david michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. but in reality, two different worlds. >> i was born in jerusalem and i've been living there all my life, since 1945. five years ago i came to the united states to launch a tv channel. and that's how i met jamal dajani. he challenged me to think about solutions that hadn't been discussed until now. and one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. >> the reality there is very harsh. but why don't we go over there and do it. >> we are here in a bubble. after sometime of working together with jamal i said let's do this in california. you only have to choose in that neighborhood what kind of latte you want in the morning. >> when i go there i'm always eager to go to my people, to my neighborhood. i want to have the least interaction with the israelis as possible. >> many israelis don't want to know about palestinians. they don't want to reach out. they don't want to cross into streets and neighborhoods where the palestinians live because of a mixture of stere

jerusalem, the vatican's res conditions in jerusalem. later he'll hold a mass.his is a room in jerusalem where it's believed that the last summer took place. do be expect today's visit to be as politically charged as yesterday's was? >> it's going to be interesting to see. we did see a lot of politics played into the visit after we heard that the pope had first and foremost was coming as a christian piil grim. when he made the trip to the separation wall, the politics play in. we'll see politics as well. this time that may please israeli side. where he'll visit the grave where he'll lay a wreath. both sides will be happy, and you'll see both displeased as well. >> thank you for that. joining us from jerusalem. >>> president obama's unexpected to afghanistan has triggered a spat with president hamid karzai. he surprised soldiers at the airbase. hamid karzai was invited to the base. the afghan leader said he'd only meet obama at his appearance. he'll meet and decide soon how many troops will remain in afghanistan. >> i made it clear that we'll continue to cooperat

people from jurisdiction e-jerusalem before meeting up with benjamin netanyahu the father of zionism and things happened when netanyahu asked the pope to go to a museum and he went and prayed there and they went on as scheduled and went to the holocaust memorial museum in jerusalem and met with survivors and with him being the modest pope and he has been given the name the humble pope and given the name of, he kissed the hands of each and every h d holocaust survivor as he listened to them. >> what is the official aim here, do we know that at all and we know he invited the president and the israeli president to come and meet together and pray

it will include a meeting with the grand mucti from jerusalem. the hope will visit the church of the holy sepulcher. >> how would ihow old is this o? >> 1,051. >> so this is the map. >> this i unlocks the past prest and future to christianity's most sacred site. for 1,000 years each sultan gave your family a new document. >> yes. >> jerusalem's rulers have bestowed the family with trust. >> they gives holy sepulcher church. this has been given to my family. >> almost a thousand years ago. >> yes. >> a deed ihe is muslim but hole key to the holy sepulcher where it is believed that jesus was crucified, a a key that his family has had for over a hundred generations. >> why did they entrust your family with this? >> that is a long story. >> reporter: a muslim sultan recaptured jerusalem from christian crusaders. he protected the church and handed over the keys to the same families in charge of caring for the mosques, today the tradition conditions. he escorts his 19-year-old son to his destiny. for the first time he carries the key to the church's fr

on the temple mount in jerusal jerusalem. now cut to 587 bc they conquered jerusalem and dispatched to catalonia where i know that you've heard the bob marley song and if you don't know by the rivers of babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered via an. so after a while they come back and cut to 70, 80. the romans come to town and expel all of the jewish people out into the world. so by the way both of these have been on the same day of the hebrew calendar of the ninth. notice when the romans expelled the jews, this started. i ask the mayor of the jewish people for 1900 years lived as aliens and exiles in the countries of others. all the while longing for home for jerusalem that always seemed to be the dream that would never be fulfilled. and because there were exiles and aliens all of the terrible things that happened, the persecutions, inquisition, all leading up to the hollow cost. so i know this is long-winded but bear with me. now i'm going to cut it to france come et 90. has anybody heard of the dreyfus case. in fr

>> to help the christian people here in jerusalem.lem and the west bank also. >> reporter: the population of palestinian christians born and raised in jerusalem has dwindled in had conflict and political tension. there are now less than 10,000 palestinian christians left living in the holy city. but for now the focus is on food. can we try to taste some of this? >> of course, go ahead. >> reporter: sea bass carpaccio. a collection of arabic mezza, and these controversial lam chops. pope francis, you don't know what you're missing. these lam chops are fantastic. i would urge you to reconsider your decision not to eat red meat. in this correspondent's humble opinion, it is truly a meal fit for a pope. ivan watson, jerusalem. >> all the cool assignments being handed out today. and the chef says the menu will remain the same. if the pope doesn't want the m lamb chops, he will whip up sea bass for the pontiff. he will go hungry, no, of course, they'll make whatever he wants. >>> and sydney has a two week festival transforming the city into

