mostly it's been positive responses, i was in the vatican city three years ago andi in the vatican city thought that wouldn't go too well, italian policemen sprinted towards me and they dragged me and truck me out and he said never come back, never come back! but before you know it —— but before you go, cani you know it —— but before you go, can i have a photo? in paris a new project gives visitors the chance to see through time. look through the binoculars of the time scope terminal just binoculars of the time scope terminaljust in installed near a bridge and you will see an immersive 360 degrees digital representation of life in the middle ages. it's the latest landmark to use vr technology to attract visitors, with other time scope terminals at charles de gaulle airport and the bastille. a solar powered catamaran has just embarked on an incredible round the world voyage, with plastic pollution in the world's oceans at unprecedented levels the race for water foundation hopes to voyage —— of the voyage will promote new, innovative ways of tackling the problem. it's expected to last fiv

. >> shepard: on this day in 1929, vatican city in rome became the world's smallest country.e vatican had been the official seat of the catholic church for hundreds of years before that. but historians say popes often had power struggles with italian leaders after italy became a unified nation. some popes called themselves prisoners in the vatican. a 1929 treaty recognized the catholic church's claim to a tiny piece of land in rome, vatican city. it's smaller than central park here in manhattan and the pope became the ruler of a state 88 years ago today. some nice buildings there. some fantastic gelato across the street. the dow is up today. oil is not up. apparently we have a little too much of that. here's cavuto. >> neil: all right. we're just getting a statement right now from the republican national committee on james comey's statement that he will issue tomorrow in person. it's out right now. by the way, on our website, if you want to read it. this is coming from again the rnc saying, and i quote, the republican national committee is talking again just exclusively about

i was in the vatican city three years ago and i had a feeling that wasn't going to go too well.ed towards me and they dragged me and chucks me out and says, "never come back, never come back! but before you go, can i have a photo?" in paris a new project gives visitors the chance to see through time. look through the binoculars of the timescope terminaljust installed near the pont d'arcole bridge and you'll see an immersive 360—degree digital representation of life in the middle ages. it's the latest landmark to use vr technology to attract visitors, with other timescope terminals at charles de gaulle airport and the bastille. a solar—powered catamaran has just embarked on an incredible round the world voyage. with plastic pollution in the world's oceans at unprecedented levels, the race for water foundation hopes the voyage will help promote new, innovative ways of tackling the problem. it's expected to last five years, stopping off at the tokyo 0lympics and dubai's 2020 universal exposition. and a social media campaign helped spark an unlikely reunion. marathon runner dion leo

. >>> victims of the london terror attacks that includes vatican city where pope francis spoke abouthe attack during his weekly address. the pope says praying to the holy spirit in his words, quote, grants peace to the whole world and here is the wounds of war and terrorism, which also last night in london struck innocent victims. >>> meanwhile tonight, an investigation continues into the attack that left seven people dead in the heart of london. british police say even though they killed the attackers, they have arrested a dozen more people after last night's blood bath. witnesses say the men barrelled a van into the people and got out and started stabbing others. >> as terrorism breeds terrorism, and perpetrators are inspireded to attack, did not only on the basis of carefully constructed plots after years of climbing and training, and not even as lone attackers radical lized on line but by copying one another and using the crudist of means of attack >> 20 are still in critical condition. ♪ . >>> breaking news in east mt. airy, a man and woman found dead in a car. all we know is th

in the vatican city three years ago i had a feeling that was not going to go too well.o for a left. in paris, a new project gives visitors the chance to see through time. look through the binoculars of the times scope terminaljust installed near redbridge and you will see an immersive 360 degrees digital representation of life in the middle ages. is the latest landmark to use vr technology to attract visitors with a the times scope terminals at the airport and the bastille. a solar powered catamaran has just embarked on an incredible round the world voyage. this plastic pollution in the world's oceans at unprecedented levels, the race for water foundation hopes the voyage will help to meet new and innovative ways of tackling the problem. it is expected to last five years, stopping off at the tokyo olympics and the 2020 universal exhibition in dubai. in the social media campaign helped sparked an unlikely reunion. this marathon runner encountered a stray dog on a six—day race across the gobi desert. after sticking together for the entire journey, he lost track of his com

