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california as a so called bomb cyclone soaks the state with up to 10 inches of rain. the threat of mudslides in two counties of southern california forced mandatory evacuations overnight . meanwhile, in northern california, we have now learned a two year old boy was killed by a tree that fell on his home in sonoma county. the heavy rain and strong winds have also knocked out power to about 200,000 homes and businesses and now with third death has been confirmed this morning after last weekend's extreme floodingt today's forecast from accuweather's kevin costner. good morning. a major storm is hitting california into this morning with inches of rain and and windusts have beenth miles n tell you wou hhat folks. the rainfall forecast here in the foothills of the northern sierra and in some coastal communities , 4 to 8 inches of rain with an accurate the local store max of 12 inches. flooding will be widespread. so will the mudslides and rock slides and road closures and power outages . it's gonna be a nasty day in california back to you, andrew.

the man accused of brutally killing four students from the university of idaho has been extradited from his home state of pennsylvania, a large crowd gathered as 28 year old phd student brian co. burger arrived at the airport in moscow, idaho , and now that he's back the arrest warrant laying out the reason why he was charged with four counts of first degree murder will be unsealed co burger was booked into a county jail. where he's being held in a separate cell with extra security and coming up big layoffs at one of the nation's biggest companies. also ahead. what we're learning about buffalo bills player tomorrow, hamlin's condition and the potential change that could be coming to the nfl and as we head to break more images from the vatican, as mourners say their final goodbyes to pope emeritus benedict our live coverage continues. miracle spray febreze fabric refresher. i literally use this every day to make my house smell amazing after i make the bed.

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night on abc. we're back with this. a wild crash on this minnesota highway car lost control, getting to the right and crashing off the side of my 4 94, the car flipped onto another interstate, nearly hitting another vehicle, but somehow in all of this, the driver was not seriously hurt. update now on tamar hamlin, the buffalo bills player fighting for his life after collapsing on monday night. he is still sedated in critical condition, but his family says there are signs of improvement. they say his recovery is progressing. we've gotten good news. we heard from the doctors and what they were wanting to see from him. they were pleased with. we don't know how long this medical journey is going to be for him, but right now things are moving in a positive direction. hamlet's uncle says his nhe is still on ay 50% oxygen after previously% ndi mean 1while, on a call yesterda, doctors for the nfl said they are looking into possible changes in uniform padding requirements. as for resuming the bills bengals game the nfl network reports the most likely

declarnoeing consideriuesgh to the game a tie. or no contest. new layoffs in the tech industry . amazon is cutting 18,000 jobs that's up from the 10,000 it initially planned to cut. amazon says layoffs will mostly impact human resources and its brick and mortar stores. it comes amid a slowdown in consumer and corporate spending. a dispute over lost luggage is now going viral after united airlines customer said she had to track down her luggage. yourself. she says she waited days for her missing luggage before using an apple air tag to track it to an aparentm doeom csex not live. she says she found empty united airline bags near the dumpster. outside of this building, she claims customer service refused to help her united blame the ordeal on a third party service. coming up the new accusation from prince harry about his brother william , but first we had back to the vatican as pope emeritus, benedict is laid to rest. we talked to a church scholar about benedict's legacy and the future of the church.

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this morning is the world celebrates the life of pope emeritus benedict the 16th. the funeral service at the vatican got underway about 3 30 this morning eastern time a crowd of 100,000 mourners was expected there one person who can give us some perspective. on today's events is helen alvare, a professor of law and religion at george mason university. helen thanks so much for being on with us wanted toget your thoughts on the pope's legacy and his impact on the church. i think first of all, he's going to be remembered as one of the greatest intellects in the history of the church, which is saying something in 2000 years. uh he is going to be the person who pursued all the great questions in you know, more than 65 books and probably hundreds of articles. second he's going to be a person remembered for there being no separation between seeking truth and seeking holiness. he didn't just want theoretical intellectual

