they monitored transactions in and out of the vatican bank. they made their first break through in the summer of 2010. >> in that case, it happened that an italian bank received a request from the vatican bank to transfer 23 million euros. the bank of italy requested details for both payee and recipient in the transaction and the reason for the transfer. the vatican bank failed to provide adequate information so the bank of italy decided to freeze that money. the whole european banking community was up in arms. the account holders that included the iranian and iraqi embassies appears the money would be used for laundering. one bank after another refused to do business with the vatican bank until it cleaned up its act. >> woodruff: yesterday, pope francis announced the creation of a new oversight body to monitor the vatican's financial activities. frontline's "secrets of the vatican" airs tonight, at a special time of 9:00 p.m., on most p.b.s. stations. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. attorney general eric holder told state a

using all the tools at their disposal, they monitored transactions in and out of the vatican bank. they made their first breakthrough in the summer of 2010. >> (translated): in that case, it happened that an italian bank received a request from the ior to transfer 23 million euros. the bank of italy requires details for both payee and recipient in the transaction and the reason for the transfer. the ior failed to provide adequate information, so the bank of italy decided to freeze that money. >> narrator: the whole european banking community was up in arms. with account holders that included the iranian and iraqi embassies, there were fears that the bank could be used for money laundering. one bank after another refused to do business with the vatican bank until it cleaned up its act. the pope was increasingly concerned. >> (translated): pope benedict definitely wanted vigorous action and transformation. he wanted new anti-money laundering measures, a whole new system of control. >> narrator: he had already appointed gotti tedeschi, a highly respected banker and a professor of busin

and you talk about the vatican bank.nd the pope has provided oversight for all of the economic affairs. it will include cardinals and lay people, because the scandal here again is tremendous. all sorts of money disappearing and money laundering. >> that's right. it's a tremendous problem. but he has taken other steps as well, as we say in the film, by october of last year, he was seeking to close 900 accounts. he appointed a commission within three or four weeks of his election to investigate the vatican bank. he is serious about making these changes, and he is a man of great strength. >> let's hope he manages to do what he has set out to do. again, the documentary is named "secret of the vatican," and airs on tuesday night. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> now a sad update, we recently reported on the lady in number 6. she was believed to be the oldest holocaust survivor. she passed away at 110. she was placed in a nazi camp and used for propaganda purposes. she even found a silver lining at the camp, her music. >>

(technical difficulties) >> from priestly child abuse, cronyism crime and corruptions at the vatican bank pope francis has his handsful. we look at the scandals within the church that frannize has had to try to manage. expectations for the new pope could not be higher. >> francis is the first pope not to have studied in rome worked in rome or spent time in rome. he's an outsider. >> he's a man that can draw up the people and give them hope. one has to wonder if he can live up to his own less assy. >> i'm joined by author of "secrets of the vatican" debuting on pbs. anthony, great to have you with us. alarming things you raise. high hopes for pope francis. >> absolutely. >> when pope benedict xvi weren't there scandals in the church, and hopes he'd clean them up? >> absolutely. the famous good friday address that he gave five days before the pope died. ratsinger promised to clean the filth in the church. i have no doubt in my mind as others do that he was thinking of the big case that we deal with of mafiell, mafiell. he couldn't do the things that he wanted to do. >> marciel was the head

the pope did not say what he plans to do about the vatican bank. it is being investigated for allegations of money laundering. ukraine is moving swiftly to change the political course. a full interim government will be appointed thursday. just days after the president was driven from office. a representative of the european union. >> a speaker of the parliament is serving as acting president. the government is asking for $30 billion in foreign aid. a state department says there expelling three diplomats following the expulsion of three united states diplomats from venezuela. anti- government protests continued there. >> antigovernment activists responded to the twitter hashtag day of the barricades. the venezuelan president insist the opposition is trying to stage a united states funded coup attempt. the fraud case involving disability payments. investigators say thousands of retired new york city police officers and firefighters collected benefits by claiming to straussuffer from posttraumatic stress. the defendants were coached on how to behave d

