authoring his first children's book "dear pope francis" or should we say co-authoring? the book is made up of exchanges between the pope and kids from around the world. >> dear pope francis -- >> reporter: "gma" sat down with not two, not four, but 12 of them including one pablo from argentina, natasha from kenya and william from chicago. >> dear pope francis, if you could do one miracle, what would it be? >> the pope's answer? i would heal every child. the book may be for kids but it offers information to readers for all ages. the pope says he cries often. he also reports that he loves to dance the tango and he's passionate about soccer. the pontiff met with his kid co-authors this week in rome where they presented him with gifts from their homelands. maple syrup from canada. >> this is good. >> reporter: a soccer ball from the united states and get this, a pair of uggs. yes, ugg boots from australia. >> oh, thank you very much. >> seeing the pope with the kids was life altering and nerve-racking. >> he was a little bit scared. >> i was not scared. that's a lie. >> one

pope francis has officially elevated her to saint less than 20 years after her death. those are some of the top stories on this labor day, september 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> move on. >> we begin this half hour with the post tropical cyclone once known as hurricane hermine. the system is off the mid-atlantic coast, but tropical storm warnings have been canceled for new york city and points south. still, they are in effect for the end of of long island and southern new england. and it may take a turn toward boston. >> even at about 300 miles offshore, the former hermine is still churning up the surf and creating dangerous rip currents. most northeast beaches are closed from ocean city, maryland, to ocean city, delaware, to ocean city, new jersey. there are worries now about beach erosion. abc's eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: hermine taking aim at the same coastal communities devastated by superstorm sandy. in new jersey, beaches empty and chris christie declaring a state of emergency. >> our mode now is sort of a wait-and-watch mode. >> r

. >>> we're going to move on right now to another towering figure, pope francis. his visit to mexico. thousands of the catholic faithful gather inside anticipation of his open-air mass in the state of chiapas. pope francis passed by in a small white hard top fiat rather than an open-air popemobile. 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 concert cut short by the deadly attack in november. the california-based band started its rescheduled european tour on saturday in stockholm, three months to the day after bombers stormed the bataclan 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 flash

a new fight for donald trump, pope francis proclaiming what trump's critics have been whispering, that trump is not christian. >> i didn't think it was a good thing for him to say, frankly. >> reporter: the pope making the statement on a flight back to mexico in his papal plane. a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not of building bridges is not christian, the pope said. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> they're using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: trump, the south carolina front-runner blaming mexico for convincing the pope trump's border wall is not humane and his campaign tweeting an image of vatican city showing it's surrounded by walls. >> so, if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> and trump who just a few days ago said this about senator ted cruz -- >> i have never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz and he goes around saying he'

. >>> 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. those are some of our top 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.

francis? >> here is a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza where there's an accident blocking the lane approaching the toll. that's why it looks good here, but the drive time over an hour from highway 4 to the toll plaza. a slow ride across the san mateo bridge. take mass transit, so far no delays reported. >> everybody is back at work. >>> next on "gma," one of the secrets behind oprah's new weight loss. please join me, mike, francis and natasha tomorrow morning beginning at 4:30 a.m. we'll see you for another update and a live look at the traffic francis was just talking about. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. an emergency landing. >> alaska 1 we're declaring an emergency. smoke in the airplane. >> pilots battle smoke in the cockpit. racing to get their masks on and get their jetliner back on the ground. moments after takeoff from d.c. ♪ find me underrated >>> also this morning, the stunning picture from oprah. showing off her slimmed-down figure. why she's revealing that medita

more of a sanders endorsement of pope francis. the crucial new york primary just a few days away, it's a must win for both democrats, and yet both of them spent the day thousands of miles away consulting with higher powers. no pictures yet, but as he left the papal residence this morning, bernie sanders was glowing after a brief audience with pope francis. >> he is a beautiful man, and there is a radiance that comes from him. it was a very, very wonderful moment to me. >> all: bernie, bernie, bernie. >> reporter: sanders had gone to vatican city on a wing and a prayer unsure they'd actually meet, no promises given, accepting an invitation to speak at a vatican conference on the economy and the environment. >> and i have been enormously impressed by pope francis speaking out and his visionary views. >> reporter: pope francis begged off the conference citing his trip to lesbos today to meet with syrian refugees, but sanders spent the night at the vatican guest house where pope francis lives leading to this brief audience. >> he is o

