indeed, it could be said that rome is that tradition.t's not merely that rome gave the west the latin language, roman law, roman ideas on state craft and on society. it was rome which passed on to the west the artistic, philosophical, and spiritual legacy of ancient greece, which rome had conquered, looted, and then learned from. it was rome which would be the agency of transmission to the west of an obscure, near-eastern religious cult which became the dynamic, motive force in western society and spiritual life-- christianity. but rome also gave the west a practical legacy, a legacy which western people see every day of their lives, from washington square to trafalgar square. and that legacy lies in the realm of architecture, civil engineering, building, town planning. these were the roman arts par excellence. and roman thinkers came to view the goal of their empire as providing a peace in which those arts could flourish. it was caesar augustus who brought the first real peace to a rome weary of continual war and internal strife. in 13

the senate honored him with the last triumphal arch built in rome. nervous about constantine's interest in christianity the senators decorated it not only with new reliefs, but also with earlier works of trajan, hadrian and marcus aurelius-- reminders of the glorious and pagan roman tradition. they reveal a remarkable change in roman art. the dynamic compositions and ideally proportioned bodies of the reliefs from hadrian's time-- whose head has been replaced by constantine's-- give way in the new reliefs to rows of puppetlike figures, static and without identity. squeezed together as if for security they seem to express the anxiety and authoritarianism of a troubled empire. while his arch was still being built, constantine legalized the practice of christianity. its art could now rise from the darkness of the catacombs to celebrate the son of god and his promise of life everlasting. juni bassus, prefect of rome, was baptized on his deathbed and buried in this marble sarcophagus. a masterwork of early christian art it depicts the expulsion of adam an

you can read the entire transcript of the pontiff's announcement from rome this morning. it's all there. we'll be right back. >>> a doctor who arrived in the united states to be treated for the ebola virus has died. officials of the nebraska medical center confirm dr. martin salia passed away this morning. gabe gz has the report. >> reporter: dr. martin salia had been in critical condition. he had been given doses of plasma and an experimental drug. on saturday he arrived from sierra leone, the tenth ebola patient treated in the u.s. the 44-year-old doctor was too weak to walk. dr. salia was a native of sierra leone but a legal u.s. resident. he had been working as a surgeon at a hospital in freetown. >> he decided to still go and help his people because he wanted to show that he loves his people. >> reporter: in a video from earlier this year, dr. salia says the job was his calling. >> i took this job not because i want to, but i firmly believe that it was a calling. >> reporter: dr. salia had been the third ebola patient treated here at the containment unit. he's now on

there was a delegation from the world meeting of families in rome. they're actually there for several meetings with different vatican offices. and they'll be talking about some of the logistics that we are planning for the world meeting of families and also how we will be interacting with the vatican over the months to come. as you can imagine, the logistical challenges around something this big are pretty tremendous. >> yeah, give us some of the highlights, for people who haven't really been paying attention, have just heard, oh, i think that the pope's coming. now we know it's official. give us the highlights of the event when he's here. >> sure. the world meeting of families philadelphia 2015 will take place from september 22nd until september 27th of 2015. pope francis is expected to be here toward the end of the week. the first portion of the week is a congress at the pennsylvania convention center. and then at the end of the week, there are two really wonderful, big events in philadelphia, both of which will take place on the ben franklin parkw

a lot of excitement about this announcement out of rome. philadelphia archbishop charles chaput was there with the pontiff for the announcement this morning. coming up, we'll tell you why catholics as well as non catholics are so excited about this historic visit. >>> we're also tracking rain this morning, a lot of it, as you see here in green on the nbc 10 first alert weather radar, so you can expect a wet drive on your way to work this morning, maybe on your way home, too. meteorologist bill henley will check in in about five minutes to tell us when the rain will move out of here and near record low temperatures moving in. >>> new video of the immediate aftermath of the malaysia airlines jet shot down in ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. this video was obtained by the "associated press." it shows the wreckage on fire in a field. you can see the thick cloud of smoke there. a resident in the village shot the video but did not want to be identified. the video shows just how close the plane came to hitting that village. meantime, the

