as kim reports, benedict's trip has not been without controversy. >> pope benedict went to the uk athe invitation of queen elizabeth ii, the official head of england. the only was john pall ii in 1982. he was greeted with an outpouring of affection. pope benedict has faced outright protests. one major issue is outrage over the clergy sex abuse crisis still swirling over many parts of europe. at the beginning of the trip, benedict admitted the church was not quick and decisive to take the necessary measures to combat the crisis. another is between roman catholics and the anglo-american community. last october the vatican made it easier for disaffected anglocans to become catholic. a highlight is the trip is the -- but perhaps the biggest challenge has been making the case for faith and a nation known for growing secularism. throughout the trip benedict called for the values of cultural christianity. >>> and kim, this trip to britain is part of the pope's overall effort to try to roll back the trend of secularism all over europe. no easy task./ >> it's a big task and one that he's very

critics say pope benedict xvi may not even fill arenas at hi outdoor evens around britain. first day ends with an open- air mass in glasgow. it includes a performance by scottish singer and staunch catholic susan boyle. a public figure whose popularity may outshine the man she's performing for. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >>> tomorrow the pope will meet with the british prime minister tony blair and british prime minister. >>> howard has the forecast coming up. >>> we will introduce you to the cocker spaniel and tell you about a front heading this way. back with more 9 news now in just a moment. >>> welcome back on this warm thursday afternoon. howard bernstein with you. mostly cloudy skies out there. that will be the case for the rest of the day. 85. by 6:00 and 9:00 we will have a few showers an, especially north and northwest of dc. 82 and 78. these are washington temperatures. it's cooler north and west because the rain showers have moved in to western maryland. we will look at this doppler in a moment. tonight scattered showers and a thunderstorm. the better cha

. >>> pope benedict talks about the sexual problems with the catholic church. >>> we have the latest on preparations for hurricane igor. >>> our top story. sarah shourd is expected to head home to the united states sometime tomorrow before boarding a flight, she talked about her two companions. >> i want to begin by thanking his majesty, the saltan for welcoming me to this beautiful country upon my release. i want to extend my gratitude to the american ambassador and his wife for hosting my family and i during our unfortunately brief stay. i have a deep appreciation for the doctor for bringing me from th tehran. for the engagement in my life and the life of my fiance and dear friend for the past 13 and a half months. it would be a pleasure to return and it is my deepest, deepest hope that i would be able to show shane and josh the grand mosque soon, one of the most peaceful and powerful places of worship i have ever seen. i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom, the sweet smell of sandalwood and the chance to stands by the ocean listening to the waves

pope benedict has begun a visit to britain. he flew into the scottish capital, where he was received by queen elizabeth at her residence, the pulse of holyrood -- the palace of holywood. said the allegations of sexual abuse has caused him great sadness. he warned against aggressive forms of secularism. eu leaders are meeting in brussels today in a summit overshadowed by the fight between the french government and the european commission over the treatment of thousands of roma emigrants. nicolas sarkozy has ordered police to deport hundreds of roma from other eu member states. the twister and called this disgraceful. -- the commissioner called this disgraceful. rita, this was not supposed to be on the agenda, but it is clear that this is going to dominate the summit. >> yes, the main focus of the summit is meant to be about opening up trade links with the east, namely with india and china. as you said, it has been overshadowed by the fight between the eu commissioner and the french government. when president nicolas sarkozy arri

pope benedict arrives in britain for a visit that's already being overshadowed by controversial comments from the vatican. >>> up close and personal. the biggest animals return to the coast of california, after decades away. >>> good morning. as the campaign season is kicking into high gear, we have some new evidence of just how tough november's elections could be for the democrats. >> a number of new polls out this morning demonstrate the growing discontinue tent among voters. one finds 57% of americans believe the country's headed in the wrong direction. just 40% say it's actually going the right way. >> and off the heels of tea party candidate victories on tuesday, democrats clearly have a lot to do. vice president biden was on tv last night, staying positive. >> we are going to retain control of the house. we're going to retain control of the senate. because when the american people focus on the alternative, it's going to be absolutely clear to them, there is no alternative. >> biden also accused the republicans of being a party which has no room for moderates. and he says, with that

