back to you. >> lama hasan, live in london. thanks, lama. >>> the latest round of middle east peace talks has ended with no agreement. israeli and palestinian leaders are far apart on major issues, like jewish settlements on the west bank. secretary of state clinton meets with president abbas and then the king of jordan. >>> tony hayward is defending the oil giant's role in the gulf spill. hayward acknowledged that bp had failed to top the spill and to plan adequately for an accident of that spill. but he said his company has a strong safety record and is not solely to blame for the disaster. >>> the obama administration wants tighter oversight of gas and oil pipelines, following several major accidents. just last week, 40 homes were destroyed and at least 4 people killed in a san francisco suburb. the new plan sent to congress, would increase fines for safety violation and provide more money for inspectors. >>> firefighters are hunkering down against a fire burning in the sierra nevada 100 miles north of los angeles. hundreds

lama hasan has details this morning. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning. the pan tiff has another packed day today. first off a private mass at a chapel here in london. following that, he will be meeting with catholic schoolkids, as well as politicians, including former prime minister tony blair and gordon brown. and other leaders, as well. the pope got off to his first full day of his visit, touching down in edinburgh airport and being welcomed by the queen. the queen gave him art. and the pope gave her a gospel. both gave short speeches. the pope spoke about inserting the value of god and religious, attacking atheism. and for the first time, pope benedict xvi admitted that the church hasn't done enough on handling church abuse cases. of course, he'll get the chance to meet with about ten victims of sexual abuse here, most likely on saturday. >> lama, as you know, this trip was widely criticized. what do people think of it so far? >> reporter: i think his trip was not expected to generate this much interest because of sluggish ticket sales to the open-air

yes i don't think that he meant they don't care about the outside world just invite the dalai lama and you will have. to know that there are certain points where the chinese have a strong sense ability about they say they want the end not of the world and on one way they are very careful in stepping on the stage of the world because they don't want to be pushed back on the other hand of course they want to have a share a share in their responsibility and their share in the in the voice they want their voice to be heard as well and they're in this in this gap between internal needs for example when we said to chinese politician well why do you care if the dalai lama so big attention just don't say anything then of course they have to the people who expect them to react in certain ways to certain things so as john said that's what what i want to underscore by that you have what is it like you know you say point after we take a short break when we come back we'll continue our discussion on resetting international relations stay with r.t. . if. you're in. charge until the israeli defense f

when asked the dalai lama's religion... >> hindu? >> i'm going to say hindu. >> some sort of middle eastern religion. >> reporter: fewer than half of americans correctly answered that the dalai lama is... >> buddhist. >> reporter: name of the first book of the bible. >> i don't know. >> reporter: more than a third of americans don't know genesis is the first book of the bible. here's another: what day does the jewish sabbath begin? >> i'm going to say saturday. >> it begins on saturday. >> reporter: less than half know the jewish sabbath begins on... >> friday. >> reporter: reverend nancy lane associate pastor at roswell united methodist church just outside atlanta says faith without knowledge can be dangerous. >> somehow we've diluted down the gospel message where people have become more takers than their mutual givers. >> reporter: is your faith more inspiration or information? >> inspiration, clearly. >> reporter: this 55-year-old businessman says he didn't find christianity until he almost lost his life to drugs and alcohol. for

that the democracy card is always being played with doors were also pointed out you know the dalai lama that's what they would be people know the red buttons to press when it comes to the chinese but how much should we expect of that i mean we have an international system financially it's very much in crisis and a lot of people will say. look in your country florida two thousand you know you had an election problem you know i mean why should you be telling everybody else what to do i mean how sensitive should the chinese be about that i mean to say it's irrelevant it's not part of our tradition but there are elements within china itself that say that needs more democratization look i mean democracy is part of the international game at this point it's not only the united states that thinks in these terms we had a discussion at the forum today about democracy every country wants to think of itself as a democracy and it's only because it's an inherent good it's because it's it's seen as a way of legitimate government at this point it's really dissing them going to loot anything with them o

