hours earlier, the reverend theodore hesburgh passed away in south bend, indiana.er ted," as he was widely known, became notre dame's president in 1952 and over 35 years, helped reshape catholic education. the school's current president, the reverend john jenkins, said in a statement today: >> woodruff: along the way hesburgh advised, and sometimes clashed, with presidents, as well as popes. he also pressed for peace in the middle east and championed civil rights at home and human rights around the globe. he kept pressing that agenda even as he retired in 1987. >> we don't know where we're going from here and we don't know what we're going to do, but i can guarantee you there are a lot of battles yet to be won for justice. >> woodruff: hesburgh was honored with the congressional gold medal in 2000. and, that same year, on "the newshour, he summed up his career: >> i never thought i was a priest just to give sermons and work in church, and hear confessions and marry people, bury people and so forth. i felt i'm part of a big life out there, and i've got to contribute

reverend theodore hesburgh was considered one of the most influential priest, he was a confidante of several presidents, a special envoy to popes and a champion of human rights around the globe. father hesburgh was 97 years old. >> british model naomi cam sbel apologizing for grabbing a camera in cuba. she was leaving a hotel in havana thursday when she had a run-in with an nbc news cameraman. she refused to speak with the immediate qua when she saw the camera man, she rushes around the car and smacks the lens of the camera with her hand. campbell calls this all, though, a big misunderstanding. >> and another example this morning of how dangerous it can be to be a tv news reporter. this is from the nbc station in greenville, south carolina. sledding down a hill during a live shot seemed like a good idea at the time. didn't turn out so well as you see there. direct hit with that boulder of snow. and she is okay, though. ego is probably bruised. smiling so big. >> just caught me offguard. >> natalie, thank you. >> normally we love bright brilliant colors but not when they are on a map