if darrell fired pope during their meeting, it would have been the end of pope's company. >> pope's financesere in terrible shape. he was on the fine edge of disaster all the time. >> with a warrant, investigators searched pope's home computer and found something suspicious. >> someone on that computer had visited a website on how to beat a polygraph and had, in fact, paid money to download a book on how to beat it. >> as testing continued on the blood stains on the floor of the crime scene, investigators noticed one blood drop on darrell north's pants that they had previously overlooked. >> there was a vertical drop on the back left pant leg of darrell north, while he's laying on the floor. >> the shape of the drop was perfectly round, meaning that the origin of the blood was stationary, and hit the fabric at a 90-degree angle. >> the significance of such a drop falling and hitting the pants perpendicularly while mr. north is on the floor is that it would mean that the assailant is standing above him, bleeding on him, after he has been attacked. so it puts a sequencing to the events. >> max

pope right down the street. and, of course, loyalists of benedict and of john paul are still in very important places in and around the vatican. he doesn't want to break the continue knewty of the church -- continuity of the church by any casualing with them. in fact, he's extraordinarily gracias. in his first major statement, he quotes john paul and francis -- i mean, and benedict and paul vi constantly. look at the notes in the back, and it's all papal citation that, yes, he is part of a continuing church and tradition. and because of his experience as a provincial in this argentina -- in argentina, it was very hard for him to hold together the truckses of the time -- the traditions of the time and the oppression of the government. he said that he made a great many mistakes, that he did not include people or consult people enough. he said he was put in too young and he said that was crazy. so one of the first things he said as pope was i've been wrong. and he doesn't want to be wrong again. one of the things h

he participated in the conclave that selected pope benedict xvi and pope francis. last week president alan awarded his emnines the allegiance of honor for his role in normalizing u.s.-cuban relations. i am pleased to welcome him to the table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: tell me why you're here in the united states. >> i have become invited by ford fordham university for a doctorate i will receive. >> rose: an honorary doctorate. >> an honorary doctorate i will receive tomorrow in the morning. then it was i was invited almost three years for this honorary doctorate. many other problems and difficulties in my condition as archbishop of havana et cetera have been difficult for me to come to new york. but i am very very glad to be able to respond to this invitation of the fordham university. that is for me a very great honor. >> rose: well, you're a great man. two things you and i share among them the doctorate at fordham. i had the great fortune to speak at their commencement three or four years ago so it will be a glorious day for you and for t

he participated in the conclave that selected pope benedict 16 and pope francis.astly, he was awarded the medal of honor for helping to normalize u.s.-cuban relations. i have known him for several years and i'm pleased to welcome him to the table for the first time. welcome. cardinal: thank you. charlie: tell me why you are here in the u.s. cardinal: i have been invited by fordham university for a doctorate i will receive tomorrow. charlie: an honorary doctorate. cardinal: the doctorate i will receive tomorrow morning. and then i was invited from almost two years for this honorary doctorate. but other problems and difficulties in my condition of archbishop of havana has made it difficult for me to come to new york. but i've got to be able to respond to this invitation of the fordham university. it is for me a very great honor. charlie: you are a great man. the two things you and i share is [indiscernible] and a doctorate from fordham. i had the great fortune to speak at that commencement three or four years ago. it will be a glorious day for you, and for them as t

. >>> also tonight, protecting the pope. tonight, nbc 10 has exclusive details of how police plan to keep philadelphia secure during pope francis' visit. >> this will give you an idea of the challenge police are facing when the pope is here in late september. the population of philadelphia could more than double. >> 2 million visitors are expected to flood the city. and nbc 10's rosemary connors spoke to charles ramsey about how philadelphia's getting ready for this monumental task. rosemary? >> renee and jim, it's going to be philadelphia police the fbi and secret service all working together in an effort to make sure that everybody is safe. the parkway here in front of the art museum steps is going to be jammed with as many as 2 million people. and so the commissioner tells me he's drawing on his personal experience. his previous experience as the head of police in washington, d.c. to make sure that everybody here is safe and secure come september. >> presidential inaugurations, major protests. we obviously had heads of st

