cardinal pell is australia's most senior catholic figure.e is the former archbishop of sydney and melbourne. he is in charge of finances at the vatican, which makes him one of the most senior catholics anywhere. and the police are saying there are several complainants. yes, more than one, according to the police in the southern state of victoria. they have served these charges with cardinal pell‘s legal representatives in the city of melbourne. and it is there on the 18th ofjuly that cardinal pell will be required to attend a magistrates‘ court. police say there is more than one complainant, multiple charges of alleged historic child abuse, and we understand they date back to the 1970s in the victorian city of ballarat, where cardinal pell once worked. the united states is introducing tough new security measures for flights into the country but has stopped short of a threatened expansion of its carry—on laptop ban. the secretary of homeland security john kelly said inaction was not an option as america's enemies were constantly working to fi

even though today cardinal pell was looking very solemn and even emotionally distraught. >> he is set to appear in court in melbourne on the 18th of july. for the time being what does this mean for pope francis? >> cardinal fell was a very important linchpin for pope francis even though they are not necessarily line up completely in terms of their points of view and their policies on the catholic church. cardinal pell was the architect of pope francis's economic reform. desire to overhaul the vatican departments, make them more financially responsible. he's going to be sorely missed by the pope. the pope said today in a statement that he accepted the cardinal's decision with regret. he appreciated his contribution. he said he had been particularly forthright and honest and dedicated in his energetic attempts to overhaul a resistant vatican. pope francis and cardinal pell enemies within the vatican today will be chairing the fact that he has been forced to stand aside to face these charges because there is still to therable resistance kinds of reforms that pope francis wants to push th

said about a year ago that they were investigating allegations in the city of ballarat concerning cardinal pellctives from australia flew to rome to interview him in october of last year. we understand that the cardinaldid of last year. we understand that the cardinal did that voluntarily, and as you say, in the last few hours he has, via an office here in sydney, released a statement saying that he again strenuously denied any allegations of wrongdoing, and said that he would return to australia as soon as possible to vigorously defend these charges. and the cardinal is required to appear before a magistrate in the city of melbourne in just under three weeks' time, and as you say, this is a story that affects not only the catholic church here in australia, this has ramifications far beyond these shores. he really is right at these shores. he really is right at the very highest echelons of the vatican. well, these allegations do bring the issue of sexual abuse right to the door of the vatican. for the last four years or so cardinal pell has been third in command in the vatican. he is in charge

cardinal pell is australia's most senior roman catholic and is also in charge of the vatican's financesr before a melbourne court onjuly the 18th. he is 76 years old. he was a priest in the town of ballarat before he was appointed archbishop of melbourne. he denies all offences. it's important to note that none of the allegations that have been made against cardinal pell have obviously been tested in any court yet. cardinal pell, like any other defendant, has a right to due process , defendant, has a right to due process, and therefore, it is important that the process is allowed to run its national calls —— natural. preserving the integrity of that process is essential to all of us. it is important that it is allowed to go through unhindered, and allowed to see naturaljustice, including cardinal pell and the complainants in this matter. here in the uk, it's been announced that nearly 30 years after the hillsborough disaster — six people, including former police officers, are to face criminal charges. 96 liverpool fans died in a crush at the football ground in april 1989. new inquests l

the vatican essentially this morning saying that they are supporting cardinal pell. theyity rated their respect for the australian justice system. they say the cardinal has repeatedly denied these allegations which, by the way, we don't know the exact nature of. the victoria police say they are historical sex abuse allegations. and some of the reports from abc australia of alleged victims are about cases that occurred in the '70s and '80s. and that the vatican is reminding people of the work that cardinal pell has done in australia to help safeguard children. certainly a statement of full support for the cardinal. at least until such time as there's an actual conviction which we will learn about on july 18th. christine? >> july 18th, we'll be following it. delia gallagher in rome, thank you. >>> the national security adviser with the new warning about north korea. >> the threat is much more immediate now. and so -- so it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach, failed approach of the past. >> so what new options are on the table for the president? a live report

