he preached his message of equality and hope to more than 300,000 attending mass.c's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the city notorious for crime. francis rode through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by criminalsappropriate for the occasion, the pope portrayed in all kinds of was even as a graffiti it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates in mexico. it's such a dangerous place this woman tells me today's masse rare times she can bring her children to a public event. more than 300,000 people filled wealth, vanity, and pride, emphatically telling them there can be no dialogue with the your evil can fear like a daily reality. francis is asking these people,m poor and powerless to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. for a moment one of its most a better place. anne thompson, nbc news, mexico. >>> 48 people had to be rescued frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck 40 feet above the ground. look at this. rescuers actually had to usep stranded schoolers propel through a hatch in the bottom of

anne thompson, nbc news, mexico. >>> 48 people had to be rescued from a frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck 40 feet above the ground. look at this. rescuers actually had to use rope to help stranded schoolers propel through a hatch in the bottom of the car to the ground about 40 feet from the mountain. they say a breaking sis is to blame and it could take a few days to fix the problem. >>> marvel's latest movie "flick" has started. "dead pool" earn $135 million. "dead pool" had been the biggest. also for the biggest february weekend and biggest president's four-day weekend. meanwhile it debuted in third while ben stiller's much hyped "zoolander 2" took in a disappointed $16.7 million. >>> an accusation of a woman choking spitzer. >>> and get rt rd for a triple threat with three separate covers. you're watching "early today." ay." heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because

ann thompson was there. >> reporter: today, pope francis went to mexico city. francis drove through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by reformed criminals. home to 1.6 million people, it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates of women in mexico, but police have solved few of the cases. it's such a dangerous place ms. vasquez tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public event. more than 300,000 people filled the dusty field to hear the pope warn of the temptations of wealth, vani vanity, and crime, emphatically telling them there could be no dialogue with the devil. for this nation, francis is asking these people, many of them poor and powerless, to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. urging them to create a country where no one has to leave to find a better life. a challenge a college student is ready to accept. >> mexico can be a better country. >> reporter: today, for a moment, one of its most dangerous cities was a better place. ann thompson, nbc news. >>> when "nig

anne thompson has the details. >> reporter: appearing to smirk -- >> are you listening? >> reporter: and often inattentive. >> yeah. >> reporter: former pharmaceutical ceo martin shkreli lived up to his bad-boy reputation appearing before congress. >> i intend to use the advice of my counsel, not yours. >> reporter: posing for pictures instead of listening. >> it's not funny, mr. shkreli, people are dying, and they're sicker. >> reporter: he declined to answer why he raised their life-saving drugs 5,000%. did anything wrong? >> on advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: the 32-year-old usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the streets. >> reporter: but today he let his attorney speak for him. >> what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you've done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on two heart medicines and other well-established drugs. >> where we've mad

as nbc's anne thompson explains the pope is seizing this moment to make an emotional plea on the issue of immigration. >> reporter: a simple gesture and powerful message. at the u.s. border fence pope francis builds a symbolic bridge from mexico on immigration. francis himself the son of immigrants seeking to put a human face on the people fleeing what he calls grave injustices, poverty, exploitation and violence. among the hundreds of thousands here to see him, 21-year-old jasmine flores who crosses the >> for him just to cam to juarez, means everything to us. >> reporter: no longer the murder capital of the world juarez is still a dangerous place. father half jer kovalio runs a shelter for immigrants. he says he hopes francis can make americans see the people he helps every day should be treated with dignity. as he does on nearly every foreign trip, francis visited a prison. one of the inmate musicians overwhelmed. this evening's mass broadcast on both sides of the border. >> religion reaches over walls, over mountains. >> reporter: the joy on the pope's face marred only by a brief f

this despite the catholic church's ban on contraceptives, we get more from nbc's anne thompson in rome. >> reporter: returning from mexico, pope francis surprised many by opening the door to the use of artificial contraception to prevent the sexual transmission of zika, the vi rugs rampant in america, linked to babies born with unusually small heads. it's similar, he said, granted to the nuns in the belgian congo when they were routinely raped in the 1960s. francis continues to shock, as he did in 2013 when he said the church has been historically too obsessed with things like birth control, abortion and gay marriage. >> to say he's simply teaching is a misreading of what he's doing. this is a pastor, and a pastor responds to people in their situation. >> reporter: it was revealed in letters this week, francis said a friendship with a woman is not a sin. the pope needs the input of women. he said a man who doesn't have a friendship with a woman is missing something. as with donald trump and immigration, pope not afraid of taking on controversial topics, trying to resolve issues of fait

nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the poorest, the city notorious for its crime. francis rode through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by reformed criminals. more appropriate for the occasion. the pope portrayed in all kinds of ways, even as a graffiti artist home to 1.6 million people, they have one of the highest murder and disappearance rates of women in mexico. it's such a dangerous place, raina vasquez tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public event. under a strong sun, more than 300,000 people filled a dusty no dialogue with the devil. evil can feel like a daily reality. for this nation, which polls show has little confidence in its government, francis is asking these people, many of them poor and powerless, to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. for a moment, one of its most dangerous cities was a better place. anne thompson, nbc news, ecatapec, mexico. >> 38 people had to be rescued from a frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck about 40 feet above

