st. peter's basilica.oved and placed in front of the main altar or it will be shortly so that thousands of people that travel to st. basilica will be able to see it. the remains of 15th century pope innocent will be removed from the chapel to make way for john paul ii. never before has the body of one pope been removed to make way for another. meanwhile, the large tombstone which coughed the late pope's grave for the past six years is to be taken to poland where it will be placed in a new church dedicated to the blessed, as he will be known, john paul ii. we're watching live now the beatification ceremony under way in rome. jim bitterman and john allen are watching along with us. and once again, one is struck by the devotion. you know, dhurch fathers have said, this is not about john paul the pope -- >> i didn't hear the question. would you repeat that? >> church fathers say this isn't about john paul, the pope. this is about the man. what kind of man was he? >> do you want to tackle that one, john? >> wel

and their affection for the successor of st. peter. [applaus [applause] >> and now in the portugese language. language. >> . >> asking us to entrust ourselves to the intersession of john paul ii and cling to his words do not be afraid, open wide the doors to christ. [applaus [applause] >> and now in the polish language, of course, great cheers of the many poles who have come down for the service. next to the italians present, the polish are the the largest number of prilgrims here. he welcomes all from poland as well as through television and radio in poland and asking that blessed john paul ii may bless his home country of pola poland. [applaus [applause] >> and now the italian language. the he greets the president of the republic. >> . >> he's thing thanking him the success to organize this day. and the mayor of rome has recognizing that the romans had been blessed for 26 years of being with john paul ii and ask that they wouldn't mind to maybe leave the city this weekend, not to avoid the beatification, but to leave room for many pi

st. peter's square all celebrating today's beatification ceremony for the late pope paul the second, it's a last step before state see to it in the catholic faith. >> the services in st. peter's square were shown all over the world including here in chicago where people got up early to watch the services on big screens downtown. the celebrations and vatican city went on for hours. >> dino was there and she joins us now live tonight from rome with our top story. >> it w w an amazing event you can see saint peter's dome behind me there. it is not new to religious celebrations filled with circumstance but this day was it different, pope john paul the second walked the earth and touched so many lives physically and spiritually. they were amazed that a man they knew is now one step closer to becoming a seat. saint. the threat of rain did not keep some from staying on the streets all night. 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 ima

. >> a reading from the first letter of st. peter.d and father of our lord jesus christ who, in his great mercy, gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of jesus christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imparishable, undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who, by the power of god, are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final times. in the we rejoice, though, now, for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold, that is perishable, even through -- though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory and honor, at the revelation of jesus christ. although you have not seen him, you love him, even though you do not see him, now, yet believe in him, you rejoins with an indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain this goal of your faith, the salvation of your soul. ♪ ♪ ♪ serving it is an inspiring morning in vatican city, as we continue with the process. lauren green is there

st. peter's right now is very solemn, the veneration. tell me about the coffin, people will file past it. there's so much history where it is. >> the building -- the placement of the coffin is directly on the top of the tomb of st. peter, which is behind michelangelo's famous dome which goes down to the ground where st. peter was thrown after being executed 200,000 years ago and now beatified, sitting right on top of that tomb. people will file in. the noise and chaos here, you enter into that door and it's silence. you see the basilica, and the fabulous tapestry, the humble, wooden coffin of pope john ii. >> he'll be moved to the chapel of st. sebastien, next to another of michelangelo's other great works. >> tomorrow evening, when all the faithful have had the possibility of seeing the tomb they'll move him into the new home, st. sebastien, second chapel in from the right. all the times that john paul ii celebrated mass in the square, that was always where he prepared. that was his sacricity, so many tiles he's been alone in that space

st. peter's square by pope benedict xvi. nbc's anne thompson is covering it for us tonight. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. and take a look at this crowd. there are thousands of people here in the streets just waiting for a chance to attend that beatification mass tomorrow. to get to this live shot location i had to walk over nuns, priests, adults, children, all already sleeping in the streets. it is a very impressive testament of faith and patience to john paul ii. ♪ tonight at circus maximus, where romans once raced chariots, a celebration of pope john paul ii, on the fast track to sainthood. among the speakers, the french nun who says her prayers to the late pontiff cured her parkinson's disease. >> [ speaking french ]. >> reporter: the first of two miracles the pope needs to be made a saint. ♪ this weekend rome feels like a college town. john paul's charismatic face is everywhere and on everything, trying to rekindle the catholic spirit. flickering in europe after decades of declining mass attendance. >> europe's in a kind of spiritual and cultural

