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Defaulted on our promissory note and now is the time to [ indiscernible ] you remind us that the lords most powerful message is mercy. That means welcoming the stranger with empathy and a truly open heart. [ applause ] from the refugee to flees wartorn lands to the immigrant who leaves home in search of a better life. Later at st. Matthews cathedral he told u. S. Bishops style matters in reaching the faithful, not to use sharp and divisive language and its critical to clean up the sex abuse crisis. We have to hope that such crimes will never repeat themselves. Reporter from there, he had a brief rest at the papal residence before making his way to the National Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for his first mass on american soil. And during the mass, the pope will canonize Junipero Serra. He was a missionary on the west coast of california back in the 1700s. Lets take a look live now inside the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The largest Roman Catholic church in the United States. And inside that church, and among the crowd, is cbs 2s tony aiello. [ applause and cheers ] reporter a joyful noise greeted pope francis as he arrived for the firstever mass he has said on u. S. Soil. [ singing ] reporter a crowd estimated at 25,000 people washed in brilliant sunshine united in faith and in love for the humble holy father. In the name of the father and of the son of the holy ghost. Reporter it was a very trying time in the hours leading up to the mass. Too few security lines and no line dedicated for wheelchair users meant waits of several hours. Once inside, the mood improved. Souvenir shops were packed. Almost everyone went home with something featuring francis smiling face. Smiling faces, cant get any better. Reporter how are you going to react when you see the holy father. Cry. Ill cry. Reporter you love him . I do. Reporter how excited are you . Oh, extremely. Havent slept all week. Reporter what do you think youre going to take away from this mass . Inspiration, um, reflection. Reporter worshippers came from every corner of the continent with a large contingent from california especially excited for the canonization of Junipero Serra, an 18th century franciscan who evangelized california. The basilica is adjacent to the campus of Catholic University of america and thousands of cua students attended including this young woman from yonkers. Definitely something that was a lot of blessings and grace and will bring peace to our campus. One more look inside the mass right now the canonization mass. He is saying mass in spanish. Earlier he was speaking in english at the white house one of four stops on his trip to the u. S. Where he will actually be speaking english but again, the canonization mass taking place right now, his first mass in the United States. We of course will continue to watch that have much more for you coming up from washington in just a few minutes. But lets take it back to new york and kristine, where we understand there was a serious scare at the garden today . And shows how seriously the nypd is taking security back there. Kristine. If i could share a moment with you before we let you go. I did want to talk more about the popes message. I know there was a lot talk about how he would talk about the environment and how we must take care of that but he also touched on some other issues. He sure did. He talked about, um, sexual abuse in the church. He talked about humility. He touched on a lot of things. And it was interesting. We talked with a woman well show you at 6 00 though said this pontiff has talked about these issues all his life about humanity, about religious freedom, and for him to be doing it on the world stage is really a continuation of what he has always done. Its who he is. Its at his core. Its not a performance. This is francis at his core, kristine. He has always made it clear he is not comfortable speaking english. But i thought did he a pretty good job today there at the white house. I would agree. Maurice dubois, thank you. Well check in with you in just a little bit. Back to that scare in midtown this afternoon. Around 3 p. M. , a man approached a Police Officer on east 30th street and handed him a backpack. The officer opened the bag and found what appeared to be a grenade. He threw it into a dumpster and called for help. Buildings were evacuated and the bomb squad examined the device and discovered it was nothing. It was just a toy. On the way back from lunch as we were walking we saw a million cop cars, like, closed down the street. It was scary. With the pope coming too i was, like, calling everyone being, like, um, i hope youre okay in the office. The man who handed over the backpack was briefly detained. He is now released. No charges are expected. That scare shows how police are on high alert in new york and final security preps are under way right now. Cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez live in central park where fences and barricades are going up to get ready for the papal procession. Reporter new york city is like a well oiled machine. Construction crews built this massive 8foot fence overnight. It runs along Central Park West from the 60s to the 80s to help with crowd control on friday through central park. As we heard this security plan is unprecedented and today Police Commissioner bratton went to every, single venue the pope