some of the accuses priests serve while cardil donald wuerl wasishop of pittsburgh. the grand jury found that then bishop wuerl allowed at least one known cld abuser to transfer to another parish that wuerlved hundreds of thousands of settlement for a victim and wuerl would refer to the policy of hiding the facts from the public as, quote, the circle of secrecy. a spokesperson forp archbis wuerl tells news 4 that wuerl denies ever using that term circle of secrecy and tt they provided proof to the attorney general that those were not his wo wuerl who is now the archbishop of washington and considered a close adviser to pope francis served as bishop of pittsburgh for 18 years. in a statement, wuerl wrote the diocese investigated a allegations of child sexual abuse during my tenurend admitted or substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse and resulted in an appropriate actio pennsylvania's attorney general believes there could be thousands of more victims that his investition could not find because he says the catholic church coveredhe up truth. >> above a else, the

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

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 for the victims. in a state he writes the diocese investigated all allegations of child sexual abuse during my tenure and admitted or substantiated child sexual abuse resulted in appropriate actio earlier today cardinal kwoourl spoke by phone to our news partners a wtop radio. >> the report will paint a very dark picture because it goes back over 70 years. >> reporter: pennsylvania's attorney general believes there'sds thousore allegations that they could not find because the catholic church vered up the trut

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 manifestly lost the confidence of his flock would have a hard time continuing as archbishop. he will ultimately have to be the one who makes that decision. >> reporter: when the 12 l. 10 mass let out today at st. matthews cathed

franklin's funeral is set for friday. >>> today, cardinal donald wuerl is scheduled to deliver mass toteachers to kick off the school year. mediaal wuerl has avoided coverage since he was accused of covering up priest sex abuse. >>> kids are getting rea for school this morning. some will walk through the doors of the justice high sc the first time today. the school was formerly known as jeb stewart high school. a carededition ceremony is planned for next week. >>> and cominom up trow on "news 4 today," behind the scenes of bullying. there's new ways that cyber bullies find their victims.ha >> to do to make sure your kids are not the next targets. >>> if you're wondering about the next ten days,rr today, to, thursday, will be steamy and hot. storms o thursday afternoon. and hit and miss rain chances through the holid weekend. toward friday, no more 90s for a while. 1466 inbound, we're slow there. disabled vehicle. >>> that's the news for today. weakppreciate youg up with us. >> the "today" show is up next. we'll see youn 25 minutes. until then, enjoy your day.at >> make it a guesday, ev

now donald wuerl not telling the truth.sylvania report as one of the bishops who helped conceal the abusive behavior. cnn's jake tapper weighs the criticism with what the cardinal claims in his defense. >> sunday morning was the first mass here since this pennsylvania grand jury report detailing allegations of wide spread predatory behaviors. i am standing here at st. matthews cathedral, before donald wuerl was hosting popes in this town he was bishop for 18 years and named throughout this report as one of the bishops to help cover up the crimes. this week in his defense, the cardinal said "the report confirms that i acted with diligence." the pennsylvania attorney general well, he disagrees. telling me exclusively "cardinal wuerl is not telling the truth. many statements are directly contradicted 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. r

the report places significant blame on a former bishop of the diocese of pittsburgh cardinal donald wuerl for what it describes as his role in covering up abuse worl now the.

some of those accusedriests serve while cardinal donald wuerl the archbishop of washington was the bishop of pittsburgh. j the grandy alleges that then bishop wuerl allowed at least one known child abuser to transfer to another parish and that wuerls approved hun of thousands of dollars in a confidential settlement and w tt ld refer to the policy of hiding the facts from the public as, quote, the circle of secrecy. a spokesperson f wuerl adamantly denies that the archbishop ever used the term circle of secrecy. wuerlas expressed his continued compassion and sorrow for the victims. in a statement hehe writes diocese investigated all allegations of child sexual abuse during myou ten and admitted or substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse that resulted in appropriate action. earlier today cardinal wue spoke by phone to our news partners at wtop radio. >> the report will paint a very dark picture because itoes ck over 70 years. >> reporter: pennsylvania's attorney general believes there could thousands of more victims his investigation could not find ucause he says the catholic church

the archbishop of washington, cardinal donald wuerl, whose name is mentioned repeatedly in the report, movedp his monthly meeting of a council of priests to addresshe scandal. news 4's chris gordon is live for us at the cathedral ofma st. hew in northwest d.c. today with the latest. chris? >> wim, cardinalrl is apparently seeking guidance from the p advisoryel of priests at their monthly meeting. however, the archdiocese of washington would not tell us whatas discussed today or if anything was decided. 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. >> step

