to new york. he took a helicopter ride from the airport to wall street. think of that. the statuee of liberty, the brooklyn bridge. the new york city skyline for the first time. and he is invigorated 78 years old. a grueling schedule. he's having a ball. >> you can see he is surrounded by security. and many people have talked about how this pope really tests security. tests the boundaries of security in this modern era, you know, he has said that you can't be fearful. that he is the people's pope. they've named him that, not the pope himself, but you can see why. there have been so many moments in this visit to the u.s. already where he has literally lifted babies, kissed them on the forehead and had that personal moment, terry. >> that's the way he likes to be. he's a man, just traveling with him for a few days, you get a sense he answers his own heart in the moment. he follows his heart. >> you can hear the amount of applause. they can now see up fifth avenue here in new york city, the incredibl

up here to new york. we've have talked about how the crowds have already begun to gather here on fifth avenue, which is below where we are, right next to st. patrick's cathedral where we find nbc's stephanie gosk. it's got to be getting crowded down there. >> reporter: it is, kate. you know, 4:15 in the afternoon, mid town manhattan on fifth avenue and there is not a car on the street. you see crowds beginning to gather. everyone that's behind these barricades here has gone through a mag knnetometer. behind that an eight-foot chain link fence. stretches 12 city blocks and 3 after blocks wide. completely encircles cathedral. anyone trying to get close to the pope has to go over the fence. kate? >> stephanie gosk, keeping an eye on the scene on the ground, just below us here on fifth avenue in new york, as that crowd starts to build. we'll continue to go back there for now, we're keeping an eye on the plane. the american airline 777 jet that will be carrying pope francis from washington up here to new york

a mafia murder in new york was different than a murder in new york. the mafia murder in new york had an organizing principal behind it and these attacks have an organizing principal behind it. it's called their interpretation of how mohammed taught jihad, which slault islamic scholars could have great debate. foreign interpretation of jihad is to remove or subjugate the infinel. this comes out of islamic literature. many reformed muslims acce s re, but some muslims accept it. so there's an organizing principal here. if we act in a state of denial out of political correctness, that this is the organizing principal, then we're going to miss a lot of these situations. because that helps to give us some of the criteria that we're looking for. i had some people think, you know, should be ignored. so the reality is we need to train our police, we need to realize that the organizing principal here is jihad and their interpretation of it. that means that's -- that means we look in the places where that is going to be taught and exploited. social media. unfort

the newspaper, the irish catholic of new york the old new york "daily news" in its finest hours the irish paper. we know that. and dorothy day -- dorothy -- i've got to think of her name right now -- the "new york post" was different as well. so i think, i think the attitude of the "times" and embraced the fact the pope was liberal today. i think peter king is a classic new york irishman. i think he is the classic in his neighborhood attitude, values and you heard from the genuine article when you spoke to peter king, no doubt about it. >> do you think dispassionately, chris, it was a left ward or liberal tilt on the whole? >> if you do a count, if you do a count of words and count of topics, clearly the push for immigration was not a push towards better enforcement of immigration laws, it was more more liberalization, positive reception of people who come here out of economic desperation or opportunity. clearly a liberal argument of the democratic party. they benefit politically by more immigration, it's their value system. in terms of helping the poor and income inequality, that's the l

new york new york 8.4 million people call the city home. >> it's snowing hard in central park and 20 in midtown and snowfall one to two feet and saying we could have snow hour. >> the coldest winter in 81 years and coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s. floors. >> it's really difficult once you find ways to just get through day-to-day from finding clothing to finding shelter to finding where you will eat. >> today it's hectic because of the snow outside and not a places for us to sleep now and everybody is kind of coming in. >> in just a decade the number of people living in new york's homeless shelters has nearly doubled and reaching 60,000 a night last year. it's a homelessness crisis unprecedented in any city. >> what we see today, the homeless that we see, the exodus from this city, families doubling, tripling up, the rent sky rocketing, this has been a crisis that has been cooking for 20 years. >> why are so many in new york homeless? this week fault lines looks at the forces that are displacing thousands

