by 1954, the vatican's -- 1934, the vatican and the not these were at odds. any for his participation in the plot against taylor, when he was -- i guess hitler. these guys used to ride horses together. these generals and the future hope on the estate of a mutual friend. the pope was very trusted by these german personalities. he had the advantage to be a true, honest broker of postal order because he was the one trusted party among parties that no one can trust. >> you mentioned that the terms of surrender were given under chamberlain. no one can trust. whether any worries in the vatican when chamberlain went out of power? as to what he might do or tell to the germans? mark: yes, the answer was because when italy entered the war, in june, 1940, the vatican was very concerned that evidence of his dealings with the british might fall into active hands. there was a lot of smoke rising from roman chimneys in that month. the pope asked the germans repeatedly -- particularly the british to destroy any pieces of paper bearing upon the post participation and the brit

seth doane has the the story from outside vatican city. >> reporter: a very public blow to the vaticantive issue. at the core a woman who was a victim of church sex abuse who says there is a cultural resistance to change here at the vatican. >> it was better for me to come out and be able to speak about it. because these men they thrive on silence. and cover-up. >> mary collins, sexually abused by a priest as a teenager, tired of what she called constant set backs in her work on a panel set up by pope francis. to protect minors from sex abuse. we spoke with her this morning at her home in dublin, ireland. >> to find there is still a group of men in this level in the church who -- who do not see child protection as a priority. that do not get it. in 2017. it is just unacceptable. >> reporter: in her resignation believes the is sincere in his efforts but the resistance by some members of the vatican curia or church administration has been shameful. >> sometimes i feel the pope does make mistakes. he is badly advised. you are dependent in the possession for those around you for advice. >>

but within the vatican establishment there is something akin to the rumblings of mutiny.ion. his papacy injected fresh impetus to a modernisation agenda which has electrified liberal catholics but alarmed conservatives. recently, the rumblings of discontent from the traditionalist wing have grown louder. francis wants to give communion to some divorcees who have remarried. his opponents say this undermines the church's teaching on the family. in november, a letter to the pope from four conservative cardinals was made public. it expressed their doubts and concerns and challenged the pope's authority by asking him to clarify his teachings. last month, anonymous posters criticising francis appeared across rome and a spoof front page of the vatican newspaper mocking the pontiff was sent to the city's cardinals. 0pposition from the church's conservative wing might be more of the same for the pope but vatican watchers are speculating that a group of moderate cardinals once loyal to francis are so concerned by the growing schism, there may be soft murmurings of mutiny behind the

the vatican's commitment to protecting children from abuse by priests is being questioned tonight by an abuse victim who was appointed by want pope to help end exploitation. she quit at the start of lent, a period of soul-searching for catholics, and here's seth doane. >> and i thought for myself, there's no point in staying. >> reporter: after three years representing church sex abuse survivors on that vatican panel, colquitt, citing a culture of resistance at the vatican. >> these men, they thrive on secrecy and cover-up, and i thought it was time to-- to move out and be able to speak about it and to let it be known. >> reporter: councils does not blame pope francis but rather members of the vatican curate, or church administration, saying the lack of cooperation is shameful. >> they have the same sort of attitude as the church leadership here had 20 years ago when i was trying to bring my abuser to justice. and it's soul destroying. it's heartbreaking to see that there are still men with those same attitudes. >> reporter: boston cardinal, sean o'malley, who heads the commission sa

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the problem is the vatican was not able to deliver.this point, they have somewhat disengaged from the process. and there is a real problem it is ain country, problem of firepower in venezuela. how do you create a new equilibrium in which the opposition can in some way match force with the government? it is going to be very difficult . the trump administration has used the kingpin authority to make a special designation about the vice president of the country, unappointed official, that he is a narco traffic or. that is significant because it governmentshould the look to make an internal transition, the current vice president would not be viable as a substitute because how would you travel? --how would you travel? has been the first attempt by the trump administration to send a new message. it is quite clear dialogue has been put on hold for now. i think we need to think about talks as a multi-shot game. it is not just one and done. it is about creating new conditions for a future round. ethan: the future round, you think the organizati

