francis perkins work. many of you know someone who is working a 40-our week, jen really, more or less. francis perkins' work. how many of you know a 12-year-old who has quit going to school so that she can work full-time in a factory? >> francis perkins' work. her ban on child labor made it possible to keep kids in school longer instead of in mills and factories. >> let me start by telling you a little bit. it's awfully noisy here, but let me start by telling you a little bit and i want to read about the prolog from my book so you know a little more about the breadth of francis perkins' accomplishments. on a chilly february night in 1933 a middle-aged woman waited expectantly to meet with her employer on east 66th street in new york city. she clutched to scrap of paper with hastily-written notes. finally ushered into his study the woman brushed aside her nervousness and spoke confidently. they bantered casually for a while as was their style and then she turned serious. her dark, nluminous eyes holdin his

when i think about pope francis, especially. it's not just his words that we were talking about in the last segment which has resonated with people, it is the heart he brings to. it is just what he brings to him . i'm working in young adult ministry with young adults 18-40 . when we work with people, i often hear the question about how to pray? it is learning how to pray in this way that transforms us. i think a lot of people struggle with that. you can learn our father and hail mary and the words of it. you can learn that mass is a prayer and you can learn the actions of that and what the sacrament means. you can learn all of that, but without this which i think pope francis is a good example of. it can all become very meaningless and hollow. and, that is when i think a lot of people go to mass and how do we bring our heart into that and cultivate this kind of interior life? i'm wondering how you would share with our viewers, what is prayer and how do you begin to cultivate a prayer life? >> somewhere along my 48 years of pries

his last son francis died in 1995. in fact, i -- it's funny, i was living in portland, maine and we went to church and i met a woman named margaret cleveland and i made a joke about grover and she said, well, actually he was my grandfather and grover was born in 1837. when he was 60 he had a son francis in 1897 and then francis when he was 60 had a daughter in 1957 who was margaret. there were 120 years between the birth of margaret and her grandfather. the cleveland children lived well into the 20th century and they would not allow the specimen to be tested pathologically to determine the cause of what kind of cancer it was because grover had been a pretty wild guy back in his days in buffalo and there were rumors he had a venereal disease, specifically syphilis. if children were afraid if it came out, if they did the testing on this specimen, that it would come out that their father had had syphilis and this would be embarrassing to them and to their father's legacy. it wasn't until the 1970s that they final aacquies

. >>> coming up, pope francis sends shock waves across the catholic faithful. >> what he's now saying about same sex civil unions that's now raising questions about gay .arriage. dr. dto do a lot right now. that we're asking americans so we're asking everyone to be selfless for others so that we can protect those who are most susceptible to this virus. dr. jerome adams: a question i often get asked is, "why should young people care about the spread of coronavirus?" well we know that people with underlying medical conditions over the age of 60 are at highest risk, but they've got to get it from somebody. dr. anthony fauci: social distancing is really physical separation of people. dr. deborah birx: it's what we refer to when we ask people to stay at least six feet apart. dr. anthony fauci: not going to bars, not going to restaurants, not going to theaters where there are a lot of people... it all just means physical separation so you have a space between you and others who might actually be infected or infect you. dr. jerome adams: we all have a role to play in preventing person-to-per

he'd asked for francis' permission to publish it, and francis agreed.rancis, by the way, she remarried after grover died and married a princeton professor a guy named thomas preston and was married much longer than she was married to grover and just a funny, quick story. francis lived a long time and in 1947 she was seated next on eisenhower at a fancy dinner and her place card said mrs. preston. they started chatting. she said general, i used to live in washington and eisenhower said really? where? so it was only then that francis identified herself as the former first lady and eisenhower was quite embarrassed by that. francis, to her credit agreed with keen that there should be an account of what happened on the oneida in 1893. so keen that fall of 1917 finally broke the embargo and published an account in the operation on of all places, "the saturday evening post." you'd think he would go to a medical journal to talk about this achievement in american medicine and oncology, but instead he published it in "the saturday eenivening post." i asked why do

