the president attends his 24th fund-raiser, visited the baseball hall of fame, oh, and golf, lots and lots of golf. his message to president o., get our marine back, sir, golf later. see you on the five. have a great weekend. we have obtained and we are currently analyzing both written and videotaped evidence that suggests that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder. >> tryinging to piece together a motive in a horrific drive by shooting near university of santa barbara. seven people are dead including the gunman, with another seven people wounded. we'll bring you the very latest developments in this chilling story and the evidence the gunman left behind. against a backdrop of violence and unrest in ukraine, ukraine is preparing for its presidential election set for

tomorrow in a vote that could help end a bitter confrontation with russia. this as pro russian insurgents block and seize half of the polling stations in eastern crew crane, which is now threatening to stop people from casting ballots. we'll bring you the latest in a live report and you'll also hear from two u.s. senators who are there to monitor that election. a trip to the holy land where pope francis is is on the journey being billed as a pilgrimage for prayer. his three-day trip is aimed at promoting unity. first stop, jordan, where he's already tackling some tough global issues. the latest coming your way in a live report. all that, plus, we're live at the national mall where for the first time, the names of the nearly 7,000 american service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice in iraq and afghanistan are being read aloud and honored. america's news headquarters, live from the nation's capitol, starts right now.

we begin with the horrific scene in california after a drive by shooting leaves seven people dead, including the gunman, and sends seven others to the hospital with injuries. let's get to dominic with more on the shooter and evidence of a motive that he apparently left behind. what can you tell us? >> just dramatic events overnight, not just around, but also two gun battles with police in the beach community happening around 9:30 p.m. local time. witnesses describing how the gunman went around in his black bmw appearing to purposely target females. his one confronted by the gunman and who narrowly survived. >> i just thought it was an air soft gun or something, so i was like, hey, and i turned around and i started walking the other

way and -- >> soon after, the sheriff's department confirms seven dead. an updates those who were injured. >> we have another seven who are in the hospital. of the seven in the hospital, it's a combination of people who were suffering from gun shot wounds and others who received some traumatic injuries that where apparently secondary to what happened or may have been struck by a vehicle. >> as we heard from the sheriff, there was written in video evidence apparently, pointing it seems to a very disturbing youtube video in which a man says he is going to seek revenge on females amid a ramble about his sexual frustrations. so, deputies investigating that. no confirmation that youtube video is the gunman, but they're

waiting to actually identify his next of kin. we have a press conference coming up in a short while and we expect the sheriff's department to tell us more details about him. what we are hearing though is that this man could be the son of a prominent hollywood blockbuster distant director, but as yet, fox news unable to confirm that. >> such a horrific story. thank you for updating us. turning now to the nation's capitol, it's a picture perfect day on the national mall as the country honors and remembers those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. elizabeth joins us now of details of a movinging ceremony taking place for the first time. >> good morning. it's never been done before. about 450 americans from across the nation are joining together

to read the names of almost 7,000 servicemen and women who lost their lives paying the ultimate sacrifice during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. attacks. this ceremony, which will take place the entire day is complete is very emotional for many who are visiting. >> since my son was the first killed in action in a helicopter crash when we went into kandahar, it's very poignant for me to be here to have been chosen as a speaker for the program and to read the first set of names. >> i live in the western part of new york state, came down not only to visit the wall and do memorial day here in washington, but to participate in reading of the names. >> speakers included retired four-star general and former cia director among many others. secretary of defense, chuck hagel, noted the symbolism of holding the event on the grounds of the vietnam memorial linking the recently lost veterans to

the sacrifices and heroism of those in the past. he also remarkeded about how we treat our veterans after they come home from war. >> america's obligations to those who answer the call to serve more than two million americans are only just beginning. this nation has a sacred obligation to take care of them and their families for whoever long is necessary. >> and hagel went on to say it's actually the public who are indebted to the servicemen and women who pay the ultimate sacrifice every day to protect us. back to you. >> indeed. thank you very much. memorial day weekend is a time for the nation to reflect on the sacrifices as elizabeth pointed out, so many men and women of america's war. however, this year, it falls against the backdrop of scandal, cover up, stories of mismanagement and vets dying as they waiteded on those secret lists before ever seeinging a