the problem is the vatican was not able to deliver., they have somewhat disengaged from the process. and there is a real problem it is ain country, problem of firepower in venezuela. how do you you create a new equilibrium in which the opposition can in some way match force with the government? it is going to be very difficult. ethan: do you think the obama administration's desire to improve its relationship with cuba and take cuba out of the have a caused it to shortsighted view of what to do in venezuela? >> i think there are two answers to that question. part of the issue of not applying sanctions was in part driven by the state department and the career foreign service wanted to pursue dialogue who had serious doubts about the obama -- opposition. it was not just obama policy. i think the obama administration made the calculation cuba was a lesser national security threat than venezuela was. did that mean they trimmed their sales a little bit on being more aggressive on venezuela? that is possibly true. but i do not think they were

the vatican wasn't able to deliver. they have somewhat disengaged from the process and there is a real problem because in-country, it's a problem of fire power in venezuela. so how do you create a new equilibrium in which the opposition can in some way match force with the government? it's going to be very, very difficult. the trump administration has used the kingpin authority to make a special designation about the vice president of the country, an unappointed official, that h he is a narco-trafficker. that is significant because it means that, should the government look to make a current transition, how would he travel? other countries would not be able to recognize this government in the same way. this has been the first attempt by the trump administration so far to send a new message, and it's quite clear the dialogue has been put on hold for now. with but i think we need to think about talks as a multi-shot game. it's not just one and done, right, it's about creating new conditions for a future round. >> okay, so

this is a very public blow to the vatican on a sensitive issue. at the core, a woman who is a victim of church sex abuse who says there's a cultural resistance to change here at the vatican. >> it was better for me to come out and speak about it. these men, they dliev on sithri silence and cover it up. >> she was sexually abused by a priest as a teenager and set up a foundation. we spoke with her this morning at her home in dublin, ireland. >> to find that this group of men in this lever of the church do not see child protection as a priority, do not get it in 2017, it's just unacceptable. >> reporter: in her resignation effort she wrote she believes the pope is sincere in his efforts but some members of vatican curia or the church is mott. >> you look around you for those with advice. >> reporter: monsignor anthony figure ray toe is an nbc consultant. >> it's very, very serious, perhaps more than any other organization in the world. the church has taken this on board. >> reporter: boston card nan sean o'malley who heads the commission said in a s

takes us on a special tour of vatican city's iconic art. >>> plus, nearly a year after prince's deathalk with a close friend of the pop star who was among those who found him dead, and that's only on "cbs this morning." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a manhunt is continuing this morning after a shooting causes a lock down at a local school, we will tell butt key piece of evidence that officers have found, while looking for that shooter. >>> also, it is sentencing day two former aid to governor christie will learn their faith faith after their convictions in the bridge gate trial how long they could spend behind bars. >>> in the house it approves a bill to change how your on line browsing information is handled, we will let you know will be able to get that information in the bill, that is heading to the president's desk, once it gets signed. it is wednesday march 29th, i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. lets check weather and traffic with katie and meisha.

i was just at a meeting at the vatican.of those vatican roles are quite possible without ordination. and so i think there are two pieces that the pope needs to look at, one is the priest shortage and how do we get more priests into communities and then the second is how do we get women's voices into leadership. those are two questions, and i think he needs to answer both. one is a step forward. we need to see more in that direction. >> sounds like you've got another trip on the horizon back to the vatican to convey some of that. sister simone campbell, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> glad to be with you. >> and speaking of the christian faith, tonight tune in to cnn's series "finding jesus." the new episode focuses on lazarus and it airs at 9:00 tonight on cnn. so with our ally cashback credit card, you get rewarded for buying stuff. like what? like a second bee helmet with protective netting. or like a balm? you know? or a cooling ointment for the skin. how about a motorcycle? or some bee repellant. i'm just spit-ball

