nbc's bill neely reports from neighboring jordan. >> reporter: bit by bit the rebuilding of syria has begun. these are refugees dreaming of a future that can't come soon enough, carving their dreams in stone, training to be stone masons. in a work shop in jordan they are learning how to restore what war destroyed. taught by an englishman on a mission. >> we try to create a cadre of tradesmen who are able to return to syria and cascade skills. on to unskilled tradesmen. >> reporter: they are trying to reverse this. isis destroyed ancient stonework, blew up historic buildings, left the roman city of palmyra in ruins. the students fled into exile into camps with nothing. the most remarkable thing is that none of them had ever picked up a chisel before. >> i have never held a chisel. >> so the housewives, taxi drivers, market traders, goodness knows what. this is probably the work of our most able student, a man who clearly with a great deal of talent. no artistic training, nothing. >> reporter: he fled homs six years ago. i want to be one of the first people back he says because if we re

>> bill neely in rome, thank you. >>> scary moments at one of america's most iconic landmarks. the statute of liberty and island had to be evacuated when three 100-pound tanks erupted la it happened at an area under construction. some 3400 people had to go. one worker suffered minor injuries. liberty island was later reopened. the cause is under investigation. >>> maybe not flames, but hot enough everywhere else, some 68 million americans are under heat advisories, warnings or watches. it is a big, hot, swath from the middle of the country all the way up throughout the northeast including st. louis, chicago, new york, philadelphia and boston. as we always say, it's august, it's supposed to be hot. but for the next several days it could be downright dangerous. the heat index soaring above 100 in many places. stay cool and hydrated. it's definitely going to be, as they say, hot enough for you. >>> still ahead, buyer beware. fake jewelry, tainted makeup, chargers that could explode your phone. they are fake, dangerous and online. how to spot them. >>> inspiring america, millions a

bill neely has the latest. >> reporter: an earthquake, extraordinary scenes on a vacation beach. hundreds trying to escape. boats overwhelmed. they survived this, a one-minute long deadly quake felt by millions that sent many running for their lives. here as a ceiling collapses. >> oh my god. the earth is shaking. oh my god, things are dropping. >> it started falling down on us, rocks and rubbles, and then everyone running to get away. >> reporter: among the tourists, john legend and his wife chrissy teaguen. she tweeted bali. trembling. so long. before running to high ground with their children. not long after the earthquake another shock, a tsunami warning. >> it was literally everyone started running to the hills. >> reporter: my dad made me climb onto the roof of the house. >> reporter: thousands of buildings weakened by another deadly quake last week collapsed. and scores of locals died, tens of thousands are homeless tonight. officials warning the death toll will rise. bill neely, nbc news. >>> the chairman and ceo of nascar, a sport loved by millions of americans is taking

bill neely reports on her remarkable rescue. >> reporter: pulled free after a night at sea and on dryand at last, kay longstaff hadmanaged, stay alive. >> i fell back off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. >> reporter: she was on a high deck of the norwegian star cruise ship 60 miles off the coast of croatia when she fell overboard around midnight. exactly how isn't clear. friends raised the alarm, and the ship turned around circling and searching with four other ships and a plane. she was spotted mid morning and rescued a mile from where she fell overboard exhausted and in shock. >> i'm very lucky to be alive. i was sitting at the back of the deck -- it was bad. >> she had been treading water for ten hours. >> when we pull up on the boat, she just said you save my life. you save my life. >> reporter: the ship's camera today showed a calm sea and the water is warm. clues to a survival that amazed her i also surprised after ten hours she's looking so good. >> reporter: she has now left the hospital and is going home

nbc's bill neely reports. >> reporter: a rescue ship and one lucky woman.gstaff was able somehow to stay afloat overnight until croatian coast guard sailors found her. >> i fell off the back and i was in the water for ten hours. >> okay. >> so these wonderful guys rescued me. >> reporter: she was on a high deck of the norwegian star cruise ship 60 miles out to sea when she fell over board around midnight. friends raised the alarm and the ship heading to venice in italy doubled back and began circling the area. other ships and a plane joined the search until she was spotted in mid-morning and pulled out a mile from where she fell overboard. she'd been treading water for ten hours. >> i am very lucky to be alive and i was sitting at the back of the deck. >> medics then lead her away. the sea is very warm says this coast guard officer so the chances of survival are higher. >> when we pull up on the boat she just said, you save my life, you save my life. >> reporter: one american page tracked the rescue. >> i'm ecstatic she was actually found alive. we just tho

