the sister is here in rome for this beatification.ast night and she is here at the beatification mass. >> and, in fact, she's evidence of something the clerics have said to be beatified is to be a role model around the world. at least one miracle whats to be attributed to someone and now a second miracle will be required after this beatification ceremony in order to suggest to the vatican that god has approved of the beatification. that second miracle after beatification is one of the necessary steps towards sainthood. but as we watch this, jim bitterman, is there any question in that crowd, in anyone's mind that john paul ii will before long be recognized as a saint? >> i don't think there's any question in anybody's mind. it's really a question of how long it's going to take. having said that, one of the things we saw is that she has got to the point of being blessed and that second miracle has not yet appeared. it has to meet the standards as john outlined. and it's not just anybody walking in and saying, look, i've been miraculous

a million and a half people came to rome. fox's jennifer days has the details -- davis has the details. >> reporter: st. peter's square was filled to capacity before the sun rows. an estimated 1 1/2 million people were gathered in rome to see pope john paul, ii pass a major milestone on the way to sainthood. pope benedict xvi officially moved his predecessors one step closer to sainthood. >> we allow the servant of god shall be declared blessed. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi declared pope john paul, ii blessed. the crowd erupted and some were moved to tears as an enormous picture was unfurled. >> everyone around the world saw him as father, holy father. he is blessed in heaven. >> reporter: buy at at the identification requires the verification of a miracle. the church says this woman, a french nun was cured of parkinson's after praying to the late pope. one more miracle is required for him to be canonized. >> he lived what he preached. he per sonny identified the gospel. >> reporter: there is no special timetable for how lo

- it is not hard to fill the square with a million people but they are spilling into the city of e romenight in the streets with sleeping bags and, thank goodness it wasn't raining last year, but they are blocks an blocks and blocks from st. peter's square, because they shuts the gates very early this morning and there is an intense atmosphere in rome, because, the minute you enter the city you see the posters and the banners, proclaiming the blessed john paul ii. the city is filled with his spirit. he taught an entire generation to see their faith in a certain way, a different way, a man of god who lived out his faith and who taught a generation of catholics to do the same and the difference is, in many of society, the belief system does not operate at a living level and it is very easy to sort of have lost the ideas about god, about faith, about, you know, theology, but, john paul ii lived out his faith, through some of the most tumultuous times of the 20th century and taught people and young people to do the same and he was not averse to young people challenging his philosopher's ide

as the faithful descend on rome. >>> and the day after. the official wedding album and a royal escape as the newlyweds make their getaway to a secret royal escape as the newlyweds make their getaway to a secret location. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. again, a mounting death toll from this week's historic tornado outbreak here in the south. rescuers acknowledge time is running out to find survivors. as we come on the air tonight, officials say at least 341 people are dead across seven states, making this the country's second deadliest tornado outbreak ever. thousands of others are injured. the sheer number of people left homeless by this disaster has created what the mayor of tuscaloosa has called a humanitarian crisis. and that has prompted a tremendous response. nbc's john yang joins me now to lead off our coverage. john, folks here are going through an awful lot right now. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, lester. you walk around this city, walk around this state, there are so many different emotions

. >> the cause or process starts in the dioces where the person died before making its way to rome.for holiness is an important factor making someone a saint. >> it's the most democratic thing because it is the people of god who select their saints. >>, but being popular and holy are not the same thing. >> the famous example, michael jackson, michael jackson tied, half the world watched the funeral and are we going to con nonize him, probably not. >> and including the founder of the order, st. ignatius was cannonized in 1862. >> it's the father of the miracle, father ignatius performed during his life and after his death. >> unless one is a martyr a miracle is required before they're beatphied. >> and the stories mostly instantaneous cure are in these books. >> the instant the people are cured and goes out of bed and eat a bit and goes to the chapel to pray and say thanks to god. >> now, guys, john paul ii probably will be made a saint. most the people here today think he already is, but the church will go through the process, the official process unless pope benedict decides otherw