cardinal pell is the vatican treasurer and one of the pope's closest advisers.onight. yes, today was meant to be dominated bya yes, today was meant to be dominated by a solemn ceremony as the pope presided at the feast of saint peter and take that paul, whose ministry and take that paul, whose ministry and martyrdom helped establish the church —— saint peter and st paul. but as the cardinals gathered in saint peter's square behind me, one senior official was surprisingly absent. a public holiday for the people and for pope francis, an opportunity to celebrate mass with several new cardinals. but one of his most trusted officials, effectively the head of the vatican's vast property portfolio and finances, was not administering the sacraments, but facing the press after becoming the highest ranking vatican official to be charged with child sexual abuse. the alleged offences relate to an ongoing inquiry back in cardinal pell‘s native australia into instances of historical child sexual abuse. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual ab

cardinal pell is at the very top, close adviser to pope francis. this morning he appeared sullen, quiet, reflective, and he talk about the relentless what he called character assassination against him over what he calls matters that have been under investigation for at least two years. he also told us this morning he has been in regular contact with pope francis, keeping him up to date, and that the pope had, in his words, had granted him a leave of absence to return to australia to face these charges to, as you heard in the sound bite, he looks forward to his day in court to clear his name. we have been speaking with people at the vatican who we have brn covering. that said always with the vatican, you must read between the lines here. whether he was granted a leave of absence is a question. it's more likely pope francis has forced cardinal pell to leave. he is the highest ranking to be charged with these severe sex charges and it's really sending shock waves through the catholic church. >> as you're talking, we show him greeting parishioners, pre

there are a number of charges here that have been levelled against cardinal pell, and it will remain reforms. so you had quite a strong show of support from the pope today for the cardinal, and indeed the cardinal‘s statement was read out in the vatican press office with the spokesman of the holy see next to him. so there has been a strong support shown in the vatican for the cardinal, while also encouraging him to go back and face these charges. thank you very much. the court of appeal has overturned on appeal but the blanket ban on abortion is illegal. seniorjudges ruled that abortion should be dealt with by the stormont assembly rather than the courts. unlike the rest of the uk, abortion is illegal in almost all circumstances in northern ireland. mps in westminster will vote this evening on a cross—party amendment to the queen's speech that calls for women in northern ireland to be given free access to abortion services in england. let's speak to a representative from amnesty northern ireland, who took the case to court. she is in belfast. the irony will be lost on you that there

headlines: police in australia have charged one of the catholic church's most seniorfigures, cardinal george pell, with historic sex offences. he strongly denies the allegations, and says he will return from rome to clear his name. the chinese president, xijinping, has arrived in hong kong for celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the territory's return to china from british rule. it is his first visit there since becoming the country's leader. the united states is introducing tough new security measures for inbound flights, but has stopped short of expanding the ban on laptops in hand luggage. the new measures include enhanced screening of passengers and baggage. the british prime ministerfaces what amounts to a vote of confidence later on thursday. the opposition will try to win concessions before a final vote on the government's legislative programme, known as the queen's speech. now it is time for world business report. reaching for the sky. will rupert murdoch's takeover plans for the pay tv giant be cleared for lift—off, or grounded? plus: ringgit rebellion. they saw off the speculat

it's more likely pope francis has forced cardinal pell to leave. he is the highest ranking to be charged with these charges and it's really sending shock waves through the catholic church. >> as you're talking, we show him greeting parishioners, presiding over a mass. do you know if he has any public events set up as well? >> reporter: yes. actually the pope is speaking behind me in st. peter's square in front of st. peter's basilica. this is a world week. the cardinals have been in rome. they make new cardinals. there's a feast of rome, a holiday here. we were told very specifically by the director of the holy see press office greg burke to not see cardinal pell at any public events until his name is cleared. some question whether he'll ever return to rome. anne-marie? >> wow. very interesting. thank you very much, seth. >>> the revised version of president trump's ban of preventing visitors from six mostly muslim countriesoe new instructions have been sent o the u.s. embassies and consulates. the new guidance will be there until they there's a re

