and the reason i wrote this book is five years ago, four and a half years ago when he pope game pope francis, i was in a little bit of a lull or a valley if you will around catholicism. there was so much going on with the preoccupation with the vatican banking scandal, cents about islam, the sexual abuse scandal, comments about women, comments about the clothes that pope benedict was wearing ask that sense of what ways going on in rome with the curia was so different from my experience growing up in the catholic church, and nuns and priest i had seen do great work, not only here in america but around the world. i worked for save the children action network and we're the advocacy arm for save the children and all around america when i see our work there are nuns and priest doing great work. this disconnect with what was going on in rome put me in a funk, frankly. when pope francis came out on the balcony at st. peter's asks asked the people to bliss hem before he blessed them that caught me offguard. the fact he was a jesuit and i was educate by the jesuits in high school and college

the day concluded with the pope visiting his coptic counterpart, pope tawadros, in st mark's cathedraliro. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 100 days into the trump presidency, what about that wall? we report from the us—mexico border. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7:00am in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our main story this owl: —— hour. nor

holiest day, pope francis lamented the problems in the world but promised divine assistance, an unseen hand helping all migrants share bread and hope on their journey. in england, queen elizabeth traveled to mass in a jaunty hat, while theresa may said a word for those who aren't worshipping at all. a week after 45 people died in murderous attacks, easter services were held under tight security. and in greece, worshippers welcomed easter with firecrackers and floating lanterns. here in the u.s., there were festive celebrations, including an easter egg hunt at the portland zoo and a major marshmallow drop near >> i want to get a whole bunch of marshmallows. >> reporter: here in new york city, thousands marched up fifth a avenue in their sunday best. americans are expected to spend $18 billion on this holiday, that would be a record. >>> a referendum to give turkey's president a tremendous increase in power appears to have narrowly passed today. opposition parties are already disputing the result and calling for a recount. turkey is a key nato ally in the fight against terrorism in seyra

pope trump's 100th day in office, we are ohio. pope francis visits egypt, hoping to improve relations between christians and muslims. welcome to bbc news. we start with breaking news from north korea. in the last couple of hours, the us military and south korean officials have confirmed north korea has fired a ballistic missile which exploded shortly after liftoff. the launch camejust hours shortly after liftoff. the launch came just hours after a special session of the un security council in which the us pushed for tougher sanctions on the pyongyang regime. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, chaired the session. let's have a look at some of the state to make statements. with each successful missile test, north korea pushes asia and the world closer to instability and conflict. the threat of a north korean nuclear attack on seoul or tokyo is real and it is likely only a matter of time before north korea develops the capability to strike the us mainland. indeed, the dprk has repeatedly claimed it plans to conduct such a stri

pope francis urged leaders of nations not to escalate the distutes. saying may -- disputes. saying may they have thecourage to keep conflicts from spreading. >> reporter: some americans say the message is an important one. >> wonderful to hear the pope say that. i believe the pope has moral authority. >> reporter: security around the vatican was high with pilgrims undergoing strict controls before reaching the square. cbs news. >>> one of san francisco's most funniest event today, bring your own big wheel race. hundreds of children and adult children showed up with the riding toy or something similar and flying down vermstreet. one man went down lumbert street. most people joined in every year. every san franciscan knows vermont is really the crookedest street in the city. >> the things you learn. >> that's right. >> i had a green machine. >> you had a green machine? >> and a big wheel. >>> most of the action such as it was moved into the great valley. you can see it out there. moving out of stockton. back in the bay area we have a few showers over the range. mount hamilton.

what do you want from pope francis?to be? i think on record, pope francis has been very robust in his message in support of christians in the middle east and egypt, and indeed many persecuted people around the world. it is a christian message of equality and sanctity of life and dignity of life. i think that is the message that people will get. he is primarily going to visit his own constituency, but also to support the christians of egypt, and to look into the christian—muslim dialogue on violent extremism. i think that voice going into that dialogue, that conversation is going to be important. it's not about conferences and dialogues any more, it is about taking ownership of the texts that are being used by the caliphate and its affiliates to manipulate muslims. muslims who could otherwise be very good muslims, who use violence against peaceful, peace loving people. i have a christian has broken... do you think most muslims are going to take lectures from leaders like pope francis? no. i am saying that the nature of t