i'm sure. >> reporter: the director says francis was very clear. he wanted the film to be more than a biography. >> i think of him as the man of pro-life on the global scale. because any issue that you see in this movie is specifically him caring about humanity without putting label. >> reporter: the film features the story of a gay activist in chile who describes meeting the pope and sharing his experience as a survivor of clergy sexual abuse. >> i have seen him almost cry with a story i tell him about letters that i bring him about people that have been abused. and he is a man of action. and he suffers. >> reporter: since becoming pope, francis signaled a more tolerant tone towards same-sex relationships, an parent break with the roman catholic church. remarks on civil unions are sparking cheers from one side of the debate and calls for clarification from the other. cbs news, los angeles. >>> in northern colorado, thousands of firefighters are taking on three major wildfires. they're fighting to contain the cameron peak fire. largest fire in colo

pope francis says he supports same-sex marriage. germany's health minister has tested positive for covid-19 and his self-isolating at home. did he pose a threat to the chancellor earlier? plus, defiance after a deadly crackdown. gunshots as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew after a peaceful protest was broken by shooting, allegedly by nigern police forces. and paying tribute to the history teacher who was killed outside his school last week. i'm brent goff. two viewers on pbs in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. it is a major shift in the catholic church. pope francis says he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same-sex couples. he made the comment in a new documentary about the pontiff which premiered today. the statement marks a decided shift for the roman catholic church. the film also tackles controversial issues such as racism, climate change, sexual abuse, and relations between christians, muslims, and jews. earlier, i asked our religious affairs analyst what exac

dennis and his brother francis are ready to sell.hundreds more are bidding by phone and online. >> let's start now. this is our remarkable rarities auction. >> we started getting a little excited, maybe some butterflies as to what is this going to do. >> all right. >> here we go. >> here we go. >> it's a great lot right here. john f. kennedy, pt-109 letters. one-of-a-kind archive of kennedy's letters to the family of his lost crew mate. >> i got $22,000. >> all right. we're starting with a $22,000 bid on the internet. now $23,000. >> remember, the preliminary estimate for all four of dennis and francis' jfk letters was $50k. >> $45,000 on the phone now. $47,500. $55,000, now $60,000. >> they had the auction people there, and they're hoop-dee-doing and hollering and pushing. >> $90,000. $95,000. looking for $100,000. bid $100,000. looking for $100,000. yes. now $110,000. $110,000. now $120,000. $130,000. >> holy cow. >> wow. >> looking for $130,000 now. $140,000? >> but don't hammer the gavel too soon. the bidding's not over. >> $140,

news live from berlin tonight the catholic church gays and love pope francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from france's on gay rights also coming up tonight germany's health minister has tested positive for qubit 19th in spawn is currently self isolating at home with what's reported to be cold symptoms and a promise to preserve its values of secularism the french president pays tribute to that history teacher who was killed outside of his school last week. i'm off it's good to have you with us folks francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples he made the comment in a new documentary about the pontiff entitled francisco which premiered today at the rome film festival the statement marks a decided shift for the roman catholic church the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse and relations between christians muslims and jews. thank you. ok just where we're having some technical problems we just asked my producer where are we going n

of course, grover had been dead many years now, and francis agreed. francis, by the way, she remarried after grover died and married a princeton professor, a guy named thomas preston, and was married to him much longer, actually, than she was married to grover. and just a funny quick story, but francis live add a long time, and in 1947 she was seated next to eisenhower at a fancy dinner. and her place card just identified her as mrs. thomas preston. so eisenhower had no idea who she was. and they began chatting, and at one point they began to talk about washington, and she said, you know, general, i used to live in washington. and the general said, really? where? [laughter] eisenhower was quite embarrassed by that. but francis, to her credit, agreed with keane that there should be an account published of what happened on the oneida. so keane finally broke the embargo and published an account of the operation in, of all places, the saturday evening post. now, you think he would go to a medical journal to talk about this amazing achievement in american

pope francis voicing support for same. sex civil unions. saying homosexual people have the right to be in a family. >>> disturbing news tonight involving the trump administration's zero tolerance policy. parents separated from their children. tonight, the new report indicating the parents of 545 children cannot be found. >>> the horrifying school bus accident outside new york city, colliding with a truck. several injuries, some in critical condition tonight. >>> and the first images just in tonight after that landing on an asteroid. you've got to see it. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. 13 days until election day. one day until the final presidential debate, set for tomorrow night. we'll have coverage right here. joe biden prepping. tonight, former president obama in pennsylvania, campaigning for his former vp and he did not take long to go after president trump. what he said in a moment here. president trump, meanwhile, leaving the white house today. he's been on a nonstop flurry of rallies in

