cardinal roger mahoney is answering questions about pedophile priests in the los angeles dioceses duringe as archbishop. church documents suggest mahoney knew priests were abusing children but went out of his way to shield the men from prosecution. >>> now a look at some of the stories trending right now. microsoft says it has been hacked. its investigators found malicious software in some computers. the techniques used were similar to those used to hack into computers at facebook and am. a homeless man in kansas city is being rewarded handsomely for a good deed. a woman dropped her diamond engagement ring into his donation cup by mistake. but when billy ray harris returned two days later, she was so grateful she set up an online fund for him and in about a week, $95,000 in donations have flooded in. >>> and first lady michelle obama has come up with a few new movies. right there. she's been grooving with tv host jimmy fallon dressed as a mom. they got on the floor there. grooving. showing a little sprinkler action during what's called the evolution of mom dancing. a little shake it up,

cardinal roger mahoney answering questions about another church scandal today. tell us about that, miguel. >> reporter: yeah, he's been deposed today. and that deposition, we understand, has just concluded. it sounds like he was talked to for -- or questioned by lawyers who are representing victims -- one victim. but there are 26 alleged victims of a priest who has since fled to mexico. his name, nicholas rivera. and roger mahoney's role in covering up those allegations for that priest back in the 1980s. this is the first time roger mahoney has been deposed since there were some 12,000 pages of documents released by the diocese here under court order back in january. he was also stripped of public duties, except for his karldnalship. he does say he tweeted yesterday, his spokesperson continues to say he will go to rome, he will vote in that conclave, he will take part in the conclave and vote for the pope. it says it's his duty, although some are beginning to wonder whether or not he will be invited into that conclave when he gets to rome. he may leave as soon a

these files are the strongest evidence yet that former archbishop now retired cardinal roger mahoney and his chief aide monsignor thomas curry plotted to conceal the abuse from police. in one correspondence in 1988, curry wrote: >> i think it's a good friday today. it's a really good friday. (laughs). >> reporter: 70-year-old udo strutynski says he was abused by a priest while in catholic high school. he says he felt abused again when higher ups threatened to throw him out of school if he told. >> these documents prove that we were telling the truth-- literally. it's independent proof. >> reporter: today, victims held a quilt with photos of the abused. esther miller says she was abused by a church deacon at aged 16. >> today means bittersweet. it's victorious. we were dealing with a giant called god. >> reporter: scott, we were unable to reach monsignor curry. in a statement today cardinal mahoney said he has already apologized, if he could undue past mistakes he would but he can't. >> pelley: bill whitaker in our los angeles newsroom. bill, thank you very much. that hostage standoff

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cardinal roger mahoney, the archbishop emeritus of los angeles will testify later this week over hisin shielding accused priests from law. both dolan and mahoney are among the princes of the church who will choose the successor to pope benedict xvi next month but ben tracy tells us that mahoney is under pressure to stay home. >> reporter: cardinal roger mahoney was the spiritual leader for four million catholics in los angeles, the largest archdiocese in the country. but many catholics are demanding the retired archbishop not attend the conclave. james salt is with catholics united. the group's petition with 6,000 signatures calls on mahoney to recruise himself from the vote. >> the conclave should be an opportunity to celebrate the future of catholicism. with the cardinal's participation, we are reminded of the sins of our leaders and second we're reminded of the general lack of accountability. >> reporter: church files released last month show mahoney conceald from police the names of priest accused of sex abuse. in 1988, he wrote to an aide: we can not give such a list for no caus

