iranian has received leader hassan rouhani today at the vatican. for anr: arriving historic meeting with the pope, hassan rouhani's trip to vatican city is part of the first state visit by an iranian president to europe in 17 years. the meeting showcases a long-standing relationship between the vatican and iran that has grown closer under pope francis, and could help support efforts for peace in syria and iraq. before meeting the pontiff, the iranian president called on european nations to promote peace in the middle east, saying the solution must be political and not military. with the sanctions lifted following the nuclear deal, iran is keen to reach out to old partners to find foreign investments. earlier, he met with a timeframe mr. much your renzi. -- italian prime minister renzi. ni's english slang which twitter accounts, he boasted about the deals. he also said that further agreements are expected when renzi visits iran in the coming months following his italian is expected to seek further deals in france, where he will be greeted by francoi

and other nation'sand as jonathanvigliotti showswss, at effort took him to the vatican earlier today. today. ((pkg))(video - shaking hands) (aptn)the meeting between pope francis and iranian president hassan rouhani began with a handshake... (walking to office - exchanging gifts) ...and then moved to the pope's study in the vatican where rouhani gave the catholic leader a persian rug. (video - sittingown)the 40-minute discussi kicked off a european tour rouhani hopes will position iran as a key player in middle east peace efforts.the vatican says tehran should play a major role in fighting terrorism. nats up....rouhani (business leader meeting monday)rouhani says his country is now the safest and most stable in the region.he wants to end decades of diplomatic distance with the west over its controversial nuclear program. iran recently agreed limit the program in exchange for sanctiononreliefef(video - i in) this is the first time in nearly two decades that a pope has met with an iranian president. pope francis told rouhani he "hopes for peace," pray for him. jonathan vigliotti, cbs ne

iranian president hassan rouhani began with a handshake, and then moved to the pope's study in the vatican where rouhani gave the catholic leader a persian rug. the 40-minute discussion kicked off a european tour rouhani hopes will position iran as a key player in middle east peace the vatican says tehran should play a major role in fighting terrorism. rouhani says his country is now the safest and most stable in the region. he wants to end decades of diplomatic distance with the west over its controversial nuclear program. iran recently agreed to limit the program in exchange for sanction relief. this is the first time in nearly two decades that a pope has met with an iranian president. pope francis told rouhani he hopes for peace, and the iranian asked the pope to pray for him. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. mollie: to make sure the leader of the islamic republic would not be offended, the italians covered nude roman statues in museums. the u.s. has taken another step to improve relations with cuba. starting tomorrow, the treasury department is getting rid of financing restrictions on mos

the vatican, and this is true, gave a better review to spotlight. i'm not joking. this review really has me torn because i'm now caught in a crisis of faith between deeply held beliefs embedded in me since childhood and the catholic church. >> before you jump on them for not enjoying "star wars" as much as we did, let me defend my church by defending why they have an issue with it. it's a savior born in a desert to redeem mankind. you think god is vengeful? you should meet his lawyer ira. it doesn't help the original trilogy featured a father, son and holy ghost. and the bad guy spends the entire movie trying to stab people with a cross. and keep in mind, "star wars" and the catholic church have large followings of virgins. colbert. you've got a few more minutes to get answers to your questions about the affordable care act. call the number on your screen, 1-888-436-6665. the lines are open through 7:30. guys, to celebrate super bowl 50 i'm rewarding fans with a special offer. order a large pizza and get a second large pizza for 50 cents. 50 cents?! that's pocket c

the vatican says tehran should play a major role in fighting terrorism. nats up....rouhani (business leader meeting monday) safest and most stable in the region. he wants to end decades of diplomatic distance with the west over its controversial nuclear program. iran recently agreed to limit the program in exchange for sanction relief. (video - iran) this is the first time in nearly two decades that a pope has met with an iranian president. pope francis told rouhani he "hopes for peace," and the iranian asked the pope to pray for him. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. firefighters are continuing their work at the major libyan oil terminal, after islamic state militants attacked the facility last week. since the beginning of the year, isis militants have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil fields. production levels for oil, the only source of libya's wealth, are a far cry from the one-point-six million barrels a day before the rebellion in 20-11. the attacks come barrels a day before the rebellion in 20-11. the attacks come as the head of the