. >>> today cardinal donald wuerl is meeting with the council of priests. the monthly gathering was originally scheduled for august 27th. 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 r

. >>> today, cardinal donald wuerl is scheduled to deliver mass to catholic teachers to begin the schoolear. that will be at 10:00 this morning. cardinal wuerl has avoidia m coverage since the grand jury report accused him of covering up priest sex abuse, a charge he denies. >>> couldn't students at fairf will return to school. l doors will be locked at all time. there' eight new resource officers and 18 psychologists and social workers. students will take part in enhanced lockdown drills. me of the drills will not be announced ahead of time. team coverage. coming up a 5:00, justin finch will be live at a school bus lot with more on the massive fleet of buses. >> and molette green will be at a high school to show us how school spirit is on display at school. lot of kids excited to goba ck. >> wish you the best. >>> new this morning, an explosion caught on camera. and this fie scene started in a score worker's pants. ahead.xplain that >>> first, he brought a four-door car. now,e's left with just three. a maryland man opens up about cancer is smart. it pushes us. we push back. challenging

. >>> this morning, calls for cardinal donald wuerl to regn are growing. phones are being a swamped with calls. this follows a grand juryt repot f pennsylvania last week naming more than 300 predator priests. thrt i mplicated the archbishop of washington saying they covered hup allegations. here's a look at the petition r his resignation. this is on change.org. there are close to 47,000 signatures there. >>> new images of the most wanted rider to rip through d.c. streets over the weekend on atvs. d.c. police say that ten people are wanted for driving illegal dirt bikes. mibikes, as well as atvs. they raced through virginia streetnorthwest, 14th and connecticut avenue. if you do recognize any of these people here, please call police. they are offering a reward for any >>> caught in the act on camera. this is happening more often these days with so many more security cameras in homes and businesses. now the stafford county sheriff's office is hoping ke dvantage of that technology. it's asking businesses and residents to register their cameras on the departme

washington cardinal donald wuerl was a pennsylvania bishop for nearly two decades and now calls for hisation following the explosive grand jury report this week on the horrifying abuse allegations at several diocese at pennsylvania. cnn's jake tapper has the story. >> this sunday morning is the first mass here since this shocking pennsylvania grand jury report detailing allegations of widespread predatory behavior by more than 300 priests against more than 1,000 children. i am standing here at st. matthew's cathedral because before donald wuerl the powerful cardinal of the washington diocese was hosting popes in this town, he was bishop in pittsburgh for 18 years and named throughout the report as one of the bishops who helped to cover up the crimes. the archdiocese declined our invitation to interview cardinal wuerl, but in his defense he said that the report confirms that i acted with diligence and concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse, end quote. and josh shapiro disagrees. he says that he is not telling the truth, because many of the statements in the grand jur

. >> happening this morning, cardinal donald wuerl is schedud to deliver mass to a newic teachers to begin school year. that will happen at the basilica of the immaculate conception. he has avoided media coverage since there was a story that hev wasing up sex abuse. this is not the only accusation that the cardil is facing. the former ambassador to the u.s., accuses wuerl and pope francis of knowing about abuse allegations against mccarrick years ago. he was relieved of service after it was relieved he was abusing young pistes and minarians. po francis has not denied the allegations. >>> we're getting strong denies om the archdiocese of washington. 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

s, cardinal donald wuerl was the bishop in pennsylvania for 18 years. he denied the child abuchlts nikki battiste, cbs news, harrisburg, pennsylvania. >>> the trump administration is starting a case between president trump and omarosa. the feud between the president and omarosa has become increasingly personal and nasty. she says she will not be intimidate order bullied. major garrett has details. >> he's alleged breach of her 2016 confidentiality agreement with the trump campaign. a short time later omarosa responded. >> you know, i don't believe i violated it, but i'm going to leave it to the lawyers to sort it out. it's interesting that he's trying to silence me. so what is he trying to hide. >> should he be afraid of more tapes you have in your possession? >> i think he should be afraid misogynist, and bigot, and racist that he is. >> reporter: she released new audio recording which discussed campaign aides discussing a rumor that mr. trump used the "n" world. >> he said, lynne, what do you think about this "apprentice" rumor about it. and i said, w

