joining us now with more analysis-- greg peters, he's the head of global cross asset strategy at morgan stanley. >> nice to have you on the program. >> thanks for having me, susie. >> susie: what's your take on these political issues out of europe, and how does this impact american investors? why pay attention to all of this? >> american investors should pay attention because we live in a global marketplace, and correlations are really quite high. but i think you hit the nail on the head with the intro. the combination of backing off or away from austert measures at the same time economic weakness is really starting to rear an ugly head. those two factors is a real concern here. >> you're facing a heightened level of uncertainty, and the election backing away from previously agreed measures with the ecb making a step back. investors not only in the euro zone, but globally are faced with a tremendous amount of uncertainty. >> and these economic numbers coming out of europe makes you worryy if the recession and europe is going to get worse, and what impact it will have on the american eco

>> greg: peter, thanks. >> heather: the search for more than 100 pakistani soldiers buried in an avalanchebad weather forcing rescuers to stop work on the 20,000-foot glacier. it is close to the indian border. the early morning avalanche is reportedly buried the soldiers under 80 feet of snow. the base has been called the world's highest battleground. an army spokesman reporting no survivors or bodies have been found out. >> greg: new developments out of syria concerning the ongoing violence there. nearly 200 syrian refugees who had been taking shelter in neighboring turkey are now returning home. they're burying their dead, the group leaving their camp heading to the turkish/syrian border. >>> meanwhile in damascus thousands of the president rallying to mark 65 years of ruling of the baath party. we're getting records that the bloody crackdown continues even today with dozens more civilians killed. >> heather: back at home, to modesto, california, where police have arrested a former high school teacher for sexual assault, accusing james hooker of assaulting a 17-year-old student back in 1

peter's square in vatican city. greg? >>greg: a beautiful ceremony today at st. ay, a massive crowd here this morning, if you do not like crowds, st. peter's during holy week is not the place to be. rome, for that matter, because so many pilgrims from all around the world come here. people come to rome for all sorts of reasons but those who are here this week, it and primarily about seeing the pope, about living the easter mystery. in his homily he said they have to ask, what idea do i have of god? he said this is a crucial question that no one should try to avoid, and, certainly, not during this week, the pope making a special plea to the young people present, challenging them to make christ the center of their lives. and, finally, it is not exactly the final four, but there is a kind of final four in rome, the last four days holy thursday, which marks, of course, the last summer, commemoration of the last surgeon, good -- last supper, and good friday, and the joy of easter sunday. the crowds, today, are nothing compared it easter sunday. heather? >>heather: than

but when his apostles, peter and paul tried to spread the message of peace they were forced to pay the ultimate price. we return to greghey came to rome? christiane was brand new, in stark contrast with the beliefs of the romans, who worshipped the gods, some friendly and others vengeful. but the apostles also found something else here. a well established jewish community. as a teacher, explains. >> there has been a jewish presence in the city for 2200 years, 161 years before christ when the maccabbees came to rome to throw off tyranny. >> reporter: many think the early christians hid in the catacombs, a vast network of underground passages. actually, the catacombs were primarily burial places and there were jewish, pagan and christian catacombs. a lecturer at notre dame's rome campus walks us through the catacombs. >> 40% of infant mortality and that is why there are so many small niches on the walls for these children and we have particular kinds of niches, openings in front, that were for the martyrs in order to symbolize the important person. >> reporter: the roman forum was the center of political power in in a it

greg burk has the story. >> reporter: a beautiful ceremony in st. peter's square this morning. palm sunday marks the beginning of holy week and it will be a busy week for pope benedict xvi. a massive crowd here this morning. if you don't like crowds, st. peter's square is probably not the place to be during this time of year. so many pilgrims from all around the world. people come to rome for all sorts of reasons during the year. but those here at this time are normally here for religion reasons. in his homily, pope benedict laying out a challenge saying they have to ask themselves what idea do i have of god. saying this is a crucial question that no one should fry to avoid and certainly not this week. the pope making a special plea to the young people present saying they have to make christ the center of their lives if they want to find true joy. and, finally, it will be an important test for the pope. he is 84 and will turn 85 the week after easter. we saw on his trip to mexico he used a cain in public for the first time. greg burk, fox news. >>> palm sunday masses were held

