now for our much-anticipated interview with genie francis. yeah, genie. the hardest thg for me about my weight loss was, at 14 years old, going to work at "general hospital," and they decided to put laura "on a diet". it was very hard for me as a very young girl to be put on a diet on tv, and that made me very insecu. that's how, you know, my body image, uh... how it began. i have been on every diet there is, every fad crazy diet. i've been in pain about my body and my weight all my life. i tried nutrisystem, telling myself, "this isn't gonna work." there is no way that i can eat all that food and have a dessert and lose weight. i'll do it. i'll do it just to prove you wrong, but, you know, it's not gonna work. i lost 40 pounds on nutrisystem. it's crazy. i have never been that nice to myself with my food. i have always restricted food and really suffered with weight loss. i am not suffering here. i will never go back to those crazy diets. you can't change by thinking. you can change by doing. i am walking, living proof that nutrisystem works. if it works

where do things stand between you and pope francis? >> i heard he made thecomment this morning and i was honored by it and i think he is a terrific person. it's about illegal immigration. if we don't have a border, we have no >> reporter: trump no longer refers to the holy father -- ity. >> i think he was in a severe as the media let it be known, because i saw his statement somewhat later. but this morning, he was so nicereciated it. >> reporter: we also asked about trump's frequent claim he opposed the iraq war before it started. allble comments sew show that didn't happen until karl rove called that a ication. >> i don't think karl rove has said anything about me. he is an incompetent person. >> reporter: the rest of the gop field is scrambling and bashing the d trump has shown no interest in anybody other than himself. >> it's easy to say you want to make america great again. that on a baseball cap. >> reporter: marco rubio, trailing trump and cruz, campaigned with south carolina governor nikki haley andr tim scott. >> there he is!

. >>> during this week's visit to mexico, pope francis urged young people to resist the lure of easy money from drug dealers. he spoke during a mass in part of the country ravaged by cartel violence. matthew embedded in a vigilante group to stop a murderous drug cartel in mexico. >> his movie "cartel land" is nominated for an oscar and just refed a prestigious award for documentary film. the director joins us now. matt, good morning. i don't want to say unprecedented access. you had scary access. how did you get in so close? >> so much coverage of the drug world and media and glorified in tv shows and movies. i wanted to put a human face on that subject and not talk about it from the outside but in the middle of the action. so, you know, i reach out to the leaders of these two vigilante groups and gained thank you trust -- thank you trust and spent live time down there. >> your initial plan was just be quick and get in and do this and get out. >> i thought i would be down there one or two weeks and it turned into nine months. at first, i thought a simple story of good versus evil of

the republican front-runner lashed out at pope francis on thursday in south carolina. earlier the pope described trump's plan for a wall along the mexican border as not christian. the candidate quickly accused frances of questioning his faith. but last night at a televised town hall, trump began to soften his criticism. >> and there is a new poll out this morning that shows trump's lead is narrowing in south carolina ahead of tomorrow's primary. he is now just five points ahead of ted cruz. major garrett is in columbia, south carolina with the latest on trump's clash with the pope. major, good morning. it is still even difficult to say. >> reporter: yes, it is. it is difficult to say, difficult to wrap your mind around. has defied political conventions and manner since entering this presidential campaign. many remember his widely condemned insult of mexicans when he announced for the presidency on june 16th. since then, building a wall on the u.s.-mexico border has been a recurrent and popular theme for trump. and when asked about this, pope francis said, generally spe

propose francis was talking about. we have to identify he may have been talking about metaphor cal walls. other candidates who want to get their message out is blocked by >> a new poll was taken i assume before the exchange of words showing trump flipping in south carolina. >> perhaps. one of the interesting things we will look to see in this vote in south carolina is what are the late sdirds doing? ? iowa they didn't doeoe for trump so much the last few days. in new hampshire, they did. what this will tell us is there a way to knock votes off of him as people think more seriously about casting their votes? or does he still have that kind of resilient support that is unshakeable? >> so let's look at second place then with rubio and ted cruz. how important is thaha positioio for either one off them? >> well, if it would be a real boost for marco rubio coming out after his difficult performance in new hampshire, it would be a real problem for ted cruz if he slipped into third. now, if these polls that show tightening are

