>> i think having cardinal mccarrick resign and the pope accepting his resignation from the college ofod first step. i do think it's the beginning, not the end. i think it's really critical for the church to go in now to the different diocese like the archdiocese of washington, d.c. and the archdiocese of newark and archdiocese of new york for that matter where mccarrick held leadership positions and make sure he didn't contaminate that process to protect kids and he isn't protecting other child molesters who maybe had similar crimes to what he committed. >> thank you so much for your time. >> thank you very much. >> still so much more straight ahead in the "newsroom," but first, here's this week's start small, think big. >> a job to me was really a piece of identity that i wear that informs the world of who i am. hi, i'm melanie, the founder. starting in 2010 did feel a little risky at the time because it wasn't as dominate in mainstream culture today. however, i knew that muslim women were struggling finding beautiful high-quality hijabs. we really provided ourselves on showing women

today the vatican announced that the pope has accepted cardinal mccarrick's resignation from the cardinal cardinals, so as of today he is no longer a cardinal, and that the pope has also suspended mccarrick, meaning he is not able to act as a priest. he cannot celebrate mass. he cannot do confirmations and so on. while a church investigation against him is unfolding. so, what we have is fairly dramatic and rapid papal action against the highest rung of the catholic structure. this kind of thing is unprecedented since the early 20th century. >> all right. well, we'll continue to follow it through you, john allen. thank you very much for insights on the breaking news out of the vatican this morning. christi? >>> a doctor for former president george h.w. bush was shot in the middle of his bike ride. listen to what -- you're going to listen to what investigators are finding out now as they try to piece together exactly what happened. really interesting here. stay close. we're drowning in information. where in all of this is the stuff that matters? the stakes are so high, your finances, your f

the other stories making news around the world pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarrick one of the most prominent figures in the catholic church and the united states this follows allegations of sexual abuse including one involving an eleven year old boy francis has ordered mccarrick to remain in seclusion and in prayer and told church trial is held. militants in afghanistan have killed at least two people and injured five others in an assault on a training center for midwives nearly seventy people were inside this center in jalalabad when the extremists attacked witnesses heard gunfire and several blasts no group has yet claimed responsibility. a court in egypt has sentenced seventy five people to death including senior members of the outlawed muslim brotherhood they were charged with security offenses in a mass trial related to a two thousand and thirteen protest that turned violent it's now up to the country's top theological authority to review the ruling though he usually approves the court's decision people in mali go to the polls to elect a president on sunday whi

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the other stories making news around the world pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarrick one of the most prominent figures in the catholic church in the united states this follows allegations of sexual abuse including a case involving an eleven year old boy francis has ordered kerik to remain in seclusion and in prayer until a church trial is held. oh militants in afghanistan have killed at least two people and injured five others in an assault on a training center for midwives nearly seventy people were inside the center in jalalabad when the extremists attacked witnesses heard gunfire and several blasts no group has yet claimed responsibility. tens of thousands of russians have protested against plans to hike the retirement age rallies organized by trade unions and the communist party mobilized people in over a dozen cities across the country president vladimir putin had previously vowed not to raise the age before russians could collect their state pension which hasn't changed since the stalin years. thomas is set to win his first tour de france title after holding on

the other stories making news around the world pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarrick one of the most prominent figures in the catholic church in the united states as follows allegations of sexual abuse against the cardinal including the case involved an eleven year old boy francis has ordered mccarthy to remain in seclusion and in prayer until the church trial is held. or as president marching of his car has announced a referendum on planned political and judicial reforms aimed at stamping out corruption reforms include cutting private election funding and introducing a second chamber in congress comes after a phone conversation emerged that appeared to show judges trading favors with businessmen and lawmakers. tens of thousands of russians of protest against plans to hike the country's retirement age rallies organized by trade unions and the communist party mobilize people in over a dozen cities across the country many russians have voice their anger over the fact that this new or tyrant age of sixty five is the same as the life expectancy for russian that. well as p