will visit to make sure everything is in place and ready to roll. Whats going on down in washington, d. C. Get a sense of the popes behavior. Reporter today bill bratton did a security sweep inside st. Patricks cathedral even checking possible vulnerabilities at the altar. Bratton is touring all the city venues the pope will visit to ensure Adequate Security measures are in place. Police are already screening visitors. They are checking anyone backpack. Reporter Homeland Security set up a command center across from the cathedral where the proposal will have a Prayer Service thursday. More than 20,000 feet of 8 foothigh steel mesh fencing lines the west side perimeter of central park, where 80,000 ticketed spectators are expected friday. His holiness will also speak before 170 World Leaders during the General Assembly at the united nations. 818 tons of concrete block, 37 miles of barriers and fencing. So its a lot of hardware and a lot of humans. Reporter a doctor and his wife from the philippines have tickets to stand along the popes welcome parade route on fifth avenue tomorrow. Anticipating tight security, they plan to arrive at 1 p. M. Thats about 6 hours, 7 hours wait to get a glimpse of the pope. But it will be worth it. Reporter as you can see, the Police Command center is already in place across the street from central park. There is still no parking allowed on these side streets until friday night. And as you can see behind me, there are tow trucks here ready to haul away any violators. Live on the upper west side, Hazel Sanchez, cbs2 news. If you have tickets for pope francis procession through central park, heres some things that you cannot bring with you. Alcohol, backpacks, chairs, drones, selfie sticks, even flags, posters and signs. For a complete list of all those items and a full guide on how to navigate the city during the popes visit, go to our website, cbsnewyork. Com. And if you plan to attend any of the popes appearances, best to use mass transit to get there. People coming from new jersey might want to consider taking amtrak from newarks penn station. If there is a problem with the rails, amtrak trains get priority over regular new Jersey Transit trains. Right now new Jersey Transit is sticking to its regular schedule but it will have extra trains on standby. Both railroads are preparing in case there are any problems under the hudson. If there is a problem in the tunnels, its about responding as quickly as possible and assuring everybodys safety and comfort. In manhattan, subways are recommended over buses because of street closures. The mta is also adjusting Train Service for the papal visit. The lirr will add trains to and from penn station during offpeak times. Metronorth will stick to a normal schedule tomorrow but on friday, it is adding some trains and canceling others. Everyone is being told to buy their tickets in advance and leave extra time because of the crowds. We have much more coverage of the papal visit ahead this hour. Well show you how local students are getting ready for their big moment with the pontiff. And also taking the popes message to heart, how the Catholic Church has decided to help the city shelters and homeless. Plus we catch up with a girl plucked out of the crowd by Pope John Paul ii in 1979. Why she thinks the pope picked her and how this moment changed her life. Still ahead right here on the news at 5 00 other news of the day, including remembering a legend. If it werent for yogi its like the loss of another age. Tearful fans pay tribute to a yankee great. The special honor that he will get at tonights game. Plus a warning before you ever let loose on yelp. Why one sharp tongued review cost a woman 1,000. Just a Beautiful Day out there although its not really feeling like the first day of fall. Feels more like august. But we are going to talk about the temperatures whether they are rising or falling over the return after the break. Welcome back, everyone, to our live coverage of pope francis historic trip to america. This is a live picture from inside the National Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in washington where he is celebrating his first mass in the United States. It appears they are either about to read the gospel or he is about to deliver his first sermon here in this country. This is a canonization mass for Junipero Serra 18th century missionary who worked in california. So well keep an eye on pope francis there for you as we continue here. About, um, some goings on back in brooklyn. A very, very Excited Group of Young School Students down to the wire rehearsals for a High School Band thats going to play tomorrow when francis arrives at kennedy airport. [ music ] [ new york, new york ] [ music ] you might recognize that song, 43 members of the Xaverian High School jazz band striking up the classic new york, new york the bay ridge school known for its music program. It was selected to play for the pope. They have been rehearsing for nearly 3 hours a day. [ music ] probably one of the biggest performances of my life. Universal language is music. So its good to play for him. [ music ] school has experience in these matters. The jazz band has played for a pope before. It performs at the arrival ceremony for Pope Benedict when visited new york in 2008. Of course, with a different they certainly sound more than ready to go. All right. Thats whats going on here for now. Lets send it back to new york with kristine