border, francis giving his blessing u.s. and then demanding that more be done for all desperate migrants. "no more death, no more exploitation," he pleaded. pope francis is a man who chooses his words carefully. he knew exactly what he was say penguin he knows trump, he knows the issues. they're close to hayes heart. he also told us he's not a politician. he's speaking as a pastor, not trying to s sport a c cdidate but t ting to bring to voters and politicians what he believes are the teachings of jesus christ. terry moran, the vatican. >> let's move to the war of words that triggered all kinds of responses from trump's republican rivals and some of them might even surprise you. at a town meeting in south carolina last night, the candidates weighed in. but perhaps most surprising, trump actually eased up on his iginal attack on the pope. i don't think this is a fight. i think he said something much softer than reported by the media. appropriate to question his faith. >> that's between donald and the pope. >> we have a right

on monday, pope francis visits a mosque. and also what's said to be the most dangerous part of town. call ong christians and muslims alike here to put down their weapons and seek peace. david wright, abc news. >> a security breach at buckingham palace after two protests are climbed onto the roof. the queen was not believed to be staying there at the time. the dow men were demanding greater fairness for fathers in divorce and child custody cases. >> good news from the royals though. some new photos of the queen's youngest grandchild. princess charlotte. here she is, will and kate's daughter. now 6 months old. they grow up so quickly. and in these photos, she's seen laughing with her stuffed animals. >> and now we see she has big blue eyes and fair skin. and hair a bit darker than her brother george. the photos taken by her mother, duchess kate herself. she did a fantastic job on those pictures. >> she's a great photographer, as well "she's not only beautiful but could be a good photographer. hire her for a wedding banquet. >>

for francis, this isn't about politics. it's about taking in the stranger and welcoming in 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 a boon doingal to hang out with the pope. >>> a los angeles hospital confirms it's been paid $17,000 in ran some to hackers who disabled its network. the ceo of the hollywood presbyterian hospital defended the move. the hackers demanded the ran some be paid in bitcoin because the online currency is difficult to trace. >>> two los angeles police officers are under arrest charged with repeatedly raping prosecutors say the two who worked at partners threatened theomen 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 convicted they could face a life in prison. >>> bill cosby is now suing the woman whose complaint led to his sexual abuse arrest. the lawsuit says she, her attorneys and her mother and others br

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. 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 some new light that is being flown on an incident of sexual harassment involving peyton manning during his time at the university of tennessee years ago. now, during the incident which happened in 1996, manning allegedly assa

pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth while noting the simplicity of jesus' birth he said jesus cls on christians to act@in a way that is simple, balanced, consistent and capable of seeing and doing what is essential. >>> in japan, t christmas traditioning is to line up for kentucky fried chicken. >> what's wrong with that? >> it's a little different. eating the colonel's chicken is so popular kfc starts taking reservations in october. the e it time can be as longs six hours iff you don't have a reservation. about3.6 million people will >> in japan. 376 million people. good for them. i wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. >> original. >> i was always an original person back when i ate the bird. it was good stuff. >> love it. >> good yard bird there at kfc. >>> ts is something of a christmas tradition, as well. water skiing on the potomac neaea the nation's capital. >> interesting. this is the 30th year st. nick made the splash joined this year by mrs. clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. surp

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 n nember. >>> and ruff road. c.j., the top dog at the westminster dog show earning best in show beating out a crowded field of favorites. while c.j. just playing it cool. >>> well, good wednesday morning. we begin with the countdown to the next crucial vote. a possible make-or-break moment for several candidates. >> donald trump is now fending off criticism from president obama as he fires back. he's enjoying a commanding lead in the south carolina polls. ted cruz is a distant second trailed by marco rubio and jeb bush. >> the democrats in a tight race in nevada, but hillary clinton way ahead of bernie sanders in south carolina with a double-digit lead. >> and with just three days to go before votes are cast

