john paul, ii, started world youth days. it's an indication that there is a new sooil, a new renewed effort to really bring the message of jesus christ to the world and to the culture and in particular, to young people. now, you've been to a world youth day; is that right? can you till me about that? >> yeah. how long ago was that? it was my senior year of -- of high school so that was 2005. so i was actually -- >> nine years ago. >> yeah. it was pope benedict's first world youth day. >> and where was that? >> it was pretty exciting. actually, at the time it wasn't a big teal he was catholic. i just knew a bunch of people were going to europe. i've never been to europe. >> that's where you were? >> yeah. that's sort of where i was with my faith and everything. some of my friends were going, friends from my school. you was like, yeah, i want to go, and -- but just going there, and it just made it so real, like, oh, wow, like the pope is actually, like, a real person. you know, i get to see him. >> he was like this small. i'm

it never sat well with rome, especially with the conservative john paul ii. the vatican suspended these priests. made an attempt to bring these priests back. >> praise be to god and to pope francis. i'm very happy. >> well suspended from the priesthood, he remained prominent in politics, eventually serving as the head of the u.n. general assembly. >> let's take a look at our headlines. in turkey, from prime minister to president. erdogan is being sworn in right now. he is extending his more than decade-long domination of turkish politics. the president of ukraine canceled a working trip to turkey over what he calls a russian invasion of his country. he has called for a crisis meeting to figure out what to do next. francois hollande lashes out at bashar al-assad. the french president said the syrian leader is no partner in the fight against terrorism, but rather a jihadist ally. time to take a look at what is making headlines in the weekly news magazines. lots of focus in the magazines this week on the spread of ebola through western africa. >> that's right. t

when pope john paul ii last came here 25 years ago, there were less than 2 million catholics in south korea. today there are five-and-a-half million, and many of the new catholics are young and speak english. these are the people he wants to speak to. even before he arrived there was another first, the papal airplane was allowed to fly over china. feverish speculation ensued on the diplomatic breakthrough with china's communist rulers. followed soon by disappointment as confirmation came that beijing is blocking chinese seoulics from coming to to meet the pope. coping with china is expected to be his most cherished ambition. his next visit will not be to beijing. >> back to the second of our special report on refugees coming to america. u.s. allows some 7000 people, the biggest numbers in the world. we introduce you to a family that is looking to leave the refugee camp in northern rwanda. the bbc's alan to sutra caught up with them. >> just months into a new life. getting to grips with their fresh routine. choice the overwhelming -- is one i already appreciate. >> there are 2 clear di

in 1987, it turned into an outdoor church for pope john paul ii where he had a giant mass. >> october7th, 1989, the stick swayed and cracked, but did not crumble. everyone remembers the earthquake right before the world series between the giants and the a's. >> just three years ago, a national audience tuned in to monday night football to watch the lights go out twice. two power outages delayed the start of the 49ers-steelers game. a blown transformer was the culprit then. the next big event, is the demolition or implosion scheduled for some point next year. we've posted a slide show of the historic events of candlestick on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> as we say good-bye to candlestick, we are also saying hello to levi stadium. the yard rynes freshly painted as the 49ers welcome fans to watch the team gear up for the first ever home game. >> and on sunday, the 49ers will host the denver broncos. and after complaints from frustrated fans trying to get to the stadium for the first event a couple weeks ago, the team is ready to roll out a new and improved traffic plan just in time fo

they could not have enough time to go to asia, john paul ii went two times to korea in 1984 and 199. that is a quarter a century ago. it was necessary to go again to this country which is a very dynamic country regarding the church. >> dynamic country of course, if terms of its economy and in terms of the development there. because of the church, too, and the growing number of catholics? >> every year you have something like 100,000 babyities many of adults meaning that just 10 years ago, you had 30% catholic, less catholic than today. it's kind of a very exponential growth. the growth is very quick. the catholic church is feeling it, a good 10% of those 50 million south koreans, but the minority is growing, the christians as a whole are quite important to have 20% of protestants. all together, the christian religion is the first religion in this country, only 22%. >> of course, seeing the pope with the president with world leaders and the pope is using his influence to the full. >> yes, in a way. south korea is always caught in-between two giants, japan and china and it's a country

