for christian continued.y clinging to hope, but fearing the worst. >> you're there looking all day from sunrise to sunset with people you are meeting along the way, a bunch of volunteers, police officers. >> reporter: but after three weeks of searching -- >> just down this road here is where those two men found human remains on friday afternoon. >> reporter: two hunters walking through some acreage came across a body buried in a shallow grave, it was christian. >> in a way, we had expected it. we were just waiting for that phone call to actually happen. >> reporter: erica could not absorb the news. >> you never want to just accept that kind of news, but at least we were able to find him. >> state of florida versus pedro bravo. >> reporter: nearly two years after christian died, his high school friend pedro was now on trial for murder. he bleed not. >> reporter: erica, your personal belief, do you believe that pedro killed christian? >> yes. >> reporter: why? for what reason? >> the mixture of jealousy academi

orthodox christianity and rome the center of the western church. of the two churches had virtually no contact for nearly a millennium, but that has changed dramatically in recent years. ecumenical patriarch bartholomew and pope francis have met twice prior to this visit. >> the fact that already bartholomew and francis have greeted each other with great love in jerusalem and in rome, this is simply a continuation of it but if you will, it's on the orthodox home turf. >> reporter: according to orthodox tradition, saint andrew, one of the original 12 disciples, brought christianity here shortly after the death and resurrection of jesus. the faith flourished. and in the year 330, when emperor constantine proclaimed constantinople the new capital of the roman empire, it became the capital of christianity as well. the muslim ottomans conquered constantinople in 1453, but the orthodox headquarters remained located here, in a small compound known as the ecumenical patriarchate. the patriarchate continues to be responsible for the preservation and outreach

christian aguilar. >> reporter: christian, scholar that he was, intent on pursuing premed, got admittedective university of florida gainesville. >> reporter: was he happy when his acceptance came through? >> he was so happy. he was ecstatic. >> they all wanted to be gators at the u of f as a top school, only christian got in. erica was headed to a different college in gainesville, santa fe. and pedro planned to take classes near his home in miami. erica broke it off with pedro. she didn't want a long-distance relationship. after all, they were just 18 years old. and the big, wide world was ahead of them both. >> i wanted him to find someone and fall in love with them and live a normal life. i just didn't think he was the one for me. >> reporter: they were barely uncked, classes just starting when a sudden change of plans. pedro didn't want to be left behind in miami after all. as the fall semester started, he showed up in gainesville, as his friend robert remembered. >> he just visited gainesville and that was the intention was just to visit. and then he ended up signing a lease and enr

once reviled and persecuted, christianity is triumphant. historians havargued about the causes of the fall of the roman empire ever since it happened when saint augustine wrote that the empire had been part of god's divine plan for the furtherance of christianity through the world that it had now fulfilled its historical purpose. modern scholars have found political, material, economic, social reasons for the decline, but have been most impressed by the spiritual crisis which swept through all roman classes in the fourth century and is marked by the breakdown of the social, ethical and religious concepts which had bound the classical world view together. the roman empire had brought to its rulers inconceivable wealth as we can still see today in its vast building projects. but the rights of individual people to moral fulfillment had never been met. so the rise of christianity, the superseding of the great pagan temples of rome-- like this one of antoninus pius-- by christian churches, rks a fundamtal sht in the western story into the inner

they are all christian. or my family in egypt have the relationship with me, i have had death threats coming from egypt and the middle east. a video of show you 1969, is very short. this is an interview with the president of egypt. order to reach peace, have two give up, or the israelis have to give up. either insist an expanse and the will be no peace. >> who was see on what role did he play in your life? that is israelis did not stop expansion there will be no peace. when he was time talking about expansion this was two years after the 67 war. the whole wall was created by egypt's. my father to gaza. there was no extension by israel at that time. existed in the borders of the peace treaty. a lot of people do not all the arab hat world had aggressive policies. the idea -- all these arab islamic countries are afraid of israeli expansion is ridiculous. look at the map of the middle east. at iran and o look beyond. from turkey to sudan, you can hardly see israel. mentioned in the coram is the land of the jews.