doctor. as this investigation continues in 26 facilities across the country, veteran's families are speaking out and our next guest, whoes bringing her story to television for the very first time knows firsthand the pain of languishing the system that has failed her husband. joining us now, vicki olson, whose husband, michael, served in the marines and died after waiting nearly a year to get an appointment. vicki's daughter, katie, is also here today. thank you very much for joining us today. my heart goes out to you for your loss. >> thank you and thank you for having us. >> your husband served more than five years and even earninging a good conduct medal. your troubles began a year ago. in indiana, he received regular care, but in arizona, he couldn't even get an appointment with a primary care doctor. he was essentially ignored. how did he cope with the fact that he couldn't get help? >> he just kept calling, just kept plugging away at it, you

know, they just kept telling him we're working on your request. we're working on your request. and eventually, you know, he sought outside care. they referred him back to the va for overall monitoring, so then he called the va and again, we're working on your request, we're working on your request. >> it's so sad. do you believe though he was intentionally placed on those secret lists with months long waiting times? >> i do believe that yes, there was some kind of ultimate determination as to who to treat and who not to treat. >> katie, i can't even begin to know what it's like to lose your dad this way. your father was a proud american. did he ever once say to you that he felt his country had failed him? >> no, my dad was very proud of what he was. he even had his arm tattooed with the -- insignia and i quite honestly, think he was proud of what he did for his country and

he was proud of his country even though it seemed like the care he received was the country failing him. >> vicki, i understand he wore a pair of eyeglasses, your husband couldn't secure an appointment for an eye doctor, he had to use duct tape to hold his glasses together. it's unimaginable, the suffering he went through. >> yes, ma'am, it was. at every stage of the game, he had to check into the emergency room when his prescriptions ran out in october, he did a walk-in appointment at their clinic. was supposed to have a permanent psychologist within two weeks, but they called two days later, canceled that appointment, rescheduled it for in january. when he got to the appointment in january, dpen, you know, rather than doing blood work ups and checking the levels and everything that you know, would be monitored with you know, health care for the kind of

medications he was on, even they didn't order up any kind of blood tests like that. they ordered a diet and exercise class and he attended that. >> it's just so sad what you've been going through. katie, how angry are you that the president even though he says he's upset about the scandal, has yet to make any concrete actions. do you believe he really wants to fix this? >> i'm not very into politics quite honestly, but i do believe this does need to be fixed. there needs to be action behind words and you just don't need to tell people you're going to fix something. you have to fix it. i believe there are good people at the va who have been acting under superior orders and i think that the va needs to be fixed. >> indeed. well, ladies, thank you so much for joining us with your heartbreaking story. we wish you all the best as this

investigation continues and we hope you can get some answers. >> thank you for having us. and now, to the latest on the plight of a u.s. marine who remains jailed in mexico behind bars for two months now after making a wrong turn. sergeant andrew accidentally crosses the mexican border with legally owned guns in his car, which is not allowed in that country. he said he thought he was on his way back to san diego. greta van sus followed the same route and says that anyone could have made the same mistake. he said he feels quote a little bit stone walled by mexican authorities. >> he's a war veteran. went through two tours in afghanistan. he went through a lot and saw a lot and that would affect anybody. okay, but i think he's holding up pretty good. >> sergeant's next hearing in mexico is set for may 22nd.

28th, excuse me. this is a pivotal weekend in the ukraine with voters heading to the polls tomorrow elect a new president. it could be a crucial step towards resolving the country's crisis. brett joins us live in eastern ukraine. >> it is being called the most important election in ukraine since this country broke away from the former soviet union and in this region at least it is being conducted at the end of a barrel of a gun. we went to one town that's trying to have the vote tomorrow. take a look. >> these are probably the most dangerous pieces of paper in ukraine right now. they are ballots for tomorrow's presidential elections. the folks here in the town will be having the vote. separatists don't want it. at great risk, police are standing by. even in that town, which is p

pro ukraine, they are blinging in well armed militia to keep the pro russia separatists at bay. even with that extra security in the town, they say they are expecting an ek tra low turn out. that town is special. people will be voting there. in many other places where separatists are strong, voting could be thin. voting could be nonexistent. it will happen, however, elsewhere in the country and that's what kiev is counting on. a billionaire who promises to revolve the crisis in three months is the front-runner. we talked to residents today, yesterday in this area. they tell us they want a vote. many of them say that, but many of them say they simply can't because they are afraid and we talked to those brave election workers today. we asked them why they are putting their lives on the line and one woman said to me, we are patriots. they are, indeed. back to you. >> thank you very much.