pope john paul ii held a mass. >> reporter: and in 1989, the stick swayed and cracked, but did not crumbleyone, of course, remembers the loma prieta earthquake, right before the world series game between the giants and the a's. >> so many memories. we've posted a slide show of all the historic events at candlestick on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> now, while traffic was a problem at candlestick last night, it's also a concern for 49ers fans heading to their first game at levi stadium. >> people probably feeling apprehensive right about now. nbc bay area's bob redell is live outside the stadium. and bob, they are promising they're going to learn from their first event two weeks ago and they have all of this candlestick mess looming over their heads as well. >> reporter: good morning, kris and laura. you know, we just spoke with the valley transportation authority. the people who run the light rail by levi stadium. the transit agency does acknowledge that the earthquakes game from two weekends ago didn't go quite as smoothly as it could have. you might have recalled two weeks ago, some pe

it hosted pope john paul ii in 1987. an earthquake, legendary 49ers victories. >> it is surreal. it. this is the last public event at candlestick. i think there will be 49,000 people here tonight wearing their hearts on their sleeves. ♪ hold me, love me, hold me, love me ... ♪ >> reporter: all right, something else police are watches out for is fans trying to walk away with a piece of candlestick history. they say don't do that. the chairs and other items are up for auction. meanwhile, the folks trying to take it all in. >> one last time. looks like such a good time. thank you betty. >>> the concert might be great, but christin says the scene outside was a long and winding road. i'm not sure if i should sing that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: we will leave that to mr. mccartney tonight. we talked to fans out here. some of them had been stuck in traffic for three, four, five hours tonight on their way to the concert. we got a chance to talk to some of the people. many of them still stranded outside the stick searching for parking spaces an hour-and-a- half into the concert. on twitte

it hosted pope john paul ii.1987, welcomed the giants in 1960, survived an earthquake during the 1989 world series and saw legendary 49ers victories. >> it's surreal. this is it. this is the last public event at candlestick. >> i think there are going to be about 49,000 people here tonight and i think everybody is going to wear their hearts on their sleeves. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >>> a san jose woman is dead after a confrontation with police at her home in the blossom hill road area. kpix 5's len ramirez explains what led police to open fire. >>> reporter: the cell phone video shows a woman walking out of her house with her hands in the air but she is holding at least one object in her right hand. she appears to point it at her head and then point it to her right and makes a firing motion. and then another. she then points it at officers in front of her and then walks towards the officers who tell her to drop it. >> put it on the ground, stop right there! >> reporter: she goes off camera. you can hear a

pope john paul ii celebrated a mass for 70,000 faithful followers.cently in 2011, a national audience tuning in to monday night football to watch the lights go out, twice. two power outages delayed the start of the 49ers-steelers game. a blown transformer was the culprit. the next big event, the demolition or implosion at some point next year. our coverage continues online at nbcbayarea.com where you can find a slide show and many more important moments at candlestick. and we would love to see your photos and videos from tonight's concert. send them in to us at i see@nbcbayarea.com. or you can just tweet us. >> great toe see him. >>> now to cower continuing coverage of the death of robin williams. a stunning revelation from the late actor's wife today. in a statement, susan schneider said that williams had been struggling with the early stages of parkinson's disease. she added that it was something that he was not yet ready to share publicly. his wife also revealed that williams was maintaining his sobriety before his death. coming up in about ten mi

