you can be seated, thanks, cardinal pell. and we just heard cardinal pell.. and we just heard cardinal pell has been sentenced by the chiefjudge, peter kidd, live earlierfrom the chiefjudge, peter kidd, live earlier from the melbourne county court. let's get more on this from our correspondent in australia, phil mercer, whojoins us from sydney. so what has been the sentence for cardinal george pell on the various charges? well, george pell was convicted in december of five offences, and as we have just heard from the chiefjudge, judge peter kidd, he has handed down a range of sentences for those offences. and in total, george pell has been sentenced to six years in prison. george pell, six year prison sentence handed down by thejudge in melbourne. and as we have just heard, the cardinal will serve a non— parole period of three years and eight months. so that means he will spend the best part of four yea rs will spend the best part of four years behind bars. and we had previously the judge telling george pell that he had displayed a callous indifference to hi

you, george pell the man and not by you, george pell the archbishop must be roundly rejected.r obvious status as archbishop cast a powerful shadow over this offending. not only do i consider you offended in breach of your relationship of trust and in abuse of your power and authority, i would characterise these breaches and abusers as grave. despite there being no grooming, i have still found that you made a reasoned and deliberate decision to engage in this inexcusable conduct of the first episode. you had time to reflect on your behaviour as you offended yet you fail to do this bout was the chiefjudge there. now the moral standing of the catholic church world wide has been shredded by this series of sex abuse scandals. in australia it is fair to say that there is a lot of support for cardinal pell, isn't there? absolutely. a minority but a vocal minority who refused to accept the verdict of thejury minority who refused to accept the verdict of the jury which was reached back in december and since details of the case were made public a fortnight ago have been authorised in th

cardinal pell has maintained his innocence.y to take his case forward because there is an appeal here to take place injune. there are several grounds of appeal. one is that the verdict of the jury was unreasonable depending entirely on the word of one complainant. speaking to some people who understand the local law system here in the state of victoria they say that that appeal has potentially grounds for success. hywel griffith for us in melbourne. let's get some of the day's other news. thousands of protestors in algeria have again taken to the streets, despite the decision by the ailing president, abdelaziz bouteflika, to withdraw his candidacy for a fifth term in office. protesters are accusing the president of a ploy to prolong his 20—year rule. the 82—year—old postponed presidential elections that were originally scheduled for next month, though no new date for the election was set. a spokesman for the taliban has told the bbc that there's been progress on two major issues at the latest round of afghan peace talks between

but before giving the sentence the judge said pell's case was complex in your case this complexity is exemplified by the fact that on the one hand i must punish and denounce you for this appalling offending you know on the other hand i am conscious of the heavy reality that i am about to sentence you a man of advanced years who has led an otherwise blameless life to a significant period of imprisonment which will account for a good portion of the balance of your mouth. hundred thomas has more from melbourne though. a small cheer went up when the crowd outside court heard the sentence as it was broadcast live the speakers here on the straights the judge had spent well over an hour running through the reasons he was about to impose the sentences that he was before he actually revealed what those sentences would be he talked about the gravity of the offenses the power imbalance between the archbishop on the one hand and to thirteen year old boys on the other but he also told us about cardinal pell's ill health and his eye and his otherwise good character and incidents of consideration as

treasurer has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys cardinal george pell is the most senior member of the catholic church to be found guilty of child sex offenses he was convicted by the story in court in the case which dates back to the one nine hundred ninety s. before giving the sentence the judge said pell's case was complex in your case this complexity is exemplified by the fact that on the one hand i must punish and denounce you for this appalling offending you know on the other hand i am conscious of the heavy reality that i am about to sentence you a man of advanced years who has led an otherwise blameless life to a significant period of imprisonment which will account for a good portion of the balance of your life. andrew thomas has more from melbourne. a small cheer went up when the crowd outside court heard the sentence as it was broadcast over speakers here on the straights the judge had spent well over an hour running through the reasons he was about to impose the sentences that he was before he actually revealed what those sentences would be

