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And we have been showing some pictures that have gone viral from him. citizen journalism very important here as it was in the twin bombings in boston. this page for you: 39,000 likes for prayers of the victims of the fertilizer plant disaster. i imagine those likes will continue to grow. when you hear about first responders being among the victims, you can really understand why even in the wee hours of the morning and overnight that social media around the world really is not just praying for we...

Ruined economy, much like the one that mrs. thatcher inherited, what, back in 1979? >> you know, this is striking, mart martin, because usually when dick cheney opens his mouth only very sensible thoughts come out. this is really quite out of character for him. but, look, he would like, very much like his own legacy as virtually all republicans, conservatives would, to be identified with that of margaret thatcher or the idealized version of margaret thatcher. >> you mean the version. >> well, of...

What is less widely acknowledged is that margaret thatcher was very smart and her policies were precisely what britain needed to revive a nation that was regarded then as the proverbial sick man of europe. under her, private business flourished anew in britain and london reclaimed its lost place as a center of world finance. though an unrelenting faux of socialism, thatcher quickly saw soviet leader gorbachev as something new. i like gorbachev and as you added we could do business together that ...

Republicans who demand he be more involved and vote against it because hes more involved? also, when did the reflux response from the right, anything the president wants to do, obama care, higher taxes on the wealthy, gun restrictions, become thats an assault on my freedom? could it be because theyre losing the argument and have nothing else to say? and the passing of margaret thatcher at the age of 87 prompted reflections on her legacy. one of her most notable and least talked about achieve...

Democrat beating them in the general election. they have to worry about the primary where groups like the tea party, a lot of insurgent candidates have come up in the last few years and knocked off some incumbents. theres going to be a lot of people, you know, assessing whether this is going to be damaging for their career and for conservative republicans in these red districts in a lot of cases it very well could be. >> thank you so much for your reflections on some of what has happened over th...

Bartholomew. the greek here is really an expression of the universality of the catholic church. the word catholic, of course, means universal. thats what the word signifies. and the use of greek here is intended by pope francis to express that. as monsignor was saying earlier, typically at papal masses, the gospel reading would be chanted twice. once in latin, once in greek. john paul used to talk about the need for the catholic church to breathe with both lungs. its latin lung and its greek lun...

Catholics around the world. a new cnn/orc international poll show 88% of american catholic as prove of his selection. by comparison, only 60% approved of pope benedicts election. lets turn to john allen, senior vatican analyst. what was the message the pope had for congregants today? >> well, carol, the message came in his homily, that is the set of reflections in the bible readings that the priest delivers during mass, which pope francis today said power and, remember, this was in a way about h...

And i think as he does that, hell be able to touch peoples hearts. and thats why im looking forward to it. >> thanks very much to all three of you. we appreciate it. that story mary told about washing the feet of the men who had aids was very profound. "outfront" next, millions of catholics and millions of others were glued to your television set today. but what can we expect from pope francis and the catholic church? in the days, the months and the years ahead? the reflections of a catholic gir...

The american civil liberties union tells fox news it hasnt yet seen this treasury document, but such reports of activity filed have more than quadrupled since 2002 to more than 1.5 million such reports in 2011. jon? jon: james rosen, interesting. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. jenna: well, making news today, a massive car recall. what honda says is wrong with thousands of its vehicles and which ones are included in the recall. and today senator john mccain is marking 40 years since his relea...

Hearts. and thats why im looking forward to it. >> thanks very much to all three of you. we appreciate it. that story mary told about washing the feet of the men who had aids was very profound. "outfront" next, millions of catholics and millions of others were glued to your television set today. but what can we expect from pope francis and the catholic church? the reflections of a catholic girl. [ female announcer ] what if the next big thing, isnt a thing at all? its lots of things. all waking ...