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In the big apple and he is making his way shortly to st. Patricks cathedral and earlier today the pontiff addressed the joint meeting of congress then met with homeless people, being assisted by Catholic Charities and had lunch with them. We are going to get back to the popes story in america in just a moment but there is another huge story we are following as well. Tragedy on one of the holiest days in islam, over 700 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual hodge in saudi arabia. Hundreds more were injured as many as 800 more injured. Saudi arabias king solomon promised a swift investigation into the worst disaster in two decades, we will have much more tonight in our 7 00 eastern hour. Lets get to libby casey now live on capitol hill as our coverage of the pope continues and libby is it safe to say the pope left quite the impression on capitol hill tonight . Absolutely tony and a lot was on a personal level. As we heard from senators and house members reacting to

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