>>ccastel gandolfo es un pueblo de 8 habitantes y a 30 kilómetros de romas, un lago maraavilloso, sinos atrás, en 1596 el vaticano se hace cargo de esto, y luego hay conflicto con el reino de italia, y el resto sea parte de italia. >> al final del recorrido, encontramos un grupo de peregrinos que venían a ver al benedicto xvi. >> eso sí lo entendí, el papa justo en el momento justo. >> nadie espera que salga en menos de 6 meses, pues acá es un lugar para salir a disfrutar. >s>esta semana con cualquier persona que uno platique, las preguntas son de los cambios que se quieren ver en la iglesia y o que hará el nuevo papa, estuve conversando con varios grupos, vamos con los detalles sobre su opinión del nuevo papa. >> esté domingo en "al punto" conversaremos sonbre la salida del papa. >> la iglesia está atravensando una crisis. >> se lo pdimos todos a una sola persona. >> debe de darle un papel más importante a las mujeres. >> ¿cómo me puedo sentir con alguien que me rechaza?. >> la iglesia es muy tradicional y cerrada?. >> ¿qué pasará con los sacerdotes pederastas?. >> analizamos la igle

rome time, benedict became pope emeritus at castel gandolfo. a historic moment. for the catholic church and the world. now, while benedict gets to stay at the papal summer retreat, he will not get any heads up as to who will be his successor. benedict will learn with the rest of the world when he steps out onto the loggia basilica of st. peter. brian? >> anne thompson at the vatican where we were reminded they do ceremony very well. and we go over to castel gandolfo, about 15 miles to the south, where the now former pope will stay for the next couple months until his new home is ready. nbc's keir simmons is there tonight with a look at what happens now. keir, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the man who until a few hours ago was pope benedict xvi is spending his first night as a former pope in the residence behind me, while at the vatican they are sizing up the challenge he has left them. the papal ring. unique to each pope. a symbol of his authority. with benedict now pope emeritus, the seal on his ring been destroyed, so there can be no pretender

la vista panorÁmica del lago albano, se halla castel gandolfo. es la pieza central, a 30 kilÓmetros de roma, para muchos llegar a ver al sumo pontÍfice, fue una especie de peregrinaciÓn, y valiÓ lia pena, la hora de la despedida, y dice el cartel formado de globos, gracias benedicto xvi, estamos contigo. a las 8 en punto, se cerraron, clausurando el papado de benedicto xvi. >>> por ahora ratzinger se quedarÁ sumido en estudios, durante dos meses, al cabo de los cuales se mudarÁ al vaticano, donde pasarÁ el resto de sus dÍas. ahora a espÉrar que escojan a un nuevo papa. es todo desde castel gandolfo, regreso a estÚdios. >>> gracias ricardo, una vez que los integrantes de la guardia suiza cerraron las puertas de la residencia le dieron a la policÍa del vaticanvaticano. que lo cuiden. como un simple peregrino. un crimen atroz en california. el sangriendo incidente dejÓ a autoridad y familiares con mÁs preguntas que respuestas, el sospechoso tomÓ un hacha del patio de su casa, destrozÓ una puerta de su casa, y atacÓ a su hijo de 9 aÑos de edad que do

castel gandolfo elong stu vatican city, much like a foreign -- castel gandolfo belongs to vatican city, much like a foreign embassy. benedict will return to vatican city. in the future, he will reside just a few meters away. it is being refurbished in preparation for his arrival. a last kiss for the poope. his decision to resign ahas received extreme action. joining us is our -- has received a mixed reaction. >> joining us is our conflict from -- our contact from rome. is there cause for concern? >> i think there is cause for some concern. that's why he promised in his last address to the cardinals -- he promised reverence and obedience. it's also why he is hiding away behind the walls of vatican city states and not returning to his beloved the very a in southern germany for his retirement -- beloved of area -- beloved bugbear yet -- beloved bavaria in southern germany. the new pope has to be charismatic, forceful, has to put his own stamp very quickly on the papacy. >> who will be in charge of the catholic church until the new pope is elected? >> the cardinal will take care of the dai

quedaba vacante, en espera de quien llegue >>pocos saben que la bendicion del papa fue en castel gandolfoa quienes lo estaban esperando >>vimos un benedicto x vi, esas imágenes nunca las había visto, el decía que se retiro por enfermedad, pero lo vi caminando, bajando y subiendo al helicóptero. >>hay problemas en la iglesia,