ben wedeman live in jerusalem. thanks, ben. >>> the man leading the search for flight 370, they say they're looking at all of the underwater signals. they're responding to a wall street journal report casting doubt on two of the four pings. some of the australian pings thinks the frequency of two of the signals is too low to be from the flight's signature nals. at this point it is too early to discount the signals. the four signals taken together constitute the most promising news we have. >>> for more proof of how dangerous the middle east are, security concerns in yemen are so dangerous the u.s. embassy plans to stay closed for another two weeks. >> with tense battles between al qaeda and security forces intensifying throughout yemen, cnn has learned that it's become so critical the embassy will be shut down for at least two more weeks. an extraordinarily long time and quite rare showcasing how dangerous the country's situation has become. >> we said we would open it when it's practical. we continue to evaluate i

and a big battle occurred over jerusalem, over the old city of jerusalem. and what happened was the arabs won. and they captured the old city of jerusalem which was where all of the hole sites were -- holiest sites were including the western wall. remember i told you the temple was burned down twice? the only thing that remained of the temple was the wailing wall, it wasn't even the wall of the temple, it was retaining wall of the temple mount. so that site had become over 2,000 years the holiest site of the jewish people to which pilgrimage would be made when it could be made. but once the jordanians captured the old city, first they burned 60 synagogues, killed every jew they could find, and it was now impossible for anybody to come to the western wall. now i'm cutting ahead to six-day war. does anybody remember gamal nasser? nasser was the president of egypt, probably the most charismatic arab leader ever. nobody to compare to him now. and the short version of it is he brought a thousand tanks and 100,000 egyptian soldiers into the sinai desert threateni

cbs news, jerusalem. >> just the fourth leader to visit jerusalem. >>> joe biden will make a stop in the bay area on wednesday. he's rumored to be headlining a democratic fundraiser at the san francisco home of billionaire tom story and environmentalist. he opposes construction of the keystone xl pipeline. >>> he want to take names off the list. the group said the registry is too big making it hard to differentiate between dangerous offenders who pose significant risks and those likely to stay out of trouble. the board says only high risk offenders like kidnappers and violent predators should be required to register for life. >>> state lawmakers step in to force a bay area billionaire to share his beach. some microsystems closed off public access to martins beach near his home in san mateo county by going in. he's violating public access laws. the state senate is expected to vote wednesday on a bill that would force him to negotiate. if that doesn't work, the state could seize the road using eminent domain. >>> a new proposal to make sure veterans get the medical care they need. that

live to jerusalem next. >>> and we introduce you to the oldest world war ii vet. his words of wisdom about service on this memorial day weekend. >> i'm joe berlinger this is the system people want to believe that the justice system works. people wanna believe that prosecutors and police do the right thing. i think every american needs to be concerned about that. we do have the best justice system in the world, in theory... the problem is, it's run by human beings... human beings make mistakes... i'd like to think of this show as a watch dog about the system... to make sure justice is being served. wrongful convictions happen, we need to be vigilant. with our personal liberties taken away from us, it better be done the right way. is justice really for all? >>> good afternoon, welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories - president obama makes a surprise fist to troops in afghanistan. he made it to thank troops for service. he says the war in afghanistan will come to a responsible end by the end of this year. >>> some of the six victims in the south

i'm anne thompson in jerusalem.ow back to you. >>> ukraine's military launched air strikes this morning against pro russian forces who had taken over the airport in the city of donetsk. gunfire and exploess heard around the airport, smoke can be seen rising from the perimeter. the city is largely under the control of pro-russian forces who largely kept people from taking part in yesterday's presidential election. then they came to the airport today reportedly to demand a withdrawal of ukrainian forces who had been polices the perimeter. back here at home, walnut creek police searching for a man they say apparently shot two people just after they left a concert. the suspect firing shots from his car at the victim's car at an intersection at oak grove road right at ignacio shopping center. the two victims, a woman driver and a man in the passenger seat had just left a gladys knight concert at the pavilion. not clear if the system and the victim had an altercation maybe before the shooting. the conditions and names of

chief who led last week's military coup gets the backing of a king and visiting the old places of jerusalem and pope francis going to the holy land and launches his own peace effort. but first people across egypt are voting for a new president. former army chief abdel-fattah el-sissi who is the strong favorite to win the election cast his vote early. polling stations are heavily guarded and it's taken place amid security and eu and african union have observers to monitor the vote. the vote is over two days and it comes after three years of political turmoil, in july last year they talked about mohamed morsi and the next day a crack down and the army has a state of emergency and curfews and the muslim brotherhood band a month later, the second time it has been ban since 1954. the new antiprozest law ensued in november, soon afterward the muslim brotherhood is declared a terrorist group. religious groups are banned under a new constitution, the prime minister had a resignation the following month. in march the coup maker abdel-fattah el-sissi quicks as army chief to run for president and leon