american officer in the new york police department. [applause] >> good evening and thank you for coming, thank you for listening. what i'm going to do is spend a little time first telling you about samuel, his life, his journey, his troubles, triumphs and i'll explain the story behind this story, how it was possible that i came to write the life story of a man who died in 1966 and left when nobody thought could be a record. and i'll read some from the book trying to place his events into context that's understandable and then i will open the floor up to questions and i hope that they'll be plenty of them. sam battle was born in 1883 to a large family in newborn, north carolina, 22nd of 25 children in the family. his parents were former slaves. his father was a minister in the african methodist church. his mother was the daughter of a black slave and white slave master. he grew up in a warm, loving, faith-based, achievement driven home and had incredibly childhood. 1883, he's born into the first post slavery generation. he proved to be

a great evening. >> breaking news tonight -- pope francis arrives in new york city. crowds lining the streets and heavy security as the pope delivers a prayer to the faithful at st. patrick's cathedral. after his historic address to a joint meeting of congress. tonight the striking message he delivered. >> also developing news of a fatal collision on a bridge in seattle. a violent crash involving a packed charter bus and amphibious tour boat. late details. >>> stampede horror. at least 700 dead, 800 injured as disaster strikes again in one of the world's holiest places. >>> breaking a scandal. the small teen from an american university that discovered a shocking secret and brought the world's largest automaker to its knees." nightly news" begins right now. >>> pope francis in america, this is nbc "nightly news with lester holt." >> good evening. we are back in new york tonight 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 se

they played "new york, new york" to welcome pope francis to new york city today. which is so freaking awesomely new york i can hardly -- ah, fuhgeddaboutit. but even though the pope was landing in the brooklyn of queens, the brooklyn diocese wanted to make sure to get the name brooklyn out there. the brooklyn diocese unveiled their giant banner on a nearby airplane hangar that said the diocese of brooklyn welcomes pope francis. rather than subject the pope to the admittedly and truly uninspiring drive from john f. kennedy airport in queens into manhattan where he was staying and where he was due this evening they decided to fly the pope that distance by helicopter. that gave us this sort of remarkable scene of the helicopter carrying the pope against the backdrop of the new york city skyline. after the papal helicopter landed in manhattan, pope francis then linked back up with his trusty papal fiat, which drove him to 5th avenue. up at the top of 5th avenue by central park he then got out of the fiat and got into his awesome jeep popemobile, which then proceeded s

>>> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with joe torres and sandra bookman, laura behnke with sports, and jeff smith with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> a couple gets an early lesson on the meaning of for better or for worse when their boat capsizes just moments after their engagement. the accident is sent nearly 20 people into the east river. >>> but first, the pope makes history in cuba. he shakes hands with fidel castro, an informal meeting after celebrating mass in havana's revolution square. as we take a live look inside havana cathedral, right now pope francis is participating in evening vespers. >>> good evening, i'm shirleen allicot in for sandra bookman. >> and i'm joe torres. >>> a busy day in cuba for pope francis. the evening vesper started just a few minutes ago but earlier today you could see the pontiff celebrated mass in front of hundreds of thousands of people in havana's main public square. following that mass, a meeting castro. tonight. kemberly richardson has the latest on papal preparations right here in ne

trip especially north of new york city. by 7:00 in the morning, maybe a sprinkle or two down the jersey shore onto parts of long island so mainly south and east of the city and then we clear things out with a northerly wind developing during the day and ushering in that drier air mass. lows tonight down to about 67 in the park, we are down to 58 in sussex, 53 highs tomorrow back into the upper 70s so a little bit cooler than today but still above normal nonetheless so a breezy beauty tomorrow after a sprinkle or two south and east of the city. early 79 as we head into monday, clouds and sun and you see some clouds meandering offshore. these will move in our direction during the day on tuesday. accuweather forecast for tonight, partly cloudy, again a shower in spots after midnight, we are down to 67, sun and patchy clouds tomorrow, breezy, less humid, we are up to about 79, mainly clear tomorrow night, how about upper 50s even here in new york city. that is refreshing. 74 on monday under clouds and ironically fall begins on

the pope is here in new york city. and so far, he's living up to his reputation of being a pope who wants to be with the people from his arrival to his evening prayer service at st. patrick's cathedral, his big apple visit has marked many interactions with ordinary folks, more will come today during events across manhattan, including a procession through central park where a crowd of about 80,000 people is now expect stockholder -- now expected. we're told he's an early riser. he could be up at any moment. >> he usually gets up at 4:30 morning in vatican city. >> something tells me he doesn't necessarily turn his tv set on to abc news right away. >> someone else turns it on maybe for him. >>> we'll move on now. it was a hit heard around the world. two high school football players blind siding a referee during a game. >> the boys say they were only following instructions and now the coach who told them to tackle the ref has resigned. with more here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the camera doesn't lie, but almost every