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. >> la guardia suiza cerro la puerta de castel gandolfo donde el papa benedicto xvi pasa a ser el papael último día de joseph ratzinger en el vaticano y la cede esta vacante. >> el cardenal camarlengo esta a cargo del go > gobierno en ciudad vaticano y el colegio cardenalicio estará a cargo del papado. >> el papado de papa benedicto xvi joseph ratzinger termino su papado y volo por la ciudad a despedirse de sus feligreses. >> ya no soy papa pero seguire trabajando por el bien común y el bien de la iglesia. >> prometio respeto incondicional y apoyo a su sucesor. >> agradecio y se despidio con mucho cariño. >> el joseph ratzinger desde mañana se vestira con una tunica blanca simple. >> se buscara a alguien no por la nacionalidad sino porque dios dira que es quién quiere tome el mando. >> ahora podrá pasar su primera noche en tranquilidad lejos de los problemas de la iglesia. >> ahora el sucesor del papa benedicto xvi tendrá que tocar temas como el matrimonio homosexual los anticonceptivos, las mujeres sacerdotes y temas controversiales. también los abusos sexuales dentro de la iglesia. >

when ratzinger went to castel gandolfo, that's incredible.one we've seen these days has been exceptional. >> shepard: you mentioned cardinal ratzinger, pope benedict xvi now at castel gandolfo, he was thanked by the new pope, pope francis. from what you know of him and so many years of studying him, what might you believe his reaction to this day might be? >> well, i think obviously i think he's going to be very happy. he obviously couldn't go on and that's the reason he left. he's 85. okay. not in the best of health. but i don't know -- the reason why he really resigned. maybe he just said i can't do it anymore and gave up. >> shepard: five popes you've covered as a journalist and follower in this city. i can't even imagine that journey. i wonder what you would say in your estimation, to say to the church. >> to say to the church, yes, open up. open up and let the world -- let the catholics know exactly what is going on and, you know, what can i say. i think they have a new director of communications now. he used to be my correspondent in ro

. >> y lo que s enuentra en gandolfo, donde hay más de 900 iglesias catolicas, y sin falta hubo 2 resos papá que se gue y otro por el que viene, ahora decidiran mañana cuándo harán el conclave. >> (música) >> las misas de roma tenían unos significamos. >> pero los que se quedaron sin condición papal, llo cuál que sale con lo de otro lugar. >> y es lo raro que se siente, notas el auge de lo del domingo porque deja mucho turista. >> pero esta estudiando en alemania y para ver el angelus, pero como todos se quedo con las ganas. >> se me hace extraño ser catolico y ver esto y que no haya es un poco raro >> la gran pregunta es cuándo habrá un nuevo papá, pero su ausencia es un espectáculo: que se puede superar. >> nos imaginamos que si que se tiene que notar que el papá no esta. >> entre los posibles papables se hablo del futuro de la iglesia, pero también dijo que hjay qye darleun papel más importante entre la misma, >> según el cardenal. >> pero que sale de esto. >> y la salida de lo necesario. >> en el conclave. >> también los que están en desacuerdo con todo, en especial con la renuncia

quedaba vacante, en espera de quien llegue >>pocos saben que la bendicion del papa fue en castel gandolfonedicto x vi, esas imágenes nunca las había visto, el decía que se retiro por enfermedad, pero lo vi caminando, bajando y subiendo al helicóptero. >>hay problemas en la iglesia, pero si creo que es una persona desgastada. >>se le vio hace un mes profudamente cansado. >>y tu y yo estamos aquí, porque esto es extraordinario, el vaticano lo ha tratado de presentar como un hecho normal >>no es normal, menos en 17 dias, la gente aun no lo digiere, lo vemos en el fondo, apartamentos apagados, como si hubiera muerto >>muchas gracias. y la revista panorama, influyente en el vaticano, intercepto llamados telefonicos, y luego salió el vocero a decir que no era así, que habían hecho intercepciones de dos o tres personas, dijo federico lombardi >>en los Ángeles ,siguen de cerca lo que sucede en el vaticano, entiendo que hay gentge con mucha sensibilidad, que esta preocupada, pero si no se habla hoy de los abusos sexualees dentro de la iglesia, cuando? esto ha generaado protestas en contra de dos c

mark phillips is in castel gandolfo, it any just outside of rome.et between two storms if you will. the former pope pope emeritus is in residence at the papal residence in castel gandolfo. the vatican released footage of the vatican being sealed. this normally happens, of course, when a pope dies. this one resigned. there is now no regular tenant in those apartments and there won't be until a new pope is selected. benedict's departure from office, the first time in 600 years, is like a president leaving office. took a helicopter journey out here to the hills around rome where he's taken residence. it's all now up to the cardinals. they'll be meeting on monday not to start picking a pope but to talk about all the trouble we know of in the catholic church and to decide when the conclave will begin to start the difficult business of, in fact sele >>> a new milestone for an american wonder built by 21,000 people. can you guess what it is? it's today's "all that matters." could you go to las vegas without spending a dime at the slot machine or card table

