pope francis has a full schedule for the last day of his three-day trip to israel. he prayed at jerusalem's western wall this morning, the holiest place where jewish people can pray. later, he will visit the site of the last supper. >> the solution for to states should become a reality and not just remain a dream. >> pope francis invited the leaders of israel and the palestinian authority to the vatican for a peace initiative. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has already accepted. a zoo in the philippines is letting visitors get up close and personal with the snakes ... and, it's supposed to be relaxing! the zoo is offering snake massages. guests lie down while 13-foot

this will be the first time francis has met with a group of sex abuse victims and the fact that he has yet done so over the first 15 months of his papacy has been a source of criticism among some who were concerned about whether or not he got it. he's indicated he is, in fact, going to hold this meeting. he said it's going to take place in early june, although we're hearing it may actually be somewhat later than that, but quite quickly. he said it's going to be a group of six to eight victims. he said they'll come from places such as ireland, germany, the united kingdom. he plans to invite them to his residence at the doma santa marta, the hotel on vatican grounds where he decided to live rather than the papal apartment. he'll say a mass in the chapel and hold a private meeting with them. also present is going to be cardinal sean o'malley of boston who was the architect of that 2008 meeting with victims with benedict. he's also played a role on this one. he is widely seen as a reformer on the sex abuse issue and he's also a member of the pope's new commission for the protection of mino

pope francis has begun a tour in the middle east. ring his first stop in jordan, the pontiff called for peace in syria and urged respect for religious freedom in the region. >> francis is quickly gaining a reputation as a pontiff who seeks contact with followers from all walks of life. it was evident in his first mass in iman. stopped repeatedly as francis shook hands and blessed children. an estimated 30,000 packed the stadium to hear the words of a pontiff gravely concerned about the prospects of peace in the region. >> people must open their hearts . we must resolve conflict between different cultures and religions , especially here in the holy land. >> he expressed a specific concern about the ongoing syrian civil war. at the royal palace, he thanked king abdullah for taking in hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees. >> i encourage you to persevere in the efforts to seek lasting peace for the entire region. this great goal urgently requires that a peaceful solution be found to the crisis in syria as well as a just solution to th

and i think that pope francis again has a gift to convey the importance of educating our children no love and not to hate. >> father reese, christians are being targeted. what can pope francis say to hold the faith? >> first of all he can say that he understands what's going on, his heart is with them. for instance while he's in jordan, he -- you know they had a list of important people for him to meet. and he says i don't want to meet with the important people. i want to meet with refugees. so part of his visit will be to visit refugees and to be with them, to encourage them, to give them hope. you know, just his coming there brings attention to their plight. and this is -- this is part of his gift. to be with the marginalized, be with the poor, be with the refugees to embrace them and their cause. and he does that so beautifully and so wonderfully. and i think that will be the great encourage to the people, the christians in the holy land. >> and father, he'll be meeting with israeli president benjamin netanyahu. will it be political? >> he wants to move forward the peace process b

pope francis has arrived here in jerusalem after an extraordinary day. a day he transformed this trip from a religious pilgrimage to a high stakes and controversial quest for peace. it wasn't on his schedule, but pope francis is a freelancer, a risk taker. and so, in bethlehem, he stopped his pope mobile to get out and pray at that grim barrier separating israelis from palestinians, pressing his forehead against the concrete. less than an hour earlier, three short words and another historic first. francis declaring he was in the state of palestine, a term israel and the u.s. reject. in manger square, a rapturous welcome. and here, where christians believe jesus, the prince of peace, was born, yet another extraordinary gesture. the pope inviting the presidents of israel and of the palestinians to join him in a prayer for peace at his home in the vatican. and amazingly both have accepted. the pope's words and deeds have already stirred a backlash here israelis see that wall as a lifesaver, ending a plague of suicide bombers. for the people on this side of

now, pope francis is inviting the israeli and the palestinian presidents to the vatican. >> the time has come for everyone to find the courage to be generous, the courage to forge a peace which rests on the right of two states to exist and to live in peace and security with an internationally recognized borders. >> this is currently the scene then. pope francis as you can see with a gathering of officials around him. he's just a couple of minutes ago left a refugee camp where he waspeting palestinian children. he is expected to go to the ben gur airport. you see him flanked by the palestinian president and shaking hands with other dignity terris. we are going to talk to our correspond he want who has been following pope francis's trip throughout the middle east so far, this is being the second day and let's talk to atu abawi. we talked to nick schifrin a little bit later who is in israel. first of all, atia, what are palestinians making of this surprise stop at this wall, hugely symbolic wall that separates the two communities? >> well, when he spoke to many before the pope's trip, many