we do have our own john allen, who is there for us, cnn senior vet khan analyst, there in rome. good morning to you. to our viewers here, explain what you saw this morning, and just the outpouring of emotion and response in the streets today. ♪ >> reporter: good morning, t.j. first of all, i want to remind you that i told you on your air yesterday that despite the rainy, gloomy weather in rome yesterday that the sun would be out this morning and that's indeed what we have. we have a sun-splashed roman sunday. listen, the crowd here is just enormous, as you say the estimate is more than 1 million people in and around the vatican. there was a vigil ceremony for john paul ii that got more than 200,000. you hear in the streets all languages, all cultures, there are flags from every point of the compass, i mean, in some ways, t.j., this is a cross between a solemn mass own a high school pep rally. this is a pumped up crowd that came here this morning for one last, probably not the last but for one more chance to celebrate the life and legacy of this pope, who meant so much to so many

many poles will be traveling to rome. those who can't are praying for him or commemorating him in their own way. a mobile museum has been established to help honor the pontiff. thisruck carring jn paul ii's memorabilia has been touring poland since early april. the poles enjoy looking at what once belonged to him. what he once touched touches them. >> he's being beatified. on may 1, the world will remember the great pope who was polish. there aren't many great poles. i thought a long time about who you could compare him to. the only other pole i could think of is chopin. >> here where everything began, this is the birthplace of john paul ii. it is tucked away if the foothills of the car peyton yans, 50 miles southwest of krakov. the former pope is on hand at every mass, sitting in his armchair in front of the altar. >> we're excited about the beatify -- beatification. we're going on a pilgrimage. those who can't come will watch the event on big screens. >> here where john paul ii once lay in his cradle, the love for the p

the bbc's duncan kennedy is in rome following the meeting. duncan, i think from the point of view at least of the transitional council, it's all about funding. >> they do. they say they've only got enough money to last them three or four more weeks. they're the government east of the country, and they need funds to carry on. they say they need money for medicine, for food, and even to pay salaries. of course, there's no functioning government there since the uprising 1 weeks ago now. -- 11 weeks ago now. it's gone cup in hand to this meeting here in rome today for upwards of $3 billion, and it sounds like a lot of money. it is a lot of money. i suspect that it will get a very sympathetic hearing, not only from hillary clinton there, but also the british foreign secretary, william haig. he's saying it will be almost madness not to thumb these nascent democratic movements for want of money, so that's needed to keep them going and to starve them at this stage would be the wrong policy, very short-sighted policy. so i think they will get the fund

and he's been given a church in rome but that doesn't mean he's leaving. >> he's not leaving town. no, next sunday in one of the ancient tradition of church. the cardinals were pastors around rome and to keep that unit of the local church and the roman church, when a cardinal is elevated to the college of cardinals he's given a church in rome to continue that tradition that those cardinals come from pastoring these particular churches. so next sunday he'll take possession, what a gray way to describe it, of his church in rome, susan, thank you for joining us on this wonderful day for catholics around the world and here in the d.c. area. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me. >>> we're following a developing story. there are reported that gadhafi escaped a attack if tripoli but his youngest son and grandchildren under the age of 12 were killed. the white house is not commenting. the fateo commander maintains that the coalition does not target individuals. >>> now to the tornado clean-up in the south. this weekend victims and relief workers are trying to figure out where to begin w

we bring in a senior analyst joining us live from rome today. millions have turned out six years after the death of pope john paul ii to walk past his casket, so a great number of catholics feel like now is the time he should be on the road to sainthood? >> well, i think that's absolutely the case. certainly what the vatican will tell you when you ask them why this happened so fast. of course, six years is remarkably fast by historical standards. there are two points. one is that although pope benedict waived the two years. you'll recall sainthood now during john paul's funeral mass. most of the evidence around the catholic world suggests that there is a solid block of opinion out there who wants to see john paul made a saint and they want to see it fast. >> you mentioned popular demand, yet there was popular criticism that pope john paul ii didn't do enough involving the priest abuse scandal. so it's interesting that this movement would proceed despite a lot of criticism a lodge the way. >> yeah, that's right. and, of course, the sex abuse cris

it certainly confused the residents of rome. >> welcome once again. the former head of the i.m.f., dominique strauss-khan, is awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault and on bail. in a change of plan he'll be staying at a complex in lower manhattan run by the security company which is overseeing his 24-hour detention. >> after almost a week behind bars, dominique strauss-khan has left prison. his capacity whereabouts aren't known although he's believed to be staying in the lower man hadn't area of new york where he will be kept under armed guard. it markance extraordinary turnaround for the former head of the i.m.f. last sunday he was being tipped as a possible candidate for french president. and was leaving new york for high-level talks with the german chancellor. now charged with the attempted rape of a hotel maid, he has resigned his position at the i.m.f. and faces a long and very public trial for alleged sexual offenses. earlier in the day came the news he and his defense team had been hoping for. >> i have decided that i will grant a bail und