takes us on a special tour of vatican city's iconic art. >>> plus, nearly a year after prince's death with a close friend of the pop star who was among those who found him dead, and that's only on "cbs this morning." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it's wednesday, march 29th. i'm kenny choi. >>> hey, thanks for waking up with us. good morning, it is wednesday, march 29. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. beautiful conditions right now and for the rest of the day, right? >> yes. >> awesome. >> the winds are going to to pick up again so when we're looking at the calm waters, a small craft advisory will go effect inside the bay and outside, as well. it's gorgeous. how are your allergies. >> i was just about to sniffle and say i can't control it. whenever i come into the studio, it's like -- >> i'm feeling great. [ laughter ] >> give it a honor two. >> it still hasn't affected me so -- >> you're not acclimated yet. they will kick in. but it is the ash, alder and th

but rumors of corruption in the vatic vatican, and the sense that the church was becoming greedy drovesatisfied and rebellious group of christians to break off from the church, to begin to interpret the faith for themselves. the protestant reformation, as it became known, swept through europe. and dozens of churns, methodist, presbyterian, anglicans each began the came up with their own interpretation of what it meant to be christian. i'm on my way to meet trey lotz. trey joined the church of scientology in 1969 and rapidly became one of the church's top auditors. in fact, he achieved ot-8 status. ot-8 or operating thetan 8 is the highest level a scientologist can reach in the church in what l. ron hubbard called the bridge to total freedom. the bridge is a guide step-by-step process through which scientologists can achieve salvation. ot-8 is a god-like status that very few scientologists have achieved. >> in 2007 he was excommunicated, thrown out of the church, declared a suppressive person but he is still a devout believes in scientology and he continues to make a living auditing peo

she accuses the vatican of stonewalling.eth doane is in rome outside vatican city with how the controversy is putting a harsh light on church insiders. >> reporter: this is a very public blow to the vatican. at the core, a woman who was a victim of church sex abuse who says there's a cultural resistance to change at the vatic vatican. >> it was better for me to come out and speak about it. these men, they thrive on silence and coverup. >> reporter: mary collins who was sexually abused by a priest as a teenager tired of what she called constant setbacks in her work on a panel set up by pope francis to protect minors from sex abuse. we spoke with her this morning at her home in dublin, ireland. >> to find there's still a group of men in this level in the church who do not see child protection as a priority, that do not get it in 2017 is just unacceptable. >> reporter: in her resignation letter, collins wrote she believes the pope is sincere in is efforts, but the resistance by some members of the vat ka curia has been shameful

certainly the vatican newspaper came out with a headline saying it was one of the most significant eventsidn't make it too big, either? i didn't make the bulletin, as it were. david, thank you very much indeed. more needs to be done to help tackle the vicious cycle of debt and overcharging — according to a house of lords committee. it says banks are failing customers who need them most, leaving the poorest to reply on expensive products. here's our business correspondent, jonty bloom. banks and building societies are not only there for the rich, but they are more difficult for the poor to access. 1.7 million people in this country have no bank account, many can only borrow at high interest rates even if they aren't forced to use payday lenders. the closure of thousands of high street banks also hits the poorest and especially the elderly as they have less access to online services. 40% of the working age population have less than £100 in savings, and if they have to use pre—paid meters, they also pay more more basic services like gas and electricity. to end such financial exclusion the lo

. >>> new fall out at vatican over clergy sex abuse scandal, a founding member of the commission createdncis to protect minors from sexual abuse has quit. >> these men they live on silence, cover up, so i felt i could do more outside then inside. >> reporter: mary collins who was sexually abused by a priest as a teenager, tired of what she called constant setback in her work on a panel set up by pope frances to protect minors from sex abuse. she spoke from her home in dublin. >> this is a group of men at this level in the church who do not see child protection as a priority. they do not get it. in 2017. it is just unacceptable. >> reporter: in her letter, collins wrote she believes the pope is sincere in his efforts , but resistance by some members of the vatican curea or church administration has been shameful. >> sometimes i do see the pope makes mistakes, badly advised but, you are depending on those around you for advice. >> reporter: "eyewitness news" spoke to barbara dorris, national outreach director of snap or survivors network of those abused by priests, dorris says it doesn't m