but for now, cardinal pell is headed to a jail cell.en the public opinion regarding this case? has been the public opinion regarding this case ?|j has been the public opinion regarding this case? i think the vast majority of people have been shocked by what they have learned about cardinal pell. he has been a very public figure, vilified by some, but revered by others. and so while there were no shouts and cheers for him in court, outside the meat is a busy court here in melbourne, there are plenty of people, many campaigners and survivors reacting, emboldened by the fact that such an eminent figure has been brought to book and has been held to account. however, there are also supporters here, some people claiming a miscarriage of justice. i think in the court of public opinion that argument will carry on, despite the fact that the vast majority of these people were not in court to hear the evidence, they did not hear from the victim. for his part, he has released a statement saying that he is pleased by the court giving such a strong s

but it didn't slow his career by now pelle was a college inal at the vatican in charge of the churches finances and close to the pope that life ended though when pelle was personally accused of sexual abuse in twenty seventeen he was forced to return to australia to stand trial i am innocent of these charges. they are favs. but twelve members of a jury in melbourne disagrees believing the word of a victim over the acts of the former bishop the shock was widespread many question the verdict a former prime minister was among those to give character references in the hope of lessening his sentence pelle is appealing his conviction that appeal will be held in jail but until then at least remain in jail and. a wave of groundings across the globe european nations china and india have joined the growing list of countries suspending the flying of the seven three seven max craft it follows an ethiopian airlines crash on sunday which killed all one hundred fifty seven on board it was the second major accident involving the aircraft in five months but the u.s. aviation regulator insists the model

the proposal for short-term pell grants congress may well decide to expand the pell funding. our proposal is to continue to hold pell level but acknowledging that many students who may opt to take a short-term certification program may do so in lieu of a more traditional longer-term program, which in fact it probably be less costly to both students and ultimately the taxpayer but we are looking forward and happy to work with you to set up those kinds of parameters and we welcome the opportunity. >> i would suggest you are not going to get enough students to switch from whatever profession they are seeking that meet a four year degree -- i am hoping that and i am sure that our chair we will be in fact putting more money into the pell grant program. :one second. >> one second. >> -- next question. for the third year in a row your budget proposal has called for complete elimination of the title for a program stating it is -- ineffective. this is the same program your department repeatedly touted as offering local control and flexibility to districts and even goes so far as to su

and of thomas has more from melbourne for some outside court it was emotional listening as george pell sentence was broadcast from inside life and usually a single television camera was allowed in court but the judge ordered it to be focused on his comments alone not on the cardinals reaction when the sentence came it was longer than most people had expected by sentence. of sentence of six years in prison and i said i know for all period of three years and months at the back of the court room standing to hear his fate pelle did not react to that but outside court there were hugs and cheers now. a stranger in the side. of the abused by people the power like. a six year prison term is the combined sentence for five crimes against two thirteen year old boys the just spent well over an hour giving the reasons behind the sentences he was about to impose before he actually revealed what they would be he talked about the gravity of the offenses but also about cardinal pell's age and his ill health and the unprecedented publicists but this case has had a long trial pelle have been shouted at e

i want to talk about the pell grant. i agreed with your proposal to support career and technical education. but this i disagree on how you are going about a. as you know the pell grant is the cornerstone of the national commitment to make higher education accessible and affordable. the purchasing power of the pell grants has significantly dropped over the years covering only about 30% of the cost of college today. your budget slashed pell grants and does not take into account rising inflation costs, and education in addition you propose to expand the pool of eligible applicants by opening pell grants to short-term programs. how do you hope to finance the additional demands on the program given that you provide no additional funds for the likely increase and pell grants? >> congresswoman thanks for the question. the proposal for short-term grants, congress may well decide to expand the funding and our proposal is to continue to hold pell level and in case, acknowledging that many students that might opt to take a short-te

i want to talk about the pell grant. i agree with your proposal to support career and technical education, but disagree on how you are going about it. as you know, the pell grant is the cornerstone of it were national commitment to make higher education accessible and affordable, but the purchasing power of pell grant's has significantly dropped over the years, covering only about 30% of the cost of college today. slashes pell grant and does not take into consideration rising costs and inflation. you are expanding the pool of eligible applicants by opening pell grant to short-term programs. financeou hope to the additional demand on the program given that you provide no additional funds for the likely increase in pell grants? secretary devos: congresswoman, things for the question. the proposal, congress may well decide to expand the pell funding. our proposal is to continue to hold pell level but acknowledging that many students that might opt to take a short-term certification program may do so in lieu of a more tradit

