we have amy kellogg and father lawrence who is in the crowd.that and more and lauren green, too. >> he will sing our father in latin. he extends it to the members of your family at home. his holiness also intends to bless any religious obstacles you may have brought for this purpose and a special way his blessing goes to your children. peoi go to angie's listt for to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact that i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. join today and find out why over 1 million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >> we have now another fox and friends first fox news alert. a live look at the vatican pope benedict xvi delivering his final public mass before officially resigning. go

amy kellogg is live in rome. >> shepard: we now have a situation known as the empty seat. so the call officially goes out to all those cardinals to get ready to elect a successor. they have already been thinking about that before pope benedict xvi, now pope emeritus, left the vatican today. he will spend his final in prayer, and probably in intellectual pursuits. his mind reportedly is crisp and his past library will be transferred to what is ultimately his. home. and can enjoy fantastic gardens, fish guards, and cats, which he loves, and there's said to be a billiards room there, but said not to be of interest to the pontiff. and hoping to spend time playing piano and the last few weeks he has looked very relieved. those close to him said he already felt the sense of a weight being lifted from his shoulders. he put out his last tweet just before he left the vatan today, and it said to his followers: thank you for all your love and support. may you always find the joy involved in having christ at the center of your lives. >> shepard: amy kellogg, live in the shadow of the

amy kellogg in rome tonight. amy, explain more about the pope's decision today. >> hi, bill, well, a lot of people close to the pope have been saying that they didn't d. notice that he was beginning to slow down. bill, there has been a lot of speculation about the timing of this announcement. some say it was a very humble move on the pope's part and announce it on just another day in february. a monday in february, in fact. others point to the significance of this day in that it is the catholic church's day of the sick it is a memorial day of our lady of lords and people wonder if there could be any significance to his choice for announcing his resignation on this day. now, what we know going forward is is that he will be involved on ash wednesday events there are a few key events on his calendar he is expected to fulfill. 8:00 p.m. on february 28th. his resignation becomes final. he will step down tat at that point and then this conclave of cardinals under the age of 80, that is a key requirement will elect a new

amy kellogg has the story from rome. >> pope benedict 16 z departed the palace through the courtyardthe swiss forward, all scripted and on time. driven to the helipad. then they followed the chopper where he blessed the faithful one last time. >> i am no longer the supreme pontiff of the catholic church. i am until 8:00 p.m., then no more. i am simply a pilgrim. who begins the last off of his pilgrimage on earth. >> earlier he said farewell to cardinal promising to show uncome reverence and obedience to the one among them who might be pope. there was a great weight lifted from his shoulder. >> you have seen him carefree is not the word but there is an ease there. happy he will be relieved of the duties. >> accolade for those who knew him. >> he was always the most courteous and sensitive of all the ones we visited. of course, the pope, i think, he has been most astonishing teacher. >> pope benedict parting words were good night. now pope emeritus, the former pontiff, says he plans to spend time hiden away from world in prayer and interlecht wall pursuits, while the cardinals get read

amy kellogg with the news. what do we know about the guy suspectesuspected of doing this. >> reporter: hi, shep. we know he was about 40 years old. he had been part of this marxist outlawed group that the prime minister talked about today. he had been involved in the late '90s o'90s in attacks. he had been put in jail. he had gone on this massive hunger strike and then he became very sick and he was released, and he had gone under the radar screen until this point, until today, shepard. now, a contact at fox turkey tells us that he actually had to go through two roadblocks before he got to the security point at the embassy where he blew himself up, and it's not clear how he got that far, but the state department is describing the point where the bomber detonated his vest as the first security point on the embassy compound. in any event, the guard was killed outside, but on the other side of that glass, two staffers were injured, not badly, and that particular point, shep, is about 20 yards from the main embassy

