in the rotunda, you are following roman traditions and roman beliefs. was there any contention between using these roman old-fashioned beliefs and christianity? debra: in terms of the founding fathers and early republic, i am sure there were objections in some quarters but in terms of the general direction, it seems to me they were quite well integrated. would you like to add anything? maybe the judeo-christian -- >> so like a jewish god? i don't know. ken? ken and i and some of the others deal with the religious beliefs of the founding fathers, as evidenced not just in their public utterances but correspondents. we project too much overtly christian identity of these people. then again, it was so much a part of the everyday life that they would not necessarily call attention to it. it is fair to say they were not as rabidly religious as the average religious person today. toma i think you have realize that these are men of the enlightenment. they are coming out of the 18th century tradition, or intellectual tradition, that is not necessarily discarding

>> it was on roman politics and the criminal courts. it was a dissertation kind of book when it came out but the important -- it was the first important book about the last generation of the roman republic. >> last generation of the roman republic and here is a small home running 500 pages which i have been reading for months now. >> [ laughter ] >> i started about 20 years ago and talk -- talking with gruin i said i can't hold this in my head and he said he can't either which came as a great relief to me. but you say it's a topical work that be writing this you are reflecting on your time in the late 60s or early 70s. help us with that. >> it is not a coincidence that i wrote this book on the subject of the turmoil, the turbulence the upheaval that took place in the last generation of the roman republic leading to the fall of the roman republic people -- people are always trying to find the reason for the decline and why all of this turbulence. i took a slightly different slant on this that had a great deal to do with the years that i

prove he is a threat to roman rule.> each day i hear a certain speaking. what is the message of this? >> oh, many things. nothing that concerns us. >> what? >> it involves the slaves. >> half of being a slave borders on what we do. >> not all we do. >> enough. what does he preach? >> that god wants the meek to inherit the earth. the poor to be rich, the weak to be strong. platitudes of popular appeal. >> none of it to be believed. >> in the face of history -- named after a conquerer. alexander also named for a conquerer. if there really is one single all powerful god as jesus and these jews claim, he clearly favors the strong over the weak. sins are as the gods intend. it's the meek such as this lovely creature will never inherit the earth. [ laughter ] >>> this man, jesus, he has drawn many to cast away their wealth to follow him. >> he speaks of a time soon coming when rich men will be poor, powerful men cast down and the temple itself destroyed by god's wrath. >> priest, you're right. nazarene is a mess. search among

the girlfriend now is in shock. >> roman! roman! >> finally someone breaks them apart.eals she's actually wearing a dress. >> are you serious? >> but that's cold. your own girl flips on you in your own house even after a truce was made. >> he's got words for her. >> i'm sorry. >> you did this? i left for not even 30 minutes. >> now all i'm waiting for is the revenge. >>> we're done. go home. we'll see you next time on go home. we'll see you next time on "right this minute." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac. are more likely to have a to frsuccessful future.e born talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents not any more. are you still waiting to change your bath tub? when i finally did it, it changed everything! only bath fitter can give you the new tub you've been waiting for, in as littl

i'm christine romans. it is a monumental week for your money.ld cut interest rates for the first time in nine years. that would shift the foundation under everyone. chief janet yellen and the policymakers could take away the emergency stimulus that has been propping the economy and stocks for six years. the recent turmoil for stocks may complicated fed's timeline. more expensive car loans and credit cards. everyone would feel it. >>> gas prices have dropped 27 cents in the past three weeks. according to the survey, the average price is $2.44. remarkable down more than $1 from a year ago. gas is cheaper than milk. cheaper than bottled water. prices are expected to keep falling as refineries are switching to the winter blend. >>> parents, is your child looking at college? the white house launched a new college scorecard. it gives them important information about how much the typical graduate makes ten years down the road and the average monthly loan payment for a graduate of that college. too many families are borrowing too much money and they don

