. >> mcsweeney isn't the first to fall for this ship, it was william francis gibbs, sending 40 years to build the ship. susan gibbs is his granddaughter. >> i'm particularly fond of this picture because it shows my grandfather, gazing at the moment of the ship's launch. >> the moment when william gibbs ship superseded the story of that other luxury ocean liner. >> there's inevitable comparison to the titanic, from the same time. >> our ship is the omost famous ship that didn't sink. >> in her memory, gibbs grandfather was a reserved dry figure. he died when she was only five. but in combing through his old letters, susan gibbs found her grandfather was determined to build a ship faster stronger and safer than any other. even banning the use of any wood on the ship to prevent fire. >> the cat streef of th catastrophe of the titanic as well as other vessels motivated my grandfather, with respect to the s.s. united states, you can't set her on fire you can't catch her and you can't sink her. he was maniacal. there is a picture on the wall of my home in which he is standing on the shore

. >>> a spokesman for pope francis said that his comment on building bridges instead of walls was not meant to single out presidential candidate donald trump. he said that a person who sees the wall as a solution is not christian proffers the reaction fro--prompting the reaction from trump. the pope said that it was not said towards donald trump. and today donald trump is praising the pope and calling him a terrific person. >>> many are angry at the lack of progress in restoring pipes causing contaminated water. bisi onile-ere has more. [ protesting ] >> in flint michigan patience over the city's water crisis is running thin. >> friday, hundreds, including the reverend jesse jackson gathered at a church where emotions ran high. >> today we stand up for environmental justice. we stand up for ourselves. we stand up for our rights. [ chancing no justice no peace ] >> from the church to flint's water plant the group walked over a mile in protest. the city's tap water has been contaminated with lead for more than a year. children have been sickened. some adults may have even died. today fl

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

today pope francis visited one of mexico's poorest states. at a nass chiapas on the border of guatemala, francis denounced the abuse of mexico's indigenous people. the area is the center of a migration crisis as central americans struggle to reach the u.s. manuel bojorquez takes us there. >> reporter: these men have been walking for days, part of their desperate journey north. "we have to keep going," says this man, "because the situation in el salvador is very dangerous. violence and poverty have forced thousands to flee." to get north gives you hope of a better life. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: but it has become a dangerous gamble. >> 900 to 1,000 on your arrival. runs the only migrant shelter in this corner of mexico. >> a lot of people get robbed, raped, kidnapped, abused in some kind of way. many of them say they were not aware of it being this bad. >> reporter: it's a result of mexico's crackdown on the southern border, a multimillion dollar program partially funded by the united states. but it hasn't stopped the migrants. last year mor

police say they don't know if from the saint francis of assisi catholic church caucus site. he was pronounced dead at the scene. gas prices are still going down. we spotted regular unleaded gas for $1.59 a gallon today in the metro. aaa says the national average is now $1.78. stacey: super commercials. advertisers spend millions of dollars for a 30-second ad during the big game. coming up why some are no longer , keeping those ads secret until kick-off. steve: and zika emergency. , the u.s. state that is now worried about its residents and the spread of the virus. mark: president obama makes his announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:00 with chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. steve: president obama visited a mosque and school today in baltimore to correct, what he calls a hugely distorted impression of muslim americans. stacey: mark albert is in baltimore with the story, new at 5:00. mark: neighbors waved hello as president obama arrived at the islamic society of baltimore. a few protestors lined the motorcade route as well. inside, muslim-american

pope francis is chiming in on the recent spread of the zika virus. on his flight home from mexico, the pope indicated that contraceptives may be used to stop the spread of the virus despite the church's long-standing ban on most forms of birth control. zika can cause devastating birth defects if contracted by pregnant women. this has prompted some latin american governments to urge women to avoid getting pregnant. eric: flint, michigan is getting a helping hand today thanks to iowa state university star basketball player monte morris and hy-vee. morris is from flint, where they're in the middle of a water crisis. hy-vee's ceo heard morris asking for people to help, so he decided to donate eleven total trucks for morris's number 11. blessed young man to have this opportunity to do this to my hometown. and they really need it. and they are going to appreciate it just like i appreciate it. eric: morris' mother will be there today to receive the water. with 35,000 employees in iowa, hy-vee is the state's largest private employer. and as kcci's todd magel

