there are no hotels in vatican city. they stay for four or five hours and move on. endorra. the journeys between france and spain. where they do the mountain ride, climb of the tour de france. it is a very small country as well. you can stay there, but it is the kind of country you can walk through. of --is big in toros tourism and also a tax haven. >> and the bahamas. cheesyurious, it has a touristy place, but -- >> it depends on where you go in the bahamas. >> for the most part, you're looking at the cheesy hotels. >> plus a small population. when you look at the bigger countries by gdp, you get some more familiar names. >> spain, first, really? >> i'm surprised you don't see israel. clearly, vatican city is a religious tourism issue. , the othernk mecca religious capitals would have a lot of tourists. i wonder if there aren't a lot of people in israel who are tourists, but also claim citizenship even though they live here in new york. >> a depends on when you enter the country if you are a visitor or -- passport. >> you can only go on the official data. >> i'm going to tw

this morning on the tragic deaths of three of his relatives during today's general audience in vatican cityaudience is taking place just one day after the deadly car accident in argentina. vatican officials say pope francis is profoundly saddened by the deaths of his nephew's wife and their two children. the pope's nephew was driving the car. he's right now in critical condition. >> time this wednesday morning 5:47:00 a.m. a.m. a queen village restaurant needs a new roof. >> also when we come back a jet ski explodes sending a woman on it flying across a wisconsin river. david. >> twitter follower joanne posts this interesting picture. sun out, temperatures nice, everybody is happy including groundhogs which have been in the backyard destroying her sunflowers. it's going to be more of that. it's a nice day. little humid, temperature in the 80's. if you're headed to the pool, index is on the high side so remember the sunscreen. we'll be back with your dayp what's up, george? massage chair. my little indulgence. dunkin' french vanilla swirl, my little indulgence. indulge in the sweeter, creami

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so it's an important lesson here, especially as you recall, with the exception of vatican city, the vaticane united states is about the most religious country in the world. consequently it makes us more prone to think people around the world, who are more organized by religion, are acting at the same level of passionate faith that so many americans are. >> hi, i'm michael donahue from marquette university. the strongest visual impression i got of that night was an enormous amount of inordinate drinking that went on that night. you can see all the west germans and east germans celebrating by the wall they tore down, they were passing around champagne and schnapps and beer, whatever was available. some of that occurred in the united states where people went out on their lawns -- in my neighborhood. lived in a catholic neighborhood, we didn't have champagne but a lot of budweiser. a lot of people did go out. that was kind of a celebratory night. a doctor told me once, the worst effect of a hangover kicks in 11 hours after you stop drinking. seems like the hangover occurred 11 years after it on

the pope's home, vatican city, came in last place. the u.s.melting pot actually only has moderate religious diversity. it ranked 68thout of the 232 areas that were studied. that ranking falls behind france and muslim countries like bahrain. thank you for being part of high program this week. i'll see you next week. >>> hello. i'm fredricka whitfield. these are stories topping our news this hour. we'll tell you what action the feds are taking in the michael brown case. and hear from the attorney of the store owner who police claim was robbed by michael brown. >>> plus, on the streets of ferguson, a second night of unrest. police crackdown on protesters after one demonstrator is shot overnight. >> i was disappointed in the actions of tonight. as many of you know, the crowds we've had for the last two nights. >> tear gas and smoke canisters are deployed to disperse a crowd. we'll go live to ferguson and the u.s. steps up its air campaign against isis militants in iraq. retaking a strategic dam without damaging it. failing could have catastrophic

i think the feature on the vatican app to tour the vatican city is really great, too.ves you an idea of the pope's stomping grounds. in terms of -- i mean, sometimes it's just too much. you should be praying or -- >> right. it has a religious conviction, inward facing to something that is kardashian full display for full consumption. is that overall, eric, a blessing or a curse for those trying to flourish in this new space? >> pope francis is very popular with the people and you have to go where the people are and the people are on social media so i give the catholic church for changing this sort of old school institutional view. i think a lot of religious organizations can learn from it. >> and it hasn't flourished in the way that it has until pope francis got into this role. there does seem to be an underpinning. >> he was much more aloof as a pope, as i recall. i'm not cat electrholic so i do too much attention. pope francis loves to meet and be around people and loves to take selfies of people. it will always resonate when you please the people that you're leading