ivan watson, cnn, jerusalem. >>> and on thursday, a new series from executive producers tom hanks andy getsman "the sixties." the decade that changed the world and reshaped american lives in ways that still affect us today. remember carol burnett? >> on my show, i would do prat falls and jump out of windows and pies in the face and it was heaven. >> i think it's gone -- oh god. >> i still -- i see a rerun of "carol burnett show" and say, goddamn, they're funny. >> she was great in bed, too, remember that? >> stop. you never went to bed with -- >> well -- >> not supposed to curtsey. you're supposed to bow. >> i get dizzy when i bend over. >> when tim conway came on, this goal in life was to destroy harvey. >> they were all so funny. watch our set your dvr for the premier thursday night 9:00 eastern and pacific on cnn. >>> all right. president obama taking this memorial day message to afghanistan. honoring the men and women in uniform with a surprise visit. what he said in a live report at the top of the hour. and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm wa

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the insider lester jordan -- sorry, jerusalem in 1967. it was different because atropine and occupations have been forced out since day one. here you have a shared by the team with an enemy government that has this dimension 79. i think they basically start asserting authority in dealing with resistance from the plo is the concept of cod for congress to stop, the tuning and very low-key way. i tack in part 3 of my book about the possible responses about probable response to in the larger arab world and the european union to an israeli decision to apply laws are the areas. what i do at the palestinians if hamas and the plo is considered their capabilities and then consider their aspirations. you know, people always point to the security fence and say this is that it terrorism, but that's not true. what is the terrorism in israel has repeatedly stated is the israeli military control samaria 2004 really started the defensive shield, but it wasn't really completed until 2004. at this finance for palestinian terrorists failed forward to five t

i'm adriana diaz in receive jerusalem with the story come -- jerusalem with the story coming up. e being told >>> a new effect from the drought is creeping up in the south bay. some homeowners are being told they're in adding zone. >> -- a danger zone. >> kpix 5's betty yu tells us their homeowners' insurance is not being renewed. >> i was shocked really. >> reporter: patrick stuck with the same insurance company for 33 years. but this powerful fire season has forced liberty mutual to cut ties. this notice states that his los gatos home is too risky to insure and he won't be renewed. >> my guess the they're losing money and -- is they're losing plane and then the fires that are happening around the state because of the drought. i understand why it's happening to a certain degree. but -- now i think they're overreacting. >> reporter: patricia thomas lives a block away in the hot zone. after her longtime insurer gave her a similar letter she's had a tough time finding new coverage. >> we're all really frustrated. you can drive around and see everybody maintains their property. keep

vatican correspondent delia gallagher is live in jerusalem. you know, delia, this is just a three-day trip, but so much symbolism, so many historic moments already. what kind of impact is the pope having there at this moment in your eyes? >> reporter: john, i think this has been so far, as you say, a trip full of resonance. of course, it really couldn't be otherwise in the holy land for the pope. just this morning he met with muslim leaders, he met with jewish leaders, a very poignant moment at the yad vashem memorial, the holocaust memorial here in jerusalem, where the pope also met with six survivors of the holocaust. and in a break from protocol, the pope kissed their hands, a gesture of humility. and we've said he's the pope of gestures, and that's certainly one of the moments that i think will be remembered from this trip. before that, he was at the western wall, where he left a handwritten note in the wall. that is a tradition. and spent some time in prayer. and before that, very nearby to that western wall is the al aqsa mosque, which i

jerusalem. he has some meetings with refer officials in west jerusalem. he is going to race what he was able to hear here in bess will he him not om from officials, but the lurk he had with five malstenian christian families that represents a variety of cases that we have from people that are going to lose their land to families of brainsers, martyrs and others. i think it's very important that the pope knows there is a fact here that christians in the holyland are palestinians. they have suffered. as he said, the same as the rest of the palestinian people. >> that's a very clear message now that the israeli government claims it's protecting christians in this region. if they want to protect christians, the rights of the palestinian people have to be honored starting by a free and sovereign estate. >> thank you so much. >> that's spokesperson for the state of palestine, javier abuid. >> thank you very much, indeed, atia with us there. >>> now let's go over to the other side of the fence and talk to nick sheeve rip in jerusalem. nick, as the pope makes his

