brazil has seen a wave of protests over government spending and corruption over recent weeks, but vatican officials officials say they are not concerned about the pope's safety. >> for his trip to brazil, pope francis opted for an open vehicle, leaving the bulletproof pope mobile in the vatican. it's a headache for security officials, but part of the pontiff hostas i are to connect with the people. tens of thousands throng the streets to get a glimpse of the leader of the catholic church. -- it's a headache for security officials, but part of the pontiff's desire to connect with the people. over 1.5 million faithful are expected to turn out to see him in the coming days. >> i am deeply moved. >> after his journey through downtown rio, the pope was hosted by the brazilian president at the governor's palace. francis' visit comes in the middle of widespread social unrest. for weeks, there has been widespread protest against government corruption and spending. clashes broke out near the governor's palace monday night after the pope left the building. >> the government is the problem. the pope's visit i

brazil has seen a wave of protests over government spending and corruption over recent weeks, but vatican officials officials say they are not concerned about the pope's safety. >> for his trip to brazil, pope francis opted for an open vehicle, leaving the bulletproof pope mobile in the vatican. it's a headache for security officials, but part of the pontiff hostas i are to connect with the people. tens of thousands throng the streets to get a glimpse of the leader of the catholic church. -- it's a headache for security officials, but part of the pontiff's desire to connect with the people. over 1.5 million faithful are expected to turn out to see him in the coming days. >> i am deeply moved. >> after his journey through downtown rio, the pope was hosted by the brazilian president at the governor's palace. francis' visit comes in the middle of widespread social unrest. for weeks, there has been widespread protest against government corruption and spending. clashes broke out near the governor's palace monday night after the pope left the building. >> the government is the problem. the pope's visit i

vatican officials acknowledge it's a lot of money, but point out it pales when compared to the $13 billion brazil will spend on next year's world cup. that spending drug brazilians into the streets in recent weeks. angry the government is financing stadiums instead of improving health care and education. now there are fears protesters will use the papal visit to highlight their demands. >> he doesn't want to look like he's taking sides in this local dispute. at the same time he has to preach the gospel which is about justice, concern for the poor. >> reporter: francis will visit notorious slums, home to 22% of the city's residents. here in the largest catholic country in the world, the church is losing members to the growing pentecostal movement. three-quarters catholic in 2000, today brazil is just two-thirds. its influence under siege, the catholic church seeks a revival. in rio where both privilege and poverty thrive. ann thompson, nbc news, rome. >>> when nbc news continues on this sunday night with mortgage rates inching up, home buyers are facing an old nemesis, sticker shock. >>> an

the plan was he would go unnoticed because of his rank as a vatican official. the monsignor says he was only trying to help his friends. onyx pharmaceuticals is hanging up a "for sale" sign. shares of the cancer drug company shot up more than 50% monday on word the company rejected a bid from amgen. amgen offered $120 per share, $30 more than stock was priced friday at the close. onyx is now for sale and willing to entertain other offers. the news helped to lift serveral other companies with cancer treatments. ariad pharmaceuticals, epizyme and isis pharmaceuticals all jumped more than 6%. media giant tribune company will become a lot larger. the company plans to buy an additional 19 local television stations, boosting its number to 42 stations in 16 different markets. the $2.7 billion deal is expected to close by the end of the year. it will make tribune one of the largest tv station owners in the country. consider it music to investors' ears: legendary piano company steinway will be taken private. kohlberg and company will pay $438 million, with investors rec

vatican officials insisted there were no concerns for the pope's safety. virginia governor bob mcdonnell said today he's repaid more than $124,000 in loans he and his family received from a major political donor. in a statement, mcdonnell maintained the loans broke no laws, but he apologized for embarrassing the state of virginia. federal and state authorities are looking into thousands of dollars in gifts given to the governor's family since 2010. anthony weaner apologized today for sending explicit photos and texts to a woman he met online. the gossip site, the dirty, posted their correspondent online monday. the newly revealed incidents took place more than a year after weaner resigned from congress in 2011 for similarly lewd behavior involving half a dozen women. weaner said he plans to remain in the mayoral race. in economic news, stocks were mixed on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average posted a new closing high, gaining 22 points to close above 15,567. the nasdaq fell 21 points to close at 3579. former boxing champion emile griffith d