. >> they're thinking outside the box, roman candles. >> why is works a little too well. ♪ >>> videof a little performer reminds gayle -- >> why les miserables is my favorite musical of all-time. >> meet mom and 39-year-old who is capturing the attention of broadway. >> as long as i let him sing he's happy. >>> plus hitting the waves in high heels. >>> and looks like somebody's determined to -- >> pierce her own ear. >> why the bigger the gauge the harder they fall. >> oh! >> look, up in the sky! it's a bird, it's a plane. it's a cat. this cat is about five floors up. the cat got out of the apartment it lived in, in the building. it is like spider-man the way it is crawling around. the firemen were coming to help it. you see that? luckily is falls on top of another air conditioner unit. >> that's at least two lives. that's at least two lives. >> i count seven but there may be more. maybe all nine. >> there are two firefighters with a canvas. the one firefighter got his hands on the cat. >> oh, oh! >> no way. >> does he catch the kitty? >> you see that right there? right there, that c

i'm alison kosik. >> i'm christine romans.r attacks ahead of the gop debate on wednesday night. donald trump expanding his already wide lead and ben carson in second place, solidly. all of the candidates in single digit s scrambles to device a strategy to end donald trump's reign. republican party chairman reince priebus warning jake tapper he is expect to referee a rough game. >> you know what every canned difficulty will do what they need to do to benefit their own campaigns and there will be more elbows thrown at that debate. you will have your hands full. >> it should make for an exciting debate in simi valley, california. that is where cnn's athena jones is located. she has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, christine and alison. we are two days away from the debate at the ronald reagan libra library. the stage is set. the podiums are up. the candidates are getting ready. one of the big themes of the season has been the strength of outsider candidates like donald trump. he is the gop frontrunner and ben carson who is

fortunately because the roman empire was so well-documented that there is a lot on the crazy roman emperors because everything is documented daylight eight. the trojan horse was a brilliant illustrator who did a lot of the illustrations inside this book but it doesn't apply. there is certainly not a specific day so that was a little bit of a liberty that we took that yes there is a few stories that we happen to have dates for one that's that tried to live forever on mercury and it's the same emperor that got the warriors and nobody would do any digging around his tomb because there is a river flowing through it. so it has been the eighth salvation without the danger of mercury poisoning dig them up or find out what was in the tombs of the mile those that you are familiar with are being uncovered. anyone else? >> the lady in black again. >> when you're not researching these bad days do you have another job that you enjoy? [laughter] spin it other than complete darkness in bed i do rate books for a living. and i kind of created a niche as the kind of history reporter if something was happenin

i was raised catholic, my uncle is still a roman catholic priest. i was a big fan, and still am, ronald john paul ii, reagan, and margaret thatcher. they were conservatives, anti-marxist, an anti-communist. we have gone from a president who stood against communism around the world, against the redistribution of wealth, and marxism, and the pope that did the same thing, pope john paul the second. those men, although they were not responsible for the fall of the soviet union, they were instrumental in causing that. , a, we have a leftist pope marxist, coming out of south america. that is normal for them down there. that is their ideology. i don't think there will be much change in public policy by the pope. .n the united states the left will embrace what they find attractive -- climate change, higher taxes on the wealthy, bashing them. it is funny to watch his comments in line with president obama. the right will embrace the antiabortion. it will be the same old, same old. i'm not a big fan of his because i think he is a leftist. thanks. host: thank y

and this angle the roman catholic church paid a steep cost for the presex scandal to the coffers andredibility and praised and criticized of the handling of the church sex scandal and acknowledged the severity saying this, sins of clerical sexual abuse against minors have a toxic effect on faith and hope in god. back in 2014 he did meet with a group of abused victims and also created a vatican commission to investigate claims of sex abuse. erica pitsy reports on the pope's actions. >> reporter: eight months after being elected to lead a catholic church racked by scandal pope francis took his first big action on the issue of sexual abuse by the clergy, setting up a commission to advise him on how to tackle it. >> some of the members of that commission are in fact victims of abuse. so they are going to have very strong views and they are going to not be shy in telling the pope what he needs to do to handle this crisis. >> reporter: in june of this year the pontiff addressed a major concern of that commission, the systematic shielding of abusers by superiors. >> when there is a crime fo

