The Upper East Side townhouse will be as protected as the white house, perhaps more so. The mayor said the city is ready. A lot of measures you will see and a lot of measures you wont see. That means things are being done right. I feel very good about where we stand right now. If there was any nervousness about security the mayor wasnt showing it and neither was the Police Commissioner who said there is no credible threat against the pope. He was asked if if unprecedented amount of resources going into protecting the pontiff will leave some recently crime precincts without patrol. The popes visit will not interfere with any of the coverage we have in our various precincts. While only in the city for about 40 hours the pope will be on the move from the World Trade Center memorial to a Catholic School in east harlem to a 12 block ride through central park any time the pontiff could go off strip and cross security barriers and wading into a sea of people. Whatever he chooses to do we will
Pope francis made history again wednesday, canonizing a saint for the first time on u. S. Soil. [ speaking Foreign Language ] the pope elevated missionary Junipero Serra to sainthood. And a mass celebrated in spanish at the National Shrine of the immaculate conception, 25,000 people gathered. His words, impacting many. Im not catholic but i do love the message of mercy. Reporter he is a christian minister and listening closely to the holy fathers every word. Hes someone that brings a fresh new perspective to something that was taught a long time ago. Reporter the pope, delighted crowds all day. My heart is still beating from seeing the pope. Reporter writing down constitution riding down constitution avenue while bodyguards lifted up children tubelessed. This little girl 5yearold sophie cruz handed the pope message about immigration. All immigrants just like my dad see this country. Reporter earlier at the called on catholics and the country to take care of the poor and the planet. Cli
Welcome, and thank you. The pope delivers prayer and politics. In a few hours, francis will be the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress. Crews broke civil lines of people and she handed him a letter asking her to protect her parents undocumented workers from mexico. 310 people are dead after a major stampede in the holy city of mecca. Ive had great relationships with the people at fox but i dont think they are treating me fairly. Donald trump said in a tweet i wont be doing any more fox shows. Trump is going after clinton. Since 2008 she was the original birther a neighborhood in maryland rocked by massive explosion, homes totally destroyed or badly damaged. Like a big bomb was under me. Whoa president xi jinping promised to open Chinese Markets today. An intersection a driver recorded a small plane making an Emergency Landing. Are you kidding me . All that. The copyright battle over happy birthday is over. You no longer have to celebrate my nephews birthday by singin
Third, instead. Expect major detours and allow more time getting around on dnes y, thuday and friday. Were live outside of st. Pats tonight, andrew siff. Thank you. A little more on the detail that andrew was talking about with all the closures. Many street closuresw, as he was saying as the pope travels around the city. Heres what you need to prepare for. Thursday evening the area around st. Patricks cathedral will be completely blocked off as the pope holds evening prayer. You can also expect the Upper East Side and friday morning prepare for road blocks around the united nations. The pope is going to be speaking there. Then around 11 30 he willdend time at the 9 11 memorial. At 4 00, the pope wilbol travel up to our lady queen of angels and traveling in e motorcade t rough central park. If you have any plans to be in thlat area, prepare for road blocks. At 6 00 friday night the pope will end the day with mass at Madison Square garden. We want to let you know whats going on so youre
This is the most important person for us. For all catholic person. Now, pope francis celebrated mass earlier in the day in holguin. According to the vatican, 700,000 people turned out for that mass. They sat in the blagz sun and High Temperatures to worship. Cuban president raul castro was there. He did get a personal greeting from pope francis when the mass was over. This is the town, after all, where he and fidel castro were born. The pope is expected to meet with bishops and that is a municipality in santiago. We are told there will be a prayer at the shrine of our lady of charity. Our lady of charity is the patroness of cuba and is a busy, busy day for pope francis in santiago de cuba. He will be going on until this ening and well bring that to you. Chuck . Darlene, what kind of reactions are you getting from cubans in havana about the popes visit . Absolutely. I can tell you that every Single Person we talked to thats all theyre talking about here in cuba. This is a country that u