and we love you. >> terry moran is with us now. you can hear the incredible choir and the organ in st. patrick's behind us. but we were talking, it's hard to imagine another leader being able to walk into that chamber, tackle suchish sures, you know, immigration, all the way to the death penalty, abortion, climate change, in front of such a polarized congress and yet he seems to do this all with a smile. >> reporter: he does, doesn't he? this is a pope who believes that the real value of religious faith isn't doctrine or worship, it's getting things done. he believes the gospels quire that. and he tries to enlist everyone he meets in that cause, including in the congress of the united states. >> terry moran has been traveling with the pope. we'll see you again tomorrow night, terry. we will have much more later here on this broadcast and tonight on "nightline" and "good morning america." >>> we move on tonight to the other news on this day and a developing headline out of seattle. a deadly collision, a highway shut down. authoritie

for "nightline," i'm terry moran. >> our thanks to terry moran for his ongoing coverage of the migrant crisis. >>> up next, what's it like to become brilliant practically overnight in the mind-blowing story of a genius who started out just like the rest of us. >>> "twilight" star kellen lutz pushing the physical limits of his body and gravity. i sure had a lot on my mind when i got out of the hospital after a dvt blood clot. what about my family? my li'l buddy? and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital but i wondered if this was the right treatment for me. then my doctor told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots, but eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. knowing eliquis had both... turned around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. if you

abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran traveling with the pope, leading us off. >> reporter: on a glorious sun-dappled morning at the white house, thousands gathered across the broad lawn. the president's cabinet, the honor guard marching in. the troops bearing the colors. it was the grandest of american pageantry. ♪ then, the trumpets blared and the motorcade arrived. the pope's little fiat bringing all that grandeur a bit back down to earth. every arm aloft, taking pictures. the two men stood together for the national anthems, a striking 21st century image. this first pope from the americas and first african-american president who praised francis as a force for change in the world and an ally, especially on the environment. >> holy father, you remind us that we have a sacred obligation to protect our planet. god's magnificent gift to us. >> reporter: and then, francis spoke. >> good morning. >> reporter: in english, carefully, but with utter calm clarity. >> as the son of an immigrant family, i'm happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families.

terry moran traveling with the pope. terry, thank you. we'll see you tomorrow night. and we will have much more later on this broadcast tonight. continuing coverage of the pope's trip to america, every step of his journey, later tonight on "nightline," as well, and first thing in the morning on "good morning america." >>> but we do move on tonight to the other news of this day. and a developing headline out of seattle tonight. a deadly collision, a highway shut down. authorities say a charter bus with students slamming into a duck boat filled with tourists. several dead, many critically injured. and abc's neal karlinsky is in seattle. >> reporter: chaos on a downtown seattle bridge. patients sprawled out on the ground. the walking wounded, and others hurt even worse, being triaged right in the middle of the road. >> i got out of my car and there were just bodies just everywhere. >> reporter: all of them, passengers of this duck tour vehicle and a charter bus full of exchange students, both driving across seattle's aurora bridge. >> we were coming around the curve and

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terry moran live from cuba, thank you. >> what an extraordinary opportunity for terry. how can you not feel safe while you're traveling with the pope. >>> and we turn now to arizona where police have a suspect in custody in connection with the phoenix freeway shootings. but they're still shooting for a motive. leslie allen merritt jr. was arrested in those shootings. appearing in court, telling the judge they got, quote, the wrong guy. we get more from abc's kanya whitworth. >> reporter: good morning to you. investigators are describing it as limited. saying, this investigation is still very much ongoing. even though they have their prime suspect of four of these shootings in jail. he maintains this morning he's not the one responsible for these freeway shootings. this morning, leslie allen merritt jr. facing possibly charges. residents fearing for their >> the person almost took me away from my family. >> reporter: investigators say that a gun pawned by merritt junior was the same gun used in at least four of the freeway shootings, including this one, that injured a 12

