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now wherever you look the catholic church these days is facing a crisis a report has now found hundreds of priests in one state frayed on thousands of children for decades krista salumi traveled to pennsylvania to see how the church and its victims they're responding. in the diocese of harrisburg at the first in a series of meetings bishop ronald gaynor explains to catholics what's being done to stop clergy abuse and help victims including setting up a compensation fund i hope that this is the beginning as one step to forward for a better safer catholic church but it isn't enough for the forty sisters five of whom were abused in the diocese by the same priest they want all perpetrators and those who protect them to be held accountable in a court of law carolyn was still in diapers when her abuse started in her family's case there was evidence and the church paid a one million dollars settlement in exchange for not pressing charges or talking

about the case last year when the pennsylvania attorney general released a state wide report on clergy abuse the forty's learned that the church had received another complaint against their abuser and done nothing that was a validation to me for us and that's what victims are seeking they're seeking that moment in court it wasn't just the four unease the report found credible evidence that statewide some three hundred priests had abused more than a thousand children and that the church had a pattern of covering it up the revelations have led to a federal investigation and at least a dozen more states are now compiling their own reports in pennsylvania victims have been lobbying elected officials to suspend the statute of limitations in older cases and give victims two years to take the church in their abusers to court but legislation has gone nowhere amid fears lawsuits would bankrupt the church in new york churches have already made more than two hundred million dollars in payouts

camille bureaus overseas the awarding of funds for several diocese. these programs have afforded these victims an outlet a place to go an avenue to seek some sort of. and it mission what happened but elected official mark razi who was raped by a priest at thirteen believes changing the statute is the only way to hold the church accountable this is about the horror. aiding and abetting known perpetrators that allowed this to go on and that's why i'm bad is that this has to stop courtney says she was heartened by what she heard at the meeting not from the bishop but from other catholics a lot of them are voice thing that you know they're going to withhold their their financial contributions raising the pressure on politicians as well as the church

christian salumi al-jazeera harrisburg pennsylvania hundreds of protesters marched in guatemala city against the president's decision there to shut down a u.n. backed anti graft body jimmy morales ordered foreign stuff at the international commission against impunity to leave within twenty four hours last monday what a modest top court blocked the decision on what all this is accusing the commission of overstepping its to tease after it tried to investigate him on suspicion of campaign finance violations. our people in puerto rico are still struggling to recover from not just one but two hurricanes in twenty seventeen now the creator and star of a broadway musical hopes to raise millions of dollars to help them out the american hit musical hamilton is going back to its historical roots by making its foreign debut on the caribbean island charlotte bellus reports. transported from broadway to a performing arts seem to in san fran

a new audience is experiencing the pop culture phenomenon hamilton i was a lot of that was. the spirit with the people tonight response when you speak with. the stories come full circle alexander hamilton lift the caribbean after it was devastated by a hurricane in the eighteenth century he became an american founding father and the first treasury secretary in the musical has returned to support puerto rico still reeling from hurricane maria and twenty seventeen nearly three thousand people were killed and much of its infrastructure destroyed being how this island has come out of devastation and come out of really just nothing and rebuilt and coming alive again i feel like the. thing that found was so powerful i get emotional this thinking about. no enclosure or hamilton has taken

politics from the stage to the president creation in man well miranda has used the success of the play winning a live in tony awards in the parlance a price for drama as a platform his the cast addressing vice president elect mike pence and twenty sixteen urging the administration to our poll americans values our diversity we want our. senses broadway debut in twenty fifteen. and a new york native of puerto rican descent has no beat for the u.s. territory he joined a chorus of criticism of president trump accused by many of not doing enough to help the victims of hurricane maria and on friday reacted to trump's suggestion to reallocate funds from hurricanes and floods to boost the southern border. it's obvious thank you sir there's a lot of the worse is you know going to sounds like they say the problem

was slow going to take a. risk right there right so tonight i think that it's actually watch it's an emotional homecoming for miranda who's bringing politics to life raising money for puerto rican arts over the show's two week run. zero. all right let's go to his far hasn't thank you so much the l.a. rams have clinched their first and i fell playoff victory in fourteen years they beat the dallas cowboys in the divisional round on saturday how sally wrapped up her franchise playoff record two hundred and seventy three yards on the ground winning thirty to twenty two and are now one win away from the super bowl the rams will face either the new orleans saints or the current super bowl champions the philadelphia eagles next as for the cowboys they still haven't won a playoff game on the road in twenty six years i don't think that that's true

that's why they're both at the very very very very very. and here is the rams head coach thirty two year old sean mcveigh with his team after that win at home in l.a. mckay who was hired in two thousand and seventeen at the age of thirty became the youngest head coach and n.f.l. history and has been credited with turning things around for the way it's. over in kansas city the chiefs quarterback patrick know holmes led his team to a thirty one to thirteen hammering over the indianapolis colts to earn their first a.f.c. title game appearance in twenty five years they'll face either the l.a. chargers or the new england patriots next. i mean it was a great win i mean the defense stepped up big played played great all game long all things were started at a kind of a dry spell that we finished it off in the end so it's a great team when we get the play here again next week so we're excited for that opportunity to more big games later on sunday super bowl champions philadelphia new

