change beyond the vatican.and again for me, that is just something that is very hopeful. it invites gospel response. >> thank you,ster mary and father thomas, we are glad to have you both with us on the week ahead. >> thank you. >> before we go let's take a look at some other events coming up in the week ahead. monday african leaders gather in cameroon, expected to discuss joining forces to fight the boko haram rebel group. >>> monday social justice efforts to eradicate global indifference and poverty. >>> the osks are coming up next week. the 2022 winter olympic venue is still up in the air. kazakhstan feels it should host the games. >>> what people are doing as an incentive to have children. fat tuesday in brazil that means carnivale time. we head to rio to check out the party right after the break. break. only on al jazeera america >> abducted. imprisoned. tortured. we talked to a cia insider... >> what is our definition of torture, and what are we allowed to do? >> and a former prisoner who was never charge

i'm thinking we celebrated 50 years of vatican to the opening of vatican two. we celebrated that a couple of years ago, whereon the 23rd was recognised as opening the windows of change. i feel like the pope is opening doors and windows. of change. at the vatican, and calling for change beyond the vatican, that is something that is hopeful and invites a gospel response. >> many hoping for more change. thank you both for being with us on "the week ahead." >> thank you >>> well before we go let's look at other stories coming up on "the week ahead". monday - african leaders gather cameroon for a summit on boko haram, to discussion joining forces to fight the group. u.n. designated friday as world day of social justice. sunday - the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences hands out the cossar awards. "birdman", and "the grand budapest hotel" are up for best picture. stay with us, we'll be right back. >>> rebecca stevenson joins us with a look at the forecast. how many times have you heard folks say enough of the snow enough the cold temperatures. >> that and i

the vatican has an observatory there, too. >> reporter: the story is somebody told us the vatican hastationed here in these mountains doing research on space and other inhabitable worlds. >> i'm a priest. here in tucson we have a research base of the vatican observatory. >> no we are not doing anything strange. we are not trying to find aliens that we could evangelize. >> science and doctrines in the world. they are compatible and have been for years. >> i find it possible to both believe in stars and a creator. >> the vatican observatory is small. there are ten active scientists because of the curious way we are recruited. we need to be priests. >> some have insists since 1582. the vatican observatory has been in tucson since the beginning of 1981. it's had an arrangement with the university of arizona to have the research group. >> they came here when their sight in italy became too light polluted to do research. it didn't shock me when i found out the catholic church was worried about dates and calendars. what did surprise me was when i came here to arizona to find out they were al

we didn't wind up singing at the vatican. but we did give a concert at a beautiful church in the center of rome. we had a wonderful experience there. and we brought this music to people who might never hear it. >> let's take a look at cantor rossen baruch and her colleagues in rome. >> [ singing ] [ singing ] >> that was cantor rossen baruch. join us in another moment when we return here to mosaic. >>> welcome back to mosaic. we are in the middle of a beautiful conversation with cantor rossen baruch at congregation emmanuelle. at your many years at the congregation, you have been involved in so many people's lives. i think a lot of people don't know that in jewish life, a cantor is coequal clergy with the rabbi and so officiates at all lifecycle events, becomes engaged in everything from counseling issues, hospital visits -- a whole range of clergy activity. and so i am just wondering, if you look back, just talk a little bit about how you have used music and how music is used and supports people through funeral, memorial ser

but as the vatican monsignor read out the list of groups in attendance yesterday, he did not acknowledge the group. still, some advocates credit pope francis for showing a new openness to homosexuals. >>> that visit may not have happened without a letter from the archbishop of san francisco. salvatore cordileone has been a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage. but he surprised the group by pulling strings at the vatican. >>> it is now 4:40 on this thursday morning. get ready to dig deeper into your wallets when you eat at some of the oakland restaurants. why your bills are about to go up. >> and what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. >>> much of the nation is shivering as some of the coldest temperatures of the season hit today thanks to an air mass out of siberia. this morning, the temperature in international falls, minnesota, dipped to 35 degrees below zero. people in the central and eastern part of the country are also in a deep freeze. >>> researchers believe they now know what's causing hundreds of sea lions to wash up sick on the califo