terry moran, abc news, munich. >>> back here at home, to an alarming airplane mix-up. the plane not fit to travel long routes over water. midway, the airline caught the mistake, but decided it was safe to go on. saying we've revised our software. aviation analyst colonel steve ganyard is here. was it safe? >> yes. but there were people along the line, somebody could have caught it. the good news is, they fixed it, and our hope is that no one else will make this mistake. >>> ten of the world's auto makers making a commitment to safety. change is on the way that could save thousands of lives every year. here's david kerley. ï ¿>> reporter: it's called automatic braking. i'm going to play the distracted driver. if you aren't paying attention, a series of cameras and sensors are. and the car will automatically apply the brakes if you don't. we tested the technology when it was first being added to cars. and so i'm getting really close to this obstacle and it just takes over everything. that is striking. just amazing. technology that could be a game-changer in a common cr

terry moran, abc news, on the island of kos, greece. >> terry, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to pope francis tonight on the eve of his visit to america. a new pole showing american catholics growing more accepting of nontraditional families. nine in ten say a household with a mother and father is ideal for bringing up children. 48% believe children raised by unmarried parents living together is as good as any other arrangement. 43% believes children raised by gay and lesbians is now as good. our exclusive with pope francis, inside the vatican, the pope telling me he is ready for his visit to the u.s. as he took questions with us from three different cities. the pope and the people, our papal audience with americans asking questions and sharing their stories of struggle friday night at 10:00 right here on abc. >>> a depression churning in the pacific at this hour, also tonight the extreme temperatures up and down the east coast. tomorrow what should be the fifth day of a heat wave in philly in new york. ginger zee telling us the heat wave expected to break on friday. that extr

abc's terry moran is traveling with the pope. >> reporter: as the papal plane touched down in the u.s., the crowd here started up a very american cheer. ♪ ho, ho, hey, hey welcome to the usa ♪ >> reporter: they rolled out the red carpet. the obamas and the bidens took their places. and there he was. the man in white, who has touched so many with his gift for simplicity. on a windy afternoon, he removed his zucchetto from his head. the president greeting him warmly. a moment of laughter between the two. and meeting the families and walking past the honor guard. when it was time to go, a signature francis moment, with with the president's limo, dubbed the beast, hulking nearby, the pope squeezed himself into a fiat and began his journey. the greeting just hours after francis' final moments in cuba, meeting with families. we're boarding the papal airplane now, bound for the united states. just 90 miles across the florida straits, but a world away. onboard, the cameras were lined up. and we took off with a seatback screen view, leaving cuba behind. and francis answered some questions,

terry moran, abc news, hungary. >> thank you so much. new details this morning on the two georgia brothers accuse add of trying to kill their parents. police say one son told them he had been planning the attack since he was 11. cameron and christopher irvin now 17 and 22 allegedly drugged and brutally beat their parents. they're also accused of trying to blow up their upscale suburban atlanta home. the mother and father have since been released from the hospital. >>> an american airlines flight from miami to chicago was diverted to indianapolis after a passenger became belligerent. witnesses say the woman was screaming and swearing before hitting a passenger. moments later, she kissed a flight attendant and then punched her in the face. that's when the pilot called for large male volunteers to help restrain the woman. she was removed from the plane and arrested. >>> attorney general loretta lynch says she expects more indictments in the justice department's investigation of international soccer. lynch made that comment at a meeting of f

the president and thousands of others were there along with abc's terry moran. >> reporter: on a glorious sun dappled morning at the white house, thousands gathered across the broad lawn. the president's cabinet, the honor guard marching in, the troops bearing the colors. it was the grandest of american pageantry. then the trumpets blared and the motorcade arrived, the pope's little fiat bringing all an grandeur a bit back down to earth. every arm aloft taking pictures. the two men stood together for the national anthem's, a striking 21st century image, this first pope from the americas and first african-american president who praised francis as a force for change in the world and an ally especially on the environment. >> holy father, you remind us we have a sacred obligation to protect our planet. god's magnificent gift to us. >> reporter: and then francis spoke. >> good morning. >> reporter: in english, carefully, but with utter calm clarity. >> as the son of an immigrant family, i'm happy to be a guest in this country which was largely built by such families. >> reporter: defying criti