he would played in the vatican, in poland where nobody knew this guy on the street, but it was entertaining people with the harmonica. >> tim: i'm sure he played for general wes moreland who was head of the troops in vietnam. the reason i bring that up, joe torre told me a story about stan. wasn't particularly good with names, as we knew, and after two or three days, he was calling general westmoreland, wessie. >> i'm sure he was a low-key, friendly guy. but musial is like that. had a way of talking to people, whether it was john paul ii, or over in poland, he had a way of talking to people that they accepted him as a character even if they didn't know exactly what tim-- type of character he was,t he never met a stranger. >> tim: everything stan touched turned out right. you could be in a poker game with him, as i was, when i was

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leonardo dicaprio met with pope francis at the vatican... the two share a common interest -- saving the environment. according to vatican radio, dicaprio gave the pontiff a book of art from a dutch renaissance painter. at the end of the meeting, dicaprio kissed the pope's ring and speaking in italian, thanked him for meeting with him. some time outside! catherine is tracking a warmup next. plus... a cold case could be heating up... details on an f-b-i raid... connected to the 20-11 disappearance of an indiana university student. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play weather now anim during the morning scattered wintry this afternoon, be around average with skies becoming temperatures are both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the sunday evening. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 3

according to the vatican radio ... art. at the end of the meeting, the actor kissed the pope's ring and thanked him for meeting with him. here's what you can expect to see on prime time tonight ... at eight "you me and the apocalypse" which premieres tonight. followed by the blacklist at nine. after that shades of blue at 10. then wsls 10 at 11 for your news ... weather and sports. thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at seven. don't forget to join jeff, john,

international meeting at the vatican. more on what pope francis had to say to the president of iran. the effort to dig out the east coast. it' s expected to last a while. cindy: have a chance for a spot rain shower. we a chance of wintry weather ahead. erika: dangling off a cliff, today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country rand our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, p wealthy campaign donors have so much influence tthat the only way they are defeated is p when millions of people begin to stand up p and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." i'm bernie sanders, erika: this is a water main break. this is right near the newton line. you can see crews on the scene. repairs could take quite some time. this road could be closed up to six hours. the president of iran asks for this was the first meeting since 1999. he is a you to take on a larger role of mediator in the middle east. the vatican in a statement said the conversation touched

. >>> the vatican has offered a place to stay to a homeless woman who gave birth near st. peter's square. a police woman says she immediately gave her uniform jacket to the new mom and her baby out on a freezing code day. they were taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital. officials say the pair could stay for up to a year in a vatican owned building, but mot mom hasn't made up her mind yet. >> really? that's kind of odd. >> okay. >> cool. >>> well, you know some twins are the best of friends and some actually never hit it off. but there are signs these two australian kids will get along just fine. >> goodness. >> they're preemies born at 28 withes and weighing just two pounds, christian and christina are doing well. >> christian holding christina's hand while snuggling on dad's chest. their mother says he reached out to hold his sister's hand. who who knows, only about two weeks old. already a romantic maybe. a nurturing little guy. that is so precious. >> we were talking about this in our meeting earlier. one of our producers was saying had he too much chest hair. i do

today, pope francis and iranian president hassan rouhani met in vatican city. the vatican says the two leaders talked about the iran nuclear deal that recently went into effect and how the country can help fight terrorism. at the end of the meeting, president rouhani asked the pope to pray for him. u-s health officials say doctors have diagnosed at least 19 americans with the mosquito- borne zika virus. all of these cases involved travelers returning with the virus from central and south american countries. the virus has been linked to birth defects that affect development of the brain and head size in children. some countries are urging women to delay pregnancies. the number of storm related deaths from last weekend's east coast blizzard has now reached at least 45. most of them were from car accidents, hypothermia, or heart attacks from shoveling snow. the massive storm dumped today federal offices in washington d-c were closed for a second straight day, but should re-open tomorrow. coming up next in sports. scott will have highlights from a double header bet