add to that the fact that the apprentice has a strong -- that pope francis has a strong personality and is not afraid to deviate from script when needed. he stepped off of his pope mobile, laying a hand on the wall of separation. that will probably be one of the most enduring images of this trip. the pope unambiguously supported palestinian statehood, saying he had come to visit the state of palestine. this trip was all about balance. -- somethingwent that no pontiff had ever done before. the tomb of theodore, the founder of modern-day zionism. reportedly, and this is in this is interesting, benjamin netanyahu had been angered by the pope's unscheduled stop before the wall of ricky of -- the wall of reconciliation and he had asked for more balance, so the pope obliged by making an unscheduled stop at the war memorial for the israeli victims of terrorism. that was the vatican trying to show it wasn't taking political sides so much as it was hearing the suffering of people, whoever they may be, on both sides of the divide. >> you mentioned they had a reaction from the israeli prime minist

. >> staying in the region, pope francis has wrapped up his tour with a visit to jerusalem. >> he wantsael and the palestinians to work toward a lasting peace. he invited them to meet for talks of the vatican. >> his trip was carefully orchestrated. >> with the help of young students, he laid a wreath at jan beauchamp -- yad vashem. an unfathomable of this is the words he chose to describe the holocaust. on the third and final day of his to her, he met with the israeli president, shimon peres. he describes the visit as auspicious. >> you've come to the holy land as a pilgrim. you have paved the road to new piece. god bless you. >> shimon perez and benjamin netanyahu accompanied the pope on his visit to the tomb of her till that herzl. >> as catholics, we have a perspective for the jewish roots. we want to understand them. i hope you choose in this blessed land development interest in our phase and respect our faith as we do theirs. i placed my greatest hope in you. >> francis also visited the temple mount. in keeping with islamic custom, he removed his shoes before entering the mosque.

pope francis has landed in jordan, starting a three-day tour of the middle east. thailand's military tightens its grip as opposition to takeover of the country gross. excitement is mounting for soccer fans. real madrid and atletico madrid will battle it out to see who will be european champions. the pope has arrived in jordan for the first leg of his trip in the middle east. in him on,s landed where he will celebrate mass, and later will visit the site where jesus was believed to have been baptized. our religious affairs correspondent is in him on, jordan, tell us, what is the tripficance of the pope's to the middle east? >> first, it is a biblical one, as that is according to tradition, jesus of nazareth was ,aptized in the river jordan and jordan is very proud of that fact. --has build a pickle mitch pilgrimage site. it is a major tourist attraction when there is not a war in the region. in aope is about to enter few meters of where i am standing. the crowds are becoming louder and louder. >> we understand that pope francis is later going to be meeting with syri

pope francis has said that while he is in favor of celibacy for priests, the rule is not dogma and thatthe door is always open to change. the pope made similar comments in the past but it was the first time doing so since becoming pontiff. he also gave an impromptu press conference on the plane back from his trip from israel where he talked about the child sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the catholic church. >> taking advantage of the flight back from jerusalem, pope francis held an hour-long press conference aboard the plane and announced his first meeting with victims of sexual abuse and says he would show zero tolerance for priests who abuse children. the significant step forward in the efforts to respond to the far-reaching child abuse scandal. sex crimes are horrible crimes. i make a comparison. it is like a satanic mass. june, thereys of to eight mass with six , ande who have been abused after that, they will have a meeting with me. >> the question of priestly celibacy was also brought up. says he believes priests should be celibate but the tradition which dates back 1000 yea

but pope francis has once again refused to travel in a bullet proof car. >>> australia's festival of s hoping to bump up winter visitor numbers in sydney. traditionally the season has meant tough times for tourism. as andrew thomas reports. vivid sydney's success is proving to be illuminating. >> reporter: they are more usually seen in bright sunshine. but it's winter now in sydney. that means longer nights. for a festival of lights that has taken over the city. projections on water. office blocks as canvases. the chance to conduct an orchestra of lights. the opportunity to bring to life a 1960s building designed by hairy sideler was a dream commission. >> we thought it would be great to plant a tree and make it glow out of the ground in 60 seconds. ♪ >> reporter: but beautiful though the architectural illuminations are, the motivation is economic. a strong australian dollar has hit the tourism industry hard. sydney is known as a summer city where the beaches are quiet in the wintertime. >> we were looking for ideas of how to fill hotel rooms in winter in sydney. >> reporter: oning an

