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Pope Francis' funeral arrangements announced by the Vatican. What we know about the final farewell to the pontiff before the conclave gets underway

Good afternoon, everybody. I'm Linda Schmidt. Welcome to the News Block. We're going to take a live look at the Vatican right now

where faithfuls are flocking to pay tribute to the pontiff. Francis is in a private viewing right now for Vatican residents and the papal household

Tomorrow, he is going to be transferred to Lyon State at St. Peter's Basilica

We have live team coverage for you on this story today. Lisa Evers is live in Midtown outside St. Patrick's Cathedral

But first, we head to our Sharon Crowley with the very latest details on the funeral arrangements for the Holy Father

Sharon. That's right, Linda. Pope Francis' funeral will take place in St. Peter's Square at 10 o'clock in the morning Saturday, which is 4 o'clock in the morning our time

But the public viewing will get going underway tomorrow. Now, these pictures show Pope Francis wearing a simple white cassock and red vestments

The humble pope is also in a simple wooden casket that he wanted

Other popes have been laid in casket lined with plush cushions. Now, cardinals met for the first time on Tuesday in the Vatican to begin the early steps for getting to know one another

and planning the steps for the conclave to select the next pope. Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan says he missed the first meeting

but he is flying to Rome this evening ahead of the beginning of the conclave

Cardinal Dolan spoke briefly about what the Catholic Church needs in its next leader

Every pope keeps the same thing because his sacred responsibility is to preserve the integrity of the faith

And Francis did that well. The way, the style that he does it can differ

and we've just seen a pro in Pope Francis. He had a winsome style that moved the world

And so whoever the new pope will be, we have to make sure that he has that same winning style

that Pope Francis did. And as we said, the cardinal heading out to Rome to the Vatican

this evening. Now, the process to choose a new pope takes place between 15 and 20 days

after the pontiff's death. And again, the funeral is set for Saturday, 10 a.m. Vatican City time

Linda. All right, Sharon, thanks so much. St. Patrick's Cathedral holding a mass for Pope

Francis today. The service is drawing, obviously, people of all religious beliefs to honor the late

pontiff. Fox 5's Lisa Evers is live right now for us in Midtown. Lisa. Well, Linda, St. Patrick's

Cathedral has become the focal point for New Yorkers to mourn the loss and honor the legacy

of Pope Francis. This afternoon, Timothy Cardinal Dolan led a service for New Yorkers from all over

to pay tribute to the pontiff who meant so much to so many. Now, St. Patrick's Cathedral was packed

with the faithful So many people showed up for the noon mass celebrated by Cardinal Dolan that the ushers and security allowed the overflow worshipers to stand in the aisles Cardinal Dolan spoke of the humility and the example of faith set by Pope Francis and how

they had forged a working friendship over the years. Here's what those who attended the special mass in his honor told us

It was beautiful. I said it was very nice to celebrate here at St. Patrick's the life of the Pope

I grew up Catholic, but I'm not practicing anymore. just a voice of peace in the world

More approachable, more inclusive. Not that that's going to be every pope's thing

but it was Francis' thing, the thing that touched me about his commonality with a normal person

And as Cardinal Dolan said during Mass, he is a unifying figure

And he is just in our country, but all over the world. Now, after the Mass, Cardinal Dolan spoke with a small group of reporters

He told us that later today he'll be traveling to Vatican City for Pope Francis' funeral

and also to be part of that conclave that will select his successor

We're live at St. Patrick's Cathedral. I'm Lisa Evers, Fox 5 News. Linda, back to you

All right, Lisa, thanks so much. And our coverage of the death of Pope Francis continues right here on Fox Local

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And welcome back. Developing news for you right now. Jury selection concludes in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial with opening statements set for tomorrow

Jury selection concluded with a jury of seven women and five men. Five alternates were also chosen Monday, with a sixth chosen today

Now, Weinstein is being tried again on rape and sexual assault charges

after New York's highest court overturned his 2020 conviction last year. The Anti-Defamation League says the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States

reached a record high last year. The group releasing its report on anti-Semitism today

Now, in 2024, there were more than 9,300 incidents across the U.S. This is a 5 percent increase from

2023 and a 344 percent increase over the past five years. It is the highest on record since the ADL

began tracking anti-Semitic incidents 46 years ago. And a solemn ceremony today for NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller

A memorial plaque was unveiled at the 116th Precinct in Rosedale, Queens

Diller was shot and killed during a traffic stop last year, but despite being wounded

he managed to get the gun out of the hands of the suspect to protect the rest of his team Today his widow spoke at the dedication And I hope when you see all these beautiful memorials of him that you remember that camaraderie

You remember to support each other, to make each other laugh, to have each other's backs

you know, make work enjoyable. Say I love you to each other

Detective Diller was just 31 years old, leaving behind his young wife, who you just saw speaking, and his young son

