john allen is cnn's senior vatican correspondent. he's joining us from rome. quite the flurry of activity, reports and leaks about the vatican's financial picture, political in fighting, and then gossip, too, about the next pope. what is stirring all of this, john? >> reporter: fredricka, well, you're absolutely right. what we've been treated to over the last few days amounts to a really juicy vatican soap opera. we have seen an almost daily set of new revelations of confidential documents on topics ranging from an alleged plot to kill the pope that was supposedly hatched in china to illicit transfers in the vatican bank to private correspondence from the pope's ambassador and the states complaining of corruption and cronyism in vatican finances. at the level of content if you take each of these documents one by one, either they just seem silly or there is an alternative explanation for what they're talking about, but what you're left with is the unavoidable picture that someone in the vatican is leaking these documents in order to embarrass rivalries within t

. >> mason: 22 new cardinals at the vatican, including two americans. allen pizzey tells us what the pope's choices may mean for the future of the church. bailout battleground in michigan-- will mitt romney's opposition to the government's bailout impact his chances to win the primary? and behind the mask-- there's more to this would-be u.s. olympic fencer than meet the eye. michelle miller will explain. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason. you wait for a voice like that for a lifetime. record executive clive davis told the mourners at whitney houston's funeral today, and one week after houston's sudden death at age 48, many of the best-known voices in the world of music were raised in farewell at the church where it all began. elaine quijano was there. ♪ she was born in newark she was heaven sent ♪ . >> reporter: friends and family said good-bye to whitney houston in the church where she first sang as a young girl in the junior choir, a chorus of voices paying emotional tributes. singer

the first of the cardinals are all bishops who work in the vatican.o they are people who are already collaborators with pope bishop. so these are people he knows very well. >> manuel monteiro de castro. >> i wonder how they will get that on. >> is this the only time they will wear this? >> they wear this baretta any time they wear the red robes. normally when a cardinal celebrates mass, you would not see the baretta. they would wear the skull cap underneath. as i just mentioned, this cardinal, cardinal castro is the major penitentiary of the vatican and the church. it is a particular role. they deal with the remission of sin and they handle a lot of particular cases that have to do with church law and the holy see. his predecessor was cardinal bishop stafford who was from baltimore. he is retired now. he still lives in rome, but he was a priest in baltimore and one of our auxiliary bishops long before going to rome. the third piece that they are doing here after the bestowing of the baretta, which is clearly challenging today, the third piece is the b

the eyes of the vatican are on the white house and the eyes of the white house are on the vatican.ishop dolan made a speech to cardinals today as the keynote address on the issue of evangelicalism. secular humanism. the lack of relationship and the lack of faith. the vatican is places cardinal dolan front and center in the united states on the issue of faith versus state intervention. i believe this marks a new state for the catholic church in the world. this is a new effort, an activist effort by the catholic church to reassert itself spiritually in terms of bringing new people to the fold, having other people to the fold, and asserting its constitutional rights in the united states. megyn: it seems the pope is worried about secularism in america and in new york city because he sees this country shifting more and more in that direction. is something like the dust-up we have been covering about the administration and the birth control and the religious liberty infringement, is that something that the pope would be paying attention to, that he would care about? >> i was talking abou

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john allen is cnn's senior vatican correspondent. he's joining us from rome. quite the flurry of activity, reports and leaks about the vatican's financial picture, political in fighting, and then gossip, too, about the next pope. what is stirring all of this, john? >> reporter: fredricka, well, you're absolutely right. what we've been treated to over the last few days amounts to a really juicy vatican soap opera. we have seen an almost daily set of new revelations of confidential documents on topics ranging from an alleged plot to kill the pope that was supposedly hatched in china to illicit transfers in the vatican bank to private correspondence from the pope's i remember the days before copd. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort

anti-catholic bigotry by reassuring the that his political allegiance was to america and not to the vaticanmerica where the separation of church and state is absolute. where no catholic can tell the president, should he be catholic, how to act. i believe in an america that is officially neither catholic, protestant, nor jewish and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all. >> jon: now if you'll excuse me, there is a show girl. it was a watershed moment for catholic aspirations in this country, one that paved the way for kennedy's presidency and perhaps without that speech there would be no presidential candidacy for catholic rick santorum, a debt he acknowledges with the following. >> very late in my political career i had the opportunity to read the speech, and i almost threw up. snon i know. were you reading it in a car because that can or a poorly air ated bus. or reading it while on coney island on one of those crazy pirate ship thingy because it's hard to read on those things or stand. i can only assume you rick santorum w

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this is our house. >> reporter: the vatican is a world away from baltimore, some 4,000 miles. but technology creates an instant link to this ancient cities for students at mount carmel church. the students skypeed with the bishop and asked questions, including how is the weather in rome. >> the students usually wear white but today they were allowed to wear red in honor of the cardinal. mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. >>> on monday the nuns from cato nville will be part of the papal audience. for the latest stories and the link to the catholic review two to wjz.com. >>> coming up an incredible survival story. the unlikely hero who saved a driver from this upside down car from a creek. >>> and roaming around the wal- mart without clothes. >>> what exactly was the relationship between george huguely and yeardley love. a stunning piece of new evidence that had jurors on the edge of their seats. the details from charlottesville coming up. >> will winter make a return to the region on sunday? i have the complete warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 36 degree

peters basilica in vatican city.rchbishop edward o'brien was among 22 arms to be elevated to cardinal -- archbishops to be elevated to cardinal. each was hand-picked by the cardinal. congratulations to him. >> that's right. baltimore's own. >>> okay. so, weather wise. >> weather wise. >> we are looking at. >> you know, another brush with winter like we have had really each of the last few weeks. and this will be much like each of the last few weeks where we don't have a major system. i keep saying is keep in mind, we were in 50 degree temperatures yesterday. we will be in 50 degree temperatures today. so the ground is warm and the streets are warm and the sidewalks are warm and just like last week, if you think back to last saturday, could be a hard time for any snow to really accumulate on something that's been under 50 degree temperatures and sunshine all week. we have winter weather moving our way. and as you see, the skies are clear and things will change over. let's look at first warning live doppler radar after

meanwhile, catholics from the archdiocese of baltimore are invited on a pilgrimage to the vatican in rome. archbishop o'brien was named by pope benedict as one of 22 new cardinals in the catholic faith last month. he will be formally elevated this saturday during a ceremony at st. peter's basilica. the pilgrimage includes flights, hotels, and access to the ceremony. for more information, go to our website, wbaltv.com and look under hot topics. we will have live coverage starting saturday at 4:30 a.m. rod daniels will be the lowest -- the only local reporter reporting from the vatican. >> starting this spring, your list of dining options in baltimore county will be a little more extensive. >> where the have a sweet tooth or an eye for italian cuisine, one of them is bound to appeal to your taste buds. details straight ahead. >> a change for big brothers and big sisters. that story, coming up. >> a little bit of rain and snow trekking through parts of the mid atlantic. we will see how long that hangs around. 50 degrees at the coming up at 6:00, governor o'malley releases the details of

struggle behind the vatican walls. it was none of that. it was all about joy a message that faith can be fun. >> heather: thank you, greg. >> gregg: time for check of headlines, iranian warships passing through the suez canal, claiming that the mission is a message of peace compared to israel's acts of aggression. >> whitney houston is being remembered, star-studded final, from kevin costner, stevie wonder and alicia keys performed. >> john on son and johnson is recalling entire supply of infant tylenol. it's the grape flavored liquid for infants younger than two. there may be a flaw in the packaging. >> heather: g.o.p. candidates have made the case for a war on religion in the obama administration. one g.o.p. candidate is going further and after the president's halloween religious values. what rick santorum has to say about president obama. iran warships pass flew the suez canal. where are they going and that is coming up next. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- ther

