to support the each parish and there are approximately 90 parishes. >> 93 parishes. >> which entails marine county, san francisco county and san mateo counties. that is the gio graph call county. we have the some area what rural. but all of them have needs that are similar. the pastoral needs, if the needs to educate the young people. and the practical needs to make sure people are using good practices to balance the budget and so on and so forth. >> i think also, one of the things that is exciting for me and the people that work in the chancery, the archbishop has a vision. he really is, wants to reform the church, and he wants to use some fund mental ways in which we do that. one of which is good lit gaechl which is a -- liturgy which is appealing to people. the involvement of people in the parish both through their prayer and their volunteer activities, and also making sure that we get the christian message, the catholic message in ways that people can respond fully to that. so we make the spirit even more possible in their lives. >> now, those, so you're helping facilitate the ob

but in jefferson parish, no. host: so what works in jefferson parish as opposed to new orleans, veronica? host: i think -- caller: i think the difference is the police chief. i mean, we have had the same police chief since over 20 something years. host: so there is a trust relationship with community? between the leader of the police department in the community -- between the leader of the police officer in and the community? they go through so many police chiefs, and a lot of the police officers have been getting in trouble since the hurricane katrina thing. it is a lot of controversy. they just got in trouble with , withustice department eric holder, and overcrowding of the prison and not training police officers. veronica, i appreciate you telling us about the situation as you see it in jefferson parish. the dangers police face on the job. here is a graphical with the lead story today. "policing deaths are on the rise." whether are asking things are going to get better or worse. caller: of course things are go

. >> but they will be familiar ones and then what happens christmas eve, say, in your parish. >> we have at 4:00 in the afternoon, we have a pagant which is standing room only it is a reenactment of the birth of christ and the worshipping of him. we have the youngest members in the con gre up through -- congregation. up through high school. . it is one of the finest times of the year i would say. >> this is the one that you would see in the charlie schultz peanuts where there are angels and shepherds and all of the good stuff. >> we never know exactly what will happen with the angels right-hand shepherds, if they'll -- or shepherds, if they'll hit each other or not but it always works out. >> and then on christmas eve you'll have observance. >> later on, at 9:00, we have our great choir which we'll hear some of the members in just a little bit. >> on this very show. >> on this very show right here with us. our great choir will lead us in holmes and carols, beginning at 9:00, and then we ease into our holy service continuing with holmes and carols. it will be a fine -- hymns and carols. i

. >> the parish sheriff insists his officers identified themselves when they knocked on the door. we were on our phones playing around. >> andre has tried to lose himself on the basketball court. like the three over there, andre says the police knocked, didn't identify themselves, and when cameron came to the door, opened fire. all i seen, i just heard shots four or five times. and i just seem him stumble and everything. >> he got shot through the door, one of my friends tried to close it, and they were still shooting. the local sheriff says cameron opened the door with a gun in his hand, later say a b-b gun was found in close proximity to his body. point at a gun in at police, he didn't have a gun in his hand, period. >> there was a b-b gun there, but they say it was on the table not in his hand. >> this cell phone video was shot by neighbors in the minutes afterwards. the events leading up are disturbing enough, but what happened after raising even more questions. in the upper right corner you can see officers leading away the other teens. they were held in custody for five hour

destroyer looking for the people who parished in this accident. for the black boxes boxes, the so-called black boxes which presumably could help divulge what caused the plane to go down. the mystery of where the plane is no longer a mystery, but the mystery of why it crashed certainly is. >> still so much to talk about and understand. we've also seen photographs of ambulances lining up close to where you are. obviously over the next few days and the bodies that are found, they're going to have to be identified. you know there's still so much still to be done. a. >> right when the bodies are recovered they're brought to nearby borneo island which is near where we are, and then they'll be transported to a hospital in the city about an hour from the airport. they're going to move the crisis center closer to the hospital where the bodies will be brought. >> give us some understanding of the practical difficulties, how these people, the families are living. there really has been an attempt to try to keep them as close as possible to the source of the i

