going to rome.he third piece that they are doing here after the bestowing of the baretta, which is clearly challenging today, the third piece is the bestowing of the title of the titchiler church that in some way binds them to the city of rome and the church of rome. >> you are saying cardinal o'brien -- three new perhaps in the beginning. he will have some sort of a church in italy he will preside over. and you said it is one of the ancient churches he is likely to be designated. >> that is largely a ceremonial role. it is an honor. for most of the cardinals, it means if they come to rovepl for a meeting, they would likely come to that church and maybe celebrate mass there. since the cardinal would be in rome, there would be a lot of pressure for him to suddenly step in as pastor. it is really an honorary and ceremonial kind of thing. because of his role as a cardinal deacon, he will likely be bestowed a church out in the sbushes -- suburbs of rome. and the holy father has entrusted cardinal veglio

he will be based in rome. he has a new residence in rome where he is actually staying right now i believe. he is in the process of preparing a residence for him here in baltimore even after we had the new archbishop. >> he picked baltimore. >> yes. it has been his residence and place. other than the fact he is a yankee fan, he has embraced baltimore quite fully. >> as a military chap lane -- chaplin he probably had his share of moves. >> yes. >> quite an honor and quite a day for him. >> and for the church of baltimore, too. i really believe that. it is in part of his new position. >> it is nice that not long from now everyone who wants to see him can attend a mass. >> yes, sunday march 4 at 12:30. a mass open to the public with a reception for everyone to see and celebrate not only his elevation could become closer to a farewell mass. there could be something further down the road. who knows. >> tomorrow there is a special mass for those in rome. he will celebrate along with the new cardinals. >> today a whol

all and all, just an amazing day here in rome. >> really, rod. want to tell our audience because you are in rome, there will be a five-second delay before you answer. nobody worry, rod is still there. what was it like being there and seeing this amazing event take place? >> i must tell you, the procession began promptly at 10:30. before the holy father came out, he was on a platform that had wheels. before the holy father came out, there was a predominant organ and beautiful trumpets that were blowing. together the harmony pretty much set the mood. this were dignitaries from all over the world. as you know, the 22 now cardinals, possibly 12 -- from 12 to 13 different countries. amaze sg perhaps an understatement in terms of what the feeling was like. but being there in the hall, you get a special feeling unlike any other. >> thank you, rod. your well wishes. >> this morning, same sex marriage is one step closer to becoming law in maryland. the house last night passed a bill from 7 -67. david collins had a front row seat and filed this report. [ch

i think he was due. >> with the new title comes a new position in rome. cardinal o'brien says he will maintain a residence at the basilica in baltimore and plans to be back as often as he can. from rome, rod daniels for wbal- tv 11 news. >> many local catholics look bright and early to celebrate his elevation. sheldon dutes is live in north baltimore. >> considering his roots in the archdiocese of baltimore, many local catholics were proud to see a familiar face to rise to prominence, even if that meant being up at 4:30 this morning. meg has been following his rise in the catholic church for some time. >> i was in rome when he got his collar and was elevated to archbishop. i went on a pilgrimage. it was very excited. here you get a better view. >> she was one of many catholics who will come before the sun to watch archbishop o'brien be elevated to cardinal at the vatican in rome. she rose at 4:30 to watch the ceremony live on tv 11. >> i have been so happy with his leadership. he has defended everything we need to stay true to. >> it is amazing knowing so