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during the service pope francis issued a strong appeal for traditional family values. the pope's security is a concern on this trip, but when asked if he was worried, he smiled and said what scares him the most are the mosquitoes. he's always got a good sense of humor. >>>> yeye, good ououook. >>> well, now to a white house tradition you might say is just for the birds. each year the president pardons a turkey, and this year's turkeys are honest and abe. >> president obama says america is the land of second chances but he admits it was a close call. like good eating, but this is a democracy. abe is now a free bird. he is totus, the turkey of the united states. [ laughter ] >> the president joked a aut this being his seventh turkey pardon saying time flies even if turkeys don't, a line sasha and malia seemed to like. >> there were a lot of dad jokes. >>> all right, well, still ahead, a source of the costco e. coli scare has been discovered. >>> and breaking overnight, new details about the baby left in a nativity scene. mother. >>> plus, struggling with symptoms footbal

. >>> pope francis planning a trip to mexico. church officials say the pontiff will visit in february. he's expected to address the violence plaguing mexico but also the issue of immigration. that's a theme that he touched on during his visit to the united states in september. the pontiff is from argentina. this will be his fourth trip to the americas since he became pope. >>> and history is made in the u.s. episcopal church. michael curry wasas instataed as the first african-american leader of that church. he's urging everyone in the faith to evangelize but crossing divides of education, race and wealth. curry succeeds the first woman to lead that church. >>> i'm not saying everything i learned in kindergarten, may not be true when it comes to preschoolers and technology. new research finds 97% of children studied use mobile devices. most of them before they turn one. most 3 and 4-year-olds use devices without help and one-third engaged in media multitasking. a kid with more than one screen and he's not even 5. about a quarter o

. >> pope francis is visiting a slum in nairobi where 50,000 people are living without basic sanitationing. > cheering crowds lined the streets to welcome him during a stop at a missionary school. he says he hopes his trip to africa will raise awareness about t t n nd to fight poverty and protect the environment. a group of galaxies projecting a special image. take a look. do you see that grinning cat? according to nasa, the galaxy's making that cheshire cat's eyes are actually slamming into one collision. not to be outdone by the cat, a mouse of course, new foot and from the mars rover appears to show aiant mouse or some othth kind of rodent. experts say it's more likely a rock, but the resemblance -- that's a rat. i think, do you see a pizza slice in that rat's mouth? >> just over the hill there. already. >>> back on earth, it wasn't a rodent but a skye terrier that took the top prize at the national dog show, the first of that breed ever to take the showow top honors. 4 1/2 years old, the pooch f fm florida beat out 1700 other dogs. quite the show. a beautiful, beautiful -- i have that

pope francis is chiming in on the climate change conference saying quoting here it's now or never. the pope said we are on the brink of a suicide. he said the problems are becoming more serious every year and he added that he's trusting and praying that the leaders will do something. >> back in this country, the white house is offering to provide governors withh individualized reports on the refugees in their states. the reports wots list refugees by nationality, gender and age range. and the updated regularly. but the administration is not backing down from its promise to accept 10,000 syrian refugees over the next year. 31 governors have said the refugees are not welcome in their states. >>> breaking news from atlanta where at least one person killed by police near a dowowown hotel. witnesses ininhe upscale area you can listen to the gunfire there. it erupted for 15 seconds. police say they tried to stop the driver going the wrong way on a one-way street. that driver quickly arrested but the passenger fled and was shot by police behind the hotel. drugs, money and weapons were all

martha r rdatz, abc news, washington. >>> and pope francis is condning the attacks calng it blasphemy to use the name of god to justify violence and hatred. he told an audience in st. peter's square he was shocked at the barbarity of the attacks. he added violence and hatred does not solve humanity's problems. >>> a few tense moments for passengers on board a boston bound plane heading to reagan national airport. theyere forced off an american airlines flight after members of the crew expressed concern about two men on team. a k-9 team swept the plane and didn't find anything suspicious. the passengers than re-boarded the plane. the two men were questioned, released and put on a later plane. >>> about 300 el-al passengers made an unexpected stop in montana this weekend. the tel aviv to los angeles flight made the landing after an engine fire warning light aim came on. there was s evidence of smoke or fire. the passengers stranded till a replacement plane took them to new jersey. >>> back to our top story and one of the aspects of the paris attacks is the way in which isis may have don

