this huge eight-foot tall fence that lines both sides of the avenue. this is one of many security protect the pope. so far, fifth avenue is closed to traffic south to 47th street. we are anticipating fifth will be temporarily reopened to alleviate some of the congestion. anticipation is building because yes, today is the day. washington pope francis the parts and will land at 5:00 p.m. a large reading party will welcome him. impoverished people will be part of that welcome party. the mayor says his visit is the reminder of serving those who need it most. >> a lot of us are trying to call his call to action on poverty, climate change, using the tools we have locally to do just society. >> reporter: pope francis will meet timothy dolan, from there he will go uptown to st. patrick's cathedral in a motorcade. he will transfer to the pope mobile a few blocks from the cathedral and will greet onlookers as he goes. the mayor, the governor will greet him. i spoke to monsignor about what that grady will be like. >> i will certainly be nervous. i speak spanish so i am intending to speak to

point, it's our understanding as this car makes its way up fifth avenue, he switches out for the popemobile, happens. that's something you can look for so he can make a more grand approach to st. patrick's as he gets there and is getting ready for vespers which will take place at 6:45. about 40 minutes from there until being inside the church. dari: and as we are watching the fiat stop there, waiting for clearance, ines has an update on traffic. you stepped off the air. you actually got an update. a very important update. let us know what the traffic conditions are now in the city. >> that's right. you see him getting ready to leave the south street heliport. they shut down the fdr. all lanes are closed northbound between the battery park underpass heading to 96th street. he'll be exiting at 66th. on the west side of manhattan. once he heads off 66th, they'll reopen everything. you'll deal with those delays. he'll make his way to sixth avenue. steve: very good. thank you. let's get back up to st. patrick's. that's where arthur chi'en is live outside as we watch the pope getting r

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see right now, the pope in lower manhattan on his way to fifth avenue. we'll go back to you outside of st. patrick's. >> it was a spectacular site down there. jim maxfield is at new york avenue where the motorcade is going to pass on its way to st. patrick's cathedral. >> the excitement is building. it has been for hours. this is where the motorcade will be getting off of fdr and pulling on to the streets. everyone is looking out for the black fiat, hoping that the pope is ridinwfth his windows open and they'll get a wave. you can see there are hundreds of people gathered at this intersection. the traffic is stopped at the point. look at the kids at the sycamore park across the street stopped playing to line up. we have spoken from people who have come from as far away as sweden to witness the pope and get a wave. there are a few people here who are also hoping that the pope will kiss their baby. we've definitely seen quite a few babies here as well. we want to introduce to one of the faithful who is here. this is mrs. willing and you live in the neighborhood but you've been waiting

thousands of adoring faithful pressed against metal barriers along fifth avenue. accompanied by timothy cardinal dolan and greeted by new york's governor senior senator and new york city mayor. the pope entered st. patrick's for the sunset prayer service then suddenly stopped to bask in its magnificence. yorker by cardinal dolan. >> those famous doors on fifth avenue. you became an official new yorker. >> reporter: as he greeted crowds pope francis paid particular attention to the young, the old and the disabled. he used his homily to encourage a life of service to the disadvantage to. he also did what has not been done in some time. he thanked the women of the church. >> what would the church be without you? women of strength, fighters with that, which is a thank you. >> reporter: this has been anticipated for months. some 200 people greeted him with cheers, waving flags and presents which made the pope his presence alone a blessing. >> kissed me on the forehead, gave me a hug. >> his infamous fiat's arriving at the papal residence before 9:00 and arrived before dawn to start a jam pac

enter those famous doors on fifth avenue, you became an official new yorker. >> reporter: so he is. there was a moment where the pope deviated from prepared remarks and reminded everyone he is a global leader and wanted the world to know about suffering. >> thank you so much. >>> when pope's motorcade drove down fifth avenue you could see the joy, not only on the people's faces but on the pope's face himself. >> news 4 gus rosendale is live with the memorable moments. >> the big crowds kept away from the residents right now so the pope can get a good night sleep after one of his longest days on the journey. pope francis resting on the upper east side at east 72nd street. a long day for the holy father and those who packed midtown for a glimpse of the world's most famous compact car and its passenger who dazzled millions with a wave of the arm. juan carlos journeyed from mexico city. >> wonderful. >> reporter: native work new york ers usually cool to spectacle couldn't hold back emotions. mark from midtown okay with the gridlock. >> showing everyone love. it is a good thing. >> for