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amy kellogg is live in rome. amy? >> reporter: hi, arthel. of the pope contenders, peter turkson of ghana, said that the new churches of asia and africa now are mature enough and ready to produce a pope, and that would be a good thing, arthel, because anywhere between a half and two-thirds of the world's catholics are part of this southern church. now, the process of choosing a new pope will get started around mid march. it was revealed today by vatican officials that pope benedict vxi had had a pacemaker for years and that three months ago he had had those batteries replaced. of but that did not have an impact on his decision to step down. that had not gotten in the way of his duties at the time either. we caught up today with some tourists on st. peter's square including a young belgian man who wants to be a priest. here's what he had to say. >> i really hope it's not a european, actually, to to make clear that the church is more than just rome, it's something worldwide. that, yeah, it's not only european or rome or italian, but from the wh

amy kellogg live in rome. martha.artha: for a recap this is what happens after the pope has officially stepped down from his duties. when his resignation takes effect, that will happen at 8:00 p.m. local time, the swiss guards will no longer protect the pontiff as they have done throughout his years at the vatican. they are charged with guarding only one pope and that will be the new pope as soon as he is chosen. at that moment benedict's official title will become his holiness benedict xvi. roman pontiff emeritus. this is uncharted territory for the past 600 years. we're all just learning the language of this. he will continue to wear the white kasak he will no longer see in the prada-made red shoes. a lot is made of that. he will put on the brown shoes he got from mexico. even that a small symbolic outreach to latin america which has been a favorite visiting spot for the popes and such a central important area for the catholic church going forward. the fisherman's ring which contains the pope's formal seal has to be

gretchen, back to you. >> gretchen: amy kellogg, thank you for your personal experience and the touch nice to know that you were there eight years ago. >> steve: i've got a quick question for you. are the people in vatican city optimistic that we will have a new pope by easter? >> yeah, steve, they are. but nobody knows what is going to happen. nobody has any idea who have will be the next pope. there is so many bets out there on whether it will possibly be an american, whether we'll have a third world pope. it's very exciting. but i think the plan is hopefully even for holy week there will be a new pope in place because it's such an important time of the year for catholics world wide. >> steve: it sure is. thank you. >> gretchen: time for your headlines this morning, wednesday, more tragedy in our armed forces. we told that you a marine died during a sky diving training accident. we're learning two navy divers died in virginia. one diver died at the soon while the other taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. the navy investigating. it's the second deadly incident there in

. >> amy kellogg has the details. what a big surprise to come in overnight. good morning. >> good morning heather and heather. it is not clear whether this is called a twist or a major side show in the oscar pistorius case. the leading investigator now facing 7 charges of tame presidented murder. as you mentioned those charges stemmed from 2011. they were investigating a case of a woman who has been murdered dismembered and then disposed of in a sewer drain pipe. he was allegedly drunk at the time. when a mini bus forced him oa bs off the road or tried to stop the bus. the police officers fired shots at the bus. the charges were dropped and subsequently reinstated. what gets tricky is this was reconfirmed yesterday afternoon. the prosecution service says the position was taken between february 4th and 10th to reinstate the charges. that would have been before reeva steenkamp was killed. there are questions about the timing of all of this. oscar pistorius back in the courtroom today due to the drama of the tame presidented murder charges proceedings only getti

. >> amy kellogg is live with all of the details for us. >> good morning, amy. >> good morning.omething unusual. we don't see popes say good-bye. this is a first at least in many centuries. it may be setting a precedent. we don't know if this will become the norm. we don't know in it will be the norm to step down and say good-bye to the princes of the church the cardinals. he said the church is a living entity and that it does ee and transform and at the heart it stays the same. he l lunch and a little rest. he will go to the summer residents built on the ground of destroyed roman ruins of an old roman castle and is quite beautiful with stap stories and gardens. he will remain there with his household staff and trusted personal secretary. they will be protecting him up to the end of his pontificate. lart on this evening he will depart the castle and at that point he will be protected by vatican police. i am sure the meetings are very moving for all involved. we know he was loved by many appreciated for his scholar and intellect. he is a sensitive generous individual. we may not

amy kellogg joins us now, this is uncharted territory? >> it is.n talking about this conclave that is going to choose naught pope and how it's been made up by cardinals made up by this pope and predecessor. they reflect the same ideology as the last two popes. i thought it would be interesting what catholics felt around town. i spoke to them at st. peter's square today and met a bus load of students from brussels who said basically one of them wants to be a priest. i asked him what he would like to see in pope benedict's successor. >> communication is very important, just being clear and groups of people, i think they should make clear that the love of god is for everyone and try to communicate that. >> shep, pope benedict started tweeting and just before he decided to resign. young people said it's not about the twitter and facebook pages, it's about a pope who really knows how to get the message across that the church is still relevant to them. >> shep: mixed feelings how successful he was bringing people to the church? >> i asked greg burke that