more now on cardinal roger mahoney blasted for the handling of sex abuse allegations back 30 years.n saturday, a three-hour deposition in a case of a priest that may have abused up ed chin the '90s. joining me now is james salt, executive director of catholics united. one of the groups that protested this weekend. thank you for your time. as we understand it, the cardinal tweeted out or communicated via the internet he is in rome and plans to participate with the conclave. what is your response so his defiance? >> well, we believe that cardinal roger mahoney's calling on him to recuse himself is a crisis of leadership in catholici catholicism. >> tell me more about your organization and mission. as we understand it, the cardinals believe it is their responsibility to god and to the church to participate in this. why is it so important for mahoney in your opinion and that of your organization to recuse himself at this point? >> well, we believe that cardinal o'brien set a precedence that he should follow. the grave impediment is that he perpetrated, cover-up of ped feel yeah and we b

successor toes pope benedict xvi next monthth but ben tracy tells us that mahoney is under pressure to stay home. ho >> reporter: cardinal rogeroney was the spiritual leader for four million catholics inon los angeles, the largest the archdiocese in the country. but many catholics are demanding the retired archbishop not attend the conclave. james salt is with catholics united. ja the group's petition, with 6,000. signatures, calls on mahoney to6, recuse himself from the vote.o >> the conclave should be an opportunity to celebrate the future of catholicism. op with the cardinal's participation, we are reminded of the sins of our leaders, and second we're reminded of the general lack of accountability. >> reporter: church filesaccoun released last month show mahoney concealed from police the names of priests accused of sex abuse. in 1988, he wrote to an aide:8, he wr mahoney no longer has any formal role in the local church. despite being sidelined here in lo los angeles, cardinal mahoney isah still considered to be in good standing with the catholice church. that means the 76-year-old istil required to vote in papal conclaves

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[foreign language of] >> meanwhile in los angeles yesterday cardinal roger mahoney testified under oath about abc news case he concealed the crimes about sexual abuse. he was unflappable of a answering questions. the timing of that case coincides with the charges by italian media claiming that the pope really resigned because of a huge sex and blackmail scandal about to be uncovered. cardinal timothy dolan said it seems to just be a smear campaign. >> speculation will the lie of the pope's resignation. let's just take him at his word. >> the vatican is calling those charges overnight deplorable. pope benedict does have one more appearance after his final blessing today. he will be at his regular audience on wednesday in st. peter's square, the day before he officially retires. reporting live in san francisco, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> thank you, kira. also new this morning former president jimmy carter is this san francisco for a speaking engagement today. he will be addressing the commonwealth club this afternoon on the challenges of a superpower. tickets are available through city b

nationwide group of reform-minded catholics gathered outside the home church of retired cardinal roger mahoney i would respectfully ask that you deliver this petition on to cardinal mahoney, that he recuse himself from the papal conclave. >> reporter: nearly 10,000 signatures pleading with the disgraced head of the roman archdiocese not to vote for the next pope. >> his participation in the conclave would only bring clouds of shame in a time that should bring springs of hope. >> reporter: the following day cardinal mahoney left for rome anyway to help choose the next leader of more than a billion catholics worldwide. >> may almighty god bless you. >> reporter: many u.s. catholics are outraged because recently released court documents show mahoney helped protect accused pedophile priests from law enforcement. >> his attendance at the conclave is a slap in the face to catholics and to victims. >> reporter: in the 1980s, she was abused by a catholic school teacher. she's now an activist with s.n.a.p., survivors network of those abused by priests. >> here's a man that we now know through these doc

. >>> california cardinal roger mahoney was questioned under oath this weekend about his handling of a sexual abuse case in the 1980s. the deposition involved a case where an ex priest is expected of molesting as many as 28 children. after the deposition cardinal mahoney is scheduled to fly to italy to vote for the next pope. catholic activists turned in 10,000 signatures urging mahoney to recuse himself from the vote but he tweeted that he would be leaving for rome in a few hours. >>> the brother of south african olympian and accused killer, oscar pistorius is also facing a charge of homicide. the athlete's brother, carl, faces a culpable homicide charge over a 2008 road death. a woman on a motorcycle was killed in the crash. >> the thing with road accidents is always a tough thing and it is also involved with the family. not good. >> the statement from the family said he deeply regrets the accident and blood tests prove he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time. oscar pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend and is free on bail. >>> members of congress have un