this is a look at our lady of lords parish in the overbrook farms section of phil(q0t$ia.he parish will also celebrate a traditional midnight mass tonight. ♪ "hark the herald angels sing ♪ >> and nothing says christmas eve quite like carolling. nbc 10 at the first baptist church in center city where the noon service began with carols on the front steps, followed by a christmas lunch for the homeless. and 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with that last-minute shopping. >> don't look at me. >> are you guilty? >> guilty. whether you enjoy this adrenaline rush or if you forgot to buy a gift for someone, a lot of people making the mad dash to grocery stores and the malls. time is not on their side, right, jacqueline? cydney long is live at the deptford mall. >> are you a little guilty or a lot guilty? >> just a little bit. >> are you seeing desperation on the faces of shoppers out there? >> i think we're all a little bitd@b:n guilty. the as soon as is, yes, jacqueline. for those procrastinators, they just waved us by. it is a challenge for most of them to cross everything o

the parish priest says people have resigned themselves to the fact that storms will always be a parttheir lives. >> is it the will of god or the wrath of god? but now, no, it is just part of nature. >> a part of nature they pray won't revisit the city any time soon. >> and cnn impact world is keeping track of charities helping on the ground there. to find out how you can contribute, go to cnn.com/impact. >> former president george w. bush looking ahead to 2016. what he says about his brother or his sister in law making a run. an explanation after this. >> while the u.s. government is releasing six detainees from the beg kwa guantanamo bay detention center, candy, you talked to congressman mike rodgers, a chairman of the house intelligence committee about this report. what's in it and what is the chairman saying about it? >> we don't know for sure but we could take a guess. officially it's not that but none the less it's an investigation into the cia and its activities during the bush era. we expect to hear what the u.s. specifically did with terror suspects. we also with expected to

the loss of the old european immigrant now making a transition to latino parishes. were a few stories where it was successful undated not limit the loss of their america. there were others then rather than had the parish over to the -- be shared, they just left. what seems to be this interesting "new york times" suggested that people are getting worn down by the issue. tired of immigration reform and immigrants in particular and they resign themselves to the fact that immigrants are here and they are not leaving. see a bit moreo moving of that needle towards reform for drivers licenses, reform for insurance, work laws, exhibit nature. what these stories suggest that when working in a gastric -- grassroots level, catholics will work on their own to implement. the catholic media promoted this idea the church is a welcoming and open place for immigrants. in this local setting, the catholic church looks compassionate, the stories of young women singing to these , it gives a very personal level to the idea that you're helping the stranger, the alien, and it lends the rel

or more back to their home parish. the archbishop addressed the significance of the journey. >> we take this group together, we go slowly with those who go slower we also search out to those who have lost their way. >> we comment to celebrate the faith. the face in the lord and in our lady guadeloupe. >> more than 40 percent of the 2.2 million catholics in the chicago area are hispanic. the celebration continues with another mass in about one hour. >> an attack on the blue line -- caught on camera by the perpetrators themselves. it's helping out police. take a look. this recording shows two men taking turns smacking and jabbing an elderly man. no police report was filed... but the video was uploaded to youtube. police saw it. with nearly 90 thousand views...there's a lot of anger over it. >> it's an assault when you put your hands of somebody it an assault. >> it's heartbreaking to see how somebody would terrorize somebody like this. >> the recording *did capture the faces of the attackers. it's not clear when they att

allen and his family came with 12 parish families from bus from brandy wine, all parishioners touchedy this take home keepsake a photo of the holy family blessed by the archbishop. >> i wasn't expecting that but great to get something to take home and hang on the wall and remind us of the importance of family and encourage us to have more family prayer and time together. >> a special night to get down here and have our photo blessed by archbishop. >> the faithful came from as far as newark, new jersey. and say next year's visit is not just a philadelphia event but a church event. they are taking archbishop's message home to slow down and be patient in anticipation of the historic event. from center city on the parkway, sydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> stay with nbc 10 as philadelphia prepares for the papal visit. you will find a section dedicated to this event on our website at nbc10.com. there we will have a link to the world family site. >>> the man accused of murdering an off-duty philadelphia police officer is set to go to trial in a few hours. raphael jones is one with of two suspec