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

a school sign bearing washington cardinal donald wuerl's named vandalized. for the grand jury's finding that he protected predator priests when heas bishop of pittsburgh. wuerl insisting the report is not accurate. anguish emory university theology professor dr. susan reynolds heard at sundayte mass the priest's sermon. >> in that moment a father rose to his feetnd simply called out how, how do we reform the chch? what do we do? tell us how to begin. >> reporter: reynolds one of 2800 catholics signing an online lett urging american bishops to submit their resignations on mass to the pope as chile bishops did. notre dame professor kathlee mmings echoed the call for radical change. >> the bishops created this crisis. people who create the carsis 't going to be the people who are going to lead you out of it. thompson nks to ann for that report. >> just ahead, goats run wild on the new york city subway. plus the big winners andig moments from last night's vmas. you're watching "early today." ih gronk. i'm gronk! i'm big and awesome, but this guy is little, can i

alleging among other things a cover-up involving the man who is now arn bishop of washingt, cardinal donald wuerl. he served in pittsburgh for years. grand jury report alleges 300 priests across pennsylvania molested more than a thousand chilen over decades. the grand jury report yesterday mentioned wuerl's name nearly 200 timeur grands accused the catholic church of covering up the abuses today, the pennsylvania 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 l

the report places significant blame on a former bishop of the diocese of pittsburgh cardinal donald wuerl for what it describes as his role in covering up abuse worl now the head of the archdiocese of washington d.c. responded in a written statement saying that he acted with diligence with concern for the victims and to prevent future abuse in july pope francis accepted the resignation of archbishop theodore mccarrick from the college of cardinals one of the church's most powerful bodies amid allegations of molestation and sexual misconduct i believe the bishops if they give us the opportunity to find justice and we made an apology isn't enough for sean daugherty and other victims who are calling on lawmakers to change the statute of limitations and force the catholic church to finally pay for its sins kristen salumi al-jazeera harrisburg. while small still ahead an al-jazeera thousands displaced as trench will rains flood parts of the philippines plus i do the time if you're not. the divide over hong kong status talk beijing wanted that raises new questions about freedom of speech. how i

the report places significant blame on a former bishop of the diocese of pittsburgh cardinal donald wuerl for what it describes as his role in covering up abuse worl now the head of the archdiocese of washington d.c. responded in a written statement saying that he acted with diligence with.

and thort accuses 300 priests of abusing 1,000 children over the past 70 arye >>> cardinal donald wuerl was cr ricized in theort for mishandling cases when hewas th bishop of pittsburgh. pennsylvania's attorney general says wuerl's comments contradict documents that were unveile in the grand jury report. t our cal wuerl have not yet been returned. >>> former cia director john brennan says he will not back wn even after president trump revoked his security clearance today. the presint cited what he called erratic behavior. brennan has emerged as one of the president's fiercest itics. in a tweet today he wrote that his principles are worth more than his clearances. access to classified information can be critical for obtaining work as a consultant or adviser h here in washington. >>> a warning tonight for lead-footed driverslong the beltway. speed cameras are clicking away as drivers wiz through work ezones. sihey've been set up in prince georges county, the cameras have rakedn millions of dollars. tracee wilkins is looking at the number of tickets handed out by some of the most prosptabl

cardinal donald wuerl, archbishop of washington, d.c., was accused in the report of shielding predator priests. as bishop of pittsburgh for 18 years, 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 with many times removal from ministry, totally and completely. >> reporter: pushing up a meeting originally scheduled for next week, wuerl met privately with priests in the archdiocese 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 toabuse allegations. 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 donat

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 donald wuerl was responding to officials from a former vatican official who also accused pope francis of letting mccarrick off the hook. seth doane reports. >> reporter: the explosive, 11-page letter likens the catholic church to a mafia and suggests a conspiracy of silence that extends all the way to the top. it was penned by italian archbishop carlo maria vigano, once the vatican's top official in the u.s. he claims that in 2013, he personally told pope francis about sex abuse allegations involving then cardinal theodore mccarrick, but the pontiff ignored it, allowing the prominent cardinal to serve the church for another five years until he resigned amid a sex abuse scandal this summer. "i will not say a single word on this," the pontiff said when asked by cbs news about the letter on sunday's papal flight. monsignor anthony figueiredo called vigano's letter an earthquake for the church. >> let's be clear, if the holy father knew about cardinal mccarrick on the 23rd of june 2013, as archbishop vigano claims, and did nothing about it, then it's serious, as the pope himself h