rome to choose pope benedict's successor, but some catholics are demanding retired archbishop roger mahoneyot attend because of his role in shielding sexually abusive priests. mahoney was the lead over the los angeles diocese and says he will attend the conclave. new york's cardinal timothy dolan will also attend the conclave. he was questioned wednesday about cases of alleged sexual abuse by priests while he was the head of the archdiocese of milwaukee. the 62-year-old cardinal is reportedly one of the front-runners to succeed benedict but on wednesday he wouldn't join in the speculation. >> all the cardinals are really embarrassed to talk about that, and we'd be uncomfortable talking about it. so i'll leave it at that. >> boston's cardinal sean o'malley is also reportedly on the short list. he has a reputation as a reformer in the aftermath of the priests' sex abuse scandal. >>> well a very lucky colorado skier lived to tell histale after being buried by an avalanche. anthony robinson said he couldn't help but smile while he was being rescued. he was on the slope saturday making his last

a new pope, i don't think it's going to -- that new pope is going to be saddled with cardinal roger mahoney. >> reporter: but the vatican supports mahoney. so does america's highest-ranking official. >> he's the first one to apologize for errors in judgment he made. i believe he should be at the conclave. >> reporter: the process to replace pope benedict is on fast track. the timing of all this, the deacon of the cardinals will summon the college of cardinals on friday to a meeting that will take place on monday. that won't be the beginning of the conclave. it's the beginning of the process. george? >> david, looking forward to joining you in rome for that in a couple days. >>> right now, we turn to washington and the budget stalemate that means across-the-board spending cuts to start to kick in on friday. no talks about solving the problem. instead, the two parties are fighting about what the cuts will mean and who's to blame. jon karl has more from the white house. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the white house is loudly sounding the alarms about what these cuts wil

he's cardinal roger mahoney of los angeles. get this.e's complaining about people who are offended and lashing out at the media for reporting on the controversy. he's tweeting a lot about it, about pope benedict's final general audience tomorrow. he's tweeting about the nice climate in rome, mid-50s he says during the day, upper 30s at night. great holy spirit weather, he says. he's tweeting and blogging about how unfair people are being to him. bear in mind this is a man who until late last month was stripped of all public duties after being revealed in church documents as someone who protected sexual predators. in a moment we'll talk to an abuse survivor and first casey wian with more on the controversy. >> reporter: members of a nationwide group of reform-minded catholics gathered outside the home church of retired cardinal roger mahoney. >> reporter: nearly 10,000 signatures pleading with the disgraced head of the roman archdiocese not to vote for the next pope. >> his participation in the conclave would only bring clouds of shame in

. >> reporter: here in rome, another american cardinal, roger mahoney, the retired archbishop of los angeles, is under fire for his role in moving and shielding abusive priests. not a contender for the papacy, mahoney faces his own deposition tomorrow, after which he will come to the vatican to vote for the new pope. this week an italian cardinal told a local newspaper mahoney should stay home, and some american catholics agree. >> all cardinals should be held to the highest standard. anyone whose hands are tainted should refrain from voting. >> reporter: cardinals from ireland and belgium are also mired in scandal, but that's not likely to stop them from voting. the vatican says all cardinals under the age of 80 must vote, unless they are seriously ill or otherwise prevented from traveling. and one of the things we'll be watching for in benedict's final days is whether he moves up the start date of the conclave to choose his successor. brian? >> anne thompson at the vatican in preparation for the vote there. anne, thanks. >>> still ahead for us on a friday night, the amazing rescue