. >> plus the vatican and child sex abuse cases. the warning now issued by a bishop. >> just ahead, medics help us when we get hurt. why this medic needed help. >>> we've learned in the last few hours that violence left 12 people dead now in syria. >> it's the latest wave of attacks in that country. meantime, the european union says that they will impose harsher sanctions on syria because of its brutal crackdown on the uprising against the syrian president. activists say government forces attacked protesters yesterday killing 50 people. >>> 50 anti-nuclear activists gathered in front of the ministry in tokyo wednesday. protesters demanding the shutdown of the nuclear power plant and stop of nuclear stress tests. greenpeace helped organize that movement. >>> the vatican sex crimes prosecutor is warning bishops they must follow the church's laws and standards on dealing with priests who sexually abuse children or face church sanctions for negligence. this was yesterday. priests and bishops are attending the four had day  workshop. >

peters basilica in vatican city.edwin o'brien was among 22 archbishops elevated to cardinal. each were hand pkd by the pope. >>> a suspected terrorist is in custody after allegedly trying 20 carry out a suicide bombing inside the u.s. capitol. investigators say 29-year-old amine el khalifi tried to detonate a suicide vest begin to him by undercover operatives e was arraigned in fed -- he was arraigned in federal court yesterday and is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. let's look at today's first warning forecast. today, look for there we go. 54 degrees tonight. maybe not. have a good day i am gigi barnett that's the report. see you later. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm seth doane. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. coming up, it's not just celebrities falling victim to prescription drugs. why doctors say it is now an epidemic. >> plus they make you feel stupid, they may be a waste of time but your boss loves them. we'll tell you how much better off you are without meetings

chanting and the parody is something like if anyone is old enough to remember and the mouse before vatican two and you don't understand anything and it's mumbo jump bow and this is a parody of that. the second and third pieces before the intermission i will not introduce. i think the program notes are sufficient and rather than lecture i would much rather you enjoy the performance. the one thing i would like to emphasize about the first piece this is indeed a comic piece and in most instances westerners have a great problem when they come to a concert of classical music and view it as this is supposed to be serious music. this is not serious music and i would ask to you laugh. you are welcome to laugh. you may laugh. you need to practice laughing. we can progress -- all right. now, for those of you that find laughing difficult ladies and gentlemens you can at this timtiter in a nice way andf you want to be butch about it do the manly thought. please this isn't a work of aesthetic value it should be seen as humorous. as i of practicing this piece i can assure you and my ability for tongue t

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the pope is slowing down and the vatican is reeling from what's dubbed vati-leaks. job of the 125 cardinals under 80 is to choose a new pope. the italian media has been reporting jockeying for position among cardinals and supporters. the most prominent american to receive the red hat was timothy dolan of new york. a few days ago he said part of his new job as cardinal would be to convince the vatican that new york is not a neo soddam and gomorra. another is edwin o'brien from baltimore. the u.s. church needs all the prominence and influence it can get. settlements and payments of clerical sex abuse cases cost the church more than $3 billion and forced eight dioceses to file for bankruptcy. and the church's exemptions from property taxes will end costing the vatican nearly $1 billion a year. while part of the job was to help him in guiding the church they must first be men of relinlen. given what's happening in the vatican they may be hard-pressed to separate the two. seth? >> thanks so much. >>> now for the rest of the morning headlines we turn to cbs news correspon

you are looking at brand new video out of the vatican.ew york archbishop timothy dollan what a great sense he has by the way. he was elevated to cardinal a half hour ago. the pope giving dollan the traditional red hat. 1 others received the same huge honor including the archbishop from baltimore edward o'brien. a live report from rome at about 7:00. and a world, well, of course knows whitney houston was a pop queen with a perfect voice. to her family she was the daughter, a sister, and a mother. at noon this afternoon east coast time, they will all remember her at a private funeral service. lauren green has been following the story all weekend. she is live right now outside of the new hope baptist church in newark, new jersey. lauren, that's where she got her start. >> absolutely. juliet. you know you said it right because this is about a private ceremony. this is about a private home growing ceremony as the baptist churches likes to call it. this is the new hope baptist church that whitney grew up in. her mother was a church choir leader