. >> how does this current pope match up with other recent popes as far as political activism? i think the substance of his positions are exactly the same as those of john paul. they called for a restoration of diplomatic relations and they called for cuba to take its place in the community of nations and they also called on cuba to do a better job of promoting human rights and religious freedoms, so nothing has really changed there. i think the difference is that francis, at least on this issue, has simply been more effective at moving the ball. you look at his poll numbers around the world, they are the kind of approval ratings that politicians would crawl over hot coals to have. >> indeed. >> he is on every magazine. i think there is a perception he is an effective diplomatic and political player in a new way. >> thank you, john allen. >> you bet. >>> powerful winds and worries over flooding and landslides. a super typhoon is ripping across parts of asia with winds stronger than a category 5 hurricane. ♪ when you're living with diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has

if we follow the pope francis. pope francis show us a good way. every sunday st. peter's square is full of people, not only believers but people from everywhere. in the sense we describe a new father in a word where we rediscovered in pope francis a papa. >> rose: archbishop thank you for coming. >> i thank you for your friendship and i hope you will continue to see and to hear. >> rose: thank you. god bless you. >> rose: see you in rome. i hope. >> rose: thank you. thank you for joining us. see you next time. for more about this program and earlier episodes, visit us online at pbs.org and charlierose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ >>> this is nightly business report with tyler mathisen and sue herera. >> wedding season on wall street. from generic drugs to women's apparel. companies are walking down the aisle ringing up billions of dollars in deals. >> big surprise from retail to housing to inflation. are investors in for something unexpected on this heavy data week? >> a supreme court de

if we follow the pope francis. pope francis show us a good way. every sunday st. peter's square is full of people, not only believers but people from everywhere. in the sense we describe a new father in a word where we rediscovered in pope francis a papa. >> rose: archbishop thank you for coming. >> i thank you for your friendship and i hope you will continue to see and to hear. >> rose: thank you. god bless you. >> rose: see you in rome. i hope. >> rose: thank you. thank you for joining us. see you next time. for more about this program and earlier episodes, visit us online at pbs.org and charlierose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ >>> calories, calories, calories! >> wow, it rocked my world! >> it just kind of reminded me of boot camp. >> i don't know what you had, but what i had was great. >> it almost felt like country club food to me. >> don't touch. it's hot! >> i gotta tell you, you people are getting me all excited w

pope francis, in the two and a half years he's been pope, enjoys record popularity numbers among catholics and noncatholics. i doubt there will be some who say wait we have questions about this papal visit. but to come to the american shores to canonize someone who is seen as a vision of colonial oppression is notth significant. >> so it's not a minor issue. will the pope address it when he comes to the united states? >> my honest guess is it will be addressed by him. my honest guess is he may address it in terms a bit more clear than the terms of the los angeles archdiocese he will probably speak some truth about it. >> could the pope reverse his decision? >> co-wake up and decide he's wrong, it's not an infallible decision. >> if the pope declares someone is a saint and the pope decides maybe i was wrong? >> i'm a his torn and i can't think of a time that has happened. this january pope francis made the decision to waive the requirement of the second miracle. this is someone already being revered by catholics in california and elsewhere he could be raised to altars just on that. >> the p

we rediscover and pope francis -- in pope francis papa.archbishop paglia thank you for coming. archbishop paglia: i hope you continue to see and to hear. charlie: thank you. we will see you in rome. thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ rishaad: it is wednesday, the 20th of may and this is trending business. this is a look at what we are watching. adouble the airbag checks. it is going to a remarkable 34 million. reviving japan as the economy goes down for the second straight quarter. it could mean light at the end of the tunnel. some harsh words from joseph. he says greece could leave the eurozone. do let us know what you think about the top stories. follow was on twitter -- bus on twitter -- us on twitter. we head over to jakarta later this hour. let's look at the markets. >> clearly the best performance so far in asia -- similar gains of what we saw yesterday but still in the morning session. 30 minutes before. a lot of this is down. we will talk about this later on. it is very impressive growth figures. you have the quarter to

of the pope but supposedly afterwards saying if this pope continues in this vein i will begin prayingnd may return to the catholic church. this is revolutionary. >> i know part of the vatican's foreign policy is two-men relation and we have learned the pope was integral in the u.s./cuba diplomatic negotiations. pope francis seems to be a mover and shaker. to what do you attribute his effectiveness? >> ana, i think people see him as someone walking the talk. they see him as a down-to-earth person who has real people's concerns at heart and he seems to be acting on it. he is not afraid to speak his mind. he is not afraid to inject himself into such political conversations as the cuba/united states relationship. and so i think what people are looking once again to the pope and the vatican for is this kind of moral leadership that perhaps some feel has been lacking for a while or has been a he is tan sign the vatican to enter into some of these frays. this pope does not seem to hesitate. nofrnl doubt about it. in fact that leads me right to my next question. why do you think he chooses to

