. >>> and thousands greet the pope in bethlehem on his second day of his trip to the holy land. >>> our top story - voters have begun to cast ballots in ukraine's presidential elections. let's take you to the scene at a polling station in kiev. there are around 35 million eligible voters. the election is going ahead despite violence in the east where pro-russian separatists vowed to stop people from voting. we go live to ukraine - to a city council north-west of donetsk. first to kiev where nick spicer is standing by. give us an idea of what the turn out is like so far in the capital? we seem to have lost nick. let's first go to hoda abdel-hamid who is standing by in the north-west of donetsk. now, hoda abdel-hamid, are you seeing people turning out despite threats of violence from pro-russian groups in this volatile region? >> reporter: it's early, but we have seen people voting, not in the numbers that could have happened if this region was not so tense. just to give you an indication, here in the donetsk region, a third of the district commissions are open, and in the nearby lugansk

today, a majority of bethlehem's residents are muslims. they want the pope to experience the daily life of palestinians. >> god willing, this will be a visit in the name of peace. i don't expect anything other than that he will support peace, and of the situation here will change. the wall we have here -- the israeli and west bank village -- barrier separates residents from sacred places in nearby jerusalem. beth lennon -- bethlehem has the highest unemployment rate in the west bank. she is the first female mayor of the city. >> i feel proud and responsible, and i also feel like i'm continuing the path of my ancestors, regardless of whether they were men or women. >> there are always many visitors waiting outside her office. the people face many different challenges, and their catholic mayor wants the pope to know that. >> he should see the reality. he has to see the geographical reality of the wall, and the presence of people living here. we have the living stones that spread the message, and the light of the star of bethlehem. >> the pop

separation wall on the border of bethlehem to pray. he stayed there for some five minutes. at one point, he looked up and almost was shocked by the size of it. the wall at that point is about seven or eight meters. palestinian officials very pleased with the pope basically endorsing the state of palestine. those words appear on his agenda and the tone of his visit to bethlehem, especially with that wall visit. >> okay. nick, can i just -- >> shifts to the third and final part. israeli officials. >> nick, can i interrupt you? can i interrupt you? because we are actually seeing pictures now of the top two men in the israeli government. you've got mr. perez, the president, am who women tall talk alternates more later and prime minister netanyahu walking along the red carpet now to greet pope francis. nick, you were going on to talk about the popis itinerary on this leg of the journey. telex briefly full about the significance about this investigation to peace talks that the pope, pope francis has extended to the president of the palestini

leaving you with pictures out of bethlehem. this is in manger square, the birthplace of jesus christ, where pope francis is celebrating mass with thousands of palestine christians. this is his first visit to the middle east. we'll bring you more later. >> hello and welcome. i'm phil torres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. a show of science by scientists. dr. shini somara shini somara is a mechanical engineer. as scientists test new building tines can they survive the most powerful twisters on the planets?

my father worked for bethlehem steel and this is a historic area. aside from the responsibility we all have to make this a profitable lucrative area, to maintain the historic area is really important. bethlehem steel put me through college, they took care of my family and i'm really excited we're going to take care of this area. thank you for all your votes. >> is there any further public comment? seeing none, commissioners? >> thank you and i thank you phil and onathan and byon for all your hard work. i want to say we've made a lot of progress which is represented in this presentation so thank you very much. i did have a couple questions just to make sure i had all the questions right. question no. 1 is we do have return of port equity, which is great, and you do mention the rate of return. has that rate of return been agreed upon at this point? >> commissioner, that's a good question. i'm sorry i failed to mention that. the rate of return is capped at 7 percent for the port but it's based on -- jonathan can probably answer this better than i can,

the samly says they've been armed by policies in bethlehem, and while in bethlehem francis held a large mass outside the church of nativity and made a surprise visit to the wall separating the west from jerusalem. nick schifrin is there. what was special about the trip today? pope francis says he comes as a pilgrim. this evening with history iing meeting with the spiritual leader with the orthodox christians. the two events reenforcing a desire to bring peace to the middle east. >> pope francis walks into a crowd of the faithful and stops in shock. then walking past the palestinian flag he looks summer. israel separated bethlehem from jerusalem with a 25-foot high wall. israelis say it provide security. palestinians say it stifles light and steals land. >> my sterption of this is -- terms of interpretation of this is let god bless palestinians and israelis in order to destroy the wall. >> pope francis promised the trip would not be political. the actions are seen as recognition of the palestinian cause. he was the first pope to arrive in bethlehem without first arriving in israel. and h

