Relying on a cane. The pope wants more rest, said his 89yearold brother in germany. He said his brother has been thinking about stepping down for months. And had been advised by his doctors not to take anymore long, international flights, such as a planned trip to brazil in july. The popes decision is unprecedented in modern times. The last similar case was Pope Celestine v, who had praise for Pope Benedict today. He has given church the last Great Service he will give the church. Hes stepping off the stage when he feels he cant exercise the office of peter. Reporter benedict seemed to many a reluctant pope, as Cardinal Ratzinger under john paul ii, he was known as a conservative guardian of church doctrine, opposing women priests, abortion and homosexuality. As pope, he inherited the churchs biggest scandal in decades. Revelations that priests had sexually abused children. He met with victims and apologized. For all, i express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of these despicable
We have new information and reaction from the victims families ahead. A man armed with a pellet gun and hatchet attacks audience members. Welcome to early start. Im Christine Romans. Im john berman. It is thursday august 6th. It is debate day in america. It has been three years without a single president ial debate. How have we made it . We get to celebrate with donald trump. He and others faceoff in cleveland at 7 00 p. M. Others on the card at 5 00 p. M. Lets get the latest from dana bash in cleveland. Reporter john and christine, i know you are both big sports fans. You recognize this behind me. The locals call it the q. The arena where lebron james plays basketball now. It is the arena where the first Republican Debate is going to take place. It is going to be like nothing we have ever seen when it comes to political debates. We have never seen a billionaire reality tv star at center stage. The candidates have been in town. They have been prepping. They have been going over policie
Take on the unexpected with a car that could stop for you. Nissan safety shield technologies, available in the altima, sentra and maxima. Now get 0 apr for up to 72 months, plus 500 bonus cash. Hey there, everyone. Im alex witt here in cleveland, ohio. Were just a short hop from the site of the Gop Convention which kicks off in two days. But you just watched one of the biggest events of this week. In new york, donald trump finally announcing indiana governor mike pence as his running mate. Youre going to hear from both of them coming up. Meanwhile the streets around the Convention Center theyre pretty crowded with security. Well get you a reality check on safety concerns in cleveland. It appears the antitrump movement has had its last stand. There is one delegate that says there could still be a floor fight. We come to you live from what is the Political Capital of america for the next few days. In cleveland, ohio. We begin with our breaking News Coverage of Donald Trumps formal introd
Mate to the stage, trump made it clear why he picks pence. The strength of indiana has been incredible and i learned that when i campaigned there. And i learned that when i won that state in a landslide. And to roar ache plus a there, governor pence wasted no time going after Hillary Clinton. For donald trump wants to cut tax, Hillary Clinton plans to raise taxes. On working family, fall businesses and family farms. Where donald trump is committed to repeal obamacare lock stock and barrel [ applause ] Hillary Clinton looks at obamacare as a good start and wants to take Bernie Sanders path down to single payer socialized medicine. Hillary clinton must never become president of the United States of america. [ applause ] nbcs katy tur is joining me from new york. Your big take away from today is what . Reporter well, number one, that donald trump spent 30 minutes before he bought the to governor pence, mostly talking about himself, act his victories during the primary and his successes, o
Is not afraid. Tonights other news, President Trump described statues of confederate slavery as useful. We have an update on the police chief. While we get to that, lets go to catherine harrison. Catherine the mouthpiece for the isis terrorist group has claimed responsibility for barcelona. There are a couple of options, the suspects were radicalized online or that isis had a more direct role by engineering the plot and pulling the trigger on the timing, or the second, isis is being opportunistic trying to take credit for the violence in barcelona. We have seen the Intelligence Agency and Law Enforcement ramp up and get focused on barcelona. Elaine duke has been briefed on the attack and is monitoring the situation. Also, her old boss john kelly chief of staff at the white house has been briefing President Trump. The fbi is engaged and offering help. In barcelona, offering direct assistance to the american in the city. Spanish authorities began sharing information with identities of th