tennis imo you should have made it into the semis in rome although the former world best was held by a quarter final opponent shut up about progress and at the expense of the injured victoria has retired at three seconds after winning the first six games to. obviously disappointment for azhar incarnated to the final last week of the three great form ahead of the french open. up over meanwhile will face current world number one carrying does not ski next. storm through by beating. this one was pretty close with the serbs making the second set of finding hard in the decider but it was not if you wanted six three to get a step closer to her second w.t. the scenes. are rough on a dull meanwhile will keep his world number one status at least for the next three weeks in semifinal appearance in rome was just enough to retain the top spot the double defending champion seemed fully recovered from his slow slant to the tournament as he thrashed gratian mar in chile each and ultimately opening sad leaving his opponent no chance by six ron and it was as consistent in the second claiming its sixt

peters square, in adjacent streets and places through rome, watching through television and listening to radio and again thanks all of of those who worked to make this day so special. and together with blessed john paul ii the to renew our love to the blessed virgin mary, mother of the church. and rejoyce the virgin mary, hallelujah, the lord has truly risen, hallelujah. let us pray. oh, god, with the resurrection of thy son the lord jesus christ gave us joy to the world and through the session of virgin mary, we have enjoy the everlasting life, through jesus christ, glory be to the father, son, and the holy spirit, and glory as it shall be, world without end, amen. and the faithful departed eternal rest grant to them, oh, lord, and perpetual light shine on them. may they rest in peace, amen. and now, the final blessing. the lord be with you. blessed be the name of the lord. in the name of the lord. may almighty god bless you, the father, son, and the holy spirit. ♪ >> the decon sang in latin, hallelujah, hallelujah, the mass has ended, go in peace, hallelujah, hallelujah. the people

and this statement was given after the attack. >>> so let's go back to rome. shot right now regarding the beatification with pope john paul ii, with chris jansing, who is live there for us. delivering mass, what did he say about his predecessor? >> reporter: we heard about a pope john paul ii that the people in the crowd really know, a great leader of chris ant chr. and they upped the number of pilgrims that turned out for the beatification ceremony, 1.5 million people that crowded the streets. just starting with the appearance of pope benedict, who was close and worked for many, many years alongside pope john paul ii at the vatican. they knew each other very well. it was that moment when they unveiled right in front of st. peter's behind me, that beautiful tapestry with the picture of pope john paul ii on it, about 17 years into his service, and you see the life in him and the cheer that went up from the crowd was long and sustained and the flags were flying and people crying, and it was quite an extraordinary moment. many of the people here who have come fro

ann thompson is in rome for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester.ears after his death pope john paul ii can still draw a crowd as today the faithful answered the call. under a perfect roman sky, a massive demonstration of faith. 1.5 million catholics crowding every cobblestone in st. peter's square and beyond. here pope john paul ii declared blessed. the unveiling of a joint tapestry of the late pontiff signals his beatification and unleashed a wave of emotion. many in the crowd flood to the streets to get a spot in the square. >> we camped out until 4:00 in the morning. then we got in line for about five hours. but it was worth it. >> reporter: susan labelle came to honor the man who changed her life. >> in '93 came to denver. he turned me around and made me look at christ. >> reporter: at mass, this french none who says john paul cured her parkinson's disease carried a relic of his blood to the alter. igniting memories of that tragic day in 1981 for chicago's cardinal francis george. >> with the relic, you know, his blood was spilled on that piats

good evening everyone i'm robert jordan. >> dina bear is in rome tonight. >> people as far as the eye can see stand in darkness, a first for role in what's called a white knight of prayer. at the same time in eight different churches voices echo the voices here, a vigil on the eve of john paul the second. the culmination of a very long day. >> i felt a connection with john paul the second we share the same birthday. and i need a spirituality in my life. >> hear the palace of the holy stairs, the place jesus walked before he died. >>so with the tens of thousands here and while the fishing at night is that of religious imagery, today was one filled with specular sites. the symbol of strength in the coliseum. all of the wildest mom and daughter carry with them a picture from the past, they say open to their eyes to the charisma emanating from pope john the second. >> i met him, it was a great honor and i had to come back proof his spirit is still alive. john paul's message of inclusion grows with them. >> respect every one. >> it's a sentiment chicago's archbishop tries to embrace at hom