. >>> a mass in seoul, a devout catholic, she remembers john paul ii's visit. hoping this one will be as powerful. >> pope john paul's visit saw an increase in the number of believers. this is more about bringing peace and love to people's minds. >> pope francis will attend political and religious leaders, appeal for reconciliation on a divided peninsula. >> i'm so delighted i'll meet him up close. we are somewhat in a state of confusion but he will show us the way to the future. >> the center piece will come in central seoul, a be beatificati. ferry tragedy that shocked and shamed this country demanding a full and impartial investigation. >> i've heard that pope francis's case for the people who hurt the most peace and human rights. please remember us. i lost my daughter who is more precious than my own life and continue my hunger strike for 31st day to find the truth of my daughter's death. >> it is a sign that there are sensitive issues for the pope to address during his time in south korea. prestigious for the country and its president. >> i think when he me

. >> i visited with pope john paul ii, an almost total inflexibility there, but i wrote pope francis a letter describing some of the issues in the book and helped him to prevent or minimize the position of women and girls. i didn't ask him to change the church's position on women of course, but he wrote me a very nice letter back, the position of women in the church needed to be strengthened and would be. >> i know you said that president obama has not. >> my other predecessors, i'm not criticizing president obama because you know i've been out of office for 35 years. and it's natural for a president to consult other presidents if he wants to who have been more recently in the white house. so i think that george w. bush and bill clinton have been there just before him and i don't think it's reasonable to expect president obama to go back 35 years and recess recollect an old democrat who was there. >> what about the criticism that you are too independent, that you don't take guidance very well and don't play well with official washington? >> i'm always protecting the integrity of the

and, later, the author of well-reviewed books on pope john paul, ii and hillary clinton, who is now writing a book on his early years, his teen years, at the washington star for long time washingtonians. he is now the professor at stonybrook university, in long island. carl was always the more colorful of the duo. bob woodward tells this story on carl back in the mid '70s. that reflected much of public opinion at the time. but the wheels of time are turned by the wheels of irony. nixon's old nemesis gave president ford a courage award for his action. history is often argument without cease fire and it will be interesting to hear carl's thoughts 40 years later since he wrote the first rough draft of history as the publisher of the washington post once called journalism. we could have no better ring master. he and his brother were television stars. together, they wrote a big book about then-secretary of state henry kissen jer who naturally showed up at their washington book party. the good doctor walked in and said to the authors, naturally a reporter, "love the title kwtsd. it's worth knowin

a devout catholic, thee remembers pope john paul ii's visit in 1984 and hopes this visit will be as powerful. >> translation: pope john paul's visit saw an increase in the number of catholic believers. the pope's visit this time will be about bringing peace and love. >> reporter: pope francis will be in south korea and meet political and rel igous leaders, taped a pan pacific youth day. >> translation: i'm delighted to meet him up close. there are numerous conflict. we are in a state of confusion. >> the centrepiece of trip will come on estate in tral seoul. a beautification mass for 124 martyrs in front of up to a million people. in the midst is a tented village. parents of some of those killed in april. >> translation: i heard that pope francis cares for the people that hurt the most. please remember us. i lost my daughter, who is more precious than my own life and continue my strike for a 31st day to find the truth of my daughter's death. >> it's a sign of sensitive issues during a time in south korea. plays host to a first aeroplane visit is prestigious in this country. she has been the

and i communicated with pope john paul ii, and i found almost complete inflexion ability there.ut i wrote pope francis a letter describing some of the issues in my book and asked him to help minimize the abuse of women and it girls. i didn't ask him to change the catholic position on women and priests, and he wrote me a very nice letter back, and he said that he was convinced that the future role of women in the catholic church needed to be strengthened and would be. >> the book is called, "a call to action." president carter, i hope that you come by and visit us on your 29th book. >>> coming up on this special edition of consider this, freedom in the press, why they are calling president obama the greatest deterrent to press freedom. and many putting their lives on the line to bring you the story, sometimes with tragic outcomes. >> work related deaths for journalists worldwide is murder. the savage murder of james foley by islamic state terrorists is a reminder of that danger. felly was kidnapped on thanksgiving day, 2012, and 66 journalists have been killed in syria and 20 are