. >> the way he deals with pedophile priests will be the measure by which pope benedict's papacy is judged. he has been accused of failing to clean up that filth. is he the solution or part of the problem? that question has asked increasingly over europe in the past 15 years since the head of the austrian church was revealed to be a pedophile. hans is the most senior priest to have resigned over child abuse in the past 50 years. he had been cardinal archbishop for a decade when allegations were made public he has molested boys throughout his career. by 1995 the damage had been done to his victims and the reputation of the church. >> they would not believe it. some of them did not want to believe that because the perspective of faith was shattered. so i think it was a shocking experience. >> this monsignor is a former general of vienna. this -- these days in northern austria he finds himself at odds with the vatican he thinks has betrayed many. he was outraged by the cardinals conduct, but that the vatican had not investigated his record. >> the vatican must [unintelligible] they should hav

today the head of the church, queen elizabeth, welcomed benedict xvi making the first official state visit ever by a pope to britain. there were two stops in scotland, including an open-air mass, before the pope flew to london. and as mark phillips reports, he spoke about one of the most serious issues facing the catholic church. >> reporter: perhaps aware that he was flying into a storm raging around the catholic church's child abuse scandal, pope benedict decided to clear the air while still in the air, addressing the issue on a flight from rome. "it is a great sadness," he said, "that the authorities of the church were not sufficiently vigilant and decisive in taking the necessary measures." newscast nasty issues of child abuse were not on the agenda during the pope's first official functions, including his meeting with thmeetingwith the queen, ae invitation the state visit is taking place. nor were they broached among the crowd of faithful, smaller crowd than were first predicted for this visit as the abuse scandal and other issues have apparently diminished the church's populari

today, pope benedict came face-to-face. >> it's encouraging he came here.t to hear what he has to say. >> reporter: he began his visit on thursday touching down in scotland. there to welcome him, a head of state and religion, the queen. this is the first visit since king henry viii nearly 500 years ago. never since has a british monarch shared the podium. after greeting crowds, the pope held a mass for 65,000. the ceremony graced fwi voice of an angel. ♪ >> reporter: on day two, a more complicated trip to london. they waived their security concerns. among them, baby ellie whose mother was moved. >> the holy father was blessing her and kissing her. i broke into tears. this is very special. >> reporter: the pope delivered a message. centuries ago, britain's catholic martyr was sentenced to death. >> economic activity has contributed to the grave difficulties now being experienced by millions of people throughout the world. >> reporter: later, another first. the pope met an anglican woman priest. the church of england has been at odds with the vatican for hund

the mcconnell kasper is an insider, fellow german and senior aide to pope benedict for a decade -- >> cardinal kasper is an insider. he was part of the pope's entourage of britain, but just hours before pope benedict's plane lands, the cardinal has made provocative comments about britain's christian identity and culture. in the german magazine "focus," cardinal caspers said england today is a secular rise, pluralistic country. when you land at heathrow airport, you sometimes think you have landed in a third-world country. when asked whether christians in england are discriminated against, he said an aggressive neo-atheism is widespread. if you wear a cross with british airways, you are discriminated against. it is not known whether the pope has been told about the cardinal's views, but some commentators have expressed their unease. >> they do concern me never the less because some of them, such as his comments that ba discriminates against anyone who flies with a crucifix is obviously a distortion of a year that ended some time ago, so it makes me wonder what people say about britain.

