. >> maria shriver joins us as well. we were watching pope francis.arrish priest, acts like a parrish priest, moves like one. i know you have at least one of your kids with you. i wonder your impressions. so much of this, obviously, you have two aspects to a public person, one is the policy and the other the persona. his persona seems to be being embraced. >> reporter: well, it got my 15-year-old son out of bed early and down to the square. that says something. >> that's remarkable. >> reporter: it's remarkable in and of itself. i think a parrish priest is different. he's used to dealing with people day in and day out, hearing their problems, caring for them. being at weddings and baptisms and at the side when people move on to the next life. i think this man is inspiring people with his words, with his actions, with his demeanor. i think people are very hopeful, really around the world, people you talk to here. people back in the united states, women i know who were angry at the church says okay, maybe this man will set the record straight. maybe thi

joining me now is maria shriver who is live at the vatican. good day to you, maria.could be on the show. we appreciate you sticking around for us. give me a sense of what you see over there. this is a big ceremonial deal for catholics around the world especially the vatican. how does the pomp and circumstance look? >> right now i see a great clean up job going on because it's all over, but it was an incredible pomp and circumstance as you said. there were representatives from 133 nations and many different faiths as you mentioned vice president joe biden who say strong catholic himself was here leading the american delegation. what strikes most of us will be several hundred thousand regular people, so to speak, who came early in the morning to catch a glimpse of this pope, perhaps even to touch him because as you may know you have seen images of the pope going out and touching people, hugging them and today you saw a man hoist his baby up for the pope to kiss. this is a different kind of pope. one who is more of the parish priest-type pope. he was there in simple gar

maria shriver at the vatican. >>> and new developments in a case that divided an ohio community. high school football players convicted of raping a teenage girl. should other students, teachers, even parents that refuse to cooperate with investigators now face prosecution?

it was founded by then governor schwarzenegger and maria shriver. >>> passengers stranded on a tarmac for hours get good news. special delivery. >>> for so long, it is long overdue. >> getting a little competition. plans for a new high-end shopping center in the south bay and what people are saying about it. >>> federal government getting ready to weigh in on the issue of private drones. stay with us. >>> welcome back, everyone. good wednesday morning to you. halfway through your workweek. first day of spring. spring showers are what we're having this morning. we want to check your forecast with meteorologist christina loren. so big it's said to rival that. planning a new entertainment, shopping and dining area on the corner of california and san antonio road. san antonio village will have six-screen movie theater, shops and restaurants. some say it's a god idea, some say the project is moving too quickly. >> a major concern said again and again is traffic. this is very likely to congest everything. and it really has not been planned for. >> residents are pushing for bike lanes, safe

an interesting note, not created until 2006 by then governor arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. joe cool goes in with warren beatty and warner brothers. >> i have to mention i met him before. >> cool. >> super cool. >> he was probably happy to meet you. i'm nominating you. >> get ready to stay with nbc for the special report out of israel, president obama and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. thanks for being with us. join us at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. have a great day, everybody. report. here's brian williams. >> good day from new york and the middle east in just a moment. as you may know president obama has started his first trip to israel as president. in jerusalem, the president and benjamin netanyahu are going to come before cameras and reporters. we expect joint statements. one first from netanyahu of israel and then president obama and then very limited questioning from the assembled press core there. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is covering this. effective with netanyahu saying at the airports thank you for standing with israel. the business of this trip

maria shriver is here and robert barron. good morning to both of you. maria, let me start with you. you listened to the homily. what did you think? >> i thought it was so inspiring. he talked about the concept of being a protector, he said all of us can protect the environment, can protect the poor, can protect our families. i thought it was meaningful particularly to not to mistake tenderness for weakness, not to mistake caring, those are strong virtues and he questioned what is real power, and real power authentic power is in service. >> i'm glad you said that about that message of don't mistake tenderness for weakness. father barron, this is a gentle man, a humble man. he's been called authentic especially over these last five or six days, let's be honest he doesn't, he's going to have to be a rather tough man to shake up this church in the way a lot of people want it shaken up. >> absolutely. he's a man of franciscan simplicity. the clear indication was we need a pope who with clean things up, make personnel change, bring greater accountability, transparency, and make no mistake

