cardinal gregory: certainly, we as catholics, whether we are black catholics, brown catholics, white catholics or catholics of any ethnic background, we have a responsibility because of our faith to be on the forefront of the justice movement. it's not something that should be foreign to any of us. it is clearly something i think african-americans, african-american catholics in particular, need to be aware of. as the scripture says, to him to whom much is given, much is required. one of the things that is going on now in the media, and you folks ri think a very welcome energy behind this -- are, i think, a very welcome energy behind this -- we are aware of the importance of seeing the whole panoply of our racial identity woven into our national identity. you know, as well as i do, that since the george floyd tragedy, there has been a concerted effort, i believe, on the part of industry, economics, business, sports, entertainment, to be more inclusive. so programs that probably have been on the air for years and years that may be had few if any phases of color, they have faces of colo

we serve catholics and non- catholics. >> your services are for catholics -- >> and non-catholics. we serve all faiths and some of our employees are not catholic. they are of all faiths. and different ethnic and racial identities as well as sexual orientation identities. >> host: that is good to know. we will take a brief break and we will come back and talk more with jilma meneses about catholic charities . >> host: hello and welcome back . we are talking with jilma meneses, the chief executive officer of catholic charities with the archdiocese of san francisco. jilma , thank you for being here. with the recent floods down south and the fires in california , when you look to see where you can make a donation and where you can help, and so on, among the prime candidates is catholic charities in these areas. and, my impression of catholic charities in all areas of this country is they are sort of prime sterling veteran proven purveyors of charity and good works. is that correct? is that, how do i put it, good standing in the philanthropic community? >> absolutely. in the human servi

for these catholics back home, _ communion. for these catholics back home, what— communion.atholics back home, what did it mean for you to hear— home, what did it mean for you to hear pope — home, what did it mean for you to hear pope francis in the wake of this debate call you a good catholic, and did what he'd tell you. _ catholic, and did what he'd tell you, should that put this debate to rest? _ you, should that put this debate to rest? i _ you, should that put this debate to rest? . ., ., ., ., ~ ., you, should that put this debate to rest? . ., ., ., .,~ ., ., rest? i am not going to make a lot of this is personal. _ rest? i am not going to make a lot of this is personal. pope _ rest? i am not going to make a lot of this is personal. pope francis i of this is personal. pope francis has become... i don't want to exaggerate, he has become someone who has provided great solace for my family when my son died, he has... he is, in my view,... there has always been this debate in the catholic church, going back to pope john xxm, catholic church, going back to pope john xxiii,

as regards president biden, he says he's a catholic, it means everything to him to be a catholic. and i'm glad to hear him say that because it means everything to me to, to be a catholic, but you don't get to define year old version of catholicism. catholicism is taught authentically by the church, by the hierarchy. and in the catechism, the catholic church teaches quite clearly, abortion is the killing of an innocent human being. so any catholic who is in favor of that has distance himself from the very thing he claims to believe in. that's living in a contradictory way. and in the case of prison has more deadly consequences for the board. then, contradictions that other politicians might have and other issues. second, only to abortion, among hot button issues the same sex marriage also legal here. but when asked pope francis was more specific, the part of said marriage is marriage and he declares, but this does not mean condemning homosexual people. these are our brothers and sisters and we need to be close to them. but marriage as a sacrament is clear. but there are civil laws

there isn't a mechanism, the catholic church is done top-down for| catholic church is done top—down foryears, and the catholic church simply doesn't possess a variety of mechanisms for gathering up variety of mechanisms for gathering up the views of others, the catholic people. so this is very difficult for a lot of bishops. however to do it? those mechanisms, structures, they are simple forms but it is not they are simple forms but it is not the case of real listening because the case of real listening because the catch is, that although be bishops in their document say to all of us every voice will be heard, the neck sentences and we'd be bishops will what goes to rome — the next sentence. will what goes to rome - the next sentence. , , ., ., sentence. very interesting to hear ou sentence. very interesting to hear you expiain _ sentence. very interesting to hear you exaiain that — sentence. very interesting to hear you explain that to _ sentence. very interesting to hear you explain that to get _ sentence. very interesting to hear you explain that to get your - you explain that to get