as you know, the vatican and pope john paul ii was firmly against the war in iraq in 2003. this is a very significant development, but it's in line with basic catholic teaching and justice, force may well have to be used. and the words coming out of the vatican over the last 48 hours are indeed very serious. a letter from pope francis to the u.n. secretary general asking the u.n. secretary general and the international community to use all the mechanisms and international law at the u.n.'s disposal to actually help avert this crisis, to help tackle it. that includes perhaps a chapter 7 operation, which would be peace enforcement. not peace keeping but peace enforcement. >> what does that mean? chapter 7. >> yes, that is correct. what has gone on here and what i think is alarming to the vatican and indeed to a lot of christians to a lot of people worldwide is why this situation has been allowed to reach this stage. isis went into mosul two months ago. on the 18th of july they issued an ultimatum to christians on the 18th of july to either pay a tax, convert or to face the sw

in 1984 when pope john paul ii came to seoul, he was met by the military strong man.ing at the pope's shoulder is cardinal kim, a man revered in south korea for opposing the the rule of the generals. >> the catholic church and also priests and sisters, whole catholic church was known to be opposed to dictatorship. the whole basic witness of the catholic church was that there should be democracy, human rights. and that a the catholic church was on the side of people who were imprisonened because of their political opinions and dictatorship. >> the result is a catholic church growing faster here than anywhere else except africa. >> when they celebrate mass saturday morning, there may be a million catholics here to welcome pope francis. there's two places they won't be coming from. north korea and china. i've been told that thousands of chinese catholics are trying to get tickets to come here and the chinese government is doing everything in its power to stop them. >> in february in rome, pope francis placed caps on heads of 19 new cardinals. not one of them was chinese.

in 1989 pope john paul ii came here with a similar plea. 25 years later, the only change is north korea now probably has nuclear weapons. bbc news in seoul. >>> this area has a long history of civil war. conflicts have left behind a patch work of rebel held territories. special region four i is one such strip of land on the border with china. it's existed outside central government control more than 25 years. it's evolved into a place where anything and everything goes. our correspondent has this exclusive report for us. >> reporter: we're looking for one of myanmar's secrets. our guide refused to take us so we rented motor bikes and are heading deep into the jungle. after half an hour of darkness, there are distant lights. it's a gambling complex aimed exclusively at chinese customers. casinos are illegal both in myanmar and china. the gambling halls here are packed. they're not all tourists. look closely at the people wearing headphones. they work here placing bets on behalf of clients back in china. the satellite dish outside makes sure that the connection never drops and money keeps

the trip has not yet been officially confirmed the last papal visit to philadelphia was by pope john paul ii 1979. >> the controversy including clippers and donald sterling may finally be coming to a he is thousands of clippers fans got their chance to meet new team owner steve ballmer at a rally yesterday. several players also came out to thank the crowd for their continued support. the former microsoft ceo wasted no time outlining his vision for the future of the team. >> we're going to be willing to take risks. we're going to do what it takes but we're not going to be stuck in the past, we're moving for the future. >> with this behind him now i feel that -- i think championship is coming our way. >> all right we'll have to wait and see about that. go sixers. meantime back to ballmer, he packed records setting $2 billion for that team. >> most people go to the movies hoping to come out with a memorable experience. but some people in california got a little bit more, you might say. weekends box office in load eye complete with some summer application, popcorn and bed bugs. >> ugh. >> doctor

the last time this happened was april 2003 when john paul ii dispatched french cardinal roger to trystop the rush to war that was going on at that time. and, of course, as we all know, he was unsuccessful. in this case, the pope is sending a cardinal, an italian who is currently the head of the vatican's all important missionary department, and if that's all you knew about the cardinal that would tell insiders this is a heavy hitter. but what we know about the cardinal is he's actually the pope's top iraq expert. he was the ambassador in baghdad from 2001 to 2006, which meant he was there in april 2003 when the u.s. shock and awe campaign took place. he was the only ambassador refused to leave his post. not only did he refuse to leave, he refused to adopt additional security measures because he said at the time he wanted to face the same struggles that ordinary iraqis were facing. that earned him an enormous amount of street credibility. what iraqis are taking away from this is that by sending faloni, he's shown he's serious about his concern on this issue. >> jeremy, for the iraqi c

