the pilate of the gospels is uncertain.seems deeply conflicted with jesus' innocence. >> i have the authority to set you free. >> he's not firm and decisive about what he wants to do. >> the discovery of his name in stone was ground breaking. >> the significance of the pilate stone is that it actually gives us hard evidence of this central figure from the story, the crucifixion of jesus. so pilate really existed. he lived. and he was the prey effect of judea. we have a point of connection between the story of the crucifixion of jesus in the bible and actual roman history. >> although we know a few things about him from the gospels, to fill out history more, we need to go to the jewish historian, josephus, who tells us quite a lot about pilate. >> in oxford where the library has a rare copy of an ancient manuscript. >> this is a 600-year-old edition of the jewish word. this was a jewish aristocrat who ended up in rome where he was a writer of jewish history. >> were it not for him, we would know very little about pilate's re

. >> we are introduced the character of lazarus in the gospel of john.d about him is unique. he is the one whom jesus loved. >> lazarus, come out. >> and he is famous for his part in the ultimate miracle of jesus' mission. >> the raising of lazarus is one of the most lengthy narratives anywhere in the gospels. yet the person at it's center lazarus, never actually speaks, he is the enigma at the heart of story. >> 1972 workers made a startling discovery at batthe basilica. there's a sar cough kus. >> written in greek are the words "friendofesus." >> they announced to the world, these are the bones of none other than lazarus. >> could this be the final resting place of the man known in the bible as jesus' beloved friend? lazarus may have been silent in the bible, but it tells us where he's from bethany. >> this place is here in the west bank just behind the mount of olives and it's the traditional site of bethany, the place associated with the house of mary, martha, and lazarus, where jesus would stay when he was in jerusalem. >> according to to the gospel

too much about lazarus, but there are some clues in the gospels. and jesus were very close. he was described as his friend. he whom he loved. >> jesus may have had roots and family in judea in jerusalem, and maybe even in bethany. lazarus could have had a friendship that long predated jesus' public ministry. >> early christians didn't just invent people out of thin air the way our hollywood biopic would today. the fact that lazarus and his siblings, mary and martha, are all mentioned shows that they were fairly prominent figures in the early christian movement. the relationship between jesus and lazarus, it's a completely different order than the relationship he has with anyone else. he loves him. >> when lazarus falls sick, it's a love that will be tested to the limit. what is the "verizon way"? it means it's much more expensive. sprint's unlimited plan is 50% less than verizon and at&t rates with only a 1% difference in network reliability. (vo) get unlimited! for people with hearing loss, 50% off verizon and at&t rates. visit sprintrelay.com. it

the pilate of the gospels is uncertain.ospels suggest that the jewish authorities pressurized a reluctant pilate into sending jesus to the cross. >> are you the king of the jews? >> in reality, i think, this is not at all realistic. and i don't think it would have taken very much for pilate to be convinced that jesus had to be sent to the cross. >> we can see the gospel accounts of the trial of jesus in some ways as fictional courtroom dramas. >> then why does the pilate of the bible try to avoid crucifying jesus? >> i have the authority to set you free. >> the gospels are all written several decades of the death of jesus. this time they are romans. >> the gospels try to let pilate off the hook by making him seem doubtful, that makes sense because they're writing in a roman world. >> so it's very important to show that even though jesus was crucified on a roman cross, the roman governorponsible didn't really want to do it. >> in the bible, pilate takes one final action, which makes his true intent explicit. >> pilate puts u

but also, the gospel of matthew is frequently said in certain versions of the gospel in other ways. when i was hungry, you did not feed me. >> that's the version i cited. >> when i was homeless you did not how's me. when i was sick you did not minister my needs. when i was in prison you did not visit me. the list goes on. so it's more of an indictment of what we did not do when we have the opportunity to minister to the needs of god's creation. to minister to the needs of d's creation, is a word of worship. that reading, when you did not -- when you did not. similarly for the good samaritan. the parable of the good samaritan. so that is applicable today. so in terms the of process, the chairman -- our distinguished leader spelled out very clearly that we had a very open process with scores of hearings, accepting so many amendments. turning some down. some democratic amendments we turned down. so i don't know what republicans are afraid of. i don't know what they're afraid of. that they're afraid to have a hearing to hear it out, to hear doctors, doctors, nurses, people who minister

