a spokesperson forp archbis wuerl tells news 4 that wuerl denies ever using that term circle of secrecy and tt they provided proof to the attorney general that those were not his wo wuerl who is now the archbishop of washington and considered a close adviser to pope francis served as bishop of pittsburgh for 18 years. in a statement, wuerl wrote the diocese investigated a allegations of child sexual abuse during my tenurend admitted or substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse and resulted in an appropriate actio pennsylvania's attorney general believes there could be thousands of more victims that his investition could not find because he says the catholic church coveredhe up truth. >> above a else, they protected their institution at all costs. as the grand jury found, the church showed a complete disdain for victims. >> mark, this investigation took alst two years, but it's been completed for some time now. why did it take so t long release the result, and why are they being released now? >> reporter: yea the report has actually been completed months ago, and the attorney gener

wuerl's statements had been meaningless without any action, unquote. are three stories from a report in which cardinal wuerl's name appears 170 times. the cardinal claims to answer to a higher authority. when will he answer on this earth for allegedly covering up crimes against children? i'm jake tapper in washington. "fareed zakaria gps" is next. f . unlimited for you. for them. for all. get unlimited for as low at 30 bucks per line for four lines at t-mobile. and something amazing happens. that's our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. wild salmon primavera. tastes amazing. also in pate. fancy feast medleys. aah! ...i would have said you were crazy. but so began the year of me. i discovered the true meaning of paperless discounts... and the indescribable rush of saving drivers an average of $620. why does fear feel so good? i fell in love three times -- once with a woman, once with a country, and finally... with myself. -so, do you have anything to declare or not? -isn't that what i'm doing? -so, do you have anything to declare or not? but how do i

the grand jurors credited wuerl with the phrase circle of secrecy. the church says wuerl did not come up with terminology and that it was taken out of context. the grand jurors wte in their report that the bishops weren't just aware of what was goingin a, they were immersed in it and they went to great lengths to keep it secret. they wrote that the secrecylp spread the disease. the report does know wuerl sent a letter to the vatican i late '80s saying parishioners had a right to know whether a priest accused of such crimes had been reassigned to their crish. in anothere wuerl adamantly pushed to get the pope on a dismissed priest. in a statement wuerl said he acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and to t prev future acts of abuse. he said the church can never expr ds enough itsp sorrow for the failure to respond promptly and completely, andyo n read his whole statement in app.bc washington jody fleisher, news 4's i-team. >>hank you. >>> now to an airbnb nightmare. >> a loudoun county man saysde founis rental home trash and bloody. when

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just search "wuerl." leon? >> thank you, meagan fitzgerald. >>> there are a l of questions about what happens next including whether other states will be doing their own grand jury investigations. and it is important to note that almost every instance of sexual abuse uncovered in pennsylvania has turned out to o so that they can't be prosecuted because of the statute of limitations. doreen? t>>> strong reaction tonirom retired cia director john brennan after president trump revoked his security clearance in a unilateral move that bypassed normal ures. brennan accuses president trump of trying to suppress free speechnd punish his critics. and he's warning that he will not relent. nbc news has confirmed the nation's top intelligence officials were not notified in advance. blayne alexander is tracking the developments on this for us. ayne,hat's the latest? >> reporter: doreen, you remember it was just a few weeks ago, the endas of month, that the white house first announced to was looking into taking this action.

of context by the grand jury. >> here is what i can tell you about cardinal wuerl. the pslic comme that he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in the secret archives. and that's all s out in the grand jury report. >> reporter: now, we have oried to rea to cardinal wuerl several time for an interview. a spokesperson has declined those requests. he did issue a statement saying in part he acted with diligence, th concern for the victims, and to prevent future acts of abus of course you can read that entire statement on our nbc washington app, just search "wuerl." back to you. >> tnk you, meagan. >>> other top stories we're following, closing arguments have end at the trial of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. prosecutors say manafort's attorneys violated several of the judge's orders in their argument. the judge says he's likely tose address tho violations in hisin jury ructions. manafort is on trial in bank and tax fraud charges. >>> a prayer f service the queen of soul, this in her hometown of detroit today at a church wh

part of it involved the time that washington cardinal wuerl served in pittsburgh. wuerl denies t allegationst he helped to cover up the abuse. >>> the university of maryland strengthys with it its and conditioning coach following the death of one of its players. several more coaches are on leave including head coach durkin. today they said they acceptl lend moral responsibility for the death of jordan mcnair. >>> a local developer's lawyer called it a a justified citizen's arrest. >> but thef'sher office called it a crime abduction. now a77 ear-old loudoun county man is preparing to fight the chges filed against him when rentered trashed his airbnb and he held him at gunpoint. >> bureau chief julie carey shows us the damage done. >> reporter: it's a home so stately it has a name, spring glade, but now it looks more like a house of horrors. this is what a group of partyins renteft behind, lots and lots and lots of damage. >> blood, broken windows, broken doors. it looked like there was a mass murderer from his perspective there. >> reporter: these photos showed bloo

