his arrival. pope francis is expected to take off at 5:30. you can follow the latest o o the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> also tonight, for the second day this week carol city high was placed on lockdown due to gunfire. a shooting happening near campus totoay, but this time no bullets struck the school. as police continu to investigate today's incident, a shooting earlier this week. we learned just hours ago 19-year-old stanley reagan was arrested in connection ton exchange of gunfire that sent a bullet through the window of carol city high. sharon lawson is live with how the community is reacting. >> reporter: stanley reagan, he is a known gang member. he was shot in the foreman outside thisis school on wednesday. authorities say he turned himself in today, but this investigation is far from over. a young adult wanted for his alleged involvement inn shooting near a school is now off the streets. 19-year-old stanley reagan turned himself in today, the same day another teen faced the judge in court. authorities say 18-year-old cedric adams and reagan are connected to the shooting

, pope francis is trending onnocial media for scolding an overzealous worshipper in this now viral video. he is seen greeting a crowd. among them a man in a wheelchair. another person grabs the pope causing him to fall on top of ththdisabled man. that's when the pope is seen saying, don't be selfish, don't be selfish. in just under an hour, he'll celebrate mass beforor a crowd of thousands at the border of el paso, texas. hi, laura. >> reporter: hi, jackie. so much excitement here in el paso at the sun bowl. pope francis, he should be wrapping up lunch soon with we'll ride on the popemobile to the grounds. pope francis arrived in ciudad ciudad juarez. his next stop was the state prison where he addressed a crowd of more than 700 inmates. pope francis met with business owners and factory workers before the highly anticipated mass on the border. in el paso thousands have be celebrating the papal sit. musicians like tony melendez graced the stage with their inspiring abilities. you don't see the guitar strapped around his shoulder. that's busines melendez plays with his feet. >> i do

community to come to an end. >>> take a look at t ts brand new video overnight. pope francis taking the popemobile through the streets of mexico city after arriving in the country late last night. crowds lined up for hours before the pontiff's flight even landed. pope francis is spending about five days in mexico. but it was a historic meeting yesterday between pope francis and the head of the russian orthodox church that was 1,000 years in the making. the two met in cuba and signed a joint declaration. nbc 6's julia bagg is many cuba with details. > reporter: havana witnesses the start of a new era that echoes around the world. it began with an embrace and a sense of relief at long last. we are brothers, pope francis told russian orthodox patriarch kirill. they put aside their thousand-year-old differences for three hours at jose march tea airport. a spirit of reconciliation and island among locals and foreigners. >> things will be better than before. >> i think it's great. the more the religions can get alng t better off everybody will be. >> the pope and the pontiff signed a joint de

11:00. >>> developing news tonight. the pope versus trump. shock waves as pope francis weighs into the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransomm to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even exercise stubbornly high cholesterol. what doctors say you need to get rid of to bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in w york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's virtually unheard of, a pope admonishing a u.s. presidential candidate, in this case [ bleep ]donald trump over his immigration plan. pope francis returning home took the reporter's question about trump's pledge to build a border wall. in his answer, implied that trump is not a christian. it was a high-level rebuke to say the least. butrue

new video overnight. pope francis taking the popemobile through the streets of mexico city after arriving in the country late last night. crowds lined up hours before the pontiff's flight even landed. poperancis is spending five days in mexico. but it wasn historic meeting yesterday between pope francis and the head of the russian orgt dorks church that was 1,000 years in the making. the two m in cuba and signed a nbc 6's julia bagg has details. >> reporter: havana witnesses the start of a new era that echoes around the world. it began with an embrace and a ense of relief at long last. we are brothers, pope francis told russian orthodox patriarch kirill. the leaders of rival brancheheof christianity put aside their thousand-year-oldd differences for three hours at jose marty airport. a spirit of reconciliation and renewal that resonates on the island among locals and foreigners. % >> things will be better than before. >> i think it's great. the more the religions can get along, the better off everybody will be. >> the pope and the pontiff signed a joint declaration, signaling the

>>> how an >>> now on 6, off to mexico. pope francis departing cuba just a few momentsgo after an historic pit stop a 1,000 years in the making. >> right now the pope is in the air on his second leg on his trip to mexico city. he is schededed to arrive in mexico city at about 8:30, but he's technically running a little bit ahead of schedule. whenever he does arrive there, there'll be a welcoming ceremony for him in mexico city. >> there'll be a lot of folks there. today's short stop in cuba was an historic one. the sit-down was meant to bridge a 1,000-year old rift in christianity. they kissed on the cheek with are brothers. now things are easier. it was a sometimes tense relationshipipetween east and west. they signed a joint declaration on religious unity. >> here's francis touching down around 2:15 this afternoon. you can see him greeted by raul castro. he had some fun on the way there, too. look at these pictures. showing him wearing that sombrero. the pope taking to twitter before arriving in cuba saying, today is a day of grace. the meeting is a gift from god. pray for us. >

