- now, wally do you know a girl named francis? - you mean, francis hobbs? - well, is that the francis who has your letterman sweater? - oh, you know about that huh? - oh yes, yes we do. we saw her in the drugstore last night. she was wearing your sweater. - well, she must've got cold again. - wally, now i was your age once, and i can understand how a boy can be attracted to a pretty girl. you know, phoning her, and following her around, and giving her little tokens of affection, and being jealous-- - dad. i'm mixed up, are we still talking about me? she told the whole drugstore last night about how she had you wrapped around her little finger, and how you were following her around. - she said that! - she certainly did, and naturally it upset your mother and me very much. especially, after you lied about what happened to your sweater. - boy have i been taken. (hisses) - what are you doing? - well, i'm giving you the death ray. - cut it out squirt, i'm reading. hey, where you going? - over to that creepy francis' house and get my sweater back. - hot dog! hey,

pope francis said friendship with a woman is not a sin. popes can have holy and healthy friendships with women, and popes need their input. without it, he said, men are missing something. >> quite the newsy trip back to the vatican. appreciate it. >>> let's get a first check of the weather from dylan in for al. >> not a week ago, we were talking about record cold. now, we're talking about record warm temperatures across almost the entire country. look at this ridge in the jet stream that's allowing temperatures to warm up. through the plains, texas, the midwest yesterday. 20ed today, we'll see highs across the areas, as well. especially through the midwest, where temperatures will be running 15 to 25 degrees above average. look through the weekend. saturday. the 60s on sunday. jackson, mississippi, mid to upper 70s. memphis, tennessee, top up in the mid to upper 60s. this will start to spread to the east. temperatures up and down the east coast will be well above average. we're looking at highs in washington, d.c. and richmond, virginia, t

francis as a modern pope who finds solutions. but experts insist this is not a change in church doctrine. >> this is not a blanket statement to apply to all forms of contraception at any moment, but this is dealing with a disease that's wreaking havoc in people's lives. >> now, pope francis also talked about the latest gossip here at the vatican concerning a close friendship st. john paul ii had with a female american philosopher. was it a sin? pope francis said friendship with a woman is not a sin. popes can have holy and healthy friendships with women, and popes need their input. without it, he said, men are missing something. savannah. >> anne, quite the newsy trip back to the vatican. appreciate it. >>> let's get a first check of the weather from dylan in for al. >> not a week ago, we were talking about record cold. now, we're talking about record warm temperatures across almost the entire country. stream that's allowing temperatures to warm up. we saw several record highs through the plains, texas, the midwest yesterday. tod

pope francis paid at the border as a pastor. but the words on the papal plane sounded political to many. saying a person who thinks only about building walls and not bridges is not christian. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> it wasn't pope francis's intention to get involved in that particular candidate. i think it was donald trump's reaction and other people's reaction is turn this into a political episode. >> reporter: they have a history of smiling, but clashing on policy. john paul ii took issue with clinton and bush for the pro abortion position and the republican for the second iraq war. benedict admonished president and stem cell research. and this past september, francis urged congress to take action on climate change. >> the environmental challenge -- >> reporter: it is not just american politicians. pope francis in 2014 here and last week, he said the church does not need princes. and this week showed anger over someone pulling him on a wheelchair over a person. >> i don't like

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 the car to the ground about 40 feet from the thankfully nobody was injured. they say a breaking sis is to days >>> marvel's latest movie arted. "dead pool" earn $135 million. "dead pool" had been the also for the biggest february weekend and biggest president's four-day ile it debuted in third while ben stiller's much hyped "zoolander 2" took in a nted $16.7 million. >>> an accusation of a woman choking and get rt rd for a triple threat with three separate covers. you're watching "early today." ay." symptoms worsen becaus. of people die (dog whimpering) getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. because the more you know, the more likely you are...v (dog whimpering) t