abc's lana zak reports. " pope francis, returning to rome from mass on the mexico-us border, had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not christian. the pope would not advise americans how to vote, and said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. donald trump, presidential candidate: appealing to evangelical voters, trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail-- announced carolina pastors today. and while cruz and trump are battling over first and second place, a challenger is now emerging in marco rubio. nats gov. haley: this next president of the united states, marco rubio! as the extremely popular governor of south carolina, nikki haley, gives him her endorsement. sen. marco rubio: we are so grateful that she is a part of our team. contributor: nikki haley's a big deal, it's like a nascar race and she's drafting now for marco rubio though jeb bush was concilitory in his remarks, her endorsement is a stunning blow. matt dowd, abc polit

pope francis made history today... becoming the first pope ever to meet with the head of the russian orthodox church. as steve harrigan reports...francis called the controversial meeting - quote - "the will of god." after a millennium-long rift of christianity... today in havana, cuba....a meeting for the history books... between pope francis...and russia's patriarch kirill... the first time ever a catholic pope has met with the head of the russian orthodox church. but, many critics see kirill's sit down with francis as a political move: -- the meeting was brokered by cuban president raul castro. -- kirill has close ties with vladimir putin's government. -- and, it comes at a time when russia's relations with the west are strained. volkov says: "this is a meeting of two church leaders and there is no politics in this meeting." meantime, the vatican sees it as an important ecumenical event, drawing attention to a shared concern of both churches: christians in iraq and syria being killed by the islamic state...and others

more than 300,000 gathered to witness pope francis celebrate sunday mass, in what's likely his biggest event in mexico. the holy father circled over aztec ruins before landing in ecatepec, 20 miles outside mexico city. esperanza vargas lopez was moved by his presence. el nos da mucho amor (radia mucho amor, es lo que nos gusta. es muy sencillo, muy humilde) he gives us so much love - she said. he radiates love. he's so simple, so humble. (out after "humilde" the "h" is silent) on his way to the mass, an estimated 2 million people greeted pope francis with yellow and white balloons-the colors of the vatican flag.pope francis specifically chose to visit this poor suburb-- notorious for deadly violence, drug trafficking, and kidnappings. many of those who couldn't get route for their chance to see himit's amazing! amazing, i'm nervous! (intv with yunuen zuniga - no translation needed, i translate in the intv)ad: why did you like him? porque te gusto?yz: porque andaba en un carro blanco y a mi me gusto tu carroad: you liked his car? te gusto su carro? yz: si! the pope delivered a powerful

cheering crowds greeting pope francis and his open air popemobile. the pontiff praying with prisoners before heading here, to celebrate mass. the hot button issue of immigration set to be at the forefront of his message. >> he's here for the right reasons. >> reporter: he will offer a special blessing to people on the other side in el paso. >> we are tieing that unity between the two countries by going to the river together and praying together. isn't that wonderful? >> reporter: the vatican brushing off accusations by donald trump that this visit ask politically motivated. and this is the pope's last event before heading back to the vatican tonight. >> thank you so much. yesterday there was that tense moment when the crowd almost knocked the pope over. what happened and have there been any issues today? >> reporter: yeah, it appeared he was about to be knocked of. he was greeting parishioners when some started tugging at his sleeve. the pope told them to stop being so selfish and he walked away. today was a bit of a different touch. the pope didn't

((paula francis)) > sables.. buffalo... and bears. trophy hunting trips for all of them are being auctioned off on the las vegas strip. the i-team's george knapp gives his take on the safari club convention... ((michelle mortensen)) ((and in try it before you buy it we put the 5 second fix to the test. does it really work, we'll find out.)) <

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

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. his human companions overjoyed

. >>> pope francis is in mexico southern state. it is one of mexico's most impoverished states and hundreds of the faithful lined the roads leading to the the pontiff as he drove >>> good morning. we will send it to the "today show" in a minute. here's a preview of "mornings on fox 11". >>> in response to recent high winds that overturned semi trucks, there will be a new wind warning system. ryan kern will have a live report. >>> the best wine bar in the state of nevada, we will hear from them coming up. >>> we will recap the big show last night. did you watch the grammys? we will talk about that and a lot more in less than five minutes. with tim. >>> it is quiet for today, the forecast before the winter it will be mostly in the evening and into thursday morning, as well. we will break down more details on "mornings on fox 11" if you haven't joined us. today, upper 60s in reno-sparks cloudy skies with wind, rain into thursday. we will talk about that on >>> thanks for joining us, news 4. her and spoke out on number of topics during

