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Nbcs hallie jackson is in washington, d.c., following the very latest on these developments. still no word from the vatican confirming that this meeting actually happened? >> at this point telling "the new york times" frances the vatican not confirming or denying that it took place but having no further comment. attorneys for kim davis say davis was humbled by this meet being with the pope that lasted for about 15 minutes last week. she was secretly driven to the vatican embassy along with her h...

Im proud to be hawaiian. 1987, first language. mandatory in schools. hawaiian culture has to be taught. private schools wont have attendance if you dont teach hawaiian. now hawaiian identity into everything. it has to be recognized in everything. you are going to molokai? >> yes. >> that community is powerful. >> what i mentioned to people, locals in oahu that i was going to molokai, the response was almost always surprise. they have a reputation of being inhospitable and they said that molokai ...

I dont think just the pledge of allegiance should be read in any language but especially not in a language thats so tied to the terrorist attacks that were seeing all the time. >> i respectfully disagree so strongly. there are a lot of christians who speak arabic. my ex husbands family are christians and they speak arabic and theyre americans. i think its sad that people tie the language to terrorism. and there are muslims who are americans in this country who speak arabic so i just -- i think i...

>> thank you. im crossing my fingers. >> school is apologizing today to families who lost members in the war in afghanistan among others after it had a student recite the pledge of allegiance in arabic over the entercom. it happened during morning announcements yesterday at a high school in new york. some students drowned out the loud speakers while others sat down in their seats in protest. >> i just didnt stand up and they told me i was disrespectful and i said that they should speak it in eng...

Only be recited in english now as recommended by the commissioner of education. principal said he would do it all over again because he thought it was the best thing to do. you were squirming the whole time i was talking. why? >> i just think it was --tic when they explained what it was about that it was -- it was a national language week. >> international. >> international foreign language week. i understand and i think thats a god context but not the pledge of allegiance. every time we hear ab...

>> i agree there are other ways to celebrate the national foreign language week. when we were growing up we each got a different country. if you were spain you would bring a food that represented that country. you would bring a picture of the flag and stand up and talk about it and thats a better way to teach our students. >> i heard a commentator before on fox saying, wouldnt you feel strange if during world war ii we had a school recite the pledge of allegiance in german? >> i agree. we were a...

Survived. they will survive. but i think america thats our strongest ally in the middle east and its up to our leadership to support them and not support iran. why would we ever trust them? when israel is fighting for their own existence, its important to support netanyahu and thats who the people voted for. thats what the people want. we need to support israel. >> just seems like the president has a harsh language for israel and has been pretty openly hostile to the israelis but yet seems to ha...

Tremendous amount of money. >> these two were siamese twins joined at the rear end and were going to make this thing work. >> as they became more and more of a team, he would say, hes an asshole, but hes my asshole. >> the science fiction adventure, robo cop. >> you know for gene, thats a second language. >> rogers first language is yes, ill have apple pie with my order. he asks the mcdonalds girl if he can have apple pie before they ask him. and you know what he asks? can i have an apple with t...

Joined at the rear end. and they were going to make this thing work. >> gene would say, and this is as they became more and more of a team, hes an ass hole. but hes my ass hole. >> this week on siskel & e bert at the movies, the science fiction adventure robocop. >> do that again. >> do you know that for gene speech is a second language? >> rogers first language is yes, ill have apple pie with my order. he asks the mcdonalds girls if he can have it with his order before they ask him. >> you know...

Bit concerned, not much because it was an interracial relationship then you saw them together and what? >> and i just knew it was right. i just knew that he loved her, and she loved him, and you know they were just perfect for each other. >> now, two people perfect for each other, at least on television it was his side kick. i want to play a clip and well talk about it. >> in the movies the science fiction adventure, robocop. >> do that again. >> very funny, donna, and youre my friend. thats the...