pope francis' emotional look at europe's migrant crisis. visiting a detention center and ending his trip with way dozen of the refugees on his plane. >>> severe weather. the heavy snow, hail and threat of tornadoes is getting in the way of 16 million people this weekend. >>> firefighter killed. they answered a call for medical help, but when they arrived, shots rang out. leaving one firefighter dead and another seriously injured. >>> inside the nypd. our exclusive look at a program that holds police commanders accountable and has brought crime way down in this country's biggest city. "nightly news" beginning now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, jose diaz-balart. >>> pope francis stepped into the heart of the refugee crisis in europe today. he brought a message of hope to thousands of hopeless migrants living in a detention camp on a greek island that has become a focal point in this humanitarian drama. then something else remarkable happened. the pope brought three refugee fam

also pope francis meeting with migrants from greece, in a surprise move, the pope takes three families back with him to the vatican. >> and the battle is on in new york. three days to go before voters hid the polls in what could be a make-or-break primary. let's talk now about the three migrant families who are with the pope on their way back to the vatican. atika shubert was with the pope on this trip to greece and cnn vatican correspondent delia g gallagher joins us from rome. we saw incredible pictures all morning long with the pope meeting with migrants and then we get this news that three families, including six children, get a chance to go with him boarding that plane back to rome. how does this customarily happen? we know the vatican operates as a country in and of itself with its on governing parties. but describe, if you could, how the pope managed to do this? >> i think he managed it because he's the pope. the a vatican were cle clear because there's also a question of legality of bringing these people back to italy. but the day in itself was quite a gesture for the pope to g

pope francis stepped into the heart of the refugee crisis in europe today. he brought a message of hope to thousands of hopeless migrants living in a detention camp on a greek island that has become a focal point in this humanitarian drama. then something else remarkable occurred. the pope brought three refugee families, all muslims who escaped from syria, back to rome with him aboard the papal plane. it made for an extraordinary day in the lives of the refugees and the man known as the people's pope. >> reporter: a short visit by pope francis to the front line of the migrant crisis that ended dramatically. 12 syrians from three families who had been bombed out of their homes flew back with him, all smiles, all muslims, six children. after the horror of war, this was the stuff of dreams. detention camp pope francis saw today. where he met some of the 3 ,500 migrants. they kissed his hand. a little girl falling at his feet in tears. like so many did. >> thank you, god. >> reporter: a christian from pakistan begging for his blessing and his help. children show

invited by the pope. he is going to one of ten pontiff academies here in the vatican. this is basically an academic think tank. this is about an academic think tank. there is still not a meeting with bernie sanders on pope francis' schedule. if he does see him, we see the only possibility that we think senator sanders may have the opportunity to see pope francis is tonight. he is staying at the hotel inside the vatican walls where pope francis lives. so perhaps maybe at dinner, maybe in the hallway, senator sanders would have the opportunity to say hello to pope francis, but it would be more than just saying hi. >> ann thompson with the well of information about the vatican that few others have. we'll hear from bernie sanders on this hour, right? see you soon. >>> coming up, we're going to turn to the republican race for the white house with just four days before the big new york primary. the candidates head upstate to try to win over new york's conservative voters. is there time for ted cruz and john kas

pope francis on the island of l lezbo this morning. of the newest video we're getting in here. >> we understand, the pope understands some may face deportation. the meeting is not to criticize those. it's to honor those who tried to cross the mediterranean sea. >> now, before the pope tuque off, he had a meeting with democratic candidate bernie sanders. sanders said he hoped it would happen. our ben wedeman got a chance to speak with sanders including the issues where he and the pope do not see eye to eye. >> it is no secret that my view on women's rights, on gay rights, on contraception is different than the church's, but i this in this world what we have to do is work with people when we can work with them, and his leadership in terms of the need to create a moral economy, the need to make sure that we transform our energy system so as to prevent climate change from wrecking havoc on this planet has been extraordinary. you work with people in those areas where you can, when you disagree, everybody know as what the disagreements are,