and the soviet union and for the first time, the vatican participated. the agency assumed that the dutch publishing house, which specialized in the language books was about to get their rights the rights to the russian language version from this addition would be passed off as an early run. there was good reason for this belief. he himself also thought that they would get the rights from milan for the executive who agreed to print zhivago this was an early sale even though he knew the whole thing was fishy and almost certainly involved intelligence operatives. the deal wasn't finalized however, and the cia edition unexpectedly became a pirate one. about 1100 copies were printed. that sparked immediate speculation about who was behind the printing and the rumors continued for decades. the german magazine noted almost immediately in 1958 dot one of the volunteers at the vatican pavilion was quote, associated with the militant american cultural and propaganda organization which goes under the name of the committee for a free europe. "the new york times" col

he is under house arrest in vatican city. officials did not identify the suspect >>> it is early in the morning. three of our colleagues are marking their 400th day in prison in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are awaiting retrial. they were convicted of aiding an outlawed muslim brotherhood. that was thrown out. al jazeera denies the accusations. laurence lee reports. >> reporter: for four days this woman and three children are reduced to prison visits. the youngest only saw his dad in gaol. she was pregnant when baher mohamed was arrested. a sense of injustice has grown and grown. >> translation: i feel sadness, we and our children have nothing else. happiness has gone. we pray for the freedom of my husband, detained for no crime. >> the last few weeks sees a rise and fall. and it was hoped that a hearing would set them free. it is on a retrial instead. peter greste is trying to be deported to australia, and mohamed fadel fahmy to canada. it has not happened. it will not happen to baher mohamed, n

that question comes up in a new vatican document.des interviews on women around the globe as far as cultural pressures regarding physical appearance. one interviewee says plastic surgery is like a burka made of flesh. having given the choice for all, are they not under a yoke of a singular feminine model? >> obviously i've had lots and lots of plastic surgery. >> what? >> no. i think if there's a problem with the feminine model, it's not just people cutting their faces. it's in an unattainable ideal and that's spanx, air brushing, photo shop, really good concealer, all sorts of things but it's also you have the freedom to choose all of those things. you have so many weapons in your arsenal that enhance your femininity that i say not choosing them, that is the flesh burqua. >> i want to come to you on the question of why the vatican would go here. what about the feminine experience around the globe? i've been to africa and many places where women would like to eat, you know. physical appearance is probably pretty far down the list. we

. >>> plus the vatican doing control after the pope is accuses of >>> breaking news for you now. part of m street is closed because of a building fire. we'll go straight to news 4's zachary kiesch joining us live from t scene. what's happening out there right now? >> barbara, heimeer at 31st and m street here in georgeto ste madden there. steve madden right next to michael kors and it is in flames. can see the fire ladders up there. an this is something that we're just trying to pug tote now. i was actually able to find and employee of steve madden. this is virgil. did you see when you walked into the office? how did this play out? >> i went into the basement. it was smoking. i went into the basement to check the furnace, we had a heating problem or something. there waes coming out. we got outside o were problems with heat in the past? >> in the past maybe a little smoke will come out of the furnace. got it fixed. i thought. what time did this all happen? what time is it now? happened around 9:50. >> down to the basement sme smoke, see flames. headed out. >> if i didn't see the f

>> the vaticans involvement in this policy change was crucial. the support of the vatican and pope france was something that was crucial to both sides. the respect for this pope, because he's a latin american and his important in cuba and throughout the hemisphere, i think is part of the reason it's so well respected not just in and of itself as tom said, but because of the emphasis that the pope has put behind it and i do think our work with the vatican and pope has been instrumental. >> you think that the pope's strong support for this is resonating in cuba itself? >> absolutely. i heard about it everywhere, from cardinal ortega as well as cubans i met while i was there independents private entrepreneurs and independent media. this has galvanized them, as well. they are encourage would by the fact that the pope's continuing involvement and the vaticans continuing involvement as a facilitator and to shextent as a guarantor gives them greater hope that compliance will assured. >> i will close with this. i think that is critical. i'm going to writ

so far, sir, i don't believe the vatican is responding to questions about the pope's comments.t do you make of them? >> well i think we have to recognize that corporal punishment of children is a reality in most nations and most cultures all over the world and what's important in terms of the reality of what the pope said is that you shouldn't be hitting your children in the face shouldn't be smacking them around, shouldn't be humiliating them. he is calling for a lessening of corporal punishment. in most places in the world, this is a significant improvement for the lives of children. now, is it what we would find acceptable in the united states? many people in the united states would say no corporal punishment at all. but in most places in the world, and the pope is speaking to the entire world here this is a call for moderation. >> yeah well you mention different countries and different cultures. there's a coordinator with the global alliance to end corporate punishment who says this. it is disappointing that anyone with such influence would make such comment. 44 countries p