there were lots of stories about parishes in tradition -- transition. there was a few of those stories where it was successful. it did not lament the loss of their america. there were others where, rather than hand of the parish over they just left. what can you say? what seems to be this really interesting new york times article made mention of the fact that this is happening through the midwest and highway 35. they suggest that people are getting worn down by the issue. they are just tired of immigration reform and of immigrants in particular. they resign themselves to the fact that immigrants are here and they are not leaving. because you are going to see a bit more moving of that needle towards reform for driver's licenses and insurance, for work laws, things of that nature. what these stories suggest is that when working at a graph -- grassroots level, catholics will work to implement their teaching. it will not happen every time, and certainly there are failures, but the catholic media promoted this idea that the church is a welcoming place for im

one is monique parish who worked with the facilitation of the meeting and also pat il who supported thisk of this task force as well. [ applause ] >> at this point i will turn it over to ann. >> i'm bringing this down just a little bit. good afternoon, president chow, commissioners, director garcia. it's a pleasure to be with you today to talk about and walk you through this report. we are going to start by looking at what the goals that were set for the group, talk a little bit about process. i know commissioner sanchez in the past you have been interested in how we manage things to get done and implement them. we are going to set short and long-term goals and there was a resolution for your consideration at the end. i also in addition for introducing everyone, we have a number of people from the palliative care task force, if you can stand up, any who worked on it or part of it, thank you. nice to have so much support. i will have

attlbergh parish hall. >>> the holiday shopping season, today is one of the biggest shipping day upsready for the last minute rush. unlike last year, many packages did not make it to their destinations. gas prices plunged 25 cents over the past two weeks. the national average is 2.39. philadelphia area drivers are paying 2.66. turning to wall street, futures are pointing to more gains after the opening bell. we'll see if the markets continue this santa claus rally. a new wearable device insures you'll never mills your favorite show. it monitors your pulse and can tell when you fall asleep in front of the tv, it will shoot a message to the tivo and it will record your favorite show. >> this is good for someone like you and me. >> more threats in the sony hacking scandal. >> good morning to you, happy national hiku poetry day. we'll be celebrating that later on, stick around for that. this morning we're celebrating the opening of the ramp from cottman to i-95. you're good to go so far for your monday morning commute. no problems on the vine street expressway or the schuylkill expresswa

cityast parish has a black parish president. so we have made strides in terms understandingxpe of others. the parable of the good samaritan is about the good samaritan reaching across racial religious divides to create unity with another person who is in need. scripture should inspire us to attempt to reach things better. senator landrieu made a statement that we were all washow that barack obama not being viewed favorably because we have a history of race indiana the south. i think just because you disagree with the president doesn't make you a racist, and i when senatort that landrieu by implication said we're sexist and racist, she's to public office since i was in college. so i think we've made great progress, we shouldn't minimize it. but is there more to do, of course there's more to do. the problems that bill cassidy has is that he makes muchs up as he goes along he made up a story about him being a doctor for the poor when his own payroll and he made up the statement that i said anyone was raisist. i said the south has n

right at saint marty la tours parish. coming over the bridges, no problems at the moment, certainly will be dealing with fog delays coming across the rivers. no problems on mass transit either at the moment. chris, kerry, back to you. >> all right, bob, thank you. 4:03, rescue teams working late into the night looking foreman who fell into the christina river near the port of wilmington. this is 25 year old emanuel gatling, missing since about 7:00 last night. he and two other employees of norfolk dredging company fell into the water aft crane barge capsized. the two other men, though, resurfaced. the search was suspended because of poor water conditions. but will resume sometime after daylight. also a big update to star -- story we first brought you monday night. police say they've found the car involved in a hit-and-run in west philadelphia. but they're not telling us much else about it. it happened at about 9:00 monday night near 59 and market. police say man was crossing the street when a volvo station wagon hit him.