bill neely, nbc news, london. er >>> now to a deadly bridge collapse in italy. disaster hit in the port city of genoa on an elevated portion of a highway that links italy and wance. there a sudden violent storm there, a huge section of thet bridge jave way as you see cars, people, steel, concrete, plummeted 150 feet to the city below. ateeast 26 peo were killed. 16 others injured, and more tha0 firefighters rushed to this scene. they were able to pull some survivors out of this wrethage. crisis is the first major test of italy's new government e formed just a w months ago. uncovers problems with parking at the m v.a.edical center in dy. ar heros with disabilities have to navigate long walks and more than three football fields long just to get into the >> had a local man accused of holding airbnb renters at gunpoint after they trashed h house. but now a surprise twist as we hear his side of the story and get pictures from inside. >> scattered showers once again moving across our region. doug is tracking the impac >>> doug is back with more abouw ourther, a little

bill neely, nbc news, vatican. >>> less than three months you and many californians will head to theolls to pick a new governor. lieutenant governor gavin nuse m with a significant lead. 26% said they would vote for republican john and 11% undecided. it is still early and there are still a number of voters who are undecided. the poll was conducted for our spanish network, telemundo. >>> soon have a redesigned area for planes to park, unload and refuel. it's thanks to a new federal grant. the airport has received $11 million from the improvement program. that money will cover the costs to reconstruct what the airports call the airport's apron. handing out more than $600 million for projects across the u.s. >>> caolin kaepernick looking t cash in on a phrase. he filed a trademark with the phrase i'm with kaep. it means he would charge companies and sites to use that saying. >>> looking live at sfo this morning a new report says cab drivers are doing something gross. so the airport is officially telling them to stop. the examiner is reporting cracking down on cabbies who go to the bathr

bill neely reports from london. >> it has been a terrifying vacation for thofand o tourists.aken by their second earthquake in a week. this one was, again, deadly and no americans have so far been identified among the victim. >> i'm trying to get an early flht out o here but i don't know when it's going to be. >> the quake hit and almost immediately a tsunami warning sent people running for the his. people wer injured in stam beads to get out. buildings that had been weakene in last week's quake collapsed. the death toll so far is close to but that is expected to rise because rescuers haven't t ablreas to where bridges and roads have been destroyed. there's been more than 120 aftershocks so far from this quake and there were, of course, doze from last week's, but more are expected. indonesia sitss on whaalled the ring of fire. more than half the world'sre he. earthquakes happen all the time so ws gnd inre a ling onre extra flights to evacuate thousands of touris have had enough. bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> now at 6:00, al local schoo bus driver is charged with sexually

s chiefot nb correspondent bill neely at the scene. hey, bill, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, hoda, savannah. the heart of democracy, it is in lock down after what police are calling a terror incident. a man in his 20s driving his car deliberate ai at commuters. we just have cc tv of tt exact moment. it's an incident very similar to a deadly attack not far away last year. outside britain's parliament this icrning, armed offers surrounded a car. a man has just delivered it at speed into commuters. he hauled out and arrested and led away in handcuffs. nearby an injured cyclist on the ground, another recovering beside him. eyewitnesses say the man in his late 20s was driving the car deliberately fast. >> maybe 40 to 50 miles per hour, maybe more. and hs drive outside of house of parliament. in my opinion,t was deliberate. there was no other -- didn't squer swerve into it, it was a dt.ect >> it happened at the heart of britain's political life, next to parliament. >> given it was a deliberate act, the methohi and being an iconic site, we're treating it a

