his father's name was benedict and his grandfather's name was benedict and so forth, so they obviously wanted to keep the name. so when the firstborn benedict died as an infant, then the next son would have automatically received that name. c-span: if he were 14 then it would be about 1755, if i count right. what was this country all about in 1755? >> guest: it was before the end of the french and indian wars, so that was still going on, not of course in connecticut although there were a lot of people who went to it, as british soldiers of course. there are even some historians who have said, other biographers who have said that arnold ran away and went and joined up and went to the french and indian wars. i've looked at that evidence very carefully and decided that it wasn't him, that it was somebody else. i don't think he did do that. so the country was very much in flux, but the british were firmly in control now because the french were no longer in canada, so then it was at peace for the first time in a long time, which must have been a big relief, and very prosperous. business boo

if you are seated or if you are standing until the benediction is pronounced. this is a nonviolent assembly. we came together and we will leave together. someone has just passed to me a wallet which was found. if you can identify, i will be happy to give it to you. this march is very costly. when you come up against the state, where your tax money is being used to keep you down, we must give liberally if we are to give up. please, if you have a contribution, at the close of the service, do not take it home, but give it to me. for i am the treasurer of the southern christian leadership conference. when you get home, make your checks to sclc and mail them to the southern christian leadership conference. or you may send them to the student nonviolent coordinating committee at 8 raymond street in atlanta, georgia. i have one other introduction. come here, mrs. rosa parks. [applause] the first lady of the movement, mrs. rosa parks, raise your hand. >> reverend abernathy and distinguish leaders and all of you wonderful freedom fighters, my brothers and sisters, you s

benedict college is doing outstanding work beyond your walls. we put you on the higher education community service honor roll. you earned that honor. so, along with your president, we are going to keep doing everything we can to make sure that young people like you can achieve your dreams. we cannot do it for you. you have to do it yourselves but we can give you the tools you need. we can give you a helping hand a sense of possibility and direction. you have to do the work, but we can make it a little easier for you. that is why one year ago we launched "my brother's keeper." it is an initiative that challenges community to bring together nonprofits and businesses to create a pathway for young people to succeed. this week we put out a report showing the progress that has been made. nearly 200 local leaders have accepted the challenge. they are doing great work mentoring young people, giving them a new for success. i am hugely optimistic about the progress we can make this year and in the years ahead, because ultimately, i am off mystic about all

. >> it's been two years since pope francis success pope benedict xvi.itizen religious commentator father edward beck says the pope may follow benedict's lead. >> this is a 78-year-old man. remember when he was 21, he had a piece of his lung remove. he hasn't always been in the best health. he realizes his time is necessarily limited by his age, first of all. remember that pope benedict retired at 8 because he felt he wasn't up to the job anymore. that's a press den that's been set. pope francis -- precedent that's been set. pope francis said of benedict's retirement he's opened an institutional door which means, you know what maybe i'll retire too. >> pope francis says he is also open -- not open i should say, opposed to putting an age loimt the papacy -- limit to the papacy. >>> rapid heat and snow melt are leading to flooding in parts of the you. we switch over to meteorologist pedram javaheri with what's happening with that. >> george nice seeing you. you know this winter of course has been such a long live winner for a lot of team as far as you how

eggs benedict to red velvet cake. tonight we're on a hungry hunt to find the next winner dinner. do these chefs have what takes to cook up a classic? >>> first, the "nightline 5." >> at friskies cats are in charge of approving every new recipe. because it's cat hot know best what cats like to eat. today, new friskies 7. we're trying seven cat favorite flavors in one dish. now for the moment of truth. yep, looks like it's time to share what our cats love with your cats. new friskies 7. for cats, by cats. >> number one in just 60 seconds. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. women in lingerie are practically a dime a dozen on the internet. why is one mom to be igniting a social media firestorm for her pictures? let's see. she's thin, she's fit, and although you may not be able to tell, she also happens to be nearly nine months pregnant. here's abc's adiddy roy. >> reporter: lingerie models like sarah stage have to work hard. >> stretch it out. >> reporter: to keep up that skinny frame, muscular arms and ultra-toned legs. but what you'd never expect is that she's expecting. >