. >> i don't look at this giant metropolis as much as our local parish, if you will. >> it did seem for moment at least in our interview, leading a church this big growing in quickly can sometimes overwhelm a pastor this young. >> you can't fake who you are. you are who you are. >> who are you? >> i love people. >> tell me what's up? >> i really want to have the same heart for people that jesus did, which is to not see what everybody else saw but try to dig a little bit deeper. i feel that's how i was reached. i feel there are people who look over all the stuff i had going on and saw stuff that maybe i didn't see. >> pastor carl may have given a glimpse of his humanity, but he soon shut it down with humor. >> don't show this. this is fake. this is all for show. >> hillsong, new york, is the u.s. flagship of a global movement start in sydney, australia by senior pastor brian houston 30 years ago. >> i feel like music and reaching young people, he's gracious for it. >> london to paris, kiev to capetown. >> if you walk into all of them, you see a similar demographic of people. you can clos

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baton rouge parish which is part of matt white has a black city parish president. so we have made strides in terms of acceptance and understanding of others. is a more to do? of course. the parable of the good samaritan is about the good samaritan reaching across racial and religious divides to create unity with another person who is in need. that sure should inspire us to attempt to reach across and make things better. senator landrieu made a statement that we somehow, barack obama was not being of the ashman viewed as a vote because when the history of racism in the south. i think just because you disagree with the president doesn't make you a racist. when senator landrieu by implication said we were sexist and racist, she's been elected to public office since often college. i think we've made great progress. is there more to do? of course there is more to do. .. landrieu: i was asked why is president obama so unpopular in the state. i said he was unpopular among some people in the state because of his energy policies, and i went on to explain he is not for keyst

a freeway closure there pam and brian. 101 between willow and parish because of roadway flooding. it has been that way since 10:00 last night. interestingly enough i was reading the notes here. just a little while ago a vehicle broke through the closure at a high rate of speed. they had to stop the guy or gal with lights and sirens. that didn't go well for that person but for everybody else for the closure, you may note it looks like they are about to pick it up here on 101. i would use 280 instead. it is much better. avoid 101 for now in menlo park and redwood city there. is a slow down approaching the closure and a lot of police officers, so don't do something dumb like that one person did. the westbound bay bridge coming town the toll plaza looks good come into the city. look at highway 101 in san francisco. you can see northbound 101 and southbound 101 has traffic looking good. take it easy today. not as bad as yesterday but you may run into standing water here and there. we will keep you posted on things that pop up. 4:49. time for the weather center. hello, steve. >> hello,

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. >> 21% of the dioceses told us that they never audit their parishes. we found that 85% of the dioceses had experienced an embezzlement in recent years, many more than one. >> priests rape boys, thats what

what is next for your san francisco 49ers parish cox had 5 seasons. he is in studio tonight. >> what is the discussion about harbaugh and the raiders? >> a couple reports came out one said if the 49ers trade him after the season that the the raiders are a possibility. we all kind of known that. but this is a reputable writer who put it out there. and it is conceivable he could sign an extension. >> oh, all right. >> what do we know in nothing. [ laughter ] >> thank you for joining us. >> we will see you again in 30 minutes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> glor: tonight drenching rains. a series of storms on the west coast will bring relief from extreme droughts but potentiality flooding too. eric fisher has the forecast. and ex officer darren wilson will not get a severance package. speak with his attorney. >> what should be done? >> julianna goldman on a controversial case before the supreme court. >>> black friday shopping is down big. jill schlesinger will break down the numbers. carter evans on the man behind the hug. >> as a photographer you will get that scene

cam written drexel parish say they can no longer support the school of burlington the school has 164 sfrupts pre k to 8th grade. students tuition does not cover operating costs any more so push is now ton raise 250,000 by by january 15. >> it's devr stating to know it could happen. we can do. it there's so many that love the school.i have fame and hope we o it. >> if the school raises money it will be a temporary reprieve stlael to do the same thing this year and every year to keep the school open. >> still to come on "action news" tonight she's known for pitching arm. but tonight mo'ne davis traded baseball glove for basketball. we'll show you. what holiday parade would be complete without dancers and meteorologist adam joseph. we'll take you to west chester cecily. >> adam could not keep the rain away tonight we have pretty solid area of rain. more on the way tomorrow. clearing conditions on sunday and nor'easter next week in the accuweather forecast. >> and jeff skversky has sixers thunder highlights and eagles news. thunder highlights and eagles news. that and more when "action n

