>> narrator: in february last year, pope benedict stunned the world by being the first pope to resign in 600 years. >> no person has had more influence on the life of the church, how it works on the inside, than joseph ratzinger. and he gave it up. >> narrator: when the helicopter took him away, benedict was leaving behind a bitterly divided vatican. this is the inside story of the events that undermined his papacy. it's a story of corruption and cover-up. >> if i don't get a response from you, i'll go public. >> narrator: of sexual scandal and abuse. >> if you tell anybody, your parents will burn in hell. >> narrator: of secrets and hypocrisy. >> so there we were, where they had had sex all night long, and he took out all his paraphernalia and started to celebrate mass. >> narrator: and a story of leaked documents exposing a bitter internal power struggle. >> i published documents dealing with corruption, scandals, frauds, nepotism. >> narrator: now a new pope, francis, must battle the forces that overwhelmed his predecessor. >> if he wants to change the church, it's going to mean de

how did - it wasn't just pope benedict. it was pope john paul and pope paul before him. >> the first complaint was in the 1950s. there was large amounts of money donated to the individual and the church in general. all the problems were overlooked. it is a dreadful story. >> pope benedict - he was stephen as a bulldog, a tough man, a doctrinel cardinal. what happened when he became pope, was he a weak administrator. he was a poor administrator. he was strong on doctrine. his background was difficult. he never had real pastoral experience, or a priest for 10 15 years. he had a year where he was a priest, but he was studying so hard for another doctorate. it was that lacking of understanding how to deal with people, the lacking of the charisma that pope francis has, that was a problem. he really delegated so much of the administration to other people particularly to his chosen secretary of state, cardinal petoni. >> the hope is that pope francis, that we saw, who is an outsider, as an outsider will have the strength to deal wi

pope francis has very warm affection for pope benedict and this is not just pr. ow this from friends who are in rome. there you see a picture of them embracing. sometimes pope francis will go and visit pope benedict in his residence, and i know for a fact also they say the rosary together quite frequently. so it's a very warm relationship. and who else can pope francis look to for experience. >> this was a rare public announcement by pope benedict since stepping down. do you think this is just a sign of what's to come, he's going to continue to write things, continue to address rumors or talk about issues in the news? >> no, i don't think so. i think he's going to stay with his original promise to withdraw. he's really been out of the public limelight. he will probably show up at the canonization on april 27th of pope john paul and john xxiii but for the most part he is leading a life of prayer and reading and quiet, which befits an 86-year-old man. >> coming up on the one-year anniversary of pope francis, how would you sum up his year? i feel like this is such a

it's an incredible story that you tell, and it wasn't just pope benedict. was two popes before him. >> yeah, that's true. it's extraordinary, because the complaints were first brought against him in the mid-50s, and he was do nating large amounts of money to individuals and the church in general, so all of these problems were overlooked, and it is a dreadful story. >> and pope benedict was the problem -- because he was seen as a bulldog, as a very tough man, a very doctrinary cardinal. what happened when he became pope? >> he was a poured a administrator. he was -- as you say very strong on doctrine, but his background was difficult, because he had never been a priest for 10, 15, 20 years -- he had one year that he was a priest, but it was a year he was studying for another doctorate, and it was that lacking on how to deal with people, that lack of great charisma that pope francis has that was a problem. and he delegated so much of his church to other people. >> and the hope, of course, is that francis as we saw in that chunk of the documentary that played

pope benedict, pope john paul and pope paul before him, too. >> that's true. >> first complaints against him were brought in the late '50s. the fact that to individuals and the church. all of these problems were overlooked. it is a very full story. >> pope benedict, was the problem because he was seen as a bulldog as a tough man, a very doctorineaire cardinal as cardinal ratsinger? was he a weak administrator? >> he was a poor administrator. he was, as you a, he never had ne real priest. it was that lacking in him, lacking of understanding of how to deal with people, that lacking of the great charisma that pope francis has that was a problem. >> so much of the administration. and the hope, of course, is that francis, as we saw, a big outsider will have the strength to deal with some of this great number of church scandals which you deal with including the child abuse scandals in the u.s. you also address one specifically at the arch diocese of milwaukee. let's play part of a horrific story you helped expose. the raped by a priest at a chumming. immediately after. >> i didn't know what i