andrew thomas reports from melbourne to some outside court it was emotional listening as george pell sentence was broadcast from inside life and usually a single television camera was allowed in court but the judge ordered it to be focused on his comments alone not on the cardinal's reaction when the sentence came it was longer than most people had expected. of sentence of six years in prison. i said hang on for all period of three years and months at the back of the court room standing to hear his fate pelle did not react to that but outside court there were hugs and cheers now at least it was a stranger in the sight. of the abuse by people the power like. a six year prison term is the combined sentence of a five crimes against two thirteen year old boys the just spent well over an hour giving the reasons behind the sentences he was about to impose before he actually revealed what they would be it's all about the gravity of the offenses but also about cardinal pell's age and his ill health and the unprecedented publicists but this case has had while on trial pelle had been shouted a

for some outside court it was emotional listening as george pell sentence was broadcast from inside life and usually a single television camera was allowed in court but the judge ordered it to be focused on his comments alone not on the cardinal's reaction when the sentence came it was longer than most people had expected i sentence you to a total effective sentence of six years in prison and i said hang on for all period of three years and months at the back of the court room standing to hear his fate pelle did not react to that but outside court there were hugs and cheers now alison was a stranger in the sight. of the abuse by people the power like. a six year prison term is the combined sentence of the five crimes against two thirteen year old boys the just spent well over an hour giving the reasons behind the sentences he was about to impose before he actually revealed what they would be it's not about the gravity of the offenses but also about cardinal pell's age and his ill health and the unprecedented publicists but this case has had a long trial pel have been shouted at each time

first, congress should supplement the pell grant to the -- should double the pell grant. should increase programs faster than inflation and make pell grants a true entitlement irrespective of the economic cycle. federal efforts to make college more affordable cannot succeed without robust state investments alongside them. a new partnership with states to ,rioritize low income students consider the full cost of college, not just tuition, and address equity and issues of low income students and students of color. finally, congress should make it easier to repay loans as a share of income. students with income driven repayment plans are less likely to fall behind, payback more, and are financially healthier overall. however, improvements are needed. the five existing programs should be combined into a single plan that sets repayment at 10% of income above a living allowance. it should be easier to enroll and certify income and after 20 years of payment, any remaining balance should be forgiven. some final observations. first, too many unnecessary defaults occur because of th

it may not be able to double the pell grant immediately, but it should at least increase pell grants faster than inflation every year. it should also make them a true entitlement to protect them from the economic cycle. 2nd, congress should build a new relationship with states. federal efforts to make college more affordable simply cannot succeed without robust estate investment alongside them. a new partnership with states should prioritize low income students, consider the full cost of college, not just tuition, and address inequities in how states fund the colleges, and rolling the most low income students and students of color. finally, congress should make it easier to repay loans as a share of income. students in income driven repayment plans are less likely to fall behind on their loans, they actually payback more, as a result, and they are financially healthier overall. however, improvements are needed. the existing programs should be combined into a single plan, visits payments for all borrowers at 10% of income above a living allowance. it should be easier for students to e

cardinal pell: absolutely disgraceful rubbish.: he had sexually abused two five boys and the cathedral. s his actionre brazen and brutal. the judge said pell had been breathtakingly arrogant, damaging young lives. y continued to offend with callous indifference to the victims' distress and objections. at some point during the episodi you told youims to be quiet because they were crying. hywel: in a packed courtroom, pell appeared for the first time without his clerical colla he sat surrounded by five abcurity guards, didn't flinch as details of hie were read out. after learning his sentence, he was led away. using his taken down from the dock. for survivors and campaigners, the ntence carries huge weight. >> people feel justice is being done. there is never enough time f a pedophile to be sentenced to prison, but never underestimate that you are stripped of all your dignity. hywel: but pell has his supporters who refuse toccept the jury verdict. old allies like former prime n minister jward have written describing him as a mane of