information, as well. pope francis departing mexico city for the last day of his visit, schedule in northern mexico includes a visitito a juarez prison and a stop at a texas border at a moment when immigration is a hot issue for the u.s. presidential campaign. thanks for joining us this midday, i'm shelli muniz. in el paso, texas, will be watching closely. that's where we have laura rodriguez. you've been following the pope's visit every step of the way. what can you tell ? the pope will be sending a special blessing and a special greeting at everyone gathered at the sun bowl. that message will be captured on the jumbotron. the doors here don't open until 12:00 p.m. mountain time, but the pope is well on his wayay to ciudad juarez, as you mentioned. e will be miles from el paso and you can see juarez on the other side of t`e highway. >>> he's such a unifier and his message is one of hope and love that really resonates with us. >> i think he's going to explicitly and openly ask >> reporter: pope francis boarded a plane in mexico city and this morning he greeted dozens of people anxious to get

the that was uprooted in broward county. >>> today pope francis will celebrate mass in the border town of juarez mexico. across the border in texas thousands will fill sun bowl stadium to watch a simulcast of the mass. >> repter: pope francis ncluded his fourth day in mexico accompaniel by youth at a stadium in moralia more than 80,000 people from different parts of the country listened to his message about the right to live without drugs and violence. earlier in the day his holiness was given keys to the city. >> he is such a union afire and love that really resonatesith us. >> reporter: andrea traveled to el paso from south florida toto join dozens of women on a border pilgrimage. solidarity with migrants is expected to be a key theme during the pope's final stop in juaz juarez. >> it was so sisi for us to cross the idge, but thinking about all of the women who risk their lives to cross the border with their children, all the people who have died in the easy. >> the bishop of el paso says the sister cities are one catholic community. those are can't make it to mexico can celebra

capitol hill last year, pope francis courted controversy urging congress to do more to fight poverty and global warming. in south carolina donald trump sosonded surprised when he learned that pope francis questioned his faith. >> i guess you're the pope. at did the pope say? i like the pope. >> reporter: francis said a person who thinks only about building walls and not building bridges is not chrtian. the pontiff had gone to the migrants fleeing poverty and chaos. trump fired back. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. >> reporter: trump slammed mexican leaders who opposed a wall. >> they're using the pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: jeb bush a roman catholic. >> that's not an unchristian thing to to make sure people don't come across our border illegally. >> the vatican city controls who comes in and when they come in. as a result the united states has a right to do thaha as well. >> reporter: bernie sanders courted black leaders in washington. hillary clinton in las vegas last night wit

updates on the campaign trail. >>> right now pope francis is on his way back to vatdican city after a historic five-day trip to mexico. earlier today he concluded his country, symbolically tracing the path of migrants to the u.s. and ending up at the border. >> reporter: a very busy day. on his final day in mexico, he sent a message of hope, compassion and change. and as he off does during his trips, he asked everyone to pray for him. a final good-bye from pope francis to the mexican pepele as he departs for rome. his hollyiness concluded his visit. during his the pontiff al made a special stop on the edge of the ro grande where he blessed people standing on the u.s. side of the border. but one of the most unifying he said a few words for everyone gathered at the sun bowl in el paso. pope francis said thanks to the help o o technology everyone can pray, sing and celebrate together and no border will ever impede them from sharing god's love. >> just one god, squus onejust one pope. so we all celebrated together. >> r rorter: earlier in the day he addressed a crowd of 700 prisoners. s

everyone is expect to be okay. >>> today pope francis will celebrate mass in a troubled border town in mexico but across the border in texas thousands will be filling the sun bowl stadium to watch a simulcast of that service. we sent laura rodriguez to el paso for that historic event. >> reporter: pope francis concluded his fourth day in mexico accompanied by youth at a stadium. more than 80,000 people from different parts of the country listened to his message about the right to live without drugs and violence. earlier in the day his holiness celebrated mass and headed to a cathedral where he was given keys to the city. >> he is such a union firere and his message is one of hope and love that really resonates with us. >> reporter: andrea traveledto el paso from south florida to join dozens of women on a border solidarity with migrants is expected to be a key theme during the pope's f fal stop. >> it is so easy for us to cross the bridgeecause we have a passport and documents but thinking about all the women who risk their lives cross the border with their children, all the people w

taking a live look from mexico where pope francis is making his way to celebrate mass in ciudad juarez. his focus is on immigration and the thousands who have died trying to cross the border there. he's on his way there, laura. >> reporter: he is, jackie. they are tracking his every move. this is essentially a massive watch party in el paso, texas, on the other side of the border. i want to pan over to the jumbotron. that's where everybody is watching the pope. he is arriving at the fairground in the popemobile. the music is picking up here. the event is called "two natioio, one faith." the pope's's final day in mexico began with a greeting to those in ciudad juarez. he road the popemobile to visit inmates at a state prison. some prisoners wept as they listened to the pope's words of compassion. his holiness asked them to stop the vicious cycle of violence and exclusion and encouraged them to write a new story. thousands in el paso gather for a celebration at the sun bowl. the pope is expected to bless the crowd in texas from an altar that is set up along the border. he will pra

your child's school stacks up. >>> now, on 6, pope francis set to arrive in cuba in just about three hours looking to heal a 1,000-year-old riri in christianity. the pontiff meeting with the leader of the russian orthodox church who is already in havana. thank you/for joining us today. >> nbc 6 traveling to cba to cover the historic meeting that we're talking about here. the tdown is generating as you can imagine a a lot of talk in social media. a lot of people intrigued by this, by an unprecedented face-to-face. it's apparently been in the work within the catholic church for years, it's caught a lot of people by surprise. >> reporter: there is certainly an atmosphere expect yancy here right here on the tarmac of the airport in havana, cuba. half of this duo is already here. the russian plane you can see behind me. now we're just waiting for pope francis to touch down. for a few hours, heads of opposing christian churches will meet one another in a spirit of good will. pope francis of the roman catholic church and the leader of the russian orthodox church. 962 years have not healed t

