al jazeera reports from vatican city. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis with half coming from outside of europe and none from the united states. many were from developing nations but francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. but the presence of former pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. citpope francis has been leadina debate on whether the church's deabouview of abortion, contrace contraceptives, divorce and homosexuality need to change. polls show most think it is old. >> i'm strongly christian but i do believe this pope can open doors where in the past it was always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another conference later in the year on family issues. but they say the pope's attempts to modern eyes the church is an uphill battle. >> collects tcatholic who divord remarry and gay couples who adopt children is becoming the norm in the western world. the church can't just ignore them. >> repo

we have that story from vatican city. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of poperancis come half coming from outside europe and none from the united states. but pope francis made it clear he wanted to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. there was a real surprise. it was the first time that pope benedict xvi attended a popel rite since resigning. pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality needs some rethinking. there was a worldwide poll on what catholics think of the church's stand on family and morals. the poll shows that i most think it is outdated and unrealistic. >> the pope is changing little by little. you have to take small steps because at the vatican you have to take a small process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian but i believe this pope will open doors that in the past have been kept shut. >> reporter: there is a conference later in the year on family issues, but the pope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catho

al jazerra has the story from vatican city. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice ofe francis with help coming from outside -- half coming from outside europe and none from the united states. many were from developing nations. pope francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. the but the presence of pope amare advertise benedict 16 was a real surprise. it was the first time he a sustainedded papel rights since his regula resignation a year a. fashioned with opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on the teachings of abortion, home section all the d divorce. a poll was taken on what the people think. results show that most reject them as out dated and unrealistic. >> translator: the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change little by little. because it can't happen automatically. in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions i am strongly christian but i believe that this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting c

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an unprecedented scene at vatican city. retired pope edited 16 -- francis xvi joined pope at a ceremony, the first time they have appeared at a public liturgical ceremony since benedict became the first pope to step down in more than six centuries. benedict xvi pope sat in the front row as his successor pope francis celebrated 19 archbishops to the rank of cardinal. it was the first time that an addict attended a papal ceremony since he stepped down last year. benedict, the of german archbishop, was one of those who received pope franci'' blessing to become cardinal. five of the new cardinals are from south america. two asia.frica and the vatican says the inclusion reflects the pope's commitment to the poor. pope francis thanked the new cardinals for their services and reminded them that the church needs them. thank you, dear brothers, thank you. behind the lord and let him lead us through the beloved will of god, the holy mother, the church. thank you. isthe position of cardinal the second-highest in the roman catholic chu

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to break with tradition and keep up with modern times. >> and that was claudia reporting from vatican city spoke to joshua with the national catholic report and asked him about the significance of the pope selecting cardinals from places like latin america and africa. >> when the people announced who he was picking as cardinals, it was striking that he picked a cardinal from haiti. haiti, of course, has never had a catholic card familiar. he picked a cardinal from the philippines an area of the philippines which is known for being impoverished and dealing went wil religious doing dialogs from muslims and i was speaking to him yesterday and he was talking about what it's like for him. as a expected to go back and do confirmations on monday in the hillside. he said he will have to hike in to the hillside to people the -t the people who need to know the church and the love of christ and that's very interesting. the cardinals have lots of roles one of which is to advice the pope and what the pope has done is asked people to advice him from places where the church either hasn't gotten that advi

. >> that was al jazeera america's claudio reporting from vatican city. >>> a meeting between presidentama and dalai lama went forward on friday despite protest from the chinese government. the government there accused the u.s. from meta meddling, but the meeting went forward. >>> pandas on a trip of a lifetime. the celebrities are headed for belgium and a red carpet welcome. they're landing in the middle of a political spat between the dutch and the french speaking regions. >>> talk about sticker shock. coming up, car lovers at the dallas show discover what a $2 million price tag can buy. that's coming up on al jazeera america. i must begin my journey, which will cause me to miss the end of the game. the x1 entertainment operating system lets your watch live tv anywhere. can i watch it in butterfly valley? sure. can i watch it in glimmering lake? yep. here, too. what about the dark castle? you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >> good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan r