maria shriver is at the vatican for us this morning.porter: nice to see you too, savannah. it's a bit of a blustery morning here. the name choice of francis is historic groundbreaking and hopeful. he chose the name after st. francis assisi, a man known for his humility and awe authenticity and love of the poor. it has many hoping that this pope might take the catholic church back to simpler times. assisi is called the city of peace. pilgrims come from around the world to pray to the saint. for the beloved and poor. his name sends a signal. this will not be business as usual. >> spiritual reclamation that will lead to changes. >> reporter: this is a francescan friar. much came when the pope came out to the public he began by asking the public to bless him as to other popes that blessed the people first. what has struck you in these first few days that makes you think we're in a new era? >> he appeared in a simple white cossack. riding the bus with the other cardinals and paying his own bill and picking up his own luggage. i think it's th

>> maria shriver back to work covering the pope. >> welcome back. -- maria, good to have you here. >> thank you so much, matt. >> is she returning full time to nbc news? "dancing" kicks off with a bang. >> what's up? >> thank you, darling. >> "extra" has every angle from the dance floor to the after party, why the bachelor sean was banned from taking his shirt off. and our surprise pop quiz for the new couple. now trending, selena gomez on the record about justin and how she made the biebs cry. plus, new pics. who is bradley cooper's new model girlfriend? then what happens when we send our resident bad boy to interview hollywood bad boy gerard butler. >> don't get married. >> you and i have to talk. >> how much taylor swift made with her mansion near the kennedy compound. >> renee is on the set of "ncis" and why she's giggling like a school girl. [laughter] >> welcome to "extra" at the grove, i'm mario lopez. >> and i'm maria menounos. is maria making a comeback on nbc news? her surpriseind appearance on "today," that coming up later. first, will lindsay ever learn? hours after she wa

among them, vice president joe biden and former first lady of california, maria shriver, making the trek over. >> and he broke from the usual, you know, pattern of riding in the popemobile. going to talk to people in the crowd, as well. being called the pope of the people. jay gray, live in vatican city, with some of the highlights of this morning's installation for us. good morning, jay. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a beautiful day here in rome. filling into st. peter's square, along with hundreds of thousand, all wanting to be part of the inaugural mass of pope francis. he now officially becomes the leader of the catholic church. after waiting for hours, hundreds of thousands welcomed pope francis to st. peter's square. after greeting the faithful for more than 30 minutes, francis was ushered inside st. peter's basilica. and the ceremony began. and the ceremony began. ♪ the new pope led by the cardinals of the procession, and back into the square where he received his vestments and papal ring. dignitaries from across the globe and hundreds of thousands joined in the celebratory

on a much more subdued note -- maria shriver, big moment for the church and for those of us who callpe comes with an open heart and open mind. we can all echo that. >> nice way to end that. >> exactly -- soften at the end there. there is seth's office. >> all right. well moving on to lance armstrong who now has apparently come out and said he will be forgiven. he will be vindicated. just like his hero bill clinton. so as you all know he of course has been slammed in the media and he is possibly facing all kind of legal issues and civil lawsuits because he lied about doping. well apparently he gave an interview to "texas monthly" ultimately people forgive and forget and remember good stuff you do. he loves to work. he loves people. he loves to hustle. he is a hero of mine. dot, dot, dot. ten years later he is president of the world. it can be done. there you go. he says if you surround yourself with good people. you are smart and a tough guy like clinton you will be forgiven. and he is, he is convinced that he will rise again. >> oh, lord. >> i don't know about that. anyway, there you

i hear paul wachter, maria shriver's financial advisor advises lebron james that lebron may throw moneytrue? >> it is true. lebron and his manager, maverick carter formed a company and they invested pretty substantially in the company as well. we're excited to have them on the team. liz: i would think. is there a little guy opportunity here? simply owning a franchise and how people go about doing that? >> that is our model today to build a franchise network. much like panera bread built out 40 franchises across the country we're looking to do that as well. we're looking for strong multiunit operators in different markets. liz: i like the two minute thing. it is really fast but appears to be very healthy. here's another business type of question which i'm sure you've pondered. the high cost of commodities in some cases. now they have come down in many cases. look at wheat, you look at corn, it really smacked down chipolte a couple quarters ago. this is not an easy business when you're in the food industry. that is something you know from the pretzels but do you bake that into sort of you