lawsuits and all that but the statute of limitations has expired you know and we should say that donald wuerl the. who is the cardinal of the archbishop the cardinal of the diocese of washington he was in pittsburgh as a bishop and he's been accused in this grand jury report of covering it up and he vehemently denies it for what that's worth but again it's not i'm going to leave it at that point i know and here we are going through this and you know it feels like we're doing it again but maybe it's one of things or you just have to say on these things and it's not about a church or it's not one term. for the other anything like that it's about having bad people and when you cover it up and you don't deal with it it gets worse thank you so much for talking with me today stephen thank you you're welcome as we go to break all quaters don't forget to let us know what you think of the topics we've covered on facebook and twitter also that r t dot com coming up a new report shows that cancer causing fast is like life a say can be found in baby food and part two of the song stands interview with eve

the archbishop of the washingtoc e, cardinal donald wuerl is accused of being involved in a excover-upe that lasted for decades. >> the ak sakes are among the findings in a grand juryreport. he was the long time bishop of the pittsburgh tie sedivaese. a pennsia grand jury accused several -- cardinal wuerl is accused of approving the transfer of known offenderst 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 suppress

one of the nation's highest ranking church officials tonight, cardinal donald wuerl, under fire for not reporting so-called predator priests to authorities while he was bishop of pittsburgh. he says he, quote, acted with diligence and concern for the victims. pope francis has yet to comment on the scandal. >>> we are also following the desperate search for a pregnant mother and her two young daughters, mysteriously disappearing from their home in colorado north of denver. the father saying he last saw his wife monday morning after the two had a, quote, emotional conversation the night before. tonight, the fbi joining the case, and here's abc's clayton sandell from colorado. >> reporter: police tonight are canvassing a small town with a big mystery. >> i'm worried for everybody. >> reporter: desperate for clues in the disappearance of two little girls, celeste and bella, ages 3 and 4. >> hey, everybody. say hi. >> reporter: and their mother, 34-year-old shanann watts, seen here in a recent facebook post. >> we're working around the clock on this case and we will not rest until we have th

cardinal donald wuerl, archbishop of washington, d.c., was accused in the report of shielding predatoras bishop of pittsburgh for 18 years, 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 with, many times, removal from ministry totally and completely. >> reporter: pushing up a meeting originally scheduled for next week, wuerl met privately today with priests in the archdiocese advisory group and 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 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. >> re

in washington, cardinal donald wuerl's name is being removed from a high school named after him, after he was nailed in twa report. wuerl says he did everything he could at the time. from the vatican, an apology from pope francis calling the abuses outlined in the pennsylvania reports crimes. >> the pope's letter i think is safe to say has fallen flat. >> reporter: for survivors who are still haunted by the horrors of the abuse, justice is far from reality. >> all of these different abuses, they is that i with us. we continually think about it and reabuse ourselves in silence. >> cnn, miami. president trump dealing with the deluge of negative headlines the latest, a former doorman at trump tower claims he has knowledge of a doorman who says trump fautsd a child, he says he is now free to talk about it. >>> we are waiting for president trump. we are learning now new details from the former doorman at trump world tower. he claims he has knowledge of a child he fathered with a house keeper after an affair. these other headlines this week the paul manafort and michael cohen cases, the let'

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the former ambassador said that pope benedict xvi -- donald wuerl knew about the om allegations,hing he has denied. so far the church has not respondsed to the allegations i the letter. a church investigation determined a sexual abuse claim against him was credible. >>> we're also following a developing story about the case of 10-year-old makiyah wilson, gunned down near her home in d.c. one suspect is in custody, now a second suspect is sll at large. both men were released from jail drug charges just three days before last month's shooting, and police say the gunman jumped out of a carir and into a crowd of people killing 10-year-old makiyah wilson. >> i know that makiyah is looking down on us now and she would want justice, and i want justice f baby. >> police are still looking for the three other men involved in th shootingnd detectives say they need your help. thosegunmen opened fire outside makiyah's home killing her ando injuring others back on july 16. two days later, police found the getaway car, the stolen infinity sedan, stolen in rockville, ryland. and then police arrested

