Pope Francis En Route to Philly; Pope Francis' Example of Humility; Philadelphia Welcomes Pope for Epic Visit.
ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news.</s>CHRIS CUOMO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: All right. There it is. The Vatican and American flags mounted to the American charter jet called Shepherd One. Not the Vatican's plane. It's a chartered jet, hence, the name American on the side. Inside, an Argentine pope in America for the first time, coming from Italy and now going to Philadelphia. A very nice trip so far for Pope Francis. We had a moment just shortly ago where he was climbing the stairs. For all the concerns about security and protection, were the stairs that proved the most challenging thing for the Holy Father. The wind's blowing. He's got that long vestment. He's got the sciatica, he's got the bag in his other hand, there he is all alone on the stairs, nobody is rushing up to help him. He's got the top of his vestment blowing over his head. It was a little nerve racking for a second. We try to play it off lightly. We don't want to scare anybody. But when he gets to the top. Here's a beautiful thing about this man, Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis. We can't see him, right? But when you do get a chance to see his reaction, he is laughing. We can only imagine what he was thinking to himself. Maybe the real Holy father has been telling this Holy Father that it's been too easy for you thus far. Don't forget, these are tough trips. So he made it into the plane. He's now getting some rest. He's going to have a quick trip to Philadelphia. Boy are they waiting for him. This place is turning out perhaps like never before. There's a lot of security. There's a lot of anticipation. So let's start our coverage. We have people everywhere on every angle. CNN international correspondent Miguel Marquez is live at Independence Hall. The Pope is going to be there. What do we know?</s>MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The cradle of democracy he will come to today. Washington was big politics, and New York was big city. This is going to be big, big crowds. They're already gathering here. You guys excited? People holding up sign, harmony, many of the themes the Pope has been talking about here. In the next couple days there will be millions to see him.</s>POPE FRANCIS: The lord will be with you.</s>MARQUEZ: Pope Francis departing for his final stop on his U.S. tour this morning after touching so much hearts here in the Big Apple. Now, the people's Pope off to the city of brotherly love. Philadelphia where he's expected to draw a crowd surpassing a million people. Like he did at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, the Pontiff will start his Philly trip by celebrating mass at the city's cathedral, the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul. The Pope will then visit Independence Hall, the birth place of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Here, Pope Francis is expected to deliver one of his biggest speeches on immigration and religious freedom to an estimated 40,000 people.</s>DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT: The excitement is really building here in Philadelphia. We had a great sendoff in New York but in a certain sense the party has yet to begin.</s>MARQUEZ: The Pope is ending his day at the World Meeting of Families. The largest gathering of Catholic families from around the world.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is a once in a lifetime and for the city</s>MARQUEZ: Pope Francis will also lead his closing ceremony on Sunday, his last mass on U.S. soil. The pontiff expected to draw up to two million people, making his Madison Square Garden mass of 20,000 seem in attendance seem punitive. God is in the city, he said Friday, urging them to always remember the forgotten, the sick, the needy. A sentiment he displayed as he walked into the arena blessing children with special needs. Their parents in tears.</s>POPE FRANCIS: Don't forget to pray for me.</s>MARQUEZ: Over 100,000 people bore witness to the leader of the Catholic church in his nearly 40-hour New York tour. People ecstatic to be in his presence even if for a fleeting moment like the tens of thousands that line the streets of Central Park.</s>MARQUEZ: Now, what you're looking at here, a shot right across the street from Independence Hall, the National Museum of American Jewish History, we've established a camera up there. So you can get a sense of me and all my friends, thousands are here. How exciting is this? There will be tens of thousands here at Independennce Hall, and then tonight, for the vigil, for the - for the festival of families, about 500,000. For the big mass tomorrow, for the festival of families, really the anchor event for the Pope's trip to the U.S., about two million people are expected, Chris.</s>CUOMO: Well, we can feel the enthusiasm. Thank you for introducing us to those great people there, Miguel. We'll check back with you. We know we see the Pope's plane taxiing. He was just waving out the window saying good-bye to New York for the last. He's on his way here to Philly. On the phone right now is Philadelphia's mayor Michael Nutter. He's going to meet the Holy Father at the airport in just about 30 minutes. Mayor, I have advice for you, you were watching the Pope climb the stairs, the wind was high as it is down here right now. He had a little trouble with his vestments. We know he was struggling with his sciatica, so make sure you got people there to make sure he's OK when he comes down those stairs, mayor.