officials gather in rome, the migrants keep arriving. and these are the lucky ones, they survived.y more will die trying. they feel they have no alternative. >> let's cross over now to phil lavelle. are they finding a magic solution to this one? >> reporter: well we have just had the announcement, sami, and it was a somebody of something, a somebody of nothing. if you were expecting them to say we will do this this and this, and everything will be fixed, that didn't happen. we heard from the high representative of foreign affairs within the european union, she said we have decided to develop a common european migration policy, taking into account both home and foreign affairs. we have to identify all of the positive developments that come of legal migration. she also gave what could have been interpreted as a bit of a swipe at some of the northern european countries. southern european nations are the ones that are typically taking most of the migrants. they arrive in italy, greece, and cyprus, and that is where they have to are remain. she said they have to work together. she said

catholic bishops. >> how does the bishop of rome relate to the rest of the christian churches?hodox have a very definite view on it as do the roman catholics. >> the only way we could accept the authority of the pope of rome in the whole christianity is the same way it was practiced in the first millennium. he is the authority of a bishop among equals, like it happens in the east. >> reporter: the local christian presence in predominantly muslim turkey has diminished greatly in recent decades. official statistics suggest there may be fewer than 5,000 greek orthodox christians here. they are free to worship, but face other restrictions. halki theological school, the only greek orthodox seminary in turkey, was closed by the government in 1971. and despite strong international lobbying, it has still not been allowed to reopen. >> it is a direct violation of human rights and religious rights. if you do not open the school, then you violate one of my fundamental rights as a citizen, as a faithful, and as a clergyman. >> reporter: church members here hope the visit of francis will he

. >> foreign ministers are meeting in rome for a summit on the growing humanitarian cries caused by a rise in the number of undocumented migrants. these are the latest images of a problem dominating political debate from london to athens. 700 would-be migrants packed into the hold of a cargo ship towed to safety by the greek navy after it lost power and found adrift in the mediterranean. >> the migrants are from all over north africa and the middle east, but the main departure points are from more cock row to bib i can't. the migrants are mostly trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampadist is a off the coast of sicily. >> we are in rome. phil, we know that there have been similar meetings in the past, what's different this time around? >> probably the sheer amount of people here, 58 participants in this meeting. people from every e.u. country and much of the african continent, this is something wider. the meeting is held in italy, a country that's struggled with a huge number of may go grants from north africa. e.u. foreign policy representative said as far as she i

the imperial city of rome, a.d. 200.with a population approaching half a million, it was the center of the western world. rome's immense wealth flowed from a vast empire along the mediterranean sea. an amazingariety of goods came to rome by ship from spain, france, asia minor, north africa and egypt. transportation expert ross hassig. it was closer is terms of the cost of transportation to get to egypt than it was to get a hundred miles inland in italy. you couldn't bring food from a hundred miles inland to rome, because even with carts, even with oxen, it simply cost too much. so rome was able to tap into the production of other areas because it was able to use ships where the cost of transportation was extremely low. keach: but roman seagoing merchant ships carrying upwards of a thousand tons were too large to navigate the tiber river, so cargos were unloaded onto smaller vessels downriver at the port city of ostia. ostia was once a bustling commercial city, with shops and restaurants... villas and apartment houses for

we have breaking news out of rome this morning. it is now official, pope francis is coming to philadelphia for next year's world meeting of families. the holy father made it official a little less than an hour ago. taking a live look outside at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. we are expecting the archdiocese of philadelphia to comment on the announcement later this morning. tracy davidson is joining us live from our digital operations center with more on the official confirmation from the pontiff himself. tracy? >> a lot of people very excited. after a trip to the vatican in march, the prayers of the philadelphia delegation have been answered. plans have been in the works for this trip for months, but it just now became official. this will be the pope's first visit to the united states and he's coming to philadelphia. pope francis made the announcement in rome in opening remarks in a meeting sponsored by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith. he will talk about the world meeting of families scheduled for n

and the rooms all taken. 160 migrant families live in this place on the edge of rome.a roof, and that is enough. for people like ibrahim, a former child soldier who fled the war in sudan, it's home. >> i'm okay here, but what am i going to do, otherwise kill myself. i must find a way, that's what fighting for day in and day out. to find a better solution because nobody can take care of you. >> reporter: 165,000 my grand have arrived in italy so far this year says the u.n., that is 100,000 more than last year. their goal is to get to the tiny italian island in the mediterranean sea and then onto europe. but thousands drown trying. the relief of those rescued is evident but when the ship comes in the welcome may not be what they hoped for spellsly for those who find themselves strappeded in italy. a country, people have to remain in under even u. rules. >> translator: some prefer the sea to the wall. they think that perhaps if we get there alive, at least we have a chance in europe. but when i arrived in italy the situation is worse than where i came from. >> reporter: t