saturday, cardinal roger mahoney answered lawyers' questions for almost four hours about an abusive priest under his management in los angeles and today, scottish cardinal keith o'brien was accused by three priests and a former priest of inappropriate behavior going back 30 years. o'brien denies the charges. pope benedict was told about this matter this afternoon. >> this business is not simply embarrassing, it is an impediment to the church getting on with its evangelical mission. >> reporter: even with all the problems, the faithful today insisted on saying thank you. now, tomorrow, the pope will meet privately with some cardinals and the vatican is promising an important announcement. the world is waiting to see if benedict will allow for the start date of the conclave to choose his successor to be moved up. lester? >> and anne, we noted that this was his final sunday appearance. will he make anymore public appearances before his resignation takes effect this week? >> reporter: he has got one more public appearance here in vatican city. he is going to hold his weekly audience on wednesd

archdiocese relieved cardinal roger mahoney of public duties after it was revealed he plotted to conceal child molestation priests. meanwhile, four priests have accused of a scottish cardinal of inappropriate behavior. they have reported cardinal keith o'brien to the vatican. the cardinal has denied the allegations. >>> hollywood's most celebrated actors are getting ready for the red carpet at the oscars, the 85th annual academy awards gets under way about five hours from now. this year could be one for the record books. we'll explain why in just a few moments, live from hollywood. >>> and stay with us, for our red carpet special beginning at 6:00 eastern time. >>> the far-reaching winter storm now dumping heavy snow across the central plains, denver has been slammed with several inches and is expected to get even more. and in the northeast, a messy weekend as well. this is what manchester new hampshire looks like. before it's all over, the winter storm could leave as much as ten inches of snow in some parts of new england. >>> all right on to south africa now. the older brother of oscar

and cardinal roger mahoney is under pressure to drop out amid conversations. >> he was the first one who said and apologized for errors in judgment when these issues were first coming before him as a young bishop. i believe he should be at the conclave and glad to see he left and look forward to seeing him there. >> he also said he supports the decision by pope benedict to keep the explosive leaks investigation under seal with the final report on alleged vatican corruption, only to be viewed by the pope and his successor. >> do you think these controversies threaten this conclave? >> no, i don't. the swirl of controversy will never be free of that, i'm sure, one way or the other. but that's not going to be the dominant theme, i don't think. >> the cardinal said it's unlikely, but possible that an american could be selected as the new pope. when i asked if he ever thought he could get elected. he admitted the thought had crossed his mind. kpix5. >>> still to come, the diet that can prevent the leading cause of death in america. heart disease. >> plus, culture shock at yahoo!. the new

s cardinal roger mahoney, church documents show that for more than a decade, he enabled priests to keepting children rather than report them to law enforcement. but mahoney's in rome excited about the vote, and blogging about how his critics are persecuting him. it's an election without a democracy. italians say they're used to it, even as the pope retires, another familiar face is making a comeback here. silvio berlusconi is trying to form a government. back again despite all his scandals. >> he should take an example from the pope. i mean, even the pope resigns and berlusconi is still there. >> reporter: here in italy, the pope has now become the definitive example of making a graceful exit. i'm david wright for "nightline" in rome. >> thanks to david, and we finish up with our closing argument now. a tragic catastrophe this morning as a hot air balloon carrying a group of tourists, mostly from asia, burst into flames and exploded over the historic egyptian city. at least 19 were killed, two injured. in a disaster now considered the worst hot air balloon accident in history. people ha

cardinal roger mahoney has been rebuked by an archbishop in l.a., stripped of all his public duties. that's the first time that's happened since the church child sex abuse scandals first became known. the archdiocese also released tens of thousands of pages of files for 122 priests accused of molestation in what is another huge embarrassment for the catholic church in america. >>> still ahead for us here tonight, we will remember the larger than life figure we lost today. >>> but first, we'll go to new orleans where it's down to four quarters of football, billions of dollars worth of advertising and marketing as a great american city prepares to host the biggest football game of the year. >>> and later, our visit to the other big game this coming weekend. >>> well, super bowl weekend is here with everybody gearing up for the parties, the food, beyonce at halftime, the ads, the unsanctioned wagering, the dueling brothers back story. and at some point, the actual game. nbc's janet shamlian reports tonight from new orleans. ♪ >> reporter: new orleans has always known how to throw a part

