. >> pope francis says donald trump was not christian was not a personal attack.t was simply an affirmation of the pope's belief that migrants should be helped rather than shut off behind walls. >> kim jong un attended a ceremony and bestowed awards upon scientists and technicians that contributed to the launch of a new satellite. and harper letha wrote "to kill a mockingbird" has died according to her publisher harper collins. 25 years ago the sequel was also published. she was 89. that's your cnbc news update at this hour. let's get back to squawk alley. >> europe is closing for the final time of the week. simon back here looking at a lot of red. >> we have deepened the losses heading into the close there at europe. it just takes the edge off of what could be a good week. you have a look at where we traded for the week overall. the gain is about 4% for european stock 600 which means that for the year they're now down about 11%. still a gain of 4% overall. and it's what is happening in brussels. u.k. prime minister david cameron is struggling to do a deal to rene

, we're talking about the new twist in the war of words that erupted between donald trump and pope francis. weird to just say those names together. trump is now dialing back just a bit saying the pope's remarks were probably a little bit nicer than first reported. >> but it wasn't -- he knew what he was doing on this one. it was not an accident. still the pope is calling trump's plan to build a wall between the u.s. and mexican not christian. it ignited another bomb slel into the president's campaign. stephanie ramos has details. >> reporter: donald trump may finally have run into an >> he actually said that maybe i'm not a good christian or something. it's unbelievable [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: trump referring to pope francis who took an extraordinary plunge into american politics. personally criticizing trump returning to the vatican after a visit to the united states-mexican border to show solidarity with undocumented immigrants the pontiff declared a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not building bridges is not christian. francis adding he was willing t

. >> in the middle of it, pope francis who says donald trump's idea to build a wall along the mexicanunchristian. trump's response and the global political firestorm. >>> out of control, the helicopter that crashed into the water in vegas paradise. the boy badly injured and the onlookers rushing to help. >>> spanning danger. american bridges as the a breaking point. the disasters that have happened at a warning about what could be next. >>> and later, go ahead, throw etan trum. destroy anything you want in the name of anger. this business is a smash. it's friday, february

. >> in the middle of it, pope francis who says donald trump's idea to build a wall along the mexican border is unchristian. trump's response and the global political firestorm. >>> out of control, the helicopter that crashed into the water in vegas paradise. the boy badly injured and the onlookers rushing to help. >>> spanning danger. american bridges as the a breaking point. the disasters that have happened at a warning about what could be next. >>> and later, go ahead, throw etan trum. destroy anything you want in the name of anger.

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third in south carolina behind ted cruz and donald trump. >>> today. >> speaker: today, gop poll leadership donald trump took exception to pope francis saying in effect, he's not a christian. kiawah island, saying that when isis attacks the vatican, the pope will be praying that donald trump is president. >> john: beautiful out there today, wasn't itit >> alicia: gorgeous, it was just gorgeous. >> john: just wanted to oat outside and enjoy it. >> alicia: we an photo shoot earlier and it was too pretty to be inside. john farley joins us in the weather center. >> john: beautiful, let's check what's going on outside. looking across the city at the statehouse, a little bit of wind, not much. a beautiful evening, we're in the 50, 57 columbia. that's one of the warmer spots and through the evening, the skies stay clear and the temperatures slowly drop. not bad out there tonight. no wind to speak of overnight and into tomorrow. here's a look at the forecast for tomorrow. sunny from start to finish, start income the 30s and end in the low 60s. as you know, you don't know, the gamecocks. they play host to al albany, it's always some team from way up

trump's christianity. flying home from his visit to mexico... pope francis was asked about donald trump. pope francis says: "a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not christian." trump got the news on the campaign trail. trump says: "for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian and as president i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened unlike what is happening now with our in the air - the pope trump's pledge to build a wall at the mexican border... and his criticism of the pontiff for standing with migrants at the u.s.-mexico border... pope is a very are using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves - that's the mexican government.." pope francis says: "thank god he said i was a politician because aristotle defined the human person as 'animal politicus.' so at least i am a human person. and that i am a pawn? well, maybe, i will leave that up to your judgment. " the pope said having not heard trump's border plans independently, he would give the bu