wuerl hasef publiclyded his actions. >> what i can tell you about cardinal wuerl, the public commentsas made directly contradict the church's owne documents that found in the secret archives. and that's all spelled out in th grand jury report. >> wuerl issued a statement saying in part that he acted with diligence, was concerned for theicms and will prevent future acts of abuse. he so fared declined our request for an interview. >>> new this morning, the university of maryland's board of trustees could make some big changes to the football program and the school as a whole. colleg football writer brett mcmurphy reported that the board planning a special meeting tomorrow. the topics include removal, resignioion or litig matters for the scho's pendi lawsuit in the death of jordan mcnair. the meeting would also discussu the fure of head football coach d.j. durkin and unirsity esident wallace loh. >>> 6:51 the te right now. sheena is here with the forecast. >> good morning, guys. it's going to be another hot day today. but we're staying dry. we're back in the 90s. eventomorrow, we're in t

wuerl has denied the allegations. >>>ik new tonight, scenes l this playing out on the streets of d.c. and in northern virgini today. a large group of riders on dirt bikes and atvs popping wheelies, weaving in and out of traffic. one rider even crashing. as you know, atvs are illegaln d.c. news4's darcy spencer is live at logan circle with more on the disruption that they caused today. darcy? >> reporter: erika, it really is a sight to see. we were over on a street tonight when dozens of these bikes came roaring through. ias able to get video on my cell phone and posted it on my twitter fee @darcy spencer. a lot of people find this tove frightening and dangerous but we can't do much to stop them. atvs, four-wheelers and dirt bikes taking over streets in d.c.nd northern virginia. here on h street, riders could be seen popping wheelies and police can't do much about it. d.c. has a no-chase policy. is video is from georgetown. the riders are making their rounds through the city and cross into arlington. back in tri di, on

now donald wuerl not telling the truth.sylvania report as one of the bishops who helped conceal the abusive behavior. cnn's jake tapper weighs the criticism with what the cardinal claims in his defense. >> sunday morning was the first mass here since this pennsylvania grand jury report detailing allegations of wide spread predatory behaviors. i am standing here at st. matthews cathedral, before donald wuerl was hosting popes in this town he was bishop for 18 years and named throughout this report as one of the bishops to help cover up the crimes. this week in his defense, the cardinal said "the report confirms that i acted with diligence." the pennsylvania attorney general well, he disagrees. telling me exclusively "cardinal wuerl is not telling the truth. many statements are directly contradicted by the church's own documents." >> i think i did everything i possibly could. >> two former group of priests who the grand jury found manufactured pornography. arrested and charged with more than 130 counts related to sex abuse. r

wuerl has publicly defended his actions. >> cardinal wuerl, the public comments that he has made church's contradict the own documents that we found in the secret archives. and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. >>uerl did issue a statement saying in part he acted with diligence with concern for the victims and will present future acts of abuse. he so far declined our interview. >>> new this morni at colle park, the university board of trustees could make some big changes. university of maryland we're talking abouthere. good make big changes for the football program and thechool as a whole. college footballte wri brett mcmurphy is reporting that the board is planning a specialg meettomorrow. according to mcmurphy, topics include removal and litigation for school's impending lawsuit in the death of jordan mcnair. the meeting would also discuss the future for head coach d.j. durkin and wallace love. >>> we're learning more about the man suspect evidence an attack at theritish parliament. members in london say he was there to travel ra brabroad. he's a british citizen originall

that term was handwritten on a docume grand jurors reviewed and attributed it to wuerl. asperson for archbishop wuerl says he never usedrm that nd says the terminology was taken out of context by the grand jury. >> the first thing i can tell you about cardinal wuerl, the public comments that he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in theecretarchives. and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. >> reporter: we tried to reach out to cardinal wuerl several times for an intview and a spokesperson has declined those requests. he did issue a stateme saying in part he acted with diligence, with concern for the victims, and to prevent future acts of of course you can read that entire statement in our nbc washington app, just search "wuerl." back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank youi ther more fallout from that bombshell report. a maryland catholic school is stripping the name a late cardinal accused of covering up sex abuseallegations. cardinal william h. keeler had a reputati a for transparency archbishop of baltimore. but yesterday

some are calling on all catholics to stop donating at least until cardinal wuerl steps down. about 17 million american catholic households donate an average of $10 each week, totaling about $9 billion every year. francis samber is a member of the survivor group s.n.a.p. >> as a parishioner, it is your right to ask, where's my donation going? you have that right to ask that, and you should. >> reporter: now, cardinal wuerl did not celebrate sunday mass here, and a spokesman told cbs news he wasn't going to the speech in dublin because he was worried it would be a distraction. his office also told cbs he has no plans to resign or step down. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> this morning, nashville police are questioning two men in connection to a string of deadly shootings and armed robberies. one man was arrested at a home yesterday. the other turned himself in. police say they may be connected to two murders outside of a bar last week and another deadly shooting earlier this month. there have been a number of similar attacks across nashville in the last two weeks. >>> l

