patriarch kirill called today a day of grace. the two clerics greed upon contents of this ten page joint declaration that will they will@ be signing at jose marti international airport friday afternoon. again, pope francis stopping in cuba on his way to n. his next trip, which is in mexico. >> janine: and in attendance just a few seconds ago you saw cuban leader raul castro. he is in attendancehere, and right now, a i don't think that weave any translation. oh, i think we do. t's listen in. [ speaking in foreign languages ] >> janine: there i i no translation at this point. i don't know if you can gather bits and pieces at least from what pope francis was sig. >> victor: very little of it. we're working on getting that fixed up for you but as you can see kirill is speaking at the moment. >> janine: we do now have the english translation. let's listen in. >> terp which gave ushe family of other's positions. and feel each other's position. >> victor: you saw over at the time right president raul castro watching over this, another h

patriarch kirill is closely aligned with president putin. the meeting comes at a time when russia is facing pressure from the rest due to its military action in syria and ukraine. critics say this was an attempt by russia to bol terror its profile in the west. -- bog sister its profile in the west. a triumphant president cast roshgs o said cubans will continue supporting peace and then referring to his efforts to end latin america's longest war, said colombia is next >>> lots more to come here at al jazeera, including calling for change, a political vacuum in haiti brings the protesters out onto the streets. plus. it is called the greying of thailand. having a big economic impact. we're in bangkok with more. gkok with more. >>> welcome back to al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. syrian government troops are closing in on rebel held airs in the valley north of aleppo. the opposition is struggling to hold its supply roots close to the border with turkey. foreign ministers meeting in munich. they're talking about the war in syria following

between pope francis...and russia's patriarch kirill... the first time ever a catholic pope has met with the head of the russian orthodox church. but, many critics see kirill's sit down with francis as a political move: -- the meeting was brokered by cuban president raul castro. -- kirill has close ties with vladimir putin's government. -- and, it comes at a time when russia's relations with the west are strained. volkov says: "this is a meeting of two church leaders and there is no politics in this meeting." meantime, the vatican sees it as an important ecumenical event, drawing attention to a shared concern of both churches: christians in iraq and syria being killed by the islamic state...and others...because of their faith. wenski says: "almost a genocide is happening very quietly and so the pope and the russian orthodox patriarch meeting hopefully will bring some attention to the situation of christians in the middle east." following the meeting pope francis is off to mexico for a visit to victims of violence there. while in mexico, fr

patriarch kirill is closely aligned with vladimir putin. it comes at a time when russia is facing pressure from the west due to its military action in syria and ukraine. critics say this was an attempt by russia to bolster its profile in the west. the historic meeting raised the profile of cuba. a triumphant president told reporters cubans will continue supporting peace. then referring to his efforts to help end latin america's longest war, said colombia is next >>> after can refugees-- afghan refugees crossing europe have told al jazeera that they're seeking asylum in italy because it is too hard in germany. berlin has accepted the highest number of refugees travelling into the e.u. they are now strengthening their borders now. >> reporter: this part of the northerly italy had been bypassed from right to left past the mountains in slow even i can't. now there are hundreds trying to proverbs their value to italy. they they can cook their own food have limited freedoms while they wait to see what the authorities make of them. not perfect, bu

en mayo de 2015 citÓ a putin en rusia e invitó a kiril a cuba y acto seguido se encuentro con el papan conjunta en la paz francisco y el patriarca kiril hicieron un llamado a la comunidad internacional para que se ponga fin a la violencia y el terrorismo que ha provocado la huida y persecuciÓn de cristianos y creyentes de otras religiones. dice que se tiene que poner un fin a esta violencia para poder seguir con un diÁlogo hacia la paz. en la habana, cuba, lourdes, univisiÓn. marÍa elena: nuestra parte esto es todo desde la ciudad de mÉxico los extremos muy temprano siguiendo todos los recorridos del papa pasemos ahora con india calderÓn a nuestros estudios. ilia: donaldtrump elogioso cuando con univisiÓn y se que concederÁ una entrevista jorge ramos. regresamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ...garantía... ...de... that's easy. de... ...calidad. calidad. no está mal. papa john's cuida la calidad de sus ingredientes desde hace más de 30 años. por eso, con su nueva garantía de calidad, si tu pizza no te gusta, te da otra gratis. ordena una pizza grande de hasta 5 toppings por $9.99. solo online. mejores ing

