. >>> the third highest ranking official at the vatican has been charged with sexual abuse. cardinal george pell was ordered to come back to melbourne to face the allegations. pell has taken leave from the vatican to do so, but denies any sex abuse history. >>> an explosion blew the walls off a dormatory at murray state university in kentucky. officials believe gas leak caused the blast. many high school high high schos were there for a governors program. >> there was debris pile. it was chaos. >> one person was hurt, all of the students are safe and accounted to that customability. you've got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, i hope everybody is off to a good start. trying to keep the traffic okay for you, so far so good, looking at the schuylkill expressway, what a good shot. roads are clear and dry, light volume heading toward king of prussia. no delays just yet. head out now if you can. no major issues with

he's at the vatican attending a mass blessing 36 bishops appointed over the last year. these are some live images, i believe, that we have this morning? police announced the charges this morning in melbourne without giving details. cardinal pell spoke about the charges overnight. he called them false. >> i'm looking forward finally to having my day in court. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. >> the 76-year-old cardinal was appointed to the vatican post by pope francis. he is now on leave. back over to you. >>> all right, erika, thank you. new details on a shooting in northeast washington. we've learned the man found shot on trinidad avenue has died. police were called to that scene that this is now a homicide investigation. so far, there is no suspect, but there is a reward for information that leads to an arrest and a conviction in this case. >>> police are expected back at an apartment complex in district heights today after a man was found dead last night. this is just off pennsylvania avenue. prince george's county police tell us the victim was shot. th

and runsop to the pope the vatican's finances. he has been under investigation for two years in australia and calls the allegations "a character assassination." looking forward, finally, to having my day in court. adrianna: he has repeatedly denied the claims against him. he looks forward to clearing his name. he will take a leave of absence but has not resigned as the that vaticance are -- as the 's financer. a homicide in northeast happened at about 12:15 this morning on 46th street. only is what we have. a tall man with dreadlocks. happening now, hours away from new travel ban going on the books. larry: sam sweeney is live with her changes on the way. sam: it goes into effect at 8:00 tonight and legal observers around the country will be at airports nationwide to make sure everything goes according to plan. travelers were given morning as they pay for their plans to travel to the united states. the supreme court says if you don't have direct family and the united states, a business time and you are not attending school and you

some popes called themselves prisoners in the vatican. a 1929 treaty recognized the catholic church's claim to a tiny piece of land in rome, vatican city. it's smaller than central park here in manhattan and the pope became the ruler of a state 88 years ago today. some nice buildings there. some fantastic gelato across the street. the dow is up today. oil is not up. apparently we have a little too much of that. here's cavuto. >> neil: all right. we're just getting a statement right now from the republican national committee on james comey's statement that he will issue tomorrow in person. it's out right now. by the way, on our website, if you want to read it. this is coming from again the rnc saying, and i quote, the republican national committee is talking again just exclusively about the statement saying "president trump was right" coming from the chair woman, ronna mcdaniel, that the president was never under investigation. both sides are seizing on different elements of this. republicans, the fact that

he's in charge of all the finances here in the vatican. highest ranking cardinal to ever be charged with sexual offenses. he called this a character assassination and thank pope francis for allowing a leaf of absence to travel to australia to clear his name and prove his innocence. it's still unclear whether this leave of absence is a nice way for the pope to allow him to step down from his job. what we know is that the court hearing for now is scheduled for july 18th in australia. >> thank you. >>> now to republicans scrambling as the clock winds down on their last attempt to save obamacare replacement plan. some gop members start to make overtures to their colleagues on the other side of the aisle while bracing for angry constituents as they head home. kasie hunt has more. >> reporter: after a devastating delay, protests and arrests as republicans head back into secret negotiations to crack a new health care deal by friday a last ditch attempt. >> we'll continue working to bring legislation to the floor for debate and ultimately a vote.