. >>> two top vatican bank officials have resigned. this following the arrest of a senior member of the vatican with ties to the bank on friday. police say they caught him trying to smuggle around $26 million in cash from switzerland to italy. pope francis appointed an independent panel to rook into the bank's activities earlier last week. >>> half a million dollars' worth of jewelry was stolen tuesday in a smash and grab attack at the borgata casino in atlantic city, new jersey. police report that three men entered the casino jewelry store, stole the valuables, and then took off on foot. >>> well, coming up here on "cnn newsroom," anger at america. >> europe's reaction to revelations of widespread spying at their embassies. and we'll let you know how washington is responding. >>> also ahead here, jurors in the george zimmerman trial. hear his side of the story of that fateful night that left a teenager dead. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, go

a vatican official says the late pope cleared the final obstacle before sainthood. ceremonies could take place on december 8th. a major feast day in the church. >> baseball history made last night in cincinnati. it came, came, thanks to reds' pitcher homer bailey. >> mowed down the san francisco giants. throwing the first no hitter in the season. the second of bailey's career. first last september against pittsburgh. >> bailey was one walk away from a perfect game. he settled for the second no hitter and is now just the 31st pitcher to throw at least no -- two no-hitters in his entire career. >> and he is not -- the last one to throw a no hitter last year first this year. that's pretty cool. >> i think he's cementing his place in not only the hall of fame but in history of the game. pretty impressive for him. coming up. yesterday we told you about the link between lack of sleep and gaining weight. and we asked you about your strategies to keep that weight off. we got lots of responses. we'll share the best with you. >> also ahead, more medical news, this time about w

pope francis has arrived back at the vatican after completing his first official visit a broad the newly elected pontiff spent a week in brazil for annual world youth day he also met with president dilma rousseff before visiting one of the capitals shanty towns finally the pope led prayers on copacabana beach in front of three million worshippers prior to going back to rome. thirty eight people are now reported to have been killed in a boat accident in southern italy a coach carrying pilgrims and their children plunged thirty meters off a motorway fly over into the woods it's not yet known what caused the accident in which several other vehicles may have been involved. rioting has hit the capital over the weekend after the country's monarch demanded a law that would see protesters prosecuted ass terrorists hundreds have been arrested and jailed since the beginning of the uprising authorities are still struggling to keep control in the face of war anti-government protests planned for the next month. that's it for me today but do stay with us coming up scotland's first minister tells r.t.

vatican will make it official later this year, but pope john paul ii, a hugely popular holy father creditedlp bring down communism leading the catholic church for three decades before his death in 2005. they say he is the fastest to progress to sainthood in modern times. the church will honor pope john 23rd who called the vatican reforms sweeping reforms. it begin with a historic visual the current pope francis sat side by side with pope benedict who stepped down in february. pope benedict wrote much of francis's first letter that came out today. it urges catholics to use their faith to serve the world and states that the goal of marriage is for a man and a woman to create children. >>> back to our top story. shooting of trayvon martin, the murder trial of george zimmerman. human upheaval today. both mothers take the stand. prosecution resting its case and defense asking the court to drop all the charges. you need a judge to help sorted it out and fortunately we have one. fox reports on how we're seeing more of these as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. frequent he

. >> two top vatican bank officials resigned in the latest shakeup of the scandal plagued bank.ter the arrest of a senior cleric caught with $26 million in cash. he's accused of trying to smuggle it into switzerland from italy. the vatican bank is under intense scrutiny by pope francis. amid allegations it's being used as an offshore tax haven. church problems compounding in milwaukee. with global repercussions. the milwaukee archdiocese releasing documents in which 500 people have filed sex abuse claims and new york cardinal timothy dolan is under fire for his time in milwaukee, including his apparent attempts to hide $57 million from litigation. >> today's document, the letter he wrote to the vatican proves he set up the cemetery trust, so-called cemetery trust to shield those assets from victim survivors. and in doing so committed fraud. and he should be under federal investigation. >> according to the files, the milwaukee archdiocese knew about it and did not remove two dozen accused priests. >> a new york judge dismissed lawsuits of three men who said they were sexually abu

. >>> so, the vatican made it official today, pope john paul ii is becoming st.ized along with pope john xxiii. cnn's brian todd has more on this. and brian, it seems that john paul ii was really on the fast track to sainthood. >> right, john, the fastest track to sainthood in the modern age. one said the vatican wanted to capitalize on the john paul magic, his huge popularity as pope, but his canonization is certainly not without controversy. at his funeral, thousands chanted "santo subito," sainthood now, a tribute to john paul ii, maybe the most popular pope in the modern history of the catholic church. it's now eight years later, and the vatican's just announced it will declare john paul a saint. >> for an institution that typically thinks in centuries, this is remarkably quick. >> reporter: cnn vatican analyst john allen says according to vatican insiders, sainthood has been approved because a second miracle has been performed by john paul posthumously. >> in this case, the vatican is saying there is a report of a miraculous healing of a woman in costa rica.