abc's terry moran has more from the syrian border. >> reporter: we drive an hour outside beirut down backroads and out amid fields of beans we find the camps. >> how are you? >> reporter: for so many children, this is the only home they have ever known. people here build their homes out of whatever they can find. just pieces of wooden boxes and crates. you see tarps some of them provided by the united nations, a screen here. even cardboard boxes. we pay a visit to abu ali, he's lived here for four years. >> what did you think when you left? that you would go back soon? >> frns we thought all this crisis would last four or five months and we would go home, he says. here his wife picks beans for about $7 a day. >> translator: i would die 10,000 deaths for my children, she says. abu ali, father of six is now prepared to take his family on that dangerous journey to europe in a few days. i must get out of here, he says, any way, even the sea, even if it means death. >> by one estimate, 3,000 syrians are leaving lebanon every day for europe. almost as if all at once, they decided there's n

abc's terry moran leading us off. >> reporter: he made his way through the streets of philadelphia. the crowds thrilled but smaller than expected. smothering security shut this city down. but this was the main event for francis. the families so close to his heart. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "love is shown by little things, he told them, like a hug or a warm supper." before arriving at mass, pope francis met private lit with sex abuse victims say he was overwhelmed by shame and promising justice. >> he's holding everyone accountable. and he said in no uncertain terms, this is what i commit to do. >> reporter: earlier, he helicoptered just ten miles north, but into another world. on a mission of mercy. inside philadelphia's largest prison, his simple white cassock a stark contrast in those drab surroundings, francis spoke to about 100 inmates. they listened, some casually, others intently. one in tears to this visitor from so far away. "this time in your life can only have one purpose, to give you a hand getting back on the right road," he said. all of us are part of t

terry moran, abc news, munich. >>> back here at home, to an alarming airplane mix-up. american airlines accidentally deloying an airbus passenger jet that was not certified to make long flights over water. from los angeles to hawaii, more than 2,500 miles. midway, the airline caught the mistake, but decided it was safe to go on. saying we've notified the faa and revised our software. aviation analyst colonel steve ganyard is here. was it safe? >>? sho short, yes. but it is disconcerting that the airplane was allowed to make this long-distance flight. but there were people along the line, somebody could have caught it. the good news is, they fixed it, and i think every other airline in america will make sure they don't make the same mistake. >> steve, thank you. >>> next, ten of the world's auto makers making a commitment to safety. every 17 seconds, in there's a rear-end collision like this. the changes could save tens of thousands of lives every year. here's david kerley. >> reporter: it's called automatic braking. i'm going to play the distracted driver. if you aren'

it is pretty amazing. >> and they are catholic. >> reporter: absolutely. >> terry moran. thank you. >>> the overwhelming response has been really something to witness here in washington. 11,000 on the south laubwn this morning. by some estimates, 25,000 aflt the basilica this afternoon. crowds stretching all the way to the hair rison there. what is it about this pope? the crowds began forming early this morning. pope francis on his way to the white house. cheers erupting the moment the crowd spots him. bypassing his little compact blessing them, as they cheer, "papa!" one girl, in tears, as she reaches out to the pope -- he touches her face, too. the president of a local jesuit school getting a moment to talk with the pope. the pope asking him to pray for him, in english, practicing before his trip. >> pray for me. >> i will. >> don't forget -- >> i won't. >> i need -- >> i promise, i promise. every day. >> reporter: shortly after 11:00 a.m., in the popemobile -- that white jeep wrangler, open on both sides. driving down constitution avenue, signs reading "we love the pop

abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran. >> reporter: he had a name, the dead little boy on the beach. aylan kurdi, 3 years-old. his brother galip, five, died, too. their father, abdullah kurdi, survived. he spoke at a morgue today after identifying the bodies. "everything is gone," he says. they are syrian kurds from near kobane. like so many desperate refugees, they fled to terky and arranged for a boat. this is the central staging area, people wait here for a phone call from their smuggler, they get in a taxi and they go to the beach. the kurdi family came to this beach. abc was there this week when another refugee group waded through the surf, piling into the flimsy dinghy, children lifted in heading into the waves by flashlight. today, in tears, abdullah kurdi remembered how he desperately held one small son in each arm when their boat went over, keeping their heads above water. but they tired, so did his wife, and he lost them all. "my kids were the most beautiful children in the world," he says. for families who actually get to europe, this awaits -- chaos in hungary, tha

abc's terry moran was on that plane when the pope was asked about the new cover of "newsweek," which asks, is the pope catholic? the pope had an answer, and terry begins our team coverage. >> reporter: as the papal plane touched down in the u.s., the crowd here started up a very american cheer. >> hey hey, welcome to the usa! >> reporter: they rolled out the the obamas and the bidens took their places, and there he was. the man in white who has touched so many with his gift for simplicity. on a windy afternoon, he removed his zuchetta from his head, the president greeting him warmly. a moment of laughter as they walk past the honor guard. and then meeting the families and walking past the honor guard. and when it was time to go, a signature francis moment with the president's limo dubbed "the beast" hulking nearby. the pope squeezed himself into that fiat and began his american journey. the grand presidential greeting here just hours after francis's final moments in cuba. a meeting with families. we're boarding the papal airplane now. bound for the united states. just 90 miles across

>> terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. >>> back here at home now, and to that american airlines flight diverted because of an unruly passenger. the woman escorted off the plane because of bizarre behavior, the other passengers recording it all. abc's david kerley covers aviation for us. >> oh! >> reporter: the woman who forced this american airlines flight to divert to indianapolis did not go quietly, or without a fight. >> look forward. >> what do you mean, look forward? i have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: it all started on the miami to chicago flight with another passenger. >> she started kicking the seat of the passenger in front of her, and apparently, he turned around to complain and she hit him. >> reporter: just the start. when a flight attendant tried to intervene and calm her, the flight attendant became the target. >> she grabbed her by the face, kissed her and then punched her in the face. >> reporter: police also kicked and hit during the arrest. hollywood has used scenes like this to make

terry moran, abc news, rome. >> terry, thank you. >>> and now to the economy here tonight. and a milestone for apple, receiving 13 million iphones. the iphone 6-s and 6-s plus, in the first 72 hours. that's a new record. experts say largely thanks to china, because for the first time, china was invited to buy during the opening weekend. but despite the good news, apple stock still taking a hit today, as all of wall street tumbled. the dow closing down more than 312 points, over signs of a coming interest rate hike and a slowdown in china. >>> now, to the big changes coming to your credit card, as of this thursday. millimeters of americans receiving new cards in the mail. the new law requiring each one be fitted with a security chip, making it harder to steal your personal information. abc's rebecca jarvis with what you need to know about your new credit card. >> reporter: caught in the act. watch as this fast food attendant swipes this credit card once, and then secretly, a second time. to steal a customer's personal information right off the card's magnetic strip. >> skimm

terry moran, abc news, hungary. >> terry, thank you. >>> we also have stunning aim js out of japan tonight. an ancient volcano rumbling back to earth, sending smoke and ash a mile into the air, disrupting flights in the area. that volcano located inside the so-called ring of fire. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the crime spree tonight against three states. the accused jewel thief caught on camera. authorities are asking for you to help them track the suspect down. >>> also tonight, the miss america scandal, and now, the e motional apology. the former winner returning to the stage three decades after the headlines that cost her the crown. you will hear what she said. >>> and look at this tonight. the stunning site on the water. the humpback whale jumping into the air, stunning the kayakers right underneath as it comes splashing back down. we'll be right back.you can't breathe through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. a mouthbreather! how can anyone sleep like that? well, just put on a breathe right strip and pow! it instantly opens you