also coming up should the catholic church support same sex civil unions pope francis says yes it is a seismic shift that the pontiff has been signaling for years. but it's been a gay and someone who's gay and he searches for the lot and has goodwill who might a judge. to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the lockdowns going up again here in europe countries have begun cold. the pandemic emergency break from spain to ireland to germany each day comes with more and more in new cases of the coronavirus levels are as high as they were in march and april thankfully the number of deaths is not more testing tracing and more knowledge about how the virus works it all means fewer people are dying from cove at 19 it does not however diminish the ability of the virus to spread and infect we saw that today here in berlin german health minister yen spahn revealed that he has tested positive for the corona virus and immediately went into self isolation he has reportedly developed flu like symptoms now the news came j

pope francis voicing support for same sex civil unions. saying homosexual people have the right to be in a family. that they are the children of god. >>> disturbing news tonight involving the trump administration's zero tolerance policy. children separated from their parents. tonight, the new report indicating the parents of 545 children cannot be found. >>> the horrifying school bus accident outside new york city, colliding with a truck. several injuries, some in critical condition tonight. >>> and the first images just in tonight after that landing on an asteroid. you've got to see it. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night as we come on the air in the west. 13 days until election day. one day until the final presidential debate. there is a developing headline as we come on the air tonight. the fbi saying it is aware of efforts by iran and russia to try to interfere with the election. pierre thomas is standing by with that. it all comes as joe biden is prepping for the debate and former president ob

and pope francis speaks out in support of civil unions for same sex couples at a radical shift from his predecessors. the f.b.i. . is accusing both iran and russia of trying to interfere with the u.s. election that's less than 2 weeks away it says the both countries have obtained data on voter registration iran is accused of sending fake e-mails to voters to intimidate them mike hanna reports from washington. these are members of a far right wing group calling itself the proud boys according to the f.b.i. agents are planting e-mails to democratic party voters purporting to come from the proud boys with the intention of creating social unrest through there and we have already seen iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters incite social unrest and damage president trump. recently when asked to condemn the proud boys president trump instead asked them to stand back and stand by both the director of national intelligence and the f.b.i. head been accused of attempting to downplay russian interference allegedly in accordance with the president's wishes but russia was also name

he still faces a critical next 2 days in his personal fight against the coronavirus also coming up francis says unbridled capitalism has failed people in the way off the panda to find out what else is in his latest encyclical that's missions to the faithful today. alec's leaves at least 2 people dead and dozens missing in the french and italian alps. washed away in the worst flooding in living memory. welcome to the program u.s. president spoken out for the 1st time from the hospital where he's being treated for covert 19 he released a video message on twitter adding that the coming days will be the real test in his personal fight against the coronavirus president's doctor also said trump was doing well but following up questions shifted to the timing of trump's infection and diagnosis. world. doing his best to reassure the united states i came here was in feeling so well i feel much better now working hard to get me all the way back i have to be back because we still have to make america great again we've done an awfully good job of that but we still have steps to go and we have to finish

next, pope francis in a new documentary called "francesco."said same-sex unions should be protected by civil union laws. this is language never used on the issue of the rights of gay people. this is a quote, "homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god and have a right to a family." so, those are the words of the pope, at odds with many in the catholic church and the church's teachings over many centuries. we will bring in as historian -- in a historian of the catholic church. mossimo, thank you for being with us. is this the sign of an actual change in catholic church policy? >> it is a change, but if it is a change, it coincides with the election of the pope, not because of what was said yesterday. it seems to signal a transformation that began last year, but it was cut from the -- last year. and it was reintegrated later. so what is important is the context of what he has said, has done and has not done in his last seven and a half years, with being more favorable toward homosexuality in the catholic church. a