pope francis was asked about donald trump. pope francis says: "a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not christian." trump got the news on the campaign trail. trump says: "for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian and as president i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened unlike what is happening now with our current president." in the air - the pope was told about trump's pledge to build a wall at the mexican border... and his criticism of the pontiff for standing with migrants at the u.s.-mexico border... trump says: "the pope is a very political person." trump says: "they are using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves - that's the mexican government.." pope francis says: "thank god he said i was a politician because defined the human person as 'animal politicus.' so at least i am a human person. and that i am a pawn? well, maybe, i will leave that up to your judgment. " the pope

francis says he wasn't telling americans to not vote for donald trump -- saying he doesn't want to get involved in things "for a religious leader to question a persrsn's faith is disgraceful. i am proud to be a be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now, with our current president." that was at a rally in south carolina today... in trump's full statement he said "if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis's ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have onn wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president because this would not have happened. isis would have been eradicated unlike what is our all talk, no action politicians." another shocker out of pope francis -- he says women can use contraceptives - if they're trying to prevent the spread of the zika virus... on his flight back to rome, pope's comments went against the the long-standing ban by the catholic church on birth control. the pope was asked about women aborting fetuses infected with zika -- and he said he urges doctors to do themost they ca

cristina, it is also important to note that pope francis didn't say donald trump's name.nting the finger at donald trump. he was speaking generally anyone who speaking of building walls is not christian. cristina. >> really interesting to know that he didn't say trump's name, but he was not afraid to essentially criticize him. thank you, rosa. >>> pope francis weighing in on the zika virus. he says using contraception to avoid pregnancy could be seen as the lesser of two evils in the outbreak. if women are concerned of having children with a birth defect. the pope says abortion is quote absolute evil and not be considered even if a child is born with brain damage. >>> help is on the way for people of flint, michigan. the house of representatives approving $30 million to help residents and businesses to help pay the bills for contaminated water. also thursday, governor rick snyder, who has been criticized for not acting fast enough, said michigan is getting additional $2 million in state funds to begin replacing lead contaminated pipes as early as next week. >>> in califor

. >> what pope francis has to say about donald trump and how donald trump fired back. >>> a major change underway for the california high-speed rail system. the bay area city that could soon be one of the first stops. >>> remarks this morning from pope francis could have an impact on the presidential race. >> on a plane from rome to mexico, donald trump said the pope was it on -- was a pawn for the mexican government. the pub says anyone who thinks about building walls instead of bridges is an --. >> they should be using the pope -- they are using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves for doing so. >> elsewhere in the campaign trail, florida senator marco rubio scored a major endorsement . south carolina governor nikki haley said marco rubio is the best candidate in the crowded republican field. marco rubio is running their behind donald trump and ted cruz just ahead of the primary on saturday. >>> the latest national poll shows secretary of state hillary clinton in a dead heat with senator bernie sanders leading by just two points. clinton held a get out the vote r

. >> in the middle of it, pope francis who says donald trump's idea to build a wall along the mexican border is unchristian. trump's response and the global political firestorm. >>> out of control, the helicopter that crashed into the water in vegas paradise. the boy badly injured and the onlookers rushing to help. >>> spanning danger. american bridges as the a breaking point. the disasters that have happened at a warning about what could be next. >>> and later, go ahead, throw etan trum. destroy anything you want in the name of anger. it's friday, february 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning,g, everybody. it is friday. i'm kendis gibson. >> happy friday. i'm reena ninan. >> do you know there are a couple of things you know of we all know socially you don't discuss, abortion being one of them. the other two, politics and religion. and this morning, it's coming together. yeah, ofourse, we're talking about the new twist in the war of words that erupted between donald trump and pope francis. together. trump is now dialing back just a bitaying the

