this morning, a papacy begins. pope francis getting rave reviews from his first holy day crowds. joking and ad libbing his comments. the new pope is facing old accusations from back home. and we re wlooif the latest. deadly crash. a jet plummets into a midwest neighborhood. ends up inside a house. beached, sea lion pups washing ashore in growing numbers. the crisis in california to find out why. and the $30 million mistake. the error everyone is talking about that cost a denver bronco his job and a huge payday. good morning, everybody. pope francis officially takes over the job during ceremonies tomorrow at the vatican. joe biden, america s first catholic vice president is heading the u.s. delegation at the inaugural mass. it was a quiet morning and it
he was ordained as a priest in 1969 and he rose quickly through the ranks. even after becoming archbishop in 1998, francis still maintained a simple lifestyle riding the bus to work in argentina and visiting the slums of that capital. he took the papal name from st. francis of assisi. the inaugural mass is set for next tuesday. chris jansing is live at vatican city and george is our vatican analyst and also author of evangelical catholicism. i want to start with you, chris. you had an interesting chat with cardinal timothy dolan about how cardinals are feeling today about their new leader. someone who obviously was talked a lot about, chuck, as possibly a pope candidate
united states alone there are more than two dozen jesuit universities and dozens of high schools. president obama released a statement in which he congratulated pope francis and says he looks forward to working with him peace security and dignity for all. the statement also reads in part as the first pope from the americas, his selection also speaks to the strength and vitality of a region that is increasingly shaping our world and alongside millions of hispanic americans those of us in the united states share the joy of this historic day. vice president biden released a statement of his own congratulating pope francis and saying he will travel to rome for next week s inaugural mass. we have full coverage of the pope s inauguration, coming up inside fox report a preview of that ceremony including why we should not expect an appearance from the retired pope benedict xvi. we re also following the action on wall street where the last time we had a run like, this pope john paul ii was in t
and he even began his comments making a little bit of a joke. he said that the cardinals gathered in the sistine ceiling sistine chapel, sorry, and they actually chose somebody from the other end of the world to be pope. he kind of laughed at himself. yes, he did. we see this ability to connect. this pastoral sense. will that translate into traveling? will that translate into an international papacy? we don t really know. we ll have to see. quickly, the inauguration mass follows. the date to be set by the new pope. what else can you tell us regarding the next few days? what will probably happen is that tomorrow he will celebrate mass with the cardinals. or at least meet with the cardinals and give them speak to them. thank them and give them an idea of what his hopes are for the up pontificate. together they will probably decide the date from the inaugural mass. could be two days from now. could be five days from now.
more background checks? dandy idea, mr. president, should have started with yours. bon voyage, president obama prepares for his first trip to israel since becoming president. before departing tomorrow, some unfinished business, tapping a new labor secretary. today i m proud to nominate a leader to carry on those efforts, as america s next secretary of labor, tom perez. vice president biden in rome, to lead the u.s. delegation at pope francis inaugural mass. and prince champling to the rescue, after kate gets her heel stuck in a storm grate, the parents-to-be, are they on the same page when it comes to their first child? word is kate wants a boy, and william is hoping for a girl. good day, i m andrea mitchell live in washington today. and former secretary of state and first lady, hillary clinton,