christ are being distributed to the faithful. this will last for some time. they can t possibly distribute to everybody in the square. in fact, i ve been in that position a few times myself, distributing communion. it s a very moving experience as all the hands reach out to you. with this part of the mass ends, we come sort of quickly to the conclusion of the formal liturgy. and again, as you see a number of dignitaries seated there near the front. go ahead, george. i was just going to say, that was the president of poland who led a delegation of polish dignitaries. they arrived on friday. the ceremony got under way right at 10:00 rome time. almost two hours now. the mass, again, will be coming
military, a number of other polish dignitaries who died after a plane crashed as it tried to get into western russia this morning. this happened at about 11:00 a.m. local time there, in heavy fog. the plane clipped trees trying to land, there to honor killed polish fighters from world war ii. this comes at a time of certainly some discussion that was going on as russia and poland tried to work towards reconciling over this issue. now a nation in mourning. we ll be following this, bringing you the very latest ahead here on cnn saturday morning.
and why democrats felt compelled to respond. plus this a rumbling end of an era for one of the country s most beloved football stadiums brought down by the hands of an 11-year-old boy. we ll tell you about that. good evening, everyone. i m don lemon. people across poland today observed two minutes of silence to honor their late president and first lady and nearly 100 other polish dignitaries who died yesterday in a plane crash in russia. the body of president lech kaczynski is now back in warsaw. phil is among the thousands of mourners outside the presidential palace. phil, an extraordinary outpouring of emotions today. reporter: indeed. it has just gone midnight here in warsaw. as the camera pans, you ll see there is still a significant crowd of people in this area surrounding the presidential palace. people are still coming here. they re still laying candles, flowers, still grieving. it has been a long emotional day. the crowd started gathering here