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cardinal george pell faces multiple sex assault charges in australia that allegedly happened decades ago. seth doane is in rome with more on the scandal rocking the vatican. >> reporter: in this elite group of cardinals considered the so-called princes of the church, cardinal pell is at the very top, considered one of the closest advisers to pope francis. so these charges this morning are sending shock waves through the catholic church. e reflective but forceful this morning, railing against what he said was nearly two years of relentless character assassination. >> i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: australian police did not provide any specific details of the multiple charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell has been in charge of reforming church finances. but for years has faced allegations he did not properly deal with clergy sex abuse in australia. he was questioned by a commission investigating the church's response to abuse via video link from rome. >> with the experience of 40 years later certai

one of the pope's closest advisors, cardinal george pell, has been charged with historical sexual offencesorning, the cardinal insisted he was innocent, and said he looked forward to having his day in court. james reynolds in in rome for us this evening. this morning in st peter's square, the cardinals of the catholic church turned out for a celebration led by pope francis. what these men do, how they behave, directly affects the pope's ability to lead. this morning, one of their number was missing. cardinal george pell appeared in a vatican pressroom to respond to the allegations made in australia. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. for more than 40 years, george pell worked as a priest and then an archbishop in his own country. during the 1970s, he worked in his hometown of ballarat. the police have been investigating this era. they have now brought charges. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences. and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. this isn't the first time

his name is cardinal george pell. he faces charges in australia for alleged sexual assault that was committed allegedly ago. >> the cardinal is top adviser to pope francis who has zero tolerance. he'll take a leave of absence while he fights the charges. >> cardinal pell says he is innocent. seth doane has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as far as princes of the church, cardinal pell is at the top. he's a top adviser for pope francis. it's shending shock waives throughout the church. railing against what he said was nearly two years of relentless character assassination. >> i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: australian police did not provide any specific details of the m of sexual assault. cardinal george pell has been in charge of reforming church finances but for years has faced allegations that he did not properly deal with clergy sex abuse in australia. he was questioned by a kmegs investigating the church's response to abuse

yes, cardinal pell coming out strenuously, calling it a relentless character assassination.ese charges extremely important. the first time the highest ranking cardinal in the catholic church is being directly accused of sex abuse. the allegations have been around for some time. the cardinal says he has spoken to pope francis who essentially supports him in returning to australia. that is significant because there's no question of having to extradite him or the vatican protecting him. he will return to australia for a trial on july 18th. now, aside from the important issue of the cases of sex abuse allegations for cardinal pell, this is also a very important test case for pope francis. he's one of the pope's top advisers. the pope brought him in to help with reform. pope francis has been criticized for being slow to reform on sex abuse. so unless the outcome of the trial is a complete exoneration -- and there are multiple charges, although we don't know the exact nature of those charges -- pope francis after july 18th will have some tough decisions to make regarding the cardi

cardinal pell like any other defendant has a right to due process. >> cardinal pell is being orderedappear in a court in melbourne on july 18th. the vatican says over the past three years pope francis has appreciated cardinal pell's work to reform the vatican's finances. >> maureen thanks. >>> let's get to politics closer to home. one day after calling off a healthcare vote this week senate majority leader mitch mcconnell trying to sandy revised version of that bill to the congressional budget office as soon as tomorrow. the hope is a vote can still take place this summer. the president weighing in saying it will include a great surprise when it comes vote. also on wednesday, capitol hill police arrested dozens of protesters of the gop's plan. >>> the president held his first reelection fundraiser last night at the trump international hotel not far from the white house in washington, d.c. raised about $10 million last night. it was $35,000 per plate to get in. the president did not allow reporters into the fundraiser. when his motorcade arrived there were protesters there chanting sh

