. >> wendy, cardinal donald wuerl has been accused of being part of a cover-up. today he met with his advisers, but we are not told by the church what was discussed or if anything was decided. trinity university in northeast washington has a cse relationship with cardinal donald wuerl, but trinity's president tells me the algations that cardinal wuerl helped cover up cases of sexual abuse by priests in pittsburgh calls for an act of ave tonement on h -- an act of atonement. >> i think the cardinal should step aside, not to say that hs culpable though i think some feel he is, but that's the kind of gesture of ematt that could really help catholics to see that there are teethbe nd the words. >> reporter: steven white is a fellow in catholic studies at the ethics and public policy center. he says it appears to him that cardinal wuerl is trying to soothe parishioners rather than accept responsibility. >> it's not clear to me yet whether cardinal wuerl will resign or whether he should, but i think there's something to be said for the fact that a bishop who has manifes

some are calling on all catholics to stop donating at least until cardinal wuerl steps down. about 17 million american catholic households donate an average of $10 each week, totaling about $9 billion every year. francis samber is a member of the survivor group s.n.a.p. >> as a parishioner, it is your right to ask, where's my donation going? you have that right to ask that, and you should. >> reporter: now, cardinal wuerl did not celebrate sunday mass here, and a spokesman told cbs news he wasn't going to the speech in dublin because he was worried it would be a distraction. his office also told cbs he has no plans to resign or step down. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> this morning, nashville police are questioning two men in connection to a string of deadly shootings and armed robberies. one man was arrested at a home yesterday. the other turned himself in. police say they may be connected to two murders outside of a bar last week and another deadly shooting earlier this month. there have been a number of similar attacks across nashville in the last two weeks. >>> l

cardinal donald wuerl was accused of shielding predator priests. as bishop of pittsburgh, he oversaw 32 of the 99 accused. cardinal wuerl spoke with cbs news' nikki battiste the night before the report's release. >> during my tenure, we acted very responsibly. we responded very appropriately toth many times removal from ministry, totally and completely. u reporter: pushing up a meeting originally schedule for next week, wuerl met privately today with priests in the archdiocese's advisory group. he also canceled his attendance at a catholic conference next week in dublin, where the pope is expected to appear. over the years, the u.s. catholic church has paid over $3 billion in response to abuse allegations. some are calling on all catholics to stop donating, at least until cardinal wuerl steps down. about 17 million american 17tholic households donate an average of $10 each week, totaling about $9 billion every year. frances samber the survivors' support group snap. >> as a parishioner, it is your right to ask, "where is my donation going?" you have

cardinal wuerl, now the archbishop of washington, was criticized for mishandling cases. comments contradict documents in the grand jury report. >>> presi that he is revoking the security clearance of former cia direcr john brennan. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders says it's because of brennan's, quote, erratic behavior. brennan has harshly criticized the president recently. >>> traffic is back to normal on the key bridge after a car burst into flames today, backing up traffic for some time. traffic cameras captured the car smoking. authorities aren't sure whated ca that car to catch fire. amazing that nobody was hurt. leon? >> thanks, erika. >>> a newborn in northern theinia will have quite story to tell when he grows up. >> his cousin can tell the story right now, because she helped deliver the baby in the apartment bathroom on monday. >> as news4's smari stone reports, she learned how to deliver a baby on youtube. >> i have a new cousin. i'll be excited when he comes home. >> reporter: chloe is a smart, quick-thinking 10-year-ol in fairfax county. >>

that report accused cardinal wuerl of helping cover up the abuse, an accusation the cardinal has denied. e school board of trustees said it was cardinal wuerl who asked to have his name removed so he would no longer be a distraction. >>> arlington national cemetery re-opened to the plic just a few hours ago after shutting down this morning for a bomb threat. that threat involved the entire site, not jt one particular area, so hundreds of staffers and law enforcement had to com through that massive 624-acre operty before giving the all-clear. funerals athe cemeteryal were lowed to proceed. we're told the cemetery has 10,000 visitors everday. >>> the cleanup is still going on after last night's severe storms. eliot high middle school is going to be closed for the rest of theeek because of floods. the damage caused by thera heav and students are going to have class at garnet patterson scol. d.c. schools will provide shuttle busses in the morning and the evening to help kids get from one school to the other. >>> now to virginia. the rain was sontense in the waterford area of loudoun county,

some are calling on all catholics to stop donating, at least until cardinal wuerl steps down.million american catholic households donate an average of $10 each week, totaling about $9 billion every year. >> as a parishioner, it's your right to ask, where is my donation going? you have that right to ask that. and you should. >> reporter: now cardinal wuerl did not celebrate sunday mass here yesterday. and his spokesman told cbs news he wasn't attending the speech in dublin next week because he was worried it would be a distraction. his office told cbs he has no plans to resign or step down. >>> one of the loudest voices in the me too movement, asia argento is not talking now after reports she allegedly sexually assaulted an underage actor and then paid him to keep quiet. jericka duncan has the story. >> reporter: in 1997, i was raped by harvey weinstein here at cannes. i was 21 years old. >> reporter: that memorable speech at the cannes film festival in may of this year put asia argento front and center of the me too movement. back in october, argento was one of the first women