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st. peter's square. it comes from judy, and after its death, the pro-- came to st. peter's square to celebrate the beautification of pope john paul the ii. >> spiritual followers to a lot of. >>> pope ben detective declared. benedict. the prayers to the late pope cured her of parkinson's disease. proof of one more miracle is needed for sainthood. >> preg st. john paul owner is hard to motion. >> there wasn't. >>> turn out of 1.5 million, even the highest expectations and to the, still filing into saint peter's deand to pay their inspection. too fast for those would say pope john paul should be responsibility for sexual awindow. >> for fans of john paul, there is no question. they are shouting he should be made a saint the moment he decide. now he's one miracle away from becoming one. charlie d'agata, cbs news at the vatican. >> you can't do anything. >> gratitude that defies words. the special tie that bonds strangers when a life is on the way. >>> health conscious californians, and see what they are used for the. will it continue? in the work we'd ahead. >>> you are

the priest accompanied by association of st. peter and paul carrying white and yellow umbrellas.with a sign to remind us that indeed the body of jesus christ. >> . >> following this morning's beatification simone, poconos is one step closer to sainthood, but the road to declare him a saint. it could still be a long one. let's go live to fox news correspondent greg burke, whose at the vatican. and an interesting reference to the nuns working with mother teresa continuing her saintly work. >> that's right, jamie, you know, the whole scene, making it is a serious one and declare blessings and saints, it takes place in the course of of the mass todayment a very interesting process. we took a look how the process works. works. >> the catholic church teaches that anyone can and should be a saint, but making the official list is not so easy. jesuit priest studies whether the people who are tapped for sainthood deserve it. >> heroic virtue to prove is not easy to prove and need all the documentation you can get. >> that documentation is bound in books like these. father, you have hundred

st. peters square to honor pope john paul.nce his coffin was closed and placed in the crypt in the basilica. workers removed it from the marble tomb and with cardinals as the foreman they placed it in front of st. peter. today the closed cassette is in front of the altar where he lay in state six years ago. both pope benedict and cardinals were the first to pay their respect. in life, he was a towering figure, not just for the church, but on the world stage. in death, there everybody questions about his stewardship of an institution rocked by internal divisions and by scandal. he inspire the revolution that ultimately forced the collapse of communism. shortly after election, the young pope exhorted to his fellow poles, do not be afraid. he gave them courage to rise up said lech what len za. soviet leader mikhail gorbachev said the collapse of the iron curtain would have been impossible without john paul. >> the people shouting santos" some people are saying "hold the halo." >> same people saying "hold the halo" now are the sam

st. peters basilica this morning. there you see pope benedict beautifying his former pope, a step closer to becoming a saint. hundreds of thousands of people crowded into st. peter's square to witness this blessing. pope john paul is credited with one miracle, the nun he reportedly healed is there, she's a part of this ceremony. even though we have so many people who pushed into the square there and you see these live pictures that we can show you, an estimated million people or more are in the streets around st. peter's basilica and also in rome, there's a shot of the dignitaries, heads of state, royal families around the world who have come for this event for today. the ceremony continues as we speak. 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 t