</s>MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, PHILADEPHIA (on the phone): Absolutely, we have a lot of love for him. And we're going to take care of him very well here in Philadelphia. We're excited and looking forward to his arrival.</s>CUOMO: How have the preparations gone and what do you expect in terms of turnout and tone?</s>NUTTER: Well from a preparation standpoint, Philadelphia is geared up and ready to go for some time. We've been planning on this visit for probably now two years, having known that we were the host city for the World Meeting of Families. And then subsequently when Pope Francis announced that he would be coming. So from a final standpoint, everything is a go sign. In terms of people - there will be a lot of people here. Everyone is not RSVP'ing or calling the office to let me know if they're coming or not, but we are expecting a lot of people in Philadelphia. You'll see the incredible shots of hundreds of thousands of folks out on the Ben Franklin Parkway. Certainly, as far as numbers in Independence Hall, as well as, of course, anticipating the papal parade, which we have a couple of them and the concert tonight. It's just going to be a fantastic weekend in Philadelphia.</s>CUOMO: Where does this rank in significance in terms of big things that have happened in your city?</s>NUTTER: Well, this will be the largest - it's certainly the largest and most impactful event in Philadelphia in modern history. There's no question about that. In terms of the number of people, the presence of the Pope. The first World Meeting of Families ever to take place in the United States of America, taking place in Philadelphia. The Vatican picked the city because we're the biggest city that does big events well. So it's huge for all of us.</s>CUOMO: Now, nothing is purely positive. There's been pushback about how hard it is to get around. People may be staying away or going down the shore. The cost has been an issue. What's your take?</s>NUTTER: Well, actually, none of those are not real issues. The World Meeting of Families organization is reimbursing the city for any additional costs. So there is no cost issue. That was worked out in the contract. In terms of people, you know, access, the city is free and open, obviously as we saw in both New York and Washington, D.C., I mean, you have to have, you know, bike rack and prevent vehicles from being in certain areas. None of those issues are issues here in Philadelphia. Folks are excited, they're looking forward to the visit. We're about to board the bus to go and meet the plane. So this is happening right now.</s>CUOMO: Right. I know you're hearing those criticisms, we'll always chase the money. We'll see how that shakes out. But when he gets here, Mr. Mayor, he's going to be talking about very traditional value issues within the Catholic Church. But really they'll resonate beyond any faith. What do you hope the Pope touches on?</s>NUTTER: Well, we know he'll talk about immigration and religious freedom. Obviously, there's a mass on Sunday. The Pope has demonstrated time and time again that he'll talk about what he wants to talk about. That's going to be an exciting moment for all of us just to hear from him, the speech that he made with the joint session of Congress</s>CUOMO: Well, I've been with you before, mayor. I've seen you handle tough situations. But this is a moment for you today as well when you meet the Pontiff. Have you been practicing what you want to say? How it's going to go, what's your moment going to be like?</s>NUTTER: I've had the fortunate occasion to meet Pope Francis twice now. Once last year and once this year. What I usually do is check in with my mother first, ask her what she thinks I should say. She's done me well each and every time. So of course, first is, your holiness, welcome to the great city of brotherly love and sisterly affection, we'll go from you.</s>CUOMO: Yes, I had to learn that second part. We had the governor on before, I didn't know the sisterly affection.</s>NUTTER: Yes.</s>CUOMO: Philadelphia, are you going to expand the actual name of city or just the meaning?</s>NUTTER: That's our motto in Philadelphia and we live by it every day.</s>CUOMO: I know you do. This is a great place to people, you're great to us. We know the Pope's going to get a warm welcome. Mr. Mayor, as always, thanks for talking to us, joining us on "New Day." enjoy the moment you're going to have. We'll all watch you on TV soon. He's coming. He just took off.</s>NUTTER: I can't wait. Thank you very much. All right. Bye-bye.</s>CUOMO: Take care, Mr. Mayor. Let's get back to Alisyn. There's a lot of other news this morning as well. Alisyn.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN: OK. let me tell you some of our top stories because House Republicans are trying to figure out who will lead their caucus after Speaker John Boehner's bombshell announcement that he will step down next month. 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