. —— theodore mccarrick. 88—year—old is facing a vatican trial, and has already been barred from carrying out any ministry. he becomes the first man to leave the college of cardinals in almost a century. john mcmanus reports. and to speak with civility and pray together... theodore mccarrick was one of the best—known clerics in the us catholic church. as of now, he is no longer a cardinal. he submitted his resignation to the pope after allegations that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. he denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese said that they were credible and substantiated. due to the statute of limitations, too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick who had already finished his duties to seclude himself in a life of prayer and penance until after his trial. the scandal is doubly embarrassing because he was involved in drafting guidelines on

in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick, who had already retired from active duties, f prayer and penance until after his trial. the case is particularly embarrassing for the vatican because mccarrick was heavily involved in drafting guidelines when the sex abuse scandal first broke in the us church. from now on, anyone who has this problem who is credibly accusative, will never work in the united states, that's clear from what the holy bible says. 0ther unsubstantiated allegations have since emerged in the us media, including claims that the former archbishop coerced seminarians into sharing his bed. and two dioceses in newjersey have revealed that they received three allegations of sexual misconduct with adults, two of which they settled financially. some catholics have now called for a formal vatican investigation into the us church, similar to recent one in chile, amid accusations that senior clerics knew about rumours surrounding theodore mccarrick for years. john mcmanus, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: tens of thousands join rallies acro

theodore mccarrick was one of the best—known clerics in the us catholic church.nger a cardinal. 0n on friday evening he submitted his resignation to the pope, the consequence of an investigation by the archdiocese of new york over allegations he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. he denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese said that they were credible and substantiated. due to the statute of limitations, too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution, but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick, who had already finished his duties, to seclude himself in a life of prayer and penance until his trial finishes. the case is particularly embarrassing for the vatican because theodore mccarrick was involved in drafting guidelines on sexual abuse following former scandals. anyone with this problem will never work in the united states, that is clear. 0ther unsubstantiated allegations have also emerged including that he coerced former seminarians into sharing

theodore mccarrick was one of the best—known clerics in the us catholic church.he is no longer a cardinal. he submitted his resignation to the pope after allegations that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. he denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese said that they were credible and substantiated. due to the statute of limitations, too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick who had already finished his duties to seclude himself in a life of prayer and penance until after his trial. the scandal is doubly embarrassing because he was involved in drafting guidelines on sexual abuse following former scandals. anyone with this problem will never work in the united states, that is clear. other unsubstantiated allegations have also emerged including that he coerced former seminarians into sharing his bed. two dioceses in newjersey said they had received allegations of sexual misconduct with adults, two of w

>> reporter: again, u. -- theodore mccarrick petitioned the pope to be relieved of his position with of today the pope agreed. he said that the -- that mccarrick would be suspended from any public ornistry. thisagain from the vatican today. mccarrick chg was the archbishop of washington from 2006 to 2006. he retired in 2006 but maintained a position as ambassador to the church both here and abroad. allegation of abuse started to surface. some of them dating back 50 years frome eople at me young priests or seminarians. preceded his position in washington. including some folks in new york. mccarrick becomes the highest ranking officialnhe catholic church to come under the sex t scandalst have plagued the church for some years now. he had been tolby theope to remain in position of prayer and seclusion. offer penance until the accusations against him were except in a trial which usually happens at the vatican. those dates f t such al has been set at this point. this position, this news of the latest from theodore mccarck adds new life to this story. again, thisas shockedome folks locally

devastating wildfire in northern california. >>> pope francis accepts the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. the pop ordered him to a life of prayer and penance and took away his titleck mccar will now know known as archbishop mccarrick. the pontiff taking swift action even bore he faces a church trial per sexual allegations. he was a urbeloved f in our region for decades. news4's aimee cho is live at st. matthew the apost in northwest. aimee? >> reporter: he was a real estate leader for half a million people. we've been talking to members of the catholic church tonight. several told us they are shocked and horrified by these allegations. they say they feel religious leaders should be held to an especially high standard. one church member said if the allegations are true, she'd like to see him go t jail. another member pointed out to us there's a building named for him, it's the mccarrick family center in silverspring, which houses catholic charities. that church member telling us l be opes that building w rename we talked to one member who used to be a mem