. >>> pope francis, looking for proposed vatican bank and some on-family issues, contraception, divorce and same sex unions. >>> north carolina, the governor faces sharp scrutiny to power giant duke energy which is accused of dumping 80,000 tons of toxic ash into the river there last month. he had briefed the governor about a minor penalty against duke, critics claim it is a sweetheart deal for duke energy which promoted the governor for 20 years. >>> toxic communities that don't have the power to fight back. michael okwu has the story, richmond, california, called a toxic city. citizens refuse to be held hostage to industry. >> there was a big boom! and i got scared. i got really scared. and then i saw the fire, this big fire ball, go in the air. and we all took off running into the house. >> on august 6th, 2012, courtney cummings and her family were in the front yard when a massive fire erupted at the chevron refinery just six blocks away. the smoke and toxic fallout sent more than 15,000 residents of richmond, california to area hospitals with respiratory problems. investigators late

francis and controversial issues on his agenda and he is looking into reformed proposed for the vatican bank some family issues and taking on contraception and divorce and same sex unions and in north carolina the governor faces scrutiny because of duke energy accused of dumping 80,000 tons of toxic ash in a river there earlier in the month and he briefed the governor about this and they said it was a sweetheart deal for the company which employed the governor for 28 years. industries do have to be based somewhere, but all too often the smokestacks are in communities that don't have the power to fight back and we go now to one town, richmond, california which is across the bay from san francisco and it has been called a toxic city, this time frustrated citizen led by a green party mayor refused to be hostage to industry. >> there was a big boom. and i got scared, i got really scared and then i saw the fire, this big fireball go in the air and we all took off running into the house. >> reporter: on august 6, 2012 courtney cummings and her family were in their front yard when a massive fire er

that's right, it's pope francis and that financial institution is the vatican bank.mpioning transparency in an institution known for exactly the opposite. he gets our hero of the day. on the other hand vladimir putin, the guy him, the guy who is hoping to achieve a pr spin triple lutz after the olympics. today, russian authorities rounded up a group of protesters that included the two most visible members of pussy riot. our favorites, maya and gnash sha. the two with madonna and yoko ono. the duo were among those carted away from a protest in moscow. details remain unclear. the pictures as you can see tell a disturbing story. sorry, mr. putin. that earns you our zero of the day. up next, we update you on the battle of the day. and our call to action this week. the student debt crisis. we asked how much you owe. and the feedback has been incredible. here's garrett who says he owes over $118,000. in student loans. more on this issue and your responses next. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ben! ♪ [ train whistle blows ] oh, that was close. you ain't lying. let quicken loans help you

the mess and dispel rumors of financial excess in scandal and the vatican today that's his replacement was the entire board of the bank would be enough to change things. she was so small. in two thousand and twelve for the snakes a fair share of unsecured with revelations of nepotism and corruption. next year higher the ranking vatican official was arrested as he tried to smuggle twenty million euro. in switzerland the same time. francis was declaring war and greed. lg what's happening today with investments in banks and elsewhere to open it so it's it was a tragedy what can we do not do people die of hunger. she didn't have anything to the defence say that nothing gets hurt. real places today. the cbo france's quickly turned to concern himself milk toast with the spiritual needs of the school bus with financial scams and again investigative journalist thirty two p no she says it takes to the papacy of john paul the second. according to county established links with the controversial plan to return to college be useful to my judicial ethics which i had the chance to read and see. the phone for long fiesta we did. with

delegations at the vatican the pope's visit to the middle east teams to reach states and groups often overlooked by the roman catholic church. francis will travel to israel jordan and the west bank and the twenty fourth and twenty that. i since the current charges while you ride it has reduced the mechanic during the talk about. titan holocaust denounced the knesset member called john kerry's best in an undertone of antisemitism here's ptsd. a jewish journalist. for the boston globe. during his run for the oval office. john kerry i think white with white cedar house and humans. john kerry has received nods and says really. talks are going israel is to achieve it. his colleagues. ghost. jerry kelly. slice. going into different. not admit it it was humid his strong backing to egyptian army chief to lcc to become an expressed in egypt despite the fact the general hasn't even come to pick the least he will run in the meeting or two which lcc success as a quasi elections are right about the height to crave cooperation between the two countries. the meeting took place as most continues to negotiate dollars contract with the tip estimate to be wet thirty billion dollars the kremlin has