[laughter] >> you mentioned archives in jerusalem with the children's information?>> i'm sorry those are questionnaires that the families were filling out in vienna 1938 for purposes to qualify for the precious american and visa. it was information about their life in vienna. >> did any of the children's families survive? >> yes. many of them. can i know this will sound strange with a holocaust torrey but it is a feel-good story in the sense not only were they saved but many of their parents and other siblings who were left behind found it a little easier to get their own visa to come to america wants the children were here. even though i cannot account completely for the fate of the parents of all 50, i do know one year after this takes place, the children arrived june 1939, '01 years later the sholom organization had an annual convention at the ritz carlton hotel. the statement grand master louis who first brought the project to gil delivers the grand master address it in 1940, nine months later reports 31 of the parents had been reunited with their children in th

mayor of jerusalem, remembered here is the one who waged wars in lebanon and gaza, and then the israeli prime minister who came closest to the palestinians in terms of reaching a final status agreement. and said heabbas was going to reach an agreement, and now he will be remembered as the prime minister who is going to prison. >> what kind of reaction was there from walmart either during the sentencing or afterwards -- from ehud olmert either during the sentencing or afterwards? >> he is claiming he is not guilty, pleading not guilty, going to the supreme court, and there he will say he had no knowledge of the 100,000 euros that were passed on to his brothers. this will be his main legal claim, and he will claim that the judge has no evidence that he had knowledge of the money. >> thank you so much for that. arrested 6ce have ists going to the war in syria. that happened in the eastern town of strasbourg. it comes weeks after france announced a new push to stop french militants from traveling to syria. interior minister said the man went there among hundreds of french militants who have

al jazeera's correspondent is in jerusalem and joins us live. the holy land residential complex in south sudan - south jerusalem was at the heart of these allegations. what was it about? absolutely. it's basically about - fraught in corruption and bribery, charges not only handed down to the former prime minister ehud ol mert, but to the left side, if you see the structures, that's what they are talking about. that is the holy land real estate affair. it's complex residential structure constructed in the early 2000s. the sentences came today, the biggest the former prime minister ehud ol mert sentences to 6 years and a fine of 300,000 us dollars. it's the first time that any israeli prime minister has been sentenced to gaol. if and when he goes, he'll be the first. er ol mert is expected to appeal and has the chance to appeal in the next 45 days. the supreme court will decide if he'll spend that time in a cell or not. >> thank you for that update on mr ol mert. guilty of taking bribes, now sentenced to prison. thanks for joining us. >> it's emer

pope francis visited the key holy sites for both muslims and jews in jerusalem. narendra modi was sworn in as india's new prime minister at a ceremony in new delhi. and nigeria's military says it now knows where nearly 300 abducted school girls are being held. but it fears the girls might be harmed if they use force to rescue them. boko haram militants kidnapped the girls in april. on the newshour online right now, social security expert larry kotlikoff answers a question about how to strategize when faced with a low-ball estimate of benefits. find his "ask larry" column on our making sense page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the fight to save louisiana's coast, as towns and cities crumble with wetlands eroding at an alarming rate. i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the

israel separated bethlehem from jerusalem with a 25-foot high wall. israelis say it provide security. palestinians say it stifles light and steals land. >> my sterption of this is -- terms of interpretation of this is let god bless palestinians and israelis in order to destroy the wall. >> pope francis promised the trip would not be political. the actions are seen as recognition of the palestinian cause. he was the first pope to arrive in bethlehem without first arriving in israel. and he referred to pal stipe over israel's objections. >> translation: the time has dom put an end to the situation which is increasingly unacceptable. >> he met with the children of palestinian refugees, including this 7-year-old. before the visit she showed me narrow alley ways the home, the refugee camps. for 60 years 13,000 palestinians lived in a neighbourhood that was supposed to be temporary. >> we struggle with the occupation. when ever it wants, you'll find them in any street. >> this is the only life this woman has ever known. it's a song about peace. pope francis

went and prayed there and they went on as scheduled and went to the holocaust memorial museum in jerusalemnd met with survivors and with him being the modest pope and he has been given the name the humble pope and given the name of, he kissed the hands of each and every h d holocaust survivor as he listened to them. >> what is the official aim here, do we know that at all and we know he invited the president and the israeli president to come and meet together and pray for peace as he says. >> reporter: absolutely. i think one thing that has been constant with the pope in the year he has been at the vatican is he has been the unconventional pope. he is really trying to reach out to different parts of the world and not just here but he has reached out here to israelis and palestinians and wants them to find peace and said from the start when he came to the holly land that this trip was first and foremost as a christian pilgrim but as we saw yesterday and seeing today that has changed pretty quickly. >> all right, thank you very much. well, increased security has been ordered for bell um afte