speak with, you know, it's really different as a priest when i get up and preach on abortion in my parish or can't true section, which i do and i've heard confessions on homosexuality, which i do. i have heard confections and i know people are struggling with these issues. i always have that in front of my mind was speaking about that. what we need to do is exactly what jesus did and i'm speaking from a theological point of view and i won't let you put it into your own daily wink. jesus engages the woman who objectively has committed adultery and under the mosaic law, the penalty was stoning. doesn't say don't stone her. first he engages the woman. not directly at first. but she has the sense that he loves her and deals with her accusers and he establishes himself on her side and then he finally says to her but once i know more which makes the whole story. that is the hard thing. it is to hold it just is still permeated because justice without love becomes cruel teeth. that is what we need to do. how would you translate that into political want greek? that is your job to do that. i don't

. >> reporter: for cuban-american sebastian parish, the reversal in u.s./cuban relations mean he can finally visit his family. >> of course it will change things, especially for our friends and family in cuba. why can't we do the things we do with china? they can travel, they have mcdonald's, they have american products. why can't cubans have the same things? i don't get it. >> reporter: reaction is split between those old enough to remember cuba's darkest days -- >> when are they going to free cuba from dictatorship? this guy has been intervening in all of it and nobody touch him. why? >> reporter: -- and the younger generation. >> something that's great. it brings attention to this issue that so many of us latins struggle with on a daily basis, frankly. >> reporter: in colorado today, restaurant owner anna mahuto says today's change is a start. she was born in havana and fled to the u.s. with her parents more than 40 years ago. >> we want the island to be free. we're only 90 miles away from the coast of florida. and our people suffer on a daily basis. th

. >> 21% of the dioceses told us that they never audit their parishes. 85% of the dioceses had experienced an embezzlement in recent years many more than one. >> priests rape boys, thats what we're here to tell ya...

people gathered at the bryn-mawr parish this morning to celebrate the birth of jesus christ.hurch also celebrated last night's midnight mass with a choir and orchestra. ♪ the cathedral basilica of saints peter and ball was filled with worshippers today. it held several services begins with midnight mass. >>> here's a live look right now at the basilica this christmas night. been a mild holiday so far. things are already starting to cool down. so what can we expect for tonight? let's go to nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. glenn? >> yeah, jim, it's actually going to start feeling more like december out there. they've had a rough weekend in the poconos. this is camelback. they will be able to start making snow as we go into the weekend. may actually get some of the natural stuff next week. but it's dry for now. we've had some fair weather clouds during the day today, but they are gone and we have clear skies. it's 50 degrees now. 45 in pottstown. 39 in the poconos. and 48 degrees even in georgetown, delaware. we still have a few places showing g

i'm monique parish, the project manager. i would like to add the work fwor this effort. nationally there is the data about not only affordable care act but major health care institution that health care provide this opportunity to meet patient's needs and also with lower cost and improved quality. the state of california already had taken tremendous effort into palliative care. san francisco with extraordinary and exquisite quality of care and community service it was a tremendous point in time and the intersection of those two systems could come together. so i just wanted to provide a little bit of that national context and then as far as where this will go, i think as people have the conversation about those end of life care but also what's important to them as we look at patient centered family care that we look as the direct goal and work on behalf of the resident. >> thank you. commissioners singer? >> dr. ritchie, i had some questions and my instinct is you are the best to address. my question on many of these topics that have multiple constituencies and seem overw

these homes in tangipahoa parish, louisiana, were no match. in mississippi the governor declared a state of emergency in two southeastern counties. >> like a third world around here. everybody pretty much every business on the bypass is gone or sustained some kind of damage. >> reporter: in columbia, mississippi, a man and his pregnant wife were trapped in their pickup as the tornado came barreling down the highway. >> it blew this tank over on top of our vehicle and was shaking our car, our truck. thankfully, it didn't burst the fuel loose from the piping and thankfully -- it could have been a lot worse but we're all alive. >> reporter: downed trees and power lines have forced authorities to shut down several highways. forecasters say another round of severe weather may be on the way. >> watching this area in particular in orange, chance for a couple more tornadoes damaging wind gusts and flash floods. >> reporter: crews are scrambling to help survivors and assess damage even as they prepare for the next line of storms. tara mergener for cbs