gations haveese alle been around for so long and yet cardinal mccarrick rise in the church hierahy?> that's a good question. i think you're talking about the allegations of him toward seminaries and priests. i think priests were embarrassed to come forward and former seminarians embarrassed to come forward. it is shocking thelegations have been around for so long. it's pretty mystifying. >> let me ask you about the difference between the swift acon once the archdiocese of rew york deemedible the allegations of abusing an altar boy many years ago and the slow ornaction on allegation about adult seminarians. >> i'm not a lawyer but i think one is techically illegal,ates crime, and i think that sort of puts into place the refor the dallas charter where the person is immediately removed. and i supposehese other accusations took a while to be unearthed. wh happens in terms of the dallas charter is once there is any credible accus cation ofld abuse you are immediately taken from ministry. there's no questions asked. >> what's the church's attitude or how do they view allegations about adu

pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarrick one of the most prominent figures in the catholic church in the united states as follows allegations of sexual abuse including a case involving an eleven year old boy francis has ordered kark to remain in seclusion and in prayer until a church trial is held. to ethiopia now a country caught in a deadly cycle of famine and drought united nations estimates about eight million people are going hungry and that's despite there being no shortage of farm land development workers from germany who believe they can help end the cycle by tapping into local know how and expertise. alymer whoi who grows wheat on his two hectares of land in northern ethiopia as a small holder he uses the time honored method of oxen and plough and like many other farmers he closes the pharaoh with the same plough after serving the seeds then he had an idea this is the old. and this is the new. he's walking one zero zero a layman who invented a new device which is less damaging to the earth and the seeds since he started using it he has increased his cr

y2x56y y16fy >> right now at 6:00, in an unprecedented move, pope francis strips cardinal theodore mccarrick of his tilgslo fng sex abuse allegations. mccarrickas the former archbishop of washington. tonight an accuser talks to news4. >> i lived in a prison and it has not been easy. >> we have re reaction tonight to the big story, including a response from cardinal donald whirl, the current leader of the catholic church in d.c. >>> and developing now, the death toll rises in a devastating wildfire in northern california. >>> pope francis accepts the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. the pop ordered him to a life of prayer and penance and took away his titleck mccar will now know known as archbishop mccarrick. the pontiff taking swift action even bore he faces a church trial per sexual allegations. he was a urbeloved f in our region for decades. news4's aimee cho is live at st. matthew the apost in northwest. aimee? >> reporter: he was a real estate leader for half a million people. we've been talking to members of the catholic church tonight. sever

theodore mccarrick is no longer a cardinal. pope francis stripped him of his tietled over allegations of sexual abuse. seth doane has the story. >> reporter: cardinals are called princes of the catholic church, and amid this elite group, cardinal theodore mccarrick stood out as one of the most public figures in the church. by stripping him of the rank of cardinal, pope francis is sending a message, says greg burke, the director of the holy see press office. >> what this means is that no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse, you are going to be held accountable. >> reporter: the 88-year-old had been removed from public ministry earlier this summer after a church panel ruled he'd abused a teenage altar boy in the early 1970s while he was a priest in new york. in recent weeks, a number of other sex abuse allegations against minors and adult seminarians have surfaced. theology professor candida moss says the problem is systemic. >> we're not just talking about the abuse of minors

chur cardinal mccarrick served in washington. but today in a rare move, pope francis has accepted hi resignati resignation. we get more now thompson. >> reporter: tonight, mccarrick is noger a cardinal. the adviser to pretztspresidnd popes resigning his red hat. his decision forced by a month of a because allegations. dating back to the1970s. from an altar boy that american church officials found credible to seminarians who say mccarrick preyed on them, to this friend. interviewed today by nbc station wrc. the man identified onl as james wants to remain anonymous. but says mccarrick started abing him when he was 11. >> i thank god that somebody finally stopped him. and it ge me an opportunity to talk to somebody and somebody was going to believe me. >> repter: tonight, there is no word from mccarrick on james' claims. >> god weeps for the sexual abuse of children. >> reporter: three years after pope francis spoke those words in philadelphia, abuse still stai thechurch. last month, francis accepted the resignations of five bishops

resignation i don't know enough about the internal vatican workings but i think definitely had the cardinal mccarrick kies on his desk there from the united states and now this i would hope that this is a sign of ongoing improvement. these days it's very easy to fly anywhere in the world at a moment's notice but one man's taking his travel to the extreme by not going anywhere near an airport explains. by car bus train and container ship. peterson from denmark he goes by the name fuller and has one of the best passports in the world his go visit every country without getting on a plane but i was born too late that all the great things have already been done which is not quite true but it does feel like that sometimes so to hear that no one's going to have a country or world without flying i sort of felt like i could take that challenge upon myself and do it not knowing exactly how hard it was going to be. the passport and x. rinks the danish passport third in the world only behind singapore and germany if gore were from afghanistan or iraq or pakistan his journey would be nearly impossible after four