between pope russia's patriarch kirill... ever a catholic pope has met with the head of orthodox church. but, many critics see kirill's sit down with francis as a political move: -- the meeting was brokered by cuban president raul castro. -- kirill has close ties with vladimir putin's government. -- and, it comes at a time when russia's relations with the west are strained.volkov says: "this is a meeting of two church leaders and there is no politics in this meeting." meantime, the vatican sees it as an important ecumenical event, drawing attention to a shared concern of both churches: christians in iraq and syria being killed by the islamic state...and others...because of their faith.wenski says: "almost a genocide is happening very quietly and so the pope and the russian orthodox patriarch meeting hopefully will bring some attention to the situation of christians in the middle east." following the meeting pope francis is off to mexico for a visit to reach out to the poor and victims of violence there. while in mexico, franc

cuban tv is broadcasting these images, pope francis and the russian orthodox patriarch kirill meetingvana's airport moments after pope francis disembarked from his flight. many expect them to issue a joint statement calling for peace in the middle east. pope francis will be in cuba for only a few hours before he heads on to mexico for a five-day visit. those pictures, amazing. martin is here at the big table with me, i religious affairs correspondent. that is something that the world has not seen for 1000 years, right? >> this particular meeting, the russian patriarch and the pope, no. there has been occasional meetings between different patriarchs, particularly patriarch constant opel -- to the throne of st. peter's, but this is actually -- it's a much larger community, but more importantly so much more the russian community.community, >> let's talk about why this not has -- this has not happened for 1000 years. the christian church split into two, the schism . how big are the divisions today in the 21st century? >> the theological divisions are still big, because we have one church,

then, pope francis and patriarch kirill of the russian orthodox church meet-- an historic moment 1,000 making, since the two churches split. plus, repairing the violins played by jewish musicians in the holocaust. >> today, this violin is alive and going to talk to all the world. each time you play it, it's for millions of people who are dead. that is victory. and each concert i

the vatican said cuba was neutral ground for the meeting between the pope and patriarch kirill. years since the church split into the eastern and roman catholic churches and the leaders of the respective churches have never met before today. russian orthodox church is closely tied to the russian government and this is seen as a political message as well as a religious one. the pope and patriarch -- patriarch kirill are expected to release a joint declaration before the pope leaves for mexico. what are cubans and foreigners saying about this? i spoke to them and asked them about this moment in history. >> although i am not catholic. i don't believe there is a higher and. i still think this is a great gesture from both sides to meet and talk since there is so much more around us about religious stuff. >> i think it's cool that the pope is interested in cuba. it's a great country and the cuban people of the pope >> it's a great country. it's beautiful. this is my first time here. >> i think it's wonderful that he's uniting so many people. >> do you like this pope quick >> i think is wond

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pope francis and patriarch kirill embraced and kissed one another three times on the cheek as they met in havana one thousand years ago the churches split - so this is the first encounter in history betweent he roman catholic pope and a russian orthodox patriarch. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... after he learns that one of the actresses doesn't follow along with his christian views... then - why experts say the threat of the zika virus during they are now. --------- --------- --------- --------- february is huge for us. all our handcrafted classic footlongs are just $6 each. the media is going a little crazy. "sub-mageddon" with an incredible amount of accumulation inside... that now seems... enjoy all our classic footlongs actress. the ad featured actors portraying cruz supporters seemingly in therapy, discussing regret for supporting rubio. one of the actors is amy lindsay - a former porn star. cruz's campaign pulled the ad, and released a statement saying she wasn't properly vetted. kissing babies is a conventional poltical tactic to get votes - but donald trump

