Traffic, excitement building in Juarez for pope

on abc- seven at six tonight. i’m estela casas. and i’m rick cabrera. abc-seven’s county down clock now down to just this. for two months the borderland waited … and now the wait is almost over. leading up to the pope’s arrivals… his tour through juarez… and then finally his mass along the rio grande… abc-seven has a team of reporters and photographers in juarez tonight… and they’ll be there until long after the pope heads back to rome. new at six… we begin with abc-seven’s josie ortegon… .. live in our sister city with a look at the flood of people. josie? with millions expected tomorrow, you can just imagine all the traffic on the roads here on juarez. it’s a bit chaotic as crews begin to close roads: pkg: 5:15:18-5:15:24 “it’ crazy, going to the store, but it’s like through where? cars line the busy pkg: 5:15:18-5:15:24 “it’ crazy, going to the store, but it’s like through where? cars line the busy streets of juarez, some roads even busier than usual. with the influx of visitors to see pope francis, officers tell us they’re forced to direct traffic around the pope’s route. near el punto, they say drivers are eager to catch a glimpse of the altar where mass will be held, slowing traffic down. but come midnight, officials are planning to shut all the roads down. no one will be allowed to set foot where the pope will be. the secured perimeter includes the entire pal route. stand-up “the majority o the barricades already line the pal route, but as you can see here, some are still ready for setup when roads are shut down at midnight.” the closures will remain in effect until pope francis leaves juarez, around 8 wednesday night. in the meantime–vendors take advantage of the extra sales that come from all the visiting drivers buying pope memorabilia. “tshirts, flags” one family drove all the way down from wisconsin. 5:16:32- 5:16:36 i drove the 2,000 miles away just to be here this day.” while the traffic is causing some headaches, 5:16:03-5:16:06 “it’s not a mess, everybody is doing it with good spirit.” mos drivers say, it’s worth it: 5:16:41- 5:16:45 “more than worth it it’s one in two or three lifetimes. it’s just beautiful.” police here will begin shutting down roads along the pal route at midnight. officers will continue to install barricades until then. jo, abc7, our crews in juarez got new information tonight at a