maybe that's because cardinal george and i both come from chicago. i'll never fort get the time he took my wife in rome on the eve of the installation of pope francis. he's a remarkable man and a great shepherd. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me today in welcoming archbishop suppage and honoring francis cardinal george. i offer both men my prayers as they enter the new phase of their calling by god in the catholic church to service of others. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 1086, an act to re-authorize and improve the childcare and development block grant act of 1990, and for other urposes. if the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for five minutes. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. r. speaker, i believe in the inner sanctum of my soul that we are the home of the free because we are the land of the brave. i salute those who are willing to serve their country, who are willing to go to dista

the 77-year-old cardinal george is now the first archbishop of chicago to retire. you were probably with us as we follow the story yesterday,the small plane that crashed into a home near midway airport was finally pulled out of that home. the plane had just left midway, when pilot eric howlett radioed that he had an emergency. his plane wound up hitting the front of a house at 65-th and knox. it missed the elderly couple sleeping inside by just eight inches. they made it out o-k, but howlett was killed. the plane's tail wedged against the roof of the house next door. >> it will be secured overnight and more morning we will begin the detailed examination of the frame and the engines and propellers. >>howlett was a commercial pilot and flight instructor. n-t-s-b investigators will look at a couple of things. for starters...the purity of the fuel that his plane received at midway. also...the effect of the cold weather, and the amount of weight the plane was carrying. the lincoln park building that once housed the mulligan school was a candidate for landmark status. no

cardinal george presided over his final public mass at holy name cathedral. george, who is fighting his third bout of cancer, is retiring. he used crutches to get through yesterday's service. in his departing message, george told parishioners that the people of the archdiocese of chicago are a gift that he was given. he said that upon his death, he will point to them as evidence of his work. >> i said these are my legacies. the people and the stronger i hope is what i did to do here. >>george will officially step down tomorrow when blase cupich is installed as the next archbishop. george will lead one more mass tonight. it's a private ceremony, where cupich will knock on the doors of holy name cathedral to receive his stole. the croatian community is the people of the diocese, the cardinal and other people will open the door for him. it's the symbol of saying you are welcome to our diocese. >> the croatian community is especially excited about the arrival of cupich, who is of croatian descent. there are several croatian parishes in the chicago area that serve

and cardinal francis george's tenure. to settle claims by victims. statement, the cardinals said, we cannot change the past. but we hope we can rebuild trust through honest and open dialog. the arming diocese is concerned first and foremost, with bringing healing to abuse victims. lane says release of the documents could prompt more victims to come forward. >> we can tell from the documents that thousands were at risk, how many were need leslie violated, we'll never know, probably, but we certainly know that it is -- that it is too many. and it was unnecessary. most of the alleged abuse so the statute of violations has already expired on those cases. now cardinal george wanted to get this information out before he retired in a couple of weeks so his successor doesn't have to deal with it. all right, thank you uh. millions spent fighting over a soda trax, and why critics call it an attack on the poor. plus, taking up arms an vacation. why some are visiting a gun range instead of going to the beach. is this struggling country up to the task. surprising

last night where he will stay until the rectory is ready he will officially take over francis cardinal georgen tuesday after the installation ceremony. >> the main moment is when i will be seated. that's why it's called the cathedral we have realized there have been some giants that led this archdiocese of the hereover the years it's going to be very memorable it only happens once! in addition to the installation on tuesday there will be three more ceremonies at the holy name cathedral and then breakfast with the mayor emanu-el. we will broadcast the installation live on tuesday on wgn and wgntv.com we have lunch break coming up next with some delicious coming up next with some delicious buttermilk biscuitsa1 im welcome to wgn... boka is know for their delicious brad'eads this morning we are with their pastry chef! we are going to make some delicious bader buttermilk biscuits with at twist. this recipe should be simple for everyone and can be used for the holidays. i finished this with all summit vinballs onlsamic vinegar and salt. here i have cake flour, all-purpose flour and i will add baki

francis cardinal george and others will open the doors and welcome him. it is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. ahead of tonight's "rite of reception", george said his farewells to parishoners. telling them they are his legacy. holding himself up on crutches he slowly made his way up to the sanctuary. he delivered this final message to his block. >> at some point christ will question me. what have you done with my people? but a more generous? more loving towards others? in short you're my lycoris a. legacy. >> the 77 occurred steve vatican to start searching for his successor. the announcement came. >> will lead the chicago area 2 million catholics. >> george also told those in attendance that he has at times been too fearful to speak to enact into law generously. he believes he is left behind a congregation that is more generous and bluffing. >> has think it is beautiful that he was ablloving. >> as a cardinal no one else has ever been able to do this. >> it has been joyful. to be here with the last two years. >> i think he was all of my hear