. >>> a surprise appearance at the vatican today by retired pope benedict. joined pope francis at a ceremony to anoint 19 new cardinals. it's the first time the two popes appeared at a ceremony together since pope benedict stepped down a year ago. >>> and china's capital raising its pollution system for the first time to orange, heavy smog is blanketing beijing. a level ten times considered safe by the world health organization, officials urge people to stay inside. >>> and while it was 60 degrees here in sochi, it was snowing in los angeles. at the zoo, it was. there's snow for tigers and bears to play in and a hill for kids to go sledding. it is all part of the zoo's annual snow day weekend. celebration. >>> still ahead on "nightly news," the new olympic golden girl and her friend who got to realize his olympic dream, too. >>> finally tonight, 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin is dreaming big the day after becoming the youngest woman to ever win olympic gold in the slalom. she announced today she wants to win five gold medals at the 2018 games b

but the presence of former pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. citpope francis has been leadina debate on whether the church's deabouview of abortion, contrace contraceptives, divorce and homosexuality need to change. polls show most think it is old. >> i'm strongly christian but i do believe this pope can open doors where in the past it was always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another conference later in the year on family issues. but they say the pope's attempts to modern eyes the church is an uphill battle. >> collects tcatholic who divord remarry and gay couples who adopt children is becoming the norm in the western world. the church can't just ignore them. >> reporter: the 19 new cardinals will be among those who make life-changing decisions for millions around the world. >> that was al jazeera reporting from vatican city. >>> the meeting between president obama and dalai lama went forward even though chinese government dem

former pope benedict joining pope francis this morning for a ceremony creating the cardinals who will one day choose the next pope. it's the first time the two have appeared together at a papal ceremony since benedict shocked the world with his retirement. >>> and slalom sweetheart. 18-year-old american mikaela shiffrin skis her way into the record books, becoming the youngest woman ever to win olympic gold in the slalom, but not without a big scare along the way. and she's here with us live to talk about her win for the ages today, saturday, february 22nd, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," at the olympic winter games, with lester holt live from olympic park in sochi, russia, and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to a very special split edition of "today" on this saturday morning, our final broadcast from sochi. i'm lester holt. erica, jenna and dylan are holding down the fort in new york, a sight for sore eyes. great to see you guys. what a win in the slalom for mikaela shiffrin. i've got

pope benedict xvi made an unexpected appearance at the ceremony. have that story from vatican city. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis come half coming from outside europe and none from the united states. but pope francis made it clear he wanted to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. there was a real surprise. it was the first time that pope benedict xvi attended a popel rite since resigning. pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality needs some rethinking. there was a worldwide poll on what catholics think of the church's stand on family and morals. the poll shows that i most think it is outdated and unrealistic. >> the pope is changing little by little. you have to take small steps because at the vatican you have to take a small process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian but i believe this pope will open doors that in the past have been kept shut. >> reporter: there is a conference later in th

peter, entrusted to me by the cardinals on the 19th of april, 2005. >> speaking in latin, pope benedictsent shockwaves through the catholic church when he announced his resignation. he became the first pope to step down in 600 years. 85 at the time, he chose to stay hishe vatican, swapping papal apartment for this residence in the garden. monastery in the middle of the vatican garden. he is living like a monk. he never goes out of his very simple and modest surroundings. he is living the life he always wanted before becoming pope. ratzingerl joseph spends his days studying and receiving visitors and playing the piano. his personal secretary, seen here dressed in black, says he has no regrets about turning over the papacy. in the year since his retirement, he has kept out of the limelight. his last public appearance was in december, when karen pope francis -- when current pope francis paid him a christmas visit. catholics might get another chance to see them both together on april 27, when the pair's predecessor john paul ii and john 23rd will be declared saints. >> iconic child star shi