he is an assyrian as christians your call themselves. he served in the swiss military for five years and now is in northern syria training a christian militia for the fight. in the ruins of a recaptured building, graffiti says next time we will kill you. >> a clear warning to the assyrian and kurdish people to run away. >> are they serious, they will kill you all? >> yes. that is clear. >> before the civil war started, 600,000 christians lived in the area. since then, half have emigrated. he could go to live with relatives in germany, but nothing has happened directly. her husband says he will take up arms to protect his family if islamic state advances. she hopes they can stop them from coming at all. >> above all, i fear for my children, my son and my daughter. god's will will be done. if i die here, who's to say i would not have died elsewhere? islamic state is in germany and america. they are everywhere. >> he islamists have expelled christians and kurds from a neighboring village where they blew up a small church. the ruin is now a

but he was christian and it is illegal for a muslim woman to marry a christian man. to the united states because he had family in los angeles. when he came here, i followed him. actually, that was one of the reasons i went to america, because i could not marry the person i wanted to marry. >> when did you become a christian? >> i did not become a christian right away. it took me a long time. i still consider myself muslim when i came to america. i felt like it was really great in myn america, mosques women to come. -- invite women to come. because in the middle east, we just pray at home. in america, i heard that women are going to mosques. i thought, how nice. a very nice form of islam. i welcome it, that these women are welcome inside the mosque. my first trip to a mosque was to pray for the purpose of prayer. i was disappointed because the sermon was quite political. it was about jihad, our role in america. i was told to wear my head cover and i said, i never wore these close in the middle east -- clothes in the middle east so why should i do it in america? that w

>> yu yeah. >> are christian clubs at schools illegal? >> well, not only are they not illegal, but congress passed a law in the 198 0z signed by president reagan called the equal axis act to make sure that christian clubs would be allowed. the supreme court has already enforced that before in the mergen's decision back in the 1990s. this is well settled law they have to allow the christian club. when they allow the animal rights club and recycling club, they have to allow the christian club as well. >> you didn't want to give up your fight. >> no. >> all right. you have now had the folks at liberty's help. what's the latest and what's going to happen? are you going to get your club? >> i hope so. definitely going to get it. i mean, now that i know that it's not illegal, i mean, i don't see why they would say no. >> what did you feel like inside, liz, when you heard the principal tell you that it was illegal to have a christian club? >> i felt really bad because they have over 30 clubs, and just because mine was faith-based, they wouldn't

and now they are down to roughly 200 or 20 50,000 christians -- 250,000 christians. the baha'is are being persecuted in iraq. is more persecution taking place today than any time in modern times. >> i want to start talking with china. not all that long after that you got elected not that long after china andening of they have changed radically. what is your thinking of that country and the opportunities for the rest of the world and the challenges? [applause] i was opposed to granting msn to china and i was more in the reagan camp in the nixon cap. i think that unless china changes the chinese government will collapse. they have bishops in jail. fund of the fbi and have seen the list of companies that are hit with cyberattacks. the chinese are stealing jobs and everything. christianity, the catholic church, the protestant churches growing tremendously in china. china keeps cracking down, i one of the things he took before he went down is a he left his playbook in china and they are reading is playbook. i think the chinese government will collapse. comechinese citizen

christianity has gone from 1.5 million. christian women left there went to damascus and now look at damascus. i just had a report from a person we are in touch with in syria, they are worried that isil is coming and that is not good. >> our time is going to run quickly but to count that vote on authorizing the war is among the most significant you have taken in your career? >> anytime your vote risks men and women going to war, yes that is. in afghanistan, the same way. i have great respect for the men in the military the give their lives and their families, because i bumped into a fellow for my district who had eight deployments. eight deployments in a period of nine or 10 years. so the family is paying. tough stuff. >> across those 34 years, the votes to go to war were most significant. are there any votes you regret having taken? >> i published my entire voting record online so people can see. i do not think that i have always cast the right vote, but for the time, at the time, it seemed like -- but i cast votes for -- i