age and his ill health and the unprecedented publicists but this case has had a long trial pelle have been shouted at each time he'd gone in or out of court in jail he's likely to be kept alone to protect him from other prisoners held was a priest in rural australia who rose to become archbishop of first melbourne and like to sydney as australia's most senior catholic he oversaw the church's response to accusations of child abuse by others when a big inquiry was held looking into that he had to defend what many saw as a cover up but it didn't slow his career bell was made a cardinal at the vatican in charge of the church's finances and close to the pope that career ended though when pelle was personally accused of sexual abuse i am innocent of these charges. but the jury disagreed unanimously louise milligan who's written a book about the cult don't know who's one of his victims i would defy anyone to meet this person and i don't think it needs telling the truth but a significant number of people do think powell has been wrongly convicted by you to scapegoat for the wider sins of the

cole was mentioning some of the ideas around the pell grants and some of the short-term pell. one of the things i'm experiencing in my district as i meet with owners of businesses, manufacturers, consistently they are saying we could hire more people. we just need to have people with the right skills. we would love to have some kind of a certificate training program. in my home area there is a company that -- it's a chemical company, they have a fast start program with a community college where it's an intensive short-term program, and then these are very good paying jobs. is this kind of what you are looking at for the short-term pell? secretary devos: indeed. i think it's a great opportunity in communities and regions for employers to work with educators and really come up with proposals that are going to work for the employers' needs and that will -- that educators will be able to come in alongside of them and help create the kind of curriculum that is going to be absolutely perfect for the situation that that particular community or that region needs. and, yes, this is exa

for some outside court it was emotional listening as george pell sentence was broadcast from inside life and usually a single television camera was allowed in court but the judge ordered it to be focused on his comments alone not on the cardinal's reaction when the sentence came it was longer than most people had expected i sentence you to a total effective sentence of six years in prison i said hang on for all period of three years and months at the back of the court room standing to hear his fate pelle did not react to that but outside court there were hugs and cheers now allison was a stranger in the sight. of the abuse by people the power like. a six year prison term is the combined sentence of the five crimes against two thirteen year old boys the just spent well over an hour giving the reasons behind the sentences he was about to impose before he actually revealed what they would say it's not about the gravity of the offenses but also about cardinal pell's age and his ill health and the unprecedented publicists but this case has had a long trial pel have been shouted at each time h

sentencing day for cardinal george pell for his role in the church's sex abuse scandal in australia. he's. out on the streets again algerians demand their president quit right away even after he dropped his bid for a fifth term. hello britain's parliament has rejected prime minister to resign may's bracks at strategy for a second time it plunges the u.k. deeper into crisis with just seventeen days before it's due to leave the european union m.p.'s will now get a vote on whether the country should leave without a deal so here's how politicians voted a few hours ago two hundred forty two were for the deal and three hundred ninety one against that means the prime minister lost by a hundred and forty nine votes in january an earlier version of the deal was defeated by two hundred and thirty votes that was more. the coase to the right. to the last three hundred nineteen so the. heavy defeat for the withdrawal agreement this was the prime minister to resign made of the previous meeting still resoundingly struggling with the. sore throat she told parliament it now faced tough decisions does

the disgraced australian cardinal george pell has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choir boys pal is the most senior member of the catholic church to be found guilty of child sex offenses the seventy seven year old former vatican treasurer was convicted by an australian court in the center for offenses they sent back to the one nine hundred ninety s. under thomas reports from melbourne. for some outside court it was emotional listening as george pell sentence was broadcast from inside live and usually a single television camera was allowed in court but the judge ordered it to be focused on his comments alone not on the cardinal's reaction when the sentence came it was longer than most people had expected i sentence you to a total effective sentence of six years in prison and i set a non-problem period of three years and months at the back of the court room standing to hear his fate pelle did not react to that but outside court there were hugs and cheers now at least it was a stranger in the sight. of the abuse by people the power like. a six year prison

you are talking $125 billion in pell grants. how do we make this programs more flexible so that they do just what morgan says. how do we make sure we are targeting the workforce me needs in providing that money? we need more flexibility to do that. not every job requires a baccalaureate degree. you bring that pell grant funding into the things i just talked about, you are talking about a lot of money to do what targets the funding and the training for the workforce needs. the job demands that businesses have is applicable. >> john is right. a lot of this mission and experimentation is actually happening in the states around tax incentives investments in worker training. i think if we think about that in a broad-based, we are starting to say it does not mean the delivery mechanism cannot be through the community college; it will be the business leadership that knows what the immediate needs are in the workforce. if we can simply try again to have kind of a quality of tax treatment, if we can elevate and their inflation into human