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

. >> pope francis has announced he will meet with a group of victims of child abuse in the catholic church. >> speaking on his way back, the pontiff told reporters there was zero tolerance for any member of the clergy who violates a child. critics are already asking when will the vatican follow up words with actions? >> they are the folks strongest comments get on the subject of child abuse in the catholic church. the remarks came during his fight back from the that string the flight back from the middle east. >> it is terrible. i just making the comparison by saying it is as bad as performing a satanic mass. >> the church has been accused of covering up abuse scandas in recent decades. victims support groups say they are not doing enough to -- the apology came from pope benedict in 2010. his successor says he will take a hard line. >> zero tolerance will be shown to pedophiles save -- said hope frances regardless of their position. but it's still unclear whether that will extend to members of the clergy who covered up crimes of others. critics have dismissed plans to meet with abuse victi

. >>> overseas tonight, pope francis has made history again, not only for his trip just concluded tohe middle east, but also for the questions he answered and the topics he took on during a wide ranging news conference that went on for over 40 minutes during the flight home. on married priests the pope said the door is open, though he supports celibacy. on sex abuse he called for zero tolerance and revealed three bishops are under investigation for their roles and will meet with abuse victims. >>>> 43 has something in common with about 700,000 americans each year. he's the recipient of a new knee. he received a partial knee replacement at chicago hospital. former president is 67, about the age when a lot of original equipment wears out especially in this case knees. after a lot of running and biking over the years. >>> massimo vignelli has died. his work will remain visible in public life for years to come. new yorkers referred to the subway map he designed years ago using it still to get around on a daily basis. he also designed the american airlines logo that survived for 45 years.

pope francis has a greater tolerance. when you look at the christians in the holy land they follow strict beliefs. i mean, this is not the issue on which the pope is concerned about, you know, he - he hold us not to obsess about the issues, and to think they'll be issues when he goes to the holy land is obsessing about them. >> appreciate father tom reece. thank you for being with us. >> you are welcome. >> let's take a look at other event this week - on tuesday six states hold prim ris - kentucky, george your and peninsula among those. wednesday - the house foreign affairs committee debates the crisis in syria thursday - the outlook for the it 2014 atlantic hurricane season. >>> changing a perception. what is done differently in seattle to help those battling dementia and keep them happy. >> we are looking at severe weather. it's coming from a storm brunging the potential of lightening-started wild fires by midweek. i show you how that shapes up - coming up next. >>> yemen is launching a crackdown on al-qaeda in years. i

. >>> and pope francis has announced he will meet with a group of sex abuse victims next month at the vatican. he is also declaring, quote, zero tolerance for any member of the clergy who would violate a child. it would be the first time the pope has sat down with victims of sex abuse. but the head of a group representing abuse survivors here in the u.s., says the pope's words are meaningless and just public relations. boston cardinal sean o'malley is helping to plan next month's meeting. >>> breaking overnight, a fast-moving wildfire in mariposa county, california, has triggered mandatory evacuations. some 100 homes are threatened. warm temperatures and dry conditions fueled that fire, which grew more than 25-times in size. 20 acres to 500 acres. that, just over the weekend. currently, it's 0% contained and highly volatile. >>> and another wildfire is growing in size in a remote part of alaska. the wind-whipped funny river fire, 60 miles south of anchorage, covers some 250-square miles and is only about 30% contained. authorities there ordered the evacuation of 1,000 homes. no injuri

pope francis has been about the poverty stricken his entire life. it just has become controversial. i don't think it's going to change his legacy. i think he's a wonderful pope. i think he's bringing christians together in a fantastic way. >> it makes feem talk about it. kevin williams wrote a piece about this a while ago, but i thought of it today and i want to pull up one sentence, to give away wealth presumes the existence of that wealth. giving away all that you own does not do the poor an iota of good if you don't have anything. you can't spread the wealth without wealth. capitalism is the precondition of generosity. if you want to feed the lord's sheep, you must begin by planting the fields. i think that capitalism making people more generous at least through charitable givings and that's how the church is able to further its message. >> americans have the highest generosity in terms of contributing to charity of any country in the world but what the pope is saying is right. he's been in a lot of countries where there's a very small percentage of gold guards and everybody else