. >>> pope francis has wrapped up another busy day in mexico. the 79-year-old catholic leader looked exhausted when the he night where he greeted the waiting crowds. earlier during a visit tochy chiapsa he spoke out centuries of exploitation and exclusion of the population. >> i hope he's okay. >> he had a slight limp here in the united states. it comes with a little bit of exhaustion. but he's tear tireless at 79. >> i hope they work in a nap for him. >>> well, a rhode island mom delivered her third son at home but not by choice. baby cameron arrived in the middle of the night ten days early as had i mom tried to get comfortable on the recliner in the living room. the dad sleeping upstairs. when he swed up, dad immediately called 911 and an ambulance took mom and baby to the hospital. >>> i had one feeling that felt like a normal contraction. and at the second push, i was holding my son. yelling that he's here. >> unbelievable. cameron seemed ready to get going. he cried right away and he was already breastfeeding in the ambulance. he may need

pope francis is addressing social injustice and rising tensions between christians and muslims. >>> and a rocket has launched from texas, rising 62 miles above earth. the booster then lending in standingng position. it's considered a big step toward creating a reusable rocket. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday november 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we're going to start this half hour with terrorism fears that are on the rise as one of the busiest travel days of the year gets under way. >> tsa is vowing to take every measure to protect millions of americans, beefing up at airports across the country as abc's david kerley tells us, that means expect extra long lines for travelers. >> reporter: in the crush of travelers the signs of increased security. more canines working and armed officers. those you see and those you don't. >> the plan is to make it as transparent as possible. >> reporter: through sunday more than 12 1/2 million americans will fly. >> obviously i'm a little concerned especially with what's going on in syria and belgiu

. >> 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 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 seems like the rest of the field not on

. >> pope francis urging catholic political leaders to not carry out executions this year. escaped safely when a megabus 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. denney hamlin in the number 11 car edging out martin true ex-junior by just inches. it was hamlin's first daytona victory after ten attempts. those are some of our top stories on this monday, february 22 fld. >> 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 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 now from abc's alex perez >> reporter: investigators in kalamazoo, michigan, on the hunt. looking for answers after a

but before e heading there, pope pran sis francis visits cuba today for an historic meeting with the leader of the russian orthodox church. the meeting is an attempt to reconcile their churches. >>> national wildlife refuge will remain closed for weeks now that an armed standoff is over. the final four holdouts have surrendered peacefully. they'll face a judge today. they were protesting federal control of public lands. >>> a new york city police officer has been con vicked of manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man in the stairwell of a public housing complex. officer peter liang says he accidentally shot akai girly two years ago. he faces up to 15 years behind bars. the case became part of a years. >>> well, now some weather. most of the eastern u.s. can look for potential record-breaking cold over the weekend. the ice in scranton, pennsylvania, not going anywhere anytime soon. it's the result of a 12-inch water main that burst yesterday. a faultily valve may be to blame. but have you skates. get ready in that neighborhood. >>> the extreme cold will have about 65 million a

