>> it seems pretty clear that monsignor lynn knowingly left children in positions where they would beharmed by knowingly transferring predator priests to parishes without warning the families, without warning parents, and without, he refused to turn over the information about crimes to police. and even lied about it to parishioners and families. so those facts came out in the trial. this ruling by the superior court, as you know, is going to be appealed to the supreme court of the state, and we believe then that the proper finding will be made. >> what does it say to the victims of these crimes when the first u.s. church official to be held responsible for taking part in what has grown to become clearly a massive cover-up, in the scandal, is released? >> you know, it's -- to be honest with you, we were shocked that finally, one prosecutor was willing to go out on a limb and actually prosecute some of these enablers. we know by the bishop's own numbers, that they have revealed that less than 2% of the priests who raped and sodomized and sexually violated us ever served a day in jail. s

monsignor william lynn was found guilty in 2012 of hiding child molestation by transferring predatoryiests to unsuspecting congregations. threw out hisrt conviction last week, saying he was tried under a law that did not apply to him. on thursdayeased after 18 months in prison. prosecutors are appealing. in a victory for immigrant rights, california's highest court has ruled an undocumented man can become a lawyer. in a unanimous decision, the court ruled law school graduate sergio garcia can practice law. rca still cannot be legally hired by an employer, but he says he plans to open his own law firm. williamork city, bratton has been publicly sworn in as the commissioner of the new york city police department. he returns to the job after heading the nypd in the mid- 1990s when he embraced the controversial broken windows strategy of cracking down on low-level offenses. ryan was appointed by new mayor bill de blasio, who has vowed to curb the police practice of stop and frisk, a tactic right and actually expanded while heading the los angeles police. on thursday, bratton said he would

monsignor william lynn's conviction for his handling of the abuse claims was overturned last week.e of utah is not giving up on banning same-sex marriage. the state is now asking the supreme court to halt the unions permitted after a federal judge's ruling. state officials say same-sex marriages are, quote, an afront to the will of the state and its residents and it wants the marriages to stop while it appeals that ruling. >>> meanwhile, the law of the land is changing in many ways. several states are increasing the minimum wage, others will permit more private use of marijuana and there are some strange ones, as well, here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: out with the old, in with the new laws, that is. yes, legislators have big plans for 2014. some of them pretty standard. 14 states will see increases in minimum wage. california is enforcing stricter punishment for those pesky paparazzi. while colorado and washington will host marijuana retailers for the nation's first legal recreational pot industry. which brings us to a few of the new laws hitting the books that may have you

william lynn was released this morning after winning an appeal of his landmark conviction. the 62-year-old former philadelphia monsignor was the first u.s. church official ever charged for hiding complaints that priests were molesting children. prosecutors are appealing the superior court ruling that set him free. >>> developing news out of lebanon where an explosion killed at least five people in beirut, another 50 have been injured. it happened on a commercial street during rush hour in a neighborhood that is a stronghold for the shiite group hezbollah. cars could be seen burning and the smoke was visible for miles there. a lebanese security official says it appears to be a car bomb. >>> the health of former israeli prime minister sharon chin is ariel sharon is deteriorating. he has been in a coma since 2006. he is in a hospital near tel aviv with his family by him. >>> rescue for tourists and scientists trapped on a ship in antarctica in the ice. alfonso van marsh says they were airlifted to safety after nearly two weeks. >> reporter: the fourth attempt was the charm to rescue 52 passengers on a research ship trappe