much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter century as
i m cnn closed captioning bronchi by meso book.com our firm only represents mesothelioma victims and their families. if you or a loved one who has been diagnosed with ms ophelie oma, call us now good evening. i m jim acosta, info more coats on this thursday night, the justice system is rigged against him. donald trump says, he claims it s being weaponized and some massive conspiracy to keep him from winning reelection. there s no evidence of that, of course, but put it aside for a minute and just consider the reality of the moment today, the united states supreme court, once again, did not release a decision in the immunity case. that s the case in which trump is arguing he is shielded from any prosecution because he was once president. his appeal and the court s slow consideration of it has led to a significant delay, which favors donald trump now, the court could rule on it tomorrow war until next week, perhaps even later. but either way, the delay is tao. so signific
23 more deaths reported in syria. a day after president obama and several u.s. allies finally called on president obama bashar al assad to step aside. arwa damon is covering this story. another friday, a day of prayer, but it was a day of brutal violence as well, arwa. that s right, wolf. and it would seem some pretty dramatic footage emerging from damascus. in the center of the city and in the clip that emerged on youtube, we could not independently verify its awe tenitiesty. you can hear the fear in the people s voices on the recording. now, we spoke to an eyewitness, a person who said he was at that demonstration and just as they were leaving the mosque, he said security forces began firing op them from all sides. people scattered into the alley ways. some of them stood their ground and tried to use rocks to keep their security forces away. in the southern province and a number of towns there, again, the very same scenario unfolded. the people who were wounded were being