you have been following the pope's progress throughout bethlehem today, hadn't you? this is probably a perfect example of how to avoid politics when you are in the occupied territories. >> absolutely. pope francis, before he came out he emphasised that the trip is first and foremost as a christian piil grim. it didn't stop the poll techs, he had a meeting with palestine presidents. he'll be meeting with leaders. when he got into the pope mobile. he made an unexpected stop. he stopped at the separation barrier. this is a wall that by men palestinians have been called an apartheid wall, but by the israelis, it's called a security fence. the pope got out of his vehicle, walked over to the wall and prays for about five minutes at the wall, particularly at a site that said, with graffiti "pope we need someone to speak about justice. although his words have not been as strong as some palestinians spoke, actions are a lot louder. >> he cheered many palestinians by arriving in the west bank arriving from amman, instead of coming through israel, the mort conventional route. >

take bethlehem, which was about 70% christian about 50 years ago. it's now down to just about 15% of the city, this being the city where christians believe that christ was born. so while he was received very positively, one of his messages was to the remaining christians who are here was to keep up the hope and to stay, because one of the biggest problems facing christians here is that from syria to iraq to the palestinian territories, people are beginning to disappear in that community. >> all right, nicholas casey of the "washington journal" from jerusalem. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> woodruff: the winner of yesterday's ukrainian election had no time today to bask in the light of victory as heavy fighting broke out in the country's east. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner is in the capital, kiev, and filed this report. >> warner: ukraine's presumptive president-elect, billionaire businessman petro poroshenko, strode into a late morning press conference in kiev with a daunting lead in the partial vote count, and delivered twin bu

it separates bethlehem from the rest of the - from israel. and that barrier at that point is about 25 feet tall. the pope stopped and prayed there. he almost looked shocked at the size of the wall. a lot of palestinians are happy, as well as the mood, the tone of the visit that stopped at the wall. >> bethlehem used to be entirely christian, but now they make up no more than 20% of the population. has the pope expressed desire to express christianity on the trip? >> yes, absolutely. there's a lot of that. not only about bethlehem and the west bank, but the entire middle east, the cradle of christianity. the exodus has been going on for decades. what the pope is trying to highlight is the plight of christians not only in the palestinian territories, but neighbouring countries. he spent yesterday talking about syria, meeting 500 syrian christians, he met with iraqi christians that had to flee their country. the pope is highlighting the fact that christians in the middle east could have been scarce and he's trying to fight against the exodus or

powell in bethlehem.ince landing in the west bank? >> reporter: well, vatican officials describe this trip by pope francis here to the holy land originally as something along the lines of a religious pilgrimage, but it is taking a very political message here in bethlehem earlier today meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. the situation here in palestine is unacceptable and stopped at the israeli fence that surrounds bethlehem and divides bethlehem from israel. he stop there had to pray for five minutes. it's a move very symbolic for the palestinians who think the wall is illegal and it really challenges the israeli security wall there. for israel, they say the wall is necessary for security to prevent attackers from going into israel. earlier then a few minutes later when he was here in mass in nativity square here in bethlehem, he invited the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas and the president of israel to come and pray for peace. it's a message that is a shot at benjamin n

he's visiting bethlehem a few miles away from jerusalem. he visits israel and the palestinians separately. a lot of juggling that has to be done in order to make sure two sides are swajed. >> what can the pope get in this context? >> the eastern orthodox church and rome is his number one objective. and he's bringing along with him a raab buy. he's trying to show the three models, christianity and islam can live together. if he sends that message to the people of the holy land, that's nod bad. >> he's chosen not to have the bullet proof glass. >> absolutely. this is only his second trip abroad as pope. he's picked this as an important thing to him. popes don't go to the holy land very often. this is only the fourth visit from the pope. he clearly wants to go. he sees going to be scrutinized closely. people will be watching him closely. >> robert joining us from washington. thanks for your time. >> pleasure. thank you for having me. >> now to our signature segment. chances are you talked to a stranger or two on a flight you have taken. john l

it's a historic day today here in bethlehem.n what pope francis pointedly called the state of palestine. this is a pope who likes to shake things up. in sun-splashed manger square, packed with palestinian christians, pope francis said the mass in latin. and here, near the spot where christians believe jesus was born, francis spoke out for children in the middle east and around the world who are exploited and trafficked and brutalized by war and conflict. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: in acknowledging this, he said, we feel shame before god, before god who became a child. the pope rode through the streets of bethlehem in his open popemobile. smiling and waving. then suddenly a striking tear down this wall moment. francis making a surprise stop at the grim graffiti divider dividing israelis and palestinians. in the guard tower behind him the faint fingers of figures. could be seen. yesterday, in jordan, he went off script and shaking his fist in anger, he railed against those selling weapons fueling the war in syri