. >> apparently pope francis only sold 450,000 off newstands. come on, the pope? we -- >> people took to the streets to see him. i don't think he's too concerned with people buying him on "people" magazine. this cover did the best for "vanity fair" this year. caitlyn jenner sold 400,000. they average about 160,000 "vanity fair," it jumped to 400,000. it won a huge award for best magazine cover of the year. it was sensational. >> and this kind of hurts me to say because i love this gal. sarah jessica parker apparently sales not doing well bringing below average numbers for this cosmo cover and also for harper's bazaar. i think she's a fanstic person. kim kardashian doesn't do that well. caitlyn does well. >> the pope not doing well? >> i guess if you are a devout catholic. >> he's still a rock star if you're not catholic. serena williams earning another honor. "sports illustrated" sports person of the year. >> another magazine cover claiming the rightful throne in na photo because of the astonishing year she's had. i interviewed her father, richard, at length once.

i've been a puppet a paupepe a pipite a popo, a pawnn a a a king >> francis albert sinatra was born in hoboken new jersey and hoboken four some eight decades ago. >> you make the whole world smile. >> who speak for the group? i'm frank. how about it. >> reporter: he would become the first teen idol with female fans mesmerized by his presence. the world on a string sitting on a rainbow. >> reporter: he recognized the power of song early on and capitalized on it, making every song his even though they were not written by him but connecting with the essence of a before. fair thee well 1993 he also starred on the silver screen, making his film debut in 1941, becoming the star. >> do you know what this wonderful country is mades of? kind of people. >> reporter: within the next two years, he was landing leading man roles and earn academy awards for best song nominations for his performances. >> old blue eyes cool swagger helped launch sinatra mania during the second world war. >> traffic stopping crowds as frank sinatra opens a sensational three-week engagement. >> reporter: he sang to the w

italian newspaper reported pope francis has a small but curable brain tumor. the spokesman called the story completely unfounded, irresponsible and inexcusable. >>> some extreme weather right now after the aftermath of philippines, the storm roared through on sunday leaving extensive damage and plenty of flooding. the death toll climbed to nearly 40 and expected to go higher as remote areas are accessed. more than 100,000 people were forced out of their homes. was the 12th major storm to hit the philippines this year. >>> in the southwestern u.s., hail was a problem in new mexico. in some areas hail was -- there was hail storms and winds in the el paso, texas area. the region is in for more extreme weather because of a tropical storm system. justin povick at accuweather has the details into thanks and good morning to you. once again, we're tracking the tropics in the latest on patricia has it moving off to the north and west and again, this could cause some major flash flooding throughout mexico, eventually some of the rains getting pulled off to the north int

donald trump tied with pope francis for second most admired man in the world, but in first place, by a wide marge is president barack obama. with just five weeks to go until analysts say the biggest threat to a dominant trump would ben early loss in iowa where ted cruz is gaining ground in the polls. >> i think at that point the mystique is gone and then it's a regular race and trump has to be a candidate like everyone else. >> in an interview back in 2013, trump seemed proud to consider bill clinton a friend and told cnn back in 2008 that the former president's infidelity was "totally unimportant." boss i kanani, abc news, washington. >> coming up in our next half hour, keeping prescription drugs out of little hands. child proof pill bottles may be doing their job but that's notot the only place where little fingers get into trouble. what you need to know about those pill boxes and organizers. >> but first, getting into shape. how a former political strategist went from winning elections to winning the battle of the bulge. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news

pope francis approved the final miracle needed to make mother teresa a saint. the pope agreeing she cured a man dying from a brain infection. the beloved nun died in 1997. her canonization could happen next seseember. >>> the fbi and u.s. marshals joined the search for ethan couch. the teen spared jail time in a fatal drunk driving crash by his affluenza defense. his probation officer has been unable to get in touch with him. they're tracking his cars, credit cards and passport. authorities fear he may have fled the country. >>> gillette wants to shave a rival. the coating on dollar shave club's razors is too close to its own. online shaving clubs have cut into its dominance. part of procter & gamble which defends its patents. >>> even before it opened edopenedsters "star wars: the force awakens" says it broke records. "the force awakens" had gerated more than $100 million in advance sales as of midday yesterday. fandango sold tickets for 2016. i don't know what i'm dng in 2016. >>> listen, when we come back, yesterday we showed you the video of that video ther