>> reporter: the vast majority of christians here are orthodox. this portion of pope francis's visit comes at the invitation of their leader, patriarch bartholomew and is meant to, on the one hand, further solidify the relationships between the two sister churches, but this visit when it comes to what pope francis hopes to accomplish is perhaps more about turkey's muslim population and about trying to build that very critical and vital entinterfait dialogue between christian ansd the rest of the world which are arguably worse than recent history, symbolic in the pope's first trip to istanbul is going to be his stop at the sophia museum, symbolic because of its own history. it was first built as a church, taken over, repurposed as a museum. it is very much about trying to build that vital relationship between christians and muslims. the region is at a point in history where if the status quo continues, we could potentially see many people fear christianity cease to exist in some countries such as syria or iraq because of violent extremist organizat

but a rich and proud and deep christian heritage as the center of a largely christian byzantine empirehousand years, so a perfect place for the pope to talk about interfaith dialogue. you can see there on those live pictures as he's walking inside the mausoleum, and he will take a moment of silence before recording his name in the book of visitors at the mausoleum. it will then be a short trip here to the presidential palace. outside the palace, the final preparations are taking place. we've seen street cleaners. we've seen people vacuuming up the leaves. a horse-drawn parade will accompany him, his delegation, as he comes up to the presidential palace. you can see him laying down that wreath. a hugely symbolic moment for pope francis. and a hugely important place for turkey. even though it is almost universally muslim now, it still remembers with huge admiration, huge reverence its founding father and the all-important secularism that is enshrined in this country's constitution. >> mark, as a three-day visit, it comes at a point where there are a huge number of refugees in turkey now

. >>> pope francis steps out of his christian comfort zone to bring different words together. we are live and waiting for his arrival. i'm max foster in london. >>> also ahead, as fans mourn the loss of phil hughes, chiefs are working hard to stop the repeat of the freak accident that killed him. plus. >>> i don't understand why we're in denial. i don't understand why we don't want to believe this. i don't want to believe it. >> the latest woman to accuse bill cosby of sexual assault is speaking out as a long time ally breaks ties with the embattled comedian. >>> pope francis is set to arrive in turkey a couple of hours now for a rare visit to a muslim country. a welcome ceremony awaits him in the capital. then he will head to the presidential palace. for more, we have arwa damon with more. what are the issues he will address there, arwa? >> reporter: max, there are a key number of issues when it comes to speaking to the christian community in the region. there are two key purposes in this visit by pope francis. the first of which, although it perhaps takes a backseat to the o

leader of 300 million christians worldwide.ere in turkey. a sign of this country's rich and long christian heritage. but a christian minority today of just 120,000 people in the country of almost 80 million, and a minority that increasingly feels sidelined. i'm sure that will be a part of the pope's speeches as well. the cannon balls. the gun salute still very much going on as we speak. as the anthems ring out from this palace. a palace that was built despite 33 legal challenges, stephen, from the architectural chamber, from lawyers here in ankara, because it was built on protected forestland. protected by the country's founding further, whose mausoleum pope francis has just visited and where he laid a wreath. you can see there the frantasti aerial shots of a palace that is described as either magnificent or distasteful, according to which side you're on. the start of a truly important visit and the third muslim country that pope francis is visiting. >> mark, thank you so much for giving us that coverage there of pope francis a

how much weight does it carry for those christians? >> reporter: well, a couple of thing, zain, in terms of turkey's christian community they are mostly orthodox. this does come at the invitation of their leader bartholomew and it that solidifies the two sister chumps but this visit is perhaps more about the nonchristian populations. and reaching out to the nonchristians, that is, the muslim world. using this as a way. and as we've heard in pope francis' statements so far is to re-establish that interfaith dialogue. the relationship between christians and the middle east is an all-time low. probably the worst it's been arguably in the last century or so. we've been seeing christian persecution in the last decade. first by al qaeda, and syria and iraq driving the vast majority of them from their homes and their countries and resulting in devastating consequences. families being torn apart. those condition families that do choose to stay in iraq and syria are doing so either by placing their faith in god or by paying a protection tax to

christian rudder, ladies and gentlemen. christian, can i have that copy back? did you see my notes? >> it was nice to see what you thought 'twas good in there. >> underlining, "disagree." not really. you should see my kindle. it's a mess. i appreciate that you read that passage. it leads well into i think the beginning of our conversation. both these books -- i want to say this, actually, both books are filled with an immense amount of information and both hilarious. they both had me laughing outloud, and that's one thing for you guys who have not yet picked up these books, they're entertaining, and just so insightful as well. what you were saying about a small noise, this era when now everyone is a noise out there, and the data you have been able to examine and collect, goes along with some of your also -- jeffrey, your realizations. you pointed out in "timetime" ad you're season writer -- the person of the year was you in 2006. the cover was a mirror. and it was exciting until i realized it was just reflective. so, with that, i think some ways you talk about the same thing that we

