this is the first visit over russian president putin vatican city after russian vatican establish diplomatic relations back in two thousand and nine president dmitry medvedev and both been addict the sixteenth touched upon a number of global issues as well as cooperation between russia and its really within various international organizations but they also talked about the cross concessional dialogue between the russian orthodox and the roman catholic church as members of the russian delegation have been saying that the relations between the churches have been improving recently and that right now a possibility of a meeting of the leader of the russian orthodox church patron cureall and they had all the roman catholic church who benedict the sixteenth is now much more possible than it was several years ago so in that respect this visit has been very symbolic also during president video of visits to rome a number of energy deals have been signed russia and it's really have agreed to jointly invest in two major infrastructure and energy projects in more south africa also it was decided that ru

. >>> still ahead, how a little boy triggered a security breach investigation at the vatican. >>> >>> early this morning, aol announced it's buying the huffington post which is frequently ranked as one of the top ten global news and information sites. aol will pay $315 million and once the deal is done, that will put ariana huffington in large of aol's growing array of content, which includes tech crunch and end gadget aol lost 28 million last year. >>> today the vatican is investigating a serious security breach tied to a little bit -- to a little boy. the child managed to slip past security guards and ran forward and fell to his knees in front of the pope. these are some still pictures of the -- of what happened. the pope responded with a smile and even briefly chatted with the boy. the vatican security guards were not smiling. >>> coming up ton the news at -- on the news at 5:00, tomorrow san quentin's prison execution chamber will open for inspection. the judge that holds lethal injections there will tour the facility. tonight, death penalty holding a vigil. see how they plan to p

the vatican security guards are not smiling.s uncovered a big hole in vatican security. >>> gambles feeling lucky -- gamblers feeling lucky on the super bowl are feeling lucky. there were large payouts. experts say with all of the payoffs, this will be the worst for las vegas casinoess since 1993 -- casinos since 1993. >>> a lot of people are talking about christina aguilera's national anthem mistake. ♪ ore ♪ >> she skipped the -- she zipped a line. aggie-- she went on to sing the rest of the anthem correctly after missing a line. she says "i can only hope everything can feel my love for this country and the true spirit of the anthem came through." she said she so caught up she lost -- >> yeah. >> and this will now be a part of her legacy. >> yes. >>> there a is -- there's a transformer fire and streets have been shut down. pleasant hill, walnut creek. if you are from the area, you know it well. large respoons from walnut creek, pleasant hill authorities there. because of a transformer fire and maybe some power may be out in the

. >>> a security breech at the vatican. a little boy broke through security and walked right up to the pope. we'll show you the reaction. >> that is impressive. ♪ oh say can you see >> can you sing? did you catch that flaw? why christina aguilera is begging for forgiveness this morning. >>> welcome back to the morning news. wikileaks founder july january assange is in -- julian assange is in a court. assange is accused of sexual misconduct. defense attorneys say assange should not be extradited because he has not been charged with a crime. assange should not be sent to sweden because authorities there could send him to the u.s. and he could end up on death row. >>> this is a story you have to see. this morning the vatican is investigating a very serious security brief tied to a little boy. the child managed to slip past security guards during the popes weekly address. these are still photos from yesterday. he ran forward right up to the pope. fell on his knees in front of the pope. talked to the pope. the pope responded wit

. >>> the vatican ruled this week in favor of three catholic churches in western massachusetts. they had been closed by the diocese of springfield to save money and because of what they said was a decrease in membership and a shortage of priests. round the clock vigils have taken place in one of the buildings since its closing. the diocese says it may appeal the vatican's order to reopen the churches. >>> also this week, the greek orthodox church in america filed a federal lawsuit against the port authority of new york and new jersey. the church accuses the public agency of backing out of a deal to rebuild st. nicholas church located near ground zero. it was destroyed on september 11th. the greek orthodox archdiocese wants to rebuild the church nearby but says the port authority has refused to work with them as promised. the port authority says the church is asking for too much money. >>> indian officials have cleared a top tibetan buddhist of any wrongdoing after an investigation into his finances. the 25-year-old karmapa lama is the third-highest ranking leader of tibetan budd