. >>> pope francis leaves the vatican tomorrow for a high profile visit to mexico. yesterday the pope took part in ash wednesday services meantent to usher in the lenten season of prayer and surprise. he said this was a good time to train ourselves to be more others. >>> in texas, hundreds of faithful took advantage of a drive through ash ceremony. it was meant for those who didn't have the time to on the holy day. come on now. really? >> hey, we're busy? >> 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 fingers. just saying. >> i understand. >>> here's all the proof you need that true love never dies. this was a scene in australia was reunited with 88-year-old joyce durant after 72 years. >> oh. >> these little cuties they dated in england in 1944 lock before match.com. but nor w50d was sent to france. they never forget each other. >> they reconnected thanks to the internet and their sons. they talked via skype a couple times. now thomas is in australia for a couple weeks vis

i wonder if francis scott key ever thought someday this song will be sung by a woman wearing a dress made of beef. >> it was also really nice it see the guys take this opportunity to speak back to their fans like cam newton who said we've got numerous guys have that been making an impact shaped pigskin has taken them a long way. how inspiring to think that a young man named cam made it to the super bowl without ever having to learn the word football. >> cam newton was spotted wearing $800 versace zebra pants at the airport which means somewhere nicki minaj is opening her bag to find a carolina panthers uniform going, that airport is the worst! >> all right, pretty funny week. should be interesting with the super bowl and all. that's what's making news in america this morning. morning america." have a great weekend, everyone. >>> making news in america this morning, heated debate. hillary clinton and bernie sanders head-to-head with fiery >> and enough is enough.

receiver francis owusu caught the ball on the back of the bruins defender. it was ruled a touchdown. look at that. pinned it to his back, ruled a touchdown and the cardinal went on to win, 56-35. >> that's an impressive play. >> sure is. >>> highlight from off the field starring one of the good guys, j.j. watt of the houston texans. he dressed up in a full batman costume and greetetekids during a halloween party at a children's hospital in texas. >> but it didn't take long for the cape crusader's mask to come off then watt signed autographs and took pictures with just about everybody there. good going for him. it's really nice. >> yeah, batman just needs jadeveon clowney to be his robin, and he'll be all set. . >>> a woman at a hillary clinton rally gettininmore a aention than the candidate all because of her hair. >>> and new gig. a man named santa claus named to the north pole's town council.our medicare part d prescriptions. at walgreens, we call that "carpe med diem." that's almost latin for "seize the day to get more out of life and medicare part d." fr

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 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 outlier because most still have clinton leading. that has the candidates taking more potshots at each other. in an interview with b.e.t., bernie sanders accused clinton of cozying up with president obama just to win black votes. >> she loves the

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 ordane 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. 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. 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 calendar. >> it's the hours. >> yeah. >> i will be watching. >> abso

pope francis telling them the newest saint was a tireless >> she was an amazing woman. i think it's really important that this day has come for a lot of people. >> reporter: the so-called saint of the gutter was born in 1910 in modern day macedonia. it was in the slums of calcutta, india, that mother teresa found her home and life's work. she died in 1997 and was put on the fast track to sainthood by pope john paul ii, now a saint himself. two miracles have been attributed by the vatican to mother teresa. woman and a brazilian man. the tiny nun who won a nobel peace prize was not without her critics. some accused of her wanting the spotlight, of unhygienic treatment. none of that matters to the masses which included 1500 poor and home will guests who after the canonization were treated to a pizza lunch nerved by nuns courtesy of pope francis. abc news, london. she left home 18. never saw her mother or sister again. went to ireland and then india where she made her name and became a celebrity nun. that sari she wore cost $1. >> she won the nobel peace prize in 1979. norm

pope francis shocks the world, endorsing donald trump for president. fake. there's this. fbi agent suspected in hillary's leak, problem is, there's no such thing as the denver guard guardian. while medias are brands built on accuracy, others report misinformation, and it's spread 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, the rust belt of the former republic, and we went to macedonia to see for ourselves. some of the speak out in the shadows for the first time on television. >> i had 7 million views on one article. >> they find a way to spread. >> i had to find work in the past few months. dismissed the notion that the social network had an impact. >> the idea that fake news influenced the election in any way, i think, is pretty crazy idea. >> reporter: a recent poll found that 62% of american