. >>> scandal rocking the vatican this morning. a top vatican cardinal facing multiple historical sexual assault charges. within the last few hours, george pell announced he is taking a leave of absence as the chief financial advisor to pope francis. he called the investigation a character assassination. he will return to australia to face charges. several people are accusing him of sexual a fences. >>> a new report shows the growing impact opioids are having in communities. heroin overdoses have nearly doubled in the last three years. 1 1,500 people ended up in the hospital last year with opioid overdoses. >>> today is the next to last day for pennsylvania lawmakers to settle on a budget for the fiscal year. a spending plan could happen today but house and senate republican leaders are still negotiating how to come up with a more than $2 billion that's needed to support that spending. that could drag work on a budget into the new fiscal year which begins saturday. >>> delaware is closer to a balanced budget for the next fiscal yea

mostly it's been positive responses, i was in the vatican city three years ago andi in the vatican city three years ago and i thought that wouldn't go too well, italian policemen sprinted towards me and they dragged me and truck me out and he said never come back, never come back! but before you know it —— but before you go, cani you know it —— but before you go, can i have a photo? in paris a new project gives visitors the chance to see through time. look through the binoculars of the time scope terminal just binoculars of the time scope terminaljust in installed near a bridge and you will see an immersive 360 degrees digital representation of life in the middle ages. it's the latest landmark to use vr technology to attract visitors, with other time scope terminals at charles de gaulle airport and the bastille. a solar powered catamaran has just embarked on an incredible round the world voyage, with plastic pollution in the world's oceans at unprecedented levels the race for water foundation hopes to voyage —— of the voyage will promote new, innovative ways of tackling the

we should note that he is the third highest ranking official at the vatican. and the perjury charge against an officer involved in the controversial death of sandra bland has been dropped. the state trooper claimed bland acted combative after her routine traffic stop. dashcam footage showed the officer aggressively removed his gun when she refused to get out of her car. bland died in a jail cell three days after her arrest, sparking protests around the country. >>> the trump administration is stanning by its plan to repeal and replace obamacare despite the setback in the senate. >> repealing obamacare matters and having health care coverage for american citizens matters. how we get there, we're willing to be flexible on how we get there, but we know that obamacare doesn't work so we have to repeal that. >> ath kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services under president obama, and charged with the implementation of the affordable care act. thanks for joining us. gary cohn saying that obamacare just doesn't work. >> hi, katy. >> it has to be repeal

in the last half hour a press conference has been held at the vatican. james reynolds has been watching. james reynolds has been watching. james comey take us through what has happened. lets remember who he is - he is the number three official in the vatican, so what is happening to him is extremely important, both for australia and for the catholic church itself. the police in australia have charged him with multiple counts of sexual abuse going back a long period. he has given a statement here at the vatican is actually saying, i am innocent of these charges, they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. the vatican has said it has learned with regret the news of the charges against him, and it expressed its respect for the australian justice system. the cardinal will give up his duties here for a period and will travel back to australia to have his day in court, as he put it, we understand he will appear in court injuly. the chinese president, xijingping, has arrived in hong kong to celebrate 20 years since britain returned it to

. >> developing overnight new details on a scandal rocking the vatican. australian police accused cardinal george pell who is pope francis' chief finance adviser of historic sexual offenses. pell facing the media issued this statement. >> i have been completely consistent and clear in my total rejection of these allegations. court proceedings now offer me an opportunity to clear my name. >> we go to rome this morning. claudio, good morning. what can you tell us about the cardinal and these charges? >> reporter: good morning. he is the highest ranking catholic ever to be charged with, issual offenses. he's also the third highest ranking official here at the vatican after hope francis and the secretary of state. he's in charge of finances here, equivalent to the u.s. secretary of the treasury. the australian police did not go into the details, only saying that they are historical sexual abuse charges. they said these are alleged sexual abuses carried out decades ago when he was still a priest in 1970s in australia or as an archbishop in melbourne. apart fro

a senior member of the vatican, cardinal george pell, is charged with sexual abuse offences in his home country, australia. i'm simon mccoy live in westminster where mps will vote on the queen's speech later. it's been interpreted as a test of authority for theresa may's minority government —— labour is seeking amendments on public spending and brexit. and the culture secretary says she is "minded to" refer rupert murdoch's 21st century fox takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore—bick — the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire — says it's unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a "vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning — he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report "as early as possible". critics say residents should have been