this morning pope francis in bethlehem. what a vision this is.ade a surprise stop at the separation wall between the city and jury room. lo jers let me. he's invited israeli and palestinian leaders to come for a peace talk to end the conflict. >> the president's office released this statement, the office of the president welcomes the invitation by pope francis. let's bring in vatican correspondent dale yeah gallagher. the pope also called palestine -- i noticed this even in the press releases, the state of palestine, not just the palestinian territory. how significant is that? >> reporter: well, it's very significant, victor. it's not a term nomg which israel accepts. however, it won't come as a surprise to the israelis because it's part of vatican's long-term stance with regards to palestine that they call for two-state solution to the crisis. so the pope calling palestine a state is a recognition, something which pope benedict even did when he supported the resolution for palestine to become an observer at the un, a kind of de facto recognition

i want to -- showing pope francis stopping, he's on his way on his way to bethlehem to bring up thosemages. he stopped at the wall to pray. this wall that divides israel from the west bank. when you see these images here, what thoughts come to mind? >> i think again it's good intentions. i don't think he meant to do anything wrong. he's played into palestinian propaganda. the writing on the wall, comparing it to warsaw ghetto. a terrible analogy. one portion of what is largely a fenced security barrier that prevented tourist attacks from coming to israel. that wall and that fence, security barrier has saved lives, thousands of lives in israel. it's sad that it has to exist but that existence has created many more lives today than would have been otherwise. >> we wish for something. >> absolutely. >> you've got to have hope. >> jamie weinstein, thank you very much. we'll see you next time. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> the sound of the rolling thunder taking over washington, d.c. today. their trebt to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. that's next. i'm m-a-r-y and i have co

vera baboun is bethlehem's palestinian mayor. do you feel more optimistic tonight that change is possible than you did this morning? >> yes. peace, in order to hear its clap, it needs two hands. one hand can never clap. >> reporter: it's not just the divide between the palestinians and israelis that concerns the pope. there is also a divide within christianity itself. tonight he prayed with the leader of orthodox christians on the site where christ was crucified, the latest act of unity between two churches once separated for more than 900 years. tomorrow, pope francis will end his trip here in jerusalem. he will visit the western wall, yad vashem, and celebrate mass in the room where christ had his last supper. that's above the tomb of king david, an event that sparked protests from ultra orthodox jews in advance of the pope's visit. lester? >> anne, thank you. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, a catastrophic drought and the real possibility that some towns in texas will run out of water very soon. >>> we're

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live in amman, jordan, with his trip which includes a mass in bethlehem tomorrow. >> reporter: a veryr him. one thing so that about very passionately was the need for an urge enlt end to the syrian civil war. he also met with a number of refugees from the civil war and the jordan government has taken in hundreds of thousands of people across its borders. earlier today we vent urd out to get a feel of what the pontiff is trying to do here in jordan. speaking not only to jordanian christians but refugees from iraq and syria, he brought a message of peace to a region experiencing anything but. the delegation includes a cleric and rabbi to stress peace. while 90% of jordan is muslim, many say this is example of what a tolerant middle east country should be. just a look at these posters all over the capital. pope francis with king abdullah. in the arab it translates to together we make peace. it is part of the campaign 20 jordanian government to transform this country's image from that of a broke back water of the middle east to a modern vibrant society and maybe most importantly, a popula

he was the first to land it bethlehem in the west bank. his agenda talked about the state of palestine, meeting the head of the state of palestine is what his aide said, over israeli objections. so the palestinians feel what the pope did was an endorsement of their state. what the israelis feel they'll get tomorrow is a similar indoorsment. pope francis goes to -- endorsement. pope francis goes to mt hertzel and they say that visit is an endorsement of their right. something that the pope did not promise to be a political statement or trip, but it has become that. >> you mentioned endorsements, but his predecessors have been there before. what makes the trip to different and monumental? >> reporter: well, again, those two things - mt hert zel and flying into bethlehem for the first time. both those things john paul did not do, pope benedict did not do. they knew or landed to israel before going to the west bank, and neither went to mt hert zel's tomb. those are the two things that both sides are trying to claim as endorsements for their na

pope francis in jerusalem, tonight, bethlehem earlier, extending an invite to israeli and palestinian leaders to meet at the vatican. allen pizzey on what's next. and they'll feed your parking meter just to make a point. >> we're all working towards having a freer society, i would say. less government, more personal freedom. >> jeff: don dahler says not everyone is happy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition of the broadcast. police were painfully close to catching him. they didn't know it, he did. this came a month ago after deputies visited the apartment of elliot rodger. rodger wrote in a manifesto "that would have ended everything. for a few horrible seconds i thought it was all over." rodger had guns in his apartment but police bought his story and left. more on that in a moment, but first, investigators late this afternoon served a search warrant at the homes of rodger's parents. they have an enormous amount of evidence so far including that manifesto and 12 crime scenes. seven peo