francis take on donald trump. >> reporter: pope francis returning to rome from the mexico, u.s. border had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. a person that thinks about may be and not about building bridges is not christian. the pope would not advice americans how to vote but said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. >> i'm christian. i'm pros assistant, presbyterian. >> reporter: trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail,ing to war with ted cruz who announced the endorsement of 300 south carolina pastors today. cruz and trump are battling over first and second place a challenger is emerging in marco rubio. >> the next president of the united states, marco rubio. >> nikki haley gives her endorsement. >> it's like a nascar race and she is drafting for marco rubio. he was in a close third. he could pass ted cruz. >> reporter: jeb bush was counselly tower in his remarks. >> i think the jeb bush folks are starting to make the plan >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> who will choose supreme court justice antonin scalia's successor is

say that would not be good. >> robert moyes us joins us live after pope francis made the remarks. >> donald trump says the mexican government.his clash of titans has transformed the presidential race into a holy war of words. >> donald trump has shown no compunction criticizing presidents that our current and past. >> the world trade center came down during the reign of george bush. robert: even by trumps standards, this is a big war. >> a person thinks only about building walls wherever they might be and not building bridges is not christian. drum fired right back lex religious leader , to question a person's faith i will not be consistently attacked and weekend, unlike what is happening now. >> there was this if and when the vatican is attacked by isis , i can promise you that the pope would've only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president . >> the holy father demurely when asked if he would tell catholics in this country not to vote for trump that's . >> what i advised to vote or not to vote ? i would not get involved in that . >> we have a right to build a wall. there too many walls betwe

donald trump called the comments disgraceful. >> reporter: it is the latest twist in an election also stirred by donald trump's controversial rhetoric. pope francis had this to say about the wall to be build as proposed by donald trump. >> translation: a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not building bridges is not christian. >> reporter: donald trump seemed undaunted by the dressing down from the leader of catholics around the world >> the pope said something to the effect that maybe donald trump isn't christian. okay. he is questioning my faith. i was supplied to see it and i am a christian and i'm proud of it. >> reporter: he fired back as only donald trump can >> a religious leader to questions a person's faith is disgraceful >> reporter: it is a confrontation unlike any other in american political history. >> it pins the needle on unusual. it is as unusual as it gets and it is just another totally unprecedented event in this 2016 presidential campaign. i don't think you could find another case where a pontiff got involved with a domestic political issue during a campaign let alone getting involved with an actual candidate.

trump. shock waves as pope francis wades into the race for president. why he says donald trump is not a christian. trump fires back, blasting the pope as disgraceful. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz trade accusations of dirty tricks. plus clinton and sanders fight night in vegas. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near peril harbor. >>> a hospital hacked, its computers frozen. forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning, it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even meds and exercise won't lower that stubbornly high cholesterol, what doctors say you need to get rid of to finally bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's virtually unheard of, a pope admonishing a u.s. presidential candidate. in this case, donald trump over his immigration plan. and trump quickly fired back. it began when pope francis, returning home from his trip to mexico, took a reporter's question about trump's pledg

donald trump. you're seeing him there. and pope francis. pope francis on his flight back to rome from a visit to mexico, including the border with the u.s. saying- asked about donald trump's support for a wall, deportation, saying that those positions are not christian. donald trump, very quickly firing back, saying it's disgraceful for a religious leader to question someone else's religion. time in the race running out for republican candidates not named trump to make up ground in south carolina. the first southern primary two days away. and cnn's latest poll of polls shows trump with almost double the support of ted cruz, who is speaking now to gop women's club in greenville, south carolina. trump still strong on keoa island, as well. backed by 35% of likely south carolina voters, cruz with 19%. followed by marco rubio at 15. jeb bush at 10. ben carson, john kasich in single digits. marco rubio campaigned today with his newest high-profile endorser, south carolina governor, nikki haley. he said it is past time for republicans to stop fighting and unite around one nominee. that person, of course, being rubio. >> i'm as conservative as anyone i

francis comes as close as he can. >> sometimes they of got the feeling that they are kind of left behind. mary: his visit right in the midst of a heated presidential campaign. gop candidate donald trump says pope francis is a very political >> we are talking about human beings. we are talking about the character of our country. >> it does not matter. religion goes over walls. >> pieces what we need. mary: this final day for pope francis in mexico, true to his style, highlighting issues from violence to immigration. gabrielle: the news with michael and carol starts right now. announcer: this is wyff news 4 in high definition. >> it was hours long, but it was that important. carol: putting in time, voters are heading in early to make their voices heard. michael: and we go to the midlands. carol: governor nikki haley is expected to endorse marco rubio for president tonight, saying she would not indoors donald trump. and north spartanburg is hosting this event. michael: ben carson and 10 crews are expected to take part, and john lyon is there. -- ben carson and ted crews are expected to take part. carol: ben carson, marco rubio, and ted creuz are expected to take part. michael: there is a tig