francis? >>> there's a crash reported westbound 92 as you head toward the san mateo bridge toll plaza. the san mateo bridge, about 24 minutes right now. a new injury crash. the traffic has slowed through heyward. and we've been following the significasig alert all morning. the two right lanes will be blocked another couple hours. traffic is jammed for miles. >> thank you, francis. >>> coming up, jennifer aniston is opening up in a powerful new essay. that's next on "gma." we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. join us weekdays from 4:30 to when josh atkins books at laquinta.com. he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so you know what he gives? i'll give you everything i've got and then some. he gives a hundred and ten percent! i'm confident this 10% can boost your market share. feel me lois? i'm feeling you. boom! look at that pie chart. the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com. it's tfrom the old way off

let's go over to francis for a look at the weather today. hi francis. >> hi everyone. good morning. the low clouds are in and that's delays for fso. current temperatures on the mild side and oakland is 59 and mountain view is 60 degrees. we're going to be a little fewer by many location cans. oakland 70, san jose 70 and the cooling continues over the next couple of days. sue? >>> okay. we have a couple of problem spots and let's look at the san jose area. westbound near the lawrence express way. an accident partially blocking a couple of lanes there. it's slow from 880 to 101. >> thank you sue. >>> more honor "gma" and the continue canning coverage on the massacre and another local update in 30 minutes and on the news app abc7.com. >>> we hope that you join mike, >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. a special edition live from florida. massacre in the nightclub. terror in orlando. [ gunfire ] new details on the deadliest mass shooting in american history, 50 killed, 53 more wounded. >> there were bodies everywhere. and i was crawling. i just kept crawling. >> it was literally l

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francis. >> natasha, black road is closed near the elementary school off of highway 17. and here is a look at 17 across the scene. northbound 280 is slow in san jose. barely advise able across the golden gate bridge bridge and that has affected other cities, 10 to 20 minute delays right no choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. right now save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed, plus no interest for 48 months. hurry, ends monday. know better sleep with sleep number. they say denny's 7-pepper sbut how crazy could it be... denny's new crazy spicy skillet. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >>> good morning. dangerous visibility continues for petaluma, oak ward and hayward and that will lift at 10:00. could you see what it is doing to san francisco right now. a chance of rain

francis falls to the ground. priests race to get him back to his feet as millions around the world watch him celebrate mass. >> announcer: live from philadelphia, pennsylvania, this is a special edition of "good morning america," "your voice, your vote," the democratic national convention. >>> and good morning, america. we are live in philadelphia for the final night of the conventions and all eyes will be on that stage behind us tonight for hillary clinton's big speech. president obama set the bar pretty high last night, rallied the crowd with a powerful defense of clinton, what they've achieved together over the last eight years. >>> also, a pretty brutal takedown of donald trump. no outgoing president has ever hit a candidate like that, and look at this, you could see the gratitude on hillary clinton's face, all smiles and a big hug on stage after that speech. >> and there were a lot of people watching last night, including michelle obama, who tweeted this, she said of her husband, that's my man. your truth, d

francis. >>> all right mike. the traffic lights is coming off the bridge and really slowing stuff down. so the drive time that's ten minute ifs if there's no traffic is now an hour and three minutes. that's a little sluggish as well, so that's the spot to avoid westbound 84 and jammed all the way back to fremont. from highway 4 to hercules is now 34 minutes. >>> coming up the first openly gay contestant is speaking out live. we have h >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and breaking overnight, the uk votes to leave the european union and the prime minister steps down. now panic as stock markets plummet in the u.s. and around the globe. what it means for you right now. >>> ben affleck's explosive deflategate rant outraged and unfiltered. the boston native and actor gets heated defending tom brady. >> tom is so classy. >> why the actor has no regrets about the shocking interview. ♪ time to get the chains out >>> "gma" morning exclusive. the first openly gay miss america contestant joins us live. newly crown

pope francis holding a private meeting at the vatican with beau solomon's parents. this as we learn new details about the murder investigation right here in rome. this morning, the vatican confirming pope francis had a private meeting with the parents of beau solomon the american student murdered this week while studying abroad in rome. in a statement the pope, quote, expressed his deepest sympathy and compassion and his closeness in prayer to the lord for the young man who died so tragically. right now italian investigators are piecing together the mysterious death of solomon. police arresting a homeless man, massimo galioto, suspected of aggravated homicide after the 19-year-old's body was pulled from this river. in rome. the american came this way, she said, one could see he was upset. according to italian tv this woman was living in a tent with the suspect and says she watched the scuffle unfold. [ speaking a foreign language ] "they were pushing each other," she said. the boy pushed back and then it ended badly. solomon was a cancer survivor majoring in persona