. >> francis cardinal george says he wanted a completed on his watch. >> the truth is hard but we are working with it. we do hope to move on and to have some healing in this church. >> church officials say with this new release they do expect more victims to come forward. they saw several co ford after the january release. they're in the negotiations for settlements with some of them. others just wanted assistance for support. >> the important thing here is that no new priest delegations have come forward with the release of this new information. >>thanks tonya. there's more information on our website at "wgntv.com/weblinks. " a taxi flips over during an accident caused by a hit and run driver on lakeshore drive. it happened just before midnight near the oak street curve. police say a grey or silver chevy tahoe rammed a northbound taxi, flipping it onto its roof. the tahoe then hit a jeep, sending it into the concrete road barrier. three of the injured were in serious or critical condition, but none of their injuries are considered life threatening. the driver of the tahoe took off. g

he succeeds cardinal francis george, who is battling cancer.is widely seen as a moderate in the style of pope francis, in contrast to the more conservative george. in cupich's homily, he pledged to do more to reach out to the victims of clergy sex abuse. >> working together to protect children, to bring healing to victim survivors and to rebuild the trust that has been shattered in our communities by our mishandling is our sacred duty. >>> pope francis confirmed this week that he will make his first visit as pope to the u.s. next september. he will visit philadelphia, where there will be a special church meeting on families. at the end of this month, francis will visit turkey, once the center of christianity. francis and ecumenical patriarch bartholomew have met before, but this coming visit has already produced speculation about whether these two church leaders can help heal one of christianity's oldest divisions the 1054 split between the eastern and western churches. kim lawton has our special report from istanbul. >> reporter: at the greek

the release comes less than two weeks before cardinal francis george is set to retire. in a statement, he says we cannot change the past but we can hope to rebuild the trust between open and honest dialogue. child abuse is a crime and a sin. the arch eyases of chicago is charged with bringing healing to their victims. >> with the release of the new documents, the archdiocese says they expect more of victims to, ford when it released information back into and worry about 15 people came forward. you can find that information about the new priests on line. it's on the website arch chicago dot o r g. >> quinn refused to concede on election night since all the votes were not counted yet. but he finally gave in. but yesterday...aas more votes were counted, the gap between quinn and rauner widened. rauner was ahead by over 170- thousand votes, so quinn felt it was time to give up. he gave his concession speech in a couple minutes. >> it's clear we don't have enough votes to win the election. we expect to respect the results respect of the voters did. >> quinn says he'll work t

now, in a statement today, cardinal francis george said we can't change the past, but we hope we can rebuild trust, child abuse is a crime and a sin, the arch chaos sis is concerned first and foremost with bringing healing to abused victims. and what could actually happen is after the release of these documents we could see more victims come forward, because that's what happened in january when those other documents were released. >> dianne, is there any indication that firs are going to try to prosecute these priests in. >> we have a call out to the state's attorney office, but that's probably unlikely because many of these cases or the lion's share, predate 1988, so it is beyond the statute of limitations. >> all right, in chicago, dianne, thank you, there are other stories making news across america today, inesse is sheer with a look at those. >> tony, the suspect in the abduction of a philadelphia woman appears via video in a court in baltimore today. he will be extradited to virginia. 22-year-old left a hospital in maryland with her family last night, hours after escaping her ca

. >> allegations of child abuse have tarnished the chicago archdiocese and cardinal francis george's tenure. the archdiocese has paid more than $130 million to settle claims by victims. in a statement, the cardinal said: >> blaine said release of the documents could prompt more victims to come forward. >> we can tell from the documents that thousands of children were at risk. how many were needlessly view late we'll never know probably, but we certainly know that it's too many and it was unnecessary. >> most of the alleged abuse happened before 1988, so the statute of limitation to say file criminal charges has already expired on those cases. >> the release of these documents were all part of a settlement with abuse victims. >> now that the church is admitting that there were hundreds of abuse allegations, what is the church doing to rebuild the trust in the community? >> well, the church is trying to be more transparent. it's encouraging victims to come forward and its if there is one substantiated case against a priest, then that priest is not allowed to search in the public ministr

