Big mass at catholic university, the altar is being set today. Across the city there are t shirts and bobble heads and all things francis. The pope visits the United States and for me to work this closely to the nations capitol in the nations capitol is so nice to have him this close to us. You just feel the love that pours out from him even closer to you. Reporter the message he brings to america might be uncomfortable for some to do more for the poor and homeless, take better care of the environment and not so obsessed with money. Amazing. Amazing. Reporter representative is excited about the popes visit. He talks to congress thursday. She wants to hear what he says on her number one issue, immigration. I want to hear his stance on immigration and calling that, you know, it is the responsibility including government to keep families united. Reporter the secret service has been prepping for months now for this visit. Officials say there is absolutely no credible threat to the pope. It
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 importance and above all the richness of family life. We, the people of this con continue meant are wrong to be fearful of foreigners. Most of us. [ applause ] because most of us were once foreigners. [ applause ] reporter the pope talked about the plight of the poor and troubled youth urging lawmakers to show caring and heart and to follow the golden rule. This rule points us in a clear direction. Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Reporter the po
True safety value from blocked streets. As you know, the path, new jersey tran sit, lirr, theyre beefing up service as a precaution. Theyre adding extra trains, specifically on friday. Things have already changed, specifically around penn station. Over my shoulder, you can see the taxi stand thats usually very crowded at this hour. Only one taxi to speak of. Most of the people weve seen around here so far, nypd, some mta workers, and the people getting ready for the papal mass at Madison Square garden on friday. Thats really what has people concerned. Were going to talk to commuters about how they plan to navigate that coming up. All right. We want to talk to lauren about the specifics on some of these closures. I want to mention that i wrote a guide to navigating penn station for tomorrows commute if you want to go on nbcnewyork. Com. You can get all the information there. Closures are already out there right now, especially in midtown. You can see right here, 51st those shut down at
Today. Ovits the spot to avoid. Head to the subways. Things are looking pretty good for them. Back to you. Thank you very much. Before he arrives here in new york, the pope will be making history in washington. David ushery has more on the popes day. Itll be a busy one in our Nations Capital. Reporter michael, darlene, from the president to the pe. Le, pope francis likes to talk about points of encounter, engagement, both in a pastoral sense and also with a good warm handshake or a hug from a child. We saw all of it yesterday in s first full day in tre United States. From the moment he l t the Diplomatic Mission, where he was staying, School Children out there, and he took a little extra time with them. Then of course he heads to the white house, pulls up in that fiat, and the president and the first lady are beaming. He speaks in english out of a sign of respect. Hed been practicing for a while. Then he hops into the pope mobile and moves through washington, d. C. To the delight of th
John miller is Deputy Commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the new York City Police department, a key component of the massive security effort being put into place for the popes visit. John, good morning. Good morning. Its good to see you. How would you describe this type of security challenge. Well, this is the single larger and most complicated security undertaking in the history of the nypd, not because the pope hasnt been here before. Popes have traveled to new york many times its because you have the u. N. General assembly with 170 world leaders. You have the president of the United States coming at some point during this, and you have the pope, and the difference here is new yorkers especially are used to the president passing through. They are used to world leader traveling across town. Its a factor of having the u. N. In town, but they will actually stop in large, large numbers and gather to see the pope, so running all three of those at once has never been don