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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Were there ░░░░░░░░ we all saw that ░░░░░░░░ smoke come out of ░░░░░░░░ sistine chapel Erin you ░░░░░░░░ been anchoring our coverage ░░░░░░░░ day long As we ░░░░░░░░ this smoke come out ░░░░░░░░ let me start with ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ that certainly was talked ░░░░░░░░ but somehow it didn ░░░░░░░░ seem like an actually ░░░░░░░░ possibility How did it ░░░░░░░░ in the moment I ░░░░░░░░ it was it was ░░░░░░░░ incredible moment And I ░░░░░░░░ to say casey something ░░░░░░░░ ve never experienced before ░░░░░░░░ know and Christopher and ░░░░░░░░ were here together but ░░░░░░░░ was palpable There was ░░░░░░░░ this anticipation And then ░░░░░░░░ we heard there was ░░░░░░░░ pope I mean people ░░░░░░░░ flooding into the square ░░░░░░░░ and tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ have a formal number ░░░░░░░░ but we had said ░░░░░░░░ was well north of ░░░░░░░░ 000 whatever the capacity ░░░░░░░░ they would allow in ░░░░░░░░ square That s what ░░░░░░░░ here And then when ░░░░░░░░ heard there was a ░░░░░░░░ it was we are ░░░░░░░░ happy We are so ░░░░░░░░ such simple words And ░░░░░░░░ was the feeling Jubilation ░░░░░░░░ matter who it was ░░░░░░░░ an American pope for ░░░░░░░░ here Maybe they had ░░░░░░░░ feelings if they were ░░░░░░░░ or But but but ░░░░░░░░ think I can say ░░░░░░░░ was stunned Everybody was ░░░░░░░░ And I will admit ░░░░░░░░ an American casey you ░░░░░░░░ I felt I felt ░░░░░░░░ up a bit and ░░░░░░░░ tears It s an ░░░░░░░░ moment for America to ░░░░░░░░ to be honored in ░░░░░░░░ a way by an ░░░░░░░░ as important to the ░░░░░░░░ as the Catholic church ░░░░░░░░ whatever your faith may ░░░░░░░░ And that was a ░░░░░░░░ that was palpable and ░░░░░░░░ here in the square ░░░░░░░░ so many people together ░░░░░░░░ something joyful,