republican frontrunner donald trump dominated headlines after a visit by pope francis to the u- s... mexico border. whle reaching out to his followers, the pontiff weighed in on the presidential election. he says building a border wall between the u-s and mexico is not a way to address illegal immigration...and its not christian. it's one of the things trump plans to implement (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "he's got an awfully big wall at the vatican, i will tell you. trump went on to say he has a lot of respect for the pope and that he may have been given incorrect information. candidates john kasich and jeb bush also took questions from potential voters...trying to convince them that they're the ideal candidate just before the primaries in south carolina tomorrow. and just a reminder, the democratic caucus is tomorrow, february 20-th. the republican caucus is on tuesday february 23-rd. make sure to tune into a special edition of fox five news at 5 tomorrow night. we'll have live coverage of the results from the candidates local caucus headquarters. for look at our full

this happened overnight on sunrise highway near francis lewis boulevard. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live now in rosedale with more on the vehicle that police are looking for. mallory. >>reporter: lori, a dark colored dollar van, that's the vehicle investigators are actively searching for this morning. if you take a look behind me, is the area where this happy around 12:30 this morning. take a look at this video from the moments after this hit and run took place. police say a 16-year-old girl was hit and killed. again, investigators now looking for a dark colored dollar van this morning. the teen was crossing at sunrise highway at francis lewis boulevard, the driver traveling eastbound at the time, this is near the rosedale train station. now, back out here live, you can actually see a few items scattered in the road where first responders attempted to help this teenager. the speed limit in this area is 40 miles per hour. as you can see, is generally well lit. again, investigators this morning actively searching for this driver and this young

. >> anchor: pope francis continuing his tour of mexico today. he is although a stadium now for priests, nuns, for a mass in the heart of the drug trafficking country. these are live picture from this mass held now. little the next to the last day of the pope's trip to mexico, giving him a chance to send a message about his vision for the future of the church. some are expecting a tough message like the one he delivered saturday to the bishops. the changing relationship between the u.s. and cuba is good for business. start today, airlines can apply a day, that is a big jump from the 15. scheduled flights could begin as early as fall. a man charged with killing one girl and neighbor women over feed decades is on trial today in los angeles. he is called the grim sleeper, in reference to the long period of inactivity between killings, 13 years apart. he has pleaded not guilty. the trail is expected to last two to three months. it led to a documentary, website and made for tv movie. the u.s. surgeon general is spending a second day in flint, michigan

the riot broke out just six days before pope francis is scheduled to visit another mexican prison in a mexican border city. >>> we want to show you this. the stock market taking another nose dive this morning. here's a live look from wall street where the dow is currently down 338 points. the market opened sharply lower this morning following all steep declines around the world as concerns about global economic weakness intensified. oil prices fell below $27 today for the second time this year. >>> to decision 2016, a new endorsement today for a former secretary of state hillary clinton. this is a live look right now at democratic national committee headquarters in washington, d.c. where the congressional black caucus is expected to throw its support behind hillary for president. endorsement comes in the lead up to the south carolina primary where minority voters make up a significant portion of the electorate. clinton and vermont's bernie sanders are preparing to faceoff tonight. the debate will be their sixth time debating but only their second time going head-to-head. at the democ

. , at the vatican pope francis sent out his best wishes for the lunar new year. it enters the year of the monkey traditional bell ringing welcomed the holiday inn beijing followed by a giant fire work show and also known as the spring festival is considered the most important holiday inn the chin ease calendar. >>> for the first time new york city school children are off for the holidays. students observing lunar new year were always allowed to take the day off but this year it joined the list of official holidays. school students are of asian descent. >>> time is 4:42 time for traffic and weather on the 2s john good morning. >> good morning chris the colors are gold, blue and white, kind of cheated with the broncos so i'm kind of in the ballpark but happy new year to all. want to check win our weather watch turpitudes first off let's head out to the island. right now john smoltz still waiting for the snow, but winds gusting to about 20 miles an hour so watch for falling branches and debris and again you're dealing with more residual impact from the storm last fr