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. >> pope francis points to the examples it by his predecessor pope emeritus benedict.edict became first pontiff in centuries to retire and francis says that should not be the exception. in the meantime philadelphia is preparing for a visit by the pope this coming september for the world meeting of families. >>> time for a check of the accu weather forecast and meteorologist melissa magee and better days ahead. >> we have improvement on the the way. >> couldn't get worse than today. >> we show you storm tracker six live double scan radar. you can see that improvement moving on through. it is mainly south and east of philadelphia. as far as showers are concerned. we are going in tighter on street level with storm tracker six radar. you can see light rainfall, and showers really there in hammington, mays landing down to millville and fortecue and east ward into sea isle city, atlantic city up to surf city. but this moisture is departing from the westerly and easterly direction. overnight we will get more clearing. we will show you the picture outside. action cam is outsid

pope francis points to the example set by his predecessor pope emeritus benedict.t became first pontiff in centuries to retire and francis says that should not be the the exemption. in the meantime philadelphia is preparing for a visit by the pope this coming september, for the world meeting of families. >>> dozens of middle and high school students put months of hard work on the line today... that is the reaction after a demonstration from one team's submission to the inaugural rube goldberg machine contest in philadelphia's wynnewood section. the students were challenge with making a mechanical contraption to can erase the chalkboard. winners qualify for national competent thetition held next month in wisconsin. >>> today is pie day, p-i day which is celebration of course of the mathematical constant known as pi. at the franklin institute in sent iser city philadelphia, kid and adults celebrated by measuring and reciting pi and then launched a few pies. it refers to the ratio of the circumference of the circle to the diameter. several kid took part in the pie eat

he will be following in the unusual footsteps of his predecessor benedict and abc's david write is on story. >> reporter: in two quick years he put a fresh face on this 2,000-year-old church in an institution not always known for that. but pope francis now says his days are numbered. [ speaking a foreign language ] "i have the feeling my pontificate will be brief. four or five years or two or three he told mexico's televisa. the first pope in more than a thousand years to retire his predecessor saying that pope benedict should not be an exception but an institution. >> he was pretty vague about the timetable. he did not fix at the deadlines. but he is 78 years old and i think there's a sense that the clock is ticking. >> reporter: it's not that he's sick of the job but the 78-year-old pope jokes that he misses being able to go out rome unrecognized for a pizza. still has work to do. francis has been busy retooling the message of the church focusing on poverty and social justice reforming the church hierarchy too and he's creating more cardinals which could make a big difference in the

this shows us after the benediction, we must make our prayer work. this shows us we don't stay on our knees. let's stay on the frontline. as god told the children of israel, go forward. the african episcopal church tells us when this day of celebration is complete, let's not stay down on our knees, but let's go forward. go forward, keep moving, go forward, keep fighting. but we are not here just to celebrate. we are here to remember. we also were member when the children of israel came across the jordan. they told them to get 12 stones from the midst of the jordan and when your children and your children's children ask you what means these stones, tell them that it was god who brought you out of the land of egypt, out of the house of bondage. tell them that it was not an easy journey, but god delivered us. but today, as my brothers and sisters prepare for tomorrow, i want you to know the edmund pettit bridge really means what means these stones? what we begin to think about the meaning of the stones, we must here the voices from the blood that was sh

i want to say thank you to benedict college.applause] i want to thank you for the great introduction. we have all kinds of luminaries and dignitaries, and big shots here today, by would just mention a couple of them. one of the finest element and finest legislators that we have in the country, your congressman. [applause] your outstanding merit, stephen benjamin. [applause] the president of this great institution, dr. david swinton. go tigers. [applause] it's been too long. it has. i'm not going to lie. you know, i love you. i've been loving you, it's just -- i have had a lot of stuff to do since i last saw you. it was wonderful to be back, because i saw film a wonderful people who i worked with back in 2008. if it wasn't for this great state, palmetto state, for all the people at the grassroots level who went door-to-door and talk to folks, that everybody fired up and ready to go. if it hadn't been for all of you, i might not be president. i'm truly grateful for that. [applause] truly grateful. i hope that you don't mind, i als