it forced christians to leave their homes and horrific attacks against christian communities. more recent emergence of the threat of isis and forcing christians from syria. a number of christian leaders are saying what we are facing if it continues at this pace, could result in the eradication of christianity from a region that was its very birth place. we did meet with some syrian christian refugees in istanbul. they are saying they have no hope. they are seeking to start over elsewhere. when it comes to security, that is, of course, one of the many concerns given that isis is at turkey's border and isis's leader has issued a direct warning to the vatican saying the terrorist organization does plan to take control of rome and the entire world. this is a pope who is known for not wanting to drive around in armored vehicles or wanting a significant amount of security around him. that being said, this is an area where security is on high alert. john. >> that visit kicks off in a few minutes. arwa damon live for us. >>> iraq's anbar province. the tribe says it feels abandoned by

christians have fled syria, fled iraq into turkey. now, remember, turkey has 76 million people. 97% are muslim. this christian community feels forgotten and lost. before pope francis boarded the plane, he met today with 50 refugees from syria and iraq to insure them they are not alone, they are not forgotten, and he said that the conflict with regard isil cannot only be military intervention, but we must have this interfaith dialogue between christianity and islam to begin to heal the rift. this is very much on the concern of pope francis. denouncing that kind of violence and saying how can we come to some kind of agreement between the faiths so we can't use religion as a dividing factor. >> father edward beck, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> chuck hagel is out as secretary of defense. now a question buzzing around capitol hill. who next to fill that job? get to t-mobile and knock out your gift list. with zero down and zero interest on all the hottest gifts. like the samsung galaxy note 4 and the note 10.1, plus th

for these syrian christian refugee children the staircase is the playground. blissfully too young to understand all they have already lost and stand to lose in the future. in a cramped room downstairs we ask the young men, among the few that agreed to speak to us, if they have hope. "yes, we have hope," yusuf responds. "that's why we came here. to get out and live another life. to start a new life in another country." "if there was 1% of hope in syria, we would not have left our country," maran adds. in the last decade first al qaeda and then isis have forced the majority of christians to flee iraq and syria. only a fraction remain. deciding to place their faith in god or pay the terrorists a protection tax. growing numbers, especially from syria, are ending up in turkey, a nation already reeling under the influx of around 1.5 million syrian refugees. the vast majority of them muslim. politically uneasy with a highly controversial and conservative government that its opponents fear will challenge turkey's post-ottoman empire secular identity. and an atmosphere

a middle east without christians. >> they say christians are being persecuted and they're calling fortolerance among all religions. we're taking you live to istanbul next. >>> 39 minutes past the hour right now and pope francis is calling for an end to persecutions of crustihristians the middle east. >> in a joint declaration the pope and the head of the world's orthodox christians said they're worried about the situation in iraq, syria, and the middle east. let's bring in senior international correspondent arwa damon in istanbul. tell us more about this declaration, arwa. >> reporter: well we have to look at the current situation of christians in the middle east to reallied and appreciate what it is stemming from. the levels of persecution are something that we haven't seen arguably in the last -- first by al qaeda, then isis and iraq and syria, forcing the vast majority of christians from their homes directly under threat, having been attacked numerous times. the two issuing this statement coming from the pope and the patriarch, they're saying we cannot resign ourselves to a middle

they are forcing christians to flee from the middle east. on his last day in istanbul, the pontiff met with the leader of the world's 250 million orthodox christians. for over a thousand years, relations between the two churches have been tense, at times descending into war but now they both face isis which is giving christians in iraq and syria, a stark choice, convert to islam or be killed. pope francis and bartholomew said they cannot offered to themselves to a middle east without christians. some neighboring countries are scarred by a inhumane and brutal war, the pope said, calling it a sin against god. pope francis met with a small group of refugees, including some of the 1.6 million syrians here, now safe from the war zone where overnight the u.s. launched 17 airstrikes against isis around the syrian town of kobani. the pope has been outspoken about making the church more welcome to a wide array of catholic catholics, in turkey he was far more political. >> he called for a united front against terrorist, saying isis must be stopped bef