the policy in the church today --mandated i pope benedict by pope benedict is zero tolerance for abusenvicted of abuses thrown out. 400 priests were expelled from the priesthood. this is not taken into consideration in this report. i think we deserve criticism. the church deserves criticism, but i think it would be better to make sure you keep implementing these policies and hold us to account for doing what we say we are going to do. >> the church has adopted helices desperate reports of the church has adopted a policy that led to the continuation of abuse. >> tell me. show me is what i would respond to that. the policy is very clear. zero tolerance for abuse. anybody elsey or knows of any priest involved in to thereport him commission. report him to the police. report him to the vatican. then he will be dealt with. priest are saying the should be removed. that is pretty obvious. it should go further than that you are saying. any bishops who protected priests should also be removed. would you agree with that? >> i have said this for years. i think if we had 20 or 30 or 40 bishops that

this excerpt looks at pope benedict's butler for leaking sensitive documents. >> pope benedict xvi opened on saturday. >> vatican television put a cram in the courtroom and a select group of journalists were invited inside. for those who witnessed the proceedings, it had all the elements of a show trial. >> it was so scripted and so narrowly focused on the fact that the butler had to have been the only one that showed the documents that leaked them to the journalists, that took them out of the safe -- the safety of the vatican. his defense lawyer was very much aligned wit prosecutor. everything was really kept on message. >> i was at the man's trial. there were documents that were leaked. he supposedly leaked nap were written in languages that he does not speak. how would he even know that they were important? >> nobody that i've spoken to, that i continue to speak to in the vatican, really believe that the butler did it. he's a scapegoat. >> the highest authorities in the vatican didn't want to show to the public opinion the network, how many supporters there were around the butler in th

peter's basilica is pope benedict xvi. many are from pope francis's concontine concontinent, south america. and we spoke to one. >> it's the celebrationful rio de janeiro's patron saint. despite the heat more and more people joined the procession, led by the archbishop. he is the newest cardinal from the world's most populous nation, brazil. he follows a path similar to that of pope francis, in connecting with his parishioners. indeed, he tells us that the new pope changed the way many priests relate to their flock. i think that as latin north america pope francis speaks to the church that is close to people. he insent vates bishops and police to get closer to ordinary people, listen to them and attend to them. >> this is one of six new cardinals from latin america, and the caribbean, named by pope francis. fran chess coe, who co-wrote a book when he was archbishop of wenna sirize says the choice is not surprising. >> there's a lot of room for latin america, more for the emerging notices. in the last three decades, latin am

welcome back to the gentle we begin with unprecedented seen as a fact you can see t leah today pope benedict the sixteenth killings the car and home to a friend says. the ceremony to install the new cardinals who will elect the successor it's the first signs of the two pipes have appeared togethered a retired a year ago becoming the most part sat down in wool from sixth century the home of pope benedict the sixteenth cent in the progress. as his successor and crosses innovative nineteen patients to the rank of cardinal. a it was the first time candidate to attend the typical sermon since he stepped down last year. in a close friend of benedict's gemini bishop cannot defeat me there was one of those in receipt of funds is his blessing to become caught them all. signs of the new costumes some from south america with two from but africa and asia the vatican says the inclusion of pendants from places such as kt and aquino thousand. thanks to its commitment to the pool says thanks to new cars tools and services and reminded them that the church meets them next year. in the eighties. thank you dea

pope benedict xvi was also there. >> the new cardinals were the personal choice of the pope. many were from developing nations. pope francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. the presence of pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it was the first time the former pope attended. it's been an important week for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. faced with opposition, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality needs rethinking. a poll was held on what catholics think about family and sexual morals. most are rejected as outdated and realistic. >> the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change, because it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality - i'm christian, but believe that the pope can open doors. >> the meeting came before a conference later in the year. the cope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorc

this pope is as loyal to christ and his doctrine as benedict. a cheap way to sell magazines. obviously take advantage of religion. when is the last time they consulted religion in a serious way? >> this is the same magazine that had the judgment to put one of the suspected it boston bombers on the cover. so actually pope francis was brought in according to statistics, 6.6 million more christians. >> absolutely. pope francis hopes people take interest in religion because it has something to tell us and catholicism was something people want to hear about. >> father murray thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. >>> and coming up, the biggest sporting event in the land tomorrow, the super bowl. how about the security, is it enough? stay with us. >>> the broncos and the seahawks will battle it out in the super bowl tomorrow. but law enforcement is fighting a different battle. trying to secure met life stadium for the 80,000 plus people. th is not an easy stadium to protect. located a few miles from manhattan, one of the busiest commuter zo

does this appearance you know, say in any way that there is still some influence by the retired pope benedictd benedict? >> well, i don't think it says there's any influence of benedict over francis, but i think benedict is smart enough to realize there are a lot of people in the catholic church who still do look to him as a point of reference and spiritual leader. i think it was probably important to him to be there today to show his support, not only for pope francis, but to show his support for those 19 new cardinals, who as you say, this is the first crop of new cardinals, it's him in effect putting his stamp now on the leadership of the church and we should say, it's a pretty remarkable group. not only is it remarkable globally, in addition to this four vatican figures and these 19 guys, they come from haiti and from the ivory coast and south korea and the fiphilippin. they are literally all over the map and then secondly, there is a clear love from the poor. not all of these cardinals come from inpov riched nations. in many cases, they come from the poorest die. we saw that in action to

this pope is as loyal to christ and his doctrine as benedict. way to sell magazines. obviously take advantage of religion. when is the last time they consulted religion in a serious way? >> this is the same magazine that had the judgment to put one of the suspected it boston bombers on the cover. so actually pope francis was brought in according to statistics, 6.6 million more christians. >> absolutely. pope francis hopes people take interest in religion because it has something to tell us and catholicism was something people want to hear about. >> father murray thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. >>> and coming up, the biggest sporting event in the land tomorrow, the super bowl. how about the security, is it enough? stay wit ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it. (dad vo) i want her to be safe. so, i taught her what i uld angot her a subaru. irl) piece of cake. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a suru, a subaru. but there are some places evenr. clean doesn't want to lug a whole bunch of cleaning supplies. that's why he created the mag

retired pope benedict xvi, most cardinals will be eligible to elect a new pope in the future. this is the first time the two popes have appeared together at a public religious ceremony since benedict retired last year. it's quite a sight. keep it right here on the fox news channel. [ music playing ] >> a baby gift from uncle sam. a top senate democrat is calling for universal savings accounts, giving $45u6789 bucks to every newborn baby. i have already told my sons, can you look a little younger. $45u6789 bucks. >> right at the get-go. >> out the gate. it will alleviate poverty and pay for college. all right at 10% 20 years later that's about $3,300 bucks. >> that won't get you a semester community college. >> the idea is you are adding. >> is this ingenuous? it's another free byes i will buy votes. i will make sure improving your life isn't on you, we got it. we'll take care of it. don't worry about it. we'll do it all. we'll put away some money for you. its all taken care of. >> ben stein. >> oh, charles is so red hot. by the way, why not make, give each child $100,000? then

. >>> pope benedict is denying speculation that he was pressured to resign. said the decision was his and his alone. friday marks the anniversary of his resignation. he was the first pope to step down in more than 600 years. the former pope defending his decision to continue wearing the traditional white gash. >>> it was a crime that was has gruesome as public, a british soldier run over and then hacked to death. video showing both men walking around holding the knives they used to commit the crime, never trying to run away or hide their faces. in december they were convicted of murder. today they are learning their fate. as soon as we learn of that sentence, we'll bring it to you live. >>> the head of the credit suisse bank, says none of the executives were aware of americans trying to hide their money to evade taxes. >> and now the jig is up, you say you want to cooperate but you can't do it because of swiss sec aresy laws. those laws don't apply in the united states. you are operating in the united states. >>> senators credit suisse helped $22 billion from