theodore mccarrick is one of the best—known cardinals in the catholic church. submitted his resignation to the pope after allegations that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 15 years ago. he denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese says that they were credible and substantiated. too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick who had already finished his duties to secluded himself in a life of prayer and penances until the accusations are examined. the scandal is doubly embarrassing because he was involved in drafting guidelines on sexual abuse following former scandals. anyone involved will never work in the united states, that is clear. other unsubstantiated allegations have also emerged including that he co—lost former seminarians into sharing his bed. there were also three allegations of sexual misconduct with adults two of which we re misconduct with adults two of which were settled financially. many catholics

theodore mccarrick is no longer a cardinal. pope francis stripped him of his tietled over allegations of sexual abuse. seth doane has the story. >> reporter: cardinals are called princes of the catholic church, and amid this elite group, cardinal theodore mccarrick stood out as one of the most public figures in the church. by stripping him of the rank of cardinal, pope francis is sending a message, says greg burke, the director of the holy see press office. >> what this means is that no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse, you are going to be held accountable. >> reporter: the 88-year-old had been removed from public ministry earlier this summer after a church panel ruled he'd abused a teenage altar boy in the early 1970s while he was a priest in new york. in recent weeks, a number of other sex abuse allegations against minors and adult seminarians have surfaced. theology professor candida moss says the problem is systemic. >> we're not just talking about the abuse of minors

the theodore mccarrick center is now the catholic charity center. mccarrick faces accusations of sexual abuse. over the weekend, pope francis accepted his resignation. >>> an updaten the homicide we tracked yesterday. ince george's police say that giovani litt was gunned dow in ont of his own home. the two knew litt rndbed him before the shooting. top storiese the we're following for you. twoie more d.c. fam have lost loved ones to shootings in the district. a man was shot and killed ee ee 19th street. >>> d.c. police hope an inease in we railroad money will lead makiyaormation about wilson's murder. surveillance cameras caught the gunmen shooting in all directions. >>> the trial against paul manafort gets under way tay. the former campaign manager is the first to face charges. more on what manafort ised accus of. >>> trump is threatening to shut down the government if democrats don't support a border wall. >>> could we soon be saying good-bye to s natsr bryce harper. mlb.com is talking about possibly trading him. the a natsre letting other teams kno

archbishop theodore mccarrick, now stripped of his title of cardinal for allegations of sex abuse.oday members of the church telling us, they never knew about the accusations. >> i cannot believe that would be hypocrite cal. it is hypocrite cal.t' >> pretty hard for me to stay with an organization where this seems to be an institutional problem. so, yeah, i think t it's fr top down and i couldn't stay catholic because of it. >> leaders at the top promising change. pope francis ordering him to a life of prayer and penance, and telling him n to go out in publicin card wuerl told our news partner, wtop, he views thi as a big step forward. >> the pope is saying, we need to show tha w are hearing these things, paying attention to them, and acting. >> reporter: mccarrick put out a statement, saying he has no memory of the encounter and that he's innocent. >> it's encouraging people who have kept thesehings buried to step forward and say, even though this happened a long time ago, i wantwou to kt happened. >> and catholic church members hoping it never happens again. >> t church has to mo

cardinal theodore mccarrick served as the archbishop in rare francis has accepted his resignation. we get more now from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: tonight theodore mccarrick is no longer a cardinal. the adviser to presidents and popes resigning his red hat. the first american cardinal ever to do so. his decision forced by a month of abuse allegations dating back to the 1970s. from an altar boy that american church officials found credible to seminarians who say mccarrick preyed on them, to this family friend. interviewed today by nbc station wrc. the man identified only as james wants to remain anonymous but says mccarrick started abusing him when he was 11. >> i thank god that somebody finally stopped him. and it gave me an opportunity to was going to believe me. >> reporter: tonight, there is no word from mccarrick on james' claims. >> translator: god weeps. for the sexual abuse of children. >> reporter: three years after pope francis spoke those words in philadelphia, abuse still stains the church. last month, francis accepted the resignations of five bishops in chile for