fever on "today in new york." our papal coverage visit continues. >> up next, the special panel of experts joins us to talk about the significance of this visit down the road. >>> and we want to welcome you back on this sunday morning. this sunday being the final day of pope prancis' visit to the united states. it's going to be a busy one. beginning in just a couple hours. joining us now to talk about that and the impact of what we've seen so far as the pope has visited this country are associate professor of kain university. a professor of history at st. francis college. we welcome you all to studio 3c this morning. what a week it has been. >> sure, it certainly has. >> as the pope makes his trip into philadelphia, we sawithe festival of families last night. we'll talk about that in a minute. but he's about to talk to the biods bishops. i think this is probab a critical turning point where we wonder if the message that's resonated with so many people here in e u.s., it's up to these men to carry this forward in t

in a study, new york city ranked second. the top tourist hating city was arlington, texas. >> really? >> chicago was the most welcoming. researchers compiled data from geotaged tweets across the u.s. a little surprising there. >> when an entire family walks hand-in-hand down the sidewalk at 1 mile per hour. that's when i'm like, you've got to get out of wait. >> done. i don't blame you. >> done. >> tonight on news 4 new york at 5:00, we're keep our crew on the scene of the car jacking we brought you at the top of the program. >> and remember these checker cabs on the streets of new york city. tonight, we look back at the taxis of yesteryear on a day that the taxi of tomorrow becomes the taxi of today. all that. >> breaking news anytime, go to nbcnewyork.com nbcnewyork.com. >>> hey, everyone. welcome to new york live. happy tuesday. isn't it a great tuesday? >> it is. >> it's september already. >> i told you. >> i can't believe it. >> almost fall. we have a fantastic show to kick off the month, including something for shoe lo

a mafia murder in new york was different than a murder in new york. the mafia murder in new york had an organizing principle behind it and these attacks have an organizing principle behind it, it's called their interpretation of how mohammed taught jihad. which islamic scholars could have great debate. one interpretation is to remove or subjugate the infidel. this comes out of islamic literature. many reform muslims reject it but some muslims accept it. but there's an organizing principle here. if we fact a state of denial out of political correctness that this is the organizing principle then we're going to miss a lot of these situations because that helps to give us some of the criteria that we're looking for, that some people think should be ignored. so the reality is we need to train our police, we need to realize that the organizing principle here is jihad and their interpretation of it. that means we look in the places where that's going to be taught and exploited -- social media, unfortunately mosques, certain groups that are more extremist tha

download the nbc 4 new york app, available in the apple app store now. >>> coming up on news 4 new york, a plane crashes into the waters off long island. the pilot clinging to a wing. up ahead, how a good samaritan >>> plus this -- >> these may not be rolling thursday morning to pick up thousands of students across long island. i'm ray villeda in farmingdale, and i'll explain why. >>> the pope announces the major change in the church's marriage laws in three centuries. dunkin' donuts' dark roast coffee is deliciously roasted for a bold start and smooth finish. for a limited time, ddperks members can get any size dark roast coffee for 99 cents. ddperks. that's loyalty. can i get a medium coffee, cream, two sugars? medium hot coffee, cream, two sugars -- see you at the window. at dunkin', we make your coffee just the way you like it. if not, we'll make it again on the spot. that's the dd commitment. america runs on dunkin'. >>> video shows a pilot clinging to his plane in the south bay moments after he crashed. officials say joseph was trying to take off when the wing and a pontoon caught

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the heaviest will be across upstate new york. most of it moves out by sunday afternoon. 2 to 3 inch plus through pennsylvania and through parts of new york. very cool behind this. 50s and 40s by monday morning. that will feel like fall. they could stand a cooldown out west, but one more day of heat in l.a. 96 degrees expected in sacramento. good 20 to 25 degrees cooler on monday. firefighters will welcome that but two more days they have to deal with hot, dry conditions. >> we'll be watching this weekend, thank you. >>> now to the race for 2016. an emotional 24 hours for vice president joe biden and unannounced visit today to a firehouse here in new york city where they lost half their ranks on 9/11. it comes after that candid conversation on late night tv last night, talk ing about the loss of his son beau. his every word under the microscope now for signs, will he run? tonight, you'll hear from biden in his own words and late today word of someone else who is now not running, dropping out. the first key republican to bow out, r