but the presence of pope benedict district was a real sign. since his resignation a year ago. been one of the most important weeks of pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole. faced with reported opposition inside the vatican, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teaches on divorce, hom homosexuality neede thinking. a poll was held on what the catholic'catholic church amountn family morals. most reject them as outdated and unrealistic. >> translator: the pope is paving way for change little by little because it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> translator: homosexuality, civil sewn i don't knows i am strongly christian but i believe that this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another key conference later in the year on family issues. vatican expert says the pope's'a attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> translator: catholics who divorce and remarry, even gay couples a

we'll tell you you why emeritus pope benedict xvi popped in on his successor, pope francis. check it out. i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chuy spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious. haha, that's a good one! haha! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. >>> there was a huge fire tearing lieu a marina in washington state. no one injured fortunately. the cause is under investigation. >>> crews at the national corvette museum, who knew there was one, but thank goodness. they trying to recover eight classic cars swallowed up in a giant sinkhole. >>> and an incredible day at the v vatican. pope emeritus benedict making a surprise visit, joining pope francis for a ceremony installing a new generation of cardinals. >>> president obama is trying to make good on a promise he made at the state of the union last month. >> i'm reaching out to some of the leading american foundations and corporations on a new initiative to help more young men of color facing especially to

to say we can't go away, we only have three minutes, no one said the most about vatican ii than pope benedict xvi. he said a lot before he became pope, which is gradually beginning to come true. the first thing, i'm not going to say i'm shocked or anything like that, i'm too old for that, but he said that pope paul vi was providing a document on liturgy premature me. i've never heard anyone criticize a predecessor, he wasn't pope yet. he said we do not direct the god directed part of liturgy he said it was too human. he said mass back to the people was important. and so then he becomes pope and egos some things that are at least funny as far as i'm concerned and not in a humorous way. the first one is to allow the unreformed bread of the mass in latin to be an extraordinary form of the eucharist and as i say at the same time this will not divide our church. well, the under formed right, if you celebrate it and look at it, creates one type of catholic, a consumer of priestly power. you're watching a show, there is no sense of being missioned because the priests are the ones in charge of religi

but the presence of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. s been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole. faced with opposition, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce, homosexuality needs some rethinking. last year a worldwide poll was held on what world thinks on the church's stand on family and morals. it shows that most reject them as outdated and unrealistic. >> the pope is paving the way for change little by little because it can't happen automatically. with the vatican you have to poll a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian but i do believe this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept shut. >> this week's meeting came before another important meeting on family issues but the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just

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the real risk is there's conservatives using against his risk, pope benedict, pope emeritus as an adversary of reforms of pope francis. this is a question mark for the papacy. >> thank you for joining us mass imo. this meeting was a run-up of an important meeting of college of bishops that will take place. issues will be discussed again, and important changes on the topics, such as homosexualitily or divorce or birth control may take place here in the institution that has made that the core of its teachings. >> thank you. >> lots more ahead on the al jazeera newshour, including syria suggesting a timetable to remove its chemical weapons as it misses another deadline. plus... >> i'm andrew thomas's on the south coast, with hopes that fish farming could be a way to save the southern blue fin tuna. >> in sport, two athletes sent packing from the sochi games after testing positive for a banned substance. >> first, corruption added to soaring rates of unemployment in zimbabwe. they use up it to eight currencies for legal tender. we have this report. >> this woman remembers using the defunct note