one of the pope's closest advisors, cardinal george pell, has been charged in his native australia withence this morning the cardinal insisted he was innocent of the charges — and said he looked forward to having his day in court. our correspondent james reynolds reports from rome. this morning in st peter's square, the cardinals of the catholic church turned out for a celebration led by the pope, but one of their number was missing. cardinal george pell appeared instead in a vatican press room to respond to the charges made the australian police. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. so i'm very grateful to the holy father for giving me this leave to return to australia. today victoria police have charged cardinal george... earlier in australia, the police outlined the charges against the 76—year—old cleric. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences, and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. for more than 40 years, george pell worked as a priest, then an archbishop in

one of the pope's closest advisors, cardinal george pell, has been charged in his native australia withnference this morning the cardinal insisted he was innocent of the charges, and said he looked forward to having his day in court. 0ur correspondent james reynolds reports from rome. this morning st peter's square, the cardinals of the catholic church turned out for a celebration led by the pope, but one of their number was missing. cardinal george pell appeared instead in a vatican press room to respond to the charges made the australian police. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. so i'm very grateful to the holy father for giving me this leave to return to australia. today, victoria police have charged cardinal george... earlier in australia, the police outlined the charges against the 76—year—old cleric. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences, and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. for more than a0 years, george pell worked as a priest, then an archbishop in

cardinal is now taking a leave of absence. the vatican said pope francis regretted news of the charges for decades-old actions. the detail of the charges against pell haven't been made public because of a gag order in australia, and aside from the morning statement the cardinal himself, who lives here just steps from the vatican, has stayed behind closed doors. >> the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: pell was already on the defensive, last year testifying he made mistakes handling sexual abuse claims against priests in australia. >> i regret that i didn't do more. >> reporter: the catholic church has been rocked by sex abuse scandals for two decades. pope francis promised zero tolerance for priests who commit crimes. >> we will truly feel healing and vindicated when the truth is exposed in the vatican and survivors no longer have to do all of the heavy lifting. >> reporter: tonight, the church abuse scandal reaching the very heart of the vatican. kelly cobiella, nbc news, rome. >>> it is a tense evening for thousands of homeowners across the west as nearly two dozen large wildfires rage out of control. we can show you now a live

cardinal pell has already faced one allegation for sexual abuse in australia. as acquitted them for lack of evidence. on the 18th of july, the cardinal's faith the latest charges -- the cardinal will face the latest charges. >> the parliament has approved -- >> in serbia, lawmakers hahave elected the first email and first -- first female and first openly lesbianan presiden. her elelection makes her history in the predominantly conservative talking country. balkan country. president trump is set to attend baststille day celebrations in france after accepting a invitation from presidedent macron. the visit marks a warming of relations between trump and am r macron after a rough start. correspondent: the plane and train maker is set to cut 2000 jobs by 2020, that is a quarter of the workforce here in germany. management has claimed the move is to cut losses. the e restructuring comes after delays in the aerospace business. all production facilities will remain open despite because the company said -- despite the cuts, the company says. correspondent: germany's econ

pell has faced questions before. last year, accused of mishandling child abuse cases against priests. the cardinaladmitting mistakes. pell was hand-picked by pope francis to head vatican finances, a huge responsibility which made him part of the pope's inner circle. tom, the pope has said he's committed to tackling the whole issue of child abuse just last month, promising a, quote, "zero tolerance" policy to these sorts of crimes. critics say he is not doing enough. tom? >> james longman for us tonight. james, thank you. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the pregnant mom fighting back against an alleged thief. caught on camera, the victim taking on the suspect in the parking lot. running him down with her suv. tonight, why both are facing charges. >>> plus, the dramatic police chase across state lines. the robbery suspect trying to outrun officers. speeding across a corn field. >>> and rescue at sea off the american coast. five people clinging to their capsized boat, including, you see him there, a 4-year-old boy. the one thing in this video, helping them survive.