. >>> pope francis visited one of the poorest cities in mexico city. he preached his message of equality and hope to more than 300,000 attending mass. nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the city notorious for poverty and crime. francis rode through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by criminals more appropriate for the occasion, the pope portrayed in all kinds of was even as a graffiti artist. it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates in mexico. it's such a dangerous place this woman tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public more than 300,000 people filled the dusty fields to hear the pope warn of the temptations of wealth, vanity, and pride, emphatically telling them there can be no dialogue with the devil. your evil can fear like a daily reality. 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,

critical comments from pope francis. donald trump's boarder wall proposal proving again the donald doesn't have anything he won't take on. >> reporter: donald trump proving today there is no one or no thing too sacred. >> he said maybe i'm not a good christian. >> reporter: the presbyterian lashing out at the head of the catholic church. a person who only thinks about building walls wherever they may not a christian, he told reporters. just hours ss earlier, the pontiff was praying on that side of the boarder. and donald trump declared that his holiness should hope its him. >> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which everyone knows is isis's ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> reporter: another day, another controversy but still no clear break in his support. >> i think he has to respond. >> donald trump is a good christian, as is the pope. >> south carolina is known for its religious voting block. but only 13% were c

pope francis in 2014 here and last week, he said the church does not need princes. and this week showed anger over someone pulling him on a wheelchair over a person. >> i don't like fighting with the pope. >> reporter: after all, the pope's business is peace, not politics. francis is on the record opposing walls or fences from the partition that separates the palestinian territories from israel or the razor wire fences in hungary to keep out migrants. as for critics who say the vatican has walls, those walls were built in the ninth century. and the heart of st. peter's basilica and square is open to >> thank you, anne. >>> up next, wha earning unlimited cash back on purchases. that's a win. but imagine earning it twice. you can with the citi double cash card. it lets you earn cash back twice. once when you buy and again as you pay. it's cash back then cash back again. and that's a cash back win-win. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earncash back twice on everypurchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn, it makes a lot

. >>> a rare moment of pope francis losing his cool and the reason why as he greets the faithful. >>> plus incredible images of a driver going straight into a wicked tornado. >>> and a world class athlete >>> and meet c.j. he beat out more than 3,000 dog fweez name s it be named best in show. "early today" starts right now. >>> closing in on the south carolina primary, republicans push back against critics. in the latest poll, the donald has a 12 point lead over sep nator ted cruz and jeb in a disappointing fourth place trailing marco rubio. president obama weighed in on the race and a direct shot at the frontrunner, donald trump. >> being president is a serious job. it's not hosting a talk show. or a reality show. it's not promotion, it's not marketing. it's hard. >> and this is what mr. trump reacted to when he was told of >> reality show is not promotion, is not marketing, it's hard. that's from president obama. [ crowd boos] >> this man has done such a bad job and for him to say that is a great compliment. your arer lucky i didn't run last time when romney ran because you would ha

. >> reporter: pope francis after praying on the mexican side of the u.s. border responded by challenging the republican front runner's proposal to build a wall. building walls and not bridges, his holiness told reporters, is not christian. trump arguing the pope would be blessed to have him in the white house. >> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows, is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope will have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> reporter: a top trump aide tweeting this picture, showing vatican city surrounded by walls. >> he has a big wall at the vatican. >> reporter: trump is also facing questions over a 2002 howard stern interview, in which the billionaire said he supports the war in iraq, despite the recent claims that he opposed it. >> are you for invading iraq? >> yeah, i guess so. um, you know, i wish it was -- i wish the first time, it was done correctly. >> reporter: he tried to clarify his remarks. >> probably the first time anybody asked me that question. w

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. >> let's talk about the dust up with pope francis. we heard about what you had to say about that, and you feel maybe pope francis didn't say something as initially harsh as you were told. you said yesterday no leader, especially a religious leader, another man's religious and faith. i was struck by that. over this last week, and even on friday, a week ago, you tweeted about ted cruz. how can ted cruz be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is so dishonest. you have been questioning another person's faith. >> no, i'm not. ted cruz told many lies. he got caught. you'll be reporting on one in a while, what he did with marco rubio, with a false ad he put out. what he did to ben carson in iowa. >> you questioned his faith, whether or not the fact you say he's a liar makes him less of a christian. >> no, i didn't. >> how can he be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is dishonest. >> i'm not questioning his faith. i say that ted cruz holds up the bible and then lies. he's been caught on almost all occasions. he did