holy father invoke philadelphia st. katherine drexel the turn of the century heiress who had a faithful meeting with pope leo the 13th about the poor the. >> pope, he was a very wise po pope, asked her pointedly, what about you? what are you going to do? those words changed catherine's life because there mined her that in the end every christian man and woman by virtue of baptism has received a mission. >> reporter: pope francis call on the church to do the same and harnessed the energy of the young. >> how many young people in our parishes and schools have the same high ideals, generosity of spirit and love for christ and the church? i ask you, do we challenge them? >> reporter: he also made special mention of women. >> in a particular way, it means valuing the immense contribution which women lay and religious have made and continue to make. >> reporter: as the pontiff finished his homily the sanctuary rang with applause. a gift from philadelphia back to the holy father. just as the mass was closing archbishop charles chaput made the a joke that philadelphia might consider a name change. >> this is city that would change its name to francisville today. (laughter). (applause). >> reporter: then his mass en ended pope francis paused to give blessings to the young and the disable living the words he himself had just spoken. with the pope in philadelphia, pat chiarocchi, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> with a visit like this a major part of it all has been the amazing security measures that have been put in place. >> that's right. if you were in center city today like we were and our cameras were, you would have seen all of the security measures that have been put in place. those who were entering the secure perimeter passed through airport style security checkpoints complete with metal detectors and for most people it really was smooth sailing and the lines weren't that long. >> they're not that bad. we don't mind waiting. i think there's a higher purpose than when you have that higher purpose you dope mind waiting hours upon hours. right now it's not bad at all. >> the lines are expected again tomorrow ahead of the papal mass on the parkway. so keep that in mine as well. now by rail or by foot a lot people were traveling here and traveling across the river to get here. the ben franklin bridge the unprecedented move of closing that to vehicular traffic an lot of people walking across it. >> they were hoofing it they got who are and some shared their spiritual journey with new jersey reporter cleve bryan. ♪ >> reporter: hill grips passing through camden today traveling from places near. >> we live right down the road who are. >> reporter: and far. >> i came from guam guam. >> the name of my country is right here. a small beautiful country full of joy and the love of god. report roar checking in at the base of the now closed ben franklin bridge interpret agreed greeted with bottle of water, t shirts, and some gospel tracks to ponder. >> it's a great opportunity. i've, i believe it's a mile and a half to get on the other side of the bridge. give them something to read. they can learn what the scriptures say about eternity. >> for this woman it's a work of confirming failing. >> i have to do with my body tells me to do. i'm going to meet jesus. >> reporter: other others wondeg if the spiritual experience awaits. >> i hear about a lot about the buzz. >> i'm a spiritual person. i haven't to church in awhile. don't tell anybody. >> too young to understand what's going on but i hope that at least the people there will give them a sense of, you know, how great of an experience this is. >> reporter: some began the experience a long bus ride like these students from michigan. >> whoo! >> part of that experience of the hope and the energy and the love that i feel pope francis bring and inspires all of us to do. >> that inspiration manifests in something most of could you say never have imagined an international worship service on the ben franklin bridge. ♪ >> we love him. and he's promoting peace, mercy. >> reporter: it's called the gateway to the pope and all officials estimate that about 15,000 people took patco another 2,000 or more walk across the bridge saturday. they anticipate even more on sunday. in cam, cleve bryan cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> throughout this very special day, we have seen so so many heart warming and very special stories. >> yes, we have. we want to take you back inside the basilica for one of those special moments. zune after pope fran enter the the bass beas he gave a blessing to a family member of our cbs3 family. you can see the pope walking through the church blessing connell harvey he balanced leukemia and beat the odds. that sweet sweet face there. >> this day did have a particular impact on first responders and people that had to navigate the travel restrictions interpret dealing with life-saving organ transplants. >> right now stephanie stahl shows how they work around the extensive travel restrictions. there were a lot. >> reporter: two members of the hahnemann hospital transplant team after an eight eight-hour liver transplant for a