new york city. so far they have been thwarted i the efforts of the nypd and our local and federal partners. that partnership is stronger than ever. and theoner john miller army investigative reporter who was one of the first to interview osama bin laden, the fbi, the lapd's counterterrorism now my and counterterrorism threat intelligence director, we have a wide variety of agencies with which we work every day. together we keep the city safe. we have done so well of holding the constitutional rights of those who live, work, and visit new york city. it is our freedom that makes us a target for those who hate us. more detailed version of this testimony has been submitted. i would like to thank you for inviting me to testify. i would be happy to answer any questions the committee and its members may have. rep. mccaul: thank you, commissioner. the chair recognizes commissioner nigro. : thank your nigro for having me. fdny, it hasd the changed. the primary mission has always been to protect life and prop

there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. >>> coming up at news4 at 6:00, we'll have more updates on pope francis' arrival in the u.s., from washington d.c. and here in new york. >>> plus a confrontational video among several teams at the barkley center. we're hearing this scene is all out. >>> an nypd officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, but people say the punishment he's facing is far from enough. more on those stories when we see you at 6:00. >>> dozens of police departments in the u.s. will split $19 million in federal grants all to equip their officers with body cameras. three of those departments are right here in our area. more than a million dollars will go to spring valley and white plains, new york as well as this after series of fateful encounters between police officers and civilians. >>> clarkstown police say a dozen cars on sedje and ridge roads were damaged. this happened in the early monday morning hours. police are looking at home surveillance videos and residents in the a

way back when, in the neighborhoods of new york... the working people, the people who really make this city work-- the beat cops, nurses, teachers, and engineers had affordable health care thanks to an upstart mayor, and a couple of non-profits called ghi and hip-- now called emblemhealth. because emblemhealth believes that working new yorkers deserve quality care, so new moms and dads can breathe a little easier, and the young at heart can live healthy and strong. and today, emblemhealth is still doing what it did when it was ghi and hip, setting a national standard with neighborhood care-- not because of some new law, but because looking after your neighbors is just right. like... in the neighborhood. steve: the city asking subway performers to take their dance moves above ground. a pilot program underway that designates outdoor space for dancers to earn tips. it does appear to be working. arrests on trains and platforms have gone down now that information cards are being handed out telling them about the programs. >> social network

. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 begins right now. >> now new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness tonight >> reporter: the baby has died, medical examiner is on his way here and a lot of police, an active crime scene here, it is not exactly clear. certain police are not giving a lot of details about what they know and what they don't know but we know that a newborn baby has died and they are trying to figure out exactly what the circumstances were that led to that. now, reporting live from the west fordham section of the bronx, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> so tragic. >>> now to a developing story, we learned this afternoon there are more cases of legionnaire's disease in the bronx. >> seven cases at different locations, this is in the morris park section and right now it appears to be separate from the other outbreak in the bronx over last summer. >> eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman joins us with the search to figure out where it's coming from this time. sandra. >> reporter: that is of course the big question this evening,

site. >>> and a whole lot of drama. >>> you're watching new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news at 5:00 with joe torres, sandra bookman, laura behnke and meteorologist jeff smith. >>> and a look right now at tonight's top stories. pope francis in havana right now attending evening vespers at a cultural center at the cuban capital. earlier in the day he celebrated mass in front of 300,000 people. we will have much more on the pope's plans here in the united states. that's coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>> fdny rescue teams jumped into action after a dragon boat overturned this afternoon near the whitestone near the whitestone spilling nearly 20 people into the east river. the competitive rowing team was out for a run when the boat suddenly capsized by the college point yacht club. everyone was safely rescued. >>> a shooting at a church in alabama has left three people wounded, authorities now have a suspect under arrest, charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman, an infant and a pastor inside the oasis church in east selma. >>> hello once again,

news 4 new york. >> you can see more stories from new york's biggest i-team on the news 4 new york app for iphone. the app available in the apple app store right now. >>> it looks like tommy and kiko will not get their day in court. tommy and kiko are chimps. today the court declined to hear an appeal by a group that's seeking legal personhood for the two. the group has been overruled in lower courts as well. it has been trying to force the chimp's owners to free them from captivity. >>> a chair made for the pope is ready to be delivered for his mass in new york city. >>> is your heart older than you are? a way doctors are looking at your heart that you need to know about, up next. >>> tonight, on "nightly news." the latest on the killing of a police officer in chicago and the manhunt that followed during what's been an especially dangerous week for police across the country. we'll look at abortion and forgiveness and what the pope's message means for catholic women. and the first american refugees of climate change as ice threatens their community. mmm yoplait! it's snack time! oh, lo