. ♪ pope francis celebrates easter mass in st. peter's square. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> thousands gathering under tight security. the pontiff's plea for peace, but did terror fears keep the crowds away? >>> wild weather. powerful storms make it look like snow in florida. cars overcome by large hail, neighborhoods turned white. the severe weather threat for easter sunday. >>> and brackets burning. half of the final four now decided. villanova stunning kansas. the dive to the floor. the nail-biting victory. and oklahoma dominating the ducks for a huge win. the big matchups coming next. >>> good morning on this easter sunday. happy holiday to everybody. here's a look at the scene in st. peter's square where the pope just wrapped up his easter mass. >> that's right. happy easter to those of you preparing to go to services this morning, and our reporter on the ground there tells us the crowds are smaller this year sh, most likely due to nerves and fears surrounding the terror attacks in belgium earlier this week. >>> yeah, an

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. >>> good morning, i'm abc 7 meerls francis lingmannen. still cool and chilly during the morning but by lunchtime temperatures are rising, plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures by this afternoon and low 60s for everybody. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. so we have nice conditions through friday. much cooler this weekend, our next chance of rain on monday. >> rob, thank you for that forecast. >>> coming up on "gma," the mystery surrounding jonbenet ramsey's murder could be headed to a courtroom. why her brother is now filing a 7$750 million lawsuit. >>> also coming up, rescue on the open sea. three teenagers stuck on a capsized boat in the middle of the ocean. how quick thinking saved their lives. keep it here. (avo) did you know two areas of your brain can make it hard to lose weight? contrave is an fda-approved weight-loss medicine that may help adults who are overweight or struggle with obesity lose weight and keep it off. contrave is believed to work on two areas of the brain: your hunger center... (woman) i'm so hung

westbound and then dublin is less than an hour now. >> thank you francis. it's time live "live with kelly and michael." the reporting continues on the news app and >> it's "live with kelly & michael." today, academy award-winning actress, jodie foster, and host of the kelly file, megyn kelly. plus, don't forget to log on to kellyandmichaelnow.com to be part of today's show. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> and now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan. [applause] kelly: hi.

. >> a little girl losing her sight meeting pope francis. how her parents reacted to the incredible moment that's going viral. >>> and later, janet jackson surprising announcement. postponing her tour yet again saying that she's now planning a family. but the big question, is she pregnant? >>> but first, a look at today's temperatures. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by american advisors group. an advisors group. hey spray 'n wash is back...ews? and even better. it's powerful formula removes everyday stains the first time. which is bad news for stains, and good news for you. spray 'n wash. back 'n better. protect your clothes fromout in tstretching, fading, and fuzz.. ...with downy fabric conditioner... it helps protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. downy fabric conditioner. wash in the wow. >>> [ bleeped ]. >> oh, my god! >> high winds nearly knocked that truck that you saw there off a bridge. this is in the uk. it scrapes al

for more on that, let's check in with francis. >>> good morning everyone. stanley boulevard and also the avenue and the intersection is closed because of the serious crash and also in san francisco and traffic going to an injury accident at 280 and south 101 jammed again because of an injury crash. natasha zouves? >> good >>> good morning from the broadcast center. we're off to a sunny spot and check out the temperatures and temperatures in the mid-50s and 60s. here is the 12 hour day planner. it's going to be a little bit warmer than yesterday, but not as hot as it's going to be this week and next. >> we will have another local news update and abc7.com. j >>> tomorrow, summer is about to get super hot when brad paisley steps into central park. ♪ we make up >>> brad paisley tomorrow only on -- >> good morning america. >> presented by king's hawaiian. >>> we can't wait for our great friend brad paisley to be here taking over central park tomorrow so you can come on down. is the weather going to be as nice tomorrow as it is today. >> i mean this is pretty p

we're live in washington with the latest. >>> a frank francis. the pope in a rare moment scolds people grabbing him telling the crowd not to be selfish while he gets set for a big day on the border. >>> emotional encore. american band eagles of death metal play again in paris. friends and fans remembering those lost in the terror attacks last november. >>> and ruff road. c.j., the top dog at the westminster dog show earning best in show beating out a crowded field of favorites.