this was the theodore mccarrick center. now it's the c catholicrities center. the former archbishop of washington is facing accusations of sexual abuse. he could face trial within the catholic church. >>> the president say he ho problems shutting down the government if congress doesn't meet hison immigra demands. president trump spoke at a news conference today with italy's prime minister. he called the u.s., quote, the laughingto of the world because of its immigration policy. the president wants funding for his proposed border wall and reductions in immigration. neither republicans nor democrats have been receptive to the idea. on and rain is popping up the storm team 4 radar. the wet stuff is goingo be th us for most of this week, but don't get too discouraged. nt'll have p of dry patches in there as well. amelia is fine tuning her foreca and will join us on the set here in a few minutes. >>> it is a program that sparked debate about privacy when it comes to travel. air marshalls doing secret peoplellance on everyday >> the targets often have no criminal rec

now, to the latest information on the controversy surrounding theodore mccarrick's resignation from the catholic church. his name is no longer on a building in springer spring. the theodore marrick center is now the catholic charity center. mccarrick faces accutions of sexual abuse. over the weekend, pope francis accepted his resignation from the college of cardinals. >>> gun viole is causing d.c.'s murder rate to increase ly this year. >> two men were shot and killed in two deadly shootings in day. justin finch is live at police headquarters with more on the ooting and how the community is responding. good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning. well,angie, police are pointing out they are working to target illegal weapons and those who carry tthem. fose communities who live close to gun violence, there is fear and frustration. neighbors feel they have to lied in their homes for safety. tho more shootings and two more dead. first happened close to 5:30 yesterday evening, on the 1400 block o maryland avenue, right around the corner where there is sha shooping and restaurants and bar

the theodore mccarrick center ia now tholic charity center. carrick faces accusations of sexual abuse. over the weekend, pope francis accepted his resignati from the college of cardinals. >>> today, metro and union ee leaders will to try to avoid a strike that would affect commuters. the largest union threatened to go on sike over custodian assignment. that would have allowed custodians to remain in their positions. this relies on the contract between metro and the union, concerning issues tied to wages and benefits. >>> an update onic the he we tracked yesterday morning on news 4 today, prin george's county police, said giovani litt was gunned down on sunday night. police have charged two men with murder. they say the two new him and robbed him before the shooting. >>> body camera video of a montgomery county police officer shooting and killing a man iso expected be released this week. now, we're lg the officer will not be charged. prosecutors cleared the officer in last month' shooting. cell phone video captured the aftermath in a silver spri

the archdiocese is reactgng to the reion of theodore mccarrick. he is accused of sexlly abusing a years ago.nearly 50 the archdiocese of washington issued a statement. the statement reads in part -- for more than 30 years, the archdiocese of whington has encouraged survivors of sexual b e would offer assistance to survivors of abuse in hopes of bringing healing to those who were harmed. you can read the entire statement from the archdiocese in our nbc washington app. in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick's title before his church title. mccarrick has denied the allegations. >>> right now, the search is on for the hooded gunma who killed three people over the weekend. two men used a rifle handgun to fire into a crowd on saturday night. the gunman allegedly stood over one person and shot them several times. two men one woman died. >> it's sad and it's heartbreaking. put the guns down. >> police believe the shooting is gang-related.e in is fth shooting involving ten or more victims in new orleans in the past six years. >>> this m

we'll have the latest on cardinal theodore mccarrick.r and hasn't been seen since. the latest on the search straight ahead. >>>ch we're wg very nice conditions out there right now. the sun is shining.ty the humin the low side and esfortunately, rain chancre returning. we'll talk about that in the ten-day forecast coming up. >>> all that and more and then in the 9:00 hour we are going to be live on facebook as well. we're on air ck here in just a moment. somethinlike that.g >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >>> a massive fire forced more than 80 people out of their homes in prince george's county. now work is under way to get them help and find out what caused this huge fire. >>> a tractor-trailer goes chesapeake o t bay. this morning, search crews are on the water trying to find the driver. >>> one month after fiveil peop wered in the capital gazette shooting, the tight-knit annapolis community is holding a benefitce c to help families and heal some emotional wounds. >>> welcomeon "news4 today" on the final weekend in july, if you