meteorologist francis has what's on for sunday. >> you just had to hang on to your has the today.aw partly cloudy conditions. clouds moving in from the north bay. boy was it gusty. near 40 miles an hour earlier this afternoon. it's still breezy right now. current winds gusting to 28 miles an hour in novato, 24, at sfo and 24 in fairfield. it will be breezy, as well tomorrow. that's going to help keep things cool. as we look towards the bay bridge, we ceelo marine clouds moving in. that will spread inland overnight. temperatures right now, 55 in san francisco. oakland 58 and mid 50s, as well in san jose and in gilroy. as we look now towards the bay bridge from the exploratorium camera, i'll check out some other temperatures for you. santa rosa 54 as well as napa. 57. concord and livermore. we see the flags blowing over the bay bridge looking from our roof camera. increasing clouds tonight. the cooling trend continues and warmer by the middle of next week. so here's why the pacific satellite image shows this area of low pressure and with the air circulating counterclockwise, that's

abc7 news meteorologist francis has the latest. >> it is clear and starting to cool down outside.finitely used the tv's broken excuse with my kids. i'm glad i'm not the only one. here's a live look out towards the beautiful light show on the bay bridge. breezy today. the winds are starting to die down and currently in the 50s. 54 in san francisco. 59 in oakland. 56 in redwood city and 50 in half moon bay. this time we're looking from the east bay towards the bay bridge and san francisco looking out west. it's also 56 in santa row an. 50 in napa. 49 in novato. so here's another live shot from emeryville. again out towards the bay. and here's what you need to know. it's going to be clear and cool overnight. the temperatures will be warmer for mother's day. and then get ready. a heat wave in store for us next week. i'll show you the timing of that, as well. here's the radar sat height image, what's going on. we're in between an area of high and low pressure. we saw a strongtsq sea breeze kept the temperatures a little bit cooler than normal in many locations. now, for tomorrow, the

. >>> the head of the remon catholic church has -- roman catholic church has been celebrating mass. earlier pope francis met palestinian president mahmoud abbas and called on iranians and palestinians to live side by side as neighbours. >> translation: the time has come for everyone to find the courage and be generous creative in the service of common good. peace that rests on the right of two states to exist and live in peace for security why and a recognisable order. >> we can talk to our correspondent in bethlehem. you have been following the pope's progress throughout bethlehem today, hadn't you? this is probably a perfect example of how to avoid politics when you are in the occupied territories. >> absolutely. pope francis, before he came out he emphasised that the trip is first and foremost as a christian piil grim. it didn't stop the poll techs, he had a meeting with palestine presidents. he'll be meeting with leaders. when he got into the pope mobile. he made an unexpected stop. he stopped at the separation barrier. this is a wall that by men palestinians have been called an apartheid wall, but

pope francis has a full schedule for the last day of his three-day trip to israel.e prayed at jerusalem's western wall this morning, the holiest place where jewish people can pray. later, he will visit the site of the last supper. >> the solution for to states should become a reality and not just remain a dream. >> pope francis invited the leaders of israel and the palestinian authority to the vatican for a peace initiative. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has already accepted. a zoo in the philippines is letting visitors get up close and personal with the snakes ... and, it's supposed to be relaxing! the zoo is offering snake massages. guests lie down while 13-foot pythons are out on their bodies. then, the snakes slither around the guest ... giving them a 15- minute massage. zoo keepers watch over the guests to make sure the snakes do not harm them. how much would you pay for that? >> how much would i pay to get out of that? >> a thing we all have dreams about last night. we don't need the real thing. >> what were you dreaming about? you must have a lot of dem

. >>> iran has been cooperating with the un's energy watchdog. >>> plus a trip to the holy land, pope francisays his visit to the middle east will be strictly religious. and in sport. ♪ >> the champions league final, the new kings of spain targeting a trophy double. ♪ >>> the un nuclear agency says iran has reduced its nuclear stockpile. the iaea says iran now has less than 40 kilograms of highly enriched uranium. they also provided information about detonators. and agreed to some nuclear concessions in exchange to a partial lifting of the sanctions that are crippling its economy. jim walsh joins us now. jim, good to have you on the program. seems to be a very positive report, doesn't it? does that mean that a long-term deal is closer? >>> well, i agree with you, this is a very positive report. it's positive both in that it says all of the sides that are part of this interim agreement are following through under obligations. plus the additional thing which is they are talking to the iaea about their past program. so this is all progress. i agree. but does it predict success in two month's tim