and still ahead, senators rob portman and ben cardin are going to be joining us live from ukraine where they're going to monitor the presidential election there. how valid will this election actually be? pope francis kicks off his visit to the holy land where the popular pontiff will find it challenging to please all sides. a live report on his trip from jordan. and my conversation with dr. ben carson. how he thinks the veterans affairs scandal is signalling what's ahead for obamacare. >> i think what's happening with the veterans is a gift from god to show us what happens when you take layers and layers of bureaucracy and place them between the patients and the health care provider. cars are driven by people. they're why we innovate. they're who we protect. they're why we make life less complicated.

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we'll have more throughout this hour. well, it's taking on political correctness and calling on americans to crush the political polarization that's creating gridlock and dividing the nation. in his new book, dr. ben carson is generating buzz with the idea that the left and right have to end the devicive talk to save america's future. i recently had a chance to talk to dr. carson about why he felt so compelled this write this book and why he thinks america's best days are still ahead. >> the reason we wrote one nation is because i saw this great divide occurring and a wise man once said a house divided against itself cannot stand. we, the american people, are not each other's enemies. the real enemies are those people who are trying to divide us up into all these little

groups, driving wedges into any potential crack so that we have you know, wars on women, age wars, race wars, income wars, you name it, we got it. we're sitting in corners throwing hand grenades at each other and we can't have a conversation. >> i know you have met with so many people who feel completely isolated. they're turned off by the process. they feel like there is no reason to have faith in government and its leaders. how can you reach those people at a time when that polarization is so deep? >> it's true. and it's on both sides. this is where we've alloweded ourselves to come and your question is how can we heal that process. and really, the only way that i see is to replace pc with cd. political correctness with civil discussion. we have to start talking to each other. >> we have to take that pause though, but in today's society, it's so difficult to get to that moment of pause and reflection. >> we just have to do it.

we the people, forget about the media. forget about the politician politicses. forget about the pundits. talk to your neighbor. talk to your extended family, your co-workers. >> i want to move on quickly to the issue of what's going on with the veterans affairs scandal at the moment. there are those who say what's happening now is also a preview of what we might see once the obamacare system is fully in place in this country. do you say that? do you agree with that point of view? >> i think what's happening with the veterans is a gift from god to show us what happens when you take layers and layers of bureaucracy and place them between the patients an the health care provider and if we can't get i right with the relatively small number of veterans, how in the world with are you going to do it with the entire population? you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure this out. >> even more serious because people have died and the fact that there were secret list, so it takes it to another level.

>> it really does. we need seriousness here rather than just political speak. how can i look better? how can my party look better and i'm saying this to both democrats and republicans. stop and think about the people. you know, you guys are servants. you're not rulers. so, first of all, get that out of your mind. and think about what can we do with the problems that we have to solve in this nation, which are substantial. some of which threaten to actually destroy our nation, our fiscal irresponsibility. we can deal with these things quite easily. >> but you really believe america's better days are still ahead of us. >> i believe we have a potential and i believe america is an exceptional nation. i think we have to remember who we are. >> deep down though, the sense of optimism that you have, where does that come from? >> it comes from my faith in god. it comes from imperical data. from being able to see what

happens when people accept responsibility and are willing to work hard. seeing what happens when people are willing to work together. i had an incredible medical career, but the reason, one of the reasons it was so incredible is because i was around a lot of people who were very smart, who were willing to work with me. work together. we figured it out what the together and we figureded out accomplished a lot and that can happen with our nation. >> dr. carson, great to have you here today. >> thank you. and shifting gears now, we ask dwrou stay with us on the latest into the investigation into the horrific drive by shooting in california where seven people are now dead. also, we'll take you live to ukraine, where two u.s. senators are on hand in that country to keep an eye on tomorrow's most anticipated high profile presidential election and here's a look at fleet week in new york