>> the gospel of matthew does such a good job of painting the picture of a monster. hard, even for modern skeptical readers to see anything other than the psychopath who slaughtered the innocent. >> i don't think the popular conception of herod the great based on the gospel of matthew is fair. >> kill them all. >> it exaggerates his ruthlessness and willingness to commit murder in order to preserve his rule. >> he's an adept politician. he's a remarkable military leader. he is someone who ruled for over 30 years, a really very good ruler and none of this is information you get from reading the bible. >> but is this sarcophagus really the final resting place of king herod? >> when archaeologists discover it after a 35-year search among the ruins of herodium, the line stone coffin is in hundreds of fragments. >> we are look at it in complete sark could have -- sarcophagus right now, but it was found in pieces, in literally hundreds of pieces but it was smashed. we reassembled it. you can see where it was hammered and smashed into pieces. you can see the strokes of the

. >>> according to to the gospels, jesus spent his childhood in the village of nazareth, in the region of galilee. today, nazareth is a bustling city of more than 70,000 people in northern israel. here, in a deep cellar beneath a 19th century convent lie the remains of what may prove to be one of the extraordinary discoveries ever made. the very home in which jesus was raised. >> if this were in fact the childhood home of jesus. it would allow us to picture the world that will jesus came from in a way that no other discovery has. >> how people fed themselves. what people worked at. the political and the economic circumstances would give us a greater appreciation of who this jesus is. >> the discorey of jesus' house in nazareth reminds us that jesus lived it a real life. he wasn't mythical, he lived in real life in a real place, in a real home. >> to be able to fill in something from the context in which he grew up would be very, very exciting. >> for the english archaeologist who made the discovery, it's the find of a lifetime. >> i don't expect that i will ever again work on site whic

. >>> according to the gospels, jesus spent his childhood in the village of nazareth, in the region of galilee. today nazareth is the bustling city of more than 70,000 people in northern israel. here, in a deep seller, beneath a 19th century convent lie the remains of what may prove to be one of the extraordinary discoveries every made. >> jesus lived a real life. he was not a mythical person, and he lived a real life in a real place in a real home. to be able to fill in something from the context in which he grew up would be very, very exciting. >> for the english archaeologist that made the discovery, it's the find of a lifetime. i don't expect i wille hav ordain work on a site, which is so fascinating and catches the imagination of quite so many people around the world. >> first uncovered in the 19th century, the true significance of this site was ignored by mainstream archaeology for more than 100 years. the ruins of a first century jewish house. was this simple home where jesus spent the formative years of his life? >> it's not only exciting and special, but it's mystical. because

i love to walk the gospels. to other places that are not part of the film just to kind of inform my own understanding. i am among those who believe that a sense of place en livens the idea, deepens the faith experience of trying to imagine the sacred texts for the christian and jewish traditions and also think about what we have to learn in a contemporary sense from these ancient figures. >> i think it's great. i think it's helpful to people of faith. i think it's just as helpful to people who are, whether they're agnostic or whether they choose to believe something else entirely, to look at the history of it is only helpful. >> the history of it is what the film does so well. not just the faith, but the history piece as well. >> catch the season premier of "finding jesus" this sunday night 9:00 eastern only on cnn. >> how about some giggles to end the week. >> let's do it. across new york state, from long island to buffalo, from rochester to the hudson valley, from albany to utica, creative business incentives,