>> terry moran live in maryland with us. terry, thank you. >>> pope francis telling us just a couple of weeks ago when we were invited inside the vatican that he was ready for the trip to the united states, asking americans to pray for him. well, tonight, of course, the frenzy, the preparations and the security. and right here in washington, law makers warned, no fist bumps, no handshakes during that historic joint meeting of congress. abc's cecilia vega with us tonight. it would seem they are trying to avoid that scene that we always see when the president enters for the state of the union. this is the pope, not the president. >> reporter: that's exactly what they are trying to do. i was down there on capitol hill today. they are ready for this. they are ready all over the city, the excitement is building here. david, as you know, the largest catholic church in the country. they are expecting pope francis tomorrow. the crowd that will gather here will be so large, it's enough to fill a basketball stadium. this will be the p

>> terry moran has been covering this for weeks. terry, thank you for joining us again tonight. >>> and one more image. we showed you that girl we met one year ago, hadijah. 10 years old when we met her. her unforgettable smile, living in a camp near the syrian border. boarding the truck in the fields, picking potatoes to help support her family. look, she's growing up one year later. smiling as she watched that report from her one year ago. holding on to hope until this day. listen to this. and unicef telling us tonight, more than $20,000 was raised. viewers, many of you at home, calling in after seeing the reporting last night. if you want to help get the children into class rooms and public schools, go to abcnews.com, click on "world news tonight." and we thank you at home. >>> we move on the to the major health headline tonight. from federal health officials about your blood pressure. stopping a new trial early they say because the results were so dramatic, and listen to this, lowering your top blood pressure number from 140 dow

abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran reporting in from the region tonight on the smugglers and what they're charging every one of those family members for a journey they might not survive. >> reporter: the children's corpses washed ashore overnight. police gently carried them off the beaches in the morning. officials say two overcrowded boats crossing from turkey to the greek island of kos capsized, at least 11 dead. another shocking tragedy in this deepening crisis, this exodus. at least 350,000 people have fled war, terror and poverty entering into europe illegally this year. and more than 2,300 have died at sea trying to get there. fahad is trying, too. he's ten months old. we met him and his family in izmir, turkey, as they prepared to risk everything in a smuggler's boat to greece. they're syrian, fleeing the chaos there. we learn that smugglers charge $1100 for adults, half price for kids. we saw how local merchants turn a grim profit, too. >> look at this. this is not a life-saving device. this is for a little child. the store owner didn't want us around after that. ever

terry moran, abc news. >> terry, our thanks to you again tonight. >>> there's definitive word out of france this evening, investigators confirming that debris, a piece of a plane's wing that washed up on a beach in the indian ocean five weeks ago now is from malaysia flight 370. authorities say numbers on the debris matched the serial number of that missing plane. >>> now to a deadly accident at camp lejeune in north carolina. one marine killed, 11 injured detour during a training exercise. a military helicopter making a hard landing, the fifth deadly aviation accident for the marines just this year. >>> the new scandal facing security agents at america's airports. the new video, what some agents are accused of doing as you pass through security. abc's david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: in video obtained by abc news, a female officer unseen manipulates a scanning machine so that travelers a male tsa officer found attractive would be sent over to him. he's seen inappropriately patting down those male passengers, at least ten cases over several months. the two denver officers f

terry moran leading us off. we thank you. >>> the archbishop here in philly, the city would gladly change its name to francisville and cecilia vega has been out on the streets with locals and people who have traveled great distances to be here. se similar cecilia, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you. it, right? what do you do when a million people descend on your city? let me show you, this is what happens in philadelphia. security fences go up. million of people showing up in a matter of hours, that's more people at any event so far on his u.s. trip. brotherly love has nothing but love for pope francis. they made their best pope francis hats. philadelphia cannot get enough of pope francis. so, who are you guys waiting for? >> there he is. >> reporter: when he finally arrived, the pope rolled through the birthplace of democracy. in his popemobile, waving, smiling, baby after baby after baby hoisted over the crowd, handed over to security and raised up for a papal kiss. the welcome mat look