they are expected to draft new policies on sex abuse and present them to the vatican by this may.ver the past four decades -- actually, the past ten years, 4,000 cases of sex abuse have been reported to the catholic church. so, the whole point of this meeting is to become more transparent. >> right. what a lot of people have been asking for for this last decade. thank you, janelle.r >>> turning to decision 2012, california's primary isn't until june, june 5th, to be ex-act. one of the republicans running for president is coming to the bay area this month. newt gingrich will be at the california republican convention held in burlingame the weekend of february 25th, speaking at the coveted lunch time event in the three-day event t fits nicely into his planned three-day campaign swing through california. >>> today also marks the first date multistate primary day, voters gather in colorado, minnesota and missouri. very early returns show rick santorum leading mitt romney in the minnesota caucuses, a state romney won in the 2008 primary. gingrich isn't even on the ballot in missouri an

. >> catholics are being invited on a program which to the vatican in rome.ishop o'brien was named as one of 22 new cardinals at will be elevated to is the position this saturday during a ceremony at st. peter's basilica. for more of formation, go to our website, wbaltv.com. if you cannot make it to room, wbal of complete live coverage of the ceremony on saturday beginning at 4:30 a.m. rod daniels will be reporting from the vatican. 5:36. 41 degrees on tv hill. the benefits of taking cold water after a workout. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think coaches have the right to ban players from using social media sites like facebook and twitter? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there are some closures out there in the city and in parkville. parkville. you know what's exciting, graduation. when i look up into my student's faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something

what else is happening. >> new video from the vatican.church in america. and, they are close advisors to the pope and are responsible for electing the pope's successor, and what the cardinals did after the elevation, grabbed a beer, a brewski, as clayton likes to call it. whitney houston's journey home ended with a private burial, will happen today in her native new jersey, and the family-only service different from the star-studded funeral at the new hope baptist church in newark. ♪ >> alicia keys singing "only an angel" wasn't a dry eye throughout the ceremony. >> i loved her very much. whitney was purely and simply one of a kind. >> knowing there is a lady in heaven making god himself wonder how he created something so perfect... >> god gave us an angel. here's to ms. houston. her voice was so beautiful. >> but the big question is what happened to bobby brown? he showed up there, had a posse, i guess you call it, 9 people with him, and bailed from the service early and he said that the security was moving him and his group around and w

>> at about 10:00 this morning, the skype call came through, and there he was outside of the vatican. >> it will be exciting when the pope puts the redcap on me. >> the students had some questions. >> what is your best memory of your service to the church? >> best memory in baltimore? i guess it has been visiting the parishes, getting away from the desk, the office. getting to see people and serve people. i have had some great times with our priests and the men and women who are religious as well. and this will be one as well. >> overall, of the principal said it was a great experience for the students and the church and technology. himhey're able to talk to instantly in rome. tickets them energized about the technology and the things to get to do through our school. it is a great time for our school. >> the entire ceremony can be seen tomorrow morning right here on wbal tv, beginning at 4:30 in the morning. rob roblin, wbal tv 11 news. >> see his career in photographs and here from baltimore's catholic leader himself, all on wbaltv.com. >>> here is a look at some of our other top sto

you were at the vatican with him? >> in the holy land. >> sean: that's right. >> and heading next week to the vatican for him to receive --. >> shep: i understand that he actually got a call from president obama himself. is that true? >> it is true. he actually met with him in the oval office. he has said clearly he went to the oval office, this is after archbishop dolan and bishops had asked for exemption for the obamacare mandate, saying, hey, listen we are providing unbelievable amounts of social services in united states of america. we will not violent our conscience by providing things we don't believe in. president obama told him, he says don't worry. don't worry. it's going to work out much better than you expect. you know what has happened. he is forcing us to violate our conscience. >> sean: if they back off this it will be only for political reasons. they can't say the president was involved in the decision-making. as far as i'm concerned, this is a war against our constitution, the first amendment, freedom