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in cuba for two major leaders of christianity. today pope francis and russian orthodox patriarch kirill signed a joint declaration of religious unity. their meeting marks the time the leaders of the catholic church and russian orthodox church have met since their two brances split nearly a thousand years ago. their agreement pleads for the international commmunity to protect persecuted christians. a badly banged up dog in fairfield county has a second chance at life thanks to some generous people friends. emmanuel is an 11 month old shepherd mix. late last year he was found abandoned and badly hurt at carolina advenutre world -- doctors at fairfield animal hospital concluded he had badly malnourished. his rescuers created a go fund me page, and from there they say support took off. off. a fairfield county man was arrested and charged in connection with emanuel's abuse. the fairfield animal hospital is hoping to get the dog into a new home once he's fully recovered. more than four months after the state's historic floods, those who rushed into action have not been forgotten. in its secon

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reporter: pope francis will be to mexico and patriarch kirill will be on an official visit to cuba. >> the meeting of the primates the russian orthodox churches, which have been prepared for a long time, will wille first in history and mark an important stage in relations between the two churches. reporter: the meeting will be dominated by the issue of christians, but also the conflict in ukraine, a churches are both influential. since he became pontiff three francis has had tone.menical none has been quite so historical has this meeting between the two churches. schism that the -- 1054.hristianity in 10 >> a crane collapsed this itning in lower manhattan, came crashing down on a building and a number of parked cars it.w according to bill de blasio, the person who was killed was sitting in a parked car at the the incident. nearby buildings have been evacuated as a precaution. the world health organization $25 it's going to channel million u.s. dollars into combating the zika virus. of theclared the spread illness to be a global emergency. zika is thought to be a factor in a series of

the head of the russian orthodox church, patriarch ill kirill want already visiting cuba. the patriarch will be here eye pastoral and state visit much like pope francis did back in september of last year, this time the pope is headed to mexico, but he decided to mauk a counterpart. cuba was called a neutral place. >> it's outside of europe and outside the main conflict between the russian orthodox >> hatzel: is the first step to mending a broken relationship that goes back to 1054 in what is called the schism when the roman catholic church and the eastern orthodox church had a dispute over doctrine, which is why this kind of meeting here in unthinkable. >>>>t's ironic because of the history of very difficult relationships between the vatican, in particular, and the castro government. >> hatzel: rememr, it was only in the '90 when cuba changed its constitution to reflect it was no longer an atheist state but a secular one. tips suns then, we have seen papal visits including the last one in september of last year when pope francis visited the island before visiting america.

patriarch kirill, the leader of the russian orthodox church. they met behind closed doors for about two hours before announcing a joint declaration. it calls for the protection of christians around the world, specifically in the middle east where christians have been persecuted by groups like isis. the pope thanked cuba for its role in this historic meeting. >> i don't want to leave without saying thank you to cuba to the great cuban people and to its president who is present here today. i thank you for their active role. if it remains this way, cuba will be the capital of unity. >> reporter: there you have it. pope francis with some praise for cuban leader, raul castro. scenes to make this meeting happen. again, a meeting that had not taken place between the russian orthodox church and the roman catholic church. now, the pope is on his way to mexico but there are thousands of visitors here in havana from all over the world, including from the united states. there are many americans who have come here after the changing of relations between the

pope francis and patriarch kirill signed a joint declaration on religious unity after their historic meeting in havana. the declaration calls for peace in syria, iraq and ukraine and urges europe to quote "maintain its faithfulness to its christian roots." and mike alger will have a look the zika virus continues to spread. and now... how long a person can infect another is raising more concerns... coming up in health watch. but first... an elementary school in virginia has become the first to send a satellite into space... how they got the small device there and what it will send them back, after the break. "you're watching channel 2 news... with kristen remington, landon miller, sports with garrett dearborn, and mike alger's children at a virginia elementary school got quite the homework assignment: build a satellite and get it into space. nasa says they've become the first elementary school to successfully build and launch a satellite. as andi guevara reports, the final part of the mission is just weeks away - to see if the tiny spacecraft actually works. tucked in the back of the