greg. >> reporter: good morning, guys, and happy easter, st. petersit comes to easter day, the pope ended the mass and comes out on the balcony and gives a message, it was a message of hope, although he did talk about some the problems for christians around the world. the tradition is two fold. the mass and then the greetings. 65 different languages the pope speaking in briefly saying happy easter and the crowds are huge and colorful scene with the flags and the bands and benedict saying that the easter message for christians is to relive with mary magdalene lived on this kay encountering christ, saying this is encounter that is going to change people's lives. and meeting with god's goodness and should bring a radical change to people's lives. and he was having a vigil between good and evil and mankind seems to be searching in the dark, not knowing the difference between good and evil, guys? >> all right, thanks so much, greg. >> let's talk about the tax dollars. we've been telling you about the gsa all week and uncovering more and more interesting in

greg. >> shannon, that's right. a beautiful ceremony today in st. peter's.m sunday marks the official bebeginning of holy week all leading up to next sunday the joy of the resurrection and the feast of easter. a massive crowd here this morning. if people don't like big crowds st. peter's square during holy week is probably not the place to be. rome is not the place to be. there is so many pilgrims who come here from all around the world. there are tourists in rome and throughout italy all during the year. those that come during this week are here to live the religious services and see the pope. the pope saying they have to zoe themselves what idea do i have i jesus of nazareth. benedict saying this is a question they should not try to avoid. the pope making a special plea to all the young people present challenging them to bring christ to the center of their lives saying this will bring them true joy. and finally, shannon, you mentioned the pope is just back from the trip, mexico and to cuba. we saw him on the way to that trip use a cane for the first time.

peter king. >> director sullivan said as soon as he believes he has sufficient evidence to require someone to leave, he will act. >> reporter: three agents have already been forced out. supervisor david cheney retired, greg stokes who ran the canine unit was removed with cause but can appeal, a third agent resigned and eight more are under investigation. the agents are accused of hiring prostitutes and bringing them back to their hotel in cartagena last week. they were in columbia setting up security for president obama's trip to the summit of the americas. the secret service is updating congressmen about the investigations under way here in washington and in colombia. lawmakers are expressing outrage over what happened. >> this is unacceptable behavior. >> those people who are responsible have brought disgrace and it's disgusting. >> reporter: former house speaker nancy pelosi says agents need to be held accountable. >> i don't see those involved in this could continue with their work. >> reporter: white house spokesman says jay carney says the president still has confidence in the secret service and the agency. >> he has high regard for and great appreciation for the extraordinary work that the secret

greg. >> reporter: jon, well, as we speak the pope is in saint peter's basilica leading this momemrationssion, a very solemn ceremony, essentially a number of parts to it, there are several readings, reminding all those present of their since and the need for conversion, then the adoration of the cross, then the communion service, this is one of the few days of the year in the catholic year where there is no mass but a communion service. it is a very busy four days for pope benedict xvi. it kicked off yesterday with two different passes -- mass, one in the morning for priests and one in the afternoon at the basilica of saint john john, the mass of the last supper which includes the washing of the feet as christ washed the feet of the apostles. it's a very important celebration and joyous feast. it was also the institution of the ukirs, but one taking place just hours before the passion and the crucifixion, which of course are what is happening today. now tonight, jon, certainly one of the more emotional moments, important event, the way of the cross at the coliseum, tens of thousands of

peter's square or pope benedict xvi is celebrating palm sunday mass. >> dave: joining us live from rome is gregke, good morning to you, greg. >> good morning, guys, a big day here today. palm sunday, it's the mark of holy week and the most important week on the christian calendar and palm sunday the triumphant entry. and now he pope benedict is saying that palm sunday is like a great doorway leading into holy week and people have their own idea how the messiah should react and after rejoicing after a few days, they crucified him. a big crowd as there is on the occasion, lots of pilgrims, students from europe, many have the week off and come here and the pope challenging them saying every christian has to ask himself, ask herself, what idea do i have of god. that's a question you can never asoyed and certainly not this week. and the saying it will always bring you joy. finally, guys, the pope is going to be 85 the week after easter and you're starting to see his age, no doubt about that. returned from a long trip. 14 hours from mexico 13 hours from cuba and seems to have recovered from jet lag b