thanks very much benedict college. appreciate you. all right. >> new jersey senator bob menendez spoke to the news media that say reports of the justice department is going to bring charges against him. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp.2015] >> let me be very clear, i have always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance with the law. every action that i and my office have taken for the last 23 years that i have been privileged to be in the united states congress has been based on pursuing the best policies for the people of new jersey and of this entire country. now, anyone who knows me knows i fight for the things that i believe are important, like making sure victims of superstorm sandy have the tools they need to rebuild their lives, or making certain that iran never never achieves the ability to produce nuclear weapons. i've always worked to keep new jersey families safe keep our ports secure and keep the promise we made after september 11, to kee

when there is a pendulum swing of served and when they finally got rid of that benedict is in addition to that than they do say we need to get ahead of this place. you talked about the steps francis is taking to shift the culture. but what hope do you have that he may actually do something to shift the doctrine and what doctrine do you think you might be interested in shifting in their the views on women in the church? >> did you hear that question? he's changing the culture but will he change the doctrine? john xxiii didn't change the doctrine on his own. that is where the monarch. what he did is called the council. it is especially on the whole business of the jewish race. the council changed that. now i can say that it isn't easy for the rulers especially when they start thinking they are absolute rulers to reverse the court. he was told by others but lots of things get changed in the church by destitute in the indulgences. there've been a number of cases where they just stop believing it. that's happening now in the sacrament. that happened often and things came in for instance and

we need to do a benediction. >> i am god's son. amen. come on.ed to make a couple of acknowledgments. >> thank you for coming to church. it would not be right if we did not acknowledge our ranking person, bishop james davis. would you please stand? >> hello. >> and his lovely wife, mother davis. thank you so very much. one thing we just have to do -- we are a small congregation, and there are people who help us. we just have to say thank you to them. they are the national park service and dr. glenda glove, the president of tennessee state. our sponsors are congressmen store. please stand again. that is all of the people from sam's club, betty and emily. they our -- are our lead sponsor. we just really want to thank you. lastly, we want to thank historic brown chapel. they are the people who keep this church open. thank you, brown family. [applause] >> let me say to those who are here, especially those who are outside. close to 100,000 people, people coming across the bridge in both directions. when there is no order, we lend ourselves to anarchy

he is in columbia, south carolina, where he will be speaking at benedict college.ictures of the president leaving the white house at about 10:30 this morning. the president will take part in a town hall meeting. live coverage will get underway at 2:15 eastern. the president and his staff left this morning about 10:30 eastern. here is how a newspaper is covering today's visit. barack obama making his first visit to south carolina since becoming president delivering remarks at benedict college. the president has not visited the state since winning the state presidential primary in january students from other area colleges have been invited to hear the president speak at that addict -- benedict. live now to the alliance for health reform and a discussion on the heal affordable care. -- affordable care act. this session will focus on provisions that impact private and public insurance

he said the retirement of pope benedict open the door for future popes to also leave office early. up next, one mother and an impressive record. the triple digit haul of iphones and how the police nabbed the smuggler. and the weather forecast is ahead. kimberly: this is not something to be proud of, but a man set a record for attempted smuggling of iphones into china. he was stopped with 146 phones strapped to his body. the iphones are knotty legal in china, but they cost more than other countries because of higher import taxes -- they are not illegal in china. the south pacific archipelago northeast of australia, took a direct hit from a cyclone pam. it had wind of 168 miles per hour, equivalent to a category five hurricane. the extent of destruction may not be known for days as communication with the small island has been knocked out. that is tornado-strength. eileen: it is just devastating to see those conditions, and our thoughts and prayers go to all those people on the island. kimberly: it is tough with the weather. eileen: it is today we got a healthy dose of rain. even thou