patient whose been waiting for over year. >> he actually received that transplant while the pope was leading services just down the block report roar during the pope' first day of philadelphia the gift of live program coordinated seven donation that could result in dozens of transplants still being allocated. wine stock says it's been easier than usual. >> i believe that this is a truly giving community and whether it's tied to pope francis, what i do hope is that he will continue to inspire people. >> reporter: this is gift of life's transplant information center where all the donations are being coordinated. with extensive traffic restrictions driving is impossible so helicopters and ambulances were used to transport patients and organs to a variety of hospitals where several transplants were performed. >> how difficult has this been to coordinate given all of the restrictions in philadelphia right now? >> that's the advantage of great plans. >> reporter: with 6,000 people waiting for transplants locally and never having enough donors it of life operates a round the clock managing even of the pope related travel restrictions. >> a lot of people have been sleeping in house ready to do the transplant. >> david wright says it's been challenging but the pope is an inspiration to everyone. >> great day for lot of people. blessed day for lost people. >> even the new jersey state police got involved he is coring a transplant parent over the ben franklin bridge to jefferson hospital. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> when you think about transportation and pope francis we've seen him in that black fiat all over the place. we've seen him in the pope mobile all over the place. >> let's it to the air. what about the cockpit? let's take through. still ahead the birds eye view during his flight to philadelphia. >> and the stars came out to celebrate pope francis and the festival of families. we will have highlights from the night when "eyewitness news" continues. ♪ yoplait greek 100. for when you just can't make it without a protein-packed, thick and creamy, power-me-up-with-something filling taste-bud-loving, satisfaction by the spoonful, deliciously fruity, dinner feels a million years away, grab and go, let's take on the world with 100 calories, snack yoplait greek 100. there are hundreds of reasons to snack on it. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. ♪ back now on "eyewitness news", and a change is a coming. the stage is being transformed right now as we speak. you are looking life getting ready for the papal mass set for 10:00 o'clock tomorrow. the parkway is quite right not but earlier tonight it was the back drop by perform maps by musician, actors and comedians. aretha franklin was on stage. >> um-hmm. >> the queen of soul really did her thing. >> ♪ >> the queen of soul performing a stirring rendition of amazing grace. franklin said she wanted to sing that song because it's universal and that it's loved and appreciated by all of her fans. ♪ >> come on pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware, you know that, philadelphia's own sister sledge was another one of the big musical guests tonight perfor performing their legendary hit "we are family" with a fitting choice for the world meeting of families and the theme the family fully alive. >> you were dancing to that one. >> you were, too. come on. >> listen, we double teamed it. (laughter). >> tonight's festival was emceed by mark wahlberg he credits his kathy lick faith with helping him after a up bringing. and also comedian jim gaff if you began. the weather was absolutely perfect. a nip in the air. curious what it will be like tomorrow. right now it's comfortable but a tad cool. >> kate bilo nice fall night out here. >> not too bad. definitely have that little autumn nip in the air for sure. few goose bumps 28 floors up high above the parkway some of the best views tonight fireworks and of course we saw the pope come around logan circle in the pope mobile we were watching from above very very cool night. just pack with people on the parkway. everyone had sweaters and jackets but they didn't have their umbrellas today. they listen you didn't need them today it look like you probably won't need them tomorrow either. let's take look what's going on take you first and for most to scan three showing that coastal low. yesterday it look threaten dag in the so much. just a few showers rotating around the back edge of that low. mainly well off to the south and to the west right now. so in the meantime with skies partly cloudy at the moment temperatures have been dropping. we're looking at 50s all across the region only 55 in hamilton, new jersey, 56 in royersford at pope john paul hoy school. future wind gusts winds stay strong through sunday many 11am winds around 20 to 25 miles per hour. depending on where you are. strongest down the shore. that continues until 6:00 p.m. so it will be bries see during the time of the papal mass. 7:00 p.m. still with winds 15 to 25 miles per hour and that will continue until monday the winds die down a bit and pick back up later none might. future weather showing the clouds rolling