fred de sam lazaro tells the story. >>> welcome, i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us as we begin today a three-part series we call "none of the above." it's about the fast-rising number of people in this country who say they have no affiliation with any particular religion. according to a new survey released this week by the pew research center's forum on religion and public life in partnership with this program, that number is now the highest it's ever been in any pew polling. when pollsters ask whether people are baptist or catholic or jewish or some other religious tradition, more and more people say, in effect, "none of the above." so they have come to be called the nones -- n-o-n-e-s. we wanted to know who these nones are, why they are unaffiliated and what that says about the future of american religious life. greg smith is a senior researcher at pew's forum on religion and public life. >> today in 2012 almost one in five american adults -- 20% -- describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated. that equates to about 46 million adul

. >>> and fred de sam lazaro profiles a catholic priest who has spent his life rescuing young filipina girls from sex trafficking and prostitution. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. with less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. on thursday, both candidates attended the annual al smith charity dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said e.tholics must bring their nopuic square. religion came up briefly at the presidential debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his

for "religion & ethics newsweekly," this is fred de sam lazaro, at home in st. paul. >>> this year's nobel peace prize is being given to the european union. the peace prize committee said the eu was chosen to honor its six decades of work advancing peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in europe. the 27-nation bloc was founded after world war ii. in announcing the award, nobel leaders acknowledged the eu's current economic problems, but said the stabilizing part played by the european union has helped to transform europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace. >>> finally, at the vatican on thursday, pope benedict xvi marked the 50thanniversary of vatican ii, the gathering that brought profound changes to the roman catholic church. the council was called by pope john xxiii in an effort to make the church, as he put it, more relevant in the modern world. the lives of everyday catholics were directlntaffected, with ec masses now being said in local languages, instead of latin, and priests turning from the altar to face their congregations. vat

. >> woodruff: from our brand-new series, "agents for change," fred de sam lazaro profiles a group that offers refuge for victims of modern-day slavery in the philippines. >> 15% of the gross domestics products comes from money sent home by overseas filipinos, but there is a dark downside that make ese vulnerable. >> and spencer michael has the story of >> ifill: and spencer michels has the story of high tech sailboats gearing up for the america's cup in san francisco next year. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> when i was in an accident, i was worried, the health system spoke a language all its own, with united health care, i got health care for my life, information on my phone, and connection to doctors who get where i'm friiÍo, and tools to estimate what are my costs, so i might never miss a beat. >> we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. united health care. >> beijing, for 15 years, viking has brought 40 million travellers to another world,

in our first story, special correspondent fred de sam lazaro travels to the philippines.that's where one group is trying to rescue girls who-- lacking jobs and income-- become prime targets for human trafficking. >> about 11 million filipinos, more than 10% of this country's entire population, works overseas. everything from doctors and nurses, many in the united states, to substantial numbers of female domestic workers who go to other parts of asia, and especially to the persian gulf and arab countries. >> they go because jobs are in short supply, and those that are available pay very little. a house maid in hong kong or du dubai earns more than a college graduate. 50% of the gross domestic product comes from money sent home by overseas filipinos. but there is a dark downside that makes these migrants vulnerable. >> the philippines as a migrant country is vulnerable to human trafficking. >> reporter: cecilia, who founded the foundation for the largest antitrafficking group, says it often begins in areas like this manila slum. >> this is fertile ground to lure girls into

members of the public, i'm inspector lazaro with the police department. the applicant has filed an application with the california department of alcoholic beverage control, abc, seeking a person-to-person premises-to-premises type 48 on-sale general for public premises bar license. for 222 powell street on the east side of powell street between geary and ofarrel. this is currently licensed as a type 21 off-sale general and type 42 on-sale beer and wine. the applicant has agreed to surrender 21 and 42 upon issuance of type 48 license by the abc. for the purposes of this hearing, the abc seeks a determination from the board of supervisors as to approval or denial of this license. no records of police calls for services from july 2011 to june 2012. no record of police reports from july 2011 to june 2012. this premises is located on plot 174. the high crime area is defined as 215 or more reported incidents in a plot. this plot has 1,232 reported incidents reported for 2010. this is over the high crime area defined definition by 1,017. the applicant premises i

cc >>> like many inmates at miami-dade corrections, lazaro angarcia has had trouble adjusting to lifecan't go outside. i got to be stuck in here all day. can't do nothing. can't play no cards. can't do nothing. this [ muted ] is for nobody. this is for the birds, man. food, real nasty. but you gotta eat it. >> but while inmates complain about the food, the kitchen staff works around the clock to make sure no one goes hungry. >> go ahead, start it up, start it up. >> this is a 24/7 operation. we have three shifts. everyone works. and if we don't put a meal out, believe me, it's -- it will be trouble. >> every year, over 8 million meals are served. the kitchen at the turner gilford knight center alone is responsible for preparing 15,600 meals a day. >> it's decent food and it's certified by a nutritionist. so on the average, the food, the quality is pretty good. it's not that bad. we also serve medical diets for different people who are diabetics, people who have heart conditions, we prepare special meals for them as well. move this cart over here close to this cart. >> sergeant golis h

california un año >>jesús gómez de nebraska, un año >>alfredo sobernaris, chicago 5 años >>pedro lázaro>eh, eh ,eh ♪.. ♪.. >>epa!! vamos a una pausa, no se mueva, no se vaya, le tengo una receta deliciosa, mire no más, acompañada con frijolito, tortilla, queso fresco. >>ya se la enseño. >>camila sori entra al pleito de palabras por redes sociales con su tía laura zapata ella abre una caja de pandora, en breve todo aquí >>maxi iglesias nos hace confesiones muy personales, enterate cual es la mujer tras su éxito y como le hace para mantener ese cuerpazo. ya volvemos ♪.. ♪.. >>tú si va a comer, johnny! >>si me dejan. ♪. ♪.. ♪.. >>quiero que el abuelo baile conmigo >>estás lista >>lista para pasarte los ingredientes, porque yo no cocino ni maíz >>ay, así comenzamos todos. miren vamos a hacer la machaca, con muchos vegetales es una súper receta machaca es una carne asada, la desmenuzamos, pero el norte de méxico la conocemos con carne seca >>mire, la asamos en el asador en el jardin o en tu casa en un comal, lo si le sobró la guarda >>la va aporrear >>ay, qué padre. yo, yo quiero >>dale, es

>>ay, cuando lo veo, lo recuerdo, lazaro!! >>ay, como lo dejaste.az >>johnny te ves bien, pero me gusta carla. (gritos) (cantando). (marcha nupcial). (risas). ♪. >>maxi le dijo adios a la pista de mira quien baila, en breve el panel de mira quien habla esta que arde. >>calla. >>callese. >>queremos saber si fernando se debe quedar o salir de competencia. llego el momento de lagrimas besos cuernos y chacetadas >>ah!! >>llego el momento en que francisca, para aquellos que me preguntan en twitter quien es francisca, es una señora barbuda del panel de control >>la única barbuda eres tu, meche >>te veo en la cafeteria, francisca >>puedo pedir palco para ver la pelea? >>le voy a francisca. >>todavia tiene la plumas del disfraz en los ojos. >>para comentar en esta ocasion más de sus telenovelas favoritas, en esta ocasion, por ella soy eva y un refugio para el amor. >>ya encontraron a mi hija? >>no, señora, lucíana no aparece por ningun lad. >>es que tiene que estar, no pueden desaparecer así los dos. >>ya avisé a la administración, ya vienen a hablar con us