. -- mercy designated by pope francis. he's going to talk a little bit about what it means to be a missionary of mercy, his trip to rome, and how we can also continue to enter more deeply into this year of mercy. >>> welcome back to "mosaic", i am angela pollick for the archdiocese of san francisco, today we are continuing our journey through the year of mercy. with me today is father john david riva, he plays a special role in the year of mercy is a missionary mercy designated by pope francis. father john entered the order in 1990, he was born and raised in southern california area after he completed his education, he worked for the bank of america. the la police department, and the u.s. postal service. he's also served in the military. after completing formation, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1999. he served at st. lawrence and watts in la, and most recently has been working at -- as the champlin and the rector here in san francisco. welcome, father john. >> thank you. good morning >> it is so nice to have you, we

. >> pope francis made his debut on instagram just in time for palm sunday. his new account already has over 1.4 million followers. here is allen pizzey. >> reporter: pope francis abandoned his prepared palm sunday text to compare what he called refugees arriving in europe to those who washed their hands of jesus ahead of his crucifixion. making use of the wider audience the special day provided is typical pope francis. this weekend he embraced a way to reach out instagram. a sign he called beginning is a new journey. he picked up 1 million followers in 12 hours. the pope tweets in nine languages including latin to more than 25 million followers. he doesn't type his own tweets. usually quotes from his speeches. but approves every one. his instagram pictures will be chosen by a senior media adviser according to deputy vatican spokesman greg burke. >> you are not going to see, pope francis with a selfie stick here saying, "welcome to my home." but he knows how that can be important. he knows the importance of getting the image out. >> reporter: pope francis the

pope francis going viral faster than you can say holy hashtag. >> pictures of pope francis go viral, so, it's a match made in heaven you could say. >> reporter: instagram's ceo there for the big launch. >> the power of an image was that it could transcend culture or language and it can speak to the sky's really the limit for him. >> reporter:ew traditions for an old institution. this pope, already perfecting the oto-op. from the first family, to little kristupas. during his u.s. visit last year, i even got in on the action. #selfiegoals. pope francis might already be the coololt pope of all, but if he's praying for true instagram success, he'll have to step up his selfie game. thank you for joining us on this from sony picture studios, it's america's game. wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show, pat sajak and vanna white. here we come! marching into your living room. are you marching? thank you, jim. "thank you, folks. have a good show. see you later. pat: hey, how you doing? well, this is it. there's no turning back now. our first "toss up," it'

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pope francis going viral faster than you can say holy hashtag. >> pictures of pope francis go viral, so it's a match made in heaven, you could say. >> reporter: instagram's ceo there for the big launch. >> the power of an image was that it could transcend culture or language and it can speak to anyone anywhere in the world. the sky's really the limit for him. >> reporter: new traditions for an old institution. this pope, already perfecting the photo-op. from the first family, to little kristupas. during his u.s. visit last year, i even got in on the action. #selfiegoals. pope francis might already be the coolest pope of all, but if he is praying for true instagram success, he'll have to step up his selfie game. #blessed. a million followers and counting already. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. we will see you right back here tomorrow night with, of course, david's special broadcast from cuba. thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecilia vega. have a great night.

pope francis made his debut on instagram just in time for palm sunday. allen pizzey reports. >> reporter: pope francis abandoned his prepared palm sunday text to compare what he called indifference to migrants and refugees arriving in europe to those who washed their hands of jesus ahead of his crucifixion. making use of the wider audience the special day provided is typical francis. and this weekend he embraced another way to reach out, instagram. a sign-up he called beginning a new journey. he picked up 1 million followers in 12 hours. the pope already tweets in nine languages, including latin, to more than 25 million followers. he doesn't type his own tweets. usually quotes in his speeches but approves every one. his instagram pictures will be chosen by a senior media adviser according to deputy vatican spokesman greg burke. >> you're not going to see pope francis with a selfie stick here saying welcome to my home. but he knows how that can be important. he knows the importance of getting the image out. >> pope francis is the second most followed worl