answers. he wanted to know god, personally, and in that he's really a model for other people . finally i think he's a model of humility and modesty. he was definitely a servant of the church. he didn't want to come to rome. he wanted to stay in germany and remain a theologian . he didn't want to be head of the office of doctrine. but john paul two really twisted his arm , and he really did not want to be pope. he thought, you know he was not great enough for it. and eventually he decides that someone else has the energy and th the church needs now and he steps down. over his handling of sexual abuse cases in the past. can you talk about the effect of that? and the scandals that hit the church during his tenure? do you feel he was successful in overcoming them? you know, nobody has been fully successful . um we're still dealing with it at the universal church level at

the national and local, but he did an awful lot when he came in , even in the 19 eighties in the office of the doctrine of the faith, he realized that these cases were not being handled in a more strict fashion, and he demanded that his office took it over and proceeded to investigate and eventually lay a size that is to remove from ministry. hundreds of hhe p dtsi think that was a question of putting too much faith in the idea that medicine could fix these priests and, frankly, not being enough hair on fire about getting these priests out of ministry fast enough often because maybe he relied on some people who were not as reliable as they needed to be on this, so he did an awful lot. but there could have been more and faster ne. his and others could havedo decision to step down as pope in 2013 was a watershed moment he went on to live another 10 years. do you feel

that he really needed to step down? and how has that decision changed the church? first of all, benedict would never have stepped down unless he consulted with god in a very lengthy and deep fashion, so i have no doubt that it was the right decision forh. aim secohend he did so again as a matter of humility and modesty, thinking that the church was facing crisis, um, whether it was the scandals at the vatican bank, whether it was inefficiencies or worse in the curial offices at the vatican, whether it was other things that the universal church needed. he felt that someone who was younger and stronger could handle it. our thanks there to helen alvare, a professor at george mason university. more coverage from the vatican throughout the morning. coming up next. the new bombshell from the british royal family, plus the self driving baby stroller that has the internet buzzing.

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treatment for episodic migraine. most common side effects are nausea, constipation and tiredness. learn how abby could help you. save on cue, libdeh. checking the top stories this morning. sources tell abc news that house republican leader kevin mccarthy is offering more concessions to a group of far right republicans blocking him from becoming house speaker. he's scrambling to win their support after losing six rounds of voting in two days today, president biden is planning to deliver remarks on border security after announcing that he intends to visit the southern border for the first time. since taking office. biden has been under fire for not making the trip amid the migrant crisis visit is expected sometime next week, and california is being soaked by a powerful storm that could drop 10 inches of rain. the threat of mudslides forced mandatory evacuations in southern californi and in northern california. a boy was killed when a tree fell on his home. hundreds of thousands power outages are now reported. as we say goodbye this morning to pope emeritus benedict we're taking a look at his cultural

legacy. he leaves behind a treasure trove of writing and has been immortalized on the silver screen. his influence even reached into outer space will, ganz explains. the legacy of pope emeritus benedict for many lives on in the literature he leavesehind 66 books three and cyclicals and four apostolic exhortations. he could really right. he was a really great stylist, and, uh, i think he'll his stuff is going to be read for a long time. pope also immortalized on screen by academy award winner anthony hopkins. do not hear his voice. do you understand me? you're mistaken. you are a mistake believing god, i pray to god tyrants. hopkins playing benedict in the two popes, which earned him an oscar nomination. that friendship with pope francis front and center in the film and in real life. they're friends, and so he will be, uh, you know, celebrating their funeral mass of a friend. i think that's very important. the

pillar writing pope benedict's most important legacy is francis. and the pope's legacy lives on 186 million miles from here, and asteroid named 8661. ratzinger bearing the pope's name in honor of the role he played in opening the vatican archives in 1998, allowing researchers to correct judicial errors against galileo and other scientists. of course, there are less serious pop culture moments, too. from snl retired pope benedict is trying to coin cuteness, and now he's attempting an oh no, you didn't gesture to the pope soap on a rope, which is now going for 90 bucks on ebay for any of the more than 50 million american catholics looking to honor the legacy of the late pope, father, james martin suggests reading one of benedict's many writingsand, of course to pray for him as he would have a member of your own family. andrew liz. well gans thank you and we'll have more coverage of the pope's funeral right here coming up on abc news