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st. peters square. it was the bee atfication of pope june paul ii. even after death the pope's followers are as devoted as ever. >> reporter: worshipers from around the world came to st. peter's square came to celebrate the bee atfication of pope john paul. he once met the pope in person. >> he was a leader to a lot have of people. >> help roared that he was among the blessed of the church, taking him one step closer to saint hood. benedict credited john paul with a miracle needed for be atfication. a nun said her late pray areas cured her of parkinsons disease. proving one more is needed for saint hood. seeing john paul honored was an emotional moment. >> there was a probably wasn't a single time in his presence i didn't get moved to here's. >> reporter: the turn out of 1.5 million exceeded all expectations and people were still filing in to view the coffin of john paul and med take it. they believe some believe he should be blamed for some sexual abuses in the catholic church. >> he should be kept accountable. gata, cbs news, at the vatican. >>> th

st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beatified, bringing him one step closer sainthood. 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.

st. peter's square, pope john paul will officially be beatified. >> the last step on the step to sainthood. his heroic virtue has been confirmed. we're waiting for one more miracle. >> reporter: normally the church wouldn't begin this process until five years after a possible saint has died, but in pope john paul's case, they've waived the waiting period. church officials say while they are fast tracking this, they're not cutting corners. john paul was the ambassador of the faith, a champion of religious freedom who helped bring down the iron curtain. at his funeral, the crowd shouted santo subito. sainthood now. but there are also detractors. >> you're not a fan of santo subito in this case? >> no, i have deep reservations. >> joe is one of many who say the late pope for too long turned a blind eye to the sexual abuse scandal that in the u.s. alone so far has more than 10,000 victims and more than 4,000 priests accused of wrongdoing. >> in its aftereffects, it leaves a troubled papacy. >> ahead of tomorrow's ceremony, the coffin was brought up and placed before the tomb of st. peter. tomo

st. peter's are closed tonight as the remains are placed under the altar at the chapel of st. sebastian, to keep the energy of the beatification alive they have put up a facebook in twitter page bringing the witness and teaching of the new blessed to the web. as we conclude our coverage will put a lid on our web page. >> digging deeper to fly but you may end up paying more than you shut for that baggage how to make sure you don't get overcharged. >> the bulls tried to grab a game one from atlanta. reduce to violence and reduce fear of crime that is what gary mccarthy is pledging to do is the new superintendent of the chicago police department. >> the evolution of policing is to reduce crime and to do it in partnership with the community. the moral authority of the community has to be heard on the ears of the people who are committing of violence. >> the 51 year-old expected to win quick confirmation from city councils. >> for the first timethird time maggie daley is being treated in the hospital. she is in stable condition and insists that the situation has nothing to do with

st. peter's on the balcony, and go out and there's hundreds of thousands of people, so i would like to bless you all -- i always thought that this must be what it is like should be pope. amen. i would also like to introduce the man who is now the new lieutenant governor and the great mayor of the great city of san francisco, the honorable gavin newsom. [applause] what is next, dave? >> i think it is time to meet your 2010 world series champion san francisco giants. let's meet them. first off, former giant first baseman, still in the ball club as instructor and broadcaster, jg snow. former giants shortstop also now an instructor, sean dustin. catching instructor, bill hayes. the giants great third base coach, tim flannery. the bench coach, ron waters. giants' hitting coach, hensley euless. first base coach, ronesto kelley. giants' bullpen coach mark gardner. the pitching coach, did a pretty good job, i thought, dave righetti. [applause] how about the giants skipper, his second world series, the manager first with the giants, i think he made all the right moves, brought the giants the world ch

st. peter's behind me, that beautiful tapestry with the picture of pope john paul ii on it, about 17 years 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 from far distant lands, we saw a lot of polish flags, and people had been here and who had waited more than six years. pope john paul now, alex, officially known as blessed. >> all right. chris jansing, i know we will speak with you again next hour and look forward to it. thank you. >>> sunday church services are filling with those mourning the dead after last week's devastating storms. in alabama alone officials say many were killed in the storms. and charles, what is the latest from there? >> reporter: good moerpg. as you mentioned, church services are beginning across alabama. a lot of the damaged and destroyed churches, congregation members are clearing debris from the foundation of churches and they are planning on holding services at some of the locations today as an e