(bike bell) >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm patty ann brown, celebration at the vaticant the 16th elevated 22 new cardinals. dolan accepted and delivered a highly-praised speech, vatican experts are calling him a potential future pope, is he now in charge of selecting the pontiff's success sesor z also, in cape canaveral marking the 50th anniversary of john glenn's flight. the pad from which glenn rocketed away, becoming the first american in orbit. john glenn is now 90 years old. now back to justice with judge janine. >> i want you to know... i'm committed and clive i'll be ready. >> that was whitney houston's mentor, clive davis, she'll be buried tochl. joining us is dillan howard. good evening, gentlemen. very to start with you. everyone talking about whitney's ex, bobby brown at the funeral pt what happened today? >> judge, waits a day in which the world paid tribute to whitney houston, as we understand it there are conflicting reports. according to houston's family, who decided bobby brown turned up with an entourage of nine having been told there was only room for

they are all in different rooms in the vatican. i think cardinal o'brien and cardinal dolan are in the same general vicinity. and throughout the rest of the weekend. at prior consistreries it was decided to all of the celebrations at once. it was the feast of the chair of st. peter. so in rome they transfer that feast to sunday, tomorrow, and the feast of the chair of peter is actually the feast of st. peter's bascilica, it is the seat from which st. peter as the first pope governed the church. it is the chair encased all the way back to the bascilica. >> thank you for narrating this to us and taking us through what we saw. so much symbolism and history just right there in the last hour and a half. >> what happens now in terms of -- you know, that cardinal o'brien will come back. but at some point, choose a new archbishop. >> well, we won't choose a new archbishop, but the process. and that's the question of the week. that's what everybody is talking about in church circles about when and who. we don't know the answer to either of

. >> reporter: soon after the vatican confirmed the news, cuban president castro promised to release 2900 prisoners. it was seen as a humanitarian gesture. when his predecessor pope john paul the second made hisashi toic trip to cuba in 1998, relations showed a dramatic improvement. >> it has appeared to open the doors for the unusual protestants. they allowed evangelicals to hold their celebrations in public places around the country. >> i believe the authorities are understanding that the gospel of jesus christ is a blessing for the cuban family and for our nation. therefore they are slowly opening the doors to allow us christians to express our faith publically and we praise god for that. >> believers are calling it a vibt victory. >> what is happening today was only a dream before. >> god did more than we could have imagined. >> cuban christians have prayed for the opportunity to openly express their faith in public. christmas rallies took place with adult and childrens' choirs and different pastors addressing the crowds. cuban leaders who havelied with restrictions for years are

. >> reporter: the vatican is a world away from baltimore, some 4,000 miles. but technology creates an instant link to this ancient city, for students at mount carmel catholic school. >> we're here in rome. >> the students skyped, asking him questions like how is the weather in italy? >> gets up to like 50s during the day and very sunny. so it's very nice, even though it's the middle of winter here. >> reporter: now, all of these students are usually in uniform here. but today, they were allowed to wear red, in honor of the color of the cardinal. >> it was really exciting. because the first time i've been able to witness something like this. >> and after he spoke with the students, cardinal designate o'brien joined the other candidates in a private meeting with pope benedict. on monday, the nuns from catonsville and others from baltimore will be part of a papal audience at the vatican. extraordinary times for everyone involved. >> a lot of excitement. >>> and if you'd like to hear more about the elevation, go to wjz.com, for the latest stories and a link to th