this year cardinal wuerl didn't attend. his absence comes amid allegations that he covered up sexual abuse cases, claims that cardinal wuerl vehemently denies. ♪ >> reporter: in past years this mass blessing preparing for the school year was led by cardinal donald wooufrmt the archbishopg wash. today he was absent. some members of the local c catholmunity are struggling with recent allegations against wroourl that say he covered up child abuse complaints here in washington and while he servedn pittsburgh. this -- we're hear to the -- to make sure that the vatican participates and. archbishop called for the resignation ofan pope s accusing cardinal wuerl and pope benedict and francis of being aware of allegations again his predecessor, cling him a seer yawl predator. the archbishop has offered no proof histi alles. at this point the claims have not been verified. cardinal wuerl denies any knowledge of mccarrick's alleged wronhdoing. the acese releasing a statement saying that during his entire tenure as ahbishop of washingto

totight new reac from cardinal wuerl to allegations that he helped with cover-up. let's go to news 4' mark segraves with the latest on that part of the story. mark? [ no audio ] >> reporter: the pennsylvania grand jury accuses 301 catholic priests of sexually abusing children over the past 70 years. up boy was forced to stand on a bed in a rectory, strip naked and posed as christ on the cross pr theests. they took photos of their ctim. adding them to a collection of child pornography. some of tho priests served while cardinal donald wuerl, now the archbishop of washington was the bishop of pittsburgh. the grand jury alleges that then shop wuerl allowed at least one known child abuser to transfer to another parish and wuerl approved hundreds of thousands in a confidentia settlement and that would you recall would refer to the policy hiding the facts from the public as, quote, the circle of secrecy. a spokesperson for wuerl adamantlyenies that the archbishop ever used or came up with the term circle of secrecy. wuerl hasis expressed continued compassion and sorrow fo

part of it involved the time that washington cardinal wuerl served in pittsburgh. wuerl denies t allegationst he helped to cover up the abuse. >>> the university of maryland strengthys with it its and conditioning coach following the death of one of its players. several more coaches are on leave including head coach durkin. today they said they acceptl lend moral responsibility for the death of jordan mcnair. >>> a local developer's lawyer called it a a justified citizen's arrest. >> but thef'sher office called it a crime abduction. now a77 ear-old loudoun county man is preparing to fight the chges filed against him when rentered trashed his airbnb and he held him at gunpoint. >> bureau chief julie carey shows us the damage done. >> reporter: it's a home so stately it has a name, spring glade, but now it looks more like a house of horrors. this is what a group of partyins renteft behind, lots and lots and lots of damage. >> blood, broken windows, broken doors. it looked like there was a mass murderer from his perspective there. >> reporter: these photos showed bloo

grand jury report. >> reporter: we reached out to cardinaln wuerl for interview but his spokesperson repeatedly declined our request. the cardinal did issue statement saying he tried to prevent further acts of abusou of coursean read the entire statement in our nbc washington app. just search "wuerl." leon? >> thank you, meagan fitzgerald. >>> there are a l of questions about what happens next including whether other states will be doing their own grand jury investigations. and it is important to note that almost every instance of sexual abuse uncovered in pennsylvania has turned out to o so that they can't be prosecuted because of the statute of limitations. doreen? t>>> strong reaction tonirom retired cia director john brennan after president trump revoked his security clearance in a unilateral move that bypassed normal ures. brennan accuses president trump of trying to suppress free speechnd punish his critics. and he's warning that he will not relent. nbc news has confirmed the nation's top intelligence officials were not notified in advance. blayne alexander is tracking the developments on this for us. ayne,hat's the latest

bishop wuerl is now cardinal wuerl. .> reporter: washington, d.c. archbishop cardinal donal wuerl hiesided over 32 accused priests during his 18 years at the pittsburgh diocese. he sat down with us the night before the report's release. >> during my tenure, we acted very appropriately, with, many times, removal from ministry, .otally and completely. >> reporter: but according to the grand jury, in 1991, wuerl reassigned an accused priest, prnest payon, to the reno diocese. in 1995, he returned george zirwas, a member of a pedophile ring, to ministry. victims filed a lawsuit against and you a few others, saying you were conspiring to cover up the abuse. ery truth to that, during your w me in pennsylvania? ut i would have to say that's-- that's just totally-- totally false. >> reporter: we reached out to cardinal wuerl's representatives after the report's release, and they say he stands by his interview with us. sd, jeff, so far, the vatican has not commented. o glor: is it possible at this point, nikki, that any of the atergy involved in the alleged

