And remembering yogi. The hall of famer whose home plate heroics an home spun wisdom made him a legend. Nightly news begins right now. Proope francis in america. Good evening. For pope francis a day that began at the white house ended at the alter just moments ago. Behind us, the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception where the hope has pope has concluded a mass in front of an estimated 23,000 people. A moment wrapped in joy and kroefl as we explain in a few minutes. But we see at infection and adoring clouds and equally adoring pope. All swept up in a sea of excitement along the streets of washington. Babies held high and children blessed. The lighter moments of a day that brought together two of the most powerful men on earth. Who also happen to share a similar agenda. We begin our coverage of nbcs Anne Thompson in the crowd here tonight. Reporter lester, today the humility of pope francis intersected with the seat of american political power. His compassion winning the day as he addressed the american people. Today pope francis met the american people. The average, and the elite. Pulling up to the white house in the modest fiat for an elaborate president ial welcome. And the generosity of your spirit, we see a living example of jesus teachings. Reporter the bluntspeaking pope outlined his priorities. The son of an immigrant family he praised the roots and urged the protection of rlgs predom and commended president s out reach to cuba and action on climate change. Climate change is a problem we can no longer be left to our future generations. Reporter a beaming president obama took the pope for a tour of the white house and a private meeting. And then under a cloudless sky he toured in the popemobile. Blessing the 50,000 along the route, kissing children and by every indication enjoying himself. It was a blessing to see him. He waved to us and we just felt the energy. The whole world came together as one. There was work to do, the business of the church. The pope delivered a pep talk of sorts to brother bishops, acknowledging the pain of the sex abuse crisis and making sure it is never repeated. Sear at st. Matthews he brought up immigration again, telling them to welcome immigrants an they will enrich the nation and the church. While outside a small protest demanding women freedom. He finished day with another historic moment. Canonizing the first saint on u. S. Soil, Juipero Serra. A controversy priest who founded missions in california. Offering this bitterly divided city united in joy. God bless america. [ applause ]. Reporter now tomorrow we expect to hear more from pope francis on issues such as income inequality and immigration and climb change as he addresses a joint meeting of congress. First pope ever to do so. Lester. And you saw it in the crowds and we saw it from in the streets. He came facetoface with people all over the country who came to see him and meet him and if they were lucky to be blessed by him. Many with stories rooted in faith and hope. And what they discovered was a pope who seemed just as eager to meet them. Tom costello spent his day in the crowds. Reporter on a perfect sundrenched day, pope francis emerged from the papal tour to the cheers of the faithful and the delight of Catholic School kids. It was really cool. Yeah, we got to touch him and stuff and. And shake his hand. It was awesome. Reporter to those who had revenue early for this day it was awesome. He blessed the crowd and stopped to take selfies. This 16yearold selfie quickly went viral. It was a once in a lifetime experience. It felt great. It was amazing. Reporter but the pope had a special request. Pray for me. I will. I promise. Every day. Reporter tens of thousands poured on to the streets of washington. Francis riding down constitution avenue and smiling and waving and blessing the crowd. So many came with stories of sadness and loss. This family lost their twin sons named after two previous popes. They came to get their daughter closer to francis. It was a very joyful experience for the family. Tears of joy, absolutely. He is just amazing. Reporter of the many images today, this one. 5yearold sophie cruz broke through the lines and scooped up by security. But francis called for her to come close. A few words and a hug and she handed him a tshirt with this letter. Her parents are undocumented workers from mexico who travels from los angeles. She had rehearsed her memsage to the pope. Please protect my parents. Because every time im scared that one day they will take them away from me. Reporter her proud father relishing her moment with poppa francisco, a day of special moments and memory. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. Amid the excitement and emotional moments over the popes visit there is controversy. As we mentioned during his first mass, the one concluded a short time ago, he led the first con onization ever to take place in america but some say the figure he just elevated to sainthood isnt worthy of it. Joe fryer explains. Reporter up and down californias majestic coast you find a series of Catholic Missions steeped in faith and controversy. Today pope francis canonized the man who founded many of the missions, father Juipero Serra. But many native americans, they think he is no saint. It is painful that our lives dont matter. Reporter starting in 1769 serra and his fellow missionaries came here to california. They established nine of the states 21 missions, including this one in carmel, with sara is now buried. At time tens of thousands were converted to catholicism and worked at the missions. But Vincent Medina said some of his ancestors were beaten and many died of disease. The culture almost erased. People went beyond their era of their time to be super human and i doan think Juipero Serra was better than his hare. This distant cousin and boss in San Francisco supports the cannonization. The holy father has declared this year as a year of evangelization and sharing the goss pep and Juipero Serra is a gospel bearer. Reporter despite the difference of opinion, both men attended the mass today where medina named scripture in the native language of his ancestors. It shattered every single stereo type that were not here any more. Reporter no longer forgotten, the language is now reawakened for the world to hear. Pope francis said today he believes serra sought to protect native americans from those who were abusing him. Here at the mission a few hundred watches the mass, breaking into applause when serra became a saint. Many here feel he is responsible for bringing them their faith. Lester. Joe fryer in california tonight. Thank you. Lets turn to politics now. And while donald trump retains his lead in the polls among the republican candidates, the gap has narrowed. Yet he is making headlines over what he said and didnt say about president obamas birth place. More on it tonight from katy tur. Reporter trump in charleston, south carolina. Once again hammering birtherism. But saying it was Hillary Clinton who started it. Yet in 2008, she was the original birther. Shes the one that started that whole thing. Hillary is a birther. Reporter clintons chief strategist did circulate a memo saying the lack of american roots but did not suggest he was born outside of the united states. A charge clinton today called ludicrous. This is such a bad example of what is wrong with instantaneous reactions and americans getting all worked up and people feeding prejudice and paranoia like donald trump. Reporter trump crack today a departure on what he claimed on colbert last night. Barack obama, born in the united states. I dont talk about it any more. I talk about jobs, i talk about our veterans being horribly treated. Reporter yet he keeps bringing it up. Three months in, the trump playbook is wellknown. Selfpromote and attack. He tells me he wont change. That brawling swagger, that bravado, it will remain. Reporter and this afternoon the frontrunner declared he was boycotting fox news for not treating him fairly. Fox shot back, trump doesnt seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country. As for the news of the day and the pope who seems to advocate for gentler immigration, donald trump who is holding a town hall said he will not change his ways that this country needs a stronger border. Lester. And katie, for Hillary Clinton, another chapter in what seems the never ending story of her emails. It turns out the fbi has recovered deleted perm and work emails from her private computer service. Andrea mitchell has been following this story and is here with more, andrea. Lester, that is right. Just when Hillary Clinton was trying to get out from under the controversy, new reports that the fbi has been able to recover some of the deleted emails, both personal and work related from the private service. She turned over the server to the fib last month after they started to investigate how classified information was handled on her private account. The recovery additional mails continues a drip, drip, drip from this issue. And joe biden who has yet to decide if he is running and Bernie Sanders closing in on clinton. Clinton is at 33 and biden at 25 and sanders at 24 . Biden advisers say he will likely make a decision in time to be on the stage for the first democratic debate next month. Lester. Andrea. And a follow up tonight on the big commuter hacking attack in which fingerprint images of Government Employees were stolen. The office of personal management said today 5. 6 million prints were stolen. Not 1. 1 million as first reported. The u. S. Believes it was part of a chinese espionage operation and the president intends to discuss Cyber Security when he meets with the chinese president this week. The humanitarian crisis in europe continues to grow, and increasingly exposed fault lines has western European Countries force a deal on the eastern counter parts to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of refugees coming in from syria and elsewhere. But as the arguing continues so does the suffering. Our report tonight from nbcs bill neely. Reporter europe is battling to control its migrant crisis. French Police Firing teargas and migrants attacking, furious they have been blocked from reaching britain. Across europe, refugees are on the move and exhausted. Countries say they are overwhelmed, croatia seeing 30,000 in a week and deploying riot police. The migrants are bused to hungary where armed troops and Armored Vehicles await. They are searched by police. Even small children. Women having hairpins removed. How they deal with the people in this way. Reporter the troops have been given new powers to open fire on migrants with rubber bullets and teargas to keep order and to keep them out if needed. Europes leaders have agreed to take in 120,000 migrants. Less than a quarter of those who have come. The u. N. Saying it is no solution. This is europes last chance to get things right. Reporter because they are still coming. 