he referred to martin luther king, jr. three times during the address. and you could hear the applause throughout, about a dozen times we heard applause, standing ovations as well. and of course, on a number of topics that were controversial, some people did not stand. some people did not applaud. and i think we were expecting that as well. >> yeah, they had asked congress to be on their best behavior today but you knew there would be some that would take it upon themselves not to applaud or stand up. bipartisan was able to stay at bay. he referenced martin luther king, jr., app are ham lincoln. it was a well received speech. and another nice moment following that, also making a quick appearance on the speaker's balcony with john boehner, nancy pelosi and a number of others to again address the crowds, the thousands of people that were outside the capitol building that had been watching on large monitors and he was able to step up to the microphone there and say a few words in spanish and then ended with a god bless of america which received thundrous ap

remember here in southeast, martin luther king jr. avenue north of malcolm x we're shut down because of police activity. then in northwest 23rd between "g" and "i" closed because of a fire. >>> we mentioned some of the breaking news. one person is dead, at least six other people are in the hospital after a series of shootings while you were asleep. police in prince george's county say someone shot a person in the chest in upper marlboro. a shoot-out in southeast washington sends as many as four people to the hospital around 10:00. in southwest, one person is dead after a shooting on forrester street. kristin wright is live at the police department now with more on another victim. kristin? >> reporter: yeah. we're actually live at the scene right now. this brings the number of homicides in d.c. this year to 109. this one happened last night at 10:30. two people were shot, the one who was killed is a man we're told. the other person who was shot is also an adult male. we are told he right now is in life threatening critical to grave con

. >> martin luther king jr. avenue north of malcolm x, we are still shut down because of police activity. a little bit of volume starting to build on a tuesday morning. 66 looks good, 95 looks good. northbound 29 at broken land parkway, northbound lane is blocked. north at icc crash on the shoulder now. back in a few. >> angie goff at the live desk with breaking news out of northeast d.c. this happening within the past hour. we are told that a man was shot around 4:20 this morning. this was in the 5200 block in northeast. we are told that the man was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital. also, it was reported that another man wearing a ski mask and armed with a gun was seen leaving the scene. no word as of right now to what a motive was in this shooting. as the search continues for the gunman. we'll continue to keep you posted. aaron? >>> violence in the district this morning, police tell us one person is dead and another is in grave condition after an overnight shooting in southwest d.c. th

this woman is no martin luther king, jr. martin luther king, jr. was about the law and following the law. this lady has purposely chosen to disregard the highest court of the land. the united states supreme court has spoken and when you are an elected official such as she is, you don't have a choice you don't get to decide which laws you agree with, which laws you decide to obey. you're mandated by virtue of your position to follow the law. you may not like it. there are lots of laws that many of us don't like. but as an elected official, as swunsomeone that represents the government in that state she should be following the law and definitely not comparing herself to martin luther king. >> let's talk about the tennessee story, in this case a judge is refusing to grant a divorce for a straight couple siting the latest supreme court ruling. let's see, it would appear that the tennessee's judiciary would await the u.s. supreme court, what is not a marriage or better stated, when a marriage is no longer a marriage. areva, what do you make of this reas

francis coating martin luther king jr. -- quoting martin luther king jr., calling religious liberty onessessions. that from printed'-- from pope francis'white house remarks today. his first full day, his first trip to the united states. you saw people at the white house. weibel also -- we will also show you the parade around the national mall. the speech pope made it to u.s. bishops. also the first mass celebrated by pope francis here in the united states. now, your comments, your reaction to what you have seen and heard from pope francis today. the number is on your screen. we have been split up by republican, democrat, and independents. of course you can tweet us @ cspan or join the conversation on our facebook page anytime. let's go to the calls, they are stacked up. adrian on the line for democrats. wanted to say as a gay hispanic american, i am very proud and honored that the pope is here and the holy father is inspired by gay marriage. there areers to know other ways we have of being here. that's exactly what the holy about --s talking family union and the family together can over