vatican's bureaucracy. he's creating a special industry in the wake of a banking scandal that will handle all business and personalella roma. >> yes, you are. >> tell us what the significance is of these two popes aet the moment. >> i can tell you first of all the personal significance for me and i think i speak for my brother cardinals in the college of cardinals. it was extraordinarily moving. we didn't know he was coming. so there we are and he makes this very humble shy discreet entrance on the side. the people nearby were erupting in applause and we were like little kids. all of a sudden we ran up to him to greet him. we hadn't seen him -- remember the events of a year ago. we hadn't seen him since then. we found him a little more fragile, a little more spent but as sparkling and alive as ever and it was very moving to see him. >> i know you are there for the card nald consistory where the new cardinals have been put in place and it was interesting to hear the pope's homily where he said may others avienld help others to avoid of intrigue gossip favoritism and impressism. why do you think he said that? >> i t

vatican gardens snapped this picture contains fingerprints. a time when the catholic church is a pure . it's christmas. street smarts in it. i layered it with his humble lifestyle his optics of the smaller bank guests instead of the fiscal targets. he has renewed global conversation with j urging the church the more welcome. last call. his attitude towards homosexuality is a complete one ep. its predecessor saying that if a homosexual person is in good will and is in search of god is not one subject. do you intend to carry the crimes of north korea to that of the cindy regime has exterminated start and insulate its population and that those in charge should be tried for crimes against humanity. can you be issued un report on the knee here are totalitarian states criticizes its denial of basic freedoms and its abduction of citizens for neighboring countries. at the end of the second world war said many people sit. if only we had nine. if only we had neither the wrongs that would i'm back in the country so the whole stop that forces if only we had mad man. pull out. the international community does the international community will know they will be no excusing outside of action because we didn

bank. your money needs an ally. bill: breaking news now, we mentioned this before the break, the vatican respondents child abuse: reportorted, unfair, ideologically slanted. that report recognizing changing roles on abortion and contraception. they call the vatican report unfair with teachings of the church and says the u.n. cannot ask the church to change, in from vatican city. a massive snowstorm hitting a broad section of the country. look at the weather radar. warnings for the midwest all the way eastern maine up to 20 inches of snow in some areas. a huge concern is the ice storm falling as well, just shy of a quarter of an inch of ice. lot more into the midwest. martha: so we have seen a lot of advertising efforts including the kickstand, pajama boy. we will revisit some of the best hits of the past but now we have this. ♪ ♪ we love you, we need you ♪ you can't say no to this phase ♪ area did martha: nonprofit group spending millions on and add to convince young people to sign-up for obamacare particularly young women. many people to enroll. 3 million people signed up for obamacare. he heard the president touting

vatican's bureaucracy. he's creating a special industry in the wake of a banking scandal that will handle all business and personalns. >>> over the weekend the pope he said one of you will be my pope and i look forward to giving my love, loyalty, and allegiance to new pope. he's done it consistently but it was dramatic when he did it saturday at the consistory. >> what about the critics who say it's merely just throne. what specifically is changing in the catholic church? >> we have talked about that. and, remember, we've observed that pope francis is a loyal catholic. he knows the substance of the church, the essence of the church, he can't change. we receive that. that's settled. that's given. he can change the style and the tone, and most -- many people will tell you that's where the church needs the change. it's not what we say so often that puts people off. it's how we say it. it's a senn of judgment mene he's been on the team since 2008. >> we've got all kinds of guys, guys from the military. it's coo cool to share that with them. you can share stories that you wouldn't be able to share with others. >> it op