cardinal donald wuerl was accused of shielding predator priests. as bishop of pittsburgh, he oversaw 32 of the 99 accused. cardinal wuerl spoke with cbs news' nikki battiste the night before the report's release. >> during my tenure, we acted very responsibly. we responded very appropriately toth many times removal from ministry, totally and completely. u reporter: pushing up a meeting originally schedule for next week, wuerl met privately today with priests in the archdiocese's advisory group. he also canceled his attendance at a catholic conference next week in dublin, where the pope is expected to appear. over the years, the u.s. catholic church has paid over $3 billion in response to abuse allegations. some are calling on all catholics to stop donating, at least until cardinal wuerl steps down. about 17 million american 17tholic households donate an average of $10 each week, totaling about $9 billion every year. frances samber the survivors' support group snap. >> as a parishioner, it is your right to ask, "where is my donation going?" you have

and those are three stories in a report in which cardinal wuerl's name appears 170 times.rdinal claims that to answer to a higher authority. when will he answer on this earth for allegedly covering up crimes against children? i'm jake tapper in washington. >>> and a stunner the russia investigation. a white house lawyer involved in so somef of the most intimate discussions with the president spends a reported 30 hours talking to robert mueller's team. we are on that, but first the state of oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate of women in the united states and has held that record for more than 25 years. that is where we meet this week's cnn hero, high school english teacher ellen stackable who goes inside of the prisons to give some of the women a voice and power to heal themselves. >> i came here when i was 20. i have a 30-year sentence. after i hit the yard, and i kind of got a taste of what prison was, it shocked me that i was here. >> there is a lot of feelings in prison and you don't get to feel them. you not a person and your feelings are not valid. >> many of

it said that cardinal wuerl has denied that any of the communication was given to him. and the oy way to challenge the archbishopry for mccarrick, would have been throug xhi communication from the holy sea. such communication was not provided. catholics are calling for wuerl's regnation. they sat down several times for an interview with him. so far, the archdiocese has deined our request. >>> president trump made his first public comments aboutde t h of senator john mccain last night. e said, quote, our hearts and prayers are going out to his family. the president a spoke a white house dinner. at the white house, the american flag is flying at half-staff. yesterday, the flag was raised to full staff in the morning, drawing some criticism. it wasin lowered a late in the afternoon. the president ordered all u.s. flags to fly at half-staff until sunday, when senator mccain was rest.o the president will not attend the funeral this weekend. mccain's body will lie in state at the state capitol on friday. that will be open to the public. on saturday, from will b a funeral at t

. >> wendy, cardinal donald wuerl has been accused of being part of a cover-up. today he met with his advisers, but we are not told by the church what was discussed or if anything was decided. trinity university in northeast washington has a cse relationship with cardinal donald wuerl, but trinity's president tells me the algations that cardinal wuerl helped cover up cases of sexual abuse by priests in pittsburgh calls for an act of ave tonement on h -- an act of atonement. >> i think the cardinal should step aside, not to say that hs culpable though i think some feel he is, but that's the kind of gesture of ematt that could really help catholics to see that there are teethbe nd the words. >> reporter: steven white is a fellow in catholic studies at the ethics and public policy center. he says it appears to him that cardinal wuerl is trying to soothe parishioners rather than accept responsibility. >> it's not clear to me yet whether cardinal wuerl will resign or whether he should, but i think there's something to be said for the fact that a bishop who has manifes

the grand jury report yesterday mentioned wuerl's name nearly 200 timeur grands accused the catholic church of covering up the abuses today, the pennsylvania attorney general specifically addressed cardinaluerl in the report. >> thing i can tell you about cardinal wuerl, the public comments he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in the secret archiv a. that spelled out in the grand jury report. >> wuerl did issue a statement saying in part he acted withit diligence wh concern port victims and will prevent future acts of abuse. he so far declined our request for aninterview. >>> we've told but the rh of k2 overdoses here in the district in this region and tonight, we're learning at the state of connecticut there emergency officials are saying they have a major problem on their hands there. leon harris at the live desk. nearly 60 overdoses linked to ee have bn reported in new haven in a24-hour period. police arrested a person of interest. he had the drug on him. officers sayhey think he's connected to some of the overdoses they've been seeing there. so