>> he's a big ten catholic.ts, homosexuality is to say we welcome. we're not about excluding, we're about growing the church. and if you go back to another hot political issue in the u.s., when trump was talking about building the wall, pope francis was talking about bringing walls down, not up. as a catholic myself, we see this division very much in the church in the u.s. the leadership in the catholic church in the u.s., arguably more right than the pope. more conservative catholic than the pope on this issue. that's why you've seen this public disagreement with biden and disapproval on his position of reproductive rights. >> it's very interesting to see clergy go against a sitting pope. we'll see how it plays out here. it's good to share history with you, as always. gentlemen, appreciate you. phil mattingly, jim sciutto, two of the best, you'll see them all through the g-20 coverage for good reason. i want to turn to somebody who can take us inside what is going on with the democrats, a key progressive. what

the relationship with the catholic church is very important. many of us to have deep relationships with the catholic church and care a lot like my great grandmother, for example, who attended residential school, came out and wanted to be a catholic. and the fact is that the catholic church wants to have relationships here in canada. it has to face the trauma and violence that is perpetrated against indigenous peoples. if we look more generally, do you think canada has really reckoned with its own history, with the abuses that were committed or the many years with many thousands of victims. i might have lost you there. sorry. i caught most of that question though. well, as canada reached a point in which its understanding its own history, i would say that partly we've had many different studies and commissions over a long period of time in which canadians have faced the reality of the violence that has happened within residential schools are the ongoing policies, but the fact is, most of those policies are still here. we still have laws and poli

on sexual abuse in the catholic church.et's go straight to rome, where our correspondent is waiting for us. good evening to you. pope francis has reacted. tell us more about that. seema: as news of the report revealed those shocking details, soon after you had the vatican spokesperson revealing to the media that pope francis had indeed met with french bishops in recent days and had taken note of the report. he saidhat his first thoughts were for the victims. he wasilled with imnse sadness for their trauma and gratitude, as you mentioned, for their bravery in coming forward. he also talked about h in his prayer, the pope and trusts to god the people of france, the catholics in france, but also the victims in particular, that they may find comfort and consolation, as well as justice, which will be the way in which they can get some kind of healing. it is interesting to note that this independent committee that looked into these cases and came up with these findings was actually set up at the request of the catholic church in

, catholic as president biden is. i think john, as you know, i think as everybody knows has seen more than his fair share of tragedy in his life. and in those trying times turned to his faith to get him through it. and i think when even political opponents of president biden will say he is a good and decent man. and it is that decency that i think you saw come through today, that you saw connect the holy father and the president of the united states. remember, the holy father when he visited the united states back in 2013, he visited a prison. he washed prisoners' feet. he went back to those franciscan traditions, the name that he claimed when he became pope, about service and about sacrifice. and i think those values go right through the values of joe biden's life and his public service. >> so phil, i know the president said that pope francis told him that he should continue receiving communion, that he is, quote, a good catholic. what more do we know about that? and what more do we know about whether the controversi

and not just catholics but really catholic clergy and their pontiff. it's a hot-button issue.cations go i don't understand -- go beyond that. let's welcome back friend of show father edward beck. good to see you, father, as always. the last time you and i were together here in rome was for the conclave where there bergolio became pope and in fact, father beck was one of the only people to suspect that he may be the choice. it was a big deal. so you've always had good insight into what are the implications of this meeting for the pontif and the president tomorrow? >> i think there are some important issues they want to discuss. i think they talk about what's possible, chris, and what en th meet together. i think pope francis is a little concerned of developing countries that haven't received the vaccine and other countries are coordinating it a bit. i think he's going to talk to president biden about that. the climate meeting is coming up in glasgow. this is a pope who wrote a whole an cyclical on the environment. he wants to talk about immigration and migrants. look what happe

he called the report a moment of shame for the whole catholic church on for him personally. but francois devote things to show of remorse from the pontiff is not enough. law aunt the 2nd bus excuses what is shameful, is not apologizing for an atrocity committed in catholic institutions on hundreds of children. the pope has never ever sent a single message. never tried to contact us, but it's his responsibility we're talking about. it's not about his shame. we don't care about his shame. one cannot commit crimes and simply say, i am ashamed for the crimes i have committed. it doesn't work like that. the pope received cardello barbarian, but he did not receive the victims. he did not receive the victim's associations despite the media coverage. divine justice is based on the statue of limitations for sex crimes against minors. is that your religion? is that what you are explaining to us? you are a shipwreck of spirituality and a source of shame for humanity. pope frances, that's what i say to you. britain's tabloid presses, beating a retreat after claiming that kremlin spies s