noticia que no hay papa, hubo dos rezos por el papa que se fue, benedicto xvi que está en castel gandolfoo visitando algunas iglesias y también entró a el vaticano. >>> las misas en roma tuvieron un significado especial, los feligreses rezaban por el papa y también por la sede vacante. >>> por primera vez en casi 8 años los católicos se quedaron sin rezo del angelus en un domingo >>> arturo pérez es de chicago, está estudiando en alemania y vino a ver el rezo del angelus pero se quedó con las ganas. >>> se me hizo extraño, venir acá a ver algo como esto y que no haya es un poco raro. >>> para todos los que vinieron a el vaticano, es cuándo habrá un nuevo papa, pero su ausencia se puede superar. >>> acabamos de llegar ,pero pensamos que sí, se tiene que notar que el papa no está, pero la iglesia sigue viva. >>> el cardenal sandri de argentina habló del futuro de la iglesia, incluyendo el trabajo pastoral, pero también dijo que a las mujeres tienen que tener un papel más importante dentro de la misma, en cuanto de un papa de la raza negra, según el cardenal , la iglesia sí está preparada pa

comversaciones, lombardi dijo que cardenales le mandaron saludos a joseph ratzinger que esta en castel gandolfocipa solamente , lombardi >> hombre se hizo pasar por obispo para entrar a reunion preparatoria del cónclave , llego a la puerta pero la vestimenta era diferentes, vaya al sitio web en pantalla para más información >> casi entra >> se tomo la foto >> al volver por primera vez aseguran curar a recién nacido con vih >> le contamos quien es el hombre más rico del planeta donde la mitad son pobres >> >> (♪ ♪) >> por primera vez en la historia medicos dicen curar a bebe con vih , según nueva york times nacio hace dos años y medio y tuvo tratamiento intensivo con antivirales >> el mexicano slim encabeza la revista ford tiene 63 mil millones de dólares seguido por bill gates, no figuro dueño de facebook que cayo 30 puentos y el chapo no fue mencionado >> habiendo tanta pobreza en méxico como tiene tanto >> parece que va a llover vamos al pronóstico del tiempo >> buenas tardes feliz lunes, vemos la parte frontar, el centro esta en el pacifico llendo a washington y canada pero esta linea impact

. >> el papado de joseph ratzinger ya es historia y ahora él vivirá en castel gandolfo luego de haber fieles. >> tuvo palabras hermosas. >> por la noche se selló el departamento que lo tuvo como papa y la guardia suiza ya no es responsable de su seguridad personal. >ó> Él era muy simple, buena memoria y recordandonos a cada uno. >> fueron muchos los fieles para ser testigos de la historia y todas en las pantallas gigantes siguieron un hecho inédito. >> de ahora en más, los ojos estarán puestos en su sucesor. >> se explica que la proveniencia no será determinante a la hora de elegir a un nuevo papa . >> es por el valor esa personas por el momento que viva en la iglesia, alguien que dios diga, este es el pastor que yo quiero. >> será una situación insólita. >> el próximo papa vivirá a dos metros del joseph ratzinger, pero ¿cómo podrán coexisitir?. >> benedicto xvi cerró su cuenta de twitter, y al mismo tiempo, fue destruido el anillo del papa y ahora podrá pasar su primera noche en tranquilidad. >> regresamos a los estudios. >> las despedidas fueron más allá de la plaza de san pedro. >>

he destroyed the ring, went off to stay at gandolfo castle.critical of the pope in some areas. the vatican crackdown on american nuns, his calling the idea of women priests a grave crime. did he that. while nobody doubts he tried to solve the sex abuse problems, he tried to blame it on gay priests. and then self-transferred to a child molesting priest. he's the most famous man alive to oppose the iraq war. he called on the importance of fighting climate change. even said using condoms to prevent the spread of a.i.d.s. might not be a totally evil idea. we wish him a long, healthy and joyful retirement. no pope has ever retired shallentarily and been allowed to live in vatican city. he granted himself the title of pope emeritus and he just changed the conclave rules to elect a successor so the process coul

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he will spend two months of retirement at castel gandolfo. here in the bay area churches held services marking his last day. in san francisco they held a thanksgiving mass. parishioners offered special prayers and thanks for his service to the church. and in san jose another special mass is scheduled in under an hour. he sent a letter to parishioners inviting them to the mass. the service will mark the historic occasion. >>> only on 2 tonight, a new poll shows a majority of californians are pessimistic about the state's future. that survey taken this month shows 72% have a negative perception of the state's economy but that is a drop from last year's figure. 30% said they were better off compared to a year ago. researchers asked about personal financial expectations for 2013. 30% said they expect to be better off compared to last year. that number is unchanged from 2012. >>> it -- nute nute 6:00 p.m -- new tonight at 6:00 p.m., eric rasmussen has been talking with drivers about a gas tax hire approved today. >> reporter: come this summer you