bishop wuerl is now cardinal wuerl. .> reporter: washington, d.c. archbishop cardinal donal wuerl hiesided over 32 accused priests during his 18 years at the pittsburgh diocese. he sat down with us the night before the report's release. >> during my tenure, we acted very appropriately, with, many times, removal from ministry, .otally and completely. >> reporter: but according to the grand jury, in 1991, wuerl reassigned an accused priest, prnest payon, to the reno diocese. in 1995, he returned george zirwas, a member of a pedophile ring, to ministry. victims filed a lawsuit against and you a few others, saying you were conspiring to cover up the abuse. ery truth to that, during your w me in pennsylvania? ut i would have to say that's-- that's just totally-- totally false. >> reporter: we reached out to cardinal wuerl's representatives after the report's release, and they say he stands by his interview with us. sd, jeff, so far, the vatican has not commented. o glor: is it possible at this point, nikki, that any of the atergy involved in the alleged

some are calling on all catholics to stop donating, at least until cardinal wuerl steps down.million american catholic households donate an average of $10 each week, totaling about $9 billion every year. >> as a parishioner, it's your right to ask, where is my donation going? you have that right to ask that. and you should. >> reporter: now cardinal wuerl did not celebrate sunday mass here yesterday. and his spokesman told cbs news he wasn't attending the speech in dublin next week because he was worried it would be a distraction. his office told cbs he has no plans to resign or step down. >>> one of the loudest voices in the me too movement, asia argento is not talking now after reports she allegedly sexually assaulted an underage actor and then paid him to keep quiet. jericka duncan has the story. >> reporter: in 1997, i was raped by harvey weinstein here at cannes. i was 21 years old. >> reporter: that memorable speech at the cannes film festival in may of this year put asia argento front and center of the me too movement. back in october, argento was one of the first women

catholics and others across the country are calling for wuerl's resignation over both scandals.ews 4 has reached out to him. so far, the archdiocese has declined our requests. >>> president trump made his first public comments about the death of senator john mccain last night. he said, quote, prr hearts and ers are going out to his family. the president spoke at a white house nner. at the white house, the american flag is flying at half-staff. yesterday, the flag was raised to full staff in the morning, drawing some criticism. it was lowered again late in the afternoon. the president ordered all u.s. flags to fly at half-staff until sunday, when senator mccain will be laid to rest. the president will not attend the funeral this weekend. mccain's body will lstate at the state capitol on friday. that will be open to the p lic. on saturday, from will be a funeral at the national cathedral. former presidents george w. bush and barack obama will deliver l logies. on sunday, there w a private burial at the academy in annapolis. his seat is drap in black with flowers on his desk.>> we'

catholics ands across the country are calling for wuerl's resignatver both scandals. news has reached out for an interview with him. the archdiocese of washington has deniedre our est. >>> this morning, a man is recovering after being stabbed on a metro bus. this happened near gallaudet university last night on the d8 bus. metro transit police say three men and the victim started fighting when one pulled out a knife. the man who was stabbed is in stable condition. >>> s188,000dents will return to school today. >> there will be a lot of traffic on the roads, including the school busses. justin finch has more on how to get your kids to school safely today. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the roads here fairfax county is due to get busier in a matter of hours now. many of the students will ride one of the 1,600 buses. as students make their way back to scho drivers should fall back into a back-to-school routine. that means slowing down in general. there's more cars and more walkers and bikers on the road as the school gets back into session. you want to be alert

that's where wuerl delivered on schedule homily.hismonth, 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 abuses. >>tivists say change needs to happen. i am not only infuriated butha convinced the institutional catholic church needs to undergo a very deep, radical reformation. >> cardinal wuerl denied all wrong doing. we have reached out several times for a sit-down interview with him sofa the archdiocese of washington has declined our request. >>> an emotional gathering tonight to remember a transgender woman killed nine years ago in the district. every year since the murder, hey fand friends gather to comfort each other as they search fore. just mack was brutally stabbed to death on second and q streets in northwest in d.c. it's a cold case now, but d.c. poli b say they'ven working it even when no leads are coming in. mack's mom and brother sp

wuerl has publicly defended his cations. >> here's what tell you about cardinal wuerl. public comments that he has ma directly contradict the o church documents that we found in the secret archives, and that's all spelled out in the gra jury report. >> wuerl issued a statement saying this part that he acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and will prevent future acts of abuse. he hasli so far dd our request for an interview. >>> well, this morning the p ber k on at reagan national airport aftea blackout plunged terminals into darkness just before 10:00 last night.rs passenere in the dark for over an hour. here's news4's justin finch with the latest. >> reporter: well, the power is now back on and some relief for passengers. no major iues we have seen for those flying into or out of reagan national, but for those who were here last night in the say of that outage, they it was kind of creepy to be here when the airport went dark. s now, onial media, they also shared videos. you'll hr some people gasping as those lights flickered and then went completely out c