>> jan, thank you. >>> pope francis suggests roman control. the pope said avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. they believe zika virus can lead to abnormal newborns. the outbreak has spread to 30 countries and 30 territories. >>> federal investigators are investigating how a helicopter crashed into water near hawaii's pearl harbor. a witness captured the frightening moment on cell phone video yesterday. at least one of the five people on board is in critical condition. vinita nair shows us how witnesses jumped into the water to help. >> reporter: helicopter tours are a popular tourist activity in hawaii where some of the island's best sights are best seen from the air. within seconds, this particular flight turned into a disaster. cell phone video captured the helicopter hovering in the air shortly before plunging into the water just feet from the shoreline. overturns. >> all of a sudden, it fell out of us. >> reporter: sean windrick was taking pictures on his phone and switched to video when he noticed was wrong with the aircraft. the

the republicanut at pope francis on thursday in south carolina. earlier, the pope described trump's plan for a wall along the mexican border as not christian.date quickly accused francis of questioning his faith but last night at a televised town hall, trump began to soften his new poll out this morning showing trump's lead is narrowing in south carolina head of ted cruz. major garrett is in columbia, south carolina, with the latest on trump's clash with the pope. mait's still even difficult to say. >> you can tell -- >> yes, it is. >> reporter: it is difficult to say. difficult to wrap your mind around. as we all know, donald trump hasical conventions and manner since entering this presidential campaign. many remember his wildly condemned insult of mexicans ed for the presidency on june 16th and since then building a wall on the u.s./mexican border is a for trump and when asked about this, pope francis says generally speaking, the building of walls lacks christian charity. day? >> the pope is a wonderful guy. >> reporter: donald trump, the master

this morning francis travels to juarez just across the rio grande from el paso. he spent tuesday meeting with young people in a state that is a hot bed of mexico's drug trade. one of the pope's loudest than 400,000 priests nationwide and asking them to be more active in bringing the people back to the church.

francis plans to visit the border fence separating the u.s. and mexico today to focus on the plight of immigrants. >> i'm never seen the pope like that before. >> must be hard getting chastised by the pope like that. he was clearly irritated. >> heading to confession. >> don't do that again. >> i like to see a pope get angry if it's required. >> that's right. appropriate reaction. >>> the next revolution in driving faces a potential speed bump. >> it's driving itself? >> staying to the right of the yellow lines? >> yes. >> does it see that guy over there? >> not yet. explores how driverless cars maythe horizon coming in from the north this morning... and temps in the upper 40s, low 50s. winds are on the way later today... and they will first pick up in the mountains and then across the lower elevations by tonight and thursday. .................. there is also a slight chance of showers that comes overnight tonight and a slight cool down that will last just a day or so with highs dropping to the upper 60s tomorrow. ....... we could have our war

francis plans to visit the border fence separating the u.s. and mexico today to focus on the >> i'm never seen the pope like that before. >> must be hard getting chastised by the pope like that. he was clearly irritated. >> heading to confession. >> don't do that again. >> i like to see a pope get angry if it's required. >> that's right. appropriate reaction. >>> the next revolution in driving faces a potential speed bump. >> it's driving itself? >> staying to the right of the yellow lines? >> yes. >> does it see that guy over there? >> not yet. >> ahead, peter greenberg handle moral announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by e-trade. opportunity is everywhere. >>> donald trump shares doubts about justice antonin scalia's cause of death. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by voya financial. changing the way you think of retirement.om voya. orange money represents the money you put away for retirement. over time, your money could multiply. hello, all of you. get organized at voya.com. when you make a pb&j wi

>> absolutely. >> reporter: what do you think pope francis would say? it's just that now we need to emphasize this more and more, because we have become too comfortable in a sedden terry type of church atmosphere. >> reporter: when you go to sleep at night, how good do you feel about what you're doing with this? >> pope francis says to go to bed tired, dead tired. but a happy tired. happy tired is how i go to bed at night, you know? and it's great. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," david begnaud, lafayette, louisiana. >> a great idea. >> what a terrific story. >> who is calling you, charlie? tell them you're busy! >> i'm busy! >> put that phone down. let me see! >> kate is calling? answer it! >> i'm not answering any quote/unquote. hello, hello. i apologize to all of you hello it's me don't they know you're a in a hello it's me >> i want to know who is calling you. clearly not somebody close to you because they wouldn't call you between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. "cbs this morning." >>> this is about as far from baywatch as you can get. police on a beac

>>> pope francis is wrapping up his nearly week-long visit to mexico. this morning francis travels to juarezezust across the rio grande from el paso. he spent tuesday meeting with young people in a state that is a hot bed of mexico's drug trade. messages is directt the more than 400,000 priests nationwide and asking them to be more active in bringing the people back to the church. david begnaud met a priest in louisiana whoos offering confessions on the go in cajun country. >> when the father hits the road this is how he lls. >> such a need to go to our brothers and sisters and bring them the gospel and mercy the church extends. >> what the father calls his spspitual care units a converted ambulance. >> where we go with this, baby, you need this. >> reporter: with it he searches for catholics who wandered away from the church. a place to confess sins and forgiveness. >> they can kneel here and make confession or sit on the corner and we can visit face-to-face. >> reporter: this holy rolling reconciliation reconciliation. what did people think when you f