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Thats not how we understand gods design. pope francis is saying weve got to the restore the luster, the appeal, the intrigue, the mystery, the romance, the vin have itation to the church and hes doing it on steroids. thats his major agenda i think. >> your eminence, i always enjoy talking to you. >> happy st. patricks day. >> thank you. >> all right. and you can see more of my interview with cardinal dolan including how the pope plans to strengthen the faith of catholics and noncatholics alike...

>> particularly in america and throughout north america at a time when there is a big secular push around the world? what must he do? >> what hes got to do and he knows it, his first year has been good, hes got to restore the luster of the church. for us as catholics, our core belief and where we differ from others is that we believe that god is revealed himself in jesus and that jesus remains alive in his church. people today say we like god and jesus. we dont need the church. for us as catholi...

>> final question, beyond this first year, what must this pope do to help the catholic church remain relevant? >> yep. >> particularly in america and throughout north america at a time when there is a big secular push around the world? what must he do? >> what hes got to do, david, and he knows it, his first year has been good, hes got to restore the luster of the church. for us as catholics, our core belief and where we differ from others is that we believe that god is revealed himself in jesus...

The word is, and you just mentioned this, that vladimir putin has said hes very angry about the possibility of sanctions and he will retaliate. whats the feeling on the ground about what form that might take? >> well, the feeling on the ground is that that is most likely just bluster. if he chooses to retaliate by moving into further parts of the east of ukraine, that could cause a much wider conflict. and the thinking is that russia is not really for that. the thinking is what russia wants in t...

Prosperity again! >> he was followed by fellow lone star stater john cornyn who said liberals may be a lost cause but there is hope for everyone else. lets take a listen. >> the last five years have taught us anything about our liberal friends, they dont get accountability. while they may be a lost cause, the future of our great country is never a lost cause. >> a little harsh, dont you think. mike huckabee stopped by with ominous words about the state of america as a world power. >> there is no...

Running for president at the time said we are all georgians now. john mccain is now saying, we are all ukrainians now. kind of his thing. just what he says. but there was significant international and specifically american upset when russia invaded georgia back in 2008. russia not only sent troops to cross the border into another sovereign country back in 2008, they waged a war. they waged a weeklong war between russian and georgia forces. it was a shooting war. this was not just some tense stan...

On the $1 billion in loan guarantees to ukraine that secretary of state john kerry announced earlier this week. joining me to discuss this is a member of the foreign affairs committee in the house, ileana ros-lehtinen of florida. good to see you. >> thank you, jake. >> we heard from john kerry. he said hed rather be in the position theyre in today than where they were yesterday. are you seeing progress in some sort of resolution? i have to admit its escaping me. >> well, it depends on what your ...

I hope contain what they are doing what they are doing in crimea but i think kidding ourselves that they are going to march out. its not going to happen. >> how seriously is the white house taking this? do they think this is bluster or do they think this is vladimir putin pushing the boundaried with the west? >> they do not think its bluster. thousands of russian forces are in crimea. one of the things the administration is watching closely is do those forces go into other parts of ukraine? ther...

>> i mentioned secretary kerry is heading to ukraine tomorrow. hes been warning putin in harsh terms but did the same regarding syria which was viewed as a misfire by many. do you think secretary kerrys diplomatic bluster is losing its punch. do you think he could still be effective in this? >> he was very strong yesterday. and i think its important that he go to ukraine, show his support to the opposition, to the democratic forces, but he also send a message to ukraine, dont get into a brush fi...

>> rosie trevino who faces a possible death sentence if convicted on her murder charge is considered the unofficial leader of atom 100. >> see, we laugh, we smile, we talk. we chop it up. you hear us. were just like yapping and were about each other. but if you disrespect us, its just were petty with disrespect, you know what i mean? >> they may be sisters and happy now because this is new digs for them. this is a new playground and theyre trying to see what games they can play. the luster will ...