pope francis if he is pressed will say of course, pope francis knows that illegal immigration is actually very bad for the immigrants. very bad for the refugees. what he is pushing countries to do is get it right, get the legal stuff right and make sure we are welcoming those who are fleeing, especially from imminent danger. at the same time, protecting the state that has a right to regulate immigration levels. >> julie: what's interesting is when he made that speech in saudi arabia, he talked specifically about the islamic state. they worship death. that is a very interesting point. he goes to meet with the pope, religion is obviously at the forefront. how much do you believe that they will talk about religion and how to defeat the islamic state and how you must try to separate the two because you cannot possibly reason with the murderers who use god as an excuse to kill. >> both of them recognize that you don't need religion to say that killing innocent children is evil. another thing, it is fascinatin fascinating, what they have in common with this particular issue. pope francis was ac

so will pope francis press him on that? this is a president that currently has a travel ban that is in the courts, that runs counter to everything the pope believes in and has taught. so there are so many differences at the forefront of this meeting that will be historic to watch. >> historic to watch, and we'll take a live look as they walk through the halls of the palace there, you can see first lady melania trump, as they step into the elevator to begin this private audience with pope francis. touching on that and what you said, kristen, and how much they will delve into climate change and immigration even into this 20, 25 minute meeting. there is also the difference in their issues when it comes to the fight on terror, how that has been addressed with isis. donald trump referring to the mother of all bombs. and he said how can that be mother of all bombs? we have that symbolizing death. and how much will that clash come to play in the private meeting and especially in light of the manchester attacks as well as we know fr

pope francis was the cardinal of buenos aires. as he said on the night he was elected, it looked like they had to go to the ends of the earth to find the next pope. donald trump obviously not a politician. elected to the highest office in the united states. though come as disruptors, if you will, but they have very different approaches. pope francis is the epitome of what is called soft power. he is a bridge builder. he wants to bring people together. donald trump has made his reputation by saying he wants to build a wall, he wants to exclude. he is not seen as somebody who brings people together but rather somebody who has followed a policy of exclusion, which would be very antithetical to france's philosophy of world events. it would be interesting to see where they found common ground. did they find common ground on the persecution of christians in thmiddle east? did they find common ground are on human trafficking? did they talk about climate change? was pope francis in any way able to change president trump's mind on that issu

meeting pope francis for the first time and his delegation from the u.s. greeting the pope. we have new information on that as we look at images from the last hour or so at the vatican. when we talk about the gifts and when you talk about the area where is this could be awkward. the big conflict with pope francis and president trump is immigration and idea of building walls. this is something that pope francis criticized. president trump said that was disgraceful to cast into doubt someone's will religion because policy. the pope wasn't talking specifically, but generally. and the other issue is climate change. it is notable one of the gifts that pope francis gave was the encyclical on the environment. as for what the president gave to pope francis. we reported it was a case of books from martin luther king jr. each book according tohe white house is cusm bound and accented with hand told gooled elements. anne thompson spoke about the gifts. he highlighted four americans and among them dr. king to talk about his message and talk about how much that meant to pope francis pers

we are getting a little bit more about the meeting that pope francis and president trump just wrapped up, what happened after their meeting. privately for about 30 minutes, the president exited, said thank you, the pope gave the president metal by a roman artist. he said it was in all of which was a symbol of peace. the president said back to the pope, we could use peace, we can use peace. the pope gave the president the message of peace, the president saying that is so beautiful, the president -- the pope gave the president three separate books about the pope's writings that father jonathan had talked about earlier. of the president promised to read them, a lot of reading to do on air force one. watching in vatican city about 9:30 in the morning is the pope begins his general audience. you can see driving around st. peter's square. >> when we watched him do this, i remember watching his motorcade, he was in a fiat, certainly one of those moments i will never forget. watching him actually get out of his car and get down onto the street and walk up to these families and children, i thi