they want to go straight to pope francis. pope francis is being known as a more radical figure in the catholic church than his predecessors. could he prove to be a reformist in terms of cover-ups of child sex abuse? >> he sure has the power and he has the right time in history to be able to do something. however, if the past is a predictor of the future, roman pontiffs have said many things but have acted and done absolutely nothing. if pope francis starts to fire bishops and remove bishops beginning with cardinal pell and various others, then possibly we'll have some hope, but until there are real severe consequences for bishops, they're going to continue to make the same decisions on not calling police and not children. anchor: thank you for giving us your time, talking about the new allegations of clergy sex abuse of children in the united states. a humanitarian disaster is brewing on the border of greece and macedonia, that's according to the head of amnesty international in greece. more than 11,000 people are now gathere

this is one of the two fiats donated by a car company that pope francis used in his famous visit. in the visit last september the pope received attention riding around d.c. in the humble fiat while the others cars. the archdiocese plans to use the car to promote the various events around the city. it is using the #drivewithfrancis. this is one of eight that the car company donated and brought for the pope's use. the two others were given the organizations. among those who took a look at today was the cardinal of washington. >> we hope it reminds everybody of the visit he had here and the great time for us in washington. >> the blessing to the holy oil will be used throughout the city throughout the year and the fiat will be here for another hour. but it will be promoting various causes that the catholic church has. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. you know you are big if the car you rode in one time turns into a celebrity. maureen: and it's valuable. a cool weekend. it has not affected the cherry blossoms. doug: no. cold. nasty. but didn't do any dama

pope francis might already be the coolest pope of all, but if he is praying for true instagram success, he'll have to step up his selfie game. #blessed. >> a million followers and counting already. >>> "good morning america" and "this week" in the morning. we'll see you right here tomorrow with david's special broadcast from cuba. this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- an operations manager from orlando, florida... an urban planner from providence, rhode island... and our returning champion, a college instructor from squamish, british columbia, canada... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. let's start out today by talking about taxes. somebody in our studio audience was asking me about that the other day.

pope francis going viral faster than you can say holy hash tag. >> the pictures a pope francis, it is a match made in heaven you could say. >> the ceo there for the big launch. >> it transcends culture or language they can speak to world. institution. this pope already perfecting the photo op from the first family to little chris davis during his us visit last year. i even got on the action. hash tag sell the goals. pope francis may be the coolest purple ball but if he is praying for true instagram success he will have to step up his cell the game. hash tag blessed. saw a lot of rain yesterday. a lot of plans yesterday. are we in for round 2. bill logan has answers to that >>> a tampa police officer was almost hit by a wrong way driver onto 75. the officer was heading north near fowler and saw the officer -- car cramming near him. we will update this story to the next newscast. >>> we have a cloudy day but then clearing and cooler with a high of 75 before the temperatures tumble this afternoon. >>> see you in an hour. >>> good morning, america. new over night. fists fly. violence brea

she received help after she met pope francis. the 12 year old was blessed on the tarmac back in september. for nearly a year, she's l -- battled a mystery illness -- mystery illness. >> but since meeting the pope, her life has changed. reporter: julia was blessed by the pope during the darkest days of her illness. just 12 years old, she would lie in bed and wonder if she would live there the works in mysterious ways, the nuns used to tell us. >> the pope was like truly, like the most amazing thing that's ever happened to me. the pope changed everything. reporter: for julia and her parents, every day is say gift that they think is delivered by the pope himself. >> since the pope's visit, its been a wonderful blessing. reporter: you may remember julia, she was a normal preteen girl before she started getting sick. >> i was scared for my life. you know, doctors were just shrugging their shoulders they didn't know what to do. reporter: soon she couldn't walk and no one could figure out what was wrong. >> it was scary. i would go to b

pope francis first photo showedd him with his head bowed. you can see it right there kneeling in prayer with the caption pray for me in nine ni different languages. if you want to follow him, pope francis' instagram account is fran cyst cuss. he's on twitter, also. that was quick.as i remember when they did that. well, you know what. everybody has to be on social s media these days. > a lot of people will be checking social media for the weather. especially tomorrow, right? >> right. at again what fox fox5 d.c.c. tomorrow morning is going to be a little bit tricky. right now it's moving the afternoon, though, we are ar talking about a lieutenant oft o heavy rainfall that is going to head in. we're going to watch tomorrow carefully with that rain tomorrow, by tomorrow night that's my concern when the temperatures are expected to drop right near the freezing point and then by monday intonto the early morning hours we might see of that actually become a about it of a problem. p we're going to nail it for you once we get p into the morning hours