a lot of them had converted to christianity, they were called the converse. they became extremely successful in the christian world ask they were resented for it. they went against jews, practicing jews but, rather, the converters, and they started the enquestion signifies against them. it was -- infer signifies against them. it was a tragedy because for centuries, under muslim rule, jus, christians and muslims, had lived together in relative harmony in the iberian peninsula, but the bonnets introduced the hatred and suspicion of the enemy into spain for the first time. it was -- fewer people died in the inquisition than is commonly thought, and it was -- the inquisition was quite rightly hate but also resented in the rest of europe because spain was definitely the most powerful kingdom in europe at that time, and so the stories of the inquisition have got overblown-especially in the protestant world. still it was an appalling incident, but an infusion of both politics and religious fashion in that kind of cocktail. >> host: you mentioned in your book in the

roman catholic church visit the iconic blue mosque as he tries to build bridges between muslims and christians. plus the shops in the town of ferguson reopen for business. protesters demand justice for michael brown. >> thank you for joining us. a cairo court threw out charges that mubarak conspired to kill protesters. the former leader is still serving a three year term. while protesters are angry at the verdict they stand at the square where 800,000 people are thought to be killed by security forces in 2011 before mubarak was ousted. the victims' families were outside of court to hear the verdict. we have the report. [applause] >> reporter: it was called the trial of the century in egypt, and it ended with a controversial verdict. one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years after he was forced out of process, and one retrial later mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. the charges were that he conspired to kill protesters in january 2011. >> it is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court according to the terms a

about 26% of voters self-identified as white evangelical or born-again christians. they voted overwhelmingly for gop candidates, which was a key factor in several senate races, especially in the south. smaller majorities of other protestants and catholics also went republican, as did those who say they attend religious services at least once a week. majorities of jews, people of other religions, and those with no religious affiliation voted democratic. >>> after a recent string of court decisions supporting same-sex marriage, the sixth u.s. circuit court of appeals this week took the opposite stand and upheld gay marriage bans in four states -- ohio, michigan, kentucky and tennessee. this puts new pressure on the supreme court to finally take up a case that will decide whether gay marriage bans are indeed constitutional. >>> religious freedom is under fire in 60% of the world's nations, according to a new report from the international catholic charity aid to the church in need. it says anti-christian persecution in some countries has reached "catastrophic levels." i

describing what they said was a compound housing christians trying to convert muslims. they have vowed to continue their attacks on foreign targets very unhappy with recent security agreement approved by parliament here which will see foreign forces stay in the country and training afghan forces into 2015. >> one of nigeria's president is vowing to hunt down those responsible for friday's mosque attacks. a hundred people were killed in the just a week ago the city's top cleric armed themselves against violent attacks. we have reports from northeastern nigeria. >> there weren't enough emergency workers to deal with so many victims. after the explosions outside of the mosque was one of pandemonium. there were gunshots fired, bodies were strewn across the area, and a witness said that a stampede caused more fatality. angry young men went to the streets to bend their frustration over what they say was the inability of violence. they burned tires but police force contained them. many of the victims were reportervictims were worshipers were attending prayer. >> the group is l

christian captain will tell you more about the student's demands and what is happening. am dave clark. >> they may have sent somebody out for coffee. >> i would. >> steve, it is chilly, it is foggy -- >> when you are in college -- >> i couldn't even make an 8:00 class . >> the crack afternoon. >>> no reports, front is inching closer and this is actually a front and we have some cool air behind the it with an associated low which is not the case and they have been very light with pretty good rain up to the rushing river and most are about 1800's. this is not reaching the ground and ahead of that, you can see this low is moving right in. 50s on the temperatures low-to- mid, a couple of upper 40s, and a lot of 50s elsewhere. we had a couple of comments coming in and our front will move through and it looks more like a wet afternoon commute and fog is the big story for the commute so watch out. speaking of that fog, san mateo bridge? >> yes, well, san mateo bridge traffic is okay and the fog i can turn around and look at it, in it is -- it is foggy and westbound 792, -- 92,

