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The country, from coast to coast, in hispanic, african-american, asian communities, talking about our party, talking about our brand, talking about what we believe in. >> at the bottom of the hour, ari fleischer the former bush white house press secretary will join us. he co-chaired this rnc project. he helped write this report. president obama expected to announce his pick for labor secretary today. its thomas perez, the assistant attorney general who heads up the justice department civil rig...

Head coach, a young mother who was six months pregnant, were killed. >> everyones devastated by the losses. almost seems like were coming together, you know, as a school. >> christina quigleys unborn child did not survive. police say they dont know what caused the crash and no other vehicle was involved. theyre examining the bus for possible mechanical problems. >> the little boy she was carrying, thats what reports say, and she had another little boy at home. president obama expected to annou...

prosecutor explains why. good morning, everyone. im randi kay. we start with mitt romneys eventful visit to israel. he went to the western wall after he sat down with leaders like benjamin netanyahu and shimon peres. and jim acosta has been traveling with mitt romney, and he joins us by phone. mitt romney is due to give an address today and what do you believe that the focus will be on, jim? >> well, he is expected to say in remarks later today that the islamic republic facing an ine...

Paul ended up in rome after his arrest in jerusalem. >> you cannot kill me here. i am a roman citizen, and he went to home and the emperor was nero and he was a killer, but in the roman way. the roman cannot be crucified, the romans must be beheaded. >> reporter: the first church here, the constantine basilica was built over peters tomb, 17 centuries ago, after constantines conversion. the great roman general, whose victories are evident in the glorious arch near the coliseum had a vision of chr...

Peter would have come here, eventually, because it was the center of the empire. he would have been drawn to proclaim the gospel to the christian community that was present. paul, on the other hand, appealed to the roman emperor during his trial in jerusalem and, therefore, was brought here as a prisoner. ♪ >> reporter: millions of visitors come to rome, many for artistic reasons to see the splendor of the city and others for spiritual reasons. today the pope lives in rome and the city is the ...

Hebrew the torah or the law and expands on it, blessed are those who are meek, for they shall inherit the earth. and, this we can connect to one of the greatest messianic prophesies in the old testament, isaiah, chapter 53. >> reporter: the mount of olives where jesus stayed when visiting jerusalem also fulfills a prophesy, the messiah is supposed to enter jerusalem from the mount of olives. >> there was an oral tradition that the messiah would come from the mount of olives and through the golde...

>> and in words... but, still, we search to discover, who is jesus? ♪ >> reporter: shes called the son of god, the lord of lords, the messiah and called himself the son of man, the prince of peace, the good shepard. from a humble beginning in a manger in bethlehem, to his crucifixion in the holy city of jerusalem, jesus changed the world. im jon scott. welcome to our special program. on this program, you will visit sites where jesus lived, preached, and died. youll follow the paths of his apos...

The date of the tomb, is in april, the year 30, this was an area where the conditions described in the gospels are fulfilled. >> reporter: even if the path leading to the tomb is not exactly where jesus walked, centuries of pilgrims following it have established it as his way of sorrows. as we know it today, it isnt based on archaeology or scientific proof. it is more a walk of faith. >> reporter: from jerusalem we take you next to rome. for the story of how christianity spread, and how christia...

>> some quick headlines for you on this tuesday morning. new jersey governor chris christie visiting jerusalems western wall stopping to pray at one of the citys holiest sites. the republican governor met with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. later today, he meets with israeli prime minister shimon perez. the trip sparking speculation that mr. christie is looking toward a higher office. and the key to extending the life of tulips, whiskey! warm weather has sped up the blooming process in p...

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