the men were rounded up at a tip and our lama hasan reports about to begin their street. authorities confirmed the men were being held on terror charges related to the pope's visit. night just two miles from the linked to the investigation was taken in for questioning. but police say raids on homes hazardous materials. the pope's day packed with uninterrupted. the pope reaching out to his >> he can say that we are confident in the work of the police, of scotland yard. >> reporter: but from the moment he had been surrounded by vatican guards. popemobile and police have been streets. these measures were reviewed today. no changes were made. lama hasan, abc news, london. >> and a startling story today about a husband and wife who used to work at a nuclear lab in the united states. they were arrested today charged with conspireing to help develop a nuclear weapon for venezuela. they worked at the los alamos national lab in new mexico. the couple are now 75 and 67 years old. they're accused of passing classified nuclear information to an agent they thought was a venezuelan off

abc's lama hasan joins us now from london with the latest. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, ron. those six men are still in police custody. and they're being interrogated. so far, they have not been charged. officers have raided several homes and businesses. but they've not found any weapons or bombmaking materials. now, police received a tipoff about a possible threat to the pope's visit on thursday night. so, on friday morning, armed officers quickly moved in and arrested these men at gunpoint. these men are thought to be of north african origin and aged between 26 and 50 years old. they were arrested just as they were about to start work on friday morning, and two miles from where the pope is staying during his visit. the pope was reportedly told about the arrests. and he was described as being calm. and he continues with his historic visit to britain. at a mass this morning, ron, the pope addressed the issue of sexual abuse within the catholic church. and he said that he apologized for the unspeakable crimes committed by cat

lama hasan, abc news, london. >>> and a startling story today about a husband and wife who used to work at a nuclear lab in the united states. they were arrested today charged with conspireing to help develop a nuclear weapon for venezuela. they worked at the los alamos national lab in new mexico. the couple are now 75 and 67 years old. they're accused of passing classified nuclear information to an agent they thought was a venezuelan official and telling him that the documents were had 0 worth millions of dollars. >>> and a new spotlight on the tea party in the november elections today. tonight former governor sarah palin will speak at the key presidential tate of iowa. and polls show tea parties ahead of the democrats in alaska, florida and pennsylvania. and the newest entry from delaware, christine o'donnell, took to the new stage. jake tapper has been looking into that. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, some officials here at the white house and across town at the republican national committee were convinced that whatever hopes the republican party had of recapturing the

incluye 32 preguntas sobre enseñanza que incluyen este el lugar de nació nament miento de hasta el dalai lama. >> pues, no me sorprende, hemos llegado a la misma conclusión por eso hay en nuestra iglesia un esfuerzo considerable muy favor de la catequesis. >> quienes resultaron saber más sobre la religión? >> los ateos. >> personas que no tienen fe, saben mucho menos que la religión, resulta que son los que más saben. >periodista: los judíoss y mo mormones son los que sabían. los mormones superaron a todos en cuanto al conocimiento de la bi biblia. >> un k encuestados. >> los hispanos y los o afroamerica afroamericanos tenemos que ser de la clase trabajadora. >> muchos desconocían que el pan y el vino era el cuerpo de cristo. >> necesita un conocimiento mayor de la religión. >> tenemos que hacer un esfuerzo de nuestra parte en vez de ver más noviembave las, más fiestas cultivarnos nosotros mismos y nos vamos a beneficiar de ese esfuerzo. >> bueno, la pregunta que más corresponde, fue la constitución que permitía que se rezara en la escuela y el 89 contestó correctamente que no.

lama hasan is in london with the very latest. lama. >> reporter: good morning, george. scotland yard arrested five men, non-british nationals, aged between 26 and 56 years old. at this point, we're told the arrests are connected to the pope's visit. but what we don't know is whether or not this alleged plot was targeting the pope himself or crowd attending the event. the men are in police custody right now. they are being questioned at a london police station. businesses and homes have been searched so far. but so far no dangerous materials or hazardous materials have been found. the spokesman said the papal delegation was told about the arrests this morning. playing down the arrests, they say they don't know if this has any links to the pope's trip. >> with the police, they have -- they have to inquire about this. what we have known isn't enough to be worried about business. the problem, that's not going to change. it's not going to change. it will be the same, the same matter, i think. >> reporter: and the catholic church released a statement today saying we have abso