pope francis is going itto cuba. it is expected this is the third visit by a pope to cuba. as time goes on, the visits will be more routine and common and religion and particularly the catholic religion will become more free to operate in cuba. >> maybe raul castro will say his rosary. ben, thank you. >> fascinating. i was in cuba when pope john paul ii arrived in 1998. >>> 27 minutes after the hour. we are following the breaking news in texas where a tornado left dozens injured overnight. severe storms wreaking havoc across the country. there is more to look out for today. all of the breaking news next. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> john berman here with christine romans. we have breaking news this morning. a possible tornado in van, texas. about 70 miles east of dallas. emergency officials call it a mass casualty event. what we know so far, at least 26 people injured, 20 plus structured damaged or destroyed. i want to bring in meteorologist pedram javaheri. pedram pedram. >> the storm system coming into van with a population of 2,600 people. seven reports of

next, the local seminary that could be the pope's home away from rome.you're thinking about renting out your house for the pope's visit, there's a 23450u8ly proposed rule that could cut your profit. >>> new information about olympic preparations in brazil that aren't going according to plan. >>> 4:15. we are following two breaking stories this morning. a teenager who escaped from police custody turned himself in around midnight getting out of a car having a little drink. the 17-year-old jumped from a moving transport van. >>> firefighters in burlington county are still working to contain the fast-moving flames spreading through wharton forest. more than 700 acres have burned. >>> happening today, the justice department could announce the start of a civil rights investigation of police practices in baltimore. the mayor of baltimore requested that investigation earlier this week and the new attorney general, loretta lynch, hinted at a federal probe as she appeared before members of congress yesterday. baltimore, of course, erupted in protests and riots fob

to the pope to visit to vietnam the pope is coming to philadelphia. >> pope francis has a special place in the heart of vietnamese families. >> we like him a lot because his background 3rd world country and something that he understands us we feel that related to him so closely so that's something different from the previous popes. >> more than 10 percent of those registered for the world meeting of families are vietnamese. and housing those visitors is a challenge for the parish. >> so we are the biggest group so far people have responded well too people are excited to receive the families of friends from vietnam from japan. >> the monsignor's next trick? >> now we have to somehow come up with the food to feed them. >> it's expected to the biggest meeting of vietnamese catholics ever outside of their home country. >> east and west are also meeting when it comes to our health. as more and more mainstream american doctors and hospitals are starting to blend modern medicine with ancient healing techniques. >> acupuncture along with meditation are two ancient asian health and wellness prac

what does that say about the power of the vatican and the pope. >>> they wanted to pope to be something he may not be. yes, he has a great story and a great history and he's doing a great job of reaching out. but nowhere has he said he's going to change doctrines. >> so is he a secular pr face? >> i don't know anything about the vatican. i'm an athiest and the whole religion thing is bizarre to me. >> first, we ask if the u.s. is a super power in decline. this is third rail. >>> is america in retreat? many say yes. >> a red line for us is we start to say chemical weapons. >> once you draw that line the credibility of the united states is on the line. >> the united states is now number two. the chinese economy just overtook the u.s. >> that's going to be the sun setting on the american century. >> there is no alternative. >> there's no question it's a much worse world order if nobody is providing that leadership and the americans are best situated to do so. >> tonight we have ambassador robert hunter and michael pillsbury. >>> thanks for joining us. ambassador robert hunter is the united

pope francis is shrewd man.knows as you know that a raul castro is a cunning character who may be using the pope even as he professes to be rethinking his religious position. >> raul castro -- let it be said -- understands that this opening is so important to him. the opening negotiated partly with the vatican intermediate rare. we're learning additional details that cardinal ortega was invited to washington last summer by the retired cardinal. that was the pretext but carried a message from raul castro to president obama. the fact that pope francis, the vatican, has been so deeply invested in this opening which follows his philosophy that there shouldn't be barriers that this embargo is wrong. 50 years, so close 90 miles away -- that's partly very much in the havana a regime's interest. >> pope francis knows the people of cuba are real victims of cuba being cut off from the word. john paul ii said in 1998 let cuba open itself to the world, and let the world open itself to cuba. if this is another nudge in that

it just so happens that pope francis is the first jesuit leader of the catholic church.dent castro said that he would attend all the pope's masses when he visits cube on his way to the united states. we ask what they expected from the visit. >> especially as the pontiff has participated in the dialogue between the united states and cuba. >> pope francis will be the third pontiff to visit cuba in 17 years. a lot considering that cuba is a small countries where the church is not particularly strong. >> pope francis' role in help to go re-establish diplomatic ties between havana and washington makes this particularly important. >> and there is much more on our website. the address www.aljazeera.com. out of cash. i go through to show you first hand how tax cheats could drive it to ruin, and what should be done to get greek offenses out open. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money".