he is under house arrest in vatican city. officials did not identify the second suspect. >>> it is after midnight right now in cairo and three of our colleagues are mark our 400th day in captivity. peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy. al jazeera denies all the accusations against the men. our lawrches lawrence lee reports on recent developments in the case. >> for 400 days, joann rashad and her are children are as the months have gone by the sense of injustice have grown and grown. >> translator: i still feel the bitterness and sadness. we and our children have been overwhelmed by a sense of insecurity throughout. we have felt nothing else. happiness has gone. we keep praying for freedom of my husband baher who has been unjustly detained for no crime. >> reporter: the last couple of weeks have seen hopes rise and fall. they had hoped a new hearing would set them free, but instead it decide on a new trial. peter greste has tried to get himself many. >> paris with the killing of the charlie hebdo magazine and increasi

sup committee on the western hemisphere and there was an interesting announcement today from the vatican. the vatican has declared archbishop romero's death, they martyred him the first step toward beatification. he was killed by death swads one of the towering figures in human rights. came to see the enormous influence he had for good, standing against violence, and we're here in the western hemisphere subcommittee meeting and it's an important thing to acknowledge that this just happened a couple of hours ago. this is a very important hearing and debate. i had dear friends on both sides of it and it's caused me to grapple with the u.s.-cuba relationship and the whole concept of what do diplomatic relationships mean, what do they stand for why do we have them? we clearly have diplomatic relationship witness so many nations that we disagree with about human rights or other issues. they are merely a normalized issue to begin a channel to raise issues. recently we took a trip under the leadership of senator mccain to saudi arabia, qatar and israel. saudi arabia, we had an opportunity to ra

some say it's up to the vatican to do even more.aring more from the vatican on this? >> well words i suppose are helpful. you know what i would like to see, poppy? i would like to see pope francis call a meeting, a conference of all the muslim leaders, the major muslim leaders. we had one, ain't faith dialogue a couple of months ago. just muslim leaders. a lot of people say their not speaking vociferously enough against isis. well of course they are. but it's not in a unified way. so if the pope were to have them come to the vatican and have them at one voice denounce isis i think that would get a lot of media attention. the world would say that there are many muslim leaders who are decrying all the violence of isis. i think that could take one more step toward a peaceful solution perhaps. >> we saw something similar to that play out at the white house last week with a lot of muslim leaders going there in this conference about fighting terrorism. when you look at what has happened this of course is kidnapping of the asyrian christia

. >>> and a gay catholic group's historic visit to the vatican and the mixed messages they receive edd from the pope. >>> in the headlines as we approach 4:30, four people were injured at an explosion at an exxon mobil refinery in southern california. the blast triggered a huge smokestack fire and caused ash to rain down on the facility in torrence. the refinery's flare system was triggered. ment. >>> students at santa clara university remain stunned a day after a young student stabbed his own roommate and cut himself. matt keller tweeted this photo of the suspect. you see the the obvious wound to his neck right there. a 44-year-old woman suspected of running sophisticated east bay brothels has turned herself into police. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony saying the madame kept the prostitutes in high-end apartments. >>> and parents in the richmond district are shocked after young students received pamphlets asking questions about sexual topics. amy hollyfield has reaction from distressed parents. >> why would anyone talk to second graders about adultery masturbation and abortion? that

. >>> the vatican did something today it has never done in its long history. a group of gay and lesbian catholics received vip seats to the pope's weekly general audience. but it wasn't a full welcome. as the vatican monsignor read out the list of the groups of pilgrims in attendance at st. peter's square he didn't acknowledge them. even though some say today's audience is a result of pope francis who shown a new openness to homosexuals. it turns out the visit would not have happened without a letter from san francisco archbishop salvatore cordileone the point man for the u.s. bishops in their battle against gay marriage. but the archbishop surprised the group by pulling some strings to get them in. >>> there are reports of some progress today in the stalemate that's causing gridlock at the port of oakland. the port finds itself in the middle of a contract dispute that's disrupted shipping at all the west coast ports. u.s. labor secretaries in san francisco to try to get a deal done between the dock workers and the port operator. the "l.a. times" reports many