. >> vatican city. >> reporter: he was nbc's chief foreign correspondent, our bureau chief in london and paris, and later host of magazine shows, anchor of sunday today and weekend nightly news. and moderator of "meet the press". >> with garrick utley. >> he tried to mix the genius of the american system. >> reporter: he was among the most familiar faces on television, and at 6'6", he was hard to miss. born in chicago to journalist parents, his father was commentator on nbc. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: garrick got into the family business, and in the early '60s, became one of the very first network reporters based in vietnam. >> it will be a long struggle, and the outcome is very much in doubt. garrick utley, nbc news, saigon. >> reporter: throughout his career, garrick utley was admired and respected for his intelligence and dedication. he is remembered by his friends and colleagues for his kindness and for being a true gentleman. >> good night from all of us at nbc news. >> garrick utley was 74. our thoughts tonight are with gertje, his wife of more than 40

governate, which controls the budget for all construction and maintenance in vatican city. >> (translated): it is a center of power where according to vigano, there was widespread corruption and profiteering and faked expenses. >> narrator: vigano cracked down hard, reducing overheads by $54 million in his first year, but he made enemies in the process, and they plotted against him. >> (translated): he turned to pope benedict, writing two or three letters begging for help. he wanted to continue with his work. >> narrator: he warned benedict about corruption in every single department of the vatican. he also made the lethal mistake of accusing the pope's powerful deputy, cardinal bertone, of orchestrating a conspiracy against him. >> (translated): the mistake that vigano made was the fact that he asked the pope to make a choice: me or bertone. no one in the vatican can speak to the holy father in that way. vigano was offering his enemies the perfect opportunity to aim the gun at his own head, and he lost. >> narrator: if vigano was no match for cardinal bertone, the vatileaks doc

italian government pretreat mussolini and the fascist regime and the vatican that established vatican city as a sovereign state and did away with the separation of church and state and italy in a big cave roman catholic church the privileged position. all the bishops were summoned and mussolini representatives would be there the world would be watching. it was a speech the pope saw as his last opportunity to get out a crucial and erratic message. that is what we're trying to look for. >> they both came to power 1922 a rabble rouser by rebate -- leading the ragtag troops on a march answer extortion come to power just a few months after the pope came to power. the dictator came to depend on the pope and vice versa. even though they seem so radically different. the dictator would depend on the pope to bring him catholics support although there were anti-clerics but for the most part the population was very much identified with the catholic church. mussolini needed the support as one of the largest opposition parties which was endorsed by the previous poll. at the time there was a priest so fo

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. >> after you had your baby, you had to stay mcfadden, abc news, vatican city. >> takes a very big personting experience. her son was three years old when he was given up for adoption bit church. whisked away to the united states. she didn't see him grow up. missed out on his whole childhood and see willingiin se up. >> i'm glad she found peace. >>> american idol clay aiken, can he translate that success into a political race. ? >> celebrating in seattle. hundreds of thousands showed up for the seahawks parade. living up to their rep reputation as the loudest fans in the world. you're watching "world news now. >> with many schools cancelled, a chance to have fun outside with friends. >> back to school today in many cities affected by this storm. forecasters are closely watching a third system that could move in by the weekend. meaning another potential snowy mess on monday. john and marci? >> all right, devon, thank you. in northeastern wisconsin, the deep freeze is so severe, watermains and pipes are bursting. so the warning has began out to businesses and residents, keep at least one fa