saw that all day yesterday particularly i thought in the papal motorcade coming down 5th avenue. >> like we've never seen. we didn't see that in d.c. when he was there or cuba. that level of security. >> and the little, the 12-minute flight from jfk involved five aircraft to protect the pope. three of them military. actually, technically, all five. they're all operated by the marine helicopter division. but the s.w.a.t., three of them were the twin rover ospreys they were there as escort. security is extremely tight. you can see the number of police officers around. sorry, what next? >> to andrew siff. he is at central park. andrew, what's your vantage point? i saw the last time we went to you, there's a lot of people. i'm sure those numbers have even grown. >> absolutely. we want to give you a sense of the enthusiasm and the size of the crowd. first of all, take a look over here. tens of thousands of people within our vantage point over here near columbus circle. not just the tens of thousands in the, park. we want to show you what it looks like high atop the buildings. we're g

cathedral behind me for evening prayers. we believe he could be coming down fifth avenue any moment here. the images of his arrival. a very woarm welcome in new yor. thousands lining the streets at this hour along the pope's route. unprecedented security here in new york, and it comes after he made history in our nation's capital today. the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress. applause there, as he enters the chamber, but something very clear, lawmakers told to refrain from reaching out to him unlike what we see during the president's state of the union. blessing the crowd from that balcony. vice president biden there and speaker boehner, clearly emotional. the faithful filling the national mall. and right here, much of new york city on lackdown. he will visit ground zero, central park, too. and abc's cecilia vega is in the thick of the action right here with us tonight. cecilia? >> reporter: david, good evening. thousands upon thousands right here in new york city, finally awaiting to see pope francis. they are out here up and down fifth avenue, just to catch a glimpse of

little bit about what is going to be happening as the pope makes his way down 5th avenue. >> that is the pope's fiat. that is the license plate. vatican city state number one for the pope. that was the fiat we saw here at saint patrick's cathedral 30 minutes ago. no question that is his car ready to take the pope. anxious anticipation on 5th avenue. the best thing that happened here, diana, the sun has gown down. it's cool and comfortable if is the night to do it. american at the of flashing lights. traffic has been blocked off for hours. some of the people have been standing around since early this afternoon and here we are at 6:00. everybody is holding up well. you are warned once you get to your spot you can't leave your location. a quit bathroom run is not going to happen. everybody is standing by waiting for the pope to arrive. you can't see the binder that i wanted to show everyone. we will stay on the pictures of the pope there. when we have a minute i will show it to you. the binder given to us to study for homework, i have thinned it out. it's a couple hundred pages. after h

directions. eastbound today between the west shore expressway and bradley avenue and westbound between slosson avenue and richmond avenue. two lanes shut down out there. no delays just yet. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> lauren, thanks very much. >>> right now, police are investigating a frightening crime in washington heights. a woman attacked as she opened the door to her apartment. "today in new york's" katherine creag is on 172nd street with a look at the suspect. this is the type of interaction people have all over new york city. you think about how you're going to open it, kat? >> reporter: absolutely. this man tried to rape the victim. he followed her into her apartment building. she lives here at 172nd street and she fought back against this man who tried to rape her. we want to show you video released by the nypd hours ago. this video taken less than an hour after he attacked a 33-year-old woman this past sunday at 1:00 a.m. he followed the victim into the elevator of her apartment building on west 172nd

the avenues, along the side streets, all here to proteus the pope. by midmorning, hundreds of lice officers converged on ahe area pope francis will call home for two nights. the officers have fanned out to conduct patrols hours ahead of the pope's arrival at the papal nonecy grow on east 72nd street near madison avenue on the upper east side, the vatican flag flies. this is good day. >> reporter: a mummer who works in the area knew there would be extraordinary security, still, he was surnrised when he saw all of th h. >> i came over, i said, wow, this is much more than i anticipated. >> i think tomorrow will be the day. i think people should just keep walking wherever they can. >> i have to walk to my car a few blocks, which is fine. i don't have a problem.oui guess i belie in the safety of everybody. >> reporter: mayor de blasio and nypd commissioner bratton talked about the pope's visit, one of the largest security operations in the city's history. >> we believe the'mecurity as it relates to the nypd is historic on the scale, the numbers of officers, particularly that we use on f

pope makes his way down fifth avenue and to st. patrick's. you can see the crowd getting deeper and more excited. everyone holding a flag or a phone at this point. you see the excitement and you talk to people out here. they continue to say what that first woman said. it's not about being a pope, it is about being this pope. it's because of the messages we've heard today on capitol hill to congress that further excited and energized this group. he talked about following the -- it isle and certainly enough that everyone could galvanize behind when message. we are live on fifth avenue and the pope about to come down. we believe -- bring you live pictures throughout his movement. leon: thank you. before the pope left to go to new york history was made in washington which included a first ever address to congress by a pope. and then emotional moment he's been with a homeless. let's look at the events of today. let's start with jonathan on capitol hill we got to see the history being made. jonathan: thousands of people pause for just a moment to listen to the pope's speech. around the co

