monsignor lynn faces three and a half to seven years in prison e. a co-defendant, father james ben unanimous, was accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy but the jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared in his case. in another pennsylvania courthouse, the jury in the jerry sandusky trial deliberated for a second date. jerry sandusky is charged with sexually abusing ten boys. today the jury asked to rehear the testimony of mike mcquery, another former coach who claims that he saw sandusky attack one of the boys. the deliberations continue. in the presidential campaign, president obama. flew to florida to address the leading organization of latino public officials. yesterday we showed you what mitt romney said to that group. hispanics are critical to swrik in this election and';zo a poll shows right now they support the president 66% to 24%. dean reynolds was with the president today. >> que placer estar aqui con tantos amigos. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: mr. obama said what a pleasure it was to be with all his friends and from the r

monsignor william lind oversaw hundreds of priests in the nation's sixth largest diocese. he was convicted of endangering a child not by his own hand but by allowing a pedophile priest to be in a position to molest a young boy. it's a case that cuts to the heart of what many see as the most shameful part of the long-running catholic priest sexual abuse scandal. church leaders who look the other way. >>> in a scandal where so many knew so much but did so little to protect children, monsignor william lind is the first senior catholic church official to be convicted of not doing enough. while acquitting him of conspiracy, the jury found lind guilty of one count of endangering a child. an altar boy who was assaulted by a priest, lind knew was a pedophile. >> he's really upset. he's upset. he's crushed. he's in custody and he didn't want anything other than to help kids. he is crushed. >> reporter: lind was never accused of physically harming a child himself but was investigating abuse complaints and prosecutors said he played them down and sent known predators to unsuspecting

on this list that monsignor lynn had himself drafted in 1994 were the names of 37 priests. and he had them listed in three categories. either diagnosed as pedophile, priests who were guilty of sexual misconduct with minors or priests who were suspected but against whom the evidence was inconclusive. so this list was something his lawyer said this list was something that he compiled because he wanted to try to get a grasp of the problem going on in philadelphia. prosecutors said this list is the smoking gun because there were names of priests on there in 1994 who stayed in parishes for years to come after that case. >> warner: and john let me just ask you, how widely is this case being watched nationally by the church? >> i think it is being watched nationally for two reasons. one, there r i have been told there are prosecutors in other jurisdiction. and we know about in kansas city the bishop there has been indicted or charged in a similar sort of endangerment case. so prosecutors are watching it in terms of a potential blueprint. the idea of the first time being able to go

but we have to be mindful that this is a monsignor, no not a bish 70. there would be a big difference between the two. >> brown: explain, mr. plante, why was it important to have a conviction of someone on the enabling or the covering up part of this? >> well, i think part of the-- it depends on your perspective. from the victim perspective versus the rank and file catholic perspective, but having someone like the monday senor be convicted it is sort of like the assistant manager of the starbucks, not the manager of the starbucks, something like that. so in other words, we often hear that there hasn't been adequate accountability over the many years in terms of the church, in terms of leadership and things of that nature. and this is the first case, it appears, where someone who is a decision maker, even though he's not the bishop, is held accountable for decisions that he made. >> brown: barbara blaine what would you add to that, on the question of the breaking the baferier in terms of-- barrier in terms of responsibility? >> well, as well he should be

the monsignor faces up to 21 years in prison.father james brennan who was charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old altar boy in 1996. the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charges against him. now defrocked priest edward avery was due to go on trial with brennan and lind but pled guilty in march after admitting to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy in the late '90s. he was sentenced to two and a half to five years in prison. the trial marks the first time u.s. prosecutors have charged not just the priest accused of committing the abuse but an official, lind, who stands accused of failing to stop the assaults. cnn, philadelphia. >>> by now you've seen the headline. jerry sandusky convicted of 45 of 48 charges ofwhat's next in this case.ma cally filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. visit your local walmart vision center today to discover how authentic transitions

lynn and he took the conviction. >> reporter: monsignor lynn is in jail and will be sentenced augusth. he faces up to seven years in prison. >>> and now we turn to the optimistic forecast for americans looking to hit the road. prices at the gasoline pump are falling. the national average has dropped almost 50 cents since april. >> now at $3.43 and could fall below $3 by autumn. tom, we saw prices almost at $4 back in april, dollars 3.94. a 50 cent drop. what's happened? >> what's happened the global price of crude backed off from $130 to less than $90. domestic price of crude, u.s. crude has dropped even more. it's a great story. we're producing about 700,000 barrels of more crude than last year and north american crude is ramping up thanks to price and thanks to technology. so it's singular to this continent. not happening to the rest of the world. if things go the right way we could be self-sufficient or not importing the light sweet crude in three, four, five years. >> as gasoline prices got near $4 everyone saying $5 now everyone is saying near $3. how real of a possibility. >> t