. >>> hundreds of thousands descend on rome tonight. the candle light vigil that marks a milestone for pope john paul ii. >> tonight for the first time, i'm releasing my official birth video. >> president obama makes fun of himself at the annual correspondence dinner. how he got his revenge on would be presidential challenger, donald trump. >>> i'm meteorologist in the cw weather center. some clear skies around the area. boy, just getting ahold of these temperatures coming up tomorrow. we'll have that coming up. d by a school bus. >>> dramatic on board video shows what happened when a san antonio, texas city bus was rear ended by a school bus. the passengers were tossed around like rag dolls. >> it was just another stop on route 550 when they were thrown from their seats. slammed into the railing, and hit so hard, jean was one of the passengers on the bus. that's him sitting in the front. now watch as he is tossed to the floor. >> minding your own business, the next thing you know, you get hit. >> this rider stepping on to the bus injur

this comes ahead of thursday's meeting of the international contact group on libya in rome.he french foreign minister says the aim of nato air strikes is to weaken the libyan leader muammar gaddafi and not to kill him. he described the death of gaddafi's son and three grandchildren in nato air attack last week as collateral damage. get off the gaza forces have been adapting to the nato raids, and the libyan leader shows no signs of backing down. here is more. >> money, friends, and a family, those are the pillars upon which gaddafi's power are built. members of his immediate family occupied many key positions in both government and the economy. then there is his clan. it is a relatively small clan but wields great influence, especially among libyan air force pilots and the intelligence services. gaddafi has also used cash gifts and appointments to powerful positions to buy support from other segments of the country's population. >> they love me all. there would die to protect me and my people. >> and if that is not enough, gaddafi also has militias to protect him. his person

. >>> a spectacular show in rome. at least 1 million people fill st. peter's square to view another step in the path towards sainthood for a pope. >>> honeymoon mystery. new reports on why the newly minted royal couple decided not to take a vacation right after the wedding. >>> what really happened in roswell and where are biggy and tupac? >> comic in chief, president obama delivers a string of one-liners but he saved his best zingers for one person in the audience who was none too pleased. >>> good morning, live this morning from washington, d.c., so welcome to "msnbc sunday." we begin in libya, a nato missile strike apparently killed moammar gadhafi's youngest son and three of gadhafi's grandchildren happening in the capital of tripoli. gadhafi and his life were allegedly inside that same compound but they escaped unharmed. >> the attack resulted in the martyrdom of brother saif gadhafi, 29 years old and three of the leader's grandchildren. the leader himself is in good help health. >> let's go live to tripoli and mike who's there for us. nato not co

as the sun rose over rome the square quickly filled. hearing the holy father tell them john paul walks with jesus. celebrating with the cardinal wearing the mitre john paul or in his final years. the new image of blessed john paul. a photo taken in 1995. sister marie was cured of parkinson's after talking to john paul. typically in landis service today rainout in polish and english peppered with french and english to russian and german and spanish. >>the man who lost his own mother had just nine years old became pope for the youth. >> many say they're more people here that that pope john paul the second funeral and they are in no hurry to leave after the service. some people join in thoughtful reflection and others waiting for a chance to go inside st. peter's and pay homage to the remains of blessed john paul. >> >> he had a special casedays. gaze. >> pope benedict wanted the beatification to move forward with a reasonable pace so on the sixth anniversary of his funeral at st. peter's, please estimate 1.5 million were here this square

. >> brown: plus, from rome, ray suarez previews this weekend's vatican conference on hiv/aids prevention. >> there's a massive audience for whatever the catholic church teaches, because you have to remember, that with over 1 billion members around the world one out of every six people on planet earth is a catholic. >>oodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work.