the past several years francis, as he has for the past several yea rs as francis, as he has for theeeds to be room in the church for gay and lesbian catholics and that is in the statement that points to that shift in tone. going forward , to that shift in tone. going forward, you do not expect any change in the doctrine, given the history has been so opposed? given the welcome receptions that they've had to this announcement. even though the purpose made remarks about this, he does not follow it up with changes to church teachings. they welcomed them a welcoming tone, but what is next? what follows this? and it seems clear that the vatican is saying nothing. this is kind of it, this is the statement in church teachings on marriage and sexuality is not changing. house is this going to impact his relationship with countries, thinking especially countries, thinking especially countries like poland where same—sex marriage is not even accepted, not even in the constitution of the country, saying that marriage is between a man and a woman. and that is a man and a woman. and that is a stau

this is g w news why the from berlin tonight the catholic church gains and love of francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from france's on gay rights and christianity also coming out germany's health minister has tested positive for close with 19 un spawn is now self isolating at home did you pose a threat to the chancellor earlier plus defiance after a deadly crackdown on protesters take to the streets again in one of those nigerian . gun shops in the city as demonstrators came out on to the streets despite a curfew this after a peaceful protest was broken by shooting allegedly by nigeria's security forces and a promise to preserve its values of secularism the french president paying tribute to the history teacher samuel concent he was killed outside his school last week. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome it is a major shift in the catholic church pope francis says that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples he made the comment. in a new document

this is news and these are our top stories pope francis has said homosexuals have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to. spain has become the 1st western european country to reach more than 1000000 confirmed corona virus cases the country recorded nearly 17000 additional infections over the past 24 hours it's the 6th nation in the world to pass 1000000 cases spain has been tightening restrictions to help stem a surge in new infections. i don't memorial service in paris french president in my home across has paid tribute to son or party the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday that he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website d.w. dot com. or. today germany's health minister the government's guardian of public health a

leader of the roman catholic church has endorsed same sex civil unions for the 1st time pope francisde the comments in a documentary that's just premiered set the rules on film festival and chappelle has more. about an hour into a new documentary film about the leader of the roman catholic church pope francis appears to go off the official script explicitly calling for same sex couples to be given legal protections because he says all children of god have a right to a family. the statement of support for civil unions is a major departure from official church teachings even from the views of his predecessor benedict the 16th who called homosexuality an intrinsic moral evil i think it will be received in very different ways in different countries accept. finally something. has happened finally most european countries it will be received in a very difficult way in the united states it's an open question how do you see churches in africa asia because he told that then strong national interest nations on same sex marriages that vary widely. and in time where so many people are divided abo

this is news and these are our top stories pope francis has said homosexuals have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to buster all cap. spain has become the 1st western european country to reach more than 1000000 confirmed coronavirus cases the country recorded nearly 17000 additional infections over the past 24 hours it's the 6th nation in the world to pass 1000000 cases spain has been tightening restrictions to help stem a surge in new infections. i don't memo real service in paris french president in my home across has paid tribute to samuel party the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday that he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website d.w. dot com. for. more. today germany's health minister the government's guard

in this recognition from pope francis that all couples are also families that gays lesbians bisexuals and trans people have rights to form a family we're taking a step forward especially for people of faith but when he says that we have to recognize the rights of civil union that's where we say it's progress but not so much. progress takes time in a church that so old for many this message of togetherness and inclusive is just what the times require. enter chapelle al-jazeera french president emmanuel mccraw has kohl been murdered school teacher assembly of petty a hero and his killer occurred at a ceremony in paris on wednesday he was decapitated on friday by an attacker who accused him of insulting islam 7 suspects including 2 teenagers will face charges for assisting the attacker just wow. tonight i won't talk about the procession of terrorists of their accomplices and all the cowards who have committed and made this as a nation possible i won't talk of those who gave his name to the barbarians they don't deserve it they don't even have a name anymore protests have been held in the

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says he still faces a critical next 2 days in his fight against the coronavirus also coming up pope francis says free market capitalism has failed people in the wake of the pandemic we'll find out what else is in his latest and 6 a. m storm alex leaves at least 2 people dead and dozens missing of the french and italian alps homes are washed away in the worst flooding in living memory. and get out of has welcomed u.s. president donald trump spoken out for the 1st time from the hospital where he's being treated for covert 19 even released a video message on twitter adding that the coming days will be the real test of his fight against the coronavirus earlier the president's doctors also said trump was doing well but followup questions shifted to the timing of trump's infection and diagnosis of doing his best to reassure the united states i came here wasn't feeling so well i feel much better now working. hard to get me all the way back i have to be back because we still have to make america great again we've yaba there but we still have steps to go and we have to face that you know and i'll be

