let's ta ke let's take you to vatican city, and pope francis has just entered let's take you to vaticanas seen being wheeled into, in his wheelchair, and has now been transferred to the popemobile, in preparation for the address, urbi et orbi, that he will be giving. we are expecting him to make reference to the conflicts going on around the world, and this may all be a struggle for him this easter period, regarding his health, he had cancelled appearances on friday, but on saturday did preside over the easter vigil at the vatican in front of some 6000 people, and those around the world as well, last minute cancellation on good friday, the vatican said in a statement that it was simply a measure of caution. he has suffered quite serious respiratory issues over the winter, bronchitis as well, you remember backin bronchitis as well, you remember back in 2021, a chunk of his large intestine was removed. they're waving to the crowd and worshippers, as the popemobile manoeuvres round. let's get a sense of the atmosphere there. crowds cheer. speaking on saturday night, in a ten minute homily

as you can see on your screens seem is still with me jonathan you have lived in vatican city and are an tries to bring people from all walks of life to be part of the liturgy in what we call the offertory so the gifts of bread in line that will be consecrated at the time of the eucharistic liturgy which is coming up now. you see the beautiful flowers and also the music. >> it's music that all of us can connect to. a lot of it is in latin and they saw the prayers of the faithful in latin and english and spanish and portuguese chinese mandarin and that's part of what you experience at the vatican. it's not just my parish in whatever little town i live in but we see people coming from so many different parts of the world all celebrating the same exact message that's been passed down for over 2000 years. a message that was passed down by very simple people who found the stone that had been placed in front of the tomb had been rolled away and bet jesus who had died on the cross was now alive again. >> in the backdrop of the world we live in to have something to unify so many people. there

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entry into the vatican city doesn't require a visa or passport. visitors can simply walk in.net's largest church by capacity, capable of accommodating 60,000 people, st peter's basilica. an architectural masterpiece. ssome of history's greatest artists contributed to its construction. michelangelo designed its i36—metre dome, one of the tallest in the world. bernini created the baldacchino, the ornate bronze canopy above saint peter's tomb. it's the tomb that gave this church its name, believed to be the burial site of saint peter, one of the 12 apostles ofjesus and the first pope of the catholic church. something like 50,000 people visit saint peter's basilica every single day. big numbers. but there are 1.3 billion catholic people in the world, many of whom will never get the opportunity to visit this, the most important church in the catholic world. and that is where lots and lots and lots of photographs, with the help of ai, comes in. every 25 years, the catholic church celebrates a year of forgiveness and spiritual renewal known as a jubilee. the next one is in 2025. a h

studio: that is the vatican city, where the easter celebrations are under way. we will continue to watch the mass coming to us from the vatican. first we will take you to windsor, where king charles is expected to make his first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. our colleague is at windsor. good morning to you from this rather lovely sunny easter sunday here in windsor. you can see a queue behind me i think stretching down the street. these are people who are queueing to get inside the grounds of windsor castle today. there are always members of the public queueing to do that because it is traditional members of the family will be walking to and from st george's chapel which is inside the grounds of the castle, so people get a really close—up glimpse of the royal family. the king, whose cancer diagnosis was made public on the 5th of february, but the expectations are, and it is being taken as a very positive sign, that the king will be joining members of his family, not the wales is, the prince and princess of, course, the princess of made her

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so again, the vatican city you know, is explained the way is kind of a theological. busy you know, religious kind of ban on divorce and vietnam was, you know, very low def. busy rates themselves has super high divorce rates, so there's not always rhyme or reason. but often times when you kind of 2 in on it are really examine it. busy totally there are kind of strong. busy logistics. busy it's real components that kind of sean or. busy dis fever and kind of look down upon divorce, particularly when it's initiated by woman. and so the numbers as reported are often impacted and are low just because of that. thank you so much for can you have a please stick around to the team. it will stay with us right here after the break . and when we come back, we will explore what are the leading causes for divorce worldwide. we'll have more after the break. the take a fresh look around his life. kaleidoscopic isn't just a shifted reality distortion by power to vision with no real opinions. fixtures designed to simplify will confuse who really wants a better wills. and it just does,