it's hard to tell how or if ayahuasca has affected him. >> one person tripping hard is roman.physical performance contrasts sharply with the first-timers who struggle to keep it together during this five-hour ordeal. but whether anyone will experience real healing will have to wait for the light of day. i've been around a lot of people who've been under the influence of various drugs. i myself have been under the influence, but i've never experienced anything like what i experienced last night. the ceremony and the ritual were so elaborate, but the people here are emphatic about the fact that ayahuasca is not a drug. it's a medicine, they say. the first person i see upon arrival is roman. >> do you remember what was happening to you in the ceremony? because you were very physical. >> mm-hmm. i don't hold back at all. it might look a little strange, of course, but i was doing exactly what i was needing to do to get exactly the healing i was getting. >> like many ayahuasca devotees, he claims he's visited in ceremony by serpents and spirit animals who enter his body to enhance h

the largest roman catholic church in north america. 3600 u.s.eminarians and men and women novices seated in the upper church. >>> thousands are waiting to see the pope, as we take a live look. bishops walk out side the basilica. mass and homilies celebrated in spanish but you'll hear english. >> we'll bring you canonization live. watch uninterrupted on nbc 10 news aep pope francis preparing to celebrate. we'll show it next. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> here's a live look outside the basilica, where pope francis has entered and is in front of a crowd of 25,000 people. we have about 15,000 that are seated, 10,000 people standing. he's just entered and people are very quiet. you can hear music there. getting ready to do the canonization mass. >> 25,000, 15,000 seated, 10,000 standing. all ticket holders, toop pope francis will canonize father junipero serra famous for founding the first of 21 spanish missions in california. the missions were intended to convert native people to catholicism. critics contend to do that they terrorized and enslaved ind

this is the border of the roman empire, originally.> right here. >> yeah. >> why didn't they cross? >> the other side is flat, it's hard to defend and there were all these tribes that were vicious and not as civilized as the romans believed they were. >> they've all been here, the celts, the romans, the mongols, the ottoman turks. all had their way or tried. all left their mark to one extent or another. ♪ then mid-19th century, the curious, seemingly improbable austro-hungarian empire. this is when the city came into its open, fueled by untold wealth, accumulated power, and ambition. architecturally, intellectually, a great city. one of the world's greatest. >> and that was a time when budapest was a really progressive metropolis. the first subway in the continent of europe was in budapest. parliament had like a very sophisticated air-conditioning system. so people wanted to come, they wanted to live here, wanted to start a career. wanted to build places like this, because it was a good investment. >> the new york cafe is one of the la

. >> i'm christine romans. it is monday, september 28th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. happening today, president obama meets with russian president vladimir putin on the first day of the year's united nations general assembly in new york. the surprise announcement that russia, iraq, iran and syria reached a deal aimed to share information to isis. this is among the build up in syrian. for the latest, let's bring in cnn's matthew chance live in moscow. good morning, matthew. >> reporter: good morning, christine. it is hard to see that vladimir putin hasn't seized the diplomatic initiative in the crisis or getting the community to talk about it. it has economic interests and built issues on the ports. vladimir putin is casting the efforts and bolstering forces in syria against the drive against international terrorism and calling on the international community to join him. see what he had to say on cbs's "60 minutes" over the weekend. >> translator: we support the government of syria and it is my deep belief in order to destroy the government will destroy the situation w

i'm christine romans. c

. >> they're thinking outside the box, roman candles. >> why is works a little too well. >>> video of a little performer reminds gayle -- >> why less miserables is my favorite musical of all-time. >> meet mom and 39-year-old who broadway. >> as long as i let him sing he's happy. >>> plus hitting the waves in high heels. >>> and looks like somebody's determined to -- >> pierce her own ear. >> why the bigger the gauge the harder they fall. >> oh! >> look, up in the sky! it's a bird, it's a plane. it's a cat. up. the cat got out of the apartment it lived in, in the building. it is like spider-man the way it is crawling around. the firemen were coming to help it. you see that? luckily is falls on top of another air conditioner unit. >> that's at least two lives. that's at least two lives. >> i count seven but there may be more. maybe all nine. >> there are two firefighters with a canvas. the one firefighter got his hands on the cat. >> oh, oh! >> no way. >> does he catch the kitty? >> you see that right there? right there, that canvas was right at the right place for that cat to land on t

