dave and laura. >> polo, thank you. >>> a former vatican official says the pope should resign over these allegations over an american cardinal. we are live in rome next. are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! >>> the missouri attorney general says this week his office will investigate allegations of sexual abuse of clergy in the st. louis area. missouri is the first state since the pennsylvania grand jury report of decades of abuse and cover-ups. >> now a former vatican official calling for pope francis to resign. claiming he told him in 2013 about abuse allegations against an american cardinal. theodore mccarrick resigned over decades old abuse allegations. we have dianne gallagher live with more. >> reporter: coming back on the papal plane from ireland last night, pope francis spoke about the issue. this is what the pope said to journalists on the plane. he said i will not say a single word on this. i read the statement this morning and i must tell you sincerely, read the statement c

now a former vatican official calling for pope francis to resign.iming he told him in 2013 about abuse allegations against an american cardinal. and he failed to act. that cardinal is theodore mccarrick resigned over the decades old abuse allegations. we have dianne gallagher live with more. >> reporter: the items were published by the pope's former enjoy to the united states and re -- envoy to the united states. on the papal plane, the pope addressed the allegations. he told journalists this. i will not say a single word on this. i read the statement this morning. i must tell you sincerely, read the statement carefully and make your own judgment. the pope added he will not speak about it now, but he may some time in the future. this came as the pope wrapped up what was a somber visit to ireland where he apologized again for the church's role in sex abuse. he asked for forgiveness. he met with survivors of clergy sex abuse and met with ireland's mother and baby homes. what we heard time and time again in ireland is that people want action, not words

a point not to weigh in after explosive allegations were leveled against him by a former top vatican official who claims he told the pope about abuse allegations against an american cardinal years ago, and the pope did nothing. we get the latest on all of it from nbc's bill neely in rome. >> reporter: the claim is explosive, that pope francis covered up sexual abuse in the american church. but is it true? i won't say a single word about this he said. the allegation is that he knew cardinal theodore mccarrick was abusive to adults, but did nothing for years until the cardinal resigned last month. in an unprecedented letter, archbishop claims francis heads a conspiracy of silence. set a good example he urges and resign. there was no evidence offered but he is an arch critic of francis. >> he produced this document when pope francis was the ground zero so it was designed for maximum damage to francis. >> reporter: tonight a prominent u.s. cardinal spoke out. >> my experience with the pope is as soon as he knows about something, he acts on it. >> reporter: it's a church full reeling from pennsylv

a former top vatican official says in 2013 he told pope francis about serious allegations against a u.s. cardinal, and that for five years pope francis did nothing about it. the allegations are made in a 7,000 word letter in which he calls for the pope to resign. the vatican is offering no comment on those allegations, and nbc news could not confirm the letter's authenticity or its claims. pope francis issued a sweeping apology in ireland today asking for forgiveness for the clergy's sexual abuse scandal and other, quote, betrayal, of irish catholics by church leaders. >>> playwright neil simon has died. according to a long time friend, simon died this morning in the hospital in manhattan after suffering complications from pneumonia. he was one of america's most successful playwrights whose hits included "the odd couple," and they dominated broadway for decades. in 2006, he won the mark twain prize for american humor. he was 91 years old. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area, it's getting bigger and bigger every year. pride celebrations taking the south baby storm. we'll show you all the sig

vatican, ideal in facts and evidence. the facts and the evidence in this grand jury report clearly show that bishops and other church officialsified the vatican of these predator press. what happened after that, i don't know. the outrage that i hear, i think it speaks to a broader issue here. individuals put the reputation of their institution, in this case, the catholic church, but could just as easy be hollywood or a university or some government agency, they put the reputation of that institution ahead of the people they're supposed to be protecting. in this case, kids. it's absolutely unacceptable. that's why this grand jury report is so important. that's why grand juries are so important, to allow us to unearth this information so people can be held to account even if they can't be criminally charged and as the grand jurists did, recommend changes to laws so that something like this can never happen again. >> shepard: after they lied to the parents and lied to the church and lied to the police and persuaded prosecutors not to investigate and people not to answer questions, did they remain as priests in many cases or conn

