the former pontiff now saying it wagon his idea to resign. >> i'm john henry smith. if there's one player who proves you don't have to be a power hitter to be a baseball star, it's ichiro suzuki. coming up in sports, we'll tell you about his latest milestone. w gear. >> a new york yankee moves alongside elite company. john henry smith now here with sports. >> we are talking about ichiro suzuki. he's had an incredible career. when he became the first japanese player to make the leap to major league baseball, many thought he was too frail to survive in the american games. suzuki has proven himself to be one of the greatest contact hitters this game has ever seen. he reached a milestone with his first inning single, collecting his 4,000th career. fans gave him a standing o., teammates congratulated him. he has only logged part of those hits in the major leagues, the rest came in japan. >> as much courage as it takes to play contact sports like football or hockey, it takes a special courage to stand in the batter's box and stair down a 90-mile per hour fastball. there wa

packed theilgrims sand to hear the pontiff's message. the pope is counting on you. >> arriving back in rome, francis tweeted his joy was much > his exhaustion. on the return flight, he surprised journalists by fielding questions. he struck a conciliatory stance toward gay priest. >> if someone is gay and seeks god and has goodwill, who am i to judge him? sought a is also greater role for women in the church. his were applauded by reporters. 80 minute news conference was the real start of his pontificate see. tore through northern injured -- to northern italy 30 miles outside of milan. it ripped the roofs off buildings before moving on to a neighboring town. the european union's foreign- policy chief met with the deposed in egyptian president, mohamed morsi. do sorst top diplomat to since he was ousted on july 3. the talks lasted two hours at an undisclosed location. a he is well and we had friendly and frank discussion for the two hours i saw him. . saw where he was i don't know where he is, but i saw the facility has. >> he's been held

pope francis makes his first trip overseas since becoming pontiff, presiding over world youth day inrio de janeiro, bringing in millions of young catholics from around the world to attend the event that happens every two years. the pope, who has spoken often of concerns for the poor, will tour a shanty neighborhood and speak to business and political leaders. for "teen kids news," i'm laura ingle, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> imagine trying to find your way in a new country when both the language and the customs are strange. alexa reports on how some teens are helping immigrants coming to america. >> which one would that be? >> a bananas. >> well, it would be just "bananas," because when you have plural, you don't have to have the "a." >> word by word... >> this one's emergency room. >> ...side by side, around the table, and around the classroom, teens from local high schools are helping their latino neighbors learn english. >> en inglésyou need "i...am" and then the verb with "ing." >> why do you volunteer to teach english? >> i love spanish, first of all, and i think it'

the post is regarded as the second most important role at the holy see after the pontiff himself. the 58-year-old takes over from a fellow italian, who was heavily criticized over a scandal last year. violence erupted in sao paulo, as demonstrators turned out to protest against corruption and income inquality. they damaged bank offices and a tv station during the protest. demonstrations in other parts of brazil remained peaceful. protesters are demanding that the government do more to support the poor. and thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets here in berlin to protest controversial new russian laws banning what the kremlin calls pro-homosexual propaganda. the demonstrators demanded a boycott of the 2014 winter olympics which russia is hosting. they want the russian parliament to retract the legislation. sports news now. in german soccer, two teams managed to improve their early-season performance with much-needed wins today. s hmp anka appeared uplifted by their mid-week success and new signings. they had two goals to stop their opponent from claiming the top of th

we'll tell you about the right et cetera kit in the pontiff happens to call you. >>> good evening. that raging while fire is growing in two directions now heading west and threatening homes forcing residents to vac wait and the winds tonight are not helping. gusts up to 30 mile an hour. the sow scald called rim fire is the largest in the country, less than 10% kapd. and it's producing dangerous weather patterns that can potentially trap some of the firefighters on ground. we're in california tonight. >> reporter: hi. cal fire says 4,000 firefighters are now assigned to this fire. preposition strike teams here. we have another camera to show you yet another strike team that is comparing to defend this community as the afternoon winds now start to kick up. in northern california, the afternoon winds have returned and the small towns on the northern edge of this massive are on watch. if the fire in the canyon returns, this city would have mere minutes to get out. how big of a threat is this fire to this community and others? >> it's a major threat. we expect a wind shift today and we'

with followers waving flags and celebrating the pope as he wraps up his first international trip as pontiff. much of his visit to the country included visits to poor neighborhoods and meeting with brazil's political leaders. the next world youth day is set for kraków in 2016. for "teen kids news," laura ingle, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> one of the ways to make driving safer is to make cars safer. carina learned how ford is using virtual reality to do just that. >> all right, we're gonna go into the virttex driving simulator lab here. >> okay. sounds good.>> go through this . >> thank you. >> go off to the right here. >> wow. [ chuckles ] >> here's a control room for the virttex. >> impressive. >> so, this is virttex over here. virttex stands for virtual test track experiment, and inside that dome, there's a vehicle, and we're gonna get you in there. you're gonna drive that vehicle. you're gonna drive through a virtual world. and this dome is gonna move to give you the sensation that you're actually driving. >> wow. >> okay? >> that's incredible. >> we do things like measuring d