>> he's out at the castle gandolfo at papal summer residence and he's watching on tv, and cold tthe conclave on television. >> never has the pope witnessed the electing after pope astounding. >> we live in unusual times, but unusual blessings i think are coming to us. >> yes, the former pope, pope benedict xvi, he already said that he pledges his loyalty and reverence to the new pope. he's sort of first in line to instruct how to greet our new pope. >> you may hear viva il papa, long live the pope. the thousands upon thousands who don't yet know who the pope is hoping for long life. and one thing, a youthful man, they're trying to attract young people, the young people are the heart and soul and vibrance of the church and hoping to bring in more young people. a younger man was the thought. last time among a bunch of people and this time. the balcony. it's true, the youth of the world are the future of the church. that's what we're looking to inspire. >> shepard: it's 3:00 on the east coast, noon on the west coast, 8:00 p.m. in rome and vatican city. i'm shepard smith and this is fox news con

ben wedeman has more now. >> reporter: the massive doors of castel gandolfo have opened for popes sinceonly here could he escape the pressures of the job. that was pope benedict xiv, back in the 1700s. benedict xvi, as pope emeritus, will spend several months in this traditional summer residence of popes before returning to the vatican to live in the convent being specially prepared for his retirement. going back to roman times, this hills south of the city have been popular with the rich and powerful. it's a great place to go to escape the heat and humidity of the roman summer. it's comprised of 55 hectors, almost 136 acres of manicured gardens, olive groves, orchards, and pastures in the hills of home of frescotti wine. history runs deep here. this tunnel dates back to roman times. for more recent days, you can see the damage from allied bombing during world war ii. the staff here account that thousands of local residents took refuge here during the war, and the papal bedroom was converted into a delivery room where as many as 50 babies were born. the director of pontifical villas say

castel gandolfo was circling overhead here above the square and hundreds of people who came here to greete was a huge round of applause and they're chanting his name. they want him to appear on that balcony over there. the balcony of the summer residence. we don't know whether he's going to do it yet. the plan is pope emeritus benedict x16 welcomed him, drov back to the library where they're going to have a private lunch. even if he doesn't appear on the balcony, it doesn't get more historic. this is the first time in 2000 years of christianity that two popes actually meet in a friendly occasion. the last time, let me remind you was 1294, because he resigned because he didn't want the job, and his successor jailed him. that was a less friendly occasion than this one for sure. but it will be quite a sight when we see him either appear on that balcony, of course, either together or by himself, or when we'll get some pictures of this historic meeting. >> as you said it's a private lunch, so we don't necessarily know what's being discussed there. talk about the nature of their relationship. w

he then took a helicopter to the papal villa, castel gandolfo, where he will stay until moving to a vatican monastery for what he's said will be a life of prayer outside of public view. during his last papal audience on wednesday, benedict spoke of the joy of leading the church, as well as the many difficulties he faced a pope. >> i will continue to accompany the church with my prayers and i ask each of you to pray for me and for the new pope. with the papal seat empty, the cardinals will soon decide when to begin the conclave to elect their next leader. earlier this week, cardinal keith o'brien of scotland, who recently resigned because of age, announced he would not attend the conclave, after charges against him by other priests of "inappropriate" behavior. american cardinal roger mahony will participate, despite objections from some american catholics over mahony's role in covering up clergy sex abuse. all cardinals under the age of 80 can cast ballots for the next pope, who is selected by a vote of at least a two-thirds majority. >>> meanwhile, the 77-million-member anglican communion i

and 15 miles away, at the pope's destination, castel gandolfo, the bells were ringing, and his final address to the public as pope was at that balcony you see there at the castel gandolfo. >> translator: i am no longer the pope, but i'm still in the church. i'm just a pilgrim who is starting the last part of his pilgrimage on this earth. >> reporter: the church, though, which allows 1.2 billion in its flock has a question. can it keep growing and remain relevant? in the united states since 1965, the number of priests has dropped by nearly 35% and the number of nun as has plunged 70%. is celibacy the reason? two of our next guests have left the church for that reason. father albert left the reason after his relationship with a woman became public, and sister mary left because of the celibate vow. i appreciate all of you taking the time. father, you were a priest in the catholic church and had a relationship with a woman in 2009leaving the church, going into the episcopalian church, allowing married men to be priests. does the catholic church have to change its view on celibacy or not?