. that's what's making news in america this mor right now. on america this morning. the world says goodbye to pope. emeritus benedict the 16th today for the first time in more than 220 years of pope is overseeing the funeral of his predecessor. the message from pope francis and the complicated legacy that benedict leaves behind as the faithful look to the future of the church. our live coverage from the vatican continues. and breaking overnight. mccarthy's concessions. kevin mccarthy fails for the sixth time to be elected speaker of the house chaos unprecedented in the last century. what we've learned overnight about the concessns , mccarthy is now willing to make the man accused of murdering four college students in idaho arrives back in that state. overnight crowds were there to witness his arrival as he waived extradition from pennsylvania. so what happens next? also this morning, the

monster storm bearing down on the west coast today, a new bombshell about princes william and harry and later the robot lawyer that could forever change the legal profession. it's thursday, january, 5th. news in new york. this is america this morning. good thursday morning, everyone i'm andrew denber g in for ryan, and we begin with the history unfolding at the vatican right now. the funeral this morning for pope emeritus benedict the 16th the current pope francis's leading today's service. it is the first time since 18 oh two that a pope has been present at the funeral of his predecessor, abc's terry moran, is at the vatican. terry, what's the scene like there this morning? you know, andrew, it's somber, its solemn as as suits a funeral. you can hear the choir's behind me. and this morning when they brought pope benedict body out to lie in the square, there was a heavy fog, which is breaking

as the sun comes up appropria as well.te but there's also a fd nous in the air here, really tens of thousands of people have gathered to say farewell to pope , who did not reign long but for catholics, especially conservative catholics, was a strong pope. reasserting traditional doctrines and people really appreciate him for that. what you'll see out there is a mass that benedict himself planned. he said. he wanted it to be simple. but at the vatican, simple doesn't mean necessarily small or modest. it is a grand scene. but it differs in crucial ways from the funeral of a sitting pub, most notably that benedict himself is not wearing a special vestment that designates who the pope is. he is buried in three coffins up there. he will be buried in three coffins, a cyprus coffin and then zinc coffins and a wood coffin as well in order to preserve the body and there is inside ben

sy rei aallis while he was pope e on there were minted in euro denominations and also a one page piece of paper rolled up and put in a cylinder recounting the events of his papacy, and we have seen the text of it. it does conclude with his efforts to fight the scourge of sexual abuse in the church. so this is going to be a fond farewell, solemn, somber grand despite what he asked for, but a farewell to pope. as i say you don't see a million people here, but you see people here who really appreciated and loved pope benedict for what he what he tried to do for the faith. terry this is so unusual to have a sitting pope presiding over a former popes service. can you speak more about the relationship between these two men? it's remarkable is this relationship between pope francis has a very differt pulp from pope benedict. there's a lot of

speculation or some people irstem at timesiv d, but i've bn told by people who witnessed it that they became very close. they would trade music. they were both lovers of classical music, and over theears they would trade music every time the pope francis went on an international trip. he would visit with pope benedict first just talk the issues that we're live in those countries over with his predecessor and they became very close, pope francis said. it was like having a wise old grandfather in the house to whom you could turn for advice and counsel. and this is the first time since 18. oh two that a sitting popa reigning pope has presided over the funeral of his predecessor. that happened because the pope who died who had been captured by napoleon and wasn't in rome, they finally got the body back and buried him here. but for pope who's resigned, that's been 600 years, so it's very rare indeed. and that resignation which shocked the world hope. francis himself

said it was a gift to the church and maybe a precedent for his own papacy. and terry what our church observers saying about the future of the church, now with francis as pope without benedict in the background, could it set the stage for any changes? pope francis has talked about resignation himself. he says that benedict opened the door for him. he also we're told wants to put some some church law and around that, he says that he would like to return to a parish here in rome. stay in rome. do the things priest. do you hear confessions anoint this sick? go back to being a bishop . he wouldn't take the title of pope emeritus. some of those things i think he wants to hammer into church law to set some structure around this because it could go very wrong to have more than one pope at one time it has in the past, benedict was scrupulous in his silence and in his withdrawal from public life. and pope francis wants to make sure that that will continue in the future

