special woman for the mass. >>> stay with "action news" for all of the information you need leading up to the pope 's visit and world meeting of families. the just follow us on our special tritter handle at six abc pope. >>> for eagles fans it is sunday, fan fun day, the team is holding open practice today so fans can get in free to see birds and the team is honoring the military as well. "action news" reporter trish hartman has been among the fans and she joins us live from south philadelphia, hey, trish. >> reporter: hi there, that is right, fans lined up for more than an hour before the gates opened here at lincoln financial field and some of them are still making their way in to the stadium now. fans are excited for another year under chip kelly, proudly proclaiming in chip we trust. lower level seating at the link was free and first come, first serve. lots of folks we spoke with are exited to see sam bradford. chip kelly sa

. >> reporter: timothy cardinal dolan saw their handiwork up close. >> the simplicity that pope francis wanted with his love and care for those who have a particular burden in life. >> reporter: two other pieces, the altar are being hand crafted by students and wood shop teacher william kelly in >> an honor. i never thought i would get the chance to do something like this. >> reporter: when the pope sits in his chair during mass, there will be, the men believe, a spiritual feeling. >> when i see the pope, he is very simple. >> like sitting at the feet of jesus. >> reporter: reporting from port chester, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> we listed it all on our web site at abc7ny. >>> stokes losing ground after more disappointed earnings report. the dow down 120. nats dach falling 83. s&p down 16 and change. as we continue, mcdonald's is upping its game or trying to with table service. do you -- you don't order from a waiter. >> meteorologist lee goldberg fine tuning th the spinning pinwheel of death. the disappearing wi-fi icon. the frozen download bar. you don't need a magici

cardinal timothy dolan blessed the cardinal hats at the church. they have long hung at the top of the ceiling over the sanctuary. they were taken down during the renovation. the ceiling is restored and the hats hanging once again. >>> 5:50 now. a 15-year-old boy made a costly mistake that went viral. unfortunately, they don't have to pay for it. the boy stumbles, you see him there, pat. he's holding a drink and he punches a fist--sized hole through the painting titled "flowers" by an italian master. the painting is part of a private collection and insurance will pay for the restoration. may want to rethink their soft drink policy. >> at the same time, right? >>> not one, but two giant pythons recovered in vermont are headed to on animal sanctuary far, far away. one of the snakes, this one was about 17 feet long, weighed in at 220 pounds. how many people, six people -- oh, my goodness. this is a smaller one. he weighed in at 150 pounds. the collector got him from a man in new york but quickly called animal control. they're on to a way in a sanctuar

cardinal timothy dolan of new york said yesterday those exceptions are preposterous.n entire class of human beings. if you believe life begins at conception as you say you do, how do you justify ending a life just because it begins violently through no fault of the baby? >> megyn, i'm not sure that's a correct assessment of my record. >> what she was referring to are certain senate bills that had those exceptions in them and many are wondering this morning are you evolving on your position on abortion? what's your response to that criticism? >> everybody supported those bills. every single pro-life senator, every single pro-life group supported that bill because the theory is that if we can save one life, we'll be in favor of doing it. >> senator, it's great to see you and congratulations on the debate performance. you only have 145 debates left until the election. >> exactly. thank you. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up here, first the feds wanted to defeat terrorists by giving them jobs. now the new plan is to send them to counseling. you won't believe this one. >>>

. >> cardinal timothy dolan came to thank the carpenters personally. >> good work. >> reporter: and to tell them they were chosen for a reason. >> wouldn't it be good if we could have some people who are particularly close to the heart of pope francis, some of our immigrant workers, our -- some of our young people who are troubled. >> rep ter: what happens to the chair after the pope leaves? we tried to track down the chair used by pope benedict at yankee stadium in 2008. found it in the same place it was made. the e. gargiulo and sons store. that feeling of pride never goes away he says. >> he said, henry, you did that. okay. come on it. >> reporter: michael george, "today in new york." >> it's great they tracked down the other one. impressive. >> very cool. >>> after the break, a special honor for a leading educator at a local college. >>> cat is on the stoop with a funny, funny guy. >> i'm cat greenleaf, coming up, jim gaffe began is back. yoplait greek 100. for when you just can't make it without a protein-packed, thick and creamy, power-me-up-with-something filling taste-bud-lovin

timothy cardinal dolan says their backgrounds fit with the pontiff's teachings of respecting humble workers. >> immigrant workers are some of our young people who are troubled who have beautiful skills and want to use them for the glory of god and the service of other people. if they could make the chair and the alter and podium. >> wow. look at that, the alter and the pulpit are being handcrafted by students in lincoln dale. >> and the pope is going to sit there. incredible. >> 5:52. we are love in newark where three homes went up in flames early this morning. three people are critically injured. this is a live look at the scene. we are gathering the latest information and we'll have live report at the top of the hour. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic together here on eyewitness news this morning. let's take a look at temperatures to start your day, clouds and sun out there, 71 degrees in the park. we have 66 out across long island, 68 around elizabeth new jersey. a little northeast wind. that is going to feel great today across the area. we're looking at