. >>> one of those with a vote is roger mahoney, the former bishop of los angeles. he's expected in court. he's facing a deposition of accusations he maneuvered behind the scenes to protect accused priests and to protect the church. despite those accusations and being removed as archbishop in l.a. he still remains a cardinal in the church and that qualifies him to cast a vote in selecting the next pope. critics are calling on mahoney to remove himself from voting. but cardinal law faced the same and still cast a vote in the election of pope benedict. >> varying opinions on who should be the next pope. the new leader will be in place in two weeks. today in downtown san jose many said they're sad to see the pope step down. they praise him for the work he's done but understand why he's retiring. some say they're looking for the church to go in a new direction. >> i think that it's good that he decided to resign if he feels that he's aging enough that he can't be in control of the church and the decisions, and perhaps it's time to put someone in who is significantly you

. >> and the timing, anne, coincidental, but cardinal roger mahoney of los angeles being deposed on the very issue of clergy sex abuse. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, he spent four hours with attorneys today as scheduled. and then after that questioning, the attorneys asked for more time. it's not clear whether he is still being questioned. however, cardinal mahoney is planning to come to rome to participate in the conclave, to select the new pope. earlier this week a cardinal here in italy suggested that he stay home for the role he played in shielding abusive priests. lester? >> anne thompson in rome tonight, thanks. >>> here in this country, more heavy weather is on the way. it's from that same storm that crippled parts of the midwest and it's now headed to new england. at the same time, a big new storm is churning out west. let's bring in meteorologist kim cunningham with the latest. it seems like a broken record. >> it does. we've been so busy, it's like every weekend we're getting a storm here in the northeast. this is the one that did bring all that snow

who will elect his successor have started to arrive, including controversial american cardinal roger mahoney, who is here despite calls for him to stay home because of his role in shielding sexually abusive priests in los angeles. these final days for benedict have been very difficult. he's seen a cardinal forced to resign, intense speculation over an internal investigation into leaked documents. but today the news was all about his new life. in retirement, he will be called pope emeritus. he will still wear white, just a simple cap and not the cape we're used to seeing. his red shoes will be traded in for a pair of brown loafers. in the modern church, this is the first time there will be two living popes. it's a potentially awkward situation, but few expect benedict to interfere with his successor. brian? >> anne thompson at the vatican in rome for us tonight. anne, thanks. >>> the first video is now emerging from a terrifying moment today in egypt, the fatal incident involving a hot air balloon. 19 tourists were killed when the balloon caught fire over the ancient city of luxor, plunged 1,

american cardinal roger mahoney has so far ignored calls to stay home from the conclave to choose the pope because of his conduct about abusive priests. >> if someone has erred in some way or another it doesn't stop their judgment in other matters. >> reporter: today cardinal o'brien resigned after being accused by three priests and a former priest of inappropriate behavior going back to the 1980s. ugly headlines that one vatican watcher says will shake the deliberations of the conclave. >> some of this is politics, but other parts of it are long delayed reckoning with problems that require facing and correcting in the church. >> reporter: despite the controversy, st. peter's square still felt like a well behaved mosh pit during benedict's final blessing. they came to say thank you to the pontiff speaking from his window for the last time. the pope said he's not abandoning the church but following god's call to more prayer and meditation. also this morning, the pope met with the three cardinals who prepared the secret report about the valileaks scandal. that report has been written ab