. >>> and still ahead on cbs4 news at noon, a special meeting at the vatican between pope francis and the president of iran. what he asked the pope to do for him. >> and the edge, people in california are forced out of their homes after the earth gives way to the ocean below. and. >> and a cool place to stay, the story behind this unusual website, and why >>> a historic meeting today at the vatican, pope francis met with the president of iran. 1999. here is a report from london. between pope francis and the- -meteorologisting between pope francis and the iranian president started with a handshake and then moved into the pontiffs office. it kicked off a tour they hope to position iran as a key player in middle eastern peace efforts. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: he says this that the--he says that the country is now the safest in the area. distance with the west over its nuclear program. iran recently agree today limit the program in--agreed to limit the program in exchange for sanction release. this is the first time in nearly two decades that a pope has met with an iranian president.

vatican radio report dicaprio gave the pontiff a book from a dutch renaissance painter. and speaking in italian thanked him for the meeting. >>> barbie is getting a major makeever and now she looks more like the rest of us. mattel announced that the nearly 60-year-old favorite is of body types and ethnicity. they're releasing dolls that reflect diversity including 23 new barbies wit 7 different body types and skin tones. some are shorter than your typical barbies so those would have been the ones i would have been playing with. did you see the second one on the left looked like vanessa. >> there you go. >> i was like she looks like a football player? we need like a latin barbie with a hip hop out. >> they have one there. >> the caribbean barbies f i-95 take a look at northwest 79 talking about how many cars are out there this morning. southbound. and northbound already at 5:26 in the morning. walter said it perfectly they're getting in early s they can leave early on a friday. if that's the case for you stick around i'll let you know any issues out there. to show you a t

the pope has delivered a special message at the vatican. in madrid, a parade has snaked its way through the streets. children in spain are told that if they have been good, they will also get presents from the wise men. ♪ catherine: very good incentive for some good behavior. it is coming up to 9:20 in paris. a reminder of the headlines. the un security council offers unanimous condemnation of north korea after pyongyang claimed have detonated a powerful hydrogen bomb. three suspects apparently identified in the case of mass sexual assaults in the german city of cologne on new year's eve. police are exploring links to a known criminal gang. and he was radical, experimental, and pioneering -- tributes being paid today to the french classical composer pierre boulez, who died at the age of 90. time for a check on some of the day's top business news with markus karlsson. we are starting off this business update with a warning about stalling growth in emerging markets. markus: this warning coming from the world bank. it says that 2016 will be ch

his actions, something they termed affluenza teen. >> pope francis medicine with dicaprio at at the vatican sharing a passion for protecting the environment. he gave him a work of art from a dutch painter and pointed to a reproduction of the pointing "garden of earthly delights," and told the pop when he was little he thought the painting representing our planet. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> good morning, from the top of the news broadcast center. i am tracking our next storm which will be very discriminatory depending on where you are, depending on how much rain you will get and it will bring a lot of snow to the sierra and that is coming up. >> plus, barbie get as new look. toymakers are changing the doll after all these >> friday eve and look forward to the weekend. >> and look forward to rain? meteorologist mike nicco will tell us what is go on and >> it is an interesting pattern developing. the south bay, a lost time it gets rain shadow from the santa cruz mountains and not much rain. that could be the case here. as it comes in, taking a beautiful picture