ties between moscow and the vatican so a dramatic improvement this week when president medvedev met pope benedict the sixteenth in rome the two discussed ways of issuing dialogue between the russian orthodox and catholic churches in the latest attempt to mend relations that were destroyed during the soviet times well it's just over a year since moscow and the vatican restored to full diplomatic ties earlier the president met with the prime minister silvio berlusconi and rome where they signed a multi-million dollar energy deal as launched twelve months of cultural exchanges as part of a year of russia in italy. where the e.u. is launching an aid mission to help it lee deal with the wave of immigrants from north africa more than five thousand arrived there from tunisia alone during the past week and officials agree the situation is out of the columns as europe's multiculturalism debate intensifies with the leaders of major of nations lining up to admit it's not working but even so one else woken critic from austria has gone on trial for speaking out against religious groups got that he re

well ties between moscow and vatican saw a dramatic improvement that this week when president medvedev met pope benedict the sixteenth in rome well the two discussed ways of dialogue between the russian orthodox and catholic churches the latest attempt to remember relations that were destroyed during soviet times it's just over a year since moscow and the vatican have restored full diplomatic ties all earlier the president met prime minister silvio berlusconi in rome where they signed a multi-million dollar energy deal launched twelve months of cultural exchanges as part of a year of russia in italy. a kossovo has marked a three years since it unilaterally declared independence from serbia well the region is recognized by the united states and some e.u. countries but not by russia more than one hundred other u.n. member states all the anniversary was marred by a recent council of europe report alleging that cos of both leaders including the current prime minister were involved in crimes during the war of the one nine hundred ninety nine and clued executions abductions that organ traffi

they say they were on a hiking trip and mistakenly >>> a security breech at the vatican. a little boy broke through security and walked right up to the pope. how the pope reacted. ♪oh say can you see >> did you catch the flub? why christina aguilera is pleading for forgiveness. >>> good morning, southbound 80 traffic looks good. we'll tell you more about the morning commute. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it's 5:15. julian assange is in a london courtroom trying to fight extradition to sweden. assange is accused of sexual misconduct by two women he met during a visit to stockholm last year. defense attorneys say he should not be extradited and assange should not be sent to sweden because authorities there could send him to the u.s. and he could end up on death row. >>> some outgoing san francisco police scored really big payouts. former police chief received $528,000. plus 37,000 other pay. now she's gone she's being paid an annual pension of $229,000 for the rest of her life. >>> this morning president obama will continue his efforts to make peace with big busines

the vatican takes on the new confession app. that's coming up so stay right there. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> chilly around the bay area. this afternoon fantastic. here comes the sunshine. temperatures in the 50s and 60s in the bay area. how long that will last coming up. >>> some concerns this morning in san mateo county after two mountain lions were spotted in the area. someone spotted the animals yesterday afternoon in woodside near the west entrance of canada college. mountain lions usually try to avoid confrontation with humans but if you come face to face, one expert says don't run away, it's best to face the animal square, throw rocks at it, make menacing noises and appear larger by waving your arms and hopefully you will scare it away. >>> a san francisco man is in critical condition this morning after he was shot during a dispute over a dog. that shooting in the haight- ashbury neighborhood happened after a man walked into a store with a small dog yesterday afternoon. the dog apparently got in the way of a store employee

the attack on scientists is very well structured by the vatican destry it's systematic it's worldwide it's very coordinated it's part of the way that they do business so anywhere in the world at any time if someone finds a problem they're jumped on if the problem is really severe they get jumped on even more whenever there's something that comes up they can threaten this biotechnology empire. companies exist to make money they don't exist to. entirely for the public good they are exist. to give profit back to their shareholders. missouri the great has been a. good dreams with them on the front her chemical company would walk point five billion dollars profit in two thousand and seven. and its record holders month from to predict at these profits would go up over the next four years to more than one point five billion i mean is this time. this is jeffrey smith. here when you're one of the more than two dozen farmers that gave him a call describing problems with pigs they could get pregnant because of the g.m. corn is all right. so so. what i may do it another time when i'm on my cell p

confession, a vatican approved step by step guide offers a so-called personalized examination of conscience each user. but the church encourages you to still go for a face-to-face confession. >>> coming up, another love double-double. the grizzlies go extra and titletown celebrates. >>> plus, right now, lebron james is so hot even his teammates need to stay out of his way. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> a winter storm continues to affect oklahoma and texas and cold air dominates the map. your wednesday forecast is coming up.ç you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, this year the miami heat has played in phases. currently, lebron james and his teammates are smoking. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. back in november, the indiana pacers upset the heat in miami and last night, they were minutes away from doing it again. but lebron james and company weren't having it. we go to south beach. funny moment in the first, dwyane wade broke to the

