First lady greeted the pope as he arrived. He is the leader of the Roman Catholic church with an estimated 69 million followers right here in the United States. Good evening everyone im heather holmes. And im frank somerville. Pope francis has a packed schedule in the United States. They say he immediately rolled down the windows so that those in the crowd could easily see him. The pope is in the United States until sunday. We begin his historic visit with rich edson. Good evening from poverty to Climate Change and religious freedom, pope francis is bringing his message to dc and the United States. Hes only been here a few hours though hes already seen large crowd. Hes here. For the first time pope francis is in the United States. Landing this afternoon at joint base andrus near washington, d. C. Where the president greeted him. Hes very happy to be here now. And he received a very good welcome from the president and the president ial family. Reporter now after the welcome, 18 addresse
As tragic as this. Its just something that happens in the blink of an eye. And the rest of us are left to deal with it. So yeah its going to be hard road. One of bakers friends talked to us while not showing his face. Kathie was a good person. She came to the lab about 15 years ago. Reporter the crash happened when the 80yearold driver was just trying to park her suv. She inadvertently hit the gas pedal instead of the break. Its called pedal confusion. She ran through the front doors of the gym through the entire gym 70 feet then she crashed into a classroom wall. Reporter kathie baker was chief financial at the national laboratory. Bakers friend also works at the lab. Very well liked by the people that work for above and below. Thats a rare commodity when you find somebody thats liked from all sides. Reporter you can see theres a crew boarding up those glass windows that were broken. Its unclear when the gym is going to be reopened. They did order the woman no longer to drive and they
Out at night to feed the hungry. On thursday he will address a joint session of congress. The first pope ever to do so. Live in washington, d. C. , im tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. Tara, thank you very much. Students and staff at st. Marys college in moraga rang the schools historic bronze bell at 1 00 p. M. To mark the popes arrival. Several other catholic churches around the country also rang their bells in honor of the popes visit. You heard tara mention it a few moments ago. The pope will cannonnize father serra. Father serra is buried at the carmel. The ceremony begins at 1 00 p. M. And will be broadcast on a jumbotrom. As many as 400 people are expected to be there. The little that i know hes done a lot of great work putting the missions together. And in order to be a saint you also have to do a miracle. So there must have been some miracle so hes not just an ordinary man. Reporter the ceremony is also expected to draw protesters from people who say father serra interfered
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