. >> and that was our correspondent reporting from vatican city. >> american flags flying over u.s. military bases must contain 100% american-made materials. the major flag vendors are american companies. they were allowed to use foreign material. and amendments to the rules requires everything in the flag from the ink and the cloth and the flag must come from the gold old us of a. the what's app messaging app is back online after its servers went down. the company tweeted servers were restored and apologised for the 3-hour outage. facebook's c.e.o. mark zuckerberg predicts what'sapp's 450 users will grow to a billion - in the if their servers keep crashing. >> thanks four joining us. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. headlines after the break. thanks so much. >> you're watching al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york with the top stories. well, dawn is breaking in kiev. live pictures. earlier today a lot of costs in that country. ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss president viktor yanukovych. he insists he will not step down. his rival and former prime minister j

between italian government in this case between mussolini the fascist regime which established vatican city as a sovereign state and did away with the separation of church and state in the roman catholic church gave its provisions as the church of the land. so this is a big occasion committee and anniversary. other bishops were summoned and miscellaneous all representatives would be there. the king sent to be there. the world would be watching. it was a speech that the pope saw as his last opportunity to get at a crucial message, a dramatic message. i kill your rotc -- [inaudible] i was just going to show you a couple of images to illustrate illustrate -- that is what we are trying to do. don't want to keep it there. this shows one show robust to get an idea in the last 10 days or so of his life, what he looked like. if you go to the next image, here you see younger men at the time, benito mussolini is the 39-year-old, a rabble-rouser, a bully, aficionado of violence. he would come to power by leading his ragtag troops in a march on rome and to kind of extortion come to power at the end of

al jazeera, vatican city. >> stay going to italy, matteo renzi has become throw' italy's youngest primeinister. mr. renzi has already presented his cab inspect line up to parliament. it is one of the smallest and youngest in italian history. they are expected to face a confidence vote on monday. >>> russian government said the cossack man who whipped members of the punk band pus i didn't riopussy riot hasbeen apprehend. he doused them with pepper spray and whipped them. two pussy riot members were jailed in 2012 for similar style protest, but this time they haven't been charged. a judge in spain has summoned international monitor who is were overseeing eta. the whereabouts of the groups' fugitive members have been called into question, and eta had given up a cache of weapons towards the first step towards disarmament. that's all the news from europe for now. back to jane in doha. >> thank you. zimbabwe's president has returned home from singapore after under going cataract surge. he has been in power since 1980 but increasingly blamed for the decline of the country's economy. >> corneli

convention on the rights of the chimed the the holy seer has committed to implementing it on the vatican city and as the supreme pour of the catholic church and institutions placed under its authority. i'll mention a few concerns. the holy seer's past statements and declarations on homosexuality contributed to the social citying mattizition of and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and chin raised by the same-sex couples. dl another concern was that the holy seer is not taking measures to protect and ensure justice for girls who are ark trarly placed by their families in state institutions in the mag do dolen run by four generations of catholic sisters. with regard to child sexual abuse committed by members of the catholic churches operating under the holly sooer, that is clerics involved in the sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children worldwide, the main finding of the committee was that the holy sooer adopted policies and practices leading to the continuation of the abuse by and the impunity of the perpetrators. >> the holy sooer has consistently placed the preservati

. >> that was our claudio reporting from vatican city. >>> the fence that divides the u.s. mexico may keep people from crossing the border, but health officials are finding it less effective at stopping the transmission of diseases. jennifer london has more from tijuana mexico. >> translator: i don't want to live likely, i would rather die. >> reporter: it started as a cough that lasted for months. then she began losing weight. >> i was really thin. and so sick i couldn't sleep at night. >> reporter: she lives in identity juan, a mexico, didn't have a stubborn cold or a nasty case of the flu. she had contracted a potentially deadly form of at that bush lows us. if you think it. b. is a disease that was irradicated years ago, think again. in the mexican state of baja, california, which shares a border with the united states. health officials are not only seeing an arlamming up tick in the number of t.b. cases. the doctor says the border has become a breeding ground for drug resistent strains of the disease. in part, because so many people are living in urban poverty. without