there is now evidence to confirm his pivotal role in the goss pe gospels.e holy land to explore. on the shore of the mediterranean sea there is an ancient secret as old as the birth of chris chant. here the majestic roman port, a fatal determination changed history. the roman governor based here, pontius pie lat was called on to decide the fate of jesus of nazareth. he would be a harsh judge. >> he was a brutal -- we hear of massacres and the blood shed that was connected to the time that he had rule over judea. he was not a nice person. >> we have come to the amphitheater. he spent 20 years conducting excavations in the holy land. here in 1961, archeologist pz discovered proof of pilate's existence. >> you wouldn't think that at this spot, under this wooden stand, this inscription was found, latin inscription mentioning pontius pilate. this was one of those pivotal moments which changes everything because suddenly pontius pilate comes out of this written inscription. it's not just this figure in the gospels. >> the israel museum here in jerusalem is a trea

he wrote "the gospel according to sesame street." now we say welcome to michael papass. he's the executive director of the san francisco interfaith council. the council is very involved in issues here in the city, but also uniting different religious groups to working together. so i know we're working on and i say we, because i'm a part of the it, we're working on housing issues. tell us about the constituency, who are we and why are we focused on housing? >> interestingly, the council itself was formed because the city came to the council and said we've got a homeless problem and that was 28 years ago. and in that time, the 800 congregations in the city and sound counsel city of san francisco, our faith based schools and hospital institution as as well as the faith based social service agencies that provide the social safety net for the most vulnerable residents had a voice. and the council basically became that portal through which civic government could speak to the faith community and vice versa. >> even more important i think vice versa, the religious groups speakin

if he can do this house-- suffer and not give up the gospel? we cannot imagine what it is like elsewhere. and those of the history of the church. to institute practices they can help prepare ourselves of the true gospel. [applause] >> so '02 each of you on the panel and it has been wonderful to spend this time together in the days and weeks to come in maybe sober one another on. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> host: welcome to

pilate's portrayal in the gospels is controversial.e le re luck tant to condemn jesus to death or was that simply an attempt by the writers of the gospels to shift the blame to jewish authorities? historians from the period cast pilate as part of brutal roman rule. the mysteries about all this persist, but so does the interest, given evidence of pila pilate's rule and the evidence of the final week of jesus' life. wolf? >> david gregory reporting. thank you. the new season of "finding jesus" begins this sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific only here on cnn. that's it for me. thanks for watching. "erin burnett out front" starts right now. >>> up next, breaking news. did jeff sessions lie to congress? and trump fires back, tweeting pictures of top democrats meeting with russian officials, calling one a hypocrite, the other a liar. is it the democrats on a witch-hunt? and cnn learning the trump administration considering that mothers be separated from their children when they cross the border illegally. let's go "out front." good

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remember, the gospels are written about 90 years, especially the gospel of john, after the death of jesustion of the temple has occurred. the jewish people, the identity has changed. so now romans are becoming christians. so the gospel writers in some way most believe tempered pontius pilate as being indecisive, not being totally culpable for the death of jesus. he says i find no guilt in the man, and the high priest of the temple caiaphas, the jewish authorities are pushing pilate to condemn jesus to death so more culpability is given to the jewish authorities in the gospel than pontius pilate even though he condemns jesus to death. so this is coined of a shading historically and people say, well, no, pontius pilate was a pretty bad guy and he probably wasn't indecisive by the gospel writers present him in a way that lets him off the hook a little because they had romans joining the christian community and wanted to balance out perhaps how bad pilate really was. >> so interesting. father beck, so good to have your voice back and see you again. thank you for being here. >> thanks, christi