- congested second avenue. as they chauffeur world leaders around the united nations, with officers and secret service on almost every corner if you thought having the pope in town was bad for traffic how about a row. >> it's a little hectic. >>> sanitation trucks usually used to spread salt acting as make-shift barriers almost create ago -- access to the u.n. >> imagine this with a double stroller. >>> id checkpoints and closure if 42nd between 49th street between first and second avenues and as far west as madison & in some places one lane open to traffic. >> it is good to be in new york. all though i do apologize this week is rough for you guys. >> there are some who say they are benefiting. >> there's been fantastic, you know, so i can tell you we got an increase in business of and saturday. >>> even with all the closures. >> blue olive market capitollizing on all the foot traffic as people count the days until they can have the neighborhood back. >> we're resigned to it. happens every year. back live another look at the u.n., you can expect many of those street closures to be i

bring him in, he has another vantage point. he's on 3rd avenue and 111 street. right there by our laid dy queen of angels. tell us about your crowd, the crowds you're seeing there and how they're feeling. >> you know, they're feeling a little bit disappointed because that car, they thought, the procession was going to go down 3rd avenue and make a right on 112. that would put them right in front of the school, but instead, they turned on 111 and you can see these sanitation trucks pretty much ended up blocking any view these folks have, but they have hope. they are hoping once the pope is done at this school, he'll come up on 12 and make a left on 3rd. these folks are still out here, still hoping to catch some sort of glimpse of the pope. we were here throughout the day, all day, and the folks at a beauty salon across the street from the school were so excited. some stayed overnight just to make sure they could secure their spot at the salon to catch a glimpse of the pope, so this whole community, is really feeling the impact of the pope being just a small school down the street.

live east 112th between second and third avenue. pope francis has just completed his visit with our lady queen of angels school. he met with 24 kids as well as other city, state, federal dignitaries in there as well. keep your eye on the fiat. we're hoping the buses that escorting the motorcade will allow for some room. this fiat is the most popular >> reporter: you can say that for sure. earlier i saw his handlers load up the flowers and the gifts given to him by the children of the immigrants. here they go, going down 112th right now, waving goodbye. he's waving to the nypd officers out here. and just like that, he -- >> reporter: listen to the crowd. >> reporter: they're going crazy. you can bet that he is gone, but long time. when he got here, he was not supposed to spend so much time outside with the children. it's amazing to see him go up and down the line of children, fives. >> the hugs he got from them, the shaking of the hands of the people that made up the archdiocese education board. when he first pulled in on east 112th street, the kids were you. it was amazing to hear,

, fifth avenue totally closed to vehicular traffic all the way south of 47th street, look on either side of the avenue and you will see a eight foot tall fence to protect this pope. anticipation is building because in less than 12 hours pope francis will land in this, our fair city. after another busy day in washington pope francis departs andrews, on landing at kennedy airport at 5:00 this afternoon a large and diverse greeting party will welcome him. the mail along with bishop nicholas of the brooklyn diocese and 200 impoverished people will be part of the welcoming party. mayor bill deblasio says the pope's visit is a reminder of the importance of serving those who need it most. >> lot of us are trying to answer his call to action on issues like income inequality, poverty, climate change using the tools we have locally to do all we can do to create a more just society. >> reporter: the holy father climbs aboard a helicopter at 5:15 and flies to the downside, for where cardinal timothy dolan will meet him. from there the pope proceeds uptown to st. patrick's cathedral in a motorca

. thanks again for watching and >>> countdown to lockdown. a massive fence going up on fifth avenue to protect pope francis who arrives here in just 18 hours. the pope's first day in the >> god bless america. >> and making memories. now it's new york's turn to host the pontiff. final preparations right now underway for that papal visit. good evening at 11:00. i'm sade baderinwa. >> i'm bill ritter. police right now clearing the streets around the vatican's diplomatic town house where the pope will stay. a lockdown outside the papal nuncio. >> the pope will take a 747 to new york tomorrow. >> from there the pope heads to midtown manhattan to st. patrick's, a prayer service at 6:45. >> the pope in washington, d.c. tonight. he will address a joint session political reporter dave evans is there. >> the preparations are underway in midtown manhattan. lucy. >> reporter: well, bill and sade, in less than 24 hours from now, the pope will be making his way down fifth avenue and in preparation for that historic visit, all this. crews will be working through the night to install fences all along

avenue also shut down. this will reopen at 6:00 a.m. the side streets here, the cross streets, they'll be reduced to one lane. it's not like it's going to really help the traffic all that much. still the spot to avoid. from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., all of this shuts down again. at 2:00 p.m. we add madison avenue into the mix. this entire area around st. patrick's cathedral, around 30 rock, it's the spot to avoid. it will have pedestrian restrictions as well. you will not be able to walk through here around the time of the evening commute. so certainly the spots to avoid. the police, they can shut down any roadway at any time. we also have closures further east of here for the u.n. general assembly. of course, we'll continue to keep you updated on all of it. all of these maps are on nbcnewyork.com. >> okay, lauren. thank you. >>> 4:36 right now. while the anticipation is building here, pope francis does have a busy day before he even leaves for new york. david ushery has more. >> reporter: michael, darlene, from the president to the people, pope francis likes to talk about points of enc