but according to local press reports, the vatican turned down all efforts by government officials toon this visit. the pope blessed the new altar at a tiny church and hugged and kissed locals as he walked the neighborhood. later today, the famous copa cabana beach will be where the pope addresses many young people, as many as a million will gather for world youth day. joining me is claudia joining me. there's many people behind you. >> reporter: tens of thousands of young pilgrims have already arrived ahead of the party tonight where the pope for the first time is going to meet up to a million young pilgrims. you can probably hear it, there's some pop singer playing out from that stage where the pope is going to welcome the pilgrims later on, and all this despite the horrible weather that has plagued rio de janeiro in the past two days. it's been raining so much that the mayor's office this morning told us that the big vigil that was meant to happen this saturday 13 miles from here in an open field may actually be moved here to copa cabana because it's so muddy down there. well, it's

pope francis has made his first official trip outside rome and has gone to the island of luck producer. our vatican correspondent reports. >> this was new style, stripped- down papal travel. less ceremonial, with fewer bishops and local vip politicians hanging around. pope francis wanted to see for himself the tiny island just become a gate way into the you for undocumented african migrants. -- he threw aread modest wreath of yellow and white flowers into the sea to the memory those who had died at shipwrecked over the last years. at >> we need to wake in our consciousness. to make sure this never happens again. >> at least 40 migrants have drowned at sea. the year the figure was in hundreds. pope francis chatted with the help of an interpreter to muslim migrants. this evening will begin the fast of ram again. i wish for you great spiritual fruits. the altar in the shape of a boat. and francis at the ship's wheel. the chalice -- the wreck of the immigrant votes. is new catholic church determined to minister above all to the world's poor and dispossessed. bbc news, rome. >> now to a disturbing trend

pope francis has made his first official trip outside rome and has gone to the island of luck producer. our vatican correspondent reports. >> this was new style, stripped- down papal travel. less ceremonial, with fewer bishops and local vip politicians hanging around. pope francis wanted to see for himself the tiny island just become a gate way into the you for undocumented african migrants. -- he threw aread modest wreath of yellow and white flowers into the sea to the memory those who had died at shipwrecked over the last years. at >> we need to wake in our consciousness. to make sure this never happens again. >> at least 40 migrants have drowned at sea. the year the figure was in hundreds. pope francis chatted with the help of an interpreter to muslim migrants. this evening will begin the fast of ram again. i wish for you great spiritual fruits. the altar in the shape of a boat. and francis at the ship's wheel. the chalice -- the wreck of the immigrant votes. is new catholic church determined to minister above all to the world's poor and dispossessed. bbc news, rome. >> now to a disturbing trend

he made the comments on a plane trip back to the vatican from brazil where francis made his first officialhe appeared before enthusiastic crowds at "world youth day." >> coming here and experiencing all of this is just amazing. i love it. >> the "world youth day" was the largest turn out for a papal mass in history. the pope hopes it's a sign more catholics are returning to the church. >>> coming up a surprise guest at a nelly concert this weekend. who made a very public appearance on stage? >> "no" campaign is ever easy. when you want this tough job, you have to be tough during the campaign. >> more bad news to anthony weiner. the latest hit for hit bid for mayor in new york city. >> a mud slide buries two people in a car. it's what happens next that may shock you. ,,,, if you're looking to go to school, ,,,, you deserve more than just flexibility and convenience. so here are a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our average class size is only 14 students. our financial tools help you make smart choices about how to pay for school. our faculty have, on average, over 16 years of f

officials say that it would save $4.5 billion a year. house votes on the issue today. >>> over to brazil now. pope francis toured the shrine to country's patron saint today. the vaticanays the pope insist order adding the trip to his agenda. the practical official tells cnn the security for the pope's visit has been raised to high risk. you will remember seeing his car swallowed up bay crowd of enthusiastic followers on monday. here again today, people could actually touch the car as it drives by. >>> ariel castro was in court for another pre-trial hearing. he pled not guilty to all charge against him. he is accused of raping and kidnapping three women for over a decade. his trial is set to start in august. >>> the lee bodies found wrapped in trash bags in east cleveland last week have been identified. they are angel-- the man has be formally charged with the death and taken into custody after a stand-off at his mother's house. >>> the university of southern california student says police told her she wasn't raped because her assailant didn't have an orgasm. he is one of many students that filed complaints and now the feds are investigating. live to the campus when w