. >> donald trump is dealing with comments by pope francis. the pope says his plan to build awall is not christian like. other candidates suggested building a wall too. donald trump says he is a christian and it was disgraceful for the pope to question his religion. >> people can come in to our country, but they have to come in legally, through a process. wewe are like an open gate. meme walk in, we don't know who from and speaking of that, the migration, the people from syria, are they isis? are they not? they are not coming in to this country. >> speaking about the pope, john kasich was stumping for votes in clemson today and he touched on the pope's visit to mexico. >> by looking at that visit with the pope and the cities he is visiting and his message, it is despite the gangs, despite the murders, the cartels and the drugs, have hope and have faith. and when you look at the challenge they have in mexico, it is really enormous. >> ben carson was in south carolina state university and talked about his past statements thet some people called radical. his c

. >>> a spokesman for pope francis says the pontiff's comments on donald trump were in no way an attacksinessman. rather a comment on his belief that migrants should be helped not prosecuted. he said it was no christian to put up walls instead of building bridges. donald trump has promised a wall along the u.s.-mexican border if elected to the presidency. >>> how long will it be before tourists can send a postcard from space? spaceship companies are working hard to make it happen as soon as possible. here is our tech editor, tarek bazley. >> you might not ever considered taking on the view from cloud nine, traveling to jupiter, on board a balloon, or exploring the possibility of life on a moon. but nasa hopes these new travel posters will get us thinking and talking about the idea of taking a trip into space. a number of private companies have been working on the first step. >> reporter: virgin gal tick's new craft replaces an earlier model that broke apart and killed a pilot in 2014. they promise a ride that will take them beyond the internationally recognized boundary of space. once t

say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. neil: we have thunder from, well -- this. a vatican of dave. the representative on here. pope francis arguing that donald trump is rambling about illegal immigrants. they are not very christian and they are not very friendly. pope francis is upset. donald trump says the pope does not know what he is taking on jan talking about. blake bergman on the very latest. >> we have had to interrupt trump versus cruz, essentially. this began with pope francis, the pope as you know, at the mexican border. he made a comment. he spoke about donald trump. here is what he said. i will quote you. a person who only thinks about making it again and again and not making it bridges is a christian did donald trump as an event right now. it is wrapped up in south carolina. pulling out this statement. he said he wrote just before his event. donald j trump response to the pope. i will read you the very first line here. if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, everyone knows that it is a trophy. only wish and pray that it was the president. he then goes on to say, "for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful.

and then saying it was disgraceful for pope francis to say that donald trump was not christian because he wanted the wall on the mexican border. and ted cruz is facing ballot changes in several states over his canadian birth. withsomesome's governor nikki haley. and jeb bush traveling badfully south carolina campaigning with his mother, the former first lady. >> she whispered in my ear, you really are my favorite. >> reporter: and back to school beefs rushing to beat -- bernie sanders rushing to try to beat hillary clinton to the finish line. and hillary clinton picked up a crucial endorsement from south carolina's most powerful democrat. >> my heart has always been with hillary clinton. >> reporter: in south carolina, the latest polls show trump on top and cruz and rubio gaining in recent days. >>> we'll be monitoring the votes in both states and bring you the winners and the latest voting numbers tonight on >>> hundreds of mourners will gather in washington d.c. and mass for funeral for supreme court justice scalia. his casket was displayed they supreme court where he served for 30 y