president obama brought seeds from the white house garden to pope francis. welcomed because the pope likes those simple gestures. they were planted. we will see what president trump brings him. >> this procession, if you will, the president and first lady surrounded by officials making their way through the palace, where are they heading? do they meet the pope in a specific room? >> they head down a series of long marble corridors and stop and wait in an antechamber, a library where the pope had formal meetings with heads of state. a small press group gets the first shot of the president and pope when they come out and shake hands. the president enters from one door and the pope from another door. they come forward and shake hands and have exchange of few pictures. and then go into the library. we see them sit down for a few minutes and then the door is closed and they begin their meeting. pope francis doesn't always hold his meetings here. he often holds them near the hotel where he lives. but that would be for less formal meetings. the heads of state are h

women the right to vote and redistribution of wealth and for prosecutor, struggling families like pope francis' family, the sense that the government and the catholic church together were going to do be g for people is very powerful. again, the pope is a young man at this point, teenager, and i think that has a big influence on him. and then perron, understand the power of symbolism, the power of gestures. you have this image of her on that balcony -- porch of the presidential palace giving speeches and people cheering in the crowd. that has a big influence or pope finance says as a young man but the doesn't succumb to the ideology, and then perron eventually want it few year is burning catholic churches and there's a huge division between the catholic church and government of argentina. but that sense of perron and the power of perron still is felt in argentina today. one of the parties, major parties this peronists. so it would be like calling a party the roosevelt party today. he is a larger than life character even though he has been dead for 30 years. you have a young man glowing up in th

on the other side as i've said i was struck by the gift to pope francis. he gave him five first bound editions of books written by martin luther king junior. when the pope spoke to congress in september, 2015, he mentioned four american heroes, abraham lincoln, the monk, thomas myrrh ton, activist dorothy day and martin luther king junior. i think it is that kind of detail to attention that will stay with the pope as many as things that happened in 28 minutes when they met. >> i find insights remarkable about the personality of the two gentlemen. you met pope francis, traveled with him. in some ways they're similar, in some ways they're very opposite. in what ways are they similar and in what ways opposite. >> both disrupters. both were elected because they're outsiders. pope francis was elected to basically change the way the vatican bureaucracy works, make it more responsive to the global church as opposed to the global church being responsive to rome. donald trump was elected to blow up washington if you will. i remember talking to people in ohio who wer

but pope francis said very clearly that he wanted a sincere conversation. the pope is a straight talker. and he wanted to be able to say a couple of things to the president. but mostly to just kind of figure out where is the president going on some of the issues which are close to the pope's heart. so from those i've spoegan to at the vatican, it really is just this niche meeting to get to know the president and try to understand what he's thinking and where he wants to go. if there's any kind of influence to be had on the part of the vatican i think it's just in the more general sense of reminding president trump that he is now a world leader, responsible not only for americans, but that there are consequences to many of his political decision for people in the rest of the world, especially for the poor who are a priority for pope francis. >> so, ben, to you, as we await the presidential motorcade, i guess, to leave the vatican. and we know that this is a very brief stop for the president. from here he heads off to that nato meeting. which one could imagine

and those are significant because pope francis quoted martin luther king jr. in some of his most poignant parts of his speech. very beautiful procession through the apostolic palace this morning that got underway and there was the private meeting between pope francis and donald trump. great smiles and finally an expanded audience with members of the first family and also members of donald trump's staff. rob: interesting to watch this go down. a lot of people nervous how that meeting would go between the pope and the president after back and forth each year during the campaign, the pope said anyone who would want to build a wall instead of a bridge is not christian in his opinion and candidate trump firing back on that. good to see them embrace and have a warm interaction. heather: a lot of people talking about the body language between the two. we don't know what they spoke about. they spent 30 minutes together and the first lady was there along with ivanka and jared kushner. as they have for this entire trip they look spectacular. >> an important one for the

clearly pope francis left an impression. as popes often do when they meet presidents >> whether you meet them or see them from afar. i remember his visit to washington a few years ago, he certainly left an impression. matthew bunson senior editor. thanks for coming in. >>> there was a lot of talk about the photos that made the rounds with the pope and president trump side by side. at least in one of the ones we've seen, the president is smiling but the pope really isn't showing much emotion. we're showing you the video but social media erupted with memes poking fun and suggesting the pope was not happy to meet the president. we asked one expert his take on the pope's facial expression. memes >>> >> the pope tends to be more serious especially if he's meeting someone for the first time, pictures of a gregarious happy pope in the square and the audience, it's celebratory. when he meets someone for the first time, it's a warm exchange but i think some of the serious ness is to signify the solemnity pand the serious ness. >> cert

