a short time before emerging again to the public mass here. we should know those paying close attention to papal transportation, feet yachtiat p. this was recently introduced, one in each city, multiple, located not only here but the other parts of his trip, philadelphia and new york. john paul ii really kind of made the popemobile in fashion. there have been, we re told, a number of manufacturers. everything from fiat, cadillac, land rover, mercedes. but right now, the jeep wrangler and the bulletproof glass in the front but open to sides and occasion lil peopally people co leave gifts. we re told what happens to gifts if they re perishable, given to the poor. others end up vatican storage, if you will. lester, i think another interesting point about father serra is that, as george was saying, that he left a life behind. he went out of his comfort zone to try to bring faith to people. that s a message the peep wants to get across. exactly right. that s what he spoke ab
arrived at the white house this morning. the pope gets a version of this welcome ceremony in every country he visits. then, the leader of the free world and the head of the catholic church stood side by side on south line before a crowd of 15,000 the pontiff addressed the crowd in english, one of the few times he will so during this trip. i would like all men and women of this great nation to support efforts of the international community, the vulnerable in our war. the pope said climate change is an urgent problem, which can no longer be left to future generations. and praised the president for his actions to stop global warming. moments after that ceremony, president obama, first lady and pope francis emerged on the balcony of the white house to wave to the crowd. the pontiff received a stirring, final applause from that crowd afterward the president and pope walked through the white house colony, the corridor that connects the main residence to the oval office, where t
leaving jfk international airport not too long ago to board and here at the helipad. he s also flanked by clergy and secret service making sure it is all safe for him to come out of that helicopter and get into the fiat. we watched other an hour ago as pope francis departed washington, d.c. after a packed day in the nation s capital. the plane taking off an hour late. there s the video of him arriving in new york city just moments ago before he boarded the helicopter to make his way to manhattan. a couple of hundred were gathered at the airport to welcome him. his first trip to new york city after another first today, his speech to the joint congress. a short ride to lower manhattan from jfk. beautiful weather for the visit and for the ride which we understand he s not a fan of. he would prefer to travel on the ground, but when you talk about making your way in manhattan from jfk airport, that s a long drive to get to midtown manhattan. this is the expedient way. live pictu
right now at 5:00, pope francis getting ready to land in new york city as he continues making history with his first u.s. visit. this is a live look right now at the tarmac at jfk international airport where pope francis is about to arrive. he took off about 4:25 this evening. the flight s about an hour long. we re expecting him about 5:30-ish. we ll bring it live to you when it happens. and you saw it, a grand sendoff for the holy father from washington, d.c. he left about 40 minutes ago after a busy day in the capital. he offered a message of unity to a divided nation. he also today addressed a joint session of congress where he made history being the first pope to do that. he told lawmakers it s time to work together to solve the world s problems. now he s arriving in new york nipss is a live picture here of st. patrick s cathedral. this will be his very first stop in the big apple. he ll be part of the evening prayers at the cathedral. you can see the many people lini
their cheek. the look on his face, he has such a joy when you see him interacting. that s where you see the broad smile enter his face. when we were in argentina, those who had worked with him told us that when he was archbishop, he was known to be very solemn and then they saw him become pope and they saw these kinds of images. the smile on his face. and they asked him, what is that about? and he told his former colleagues, it s just something i feel now that has come to me as pope. so there you see it leave on your screen in east harlem. he just seems to relish these moments with the youngest. now, we can tell you that he is going to meet with the children here at the school, our lady queen of angels. and he is also going to go to the gym and meet with immigrants who have been assisted by the services of the catholic charities of the arch diocese. that perish school is surrounded by housing projects and it still operates being a shuttered church. and on the doors appare