cardinal george pell/vatican treasurer: "the church in many places, certainly in australia, people down. i'm not here to defend the indefensible." pell acknowledged he had heard an australian catholic school teacher who serially abused students 'might' be involved in what was called "pedophilia activity" in the 1970's, but had no idea how rampant clergy abuse was at the time. pell, who is pope francis' top financial adviser, had a private audience with the pope after he testified. the pentagon says u-s forces are likely to do more to help iraq retake mosul from the islamic state. ash carter/defense secretary: "we're bombing isil's banks, as well as oil wells they've taken over, or coerced others into operating on their behalf. we're also using cyber tools to disrupt isil's ability to operate and communicate." defense secretary ash carter mentioned providing more logistics support for iraqi combat forces. he also discussed putting up temporary bridges that allow iraqi assault forces to the temporary ceasefire in syria seems to be holding up. fighting has slowed down dramatically -- but a

(cardinal george pell/vatican treasurer) (aptn) i must say in those days if a priest denied strongly inclined to accept the denial. ....victims about two dozen abuse survivors from australia traveled to italy to hear pell testify. (peter blenkiron, abuse survivor) let's get the actions in place to support those with damages in the past and to ensure that it can never happen to children again. pell, who is now pope francis' top financial adviser, had a private audience with the pope after he testified. tina kraus, cbs news./// ((denise valdez)) > the testimony came just hours before "spotlight" won best picture at the academy awards. the film is a real-life drama about a team of journalists who expose a ring of pedophile priests./// ((paul joncich)) > the soldier accused of killing his wife and a virginia police officer, went before a judge this morning. police say staff sergeant ronald hamilton shot and killed ashley guindon saturday on her first day with the prince william county police department. guindon was with 2 other officers responding to hamilton's home saturday night for a d

cardinal george pell/vatican treasurer: "the church in many places, certainly in australia, has mucked things up, has let people down. i'm not here to defend the indefensible." pell acknowledged he had heard an australian catholic school students 'might' be involved in what was called "pedophilia activity" in the 1970's, but had no idea how rampant clergy abuse was at the time. pell, who is pope francis' top financial adviser, had a private audience with the pope after he testified. the pentagon says u-s forces are likely to do more to help iraq retake mosul from the islamic state. ash carter/defense secretary: "we're bombing isil's banks, as well as oil wells they've taken over, or coerced others into operating on their behalf. we're also using cyber tools to disrupt isil's ability to operate and communicate." defense secretary ash carter mentioned providing more logistics support for iraqi combat forces. he also discussed putting up temporary bridges that allow iraqi assault forces to move into the city. the temporary ceasefire in syria seems to be holding up. fighting has slowed dow

cardinal george pell was grilled-- testified as part of s royal commission. it is investigating the cash -- catholic were churches -- catholic churches response to sexual allegations. >> so i hope that my appearance here has contributed a bit to healing, to improving the situation. michelle: cardinal pell also vowed to end the rash of a police horse caused quite a scene in times square. officers say gunny was scared by a loud noise during rush hour, so he bucked his mounted officer, broke free, and high tailed it through the streets three. -- streets. he damaged three cars on his escapade. officers chased gunny and found him at this parking garage where mounted police usually go during their breaks. the officer who was tossed, is in the hospital but is expected to recover. jason: a south florida man heads to court today, charged in the daring heist of $5 million in gold. the fbi stormed ad-alberto perez' s home in oh-puh-locka wednesday. they took evidence out of his house and took him along with another man into custody. agents believe perez hijacked an armo

the australian cardinal george pell has tested for a third day-- testified for a third day. he denied knowledge of system child abuse. four people have been killed by a suicide car bomb attack in the yemeni city of aden. it was driven into an area where officers were >>> south africa's main opposition party has gone to court to try to reinstate corruption charges against the president. he has charged with corruption over a 4 billion dollars arms deal 11 years ago. the case collapsed in 2006. it was reinstated in 2007 shortly after zuma was elected president of the car. it was dropped again in 2009. the prosecution says he couldn't get a fair trial because phone tapped conversations revealed political interference in the investigation. our correspondent is following the story. >> reporter: the da will be spending the next three days trying to convince a full bench, three high court judges, that the decision by the national prosecuting authority to drop 783 corruption charges against the president was wrong. this all comes down to what is known as the spy tapes. these are secr