and another big story today. Yes. As a yankees fan, maurice, i know youre also aware of this. The other big story, the baseball world has lost a legend hall of fame catcher yogi berra. He died last night and in honor of yogi, mayor de blasio ordered all flags to be flown at halfstaff throughout the five boroughs. We have Team Coverage on the passing of the yankee great. Cbs 2s Otis Livingston is here now with more on his remarkable life. He meant so much to so many people. He lived 90 years. The man for all seasons and incredible hall of fame catcher the ultimate winner family man also serviceman. Hal steinbrenner called him a National Treasure saying he has always been a role model and hero that america could look up to. I said i was going to be a ballplayer and i made it. Reporter that, he did. Lawrence peter berra known simply as yogi was born may 12, 1925, in st. Louis to italian immigrants. He got the nickname from a childhood friend who noticed a striking resemblance to an indian snake charmer in a movie with one thing on his mind yogi quit school when he was 15. Owe made his Minor League Debut in 1943 but like others his playing career was interrupted. He served in the navy in world war ii on a gunboat supporting the dday invasion of normandy. I didnt think nothing would happen to me. It was like the 4th of july. I was fortunate to get out of it. Reporter 69 years ago yesterday, september 22, 1946, yogi made his Major League Debut with the new york yankees and he broke into the majors with a bang, homering in his first game. Very warm genuine human being. He made everyone around him feel better and feel important. And, um, his life is just a wonderful example of how to do things the right way. Reporter by the time yogi 1965, he had won 10 world series. Many of his world series records still stand today. A year before his playing career was over, yogi tried his hand at managing. He managed the yankees in 1964 leading them to the world series. His number 8 was retired by the yankees in 1972. He was also inducted into baseballs hall of fame that year. The first thing i should do is thank everybody who made this day necessary. [ laughter ] reporter he managed the yankees in 1984 but after 16 games in 85 he was fired. It was ugly and yogi vowed never to stop foot in Yankee Stadium again. For 14 years he didnt. Enough was enough. They cleared the air. Apology. Its over and behind us. Yogi epitomizes what a man is supposed to be in this live. And, um, i am so grateful that spend so much time with him and, um, were all going to miss him. And beginning tonight in their all important game in toronto, the yankees will wear a patch with the number 8 on their left sleeve. Maybe he can give them a little help. With more heres steve overmyer. Reporter yogi had a way with words. Quotes filled with humor but also wisdom. Come to the fork in the road, take it. Aint over till its over. You listen to it and repeat it over and over. And it makes sense. The character he was off the field overshadowed the accomplishments he had on the field. I mean, he has more world series rings than any player in history. But ultimately what sets yogi berra apart is his relationship with the fans. You think yogi you think of a better day. Brings back memories of that. Seems like that time is going. Im getting older so i get more choked up easier. Excuse me. But you know, the loss of yogi is like a loss of another age. Reporter berra was the class athlete whose lovable personality made him an even bigger star after he left the game. He is worthy of it. He didnt bs anybody. He was what he was. And that was it. Reporter former brooklyn dodger and new york yankee pitcher ralph branca was a close friend for 60 years. He had his own language. The yoeg, you know, its funny, because he, um, one time we were with him, him and his wife, i dont know how it got into the conversation she said, yog, you were born in st. Louis but you lived most of your life in new jersey. And where do you want me to bury you . He said surprise me. [ laughter ] reporter thats yogi, huh . Thats yogi. Steve overmyer. [ laughter ] to bring this full circle the u. S. , he was once asked about having an audience with pope john xxiii. We had a nice little chat. He must read the papers a lot. He said hello, yogi. What did you say . I said hello, pope. Thats yogi berra. I think this is great because we are celebrating his life, wit, charm and personality. Thats im sure the way he would love to be remembered. I was going through a lot of his quotes today and just laughing and its a great way to be remembered as you said. Now i got some tears in my eyes. Lets go to lonnie quinn to check the weather as my mascara starts running, lonnie. Im crying because im laughing. We are all right there with you. My favorite ballplayer of all time im sure like a lot of you out there. And i will say check out the Empire State Building tonight. Its going to be lit up in yankee pinstripes. A lot of clear skies, sunny, 78 degrees as we sneak. You hit 80 degrees today. First day of fall you should be at 74. Really feeling like that crisp air associated with fall. But will it cool down tomorrow . I dont think so. High pressure in control right now. Thats why you have those nice clear skies. You have clear skies again tomorrow. High pressure stays in control but its a different High Pressure. One High Pressure system right on top of it will exit the area. Another High Pressure