. >> i think the historical jesus has always mattered to christianity or we wouldn't have the gospelss about jesus the man. >> reporter: along the area, agony and physical strain for jesus of naz rhett during the march to crucifixion. on his final journey, he faltered carrying the cross. placing his hand on this stone for simon helps to bear the burden. visiting methods from a church in st. louis, find a visit to the place makes for deeper spiritual meaning. >> i think scripture goes from black to white and technicolor when you come here. all the sudden you serendipitously reading your whole life, studying your whole life and it's like this aha, oh my goodness, i get why jesus came here. >> reporter: jerusalem is the epicenter of three great faiths, christianity, judaism, and islam. more than half of the visitors to the country are christians. coming increasingly from asia and african nations. leading parishioners from ohio to the site of the visitation where mary is said to have praised god after learning she is the mother of jesus. father steve rinaski said the history is meant to h

how did you get interested in connecting seasme street with the gospel? >> i did my doctoral dissertation on seasme street. it was this wonderful woman pioneer joan gance cooney who came up with the show. i did my research on her. and then i started thinking about there are faith themes in the show, even though it never discusses organized religion. but it's kind of the underlying rule as far as the golden rule in the show. and it's taught in very subtle ways but besides teaching numbers and letters and colors and shapes, you know, this is the underlying thing. >> love your neighbor as yourself. >> yes. who are the people in the neighborhood? >> and who are our neighbors. >> yes, yes. >> and as we are in the season of lent we do focus on loving our neighbors, caring for our neighbors, and serving our neighbors. so i'm just so fascinated and curious about how these themes were taught to children and through which characters. so let's start with big bird. tell us what -- what did big bird teach us about the golden rule, loving our neighbors. >> the big bird

you're taking that as if it's gospel truth. it's the argument of a group of people who don't like the bill. we repeal the taxes in obamacare. it's what the republicans have done from the very beginning. the fact that certain groups will pay less tax is not central to the issue. we have done this in a fashion that allows the people who cannot afford health care now to get it. i don't know why some people are so dead set against other people benefiting at the same time. >> but those getting subsidies right now, they're going to be getting fewer -- the tax credit is going to be worth less than the subsidies. insurance companies will be free under your bill to charge older americans more. >> and you're falling into the exact same trap that i talked about at the beginning of the segment. you're worried about giving people coverage. it's almost as if -- >> the president said he wanted everyone covered, sir. the president said that. >> he wants everybody to get care. >> that's not what he said. the president said he wants

, the true gospel of giving up everything for christ. >> amen,. [applause]. >> so, thank you, rod. thank you to each of your the panel. this has been a wonderful evening and thank you to all that have come to joy as. it's been wonderful to spend this time together. i hope we continue these conversations in the days and weeks to come. this is important stuff and maybe eight-- may we all further one another on in love and good deeds. thank you for joining us. i think the panel and rod once more. [applause]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> in 2016: oxford university press travel to libraries around the world and ask librarians what was their favorite book. here's a look at some of those titles. north america, the titles included stanford university practice of medicine professor abraham national bestseller, cutting for stone. .. .... .... >> good aftern e

it's through the gospel that our whole eternity has been changed.man told "e.t." he definitely is done playing wolf >>> this "dancing with the stars" contestant already has hhr own trade mark move. charro who says she is 65 has been performing in hollywood for more than five decades. she even danced her way out of yesterday's rehearsal. >> beautiful. >> don't forget to watch "dancing with the stars." >> "dancing with the stars" debuts march 20th on abc. >> we looking ahead to monday night, bachelor women tell all special. nick comes face-to-face with all the ladies he rejected including bad girl corinne who broke down in tears when nick sent her home. but i don't think corinne is going away any time soon. we caught up with her for a champagne spa day. >> oh, my gosh. >> all of our, you know, sexual passion for each other. >> how did that feel? >> bad. >> what was he thinking? >> that's the kind of girl talk that happens when you get a pedicure out of four seasons los angeles. even though nick said good-bye, sounds like she is still very much on his