francis spanish-italian no es christian "a person who thinks only about building walls ... and not building bridges, is not a christian" building walls ... and not building bridges, is not christian the pontiff had gone to the u-s mexican border, to support migrants fleeing poverty and chaos trump fired back sot/ donald trump "for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i am proud to be a christian" and trump slammed mexican leaders who oppose a wall sot/ donald trump "they're using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves." francis' condemnation could apply to the rest of republicans, who all back a wall: jeb bush, a roman catholic sot/ jeb bush "that is not an unchristian thing to do to make sure that people don't cross our border illegally" marco rubio, also catholic. sot/ sen. marco rubio "vatican city controls who comes in, when they come in and how they come in as a city state and, as a result the united states has a right to do that as well" democrat bernie sanders, who opposes a wall, courted black leaders in washington hil

pope francis, who is traveling back to rome from mexico, said today that donald trump "is not christian" if he pledges to build a wall between the united states and mexico. this is what donald trump had to say. 28-50 "the mexican government fed the pope tremendous stuff about me, trump is not a good person...i just got a call, they said the pope just a made a statement about you, what did the pope say? i like the pope. was it good or bad? if it's good i bad i don't like the pope." the pope said he would not get involved in whom catholics should vote for. with south carolina's primary two days away -- the republican race may have reached a turning point. the nbc news / wall street journal poll shows ted cruz leading the gop field for the first time, pulling ahead of donald trump by two points nationwide. peter alexander has the story. here in south carolina, ted cruz is savoring his new perch atop the republican field. "the sound you're hearing is the sound of screams coming from washington, dc." with the republican field shrinking after the new hampshire primary, the nbc/wall street jou

on time with michael francis, angie shows us exercises we can do with a baby. we start with squats, and fifteen pounds feels like plenty of weight...especially for a new mom who hasnt hit the gym in months. ...yes! ...im embarrassed and self-conscious ... i felt uncomfortable all the time right after the babies, carrying weight youre not used to carrying, your muscles arent responding, feel heavy and sluggish... ...' thats exactly why its so important to start doing something. all of these moves can be done at home with no equipment so i can squeeze in a few reps when im not dealing with diapers and bottles and still have quality time with the little one. we'll be back in three minutes we can make a sandwich in 25 seconds. during this commercial, across our 2300 stores, we will make 4,719 sandwiches for customers who, like us, know that time is valuable. medicaid.... just not next week as planned. begin... today... at which minors should be able to carry guns... and why suppressors could soon come to iowa. and a metro f-f-a school office is the target of thieve

one of pope francis' top advisers has acknowledged that the catholic church made "enormous mistakes" in failing to prevent thousands of children from being abused by priests. george pell testified on sunday. two dozen australian abuse survivors showed up for the news conference. the victims were allowed to be on hand to recreate the type of public hearing that pell would have faced in australia. pell was questioned about current vatican efforts to address the recent scandal. the trial of an upstate couple charged in the death of a toddler is expected to start today. theia mcardle and richard bowman are both facing homicide by child abuse charges after the death of mcardle's son, gabriel. newberry investigators say the three-year-old had injuries from head to toe and died from severe blunt force trauma. mcardle told investigators she was working as an escort the night of her son's death in newberry county, and that she left the child with her boyfriend richard bowman. since their arrests, both bowman and mcardle face additional charges after misconduct while in the newberry countyyete

lz abc n, w " sabrina: in your international headlines now-- pope francis is beginning his fourth full day of his mexican tour. sabrina: he's arrived in the city of morelia -- where supporters welcomed him with excitement. he spent the previous day in chiapas -- catholic state. it's home to many indigenous people. he has encouraged them to use their native language in catholic worship. he also asked them for forgiveness - for years of exclusion and the destruction of their land sabrina: turning to weather-- on the east on the east coast, a mix of snow, ice, and heavy rain continues to hit states fromg georgia to maine. the dangerous conditions have lead to hundreds of car accidents, with air travel virtually shut down in some areas monday. some southern states will be on clean up today, after tornadoes downed trees and flattened homes. sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning conditions through the morning. most of this system will come th

pope francis is a man who chooses his words carefully. he knew exactly what he was say penguin he knowstrump, 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 support a candidate but trying to bring to voters and politicians what he believes 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 original attack on the pope. >> i don't think this is a fight. i think he said something much softer than reported by the medi >> i don't think it's appropriate to question his faith. >> that's between donald and the pope. who comes in, when they come i and how they come in. >> interesting. going into tomorrow's south carolina primary, most of the latest polls still show that trumpp has a healthy lead although on

