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>> i want to go to nbc news correspondent stephanie gosk, who is outside st. patrick's cathedral, where a crowd has assembled. stephanie, what's the scene like out there? >> reporter: well, chris, it's really remarkable. we've been hearing a lot this week about the unprecedented levels of security and the fences and the barricades. but what you saw here on fifth avenue when the pope came down today was really a joyous crowd. and despite all of that security they were able to see him, get a sense of him. and now you see the people that are gathered outside the cathedral that are still waiting. ...

See, you mentioned this. that's what i adpree with. they are going to taste. john boehner considers himself a devout catholic and so does nancy pelosi. they will walk away from that address with different conclusions. i hope it was one of those moments where all of them hear a call to be bigger than themselves. that's something i hope everyone can walk away with and work with a little bit less animosity in the future. >> what about regular folks who are out there watching this. as i watch him enter st. patrick's, he spoke to a woman in the wheelchair. the regular people, they are standing ther...

Special for john kerry to stand on a tarmac to see them off. much of the crowd is still here, none have left yet, still waving out the window to the pope. a lot of military service families as well as catholic schoolchildren. no one leaving to get on the buses to go away until this plane pulls out. as far as what we'll see, kate, one hour, that's the time it takes to get to new york city. obviously, the reception for the pope was magnanimous in washington. i can only imagine in new york, just listening to your coverage, the pope going down fifth avenue to the newly renovated st. patrick's cath...

To meet the pope or see the pope in person. >> yes. and they are, jake, as i said it's a palpable feeling of joy and enthusiasm. it's rare you feel that in new york. >> yeah, absolutely. >> i thought this is the first time i felt it so universally. >> especially when there's so much traffic because they've shut down all the streets. but i've only seen smiles. >> it's true. they are lining the streets and central park is almost completely shut. they have eight-foot barriers everywhere, jake. and yet in the park yesterday as it was basically shut down people were smiling and friendly. >> absolut...

>> about two dozen nypd motorcycles passing by st. patrick's cathedral and is gradually slowly moving down fifth avenue as you can probably hear also the bells of st. patrick's cathedral will ringing out to welcome this pontiff for his first visit to this shrine. >> anderson, you can only imagine how many videos and pictures will be posted on social media. >> they are so deep on faith avenue, some people in the back probably can't see the pontiff but holding up cameras hoping they will get something, some i'm samages to look at later to register they were there. the excitement of being in the ...