. >>> pope francis says republican presidential candidate donald trump's proposal to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border is not christian. trump has promised to build a wall along the mexican border from texas to california and expel 11 million people who are living in the country illegally if he is elected president. the pope's comments came as he day trip and mass at the mexico/u.s. border addressing the plight of many who tried to reach the u.s. francis told reporters he's not trying to get involved in the presidential campaign, but he objects to some of the things donald trump has said about immigrants. he said, "i say only that this man is the christian if he has said things like that." donald trump said the pope hasn't heard his side of the story. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian and as president i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened unlike what is happening now with our current president. >> in a written statement trump said the pope appears to be unaware that a leaky u.s. bor

say bishops and cardinals may not be in line with him. >> do you agree with donald trump when he says pope francis just quoteopen border issues? think donald trump doesn't understand the teaching of the catholic church is this, we believe in borders. there is nobody in the catholic church that said you can't have borders. what they have said is this, once a person is in this country, even if he came in illegal illegally, we have a moral obligation to tend to that person's needs. that part of it trump and a lot of other people don't get. >> you have said previously and written relative to the general election and i know the catholic league will not formally endorse but you bill donohue have said and correct me if i'm wrong, anybody but her and i think we know who you're talking about. do you therefore worry about the issue with sean spicer that the republican party might now be ruining the opportunity in the fall because they are not engaging properly hispanics? >> well, there is no request -- first of all, as you know i'm not a republican so they can figure that out themselves but to the extent there is a course language invol

francis responded. we also have to say this, pope francis never uttered donald trump's name. donald trump's name was in the question. interesting to look at it the nuance there. >> pope francis certainly understands where he stands in this world. in a pope v. trump world, my money on pope francis. rosa, thank you. >>> pope francis weighing in on the spread of the zika virus. he says using contraception to avoid pregnancy could be seen as the lesser of two evils during the zika outbreak. if women are concerned about having children with the birth defect, the pope says abortion is quota absolute evil and should not be considered even if a baby is born with brain damage. >>> help is on the way for the people of flint. $30 million to help residents and businesses to pay the bills for their contaminated water. also thursday, governor rick snyder who has been criticized for not acting fast enough has said flint is getting additional $2 million in state funds to replacing contaminated lead pipes as early as next week. >>> california officials say an underground gas well near porter

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donald trump's latest verbal battle is with pope francis. this all started with the pope suggested that the presidential candidate isn't a true christian. wmur's aixa diaz with what trump had to say about that. reporter: tom, donald trump responded after pope francis said someone who thinks about building walls, not bridges, isn't christian. after his visit to the border, pope francis was asked about donald trump's plan to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico the gospel. can while he would give trump the benefit of the doubt, pope francis says this man is not christian if this is what he says. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. report he accused the mexican government of convincing the pope he's not a good guy. two days before the primary, a new poll shows trump in first place in south carolina with ted cruz coming in second. >> our constitutional rights are under assault every day. reporter: marco rubio picked up the endorsement of governor nicki haley. >> it's a great day in south carolina. >> 2016 is the most support election in a generation. reporter: jeb bush also stomped in south carolina. >> we need a president that tries to lift our

presidential hopeful donald trump says pope francis is disgraceful.trump is coming under fire for wanting to build a wall on the mexican boarder.pope francis says that trump is a very political person - and is not a christian.trump responded by saying the pope is a pawn of the mexican government. bill cosby is back in the headlines. headlines.tonight -- he is demanding that one of his accusers repay money he gave her in a confidential settlement. settlement.the 2006 settlement with andrea constand bans her from discussing the case with law enforcement.she helped sex-abuse case against the actor last year.you recall - she's the former temple university employee who says that cosby attacked her in his philadelphia home.cosby reportedly paid her 75 thousand dollars to stay silent. one million walmart employees are getting a raise.starting on saturday - minimum wage will increase to ten dollars an hour.walmart says the pay raise effects just about every single employee!the changes aren't cheap!the raises will cost the company one point five billion dollars - just this year! your nine first wa

carolina , donald trump sounded surprised when he learned pope francis had questioned his faith sot/ donald trump (r - presidential candidate ) "i said the pope? hahaha i said what did the pope say?" i like the pope! " asked about trump... francis said nats pope in spanish-italian no es christian building walls ... and not building bridges, is not a christian" a person who thinks only about building walls ... and not building bridges, is not christian the pontiff had gone to the u-s mexican border, to support migrants fleeing poverty and chaos trump fired back sot/ donald trump (r - presidential candidate ) "for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i am proud to be a christian" and trump slammed mexican leaders who oppose a wall sot/ donald trump (r - presidential candidate ) "they're using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves." francis' condemnation could apply to the rest of republicans, who all back a wall: jeb bush, a roman catholic sot/ jeb bush (r - presidential candidate ) "that is not an unchristian thing to do to make sure that people don't cross our border illegally" marco rubio, also catholic. sot/ sen. marco rubio (r