because the vatican city is not part of the g7. ai is bringing on the table many ethical and moral issues, i presume this is the reason why they have invited him. they could invite some people from other religions, too, but the catholic church is the biggest organised church in the world. so this is the reason why they invited him. apple has overtaken microsoft to take its title as the world's most valuable company, the latest sign of investor confidence of its position with artificial intelligence. the milestone told a rally of three days with a market capitalisation of $1285 trillion a this is the first time since january that apple was with a higher market value than microsoft. adobe is projecting strong sales which suggests customers are adopting the new ai tools. there are concerns about generative ai cutting into the market but analyst say better—than—expected earnings show the companies ai efforts are gaining support among customers. microsoft plans to evaluate contributions made by employees on side of security and include

and because the vatican city is not part of the g7. i is bringing on the table many ethical and moral issues, i presume this is the reason why they have invited him. they could invite some people from other religions, too, but the catholic church is the biggest organised church in the world. so this is the reason why they invited him. what has been the g7 position on al? so we had the code of conduct last year which has been adopted, but it is a non—binding code of conduct and it didn't touch the companies per se. so i presume that now in italy they will talk about other rules concerning the companies, not only the states. us authorities have fined emirates $1.8 million for operating flights and prohibited airport space. the world's largest long haul airline flew planes carrying the designator code of us carrierjetblue airways corp. over areas in the country that the federal aviation administration had banned for us operators, the department said in a statement. the global demand for al is causing a big increase in the use of energy hu

because the vatican city is not part of the g7. ai is bringing on the table many ethical and moral issues, i presume this is the reason why they have invited him. they could invite some people from other religions, too, but the catholic church is the biggest organised church in the world. so this is the reason why they invited him. apple has overtaken microsoft to take its title as the world's most valuable company, the latest sign of investor confidence of its position with artificial intelligence. the milestone followed a three day rally with a market capitalisation of $1285 trillion. this is the first time since january that apple had a higher market value than microsoft. microsoft plans to evaluate contributions made by employees on cyber security and include them in pay packages. they tried to adjust concerns of the protecting client data. brad smith appeared at a hearing on the security actresses. he was questioned on the security practices. microsoft is at the centre of two major hacking campaigns allegedly carried out by ch

it is beginning to look a lot like christmas in vatican city.that's because it's 95 foot christmas tree. arrived today. tree is from the alpine region of ledro in northern italy. workers used a crane to lift it into position at saint peter's square. vatican city leaders say it was chosen for its exceptional height and full branches. pope francis is expected to be at the tree lighting ceremony in early december. don't forget you can watch our newscast 24 seven on roku, pluto and other streaming platforms. raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next. at 530 is our weekend. going to be a washout. we continue our coverage of this powerful storm. a live look now at our radar shows a lot of rain at this hour. here it is. and the south bay getting hit as well. jeff is going to be right with us here with his updated forecast. that rain causing flooding in parts of the bay area, including san francisco. we have live team coverage and despite the bad weather, people are taking off, hitting the roads, going to the airport, flying somewhere to kick o

sarah monetta, bbc news, vatican city.n — have been ordered to rebuild the iconic structure, after it was destroyed last year in a suspected arson attack. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has this report. this was the moment that centuries of black country history went up in flames in a suspected arson attack. but there was worse to come. less than 48 hours later, the crooked house, a west midlands landmark, was demolished. the crooked house, where even teetotalers can feel tipsy. it was known as britain's wonkiest inn. and yet that's not so. the clock is perfectly perpendicular, but everything else... due to its sloping floor and walls caused by subsidence due to mining in the area. you just watch this. its unique charm was captured in this bbc programme in 1974. it was taken from us, just ripped apart. 0ne of those places you thought it would be here for the rest- of our lives, and then suddenly it was gone _ it's why the public outcry over the fire and what the local authority has called an unauthorised demolitio

sara monetta, bbc news, vatican city. time for a look at the weather. here�*s chris faulkes.areas you may get some glimpses of sunshine. it is also quite damp with some drizzle in the forecast this afternoon for west scotland, northern ireland and parts of wales. none