this is at benedict college, columbia, south carolina. the president is speaking at the historically black college as he makes his way to alabama now to mark the 50th anniversary of the selma march for civil rights. this also comes just one day after the justice department decided it would not press charges against the officer in the ferguson shooting that sparked months of civil unrest in you can catch this entire town hall streaming live on fox news.com. >>> new video released from before the deadly canadian parliament attack. you're going to hear from the killer himself, and he's going to tell you why he shot one officer before heading in to try to kill members of that government. >>> plus, mars 1 whittling down their applicants to the final 100 potential crew members who could take the first manned mission to the red planet. would you want to do that? the only problem is, it's a one-way ticket. that mrij brings s bridges us to our question of the day. would you sign up for a one-way mission to mars? and if you say yes, why? tweet me a

if you are seated or iñ' standing, until the benediction is pronounced.stly. when fever you come up against the state where your tax money and my tax money is being used to keep you down then we must give liberally if we are to get up. please, if you have a contribution to give at the close of the service do not take it back home. but give it to me, for i am the treasurer of the southern christian leadership conference or to some of my associates. when you get back home, make your check to sclc and mail home to the southern christian leadership conference ap 334 auburn avenue, atlanta, georgia. or you may send them to the student nonviolent coordinating committee at 8 raymond street northwest, in atlanta, georgia. either way the movement will get it. i have just one other introduction and that is the first lady of the movement who in 1955 on on december 1st would not get up when everybody else was getting up and give her seat to a white man. come here, mrs. rosa parks.j(Ñ [ cheers & applause ] the first lady of the movement, mrs. rosa parks. raise your ha

the president will attend a town hall meeting at benedict college, historically black college in south carolina. the white house says he will speak about efforts young people made throughout history to expand opportunity. he will also make a visit to selma. events are planned today to honor the late d.c. mayor and councilman marion barry. today would have been his 79th birthday. a mural of barry was unveiled this morning at shannon place southeast. during that event, mayor muriel bowser announced members of a commission formed to commemorate barry. tonight at 5:30 79 balloons will be released at barry's grave in congressional cemetery. yesterday's late winter storm is causing problems across the country. the effects are especially being felt in the south where as much as two feet of snow fell stranding dozens of motorists. abc's lona zack takes a look at the cleanup now underway. >> with all the icy weather wreaking havoc on roads, people are pulling together. in dallas, five drivers helped pull a stuck semi. and remember the more than 20 mile backup on i-65 in kentucky? >> nobody is h

a specially committed bone red by benedict cumberbatch. >> my bones, in soil written in human braille... >> reporter: the academy award nominee a distant relation to the dead king attending the service. the funeral brings to a close the history of a legendry figure. richard iii portrayed as a ruthless power grabbing king. >> now is the winter of our discontent. they re-enact the battle where richard led a charge and was brought down by a sword, his body taken to lester and buried in a firry by monks, his resting place forgotten, until three years ago when researchers tracked down his remains, long >> it's incredible the fact that someone can be killed in battle thrown aaburied somewhere and all these years later the body is discovered in a car park. >> if you want to know anything about any of englands kings, robert lacy is your man. it took scientific sleuthing to find and confirm that the bones found in the car park matched the last scene description of richard. >> he was aged 22 and described as having one shoulder higher than the other. >> the team tracked the known descendants an

. >> that the patrick earl and stephanie holiday earl as benedict and beatrice in much ado about nothing. problemably the climax of the play where they finally -- probably the climax of the play where they finally get together. >> which night is that? >> sunday afternoon at 1:30. >> this is jamie and amy potter of the crooked angels. they are performing saturday at noon as part of our noon event. >> so this sounds like a special trip. we can take the ferry across? >> yes you can. >> you can even come for the whole weekend and spend the night at various inns and hotels around that have special offers up. and dine at our restaurants. >> tickets are how much? >> go to shakespeare in the berg.com. we have workshops and stage acting that are very inexpensive and a lot of fun. go to the website. >>> nice to meet you judy. good luck with the festival. that will do it. we are back >> victor: everything has been put in motion. there have been a few minor setbacks, but be ready to proceed, all right? now, i hope you're ready to do your part. and i hope jack abbott is ready. >> jack: yes, i'm ready