. >>> today cardinal donald wuerl is meeting with the council of priests. the monthly gathering was originally scheduled for august 27th. we're told cardinal wuerl changed the date of the meeting after the explosive report the pennsylvania grand jury alleging sex abuse and because of the carrick scandal. he resigned after a series o sexual misconduct allegations. wuerl was a bishop in and was named more than 200 times in the grand jury report, claiming he helped cover up some of the abuse of children. >>>on "the washinost" reports two lawyers are leading an investigation into allegations at the key school. apparently a february review indicated formeric key ols failed to protect students going back nearly 40 ar former students reported it was widely known some key teachers had sex with underage students. some teachers were fired after complaints from students or parents according to interviews with the accusers. manyhe stayed in classrooms continuing the alleged abuse according to thi report. >>> president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani will not be r

wuerl has publicly defended his actions. >> i'd like to tell you abo rdinal wuerl. the public comments that he has made directly contradict the church's own documents that we found in theecret archives. and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. wrerl issued a statement saying in part that he acted th ligence, with concern for thend victims a will prevent future acts of abuse. he so far declined our request for an interview. >>> new this morning in college park, the university of marylan board of trustees could make big changes in the football pdgram he school as a whole. college football writer brett mc pmurphyted that the board is planning a special closed meeting tomorrow. according to mcnurfy, the topics include removal, resignation and litigation matters for the school's impending lawsuit in the death of jordan mcnair. the suit would discusshe future of football coach d.j. durkin and university president wallace lowe. >>> some of the most popular family cars on the road do not get a passing grade in the latest mivan crash testing. find out how your mi

a school sign bearing washington cardinal donald wuerl's named vandalized. for the grand jury's finding that he protected predator priests when heas bishop of pittsburgh. wuerl insisting the report is not accurate. anguish emory university theology professor dr. susan reynolds heard at sundayte mass the priest's sermon. >> in that moment a father rose to his feetnd simply called out how, how do we reform the chch? what do we do? tell us how to begin. >> reporter: reynolds one of 2800 catholics signing an online lett urging american bishops to submit their resignations on mass to the pope as chile bishops did. notre dame professor kathlee mmings echoed the call for radical change. >> the bishops created this crisis. people who create the carsis 't going to be the people who are going to lead you out of it. thompson nks to ann for that report. >> just ahead, goats run wild on the new york city subway. plus the big winners andig moments from last night's vmas. you're watching "early today." ih gronk. i'm gronk! i'm big and awesome, but this guy is little, can i

e school board of trustees said it was cardinal wuerl who asked to have his name removed so he would no longer be a distraction. >>> arlington national cemetery re-opened to the plic just a few hours ago after shutting down this morning for a bomb threat. that threat involved the entire site, not jt one particular area, so hundreds of staffers and law enforcement had to com through that massive 624-acre operty before giving the all-clear. funerals athe cemeteryal were lowed to proceed. we're told the cemetery has 10,000 visitors everday. >>> the cleanup is still going on after last night's severe storms. eliot high middle school is going to be closed for the rest of theeek because of floods. the damage caused by thera heav and students are going to have class at garnet patterson scol. d.c. schools will provide shuttle busses in the morning and the evening to help kids get from one school to the other. >>> now to virginia. the rain was sontense in the waterford area of loudoun county, itoaaused this to collapse. this isd stumptown roa at bankfield drive. both sides of the road remainn

tonight some people with close ties to cardinal wuerl are suggesting he should step down. trinity university in northeast washington has had a close relationship withna car donald wuerl, but trinity's president telels tuerlhe helped cov up cases of sexual abuse by priests in pittsburgh calls for anct of atonement on his part. >> i think theul cardinal s consider voluntarily stepping aside, not to say that he is culpable though some peel that he is, but i think t thatt is the kind of gesture of atonement that could really help catholi to see that there are teeth behind the words. >> stephen white is a fellow in cathtudies at the ethics and public policy center and attended a mass last week at st. matthews where cardinal wuerl presided a gan with a statement addressing the pittsburgh grand. jury repo >> he talked a lot about we and us, but there was very little sense of personal accountability in it. that really stood out and people were disappointed and angry about that. >> i spoke with some of the people who attended noon mass a toda st. matthews cathedral. >> i think he s

this year cardinal wuerl didn't attend. his absence comes amid allegations that he covered up sexual abuse cases, claims that cardinal wuerl vehemently denies. ♪ >> reporter: in past years this mass blessing preparing for the school year was led by cardinal donald wooufrmt the archbishopg wash. today he was absent. some members of the local c catholmunity are struggling with recent allegations against wroourl that say he covered up child abuse complaints here in washington and while he servedn pittsburgh. this -- we're hear to the -- to make sure that the vatican participates and. archbishop called for the resignation ofan pope s accusing cardinal wuerl and pope benedict and francis of being aware of allegations again his predecessor, cling him a seer yawl predator. the archbishop has offered no proof histi alles. at this point the claims have not been verified. cardinal wuerl denies any knowledge of mccarrick's alleged wronhdoing. the acese releasing a statement saying that during his entire tenure as ahbishop of washingto