, but the church can begin to heal after an 11- week trial and 13 days of jury deliberation with monsignor william lynn guilty on one count and charges against father brennan resulted in a hung jury. >> i don't want like a cover up, but i think it's been going on forever, and people don't know how to react to these things. >> reporter: on the first sunday after the trial, there was time to reflect, and for a church that has dealt with so much recently, this is a chance to rebuild faith and confidence. >> i have a lot of catholic friends who were devastated by this and love the church, and they -- and they are hurt by this. >> reporter: snap, the survivor's network of those abused by priests passed out letters urging other victims to come forward. a spokesman would like to see father brennan retried locally and others investigate nationally. >> and i wish das would start to look into the dealings of each of the diocese in their state. >> reporter: with the trial over, the church has an opportunity to move forward and strengthen the bonds with the parishioners that they had reason to doubt u

monsignor william was found guilty on one count, and charges against another father resulted in a hungy. >> i don't like a cover up, but it's been going on forever, and people don't know how to create react to the things. >> reporter: forever a church that has dealt with so much recommend, this is a chance to rebuild faith and confidence. >> i have a lot of catholic friends devastated by this, and they love the church and are hurt by this. >> reporter: snap, the survivor's network of those abused by priests, passed out letters urging other victims to come forward. >> i wish das across the country would start to look into the dealings of each of the diocese in the states. >> reporter: with the trial now over, the church has an opportunity to move forward and strengthen the bonds with the parishioners who had relationship to doubt until now. >> monsignor lynn faces seven years in prison when sentenced in august. >>> a man in maryland gunned down, and police are searching for who did it. neighbors called after hearing gunshots in the 1100 block of madison street. when officers arrived, th

a jury in philadelphia conducted the monsignor of one count of child endangerment but acquitted him of conspiracy. he was a senior official in the roman catholic church in philadelphia. he is the first u.s. church official convicted for covering up abuse claims. the judge revoked his bail. he was taken to jail. his lawyers plan to ask for house arrest on monday until sentencing. he faces up to seven years in prison. the baltimore county teenager who died after an alleged altercation with off-duty police officer was laid to rest this morning. there are many unanswered questions around his death. sheldon dutes is live with more. >> there is an ongoing investigation to figure out what happened tonight christopher brown died. his relatives are holding on to positive memories and praying for justice. loved ones gathered at colonial baptist church for his funeral this morning. loved ones celebrated his life. he was killed after a confrontation with an off-duty baltimore county police officer who has been identified. it happened around 10:00 that night. the medical examiners said brown died f

monsignor lin is the first member of the roman catholic church hierarchy convicted of endangering children that he did not personally assault. however, there is no verdict that could fix the harm done to the victims of adult predators within the church. there is no apology that could heal the wounds these children suffered. there are no words to truly, press how sorry we should all be for what happened to them. >> the jury acquitted lynn of conspiracy. he could spend as many as seven years in jail for the child endangerment conviction. >>> firefighters in colorado are up against extreme fire conditions as they battle flames in the high park fire. we heard from local officials a little earlier that they say it looks like the fire is going to keep growing all weekend long. so far, at least 191 homes and more than 75,000 acres have been destroyed. ireporter ken rager took the photos from fort collins, colorado, yesterday. he evacuated his cabin which is about a mile away from those flames. he said seeing the fire at such close range is both horrific and beautiful, in his words. >>> overseas n

philadelphia now we have that case with the monsignor. we are only now learning these details. we had to issue warning to our viewers because after all these years saying something beyond fondle or molest or something that sounds bad but not horrendous the way we are now learning what really happened here. what was allege today have happened. >> sandusky's conduct, obviously, we are hearing the testimony now. it is despicable. he was a sexual predator. sexual animal. he will go away for life. amendola the defense attorney isn't even bothering to cross examine. this goes to the heart of football and sports and penn state. i refuse to believe that mike mcqueary was the only person who saw jerry sandusky use those penn state locker rooms to shower with these kids. these are -- you know, these are only ten victims. we don't know how many more are out there. i refuse to believe that coaches didn't put it together. he's taking a kid to the outback bowl. he's taking a kid to a bowl game. they knew, they knew something was going on. but it's the culture of winning at all costs. and it