president obama holding a town hall meeting at benedict college in columbia where he is talking aboutke a listen. >> in the poster put out by the student nonviolent coordinating committee in the 1960s and they had a picture of a young john lewis kneeling in protest against an all-white swimming pool and it reads come let us build a new world together. come let us build a new world together. that is the story of america. that is why immigrants came here. the idea of building a new world together, not just settling on what, but imagining what might be. >> the president referring to selma, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the march this weekend. but referring directly to john lewis, who was a part of that story and for congressman lewis, that is his american legacy. not only being there 50 years ago but being instrumental as a political leader from south carolina in washington, d.c. >>> so we are moving on to the state department as it shifts through e-mails turned over by staff of the former secretary of state, hillary clinton. the investigation turns in part on whether sensitive

among them, defender benedict. he comes from the same town as a group of students and teachers who died in the crash. he said this -- he says australia is a serious opponent. >> they are the new asian champions, and they are riding high. they are going to try to disrupt our play. it is always a challenge to play against a team like that. >> fresh from their asian cup triumph, they are riding a wave of confidence. his team has given a number of big names a run for their money. >> and that brings us to the end of this edition of "the journal." find more at dw.de. >> stay with us. >>> this is the world's largest school for learning kung-fu or chinese martial arts. some 35,000 students are currently enrolled here.

among them, defender benedict. he comes from the same town as a group of students and teachers who died in the crash. he said this -- he says australia is a serious opponent. >> they are the new asian champions, and they are riding high. they are going to try to disrupt our play. downs and voice is from the black rock recorder -- blackbox recorder. 150 people died when a flight slammed into a mountain. they are investigating the data but worn it is too early to say what caused the crash. trying to determine the cause of the plane crash, french police men, fire, and investigators

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the benedict college community is doing outstanding work beyond your walls.t you on the higher education community service honor roll. you earned that honor. [applause] president obama: so as long as i'm president we will quipping everything we can to make sure that young people like you can achieve your dreams. we can't do it for you, you got to do it yourselves but we can give you the tools you need. we can give you a little bit of a helping hand in the sense of possibility and direction. you got do toliver do the work but we -- you got to do the work but we can make it a little easier for you. one year ago we launched what we call my brother's keeper. an initiative that challenges communities to bring together nonprofits and foundations and businesses and government all focused on creating more pathways for young people to succeed. and this week we put out a report showing the progress that has been made. that progress is thanks to the nearly 200 local leaders who have accepted what we call my brother's keeper's challenge including mayor benjamin and the m

he will give remarks at a town hall style meeting at benedict college. as the president touched down this morning congressman james ciber and tweeted that he is so glad so many people came out to greet president obama. attorney general holder, valerie jarrett said hello to nikki haley, who tells him she is grateful for obama's visit. coverage of the president in south carolina coming up at 2:15 p.m. there will be a pro-form session at 2:00. right now, a discussion on celebrity culture and how it has influenced recent presidential politics from today's washington journal. host: he is a familiar face for "washington journal." ken walsh is the senior white house correspondent, longtime u.s. news and world report correspondent. he is also the author of several books, including his most recent " celebrity in chief: a history of presidents and the culture of stardom. " you write that american presidents have always been famous, but it was only after the advent of the mass media and the vast increase in the power and reach of the presidency under fdr that the l

barry black gives the benediction. >> let us pray.hty creator of all things, you rule forever. we thank you for this magnificent statue and for blessing us with the gift of the exemplary life of senator barry morris goldwater. may his laudable legacy challenge us to dare more boldly, to speak more honestly and to love freedom more passionately. may his courage motivate us to stand for right. may his faithfulness challenge us to be true to our duties. may his commitment inspire us to be people of integrity. now, internal one, bless us in our going out and coming in, in our rising up and lying down, in our moments of pleasure and sorrow, in our labor and leisure, in life's morning and evening, until we cross the bar. for then, we shall see you, our pilot, face to face. amen. >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated and please remain in your seats for the departure of the official party following the -- the departure of the official party. following the departure, guess -- guests will be exported to form a line for photos for the -- wit