. >>> theodore mccarrick's resignation is a cardinal of allegations of sexual abuse is sending shock waves through the catholic community in our area. one man tells new 4 he was just 11 years old when mccarrick be hn abusing. he didn't want to reveal his identity but says the resignation of the fmer chbishop of washington is giving him a new sense of freedom. >> i liv in a prison and it easy.t been kiday we're putting up that door and w out through the street and letting the sun hit my face for the first time ever. >> asccarrick's make is moved from the cardinals of college it's alsoissing from a building in our area. darcy spencer joinse us l to see what happened this weekend. darcy? >>ka eri as you may not. mccarrick was a respected and well-known leader here in washington and people haven b speakingpe tle about these developments and how many feel betrayed and how many are now asking for an independent investigation? >> the building in silver spring is now t called catholic charity center, but upst until week it was the theodore mccarrick center. thehe name of wormer archbishop of

this was the theodore mccarrick center in silver spring, b it's a catholic charities center. mccarrick's name was removed last week as the catholic church investigates allegationsf sexual abuse made against him. the center offers low-cost servicesuch asmedical, dental and legal help and there's a pantry. those services will continue. mccarrick resigned from the college of cardinals over theek d and one of his accusers came forward telling news 4 iny any that mccarrick had subjected him to decades o abuse. steven white is a fellow at the ethicslind pubc policy center in the northwest and says the progress byking taking allegations seriously and taking action >> there's a new generation of catholics doling with these issues not for the first time, and there's lot less hand-wringing and a lot more anger and willingness to root this out once and for all, and i'm hoping that that will be the casee?his t mccarrick is in seclusion ordered to lead a life of praye and penance. he's denied these quesseons. >> becf the allegations mccarrick could face trial within the catholic church. >>

pope francis has ordered theodore mccarrick to lead a life of penance until his trial ends. thousands of people are evacuating their homes northern california where a wildfire has been out of control since monday. two people are known to have died. the two front—runners in zimbabwe's presidential election have addressed large crowds of supporters in harare on the last day of campaigning. monday's poll is the first since robert mugabe was ousted from power last november. welshman geraint thomas is set to win the 2018 tour de france after retaining the yellowjersey at the end of today's time—trial 20th stage. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the days news. first, our world. it was a murder that sent shock waves around the world. a prominent russian journalist has been shot dead. arkady babchenko was an outspoken critic of president vladimir putin... but one day later, he was from the dead. tonight, for the first time, the inside story of the fake murder. translation: they put pigs‘ blood in my mouth and then when i was shot, i fell to my knees a

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catholics in the district rediting to f out the news that longtime amp bishop theodore mccarrick isin from his post amid sexual pews claims. >> civil rightcon and congressman john lewis is waking up in the hospital this morning. the latest on hiscondition. >> and the district is a city of even more champions. weeks after t caps broke city championship drought another d.c. team bringing home cu tell you about that in just minu minute. first want to welcome you in here it's 7:00 on the toth this sunday morning. i'm adam tuss. >> i'mie ang goff. we have another great forecast for the day. >> let's check in with lauryn rickts here in thetudio to tell us bo out it. what have you got? >> i have conditions out there, adam. although we're seeing more cloud cover, temperatures at 70 degrees. we'll tak them up another 2 degrees during the 7:00 hour and then 80 degrees by 11:00 a.m. youee can behind a lot more cloud cover. we're going to continue with more cloud over compared to yesterday. that's going to hold the temperature into 80s for dtime high, yesterday 87, right around 85. d.not too anot

the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were crediblend substantiated. the 88—year—old is the first man to leave the college of cardinals in almost a century. the two main candidates in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections have addressed large crowds of supporters in the capital, harare. president emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party faces a challenge nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc. parts of the uk have had almost a month's rainfall injust a few hours, as thunderstorms replaced the long summer heatwave. lightning strikes added to the misery of thousands of travellers, with cancelled flights and trains on one of the busiest weekends of the summer. stanstead airport and eurotunnel were badly affected. here's simonjones. the holiday getaway from hell. the queues grew and grew at stansted airport as flights were cancelled. blamed on the thunderstorms that meant planes could not fly safely. ryanair, the main operator at stansted, has apologised to customers. it's just incredible how unaccountable they are. there's no one here to deal w