they feel they have no alternative. >>> we can now join phil lavelle from rome.hey finding that magic wand that are looking for to wave at this problem? >> reporter: the meeting is happening behind closed doors. it has been going on for around five or six hours. there are 58 participants. this is part of a procedure called the rabadad process. specifically getting attention here in italy because italy is the one country that has really had to tackle the issue. and also because of the newly appointed minister of foreign policy says this needed to be tackled right now. we have some experts here from the international organization for migration. we have a room full of people. they are all talking about what should be done. how does this translate from a room of people talking to actual action where something does change? >> well, this is the first time this dialogue of international migration development in the framework of the [ inaudible ] process will talk about international protection as well. this is very important news. so we hope that some specific issue wil

finally we hear it from the man himself making that announce n rome.ck in 1979, pope john paul ii visit visited fill any his papal mass, more than a million people to the ben franklin parkway. we are told by officials here this morning, that pope francis' papal mass will a track more than 2 million people. huge news this morning. again coming from rome there is morning, the archbishop charles chaput was thereto hear it along with the philadelphia delegation of the world meeting of families, see some of them here in the video from rome earlier this year, now those exact details of the papal visit will be released in the spring or summer of creeks year, but archdioces did announce likely the pope that will visit in the closing events of this whole

he brought archbishop to rome to become the highest vat can official. him the chief judge of the vatican supreme court. pope benedict made him a cardinal. in his new roles and responsibleties, i should tell you, cardinal burke, one of the things he's known for is wearing all of the ceremonial garb that his position entails. you don't have to wear it, but he showed the elaborate robes that they asked him to tone it down in terms of what he was wearing. cardinal burke rose to power by the guy who was willing to be if most interventionist in electoral politics from the conservative side. from here and in rome, he was rewarded by the church hierarchy for doing that. but, now, pope benedict has resigned. and since pope benedict unexpectedly resigned, the new pope, pope francis, has spent the past year and a half running things quite differently from his predecessor. now, those changes have come home to the highest-ranking american. pope francis has now removed cardinal burke from his post as the vatican's highest court. he is instead in a position that's mos

a united nations conference in rome looks for answers to starvation at a time of increasing obesity in affluent nations. >> and highlighting the lack of sanitation for millions of people during world toilet day. ♪ thanks for being with us. tensions in jerusalem are simmering one day after the deadly attack on a jerusalem synagogue. schools and public institutions have been increasing security precautions. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has pledged to win what he calls a "war for jerusalem." we will be hearing from israel's ambassador to germany about rising tensions. first, here is this report. >> a day on from tuesday's deadly attack, worshipers returned to the west jerusalem synagogue for morning prayers amid clear signs of the events that unfolded here. bullet holes in the windows. the names of the dead posted on the wall. >> we have to move on with our life. i came from new york seven years ago to live in israel. i gave up everything i had in america. i came here. this attack will not change anything. >> four rabbis died when two palestinians stormed the synagogue arm

>>> 6:32, and nbc 10 is following breaking news from rome this morning.francis officially confirmed he is coming to philadelphia next year for the world meeting of families. that announcement was made just hours ago. here's a live look at st. william parish in philadelphia's long crest section. morning mass is just getting under way there, and today's big news will definitely be the talk among parishioners. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the basilica of saints peter and paul in center city and you are joined by one of the members of the world meeting of families board of directors. >> reporter: yeah, and tracy, we've been moving around all morning. right now we're in the chapel here at the archdiocesan offices and i have eustis meta on the board of directors here. how great is this? >> it's unbelievable. exhilarating is the word. as someone said, it's probably the most important rsvp we'll get for the world meeting of families. and to have the announcement when archbishop chaput is in rome, it's a dream come true. it's a very exciting day not just for p

as anywhere, christmas in rome is a time of giving. the spirit of charity is especially alive in this neighborhood, which has come together for a special holiday meal. at the church of santa maria in trastevere, tables have replaced pews and the poor are enjoying a feast prepared and served by the community. it's a joyful occasion, and by all accounts those doing the giving feel as blessed as those they feed. outside of rome, in villages in regions such as tuscany, christmas celebrations are a little more rustic. the festivities, while low-key, are memorable. during a busy season that sometimes feels overwhelming, village life can be refreshingly simple. these jovial friends are playing an old game. the idea is to toss the panforte, the local fruitcake, close to the edge of the table without having it slide off. [ all talking in italian ] [ all exclaim ] [ woman calls to child ] si. these children are flip-flopping the gift-giving tradition. woman: graze! boy: buon natale. they're delivering another christmas treat, panettone, a rich b