that. through the day just clouds an few breaks of sun most of the showers miss us through the day sunday. during the mass it's looking mostly cloudy then maybe a few breaks much look at 11:00 p.m. during the time of the eclipse a few break in the cloud cover could allow to us get a glimpse or two of a eclipse. more showers around during the day on monday. overnight tonight mostly cloudy, cool and breezy, 59 degrees. and as we head into your sunday, clouds, some sun, lot like today actually with just a chance for sprinkle empty afternoon the high 74. planning out your papal visit forecast for tomorrow, again, we're looking at 67 at 9am and in the 70s just spotty sprinkle possible. a hood should do you just fine. i don't think you need the full rain gear attended down to the parkway for the mass. "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast clouds hang on monday and tuesday the sun comes back but chilly by the end of the week. bring a sweatshirt. you can leave the full rain at home. showers tomorrow should main the stay away. back to the studio where lesley has a preview of the eagles game. hey, lesley. >> kate, finally tomorrow the eagles get a chance to redeem themselves. it's the moment they've been waiting for since they walk off the field following that cowboys game. the jets at the meadowlands. i'll have preview for y >> eagles getting ready to take on the jets tomorrow afternoon. the birds all-time record again the jets nine and zero but so far the season the jets undefeated and the eagles have yet to win game. so now it's up to the birds to get back on track against a very tough new york defense. >> the jets will be tough test for the eagles. they're team force add league high 10 turnovers in two games an loud the league low 17 points. going into sunday, what's the mind set? >> we can't back down. we can lose confidence in what we're doing or what our system is. i think we all still believe in it. >> we not doing nothing different just continuing to work and this weekend we just going see the ball bounce our way. >> key to beating the jets this sunday blocking better in the run game and creating actual holes. the ground game has been bad the first two week of the season a total of 70 yards. the worst in the league. >> yeah, i mean, you need to continue to kind of get a string a couple first downs together to stay on the feel. when do you that, you know, that's kind of a by product of getting able to starting to fa fast. kind of like you're in car and you only can go so far because the stop light 20 yards down the road. you can't stick your foot on the gas and go 60 miles an hour because you'll have stop real quick. >> college football san diego state visiting penn state. lions score first. hackenberg finds barclay with great effort here for 22-yard score, seven to zero penn state. fourth quarter penn state defense cupping up big. sack, fumble, johnson picks it up. check him out. runs 71 yards for the score. so penn state wins this one, 3 37-21. delaware taking on north carolina this one started out great for the blue hens they hung in there for a while. thomas jefferson with one of his 2td runs here to cut that lead to six but all downhill from there. north carolina would handle all the scoring from there on out. they within 41-14. with a loss today the phillies would have to win five of their last seven games to avoid the first 100 loss season since 1961. well the phillies able to tie it up in the eighth. brian, with a double to deep centerfield. darrin ruf will come around to score. that is going to tight game at one. in the 12th inning, bryce harper closing in on that mvp award walk off double to deep right feel. nationals win this one, two-one. we'll be right because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. weekend appointments are now available here. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. ♪ the beautiful ben franklin parkway all lit up for a historic week neaped philadelphia pope francis is now resting for the night at the saint karl borromeo seminary there's still so much excitement in the air here in the city. so many people just so very happy in philly feeling good about seeing the pope. >> that's right. we're all flying high with excitement. >> no doubt. >> pope francis could be included in that. >> without question. >> take look at this video right here. it's from vatican tv pope francis grabbed a seat in the cockpit of his plane shepherd on the way from new york to philadelphia this morning this is only about an hour long flight. not long one of the pilots will manage to squeeze in joke edit flying automatically so he didn't have to do so much work. >> right. >> they had a nice time there. >> we'll be right back. >> great shot. ♪ baby! mom! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff. good idea. it's off. mom? oh my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to do something? i am doing something. leave slow downloads behind. it's good to be back. the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest internet available for all your devices. get out of the past. get fios.

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