. >>> and a surprise visit in vatican city brings together the papacy past, present, and future for the since his resignation a year ago pope benedict appeared with pope franc francis. the two greeting each other at a ceremony that created 19 new cardinals. >>> and that's a quick look at stories making news on today's fox news flash. >>> turning to this developing story, a major catch for u.s. and mexican authorities in the drug war. a drug kingpin reportedly captured in an overnight raid. the u.s. government's saying that joaquin guzman was arrested in a mexican hotel. he was on the dea's most wanted list and faces multiple drug trafficking charges. his drug empire stretching through north america all the way to europe and even australia. >>> here's a warning you should pay close attention to, particularly if you are an apple lover, so, listen up, all you iphone, ipad and mac users. a major flaw in apple software is leaving your e-mail and other communications open to hackers. we've got the very latest on the story from new york. brian? >> hi, uma, at least one expert said the apple se

we start tonight in vatican city.cis decided to celebrate valentine's day and gave love advise to thousands of young engaged couples. i asked erin mclaughlin who was there what he said. >> he may not exactly be dr. love, but he sure can draw a crowd on valentine's day. some 10,000 couples from around 28 countries registered to attend a special audience with pope francis. there was music and comedy. i even saw smooching is going on in st. peter an's square before pope francis arrived. he fielded three questions from some of the couples in the audience. one asked him about the secret to a successful marriage. he said the answer lies in three words. permission, thanks, and forgiveness. he also had some advice for couple who's might get into an argument. he said, even if you throw a plate, never end a day without being at peace with each other. so there you go. some love advice from pope francis himself. erin? >> and that was very wise advice, but it brings us to our outfront outtake which is the valentine ideas a day is

for "this week," cynthia mcfadd mcfadden, vatican city. >> our thanks to cynthia and welcome news, noths of service members in afghanistan this week. that's all for us today. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news" with david muir tonight and have a great day. news" with david muir tonight and have a great day. >> in the news this sunday the weekend rain is causing flooding in parts of the bay area. we will have a live report from sonoma county. also how the storm is affecting flights in and out of san francisco international airport. >> and the view from mt. tam. the rain is spreading south and east. i will have an update next on the abc7 morning news at nine. phone: your account is already paid in full. oh, well in that case, back to vacation mode. ♪boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants... voice-enabled bill pay. just a tap away on the geico app. ♪ huh, 15 minutes could save you insurance. yup, everybody knows that. well, did you know that some owls aren't that wise. don't forget about i'm h

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. >>> we want to go to vatican city.or the very first time since becoming pope, pope francis has appoint influenced cardinals. and look who made a rare appearance. pope benedict xvi who left the papacy a year ago. we want to go to the ceremony and go to cnn's erin mclaughlin for them. >> reporter: 16 of them are under the age of 80 meaning they'll be part of the exclusive club responsible for selecting the next pope. the group includes a group from haiti, on helping the poor marl marginal size. this is the first time that the conclave has been invited to rome. one of the most buzzed about topics, whether divorced and remarried catholics should be allows to take communion. nothing concrete has been decided so far. the meeting is meant to get people talking. back to you, christi. >> we want to go to south korea now where families divided by the korean war six decades ago were allowed to reunite. this is under a new agreement between north and south korea it could be a sign of better things to come. cnn's paula hancocks is

. >> britain's independence says vatican city is open to more wine. they enjoy 100 bottle as year.ver to catholicism. i love the spirit. >> the aww today says the jersey longs to this guy. he's become the first openly gay player in a major american sport. he wore number 46 because that's all the team has on hand. they're selling 98. he asked for that number to honor matthew shepherd who was killed for being gay in 19 998. i want one of those shirts. >>> it is a subject of parody on television shows like "south park." >> just between you and me i think everyone's too stupid to see what this is leading to. did you guys read "1984?" >> i don't think so. >> i didn't either. but we have to do something about this. we have to organize a rally. >> that would be cool? >> a what? >> a rally. >> i'm go ing to e-mail everybody and put it up on my blog pages. >> they say it's no laughing matter. they she wanted to erase her digital presence which she learned in her new boog "dragnet nation," a quest for privacy, security and freedom in a world of relentless survey lachbls welcome. >> it's good