. >> that's right. schuylkill and girard avenue, no real problems here. we can take a look at our drive time. 11 minutes only. headed westbound t. westbound lanes are if here where you will see headlights come through from the vine to the blue route. if you are headed eastbound, we do have the same drive time. maybe a touch longer, about a 12 or 13 minute trip. still no problems right now on the skull schuylkill expressway. the pennsylvania turnpike moving along, all the roads are green. if you are headed westbound from group one to valley forge, check the mass transits as well. we currently have no problems or delays so far for the morning. when i come back in the next ten minutes, i'll go over some of those pope closures in preparations. chris. >>> 11 minutes after 4:00. pope francis' visit to the u.s. has excited people from all over a diverse crowd lined washington, d.c. you will meet a couple in that crowd getting a glimpse of the pope. [ music playing ] and the queen of soul will be performing for the pope. she is not seeing respect. we know one sing she is singing. we will tell y

the presence of the pope. >> yes. >> and i'm wondering, anxious as you see the pope on 5th avenue, one of your haunting stops, and you work in this area. >> absolutely. >> and this is, your turf and here's the pope. >> yeah, it's a remarkable thing. i mean, i've had the pleasure of meeting him on one occasion in home, of the united states and new york, is, is, incredible occasion. and i just think it's remarkable that 50 years ago we had to talk about whether [ indiscernible ] should be elected president and, the united states established diplomatic relations, only in the 80s, and mou this, this jesuit hope has addressed congress this morning and now he's parading down 5th avenue, to the cheers of thousands of people, it's a wonderful thing to see them both. >> very busy trip, and will be analyzed by people of all politics and stripes, and his trip to cuba, this is a man who started the ball rolling, the phone recall to raul castro and a phone call to barack obama, trying to get diplomacy again to the two countries. and the pope left cuba tuesday morning and tuesday night, wednesd

officers on alert now across the city. and here on fifth avenue, more fences are arriving. this installation job is going to last into the night. one last-minute chance for a not so crowded photo at st. patrick's cathedral for janet where crews are ready to move the fences into position. if you're looking for an extra janet a cup of coffee. >> i have 11 tickets, and i'm going to give them to anyone i meet on the streets tomorrow. >> reporter: but even a ticket from janet will not get you past that. that is a blockade set up by the nypd just outside where the pope will be staying. and law enforcement sources tell me on the ground here tonight the security there will be tighter than at the white house. live on the east side tonight, i'm gus rosendale, news 4, new york. >> janet just got very popular. the c nce of seeing the pope is catholics. 80,000 new yorkers won a chance in the lottery drawing. and although thrilling, the anxiety. ray? >> reporter: chuck, more than 24 hours away from when the pope arrives here at central park. and you can already see te? ba ricades. ose cket k

years of standard oil, rockefeller and flagler were best friends. they had homes on euclid avenue in cleveland near each other. when standard moved its headquarters to new york city, rockefeller and flagler had homes across the street from each other on fifth avenue. in their office in cleveland, they pushed their desks together back-to-back so they could hand documents back and forth to each other. was standard oil's railroad man. he was the person who worked out the deals with the railroads in new york and pennsylvania and ohio to haul standard oil's products. flagler was noted for driving hard bargains. he would get rebates from the railroads which would be reduced standard's products. standard a big advantage over its competitors in that it could ship more cheaply over the railroads than they could. didother thing that flagler was that he originated the idea of the standard oil trust, a way of combining various three variousompanies -- refining companies into one big organization. later on, john d rockefeller was asked who had come up with the idea of the trust and rockefeller sa

to the pope-mobile welcomed by thousands on 5th avenue in midtown. finally, a packed prayer service at st. pat's. tomorrow just as busy. >> we have three reports. we begin with the pope's big welcome in new york. jim dolan in midtown. children and laugh out loud with total strangers. pope francis is of course the world's shepherd but he was thoroughly enjoying his new york flock tonight. 78-year-old pope francis arrived in new york for the first time today and from his first steps showed the common touch with the uncommon power that's marked his papacy, a humble blessing of the children gathered on the tarmac to greet him. five children from five local parishes and the genuine joy they took in his reaction. >> he shook my hand and said mucho gusto. >> reporter: he stopped there too at the airport to bless a young woman in a wheelchair and how strong an impact he had on her. >> i kissed his ring, then he just looked at me with like the face of god. it was just wonderful and it was so precious. >> reporter: a woman handed him a doll of himself, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud

park is fenced off. fifth avenue is fenced off. we were sent a little earlier in the day -- i don't know if i want to share this with you or not. >> go ahead. >> it's a lot of figures and facts and stuff. these are the sorts of things you can dazzle your friends with if you want to tell what the nypd had to do for this particular security effort. the nypd is going to use 24,500 barriers, 14,000 of which are owned by the department. it's going to total 196,000 feet of barrier or 37 miles. the barriers are primarily these 8-foot high not really chain link fences, but they look like that. the links are tiny, making it difficult to scale them. >> those are the ones we have seen around central park. >> they're right around us. and if we look beyond our cameras where we're positioned in front of st. patrick's, it's rather like we're in a cage. but the department is going to use 1200 traffic cones, 43 sand trucks in central park, 409 pieces of concrete blocks, you've seen those around town here, these weigh 3900 pounds each and they totaled it up for us, 818 ton of concrete block, 19 barri

is building a special fence along fifth avenue the pope and those are hoping this is business as usual. >> the fences behind the people screamed. >> nypd is concerned about those who want to harm the pope based on principle as those who want to maximize their impact in a crowded area. the visit to new york was designed with safety in mind which is why his events are ticketed. for the most part they are in confined environments. spectators spectators and their belongings can be carefully monitored. >> reporter: here's how it will go. pope arrives at 5:00 o'clock on thursday. friday is the date that will be jampacked. ride a will be quite tough to get around the city. as we know he will be on one side of the island and then the next, making his way back and forth. that is the day we encourage you to use the subway. abandon your car, leave it at home. there'll be a lot of detours and delays. that delays. that is the latest. back to you. >> juliet: thank you tresa. for the latest on the pope's a visit log on to fox 5 ny.com. >> ben: how will the weather be for the pope's visit. >> ju

virtually outside our 30 rock studios and witnessing the massive crowds lining fifth avenue right now outside st. patrick's cathedral, awaiting the arrival of pope francis. they are about to see him. the motorcade now turning on to fifth avenue. we expect him to get into the pope mobile very shortly and make a short parade down fifth avenue to st. patrick's cathedral. there is the scene taking place. all this under a ring of security unlike anything that even new york city has seen. they're coming into view right now is the fiat that has become famous during this trip, or one of the fiats the pope has been taking. he will emerge from the vehicle and we expect him to get into the pope mobile which was prepositioned here. he will parade several blocks to st. patrick's cathedral where he will take place in a vesper service. about 500 people waiting inside for that service. a number of political, religious dignitaries and other invited guests. people have been standing on fifth avenue. thankfully on a gorgeous day, for hours, waiting for this moment. there you see the pontiff. he arrived

figure, but the pope himself, is on the move from his temporary residence on massachusetts avenue where the hill. he'll be addressing a joint session of congress. there'll be big tv screens outside of the capitol building so people can watch. look at that, tens of thousands have showed up. >> let me tell you something, he -- tell us about his energy, because he's 78 years old to. it's been a whirlwind in d.c. when he comes to new york city, it's going to be a whirlwind. >> well, first of all, i want to say to greg that that residence, you know, was also my residence, you know? when i was younger, 3339 massachusetts avenue, that's the residence, the papal residence -- >> that's where he stayed last night. you used to work there. what's the pope like? >> now, this is -- rosanna, i feel that this man has no age. >> he really -- >> and there is no age for someone who's really willing to do what god has given him the talent to do. >> so there's no age. he's ageless. >> he's -- >> monsignor, what is he like on a personal level? >> oh, he is so down to earth. first of all, he's not only a fath

gangs on bedford avenue in sullivan street in crown heights. even though they all ducked and ran for cover gabay still was shot in the head. >> he was down. they shot when he was down >> he works for the governor's office at first governor council and is well respected. new york attorney general eric sniderman said my thoughts and prayers are with carey and his family. >> the nyc council extends the gun violence most end. >> he's breathing, not on his own by with a respirator. they gave him a blood transfusion. everybody needs to pray because he can pull out of it. >> reporter: he has a young wife who is pregnant. all of them are by his side praying for him at the hospital. in terms of the investigation, the nypd is not certain of the number of they have not identified anybody but if you know anything about this please call crime stoppers at darla miles, channel 7, eyewitness news. >>> speaking of the nypd, new at 6:00, the number of misconduct complaints against new york cops using excessive force are up this year. many more of them are being found true. 6 % were true. that's the mo