the french government report claims hundreds of thousands of crimes were committed by the catholic clergy against children. we speak to one of them. when we came to france, it was 8 and 9 years old. so i spent almost 2 years stay until i was sexually assaulted by bernard. pray not what is shameful is not apologizing for an atrocity committed in catholic institutions on hundreds of children. ah, what they tell stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well. this is the weekly an rti and we welcome. we start with our special coverage of a trio, blazing russian film. cruise returned to earth from the international space station actress julia paris lid on director clim ship. panko spent a total of 12 days on board. the i assess making the world's 1st that movie shot in orbit. so we have another cosmic mile. still. the soviet union sent the 1st person into space, and russia is now picking up the baton with another historical moment in time making a movie in orbit years. the moment the crew parish should have done on cassock soil several hours ago. oh so it was coo

international catholic bishops in france are at odds with the government. after a damning report reveals hundreds of thousands of crimes against children covered up by the clergy. we hear from one of the victims after a short break. this is the weekly, on our international ah ah, ah, is your media a reflection of reality in the world transformed what will make you feel safer? tice, elation for community. are you going the right way or are you being that somewhere? direct? what is true? walk is great. in the world corrupted, you need to descend a join us in the depths or remain in the shallows. join me every thursday on the alex salmon. sure. but i'll be speaking to guess when the world of politics spoke. business, i'm show business. i'll see you then. oh, we'll come back to the weekly right here on our to international. now the top catholic bishop in france has apologized and backtracked after claiming church secrecy as above the law. he was earlier reprimanded by the interior minister for saying that when priests learn of crimes during confession, they are

he's a very devout catholic.with you, but right now it depends who you ask, father, right? >> what devout is, yes. i would saydee v devout in term practice. >> me, too. >> president biden most of his political career on the issue of abortion said i personally oppose it, and yet i can't impose -- i'm an elected leader. i can't impose my catholic faith on the rest of the constituency. yet he did say right after the texas abortion law, there was a press conference, he said he disagreed that life begins at conception. so there are significant differences between pope francis who will be sitting across him and president biden on that issue. but what we -- as far as we can tell from all the experts that are giving us what might happen in that room, they're going to be talking about the things on which they agree. they're going to be talking about climate change, which is obviously coming up with the summit in glasgow. they're going to be talking about the pandemic, ending the pandemic, developed countries being able to

we make the boldest witness we can when we are joyful and living as catholics. >> if a catholic wants to have a great homily during mass or intellectual nests. there will be something good happening with a brilliant author. there will be good art, music. all that kind of stuff. people are making a great impression. saint dominic is famous for the rosary. >> we got it. the blessings of the virgin mary. >> thank you, for being here. thank you, for telling us all about the dominicans in the archdiocese of san francisco see you next time. >>> right now in kpix 5. a deadly shooting at a halloween party in gilroy kills one and injures three others at the home of a council city's member. >>> tensions are running high over the vaccine. >>> people living in lake tahoe have battled drought and wild fire but there is a new threat. what scientists say is killing wildlife in the lake. good morning and happy whoever. it is sunday, october 31st, thank you for joining us i'm devin fehely. let's start with a look at

now, a catholic neighbourhood who accused my parents of harming the church. they protected me from this. they tried to get the priest to leave and they succeeded after 8 months of fighting. but i had to live with the reality that this had happened. oh she, i couldn't hide it from my family. i couldn't wall myself in. when i understood the magnitude of it, i told myself that the day would come when i could confront this evil force and kill it. and that i would not miss the opportunity i should. because i'm certain that these atrocious crime someone, their organization and concealment are evil, is a little bit we have in front of us. the vatican with all its power was to my strength, is that my opponents have understood that nothing. oh stop me sir. i have nothing to lose. the investigating commission i must fulfill is responsibilities is required. pope francis has expressed his great sorrow of the findings. you call the report a moment of shame for the whole catholic church and for him personally. but francois devote thinks that the show of remorse from the po

now, a catholic neighborhood, who accused my parents of harming the church. they protected me from this. they tried to get the priests to leave and they succeeded after 8 months of fighting. but i had to live with the reality that this had happened to me. i couldn't hide it from my family and i couldn't wall myself in. when i understood the magnitude of it, i told myself that the day would come, but unity she missed because i am certain that this atrocious crime, the organization on concealment are evil. it will have in front of us, the vatican with all its power to my strength is that my opponents, i have understood that nothing will stop me. i have nothing to lose. lindsay to gait and commission must have failed. its responsibilities is quite, the po process has expressed his great sorrow over the findings. he called the report a moment of shame for the whole catholic church on for him personally. but francois devote things. the show of remorse from the pontiff is not nearly enough. law aunt is hidden bus excuses. what is shameful, is not apologizing for an