onne 4 today," catholics in the district are reacting to finding out that longtime archbishop theodore mccarrick in reg from his post amid sexual abuse claims. >> civil right icon and congressman john lewis is waking up in the hospital this morning. the latest on his condition. >> we're the champs again, even more in the district, a week after tp champions drought another d.c. team brings home a trophy. congratulations to the washington valor. >> yes. big congrats. >> the football championship m thank you sh for being here with us at 10:01 on sunday morning i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff hide and seek was the best way to describe, start out with sun, then clouds, now back out. what's next? >> we're going t continue to see partly cloudy skies today. a little more cloud cover than yesterday. yesterday w u made it to 87. we're going to be low- to mid-80s today. mainly dry. a beautiful view of our live capital camera out there right now. you can see a little bit of cloud cover, a little bit of haziness behind this graphic. right there the graphic says 78e de it is refreshing, it is mild, it is jus

the arch diocese of washington reacting to the resignation of former ahbishop of washington, theodore mccarrick, and they just released a lengthy statement on the abuse allegations against the former cardinal. forstatement reads in part more than 30 years, the archdiocese of washington has encouraged survivors of sexual abuse to come forward and has sought to not only addclss ms of abuse swiftly but to also offer assistance to survivs of abuse inhe hope of bringing healing to those who have been harmed. you can read the entire statement from the archdiocese in our nbc washington app. >>> in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick'sle cardinal t even before his church trial. mccarrick has denied the allegations. >>> a fight to keep the peace oss in prince george's county. top u.s. lawmakers are now hoping that the u.s. supreme court overalls a lower court's decision. according to the daily caller, texas senator ted cruz and house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana, filed a legal argument last friday. more than 100 members of congress, including both democrats and republican

. >> ninan: an unprecedented move by pope francis, stripping cardinal theodore mccarrick of his rank over allegations of sexual abuse. >> when it comes to sex abuse, you are going to be held accountable. >> ninan: and in nicaragua, more antigovernment protests, and doctors say they're being threatened for helping injured demonstrators.

pope francis accepting the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick. of washington. one of the most powerful catholic officials in the u.s. the pope ordering the former archbishop to a life, quote, life of prayer and penance. the 88-year-old stripped of his rank and title and sentenced to remain in seclusion until his church trial. resignations by catholic cardinals are extremely rare. the last one back in 1927. >>> and we're learning more about a devastating motel fire on southeastern shore of lake michigan. an entire family killed in benton harbor. the sheriff's office reporting five children lost their lives in that re, 1. thei26old mother als killed.heot ignited. 90% of the room sustaining smoke, fire or water damage in that deadly blaze. no word yet on what started that fire. >>> now to that wild police chase in south carolina. intense dashcam video, revealing a suspect's attempt to flee. her suv rolling over the 24-year-old woman thrown from that vehicle but somehow surviving. here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: incredible dashcam video that plays out lik

the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were crediblend substantiated. the 88—year—old is the first man to leave the college of cardinals in almost a century. the two main candidates in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections have addressed large crowds of supporters in the capital, harare. president emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party faces a challenge nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc. it's the first presidential poll since robert mugabe was ousted from power in november, now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill, and this week we're discussing the british prime minister's summer charm offensive in europe and asking, what is the new deal in the middle east? we'll discuss syria, iran and the us's approach. my guests this week: the british politicaljournalist steve richards, with us before he heads off to the edinburgh festival with his one—man show; from germany's die welt, stephanie bolzen; the editor of the abu—dhabi—based daily the nation, mina al 0raibi,' and the american writer and b

the vatican announced today that archbishop of washingto d.c., cardinal theodore mccarrick, who faces multiple sexual abuse charges, resigned. the 88-year-old mccarrick was june afstr a churchministry had sexually abused ations teenager 47 years ago to be enedible. since thore abuse vilegations have come to light, along with ence the church edew about them. pope francis ordccarrick to remain in seclusion until a church trial is heldes thousands prd across russia today challenging a government plan to raisehe pension ag marchers demanded a national refereum on a plan to raise the pension age from 60 to 65 for men and fr 55 to 63 for women. the opponents say woers won't live long enough to receive their pensions. spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved nearly one thousand north african migrants attempting to cross the editerranean sea in just past two days. 20,000 migrants have arrived in sp sea so far this year. many are now trying to cross from algeria and morocco int spain; after the libyan government cracked down on migrant boats off its coast. more than 1,500 migrants g t