ivan watson is live in bethlehem with more on this trip. me about the preparations and also the controversy. >> reporter: well, i mean, there's a lot of excitement here. you can feel it. i'm in bethlehem in manger square, just next to the church of, you know, where jesus christ is believed to have been born, and there are posters up of st. francis already all over here. we've seen italian security on the ground getting ready for this visit. he's going to helicopter in from jordan to here. later he'll move on to tel aviv to meet with the israeli leadership, and then, of course, on to the holy city, jerusalem, performing mass here in bethlehem and in jerusalem. again, a lot of excitement here. he's traveling with a rabbi from his home country of argentina as well as a muslim cleric, clearly in a sign calling for peace and all of the faiths, the main faiths to come together here. there are a couple of messages he's bringing, trying to bring some hope to the long-simmering israeli/palestinian conflict, john. there's another dimension to tis. he

he toured jordan and bethlehem. a day of multi faith meetings today. >> absolutely. today seems to be the day of unity. it started off with meetings. taking a tour of the muslim holy site as well as the dome of the rock. following that trip he went over to the grave site of theodore hertzel, who is known as political stie i don't knowism. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu had asked the pope to come to a monument for israeli attack victims, explaining that the separation wall that the pope prayed on in bethlehem was a necessity for israel to prevent more attacks and prevent more israelis dying from what he called terror attacks coming from the west bank. the day did not go by without politics just as we saw. pope francis said he wanted this trip to be that of a pilgrim, but it turned into a trip of politics very fast. >> thank you very much, indeed, to joining us. >>> colombians will go back to the polls june 15th. elections failed to produce a clear winner. many see it as a referendum on the fa rc rebel fighters. zuluaga said he would freeze the farc talk and ann

from jordan, he headed by helicopter to bethlehem and the pope made a dramatic gesture towards the middlecess. he invited the leaders of israel and palestinian authority to come to the vatican for peace talks. cnn is following pope francis on his trip. delia, this is a huge gesture. what does this mean for the peace process, you know, or i guess hope for the peace process? >> reporter: that's what it is, fredricka. it's the hope of the pope that these two parties, who are currently not speaking to each other, might come to the vatican for a day of prayer, he says. so not a political day but a way to get them into the same room and who wants to underestimate the power of prayer? certainly the pope doesn't. if it were to happen, it would indeed be historical and it was already a great surprise today amongst other great surprises during this remarkable second day. very, very busy for the pope. he met with palestinian leaders this morning on his way, then, to manger square to bethlehem and he stopped the pope-mobile and he went up to wall and put his hand up for a few moments. that's a sign f

the pontiff made a surprising stop at the security wall which separates israel from bethlehem. getting out of his car and pressing his head to the wall, he closed his eyes and prayed. a move many saw as a nod to palstinean suffering. >> in the end, the pope made bold statements and gestures during his visit here, it isn't clear to make any difference. >>> connor, thank you very much. still ahead, why obamacare could double what you are paying now for your medication. but first, bret baier takes us on a behind the scenes look at those who watch guard over haloed ground. the arlington censentinel. >> we're proud to do it even in the middle of obligate when it's -- in october of when it's is leading and raining. ♪ here's a good one seattle... what did geico say to the mariner? we could save you a boatload! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ what's seattle's favorite noise? the puget sound! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ all right, never mind doesn't matter. this is a classic. what does an alien seamstress sew with? a space needle! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly continuously ♪ oh come off it captain! g

but first in bethlehem. >> reporter: pope francis visited bethlehem. he was choppered in to a crowd of cheering thousands. his first stop was to meet with mahmood abbas. after there he got into the popemobile to make his way to manger square. but first he made an unexpected stop where he went up to the wall and prayed for five minutes under a graffiti sign that said, "pope, we need someone to speak about justice." although the pope has emphasized that his trip to the holy land was as a pilgrim, this act spoke louder than many words. he came back to hold a two-hour mass. he had lunch with five palestinian families before heading to a refugee camp to meet with children there. he'll head out to jerusalem and meet with the leader of the eastern orthodox church bartholomew i. >> in israel pope francis will continue the of the to strike a balance while giving a nod to the narrative of the location he is in. a few stops, one, mount hertzel, the too many of the four father of israel, the four father of zionisms. israelis believe that is a significant stop beca