. >>> vow of silence, l he pope makes clear he wt answer accusations from a top vatican official he knew of priest abuse in the u.s. at the ghest level and covered for it. >>> thousands evacuated from the statute of liberty, an emergency as fire erupts. >>> and online buyer shoppers about popular jewelry, electronics, makeup and more. are you really getting what you think you just bought? >>> good evening, everybody. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. senator john mccain relished a battle and liked tohe last word and today he did just that issuing a farewell statement read by a close aid in phoenix, a message o thanks, a message of hope and a pointed ss e of warning about the state of our politics today and yet, there were plenty of politics today. a controversy over the way president trump decided to honor mccain onot honor him and the rare reversal that came next. nbc's peter alexander phoenix.s off from peter, good everyone. h,> reporter: savan good evening from the arizona state capital where johnn is being remembered as a man of courage and integrity. it comes as president trump is

weekend implicating top vatican officials, including pe francis, of covering cphild sex abuse.rchbishop and a former vatican ambassador to the u.s. blasted the church in an 11-page report. he says he told pope francis in 2013 about the disgraced former arch shop ofwashington, theodore mccarrick but that the pontiff didn't do anything about it. he is calling for the pope to resign. in one section of the article, he admitted he made themistake of sleeping in the same bed with beach minary yans at his house, end quote. he offered no proof to back up his claims. earlier tonight, pope francis would neither confirm nor deny allegations made in the letter. catholics in the d.c. area are calling for d.c. arch bish shol cardinal wuerl to resign tonit. they hel a protest this morning. that's where wuerl delivered on schedule homily. earlier thismonth, a grand jury report in pennsylvania outlined sexual abuse. that report found 300 priests preyed o1, more than 0 children over the past 70 years. wuerl was archbishop of pittsburgh at the time and is accused of not doing enough to stop the a

a former vatican official is now accusing the pope of covering up ovlegations against an american cardinaland tropical storm lane dumps nearly four feet of rain on hawaii, washing out roads and triggering mudslides. we're there with the latest. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. we begin with breaking news from jacksonville, florida, where there was a mass shooting today at a video gaming tournament. officials say a suspect is dead. tony dokoupil has the latest. >> reporter: the gunshots came one after another. police say three people were killed including the gunman and nine wounded by gunshot the during this video game tournament held in a game bar inside a restaurant in jacksonville sunday. during this live stream of the game madden nfl 19, shouts are clearly heard and shouts and screams as people scrambled to safety. sheriff mike williams: >> we know that the suspect used at least one hand gung gun to committing this act. we are working with our partners at the atf on that aspect of the discretion. >> reporter: stay far away the area is not safe at this time, repeating stay

a former vatican official testifying that the alleged coverup. >> the probl now is bishops all the by through korea and rome being examined because of the sheerf extente problem. >> phoned the faith institute and follows the catholic church closely. >> people are fed up and they ar grateful tha the holy father and others have spoken and said this right things. >> we arem hearing f the bishops the same thing we heard back in 2002. need more policies and we need to do that. nonsense. we need action. we don't need more policies. nobody is listening. it is too late. >> solet's get ready for a figh. let's get readyor a fight. >> believes that any action takeneedso be done swiftly yet cautiously. >> we need to look at wloo did at and look very carefully not ay all b ahops confully sit. certain priests are guilty. we put several requests to sit down. th archdiocese says the cardinals denied the claims of a cover up. >> they are coming out. >>> we are following breaking news involving david, the democratic nominee says she being treated for cancer. he says doctors found a tumor the day before

