Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. Pope francis opened more than his heart to refugees trapped in greece today. He opened his home inviting three muslim families fleeing the war in syria to come live at the vatican. They immediately boarded the papal plane and returned to rome with francis as nearly five million syrians are now refugees, pope francis called this gesture a drop of water in the sea of europes migrant crisis. But he said he hopes it will lead to more refugees being welcomed in europe and beyond. More now from seth doane at the have the. Have the. Reporter the 12 Syrian Refugees appeared stunned they arrived to a warm welcome in a lively part of rome tonight. Hasan zaheda and nour essa had crossed through isis territory while fleeing. You can believe that youre here . No, i cant believe. Reporter their twoyearold made the journey with them, at one point in a rubber raft on the Dangerous Passage from turk tow greece. It seems like a dream. Reporter it seems like a dream.
And that set them off and they vowed to get revenge no matter what. Investigators say that a series of unthinkable acts happened here and robert banks, a known drug dealer, was the target. They kicked him, they strangled him with a cord, they beat him with a pipe. With their fists, they beat him with a stick. He was assaulted. I think he is innocent. Why . Because i dont think he would do anything to hurt anybody. Investigators say that they have confessed and are behind bars because banks is dead. They say banks invited a woman to get high. She said she was raped. Their friend, brutalized and killed banks and burned his body. They called their father brian johnson, senior, he dumped the body in the green swamp where it was discovered by a couple in their jeep. There is a lot of evidence against them. Confessions and the photos they took with their cell phones of the body which they used for bragging rights. That helps when you are going around showing pictures saying dont worry about
And the race right now to rescue people trapped in the debris. The death toll rising by the hour. Fight for new york. Just days before the crucial primary, donald trump takes aim at Hillary Clinton. Wall street owns Hillary Clinton, wall street, remember. On that i agree with Bernie Sanders. Clinton upping her game. Rubbing shoulders with the clooneys. Plus, bernies big visit heading to the vatican and meeting with the pope overnight. But he is a beautiful man. Is this the boost he needs to take new york . Tiger attack. A beloved zookeeper nicknamed the tiger whisperer mauled to death by one of the animals she cared for at a zoo in florida. Guests evacuated from the scene. Why did the tiger suddenly turn . And struck in the stands. Look out. This foul ball hitting a fan in the face, medics along with people are just a little more important than that game right there. Why the protective netting didnt help at all. And good morning. It is a frantic scramble right now to rescue people trap
On, the actual crime happened nine hours ago, but right now police tape is still up in only some of the residence of the cambridge apartments have been allowed back inside because there are multiple crime scenes, one on the top floor, one on the lobby. I heard noise in the hallway. Did notffin moore think much of it until he looked out his window a little later. I saw officer standing out here. About 2s happened at p. M. When they arrived at the cambridge apartments, they found a man bleeding on the first floor, near the lobby and elevator. They went to the fourth floor, where a neighbor said in this apartment they found a 36yearold woman stabbed. She later died. This woman who asked us not to show her face told us in spanish he lives on the fourth floor an building in neighborhood, but not on this day. I saw a giant bloodstain that ran from the elevator to where the woman lived, she said. For some, this is unnerving. I might have to move. Tom we are told by the police the female victi
3 3 3 more sunshine to the north today, but breezy and much cooler. High temps in the mid 60s. Tonight will be clear and 40s. Tomorrow will be full of sunshine, and mild temps with highs in the lower 70s. 3 3 new this morning. The Manatee County Sheriffs Office is looking for 2 men who tried to steal someones bicycle. It happened at 1130 last night. Off 57th avenue east in bradenton. Grab the bike right out of his hands. But he refused to let showed him a gun. And the victim still refused. And was able to wrestle the bike away. He called police after running to a friends house. 3 3 president obama wrapped up his first day in cuba yesterday. He and his family toured the city of past. 3 the president says reopening the door to cuba is beneficial for both nations. And this historic trip is a major step. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves joins us now with what we can expect today. Good morning shayla. 3 its a busy day for the president. In just a few hours hes scheduled to pariticapte in an official w