prison eak. >>> and the riot comes less than a week before pope francis is >>> now over 100 years later, we finally heard this. >> that's what we've been lookininfor. >> those are waves that came from a collision of two black holes,urst 20 times as big as the sun. the waves are ripples in space time, similar to dropping a rock into a pond. the discovery proves the last ece of einstine's theory of relativity. >>> and now meteorologist,ing into the grips of bitter cold. >> we will be inside, the reason why, this polar vortex, or a a high of only 9 in minneapolis. we'll see the winds relax a bit, yesterday you heard them rattling. it looks like that will subside but tomomoow, throughout the weekend, get ready for some very bitter cold across the country. now a look at the weather where you are. we're look ath showers and lake effect snow in the midwest. and h hhs only in the single digits and nicer out the west. so, good news, it only lasts about 48 hours. by monday, already getting better. >> but it's going to be a brutal 48 hours. >>> new details on the rest of those hillary clinto

prison if convicted. >>> right now pope francis is in the air on his way to cuba. he'll be meeting with the leader of the russian orthodox church which could heal a very, very long rift between the western and eastern branches of this has been a long time coming. his meeting with patriarch car ril will bridge a divide that has lasted 962 years. in the year 1054 the power struggle boiled over between rivals of eastern and western christian churches, their leaders excommunicated each other and the churches have not reconciled since then. today's meeting will be on neutral ground at the airport and not at a church. raul castro is expected to be there as well to greet both leaders. the pope expected to leave for mexico at 5:30 this afternoon. >>> we have an in depth section called cuba crossroads on our nbc 6 news and weather aap. you'll find all of julia bagg's reports. she's in cuba with complete coverage of the pope's visit to havana. >>> another reminder for you. valentine's day is the day after tomorrow. and more that you don't forget. as you might have guessed, it is the peak season f

smart ship setting sail. >>> harsh words from pope francis. his message for mexico's elected leader. >>> if you're all about art, you're in luck. we head to the coconut grove arts festival. here's adam. >>> some fresh low 60s out there now. evening. checking out your weekend. >>> batter cruise ship forced to return to port. coast guard inspectors scoured the ship for damage. the ship along with more than 6,000 people on board returned early to its home port in new jersey last week after being caught in a powerful storm. everyone on that voyage was given a full refund and 50% off its next cruise. >>> three people are dead. dozens of others injured after this pile up on a central pennsylvania highway involved more than 50 vehicles. the crash hadded early this morning. west philadelphia. you can see the tractors and box trucks tangled. no word on what caused the chain reaction accident. weather is believed to be a factor. >>> pope francis celebrating the first mass of it visit to mexico. thousands greeted the pope. ta basilica is considered to be one of the most important shrines to th

. forecasters predict a warm up a little bit later this week. >>> a busy day in mexico for pope francis. the pontiff stopping by a pediatric hospital tonight. one little girl in a wheelchair gave him a handmade valentine's card. the pope ventured into a crime-ridden area of mexico city leading a huge outdoor mass with trapped by the city's drug violence. >>> the head of the russian orthodox church met fidel castro in havana on saturday for a private meeting. the patriarch and castro met at castro's home. this meeting comes a day after patriarch held a historic meeting with pope francis. >>> haiti has a new president, at least for the next 120 days. he was formally installed this afternoon to fill a void. the president was barred by the country's constitution in seeking a second term. run-off elections were delayed. that was amid deep public suspicions about possible vote rigging. a new round of elections will >>> new tonight, a big loss for aventura police. quantum passed away due to some complications from surgery. the german shepard was a member of the department since 2008. quantum loved

:27. pope francis on his way to cuba. nbc 6 already on the ground in havana. julia bagg talks about the historic meeting happening later today. >>> crooks hit up a south florida delivery driver and a home. it happened all at the same time. see who police are looking for. >>> roads are dry, skies are clear, temperatures have cooled off. a delightful 54 in ft. lauderdale, 56 in miami, even 62 in key west. plenty of sunshine to get us through our friday. sticking around through t te weekend. the >>> breaking news from hallandale beach where a gas leak is causing a traffic alert this morning. >> kelly blanco is watching those areas. where shouou we avoid, kelly? >> this is a pretty busy area, park road completely shut down northbound and southbound in all directions between hallandale beach boulevard and pembroke road. folks are headed out the door to work and school. you can see crews are working this gas leak. it's going to take some time to clear up. you want to avoid this by taking 40th avenue. we'll keep you posted on air and weather app. this is the only traffic alert we have this

. pope francis ends his historic trip to mexico for a service for more than a million people. thousands will fill a stadium to watch a simulcast of the mass. jay gray reports from el paso. >> reporter: pope francis ends his tour of mexico with a mass later today. a five day journey of hope in a country where i's desperately needed. i think he's absolutely wonderful. >> reporter: his message to hundreds of thousands who spilled into the streets, fields and after nast to listen has been focused on compassion for immigrants and a challenge to eliminate the economic conditions, crime and corruption forcing many acrcrs the border, but most agree changing thingss here will take some time. >> i hear a lot. [ speaking foreign language ] . if the pope goes things are going to change. i keep reminding them the pope is not god and he is not going to change things immediately, but over time. >> reporter: francis is expected to echo his message of persistent, faith and family to more than a million this afternoon and tens of thousands will gher here in sun bowl stadium connected by their faith and a

