Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Omna Navaz. On the news hour tonight, the first American

Pope is elected to leave the Catholic Church, Robert Prevost, now Leo the 14th. The United States

and United Kingdom announce a trade framework that would alleviate some of President Trump's

tariffs. And we speak with billionaire Bill Gates about why he plans to give away virtually all of his money

and close down the foundation in the next 20 years.

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Welcome to the news hour. A new Pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time.

Robert Francis Prevost will now be known as Pope Leo the 14th. In his first remarks as the leader of more than one billion Roman Catholics around the world, the Pope spoke of peace and building bridges to a crowd in St. Peter Square.

In Rome, a wave of emotion as the newly elected Pope emerged from the balcony of the Vatican.

The new Pope's first words, peace be with all of you.

After two days of voting, white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel,

and the bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out,

announcing the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church,

choosing to take the name Pope Leo the 14th.

Dear brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the risen Christ,

the good shepherd who gave his life for the flock of God.

I too would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts to reach your

families to all people everywhere, to all the earth. Peace be with you.

The 69-year-old is the first American-born Pope. Born in Chicago, he graduated from

Villanova University and would go on to live in Peru where he became

a bishop and in 2015 a naturalized citizen. Pope Leo, who speaks multiple languages, was

considered a close confidant of Pope Francis.

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