pope francis' embarks on his five-day visit to mexico. millions of people are expected to be in attendance when the holy father celebrates mass on the country's southern and northern borders. pope francis may address drugs, cartel violence and immigration during his homilies. the u-s, russia and other world leaders have agreed to a temporary pause in fighting in syria...to begin in a week's time. the deal, brokered in germany, will allow desperately needed aid to reach some devastated areas. however, the ceasefire does not apply to terrorist organizations on the ground. coming up on channel 2 news this morning... have your pinpoint 2 forecast "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" satellite shows some cloud cover over california. broken clouds in reno. like yesterday, cloud cover will keep temperatures from breaking any records. today will be very similar but perhaps a few degrees warmer. winds are light if not calm. winds will come out

pope francis' embarks on his five-day visit to mexico. millions are expected to be in attendance when the holy father celebrates mass on the country's southern and northern borders. pope francis may address drugs, cartel violence and immigration during his homilies. and, the u-s, russia and other world leaders have agreed to a temporary pause in fighting in syria...to begin in a week's time. the deal, brokered in needed aid to reach areas of need. the ceasefire, however, does not apply to terrorist organizations on the ground. coming up next... we'll have your traffic, weather and news right now as you head out the there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay an ame

pope francis may address drugs, cartel violence and immigration during his homilies. and, the u-s, russia and other world leaders have agreed to a temporary pause in fighting in syria...to begin in a week's time. the deal, brokered in needed aid to reach areas of need. the ceasefire, however, does not apply to terrorist organizations on the ground.

pope francis is on his historic trip to mexico, and yesterday celebrated an outdoor mass in one of mexico's most dangerous towns... warning the faithful about the dangers of wealth. the pope also visited a children's hospital in mexico city. coming up on channel 2 news this morning... meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast after the break. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry weather happy 17th birthday carlee sir-ek-a. this wish comes from your mom, dad, brother and your friends at u-n-r. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news thi

mexico city has been pope francis' hub since he arrived... from here he's taking daily trips around the country. the holy father also traveled by helicopter yesterday, flying to an outdoor mass before more than 300-thousand... the largest event of his six day historic visit. in his homily, the pope urged mexicans to build a society with equal opportunity for all. about two million people lined his motorcade route, many waving vatican flags and balloons. pope francis travels by plane to chiapas later today to meet with the poor. concerned about the zika virus, mexico started anti-mosquito fumigation to protect the pope during his visit. closer to home... the excitement over tonight's 58th annual grammy awards is growing as music's best singers and musicians prepare to take the stage. rapper and nominee pitbull will rock the grammy stage with a mash-up of musicians. the performance is part of a grammy tradition that partners artists from different genres and generations...and features rising stars like first- time nominee andra day... who will

pope francis makes a historic visit to the u-s-mexico border today... on his final day in the country. hundreds of thousands of people will gather on both sides of the fence...as the pope celebrates mass in the crime- pope francis will also visit prison inmates while there. coming up on channel 2 news this morning... meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the mostly cloudy and very windy today with gusts in the 50-60mph range possible, secure everything outdoors! a winter storm will move into the sierra this afternoon and evening with heavy snow possible in the higher elevations through thursday morning, making travel difficult. the valleys will see a few afternoon showers with snow levels happy 8th birthday to annabelle wagner...who love's channel 2 news in the morning. that wish comes from your mom, dad, kalle, casey and captain. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail

pope francis also made headlines for suggesting contraceptives could be used, to slow spread of zika virus. coming up on channel 2 news this coming up on channel 2 news this morning... meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly cloudy for your friday with a breezy afternoon and highs in the low 50s. winds will gust 20-40mph by the afternoon with a few scattered rain and snow showers possible north of i-80. it's going to be a nice weekend, with dry weather and highs warming into the upper 50s by sunday. have a great happy seventh birthday to tiffany martinez ramirez. this wish comes from your friend, your mom and dad and marco. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... one teenager dressed up as a politician...and conviced