pope francis stands with the poor and the marginalized. i would hope americans would see that pope francis is holding up a moral vision we can all get behind, and that is very important. by the way, the fact that latino catholics voted overwhelmingly against donald trump is not insignificant. that's the growing edge of the catholic church. also, they are hearing this attack on them, as far as immigration very personally. let's not forget where pope francis is from. argentina. he is a latino himself. latino catholic community is very much with pope francis on this. >> right. >> the white catholic community seems to be aligning with president trump. >> i just want to let the viewers know, we apologize, the graphic we put up is wrong. latino catholics voted against donald trump, not in favor of, as the graphic indicated. reverend, thank you. maureen ferguson, thank you for being with us. >>> let's move to washington and the search for a new fbi director. it appears former democratic vice presidential nominee joe lieberman may no longer be at

also, this our president trump's marathon trip abroad takes it to rome for a meeting with pope francis. it wasn't too long ago the pope criticized trump's plan to build a wall, and a trap called the pope's comments disgraceful. but now trump says it is an honor to meet pope francis. we will go back to the vatican for the very latest. but first, england is a nation in greece as people there and around the world try to make sense of a brutal attack that l, many of them children attendingn ariana grande in manchester. they must grapple with the possibility that another attack may be imminent. let's get live not to benjamin hall, he is in manchester in the early morning. can you describe the moon in connect -- the moon in that city? >> this really came out of nowhere when it happened a couple of nights ago. the city itself try to come together and grasp exactly what happened. the big news is you mentioned earlier has raised a terror level to critical. what that means is the police, intelligence services believe and attack could well be imminent, that also means that tomorrow, today we affe

>>> just moments ago, president trump meeting pope francis at the vatican, the start of a busy day for the president overseas. we're live in rome with more. >>> a stunner from the former head of the cia, john brennan goes public. says the russians did, in fact, make contact with the trump campaign. >>> manchester. remembering the 22 victims who lost their lives at a concert bombing. also learning more about the attacker and what police are looking for now. >>> some concerns that there could be a risk of another attack potentially. >> raising the terror threat level there in the uk. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start". i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it's wednesday, may 24th, 2017. president trump and pope francis face to face shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries. the two leaders meeting in private seeming to put their differences aside after disagreeing on several important issues during the campaign. >> the latest stop for the president on his foreign trip that will take him to brussels later today. sara murray is live in rome with more on trump's visit and

question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: when asked about the border wall proposal, pope francis said it's not christian to build walls instead of bridges and mr. trump fired back. >> i don't like fighting back with the probe -- with the pope. >> reporter: they have diametrically opposed views on many issues. >> we will suspend the syrian refugee program. [ cheering ] president donald trump tried to ban syrian refugees and pope francis personally took in 12 muslims who had washed up on greek shores to rome. when asked about the upcoming meeting, pope francis said, quote, >> translator: i never make a judgment about a person without listening to them. after the 30 minute closed-door meeting, the pope appeared to give a gentle nudge to the climate change topic. >> reporter: presented with three books, there was one he described as focusing on care of our common home, the environment. mr. trump gifted him a custom bound set of the writings of dr. martin luther king, jr.. on his way out, president donald trump told the pope he would never forget what he said and the president and fir

leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: when asked about the border wall pope francis said it's not christian to build walls instead of bridges. >> i don't like fighting with the pope. i don't think this is a fight. >> reporter: the two leaders also have opposed views on many issues. >> we will suspend the syrian refugee program. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: president trump tried to ban syrian refugees. pope francis personally took in 12 muslims who had washed up on greek shores to rome on his papal plane. when asked about their upcoming meeting, pope francis said, quote, i never made a judgment about a person without listening to them. after today's 30-minute meeting the pope appeared to give a gentle nudge to change the president's mind on climate change. which mr. trump has previously called a hoax. presenting him with three books including one he described as focusing on care of our common home the environment. mr. trump gave to him a custom bound set of the writings of martin luther king, jr. on his way out, president trump told the pope that he would neve