pope francis making good on that promise, right in vatican city and he's giving up some space near st. peter's square in order to do that. details still ahead. >>> we are he looking at the north bay, this is san rafael an easy druf. you have a good number of cars up here. we're tracking your early morning commute as things are just starting to get going, oh and the crash on the peninsula, coming up. >>> so the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat but it almost got the better of a dog in san ma monica yesterday. smoky an 80-pound mutt got stuck on a cliff after he was chasing a squirrel. the dog got stuck high above the beach. the hound had to be hoisteded to safety by two fewer fighters. luckily smoky wasn't hurt. got quite the view there, too. >> goes to show you, you cannot go chasing after squirrels. mike, i keep telling people like this. got to tell your animals that, too. >> i'll try to stop chasing squirrels and stop dangling the shiny objects in front of me. this is the dublin area, looks about the same as yesterday. it looks a lull bit lighter, this is what with he expect to

but he surprised the group by pulling some strings at the vatican. >>> it's 5:41 right now.a lions washing up around the bay area and scientists think they know what's making them ill. why they say the recent warm weather may be the reason. >> and a break in the bruce jenner malibu crash what new video reveals abou ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> good morning, san jose! currently, overcast skies, visibility limited due to some areas of dense fog. current air temperature there in the 50s going up to a high today of 70 degrees. full bay area weekend forecast is straight ahead. >>> okay, thanks, roberta. much of the nation is shivering in some of the coldest temperatures of the season today thanks to an air mass straight out of siberia. this morning, temperatures in international falls, minnesota, dipping to 35 degrees below zero. it's warmer on mars right now than it is in minnesota. people across the central and eastern parts of the country are also waking up in a big icebox, as w

also looking live right now at the vatican where pope francis is presiding over a ceremony for 20 newls this morning. >> and today means big business for flower shops. we're live with more on what it takes to make all of those valentine deliveries. stay with us, we'll be right back. ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! >>> today is february 14th hammy valentine's day toy i'm nicole brewer, it is just past 5:30, we send it over to carol. cold hands, warm hearts, but this valentine's day pretty much cold everywhere. >> you will be lucky to find any warmth anywhere in your body. we are looking at temperatures that will be brutally cold coming up. it is not great this morning but it is a lot better than it is going to be. so this is the milder day over the next couple, and even so we've got some weather issues coming today. you can see few clouds on storm scan3 also, look offer to the west, we're seeing few snow showers out there. and those are hitting the ground. so, observing stations out there are reporting those. t

. >> welcome back you were at the vatican we're happy to have you back. >> i'm happy to being back in. i was at the vatican last semester and back here with you this weekend. >> we look forward to seeing you here again. >> thank you. >> if you have any story ideas for our junior reporters let us know. send them us to and use #fox29weekend 29 weekend. >> good morning everybody i'm make. >> and i'm alex holly than is the trend. >> our first story is a really good reminder never mess with a mom in a mini van. check what happened owe to the high speed chase when the suspect crashes into a mini van. >> you can tell he's putting up the red light now and showing down quickly to the intersection and just wrecked out. those are citizens that he hit. >> look at that mom wailing on the suspect. there this went on until the cops showed up. >> he's back. web producer ryan. >> what's up guys? >> do you have a hard time staying motivated to get up in the morning. check this out. this dance party happens between 7 and 9:00 each morning in san francisco. instead of serving cocktails they serve coffee.

. >> we have a piano just about completed going to the vatican, as in rome, the vatican.s very exciting and who does that? i mean, wow. ♪ >> reporter: aaron gilchrist, news4. >>> next another day out of class and winter's blast isn't over yet. when local districts are telling news4 about the impact snow days could have on your students' school year. >>> a threatening fall through an icy pond. now two virginia kid pulled themselves out. >>> plus, metro defending concerns for your safety. >>> now at 6:30 metro fires back. the agency is responding to questions about what it knew before a tedly incident at l'enphant plaza. >>> we've had hardly any snow but for local school districts, the snow days are piling up. >>> and the next wave of winter weather's coming. a hard freeze a quick burst of snow and windchills below zero. >>> add loudoun county to the list of schools that are closing tomorrow. let's go to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. what about the next wave? >> it will be the cold wave. we saw the coalest air on sunday over the last couple days so, no sch

