in south carolina last night, he praised pope francis as inclusive. someone who has opened the doors of the catholic church. but when it comes to our borders, kasich did throw some support in trump's way. >> we have a right to build a wall. there are too many walls between us. we need bridges between us if we're going to fix the problems in washington. all they do is have walls. >>> and another bit of bridge building. kasich said if he were elected president, he would consider apointing former rival chris christie to his cabinet, adding he and the new jersey governor have become buddies. >> and on the other side of the country, the democrats face off in nevada, sparking plenty of fireworks in a tight race. for the first time in this campaign, one national poll shows bernie sanders pulling ahead of hillary clinton although that might be an clinton leading. that has the candidates taking more potshots at each other. in an interview with b.e.t., bernie sanders accused clinton obama just to win black votes. >> she loves the president. he loves her and all

francis adding he was willing to give trump the benefit of the doubt. trump left no doubt in his response. >> okay. for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. they're using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves. that's the mexican government. >> reporter: trump's main gop rivals were split. >> listen, that's between donald and the pope. >> we have a right to control who comes in, when they come in and how they come? >> reporter: at a town hall thursday night, the clash between the pope and politician much softer than was originally reported by the media. >> i don't think it's appropriate to question trump's faith. >> reporter: with the south carolina primary on saturday, polls give trump a wide lead, but a new national poll shows gop race tightening with trump in a virtual tie with ted cruz. washington. >>> republican john kasich says you can put him in the pro pope column during a town hall in south carolina last night, he praised pope francis as inclusive. someone who has opened the doors of the catholic

. >> two people in this world cannot be replaced, julie andrews and pope francis. who is going to come after him? i would not want to be the person that comes after him. >> i'm sure donald trump has some suggestions on who will replace him. >>> incredible images, a stunning helicopter crash in hawaii. federal investigators are trying to determine why this chopper went down like this. >> the location of the crash was close to witnesses, and that probably helped save lives. abc's david kerley covers aviation for us. seconds. the helicopter, just short of land, rolling over in the water. >> holy crap! >> reporter: bystanders jump in to help the five people on board. a knife reportedly needed to free one of them. all survived. one in a neck brace. a 16-year-old male in critical condition. the chopper coming down in pearl harbor near the uss arizona memorial. >> that was scary. we were thinking we were going to see a dead body come up. >> reporter: it's clear in the video the tail rotor is not turning and the sound from the engine is erratic. scott reiff is a helicopter

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for francis, this isn't about politics. it's about taking in the stranger and welcoming the refugee. he would say, that's christianity. terry moran, abc news, with the pope in juarez, mexico. >> terry's been in iraq. so he got lucky. he got boondoggle to hang out with the pope. >>> a los angeles hospital confirms it's been paid $17,000 in ransom to hackers who the ceo of the hollywood presbyterian medical center defended the move saying it was the most efficient way to get its system running again. the hackers demanded the ransom be paid in bitcoin because the online currency is difficult to trace. >>> two los angeles police officers are under arrest charged with repeatedly raping four women while on duty. prosecutors say the two who worked as patient -- partners threatened the women with arrest if they didn't give in to their demands. they're due in court later today to face more than a dozen felony charges. if they are convicted, they could face life in prison. >>> bill cosby is now suing the woman whose complaint led to

. >>> we're going to move on right now to another 0 towering figure, pope francis. his hick visit to chex co. thousands of the catholic faithful gather inside anticipation of his own air mass in the state of chiapas. pope francis passed by in a small white hard top fiat rather than an open air pope probably had. he got out and greeted well-wishers gathered near the residents. blessing them and holding hair hands. later he spoke out against the drug trade. >> the eagles of death metal band finished a concertert cut short by the deadly attack in november. the california based band startedity rescheduled european tour in stoke home three months the theater killing 89 people. some survivors of the attack say they won't be attending the concert tomorrow. >> the idea of returning there so soon and being in a venue, i think for me personally, it would be too soon for me to be there mentally and obviously physically. it's a nonevent at the moment. >> psychologists are expected to be attending the concert in case any fans suffer flashbacks. >>> we're getting new light that i

what pope francis has to say about an emotional political issue. >>> security showdown. the dispute between the fbi and apple over a locked phone used by the san bernardino terrorists. why it could go to the supreme court. >>> hospital hacked. the california medical center's computer system infected by a virus. would you pay a ransom to get back online? >>> and later, the instant multimillionaires who just claimed their part of an historic powerball prize. what this couple is not planning it is thursday, february 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody. we've made it to thursday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. friday eve around here. >> oh, my god, you can feel it all around here. we're all excited for the weekend. >> that's just the pope from the border. >> is that what it is? >> he's so close to the u.s., you're feeling positive mexico is saying good-bye to il papa. the powerful message from the pope speaking on behalf of migrants standing a stone's throw from the u.s. boarder. >> the pope is heading back to

. >>> pope francis is celebrating mexico's indians today and celebrate an open air mass in three native languages. yesterday onlookers cheered as pope francis passed by in a small white hard top fiat rather than an open air popemobile. >>> president obama is in southern california this morning for a meeting of asian nations, the first time the u.s. hosted a meeting of the asian association of south east asian nations which doesn't include china. the u.s. will push the advantages of joining a pack trade packet that doesn't include china and dus discuss the impact of isis in the region. >> if you lichb in nearly any of 40 big cities, maybe you came across a bunch of people running around in their underwear this past weekend for a good cause. >> it was for a good cause. they got in on it at the nation's capital. they are called cupid undie court course in their underwear after having raised money for the children's tumor foundation. >> in d.c., they shortened the course of the because of the cold. aimed to raise $5 million for the charity. reena told me just before we got on their, she did

. >>> pope francis is calling on leaders to welcome migrants with open hearts. the pope celebrated his final mass in mexico just across the texas border. thousands watched from a stadium in el paso as he prayed for those who died trying to reach the u.s. >>> and america's newest multimillionaires are stepping forward to claim their share of last month's historic powerball jackpot. they won with numbers she has been playing for every week for the past 30 years. stories on this thursday, february 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we're going to get started this half hour with apple's battle with the federal government. it involves the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters. >> the fbi believes that it contains important information about the terror attack. but that data is encrypted and apple does not want to break that code. here's more from abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: the fbi and apple in a titanic clash between personal privacy and national security. >> need assist now. i have shots fired. >> rep