tonight some people with close ties to cardinal wuerl are suggesting he should step down. trinity university in northeast washington has had a close relationship withna car donald wuerl, but trinity's president telels tuerlhe helped cov up cases of sexual abuse by priests in pittsburgh calls for anct of atonement on his part. >> i think theul cardinal s consider voluntarily stepping aside, not to say that he is culpable though some peel that he is, but i think t thatt is the kind of gesture of atonement that could really help catholi to see that there are teeth behind the words. >> stephen white is a fellow in cathtudies at the ethics and public policy center and attended a mass last week at st. matthews where cardinal wuerl presided a gan with a statement addressing the pittsburgh grand. jury repo >> he talked a lot about we and us, but there was very little sense of personal accountability in it. that really stood out and people were disappointed and angry about that. >> i spoke with some of the people who attended noon mass a toda st. matthews cathedral. >> i think he sh

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and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. >> reporter: we tried to reach out to cardinal wuerl several times for an intview and a spokesperson has declined those requests. he did issue a stateme saying in part he acted with diligence, with concern for the victims, and to prevent future acts of of course you can read that entire statement in our nbc washington app, just search "wuerl." back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank youi ther more fallout from that bombshell report. a maryland catholic school is stripping the name a late cardinal accused of covering up sex abuseallegations. cardinal william h. keeler had a reputati a for transparency archbishop of baltimore. but yesterday's grand jury report accused keeler of failing to act on priest abuse cases when as bishop in pennsyania. in a statement, the baltimore archbishop says it will no longer bear keeler'sname. >>> a return to the 90s for a lot of us. >> doug kammererot in the storm center today, he's actually out in manassas, enjoying some of one of the best days we've had in quite someme doug. >> yeah, it is a gorgeous da

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>> reporter: brooke, it's important to note that this cardinal, donald wuerl, was one of the good guyse release of the pennsylvania grand jury report. as a cardinal that has been fighting for the survivors and for accountability, well, now there are high-profile catholics asking for his resignation. just this past sunday, there was a priest from the pulpit asking for his resignation. here's part of his homely. he said, quote, we are all hurting. you're stepping down and will be the first necessary step in the process of healing. and this priest got a standing ovation at the church this past sunday. then the catholic teacher that is work for the diocese also asking for his ouster. 50 of them sent a letter to the news, he was the ambassador, asking for his removal. then the catholic university coming forward and saying, it's not so much about what he did or didn't do after the pennsylvania report revealed those allegations, he said, it's just about leadership. here's what she said, take a listen. >> yes, i think cardinal wuerl should resign. and i think that's part of expressing this dee

. >> reporter: cardinal wuerl from washington and cardinal o'malley from boston canceled their trips to washington from those they suspect to be troubled priests. she said the entire church needs reform. >> it is a male, masculine institutional top down dictatorial body. who wouldn't want as a woman to see that collapse? >> reporter: those words from a nunn were once unthinkable. >>> how does the pope survive this pivotal moment? >> this is a virus, and this is not going to be healed over these coming days. >> reporter: whether it's here in ireland or someplace else, he does have to give some specific steps. >> reporter: and that's exactly what the catholic world is waiting for, to see what, if anything, the pope says publicly about church abuse. we are told he will meet privately with victims, though at this point it is unclear how many. >> johning thnathan vigliotti i ireland, thank you. >>> how officers brought a woman back from the edge. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? dinner date. meeting his parents, dinner date. so i used crest. crest 3d white removes 95% of surface sta

arch bish shol cardinal wuerl to resign tonit. they hel a protest this morning.ere wuerl delivered on schedule homily. earlier thismonth, a grand jury report in pennsylvania outlined sexual abuse. that report found 300 priests preyed o1, more than 0 children over the past 70 years. wuerl was archbishop of pittsburgh at the time and is accused of not doing enough to stop the abuses. >>tivists say change needs to happen. i am not only infuriated butha convinced the institutional catholic church needs to undergo a very deep, radical reformation. >> cardinal wuerl denied all wrong doing. we have reached out several times for a sit-down interview with him sofa the archdiocese of washington has declined our request. >>> an emotional gathering tonight to remember a transgender woman killed nine years ago in the district. every year since the murder, hey fand friends gather to comfort each other as they search fore. just mack was brutally stabbed to death on second and q streets in northwest in d.c. it's a cold case now, but d.c. poli b say they'ven working it even when

a statement said cardinal wuerl has denied any of the information was communicated to him. the only ground for cardinal wuerl to challenge t ministr would have been information from archbishopro or the holy sea. such information was never thovided. catholics ands across the country are calling for wuerl's resignatver both scandals. news has reached out for an interview with him. the archdiocese of washington has deniedre our est. >>> this morning, a man is recovering after being stabbed on a metro bus. this happened near gallaudet university last night on the d8 bus. metro transit police say three men and the victim started fighting when one pulled out a knife. the man who was stabbed is in stable condition. >>> s188,000dents will return to school today. >> there will be a lot of traffic on the roads, including the school busses. justin finch has more on how to get your kids to school safely today. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the roads here fairfax county is due to get busier in a matter of hours now. many of the students will ride one of the 1,600 buses. as st