multiple lanes. post avenue in west berry. >> he was in uniform and driving recklessly. >> reporter: troopers pulled him over and say he appeared intoxicated and willingly submitted to a sobriety test which he allegedly failed blowing a .20. more than twice the legal limit. >> i hope your mta bus driver is legit and sober. >> having two small children i would be scared. >> he was trying to drive home? >> he picked up the bus earlier at jamaica bus depot and was in route to medford. how he got on, where he got, that investigation is still continuing. >> reporter: cities plate say and seemed remorsable. his wife came and drove the grandfather home to medford. according to the mta he was off duty, returned to the jamaica depot bus yard, got behind the bus, parked on the street and headed ebay. no passengers aboard. >> his last shift to our knowledge was on friday and he was not scheduled to worken weekend. so i can't explain it. >> reporter: copeland has been suspended without pay by the mta with further disciplinary action forthcoming. a court date september 28th. outside the d.a.s of

in the morning saturday, fifth avenue shutdown between 74th and that perimeter clothes from 5 to madison avenue, want to avoid that. buses will be diverted to 79th street and the united nations stopping by. be closures are going to be going on until the session is over, 4:00 or so, first avenue, the exit to 42 street and 48, that is the perimeter, that is close, 9/11 memorial from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. that is when he will be there but the closure in place, the 9/11 memorial closures in place, they will shutdown west street, west street will be closed southbound from murray street to be under pass along with the northbound side of the possible. madison square garden tonight, midnight, some streets and down like 30 and 31st street but after 12:00 this afternoon they will lead to the entire closures there and the central park procession going on in the middle of all that, central park west, central park south of 79, the area will be secure, central park west, 65th street transfers will be close of buses will be diverted to 59th street, trains doing fine, subways are running, if t

the first time ever here at the u.n. also, we want to show you first avenue. secret service are here. a lot of security officers. when world leaders arrive here, typically they travel along first avenue, actually going the opposite way of normal traffic, from north to south. a lot of people have been e-mailing us, wondering where they could stand, if they could stand around here, darlene and michael, to see the pope's no motor motorcade motorcade. as far as we know, the side streets are open. close to first avenue on the west side. everything is subject to change. the lower 50s are open right now. back to you. >> all right, kat. thank you so much. >> now after the holy father speaks at the u.n., pope francis will then head south to lower manhattan. >> the pope will pray at the september 11th memorial and meet some family members of 9/11 victims. tracie strahan is in lower manhattan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. many are saying today's program alone shows just how inclusive pope francis is. this program will include remarks from an imam, a rabbi, and many say this i

, imagine this. an eight-foot tall fence on the west side of fifth avenue. that's right, an eight-foot- tall fence will soon be going up so that ticket holders can stand out in the street while commuters on the other side of the street can get to their offices. the amount of security for the pope's visit is unprecedented. never before has the city rolled out so much manpower for one humbled man preaching peace. >> let's keep in mind we have 170 heads of state is, many of them are controversial in their own right. we're providing security details for each and every one of them. >> reporter: in central park where the pope is scheduled to pass through in his popemobile, barricades are already up. the secret service walked through his processional route to make sure they have enough layers of protection. >> almost 39 miles of barry theres will be constantly moving to fence off a lot of these events. >> reporter: cars on the upper west side is have already been at the army terminal in brooklyn more than 1,000 police cars stand ready to be deployed. 600 officers will be on duty this wee

died in a fire on jolene avenue in long branch. "today in new york's" tracie strahan just arrived on the scene moments ago. what's the latest, tracie? >> reporter: darlene, we have learned that one person is in critical condition after that fire where sheriff's department as well as fire crews and police officers are still on the scene here on jolene avenue. that home was home to a mother, father and their two children. let's show you the scene overnight. this fire happening after midnight here on jolene avenue in long branch. sources tell news 4 that police officers were actually first on the scene. but the flames made attempts to rescue those inside very difficult. again, sources are telling news 4 that three people were killed in the late night fire. crews had major difficulty getting to all areas of the fire. >> up to the second floor where they thought there was some people. couldn't get up there until the fire crews were on scene. they put the fire out. >> reporter: again, one person from that late night fire on jolene avenue is in critical condition at this hour. that person i

. he took a short ride in the popemobile waving to thousands on the sidewalk of fifth avenue. he arrived at st. patrick's cathedral where he was greeted by new york's top lawmakers. >> once he was inside, francis made his way down the aisle. he stopped to meet a 17-year-old girl in a wheelchair. she suffers from spina bifida. >> afterwards she called meeting the pope an incredible experience. francis is the second pope she's met. she also met pope benedict seven years ago. marcy gonzales joins us live with more details and what to look for in the day ahead. what an assignment. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was absolutely incredible being out there seeing the pope in person. the nypd calls this the biggest security operation they have ever had. keeping the pope safe here on his second stop on his first trip ever to the united states. a true new york welcome for pope francis. thousands of people lining fifth avenueton catch a glimpse. >> i feel that he's all about love and understanding and tolerance. >> reporter: the humble leader of the catholic church and champion

