according to the italian news agency "ansa," close associates of the pope told them he's "embittered"ments, claiming he knew cardinal mccarrick was a predator, but "is not thinking about resignation." >> nobody can remove him from his place as pope. that's the church law. >> reporter: the allegations have exposed a deep rift in the church. >> many of the people who are critical of pope francis naturally are inclined to believe the accusations. >> reporter: supporters of pope francis have sought to debunk archbishop carlo vigano's text, detail by detail. the allegations have undercut pope francis' moral authority as he tries to address the epidemic of sexual abuse in the church. >> i think it's to the mill of those who are saying he's not doing enough to deal with sexual abuse. >> reporter: the president of the u.s. conference of bishops is now seeking an urgent audience with the pope. he's made it clear that he says these allegations need an investigation. but there's no provision for a special counsel to investigate the pope. but the vatican infighting this time around has a distinct

a lawyer defends illegal immigrants is facing deportation, sper ansa franco blames former employer forg a work visa application after her student visa expired. they say they sponsored visa application but denied, franco who was originally from spain has until september 10th to leave the country voluntarily f she doesn't, she could end up in the same detention center where she visits her clients. jack. >> thanks, rob, the midterm, democrats need 23 seats to take the house and momentum across the country is shifting, joining us now to break it down editor at large about media scott, thanks for joining us. >> first thing, democrats need 23 seats to win the house, right now they have 7-point advantage in ballot. they are favored to win control, but it's not a sure thing. we have 8 races that are already republican seat that is we think the democrats will win and that means democrats will need to win 15 more out of 40 competitive races and the races that are competitive are all across the country from washington to florida, from minnesota down to texas, of these 40 competitive races 37 of t

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