the cardinal - george pell - is not under investigation or suspicion himself... but has come under fire for what critics have described as a systematic cover-up by the church's hierarchy to protect criminal priests. the oscars faced another controversial topic last night.... diversity in hollywood. host chris rock was expected to address the issue... after only white people were nominated - in every single acting category. "it's the 88th nominees thing happened at least 71 other times... black people did not had real things to protest at the time." chris rock was announced as host before the nominees were announced. he went through with it - despite calls for him to pull out of the broadcast amid boycotts - due to the lack of diversity. "he told an anecdote about being with barack obama at a fundraiser and he whispered in obama's ear that everybody here voted for you and none of them hire black people and that was not a joke. the audience was uncomfortable by that " "so i think he touched a nerve; i just think it was probably the hardest hosting gig maybe in the

. >> the vatican cardinal george pell admitted he failed to act when told about a pedophile priest years. he said that he should have done more. he met with abuse survivors who traveled to rome to see him face-to-face. the commission is investigating how the catholic church handled cases of child abuse in australia during the 1970's and the 1980's. >> with the experience of 40 years later, certainly i would agree that i should have done more. people had different tuesday then. there was no specifics about the activity, how serious it was and the boy wasn't asking me to do anything about it. >>> to brazil where the economy had suffered a sharp downturn. figures show it contracted by almost 4%, the steepest yearly drop since 1990. unemployment is rising and wages shrinking. the economic woes are not just linked to the global slump but also problems closer to home. >> she has been home schooling her children. teachers like her went on strike. they hasn't been paid and schools were left in disarray by the local government. >> we didn't have books and notebooks at the school. even central cle

in australia, survivors of child on these are calling pope to directly intervene after cardinal george pell, one of the pope's top advisers, denied an accusation that is testimony to an inquiry into child sex abuse was an attempt to deflect blame from the church. australian authorities are investigating how much he knew about child sex abuse when he was working with australia's most notorious pedophile priest. pell now insists he has the full backing of pope francis, but abuse survivors want the pontiff to step in. >> it seems extraordinary. i think what we're seeing is that he was either culpable or an ignorant buffalo and i am inclined to believe he is the latter because we have no evidence of the former. ofis unbelievable that a man that intelligence was so unaware of what was going on around him. polling on the pope to intervene in this, that beasked cardinal pell to more honest about what went on. genie: we have the latest on the zika virus for you now. leading researchers are warning that the virus that is carried by mosquitoes can cause a .eurological disease the world health organiz

parties entered negotiations, but in venezuela that's a word seldom used >>> the vatican treasurer george pell has admitted he didn't act after a boy told him about a pedophile priest. he told an australian commission that he should have done more. the commission is investigating how the catholic church handles cases of child abuse. he was a top official in australia when many of the offences were committed. in zimbabwe a severe drought is not only affecting food production. many animals are dying as well. nearly 20,000 cattle have died this year and there's no sign of any rain. >> reporter: farmers say if it doesn't rain soon some animals won't make it. the drought is believed to being linked to the el nino weather pattern. it has been especially severe in the south. cattle are so thin people do not want to buy them. this farmer has found it's a buyer's market. >> there is no money. they just give us a hundred dollars. we have in other years we got 500 to 900. >> reporter: he collects the little grass he finds but it's not enough. officials say nearly 20,000 cattle have died since the beginni