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the vatican is savy to digital media.they have a youtube channel and a facebook inning -- facebook page. it cost $1.99. >>> larry beil is tiling up his confess -- dialing up his confession right now. >> it could take awhile. >> anytime. >> we need to charge the battery. >>> who has the better golf game, jerry rice or matt cain? the giants and the 49ers shoot it out at pebble beach. ng ring. progresso. oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it's her soup huh? i'm told she's in the garden picking herbs. she is so cute. okay i'll hold. she's holding. wha? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed. try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. season thinking they were one of the best teams in hocke

vatican officials stressed the app should not be considered a substitute for actual, in-person confession, just preparation. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. there's more on our website, including more of kim lawton's interview with grammy winner george beverly shea. you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. you can follow us on facebook and twitter, find us on youtube, and watch us anytime, anywhere on smartphones and iphones with our mobile web app. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, george beverly shea singing one of his favorite hymns, "the old rugged cross." ♪ i will cling to your rugged cross and exchange it someday for a cross♪ >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" --

for two years after restoring diplomatic relations the russian president is in the vatican for a meeting with the pope european defense cultural ties are on the table alongside ways to improve links between the russian orthodox and catholic churches relations between the confessions has never been smooth but dmitri medvedev could look to heal any rift by inviting the pope for an historic visit to moscow in the near future it's the second day of the russian president's trip to italy on wednesday he met prime minister silvio berlusconi in rome where they started twelve months of cultural exchanges as a part of a year of russia in. well three years after declaring independence from serbia because of a continues to face social and economic turmoil the recent elections that were widely criticized russia's envoy to the un pointed to a number of violations and voiced concern that radical parties were able to gain votes with high unemployment and rising poverty the self-proclaimed balkan republic of kosovo is offering fertile ground for hardline islam there are now growing fears the region could

. >> and egypt recalled his embassador to the vatican last month. his comments followed a deadly bombing of a christian church in alexandria. >>> gary moore the rock guitarrest from the famous rock band thin lizzy has died. >> ♪ >> moore joins the irish band in 1973 it had several hits including that song, the boys are back in town. he later went on to become a solo artist. moore was found dead today in a hotel room in spain. a cause of death has not been released. moore was 58. >>> scandal, fraud and recall, all buzz words at a quiet bay area city. how millions of the taxpayer dollars may have gone missing. >>> a tribute today to mark a special birthday for the late ronald reagan. >>> the grand jury is investigating, the voters are seeking and the mayor is retiring. frank somerville has our special report. >> reporter: the historic town of hercules just south of the straight is roaring with allegations of scandal. a public trust badly beaten. >> not one council person ever asked a question about any of the expenditures. >> reporter: the mayor rough

no illusions and it's a serious problem but again if we are successful and we have to be and the vatican government is successful in at the same time that's the tricky part tackling the security problems when we became engaged afghanistan we we found the situation that the only people who stood between the traffic the traffic of my colleagues that's a lot of my fears were let's say two policeman with kalashnikov and not in a bad shape bicycle so you know afghans need to need to be held way to national community to be able to fight this problem but it's a complex one russia more than once declared that the that russia is ready to help the alliance in afghanistan coping the situation against that. i've heard that. brussels today is counting on russia to help them build the national afghan army as a pretext to leaving afghanistan is a true is nato is nato considering russia one of the means to to help build the international have been armed forces we are. sending training is very important yes i mean training training i mean a show. i would love to use one of them is exactly neighboring hou

future so yes they might see this shift in terms of the american government initially supporting the vatican now presenting itself or supporting the people on the streets but it is understood by the people on the streets that this is the same american administration and they're very careful and very no. of us of the other the united states or europe to dictate who will be based on leadership my colleague in england it's true and this phenomenon and put together this report. president obama starts today my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then faithfully one after the other one the other governments followed suit bind them and caught the show but these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now to greater freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were two hundred and fifty thousand people in the streets of cairo protesting for democracy this is how democracy happens but what rights do u.s. and europea

secretary of state hillary clinton and the vatican is going to officially put the new strategic armsreduction treaty into force ending over two years of coraline talks and negotiations internal disputes especially in the united states all of that happened before the treaty was ratified first by the u.s. congress then just last week by both houses of. the russian parliament then signed by president dmitry medvedev and now only this formal exchange of documents is left before it can officially come into force aimed at reducing the number of times you can on both sides over one third so it's quite significant in terms of the relations between moscow and washington and for global security all right i want to see you go to school for bringing us up to date on the latest from there so i knew a security conference and you know you got thank you very much. also managed to catch up earlier with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov his interview is coming up in our spotlight that's in just. coming in when about eighteen minutes time so do stay with us for that. well as the british prime min

