And today hes taking by storm a city that is anything but. Good evening at 11 00. Im bill ritter. And im sade baderinwa. Right now pope francis is resting up for a very big day tomorrow. This is a live look at the papal nuncio residence just off central park where the pope is staying. Its been a big day for the pontiff. In the span of 12 hours the 78yearold pope gave a historic speech, flew to jfk, then in to the popemobile welcomed by thousands on 5th avenue in midtown. Finally, a packed Prayer Service at st. Pats. Tomorrow just as busy. We have three reports. We begin with the popes big welcome in new york. Jim dolan in midtown. Saw him smile with little children and laugh out loud with total strangers. Pope francis is of course the worlds enjoying his new york flock tonight. 78yearold pope francis arrived in new york for the first time today and from his first steps showed the common touch with the uncommon power thats marked his papacy, a humble blessing of the children gathered on
As always were online 24 7 on our Nightline Facebook page thanks for watching and good and on the third day, he arrived. Tonight the beginning excited more than just catholics. Tomorrow a full day of events and a security lockdown like this city has never seen before. Hes a humble and simple man and today hes taking by storm a city that is anything but. Good evening at 11 00. Im bill ritter. And im sade baderinwa. Right now pope francis is resting up for a very big day tomorrow. This is a live look at the papal nuncio residence just off central park where the pope is staying. Its been a big day for the pontiff. In the span of 12 hours the 78yearold pope gave a historic speech, flew to jfk, then in to the popemobile welcomed by thousands on 5th avenue in midtown. Finally, a packed Prayer Service at st. Pats. Tomorrow just as busy. We have three reports. We begin with the popes big welcome in new york. Jim dolan in midtown. Children and laugh out loud with total strangers. Pope francis i
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
Tomorrow night. Thousands of federal, state and nypd officers in patrol, in the sky, on the ground, working together to protect the pope. The nypd says theres no credible or specific threat against the pope or the city. Something else you can see here, a lot of buses, a lot of trafficp in 24 hours, youre not going to see that. All of this will be blocked off to make way for pope francis. Were live at st. Pats, marc santia, news 4 new york. All the security will create some inconveniences for new yorkers. Many will have problems getting their kids to school. More from midtown. Reporter chuck, ps116 right behind me was closed today for yom kippur. For the city, friday is going to be tough. Youll have to make it happen. The schools are open. The excitement of the pope and new york city will also mean headaches, especially for theyll be open and friday is looking rough. Its going to be hectic, its going to be crazy. Reporter jennifer and manny live just a few blocks from our ladies queen o
Reporter Danielle Meitiv has changed nothing despite a ruling from Child Protective Services citing her and her husband with unsubstantiated neglect. I think at first it was kind of shock and numb. Then as it sunk in it was really upsetting. I turned to my husband and i said i cant believe they really thought we did something wrong. And frankly i started to cry. Reporter the meitivs allowed their children to walk neighborhood streets and to the local park together but with no adult supervision. Theres no neglect anywhere here. And the fact they couldnt say oh, nothing to see here folks everything is fine, and instead theres some judgment in a file somewhere that were negligent parents. Reporter its a style of parenting they call free range and essential for raising independent children. Learning to take little risks like the risk of Walking Around the block without an adult is just part of natural child developments. And i absolutely disagree that my kids are too young to do it. Report