fox's amy kellogg is in rome. come the first pope since 1415 to actually resign, amy? >> tracy it is amazing and it is shocking people because it is something simply not done. it is something that is okay to do but people were really taken by surprise. the prime minister here, mario monti saying he was shaken by the announcement. catholics interviewed across the globe in latin america and elsewhere, many were actually disappointed and felt let down. others say that it took and you have awful lot of courage for the pope to make this decision and he was brave to doit and frankly if he feels he doesn't have the physical strength particularly or the mental and emotional strength to meet all the challenges that are demanded by the job leading 1.2 billion catholics around the world, leads such a big church, he was right to actually do this. he had a very hard act to follow, coming in as the oldest pope to be elected, nominated to the job following the footsteps of pope john paul ii who of course was terribly charismatic

amy kellogg live from our london bureau with that. amy. >> reporter: hi, jon. no one has yet claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack which obviously killed the suicide bomber, but also as you mentioned, jon, killed that turkish guard at the perimeter of the u.s. embassy, and, jon, according to fox sources in turkey that attack also wounded a very well respected female turkish journalist who according to that source had been the first person, the first journalist to interview ambassador richardioni and he apparently has gone to visit her in the hospital. she is apparently in serious condition. it turns out according to turkish authorities that the bomber was a member of a far left militant revolutionary group called the people's liberation front which initial here went off turkish military and military installations but in recent decades shifted to targeting u.s. military and diplomatic personnel. leftist groups are on the list of domestic security threats that turkey faces and they are known to periodically set off bombs. they are the last category ini

amy kellogg is live in london with the latest on this morning. d morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, martha. these young men had all grown up in this country but they had come to despise it. martha, they were so cynical they actually pretended to be raising money for a muslim charity when in fact they were gathering fund for their plot to blow up eight knapsack bombs and cause as much carnage as possible. the three men were from birmingham and were arrested in 2011 in a joint mi5-west midlands counterterrorism operation. they said their attack would be another 9/11, taking revenge for quote, everything. and one of them had criticized the july 7th bombers here for not killing enough people, for not putting enough nails in their comes. two of three of the group had gone to tribal areas of pakistan for terrorist training and fund-raising activities. they were said to followers of the late u.s. born radical al qaeda cleric, anwar al-awlaki and at least some had his sermons apparently on their nokia phones. they had spoken about supplementing their bombs wi

>> amy kellogg, live in rom. >>> at catholics the world over react to this news, some are already looking at the legacy pope benedict will leave behind. most in the church view the pontiff as a conservative. not in favor of vary men reforms. he'll also be remembered as the church's leader during the child bows scandal that rocked the world. he apologized for the years of decades by priest, even meeting with the victims. >> joining us now with analysis, former fox news correspondent and now the vatican senior communications advisor, greg burk. there's about a three-second delay between our communications. so he was already 78 years old when he was selected as pope. and the conclave knew he was in poor health back then. he had a stroke in 1991. so was pope benedict intended to be an interim pope, to serve a short while, and if so, why? >> well, greg, i think you're right. i think a lot of people considered that when he was elected. 78 was some 20 years older than john paul ii had been when he was elected. so, certainly i think the cardinals were thinking interim, but they were thinking abov

amy kellogg live in london. what else did we learn in court today, amy. >> reporter: bill, the magistrate in the pretoria court decided this thud be dealt as a schedule 6 case. that means premeditated murder. that means oscar pistorius will unlikely be able to get bail. premeditated, the prosecution said he had to get out of bed, attach his prosthetic legs and walk seven yards to the bathroom where steenkamp, reva steenkamp, was locked in cowering in fear after an argument. pistorius in an affidavit red out today disputes that. he said he went out on the balcony without his prosthetics he claims he has some mobility without them. he wanted to bring in a fan through sliding glass doors. when he came in he thought a robber climbed through the bathroom. grabbed a gun, shot through the door, calling out for reva to call the police. he didn't realize she was in the bathroom. he claims today that he did not intend to kill her and he loved her very deeply, bill. bill: how did he react going into court or actually in the