but there were no commissions at the vatican for leonardo.eo x, a medici pope chose to ignore him as a man who never completed anything as a man who thinks of the end of the project before he even begins it. one is tempted to see this period in leonardo's life in terms of the only painting of his, an early one which hangs in the vatican the saint jerome. in this picture the saint is alone and agonized, as leonardo must have been. in one of his notebooks, leonardo writes, "tell me if anything was ever done," as if to justify his many uncompleted works. and in a note to himself he says, "why do you suffer so?" two events of great significance happened at this time. first, leonardo began his painting of saint john the baptist, his last great work. almost invariably the word "enigmatic" is applied to it for one can see in it so many of the qualities of leonardo's finest paintings-- the finger pointing to heaven as the ultimate explanation of man's destiny; the graceful body twisted for dimension; and the knowing, mysterious smile. the second even

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as is tradition on ash wednesday, pope francis placed ashes on foreheads dead at the vatican. >>> construction managers announced today they finished phase one of the repairs but will need millions more for phase two. up into the scaffolding hanging 100 feet above the floor. the earthquake shook mortar loose from the ceiling. >> we have a special epoxy. they can epoxy the piece back in and you see that little hole there? they drilled and inserted a stainless steel pin to hold it. this is a good example of being able to salvage a piece. >> the ceiling scaffold will come down now since the interior work is finished. most of the work outside will have to wait until they get money. >>> while the national cathedral was awaiting reconstruction, there were tears over destruction in prince george's county. the power of the bulldozer. sharon baker taking the controls to help bring down a blighted building. a new arts district is going to go up in its place. apartments, retail shops on the list of things to get built. >>> snow squalls almost done. look at low temps tonight. these are not windchills. low

. >>> it appears by the plan of making vatican -- an online petition to change his mind about putting sara. they say she swiped out populations. pope francis he will include a ceremony for sara. >>> bruce genre was involved in a multi car crash that killed a women. genre was not hurt. but seven people suffered minor to moderate injuries on the pacific coast in malibu. they call the crash a chain reaction accident involving four vehicles. >> it appears bruce genre was involved rear end of a vehicle. however, he was the third car in a multi rear end collision. tmz is reporting that the former olympian was being chased by paparazzi. there was no evidence that they caused the crash. >>> brian williams says he is stepping down. williams falsely said that he was in a helicopter hit by a rocket grenade in 2003. he notified management saying it has been painful to him that his action has been made him too much part of a news. >>> our camera was roling as she passed under the golden gate bridge. here is a tour inside. >> reporter: 5:00 a.m. we boarded the tugboat dealt that katharine. the sky

but there were no commissions at the vatican for leonardo.leo x, a medici pope, chose to ignore him as a man who never completed anything, as a man who thinks of the end of the project befo he even begins it. one is tempted to see this period in leonardo's life in terms of the only painting of his, an early one, which hangs in the vatican, the saint jerome. in this picture the saint is alone and agonized, as leonardo must have been. in one of his notebooks, leonardo writes, "tell me if anything was ever done," as if to justify his many uncompleted works. and in a note to himself, he says, "why do you suffer so?" two events of great significance happened at this time. first, leonardo began his painting of saint john the baptist, his last great work. almost invariably the word "enigmatic" is applied to it, for one can see in it so many of the qualities of leonardo's finest paintings-- the finger pointing to heaven as the ultimate explanation of man's destiny; the graceful body twisted for dimension; and the knowing, mysterious smile. the second

this guys shaking up the vatican. pimm: also shaking up the vatican bank.rviewed the author of a new history of the vatican bank and he says that pope francis is the right guy at the right place to make a difference. matt: he has got to. pretty scandalous financial -- pimm: he makes the interesting point that for most of history it was the bank of a landowning country. also, it has this spiritual -- olivia: fascinating history could he also came out -- you will like this pimm -- he said that it was important to preserve the dignity of the child. matt: that children -- bad children need to be spanked. isn't that the consensus? mi off here? we will talk to mohamed el-erian about what he thinks of the january jobs report. back in two minutes. ♪ matt: we continue to count down to the opening bell. we are halfway through and that means it is time for a deep dive . the american labor market -- the government says the economy added 257,000 jobs in january much higher than estimates. the unemployment rate didn't take up to 5.7% but we have revisions showing we adde