. >> this is rod daniels in rome. the excitement is building in baltimore and advance of tomorrow's elevation ceremony. >> and the seasons have changed, scholars arrive in baltimore. >> some rain to the south and west, the developing storm that could get here over the weekend. the details coming up. right now, 49 degrees at the airport, 52 degrees at the inner harbor. >>> talk of a winter storm possibly getting here over the weekend, but outside today, just another mild day in the winter of 2011-2012. 53 degrees at the airport, 54 inner harbor. feels like we're living in charlotte, north carolina. the normal is 45, so we are well above that. the record, a balmy 76 degrees, 1976. seven. inch pieces of snow -- 7.8 inches of snow bacchant 1893. the abundant clear sky allowed for lots of sunshine, temperatures above freezing in western maryland, 40's and low 50's in baltimore. 52 at the inner harbor, 49 salzburg, 51 of ocean city. -- 49 salisbury, 51 ocean city. light wind out of the west, the sun went down at 5:45. the t

once rome's rival in the mediterranean, greece fell captive to rome in 146 b.c.swept from the stage by war, greece returned in a new role. its artistic traditions became a handsome backdrop to the mixture of politics, business and pleasures conducted in the private spaces of roman homes and villas. knowledge of ancient greek culture was a status symbol and badge of cultivation for the residents, who adopted greek history as their own. horace noted ruefully that: reader: "greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought civilization to the rustic latins." narrator: walls in the maritime villas and the houses and buildings of pompeii and herculaneum depicted greek myths like the rescue of a bride from a centaur's lust by theseus, the heroic king of athens. under the inspiration of a bust of homer, romans could contemplate the trojan wars and perhaps commission works that retold the story of mighty achilles and the sack of troy. a bust of the 4th century b.c. playwright menander conveyed its owner's appreciation of greek comedy. a silver cup depicting the labors

the imperial city of rome, a.d. 200.with a population approaching half a million, it was the center of the western world. rome's immense wealth flowed from a vast empire along the mediterranean sea. an amazingariety of goods came to rome by ship from spain, france, asia minor, north africa and egypt. transportation expert ross hassig. it was closer is terms of the cost of transportation to get to egypt than it was to get a hundred miles inland in italy. you couldn't bring food from a hundred miles inland to rome, because even with carts, even with oxen, it simply cost too much. so rome was able to tap into the production of other areas because it was able to use ships where the cost of transportation was extremely low. keach: but roman seagoing merchant ships carrying upwards of a thousand tons were too large to navigate the tiber river, so cargos were unloaded onto smaller vessels downriver at the port city of ostia. ostia was once a bustling commercial city, with shops and restaurants... villas and apartment houses for

. >> archbishop of new york, dolan, united states of america. >> returning from rome like a rock starinal dolan is a media magnet. worldwide buzz, his popularity, political prowess and passion for the church raises the question of whether he could be the first american pope. >> the new consensus among vatican insiders would be among that second tier of candidates, if there is a rising star, if there is a new hit single with a bullet on the billboard chart, it is probably cardinal dolan of new york. >> dolan the shepard of new york city's nearly 3 million catholics was coy when a journalist in rome posed the question. >> can you just tell us about the speculation that you could be the pope? >> [ inaudible ] meaning i don't speak english. >> predicting the next pope is never a sure bet. in 1978, no one saw a polish pope, john paul ii. in 2005, many thought rat pope benedict was too old and too controversial. wisdom holds that the super power status of the country is counter to the catholic. still, the possibility of an american becoming the bishop of rome has never been stronger. >> it'

. >>> days before ash wednesday a celebration was happening in rome this weekend in baltimore -- and baltimore had a reason to celebrate. baltimore is the home of the first archdiocese in america and edwin o'brien was the 15th arch bishop and he became the 4th cardinal in rome. baltimore never had back to back archbishop and becoming a cardinal was a first. he prepares to vote for a new pope and baltimore waits to see who will be the 16th archbishop of baltimore. >>> the catholcommunity is proud. parishioners said they believe that cardinal o'brien always has special connection to the city of baltimore. >> very proud that rome we have a presence in rome and that he was considered by the pope and it just feels very i think it's wonderful. >> i am sorry that we will lose him as our archbishop, but i guess no one is indispensable. i feel good about it. for him and for us. >> cardinal o'brien will be back in baltimore march 4th celebrating a new mass at the cathedral of mary our queen. >>> three people were killed this weekend near a ski resort in washington state. >> what officials say