vatican. all of those acts were crimes under church law but they're officially outlawed within the vatican city residents live. >>> 21 people are confirmed dead following saturday's train wreck in canada. 30 others are still missing and likely dead. the head of the main montreal atlantic railway says they secured 11 cars before they broke away from the engines. you can see where the town was literally leveled by that explosion. >>> in california, the desperate search for a missing 11-year-old terry smith ends with investigators finding a body. remains found in a shallow grave near his family home matched terry's description, an unidentified teenage family member has been arrested. >>> randy travis fighting for his life, the legend dear country singer is out of surgery and in critical condition following a stroke. the 54-year-old travis was hospitalized sunday for congestive heart failure. his family and friends are at his bedside and they're requesting prayers. >>> a case of military money misspent? a $34 million base the u.s. military recently finished building in afghanistan will either get t

. >> reporter: the vatican says there will be no change in pope francis' itinerary, despite these images that shocked the world. in rio today, brazilian officials are blaming each other for monday's unnerving mob scene. >> they should have warned the pope that that way was not a good way to go. >> reporter: the motorcade made a wrong turn into traffic. the surging crowd trapped the pope in his fiat van. security forces clearly rattled, struggled to get control. was the pope ever afraid last night? >> he was not at all afraid. i can assure you of that. those around him, his secretary and some others in the cars behind were a bit concerned. but the pope was clearly at home. he's used to a latino-american welcome. >> reporter: in fact, the pope seemed to enjoy it, getting into his wide-open pope mobile to greet even more people. but rio can be a very dangerous city. last night, this anti-government demonstration turned violent immediately after the pope left the governor's palace. demonstrators threw molotov cocktails at police. they responded with tear gas and force. before the violence broke out, megan and brandon say they were five feet from th

vatican council of 1963, which instituted wide-ranging reforms. it was widely expected that pope francis would grant sainthood to two of his recent predecessors. official ceremonies will likely take place before the end of this year. john paul ii's canonization is based on the testimony of this costa rica woman who was miraculously cured of a brain aneurysm after her family paid to the late haunted. pope francis also took the extraordinary step of declaring sainthood for paul xxiii even though only one miracle has been attributed to him. >> we are joined now by our religious affairs expert. tell us first of all what sort of a signal this is that is being sent to the faithful. >> what is remarkable in this is, of course, that pope john always an extremely charismatic leader, very well-known but actually quite conservative. the lesser-known john xxiii, which if you follow vatican history, you know quite well was the architect of progressivism on the vatican council. second, this is clearly a conciliatory message coming out of the vatican, these two being -- these two people being pushed for canonization at the same time. >> what were the main points? >>

vatican council of 1963, which instituted wide-ranging reforms. it was widely expected that pope francis would grant sainthood to two of his recent predecessors. official ceremonies will likely take place before the end of this year. john paul ii's canonization is based on the testimony of this costa rica woman who was miraculously cured of a brain aneurysm after her family paid to the late haunted. pope francis also took the extraordinary step of declaring sainthood for paul xxiii even though only one miracle has been attributed to him. >> we are joined now by our religious affairs expert. tell us first of all what sort of a signal this is that is being sent to the faithful. >> what is remarkable in this is, of course, that pope john always an extremely charismatic leader, very well-known but actually quite conservative. the lesser-known john xxiii, which if you follow vatican history, you know quite well was the architect of progressivism on the vatican council. second, this is clearly a conciliatory message coming out of the vatican, these two being -- these two people being pushed for canonization at the same time. >> what were the main points? >>

official teaching. >> catherine: he was responding to a question about the so-called 'gay lobby' at the vatican. >> catherineshift in tone. >> catherine: progress. >> catherine: remember - his predecessor, pope benedict, signed a document in 2005 saying that men with 'deep- rooted should not be priests. maintained that >> catherine: the pope was also asked about the role of women in church should embrace their church work, but not embrace them as ordained priests. no new ground there. >> pam: poll ratings for new york city mayoral hopeful anthony weiner are dropping. that's according to today's quinnipiac university poll. the poll says that weiner's support fell from 26 percent last week to 16 percent. last week's survey was taken largely before weiner's latest sexting scandal was revealed. weiner has acknowledged sending lewd photos and messages to women online. >> pam: good news for burning man fans! the popular week long festival has secured a four year event permit from the federal government. kron 4's charles clifford has details. >> reporter: august about 100 miles north what's called the black rock de