sbo at this power his. >> reporter:ardinal wuerl denies any alleged knowledge of anyrongdoing and thetement in part says cardinal wuerl indicated during his entire tenure as archbishop no one has come forward to say to him cardinal mccarrick abused me or made any like claims. as bishop of pittsburgh, he removed priests from the ministry upon hearing of claims of abuse, that he was a leader in child protection significant steps to assist survivors. chris gordon. news 4. >> and just today, pennsylvania's attorney general said more possible victims have come forward sce that grand jury report. shapiro says they will try tout pros the new cases if they are prifn, but he couldpr run io lems because of the statute of limb sexual relations. >> i'm doreen gengdsler. a fairfax county police officer has been charged with the dea of a 38-year-old girl. 38-year-old jason collie was indicted in the. we're still looking into th circumstances of this case, and as soon as we get more details as soon as we get more details we'll bring you an update r ♪ you said you're not le me, ♪ never drop to your k

cardinal wuerl created support for survivors and a zero tolerance policy against abusive priests.st a few hours away, wuerl maintains his responses to abuse cases in the pittsburgh diocese were appropriate. >> if there were allegations, we dealt with them immediately. >> reporter: cardinal donald wuerl believes the pennsylvania grand jury investigation will vindicate the reforms he championed in 2002 to rid the catholic church of abusive priests. about a third of the people accused in this report are from the pittsburgh diocese. some people have called for your resignati resignation. do you have any plans to resign? >> it goes back over 70 years, so i think we have to be realistic and say this, this claim goes back over decades and decades. >> reporter: did you ever remove priests quietly to another -- >> that wasn't -- that wasn't our process. >> reporter: in 2007, after wuerl became archbishop of washington, the pittsburgh diocese he led agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle lawsuits filed by 35 abuse survivors. how does it feel knowing children were sexually abused at the hands

cardinal wuerl has avoidia m coverage since the grand jury report accused him of covering up priest sexbuse, a charge he denies. >>> couldn't students at fairf will return to school. l doors will be locked at all time. there' eight new resource officers and 18 psychologists and social workers. students will take part in enhanced lockdown drills. me of the drills will not be announced ahead of time. team coverage. coming up a 5:00, justin finch will be live at a school bus lot with more on the massive fleet of buses. >> and molette green will be at a high school to show us how school spirit is on display at school. lot of kids excited to goba ck. >> wish you the best. >>> new this morning, an explosion caught on camera. and this fie scene started in a score worker's pants. ahead.xplain that >>> first, he brought a four-door car. now,e's left with just three. a maryland man opens up about cancer is smart. it pushes us. we push back. challenging conventional thinking. finding smarter solutions. that's what makes cancer treatment centers of america one of the leaders in precision cancer tre

here's what she said, take a listen. >> yes, i think cardinal wuerl should resign.nk that's part of expressing this deep sorrow on the part of the church for what has happened to these children. but he still needs to taken a action that expresses his sorrow and sense of penance and ato atonence. >> the average diocese said it is unfortunate that in the teachers fail to know not only the average diocese of washington protecting children but cardinal wuerl's record. the archdiocese stands behind the fact that cardinal wuerl says he has stood up for survivors all this time. brooke? >> rosa florez, thank you so much. >>> coming up, he's going to prison to protect his family. cnn has new details behind the stunning details from president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, including the mindset to accept the possibility that he'll go away for some time. the day after chemo shouldn't mean going back to the doctor just for a shot. with neulasta onpro patients get their day back... to be with family, or just to sleep in. strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infecti

many of those same bishops and their past handling of abuse cases are inmplicated including donald wuerl, now in washington he says he acted witc dili concern for victims and to prevent future abuse. >> and as, mention cardinal wuerl is accused of approving settlements with victims. the church says the transfer came beforese a allegations were made against th prooegsies. he spoke yesterday with wtop. >> the report wl paint very dark picture because it goes back over 70 years. >> in a statement cardinal wuerl goes on to say i sincerely hope a jus assessment of my, as past and present and my continuing commitment to theroction of children will dispel any notions otherwise made by this report. >>> now to the latest on the terror attk in london. investigators are still searching for a motive. but have identified the suspect this man, according to reuters and nbc security sources. he is a 29-year-old british citiz citize officials say he drove a car into a group of cyclists and then headed for the most heavily guarded building inta b, parliament. searches have been carried out but police say

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cardinal wuerl didn't preside over sunday mass here and his spokesman tells cbs this morning that he canceled the speech where the pope was going to appear because he didn't wabnt o be a distraction. >> he was part of a conspiracy to cover up a child porn ring run by priests in pittsburgh. you can't read this without vomiting. if you're a catholic who believes in the church. >> reporter: prominent catholics continue to condemn cardinal wuerl. he's the highest ranking church official implicated in last week's report into predatory prie priests. but has given no indication about stepping down. >> the pain and the suffering is something that we need to accept responsibility for in helping survivors. >> reporter: he strongly defended 18-year tenured bishop in pittsburgh last week. >> if there were allegations, we dealt with them. >> reporter: pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro who led the two-year investigation, said wuerl wasn't being truthful. >> the church's own documents simply do not back up what the cardinal had to say to you. >> reporter: on sunday, parishioners said the c