on latest leg of overseas trip. >> president trump and pope francis exchange books after their reference is. visit to vatican cord nal though president and pope have not got and long well in past. president trump appeared subdued as he entered following his wife, his daughters and her husband. he said it was great honor to be here. pope francis greet before they wept into private section. as air force one landed in rome protests were brew in the streets. president trump policies on immigration one of the main points ever contention has been an issue between trump and pope francis. the pope criticized the plan for a mexican border wall saying anyone who wants to build walls is not christian and the president called the pope disgraceful for doubting faith. for this private meeting he said he would not jm trulp before listening to him. his trip included visit with pal type, israel and saudi arabia. the last two stops opt nine day trip the name owe leader summit in brussels belgium and g 7 in sicily. manchester bombing expected to afengt the top and his fak ticks to fight terrorism >> the la

question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: when asked about the border wall proposal, pope francis said it is not christian to build walls instead of bridges. mr. trump fired back. >> i don't like fighting with the pope. [ laughter ] >> i don't think it's a fight. >> reporter: two leaders also have diametrically advice views on many issues. >> we will suspend the syrian refugee program. >> reporter: president trump tried to ban syrian refugees while pope francis personally took in 12 muslims who had washed up on greek shores to rome on his papal plain. when asked about their upcoming meeting, pope francis said "i never make a judgment about a person without listening to them" after today's 30 minute closed door meeting the pope appeared to give a gentle nudge to change the president's mind on climate change. which mr. trump has previously called a hoax. presenting him with three books including one he described as focusing on care of our common home the environment. mr. trump gifted him custom bound set of the writings of dr. on his way out president trump told the pope that he'd n

meeting, good morning, jan. >> reporter: this meeting could ease tension between president trump and pope francis. those at the meeting earlier this morning report the mood was stiff at first with the pope rather stone faced at times, but during the gift exchange the mood did lighten considerably. president trump continued his nine day foreign trip at the vatican where he was welcomed by swiss guard and then taken to meet pope frances. they shook hand and posed for photographs ahead of the private meeting behind closed doors. president trump and pontiff have not always seen eye to eye during u.s. presidential campaign, the holy father called out then candidate trump saying anyone who concentrates on walls and bridges is in the a christian. >> the pope says something to the effect that maybe donald trump isn't christian, okay. he is questioning my faith. i was very surprised to see it for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: last week pope francis told journalist he hopes to find common ground saying in part what can the world expect peace, whatever the topi

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pope francis also spent time with a palestinian-iraqi family in fatima. second time that family has met with the pope, and their grandmother told pope francis that they hoped to see him again at some point here in jerusalem. the last time pope francis was here, as you may recall, was back in 2014. and president trump will also be visiting jerusalem and israel later this month, on may 22nd and 23rd, before then heading to the vatican for his may 24th visit with pope francis. and when asked tonight onboard that flight what to expect from the meeting, julie, the pope had one word, what the world can expect from that meeting, the pope had one word, that word being peace. julie? julie: john huddy, thank you so much. kelly: it's mother's day weekend, and in a city plagued by crime and violence, one organization has found a special way to lend a hand to single moms in need. we will tell you how coming up. >>> plus, the firing of james comey sparking calls for an independent prosecutor. will it happen? our panel debates next. >> i don't want to be in a position wh

family met with the pope and the family's grandmother told pope francis that she hopes that at some t they'll meet again here in jerusalem. the last time the pope was here was back in 2014 and julie, later this month, president trump, as you know, will be meeting with pope francis, may 204th, in fact at the vatican. it's a highly it's been a meeting giving the strained relationship between the two leaders that will come after president trump visits israel also a highly anticipated meeting that will all be watching to see what comes out of or at least the visit. julie: thank you very much. kelly: the white house and turned his attention to the persecution of christians around the world. earlier this week, vice-president pence said america will prioritize protecting questions. >> i am here on the behalf of the president. it's a tangible sign of his commitment. we want to defend christians and frankly, all who suffer for their beliefs. i stand here today as a testament to president from tangible commitment to reaffirm america's role as a beginner pope and light and liberty to inspire th