bill neely, nbc news, at the vatican. >>> right now, we want to take a look at what to expect weather-wise>> a good one but it is cloudy out there. i personally like the cloudy. i think it gives it a different type of vibe. a nice shot here using the weather underground cameras. we have below seasonable temperatures. how long is this going to stick around? and how is our air quality doing? well, i'll have the update on that coming up in just a bit. >>> when you leave a car repair shop, you don't have to wonder whether they did the work they were supposed to. the state will inspect your car for free after you have had auto body work done. the inspector will compare your invoice to the work that was done. if they find a discrepancy, that can trigger a complaint or an investigation. you can sign up for your free inspection online. we put a link on our website, nbcbayarea.com/responds. it is under the consumer resources section. and you can call us with your consumer complaint. the number is 888-996-tips. welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to sw

andrea. >> thank you, bill neely. westminster were enhanced after that incident. thankfully no one kill eed toda. >>> remember, follow the show online on facebook and on tw twitter, @mitchellreports. >>> good afternoon. i'm chris jansing, in for craig melvin. no defense. breaking news on former trump campaign chair paul manafort's trial. manafort's lawyers just passed on their chance to call witnesses to defend their client. not a single person called to the stand. why? >>> and decline of dignity. the president of the united states just called his longtime friend and former adviser omarosa a dog. and now his campaign is taking legal action against her. >>> plus, ladies night. a record number of women are running for office. but not necessarily republican women. why some potential candidates are skipping 2018. but let's begin with that high drama today at the paul manafort

. >> that was bill neely reporting. >>> hundred dollars attended a funeral service for mowly tibts. her father said it was time to turn the page and urged attendees to remember her passion for life rather than the tragic way she died. >> her dad said we all have to heel, that molly would want everyone to move on and turn the page and be positive. >>> eight people are dead, including six children, after a blaze tore through an apartment building in chicago. the fire broke out in the predawn hours. officials say a woman arriving home from work noticed it and warned people to escape. >> the person who came in and made the initial call also st t started knocking on doors that there was a fire. so they started to self-evacuate as the fire companies got on the scene. so this female who did that saved a lot of lives. >> when firefighters arrived they found eight people dead inside, including an infant. three others were taken to the hospital with injuries. >>> to hawaii where rain from tropical storm lane is paralyzing parts of the state. over the weekend the storm wasr. however the big is

let's turn to the chief global correspondent bill neely, live from overseas.have new information how the kremlin is responding this morning, right? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, hallie. russia basically is furious and the new sanctions have already had an effect in moscow. the ruble falling sharply this morning, and many of russia's leading companies. russia is acting furious. president putin's spokesman saying this morning in our view these and earlier restrictions, that is sanctions are absolutely unlawful and don't confirm to international law. russia insisting again it had nothing to do with the poisoning of the xrskripals in england, tweeting no proof, no presumption of innocence, just highly likelies, only one rule, blame everything on russia. but the big question are when does this punishment of russia end? and at what point does president trump intervene? after all remember helsinki, hallie. >> oh, i vividly remember that you and i in the room as the president stood side by side with vladimir putin and did not condemn him in strong terms for russia'

bill neely is joining me from vatican city. the pope not saying much about this, right?rter: absolutely not, hallie. those words, those claims are absolutely jaw dropping, to compare the hierarchy of francis to the mafia. his plane back from ireland last night said, i will not say a single word about this. judge for yourselves. i think the silence by francis speaks volumes about his relationship with the archbishop. >> bill, what about the fallout from this? this is something -- the pope just visited ireland. people there receiving him. where does this go from here? >> reporter: well, the thing is, hallie, i mean, if these allegations are true, and the archbishop offered no evidence whatsoever for them, you know, it is very serious. it is, as you said at the beginning, possibly the most serious public challenge to his leadership. you know, it is evidence, further evidence, of the split within the vatican, of francis and, if you like the reformers on one side, and this deeply entrenched, very conservative group of cardinals in the vatican. i mean, some of this letter that