we're told cardinal wuerl changed the date of the meeting after the explosive report the pennsylvania grand jury alleging sex abuse and because of the carrick scandal. he resigned after a series o sexual misconduct allegations. wuerl was a bishop in and was named more than 200 times in the grand jury report, claiming he helped cover up some of the abuse of children. >>>on "the washinost" reports two lawyers are leading an investigation into allegations at the key school. apparently a february review indicated formeric key ols failed to protect students going back nearly 40 ar former students reported it was widely known some key teachers had sex with underage students. some teachers were fired after complaints from students or parents according to interviews with the accusers. manyhe stayed in classrooms continuing the alleged abuse according to thi report. >>> president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani will not be rushed into an interview for the robert mueller invest aation. >> i heated exchange on yesterday's "meet the press," he gued a truthful testimony from mr.rump may not

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. >> the alleged abuse over a seven-decade span and at the center of the fdings cardinal donald wuerl, the archbishop of bishop of who was pittsburgh starting in the late '80s for nearly two decades. >> let's get right to mark segravesho has been poring over this report and has reaction from the cardinal. >> reporter: yeah, pat. archbishop wuerl is mentioned more than 150 times in this report. he served f 18 years as the bishop of pittsburgh, the city where he was born.no one of the closest american advisers to the pope is having to defend his actions. it was pennsylvania's attorney general joshhapiro who led the investigation and released the results. surrounded by victims and family mbers of victims, shapiro described some of the abuse he saidri hundreds of pests inflicted on possibly thousands of young victims. >> priests were raping little boys a girls and the men of god who were responsible for them not only did nothing, they t all for decades. >> the pennsylvania grand jur investigation accuses 301 priests of sexually abusing children over the past 70 yrs. some of the accuses pr

tomorrow, cardinal donald wuerl the have a meeting with council of priests. the gatheng was originally scheduled for august 27th, but the archbishop moved the date o. we wanted know why. we're told cardinal donald wuerl changed the date of the meeting after the explosive report from the pennsylvania grand juryle ng widespread priest sex abuse and because of the cardinal mriccarck scandal. mccarrick resigned as cardinal after a seriesl of sexua misconduct allegations. wuerl was a bishop in pittsburgh and was named more than 200 times in that grand jury reportr theort said wuerl covered up the clergy abusing children. wuerl has denied the allegations. >>>ik new tonight, scenes l this playing out on the streets of d.c. and in northern virgini today. a large group of riders on dirt bikes and atvs popping wheelies, weaving in and out of traffic. one rider even crashing. as you know, atvs are illegaln d.c. news4's darcy spencer is live at logan circle with more on the disruption that they caused today. darcy? >> reporter: erika, it really is a sight to see. we were

called for the pressig nation of pope ancis including cardinal wuerl, pope francis and others bein awarethe. sbo at this power his. >> reporter:ardinal wuerl denies any alleged knowledge of anyrongdoing and the statement in part says cardinal wuerl indicated during his entire tenure as archbishop no one has come forward to say to him cardinal mccarrick abused me or made any like claims. as bishop of pittsburgh, he removed priests from the ministry upon hearing of claims of abuse, that he was a leader in child protection significant steps to assist survivors. chris gordon. news 4. >> and just today, pennsylvania's attorney general said more possible victims have come forward sce that grand jury report. shapiro says they will try tout pros the new cases if they are prifn, but he couldpr run io lems because of the statute of limb sexual relations. >> i'm doreen gengdsler. a fairfax county police officer has been charged with the dea of a 38-year-old girl. 38-year-old jason collie was indicted in the. we're still looking into th circumstances of this case, and as soon as we get more details

it said that cardinal wuerl has denied that any of the communication was given to him. and the oy way to challenge the archbishopry for mccarrick, would have been throug xhi communication from the holy sea. such communication was not provided. catholics are calling for wuerl's regnation. they sat down several times for an interview with him. so far, the archdiocese has deined our request. >>> president trump made his first public comments aboutde t h of senator john mccain last night. e said, quote, our hearts and prayers are going out to his family. the president a spoke a white house dinner. at the white house, the american flag is flying at half-staff. yesterday, the flag was raised to full staff in the morning, drawing some criticism. it wasin lowered a late in the afternoon. the president ordered all u.s. flags to fly at half-staff until sunday, when senator mccain was rest.o the president will not attend the funeral this weekend. mccain's body will lie in state at the state capitol on friday. that will be open to the public. on saturday, from will b a funeral at t