inside look at decades of cover ups from official church records to personal letters signed by cardinal francis george where he he maintains his appreciation of the accused and offers them his prayers. lawyers for the victims say the files are proof that church officials were quietly transferring accused priests from parrish to parrish and keeping the crimes from police. >> in each case, these files reflect something much more than the stakes. they reflect a systematic on going decade long continuous pattern of conscious choices by top officials of the archdiocese. >> the archdiocese vicar general told the chicago tribune recently the new files reflect the church's commitment to accountability, though adding as we look at the documents, it's a horrible thing and i don't think priests had any idea these other men were doing these turn things. none of the priests named are still in the and i have ministry. this comes as the cardinal is just two weeks away from retirement. >> 36 files going to be made public today. thank you very much. >> parts of the east coast will deal with a rain-soaked thursday and

but nothing in the way of any main lanes. 95 at cardinal, all the folks headed into town, no problems. prince georges, into town, out of town, looking good. it is green. that's what we like to see. georgia avenue at university boulevard is also looking good. we have this at frederick, 70 east at 1270, overturned truck. >>> thanks, melissa. 5:24. many of you will be reaching for the plastic this holiday season. and you may even be tempted to get a new credit card. a lot are offering incentives to get your business. but you need to read the fine print before signing up or transferring your balance. >> you might get a zero percent offer to transfer a balance or to get a new card. but the most important thing is when is that rate up. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, consumer reporter erika gonzalez looks at ways to avoid losing money when it comes to your credit cards. >>> try hockey for a day. 13 rinks across maryland and virginia are participate anything try hockey for free day. tomorrow kids can lace up and try out the sport. children must be between 4 and 9 to participate. we have a link on nbcwashingto

his cardinal achievements--the 1938 federal minimum wage law--was never to be discussed in this campaign. elizabeth warren is not allowed to discuss it. joe biden is not allowed to discussed it. george miller doesn't discuss it publicly. he put in a bill under our stress just for pro forma. never had a press conference. nancy pelosi doesn't discuss it. richard trumka of the afl doesn't discuss it. and the minimum wage today adjusted for inflation, as i mentioned, would put tens of billions of dollars at ten bucks an hour--tens of billions of dollars in people's hands to jump-start for the recessionary economy. biden could have skewered ryan, and he was muzzled because obama doesn't want to discuss this because he might be accused of being against small business, who he's given 18 tax breaks by his own admission on the first debate. 18 tax breaks, and 2/3 of all low-income workers are employed by 50 large corporations, like wal-mart and mcdonald's, whose ceos get an average of $10 million a year. and you think this was a slam dunk, but it isn't. so i think our presidential politics are rancid, repetitious, cowardly, and commercialized. so whoever wins, don't expect that much. >> ok.

george atkinson the third who played high school ball in livermore is taking murray's place. today on ktvu a game that could play a role if they head to the playoffs. division-leading arizona cardinalson the atlanta falcons. while the 49ers are off today, they will take on the raiders in the battle of the bay at the coliseum next sunday. >> a 3,000-year-old rhinossuren -- into to the museum website or submit the idea in person. it has to be in before the end of december. >>> and san it going high-tech by offering children and parents a virl trip to santa's workshop. it's only happening at a few places. the mall in washington, d.c. it's called santa's headquarters. it takes people through a virtual world what an -- it does include a chance to get on a digital naughty or nice list. it can be found at 10 other malls. >> you can't see and feel santa in our pajamas at home. >> so it's not clear if more malls are going to jump on this but malls that do appear to have that -- do have it appeared to be getting a good response. by the way, err time we do this stories where can i go? we did check if you want and the closest is modesto. it can take 20 minutes. >> the drive can take a little lo

including one led by cardinal george on monday night. we'll bring you the installation of archbishop blase cupich *live , this tuesday. the mass begins at two p-m, at holy name cathedral. watch it here *live on wgn... or at *wgn t-v dot-com . firefighters-- exhausted from their job-- aren't resting easy at one northwest side firehouse. the reason: bedbugs. the creepy creatures were found in the bunkhouse at the firehouse in the 17- hundred block of north pulaski. at least 36 firefighters and medics share that bunkhouse. a firefighter says he was sleeping when he felt something bite him... and when he woke up... he saw bedbugs. >> it's not the last time this will happen. men and women are sharing the buckram. >>the department suspects the bedbugs similar to the ones seen here.... came from a box spring brought into the firehouse-- since beds are not provided. it appears the problem was discovered before it became an infestation. >> those are creepy. >> let's move to some better news. >> after bedbugs, cold weather that's the best we can s