and a bullet like this had hit seaman francis brown and killed hip. >> he died on the spot, fell to theor dead, he was barely 18. >> there weren't enough helmets to go around for everyone. >> it was like sitting in a cardboard box and having somebody shoot through it. the bullets were just coming everywhere. >> throughout the attack the liberty had been silent to the outside world. all its aerials were either smashed or jammed. >> we had one whip antenna which hadn't worked the entire cruise and it had a bullet hole in it. one of the radio men had taken a reel of collapsed cable and ran it from the whip antenna and took some shrapnel in the process. he got out and played it fire fox fire fox this is rock star rock star. under attack and require immediate assistance. >> the american sixth fleet was 500 miles away, around picked up the signal. so did the israeli armed services and the attack stopped sometime afterwards. the americans were in the middle of a drill and had to arm with conventional bombs before they could take off. they summoned the fairly attache and told them there had bee

protests were sparked last week when a jury did not indict him for the killing of michael brown this pope francisng to heal a religious division which is almost a thousand years old. this is the scene live in istanbul. we are in the orthodox church of st. george. the patriot reaction bartholomew the first greeted francis for this ceremony. it was an important feast day for the orthodox church. the two churches, the cat licks and the orthodox split a thousand years ago in 1054, to be precise, over the prime is a of the papacy. pope francis' activities are the main reason for the visit. trying to build bridges between the two parts of the christian church. later on 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 mos

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francis rivera. across much of the country support for the family of michael brown. nearly 200 protests in wake of a grand jury decision not to indict officer darren wilson. early this morning police in ferguson held a news conference after a second night of looting and objects thrown at police officers. >> we were able to seize a molotov cocktail in the area of church street in front of city hall near the police car. there was an arrest made regarding that. i have the actual molotov cocktail on the tailgate of the pickup truck. we also seized a .9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol. rocks, bottle, a socket extension. looks like broken tent poles that were hurled at the officers, pieces of asphalt, small bottles filled with probably something you could drink, perhaps water or gatorade. other small bottles filled with what appears to be urine. >> our plan moving forward is to continue to make sure this grid is safe, the businesses are maintained and that people still have their rights for freedom of speech and protest. >> chief john bellmar said police made 44 arrests,

brown or the controversy. anheuser-busch, monsanto, boeing offices among the many on the list. st. louis major francisy warning those who have engaged in the considerable violence and the looting over the past hundred days that have passed since brown's death, he's warned it simply will not be tolerated. >> the fact that we're talking and working together to the make sure that people's first amendment rights are protected, but also, you know, we got the message out we are not going to tolerate lawlessness, we're not going to tolerate people violating the law, tolerate violence. lou: questions, of course, remain about the culpability and the responsibility of the obama administration and to the regard of these -- and the extempt of -- these nonstrayses. -- demonstrations. "the new york times" reporting the president met secretly with national civil rights leaders the day after election day talking about the situation in ferguson. the reverend al sharpton told "the new york times," quote: the president was concerned about ferguson staying on course in terms of pursuing what it was that he knew we were a

francis, 80-66. women's hoops, gw-maryland. the colonials led at the half, but maryland it's going. in the second, brown, giving the terps the 59-46 lead. maryland wins. and more college hoops, virginia tech goes down, appalachian state, 65-63. navy loses to northeastern. a lot of fun basketball today. football season winding down. we are getting into that transition. >> and tomorrow the comeback of rg iii. >> exactly, we will see what happens.

pope francis announced he will come to philadelphia next september for the world meeting of families. our natasha browns live on the parkway showing us how the city is already getting prepared for the pope. natasha. >> reporter: well, can chris, we can tell you that since that exciting announcement earlier today, hotel phones have been ringing and city agencies have been very busy preparing already for the pope's visit. there is an elect if i go excitement in the air in philadelphia just hours after an historic announcement. >> philadelphia. >> the pope is coming to philadelphia. >> reporter: as many as 2 million people are expected to flood the benjamin franklin parkway for a papal mass as the pope becomes the fourth to visit the u.s. only the second to visit the city of brotherly love. >> you start making a new to do list quickly. >> reporter: the to do list will be lengthy with visitors from around the world flocking to philadelphia during the five-day world meeting of families. security will be tight. thousands of media representatives from around the globe will be present and hotel rooms will be i