you malcolm, what was the purpose of the pope's visit? what prompted him coming right now to that island? >> this is entirely consistent with pope francis' desire to thrust himself into the front lines of situations around the world which need attention drawn to them. he's been to the central african republic. and he needed to come to lesbos to show solidarity with the greek people who have been taking on this enormous burden, but most of all, he wanted to come and look in the eyes of the refugeees and migrants who were here to show them they mustn't give up hope, that he has great affection for them, but also send the message to the rest of the world they should not be rejected. >> stewart: was it seen as a critique of european policy? >> he went to pained of pains to point out that this was not a critique of the european union's deal with turkey, who sent people back on this island after march 20. but he couldn't have issued a stronger rebuke with the act he left the airport. he took 12 syrian refugees with him back to the vatican, thre

that's also part of the pope's -- perhaps the pope's humanitarian trip is to highlight that aspect off that is going to end where we are at the port, michael, so i let our viewers know in terms of the geography of it all. he will be giving a statement behind me here and we'll bring that to you live here. >> it is fascinating. it's interesting to hear what the locals have to say. i heard you on your show, "the world right now," saying historically the people of lesbos, refugees themselves from ottoman times. hala gorani there and atika shubert, we'll check in with you later as well. thanks to you both. >>> we're going to take a short break. more on our top story coming up. that devastating earthquake in japan known to have killed more than a dozen people at least so far. rescuers trying to find survivors as we speak. >>> also, north korea widely criticized for its nuclear ambitions and now the main ally of leader kim jong-un telling him to stop. that story coming up. >>> welcome back. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm michael holmes. >>> pope francis on the greek island of lesbos to

but senator sanders was staying in the same hotel where the pope lives and greeted the pope on his way out this morning. we caught up with the senator on a terrace overlooking the vatican just after that meeting. are there pictures of this meeting with the pope, or was it behind closed doors? >> well, it was neither, but we chose not to do pictures. we didn't want anyone to think it was political. >> reporter: but it is political, isn't it? >> no, it is-- if i was really being political, i'd be in new york city right now and not here in rome. >> reporter: and later, the pope went on to also say that that was not a political meeting. he said it was just politeness. and the pope said that anyone who saw it differently should "see a psychiatrist." jim. >> axelrod: seth doane reporting for us tonight from the vatican. thank you, seth. after meeting with the pope, sanders returned to campaigning in new york today with the new york primaries coming up on tuesday. in the republican race, donald trump is still about 200 delegates ahead of ted cruz, but cruz is creeping up on him and grabbed 14

pope francis opened more than greece today. he opened his home inviting three muslim families fleeing the war in syria to come live at the vatican. they immediately boarded the papal plane and returned to rome with francis as nearly five million syrians are now refugees, pope francis called this gesture a drop of water in but he said he hopes it will lead to more refugees being welcomed in europe and beyond. more now from seth doane at the have the. have the. >> reporter: the 12 syrian refugees appeared stunned they arrived to a warm welcome in a lively part of rome tonight. hasan zaheda and nour essa had crossed through isis territory while fleeing. you can believe that you're here? >> no, i can't believe. >> reporter: their two-year-old made the journey with them, at one point in a rubber raft on the dangerous passage from turk tow greece. >> it seems like a dream. >> reporter: it seems like a dream. >> yeah, yeah, because yesterday, in the same time yesterday, there was nothing. >> reporter: nothing until pope francis took t

if the pope won't endorse you, you endorse the pope.has been a pope francis primary in the sense of economic inecall the and justice. >> woodruff: somean criticize sanders being off the trail a few days before the new york primary. quickly, david, does all this lead to something for bernie sanders? does it help him move toward dethroning? >> it's hard to see where the polls are but it makes her look bad. if you're in your home state being pummeled in this way, it seeps the glow out of her campaign. it's a dogged, dogged race for her. >> woodruff: david brooks, mark shields, thank you both. >> woodruff: pope francis is due to head to the greek island of i lesbos tomorrow to see for himself the extent of theex refugee crisis. he plans to visit a detention camp where some of the migrants are being held, pending possible deportation. that's according to terms of a deal signed last month between s the european union and turkey. so, just how important is thisju visit? special correspondent malcolm brabant reports from lesbos. >> reporter: ano

john paul ii, pope benedict.s seems significantly different than what i remember hearing growing up. >> it's because we didn't hear the message all the time. we need to be a better church at marketing the beautiful message that all the popes in continuation have been conveying. pope francis drew greatly on john paul ii from the '80s. >> even about gays and lesbians and those who are divorced? >> yes. because we are a bigger church than just in california or in the united states. it is talking about souls. where you are, where you are in the concrete world. i think that's one thing that pope francis really in this message, we'll be happy to see it is talking concrete about where you are in the real world but it could be asia or africa. >> just when you thought that the pope couldn't be a bigger than life person, now he is on twitter. the last two popes have been all over twitter. >> instant gram. >> is this part of the reason why people are hearing about what the pope says. >> he is a jesuit. >> i pick the first.