it was initially al qaeda and now we have isis directly threaten being the lives of christians, those that do choose to stay in those two countries are doing so at their own risk or paying a protection tax. the overarching issue of bringing an end to the violence is strong. >> what are people saying there on the streets? what's the reaction to have the pope there thin that country? >> reporter: a lot of people we are talking to are fairly unresponsive. yes, we have been seeing small crowds of the pious gathering outside. but you're not seeing those massive crowds that you do in other predominantly christian countries, lining the streets, coming out to dwreet the pope. in fact, a lot of individuals we were speaking to weren't aware that he was visiting. that being said it is being covered extensively by the local news outlets. the message that they're trying to put out is not necessarily targeting the muslim population, it's a platform to direct that message to the muslim community as a whole. this is the opportunity that this trip is providing for the pope. the symbolism behind it, bu

the boy is recovering here and christian has more. >>reporter: i was in the hospital trying to find out if he has made it to the hospital yet and so far no word on whether he is here yet and family members tell us he has a broken arm and leg and he fell while throwing rocks into the ocean. >> he had no fear of ledges and i always tell him back away, i don't want you so close to the edge but she said he bent down to pick up a rock and he was just sliding down. >> any parent can attest to somehow stressful that is. >> reporter: this whole drama unfolded while they were hiking and the boy's mother called 911 to say he had fallen down the cliff. he was crying and conscious when rose cures reached him -- rescuers reached him. they were not able to fly and instead they were taken to the hospital -- the boy was taken to the hospital by ambulance and it can be dangerous for visitors. >> we don't have any guardrails here at bodega, make sure you are watching your small children and make sure you stay away from the cliffside edge. >> and we are

and in a world of two billion christians i think the christian world can take care of it.o we're working with muslims, too. >> it's not something that we're seeing every day, the reality is playing out for these people, it is heartbreaking and you have story after story. we know our viewers are generous in these situations. we'll make sure they know about how they can help. if you do want to lend a helping hand for these millions of people who literally have nothing because they fleed terroristed who have killed them. please visit cradlefund.org. a political game of chicken between the white house and congress. president obama defending his decision to take executive action on immigration. who is going to blink first? our debate with the panel right after the break. and ferguson awaiting a major grand jury decision. steve is live at the courthouse where the grand jury has been deliberating. >> we're seeing security measures being amped up and anticipation of the announcement. that story ahead. earning unlimited cash back on purchases. that's a win. but imagine earning it t

but in jewel july, militants swept through, giving christians a voice, convert or die.ity had been purged of any other religions, thous driven out, others killed. appalling acts that were widely condemned. but prince charles says religious leaders need to do more to defend christianity, in particular. he recorded this message for the chaurty aid to the church in need. to a company there, they report on religious freedoms under threat. >> it is an indescribable tragedy that christianity is under such threat in the middle east. an area where christians have lived for 2,000 years and across which islam spread in 700 a.d., with people of different faiths living together peaceably for centuries. it seems our future as a free society, both here, in britain and throughout the world depends on recognizing the crucial role played by people of faith. >> as heir to the throne, part of the prince charles' role of the monarch would be the defender of the faith, origin originally bestowed on henry viii by the pope in 1581. he's spoken out before, calling for tolerance and religious f

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this is not an anti-christian sentiment, it is our right.e conquered istanbul. >> that would be another blow to the do and doing greek orthodox community in the city. >> voters will decide on sunday whether the country should continue on its path toward european integration. >> it is located between the european union and russia. moldova signed a trade agreement with the eu, and most people in the country see themselves as culturally close to romania, which is an eu member, and others want ties with russia. >> that divide is said to be reflected in the vote. >> this russian school used to have a thousand students. today there are about 400. it is a pattern repeated across moldova aware many parents are choosing to send their children to romanian language schools instead. >> we get the same money to the state. when there is a project from other countries, the romanian schools get more projects. even if you try to fight for it, the romanian schools have priority. >> moldova is divided between its russian and romanian ethnic groups. this is a s