. >> pope francis, yeah, pope francis and you know we talk about immunotherapy. lara, you have a friend going through that. >> yep. >> and so these are the types of advances that we are seeing that are making a true difference and i can't wait to share more with you throughout the morning. >> sounds fascinating. we can't wait either. thank you. now we have got to go to ginger quickly. not feeling like spring here. >> no, spring and storms stuck under that warm front. we are north of that warm front anywhere from caribou at 23, detroit, 44, 45, state college, pennsylvania, so the chill is on and the rain is on its way. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast the sunshine today. dry air. breezy again. a little bit warmer. ing for like the above average highs this weekend and no new storms. put away the umbrella. 59 at half moon bay and mid-60s to nearly 70 at the bay shore and mid-to-upper 70s inland. tonight a few clouds and check out sunday temperatures 70s at the coast and the rest of us in the 80s >> that next storm we're tracking alrea

an accident on the shoulder at lincoln and one by sir francis drake. those have been cleared and traffic is starting to recover. in santa rosa an south 101 back up to high >>> we're back on the roof where the sunshine is out and the summer is back. 60s at the coast, 90s inland. the hottest days triple-digits sunday, tuesday and wednesday. inland near 90 around the bay but 60s at the coast. >> thank you, mike. >>> another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app at abc7news.com. join us weekdays 4:30 to 7 a.m. ♪oin us weekdays 4:30 to 7 a.m. ♪ >>> what a crowd here in central park. welcome back to "gma." the one and only sia is taking over city parks foundation summerstage this morning, and you can hear the crowd has gone wild. let's not make them wait any longer, lara. >> i would not do that to you guy, not for one more second. who is ready to hear sia sing? time for the double platinum single off her number one album, "this is acting." here she is with "cheap thrills." ♪ ♪ ♪ come on come on turn the radio on ♪ ♪ it's fr

francis said the last word on the issue came from st. john paul ii back in 1994 when john paul wrote that the church has no authority whatsoever to ordain women and said that judgment should be held by everyone in the church. francis said john paul's statement was clear and remains in place. >>> the baseball season is now down to one game. >> it is do or die. world series game six last night was fun, batting practice for the cubs. bryant's home run in the first, russell smacking a double driving in two more runs. the cubs had a 3-0 lead before the indians even came to bat. >> all right. russell came up again in the third with the bases loaded. he emptied them with the first world series grand slam in 11 years. >> wow. >> 7-0, cubs. both teams added a few more runs, but in the end, it was the cubs winning 9-3 forcing tonight's deciding game seven in cleveland tonight. >> yeah. it'll be fun to watch. >> it will be. >> tonight, 8:00 p.m. >> not knowing the day. >> the big cubs fan that you are, exactly. see you have it marked on the calenda

. >> pope francis was here. >> maybe he initialled it, carved it into the backseat or something. >> exactly. >>> quite a heavenly finding in florida for a couple. they're trying to renovate their house, and look at what's in the ceiling there. that's a lot of cold hard cash. >> oh. >> so $23,000 was hidden in the walls of their home in a suitcase. now, based on a newspaper that was found in that suitcase, they believe it was placed there in 1951. all the bills, though, interesting, date back between 1928 and 1934. that's fascinating. they just plan to pay off their mortgage and have a vacation. >> wonder if the bills are worth more money? >> you'd think because of the date. >> put those on auction with the pope mobile. >>> and now to -- remember picture day? put on your sunday best and go out and get all dolled up for the picture. well, this is another approach. an outfit to wear, and this is >>> this >>> this morning on "world news now," the final push to election day gets underway. last night's debate seeing donald trump and hillary clinton hoping the third time would be the charm, and th

. >> well, i'll handle francis. >> you said he was on board. >> and i'll make sure he is. >> the point you misled me, miss underwood. >> what is it, you want, money, or do you want more to make a real mark? >> i don't have to choose. i can have both. >> i love it. your character is so powerful. it's incredible and i am halfway through so i can't wait to see what comes next. my favorite season so far probably. have you watched it? >> i just finished it last night. >> what did you think? >> i'm happy. i'm very happy. i'm excited to be a part of it. >> leann, tell me about your character. >> she's a very strong, successful, intelligent, powerful political adviser and campaign manager and she's invited by the underwoods to come and help them with their campaign. >> when you were shooting this and we have a lot of political theater going on, was some of that still going on and finding yourself invested more in the political process getting anything for your character? >> absolutely. it's a bit of a circus this year. it feels like. and so it's entertaining if anything and slightly scary. but

. >>> at the vatican, two popes, retired pope benedict xvi appearing with pope francis marking 65 years since benedict was ordained as a priest. >> the pope has only appeared a few times since retiring in 2013. benedict thanked francis for letting him live out his remaining years in the beauty of the vatican gardens in which he said he felt "protected." do you think it's awkward that they're wearing the same outfit? >> kind of awkward. we won't go into who wore it better. >>> coming up in "the mix," we'll explain the latest behind corgi-con. >>> first, the latest from the campaign trail. how candidates are reacting to that terror attack in turkey and the latest report on clinton's time as secretary of state and how it's affecting her run for the white house. >>> tony hawk nailing if. the michael jordan of skateboarding, nearly 50 years old, pulling off one of the rarest sport feats yet. >>> find us on facebook and abcwnn. on abcnews.com and abcwnn. now." if ynow's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover ever