francis acosta. >> a christmas tree is a celebration. >> reporter: acosta told me system like the tree in the charlie brown story.has become a laughingstock, and, therefore, must go. what was the moral of that story? >> well, the importance of christmas, of being together -- >> reporter: what did they do with the tree at the end? >> save it. , embrace it. >> reporter: uh-huh. >> but it's not about charlie brown or not charlie brown tree. it's about a beautiful christmas tree for the city. >> reporter: as crews continued dismantling the tree, even as the new one arrived, the councilmen kept debating on the sidewalk. >> i'm only trying to be helpful. >> reporter: and that's when a little christmas miracle happened. >> the mayor is calling. >> reporter: a pardon from the mayor, a stay of reexecution, if you will. >> we will keep this thing here. >> reporter: in the end, it was all the national publicity that allowed the city leaders to see the true meaning of christmas-- marketing. >> we'll have people here from jersey, new york taking pictures and spending their money in our beautiful city. >> reporter: oh, christm

francis invest visits a mosque. >>> and in ferguson, protesters make sure that michael brown is not forgotten. >>> an egyptian judge has--as police shoot tear gas to disperse protesters. court threw out charges against hosni mubarak. the judge said that the president should not have been standing trial for them. corruption charges against mubarak and his two sons were also thrown out on a technicality. and mubarak and co-accused were cleared of corruption charges for selling cheap gas to israel. we have reports. >> 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 thrown out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. he was charged of conspiracy to kill protesters in january 2011. >> to consider the things did he wrong within his political responsibilities even those crimes mentioned in the acclamation lists. >> reporter: the court also cleared mubarak ace interior minister and six of his top aides. the judge said that there was not enough evidence to sho

brown. as he wrapped up a visit to turkey, pope francis calling to issue a global condemnation of terrorism.e pope said it would dispel the stereotype that equates islam with terror. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far this hour we've seen average people going about their everyday lives when danger strikes unexpectedly. but, in our next story, we'll see what can go wrong when thrill seekers take a leap of faith. las vegas, nevada. a fun-filled weekend becomes a life-and-death struggle when a bungee cord becomes a noose. >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> whoa! >> it's may 2001, and these friends are looking for a thrill ride. >> it was my 21st birthday so my brother and i and my best friend vernon decided to go up and celebrate, and bungee jumping was one of the few things we with wanted to do. >> atop a 170-foot crane suspended over the las vegas strip, malu feels no hesitation. >> i consider myself somewhat of an extremist so i had no thoughts of anything bad going on. you sign a waiver and i didn't think

michael brown's family say they are profoundly disappointed as the authorities step up security, president obama calls for calm. >>> pope francis warned against allowing the mediterranean to become a vast graveyard for migrants traveling by boat from north africa. he was speaking to the european parliament in strasburg in a wide-ranging speech. the pontiff called on european leaders to promote policies that created jobs and accepted immigrants. >> translator: the boats landing daily on europe's shores are filled with men and women who need acceptance and assistance. in the absence of mutual support within the european union runs the risk of encouraging particularistic solutions to this problem, solutions which don't take into account the human dignity of the migrants, and thus contributes to slave labor and continuing social tensions. europe will be able to confront the problems associated with immigration, only if it is capable of clearly asserting its own cultural identity and enacting proper legislation that protects at the same time the rights of european citizens and ensures the protection of immigrants. >> our corresponde

francis. >> christmas tree is celebration. >> really just like that tree in the charlie brown story. it has become a laughing stock., must go. >> what was the moral that far storey? >> being together. >> what do they do with the tree at the end? >> save it, embrace it, but it is not about charlie brown or not charlie brown tree. it is about a beautiful christmas tree for the sit. >> i as crews continued dis handling the tree, even as the new one arrived, the councilman can't debating. >> i'm only trying to be helpful. >> that, when a little christmas miracle happened. >> a pardon from the mayor. a stay of re execution, if you will. >> we'll keep this standing here. >> in the end, it was all the national publicity that allowed city leaders to see the true meaning every christmas. marketing. >> our people here from jersey, new york, they taking pictures, spending their monday nip our beautiful city. >> oh, christmas tree. steve hartman, on the road, in reading, pennsylvania. >> not such a bad little tree. a holiday tradition that looks good enough to eat is now open in san francisco's famous fairmount hotel. but ther