it is so illegal for them. >> even more unusual for traditional roman catholics is this moment. a female bishop giving communion. >> the ire arc call church would say this is not recognized. yes, they would say jesus chose only men, which is what happened in his time, but this is a new time. the president of the roman catholic priests organization, says pope francis has made it clear he will not consider a change to the all male priesthood, created by cannon law about 1,000 years ago. but she says her group will persevere. >> do you consider yourselves about vests. >> we do consider ours activists in this movement. to bring full access of all sacraments and bring women into the church completely in all leadership roles. upon being ordained they are automatically excommunicated. >> how about knowing you are excommunicated? >> i have never felt more loved, and more a part of the catholic church than i do right now. >> lisa bernard al jazeera, santa cruz california. >> at this hour, friends and family are holding memorial marchs in alabama for a civil rights legend. she died last w

roman numeral "l." reason they're not going with the roman numeral this year, which i believe is a police stake. i think two things in life are important enough to deserve roman numerals, super bowls and popes. >> but before we get to the super bowls, there's a whole regular season of nfl to get to and it kicks off with the defending champs in new england. the patriots celebrating their victory in super bowl xlix before taking on the steelers and after a tumultuous off-season brady was offcenter for new england. he didn't seem affected by it at all. they win the season opener, 28-21. >> you seemed to be pretty jacked up. >> yeah, i was pretty excited. i think the regulars around here always see me pretty excited especially running in pregame. the coach says you put everything -- you have one week and you put everything you can into that one three-hour performance. >> it was brady's 161st win as a star quarterback and that the most for any quarterback of any nfl team. >>> a new season and a new controver

other catholics are catholics who are not affiliated with the roman church.eople imagine that there are no catholics not affiliated with rome. if you are catholic, you are definitely under the pope. there are a small number of catholics who have decided, the pope is not crucial to catholicism and stand apart from him. with now, i'm concerned how this pope is addressing a quarter of the u.s. population who is roman catholic and manages to attract so many who are not catholic to his messages. juan: in terms of the pope's stance on issues relating to catholic women and ordination and abortion, what are your concerns even though he has been perceived -- received too much praise for his progressive stances? thingss doing amazing with regards to the women of the world. in so far as his concerns for ,he earth, immigration, poverty runaway capitalism -- he really does lift so many women all over the world who are impoverished and in dire circumstances. however, he could do more and he is afraid of women in power in the church, namely being ordained to the ranks of cl

i'm christine romans. >> welcome back. i'm john berman.it to the united states for the pope. the first to address the congress at the capitol. he spoke to 11,000 people on the white house lawn. he met with the president in the oval office. his comments would delight and concern liberals and conservatives within opening seconds. the pope brought up immigration, climate change and income inequity. later it was abortion. let's get the latest on the historic trip from cnn's rosa flores. >> reporter: john and christine, pope francis not holding back during his first full day in the united states tackling immigration, climate change and religious freedom. even cannonizing the first american saint at the basilica you see behind me. today, he has another action packed day. he starts off with a much anticipated speech before congress. there, of course, we are wondering how democrats and republicans are going to react to what he says. especially after he has made some critical comments about capitalism saying it is the mark of the devil. we know fra

i'm christine romans. >> i'm alison kosik. it is 30 minutes past the hour. the white house claims it has new clarity of russian objectives after the first face-to-face sit down with president obama and vladimir putin in two years. the clarity and some military coordination in syria seems to be all the u.s. has achieved at this point. the two leaders toasting at lunch, but look at them. an icy glare there. then shaking hands stiffly before meeting for 90 minutes in the united nations conference room. obama and putin facing off in speeches outlining differences for how to fight terror. putin saying it is a mistake for refusing to cooperate with the assad regime. this morning, president obama hosts a summit with countries fighting isis except for putin who is not expected to attend. for more, let's bring in cnn's matthew chance. how much of an issue is it that putin will not be attending this meeting today? >> reporter: i don't think it is necessarily going to spell the end of any cooperation with russia and the united states. th