the pope with a framed number 90 jersey with pope francis across the back.eam then showed him the signature move spinning the basketball on a single finger. herbert said the meeting was definitely the highlight of his career. >> just met the pope and we're excited. we've been able to do a lot of things in our life and meeting the pope is probably at the top of the list. >> the globe trotters are on tour in italy. actually they asked the pope come with us let's play around italy. and by the way, philadelphia as you know is hosting the world meeting of families starting in september 22nd. pope francis will be here the weekend of september 26th and 27th. and you can count on nbc 10 to bring you all the latest as the papal visit approaches and updates delivered to your smartphone and tablet with the nbc 10 news app. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> almost ten minutes before 6:00 now. minutes away from seeing the sun come up. we are seeing some clouds move through the area but no showers with these clouds and they're not

pope francis, he exalts bishops priests.udge the others, but to help the other, to improve their situation, to comfort who need some good news, good words, good people in a sense that the pope wants a church near all people. no one has to be alone. charlie: let me ask you about this pope. tell me. how is he doing? archbishop paglia: so i remember when i met him for the first time. two days ago, i was visiting my apartment. not so rich, not so large, a lot of rooms and i said, oh, i don't want to be alone. i will remain where im. -- where im. -- i am. what does that mean? he is friendly. he makes all people feel comfortable with him. i remember when in the first celebration in st. peter's square he went in the middle of the people and on the one side there were the vip people and we meet a little child. he stopped. so this is the style of pope francis. in my opinion, it has to be the style of the church. at the beginning of this millennium, we have to show to the others the message of god. charlie: how is he changing the chur

. >>> cuba's president thanks pope francis to for help ending the diplomatic deep freeze with the unitedtates. >>> we begin with news out of yemen. and morocco state news agency is reporting a fighter plane taking part in the saudi-led coalition against the houthis is missing. it was an f-16 similar to the one here, it's not known if the pilot ejected. morocco helping in the early campaign with six fighter jets. >> yep's former president has announced an alliance. there has been a small sign of deposit natural i can practice he is,. >> reporter: it's the first time the saudi-led co since has targeted yemen's former president saleh. the former saudi ally was unharmed in at tack and remains defiant. >> translator: you should continue carrying your arms, revved toy sacrifice your lives in defense against these ba lidge rants attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of power. if you are brave enough come and face us on the battlefield. come and we will be at your reception, shelling by rockets and jet fighters cannot enable you to attain any of your goals. >> reporter: this is the m

it seems to be a preliminary visit between raul castro and the pope in anticipation of the pope's visito cuba on his way to the united states of america. the two of them have a lot to talk about. the pope was a special, very secret interlocutor in this arrangement to bring the united states and cuba together. he oversaw secret negotiating session at the vatican last october and was instrumental getting the obama administration and raul castro past the history of suspicion and into an accord to normalize diplomatic relations. >> it seemed from what i read of this visit, that the cuban leader was quite taken with the pontiff. reports coming out of this meeting saying that castro commented that he reads all of the speeches pope francis makes. even says he may return to the catholic church after all this. do you think it's the pope's heritage his south american roots that are giving him this strong pull with castro or more? >> i definitely think it is in keeping with the fact the pope is from argentina. not only is he from argentina, he has a sensibility about the issue of cuba that is very

