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Castro today thanking pope francis in their speeches, it underscores the significance of this and the influence of this pope. >> this pope wants to be a bridge builder. thats what the name pontiff means. he wants to build bridges between the u.s. and cuba, between israelis and palestinians. he wants to work for peace. which is, of course, an obligation of every christian to work for justice and peace in the world. thats what were called by the gospel to do and the pope has a very unique position...

Insurgent in a district mostly latino, that in itself doesnt capture some of the texture of new york politics. charles rangel we think of him as the black politician, his father is puerto rican. his district has always included east harlem which has been heavily latino for decades, so hes been a crossover politician, been sort of a bridge-builder in a lot of different ways so running a straight ethnic campaign wouldnt have worked in this case. you wouldnt have necessarily expected it to. that pl...

America today and my job is to cross that bridge. we dont want to beat up anybody. we want to be that bridge builder that offers the love of christ to realize the serious impact and nature of climate change. it will take all of america to come together to battle it. thats why comments of mr. sajak yesterday even in sarcasm were hurt hurtful. i want to pray and lift him up. we need to turn to following the god i know best in christ in his love in leading us out of climate change. >> tell me why y...

He quotes from him. hes a shrewd man. you know what his name is, upontive, thats what we call our pope which is the latin world for bridge builder. hes a pontiff par excellence, a bridge builder. >> there there be a point at which there would be an expectation of action, not just debate but to say he seems to be setting a course for the church that makes the church open to certain changes. >> uh-huh. >> maybe not done electrical changes but certain changes, be inclusion of women in the hierarchy...

Life of the church. i havent sensed a lot of massive discontent among the conservative catholics. he as you know, pope pran sis, has tried his best not to let there be a cleavage between him and pope benedict because there might be the tendency in some top character ca tour each of them and almost set up a bit of an anti-thesis. he keeps saying how much he loves pope benedict. he quotes from him. hes a shrewd man. you know what his name is, upontive, thats what we call our pope which is the lati...

Because theres continuing information. and we dont know where its going to end up. but right now, were seeing a lot of things that have not been revealed before, that dont reflect well on the governor. and so, if the republican governors want to say, this is our spospokesperson, then the democrats will want to cease se that and say, thats fine if you want that to be your model. >> so it turns out hes not the bipartisan, "bridge builder." >> and thats what he sold himself on. and to the extent th...

Ideas, what is needed in new jersey is fully funded pre-k, after school activities, vacation activities for kids, fully funding schools in urban areas of new jersey. some of the worst pockets of poverty on the east coast are in new jersey. newark, camden. >> there he is. i think i see him. >> heres governor christie. >> i think i see him. hugging, shaking some hands. >> go ahead, tapper, where were you? >> i was just going to say it behooves us in the media to talk about these ideas and not just...

>> you know what we have learned from chris christie? bridgegate? we need more bridges. bridge builder gva up 30%. >> the bridge to nowhere. >> already. good one. >> tracy, your prediction. >> sales were down, big disappointment. ill tell you what, economy not as good as we think. >> okay. john, your prediction. >> wb changed television with closed circuit. online changed it completely probably their biggest change. i think its up 20%. wwe, full disclosure i own the stock. >> associated, are you...

But please know this about me. those who know me already know my spirit. please know this about me, i will match his negative attacks with positive vision. he puts up his fist, im going to extend a hand. he wants to be a flame-thrower, i want to be a bridge-builder. but dont get me wrong, i cut my teeth here in newark. so im telling you right now in this campaign if he demeans a womans equality, i will affirm it. if he seeks to regulate our gay brothers and sisters as second class citizenship, i...

Race as a presidential candidate. listen to this. >> im the son of a black man from kenya and a white woman from kansas. i am married to a black american who carries within her the blood of slaves and slave owners, an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. i have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles, and cousins of every race and every hue scattered across three continents. and for as long as i live, he will never forget that in no other country on earth is my story even pos...