from there, currently, they are at the israeli holocaust museum in jerusalem. he's supposed to meet with the spiritual leader of the eastern orthodox church. that's a private meeting and he'll meet with the prime minister and the president at the vatican, at the notre dame center, later in the afternoon, he'll hold a mass at the senn abbingle, a room considered to be the place where the last supper took place. >> we understand he invited president mahmoud abbas and israeli president shimon peres to come to roam to meet and pray. what is that about at a time when negotiations are stalled between the palestinians and israelis. >> absolutely. it shows that pope francis is taking an interest. he wants a 2-state solution. he called for that. he signified the state of palestine, showed his sympathy when he went to the separation and prayed for five month. he invited both presidents to the vatican and according to media reports, they may be meeting on june 6th at the vatican. mahmoud abbas has power among the palestine authority. president shimon peres is a symbolic g

he was convicted of accepting bribes linked to a property deal while he was mayor of jerusalem.y said he'll appeal. with the details from jerusalem. >> reporter: corruption cases aren't unusual among israel's political elite, but this is something new. it's the first time that a former prime minister has been convicted of bribery and jailed. the judge at the court in tel aviv said that all the former officials involved in this case had betrayed public trust. >> punishment is very severe. mr. olmert claimed several times that he didn't take bribes, and he wasn't bribed by anyone and that he is going to appeal to the high court of justice. >> reporter: olmert was found guilty of accepting $160,000 to support this luxury housing development in jerusalem when he was the city's mayor. the high-rise holyland housing project here in south jerusalem has long been seen by locals as a blot on the city's historic skyline. but now it's known to have been at the center of one of israel's worst corruption scandals. planning and zoning laws were changed so that it could be built. he said he'll

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

jordan, the palestinian territories, and jerusalem.y two masses, give 13 speeches, and greet thousands of people, all in just a little more than 48 hours. there have been some concerns about the pope's health in recent months. he will need all his physical and spiritual strength for this trip. >>> now, to san antonio, texas tonight. the mayor of their city tapped by president obama to be the housing secretary. he's considered a rising star in the democratic party. >>> now to what could be a medical breakthrough. for anyone that has an anxious child. for five years, we've followed children overwhelmed with crippling fear. 1 in 8 children suffers from anxiety disorders. the most common mental illness in america. tonight, a "20/20" special, new hope, and what we found at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: this whole journey began five years ago, with children consumed with fear. 9 million of them suffer from anxiety in this country. rocco, who couldn't leave his house, was just 8 years old when his mother took this video of him. rocco's

. >>> his jerusalem trip also includes a visit to the church of the holy sepulcher. of the religion's most sacred site. john schifrin has the story. >> how old is this document? >> it is 1261. >> a deed to documents don't only unlock his family's past. >> this is the sultan's stamp. >> this is sultan's stamp. this is written also in gold. >> they unlock the past, present and future of christianity's most sacred spot. >> until now. >> for 1,000 years. >> each sultan gave your family a new document, right? >> yes. >> jerusalem's leaders have bee stowed his family with unending trust. >> element a thousand years ago. >> yes. >> he is muslim but holds a key to the church of the holy sepulcher. a place where jeef jesus was bed to be lain to rest and resurrected. >>> salah hudeen a muslim sultan protected the church. he handed over the keys to the same family charged with the care of nearby mosques. through the alleys of jerusalem's oldest city, jawad carries the key to the church's front door. >> are you neshz? >> quite -- nervous? >> quite nervous. >> but he did just fin

in 1897 the catholic church deemed the it state of jerusalem as a holy land as unthinkable. it was rebuffed. after the creation of israel. pope pye as called for the application of holy places and the following year called for justice. the vatican formally recognised the state in 1993. in term of interfaith relations pope francis carries also bag im because he's non-european. >> i think, first of all, in buenos aires he has a close relationship with the jewish community. after the attack against the jewish community, where so many innocent people perished, his solidarity was clear, his message was clear against anti-semitism. as i said, the relationship evolved. there was a time before - that's the turning point. the turn point, really, and i think father will agree, is john xxiii, reaffirmation and, yes, we have not only between israel and the vatican, if you look at the history between the catholic church at a given point in history, in respect difficulties and conflicts. but i think we have to prove as religious leaders that we stand for peaceful coexistence and also stre

through the alleys of jerusalem city. he escorts his son to his destiny. for the first time he carries the key to the church's front door. >> are you nervous. >> he did fine. as so many in his family have done before, he hands the key to christians. this some time the san fris cans who run a portion of the church. that is another reason the family keeps the key. the seven christian sects don't get along. adeeb and his family are neutral and trusted. so on this day, like every day, adeeb and another muslim family open the church. because it isn't holy ground doesn't mean it's not sabling red. >> how do you -- sacred. >> how do you feel when you walk in? >> not good - wonderful. >> reporter: days before the pope arrives, the keys to christ's tomb are and continue to be in his hands. >>> brazil hosts the world cup in less than a month. unions and unhope government workers are taking advantage of the situation demanding better pay and benefits. police are on strike, and some 5,000 police officers are expected to march on the presidential palace. we report. >>