. >> i thought with the civil-rights bill passed with martin luther king, jr. that we could breathe a sigh of relief to finally over, the ravages of racism and 100 years after the civil war with racial supremacy and lately it has been shown that that was misplaced that we still have a lot of racism in our country. within the consciousness of the individual sources in with politics in this country is due to a large extent due to racism. i think having elected president obama was a step in the right direction we have one was an american citizen who can vote that we had 22 votes and all were for obama. collectively we thought this to be a good step in the right direction. so i think the best thing to do is go back to the declaration of human rights. as a say in college lectures in the bible class's, the formulation the declaration of human rights was when the citizens of the world reached the highest possible level of commitment to the basic moral and ethical values that are exemplified by all the great religions of islam and judaism. for -- and buddhism so we com

kennedy, martin luther king jr., lyndon johnson, bob dylan. >> don? >> dr. king. >> that's incorrect. >> dr. king. >> can i do it? >> you can do it anyway. >> kennedy. >> that is correct. >> oh, my god. >> number two. >> ha-ha. >> and he's done. >> oh, my. >> no more questions. >> it's a one-hour show, man. >> i thought we weren't going to be able to fill an hour. apparently not a problem. number two, which female news anchor served as a press aide to president nixon. >> chris, you pushed my hand out of the way. >> real name leila, we know her as diane sawyer. >> correct answer. >> oh, my god. >> john 14, 1952, dave garroway, became the first. >> chris. >> i can't believe you got the buzzer faster. >> today show is what you are thinking of my friend. >> that is correct. >> final. i know these. >> final question. was that dancing? was that your dancing? >> my pants are tight on this side. >> e lalaine from seinfeld. >> which american broadcaster was born in canada? >> peter jennings? >> wow. >> that's a draw. >> chris. >> you want to say it for me? >> peter j

martin luther king jr. to brian nichols. this a conscious choice so that you wanted to do something different to show the wide range of your appetite and skills? david: playing different kinds of roles for me is always conscious. especially having played a role like dr. king, i have the best time playing him. it was an honor and it is something i am glad to be associated with the rest of my life. what you don't want is to be associated purely with one character for the rest of your career. the way to do that is to ring the chain so the audience is left guessing. charlie: this is a cold killer. what do you want to make sure you've got about brian nichols? david: it was a fine line. you want both things, the cold killer and the human being. no one of us is just the one thing. when you look at the headlines, when you look at that day on march 11, 2005 and watch the footage of him on the news, he is a monster. he is a man on a tear, killing people. charlie: for no apparent reason. i have not read the book. playsman who kate marr

. >> reporter :pulp francis also quoted martin luther king jr.-- pope francis >>:now is the time >> reporterthrough the crowd to bless people before retiring for the night--he made his way >> pam : back here in the bay area. catholics are hailing the pope's long- awaited decision to bestow sainthood. on father junipero serra. he died more than 230-year ago in carmel. where one of his missions he started in located. kron four's rob fladeboe brings us the story. go> >ob: pogroms' who flocked here said that the canonization of him as a saint was well worth the wait--pilgrims >>:i know that it is kind of controversial but it is important for kids who come here that they know the full story of the st. and how he has come to sainthood >> reporter :it began with mass as hundred up some of the faithful to arrests gathered paying homage to the catholic priest who founded this and other missions bringing christianity to california then they gathered in the courtyard where the pope made it official, bestowing the sink upon him--sainthood upon him he reached out compassionately to those who feel differe

. >> reporter: kim davis' lawyer compare her to martin luther king, jr. >> she never envisioned herself in this situation. she has jail ministry, she meets women on mondays but nev thought she would be -- never thought she would be on the other side of the bars. >> she is a government employee, she does have a responsibility to carry out her duties and there are consequences. i think it is disportional to what she has done. >> reporter: there is a solution. . >> i think it is clear. if a gay couple doctors and a license and there are clerks, she should step aside. . >> reporter: her lawyer filed an appeal. in new york, lauren grown, fox news. >>> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton addressed her supporters today during a rally at a coffee shop in iowa. 100 people turned out for the event. she referenced president obama and her husband former president bill clinton and she said the economy does better when the president is a democrat. >> i am proud bill clinton and president obama inherited problems from their predsessers and solved them. -- predecessors and solved them. .