erika: hollywood meets vatican the big-name actor treated to a one-on-one with the pope, next. you know the basic is if you work hard, you should be able to get pbut so many families don't feel p that's not the way america i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. i'm hillary clinton and i erika: a bit of hollywood in that' s actor leonardo dicaprio meeting with pope francis at the vatican. the pair discussed their shared concern for the environment, dicaprio presenting the pontiff a check from his charitable he thanked the pope, in italian, the pontiff' it' s a big day at harvard. later today, actress kerry this year' s hasty pudding woman of the year. s oldest theatrical group will honor the "scandal" star with a parade and a roast. this year' s hasty pudding man of the year, joseph gordon levitt, will accept his award friday, february 5. that will be lots of fun. cindy: no snow in your seven-day forecast. as the warm

it is like the vatican for the catholics. >> iran uses both military and soft power to give back to shia parties in conflict zones throughout the middle east. in lebanon iran has long backed hezbollah in its fight against israel. the iranians have become a life line for syria's embattled president bashar al-assad. and they lend crucial political and military support to iraq's shia dominategovernment. mor dominated government. triggering a sectarian proix war proxy war there with sunni dominated saudi arabia. while u.s. may regulate thing middle east, in cooperation to solve about myriad problems consuming the middle east today. >> today iran has emerged as a major player. the islamic revolution has a lot of influence in many parts of the islamic world. there are a lot of different areas where iran can play a very promot prominent role in sorting out different conflicts, resolving outstanding issues, particularly dealing with peace and security in the region. >> the strait of hormuz where you just saw me reporting from last summer is always a major tension point between iran and the unite

. >>> from hollywood to vatican city is special visitor met with pope francis today. the big check the actor handed over and what he asked the pontiff to do with it. and -- >>> love the genuine reaction because you can really see like the confusion on their face. >> a texas woman loves the reaction she gets to her jewelry but it's more about what's in that jewelry than what it looks like. ♪ >> affluenza teen is back on american soil. he arrived at dallas fort warmth international airport today after dropping his fight against extradition. couch was arrested in mexico last month along with his mom. tanya couch has been deported to the us and free on bond. ethan has remained in mexico the entire time until now he's back in texas and will be placed in juvenile detention center. couch is waiting to hear if he'll be tried as an adult for violating his probation. that probation stems from the june 2013dui crash in which he killed four people. >>> authorities in oregon have made more arrests connected to a standoff at federal wildlife refuge authorities have just releaserele

. >>> and movie star meets the leader of the catholic church why leonardo dicaprio was at the vatican today. >>> and a murder investigation is underway after a woman is found dead in her home. they are looking for a member of her family and asking for your help in finding her. nora h rchanic is live with the latest. >> reporter: the family member they are looking for is the icictim's daughter-in-law, both lived in the house behind me they are not calling her a suspect but want to speak to her about what happened inside of this east windsor home that left an elderly woman bludgeoned to death. >> they are looking for this woman in connection with the death of her mother-in-law whose body was found in the first floor office on mozart quart in east windsor. she is believed to be driving a 2000 nissan quest minivan with tag nu3-er jyy 16 p. >> they are nice people and a great family so it's just really a terrible tragedy. it's just shocking and upsetting. neighbor dan mcdonough, knows the family conscious you'lly and osays hello in passing and the missing woman's son is now -- that is not

the actor flew to the vatican yesterday for a private meeting with the pope. the pair met for 15 minutes to exchange gifts and discuss their shared ``@ concern over the environment. the actor gave pope francis a book of art and a check from his ble foundation. your final name is paul kantner... sad news surrounding the musician. kantner...the co- founder of the band "jefferson airplane" has died. kantner passed away last night at a hospital in san francisco after getting sick last week. joel & deb -- saint cloud time to take a look trending headline this morning. it comes from "the new york times." and it reads-- "barbie adds curvy and tall to body shapes." "mattel" is adding all new shapes and sizes to its iconic doll. there will now be curvy... petite... and tall barbies-- in addition to the original size. plus-- barbies are now coming in new skin-tones... eye colors... and hair- styles. barbie sales have been down in recent years. the dolls have gotten a lot of .. for having bodies that are "too perfect." but now-- kids will see dolls-- that look more like