he told the crowd at vatican city, all of this deeply affects god and deeply affects humanity. >> translatorom iraq leaves us in disbelief and dismay. thousands of people, including many christians, chased away from their homes in a brutal manner. children dying of thirst and hunger during the escape. women seized, people massacred, violence of every kind. destruction everywhere. >> meantime, thousands of kilometers away from iraq, a pair of sisters worry about 30 of their family members who are caught in isis controlled areas. they haven't heard from their relatives for weeks. for one reason or another, their loved ones have been silenced. as nick shows us, the sisters are speaking out. >> reporter: tears from a woman whose family is caught in the conflict. malia she uses for safety concerns, worries she will never genesee her family in iraq. 30 of them including cousins, aunts, uncles live in and around mosul. she came to the united states in 1997 fleeing saddam hussein's regime. she hasn't spoken to her family in weeks. fears what she calls a death march by isis is a foreshadowing what wi

the pope's home vatican city, by the way, came in last place. the u.s.e great melting pot actually only has moderate religious diversity. it ranked 68th out of the 232 areas that were studied. that ranking falls behind historically catholic countries like france and traditionally muslim countries like bahrain. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, i'm alexandra field. "reliable sources" with brian seltra is coming up. first here are the big stories we're following at this hour. bloodshed at a protest in ferguson, missouri. one person was shot in demonstrations. he's in critical condition. investigators don't know who shot him. police arrested seven people who refused to leave the streets during the midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew after smoke and tear gas was used to break up the crowds. this all comes one week after an officer shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown who was unarmed. >>> turning over seas now, there's a battle ranging over a dam in mosul, iraq. the u.s. carried out more airstrikes

it's an important lesson that with the exception of vatican city it is just about the most religion cityn the world so it makes us more prone that more people around the world who are organized by religion are acting on the same level of that so many americans are. >> the strongest visual i got from that night was there was an usual amount of drinking that went on that night. passing around champagne and snaps and beer. whatever was available. some of that occurred in the united states where people went out on their lawns -- in my neighborhood. i lived in a liarish catholic neighborhood, a lot of people did go out. that was kind of a celeb toor night. the doctor told me that the range over that occurred 14 hours after you stop drinking. there was a lot of commentary and op-ed pieces that this was the end of the short century after that event. it started in 1914 and ended in 1989. that quickly was eclipsed 11 years later with the idea of 9/11 is the start of the 21st century. i was wondering if there is any commentary of is this the end of the 20th century. is it a formidable and importan

it's an important lesson here, especially as we recall with the exception of vatican city, the united states is just about the most religious country in the world. consequently, it makes us more prone to think that people around the world who are organized by religion are acting at the same level of passionate faith that so many americans are. >> i am michael donohue from marquette university. the strongest impression i got out of that night was an enormous amount of inordinate creaking that went on. you could see the west germans and east german celebrating on the wall, passing bottles of champagne and schnapps and beer. he said that even occur in the united states. it was much more limited, but people went out on their lawns. i lived in an irish catholic neighborhood in providence, rhode island. champagne,ave the more like budweiser, but a lot of people did go out. it was kind of a celebratory night. once that thed me worst effect of a hangover kicks in about 11 hours after you start raking. it seems like the hangover americans had occurred 11 years after, 9/11, and the most serious

it's an important lesson that with the exception of vatican city it is just about the most religion cityn the world so it makes us more prone that more people around the world who are organized by religion are acting on the same level of that so many americans are. >> the strongest visual i got from that night was there was an usual amount of drinking that went on that night. passing around champagne and snaps and beer. whatever was available. some of that occurred in the united states where people went out on their lawns -- in my neighborhood. i lived in a liarish catholic neighborhood, a lot of people did go out. that was kind of a celeb toor night. the doctor told me that the range over that occurred 14 hours after you stop drinking. there was a lot of commentary and op-ed pieces that this was the end of the short century after that event. it started in 1914 and ended in 1989. that quickly was eclipsed 11 years later with the idea of 9/11 is the start of the 21st century. i was wondering if there is any commentary of is this the end of the 20th century. is it a formidable and importan

it was just several weeks ago that pope francis took a meeting with sexual abuse survivors in vatican city two from germany. so a two-part question here. one being that a former ambassador to the vatican has been defrocked but not lost his immunity to be charged in sexual courts for sexual crimes against children. do you think he should lose that immunity? secondly, do you think that pope francis should meet with american sexual abuse survivors if he does in fact come to philadelphia in september of 2015? >> i'm not familiar with that first case, thomas, but as to the second question, pope benedict met with survivors when he came and i can imagine that if pope francis came, he too would meet with survivors of sexual abuse. i mean he's very strong about his support and contrite on behalf of the church for the sins committed against our minors and young people. so this is something he's talked about and will continue to talk about. in korea, by the way, this morning he reached out to families of victims of the 300 kids who lost their lives in that terrible ferry disaster. >> the pope also wa