all apply students for pell grant. and when i went to college, i was -- hi to come here as a foreign student. my father -- i had to come here as a foreign student. my father had a family of seven children to raise, and was making $1, $1.25 an hour. he lost his job. i couldn't just go and get a job because i needed to get immigration. it wasn't easy for me to finish college to be very honest. ms. parker, congratulations. are you in my prayers. will you succeed. i agree. our chancellor morrisson-shetlar, you may not know, this my district in northern marian and american samoa are the only two jurisdictions without a four-yearle public university. our students face the cost of nonresident tuition at four-year institutions. as well as the extra travel costs to attend school in hawaii, 4,000 miles away from home. or almost 8,000 miles away from your school. as a member of this committee, i worked and continue to worked on legislation to help reduce the cost for my constituents. i must compliment your state for committing th

it is hard to overstate the reverence in which george pell used to be held here in australia.tholic in the country and became one of the highest ranking catholics in the world but now his fall from grace is complete and he is due to be taken to prison to commence a six—year prison term. the offences relate to his time here as archbishop of melbourne when after one of his first masses in charge he came across two choirboys in the back of the cathedral, inflicting sexual abuse upon them, described in some detail in the court. the cardinal did not flinch as descriptions were given and nor did he respond as the six—year sentence was handed down. the chiefjustice said he was not judging the catholic church but he was reflecting the gravity of the offence and the impact it had on young lives. and he has been covering that story for us in melbourne. stay with us, there is plenty more to come. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll be talking to people in the leave—supporting town of bolton asking for their views on the latest events at westminster. the numbers of dead and wou

he used to be one of the most powerful men in the australian catholic church but now george pell has fallen from grace sentenced to six years in prison the form of that you can trash registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life. tells case it's just one of many that have rocked the church in recent months. last week french cardinal philip convicted of covering up for a priest who serially abused boys he was given a six month suspended sentence and in february another blow for the church the pope defrocked former u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick he had helped draft u.s. church policy against abuse in the early two thousand but mccarrick was himself later found guilty of molestation in two thousand and eighteen chilean bishop han barrios and his entire church leadership resigned police are investigating hundreds of abuse claims in chile along with a major cover up. the case of pope francis harvey because he had initially defended . but the jailing of george pell is perhaps one of the most damaging scandals for the catholic church the seventy seven year old belongs to the pope'

it's to australia now where a court has sentenced cardinal george pell a former close advisor to pope francis to six years in prison he was found guilty of molesting two choir boys in the cathedral how's the most senior among leading clergymen to be convicted of child sex abuse. he used to be one of the most powerful men in the austrian catholic church but now george pell has fallen from grace sentenced to six years in prison the form of that he can trust be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life. pelz case is just one of many that have rocked the church in recent months. last week french cardinal philip was convicted of covering up for a priest who serially abused boys he was given a six month suspended sentence and in february another blow for the church the pope defrocked former us cut an oath you don't mccarrick he had helped draft us church policy against abuse in the early two thousand but mccarrick was himself later found guilty of molestation. in two thousand and eighteen chilean bishop holland bottles and his entire church leadership resigned. police are invest

but for now, george pell remains in prison.may carry the title of cardinal, but his fall from grace is comple. hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. jane: president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort has been givenn additional 43 nths in prison by a judge in washington, d.c., today, bringing his total jail time to seven and a half years. this sentence was for conspiracy ges related to foreign lobbying work and witness tampering. but that was just part of the day's legal drama. minutes after the federalnt cing this morning, new york state prosecutors announced 16 additional charges against manafort on mortgage fraud and othe felonies. for more on what all of this means, i was joined a short time by legal analyst jonathan turley, law professor at the george washington university. there was criticism that the first sentence wasn't tough enough. what do you make of this one? jonathan: it is tougher. it is important to know that he was lo years in these cases and he ended up with a little over seven. he will get a nine-mon