bill: amy kellogg watching it all from london now. has there been a claim of responsibility, amy?reporter: not yet, bill. the turkish prime minister erdouan has said it is a suicide bombing there may have been a lot of groups behind this attack or at the u.s. embassy in ankara. it could have been islamist type group operating in turkey. in 2003 there were dramatic attacks on synagogues at the british consulate in istanbul and hsbc bankhead quarters there. separatists typically set off bombs in the southern part of the turkey. they're quite active. there is resistance to the deployment of u.s. patriot anti-missile batteries that have just been put in place to protect turkish population centers from possible attacks from syria. i just got a note from the deputy foreign minister of turkey saying that their hearts and minds are with the embassy staff right now in ankara and the foreign ministry will be issuing some sort of a statement as soon as possible. one dead who is the suicide bomber and a turkish guard at the check point. bill: were there reports of any threats against the emba

amy kellogg has more from london. >> iran just released footage it claimed it extracted from a dronein 2011. footage of the pentagon will not confirm if s authentic. not only can it reverse engineer and mass produce spy planes now but it's collected data from the sentinel surveillance craft it intercepted. as sanctions against iran are tightening. the supreme leader rejects joe biden's suggestion that direct negotiations between the two countries might be possible. >> i'm not a diplomat, i'm a revolutionary and negotiations can only be meaningful when the other party shows goodwill. when they don't show goodwill, talks are meaningless. >> u.s. is accused of holding a gun to iran but six powers which includes the united states is expected to meet the nuclear team next month. while the sanctions are hurting iran's economy they are not thwarting nuclear advancement. >> to make these advanced centrifuges, suggests they are moving fast ahead on their program. >> one note on the supreme leader's defiant tone, a top official recently told me that if iran wants to engage you, i it needs to a

senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg begins our coverage from rome. >> reporter: even toy insiders the announcement came at a shock. pope benedict said he no longer has the strength to lead the roman catholic church as it needs to be guided and he will step down on february 28. >> he is loved for the church such that he has concluded it will be better not to try to lead the huge flock. without the full strength. we pray for him. we pray for the church. >> i have always admired him as a scholar and priest and holy man. now the admiration for him is higher because of the humility. >> cardinal was the oldest to be chosen as pope. he had a tough act to follow in the wake of global adoration enjoyed by his predecessor, pope john paul ii. he rose to the occasion, travelling abroad, two dozen times, including trips to israel, the united states and lebanon. born in germany in 1947 he was forced to join the hitler youth and nazi army but deserted toward the end of the world. cardinal ratzinger had an enforcement of catholic doctrine. he was tenure include sexual abuse scandal ins

in rome, amy kellogg, fox news. >> bret: another new member of the national security team pushing foria's president to leave office. secretary of state will participate in what is a friends of syria meeting thursday. chief washington correspondent james rosen is travelling with secretary query and reports from rome. >> secretary of state john kerry demonstrated fluency in three foreign languages on the trip. no doubt serving him well as he drives for unity among 19 nations gathered in rome to bolster the rebels. he needs to know that he can't shoot his way out of this. we need to confines him of that. the opposition needs help to do that. we are working together with respect that. >> privately, the u.s. officials hold little hope that the two hof hour session with russia foreign minister will change behavior of the kremlin which has propped up the assad regime with cash, weapons and political support. >> discussion was to my mind constructive. in spirit of partnership without, of course, ignoring the questions which are irritating the relations. >> syria's civil war claimed 70,000 liv

in london amy kellogg, fox news. >>> the dalai lama is scheduled to speak at university of maryland thisg. school officials say the spiritual leader will deliver the annual lecture for peace on may 7th at the comcast center. previous speakers have included former secretary general of the united kofi annan and nelson mandela. >>> wicked weather is pounding the midwest tonight. >> and after four months of superstorm sandy thousands of people are still living in hotels on the government's dime. >>> still up at the pump, gas prices up 35 straight days, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fast approaching $3.80. also on the rise mortgage rates, the average for a popular 30 year fixed rate is now at 3.56%, the highest level since last summer, but keep in mind still near record lows. meantime we got this warning from wal-mart, the discount retailer saying those payroll tax hike for social security along with rising gas prices will take a toll on its shoppers and sales this year, but no whining from american winemakers, u.s. wine exports growing for the third straight year. we'