the jazz band will perform new york new york to welcome the pontiff. the bay ridge school known for its music program and it's not the first time the school has been given a papal performance. students from the school's music program performed a concert for pope benedict when he visited new york back in 2008. so okay time now 5:22. time for traffic and weather together on the 2s, johnny that's one of your favorites. >>> i love that song. down at the end and then really -- well speaking of new york, new york. it's -- 62 degrees right now with clear skies. overhead. in the city. so nice they named it twice, 75 for lunch and 81 your high. you bet. how about a little bit of football tonight? i tell you what, i believe -- i cbs2. i mean 72? and we get things underway. very comfortable and then yeah, we've got another nice day on your friday. it's good. okay, alex what's going on? >>> actually everything is good on the roads and the rails this morning. but in preparation of the pope's arrival later today, from now until 6:00 a.m., we have fifth avenue closed

new york, especially upstate new york, is a great example for that. but, more importantly, i think, in puerto rico, there is a growing awareness of the role that we hear in new york, throughout the state and the city, can play, in terms of fostering this collaboration between private education and the private sector. >> how receptive were they to that proposal? >> well, i think they've been very receptive. we're talking about all kind of agreements about, you know, sharing courses, bringing exchange students, but, more sectors of job growth are susceptible to that type of partnerships and engagement. >> you, at centro, with all your researchers there, you've done some great work, looking at the exodus of people who've left the island. many of them, zo\, going to central florida. the hispanic federation, our good friends there, now have an office there, right? it's relatively new. set up to meet this demand. share with me some of the stories that you've heard from puerto ricans who've left the island and come to the mainland, looking for bigger and bet

the pope tweeted a message to the cuban people as he flew to new york. he wrote thank you, to the cuban people. thank you from my heart. an image of the pope before the u.s. flag. # #popeindc will get you at pope in d.c. #popeinphilly will get you the pope in philadelphia. >>> still ahead on news4 new york at 5:00, we're shifting gears. the scandal surrounding volkswagen. we spoke with one of the first car owners to file a lawsuit as the company admits to cheating on emissions tests. >>> remember that styrofoam ban here in new york city? it looks like it might already be over. the decision just today. >>> and need to get your cup of coffee even quicker? say, without waiting in line? well, starbuck's is doing, starting today, helping you out with that. janice is also here. >>> the countdown to the official start to fall, which is it felt like the last days, but a big chafe is come >>> we're following a big scandal involving volkswagen. the company has admitted to cheating on emissions tests. >> a lawsuit has been filed already in new jersey and brian thom

he's on his way to new york now. the pope took off just at about 4:26 from joint base andrews and he's on his way to jfk and for his second leg of the tour of his united states and people are anxiousry awaiting his arrival. >> our jim handly live in new york city overlooking st. patrick's cathedral? >> hi, handly. >> check out this backdrop. this is st. patrick's cathedral in midtown manhattan and from the ground it looks like a fortress and we'll tell you why, and this is where the pope will have his only, vent. evening prayers and the vespers as they say in the catholic church. jfk, they're running 10 to 15 minutes behind and he was early to washington and we're hoping he can make up some of that time in the air and when he gets on the ground he'll have to go straight back in the air in one of the marine 1 helicopters there on the tarmac waiting to take him on a 40 to

and new york. rosanna: in the city we are dealing with the ban on styrofoam containers, not a ban any more. it was trashed. greg: this went into effect july 1st and the judge ruled it was illegal and styrofoam you can use it again. rosanna: the judge said there's no evidence the material cannot be recycled. greg: listen to this. >> we now want to work with the city to implement a comprehensive recycling program that will reduce the amount of and will provide substantial financial benefit and that is a win/win for everybody. the restaurant action alliance. they didn't like this things though the wind into effect july 1st. rosanna: the city is trying to figure out what they they will actually appeal. greg: they disagree but these products cause real environmental harm. rosanna: so sickened by the statement. greg: there was not -- $400,000 a year which in the scheme of things is not much money. rosanna: you and i have not had any parasites we had to worry about bus when i read about this going from $1

