Anderson cooper in rome starts right now. The world has a new pope. 1. 2 billion catholics have a new leader and unlike many they have ever had. A short time ago, stepped on to the balcony, begins day one of his papacy as a true pioneer in many ways. The first latin american pope, the first noneuropean pope in modern times. First to take the name francis after Saint Francis of assisi. This one made history quickly, as well. Extraordinary scene in the square. The five rounds of voting, a decision. And as the white smoke rose, the crowd in st. Peters square erupted. The joy. This time, not tempered by mourning as it was eight years ago, because for the first time in 598 years, the previous pope is alive and well, retired, not deceased. As word got out, the crowd grew larger. People literally running to the square, romans and visitors, even people making airline connections, racing to the square. More than 150,000 in all, officials say. All eyes on that small balcony, waiting, watching, w
Theres a sense of deseparation that was matching the expectations. Word travels fast. Were hearing that the pope is coming. This is the motorcade is in it. This is a very important moment for pope francis. Dont be excited. Hes not supposed to be in the back. It moves for his service. Theres a group of vehicles that moves every time the pope does. The significance is now the pope who already met with fidel castro is meeting again with raul castro who is in power and his head government ministers with ministers that matched them as equals within the vatican. Remember as we all know the vatican is a sovereign. This is one in a series of meetings that has had very purposeful political impact. There is no question or denying on any side that the vatican has had an unprecedented role. It is known that the pope has been working with raul castro to make cuba a safe ground for the ongoing negotiations of columbian restoration. The pope is arriving right now. Were getting a picture of him walkin
Does not want the incident to escalate. They shot down a warplane on tuesday. He spoke in istanbul a short while ago. We do not have any intention to escalate this matter. All we are caring for is defending our security and the law and rights of our brothers. Meanwhile, moscow appears to be making good on its promise. Retribution of a downing warplane on tuesday t. Russian Prime Minister says the incident could mean its scrapped some important joint projects with turkey. They have warned it could result in Turkish Companies losing russian market share. Mr. Medved is working towards isis and reaping financial awards from the oil fields. Now you are looking at video. Exclusive video to cnn purportedly showing the wreckage of the plane that went down in northern syria. Turkey says they ignored warnings and invaded their space. Moscow still says this jet never crossed the border. We now know the two deaths are related to the incident at the border. A russian maine main on board was killed
World. Cnn newsroom starts right now. North korea has tested 23 missiles since february. But the latest launch appears to be a major upgrade, well beyond what theyve been able to do so far. It reached a higher altitude than any previous missile, and experts believe it could reach any part of the mainland United States, as pyongyang itself is claiming. As a result, the state of hawaii is starting monthly tests of a Nuclear Siren system for the First Time Since the cold war. Meanwhile, north korean officials tell cnn they are not interested in deploem si wiiploe u. S. , at least not until they have proven their nuclear capabilities. President trumps reaction was fairly muted, saying he would handle it but saying little else. We have reporters covering all angles of this story. Lets start with cnn correspondent jeff zeleny. Reporter the president was in a briefing while the missile was still in the air, flying for some 50 minutes or so. The president meeting later in the roosevelt room he
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