not a democrat but married to maria shriver and president obama, there is a notion may have to wait around for someone else to solve our problems. the overstated but the use of spain and with the tea party movement there is an energy out there. >> host: and estonia estonia, south korea, in search of innovation ahead of what we have. there are places across the globe ahead of the learning curve. >> guest: the president of the studio will come down to the valley and to do their proverbial meeting with citizens go to justify at taxpayer expense i was talking about the great initiatives to pay parking tickets on ourself loans and wife i and i knew he spoke perfect english but he had his transmitter therefore perfect english as if something was lost in translation instead of having him respond he said hold on, we have been doing all that for decades. [laughter] here i was as a young bear for silicon valley. [laughter] and i realized quickly say cannot of the soviet union and they skipped a whole generation they were a leapfrog the 20 year contracts with the old systems, they just want leapfrog

he married maria shriver, that was good, then he got in and president obama had been under that notion to the notion that we had to wait around for someone else to solve our problems. it got me walking down this path. what is happening with these popular movement here in america, occupy movement, the tea party, et etc. there is an energy out there. >> we are talking about estonia, south korea, a lot of people in search of innovation at the head of what we have. they're places throughout the globe that have a learning curve in terms of what you're talking about. >> he's going to come down to the valley, the president of estonia, he did the proverbial meeting. at taxpayer expense and he came by and i was going on about the great initiatives and our parking meters and our on our cell phones and i was talking about wifi and all these wonderful things. and i knew he spoke perfect english. but he kept looking at his translator as if something was lost in translation. instead of having this translator respond. he said we have been doing all of that for decades. and here i was trying to say th

>> stephanie: barbara walters to maria shriver to replace me. no way!ickenpox. >> did you see how she got it? >> from franklin. at first she wouldn't say who. >> she kissed frank and he had the chickenpox. >> stephanie: actually, he had something like shingles. >> it is a version -- >> it is a lot more painful. >> stephanie: back on the view, after a lot of scratching -- scratch scratch scratch, scratch. >> it would have to be frank lan jell-o. >> that wouldn't work on shingles. >> stephanie: it works on my dog's itch. >> it gets rid of fleas. >> stephanie: do you think she's scootching her butt on the floor a lot? >> it would be different how? >> stephanie: anyways, she said -- first of all she wouldn't say who it was. a well-known actor who was nameless who then became frank. i gave him a new year's hug and kiss on the cheek. what i didn't know is he was about to develop a bad case of shingles. >> which is the same virus. >> stephanie: itchy itchy itchy. harrison ford has signed on for anchorman 2. he will play a legendary newscaster. [ ♪ "world news

. >>> it's christmas year round for maria shriver.outraged that her ultrabright christmas display is the only house on the block still lighting up the neighborhood. neighbors reportedly haven't confronted her directly yet because they don't want to hurt her feelings, but hope word makes it back to her. >> brian: they're making us hurt her feelings? >> gretchen: i don't want to hurt her feelings, i know that. >> brian: how green of her. >> gretchen: 270 days away, so maybe she's a great organizer and a planner and she's already got her christmas lights up for 2013. >> steve: you know what? i bet she's like a lot of people, including a couple years ago, i was in that situation where i had not taken down my christmas lights. >> brian: 'cause you're scared to death to go up that high. >> steve: until easter. so i renamed them the lent lights. you don't like my lent lights? you got a problem with that? come on. >> brian: we gave up lent. >> gretchen: you gave up lent? >> brian: you give up something in lent. >> gretchen: true. president ob

in fact, tammie shriver has been supportive on the board of the entity and california when maria was nd still is a big supporter of the program. the peace corps was created by shriver and if you take energetic college kids, give them of one or two of training and put them off in botswana to build the dams the same energetic college kids want to give back and there are lots of them and we put them through a month course about how to teach and how to teach about health and we put them in school systems around the country. and you know what? they teach kids about what to eat and share with them how to get better exercise habits. but what they really do is give the kids mental resilience. that is what is all about. you should be caring about health. if people can control what is happening in their bodies they can change the world outside of their body. if they cannot even take care of their own habits how can they think they can make a difference anywhere else? when kids hear that message it resonates with them. it's cool for them. it's about a kid a couple years older than them during in