. >>> and cuba's president thanks pope francis for helping to end the diplomatic deep freeze with the. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, less than 24 hours from the start of a sees fire in generally. more cities have come under heavy bombardment from saudi-led air strikes. the city near the southwest board earn of yemen came under renewed mortar fire last name last week eight people were killed by shells launched by houthis after that the saudi-led coalitions said the houthi rebels had crossed a red line. let's go now to yemen's foreign minister who is joining us on the line from saudi arabia's capital riad. thank you for being with us, sir. i want to ask you first about the late ate tacks and specifically this reported attack on the former president saleh's home you said that he's pretty much out of the picture now f that's the case, and the houthi rebels are clearly not in any sort of discussion at this point, who is is there left to deal with in yemen there has to be a political solution to this in the end doesn't there? >> yes. first of all, let me tell you that saleh yesterday last small. is showin

president castro thanked pope france for his role in the recent improvements between relations between the u.s. and cuba mediated during secret negotiations. it led to the surprise announcement that washington and cuba would work toward resuming diplomatic ties after 50 years of tension. >> correspondent lucia new man is in havana. >> the cathedral is full for a mass to ordain two new priests. if the catholic church is suffering from a lack of priest worldwide, here the shortage is even more acute. decades of restrictions by communist authorities have taken their toll. the church is still not allowed regular access to the mass media, but now under president raul castro, the government is making modest but significant changes. as president castro meades with pope francis this weekend to discuss the pontiff's upcoming visit, new churches are being allowed to be built and a few old ones actually being returned. i asked the head of cuba's catholic church what he expected from the pope's visit. >> it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the church's desire for cuba to open up to the world

the pope put the tie on and st. jo's prep couldn't be more delighted. >> that's the kind of person jeff is. they really do know that it's special school. they want everybody to know it and be a part of it. >> reporter: well no word yet if the pope is actually going to visit st. joe's prep. but as soon as we get his schedule we'll know it. live now from outside the basilica monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >>> unionized casino workers plan to ticket this evening outside the trump taj mahal. they're protesting carl icahn's action with the casino. the union blames the billionaire inestvestors using the pay cuts to strip them of their health insurance. >>> at 5:16 this morning, nbc10's "first alert" reporter jessica boyington is watching the roads out there. it's a little early. i'm guessing as people get up and get going to work they'll have some problems. >> yeah we've seen a few issues out there let's see if they're hanging around jessica. >> some things are hanging around. on the vine street expressway, around 24th st

the pope played a key role in renewed relationships between the united states and cuba. lucia newman is in havana. >> reporter: the cathedral is fuel for a mass to ordane two new priests. the surgeon is suffering. in cuba it's all acute. the church is still not allowed access to the mass media. now under the president, the government is making modest but significant challenges. as castro meets with pope francis to discuss a visit to cuba, new churches are allowed to be built and old ones allowed to return. i asked the head of the catholic church what he expected from the pope's visit. >> translation: it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the churches desire to open up to the world, and the world open up to cuba. the pontiff participated in the dialogue between the united states and cuba. >> pope francis will be the third pontiff to cuba in 13 years, a lot considering that cuba is a small country in an area not so strong. cuba awakened an interest not property organisationate to its side. this visit is particularly did not >>> in macedonia five police officers have bee

now, this is not the first time a pope has gone to cuba. in fact, it was in 1998, that pope john paul ii visited cuba. at the time, it was considered a historic visit. unfortunately because of the breaking in of the monika lewinsky scandal at the same time, much of the world's attention was diverted away from that story. this long process of normalization between cuba an the rest of the world which -- >> catholic church pushing for an end to the u.s. trade embargo against cuba but no time line as to when that will happen. i imagine that might be top of mind as well in this conversation. >> yes, it will. there's no clear time line when the embargo will be lifted. only this week you should recall that the united states apparently approved two companies to provide ferry service between the united states and cuba. clearly, that is moving ahead not necessarily as planned but it is moving. george? >> senior international correspondent ben weidman live in rome. we appreciate your reporting there. thank you. >>> on saturday, raul castro's daughter

of the catalyst church and will attend the pope's masses when he visits cuba in september on his way we asked the leader of cuba catholic church ortega what he expected from the visit. >> translator: it's natural that the pope reaffirm cuba to open up to the world and the world open up to cuba especially as pontiff is in the dialog between united states and cuba. >> reporter: pope francis will be the third pontiff to visit in 17 years a lot considering cuba is a small country where the church is not particularly strong. >> i think cuba has awakened an interest disproportionate to its size and pope francis role to reestablish diplomatic ties between havana and washington makes this up coming visit particularly significant. mixing politics and religion is as old as time and both castro and the pope are proving it once again. al jazeera havana. >>> and cost troe has flown home to welcome ilan and the first visit by a french president in 100 years and taking part in an economic forum, milan visited the french territory to inaugust rate the mum honoring people of slavery in the caribbean

ahead, the pope's response proves he is a patient pontiff. and for many boxing fans the mayweather-pacquiao fight was a letdown. for some it was a downright disappoint and they're not upset with the boxers. >> i'm abc7 meteorologist drew tuma. despite the ground shaking a nice may day to round out the week. we have new chances for wet weather. i'll explain with the accuweather forecast. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. >>> new details on an alert we brought you this morning. police have found a missing elderly man in the south bay. 92-year-old oscar noriega was last seen at 2:30 this morning at his home in san jose. this morning the police found the man safe and rounder him to his family. >> pope francis has a good sense of humor. he called an it