and tomorrow's mass in bethlehem certainly will be meaningful and resonate. thanks so much. arthel? >>> eric, new fallout on the growing v.a. scandal. who is pointing fingers and where the focus is shifting. we'll talk about that when we come back. >> obviously, secretary shinseki is not doing a good job. but it's deeper than just him. i mean, i think it would be time for him to go, as well. but it has to get below the secretary. and right now, because of the civil service protection, they basically can't get rid of anybody. predicting the future is a pretty difficult thing to do. but, manufacturing in the united states means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be craft oriented. no one's losing their job. there's no beer robot that has suddenly chased them out. the technology is actually creating new jobs. siemens designed and built the right tools and resources to get the job done. over 150 years of swedish coffee experience.xists that's 150 years of experience in refining and perfecting the rich, never bitter taste of gevalia. and we do it all for this ve

no matter what he does in jerusalem, bethlehem, jordan, a lot of people are going to be watching, and a lot of people are going to be criticizing, it's already starting. settler movements, who are not happening that he's going to bethlehem, and the palestinians are not happy about him going to hertzel's burial site. >> exactly. do you expect the hope to make an additional statement on a palestinian state or palestinian statehood? >> i would say this. i don't think there is a written statement anywhere where he's going to make a dramatic statement of recognition. >> symbolic gestures? >> with this hope it's hard to say what will happen. he's demonstrated quite a degree of comfortableness with working off script wherever he goes. his handlers will be doing their best to make sure that he walks the thin line between offending palestinians or spending the israelis. put this guy walks by the holy spirit. >> do you expect some reference to process. >> like many catholic leaders around the world, he'll probably ask palestinians and israelis to go at it one more time. he'll probably offer his

the checkpoint, and has to deal with the barbed wire and the walls erected between jerusalem and bethlehem. to journey through that, and be there witnessing that and present with the people in the square, where christianity is born in bethlehem, and to stand there with the people and say "i'm hear and under the plight of the palestine people", and i understand how hard it is, it's very important. there has been intense criticism of the pope from the israeli far right, and there has been unfortunate, you know, hostile words thrown in the direction of the pope from the israeli right. and i think that the pope is not naive about the intensity of the holy land, about the intensity of a place of shared sacred space between muslims, christians and jews. i think you'll see pope francis be him, warm and personable, but well briefed and will walk carefully to avoid the landmines of politics on this trip. >> it is a big trip, a significant trip for the post. thank you for your time tonight. >>> a federal judge told the military it can resume force-feeding a prisoner on hunger strike at guantanamo ba

palestinians cheered for the pope as he arrived for mass in bethlehem's manger square.uring mass, pope francis spoke about the plight of marginalized and mestrited children around the world and he extended an invuidatiitation to the israeli palestinian presidents to the vatican to pray for peace. their offices both said they would attend. he begged both sites to end a conflict that he said was no longer acceptable. >> still ahead on today in the bay, powered by the panda, but would it be enough for the giants to stay unbeaten against the american league? ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! >>> a little baseball weather for you later today, but a look at the ballpark, of course, at&t park and the covey cove this morning. getting off to a slow start this season. pablo sandoval has been red hot, homering three times in the last five games. the question, could he keep it going against the twins last night? bottom of the second, the game stil

. >> than the pope reached outcome of the same gesture he used at the walls in jerusalem and bethlehemrial tosrael's the jews killed by the nazi s. francis said he was shamed by what man was capable of doing. is as important to his middle east peace initiative as the time he spent with the palestinian's. he did more than most to show the palestinians that he believes in their case for independence. now he has got to show the israelis he takes their concerns equally seriously, or his attempt at mediation will have no chance at all. the pope's invitation to come to rome to pray for peace has been accepted. gestures will not end the conflict. they can change the atmosphere which at the moment will be more than anyone else has done. symbolism from the pope. the voting in presidential elections is underway, and it is expected that a former army chief will come to power. removed morsih or after massive public poo rotests. opponents say he will bring back authoritarian rule. >> in downtown cairo voters queued for early morning. eager to choose a new pharoah after years of turmoil. for many he

while visiting bethlehem, he called for greater effort toward peace and he referred to the west bank as the state of palestine. while there he visited christian historic sites. >> president obama marks this memorial day by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. at arlington national cemetery. he delivered a message in person to the troops serving in afghanistan. abc's muhammad little lil a report rs from kabul. >> reporter: landing under the cover of darkness, a secret trip and a chance to say an early memorial day thank you. >> for many of you, this will be your last tour in afghanistan. >> reporter: even offering this reminder of a grateful and generous nation. >> you see it in the kids across america who send you all of those care packages and girl scout cookies. [ cheering ] those were pretty popular, huh? you like those cookies, huh? all right. i bet you'll get some more now. >> it is obama's first trip here in nearly two years. so secret it was announce only after he landed. this room, packed with soldiers, erupted in applause with this. >> i keep saying to every company