today, pope francis and trumpeted 28 meeting at the vatican.ill be in italy less than 24 hours. next up, brussels. charlie gasparino reporting president trump has hired his longtime attorney to represent him in the investigation. robert mueller looking into claims that there was collusion between the trunk campaign in russian operative during the 2016 election season. in the market, showing resiliency to tear up yesterday. dow futures up again by four points. s&p just turn negative just slightly. that's a check on what is happening now. nicole: president trumps to the vatican to attend to the homes of three major religions. joining us now, gop strategist fort o'connell. the senior policy analyst at independent women. thank you for being here. president donald trump made stops in saudi arabia and israel. what is the significance of trunk going to all of these very important religious locations, some of which no president has ever been. >> i think it sends a message around the world can never particularly particularly re in the united state. let'

pope francis has made environmental protection a key part of his papacy. it was a brief, private meeting. only about 30 minutes in length between the pope and president. the two exchanged gifts. pope francis gave the president copies of his three main teaching documents, and the president said he was delivering books from martin luther king. the pope also greeted the first lady along with president trump's oldest daughter, ivanka, and other members of the u.s. delegation over at the vatican earlier this morning. the president said he would read the documents given to him, also telling the peep, "i won't -- the people, "i won't forget what you said." matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> president trump is expected to retain a private attorney on matters related to the russia investigation. that's what sources are telling nbc news. the lawyer has represented the president in the past. mr. trump has denied any collusion with russia in the country's interference with last year's election. last week the president said he was the target of a "witch hunt."

and the president just met with pope francis. we want to take you live to vatican city. a wide thought there, but we do have the pope there sitting in the middle, i do believe. now, earlier, there was a meeting, and there was a gift exchange. and we know at this point that the president gave the pope several books by martin luther king jr. so some video from earlier. and you know the pope also gave president trump a medal created by an artist and said is this a symbol of peace. also the first lady and president's daughter ivanka trump and son-in-law, jared kushner, they were there as and now they are heading to the sistine chapel. this is president trump's first trimp of t trip of the year. they're also going to brussels. >>> back at home, the russia investigation is heating up. coming up news4's tracie potts will have details one week after a special counsel was named. >>> now, total latest on the manchester bombing. land marks around the world went dark in signs of solidarity and to honor the 22 people killed. take a look. the lights were out in rome at the colosseum. a

new details about a one-on-one meeting between president trump and pope francis. critical. britain, warning of another possible attack, as the co

pope francis also spent time with a palestinian iraqi family. amily is met with the pope and the family's grandmother told pope francis they hope to see him again at some point here in jerusalem. last time pope francis was in jerusalem was back in 2014. but you may recall he met with palestinian authority president at the vatican this past january. well, president trump will be here in jerusalem and also israel later this month. and after here, he'll meet with pope francis on may 24th at the vatican. both leaders have had a relationship contrasting views. but pope francis told reuters he won't try to soften president trump's views on -- policies on immigration or the environment. but instead, look for things in common. and when asked what the world can expect from the meeting, the pope had one word. peace. julie. julie: john, thank you. federal prosecutors now ordered to pursue the most serious charges against all suspects. that's the word from attorney general jeff sessions. but critics of the policies say it is unfair to lower level offenders.

the president brought pope francis first edition books by martin luther king jr. whom the pope admires. francis in turn gave the president an olive branch medallion symbolizing peace. a nudge from the climate change advocate and from the vatican's top diplomat, a more explicit push to convince the president to stay in the landmark paris climate agreement. a decision president trump will make after this week's g7 summit in sicily. but before sicily, a stop here in brussels for a nato summit and even though the president recently flip-flopped his position on the defense alliance saying it's no longer obsolete, eastern nato nations feeling threatened by russia will want reassurance from the president he really means what he says. lester? >> hallie jackson in brussels tonight, thanks. >>> the family of a murdered employee of a democratic national committee is speaking out against conspiracy theories surfacing regarding his death. fox news has now disavowed its role but in spreading those feelings. still they are feeling the fallout. some companies have began pulling ad