. >>> pope francis is in kenya this morning, the first stop of a ththe-country visit to africa. the pope was greeted at the airport in nairobi by top officials. later francis told christians and muslim leaders they have to engage in dialogue to prevent the e nd of islamic terror attacks which hit kenya recently. he said god's name must never be used to justify hatred and violence. >> a denver-bound american -- united airlineseslight was forced to make an emergency landing in sacramento after hitting a bird. it caused one engine to fail shortly after the flight left sacramento with more than 100 people on board. no i iuries were reported d d all ththpassengers were booked on other flights. >>> if you've put your holiday travel off till today, you may run into weather problems. the storm system that brought keavy snow to the western mountains and rain elsewhere now moving into the midwest. nearly 47 million people expected to travel more than 50 miles this holiday weekend. soar there haven't been many problems outside the western states. but that's likely to change. let's find out

it took place on the eve of pope francis arrival for a six-day visit. >> the miller is expanding the number of air strikes it is launching against isis. sources claim there have ever been about 20 american strikes against targets i iastern afghanistan. only in the past three weeks. those strikes doak place after president obama authorized the pentagon to attack isis in afghanistan where its numbers are growing. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in munich working with other diplomats on stopping syria's civil war. early this morning they agreed on a temporary truce set to begin next week. kerry said the test of that truce is whether syria's implement it. full cease fire as well as peace talks. >>> that would be such a big deal. inew york city, five people arrested and four charged with mon manslaughter for a deadly gas explosion that leveled three buildings last year. prosecutors say the suspects tampered with gas lines in their rush to renovate apartments which woulddent for up to $6,000 a month. a restaurant worker and diner on kay date were killed in the explosion. dozens of oth

london. >>> and also overseas, some powerful language from pope francis as he calls for a worldwide ban on the death penalty. in his strongest words ever on the subject, he urged catholic political leaders to not carry out executions this year. the pope said the commandment, do not kill, holds absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty. the pope called not only for the abolition of capital punishment but also the improvement in prison conditions. >>> ohio governor john kasich has officially stripped government money from planned parenthood in his state. republican presidential candidate signed the bill yesterday after a weak performance in the south carolina primary. state and federal law already prohibit taxpayer funds to pay for abortions. the legislation targets $1.3 million for planned parenthood and cancer screenings. >>> the other republican candidates are campaigning in nevada today ahead of tomorrow's gop caucuses there. as for the democrats, hillary clinton celebrating her victory while bernie sanders is still proving to be a major threat. it's your voice, y

pope francis mentioned the quake in his weekly sunday blessing, saying -- >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: "i pray for the injured and for the families who have suffered damage." italy's prime minister promised help, telling reporters that -- >> [ speaking f >> reporter: "we will rebuild everything, the houses, the churches, and the businesses." that might take a long time. with thousands of people left without a roof over their heads and churches lying in a heap of rubble. jennifer eccleston, abc news, italy. >>> back here at home, today of course is a huge day for fans of sweets. >> so let's get a look at that halloween forecast to see how those trick or treaters will fare. over in the western states they apparent storms will bring rain, wind, and mountain snow to the west, especially for northern california northward. it will be dry and chilly, though, for most of the rest of the country. >> and high temperatures will only reach the 50s in the northwest. not quite 70 in los angeles. dallas, memphis, new orleans should hit 87 degrees today. atlanta 86. washington's high w