pope benedict makes his first visit in almost 30 years. the father of a german teenager who killed people goes on trial r malauger. an eu summit on foreign policy has been overshadowed between a dispute between france and the eu over the deportation of roma people. they compared the situation is to the situation in world war ii and question their legality. >> leaders ended the note on a cordial note. the mood was frosty at the summit. nicolas sarkozy was said to be furious about the comments about roma deportation from france. he is reported to have had a heated exchange with the european union president. >> allow me to say that this comparison with the second world war with what is happening in our country, that is no argument. it is a sult. it is hurtful. it is a humiliation and the exaggeration. >> sarkozy was outraged that the justice commissioner appeared to compare france's actions to jewish deportations by the nazis. many leaders agreed with him. >> i made it clear that the town and choice of words was not appropriate. we must treat

. >> reporter: thousands of protesters called for pope benedict xvi to resign. they say the pope is out of touch with catholics in britain. >> things need to change. >> go away and leave us alone. >> reporter: it is the largest demonstration against the pontiff in this five-year papacy. marchers opposed the catholic church stance on homosexuality, abortion and birth control. but the church's handling of the sex abuse scandal created the biggest uproar. >> i express deep sorrow to see innocent victims of such unspeakable crimes. >> reporter: pope benedict prayed privately with victims of sexual abuse by priests and expressed his shame. pope benedict met with american survivors of sexual abuse by priests during his visit here in 2008. since 1950 the catholic church has paid out $2 billion in abuse costs in the u.s. most in the last six years. >> it is upsetting. that's not where i want my money to go. priests suffer from human frailty as anybody else does. i do not believe the catholic church was aggressive enough in addressing that issue. >> reporter: despite the

. >>> thousands of protestors marched in the streets of london speaking out against pope benedict xvi. after the pontiff challenged the catholic church of sexual abuse. we have the details. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi expressed shame and humiliation during a private meeting of five survivors of sexually abused clergy. >> i express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims during this difficult time. >> reporter: the pontiff apologized and insured the victims the catholic church is working to protect young people and fully investigate allegations of abuse, but thousands of protestors want more. >> he makes many apologizes, but he always apologizes for other people and their failings. never for his own. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi met with american survivors during his visit here in 2008. during 1950 the catholic church paid out $2 million in abuse costs in the u.s., most in the last six years. >> it is upsetting. that is not where i want my money to go. >> reporter: saturday in london, 20,000 people marched in the largest demonstration against the pontiff in his five year payoffcy.

pope benedict expresses sorrow and shame of the sex abuse scandal during his controversial visit to england. >> they're massive. they're huge. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. a journey that began with a mountain hike more than a year ago is concluding tonight with a long flight toward home. released american hieger sarah shourd left oman today for dubai, while her two fellow hikers remained prisoners in iran. what's next for them? michelle miller has more. >> reporter: after more than 13 months in captivity, sarah shourd is on her way home tonight. before leaving oman she expressed appreciation and hope to the nation that help broker her release. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. >> reporter: shourd arrived in oman tuesday, the arab nation an ally of both the u.s. and iran, mediating the half million dollar bail that was part of her release. it may have saved her life. her morclaims shourd has a lump on her breast and precancerous cervical cells but she laefdz behind the men she was

[applause] >> earlier, benedict gave his keynote address in westminster hall.ast british protestors were there including tony blair, who converted to catholicism in 2007 to the pontiff or again of aggressive secularism in britain and the increasing marginal insulation of religion. >> or at least relegated to -- [unintelligible] to appreciate the rights of believers to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion. but also, the legitimate role. >> the public also invited the audience to seek ways of promoting and encouraging dialogue between faith and reason at every level of national life. >> earlier, i spoke to our religious correspondent who is traveling with the pope. i asked him to tell us more about the pontiff's speech. >> it was a very vigorous speech and appeal for a dialogue between faith and religion to establish a moral norms in society. it is the old argument that he keeps repeating. he did it at his first famous lecture, the dialogue between faith and reason did of the catholic church believes it is possible to establish objectives, universal norm