amy kellogg again is watching as we see the rote tars beginning trotars beginning to turn. amy what is the reaction, it was such a shock when this pope announced he would be resigning office rather than dying in office. have the people there in rome and the vatican begun to process this? >> it's been an emotional roller coaster from what i can glean, jon. i think a lot of people were shocked, a lot of people felt this isn't an ordinary job u don't retire from the paper pa papacy. as people follow pope benedict the xvi possibly closer than ever before i think they've come to appreciate a great humility in someone who is clearly not seek being out the limelight who probably feels that someone else could do the job better with more vigor right now, who has possibly been deeply wounded by the scandals and troubles that have been in the catholic church and who didn't really want this job in the first place, jon. i was reading an interview with him that was done somewhere towards the beginning of his pontificate when he said he asked the lord, what have you done to me? i can't do

amy kellogg is live at the vatican.t how the crowd reacted to them today and he in turn with the crowd. >> reporter: yeah, bill, it was a beautiful day here in rome and on st. peter's square, there was a very blue sky and it was quite moving to watch pope benedict the xvi make the rounds in his popemobile, looking slightly stupid, immaculate lely, because it was a bit chilly. his face looked tranquil and somewhat emotional and he smiled as he tkpwhraoete greeted the people out there. some of the faith fall wanted to thank him even if they couldn't actually speak directly too him. they felt their prepbs was a presence was an act of thanks. others wanted to receive a blessing. others were curious because this is a global event, a historic event, a pope resigning in this way. i spoke to an american priest, someone from portland, oregon about pope benedict the xvi and here is what he had to say. >> he told me through his scholarship in becoming a better friend of jesus christ with his books. i've appreciated that. high. goi

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in london amy kellogg, fox news. >>> today the nation remembers civil rights icon rosa parks. have turned 100 years old. the post office is honoring parks with a forever stamp, parks widely known for her arrest in 1955. she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in montgomery, alabama. parks later move to michigan where she died in 2005. >>> wow, this viral video by a 1st grader from modern day school in bethesda very popular. last week the school made a deal with the kids if anyone made a foul shot, the entire school would get the day off. the 1st grader was the last student to try and he got nothing but net. >> oh, wow, what a hero. >> the varsity high school team is already going all right, we got tabs on that guy. >>> none of these kids have had much in the delay of snow days, a couple two hour delays, so they've got to be grateful for. this i don't think there will be delays tomorrow in most areas. >> i hear them all going darn. >> maybe washington county where they had some measurable snow tonight. this thing kind of fizzled out and dried up, a lot of dry ai

amy kellogg is in rome with the latest developments. re contenders to be the next pope, a cardinal from ghana says he thinks it would be time for a pope to come from asia or africa. he said the younger churches have become mature enough to offer a pope and it would be a good thing because frankly between a half and two-thirds of the catholic are of the southern churches. in the meantime for the first time we're hearing there could be an american pope although most people think it is not terribly likely. a lot of experts say probably the vatican does not want a pope from the world's remaining superpower. the process of choosing the pope will begin around the middle of march when the conclave will happen. it was received by vatican officials that pope benedict xvi is have a pacemaker for many years and the batteries changed just three months ago, but that is not the reason for his resignation and that this whole situation has not impacted his work especially at the time with the adjustment made to the pacemaker. today caught up with what t

when i came for his audience this morning, some of our producers, amy kellogg was there as well he seemedhad a very difficult time getting around. and he said that his-- that he is, his strength is being sapped before his own eyes and started a year ago when he was in cuba and mexico on that visit and he said since then, he just is deteriorating mentally and physically and that's the reason he's doing this for the good of the church. he can't do all he believes the catholic church needs him to do so he's stepping aside. i think he's going to, i don't know, chill for a while and relax and pray and write. >> my last question for you, i actually studied abroad and spent almost a year living in italy. and how do you get sent to rome and i'm sitting here in the new york studio? >> i think you were on vacation at the time, megyn. >> megyn: oh, two popes in a row, you've been sent to rome and i'm stuck in the studio i'll get you for this, shepard. >> i'm sorry. >> megyn: arriverderci. >> ar >>. and charles krauthammer suggested on the factor last night, that what the president wants is a europea

amy kellogg joins us now in rome. y, tell us a little bit more about what he had to say this morning. >> reporter: well, he said that he was really digging into his conscience, guided by god in making this decision, martha. there has just been so much reaction. the italian press, for example, is just going on and on about the facts or the thought maybe it was the politics of the vatican that really drove this german pope to his decision to step down. other people saying that they're disappointed that, and still shocked that he has made this decision because the pope, after all, answers only to god. so how could he take this decision to step down. others are saying bravo. this was a very modern, progressive and fabulous decision for him to make and set as positive precedent for the future. today people listened to him for the first time, not up close and personal but right there in the same chapel, in the same church, in the cathedral. they said that they were, they saw his humanity and they were moved. >> translator: i