he'll spend a few months at the summer residence at the castel gandolfo. vinita nair has more. good morning, vinita. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the catholics wake up with no known leader. as you said, it was a quiet send-off yesterday, but it also was an emotional one. we saw a lot of people here in st. peter's square crying and now entering the period known as the vacant see. it's a transition from one pope until the next. pope benedict xvi delivered his final words as pontiff in italian. he said thank you and good night to people vacationing south of rome. the 85-year-old told well-wisher well-wishers he's simply a pilgrim beginning his left pilgrimage on earth. the cardinals around the world are meeting at the vatican to start the long process of choosing a poem. american cardinal timothy dolan says the chosen leader must help to restore faith in the catholic church. >> for us as catholics there has always been a head-over-heels romance between jesus and his church. >> reporter: it's now sealed. soon the cardinals will lock themselves inside the famous sistine ch

within minutes, the arrival at castel gandolfo, the vacation retreat of popes. crowds greeting him outside his new, temporary, home. and then, one last time as pope, benedict stood on a balcony. he spoke, saying, "i am no longer the pontiff of the catholic church. i am simply a pilgrim, beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth." [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: after blessing the faithful, he disappeared. and hours later, at 8:00 p.m. local time, those swiss guards leaving their post. the gates closing. one chapter ends, a new one begins. benedict told the cardinals today that he will be close to them in prayer as they choose his replacement. and diane, tonight, this 2,000-year-old church, steeped in tradition, is improvising its way into a new reality. >> all right, george, our thanks to you. and, of course, tonight, at the vatican, the papal apartment has been sealed with a red ribbon, awaiting a new occupant. and a modern twist. the pope's twitter account has a new message -- sede vacante. vacant seat. >>> tonight, everyone wondering w

pope francis paid a visit to his predecessor benedict xvi at castel gandolfo the papal retreat where benedict has retired. francis -- pope francis told benedict, we are brothers. the two men prayed together with the vatican spokesman calling it a moment of great communion in the church. >>> a well-known russian tycoon who amassed great wealth after the fall of the soviet union was found dead today in england. boris berezovsky was a close ally of former president boris yeltsin. in return for backing yeltsin he was able to buy former state assets at bargain prices. he also helped vladimir putin rise to power but later had a falling-out with putin and moved to england. the circumstances of his death were unclear. berezovsky was 67 years old. >>> back in this country the evidence appears to be mounting that a colorado prison parolee killed in a shoot-out this week in texas may have been involved in the brazen murder of a head of colorado's prison system. nbc's kristen dahlgren is in colorado tonight where police are quickly connecting the dots. >> reporter: in the wreckage of that texas

pledging his loyalty to his successor before taking off in a helicopter to his new home at castel gandolfo, his temporary home until a permanent residence is set up in the vatican. more than 100 cardinals from around the world now gathering inside the vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave, a secret meeting where cardinals elect a new pope. secretary of state john kerry continuing his first official overseas trip, visiting nine gulf states to discuss regional issues, including syria, iran, and the israeli-palestinian conflict. during his saudi arabia visit, kerry and gulf officials focusing on iran's controversial nuclear program. >> the first focus is the most urgent focus, which remains the challenge of the nuclear program. that is a threat that extends all throughout the region and, in fact, globally because of the issue of nonproliferation. >> kerry also say the united states will provide $250 million in assistance to egypt after egyptian president mohamed morsi promised political and economic reforms. spacex's dragon, a private earth-to-orbit delivery service, s

castel gandolfo's 135 acres provide a view of lake albano, vistas stretching to the sea and with gardens to soothe the soul. the welcome from local residents did the same. pope benedict's last public speech was short and humble. "i'm simply a pilgrim who is beginning the last stage of his pilgrimage on this earth." then, the frail figure in white disappeared through the door to become pope emeritus. in order not to impinge on the authority of his successor benedict isn't expected to appear or speak in public ever again. whether or not the serving and the retired pope meet or confer will be a matter between them and, quite possibly, vatican lawyers. scott. >> pelley: alan pizzey in front of st. peter's basilica tonight. alan, thank you. the former pope will return to vatican city later this year to take up residence at his retirement home, a former monastery behind st. peter's basilica. it will be a short walk, if he cares to take it, from where the new pope will be dealing with a lot of old problems. here's mark phillips. >> reporter: and then he was gone. the clean-up after the long pap

he is walking the grounds of castel gandolfo. this, from an italian magazine. 15 miles away at the sistine chapel, they are installing the stove that will generate the smoke to announce a new pope. and all of the voting cardinals, 115 of them, are expected to be in rome tomorrow. so, they may announce when the voting, the conclave, will begin. >>> and tonight, a strange drama of revenge has an ending. it happened at the world famous bolshoi ballet. a star dancer confessing to trying to make the ballet master pay. if you think it reminds you of a movie, it does. abc's kirit radia in moscow. >> reporter: it's a story of jealousy, ego and revenge. the type russia's bolshoi ballet is famous for. but like natalie portman's obsessive character in the movie "black swan," the real drama is taking place offstage. police have detained this man, pavel dmitrichenko, a top bolshoi dancer. he's the alleged mastermind behind a vicious attack on the ballet's artistic director, sergei filin. in january, a masked man, allegedly hired by the dancer