he used the word courageous to describe pope benedict's decision to step down in 2013. francis misses the freedom of going out in the public just on get a pizza. >>> a $6,000 offer to not air this next story, a wusa9 call for action investigation is next. >> reporter: maryland prevails in the quarterfinals, but now they got to play the volkswagen jetta is really fun-to-drive. go for it. okay. wow... woohoo! i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not while you're driving. and, right now, you can get a one-thousand-dollar volkswagen credit bonus on jetta models. seriously, pinch me. it's not a dream. ow! it's the volkswagen stop dreaming, start driving event. stop dreaming, and test-drive one today. hurry in and you can get 0% apr plus a $1000 volkswagen credit bonus on 2015 jetta and passat models. >>> an effort to hold a wusa9 story hostage with a $6,000 offer backfired on a manassas contractor. >> it is tonight's call for action. investigative reporter russ ptacek stands up to a contractor who did not show up. >> reporter: this is the e- mail offering a $6,000 refund if wusa9 w

friend of robert durst, a woman by the name of susan berman but she was murdered in her home on benedictand as detailed in the hbo documentary miniseries "jinx: the life and deaths of robert durst," there was a clue as to the identity of berman's killer. an anonymous letter sent to the beverly hills police department postmarked on the day police believe berman died alifting them to a cadaver at her home. >> susan berman was found shot dead. >> the first person i thought of was robert durst because we were about to speak with her. >> the beverly hills police department got a letter in the mail, 1527 benedict canyon and the word cadaver. >> writing a note to the police that only the killer could have written. >> then on last night's episode of "jinx," a shocking discovery. susan berman's stepson finds a handwritten letter from robert durst to susan berman that looks horribly familiar. >> the letter from bob to susan a month before she gets murdered. the address written on the front is exactly like the cadaver and note the misspelling the word beverly. >> that bombshell could be a new break

actor benedict cumberbatch who will play the monarch in an upcoming series and is an actual descendent honor him with a poem. >>> george mason university posted this video of engineering students using low-frequency sound waves to put out a fire. how cool is that. >>> down to business with landon dowdy, good morning. >> good morning to you. wall street banks are so upset with senator lit beth warren's calls to break them up they're considering withholding campaign donations to senate democrats in protest. reuters reports officials from citigroup, bank of america, jpmorgan, and goldman sachs have discussed the matter. any move would be symbolic as banks can donate a maximum of $1,500 each. >>> you can't take it with you. ceo tim cook has decided to give all his money away donating an estimated $785 million fortune to charity after he pays for his 10-year-old nephew's college education. back over to you. >> thanks, landon. >>> yes, you are seeing this owl riding shotgun. >>> a sweet 16 pounding. kentucky obliterates west virginia. sports is up next. . sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver

. >> reporter: pope benedict was the first papal resignation in many decades. pope francis is 78. the pope said friday i think what benedict so courageously did is open the door to the pope's emeritus. it should be seen as an institution. is the job of pope no longer a job for life? >> the fact that he expects a short papacy simply says he's a realist about what it means to be man in his late 70s. >> reporter: pope francis says he would like to go out one day without being recognized for -- that lovely, lovely laugh. you heard that right. the pope said he just wants to eat his pizza in peace. but on a serious note he says this is something the church needs to take up in terms of a discussion of whether or not as people live longer whether it's possible for a pope to step down and retire when he feels that he is no longer able either mentally or physically to carry out his duties. a valid point. >> absolutely he says his predecessor, pope benedict has the courage of opening that possibility. thank you very much kelly cobiella. >>> coming up jeb bush is playing it coy in new hampshi

pope benedict made headlines in 2013 when he became the first pope to resign in almost 600 years.some are asking if the job of pope is still a job for life. >> the fact that he expects a short papacy simply as a that he's a realist about what it means to be a man in his late 70s. >> even so pope francis remains very active still traveling around the world. this fall he comes to the united states not to the bay area. he'll go to philadelphia. ♪ >> all right. get out your green. a sea of green today in san francisco as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate st. patrick's day. they got to enjoy live performances, food arts and crafts. >> that should be green. >> earlier today an estimated 100,000 people turned out to watch the 164th annual st. patrick's day parade. 5,000 participants marched up market street. this is the largest st. patrick's day event west of the mississippi. they do a huge one in new york city. >> they go crazy back there, as well. >> you can see all the people with the green going on face painting. pretty nice. >> brodie brazil joining us now just back undoubted

