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Crowd. luke, any guidance on when well see that motorcade? >> well, we were told when secretary kerry was brought out from the holding room that pope francis then should be close probably within 10 to 15 minutes is what we believe. secretary kerry came out here and he was greeted with school children shouting, we love pope francis. how been? he nodded and clapped and said of course i love pope francis as much as you do. secretary kerry was the only person that pope francis actually shook his han...

If most immigrants, whether youve been here for six generation ors youre here for the first generation, we are an eclectic beautiful place and when these people come to work really hard in the united states, like sophies parents, they make this country better. i think thats what the pope was saying. hopefully people are listening. >> anthony cardenas from california. >> my pleasure. take care. >> were looking at a shot on the left of the airplane ready to receive pope francis at joint base andre...

Gets ready to meet the people. just before 4:00 p.m. this afternoon the boeing 777 carrying pope francis, a plane dubbed "shepherd 1" touched down in america. hundreds were on hand at andrews air for base including a high school band to welcome the holy father. ♪ ♪ >> finally, the pontiff, who has never been to the united states in all of his 78 years, emerged. [ cheers and applause ] as he made his way down the steps, the moment that millions of catholics in the u.s. and people of all faith...

Safe as the man called the peoples pope gets ready to meet the people. just before 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, the boeing 777 carries pope francis, plane dubbed shepherd 1, touched down in america. hundreds were on hand at andrews air force base including a high school band to welcome the holy father. ♪ finally, the pontiff whos never been to the united states in all of his 78 years emerged. as he made his way down the steps, the moment that millions of catholics in the u.s. and people of all fa...

Airlines flight. thats the specific aircraft he will be flying once hes within the united states. of course, hes arriving on a flight, but when he leaves d.c. and travels to new york as well as to philadelphia and then back to rome, he will be flying on an american airlines boeing 777. we know they just today an airline official telling me that they placed that papal seal on the side of the aircraft. thats about the only modification that will be made to this aircraft. we also know that the faa ...

Boeing 777 yesterday. kudos for the cabin crew getting all passengers out. questions as well about what led to all of this as flight 2276 began its takeoff. according to the faa a fire in the left hand engine prompted the crew to abort the takeoff and take steps to snuff out the flames. tonight, however, a source close to the investigation tells us the planes fire suppression system didnt work. they want to know did it simply not function? or did the fuel line rupture make the fire too big to co...

Was to blame. the other two incidents the world knows all too well. malaysia airlines flight 370 disappearing over the indian ocean. no cause has been determined. and mh17 ending in disaster. that boeing 777 shot out of the sky over ukraine. it must be said that nearly half of the major incidents with triple seven had nothing to do with the safety of the plane itself. making it one of the safest aircrafts out there. but when passengers see incidents like what happened in las vegas it can certain...

[ laughing ] >> all things are possible. [ laughing ] >> will you serve as his vice president? >> all things are possible. >> gary joins us now from san francisco. i mean its interesting that donald trump has not gone after ben carson so far during the campaign. carson just said anything is possible when asked about trump as a running mate. but did he say anything negative about trump today? >> reporter: well, ben carson spoke about trump a couple of times and nothing negative at all. at one poi...

Conducting an investigation and examining that engine which was built by general electric. shep. >> man, what if they had already been in the air, trace? >> well you consider if that 777 goes another ten seconds down the runway and takeoff speed that becoming the point of no return where the pilot would likely take off and hope that one engine is enough to get airborne. 777s are designed to be able to take off on one engine but then you have the issue of getting the burning plane back on the gro...

Helped save lives. on the tarmac, a terrifying scene. thick smoke swallowing the british airways plane on fire on the runway as all 157 passengers, including leth letha dunn, evacuated, sliding down emergency chutes. >> as soon as they hit the tarmac, they just sprinted, because behind us are giant flames. >> reporter: at the airport, planes grounded, people watching in shock. >> please be off the plane. this is insane. >> reporter: airport officials say the boeing 777 was taxiing for takeoff to...