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♪ stay in the groove with align. in vatican city, pope francis delivered his first angelus message from his papal apartment. more than 200,000 people filled st. peters square for the historic acaution. in a rare moment, the pope walked outside the gates of the santa ana parish to greet the crowd of well wishers. ben wedeman is in vatican city. he shows us why people are calling this pope a man of the people. >> fred, benedict was the intellectual pope. francis is quickly shaping up to be the...

With us, republican whip of the house, california congressman kevin mccarthy, and the top democrat on the house budget committee, chris van hollen of maryland. then the future of the gop and a senators change of heart on gay marriage. is it the beginning of a changing tide in the party? wisconsins republican governor scott walker weighs in. from nbc news in washington, the worlds longest running television program. this is "meet the press" with david gregory. and good sunday morning. a busy ...

And such reverence. such silence at times when people were kind of reflecting and praying. praying silently, sometimes praying out loud. but the silence really struck me. >> yeah, the silence, and also when he came out on the loeja, hello, everybody, good evening. not a normal greeting. and he didnt follow the script. he decided to connect with be people. this is a bishop coming to meet his people. rome has been without a bishop. he wanted to bond with people. so he brings to this whole office h...

Surprise, and an institution that prides itself on tradition, and sometimes a tradition that doesnt really free us. hes going to take us back to the tradition thats freeing. and to remind us who we are. because every time -- we have had some difficulties over the past years. >> i think back to eight years ago when i was here. and the sadness, obviously, following the death of pope john paul ii. and to be in the square on this night, there was such joy there, and such reverence. such silence at t...

Its a russian guard picking up the snow there. hes actually taking part in the ceremonious changing of the guard. this change happens every hour rain or shine at russias tomb of the unknown. >> pretty cool. check this out. not a kiss, they are not bumping kids. its a traditional hello in new zealand. on the left the president of miramar as he arrives in new zealand. the touching of the noses means visitors are one with the people who live there. pretty cool. >> traditional greeting there. were o...

Was john xxiii when i saw him. and i also saw the face of john i and the smile. and this man is steeped in the teaching of pope benedict. what benedict did was to teach us about jesus. this man is going to show us jesus face and im absolutely convinced of that. and its a moment of great surprise, and an institution that prides itself on tradition, and sometimes a tradition that doesnt really free us. hes going to take us back to the tradition thats freeing. and to remind us who we are. because e...

Guest with him. father gerald murray. shepard? >> megyn, thanks so much. and the smoke at 7 minutes past seven oclock in vatican city so were a little bit overtime and we anticipate that this will begin in just a moment. father, so nice to see you tonight. thank you for being here. >> thank you, shep. >> there are a lot of little things that have to be done, time for prayer, have to get the vestments just right and the big moment is coming. what are you expecting to hear from the cardinal who is...

>> steve: and left puerto rico. >> my mom divorced my father when she was at that time, unheard of in a catholic island like puerto rico. and came to this country by boat in search of a better life. >> steve: didnt speak a word of english? >> not a word. she found a job in a sweat shop like many, many hispanic women, and are still doing that, by the way. learned enough english to go back to puerto rico to retrieve me and bring me to the united states. it was astonishing. we arrived if february, ...

Now heres chuck todd. >> good morning. im luke russert in for chuck todd, but thanks for sending in that greeting. a great group here in d.c. that helps the homeless and is near and dear to chucks heart. lets get right to the big job news. 236,000 jobs were added in february. the unemployment rate fell to 7.7% down from 7.9% in january. the number for december was revised up to 219,000. the number for january was revised down to 119,000. the sectors that showed the biggest movement, professional...

To castle gandolfo. we understand that the pope willee ph*erpblg, hwill emerge. he will make some statements or issue a greeting to the people of castle gandolfo, which is also the name of the village there. he will -- >> thats right. jon: from a window there in the quarters at the summer residence he will issue some kind of a greeting to the people of castle gandolfo. then at exactly 8:00pm, which is 2:00pm eastern time in this country, 11:00am on the west coast a bell will ring and a sergeant ...