and the catholic church is still on the defensive. and you some sense what the church can do about the past is not going to be most important question is what the church will let, is justice system, even the in commissions to do a mentions that pipe francis is up against quite a lot of. and i guess critique within the church in order to try to change things from within. do you see that shifting at all? you mentioned public opinion that has public opinion actually changed the way that the church sees itself because opinion has changed in the sense that you possess for years ye, ye who become evident that there is no possible solution to the sex abuse crisis. we vowed pinching and discussing about the form of priestly ministry which means celibacy. which means that vertical hierarchy that something that has changed already. even though you be having church made of late people, it still struggles to become accepted among bishops at n l. a knew about him, but this is not something that can be stopped. i think. and this is a conversation t

the catholic church rocked by abuse scandals around the world. in june. pope france is said the church abuse crisis was a world wide catastrophe. this year he issued an extensive revision of church law, insisting bishops take were bust action against clerical abuse. the french church said in march, it would propose some form of financial aid to the victims. the campaign as have been left asking how it's possible to put a price on suffering. ne balkan al jazeera christopher lamb is a vatican. correspondence for the tablet. he explains what reforms the catholic church needs to make, what happens to unfortunately few, this abuse crisis. and the mishandling of it was this idea that somehow or florence, he was an unaccountable and therefore there was an abuse of power going on. and so that is was the church must come to terms that must for full. and that's something the po frances for the last 8 and a half years has been trying to reform in the church with his called for much more humble. church, a much less clerical or clerical list church. and that'

the scandal is the latest at the catholic church rock to buy abuse scandals around the world.june, pope francis says the abuse crisis was a worldwide catastrophe. this year he issued an extensive revision of church law insisting bishops take robust action against clerical abuse. the french church said in march it would propose some form of financial aid to victims. campaigners have been left asking how it is possible to put a price on suffering. ♪ >> the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is light is in france to patch up ties after weeks of strained relations over a canceled submarine deal. he has met french president emmanuel macron and the foreign minister. both sides have agreed there is an opportunity to deepen cooperation. france expressed anger last month when australia tore up a multibillion-dollar defense deal replacing it with a contract with the u.s. and u.k.. french president macron said he hopes he can discuss the simmering issue with the u.s. based on the facts. >> i think we will catch up at the g20. to see how we can reengage. my point, it is not an issue a

who happened to be catholic.untry who have taken the issue of abortion as the sort of preeminent issue of the church and believe that people who are out of step with church teaching on abortion should not participate in its holiest sacrament, the eucharist, the taking of communion. biden is someone who is observant to the point of going to mass every weekend, even though, you know, he's in the white house now, he'll go in dc and oftentimes to his home parish in delaware. the act of him participating in the fundamental rite of the catholic church, there are protesters outside his church almost every time he's there. these clashes are sometimes so in your face, his home parish is this sleepy, small little church in a suburb of wilmington and sometimes you hear screams -- not screams, but yelling. it's a visceral, jarring moment to hear strangers yelling at joe biden as he's going in for a sacred moment, "you're not a real catholic," "god saved beau biden's soul," calling out about his son. it is critical, whether o

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he calls the report a moment of shame for the entire catholic church and for him personally. but francois devoe thinks they show of remorse from the pontiff is not enough plough onto this hidden bus excuses. what is shameful is not apologizing for an atrocity committed in catholic institutions on hundreds of children. the pope has never ever sent a single message. never tried to contact us. uh huh. but it's his responsibility we're talking about. it's not about his shane is we don't care about his shambles. one cannot commit crimes and simply say to my machine for the crimes i have committed, it doesn't work like that. the pope received card along sovereign, but he did not receive the victims. all he did not receive the victims association, such as despite the media coverage, always divine justice is based on the statue of limitations for sex kinds against minus j. less is that your religion, is that what you are explaining to other than your mom? you are a shipwreck of spirituality and a source of shame for humanity. oh frances, that's why i say to you may jam with the u. k.

it was a closely watched meeting between a catholic resident in the leader of the church. some catholic bishops have said politicians like the president who support abortion rights should not receive the sacrament of communion. kpix 5's shawn chitnis on the controversy , and what the president said about it. 4 president biden met with the pope on friday, and shared that the leader of his church doesn't think the president support of abortion rights should stop him from receiving communion. it is an ongoing debate among catholicsa chale for leaders like the to rar peonal beefs with the responsibility of their job. >> what makes our faith our faith. it is very sacred to us. >> reporter: catholics around the bay area disagree on whether supporting abortion should disqualify you from receiving communion. >> what we believe as catholics, we believe our church is a single body. we believe it we are united in what is known as full communion. >> reporter: outside st. patrick church in severance is good today, one man leaving mass says even though he is against abortion, he doesn't

