Weijia jiang has a preview. Reporter good morning, chris, mary, and everybody. Final preparations are underway. Crews are installing a fences around the capital and shutting treats down. The pope almost receive a welcome that very few people ever get. Pope francis returns to the shrine of the city. During his visit, he has stayed away from micking political statements. Pedestrian rei key lombardi said the choice to travel here is about reconciliation. The decision to make a trip to both countries is a strong message for the subsequent reporter final preparations are underway, and kevin dawson won tickets to greet him. Hes a very holy person, a very good person. Reporter president obama and mrs. Obama will be at joint base andrews to personally welcome him. Pope francis has inspired catholics and noncatholics alike. That has resinated, not just with katz licks but people of faith all around the world. Reporter pope francis has a packed schedule in washington. Tomorrow he will meet with
Thats where steve over might met the werery warriors. Reporter you can hear the horseness in their voice. They are running on adrenaline now. A crazy scene at citi field with some fans who were here showing up just to lend their support and i think a lot of them were just still in disbelief that the mets are headed to the world series. The mets are home. And world series run has infused energy into the fan base. I dont think its the same if you win every year. I think you become complacent. You know . But im these fans here, were rabid. Were nuts, you know . Im nuts [ laughter ] lets go mets lets go mets reporter cowbell man, sign guy and the pen man are all staples of mets for years. They waited for the return. I was out all night celebrating with the fans, enjoying the moment, thinking about old times. It was special and emotional. Reporter its a team who knows who has been behind them the whole way. They may have come out of nowhere but they know where theyre going, the world series
To squeeze into his 40 hours on the ground here in washington. Cbs 2s tony aiello continues our coverage here in d. C. He is here in the brooklyn section of washington. Tony. Reporter maurice, they call this part of washington, little rome because there are so many catholic institutions with a presence here including the franciscan friars of the atonement. Their headquarters is in new york but they have a beautiful monastery in washington, d. C. You can see the yellow and white vatican floor adorning the entrance of the monastery. The city is excited. At st. Anthony school in the brookline section of washington, they are ready to get the papal party started. And even made their own pope francis hat. I would say i like him and i would want to talk to him sometime. I would say, i love him and i would say, bring me more toys, please. Reporter he is the pope, [ laughter ] reporter in fact, many here do consider francis something of a living saint. And a great role model as they build chara
Spin around the storm pushing the water on our shores. We have to be on alert. We have to keep our eye on this. The new information we picked up as of 5 00 is better rather than worse. But we keep an eye on this. Thank you. The concern holding the waters back just in case. Workers in one Fairfield County community are hustling to finish up work on a Flood Control project designed to thwart Hurricane Storm surges. Cbs 2s lou young with the story tonight from stamford. Reporter the man on the radio is talking it a diver down in the murky waters of stamford harbor. Its a final push to finish maintenance on a hurricane gate that protects this low lying city on Long Island Sound an area that saw damaging coastal surges in several recent storms. We felt to have this prepared, finished complete before we see any signs of Hurricane Joaquin coming our way. This is our safety net against storm tidal surge. Reporter the gates been here since the late 60s built of engineers after a series of disas
Think its safe to say that this is probably going to be his favorite stop during his whole trip here in new york, to see these children and their faces glowing, just to get this opportunity to meet pope francis. Ive had the opportunity to interview some of these kids that will have the oneonone time with pope francis. It was pretty school. They said he is pretty cool to have a pope that actually has an online social media account. They love reading his tweets. They love trying to get an opportunity to communicate with him. They said that he is the pope that is actually encouraging kids to feel proud of their faith, to get more involved with their spiritual life. And they are really very much inspired by him. They say hes kind of a celebrity, kind of up there with the likes of maybe kobe bryant thats how they look at him. Not just proud of their faith, hazel, but also proud of their heritage, their ancestry, where they came from. Dont hide it, embrace it and nurture it. And be open to o