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still ahead, a historic meeting at the vatican.lgz iran's president, but it was the parting words that left quite an impression. we're going to tell you what the president of iran told the pope. parking is hard to find. seems like everyone drives. and those who do should switch to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah, perfect. valet parking. evening, sir. hello! here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. ah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! >> ae meeting that would be unthinkable only a few years ago. on one side of the table, the president of iran who is also a senior muslim cleric. on the other side of the head of the roman catholic church. bob francis and the iranian president met at the vatican earlier today. in a statement the vatican said the pope urged him to use his influence as president of iran and work with other countries to find solutions to the problems, and there are many of th

it's a 15 minute visit this friday at the vatican. head of google ideas is part of the meeting which builds products to help those facing violence and harassment. >> a lot of rain here and there. on my way here i saw a rainbow. >> i have to see the photos. >> i have it right here. i shot video. don't tell chp. >> you were driving and you shot video? >> i was not driving. >> you were a passenger in the car, of course. let's get a live look outside. you can see from oakland we have cloud cover moving in but no rainfall just yet. we will talk more about our next storm that's moving in and two more for the weekend. seems nonstop lately. we will let you know over the next seven days in a few minutes. ♪ life. just when you think you know where it's going, it takes you someplace else. covered california is here to help californians who need health insurance get it. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. slim. but that's not >>> you know the deal. your chance of winning tonight's powerball, very, very slim. that's not stoppi

during holy thursday the pope washes the feet of twelve people who represent the twelve apostles vatican rules call for the people to be christian man but last year pope francis included women and non christians in the ceremony. now the vatican has issued a decree saying the right can be performed on any one with no regard to gender or religion. lawmakers in washington state won the legal age for smoking to go up to twenty one more on the proposal and the number of people in favor of emergency declared by virginia north carolina maryland and dc. the warnings com in advance of a major blizzard this weekend and coming up that six police released the name of the man arrested after leaving a suspicious package and one of more in the governor's statement consideration in washington state would ban the use of the name redskins at public schools. native americans and civil rights groups have protested the main saying it's offensive if the legislation passes every school in the state bearing the name would have to change except one high school on a spokane reservation uses the name and members o

the 13 baby boys and 13 baby girls were all children of vatican employees. >>> i am happier now that i am inside. >> i am sure. i can hear the wind blowing when i had had 1st weather. now, talk about the 3 degree guarantee. you are up here, down here, where are you? >> the number is 39. i don't like that now. i don't like that number. now, the forecast high, 60. it was a hit today. we eclipsed. we are up to 62. we are in the 3ing it range. that is 30 of the last 31. so, in the last month we missed 1 time. we are very happy about that. showing you the snow showers here to the north. a couple of sprinkles may get to northern maryland. most of it staying in the mountains and pennsylvania. we have big wins, snow gusts up to 54. now, locally, fredericks county. pittsburgh, washington county, 49. now, leesberg43. now, we are still seeing gusts over 30 miles an hour. so much of 40 at davidson. we are at 36. gusting to the middle to upper 20s over at joint base. now, all of the wind bringing in sharply colder air. lower northern shore. the teams now, work, school in the morning, our windchil

vatican officials tell me pope francis has a lot to talk about as well.as a big proponent of the deal and wants iran to stick to that commitment. he was interested in the situation in syria. he wants to see the war there end. so expect that to be a big topic of conversation. vatican watchers tell me pope francis sees iran as key to the resolution of that conflict. vatican watchers will tell me they are looking closely to see if president rouhani presents pope francis with an invitation to iran. it is a trip that the watchers tell me that pope francis is very interested in making. he sees engagement as key to solving conflicts with the middle east. the question is is pope francis invited to iran. boris. >> the big question. that is the first time the pope met with iranian leader since 1999. an important meeting. thank you. >>> to a warning this morning that a threat isis will carry out large scale attacks in europe after the paris attacks in last november. the police agency europol, isis has the combat style terror attacks with the focus on europe and espe

