taking a live look from mexico where pope francis is making his way to celebrate mass in ciudad juarez. his focus is on immigration and the thousands who have died trying to cross the border there. he's on his way there, laura. >> reporter: he is, jackie. they are tracking his every move. this is essentially a massive watch party in el paso, texas, on the other side of the border. i want to pan over to the jumbotron. that's where everybody is watching the pope. he is arriving at the fairground in the popemobile. the music is picking up here. the event is called "two natioio, one faith." the pope's's final day in mexico began with a greeting to those in ciudad juarez. he road the popemobile to visit inmates at a state prison. some prisoners wept as they listened to the pope's words of compassion. his holiness asked them to stop the vicious cycle of violence and exclusion and encouraged them to write a new story. thousands in el paso gather for a celebration at the sun bowl. the pope is expected to bless the crowd in texas from an altar that is set up along the border. he will pra

with pope francis at a airport terminal the first meeting between roman catholic pope and russian orthodox patriarch. > the pope is speaking at a children's hospital. moments ago he greeted young patients and their families. there he is. after the speech heill head to the mexican holy embassy. this morning, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in a crime-ridden suburb for mass led by the pontiff. at the service, pope francis told mexicans there can be no dialogue with the ddil. he said he will always defeat us of god can defeat him. speakakg out against the drug trade and associated violence, the central theme of the pope's five-day visit. >>> still ahead /n 6, a scare at an arkansas college campus thh afternoon. what sent police scrambling to the university forcing students in to lockdown. >> an officer gunned down in mississippi. thehe suspects caught on camera. what triggered the gun play. >>> and the big chill. our friends to the north trying to dig out of a bitter (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates se

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group called united we dream had a rally ahead of pope francis' visit to mexico city. they held hands and called for end to immigration enforcement. they took advantage of dhe pope's visit to the border and further his message of love and acceptance. >>> the pontiff is expected to land in mexico city tomorrow before heading back to the vatican on thursday. nbc 6's laura rodriguez is in texas reporting on the pope's visit. follow laura on itter. >>> commercial air traffic between the u.s. and cuba is officially coming back. the country signed a deal today that hn't happened in five decades. the change will bring hundreds of thousan of american travelers to the island as early as fall. the department of transvortation has since opened bidding to american air carriers for as many as 110 flights a day. all current flights are charters. >> announcer: now, first alert weather, with chief meteorologist john morales. south florida's most accurate forecast. >> the rain ended a long time ago, so did the storms. nothing but false return on the radar. things are quiet right now. skies mainly clou

stories. pope francis is on his way too mexico tonight following a historic meeting in cuba. the pope made a brief stop in havana to meet with the head of the russian orthodox church. it's the first time since the churches split nearly 1,000 years ago. the pope will arrive in mexico tonight. owners with their property after the bust of robbers in a burglary ring. there's thousands of dollars in stolen items. the suspects are behind bars and there may soon be more arrests. >>> a break in the case for popoce investigating wednesday's shooting outside carol city high school. 19-year-old stanley reagan turned himself in today. this as 18-year-old cedric atmos appeared in bond court. bullets flew just outside of the school campus, but misd people standing nearby. >>> you can follow all of the news on the nbc 6 news and weather app. download it for free. >> lots of stuff going on here and good weather. >> it's going to be great. i tell you what. this is the best stretch we've had weather wise in this entire dry season and this winter. this weekend will be even nicer. if you don't like the 5

. >>> the paypalpal visit continues in mexico city tonight. pope francis' third full day in mexico included a mass at the city sports center. on wednesday, the pope will laura rodriguez is following the pope. follow her on twitter for updates. >>> we'll see what a helelcopter spotted just offshore and why there are so many. >>> it wasn't the day to be out on the beach today with all this wind and clouds and rain. we have a cold front coming through tomorrow. i'll let you know what that is going to bring us. will temperatures cool down just like the last time? i'll let you knkn. >>> sex offenders released with little or no oversight. now someone isowing to take action. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of miami. here is a live look from our chopper 6. a dump truck fell off the southbound lanes of i-95 near southwest seventh street. >> fire rescue is telling us the garbage truck broke the barriers of the exit ramp and plummeted below. i don't know what i'm doing. i can't t nd anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman thahaworks there comes over and

. it's not clear whether the child >>> pope francis is in mexico, not biting his tongue. he delivered a speech to several government leaders including president nieto. he called on them to do more to stop the drug-fueled violence plaguing the country. he said they have a duty not to be seduced by corruption. it shines a spotlight on the gang warfare in mexico. he called on mexico's bishops and other church leaders to challenge what he called the insidious threat posed by the drug trade. he said confronting the problem would require thehe church, parents, schools, and communities. thousands a lining up along the pope's motorcade to get a glimpse. this is the seventh time the pope has visited mexico but the the catalyst for change the country so badly needs. >>> a showdown in south carolina in tonightht decision debrief. just one week until the south carolina republican primary. tonight, the six remaining gop rivals will try to sway last-minute voters chris pallone reports. >> reporter: for the first time in the 2016 campaign, just six republican candidates will be on the debate stage sat