, d.c. >> wuerl's legacy in pittsburgh is a lot more complicated than we thought.reporter: the grand jury report credits him to standing up to the vatican in some cases of a because but also suggests he guided at least one accused priest back into service. cardinal wuerl defended himself by saying his diocese, quote, being worked to meet the requirements of the conference of bishops and the reporting requirements of pennsylvania law. but those are laws that critics say the catholic church is working overtime to influence in its favor. take bishop ronald gaynor from harrisburg. he is one of the bishops who entered a statement expressing sorrow for the victims of his diocese. gaynor is the head of the pennsylvania catholic conference. a group that aggressively lobbies against reforming the statute of limitations. >> the catholic conference has been tenacious in opposing this and of course they have allies in the pennsylvania legislature. >> reporter: the group released a statement saying it was devastated and outraged by the revelations. and that the time to discuss

wuerl insisting the report is not accurate. dr.usan reynolds heard at sunday mass after the priest's sermon. >> in that moment a father rose to his feet and simply called out how, how do we reform the church? what do we do? tell us how to begin. >> reporter: reynolds is more than 2800 catholics signing an online letter urging american bishops to submit their resignations to the pope as chile's popes did. in a "new york times" op-ed, notre dame professor echoed the call for radical change. >> the bishops created this crisis and people who create the crisis aren't going to be the people who are going to lead you out of it. >> for the pope to acknowledge this, it's a big step but in the eyes of those victimized, is it enough? >> reporter: lester, the survivo officials and observers i talked to today said this is a good first step but they want solutions to ensure this never happens again. the pope's spokesperson said what is notable in this letter is that the pope called the abuse a crime and not a sin. but the people in the pews want

the archbishop of washington reading a statement in part that says cardinal wuerl has indicated during entire tenure his archbishop washington no one has come forw td to sayo him cardinal mccarrick m abused or made any other like claims. a f controversy as-reaching as the vatican where even pope francis has declined to comment on vigneault's lest criticism. >>> storm team 4 in weather alert mode. i'm doug kammerer. the heat is not going anywarre e any time soon. >> metro explains how a blue line track wind up on the wrong orange line route. >> spewing hate at the school crossing guard. >> just despicable that people think it's okay to sharese t things with others. >> the extra security in place after hateful threats at a man just doing his job. >> and we begin with atorm team 4 weather alert. that heat advisory is in effect all d and the temperatures out there feel like they are 100 and above. >> it's a scorcher, folks l not of relief for those out and about. the best place to be right where you are or maybe under the heat sprinklers. >> where they are. >> yeah. >> doug kammerer wants

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a pennsia grand jury accused several -- cardinal wuerl is accused of approving the transfer of knownrst and hundreds ousands of dollars in confidential settlements. he said he acted with concern for the victims and prevent future acts of >>> let's get back to clarksburg, maryland. chopper 4 over the scene of a massive fire at a recycling t plas morning. >> this is on frederick road and also impacting trafficne by. news 4's chris lawrence begins our team coverage. he's been on thed. grou so chris, what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah. the worst thing i can tell you, someone was in there when the fire started and no firefighters were injured. that's been a bigissue. water or the lack of it. the tankers are having to come upmaryland 355 one by one for miles at a time to try to get water on this fire. that ha hurt some of the suppression efforts over the past few hours. it's a warehouse. they handle recyclable materials, likeasphalt, metal, concrete, brick. fortunately, they don't handle hazaous materials, no asbest asbestos. one of the things the investigators told me, they had solar pa

wuerl insisting the report is not accurate.sh theology professor heard at sunday mass. >> in that moment a father rose to his feet and called out, how, how do we reform the church, what did we do, tell us how to begin. >> reynolds is one of some 2800 catholics signing an online letter urging bishops to submit their resignation to the pope. kathleen cummings echoed the call for radical change. >> the bishops created this crisis and people who create the cries aren't going to be the people who are going to lead you out of it. >> thanks to anne thompson for that report. >>> and president trump is challenging t challenging independence of the u.s. federal reserve. the president told reuters he is not thrilled that jerome powell is changing interest rates, adding, we're negotiating very powerfully and strongly with other nations, but during this period of time i should be given some head by the fed. it is pretty rare for a president to criticize the u.s. federal reserve, but it is the second time trump has done so just this summer.

