he is the one that said to pope john paul ii, you need to say, which john paul did, there is no roomhood for anyone who would abuse a child. he is the one that -- i think what he saying that while the church was very guilty, he's not hot enough, we need to see what caused this. and the excesses of the 60s. most of the abuse occurred in the late 70s. anything goes, the most elementary notions of right and wrong were thrown out. if it feels good, do it. whatever you need to be satisfied is moral. gerry: that would extend to people abusing children. >> no one ever, ever -- once you get rid of the basic moral codes, you have got people who will do anything to precisely -- benedict says it has got to be some absolute right and absolute wrong. never take advantage of young person. never -- gerry: is pope francis -- >> is greatest reform. >> thank you. happy easter. gerry: coming up, final thoughts in the most holy and important season to christians. ♪ [female narrator] this is meti, age 11. she lives in ethiopia in extreme poverty. like every child, meti is a world of possibilities. but th

uv a's john paul jones arena packed for students, staff, alumni. this, well, this was the place erto be. >> near and dear to all of our hearts. we love charlottesville. we're so excited to be here. >> more than 1,000 miles away from minneapolis and it doesn't matter. the excitement from uva fans right here in charlottesville, virginia, it is electric.ee no n to see the players to understand tla py. just look at the fans' faces. all excitement to start out followed by moments of concern, then spurts of joy, highes fiv all around. but wait, disappointment and shock. frozen faces. tstudents holdinght to one another. defeat inching closer, but got wiped away with encouragement andure elation. a big, a huge major win. >> it's the best thing i've ever seen. >> how insane was that? >> tha wwas great. t does it mean they're coming back here to charlottesville as champions? >> they put in a lot of hard i the season to get to this point and we're s o proudf them. they deserve every minute of it. >> from the packed arena to the crowded corner, this -- iswell,

the virginia cavaliers got off the bus at john paul jones arena in the past 45 minutes or so.the team greeted by a couple thousand of the wahoo faithful. nny of who were out late celebrating lasht the win over texas tech. >> david culver was out there with him and he begins our live team f coveragm charlottesville. da

we caut up with tony bennett inside john paul jones a short time ago. he described what it wa like r him to step off that bus. >> i don't know if it's raul nk in yet,ut when we were driving and the fans along the road and what it means to them and us, that's one of the good things about sports, how it brings a community together. just everybody i said bef wants to be part of something bigger than themselves and a story like thas. this been remarkable. it is an amazing story from last year, but even before. and this community has kind of braced our guys and what they represent and to be able to ring them joy is as good as it gets. >> despite the national attention that even tony bennett has received, he seemed to still be processing everything. one reporter asked him is this all you envisioned it to be? he said i never really envisioned it. i just was taking it a day at a time, a game at a time. clearly he's trying to put together how toss these emotions, because there's so much joy that they're feeling and yet they've got come off this adrenaline rush a

uvaill open the john paul jones arena on campus to host a watch party for the game.an learn i more the nbc washington caleenan app. chuck some>>> chuck? >> or will the big 12 win the dies or the men's? >> that's texas tech talk, chuck. >> there's the ten-day forecast. nice and warm around here today and tomorrow. have the umbrella with you today. >> and taking a look the roads, chopper 4 was looking for the problem, inner loop there at bw parkway, looks like perhaps t something o right side of the road. and right now, 66 before 28. again, eastbound here very slow. westbound no problems. >> all right. thanks. > thank you for joining us for "news4 today." next.today" show coming up >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with what, traffic, and local news. have a great day. >> cavs! >>> good morning. >>> good morning, forced out, kirstjen neilsen resigns as homeland security secretary during a white house face-to-face with president trump, two days aft they visit the border together.st ahead, the tension that led to her resignation. what it means to national security, imgriegs

they took away kimberly sue and john paul at gunpoint leaving behind the two elderly canadians who notifiedrked a huge manhunt involving police, army, helicopters. we've seen vehicles moving in and out and the fbi were involved in attempts to try and recover them. a spokesman for the tour company told abc news a ransom was paid for their release. the u.s. government insisting it doesn't pay kidnap hes for fear of encouraging more hostage taking. if money changed hands, that will be of huge concern to the tourists coming into the area being safe, and spending their money. but questions still remain where the kidnappers are and how safe this area is. ian pannell abc news at queen elizabeth national park, uganda. >> a southern california man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the drunk driving death of a motorcycle officer. michael callahan is accused of killing patrol sergeant steve liken. police say he crossed over the shoulder on route 15 crashing both liken and a car he pulled over. colleagues say he had a great sense of humor and loved that his office was on a motorcycle. >> he w