pope francis met with patriarch kirill, the head of the russian orthodox church in cuba, this afternoon. the two shared a hug and an hours-long conversation. leaders of these two religious branches have not met since the 1504. president obama: somebody call the situation room, because things are about to get hot. phil: president barack obama spicing things up on daytime t.v. in california ahead of a summit with southeast asian leaders, the president stopped by the ellen degeneres show. during the taping for today, ellen gave a heartfelt thanks to the president for all he' s done for the gay community. in a more playful moment, since the president will be away from home on valentine' s day, ellen surprised him with this message. >> roses are red, violets are blue. you are the president, and i am your boo. president obama: michelle, i made a lot of decisions as president. my best decision was choosing you. thanks for putting up with me. phil: the president also talked about his love for his daughters and how hard it will be to see malia go off to college. the u.s. secretary of state hits

after meeting with raul castro, patriarch kirill, the leader of the russian orthodox church. they met behind closed doors for about two hours before announcing a joint declaration. it calls for the protection of christians around the world, specifically in the middle east where christians have been persecuted by groups like isis. the pope thanked cuba for its role in this historic meeting. >> i don't want to leave without saying thank you to cuba to the great cuban people and to its president who is present here today. i thank you for their active role. if it remains this way, cuba will be the capital of unity. >> reporter: there you have it. pope francis with some praise for cuban leader, raul castro.

francis and patriarch kirill will talk about reconciliation russian orthodox churches.the two churches have been split for nearly one-thousand years. good morning tri-state at 4:30 starts right now. another school threat... students and staff at a school in anderson township... the target of death threats.what we're learning about the man... who's now in custody. taking an aggressive tone... hillary clinton and bernie sanders both come out firing during last night's democratic debate.the big issues they fought over. helping stop a growing epidemic...a tri-state grocery chain... making a major announcement this morning.the lifesaving drug you may soon find on store shelves. good morning...cold temperatures... and even some snow... expected in the tri-state this morning. 9 first warning meterologist jennifer ketchmark with a look ahead at your forecast. this morning will be rather will be cold but not as frigid as yesterday. mostly cloudy showers by the afternoon. in all, .5" of snow is possible the evening. highs only hit 270f today. he threatened to kill students at a tri-state school.

airport encounter held as much significance as today's meeting between pope francis and patriarch kirillhe head of the russian orthodox church. they held talks in havana and signed a joint declaration that calls on the international community to take urgent action to prevent christians from being driven out of the middle east. it is an historic step which comes 1000 years after the eastern and western branches of christianity split apart. for more on the significance of this meeting, i was joined a short time ago by a father from the catholic university of america. the pope's first words to the patriarch were apparently "finally." why has it taken 1000 years for this meeting? patriarch in moscow was established in 1586. the 1000-year rift has to do with constantinople. we also have to remember this was a religion that was under soviet repression and domination for so long. beginning to come out of the underground, beginning to come out of a world that was so controlled that there are suspicions, especially suspicions to the west. finally to have a point where the pope and patriarch of mo

early on, he let it be known he had sent a message to patriarch kirill saying you name the place, dateand time and i will be there. with that sense of urgency and great sense of compassion and concern for all the suffering in the world today, i think pope francis has wanted to galvanize christians into a united witness for peace and to do whatever we can to help our suffering brothers and sisters. anchor: monsignor, thank you for joining us. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the creation of an american candidate. how ted cruz went from an ambitious high school student in houston to a top republican running for president. last week, we brought you the story of the christmas card sent from the head of' britain's code breaking intelligence agency. it led to the first stage of a puzzle. it has gone viral. thousands have tried to solve it. as our correspondent explains, the u.k.'s finest cryptographers remain unbeaten. >> it was the fiendish set of puzzles that began in a christmas card and went on to stump more than half a million people. we now