he's the first pope in a line that lasts all the way to pope francis today. >> i think peter was jesus' best friend. i think he was his brother. >> according to the gospel of matthew, peter is the rock on which christ will build his church, but clear evidence that peter came to rome to lay the foundations of the christian church is not in the bible. now can scientific testing of peter's relics review new truths about the life of the first desiefl and help tell us if the bones discovered under peter's basilica are really his? the gospels tell us peter is a fisherman off the sea. >> he's one of the fewer that we have hints about his home life so we know he's married. he has a mother-in-law who he might be financially responsible for. according to some traditions, he also has children. >> he's a big guy. he's doing lots of physical work. you have to be strong to be a fisherman. >> i see peter as the every man. here is someone who is probably illiterate, who is probably limited in terms of his experience, you know, only a fisherman and who has to follow this carpenter who he's probably nev

then it was onto a piece conference where the pope shared the stage. they spoke out against these the violence in the name of god. >> we need to help people to a mess of maturity. >> they respond to the incendiary logic of evil. with the bridges built between catholics and muslims, pope francis met with the head of egypt's christians. francis expressed solidarity with the community in the face of terror. he welcomed his catholic counterparts and said he hoped his -- other wishes from the pope positive as it -- for greater unity but also for a better reputation for egypt amid the stories of terror. this visit is very significant and shows us that egypt is still a safe country. >> i know that he has come to egypt to strengthen the bonds. it is a decisive step to reach peace. there is this as of progress and hope for unity across -- the interior ministry is that it will leave no stone unturned when trying to figure out how a german army officer managed to register as a asylum speaker without being detected. they said the lieutenant had been givn a place i

he's the second pope to go to egypt.s trip, he held meetings with egypt's religious and political leaders. he is scheduled to take place in an international peace conference. trace gallagher is tracking the pope's trip. trace, the pope is apparently trying to mend some fences. >> he is indeed, john. the pope is meeting with the grand iman of al azar. they cut ties with the vatican in 2011 after what they felt were a number of insults from pope benedict xvi who condemned muslims for targeting christians. pope francis is hope to present a unified and united front by reinforcing his belief that it's wrong to equate islam with violence. at the same time in his meeting with the egyptian president al sisi, the pope said genocide against christians must end. >> i'm speaking of the blind and brutal violence caused by different factors, caused by the arms trade, social problems and religious extremism that uses the holy name of god to carry out atrocities and injustices. >> during his meeting with the pope, president al sisi was

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today is also the 90th birthday of pope emeritus and pope francis visited him on wednesday to give himst wishes and the vatican says the pope will celebrate later this afternoon. pope benedict with beer and a visit business his brother who is 93. >> when have we seen the pope emeritus last? has it been some time? >> reporter: yes. absolutely. he doesn't come any more to the main events but he is visited by pope francis and apparently they exchange phone calls quite often and they discuss matters of the church amongst themselves privately. he does have some private visitors. his personal secretary lets us know. and is doing rather well according to his personal secretary. his legs hurt a bit but his mind is all there and he'll be celebrating today. victor? >> happy easter, delia, and thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> more than 1 million people tuned in to watch april, the giraffe, give birth. why all of the excitement? a wildlife expert is here to explain the phenomenon and how one giraffe can save thousands around the world. >>> "sound tracks" premieres on thursday here on cnn. here is a

more on the pope's visit. >> reporter: well, george and natalie, the pope is just finishing mass in frontal of carpi, which as you mentioned, just opened last week, five years after the 2012 earthquake that devastated this earthquake in the center north of italy. now, why is the pope returning there five years later? you know, pope benedict xvi toured the area right after the earthquakes happened, but as so often happens, the spotlight then turns away. the people are left to carry on and to try to rebuild their lives. pope francis has come back with a message to say that we are still here with you, we are reopening this cathedral, which is a moment of celebration, but there's still a lot of work to be done in this town and in other towns t. in the afternoon, the pope will go to a nearby town which still has a cathedral that's closed from the damage due to the 2012 earthquake. now, interestingly, just after the mass, the pope is going to bless some stones, some stones that are going to be used to help rebuild some other church offices in the area. one of those stones is coming from a churc

