faith and reason to about 108 of them were down here this afternoon when the pope arrived at westminster abbeythey shouted antichrist, antichrist, as he ented westminster ave. >> one more can you tell us about the arrests that were made today? >> apparently, they are algerian nationals, at least five of the mark. they were working for a private company in central london, and they were due to sweep the streets in westminster just before the pope's our arrival. apparently, the police got a tip off to arrest them. which indicates that they were not under surveillance for the last few days or whatever bit of the police then searched their homes in east and northern london. butpparentlythey fnd thinsuspicus there. but of course, the pope is a very high-profile target, and that is why they acted so swiftly and what they detained them. >> thank you. the german government has denied claims by the french president that berlin is planning to clear roma accounts in germany and deport people living there back to their country of origin. sarkozy said it after an eu summit in brussels. the meeting was calle

religion, but also the role of [unintelligible] >> it was a short journey by the pope mobile to westminster abbey. at the door pope benedict was introduced to the reverand. the first time this opponents of female ordination has shaken hands with a clergywoman in public. >> as the pontiff and primate of england process of the aisle, the symbolism was about a coming together of two traditions. >> on behalf of the christian communities, we welcome you to this great shrine which has been of such significance. >> i came here from rome to pray [unintelligible] [unintelligible] >> the piece of the lord be always with you. [applause] >> despite the appearance of unity, serious differences remain between the church of england and the roman catholic church, but today both traditions agreed on the pope's central message, the need for religion to have a recognized voice in the public sphere. >> security is extremely tight and central london after police arrested six men with a plot against the pope. >> just two miles to where the pope is this evening, police officers searching for -- searching through cars.

a visit to westminster abbey. >> when we have persuaded our neighbors that the light of faith is a lifel lived and joyfully lived. >> the world. restoring religious belief to secular life is their shared purpose. bbc news. >> security is tight in london after the police arrested six men in connection with an alleged plot against the po. >> just two miles from the heart of westminster where the pope was for most of the dead, -- day, there were searching. it is here that counter- terrorism detectives were acting on a tip, that the cleaners were planning to attack the pontiff during his visit to london. add they are apparently north african, including some algerians. their ages range from 26 to 50. a sixth man was arrested later in north london. scotland yard says the information came in late last night. as they were unable to disprove it, detectives felt they had to arrest the men first thing this morning. the security policy for the pope's visit has involved a delicate balance between making a religious leader accessible and protecting an international leader. >> what we know is not much

his you paid visit as scheduled celebrating in prayer with the head of the anglican church at westminster abbey earlier he delivered his keynote speech at westminster hall calling for the promotion of religion at every level of national life. a drill boring a rescue hole to thirty three trapped chilean miners has finally reached its destination the hole must now be widened to allow the men to be pulled to the surface it will take at least six weeks to do this the miners have been underground since early august after the entrance to their gold and copper mine collapsed. now the presidents of russia and ukraine have decided to swap their usual state cars for something a bit more retro dmitri medvedev and victor young coverts have been spotted as the wheels of vehicles dating back to the middle of the last century the heads of state have been taking part in a rally with cars made it when the two countries were both part of the soviet union the race connects russia's st petersburg and ukraine's kiev both leaders seemed to enjoy their experience so perhaps we'll be seeing them revving up retro style

>> it was a long day for the pontiff, are ending in another first, first visit by a pope to westminster abbeycatholic and anglican clergy symbolically joined together in worship. right hand in agreement with restoring belief to a place in public life. it's their shared purpose. >>> two americans have been charged where attempting to pass classified secrets to venezuela waila. the u.s. justice department hasn't accused venezuela of any wrong doing. the iranian leader maugeeds has said americans should free iranians after the release of sarah shourd earlier this week. two other americans -- are being meld -- held in tehran. officials from north and south korea have been discussing how to reunite families that were split more than 50 years ago. there are signs that the reunions may take place in october, the first sign that tensions between the two countries are easing. more talks are being scheduled for next week. >> the united nations has launched an appeal for more than $2 billion to help pakistani flood victims. the officials say the amount of money requested reflects the enormous catastroph

also today, an extraordinary scene at westminster abbey.for the first time the pope shook hands with a female priest. anglican minister jane hedges. benedict is strongly opposed to ordaining women. first glenn beck had his big washington rally, now not to be outdone comedy central stars jon stewart and stephen colbert have announced dueling political rallies near the washington monument the weekend before election day. >> a million moderate march! where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says we are here! we're only here, though, until 6:00 because we have a sitter! >> couric: stewart calls his event "the rally to restore sanity." colbert's is called "the march to keep fear alive." now back in the '70s there were 19 soap operas on t.v. come monday, there will be just six. >> and now for the next 30 minutes, "as the world turns." >> couric: the first half hour soap began on cbs in 1956 with actress helen wagner saying "good morning, dear." today after 13,858 episodes, "as the world turns" ende

the pope didn't change his schedule and became the first pope to worship in westminster abbey and he also addressed political, cultural and business leaders. >>> hurricane karl made landfall in mexico near the port city of veracruz. the category 3 storm packing 115 mile-per-hour winds causing high waves and flooding in the coastal areas. karl forced closure of country's largest power plant and several oil facilities in the gulf. >>> here's one you have got to see to believe. security cameras recording as a curious toddler crawls onto a highway in southern turkey. you can see him right there on the side. mom said he had been asleep under some bushes and she didn't notice when he woke up and wandered off. police say the child was not hurt. mom is now being questioned. >> gee. >>> well, it is the single lady's mantra, if you like it, better put a ring on it. still ahead why some men are taking that to heart. >>> and his waffle house brawl landed him in a georgia courtroom. what a jury had to say about kid rock's breakfast battle. gary. >> reporter: thanks a lot, brian. very nice conditi

visit as scheduled celebrating in prayer with the head of the anglican church at westminster abbey earlier he delivered his keynote speech at westminster hall calling for the promotion of religion at every level of national life. now the presidents of russia and ukraine have decided to swap their usual state cars for something a bit more retro let's take a look. and victor down a coal rich have been spotted at the wheels of vehicles dating back to the middle of the last century now the heads of states are taking part in a rally with cars made when the two countries were both part of the soviet union race connects russia st petersburg and ukraine's kiev both leaders seem to enjoy their experience maybe we'll see them dragging out retro style more often now. that wraps up the news this hour here at r t after a short break the business is next with you. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news maker. hello and welcome to the business program in the vacation partnership technology these are the key themes of the sochi internationa