certainly the vatican newspaper came out with a headline saying it was one of the most significant events either? i didn't make the bulletin, as it were. david, thank you very much indeed. we will just take you we willjust take you to some pictures coming in from central london where there is a protest going on. people are protesting against britain's withdrawal from the eu. there are said to be thousands of people who turned out on this very sunny afternoon in london. this occurs several days before the prime minister, theresa may, is to send a letter to the european council leader, donald tusk, that will be on wednesday. and by that she will trigger article 50 of the lisbon treaty, which. what people expect to be two years of negotiations leading to britain leaving the eu. many thousands of people coming out to protest against brexit. more needs to be done to help tackle the vicious cycle of debt and overcharging — according to a house of lords committee. it says banks are failing customers who need them most — leaving the poorest to reply on expensive products. here's our business corr

the vatican newspaper came out with the headlines that it was one of the most significant events in romeyour piece didn't make it too big? i didn't make the bulletin as it were! thank you very much indeed. well, at the end of the ceremony today, the leaders are hoping to walk away having signed a document with aspirations for the future of europe. we will wait to see what that contains. and at 10.20am our special correspondent allan little will look at the successes and failures of the past six decades of the european union. thousands of iraqi civilians are trying to flee west mosul as the fight against so—called islamic state continues. the us led coalition and iraqi forces have been using airstrikes against is militants. but eyewitnesses say that many civilians have been killed and many remain buried under the rubble. our middle east editorjeremy bowen has been speaking to some of those escaping is held areas in west mosul, who say that people are being used as human shields. thousands of civilians are getting out of parts of mosul that are controlled by islamic state every day and the

with respect to the documents they did request documents of the ncaa on the unmasking procedures vatican is perfectly appropriate but none of us have any idea is obviously based the question before the committee did its own work but this point we don't have the full response from the nsa and we have every confidence and we welcome his testimony and also that it is done in open session similarly if it is necessary in closed session that can be arranged but as much as we can do in public abilene felicia ado. >> that hearing tuesday will now be closed and classified resurging them to make bad a public hearing? >> we have already so live no problem to bring the back in a closed hearing of there is additional information to make public the that is will come by don't think anyone to have a question about what is really going on. that somehow this is a conflict with an open hearing. we welcome them coming back anytime there really the what is involved is the cancellation of the open hearing the designed for distraction. >> what is the reason greg. >> there must have been the strong push back fr

i think until mexican diocese is calling for removal of walls around vatican, and unlocking of doorst night, until they are willing to do, that they need to keep the heck quiet about our country wants to protect itself against evildoers. lou: that makes sense to me. and i think most americans, i am guessing, i can't project with great confidence, but i think most americans would agree with you. it is hard to tell what most americans think these days. since it. >> it is. lou: the mexican companies that would work on the wall, this is an idea that i find fascinating even as we get into a controversy whether they will help build the wall, trump administration is running into head winds from environmentalists from within his own party let alone the left in this country. but he vows that wall will be built. he is following scripture in that regard at very least. >> absolutely. i think he is following scripture on a number of things, you see the left and religious left criticizing him about nuclear weapons and climate change and all these issues, look, when it comes to example about climat

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why don't they start over at the vatican. all of that wealth and splendor.f they would get rid of that and give all of that wealth to the poor and the needy, and the pope would live as our lord jesus christ lived, that would help a lot of people. why don't they start their -- there? host: we will like to stick to the health-care debate in this country -- we would like to stick to the health-care debate in this country. bert is in rhode island. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. that theto point out senate appointed a republican to head the cbo 2015. you can look that up. i want to tell america that health care for profit is no model that shows that there were -- for profit, there is no model that shows that that works. countries have a national health did i'm sorry but under the republican plan, you .ie -- system i am sorry but under the republican plan, you die. promised the founding farmers -- founding fathers, life in the pursuit of happiness. the rich have already one -- won. class warfare is over. they are beating up on us. i hear th