system down around the Tennessee Valley will come to town say maybe a little bit off to our west for tomorrow bringing kind of a sort of a northerly component to the wind but dont expect that to lower the temperatures. Heres how i see things working out. Pope arrives at jfk at 5 p. M. It will be 77. Nice sky out there. St. Patricks cathedral 6 45, 73 degrees. In between i think you will have a day, you know, with a High Temperature very much like today up to 80 degrees with sunshine. How long does this last . Well talk more later with my extended forecast. Up next here at 5 00, did officers cross the line by breaking down a womans door . Why a search of the womans westchester apartment has the nypd facing some tough questions. On the popes first full day in the United States. Here he is still celebrating his first mass in america. Live pictures from washington, d. C. Stay with us. Live coverage continues. 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Reporter geneva smith says the men at her door last Tuesday Morning said they were nypd with a search warrant. Problem is, she doesnt live in new york city. This is mount vernon. She called her husband at work, opened the door a crack and passed the phone through. I asked the officer for his full name and his shield number. He refused to give it to me. He told me, say, all you need to know is that im a new york city Police Officer and i got a arrest warrant and a search warrant. Reporter smith said he called Mount Vernon Police on another line as the men outside the door forced their way in breaking the security chain in the process. He did knock me down after i wouldnt open the door for him after my husband get off the phone with him and tell them Mount Vernon Police is on the way do not enter the house. Reporter they came in anyway . They did. Did they show you a warrants . No, no, no. No. Reporter by the time Mount Vernon Police arrived the men had finished the search of the place, did not find the person they were looking for, and were gone. Officials here in Westchester County are demanding answers. I dont care who, what Police Department it is, im demanding that they confer with our local Police Department before they invade our residents. This is an incidents that we cannot tolerate and that we will not tolerate and we will be talking to the Police Department of new york city. Reporter it took more than a week for mount vernon to get any answers about this. If we was not a pool of color, um, corrective action would already have been taken. Reporter a spokesman at nypd confirms it was two warrant squad officers in mount vernon last week and that they have now opened an internal affairs were in Westchester County, lou young, cbs 2 news. Still ahead, she calls it a miracle moment. It was a rough time in my life and i think definitely after that i felt blessed. 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And right know youre looking at a live picture of pope francis celebrating holy mass at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in washington, d. C. Good evening, im kristine johnson. Im Maurice Dubois in washington, d. C. We have been watching, um, the papal mass being celebrated right now along with father jim. Welcome to you. Its good to see you. He is the president of Niagra University also spends about 23 years at st. Johns university so a new yorker as far as i can tell, right . Yes. Absolutely. Great to have you with us. So you have been listening to the sermon and we heard the holy father saying, go forth. He said it many times throughout the sermon. In keeping with his sort of message, correct . And what do you think he many of the . I think what he is focusing people is on action. If you think about one thing thats the hallmark of this holy father its the old franciscan saying, preach the gospel with all your power, and use words only when necessary. So his preaching is really seen not only in the proclamation of words but by bold actions and thats whats calling and challenging and inviting us all to do with this and his papacy. I have been struck by the bluntness of and the boldness of the way he has been speak. For example, you were at the white house early this morning which i mean, well get into that in just a second, the sensation, but in what he said, the substance of it, he got right up there and went right at it, immigration, um, you know, religious freedom, um, the environment, he was blunt and bold and thats some hallmark of his papacy. It sure is. I think hes, um, you know, he is not sparing anytime. I think he is really, really focused on, you know, Challenging Church Leaders on challenging the church and challenging leaders in in general in society to say, we have Critical Issues that we have to face. Issues that are around poverty, around care for the earth, issues around living simply and this throwaway culture that we that he often speaks about and how what he spoke about today at the white house and he has repeated consistently is creating a culture of what he calls in spanish [ nonenglish language ] , encounter. And so the engagement of people where all human lives matter, and thats really whats so central to his papacy that no one should be thrown away whether thats the care for the earth, whether thats a policy, an Economic Policy that discards people, whether thats the immigrant or the refugee. So its that culture of encounter of engagement of dialogue of listening that he is