ambassador to the vatican is ridiculous. even the catholic church would not say that today and the vatican would not say that today. brian: here is a clip from the movie and see if anybody recognizes that you're are not in it but you are played in it. >> that is why he had the reaction. >> i think that is the bigger story. >> the numbers indicate that there were senior officials involved. >> that's all they do, indicate. >> but what you're trying to tell me is that there are 50 pedophile priest in boston? >> you make a bunch of noise but it changes things not one bit. we need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests. policy, show me the church manipulated the system so that these guys didn't have to face charges. show me these same priests went back into the parishes time and time again and that it came from the top down. brian: is that you? marty: that is me or someone who looks like me. of course, i was four inches taller in 2001. brian: when you watch the movie, how much is represented the exact way that yo

pope francis will meet with google chairman eric schmidt at the vatican on friday. while the pope doesn't own a computer, he's not naive about the power of technology. he once said the internet is a "gift from god," because of its ability to offer "immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity." let's check in with marty. the national western stock show is in full swing... and everyone has their the national western stock >>> i am happy and excited and-very proud. that much money, yes, yes. station can proudly say it sold

vatican. gifts were exchanged during the visit: a book oif art and a rug for the pope and a medal depicting st. martin for the iranian president. at the end of the 40 minute closed door meeting, rouhani asked pope francis to pray for him. this was the first meeting between a pontiff and an iranian head of state since 1999. the tri-state's luke kuechly, who's super bowl bound with the panthers, is number 59 on the field, but number 18 on a new list. list.usa today reports his jersey is currently the 18-th best selling nfl jersey, right behind new orleans saints quarterback drew brees.peyton spot on the olympic team.amy robillard, from mason, will compete in the olympic marathon trials next month in l-a.she's won the past two flying pigs.robillard is one of only 200 women in the trials.women have to have a time of two hours and 45 minutes to even have a chance to enter. perfect north slopes is hosting the kentucky winter special olympics today. athletes will compete in giant slalom and slalom on

the vatican criticized the cover, saying the magazine forgets that religious leaders have rejected violence in the name of religion. the editor of the magazine replied that god may have indeed killed his friends. he went on to say maybe the world less god. check out this dramatic video. a canadian family escapes a dangerous situation when their apartment building burst into flames. you can see a 10- year-old boy being hung from a window and dropped to safety. his mother and father soon followed. all three landed in the snow-- and they were rushed to the hospital. mother nature the west coast. what being called one of the strongest el ninos ever, continues to whip up vicious storms. in southern california heavy downpours turned roads into rivers. and snowy weather is causing northern california. forecasters say, it's not over yet. they believe the area may not see a break in the weather until at least tomorrow. a lot of cool vegas. coming up, a look at those new thousands of people at the consumer electronics show in las vegas... tech enthusiasts can expect to hear the buzzing of drones at e

the vatican cover, saying the magazine forgets that religious rejected violence in the name of religion. magazine replied that god may have indeed killed his he went on to say should learn to less god. a fast-food chain hopes it has found the next great way millennial moms. it's set up a valet system! gregg will explain how it works. but first, lets check in with becky and amelia. time warner cable says up to 320- customers may have had their email passwords stolen. the company says the information may have been taken through data breaches at other companies that store time warner cable's customer data. it's notifying people to encourage them to change their passwords. it was just a matter of time. "star wars: the force awakens" has become the highest grossing domestic movie of all time. disney, the movie the box office on wednesday to pass "avatar's" $760.5 gross. title comes after just 20-days. both "avatar" and earned some $1.6 billion globally. star wars could take the number one global titie when it opens in china on saturday. chick-fil-a is trying to help the dining out experience