i'm norah o'donnell reporting from rome, overlooking vatican city and st. peter's square, where popes have led the roman catholic church for hundreds of years. tonight, we bring you a special hour with pope francis. 11 years into his papacy, he'd never sat down for an extended, wide-ranging interview with an american broadcast network until now. [bell tolls] [whispers] wow. buongiorno, your holiness. tonight, our global exclusive with pope francis. he may be the 266th pope, but he is a man of firsts. are we okay to start? >> pope francis: [speaking spanish] si si, como no? >> we have a new pontiff. >> norah: elected to the papacy in 2013... born jorge mario bergoglio in argentina, he's the first pope to hail from the americas and from the southern hemisphere. this is incredible, to hear the crowd there that has jammed into st. peter's square. the 87-year-old is the first pope to choose the name francis, after saint francis of assisi, known for his simplicity and humility. he's the first jesuit pope... >> the pope of the holy see. >> norah: and the first pop

sara monetta, bbc news, vatican city. time for a look at the weather. here's chris faulkes. nothing as spectacular of that, you would only need one colour to paint a picture today and that is grey. you can see extensive cloud on the satellite picture but there are some breaks in the cloud for north—east and eastern side of the pennines and for these areas you may get some glimpses of sunshine. it is also quite damp with some drizzle in the forecast this afternoon for west scotland, northern ireland and parts of wales. none of the rain particularly heavy and quite a mild day at 12 or 13 degrees. tonight heavier rain moves east across the country clearing from scotland and northern ireland were some blustery showers to follow. very mild across a good part of england and eastern wales with temperatures in double figures over night. tomorrow all change again, some colder air moving in across the vast majority of the uk behind this cold front. the front itself dragging its heels across east anglia and southern england where it will be waning for a good chunk of the day. sunshine

international concerns will likely be up for discussion during blinken's meeting with pope francis in the vatican city. cnn vatican correspondent christopher lam is joining us i guess this meeting with blinken is as much about bookending the biden presidency as it is looking ahead to the next yes, that's right, cristina, we are seeing the first images of the pope's meeting with secretary blinken this morning. >> he also met with vatican officials, top of the agenda will be global conflicts of course, the pope and the biden administration having some quite significant differences over the war in ukraine and in gaza the pope calling for ukraine to negotiate a peace, even to as he said in an interview, the courage to raise the white flag, which was controversial. the pope also saying that allegations of genocide should be investigated in gaza. so quite significant differences with the biden administration, but broadly speaking, president biden and the pope have worked well together. the president, of course the second catholic president, has had a warm relationship with pope francis. of course, this is,

iran and the holy sea have meant. diplomatic ties for decades, both terran and the vatican city are in favor of a multilateral world order which is no longer dominated by the western hegemony. it is the duty of the religious scholars especially leaders of the religions to fight against such a aggression, it... is our religious duty to defend oppressed people. celebrations for the 45th anniversary of the iranian revolution will also be held at the rome's residence of. the iranian embassy to italy on monday. press tv, rome. bu farmers protests have picked up again with people staging demonstrations in several countries like spain, italy and france. earlier in our explain program elaborated on the issue. here's what he said. uh, the former's protests in europe have picked up. again with roads blocked in poland, hungary, spain and belgium. formers are not backing down and their problems are very significant problems, problems that have been compounding for years. formers are basically having difficulty making ends meet in the modern world. so why are these formers protesting though? first

both teran and the vatican city are in favor. of a multilateral world order which is no longer dominated by the western hegemony. it is you know the duty of the religious scholars especially leaders of the religions to fight against such a aggression. it is our religious duty to defend oppressed people. celebrations for the... 35th anniversary of the iranian revolution will also be held at the rome's residence of the iranian embassy to italy on monday. max chevili, press tv, rome. last one of these farmers protest are continuing to sweep europe. the food producers have a long list of complaints from increasing cost to environmental regulations. we took a closer look at the issue in our news review program. let's see what our guests had to say. welcome everybody, you're watching press tv's news review where we look deeper into some of the top stories of the day. on this segment of the program, european farmers have been blocking roads across the continent as they ramp up protest against eu measures and rising prices. in poland, farmers blocked roads across the country and at border crossi

both teran and the vatican city are in favor of a multilateral world order which is no longer. dominated by the western hegemony, it is, the duty of the religious scholars, especially you leaders of the religions, to fight against such aggression, it is our religious duty to defend, oppress people, celebrations for the 45th anniversary of the iranian revolution, also beheld at the rome's residence of the iranian embassy to italy on monday. max chivili press tv, rome. pakistan faces political uncertainty, as initial results from the general elections show none of the political parties could secure an absolute majority in order to form a government of its own. according to initial results, independent candidates fielded by pakistan tarik insaf or pti party of jailed former prime minister imran khan, have shown strong performance. winning 98 seats so far, the pakistan muslim league of pmln, of three-time former premier nowal sharif comes second with 69 seats. the pakistan people's party has grabed 53 seats. both bti and pmln have claimed victory, however, sharif's party is reportedly in tal