it's through the gospel that our whole eternity has been changed.t is the clap that capture id the world. nicole kidman at the oscars. leave her alone. she is the nicest. >> i know, your friend but funny to do. everybody was trying to figure out what made nicole applaud like that at the oscars? wonder no more. here it is, nicole's clap confession. >> maybe she had that fits tantrum tune in mind when nicole was a little sea world at the oscars. kidman flaired out fingers palms together cheer lit up twitter spawn memes and now she fessed up to what was up on australia's kiss fm and jackie o show. >> wai was clapping but it was difficult because i add huge ring on that was not my own. it was absolutely gorgeous. i was terrified of damaging it. >> i would be scared too. nicole add 119 carats of harry winston diamonds on, a ring of merely 14 carats. >> it was awkward. gosh, i want it t.to clap. i don't want it to be worse, why isn't nicole clapping. >> here is nicole in 2015 and not the first star dealt a bad hand for giving awkward applause. from paula

hemisphere. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he's a passer from illinois coming to haiti to preach the gospel for years. in 2014, he moved his family here permanentlynd while he doesn't have his own congregation, he goes from chur to church preaching to haiti's rapidly growing community of evangelicals. tell me about that conflict between christianity and vodou. >> the protestant evangelical understanding is that the spirits of vodou are demons. and then their authority comes from satan. there is good and there is evil. there is right, and there is wrong. and they emanate from the spiritual entities that are god and satan. >> right. >> satan wants to kill, steal, and destroy humans. >> and you think that vodou has allowed satan in to take hold of this nation? >> haiti's a little unique in that the nation was goin satan. it's kind of the opposite what happened with the american slaves. the american slaves, somehow, got the religion of the slave masters, but they got it right. so what they were doing meeting, skraet, and stuff like that, singing and praying and worshipping the lord and calling

that's how leah weymouth a fan of gospel singer mandisa.one video of leah singing "overcomer" that transformed the pint-sized patient into an internet sensation with more than 37 million views. lindsay is leah's mother. what is it about that video that you think resonates with people? >> the world needed some joy right now, especially the united states. i think leah just has this pure joy about her. >> reporter: leah has survived two bone marrow transplants and numerous side effects. >> and the song itself is just really fitting for her life. ♪ you're an overcomer >> reporter: little leah's voice have inspired the sick and healthy, who have posted comments from around the world, even inspiring mandisa herself. >> this is mandisa. >> one, two, three... we love you, leah! >> reporter: doctors say leah's neutropenia is being closed to cured, earning her the nickname "leah the overcomer." mireya villarreal, oakland, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night.

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. >> i think the historical jesus has always mattered to christianity or we wouldn't have the gospels> reporter: along the villa de la rosa, the pilgrim imagines the agony and physical strain for jesus of nazareth during the march to crucifixion. on his final journey the gospels say he faltered carrying the cross, placing his hand on this stone before simon helps to bear the burden. visiting methodists from a church in st. louis find a visit to the place makes for deeper spiritual meaning. >> i think scripture goes from black and white to techny color when you come here because all of a sudden you serendipitously discover things or you've been reading your whole life, studying your whole life and it's this kind of aha, oh my goodness, i get why gee suz came here. >> reporter: jerusalem is the epicenter of three great faiths -- christianity, judaism, and islam. but more than half of the visitors to the country are christians coming increase lig from asia and african nations. meeting parishioners from ohio to the site of the visitation where mary is said to have praised god after learni

it's through the gospel that our whole eternity has been changed.c] (jr stone) now at 10:30.... a filmmaker is giving an alternative narrative about michael brown's in >>> at 10:30 a filmmaker is giving a narrative about a shooting in ferguson, missouri. brown was killed in 2014 leading to riot and a debate about policing. dianne gallagher reports. raising questions about the shooting. >> reporter: it's just after 1:00 in the morning, the day michael brown would be killed. inside the liquor store he was accused of robbing. the video is part of a new documentary called stranger fruit. r killed. the altercation shown by the police is a misunderstanding with a drug deal with the clerks. the filmmaker suggests it is happening in previous videos. the 18-year-old gives the clerk a small bag. they give brown a bag which he takes and gives back to the clerk before leaving. brown did not return to rob the store but to get his stuff back possibly. riots erupts after brown's death. protestors are upset with the ferguson police department releasing the altercat