pope francis warned against walls that divide.uary 2016 he said a bern that thinks only about building walls and not building bridges is not a christian. then candidate donald trump responded if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, i can tell you the pope will wish and prayed that donald trump would have been president. ben noted there were some tweets after this. these two men together have 40 million follows between them. very, very popular. joining us now from rome, john allen. john, thanks so much for being with us. take us inside these meetings with the pope. what goes on when a world leader, particularly one who may have had some pickly history with the pope, what happens when they are in a room together? >> first of all, the situation this morning was to some extent unprecedented, which is a hard word to use when you are covering an institution that has more than 2,000 years of history behind it. but in this case it was the first time the pope called out an american presidential candidate on the campaign trail, calling

tonight, the president is in rome, where tomorrow he is to meet pope francis. for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang. >> sreenivasan: as john just reported, the president landed this evening in rome, ahead of an audience tomorrow morning with pope francis. though it is the first meeting between the leaders, they are quite familiar with each other's opposing views on some major, global issues. special correspondent malcolm brabant is in rome for us, and sent us this preview. >> reporter: after the manchester bomb attack, italy's security status remains the same-- on high alert. the vatican is always well protected, but it's locked down tighter than usual for the duration of president trump's meeting with the leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics. despite the gulf separating them in terms of personality and policies, pope francis insists he has an open mind. >> ( translated ): i never make a judgement about a person without listening to them. i don't think i should do that. >> reporter: massimo franco, a vatican expert with italy's most respected newspaper, sa

francis rooney was once a top ambassador. he will tell us whether the pope well have any influence on how the trump administration conducts business. he handed him a book about something we will take but that's what that's all about. the global manhunt for accomplices zeros and on libya and the bombers family. the attacker's attackers father and brother have been arrested. there is a library port on who they're looking for next. two or three or ten points depending on which you're looking at tapping 21,000. and now slightly below it. they're focusing in on yet another record close as a federal services it might be prudent to wait to see if that slower first-quarter data is just a one on. will start the countdown. the federal reserve agrees to weigh on data before raising rates for the as it focuses on drying down its 4 trillionollar balance sheet. the latest notes out of the central bank less than an hour ago showed that it remained in a holding pattern and what they're doing is a want to make sure the evidence of recent signs of an economic slowdown on the

what pope francis is concerned with every day is major global issues of war and peace.t's what he's going to talk about with president trump who has said over and over again that one of his priorities is peace not only in the middle east, but peace in the world. greg: i think the pope -- oh, i'm going to get in trouble for this, i think the pope is kind of naive about the world. do you agree with me? >> it's not bad to have an innocent person as pope, okay? that's not a bad thing. greg: that is true. [laughter] i mean, he believes you can only have peace, but it's, you know, sometimes -- >> what else would you want? we want a pope who's not interested in peace. greg: yes. [laughter] >> we want a pope who is not innocent. greg: good point, good point. you're good. you're right. father jonathan, you win that round. >> okay. [laughter] greg: imam ali, he's going to saudi arabia. i imagine he's going to talk about radical islam, moderation, need for temperance and allç that kind of stuff.e and allç what do you expect? what do you hope to see? >> truly, i look for many t

this comes as the president prepares for an audience with pope francis on wednesday.hance at a triple crown this year. cloud computing winning the running of the preakness, coming in as a 13-1 long shot besting always dreaming. now back to the greg gutfeld show. ♪ ♪ greg: is he answering the call to unite them all? in his first foreign trip beginning this weekend, the president will travel to saudi arabia, israel and then the vatican for a meeting with pope francis. that's where he lives. national security adviser h.r. mcmaster says the trip's unprecedented. >> this tripp is truly historic. no president has ever visited the homelands -- [audio difficulty] all on one trip. and what president trump is seeking is to unite peoples of all faiths around a common vision of peace, progress and prosperity. greg: so that's three stops at the center of three of the world's largest religions. it reminds me of a joke. a priest, a rabbi and an imam -- [laughter] joining me to discuss the president's trip, we've got father jonathan morris, rabbi -- [cheers and applause] and imam --