. >> cardinal george pell was speaking via video link from rome. the inquiry focuses on a priest who was convict of offenses against more than 50 children in the 1970's and 1980s. pell couldn't return for the hearings, blaming a health problem. that didn't stop 15 victims traveling to rome to witness his testimony. donations funded their journey. >> he is an ignorant buffoon. it's unbelievable that a man of that intelligence was so unaware was what was going on around him. >> pell was a priest in the diocese where the abuse happened. he said he was dereceived by bye priest was moved from parish to parish. >> we are calling on the pope to intervene, that he make and ask the cardinal pell to actually be more honest about what went on. >> since sex abuse scandals appeared in the catholic church, pope francis that promised publicly those accountable for crimes will be brought to justice. >>> israeli soldiers injured during unrest. the palestinian victim was a 22-year-old student. it is report that had two soldiers accidental drove into the camp on mond

george pell has said he failed to act in relation to child abuse. he said he should have done more. it is a commission into how the catholic church handles child abuse in australia in the 70s and 80s >> with the experience of 40 years later, i agree i should have done more. people had different attitudes then. there was no specifics about the activity, how serious it was and he wasn't asking me to do anything about it. but just venting and mentioning it >>> lots more still to come including. >> reporter: i'm in alabama awhere a controversial law that prosecutors expecting mothers who is taking drugs is coming under increasing scrutiny >>> hassle of the world's languages could be lost by the end of this century. this century. find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv with x1 from xfinity. >>> welcome back. top stories from al jazeera. two women who opened fire on the police in istanbul have been killed. it happened in a su

cardinal george pell was testifying for a sixth day via video link from rome. he said he did not have access to money and he knew bribery was a crime. 15 australian abuse victims traveled oroam to witness pell's testimony. >> there is an acknowledgment that this is a global systemic rob, acknowledgment that these issues go to the top and we need an acknowledgment that there is going to be action he nod word. >> they say we're trying too turn around our past our pain and our hurt, to make sure our children and grandchildren never have to go through what we've gone through. >> cardinal pell told the inquiry the church has made enormous mistakes. the group has asked to meet pope francis. >>> inquiry looking into how the ioc awarded this year's games in rio as well as the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. prosecutors expanded their propose into the olympics after a former report alleged the federation head may have been swayed by $5 million in sponsorship money to obtain the bid. no evidence of corruption. >> you know the ioc has done i think as much as an organization

a roman catholic cardinal george pell met with people that were sexually abused. later when she was a bishop in australia. they met in rome for two hours. in which pell said to the media evil was down. >> reporter: after giving evidence for the past four days. one of the most powerful cardinals in the catholic church emerged from a meeting, which is decades in the making. >> i met with about a dozen of the ballarat survivors, and they support people and officials. and i've heard each of their stories and their suffering. it was hard and honest and occasionally emotional meeting. >> now in charge of the vatican economy. pell was a priest in his native australian town of ball rats in the 1970s, when four paedophile priests abused tens of children. survivors that met with him say he knew about the abusers, but failed to act. >> we didn't talk about the fast. i was clear. we spoke about the future. what he can do, and his decision and what the catholic church can do. humility begging forgiveness from us. doing everything they can to restore the lives of victims out th

. >> victims of abuse by catholic priests were in rome today to meet with cardinal george pell. the meeting comes hours after he testified about warnings for children. >> after giving evidence for the past four days, one of the most powerful cardinals in the catholic church emerged from a meeting, which is decades in the making. >> i just met with about a dozen survivors, support people and officials. and i've heard each of their stories and of their suffering. it was hard. an honest and occasionally he emotional meeting. >> reporter: now in charge of the vatican economy, he was a senior priest in his native australian town in the 1970s. when four to five priests abused tens of children. the survivors met with him on tuesday and he said that he knew about the abuses but failed to act. >> we didn't talk about the past. it was very clear with george that we spoke good the future. and what he can do in his position, and what the catholic church can do to help the survivors going forward. >> humility, begging forgiveness from us, doing everything that they can to restore the lives o