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breaking news out of california where there's been a deadly shooting rampage. seven are dead near a college came campus in santa barbara. several others are in the hospital with gun shot injuries from the shooting that took place in a student community town. the suspect whose name has still not been released is one of those among the dead. >> we don't know if it was, if he was killed by gunfire from a sheriff's deputy or if he

committed suicide. >> at first, i thought it was fire works and then, it just continued and i was like, no, shots were fired. and then it just kind of sunk in. it took a little bit, then we just had to compose ourselves, run inside. we told all the people in the street to run inside, that they needed shelter. >> police are saying they're looking into video and evidence apparently left behind by the gunman to try and determine a motive and we're going to continue to follow this story and bring you updates this hour. and now, a first look at the remarkable friendship and courage of two amazing naval academy roommates who didn't hesitate in the aftermath of 9/11 to serve their country and go into harm's way. in the book, brothers forever, trer true who rows. one a marine, the other a navy

s.e.a.l. both paid the ultimate sacrifice and are buried side by side. travis' father is joining us now and he is the co-author of the book and he is here to share more about the story of friendship, family and war. welcome. >> thank you. >> it is an honor to have you here on this very special weekend. this book is so remarkable. it brings tears to ones eyes as they read it. your son, truly a hero. travis and brendan. both killed three years apart from each other. best friends. your son dies in 2007 after a sniper brought him down in falluja. it was remarkable for many reasons, but wanted to serve in the aftermath of 9/11. you said if not me, then who? and it's written on his grave marker. that was such a inspiring thought and i'd like you to talk to us about your son and what made him so special. >> well, you know, travis was

certainly special to me. but he's not like any of these other brave men and women that have served. brendan as well. and his message of if not me then who was about all these brothers and sisters that have served so proudly for our country, all the heroes that are over at arlington, section 60, and around the country. and his message is for the whole country. it's about our military community. it's about the rest of the country. it's about connecting them together. it's about service and sacrifice and character. >> brendan died in a helicopter crash just days before the end of his tour of duty and he was hoping to come back home to be with his wife. can you describe more about the friendship and the bond between these two young men at the naval academy? >> these guys met around 9/11 and they forged a very, very strong friendship. they were roommates. they were both from good

families. they were both family men. really liked being around their families. good sense of humor. and the other really unique thing about them, they would always push one another, but good natured type thing and they competed. you know, i just think it pushed them to achieve everything they did. >> both president bush and president obama recognized these young men's achievements. that must have been so comforting especially to both families. >> it was certainly great that he menged their story and he talked about it for the rest of the country. it's really a thing that really resognated with me in terms of getting this story out to the rest of the country. you've got 1% in the military, the other 99%. i think they need to know those guys, not just who they are, but their friendships, their families, you know, what they really go through. >> speaking of the families, the

two families really bonded and both sides managed to find a way to get two friends buried side by side. how did that happen? >> well, you know, we had travis buried, we were in a state of shock, of course, and my wife and i wanted him close to us and then after we buried travis near our home, we found out from a number of people, that he actually had seriously talked about wanting to be in arlington, so we never really got him situated. we had a wooden cross up there. i was ready to move him, but my wife visited him every day -- brendan's wife, amy, said, i want brendan next to travis in arlington. my wife finally said, okay, now, it's time to move travis and we made it happen. >> and it's such a tribute to both young men and to your families. having a lot of breaking news around this, but i'm really glad that we could have you in our studio to talk more about this

amazing friendship. it's a wonderful book. you should be proud. >> thanks. >> we honor your son's service and you. thank you very much for being here today. >> thanks very having me. l. when we come back, fears that more violence and bloodshed in ukraine could affect the elections there. we'll talk to two u.s. senators who are on the ground to observe this big election. stay with with us. [male vo] inside this bag exists