. >> like their neighborhoods of rome this feels like. >> after all of this time i finally have my chance to see a country i heard so much about. >> weather is nice. i don't know what i was expecting. it is nice. >> a big blank spot on nearly every traveler's resume. >> delicious. thank you. >> once upon a time there was an ancient kingdom where they found a lot of magical black stuff under the ground. ♪ >> but two other kingdoms had the key to the magical black stuff. and when they wouldn't share. the people of the ancient kingdom got mad. they voted and their leader said the magical black stuff is ours to keep.

you see some of them here in rome earlier this year when the delegation requesting formal presence. details of the papal visit will be in least dollars in the spring and summer of next year, but announced likely the pope will par taste path in an event called the festival of families on saturday, september 26th, and a papal mass on sunday, the 27th. both events are open to the public, and both will be held on the ben franklin parkway in the heart of philadelphia this will be a huge event, you may remember, a visit by pope john paul ii in 1979 drew more than 1 million people to the parkway. he of course was very popular, sews are pope francis, people here looking forward to his visit. take a listen. >> i love philadelphia. i have lived the way. i have come back. and the fact that this will be here in the cradle of liberty, the city of brotherly love, and sisterly a faction; wonderful. >> again, these people calling him a rock star. can't wait to be in his presence. of course this is a huge undertaking, goes ton say if anyone can do it folks here in philadelphia can. much more on the

now, this has been a long time coming this announcement, and the pope made it this morning in rome. the philadelphia delegation of the world meeting with families, see them earlier here in rome when delegation from pennsylvania was there. now, details of the papal visit will be released in the spring or the summer of next year, but the archdioces announced today it is likely the pope will participate in a event called the festival of families, on saturday, september 26, and papal mass on sunday the 27th. both event are open to the public and both will be held on the ben franklin parkway in the heart of philadelphia. this will be a huge event, you may remember, visit by pope john paul ii in 1979, through 1 million people to the parkway. now, this morning, archbishop chaput made this statement reading in part i am owe overjoyed by the pope's announcement he will join us with for the world meeting of families in philadelphia next year, hallmark of his papacy focus on many challenges that families face today globally, carries i can ma, presence and voice will electrify the gathering, fo

okay, and we're headed to rome soon, so that will be...? buon natale. ah, okay.wan, here in the studio with our guide extraordinaire, rick steves. and right now, so this hardworking station so committed to bringing you the best in noncommercial broadcasting can be strong into the next year, we need to get you heading over to that phone. that's right. if you like this programming, let me suggest one effective way to show your approval. call the number on your screen right now and support the best television on television with your contribution. this station relies on the support of our viewers who become members. it's thousands of people coming together and doing their small part that makes everything public television does possible. so do make your call right now. wow, rick, skating in the eiffel tower. yeah, well, european cities are so much fun and they're just into being people-friendly and celebrating the holidays. and small-town charms complement the big-city charms, like that village mayor going door-to-door with her french christmas cheer. we tried to get

when you come here to rome, you stay at the domus sanctae marthae, which is just right over there. >>alley: yes, ordinarily. yeah. >> o'donnell: that means you're roommates with the pope? >> o'malley: well, yes, you see him at all the meals, and... and very often will go and celebrate mass with him in the morning. and... and we have our meetings right there. >> o'donnell: cardinal o'malley and then-cardinal jorge bergoglio of buenos aires became fast friends when the boston archbishop visited argentina on church business in 2010. if you want to understand pope francis, you'd do well to look at cardinal o'malley. you knew him before. i mean, did you know that he would be this kind of a leader? >> o'malley: i knew that he would be different. i am delighted that he is beyond my expectations. >> o'donnell: both share the same outlook-- open, non- judgmental, given to simple living, and not afraid to consider change. one change is the pope's recognition that child abuse is a church-wide problem that can no longer be ignored or covered up by bishops. o'malley has more experience than any bi

philadelphia, but finally confirmation from the man himself pope francis make that announcement in rome earlier today, yes, he will be visiting philadelphia in september of 2015 for the world meeting of families. now the plans aren't finalized just yet, but he is expected to participate in closing events, from september 25th, through the 27th, including two huge events, on the ben franklin parkway. again, as i mentioned, this announcement has been long time coming and the pope made it this morning in rome, archbishops charles chaput with the world meeting of families, you see, some of them here in rome earlier this year when delegation from pennsylvania visited the pope to firmly request his presence at this event. now, details again for the papal visit will be released in the spring or the summer of next year. but the archdioces announced today it is likely the pope will participate in a event called the festival of families on saturday, september 26th, and a papal mass on sunday, the 27th, now, both events are open to the public, and both held on the ben franklin parkway right in the