. >> anne thompson from jerusalem. >>> the white house may have outed the cia's top officer in kabul. the officer's name was included on a list of attendees to the visit. the white house declined to comment. >>> ukraine may have the new president. exit polls suggest that billionaire petro poroshenko has won. he'll have his hands full. cnbc talked to him about that in an exclusive interview. >> they said the ukraines don't have a legitimate president. today, starting from today, we have a legitimate president. >> he went on to say that nothing could stop them from achieving peace in ukraine. >>> arizona officials say the 21-square mile slide fire that started tuesday is 21% contained thanks to calmer winds. >>> and south korea, looking for tips about the mysterious billionaire who owns a ferry that sank last month. they said he didn't spend enough on safety. it left more than 300 people dead or missing. >>> a new age skafb jer hunt going down. hidden cash is hiding money and tweeting out clues. the account calls it a social experiment for good. nice way to pay it forward. >>> and offic

nick schifrin joins us leave from jerusalem. the pope said this would not be a political trip, but invited the palestinian and israeli president for talks at the vatican. can you tell us more about that? reporter: yes, this is a political statement by the pope. he did a few things. he was the first to land it bethlehem in the west bank. his agenda talked about the state of palestine, meeting the head of the state of palestine is what his aide said, over israeli objections. so the palestinians feel what the pope did was an endorsement of their state. what the israelis feel they'll get tomorrow is a similar indoorsment. pope francis goes to -- endorsement. pope francis goes to mt hertzel and they say that visit is an endorsement of their right. something that the pope did not promise to be a political statement or trip, but it has become that. >> you mentioned endorsements, but his predecessors have been there before. what makes the trip to different and monumental? >> reporter: well, again, those two things - mt hert zel and flyi

>> terry moran in jerusalem. terry, thank you. >>> next, to ukraine tonight, and to that high stakes election. and this evening, it would appear that a candyman has become president. the question now, though, will president putin keep his promise to respect the outcome? abc's alex marquardt in ukraine tonight with more on the businessman turned leader. >> reporter: the man they call "the chocolate king" will soon take on the title of president. pro-western billionaire petro poroshenko, who made his fortune in the candy business, tonight, promised to unite the country and end the violent chaos that has gripped eastern ukraine. but pro-russian separatists there made it impossible for most to vote today, as they smashed ballot boxes and forced polling stations to close. while in the capital, kiev, we saw a strong turnout of enthusiastic and optimistic voters. >> people want a new state. they want a modern, normal european country. >> reporter: if ukraine does move closer to the west and away from russia, as tonight'

he visited the most important sites in jerusalem, the al-aqsa mosque. now we're in jerusalem.s been a historic visit hasn't it? >> reporter: it has. it's a short visit, three days long, tour of the middle east, the pope is making. one with many layers of significance. what we've seen earlier in the day is the message of interreligious dialogue he's pushing. he went behind me to the old city of jerusalem and visited the two most important sites, the al-aqsa mosque and compound. he also said a prayer there. this is most important for jews. he delivered a message, calling on all religions to look at each other as brothers and sistered. he denounced the idea of violence saying this should never be committed in the name of god. there's a political aspect of this visit. he's been making political calls through the day. he's been meeting the president peres. of course the surprise announcement was the calling of the palestinian president abbas and israeli president. they're expected to come together a month after peace talks between israel and palestinians broke down. there's been a

nick schiffron is in jerusalem. tell us about the significance of the stops today on the pontiff's schedule. >> these are the most important stops for israeli officials. the highlight for them is his visit to the too many of the forefather of israel, the forefather of zionism, that pope john paul 2'" refused to visit. prime minister benjamin netanyahu invited the pope to the victim of terrorism memorial. there's a powerful photo at that site. he wanted the pope to come there so that netanyahu could explain the separation wall. israeli officials were furious at images of operating at the wall. in response, they have brought the pope to this victim and he has prayed -- rather brought him to the victims' memorial and he has prayed at the memorial. the holocaust memorial, very important to israeli officials, the pope going farther than both predecessors. he used the word holocaust in hebrew. >> the pontiff visiting some of the holiest sites for jews and muslims, the wailing wall and mosque. is this unprecedented territo

