[ applause ] the leader of the holy sea just greeted a sea of cheering people in the nations capital, the massive crowd caught a glimpse of pope francis after he became the first pontiff to speak to u. S. Lawmakers at capitol hill. Rick and sara are off and im matt odonnell. The big story is pope francis unprecedented speech to congress, one thing he said to congress, was let us remember the golden rule. Here is the highlights. Reporter good afternoon, a warm reception here for pope francis at the capital. He spoke of great leaders such as Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king jr. And called on congress to follow their example. On the way to make history, pope francis stops for handshakes and hugs before riding over to his little fiat to the stately u. S. Capital. Brief meetings with house speaker, john boehner and other leaders then. The holy leader he made his way down the aisle to address the join session of congress. The free of the home and the brave [ applause ] 50,000 watch on monsters outside of the capital as the pope talks about hot button issues like clim at change, the Death Penalty and family and marriage and sites the golden rule appealing for compassion and heldp for refugees. Which time used for us. [ applause ] a standing ovation as the pope leaves the chamber and from the capital balcony, one last greeting to a massive crowd before leaving washington later today. God bless america [ applause ] lawmaker his been asked to refrain from applause during the speech, they did not even standing up at times, pope francis will fly to new york later today and he will lead a Prayer Service later tonight at st. Patricks cathedral. Thank you action news is following every step of the popes historic trip. Sara bloomquist and eva pilgram will be in new york as the pope arrives there today, you can see their reports live starting at 4 00 p. M. And now the philadelphia preparations, the time is now to move your vehicle if you live or work near the ben franklin parkway in and around the Independence Mall. People have until tonight to move their car to a parking garage, fences will go up in the secure perimeter areas again at 10 00 tonight. For those of you that are not heading out to see the papal mass or festival of families in person, action news promises to give you a front row seat at home. Nydia han has a look at our studio at the oval, good afternoon nydia. Reporter good afternoon, take a look at the spectacular Vantage Point from the oval that is sure to be history here in philadelphia. It is a stage below it that will change, it will be transformed overnight from a concert venue into a holy place, you can probably hear they are doing a sound check and a number of workers are out here. But its relatively quiet and slow and calm right now, but at some point over the weekend i am told there will be 3,000 people working simultaneously toiling away to make sure this monumental production goes off without a hitch. This is our anchor booth, we are spending a lot of time here, you will not miss a thing, we are here around the clock broadcasting the tremendous moment in philadelphia history. We have a action news anchor desk like in the studio, John Morrison is in our work space on our laptop and we have all the equipment and controls we need to transmit all of this to you live. Earlier today i had a really cool opportunity to talk to the man behind all the magic, he is the guy orchestrating this two day extravaganza, he says there are a lot of challenges but a lot of rewards in putting it all together. I am in the lead position of probably 1,000 men and women working to put this together. Scott merkin is the leader of this. Esm is used to coordinating big events for big names like beyonce and jay z, but this is the largest production merkin has ever coordinated. Maybe one of the largest events to ever occur in the united states. It puts this event on the world stage and this city on the world stage. His job is to coordinate 100 vendors. It may not be as different, in awful those worlds, entertainment and pop and we are fortunate to work with heads of state and high level officials everyone is very, very professional. The one thing different about the festival of families. There is a lot of love, everyone loves one another and everyone is working hard to make this a joyous event. Where will he be . Sometime in the broadcast truck and sometimes behind stage, but his favorite place is with the audience. I want to remember the day forever whether its a concert, or a one time event, i want to go into the audience and feel the emotion. It will be a joyous occasion, merkin is a local guy from philadelphia. His dad grew up in the body cast business. We are live on the parkway, nydia han, channel 6 action news. Thank you. There say ton of information to be aware of throughout the papal visit, and we put it all in one place, visit 6abc. Com pope to see the detailed maps of perimeter and a road closure timeline, other news now a man was stabbed to death about a block away from Philadelphia City hall this morning, it happened at 7 00 a. M. On the 100 block of north broad street and the victim was pronounced dead at nearby hahnemann hospital. Jeff is live with an update. Reporter matt, that is right, police have not release the name skt victim or the suspect they are looking for but it happened a block from city hall out in the open while thousands are in up to for the world meeting of families. This is the scene of the 100 block of north broad street, after a stabbing at w 45 this morning, a 74yearold man was stabbed once in the chest and he died at the hospital. The suspect has not been caught, it happened outside of the john f. Kennedy health center, police say the man may be a homeless man and this social worker says it may be one of his clients. Every morning at 6 30, we have 45 to 50 people out here to try to get placement but because of the pope, people are out here extra early and causing a lot more violence. This whole incident this morning is because someone lost their place in line. Police have not confirmed that there is anymore violence related to homeless folks trying to find placement in shelters, in the past few moments we saw four detectives enter this building for what they say is another assault related to this mornings stabbing. Well follow this case and bring you more on action news at 4 00 and 5 00. Channel 6 action news. Still to come a check of the accuweather forecast with david murphy and find out why some apple stores are not allowed to sell the new iphone. An explosion leveled four homes in maryland, authorities think they know what caused the blast. A crush of pilgrims out seed of a town of mecca left 750 people dead and another 800 were wounded. It happened during an annual muslim tradition, pilgrims throw pebbles against stone kabuls, its not the first time that this turned deadly. Chinese president heads to washington, d. C. For a private dinner with president obama. Their meeting comes just one day after we learn new details of a massive data theft in which china is the prime suspect. That hackers stole 5. 