. >>> the marine killed in iraq yesterday has been identified, be lewis cardoon temecula, pope francis made his debut on instagram, just in time for palm sunday. he already has over 1.4 million followers. >> reporter: pope francis abandoned his prepared palm sunday text to compare what he called "indifference" to migrants and refugees arriving in europe to those who washed their hands of jesus ahead of his crucifixion. making use of the wider audience the special day provided is typical francis, and this weekend he embraced another way to reach out-- instagram-- a sign-up he called "beginning a new journey." he picked up one million followers in 12 hours the pope already tweets in nine languages, including latin, to more than 25 million followers. he doesn't type his own tweets, usually quotes from his speeches, but approves every one. his instagram pictures will be chosen by a senior media adviser, according to deputy vatican spokesman greg burke. >> you're not going to see pope francis with a selfie stick here saying welcome to my home. but he knows that can be important, he knows th

the pope is calling for peace. pope francis washed and kiz ssed the feet of 12 refugees in rome. originally it's only involved catholic men and priest but since pope francis, women and noncatholics have been called to participate. >>> let's look at the weather on this good friday. and a lot of people wanting to get those easter egg hunts in this weekends. so, hopefully you have good news. >> a few exceptions out there though here for the weekend. i am tracking a few showers to the northeast this morning. showers moving through areas of upstate new york through central pennsylvania. bring your umnt brel brella for the morning commute. showers and storms across the state of florida right now. and showers and storms, meanwhile, heat in the southwest. a beautiful easter weekend for many parts of the country. that's a look at your national forecast, now here's your local forecast. we're looking at showers and storms across the east here. have the umbrella through the midafternoon hours, d.c. through new york and heat and thunderstorms with temperatures in the 80s in the southeast. ove

that radiance carried into the church of pope francis. the three days after death marking his resurrection. here at home timothy cardinal dolan led a mass at st. patrick's cathedral speaking about what is at the heart of this easter celebration. >> let us listen to the quiet hearts of god. let us meditate how god, in times past, saved his people. >> i blessed easter baskets. christians will congregate to reflect on sacrifice, forgiveness and rebirth while celebrating the resurrection of jesus christ. easter. and there will be a eight masses held here at st. patrick's cathedral today and, of course, the traditional easter bonnet parade. want to be if you'd like to check that out. live in front of st. patrick's cathedral. >>> a new jersey family is in mourning after two grandparents were killed in a horrific head-on crash. now a 23-year-old driver is under arrest. brian coneybeare reports. >> i couldn't believe two such good people on good friday. >> reporter: friends stunned by what happened to frank and audrey corso in reddington township

health officials are taking actions to contain the spread. 3 pope francis is known for reaching out to the younger generations-- always stopping to take a selfie. well now... he officialy has his own instagram account. you'll find the pointiff under the name "franciscus". however... he won't be taking the time to add all those filters and hashtags-- vatican staff will be posting photos for him. pope francis already has facebook and twitter accounts. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 the bagpipes were out in full force at this street festival in dunedin yesterday... aside from shortage of irish step dancers, traditional irish food... and of course, green beer. according to wallet-hub... tampa bay is one of the best areas to celebrate st. patrick's day... 3 also on that list... was new york city. yesterday... thousands of people lined the streets of fifth avenue for its annual st. patrick's day parade. for the first time ever... some gay and lesbian groups were allowed to march. the parade honors the centennial of ireland's easter rising against british rule. this parade is considered to be the nation's old

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people are encouraged to come out as they were when pope francis was here. we feel the difference. you see the difference in the lack of propaganda posters here. it is all very real. let's get perspective from someone who covered this for a long time on different levels. jim acosta and also ed is on the rainy streets of old havana. it is a beautiful moment to witness history, always when it is a supposed step this the right direction. but these guys have cuban roots and it makes it more significant. >> you are on the streets all alone. not just your popularity but something else. set the mood for us. >> we're not that alone, chris. moments ago, the presidential motorcade came by here. you see this family right up here that we have been talking to them throughout the day. they let us on the roof a while ago and we were told by security agents to get off the roof and come down here. a short while ago, the president's motorcade drove by 20 feet here and got a close up glimpse of what exactly cubans live like, what they have to deal with and this is the -- these are the -- a lot of peo