pell, meanwhile, rose through the ranks of the vatican, attaining its third-highest position.e maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the verdict. a lawyer for the surviving victim read a statement. >> i appreciate that the court has acknowledged what was inflicted upon me as a child. however, there is no r rest for me. reporter: in the fe e of widespread public outrage, the vatican has launched an internal investstigation, but refuses to comment on the case until the appeal process is finished. brent: the united states has joined other nations and grounding boeing's 737 max planes following sunday's crash in ethiopia. u.s. president donald trump's announcement marked a significant u-turn from regulators who maintained they had no data to show the jets are unsafe. the decision came hours after canada joined 30 other countries and boning the -- banning the max from its airspace is. trump had this to say. >> any plane currently in the air will go to its desestination and thereafter be grounded until further notice. so, planes that are in the air will be grounded if they are

cardinal george pell was once a close advisor to pope francis not to six years behind bars for molesting. i'm a welcome to the program emergency workers say several people have died after a multi-story building containing a school collapsed in the city. area and scores of people including children to fit in the rubble and this footage shows one of several lucky choking who so far been rescued the top floor of the building elementary school with about one hundred students. correspondent. been talking to emergency personnel and residents in the area. people here are gathering behind me trying to find out what happened also rescue teams are getting prepared more and more risky teams are coming in to get to the actual site which is over there let me take you there. to the building or other what's left of it the school that just this morning you see heavy machinery there behind me i rescue teams trying to get as many people as soon as possible from underneath that rubble now according to the state's governor who was just here a couple of minutes ago appear at least twenty seven people have be

bio," one of my favorites, paula pell is here tonight!ers and applause ] and we have music from grammy award-winning duo dan and shay. [ cheers and applause ] so you're here for a fantastic show. before we get to that, president trump has been lying about everything from paul manafort's sentencing to a meeting with apple ceo tim cook. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: last week, the president's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, was sentenced to 47 months in jail for tax and bank fraud, which is much less than the 19 to 24 years prosecutors recommended. and to justify the lenient sentence, the judge in the case said something that didn't really add up. >> the judge telling the court just moments ago that he believed that a sentence of 19 to 24 years, as was in this case, would be excessive for paul manafort. the judge then also said -- let me read this for you here, wolf. he said that paul manafort lived an otherwise blameless life. >> seth: well -- [ audience ohs ] if you take out a

you think that they don't qualify for a lot of pell possibly or any pell, they definitely can't affordnstitution. so they're right on that cusp where they barely have enough money for books, but they won't get any assistance from the state or maybe the federal government to cover college, but they are higher achieving students. that student population has really been a stellar example of how access and affordability can really make a difference for populations that -- as much as we want to segment things to cover costs from policy, we do have people that fall through the cracks. and that performance has been outstanding. what we understand now is even the students that receive full pell, i heard this other day, stay in the program. which means you have a mentor, you have supports, their graduation rates are far exceeding the average rates of their peers, as well. again, it's not just free college but how is that programming going to look overall to make sure the outcomes are where we want them to be. >> yeah. i've seen as i watched the 2020 debate a lot of people talking about free col

they are false our whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me but during his trial pelle chose to stay silent his defense lawyer thought the case against him was weak just one victim gave evidence there were no direct witnesses to support his story the first trial ended without a verdict the jury was split but a second jury twelve men and women found him guilty unanimously that was in december but at the time the verdict was kept secret that was because pelle was due to face a second trial accused of abusing other children in the one nine hundred seventy s. australian law allows for suppression orders banning the reporting of trials to prevent jurors in future trials being influenced by what they hear that second trial vote was dropped so it was in february that news of pelts conviction was made public pell is appealing his conviction that appeal will be held in june. you almost certainly spend the time between now and then in jail and possibly a lot longer andrew thomas al jazeera sydney two former police officers in brazil have been arrested and charged over the murder of a popu

cardinal george pell, former vatican treasurer, is sentenced to six years for child sex abuse in australia. business leaders express exasperation at the continued brexit uncertainty, urging mps to "stop this circus" and warning that no—deal would be an "own goal

a judge tells 77—year—old cardinal pell, you may not live to be released from prison.

pell has maintained his innocence and plans to appeal. >>> d.c. area students are planning to walk out of school onarhursday and to the white house to protest gun violence in schools.yo may remember they did the same thing last year, one month after t mass shooting at marjory stoneman douglas highow school in florida. the principal at woodrow wilson high school sent a letter home to parents saying while this is not a school-sponsored event they, quote, encourage and support students exercising their first amendment rights. participating in a walkout is a individual family's decision and we encourage you to discuss your child's plans. that letter goes on to say that while the school expects students remain in class, those students who wish to participate must provide -- provide, rather, written consent from their parents to avoid getting anse un-excused e. >>> people have mixed feelings tonight about the relocation of some students at one prince george's county high school. an hvac installation has to be igdone at central school in capitol heights.