the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were "crediblestantiated". now on bbc news, click. this week, the green dome. deep blue sea. and that yellow jersey. the eight planets in our solar system, all unique and instantly recognisable. and don't they look amazing from our viewing platform here in outer space? now what we really won't show you is just how good visuals have become. not only does the graphics computer generate all of these lovely images but as the cameras move about, the objects in the background appear to stay in their correct positions. now this is not easy. this technology originally came from the movies and now it has come to tv. so, here we are in the bbc‘s virtual studio, and the first thing you will notice is obviously that the graphics computer replaces anything that is green with the background. but, in order to draw all of the objects in the right place in 3—d space, the computer needs to know exactly where the cameras are so it can draw everything from the right angle, and that is why all the cameras have this set

the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were "credible and substantiated". the 88—year—old is the first man to leave the college of cardinals in almost a century. nearly 40,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern california as strong winds fan dozens of wildfires. at least five people are reported to have been killed and 12 are missing. thousands of emergency workers are fighting the fires, which have destroyed more than 500 homes. the two main candidates in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections have addressed large crowds of supporters in the capital, harare. president emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party faces a challenge nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc. it's the first presidential poll since robert mugabe was ousted from power in november. now, what is the perfect way to celebrate your 80th birthday? how about a trip around the world on a private plane? that is what one couple from cheshire have decided to do, but they won't be travelling on a luxury jet. do, but they won't be travelling on a luxuryjet. jimjone

pope francis has accepted the resignation of the former archbishop of washington, cardinal theodore mccarrickime as a bishop. the pope says mccarrick is no longer a member of the college of cardinals and has ordered him to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion while the church investigates the allegations. the headlines on bbc news: travel disruption at airports, on the roads and at the channel tunnel, as the recent heatwave continues to cause problems. some ryanair flights from stansted have been cancelled. mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is occasionally providing a poor service — and apologises. the world's largest firefighting plane — carrying about 70,000 litres of water — is heading towards northern california where a wildfire has been out of control since monday. thousands of firefighters are continuing to battle the fire, six days after it started. two people have been killed by the flames and hundreds of buildings have been dest

the catholic church found that allegations theodore mccarrick had sexually abused a teenager were "credibleubstantiated". the 88—year—old is the first man to leave the college of cardinals in almost a century. those are the latest headlines. now, it is time for westminster in the review. though welcome to a hot and sultry westminster where the temperature has been rising inside the chamber and out. coming up on this programme, covenant and opposition mps harangue ministers as the government grapples with the uk's expert from the eu. a strong, independent, self—governing britain but is generally open to the world. —— genuinely. not the permanent limbo of checkers. theresa may says she has a plan for a principle yet practical brexit. but there is u nrest practical brexit. but there is unrest in the commons and the laws. —— lords. unrest in the commons and the laws. -- lords. the eyes have it. also on this programme, ministers promised an end to what is called the hostile environment to immigrants in the wa ke environment to immigrants in the wake of the windrush scandal. and as the government

the archdiocesengs reac to the resignation of theodore mccarrick. he is accused o sexually abusing a teenage boy nearly 15 years ago. the archdiocese of washington issued a statement. for more than 30 years, the archdiocese of washington has encouraged survivors of sexual abuse would offer assistance to survivors of abuse in hopes of bringing healing to those who were harmed. you can read the entire statement from the ahdiocese in our nbc washington app. in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick's title before his church title. mccarrick has denied the allegations. 14 rig >>> right now, the search is onn for the hoodedn who killed three people over the weekend. two men used a rifle handgun to fire into a crowd on saturday night. the gunman allegedly stood over one person and shot them several times. two men an one woman died. >> it's sad and it's heartbreaking. put the guns down.e >> pollieve the shooting is gang-related. in is the fifth shooting involving ten or more victims in new orleans in the px years. >>> this morning, we're l

archbishop cardinal theodore mccarrick has resigned add the pope accepted his resignation.buse allegations. mccarrick was removed from ministry after beingus aed of fondling a teenager more than 40 years ago. t >>> te right now is 6:56. here are four things to know this saturday. a body was found near a home in annandale. the body has been decomposing and there are no signs of a crime. the body has not been identified. >>> five kille in two shootings. they found the suspected gunman and another man dead at arb n house. >>> the search continues for a tractor-trailer and the driver who crashed off the chesapeake bay bridge tunnelast night during severe weather. police say that a van carrying fiveeople was also involved but they're okay. >>> annapolis willte reu for annapolis rising. it's a benefit concert. the event marks one month since the massacre at the capital gazette. it kicks off at noon. >>> we know good charlottere wi be tnd joel and benji from the waldorf area. >> i had no idea. yeah. >> nice weather, too. >> beautiful for that. it begins at noon. no humidnty and p