a former vatican official is calling on pope francis to resign. he claims the pontiff knew about allegations of sex abuse by a prominent u.s. cardinal for years but didn't do anything about it. on his return from a visit to ireland, pope francis refused to say a single word about that accusation. delia gallagher was with the pope on the plane ride back from rome. delia, what are the allegations being made about the pope? what do you make of the pope's non-response? >> reporter: ryan, the allegations made by his former envoy to the united states, so a high vatican official, are that pope francis and a number of other vatican officials knew about the allegations of abuse on the part of a cardinal and never did anything about it and in particular an archbishop said he spoke to the pope personally in 2013 about the cardinal. the pope responding on the papal plane said essentially that he was not going to engage in it. he said, you read it, study it carefully and maybe i will speak about it at a future date. essentially, the pope saying he doesn't want

it was penned by italian archbishop carlo maria vigano, once the vatican's top official in the u.s. he claims that in 2013, he personally told pope francis about sex abuse allegations involving then cardinal theodore mccarrick, but the pontiff ignored it, allowing the prominent cardinal to serve the church for another five years until he resigned amid a sex abuse scandal this summer. "i will not say a single word on this," the pontiff said when asked by cbs news about the letter on sunday's papal flight. monsignor anthony figueiredo called vigano's letter an earthquake for the church. >> let's be clear, if the holy father knew about cardinal mccarrick on the 23rd of june 2013, as archbishop vigano claims, and did nothing about it, then it's serious, as the pope himself has said. >> reporter: pope francis has called for zero tolerance for church leaders who cover up sex abusers in the ranks. shaun dougherty says he was abused by a pedophile priest in pennsylvania. he says vigano's letter only further erodes trust. >> it is obvious to us that the church is incapable of handling this m

. >>> still ahead, stunning allegati against the pope by former high-ranking vatican official.e pope says about it. >>> also ahead, keeping your child's identity safe. thedevices you use every day that can put them at risk. what you can do today to change that. stay with us. >>> "news 4 today" star now. >> this is what happens. >> when you have an ethnic anchor team. this is eun yang, back from vacation >> i'm glad she's back, too. >> it is monday. it's hot. it's back to school for several local school districts, including prince. county. >> will the weather and the roads cooperate this morning. that's the question. answers. some >> we will get your commute. we begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen. good morning. >> good morning. i'm glad to have you back. summer vacation, winding down to an end for everybody. >> yes. >> good-bye, kids. >> you're too excited about this. less children around thing. >> there were a lot of kids at the >> going next weekend. i hope it's packed. >> there will be fewer. >> i hope there's so many kid there's. >> i'm the guy that blows the whistle,

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but we discover that even inside the vatican government high ranking officials have been accused of covering for priests accused of pedophilia. after several months of discussion the vatican chose this priest to answer a question. of result an advisor to the pope on sexual abuse issues he also sits on the commission for the protection of minors a body founded by pope francis two years ago you have been appointed to this commission what as the commission don't know since then and you think it's enough we have people from all continents on this commission we have experts from different fields so psychology psychiatry law international law social work and theology and we try to discuss what can be next steps to help the pope to set up new measures to be more incisive in the life of the local church up there and there is still a lot to do you know my expression for this is this is a generational toss we will not finish within two years or five years we will have to work long term which means fifteen twenty maybe thirty years. you know world of big partisan movies lot and conspiracy it's time to

but we discover that even inside the vatican government high ranking officials have been accused of covering for priests accused of pedophilia. after several months of discussion the vatican chose this priest to answer all question. of results and advisor to the pope on sexual abuse issues he also sits on the commission for the protection of minors a body founded by pope francis two years ago you have been appointed to this commission what has the commission don't since then and you think it's enough we have people from all continents on this commission we have experts from different fields so psychology psychiatry law international law social work and theology and we try to discuss what can be next steps to help the pope young to set up new measures to be more incisive in the life of the local church up there and there is still a lot to do you know my expression for this is this is a generational toss we will not finish within two years or five years we will have to work long means fifteen twenty maybe thirty years. join me everything on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guests