. >>> pope francis is calling for a worldwide ban on the death penalty. he's also urging catholic political leaders to not carry out executions this year. >>> 40 passengers and a driver escaped safely when a mega bus traveling from chicago to minneapolis burst into flames. an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire. many on board lost all their belongings. >>> and it was a photo finish in the daytona 500. denny hamlin in the number 11 car, edging out martin truex jr. by just inches. it was hamlin's first daytona victory after ten attempts. those are some of our top stories on this monday, february 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with the shooting rampages in kalamazoo, michigan. hundreds of people attended a prayer service last night for the families of the six people who were killed and the two who were injured. >> one, a teen, is clinging to life. the suspect, an uber driver, is expected in court this morning for arraignment on murder charges. more

. >> reporter: the highlight on capitol hill this year came in september when pope francis delivered a historic address to congress. that visit was orchestrated by house speaker john boehner who just one day later dropped a bombshell on washington announcing he was resigning. >> i woke up and i said my prayers as i always do, and i decided, you know, today's the day i'm going to do this. >> reporter: that launched a mad scramble among house republicans. conservatives threw their weight around rejecting candidates to replace boehner. when the bust settled, it was paul ryan who emerged as his party's best option to lead a very fractured republican majority. and while it feels like the presidential campaign has been going on forever, there's still several weeks to go before voters finally get to have their say. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> and, of course, it's only going to get hotter with the iowa caucuses in february, new hampshire coming up. so big year ahead, of course. >> absolutely. if you thought you saw the last of donald trump, huh-uh, 2016 will be him versus it see

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." >> she plays the role of francis who in the midst of a mid life crisis who announces to her husband she wants, you guessed, a divorce. >> now we can go back to just liking each other again. >> when did it start to go off the tracks in your mind? >> well, perhaps when you grew the mustache? >> that will do it. >> yeah. >> mustaches. so "divorce" premieres on hbo this fall. >> parker also shared a rare photo of the twin daughters she shares with her husband of course, matthew broderick. >> that's loretta and tabitha celebrating their 7th birthday yesterday frolicking in a grassy field. what seems sob prompting more buzz is the car parked in the background. >> a 1976 ford ltd country squire station wagon in almost unbelievably mint condition. even the chrome looks brand-new. >> what's up with that? brand-new. >> what's up with that? ylysol with hydrogen peroxide. bleach. for a tough clean with zero percent bleach. lysol that. ♪ ♪ >>> the empire state building was looking very "star wars"-esque there. >> empire, empire state building. >> we're still half a year away from the release

. >>> pope francis wrapping up another busy day in mexico. the 79-year-old catholic leader looked exhausted when he returned to mexico city last night. he greeted the crowds with smiles. earlier during a visit to the south, the pope spoke out against centuries of exploitation of execution of the country's native population. >>> some stunning it proof of corruption in mexico. authorities found luxury cells with cable tv, minifridges and aquariums. the facility had food stands and a bar. 49 people died when two rival fractions of a drug cartel battled for control of the prison. the director superintendent and a guard have ever been arrested on murder charges. >>> so bras can give you a lift. australian police say they've made one of the biggest drug busts down under seizing meth amphetamine hidden in silicon bras. four people have ever been charged with importing the drug from china. >> if you do target the australian market, we have the powers and resources to prosecute you. >> this is definitely a bust >> it is. >> however, the seizure is tho

francie webb was texting while carrying her 3-month-old daughter when she fell. >> right as i was pressing send, i stepped off the curb and twisted both of my ankles. >> reporter: her daughter wasn't hurt but she was on crutches for weeks. >> ever since then i haven't texted and walked. >> reporter: and watch what happens on the nat geo show "crowd control." distracted texters didn't even notice this gorilla. you didn't see a gorilla standing right on the street? >> i was on my phone. >> reporter: t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> so nine in ten u.s. adults own a cell phone as of january, 2014. that's a lot of people. >> i jog and text. >> i believe that. >> i believe that. >> i can see you doing that. >> and i haven't broken anything yet but we'll see. >> yeah, after i left the show yesterday i was doing the same thing and almost bumped into a producer in the lobby, not paying attention. yeah, yeah. >> bad. >>> the latest fan freakouts over the brand new "game of thrones" trailer. >>> and weighing in, the new cast of "dancing with the stars." "the skinny" is up next. you have something