pope francis has said almost sectionals have a right to a family and should be protected by civil union laws it's a mock shift for the roman catholic church the pontiff made the comments in a new documentary about his approach to post poll care. at a memorial service in paris french president emmanuel mccraw has paid tribute to samuel patti the history teacher beheaded by an islamist last friday but he was killed after showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad to his students in a debate on freedom of expression across called the teacher a quiet hero slain by cowards. this is deja news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news of visit our website e.w. dot com. today germany's health minister the government's guardians of public health announced that he has tested positive for the corona virus another reminder of just how contagious this virus is here in europe the number of new infections is skyrocketing again spain has more than a 1000000 cases ireland is imposing a 2nd lockdown parts of the u.k. and germany are shutting down to winter is coming the corona chill has alread

has expressed his support for civil unions for same sex couples is the 1st time francis has done so since he became head of the catholic church and germany's health minister is a self isolation after testing positive for covert 1000 yes fine symptoms are reported to be light. to the business for me thank you so much for keeping me company on layla rock out to see you again tomorrow. happiness is for everyone schumann penises are very different from primates we have many totally ridiculous man sized view of nature see that this is climate change crisis sex how to dress in books you get smarter for free you know we've got. to go beyond the obvious. solution that.

pope francis has endorsed same sex civil unions for the 1st time the 1st such statement by a pontiff in the history of the catholic church he made the comments in a documentary that's just premiered at the rome film festival francis says homosexuals people have a right to be in a family they are children of god. and have a right to a family nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it he goes on to say what we have to create as a civil union or that way they are legally covered i stood up for that referring to a similar comment he made when he was archbishop of buenos aires a documentary director says the comments from pope francis were less about catholic doctrine and more about equal rights and it was a conversation scheme he looked for to discuss and dr hugh not try to change the doctrine he was talking about the people who basically allowed to help the same freedoms like everybody else and he not force discussing the doctrine of the charge he will try to change the doctrine the church he was talking that the people and not should be discriminated and the gay community

. ♪ >> pope francis has west support for civil union laws for gay couplesm in what catholic observersre his clearest remarks yet on hi the issue. reporter: when he was bishop of buenos aires before he became pope, then archbishop gregoriu talked about how he supported civil union laws. his support was in a sense an alternative to preserve the sanctity of marriage for heterosexual couples. in two previous interviews, he is known to have raised support for civil union for same-sex couples. this is his clearest language to support it, but it is not a departure from previous positions on the issue. even though pope francis said this in an interview in not expt that suddenly the church will change in a significant or fundamental way it's teaching on the issue of homosexuality. ♪ katty: the past four years of. terms presidency driven by his american first policy, the president has ditched international agreement he believed gave the u.s. a raw deal. today we turn our attention to iran. our correspondent reports. reporter: relations between iran and the u.s. have not been friendly since the

highlighting some other stories now making news around the world at this hour pope francis has signed his latest in cyclical in the crypt where his namesake st francis of assisi ease bearing the letter presenting the pontiff zoos on a specific topic addresses solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic the pope will deliver the in cyclical later on sunday. turnout has been high in the french archipelago of new caledonia voters decide whether to break away from france after almost 170 years if they choose independence in a referendum there will be a transition period otherwise the the south pacific territory will keep close ties with pairs. hundreds of rescue operations are underway along the french italian border after a massive storm front battered the region at least 2 people have been killed storm alex brought torrential rain that collapsed bridges in close mountain passes that's been hampering efforts to find the dozens of people reported missing. hanging on for dear life. hundreds of homes have been rendered uninhabitable after storm from alex struck the vests to be valley in sout

which means brothers all it was inspired by the pope's namesake same francis of assisi whose feast day is celebrated by catholics this sunday. well for more our religious affairs correspondent martin gak is with me now via skype hello to you martin so the pope spoke about the failure of market capitalism in the pandemic what exactly did he mean by that. the. police the criticism of this pope and sort of free market models and particularly unfettered capitalism has been sort of sorrow going since that area early days at the top a c. and essentially i think that. this is not in his phone in the bum demick in their reaction to the pandemic in the situation of health care or independent make in poor countries particularly an eccentric moment to make the point which you know the common good east the concern of governments and the people and the concern of companies and private ownership is essentially it's 1st about to can seize essentially the bottom line and the bottom line in the public good sometimes a lie but more often than not they see it it's not a lining at all which goes to say th