both teran and the vatican city are in favor of a multilateral world order which is no longer dominated by the western hegemony. it is "you know the duty of the religious scholars especially you leaders of the religions uh to fight against such a aggression, it is our religious duty to defend oppressed people. celebrations for the 45th anniversary of the iranian revolution will also be held at the rome's residence of the iranian embassy to italy. on monday. press tv, rome. the 45th anniversary of 1979 islamic revolution in iran has been marked in the russian capital, moscow. this year it's become a special gathering for much of the russian political elite to pay their respects to the islamic country. the national day reception in this center of moscow carried out by the iranian embassy marked the 45th anniversary of the islamic revolution. the reception was attended by top russian dignitaries as well as military figures and members of the civil society. the anniversary of iran's 1979 islamic revolution is commemorated in russia every year as the two countries continue to expand tice. ru

in vatican city pope francis presided over at mass in st. ter's square after skipping the traditional good friday procession to preserve his health. the vatican says some 60000 worshipers were there as the pontiff let a prayer for peace sake we can only get there with outstretched hands and open hearts it. happy easter everyone welcome to "fox news live" i am arthel neville, hi jonathan. smith happy easter to you i'm jonathan hunt and for eric shawn. easter celebrations around the globe today in london king charles made his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis. attending the annual church service of windsor. meanwhile in jerusalem high anxiety and tight security as the israel hamas war casts its dark shadow in war-torn ukraine president zelensky called on his people to keep fighting for russian aggression. here at home crowds packed new york city iconic st. patrick's cathedral to hear cardinal timothy annual prayer of hope, rebirth and peace. arthel: live a fox team coverage stephanie bennett is line it with more on king charles

iran and the holy sea have maintained diplomatic ties for decades, both tehran and the vatican city are in favor of a multilateral world order which is no longer dominated by the western hegemony. it is you know the duty of the religious scholars especially leaders of the religions uh to fight against such a aggression, it is our religious duty to defend oppressed people, celebrations for the 45th anniversary of the iranian revolution will also be held at the rome's residence of the iranian embassy to italy on monday, max chivili, press tv, rome. pakistan that is faces political uncertainty as initial results from the general elections show, none of the political parties. have secured an absolute majority to form a government of its own, according to initial results, independent candidates fielded by pakistan, tehrika insaf or pti party of jailed former prime minister imran khan have shown strong performance winning 98 seats so far. the pakistan muslim league or pmln of three-time former premier navas sharif comes second with 69 states. the pakistan people's party has grabbed 53 seats.

pope francis says he wants vatican city to run solely on solar power. outside of rome. there are less than 1000 people living within the city walls, so the hope is the project can supply all the energy they need. it's the latest initiative from the vatican, with a previous pledge to ensure their whole fleet of vehicles are electric by 2030. and rupert murdoch's fox corporation is entering the uk's highly competitive free ad—supported video streaming market. it's doing this by expanding its tubi platform. it'll compete with the likes of netflix and disney, but claims they already have 80 million monthly users in the us. they say there'll be more than 20,000 films and tv series available, including a selection of british, indian and nigerian content. the tabla — a fabulously expressive instrument — has defied synthesis for years. however, world—class tabla player and music producer kuljit bhamra and his team gave these gorgeous hand drums an electronic makeover. it took them five years to work out exactly how. hi! hello! how are you doing? yeah, really goo

already standing tall in saint peter's square ahead of a lighting ceremony with pope francis in vatican city. back at home, the white house christmas tree was delivered earlrlier this week. a frazier fir with a special story. it hails from north carolina, an area still recovering from the hurricane. >> this tree will mend. >> reporter: and if you and your family are thinking of putting up your own tree this weekend, if it is a real one, experts say water is key. >> everyone can get involved with making the choice, bringing it home and decorating but there is one little job that everyone can pitch and on and that is making sure you are watering that tree. it is something to bring people together . >> reporter: the tradition of decorating christmas trees goes way back in time, originating in germany during the middle ages. and for those hoping for a white christmas, some areas of the country have already seen their first snowfall. did you know snowflakes have six sides and every snowflake looks different. the temperature of the air determines the shape of the snowflake, the most common, one po