brian thompson has exclusive details from martin luther king jr. elementary. >> it is a real discrimination. my child should be able to celebrate the holiday. >> reporter: anger from the the school board debated and indicated it would not close the schools of on thursday of next week for the feast of sacrifice holy day. >> we feel alienated from the board of education, from the system. >> reporter: there were tears from a young girl as must muslims realize with unanimous city council support a week ago the school board would not create a new holiday at this last minute. >> we're no longer the minority. that's clear from tonight. we're going to be the majority soon. >> reporter: nearly four hours of debate ended with the school board saying it could not disrupt the lives of others. >> doing it with six days' notice for this upcoming holiday is goning to cause undue hardship on possibly 5 or 10 thousand people who will have to scramble to get coverage for their children. get days on for rosh hashanah or yom kippur. >> they made clear that muslim stud

our conversation with some of the remarks from the pope this morning where he mentioned martin luther king jr. let me play this and get your reaction. >> the phrase of the reverend martin luther king, we can say that we have defaulted on a promissory note, and now is the time to honor it. >> father, your thoughts on the pope choosing to quote martin luther king jr. >> yeah, it was quite an interesting approach to the issue of poverty and racism, i think. i was struck by how everything he said this morning at the white house is rooted in deep catholic social teaching. everything he said. and he drew on that in a way that when john paul ii said catholic social teaching is not left or right, it addresses the whole spectrum of the political world in a sense of both democrats and republicans in the united states. i think he had an example this morning in the white house of that in itself. when you're talking about racism or poverty, the idea that you need to address it is very clear from catholic social teaching. but how you address it is another question. what are the policies that you address po

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children gave him a lesson in touchscreen technology and he gave them a history lesson about martin luther king jr. and the power of dream. and then a homework assignment. please pray for me. and like any good teacher -- >> don't forget the homework. >> a reminder. >> reporter: tonight pope francis celebrates mass at madison square garden and early tomorrow he heads to philadelphia to wrap up his trip. lester. >> and what do you expect the message will be in philadelphia? >> reporter: it is going to be another one of his favorite subjects, lester, it is all about family. >> anne thompson tonight in new york. thank you. >>> at the white house this evening, president obama is hosting a state dinner honoring the chinese president, xi jinping. the strains between the countries on hold for a few hours. earlier today the two presidents came to an agreement on the big issue of cyber theft. we have more from our white house correspondent kristin welker. >> reporter: an elaborate welcome for the president of china, masking underlying tension between the two largest superpowers. but today a small step forwa

luther king high school this morning for back to school tradition of public tear. -- prayer. >> collapse, cheers, smiles, line of high energy, hellos, formatter inch luther king, jr. high student on their first day of classes. prayer, for students, parents, staff and even the decision makers, who impact city schools. >> we pray for governor wolf, and all of those legislators, and we pray god that would you help them to make right decision that is would sends right funding, lord, our children would have an opportunity. >> student walking into school today may see some faces they've not seen here before, but that's okay, because these supporters want students to know, they will be praying for them, and watching over them, as members of this community. >> definitely on the right track, hopefully uplifting for the kids. >> mom, crystal, watched the prayers with her daughter mia walking into king as new student then the year. >> everybody like from the community is trying to help us. >> another new face, principal keisha wilkins, who knows a thing or two about being new at school. >> new kid on the block, more to learn, more people and children to grow. >> new school

martin luther king, jr. in selma. >> she's a meth addict and also made choices who is ostracized herself from her child in the same way he has. they're both broken people and saw something in each other to allow them to have a conversation in which she could read the purpose-driven life to him and make pancakes with him. they had an exchange of a level of humanity because she also had been to the scrap heap. she had seen there was a killer on the loose and when he broke into her apartment, she thought it was god's way of saying you messed up so much you deserve d >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: american express. >> rose: additional funding provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: in a highly anticipated decision, the federal reserve kept interest rates unchanged at record low levels. the committee cited global econom

she can't sacrifice her conscience so she is willing, as martin luther king, jr.rote in "letter from the birmingham jail" to pay the consequences of that decision and that's why she's here, although she shouldn't be. joining me now matthew staver, the legal group representing kim davis. mr. staver, there's no victory here. there's no path to victory. how do you understand the end game here? >>. >> well, there certainly is no victory when kim davis, an innocent person, is actually incarcerated. in fact, one of the marshals even said that never before had he arrested someone who committed no crime. she's commit nod crime. >> she's been found in contempt of court. people do occasionally get put in jail for being in contempt of court. i've reported on people that that's happened to. >> you know, as far as the end game is concerned, that's up to the appellate court because so much due process has been violated in this case. kim davis will do two things -- she will not resign unless the people want her to be removed and they put her there and they want her to stay there

