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new york. i'm wolf blitzer. thanks for watching. the news continues next on cnn. good evening, everyone. it is testing time in american politics. one leading republican presidential contender, texas governor rick perry, is about to make his debate debut and is drawing a political spotlight as his state deals with punishing wildfires. >> at this point we're urging people to avoid any outdoor activity which could conceivably start a fire. >> another top-tier gop contender the former mches governor mitt romney took issue with the democratic incumbent as he outlined a 59-point plan t...

Years has passed since this square of st. peter's was packed for the funeral of pope john paul ii. the be at fix process had been underway for that amount of time and, normally the process for beatification or canonization cannot begin until five years after the death of the person in question. the waiting period is to assure the person had in fact an enduring reputation for sanctity among the faithful. john paul ii waived three years of the five--year waiting period for blessed mother teresa and for benedict waived five years for the blessing of john paul ii. and, you recall, during the

They're going to have a prayer vigil there tonight and there will be some comments by pope benedict via a video link. tomorrow though of course -- tomorrow morning is the big day. that's the beatification and part of a mass that will be presided over by pope benedict. it is an absolutely beautiful ceremony and i will give a plug and say that we will be broadcasting it live here on msnbc. but you will see this will be absolutely packed with people tomorrow and of course all of st. peter square will be packed. and last night they actually exhumed the coffin of pope john paul ii and it will be in...

Paul has brought here to the vatican. and i'm sure we will see a resurgence of that after it's moved into the main part, not down in the bottom of st. peter's. >> yeah. well, that recent trip to rome that you referenced i took with my son a couple of years ago was made all the better for your recommendations, chris, because you know that city like no one else. you've got the tour guides. elizabeth lev coming up. she is phenomenal. the restaurants and the night life. you've also got the coverage tomorrow. we'll have that as well. thank you so much. we invite all of you to watch chris in the bea...

Cleanup. and in that first period, the next three, four years, there'll be dangers of major radiation spills even under the best of circumstances. so that's why you have to keep watching. this crisis is far from over. harris: yeah. people let back into their homes for just a short period. authorities saying they'll do it again within two months, you get two hours. a lot of them only had a debit card and the clothes on their back, and you're talking a very long time until they can occupy those homes again. we appreciate your time, thank you. >> my pleasure. rick: well, right now christians arou...