the vatican launched what some catholics call a "new inquisition" when it accused the official grouped states of undermining the church. as we first reported in march, the crackdown on the leadership conference of women religious sparked outrage, creating yet another rift between those who want the church to reform and those who do not. ( cheers and applause ) the new pope of the roman catholic church took his name from francis of assisi, the humble saint who inspired orders of priests and nuns devoted to the poor. and when he stood on that balcony in rome, few could have been watching him more carefully than the nuns there in st. peter's square and in the united states. in his native argentina, he showed compassion to the people, but also urged catholic sisters there to promote conservative social values, very much like what the vatican has been doing in the united states. that's drawn a lot of attention to sisters like pat farrell, who leads the group that represents 80% of american nuns. you became a nun, i would imagine, for a life of prayer and contemplation and good works. >> f

the two stepped down after prosecutors in rome alleged the vatican bank of money laundering and also acting as a tax haven. neither officialrse, it's a developing story. we'll be watching this. apple dropped 23% in the first half. does it have anything up its sleeve to break out of that slump? also later on, is it the beginning of the end when it comes to finding a good deal in housing? what are the signs telling us on the second half. all those things and more as well as a little tease at the "closing bell." bill griffith. >> thought you'd never ask. july, as you may know, is his torically the fourth best month of the year for the dow, and our all-star panel of money managers will tell us how you should be positioning yourself for what's traditionally a hot month and we'll also hear from one economist who says the fed is misreading consumer spending growth right now and have no business tapering their economic stimulus measures and carl icahn has lined up more than $5 billion in financing for his bid for dell. he will join us exclusively to talk about raising the anti-e on this buyout battle. all that and more at the top

officials may try to interfere with the process. >> one of the most popular popes in modern history has been cleared for sainthood. the vatican announced today john paul ii will be a saint by the end of the year. francis approved the miracle needed to canonize john paul. now this was not entirely a surprise, it was pope john paul who made him a cardinal. >> good to have a contemp rarey saint. it adds credence to the role of sainthood. >> pope francis waived rules to honor pole john 23. a tough day for the america's cup. today's fleet race cancelled because of too much wind ask sunday's first race is being threatened with a no show. abc 7 news reporter says the team is balking. >> by may decide to do not to race on sunday. >> he says the italian team is appealing changes to rule that's govern boat design and luna rosa wants to wait until monday morning. reaction from oracle coe was clear. >> they're acting like spoiled baby autos he points to what happened at the team store luna rosa pulled out after being told they cannot sell prada hand bags and other item autos at least the event does things their way. >> luna rosa does onl

officials may try to interfere with the process. >> one of the most popular popes in modern history has been cleared for sainthood. the vaticaned today john paul ii will be a saint by the end of the year. francis approved the miracle needed to canonize john paul. now this was not entirely a surprise, it was pope john paul who made him a cardinal. >> good to have a contemp rarey saint. it adds credence to the role of sainthood. >> pope francis waived rules to honor pole john 23. a tough day for the america's cup. today's fleet race cancelled because of too much wind ask sunday's first race is being threatened with a no show. abc 7 news reporter says the team is balking. >> by may decide to do not to race on sunday. >> he says the italian team is appealing changes to rule that's govern boat design and luna rosa wants to wait until monday morning. reaction from oracle coe was clear. >> they're acting like spoiled baby autos he points to what happened at the team store luna rosa pulled out after being told they cannot sell prada hand bags and other item autos at least the event does things their way. >> luna rosa does only have o

official teaching. >> catherine: he was responding to a question about the so-called 'gay lobby' at the vatican. still - this is a sharp shift in tone. and gay leaders say the non- judgemental approach signals progress. remember - his predecessor, >> catherine: pope benedict, signed a document in 2005 saying that men with 'deep-rooted homosexual tendencies' should not be priests. >> catherine: and the church has long maintained that homosexuality is a disorder. >> catherine: the pope was also asked about the role of women in the church - and said the church should embrace their church work, but not embrace them as ordained priests. no new ground there. >> catherine: some conservative catholics are upset. others are overjoyed. the head of a group that promotes justice for gays in the church calls it a welcome change - after years of negative comments from the vatican. >> pam: following the crash of asiana flight 2-1-4. the f-a-a is taking new action. requesting pilots of foreign carriers to use g-p-s when landing at s-f-o. and kron 4's maureen kelly has learned. that it was not -just-- the july 6