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>> progressivism and social gospel laura ideas that we have to reach out and make lives for everyone. let's put our energy where our beliefs are. toen's groups reached out support hospitals once they started. then the jewish hospital started, they had the lady aid society. they did everything from getting and making bedsheets to getting house donated so they could have milk. ofy would bringing in jars jam. >> that was not the first test 1881?- in >> what is the earliest hospital in denver? >> st. joseph was probably the earliest catholic hospital. the county ran some quarantine hospitals as early as 1860. that was usually to catch people who has scarlet fever or smallpox. >> they would have just been set up for those there e? >> just for that. they would've hired whoever they could have as a matron. the first denver doctor was a hamilton. he left and then went to work for the army. hired would he have been at zero salary? >> it was a public service and denver did not have any money. as a good doctor you are treating people and you are working as a public position. hospitals was the ex

>> progressivism and social gospel laura ideas that we have to reach out and make lives better for everyone. let's put our energy where our beliefs are. women's groups reached out to support hospitals once they started. then the jewish hospital started, they had the lady aid society. they did everything from getting and making bedsheets to getting cows donated so they could have milk. they would bringing in jars of jam. >> that was not the first test will -- in 1881? >> what is the earliest hospital in denver? >> st. joseph was probably the earliest catholic hospital. the county ran some quarantine hospitals as early as 1860. that was usually to catch people who has scarlet fever or smallpox. >> they would have just been set up for those there ie? >> just for that. they would've hired whoever they could have as a matron. the first denver doctor was a hamilton. was hired at zero salary. he left and then went to work for the army. >> why would he have been hired at zero salary? >> it was a public service and denver did not have any money. as a good doctor you are treating people and you are w

. ♪ >> according to all four gospels, roman soldiers marched jesus of nazareth to a hill called golgothakull. a place so evil, few who saw it will ever forget it. but 300 years have passed. jerusalem is now a very different place. >> the question is how could helena find it? well, it really takes us back to the year 135 a.d. when the emperor, hadrian, builds a pagan temple over the site and ends up marking for all posterity the place of his death. >> the year before helena's son, the emperor constantine, ordered the temple be torn down. >> it wasn't his policy to destroy all of them, but that temple was the very antithesis of what christians thought christ was about. >> the account of what happened next is recorded in a later church history. >> at some point, perhaps as early as the 360s, we begin to see a legend emerge that describes helena's role in the finding of the true cross. >> which hold he personally wi her own bare hands removes some of the earth and uncovers three wooden crosses jumbled together. >> when she came across what she thought was that relic, one can only imagine the

becausei hope that she with the gospel says. jesus was the son of god himself.he bible tells us he had no place to even lay his head. no home he could call his own. why don't they start over at the vatican. all of that wealth and splendor. if they would get rid of that and give all of that wealth to the poor and the needy, and the pope would live as our lord jesus christ lived, that would help a lot of people. why don't they start their -- there? host: we will like to stick to the health-care debate in this country -- we would like to stick to the health-care debate in this country. bert is in rhode island. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. that theto point out senate appointed a republican to head the cbo 2015. you can look that up. i want to tell america that health care for profit is no model that shows that there were -- for profit, there is no model that shows that that works. countries have a national health did i'm sorry but under the republican plan, you .ie -- system i am sorry but under the republican plan, you die. promised the fo

christian pilgrims come to nazareth to reflect on jesus and his times here and read the gospels which powerfully of divine presence, in the ancient city of nazareth where we come upon one of the most important moments, according to gospel of luke, angel gabriel comes to speak to mary, tells her he will have a son and his name will be jesus. >> church of the anunciation marks where the faithful believe this took place. visited by pilgrims from all over the world. catholics believe the tomb inside the church was mary's home. >> when you read the encounter that took place there between mary and the angel, sense heart the series there is a distinct sense of place that does do a lot. a lot of questions and mystery, but an emphasis on understanding jesus the man. jesus of nazareth. it's not necessarily jesus the christ. as what christians believe is god. that part i think is so interesting. it begins to unravel and lay out for people what the beginning of his ministry was like and challenges he faced and the examples he would be. >> that's what is powerful. that brings people closer to the