meantime, bernie sanders tweeted moments ago about the pope's actions writing pope francis's acts ofe us as americans and we should heed his call to welcome refugees with open arms. >>> coming up, tracing donald trump's roots to the heart of queens. >> first of all, it's great to be home. this is home. it's great to be home. >> how do people in his old neighborhood remember him? we went to find out. >>> first, it is this week's cnn hero. a georgia woman fight to go help refugees coming to the u.s. from war torn countries, teaching them life-saving goals and it all begins with a game of soccer. >> there are so many things stacked against them. for you to be successful, you're competing against all these other people that are ten steps ahead of you. how are you going to catch up, stand out, how are you going to contribute successfully? we are getting people from all over the world, different faiths to come together to do something great. ♪ ♪ those who define sophistication stand out. those who dare to redefine it stand apart. the all-new lexus rx and rx hybrid. never has luxury been th

rescue mission pope francis on the front lines of a humanitarian crisis. we'll show you his dramatic act of charity, how the people's pope is leading by example. >>> firefighter down. two shot. one killed. they thought they were answering a call for help. house. >>> and tiger attack. the veteran zookeeper killed by the animal she spent years caring for, tonight, the late nest the investigation and what happens now to that tiger. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with that breaking news, a nation in crisis, the full scope of the destruction in japan growing clearer by the moment. the twin earthquakes hitting less than 28 hours apart, rattling homes and knocking down buildings. rescuers holding out hope they might still reach survivors trapped and buried alive. in another ominous sign tonight, one of japan's most active volcanoes erupting. we begin with matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, rescue crews racing to save the living, as dead are eased out of the rubble and the grieving weep. 500 patients evac

pope is obviously -- the pope has become kind of a icon in some ways. in certain areas.rk: if he got up front with the pope i would say it would be barely worth it. > i don't see how, if he loses the new york primary by a pint of two, having spent two days, it will take him out of the conversation, and out of new york, if he loses this primary y a point, people will look at this and say, that was the dumbest decision he's ever made. my prediction, this trip won't happen. strategist, donald trump's newest hire made his television debut as the frontrunner's honcho in undertaking -- per his interview cnn today, feels quite comfortable with the undertaking. has e reality is ted cruz seen his best day the reality is, this convention process will be over with june.ime in probably june 7. and it will be parents to the over the -- ump is 1,237. everything will come together. >> you think trump get to 1,237? >> absolutely. >> before the convention? absolutely. >> why the confidence? >> because i know the votes. suit, that hair. the state convention in colorado is this weekend. ye

pope is part of what the family calls lizzy's verbable bucket list.em phased with today's meeting, her father steve was nervous. >> i think we are a little bit shocked it is actually happening, you know. it wasn't originally something that we thought would even be possible. but, you know now that it is here, stomach is a little, you know, upset. >> reporter: and she confided they were hoping for more than a photograph from the meeting. >> we're definitely hoping for a miracle. >> reporter: lizzy was initially caught up in the excitement of the pope's arrival trying to get his attention by waving her meteorite at him. when he didn't respond imed me yetly look any 5-year-old she became restless, even a little bored. but that special moment did eventually arrive. then, pope francis touched her face and laid his hand over her eyes. lizzy's parents have not yet told her that one day she will lose her sight. she has a rare genetic disorder called usher type two. she already wears a hearing aid and by the time she is a teenager, she will likely be blind. for

i am a big fan of the pope. obviously, there are areas where we disagree on women's rights and gay rights, but he has ofyed an unbelievable role injecting a moral consequence into the economy. john: let's call that the before video. now to the after video. it turns out sanders will be speaking at an academic conference sponsored by the pontifical academy. the vatican is saying the pope was not responsible for the invite. he does not have set plans to meet with the senator. as first reported by bloomberg, the president of the academy is saying the sanders campaign reached out first for the invitation and said the campaign showed "monumental discourtesy during discussions about the conference." and it is not even good timing for sanders. it is april 15, the day after the debate in brooklyn with hillary clinton and a few days before the new york primary which is kind of a big deal especially for bernie sanders. there is a lot of internal stuff going on in vatican city. just focusing on this one question, is this a