>> the pope, this is george here.ply being there, focusing on the revitalization of that region, again, these live images we're seeing as it takes place right now in carpi, i remember from reporting with various other earthquakes, just the sense that people didn't want to return, the sense that people were concerned about more earthquakes that could occur. is there a feeling though that people are starting to move backing into that region? >> reporter: well, that's why this visit is so significant, george, because you see in carpi, they've basically managed to rebuild to get their jobs back and houses back. in nearby mir ran danola, the main cathedral is still closed and rebuilding efforts are still going on. you have a lot of small towns that have been hit and depending on the money they have and other bureaucratic issues, the rebuilding efforts can take a long time. this is five years after of the 2012 earthquakes. we all heard last year about account terrible earthquakes on the same fault line. but we're north now.

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four british muslim leaders have met pope francis in rome as part of efforts to strengthen relationsd muslims. it's the first time a formal delegation of imams from britain has gone to the vatican. from rome, here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. in a city where christians once feared to tread, four muslim leaders arrived for a meeting that intentionally crossed the borders of their own religion. the four imams that serve communities in leicester, birmingham, glasgow and london, were taken to the vatican's inner sanctum. and then the doors opened. pope francis said such an interfaith gathering brought greatjoy, that it furthered the most important work of humanity, that of listening to one another. and then he greeted each of the imams and even welcomed our bbc team. lovely to meet you, sir. thank you so much for allowing us to be here. islam gets a very bad press as you know because of some muslims who have behaved in an unislamic way. but for the pope, whose beliefs are so different to that of islam, yet for him to acknowledge that islam is a religion of peace,

pope francis has celebrated easter mass in the vatican.of conflict. the pope also delivered his traditional urbi et 0rbi message, the blessing to rome and the world, from st peter's basilica. rain didn't dampen the easter message in rome, where thousands of pilgrims gathered to see pope francis celebrate easter mass and lead the blessings in st peter's square in the vatican. mass took place amidst tight security, a week after attacks on two coptic churches in egypt left more than a0 people dead. pope francis used his message to also condemn yesterday's bomb attack on a crowded syrian bus convoy that killed at least 112 people. translation: may he sustain the efforts of all who are actively engaged in bringing comfort and relief to the civil population in syria, prey to a war that continues to sow horror and death, and yesterday the latest horrible attack on refugees, which provoked many deaths and many wounded. may he grant peace to the entire middle east. as the skies cleared, the pope's message resonated with the thousands who travelled

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in other words, p.j., the issue isn't the pope being pope. it's the pope is lucky enough to be liked by the great donald trump. i envelops the universe and comes down on little people like the pope and says, i like you, and that's the most important things in their lives, that donald trump deigns to like him. at this ti it's simian also. like a monkey banging on a stick, i'm the biggest. i'm the biggest. prim orderial, i should say. your thoughts? >> it does. but also, i mean isn't trump in some ways one of the most familiar characters you've ever seen? i mean hasn't everybody worked for somebody like this guy or had somebody working for them that was like this guy? i mean i come from a long line of car salesmen, and i know this guy, you know. this guy is on every softball team. this guy is on every bowling team. you know, he's the last guy at the bloofrnt stoar on the last that you have to pass on your way to the men's room. >> p.j. >> none of this should be mystified by this guy. >> i know what p.j. means by this. am i right, or am i wrong?

and the pope was kind of stimied.ou're right, i can't explain why these things happen in the world. he went on to talk about all of these hut button places in the glow of it, particularly syria saying we don't understand suffering, we don't understand this tragedy, but his point was we don't believe it is the final word. we say that jesus is written and this will not dominate. the evil will not dominate. the darkness will not dominate. that was the focus. but he started totally as pastor going off script. i'm sure his speech writers weren't pleased. he said you know what, even though it's easter, i have something else i want to say today. >> i want to play another part of pope francis's message where he called for a halt to the arms trade. we'll talk about it on the other side. >> translator: may the lord guide the steps of all those who work for justice and peace. may he grant the leaders of nations the courage they need to prevent the spread of conflicts and to put a halt to the arms trade. >> so the pope may talk a

molly: the day of rage in the west bank. 2k pope francis is in cairo. he calls for peace between muslims and christians as egypt's community faces threat from the islamic state group. the presidential campaign blitz in france. emmanuel macron urges voters to turn out while marine la pen urges for stronger border control. and come up right now, the campaign beat. >> it is time for the "campaign beat." it is our daily round-up of news from the french presidential campaign trail. we are going to start off with some news. the far right national front. it has a new president. >> a new new president. remember on monday, marine la pen said she was taking a temporary break from leading the party to focus on her campaign and she was replaced by a man jayhawks butancois he doesn't last that long. it announced this morning that he was being replaced as acting president so. what went wrong? a controversial comments jacques made in the past has resurfaced back in twaw, he cast doubt over the use of the gas that was used in nazi death camps. he has contested these al