york, and this is unofficial because the vatican hasn't confirmed it yet, that he may go to castel gandolfo today to visit pope benedict xvi to pay his homage. pope emeritus is still at the residence and has been there since retirement february 28th. while he's been pope only for a day, he's not wasting any time. mara? >> all right, thanks so much, claudio. >>> well, the head of the tsa will be on capitol hill today facing questions over the controversial decision to allow passengers to carry small knives on commercial airlines. the flight attendants union and at least three major airlines oppose the change, saying it makes air travel less safe. some prominent lawmakers have voiced their concerns as well, and now one is drafting a measure to stop the tsa from reversing course. administrator john pistole says the agency confiscates more than four tons of small knives each month, but he didn't think they pose a "catastrophic threat." >>> well, it was a recording that may have been a game-changer in the 2012 presidential election, mitt romney's "47%" comments. >> 47% who are with him, who are

within minutes, the arrival at castel gandolfo. the vacation retreat of popes. him outside his temporary new home. then one last time as pope, benedict stood on a balcony. he spoke. saying i am no longer the pontiff of the catholic church. i am simply a pilgrim, beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: after blessing the faithful, he disappeared. hours later, those swiss guards leaving their post. the gates closing. for abc news, i'm george stephanopoulos. >> you know, nobody has really said a whole lot about the fact that he stepped down. i think some catholics are wondering what does this mean and is he allowed to do that? he's infallible. you can step down as your job as a ceo, but stepping down as the pope? >> if you're infallible, you can do whatever you want. >> but if you're infallible, your sickness shouldn't affect what you do. you're supposed to be up there. i think it's because we saw pope john paul ii die in front of us unfortunately. >> he said he was not going to come down from his cross. th

. >> the pope left by helicopter and arrived at castel gandolfo where he will spend a few >> may god bless you. nt. name of the father, son and the holy spirit. >> reporter: after 8 years as pope he said he is a pilgrim, beginning his last leg of his pilgrimage on earth and today the doors closed and there is no pope in residence at the cat -- vatican as catholics away for the cardinals to elect a new lead er. >> a new leader. >> reporter: the new pope is chosen by the college of cardinals. 100 cardinals will begin daily meetings and they will get to know each other and they will talk about major issues the church is facing and at some point in the meetings they will set a date to begin the conclave. the conclave, the history behind it, comes from two latin words, that means the cardinals will lock themselves behind a closed door till they elect a new pope. once inside they aren't just voting, they are candidates. the goal to reach 2/3 majority on one cardinal. if they don't get a majority on one individual they burn it, that is when you will see that black smoke and the catholics wi

pope francis is having lunch with his predecessor pope benedict at the papal residence in castel gandolfo, the first time a meeting like this has taken place in possibly 600 years. that is the last time a pope resigned. benedict will eventually live in a monastery inside the vatican. >>> president obama is wrapping up the first overseas trip in jordan. the president is visiting jordan's most popular tourist attraction, the fabled ancient city of petra. he is worried about extremists if assad is overthrown and will keep plugging away in hopes of restarting peace talks between israel and the palestinians. >>> and lawmakers in north dakota have passed what could lead to the most restricted abortion law in the nation. they passed a resolution that says life begins at conception essentially banning all abortions. voters will next decide next year if they want to add that to the state constitution. if it were to pass that law would almost trigger a lengthy legal battle. >>> police were asking for help trying to find this gunman firing into a chinese restaurant earlier this week. the workers ins

dash gandolfo. they will pick a new pope from the cardinals. bill: feel the rush.ld's craziest rope jump. martha: no thank you. >> two, one, zero. >> i don't ion want to jump. >> three, two, one, zero! [bleep]. bill: they tried and they tried. but will she do it. that make k. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. bill: want to get you back down to florida. we talked to you about this last hour. fox news alert on effort to rescue a man in a sinkhole under his home. the man's brother tried to save the victim's life. here is the fire chief talking about how this went down in a news conference moments ago. >> shortly after 11:00 last night the family, the bush family was in the house behind us. they heard a sound that they described as a car crash eminating from the bedroom in the back of the house. they rushed in. all they could see was part of a mattress sticking out of the hole. essentially the floor of that room had

reporter: well, pope benedict xvi as you know, stepped down on february 28th and went to castell gandolfo. that is the summer papal residence. we heard he is watching the proceedings. he saw last night as the master of ceremonies intoned everybody out. he watched the cardinals enter the sistine chapel. the last time that happened of course when they elected him pope. so he apparently been watching all these proceedings. we know that because his personal assistant, the archbishop has been at the mass since yesterday and a part some of the proceedings. he has been talking to the press people at the vatican. so he imparting some of that information. the holy father, the america's holy father, pope benedict xvi has been watching the proceedings, bill. bill: you wonder about his emotions. thank you, lauren green live at the vatican. greg burke spokesperson for the vatican tweeted earlier in latin, we have showers because it is raining again in rome and will for several days. martha: how about that greg burke tweeting in latin. bill: great sense of humor. martha: this is day two of the proceedi