unassuming, he is usually dressed in the brown habit of his capuchin franciscan order and not in a cardinal's red robes. he goes by "cardinal sean," and like pope francis is more inclined to conversation than condemnation. he commutes to rome from his day job as archbishop of boston to help francis remake an ancient institution. >> sean o'malley: it's a very different world now, because of his style. >> o'donnell: part of that style includes the pope's reliance on advisors like cardinal sean o'malley. o'malley not only works closely with the pope, but stays with him at the vatican guesthouse when he comes to rome on business. when you come here to rome, you stay at the domus sanctae marthae, which is just right over there. >> o'malley: yes, ordinarily. yeah. >> o'donnell: that means you're roommates with the pope? >> o'malley: well, yes, you see him at all the meals, and... and very often will go and celebrate mass with him in the morning. and... and we have our meetings right there. >> o'donnell: cardinal o'malley and then-cardinal jorge bergoglio of buenos aires became fast friends when the boston archbishop visited argentina on church business in 20

francis visits one of turkey's greatest mosques. >> marching for change in the wake of the michael brown grand jury decision. >> hundreds of people protesting in egypt's tahrir square, two killed in the last few hours. dozens of ears as police use tear gas to disperse them. in other parts of the capitol, people were celebrating. it's in response to an egyptian judge dismissing charges against former president mubarak, he had been accused of killing hundreds of protestors. he was initially sentenced to life in prison. today's version is a retrial. it does not mean he's going free. we report. >> it was called the trial of the century in egypt, and it ended with a controversial verdict, one that supporters of the deposed president cell braided. thee years after forced out of offers and won retrial later, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. he had been charged with conspiring to kill protestors in january of 2011. >> it is not suit only for a former president to be taken to a criminal court and called into the terms. >> the court also cleared mubarak's much-feared interior minister and six of his top a

brown. there is no date set for the grand jury's decision to be revealed. >>> and pope francis is coming to the families conference in september. >>> first we want to get started with the weather. you may want to crank up the heat in your house. >>> the temperatures are going to drop. getting to melissa magee. hey, melissa. >> hi, shirleen and brian. the big arctic blast will work through the delaware and lehigh valleys. we are giving you a gorgeous shot of the center city skyline. you see it's bouncing a bit. the winds are picking up 8 miles-an-hour to 15 miles-an-hour in philadelphia. those continue later tonight. we'll show you the temperatures as well. responding to the northwesterly winds. up in tannersville 35. 40 in new holland. and coatesville, 44. browns mill at 42. the lower 40s in ewing and sea sails city coming in at 48 degrees. the numbers are cooling down the beginning of arctic air moving in. the cold front is starting to press offshore where in philadelphia we picked up an inch of rainfall. when you look off to the west, there is dominate ridge of high pressure. it's departi

francis officially confirms his upcoming trip. where is he going, what is he doing? we will tell you. waiting for word, grand jury decision is expected any moment now regarding the shooting of michael brown. >> plus prescription drugs in the nfl. what teams have been targeted in the rate over the weekend? >> don't like today? get ready, cold weather working its way into the area. >> the parents of the latest victim of isil terrorists are expected to speak this afternoon. their son was taken captive more than one year ago. his execution was posted in a chilling video online over the weekend. we have more on what we know about the men who killed him and what is being done to stop them. kassigr cassidy -- travel to syria to help the in the civil war there. his family and friends are heartbroken by his brutal murder. isise execution video, claims that he was murdered in this. city, but does not say when. the alleged executioner appears to be the same masked man with a distinctive british accent seen in other videos. >> here we are with the american crusader. >> they are working hard to exactly identify him. >> the so-called jihad john appeared elsewhere in the video, in the scene where he ga

brown's family say the legal process is unfair and broken after it was decided a white police officer would not face charges for killing their son. >> a speech to the european parliament, pope francis calls on leaders to revive europe and do more to help migrants. >> and they must beat all conquering chelsea to stay in the champions league. >> we begin this program in ferguson, missouri where the attorney for the family of michael brown has condemned the grand jury decision that led to no indictment being fouled -- filed. >> this is one of the most racially charged cases of the united states in recent years and has provoked anger that the family's attorney says was understandable. as people head out onto the streets, we have been gauging people's opinion. this interview with one of the residents in ferguson, missouri. >> you will see all that last night. how do you feel about it? >> i don't like what happened but in order to get your voice heard, they had to take this action. >> y? >> as no one will listen to us. nobody ever listens to us. they think what they do is not wrong. that's the only way they can get results is to do what they did. i hate that they done it but i'm kind of