uva wil t hope john paul jones arena on campus in charlottesville to host a watch party for tonight's game. >> a big one. a big par all around virginia. >> for sure. >> i bet you arlington is bumping tonight, too. >> there will be a lot of watch parties. we're pulling for virginia big. ti >>> this is the week for caps fans, a true battle to defendup the begins. it starts right here in d.c. >> that's right. for the firstes g of the caps taking on the carolhua icanes. they haven't made the playoffs for a decade. once you get in, you got to play 'em. here's the first-round schedule. the caps' first game in d. at 7:30. an afternoon game saturday, 3:00 p.m. you'll be able to watch that ont riere on nbc 4. then off to carolina for games three and game five back here in d.c. on one 20th if necessary. >> i want to be over confident. i hope we can handle the hurricanes and move on. move on. >> let's rekindle the magic of last year. that was fun. >>> ahead, attoriay general wibarr facing more calls to release robert mueller'sre rt prepares to testify before congress. >>> severe weather. in texa

>> well, you know this scandal first emerged under pope john paul 2.covering this in 1985. in 2002, it exploded with coverage of the situation in boston. i wrote cat that this started, the crisis started about sex the way watergate started about a burglary. it was the cover up that shocked people. the rich ops would move them around and not hold them accountable and send them to a rehab and put them back into ministry. there are cover ups because people don't want their dirty laundry showing. there was something more. in john paul's approach, he identified with the priest and saw these cases as a priest breaking his vows. it was a sin against chastity. when you listen to victims, when francis had the summit with bishops from around the world, they started by listening to the victims. when you start there, you see there are issues of justice and this is a crime. i think that is the mentality that is going to get us to the place where we need to be to make sure this never happens again. >> at the beginning of his papacy, he ordered anyone gay to be banne

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obviously notre dame right next to the john paul ii memorial. obviously essential significance to you , but what was it like fr you to see this happen at notre dame? >> so hi. i had my polish friend who came to see me to visit me from poland. i live in paris. we've been walking around, and then we just chose a random cafe to have a coffee, and so we started smelling like something was burning. like something was burning. then one of the bartenders said that it's not at the restaurant, actually. and the other person came in and said well, notre dame is on fire. and at first i was like how is that possible? t something ridiculous. it cannot be happening. and then so we ran out of the bar, and we -- what i saw in front of me was terrific, and horrible. one of the symbols of paris next to notre dame and the films is actually burning. and the fire was so big that i could see actually the ashes on my jacket, and it was horrible. then it was like a few hours ago, and now it seems like it's getting better, and so i'm sure that the roof, because i have a

just as in many ways justice john paul stevens did for president gerald ford who appointed him. or more recently, david souter, who george h.w. bush put on. and that was the older way. a president of one party could end up with an appointee who did not adopt all his ideology or policies. now, you really don't have that. brian: these are the ages of all the justices. there are nine of them. justice ginsburg, 86. justice brier, 80. justice roberts, 64. justice sotomayor, 64. clarence thomas, 70. elena kagan 58. mr. gorsuch is 51. and brett kavanaugh is 54. joan: you got them exactly right. brian: what does that say? joan: it says the younger ones are the conservatives. it says the two in their 80's are the liberals. depending on what happens to any of these nine, and if president trump gets another appointee, the court could move further to the right. so much hangs on who is going to be -- so much hangs on for the nation and for the supreme court who becomes president in 2020 because of these ages. brian: how many years have you covered the court? joan: full-time, since 1989. when

.>> reporter: fifth-grader john paul garza has nothing but good things to say about the school librarian. and member of the school community he trusts in credits part of his reading success.>> hitting education right now because she prepares books for us. >> reporter: next fall his library and won't be at his school. the alan rock union elementary school district is eliminating more than 30 positions including 14 librarians. hours for community positions will be reduced. they built bridges with schools and communities. the district says it needs to cut $14 million. >> alan rock school board member said enrollment is dropping. primarily due to charter schools.>> the growth of charters has had an impact. we see the results of that. the education at one point in time gave blanket license for up to 25 schools.>> reporter: the district is looking at the state legislature to limit the number of charter schools. the district says it has saved to some music and sports programs.>>> the morale has numf cutting out of our district.>> reporter: teacher say it is vital to get library staff in a distr