. >> yes. >>> pope francis visited one of the poorest cities in mexico city. he preached his message of equality and hope to more than 300,000 attending mass. nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the city notorious for poverty andcrime. francis rode through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by criminals more appropriate for the occasion, the pope portrayed in all kinds of was even as a graffiti artist. it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates in mexico. it's such a dangerous place this man tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can more than 300,000 people filled the dusty fields to hear the pope warn of the temptations of wealth, vanity, andpride, emphatically telling them there can be no dialogue with the devil. your evil can fear like a daily reality. francis is asking these people, many ofhem poor and powerless to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. for a moment one ofts most dangerous cities was a better place. anne thompson, nbc news, mexico. >>> 48 people had to be rescued from a frigid ne

between the two governments. president obama is the first prsident to visit cuba since >>> pope francis in the news a lot. this time weighing in on concerns surrounding zika. why his comments are causing a lot of controversy. >>> a florida deputy stops a woub robber in his tracks. how a craving for snacks made it all happen. >>> a warm morning across south florida, running about ten degrees warmer than we were this time yesterday. the onshore breeze, few extra clouds leading to a mild morning. there's only one fly your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easy absorbed by your body. megared. >>> welcome back. it's 5:11 on your friday morning. this morning in decision 2016 we're a day away from democrats caucuses in nevada and republicans voting in south carolina. tracie potts is in washington, d.c. with a closer look at what's to come later today. >> reporter: the clinton family campaigns in nevada today. with just 2 hours to go until nevada's democratic caucus, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are essentially tied,

temperatures above average. >>> on his first full day in mexico, pope francis challenged government and church leaders to do more to protect t mexican people. from the drug violence are pervasive in that country. ann thompson is traveling with the pope and has the report. >> reporter: toda mexico city opened its arms to pope francis. the sight of the son of latin america beaming in the city tears. >> i'm going to cry. that's for sure. hope. >> life changing pope. he is reforming the church. think he's wonderful. >> reporter: drawing the faithful from all over the americas. describing himself as missionary of mercy he challenged them to focus on the common good and eliminate economic inequality that is fertile ground for corruption and drugs. mexico is the second largest catholic country in the world. claim the faith. of the shrine, a must on francis' itinerary today. mexico is also a country bloodied by the violence of drug cartel cartels. speaking to the local bishop, he said the drug trade devours like a spreading cancer, threatening society. more than 164,000 people murdered sinc

. >>> people are spending hours i'm steve litz, >>> pope francis will b riding in style for his upcoming trip to mexico. the pontiff got to customize the pope mobile himself. his special request, that the windows aren't bulletproof. pope francis will be joined by the bishops at each of the catholic headquarters. he's set to land in mexico on friday. his fourth visit to latin america. >>> she's a modest muslim storm. she's the instagram creation of a young nigerian medical scientist. the 24-year-old started styling a barbie several weeks ago as a way to explore her creative side. she wanted to see the world's most popular doll dressed that would boost muslim girls' confidence when they see a toy resembleing their appearance. >>> employees caught by surprise when a customer throws a live gator into the drive-through window. it's one of the top click stories on the nbc 6 news and weather app. accordinin to the man's family, he did it to get a good laugh, and now he's paying a hefty price. gator wasn't on the menu, but one did make an appearance inside a wendy's in jupiter. it wasn't by choi

faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: pope francis after praying on the mexican side of the u.s. border responded by challeing the republican front runner's proposal to build a wall. a person who thinks only about building walls and not bridges, he told reporters, is not christian. trump arguing the pope would be blessed to have him in the white house. >> if and when the vatic is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows, is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope will have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> reporter: a top trump aide tweeting this picture, showing vatican city surrounded by walls. >> he has a big wall at the vatican. >> reporter: trump is also howard stern interview, in which he said he supuorted the war in iraq, despite the recent claims that he cpposed it. >> are you for invading iraq? >> yeah, i guess so. um, you know, i wish it was -- i wish the first time, it was don't correctly. >> reporter: he tried to clarify his remarks. >> probably the first time anybody asked m that question. by the time the war star

since 10:00. >> that was stephanie with the live report. >>> pope francis is in mexico. mexico city with a huge celebration. >> the two met in cuba and signed a joint declaration. >> julia bagg has the tails tonight. >> reporter: tonight, havana witnesses the start of a new@era that echoes around the world. it began with an embrace and a since of relief at long last. we're brothers pope francis told russian orthodox, the leaders of the rival branches of christianity put aside their thousand year old differences for three hours. it's a spirit of reconciliation and renewal. >> things will be betterhan before. >> i think it's great. more of the religions can get along, the better off everybody will be. >> reporter: they signalled tpey are not competitors. they highlighted a shared concern for the persecution of all christians in places like cuban leader helped make the meeting happen highlighting his country as place to end grudges whether they last for decades or centuries. this doesn't mean the churches are uniting or even backing down from diverging doctrines. it does mean they can