>> the pope is on board in implementing the policies that pope benedict put into place that every priest who's been involved in abuse is thrown out. >> reporter: but the u.n. report went beyond priestly sexual abuse. it also criticized the vatican for its positions on contraception, abortion, and homosexuality. the vatican called that criticism an attempt to interfere with catholic church teaching and the exercise of religious freedom. but holding priests accountable for the abuse of children, the vatican was told today, is not an issue of belief, but a criminality. mike taibbi, nbc news, london. >>> we'll take a break, and still ahead tonight, drug raid. overnight arrests and fast-moving developments into the investigation of the death of philip seymour hoffman. >>> and later, the monuments men. one of the real life heroes behind a daring rescue mission. >>> we're back with new developments tonight into the investigation into the death of actor philip seymour hoffman. four people have been arrested in an apartment building in new york city where hundreds of bags of heroin were found. we

pope benedict made a surprising sayre moan me. president obama will award the medal of honor to 24 vets. only three of the recipients are still alive. the president's been making a special effort to award the medal of honor to people posthumously. it had traditionally been folks who -- it was something he wanted to make sure to do. >> it's nice for them, their memory and their families. >> it's a big weekend for nascar fans. are you a big racing fan? >> yeah, i like it. i'm a bigger baseball fan. i can keep up, i think. >> drivers taking practice. at the daytona speedway for the first race of the season. more from daytona beach. >> there's always excitement when it's the daytona 500. the first nascar race of the year. and fans get incredibly excited. there's always a big story at daytona, it turns out. one of them is the number three car back. the first time it's been driven in daytona, when dale earnhardt died on this track, and turned 4. this year austin gill and is back, he's the grandson of richard childress, who was the drive

became the first pope to step down in more than six centuries. benedict xvi pope sat in the front row as his successor pope francis celebrated 19 archbishops to the rank of cardinal. it was the first time that an addict attended a papal ceremony since he stepped down last year. benedict, the of german archbishop, was one of those who received pope franci'' blessing to become cardinal. five of the new cardinals are from south america. two asia.frica and the vatican says the inclusion reflects the pope's commitment to the poor. pope francis thanked the new cardinals for their services and reminded them that the church needs them. thank you, dear brothers, thank you. behind the lord and let him lead us through the beloved will of god, the holy mother, the church. thank you. isthe position of cardinal the second-highest in the roman catholic church. with the new appointees, the vatican now has 218 cardinals in all. latestts, all of the from the penultimate day's action at the winter olympics in sochi. the netherlands has confirmed their dominance in the speed

retired pope benedict xvi joining pope francis.ardinals into the college of cardinals. this is the first time the two popes have appeared together in public. >>> pro testers have taken control of the capital city of kiev. meanwhile, ukraine's president has fled the presidential palace. >>> back here at home, a multistate listeria problem. one person in california has died. eight people if maryland infected, including three newborns. it's linked to a semisort latino style cheese. the cheese sells under several brand names. >>> if there was a girl scout badge for business vaf i have, this girl would be a shoo in. she set up her cookie shop across there the green cross marijuana clinic. her mother says she sold 117 boxes in just two hours. as customers emerged with an appetite, the store has invited her back. i believe that hunger craving is called the munchies? >> i would have no idea. our researchers. the fact that he can say that with a straight face. >> he's not straight anymore. he's cracked. thanks, ron. >>> back to the weather

on hand retired pope benedict and the two pope's first appearances together in a public ceremony. u.s. hockey fresh from the disappointment of losing to canada had a chance to salvage a bronze. but that didn't happen. the goal tender for finland turning away the shots. they lost 5-0. 50 kt anniversary of a boxing match, we revisit the fight that brought him to greatness. now to the ukraine, a deal reached yesterday failed to calm the anger. the parliament dismissed the president and saying he abandoned the office and he fled the capitol and calling it a coo. an act of resistence the protestor tearing down the statute and the former prime minister released from prison. our jennifer glass is on the ground in kiev and what is the release mens to the protests there? >> you know, they have been waiting for this for two and a half years and she's been a symbol of the protests here and the poster child of this independence square movement and they have been calling on her to be freeded and today that is what happened. freed from jail just a few hours earlier. >> i wanted to support you.