"bill i'm watching you pontiff kate about bradley manningham and getting nauseous.e's a hero, with more guts than you. you're enter take people as they are sold into surfdom by a corrupt ruling class." is that what's going on? wow. andrew mcdonald, sidney australia, since strict gun laws were introduced here in 1996, criminal gang members using illegal guns has risen more than 500%." richard mills "quite intrigued by the discussion of saving dogs or humans from a burning building. if politicians were inside i'd save the dog." "ore ri "o'reilly, you are off base in a crisis, i save family members first. and my dogs and cats are part of the family." "bill your segment on people saving dogs over humans doesn't surprise me. it speekts to the depravity of the human race." "bill, love miller but don't understand a single thing he says. do you comprehend him"? very difficult question, jose. once in awhile i think do i comprehend the miller man, to my shame. by the way, the only place you can comprehend miller and me in the boulder fresher show live is jacksonville, florida

the former pontiff breaks his silence and contradicts the explanation he gave earlier this year. >>> the military performs a key test flight next. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. >>> now, from abc 7 news. >> and good i'ming again. we'll start this half hour talking about syria. the united nations convened an emergency meeting today to discuss whether the government is using chemical weapons on its own citizens. the regime denies using them but rebels are challenging that and new images today seem to support them. here's abc news reporter martha raddatz. >> reporter: the pictures are gut-wrenching. the rebels say these are mothers, fathers, children, killed while they slept in their homes in a damascus suburb. they say the syrian regime fired rockets on its own p

calling strangers -- an italian newspaper is offering some tips on how to have a conversation with the pontiffpope appears to be simple with a sense of humor. and if you write to him -- you just might receive a papal phone call out of the blue. this week -- the pope made another random phone call to someone who wrote to him. now, the italian daily is offering etiquette tips -- above all -- if the pope calls you -- you must stay cool, according to the daily. other tips -- don't ask about any of the scandals -- but do ask him how pope benedict is doing. an incredible survival story. a fisherman saved after treading water in the gulf of mexico for nearly 24-hours without a life vest. steve moumouris was randomly rescued by some fellow fisherman about 75-miles north of tampa, florida. he was knocked overboard from this 16- foot fishing boat during rough weather. the 51-year-old suffered some dehydration.. but is in otherwise good condition and regaining his strength. some wisconsin highway drivers got something of a peep show. drivers spotted a topless woman riding her motorcycle. she has a shirt

the pontiff urges the international community to help the people of syria find a solution.dred were killed in a suburb of damascus. the syrian government reportedly agreed to allow u.n. inspectors to visit the scene of the alleged attack. a senior obama administration official says though there is very little doubt the assad regime gassed its own citizens. >> forest service says it is a top priority to keep a massive wildfire from moving further into yosemite park. the fire covers 210 square miles. the size of the city of chicago. strong wind in the forecast tonight which will make it tougher to fight. it is so big outlying areas are seeing ash fall like snowflakes. now back to fox files. charles starkweather and his girlfriend, two teenagers who bring a chill to lincoln and the nearby farming community of bennett. in january of 1958, the two left a bloody trail of terror on the great plains. to this day, the mystery continues. was 14-year-old carol ann fugate, charlie starkweather's hostage? or willing participant? >> you believe she was never a hostage? >> yes. >> she had

ii's spot because you're correct, he did become a little more comfortable with the market as his pontiffd. but i think basic values as opposed to policy specifics, what we'll hear from him are very general pronouncements about values and how they should shape economic activity. but not a lot about specifics, for example, what we should do with our 401(k)s and so forth. >> i do understand that. but it's important, basic judeo christian values, i think that those market values, that's where the rising tide lifts all boats. that doesn't mean poverty ends. but that's where the rising tide comes from. you know, in brazil, the pope had this fabulous trip to brazil. brazil has moved in the direction of the marketplace in the last, whatever, 15, 20 years. they've done rather well. i know there's a lot of poverty in brazil but they have done rather well whereas russia has done terribly. >> i think one of the questions is whether you see capitalism working as, you know, a rising water level rising all boats or whether you see people siphoning water off at the source and leaving other people high a