. >>> developing now at the vatican, one of the pope's senior advisers will return home to australia to fight historical sexual assault charges. cardinal george pell is pope francis' chief financial adviser. he said the allegations are false. he is the highest rafrging vatican priest in the scandal. >>> international travelers flying to the u.s. can keep their laptops. the department of homeland security said tougher security measures including more thorough bag checks, more bomb sniffing dogs and more swabbing for explosives. the changes will be phased in through the summer. domestic flights are not affected. >>> tonight a vigil was held to remember a woman found stabbed and beaten at a philadelphia park. nbc 10 at 21st and lehigh avenue in north philadelphia where family, friends and neighbors gathered in remembrance of deborah gulliver. she had just gotten off a bus early saturday morning, when she was knocked to the ground and beaten and stabbed more than 12 times. police still don't have a suspect or a motive. >>> a toddler's recovering after he was hit by a farm tractor in sout

. >>> this morning we have new details about a scandal rocking the vatican. a top vatican cardinal is facing multiple historical sexual assault charges. australian cardinal george pell announced he's taking a leave of absence as the chief financial advisor to pope francis. he called the investigation a character assassination and will return to australia to face the charges. several people are accusing him of sexual a fences that happened years ago. the catholic church worldwide have faced a large selection of charges against the archdiocese. >>> a truck crashed through a philadelphia brew hub yesterday. the driver was going the wrong way when he southwesterned on the sidewalk and barrelled through the glass. the u-haul also ran over a bike and scraped these cars along the way. look at that woman there, just had to jump out to get out of the way. >> my heart is still racing every time i see it. it's very scary. sitting there, having a conversation, next thing you know a u-haul truck comes crashing through the front window. >> the driver tried to get out and r

. >> top vatican official says he's innocent. cardinal george spell pope francis' chief financial adviser. he's the highest ranking vatican official. >> as of friday students in kentucky will be legally allowed to learn about reading writing and revelations. kentucky governor matt bev vin signed a bill into law which allows public schools to teach courses on the bible. the bill allows high school systems to include a bible literacy class as part their the course would be an elective for students. the aclu raised concerns about how the law might be used in school and whether or not it will lead to bible study and preaching in public schools. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm holly morris today. is thursday july 29. >> mike thomas on deck with our weather headline and erin como has our traffic headline. what's it looking like. >> a pretty good summer day today. temperatures headed back up to closer to where they should be even a little bit above that into the 90's later this afternoon. that high p

he said that idea during his general -- to the general audience at the vatican. pope francis said suicide bombers cannot be considered martyrs, because they hurt others. he said a mart sir a follower of christ, and that disciples of jesus don't fight violence with violence. >>> a new federal report says most of hate crimes in the u.s. are never reported to the police. that report says a quarter million hate crimes occur every year between 2004 and 2015, but fewer than half of the victims ever went to the police. many victims told researchers they found another way to dewitt the went but some victims say they didn't file it was important to go to the police, because they didn't think the police would help them. >>> san jose city leaders are cracking down on food deliveraways for the homeless at saint james park. they started notifying homeless advocates and church groups that the free feedings have to stop. they cited health and safety concerns. they say the needy should be cared for by established programs that provide food and other services. this crackdown woul

the highest ranking vatican official to face these accusations now firing back this morning. >>> the clock ticking as republican senators race to draft a new health care bill by tomorrow. the president makes a promise. >> we could have a great health care package. >> as one of president trump's closest aides gets drawn into the russia investigation.

we have been following breaking news from the vatican. a top adviser to pope francis, the vatican treasurer has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault in australia. cardinal george pell denies these which date back to the member in the church's hierarchy. pope francis is tanning by cardinal pell. >>> in washington republican leaders in the senate are racing to revise their health care bill by tomorrow. they want to hand it over to the congressional budget office before the july 4th recess. so that a vote will be possible in the next few weeks. nine republican senators so far oppose the current bill but president trump is predicting a surprise and promising a, quote, great health care package. >>> this is tragic. a minnesota mother has been charged with killing her boyfriend while trying to perform a stunt to post on youtube. they were apparently trying to make a viral video when police say 19-year-old monalisa perez shot a book that her boyfriend, he was holding it up to his chest. they thought the book would stop the bullet.