two weeks after a double canonize ailings, pope francis has given cause to a miracle by another pope.utification ceremony is set for october 19th. >>> the senate refused to consider a democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. courtney kealy has more from a march and pray in at new york city's riverside church. [ chanting ] >>> >>> the marching workers chanted their demands for a higher working wage in spanish and english. [ chants ] >> faith leaders joined filing into the riverside church for an interdenominational, interration racial international service. >> we are here to stand in solidarity with low wam workers and families. >> the programme was filled with testimonials by workers. >> they have no respect for us. abuses are too many. >> sermons - i want to the say yes to fair wages for all workers and showing up for the change that has begun. >> and songs. >> [ singing ] >> the nearly 16 underpeople in attendance have been given the pledge written in english and spanish. what you do is policemen to join the fas food strike and take a bus to albany. >> the clear poli

the relationship that francis has 28 is and he is telling a story to. it is a very intimate and unusual thing. >> i will come back to "house of cards." tell me where you are right now. where are you headed? -- i am ate victim the vic another year. then i will do something else. i am part of the succession process. that is ongoing. we do not know who will step in. i'm very excited about what we set out to do. that was to revitalize the old vic as a destination theater. the fact of the british public embraced it, they always love that theater. they came early, they came with their friends. they helped us put it back on the map. i am proud of the fact that it will continue long after i am gone. that is what i set out to achieve. i have to raise some money. we take no money from the state. we were very fortunate last year that the coalition government in recognition of the past few years gave us a one-time grant. there's always a but. $15 million toe get it. i am hoping for a number of significant divisions. >> what happens after that? >> house of cards cam

still to come, we are live where pope francis has been visiting the most important holy sites of muslims and jews on the final day of his tour. ♪ show 'em the curve. it's beautiful. it's more than that... ...it's perfect. introducing curved ultra high definition television from samsung. captain: and here's a tip. bellman: thanks, captain obvious. when you save money on hotel rooms, it's just like saving money on anything else that costs money. like shoes, textiles, foreign investments, spatulas, bounty hunters, javelins... . >>> hello. pope francis is on his third and final day of his middle east tour. he's been visiting israel's national holocaust memorial and also been to the most important holy sites for muslims and jews including the western wall and al-aqsa mosque. the pope called for christians, muslims and jews to work together for justice and peace. let's go to jerusalem now. a religious but also a political visit. >> reporter: that's right. the pope says intentions were purely religious. he's thrown himself into matters political. particularity the highlight of his trip t surpri

hate crimes against christians have increased in israel and the occupied territories, but pope francis has refused to travel in a pul a bullet-proof car. another indication that his trust in dialogue is stronger than their fear of hatred. >> leaders are joining pope will be abraham skorkha. a and sheik omar aboud, the secretary general of the islamic center. >>> vladimir putin admit sanctions are hitting his country but he says what hurts russia will hurt the west. and the league may not have to force donald sterling to sell his team after all. today he agreed to do it willingly. >> new development in the case of los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. sterling has been banned from the nba for life jessica taft. >> his wife agreed on something. >> they haven't agreed on much. >> she is a big portion of this getting done. coming from the sterling camp, donald sterling has agreed to allow his wife shelly sterling to negotiate the forced sell of the los angeles clippers. they hired a lawyer in hopes of keeping the team in his family, but the development because it's shelly who got him to

. >>> now, pope francis has visited israel's national holocaust memorial on the third and final day ofme minister benjamin netanyahu welcomed the visits. he has visited the al-aqsa mosque and the memorial. he's called on jews and muslims to work together for justice and peace. we are now in jerusalem with the latest. >> this is a short visit, the tour the pope is making. one with many layers of significance. what we've seen is sbrreligious dialogue. he went to visit the two most important sites for muslims. the al-aqsa mosque and went to the western war memorial and said a prayer. he also delivered a message calling on all religions to look at each other as brothers and sisters and denounced the violence saying this should never be in the name of god. he has been making political calls through the day. he's meeting the israeli president peres. of course the surprise announcement of this trip was his call for palestinian president abbas and israeli president to visit him at the vatican. they're expected to do that next month where they'll pray for peace a month after peace talks between

and that has been its position for a very long time. francisirmed that today saying it's critical that the two-state solution become a reality and not just a dream. now look, previous generations and leaders around the world have tried to move the ball on mideast peace and all have failed. i'm not sure how realistic it is to believe that francis can wave a magic wand and transform the situation. obviously he felt he could not come to this part of the world and not at least give it a shot. >> we want to point out, you are a remarkable and unique position. you're the only journalist who is traveling with the pope. give us the back story. what is that like to be on the plane with the pontiff? >> first of all, i'm not the only one. there are about 70 of us. but i suppose i'm the only one from the cnn galaxy. >> okay. >> popes typically move in a bubble, but francis moves -- what you see on television, the man loves to come to the people, that's true on the plane as well. he comes back and makes a point of coming by and spending a couple minutes wit