. >> downtown san francisco pontiff cloudy skies temperatures in the upper 60s. >> plenty of sunshineoday in napa with a high of 81. >> an increase in a cloud coverage and the wang will stay to the north of us. >> to mar temperatures will be a little bit below normal appeared >> to mar temperatures will be a little bit below upon normal. >> a once popular castro valley lake is suffering. only a few inches of muddy water remain in parts of cull canyon lake. more sick and dying fish float to the surface each day. east bay regional park officials say, the lake is drying up as it transforms from a lake to a meadow. >>the fish in the lake are non- native. making it impossible to relocate them to another body of water. officials estimate the lake will dry up completely this year. due to drought conditions. new this morning, a u-n official is in syria today. he wants the syrian government to allow u-n experts to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack this week. anti-government activists assad's regime of carrying wednesday. hundred people in the eastern suburbs of damascus. u-n secre

a handful of total strangers say they have gotten calls from the popular pontiff.e surprised them by simply saying it's the pope. pope francis recently called a student, an italian man whose brother was and a columbian woman to thank her for a book that she sent. >> seriously if you have got a call and somebody said it's the pope, would you believe it? what does he have to say he is the pope? >> rick: rick reichmuth quit kidding around. we need rick right now. i can't keep track of them all. >> rick: really big fire. the video very scary. burning in just a little built inside the border of yosemite park. the big concern here is it is right in the general area there is another reservoir san francisco about 85% of its water from the reserve, a dam built back in '34. the river goes right back into that. now there is concerns that they got a lot of the power from two of the different reservoirs right there and now big concerns. so they have declared a state of emergency. this allows them to free up some funds to get some funds where they can buy some energy and water o

serve as the secretary of state acting as the pontiff it's right-hand man.k the word was added to the dictionary. this is him posing with a grouch italian teenagers at st. peters basilica. those are your evidence lines. [ laughter ] >> mike: he is really asleep. >> alisyn: i don't think we are being good co-hosts right now. [ laughter ] good to see you. welcome to "fox & friends." >> tucker: i know we are not on television so don't bother me. >> alisyn: no need to be embarrassed commercial break. >> mike: in the 15 years of this program i don't think that's ever happened. ht it wentin nor sean late and all of a sudden i was sitting there and having happy thoughts and i dozed off. one of our evil cameraman captured me in the background. i know which one of you it is. >> mike: we took pictures of it is this honestly on tv. >> alisyn: we are on television right now. >> mike: it's happened and many times aly has been speaking. >> alisyn: i don't know if it was my tones that lulled you to sleep or. >> tucker: doing such a great job. >> mike: show is on a roll. le

describes a mystical experience in which god told him he should dedicate his life to prayer rather than pontiffon he gave to cardinals back in february when he cited his physical weakness and advanced age. >>> breaking news overnight from san diego where embattled mayor bob filner reached tentative settlement with a former aide accused hem of sexual harassment. no word if resignation is part of the deal. it will be considered friday by the san diego city council. some political insiders are already saying they expect a special election to begin saturday. >>> the porn industry's trade association is calling for a work stoppage after an actor tested positive for hiv the free speech coalition didn't identify the actor but says the performer's sex partners are being tested. a spokesperson says the actor is not believed to have been infected on a film set and the moratorium will be lifted once the risk of further transmission has been eliminated. >>> you may have heard the claims earlier this week about a new car being the safest ever made outperforming all other cars tested by the government. abc's

the pontiff is working the phones. >> reporter: when 19-year-old stepheno wrote a letter to the popexpected what would come next, a personal phone call from the pope himself. it lasted around eight minutes. this isn't the first surprise phone call from the leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics. in june he dialled up an italian man who just lost his brother to offer sympathies. >>> to new zealand where a dog became a dying cat's best friend. >> reporter: a cat in new zealand has a pair of unlikely saviors, a cat and a dog. he needed a blood transfusion and there was no time for lab tests. even a small amount of the wrong type could be fatal. the vet urged her to have a transfusion with the dog. the cat and the dog are fully recovered and his owner says rory hasn't started barking or fetching the newspaper yet. >>> talk about entertaining. it was a night of unforgettable performances during last night's mtv video music awards. lady gaga and miley cyrus getting plenty of attention. justin timberlake, michelle turner is here to tell us all about it. >> i'm just rolling in. i'm here

that was revolutionary of the pontiff to talk about orientation. why can he talk about race?he italian ministers from africa and bananas thrown at him. in italy.in their racism is a global problem. host: hopefully, our callers will listen to you. tweet. did you write an outlet for clinton or bush to speak out about racism? guest: i wrote a note for president clinton and i asked my husband to hand him a note to talk about race and racism. he agreed to do it. as int overtook the situation and he was unable to do that. host: janet langhart cohen is our guest. i am whites and i hope you let me speak. and i hope youe let me speak. i find the hypocrisy of liberals and those who want to point out the color of skin that the than the content of character amazing. there were three black teenagers beating up a white boy. did not hear jesse jackson and you do not hear al sharpton. it does not fit their narrative so they do not speak about it. as far as president obama being reluctant to talk about race, you do not remember that stupid his summit where he threw grandmother under the bus.

