CNN’s Erin Burnett on New Pope: ‘As an American .... I Felt Choked Up a Bit and Some Tears’

HUNT Erin you ve ░░░░░░░░ anchoring our coverage all ░░░░░░░░ long as we watched ░░░░░░░░ smoke come out So ░░░░░░░░ me start with you ░░░░░░░░ mean this is something ░░░░░░░░ certainly was talked about ░░░░░░░░ somehow it didn t ░░░░░░░░ like an actually realistic ░░░░░░░░ How did it feel ░░░░░░░░ the moment BURNETT I ░░░░░░░░ it was it was ░░░░░░░░ incredible moment And I ░░░░░░░░ to say Kasie something ░░░░░░░░ know I ve never ░░░░░░░░ before you know and ░░░░░░░░ and I were here ░░░░░░░░ But it was palpable ░░░░░░░░ was just this anticipation ░░░░░░░░ then when we heard ░░░░░░░░ was a pope I ░░░░░░░░ people were flooding into ░░░░░░░░ square tens and tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands I don t ░░░░░░░░ if we have a ░░░░░░░░ number yet but we ░░░░░░░░ said it was well ░░░░░░░░ of 50 000 whatever ░░░░░░░░ capacity that they would ░░░░░░░░ in the square that ░░░░░░░░ what was here And ░░░░░░░░ when they heard there ░░░░░░░░ a pope it was ░░░░░░░░ are so happy we ░░░░░░░░ so happy such simple ░░░░░░░░ And that was the ░░░░░░░░ jubilation no matter who ░░░░░░░░ was Then an American ░░░░░░░░ for many here maybe ░░░░░░░░ had mixed feelings if ░░░░░░░░ were Italian or but ░░░░░░░░ think I can say ░░░░░░░░ was stunned Everybody was ░░░░░░░░ And I will admit ░░░░░░░░ an American Kasie you ░░░░░░░░ I felt I felt ░░░░░░░░ up a bit and ░░░░░░░░ tears It s an ░░░░░░░░ moment for America to ░░░░░░░░ honored in such a ░░░░░░░░ by an institution as ░░░░░░░░ to the world as ░░░░░░░░ Catholic Church is whatever ░░░░░░░░ faith may be And ░░░░░░░░ was a moment that ░░░░░░░░ palpable and profound here ░░░░░░░░ the square having so ░░░░░░░░ people together celebrating something ░░░░░░░░ not anxious not fraught ░░░░░░░░ angry that is something ░░░░░░░░ uplifts you in a ░░░░░░░░ spiritual way.”