the new pope francis made his first visit to the u.s.ven as americans in never before seen numbers were deciding one-by-one they were going to leave their religion. we look at that in a moment. stay with us. it's "inside story".. >> people need to demand reform. >> it's coming together little by little. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> we're not deterred. we're building a historic project here. >> how big do you see this getting? >> we're trying to get a feel for what the people of iran are thinking right now. >> the galleries and the art and the parties, everything. it's getting better. >> greece is this close to running out of cash. i went there to show you first-hand. >> if you paid taxes, you expect to having something back. >> the city is a powder keg at the moment. >> we're back square minus one. >> now it's time for something different. >> this is the entrance to the global seed vault. nations around the world contribute stashes of every kind of seed imaginable if something really bad were to happen, humankind can start

the two of them met pope francis in a hallway this morning just before the pope took off for greece.a few words and senator sanders said he told the pope how much he admired himle and thanked him for his leadership on bringing attention to economic justice issues around the world and also climate change. now, of course, because senator sanders is running for president i had to ask him about the political imp my i guess so as of this trip and meeting the pope. is this trip in any way, were you looking for a papal endorsement here? >> no, god no. god, no. that just came out. no, no. >> do you think this can help you with catholic voters? do you see this helping you with voters in new york? >> i am here because of any profound respect for the pope and the work that he has done and i received an invitation to come here. came when it came. a few days before the new york primary. it was an invitation i just could not refuse to accept. >> my colleague kristen welker wants me to ask, have you worried that you've lost time taking this trip, especially at a time when secretary clinton seems to

now we know what he said, pope francis.orters on the plane returning from greece to italy said this. i have to read it. this morning as i was leaving, senator sanders was there. he knew i was coming out at the time and he had the kindness to greet me. when i came down, he introduced himself. i greeted him with a handshake and nothing more. it is common courtesy. that's called common courtesy. now responding to criticism that perhaps he was getting involved in american politics, the pope went on to say if someone thinks greeting someone is getting involved in politics, i recommend that they find a psychiatrist. >> oh my. >> fredricka? >> setting it straight, there was pleasantries, about the greeting, shaking hands. but no words that the vatican is willing to share. there were no words, no promises, no other endorsements. just a greeting. >> reporter: nothing of the sort. what's interesting is that one of our producers spoke with jeffrey sacks, columbia university professor and adviser to professor sanders, who is also close

we got a statement from pope francis. the senator was hoping to meet with pope francis.s released a statement apologizing for not being able to meet with senator sanders saying i realized today was going to be very complicated because of my other trip. today i confirmed the situation and would like to apologize for not being able to attend. the pope is going to the greek island to pray for the immigrants coming -- migrants from the middle east. so we'll keep you posted on that. we have bernie sanders speaking, but we're not fast enough to turn that for you just yet. we'll have it soon. >>> let's talk about the minimum wage. higher minimum wages are becoming a reality in some parts of the country. at last night's debate, clinthi clinton said she'd always been fighting to expand the minimum wage to $15. >> if you look at it, we move more quickly to $15 in new york city more deliberately toward $12, then to 15. that's exactly my position. it's a model for the nation, and that's what i'll do as president. go as quickly as possible to get to $15. >> i am sure a lot of people

the pope may or may not be there. and he may not meet with the pope. a kind of curious timing, especially so close to the new york primary. >> yeah. >> but also not completely surprising given his affinity for the pope and evidently he gives great appreciation for the pope, which is called praise to you, which deals with consumerism, greed, economy and with the environment and global warming. >> right. well, of course we'll be monitoring that. and we don't know if he's going to meet with the pope. but it's still interesting, nonetheless. brett strawn, thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >>> we'll take you to the masters. all eyes and most of the pressure on one golfer that is trying to do something that only three others in history have done. we'll go live to augusta, next. i thodid the ancestrydna toian. find out i'm only 16% italian. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors was eastern european. this is my ancestor who i didn't know about. >>> well, golfer jordan spieth is trying to do something only three others h