some are hanging out in vatican city with pope francis.joined by the fellow inductees and fall of famers. franco harris, chris doleman, jim tai her. so they presented hope francis with a hall of fame jersey and a gold helmet and they got a viewing to have systen chapel. we had him in his audience on behalf of the game. don't get to do that every day. maria: i love that and i love to see him try to put the helmet on. maria: very cool. we have been showing pictures of tom brady in japan. good pictures. a photo of himself and his son sitting in the middle of sumo wrestlers. another facing off with his son in sumo ring and he was in china this week. what do you think about this, jared. jared: one of the coolest sports photos. even though we are seeing this now, doesn't it seem to have iconic look to it? maria: it does. jared: 50 years this photo might still be around. why not? somebody he paid 20 bucks to pay a photo in times square. maria: who wins in a battle between tom brady and the sumo wrestlers? >> the sumo wrestler. jared: i don't want

the owner's insurance company and the city will have to figure out who's going to pay for the damage. >>> the highest ranking vaticanial ever to be accused in the church's sex abuse scandal is vowing to fight back. cardinal george pell, who is the pope's chief financial adviser says he'll return to australia to clear his name. it dates back to decades ago. two men now in their 40s say the cardinal touched them inappropriately at a swimming pool back in the 1970's. >> clean up is underway after more than two-dozen tornados ripped through the midwest. the strong winds pulled roofs out of of homes and scattered debris. in iowa a tornado shredded part of a roof in a home and tossed it on top of cars. >>> you might be able to to tell someone has live here by testing their knowledge of one >> derecho, a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms. otherwise known as that thing that got all the trees down and made a mess of things. this happened five years ago today. >> topper shutt live to talk more about that. >> yeah we were

vatican. a top cardinal, one of pope francis's top aides, charged with sexual abuse. >>> high rollers. recreational weed about to be legal in sin city. tonight, dos and don'ts before you think about lighting up on the strip. >>> and what's next for the digital revolution that changed the world ten years ago today. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

vatican. a top cardinal, one of pope francis' top aides charged with sexual abuse. >>> high rollers. recreational weed about to be legal in sin city. tonight dos and don'ts before you think about lighting up on the strip. >>> and what's next for the digital revolution that changed the world ten years ago today. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

vatican. a top cardinal, one of pope francis's top aides, charged with sexual abuse. >>> high rollers. recreational weed about to be legal in sin city. tonight, dos and don'ts before you think about lighting up on the strip. >>> and what's next for the digital revolution that changed the world ten years ago today. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. it's great to have you with us here tonight. as at least one prominent republican said today, this morning's tweet by president trump is beneath the office of the presidency. mr. trump's particularly personal tweet about one of his frequent critics, msnbc host mika brzezinski, and her appearance is earning the president sharp criticism from the left and right, especially among women. a president who has thrived on pushing the envelope of civility and pounding his critics, proving he has not lost the ability to shock and change the conversation. white house correspondent kristen welker has details. >> reporter: president trump touting his energy poli

city and moving nicely, matt. >> thank you, karen. >>> happening today, history will be made for catholics in el salvador when pope francis elevates five cardinals at the vaticanop josÉ gregorio chavez has been the auxiliary bishop since 1982. the other cardinals come from laos mali sweden and spain. >>> the pontiff appointed monsignor alfred shlerd as the fifth bishop of allentown. he was ordained in allentown in 1987. he says his focus will be to bring young people to the church and help those hurt by abusive priests. he will be installed at the cathedral of saint katherine of siena in allentown august 31st. >> time to get going on your first look at business. a delaware bankruptcy judge is allowing air bag maker tack today the to move forward with its reorganization plan. that includes the sale of most of its assets to a chinese owned rival. the move follows a worldwide recall by the company after it was found that their products could explode too forcefully sending shrapnel into people. the faulty inflaters have been linked to at least 16 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. >>> turning to the stock market the call yesterday to delay the senate vote on the heal