really focused on. What about for you being one of 15,000 at the White House South Lawn pope, president , i mean, dignitaries from where everywhere. What was that sensation like . That had to be something. It was amazing. The image that sticks with me was the holy father came in, um, with a fiat. [ laughter ] and so, you know, it is sort of the symbol really matches the rhetoric and the reality. And so we sort of got a great glimpse as he walks as he drove through and was dropped off and waved but thats really for me what stays with me is his real focus on simplicity of life and as a priest as an educator, i know im particularly challenged to say, how am i trying to live simply . And so how do you create that connection between what you consume and the people who produce that . So you really create that ecology of spirit that he has he talks it and walks it. Father jim maher, we appreciate it. Thank you. As we look inside at the canonization mass at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, pope francis is saying his first mass in the United States right now a very special one. Thats all from washington right now. Back to you. Thank you. On this day, before Pope Franciss arrival in new york city, mayor de blasio and Cardinal Dolan announced a new partnership to help the homeless. Cbs 2s Andrea Grymes reports from the bronx. Reporter at st. Anthonys shelter in the bronx, far Ignatius Shinn says they want the homeless men staying here to know they are not alone. We tell them youre here to be loved. Reporter its that kind of personal attention the city hopes to replicate in a new home list program with local clergy called Opening Doors. A smaller more intimate more supportive setting will actually draw people off the streets and to where they can get help. Reporter mayor de blasio says the program will include 500 emergency beds for the homeless. Today he announced the archdiocese of new york has pledged 150 beds in Church Facilities no longer in use. Other faithbased leaders have pledged 300 across the city. They are working on securing the final 50. Its a great honor for the church to partner. Theres nothing were more natural, um, and and good about doing than in feeding the hungry and helping the poor and sheltering the homeless. Reporter the announcement comes on the eve of Pope Franciss visit and after a summer full of headlines about the rise of street homelessness in the city. Opening doors is part of the mayors larger homeless initiative. The specific Program Includes smaller safe havens with social services and mobile staff who will make the rounds to help. But gene rice says he lived on the street for more than a decade is not sure its enough. This is an improvement. But its inadequate. Reporter he says the federal government needs to do more. The city says its going to work aggressively with anyone who comes into this program adding there is no time limit on how long they can stay. In the bronx, Andrea Grymes, cbs 2 news. And the city hopes to have the Opening Doors program up few weeks. Her. She was the reviewer. Which is amazing because theres other reviews that call why one womans words crossed the line and she is paying. In 1962, today in history a space age cartoon called the seemed out of this world. In todays healthwatch, a new study looks at which treatment may be best for couples who have normal fertility test results but still struggle to conceive. Researchers look at couples who received either clomid or another drug called [ non stimulate the ovaries to release eggs but in this study researchers found the second drug led to more twin births and complex pregnancies. Theres a much higher rate of csections, theres more diabetes, more preeclampsia. Clomid produced more live birth rates and researchers also found hormone injections had a higher birth rate as well than the drugs in the study but the rate of twins and triplets was also higher. We continue to watch the popes mass in washington, dc this evening. Less than 24 hours, he will be here in new york. So much to see in the city as you well know. So what would you suggest to the pontiff is a mustsee when he visits new york city for the first time . Emily smith found out. Reporter when the pope comes to manhattan he has a tight schedule that includes st. Patricks cathedral, the u. N. , evening mass at Madison Square garden. And he should take the Roosevelt Island [ indiscernible ] the best view of manhattan. Reporter new yorkers have itineraries of their own places they can only wish the pope could experience. [ inaudible ] popcorn and big soda. He has to see the high line the pope would love that. Reporter we know he is planning a trip to central park. Central park . Thats Something Like Pope Benedict does. High line is pope francis. Holy father, high line. [ laughter ] aha. Big time. Yeah. Times square. Yeah . Yeah. Reporter the pope in times square. That would be an interesting prospect the pope in times square. Are we thinking the wax museum or im thinking like like the where the draw ball is that kind of times square. Taking a tour of new york harbor or Something Like that would be awesome. Reporter a table set up as a shrine to pope francis can be reserved anytime of year. But they have high hopes the pope will do a driveby and stop in. We have a reserve spot for him downstairs. Reporter its unlikely he will just walk in for spaghetti and meatballs but timothy Cardinal Dolan tells us he has a few beloved