pope benedict was on hand as pope francis named 19 new cardinals.. the main job of electing the next pope and this time no american was selected. and playing a role in the box office. and an hour long special. and they are the producers of the now film son of god and joining shawn hanitty. they are discussing the religion in america. >> a lot of media play it as americans don't love god. so not true. we have been in 30 cities and churches are full. some are asking them to go on saturday night to make room for all of the new people coming on sunday. you can watch it on hanity 10 o'clock p.m. eastern. >> an update on baby sebastian in miami. we are now hearing from the aunt who performed cpr on the highway in thick traffic. her amazing coolness captured on the camera. she pulled over desperate for help after her five month old nenow stopped breathing. no one being step in and so she had to act. i had my training seven years ago and i was too nervous to do it and that's why i exited the car and creaming for help and asking for someone to do cpr and eve

they said there were errors and pope benedict insulted his appearance. the piece superficial journalism and says it is not the way to do good service to pope francis. >>> the author of the harry potter books says i made a huge mistake with the ending. >> i will kill you. >> no! >> this is the way we started. >> jk royaling says she regrets letting ron wes lee and hermoine granger get married in the final look. she believes she would have been happier with harry. >> it is now 11 minutes to the top of the hour. forget marriage counseling, go to the movies? is new research that says romantic comedies could safe your marriage. >> and to you it's jessica for coffee but for some it's a harmful disorder with scary signs that you may be addicted to caffeine. wow, this hotel is amazing. oh no. who are you? who are you? wrong answer. wait, daddy, this is blair, he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton. yeah, i didn't have to bid i got everything i wanted. oh good i always do. oh good he seemed nice. express deals. priceline savings without

but the presence of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole. pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, and results show that most reject them as outdated and unrealist unrealistic. >> the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change little by little. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil union, i'm strongly christian but i believe this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept truck. >> this week's meeting came before another key conference later in the year on family issues. but the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals will be among those to take life changing decisions for the millions of catholics aroun

. >> retired pope benedict is iting the record straight that he was pressured to resign in a letter to a newspaper, he says the decision to resign was his alone. this is a week after another fund reported he was pressured to resign by a group of cardinals opposed. he also is defending his decision to continue wearing a white cloth usually worn say are there are no other clothes available. friday is the first anniversary his resignation. bank of america is face new probes into the housing and foreign exchange practices saying in filing the prosecution is investigating if they have complied with government rules on north insurance on loans and they are looking into the quality of the loans passed along to fannie mae and freddie mac and has paid billions in legal claims. >> arizona becomes the center of a new gay rights controversy a just released poll shows american attitudes to the lgbt community has changed. a poll shows 53 percent of the country now support same-sex marriage up 21 points from a decade ago. the poll found someones with twice as likely to support same-sex marriage if th

but the appearance of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise. 's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole faced with reported opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality may need rethinking and the church's take on church morals. in polls most say it is outdat outdated. >> reporter: the change is little by little. it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps. in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian, but i think this pope will open doors that where before they were sh shut. >> reporter: another key conference will come later in the year on family issues, but the council say the pope's aattempts to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals will be a

retired pope benedict xvi joining pope francis.ted blending of papacies both past and present. the ceremony today was held to formally welcome 19 new cardinals into the college of cardinals. this is the first time the two popes have appeared together in public. >>> and in the ukraine, opposition leaders say they have taken control of ukraine's capital city of kiev. this comes one day after a european-brokered deal was reached between the embattled government and opposition leaders. meanwhile, ukraine's president has fled the presidential palace. >>> back here at home, a multistate listeria warning. the cdc says that one person in california has died and eight people in maryland have been infected, including three newborns. the outbreak is linked to a semisoft latino-style cheese. the cheese sells under several brand names. >>> if there was a girl scout badge for business savvy, this san francisco girl would be a shoo-in. she's 13-year-old danielle lee. she set up her cookie shop across from the green cross marijuana clinic. her mot