. >>> pope francis leaves the vatican tomorrow for a high-profile visit in mexico. yesterday the pope took part in ash wednesday services meant to usher in the lenten season of prayer and sacrifice. pope francis said this was a good time to train ourselves to be more sensitive and merciful to others. >>> in texas, hundreds of faithful took advantage of a drive-through ash ceremony. the priest said it was meant for those who wanted to observe the holy day but didn't have the time. come on now. really? >> hey, we're busy. >> really? you don't have more than 2 1/2 minutes to drive through and get your ash? >> you can get busy. >> i'm not blaming anyone. not pointing any fingers. just saying. >> i understand. >>> here's all the proof you need that true love never dies. this was a scene in australia when 93-year-old norwood thomas was reunited with 88-year-old joyce durant after 72 years. >> oh. these little cutis. they dated in england in 1944 long before match.com. we're talking this was during world war ii. but norwood was sent to france. they never forget each other.

here he is performing "summer friends" with help from his friends, francis and pete cotton tail. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh oh oh incredible all is incredible everything ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ socks on concrete jolly rancher kids ♪ ♪ i was talking back and now i gotta stay at grandma's crib ♪ ♪ bunch of tank top nappy headed bike-stealing chatham boys ♪ ♪ none of my boys ain't had no dad none of my boys ain't have no choice ♪ ♪ jj, mikey, lil derek and them 79th street was america then ♪ ♪ ice cream truck and the beauty supply blockbuster movies and harold's again ♪ ♪ we still catching lightning bugs when the plague hit the backyard ♪ ♪ had to come in at dark cause the big shawty's act hard ♪ ♪ okay grandpa grand crossing ♪ ♪ first day, shooting source summer school get to losing students ♪ ♪ but the cpd getting new recruitment our summer don't our summer our summer don't get no shine no more ♪ ♪ our summer die our summertime don't got no time no more ♪ ♪ you're my friend summer friends don't stay ♪ ♪ you're my friend ♪ ♪ summer friends d

. >> reporter: the easter sunday of the holy and the hateful as pope francis preached a sermon against terrorism a pakistan group claimed responsibility forring a set bomb against people celebrating the most joyful celebration in their religion. this was a special time for justin and stephanie schulz, the young couple killed to test their faith. >> stephanie had a very strong belief in god and stephanie's in heaven. >> reporter: in brussels, police in riot gear used sound grenades and riot gear to those dedicated and protesters angry. >> if you don't want to live like us, go. >> reporter: as the bombing manhunt continues, the bombing terrorists and brussels nine detain in more than a dozen r d raids. still a mystery, who was the attacker in the hat at the airport and who was the main n the train station who fled. troops with automatic weapons in st. peter's square, images for a fast changing world. >>> the ancient city is back in government hands. capturing them on sunday scoring an important victory from isis, once known for its 2000-year-old ruins but the fighters destroyed many of t

a number of public figures joined instagram this year, ranging from pope francis, who debuted in march, to kanye west, making his first post in september. >> and typically cryptic of kanye. >> and mostly high fashion. >> many of his posts have been -- >> morbid, macabre. >> i started following him, and then i decided to give up on that. but follow us on instagram in the meantime. @abc wnn, we'd love to have you there. >>> so coming up in "the skinny," it's day two together for rihanna and prince harry. >> oh, you call her rihanna? >> what do you call her? >> rihanna. >> oh, okay. >> but you're from the caribbean, have i been saying it wrong the whole time? >> maybe. it's also the care beeran. >> it is? >> it depends. >> i love you. >>> straight ahead, stunning admissions from women at work about being harassed on the job. some frank talk about a serious problem. >> but first a look at today's forecast. >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by 23andme.com. but...my doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero hea

. >>> pope francis is on the way to cuba where he'll make history. he's meeting with the head of the russian orthodox church. hoping to heal a thousand-year rift between their branches of christianity. he then heads to mexico. he already has his sombrero. >>> former olympic champion picabo street is claiming self-defense. in a violent incident with her father. street says she's not interested in any plea deal. clayton sandell has the details. >> reporter: she's used to fighting for first place on the slopes. this morning, downhill darling picabo street is preparing for a fight in court, charged with assault and domestic violence. accused of throwing her 76-year-old father down the stairs of her utah home and locking him in a basement. >> my father just started attacking me in my own house in front of my children. >> reporter: the former olympian claiming self-defense. overnight, her lawyer telling abc news she takes care of both her elderly parents. and that her father becomes combative. at times. >> he got his hands on me and i put him down the stai