whose memory a benediction. >> on behalf of my family, i would like to thank the speakers for their thoughtfulhey have so that the stated, and most of you know, my father lived one of the great american lives. it was my privilege to know him and be a part of his life. it is my honor to be his son. to be here with all of you today in appreciation of a man whom i loved so dearly. the moments of the past are not gone from us nor we from them. the light of each moment shines on through eternity as the light of distant stars travels through space and time to reach our eyes and touch our mind .and so the brilliant light of his great life shines on, so that we may better find our way in the dark unknown. when i was but a child not so long ago my father would always say, waste not, what not. usually he would do this as he walked around, turning off lights in vacant rooms or pointing out the unused excess catch up on my dinner plate -- ketchup on my dinner plate. i thought i understood what he meant. when i now consider the familiar thing in full context of his life, it reveals a more powerful truth. t

bringing him to los angeles the execution style shooting of his one time friend, susan berman in her benedictcanyon home. durst was being interviewed by the hbo documentary, the jinx. listen closely. he was miced. >> kill them all he says, within hours of the jinx finale, he and his lawyers were there to waive his extradition from new orleans, where he was arrested. >> he's ready to end speculation and have a trial. >> the producer says it was not timed for the sake of publicity. >> we've been in contact with law enforcement two years we found that subsequent admission, what happens in the bathroom, we contacted him and said we have something more. >> durst was tried for the hacking murder of his neighbor. >> not guilty. he said he did it but claimed in self-defense today, the judge in that case is speaking out. >> he know what's he's doing. he's very intelligent. i think he's thrived on the media attention >> the alleged confession came after he was shown two letters one he said he wrote to berman and another mailed to beverly hills pd alerting them to a cadaver in berman's home. >> a man in

he is going to benedict college.and girls clubs, the big brothers big sisters, and my brother's keeper initiative in south carolina to say to them that as young people college students young adults you have as much responsibility to force issues in this country as the young people did 50 years ago. we shouldn't be celebrating 50 years in retrospect. we have to be proactive as we go forward. >> congressman, thank you for being with me. pleasure to see you this morning. >> thank you so much for having me. >> tune in for our special coverage of selma 50 years later, all this weekend on msnbc. today at noon co-founders of black lives matter will join us for a twitter chat on the 50th anniversary of selma. tweet your questions with #msnbcchat. >>> now to new york a few hours ago the delta jet that skidded off the runway at the laguardia runway was moved from the crash site. 24 passengers had minor issues when it crashed through a chain-link fence before stopping feet from icy waters. sarah dal off is live there. what are

bringing him to los angeles the execution style shooting of his one time friend, susan berman in her benedict canyon home. durst was being interviewed by the hbo documentary, the jinx. listen closely. he was miced. >> kill them all he says, within hours of the jinx finale, he and his lawyers were there to waive his extradition from new orleans, where he was arrested. >> he's ready to end speculation and have a trial. >> the producer says it was not timed for the sake of publicity. >> we've been in contact with law enforcement two years we found that subsequent admission, what happens in the bathroom, we contacted him and said we have something more. >> durst was tried for the hacking murder of his neighbor. >> not guilty. he said he did it but claimed in self-defense today, the judge in that case is speaking out. >> he know what's he's doing. he's very intelligent. i think he's thrived on the media attention >> the alleged confession came after he was shown two letters one he said he wrote to berman and another mailed to beverly hills pd alerting them to a cadaver in berman's home. >> a man i