vigano claims there are dozens of vatican officials, all the way up to the pope who egg forred and knewagainst cardinal theodore mccarrick. if you remember, he was removed from the ministry last month and forced the resign n. a statement the archbishop insists that he told the pontiff personally about the behavior of cardinal mccarrick. i want to read you a pouring of the letter i read through this morning. he writes, the pope learned about it on june 23rd, 2013, and continued to cover for him. pope francis must be the first to set a good example for cardinals and bishops who covered up mccarrick's abuses and resign along with all of them. you read, po of the statement and response from pope francis here in which he says he will not say a single word but there are other people who are in this report who certainly have plenty of words to share with the world. not long ago the archbishop of washington, d.c.s are releasing a statement saying he categorically denies any allegations. also the cardinal of illinois releasing a statement of his own saying the innuendo and fearful ideology of th

but we discover that even inside the vatican government high ranking officials have been accused of covering for priests accused of pedophilia. after several months of discussion the vatican chose this priest to answer all question. fathers older an advisor to the pope on sexual abuse issues he also sits on the commission for the protection of minors a body founded by pope francis two years ago. you have been appointed to this commission what has the commission don't since then and you think it's enough we have people from all continents on this commission we have experts from different fields so psychology psychiatry and law international law social work and theology and we try to discuss what can be next steps to help the pope to set up new measures to be more incisive in the life of the local church and there is still a lot to do you know my expression for this is this is a generational toss we will not finish within two years or five years we will have to work long which means fifteen twenty maybe thirty years. good politicians do something to. put themselves on the lawn. to get accepted

exclusively at the home depot. >>> the hope says he will not say a single word after a former vatican officialto resign. saying the pope failed to act. the accusation comes as as the pope is wroapping up the trip t ireland. vatican correspondent delia gallagher joins us now. delia, the pope being fairly clear and yet not saying a lot at the same time in that response. >> that's right, these allegations coming out in an 11-page letter on sunday from the pope's former envoy to the united states. and we had a chance to ask the pope about them on the return flight from ireland last night. this is what the pope said to journalists about those allegations. he said, read the statement carefully and make your own judgment. i will not say a single word on this. so essentially the pope neither confirming nor denying he did say, erica, that he might speak about it at a later time. essentially the pope's message was he's not going to engage in the allegations contained in this letter, sort of saying to the journalists, you read it and consider the source sort of thing because of course this has been writt

a former vatican official is now accusing the pope of covering up allegations against an american cardinal. and tropical storm lane dumps nearly 4 feet of rain on hawaii washing out roads and triggering mudslides. we're there with the latest. >>> welcome to the overnight news. i'm elaine quijano. police in jacksonville, florida, still don't know the motive behind a shooting at a video gaming conference. several people were killed before the shooter turned the gun on himself. tony dokoupil is here. >> it happened during a live stream of the tournament for a new game madden nfl 19. was being played in an area of jacksonville called the landing which is down on the waterfront. it is an area filled with shops and restaurants. police tell us several people are dead at this hour and multiple others are injured. take a look at this video which shows the game being played in a room at what's known at a game bar. now, listen as the feed is inerrupted by the sound of gunshots followed by shouts and screams. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: eyewitnesses tell our local affiliate there was an absolute scrambl

there are new allegations that implicate the pope from one former vatican official. going to take you inside the situation all week. we're going to start with a cardinal who's named in this new testimony from an archbishop who's making ugly claims about him. the cardinal answers next. after walking six miles at an amusement park, bill's back needed a vacation from his vacation. so he stepped on the dr. scholl's kiosk. it recommends our best custom fit orthotic to relieve foot, knee, or lower back pain so you can move more. dr. scholl's. born to move. the more you know ththe commute is worth it., you and that john deere tractor, you can keep dreaming up projects all the way home. it's a longer drive, but just like a john deere, it's worth it. mom: okay we need to get all your school supplies today... school... grade... done. done. hit the snooze button and get low prices on school supplies all summer long. like this case of paper for only $29.99 at office depot officemax. >>> all right. a former archbishop and vatican ambassador to the u.s. says that pope francis shou

