Heres live look right now at the popes mass in washington, d. C. Underway right now. Pope franciscan nonniesing father Junipera Serra a spanish born francis cant can friar known for starting nine Spanish Missions in california in the 1700s. Just a joyful seen moments ago as pope francis road through our Nations Capital waving to the adoring on lookers. Good evening, thank you so much for joining us, im lucy noland. Im iain page. If the crowds in washington, d. C. Today are any indication of what to expect this weekend its going to be an exciting time. Fox 29s bruce gordon is live in our nations cap to capitol tonight. Bruce youve been there since the pope touched down on unfortunately s soil yesterday. Reporter yeah, it has been an exhilarating and i must say up lifting day in washington and we can only hope this is but a prelude to the excitement that lies ahead for philadelphians. Francis showed why hes call the peoples pope mere seconds after making his first appearance of the day.
Proficiency mark, its very difficult for states. They have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber . Why are our kids not performing well . Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan this christmas brought all the traditional celebrations of the day, but along with them, new calls for an end to suffering. The most ardent of those appeals came from the vatican. The crowds who filled st. Peters square heard a ho
Difficult for states. They have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber . Why are our kids not performing well . Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan this christmas brought all the traditional celebrations of the day, but along with them, new calls for an end to suffering. The most ardent of those appeals came from the vatican. The crowds who filled st. Peters square heard a holiday lament from pope fran
Difficult for states. They have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber . Why are our kids not performing well . Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan this christmas brought all the traditional celebrations of the day, but along with them, new calls for an end to suffering. The most ardent of those appeals came from the vatican. The crowds who filled st. Peters square heard a holiday lament from pope fran
Back in the 1950s, Prince Philip started the duke of Edinburgh Awards. Its goal was to encourage young adults around the world to embrace selfirovement. Er the years, millions f young adults from more than 140 countries have participated in the program. And that brings us back to prince edward. He travels the world, personally attending the award ceremonies. Thats why hes here at the governors residence in nashville, tennessee. It is an honor to have you here today and twelcome his Royal Highness the prince edward, the earl of wessex. Award winners, as well. All the the Award Winners included students, scouts, members from boys girls clubs, as well as teens from miss america. Six years ago, we started this program. Ive bn involved for three and in that tie grown from one program in california, our pilot, to 30 states and the district of columbia part this year. G people taking this afternoon, we celebrate 85 recipients from tennessee nashville and the grea r area who have dedicated the