>> reporter: you know, the pope was invited here by the grand imam of alexad.is the center of learning and teaching for sunni islam. the vatican thinks that it is an important partner in dialogue. they are the ones that give an authoritative interpretation of the koran. they set the curriculum that is taught in schools. and so the pope spoke to them about the importance of education for future generations on a path for peace. and interestingly, at the mass which was with 30,000 or so, small community of catholics in egypt, the pope said the only fanaticism of believers is a fanaticism of charity, and he does not believe in any form of fanaticism. his message has been one against any using violence in god's name, to the muslim communities, to the christian communities that suffer from that here. but in a positive tone. and he's encouraging all of these groups to show solidarity with one another in order to fight terrorism. >> yeah. a message particularly important considering terrorism happened april 9th, on palm sunday. people sitting on pews, worshipping in pe

leading the news pope francis is traveling to egypt for a visit.arriving at a time of great fear for christians, who have been targeted in a string of recent deadly attacks. on palm sunday more than 40 people were killed at two coptic christian churches. isis claimed responsibility. keir simmons is in cairo and talk about how people there are brerring for the pope's visit? >> reporter: good morning. the hope's itinerary includes meeting with the egyptian president, with members of the muslim faith and walking in a procession to a church which was attacked by an isis suicide bomber just before christmas. you can see why people here are both enthusiastic and anxious about this trip. the pope will travel around cairo, not in a popemobile, but at the same time in a vehicle that will not be bulletproof. it will not be armored, the pope tweeting before he left, pray for my journey and saying in a video message earlier in this week, he's here with a hand of friendship to all people of all faiths. he has met with egyptian president sissi in rome. isis itse

serves at historical seat for the coptic pope, the first attack was in tanta. church's youtube channel was transmitting as the bomb went off, the video ends with a chilling streak was the victims, a witness who lived across the street designed bloodstain white robes running from the scene, more seriously injured victims were rushed to nearby hospitals in private cars, isis claims responsibility for both blasts, terror group threatened to increase attacks targeting egypt minoritminority christian docum, community this year there have been more than two dozen attacks targeting egypt's copticer on orthodox community, comprising g 10% of the population. eric: uss navy carrier strike group now heading to korean peninsula and a new show of force. continued and more ballistic missile tests with nuclear tested believing to becoming, lucas thomas is joining us now from the pentagon with more on these latest developments. reporter: hello, in his first interview since becoming president trump's national security adviser, mcmaster 20e8toil wallace, decision to sd strike gr

. >> tens of thousands of people gathered at the vatican pope francis to celebrate easter sunday. from the central balcony of saint peter's basilica pope francis made a apply for piece around the world especially in syria. he also you were the leaders not to escalate current disputes some americans agree. >> i love that he is the very unifying -- unifying figure for not just the catholic world but for the entire world and all christians and all faiths. >> wonderful to hear the pope say that. i believe the pope has immense moral authority. >> security around the vatican was exceptionally tight people had to pass through metal detectors before reaching the square. vice-president mike pence in south korea visiting you u.s. troops a day after failed missile launch in north korea. now fellow lawmakers reacting to the launch that wasn't and also analyze wagon it means now for the american korean relationship in the future. cbs news correspondent wendy gillette has more. >> reporter: vice-president pence landed in south korea sunday where he visited us and south korean troops. hours earl

the pope is expected to arrive here at around 8:00 a.m.n, your time, he will among other things speak at a peace conference and pray with one of the most important muslim leaders. but there is real concern too. great tension because one of the things he will do is walk to a coptic church that was bombed before christmas and another bombing in two churches blamed on isis, isis took responsibility for these attacks, happened just this month. so the security is high, the pope tweeting pray for my journey. but you know he will travel not in the popemobile but in a vehicle without a bullet proof protection. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a 5-year-old boy is hailed a hero for helping save his father's life. dad when the car hydroplaned, blew a tire, rolled down the hill. when he saw his dad was pinned aidan actually busted out of the car to look for help, not knowing that he had broken his leg. >> just keep spinning. then my dad -- fell down on his head, the car did. then i got out from the back window that's busted, and climbed out. >> for him