amy: pope francis himself is now facing calls to resign after a former top-ranking vatican official released a 7000-word letter sunday claiming the pope knew about allegations of sex abuse by high-ranking cardinal theodore mccarrick, but failed to punish him. mccarrick faces allegations that -- pope francis has refused to comment on the accusations. we'll have more on the pope's visit to ireland later in the broadcast. the trump administration says it is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the west bank and gaza. palestinian leaders are denouncing the move, accusing the trump administration of weaponizing humanitarian aid in . this is wasel abu yousef of the palestine liberation organization. >> the united states of america and president trump's administration is blackmailing and putting pressure on the palestinian people. this decision cuts the egg, including the last $200 million. .e were expecting it but the united states of america practices the blackmailing in the context of passing what is called the deal of the century. amy: the cuts to humanitarian aid comes after the trump admi

there are new allegations that implicate the pope from one former vatican official.re going to take you inside the situation all week. we're going to start with a cardinal who's named in this new testimony from an archbishop who's making ugly claims about him. the cardinal answers next. with tripadvisor, finding your perfect hotel at the lowest price... is as easy as dates, deals, done! simply enter your destination and dates... and see all the hotels for your stay! tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites... to show you the lowest prices... so you can get the best deal on the right hotel for you. dates, deals, done! tripadvisor. visit tripadvisor.com >>> all right. a former archbishop and vatican ambassador to the u.s. says that pope francis should resign. the man's name is carlo vigano and he claims the pope knew about abuse and didn't act regarding sexual abuse by theodore mccarrick. td former archbishop of washington five years ago. the pope has not commented yet and vigano's claims are just that at this point, unsubstantiated allegations. however a man of his

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on the plane, the pope reacted to his former vatican official. i won't say a single word about this statement, he said. the pope, though, did confirm he read it. it is perhaps the most public challenge to his leadership yet. and from within. >> that was bill neely reporting. >>> hundred dollars attended a funeral service for mowly tibts. her father said it was time to turn the page and urged attendees to remember her passion for life rather than the tragic way she died. >> her dad said we all have to heel, that molly would want everyone to move on and turn the page and be positive. >>> eight people are dead, including six children, after a blaze tore through an apartment building in chicago. the fire broke out in the predawn hours. officials say a woman arriving home from work noticed it and warned people to escape. >> the person who came in and made the initial call also st t started knocking on doors that there was a fire. so they started to self-evacuate as the fire companies got on the scene. so this female who did that saved a lot of lives.

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despite our quick chat neither pope francis nor any vatican official has ever answered our letter. at the end of this investigation there's one question how can the catholic church retrieve itself from these guilty silences. surge men from a number of countries such as belgium the united states and the netherlands are mobilizing and launching a national inquiry commissions on sexual abuse within the church. all victims are listened to and the spotlight has fallen on the responsibility of the bishops. so let us pray may the vatican order a worldwide inquiry commission. so that past scars may be healed i may still have faith in the future. when lawmakers manufacture consensus instinctive public will. when the right wing closes and protect themselves. with the financial merry go round listen to the one percent. we can all middle of the room sit. the real news is really. what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is on offense spearing dramatic development the only relief i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy wi

the vaticanew faces allegations from a retired vatican official. the official says he told pope francis about disgraced former archbishop of washington. this was darcy spencer's live with a protest held in northwest d.c. and whatemstrators are demanding.rc >> erica, i can tell you that protesters are not satisfied a with apology from the pope. and today they'ren calling world, the cardinal, archbishop of wassington to amid this scandal. the group is catholics for they say he is part of the problem facing the catholic church right now. they protested after an unscheduled homly here in northwest. this is video of that service from facebook. this all come as that former a vaticaassador abused pope pr frances knowing about the wlegations. he a former archbishop of washington that was forced to resign by cardinal. recent grand jury rep that there was poor handling over the priests in pennsylvania and protesters say more resignations are needed. >> iis time for him to step down. he knew what he was doing in pittsburgh. here.ows what he's done it's time f