tolerance, if you will, but it's important to point out that the church's official doctrine hasn't changed and several members of the vaticanere quick to point that out. the church has always said, i'm quoting here, "that people with deep-seated homosexuality tendencies must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity." at the same time, the church still teaches that homosexuality is a sin, that gays are welcome in the church as long as they are not practicing their sexuality. and of course, it still holds that among straight people, any sex outside of marriage is a sin and inside of marriage, it is only for the purpose of procreation. so while the official doctrine hasn't changed, what has changed is this acceptance, this openness, if you will, to members of the lgbt community. mary ann duddy brook who is a spokesperson for dignity u.s.a. pointed out hey, welcome but this really doesn't go far enough. >> there's nothing to be forgiven about being gay or lesbian. it is who god made us. it is a great blessing. >> bill: and she just says now that the pope has spoken out, i hope that american catholic bishops were lis

vatican to what he carries inside his briefcase. for the record, he says he carries a razor, a prayer book and a book he is reading about a saint. >>> 6:08. happening now, former penn state officials are in court on charges they covered up sexual abuse allegations. those three officials are former university ppt graham spanier, retired university vice president gary schultz and former athletic director tim curley. the men say they are innocent. they say they believed former assistant coach jd had been engaged with horseplay with young boy in the university shower. they say they were not aware it involved allegations of sex acts. q not to bring boys on campus anymore instead of reporting it to police. >>> right now we want to show you video of riots in southern california. those are just protesters completely out of control, just a wild scene in huntington beach hours the close of the u.s. open surfing competition. the men there were throwing bottles, tipping portable toilets over, smashing storefront window, ripping bicycles on the street. that happened before police finally arrived on scenesr scene. police had to use teargas and non--neethal projectiles to finally settle everybo

vatican announcing moments ago that pope john paul ii will be made a saint. the decision coming after the holy father was given credit for a second miracle last month. church officialscial to be eligible for sainthood. >>> and another fox news alert overnight. thousands gathered for a fourth of july fireworks celebration and saw it turn it disaster >> oh! oh, my god! oh! run! >> anna: you can hear the terrified crowd in california screaming as they run away from the explosion. many as 28 people were hurt. >> the second it was a fireworks, it was almost as if one of the craters tipped over and it just set off a chain reaction. there were things going into the crowd. they were shooting up into the air. smoke started filling up. >> anna: amid the chaos, firefighters set up a triage center at a park to treat the victims. many of them hit by flying debris. police say the explosion appears to have been an accident. >>> it could be a major breakthrough in solving the mystery behind madeline mccann's disappearance. she disappeared four years ago from a resort. now scotland yard reopening the case after uncovering new evidence, decks say it's possible madeline is still alive

vatican's playbook i'll tell you why in tonight's daily take. this one of california's prison hunger strikers has died billy cell was found lifeless in his cell at cork koren state prison earlier last week prison officials just confirmed his death this saturday. he was thirty two years old was being kept in solitary confinement at the time of his death which according to prison authorities at least was a suicide since july eighth over thirty thousand inmates in facilities across california participated in the biggest prison strike in that state's history to demand better living conditions and an end to indefinite solitary confinement around six hundred inmates are still refusing food. at eleven different prisons cells death is the first recorded fatality of any of the strikers and has sparked new protests at a number of prisons as well as a war of words between activists and prison authorities or the california department of corrections denies that cell was part of the hunger strike and insists that he killed himself cells fellow inmates say otherwise maintaining that a suicide would be completely out of character for him and no one believes he killed himself even more troubling some activists have said

officials working on this for the pope, so they feel that they have it in hand. the wrong turn was certainly some cause for concern, but at the moment the vatican is laughing it offning. >>> in other news, the state police sergeant who released these images will learn the status of his job today. hearing in massachusetts will determine what happens to sergeant sean murphy over the leak. cnn pamela brown joins us with that. i've been trying it out on social media. some are saying he did it without approval so there should be some type of wrist slapping, but few say he should lose his job. >> huge outpouring of support. already more than 56,000 likes on that page and a lot of comments, as well. one person wrote i believe the only way "rolling stone" magazine could save face is by putting sean murphy on the cover of their next issue, with the caption "a true american hero." the family of sean collier has released a statement in support of sergeant murphy saying, we believe sergeant murphy's motives were selfless. in our opinion, he has been sufficiently punished. but others say not only was this wrong, this could also interfere with the pending criminal case involvi