this year it is going to be portugal, where pope francis will be portugal, where pope francis will bender a canopy. in the past, the pope would have carried the himself but age is not alone that sylvia sitting under a canopy and he will be listening to him edited. this is a guest that is invited every year to write a meditation and to read it out as well. it will be done for the first time bya well. it will be done for the first time by a secular woman. she is a french professor. so there we have the colosseum in rome. a young british woman who was stabbed to death on a tram in jerusalem has been named as hannah bladon. the 23—year—old was taken to hospital, but died soon after. she was an exchange student from the university of birmingham. two other people were injured in the attack in the old city. a 57—year—old palestinian man has been arrested. police say the suspect had recently been released from a psychiatric hospital. buses are evacuating hundreds of villagers and fighters from four rebel held villages in syria, two of them close to the capital, damascus. it follows a deal str

talk, pope francis is headed to egypt for a two-day visit.t's the first papal visit to egypt since pope john paul ii and after several terrorist attacks. keir simmons will join us shortly live from cairo. >>> could be a messy morning commute in the nation's capital. officials are waiting to see if a planned si-outy members of d.'s metro's largest lor unn materializes. metro officials say they received nearly 500 requests for advanced absences for friday, all of which were denied. metro employees are reportedly protesting a new agency absenteeism policy requiring employees to give a 72-advanced notice of being sick. how does that work? okay, go ahead. >> tough to do, no doubt. >>> as the president closes in on 100 days in office, north korea is the primary foreign policy crisis on the horizon. the president told reuters, the united states is considering serious action in north korea and offered this assessment of its leader. speaking of how third generation leader kim jong-un came into power. he said, quote, he's 27 years old. his father dies.

the pope's easter ceremonies just wrapping up. he finished with his traditional message to the city and to the world, calling for an end to wars and help for refugees. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, pope francis celebrating easter sunday mass with tens of thousands of pilgrims in st. peter's square. in his sermon, the pope asking people to open their hearts to those suffering from tragedy and war. >> translator: to our closed hearts and fearful hearts, stop. >> reporter: the crowd, praying. and taking part in communion. after the service, pope francis putting security concerns aside. riding around in his popemobile. then another tradition. the pontiff stepping out on to a balcony, giving what's known as his message to the city and the world. praying for an end to armed conflicts. terrorist attacks. and oppressive regimes. he spoke of horror and death in syria. referencing yesterday's bomb attack on buses carrying syrian refugees. easter week in rome has been marked by heavy security. after suicide bombers targeted christian churches

our correspondent orla guerin in cairo explained more about the pope's trip.en this beleaguered christian minority feels a threat like never before. this is the worst violence in living memory and not only the twin bomb attacks that you mentioned earlier this month which killed on those 50 people, but it is just a few months into previous attack in december at a church here in cairo in which almost 30 worshippers were killed. the so—called islamic state has made its intentions very plain. it said ina its intentions very plain. it said in a propaganda video that christians here are its favourite prey and it has promised to keep carrying out attacks. the pope has come here very much as a gesture of solidarity with coptic christians in egypt. the visit was planned before the latest attacks but he decided afterwards to carry on with that in spite of the obvious risks. he said before travelling here that he wa nted before travelling here that he wanted to bring a message of support and encouragement to the christian community here and across the middle east. intere

the first formal visit by muslim leaders from britain to meet the pope.nd britain's oldest olympic gold medallist at rio decides to hand over the reins and retire. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. with severe thunderstorms on the horizon, the course at augusta has been cleared ahead of this the start of this year's masters. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a service of hope and reconciliation has been held in westminster abbey — a fortnight after the attack near the houses of parliament. khalid masood drove a car into pedestrians on westminster bridge, killing three people, and fatally stabbing a police officer, before he was shot dead. the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harryjoined families and the emergency services attending the multi—faith service. ina in a moment we will be for the first time from melissa cochrane who was injured in the attack and whose husband was killed. but first. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. you lot, get undercover now! get undercover! two weeks ago the area around the abbey