members of the new york archdiocese. inside the church tonight for those vespers as we watch the pope in his poth, there will be a thousand priests taking part in those evening prayers and now the popemobile is about to be on the move again in darkness. and i don't think that we saw him so much at night in the popemobile in washington at all. this will be an interesting look as we see new york city start to be lit up. the sun is setting and we're in that concrete canyon here they call midtown manhattan. >> jim, what's the sign of the crowd? >> reporter: this is the busiest part of manhattan. >> reporter: we have truly thousands here, but when he makes his way, doreen, right up to st. patrick's cathedral they have risers with only 500 invited guests and they'll be welcoming him at the steps as will mayor de blasio and governor cuomo. that's where it really gets tight and the security is very tough to cross any street around there and we're at 30 rock looking down at st. patricks. is this a short trip and is this an opport

just download the news 4 new york nbc 4 new york app. >> up next, weather and traffic. two of the most important thingings on this day. >> indeed. temperatures cool this morning and chilly. when the pope arrives later this afternoon, we're looking at sunshine and a temperature in the mid to upper 70s. we'll have the rest of the forecast for the pope's visit and our weekend outlook when here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record scratch) you say stand n' stuff tortillas old el paso says... >>> welcome back. 6:14, thursday morning. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. >> good morning. thankfully this is an easy go with a lot of people planning on being outside the next couple days. weather picture cooperating nicely. beautiful weather continues. the pope's visit will be dry, comfort

so joyful here in new york. and my photographer, if he can pan over, there is another group of people, to my left here, where we are hoping, praying that pope francis chats with some of the people on the right here and works his way past the media, hopefully past us, and to these folks standing over here. just interesting tidbits that we heard earlier this morning, pope francis will be sitting in a regular seat on this chartered american airlines flight. in the past, we are told it was customary for pope benedict and pope john paul ii, saint john paul ii for them to take out the first class seats and set up a bed and make it more comfortable for those pontiffs but pope francis we're told insisted he wants no special treatment. so he will be sitting on a regular seat, on this plane, behind me, and of course, pope benedict and pope john paul ii were a bit more frail compared to pope francis. but he has had a very full last few days. so you would think maybe he would want to use the 45 minutes to rest up before phi

headquarters in new york. thanks for joining us, i'm anne-marie green. pope francis speaks to world leaders this morning at the united nation. after his address at the u.n. the pope will participate at a service at the 9 oe 11 memorial, visit a school in harlem, lead a processional in central park and hold a mass in madison square garden. he held a prayer service. >> good morning, anne-marie. this will be the most jam packed tour the pope will have. while there is plenty of excitement his messages are getting more serious. the vatican flag will be raised for the first time outside the united nations this morning ahead of pope francis's visit to the general assembly. world leaders including president obama are said to be adopting a set of goals by 2030 including ending poverty and combatting climate charge. in his comments before congress francis spoke forcefully on those issues while calling attention to immigration. >> we must not be taken aback by the numbers but, rather, view them as persons. >> reporter: f

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. >> when the pope is in new york, he lives there. that is his residence. >> reporter: the home was built by the then mayor, hugh grant, in the 1890s. his widow and three children gifted the home to the catholic church. during our interview with the bishop, he told us about the intricate woodwork in the home. >> the chapel is all wood. in the library, et cetera and in the main dining hall. so it is a very precious gift the grant family has given to the pope. >> reporter: one spot that was not on the original itinerary was the 9/11 memorial and museum. pope francis insisted on going. >> it was not included. i could reveal that without any problem. because it does underline how much the pope wanted to visit the ground zero. >> reporter: pope francis will see the united nations. he will speak with the staff in a town hall type meeting and address the general assembly. >> he would talk about the overriding and overarching goal of eradicating poverty, in particular, extreme poverty. he will talk about universal access to health and educati

4, new york. >> thank you. we will have live coverage of today's papal events on air and online. we are getting excited. if you can't get to a tv or computer, still watch any time, anywhere, just download the nbc 4 new york app. >> fortunately, beautiful weather, if yo need to walk. you can so. >> you can do so. a nice week in the cit. >>> up next here, other news of the day, including tragedy pilgrimage to mecca. >>> and the family of yogi berra breaking the silence after his death. >>> and david here with the forecast. >> you guys got it right. uldn't be better weather to welcome the pope we do have changes in store for the weekend. talk about all of that coming up with your full 7-day outlook, >>> police say 24-year-old nicholas sanchez is the man who morning. his body was found inside lincoln town car on beaumont and east 139th street. his heartbroken widow says she is left to care for their four children on her own. >> they kill him for nothing. if he wanted money, he just have to take it. i know my husban