. >> jeff: pope francis on the historic mission tomexico. thousands attending sunday mass before a special visit by the pontiff to a childrens hospital. >> reporter: a windy start to the week. nds and temperatures going up. >> robbin: battered by the storm. now back on the high seas. the anthem of the seas once again setting sail. >>> good evening. i'm robbin simmons. >> jeff: i'm jeffffennox. the night team first at 10 starts now. >>> off the top several crooks caught in action pplling off a series of grab and go burglaries across soututflorida. hello again. targeting electronicks and cell phone stores. >> and while not connecting all the crimes, they say each happened in the same way. the night team's elitsa bizios is live outside one of the businesses that was hit. elitsa? >> reporter: roroin and jeff, they did happen in very similar ways. we' talking not one, not 2 but t 4 of these burglaries happening within about an hour of each other. one of these business owners thinking they're all connected. >> they took the register and basically

. >>> tomorrow will start -9der start the start of chinese knew year, pope francis is send distinct tribute he sends best wishes. each chinese knew year is associated by one of 12 animals that appear in the chinese zodiac this year is the year of the mong key. next year of the among company monkey until 2028. >> outdoor market to prepare forre new year. business was pretty brisk. market also sold monkeys to mark year of the management onkey it literally went off. all right. still ahead at ten tonight fightight tipping back against zika virus. it has been linked to birth defect. new methods researchers are looking at. >>> there could be a simple way to cut risk of diabetes. getting more sleep could keep k the disease at bay. gentleman jew don't want to bew do that guy on valentine's day, the five things guys should do to. i highly agree with number one. ♪ researchers at harvardrd studied 130 thousand women haveve difficultting falling asleep. sleeping less than six hours a night. women who don't get enough restest are twice as likely to develop buy beats as compared to a woman a who got a

. >> pope francis continued his trip to mexico today with a visit to one of the country's most cripple-ridden areas. he held a huge mass outdoor in the the pope says there can be no dialogue with the devil. he added only the power of the word of god can defeat the devil. speaking out against the drug trade and associated violence is a central theme of the pope 'five-day visit. >> this could bring back painful memories for survivors in colorado. they shot and killed 12 students and a teacher before taking their own lives. now almost two decades later, it's been 17 years, dylan's mother has written a book. she reveals her ongoing battles with grieve and shame. this is a woman who was paralyzed in the shooting. she posted an open letter on line. >> as my mom committed suicide, she had depression. and just if we can help prevent anyone from committing suicide, that would mean everything. >> she says she's not sure whether she'll ever been able to read the book but forgiven the mother. the book "a mother's reckoning" comes out tomorrow. >> chip got a big honor on this piece he did titled "21 steps

francis suggested that women threatened with the virus could use contraception saying he believes there is a clear moral difference between preventing pregnancy and aborting a fetus. he also maintained church doctrine rejecting abortion as a response to the crisis pregnant mothers are among the most vulnerable to the zika virus. >>> there's a new argument against breastfeed too long children may get too little vitamin d that way. breast milk does not provide enough vitamin d particularly in northern areas. so canadien pediatricians are recommending that children who are breast fed take d supplements for their first year. >>> now to some news we can relate to on this shift. sleep deprivation. this is breaking news and ground breaking. a new study from the centers of disease control finds that one in three americans don't get enough sleep. the shocking news says that at least seven hours of sleep we're not getting could lead to serious health issues like heart disease. the study features a state by state breakdown of sleeping patterns. people in south dakota get the most sleep but folks i

pope francis i is expected to get political today as he kicks off his first trip to mexico. he's expected to touch on the problems facing that country stemming from drug violence, migration, and poverty. pope francis i is fresh from that historic meeting in cuba he met with the head of the church and close had nearly thousand year divide. the two religious leaders signed a 30-point declaration of unity. committing their churches to over coming their differences. this morning durham police are trying to find a man who is look at this picture right here. garcia who uses another name is wanted on five counts of statutory rape, of indecent liberties of a minor. if you know where he is, you are asked to contact police on throw crimestoppers. also new this morning a fayetteville man is charged in the sex assault of an 11-year-old. hernandez arrested yesterday. he's being held on a $1 million bond. it happened last month. people across north carolina are stepping up their efforts to try to help those living in flint, michigan, straight ahead we will collection drive going on today.