. >>> tonight, the papal visit in mexico continues. ths is a live look from tuxtla gutierrez where pope francis is meeting with families. it is the last stop today before departing for mexico city tonight. it's the pope's full third day in mexico that included a mass. we are live in the newsroom with some highlights from today's trip. >> that's right. the trip for the pope continues across mexico. he toured other parts of that thousands of supporters. there you can see him being greeted by cathtlic officials and cig anyni dignitaries. a crowd of thousands gathered to meet the pontff. many have traveled across mexico for this historic event. the pope will give mass at a sports complex in the southern state of chiapas near guatemala. as someone shouted the pope's name from the crowd, an announcer said welcome home. the pope then boarded a helicopter for the small town for san cristobal de las casas. he was welcomed with much enthusiasm. this trip has been dotted with music from a children's chorus to a 15-year-old fightig cancer. her tribute as he continued his journey of peace. and tomorrow the pop

. >>> preparations happening for something that has not had in a millennium almost. wwn pope francis greets the you recall, they will be bridging a divide that has lasted 962 years. a power struggle boiled over between leaders of the eastern and western churches, their leaders excommunicated each other and the churches have not reconciled since. the meeting will be short, it's on neututl ground at the airport, not at a church. it's expected to last for two hours. the encounter is sething years in the making, something even john paul ii wanted. cuban leader raul castro will also be there. we'll be there live as well. >>> remember we have an in depth section called cube wah crossroads where you can find all julia's reports as well as the pope's visit to havana. afer her 4-month-old son was found dead in a freezer. paulo vargas ortiz was arrested and is in jail without bond. nbc 6 covering the story since last month when the woman was found threatening to kmooun commit suicide. miami-dade police later found the baby in the freezer of her homestead home. >>> it looks like a case of mistaken ide

helped plan and carry out the massacre. >>> a rare moment of anger from pope francis during his visit to mexico tuesday. he lost his cool after a member of the crowd caused him to lose balance and fall on a man in the wheelchair. he said in spanish "don't be selfish." and he will hold a mass today in the violent border city of juarezjuare juarez. >> reporter: i think we'll hear the same message that's been consistent throughout his tour of mexico. one of help for immigrants along the boarder. there's going to be an interesting mix of theology a technology here later today. the pope will be able to hear and see the thousands as they watch and listen to his mass, which will be just a few miles away, across the boarder. still, for many this is as close as they can get to the pontiff. >> reporter: pope francis ends his tour in mexico with a mass later today in juarez. the five-day journey of hope in a country where it's desperately needed. >> he's reforming the church and i think he's absolutely wonderful. >> reporter: his message to hundreds of thousands who spilled into the streets, fields

with pope francis at a airport terminal the first meeting between roman catholic pope and russian orthodox patriarch. > the pope is speaking at a children's hospital. moments ago he greeted young patients and their families. there he is. after the speech heill head to the mexican holy embassy. this morning, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in a crime-ridden suburb for mass led by the pontiff. at the service, pope francis told mexicans there can be no dialogue with the ddil. he said he will always defeat us of god can defeat him. speakakg out against the drug trade and associated violence, the central theme of the pope's five-day visit. >>> still ahead /n 6, a scare at an arkansas college campus thh afternoon. what sent police scrambling to the university forcing students in to lockdown. >> an officer gunned down in mississippi. thehe suspects caught on camera. what triggered the gun play. >>> and the big chill. our friends to the north trying to dig out of a bitter (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates se

day. >> reporter: a final good-bye@ from pope francis to the mexican people as he deerts for rome. his holiness concluded his viit with the maps on the fairgrounds. during his homily he highlighted the plight of the myigration of thousands of people. he stopped on the edge of the rio grand where he blessed people standing on the u.s. side of the border. but one of the most unifying moments of hi visit came when he said a few words for everyone gathered at the sun bowl in el paso. pope francis said than tox the help of technology everyone can pray, sing and celebrate together. noorder will ever impede them from sharing god's love. all celebrated together. >> reporter: earlier in the day he addrdrs add crowd of more than 700 prisoners. some of them wept as they heard the pope encourage them to stop the vicious cycle of violence. >> god bless him. he's really making a difference. >> reporter: are laura rodriguez, nbc 6 news. >>> a look over downtown miami. let's get you over to ryan with what to expect for our end dch of-the-week forecast. >>> i'll talk about the chance for maybe spr

operating by fall. p. >>> tonight pope francis is back in mexico city preparing for his visit to the troubled town of juarez. he will speak to mexicans and catholics simultaneously. >> reporter: that mass will be broadcast simultanusly here at there will be a celebration with musicians playing for the thousands of people that will be gathered here at the sun bowl. the archbishop says although a border divides both countries they are one@ catholic community. pope francis concluded his fourth day in mexico accompanied by youth at stadium. more than 80,000 people from different parts of the country listened to his message about the right to live without drugs and violence. earlier in the day his holiness celebrated mass and rode in the pope mobile where he was given keys to the city. >> he's such a unifier and his message is one of hope and love that really resonates with us. >> reporter: andrea traveled to el paso from south florida to join dozens of women on a border pilgrimage. >> so easy for us to cross the and dococents. thinking about all the women who riskeded their lives to cros

we'll see you next time, folks. critical comments from pope francis. donald trump's boarder wall proposal proving again the donald doesn't have anything he won't take on. >> reporter: donald trump proving today there is no one or no thingoo sacred. >> he said maybe i'm not a good christian. lashing out at the head of the catholic church. a person who only thinks about building walls wherever they may be and not building bridges is not a christian, he told reporters. just hours ss earlier, the pontiff was praying on that side of the boarder. and donald trump declared that his holiness should hope its him. >> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which everyone knows is isis's ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> reporter: another day, another controversy but still no clear break in his support. >> i think heas to respond. >> donald trump is a good christian, as is the pope. >> south carolina is known for its religious voting block. swing voters who supported the st three presidents