. >> reporter: in the leads leading up to the trips, pope francis has once again refused to travel in a bulletproof car. yet another indication his truth in inter faith dialogue is stronger than his fear of religious hatred. al jazeera, roam. >> for the first time ever leaders of other faiths have joining the papal de delegation. with him abraham skorka, rabbi from buenos aires, an. kevin, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> the pope said this is not a political trip but a religious trip. >> it's a micro pilgrimage. >> in this region? every step that this pope takes will be viewed by some through a political lens, correct? >> it's a religious trip, and i'm not going to argue with him. no matter what he does in jerusalem, bethlehem, jordan, a lot of people are going to be watching, and a lot of people are going to be criticizing, it's already starting. settler movements, who are not happening that he's going to bethlehem, and the palestinians are not happy about him going to hertzel's burial site. >> exactly. do you expect the hope to make an additional statement on a pa

the other message pope francis has brought to this country and this part of the world is the certainlyhere, and this goes to the jordanians trying to really make over the image of their country here. all over this country right now, uma, are billboards featuring the king and the pope, saying together we make peace. and that is really the message here in jordan, as they are trying to transform this into a modern country, religiously tolerant and hopefully they think a tourist destination, trying to capitalize on the pope's visit. uma? >> indeed, a unique part of the world. and this is a historic trip indeed. leland, thank you very much. when we come back, a musical salute to our fallen service members this holiday weekend. country music icon, larry gatlin will join us live. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. >>> and as we get set to close out the show here

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security team nightmare, pope francis traveled in an open car through the streets of the city of amman to the royal palace. security in jordan, which is always pretty tight has been toughened even more. jordanian officials, in fact all of the officials in these countries that he's going to be visiting, determined that nothing untoward is going happen to him. pope francis will meet with the king and queen of jordan then say a mass at the stadium. about 25,000 people expected. and later today meet with syrian refugees, the cause of humanitarian catastrophe in syria, very close to pope francis' heart. he will try to spur international action to stop the war, relieve the suffering. what's happening in syria, just one of the conflicts ravaging this, the holyland. it's a challenging trip for him he heads to the palestinian territories and here to israel on monday. dan and bianna? >> thank you. and that decision to ride in an open vehicle is one making a lot of people very nervous this morning. >> that's true. we'll continue to cover the papal visit throughout the weekend. let's check the other morning headlines with ron. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a

happening now pope francis has kicked off three day trip to the holy land. he arrived in jordan this morning with a rabbi and muslim cleric from his hometown of argentina. he's expected to meet with disabled refugees and children. and he will celebrate mass. the pope is also expected to go to bethlehem and jerusalem as part of the three day visits. >>> residents in portland, oregon are being advised to boil their water this morning after sample tested positive to e. coli bacteria. as for the tap water, residents should boil all tap water used for drinking, food preparation, toothbrushing and ice for one minute. >> we think this is a cautious approach we are taking. we are staying within the same process we always use. >> you have to get water and i had to take a shower, i was drinking water. kind of scary. >> investigators are trying to find the cause of the contamination. >>> the indiana pacers make their way through the delay all of us. why they are taking a shot off the glass. >> it started kind of like this. pacers center roy hibernation barred bought hi

for the people on this side of the wall, francis has a lot of work to do.news, jerusalem. >> president obama is back at the white house after making an unannounced visit to the troops in afghanistan. the president promised the soldiers at bagram air force base that america's longest war will come to a close at the end of this year. a major embarrassment for the white house. this morning's "washington post" reports the top u.s. spy in afghanistan had his cover blown when his name was put on a list released to reporters. >>> it appears ukraine's new president will be billionaire candy maker petro poroshenko. exit polls found the tycoon getting nearly 60% of the vote. final results are expected to be released today. petro poroshenko promised to unite the country and end the violent chaos that gripped eastern ukraine. >>> crews in arizona are spending this memorial day trying to get the fire in northern part of the state under control. right now the fire is 25% contained. a lot more work needs to be done before progress is made and a lot depends on the weather.