and they read the gospels, which speak powerfully of divine presence.city where we come upon one of christianity's most important moments. it is here according to the gospel of luke that the angel gabriel comes to speak to mary and tells her she will have a son and his name will be jesus. >> church of the anunciation marks where the faithful believe this took place. and is visited by pilgrims from all over the world. catholics believe the ancient cave inside the church was mary's home. >> when you read the encounter that took place there between mary and the angel, sense of god's direct intervention in the course of human history. >> a matter of belief in a city where the pilgrim comes to experience ancient evidence of holiness. >> beautifully done. david, do you think this series gets us closer to understanding who gentleman us is was? >> the search for the historical jesus which is at the heart of the series there is a distinct sense of place that connects us to the historical jesus does do a lot. a lot of questions and mystery, but an emphasis on und

city where we come upon one of christianity's most important moments, it is here according to the gospelhat the angel gabe yell comes to speak to mary and tells her she'll have a son and his name will be jesus. the church of the ee nuns yags commemorates where the faithful believe this took place and visited by pilgrims all over the world. catholics believe the and cent cave in the church was mary's home. >> when you read the encounter between mary and angel that took place there, you have a sense of god's direct intervention in the course of human history. >> reporter: a matter of belief in a city where the pilgrim comes to experience ancient evidence of holiness. >> david, it's a beautiful piece and fas natucinate s discussion. the key central question is how sure can we be? >> well, there's still a lot of mystery. i think one of the things that finding jesus series does so well is it doesn't resolve these questions. it leans into the mystery. in the case of the sisters of the nazareth who have this discovery in the early '60s, there are still questions. it's pieces of a puzzle. histor

. >> gospel choirs replaced by the sounds of trains and buses? >> i can just come in conveniently. >> we heard of breakfast to go poke what about religious ashes to go? >> an opportunity to participate in the past service if they are busy. a great idea. >> and to dust you shall return. now and ash wednesday ritual that was once exclusive to places of worship is now being performed at a metro station. >> a little bit different but i know that i have made a little bit of an effort. >> quinstreet metro station offering ashes to commuters. this clergy member imposing ashes next to the newspaper guy at the metro station and making himself available for a short, simple, and outdoor prayer of confession. >> i have to do it at church. i cannot do it at the metro because it is not very religious. >> does it replace mass? >> for those who can, you should, go to church so you have a full and deeper experience but for us this prayer is a beautiful opportunity to be able to take that time and have that moment of confession and that moment of time with god to

performed in the style of american gospel. >> ♪ >> what is the relevance of our -- arab political theater? , it do think in these times has crucibles of dissent and is crucibles of -- as crucibles of truth, i do believe it is relevant today and certain amount of fear. asy fear to be perceived taking a position against the current administration and that is palatable. >> into another darker world. intended toation explore the divisions and similarities between america and other middle east. >> it is fate. play premieres in a few hours time. back to our main story. the amazing political theater that is played out over the health care. what a day off back and forth. anthony is alongside me. one thing that could unite the republican party was repealing obamacare, wasn't it? >> they have been talking about it for seven years and how horrible it was and how to tear it up. and finally after voting for it 50 times as sending it to barack obama and having into vetoed, here was their chance. that control the presidency and both chambers, it was the first hurdle to get on the president's desk and th

. ♪ hands tied >> reporter: chance says a return to faith and the work of gospel legend kirk franklinution. ♪ do you want a revolution >> how does faith influence your sound? >> i don't remember what it was that made me start listening to kirk again. but i grew up in the church. but i didn't really know how good kirk franklin was until i was in l.a. ♪ god shall wipe away every tear ♪ >> when i started listening to that, okay, is in what i need to be working on. ♪ the revolution >> it got me into arranging music, understanding how chords work, how -- not just how important pitch is but how important tone is. >> reporter: the rapper became a first-time father in 2015. he and his 1 1/2-year-old daughter kensley take to instagram to show off their daddy/daughter escapades. >> we just look adorable! >> kensley coming in was the refreshing jump start. not even refreshing. it didn't refresh my life, it started my life. when she came along, everything fast tracked and became so much more important. >> reporter: it's also chance's love for his hometown that keeps him grounded. >> i'm a plant.