. >> reporter: cardinal wuerl from washington and cardinal o'malley from boston canceled their trips to washington from those they suspect to be troubled priests. she said the entire church needs reform. >> it is a male, masculine institutional top down dictatorial body. who wouldn't want as a woman to see that collapse? >> reporter: those words from a nunn were once unthinkable. >>> how does the pope survive this pivotal moment? >> this is a virus, and this is not going to be healed over these coming days. >> reporter: whether it's here in ireland or someplace else, he does have to give some specific steps. >> reporter: and that's exactly what the catholic world is waiting for, to see what, if anything, the pope says publicly about church abuse. we are told he will meet privately with victims, though at this point it is unclear how many. >> johning thnathan vigliotti i ireland, thank you. >>> how officers brought a woman back from the edge. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? dinner date. meeting his parents, dinner date. so i used crest. crest 3d white removes 95% of surface sta

vandals hit a high school named for cardinal wuerl. there's an online petition to remove his name from thechool. he was part of a cover-up, allegedly, of sex abuse in the diocese. >>> new fallout involved in the death of mcnair. >> boomer esiason ripped into the handling of mcnair's death. ke a listen. >> the heartbreak that i share over the mcnair's family unspeakable tragedy is only matched by the disgust toward one university leadership. they are reportedlhaky ground. this could be a good time for them to exit. >> mcnair died in june after sufferina suspected heat stroke during practice. several members of the administration, including the head football coach are on leave. the players plan to honor mcnair by wearing a dec of his 79 on their helmets and holding a moment of silence before two mes this season. the first game is september 1st. >>> we learn new detn a murder mystery that has the country's attention. the colodo father accused of murdering his family says he didn't kill his kids. he said his wife killed their daughters aft

wuerl says he did everything he could at the time. from the vatican, an apology from pope francis calling the abuses outlined in the pennsylvania reports crimes. >> the pope's letter i think is safe to say has fallen flat. >> reporter: for survivors who are still haunted by the horrors of the abuse, justice is far from reality. >> all of these different abuses, they is that i with us. we continually think about it and reabuse ourselves in silence. >> cnn, miami. president trump dealing with the deluge of negative headlines the latest, a former doorman at trump tower claims he has knowledge of a doorman who says trump fautsd a child, he says he is now free to talk about it. >>> we are waiting for president trump. we are learning now new details from the former doorman at trump world tower. he claims he has knowledge of a child he fathered with a house keeper after an affair. these other headlines this week the paul manafort and michael cohen cases, the let's say tough words, that allen weisselberg being granted full immunity. take a lo

wuerl oversaw inadequate church investigations and concealed information when priests were reported to law enforcement. the report also says he advised parishes not to publicly announce or acknowledge complaints, and offered financial support to priests who were accused and later resigned. he says in a statement tuesday that he "acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse." (grant) the former baltimore police officer caught on video beating a man repeatedly...has been indicted. arthur williams - who was a newly sworn in probationary officer - resigned sunday, after video of the incident surfaced. baltimore police said, williams and another officer, approached dashawn mc-grier ... while responding to crime in the area back on august 11th. williams was seen on video repeatedly punching mcgrier. his attorney says, he was left with a fractured jaw. now a warrant has been issued for william's arrest. (vicki) authorities say two people were arrested after a shooting at a walmart near philadelphia.(vicki) multiple people were shot after an alercation

area are calling for donald wuerl to resi resign. they had a protest where he livered a homily. a grand jury reported in pennsylvania outlined sexual ab e. the report says 300 priests preyed on more than 1,000 children over the past 70rs yea in the pittsburgh archdiocese the. he is not accused of not doing enough to stop the abuses. activists say chanpe needs to h >> i'm not only infuriated but convinced that the church needs to undergo a deep, radical reformation. >> cardinal wuerl has denied all wrongdoing. so far, the archdiocese washington has declined our request. >>> it was an emotional weekend for the family and friends of mollie tibbetts. hundreds of people tned out for her funeral in iowa. she went missing in july.r uspected killer led investigators to her body last week. both her parents delivered eulogies in that service. they want their daughter to be remembered for her passion for life. > a federal judge will decide whether to block a x-based company from making digital blueints for firearms online. the state department agreed allow the company to publish an arsenal

a school named after cardinal donald wuerl is changing its name. the school north of pittsburgh will be called north catholic high school now. earlier this week, the sign out front was vandalized. you see it here. a report accused wuerl of helping cover up seas abuse, which he denies. he asked the school to remove his name b so it would na distraction. >>> michael cohen is willing to testify before congress. on tuesday, cohenle paded guilty to taxvasion andn cam finance violations. made hush money paymentso t two women. the president has remained defiant following the plea deal and the conviction of paul manafort on financial crimes. yesterday, the president sat down with fox news. >> did you know about the payments? >> later on i knew. later on. they weren't taken out of campaign finance. that's a bigger thing. did they come out of the campaign? they didn't come out of the campaign. they came from me. >> cohen's attorney says cohen would not dacept a pardon. s said he set up a gofundme page to pay for cohen's legal fees. >>>omingup, how health off