visiting the vatican, she stole a kiss from the pope, stole his hat.ater stole the heart of our own seth doane. >> reporter: the pope often speaks of trying to bring the catholic church closer to the people. in this case it got really close. it seemed to be happening in slow motion. scott westrick told us. there was the pope. his daughter. then the pontiff's skullcap in her hands. >> taking the pope's hat. it is fantastic. >> reporter: westrick, his daughter and family friend had been waiting four hours to try to see the pope after his weekly audience. >> he went in to give her a kiss on the cheek. looked like she kissed him back. then made her move. >> mother alexis back at the hotel. >> first thing. mommy, i saw the pope. i got his hat. >> reporter: trying to get estella to tell us about it, took some work. tell me about your trip. this 3-year-old does things her way. was it funny? >> yeah. >> reporter: what was funny about it? >> i don't know. can i take my phone back? >> no. >> reporter: she has a knack for grabbing things. okay. okay. you are taki

this alliance with the vatican is widely appreciated and often -- regularly questioned. what is lesser-known are those elements of reagan's foreign policy that required to carry over from the years. what i would like to stress here is not so much the opening of 1981, but the administration of continuity that continued to transform the global landscape. they are worth emphasizing both because they are less prominent than reagan's departure, and also because some credit visa be given for resisting the temptation, especially given the strength of reagan's electoral ticket for wholesale demolition, including some that had worked pretty well and reading for the electoral ace at home as weak on communist. this continuity access goes against reagan's stereotypical image as a heart ideological crusader. behind the facade construed for elected consumption, there was a flexible foreign-policy strategy. the catholic church in breaking down the comments regime in poland is beyond any question, so is the significance of john paul ii. reagan's main contribution was the forage -- forge

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she got a chance to meet the pope wednesday at the vatican but as the pope went to kiss her cheek. she proceeded to take his hat. you can see pope francis and his aids as well as fellow family got in a laugh. >>> so chilly. i mean, it really does feel like >> it feels like january. >> today would have been a beautiful january day. but it's not a great march day. definitely a cold night. you have to bundle up if you're letting the dog out for a quick walk. tomorrow morning, at the bus stop those kids will be cold. make sure they have the gloves, hat, scarfs. colder than this morning. here's a look at how the day panned out. it was a beautiful looking at any at the global leadership academy in west philly. 28 right now. you can see what a beautiful day it was. nothing but blue sky across the area and it was blustery. they had a wind gusts to 37 miles an hour. from the north and west that's what made it feel no better than freezing all day. high pressure in control. that's the big area of clear area you see overhead. the east coast into eastern canada. clouds drifting over the norther

alison: a little girl is going viral tonight for trying to steal the pope's hat at the vatican.ope francis went to kiss him on the cheek and she swiped his skull cap. the pope just left it got it back. michelle: a heartwarming story, asked a sophomore with disabilities to the prom, but it's his reaction that is bringing smiles. michelle: asking someone to the prom can be nerve-racking, but you can only hope for this kind of reaction. >> we go to prom with me? alison: aw. watch the celebration. michelle: more, more! alison: i love it. this was such a celebration from august county, virginia, going viral now. she was asking tyler to the prom. tyler has an intellectual disability, and his response is pure joy. look at this. >> would have a blast because he loves to dance and be the life of the party. michelle: he does not even need music. he is just so happy. the prom is april 8. rachel will wear a green dress and tyler will have a tie to match. alison: they will have a good time. robert: that's why she asked him. making a first start this spring. and john wall continues to make hi

at the vatican, a prominent member of a commission advising pope francis on how to end clerical sexualabuse stepped down this week to protest what she described as inaction by the church. marie collins, an irish survivor of childhood sexual assault by a priest, said wednesday she could no longer work with the commission because vatican officials refused to implement basic protections for children and vulnerable adults. collinins' resignation came as e archdiocese of new york petitioned a court for permission to mortgage a hundred -- $100 million worth of church property in manhattan in order to fund compensation for victims of sexual abuse by priests. msnbc has obtained a leak intelligence document from the department of homeland security that undercuts president trump's rationale for a ban on refugees and travelers from some majority muslim nations. the rachel maddow show reports the leaked document makes the case that most foreign-born u.s. based violent extremists are only radicalized after living in the u.s. for a number of years and are unlikely to pose a threat upon arrival. in a