>>pope francis making history as the first pontiff ever to endorse same civil unions in a new documentary about him. the pope says quote homosexual people have the right to be in a family, they are children of god from four's maureen kelly got reaction from people who have been on the front lines and fight for marriage equality in the church. >>with a few words, pope francis has likely made a major impact in a new documentary about him the pontiff said quote homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god. you can't kick someone out of a family nor make their life miserable for this. what we have to have is a civil union law he had previously endorsed same civil unions back when he was archbishop. but his most recent words make him the first pope to ever do so it's really huge, we can't underscore the important for lgbtq people particularly for lgbt 2 >>it sends an incredibly powerful message being catholic doesn't mean that you embrace and lgbtq identity this specific a couple who are also practicing catholics got married in 2014. >>they hope the pope's words w

on a major new shift from pope francis.irst time, he is now endorsing same-sex civil unions. this happened surg during a documentary that premiered today during rome's film festival. it's reported he talked about same-sex couple oof rights to be a family and said they are children of god. >> trevor: pope francis, the greatest pope of all time! second best technically. olivia pope and then francis. but it's close. once again, the pope coming out and going up against the establishment taking a progressive substance for the church. i love this guy! and i think i know what happened here -- just like the rest of us, the pope has been quarantined at home binging every season of "yeaqueer eye "d you see what gobbetten did with that guy's hair? that's a miracle! some are not happy with the pope's announcement because they insist gay unions undermine the sanctity of marriage. let's be real -- every marriage undermines the sanctity of marriage. half of all marriages end in divorce. the president has had three wives. your dad is proba

this is it over news live from berlin that breaking with tradition pope francis is endorsed civil unions for same sex same sex couples for the 1st time observers are calling it the clearest a language yet for francis on gay rights in his role as pontiff also coming up germany's health minister test positive for covert maintain yes spine is currently something isolating at home well what's reported to be called like symptoms plus global outrage after security forces in nigeria opened fire on protesters to mistreating against police violence in the country's most populous city. a little bit. cooler but i don't hear all the crew work or sounds of shooting in night time lagos witnesses say people were killed that's after a curfew was imposed on the city and it reeks of demonstrations against police brutality and corruption. think you so much for your company everyone we start with breaking news from the vatican today though francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples he made the comment in a new documentary about the pontiff titled francesco w

secretary of state has paid a visit to the vatican where he was hoping to meet with pope francis the holy see declined that request though saying that the pontiff does not meet with politicians during election campaigns might pompei or had urged the catholic church to join washington in denouncing violations of religious freedom in china. 2 years ago the hooli sea reached an agreement with the chinese communist party hoping to help china's catholics yet the china's communist participle use of the faithful has only gotten worse the vatican undangerous its moral authority should renew the deal. pump air was referring to a 2800 deal in which the catholic church agreed to recognize several bishops backed by beijing it was seen as a 1st step in risk. relations between the vatican and china which were severed back in 1951 in response to criticism from the u.s.

let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world pope francis has signed his latest and cyclical in the crypt where his namesake st francis of assissi is buried the letter presenting the pontiff views on a specific topic addresses solidarity in the coronavirus pandemic the pope will deliver the in cyclical later on sunday. turnout has been high in the french archipelago of new caledonia as voters decide whether to break away from france after almost 170 years if they choose independence in a referendum they'll be a transition period otherwise the south pacific territory will keep a close ties with parents. hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of chile's capital santiago to protest against inequality and police brutality the demonstration was called in response to a video which appeared to show a police officer pushing a gun demonstrator off a bridge during clashes on friday. now hundreds of rescue operations are underway along the french italian border after a massive storm front front battered the region at least 2 people have been killed storm