peter in military technology is no longer monopolized by immaterial lists. at a time when enemies threaten us with nuclear weapons has passed forever. >> shepard: greg palkot ish korea giving us a monitored look at life inside the capital city. >> north korea is increasingly becoming a country of haves and have notes. 3 million people living here in its capitol of pyongyang live a relatively well-provided for life. the 20 million people outside of this capital live a much harder life. that could be the seed of possible problems in this country to come. >> shepard: today the u.n. security council condemned that rocket launch or failed one and warned north korea new financial punishments are in the works. 100 tornadoes in 24 hours. the planes took a deadly pounding over the weekend and forecasters say the storm system is not over. that's next. plus, the former head of the transportation security administration says he has a new plan to make air travel safer by letting us all bring knives on to planes. from the journalists of fox news, this is a monday fox report. a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ that could adapt t

peter's square. ♪ >> eric: the pontiff looking rested despite having returned from his historic tour through mexico and cuba, gregurke is streaming live from rome. a special sunday morning. >> reporter: eric, that's right, you know, it is all leading up to next sunday, today is the big day, the official start of the holest week on the christian calendar, in fact called holy week for that reason. now, pope benedict xvi celebrating mass in st. peter's square for the occasion, an st. peter's square, decked out to commemorate christ's triumphal entry into jerusalem and the pope telling pilgrims they have a crucial question to ask themselves, who is jesus of nazareth for me and laying out a challenge to put christ at the center of their lives, saying this is the way to true joy. now, there was a huge crowd here, this morning, while massive numbers of people come to rome, all year, those who are here, this week are really here mostly for religious reasons. and, st. peters basilica will be the center of their attention, certainly, as we get closer to the final four days. of course, thursday, marking the commemoration of

peter king. congressman, what can you tell us about these two secret service agents that we already know have been forced out, david chaney and gregthey've been removed there's still an ongoing investigation. as far as detail, the secret service is keeping them at close hold and i would rather not discuss it in public because what involves those two could pertain to the other nine ask i don't want to compromise the ongoing investigation. >> in principle, the fact that supervisors were also involved that raises serious questions that there was a cultural problem. this may not have been the first time something like this happened. what's your assessment? >> reporter: well, the fact that supervisors were involved is indefensible and that's the job of a supervisor. the senior agent is to stop these things from happening and i'm not sure if it was the culture or not. i don't want to make that step until we find evidence of it. if it turns out there is evidence that's one thing, but right now i prefer to say that the right actions have been taken. three men who were employees and are no longer working for the secret service and again, s

congressman greg walden on cybersecurity and privacy, and an o'clock eastern on c-span2 -- peter o'clockeastern on c- span2. >> -- 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> it examines the egyptian revolution and the future of that country. then the promise and peril of the arab revolution. then we look at the downside of revolutions in the book "the devil we don't know." all these offense tonight on "book tv" on c-span2. >> on saturday, newt gingrich spoke at the fate and freedom coalition. that stain is holding its primary tomorrow, along with maryland and the district of columbia. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> this is quite an event. she spent all week campaigning here in wisconsin come as a wisconsinite and we have had a great reception. our son-in-law is also from sheboygan. we have connections on both sides of the state. we were up in green bay last night inspecting the team that we each have a share of. we are glad to be back in wisconsin. i am the one so many of you are out here. wisconsin, on june 5, will be the most important center of decision making in america. i am glad all of y

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peter's is a part of it. they've had a wonderful week in terms of weather. that will run out. could rain in rome on easter. >> gregthanks so much for that report. let's get to your headlines for a friday because a fast & furious gun smuggler facing up to 10 years in federal prison. pleading guilty to purchasing high powered rifles under that botched a.t.f. program. two of the guns he bought were later found at the scene of a shootout to killed u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. he says he was simply exercising his freedom of speech but a marine corps board now recommending sergeant gary stein be dismissed for criticizing president obama on his facebook page. the board made the decision last night after a day long hearing at camp pendleton. it's recommending stein get an other than honorable discharge for misconduct. a general will now either accept or deny the recommendations. a fast food feud coming to a happy ending literally. a judge in california tossing out a lawsuit that would have banned the sale of toys with happy meals statewide. the suit originally filed by a local mom. she said they were contributing