Good morning. Before that, the pope spent part of the morning at the white house. This ceremony on the south lawn was reserved for visitors but clouds were lined up leading to the white house. The pope gets a version of the ceremony in every country he visits. Frin s the pope was greeted by president obama and the first lady. Then the leader of the Catholic Church walked to the podium. The president officially welcomed the pope who addressed 2 crowd in english, one of the few times he will do so during this trip to the u. S. Your holiness, your words and dee deeds, you set a profound moral example and in these gentle but firm reminders of our obligations to god and to one another, you are shaking us out of our complacency. American catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities and to reject every form of injustice and discrimination. [ applause ] pope francis also said addressing Climate Cha
Im linzie janis. Im john muller. Thousands of people converging on the northern shores of france, marking the 70th anniversary of dday. One of the most decisive events in human history. World leaders and dignitaries have descended on the allied cemeteries there. This morning, president obama was at the American Cemetery near omaha beach, calling the solemn spot where so many died, quote, democracys beach head. The speech followed by that lunch with other World Leaders, including Vladimir Putin, their first event together since the crisis in ukraine. Tahman bradley has more. Reporter today, the world gathers on the beaches of normandy, for the 70th anniversary of dday. Some of the aging veterans have returned for what could be their last, major commemoration. June 6th, 1944, almost 160,000 allied troops stormed the beaches. The largest amphibious invasion in history and the turning point of world war ii. The d in dday, meant death day. Every man that came through that machine gunfire an
Serious weather from texas to north dakota, and there could be more bad weather today. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. Great to see you. Its tuesday, may 27th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. A whole lot of news developing overnight. Were on top of all of it, beginning with this. New information just made public about the final moments of flight 370. This is information the families of missing passengers have pleaded for for months. Now a breakdown of satellite data from that plane is in their hands. The fate of the plane and those on board now arguably the biggest unsolved mystery in aviation history. The big question, could this data that has finally been released be part of the key that unlocks this mystery . Our aviation correspondent Richard Quest has been up all night poring through the data. Hes been at the company that released the data, and give us, i think, unique insight into what it tells us. Richard joins us from los angeles. Good morning
LAWRENCE — Nora Carroll Bevilacqua has been named “Irish Woman of the Year,” an annual distinction previously kept secret until the annual dinner dance celebrating Irish history in March.