cardinal george pell has admitted that he failed to act when told about a pedophile priest decades ago. he told an australian inquiry that he "should have done more". the commission is investigating how the catholic church handled cases of child abuse in australia in 1970s and 1980s >> with the experience 40 years later, certainly i agree that i should have done more. people had a different attitude then. there was no specifics about the activity, how series it was and the boy wasn't asking me to do anything about it, but just mentioning it >>> looking at these pictures, heavy snow in moscow. even heavy by the standards of moscow. >> reporter: yes. that's right moscow and snow go hand-in-hand you think, but by those standards it was huge. the most in 50 years. huge amounts coming down. 20 centimeters of snow. it is never easy getting around in these conditions. over a hundred flights cancelled because of this very significant snow fall. i think we will see more in the next couple of days, but it will start to ease as we go on through the next few days or so. there we go with our line o

george cardinal pell / vatican treasurer and australia's highest ranking catholic "the church has made enormous mistakes and is working to remedy those, but the church in many places, certainly in australia, has the scandal is highlighted by the film "spotlight," which details a boston globe investigation into the abuse of children by priests. "spotlight" won two oscars at the academy awards last night, including best picture. a new cnn/orc poll shows donald trump and hillary clinton are ahead in their respective republican and democratic contests. in fact, 70-percent of the people polled said trump and clinton are now likely to earn their party's presidential nominations. scott mclean takes a look at the race and breaks down the latest numbers. a day before super tuesday, marco rubio is giving donald trump a taste of his own medicine, calling him a con man with a spray tan and small hands. (sen. marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate) we are not going to allow a con-artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan. but the mud- slinging may be all for nothing. a new that tru

up next more on kaylin zimms and just coming into the wis alert australian child abucardinal george pell delivered a testimony earlier this week. the third day of that testimony wrapped up this morning. pell, was previously the archbishop of both melbourne and sydney. he is being questioned by an australian royal commission over what he knew about sex abuse by priests in australia. pell said he would be happy to meet with survivors of sexual abuse within the catholic church. representative for the survivors said a meeting with pope fr columbia police may have cracked a more than 2- year-old murder case and they already have their suspect locked up. police have charged charles byrd junior with murder for the shooting death of a man on bailey street in november 2013. investigators say byrd shot and killed willie gilmore after an argument at a home there. byrd was already being held at the alvin s. glenn detention center on murder charges for a separate shooting in 2014. the red cross is working to help one gaston family the homeowner tells wis she was napping on her couch at the home on st

this past weekend, colored necessarily george pell of australia became the highest vatican official to testify in his country's investigation of sexual abuse in the church. >> i am not here to defend the indefensible. the church has made enormous mistakes, and is working to remedy those, but the church is in many places, certainly in australia has mucked things up. >> we need to focus on the institution, not the individual prested. >> the church's mishandling first came to light in a newspaper investigation in boston, which is shown in this film, spotlight. spotlight won the oscar for best film on sunday. >> this is entertainment, but sometimes it can make a difference in the world, and when you can do that, it brings you closer, i think to why you wanted to do it in the first place, and the more people come out, the greater chances we have of protecting more children. i think people are making that connection now. >> in the pennsylvania case, no criminal charges will be filed. the statute of limitations expired, some of the priests have died and some of the victims, according to the a

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george w. bush to rip away overtime wages for 6 million american workers. he stood with paul ryan and supported the largest cut in the pell grants in the history of the program. and when rob portman had a chance to overturn citizens united. he voted to protect a shadow corporate interest to buy control of our country. that last decision was probably an easy one for him. because millions for the koch kh brothers and has dark money buddies have already spent millions against me. you know, think of this. for what it cost those washington power brokers to buy senator portman, and they could've purchased a picasso. by the way, do you know the difference between rob portman and a picasso? let me tell you. one depicts everything in a skewed, warped and distorted manner and the other one is to painting. [laughter] like so many ohioans, i grew up in a working-class family. hard work and struggle were part of our lives. when people have a decent job that provides for the family, the system works. people have hope in the american dream lives. that is why my agenda in the senate is to work for working people. people who punch the clo