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New york city to st. patricks cathedral, where were sitting now in front of the cathedral. thats just today. and then tomorrow, we were speaking with governor pataki earlier about ground zero, the ceremony that will happen there and of course a mass at madison square garden friday night, central park also involved. its going to be quite a trip in new york. of course another city, philadelphia, over the weekend, where the pope will most likely see millions and millions of people. this pope does s...

Important project to them, $175 million. and st. patricks has never looked better. they got it done just in the nick of time. thats who will welcome him. then he will go inside these doors for a vespers service, evening prayer service. and he will be joined by 2,419 clergy, a mix of priests and sisters and brothers. there will be a few laity in there as well. and he will do that. and then head to the upper east side and he will sleep for the night. after this day, i think hes really going to nee...

You. >> well, anderson, were on 56th and fifth, and this is reallies a close as you can get to seeing the pope if you didnt get one of those tickets jason was mentioning. this is really the part where if you see the people standing next to me theyre packed in here because theyre hoping to see some part of the popes motorcade when he leaves st. patricks after the prayer service. further down fifth avenue you get closer to st. patricks there are actually these big walls, these gates put up for sec...

Statstat statue errey hall. and next greeted the crowd of some 50,000 people, assembled outside the congress, from the speakers balcony. >> thank you. thank you very much. god bless america. >> next up, a visit to st. patricks church in new york city, where the pope spoke about -- forgive, me in washington -- where he spoke about ending homelessness and walked outside to bless a meal for the needy for homeless people, surrounded by a crowd. he ended the blessing there with this -- >> enjoy your ...

According to the countrys civil defense directory. happened during the annual hajj pilgrimage. millions of muslims from around the world attend the sacred gathering every year. at this point the number of injuries is rising as emergency crews continue operations. this is a developing story. well have more information as this comes in. a day after pope francis came face-to-face with americans from the leader of the free world to normal regular folks on the street, today the pontiff prepares for...

People lining the streets. they have not been through metal detectors. they have not been through that level of security. well see if the pope does stop on his way here to st. patricks. he choses areas and they preselected on other side, some school children on one side and workers who have been involved in the refurbishing of st. patricks cathedral. >> they have all gone through metal detectors and leaving nothing to chance and as you know, anderson, even though u.s. officials repeatedly say th...

>> that particular school where the pope is going to be tomorrow, how did they decide that thats where he would go? >> this is that population they say he cares so much about. not only is there economic issues, lot of poor people, but its a community really built on the backs of immigrants and hispanics. for him, this is kind of a homecoming. everyone there, mexican, dominican, puerto ricans, are waiting for one of their own to come home. >> its going to be a big day in east harlem tomorrow as i...

People here from the philippines because they didnt get to see the pope there. we spoke to a group from mexico, a group of women who came from california made their plans to come to new york as soon as they heard the pope would be here. again, anderson, these are people whove been out here for hours. one woman said she came out here at 3:00 a.m. because she wanted to get as close to the root as possible. they wont be seeing the pope, but they want to see some part of the motorcade. they want to ...

Know, shuttered here and there and the time schedule and so on. i mean, hes a latin. he likes to take his time. he loves to chat and hear the stories of regular people. so if some people have stayed behind and get a chance and are lucky enough, i think it will be a great experience for them but for him, too. >> these are all live pictures youre watching. we have three screens there at the basilica where the pope has just said mass and were awaiting him coming out and speaking to folks who are th...

Tonight although that crowd could draw him out. he is historically on the trips often been drawn by crowds chanting and saying we want the see you and hell come to the window or come to the window or even come outside so that could happen. tomorrow, of course, hes at the white house, a formal ceremony in the rose garden with the president and first lady and a crowd of thousands who have been invited there. then a join session of congress on thursday addressing congress, which i believe is the fi...