the head of the catholic church will be visiting key sites in jordan, bethlehem, and jerusalem.have a preview. >> reporter: pope francis is in jordan first, with a significant minority of christians. he's had a pilgrimage for prayer, and saying it's strictly religious, but not political. but you would be hard-pressed to overlook the importance. this is a mosque here, just before prayer time, and we asked people here how they felt about his excursion. she explains what the pontiff coming here means to her. >> this is something unique in jordan. all of the jordanian people, different religions, they are happy for that. we have many celebrations, and there are a lot of people that are waiting to see the mass. and hear in jordan tomorrow. >> reporter: the visit is advertised across the city. this orthodox church, the father says this holy land excursion should foster understanding regardless if it has a political edge. >> translator: the pope's visit is necessary for the region, for muslims, and also jews. >> reporter: after meeting at the palace, he comes here to the city stadium f

from bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus, to the holy sepulcher, the pope finished in a solemn ceremonyf reconciliation, split since 1054. reconciliation and peace for his own church and for the holy land. delia gallagher, cnn, jerusalem. >>> and some are describing the moment stopping at the wall as the reagan moment where he told gorbachev to take down the wall. >>> up next, hear from a neighbor of eliot rodger sharing the experience with the shooter before the rampage and what he knows about who may have been inside the apartment with him. stay with us. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto policies. if you qualify, your rates won't go up due to your first accident. because making mistakes is only human, and so are we. we also offer new car replacement, so if you total your new car, we'll give you the money for a new one. call liberty mutual insurance at... and ask us all about our auto features, like guaranteed repairs, where if you get into an accident and use

bethlehem. this is in manger square, the birthplace of jesus christ, where pope francis is celebrating mass with thousands of palestine christians. this is his first visit to the middle east. we'll bring you more later. >> hello and welcome. i'm phil torres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. a show of science by scientists. dr. shini somara shini somara is a mechanical engineer. as scientists test new building tines can they survive the most powerful twisters on the planets? kosta grammatis, feeding a hungry planet. he's touring the farm going inside one of america's busiest airports. and i'm phil torres, i'm an entomologist. i study spiders in the rain forest of peru. that's our program, let's do some science. ♪ ♪ are hey guys welcome to "techknow". i'm phil torres and here with kosta and shini. here in the u.s. when you think about tornado alley, you think of oklahoma. you recently went there. >> very high frequency o

the biggest gesture came sunday in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus where the pope announced he wouldse his considerable personal clout to restart the peace process. what is the reaction to the pope inviting the presidents of israel and palestine to the vatican for a prayer meeting? >> it is an acknowledgement of the conflict in the middle east is not and never was a political conflict. 6 >> reporter: jerusalem's old city was virtually shut down today because of security concerns. here the pope thought to strengthen ties between all three faiths, this small piece of land so often disrupt in anger. he urged that no one abuse god's name through vial leans. and with 4 rabbis, he compared the relationship of jews and catholics to a bar mitzvah. on the flight back to rome, the pope told reporters next month's meeting will be just to pray, not to negotiate. on the issue of sex abuse, the pope said there has to be zero tolerance and said three bishops are under investigation and next month, he will meet and celebrate mass with several victims at his residence in the vatican. cynthia? >> >>>

pal stin palestinians cheered as the pope arrived in bethlehem square.the pope extended a invitation for the palestinian and the israeli leadership to meet with him in the vatican. claudio, let's talk about the significance of the pope's invitation. >> well, he is saying that he does not want to pray alone for peace and reconciliation, and we have witnessed an amazing moment when he was driving the pope mobile through bethlehem and he decided to stop in front of the wall erect and the wall erected right in front of israel in front of graffiti that said "free israel" and right after that, he said well let's all pray together let's all pray together to restart this peace process in a stalemate for a while now. and even though that meeting, of course it is a prayer and symbol eic, it does help to bring the peace process back to the world's attention, craig. >> and what is next on the pope's trip? >> well, he will be going back to the vet can after he plays homage to the wailing wall and to the first pope to ever lay a wreath on the grave of theodore hertzle