parish leaders say enrollment continues to drop with more parents opting to send their children to publicchools. >> these children represent the future of the catholic church. and now we move that much closer, that step closer to putting that future into question. >> the trenton diocese says a third school will have to close its doors this year if it can't raise significant funds by january. >>> a big grand opening for a familiar name in south philadelphia. representatives from the mayor's office were on hand at the market at magglio's. magglio's sausage company converted part of its building into a specialty italian food shop. magglio's has been a part of south philadelphia since 1947. >>> for some, 'tis the season to steal. thieves looking for ways to grab your holiday deliveries right off the front step. what you should do now to stop them. >>> and donation danger. you may think you know where your donations to charity are going, but wait till you see how they're really being used. >>> plus lighting up the holiday. it's a tradition in the big apple. we'll take you to the rockefeller ce

. >> 's paul elementary school in burlington is on the verge of closing its doors, the parish sub dicing the 144 year-old school can no longer afford the expense. now the school has to raise $250,000 by january 15th. >> the original shock was, you know, oh, no and then, it was like we will not let this happen. >> reporter: prince william robbins says the school will remain opened until june but next school year is in jeopardy. >> we believe that we will do it. six weeks or not we can do it. >> my daughter said we have to do something. >> reporter: st. paul is the only school kerry's two children have known. she and other parents will hold fundraisers hoping to fun the word. >> if the enrollment goes up, subsidy goes down. >> now they are hoping for a christmas miracle. some students are for going toys and asking santa for a donation instead. >> we just know that the money for school is more important than a couple extra christmas presents. >> reporter: so far the school has raised about $25,000, the donations are tax deductible and any donation that is $50 or more will be returned if the

massive lightening strike as a string of storms ripped through the the south, these homes in the this parish in louisiana were no match. in mississippi governor declared a state of emergency in two southeastern counties. >> like a third world around here, everybody, every business on the bypass here is gone and sustained some kind of a damage. >> reporter: in columbia, mississippi a pastor and his pregnant wife got trapped in the pick up as tornado came barreling down the highway. >> it blew blue this tank overtop of our vehicle and shaking our car, our truck, thankfully it didn't burst the fuel loose from the end,. >> reporter: down trees and power lines have forced authorities to shut down several highways. forecasters say another round of severe weather may be on the way. >> watching this area in particular in orange, chance for couple more tornadoes, wind gusts and flash flooding. >> reporter: crews are scrambling to help survivor and assess damage as they prepare for the the next line of storms. tara marginner for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> right now you're looking live at philadelphi

thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> arson, hits churches in delaware and those parishesre left trying to recover before the holidays. fire marshals say crews responded to this fire scene at healing hands church at kent county at 2:00a m tuesday. the as that fire raged on fire struck again 4 miles away at manchip chapel. crews quickly put those flames out just as a third fire hid mennonite church around 5:30. one pastor says he will turn to faith for guidance. >> we need a place now, and right now we don't have one, but we are depending on god, and we know god is a provider. >> two of those fires caused extensive damage to the churches. investigators say that the three fire scenes shared common denominators. >>> and an overnight deadline ignored by the maker of faulty a air bags and now the company must answer to congress. an executive from takata heads to washington to testify before a congressional panel, this is as the federal government demand that the company issue a national recall. a defect caused them to explode and has been linked to at least five tetz. >>> all r

some came by the busload with their parish. during the mass, the archbishop introduced the official hymn of the world meeting of families. it's "sound the bell of holy freedom." for many, the service built excitement for next year's papal visit. >> holy father's coming next year, and we want to get ready. we want to get ready for that. so, i was just flat out excited. >> all parishioners received the takehome keepsake, a photo of the holy family blessed by archbishop chaput. pope francis is calling for peace between muslims and christians. the pope wrapped up a visit to turkey yesterday by signing a joint peace declaration with the head of the world's orthodox christian. pope francis wants muslim leaders to speak out and condemn terrorism. you can stay with nbc 10 for updates as philadelphia prepares for the papal visit. you'll find a special section on our website dedicated to the major event. just head over to nbc10.com. there, we also have a link to the world families site. >>> 4:18 a.m. a mother is expected to face charges