thousands of catholics descending on rome ahead of pope john paul ii beatification. live in rome with the latest. what can we expect to see as the morning wears on? >> hi there. well, the day has dawned here in rome and thousands and thousands of the faithful are flocking into st. peter's square as we speak. this is beatification day and that means that pope john paul ii is getten one step closer to being declared a saint. it has taken a short time as far as catholics are concerned to to get to this point. they say a miracle happened when a french nun was cured of parkinson's disease. that, of course, is the same condition that the former pope suffered from. the thing is that nun did address the crowd here at a vigil last night. the big thing today to look for at ceremony and mass in three hours is that pope benedict xvi will declare the former pontiff blessed. that will be the term used in front of his name going forward. that will be the last step before cannonnization. analysts expect t could happen in as little as two to five years. this is a fast track beatifica

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the anti-gaddafi coalition meeting in rome pledges millions for the rebels. mahmoud abbas takes the palestinian initiative for an independent state to berlin and talks to chancellor merkel. and president obama plays a -- lays a wreath at ground zero in new york city. >>> western and arab countries opposed to muammar khaddafi have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to help help the libyan rebels. ministers have made the pledge at work today. among them, the u.s., france, britain, qatar, and jordan. the aid is a boost to the disorganized rebels who failed to capitalize on the nato bombing campaign against khaddafi. >> they're trying to support a transfer of power from the gaddafi regime to the rebels. >> the first is the implementation of a temporary financial mechanism in order to deliver money to the national council. the second out, is the determination -- the second out, is to maintain pressure on gaddafi. >> they stressed the money made available was not to be used for weapons. that this will be used for salaries, medication, medicine, and food. and t

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. >>> thousands of people are arriving in rome tonight. the path to sainthood for pope john paul ii. the first rae commercial salmon season opens tomorrow for the first anytime three years. why many of the fishermen may not see many salmon for a while. >>> and charlie sheen prepares to take the stage in san francisco. some. >> leigh: tomorrow is opening day on the bay. i have your forecast.-iwñwñwñwña >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: a northern california soldier has been killed in afghanistan. the department of defense says 23-year-old army specialist preston dennis of redding died thursday in kandahar province. his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device. he joined the army in august of 2008. started his second tour of duty in afghanistan last month. he is survived by his parents and wife. >> volunteers are bringing food and water and other necessities to communities damaged by the second deadliest tornado strike in u.s. hoyt. some people are still being found alive, including three p

and he imagined not rome the physical place, but the heavenly rome. and in some very conscious way augustin was parallelling how jews think about jerusalem. that jerusalem even though it may not if physically be ours in any given century -- and god knows it has not been jewish for most centuries -- was always an idea. it was always something we prayed about. indeed, even though jews control jerusalem today, we still pray about it, and we still say the same old prayer which is may god speedily rebuild with jerusalem. now, we jews amongst ourselves disagree on what that might mean. for some people it means building as fast as possible in east jerusalem. for some of us, it means building a jerusalem that can be shared among all people. but it remains a lodestone, a touchstone for all of us to look to. a man who live inside medieval spain said it so poignantly in two words. he said my heart is in the east. and i observed this poignantly in 1973 when as a rah bin call student i had a professor who was teaching us hebrew literature. but it happened to be th

. >> thousands of people flooded to rome. the all-night pray vigils for a former pope. and how charlie sheen is helping a bay area man. then this. >> tonight, for the first time i'm releasing my official birth video. [laughing] >> alan: the president pumps the donald at the white house correspond ends dinner. league. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. clear skies. temperatures will warm back up sunday afternoon. we have@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

tomorrow ceremony as you can see through about 1.5 million people to rome, the faithful at home also celebrating. now we want to begin with breaking news. we learned moments ago president obama will address the nation. we understand that will fur at about 10:30. we'll bring -- occur at about 10:30. we'll bring that to you as soon as that happens. >>> but the escalating crisis in libya tonight, it is believed the youngest son of moammar gadhafi and three of his grandchildren are dead. thanks for joining tonight at 10:00. i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. his family members said some of them died when a nato airstrike targeted what was believed to be a command and control building. that's what nato is saying as well, but not everyone is buying it. >> in the streets of tripoli angry mobs have attacked western embassies and u.n. offices there. >> the u.n. has pulled its international staff out of the capital city. the bombing happened last 90 when gadhafi was believed to be in the -- night when gadhafi was believed to be in the building. >> this was a direct operation against the lea