. >> reporter: a couple years ago mary nolan learned about roman catholic women priests and ordaineden worldwide. >> a light bulb went off, this is possible. >> reporter: she is an oncology nurse and spends time on end of life issues with patients like nancy who has acute leukemia. >> the other thing i would be really happy to do is we can have healing rituals. >> reporter: she says as a deacon she will be able to not able to pray with her during her illness but also lead the mass at her funeral. >> and there is something about being empowered by god to be able to offer that. >> reporter: the archdiocese in this region as well as theology schools and catholic churches no one would go on camera discussing this ceremony with us and they say the catholic church does not recognize women as priests and deacons and felt that discussing this ceremony would give it legitimacy which they hope to avoid. ♪ it's so controversial. it's like why even talk about it. it's so illegal for them. >> reporter: even more unusual and more controversial for traditional roman catholics is this moment, a fema

the holy father of the roman catholic church.we are joined this morning by our mayor and many of our state legislators, members of city council and other justice officials. and prison staff. more importantly, assembled before you are the men and women you saw to meet. they come together in the spirit of hope to receive your message. squeezed into an authority understand that love and respect as well as the spirit of hope and forgiveness must help of the present the combined -- confined. all of us have eagerly anticipated this day. i know i speak for everyone saying this extraordinary event will be in our hearts and minds forever. appreciation,our the chair in which he said was made by the inmates and instructors of our industries program. [applause] >> we believe it represents the talent and beauty that lies within all of us. please accepted on behalf of the inmates. you jenny has been long in the demands upon you great, but you have taken the time to be with us. thank you and god bless you. to ask time i would like the archbisho

roman romania, the czech republic, slovakia and hungary all voted against the mandatory quota system. laurence lee is looking ahead at what will be discussed at the meeting. >> reporter: as far as europe's reputation for handling a crisis goes, not to mention its aim as a liberal idea, the summer refugee crisis has threatened the foundations of the union. it's witnessed people running for their lives and have to endure drowning at sea. the police in macedonia accused of beating refugees for daring to pass through. hungary on the pretext of protecting christian values in europe constructed this fence the european union sought to tear down and the authorities tried to refuse the right of refugees to move on. one simply got up and walked off from budapest train station things began to change. hungary began to cave in. the people that walked from serbia over the border into croatia were put on buses. those durned on the hungarian border was near austria. so many people, volunteers stepping in where governments did not could barely believe the response from europe have been so disorganized

. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, september 22nd. the pontiff will fly to washington for his first visit to the united states. this is a unique gesture by the president and sign of great importance he is placing on the pope's visit. the white house is trying hard to not take political advantage of the pope. with more on that, here is jim acosta. >> reporter: the white house is going to great lengths to take the politics out of the visit to the u.s. that may be impossible as pope francis and president obama are strong allies as the white house led the charge on same-sex marriage and the pope says climate change is a grave issue with grave implications. the president counted on the pope for the nuclear deal and policy on cuba. with the next election heating up, the white house is trying to downplay the issue it is all about politics. here is what the white house press secretary had to say. >> no plan or strategy put in place to stage an event to advance political agenda. >> reporter: some republicans are steamed that the white house is

i'm christine romans. >> i'm alison kosik.ping this morning, donald trump on the defensive after the republican debate after he fails to correct a supporter at the new hampshire town hall. a supporter who claims president obama is a muslim and quote not even american. cnn's sara murray was there. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump on the campaign trail here in new hampshire. fresh off the performance at the cnn gop debate. he is fielding questions from voters in new hampshire. something he doesn't do often. it got off to a pretty awkward start when one voter said the problem with america is muslims. >> i like this guy. >> i'm from white plains. we have a problem in this country. it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he is not even american. birth certificate, man. anyway, we have training camps growing where they want to kill us. that's my question. when can we get rid of them? >> we will look at a lot of different things. a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening. we will look

fortunately because the romÁn empire was well documented, there's a lot on the romÁn emperor, everythings documented day by day. the trojan was a brilliant i lust -- illustrator. it doesn't apply. it's probably a myth, but there there's not a day that said, come on in, to the horse. but romÁn empire, it's about as early as we -- >> there's a few stories about the chinese emperors who are prehistory that we happened to have dates for. the one that was tried to live forever on mercury. he's buried near and no one would do digging because apparently there's a mercury river flowing through it. there was some kind of idea that mercury was the it salvation. so they can't -- without the severe danger of mercury poisoning dig it up to find out what was in the tomb. many of the warriors were being uncovered. no mercury there. anyone else? the lady in black again. [laughs] >> when you're not researching bad days in history, do you have another day job that you enjoy? >> no. [laughs] >> i live in complete darkness in bed. no, i do -- i write books for a living. i used to work for the washington pos