some came by the busload with their parish. during the mass, the archbishop introduced the official hymn of the world meeting of families. it's "sound the bell of holy freedom." for many, the service built excitement for next year's papal visit. >> holy father's coming next year, and we want to get ready. we want to get ready for that. so, i was just flat out excited. >> all parishioners received a takehome keepsake, a photo of the holy family blessed by archbishop chaput. >>> stay with nbc 10 for updates as philadelphia prepares for the papal visit. you'll find a special section dedicated to this major event on our website, nbc10.com. there, we also have a link to the world families site. >>> now to a possible major event. we'll soon learn more about philadelphia's plan to become the host city for the democratic national convention in 2016. philadelphia's dnc host committee is meeting this morning to discuss the details. last month, philadelphia was named one of the final three cities under consideration, along with new york a

the chase ended about a mile away at our lady of good counsel parish. >> the dogs were acting aggressivelyoward our officers, and one of the dogs had to be shot because of the aggressive nature. >> reporter: larry's grateful he and his dogs will be okay, but he hasse?ç message for the ow who let the pit bulls loose. >> look what you've done to my dogs. you know, merry christmas. >> reporter: well, police say they did try to contain the animals, but they were too aggressive, so both of the dogs were shot by police. now police are look for the people responsible for this. they do believe they were driving a blue pickup toyota. reporting live in san leandro, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> all right, michelle, thank you very much. new at 11:00, one of san jose's fire stations is partially shutting down due to mold. fire crews will no longer be allowed to sleep at fire station 16. near overfeld high school. that's due to concerns the mold could put firefighters' health at risk. the fire station is particularly busy during peak hours. firefighters will be work out of the station's par

the diocese of trenton and saint katherine drexel parish can no longer support saint paul's and if the school can't raise $250,000 by january 15th it will have to close in june. >> lost registrations and the economy, things happen but we really feel that if he we were to be able to exist for at least a few more years with some subsidies and some extra money, we would be able to turn this around. >> it's devastating to know this could happen but i think we can actually do it because there's so many people who just love this school. >> reporter: saint paul's was started back in 1870 and now has 164 students from prek to eighth grade. tuition here is $4,100 a year. but that doesn't cover operating costs. so now the push is on to raise a quarter million dollars in just over a month. >> we're trying to reach those people beyond the doors right here so that we're not tapping the same people who are already donating. >> reporter: the school is selling wristband and planning dances and beef and beer dinners, a variety of events to appeal to the community for help. >> many other schools have ra

think need to speak with -- you know, it's really different as a get up and preach on abortion in my parish, which contraception, which i confessions heard or on homosexual, which i do, and i've heard confessions, and people who are struggling with these issues. and i always have that in front of my mind when i'm speaking about it. i think what with eneed to do is what we need to do is exactly what jesus did. and now i'm speaking with a theological view, and i'm going owneceipt yo let you put it inr bailiwick. but jesus, when he engages the woman who objectively has committed adultery, and under the mosaic law, the penalty was stoning, he doesn't say, don't stone her. engages the woman. not directly at first. sense that hee loves her and he deals with her accusers. establishes himself on finally, and then he says to her in the end, go and sin no more, which makes the whole story. that's the hard thing. up justice and still permeate it with love, because justice without love cruelty. and i think that's what we need to do. how would you translate that into political wongery? job to do that. t

certain parishes have been landrieu hasmary been able to do really well in past elections, even thoughhey are republican strongholds. she's been able to hold her own. it will be interesting to see if those areas decide to go more fully republican. will be watching tonight's debate and on saturday. elizabeth crisp, i appreciate your time to preview the debate happening tonight. a few other stories happening around the country. here's the front page of "the wall street journal." funding deadline awaits congress. congress back ahead of a december 11 fighting deadline. -- funding deadline. some democrats and republicans have hope to pass and on the -- an omnibus measure. it is unclear what republicans conservativesisfy who want to express their anger over barack obama's decision to illegal immigrants from deportation. some see funding bills as a way to oppose the president on immigration and other issues. some are also likely to object spending levels they deem too high. we will be following the action on capitol hill. in terms of the to do list for congress in their last few days of the l

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