the first interview one of those victims who is now suing pope benedict.f a cnn special documentarily examining what pope benedict did or didn't do about the crisis. cnn's gary tuchman has the story. >> at a lakeside retreat in northern wisconsin -- >> come -- >> reporter: terry tries to escape his past. it isn't easy. 50 years ago when he was just 10 years old, terry who is deaf was sent to the st. johns school in milwaukee, wisconsin. what happened there to terry and up to 200 deaf boys is now central to the sex abuse crisis in the catholic church. and to the question of what pope benedi benedict, then cardinal ratzinger knew about it all. terryco hut has never spoken publicly about the horrors he endured at st. johns until now. what did he do to you? >> and then it was that afternoon when i went into his office, the door was closed and the father said, take your pants down. >> reporter: father lawrence murphy was the head master and appreciate at st. johns for more than two decades. a charismatic fund-raiser and respected church leader but father murphy

pope benedict xvi warns that religion is being marginalized around the world. as the u.n. launches a new effort to help pakistani flood victims we complete our journey down the indus. and selling sperm on the internet? two monday -- men convicted. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. voters in afghanistan are going to the polls to elect a new parliament amid threats from the taliban. washington has warned there are serious security threats. hours before the polling opened there was a big explosion heard in kabul, the capital and it was thought to be a rocket attack the and bbc has uncovered evidence that voters are being approached to sell their polling papers and more. >> once again, afghans are going to the polls. this time for paraphernalia -- parliament. officials want to avoid the corruption and fraud in last year's presidential vote but we found that candidates are again trying to fix 9 results. these two men are afraid to be identified, but their story undermines claims that this election will be any cleaner than the last

with scotland's secular leaders in his audience, pope benedict called for religious belief to take itsce in public discourse and four christian values to shape public policy. >> we should not exceed -- we should not seek to exclude secular beliefs, but to penalize it, yet, this is a guarantee of our pending liberalism, leaving us to look upon a very person like a brother or sister. >> only the evangelization of culture, he said, could combat what he called the dictatorship of relativism, which was threatening to obscure the unchanging truth about man's nature, destiny, and the goodness, and as the shadows lengthen, among the crowd, the baby benedictus, her mother, one of thousands of polish migrants, who have so boosted catholic populations here. >> we think christ was very happy because this was my daughter. i bore her, and she is mine. >> before today, there was nervousness in the church about whether this day would succeed, pessimism even. not now. >> the number of people living in poverty in america has escalated sharply. these latest census bureau reports show that one in seven am

pope benedict arrives in london, his first official state visit by a pope since the 16th cent rifmentis message, keep the feat. he urges catholics in scotland to stay true to their christian roots. the sarkozy lashes out after critics condemn the expulsion of roama people from the country. >> hello and welcome to "bbc news." we are broadcasting to our viewers in the united kingdom and around the world. politician frs a leading party in the pakistani city of karaci says one of their leaders, imran farooq was killed in london. s he is believed to be attacked in northwest london. british police have not yet confirmed the identity of the victim, but said a 50-year-old victim has died after suffering multiple knife wounds. >> a major police investigation has begun. at its heart, the violent and so far unexplained death of this man, dr. imran farooq, a leading member of a movement and one of pakistan's most controversial political parties. in the pakistani city, there was shock and grief at the loss of one of the party's stars. hussein declared a 10-day mourning period. but dr. farooq had e