, pope francis in the vatican. president castro thanked the pope for his roam in the recent improvements in relations between the u.s. and cuba. the pope mediated the negotiations. washington and cuba were announced to work toward resuming diplomatic ties after more than 50 years of tension. >> our reporter is in the cuban capitol havana where the pope is due to deliver in september. >> havanas cathedral is full for the ordination of two priests. decades of restriction by communist authorities have taken their toll. the church is still not allowed regular access to the mass media, but now under president raul castro, the government is making some modest but significant changes. as president castro meets with pope francis this weekend to discuss the pontiff's upcoming visit, new churches are allowed to be built and a few old ones returned. i asked the head of cuba's catholic church what he expected from the pope's visit. >> it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the church's desire for cuba to open up to the world

the pope is the first jesuit leader of the catholic church. ravt receiver said he will attend the pope's masses when he fists cuba in september on the way to the united states. we ask the leader of the church what he expected from the visit. >> translation: it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the church's desire for cuba to open up to the world and the world to cuba, as the pontiff participated in the dialogue between united states and cuba >>> pope francis will be the third pontiff to visit cuba in 17 years, a lot considering that cuba is a small country where the church is not strong. >> cuba always awakened an interest disproportionate to its size, and pope francis's role to establish diplomatic ties between havana and washington makes the visit significant >>> mixing politics and religion is as old as time. both castro and the pope are proving it once again >>> hundreds of people have been marching in mexico city on international mother's day to demand justice for their missing relatives. they say that the authorities have not bean he

we look pope francis too. it doesn't necessarily mean that everybody is flocking to church at the moment. but there is an understanding that this man has an appeal that crosses ideological barriers. even ones that have been up for decades in this case. rosemary. >> it is interesting. when you look, mention, how it is not playing out in cuba. talk about this visit. how it is playing out, what you were saying there, across italy and in rome. >> what's important to keep in mind is that this is not the first time a cuban leader has come to the vatican. fidel castro met with john paul ii in 1996. two years later, john paul ii went to cuba. benedict xvi was in 2012. and raul castro met benedict in rome. not necessarily such a big story. given this is a really a process that began so long ago. and it is the fact, and, you know, people have taken note that, that, pope francis was critical at ending the diplomatic deadlock that existed between havana and washington for more than 50 years. but they see this news about,

and both castro and the pope are proving it once again.ia newman, al jazeera havana. >> hundreds of women demanded justice for their children. are amnesty international estimates 25,000 people have gone missing in mexico in recent years. >>> venezuela's indigenous groups, its people have long struggled to keep their identity and culture alive and now their efforts are paying off. they brought their language from the brink of dying out. virginia lopez reports. >> the anu people of western venezuela say they are of the water and like the water. there is some commerce and men continue to fish. but their culture and their language nearly vanished. recognizing the importance language has in the process of self determination anthropologists like ali fernandez, began work on the vocabulary with the three people who continue to speak it. the task was made even more difficult because the anu barely spoke among each other. the three anu elders who helped fernandez have died but thanks to her it's taught in schools like these. even the venezuelan nat

. >>> preparing for the pope. it's not just something philadelphia is doing. >> everybody in the region's excited about welcoming pope francis. >> and they are getting ready now. we'll tell you what's happening montgomery county today in hopes of boosting excitement and tourism during the holy father's visit. >>> and you're taking a look live at lake wallenpaupac. foggy conditions down the shore. warmer conditions expected today. i'll go over all the details coming up in my full weekend forecast. >>> during the commercial break our assignment desk got usage agen update on the house fire. two people were hurt. one is in critical condition. the fire has actually spread to some nearby homes on west kaycayuga street. matt delucia and sky force 10 are on their way. we'll have a live report as soon as we can get it to you. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good morning. temperatures 52 in pottstown. 55 in the poconos. 55 in trenton. temperatures in wilmington 57 as well. rel