city. the vatican will not officially confirm the pope's travel plans more than six months ahead of time. >is morning, the taney dragons are the pride and talk of philadelphia. taney is 2-0 right now at the little league world series in williamsport. the team has one high profile fan in jamie moyer who pitched for the phils on that 2008 world series team. he's been watching taney since their debut onç williamsport o friday. we asked for his take on mo'ne davis. >> with her style, she's more like cole hamels. >> what impresses you about her as a pitcher. >> i like the way she goes about her business. it looks like she's enjoying what she does. >> they say the distance she is from home plate and the speed at which she throws makes it just like those batters are facing a major league hitter. mo'ne davis is on the mound for the dragons. show your taney dragon spirit. print out your free taney dragons placard, they say "i'm on the dragon wagon." print them out on your home printer. count on nbc 10 to follow the taney dragons quest for a world series title. look for live coverage from williamspo

city. the vatican will not officially confirm the pope's travel plans more than six months ahead of time. >>> from our south jersey bureau, sexual harassment suit filed against medford township's fire chief. lori cutts claims fire chief thomas thorn smacked her on the backside december of 2012 in front of two other firefighters. nbc 10 reached out to the lawyer who said he's looking forward to a fair trial which will likely happen in the spring of 2016. >>> a dises pushing discovery in philadelphia. neighbors called nbc 10 after finding four dead kittens in the city's may fair section. a couple found the animals in a shed near larder street last week and suspect neighborhood kids are responsible. they tell us stray cats are a common sight in the area. the pictures they took of the kittens are too graphic to show on television. >> these are, like, innocent little creatures who don't know how to hate, they don't know what hate is. they know how to love, eat and purr. there's no reason to hurt them. >> neighbors tell nbc 10 two other dead cats were found on harrison street. since our reports a

. >> he is making a lot of people in vatican city nervous. all seen in the past 18 months what pope francis has done. the francis effect, the 4.3 million twitter followers, the way he has completely re-energized the catholic church. we made him our number one world's greatest leader a few months ago because of that reason. but what a lot of people don't know and what's lost in this story is that he is actually an incredibly savvy manager. and what he's done, he has gutted the way the vatican does business, the way it manages and in particular rearranged its finances soup to nuts. >> the cardinals never saw this coming? >> they never did. he replaced old guard cardinals. he brought people in from ernst & young. >> you're kidding. >> no. he knows how to bring in the right leaders under him and motivate them to get the job done. as a result, it's just being completely transformed. >> there had been a level of corruption and secrecy in the vatican bank that was historic. and dealing with that bureaucracy would have to have been mind boggling. >>

the visit would be part of a three-city trip that included washington, d.c., and new york city as well. the vatican will not officially confirm the pope's travel plans more than six months ahead. >>> in a special meeting, septha's board chairman was given the authority to sign a contract with ibew. the agreement includes an 11.5% raise. septa will continue the negotiations with blbw. >>> we want to clarify a story we told you about last week. the cherry board cleared a teacher accused of bullying a boy. he allegedly recorded bullying incidents. the boy's father sent the boy inside with the recorder as we told you the cherry hill board of education and safe partners for children and family cleared the teacher, kelly. it was the court and not the board of education that ruled the recording was actually illegal. >>> law enforcement gearing up for another potentially tense night in ferguson, missouri. about 90 minutes ago, the president called for calm. >> well, i understand the passions and the an injury that arise over the death of michael brown. giving in to that anger by looting or carrying guns or

>> i thought it was interesting, the pope said he'd been invitedpy said maybe the three cities together the vaticanhe wall street journal" has the real reason why we yawn. researchers say stress and anxiety make our brain hot. so yawning keeps the brain cool and working at its peak efficiency. and yawning involves animals to keep a group alert. >>> "the boston globe" said mcdonald's is trying to shake its reputation for serving cheap and unhealthy food. a chef created a meal using ingredients from the menu. this included kung pao chicken using chicken mcnuggets. >> it's interesting, though, you keep seeing people push for local produce and meat without antibiotics, and now they have to realize they have to change the restaurants. >>> "sports illustrated" shows us a bizarre statue of basketball legend kobe bryant. it's on display in taiwan. the lakers star is naked. he's struggling with a giant snake that is over his achilles tendon. problems with achilles benched bryant for ten days. >>> variety has taylor swift's brand-new single. it's from her first official pop album. the song is called "shake i

cities together. the visit has not been officially confirmed by the vatican, or the archdioces of philadelphia. >>> right now 5:20. talk about adding insult to injury, you have to see one man's embarrass being punishment for lose ago bet that's now going viral this morning. >> johnny manziel stirring up controversy before the season even starts. this time he's talking with more than just his mouth. we'll explain that coming up. >>> good morning, decent day underway. real big difference, not that big after difference it, starts to feel just little more humid outside. that's really t otherwise, temperatures are very much what we saw yesterday. and, we are going to ends up with decent afternoon with some sunshine. quick check on storm scan3, disturbance nearby, but, not messing with us all that much t did bring in little bit of moisture across sussex county, for example, sort of clipping cape may county, not a huge deal. meanwhile, as we go forward in the forecast, expect partly sunny and slightly more humid day. and it bodes well certainly in south philly tonight as our phils are taking on the mariners, 78