bill neely, nbc news, london. >> pretty amazing story. >>> up next, another atic water rescue, this caughtn tape. and a classic rock band over takes the king of pop in the record books. [music playing] at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep. havertys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands and our price match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for everyone in the family. and right now save $550 on se.ct tempur-pedic mattress it's time everyone got a good night's sleep.oo havertys life good >>> by many accounts she's already the greatest of all timesi mon biles just added another record to her impressive career. sweeping all the events to win her fifth s. gymnastics title, the first woman to be national champion five times and in winning form biles sent a message le with her teaard. that's the color that shows survivors of sexual abuse. victimized by team doctor larry nasser behind bars keeping their mission at the forefront. >>> a quick thinking rescue caught on camera in california. strangers banning together jumpi in to the water t

nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely in london with the latest. of a terror attack that was captured on cctv. a silver car is seen suddenly swerving out of its lane accelerating toward the houses of parliament hitting cyclists and pedestrians, knocking them over. then the man, who was in his late 20s, approached by armed officers. he's hauled out of the car handcuffed and arrested. police within the last hour saying he is not cooperating with them. eyewitnesses told me he's driving at a speed between 30 and 40 miles an hour. in their minds there was no doubt this was a deliberate attack. echos an attack last year in which a man knocked down four people, killed them, and then stabbed and killed a police officer. police are now probing this man's background trying to establish a motive, to see if he had any accomplices. he was on his own in the car and they didn't recover any weapons. obviously they wanted to know did anyone know he was about to do this. very shortly the emergency security committee will be meeting the authorities here treating this

we get the latestrom nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: the car that was used as a weapon crashed outside parliament, cctv captures it swerving into the wrong lane, hittingcyclists, then heading for the most heavily-guarded building in britain, two police officers mping out of its path. >> armed police surrounded the car, the driver hauled out and handcuffed. he is9,ritish, born overseas. >> we are treating it as a terrorist incident r orter: it happened just yards from last year's vehicle attack that killed five. this driver also it appears acting alone. police are now searching the man's car. they have found no weapons and they're searching for a motive. he wasn't on any british terror watch list. this, another frightening reminder the terror threat.ll bi neely, nbc news, london. >>> there is word tonight from california, a firefighter was killed while btling t largest wildfire in that state's history, docino complex fire. officials say draper city fire department battalion chief tthew burchett, a veteran firefighter from utah, was in california to help crews there who have been stretch

>> bill neely at the vatican, bill, thank you. >> 7:34, a check of the weather from dylan in for al ande very heavy rain falling across northern wisconsin and also central and northern michigan right now. we've already picked up near milwaukee 4 to 7 inches of rain, so additional rainfall could lead to some flooding and we have the dangerous cloud and ground lightning, too. watch out for those storms this morning. then this afternoon, we are going to see more storms fire up, including areas like minneapolis, st. paul and green bay, milwaukee, too, marquette, michigan. these areas could see large hail, damaging winds, can't rule out an isolated tornado, too. that is certainly something to keep in mind later on this afternoon. it's this cold front out ahead of it we have the temperatures in the 90s and very humid conditions. back behind it, temperatures are about 15 to 20 degrees below average. it's right along this boundary where we're going to see those storms fire up. tomorrow they'll start to move into southeastern wisconsin and also just north of chicago, so that is something certain

backo you. >> bill neely, thank you. >>> and we're joined nowy pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiroing to you. >> good morning. >> the grand jury there in pennsylvania unearthed what is describe secret archives from the catholic church. and those archives reportedly show he a systemi coverup of child sexual abuse in pennsylvania. what else didt those sec archives show, who had access to thosehi as? >> 23 grand jurors met for two years in pennsylvania, they unearthed over 301 predator priests, more than 1,000 victims, children in pennsylvania. they found that there was n only widespread sexual abuse, rape of children, but they found that there was a systemic coverup that went all the way to tie n. what was just so profoundly horrifying abo this w church leaders would lie to parishioners on sunday, they wouldie to the public, they would shield these predators from law enforcement, but then they would document all of it. an placet in the secret archives just feet away from -- >> like papers in a closet in a box,ike this is what really happened and we'll just lock the door? >> quite lit

