::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Democratic Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine kicked off a historic multi-state bus tour in Philadelphia on their first campaign stop together.   On Friday, following the conclusion of the DNC Convention they appeared at rally on the campus of Temple University.   Joined by their spouses (Bill and Anne) the team wasted no time reaching working Americans.   They tauted plans to offer free tuition and grow the job market to the greatest it has been since Word War II they said.   Stops are scheduled in areas where Trump has a strong footing.  They are hoping to convert Republicans by shedding light on their collective experience in contrast to Trump's inexperience and lac of trustworthiness.   With their first stops in Harrisburg and Pittsburg, the tour will also take them to Cleveland, Ohio. In Philly, Clinton was optimistic, though she acknowledged the economy must improve. ...

buzzz worthy. . . A week after Pope Francis visited the U.S. the Vatican was forced to clarify an alleged controversial meeting the Catholic father had with anti-gay marriage, renegade Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis.  There is no question or controversy around the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin holding court with the pontiff. Not only did Franklin perform in his presence at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, but also she spoke briefly one-on-one with him and presented a very special gift to him.  Franklin released a statement today detailing her personal encounter with His Holiness:    Detroit -- “It was a true and so special honor to meet Pope Francis,” said Aretha Franklin. “We shook hands and I gave him a gift of 25 volumes of sermons by my father, Theologian Rev. C.L. Franklin. He asked me to pray for him as he did others during his time in America. I curtsied and His Holiness left the room for the Festival of Families event. His interpreter an...