abc's lama hasan is live in london with today's agenda. good morning, lama. >> good morning to you both. well, it's another busy day for the pope. he'll be attending a private mass this morning in london, and later today he'll meet with catholic schoolkids. so far, judging by the welcome he got yesterday and the papers this morning, "the daily mirror," for example, has "pope idol" on the front, all in all the pope's first full day here went well, better than expected. after months of planning and preparation, costing an estimated $20 million, it was a royal welcome fit for a head of state. after a short speech by the queen -- >> your holiness, your presence here today reminds us of our common christian heritage and of the christian contribution to the encouragement of world peace and to the economic and social development of the less prosperous countries of the world. >> reporter: the leader of the catholic church made this poignant message. >> let us never forget how the exclusion of god, religion, and virtue from public life leads ultima

>> lama, the police are questioning the suspects right now. but so far, they haven't found any weapons or any hazardous materials? >> reporter: so far, they haven't, no. but that's exactly what they're searching premises, business premises, as well as homes. what we do know is they're searching these places here in central london. but that's the kind of thing th the looking for. but so far, they have not found anything. >> and no more specifics about what exactly the threat was? >> reporter: no. just that these five men were arrested over a terrorist threat, under the terrorism act here in central london. but, of course, police are not taking any chances with the pope being in the country, in central london. so, that is why they moved in quick. and as i said, the searches are still continuing at this moment. and those men are still being questioned. >> lama hasan, thank you very >>>s thi morning, a in on su school. >>>s thi morning, a in on su school. cheerleading squad, after her mom complained that a team cheer was too suggestive. parents ar

good morning, lama. >> good morning to you both. well,er, there is some controversy, but it's also a significant visit as the british prime minister david cameron said this will be an important and historic trip because not since 1982 has a pope visited the united kingdom. and this will be pope benedict xvith first state visit, one that is hoped will be an opportunity to re-energize the roman catholic church here in britain. and it's an expensive trip. the cost is estimated at $18 million plus $2 million just for security. the pontiff has a packed schedule. he will touch down in scotland later this morning. he'll be welcomed by the queen and other members of the royal family at the royal palace in edinburgh. also on his trip, though, benedict xvi is said to be meeting with alleged abuse victims most likely on saturday, his fifth meeting since becoming leader of the catholic church. >> if i saw the pope now and had anything to say to him, i would demand that he pass over all the documents, gave instructions to the church -- >> i was

the city will host the dahli, lama. next month. the leaderrer who is in exi'll exile, will be honored. the chinese government banned him from the country. and guy that does it for arts and entertainment. >>> there's much more ahead on update news when we return. we will check in with the sports desk and have a little q special and a with the new football coach. we go to the press room and tells us who to expect. the women's soccer team hits the field with the first game of the season. students write letter home about the start of school year. >>> deer mom and dad i'm hoping what the school year goes well. it gets me one step closer to be graduated. i swear i'm willing to learn. i do really need this degree can i just marry a rich guy. i'm freaked out about work can school and i'm missing the home cooked meals. i cry myself to sleep at night. it is a huge challenge to me because everything is so different. only two more semesters and is the job hunt begins. hopefully all goes well. please sent more money and cookies. love you. pleas

when asked the dalai lama's religion. >> hindu. >> i'm going to say hindu. >> some sort of middle eastern religion. >> reporter: fewer than half correctly answered he is. >> buddhist. >> name the first book of the bible. >> i don't know. >> reporter: more than a third of americans don't know that genesis is the first book of the bible. here's another what day does the jewish sabbath begin? >> i'm going to say saturday. >> begins on saturday. >> reporter: less than half know that the jewish sabbath begins friday. reverend nancy lane associate pastor at ross well united me thothist church outside atlanta says faith without knowledge can be dangerous. >> somehow, we've diluted down the gospel message where people have become more takers than mutual givers. >> reporter: is your faith more inspiration or information? >> inspiration, clearly. >> reporter: the 55-year-old businessman says he didn't find christianity until he almost lost his life to drugs and alcohol. for him, religion is based on a spirit of faith, not a fact sheet. >> can i say it's irrelevant? >> reporter: irrelevant? >> yeah.