of lexington avenue is now known as william soto way named after a civil rights activist and community leader who is currently responsible for shaping harlan residents. reporter: this self-proclaimed fat guy across america was in new york city today. in part to prove to his wife and others that he could do it. he's also planning to lose weight and a lot of it. >> 567 pounds. >> what is your goal? >> i would be happy with 300. i would probably get about 200. desolate priest. dari: his election surprise many because jesuits don't always have these rules in the church. the perfect man for the job? he is the man that no one expected to become the pope. reporter: this is the game changer that can restore the catholic church. >> one of the reasons he's so appealing is precisely this idea that it's so obvious this is not ambitious. reporter: he is captivating believers and nonbelievers alike. but to truly understand, you must first understand the test awaits. found in the 16th century and the society of jesus is in order of mail is in the church. jesuits trained for a full decade or

be seen shooting high in the sky at bryant avenue and 132th street in the west farm session. news 4's katherine creag. >> reporter: you can see right now there is this huge tarp covering this apartment building inside every bit of furniture, clothing. the people who lived here owned is gone. they escaped because they ran for their lives. >> as workers prepared to board up windows and doors, neighbors looked on in shock at the destruction left behind by a fire. >> it's horrible. i mean, come on. >> reporter: fire gutted this apartment building near east 172nd street. 16 people, adults and children, were lived in apartments here>>, have to look for another place to live. the fire broke out around 4:00 a.m. the fdny says it started in a the top floor. part of the roof collapsed. smoke filled the street with windows open. apartments down the street filled with smoke. >> building. >> reporter: is there smoke in your apartment? >> yes. >> reporter: how bad was it? >> it was pretty bad. i thought there was a fire in the building. >> reporter: two adjacent apartment buildings were damaged. it

first day, touching down at 5:00 at jfk, followed by a procession along fifth avenue to st. patricks cathedral. >> we have team coverage this morning. rob nelson is live in washington. dre clark on the upper east side. we begin with calla rama in midtown with the very tight security in place. >> reporter: ken, security is in place, but also a little bit of relief for drivers. starting at 6:00 this morning, as you can see, they are working on opening fifth avenue. cop cruiser car going through here, just one lane, two lanes should be open this morning from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning, just so the morning avenue in the area of st. patrick's cathedral, where preparations, security preparations have been going on all morning long. we are just five blocks away from st. patrick's cathedral where the pope will be this evening. so those prayer services last about a half hour, but the security preparations started well before this morning. overnight, we noticed bomb- sniffing dogs with officers scouring the area where the fence was going up. all week, we've been talking about potholes being

massachusetts avenue got a closer look including one woman who gave him a hat and a note. >> he changed lives and i had the opportunity, thank you, god, for bringing this kind of person to us. >> just those few fleeting moments, absolutelying amazing and overwhelm with joy. i'm -- overwhelmed with joy. i'm shaking. >> it's amazing what kind of power he has. >> even her little 8-month-old baby was happy. the pope seemed most comfortable and energized around people working crowds, shaking hands, giving hugs and blessing children. >> whatever joy people gave the pope he gave it right back. our mola lenghi is in studio now with that story. >> the feeling of joy seemed to be mutual. the pope looked like he cared about everyone and everywhere he went everyone cared about him. while he was in d.c., he certainly made an impression. [ cheering and applause ] >> from his first day to his last in the nation's capital everywhere pope francis went there was love. >> i love you, papa francisco! >> his last day began on capitol hill. >> just to catch a glimpse of him for a few seconds was real

and due month avenues where these candles mark the spot where the second livery cab driver was killed this year, according to the taxi federation. now, varas leaves behind a 17-year-old son and many of his friends are hoping the suspect left behind a clear image that was hopefully captured inside the security camera that was installed in that cab. >>> police want your help in surveillance video. they are wanted for an alleged hate crime in midtown. the second avenue restaurant, police say the man and two women started yelling anti-gay slurs at a 27-year-old woman having dipper with her mother. then they allegedly threw the victim to the ground, dragged her across the floor and took off. she was not seriously injured. >>> five of the young men charged in the bar rouge college hazing death are to be arraigned shortly, facing you the least serious charges in the beating death. he passed out two years ago during what police describe as a brutal fraternity ritual in the poconos. 37 in all have been indicted, five are accused of murder. the arraignments are staggered so the court system can

