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Was spying on americans as well as international leaders and citizens. number two -- >> the pope resigns. leader of the catholic church stepping down at the end of the month. >> pope benedict becomes the first head of the catholic church to resign in 600 years. the 86-year-old said, it was because of poor health. >> the bell is ringing here in rome. the big ring. that means one thing, what does it mean. >> we have a pope. >> the first pope elected from south america. >> curtains are open. cross bearer is coming out. and there he is. >> dubbed the people's pope, francis is focussing on compassi...

Rome. that means one thing, john allen. what does it mean? >> the first pope elected from south america. >> the curtains are open. the cross bearer is coming out. and there he is. >> dubbed the people's pope, francis has laid out a vision of a more inclusive catholic church, focusing on compassion for the poor and afflicted. number one, the civil war in syria. more than two years of fighting, some 100,000 have been killed, more than 2 million are refugees. in august, a chemical weapons attack kills hundreds. >> it's absolutely horrifying. we've seen a video showing the bodies of lifeless child...

It's not just about personality. loin 4% of u.s. catholics say the pope's positions are too conservative. 7% say they are too liberal. 87% saying they are about right. 87%. okay. personality is a big part it. who could forget the first. al selfie or rudolph the red nose pontiff. he's celebrating here with newlyweds that work at a charity that bring clowns to sick children. pope francis is not content to hand down blessing from the balcony. he comforts the afflicted with his hands not just words. you've seen him cradling people. his mission is to serve as well as lead. father edward beck this i...

The attention it brings to aids. >> we got the drug companies and the federal government to develop treatments that were extending lives and stopping the immediate carnage. >> by 1996, a drug cocktail is introduced that brings about dramatic improvements for many of the afflicted. >> those of us who had under 100 "t" cells and were really sick, our health started to rebound. >> eric sawyer is one of the longest-term survivors of hiv. he now works on international aids issues. >> i think actup was defiant because it empowered people to speak truth to power. it empowered people how were viewed a...

To prevent mother to child transmission of hiv. this new effort which will be funded over the next 16 months will allow us to treat 1 million women annually and reduce mother to child transmission by 40%. >> bush furthered that initiative in 2002 state of the union address when he proposed pet far which committed $15 billion over five years to fight the disease in the nation's most afflicted in africa and caribbean. president bush is so committed in africa that he and his wife are there now in zambia promoting their cancer fighting initiative. some might argue president obama leads u.s. not af...