uva will open the john paul jones arena on campus to host a watch party. exciting. >> it is. >>> as huge crowds enjoy the cherry blossoms -- they're still there -- there'srenewed effort to make sure the tidal basin is preserved f future generations. preservist say the area faces up certainty if much-needed improvements aren't enacted. there's crumblingct infraste and flooding. >> there are over $500 million in deferred maintenance here. we are comg t congress with five solutions from world renownedrchitects and engineers for basically five options that could be funded to fix this place for future generations. >> does need a little help. the campaign also invites members of t public to sign a pledge to be informed about preservation efforts at thesi you can find more on this in our nbc washington app. >> you saw the video. kids shaking the trees. you're not supposedo touch the blossoms. so you know, the tourists and thee visitors h to say, listen, these are beautiful trees. around.t them to stick i don't know how you keep the tourists away. >> you want to m

it is this is john paul why yes. we do so why here oh no. ok now i worry for those poor plants might not be in the best hands. mostly because the u.s.d.a. already tried a version of what they're proposing and just like my sobriety it didn't work out the u.s.d.a. is basing their proposal on a pilot study where they reduce the number of federal inspectors and five slaughterhouses these five accounted for only point eight percent of over six hundred u.s.d.a. inspected hog plants yet of the top ten u.s. hog plants earning the most food safety and animal welfare citations in the period of fiscal years two thousand and eight to twenty eleven three were rolled in the pilot program. by far the most cited slaughterhouse in the united states over that period was a pilot plant so the u.s.d.a. knew this idea wouldn't be safe but they went full steam ahead anyway. well it wouldn't be america if we didn't do something based on bad intelligence that ruin people's lives. if you don't think that's true then you probably think you missiles w m d are internet

kimberly sue and john paul can rest easy knowing it's finally over. but the kidnappers have escaped. and tonight, security operations continue. >> ian joins us from uganda. so many questions about whether a ransom was paid tonight. >> reporter: yes, a spokesman for the tour company telling abc news a ransom was paid. the u.s. government insisting it doesn't pay kidnappers. but if that's the case, it will be a huge concern to the people who live here and rely on the tourists who come to visit. tom? >> ian, thank you. >>> and tonight, back here at home, more than 42 million americans in the path of severe weather. across the southeast, lightning bolts lighting up the sky. heavy rain swamping several communities. this footage, with a roof ripped away in texas. gusts topping 75 miles per hour. hail pounding homes and windshields in several states. and this powerful storm isn't done yet. here's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, millions being bombarded by severe storms in the south. >> big size hail. >> reporter: softball-size hail slamming the houston a

john paul ii had passed away. the president had asked for a delegation. it included president bush and president clinton. the presidents were now getting along, that's good, but they landed in rome very late at night. if you have never been in a presidential motorcade, it is just massive and it goes on. they were all riding in the same limo. there were 70 delegations there. technically, president bush 41 and president clinton's motorcades were outside the vatican wall. they go to say goodbye to the president, he is staying at the ambassador's residence. they take off and all of a sudden standing there is president bush, president clinton, two aides and secret service agents, one for each. this is a time of harsh rhetoric from the united states and certain nations in the world. the president decides, let's just walk to the gate. the second delegation we get to is iran. [laughter] 10 security guys came running out. it was no problem, we are just regular people walking tour motorcade. it was an amazing friend ship. lindsey: one of the great things i get to d

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now it's so dry that he and his son john paul are running out of options. this animal feed was harvested the previous year by now it's completely dried out and there isn't much left. if the next month doesn't bring rain the family fear the worst. if their livestock die they will be left with nothing. i believe the spring is six kilometers away we have to fetch water twice a day just to have barely enough for our cattle the goats and my family. over the past ten fifteen years the situation has grown much worse that's why young people aren't able to stay in their villages they're forced to leave to go to the cities there's no future for them here. young people are moving away because the lack of water is stealing their futures that herders are having to leave for the cities because their livestock died of thirst traders grain farmers and hunters people from across northern cameroon are leaving their homes they are climate refugees a sign of things to come. but climate is hardly ever the only reason behind a decision to migrate to poverty is often a factor fea

sports complex and right back to base the first leader of the catholic church to visit since pope john paul the second in one thousand nine hundred eighty five. japan is set to reveal the name of its next era as a new emperor gets ready to ascend the throne this is a scene in tokyo the chief secretary as shortly judy come out to make the announcement it is a very big deal in japan and will be used tomorrow years alongside the gregorian calendar the name is chosen by the prime minister and his cabinet has great symbolic importance and reflecting aspirations for the years ahead and current him his reign is the era which began in one thousand eight hundred nine in the name means achieving peace a clear separation from the previous year and that included world war two he said to step down later this month the previous rain was showing or enlightened harmony and that was chosen as a time of rising japanese power and influence on the global stage crown prince no hito will take the throne on may the first which will mark the beginning of the new era well it's all very interesting let's speak to mi