. >>> new tonight at 6:00. where >>> all right. you're looking at pope francis as he heads to ciudad juarez. the great lengths a so-called good samaritan went to return some of his things. it may be one of the worst hassles when you lose your wallet. it happened to riley. he thinks he dropped his wallet while attending a concert in brooklyn. >> it was a freakout reaction. >> reporter: two weeks later, a letter came in the mail. >> i was initially,terrified. i was very surprised. i got this blank white envelope. >> reporter: inside credit cards which he cancelled and a driver's license and a note written by a quote/unquote, goodd samaritan. >> the note was basically i'm a good guy, but i'm also giving you the middle finger and i'm keeping anything that would d ave any currency behi it. keeping the cash because i need wide weed and the wallet because it is kind of cool. >> i can't believe the person went to all this work. >> reporter: he can't help but appreciate the humor. >> this is something my friends and i have laughed about quite a bit. >> reporter: the kings theater got wind of

call crime stoppers. >>> about three hourur ago, pope francis took off from rome on his way to havana for the second time in less than six months, this time for a meeting that could heal a 1,000-year-old rift between the western and eastern branch ofs christianity. nbc 6's julia bagg is in havana. >> reporter: preparations happening here in havana, cuba, this morning for something thats hag not happened in a millennium almost. when pope francis greets the primate of russia, patriarch can you recall, they will be bridging a divide that has lasted 962 years. a power struggle boiled over between leaders of the eastern leaders excommunicated each other and the churches have not reconciled sincnc the meeting will be short, it's on neutral ground at the airport, not at a church. hours. the vatican announced it last year, but the encounter is something years in the making, something even john paul wanted, two popes ago. cuban leader raul castro will also be there to greet them. we will be there lii as well. reporting live in havana cuba, is morning, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >> remember

extreme weather coming up. >>> find out where pope francis iseading today and the message he brings with him. >>> florida, as you well know, find out what age >>> right now we're tracking this line of storms coming across. florida at the moment. ryan has your first alert forecast in about two minutes. >>> pope francis looking forward to a busy day ahead as he begins to wrap up his visit to mexico. the pope will head to juarez where he'll be visit ag prison and holding a mass as well. the holy father took time to meet with families that live in mexico. while listening to testimony, some members of the crowd lifted a child in a wheelchair onto the stage. thee pope then blessed that child which, as you can imagine, was blessed by a huge round of applause. the pontiff is expected to depart mexico back to rome later tonight. nbc 6 reporter laura rodriguez is covering the pontiff's trip to mexico. you can look for live reports on the air today at 5:00 and you can follow her journey on >>> a warmup is finally expecte today for the northeastern states. it won't be all sunshine. temperatures can

tight. pope francis spoke to both church and government leaders yesterday urging them to help the mexican people by reducing nbc's anne thompson reports. >> reporter: today mexi city opened its arms to pope francis. t site of this son of latin america beaming in e city square moved some to tears. >> i'm going to cry for sure. that's for sure. >> and others to hope. >> he is a life changing hoho. he is reforming the church and i think he's absolutely wondedeul. >> reporter: drawing the faithful from all over the americas. describing himself as a missionary ofofpeace and mercy, francis challenged the country's leaders to focus on the common good and eliminate economic inequality that he warned is officer tile ground for corruption and drugs. mexico is the second largest caolic country in the world, 83% of the people here claim the faith. much of it rooted in devotion to our lady of guadalupe, the shrine a trust on frin aa' itinerary today. but it was all bloodied by the speaking to the local bishops francis said the drug trade spreads like a cancer. more than 164,000 people murdered

will be nominated by the president after next week. m. >>> the papel visit continues. pope francis third full day in mexico included a mass ad the city's sportscenter. the pontiff visited tens of thousands of followers. the pope made some public remarks and met with families who have children suffering for various illnesses or disability the pontiff took a quick took of the cathedral after finishing a luncheon with representatives. during his visit he authorized the use of indigenous languages. also top pope francis gave mass to the mexican indigenous community. hundreds of thousands of indigenous people traveling across the country for the mass. it included readings and songs. nbc 6 reporter laura rogzdriguez the traveling to cover the trip. >>> another big move for the united states as we restore relations with cuba. a presidential administration has approved@ a u.s. factory on the island. the decision allows a two-mam the tractor plant in a special economic zone in cuba. nbc 6 caught up with the paper as they awaited for approval. they plan to sign an agreement wiwi cuba to restart co