and more sombre words for the eu this evening in the vatican.s welcomed leaders ahead of the 60th anniversary celebrations with a warning. without new vision, a renewed social conscience, he said, the european union's days were numbered. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. now on bbc news, it is time for the travel show. india. 70 years after independence, this emerging world power of more thani billion this emerging world power of more than i billion people this emerging world power of more thani billion people is still changing. iam thani billion people is still changing. i am on a journey to two extremes changing. i am on a journey to two extre m es of changing. i am on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. it is crystal. hard crystals. white sold. i've got to taste it. i began in good rat in the far worse. this is january incredible. it is pretty crowded. and this week, i have travelled 2000 miles over to the north—east. i am on the banks of this mighty river. and i about to go toa this mighty river. and i about to go to a very s

she got a chance to meet the pope wednesday at the vatican but as the pope went to kiss her cheek. she proceeded to take his hat. you can see pope francis and his aids as well as fellow family got in a laugh. >>> so chilly. i mean, it really does feel like >> it feels like january. >> today would have been a beautiful january day. but it's not a great march day. definitely a cold night. you have to bundle up if you're letting the dog out for a quick walk. tomorrow morning, at the bus stop those kids will be cold. make sure they have the gloves, hat, scarfs. colder than this morning. here's a look at how the day panned out. it was a beautiful looking at any at the global leadership academy in west philly. 28 right now. you can see what a beautiful day it was. nothing but blue sky across the area and it was blustery. they had a wind gusts to 37 miles an hour. from the north and west that's what made it feel no better than freezing all day. high pressure in control. that's the big area of clear area you see overhead. the east coast into eastern canada. clouds drifting over the norther

. >>> 3-year-old girl created quite to the vatican. shows her take pope francis' skull cap as the pontiff leaned in to give the little girl a kiss. she handed it back to him. got to give it back to the pope; right? of course. first day in rome. they won't let her forget it. they're visiting her parents from atlanta. >> the pope has a sense of humor. everybody wants a piece of him. even the little ones. >> can you imagine doing that? >> that's why she's 3. >> that's why children are great. good stuff. >>> very cold tonight. we're concerned about some fuher damage, actually, to the cherry tree blossoms. 7 seems to be the -- 27 seems to be the critical number. we're going to go 28. we're in the puffy white stage right now. stage five. they're forecast to be in peak -- first peak bloom this weekend. so we shall see. another peak bloom in april. it's going to be close with temperaturea tidal basin. peak bloom forecast. 24 to 26. that's the first one. okay. let's talk about lows tonight. really close. 28 downtown. 21 rockville. 19 in laytons

many visitors to vatican city try to catch a glimpse from the pope. the little girl stole a kiss and his skullcap. here's the report where he spoke to the little girl. >> reporter: as pope francis leaned in for a kiss, 3-year- old, estella westrick, went for his skullcap. it happened too fast for her dad to stop her. >> she does whatever she wants. >> reporter: there in from atlanta. >> the first thing she told me was she said, mommy, i saw the pope. for hours with a family friend who posted the video on twitter to try to catch pope francis after his weekly audience. we saw how this independent 3- year-old does her own thing. whether taking a skullcap from the pope, or a phone from a reporter. [ laughter ] >> you want that? >> say cheese. >> reporter: the pope loved these unscripted moments, we are told. >> obviously, the pope is not a regular guy. he is the pope. as much as possible, he wants to deal with people as if you were. >> reporter: that is how estella dealt with him. >> tell me about taking the pope's hat? >> it was good. >> reporter: was it

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. >>> and pope francis is leading ash wednesday services at the vatican today. and personally push the ashes on the faithful at the basilica there. a fifth century church considered amongst the most beautiful in all of rome. >> coming up police say that a woman killed her own husband over a burnt casserole. >>> and a boy is doing well after a congenital heart defect. >>> allegheny county police say that a woman killed her husband over an argument over a burnt casserole. and took a shower before calling police. police responded to a home in frazier township. that 42-year-old dennis drum was found dead with a gunshot to the head. his wife initially told police he killed himself after her drinking the last beer in the home and then changed her story and said it was over a burnt casserole. and they fought over the gun. >> she had taken a picture of her husband and sent it to a friend of her husband lying on the floor. >> police say there was no gun if the picture but when they arrived on the scene it was in his hand. teresa drum is charged with murder. >>> the drive