>>reporter: present at the south carolina benedict college friday president obama told students at the historically black institution they all the crucial role in the nation's future. >>: president of thomas baking we've got to insure not just the absence of formal legal oppression, but the presence of active dynamic of opportunity. >>reporter: this as the president prepares to compare commemorate a key event in the nation's past bloody sunday. on march 7, 1965 civil rights demonstrators were halted at selma alabama's edmund petras abridged by police 70 people were injured in clashes. it became a watershed moment in a moment for both black and white americans. the president will deliver a speech at the bridge saturday after a week that prompted challenging discussion about race relations and u.s. >>reporter: on wednesday the just as the prime released a scathing review of the ferguson this just does your police force the department at the center of the shooting of an unarm teenager michael brown by officer gary wilson. the report describes rapid racism and the ferguson police departmen

envelope was addressed to the beverly hills police, and inside is just a note with her address, 1527 benedict canyon, and the word "cadaver." >> reporter: the envelope held an important clue the detective hoped would help solve the case. the word "beverly" was misspelled. whoever wrote that had to be her killer, correct? >> i would say so. >> reporter: the l.a. police eventually concluded that durst was "probably the author of the letter" but never acted on it. >> what's all this? >> reporter: but the filmmakers did. >> they unearthed a letter that is identical. >> reporter: berman's stepson gave the filmmakers a letter written to susan berman from robert durst. just like in the so-called cadaver letter, the word "beverly" is misspelled. >> can you read me the spelling of "beverly hills"? >> reporter: the filmmakers confronted durst with the second letter in a second interview. >> and can you tell me which one you didn't write? >> no. >> he was unable to determine which of the two handwritings that we're showing him was his own. and, in fact, we think both of them were his own. >> reporter: i

envelope was addressed to the beverly hills police, and inside is just a note with her address, 1527 benedicte envelope held an important clue the detective hoped would help solve the case. the word "beverly" was misspelled. whoever wrote that had to be her killer, correct? >> i would say so. >> reporter: the l.a. police eventually concluded that durst was "probably the author of the letter" but never acted on it. >> what's all this? >> reporter: but the filmmakers did. >> they unearthed a letter that is identical. >> reporter: berman's stepson gave the filmmakers a letter written to susan berman from robert durst. just like in the so-called cadaver letter, the word "beverly" is misspelled. >> can you read me the spelling of "beverly hills"? >> reporter: the filmmakers confronted durst with the second letter in a second interview. >> and can you tell me which one you didn't write? >> no. >> he was unable to determine which of the two handwritings that we're showing him was his own. and, in fact, we think both of them were his own. >> reporter: in the documentary, durst denies writing the note

susan berman, 1527 benedict cannon. beverly spelled wrong, california, 90210.at you want in beverly hills but you didn't want her neighborhood. >> that was a clip from the conclusion of "the jinx." there was a very dramatic development that took place yesterday just before that episode aired, strange developments up ahead. stay with us. >>> this is what a brain looks like when you take a picture of it. this is a brain scan made by an mri. if you ever had one, god bless you. when you get an mri for your brain, they have to slide you inside this giant machine. the room is freezing. the machine sounds like elves hammering. you are guaranteed to feel stressed and claustrophobic. if all goes well they slide you back out and there for you and your doctors is the result. the scan of your brain. if it is healthy it will look something like that. you see the two halves. the overall shape of your skull, some of the wrinkles of your brain tissue. if you get a picture like this you have a healthy brain. inside that brain is the machinery that makes you you. your thoughts,

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. >> reporter: pope benedict made headlines when he stepped down in 2013.t 600 years. he was nearly 86 at the time. now a pope emeritus. now pope francis is 78. the pope said friday i think what benedict courageously did was open the door to the pope emeritus. pope should not be considered an exception. is the job of pope no longer a job for life? >> the fact he expects a short papacy simply says he is a realist about what it means to be a man in his late 70s. >> reporter: pope francis doesn't mind being pope, but would like to go out one day without being recognized for -- >> yes, to eat a pizza in peace. erica erica, that is his one wish. >> i love the guy. >> kelly, thanks. >> so approachable. >> he seems like such an approachable pope. i know that is the reaction over the last couple of years. he has done a lot. >> he is resonating with younger people more. >> if he wants to resign no one can tell him no. >> you can't tell the pope no. >> god, ultimately. one would think -- >> it is interesting. you go 600 years without a pope stepping down and it looks