those who carried out the deadly bombing. kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. >>> pope francis is wrapping up his trip to mexico with an historic cross-border mass. the event, a few hundred feet from the u.s. border attracting tens of thousand of followers on both sides. as nbc's anne thompson explains the pope is seizing this moment to makee an emotional plea on the issue of immigration. >> reporter: a simple gesture and powerful message. at the u.s. border fence pope francis builds a symbolic bridge from mexico on immigration. frans himself the son of immigrants seeking to put a human face on the people fleeing what he calls grave injustices, poverty, exploitation and violence. hehe to see him, 21-year-old jasmine flores who crosses the border every day to go to school. >> for him just to cam to juarez, means everything to us. >> reporter: no longer the mumuer capital of the world juarez is still a dangerous place. father half jer kovalio runs a shelter for immigrants. he says he hopes francis can make americans see the people he helps every day should be treated with dignity. a

tonight on the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> what are they expecting out of pope's visit? >> reporter: they are expeing conciliation. tonight, here in havana preparations years in the makg. with pope francis of russia meet together tomorrow afternoon, they will be bridging a divide of 962 years. in the year 1054 a power struggle for churches, leaders churches haveot reconciled. the meeting will be shoro, on neutral ground. it's expected to last for two hours. this we will be there too. we have an in-depth section. >>> a mother is in jai facing charges afterher 4-month-old son was found dead in a freezer last month. police arrested her on manslaughter charges for the death of her son. she told depututs she threw her son off the bridge. >>> police want you to help find a missing teenager. she was last seen wearing a red jacket, black pants and sneakers. area of peine park. >>> we have more on the sobering statistics here. >> that's right. five this weekend. eight officer deaths from gunfire since january. all these occurred outside of florida. two officials say unfortunately those who p

that pope francis scolded a crowd in mexico this week after people excited to touch him accidentally made him fall. [ light laughter ] even the devil was like, "oh you all messed up now." [ laughter ] the pope's'sad. did you see -- speaking of the pope, when asked about donald tru, pope francis said that people who build walls are not christians. [ cheers ] and dona said, of course i'm a christian. do you know how many carpenters named jesui have working for me? [ laughter ] [ [ eers and applause ] during a cnn town hall last night, ted cruz was talking about`how much he likes singing and even treated the crowd to a a little stevie wonder. check it out. >> you know, i just called to say love you. i just called to say i care. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wow. even stevie wonder was like, "even i know that dude is [ laughter ] [ chchrs and applause ] i just called -- very superstitious. very superstitious. the writing's on the wall. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i guess all of the candidates are doing whatever they can to stand out. even jeb bush recently switched from wearing glasses to wearing

get to this this still to come, how pope francis's comments is not the first time he or other folks have taken o o politicianan >>> we will lighten up and help you get over winter's last hump. mario armstrong will help you. >>> and cooking up a ccken dish with key ingredientn greedgredients to help you live longer. dylan has the forecast. >>> it will be warmer across the country. we are looking at a nice day for the primary down in south carolina. partly cloudy, temperatures 60s and 70s. no excuses. heading out to nevada, temperatures are nice out that way. 50s and 40s in some of the northern parts of the state. down south near las vegas, 75 degrees and sunshine. there is no rain to mess up the primaries or caucuses. we have scattered showers and thunderstorms. especially this afternoon and overnight through st. louis and eastern half of the country, temperatures above average. 50s and 60s in the plains. scattered storms approaching the gulf coast on su >>> south florida winds out of the east will pick up as the day goes on. a breezy afternoon. small crafts should exercise caution i

learned just within the last coupleminutes pope francis will meet the head of the russian orthodox church. this will happen february 12th, and it's going to happen in cuba. as you can see, social media very much alive with this news break overnight. all over the world. watch them as they continue to flip across this board. this will be the first meeting between the heads of the catholic and russian orgt documents churches since the split between eastern and western christianity a thousand years ago. a vatican spokesperson is calling this, quote, beautiful news. we're working to post full details right now on our nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> we're following breaking news from overnight. this is closer to home. we learned one man is dead after being shot. it happened earlier around 1:00 this morning. neighbors around the yar of northwest 21st avenue and 31st street woke up to multiple shots being fired. one of them even told nbc 6 he walked outside and saw the body lying on the ground. the victim we're told lived with his wife and four kids in a nearby apartment.t. >>> this morning the f

nominating a new supreme court justice during an election year. >>> pope francis continues to make his way across mexico and a look at where the pontiff is headed today and the message he is going to bring with him. >>> quiet cub tkeugss ondititns across the area. a breeze picking up in ft. a warmer morning, 70, and may dip down briefly to 69. this time around, could see isolated shshers around and we will talk about your extended forecast in just a few minutes. >>> chopper 6 giving us a the turnpike good morning, good morning, hello, my name is patricia rodriguez. good morning governor, counsel, and jim allen. good morning everyone. i think it's still the most important thing we can do for any family in this state is to create an opportunity for them to get a job. m a single mother of three. i've been working for the seminole tribe for fifteen years now. this companyy has given me the opportunity to provide for my children. how does it make you feel when you worry about whether this compact gets signed? if the compact isn't signed, then it does affect me tremendously because i would be ou

everywhere. >>> right now at 11:00, pope francis finishing his trip to mexico today. he's doing it at the border and while he won't be coming into the united states officially, he will be s spping directly into the debate on immigration. >>> people are clearing debris and fixing homes, we learn there was a third tornado that hit. >>> apple at odds and they're asking the company its terrorist cell phone. >>> a real-life doogie houser posing as a doctoror and detectives say he went further than that. florida breaking news. >>> take a look at this. chopper 6 up over the breaking news happening rht now. you're looking at a pool here. this is where a person was injured in a chemical explosion. this is what we know so far. this is in a community pool in san sebastian boulevard in indian place. this is new so weir still getting update. that person is being airlifted to broward medical center and may have lost a couple of fingers. well be updating the nbc 6 news and weather app with new information, as well. pope francis departing mexico city for the last day of his visit, schedule in northern me