st. peters. some are concerned there could be a greater traffic jam. see, but john the xxiii was moved up, too. >> father, that may not be the final resting place? they have the option to move him yet again if need be? >> i suppose so. we will have to see how it goes. for now that's where they will keep them. >> george, quickly, give me the most poignant personal glimpse into the man being beatified today that you would want to share with your viewers. >> i mentioned on our broadcast earlier this morning, alex, that the last time i saw john paul ii, which was on december 15th, 2004, just a few weeks before his final illness began, i became up to dinner with him, and my father had died six weeks before, and the first words the pope spoke to me were how is your mother doing? he remained a pastor until the very end. and those last months of his own illness and suffering, as difficult as they were for him, as difficult as they were to watch, provided an extraordinary example and an extraordinary witness to christian faith and the transformtive power of suf

st. peter's square yesterday. this morning tens of thousands of catholics are packing the square for john paul's beatification. >>> volunteers across the south trying to get aide to communities hit hardest by last week's tornadoes. 350 people were killed in the storms. 250 of them in alabama. crews are working on getting power restored. >>> word of osama bin laden's death has been setting off celebrations across the country this morning. >> as we take you to break now, let's get a live look at the scene outside of the white house this morning. a huge crowd started gathering last night shortly after the news broke. we are there with more reaction coming up after the break. 6:12. i o.feme did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the

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st. peter's square.y encouraged his fast track to sainthood. >> your background religion, were not important for him. human beings was important for him. young people. we were important for him. so, he was open man. >> alan: for a person to be bee atty d -- beatified he must haye performed a miracle. this woman said she was cured by john paul. >>> charlie sheen takes the stage and how part of the revenue will help a pay area man leigh glaser to tell you about the forecast. >> mike: update on the raiders >> alan: commercial salmon season opens tomorrow put it's unclear whether any of the fishing poets will good out because of the rough seas. local fishermen are hoping this will be a normal season after three years without a real catch. there is concern it won't be because the sport fishing poatz haven't had much luck out there. the season was virtually shut down three years ago because of a record low salmon migration the sacramento river. >>> charlie sheen's stage tour is taking a softer approach in san

st. peters square today to see the beatification of the pope. he was honored for helping cure a nun of vatican disease. they remembered the former pope in baltimore, catholics marched for a special service. this would be the fastest beatification in modern history. >>> stay with us, we got a lot mo but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other seed before. the revolutionary scotts ez seed. grow grass anywhere. >>> flooding concerns forced a town to evacuate in illinois. soldiers and volunteers are sand bagging the town. they are trying to clear out the remaining residents. the national weather service said 2800 people who live there are in danger because the rivers reached record levels. >> new suppo

st. peters square sunday morning for the beautification of pope john paul the 2nd. the mass celebrated by pope benedict declares his predeis he sore is now among -- predeuces sore is now among the blessed in heaven. at a vigil last night a french nun explained how her prayers to pope john paul cured her of parkinsons disease. >> we don't have saints just to be like oh, that guy was really awesome it is so we can as spire to live life like them. >> reporter: more than a million people have come to attend the ceremony and honor pope john paul the 2nd many from poland. the ceremony proceeded despite misgivings of those who say john paul should be held responsible for the clerical sex abuse scandal because it happened under his watch. those who knew the pope best maintain he is deserving. >> he had a way of reaching and touching people so that they knew that he cared for them personally. >> reporter: the pope's cofin was taken from the crypt under the basilica and placed in front of the main altar for visitors to pass and pay respects after the service. one worshiper sa

st. peter's church in washington square park. this was founded by a man who emigrated from italy, from which the bakery is named. this is owned and operated by this family and is run by his son, george, and his grandson, michael, and of course, josephine. they specialize in a single project. they sell 10 different varieties of this, including plant, onion, pizza, brazen, garlic, rosemary, and jalapeno cheese. i am said did not bring any to share. the baking starts early, although preparation starts as early as 3:00 in the morning. this is a unique bakery and a baking products, and it's frequently sold out before the afternoon. i suggest anyone who wants to get any of this show up as quickly as you can. i would like to congratulate the whole family for your generations of being small business owners in the city and for all that you have done for the stomachs of san francisco. [applause] >> i would like to thank all the supervisors were giving us this award, especially on the 100th anniversary. we went through everything pretty wel