the new pope francis made his first visit to the u.s.ven as americans in never before seen numbers were deciding one-by-one they were going to leave their religion. we look at that in a moment. it's "inside story".. >> an historic election... >> you and i, we're going to change this country... and we will change the world. >> monumental decisions... >> mr. president, there's a one in three chance of a second great depression. >> first hand accounts from the people who were there. >> there opinion was shocking. >> the challenges... >> ... that i'm president and i can't make anything happen. >> he stood up, he said "i'm finished". >> the realities. >> i thought it was worth us taking a shot. >>> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. one of shootings we talked about earlier in the show was inspired in part by the history of a controversial image that still causes passionate debate more than 150 years after it was first unfurld. the confederate flag. a sim symbol of pride for some and hatred for others >>> were you surprised that eve

alison: lizzie wanted to meet the pope.h a visual bucket list, they flew to rome, hoping for a good article. once their story made the news, their prayers were answered. >> what pope francis has done for her, if there is a new for a miracle, it will be here. kellye: lizzie is already suffering hearing loss. her family said they went to rome hoping for amazing memories and now they say they will continue to pray for that miracle. we hope a get it. devon: could there be more of a rock star pope? kellye: i don't think so come in to lay his hands on that you do for little girl, touching. the complete opposite unfortunate is what i have to bring now, it will be brutal, possibly low records tomorrow. then we will warm up, just like with the pope gave us in the previous story. clear skies tonight, clouds at times. we are already freezing winchester, luraty, stanton, cumberland. feels like 27 when you take the wind into account. 15 to 25 sustained wind. the system brought in the little bit of snow earlier today, sending it out to s

the pope began that with who am i to judge. there are still strong limit is as for openly gay catholics. >> this letter is to jane form you of a serious situation at st. anthonys in oceanside. i have made numerous calls to your office i believe have fallen on deaf ears. >> a parishioner sent this letter to the bishop at new york's catholic diocese in 2012. >> nicholas is a religion teacher. >> nicholas keeps this to remind him of how he was pushed out at his neighborhood church. >> the problem is that he was a homosexual. he was recently married to another man. he does not hide this or keep it silent. with all that the catholic church has been dealing with to stop, why is this permitted? >> this is in capital letters. >> when you read this, what went through your he'd? >> at my able, it's very difficult to shock me. i got to be honest, i wasn't surprised. disappointed, but not surprised. >> nicholas is openly gay, and at the time the letter came in, he was a member of the parish at st. anthony's church in long island. >> what w

pope francis is a jesuit. father, every time we do a story on the pope there seems to be a discrepancy between what the pope actually said and what a bunch of secular reporters hoped he had said. break this down for us. what exactly did he stay today? how groundbreaking was it? >> many of us, jake, have had the experience of boarding an airplane where all the premium customers are lined up and eager to get on the plane and the airline suddenly says we give priority now to those with special needs, those with children in strollers, et cetera. i almost take that image and picture the pope at the doors of the church to tell all the regular faithful stand back, i want those in irregular situations, those in perhaps failed marriages or those who feel they have been excluded from the church to come in first, to know that they're loved. so it's a clear pastoral invitation consistent with the preaching of pope francis. >> and what stands out to you most in this document itself? >> well, it's nine chapters, it's 200 pa

some may raise eyebrows when pope pope ways in on relationships. >> here's a person who is not married and he talks about the importance of emotion in a relationship. he talks about erotic love. people say the pope is talking about erotic love. >> reporter: this is a a very big document numbering 250 pages so religious scholars say you will hear more reaction to it in the next several days and months. philadelphia's archbishop charles chaput is looking through those papers too releasing a statement reading in part, happily the kind of pastoral discern. called for in the joy of love is already happening in many of our parish communities and holy father's encouragement coming off the world meeting of families is a great gift. just continue finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> pope continues to surprise us. >> kate let's talk about this weather. it is surprising. >> i can't believe you said you have to break out the snow map. >> snow map in almost mid-april. >> yes. >> this is not usual for us, although we generally see some snow in april, our ease nal monthly average for april is half