they that the vatican officials got in the way the vatican bureaucracy got in the way of them doing that work and she resigned clearly the need to strengthen that commission to make sure that it is seen to be operating chris lamb good book to say much more about the vatican than i can but clearly the pope is in a bit of a dynamic because his the holes drift of his pontificate has been actually to devolve power from the papacy down to the bishops and in this case of course in many cases at least it's the bishops who are to blame christopher lamb you're covering the story from ireland itself so the pope didn't use the word crimes to refer to the incidents of child sexual abuse he called them a repellent as well. but he also said that he pledged a greater commitment to eliminating this scourge in the church at whatever cost and i'm quoting him here but did he offer any concrete detail about how he plans to eliminate the scourge. of the question of abuse and. the domenici and visits and the. fall of the media and. i'm standing here live in phoenix and there are five hundred thousand people b

the bombshell call for the pope to resign from a former vatican official, claiming the pontiff knew about a cardinal who was an alleged serial predator for years. how the pope is responding this morning. >>> and say aloha to the new little league world series champs. hawaii taking home the title, a home run on the first pitch never looking back. >>> good morning, america. welcome back this monday morning. a morning we honor senator john mccain. as robin said, a true american hero. he lived a life of service to his country as a navy pilot, a prisoner of war and politician. >> and take a look at the arizona state capitol, senator mccain's body will lie in state there on wednesday. the public is invited to pay their respects, and we'll have much more on his life and his legacy ahead. >> just ahead but first we want to get to those details about the mass shooting in jacksonville, florida. at a video game competition, three dead, including the gunman and nearly a dozen others wounded. >> amy robach starting us off with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. families and this enti

a former vatican official is callingn pope francis to resign claiming that he knew about sex abuse allegations against excardin. >> and news 4 joins us as ss holics are try to ing to pro is. >> a massive bomb shell. we are talking ability more than a million catholics. the claims come from the former vatican ambassador. he says that the pope knew abou, that it went straight to the top. it went through here in washington. all of this comes at what has been a really disturbing summer. it started back in june then came the pennsylvania grand jury report a few weeks ago. that is not easy. >> people are kind of fed up and they are grateful they have spoken and said the right things. they want action. it means holding people responsible. >> they said they are tired of talk. they are tired of words. pope francis declining to confirm or deny about the allegations. hed said he had re statement but he would not comment on it. we want to hear from him. they want to know what is being done about this. we have not heard back.re wetill hoping to talk with him. >> i wonder when the catholic church can kind o

vatican based in washington the former archbishop of washington according to at least one former vatican official the pope may have known about this abuse five years before his resignation last month the vatican of those are yet to give their statement on the issue so it doesn't look as if many of the problems have gone away even though the pope as with everything possible in the very short time that he's here to address those issues that are most pressing but of course looking at these crowds behind me people will take much hope people will rejoice in the pope's presence here but this work his work here is most certainly only just begun i need to live in dublin thank you very much now tributes are pouring in from around the world for the u.s. republican senator john mccain who died on saturday he was eighty one and had been suffering from brain cancer he turned more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam and more than three decades as a senator in two thousand and eight he ran for the presidency against barack obama by kana takes a look back at his life and his legacy thanks. to preside

despite our quick chat neither pope francis nor any vatican official has ever answered our letter. at the end of this investigation there is one question how can the catholic church retrieve itself from these guilty silences. serge human from a number of countries such as belgium the united states and the netherlands are mobilizing and launching a national inquiry commissions on sexual abuse within the church. all victims are listened to and the spotlight has fallen on the responsibility of the bishops. so let us pray may the vatican order a world wide inquiry commission. so that past scars maybe he'll may still have faith in the future. first. of all those. georgia shows don't google so diageo on the list first thanks. to. the person. who runs. the day to take. it to most rigid those groups some of the she knew well. was. new to almost look at what you've. heard so read them. and if they were. fortunate in that one of the most of us tomorrow. morning will smile or laugh. on this edition of crossfire as we discuss whether detente is possible even desirable why isn't it a good idea