and the president of roman and associates, anthony roman. >> do we know of any signs of a struggle before shooting. >> there is some reporting. and as usual the facts lag from what's initially thought. it sounds like there was conversation about the officer having been disarmed. at least of his pepper spray. that is the initial reporting. sounds like there is some physical contact. >> anthony, as the search is going on what tactics are they using in the area? >> well they are engaging an enormous amount of resources for this search, both manpowerwise and tactically. they will have listening devices in the forested areas. they will have they are moe imaging in the aircraft. they have created a no fly zone. that means no civilian aircraft are permitted in that two mile cylindrical area that probably goes to 10 or 20,000 feet. in addition to that, the officers will engage what is known as man-hunters. these are usually d.e.c., department of environmental conservation officers. they are used to tracking animals, people. in rescues and this kind of thing. and they become very effective in the

you have to think of the ruins of great romans. you have to think about what it means to study history, what makes something two dozen years ago that different. the final aspect is seeing how the legacy infiltrates so much of what we do now. hip-hop features engagements with the classical tradition. i'm interested in how in the dominican republic is a continuous preoccupation with the greek and roman path so it's a live and this is what i hope to convey for students. >> it has a message about immigration. with questions as most people do. maybe tell us about the ration and let the words of the ancient said about foreigners and how you can relate those weird to today. >> in my early teenage years i was very fond of copying down cool tax and very resonant and even if i cannot exactly figure out what it was about the text that resonated. i was trying to make my way through history of the peloponnesian war and this was when i was in middle-school. i was still very much in the historically accessed part of my classes. i want to know why

i'm christine romans. let's get an early start.he federal reserve's two-day meeting starts today leading up to tomorrow's interest rates, will they decide it's time to raise rates for the first time in a decade. it would be a sign of the economy's return to normal. it would also pinch. we are talking about car loans, home equity private student loans become more expensive. hewlett packard is slashing several jobs. hp enterprise will focus on the cost ware business. hp ink will focus on pcsent printers. since whitman took over in 2011, hp has slashed 55,000 jobs even before this announcement. >>> after years of being able to like facebook posts, facebook says it is finally working on a discount button or something like it. i know you are thinking, sounds dangerous. he says he realizes people want to express sympathy on unpleasant news, zuckerberg says they will test an idea soon. they want to come up with a way to dislike something "early start" continues right now. >>> there is the cool music. getting ready for the fight. in just h

. >> i'm christine romans. it is monday, september 21st. let's start with controversy in the republican race for president. ben carson says a muslim should not be president. donald trump suggests we might already have a muslim president. >> can you imagine supporting or comfortable with a muslim ever became president of the united states? >> i can say that, you know, it is something that at some point could happen. we'll see. you know, it is something that could happen. would i be comfortable? i don't know we have to address it right now. it is something that could happen. >> you said you had no problem putting a muslim. >> some people said it already happened, frankly. you wouldn't agree with that. >> trump and carson find themselves in reordered battle to become president. carly fiorina vaulted in second place in the cnn/orc poll. riding the wave from the cnn debate. she received rock star applause in michigan. she intends to milk every minute of the attention. >> we know based on what happened before the debate, people come to know and m

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. 4:00 a.m. in the east. a manhunt is under way this morning in fox lake, illinois, about an hour north of chicago. police, federal agents, canine units and choppers and horseback officers all out overnight looking for three men suspected of shooting a fox lake officer to death. dispatchers lost contact and backup officers counseled lieutenant joe gliniewicz dead and stripped of his gun and other gear. he leaves behind a community already in mourning. this was an officer 30 plus years on the force. >> lieutenant joe gliniewicz was a decorated police officer and not only did fox lake, he was a family member, i lost a very dear friend. >> his nickname was g.i. joe. ryan young is in fox lake with the very latest on this search. >> reporter: manhunt has been going on for more than 12 hours. you can see behind me the command center police have been using for several hours as they look for these suspects. we are about a mile and a half from where the officer was shot. officer joseph gliniewicz, a father of four, wa