. >> the former bishop of pittsburgh, cardinal donald wuerl, is going to come under intense scrutinykki 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 wa

area are calling for donald wuerl to resi resign. they had a protest where he livered a homily. a grand jury reported in pennsylvania outlined sexual ab e. the report says 300 priests preyed on more than 1,000 children over the past 70rs yea in the pittsburgh archdiocese the. he is not accused of not doing enough to stop the abuses. activists say chanpe needs to h >> i'm not only infuriated but convinced that the church needs to undergo a deep, radical reformation. >> 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

reporter: many of those same bishops and their past handling of abuse cases are inmplicated including donald wuerl, now in washington he says he acted witc dili concern for victims and to prevent future abuse. >> 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

the report says cardinal donald wuerl approved transfers for priests instead of removing them from ministry. wuerl oversaw inadequate church investigations and concealed information when priests were reported to law enforcement. the report also says he advised parishes not to publicly announce or acknowledge complaints, and offered financial support to priests who were accused and later resigned. he says in a statement tuesday that he "acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse." (grant) the former baltimore police officer caught on video beating a man repeatedly...has been indicted. arthur williams - who was a newly sworn in probationary officer - resigned sunday, after video of the incident surfaced. baltimore police said, williams and another officer, approached dashawn mc-grier ... while responding to crime in the area back on august 11th. williams was seen on video repeatedly punching mcgrier. his attorney says, he was left with a fractured jaw. now a warrant has been issued for william's arrest. (vicki) authorities say two people were arrest

> in past years this mass blessing teachers probing for the nt school year was led by cardinal donald wuerlt today he was absent. some members are struggling with recent allegations against kuril ndat he -- while he served in pittsburgh. this -- we' here toy the to make sure that the vat kwan in n inpendent, and i stress independen a former cardinal of d.c. called for the pressig nation of pope ancis including cardinal wuerl, pope francis and others bein aware of the. 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

a school named after cardinal donald wuerl is changing its name. the school north of pittsburgh will be called north catholic high school now. earlier this week, the sign out front was vandalized. you see it here. a report accused wuerl of helping cover up seas abuse, which he denies. he asked the school to remove his name b so it would na distraction. >>> michael cohen is willing to testify before congress. on tuesday, cohenle paded guilty to taxvasion andn cam finance violations. made hush money paymentso t two women. the president has remained defiant following the plea deal and the conviction of paul manafort on financial crimes. yesterday, the president sat down with fox news. >> did you know about the payments? >> later on i knew. later on. they weren't taken out of campaign finance. that's a bigger thing. did they come out of the campaign? they didn't come out of the campaign. they came from me. >> cohen's attorney says cohen would not dacept a pardon. s said he set up a gofundme page to pay for cohen's legal fees. >>>omingup, how health off

bombshell alleges that archbishop cardinal donald wuerl helped to cover it up. wul served as archbishop for ye s. the grand jury report mentioned wuerl's name nearly 200 times. erl has publicly defended his actions. >> here's what i can till about ca wuerl, the public comment that he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in the secret archives, and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. >> wuerl issued a statement saying in part that he acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and will prevent future acts of abuse. he so far declined our request for an terview. >>> new this morning in college park, the university of maryland boar of trustees could make big changes for the football program and the school as a whole. college football writer brett mcmurphyeported that toard is planning a special closed-door meeting. according to mcfmurphy the topis include resignation matters. and matters of d.j. durkin and university president wallace loh. >>> we're learning more about the tuesday attack in british parliament. th

matthew's cathedral because before donald wuerl, powerful cardinal of the washington diocese, he wasp in pittsburgh for many years. he was named in the report as one of the bishops who helped cover up the crime. our invitation to the cardinal was declined, but he issued a statement that says, the report confirms that i acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse, unquote. acts. pennsylvania district attorney disagrees, saying that cardinal wuerl is not telling the truth. many of the statements in response to the grand jury report are directly contradicted by the church's own documents and records from secret archives. among the claims that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. >> i think i did everything i possibly could. >> everything? two fathers of the pittsburgh diocese were two from a group of priests who the grand jury found, quote, manufactured child pornography and, quote, used whips, violence, saidism. he was charged with 130 counts. a spokesman says he was removed before wuerl came to pittsburgh in 1988. and that's true. but in 1989, cardi

some of the priest served under cardinal donald wuerl, who was supervising the archdiocese uf d.il recently. he's accused of not doing enough to stop that abuse. news4'stz meagan rald is standing by with more. >> reporter: for two decades, cardinal wuerl was the bishop of the archdiocese of pittsburgh. he was cri cized for h response to the sex abuse canned ann -- scandal. the gnd jury criticized the search for handling most complaints internally. the grand jury accused wuerl of creating and using the term ayircle of secrecy" to refers to the the church covered up the accusations of abuse. that term was handwritten on a document the grand jurors revied and they attributed it to wuerl. a spokesperson for archbishop wuerl says he never used that term and says the terminology was taken out of context by the grand jury. >> here is what i can tell you about cardinal wuerl. the pslic comme that he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in the secret archives. and that's all s out in the grand jury report. >> reporter: now, we have oried to rea to cardinal wuerl seve