many just feel that the vatican has not done enough to deal with this problem. the world will be watching, robin. >> it will, james, thanks. >> okay, robin, thanks. >>> we're following several stories out of washington. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell trying to reach a new version of obamacare repeal by tomorrow hoping for a vote but few signs he's picking up the support he needs. house set to vote on two new bills and president trump will hold his first meeting with south korea's president and how to deal with north korea at the top of the agenda. and new developments in the russia investigation. abc news has learned that one of president trump's closest personal aides is now facing questions. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega here with the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george. good morning to you. this russia probe is widening. investigators are now looking at the president's inner circle. as you said one of the people they now want to talk to is one of the president's closest aides. he is president trump's longtime fo

. >> we've got breaking news from the vatican. one of the pope's top advisers has taken a leave of absence after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault in australia. cardinal george pell denied the charges against him during a briefing with reporters this morning. now, pell says that he will return to australia to fight the charges. this, by the way, means that he's the highest ranking vatican official to be charged in the long running sexual abuse scandal. >>> a look at the thursday weather forecast. >> good morning, more fire danger, elevated fire danger for today over the southwest. notice how all the wet weather, all the thunderstorms stay off to the east. humidity values are going to be low and there will be a breeze in place. this is going to continue right into the upcoming weekend. severe threat for today continues over the upper midwest and the midwest where tornadoes, damaging winds and hail along with flooding downpours will be a concern. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast. >> still ahead rig

. >> we've got some breaking news from the vatican. one of the pope's top advisers has taken a leave of absence after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault in australia. cardinal george pell denied the charges against him during a briefing with reporters this morning. now, pell says that he will return to australia to fight the charges. this, by the way, means that he's the highest ranking vatican official to ever be charged in the church's long-running sexual abuse scandal. >>> now for a look at the thursday weather forecast. >>> good morning. more fire danger, elevated fire danger for today over the southwest. notice how all the wet weather, all the thunderstorms stay off to the east. humidity values are going to be low, and there will be a breeze in place. and this is going to continue right into the upcoming weekend. severe threat for today continues over the upper midwest and the midwest where tornadoes, damaging winds and hail along with flooding downpours will be a concern. i'm justin povick with your accuweather

. >> a top vatican cardinal faces sexual abuse charges. >> i'm innocent of these charges. i'm looking forward to finally having my day n court. >>> homeland security department now issuing new rules for international flights coming into the country. >> it's time we raise the global baseline of aviation security. we cannot play international whack-a-mole with each new threat. >> i challenge you to invite all hundred of us, republican and democrat, to discuss a new bipartisan way forward on health care. >> would you be willing to negotiate with all of them? >> got to find out if he's serious. he hasn't been serious. >>> parts of the midwest are assessing the damage following a string of severe storms including tornadoes. >> holy [ bleep ]. that thing was forming right above us. >> wildfires rage across the west. high temps and strong winds making it tough for crews. >> one person is injured after an explosion at a college dorm in kentucky. investigators are now blaming a gas leak. >> in philadelphia, customers with a big scare. that's a u-haul truck slamming through the stor

we have been following breaking news from the vatican. a top adviser to pope francis, the vatican treasurer has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault in australia. cardinal george pell denies these which date back to the 1970s. he is the third highest ranking member in the church's hierarchy. pope francis is tanning by cardinal pell. >>> in washington republican leaders in the senate are racing to revise their health care bill by tomorrow. they want to hand it over to the congressional budget office before the july 4th recess. so that a vote will be possible in the next few weeks. nine republican senators so far oppose the current bill but president trump is predicting a surprise and promising a, quote, great health care package. >>> this is tragic. a minnesota mother has been charged with killing her boyfriend while trying to perform a stunt to post on youtube. they were apparently trying to make a viral video when police say 19-year-old monalisa perez shot a book that her boyfriend, he was holding it up to his chest. they

we are going to cancel the vatican. we are going to cancel the paris climate agreement. after making that pledge, the president seems intending to stick to it. environmentalists say it would be a shattering blow to the most comprehensive agreement on global warming ever reached. he will announced his verdict in the rose garden of the white house. 0pponents fear it could prompt other members of the accord to wonder whether they should withdraw as well. america produces more in the way of greenhouse gases than any other country on the planet, apart from china. but donald trump is keeping faith with fossil fuels in the hope of creating jobs. he says that by holding true to its pledge to put america first, he is said to be favouring isolationism of cooperation in terms of facing one of the biggest challenges on the planet. one of those arguing for the us to stay is california governorjerry brown. he's going to china soon to discuss climate change. in sacramento, the bbc‘s james cook asked him how damaging withdrawal might be. california has a long history of dealing with p