. >> the head of the roman catholic church has called for urgent action on climate change. pope francis made the remarks in an address at the white house. he also warned the institutions of marriage and family need to be producted. patty culhane reports. >> it is clear that pope francis is going to take on controversial topics while in the united states bringing up the priest sex abuse scandal with u.s. bishops. >> translator: and we have to hope the crimes never repeat themselves. >> reporter: that fell far short for some of the victims. still across the country this pope is overwhelmingly popular. that was clear 50 welcome that greeted him as he began his day at the white house. 11,000 invited guests to witness the pageantsary. renown for humble living he riefd ihearrived in a fiat not l limo dealimousine. the generosity of your spirit, a leader whose moral authority comes not just through words but also through deeds. >> reporter: pope francis is clearly going to try to use that authority to spur action, focusing most of his remarks on climate change. >> when it comes to

after meeting the pope you were roman catholic or are roman catholic and you said who says he tries to go to mass once a week. berra reported that the pope said, hello, yogi! and you replied? hole, pope! overnight, the yankees remembered berra saying we are deeply saddened by the loss of a legend and an american hero! >> boy, charlie youwere cracking up. it was interesting watching you both crack up. everyone who said they knew him said he was a gentleman and a class act. >> he would have a museum and i would visit him there. an extraordinary sense of a baseball hero who became an american hero. >> what an extraordinary life. >>> supervisory board of volkswagen is reportedly meeting today to discuss a massive cheat scandal own pollution tests. members are hearing directly from the vw chief executive and they want to know what he knew and when he knew it. the american auto giant faces a class action lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages. the company recently admitted that 11 million diesel cars contained devices to cheat emissions tests in the united states and other countries

that is the conquest of the romans when they took over england the people in england were barbarians. and the romans they imported navigation skills and they imported education technology and all that importation of the wisdom of the romans ultimately made great britain and the mightiest nation on the face of this earth. he was because of colonialism. again i'm not making the argument in favor of colonialism but you can't deny the historical facts. slavery was a historical fact whereby i benefited from it. >> thank you dr. williams. you have highlighted three things this afternoon contempt for liberty, racial disparity and higher ed fraud. would you concur that one of the principle reasons why we have contempt for liberty is that liberty is very underrepresented and all the dimensions of popular culture, and movies, and music, and the things that influence one's actions and the question behind that is given that you enters us with a lot of movement individuals might you take the opportunity to explain it in one of the reasons we have contempt for liberty one of the places that it is l

i'm christine romans. let's get an early start on your money.s has been a critic of capitalism and greed. he is giving two brands a marketing boost. fiat chrysler and american airlines. he has been getting around in a fiat 500 l and a modified jeep. he is using a plane that american airlines dubbed shepherd i. the ad space would be worth millions of dollars. >> especially the fiat. >> the word fiat has been said more in the american media than ever. >>> "early start" continues right now. >> pope francis waking up any minute now here in new york city. set to speak before the united nations in a few hours. the beginning of a jam packed day in the big apple. >>> china's president wakes up in washington.

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. big news in the republican primary race and big moment for donald trump here in new york city today. the gop frontrunner and all of the republican candidates asked to sign a loyalty pledge vowing support for the eventual nominee while ruling out a third party run. this is a pledge trump has rejected in the past, but today, he will meet with reince priebus here in new york. all signs indicate trump will sign the document. trump will hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. this is not enforceable. he can sign the pledge and go back on it later. >> is this normal you have the party to sign an oath? >> the national party, yes, across the board. again, there is no way to enforce it. >> nontroversy. >>> trump and bush are escalating their feud. trump telling bright bart news i like jeb, he's a nice man, but he should set the example by speaking english while in the united states. the former florida governor who speaks fl spea speaks fluant spanish. trump is described as the cand