as you know, the vatican and pope john paul ii was firmly against the war in iraq in 2003.his is a very significant development, but it's in line with basic catholic teaching and justice, force may well have to be used. and the words coming out of the vatican over the last 48 hours are indeed very serious. a letter from pope francis to the u.n. secretary general asking the u.n. secretary general and the international community to use all the mechanisms and international law at the u.n.'s disposal to actually help avert this crisis, to help tackle it. that includes perhaps a chapter 7 operation, which would be peace enforcement. not peace keeping but peace enforcement. >> what does that mean? chapter 7. >> yes, that is correct. what has gone on here and what i think is alarming to the vatican and indeed to a lot of christians to a lot of people worldwide is why this situation has been allowed to reach this stage. isis went into mosul two months ago. on the 18th of july they issued an ultimatum to christians on the 18th of july to either pay a tax, convert or to face the swor

pope john paul ii celebrated a mass for 70,000 faithful followers.1979, the stick swayed, but didn't crumble. a earthquake right before the world series game against the a's. we posted a slide show on our website, nbcbayarea.com. go take a look. >>> the weather was perfect for the concert, outdoor, and of course, we have a big 49ers game the first one at levi stadium and rob has the forecast for all of that. >> wrooer going to see a -- we're going to see a vastly different climate. temperatures quite warm this weekend, right now we have clear skies. beautiful pre-sunrise. currently 63 degrees, but different story around san francisco where you have misty skies and the mist down towards the san mateo and dum bart an bridges this morning. courtesy of the fog which is pushed inland or the low clouds that pushed inland towards the strait and on the north end of the santa clara valley this morning, you will see a few clouds, wind still onshore, but not as strong as they have been. at least for our inland locations later on today. we're going to see temper

therefore it was blocked by pope john paul ii and pope benedict.ched that's could be deemed as too political, perhaps more than his poignant comments on contemporary life, he moved to pave the way for sainthood is something that should be celebrated not only from can catholics but those who stand for truth and justice. he was killed doing the works jesus commanded us to do for our neighbor. and also a martyr. pope francis has moved to make him a saint. in order for that to be complete, a miracle must have occurred. where's the miracle with oscar romero, look no further than a story in the daily beast. he covered romero and ensuing chaos following his assassination. at romero's funeral, tens and thousands turned out knowing there's a chance they might be killed. at least 35 died. most of the dead were crushed in the panic. i was there and can tell you the miracle was that any of us survived. let's hope he becomes a saint and james foley is remembered whether as a martyr or good man. that does it for this edition of "the cycle." alex wagner starts "n

>> so john paul ii visited twice during his long papacy. ry that is divided. so pay attention the next couple of days as to whether he makes a more explicit outreach to catholics and christians in north korea. one thing he is attempting, korea has one of the largest or the fastest growing economies in the world. the pope has already mentioned a few times the downside of excessive consumerism, which really he says it's a constant refrain of his to note the gap between the rich and the poor. >> father o'brien, how much pushback is the pope getting from inside the vatican? we know what he's doing around the world, we also know what he's trying to do in rome as well, trying to regulate the vatican bank, for example, trying to bring much more light into those secretive corridors of the holy see. do you think that he is getting pushback from within the hierarchy at the vatican or does he seem to be on top of it and in control of it? >> he's definitely in control of it by all accounts. i think this is one of the stories which is a little hard to ta