the pope has invited governors and mayors from across the country to gather in vatican city next month. they'll be there for three days, beginning on may 15th. legislators are expected to discuss the effects of rising temperatures in their communities and ways to broaden the conversation from combating climate change and figuring out strategies to adapt to a warming planet. the salvation army is teaming up with san jose and santa clara county to help tackle the south bay homeless crisis. nbc bay area's robert honda shows us the new plan, including some changes that many people did not expect. the salvation army has been a part of san jose since the 1800s, and at its current site on fourth street for the past 60, but now changes are coming. today we're announcing a reset and sort of a makeover for the salvation army campus. today, leaders from santa clara county, san jose and the nonprofit world unveiled plans to help the salvation army expand into housing more homeless. essentially, the emmanuel house is an 88 bed sober living environment that will be expanded to 112 and sending the ov

peter's basilica in the vatican city.is skipping the traditional way of the cross ceremony at rome's coliseum to protect his health ahead of other easter weekend engagements according to the vatican. the most somber day of the christian calendar good friday marks the day christians believe jesus died by crucifixion. the first black man to win an oscar for supporting actor died at 87. he made a broadway ws 18 and gained critical acclaim across his career in the tv series roots and movie an officer and a gentleman. no cause of death has been released. president joe biden says the u.s. is working every day to secure the release of the wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich detained in russia exactly one year ago. mr. biden told his parents he would never give up hope and continue to denounce the kremlin for using americans as bargaining chips. evan gershkovich is the only american to have been charged with spying by russian authorities since the end of the cold war. finally, beyoncÉ's country music inspired album has

. >>> governor gavin newsom was in vatican city today to speak in front of pope francis and other world leaders at the climate summit. newsom spoke about success says california has seen in reducing carbon emissions, including the state's cap and trade program and pivot toward clean energy. he also called the climate crisis a fossil fuel crisis. >> the polluted heart of the climate crisis are these fossil fuel companies that have been lying to us, that have been deceiving us. they've known the science. they've denied the science. they've delayed advancement. >> newsom also took shots at republican presidential candidate donald trump saying his campaign would roll back 50 years of environmental progress if elected. >>> this week top federal officials warning that bad actors will use artificial intelligence to try to influence u.s. elections. >> the justice department recognizes the urgency of these threats and we are prepared to confront them. >> coming up at 5:30, we'll speak to a former fbi agents about the dangers posed by a.i. and why homeland security officials say they're better pr

we've been in rome and vatican city for a few days now speaking with people from around the world whored pilgrimage to reconnect with their faith, pray at the sistine chapel, and have a chance to see pope francis. a reminder that people of all faiths turn to pope t pope for guidance on the world's most difficult issues, making our conversation with his holiness that much more important. >> oh my goodness, your holiness, what an honor. so wonderful to meet you. >> wonderful to meet you. >> love to meet you. thank you so much for doing this. we met pope francis today at casa santa marta, the guest house where the pope lives instead of the lavish papal palace. at 87 years old, he may have trouble walking, but he had no difficulty sitting down with us for an hour-long conversation. how's your health? >> translator: my health is good. >> in nearly every address, the pope often calls for peace. he condemned hamas' october 7th attack, but has also called on israel to use restraint. there are now pictures of starving children coming out of gaza. what about those that call that a genocide? >>

peter's square in vatican city, the pope renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, the releasef all israeli hostages, and a prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine. he told worshippers, "peace is never made with weapons." the pe made several loops of the square in his popemobile to greet the tens of thousands who had gathered for the culmination of christians' holy week. king charles attended an easter service at windsor castle today, his most significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis in february. outside st. george's chapel, the king shook hands and chatted with well-wishers. the 75-year-old monarch is being treated for an unspecified type of cancer. and former seven-term democratic congressman william delahunt of massachusetts has died after a long illness. as a boston-area prosecutor in the late 1970's, he created what's considered the first domestic violence unit. delahunt postponed his retirement from the house until 2011 to help pass former president obama's legislative agenda. delahunt was 82 years old. still to come on pbs news weekend, how the state