cardinal pell says he will return to australia to fight the charges against him. what the announced charegs relate to, but australian news outlets say two men have accused pell of touching them inappropriately when they were children in the 1970s. the 76-year-old cardinal denies any wrongdoing. in maryland-- the n-double-a-c-p is voicing new opposition to prince kevin maxwell. the civil rights group wants maxwell's contract renewal, stopped. it's citing allegations of grade tampering. maxwell denies the allegations. the group also suggested maxwell be placed on "administrative leave"... until the investigation is done. a word of warning for people hitting the beach this summer. people aren't the only ones swimming in the surf. in fact-- great white sharks are becoming a common sight off the coast of cape cod. biologists say an increase is tied to the booming gray seal population -- a major source of food for the sharks. great whites aren't just showing up along the massachusetts coast. one showed up along the eastern shore of virginia last weekend. it's xx and we'

>> reporter: peter, both cardinal pell and the vet can are taking this seriously of course. conference early this morning. first george pell spoke as you heard there and after that it was the chance of the director of the holy press office and paypal spokesperson who said that while the vatican regrets the allegations they kind of threw a lifeline to george pell by saying that they appreciated his honesty during his three years that he spent here as the head of the vatican finances, they appreciated his role as one of the [ inaudible ] -- and so forth. and also they confirmed that the pope allowed a leave of absence to george pell from his top post here, allowing him to travel to australia to attend that hearing. but of course as always here in the vatican you need to read between the lines so you need to understand what we don't know is whether that is a way for pope francis to allow george pell to slowly slip away from that post gracefully. peter. >> nbc's claudio lavanga is at the vatican for us today. >>> closer to home president trump's travel ban goes back into effect n

cardinal george pell, one of the most senior figures in the roman catholic church, says sex offence charges against him in australia are false. the cardinal told reporters that he had undergone a relentless character assassination, and was looking forward to having his day in court. and we'll have more on this story later in the programme. the family of the murdered russian opposition activist boris nemtsov have said the case remains unsolved after a jury found five chechen men guilty of carrying out his contract killing two years ago. police are hunting a former chechen officer who promised them $250,000. mr nemtsov‘s family called it a fiasco that the mastermind remained at large. china is reported to have refused requests to allow the nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobo, to go abroad for medical treatment. the 61—year—old, who's serving an 11—year prison sentence for subversion, is suffering from terminal liver cancer. he's currently in hospital in the city of shenyang in north—eastern china. forces opposed to the islamic state group have made significant advances against strongholds in

cardinal pell like any other defendant has a writ to due process. >> and cardinal pell is being order appear in court in melbourne on july 18th the vatican says over past three yers, pope francis has appreciated cardinal pell's work to reform the vatican's finances. >>> 9:11 right now. former redskins player clinton tis is revealing disturbing details about his high profile financial troubles how about he contemplated on those who drove him to bankruptcy. >> he lost a portion of the $43 million he earned over his 9nfl seasons. story publish by sports illustrated portis says in 2013, he sat in car outside the d.c. managers while holding a gun. portis says a friend of his who was also a family therapist was able to talk him out of using that gun on anybody. portis filed multiple lawsuits against this financial adviser between 2011 and 2013. the lawsuit argued the adviser opened an account for portis with a forged signature and that led to withdrawals totaling more than $3 million without portis ever knowing. he also also lost a lot of money in a ponzi scheme he was talk to by another fo

police in australia have charged a senior roman catholic cardinal, george pell, with multiple countsf sexually abusing children. cardinal pell is in charge of the vatican's finances and is considered to rank third in the hierarchy of the church. he strongly denies the alleged offences. 26 pro—democracy protestors have been arrested in hong kong, shortly before the arrival of president xi. he is due to arrive soon to mark the twentieth anniversary of hong kong's handover from britain to china. it's his first visit as chinese leader and more protests are expected. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. coming up, the government sees off calls for an end to cuts to public services and the public sector pay cap. the ayes to the right, 309, the noes to the left, 323. theresa may and jeremy corbyn clash at their first prime minister's questions of the new parliament over whether council cuts were a factor in the grenfell fire. when you cut local authority budgets by a0%, we all pay a price in public safety. the cladding of tower blocks b