according to vatican radio, dicaprio visited with the pope at the vatican yesterday to discuss the matter. they say dicaprio gave the pontiff a book of art from a dutch renaissance painter and at the end of the meeting, dicaprio kissed the pope's ring to thank him for meeting with him. . and it's baby news for tyra banks... the former supermodel, businesswoma n and "america's top model" host... revealed her new baby boy on social media. the child's father is banks' long time boyfriend, photographer erik asla. the baby's name is "york banks asla"... and was carried by a surrogate mother. this is the couples' first child. still to come... time to get your creative juices flowing... box... next in your day in history. stst with us. gervais. 33 let's check out the day in history. -william mckinley, first u.s. president to ride in a car, is born in 1843-u.s. baseball hall of fame inducts first members in 1936-peter, paul and mary sign their first recording contract in 1962 puzzle day... and national freethinkers day.33 that's all the time that we have for the first hour of good morning columbi

as the vatican's official newspaper says he was never banal.tish prime minister david cameron dubbed bowie a genius while germany's foreign ministry thanked him for helping to bring down the berlin wall. madonna wrote that bowie was the first person she saw in concert and it changed the course of her life. more on david bowie's legacy, next. >>> he was a rock god, a musical innovator, larger than life cultural icon, at once enduringly strange and exotic but also somehow charming. and tonight generations of fans are mourning the loss of david bowie, who died last night following an 18-month-long and largely private battle with cancer. the career that spanned over six decades, david bowie was a master of reinvention. visually, musically. launching his first hit the same year of the moon landing with "space oddity" to constructing his glam rock alter ego ziggy stardust to a slew of pop hits. fame was his first number one in the u.s. bowie fans delighted in his ability to surprise, whether it was singing christmas carols with bing crosby or poking

>> well, very importantly today president rouhani is due to meet france at the vatican and it's a veryting because it's the first time that an iranian leader is meeting a pope since president hatami came in 1989 and that was a significant period of time and pope francis is really going to use his meeting to emphasize the use of human rights and peace. in particular he will be urging president rouhani to use his influence and good offices of the syrian regime of bashar al-assad to try to encourage as far as possible more efforts towards a peaceful solution to the conflict in syria and obviously a helpful attitude towards getting peace talks started as soon as possible. >> jackie as we said this is rouhani's first tour since the lifting of international sanctions, what is iran hoping to get out of this visit? >> this visit essentially is about bringing iran back into the international fold and ending its isolation both politically and economically and for western firms, european firms and italian firms means big opportunities but a number of risks. the iranian delegation includes around

outside terminal 5 at jfk. 43 students from the glen cove choral stepped off a bus to go to rome and vatican city. >> i have never been outside the country before and this is my first time and i'm glad it's with these people singing for the pope. >> reporter: two years ago they performed for president obama. now they will sing for the leader of the world's billions of catholics. >> my family looks up to the pope. he is an important individual. so i'll be feeling that. [ music ] >> reporter: the group practices up to 4 hours a day to perfect their latin. some of the songs chosen are 600 years old! there will be performances at several historic rome churches but they join francis on epiphany. >> the people's mass on choirs and two formal concerts open to the citizens of rome. >> reporter: 25 parents chaperoning many just as excited as the students. >> first time at the vatican. first time with the pope. i can't wait to go through the holy doors. >> reporter: the choral raised nearly $50,000 in donations. in addition, the students are kicking in $2,000 each. the long flight, the last hurdle for