others date to the fall of rome. when rome fell, europe was engulfed in chaos.eople naturally grabbed for the high ground to escape the marauding barbarians that characterized those dark ages. over time, these towns were fortified and eventually functioned as independent city-states. in their glory days, they proudly charted their own course, generally free from the dictates of popes or emperors. then, the bubonic plague swept through tuscany in 1348. that, combined with the increasing dominance by the regional bully, florence, turned many bustling cities into docile backwaters. ironically, the bad news of the 14th century mothballed these towns, leaving them with a unique charm and a tourism-based affluence today. siena maintains much of its medieval character. its sprawling main square and towering city hall recall the days when it rivaled even florence. assisi -- with its walls, gates, and castle -- was home to st. francis. its massive basilica remains a favorite destination for countless pilgrims today. volterra was an etruscan capital centuries before chris

more than 100 parishioners traveled to rome for the ceremony. >> reporter: on this day, the pope hasated 22 new cardinals in the roman catholic church. in a shorter than normal ceremony, baltimore's archbishop is elevated to the college of cardinals in rome. the pope smiles warmly and gives o'brien the cardinal's ring. he's only the fourth to be elevated to cardinal. a hundred flew to rome. >> as members of the archdiocese, we're honored. >> reporter: there are a half million catholics under his guidance. >> coming from the catholic schools, we feel he's done so much for the schools. we're happy to support him. >> reporter: he met with many who traveled to rome. >> he took the time to meet every individual person that was there. he took a picture with pretty much every single one. it was pretty cool. >> reporter: he's now in the company of 124 others who are under 80 and eligible to elect a new pope. the only other meanie visit ad today d -- the only other american is one from new york. at the time being, he's holding down a job in the vat a -- vatican and the job here in baltimore.

dinosaur kale or black kale in rome.y tantillo with your tip for the day from this farmer's market in rome. ciao. >>> from one tony to another, the manleft his heart in san francisco is back for valentine's day. >> i left my heart ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> maybe the best song ever. it was 50 years ago this week that tony bennett recorded the city's official anthem and the city is singing its heart out to mark the anniversary. let's go live to liam mayclem the lucky guy at city hall where tony is about to serenade us all. liam. >> reporter: greetings. a song we know and love made famous by tony bennett and, of course, it put him on the map. here at city hall as you can see all around me, it is packed to the rafters with people here to get a glimpse of tony bennett hoping he will actually step up to the mic in just a minute and sing their song. ♪ [ music ] the song wasn't originally written for tony bennett. it was written in 1954 for an opera singer. it found its way to tony bennett. he brought it to san francisco. and it w

in rome one of the best cauliflower is romanesco.s beautiful color and load with nutritional value. let's talk about selection and storage. when you buy it make sure that it's nice and green, mint green, like this all the way around. so important. you want to make sure where it's cut it's nice and clear. and when it's pointy like this, that means that it's fresh and clean. when you bring them home, store them in the refrigerator right away. that is so important. because you don't put them in the foreign minister fridge they are going to decay. romanesco. cook it the same as broccoli or cauliflower. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. with your tip from rome, a beautiful place to talk about produce. ciao. >>> a tiny lap dog indulged in a its 10 minutes of fame making the talk show circuit today. >> best in show at the 136th annual westminster kennel club, america's dog show, is the pekingese. >> twitter fans dub him a huggable dust mop and he the big winner of the year. >> whole lot of hair going on there. >>> it's all about big hai

. >>> news from rome that's coming up next. catholics gather tomorrow trying to stop sex abuse in the church. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people came to louisiana... they came to see us in florida... make that alabama... make that mississippi. the best part of the gulf is wherever you choose... and now is a great time to discover it. this year millions of people did. we set all kinds of records. next year we're out to do even better. so come on down to louisiana... florida... alabama... mississippi. we can't wait to see you. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. >>> happening overseas, violence and death in syria, at least 41 died in clashes with troops. an enormous crowd packed the city of homs to mourn the hundreds of people killed in what witnesses call a government ordered massacre. >>> in the uk two to four inches of snow fell overnight. that's pretty heavy for london. big fun for kids with sleds there, throwing snowballs. pretty big headache for travelers. hea