and following sunday's victory in rome nobody has qualified for the season ending h.p. to find all six months before the championship kicks off at london's o two arena. russian primary for both us and spartak moscow could be fools to develop the three points they and in sunday's one zero victory over creating a subset of the leagues and pigskin meetings in dissipating peri's of unruly behavior in some bar which saw a visiting fans battle among the special police troops had their thanks man all the while han of stating what i have been fined for some of the violations in the past and could sell for more severe consequences the worst case scenario for the red and why it's could be a technical defeat and they could also be forced to play some matches with no bounds or away from home all hot off however stated most likely those measures will be taken as competitiveness for talks with ease not in question. now for berlin legend diego maradona has been unveiled as head coach of the dubai based al basel football club the nineteen eighty six world cup winner will spend two year

for a full report on the day in rome, as well as latest from libya. the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beatified, bringing him one step closer sainthood. so, for all of us here at "this week," thank you for watching and we hope to see you again next week. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. call now and you'll get this special bonus: $100 back. there's no term contract required. if you don't absolutely love fios you can cancel any time with no early termination fee. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers ththbest channel lineup, superior picture quality and more hd, plus the fastest internet in the u.s. why keep paying for cable? get fios tv, internet and phone -- for just $99.99 a month, plus $100 back. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait.

five libyan army generals turned up in rome today saying they and scores of other officers have defected. and in tripoli, qaddafi himself appeared on t.v. for the first time in weeks to welcome a delegation offering him one last chance to escape. allen pizzey is there. >> reporter: south african president jacob zuma arrived to this eccentric pomp and clamber signature of the regime of colonel moammar qaddafi. this peace mission is seen as a last-ditch effort to find a diplomatic exit for the libyan dictator. the crowds chanted "we want qaddafi" but the man himself was nowhere insight and zuma was whisked away in a convoy surrounded by south african soldiers and police. hours later, the two men strolled into an ornate hall believed to be part of the much- attacked compound known as bab al-azizia. it was the first time that qaddafi has been seen since may 11. that's not least because nato warplanes have picked up the pace of air strikes and british planes are being armed with powerful bunker-busting bombs that prompted nato's secretary general to predict that what he called "qaddafi's reig

. >>> many people expected earthquakes to hit rome because of an old prophesy.ana has details. >> two earthquakes minutes apart rocked southern spain on wednesday, topping church towers killing at least ten and injure is dozens more. it fulfilled an eerie prediction that a large earthquake would strike on may 11, twefs. many shops were closed and school attendance was low. this woman slept in her car are last night until it got too cold. according to internet rumor it was rafaelly bendandie who predicted in 1919 the big one would hit rome. the rear humor was enough to panic rome despite government efforts to keep calm. mile wthey had no idea they woe hit by not one but two quakes jshes the second a 5'4" magnitude monster. the nation's worst earthquake in 50 years. dianaadie. >>> a former wall street titan was found guilty in a massive insider trading case. it took the yir more than two weeks to convict him of five conspiracy counts and nine counts of securities fraud. prosecutors say he made profits and avoided losses totaling more than $60 million. the verdict

. >> reporter: thousands of worshippers filled rome for a vigil honoring pope john paul ii. >> it's a of everything that john paul ii gave to us. >> reporter: the main event is sunday, the beatification ceremony when the predecessor is declared blessed john paul, one step away from becoming a saint. a french nun says she prayed to the late pope and he cured her of parkinson'ss disease. vatican officials said it was the miracle needed for the pope to be beatified. her story was the highlight of the evening's vigil. >> reporter: pilgrims came from around the globe to be here. some will keep praying until dawn, visiting churches that remain open all night. >> she was very strong. she had a big heart. and he connect with people so well. >> pope john paul's beatification is the fastest in modern history. some catholics say it's too fast, and that it fails to take into account the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the catholic church during his papacy. but the charismatic pope's overwhelming popularity has the vatican preparing for 500,000 people to attend the beatification. his coffin has b