resignation i don't know enough about the internal vatican workings but i think definitely had the cardinal mccarrick case on his desk there from the united states and this i would hope that this is a sign of ongoing improvement zimbabwe's main opposition leader says he's ready to form the next government says his movement for democratic change is done exceedingly well results from more than ten thousand polling booths but his main rival president. also making positive noises is being described as a tight race reports from harare. counting has started in what some are calling zimbabwe's historic election is the first photo with the on the ballot in nearly four decades. the man who is now in charge president in a similar promise of the general elections period will be peaceful and hording today is feasible i will no doubt the end of. the main opposition these are nelson chamisa says he's confident of winning by more than sixty percent if the polls are free and flea that people have spoken the people are speaking and it's clear that the vote is a vote for victory and one for freedom and one for democra

the pope had ordered that mccarrick stay in pyer and seclusion while the church prepared some sort of nctions. his resignation from the college of cardinalsl alleviate the sanctions. they will still be carried out in some form. another shocking bit of news regard rg the and specifically the catholic church here in washington. theodore mccarrick taking leaves and resigning position with the college of cardinals. live near catholic university, derrick ward. >>> thank you for the update. finitely more to come on this developing story. it's 9:12 right now.ki a live look outside. it's beautiful outside the nbc4 studios. geready, though, for a buggy forecast. uryn ricketts says you need the bug spray and the sunscreen today. the sun will out. she'll explain it all. come back and stay with us. >> also ahead, a small shack more than 50 years owago, much more than that. talking about tysons corner center. ro'll show you what's ahead for this booming metlis. right? i do. it's a busy, busy place. whenever you're ready. it happens every time. i've got it. and every time, she wins. you always do this. no, no. i insist. it's on me. alright. but you hav

archbishop theodore mccarrick, now stripped of his title of cardinal for allegations of sex abuse.oday members of the church telling us, they never knew about the accusations. >> i cannot believe that would be hypocrite cal. it is hypocrite cal.t' >> pretty hard for me to stay with an organization where this seems to be an institutional problem. so, yeah, i think t it's fr top down and i couldn't stay catholic because of it. >> leaders at the top promising change. pope francis ordering him to a life of prayer and penance, and telling him n to go out in publicin card wuerl told our news partner, wtop, he views thi as a big step forward. >> the pope is saying, we need to show tha w are hearing these things, paying attention to them, and acting. >> reporter: mccarrick put out a statement, saying he has no memory of the encounter and that he's innocent. >> it's encouraging people who have kept thesehings buried to step forward and say, even though this happened a long time ago, i wantwou to kt happened. >> and catholic church members hoping it never happens again. >> t church has to mo

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. >>> there are disturbingal new gations against cardinal mccarrick. he's been accused of abusing a young boy. the victim is a son of a family friend of msarrick's who say he was 11 when mccarrick first exposed himself. the alleged sexual abuse lasted for two decades. pope francis ordered mccarrick removed from the ministry afterh allegationed fondled a teenager years ago in new york city. mccarrick has beneath the allegations. >>> a man ordered to never come to d.c. after being arrested foe jumping white house fence, but the court order doesn't keep him a'sy. ow accused of another brazen security breach. scott macfarlane explains. >>> a former substitute and basketball coach is sentenced to more than 30 years in prisonor sexual assault and child pornography. i'm tracey wilkins. comi up on news 4, whyor prosec say there's still work to be done in this case. >>> and, of urse, i'm tracking for the rain for you as it makes our way. tomorrow, weather alert for your saturday and a look at how these two stormsome together c (birds chirping) giant sources fro

archbishop cardinal theodo mccarrick resigned from the college of cardinals. he's facing several sex abuse allegations. announcing that pope francis accepted the resignation. mccarrick served as archbishop of washington from 001 to 2006. he was removed from ministry after being accused of fondling a teen more than 40 years back. since then, other accusers have come forward with c we've reached out to the ash much diocese for comment on this breaking news story a short time ago. they're declining comment for now. we'll let you know when we hear more about is. >>> in fairfax county, a body was found near holly road last ight, closed to i-495 and an emergency room. the body is indecomp they have not found signs of a crime. but they're still looking. the bodyanded over to the medical examiner to be identified. also so they can determine what death the >>> people waking up without a home after a fire ripped through a greenbelt apartment complex. >> a lot of destruneion. it hapyesterday afternoon at the franklin square apartmentsnbreezewood terrace. chopper 4 givi yo