he's monsignor william lynn of philadelphia, convicted of child endangerment. prosecutors say lynn helped predatory priests stay in the ministry while keeping the public in the dark. the jury acquitted lynn of a second endangerment count and a conspiracy charge. >>> a firefighter on his way home from work rescued a woman from a burning home. captain william moreland saw flames coming from the home in centreville. neighbors told him a woman was still inside. he went in and found the woman, put an iv in her home, sitting in a hospital chair. he and three neighbors picked her up and got her out. >> just came downstairs and yelled fire. >> i'm just thankful i decided to come this way to come home and give a helping hand to the folks that were in there. >> two homes were damaged in the fire. the cause is still under investigation. wow. >>> coming up on 9news now at 7:00, three luxury vehicles, one parking spot. and two very angry car owners. we're going to tell you exactly what happened here. that's coming up tonight at 7:00. >>> still ahead in this half- hour, g.m.

today, a jury found 61-year-old monsignor, from philadelphia, guilty of child endangerment. they said that he helped send a priest to live in another parish where an alter boy was later assaulted. he faces up to seven years in prison at sentencing. >>> sources say congress is close to a deal to keep student loan interest rates from doubling just 9 days from today. the agreement will reportedly cover the bills, $6 billion price tag by cutting tax deductions for companies, pension contributions and limiting federal subsidies of undergraduate loans to 6 years. keeping the interest rates on stanford for another year. >>> race karen thaouz kwreufpls will flock to sanoma race -- race car enthusiasts will flock to sanoma raceway today. we got a close look at the challenge for the drivers. >> reporter: nascar is officially back in sanoma. 44 racers taking on only one of two road courses in the sprint cup series. even the fans know if you are looking for excitement this track is likely to deliver. >> hopefully more competition, more side by side racing. this track actually you can do

monsignor william lynn is the highest ranking u.s.icted in the sexual abuse scandal. the monsignor who oversaw hundreds of priests in the philadelphia archdiocese was found guilty of child endangerment. lynn could face up to seven years in prison. his trial was the first to charge church leaders for not intervening. and do you even remember when gasoline was less than $3 a gallon? well, those days might be coming back. at least within analyst says the way oil markets are going right now, it's looking like the average price nationally could dip under the $3 mark by halloween. today americans are paying about $3.45 per gallon. >>> if you are among the nearly 1 billion people who use facebook, you'll no long ver to lose all those likes if you change your comments on a facebook will soon allow them to edit comments after they've been posted online. in the past they had to delete comments in their entirety and start over to correct typos and other errors. i know for a lot of facebook fans out there they are applauding this. it's a small th

. >>> in a landmark case, a jury in philadelphia found monsignor william lynn guilty of child endangerment for covering up allegations of sexual abuse by other priests. the jury found him innocent of conspiracy. this was the first time a catholic church official faced criminal charges for how he handled the abuse crisis. lynn was not accused of . he said he gave a list of accused priests to then cardinal anthony bevilacqua, who did not take action. bevilacqua died in january. lynn faces up to seven years in prison. >>> a group of catholic nuns has begun a two-week bus tour across the country to highlight their opposition to federal cuts to social services. in the nine states on the so-called "nuns on the bus" tour, the sisters are speaking out against representative paul ryan's proposed budget, which they say would hurt the poor. they are also visiting various catholic charities they claim would be affected. >>> also this week, the catholic bishops kicked off their two-week campaign called the fortnight for freedom. the bishops are urging local congregations to hold special masses, talks a

the convex of sandusky and monsignor lynn. and my feeling reading these two and spending some time and reporting on the catholic church and the sex abuse scandal in the church is that the kind of person we thing about as a society are the sanduskies, are the predators, are the monsters, and the people we don't think about are the monsignor lynns, the people who are facilitating or allowing the predators do what they're doing. and it seems to me that we have -- we're all going to feel that sandusky's getting what he deserved. that he -- this is just dessert and i feel that way. certainly what he did was horrific. but it also seems like it's very easy for us to engage in a lot of cheap moralism at these moments and not ask hard questions about how was it that he's able to exist in penn state for as long as he was. >> that's the real tragedy. like you said, you have sandusky, you have these individuals that come might these heinous crimes. there are still other adults who are aware, who got notice, you know, or some kind of incli