. >>> we're following breaking news out of rome this morning. it is now official, pope francis is coming to philadelphia for next year's world meeting of families. the holy father made it official earlier this morning. nbc 10's vai sikahema is live in our digital operations center with more on the official confirmation that many, many people have been waiting for. vai? >> including the executive director. even in the 4:00 hour, you could hear the excitement in her voice when you interviewed her 20 minutes ago, tracy. but after a trip in march to the vatican, the prayers of the pennsylvania delegation have been answered. this has been anticipated for months, but it is now official. and this will actually be the first trip to the u.s. for the pope since he was elected. pope francis made the announcement in rome during his opening remarks at a meeting sponsored by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith. philadelphia archbishop charles chaput is in rome for that meeting, where he will talk about the world meeting of families next september.

but what set rome apart was the extraordinary wealth of its elite.drill: what we have here is a really magnificent house, built in a prime position over the city walls, looking out over the bay of naples, and built on three levels, almost tumbling over the walls. it's obviously the house of an extremely wealthy person. keach: as in teotihuacan, the elite of ancient rome paraded their wealth on the walls of their homes. wallace-hadrill: framed by this sort of confectionery of columns, you have a great panel picture of three gods, suitable company for the great master. we've got a backdrop. and the function of the backdrop is to set the scene and to create a suitable stage on which the owner can perform. the owner may be sitting here holding court -- that could be helping his clients, helping his friends and dependents. it might also be actually judging cases, literally holding court. right next to the big room with the bay window is this much smaller room. and its shape and its decoration tell you a lot about how it could be used. the shape provides j

they were in rome with a shot of a little home video diary for extra. >> welcome to rome, extra. >> only extra along for the barred wins italian vacay. alec not sure what to call it. >> baldwin family holiday. >> roman holiday. >> baldwin roman holiday. >> baldwin roman holiday. >> whatever you call it, it's an extra exclusive, all three baldwins doing all of the touristy things, coliseum, spanish steps -- >> fantastico. >> and baby carmen making a star turn. >> greeting your fans? >> where this family goes, photogs follow. >> protective of the lenses but even in the city with the pap raise zi were born. >> are we going to have clashes with paparazzi here? >> never. >> in new york -- >> respect paparazzi too much. >> the most famous snapper asking alec for a selfie. alec experiencing the italian culture on a break from shooting mission impossible 5 with tom cruise. >> tonight we're going to dinner with your crew, the extra folks, whenever you're around you drop everything. if i was having a bypass operation, you would say to me, you think you can postpone so we could have dinner. >> the

philadelphia went to rome to try to persuade the pope for this event. the mayor was there and cardinal shah pew. arch bishop shah pew was present for the announcement. this would be the pope's first visit to the u.s. as pope. the world meeting of families set to be held from september 22 through the 27. the pope would be here for the 25th to the 27th. the details of his visit are not expected to be finalized until next spring. live from the time archdiocese, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> we sent out news of the pope coming to philadelphia at.com very early this morning. use job website on your mobile devices. >>> this fire injured four police officers, the action cam was on the 800 block of east cheltenham avenue around 11:00. the fire commission said the man was found dead on the middle floor. we don't know his name. police officers got to the scene first and try to put the flames outer and they were hurt and had to go to the hospital. but they are expected to be okay. >>> police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who ran down a mother

rome also got some hefty rain. this is the chance of severe weather today, damaging wednesday and even the possibility of an isolated tornado near the baltic peninsula. that's all from the world weather center. we have plenty of news and headlines coming up in just a few minutes. >>> hello again. you're watching cnn. i'm natalie allen. our top stories this hour, a u.s. defense official says a key member of the al qaeda-linked khorasan group appears to have been killed in syria. that's him. french jihadist david drugeon is described as a top bomb maker. he was apparently killed in a series of air strikes that also destroyed a suspected bomb factory. >>> in the war on isis, source says the u.s. is trying to open channels with iran. and that president obama has written to supreme leader ayatollah khamenei about it, not to pursue joint military action, but to prevent conflict between u.s. and iranian operations against isis. >>> former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. robert o'neill told "the washington post" he was the one who kill

