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Nbc's hallie jackson is in washington, d.c., following the very latest on these developments. still no word from the vatican confirming that this meeting actually happened? >> at this point telling "the new york times" frances the vatican not confirming or denying that it took place but having no further comment. attorneys for kim davis say davis was humbled by this meet being with the pope that lasted for about 15 minutes last week. she was secretly driven to the vatican embassy along with her husband for this conversation that happened in english, by the way. that's not the pope's first lang...

I'm proud to be hawaiian. 1987, first language. mandatory in schools. hawaiian culture has to be taught. private schools won't have attendance if you don't teach hawaiian. now hawaiian identity into everything. it has to be recognized in everything. you are going to molokai? >> yes. >> that community is powerful. >> what i mentioned to people, locals in oahu that i was going to molokai, the response was almost always surprise. they have a reputation of being inhospitable and they said that molokai dudes were mean, unfriendly, tough the as iron and quick to get pissed off. as it turned out, tha...

I don't think just the pledge of allegiance should be read in any language but especially not in a language that's so tied to the terrorist attacks that we're seeing all the time. >> i respectfully disagree so strongly. there are a lot of christians who speak arabic. my ex husband's family are christians and they speak arabic and they're americans. i think it's sad that people tie the language to terrorism. and there are muslims who are americans in this country who speak arabic so i just -- i think it's more than fine to be doing it and i wish this could be an educational moment for people th...

>> thank you. i'm crossing my fingers. >> school is apologizing today to families who lost members in the war in afghanistan among others after it had a student recite the pledge of allegiance in arabic over the entercom. it happened during morning announcements yesterday at a high school in new york. some students drowned out the loud speakers while others sat down in their seats in protest. >> i just didn't stand up and they told me i was disrespectful and i said that they should speak it in english. >> who told you that you were being disrespectful? >> one of the teachers. >> the school exp...

Only be recited in english now as recommended by the commissioner of education. principal said he would do it all over again because he thought it was the best thing to do. you were squirming the whole time i was talking. why? >> i just think it was --tic when they explained what it was about that it was -- it was a national language week. >> international. >> international foreign language week. i understand and i think that's a god context but not the pledge of allegiance. every time we hear about a terrorist attack, they're screaming out that they're doing it in the name of allah. here you ...