st. peter's square. tonight the french and none who says the procurer -- the french nun is as the pope cured her from parkinson will speak. you can watch the beatification ceremony on our website, wbaltv.com. it starts tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m., and you can also see pictures of pope john paul reveres and learn the top 10 things about sainthood. the towson spring festival has live music, food, and beer and wine. for the little ones, there were magic shows, pony rides, and moon balances. >> is always a great care. we have a great time and see lots of people. it is a nice way for people to show off their crafts and bring the community together. >> the festival runs again tomorrow from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> it was a perfect day for that festival. i saw some folks' stumbling around fells point from the beer festival they were having down there. right now, hd doppler showing this tiny band of showers here associated with an approaching warm front. it is bringing a couple of wrinkles to frederick and ca

st. peter's square.nd thompson reports from the vatican. >> today, the catholic church declared pope john paul ii blessed. it is a major milestone on the path to becoming a saint. six years after they wanted sainthood. he has been beatified in record time, one miracle away from sainthood. the three-day celebration began with a prayer vigil last night were the romans once raised chariots. they remembered the man on a fast track to sainthood. among the speakers, the french nun who said her prayers kirk -- cured her parkinson's disease. his first miracle. his charismatic faces everywhere and on everything. trying to rekindle the catholics. , slipping in europe after decades of declining mass attendance. >> it is a kind of a spiritual fog right now. maybe this will bring people around. >> many people live inside the basilica before they will pray before the casket of pope john paul ii. they will keep the basilica open until every program has paid his or her respects. ann thompson, nbc news, vatican city. >>

st. peter's, and it is because of generous scholarship programs. he is going to naturalization classes, and he goes to do his homework at different organizations in the mission. without the assistance of these programs, her son would not be able to be the exceptional student that he is. he has gotten a second honor at school for his academics. i think that the children are the future of this country, and if we cut the money for this programs, there will be more children in the street because they will not have anything to do. [applause] this is one of her worries about children and another is about seniors, and she wants to see that programs are children and programs for see -- programs for children and seniors are so important to give both of those communities a vibrant and important service. [applause] she helps you can share and that these programs can have some of the money from the budget. thank you so much. >> i am here from the age of the planning services council. we need to figure out how to make up the cuts because they fund essential ser

st. peter's square. pope benedict put him on the fast track for sainthood when he waved the show additional five- year waiting time and allowed the process to begin this week. >> it is the last step on th st.ee to sainthood. we're just waiting for one more miracle. >> not everyone wants to see him beatified. critics say he turned a blind eye to the sex abuse scandal. >>> instead of heading out on a honeymoon, prince william will be going back to work. the royal newlyweds are delaying their getaway. no reason is being given. a helicopter took them away to a secret location. after a quick weekend, they will head back to their home in wales on tuesday where prince william is stationed as a search and rescue pilot. >>> students say they will treasure the lesson. today marked the second annual global youth service day. more than 100 students volunteered to help spruce up the school, restore the vegetable garden, and paint the new computer lab. the mayor joined the students to help plant new trees. it was a pe

st. peter's square and beyond. here pope john paul ii declared blessed.nveiling 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 piatsa. now his blood is at the alter. i found that overpowering. >> reporter: the proudest people in the square were john paul's fellow fold. waving their colors. pope benedict xvi remembered his predecessor as a rock, restoring christianity as a religion of hope. yet the priesthood still reels f