well, this morning president trump visited vatican city to meet with one f his harshest critics, pope francis. it was the first time the leaders had met. mr. trump was accompanied by his wife melania, daughter, ivanka, and son-in-law jared kushner. during his campaign, mr. trump and the pope had exchanged rhetoric. the pope had said a person who only thinks about walls is disgraceful. >>> and the british prime minister says it seems likely the manchester bomber was not acting alone. salman abedi was known to security forces before the attack. the terror threat in brittain is at its highest level following a bombing at a ariana grande concert. prime minister theresa may warns another threat may be imminent. front pages in the united kingdom uses the picture of the youngest of the victims, the 8-year-old girl. not seen, the face of the suspected suicide bomber. teri okita with the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. they say it's likely the bomber did not act alone and that's why we'll be seeing increased security across the uk. british prime minister theresa may

trump met privately with pope francis at the vatican where the two men exchanged gifts. the president later tweeting out that the meeting with the pope was in honor of a lifetime. we are going to talk a little bit about this trip. >> he had a very successful trip in the middle east. he started off in saudi arabia where they held a huge cooperative for him and then went on to israel where they displayed the relationship with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and then went to the west bank to meet with a palestinian authority. he started off on a strong note and now we have to deal with issues like going to europe and talking to nato where he believes countries should be ponying up more money. were getting into the rougher part of his trip. this is a very stage friendly and stage ready journey. >> jenna: there have been many being said about his aides. one name comes up and it's dena powell. who is she and why did she matter? >> it she is one of the biggest behind the scenes operators in this white house, started off with ivanka and this white house and trying

president trump meeting with pope francis overnight. roughly 2:45 a.m.y's president just moments ago on route to see the prime minister. steve: charter. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live from saint peter's square. when they went in, they seem kind of icy. they came out. there were smiles. then the pope made a slovenian pastry joke. i know you are going to summarize right now. >> we will get it all in there. there is no question about that. going into this, there was so much anticipation as to what the relationship would be like betw

of course this is the first time pope francis and president trump meet. said that he wanted to find some kind of opening, some opened door through which they can find some common ground. now they have very different opinions on certain sensitive issues such as, o course, climate change. migrants. refugees. the merits of unfettered capitalism. but they do agree on other areas which is of course the need to fight persecution against christians, especially in the middle east. and opro-life issues as donald trump is a lot more conservative than president obama used to be. but it is not going to be much time because they probably have only 20, 25 minutes of a private audience. we'll see whether they really look for common ground and talk about the things that they have in common or if pope francis will try to exercise some kind of soft power or moral persuasion and put through his point and, not try and change president trump's mind over those issues they have disagreements on but maybe -- >> maybe have some people sway. newt gingrich's wife has been nominated

mel. >> good morning, president trump and pope francis exchanged gifts of books. the visit cordial though they have not gotten along well in the past. president trump appeared subdued followed by his wife, daughter and husband jared kushner. it was a great honor to be here he said. as air force one landed in rome protests were brew in the streets. president trump's policies on immigration main point of contention and it has been an issue between trump and pope as well during last year's campaign the pope criticized the plan for mexican wall saying anyone who wants to build walls is not christian and he called the pope disgraceful for judging his faith. and the first mid east trip included visits with saudi arabia, palestine and israel and they want to eradicate terrorist and build a foundation for peace. next is the nato leader sut mill and go 7. >> wisdom, maureen. >> melanie alnwick reporting this morning. >> we'll take you to the latest on deadly terror attack in manchester, engs slapped, terror threat in uk is at its highest level. >> tens of thousands gathere

what came out of the rather short talks between pope francis and president trump?rter: the vatican described this meeting as cordial. pope francis questions event presidential candidate over his christianity a year ago when he proposed building a wall between the u.s. and mexico, and mr. trump at the time responded quite dramatically, calling it a "disgrace," and he later warned the vatican that if and when the isis, the attacked by pope will want donald trump in the white house. so this is all about putting those barbs behind them. when i met this morning shortly looked:30 a.m., the pope a little bit uncomfortable. mr. trump was smiling and was very enthusiastic, telling him what an honor it was to meet him. they met privately for 30 minutes. then he seems more relaxed and smiling. the pope had a good exchange ia, asking her what she cooked for dinner. the vatican said they reached liken ground on issues freedom of religion, protecting life, and working for peace, particularly in the middle east and safeguarding christians there. in like freedom of a cryptic state