to descend on rome this weekend.who adore john paul ii and want to be here as he becomes one step closer to being a saint. pilgrims from the home country of poland arrive in rome, the beloved pontiff. mary johnson made the trip from kansas city, missouri. >> he is a welcoming pope. he always gathers people around him. always. >> it is a key step on the path of saint hood. it requires a miracle to get to this point and the church says that happened when a french none was cured of parkinson's disease. >> look at me now. doctors can't explain it, but i think it was by the grace of god and through john paul ii. >> saturday night, that nun spoke to a crowd gathered for an evening vigil. the big event comes sunday when pope benedict declares the former pope blessed. the exhumes coffin will be placed for the faithful to view in order to be cannonnized, a second miracle has to be verified after this weekend. >> there's a common recognition at the holiness of this man's life and that's a fun thing. it's exciting thing to know

and china sold the road so far leading to a potential sixth rome title in seven years for world number one rafael nadal the spaniard threw to be its only an open final offer a convincing win over richard a freshman just a when he looked determined in the first set but itself showed his class by holding on to take the nurse seventy five in the second set a different story rafa working overtime few altered seven five six one the final score. is the only known to date italy title since to close to the two thousand and eight winner will be in position to trophy cabinet if he can get. right on the very much starting in just about an hour. for the world's top women's pair meanwhile is no longer in the title mix in rome problem was he stopped cold by if i'm wrong to reassure out of it in the semifinals the russian using her physical advantage to them mark simone improving to reach to head to head record against the danes so much up the sixth and seventh seeds in the final awesome understood six the whole sharapova paid for first title of the year the st disposing of lino. let's talk ball on t

. >>> hundreds of thousands of people converging on rome tonight. the milestone they are celebrating for the late pope john paul ii. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. what a start to the weekend weather-wise. you know what? it is going to get even better. we will talk about that coming up. >>> the royal newly weds are spending a private week somewhere in britain after a very public wedding. the palace announced they will take an overseas honeymoon later. manuel gallegus on why the honeymoon was postponed. >> reporter: the duke and dutchess of cambridge taking a stroll at buckingham palace. then it was off by helicopter to somewhere in england for a long weekend and some privacy. no honeymoon for now. william will return to his military duties tuesday as a royal air force helicopter pilot. it was a picture-perfect day. just ask the royal fans who were back at westminster abbey one day after the ceremony, to see everything for themselves. >> all right, lady, are you ready? take a look. what do you think? >> oh, that is

the may jor of rome has appointed a commission to advise him on what to do. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on facebook and twitter, find us on youtube, and watch us anytime anywhere on smartphones and iphones. there's also much more on our websi website. you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. >>> as we leave you on the eve of memorial day, scenes from arlington national cemetery in virginia. >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting.

but it should help of ways into the semi's in rome by rafael of dollars doubletalk which are also gaining momentum in the men's store with less than ten days left before the french open. and legend in town lloyd jones jr is welcome to the moscow a week before his much anticipated fight against local show called in use their visit. to ice hockey where russia will not make it seem to the finals of the world championships after losing to fenland three zero on friday night in bed to slog on it was announced and game until the nineteen year old finish forward and make a grand long school day like cross the opening to twenty six minutes twelve minutes later yeah i mean allan in all the fans laid and the shock russian school was considered one more time a few minutes off the bat for him and instilling the final score three zero points you can learn to some days from now if. we didn't score or if there is a very strange three zero it's really there's. the pressure is against you we. really. need to come in and. but still to be very really really shame we couldn't score notion of us through a litt

for a full report on the day in rome as well as latest from libya.ll of us here at "this week," thank you for watching and we hope to see you again next week. ab >>> in the news this sunday senator barbara boxer announces her plans for keeping gas prices from spiraling out of control. and governor brown is recovering this morning. the surgery dr doctors performed on his nose.

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and i like to tell people that she had come from rome. people say wow, she is from rome? wow. [laughter] and then i say georgia and they said oh. and my father had come from virginia, from southern virginia to washington d.c.. had they not been part of the great migration i would not have existed so i realized i had spend a lot of time understanding and in fact have spent more time with other people's parents and grandparents than i had spent with my own parents and i realized i needed to talk with them. my toughest interview by far was my mother who absolutely did not want to talk. this is a generation of people, and this was a class of people ultimately all of them, wondering why this was sort of an underappreciated part of american history is because the people themselves did not talk about it. they didn't even tell their own children about it so every reference to my family in this book, and there are not very many of them, because i felt that the story needed to be about the whole, these three people that represent the 6 million i did and wanted to be considered something