>>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight." pope francis here in new york city. visits to ground zero, central park. and now, an evening mass. and the powerful moment at the 9/11 memorial. and the unprecedented security. a city on lockdown. >>> and john boehner, revealing he's done as speaker. was the pope a factor? >> and the man shot while in his wheelchair. tonight, the family outraged. >>> trump fights back. but what did he say at had the crowd booing? >>> and, trapped. the exclusive tonight. the gas pedal, cruise control stuck. driver calling 911 before the cash. >>> good evening. we have a lot of news to get to tonight. beginning with history made in new york city. pope francis tonight, celebrating mass at this hour for thousands at madison square garden. the end of a full day in new york. and the holy father riding in his popemobile. waving as he rides through central park. earlier today, a powerful visit to ground zero. we want to take you now to live pictures. 20,000 gathered to hear pope francis. right there with them, terry moran, traveling with the po

has now moved to new york. within the past couple of minutes as we just saw his plane landed at jfk and of course, jim handly is across the street from one of the pope's first stops which is st. patrick's cathedral in midtown manhattan and he just landed there tonight. hi, jim. >> reporter: you talked about the weather and couldn't have asked for better weather and it keeps getting better and better for the pope and the memorable moments continue on the tarmac and he's met with people from all walks, young and old and we got 200 invited indijence guests, the homeless also on hand to meet with the pope, too, and members from the jazz group from brooklyn high school, and he will be boarding a helicopter and get on the plane right on to a marine helicopter to take a tour of manhattan which will take him over the world trade center area also the 9/11 memorial where he'll be speaking tomorrow and also spending some time and also he'll see the entire skyline and the son of immigrants again will be seeing the statue o

york, new york." minutes later the pontiff was whisked to manhattan by helicopter, where he took his trusty fiat to his popemobile. the open-air jeep which put him in full view of thousands who longed for a glimpse of the holy father. as pope francis took a drive down fifth avenue, many raised their smartphones, trying to capture the moment he looked their way. >> breath of fresh air. a terrific leader. we need that here in our country. >> he treats everyone equally because all of us are the same. ♪ >> reporter: st. patrick's cathedral played host to 2500 faithful. >> pope francesco, welcome to st. patrick's cathedral. >> reporter: where new york's cardinal timothy dolan blessed his divine company. earlier francis urged a joint meeting of congress to reject what he called a mindset of hostility toward refugees. >> we must not be taken aback by the numbers but rather view them as persons. i am happy that america continues to be, for many, a land of dreams. >> reporter: now, the united nations calls t

and in minute now to new york city. wolf. >>> happening now, breaking news. pope in new york. pope francis starting a second leg of his historic trip to the united states. arriving shortly in the city home to one of the country's largest catholic populations. how will the pope's focus shift on this part of the trip? francis mania. huge crowds already forming here in new york city waiting to catch a glimpse of the pope tonight. he has major events scheduled tomorrow all across town. is new york city ready for this logistical nightmare? and lecturing lawmakers, the pope touches on controversial issues in his unprecedented address to congress taking positions popular on both sides of the aisle. will the pope's speech have any impact on congressional gridlock? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer live outside st. patrick's cathedral in new york. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following the breaking news. the arrival of pope francis here in new york city. anderson cooper is joining us

you arrived here in new york at what age? >> 4. >> with mom? >> with my mom, who was pregnant, and with my dad. >> okay. dad was not with you long, correct? >> my parents were together for the first few years of our time in the states, and then he returned to the dominican republic. >> when you arrived, you and mom were living where? >> we arrived and spent some time in astoria. then we lived in washington heights. we lived in the bronx. we lived in queens. we jumped all over the place. >> but you were in a homeless shelter -- i mean, i guess >> yes. we spent a year in two homeless shelters after my dad left. we were evicted from our apartment in queens, and we entered the shelter system. >> how is undocumented dan-el getting his education at this point in his life? >> i was getting my education from the public school system. i had been going to schools wherever we happened to be at the time -- went to a public school in the bronx, several in queens, one in chinatown. >> at some point -- and tell me how you got there -- you ended up at collegia