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but today's journey here to vatican city is a remarkable show of the power of forgiveness. .n >> and that cold air is spilling into the south, nashville, 34 after they had all the heavy rain. remember the southern end was record rain for them yesterday. >> a whole lot going on. ginger, thank you. >>> coming up, the latest on the overnight arrest near the home of philip seymour hoffman, four suspected dealers with hundreds of bags of heroin and new details emerging about the actor's final hours. >>> and caught on tape in a popular new reality show, youth football coaches behaving, well, very badly so why are some parents defending them? >>> and it was a monumental night out with george clooney. we were there with the lucky mom and her young daughter who landed the ultimate date night for $10. >> wow. >>> our epic wedding showdown kicks off. thousands entered. now four couple compete for the live wedding of a life time. ♪ f. thousands entered. now four couple compete for the live wedding of a life time. that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerve

. >> reporter: cynthia mcfadden, abc news, vatican city. >> it takes a very big person to forgive. >>d when he was given up for adoption by the church, whisked away to the united states. she didn't see him grow up. missed out on his whole childhood and seeing him grow up. just absolutely -- >> i'm glad she seems to have found some peace. >> yeah. >>> coming up, an unlikely candidate, clay aiken, he did pretty good on american idol "american idol," but can he translate that success into a political race? >>> and celebrating in seattle. hundreds of thousands showed up for the seahawks parade. living up to their reputation as the loudest fans in the world. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. (tiffany) ask yourself what your children or cigarettes. for as long as i can remember, my mother smoked. she died from lung cancer when i was 16. i could not take the chance of continuing smoking and not being here for my daughter. i know how much i needed my mom still, and i didn't realize it until i had lost her. you can quit. for free

vatican has been doing. >> called sexual abuse of children the shame of the church. >> rights protests are planned today in 19 cities worldwide as part of a campaign to pressure sponsors of the winter olympics to pull out over the anti-gay laws. >> soda russia rehearsed. >> some of the hotels are still not ready for all of the visitors. chicago tribune reporter says she was told that she would have to wait for running water at her hotel. >> u.s. snowboarding star sean whyte will not participate in the olympics first- ever slopes style competition. the two-time gold medalist voiced concern during training this week. instead he plans to focus on winning another gold medal. >> the jamaican bobsled team arrived at the winter olympics. >> might have to compete using borrowed equipment. the team is on sure where their equipment is. they still think it is in new york where they missed their moscow flight. >> autopsy results are inconclusive. the actor died on sunday of an apparent drug overdose. nypd arrested three men and a woman and a heroin bust that might be related. they're taken into custody with more than 350 banks

the holy city has consistently placed the preservation of the reputation of the church and the protection of the arbitrators above children's best interests. >> report calls on the vatican to hand over alleged or known abusers to law enforcement worldwide, and release its entire archive on child sex abuse cases. supreme court has ordered an unprecedented probe of a 1981 massacre of civilians by u.s.-backed troops. around 45 people, including women and children, were killed by the salvadoran military in the town of san francisco angulo. the investigation comes days after former rebel leader just missed an all-out victory in a first-round presidential elections, setting up a runoff for next month. the el salvador supreme court is also reviewing the challenge to a 1993 law granting amnesty for atrocities by el salvador's right-wing governments. federal officials are claiming the water supply in west virginia is safe despite continued local warnings to avoid consumption. residents have been told they can drink the water only a month after a chemical spill cut off 300,000 people for up to a week. but despite the safety clearance, doctors are still advising pregnant women and

vatican's policies on abortion, continue accepting and homosexuality. the church says the report is distorted and that they are committed to protecting children. the new york cityoffice says it needs to do more tests to figure out what killed actor philip seymour hoffman. last night police arrested four people in new york on drug charges, the new york times reports the charges stem from the investigation in to the actor's death. >>> and billy jean king the head of the delegation to the sochi olympics won't attend after all because her mother is sick. king who is onlily game is an outspoken opponents of russia's anti-gay laws. russia passed a law banning game propropaganda last june, those e the head likes, i am tony aries, "inside story" is next on al jazerra america. >> higher prices cracking down on youth sales, tougher and tougher health messages all had a role in reducing smoking. now another idea, how about making smokes hard to buy at all. that's the inside story.