the pope did so a moment ago. the women, one from jerusalem and the only from galilee were born in the late 19th century. now, this is an important event for christians in the middle east and we're getting live pictures there from the vatican city in rome. these two women, who have been canonized are the first arab palestinian nun toes ever become saints. for more on this and the ceremony that's now unfolding, i am joined by barbie nedoe. tell us a little bid more about these women and why it's so significant to see them canonized today. >> well, the making of saints is really the most joyous thing the catholic church does. these ceremonies in which new saint res made are seen as pinnacle moments here in rome for the catholic church. around 2,000 people, pilgrimes from palestine are in the crowd at st. peter's square this morning and several sig tears who have come to mark this celebration. this follows a very political week for pope francis who signed a treaty on wednesday in which he recognized the palestinian s

. >>> the pope hosting castro at the vatican. >>> from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'm george howell. this is cnn newsroom. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we start this hour with the super typhoon hitting the north eastern part of the philippines. the storm is making landfall in a sparsely populated and it's bringing strong winds and heavy rains with it. authorities evacuated more than 1200 people ahead of the storm. they're concerned about flooding, high tides. let's hear from the storm chaser had to say in the middle of the storm. >> deteriorated quite rapidly now. it's only a couple of hours away at most now. heavy rain, torren rain. the wind is picking up. it's only going to get worse over the next couple of hours. >> and what sort of precautions have people there taken? >> well, people here seem to be taking the storm extremely seriously. the philippine government rated the storm the highest. the hotel i'm staying in has boarded up all of its windows. they're evacuating guests from the beach front area to more secure

and the pope, pope francis says the solution is to create a culture of encounter.he says that this is the only culture capable of building a better, more just and fraternal world. of course the problem is how can we build a culture of encounter? and we have to begin at home. at our parishes, our unities, in our neighborhoods, in our cities, and then we can spread that culture. -- in our communities. that is what people, people don't want to be just, you know, receive something without offering anything. what we need is to kind of a change. there was a theory at st. matthew's cathedral in the homeless program that we should be charging 25 cents per meal to the homeless because then that is offering them dignity because of they just come and they feel like they are being fed just for free, then you take away the dignity from them. but then if they come and they pay 25 cents, they will feel like they are considering. -- contributing. but what i have -- they will feel like they are contributive. but what i'm trying to say is that we have to build up that culture of enc

. >> cuban president raul castro visits pope francis at the vatican. >> a family in oregon says they were kick off a plane because the pilot didn't feel comfortable with an autistic child. >> and a high school jazz band honors its teacher and wins big with a performance many thought impossible. >> i thought nobody is stupid enough to play it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: hi, everyone, i'm jeff glor, we got nearly four seasons if one day. the weather map of the country is a may mess. a winter-like snowstorm spring tornadoes in the plains, and a summertime tropical storm. up to 10 inches of snow fell around denver which brought down trees on some cars. in the carolinas the remnants of tropical storm ana brought drenching rains. in south dakota this was the aftermath after a tore fad owe formed in delma. that followed tornadoes in central texas last night and this is a rescue that just took place moments ago in denton county, texas. a national guard blackhawk helicopter is still making those rescues. and vincente arenas is there.

as castro meets with pope francis to discuss a visit. new churches are allowed to be built and a few hold ones to be preserved. i asked the head of the church what he expected from the visit. >> translation: it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the churches desire to open up to the world, and the world open up to cuba. the pontiff participated in the dialogue between the united states and cuba. [ singing ] >> pope francis will be the third pontiff to cuba in 17 years, a lot considering that cuba is a small country in an area where the church is not so strong. cuba awakened an interest not proportionate to its side. this visit was particularly significant >>> the president of columbia ordered an end to the spraying of cocoa plant. with a herbicide. gliso fate may cause cancer. the columbian government will look at other ways to destroy the cocaine. >>> a shoot-out in a shanty town in brazil kills four, and another five from injured in rio di janeiro. rival gangs continue to battle over their shrinking territory in the favelas. police

