Will be made. Right now on fox 29, final security measures for the popes visit to philadelphia are in place. Skyfox live over the ben franklin bridge this is now closed to vehicles until monday. Thousands of visitors will walk across it tomorrow to papal events. Looking live outside our studios in at fourth and market in old city. The fences are up, security perimeter in place around Independence Mall area and of course a huge security net crisscrosses the ben franklin parkway tonight and the setup looks amazing. It is just a massive undertaki undertaking. Philadelphias ready for the arrival of pope francis first thing in the morning. You can feel the excitement tonight. Good evening to you, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Its incredible time to be in philadelphia after months of preparation. Its time to welcome pope francis. Yes, but everybody wants to know what the weather will be like a little fly in the ointment fox 29s chief meteorologist Scott Williams here. How is it looking, scot
Heres live look right now at the popes mass in washington, d. C. Underway right now. Pope franciscan nonniesing father Junipera Serra a spanish born francis cant can friar known for starting nine Spanish Missions in california in the 1700s. Just a joyful seen moments ago as pope francis road through our Nations Capital waving to the adoring on lookers. Good evening, thank you so much for joining us, im lucy noland. Im iain page. If the crowds in washington, d. C. Today are any indication of what to expect this weekend its going to be an exciting time. Fox 29s bruce gordon is live in our nations cap to capitol tonight. Bruce youve been there since the pope touched down on unfortunately s soil yesterday. Reporter yeah, it has been an exhilarating and i must say up lifting day in washington and we can only hope this is but a prelude to the excitement that lies ahead for philadelphians. Francis showed why hes call the peoples pope mere seconds after making his first appearance of the day.
Good evening, im iain page. You can feel the excitement is about to boil over in the city. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live in old city tonight. Chris . Reporter excitement is putting it lightly, iain. It is building with every hour as we go to pope francis arrival here to philadelphia. Ive been all over this city in the Center City Area over the past week, i tell you it is building. This town is absolutely electr electric. And its been that way and its building with more people coming to about a half hour ago the steer secure vehicle area is now in effect. The hard work is over now, folks. Time to have some fun. One of the final steps of this massive security effort the biggest this city has ever seen and now its time to exhale its been a long and arduous process getting the world meeting of families the year long plus in the planning stages now. Just 11 hours away till the holy father touches down in philadelphia. We caught up with several out and about tonight, and we asked what this
Proficiency mark, its very difficult for states. They have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber . Why are our kids not performing well . Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan this christmas brought all the traditional celebrations of the day, but along with them, new calls for an end to suffering. The most ardent of those appeals came from the vatican. The crowds who filled st. Peters square heard a ho
Difficult for states. They have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber . Why are our kids not performing well . Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan this christmas brought all the traditional celebrations of the day, but along with them, new calls for an end to suffering. The most ardent of those appeals came from the vatican. The crowds who filled st. Peters square heard a holiday lament from pope fran