pope francis has asked the world to pray for the miners. earlier today, crews were able to pull dozens of people to safety. you're looking at live pictures from turkey outside that coal mine now. some have managed to crawl out on their own. officials say hopes of finding any more survivors, though, are fading. our senior international correspondent ivan watson. i think you were one of the first western reporters there on the scene. give us an update on the search and rescue operation. >> well, the sad truth, wolf, is there are far more bodies of lifeless miners that are being pulled out of the mine over my shoulder here than survivosurvi. the government statistics, around 90 survivors that they managed to bring out. according to the latest figures, at least 238 miners killed. we were just down below here, near the entrance to the coal mine shaft where there is this grim vigil under way. and we saw this steady procession of bodies being brought out on stretchers to waiting ambulances. and gathered around there not only rescue workers but man

if somebody stretches out and brings healing lake pope francis has the capacity to do, i think it is st part for francis may be that he won't be able to plunge into crowds. security will keep them well back and unlike expectations they won't be huge. charlie charlie? >> allen, thanks. there is a lot of history at the baseball hall of fame, but it never saw a presidential visit until thursday. president obama got the to hold babe ruth's bat and a world series ring from his favorite team the chicago white sox. he also left something behind. >> at the hall's request i contributed something of my own, which was the jacket i wore when i threw out the first pitch at the 2009 all-star game. i hear that with all the media attention about it there was some interest in the jeans i wore that night. but michelle retired those jeans quite a while back. >> thank you, first lady. >> you didn't like those jeans either, did you? >> no. >> grandpa jeans? >> grandpa jeans. you've gotten rid of yours, too, i hope. we pointed out that you had some, too, charlie. we've done a cleaning of his closet, too. c

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has probably got dates too. >> yes! absolutely. >>> francisew bone to pick. >> this time francis upset with phil spencer. >> phil [ bleep ] spencer. new head of [ bleep ] box. >> the big change that has him full of rage. >> [ bleep ]. >> see how a seal decides to let it out. >> what was that? that sounds like a backed up -- >> if you want a chance to win an ipad mini you'll want to get tuesday's buzzword next. toto y youou...... ththey're momorere t thahana pet so protect them, with k9k9 advantix ll itit's's b broroadad s spepm protection kills fleas, ticksks a andd mosquitoes too. k9k9 a advdvanantitix l fofor r ththe e loloveve o g >> see how a seal decides to let e >>> closed captioning provided by -- >>> well, guys, this right here could be the shocker of the year. be ready to be surprised. >> francis is up set about something which is not a shocker. you might know francis from his youtube channel. francis upset with phil spencer. >> phil [ bleep ] spencer. the new head of [ bleep ] box. >> apparently there's been some changes with the xbo

. >>> pope francis has just finished his three-day trip to the mideast by visiting some of the holiest sites for the jewish faith. earlier today, pope francis prayed at jerusalem's western wall by honoring jews killed in the holocaust. the pope followed tradition and left a note in one of the cracked walls. >>> thailand's king has just appointed the head of its military to run the nation after the military seized power last week during a press conference the general said the military take over wasn't done for the army's benefit. the general also said he had to act after six months of increasingly violent confrontation between supporters of the now ousted government and demonstrators struggling to overthrow it. since the takeover, limit anti-government protests by detaining figures who might play leadership roles. >>> anti-gumovernment protester facing treason were actually released today. the men who led the protest in bangkok against the former prime minister's government starting last fall was released from army custody. he and 12 associates face charges related to the protests, but

melissa francis has the next hour for you. melissa? melissa: that's right. we're going first to markets which are losing steam quickly. all three major indices sitting near session lows. let's bring in the panel, fox business's charlie gasparino, jo ling kent and baron's editor jack hough is with us as well. we're down 170 points. all of sudden with comments out of charles plosser with the bank of philadelphia obviously talking about how he thinks that the fed is getting behind the curve. if the economy continues to go the way it has been they need to raise rates more quickly and step up the pace of the taper. charlie, what do you think? >> what is scary about this market, just from a market standpoint, it trades off on offhand comments. if janet yellen said this, would i take it more serious. melissa: you just think he is out talking on his own? don't they coordinate these things. >> yeah. but you don't have to listen to it. i'm reading tim geithner's book how much people ignored, how the fed chairman often ignores some more right-wing elements, the less do