tonight on his plane the pope reacted to his former vatican official i won't say a single word about this statement he said. the pope, though, did confirm he had read it. it is perhaps the most public challenge to his leadership yet. and from within. >> thank you. >>> tonight we are remembering america's premiere playwright. neil simon has died. he was born and bred in new york. his work transcended the broadway stage to film and the small screen. matt bradley now with a glimpse at simon's unique way with words and humor. >> would you welcome neil simon. >> reporter: they called him the patron saint of laughter. he was jewish, of course, that was the joke. neil simon still blessed broadway earning more oscar and tony nominations than any other writer. >> i hope what i find funny the rest of america would find funny. >> reporter: simon started the 1950s writing for your show of shows along side legends like mel brooks. simon did more than just define broadway. he redefined comedy pointing satire at the ordinary and every day. >> i think of characters mostly. the dialogue comes last. t

fully disclose all documents relating to abuse in the interest of justice this is a form of vatican official accuse pope francis of having known about allegations of abuse carried out by cardinal theodore mccarrick the archbishop of washington five years before accepting his resignation last month the vatican is yet to respond to the claim the pope's visit is a source of great joy and comfort to many here in ireland but given the scale of past suffering his work here is far from done. al-jazeera dublin. colombians are voting again just two months off to choosing their new president this time in a referendum on iraq to measures to curb corruption opposition politicians are supporting the yes vote but each question must be voted on by at least a third of the electorate for the referendum to be valid now this bill contains a range of proposals aimed at transforming the political culture in colombia if passed it would cut the salaries of members of the congress by forty percent bringing them down to twenty five times the minimum wage it would limit senators and representatives to serving three t

on same sex marriage and abortion was rejected in recent referendums meanwhile a former top vatican official has accused pope francis of knowing for years that u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick was accused of sex child sex abuse archbishop carlo money having gone though alleges that pope francis tried to rehabilitate mccarrick when he found out in twenty thirteen mccarrick resigned last month following a u.s. church investigation into the accusations he abused a minor and since then several others have come forward alleging he olds of molested them. he barker's in dublin following the pope's visit. for the papal mass here in phoenix park is under way crowds have braved terrible weather to be here for this final mass of course the pope began to his last day here in ireland over in the west of the country where it was very quick to address on growing concerns about the church is impact when it comes to sexual abuse against children allegations that date back many decades he begged for forgiveness for the church and from the congregation that gathered in front of him of course there are many con

the war of words comes two days after former vatican official carlo maria vigano claimed pope nsancis aware of sex abuse allegations against cardinal theodorre mccarrick. elw, cardinal daniel dinardo, president of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops, is asking for a prompt and thorough examination into how mccarrick's behavior was tolerated for so long. back in pennsylvania today, the first known lawsuit since the grand jury report was filed. james seder claims father john hail began abusing him in 1979 when he was 12 years old. alan pare is his lawyer. >> the church had information about these pedophile priests, and covered it up. >> reporter: pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro told me he has spoken with at least a dozen other attorneys general and the department of justice. his office has a victim's hot line, and, john, he said they've received more than 700 calls since the report's release. i dickerson: those calls will probably keep coming. tikki battiste, thanks so much. tsconsin got the last thing it needed today-- more rain. flash flooding last night washed out road

other countries to two minutes relating to abuse in the interest of justice this is a form of vatican official the keys pope francis of having known about allegations of abuse carried out by cardinal theodore mccarrick the archbishop of washington five years before accepting his resignation last month the vatican is yet to respond to the claim the pope's visit is a source of great joy and comfort to many here in ireland but given the scale of past suffering his work here is far from done. al-jazeera dublin. amisom the one guy who has been sworn back in a zimbabwe's president after a bitterly disputed election he used his inauguration speech to appeal for unity on friday the constitutional court said the main opposition leader nelson chamisa could not prove his claims of vote rigging higher which has more from harare on the challenges facing the country. president ima cement and god knows he only now the one last month's election which is over fifty percent of the vote in his inauguration speech he try to unite a divided country. to rid ourselves. of the motherlode. we are or. what you know. is