[applause] ♪ >> ♪ the loveliness of paris seems somehow sadly gay the glory that was rome is of another i've been terribly alone and forgotten in manhattan i'm going home to my city by the bay i left my heart [applause] in san francisco high on a hill it calls to me to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars the morning fog may chilly air -- chill the air i don't care my love waits there in san francisco of of -- above the blue and windy sea when i come home to you san francisco your golden sun will shine for me ♪ [applause] >> that was great, right? fabulous performance by those young people. what an honor it must be for those children to perform for mr. tony bennett today, paying tribute to his great legacy. something they will never forget, i'm sure. we have many others who wanted to pay tribute to you, mr. bennett, an expression of their love for you and for san francisco. i like to read to you just such an expression. this is a letter inspired by you and your song, the winning entry in the love letter to san francisco contest, sponsored by sf travel. if i may -- "dear

. >> days from ash wednesday but what a celebration over in rome this weekend. baltimore is the home of the first archdios, ce in america and the father became the 4th cardinal. we have never had back to back arch bishops become cardinals. now he prepares one do you to vote for a new pope baltimore waits for the 16th arch bishop of baltimore. >> and the catholic community is very proud. people from the church leave said they believe the cardinal will always have a special connection to baltimore. >> very proud that rome, we have a presence in rome and that he was considered by the pope and just feels very -- i think it's wonderful. >> i'm sorry that we will loose him. i guess nobody is really indespensible. i feel good about it. >> the cardinal will be back march 4th to celebrate a new mass. >> tonight's consumer alert the fda investigating if an inhalable caffeine is safe. it's called aero shot and each can has the same amount of caffeine in a large amount of coffee. it went on the market last month. we talked to local doctors and will have a special report on

." >> this book picks up the language from the prophets and speaks about rome and the leaders of rome, the emperors, as a huge bright red dragon with seven heads, seven horns on its head. it was anti-roman propaganda, because john was devastated by what had happened to his people, what had happened to the city of jerusalem. >> reporter: he writes it in language of dreams and nightmares. >> yes. it was probably dangerous in the roman empire to openly express hostility to rome, so people would have done it in coded language. >> reporter: john's book of revelation targeted the roman empire as evil. but nearly 300 years later, when the roman empire became christian, a wily and powerful bishop, athanasius, used the book of revelation to strengthen his hold on the christian movement. >> he says well it's not just about the roman empire. this is about me fighting my opponents trying to create the orthodox catholic church in the fourth century. so he turns it into a story about christians against other christians, and that's taken up later by martin luther against catholics. it's taken up by

at a ceremony in rome. is the only local reporter there live. >> i was there when we were at st. peter's. it was very exciting. >> they woke up before the sun came out to watch bishop edwin o'brien be elevated to cardinal at the vatican in rome. the ceremony was shown live on wbal-tv 11 news. >> i have been so happy with his leadership. he has defended everything i think our faith needs to hold true to. >> it is amazing knowing someone who has dedicated their entire life to the church and is elevated to a position where they might be picking the next pope. they might be the next pope. you never know. >> older catholics were happy to share this with their families. >> to be here and realize this is something special. this doesn't happen every day. this might not happen again in their lifetime. >> sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> our elevation of cardinal o'brien is at our web site. wbaltv.com. under "hot topics." >> maryland state police are investigating a deadly motorcycle accident that happened in darli

listen. >> i am very proud that rome -- we have a presence in rome and that he was considered by the pope and it feels very i think it's wonderful. >> cardinal o'brien will be back in baltimore march 4th celebrating a noon mass at cathedral of mary our queen. >>> annapolis restaurant week starts today and last until next sunday. more than 40 restaurants signed on this year and for the first time ever, they have added breakfast into the mix. so metropolitan kitchen and lounge and miss shirley's cafe will serve up breakfast for under $13 and if you want more information, head to abc2news.com and we posted the information for you there. >>> news time 6:06. a scam alert to warn you about this morning. >> coming, how crooks are trying to by giving you a break on your house payment. >>> it's a new big thing but is the arrow shot safe in the caffeine aerosol? the fda is look into it. >>> record snowfall has gone from beautiful to dangerous. how things are getting acrosspoland. >>> the winds are gusting up to 25 miles an hour but ladies when you will have good hair days in the forecast. comi

i think he was due. >> with his new title comes a new position in rome. cardinal o'brien says that he will maintain a residence at the basilica in baltimore and plans to be back as often as he can. >> a man accused of a terror plot targeting the u.s. capital has ties to document -- has ties to baltimore. he traveled here this past december to meet someone he thought was an al qaeda associate. that person turned out to be an undercover law enforcement officer. he repeatedly receive boxes labeled books in baltimore. if convicted, he could face life in prison. now, to a story that we brought at 6. police were called just after 2:00 this morning and they found erwin lee whaley suffering from gunshot wounds. police have arrested maurice garnett white and he is being charged with first-degree murder. a bail hearing is scheduled for tuesday. coming up next on 11 news -- >> what a voice. >> friends and family gathered to remember whitney houston. details about the touching service for the music >> in a newark, new jersey church where she grew up, friends and fami

so those people unfortunately in rome, georgia had no warning on wednesday night. keep them in our prayers. no warning. all right. thank you very much. let's go maria. you were no doubt listening. no warning for the people in rome, georgia. >> unfortunately that does happen and it's important everyone stay alert when we have slight to moderate risks. because you may not get notice of some of the warnings. the storm system has exited fortunately and now we are seeing it move into portions of offshore off the northeast. and it did produce strong winds today. not severe storms but strong wind gusts in excess of 40, 50 miles an hour at time across the north east and we have wind advisories stretching from boston to philadelphia. they will stay in effect until midnight tonight. currently the winds are gusting 15 to 30 miles an hour across the region. you can see around northern new hampshire, winds currently gusting up to 50 miles an hour. so extreme stuff out there. and because the winds are gusting so strongly, we are seeing some of the lake-effect snow bandsx

elevated to cardinal. >> all this week, direct from rome, the catholic review is sharing its coverage with wjz. and tonight, a look at how the archbishop is preparing for the holy honor. >> reporter: excitement is building, just hours away from the ceremony. 22 archbishops, hand-picked by the pope, will rise to the position of cardinals, including baltimore's own edwin o'brien. like the pope, he's conservative on matters like birth control and same-sex marriage. so the pope puts his stamp on the catholic church by choosing men who share his views. >> i have new responsibilities now. and i'll take those responsibilities very seriously to serve the needs and purposes of the holy father and the church universal. >> reporter: an order of catholic nuns from catonsville, will witness the archbishops elevation saturday. >> the sisters often spoke of the spiritual journey to rome. but this week, may ahead the physical journey here. and for many of them, it was a dream come true. >> archbishop has been so good to us. and he is such a special person to all of us. and this big house is normal, i

the catholic review spoke with the ash bish -- archbishop of rome. he became emotional, think being what it would mean for catholics at home. >> i would not be here if it were not for them. and just want to make sure that they are very, very much part of the ceremony. and the gathering, it's not just the select few. it's going to be all the faithful of the archdiocese. and they deserve the honor as much as i do. >> if you would like to hear more about the elevation, go to wjz.com for the latest stories and a link to the catholic review. >> archbishops, soon to be cardinal o'brien is said to be incredibly humble. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. where a -- why a man who grew up in baltimore county is facing war crimes charges at guantanamo bay. >>> looking for a cause of death. why medical examiners will examine whitney houston's medical records. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, baltimore will lose the hospital ship comfort. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and midweek weather. but another storm is coming. bob has more on what