ann, at the same time, when he gets to jerusalem and to bethlehem, that's going to be incredibly meaningfulwell. >> reporter: absolutely. he is going to say mass in bethlehem and visitle wall in jerusalem and where it is believed christ celebrated the last supper. ultraorthodox jews have been protesting in advance of the pope's visit and are afraid israel will give the catholic church and christians in general too much access to the sen cal. they do not want to give up control of any of the area around the tomb of king david. andrea? >> ann thompson, wonderful journey for you as you follow the pope. just a special note before we say good-bye and wish you a very good memorial day weekend. we want to say thank you to our executive producer, the creative brain behind this show. she's been with nbc for 15 years with our program for two and a half years. and it has been an extraordinary privilege to work with her. we wish her well as she goes on to her next journey. we're not going to say good-bye, we'll say see you down the road sobrata. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports

and then while driving to bethlehem. the pontiff made a surprising stop in the security wall, getting out of his car and messing his head and closed his eyes and prayed. and later he invited a bas to pray. it is it a meeting unlikely to jump-start the peace negotiations. but he visited today jerusalem's sacred sites and praying in the western wall and visiting the holocaust memorial. he prayed for the victims in each location. francis acknowledged the suffering of jews and israeli victims and victims of palestinians and the palestinian suffering. it is a bold move and something that we have seen out of pope francis for a year, julie. >> thank you very much. >>> we'll look at what is important about the pope's visit. and the guest's surprising developments to come out of the historic trip, jon. >> on memorial day president obama laid a wreath in the tomb of the unknown soldier. you might have caught it in the first hour of happening now. the president returning home after a surprise visit to afghanistan. and wendall has m

pope francis in jerusalem, tonight, bethlehem earlier, extending an invite to israeli and palestinian leaders to meet at the vatican. allen pizzey on what's next. and they'll feed your parking meter just to make a point. >> we're all working towards having a freer society, i would say. less government, more personal freedom. >> jeff: don dahler says not everyone is happy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cve

in bethlehem today a profound moment of prayer.ope francis in the grotto where christians believe jesus was born. in the manager square earlier, francis spoke of the christchild and of the children in the world today, exploited, maltreated, enslaved, trafficked. in acknowledging this, he said, we feel shame before god who became a child. as he makes his journey here, this morning, traveling in an open car through the palestinian west bank, francis smiles his winning smile, enjoys himself. but this morning, a sorrowful and striking scene, the pope prays at the grim separation barrier dividing israelis and palestinians. there is anger in this pope, we saw it yesterday in jordan when he went off-script, shook his fists and railed at those selling weapons to syria. criminals, he called them. god changed the hearts of those who plan wars. but, can a pope, any pope, make change happen? francis is the fourth pope to visit the holy land. this trip marks the 50th anniversary of pope paul vi's groundbreaking journey. five decades later, stil

unlike amman and bethlehem, there are no huge enthusiastic crowds here to greet pope francis.he most visible sign of his visit is the extraordinary security that's in jerusalem. many streets are shut down and most of this ancient city is on lockdown. i'm anne thompson in jerusalem. now back to you. >>> ukraine's military launched air strikes this morning against pro russian forces who had taken over the airport in the city of donetsk. gunfire and exploess heard around the airport, smoke can be seen rising from the perimeter. the city is largely under the control of pro-russian forces who largely kept people from taking part in yesterday's presidential election. then they came to the airport today reportedly to demand a withdrawal of ukrainian forces who had been polices the perimeter. back here at home, walnut creek police searching for a man they say apparently shot two people just after they left a concert. the suspect firing shots from his car at the victim's car at an intersection at oak grove road right at ignacio shopping center. the two victims, a woman driver and a man

. >>> professors will greet pope francis at a visit to jerusalem, bethlehem and a palestinian refugeecamp in the west bank. the jews are planning protests ahead of the francis visit. the 77-year-old pope is making his visit after canceling other planned trips because of health reasons. it is feared that he could be overtaxing himself considering he only has one fully functioning lung. >>> now a story from yesterday about the pregnant woman if a coma. carleton has given birth to a healthy baby boy. here are the pictures. how is she doing? we have that story from ucfs. >> for months, her belly served as a sanctuary for her son the she was in intensive care at uc san francisco a coma cutting off communication as the doctors monitored the growing child. >> she is able to open her eyes and hold my hand and move my hand to her belly where the baby was kicking. >>> her husband, a santa cruz sheriff deputy gave her a kiss before she went in for the c-section. minutes later the doctors gave melissa her baby. >> he was able to lay on her chest and she was obviously still under anesthesia. but h

he extended the invitation while on a visit to bethlehem. the pope is on a three-day middle east tour. he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank. the pope said the time has come to put an end to this situation, which has become increasingly unacceptable. he said israelis and palestinians need to create two states, with internationally recognized borders and live in peace. ♪ pope francis held a mass in front of nearly 10,000 people. he invited the israeli and palestinian presidents to the vatican for a prayer summit. both shimon per es and mahmoud abbas accepted the offer. the pope also made an unscheduled visit to the concrete wall that separates israelis from palestinians. israelis have elected the barrier in what they call an anti-terrorist measure. palestinians protest the wall, saying the israelis are restricted their freedom of movement, and occupying their land. the pope is now in israel. he's scheduled to meet both jewish and islamic religious leaders. he will also hold talks with israeli prime minister benjamin