christ himself gave to us, that he even enjoins upon us in the sixth chapter of saint thath thu's gospel in sermon on the mount. it is these three disciplines that heal. jesus is the one who does the healing through this grave. but in prayer we see a healing in our rupture with god and in fasting a kind of healing of our rupture with ourselves and an alms-giving which is giving money to the poor basically, we see a kind of healing on ruptures with others. >> right. right. you mentioned this communicative relational aspect of it, in terms of relationship with the lord and how in our society today does this cause a temptation and trying to push us away and weakening our relationship with god, and this is an opportunity for us to examine ourselves and saying, well, you know, i feel in my heart this was a weakened relationship. what is the deeper sense of it? weaker relationship with one another, family and friends and in larger picture, weaker relationship between us and god. and we're being sort of to be made in relationship with one other. that is why we feel good when we're around anothe

that's how leah became a fan of gospel singer manditha. this one video of her singing transformed the pint size sensation that generated more than 1 million views. >> reporter: what do you think made this so popular? >> the world just needed joy right now. >> reporter: leah has survived numerous transplants and surgeries. >> the song is really fitting for her life. >> reporter: little leah's voice has inspider both the sick and healthy who post -- inspired both the sick and healthy who posted comments from around the world. >> one, two, three, we love you, leah! >> reporter: doctors say leah's disease is close to being cured earning her the nickname leah, the overcomer. >> wow. pretty incredible. >> great song, great girl. that's good stuff. >>> 50 degrees right now in livermore, the cool spot 49 degrees in santa rosa, clear and chilly tonight. the radar will stay clear until thursday morning. lows tonight kind of chilly in the north bay, santa rosa down to 41, low to mid-40s in napa valley, concord 45, san jose dropping to 46 degrees. we

saturday morning gospel brunch. >> where we have a separate club, with ages 16 to 22, we work with kidshat are coming out of incarceration or foster care or youth that have any type of barrier to having a really great future. >> the young adults do it all at old school cafe from cooking to waiting tables to providing live entertainment. and it is a full nonprofit so every dollar spent at the restaurant goes back into the program. some of the new brunch items include crab benedict and a famous shrimp and grits. >> great food and good entertainment and really a great atmosphere. >> after that, you can burn off some of the calories at valley health-fest on saturday at justin herman plaza. join kevin hart for group exercise classes and a kid zone. >> if that is not your thing, maybe you would like to throw some shade inside. stead of your favorite queens from rue paul's drag race will be in the marina for the shady tour. check out all of the details for the events and more on our website at abc7news.com. just click on the hoodline section. have a great weekend. >>> iisinly friday. and time

. >> reporter: four-year-old leah carroll is lip-synching her heart out to her favorite gospel song called." it's a bold choice for a little girl who has spent more time in the children's hospital than she has outside. ♪ you're an overcomer some of her closest playmates g hethe nurses treating her for severe congenital neutropenia, a rare blood disorder where bone marrow is unable to make normal white blood cells. dr. allison mazzanaga was one of the first to treat her. >> reporter: to distract leah from boredom and sometimes pain, d r mother looked for songs on the internet. that's how leah became a fan of easpel singer mandisa. r was this one video of leah singing "overcomer" that inansformed the pint-sized patient into an internet sensation with more than 37 million views. lindsay is leah's mother. what is it about that video that you think resonates with people? >> the world needed some joy right now, especially the united states. i think leah just has this pure joy about her. >> reporter: leah has survived s.o bone marrow transplants and numerous side effects. >> and the song itself i