-- cardinal delegate edward o'brien held a press conference before heading off to haiti. >> he said he wanted to share his joy about his new appointment, and also wanted to thank is that in the catholic community here in baltimore. >> baltimore catholic church administrator edward o'brien was in rome when he heard the pope called his name. >> he went through a list of 22 names, in my name was no. 8. it was exciting. quite something to be there. >> now he prepares to become a cardinal. his new dirties will serve as a special adviser to the pope, and hoping to let a new pontiff. he is the leader of like to receive such an honor. he is dreaming the ranks of james gibson and william heeler. >> titles are very important to many respects, but we know beyond titles goes the work of the church. >> right now he is focused on haiti. he is going there to review the remain the devastation and recovery two years after the devastating earthquake. -- he is going there to review the recovery two years after the devastating earthquake. he knows there is plenty of concern about realigning churches be

fresh off his nomination by the pope, edward o'brien is back. the changes under his administration and the future of the catholic community here in baltimore. e >> new beginning tonight for the first of six dogs of useabused. she is cleared for adoption more than two years of the they were found at malnourished and scared locked in undersized cages. and officials believe they were used that as big dogs. officials say the case proves even dogs that come from a violent background can be loving family pets. you can find out how to adopt michele any the other dogs on our website, wbaltv.com. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> unusually warm the january 25 this time around, but three years ago we were in the middle of a big nor'easter. but a lot of snow in the area. officially at the airport, a 15 inch snowfall. rock called managed to report 20 inches. pasadena 19. 15 inches and westminster and bellaire. 12 years ago today winter did arrive in january. we have another storm approaching but coming from the south and. t

. >> well, today cardinal designate edward o'brien making his first appearance since returning from rome trip that he's going to be taking to haiti and about his replacement. he said his replacement in baltimore has not been named yet but believes someone will be named in the twex to -- in the next two to three weeks. he also addressed the same sex esh up. >> and o'brien reiterated the archdiocese's position that marriage should be reserved for a man and a woman. >> i wrote to governor o'malley before he made his decision and said i would like to talk to him but i've never heard from him. i called maybe eight or 10 delegates over the last month and explained our position and asked if they could give us some serious consideration. i think we have a pretty good chance of having some success. >> cardinal to be o'brien is heading to haiti. >>> joe paterno was laid to rest today in a private funerali] and burialñrxd serviceÑi but thousai at the spiritual center to pay respects to the coach. they waited nearly two hours. for many a special appearance by joe's son scott helped give them closure

. >>> today cardinal edward o'brien talked about his future. this was his first public appearance since he rerned-- returned home from rome where it bass announced he would be appointed cardinal. >> when i walked in i first walked in with the other bishops to introduce them to the holy father and he said congratulations your emmin nens. titles are vow important in many respects. >> he heads to haiti tomorrow to see first hand the progress made from the recovery from the 2010 earthquake and he will also dedicate a new school while he's there. >>> too much rain is not good. just ask people living in certain parts of texas as rescue crews were called into action. >>> a gas explosion left homeowners rattled. we'll take a look at the damage when we come back. >>> some new video we got in tonight. a home was destroyed in detroit. it happened on the city's west side. no one was hurt. gas crews were called to the scene to check for any leaks. >>> major flooding in texas to tell you about tonight. these are flooded streets in san antonio. the driver of

pope benedict has just named edward o'brien to the college of cardinals. >> he will serve as the adviser to the pope and will be eligible to vote in people elections -- papal elections. will remain head of the baltimore archdiocese until his successor is installed. formal ceremony will be held at the vatican. we're hoping to talk with the cardinal designate live from rome about this huge honor. we get a better look at the health of the nation's economy. the labor department is set to release its employment report for december. economists expect an uptick in payrolls. companies are planning fewer layoffs. new jobs are coming to howard county as wegmans prepares to open its new store in columbia. the are recruiting full-time employees. this will be at snowdon river parkway. range ofre's a wide restaurant openings. hiring begins in march but you do need to make an apartment for this interview. find out how on our website. >> new efforts to help hundreds of employees of rg steel who were recently laid-off from the christmas holiday. kevin kamenetz is announcing an initiative to help the 720