the bombshell report alleges archbishop of washington cardinal donald wuerl cover up some of the abuse. wuerl served as archbishop in pittsburgh for years. the grand jury report alleges 300 priests across pennsylvaa molested over 1,000 children over decades. the grand jury report mentioned wuerl's name more than 200 times. wuerl has publicly defended his actions. >> cardinal wuerl, the public comments that he has made church's contradict the own documents that we found in the secret archives. and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. >>uerl did issue a statement saying in part he acted with diligence with concern for the victims and will present future acts of abuse. he so far declined our interview. >>> new this morni at colle park, the university board of trustees could make some big changes. university of maryland we're talking abouthere. good make big changes for the football program and thechool as a whole. college footballte wri brett mcmurphy is reporting that the board is planning a specialg meettomorrow. according to mcmurphy, topics include removal and litigation f

attorney general specifically addressed cardinaluerl in the report. >> thing i can tell you about cardinal wuerl, the public comments he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in the secret archiv a. that spelled out in the grand jury report. >> wuerl did issue a statement saying in part he acted withit diligence wh concern port victims and will prevent future acts of abuse. he so far declined our request for aninterview. >>> we've told but the rh of k2 overdoses here in the district in this region and tonight, we're learning at the state of connecticut there emergency officials are saying they have a major problem on their hands there. leon harris at the live desk. nearly 60 overdoses linked to ee have bn reported in new haven in a24-hour period. police arrested a person of interest. he had the drug on him. officers sayhey think he's connected to some of the overdoses they've been seeing there. some of the victims had life-threatening injuries and could have taken a batch laced with a potentially killer substance. >> some positive reaction to high dose of mar can

cardinal wuerl has avoided media coverage since the grand jury report accused him of covering up priestex abuse, a charge he denies. mccarrick was removed from service in june. pope francis haseither confirmed nor denied the allegations. >>> we're getting strong denies from the archdiocese of washington. it said that cardinaedwuerl has dehat any of the immmunication was given to and the only way to challenge the archbishopry for mccarrick, would have been through communication from the holy sea. such communication was not provided. catholics and others across the country are calling for wuerl's resignation over both scandals. news 4 has reached out to him. so far, the archdiocese has declined our requests. >>> president trump made his first public comments about the death of senator john mccain last night. he said, quote, prr hearts and ers are going out to his family. the president spoke at a white house nner. at the white house, the american flag is flying at half-staff. yesterday, the flag was raised to full staff in the morning, drawing some criticism. it was lowered again late in t

this report aused cardinal wuerl of helping cover up the abuse, ane accusation denied. the school board of trustees said the cardinal himself asked his name beremoved. >>> more potential trouble for president trump. chael cohen says he's willing to testify before congress. pleaded guilty to tax evasion and campaign finance violations. he made two payments to silence what he believed would be distractions to the2016 campaign. hete adm to his plea deal and that of paul manafort. y >> did know about the statements? >> later on i knew. later on. they weren't taken out of campaign finance. they didn't comeut of the campaign. they came from me.>> cohen's atrney, lo lanny davis, said that cohen would pay for hi legal fees. >>> the nsa contractor will be sentenced. the re reality winner mailed a top-secret report to"the intercept," an online publication. her plea deal calls for her toe serve f years behind bars, longer than anybody else for the same crime. >>> american airlines is changing its restriction cheaper fairs. >> it will allow a carry-on bag september 5th. the passenge

. >> and as, mention cardinal wuerl is accused of approving settlements with victims. the church says the transfer came beforese a allegations were made against th prooegsies. he spoke yesterday with wtop. >> the report wl paint very dark picture because it goes back over 70 years. >> in a statement cardinal wuerl goes on to say i sincerely hope a jus assessment of my, as past and present and my continuing commitment to theroction of children will dispel any notions otherwise made by this report. >>> now to the latest on the terror attk in london. investigators are still searching for a motive. but have identified the suspect this man, according to reuters and nbc security sources. he is a 29-year-old british citiz citize officials say he drove a car into a group of cyclists and then headed for the most heavily guarded building inta b, parliament. searches have been carried out but police say that they are still no additional arrests. >>> at least 39 people are dead after a highway bridge collapsed in italy. th number could rise as crews is search through debris for po

wuerl hasef publiclyded his actions. >> what i can tell you about cardinal wuerl, the public commentsas made directly contradict the church's owne documents that found in the secret archives. and that's all spelled out in th grand jury report. >> wuerl issued a statement saying in part that he acted with diligence, was concerned for theicms and will prevent future acts of abuse. he so fared declined our request for an interview. >>> new this morning, the university of maryland's board of trustees could make some big changes to the football program and the school as a whole. colleg football writer brett mcmurphy reported that the board planning a special meeting tomorrow. the topics include removal, resignioion or litig matters for the scho's pendi lawsuit in the death of jordan mcnair. the meeting would also discussu the fure of head football coach d.j. durkin and unirsity esident wallace loh. >>> 6:51 the te right now. sheena is here with the forecast. >> good morning, guys. it's going to be another hot day today. but we're staying dry. we're back in the 90s. eventomorrow, we're in t