. >>> mixed reaction for pope benedict xvi in the u.k..rating mass with tends of thousands in hyde park this afternoon. hours after a large anti-pope march kicked off in the same location -- in the same location. joining us roman catholic priest and fox news contributor. great to see you. this is a momentous occasion for the church. it was the first time since 1534 when the church broke with england that the pope was there. is that correct? >> john paul ii, did come in 1982, you are right the first time a pope has made a state visit to the united kingdom. and the queen receiving pope benedict xvi and honestly, it was a very moving moment, whether you are catholic, christian or nonbeliever. that is because, pope benedict xvi came to westminster hall, right there where thomas moore was condemned to death for having not supported the king, hen country viii for getting rid of one wife and take another to give him more babies. the fact that the father was there in westminster hall. today with all these crowds of people, yes, there were protests

earlier benedict apologized to five people molested as children by priests. >> i express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of this inspeakable crime. >> some protesters say the pope is out of touch with catholics in britain and want more than an apology. >> we suffer from human frailty, as anybody else does. i do not believe the catholic church was aggressive enough in addressing that issue. >> the vatican says benedict met for 30-40 minutes with the victims and expressed his deep sorrow and shame over what the victims and their families suffered. tomorrow is his last day in britain. >>> she's on her way home tonight. an american woman released from iran after more than 13 months in custody. she began her trip back to u.s. sarah shore is one of three americans detained in july of 2009 along the iraqi border, accused of spying. two men still being detained. one is her fiancee. shore arrived in iman earlier this week. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom, and it is my deepest, deepest hope that i will be able to show shane and josh the grand mos

he has been a senior aide to pope benedict for a decade. his role is to promote christian unity. he was part of the pope's entourage to britain. now, just hours before pope benedict's plane lands, the cardinal has made provocative comments about britain's christian identity and culture. in the german magazine "focus," he said england is a secular and pluralistic country. when you land at heathrow airport you sometimes think you landed at the third world country. when asked are christians in england discriminated against, he said an aggressive neo-'80s and is widespread. if you wear a cross at british airways, you are discriminated against. it is not known whether the pope has been told about the cardinals views. some catholic commentators have expressed their unease. >> they concern me because some of them, such as this about be a discriminates against anybody who flies with them and where's the crucifix, is obviously a distortion of a news story from some time ago. it does make me wonder what people talk about in the vatican about britain. >> the vatican has concerned the cardin

pope benedict's visit to britain is intended to improve strained between catholics and anglicans, but just hours before he arrives, one of his senior advisers has pulled out, pleading ill health. hard, though, not to suspect a possible connection with an interview just published in the german magazine. in it, he talks of an aggressive atheism's spreading in britain, and he compares it to a third- world country. >> cardinal casper had been a long-term friend and ally of pope benedict. responsible for improving relations between the catholic church and other christian faiths, including anglican is in the united kingdom. but in an interview with a german magazine, he questioned britain's christian beliefs and culture. he said britain was a country marked by a new and aggressive atheism. the cardinal went on to say that when you land at heathrow, you think at times that you have landed in a third-world country. cardinal kasper no longer works with the pope, though he had been due to come to britain to act as an adviser. he has now canceled, the vatican says, because of poor health. the co

. >>> tens of thousands of people took to the streets in london today as pope benedict continued his historic visit to the united kingdom. the crowds included the faithful as well as those protesting the child abuse scandal that has rocked the church in recent years. today, the pope addressed that scandal directly. nbc's nina desantos reports. >> reporter: at a mass in london, pope benedict made his strongest statement yet on the child abuse scandal that has dogged his papacy and shaken the catholic church. >> above all i express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of these unspeakable crimes. >> reporter: the pope rarely looked up from his prepared text but his message was clear and his words powerful. >> i also acknowledge with you the shame and humiliation which all of us have suffered. >> reporter: outside, 2,000 young catholics who had traveled from far and wide to hear his voice. young people are at the heart of the scandal. over the years it's alleged that thousands have been abused by priests and other church officials, and the pope has been under growing pressure to addre