for centuries boys assisted priests during masses and other ceremonies. 20 years ago the vatican allowed girls to serve in the roll. the star of the sea pastor believes altar service is a path to the all-male bastion of priesthood. many parents oppose the father's altar girl ban. >>> right now a slow-moving winter storm is blanketing a large swath of the plains and midwest with snow. the blizzard is directly impacting about 100 million americans. alex perez is in chicago with a look. >> reporter: sunday started early for the midwest, from the snow plow drivers to the shovelers to the snow blowers. a massive winter storm is moving across the region, dumping snow and promising blizzard-like conditions for chicago. >> everyone here is on the job today so people can get to their job tomorrow. >> while a brave few headed out for their sunday morning coffee they stuck to the sidewalks, not the streets. >> on foot yes. >> in nebraska iowa wisconsin and ohio snow already covers roads. sending cars skidding off highways and truck drivers turning into rest stops. in the northeast, anticipation and

the president had been to netherlands, belgium, stopped in rome, vatican to see the pope and tacked on riyadh. the president was compelled because the saudis were upset with president obama's policy in the region. first of all the talks over iran's nuclear programme. the situation in i.s.i.l. with i.s.i.l., the president trying to push forward. saudi arabia planes flying in the american-led coalition. at that time saudi arabia is very much - they are disappointed with president obama from backing israel, after bashar al-assad had deployed chemical weapons killing innocent civilians. nothing came to it. the chemical weapons programme was destroyed under the auspices of russia. the deal was struck with russia. the relationship has been repaired. the white house wants to cope it going. the word used was continuity. >> looking at the passage of time, talks with iran continues. they continue. the fight against i.s.i.l. is still to be determined. but in syria - where are the two countries far apart? >> well, i think the israeli palestinian conflict is a sore point. this is the fundamental is

this week the vatican opened new facilities just outside of st.er six days a week and get haircuts from students attending a nearby hair dressing school. for some citizens the help from the pope is a real blessing. >> nbc's ann thompson joins me now. ann, you have covered the pope. this is just another step in showing his real feeling for the people of less fortunate. >> absolutely andrea it all fits in with his message of increasing the dignity of the person, whether he's talking about the need for a job and dignity that brings to someone or respecting the elderly and how they should not be shoved aside. now he's turning his focus on the homeless. pope francis is not just the leader of 1.2 billion catholics around the world, he's also the bishop of rome. it's a job he takes very seriously. what he has done he's set up these three shower stalls in an area of the vatican near the tourist restrooms and as you said they are open every day except wednesday, that is the day when the pope holds his general audience in the st. peters square so it's too c

. >> at the vatican. >> they sponsored. -- the rooms we were in were right next door to where the pope lives. and the third day he spent five hours down there. he came down and he hugged and met with -- i mean it was unbelievable. this man is just -- he can't wait to wade right into the scene. >> and he asked for the 70 million with autism to take the stigma away. >> we can say amen to that. suzanne and bob wright i've known you a long time but it's inspirational to see what you've accomplished and still will accomplish. >> thank you so much. >> the oscars may be the biggest night in film bupt the musical numbers stole the show you're watching lady gaga brought the house down with her medley celebrating the sound of music's 50th anniversary for the film. after it won the oscar 0 years ago, even julie andrews herself approved ♪ when the dog bites ♪ ♪ when the bee stings when i'm feeling sad ♪ ♪ i simply remember my favorite things and then i don't feel so bad ♪ >> dear lady gaga, thank you for that wonderful tribute, oh, my

the pope speaking at the vatican this week on the importance of a good father in a family.ech the pope recalled a conversation he had with a father who admitted he sometimes hits his children. but added he did not hit the child in the face so as not to humiliate him. the pope reportedly agreeing with the discipline tactic by saying "how beautiful, he has a sense of dignity. he needs to punish them and does it justly and moves on." a reverend who collaborates with the vatican press office reportedly defended the pope saying watch pope francis when he's with children and let the images and gestures speak for themselves. >>> there's also a big story from the pentagon tonight where they announced they will award purple hearts to the victims in the horrific 2009 ft. hood terror attack. in that attack nadal hassan shot and killed 14 people and wounded over 30 others. catherine herridge file thd report. >> megyn, more than five years after the ft. hood massacre the army now says the attack was terrorism and not workplace violence as the defense department initially labeled it. thi