she had come to this monsignor position in international after i left. i guess frankly towards the end particularly, and i think you'll see a lot of meetings and calls towards the end, there wasn't a great deal of support left. so those people that did, sure, i was pretty close to. again, i mean bluntly, the decision maker was not rebekah brooks in relation to this. >> it was obviously mr. murdoch? >> yes. he was the key decision maker for sure. >> a schedule of all your contacts with editors between may, 1997, and june, 2007, has been provided. it runs to 18 pages. i'm sure we can put that on the screen. >> yeah. >> if there's any one point arising out of those earlier interactions, it's dinner at must sayerman's on the 15th of september, 1994, which had been arranged by gus and jillian fisher. first of all, do you remember anything about that? >> i remember that such a dinner took place. i don't remember a great deal about it, frankly. but you -- i've seen this account. >> there's an account, so we do know its source from mr. neil, full disclosure. in

someone once said -- monsignor once said he should be a priest, he listened so well and sympathetically. he was everybody's friend. had his ear to the ground constantly. and, you know, once mckinley got into money trouble, he had distracted, absently minded co-signed a bunch of notes for an entrepreneur friend of his, starting up a factory in ohio, to manufacture tin plate and he was asked to sign a note guaranteeing the credit worthiness and then the guy came by said, i lost that one. would you mind signing another? and a third time, would you sign this note? yeah, sure. so he managed co-signing many, many dollars worth of notes in excess of his own worth. this came to light when mckinley was very much in the public eye as a national politician and thought this is the end of me, said mckinley. this is the end of me. i can't even manage my own penny ante affairs. but people rallied to him, his old war buddies sent him five bucks, 50. here, you lent me this. here is the two bucks you lent me. and so people just loved him. now, reed was admired. people so admired him for his intellect, an

. >>> attorneys for monsignor is asking can he be put on house arrest. the first time a u.s.e. he faces up to serve years in prison. >>> police have arrested the man accused of fatally shooting an officer. he shot the 32-year-old officer and single mother in the head when she was trying to break up a fight. the 21-year-old is being held on first-degree murder charges. investigators are not sure if she was the intended target there. >>> the final pieces of this construction puzzle known as the world trade center being welded together. the final beam was installed in four world trade center this morning. it's expected to open in 2013. it's going to be the first to open at this megasite. one world trade has beams all the way up to the 104th floor. >>> you send us your pictures, your video, your story, from the breaking news of the indiana stage fair collapse to one-on-one. remember this woman? michelle bombshell mcgee. we're to grateful and cnn is saying thanks. >>> first, a once successful engineer is transforming education in philadelphia, getting kids to stay in school with e

monsignor william lynn is the first u.s. church official convicted of a crime for how he handled sex abuse accusations. he was responsible for investigating accusations of child abuse for the archdiocese. prosecutors said that instead of warning parents and he would shuttle abusive priests to different parishes. meanwhile jerry sandusky lawyer is in hot water tonight. the judge in the child sex abuse case reprimanded the attorney for making off-camera remarks to reporters. am ndola apparently said he would be shocked if sandusky is acquitted. he is under a gag order. sandusky, the former penn state assistant football coach, is accused of molesting 10 boys. he has denied those allegations >> the video of a bullied bus monitor has struck a nerve with millions around the world. the boys who taunted the women are receiving death threats. threats to the boys and their families come in as sympathy and support pour in for a woman. today one of the fathers of the boys met her for a personal apology >> there is no excuse in we will g

>>reporter: for years monsignor william was the official in the philadelphia archdiocese in church ofinvestigating sex abuse allegations against priests. instead the jury found today he covered up for them. moving abusers from one parish to another siting health and keeping them in the dark that the new priest was suspected sexual predator. prosecutors said lin was more interested in if the reputation of the catholic church than protect thing the children. >> today's verdict is a monumental victory for the names and unnamed victims of child sexual assault. >>reporter: lin lowered his head as the jury delivered the verdict. guilty of child endangerment. family sitting hand him wept. one of the priest whose abuse he was charged with covering up was edward avery. comfort defendant who pleaded guilty before the trillion began to sexually assaulting 10-year-old altar boy back in 1999. >> i'm glad we were able to do that the june towed us to do go by the law not by your feelings or background. we went by the law. >>reporter: ever since the catholic church sex abuse scanal erupted in 2002 in