orleans and the l.a. chargers take on the champions from the previous season new england we spoke to n.f.l. journalist robert macey things both the patriots and eagles are in real trouble going into their games i think the future it's absolutely get upset the chargers are very talented roster and will often say they have very few the patriots advantages really boil down to tom brady bill belichick and playing at home and that recipe has worked out for them in the past constantly but this time around it just doesn't seem like they have as much rosters now as the chargers their neighborhoods only back or it's and that essentially says these teams are even considering the patriots are home so i don't jurors we're not a game and the other side of the eagles win and that would be an upset you know they're not supposed to win this game maybe the defending super bowl champions but they've had a little in season structure times and we're not far removed from them getting blown out of water by the saints in new orleans so i just feel it the eagles going

in and beating drew brees after the saints of the season that they've had that it's rising. over to the asian cup now and there's been a little controversy ahead of japan's second great game in abu dabi in the record four time winners are looking to make it two wins from two when they face them on later have or one japanese newspaper has accused the oman cap of foul play claiming they sent a spy to watch japan train oh man who lost their opener against his backside and have denied the allegations. no you know we have to think about japan this is. two thousand and nineteen so we have all the information the show the game against was biggest on my shoulder gave against the study. i know enough about the japanese to know we don't need it. and seconds i think it's not fair so i don't need it so it's a good question but snow money people don't try to do it fast play be able to bid on the field or you've got

a central asian darby for you later turkmenistan face is backs down like japan that is blacks will be looking for their second win and taking off shortly in group in north korea will take on cats are are looking to book a spot in the next round saudi arabia have already advanced from group ito knockout stages they beat lebanon to know in dubai five more locked but the saudis are high just twelve minutes into the match our we are not how we wrapped up the winning midway through the second half the other teams in this group are kept apart and north korea bases each other sundry. around have made it through from group davis three time champion securing their place with a win over vietnam they followed up their five victory over yemen with two more goals and after debbie both were scored by sutter as one two know the final score on a stunning individual goal from teenager mohammad are leave put iraq on their way to victory over yemen rapper behind twice in their opening game against the non before

recovering to win three two this time out the two thousand and seven champions were three no winners and they join around in the last sixteen. liverpool have gone seven points clear at the top of the english premier league a penalty from mohamed salah was enough for liverpool to beat brighton one nil it was solace seventeenth goal of the season in all competitions second the table manchester city play wolves on monday the orlando magic managed to end a four game losing streak in the n.b.a. by beating the visiting boston celtics orlando's aaron gordon was the top scorer in the game with twenty eight points and the value of the magic held off a late charge by the visiting celtics fading memory hunter and five to one hundred three boston have now lost back to back games to end a four game winning streak. and it's all your sport for now i'll be

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secrecy a new report reveals how far president trump went to hide details of a meeting with vladimir a person trucks. it was a pleasure for me to sleep. she will come to you. eight piri piri you need a saudi teenager who fled from has family fearing for a life gets a warm welcome in canada. it was a disaster waiting to happen the government was well aware of the risks of liquefaction here in this area but did nothing to inform the people i'm stuck process reporting from problem with crowds and. earthquake in september. more shuttle diplomacy for the u.s. secretary of state mike pump air has arrived here in doha pump aoe is calling for unity among gulf states that are in disputes with each other the secretary of state

is on a nine nation tour of the middle east attempting to reassure u.s. allies on a strategy for sarah after donald trump abruptly called for the withdrawal of u.s. forces compare hailed the importance of the u.s. alliance with qatar in maintaining security and stability in the region. the united states and cut are working together to address a number of regional security challenges including in afghanistan and iraq her defense relationship is extensive important and growing. there is host to thirteen thousand u.s. and coalition service members now you did air base and served as the primary staging area for coalition to defeat isis thank you for the support you provided us with the air base you should know that i speak for the american people when i say we are grateful for your country's willingness to make sure that the air base can meet the needs of the u.s. military for decades to come. well this is the room where mike pompei was expected

to give a press conference with his country counterpart any moment now but festa let's speak to rosalind jordan in washington d.c. who's been monitoring pump areas travels from there she joins us now live roland just how critical is this visit from pump air and what is washington hoping to get out of it. well the visit is important because the u.s. is looking to try to force the members of the g.c.c. to get past their differences and to trying to reunify and that would serve the u.s. is larger goal of trying to present a united front is when it comes to isolating iran iran is the united states' top foreign policy priority in the middle east at this point the u.s. under donald trump believes that iran is presenting an existential security threat

not just to the region but to the united states and to its allies in other parts of the world and so they believe that when there is a diplomatic and economic split between qatar and its neighbors most notably saudi arabia this allows to create a political vacuum as it were for the for the iranians to extend their influence across the region so that's probably the biggest thing that the u.s. is looking for some sort of demonstration from authorities in doha as well as a forward he's in riyadh cairo. and of with abi that they're going to bring each bring you know fix their differences and that they're going to was once again trying to reestablish the g.c.c. as important as a regional power player in the middle east well. now joins us live from the sheraton grand hotel here in doha where pump a.o. is nice foreign minister has some it's been quite the fight and if unlike compared