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welcome back, everybody. more now on tomorrow's upcoming presidential election in ukraine. acco according to officials there, at least half of the election districts in the east have been unable to prepare for sunday's presidential contest because those offices have either been seized or blocked by armed insurgents. ben cardin and rob portman are now in kiev, ukraine, to observe the election and are joining us

live. great to see you. thanks for joining us today. senator, cardin, i want to start with you because i know portman's being miked up in just a few moments, talk to me about the reports we're hearing back that in eastern ukraine, that many of those election sites have been seized or blockeded by armed insurgents. >> let's put this in context. about 10% of the population of ukraine lives in the eastern part in the two regions that has a lot of activity that we believe is being instigated by people coming outside, russians, trying to make it as uncomfortable as possible in the part of the country, which has brought about some deaths. we believe that the people in the east want to vote. we think we'll see a large turnout tomorrow, but there are certain areas that just aren't safe. so, we're going to be watching closely, but clearly, the

ukrainian people want to vote and when you travel around as we have and see the anxiety, people are so anxious to get out there and express their will. we're hear to express to the ukrainian people and to be free from the outside influence as we see from russia. >> i know you're there to monitor what takes place tomorrow, but i want to ask senator portman how concerned are you that some people will not be able to vote? >> well, senator portman will be in in one second, see if i can get him here. i don't think they have a mike on him, but if he comes in here, we'll try to see -- >> i'll throw the question to you -- the fact -- the fact is, there may be some real problems for some people to be able to cast ballots tomorrow. >> right, the concern is what's happening in eastern part, that may not be able to cast ballots. >> you already answered that

brilliantly. this is rob portman. i don't think fox has as many microphones as they need over here, but listen, i do think that senator cardin's point is a good one. it's 10% of the population. also, there will be polling places by the government today. however, there has been a lot of violence in that region and this appears to go back to russia. these people are trying to intimidate voters so they don't feel safe going to the polls. and be something we revolve through more security. but in the meantime in 90% of the country, see very high turnouts. someone today said possibly record turnouts and that's what we're looking for. we want to be sure as americans that we are standing by the ukrainian people for them to be able to choose their own future, so free an fair elections is what we're for. there are also -- from around the world here for one reason.

to be sure these elections are free and fair. >> do you believe that the people of ukraine, who are anxious to vote, that they are confident this will be a free and fair election, senator cardin? >> i'm going to repeat the question so that senator portman can hear. do you believe that the people of ukraine believe their election will be free and fair? i can tell you the overwhelming number of people in ukraine are looking forward to tomorrow. you're going to see record turnouts. the preparations that have been done were excellent. the first group of candidates all have had equal opportunity to present their case. their registrations have been open and everybody's had a chance to be qualified to vote. that much we know. we will not reach judgment until after the polls close tomorrow and the votes are counteded. that's the process we do in election monitoring, but i can tell you, the overwhelming number of ukrainians are proud

that the preparation has been done and are looking forward to voting tomorrow. >> do you see evidence in that part of eastern ukraine though that the ukrainian government is able to put out enough security forces out there to try and keep these sites open so that people can actually vote? >> i'm going to interpret the question for him. that is does the ukrainian government have adequate resources -- >> when it comes to security issues particularly. >> we met today with the prime minister and foreign minister, both of whom said there will be an extra effort made, that perhaps polling places that people have to travel a distance to, that they're in a safe area where there is more of this violence going on. it's being perpetrated, we are told, largely by the outside. trace ed back to russia. there have been a number of deaths in the last few days, i

think like 40 people have died. some has been ambushes of ukrainian forces by people not identified with the russian military, but clearly have the kind of arms and capability that shows they have special training and then there are also more bordering happened, we're told today there was another one where a truck tried to come in, grenade launchers and other weapons. so, there is an effort to try to disrupt it in these two regions. essentially, two provinces of ukraine, but the government is doing itself be best to respond that. there are also people in the area getting tired of the violence, standinging up and creating their own response to it. i'm really impress ed with what i've seep in terms of talking to ukrainians about their hopes for the featuuture. right behind us is the public

square, where millions of people gather and they were there because they were so upset with the russian backed government that was not doing what they had promised to do in terms of reaching out to the west, but also, not dealing with the corruption, so what people are saying is they want a new beginning. this election will be the first step toward that new beginning. >> let's hope so. senators, we apologize for the audio problems, but both of you handled the situation masterfully. so, we appreciate it very much. all the best to you. >> it's good to be with you, thank you. >> thank you very much. okay, we're going to bring wrou the latest on pope francis, who is venturing out of the vatican and into the holy land. what will the pope known for speaking off the cuff, have to say? a live report from amman coming up next. and later, larry gatlin and