former bishop theodore mccarrick resigns from the college of cardinals. he's facing sexbuse allegations. the vatican announced that pope francis accepted that resignation. mccarrick served as archbishop from 2001 to as2006. he removed from ministry after being accused of fondling a teenagerore than 40 years ago. since then, othercc aers have come forward with raims. we'veeached out to the archdiocese r comment on this breaking news out of the vatican. we'll let you know when we hear back. >>> mor breakin news we're keeping tabs on this morning coming out to us out of fairfax county. a body was found there in a wooded area near a home on holly road last night. this is close to both i-495 d the hospital. the body has been decomposing and may have been there for quite som time. investigators say they haveun n signs of a crime but looking into this. the body turned over to the medical examiner to beti ided and then to determine a cause of death. ple waking up without a home after a fire ripped through the greenbelt apartment complex. >> a lot of destruction h

the vatican says pope francis accepted theodore mccarrick's resignation.cis also ordered him to conduct a life of prayer and penance until the accusations against him are examined in a catholic church trial. a man says mccarrick abused him beginning at the age of 11, and he says it continued for more than two decades. >>> abc's new brand localish is sharing the inspiring stories of people who come together to build unexpected relationships. it's a weekly digital series called "more in common." this week the team visits two cities separated by the border wall and meets kids forming friendships over the divide. >> tennis court, we're separated with a net. at the end of the tennis game we have to greet the other person. the border should be our tennis net and we should all come together. >> you can watch this episode of "more in common" exclusively on facebook watch today. >>> a mountain lion in southern california answered the call of the wild and helped itself to some peacocks. the owner of sky dog sank stri in malibu took this video of a mountain lion rest

. >> for five years, this was the mah who led the catholic chu here in d.c., archbishop theodore mccarrickw stripped of his title of cardinal for alletions of sex abuse. members of the church telling us they never knew about the accusations. >> i cannot believe they would be hypocritical, because it is hypocritical. >> scandals like this are one reason one member said he left the catholic church. >> it's pretty hard to stay with an organization where there seems to be an institutional problem. i think it's from the top down ani couldn't stay catholic because of it. >> leaders at the top promising change. pope francis ordering mccarrick to a life of prayer and penance and ordering him not to go out in public. cardinal donald wuerl the curren archbishop of d.c. in an exclusive interview he told our news warnings wtop he views this as a big step forward. >> the pope is saying, we need o tothat we are hearing these things, paying attention o hem, and acting. >> mccarrick put out a statement saying he has no memeny of the unters and claiming he's innocent. he will soon face a church trial by th

pope francis accepted the resignation of theodore mccarrick after several leveled accusations of sexualgainst him. he says he is innocent. the 88-year-old is one of the highest ranking american leaders to be removed because of sex abuse charges. >>> hundreds of children separated from families at the southern border are still in government custody. this of course is days after a court order deadline to reunite the families has come and gone. >> a federal judge is appointing an independent monitor to watch over the children while they remain in government facilities. kaylee hartung joins us live from texas. so far no indication of when these children will be released, correct? >> reporter: no, there's not, martin, christi. 711. that's the number of immigrant children still in u.s. government custody, unsure when they'll be released. these children and their families have been deemed ineligible for reunification by the u.s. government for one reason or another. one of the reasons could be that the u.s. governent can't locate their parents, that their parents have already been released fro

jon: pope francis accepting the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick, the former archbishop ofashington, d.c. this comes as decades old claims of sexual abuse prompted the pontiff to strip mccarrick of his ministry in a move virtually unprecedented. kitly logan has more. >> reporter: the offer of resignation came after two historical sexual abuse allegations emerged in june. the pope formally accepted the resignation on saturday. the letter was received on friday. historical allegations of sexual abuse date back more than 50 years, first surfaced in june. one man claims mccarrick abused him when he was a teenager and another man alleges mccarrick forced him into an abusive relationship when he was just 11. the catholic church has been tainted by sex abuse scandals in the past and is now determined to clean up its image. the vatican says the pope wants to send a strong message that sexual abuse will not be some tolerated. >> what this means is no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse you will be held accountable. >> reporter: t