nbc's chief global crespondent bill neely is at the vatican for us. r: new questions for the pope on his plane home from ireland. where claims of a cover-up in the american church true? i won't say a thing about this statement, hesaid. judgment.own the claims come from a former vatican ambassador to the u.s., archbishop carlo vigono said francis knew about allegations of sexual abuse by american cardinal theodore mccarrick but did nothing for five years until e cardinal resigned last month. in a statement, archbishop vigono alleged corruption at the very top of the church, a conspiracy of silence like in the mafia. the pope, he said, must set a good example and resign. he, though, offered no evidence, and he is an arch critic of francis. >> if the allegations are true, then it is very serious threat to popefrancis' credibility. >> the pope was under pressure too in ireland yesterday. begging forgiveness for the sexualbuse of children by priests and for the cover-up by the church's hierarchy. he faced protests. many catholics h saying words condemning a

first nbc global correspondent bill neely at the vatican for us. good morning, savannah. the vatican is reeling with the sheer number of scandals it's dealing with. pope francis facing an open revolt from within. it's a church in turmoil and the u.s. is a central battleground. throughout history the vatican has been riddled with plots. never has a pope in the recent past faced calls to resign. this week pope francis was accused of covering up allegations of sexual abuse and protecting american cardinal theodore mccarrick who last month resigned in disgrace. amp bishop carlo vigano, once archbishop in the u.s. challenging his leadership but producing no evidence for his claims. american bishops calling for just that, evidence and answe . answers." one prominent u.s. cardinal rushing to his defense. >> my experience with the pope, as soon as he knows about something, he acts on it. >> america a battleground in a struggle for the so you soul of the church. >> it's quite a perilous time for the church, particularly in the united states where there are a

bill neely reports from the vatican. >> reporter: new que for the pope on his plane home from irelandere claims of a cover-up in the american church true? i won't say a thing about this statement, he says. make your own judgment. the claims come from a former vatican ambassador to the u.s., archbishop vigano says francis ew about allegations of sexual abuse by american cardinal theodore mccarrick but did nothing for five years until thl cardresigned last month n. a statement, the afternoon bishop alleged corruption at the very top of the church, a conspiracy of silence, like in the mafia. the pope, he said, must set a good example and resign. vigano, though, offered no evidence. and he is an arch critic of francis. >> if the allegations are true, then it is very serious threat to pope francis's credibility. >> reporter: t pope was under pressure, too, in ireland yesterday, begging forgiveness for the sexual abuse of children by priests, and for the cover-up by the church's hierarchy. he faced protests, many catholics saying his words condemning abuse haven't led to action. >> it turne

nbc news chief global correspondent bill neely is in dublin with more. e francis will be flyg in here tomorrow into the eye of another storm because ireland sits right at the center of the child sex abuse s ndals that, as you say, have rocked the church worldwide. it is the first papal visit here in nearly 40 years, and many catholics here and in america are determined that this is the ye the church must change. his smiling face is everywhere. ireland is preparing to welcome pope francis with flags, but not everyone, because this is a country traumatized by scandals of child sexual abuse by priests, covered up by the catholic church. >> they were the earthquakes that completely shattered the oundation of the catholic church. >> reporter: this week, the pope asked catholics everywhere to pray for his visit. days after the church was rocd by t release of the pennsylvania grand jury report. it detailed abuse over decades of hundreds of children bys. prie >> above all, this is a wake-up call for everyone about thef importancee issue of sex abuse. >> reporter:

. >> bill neely reporting. so many around the world will be watching to see how the pope handles this trip. >> you know it. >> you know it, still be hundreds of thousands of people out to see the pope in person. >> this visit just under a bit of a dark cloud. leon. ou, >>> news 4 at 5:00 is starting right now. >>> right now at 5:00, tributes to a great the messages of support for senator john mccain after he stops treatment in his battle with brain cancer. > murder mystery. the hunt for new evidence after the man suspected of killing a mom and her son in their home is freed. >>> nished business. virginia in the forefront after a new push to ratify the equal rights amendment. nearly a century after it was first introduced. >>> and saluting sergeant chesty. >> he doesn't sit as often as he should but i think he served faithfully. t >> reporter: hhe marine corps is honoring their beloved mascot on his last day of duty. >>> good evening, everybody. first up tonight at 5:00, fresh concerns innt montgomery c tonight