pope francis celebrates easter mass in st. peter's square. [ speaking foreign language ] >> thousands gathering under tight security. but did terror fears keep the crowds away? >>> wild weather. powerful storms make it look like snow in florida. cars overcome by large hail, neighborhoods turned white. the severe weather threat for easter sunday. >>> and brackets burning. half of the final four now decided. villanova stunning kansas. the dive to the floor. the nailbiting victory. and oklahoma dominating the ducks for a huge win. the big matchups coming next. >>> good morning on this easter sunday. happy holiday to everybody. here's a look at the scene in st. peter's square. where the pope just wrapped up his easter mass. morning. the reporter on the ground says the crowds are smaller this and fears surrounding the terror attacks in belgium earlier this week. >> news on that front overnight. police in italy arresting a suspect accused of providing fake i.d.s to the bombers. >> all of this on top of the arrest of this man in belg

pope francis has said so -- a genocide. pope francis has said so. presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have said so. and now the how it's of representatives -- house of representatives has declared it o as well. i live in lincoln, nebraska, and i am privileged to represent the largest yazidi community in america. and it's not a community that i've gotten to know just recently because of all of the difficulties that they've had. we've worked with them for many, many years. many of these yazidi families were translators for the united states army during the height of the iraq war. and because of that, this body, by law, we gave them special to live ip options for here in america. and many settled in lincoln, nebraska. about a year and a half ago, a number of young men in the yazidi community came to see me. they were on the verge of tears . they spoke passionately, even angrily, and i don't blame them for being angry, congressman, do something, our mothers, our sisters, our families, they're trapped in sinjar. and isis is coming for them

aetro s pope francis, guess where he is likefferent languages. we said, he made it this morning. in the three years that pope francis has been on twitter by the way, he's attracted 25 million followers. the vatican saying earlier this week, he decided to join instagram after meeting with the how are we going to do >> a little girl and killed outside a station. >> three brothers in jail facing were g shooting death of offija colson, special attention has to be paid to where and how they are incarcerated. in order to preserve the integrity of the trial all three brothers have been sent to three separate maryland facilities. michael ford is held in isolation in the prince george's medical unit. his two brothers are in two separate unnamed facilities. >> with inmates with a high profile case like this, it's unprecedented, we have to make sure not only they are well mentally but physically. and that requires our medical staff and we have one medical unit. it would be nearly impossible to headquarters. look at these folks. that, after it cha saws. >>> right now, getting a chilly light

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. >>> pope francis says mother teresa will inter sainthood september 24th. the knop died in 97 at the -- the nun died in 97 at the age of 97. pope francis declared her for sainthood in december when he miracle, the final hurdle to make her a saint. >> incredible woman with inspirational story for all of us. >> our weather can be inspiring, especially when it's above normal, sunny, gorgeous yesterday. >> it was. if you liked yesterday, you would love it today. a lot of people will be complaining. it's too hot, especially for this time of year. we will be close to a record high this afternoon, should top out at 83, 85 is our record for today. let's check out what is happening. a nice quiet morning, yesterday started off with cloud cover and fog in some spots, this morning, skies are clear. pretty at the airport, temperatures are pleasant, 59 degrees, we should be in the 50s as you are heading out the door, the winds are calm. dew point at 52, our humidity at 7 8%. we had you dew point drop a little bit yesterday. it didn't feel as muggy during the afternoon. w

we'll take a look at the prevalence and offer advice to >> pope francis so fish 88 inging palm sunday mass -- officiating palm sunday mass. they celebrate jesus entry into jerusalem days before he's crews identified. >> warning medication poisoning in children appears to be increasing. adult medications even in small doses can lead to loss of consciousness as well as con vul shins. >> -- krista was prescribed pain medications after she and her son were hit by a car two years ago. audio. safe kids says 59,000 kids go emergency rooms each year because a child accidentally took medicine. >> the danger is if it is within reach and within their access and in something they can open and trust me child resistant is not child proof. >> kate of safe kids says children underage three makeup the majority of e.r. visits for medicine poisoning ingesting pain relieve verse vitamins and diaper cream and in 48 percent kids got into grandparents medications. >> they may not be used to what are the rules of your family making sure that they're out of reach. >> this is high enough that he can't get to i