downtown manhattan, and we have a live picture now of fifth avenue in new york. that's the pope in his little fiat. he is heading over to the popemobile, and he will be getting on board of poep mobeing beacomomobile and greeght the pe of new york city. the pope flew in from washington earlier where he made a historic address to congress. after the speech, the pope greeted thousands outside the u.s. capitol, and he blessed an infant in statuary hall. he visited the needy in washington, and stopped to pose selflessly for a selfie. this evening, the humble pope is greeting crowds that you just saw there on fifth avenue on the most expensive street in the world. he is en route to a prayer service at new york's st. patrick's cathedral, the 135-year-old gothic structure that has been renovated over the last three years just for the pope's visit today. and as we watch the pope getting on board the popemobile, we'll go to chip reid at st. patrick's. chip. >> reporter: scott, he's four blocks north of here. we're on 51 at fifth avenue. he's on 55th. he should be here in a matter of minute to st

avenue. streets are closed around saint patrick's cathedral where the pope will ride in an open motorcade before leading evening vest spears tonight. >> -- vespers tonight. >>> we have a team of reports starting with rob nelson live in the nation's capitol. what a day. >> >> reporter: indeed. by d.c. standards, this was an extraordinary morning. the first time that a pope addressed a joint meeting of congress ever in american history. it was incredibly powerful speech that praised the past and used -- urged leaders to use the golden rule in saving the future. >> reporter: congress was by the pope himself to be better. >> >> reporter: in a wide ranging address fueled by both compassion and a sense of shared humanity, the pope evoked president lincoln and martin luther king junior in a call for america to continue to dream big and have heart for all. the pontiff did not shy away from politically sensitive topics including crisis across europe, the death penalty, climate change, immigration and gay marriage. >> relations are called into question as the basis of only reiterate the i

completely shut down as well as that route to route 80. everyone going to south summit avenue and down two boulevards so it's causing a local headache as well. but we will take you back to the route 17 as we get a nice turn for you to show you what this is doing to traffic because as you can imagine, it is a nightmare. it would be bad enough if it goes through but it's beyond lynn avenue. avoid it at all cost if you can. and it does not look like it's going to get out of here any time soon. reporting live, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> terrible way to end the holiday. >>> and the heat now, today we hit a central -- record, 97 degrees in central park. we haven't seen it this hot in september n in years. >> lee is -- september in years. >> reporter: and how about the hottest september 8th since 1983. the it's broiling out side today. the temperature is at 94 degrees right now. but here are the records hit a couple hours ago. 97 in the park. laguardia, 9 5 . plenty of good space available. 94 right now, feels like 96. and temperatures around the area, the coast feels milder and nicer as y

cortland avenue that has tested positive and many people lydia tell us they are frustrated because they just learned about this cluster of cases and meeting last night. the cluster does not appear to be related to this summer's outbreak would still is enough to cause plenty of anxiety. beginning today the new york city housing authority is expected to install water filters that eliminate the legionella bacteria in every apartment at 681 courtland avenue. system in that building tested positive for the bacteria. the health department says the hot water will be turned back on once the filters are installed. two other buildings at 304 east and 700 morris avenue tested negative. results in five other buildings in the complex are pending. according to the city's health commissioner there have been four cases of legionnaires' disease in the melrose houses in the last six months. only one person is still hospitalized. those who live in the building that tested positive wonder why they are just finding out about these cases now. >> no one had an inkling something was going on. why didn't they l

hours, there are thousands of people lining fifth avenue behind me here hoping to catch a glimpse of the holly father and have been waiting out here by the way for hours in the sun, waiting to see him. you will hear the people cheering behind me and they know what is happening. there is a lot of security and dignitaries have showed up to greet the holly father at st. patricks and mayor de blasio and cuomo expected to be here and 500 on the steps of st. patricks cathedral and the ones in yellow vests behind me and played a critical role in the restoration of the project and a lot of them are construction workers and restored st. patricks cathedral which was a three year, $177 million project, a very ambitious project, that was not supposed to finish until december so they rushed the job to finish this three months early in time for the holly father's visit here now in just about an hour or two. >> yeah, yeah, i wonder and patrick let me come to you and jonathan stay there and don't go any where but patrick i know there is a bit of controversy around what is it the project, the finishi

city. >> once you enter the famous doors on fifth avenue, you became an official new yorker. >> with evening prayers at st. patrick's before preparing to address the u.n. and celebrate mass at maddison square guard erps. challenging a nation. >> we can make a difference, i am sure. [ clapping ] the pope's call to action urging the u.s. and lawmakers to embrace compaceate activism in tackling the toughest images of the day. and tragedy at the hajj. the pilgrims pushed each other. they pushed people to the ground. i was about to die. >> hundreds killed outside mecca, calling into question saudi arabia's effort to keep pilgrims safe. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. pope francis had another hectic day starting in the nation's capital making the m.e.r.s. ever papal address to congress, imploring congress to be nicer to immigrants. then he blessed a meal before travelling to new york city. jonathan betz is outside st. patrick's. >> an exciting night for the crowds assembled outside the cathedral and the lucky ones inside. >> without question. exciting night.