pope francis has urged an end to the "horror and death" in syria.s speaking whilst leading easter celebrations in front of thousands who gathered in st peter's square in the vatican. at an earlier vigil, he spoke of migrants' pain, and he criticised the "paralysing and barren bureaucracies that stand in the way of change". the evacuation of syrian residents from towns under siege has resumed, after more than 100 people were killed in a suicide car bomb yesterday on the outskirts of aleppo. the attack happened at a checkpoint where thousands of civilians were waiting on buses to be moved to safety. the bbc‘s lina sinjab is monitoring events from neighbouring lebanon. she gave me this update earlier. as you rightly said the death toll has risen, agencies reporting around 112 killed in this blast yesterday. however, there were fears of retaliation on some buses waiting to be evacuated from the opposition side besieged by the government but so far, what we hear, there was no retaliation, the evacuation went smoothly, and in fact, i spoke to some activis

one thing that's really been remarkable about pope francis is that he really isn't just a pope of theld's catholics, he really seems to be the pope of all peoples, particularly the world downtrodden and disadvantaged. i think one thing that's worth noting is that in his statement the pope called on the egyptian government to do more to respect human rights. he wasn't just talking about the human rights of egypt's christians but talking about the human rights of all egyptians. one homes that those kinds of messages will diffuse throughout the muslim world. >> sreenivasan: tarek masood from harvard school. thank you very much. >> woodruff: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: mark shields and david brooks analyze the first 100 days of the trump administration. preserving culture and history using exact replicas. "self-made" myth-- a millionaire reflects on the help he got that goes unacknowledged. but first, the supreme court's final case this term was expected to be a highly technical argument on immigration law, but it wound up pulling back the curtain on the justices' personaliti

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the pope visit to cairo hopes to strengthen his rejection of violence.orld,love for the whole the visit is a great sign of peace. that is what we need now to build the world standing and in our country. >> egypt is home to 270,000 catholics. as well as a larger coptic christian minority. the pope hopes to deepen relations with the coptic church particularly after two bombings on palm sunday that killed dozens of people. this comes with wounded with what happened, when the pope comes he will show solidarity. >> despite the emergency after the attacks the pope will travel in a normal car not a armored one. the last spoke to visit was 17 years ago. inthe battle for justice chad now, a special report in senegal has upheld the life sentence for the former dictator. he has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. over killing thousands of political opponents. for theh of relief victims. the man they thought to bring to court will spend the rest of his life in jail. a special appeals court has upheld the sentence handed to the former decatur. >

. >> well pope francis easter mass at vatican offering prayers to those suffering in the syrian civilld crisiseeshold celebrated in wake of last week's deadly attacks on census in egypt. >> sustained the overts of all those actively engaged in bringing relief and comfort to the civil population in syria the tortured syria victim of a war does not cease to show horror and death. >> may he grant peace to the entirem me beginning with holy land as well as iraq and yemen. >> christians in u.s. also celebrating thursday holiest of holidays. >> ♪ hallelujah. >> packing st. patrick's cathedral right here a few blocks away from us in new york city, brian was there earlier today joins us, what was the message today, from the pope? >> well, it was really a message reminding the world one must inclining to faith despite hatred in the world 50,000 joined the pope at at very can fo easter mass in saint peters sear resurrection of jesus on third day of crews fiction pope expressing concern criesees the recent bombings coptic churches he offered this message of hope. >> -- in this land of pain, trag

pope francis announced contempt for immigrants. tomorrow the pope will preside over an easter mass in st. peter's square. >> working to clean up before more rain rolls in. they better hurry. they were in southeast san jose. a lot of junk left over from the storms and volunteers said they wanted to clean up the parks before easter sunday as the park will be a popular destination for families. >> it's important to help out as part of the community. this way you feel like you belong to the area. you see people around you helping out and feel like you are part of the community. >> this is part of the storms and the flooding. wow. >> right on queue with easter sunday. >> the weather will make things interesting tomorrow. >> they are dealing with inconvenience issues and not a washout, but bands of showers passing through which in the sierra will be adding to the record breaking totals from the southern cascades down to highway 50. we broke the record from 1982-83. the rain averaged is 90 plus inches of precipitation well ahead of the la

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