the pope met jerusalem's highest ranking muslim cleric, the third holiest shrine. the final day's visit is the busiest. looking to bridge religious divide and promote peace. the pontiff talked to two chief rabbis. zionism was a move that angered some palestinians. the palestinian authority to meet at the vatican next month to pray for peace. >> pope francis is the fourth leader of the modern roman catholic church to visit jerusalem. the recently retired pope benedict xvi went there. >>> ukraine's new president, patrick who made his money in the candy trade. he holds the commanding lead of strong prorussia insurgents. >> let's get a check on the road. >> the area ramp in the meantime in fremont, we've got a major injury accident, three chp units blocking a lane of the on-camp o ramp. here's the sensors on east by the way and holiday looking great. the east shore freeway and then westbound 237 and quiet into sunny vale. everything is able to get by just fine to hey war and if you leave hayward, only 12 or 13 minutes to cross westbound 92. bay bridge still extra light

the holy land real estate affair involved his time as mayor of jerusalem from 1993 to 2003.e was convicted of bribery, charges, you will mert has 45 days to appeal. >> he has maintained his innocence from the start but if and when he is sent to jail, he will be the first country's prime minister to do so. >> coming up on this newshour from doha, a stark warning for south sudan. the u.n. says half of its population could be displaced or dead by the end of the year if violence continues. plus, killer robots, millions being armed and put on to the battlefield. in sports, the brooklyn nets feel the heat as miami give a champion display in the nba finals. >>> first, yemen's oil pipelines and power plants have been recently targeted in a series of attacks. it's left many struggle with fuel shortages and blackouts and a report from the capitol of sanaa, people are becoming increasingly frustrated. >> this isn't a traffic jam during rush hour. it's a line-up at a petrol station. people in yemen are facing severe fuel shortages. sometimes, they have to wait for days to fill their tan

. >>> overseas, pope francis flue back to the vatican tonight from jerusalem ending the visit to the holy land that included surprise spots and the pope didn't stall from the mideast peace process. ann thompson was along for the trip. >> reporter: pope francis the pilgrim became pope francis the peacemaker. ♪ >> reporter: trying not just to thread the needle of middle east politics, but to move it. gestures can be more important than words here and there were plenty. the pope at the western wall embracing the rabbi who traveled with him, kissing the hands of holocaust survivors and vowing that such evil never happen again. a careful balancing act praying at the wall the israelis built along the palestinian west bank and today visiting the memorial for the terror victims at the request of prime minister. the biggest gesture came sunday in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus where the pope announced he would use his considerable personal clout to restart the peace process. what is the reaction to the pope inviting the presidents of israel and palestine to the vatican for a prayer meetin

. >>> pope francis is wrapping up his trip to the middle east with a stop in jerusalem. for the first time ever, a pontiff flown directly to the west bank instead of israel. the sign of the vatican support for a palestinian state. >> reporter: pope francis arrived in israel international airport on sunday for the final leg ofs his pilgrimage to the holy land. the top officials lined up to shake his hand as he walked a red carpet complete with an honor guard. he says he is hoping and praying for tolerance and an end to violence in the region. the president thanked the pontiff for his strong stand on anti-semitism. >> believing in coexistence within our borders and continue to search for piece beyond it them. >> he arrived in televiv following a visit where he celebrated mass at major square. that is close to where christians believe jesus was born. he made an unexpected stop praying at the wall. francis reiterated his wish that leaders on both side of the conflict work towards peace during a meeting with the palestinian president. >>> the mostly muslim community of 14,000

, performing mass here in bethlehem and in jerusalem.ot of excitement here. he's traveling with a rabbi from his home country of argentina as well as a muslim cleric, clearly in a sign calling for peace and all of the faiths, the main faiths to come together here. there are a couple of messages he's bringing, trying to bring some hope to the long-simmering israeli/palestinian conflict, john. there's another dimension to tis. he is going to be meeting with the most senior cleric in the eastern orthodox church, the acumenical patriarch, bartholomew. you haven't had a meeting between a roman catholic pope and one of these patriarchs in 60 years, so that's a big part of this. i've met with the pope's rabbi friend, rabbi abraham skoeka, and he tells me that this pope is a revolutionary, he's a friend of the jews, and he's also a man of peace. you mentioned some of the controversy. of course, everybody's looking very closely at his itinerary. there is a conflict here. there is immense polarization in this region, so people want to make sure th

tomorrow, pope francis will end his trip here in jerusalem. he will visit the western wall, yad vashem, and celebrate mass in the room where christ had his last supper. that's above the tomb of king david, an event that sparked protests from ultra orthodox jews in advance of the pope's visit. lester? >> anne, thank you. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, a catastrophic drought and the real possibility that some towns in texas will run out of water very soon. >>> we're back with a story of desperate days in texas, where the drought has become so critical that some towns could run out of drinking water in the next 90 days. our report tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: there is a line to get into castaway cove in wichita falls because this water park is the only recreational water attraction for miles. and they're not coming by it easily. catastrophic drought restrictions are in effect, forcing the city-owned park to truck in well water just to stay open. 9,000 gallons a day. >> it comes with a price, the price of