. >>> pope francis has his own facebook account. appropriate to give him a drone. the facebook founder and his wife met with the pontiff at the van vatican discussing now they can help end poverty. the drone doesn't a working aircraft. just a model of a solar powered drone. facebook hopes the real thing will help expand internet access in developing countries. >>> it ended well for the little league world series champions. the young men are from new york. they are back home after becoming the first american team to win that little league world series since 2012. their goal at the start of the summer was just to make the world series. check. mission accomplished. and then some. >> yeah. they made the town proud. >>> all those people who claim that their dogs understand what they're saying may not be too far off base. new research finds k-9 brains are more capable than we thought. >> they care about what we say and how we say it. and their brains process the information like we do. praise also stimulates the pleasure center of their brains. >> and they lose the left

the actor to study the effects of climate change, speaking with figures like president obama, pope francis, and tech innovator elan mosque. >> this is the most important question of our time, the question is, can we change our course in time? >> you need a hundred to get back, transition to sustainable energy. >> that would make the united states, the whole world all >> that sounds manageable. >> despite 65% approval, the critics are mixed. before the flood may not tackle too much new ground, but it's ability to assemble such a watchable and comprehensive account gives it an undeniable energy. the film's erases the role of popular agitation in social change. i don't know what that means. i think it means enough with the celebrities in which people tell us what to think, just get our anger in line. get in formation as queen b. said. >> absolutely. save your money and watch it on nat geo this weekend. >> an important topic. i love him, my fantasy husband, not that my real husband is not a fantasy. >> a trail of clues to dante to save the world in "inferno," ron howard directed brown's best s

pope francis is chiming in on the climate change conference saying, quoting here, "it's now or never." on the pla back from africa, the pope said, "we are on the brink of a suicide." he said the problems are d he added that he's trusting paul williams has more on the changing conditions. good morning, paul. >> thanks, kendis, aditi. we're still expecting a good deal of snow from sioux falls down towards omaha and minneapolis. the darker blue indicating 6 to popoibly 10 i ihes of snow from the same system that was just a little bit of a problem with flooding to the west but now has changed over to snow showers. by wednesday, we'll actually have something that's going to help us out. the jet stream will divide us between church and state. a slow-moving cold front brings scattered showers along the east coast. much colder air behind tat. we really want this jet to stick around because it will keep them separate becse if not for the dividing line, we'd have a monster of a snowstorm to tell you about. aditi, kendis. >> the state departmtmt released the largest batch of e-mails from hillary

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 they can now celebrate with us and ask for our prayers. >> it was not one of the city-like bets 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. >> the cleveland archdoicese and ohio bet each other they'd feed a certain number of hungry families in the respective cities if the other won. they were 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. >> the princess really did have a thing for hans solo. what she admitted about the real life romance with harrison ford. skinny," first, a look at today's forecast. >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by poi

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. @a 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? >> it's also the caribbean. >> 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. >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by 23 and me.com. i had frequent heartburn, but...my doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero heartburn, it's been the number 1 doctor recommended b

. >> pope francis is visiting a slum in nairobi this morning where about 50,000 people are living without bake sanitation. > cheering crowds lined the streets to welcome the pope on thursday during a stopopt a missionary school. he says he hopes his trip to africa will raise awareness about the need to fight poverty and protect the environment. >>> nasa released a new photo of a group of galaxies projecting a special image. take a look. do you see that grinning cat? it looks like a smile. according to nasa, the galaxy's making that cheshi cat's eyes araractually slamming inin one another in a giant galactic collision. not to be outdone by the cat, a mouse, of course. new footage from the mars rover appears to show a giant mouse or some other kind of rodent. experts say it's more likely a rock, but the resemblance -- that's a rat. i think, do you see a pizza a slice in that rat's mouth? >> maybe it's just over the hill there. >> maybe it's just over the hill there. all right. >>> back o oearth, it wasn't a rodent but a skye terrier that took the top prize at t e national dog show, the firs