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this man said that roman catholics whose priests practice celibacy need to adapt to modern times. i don't see the reformer pope. homosexual people are not welcome no the church. >> the rates in which latinos are leaving catholicism have surprised many. according to the pew research, 1 in 4 latinos are lapsed catholics. those low the age of 30 hardly consider themselves catholic, and for the church they're a key demographic. they make up half of the population in the u.s. of latinos. experts say that it's a significant sign of changing times. >> i think part of it is because those who are born in the states or who women here at a very young age and are raised in the states it's not part of their up bringing in the same way. with immigration you lose that generational continue glit if hispanic are as many believe are the future of catholicism in the u.s. then the church may be in trouble. if they continue to drift away from the faithful or go elsewhere, the catholic church will steadily lose members and for now that seems inevitable. >> now the riding cost of medicine is becoming a

the poll also shows 81% of american roman catholics now have a favorable view of the church. 50% don't like the direction the church is going. >>> two americans held hostage in yemen have arrived in the country of oman. sam farran and scott darden were after oman flew them to the capital. the men were kidnapped by rebels back in march. a third american also being held in yemen, but it's not clear what his fate is. >>> the u.s. is promising a bigger welcome to refugees from syria and other war-torn nations. planning to accept 85,000 people next year and 100,000 in 2017. but that will not put an end to the tens of thousands of people pushing against europe's bodders. mary bruce has the latest from the croatia. >> reporter: as europe struggles for a solution, more lives lost. on the greek island of lesbos, this young syrian refugee, one of 13 to die when their boat capsized. across europe, refugees forceded to zig-zag from one country to another with no clear path. serbia, thousands coming night and day. and as european leaders continue to dither with quotas and things like that, refugees

and roman catholics welcome the pope to united states as a record number are leaving the church >>> european union leaders are due to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis. they are heading to brussels. they overcame stiff opposition from the eastern european countries, and approved a plan to relocating 120,000 refugees. lawrence lee has our first report. >> reporter: as far as europe's reputation for handling a crisis goes, not to mention the aim for a liberal idea, the refugee crisis threatened the foundation. union. it witnessed people running for their lives. the police in macedonia accused of beating refugees for daring to pass through. hungary, on the pretext of protecting christian values in europe constructed a sort of fence that the european union threatened to tear down. authorities tried to refuse the right of refugees to move on. once they walked off from the train station things began to change. hungary caved in. people that walked from serbia, were put on to buses. those dumped on the hungarian border were close to russia. others were dumped on the border of slovenia. so many

. >>> there is a memorial where roman gonzalez was shot yesterday afternoon, one of three students shot off the campus of sacramento city college. we are reporting that he and at least one other man involved in the incident have a criminal record. >> reporter: friends and relatives are grieving of the site of this memorial at a parking lot where roman gonzalez was shot and killed yesterday afternoon. jason santiago said -- says he was his cousin. >> he always made everyone feel comfortable. >> reporter: they say a student was one of at least four people involved at the college yesterday. rico ridgeway was first called a victim but is now in jail and accused of stabbing a student during this scuffle. >> at celtic he was involved in the altercation. we are still tried to put pieces together. we are not ruling out gang activity. >> reporter: the stabbing victim is expected to survive. the man who shot gonzalez is still on the loose. they believe the victims knew the shooter but it is not clear if anyone has identified into police. >> detectives are going to look into this. >> reporter: stu

i'm christine romans. >> i'm alison kosik.onald trump declaring his allegiance to the republican party and pulling further ahead in the polls. after declaring he would not sign a gop loyalty pledge, the front running trump did that. why the sudden about face? >> the best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up. for that reason, i have signed the pledge. >> look at this. look at the latest monmouth university poll. 30% is a new high for trump. for more on his decision to embrace the republican party, we turn to cnn's dana bash. >> reporter: i have covered politics for a long time and i have never quite seen an event like what happened at trump tower. that is the chairman of a party flying from washington to go to the home of the candidate to sign a pledge to be a member of that party. this is the world of donald trump. of course, all of this is happening because trump is relatively new to the gop. he is doing well. he has his highest poll ratings nationally

i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. monday, september 21st. new controversy in the race for president this morning. ben carson says a muslim should not be president. donald trump suggests we might already have a muslim. >> could you imagine supporting or being comfortable if a muslim ever became president of the united states? >> i can say that, you know, it is something that at some point could happen. we'll see. it is something that could happen. would i be comfortable? i don't know if we have to address it right now. it is something that could happen. >> you said you had no problem. >> some people said it already happened. of course you would not agree with that. >> now ben carson and donald trump find themselves in a reorder for battle for president. carly fiorina riding away from her cnn debate performance. she received a rock star welcome in michigan and says she has ever intention of milking the attention and focusing on her campaign. >> more people know who i am and we know based on what's happened before this debate that as people com