>>> speaking of next month, in the shorter term, next hour, melissa francis, has everything you need to know. what is coming up? melissa: there is already a lively discussion going on my set, thank you so much. minimum wage revolt. another state jumps on the ten .10 band wagon. business owners are not going down without a fight. why pay workers more than when you can get a computer to do their job. panera bread's plan to get rid of workers with kiosks. >>> we have inventory software founder john mcafee is here with the latest trick up his sleeve. >>> speaking of disappearing act, washington state is looking where the money goes when you invest in kick-starter. even when they say it's not it is always about money. melissa: we start with twitter of the stock getting absolutely crushed today, hitting a new all-time low after lockup of shares expired, allowing early investors and employees to sell their stakes in the company. let's get to our panel now to discuss our very own charlie gasparino and elizabeth macdonald. we have a and g capital hilary kramer. you told them so on twitter? >>

. >>> pope francis has wrapped up his three-day whirlwind tour of the holy land.n this. earlier today, at the holocaust memorial in jerusalem, the pope met with a holocaust survivor, bending down to kiss the woman's hand. or this, pope francis pressing his palm against a graffiti covered separation wall. a controversial wall built to keep palestinians out of israeli territory. he is has left israel and is expected back in rome any time now. but in a trip that wasn't supposed to be politically, the biggest takeaway might be the renewed commitment to the peace process. after meeting with political leaders from both israel and the palestinian authority, pope francis even offered to hold a peace summit for both sides at the vatican. the coeditor of cnn.com's belief blog. this wasn't supposed to be a political trip, but when you look at what happened here, is there really any other way to view it? >> the vatican said right away this was going to be a trip that was one of pilgrimagpilgrimage, prayer, of penance. everyone knew, we knew there was going to be big political

has happened. i got a seductive collapse of confidence in viking parts of the administration of justice . welcome to six mm on the newly appointed minister for justice francis fitzgerald has promised a new era and the new culture restore confidence in policing here. mr fitzgerald received the seal of office this afternoon after the show commenced replacement in the boil. human as efficient as provide leadership and deal with the challenges and issues currently faced by the gandhi and her department i cleaned since frances fitzgerald is within the shinkansen event in dublin this morning bush he was remaining calling. but soon after with the peace goodness that it is getting to the department of justice attorney for making the department of children in the afternoon and the receipts tastiest of office the new minister for justice pill with a heavenly took time to change gears as there are four investigations involving her department and the outcome of the first one the key report will be published tomorrow the area as well as the new era new clothes. so that the irish guy citizens. competence vincent says. although the opposition were concerned that the absen

. >>> pope francis has just finished his three-day trip to the middle east by visiting some of the holiest sites in the jewish faith. earlier today, pope francis prayed at jerusalem's western wall honoring jews killed in the holocaust and terrorist attacks. he left a note in one of the cracks of the wall. back in 2000, st. john paul ii left a note asking for forgiveness of the suffering of jews over history and former pope benedict wrote a note praying for peace among christians, muslims and jews. >>> california has a serious case of voter apathy. that's what experts are saying. a new report says the state could have its lowest voter turnout ever in the upcoming primary election june 3rd. "mercury news" speculate several contributing factors and known citizen initiatives. experts say the people most likely to vote next month are we wealthier and well educated and they tend to vote more conservatively. >>> let's give you a live look at downtown san jose. anthony slaughter is in for christina, who has memorial day off. >> yes, a lovely memorial day. if you have the day off, get outside and e

. >> reporter: pope francis has been criticized for failing to express personal solidarity with them. he anoupsed for the first time he'll meet a small group at the vatican in early june. >> translator: there will be a mass with six to eight people abused, and after that they will have a meeting with me. there will be eight of them with cardinal o'malley, who is on that commission. on this issue we must go forward with zero tolerance. >> reporter: last month cardinal o'malley said he'd recommend negligent catholic clerics be held accountable regardless of their rank. the church's prosecutors claim to handle more than 3,000 abuse cases over the pabst decades. 848 priests have been defrocked and expelled from nir positions and more than 250,000 have been ordered to lead a life of prayer pour penance. the united nations push lished a report that accused the vatican putting the reputation of the church over the protection of child victims. some campaigners say the real sign the vatican is dealing with the problem will be criminal prosecutions and some sort of financial gesture. >> it's gr