brown shooting. the city remained calm overnight. >>> pope francis is in turkey for a three-day visit, the pope willers including the increased violence against christian minorities in the middle east. >>> and supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg recovering at home today following heart surgery. the 81-year-old was released from the hospital thursday and officials say plans to be back on the bench monday. >>> it's going to start looking a lot like christmas at the white house. the first lady will be on hand for a welcome ceremony as the white house christmas tree arrives later this morning. lot of anticipation for that and of course we are always updating the five things to know, go to newdaycnn.com for the latest. >> a programming note, when that tree arrives we will cover it live on cnn, happening at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. >> we're counting down the days until our annual broadcast one of our events, cnn heroes, an all-star tribute, our annual holiday tradition honoring the year's top ten heroes and we name the hero of the year. right now, anderson cooper checks in on last year's top honoree

brown case. >>> now, these are live shots of pope francis arriving in extrasburg where he is due to address a european parliament later. he's set to meet with jean-claude juncker and ma dayo renzi, prime minister of italy. so there is pope francis arriving at strausbourg. >>> and take a look at the stoxx europe 600 heat map. a little bit more green than red right now. even if you take a look at the stoxx europe 600 index, on the back of that better than expected data out of germany, we are looking at the index up right now at session highs. up just about 1 points or 0.3%. we should point out that, you know, we have been seeing a rebound in european stocks over the past couple of months. in fact, the stoxx europe 600 index has gained about 14% since the october lows. in fact, germany, greece and france are now up about 15% from their respective lows in october. a little bit of a rebound. a lot of that having to do with the dovish commentary coming from ecb president mario draghi. can we see results in terms of economic improvement? that is still a question. taking a look at the euro stoxx 50, this inde

brown. with the decision expected in the coming day, all eyes are on the town of ferguson. francisures. >> the bottom line is that we instructed the police officers to protect the protesters's constitutional rights. we directed them to use active tactics only to keep people safe and protect property. >> eric holder released a video calling for calm. >> i know from first hand experience that demonstrations like these have the potential to spark a sustained and positive national dialogue the provide momentum to a necessary conversation and to bring about critical reform. but history has also shown us that the most successful and encuring movements for change that "r" those that adhere to nonaggression and nonviolence. >> the statement comes one day after a similar plea from brown's father, michael brown sr. last night police in helmets and shields arrest lead the demonstrators for blocking traffic outside the forget season police department. it was the first time in weeks that the police used pepper spray against a protester. and wilson is in talks with the city officials to resign.

pope francis called for a counter to fundamentalism >>> the mayor of ferguson is said to be taking steps to address issues raised since the issue of michael brownand hopes the community can begin the healing process. jonathan martin joins us. the mayor is hopeful. maybe the protesters don't see it that way. how is the community reacting? >> 24 hours have passed since officer darren wilson announced his resignation, and we see protesters, 2 dozen gathering behind me. we are seeing some come out. a lot of people in the community say they are glad that wilson resigned, but wished he had done it sooner, come out and resigned sooner because it could have made a greater impact and changed the tone of the protest. 2-3 hours ago we heard from the police chief and the mayor of ferguson, holding a police conference, offering details saying it had been in the works, and officer darren wilson wanted to resign, and talked about the threats they and the department received, but reiterating that this was his did you suggest, and he will not receive -- his decision, and he will not receive severence pay. >> i think it's best that we move on as a community. off

brown, an unarmed 18-year-old. earlier today just hours before a call with attorney general eric holder, st. louis mayor francis slay and charlie dooley spoke to the public echoing what governor nixon said yesterday. >> violence is not the constitutionally protected right. damaging property is not constitutionally protected. inciting violence that's an immediate threat is not protected by the constitution. we will not tolerate any of it. >> even as mayor slay warned against violence, county executive dooley said it was not a foregone conclusion. >> you're assuming that things will go wrong. i'm assuming things will go right. this is a great place to live. people are very civilized. the majority of our constituency are good people, they want law and order. why would i think anything different? >> the coverage has the question of the protester, largely african-americans from the metro st. louis area who are angry about what they view as police misconduct and the shooting death of an 18-year-old boy. far less attention has been paid to the ripples of discontent and racist backlash that you can find on social media