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. >> an explosive letter the accusing top vatican officials of covering up child sex abuse. the former ambassador to the united states blasted the chur in an 11-page report. he sa he told pope francis in 2013 about the disgraced archbishop after washington but the pontiff did not do anything. he says that he had admitted of making the mistake of sleeping in the same bed with some seminarians at a beach house. >>> it's time for ludal sts to head back to class this morning. >> kids are getting ready for school this morning. molette green is live atwoodbridge senior hih, with students and staff there ahead of hey, molette.ll. >> reporter: hey, guys. i'm deep inside viking village . her te a wide shot of this crowd. these are high school students up before 7:00 inhe morning. this is something to cheer about. 2,700 students of this crowd. you are a crowd of champions, e from th girl's basketball team, to the varsity players, to the robotics team. going to talk to the principal about thexp etations for this ool year. s >> we will be welcoming 800 freshmen this year. 2,700 students

a letter said that the pope himself joined top vatican officials to cover up the abuses. and the letter called for pope francis to resign. the pope just yesterday sidestepped questions about letter by insisting that would he not dig if i them with a response. >>> a bill heads to the state assembly this week to make sure that women serve on the board of public companies. they say it will mean greater protections in the workplace like sexual harassment. but some business group oppose the bill. they say it could force them to hire women over more deserving male candidates. it passed in the state senate. but it needs to go back to the senate for final approval. >>> in honor of women's equality day, a man wrote but how women's equality is an issue close to his heart. his 6-year-old daughter riley wants to be a basketball star like her dad and a chef like her mother. he hopes that both of his daughters grow up in a world that will be treated and paid equally. i want our girls to know there are no boundaries that can be placed on their futures, period. >>> annual road trip to th

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say pope francis has n doof clerical abuse of children adding to the controversy, a former top vatican official says in 2013 he told pope francis about serious allegations against a u.s. cardinal. he alleges that for five years pope francis did nothing. the allegations are made in a 7,000-word letter which calls for the pope to resign. the vatican is offering no comment. nbc news could not confirm the letter's authenticity or its claims. pope francis issued a sweeping apology in ireland today, asking for forgiveness for the clergy's sexual abuse scandal. >>> relentless rain from tropical storm lane continues to pour down on hawaii. in addition it flooding, the rain is triggering land slides. crews are working overtime clearing trees and debris from roads and rescuing people stuck in floodwaters. lots of homes and businesses are damaged by all of this water as well. state and local leaders warn the danger is not over yet. >>> golden state warriors star steph curry has written a personal essay in which he takes a stand for women's equality. in a first-person essay for the players tribune, curry s

but the pope himself is facing claims from a former top vatican official that he ignored allegations years that a cardinal was abusing victims. >> let's hear more about how the hope is responding to those claims. cnn's delia gallagher live in rome. do people feel the words he uttered go far enough? >> throughout the weekend in ireland we kept hearing over and over again that people didn't want to hear just words, they wanted action. they certainly got words from the pope, words of sorrow and regret and asking for forgiveness. but the action part remains to be seen for many people. and i think especially now given the new wach of the pennsylvania grand jury report in the united states there are still some unanswered questions for people in the vatican in terms of how they are addressing this scandal, a scandal which frankly has been going on at least since 2002 with the boston allegations. so i think the short answer is no, george, that people are not yet satisfied with the response from the vatican. >> also, delia, let's talk about the allegation of this former archbishop that the po