s cardinal wuerl plans to meet with his council of priests.ails next. >>> coming up on 5:26 on your monday morning. early moing rumbles of thund south of the city. no severe weather today. breaks o sunshine later on on your monday afternoon. no 90s this week,ut we're watching out for a chance of strong to severe storms tomorrow labor day is just around the corner. which means one more day you don't have to sit here. here or here has rtys labor day sale meu can sit here. here or here. get $100 offvery $1000 you spend for a limited time only. you deserve a better place to sit on your day off. havertys life looksood no, what?? i just switched to geico and got more. more? got a company i can trust. that's a heck of a lot more. over 75 years of great savings and service. you can't argue with more. why would ya? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> coming up on 5:30. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. it's not only to wor for many of you, but back to work for many students. >

mccarrick's alleged wrongdoings, the archbishop of washington reading a statement, reading in part, cardinal wuerl has indicated that during his entire tenure as archbishop of come gton, no one has forward to say to him, cardinal mccarrick abused me. a controversy as far reaching as the vatican, where even pope francis has declined to comment on the latest criticism. the arch o diocese washington also saying not only did archbishop vigano not communicate these allegations to the cdinal but he has no verifiable proof that he ever did. >> nicole jacobs live in northet washington for , nicole, thank you. >>> and as nicole reported, the accusations against cardinal wuerl and the cover-up come from a grand jury report innn lvania. since the report was released, more victims have come forward. attorney general josh shapiro spoke about the new reports on the today show. >> we have received 733 calls to our special clergy abuse hotline. we're tracking down each and every onef those tip talking to each and every onef o calle. >> shapiro says they will try tn prosecute the cases if they are proven but could

a pennsia grand jury accused several -- cardinal wuerl is accused of approving the transfer of knownrst and hundreds ousands of dollars in confidential settlements. he said he acted with concern for the victims and prevent future acts of >>> let's get back to clarksburg, maryland. chopper 4 over the scene of a massive fire at a recycling t plas morning. >> this is on frederick road and also impacting trafficne by. news 4's chris lawrence begins our team coverage. he's been on thed. grou so chris, what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah. the worst thing i can tell you, someone was in there when the fire started and no firefighters were injured. that's been a bigissue. water or the lack of it. the tankers are having to come upmaryland 355 one by one for miles at a time to try to get water on this fire. that ha hurt some of the suppression efforts over the past few hours. it's a warehouse. they handle recyclable materials, likeasphalt, metal, concrete, brick. fortunately, they don't handle hazaous materials, no asbest asbestos. one of the things the investigators told me, they had solar pa

a spokesperson for cardinal wuerl said he, quote, did not receive any documentation or information during his time in washington regarding any actions taken against mccarrick. >>> vigano said the church has become what he calls a fet it swamp and is acting on his conscience. he said this could be politically motivated. he's a staunch critic of the pope and blames him for allowing home owe sexuality in the church. elaine? >> jonathan vigliotti, thank you. >>> hawaii dodged a direct hit by hurricane lane, which became tropical storm lane over the weekend. but the big island was hit by more than 4 feet of rain. roads are washed out, homes are damaged and dozens needed to be rescued. maria villareal is there. >> i could see the water coming between the crack and underneath. >> reporter: debris heading downstream jammed up this creek rushing into margot's home. part of her foundation is now gone. >>> have you stopped at all to think -- >> no. >> reporter: what could have happened? >> not until i started talking about -- realizing if these doors had not stayed, that i would have been dead. >> r

a pennsylvania high schoolpp st cardinal wuerl's name off its building.he latest reaction to reports he hid sexual abuse claims while working in tit state. stayus. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm erika gonzales. it's t first day of school for many of you. >> for any of the kids feeling a bummed out summer is over, we have something that might cheer you up. the throwbacks, the news 4 today team. lou can laugh at us this morning. at this one. can you take a guess? >> i love that necklace. she's so fashionable. >> if you guess this is chuck bell, you're close. >> she looks bratty. >> i was so sweet. >> that's sheena's picture. >> pul up chuck's. >> smiling from then to now. justin bieber before bieber was a twingekleis mother's eye. >> where are the glasses? >> i didn't need glasses until i started to get up at 1:00 in the morning. >> the weapon lunchbox. >> that's one young melissa. >> i could carry sheena in that ox. >> something a teamster would carry. >> she uses that toy. melissa starts eating the m

cardinal wuerl didn't preside over sunday mass here and his spokesman tells cbs this morning that he canceled the speech where the pope was going to appear because he didn't wabnt o be a distraction. >> he was part of a conspiracy to cover up a child porn ring run by priests in pittsburgh. you can't read this without vomiting. if you're a catholic who believes in the church. >> reporter: prominent catholics continue to condemn cardinal wuerl. he's the highest ranking church official implicated in last week's report into predatory prie priests. but has given no indication about stepping down. >> the pain and the suffering is something that we need to accept responsibility for in helping survivors. >> reporter: he strongly defended 18-year tenured bishop in pittsburgh last week. >> if there were allegations, we dealt with them. >> reporter: pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro who led the two-year investigation, said wuerl wasn't being truthful. >> the church's own documents simply do not back up what the cardinal had to say to you. >> reporter: on sunday, parishioners said the c