the muslim north african state he is the first leader of the catholic church to visit since pope john paul the second in one thousand nine hundred five now moviegoers are seeing what the longest war and u.s. history looks like on the front line u.s. marines in the hope that their documentary of battles against the taliban gives a more realistic view that hollywood kristensen only has more from new york. it's billed as the documentary the u.s. military did not want the public to see marines doing drugs making mistakes. and potentially making new enemies while deployed in afghanistan you know the film combat obscura offers little in the way of commentary or big picture analysis but provides a really seen look at the more from the perspective of american troops on the ground i just haven't seen. our words like reflected. as brutally honest as as i had experienced it miles lego's each shot the footage as a u.s. marine working in a public affairs unit and decided to turn it into a film after returning home to new york here he's found americans quick to praise the military. doing a great service

day stay in the north african state the first leader of the catholic church to visit since pope john paul the second ninety five. block in bangladesh that court this week could be arrested and charged with negligence twenty six people died in the blaze in dhaka some jumped to their deaths from the twenty two story high rise hundreds were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation safety inspectors say the building didn't have extension permits or enough for exists. the international monetary fund expects the philippines to become the fastest growing economy in southeast asia but many filipinos doubt that they will benefit millions over fordable homes are needed to alleviate extreme poverty. reports now from manila. married rowsley passo has been living here with her husband and four children this small room serves as the kitchen living room dining area and bathroom at night they all sleep in this less than ten square meter bedroom upstairs because the house really small and we can barely stretch our legs here it's hot and prompting but that's better than nothing according to the philippi

john paul george and ringo of course these four here are not the real beatles. they're a tribute band. the band was invited in twenty eighteen by the minister of tourism to celebrate the anniversary of the real beatles visit to india. but he's right. back it is a case they said the beatles are bigger than god when everything is gone at least the cast helped them. at the very least their stay impacted the beatles music says john thompson here is george harrison. has had such an amazing effect on the beatles they write their whole wideout was written. and they created. music basically which is a comic for the sixty seven it's a mazing to be here and i guess. that was. here in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight time above the ganges the beatles lived in the ashram of maharishi mahesh yogi known as the father of transcendental meditation. in twenty eighteen they're currently derelict ashram hosted a temporary exhibition to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the beatles stay in rishikesh the band and their entourage stayed for a few months and then left amid rumors

and uva, because there's a party in viinia, opening the doors to john paul jones arena to host the watchty for tonight's game. >> and down on charlottesville's, downtown mall the game will be broadcast at the par mont theater. the police areprepared. they're prepared to close roads for celebrating after the game. they have to be >> i think either way students aren't going to class. that's just myicpron. and there are going to be a lot of tired folks tomorrow morning. i can't stay up. it's too late for me. >>> the eighth and fal season of "game of thrones" premiers this sunday. everybody s talking aboutthis. and fans can now snack on "game of thrones" oreo cookies while they watch. i love oreos. >> oreo tweeted this video promoting thealookiesng them the most epic cookies of all time. theookies are available for a limited time starting today. fans need to get them while they can. i will be honest, i have not seen a sine episode. one of these days. >> u i'll eat the cookies. >>> afternoon thunderstorms, a possibility. chuck has an update after the break. >> and exercise is a great way of f

. >> reporter: uva's john paul jones arena, packed for students, staff, alumni.heers ] well, this was the place to be. >> very near and dear to all of our hearts. we love sharcharlottesville and so xcited to behere. >> reporter: more than 1,000 wa miles a from minneapolis. doesn't matter. the excitement from the uva fans is electric. no need to see the players to understand the plays. just look at thefans' faces. all excitement to start out. followed by moments of concern. then -- spurts of jo high fives all around, but wait.d appointment, and shock, frozen faces. students holding tight to one another. defeat inching closer, but got wiped away with a rush of encouragement and pureel ation. a big, a huge, major win. >> whew! >> the best thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: how insane? >> that was crazy! >>porter: what does it mean they're coming back here to charlottesville as c mpions? >> yeah. they put in a lot of hard work in the offseize and during thee sze ton get to this point and w re so proud ofthem. they deserve every minute of it. >> we won! >> reporter: f