welcome periphery of new york. outer boroughs, you know how it is. >> you're in charge of diocese in brooklyn and queens. >> that's right. >> it could be a little touchy here this afternoon. the address before a joint session of congress. he is talking about the environment. talking about immigration. we love the pope but not everybody agrees with the solutions to these problems. >> it is like your father. sometimes you don't agree with your father. you love them but don't always agree with everything he says. i think the holy father is going to challenge everybody, because all the issues he is speaking about are important. not everybody sees him the same way but they're important issues. nobody can say they're not important. the take on him is something that is unique to everybody, but, i think he will challenge everybody. >> so, bishop, i know that the holy father is going to be visiting a school, a catholic school in east harlem. what does this mean for catholic schools everywhere? because over the years, i mean

york" by downloading the news 4 new york app on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. >>> new this morning, progress on long island. a derailed freight train is now off the tracks, but commuters are still being warned. you're going to have to leave early. we have team coverage. >>> plus, the major announcement that impacts hundreds of thousands of new york city students. >>> and escape from the flames. dramatic new video that puts you inside the car of a family as they're trying to flee that california wildfire. "today in new york" starts now. >> good morning, everybody. 5:00 a.m. almost on this wednesday, september 16th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. chrissy cimino is here with the forecast. >> clear skies for the post part. temperatures cool in the suburbs. woodbridge is 58. 50 in jackson. toms river at 54. closer to the city, milder. 67 in central park. white plains still in the low 60s. most of the hudson valley in the 50s this morning. we see a few 40s way to the north and west. a full day of sunshine again. warm 8

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the spiritual leader at new york's most sacred site. reena and kendis, later today pope francis will meet with victims' families and participant in a multifaith event. >> how emotional it will be at the site. what else does the pope have planned at the 9/11 memorial site? >> reporter: well, among the artifacts that were recovered from 9/11 there's a bible that was permanently fused open to matthew 5:39. that's the passage that tells us to turn the other cheek. >> lana zak live for us near ground zero. thank you. >>> as thousands line fifth avenue to see the pope donald trump decided to show up to greet the ready made audience. take a look. waving to the crowd from a balcony near the top of trump tower. >> of course, the first leg of the pope's visit to the u.s. took place in washington, d.c. his speech there yesterday made history. >> yeah, the pontiff became the first pope in history to address congress. it was an emotional event as we saw on the faces of many lawmakers. abc's terry moran reports. >> reporter: the halls of congress had

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 this area. as new york city gets ready to roll out the welcome matt, what's actually far more visible to new yorkers are the barricades. pope francis is scheduled to land at 5:

news 4 new york. >>> a couple of closures to mention. on friday all schools in the new york archdiocese will be closed. several other closing because of concerns of traffic. the fieldston school and horace mann will be closed on friday. >>> on our website you will find items you cannot bring to the papal events. a slide show of his journey and a list of his full itinerary. >>> a new jersey doctor accused of sexually assaulting one of his female patients. the doctor is charged in the case. police say the 61 neurologist improperly touched a 37-year-old office in old bridge. the woman alleges it happened at least two times. police say the investigation is ongoing. >>> police want your help in finding the suspect in a string of car break ins. stanford police say thieves hit 20 cars over the past weekend alone. 200 since august. the suspect steals from one car and moves to another. over the weekend they hit cars on grove street in two locations. win suspect has been arrested. police are looking for several others. >>> former nypd officer plea

a new york landmark now has the name of a new york icon. >> once avery fisher hall at lincoln center is now named for david gaffin. an unvailing ceremony was held this week. he donated $100 million to lincoln center launching a renovation set to begin in the next 4 years. >> by focusing his philanthropy on us, he has put lincoln center into the future. >> reporter: he said as a native new yorkers, it's associated with the transformation. the opening of the new york philharmonics 2015-2016 show. >>> one of the newest editions of the national zoo now has a new name. bei bei meaning precious treasure in chinese. the name was announced yesterday by michelle obama and her chinese counterpart. her birthmarks the first time the national zoo has ever had four giant pandas at once even though some are little because he's a little one. he's a little giant panda. >> it's just fun to say the name, bei bei! say it with soul! >> bringing back to mind the cosbys. >> rudy was lip syncing, do you remember the song? it's by ray charles. >>> we start with the serious face here to make our transition. i

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