. >> the former bishop of pittsburgh, cardinal donald wuerl, is going to come under intense scrutiny ki battiste spoke with the cardinal. she's at the pennsylvania state capital in harrisburg, nikki, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. cardinal wuerl created support for survivors and a zero tolerance policy against abusive priests. this grand jury report released just a few hours away, wuerl maintains his responses to abuse cases in the pittsburgh diocese were appropriate. >> if there were allegations, we dealt with them immediately. >> reporter: cardinal donald wuerl believes the pennsylvania grand jury investigation will vindicate the reforms he championed in 2002 to rid the catholic church of abusive priests. about a third of the people accused in this report are from the pittsburgh diocese. some people have called for your resignati resignation. do you have any plans to resign? >> it goes back over 70 years, so i think we have to be realistic and say this, this claim goes back over decades and decades. >> reporter: did you ever remove priests quietly to another -- >> that was

wuerl has publicly defended his cations. >> here's what tell you about cardinal wuerl. public comments that he has ma directly contradict the o church documents that we found in the secret archives, and that's all spelled out in the gra jury report. >> wuerl issued a statement saying this part that he acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and will prevent future acts of abuse. he hasli so far dd our request for an interview. >>> well, this morning the p ber k on at reagan national airport aftea blackout plunged terminals into darkness just before 10:00 last night.rs passenere in the dark for over an hour. here's news4's justin finch with the latest. >> reporter: well, the power is now back on and some relief for passengers. no major iues we have seen for those flying into or out of reagan national, but for those who were here last night in the say of that outage, they it was kind of creepy to be here when the airport went dark. s now, onial media, they also shared videos. you'll hr some people gasping as those lights flickered and then went completely out cl

the archbishop of washington reading a statement in part that says cardinal wuerl has indicated during entire tenure his archbishop washington no one has come forw td to sayo him cardinal mccarrick m abused or made any other like claims. a f controversy as-reaching as the vatican where even pope francis has declined to comment on vigneault's lest criticism. >>> storm team 4 in weather alert mode. i'm doug kammerer. the heat is not going anywarre e any time soon. >> metro explains how a blue line track wind up on the wrong orange line route. >> spewing hate at the school crossing guard. >> just despicable that people think it's okay to sharese t things with others. >> the extra security in place after hateful threats at a man just doing his job. >> and we begin with atorm team 4 weather alert. that heat advisory is in effect all d and the temperatures out there feel like they are 100 and above. >> it's a scorcher, folks l not of relief for those out and about. the best place to be right where you are or maybe under the heat sprinklers. >> where they are. >> yeah. >> doug kammerer wants

. >> reporter: cardinal wuerl from >> sister liz murphy, an irish nun, says the entire church needs reform it is a very male, masculine, mstitutional, top-down, bctatorial body. who wouldn't want, as a woman, to see that collapse? >> reporter: those words from a nun were once unthinkable. how does the pope survive this pivotal moment? >> this is a virus. and this is not going to be healed over this-- these coming days. om whether it's here in ireland or someplace else, he does have to give some specific steps. >> reporter: and that's exactly what the catholic world is waiting for, to see what, if anything, the pope says publicly about church abuse. we are told he will meet ilivately with victims, though at this point, it's unclear how many. jeff. >> glor: jonathan vigliotti in ireland. thank you. up next here on the "cbs evening hews," how two officers brought rowoman back from the edge. edge. but not today. today, there's a new treatment for women like me who won't beck. learn more at treatmbc.com. 98% of us don't get enough omega-3s. which is why megared advanced 4in1 packs more omega-3

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>> from what cardinal wuerl says, from 1990 on, he really put in a process to identify abusers and get them out of ministry, long before the usccb, the united states conference of catholic bishops came down with its own plan. however, in the report, he is criticized for what happened basically in the two years before that. and so, that's a very viable question. he says if you look at the totality of his service, he has done more to help victims and has realized what was going on and tried to stop the cover-up. >> defending the indefensible. i don't know, if one single child or person who was abused in the one place where you seek refuge, solace and leadership, it's just unforgivable. anne, thank you so much. what a tough story to have to report on. >>> up next, the president subpoena tweeting this morning on last night's primary results. while he sees a big red wave, we're going to explain why last night was actually a historic night for democratic candidates. if yor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change