bill neely, nbc news, london. [ bell tolling ] >> a some better ceremony hiroshima, japan. today marks 73 years since the atomic bombing there which led to the end of world war ii. the u.s. attack killed 140,000 people. three days later the nagasak bombing killed 70,000. japan surrendered soon after that. >>> president trump took aim at the media while on vacation. as tracie potts reports he contradicted him while defending his son's meeting with a russian lawyer. >> reporter: donald trump suhr's tower meeting with a russian lawyer during the campaign was quote, to get infortion on an opponent. totally legal. president trump admits for the tfirste an twitter, that's in line with his son's e-mails but not the statement he reportedly dictated that the meeting was about russianti ad. >> he knew that this meeting was not about option, as he possiblecally had stated as hel publ told us. so he knows different now. when did that happen. president adds, it went nowhere, i did not know about it. now that's different because the fbi's special counsel is looking into ties between russ

re-coveringfter falli overboard this weekend and spent the adriatic sea at night and lived to tell about.c' bill neelyr dramatic rescue. >> reporter: nearing dry land at last a rescue ship and one lucky woman. kay ngloaff was able somehow to stay afloat overnight until croatian coast guard officers found he >> i fell off the back of tst "norwegian" and i was in the water for ten hours. >> okay. >> so theses wonderful g rescued me. >> reporter: she was on had a high deck of the "norwegian star" cruiseship 60 miles out tn sea whe fell overboard around midnight. friends raised the alarm and the ship heading from dubrovnik and venice i inly doubled back and began circling the area. other ships a a plane joined the search until she was spotted in mid-morning and pulled out a mile from where f sheell overboard. she had been treading water for ten hours. >> i am very lucky to be alive, and i was sitting at the back of the deck. >> yes. >> reporter: mdics then l her away. the sea is very warm, says this coast guard officer, so the chances of survival are higher. >> when we pull up on the boat, she just sai yo

bill neely, nbc news, dublin, ireland. >>> switching gears, have a look at the forecast with kari. >>h. we are making plans for the weekend. going to silicon valley pride festival on saturday and sunday, about the same weather but the parade's on sunday so we take a look at the temperatures and in the mid-60s at 10:00 and then looking at upper 70s during the afternoon. that's as the festivity continue. we'll talk about what else is going on around the bay area next. >>> she putts thousands of dollars in the bank to let it grow for her golden years. but when it's time to withdraw, the bank says, it has no records. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or install

bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> other developing news this midday, we are working to see if any americansn board when an international bus crashed in ecuador. 24 people are dead and another 14 hurt. so far, officials are not saying what led up to that accident. >>> and there you have it. the opening bell in the new york stock exchange. things looking a lot better than they were yesterday. the dow rises more than 100 points as turkish lira rebounds. >>> happening now, preparing for liftoff. nasa astronauts getting ready to make history at spacex when the first commercial aircraft spacecraft sent into orbit. the u.s. hasn't sent astronauts into space since retiring the shuttle program in 2011. all four training for the mission are military test pilots and they'll take on what's called the crew dragon. they say it's like no other. >> for any -- any tester out there, the opportunity to be early on in the development and testing of a program is a dream come true. >> doug was the best man at my wedding and i get to fly in space with him which is an awesome treat. >> since nasa retired the shutt

. >> obviously a very scary and developing situation on the ground there, bill neely.nks for your reporting. >>> still ahead, it is primary day in four states across the country. we will look at some of the most competitive cases. >>> plus, prosecutors rest their case against paul manafort and now his lawyers will mount their defense. we will have those stories and a check of the weather when we come right back. ♪ ♪ experience the versatility of utility. at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. lease the 2018 rx 350 and rx 350 all wheel drive for these terms. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. you might be missing something.y healthy. your eyes. that's why there's ocuvite. ocuvite helps replenish nutrients your eyes can lose as you age. it has lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3. ocuvite. be good to your eyes. the first person to survive alzis out there.ase and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen by funding scientific breakthroughs, advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with the disease and their caregivers. but we