gop candidate donald trump says pope francis a very political person who doesn't understand the border issues. "people need a moral voice ... of our country." "it doesn't matter.. worship" 13:29 for those attending the el paso service there is hope the pope's voice makes a : "just peace ... need to be." this final day for pope francis in mexico -- true to his style --- highlighting issues from violence to immigration. from the open field mass in juarez the fence that separates the u.s. from mexico is visible. and for the thousands who came to the sun bowl in el paso to watch it all unfold -- they feel the connection too. it's been an all day celebration here. many are hoping as juarez and el and recovery will extend to those who need it most. i'm mary ann ahern in el paso, texas, now back to you. owned by san bernardino terrorist syed farook, a judge in california ruled requiring apple to disable a feature that wipes the phone's data after 10 incorrect password attempts allowing the fbi to try millions of password combinations without wiping out any evidence in the phone however...a le

. >> republican candidate donald trump says pope francis is a very political person who doesn't understand the border issues. >> people need a moral voice to be reminded that we're talking about human beings. we're talking about the character of our country. >> it doesn't matter. religion reaches over walls, over mountains. >> for those attending the el paso service, there's hope the pope's voice can make a difference. >> peace is what we need. >> this final day for pope francis true to his style, from the open field mass in juarez. and for thousands who came to the connection as well. so the mass getting underway any minute now. then the pope heads back to rome. the airlines said today the plane carrying the pope to mexico last friday was hit by a laser light from the ground as it arrived. no one was hurt. >>> there is encouraging news tonight for men over 65. for the first time that researchers have found that testosterone replacement therapy helps with desire and sexual function,also their walking ability and their mood. men's hormone therapy is not the only solution. >> always try to l

a pretty heated debate between pope francis and donald trump. the pope saying anyone who wants to build a border wall in mexico is not christian. wbz political analyst jon keler is here and trump was none too happy. >> reporter: he was not. and look we have come to learn something about donald trump he knows a political opportunity when he sees one. keep in mind, only 13% of south carolina four years ago were catholics. and this pope's high-profile comments about immigration, income inequality and society's obligations to the poor have not endeared him to the arch conservatives who heavily populate gop primary electorate. the pope is regularly branded a communist on right wing talk radio i heard it today. and for trump this latest spat is consistent with his branding. trump fans love his "toughness" and willingness to take on anyone no mat are how unpolitically correct it may scenes my thought is it helps to consolidate his support in south carolina and the added advantage of overwhelming one of the last news cycles before saturday's pry parry vote at the very

trump. shock waves as pope francis wades into the race for president. why he says donald trump is not a christian. trump fires back, blasting the pope as disgraceful. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz trade accusations of dirty tricks. plus clinton and sanders fight night in vegas. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near peril harbor. >>> a hospital hacked, its computers frozen. forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning, it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even meds and exercise won't lower that stubbornly high cholesterol, what doctors say you need to get rid of to finally bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now.

comments on donald trump came up again last night in south carolina. >> andrea grymes joins us live from midtown with controversy putting faith against politics. >> chris and mary pope francis says he needs to give donald trump the benefit of the doubt but did call his christianity into question over trump's immigration policy. donald trump last night says he does not like fighting with the pope. >> i like him for his personality and what he represents and i certainly have great respect for the position. >> donald trump seemed to back down a bit at last night's republican town hall when talking about pope francis' remarks on his illegal immigration plan. >> i don't think it's a fight. i think he said something much softer than was reported by the >> trump also appeared softer than earlier in the afternoon. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> yesterday pope francis was asked about trump's plan to build a wall on the u.s. mexico border and deport 11 million illegal immigrants. >> a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be located and not building bridges is not a christian. >> trump has spent months telling voters if el