no more ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in rome no more. >> (clapping.) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (clapping.)nket babylonian and big city i'm michael perishing the board of the directors on the sthoilg foundation on behalf of the board i'd like to welcome you to the grand opening of the new st. anthony's dining room before i start, i want to remind everything this is a non-smoking event st. anthony's has been in san francisco for 64 years it bodies the openness and generosity of the city of san francisco without the generosity st. anthony's 0 would not have been able to serve 40 years and without the generosity of our community we'll not be serving meals on this corner in a place that was what converted automobile shop we provided the critical will basic services to many, many people i'd like to make i'd like to thank even that made the day possible our volunteers (clapping.) many, many volunteers our employees (clapping) >> yeah. >> (clapping) >> our donors thank you, very much. our sponsored there's a list of them right here in particular i'd like to say to thank our lead sponsor making kev

. >> it's pretty -- >> and you just went to italy, and rome. >> jon: last year i went to rome and itever been. have you ever been. i traveled a lot in new jersey. >> i'm sorry, after watching that segment, i'm so upset. i'm vegan too. >> jon: are you really vegan? [crowd cheering] now talk to me about that because that's a move i don't know, here's my problem. i know it's bad. i know that the treatment is wrong but my god. >> you love the bacon. >> and cheese burgers. so what do i do. >> i don't necessarily think. i don't think eating meat is wrong. i understand some people eat meat and that's fine for them. i think putting animals in cages where they can't turn around. what happens if you have an itch. you can't scratch an itch, you know. that's horrible. >> jon: do you know what i would say to that pig. where is the tenderness. but it's funny, i was talking to a gentleman earlier about this exact issue and he seems to feel like he prefers his pigs to face in one direction. >> i saw that. i think we should put hen awe in one of those. >> jon: do you know what it is. people you're no

now, the system has descended down towards the south and affecting rome as we speak. we have pictures to show you from there. it has happened in the capital of italy are torrential rain hitting the area. workers kept clearing manholes throughout the city for most of the day. near black skies covered tourist sites such as this coliseum as motorists tried to avoid sections of major roads. this is the system responsible for this torrential rainfall. buckets full of rainfall have been occurring since i recall from the beginning of this week. it's pulling moisture from the south and pulling a lot of that cold air from the north, lashing it here making it for nasty conditions and less likely to prevail. we have two waterspouts reported in italy on thursday and we might even see more or even a touchdown of tornados. excessive rainfall will be about 60 millimeters on top of the flood situation, it's going to wors worsen. large hail, report of five centimeter hail in italy and that's likely to continue with strong gusts reaching up to about 65 kilometers per hour, so, n about

. >>> egypt's leader abdel fattah al-sisi has met pope francis and italian prime minister in rome. since overthrowing elected president mohamed morse in 2013, his two day trip will take in france where he is expected to speak of ways to boost economic ties. mohamed ado is in many rome about just remind us why italy is so important for president al-sisi. >> reporter: well, barbara, italy is a huge trading partner for egypt, the traden partner between egypt and italy, $4.7 billion and president abdel fattah al-sisi is here for the main reason of trying to boost trade between egypt and italy and also finding new investment for egypt as a way of kick-starting egypt's economy which has been affecting by the events of the past few years, and just before he left the country to enter back on his journey one of his main reasons for going to europe was first of all to tell european leaders what egypt is going through and also try and find support for egypt not only in terms of economic development but also in antiterrorism at a time when egypt is fighting its own insurgency in the sinai peni

is it rome? china? alas, no. it's inspiration for your next assignment.s thinking that the buses in our city could be hot air balloons, and they could be powered by windmills placed at each stop. (whistle blows) arthur: the only cars allowed would be ambulances and fire trucks. everyone else would roll everywhere by human power, and there'd be so many bikes and scooters around that no one would have to buy them. and... hey, are you listening? huh? oh yeah, sounds great. but you know what we really need? a stadium. one stadium. but not just any old stadium. it'll be huge and... it can't be too huge. mr. ratburn said we have to build a model of this city, remember? think about it. if the grebes had had a better stadium, lefty would have pitched a perfect game. did you see how short the fence is? i kind of like the grebes' stadium. well, this one will be even better. okay, let's divide this list up and get started. we only have a week. and i know what we could call it, too-- frenway park. you forgot your list. oh, yeah. did you know that the estadio azteca i