. >> reporter: it's been about 25 years since former pope john paul ii came here.0s and it's been some time as well since the pope came to asia, the former pope benedict didn't come at all. this is why most of the vatican observers assume that pope francis came so quickly in his tenure. he's not been in power for too long but he has decided to come to asia and it's very important for him. one interesting thing as well, we have seen that he appears to have reached out a hand to china. of course there has been no relation between vatican and the china for 60 years, the catholic church in china is loyal to the state, not to the holy see. he did say any countries in this region that don't have a full relationship with the vatican he would like to reach out to them, also saying that christians are not conquerors so he does seem to be trying to hold out a hand to china and potentially north korea. >> thank you so much for the report. good to see you. >>> do you realize that tomorrow marks a week since the death of robin williams. you know what, we wanted to remember him

john paul ii, poland, a versatile for what took place later on, and then in light said leipsic, it was the protestants who played a role. if you could just comment on those questions. category ofanother mental actors i discovered, local church leaders, parishioners, prayer groups at churches. certainly in poland, the role of the catholic church can hardly be overstated. greg knows about this much more than i do. the case of the role of the church in leipsic was significant but more complex than i originally thought. the superficial narrative is shelteredhurch dissidents, and there are a number of books with titles that say "the churches that knocked wall."e when i would interview former church-based dissidents, they had mixed feelings. on the one hand, they said, the stasi, the secret police tolerated the churches giving shelter because it made surveillance easier. it was basically one-stop shopping for the stasi. if you have the churches as a primary site of dissident activity, and internal stasi reports made it clear that churches were the main sights of this activity, then you could

. >> reporter: pope john paul ii celebrated mass here in '87 with 87,000 followers. >> music history,been leading tours through candlestick, taking people on to the field itself for a final good-bye. raymond lopez remembers watching his first game here as a little boy. what will it mean that this will be gone? >> i'm not a very religious person but when we came here this was church for us. it's tough. there's a lot of history behind here. not for just the team but personally. >> reporter: candlestick opened in 1960 as the home of the giants newly transplanted from new york. it was here that willie mays thrilled the crowd with home run after home run. and it was also here that a sell-out crowd was robbed by a 7.1 earthquake that interrupted the 1989 world series. >> all of a sudden you heard like a bang and it really really shook hard. it seemed like it lasted for five minutes. >> reporter: buildings and brilks collapsed in san francisco but candlestick held firm. no one was injured. in 1981 49ers quarterback joe montana threw a game-winning pass to dwight clark. so dramatic it's been

another telegram to china's president extending his best wishesment significant because when pope john paul ii requested to fly through chinese air space, beijing denied the request. >> seth, thank you. >>> 7:19. ahead, the new drug helping patients with a specific form of >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it. >>> a penalty flag in the classroom. >> ahead, notre dame's football coach on the scandal benching top players right before the new season. >> the news is back in the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. stop stop. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history of pancr

in particular the catholic church, john paul ii, poland, which in some sense is a rehearsal for whatce later on, and then leipzig, it was the dissenting protestants who played quite an active role. if you could just comment on that bundle of questions. >> yes. that was another category of middle actors that i discovered were local church leaders, parishioners, peace prayer groups at churches, certainly in poland, the role of the catholic church can hardly be overstated. greg knows much more about that than i do. the case of the role of the church in leip decisizig was significant but more complex than i originally thought. the kind of superficial narrative is that the church sheltered dissidents and there are even a number of books with titles such as "the revolution that came from the church" and "the church has brought down the wall" and so forth. when i went and actually interviewed former church-based dissidents, they had very mixed feelings. because on the one hand they said the stasi, the secret police tolerated the churches giving us shelter because it made surveillance easier

actually what the vatican said, which john paul ii said was don't go into iraq. why?going on, the possibility for a positive outcome, which is one of the elements of a just car theory, that there has to be some sort of possibility for success or great degree of success, just isn't there. but right now what pope francis is saying is we have an intruder. we have a terrorist who is about to take people's lives and we have responsibility to do something. i think it's just a very different situation, elisabeth. but it's a great question. >> father, wasn't also the pope, it seems filling a vacuum, where there was sort of quiet? >> absolutely. we've heard from persecuted christians who have been sitting here on our set saying look, we're having to turn to the vatican. we're having to turn to europe to take action in iraq. where is the united states? >> you know what? to suggest that the united states didn't have the data, the information about what was going on, to suggest oh, my gosh, isis is now moving faster than we ever thought, i mean, if they had just listened to the p