, but now only by five points. at a candidate forum, trump backed off criticizing pope francis. >> i think he was very much misinterpreted. i also think he was given false information. >> i don't think it's appropriate to question donald trump's faith. >> reporter: > south carolina historically, its role has been to step up and ensure the republican nominee and the next president of the united states is a real and proven cocoservative. >> i'd really appreciate one of those hugs you've been talking about. >> reporter: while his numbers are not in the top tier, john kasich is making voters feel good. >> wewell need to slow down a little bit. >> reporter: as the democrats and republicans go a ater their next election prize tomorrow. now, when we take a look at the big picture, the averages of and clinton still have double dijgit leads. although clinton's lead has slipped by half. we're watching all the candidates, eight of them left, plus nevada, plus south carolina, a lot of it. it's all happening this weekend. i'm

toning down some of the rhetoric involving pope francis. the pope says it's not christian to build walls. initially trump lashed out but now says that the pope's words were probably a little bit nicer than first reported. he made those comments during a town hall late last night on cnn. here is a little bit of what trump had to say early on. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> the war of words started when the pope made some initial commentnt on his way back from rome when he wasas returning from his trip to mexico. in a bit of irony tusands are posting on social media about that showing the pictures of the wall around the vatican and a tear down that wall in a homage to ronald reagan's words about e berlin wall and former russian president mikhail gorbachev gorbachev. >>> meteorologist ryan phillips chchcking the forecast. should we head over to you every ngle time and say friday, friday. >> might have to put friday at the bottom of the screen. we earned it. here we are leading into the weekend,eaturing a lot of nice weather. one concern that is t t

: good morning, craig. this city is buzzing from the rousing welcome gen to pope francis last night. he arrived in darkness, but greeted with light as thousands held up the portable light sticks and chanted his name. children rushed the pontiff on the tarmac reaching out to welcome him to mexico. while danrs in traditional dress performed for the pontiff. one offered his sombrero and he put it on for a moment. earlier in the day on the flight from rome, this sombrero wasa offered to him. on the flight, he said he was excited to come to mexico. i had a chance to ask him about whether he is concerned about the zika virus that is so prevalent here in latin america. the pope told me no. earlier, he stopped over in havana for what turned out to be an historic meeting with the patriarch of the russian orthodox church. the first time the two leaders of those churches met. pope francis described it as a conversation between two brothers. these institutions had been separated for centies. today is official business for the pope. he will meet with the president and give a speech to the diplom

meeting with pope francis at an airport terminal in havana. it was the first ever meeting between a roman catholic pope and a russian ortock patriarch. >>> south florida, pretty cool temperatures a wros much of the eastern seaboard and by cool i mean cold, waking up to temperatures in the low zero across much of new england. for us waking up to 50s early this morning, 60s across miami and 67 degrees in the fort lauderdale area. winds will be switching out of the northeast and that's going to play a major role not only on our temperatures but also on the right now we're seeing breezy conditions along broward costal areas between 10 and 15 miles per hour. turning breezy and the aernoon goes on as well. so for your first alert forecast looking pretty good right now, live first alert radar looking nice, rain free pretty much across the board, a perfect start to our valentines's day sunday. you will see now the wind is picking up a little bit, we are expecting a moderate risk of rip currents along atlantic beaches, if you have planls out at the beaches keep that in mind and don't forget

this for many is as close as they can get to the pontiff. pope francis ends his tour of mexico with a mass later today in juarez, a five-day journey of hope in a country where its desperately needed. >> he is a life changing hope. he is reforming the church and i think he is absolutely wonderful. >> reporter: his message to hundreds of thousands who spilled into the streets, fields and arenas to listen has been focused on compassion for eliminate the economic conditions, crime and corruption forcing many across the border, but most agree changing things here will take some time. >> i hear a lot. [ speaking foreign language ] if the pope goes thingsre going to change. i keep reminding them the pope is not god and his not going to change things immediately, but over time. >> reporter: francis is expected to echo his message of persistence, faith and family to more than a million thisis afternoon in juarez and tens of thousands who will gather here inun bowl stadium. in a place where many can't go home for the pontiff's historic visit. >> i'm in el paso, close to see mexico which i haven

donald rump is toning down some of his rhetoric as he blasts pope francis. julia, i think when the headline here is trump blasts the pope, i think that gets a wle lot of play, doesn't it? >> it sure does. you're kind of like, what? nobody is off limits for donald trump who is now retreating this morning just a step after blasting the pope's remarks first. now his take is the pope's words nicer, end quote, than first reported. the squabble sparked actually on a plane on the pope's flight back from mexico when somebody asked the pontiff about trump's plan to build a wall on the mexican border. the pope responded that anyone who only thinks about building walls and not a walkway isn't a christian. listen to how trump softened his stance. >> i didn't think it was a good thing for him to say. he was talking about the border. you know i'm very strong on border security and we have to have a border in this country. we don't have one right now. as you know, we're talking about building a wall. we're going to build a wall and mexico is going to pay for the wall. >> a little twist to the sto