. >>> pope benedict xvi a arrived in scotland on a four-day state visit. he told reporters that the catholic church failed to act quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children. he says the vatican's top priority is to help these victims feel. his first meeting was with queen elizabeth ii. >> coming up, we are back live

on the whole, pope benedict's trip is going well.the mass yesterday, they were expecting around 60,000 people. but it's estimated that around 70,000 turned up. rob? vinita? >> lama hasan in london this morning. thank you. >>> it turns out that the story of an acid attack on a woman in washington state was all a hoax. bethany storro had said she was attacked by a black woman who threw acid into her face, causing severe burns. now, she's admitted to police that she made the whole thing up. investigators say during questioning several discrepancies emerged about the alleged attack. >> she is extremely upset. she's very remorseful. in many ways. this is something that just got bigger than what she expected. so, she has shown that this has affected her a great deal. >> local prosecutors will decide whether or not to press charges. money that's been donated to storro is being returned. >>> and a father in orlando is in trouble after threatening boys on a school bus, who he claims were bullying his daughter. james jones was seen on bus surv

by pope benedict.ed about so many controversies and other points people want to make about his visit, but what was the pope himself, what would he like to accomplish on this trip? >> well, i think he is in touch with reality enough to know that four days in the u.k. is not going to magically turn the corner on the sex abuse crisis or in centuries of secularization. i think what he wants to do is reintroduce christianity and reintroduce the catholic church, a positive key to the public defined by his hostility to the catholic church. if he can convince people to take a new look, i think he would be willing to take that and run back to rome. >> kind of a big mission there, but sounds like a baby step as well. a reintroduction, as you put it so eloquently. talk to you again soon. we have been reporting on the pope's visit and his admission that the church's response was slow and insufficient to the abuse by catholic priests. before he was pope, he was ca cardinal rats inninger. recently, it's come to ligh

megyn: fox news alert pope benedict xvi just wrapping up an historic appearance hours after scotland yard arrested five men who would have had a frightening level of access near where the pope was standing moments ago. welcome to "america live" on a friday i'm megyn kelly. right now the leader of the world's billion-plus catholics wrapped up a speech to both houses of parliament. you can see him on tape, this is laterally two minutes ago. hours ago scotland yard picking up some members of the cleaning crew scheduled to work around this building. here is what we know right now, the five suspects were working as london street cleaners. they were arrested a little bit more than six hours ago. the men's ages range between 26 and 50. investigators acted on a tip that they received last night and they felt was extremely credible. as of right now we are told a search has not uncovered any weapons or hazardous items, as of right now. peter new man is the director for the international center for the study of rad ka liization at king's college in london. when you think of the fact that these

pope benedict almost always travels in his bullet-proof popemobile. with eight to 10 bodyguards. alleged plot against him comes amid anger over the child sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. >> i'm a victim of sexual abuse as a child. i was abused by catholic priests. i was beaten up by catholic brothers in my school. and i feel that the pope's message is of hate. >> reporter: further protests are expected until the pope leaves on sunday. the terror suspects could be in custody until then. british police can hold them for questioning for seven days without charge. >> reporter: in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> until now, pope benedict has not been the target of any serious attacks. but his predecessor, pope benedict john paul, was nearly killed in an assassination attempt in 1991. >>> exciting news in chile. a bore hole. workers will now use a wider drill bit to create a large hole, large enough to rescue the men. the miners will help by shifting debris falling from the hole. the process could take as few as six weeks, but that's much sooner than the origin

at the door pope benedict was introduced to the reverand. the first time this opponents of female ordination has shaken hands with a clergywoman in public. >> as the pontiff and primate of england process of the aisle, the symbolism was about a coming together of two traditions. >> on behalf of the christian communities, we welcome you to this great shrine which has been of such significance. >> i came here from rome to pray [unintelligible] [unintelligible] >> the piece of the lord be always with you. [applause] >> despite the appearance of unity, serious differences remain between the church of england and the roman catholic church, but today both traditions agreed on the pope's central message, the need for religion to have a recognized voice in the public sphere. >> security is extremely tight and central london after police arrested six men with a plot against the pope. >> just two miles to where the pope is this evening, police officers searching for -- searching through cars. the cleaners arrived for work. the police were acting on a