in a mock shift for the catholic church pope francis says he supports same sex civil unions observers are calling it the clearest language yet from the pontiff on gay rights and christianity also coming up defiance after a deadly crackdown on protesters take to the streets again in lagos nigeria. gunshots in the city as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew this after a peaceful protest was broken up by shooting allegedly by nigeria's security forces . now i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program where just 2 weeks to go before the u.s. presidential election intelligence officials. leave that iran and russia have interfered in the upcoming vote the accuse iran of being behind recent intimidating emails targeted at american voters to sow unrest in multiple states they also stated that teheran and moscow obtained voter registration details with the goal of interfering in the election democratic voters in at least 4 battleground states received e-mails that threatened we will come after you if the recipients didn't vote for donald trump you don't need correspon

the pope comes from south america is and ascended that pope francis had the same body for the communist because the communists in the south america are good people they come out to defend the poor people and the totalitarian military government but now china is i am the communist the commies are the prosecutor. of politic. actually it was a failure in europe but now they use a method for what china so it was a disaster has been an outspoken critic of the communist regime over the years that's to put him in rare sun at the national security law imposed by beijing but he refused to remain silent i would be a liar you. say you are not all everybody is what he had to lose is a freedom. but that's ok because. you see we believe in god. when god gave you a duty he is going to give you also the strength to do that ok. for more we have martin jackie religion correspondent joining us martin cardinal sin just talked about his point of view and it does seem as if it's morally complex for the vatican to be engaging with a country like china with its human rights track record what is the point of vi

here many times but we cannot measure it by you know the impressions of the gay community or some francies garbling we have to look at these kind of statements in the context of gay rights in places like the philippines in you know. the excluded 3 songs in poland which we call into the free. zones but those are the places in which the recessions of this message will simply be tremendous because it shows basically defer to the head of the church taking it much more slowly darrius this position to a community that in many places under siege well they're just affairs correspondent martin gak thank you you're welcome and we have more breaking news to tell you about a german health minister yes spawn has tested positive for the corona virus he immediately went into self isolation you know last month came just hours after he had attended a cabinet meeting which chance on the american and other ministers was health minister he is a prominent figure in efforts to control the virus in this country only recently has found got his annual flu vaccine shot and urged people to follow his example. and. s

pope francis is signaling he supports same-sex civil unions.ivil unions cbs' seth doane reports tonight from rome. >> this is a man who cries with humanity. >> reporter: pope francis' comments in the documentary were the most public support ever made by a pope. to an interview for the film "francesco," he said "homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god. what we have to create is a civil union law." it's a dramatic departure from the past. this 2003 church document opposes gay unions because "they obscure basic moral values and cause a devaluation of evrriage." >> this is not a change of doctrine. but it's a major sea shift in attitude. >> reporter: monsignor anthony figueiredo is a cbs news consultant. but if church doctrine, church teaching doesn't change, then 't c really changes? >> well, attitude is very key. pope francis has always upheld marriage is between a man and a woman. but civil laws have changed, and unless the church accepts these civil laws, it means we're ,ctually promoting discrimination if we

here many times but we cannot measure it by you know the impressions of the gay community or some francies garber lane we have to look at these kind of statements in the context of gay rights in places like the philippines in you know. the excluded free songs in poland which they call entity free. sones but those are the places in which the recessions of these message will simply be tremendous because it shows basically the very head of the church taking a much more slowly darrius disposition to a community that in many places under siege well they're just affairs correspondent martin gak thank you you're welcome. protesters have taken to the streets of lagos in nigeria a day after a demonstration was violently broken up by gunfire human rights groups are siding with they call credible reports that some demonstrators were killed or the army calls the reports fake news nigerians have been protesting for weeks against police brutality and corruption. they came out in defiance of a curfew and after dusk the trouble started the many green uniforms were seen setting up barriers surrounding the

our sports director will have all of the highlights. >>> pope francis endorsed same secs unions. >> it is a step and the right direction. i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. >>> tonight we have new reaction from the bay area catholics due to the pumps reaction the coverage now from ktvu who spoke with the advocates of religious scholars regarding the groundbreaking announcement. >> reporter: julie many catholics say that they were encouraged by the popes words today some concerns, some said it does not represent official church doctrine. >> francesco that debuted and rome pope francis made an historic statement and and translation he said tha