outside curious tourists and a few turkish christians waited for a glimpse of the world' leadeworld's leader of catholics. >> we're very glad that the pope is visiting us. >> security has been tight. local media reporting that 7,000 police officers were on duty for this visit. this part of the pope's visit was rich in symbolism. every word and gesture closely scrutinized as the pope tries to build bridges between islam and christian. once this was christianity most significant church in what was the capitol of the busines byzantine empire. and as the pope left, more symbolism. he's being driven around in a modest car, the frugal pope turning down the armored mercedes. >> why people in northeastern kenya live in fear of attack from somali rebels. plus smiles for science. we're on the road in india where experiments in education is proving a success. >>> and manchester united return to football and they appear to be back on track. details coming up later in the news hour. >> nigerias president is to vowing to hunt down those responsible for the mosque attacks. we have reports from north

trying to build bridges between the two parts of the christian church.n sunday pope francis is said to be planning to meet with a few dozen young refugees being cared for by a catholic religious order. turkey is currently hosting about 1.6 million refugees. they have had to flee fighting in neighboring syria, of course. well bring you more from the pope's visit to turkey as it happens. >>> on saturday the pope visited istanbul's famous blue mosque. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: walking in to sultan mosque pope francis did as millions of visitors before him have done. he paused to take in one of the greatest masterpieces of on the monarchy texture. guided through the mask, this was the pope concentrating more on relidge issa fairs, on the second day of his visit to turkey. both men stopped to pray facing towards mecca. it was for the pope, a moment of silent adore action according to the vatican. presenting the pope with a gift of a blue tile he told the pontiff we are in need of prayers, the world really needs prayers, outside curious corists and a

the muslims ray in their mosques, the christians and churches, they live peacefully together here.hat is how it has been for years. >> they come from villages to the north, where the army is fighting boko haram. for years the group has been terrorizing the people. over 5000 have been killed this year alone. she fled her village just a few days ago. >> i suddenly heard shots and explosions and i just ran away. i still don't know where two of my children are. >> she is a muslim, thankful to her christian host. there are thousands like her here, most living in private homes or being supported by the church. with food donations, for example. every day the bishop and his congregation try to do their bit to help. >> if you know someone, donate for the displaced. >> the congregation has been collecting for the refugees for months. despite the widespread poverty in the region. the bishop says more than 3000 families are dependent on church donations. >> we don't discriminate. we welcome anybody that comes here. >> northern nigeria is predominantly muslim. many fear that boko haram are perv

he's visiting the site of rich muslim and christian heritage. he has also met with the head of the orthodox christian church. >>> a suicide crossed through turkish territory on saturday and attacked the town but it appears that the turkish fighters were able to drive the isil attackers back. we have a group of sunni politicians have accused the shia militia of revenge attacks. >> reporter: this was supposed to be an operation that showcased iraqi unity against isil. the iraqi army, air force and peshmerga forces work together. but some sunni members in parliament in baghdad have accused the shia militia unit of revenge attacks against sunnies. >> what is taking place during the last few days could be considered crimes committed by the militias, which prevents it's citizens from going back to their homes in a clear attempt to bring demographic change. these militias have arrested dozens of people, destroyed mosques and demolished homes just for relength. >> reporter: a human rights group released this video of a mosque that was attacked in august

he's offering it with the spiritual leader of the world's orthodox christians. he met with the chief rabbi. he is pushing for interfaith peace. later on today he is going to be meeting with school children before flying back to the vatican. >>> a court in qatar has overturned the convection of an american couple in the death of their baby. matthew and grace heim had been found guilty of starving to death their adopted daughter. they maintain the child suffered an eating disorder. >>> we want to go back to a story we've been watching all week. protesters in ferguson took to the streets after the announcement that officer wilson had resigned. >> wilson told the st. louis post dispatch that he always wanted to be a police officer, but when he heard that the department was getting violent threats he knew that he had to step down. protesters said he should have immediately resigned after the shooting in august. >> it's unclear what darren wilson's going to be doing with his life next, but hundreds of protesters left ferguson on saturday, they were headed for the miss