liberty mutual insurance. . >>> president donald trump has just met with pope francis today. ing the pope's hand. this follows leaders. what does it all mean? let's discuss with the arch bishop of new york. >> good of you to invite me. >> oh, please. any time. so we keep talking about the president's disposition towards these foreign leaders, but let's look at it in reverse. what did you see. >> reporter: >> it didn't surprise me at all. i saw the pope set the president at ease. he always knows it is intimidating to come into the vatican, the swiss guards, all the art and everything. he's great at putting everything at ease. i also notice he was doing a lot of listening. you figure the president of the united states just got back from two volatile spots, syria and israel. so i think the pope was eager to hear president trump's observations about those volcanic areas, which is one of the reasons why world leaders like to go to the vatican because it is a great listening post. it is one of the areas of the world that almost has a stethoscope of all the troubled places in the wor

president trump and pope francis sat down for that private meeting that lasted for about a half hour.appears the two leaders were focused on what they have in common instead of their differences. this morning, the pope and the president. in vatican city face-to-face with the leader of 1 billion catholic, all ice on this meeting after pope francis took on candidate trump's immigration policies including that u.s./mexico border wall. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: the people's pope believes in addressing climate change, welcomes refugees and preaches for bridges between countries. the pontiff saying anyone who wants to build a wall to keep out foreigners is not a christian. during the campaign, trump, of course, fired back. >> a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: heightened security across rome in saints peter's square and unattended bag briefly caused concern but nothing found. a tour of the sistine chapel and a meeting with the president of italy later today. the president heads to belgium for tomorrow's nato summit. diane and kend

in the vatican, the president met with pope francis. , the president was hurt thanking the poepe. the pope gave his book on the importance of protecting the environment to the president. couple moret on a interest rate hikes from the federal reserve this year. that is according to philadelphia fed president patrick harker. >> first and foremost, i continue to see three rate hikes for 2017 as appropriate. we have one under our belt and i think, given my forecast right now, and we will talk about that during the q&a, i'm sure, i see two more over the course of this year. hiker: harker said a rate next month is a distinct possibility. moody's has downgraded china's credit rating for the first time since 1989, cutting china to a 1. they cited the material rise in debt. at the same time, they changed the outlook from negative to stable. stocks and shanghai fell to a seven-month low. the yuan fell too. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. i'm taylor riggs. this is blo

he met with pope francis about 30 minutes behind closed doors of the vatican. let's see if we can get the video. from there, mr. trump traveled on to brussels for a meeting with the bell engine prime minister. he met with him for the first time in a round table discussion on diplomatic relations. secretary state rex tillerson took part in the meeting. the president will not take part in policy sessions but expected to publicly endorse nato's mutual defense income >> we will work together on variou terrorism >> you can expect the president to be tough. the u.s. is spending 4%. we're doing a lot >> he will head to sisly will he will participate in g 7 summit. join us now on the trip overseas or back here at home in washington, use the #5at630 then look for your tweet. >>> a tragic story, we're learning new details about the unexpected death of a beloved high school football player. 17-year-old norman white of clinton was driving on temple hill road when he lost control of his vehicle. the car crashed into a tree. he was killed instantly. attendant glen park high

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president trump's marathon trip abroad takes him to rome for meetings with pope francis, the president and the pope meeting in just a couple hours live throughout that at the vatican for the very latest. >> julie: in the meantime, england and the entire world still trying to make sense of the brutal bomb attack that left 22 people dead. many of them children, women, mothers, chaperones attending a ariana grande concert in manchester. at the very same time, britain must also with the possibility that another attack may be imminent. let's go live to benjamin hall in manchester. benjamin, how is the investigation into the massacre progressing and why the concern another attack could be at hand? >> good morning here for manchester. you are absolutely right. the big question is, was this attacker acting by himself or part of a larger network? quickly at the moment the police do not know, which is why they raised the terror level to critical. this is the third time in history it's been this high and what that means is the police will be -- the military rally will be on the streets of the u.k