vatican says the report is unfair. >>> "new york times" road salt short age taken hold of the new york city area.rtage is complicating efforts for crews to attempt to clear roadways. municipalities in new york and new jersey ordered emergency salt deliveries to replenish dwindling supplies. states across the country are facing similar problems. if the salt is not on the road, the roads don't go. >> san jose mercury news, a former energy official is calling last april's attack on a pacific gas and electric substation in california an act of terrorism. a group of well-trained intruders cut underground cables and opened fire on transformers knocking out power to an entire silicon valley community. the former head of the federal energy regulatory xigs says it could have been a rehearsal for a much bigger plot. no arrests have been made in the attack. >> this from "the san francisco chronicle" twitter stocks looking to rebound after yesterday's 17% decline. >> ouch. >> in its first quarter as a public company twitter's user growth also declined and also unprofitable as costs continue to grow faster th

city, missouri who has actually been found guilty of endangering children. and yet he has not been fired from his post. and it's interesting that the vaticanls claim that the vatican doesn't have the ability or the control over those who cover up for sexual predators, but yet they have the authority to determine who will be a bishop and who stays on as a bishop and they even recently fired a bishop in australia who spoke out in support of women's ordination. >> but barbara, rules were established in the united states in 2001 after all of the scandals, i mean how has these rules been applied, i mean, to the cases? what about the cases from before 2002, the case that his date back to 30 or 40 years ago, are these being investigated? >> well, i mean, let's be clear. there is across the united states the church officials continue to attempt to conceal and cover up the documents. we know that, for example, here in chicago, just a couple of weeks ago, the files of 30 predators were made public. out of the 121 that we know of. and why aren't the church officials releasing all of the records? why only 30? if you look at the 30, what you see is tha

>> the vatican curia which is the administrative body of the worldwide church is a collection of small thiefdoms of individuals vying against one another. >> and it is the curia that runs the city state with its own lowell system, tv channel and radio station and newspaper. it even has its own bank the institute of religious works housed in a medieval tower. >> the bank of italy, the highest authority in our banking system has described the vatican bank as a falling bank on our soil. we see the big walls of the vatican as a national border. we cannot intervene the vatican. >> he's a powerful figure in italy. he prosecutes the most difficult cases, the mafia, corrupt politicians and most recently the vatican bank, which has a long and dark reputation for financial corruption. >> politicians, businessmen were using the vatican bank as an offshore, to hide their money or money launder if you will or not pay taxes. >> for years the italian authorities could do nothing. but one when tough banking regulations were imposed across europe in the wake of the financial crises, only the vatican bank resisted. so the italian finance police put the bank under close surveillance, using all th

city thousands of dollars. >>> 20,000 engaged couples are spending this valentine's day with pope francis at the vatican. ♪ >>he couples got a personal blessing from pope francis. others packed into st. peterrary square. the vat -- st. peter's square. the vat can says they are from -- vat can says they are -- vatican says they are from 20 different countries. >> that's memorable. >> yes. >>> the valentine's day theme continues in our next half- hour. we're live at the san francisco flower mart. i will take a few dozen. the big boom in business they get this time of the year. >>> the president will soon be on his way to california. a live report of his plans and the good news he's bringing to farmers. >>> good news i have for drivers. traffic a little bit lighter on some of these commutes. it will be slow at the -- on the sunol grade, pardon me. >>> thick pockets of fog. mist, maybe light drizzle. light rain for some. temperatures mild to warm. highs today, close to 70 for a few. we'll show you. good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once

violence while on the other side of the city, women in support of the government marched for peace. >>> and pope francis appointed 19 new cardinals in a vaticanpointments made by pope francis since he was elected last march. >>> nearly three dozen members of congress will not be running again in 2014. just this week, new jersey democrat rush holt and california democrat gloria mcleod said they won't run again. they need 17 seats to win back majority in the house. are we seeing members of congress flee in larger-than-normal numbers or is it really just business as usual? >> it's basically just business as usual. there are about 35 members who are either retiring or leaving office to run for another political office. the post-world war ii average on the house is 37. so we're basically at the historical average right now. >> what happens to seats of retirees? how often do they stay within the same party once they do come up? and there's not an incumbent running? >> incumbents generally are reelected at a 90% clip. that's different from year to year. sometimes you'll have waves where that number goes down a little bit or it will go up. but it's a

