monstrous. for more on the holy father s remarks, cnn s delia gallagher in rome. delia? reporter: good morning to you. yes, in a 55-minute news conference on the flight last night frommi estonia, pope frans only briefly touched on the question of sex abuse. he was insisting with reporters that he wanted to speak about his recent trip to the baltics. so in effect he managed to avoid reporters questions about details of sex abuse. he did go back to it in the last ten minutes of the press conference saying, as you mentioned, that even one case was monstrous but that he felt that the pennsylvania grand jury report showed that there had been a decrease in the number of cases, and that the catholic church was giving it its all in fighting sex abuse. of course the pope is correct, that there has been a decrease in sex abuse cases. but his comment largely misses the point which is that what the pennsylvania grand jury report and other reports show and where
how do you know your dozen roses don t come with dozens of tiny bugs? here s elisabeth leamy. reporter: you re looking at thousands of flowers just landed at jfk airport. but what you re not seeing are the flowers tiny hitchhikers. it s warming up and running. reporter: exotic insects that don t exist in this country. these customs and border protection agriculture experts are hoping to keep it this way because foreign invaders like this could wreak havoc on u.s.-grown flowers and food crops. it could damage our agricultural industry. reporter: that s why they inspect the flowers right at the airport. most are from colombia and ecuador. on this day a big shipment of greenery arrives from italy. it secures our way of life. reporter: as we watch, they identify a threatening plant disease and shake out at least three different kinds of insects.
here are some stories to watch today on abc news. protests in egypt are intensifying this morning after the president went on television and did not resign. egypt s military leaders met today to discuss their response. plans for fannie mae and freddie mac s future will be presented today. one option calls for the federal government getting out of the mortgage business. and julien asange returns to a london courtroom for more extradition hearings. he s fighting sex abuse charges in sweden. finally this half hour, unless you want this valentine s day to be your last one with your significant other, you better get shopping. flowers seem to be a popular choice, considering we ll spend $2 billion on them by monday. how do you know your dozen roses don t come with dozens of tiny