. >> ninan: an unprecedented move by pope francis, stripping cardinal theodore mccarrick of his rank over allegations of sexual abuse. >> when it comes to sex abuse, you are going to be held accountable. >> ninan: and in nicaragua, more antigovernment protests, and doctors say they're being threatened for helping injured demonstrators.

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resignation i don't know enough about the internal vatican workings but i think definitely had the cardinal mccarrick kies on his desk there from the united states and now this i would hope that this is a sign of ongoing improvement in their time and the supreme court chief justice has given president a chance to reshape the highest court in the u.s. anthony kennedy was a key swing vote thirty years on the bench he has more on his complex legacy. justice anthony kennedy was nominated by ronald reagan in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven the president's third choice candidate for the supreme court reagan presented kennedy as a quote true conservative and despite his reputation as the key swing vote preserving female reproductive rights and legalizing gay marriage more often than not and that proved to be true during his last year kennedy didn't side with liberal justices once displaying particular hostility to labor unions for example you can almost bullshit he held attacks on the right of a woman to trees in fact an analysis by the web site five thirty eight dot com found that kennedy voted with

pope francis accepting the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick. of washington. one of the most powerful catholic officials in the u.s. the pope ordering the former archbishop to a life, quote, life of prayer and penance. the 88-year-old stripped of his rank and title and sentenced to remain in seclusion until his church trial. resignations by catholic cardinals are extremely rare. the last one back in 1927. >>> and we're learning more about a devastating motel fire on southeastern shore of lake michigan. an entire family killed in benton harbor. the sheriff's office reporting five children lost their lives in that re, 1. thei26old mother als killed.heot ignited. 90% of the room sustaining smoke, fire or water damage in that deadly blaze. no word yet on what started that fire. >>> now to that wild police chase in south carolina. intense dashcam video, revealing a suspect's attempt to flee. her suv rolling over the 24-year-old woman thrown from that vehicle but somehow surviving. here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: incredible dashcam video that plays out lik

the vatican announced today that archbishop of washingto d.c., cardinal theodore mccarrick, who faces multiple sexual abuse charges, resigned. the 88-year-old mccarrick was june afstr a churchministry had sexually abused ations teenager 47 years ago to be enedible. since thore abuse vilegations have come to light, along with ence the church edew about them. pope francis ordccarrick to remain in seclusion until a church trial is heldes thousands prd across russia today challenging a government plan to raisehe pension ag marchers demanded a national refereum on a plan to raise the pension age from 60 to 65 for men and fr 55 to 63 for women. the opponents say woers won't live long enough to receive their pensions. spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved nearly one thousand north african migrants attempting to cross the editerranean sea in just past two days. 20,000 migrants have arrived in sp sea so far this year. many are now trying to cross from algeria and morocco int spain; after the libyan government cracked down on migrant boats off its coast. more than 1,500 migrants g t

. >>> cardinal theodore mccarrick's resignation is sending shock waves through the catholic church. >> the former archbishop faces ecusations of sexual abs his name is removed from the college of cardinals. it's also missing from a building here in our area. >> news 1's darcy spencer shows us what changed this weekend. >> today we learned mccarrick's name had been quietly removed from a building in montgomery part of the fallout in a growing sexual abuse scandal involving the former archbisp of washington. this was the theodore mccarrick center in silver spring, b it's a catholic charities center. mccarrick's name was removed last week as the catholic church investigates allegationsf sexual abuse made against him. the center offers low-cost servicesuch asmedical, dental and legal help and there's a pantry. those services will continue. mccarrick resigned from the college of cardinals over theek d and one of his accusers came forward telling news 4 iny any that mccarrick had subjected him to decades o abuse. steven white is a fellow at the ethicslind pubc policy center in the northwest

archbishop theodore mccarrick has resigned from the college of cardinals. tican announcing that just hours ago, pope francis accepted that resignation. mccarrick was removed from ministry last month after being accused of fondling a teenagerh more tn 40 years ago. >>> the mission of mercy's free dental clidac continues it's being held at north point high school in waldorf. the clinic is a first come first serve basis operation. you can find out more in our nbc washington app. search dental clinic. search dental clinic. a check o as your home becomes more connected, shouldn't your internet keep up? it's time for fios. because fiber optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is the 100% fiber-optic network, so you can get phenomenal capacity for your tech. we'll even help you get another device to put it to the test. right now, get $200 toward a range of google and nest smart home devices, plus the fastest internet available, plus up to 200 tv channels, plus phone with a 2-year price guarantee all for $79.99 per month with a 2-year

cardinal. the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were "crediblet a century. nearly a0,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern california as strong winds fan dozens of wildfires. at least five people are reported to have been killed and 12 are missing. thousands of emergency workers are fighting the fires, which have destroyed more than 500 homes. the two main candidates in zimba bwe's presidential elections have addressed large crowds of supporters in the capital, harare. president emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party faces a challenge nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc. it's the first presidential poll since robert mugabe was ousted from power in november.

re mccarrick will now be known as archbishop after he resigned from the college of cardinals. pope francis took swift action before mccarrick faces a church trial for sexual abuse meallegations. .c. catholics are shocked. some say they hope it will never happen again and the churche needs to m past the scandal. >> shocking that anybody could do that and that the church would cover that up and say it's okay. >> the church has to move on and betry to make directions a they can. >> mccarrick has said he has no memory of the encounters and claims he's innocent, pope francis ordered him to a life of prayer and penance telling mccarrick not to go out in public. one of mccarrick's accusers reached out to new4. he told us decades old stories of sexual abuse that still affect him to this day. >> we want to warn you, some of what you hear is graphic and you may find it disturbing. >> from age 11 to60 i lived in a prison. it has not been easy. today i'm opening up that door d walking out to the street and letting the sun hit my face for the first time ever. truly a free man. >> the abuse

they are door mccarrick will be known as archbishop after he retired from college of cardinals. pope francis took swift action before mccarrick fachurch trial for sexual abuse allegations. some d.c. catholics are shocked while others say they hope it never happens again and the church nee to move past the scandal. >> shocking that anybody could do that and that the church would cover that up and say it's okay. >> the church has to move on and try to make directios best they can. try to make corrections as best they can. >> while mccarrick has said he memory of the encounter and claims he's innocent, pope ancis ordered him to a life of prayer and penance telling mccarrick not to go in public. one of mccarrick's accusers reached out to news 4. he told decades story of sexual abuse still affects him to this day. >> absolutely. we want to warn you, some what you're hearing will be graphic and disturbing as well here is our story. f m age 11 to 60, i lived in a prison. it has not been easy. dotoday i'm opening up tha, walking out into the street and letting the sun hit my face for the

in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick's cardinal title before his church title. has denied the oulegations. >>> new details abt the 17-year-old boy found dead in a school parking lot in montgomery county. police found the teen. investigators said he had been seen earlier that day around the school and has played basketball at the school before.e right now, pol not suspect foul play. >>> a woman is alive this morning, thanks to the quick action of the u.s. coast guard. the scary scene played out on a boat yesterday evening around 5:30. a man called for help, saying h anman were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. an officer performed c she regained consciousness. she is expected to survive. >>> now, you're talking a live look at the g.w. parkway where a major construction project is under way. crews started working around 5:00 this morning. adam tuss r ising along with a closer look. >> and you're tracking the impactohis is going have on the morning commute,. ad >> absolutely, angie and eun. good morning to you guys. look out our windshield camera. already se

cardinals in almost a century. john mcmanus reports. and to speak with civility and pray together... theodore mccarrickf the best—known clerics in the us catholic church. as of now, he is no longer a cardinal. he submitted his resignation to the pope after allegations that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. he denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese said that they were credible and substantiated. due to the statute of limitations, too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick who had already finished his duties to seclude himself in a life of prayer and penance until after his trial. the scandal is doubly embarrassing because he was involved in drafting guidelines on sexual abuse following former scandals. anyone with this problem will never work in the united states, that is clear. other unsubstantiated allegations have also emerged including that he coerced former seminarians into sharing his bed. two dioceses in newjersey said they had

jon: pope francis accepting the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick, the former archbishop ofashington, d.c. this comes as decades old claims of sexual abuse prompted the pontiff to strip mccarrick of his ministry in a move virtually unprecedented. kitly logan has more. >> reporter: the offer of resignation came after two historical sexual abuse allegations emerged in june. the pope formally accepted the resignation on saturday. the letter was received on friday. historical allegations of sexual abuse date back more than 50 years, first surfaced in june. one man claims mccarrick abused him when he was a teenager and another man alleges mccarrick forced him into an abusive relationship when he was just 11. the catholic church has been tainted by sex abuse scandals in the past and is now determined to clean up its image. the vatican says the pope wants to send a strong message that sexual abuse will not be some tolerated. >> what this means is no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse you will be held accountable. >> reporter: t

archbishop cardinal theodore mccarrick has resigned add the pope accepted his resignation.buse allegations. mccarrick was removed from ministry after beingus aed of fondling a teenager more than 40 years ago. t >>> te right now is 6:56. here are four things to know this saturday. a body was found near a home in annandale. the body has been decomposing and there are no signs of a crime. the body has not been identified. >>> five kille in two shootings. they found the suspected gunman and another man dead at arb n house. >>> the search continues for a tractor-trailer and the driver who crashed off the chesapeake bay bridge tunnelast night during severe weather. police say that a van carrying fiveeople was also involved but they're okay. >>> annapolis willte reu for annapolis rising. it's a benefit concert. the event marks one month since the massacre at the capital gazette. it kicks off at noon. >>> we know good charlottere wi be tnd joel and benji from the waldorf area. >> i had no idea. yeah. >> nice weather, too. >> beautiful for that. it begins at noon. no humidnty and p

jon: pope francis accepting the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick, the former archbishop ofton, d.c. this comes as decades old claims of sexual abuse prompted the pontiff to strip mccarrick of his ministry in a move virtually unprecedented. kitly logan has more. >> reporter: the offer of resignation came after two historical sexual abuse allegations emerged in june. the pope formally accepted the resignation on saturday. the letter was received on friday. historical allegations of sexual abuse date back more than 50 years, first surfaced in june. one man claims mccarrick abused him when he was a teenager and another man alleges mccarrick forced him into an abusive relationship when he was just 11. the catholic church has been tainted by sex abuse scandals in the past and is now determined to clean up its image. the vatican says the pope wants to send a strong message that sexual abuse will not be some tolerated. >> what this means is no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse you will be held accountable. >> reporter: the pop

cardinal. the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were credible in almost a century. the two main candidates in zimba bwe's presidential elections have addressed large crowds of supporters in the capital, harare. president emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party faces a challenge nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc. it's the first presidential poll since robert mugabe was ousted from power in november,

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ordering mccarrick to a life of prayer and penance and ordering him not to go out in public. cardinal told wt he views this as a big step forward. >> the pope is saying, we need to show that we are hearing these things, paying attention to them, and acting. >> mccarrick p out a statement saying he has no memory of the encounters and is innocent and will soon face a trial byhe vatican. >> it's encouraging people who kept these thingsurd to step forward and say even though this happened a long time ago, iu wat o know it happened. >> catholic church members hoping it never happens again. >> the church has to move on and try to make corrections as best they can. they have certainly been doing that. i ink there's been a lot of energy. >> aimee cho, news 4. >>> also this morning we are hearing from the loudoun county resident w said mccarrick abused him for many years growing up. he first shared with the "ti." sked me not show his face and only call h by his first name, james. >> for a lot of folks in this area, it's big news, for you it's incredibly person. how are you feeling? >> from age

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. >>> theodore mccarrick's resignation is a cardinal of allegations of sexual abuse is sending shock waves through the catholic community in our area. one man tells new 4 he was just 11 years old when mccarrick be hn abusing. he didn't want to reveal his identity but says the resignation of the fmer chbishop of washington is giving him a new sense of freedom. >> i liv in a prison and it easy.t been kiday we're putting up that door and w out through the street and letting the sun hit my face for the first time ever. >> asccarrick's make is moved from the cardinals of college it's alsoissing from a building in our area. darcy spencer joinse us l to see what happened this weekend. darcy? >>ka eri as you may not. mccarrick was a respected and well-known leader here in washington and people haven b speakingpe tle about these developments and how many feel betrayed and how many are now asking for an independent investigation? >> the building in silver spring is now t called catholic charity center, but upst until week it was the theodore mccarrick center. thehe name of wormer archbishop of

theodore mccarrick is one of the best—known clerics in the us catholic church. but as of now, he is no longer a cardinalted his resignation to the pope, a consequence of an investigation by the archdiocese of new york into allegations that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. theodore mccarrick denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese said they were credible and substantiated. it's thought that new york statutes of limitations means that too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick, who had already retired from active duties, to seclude himself in a life of prayer and penance until after his trial. the case is particularly embarrassing for the vatican because mccarrick was heavily involved in drafting guidelines when the sex abuse scandal first broke in the us church. from now on, anyone who has this problem who is credibly accusative, will never work in the united states, that's clear from what the holy bible says. 0ther unsubstantiated alle

. >>> in another story, pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal theo door mccarrick followingallegation of sexual abuse. he was informed in june that the church was investigating a claim of abuse from a teenager almost 50 years ago. an attorney for the accuser says his client was molested twice by mccarrick. at the time, mccarrick issued a statement saying, quote, while i have absolutely no recollection of this reported abuse and believe in my innocence, i am sorry the pain the person who brought the charges has gone through, as well as for the scandal. such charges cause our people. next, papa john's. the founder of the pizza giant is accusing the company of stage ago coup and now he's suing. does he have a case? how can we k direct at choicehotels.com you always get the lowest price on our rooms, guaranteed? let's say it in a really low voice. carl? lowest price, guaranteed. just stick with badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com >>> ousted papa john's founder john schnader is suing his former company. he claims the board mistreated him after he said the "n" wor

washington app. >>> in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick'sle cardinal t even before his church trial. mccarrick has denied the allegations. >>> a fight to keep the peace oss in prince george's county. top u.s. lawmakers are now hoping that the u.s. supreme court overalls a lower court's decision. according to the daily caller, texas senator ted cruz and house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana, filed a legal argument last friday. more than 100 members of congress, including both democrats and republicans, signedhe legal brief. the monument honors those who fought in world war i. the fourth circuit court ruled in favor of the american humanist association, which haid the cross sits on public land violates the separation between church and state. >>> wildfires are torching forests, homes, and buildings in northern califoia. the car fire has killed six people, and it is the largest fire burning i the state. it's grown to now 139 square miles. to put that into perspective for you, that is more than double the square miles of d.c. nbc's steve patterson has more. >> reporter: firefighters doing

cardinal. the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were crediblend substantiated. the 88—year—old is the first man to leave the college of cardinals in almost a century. the two main candidates in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections have addressed large crowds of supporters in the capital, harare. president emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party faces a challenge nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc. parts of the uk have had almost a month's rainfall injust a few hours, as thunderstorms replaced the long summer heatwave. lightning strikes added to the misery of thousands of travellers, with cancelled flights and trains on one of the busiest weekends of the summer. stanstead airport and eurotunnel were badly affected. here's simonjones. the holiday getaway from hell. the queues grew and grew at stansted airport as flights were cancelled. blamed on the thunderstorms that meant planes could not fly safely. ryanair, the main operator at stansted, has apologised to customers. it's just incredible how unaccountable they are. there's no one here to deal w

. >>> this morning pope francis accepted the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick.o ordered the retired archbishop of washington to stand trial on sex abuse allegations. mccarrick is one of the most prominent figures in the u.s. catholic church. it was reveal last month that credible allegations led the vatican to order him to step down from his post in 2006. he has been suspended from serving in any public ministry. >>> we have new information on the duck boat sinking in missouri last week that killed 17 people. funerals were held friday for four of the nine members of the coleman family who tied when the tourboat sank in a leak in branson during a sudden storm. now federal officials have released their preliminary sri view of the accident. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: good morning. on late friday we learned the national transportation safety board has reviewed the black box recordings. about 40 minutes before the storm hit, the crew was advised to do the water tour portion first and as they load, the captain is heard having checked the radar prior to the