jonathan miller of independent television news has our report. >> reporter: cardinal pell is fieght murltl charges, sexual offenses and there are multiple complain ants relating to those charges. >> reporter: last year the former archbishop of melbourne and sydney who is now one of the pope's top advisors testified to a royal commission investigating child sex abuse. the commission found shocking levels of abuse by the clergy over decades. pell supported by bishops as a man of integrity completed institutional errors but denied any sexual offenses himself. news from australia reached the vit can overnight, and before dawn on the fifth day of st. peters and paul, cardinal pell released his first statement saying he would return home next month to clear his name. then early this morning he spoke to the press. >> i am looking forward finally to having my day in court. i am innocent of these charges. they are false. the bhol idea of-- the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> pope francis who pell said he talked-- later presided over mass in saint peters square. use wrees in the s

cardinal pell said the pope was giving him a leave of absence.t's very likely that the pope stood him down. >> reporter: the vatican said the leave of absence is effective immediately. a leave of absence is quite significant for a priest. for a cardinal it is even more serious. but for such a close adviser to pope francis, it is a shock. norah? >> seth doane, thank you. >>> more than two dozen tornados ripped through the midwest. the strong winds tore roofs off homes and scattered debris. at least two people were hurt, more severe weather is headed for the region today. powerful thunderstorms are expected to bring large hail and possibly more tornados. adriana diaz is in prairieburg, iowa, where people are cleaning up this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. to give you a sense of how powerful these winds were, do you see those silos teetering about 100 yards back? up with of them was whipped all the way down here and is this big pile of mangled metal. the tornado made its way across town on an angle. the sheriff's deputies told us

cardinal pell's actions came under intense scrutiny after a government-authorized investigation intoow the catholic church and other institutions have responded to the sexual abuse of children. he has repeatedly denied all abuse allegations and is required to appear in magistrate court. cardinal pell has rejected the charges as false and said he looked forward to clearing his name in court. >>> president donald trump is kicking off his 2020 re-election fundraising. last night he held at an event at his trump international hotel in washington d.c. it was expected to raise about $10 million for both the republican national committee and trump's 2020 campaign. now, a spokesperson tells nbc news that tickets for the fundraising dinner cost between $35 and $100,000. the event is renewing legal and ethical questions about the president's use of his own hotel as a political venue. as to the motorcade arrived at the fundraiser, crowds of people were standing outside in protest of the proposed senate gop health care bill. members of the press were barred from last night's event. deputy press

australian cardinal george pell, says he'll take leave from the vatican to fight the charges.

cardinal. his name, george pell.was at the vatican this morning, blessing 36 arch bishops appointed over the last year. this is footage of that. the spokesperson says that the pope has learned with reg that francis had granted pell a leave of absence to defend himself in court. police announce the charges in melbourne without giving further details. cardinal pell spoke about the charges overnight calling them false and saying that he is innocent. he's now on leave. back over to you. >> thank you, erika. >>> that was the scene outside of the trump international hotel yesterday as the president held his first reelection fundraiser. the group chanted and held signs criticizing the president's health care and environmental policies. the republican national committee expected to raise about $10 million. >>> it was just two weeks ago when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in alexandria. several people, including house majority whip steve scalise, have praised the courage and actions of first respond

amy: cardinal pell has been ordered to appear in court next month. in 2014, the vatican admitted nearly 850 priests have been dismissed and more than 2500 have been disciplined in a sprawling sexual abuse scandal dating back decades. the house of representatives passed a pair of immigration bills thursday that critics say are aimed at demonizing undocumented immigrants. the first bill, known as kate's law, ads penalties to deported immigrants who re-enter the u.s. it was approved on a vote of 257-167 mostly along party lines. among those opposed was new york democrat jerrold nadler. >> this bill is nothing less than fear mongering based on the widely demote -- debunked myth. amy: a second house bill approved thursday would cut off federal grants from sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities. in more immigration news, attorneys general in 10 states say they'll sue the trump administration unless it ends the daca program, or deferred action for childhood arrivals, which grants legal protection for some young immigrants to li