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lovell who went missing last week, and kirill is the neighbor of the eisenhauer family. >> if that is accurate, will i be leary. yes. >> reporter: eisenhauer new madison and used their relationship to abduct and kill her. keepers is accused of disposing the body. >>> violent night in the district. three people were stabbed overnight. two of them at the same location. one of the men did not survive. we are live in northwest where the deadly stabbing happen. what do we know so far? >> reporter: well, so far, actually, i just placed a call with metro police department. we don't know many new details at this point. what we do know the partial lane closure happening at 17th and l and also the -- the road closure between 16th and 17th all of that should be cleared out in about one here. -- one hour. this is bar cold restaurant and lounge, this is where the double stabbing happened around 11:30 last night. police are saying one person was stabbed inside of the lounge, and a second man was stabbed outside. one of the man was -- the men was pronounced dead at the hospital. police are trying to

earlier in the day, he was in cuba...meeting with russian patriarch kirill... for the first meeting ever between pope and a russian patriarch. this trip to mexico is the pope's fourth visit to the latin american countries. the parents of who were stripped of their little league world series title in 2014... files a defamation lawsuit... against the league, e-s-p-n and stephen smith. the title was pulled after allegations the team brought in ringers from outside the district. the lawsuit claims that little league officials knew of the potential risks of allowing players who could be ruled ineligible to play. the lawyer for parents... is expected to hold a press conference on monday. a newfoundland lab mix--- was top dog in reno..... as he was named honorary mayor for the day. "i commend mayor everett for his outstanding work in the community to raise awareness for a notable cause such as the spca of northern nevada. yay!" " everett's adopted mom won her pup the mayoral opportunity with a bid at the s-p-c-a's annual charity event. his owner said he was up for the

we are brothers, pope francis told russian orthodox patriarch kirill. they put aside their thousand-year-old differences for three hours at jose march tea airport. a spirit of reconciliation and island among locals and foreigners. >> things will be better than before. >> i think it's great. the more the religions can get alng t better off everybody will be. >> the pope and the pontiff signed a joint declaration, signaling they are not competitors, instead, they highlighted a shared concern for all christians in places like iraq and syria. cuban leader raul castro helped make the meeting happen, ending grudges, whether they last for decades or sentries. it doesn't mean the churches are uniting or backing down from diverging doctrines, but it does bond. 6 news. >>> recovery crews found two bodies thatent down in a small the faa is investigating what caused the plane to go down. >>> a show of support for a miami gardens police officer. several of david starling's colleagues in court yesterday as the man acced of trying to take his life pleaded not guilty.

simplemente francisco, francia tambiÉn estÁn de recorrido, rusia en los planes, esta reuniÓn con kirillcorazÓn es un hasta luego y como decÍa este letrero el circuito interior, regresa pronto, chato, su Ídolo, el hombre que lo hace reÍr a sus pelÍculas. marÍa helena: el estaba entrando mÉxico por la puerta de cantinflas porque habÍa visto tan dignas de cabezas que lo hacÍan reír, antes de llegar a mÉxico eso es lo que tenÍa en la mente, lo Único que recordaba las pelÍculas de cantinflas que tanto lo hace reÍr. el papa juan pablo ii vino dicho veces a la regiÓn, y las expectativas de que francisco haga lo mismo que me ha seguido la regiÓn, el primer papa en venir a latinoamÉrica fue pablo vi en 1969 que fue a colombia en una ocasiÓn nada mÁs hasta el del papa juan pablo segundo con esos viajes que llamaba al papa viajero, muchas cosas que cambiar durante sus 27 aÑos de papado, toda la cantidad enorme de viajes e realizÓ benedicto menos cantidad, no Únicamente por aquel tiempo sino porque simplemente no llevaba el mismo ritmo que juan pablo ii, creo que por esa razÓn esa gran expectativa

