so. dan lothian live from the white house this morning. in two hours, pope francis will celebrate his first mass as the leader of the catholic church. here he is a couple of hours ago visiting the basilica in rome. cnn s miguel mar kwez is there, too. good morning. good morning, carol. after he visited the basilica this morning, one of the oldest in rome, he checked out of his hotel he checked into when he got into argentina. he went there himself, collected his bags and checked out. this is a guy who wants to set the stage that in the jesuit tradition, life will be simpler under pope francis. last night in front of a crowd of 150,000 he wore an iron cross rather than gold or something jewelled. this is a guy who at dinner last
minutes past the hour. the nightmare aboard the carnival cruise dream is over. carnival says the ship is running at full power and all hotel systems are functioning normally. earlier passengers ta contacted cnn with stories of toilets overflowing and elevators not working. democratic lawmakers in minnesota are considering a snack tax. some retailerses say they can t stomach it. the tax would affect products like chips, prets zels and trail mix but only smaller than eight ounces. the bill is facing opposition who say it will create confusion. a dramatic crash landing captured on video in california as a sky diver spins out of control. he was falling too fast for his parachute to deploy correctly. his terrified jump partner watched the entire thing unfold. i was pretty sure i was about to watch my friend die. i completely lucked out. god watches out for idiots and puppy dogs.
blowback. even with excitement a new kind of man was elected pope, a jesuit who rejects the trappings of wealth, that enough? pope francis still opposes contraception, a more powerful role in the church and same-sex marriage. things many americans, especially young americans, favor. the talkback question. what kind of spiritual leader will draw people back to organized religion? facebook.com/carolcnn or tweet me @carolcnn. good morning, i m carol cost tello. stories in the news room, the dow trying to a tenth state day of gains. alison kosik at the stock exchange. incredible that the stock market
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on a busy day this airport moves about 5,000 people through it. san juan, the second busiest airport in the caribbean. they have the capability to bring in 747s. we ll see how they can transport 4,000 people back to orlando. we wish you the best. we re glad you re getting off the ship. at least some time soon. i wanted to say the power has been on. the toilets are working fine. they are serving up hot food and in a bad situation they are trying to do the best they can. that s good to hear. kris anderson from wreg. thank you so much. talk back question for you today. what kind of spiritual leader will draw people back to organized religion? facebook.com/carolcnn or tweet me. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec®