cardinal mahony knows this. he's a social worker by training and background, for heaven's sake.ive about the men who hid these crimes for decades. >> john: these people who came forward, i won't call them victims but survivors we've seen pay-outs by the church, do you think this deception and secrecy is still a part of the church's culture today? >> i have to say sadly it very much is. i know that's hard for people to understand but it's crucial to remember, john, that this is a monarchy. as much as this scandal has tarnished the hierarchy the men at the top of the pyramid still have faced little if any consequences for their dreadful wrongdoing. and for that reason their power remains intact, and for that reason we've seen so little change on their part. there are tons and tons of policies panels, procedures, and protocol, and on paper it looks like the catholic hierarchy has responded well. but bishops are still acting very recklessly, very callously very secretively. it's really disconcerting. >> john: especially since the vatican at one point tried to blame this on gay pries

cardinal mahony issued this statement yesterday to the victims. "i pray for them every single day." it ends simply, "i'm sorry." victims held a press conference today. manny vega says he was abused from age ten to 15. >> conscious, clear decisions were made to hide these priests and move them around. and never did they consider the well-being of the children that they destroyed and left behind. >> reporter: scott, monsignor garcia has passed away, and monsignor curry has not returned our phone calls. as many as 30,000 more documents will be released in coming weeks. >> pelley: bill whitaker, thank you. police in houston today swung into action after a shooting at a community college. but as it happened, it was not an attack on lone star college itself. police say that one man shot another during an argument, and a bystander was also hit. officers are now trained in a new strategy for cases like that. it's now called the active shooter response, and it was developed after the columbine massacre. at columbine, that massacre unfolded while officers waited outside for the swat team to a

. >>> next to los angeles where former cardinal roger mahony said i'm sorry. according to confidential church records the retired catholic leader and other clergymen shielded pedophile priests for from criminal prosecution for more than a decade before the scandal became public. >>> authorities say one person has died after a snowy highway pileup involving as many as 85 vehicles in southwest ohio. the crash on interstate 275 was one of three separate pileups that snared dozens of vehicles on monday. >>> in denver a security camera showed a mini van slamming into a parked suv, which then crashed into two other parked vehicles. the 22-year-old driver told police he fell asleep at the wheel. two people inside the van were hurt. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on tape. in spain a 52-year-old woman fants and falls to the tracks of a railway station. a police officer springs on the tracks, picks the woman up and takes her to the platform. thank goodness for that rescue. >>> traders are back to wall street after yesterday's holiday. earnings on deck today, dupont, johns

. >>> the retired catholic archbishop of los angeles, cardinal roger mahony, apologized to sex abuse victims after newly released documents revealed he and other church officials actively covered up abuse by priests. internal memos from the 1980s show mahony tried to prevent police from finding out about the abuse. he also warned one priest from his archdiocese to stay out of californa to avoid prosecution. abuse victims want to see mahony and others punished. the documents, more of which will be released in coming weeks, were made public as part of an earlier lawsuit that led to a $600 million settlement for 500 victims. >>> in new york city, an ultra-orthodox jewish counselor was sentenced to 103 years in prison for sexually abusing a young woman who had been sent to him for religious guidance. the counselor and victim were members of the satmar hasidic sect, which often discourages members from going to civil authorities. earlier, a prominent group of orthodox rabbis condemned any efforts to withhold the reporting of abuse to police. >>> we have a special report today on the ethic

now retired los angeles archdiocese cardinal.... roger mahony....was involved in the cover-up. there are more than 500 victims and many say.... the church was looking out for itself. "sot: manny vega, victim/ conscious, clear decisions were made to hide these priests and move them around and never, never did they consider the well-being of the children that they destroyed and left behind." it's unclear what kinds of charges can be brought against >> conscious clear decisions were made to hide these priests move them around and never, never did they consider the well-being of the children that they destroyed and left behind. >> it's unclear what kind of charges can be brought up against church officials since the statute of limitations has expired. more documents implicating other priests are expected to be released in the coming weeks. >>> 4:35 now. a congressional hearing is set for today in another sexual abuse scandal this one involving the air force. 32 instructors face allegations of rape and other assaults involving 59 trainees at the lackland air base in texas. officials

archdiocese cardinal roger mahony was involved in the cover-up. there are more than 500 victims and many say the church was looking out for itself. >>> a congressional hearing set for today in another sexual abuse scandal involving the air force. 32 instructors are facing allegations of rape and other assaults involving 59 trainees at the lackland air force base in texas. top officials and victims are expected to testify. san mateo congresswoman jackie speier was the first to call for the hearing. >>> switching gears now, 5:07, let's get another check on the weather. >> it's all about change. rain is coming, right? >> yeah. we had that nice midseason dry spell but now looks like that's about to change as we have some storm clouds moving into the bay area now. mostly cloudy skies. not as cold this morning. no freezing temperatures to speak of. and yes, our high-def doppler radar is picking up raindrops most of that off the coastline so far although we have seen a few light showers in the north bay but i think throughout the day today this is going

the now retired archbishop, cardinal roger m. mahony, and other high-ranking clergy officials, made extensive efforts to transfer abusive priests out of state to avoid prosecution and to stop them from confessing to therapists who would have been forced to inform police. the church reached a $660 million settlement with 500 victims in 2007, the largest of any roman catholic diocese. in reaching a deal, it's their top church officials from having to testify in court. a los angeles judge is set to rule next month on whether two church officials will face new depositions in a civil lawsuit over the abuse. and those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in washington, d.c., where some 800,000 people packed into the national mall to witness the second inauguration of president obama on monday. the second-largest inauguration in history, only behind obama's first 1 four years ago that was the largest event in washington, d.c.'s history. myrlie ev