in philadelphia while pope francis has expressed interests in visiting the city no official announcement has come from the vatican are moving forward and that includes the creation of a religious icon to be used to promote the the world meeting. the chester county artist got that commission and as pat ciarrocchi tells us his artist also his mission. >> reporter: these days, all day, neil carlen is living among the saints. his artistic mission is sacred. >> that was the vocation that i was searching for my entire life. >> reporter: in his kenneth square studio carlen stands at crossroads of vocations and commissions. >> image represents certainly the holy family, mary, joe's us and jesus and extended family anna and jogging kin, mary's mother and father. >> reporter: carlen has been asked to create a icon for the world meeting of families. the september 2015 gathering in philadelphia, which is expected to be the center piece of pope francis's first papal visit to the united states. >> the thought of him seeing the work, added a certain level of anxiety to the creation of it. >> reporter: carlen revealed a copy of

vatican would sway political power amongst the people. >> thank you for that. thousands of people have held protests vigils across the u.s. in tribute to a black teenager killed by police in missouri. more than 90 cities took part in thursday's national moment of silence after 18-year-old michael brown was unarmed when he was shot and killed by police in a st. louis suburb. his death sparked days of rioting in ferguson, where the shooting took place. >> a peaceful but angry protest in the streets of ferguson missouri. this time, after four consecutive nights of frequently violent standoffs police marched alongside protesters. it marks a change in police tactics in dealing with the fallout of the shooting of michael brown an unarmed african-american teenager. the majority of this african-american community is almost all white, a factor that has contributed to the tension. they put a local highway patrol captain in charge of security. >> i grew up your. this is my home. it means a lot to me personally that we break the cycle of violence and build trust showing the most respect for every interaction with every citizen. >> earlier in the day on thursday, president obama called for calm in the streets of f

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city of brotherly love in 2015. what does that all mean? it certainly expos what -- [ no audio ] world family day, but the vatican said after that announcement fact nothing official will happen until about six months before the visit. so we have a long time to go before we get the final say so from the vatican. but certainly today the pope indicated to me that he would come to philadelphia. as you mentioned, it is pope francis's first trip to asia, also said we heard him speak english in public for the very first time. >> reporter: before the south korean president north korea apparently wasn't paying any attention because before the pope came and after he landed, it sent short range project tiles into the sea. we spoke heard from the vatican spokes better than earlier this evening and. coup does to you for asking the pope a question. up next, the pentagon relaxes it's rules about military air styles that they say were racially biassed. >> plus this -- >> you got to give him credit. >> how did a teenaged run away live inside a walmart for days without anyone noticing is one of the stories we're following around the news nation. when we're ha

in the vatican says two of pope francis great nephews are dead, after a road accident in argentina incident also killed their mother. it happened this morning, in cordo va a major argentina cityone nephew was just two years old, the other only eight months of age. also, breaking at this moment, israeli, the israeli military says a number of rockets have just been fired from gaza, into israel, breaking that cease-fire, that looked as if they would go another 12 hours without firing any rockets but that has now been broken. more in a bit. >>> welshing with the success of taney dragons and their star female pitcher i have been focused on co-ed sports. now another example in our area, kate. >> i'm kerry. >> yes. >> kate is not here. >> is there a bucks county, high school field hockey team, that is down of their teammates because of the rule over co-ed teams. two months ago the governing body, the one that looks overall of the pennsylvania inter scholastic sports change their rules and the rules now say that boys cannot compete in the playoffs. quakertown high school had to make a very difficult decision there were three boys on the field hockey teams. they now have to stay out o

>> the vatican neigh the number of clicks in south korea has doubled, there are now more than 5 million. >> two dead and eight others injured in a quake centered 14 miles north of the capitol city. it triggered a landslide at a major quarry. the quake snarled traffic and forced authorities to shut down the airport. >> rain cooling things down outside. lets look at temperatures across the nation today with nicole mitchell. good morning. >> good morning. the front, extending all the way into the south, atlanta 59 and chicago area, 59. some 50s, as well. that's just this morning. as we get into the afternoon hours, you know, enough sunshine behind this as the temperatures start to rebound. chicago is at 81, but into the northwest, that's that next weather system, places like seattle, 75, over 20 degrees cooler than that record that we set monday. that's going to be very comfortable out here. it looks like into the next couple of days, though, still enough dry air, even as that moisture comes in, that we have some red flag advisories. this is a much smaller area with humidity and lower temperatures, so there has been improvement. this area getting into tomorrow stays cool. ahead of