pope francis approved a second miracle to her inner session last december. mother teresa ' missionaries of charities runs 600 orphans, more than 100 homes word wide, to care for what she called the poor he is of the poor. she won the nobel prize in 1979 she died in 1997 at age 87. >> kick the cigarette habit cold turkey may be the best option. according to the american cancer society, people who quit smoking all at once are more likely to be successful than those who cut down on cigarettes gradually. re circumstance chest assigned almost 700 smoke tears quit cold turkey or gradually. after four weeks, 39% of the gradual quitters had stayed off tobacco, compare that to 49%, 10% more, of the cold turkey group. there you have it. all right, still ahead this noon, the fonz is here, he just walked in, henry winkler now writing children's books. we'll tell you how his personal story inspired the way they were written. katy? >> erika, we certainly looking ahead to nice little warming trends. it doesn't last forever, but there is a day in the seven day that we expec

pope francis celebrating mass and calling on christians to find hope. his homily urging the faithful to open their hearts and be joyful, saying, in part, let us not stay imprisoned within ourselves and break open our sealed tombs to the lord so he on the evening of holy saturday came the easter vigil in rome. paraphernalia entering the st. peter's basilica in darkness. the lighting of the pascal candle represents the light of jesus' life. that radiance carried into the church by pope francis and solemn prayer and mourning the three days after death, marking his resurrection. here at home timothy cardinal dolan led a mass at st. peter's cathedral speaking about what is at the heart of this easter celebration. >> let us listen with quiet hearts to the holy word of god. let us meditate on how god in times past saved his people. >> reporter: he then blessed easter baskets filled with food for the celebration. around the world this morning christians will congregate to reflect on sacrifice, forgiveness and rebirth while celebrating the resurrection of jesus

to his surprise, pope francis wrote him back. he told vazquez he was praying for him - and spoke of a quote - holy door to mercy. vazquez says the pope's letter helped him regain his will to live. caught on camera the f-b-i is investigating spraypainting racial slurs on a mosque in plainfield, indiana. the vandals hit early sunday morning as members of the muslim faith prayed inside... spraypainting profanities attacking muslims and linking american muslims to isis. indiana state lawmakers are now being urged to pass laws against hate crimes...it's one of just four states without hate crime laws. new information new plans show the military services are already beginning to recruit women for combat jobs. the navy says it's already collecting submission packages from prospective seal candidates... and could see women serving by this fall. it's national grammar day! the founder of the society for the promotion of good grammar designated march 4th as the holiday back in 2008. to celebrate... do your best to use proper grammar and use

church by pope francis ending the time of solemn mourning. at st. patrick's cathedral, speaking about what is at the heart of this easter celebration. >> let us listen with quiet hearts to the holy word of god. let us meditate on how god, in times past, saved his people. >> reporter: he then blessed easter baskets filled with food for the celebration. around the world this morning christians will congregate to reflect on sacrifice, forgiveness, and rebirth while celebrating the resurrection of jesus christ. easter. as you can see, people are lining up on the sidewalks right now to get into st. patrick's cathedral. the last two masses that have been held here have been standing room only. i am sure that will only continue as cardinal dolan is set to celebrate mass here at 10:15. and outside at around that same time the annual easter bonnet it is a tradition that has been going on here since the 1870s. live at st. patrick's cathedral, magdalena doris, cbs2 news. back to you guys. >> an exciting day at st. pat's. thank you. >>> a community gathered to

pope francis going viral faster than you can say holy hash tag. >> pictures of pope francis go viral. you could say. >> instagram's ceo there for the big launch. >> the power of an image was that it could transcend end culture or language. it can speak to anyone anywhere in the world. the sky's really the limit for him. >> reporter: new traditions for an old institution. this pope already perfecting the photo op from the first family to little chris. during his visit last year, i even got in on the action. #selfie goals. pope francis might already be the coolest pope of all, but if he praying for true instagram success, he'll have to step up his selfie game. #blessed. cecilia vega, abc news, new york. very cute. you know i predict he's going to get a lot more instagram followers. he has close to 9 million on twitter. >> his last photo posted about 11 hours ago. already got 178,000 likes. >> a lot of likes. that's the news for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now," making history in cuba. >> for the first time in 90 years, an american president is in havana, can presiden

