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
Many people dont seem to mind. This warm december has many people trading in their sweaters for tshirts. In soho plenty of folks spent the day dining outside or taking the dog for a walk. How long will the warmth last . Meteorologist jeff smith is here with the answer and the forecast. We obliterated records in parts of the area. Central parks old record was 64 set in 1923. Got up to 67 this afternoon. Records at newark and islip, a pair of 68s. Bridgeport 61. Those werent the warmest locations. Morristown, 72. 73 for belmar and toms river. It was cooler well off to the north and east and we were advertising that, the backdoor cold front slipping in from the north and east cooling off places like montauk and poughkeepsie. Cooling off in the 50s there. The front moved through cooling us down to 58 agrees. The time of the year. 50 at monticello. You are sitting pretty at 61 at toms river. We are going down to 54 overnight. Rob, you were asking me how long it will last . At least into the
In a different way. Not only carrying the pope, but well also carry the message hes bringing to the city of new york. Reporter the Port Authority bus terminal will also be coordinated here at central command. For the Port Authority, a massive undertaking and the mission of a lifetime. It was a great opportunity, a great achievement. But were not there yet. Weve got to get him in and out safely and successfullyt reporter in t command center, mark santia, new york. Follow mark on twitter for all the details. Count on us for everything you need to know about the papal visit. Find out what you can and cant bring to the popes events around new york city from selfie its all on nbc4. Com pope. And we tangle the problem of homelessness in one city neighborhood. Who governor Chris Christie is telling to slim down or else. Lester holt is in washington with a look at what hes working on for 6 30. On nbc nightly news, well talk about the popes first visit to america. And well talk to ann toch son
In santiago. He boards a plane. He leaves cuba and he heads to washington, d. C. Reporting live from havana, Darlene Rodriguez. Today in new york. Michael, back to you. Well see you again at 6 00. We look forward to that. Thanks again. 5 04. Today we expect to learn more specifics about how the popes visit will disrupt traffic around the city. Barricades are up. Theyve been up for a while. Today in new yorks Katherine Creag on the Upper East Side. Thats where the pope will be staying. Kat . For two nights down the street on east 72nd. More concrete barriers. Were seek parking restrictions. For example, these no parking signs have been placed. They dont allow parking starting overnight until saturday, 8 00 in the evening during the popes visit drivers should expect dozens of street closures on the Upper East Side, Lower Manhattan, mid town, east and west side. Bus lines will be rerouted like the m 72 and m 15. Taking the sunday ways might be the best. The postal service, ups, other Deli
And ran into the subway station. Reporter subways in tribeca closed off as police searched. Its possible the suspect slipped his handcuffs while in the vehicle. The chief of Department Says thats not an excuse. They opened the door and he bolted. So it was carelessness on the part of our cops. Reporter he was captured at a Halfway House in brooklyn, his escape the sixth time a prisoner has broken out of nypd custody since june. Bratton insisting it is not a training issue but recognizes it is a problem that needs to be fixed. Needless to say that i am not pleased, nor is any of the leadership in this department pleased. Reporter again, the suspect recaptured in brooklyn faces charges of petty larceny and escape. The officers identified as a nine year veteran of the force and a five year veteran of the force, suspended without pay through the new year for at least 30 days. Back to you. Steve thank you. The man who made headlines after 5,000 percent has resigned. He made the announcement