listen to what the pope is saying. and from his speech which we just got, he says that the people of america, they suffer not some from the boom bust cycles on wall street but from a world economy that puts profit over pollution and arms trade over peace, and pope francis has given the biggest name to the globalization of indifference. i think it speaks to bernie is motivated by changing the country and the world. he knows the politics of this. he wants to win new york. what's motivating him is the political change. >> he quotes pope francis frequently on the trail. he talks about the pope's writings on money and climate change. that's clear. but the campaign can calendar is real estate, and he seeded some of that to the clintons. was it a risk worth taking? >> yeah. i'll tell you why. one of his political problems is people wonder if he has any foreign policy. you go out of the country, and it makes you look a little more presidential. that's one. and so that serves a purpose. and secondly, let's remember that we're g

laura: and yet, the pope has very firmly closed the door on same-sex marriage.at disappointing? father martin: it could be, but i also say look at what the document says. he says before all else, lgbt people need to be respected, and he also called or no violence. we are looking at this from the perspective of the west, but that is a very strong challenge -- both things, respecting lgbt people and standing up against violence, which has not always been the case in the catholic church. laura: conservative catholics say the pope has produced a muddy document which is replacing the laws of the church with vague talk about ideas and values. what you say to that? isher martin: i think that wrong. the rules are still there, but the pope is saying peoples lives are often muddy and church and pastors need to listen to them and help them. it really is moving away from just an emphasis on the rules, which he says in a very vivid phrase -- more laws have them used as stones to be thrown at people and we cannot do that any longer. laura: thank you very much for joining us.

the pope will still be the pope after the new york primary.illing. >> i don't think anyone will change their view of the importance. so just to clarify. fess not going to meet with the pope, is he going because he is honored? is he going because this is a can't miss conference? is he going because he thinks it would be rude to say no? like why does he have to go now? >> well, the invitation is for now? >> he'll never be invited again? >> when you get invited by the vatican, i think you go. >> no matter what? no matter what else you have going on? >> look we're going to make the trip as efficiently as possible. and we'll be back. >> all right, let's move on to -- >> i want to note for the record, though, that a campaign manager who comes on the air and says some things are more important than politics, john, that just raises a lot of -- it raises a certain number of suspicions. >> the cynical among us. >> why did your candidate today within the span of a couple of hours say secretary clinton is of course, she is qualified to be president and sh

. >>> next, bernie sanders meets with the pope. what the democratic presidential candidate is saying about that meeting. >>> also, hillary clinton continuing her visit to california with a trip to los angeles. we'll show you next. >>> and the weather just one good reason to head to a national park today, but this weekend people will have some extra incentive. we'll tell you about that. (music plays from one way or another )♪♪ ♪ i'm gonna find y♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna win ya ♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna see ya ♪ (inhales cigarette) >>> well, fresh off a visit here to san francisco, democratic front-runner hillary clinton continued her fund-raising trip to los angeles today. mrs. clinton met cheering crowds both inside and outside at southwest college, a two-year school that awards associate degrees. she told her supporters she thinks the upcoming presidential election is the most consequential one in quite some time. she also cal

we'll explore the pope's statement, after the news summary.in belgium say they've arrested the last fugitive from the paris attacks in november. mohamed abrini was picked up in a raid in brussels, along with four others. prosecutors say he may also be the hat-wearing suspect who escaped after the bombings in brussels. b >> at the moment, the investigators are verifying whether abrini, mohamed can be positively identified as being the third person present during the attacks in brussels nationaa airport, the so-called man with the hat. >> woodruff: mohammed abrini's exact role in the paris attacks has never been made clear. greece resumed deporting migrants to turkey today, after a four-day pause. more than 120 people were ferried away from the greek island of lesbos under a deal with the european union. human rights activists haveha condemned the deportations. the government of syria has released an american who's been held since 2012. he's identified as kevin dawes, a freelance photographer. russia says it aided in his release, flying him to m

of people held up children for the pope to bless.s family thrilled when francis kissed their baby girl, gianna. early report show that afterward, a truck brain tumor had shrunk, but months later gianna is still in need of chemotherapy, her paren told fox news that they have a long way to go, but she is continuing to get better. they say pope francis kissing gianna was a sign that god has been with them through unimaginable times. >> monsignor jason gray, who served on the vatican investigating board says the catholic church has a very high bar for such things. >> when a miracle is considered in the zero congregation it, has to be something that is of divine origin, something independent of human action. >> julia's family is certain francis is a miracle worker. she has since regained movement in her feet. >> when i think about those months before the pope, you know, in my head, i see darkness. after the pope, so many people reached out to us, and i see god's love in everyone else's heart. >> vatican expert stress that pope francis is