. >>> and the ambitious plan to let people walk in the footsteps of gladiators in rome's colosseum. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm tony harris, today is the final day of campaigning before tomorrow's midterm elections. voters will determine the balance of power on capitol hill, and in state houses. the biggest prize is the control of the u.s. senate. if the republicans take over, most of president barack obama's legislature in his last term of office will be dead. and getting approval for official nominees will likely not happen. david shuster is here. >> we have early information about early balloting. and what it may mean. to take control of the senate. republicans need six senate seats. one of the reasons g.o.p. is favourite is democrats are defending more seats than republicans. here is the map of crucial races. blue - democrats, red, republicans. retiring seats are not expected to be cheese. -- not be close. taking the numbers down to three. in the final election polling, republicans would flip five more seats from blue to red. in two others, north c

it brought rome and italy to a stand still even if for just a few hours. tension rose.e scene was repeated outside of a german embassy, and in northern italy, protesters clashed with the police. >> translator: i'm 40 years old, and i lost my job. i want to know how i can have a dignified life. all i want is to work, provide for my children, pay for my mortgage. doing this in italy these days is difficult if not impossible. >> reporter: more demonstrations are expected in the doing days and weeks, including a general strike planned for early december. italy's long road to economic recovery is likely to be paved with protests. >>> in ukraine, one soldier and a five year old child have dyed in different attacks in the past 24 hours. the ukrainian military said that were killed in battling between government forces and rebels. ukraine's president has said its army is ready to defend the country, but there is still chance to resolve the crisis peacefully. >> translator: there are no grounds for panic. we have developed and brought to life within the last two months serious s

that was not the only problem in rome.ome of the visuals coming out of that region. one of my favorite locations. the coliseum in ancient rome, flooded by roadways. minor flooding i should say. but it did manage to close some of the schools throughout that region. causing several millimeters of rainfall and certainly a nuisance to the residents and some of the tourists. let's get back to the graphics and talk what is next for this region. low-pressure system across southern italy. that did spawn off a few tornadoes earlier in the week near sicily. that is headed eastward toward the balkan peninsula. we've got the possibility of heavy rain and even severe weather. you can see that low-pressure system just churning across this region. damaging winds, heavy rain and isolated tornadoes. that shading of red, that's really the bulls-eye where we're expecting it into friday evening. we're also monitoring an active weather pattern across the united kingdom, the northwestern parts of europe at the moment getting inundated with cold

marches, sit-ins, and protests brought rome, italy to a stand still.the finance ministry, tension rose. the same scene was repeated outside of the german embassy. and in northern italy, protesters clashed with the police in milan. >> translator: i'm 40 years old, and i lost my job. i want to know how i can have a dignified life. all i want to do is work and provide for my children and pay for my mortgage. >> reporter: more demonstrations are expected in the coming days and weeks, including a general strike planned for early december. italy's long road to economic recovery is likely to be paved with protests. >>> boko haram has taken over a town in nigeria's borno state. the town was attacked on thursday, forcing people to flee. nigerian government troops and the civilian force are trying to take though town back. this is where the 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more than six months ago. a few dozen managed to escape, but boko haram still holds 219 of them. >>> still to come . . . >> i'm lawrence lee in scotland where two months ago people voted to stay

you may remember back in march when a delegation from philadelphia went to rome. it included the governor and the mayor and the afternoon -- archbishop. pope francis said he would come to philadelphia, god willing. the worlding meeting of family is going to be hold from the 22nd to the 27th. the world meeting of families were present for the announcement. we heard from bishop john mcintyre what the news means for him and philadelphia. >> to have the pastor of the universal church to comhere and confirm his hole in the church anticipate men and women of goodwill what the holy father is teaching and encouraging them to do, there's a great attraction for them, also. >> reporter: the archbishop had chaput said a hallmark of his -- >> there will be a formal press conference later on this morning. we're live at the archdiocese headquarters katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> stay with us, we'll have more on the world meeting of families featuring pope francis. >>> firefighters had to rescue two people who scrambled on to the roof of a burning home this morning.