demonstrators rallied outside the vatican, demanding an intervention from pope francis. >> thousands of students took to the treat to protect the preent arrest of opposition figures and the mounting economic woes. this video, wide by circulated showed the moments a young boy was caught in the confrontation and shot in the head by the policemen. >> translation: i saw the boy there with his brain spilt out. >> this is the voice of an eyewitness who didn't want to be seen on camera. >> translation: this sign days that he was bon and died in revolution a reserves to the 15 years that the revolution has been in pleas, adding. >> he never lived in a dem okay wasry. >> president nicolas maduro haas condemned the killing, and the police officer that shot him is behind bars. >> if any member of the security forces commits a crime, especially those in charge of maintaining public order, let me tell you, i'll be the fers to have them arrested -- first to have them arrested. >> translation: in venezuela, armed demonstrations is against the law, and the constitution puts limits on the use of forc

. >> now to the vatican pope francis has officially elevated 20 new cardinals. [ singing ] >> almost half of them are from developing countries including tonga, pan marks and panama, and ethiopia. these cardinals along with 105 others will one day choose the pope's successor. hundreds much thousands of homeowners in eastern europe have been hit by the falling swiss frank. hundredhungary has been praised for rescuing many from more deaths. we have reports from budapest. >> victoria took me to see the apartment she bought in 2006 with a low interest swiss franc mortgage. then came the the crisis and she defaulted. >> for two or three years i could not find work. but i could not afford repayments. >> luckily she has found a buyer for her home. the bank will take the money and bright write off the debt. when swiss franc surged, borrowers in many parts of europe were hit hard. many appeal for help in belgrade. not so in hungary. in november banks were required to convert foreign loans into foreign currency. >> it was a huge for hungarian households and the economy. just by getting rid of

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he sleeps at the vatican but pays his travel expenses himself. his friend abraham drives him around rome. the two have known each other for more than 20 years. >> whenever anyone turns to him, he never says, "i can't." he just does it. >> father mussie takes us to the ponte mammolo refugee camp. cameras aren't usually allowed here, but the residents make an exception for the padre. it's a slum similar to those found in africa, but we're right in the middle of wealthy europe. the residents are left to their own devices. >> around 130 people live here. it's an unacceptable situation in a civilized country, which should welcome refugees in a humane way. >> humane? here, 130 people share just four toilets. 130 people, most of whom have recognized refugee status, and are in italy legally. 130 people trying to somehow survive. there's no government support -- and no work. a few of the men offer us tea. although desperately poor, they insist on maintaining their standards of hospitality. tesfay has been here for 11 years. but he still has nothing more t

. >> nbc news correspondent janet shamlian at the vatican with more on pope francis' global effect. >s from across the globe gathered to begin the season of lent with the pontiff himself. ♪ and in time for ash wednesday, a new outreach from pope francis. the opening of a state-of-the-art facility near the vatican offering a free haircut, shave and shower for rome's homeless. the poor have been a centerpiece of this papacy. famous for washing and kissing the feet of both men and women. a papal first. >> well i think he's seen a lot of poverty, first of all, in his life and realizes it's a question of human dignity. >> reporter: this man took advantage of the new offer. >> translator: let me take a shower. gave me everything. fresh clothes and underwear. first a shower then the shave. >> reporter: the effect -- remarkable. and the pope hopes life-changing. last week, he made an unexpected visit to a shantytown on the outskirts of rome prompting a flurry of photos, some prayer and loud applause. [ cheers and applause ] the pope will make his first visit to the u.s. in september to attend

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the direct threats that isis has put forward against italy and the vatican, for instance, threatening to this guy's their fighters, and their fighters among the many migrants that arrive in italy every year. also there is concern that the political instability in libya affects economic interests between libya and italy. some observers think that the presence of those ships during the military exercises between libya and italy could be a shore for us, flexing their muscles and also try to defend the gulfstream the pipelines that transports crude from libya to italy, but the navy said this is just an exercise. >> greece will not be looking for a third economic bail out. alexis tsipras, we have reports from athens. >> this is the first anti-government protest in athens since the elections and it's coming from the communist party. syriza may have won experiments with new policies but it is still legally bound to previous agreements. >> there are few changes in words. we still have the same institutions. is minimum wage going back up? we heard many of the same things under the socialists,