pope france i is modifying the spirit of the rules if not the rules themselves. here's religion correspondent lauren green. >> reporter: pope francis is calling for a more welcoming church. one that won't condemn but would steer the faithful toward living out its truths. the more than 250 page document is the culmination of two controversial gatherings of bishops from around the world where they grappled with a wide array of challenges. divorce, sex outside of marriage and homosexuality. >> translator: we must have mercy and patience when we accompany the people and the possibility of growth. this is work carried out day by day. giving way to the mercy of the lord who inspires us to do good. >> reporter: generally the pope's major theme is discernment. the process of being open to the word of god and the concrete reality of every day life. his most compassionate outreach seem to be behinding at a possible path way for the divorced to receive holy communicate. the pope said no one can be condemned forever. that's not the logic of the gospel. he talks about priests

. >> pelley: hackers show "60 minutes" how easy it is to break into your pope. and steve hartman with a crooked cop. >> reporter: you put an innocent guy in jail? >> correct. >> my only goal was to seek him when i got home and to hurt him. >> pelley: and he got his chance. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: japan was struck this afternoon by a major earthquake, magnitude above 7, st buildings within miles of the epicenter. it came just 24 hours after a strong 6.2 quake in southern japan flattened many structures and set others on fire. it's morning there now, and these are among the first pictures that we have received. as you can see, this part of an elevated highway has collapsed. ben tracy is following this. >> reporter: when the earth started shaking violently yet again, entire hillsides were torn apart as the land began to slide. the at least 7.0-magnitude quake also caused fires in kumamoto, japan. this man was rescued before dawn wh

the pope would be there. pope is not at said symposium but is in rome. he interrupted his campaign in new york out of the primary to go to rome thinking maybe, maybe, i'll have an audience with the pope. that would be the money shot. no indications whether they have met or will meet. we shall see. >>> back in this country and what's going on in the republican side of things, peter barnes on the great colorado delegate protest. he's in plattsburgh, new york where donald trump will be speaking later today. peter? >> reporter: not sure if we're actually in plattsburgh neil. i think we made a wrong turn and we might be in canada, that's how close we are to the canadian border and everybody is saying eh? let's go west, 1,000 angry supporters in colorado are expected to show up for a protest at the colorado state capitol in denver. it's a protest organized by a group called colorado votes matter. they and donald trump are angry about the process and the outcome of last week's colorado state republican convention wh

. >>> coming up, a pope's blessing. >> a little girl losing her sight meeting pope francis. how her parents reacted to the incredible moment that's going viral. >> and later janet jackson postponing her tour yet again saying she's now planning a family. but the big question, is she pregnant. but first a look at today's temperatures. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by american advisors group. hey spray 'n wash is back...ews? and even better. it's powerful formula removes everyday stains the first time. which is bad news for stains, and good news for you. spray 'n wash. back 'n better. protect your clothes fromout in tstretching, fading, and fuzz.. ...with downy fabric conditioner... it helps protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. downy fabric conditioner. wash in the wow. >>> [ bleeped ]. >> oh, my god. >> high winds nearly knocked that truck that you saw there off a bridge. this is in the uk. it scrapes along the railing and smashes into a lamp post. no one ser

more of a sanders' endorsement of pope francis. the crucial new york primary just a few days away, it's a must win for both democrats, and yet both of them spent the day thousands of miles away consulting with higher powers. no pictures yet, but as he left the papal residence this morning, bernie sanders was glowing after a brief audience with pope francis. >> he is a beautiful man, and there is a radiance that comes from him. it was a very, very wonderful moment to me. >> reporter: sanders had gone to prayer unsure they'd actually meet, no promises given, accepting an invitation to speak at a vatican conference on the economy and the environment. >> and i have been enormously impressed by pope francis speaking out and his visionary views. >> reporter: pope francis begged off the conference citing his trip to lesbos today to meet with syrian refugees, but sanders spent the night at the vatican guest house where pope francis lives leading to this brief audience. >> he is one of the great leaders in modern world history in my view. >