diversifying trade and modernizing their economic partnership but here there will certainly hope at the vatican becoming the first russian leader to go there after the two sides established its diplomatic relations in two thousand and nine. right let's go to some other international news in brief for you this hour an iraqi defector who said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction has admitted that he lied profit algernon these claims were among those used to justify the u.s. led two thousand and three invasion of the country he said he saw an opportunity to topple the old regime and bring to mock two of our show which groups say the war had resulted in over one hundred thousand civilian deaths. a tropical low pressure system which developed into a category one cycle and happened back to the northern australian city of darwin dozens of homes were deluged and main roads have been cut off by floodwaters high winds and heavy rains lashed the city overnight operating trees and knocking down power lines schools and the city's airport remain closed so i can call loss is expected to intensify to

. >>> a conservative adviser to the vatican has criticized and drew quo andrew quo quomo.une yon in the church the day after his inauguration and said the bishop who gave it to him should not have. >>> what they said when asked if they defect after a departure by steve jobs? julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at some of the other stories we are working on. >> the controversy over oakland's gang injunction fills a courtroom. the accused took to the stand today and when the judge could make a decision. also, you can see the progress being made at memorial stadium, but neighbors say they can also hear it and breathe it. the health risks they say cal's renovation is posing. plus how a dying profession has changed the face of the south bay. it's all coming up at 6:00. >>> okay, we'll see you then. thank you, julie. a sea lion blinded by a gun shot wound continues to make progress. caretakers name the sea lion silent night. they feed him by tapping on a bucket and feeding him through the fence of his pen. the sea lion lost 30-pounds when first taken in, but regained som

. >>> the vatican putting its foot down on that new iphone app.atholics, you cannot confess using your smart phone. [ laughter ] >> itunes is selling an application called confession, a roman catholic app. it was made so catholics can combine faith and digital technology, according to the authors. >> got to keep up with the times. >> but you have to go to confession. you can't do it on the iphone. >>> it is the cuddle drug and helping some people who struggle with intimacy issues. oxytocin. it's best known for sending pregnant women into labor. but new research into the hormone has found it can be put to different uses. doctors say it can help people feel more connected to one another. they claim if the couple is having intimacy problems it could be from a low level of oxytocin. >> you just put it under your tongue and dissolve. not that i just have any -- i just read that online, checked it out. [ laughter ] >>> 5:26. a developing story now. hundreds of people evacuated after a major gas explosion rocks a pennsylvania neighborhood. we have the la

but centering all that around the vatican and the papacy, which is quite different from today. had 12 children and several mistresses. >> jimmy: wow. >> so it was really very different then. >> jimmy: i guess so. yeah. absolutely, yeah. >> and i think this tale -- we've got nine episodes of it. it's directed, a lot of it, by neil jordan, who's a great filmmaker. >> jimmy: oh. >> and it opens up rather as "the tudors" did in the last couple of years ago. but this is italy, middle ages and, sort of, makes new york seem like disneyland. i mean, it's really dirty times. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: this is rough stuff. and "the tudors" -- yeah, that was a big thing. >> yeah, "the tudors" was very popular. >> jimmy: it was very good because i didn't know much about, you know, "the tudors." "the borgias," i clearly didn't know much. >> you knew nothing about it at all. >> jimmy: i thought it was pronounced "bor-gi-as." >> "borgias." >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. [ imitates italian accent ] >> "borgias. it's good." >> jimmy: the brogias." yeah, it's a casino in atlantic city. [ laught

any recollection on or his thoughts on vatican ii? >> oh, scathing. [laughter] scathing.t they never -- and, of course, roger has written about bill and the latin mass since roger and alexander participated in bill's private, the private masses that his chaplain, father kevin fitzpatrick, used to say for him. no, he -- in fact, we run many this book his great essay, the end of the latin mass, and it's just, whew, you know, wear sunglasses when you read it, it'll just blind you. [laughter] but it never, it made him extremely angry, but it never diminished his faith. it diminished his enjoyment in mass, but it never diminished his faith. >> thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you so very much for joining us for this extraordinary conversation about bill buckley. [applause] >> linda bridges was hired by william f. buckley jr. in 1969 and has worked for the national review throughout her career. including ten years as the magazine's managing editor. roger kimball is the president and publisher of encounter books and co-editor and publisher of the new criterion. for more

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