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against the christian xuncommunities in iraq and syria, this could result in christianity potentiallystatus quo continues being eradicated from the middle east, carol. >> all right, arwa damon reporting live from turkey this morning, thanks so much. >>> still to come in "the newsroom," glimmers of hope in ferguson after monday night's destruction. local businesses refusing to stay closed despite shattered windows and broken doors and good samaritans in the area spent their thanksgiving bringing turkey, treats and smiles to national guard soldiers. we'll talk about that next. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug, farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. d

thank you niger innis and christian adams, appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. now the quotation from the evening this one from the 40th president of the united states, ronald reagan -- ronald reagan. >>> democratic senator mary landrieu of louisiana and challenger bill cassidy are trying to get voters to the polls, ten days left before the runoff election. congressman cassidy voted early in baton rouge where he told voters it would put an exclamation mark behind what the country already said. cassidy has plenty of reason to be optimistic. "rasmussen poll" shows him with 15-point lead over landrieu, 56-41. >>> coming up next, forget the turkey, forget the stuffing, forget the parade. thanksgiving is all about the deals. both online and at the stores. we'll take a look at the retail rush to start the christmas shopping season, next. . ashley: a record-breaking day on wall street again, ho-hum. the dow gaining 13 points, the s&p up 6. closing at new all-time highs. the nasdaq up 29 points. volume on the big board, 2.7 billion shares. light on this holiday day befo

finally, advent starts this sunday -- the christian season of preparation for christmas. the advent calendar, with its tiny doors opening up to a new religious symbol each day. but this year, there's a new degree of christmas commercialization -- advent-like calendars promoting products. here's one for a line of tea bags under the mantle. body shop has its version, and so do starbucks, sephora and the pottery barn. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on!dwitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there is also much more on our website, where you can listen to or watch every program. join us at pbs.org.ç as we leave you, scenes from the german city of dortmund, which >>> next time -- after his son died of an overdose, evangelical leader richard cizik is urging congregations to break what he calls a "code of silence" about heroin abuse by people in the pews. >> the price is more parents who bury their children, their sons and daughters. that is the price. as we leave you, scenes from the german city which cla

joining me right now is the pastor of flood christian church. pastor lee, good to see you. understand that you had services today but not inside the church but in the parking lot. give me an idea of what that was like today and your message. >> it was very different. something we had never done before. it was a bittersweet moment, you know. we're grateful that we're all still alive but more so hurt that even as we breathe we could smell the smoke that was coming down from the church still. it was a constant reminder. i almost didn't want to have church this morning. i didn't think it would be that hard but certain things that i was looking for i lost in the fire. it's very hard. >> so you almost didn't want to have service but something in you said it's got happen. what was that message, that voice that told you it had to go on? >> two parts. it was definitely god told me you can't stop right now. you have work to do. and my wife encouraged me to continue on and not give up. we had to go out and let people know that we're there with them and for them and we're not leaving.

. >> hope franz making an historic trip to turkey to bridge the gap between islam and christianity. >rescuers in new york digging through the snow to find two little boys buried by a plow. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. >> the black friday shopping frenzy is underway this morning, unlike previous years, there were no customer stampedes overnight and no major reports of -- >> that was not the case however in london where the americans experience was taking on a new meaning. shoppers there did knock each other over in the rush to get to items. police were called to stores at things got out of hand. normally we'd be seeing that in the u.s. but that was not the case yesterday. >> they're calling it a gray thursday, and it is gaining in popularity as more retailers than ever are opening on thanksgiving day, including macy's, just hours after the parade ended yesterday, it opened its doors at 6:00 p.m. it has never closed its doors. retailers are jukeying for shoppers cash. >> it's the post thanksgiving holiday tradition that keeps coming earlier and earlier. >> they have chea

>> guest: it was a religious movement not christian. there were as many jews involved in the rights as christians. there were other religions. i studied all of the great religions. the first a i got in college was in comparative religion. my father was a minister. i grew up in the fundamentalist church. we believed in dunking and my wife's church believed in sprinkles. all of these are symbolic of how to live and find that one four letter word: love. love thy neighbor as thy self. all of the religions teach that. the leaders and face of the movement were all christians put dr. king wouldn't have been successful without the participation of the jews. in philadelphia, mississippi the three kids that got killed during freedom summer one was african-american and the other two were jews. >> host: freedom summer '64. >> guest: that is part of what the activity is going on. the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act and the 50 anniversary of freedom summer that led to the act. next year we will celebrate whatever led to the '65 voting rights