vatican on april 27. what do you think of that? >>> finally, caught on camera, a fox correspondent reporting on new york city's snowy commute duringto the train tracks. that is wnyw reporter john huddy, in the gray jacket. he rushes to pull the man to safety with the help of some bystanders. take a listen. >> did all i could do. i placed my weight in both hands and i squatted. >> you and me both. my hands kind of hurt. i was going to think about jumping down. >> that's why i said. i jumped to the cause. >> the man suffered a few bumps and bruises. we know john huddy well here and his sister. those are your headlines. thank goodness he was there. >> the huddys. good man. >> this is a day in which you need your weather person ready to go and in action. but you also feel bad because your weather person is outside. >> maria, it's raining now? >> yeah. it's a rainy mess and really coming down. and actually freezing in some spots. we have a bit of a coating out here on the sidewalks and of course also on the roadways and also the wind starting to pick up across the new york city area and parts of the interior northeast. we have snow far

vatican to make the changes and report back in three years. >> in its hey day, detroit boasted more homeowners than any other city in the country. in the 1960's, companies and jobs started moving away, taking a million residents with them. while some left, others chose to stay. >> when the snow falls, daryl clears off a snow free path for his neighbors. even though these days, his street much like the rest of detroit is a shell of what it used to be. >> the streets was full, people riding bikes, shooting marbles. that's my grandmother, my grandfather. >> he bought this home from his grandfather who raced his children and grandchildren here. today in a neighborhood of gutted houses, the home is like a beacon of light. even though the house is worth less than when he bought it 20 years ago, he won't let go of it. only a true detroiter, he says would understand why. >> for one, i was raised in detroit, and i know detroit is coming on a comeback. >> a comeback is what this bankrupt city, homeowners and entrepreneurs. >> we boarded up these buildings on the corner and put murals on them. >> i love detroit. i was born here, raced here

vatican officials say it reflects his commitment to the poor and under developed countries one of them is 98 years old. >> strange looking meat balls are popping up not at san francisco restaurants but around a city at least three were found yesterday in the crest line drive area of twin peaks. neighbors say each of them appeared to be laced with rat poison. the same part of town was targeted by someone last summer. investigators say that person spread dozens of meat balls, a number of pets ate them. one dog died, several others became sick. >> i have two dogs so i got really upset about this. i hope they find the person and i hope the full extent of the law is a applied. >> the meat balls are now being tested to confirm if they are laced rat poison. people are warned not to let their dogs roma ran. >>> one of the pen who men who attacked brian stowe was supposed to go free this morning but remains in jail on a weapons charge. he and another man pled guilty to beating stowe three years ago. sanchez got an either year eight year sentence, while investigating the two for the beating police found guns in norwood's home sew faces ten years if convicted. >> the chemical safety board said tesoro isn't

but today's journey here to vatican city is a remarkable show of the power of forgiveness.pite the catholic nuns who took so much from her, her belief so palpable for all to see. like philomena an approximate 60,000 unwed irish catholic women were forced to give up their babies, now, philomena hopes the pope may help those women and those children reunite. this all came today in the wake of a scathing u.n. report criticizing the catholic church for its -- for the child abuse scandals and also criticizing the pope for his attitudes on homosexuality. as for us we're headed back up to the vatican where we are told from sources at the very highest level the pope will screen the movie "philomena" this afternoon and we'll be there. >> wow. and we'll see a lot more of it tonight on "nightline" after "jimmy kimmel." thanks very much. >>> ginger zee back inside. more on the weather. >> more because we have to go out west to chicago. such a jaw-dropping winter for so many people. you know, last year they had 6 inches. this year, 50 plus and 5 of them came last night and look what it