pope francis shocks the world, endorsing donald trump for president. fake. there's this. fbi agent suspected in hillary's leak found dead of apparent murder/suicide from the denver guardian. problem is, there is no such thing as the denver guardian. while medias are brands built on accuracy, rogue websites are reporting misinformation and it's spreading like wildfire online. buzzfeed's craig silverman was one of the first to recognize this problem and has been tracking fake news on the internet for years. buzzfeed uncovered a breeding ground for some of the fake news sites. >> more than a hundred websites in one small town in central macedonia. >> reporter: that's right. macedonia. in particular, veles, an economically depressed city of 45,000. think of it as the the rust belt of the former ug shroff republic. we went to macedonia to see for ourselves. some of the welcomes' creators speak out in the shadows for the first time on television. >> i had 7 million views on one article. >> they find aay to spread. >> this work that i put in in the past three months, i made my p

pope francis is the proud owner of a cubs hat. the chicago's archbishop sent the lid and encased baseball to the vatican and tweeted the picture with the message, news of the cubs win reached all the way to the vatican. ponti if tf x can now celebrate with us and ask for our prayers. >> so this was not one of thai city-like betts where, you know -- >> i don't think so. >> chicago says to the vatican, they were a fan, called each other out. holy water of cleveland won, no. it was not a swap. >> but the cleveland arch dioceses and the chicago arch dieo cease did bet each other that they'd feed a certain number of hungry families in the respective cities of the other won. they were talking smack to each other. it was fun. >> good eats in chicago now thanks to cleveland. >>> 3500 feet in the air from the 50 yard line. the story behind the bird's eye view over steel city as the air force parachute team dropped in the steelers' game. jack watched it. >>> and princess leia apparently really did have a thing for hans solo. hear what carri

>> reporter: sanders, for one, is still glowing from his close encounter with pope francis. >> he's one of the great leaders in modern world history in my view. >> reporter: pope francis is sensitive to any suggestion he might be seen as meddling in the u.s. election. he told reporters -- when i came down, i greeted them, shook their hands, and nothing more. adding -- if anyone thinks greeting someone means getting involved in politics, they should see a psychiatrist. hillary clinton campaigned in california. the crowd there mostly enthusiastic. >> it's not enough to say what's wrong. you gotta tell people what you're gonna do to make it right. >> reporter: a few protesters apparently sanders supporters, crashed her fund-raiser last night at george clooney's l.a. residence. where tickets were $30,000 apiece. the protesters threw dollar bills at clinton's motor cade. ♪ we're in the money ♪ >> reporter: even the host of the clinton fund-raiser admits that $33,000 a ticket is an obscene amount of money. last night, the sanders people held their own fund raiser down the street at the ho

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francis wrapping up a five-day visit in which he condemned the devastating wave of terrorism across the world. >>> and this morning, there's a new bestseller on amazon. it's the constitution. the 52-page pocket version of the supreme law of the land is selling out days after being flashed on stage by khizr khan. he offered to let donald trump borrow his copy. trump insists he's read the constitution in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos coming up later here on "this week." >> how about that? you can just about buy everything on amazon these days. >> you can. >>> also ahead, we check out the mad skills of pilots in one of the newest and fastest-growing sports. we're talking about drone racing. rob did it. he had quite the experience. we can't wait for you to tell us all about it. you survived. >> i did. but my stomach is still settling. >> i feel that way looking at the video. >> a little dizzying. >> it's pretty intense. it's an amazing video. and quite a ride. we'll share it with you in just a few minutes. >> rob marciano nerding out in a little bit. >>> the extraordinar

pope francis dropped by. he sat on an outdoor is taken along with an italian priest who the denounced mobsters for dumping toxic waste on local farmland. the pope told the audience money has become a god at the center of the world. >>> well, on to basketball, the cleveland cavaliers are moving on to the second round of the nba playoffs. the cavs beat the pistons 100-98 for a sweep of their four-game series. kyrie irving scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half with 10 in the first 79 seconds after halftime. lebron james was his usual self, pouring in 22 points and 11 rebounds. the cavs will next play either atlanta or boston. >>> and the golden state warriors are one win away from advancing in the playoffs despite a scary injury to steph curry, the reigning nba mvp went down with a knee injury just before halftime. but his teammates picked up the slack. klay thompson hitting four of his seven three-pointers in the third quarter. warriors pulling away to beat the houston rockets, 121-94, and lead the seri

. >>> well, pope francis is stepping into the highly charged debate over u.s. immigration and arrives in mexico friday and plans to travel to the u.s. border to stand with mike grants in a symbolic move to so solidarity with those trying to cross the border. >>> a study in brazil founds babies born with the zika virus may also have serious eye problems in addition to brain damage. here at home at least 66 zika cases are reported in 19 states as far north as pennsylvania and ohio. >>> a health alert about acetaminophen, one of the most widely used drugs. pregnant women who take drugs like tylenol, researchers say, could be much more likely to have babies that suffer from asthma. doctors say it reafirms why pregnant women should always consult with their doctors before taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicine. >>> a major lawsuit. burberry is suing jcpenney claiming trademark infringement selling outerwear copying their checked pattern. they're suing up to $2 million for each infringed trademark. >>> this parking garage collapsed on top of an excavato