Tourist Attractions in mind. He wants to see st. Patricks as a man of prayer. He wanted to see 9 11 not just again as a tourist. He wanted to go there to pray. Reporter but with this pope, you never know where he will turn up. Emily smith, cbs 2 news. Other viewer ideas included a jets game or even a mets game. But the popular suggestion was central park. I vote for the high line. Coming up next, very special story about a life changing moment. It is a moment etched in many minds. And we catch up with the little girl chosen from the crowd by Pope John Paul i. Dana tyler is here now with a look at what were working on for cbs 2 news at 6 00. Reporter well have more live coverage of the popes first day in washington. Cbs 2s Maurice Dubois and tony aiello are there. The pope celebrating his first ever mass on u. S. Soil. Also today, a very busy one for pope francis as he blessed many including some like this child face to face. Plus, tonight at 6 00, cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez telling us about security preparations for the popes trip through central park on friday. And one more thing. On long island, trees a continuing saga in one neighborhood. Jennifer mclogan with that. At 6 00. Vo todays the day. More and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about longacting levemir. As my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. Today, im asking about levemir. Vo levemir is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. 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Get medical help right away if you have trouble breathing, sweating, extreme drowsiness, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, dizziness, or confusion. Todays the day to ask about levemir flextouch. Earlier this afternoon, pope francis greeted thousands of faithful at the National Mall at washington known as the peoples pope. He stopped the Security Team three times to bless children and accept gifts. Could you say it is a papal tradition to connect with youth. When pope francis celebrates mass at Madison Square garden friday, he will be the second pope to visit the worlds most famous arena. Ii and that visit had a big impact on thousands in attendance, but one 6yearold girl in particular. She is now 42 years old. And she is talking to cbs 2s dave carlin about that moment and the photo she says changed her life. It was amazing. Reporter she calls this her miracle moment with Pope John Paul ii at Madison Square garden. Captured forever in this iconic photograph. It was 1979, she was 6 years old. In this video you see the pope lift her to the top of the popemobile. He had such a glow. I remember his beautiful eyes. Reporter the instant connection with her bobbing slightly to the music came after a Security Guard got her moms permission to escort the shy little girl to the front row. There was a rough time in my life and i think definitely after that, i felt blessed. Reporter a year before her father donald an nypd detective died of pneumonia. She says this restored hope and strengthened faith for her family. Definitely i believe my father was watching over me. Reporter it stands as one of Madison Square gardens 20 defining moments anticonnick photo here on display on level eight of this landmark place. Also in the display case, her ticket and her rosary. When people go into Madison Square garden, they see you. They see that photograph. What should they know . That even out of rough times good things can happen. Reporter in 1995, in central park, she came face to face with Pope John Paul ii again. Here she is taking part in the offertory procession where she says he recognized her. Who would think they would be able to see a pope twice in their lifetime . Even once it would be amazing so to see him twice unbelievable. Reporter smith says back in the 179 she was wearing the colors of the polish flag and she thinks that might have caught his eye. She was younger her First Encounter with Pope John Paul ii i remember seeing an interview with her mom who said she couldnt believe that she went down into the arena area because she had just lost her father and she was so shy. And she says this turned it around. It brought her out of her shell. So what is she doing, anything special for this visit with francis . Very special. On friday, she will be back at Madison Square garden once again she will be there with her mother. All right. Great story, dave. It was nice to see her now. Yes. Lets check our forecast now with lonnie quinn. I think its safe to say we are going to have sunshine for the popes visit. Very easy to say that. Its going to be a beautiful setup weatherwise. Outside now theres your shot. Looking to the west and you have that glint of the sun. 78 degrees as of right now. The winds not too much of a factor. 