vandals hit a high school named for cardinal wuerl. there's an online petition to remove his name from thechool. he was part of a cover-up, allegedly, of sex abuse in the diocese. >>> new fallout involved in the death of mcnair. >> boomer esiason ripped into the handling of mcnair's death. ke a listen. >> the heartbreak that i share over the mcnair's family unspeakable tragedy is only matched by the disgust toward one university leadership. they are reportedlhaky ground. this could be a good time for them to exit. >> mcnair died in june after sufferina suspected heat stroke during practice. several members of the administration, including the head football coach are on leave. the players plan to honor mcnair by wearing a dec of his 79 on their helmets and holding a moment of silence before two mes this season. the first game is september 1st. >>> we learn new detn a murder mystery that has the country's attention. the colodo father accused of murdering his family says he didn't kill his kids. he said his wife killed their daughters aft

from 1998 to 2006, that diocese was led by then bishop donald wuerl, now a high-profile cardinal in washingtonicated than we thought. he was beforehand thought of as one of the good guys. >> reporter: the grand jury report credits him to standing up to the vatican in some cases of a because but also suggests he guided at least one accused priest back into service. cardinal wuerl defended himself by saying his diocese, quote, being worked to meet the requirements of the conference of bishops and the reporting requirements of pennsylvania law. but those are laws that critics say the catholic church is working overtime to influence in its favor. take bishop ronald gaynor from harrisburg. he is one of the bishops who entered a statement expressing sorrow for the victims of his diocese. gaynor is the head of the pennsylvania catholic conference. a group that aggressively lobbies against reforming the statute of limitations. >> the catholic conference has been tenacious in opposing this and of course they have allies in the pennsylvania legislature. >> reporter: the group released a statement saying

cardinal wuerl is calling onto ta about at masses this weekend. he was criticized for the way he handled abusive brooess. it says i asked you for forgiveness for your acceptance a my for suffering that i caused as well as the grace to find with you, ways of healing, ways of offering guideness in this darkness. >>> sadness and anger in the distri after a driver hit two women and kept ongoing. one of those women didn't survivor. the crash happed last night. sharon presly died. we are liv with more from her loved ones, darcey. >> reporter: this is a very busy intersection. this is the crosswalk where the women were crossing yesterday when they were hit. i just got off the phone with the mother of the wan who died. this is a photo of the woman who died. her name is sheron presly. they were both hit. the woman w survivored is stil in the hospital the driver of the dark colored car did not stay on the scene. i spoke to the man whe knows woman. she visited her in the hospital. he says she may have an injury to her spine. >> it's hard. so we won't know re

telling me exclusively "cardinal wuerl is not telling the truth.radicted by the church's own documents." >> i think i did everything i possibly could. >> two former group of priests who the grand jury found manufactured pornography. arrested and charged with more than 130 counts related to sex abuse. removed from his ministry before wuerl came. that included a hush agreement. the diocese hired a doctor who worked with him to lessen the sentence. the diocese under wuerl helped to secure zula. was aware of complaints against him. addition complaints include in 1985 and 1981. however, he continued to function as a priest during this. despite all of this evidence, a spokesman for wuerl says he acted promptly. >> we reacted immediately. >> really? dated back to the early 1960s. and he was shuffled from parish to pairish. even though the pittsburg diocese knew of his past. wuerl's defenders note that he disciplined priests. the report notes that wuerl had written to the vatican. and parishioners had a right to know. in a statement he notes he acted promp

. >> cardinal wuerl dealt with cases, including the case of jack hill.e alleged victims told us cardinal wuerl. >> the last time he saw his young daughters was when he left for work. >> it wasn't like her to answer a phone, not answer a phone call. >> reporter: cbs denver station kcnc reported late wednesday that christopher watts allegedly confessed to killing his wife and daughters. 4-year-old bella and 3-year-old celeste. he's now being held at the county jail. nicole said she dropped shannon off at her home following a work trip. later that day when she didn't return calls, she notified police. christopher watts denied having an argument with his wife. >> we had an emotional conversation, but i'll leave it at that. >> reporter: the fbi and colorado bureau of investigation got involved wednesday. authorities were seen searching the family's home and towing away a truck late wednesday night. >> you guys have fun at school? >> yeah! >> reporter: on facebook, shannon watts portrayed a happy family, sharing photos of holidays, vacations to tropical places

. >> cardinal wuerl has denied all wrongdoing. so far, the archdiocese washington has declined our request. >>> it was an emotional weekend for the family and friends of mollie tibbetts. hundreds of people tned out for her funeral in iowa. she went missing in july.r uspected killer led investigators to her body last week. both her parents delivered eulogies in that service. they want their daughter to be remembered for her passion for life. > a federal judge will decide whether to block a x-based company from making digital blueints for firearms online. the state department agreed allow the company to publish an arsenal of blue prints yob liate but eight states says releasing them threatens national security. >>> president trump will host tesident and first lady of kenya to discuss trade and security. they will travel to the white house to meet with the president and the firstlady. the white house says the leader will, quote, explore ways to bolster trade and investment between the two countries while strengthening security cooper