as he addressed the people of casto gandolfo, and this is a quotation of the pope's own words in 2011said, here i find everything. i have mountains, i have lakes, i can see the sea and the people are kind. and that is, i think, a wonderful way for us to understand what it's going to mean for benedict xvi to come out and is be among these people that are so dear to him as he prepares for his transition into the monastery and the vatican. >> this will be the new residence for the new pope, but benedict, will he still be able to come here? >> i hope so. he loves it so much. 55 hectors, there is so much space. they'll be able to go to different places or maybe they'll want to walk together. >> that's an interesting thought. thanks to liz lev. that's going to wrap up this hour. thomas roberts is up next. not a bad place to retire. >> and when do you go back? >> we're waiting to find out when the conclave starts. soon, i hope. >> before the 11th, i'm sure. >>> good morning, everybody. like a phoenix from the ashes, can a grand bargain arise from the sequester mess? both sides outlining fram

pope francis flew by helicopter to castel gandolfo to meet with the pope emmerit benedict for a private lunch. the two popes embraced on the helipad and spent the day together, calling one another brothers. benedict has live ted cake lake side castle south of roam since last month after becoming the first pope in six centuries to resign. >>> back in this country, a weather alert, folks. lots of bad weather headed our way. a storm that brought snow to colorado setting its sights on the midwest. parts of the south could be dealing with severe storms and the east coast, not in the clear either. meteorologist janice dean is joining us from the fox weather center with the very latest on this extended cold weather spell we are all having to deal with up here. janice? >> hi, yuma. the calendar says spring, i don't think mother nature is paying close attention. the forecasters in d.c., philadelphia, new york, you are going to start some action, because we could be dealing with this winter storm sunday, monday, tuesday, which could, indeed, cripple traffic across the northeast corridor. so a lot

su pontificado, las puertas se cerraron, la última aparición de benedicto xvi, donde desde castel gandolfol cónclave, porque benedicto xvi le permitió a los cardenales tener un tiempo. >>> lombardi dijo que el papa emérito durmió muy bien y anoche después de cenar quería ver los informativos. >>> será interesante de hasta cuándo recibiremso información de joseph ratzinger, ahora quién está a cargo de el vaticano en la etapa de inter reinos. >>> el camarlengo es justamente el número 2 de joseph ratzinger, el cardenal tarcisio bertone, eeel se encarga de las cuestiones administrativas, mientras que el colegio cardenalicio de las cosas religiosas. >>> muchas gracias, pablo monsalvo, pasando a otras informaciones, se agotan las esperanza de encontrar vivo por un sujeto que fue devorado vivo por un enorme agujero en la florida, los socorristas tratan de hacer contacto con él mediante detctores de sonido, el hoyo continúa ensanchándose causando al evacuación de varias viviendas. >>> es viernes y si quiere saber qué le epsera a su ciudad en cuanto al tiempo la respuesta la tiene stephanie severin

. >>> in vatican city today, pope francis went to castel gandolfo to meet with his predecessor. meeting they prayed together, they had a private 45-minute conversation followed by lunch, but this could be the first and only time in history at current and former pope meet after a transfer of leadership. lots of prayers across this country today with different stakes and millions of players. $320 million is on the line. it is the jackpot in the latest powerball drawing. it's a near record and on wednesday an extra $60 million was added to the jockp jackpot. nobody won. so your odds of winning 1 in 175 million. you better pray harder. that's all i'm saying there. >>> take a quick look at the top left-hand corner of your screen. that's a meteor flying over the skies of maryland traveling at a speed of 10 miles a second. it was larger than the size of most meteors which is why a security camera was able to capture in and why people in 12 states reportedly saw it. >>> to weather now. spring looks like winter in parts of this country today. check out denver. blizzard conditions during

vice-president joe biden and meeting with his predecessor, pope benedict xvi at the papal palace, castle gandolfo. >> uma: that should be a meeting, indeed. what i wouldn't give to be there and you, i'm sure. reporting from a beautiful setting out there at sunset at the vatican. thank you for the report. north korea reportedly test fires a pair of missiles. we'll take a look what may have triggered the latest round of testing and if the u.s. is responding. plus, who will be the future of the republican party? our conservative commentator ann coulter right after this break. you don't want to miss that. stay with us. we'll be right back. dad, i'd put that down. ah. 4g, huh? verizon 4g lte. 700 megahertz spectrum, end-to-end, pure lte build. moe most consistent speeds indoors or out. and, obviously, astonishing throughput. obviously... you know how fast our home wifi is? yeah. this is basically just as fast. oh. and verizon's got more fast lte coverage than all other networks combined. oh, why didn't you just say that? huh-- what is he doing? it shows. we don't run like that. we build john deere equ