nbc's anne thompson reports. >> reporter: pope francis went to the poor, the city of ecatepec notorious for its crime. francis rode through the streets given a makeover by reformed criminals. more appropriate for the occasion. the pope portrayed in all kinds of ways, even as a graffiti artist. home to 1.6 million people, they have one of the highest murder and disappearance rates of women in mexico. but police have solved few of the cases. it's such a dangerous place, raina vasquez tells me mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public event. under a strong sun more than 300,000 people filled the dusty field to hear the pope warn of the temptations of wealth, vanity, and crime. emphatically telling them there can be no dialogue with the devil. here evil can feel like a daily reality. for this nation, which polls show has little confidence in its government, francis is asking these people, many of them poor and powerless, to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. urging them to create a country where no one has to leave to find a better life.

border. >> anne thompson tonight, thank you. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, fuel on demand. for some people, a trip to the gas station is now a thing of the past. of the past. >>> while low gas prices are making a trip to the gas station a lot less painful, it's not just the prices making it easier to fill up the tank. jacob rascon explains. >> reporter: the purple truck is hard to miss. its service difficult to pass up. how would you like it if you don't have to go to the gas station again? what if the gas station came to you? this suv belongs to megan, who doesn't remember the last time she filled up. you don't do that anymore? >> i haven't do it in over eight months. i have two small kids at home. and this allows me to get home to those babies that much faster. >> reporter: booster fuels, backed by developer ross perot, jr. and microsoft co-founder paul allen, started in texas and has spread to ten cities as far as san francisco. inspired by uber and other on-demand services, the company and its customers connect through an app. >> it's a time saver. >> reporte

>> anne thompson in mexico, thanks. >>> this could affect millions of men who suffer from low testosterone. low t has been linked to loss of energy, muscle mass and sexual function, to increase vulnerability to illness. now as tom costello tells us, new research by the national institutes of health, shows testosterone replacement therapy may have some benefits. >> reporter: it's a nearly $5 billion a year market. millions of men 40 and over are on testosterone replacement therapy, hoping to boost their energy, boost their mood, sexual desire and function. this 62-year-old said at the age of 55, he suddenly began to feel tired and depressed. >> i just felt off. and at the gym, i started losing ground. >> reporter: diagnosed with low t, he began testosterone replacement therapy. >> my body mass came back to where it was, my energy was better, libido was a little better. >> reporter: now, for the first time, a national study has found that a testosterone repla replacement gel provided some benefits to men 65 and older who suffered from low t. >> testosterone treatment improved their sexual fu

we get more from nbc's anne thompson in rome. >> returning from mexico, pope francis surprised many by opening the door to the use of artificial contraception to prevent the sexual transmission of zika. the virus rampant in his native latin america, linked to babies born with unusually small heads. it's a very rare and specific exception, similar, he says, to the one granted to nuns in the belgian congo when they were routinely raped in the 1960s. unexpected from a church that has long opposed artificial contraception. francis continues to shock as he did in 2013 when he said the church has historically been too obsessed with issues like birth control, abortion, and gay marriage. >> to say that he simply loosening up church teaching and, you know, anything goes, is quite a misreading of what he's doing. this is a pastor, and a pastor responds to people and their situations. already on st. paul the 2. froim with a female philosopher, francis said a friendship with a woman is not a sin. the pope needs the input of a woman. he says a man who doesn't have a friendship with a woman is missi

nbc's anne thompson has that story. >> reporter: appearing to smirk. >> are you listening? >> reporter: and often inattentive. >> yes. >> reporter: former pharmaceutical ceo martin shxrely lived up to his bad bsh boy reputation appearing before congress. >> i intend to use the advice of my counsel, not yours. >> reporter: posing for pictures instead of lyning. >> it's not funny, mr. shxrely. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declines to answer why he raised the price of a drug by 5,000%. >> do you think you did anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the street. >> reporter: he less his attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw, nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the others to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you've done. >> we've made mistakes, we're listening and we

ann thompson has the story. >> reporter: appearing to smirk -- >> are you listening? >> reporter: and often inattentive -- >> yes. >> reporter: martin shkreli lived up to his bad boy reputation appearing before congress. >> i intend to use the advice of council, not yours. >> it's not funny, mr. shkreli. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raised the price of a life saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you have done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the streets. >> reporter: he let his attorneys speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leading the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you have done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on two hea

lester. >> anne thompson tonight in mexico, thanks. study that could affect millions of men who suffered from low testosterone. low-t as ads call it have been linked to everything from loss of energy, muscle mass and sexual function to increased vulnerability to illness, and now as nbc's tom costello tells us new research sponsored by the national institute of health shows testosterone replacement therapy may have benefits. >> i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive. >> reporter: it's a nearly $5 billion a year market. testosterone replacement therapy hoping to boost their energy, sexual desire and function. among them 62-year-old ed stevens who said at the age of 55 he suddenly began to feel tired and depressed. >> i just felt off, and at the gym i started losing ground. >> reporter: diagnosed with low-t he began testosterone replacement therapy. >> my body mass came back to where it was. my energy was better, libido was a little better. >> reporter: now for the first time a national study has found that a testosterone replacement gel provided some benefits to men 65 and