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zblmplgts there are reports that are a sorority house was targeted by the gunman. killed six people and injured seven more. people are also looking into a video that they think was left behind by the attacker that would prove that he allegedly planned the shooting and picked his target. now, the young man in that video spews hate and is threatening to kill more popular students at the university.

switching gears now in a big way, talking about pope francis' trip to the middle east, making his first pilgrimage to the holy land as the pontiff beginning his tour by meeting with the king of jordan. he arrives two months after u.s. brokered peace talks collapsed, with boat sides blaming the other. leyland? >> certainly, the pope is going to face challenges here bring ing a message of peace to a region that right now, has anything but going on. that didn't stop though his arrival, which turned into a rock star like entrance. certainly, folks in jordan very excited to see him, gave him a very warm welcome. he's also bringing a rabbi and a muslim cleric as well, lining

the streets on his way to the king's residence, then he had a big mass here at one of the stadiums and also, syrian refugees coming out of that war torn country. he spoke ability the issue of is syrian civil war and tryinging to bring peace and an end to the suffering there. the other message pope francis has brought to this country and this part of the world is the certainly 90% muslim here, and this goes to the jordanians trying to really make over the image of their country here. all over this country right now, uma, are billboards featuring the king and the pope, saying together we make peace. and that is really the message here in jordan, as they are trying to transform this into a modern country, religiously tolerant and hopefully they think a tourist destination,

trying to capitalize on the pope's visit. uma? >> indeed, a unique part of the world. and this is a historic trip indeed. leland, thank you very much. when we come back, a musical salute to our fallen service members this holiday weekend. country music icon, larry gatlin will join us live. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™.

and as we get set to close out the show here in d.c., here is one more thing. we thought it would be great to check in with our good friend, country superstar, larry gatlin, to share some of his thoughts on this special holiday weekend, as we salute our veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice on this memorial day weekend. hello, larry. i know that our men and women in uniform hold a very special place in your heart. >> they really do. my father is a marine, not a former marine or ex-marine, an

87-year-old marine not currently on active duty. i didn't serve in the military, but we've gone all over the world with the uso and air force band. one quick story. it was during christmas many years ago, colonel timothy scott, wing commander at lud, he did the ♪ five golden rings and he said i know you're going over there with my agitant and smoke one of my good cuban cigars and i said aren't you going with us? and he said no, i'm going to hop in my fighting falcon and go up north and throw hot metal at the bad guys. the bad guys were uda and kusay and saddam, and our military liberated iraq and 12 million people stuck their thumbs up in the air that were purple that got to vote, never before in their history. our military people won the war. unfortunately, our politicians lost the peace. but i'm very grateful to those people. we salute them every night on our show. and this especially goes out to our dad who is watching in nashville this morning. >> and i know you have a very special song that you would like

to sing right now. it's called "stand up and thank them now." could you sing some of it now? >> i will stand up. i locked my guitar backstage in the theater last night and didn't get it, so i'll do it a capella. ♪ into the fire into the fray ♪ ♪ they put themselves right in harm's way ♪ ♪ and only god knows how stand up and thank them now ♪ ♪ for doing whatever needs to be done ♪ ♪ time after time ♪ for never hesitating for one second to answer the call ♪ ♪ stand up and thank for playing it all on the line ♪ ♪ for storming the fort or hauling the wall ♪ stand up and thank them all ♪ thanks, dad. that's a beautiful tribute.

>> god bless. god bless you, larry. thanks for being part of our show to honor our nation's veterans and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. great to see you. >> god bless. great to see you always. >> all right, everybody. that's going to do it for us. make it a great day. . hello, i'm ankkelly wright. . democrats joining the call for eric shinseki to step down as we learn the white house may have known about problems at the agency for years. we'll have the latest. >> fallen service members from iraq and afghanistan being honored in d.c. today. we are there live. >> and pope francis calls for religious freedom on the first stop of his historic mid east tour. we'll talk about the pontiff's visit to the holy land.

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