the dalai lama has blessed it and it's insured for $5 million. a person worked for a year to bring it to the south bay. >> it's something that can make people, myself, to do something, you know, emotional when seeing the buddha. >> reporter: there was a power struggle to bring the statue to this location. it happened between two local businessmen. there was some bad blood between them, finger-pointing and a lot of local politics but now that the statue is finally here, the monks hope that everyone can just move on. in other words, follow buddha's teachings. >> they do the happiness. [ pause ] >> all right. i'm sure it's going to be a very popular weekend in the south bay. will the rain get to the south bay? >> the rain will get to the south bay but as the rain moves from the north to the south, we are going to see decreasing amounts of precipitation because it's going to start to fizzle out. by the time it gets to santa cruz we'll see .05" of rain. but for the first storm of the season it's panning out to be potent. it looks like the north bay co

less than half know that the dalai lama is buddhist. a question on the yuk reis gave a lot of catholics trouble. 45% don't know that it's not the body and blood of christ. and more than half of all protestants polled did not know who the first protestant was. asked what was the person whose writings and actions inspired, given the choice, john wesly thomas aquinas, only 45% picked martin luther. martin luther had a problem with the increasingly poor decisions of the roman catholic church. david cross stars in a show called "the increasingly poor decisions of todd margaret." here's a clip. >> look, i know this is sudden, but i got this amazing job offer to go to london and head up this office there. but here's the thing, i got to leave tomorrow. >> oh. >> this isn't breaking up, okay? >> todd -- >> please, let me do this. >> todd -- >> well, it's too good to pass up. >> todd, two weeks ago i made the mistake of sleeping with you. that mistake doesn't make me your girlfriend. oh, man, come on, you've got to go out the window. my date's he

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>> thanks to lama hasan reporting live this morning from london. thanks. >>> police in oregon are making changes in the search for an 8-year-old boy. kyron horman has been missing since june. police in the portland area say they have spent more than a million dollars looking for the little boy. they're not saying that they are changing the search, but they are scaling it back. but a smaller task force of eight to ten people is now in charge of the investigation. >>> jurors in a connecticut murder trial have sat through another day of some pretty dramatic testimony. it was so emotionally wrenching the judge ended the day's session by telling the jurors they could give each other a hug. here now is andrea canning. >> reporter: after three long years dr. william petit finally came face to face this week with steven hayes, one of the two men accused of killing his wife and two daughters in a brutal 2007 home invasion. >> i mostly focused on the questions i was being asked. just tried to do the best i could for my family. >> reporter: in court petit end

. >>> what do lady gaga and the dalia lama have in common? sounds like a jar son carson right? i'm sorry. i'm too old to be mentioning that. they are both on twitter, along with about 100 million other people around the world. we'll have to twitter a how-to lesson this morning and tell you why celebrities, in particular, love tweeting. >> first, we want to get the latest on the big storm up and down the east coast today. dave price is in wilmington, north carolina. good morning, dave. >> good morning, maggie. this is what happens when you get 20-plus inches of rain over four or five days in a row. there's just nowhere for this water to go, and that's the big concern throughout north carolina and, indeed, up and down much of the mid-atlantic states, as we head through the next 24 hours. right now, we've broken all sorts of records. you can see t >>> remember yesterday we were saying it didn't have to have a name to be a problem. dave just proved it and first warning doppler radar. we are in a river of moisture showing no signs of letting up. we thought earller, take a look, that

but we came pretty close when we asked is the daili lama buddhist? it's really all about feeling and loving jesus and having a relationship with him rather than knowing something about the tradition. i think that's one piece of it. and another is we're doing a poor job in our public schools and of teaching kids about the religions of the world. >> do you think that's correct, greg, that you don't need to know jesus to love him? >> i can't speak to whether or not it's correct that knowing about these things is a prerequisite to having strong faith. we know that the united states is a very religious country. it's a nation of believers. but as the survey shows, it's also true that there are major elements of religion, major elements of people's own faiths that they're not aware of. there's no question about that. >> steven, one other point we should make here, there wasn't enough of a muslim sample to make it into the poll, but what you did find was talking to other folks, atheists, agnostic, jewish, mormon, protestant, and catholic that there was a rea