joining me now from washington former ntsb vice chairman robert francis. eyes on this component number now. explain to everybody exactly what the component number is, why it's so central to determining whether the fragment is that from mh-370. >> well, the boeing company and probably the airline know exactly what the numbers are. >> uh-huh. >> in the aircraft. so that will not be the question. but i think that -- i think people are being a little overoptimistic about what this means. >> how do you mean? overoptimistic that it's actually going to lead to a larger section of the plane, the black box the cockpit voice recorder? >> yes. if -- people should remember that the air france flight going from brazil to paris went down and it took them two years to find the fuselage. and they'd find parts and lots of other things. and that was on a line that was -- the flight was being flown by the auto pilot, so they knew exactly what line they were looking on. so i would just say this is a lot more difficult recovery and finding effort than was that. and that took t

francis rivera? for thomas roberts. we're following news here on msnbc.th iran are at a critical stage today with a deadline for an agreement just one day away. and any minute now secretary of state john kerry is expected to deliver remarks there in vienna austria, live look at the podium where they will be speaking. we will bring you those remarks live. and if he announces a deal it would be a tremendous on historic diplomatic feat. let's get with to andrea mitchell foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc and she joins me on the phone from vienna. andrea any indication here they may blee through yet another deadline tomorrow or any idea what secretary kerry is going to say? >> reporter: yeah in fact that is exactly what's going to happen. i'm in a throng of reporters, hundreds of reporters from around the world gathered outside the door. the french minister just came out and said the last 100 meters are the hardest and that they're going to work through the night. and clearly they are not going to make congressional d

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i'm francis rivera in for thomas roberts and starting this hour in south carolina where the flag poleor 15 years will be removed. this morning, the flag itself was taken down and a short but emotional ceremony by an honor guard from the department of public safety. up to 10,000 people filled the grounds there to witness history. and among them, the families of the mother emanuel nine stood on the steps with governor nikki haley and other state leaders. i spoke to the granddaughter of pastor simmons sr. and shared her thoughts on what her grandfather would think of this day. >> i don't think my grandfather would have preferred any other way to go. for the confederate flag to come down, in his honor, and for his community that he loved so much and his church and his family to be able to come together and really really difficult times, i think he would be proud of everyone. >> cheers from the capitol lawn may be shared by disappointment and grief today, though. we are learning that the suspected charleston shooter should not have been able to buy the gun he used to kill the nine people.

. >> when pope francis comes to our area in september millions of faithful followers will try to catch a glimpse and the robertsfamily of bergen county new jersey will be among them. >> when i was probably about 10, i got the opportunity to see pope john paul ii, and it was an incredible experience and really had an impact on me. so i wanted that that for my kids. >> the roberts will travel with more than 200 others from our lady of mount caramel church in richwood on a weekend trip to the world meeting of families in philadelphia one of the final stops on the pope's us tour. but with huge crowds expected to flood the area hotel rooms are expensive and few and far careen. church staff started thinking outside the box. >> one of our staff members said what about the zoo? they do overnight sleepovers there. >> we had a big laugh about that and then we called the zoo and the woman that answered her name was erin she said absolutely. >> for $65 a head the familiars from mount caramel will sleep in sleeping bags in the bird and insect buildings of the philadelphia zoo. father geno says he did a site visit and was as

robert. coming up next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- >> what can you do to prepare for the pope's visit? i'm suzanne kennedy. that story is co kimberly: pope francissit is months away but it's inspiring giving. and people are turning to a simple pledge to keep the charity alive. suzanne: the visit that has some area catholics preparing to walk with tran chris -- francis. with two months until the holy father's arrival in washington, d.c., catholic charities and the archdiocese of washington are urging people of all faiths to make a pledge to serve their communities or enhance their spiritual life as a way to honor pope francis' arrival. >> i believe this is going to be an extraordinary opportunity for all of us to come together, work together and do what the pope asks us. suzanne: already making the pledge athletes likeiom gold medalist -- olympic gold medalists katie. and the maryland blue crab minor league baseball team. >> we are excited for pope francis to come visit this fall. suzanne: it's catching on with students. >> choosing to walk with him by serving the homeless in the catholic charities this year. suzanne: i have been challenged to ta