cardinal george pell serves as the pope's chief financial adviser.ice didn't go into detail but two men now in their 40s said pell touched them inappropriately at a swimming pool back in the 70s. support groups are applauding the decision while cardinal pell has vowed to return to australia to fight the charges. >> there's been relentless character assassination, i'm not looking forward finally to having my day in court. >> my message for cardinal pell is to understand we're not here to hunts him down. we're here to seek truth. >> pell now becomes the highest ranking vatican official charged in the church's sexual abuse scandal. just last year pell himself testified that the church made enormous mistakes in allowing thousands of children to be assaulted by priests. >>> new developments in the legal battle over self-driving cars between uber and google's parent company alphabet. in a lawsuit alphabet's "waymo" claims that former engineer anthony lewandowski stole property information before acquiring the startup. alphabet is suing uber for misappropri

cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences. to answer questions about his actions. in february of last year, george pell testified via video link to an australian royal commission on child abuse. australian victims flew in to watch his testimony. other abuse survivors say the pope himself must now take wider steps. he is very good at sound bites and saying the right things at the right time. but for me, and i know for many other survivors and victims, it's not about sound bites and public relations, it's about action. and on action, the church is still dismally slow and way behind the curve in terms of what they should be doing to deal with the crisis that exists within that institution. pope francis has called george pell dedicated and honest. now a court in australia must decide if that is so. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. next, let‘s turn to the business and for the first time in seven years all of america‘s biggest banks have been given a clean bill of health. they were tested to see if they could withstand a financial cr

cardinal pell is the most senior roman catholic cleric in australia, third in the hierarchy of the church worldwide. he strongly denies the allegations. the united states is introducing tough new security measures for inbound flights but has stopped short of expanding the ban on laptops in hand luggage. the new measures, described as both seen and unseen, include enhanced screening of passengers and electronic devices. 26 pro—democracy protestors have been arrested in hong kong shortly before the arrival of president xi. he is coming to mark the twentieth anniversary of hong kong's handover from britain to china. it's his first visit as chinese leader and more protests are expected. it's time now for click. this week... driving arizona. teaching tanzania. and clowning in california. la la la los angeles. a city of many sights. there's the movies. the beaches. the high life. and in between each of them... ..a whole lot of this. with hardly any rail alternative, the traffic here drives the locals to distraction. it's led some of the bigger thinkers to suggest radical alternatives. electric

this man, cardinal george pell, the church's third highest ranking official accused of sex assault. > cardinal pell is facing multiple charges of sexual offenses. >> reporter: the claims go back to his time as a young priest in australia. claims he denies. >> the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: the pope granting australian court next month. pel pell has faced questions before. >> reporter: last year, accused of mishandling child abuse cases against priests. pell admitting mistakes. >> reporter: pell was hand-picked by pope francis to head vatican finances, a huge responsibility which made him part of the pope's inner circle. tom, the pope has said he's committed to tackling the whole issue of child abuse just last month, promising a, quote, "zero tolerance" policy for sex abuse. critics say he is not doing enough. tom? >> james longman for us tonight. james, thank you jts there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the pregnant mom fighting back against an alleged thief. caught on camera, the victim taking on the suspect in the parking l

. >> pope francis' top financial adviser cardinal george pell is facing multiple sex crime charmg charge, he has become the highest ranking official to be charged with sex abuse. >> never before has the cardinal been charged with sexual abuse at the vatican this morning, george pell insisted he's innocent. >> i'm looking forward finally to having my day in court. the whole idea of sexual abuse is on who rent to me. >> he's been the victim of relentless character assassination, australian police have a different view. >> cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect to sexual offenses and there are multiple complainants relating to the charges. >> this morning pope francis -- and vatican said he regretted news of charges against his cardinal for decades old action. pell wasn't among the cardinals he greeted today. last year pell was accused at an australian inquiry of mishandling sexual abuse claims against priest and admitted mistakes, now he is accused directly. >> it's going to be very difficult to untangle this. it becomes, as we know, his word against their word. >> dark clouds