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up the views of others, the catholic people.those mechanisms, structures, they are simple forms but it is not the case of real listening because the catch is, that although be bishops in their document say to all of us every voice will be heard, the neck sentences and we'd be bishops will what goes to rome — the next sentence. very interesting to hear you explain that to get your perspective on it, mary. how important is it to people that they feel they are being listened to in a meaningful way and that their thoughts will lead to meaningful change in this process, if people are to keep their faith, and to keep faith with the church? well, that is completely the question. that is why the small group of us, and we are

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and i see catholic bishops in france side, odds with the government. after a damning report reveals hundreds of thousands of crimes against children covered up by that clergy. we hear from one of the victims and just a moment or 2, enter the 2nd half of the program. we are back in one ah ah. is driven by dreamers shaped bankers and those with dares sinks. we dare to ask oh, also for eric room, identify 2 types of freedom, freedom from freedom to. and while we all idealize the lisa achieving the former, the freedom from use and abuse is no small feat in this day and age. this is especially true for africa, which for centuries has been exploited under all sorts of pretext. what needs to happen with the continent to truly take its deserve place in the world? oh, good to have you with us today. at the top catholic bishop in france has apologized and back tracked off to claiming church secrecy as above the law. he was already a reprimanded by the interior minister for saying that when priests loan of crime is during confession, they're not allowed to tell t

, call you a good catholic. did what he -- should what he told you put this debate to rest? president biden: look, a lot of this is personal. pope francis has become a -- i don't want to exaggerate. he has become someone who has provided great solace for my family when my son died. he has, in my view, always -- there has always been this debate in the catholic church going back to pope john xxiii that talks about how we reach out and embrace people with differences. you know this. like what the pope said when he first got elected pope and was traveling when the press. they said, what his -- what is your position on homosexuality? he said, who am i to judge? this is a man with great empathy who understands that part of christianity is to reach out and forgive. so, i find my relationship with him one that i personally take great solace in. he is a really, truly, genuine, decent man. i will end by saying that, you know, there are a lot of people who, and many of you, many of you, even in the press, who went out of

church -- by the way, that number much higher if you include the wider catholic environment of catholicchools, of youth movements, catholic charities. then that number goes up to 330,000 victims who were abused when they were minors within the catholic environment. and i think there is really no denying that there is going to be a before and after for the leadership of the catholic church here in france. if you look at the prevalence, this is really interesting. the report has done forensic statistical work to try and determine how often abuse happens within the church relative to other social settings for minors. the prevalence of abuse on minors in the church in that 70-year period is 0.8%, 0.16% if you factor in the schools and the youth movements. it doesn't sound like a lot. well, it is. it is a lot, isa. it means that the catholic church was the most dangerous environment barring family and friends, the most dangerous environment for minors in terms of abuse as compared to all the other social settings for minors, isa. schools, holiday camps, sports camps, cultural activities. the

a devout catholic, he talked about that meeting. >> we just talked about how i'm a good catholic. >> also meeting with the french president, president macron. phil biden, of course, deeply religious, catholic. this is the fourth time he's met with pope francis. there were some lights, some more serious of what we saw. wha what's the takeaway? >> reporter: when you see that president biden met with the pope for 90 minutes, president macron for 30 minutes, it emphasizes that it was lengthy. it shows how the president views the pope. they have built a friendship over the years. the pope sent him an autographed copy of his book. he went to the vatican in 2013 when the pope visited the united states for a multi-stop trip, the president was his escort for a period of time. the president thinks deeply ask highly of the pope and this was a very important meeting for the president. he goes to mass every sunday, sometimes talks about his faith not in political terms but in personal terms. there were the issues of climate change, obviously from the pandemic as well, very policy-laden issues. th