both teran and the vatican city are in favor of a multilateral world order which is no longer dominated by the western hegemony. it is you the duty of the religious scholars. especially you know leaders of the religions uh to fight against such a aggression, it is our religious duty to defend oppressed people. celebrations for the 45th anniversary of the iranian revolution will also be held at the rome's residence of the iranian embassy to italy on monday. max chivili, press tv, rome. over now to talk to of course who joins us to give us the latest on the situation there in the gaza strip tell us uh what you have and in particular obviously all eyes are on any israeli operations genocidal nature against the palestinians in the rafa area yes the israeli genocide is still continued against several areas of gaza strip where the israeli war blanes maintained targeting. and hitting the palestina horizontal buildings, the last israeli air strikes, the last israeli air strikes took a place in the central area, targeted a palestinan residental building in der balah city, particularly in alberca

but very strong, as i say, as he brings his a message and blessing to an end here in vatican city innd 50,000 people. very strong, in his words, about the conflict in gaza. i wonder if i could just squeeze in one more question whilst i've got you. the catholic church, how is it faring with pope francis? yes, his health hasn't been best. but any particular challenges worthy of note? well, his papacy has, i suppose, been characterised by some sense that some conservatives, some traditionalists feel that pope francis is moving away from traditional teaching. he actually, in material terms, not a massive amount has changed, but certainly in terms of the rhetoric and the tone on certain things, like, for example, the role of women in the church, perhaps same—sex blessings. he is taking things forward a touch. to the middle east now, where talks on a possible new gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are expected to resume in cairo, according to egyptian media. israel is sending a delegation of security and intelligence officials to the indirect talks. it comes as the families of israeli

we have been in rome and vatican city for a few days now, speaking with people from around the world have made the sacred pilgrimage to reconnect with their faith, pray at the sistine chapel, and have a chance to see pope francis. a reminder that people of all faiths turn to pope francis for guidance on the world's most difficult issues, making our conversation with his holiness that much more important. oh, my goodness. bongiorno, your holiness. what an honor. such an honor to meet you. lovely to meet you. thank you so much for doing this. we met pope francis today at casa santa marta, the guest house the pontiff lives, instead of the lavish papal palace. at 87 years old, he may have trouble walking, but he had no difficulty sitting down with us for an hour long conversation. how is your health? >> interpreter: my health is good. >> norah: in nearly every address... the pope often calls for peace. he condemned hamas' october 7th attack, but is also called on israel to use restraint. there are now pairs of starving children coming out of gaza. what about those that call that a genoci

. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in vatican city... ♪ ♪ thousands gathered in a chilly st.are to hear pope francis' christmas day message and kickoff the 2025 jubilee, expected to bring more than 30 million visitors to rome over the next year. in kyiv, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy lit the first candle of hanukkah with several visiting rabbis, honoring resilience and unity in a country still at war with russia. a christmas mass was held at the notre dame cathedral in paris, the first since a devastating fire destroyed much of it five years ago. in the u.k., king charles, who was treated for cancer, delivered his annual christmas speech from a former hospital chapel. >> i offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family. >> reporter: and 250 miles above earth, astronauts suni williams and butch wilmore sent a christmas message. they have been stuck at the international space station for over six months due to problems with their capsule designed to bring them home. >> it's a great time

founded a group that works year round to bring smiles to children undergoing medical treatment in vatican city. >> the pope led christmas eve mass. [music] rosemary oroczo. traditionally, the service starts around midnight, but due to the pontiff's age, today's ceremony began at 7 p.m. in rome around 10 a.m. pacific time. the pope turned 88 a week ago. the service also launches jubilee 2025, a year of catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to the vatican. he's expected to call for peace worldwide, particularly in the middle east. after the mass, pope francis delivered his will deliver his christmas day blessing tomorrow. >> new tonight the christmas eve mega millions jackpot reached an estimated $1 billion in tonight's winning numbers were 38, 45, 14, 46 and 11 with a megaplier of three. ktvu lamonica peters spoke with lottery players who were hoping to win it all. >> i mean, i play fantasy five mega million powerball. you know what i'm saying? super lotto. but right now i'm focused on the mega million. >> robert clark and other lottery players on tuesday have a billio