. >> thank you so much, bill neely. joining me now from dublin is a church abuse survivor and founding member of ending clergy abuse. thanks so much for being with us. as bill just pointed out. this has been an ongoing sort of fight, in fighting, within the vatican. let me ask you about these allegations that the pope was complaint splicit in this. this made headlines all across the united states. >> here's what's important about this. conservative bishops cover up child sex crimes. that's been proven. liberal bishops cover up child sex crimes. that's been proven. that's what's important. this infighting, this political, these two factions within the church or within the vatican is irrelevant. i mean, it's being used and, you know, victims of child sexual abuse by clergy like myself, our issue and what happened to us is being deployed by various sides in order to promote themselves in their own power struggle to try to run the church. and that's not acceptable. the pope also said something really important on that plane

we have correspondent bill neely with more on that in dublin. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the pope once lived in ireland learning english. he is back for 36 hours. helicopters in the air right now. amid the seething world wide scandal of pedophile preeiests, they want an apology. but today they may be disappointed. pope francis flew into ireland transformed. once deeply catholic, now skeptical of the church and of the cardinals and archbishops who failed to stop pedophile priests abusing children here. it is a global scandal, but ireland today is waiting for answers f the pope. the vatican is playing that down. >> the problem is if the irish church thinks in 36 hours the pope will change everything, they are wrong. >> reporter: the pope welcomed by the prime minister. >> i hope that pope francis will restate the apology he has made and the words used that he uttered this week particularly on foot of the report in pennsylvania. >> reporter: the pennsylvania report detailed hundreds of children abused by dozens of priests.

nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely is following the story for us. hi, bill, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. it has been a terrifying vacation for thousands of tourists, many americans, some shaken by their second earthquake in a week. this one once again deadly. so far no americans among the victims. there are fears this very unstable region could soon be hit again. on this popular vacation beach, a naval officer records an extraordinary scene. hundreds of desperate tourists crowding to get off an island rocked by an earthquake. boats deployed to evacuate them were filled to capacity. thousands fleeing dozens of small islands, the injured rushed to shore. the quake struck just after sunset, powerful enough to be felt by millions. the violent shaking sending people rushing from shopping malls, cinemas and homes. on the tourist islands of bali and lombok, hotels and restaurants trembled sending visitors rushing to escape. >> coming down on us, brought rubble. everyone running to get away. >> the quake cut power, plunging the islands into darkn

bill neely has the very latest. bill, good morning. >> good morning. this was the climax of a weekend festival in a spanish port stir, a long boardwalk out to sea. a rap artist was on his first song when he told the crowd to do something that would cost them dearly. as one concert goer said, that was the worst moment of my life. the end of a night's festival and suddenly disaster. the ground disappears, a wooden boardwalk plunging into the sea and with it hundreds of people desperately trying to scramble clear. we were jumping, and then suddenly, boom, she says. and everyone fell and was crushed. the rap singer had just asked everyone to jump. they did. the 100-foot long wooden boardwalk couldn't take it. we all fell, she says. i tried to get out, but people kept falling over me. there was panic, arms and legs broken. rescuers came quickly, divers were sent into the sea to search for anyone trapped underneath the pier. so many people were trying to escape, she says. most of those hurt are in their teens or early 20s. in all, 316 are were injured, two o

overbo nbc chief global correspondent bill neely has this incredible story.his woman, she's nd46, from england. owes her life not just to herbl own remar strength but to the skill of her rescuers. they were able to work out the exact moment she fell and the position by looking back at the cruise ship cctv recording. she swam for her life through the night, a they saved it. aring dry land a last, a rescue ship and one lucky woman. cay was able somehow to stay afat overnight until croatian coast guard officers found her. >> i fell off the back of the norwegian star. and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. >> she was on a high deck of the norwegian star cruise ip, 60 miles out to sea, when she fell overboard around midnight. friends raised the alarm, and the ship heading to venice and italy doubled back and began circling the area. othir and a plane joined the search until she was spotted in midmorning and pulled out a mile from where she fell overboard. she had been treading water for ten hours. >> i am very lucky to be alive,