to day what's he been doing so far and. indeed has been meeting with. some of the men. still holding on to expecting the press or. any time basically they've signed this move around them of understanding and looking into different ways to expenses. between the u.s. and think the issue which is the most likely to top the adjourned is the just to see dispute we haven't heard from both officials talking about that particular issue but the surprise visit yesterday by of the latif is the only who is the secretary general of the g.c.c. and the money minister for an hour fares use of that coincides with the visit of secretary pompei you could give us an indication that this something may be on the terms by the g.c.c. to try to explore new ways to and the dispute between the key players in the region

the united states of america has been saying that it wants to build some sort of an out of nature to contain what washington considers to be a growing iran iranian influence in the region but they know that as long as the dispute continue there would definitely under my of the chances of the u.s. to tackle issues like the fight against isis or war in yemen and instability in places like syria hashim i what do you want to ask you more about the g.c.c. crisis just just what is the likelihood of any progress being made with those kinds of diplomatic discussions here. well basically we've just been told that the press is going to start in five minutes from. now and just because the. the holding the talks with the qatari counterpart now as far as the g.c.c. crisis is concerned the u.s.

has tried and failed in the past secretary tell us in the past try to negotiate a settlement between the different factions but the different parties but then the entrenched about how to move forward the blockade in countries saudi arabia the united arab emirates and egypt say that qatar has to meet a list of demands including severing ties with iran shutting down a military turkish. to base in qatar and shutting down there is zero network the demand that were dismissed by qatar saying that they would never negotiate it or think that infringes on its national sovereignty you know kuwait has been trying to mediate a settlement but so far i mean when you look at the social media when you look at the statements from coming from different parts of the region you don't get any indication that it's about time to start genuine talks about the political acquires this less a less is coming to the region with an offer to the all parties but i have to say

that the remains so far tight lipped about. any way out of the crisis see in the g.c.c. passion malabar is speaking to us there live from doha we are expecting that press conference to take place any moment and we will bring that to you as soon as that begins. much of the area is the director of the gulf studies center at castro university and he joins me now thanks so much for being with us and i'd like to ask you to begin with about mr compares very foreshadowed today and expected three countries in less than twenty four hours you a saudi arabia qatar the u.a.e. and saudi arabia obviously blockading cata yes is there likely to be any progress made in terms of these discussions around the g.c.c. crisis it's obvious the administration is determined to create sort of breaking to throw on this. dispute and that was because the the two or the three major major

players actually are. as a country under a blockade and they're moralities out or imposing basically on the cape so. you know starting to discuss this matter with the countries but that's not forget also that is another matter on the top of the agenda which is what happened in. turkey to look at it which is also one of the issues would i'm sure to discuss already with the saudis so there are two major major issues regional issue and also bilateral issues between the united states and the counter-drug with the with the tories immoralities and. i think this efforts. assume the focus as a. different statement the focus would be on iran ending this this crisis in the region and the gulf dispute and also trying to bring more solidarity and unity within the gulf region trying to create

a better environment for stability and security in the region of course this would not be achieved and lists the issue of the dispute has been solved and listen the parties sure sort of flexibility on on what they are expecting i think that is what will be trying to do actually in this visit well you mentioned the u.s. saudi relationship and from payer is expected to to travel. riyadh later on today what is that relationship like now after the matter of jamal khashoggi has that changed it's you know. there was a new chapter started with the because it's to create sort of a division within american politics towards saudi arabia which we watched how the congress the active we watched how the media reacted and you also it's how the administration reacted there is this kind of division is not in favor of the united states is not the vivat of so the idea because always the united states was able to support saudi arabia when there is a strong united front in the united states as long as this is not

united the more the right is the united states will not be able to over the so there be a lot i think what's been built trying to do is convincing so does to show folks ability to do something so they can convince the congress they can reduce the concerns within the media in the united states sort of this sort of the credibility to the so it is saying that they are doing something on this matter i mean the killing of casualties so the can help the administration without this then decision cannot afford it so it is a lot actually and that that is what i think tries to do with the saudis when you speak about these divisions in the united states and the other place or quite a few of those divisions and when president clinton decided to pull his troops out of syria and we saw that within some of his own leadership and the defense department and what kind of a reaction has been getting to that troop withdrawal and what has he been saying to middle eastern countries i think the message was clear that americans will stay in

syria there will be sort of a changing of the strategy and they wanted to work with alliance like the kurds and like. kurds and the ground turkey and the israelis and i think that the message is conveyed already about them bill i think the major important issue. how much this message is a credible and how much when bill was able to convince the parties of this message because the confusion created by the. trump decision actually is deep and serious i think this requires a lot of effort on the decision and particular. state to convince the party i think this will be a tough job to do in your mind has that decision and those divisions done a huge amount of damage u.s. credibility in the region is there a step still a level of trust of course there is is there.