in the vatican pope francis held prayers for the victims. >> translator: more migrants have died becausetreme cold during their long journey. i want to assure you of my prayers to the victims, and i again encourage solidarity. >> reporter: the coast guard is now continuing its hunt for survivors, but italy's new rescue program that only operates a few miles off of the italian coast has put thousands of lives at risk. >>> houthi rebels have reportedly ceased u.s. embassy vehicles in the yemeni capitol. the u.k. and france have said that they too are closing their embassies there, because of the worsening security situation, and the political crisis. >>> thousands in yemen have taken part in rallies protesting about the houthi rebels who seized power in a coup last week. the demonstrations were on the fourth anniversary of the 2011 uprising. the southern city ta'izz was at the center of mass protests. it's from there that our correspondent reports. >> reporter: they came by the thousands, chanting freedom, freedom, as they marched through ta'izz, the birthplace of yemen's revolution. these

. >>> the pope's comments about the beheading uses because of their religion came during a vatican radio address. he calls the 21 executed martyrs. he said the blood of our christian brothers is a witness that cries out, adding it doesn't matter they were optic, not catholic, saying they are christians, the blood is the same, the blood which confences christ. >>> testimony has resumed in the trial accused of killing american sniper chris dial. the officer who took eddie routh to jail was among those who testified. routh is accused of killing chris kyle and chad littlefield two years ago at a texas shooting range. rowths's lawyer contends he was insane at the time. >>> a deadly shooting outside a south bay nightclub. police are reviewing surveillance video. >>> the northeast digging out. the impact you can expect in the bay area today even as another storm lines up to strike the northeast. >>> we were keeping an eye out for a chance of rain this weekend. steve paulson is up next with the breakdown on the bay area forecast. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes a

talk to the vatican. >> reporter: the archbishop has scheduled a meeting friday morning to address teacher concerns. there will always be a press conference that afternoon. meanwhile, students say they plan to brainstorm ideas on how they can make sure their opinions o on the issues are heard. in san francisco. katie utehs, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> gunmen storm a tiffany's jewelry store in the mid of the afternoon. we are talking to the police investigating this brazen robbery. >> stick and starving. an alarming number of sea lion pups washing up on bay area beaches t. clues scientists are now examining about what may be the cause. >> we are tracking rain around here. certainly for the next 24 hours. but between now and then, we are pretty dry. ly tell you about the fog that could inhibit your morning commute. >> and a check on your drive home. this is i-80 in berkeley. as you can see, traffic is heavy on what is usually a busy stretch of highway this time of night. >> and let's go to the south bay now. a slow commute as well on i-280 in san jose. not far from the airport. those headlights you

. >> coming up at hurricane, unprecedented move at the vatican a guest who had front row seats., world war ii combat counts telling the story behind the con applicant. >> a san francisco based clothing company is rolling out an item that could be a big hit. it is a snapshot during the flash max collection clothes made of reflective material you find usually on safety gear so when they are put under light this is how the pictures turnout, with a ghost like reflection. what is interesting, the second novemberture interest safety clothing in so many months. last month, there was a report on the jeans that protect your identity by blocking card reading technology. and they have posted a flash pack collection on a crowd funding site to gauge whether it is a big seller so if you want you can get in open it. >> everyone has different tastes so if we just put it out there for you if you want to be part of that. >> there are other ways to wear clothing that the paparazzi are not interested in photographing, right? thank you for joining us. the world is filled with air. but for people wit

see what happens, now we are in vatican city instead of race town. >> larry: wow. i mean, wow. you really are a pro. >> i know, right. okay. all right. so what if the guy is persistent and won't stop, what do you do then? >> then i just tell the truth i tell him how you really feel. >> what do you mean? >> well i just keep it real and look him in the eye and tell him, listen you don't want to do that because i am going to hurt your feelings and then you are going to want to fight me and this is where it gets tricky i can fight an you will do the guy who gets his ass whipped by the comedian so sit your ass down and let me do my job. are you thinking of my crimes, larry, no you are thinking of getting your ass kick, ain't you. >> larry: wow. that is exactly what i was thinking. you can read my mind. guysly done, mike, everybody! healthcare.gov allowed me to be able to continue on with my own life.... go...sign up...and you have health insurance! i qualified for financial assistance and it's a huge weight off my chest. with healthcare.gov, i have options to specialists primary car