brian will be leaving as baltimore's archbishop, but for the time, he's holding one at the vatican andne here in baltimore. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, mike. and if you would like to hear more about the elevation ceremony, go to wjz.com for the latest on the catholic review. >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news, tear gas. protesters run to a escape the fumes in sri lanka. >>> was he high on the cruise liner? the new reports making way tonight. >>> traveling busted. how police tracked down this sticky fingered flyer. >>> saving green on green products and there's a long list of appliances you won't see a sales tax on this weekend. i'm gigi barnett, coming up, i'll explain. >>> i'm meteorologist bernadette woods. there's another wonderful winter day out there. there's a potential for some winter weather moving our way tomorrow. we'll have the latest thoughts coming up in your first warning forecast coming after this break. >>> complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist ,,,,,,ette woods and sports >>> it is 45 degrees and mostly cloudy in central maryland right now

conscious, you may not have heard about an important international conference taking place at the vaticanegies to prevent the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy. up until now, the vatican has refused to embrace the notion of lay review boards for investigations always maintaining that a bishop should be the first ash tor in such cases. many of those bishops ended up hiding the allegations of abuse and moving the accused priests to other parishes without any regard for the child victims. so this week, steven rosetti, a psychologist, argued that church leaders should never be allowed to handle these cases by themselves. instead he said that catholic leaders should consult legal and criminal experts to conduct independent investigations. child molesters must know they have no safe sanctuary in the church. when speaker boehner argues that government is attacking religious freedom in this country, he's cheered from the rafters of many churches. why has nobody mentioned the conference in rome this week that's seeking to protect the most vulnerable members of our society and stop

polish pope and a german pope, there's going to be a lot of pressure to put an italian back in the vaticansistance to a pope from the world's only superpower. but for a church mired in scandal and said to be out of touch with its followers a pope with the common touch has to have a certain appeal. >> he can present the gospel message, the message of catholicism to people with a smile. it's within a frown. >> reporter: but he is not all smiles. just before coming to rome he took on president obama over the issue of legislating access to contraception. >> the government will still require most americans to pay for this coverage even if it violates their consciences. >> reporter: that kind of assertiveness impressed devout catholics, including the pilgrims who came to the vatican this weekend. >> could you see him becoming pope? >> absolutely. why not? >> an american pope? >> why not? >> reporter: it is a stretch. but ask believers. miracles have happened before. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> okay. so in ireland they have paddy power bookmakers, basically like vegas odds. dolan's odds

peter's basilica all at the vatican. we caught up with him before he left baltimore. >> it is going to be exciting not living in rome, being close to the holy father and being called to give advice. i'm very interested in the church in this country. >> you can catch more of the exclusive interview tonight at 11:00. we're the only local reporter headed to rome. we will lead the coverage beginning at 4:30 saturday morning. >> midway through february and still no sign of any severe winter weather. temperatures well above normal again. 55 downtown. the record for the day is a rather warm 77 degrees. 11 and a half inches of snow but no precipitation today. that will change as we head into tomorrow. >> no sign of any cold air coming in. the next system will be all grain. 43 in manchester. columbia and leave the '40's. western maryland, those locations are above freezing. clouds increasing over the area heading into the early morning on thursday. the pink indicates wet snow as the precipitation begins. increasing clouds tonight

kennedy's quote when he said it is like the vatican city newspaper criticizing the pope. >> is this just going to wind up being lip service and kind of a feel-good moment? >> well i think that there's -- it's a step in the direction. i think they have won something with the rhetoric. i don't suspect that inside -- i don't suspect that the lobbyists will be changing very much but it certainly gives a lot more backing to the notion that everybody basically agrees that we need to raise revenues and the best place to do that is number 1 raising taxes on those who can most afford it. >> i read the quote from dimon the second part of it in addition to a certain surcharge at a million and then 10 million, was the other part i don't think people should be able to pass unlimited amounts on to their kids. isn't this the essence of big money? >> i think so keith. i just think that we was recognizing a certain reality in the dialogue and if the occupy movement continues, if the police call momentum continues to move in the direction of raising taxes and doing the things that are necessary for the go