. >>> and pope francis is kicking off his six-day trip. to mexico. the pontiff is ready, donning a sombrero, his visit to mexico comes off a historic stopover in cuba. where the pontiff met with the russian orthodox leader. first meeting in nearly a thousand years. during that stopover in havana, abc's terry moran on assignment traveling with pope francis, blessed by the pope. >>> and new video this morning of a machete-wielding man in an ohio mediterranean restaurant. the suspect tried to make a getaway in the white car. you see. fbi officials say that his name was in a database of people potentially related to terrorism. the owner of the restaurant, who's from israel, he says he feels that he was targeted. >>> now, to boston, a freak and deadly accident on a highway there, a 35-year-old teacher on her way to work was killed friday when a 200-pound manhole cover somehow went airborne and crashed through her windshield. officials say that she was killed instantly. no word yet on what dislodged that drain cover. and what caused it to fly up in the air

pope francis condemning the attacks saying his thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the violence. >>> one more terror attack. >>> also right now, it is bill clinton's night here in philly. we see him last night giving bernie sanders a standing ovation. one of the big questions tonight is how are sanders supporters going to treat the former president when he takes the stage to speak about his wife hillary. we'll get into that in our big board. also thousands of firefighters battling massive fires in the west. 10,000 homes evacuated in california and millions are on alert for even hotter temperatures. >>> and this morning, gas prices in some states dropping below $2 a gallon. how low will it go and how long will it last? all of that is coming up. >> that's on the big board, too. >>> first that dramatic survival story. a teen struck by lightning while playing pokemon go on the beach unconscious for days but he's revived now and speaking out about that scary incident. let's go back up to amy in new york for that. hey, amy. >> this is an incredible story, george. pokemon go w

win over voters in the big apple ahead of the primary just 11 days away and a breaking headline, pope francis is saying this morning, a person's conscience, not just rules should guide catholics when figuring out everything from sex to marriage to family life. this is all part of a new document called the joy of love. >> wow, all right, thank you. >>> we do have that big "american idol" celebration and the man who helped turn the show into a smashing success, the one and only simon cowell making a surprise appearance to say good-bye. who can forget his contribution to this groundbreaking show. >> dreadful. >> hated it. >> everything about it was grotesque. >> did you really believe you could become the "american idol"? >> yes, sir. >> well, then you're deaf. >> how do you really feel? >> what were you trying to say? some of the biggest stars joining us live as we said sharing secrets behind the scenes coming up. >>> breaking news in the shocking murder at the university of texas. police may now have a person in custody after releasing this surveillance video of a possible suspect that shows t

she just met privately today with pope francis. lizzie is slowly going blind because of a rare genetic disease and said she wanted to meet the pope before she loses her sight. the trip is part of what her family is calling her visual bucket list, which also included a visit to a giant telescope so that lizzie could see the stars. what a beautiful trip for a very special girl. >> sweet little girl. very special. >> very touching. >> thanks, amy. >> over to lara. >>> thank you so much, george. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." body back slash. amy schumer taking on "glamour" for putting her in their size issue. what they're saying about it. >>> the hot new app taking over your teen's phone and not just your teens, everybody is into it. it's one of the biggest apps out there and big stars are sharing all their secrets on it and we have one of the biggest stars on musical.ly today and this guy, "the jungle book" director. "twilight" start ashley greene, brand-new tv show, and we'll talk about that and we'll talk about

. >>> and we want to say, happy birthday, pope francis, who turns 80 today. if you would like to send the pontiff a personal message. ron, this is for you. the vatican has created e-mail addresses just for the occasion. you can e-mail pope francis. popefrancis80@vatican.va. or tweet him at #pontifex80. they also have created eight different languages in the e-mail ard. english, latin, portuguese, french, polish. german. any we missed? >> you think he's going to read them all? >> approximately. >> what do you get the pope for his birthday? >> it's the thought that counts. >> fair enough. >> you pray for him. >> get him a nanopad. >> a nanopad? >> a nanopod. >> i think you were referring to technology from 2005. >>> coming up, amanda knox, at the center of one of the most sensational murder trials of the decade, eventually freed by italy's highest court, as you may remember. she's speaking out this morning on why she thinks women are more likely than men to confess to crimes they did not commit. that's coming up, as we said. >>> first here, new insights into th