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one in southeast where five people were shot around the intersection of melon street and martin luther king, jr. avenue. all five are expected to survive. investigators still trying to figure out exactly what happened, though, at that scene. >>> also around 10:00, two men were shot along forrester street in southwest. one man did die at that scene. the other victim now in critical condition. andrea? >> thanks, nick. >>> there have been 109 murders so far this year in the district. that's more than 40% higher than this time last year. sentencing today for what prosecutors call a shocking attack on two innocent people on a metro train. he's william nelson of morningside. nelson had pleaded guilty to assault charges. investigators say he had been asleep on a green line train and later attacked two teenage passengers who woke him up. nelson could get three years in prison. >>> could new evidence get michael slager out of jail? the attorney for a white former south carolina policeman charged in the shooting death of a black motorist wants his client released on bail. former north charleston officer

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he spoke of great leaders such as abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr. and called on congress to follow their example. on the way to make history, pope francis stops for handshakes and hugs before riding over to his little fiat to the stately u.s. capital. >> brief meetings with house speaker, john boehner and other leaders -- then. >> the holy leader -- >> he made his way down the aisle to address the join session of congress. >> the free of the home and the brave -- [ applause ] >> 50,000 watch on monsters outside of the capital as the pope talks about hot button issues like clim at change, the death penalty and family and marriage and sites the golden rule appealing for compassion and heldp for refugees. >> which time used for us. [ applause ] >> a standing ovation as the pope leaves the chamber and from the capital balcony, one last greeting to a massive crowd before leaving washington later today. >> god bless america! [ applause ] >> lawmaker his been asked to refrain from applause during the speech, they did not even standing up at times, pope fra

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me up and what happened is i went as a very young, very green, a very white student to martin luther king jr. general hospital in 1978, 1980, and it changed my life. it changed my life for many reasons. i live in the community, rented a house from a black family. i rented a room, i was a border in a house with a black family because i believe in living in the community you serve. my greek family went a little crazy when this happened as you might imagine. i fell in love with watts, strength, family, the people who were revers and later in my career i became engaged in studying the gang problem. i didn't want to study it from ucla. i wanted to study it in the community. you don't show up in a community and go high, i am here. i met a series of former gang members. one is a man who is not here today but most people in the room know, big mike, michael cummings, he was one of my guides into the gains of the community, he and on great christian who will be here and i started to do community-based research and i got to know them and i really i think i say this in the book and i will say it out lou

martin luther king jr. now he is playing the convict at the center of a deadly escape.ie based on actual events is called "captive." >> it was a fine line here because you want both things it's cold killer but also the human being. no one of us is just the one thing. and when you look at the headlines, when you look at that day on march 11 of 2005, and you watch the footage of him on the news, he is a monster. he is a man on a tear, killing people on that morning. and he remained, i think, in this fugue state, until encountering ashley smith, who somehow, through her humaintain, her pleeg not to be killed, reawakened the humanity in him. >> rose: even you begin to see it in small acts. >> right. the cops around the case refused to believe that bryan and ashley didn't know each other, because they were just flabbergasted. there's no way these two people can have this time together, these seven hours, and she not end up dead, and then he let himself-- let her go. but that's why we wanted to make the movie. what happened in those seven hours to make them turn this corner?