3000 people arriving within hours today on dozens of flimsy boats on one greek island. Europe is still struggling to contain a crisis that is straining the unity, values and reputation. Bill neely, nbc news, croatia. And still ahead as we continue here tonight, the disastrous consequences for volkswagen. From the board room to the dealerships. 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Reporter volkswagen has admitted cheating by rigging millions of diesel models from 2009 to 2015 making them appear much less polluting then they are. This man owned a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta and loves and believes the low emissions. Im not pleased by it no. It doesnt encourage me to buy another volkswagen. Reporter the scandal is agrowing. Worldwide 11 million cars are effected. Today the Ceo Martin Winterkorn resigned saying im stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible. And german engineering may have taken a major perhaps irreversible hit. Cnbcs phil le beau. What happens next. Are you driving a vehicle no longner compliance with air rules. Will you get a new vehicle. Will the engine be modified. Reporter so many unknowns. Volkswagen has apologized and is promising swift action. Until then, drivers like nate silver are sitting idle. Im waiting to see what they do to fix the problem. Reporter at the woodlands volkswagen location, they are not waiting. 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Of the many clever sayings attributing to yankees great yogi berra over his lifetime, this one comes to mind tonight. Always go to other peoples funerals, otherwise they wouldnt come to yo yours. The world lost yogi last night at the age of 90. A man who knew how to win but also how to transcend the game. Here is gary smith. The yanks are off and running. It seems like a long time ago. Baseball was never more important. The yankees never more dominant. And yoeg berra was day in and day out the best player. Durable and dependable and clutch. Yes he became famous for the yogiisms that belied the befuddling wisdom. It aint over until its over. Its deja vu all over again. When you come to the fork in the road, take it. I dont know i say these things. I could be sitting at the table and they say dad, you said another one. He was belittled for his looks and then regarded as his dim wit and a cartoon changed that. Yogi the baseball player became as beloved as yogi the bear. 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Mmmmm, these are good nice work, phillips the tasty side of fiber, from phillips. This is the scene just minutes ago. The pope greeting the crowd one last time, waving as he boards his vehicle following todays first mass here in the united states. Those who got to see him on this exciting day will go home with memories that will last a lifetime. And for some, including one family that came all the way from florida, their prayers were answered. And we get their story tonight from nbcs rehema ellis. For teresa day and her six children, this is a pilgrimage. Inspired by the holy fathers message, on monday, they set off on an 870 mile drive from tallahassee, florida. Today that journey paid off. Oh, my god, there he is. He came up in his popemobile and he is going really slow and i held her up in the air and he did the sign of the cross and he blessed everybody. And then we just we were in total shock. Reporter the family wrote in for toikts for todays mass and were shocked when they got seven. Do you feel youve gotten a miracle already. Absolutely. More than one, yes. Reporter day, a single mom, said her family has seen their share of obstacles. Her 12yearold has autism and epilepsy. Her 9yearold has heart problems. But guided by unwavering catholic faith they get through it. We do this all of the time. It is just me and the kids an we want to challenge ourselves and get out and see the world. Reporter joining the pilgrimage of thousands, her childrens prayers were answered. I almost cried because this is actually the only time we probably will be ever to see the pope in our whole entire lives. When im a grown up, i want to be the pope. Reporter one boys dream inspired by an unforgettable day. Rehema ellis, nbc news, washington. And that will do it for us on this wednesday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc now. As pope francis began an historic day in the u. S. , thousands lined the streets in washington to catch a glimpse. The practical pontiff arrived at the white house in a working mans car, rode through the crowd in a jeep, kissed a baby. Seemed certain to steal the hearts of not just catholics but all who stop to listen before he makes his way to the faithful right here in philadelphia. You are watching special coverage of pope francis visit to america. Od