this has drawn an angry response from the vatican. it is a week of remembrance starting with president hollande. >>> president obama facing a tall task as he tries to sell critics on his executive actions on guns. a town hall meeting hours away on cnn. we will have a preview. >>> we are counting down the hours to president obama's live town hall on gun control tonight at 8:00 eastern p.m. on cnn. his political nemesis of the gun battle will not be there tonight. we get more from jim acosta. >> reporter: president obama will sit down with supporters and opponents on executive action on gun control with the town hall on cnn with anderson coop cooper. the nra has declined to participate. white house press secretary josh earnest says the president hopes to use the meeting to take on critics of executive actions which are aimed at strengthening the background checks. >> i'm confident there will be a discussion of the politics of this, too. we do see this is a very good example of how political dysfunction on capitol hill has serious conseq

and shaking hands with a trip to the vatican. jason nathansns tells us which actor got the chance of a lifetime in today's showbiz wrap. nominees of color at the oscars, but producers are making sure the people presenting the awards will be diverse. the academy is out with its first list of presenters, which includes whoopi goldberg, kevin hart, the weeknd, pharrell williams, and benicio del toro. joining them will be tina fey, lady gaga, sam smith, ryan gosling, charlize theron, and jacob tremblay - the adorable kid from room. the oscars air february 28th live on abc. leonardo dicaprio is the frontrunner for best actor at this year's oscars - but that might pale in comparison to the honor he got thursday - an audience with the pope! 1. medium shot actor leonardo dicaprio entering pope francis's study you for granting me this private audience with you." that's him at the vatican, in italian, thanking the pope for granting the private audience. the two talked about climate change, and dicaprio gave him a book and a charitable dona

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the two spoke at the vatican. it aims to help position a player in the middle east peace process. the pope thanked him for the >>> teachers and public servants joining taxi drivers protesting unfair competition from rival services like uber. the civil aviation authority the data 20% of flights could be canceled today. public service our anger over a range of issues including pay, education forms, and working conditions. taxi drivers block access to the capital airports. >>> police in orange county asking the public for help in tracking down the escapist presents. two of the men have ties to thing in these games -- vietnamese gangs. >> window somebody out there is something >> reporter: the orange county sheriff department repeatedly asked the public for help monday. and send a message to the vietnamese community. >> it is important for them to know where they're at.>> reporter: jonathan is linked to eating these gang. bot wang is also that to have gang ties. 37-year-old has said miliary is accused of kidnapping and torture. in 2012 naieeri they tortured a man with fire. >> i am sc

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vatican rules for holy thursday calls for only men to par tis pats. shortly after pope francis was elected, he washed the feet of men and women. >> still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00, they're gearing up for the superbowl. big plans in the south bay. >> and how one superbowl performer stays in peak condition. >> pier 15, look at a cloudy sky over san francisco. the next storm approaches. >>> if you're wondering what keeps the lead singer looking so slim, well, we have the answer. he fasts. >> oh. >> the 38-year-old dwrammy winner says he's on the 6-1 diet. that means he eats for six days and then fasts on the seventh drinking only waterer. >> i was sick one time and this guy said to me just try not eating for a day because it will make your body feel healthier. i did it and then i found i could sing a bit better. also, i felt so 0 for food. >> regarding the fast, nutritionists say not so fast my friends. they claim that while fasting somebody can feel clean and detoxed, but it comes with risks, including headaches, low blood sugar and irritability, al

tisha: pope francis today welcomed the president of iran to the vatican. this is the first time the pope has met with an iranian head of state. he hopes to position it run as a player in middle east peace efforts after the country reached a deal with world powers to limit nuclear activities in exchange for an end to economic sanctions. steve: fans and chatham county will be on a two-hour delay. that list is growing at the bottom of your screen at always available online, abc11.com. a new report focused on airport control towers. tisha: who is landing planes at howing all season. steve: breaking news happening in durham. crash on hillsboro road near cole's hill road. it is a head-on crash between an suv and a car. a sheriff's deputy on the scene. the man was leaning over to grab a cigarette when that crash happened. tisha: more breaking news -- more developments in the csx scandal. governor mccrory says that a new rail yard is not a viable option. according to sources, the only person who knew about this was johnson with the office. when other county commis