. >> this is unfolding on martin luther king jr. avenue. we are on the scene where police have closed off several blocks. shomari? >> reporter: right now d.c. police are here and this suv is blocking traffic here at malcolm southeast and martin luther king avenue southeast. they have put up yellow crime scene tape. you can see there at melon street southeast, they are walking around presumably looking for shell casings and evidence related to this shooting. we are hearing that at least four people have been shot. moments ago there were two metro buses over there. we are broadening this to let you know the effects on the community because there are people on the metro buses, i'm sure they needed to go home and couldn't because they were inside the actual crime scene. no word if there is a suspect in custody. we're still trying to get more information from police. but i do want to point out again that if you planned on coming to martin luther king avenue, we can show you right over there, you want to stay away. i have more information, a sour

jeri mcclurg says she sees the county clerk as a modern day martin luther king, jr.. >> if they come against her for her religious beliefs, then the next day they will be hitting the churches. >> reporter: and the emergency injunction filed this morning, attorneys wrote davis has proposed numerous simple options that resolve the party's conflict and protect davis's sincerely held religious beliefs. harry mihet one of the lawyers drove 1200 miles to be there today. he told davis about the crout outside. >> it encouraged her spirits and actually brought her to tears to know that her fellow americans are uniting and standing with her. >> mihet says the matter could be resolved easily. >> there is a simple, common sense, easy win-win solution that would allow all parties to have what they want. solution? >> that solution is for the court or the state of kentucky to remove kim davis's name off of the marriage licenses and to allow someone other than her to sign these licenses that do not bear her name. >> reporter: now no one from the other side of this debate showed up. but they argue th

quoting martin luther king jr., issuing a call to action on climate change. then uttering those three words -- >> god bless america. >> the images of this day. president obama, the first lady with the pope, waving from that balcony. later, walking the path along the rose garden. faking to the streets in the pope mobile. that jeep wrangler. and just a short time ago, making history here. the pope and the saint, canonized right here in the u.s. we have team coverage of every moment, every step tonight. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran, traveling with the pope and leading us off. >> reporter: on a glorious sun-dappled morning at the white house, the president's cabinet, the honor guard marching in, the trooping bearing the colors, it was the grandest of american pageantry. then, the trumpets blared and the motorcade arrived. the pope's little fiat bringing all that gand your a bit back down to earth. every arm aloft, taking pictures. the two men stood together for the national anthems, a striking 21st century image. this first pope from the americas

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martin luther king, jr. he also mentioned those like yourself who put your life on the line for the civil rights movement in this country. you were particularly moved by his words. take me back to that moment when you heard that recognition from this holy man. >> well, i was deeply moved. i was moved to tears when he mentioned martin luther king, jr., mentioned unbelievable people like dorothy day and thomas merton. when i'm marching across the bridge in selma, i had a copy of a book by thomas merton. someone that i admired. for the pope to mention abraham lincoln, martin luther king, jr., dorothy day, thomas merton, people who have changed america and helped bring about what i call a non-violent revolution, a revolution of values, a revolution of ideas, i cried. i really cried. i felt more than lucky but very blessed to be there in his presence. >> it's been an incredible few days. we greatly appreciate you, of course, joining us and your great sacrifice for this country that you continue to make. thank you

it was there they remembered the teachings of martin luther king jr., telling the crowd keep dreaming. >> us adults not to lose the hope of a better world. >> reporter: now pope francis departs for philadelphia tomorrow morning. he'll attend a vatican sponsored rally for catholic families then on sunday, he holds his last mass for an estimated 1 million people, frank. >> joel so many famous people and world leaders come to new york city. how does the pope's visit compare to that? the crowds that he is drawing are just incredible. >> it really is amazing. i can tell you i work here locally in new york city for about five years, prior to this job, and i grew up here and i have to tell you i've never seen this sort of reception for any leader, keep in mind the united nations general assembly there are about 170 foreign dignitaries here. everything from the security here to the reaction from the people in the streets. i've been monitoring social media, twitter and facebook and my friends and people who i don't know, and just everyone posting photos of him. just the tiniest glimpses of him

he did say martin luther king jr. >> the face of the reverend martin luther king we can say that we have defaulted on our promissory note and now is the time to honor it. >> backing up the country's catholic bishops the pope talked about the right to religious liberty calling one of america's most precious possessions. i am joined by special anchor, huffington post director and thank you all for joining. it's great to have you on the show. thank you for this coming from the kennedy family it is stunning to hear from you and because you are a working kennedy and always have been. you have covered everything. i don't think i have seen a day like this. >> i think it was so inspirational. it was so hopeful and one of the few times i felt growing up in this city or being at something that didn't feel partisan. it felt american with all its different facets. it felt international and american. it felt moving. it felt aspirational. you felt that the president was moved and happy and excited and kind of showing off with his backyard and everything. you got a sense of look at what we have. and gr