pope francis has storm. he gained one million followers in just under 12 hours, a new record for record was 24 hours held by former soccer star david beckham. the pontiff's first photo--sent yesterday-- shows him kneeling in prayer, wiht the caption "pray for me" in 9 languages. now, the "franciscus" account is separate from the official vatican account, but it will be maintained by members of the vatican. 4shot adlib 4shot today: mix of sun high: 45 tonight: partly cloudy. cold. low: 29 tomorrow: partly cloudy. chilly. high: 48 happening today kids today can eggs today in a unusual place! take a look at this! it's the ymca easter egg hunt! last year's event. the event is free to the community, and runs from noon to 2:20 today. now, times may vary based on age group! have you seen this? it's a happiness wall that was set up on fountain square. the goal was just that to make people happy. it was set up by live happy magazine yesterday where visitors could post a message about how their sharing happiness. for

government, you look at the fact that pope francis was the one who really stepped in to bring the two countries together, to basically say settle your differences. this is not about you two, it's about the people. so for the president to be here right now, some say it was part of his plan all along. but there are others who sa he really want today see that this country was making a difference in human rights. you can argue this country has become more oppressive. our government, the u.s. government has given way too much. as we seeee the door open, there for the president to come out and the first family to come out off of air force o one. >> some say, let's talk about repression. as you said, it's increased. the numbers do not lie. if you talk to the human rights commission, it's more than 85 arrests in 2015. so compare that to the president$ coming. he himself said i want to see a change when it comes to human rights. and here we have the president of the united states about to step off air force one. and some say those changes have been taking place. >> reporter: or some say clearl

. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, pope francis also took part in the easter vigil. we will take you to the vatican for his message. >>> also coming up democratic voters in three states cast their ballots the in their ballot for their nomination. which cap date walked away with the most delegates today. >>> walter, we are tracking cloud that will roll in throughout the overnight hours and a cloudy start for our easter sunday. we have details coming up with your full and inclusive accu weather forecast. >>> and ducis rodgers has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> bernie sanders campaign opened its first official sights in south philadelphia today. the supporters gathered a at the office on the 1900 block of east passyunk avenue. volunteers also stopped by to find out how they can get involved in the campaign. >>> and with that said, democrats in alaska, hawaii and washington state went to the polls today. so far bernie sanders is the winner in two of those contests. sanders came out on top in both a last contact and washington state. we are a waiting word

of catholics were on hand at the vatican to hear easter mass from pope francis. speaking before the large crowds at saint peter's square the pope urged worshippers to support the victims of terrorism as well as the victims of the ongoing refugee crisis. queen likz was in attendance other royal family members in attendance were the queen's children, princess anne, prince edward. >> the annual easter egg roll. more than 35,000 ticke handed out for the first family on the south lawn for games, stories and live music. the young entrepreneur has made her sugar-free lollipops a reality. >> i just wonder if they're sweet. >> what does easter monday have in store for us. they say character is what you do when no one is watching. david trone banned the box so people who've paid their debt to society could have a chance. and fought so hard for criminal justice reform, they named a center after him. and because education was his way out david offered it free to employees. and over 14 years ago began offering them partner benefits. evening the playing field has always been d

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in his whom illy pope francis denounce the bombing attacks in europe and africa >>> pope francis addressed the european refugee crisis. thousands of people are blocked at boarder crossings, from continuing their journey to central europe. >> these brothers and sisters encounter death too often on their path or rejection from those that could offer shelter and help >>> one of the points where the refugees are prevented from crossing is the creek macedonian boarder. thousands of refugees waited for weeks for a chance to move on. hoda abdel-hamid reports. >> reporter: yet again they make their wa >> they make their way to greece's boarder to macedonia. they had been told the migrant trail reopened. the refugees left their camps and walked for kilometres. we read it on social media. we celebrated last night. >> the people were not given the correct information. this is what they found - dozens preparing to break through greek police lines, and pushing forwards. >> this is the only hope we have left. they want to take us to military camps, and the e.u. relocation programme can take months, or 2

pope francis is also on twitter. a weekend-long pet adoption drive was such a big success, it had to end one day earlier. -- one day early. we have more information on this shelter that started the event yesterday. because of the overwhelming response, the adoption event ended today because all of those pets found their forever homes. >> it has been such a successful adoption event and it has been so amazing to watch these andrea: there are still some dogs and cats who were not part of the drive and some farm animals as well. the aspca says those animals are being placed at their shelters across the country, but they will hopefully find great homes as well. but that is incredible that people turned out in force. good stuff. steve. s.: that's wonderful. and in weather, not bad. some were showers out there tonight, we will show you doppler xp in a minute. look at this rain that we had from -- look at this temperature range we had from roxboro to fayetteville. if you feel like planting some showers -- some flowers, so f

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