cardinal george pell appeared in a vatican pressroom to respond to the allegations made in australia. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. for more than 40 years, george pell worked as a priest and then an archbishop in his own country. during the 1970s, he worked in his hometown of ballarat. the police have been investigating this era. they have now brought charges. cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences. and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. this isn't the first time the cardinal has had to answer questions about his actions. in february of last year, george pell testified via video link to an australian royal commission on child abuse. australian victims flew in to watch his testimony. 0ther abuse survivors say the pope himself must now take wider steps. he is very good at sound bites and saying the right things at the right time. but for me, and i know for many other survivors and victims, it's not about sound bites and public relations, it's about action.

speaking from the vatican, cardinal pell said pope francis granted him a leave of absence to return to australia to defend himself. >> i am looking forward finally to having my day in court. i am innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is of born to me. abhorrent to me. amy: cardinal pell has been ordered to appear in court next month. in 2014, the vatican admitted nearly 850 priests have been dismissed and more than 2500 have been disciplined in a sprawling sexual abuse scandal dating back decades. the house of representatives passed a pair of immigration bills thursday that critics say are aimed at demonizing undocumented immigrants. the first bill, known as kate's law, ads penalties to deported immigrants who re-enter the u.s. it was approved on a vote of 257-167 mostly along party lines. among those opposed was new york democrat jerrold nadler. >> this bill is nothing less than fear mongering based on the widely demote -- debunked myth. amy: a second house bill approved thursday would cut off federal grants from sanctuary cities that limit cooperat

turmoil at the vatican this morning -- where a top catholic church official is taking a >>> good morning. 5:43. welcome to your thursday. our live weather camera and the coast is not clear. we have gray skies at the beaches this morning through the bay marching locally inland a good 40, 45 miles. this morning, there is not as deep as yesterday roughly about 1100 feet but it will make an impact on your temperatures today and also over the weekend and into the holiday. we have the full traffic and weather report coming up now at 5:48. >>> turmoil at the vatican this morning where a top official is taking a leave of absence after australian police charged him multiple counts of historical sexual assaults. cardinal george pell serves as the pope's chief financial adviser. police didn't go into detail but two men now in their 40s said pell touched them inappropriately at a swimming pool back in the 70s. support groups are applauding the decision while cardinal pell has vowed to return to australia to fight the charges. >> there's been relentless character assassination, i'm not looking forwar

a senior member of the vatican, cardinal george pell, is charged with sexual abuse offences in his home country, australia. mps are due to vote on the queen's speech with labour seeking amendments on public spending and brexit. and the cornish village whose chapel is being saved by the emir of dubai. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: sam warburton, jonny sexton and maro itoje all come into the starting 15 for the british and irish lions‘ second test against new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has confirmed that a retired high courtjudge, sir martin moore—bick, has been chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire. sir martin this morning promised a "vigorous inquiry that gets to the truth" and said he understood the "desire of local people for justice." the prime minister told mps that she expects he will produce an interim report as early as possible into the tragedy, in which 80 people are now presumed to have died. sir martin moore—bick spent 20 years as a judge and is said to be highly respected, but his appointme

now cardinal george pell the vatican's chief financial officer has become the highest ranking vatican official ever to be charged with sexual abuse. >> i'm innocent of these cha charges. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to knee me. >> police in australia charged pell thursday with mull pell sex crimes describing them only as quote historical sexual assault offenses. >> cardinal pell is facing multiple charges in respect to historic sexual offenses and there are multiple complainants relating to those charges. >> pell has been accused of mishandling clergy abuse cases and pell himself has been accused of by two men in their 40s of inappropriately touching them at a swimming pool back in the litany 70's when pell was a priest in australia. but the church says the 76-year-old cardinal has quote strenuously denied allegations and is looking forward to his day in court. this as pope francis has vows zero tolerance for clergy child second abuse offenses. >> it's important to note that none of the allegations that have been made agains cardinal pell have obviously been tested in a