pelle scored twice in his side's opening champions league fixture and repeated the feat to draw the chinesey could have won it had the former manchester midfielder fellaini not missed his chance. the south korean side are impressing in their competition. they were in their opening match and pulled off a surprise 3—1 win over the champions to maintain their 100% record. the brazilian striker edgar scored twice in the first half, and daegu secured the victory. melbourne victory were led to face erythema. his return to his homeland was spoiled by the host who took an early lead. the australians drew level midway through the second half, but they couldn't avoid their second straight defeat, losing out with just four minutes to go. now to horse racing, where the much—anticiapated cheltenham festival started in england on tuesday. and the weather played a part on the opening day, with high winds also expected on wednesday, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. well, welcome to cheltenham, where we've had a real mixed bag of weather today. we've had rain, we've had sunshine, we've had so

australia's cardinal george pell was sentenced to six years in prison for molesting two choirboys he's the highest ranking leader of the catholic church to be convicted of sexually abusing children. in the european union bands the boeing seven thirty seven x. eight from the skies the joints much of the world in closing their airspace to the passenger jet in the wake of the plane's second crash five months. plus the suicide bomber who nearly started a war between india and pakistan in a d.-w. exclusive we talked to the family of the kashmiri used to authorities say killed more than forty troops here about the growing anger in this disputed region. i brought thomas thanks so much for being with us the british parliament votes today on leaving the european union without a deal on their future relationship this follows last night's. rejection of the latest and file agreement prime minister theresa may secured with brussels m.p.'s voting overwhelmingly against her proposal delivering another humiliating defeat to an embattled prime minister. it was one of the biggest parliamentary defeats e

cardinal george pell was once a close advisor to pope francis now he will spend up to six years behind bars. on the rich and famous who allege certain greasing the palms of college admissions process in the united states to get their children into top schools. i'm phil guy welcome to the program emergency workers say several people have died after a multi-story building containing a school collapsed in the city's it's a foggy area scores of people including children and fear trapped in the rubble of this footage shows one sent home lucky children who've been there rescued so far the top floor the building house the private elementary school with about a hundred students. the w. correspondent is that she's been talking to emergency personnel and residents of the area. people here are gathering behind me trying to find out what happened also rescue teams are getting prepared more and more risky teams are coming in to get to the actual site which is over there let me take you there. to the building or other what's left of it the school that just this morning you see heavy machinery there

in december the court found pelle guilty of sexually abusing two thirteen year old boys in ninety six one of them later died of a heroin overdose powell meanwhile rose through the ranks at the vatican attaining its third highest position. he maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the verdict a lawyer for the surviving victim read a statement. i appreciate that the court has acknowledged what was inflicted upon me as a child. however there is no rest for me in the face of widespread public outrage the vatican has launched an internal investigation but it refuses to comment on the case until the appeal process is finished. u.s. aircraft make a boeing the u.s. federal aviation administration are increasingly isolated in that decision to allow boeing seven three seven planes to continue to fly along sunday's fatal crash in ethiopia investigators are sifting through the wreckage of the brand new macs that crashed minutes after takeoff if european airlines says the flight recorders will be sent to board for analysis sunday's was the second disaster involving a new max plane following a

but first an australian court has sentenced cardinal george pell a former close advisor to pope francis' to six years in prison for child sex abuse the vatican's former finance minister was found guilty of molesting two choir boys in a cathedral twenty years ago he's the most senior catholic cleric to be sentence for child abuse hell was convicted in december of last year but a gag ing or order prevented the media from reporting on the case until february when the prosecution decided not to go ahead with the second trial on other charges . but joining us now from sydney is correspondent roger maynard who's been covering this story for us good morning roger what's been the reaction to the sixers sons handed down to cardinal pell. clearly a dog a momentous day but the catholic church here and certainly is sure to say that pearl's conviction and the sentencing to date has divided much of australia the sum arguing that hell is basically an evil man and that it's a really tarnished image in the reputation of the catholic church while others believe that he's been made a scapegoat for the per