, call you a good catholic? did what he tell you should put this debate to rest? pres. biden: a lot of this is just personal. pope francis has become -- i do not want to exaggerate that has become someone who has provided great solace to my family. he is, in my view, has stashed there has always been debate in the catholic church going back to pope john xxiii that talks about how we reach out and embrace people with differences. if you notice what the pope said when he first got elected and he was traveling with the press and he said -- they said what is your position on homosexuality, he said who am i to judge? this is a man with great empathy. he is a man that understands part of christianity is to reach out and forgive. so, i find my relationship with him one that i personally take great solace in. he is a truly genuine, decent man. i will end by saying there is an awful lot of people, and many of you who went out of your way to express your empathy and sympathy when i lost the real part of mice -- real part

the catholic church rocked by abuse scandals around the world. in june, pope from says said the church abuse crisis was a world wide catastrophe. this year he issued an extensive revision of church law insisting bishops take were bust action against clerical abuse. the french church said in march, it would propose some form of financial aid to the victims. but campaigners have been left asking how it's possible to put a price on suffering. need balkan al jazeera climate change is transforming. molly's lake foggy bane into a desert. in the timber to region, the un says more than 300000 people have been displaced. usable land for farming is becoming scarce, causing violent disputes between farmers and livestock. head is nicholas hark reports. on the edge of tim book to is a disappearing lake, with the temperatures approaching 50 degrees celsius, vanished into thin air or the green waters of the mighty lake figure being grandma modified. i'm a deuce one says it's getting hotter. he's no longer a fisherman. he's witnessed waves of sand gradually take

it's always been in the catholic church, and i certainly expect them to talk about it. what exactly they will say will be harder to know because, you know, this is going to be behind closed doors meeting. but, you know, clearly it's going to come up. >> and i take it the vatican is sort of restricting media coverage of this moment. is that right? >> yes. we're not going to be able to see exactly what -- you know, what they're going to be talking about. i think it is a reflection of the sensitivity of that issue and the sensitivity with constituencies in the catholic church and also in the united states. i think it's probably an issue that they want to discuss in private. >> stand by. i want to bring ben back in. ben, let's talk a little bit about missing world leaders who won't be here in rome. president putin of russia decided not to attend. president xi of china not attending. explain first of all why they're not here for the g20 summit. normally they would be participating. >> reporter: and it's not just them. it's actually the leaders of mexico and japan as well. no

left for church against the state. catholic bishops in france. look ahead with the government author report revealed hundreds of thousands of crimes against children committed by the clergy euro nazi. we speak to one of the victims. when we came to france, it was 8 and 9 years old. so i spent almost 2 years there until i was sexually assaulted by bernard, pray, not what shameful is not apologizing for an atrocity committed in catholic institutions and 100 children. ah, quite so just off the atm on sunday here in moscow. this is you to national, your timing is perfect for the weekly program that you run down the top stories of the week and the day and particularly of the day. we kick off the sunday morning with our special coverage of a trail blazing, a russian crew here that of a russian film crew, a return to earth. now from the international space station actress, junia had a sealed and direct the claim ship panko. i've spent the last 12 days of all the i assess making the world's 1st movie shot in orbit. and right now you're looking at live pi

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the french catholic church spending more than 70 is tough times ahead. for many, we look at how an economic crisis is starting to hook big businesses in afghanistan . ah, with hi again, good to see here is your weather story for australia, morgan, it's asia as well. so hang tight 1st. we've got a frontal system moving across southern parts of australia, but it does not nudge into sidney. as here. temperature is going to be at 30 degrees on thursday, baskin in the heat, and the sun give you a wider look right now. another system impacting southern areas of western australia, but perth, looking good with a height $21.00 degrees, weather alerts in play for the top end of the south island for some heavy rain. here also, as we look between auckland and gives ben, we've got a batch of some pretty intense rain to be expected. a weather maker is swirling around the south china sea and that's whip in rain around all sides. so north of manila, about a $130.00 millimeters of rain on m province in china. we've seen rescues there because of how much rain has fallen.

and the church against the state in france were confessional secrets of child sex abuse seat catholic bishops, and the countries interior minister at loggerheads after a report revealed hundreds of thousands of crimes against children committed by the clergy. that a live report coming up for a correspondent in paris. ah, oh hey, to want to know. good morning for russia this tuesday, the 12th of october. it's kevin, over here with you live from ortiz, world news, h q. moscow with our latest. and 1st, the british energy crisis is deepening this morning with warnings that there could be even more gas price hikes, industries of really feeling the pinch. now they say some of them could go bust the question is, are they not ready than to suspend their environmental aspirations? for at least the time big because it's been revealed at one power plant in the u. k, which is once hailed is super green, is turned out to be the country's greatest c o 2 emitter burning wood at this scale generates $15.00 micro tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year of which 13.3 magazines alone comes from one p