the pope was ballin' with the harlem globetrotters.- the pope was ballin' with the harlem globetrotters. okay you know what? i never begrudge a pontiff a little r & r. but with pope francis, it seems to be becoming a habit. ♪ nun pun ♪ >> larry: not really nun pun, it wasn't intentional. ♪ unintentional nun pun ♪ >> larry: but the pope has been hanking out with angelina jolie being named "esquire's" best-dressed man of the year. getting tweets from snooki? and making pizza run. ( cheers and applause ) seriously. now look even though that was awesome-- and it's fun to see you doing all these things-- i need to ask you a very important question-- dude, shouldn't you be popin'? ♪ dude, shouldn't you be popin' ♪ >> larry: do what you want but i'm concerned next we may see you hosting nickelodeon's "kids' choice awards." and that slime is the defle's juice, pope, just sayin'. a helpful hint. get back to popin'. nightlytes. ♪ dude, shouldn't you be popin' ♪ ( laughter ). >> larry: i told you it was cray. oh next up cray of the day. what's th

now more on republican politics and the pope. ♪ >> reporter: in more than two years, pope francis hasmerged as an activist who grants ministries to the poor but it's the 78-year-old has declared climate change to be mostly man's doing. >> i think we use too much of mother nature. >> he has encouraged his flock to eshoe large families. >> some think that to be good catholics we have to be like rabbits. no we need responsible parenthood. >> and he has spoken about gay people in a way that some has chosen to construe as an acceptance of same-sex marriage. the pope has recognized palestinian statehood and restore ties with cuba. for the 2016 gop contenders some of whom are catholic and used to more conservative views from the vatican, the pope's pronouncements have evoked some concern. >> the pope is a shepherd of a faith. he is not a political figure. >> reporter: ted cruz said he is not charged with protecting u.s. national security interests. responding most sharply is rick santorum who bristled at the rabbits comment. it's sometimes difficult to listen to the pope and some of the thin

and the pope prankster. one man thought when he got a call from someone claiming to be pope francis. turns out, it was the real deal. find out what the real pope did after being hung up on twice. >>> well i'm tracking a big warm-up. it is going to feel like summer. find out when in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert forecast. there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. >>> the blue cross broad street run two days away. if you're planning to cheeren on the 40,000 runners, there are a few places better. here with the hot spots. vince. >> plent

their attempt to strike that balance has been neutral. >> this is a pope in pope francis who recentlyaved the way and been acknowledged by doing so by both the presidents of the united states and cuba in terms of making it possible to restore relations between these two countries. now, pope francis did last summer try to bring -- he did bring the israeli and palestinian presidents together for a peace prayer in the vatican gardens but, of course, that gesture, as provocative as it was, came just a couple of weeks before israeli and hamas went to war in the gaza strip. how effective he is going to be in trying to bring these two countries together remains to be seen but i think everyone would acknowledge this is a pope who does pack some diplomatic punch. >> john allen, appreciate it. thank you so much. >> sure. >>> thank you for starting your morning with us. we certainly appreciate it. >> we got much more ahead on the next hour of your "new day," and it starts right now. ♪ >>> a major isis commander killed in a dangerous raid by u.s. special forces in syria. new details this morning

the trotters presented the pope with a framed number 90 jersey with pope francis across the back and the team showed off their signature moves spinning a basketball on a finger herbert flight time ling said the meeting was a career highlight. >> we met the pope and were excited. we've been able to do a lot of things in our life and meeting the pope is probably at the top of the list. >> the globetrotters are currently on a tour of italy. they do trot the globe. in case you were wondering. >>> and, of course philadelphia will be hosting the world meeting of family. pope francis will be here the weekend of september 26th and 27th. historic weekend for our city. you can count on nbc 10 to bring you the latest as the papal visit approaches and get updates delivered to your smartphone or tablet through the nbc 10 news app. >>> three minutes before 5:00. happening today the wilmington flower market begins at rockford park for the 95th year. which is always held on mother's day weekend. flower sales live music carnival rides. proceeds go to children's charities across delaware. >>> a boy di

. >>> the pope inspired cuba's president. they met at the vatican, and the leader offered a surprising administration. lucia newman has more. >> it was supposed to be a meeting to thank pope francis for his role in helping thaw relations between havana and washington. after a chat, cuban president raul castro made a stunning announcement >> translation: i said if the pope talks as he does, sooner are later i will pray again and return to the catholic church. i'm not kidding i'm a communist, the party formerly didn't allow it, but it is allowed now. >> reporter: it is a return to his past. it, but it is allowed now. he and his brother went to a jesuit school in their youth, before declaring as atheists and shutting the schools down. the pope is the first jesuit leader of the catholic church. [ singing ] president raul castro said he will attend the pope's masses when he fists cuba in september on the way to the united states. we ask the leader of the church what he expected from the visit. >> translation: it's natural that the