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Wolf, that would depend on the host country. >> for catholics, father beck watching along fifth avenue on both sides crowded in. this is a moment they will always remember. >> they will cherish this moment because how rare it is anyone gets to see a pope and yet come here to the united states. we think of other popes that have been here. i was thinking as i look at this pope mobile, it's in recent times we have any kind of protective covering because john paul ii, attempt on his life twice and after that they used this enclosure. benedict had a full enclosure, this pope wants a half enclosure....

York moment. as the pope lands at jfk he's going to get a welcome befitting this pope. there are going to be five young children from new york area catholic schools. they're going to give him a book of prayers compiled from 86 catholic schools around the city. but they're also going to be homeless people there served by the catholic church, elderly people from a nursing home getting right to the pope's mission and message throughout this trip and really throughout his papacy. it's about serving those in need. we heard some of that when he was speaking to congress earlier today. but i'll tell y...

When police responded to the 911 call of a burglary at the mother of mercy mission church. they found the man that placed the call father joseph beaten within an inch of his life and father kenneth walker shot. amid his own suffering, he offered walker his last rites. walker later died at the hospital. he was just 28 years old. >> just willing, loving, good, holy priest. >> reporter: this community in a state of shock. >> why would someone come in and do this kind of thing? here these two priests will go out of their way to help anybody and everybody. >> reporter: the victims were found in a r...

How obesity has taken over our culture. one in two americans are die bet continue and thdiabetic. we created the daniel plan and it is a plan to get healthy together. that is the people who did the program together lost twice as much weight as those that did it alone. it was a plan to get people healthy. >> daniel of course from the bible refused the eat the rich foods at the king's table. >> something we are talking about is obama care and it could be a winner with many religious groups but it is losing support because of the contraception part. >> we catholics who are among the pros when it ...

The bar is set really low for them to succeed. i contend they'll get by next week. the problem is this is going to linger around and linger around because there's a lot more to it than we're just seeing today. >> you say a lot more to it. i want to move on from that. but 50,000, i think a lot of people will agree, thiessen aen improvement. i think maybe the deadline and so much focus on a headline and a deadline -- but improvements has been made every day. our kristen welker said they have people all over, we have people essentially all over right now at some of these centers and they're havin...