. >>> martin luther king jr. and robert f. kennedy assassinated. riots engulfing our cities. the escalating war in vietnam claiming the presidency and alienating millions of americans. against this backdrop nasa resumed it's manned flights and aimed to test in space the craft that it hoped to land on the moon before year's end. a sudden change of plans turned apollo 8 into another make or break mission. >> apollo 8 was not going to be a lunar flight. it was going to be an orbital flight to test the lunar module to make sure that everything was correct before we would ever go to the moon. >> apollo 8 was a big step forward though even as successful americans would still be trailing the russians in the race to the moon. >> they had sent a spacecraft around the moon to test whether they could send cosmonauts and they were fairly successful. but then in the soviet hierarchy they had a controversy. should we send the cosmonauts and the other people said we should send one more time to be sure. >> they began getting signals that maybe the soviets were going to dry a big figure eigh

. >> reporter: kim davis' lawyer compares her client as martin luther king jr. >> she never invisioned herself standing in this situation or being in prison. she has a jail ministry where she meets women on monday but she never thought she would be on the other side of the bar wearing an orange jump suit. >> she's a government employee. she does have a responsibility to carry out her duties. and yes, there are consequences in this case i think the consequence is way disproportional to what she has done. >> reporter: morris went on to say there is a solution. >> i think it's very clear if a gay couple comes in and asks for a license and there's deputy clerks who are there who are willing to do it she should be able to step aside and say i don't want to do this. >> reporter: davis' lawyer has filed an appeal for the contempt of court charge. >>> now over the event's history the a's have raised more than $1.5 million for breast cancer research, education, and services. the a's also presented the faith pfanter award. every year the a's donate $5,000 to a bay area charity in memory of long

oakland tonight, police are searching for a gunman after a homicide on 23rd street and martin luther king jr. way right next to interstate 980. as you can see, officers closed off nearby streets. bay area news group is reporting the gunman was a passenger in a sedan that drove off after the shooting. so far, no information on the victim. >>> a man is in critical condition tonight in an oakland hospital after bart police say he shot himself during a struggle with police on a train platform. it is part of a growing trend this year of violence between police and suspects in oakland. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is on the story. >> reporter: tuesday night, two bart police officers wrestled with an armed man on a train platform, and the man shot himself. the officers tased him but never drew their guns. >> this is not an officer involved shooting. this is a critical incident. >> this is just the latest violent encounter between police and suspects in oakland. in 2013, there were 21 assaults on oakland polices, 15 last year, and this year so far 26, an increase of 63%. >> it's a very difficul

and it took a supreme court, it took martin luther king jr., it took millions of people demand public policy which ended segregation. >> that is right. i think where you are going to find commonality is at liberty university, we are not interested in making sure people of color are not invited to sit at the bus. we want to see them on the bus -- we want to see them own the bus and own the restaurant. on protecting the vulnerable, i think our student are more passionate about that than any other thing. the question they wanted to know went way just beyond wealth inequality. we certainly have those kind of things, but protecting the vulnerable, this was probably the number one question we got. senator sanders, you have talked in your campaign about how it is immoral to protect the billionaire class at the expense of our most vulnerable in society, obviously children. you just mentioned that in your talk with us earlier. a majority of christians would agree with you, but would also go further and say that children in the womb need our protection even more. [applause] >> how do you reconc

back tears and he also spoke about four legendary americans including abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. >> i am happy that america continues to be for many a land of frees. >> reporter: and then from the speaker's balcony, the pontiff addressed thousands who watched his remarks on the giant tv screens. [speaking foreign language]. >> the most important ones here, children. >> reporter: from that greeting high above the washington mall to being elbow-to-elbow with those in need at the catholic charities lunch program. >> [speaking foreign language]. >> reporter: the broad smiling pope of the people showed his respect and comfort among the invited clients and homeless. he posed for photos and selfies, and of course, blessed babies. during his address to congress, he also challenged legislators who do more to heal the wounds of hatred, to put an end to the death penalty and protect human life at every stage of its development. dana tyler, cbs 2 news. >>> final preparations are underway right now in philadelphia, and that will be the last stop on the pope's u.s. trip. francis is set to ho