mahmoud abbas and then made an unannounced visit to the barrier israel erected that surrounds much of bethlehem. he invited abbas and shimon peres for a meeting at the vatican next month. both accepted the invitation. the pope will complete his trip with a visit to jerusalem. >>> in brussels flowers were left outside the jewish museum where four were gunned down yesterday. police are investigating it as a hate crime. >>> for much more about today's voting in ukraine, we're joined from kiev by "news hour's" margaret warner who is inside the central election commission there. we heard about poroshenko's win. why is this margin of victory so significant? >> hari, it's huge because the more and more we talk to voters here in ukraine, the more and more there was a groundswell that this country's in such difficult and desperate shape that it needs a new president now. it can't even afford to wait three more weeks to have a runoff. and so i talked to voters who had different emotional voices between the candidates but poroshenko ran this campaign in part based on inevitability and the more and more it

francis plans to visit syrian refugees before traveling on to bethlehem. >> now a political campaignpeech in cologne, germany attended by thousands of passionate supporters and thousands more vehement protesters, but this is no german politician. rather, turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan . angry demonstrators say he is a corrupt dictator who tramples on civil liberties. >> organizers booked germany's and it indoor stadium, was filled to capacity. 15,000 partisan supporters aving recep tayyip erdogan welcome worthy of a rock star. there were no vertical voices, and erdogan felt no need for introspection. he accused the media and opposition politicians of working to undermine his authority. >> germany will participate in european elections on sunday. i can only say that no one should attack me in hopes of gaining support. >> the prime minister also accused opponents both within and outside turkey of using be recent mine disaster for their own political gain. the arena, adoring supporters, but outside, an estimated 30,000 protested erdogan visit for so many wore helmets in a s

the bandwagon of bayview-hunters point and we suffered and had that project, with the shipyard and bethlehem steel and all of that, our community was fighting for that. when they had the trucking companies coming down where that site is, where the old tick-tock -- i don't know if you remember the old tick-tock, by the bridge, all of that was bayview-hunters point area. so when you start thinking about community, small businesses, you think of bayview-hunters point, as well as mission bay. i am worried about my community. thank you very much. >> chester williams. >> thank you, commissioners. chester williams, i represent a program in the bayview called hp unity, a group of men who are focusing on the very issues of one of our members oscar james has just brought up. i will be very short. i had the privilege in my freshman year of college for working for the golden state warrior and i have a lot of history what the team was about when wilt the stilt chamberlain was on it. as you plan and focus on this major design package that you hope to make san francisco that city that is almost a sports co

also includes stops in bethlehem and jerusalem. a live report coming your way. >>> as you crane yans get set to vote in tomorrow's presidential election, prorussians blocking some offices in several districts to stop people from casting ballots. coming up, you'll hear from senators in ukraine, we're there to monitor the elections. join us. >>> some fast food protesters getting arrest. unions say hiking the minimum wage will help young people make more money, but take a look at this ad even president clinton turned down big wage hikes. even clinton knew raising the minimum wage wasn't a great idea. >> it's not a great idea. not only that, it takes its toll in many places. for example, all of the fast food places on army bases and things like that, part of that men goes to charity. they cannot exist with a raise. they said if it's a $10 raise, we're going to have to close all of these places. it's for the benefit of our armed forces. it's outrageous. >> michelle, any good reason to raise the minimum wage? by the way, a federally mand

. >> the pope will visit a palestinian camp near bethlehem in the west bank. >>> all right back in therea in the middle of this holiday weekend wed had much -- we had much of the same. temperatures actually cooled down a little bit inland today. that's just the status quo for the this time of the year. the usual low clouds but plenty of sun inland and looking to the mighty back-to-back twin suspension towers of the bridge there and -- bay bridge now and the temperatures now oakland 66. in the city right now the same. san jose 70 degrees and in santa rosa pretty warm there. 81. we're going to head to memorial day it's going to be nice, mostly sunny for the bay area except along the shoreline with the usual low clouds. near 90 degrees though by livermore and the warmers spots in the bay area. we're going to be looking for a repeat performance on sunday and monday. with temperatures remaining warm and windy by the way too. at livermore out of the west southwest the brighter colors, the stronger winds, we've got strong southerlies out of santa rosa and at fairfield 23-mile an hour wind gus