the last pope, benedict the 16th made it clear. there is no doubt nobody denies - not here in the vatican or the church around the world, that abuses have taken place, but i think it should be said that the vast majority of them are historical abuses. the vast majority go back to the "50, '60s, '70s, and '80s. there's a number of cases but there should be none coming in today. the significant thing, i think, about the - this document, this critique, it's a reflecks of the committee. they read the input and listened to a constructive dialogue. they admitted under this pope things are moving in a positive direction. but they also finger point. on the abuse question they say there was a code of silence imposed under the - under the penalty of ex communication on the vic timent and the proost. this is not true. there was no code imposed. people were told to be silent. there was no imposition of the code. >> people are told to be silent, is that imposing the will of the vatican saying, "you don't have a choice, you must be silent." >> t

pope benedict before that. he wasn't getting three covers.st time he was on it they sold 70,000 copies. edward snowden was probably most talked about. there is 1.2 billion catholics, i'm sorry christians in the world today. t that is such a huge built in audience. >> so the vatican is willing to put the pictures out and tells the story that went with it that one of his counselors had come in and taken the picture and presented it at the argentine consulate. it is not as if it was snuck out. i like on the other side of this the second kind of picture. so it is good public relations. but what i find amazing is that he is saying these things and indicating that the church is open in a lot of ways and the rock star pope. the doctrine of the church has not changed. >> that is going to take a long time to change thousands of years. he softens his tone on gay marriage and abortion and has spoken out more with the whole sex abuse of children scandal. he is at least talking about it. it will take a long time until he can get the word out. >> can't jus

. >> with pope benedict pressured to reline and responding to a controversy. >> a california team plungessible for the fall. >> which of the leading ladies takes home oscar gold? >> we have one actress standing out from the rest. ♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. get sta-green fertilizer now just $8 at lowe's. ♪ >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> much needed rain is falling across the bay area. mike nicco will tell us what to expect with live doppler 7 hd. >>> remembering two fallen police officers shot and killed a year ago. santa cruz is coming together this morning to on them. >>> arizona governor brewer responds on twitter facing national pressure to veto a controversial anti-gay measure. it is 6:00. >> our top story is the rain and how we just had a taste of it. the main course is on the way. mike? >> some of it is offshore. we are tracking it with live doppler 7 hd and the sprinkles are falling. it could be time to get the umbrella out. live doppler 7 hd shows the light-to-moderate radar returns around brentwood and discovery bay but most of the ba

together the papacy past, present, and future for the first time since his resignation a year ago pope benedictith pope franc francis. the two greeting each other at a ceremony that created 19 new cardinals. >>> and that's a quick look at stories making news on today's fox news flash. >>> turning to this developing story, a major catch for u.s. and mexican authorities in the drug war. a drug kingpin reportedly captured in an overnight raid. the u.s. government's saying that joaquin guzman was arrested in a mexican hotel. he was on the dea's most wanted list and faces multiple drug trafficking charges. his drug empire stretching through north america all the way to europe and even australia. >>> here's a warning you should pay close attention to, particularly if you are an apple lover, so, listen up, all you iphone, ipad and mac users. a major flaw in apple software is leaving your e-mail and other communications open to hackers. we've got the very latest on the story from new york. brian? >> hi, uma, at least one expert said the apple security flaw is as bad as you can imagine affecting nearly

it's the first time pope benedict and francis have appeared together since benedict retired a year ago new cardinals will vote for the next pope. >>> three patients have died. and according from for the centers for disease control the illnesses are linked to cheese. the cdc it was likely produced by ruse foods in delaware. listeria causes infections in people with week weakened immune systems. >>> flu deaths are rising. state health officials say 35 more people in careful died from the flu last week which means there have been 278 deaths this season. health officials say measles cases are on the upswing, too. 15 so far this year compared to two confirmed cases this time last year. of the 15, one case was in ail ameade da county, one in san mateo and two in contra costa county. one was a berkeley student who may have exposed her riders. >>> a berkeley-based startup is trying to change the way the world works. its clients can be anywhere and its employees are already everywhere. abc 7 news reporters jonathan bloom takes us to mobile works, a new company on a mission. >> reporter: that's