. >>> in los angeles, cardinal roger mahoney is no longer performing any public or administrative dutiese church. official action was taken in response to the priest abuse scandal and showing that mahoney and others tried to conceal abuse of children to police. >>> we have new video of a very rare white tiger cubs born at a private zoo. these rubs are all doing well. they're very cute. they're only about 300 white tigers worldwide. >>> and some very cute pubies are getting ready for pubby bowl nine, a traditional on animal planet. they get a good view of the action and the cheerleaders will perform. you don't want to miss that kit qui halftime show. >>> and for the world of animals predicting super bowl champions, we have a grizzly bear named ozzie given a choice of two banana pies marked with the two teams. he ate the ravens pie which may indicate that baltimore is his choice. but then again, he also ate the pie marked san francisco. it could be a close game or he could be a hungry bear. >>> moving on to business, the dow shot up nearly 1,000 points last month. the s&p 500 saw the bigge

today, he addressed the controversy surrounding another california cardinal, roger mahoney, and calls him for not to participate in the papal conclave. church maloney participated in a cover-up for priests who sexually abused children. >> he's the first to have said and apologized for theeres in judgment he made when they were first coming before him. >> tim lenin was raped and accused by his parish priest. he doesn't think mahoney deserves to select the next pope. >> those kind of officials, no matter what institution, should not be part of the process of any decision of the hierarchy. >> despite the outcry, cardinal maloney left for rome saturday. cardinal le vada leaves for tomorrow. >>> a bald eagle, on a joyride, from palo alto to redwood city. the joyride is over tonight. jean elle joins us in palo alto, where the eagle has landed. jean? >> reporter: it has landed safely. the eagle is safe here,al the palo alto junior museum and zoo, after several days of free flying. her trainer tempted her with some food. and she landed tonight in redwood city. >> she took off on saturday afte

among them, roger mahoney of los angeles and shaun brady of ireland, both of whom covered up for pedophile priests. today new allegations. four priests in scotland told a british newspaper he made unwanted sexual advances. the cardinal, known for his outspoken views on homosexuality denies the charges. >> when you have a transition, you get tons of rumors and whispers. most of them are not true. >> reporter: today benedict asked for a show of good faith. david write, abc news, the vatican. >>> tomorrow oscar pistorius will support to a south african police station for the first time since he was released from jail. twice weekly visits are a condition of his bail as he's charged with premeditated murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. her parents gave their first television interview since their daughter's death. >> all i want, whether it will help thim or it won't, he must come up with the honest truth. >> you can't come to terms with this. >> pistorius maintains he mistook steenkamp as an intruder. the prosecution says he shot her after a heated argument. >>> af

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. >> should los angeles archbishop roger mahoney take part in the process of electing the next pope. question many are asking after he was stripped of his duties by his successor at the largest catholic diocese in the u.s. recently reed documents show mahoney and other officials worked to shield child molesting priests and keep catholics unaware of sexual abuse in their parishs. >> there is one faction of cardinals who don't appreciate the fact that mahoney was accused in this way. but there are also cardinals who now think his presence would stain this conclave. some feel it would be better if mahoney didn't take part. >> reporter: mahoney will be deposed next week about how he handled a visiting mexican priest. his testimony will take place just days before the conclave is set to begin. >> we could literally see him go from the courtyard to the conclave and that would be a huge embarrassment for the church. >> reporter: some say mahoney is a scapegoat. >> he is now the flavor of the month. his case is railroad recent but there may be others who also -- is very recent but there may

. >>> in los angeles, cardinal roger mahoney was unflappable as he answered questions under oath todaye was deposed for nearly 3-1/2 hours about his handling of clergy sex abuse cases during his time as los angeles arch bishop. church documents have suggested that mahoney knew priests were sexually abusing children but went out of his way to shield arrest. >>> today french president said france is engaged in the final phase of the fight against militants who are believed to be hiding in a mountainous area. troops from neighboring african nations are scheduled to move in. >>> take a look at this blaze in a fireworks warehouse in china. firefighters say the fire started in a candle company on the third floor of the building then spread down to the ground floor where the fireworks are stored. firefighters say it took about four hours to put out the flames. the good news no one was injured. >>> freezing, hold for five seconds. >>> in hong kong, 101-year-old runner chasting says tomorrow he will run his last competitive race. just two months shy of his 102nd birthday, ching is planning to t