we are brothers, pope francis told russian orthodox patriarch kirill. the leaders of rival brancheheof christianity put aside their thousand-year-oldd differences for three hours at jose marty airport. a spirit of reconciliation and renewal that resonates on the island among locals and foreigners. % >> things will be better than before. >> i think it's great. the more the religions can get along, the better off everybody will be. >> the pope and the pontiff signed a joint declaration, signaling they are not competitors, instead, they highlighted a shared concern for all christians in places like iraq and syria. cuban leader rl castro helped helped make the m mting happen, highlighting his country as a they last for decades or senthorrys. it doesn't mean the churches are uniting or backing down from diverging doctrines, but it does mean they can celebrate a new bond. in havana, cuba, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >> recovery crews have found the bodies of two people that crashed in a plane in the gulf of mexico. authorities say the victim was from texas. the p

when pope francis greets patriarch kirill, when it happens this afternoon, they will be bridging a divide that's lasted 962 years. in the year 1054 a power struggle boiled over between rivals of the eastern and western christian churches, their leaders excommunicated one anothernd their churches have not reconciled since. be short. it's on neutral ground, at the airport and not in a church. expectedo last for two hours. the vatican announced it last week. but the encounter is something years in the making, something even john paul wanted, two popes ago. and cuban leader raul castro will also be at the airport this afternoon to greet them. we will be there live as well. reporting live in havana cuba, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> this weekend is the start of he 53rd annual coconut groves arts festival. traffic in and out of there can be bad. first alert traffic reporter kelly blanco back with the road closures you might need to know about on how to get in and out of there in the fastest and safest way possible. >>> the fell vast starts tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. the street closures begin today a

pope francis reportedly told patriarch kirill "finally mere we are brothers." the first hello with kisses, symbolic of that brotherhood between two priests, two equals, and historic for the world's biggest churches. then they signed a joint declaration in which various issues were addressed. here is pope francis talking abousome of those. >> interpreter: we spoke as brothers. we have the same baptism. we are bishops. we spoke of our churches. we agreed that unity is made by walking. >> hatzel: unity is made by walking. some strong words aswo leaders, two religious leaders finally come together after almost 1,000 years. now, this is not where it ends, though, because we know pope francis now is interested in actually visiting russia, and eventually also visiting chihi, which the catholic church has had a frac fractured relationship. certainly not the end.

. >>> announcing newings of fidel cacaro with the leader of the 2 met on saturday before pate arc kirill left on. p it happen the day after the patriarch met with pope francis, the first meeting with both leaders innearly 1,000 years. >>> right now rush hour getting started. >> janine: jens jeb is here with how the roads are looking for? is it still busy on on the holiday. >>>yes the day is quiet probably because a lot of you do have the day. let's start at i-95. sosohbound lanes at northwest vines street there is an accident just ait further up ahead that islocking the shoulder. but's we zoom on in to our maps it doesn't look like it's impacting trac of that much. again 95 southbound northwest& 79th street. speeds wick picking up at 66 miles per hour. northbound lines that's your st-and go traffic. 33 miles per hour. dolphin expressway is northbound around northwest 77th avenue. speeds are picking up at 43 miles per hour. and as we zoom --ather, head on up to broward county, 5 5 eastbound as you're trying to ramp onto 595 an accident there sequel but we're seeing the green, the speeds a

the pope stopped in havana, cuba where he held a historic , meeting with russian orthodox patriarch kirill. it was the first meeting between a pope and the head of the russian church since the two branches of christianity split in the 11th century. meanwhile, in other news of healing ties, cuba and the united states are expected to seal an agreement this week to resume scheduled commercial flights between the two countries for the first time in more than 50 years. israeli authorities killed five palestinians and critically wounded a sixth sunday, accusing them all of attempted attacks in the israeli-occupied west bank. no israelis were injured in any of the incidents. authorities said they killed two palestinians who shot at israeli forces with automatic weapons. in a separate incident, soldiers killed two 15-year-olds they accused of throwing rocks and then opening fire. and in two other incidents, israeli officers shot palestinians accused of wielding knives, killing a 17-year-old and wounding a 21-year-old woman. haitian lawmakers have chosen an opposition senator to serve as interim pr