House and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Well to a special splet edition of today on this very important wednesday morning. Im matt lauer here at the white house. Savannah is back at studio 1a. I have to tell you its excited to be here. Were on the south lawn. Quiet around here until 6 00 this morning and then we opened up the gates to the public and all those people who have been waiting at the ellipse overnight and they sprinted, a mad dash into this area to try to get to the front of the fencing to get a glimpse of the pope. Hes expected to get here at around 9 00. Hell be welcomed again by the president , along with thousands of invited guests. Thousands more, by the way, just beyond the white house gates hoping to get a glimpse of the honored guest, and we expect him to speak, the pope, that is, briefly in english this morning, but his major speech will come tomorrow. That will happen on capitol hill, savannah. Meantime, matt, as you k
His remarks for the first time will be in english, only brief remarks before the two men meet together in private. They have shared concerns publicly about things like Climate Change and income inequality, but behind the smiles there are some real issues of substance like the topic of religious freedom. There will be midday prayers said at st. Matthews cathedral and the pope will head to the basilica where he will canonize junipero serra, the man who brought christianity to california, the first time a canonization will take place on u. S. Soil. Matt, whats struck me so far this morning is just the energy among the people we met here. We met one man who isnt even catholic who said to me im here because this pope is different. He speaks to all of us, and as the father of Young Children i can tell you never wake a sleeping baby. We met another family who brought their 1monthold. We got up at 4 30 in the morning because we wanted our son to be blessed. Matt. Parents with their children he
Such crimes can never be crustfied. The vatican says there can be no excuse for child abuse, bbut disappointed victims. And another antigovernment protest law. We begin with this. Al jazeera has obtained a leaks document in which the Syrian Government details its reservations about unbacked talks in geneva. But it has confirmed in the note to the un chief that it will be there for the talks. Lets go to kristin live now from un headquarters in new york. The reservations are there on paper now. What are the implications . Well, david, this could be very significant. We did expect that the Syrian Government would be taking part in these talks, but for the first time, were getting an official document laying out their position, and they do seem to be laying out their reserve accusations. They are expecting the talks to proceed from a previous agreement reached in 2012 by members of the Security Council and the International Community, which stipulated this the aim of the talk would be to e
Eric thats it for us. Jamie have a great day, everybody. Take care. We begin with a fox news alert. For a sixth day now, a little boys being held in a bunkener alabama. The man who allegedly took him and killed a School Bus Driver shows no signs of letting the boy go. Hello, elizabeth. Reporter we had a press conference this morning, rescheduled for this afternoon. But we did get an email from authority who is said they are in open communication, 24 hours a day with this suspect and the young boy inside the bunker. He continues to get food and potato chips and toys as well as his medication. But i want to give you a live look, just hours from now, we are expecting the funeral to begin, 2 00 p. M. Local for the man who sacrificed his life to protect those children in the bus at the incident on tuesday evening. If you look, you can see, there are 300 seats live, reserved for family and friends and also school officials. But i want to talk a little bit about how the community has been han
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