. should he or other popes resign. alright terry moran, thank you. we'll continue with our live coverage from the vatican in just a few minutes. let's turn now to the developments overnight on capitol hill. republican kevin mccarthy is reportedly offering new concessions after losing 1/6 vote for house speaker and because of this gridlock, no members of the house has been sworn in. that means there are zero members of the house of representatives technically right now. a b. c s. m win is here now, with the very latest m good morning. good morning, andrew. yeah there's a potential new offer on the table this morning that could get kevin mccarthy over the line and into the speaker's office. uh huh. until we get this done overnight , sources say, kevin mccarthy offered keanu cns, ping rightay far republican holdouts to cast their vote for him as speaker vote. he's now lost six consecutive times sources said the concessions include a rule change that would allow one member of the house to call for a vote to oust the future speaker down from the original eviouseq rdre deal. another

concession on the table, putting more members of the house freedom caucus and the powerful house rules committee. and a promise to vote on bills that conservatives have been pushing on border security and term limits for house members. however even with those concessions, sources say, mccarthy is still unlikely to have the votes needed to secure the speaker's gavel. theilou h n tomorrow. last night, house agreed to adjotheurn instead of holding anoth mccarthye time to make dealha wt's like aly sign bs. in of things to come ie narrowly divided house, even the vote to adjourn was a nail biter . with four far right republicans joining all democrats in voting againsturnea now say this n't so much aboutis mccarthy as it is about not bending to the will of a small minority. i don't think the vast majority of pro mccarthy republicans in the congress. i really think it's just about kevin mccarthy. this is about making sure that we do not

reward dysfunc that we set theti right president and tone t the beginning of this congress president donald trump also weighed in again last night, saying on social media quote. very good things are happening behind the scenes for the republican party. they all love our country and forward asap. hd the so called rubble republicans to fall in line and support mccarthy, but he seemed to have little sway even one of hisllien probert stau of colorado, refused to back down. even having my favorite president. call us and tell us we need to knock this off. i think it actually needs to be reversed. the president needs to tell kevin mccarthy that sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw. the house is scheduled to return today at noon, and until, uh, speaker is chosen, the house can't pass any bills or even swearing. it's new members. former speaker nancy pelosi said last night that the republican gridlock shows disrespect for the institution, andrew thank you, a state of emergency has been declared in california as a

so called bomb cyclone soaks the state with up to 10 inches of rain. the threat of mudslides in two counties of southern california forced mandatory evacuations overnight. meanwhile in northern california, we have now learned a two year old boy was killed by a tree that fell on his home in sonoma county. the heavy rain and strong winds have also knocked out power to about 200,000 homes and businesses and now with third death has been confirmed this morning after last weekend's extreme flooding near sacramento . let's get it today's forecast from accuweather's kevin stneng gad major storm is hitting california into this morning with inches of rain and feet of snow in the mountains have been a well over 50 miles n hour. i'll tell you what folks of rainfall forecast here in ths and o in some coafostal communil , 4 to 8 inches of rain with an accurate the local store max of 12 inches. flooding will be widespreaddsdes and rock slidesd road closures and power outages . it's gonna be a nasty day in california back to you, andrew.

the man accused of brutally killing four students from the university of idaho has been extradited from his home state of pennsylvania, a large crowd gathered as 28 year old phd student ryan co. burger arrived at the airport in moscow, idaho . and now that he's back the arrest warrant laying out the reason why he was charged with four counts of first degree murder will be unsealed co burger was booked into a county jail. where he's being held in a separate cell with extra security and coming up big layoffs at one of the nation's biggest companies. also ahead. what we're learning about buffalo bills player tomorrow, hamlin's condition and the potential change that could be coming to the nfl, and as we had to break more images from the vatican's mourners say their final goodbyes to pope emeritus benedict our live coverage continues. fabric refresher. i literally use this every day to make my house smell amazing after i make the bad. after i catch my dog on

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