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the pope will take part in evening prayers at westminster abbey.sts and controversy are marking the visit. >>> the case of a woman badly burned in an acid attack has taken a surprising turn. it was all a hoax. she faked an encounter with an taxer and doused herself with acid. >> reporter: she and in front. the press, heavily bandaged and fragile with her family by her side. she said she refused to be a victim. >> i can't let what she did to me rock my life. that is not fair. >> reporter: she sufferedsy veer burns on august 30th changing the appearance of her face. her mother shared details of the alleged tax a day after. >> a woman approached her and said, hey, pretty girl and she turned around and the woman said would you like to drink this? >> reporter: but the story the 28-year-old told police didn't quite check out. police logged hundreds of hours in the case yet couldn't find the taxer the woman described. >> she was african-american and she had black hair pulled back into pig tails. >> reporter: cops said the acid patterns were more con assis

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this report was just filed from outside of westminster abbey, where the pope will be later today. >>> five men were arrested early this morning in london. a potential terror threat against pope benedict xvi here on the second day of a four-day visit to the united kingdom. scotland yard, not confirming that the arrests which were carried out under the terrorism act, were indeed, pope-related. police only saying that the five men were not british nationals. at their age between 26 and 50. they were brought in, and are now being questioned. there are also searches going on in both homes and offices in london, in connection with these arrests. but so far, no hazardous materials had been found. now, finally, scotland yard does continue with anti- terrorism detectives to search other areas as well, where the peep will be visiting this afternoon. -- pope will be this afternoon. they say they have confidence in the police. the pope benedict has been informed about this and he is very calm. but having followed the pope, i can tell you the pope is just about always very calm. in london. fox new

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will meet with britains new prime minister and hold a special pray service at london's famed westminster abbey. charlie d'agata, 9 news now. >>> we're talking about the weather and the rain. >> we're talking about not one, not two, but three hurricanes. >> busy out there. >> julia we don't have to worry about, but igor we will talk about. showing you a picture from space, look at this. it is an unbelievable picture. a great storm with a well -- a well-defined eye. how see high the clouds are. and the amount of moisture that it takes up and drops is incredible. let's look at our satellite picture. this one is 23,000-miles in space and you can see it cranking now. big storm. it's been -- we've been calling it a monster for a couple of days and it is. category three, so it's dropped in intensity. that's good news. it's going to eventually make it's way right toward bermuda. in fact, the latest track has it goes either just over the islands or west, which is the worst case scenario. by the time it goes over there, we're talking winds could be between 105 and 110 miles per hour. the real tough time

as the pope met an anglican woman priest at westminster abbey.he church of englandas been at odds with the vatican for hundreds of years, but at a time of growing religious apathy and dwindling parishes in both churches, the pope's visit has called attention to the role of faith ke never befor while security has been incredibly tight after yesterday's arrests, the challenge for london's police force will come here at e city's hyde park later today where the popes set to host a vigil for 65,000 people. >> nina desantos, thank you very much. >>> now let's head over to the news desk where melissafrancis, co-anchor of "the call" on cnbc has more headlines. >> good morning, everyone. the u.s. hiker freed from iran is week is heading back to the u.s. later today. relatives >>> a beautiful start today. temperature in the 50s. 51 degrees in southern prince george county. 59 right here in washingt. 54 in fairfax and leesburg. 48 degrees in frederick, maryland. great weather today, plenty of sunshine highs in the upper 70 that's a look at your weekend fore

as the pope met an anglican woman priest at westminster abbey.he church of england has been at odds with the vatican for hundreds of years, but at a time of growing religious apathy and dwindling parishes in both churches, the pope's visit has called attention to the role of faith like never before. while security has been incredibly tight after yesterday's arrests, the challenge for london's police force will come here at the city's hyde park later today where the pope is set to host a vigil for 65,000 people. >> nina desantos, thank you very much. >>> now let's head over to the news desk where melissa francis, co-anchor of "the call" on cnbc has more headlines. >> good morning, everyone. the u.s. hiker freed from iran this week is heading back to the u.s. later today. relatives say sarah shourd plans to speak next week when the iranian president is in new york. fellow hikers are still being helded on espionage charges. they've been imprisoned for more than 13 months. >>> now, to afghanistan, where polls are open, despite taliban violence, that

joins us live right now from westminster abbey. hey, greg, how big are the crowds?ry that the pope is there? >> well, it's interesting, you know, it's not a catholic country. so certainly expectations were pretty low and yet, the crowds have been pretty good. today, the pope getting really very good reception but, of course, sort of in home territory there. it's all about catholic education today. he's talking to both professors and students. talking about the great role the catholic religious people have had in educating people in society here and really around the world as well. people have given up their lives for teaching. the reception in great britain has been warm so far, very lively gathering yesterday. for the afternoon mass in glasgow, tens of thousands of people showing up there on a lovely afternoon. no rain at all. a beautiful, beautiful day there. overall, it's been much better than expected although it's also fair to say that expectations were incredibly low. there was a lot of controversy leading up to this trip. people saying government shouldn't be