st. peter's. it shows a young smiley halt. today's celebration giving a more robust to a church with a sexual scandal. it is the same scandal that shows good works of john paul. survivors network is protesting his beatification, he they say he did little to help with the sexual abuse. >> ysabel: oakland police searching for suspects who shot and killed a man near lake merritt. people living in the area up worry about the ongoing violence in the neighborhood. we have more on the shooting and house of residents are taking things into the wrong hands. >> neighborhoods around lake merritt have seen a number of robberies, sexual assaults, homicides. the latest happened friday evening not too far away from the lake. somebody shot 25 shots at a man walking into his hands. the victim was struck multiple times and died. the victim was the intended target. it prompted some people to become pro active in fighting crime. take a look at this have to concede there are two surveillance cameras in the backyard. the family wants to deter would

st. peter's cathedral. although you can't see it on this -- up here it says, tammany hall. [laughter] >> and tammany hall, of course, is a democratic party organization of new york. and thomas nast was a republican. well, the republican party was the first major evangelical party in america. it was founded in 1854 and it brought together the anti-catholic wing of the party with the antislavery wing. and here's the anti-catholic wing of the party. the american patriot. it was a party newspaper for the american party which eventually folded into the republican party. they are opposed to papal aggression and roman catholicism. and they are opposed to foreigners holding office, opposed to nunneries and the jesuits. they wanted to restrict immigration but particularly restrict the rights of roman catholics to vote and to hold office. now, the republican party was the offspring of these two strains, the antislavery strain and the anti-catholic strain. when i say "antislavery" keep in mind that the republican party -- most of the people in the republican party did not care about s

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 long long it will take him to be canonized but most expect it to take a few years. in rome, jennifer davis, fox news. >> pope john paul, ii

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want to acknowledge especially the support from our young advocates from sherman elementary school, st. peter and paul, the neighborhood center, and those young folks are going to file out at this time so there will not have to stay to the entire hearing. thank you. [applause] we're going to go to the overhead. as you have heard, the north beach library is one of 24 branches to be renovated or build new as part of our branch library improvement program. the branch built in 1959 is no longer effective in meeting the needs of the dense neighborhood service. the library needs to expand, to become updated, and to have seismic and ada safety standards implemented. the north beach library is on the joe dimaggio playground, a heavily used urban park. despite its heavy use, the part is constricted by numerous elements -- by buildings that are on the site, by fencing throughout the site, but a very steep grade change, and by the streets the border it. this shows the park prior to the installation of the library. recognizing that both sets of amenities are essential to the north beach neighborhood, the

st. peter's apostolic church. >> i don't know how you get through without faith. >> reporter: father justin monaghan survived inside his bath tub. >> i think we're all saying, eh, we're strong, we can put this together, we'll rebuild, and we'll be stronger than ever. >> reporter: parishioners say they'll rebuild the church where this metal cross is still standing. ins pe ray, cbs news. >>> that tornado caused a much wider path of destruction than first estimated. the national weather service first said it caused a 6-mile swath of damage, it's actually double that, 12 miles. from ground zero it moved east, it first damaged homes and power lines and the destruction got worse from there. tracy wiiant trace test tornado path. >> reporter: by the time the tornado got here it destroyed everything in its path. including one of the icons of this community, satellite l st. john's hospital. this is where we first came hours after it was hit, talked with a family trying to salvage what they could, despite a rain and hail storm. >> it started off in hail, i'm used to, that it went insane afterwards. >>

st. peter's basilica and will be placed in front of the main altar for visitors to pass and pay their respectervice. charlie dagett, cbs news, rome. >> the wishthe bishop will be there tomorrow, a man he knew well. >> he had a way of reaching and touching people so that they knew that he cared for them personally. >> cardinal wells started working for pope john paul before he was elevated to the papacy. for the world the canonization means for the years john paul led the church he demonstrated his sainthood on a daily basis. >>> still to come, the official wedding photos for the most famous newlyweds on earth. you'll hear from the man on camera. >>> up next, pay are folks politics. we're back in a minute. >>> nasa engineers should know sometime tomorrow whether the spaceship endeavor will attempt a monday launch. if it's not clear then, the launch will be postponed to sometime near mother's day. technicians trying to figure out what went wrong in a heating system that forced the launch to be cancelled yesterday. president obama and the first family were among the thousands of disappointed wat

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