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jon: pope francis accepting the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick, the former archbishop ofton, d.c. this comes as decades old claims of sexual abuse prompted the pontiff to strip mccarrick of his ministry in a move virtually unprecedented. kitly logan has more. >> reporter: the offer of resignation came after two historical sexual abuse allegations emerged in june. the pope formally accepted the resignation on saturday. the letter was received on friday. historical allegations of sexual abuse date back more than 50 years, first surfaced in june. one man claims mccarrick abused him when he was a teenager and another man alleges mccarrick forced him into an abusive relationship when he was just 11. the catholic church has been tainted by sex abuse scandals in the past and is now determined to clean up its image. the vatican says the pope wants to send a strong message that sexual abuse will not be some tolerated. >> what this means is no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse you will be held accountable. >> reporter: the pop

know is that in recent weeks there have been mounting accusations against retired cardinal theodore mccarrickishop of newark, new jersey, and also washington, d.c. in washington, he became probably the premier broker between the catholic bishops in america and the nation's political establishment. he played an incredibly important role during the late years of the john paul ii papacy, benedict xvi, and reportedly was instrumental in helping get pope francis elected in march of 2013. the accusations now hold that cardinal mccarrick is guilty of a variety of acts of sexual misconduct and abuse, including in at least one case with a minor. of course, pope francis has pledged himself to a strong zero tolerance policy on sexual abuse. today the vatican announced that the pope has accepted cardinal mccarrick's resignation from the cardinal college, college of cardinals, so as of today he is no longer a cardinal, and that the pope has also suspended mccarrick, meaning he is not able to act as a priest. he cannot celebrate mass. he cannot do confirmations and so on. while a church investigation again

cardinal theodore mccarrick was removed from public ministry last month, making him the highest rankingatholic official in the u.s. to be removed for sexual abuse of a minor. as john yang tells us, a new investigation finds other offenses and church officials allegedly covered them up for decades. >> yang: cardinal mccarrick was long one of the most recognized faces of the u.s. catholic church. he led the archdiocese of washington, d.c. and participated in funeral mass for rrnator edward kennedy. mccaick became an influential voice at the vatican and was among the cardinals that elected pope benedict xvi. hi the early 2000s, pope john seul ii asketo help manage the devastating xual abuse crisis. he was one of the drafrs ofth charter for protecting hoildren that was adopted by american b in 2002. >> now, i think when you look at zero tolerance, i'm saying this, other bishops aren't, i'm saying zero tolance prospectively, everybody is on the same page, if this ever happens again that's it. >> yang: mccarrick was the public face when the u.s. council of bishops issued its bcport about deca

. >>> this morning pope francis accepted the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick.o ordered the retired archbishop of washington to stand trial on sex abuse allegations. mccarrick is one of the most prominent figures in the u.s. catholic church. it was reveal last month that credible allegations led the vatican to order him to step down from his post in 2006. he has been suspended from serving in any public ministry. >>> we have new information on the duck boat sinking in missouri last week that killed 17 people. funerals were held friday for four of the nine members of the coleman family who tied when the tourboat sank in a leak in branson during a sudden storm. now federal officials have released their preliminary sri view of the accident. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: good morning. on late friday we learned the national transportation safety board has reviewed the black box recordings. about 40 minutes before the storm hit, the crew was advised to do the water tour portion first and as they load, the captain is heard having checked the radar prior to the

cardinal theodore mccarrick, a long time globetrotting diplomat for the catholic church and a publicace for efforts to end clergy sexual abuse has world the loyal catholic community and the wider church. and from sandy, on the issue of centrism. is it dead? caller: yes. it is dead. i was a bernie sanders than. i promoted him and campaigned for him, because i believed his message was really strong. even though i am a democrat, i believe what he said about the , these tinyealthy people at the top. there is no middle class. there is no centrism. there is the far, far right and the far, far left. , far left. the far but i felt that sanders had the wewers for today, because need a middle class. it is gone. we have the very, very rich and the very, very poor. you there,nt to stop but thank you for calling. this is from hugh hewitt, the conservative radio talk show host. purple drought, in reference to not read america or blue america, but purple america , the independent swing district's paid you can read it online on washingtonpost.com. from pennsylvania, andrew is next. caller: good morn