that in a homily he gave on holy saturday, the saturday before easter, 2010, when he was still the pontiff definitely feared that -- for him, it was a fear, not a reassuring thing -- that people would have fewer children and that they would do so for philosophical reasons. maybe they would need them. even if they live longer, maybe they would still have a period where they would be infirm at the end of their lives. host: caller from ohio. caller: good morning. channels.ee c-span i am a 71-year-old agnostic. i love science, political and biological. i have been aiming for 100 or 12 0 at least for years. people have been smirking, but i'm pretty salty. i was a medicaid caseworker for 26 years. that was my ivy league education , as far as genetic predisposition and personal and things accidents that affect people's longevity and quality of life. and i'm a citizen of the world. and i want to contribute economically and politically to lift everybody's boat. i am responsible for my choices to ensure the quality of my physical and mental health. i have four kids, 10 grandkids, and five great gran

for the pontiff to say what he says so he can talk about this issue. why can't he talk about race. one of the italian ministers is from africa and he didn't have to come all the way to talk about race, he could begin there in italy but. >> host: hopefully people will listen and follow that. we have a tweet. mrs. cohen, did you write an op-ed for clinton or bush to speak out about racism in america? >> guest: as i just said, i did write a personal note to president clinton because i knew him. i do know bill clinton. and my husband was asked to talk about race and racism. and he agreed to do that. as i said, events overtook the situation he was able to do that. but. >> host: we have a caller. >> caller: hello, i am white and i hope you'll let me speak or do i find the hypocrisy of liberals and people that want to point out the color of our skins that the content of character are amazing. recently on the news, which is being ignored, there were three young black teenagers beating up a white boy on a bus. you don't hear jesse jackson or al sharpton, it doesn't fit their narrative, so t

as you can read for my record i served as many years as the member of the pontiff cat counsel for they catholic endeavour and vice president after confederation of national catholic charitable entities. i meet with the, if confirmed i would expand not only my connections with the holy see in rome but with catholic leaders and workers who came to know in 100 countries over my 40-year career. over the years i found that cooperation and communication with leaders and lay people of other faiths was crucial as well. i look forward to expanding these interreligious ties and advancing u.s. policy goals. recent profound social changes across the world have highlighted the important role of religion and religious tolerance in our foreign policy. the obama administration considers religious freedom as strategic national interests and made it a diplomatic priority. president obama has called for integrating religious leaders in the faith community into the policy process to address the critical global issues of our day. the holy see represents, i would suggest, one of the most significant religi

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for me one of the big recent milestones when the pope joined @pontiff.oing blessings on twitter there may be no going back no matter how nasty this gets. >> the other thing, it has changed the way i find news too. it's the way i found out about the boston marathon bombings was on twitter. same thing. i find i find more and more of the news if i don't happen to be in front of a television or something, it's on twitter where i find stuff out. >> if tepper is on@squawkcnbc and you have the volume down on a trading desk you're turning it up. that's how it's melding. a frenemy of tv. >> your friend jeremy has a question. >> do you have a twitter account? >> no, i don't. >> slacker. >> i'm thinking of it. a lot of people say get on there, you will have 2 million people following you. that's what scares me. >> 1 million every day who wants you to interact with them. you feel obligated to do it because you want to be a nice guy and you're like i can't. >> carl, what i wanted to ask you was, being a macro economist, what about false rumors that go -- can go throu

that was evolutionary, revolutionary for the pontiff to say what he said durin. so he can talk about this you. why can't eat -- so he can talk about this issue. why can't he talk about race in italy? he doesn't have to come all the way to the faithful here to talk about race. you can begin their in italy and sadly racism is a global problem. host: hopefully they will listen to you and do that. smiley tweets in. guest: as i just said, i did write a personal note to bill clinton, president clinton, because i knew him. i don't know president obama. i've only seen him socially. but i do know president clinton and my husband at hand in a note to ask them to talk about race and racism and he agreed to do it. and as i said, events overtook the situation and he was unable to do that. post: janet lang heart is our guest. caller: i find the hypocrisy of liberals and people that constantly want to point out the color of skin instead of content of character amazing. recently on the news, which is being ignored, there were three young like teenagers beating up a white boy in