. >> we'll be hearing from nick schifrin in jerusalem. but first in bethlehem. >> reporter: pope francis visited bethlehem. he was choppered in to a crowd of cheering thousands. his first stop was to meet with mahmood abbas. after there he got into the popemobile to make his way to manger square. but first he made an unexpected stop where he went up to the wall and prayed for five minutes under a graffiti sign that said, "pope, we need someone to speak about justice." although the pope has emphasized that his trip to the holy land was as a pilgrim, this act spoke louder than many words. he came back to hold a two-hour mass. he had lunch with five palestinian families before heading to a refugee camp to meet with children there. he'll head out to jerusalem and meet with the leader of the eastern orthodox church bartholomew i. >> in israel pope francis will continue the of the to strike a balance while giving a nod to the narrative of the location he is in. a few stops, one, mount hertzel, the too many of the four father of israel, the four

lunch with five families and heading to a camp where he'll meet with 200 children before heading to jerusalem>> before he left, you did say he was bringing a message of hope and peace to the middle east. actions speak louder than words. just talk to us through the security situation there, around the pope. no doubt this is a volatile area. what is the security situation like there? >> absolutely. security is a big concern, because this pope it not driving around in a fully armoured vehicle. it has its sides open. the pope wanted to make sure he could wave to the crowds. something that he wants in the palestine territories and jirz elliot rodgers. we have seen thousands of security forces making sure that they protect the pope, and from what we heard from the israelis, they have thousands of security forces preparing to protect his visit too. it's a concern for the israelis because leading up to the pope's visit there has been many ultra nationalists protesting the visit, so there is a bit of concern about his security when he heads off to jerusalem. >> highlighting the security issues surroun

. >> reporter: jerusalem has been both a holy place and a battlefield for centuries, where real estate is precious and the sacred can be profane. among the most hallowed sites is king david's tomb. ultra-orthodox jews pray here all day long, but the room above it is revered by christians as the place of christ's last supper. >> in the name of jesus, we bless the name of the lord. hallelujah. hallelujah. hallelujah. >> reporter: ultra-orthodox jews fear the vatican wants to make this a church, which by jewish conviction would mean jews could no longer pray in the tomb. by going upstairs to pray, this rabbi could provoke christians, so the police stepped in to escort him out. but the ultra-orthodox jews have political allies, such as jerusalem city councilor ariah king. >> this is our city. this is our holy land. we don't have any other capital in the world that we can say is the capital of the jewish people or the land of the jewish people or the state of the jewish people. >> reporter: anti-christian graffiti has recently been sprayed on churches and mosques. palestinian christians fee

in jerusalem, he visited two of the holiest places in jew day schism and islam. the wailing wall and the point of the rock. and he was squarely in the middle of the middle east peace process. anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis' day of deliberate acts with powerful messages started at the beginning of the day, flying to jordan, bypassing israel on the way in. the first pope to do so. in his meeting with mahmoud abbas, he recognized the territories as the state of palestine. and an unannounced stop at the graffiti-covered section of the concrete separation wall. and praying at the wall that they say makes them prisoners but israel insists is necessary for their security. that's why claire fought her way through the crowds to see the pope. carrying a poster asking him to save her house, which is surrounded by the wall. what do you see when you look out the windows? >> i see only walls and cameras and israeli towers. >> reporter: but perhaps the biggest surprise came during the mass in the square. when francis invited abbas and israeli president to com

in jerusalem, orthodox jews protested the pope's visit. anti-christian graffiti has been scrawled on christian sites. to protect the pope, they'll use uniformed and undercover forces. >> we have more than 3,000 police officers involved in the security operation, with emphasis on jerusalem. >> reporter: francis' trip begins here in jordan, where this morning this father celebrated mass. his ministry includes 350 refugee families from syria and iraq, some of whom will meet the pope on saturday. >> they feel that they are not numbers. they feel that they are human being. >> reporter: every day, 100 new refugees register here with the catholic charity. >> people continue to stream across the borders, mainly female-headed households, who are just looking for shelter and a safe place to raise their children. >> reporter: and most are muslim. the suburb is a christian enclave. a safe haven for iran, who fled syria with her husband and children, and now lives in this two-room apartment. she will meet the pope. she says she is happy the pope cares