6 million fingerprints from workers. She said that china is most likely behind that hack and president obama is expected to address Cyber Security with chinas president today. Six townhomes are destroyed after a suspended gas explosion in maryland, a utility worker was sent to the neighborhood last night after someone reported smelling gas, the explosion happened and the worker was hurt and someone from the burning home. There is an entire section completely gone. They are all expected to be okay. Ticket scalpers are trying to make a profit on the pope tickets and now they are getting creative. A craigslist ad is selling rosary beads for 175 and they happen to come with a pair of pope tickets. Organizers denounced the sales and asked them to remove the listings. The new iphones go on sale at apple spores tomorrow and you cannot purchase them in delaware unless they were preordered online, they will not allow purchases in states that do not have sales tax. Apple is trying to stop people from buying iphones in tax free states and then selling them overseas. Still to come on action news, the new report that suggests that women are less likely to go after a promotion and easing the burden of a difficult decision, to help families choose a nursing home for their loved one. Im only in my 60s. Ive got a nice long life ahead. Big plans. 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A new Study Suggests that female ceos are less common because women are less likely to seek a promotion. They have an equal chance of getting the job but they find them less desirable with worse outcomes. They are making strides the gender gap remains wide. Women account for less than 15 of officers at fortune 500 companies. Pilgrims around the world are already headed around the country for the papal visit and local hospitals are ready to treat illnesses they may not recognize. Like diseases that are common in other countries but not readily treated in the united states. They put out a special advisory with illnesses of special concern including typhoid and yellow fever. Choosing a nursing home is one of the most difficult things that family members ever have to do for a loved one, in this weeks art of aging, Tamala Edwards tells us about a new rating design that makes the process easier. He says that the governments new five star Rating Systems enables customers to do comparison shopping. You see a picture of a nursing home and you can compare on staffing and pressures. To rate Nursing Homes just go todicare. Gov. Look in cherry hill, new jersey, overall ratings, staffing, quality measures, you really are able to determine if this is a place for mom or dad, the ratings are helpful but not the most important factor you should consider. Its around a meal time and go there a second time first thing the morning, and look to see how the interaction is between the care givers and loved ones, that is the most important thing, you cult the ratings especially with low turnover and problems discovered in inspections but trust your observations, can you find more resources at our website at 6abc. Com art of aging. The action News News Team is out working on news stories beginning at 4 00. Alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a look ahead. Well, we are less than 48 hours away from the popes visit to philadelphia, and folks in our region are getting ready at this very moment, well have an update on security and the world meeting of families that is go on right now. And live in new york where the pope will arrive today. And a shift in the race for the republican president ial nomination, a series of new polls showing a trend at the top. It all begins at 4 00, can you take us with you on the go, if you have not already downloaded the 6 abc news app, you can watch us streaming live on your tablet or smart phone. And our favorite shows are back tonight and ill have the scoop for you. Sky 6 is taking a live look at another beautiful fall day as they get ready for events at the Independence Mall area. Patients across the country have spoken. They recently rated their Care Experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. Fewer than 10 received 5 stars. 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It shows us we are dry and as we look at sky 6 hd you can see Center City Just a few high cirrus clouds overhead but generally speaking a bright day and getting pretty warm. Your temperature is 77 degrees running just ahead of yesterday, the dew point is low at 50 and winds east at 9. Temperatures currently across the region, 70s pretty much. 76 in allentown un77 in traen ton and wilmington and down in cape may 74. And currently showing up on satellite 6, its high and thin in most cases, and are you getting sunshine in southern areas, sunny and warm in the Lehigh Valley today, a high of 80, that is a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday afternoon, down the shore warmer, 76 on the boardwalks and mostly sunny and pleasant there. In philadelphia a high of 82 degrees, 2 degrees above yesterday. Maybe wind up to 17 Miles Per Hour later in the day. 73 is the overnight low and patchy clouds and a southern system gets close toward us, in between the two forecast periods, an evening commute and one for the a. C. s and shades, 81 at 4 00 coming down from the high of 82 and a comfortable 72 at 7 00 as the sun is charging down the horizon, a close call tore the weekend, currently as you look at the setup, a canadian High Pressure to the west of us, an area of low pressure off the row lated front and as we go toward the weekend the front is making a run at us and starting to throw rain in our direction, at the same time, the area of High Pressure up over boston, if the high slide as way from us enough, some of this precipitation could manage to get up to philadelphia, for now we call for clouds and sunny breaks on saturday, with rain remaining to the south and a cool breeze blowing in with that mostly cloudy skies cover but sunday there say chance that that rain has a chance of rising all the way up to philadelphia or close by. As we look ahead toward saturday, the festival of family, a big concert, and 74 and cloudy skies and breezy and treat this like a phillies game and bring a couple of layers because as we head into the time time period, we dip in the 60s, and lots of people up and down the ben franklin parkway on sun and this could be iffy, biel have mostly cloudy skies and up to 72 by 4 00 and a chance of rain on some models, we hope it stays dry but a 30 chance right now of rain building in from the south. Your seven day shows 82 and a couple of nice ones, 75 saturday and 73 sunday matt, if we get rain over the weekend it would likely be on sunday, i cant guarantee you its going be wet and odds maybe it stays to the south of philadelphia. Well watch thanks david. There is more ahead on action news at noon, the coverage of the papal visit continues with a live report from the world meeting of families, a live picture of washington, d. 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Pope francis is on the move again and action news is following him, he has so many fans, this is a live picture from the Vatican Embassy along massachusetts avenue in washington, he will have down time before he heads to Andrews Air Force base and fly to new york city for the second leg of his trip to the united states. Lets remember the golden rule do unto others as you [ applause ] do unto others as you will have them unto you it is one of simplest lessons we learned growing up. The golden rule, pope francis implored congress to keep that in mind when dealing with the crisis in europe. He addressed a join meeting of congress and his speech drew thunderous applause and even cheers. I have the high honor