the vatican said the decision was a disaster for everyone. paris put the city hall in green lights. made a forceful speech in english. >> it's a mistake, both for the u.s. and our planet. >> reporter: after meeting with president trump last week in europe, macron used the president's own words against him. >> we all share the same responsibility. make our planet great >> reporter: germany, france and italy issued a rare joint statement calling the paris accord irreversible a. the president is shifting alliances around the world. visited brussels this week to forge a closer relationship with europe. china plans to spend more than $360 billion on renewable energy by 2020. which it says will create at least 13 million new jobs. >> to give you a sense of just how much has changed. the president of the european commission said he would likely be working more closely with china than the united states. in rather scathing remarks he said when president trump was in europe last week, they tried to explain the paris accord to him in simple terms and it appeared the president did not understan

vatican. a top cardinal, one of pope francis' top aides, charged with sexual abuse. >>> high rollers. recreational weed about to be legal in sin citytonight, dos and don'ts before you think about lighting up on the strip. >>> and what's next for the digital revolution that changed the world ten years ago today. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

vatican said mr. trump's decision was a disaster for everyone. paris bathed the city hall in green lights and french president emmanuel macron made a forceful speech in english. >> it is an actual mistake. both for the u.s.s and for our planet. >> reporter: after meeting with president trump last week in europe, macron used the president's own words against him. >> we all share the same responsibility, make our planet great again. >> reporter: germany, france and italy, issued a rare joint statement, calling the paris accord irreversible and stating, it cannot be be renegotiated. that was a blunt rejection of president trump's assertion that he will eventually negotiate a better deal on climate. the president is fundamentally shifting alliances around the world. the chinese premier visited germany and brussels this week to forge a closer relationship with europe. china plans to spend more than $ $360 billion on renewable energy by 2020 which it says will create at least 13 million new jobs. to give you a sense of just how much has changed the president of the european

city i'm demarco morgan. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, june 29th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> sex abuse charges hit a high ranking vaticanofficial. now the accused cardinal is speaking out. >>> and president trump's travel ban takes effect today. details on the restrictions. >>> plus, new safety rules are also being rolled out at airports across the u.s. the changes you'll notice the next time you fly the friendly skies. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news

in the victorian city of ballarat where he was born and worked as a priest after his ordination. he's been trusted by pope francis to reform the vaticanhe would show zero tolerance to abusive priests. the pope has granted the cardinal time off to defend himself. the specific nature of these allegations have yet to be made public. a court is expected to decide next week whether to release those details. the australian cardinal is the highest ranking vatican official to be charged in the catholic church's long—running sexual abuse scandal. phil mercer, bbc news. sydney. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in rome. when he became pope a few years ago, pope francis created a commission to deal with allegations of sexual abuse by clerics and he promised a change in the vatican's approach. how he handles this case will be a huge test for him and the church.” think he and the church are in a very uncomfortable position. he has made the fight against child abuse a central priority of his time as pope, and he has had criticism from members of the commission, that the vatican bureaucracy has stopped attem pts vatican bureaucracy has stopped atte

city of wonder where i met with the palestinian leader. primeresident abbas and minister net net -- netanyahu assured me they were ready for peace. we traveled toly the where we visit theed to vatican and meet pope francis. he was really wonderful, a great guy. then i traveled to two summits with our key allies. first the nato summit in where nations agreed they must do more to meet their and payl obligations their fair share because right to the unitedfair states. but it soon will be. attend the g7 summit in italy where we worked to improve shared security threats, a chief more fair trade that gives workers a level play on theld, and agreed goal that refugees should be re settled as close to their home countries as possibility so they could be part of the future re building. before we returned home i was delighted to conclude my trip by visiting american military families. unbelievable people. the true source of our strength. we will always protect those who protect us. was full foreign trip of historic and unprecedented achievements. old and newny friends, we have paved the way ,or the new era of cooperation one that calls upon each nation to take more responsibility to to their