pope francis travelling to the hill side town of castle gandolfo to meet with his predecessor emeritus xvi. they met together and retreated to a private dining room for a discussion and lunch. benedict has been living at the lakeside castle since he became the very first pope in 600 years to resign the papacy. >> jamie: some news on the murder of a prison director chief. director tom clements, the incident happening 700 miles from where clements was killed tuesday night. shot in the chest as he answered the door of his home. dominic di-natale live with the the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: the possible motivations of the suspect are emerging, and ebel had a long criminal record and he was a member of a white supremist prison gang and suspected that t that it was a revenge attack by the gang. and it's considered one of the most vicious white supremacist groups akin to the aryan nation. and only in colorado could have as many as a thousand members, jamie. >> jamie: all right, dominic, thank you very much. if there's more on that story, please join us again. we are waiting an upda

next saturday, the expected meeting with his predecessor, emeritus, pope benedict xvi in castle gandolforris: thank you very much. now we got that in the right spot. some people ordered to evacuate because of a wildfire in colorado. now beginning to go back home. the flames burning up nearly 1,000-acres of land near fort collins, 60 miles north of denver. yesterday's record high temperatures, strong winds fueling the flames finally started to ease. even though the fire is only 5% contained, crews say the wildfire has not spread any farther into residential areas. that is a relief. so far no homes destroyed. great work by those firefighters >>> our nation's veterans fearing one of their rights is being taken away. the new law in one state affecting the men and women who have made a huge sacrifice for the rest of us. the largest gathering of political conservatives since the november presidential election. on the stage earlier, former alaska governor sarah palin, not mincing a single word today about a single topic. >> you should have seen what todd got me for christmas. [ laughter ] well,

the doors at castel gandolfo closed behind benedict xivi. at the meet owning monday, they will take the first step toward setting a day to elect a new pontiff. >>> quick look at weather this saturday morning. live pictures, clear skies in new york city. what does the rest of the country awakening too? dylan dreyer here with the saturday morning forecast. >> thanks, craig. good morning. we're talking about cold, cold temperature as we kick off the first weekend in march. temps drop down to the 30s, down across the southeast. that's the same case tomorrow morning and again on monday morning too. with the huge dip in the jet stream, you can see cold air extends all the way down to central florida, where temperatures will be well below average. as for snowfall, looks like a lot showing up on storm tracker. most of the heaviest snow through northern new england where they could end up with 3 to 6 inches. and elsewhere through kentucky to tennessee, into west virginia, mostly mountainous snow and also it's pretty light and intensity, not going to

history today when he left the vatican in a helicopter from rome to the papal summer home, castel gandolfothe first phase of his retirement. in his final tweet as pope he said, quote, thank you for your love and support. may you always experience the joy that comes from putting christ at the center of your lives. his departure ushers in a new era for the church and the more than 1 billion catholics worldwide, and soon more than 100 cardinals will meet in conclave to select a new pope and decide the future of the faith. george weigel is our nbc news vatican analyst, and tom roberts is managing editor of "the national catholic reporter" and author of "the emerging catholic church." george, you know, in american presidential politics, we always try to correct for the latest president. you know, we had truman who had too much of a kansas city problem, so we brought in mr. clean eisenhower. we had nixon and ford, so we brought in a guy who had never been involved in politics or been to washington, carter. and we brought in reagan because he was seen as strong, and carter was seen as weak. what

a final view of rome and the coliseum in the evening sunshine a then to the castello gandolfo in thels south of the city where in just a few minutes he will take leave of his office. >> brown: a short time ago i talked to john allen near st. peter's square. he's an analyst for cnn and a correspondent for the "national catholic reporter." so,, as we watch the pope fly away today, is his future role as emeritus pope clear? it's a new position, after all. >> it is. what bedict the thas told us is he is going to be hidden from the world which means he's not going to be, at least publicly, hearing him, secretary-general him. he's not going to hit the lecture circuit or give interviews. we assume he will see people in private but the vatican won't issue news bulletins about those encounters so for all intense and purposes he's had his swan song on the public stage. that much is clear. what is less clear are two points: one, if he is going to continue to have any sort of behind-the-scenes role of the next pope. whether the next pope will seek hisounsel. wheth there wi be conversation. and s

pope francis is set to visit predecessor benedict the 16th at castel gandolfo on thursday. >> catherine saint francis of asissi in san francisco - believe the new pope has the compassion necessary to reach people from different backgrounds. >> reporter: this new poll that shows the name st. francis the new pope showing significance. this is an exact replica of that was built in the 1200's. they are hoping that it will represent his same values. >> compassion, love, for everybody! all of this inscription means that i watch you all in paradise, everybody. the cross spoke to st. francis and said go to rebuild my church because it is in ruin! it is falling apart in the started to rebuild the chapel of not getting the bigger picture of the entire church. he recreated the franciscan order. he understood god's voice. that is exactly what this pope is going to do! all i get so jazzed. i cannot stand it!!continuing our team coverage. kron4's dan kerman is live at saint mary's cathedral in san francisco where he parishoners. dan? >> reporter: there is a mixture of joy and a surprise. we will show