The federal government issuing a new ultimatum and deadline to New York officials after they ignored Sunday's deadline to kill congestion pricing

In a letter, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a stern warning once again to Governor Hochul

threatening to pull federal funding for construction projects across the city and the state

In the letter, Duffy writes that New York leaders now have until May 21st to show the federal government why the Federal Highway Administration should not take action to force compliance

And a new Siena College poll shows more New Yorkers view Kathy Hochul favorably

44 percent of people view her positively, while 43 percent, they are not fans

A spokesperson for the polling group told the New York Post this time is, by the way, is the first time since January 2024 that Hochul had a positive favorability rating

Despite this, only 39 percent of voters said that they would vote for her again

And developing news right now, Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. is expected to announce a plan to remove artificial dyes from food

That announcement is expected today at four o'clock. The federal ban will target eight petroleum-based dyes, removing them from the nation's food supply

RFK Jr. has vowed to remove artificial ingredients from foods. And on this Earth Day, the New York City Department of Transportation is launching its first delivery micro-hub on the Upper West Side

The locations are a central spot that allow trucks to unload items and transfer them to smaller vehicles like bikes and hand carts

The transportation commissioner says this will alleviate double parking in the city

Hopefully he's right about that. And the hands-off points are operating at West 73rd, West 77th, and West 85th

Well, obviously we're months away from Christmas, but the Radio City Rockettes are holding auditions today

More than 1,000 dancers from around the world lined up at Radio City Music Hall for their chance to make the famed dance team

You know, a former Rockette and a current choreographer told us what it takes to make the team

You have to have a really high tolerance in athletic, strong. They do strength training

They do aerobic training. They do dance training. So all of those things encompass being a great Rockette

These women are in amazing, amazing shape. All right. Now this year marks its 100th anniversary And of course best of luck to all those dancers All right we going to take a live look right now outside It could not be a more beautiful day

We're going to bring in Liv Johnson right now for a look at the forecast. And, Liv, I was walking to work just a little while ago

Everybody is smiling outside today, including me. I just took a lap around the block a few times because, I mean, yeah, just gorgeous out there

Look at these temperature differences from 24 hours ago. We're 25 degrees warmer than we were this time yesterday, and most of us pushing close to 30

Belmore is 29 degrees warmer. Newark is 30 degrees warmer. That puts us at summer-like temperatures

80 degrees is the current temperature in New York. Yes, it's cooler out on Long Island, but still above average for this time of year

We're looking at 70 degrees over ice. We have 77 for Hartford, 78 up in the Hudson Valley, almost mid-80s for places in New Jersey like Newark where it's 83 degrees

So to put that into perspective, usually we're just in the low to mid 60s as our average high for this time of year

We're not very far off from the record of 86 degrees, which was set in 2001

Now we're getting this land breeze. We're also getting a southerly wind. So we have some warm air and that's helping us feel a bit warmer

Right now, consistent winds means between 5 to 15 miles per hour. Some of us have some stronger gusts as well between 20 to 30 miles per hour

It's a pretty breezy afternoon, but at least it's warm air that we're dealing with

So on our satellite radar, as you saw in our live picture, and hopefully as you've seen, if you've spent some time outside today, we're looking at very nice clear skies

We had some overnight rain really late last night into very early this morning

but now we're dry for quite some time. Now we do have a cold front that's just moved through, so the next few days are a bit cooler

but at least we have this area of high pressure that's going to really keep us dry through the end of the week

So Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, most of Friday is going to be clear skies, lots of sunshine and dry conditions

The next time we have a chance of rain, it's going to be really late Friday into Saturday morning

Hopefully most of our Saturday will stay dry. We'll get a better idea as the models come together over the next few days

But right now, dry except late Friday into Saturday morning. Lows tonight, pretty mild, 53 degrees for New York City, 50 out on Long Island

We're looking at 47 for Hartford, 44 for Poughkeepsie. And then our highs tomorrow

You know, we are cooling down. Like I said, the cold fronts move through, but still nice, still above average

We're looking at temperatures in the mid-70s, 74 for New York, mid-60s out in Long Island

and low 70s up in the Hudson Valley. We really stay there for the next few days

Highs just in the mid to low 70s. Again, sunshine all the way through until Friday night where we have a chance of some

rain coming through late at night into Saturday morning. and then staying in the upper 60s

All right, Liv, thanks. I call that a pretty good week. Yes. Thanks so much

All right, that's your News Block for now. I'm Linda Schmidt. Thanks for joining us today. Tune into the 5 o'clock news right here on Fox 5

and right here on Fox Local for all the day's news as it develops

And we're going to see you back here tomorrow. Enjoy this glorious day

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