pope francis, who had one lung removed during a previous illness is tested regularly for covid-19. he had a normal schedule this weekend, including an address to a large group of italian police. >>> a new covid-19 testing option for people who don't like getting their noses swabbed. researchers are trying out a new oral rinse test in kentucky. you swish it for a minute and spit it back in the tube. as for those who tasted it they say it reminded them of red bull or a mild mouthwash. >>> happening tomorrow, friends, family and firefighters will gather together to celebrate the life of a francis frank san francisco firefighter killed in a training accident. 42-year-old jason cortez died earlier this month, leaving behind his wife and two children. a private vigil and celebration of life will be held at saint ignatius church. firefighters will hold an honor salute afterwards. the fire department released these photos from their investigation last week. their report revealed cortez accidentally opened a water valve during a training drill. a blast of water knocked him over a third floo

pope francis on saturday made his 1st trip outside of rome in 7 months he traveled to the italian town of assisi in the tomb of st francis he signed and sick the cola document to laying out the pope's views on key issues on fraternity and social friendship. germany is marking 30 years of the country's arena fixation on this 3rd of october germany's national holiday earlier today the country's president from walter steinmeier gave the keynote speech at the official ceremony in the city of potsdam near berlin an event that was significantly scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. a landmark date celebrating 30 years since a divided germany became one again the film studios in potsdam just outside berlin provided the stage for the official ceremony a toned down event due to the coronavirus pandemic only 230 guests were present about one 5th of the audience originally planned plans for a big street party had to be abandoned. in this keynote speech german president. said the pandemic couldn't blunt the country's pride in the achievement of reunification he paid tribute to the peaceful

francis prosecutor says the teacher beheaded in friday's attack outside paris had become the target of threats after showing characters of the muslim prophet muhammad in the classroom the suspected attacker was an 18 year old from russia's chechnya region who had been granted refugee status in france he reportedly loitered outside the school and i asked for information about the victim's whereabouts. shocked children parents and neighbors come to pay their respects at the suburban paris school where the murdered teacher taught. although the school had received one complaint after his classroom discussion surrounding caricature is of islams prophet muhammad the teacher didn't have a reputation for being provocative. i mean my oldest boy said he never behaved in a racist way. but not at all. his lessons weren't intended to shock you know my son didn't think there was anything unusual about him. he said. francis education minister vowed the country would never bow to terror intimidation when it came to defending its core principles. this teacher was murdered because of what he symbolized

. >>> coming up, a big announcement from pope francis. the big break he made from past popes involving lgbtq families. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. not all the bay area is going to get gusty winds. we'll show you the focus for the highest fire danger coming up in about eight minutes. >>> when we welcome our west coast viewers, teachers, unsung heroes of this pandemic. a closer look at their emotional burden and what the future looks like for many. also, online fraud soaring during this time. some of the top scams victimizing vulnerable americans when we see you back here tonight. i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help,

pope francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples thisbreaks from the vatican's traditional position on the issue the pope made the comment in a new documentary about him titled francesco which premiered on wednesday at the rome film festival the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse relations between christians muslims and jews. for some reaction to the pope's comments here in germany we're joined from frankfurt by alexander folk he's the chairman of the federation of lesbians and gays for chancellor merkel's city you party mr park thanks for being with us 1st of all what does this step for the pope mean for you as a gay catholic man in germany's main conservative party. first of all. the 1st thing i was surprised and joy that i felt. joy of course because something that we have waited for a long time and surprised a lot in the way that it was totally unexpected it's i mean yes made the one or other remark in the past that at least showed that he's compassionate towards gays and lesbians

from his first press conference when he asked, who am i to judge, francis's papacy has been marked by compassion to gays and lesbiansey have a right to be now the pope says homosexuals have a right to be part of the family. they are children of god and have a right to a family. nobody should be thrown out or made miserable because of it reaching out to those who long felt excluded by the church. anne thompson, nbc news. >>> nbc news has learned the parents of 545 migrant children separated at the border by the trump administration cannot be found according to lawyers appointed by a federal judge. the government calls them unreachables. a white house spokesman said many of the deported parents declined to accept their children back but that is disputed by the aclu. >>> across the country, we are seeing record early voter turnout. in georgia, some 2 million people have already cast their ballots. as blayne alexander reports it comes after chaos in the primaries disproportionately impacted black voters. >> i'm ready let's go >> reporter: this is election day for this woman. >> not waitin