amy kellogg is live in rome outside of vatican city where the pope's public address was mixed with sadness> reporter: that's true, tori. i think this is a dramatic day because, frankly, we may never see pope benedict xvi again. there will be a couple of photo- ops tomorrow. he said he wants to go into solution. he wants to spend the rest of his life in prayer still dedicated to the church but behind the scenes, kind of cloistered in the vatican walls. there's that and how often do you get to say goodbye to a pope? traditionally, popes pass away and then another one is elected. this pope has taken the rather courageous, some would say, decision to step down because he didn't feel he has the strength anymore to carry on. today, normally the wednesday audience would be a catechism. this was more of his gaving thanks to the -- giving thanks to the faithful for their prayers and to all of the people in the church, the priests and cardinals and the bishops who have helped him in his work. he also thanked people for understanding his decision to step down because it was also controversial. there

>> hello, i am amy kellogg from fox. this is a question for the prime minister. the u.s. needs to make some serious budget cuts in the coming months to avoid the fiscal cliff. both of you have gone through the process of making budget cuts in their own countries. i'm wondering if you can share any lessons learned for the united states as it starts to make its own budget cuts. >> i am sure that they are waiting with baited breath. yes, i would venture to a that it was an effort. a special coalition was put forth of three parties making up 85% of parliament, which in the past, exchanged invectives. on a budget containment that we bring to zero. the budget in structural terms. [inaudible] this, to me, simply means that in order to overcome difficult decisions, we do need broader than normal efforts. >> thank you. advice to the congress, republicans and democrats. maybe even something special for the white house. >> well, i saw the president in march on st. patrick's day. i will say this, we have very painful decisions here. increasing pension age is changing the regulations

>> hello, i am amy kellogg from fox. this is a question for the prime minister. the u.s. needs to make some serious budget cuts in the coming months to avoid the fiscal cliff. both of you have gone through the process of making budget cuts in their own countries. i'm wondering if you can share any lessons learned for the united states as it starts to make its own budget cuts. >> i am sure that they are waiting with baited breath. yes, i would venture to a that it was an effort. a special coalition was put forth of three parties making up 85% of parliament, which in the past, exchanged invectives. on a budget containment that we bring to zero. the budget in structural terms. [inaudible] this, to me, simply means that in order to overcome difficult decisions, we do need broader than normal efforts. >> thank you. advice to the congress, republicans and democrats. maybe even something special for the white house. >> well, i saw the president in march on st. patrick's day. i will say this, we have very painful decisions here. increasing pension age is changing the regulations

amy kellogg live in rome on this historic day. amy? >> hi, steve.w often does a pope actually get to say good-bye properly to all of his princes, his cardinals and other close associates of the church. that's what's been going on this morning. pope benedict xvi pledging unconditional restorerrence and support of the -- reverence and support of the next pope, trying to put aside those bits of speculation that he could somehow interfere with the work of his successor. he said he wants the college of cardinals to work like an orchestra, in harmony with agreement and church leaders from around the world all convened here in rome are remembering this pontiff, paying tribute and here is what the archbishop of westminster had to say. >> he's lovely. he's absolutely lovely. i had a number of metings with him when he was in the congregation of the doctrine of the faith and he was always the most courteous, the most attentive, the most sensitive of all the cardinals that we would visit. of course, there is the pope, i think he's been a most astonishing teache

amy kellogg live in london with the breaking details. what happened?hich is just a bail hearing. but kind of turned into a mini trial in its own right. we had some oversight to glaring omissions by the leading investigator who, for example, failed to discover a spent bullet casing in the toilet bowl of the home, something that was then found bit defense team which had access to the home after that. then the witness who claims to have heard shouting for an hour leading up to the shooting, watt at first said to have lived six football fields away from the home. now maybe that's three football fields away. again, adding more confusion. another witness said the lights were on in pistorius' house after the first shot was fired. pistorius said they were not. and that is panicked and vulnerable in the dark and fired shots into the bathroom where he claims he thought an intruder was holed up. then there was the investigating officer's claim that testosterone and needles were found at the home. that later turned out to be apparently an herbal remedy. the invest