brown. governor jay nixon already appealed for calm. he was joined by st. louis county executive charlie dooley, st. louis mayor francisy and the state public safety chief, dan isam. >> state and local law enforcement agencies are continuing to work hand in hand to make sure the best, most experienced officers are on the street. the men and women of the national guard will also be in the area to provide security at critical facilities, like firehouses, police stations, and utility substations. and offer logistical and transportation support as needed. this will help free up law enforcement officers to do their jobs effectively. in closing, i had rate my call for peace, respect andúo and thank everyone out there who is working hard to make sure communities throughout the region are safe and secure. many, many people have spent countless hours working on ways to manage this situation, once the grand jury situation is announced ample noun is the time to show the world that we can, we're confident this will be a fact. what happened to michael brown has deeply divided us. whatever is announced this evening, some people are

chief tom jackson says if officer brown is not indicted by that grand jury, he will be cleared to return to work. norah? >> all right, michelle. thank you. >>> pope francis this morning announced he'll make his first trip to the united states as head of the atlantic church. he'll attend the world mass next september. it could also include a stop in new york city, but plans have not been finalized. >>> this morning the state department is repairing its system since a cyber attack. hackers have hit the white house, the united states post at service and the national weather service. the state's classified systems were not afemgded. it could be up after today. >>> new video shows a wreckage. it shows just how close the debris came to some of the homes. many at first thought it was a ukrainian military plane. mark phillips saw some of the early aftermath. good morning. >> good morning. it's four months to the day since the malaysian air flight was knocked down. proving it has been the problem, investigators are now finally getting their hands on some of the evidence. this may have some of the trappings of a serious crime scene investigation but it's much too

brown. >> a new plan forcing all migrants in the u.k. to work four years before claiming benefits. >> pope francis in turkey this morning, scheduled to meetith the turkish president later today. >> aljazeeras in istanbul. the christian community in turkey is tiny, fewer than 100,000 people versus 75 million muslims. why is this trip significant? >> there are no streets lined with hundreds of thousands of catholic faith, waiting to greet the pope here in turkey, but this is important, perhaps one of the most delicate missions really of francis' papacy so far. he's under pressure himself to speak out in defense of persecuted minorities, particularly christian minorities in this region and under pressure to help build bridges with islam. he comes into turkey at a very difficult time for islamists under pressure from rising extremism. the pope will be expected to try and build bridges with marie lidgeen, speaking with turkish president later this afternoon here. he's expected in a speech after that to try and give support to those percent cute minorities here, particularly the syrian and iraq key christians who have had to flee the advance of

brown in the video with his hands around the storestorekeep neck. >> steve, thank you very much. >>> now to amy with today's other top stories. >>> we begin with the breaking news from pope francishis morning, announcing he'll visit the united states. the historic trip will include a stop in philadelphia. >> reporter: good morning, amy. god willing, pope francis says he'll come to the united states next september. probably to washington, d.c., and new york city, as well. it will be massive. no question that the pope has touched so many people. he's now raising real concerns and among conservative catholics that he's moving too fast on certain issues. he declard the root of marriage is the union of man and woman and that that needs to be protected. full of surprises. his journey to america next year will be take pictures. a man climbed to the top of the cables in july. artists switched the flags to white ones. >>> dr. martin salia was too sick to walk when he arrived at theebebraska medical cenr this week end. despite progress, he was brought to the hospital. >>> triggered mud slides in northern italy an. a wall of mud homes. flooding has cut off areas from dry land. >>> new vide

brown case. shouting inside in walmart as police stand by nochlt word . no word on any arrests. it was a quiet night in ferguson, with the national guard on patrol. >>> pope franciss expected to denounce violent extremists while expressing solidarity. using force to stop isis but only with the endorsement of the global community. >>> after sliding off a road, this car flipped and landed on its side on a pond. thick ice kept the car from sinking into the freezing water. rescuers were able to make it to the driver and passenger in time. they were reportedly shaken up, but not hurt. >>> hollywood screen legend burt reynolds is reportedly hoping his memorabilia can help pay his mortgage. 78-year-old star apparently in financial trouble is auctioning off hundreds of mementos from his storied career, including his red leather jacket from "smoky and the bandit r." he said i've collected so many things that i truly adore but at this stage of my life i find it truly difficult to manage them automat all. >>> it was a family affair at the thanksgiving game in detroit thursday. a unique way to cheer on their son. one is the wide receiver for the lions and the other rookie qu