As a jesuit study. He has never been to this country and he is going to get a huge taste of it not only here but as we know, up to the big apple and philadelphia over the weekend where the largest crowds will be, lots of families coming in. Those are the more openmass events that really are shutting down the city of brotherly love. He was born in argentina and served as the archbishop of buenos aires. Pope francis is the first pope, first priest to become pope after a pope has retired. Benedict, something no one was expecting. Chris, we understand youre seeing Vice President biden and mrs. Biden, is that right . Reporter yes, theyre at the front of the line. We see Vice President biden, his wife, jill, and the catholic delegation. You mentioned Cardinal Donald wuerl, cardinal mckprrkscarrick. See the military procession as well on the red carpet awaiting president obamas arrival here on the tarmac. Were beginning to see people get off the plane on the back, looks like some of the trave
Other was in a car. One person ended up dead. The other drove away. Police say just before 12 30 this afternoon a man walking in this new Residential Community in Montgomery County right here in this intersection of sweet spire drive and little seneca parkway was hit and killed by a car. They say the driver of the car took off. A short time later Police Received a call on amber ridge circle and the person at that residence stated the driver was there. Reporter then police were there questioning the driver investigating the car. When a hit and run happens, at least have the decency of a human to stop your car and check if the person is okay or not. Reporter Police Say Driver might have actually known the victim at the scene while Montgomery County polices accident reconstruction unit figured out what happened and how, their major crime detective looked into a possible motive. Because this is a really new neighborhood and its really messed up to see this kind of act going on. Reporter th
To answer his call to serve. Nightly news begins right now. Pope francis in america. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from philadelphia. Good evening. Within the next hour or so, pope francis is expected to board a plane and fly back to rome. His extraordinary sixday threecity journey to america concluding with a huge outdoor mass that wrapped up a short time ago here on Philadelphias Benjamin Franklin parkway. The pageantry of the moment in sharp contrast to a painful meeting the pope had earlier today in which he sat down with victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and others in positions of trust, expressing to them his pain and shame, with victims advocate groups urging the pope to follow up his kind words with action. Anne thompson starts us off tonight. Reporter philadelphia reveling in the francis effect. At the popes final day of his firstever trip to the u. S. , a mixture of the joy of faith and the still painful business of the church. Fra
Meetings were supposed to be secret but there were still some leaks coming out. It was march 7th when the archbishop of buenos aries got up to speak. He said there are four or five things that are needed in the church right now. Spoke with his normal, humble small voice. And he said, the first thing is we need a church that proclaims j joy. Were in a lot of sadness and cries and we need the message of joy. We need a church thats not afraid to go out. He said when the church is stuck inside herself, shes like a smelly room, a woman thats bent over in the scriptures and she cant get up. And cardinal broggolio says sometimes we catholics think we see jesus at the door knocking and trying to get in and were the ones who are supposed to open it. Sometimes jesus is the one inside and we need to let him out. Joy, the new hope should be a minister and bringer of joy. I can tell you when many cardinals came out of that friday session, i saw them later in the evening. How did the meetings go . W
Touch. He, like, encourages us all, like, rich and poor and everyone, just to be together as brothers and sisters. Were following the pope through philadelphia to Independence Hall. Hello and welcome our viewers here in the u. S. And around the world. Im Fredricka Whitfield. Today the city of brotherly love welcomes the pope, from mass this morning at the basilica, his speech on immigration, later on today at Independence Hall, to his evening prayer service. All of this expected to draw more than 1 million people. Cnn is covering his visit like no other network. Our Anderson Cooper and Christiane Amanpour are in philadelphia for the final leg of the popes historic visit. Anderson, christiane and company, hello to you. Good afternoon, fredricka. What a day here in philadelphia. Pope francis spending his final full day on american soil in philadelphia, the city where american democracy and independence, of course, were born. And for hours, thousands of people have been lining, for some 1