we're the only local reporter headed to rome. we will lead the coverage beginning at 4:30 saturday morning. >> midway through february and still no sign of any severe winter weather. temperatures well above normal again. 55 downtown. the record for the day is a rather warm 77 degrees. 11 and a half inches of snow but no precipitation today. that will change as we head into tomorrow. >> no sign of any cold air coming in. the next system will be all grain. 43 in manchester. columbia and leave the '40's. western maryland, those locations are above freezing. clouds increasing over the area heading into the early morning on thursday. the pink indicates wet snow as the precipitation begins. increasing clouds tonight and 33 to 40 degrees. the sun went down at 5:43. mild weather dominates the mid- atlantic and stretches up into maine. in the gulf coast, the storm is going to produce strong to severe thunderstorms. the storm goes up into the ohio valley, with cooler air coming behind a system which means the second storm rolling through t

more than 100 worshipers came to rome for the ceremony. >> reporter: from this day, pope benedict created2 new in the catholic church. in a shorter than normal ceremony with pageantry, he's in home. he places the red bretta. he is the 15th oldest archbishop and the fourth to be elevated to cardinal. the baldwin family from baltimore. >> it's an honor. >> reporter: there are a half million catholics under his guidance. >> coming from the catholic school, he's done so much for the catholic schools in our diocese. we're happy to support him. >> reporter: they traveled to rome, including this family. >> every individual person that was there with pretty much every single one which was pretty cool. >> reporter: o'brien is now in the company of 124 other cardinals who are over 80 and eligible to elect a new pope. the only one is timothy who left in new york. brian will be leaving as baltimore's archbishop, but for the time, he's holding one at the vatican and one here in baltimore. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, mike. and if you would like to hear more about the elevation ceremony, go to wj

next ones well hopefully they won't be on paresis doorstep too soon now of course the war between rome and carthage was control of sicily and that important sea routes now the equivalent in modern times is of course the straits of hormuz so let's move on to that currency war going on over there around presses ahead with the dollar attack so this is also from the telegraph and they say last week the turan times noted that the iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in currencies other than the dollar from march twentieth this long planned move is part of president mahmoud ahmadinejad's vision of economic war with the west now of course this also seems to be some sort of propaganda every time we're in some sort of like a tense moment they bring out this bourse we've been hearing about it for almost ten years now going back to when saddam was saying was going to trade oil in other currencies other than the dollar which brought about shock and awe and then of course we heard the same thing coming out of iran oil bourse so currency wars you see it in europe now we see it in the middle eas

it is snowing in rome. >> amid the chaos, some plan to enjoy the snow in germany. for millions, the freezing weather has brought misery and it is expected to continue well into february. >> the fbi and the metropolitan police have launched a criminal and litigation after some hackers and dissected a conference call in which officers were discussing hacking. the phone conversation gave details of joint operations and dates of planned arrest. >> a supposedly secure conference call last month between crime detectives. >> hello? >> hello. how are you doing? >> specialist talking to fbi agents in los angeles and washington, discussing their highly sensitive ideas to track down internet hackers. while the very brief they are hacking, anonymous packed into the conversation and published it on the internet. >> i saw the information about the conference in sheffield. >> the detectives have no idea that adversaries will hear this. they discuss specifics and current cases. >> we have stepped back further west until we know what is happening. we have to factor sometime in that

>> it certainly was important in ancient rome. i think it still is. see politicians focusing more and more on their narrow base. imagine when the general election comes about. mitt romney gets the republican nomination, we'll start appealing to a much broader base. >> brilliant thought from iowa. the theme of today's television show. thanks to -- what do we call people from iowa? >> iowans. you should know that. come on. >> thanks to some iowans. professor, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. we thank iowa for the iowans that they have sent to us to help fix this nation. and you can see the book there "how to win an election." we also thank the noniowans on the panel. the other ari, as we like to call him. and krystal ball. ari's thoughts available all over the internet. and he's also a lawyer. so if you're looking for -- i'm kidding. and listen, i also do some carpet ri myself. krystal could be a good political candidate at some point and help you -- you're a good with your children. >> i'm a cpa as well. call me for tax time. >> thank yo