70 to the upper 70s. Look at edison at 82 degrees the hot spot on the map a long the shoreline cooler. Belmar 72. Babylon 71. Hamptons 71. Monticello 73. White plains 75. Greenwich, connecticut 73 degrees. Vortex satellite and radar, there. And when kristine is asking me, safe to say sunshine for your day tomorrow. And even after that, yeah, it is. Because we have a double barreled High Pressure system one exits like i talked about earlier in this newscast another one will slide in so we are mild and sunny again tomorrow. Now, i know im always sort of like you know, harping about we need some rain if i got the little asterisk in front of the word if we see any rain in our future. Im not talking tomorrow, okay . Im not talking 24 to 48 hours out. Possibly by the end of the weekend if theres going to be any rain, it would be from a system down off the southeast coast and this low pressure system which has a fair amount of rain to it, all right, could be moving into our area but i just believe those two High Pressures i showed you will be too strong. Well suppress it down to the south but if anything breaks through it would be on your day sunday. So heres how i see things working out. Tomorrow mostly sunny still warm 80 degrees. How much of a threat for any weekend rain . Well, take a peek at it here on my extended forecast. You will find that 80degree reading on thursday. Okay . Town. 75 on friday. Still looking beautiful with a nice sunny sky overhead. Saturday 74. Im going to say theres a slight chance on sunday but thus far, everything i have seen, kristine, as of late, because at first we were hinting at rain for sunday, drier. Its not entirely, you know, um, out of the picture, but its looking better and better for sunday. Sunday a high of 72. That would be near seasonable temperature for what we expect this time of the year. Happy first day of fall. And to you. A little warm out there for the first day of fall but a pretty day. Thank you. You have probably been tagged in an unflattering photo of two on social media maybe on facebook or even instagram. Meanwhile the friend who posted the picture looks fabulous have you just been the victim of the latest social media trend . Theres times when my friends look great and ill have my eyes shut or will have like a bad angle and they will post it anyway and ill untag myself because it looks horrible. And so rude. At 11 00, the selfish selfie and how its the beginning of a bigger problem tonight before the the late show with stephen colbert. Coming up, a story that may make you think twice about what you write on yelp. Why a judge fined this woman about what she had to say about a business on a website. Coming up at 6 00. The search for whoever stole vatican flags from a midtown visit. Tt0w tx ho 4 b34 tt0w tx ho el h4x tt0w tx ho ed n6< tt0w tx ho 8h. H tt0w tx ho kzh3< tt0w tx ho nhfn0 tt0w tx ho 0phx tt0w tx ho shh[h [ female announcer ] Business Travel isnt just about the going. Its also about the going home. And being connected all along the way. Whether youre working or recharging, do Business Travel on your terms. A woman on Staten Island slapped with a fine for a review on yelp. Cbs 2s elise finch explains what happened. Which is amazing. Reporter emily is not a happy customer. In february, she hired mr. Sandless of Staten Island to refinish her Hardwood Floors without traditional sanding and the use of polyurethane. Instead of the acrylic coating she was promised she got dull discolored floors. After failing to resolve the owner, she filed a lawsuit and complained about him and his company on the internet. I went on yelp and i said, um, beware. Do not use matt garner, mr. Sandless. That he is a scam. He is a liar. Reporter gardner responded with a lawsuit of his own. I believe anybody can say anything they want about a company thats true. Where she went too far is when she attacked me personally. Reporter a judge determined that fanellis repeated use of the terms scam, liar, con artist and robs on yelp and other internet review sites constituted defamation not protected speech. She ordered her to pay 1,000 in damages. I dont care what he does. He is not getting his thousand dollars. So you know what . The judge can give it to him. Yelp could have flagged it. If yelp did not protect it, then yelp allows it so why should i be in trouble . I should have a lawsuit against yelp and all the companies that allow reviews online. Reporter in a statement a spokesman for yelp says we frequently find a better course of action rather than suing your customers is publicly responding to a critical review in the same forum. Since that didnt happen, fanelli says she will appeal the judges decision. On Staten Island, elise finch, cbs 2 news. People we spoke to about this decision says the case will certainly make them think twice before posting a review online. Thats our 5 00 report today. I will see you later at 11 00. The news at 6 00 starts right now. More than 25,000 people gathered to pray with the pope in washington youre looking at live pictures from a special outdoor canonization mass with pope francis. Also, a warm welcome. Thousands giving the pope rock of the nations capital. Plus if you come to the fork in a road, take it. A man of many unusual words. Today reremember yankees hall of fame catcher yogi berra the baseball great dead at age 90. Good evening, im dana tyler. We are about 23 hours away from the popes first visit to new york. But right now, pope francis is celebrating mass and a historic canonization ceremony in washington. Heres another live look at him at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. This of course the pontiffs first mass in the United States during which he declared an 18th century franciscan a saint. Earlier today thousands lining the streets in washington as the holy father rode past in the popemobile. He blessed and kissed children along the way. We have live Team Coverage. Cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez in central park with preparations for fridays procession there. Tony aiello and Maurice Dubois live in washington