to raise money for the 2020 push. >> now, to the vatican. one of the highest ranking officials charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse. he has been granted a leave of absence to dating back to when he served as a peace. he is the first cardinal charged with abuse. he is calling the charges false. he said he is looking forward to having his day in court. >> a lot of cleaning up to do after damaging tornadoes touched down in the northwest. this is one in iowa. severe storms left people without power, at least one person injured. and wisconsin, dozen of farm buildings were damage as well as. >> imagine this strange sight, an avalanche of foam. people were surprised to find themselves surrounded. the frufy stuff outside of an arcade in tokyo. it was released when a car hit this. firefighters got busy cleaning that up. not an easy looking job. >> more ahead on thursday morning. how meal delivery businesses like blue apron revolutionizing the way we eat. >> the man who changed breakfast for millions. >>> also, the legendary julie andrews woul

vatican - facing criminal charges this morning. what he's accused of doing. plus more trouble overnight on the beltway. a multiple-car crash - claiming another life.

australian police have charged a top vatican cardinal where offenses. a move that is certain to test the catholic church's push for greater accountability. george pell has a role that is described as the second most powerful role in rome. officials say there were multiple accusers, but provided few other details. cardinal pell's actions came under intense scrutiny after a government-authorized investigation into how the catholic church and other institutions have responded to the sexual abuse of children. he has repeatedly denied all abuse allegations and is required to appear in magistrate court. cardinal pell has rejected the charges as false and said he looked forward to clearing his name in court. >>> president donald trump is kicking off his 2020 re-election fundraising. last night he held at an event at his trump international hotel in washington d.c. it was expected to raise about $10 million for both the republican national committee and trump's 2020 campaign. now, a spokesperson tells nbc news that tickets for the fundraising dinner cost betwee

a senior member of the vatican, cardinal george pell, is charged with sexual abuse offences in his home country, australia. i'm simon mccoy live in westminster where mps will vote on the queen's speech later. it's been interpreted as a test of authority for theresa may's minority government —— labour is seeking amendments on public spending and brexit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore—bick — the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire — says it's unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a "vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning — he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report "as early as possible". critics say residents should have been consulted. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died. here's our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony

i was in the vatican city three years ago and i had a feeling that wasn't going to go too well. an italian policeman sprinted towards me and they dragged me and chucks me out and says, "never come back, never come back! but before you go, can i have a photo?" in paris a new project gives visitors the chance to see through time. look through the binoculars of the timescope terminaljust installed near the pont d'arcole bridge and you'll see an immersive 360—degree digital representation of life in the middle ages. it's the latest landmark to use vr technology to attract visitors, with other timescope terminals at charles de gaulle airport and the bastille. a solar—powered catamaran has just embarked on an incredible round the world voyage. with plastic pollution in the world's oceans at unprecedented levels, the race for water foundation hopes the voyage will help promote new, innovative ways of tackling the problem. it's expected to last five years, stopping off at the tokyo 0lympics and dubai's 2020 universal exposition. and a social media campaign helped spark an unlikely r

. >> a top cardinal at the vatican is facing sexual abuse charges. >> i'm looking forward to finallviy hang my day in court. >>> homeland security department now issuing new rules for international flights coming into the country. >> it's time we raise the global baseline oiaf av tionsecu.rity we cannot play international whack a m-a-mole with each new threat. >> i ask you to dssiscu a new wave of health care. >> i have to find out if he's serious. he hasn't been serious that parts of the midwest are assessing the damage following a string of severe storms including tornados. >> holy [ bleep ]. that thing was forming right above us. >> wildfires rage across the west. highem tps and strong winds making it tough for >> one person is injured after an explosion at a college dorm in kentucky. investigators are now blaming a gas leak. >> this is a female sniper takiimng a at isis fighters. she drops to the floor with a big smile on her face. >> all that -- >> in philadelphia, customers with a big scare. that's a u-haul truck slamming through the storefront. luckily it wasn'ted more crowded.

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. >> a top cardinal at the vatican is facing sexual abuse charges. >> i'm looking forward to finally having my day in court. >>> homeland security department now issuing new rules for international flights coming into the country. >> it's time we raise the global baseline of aviation security. we cannot play international whack a m-a-mole with each new threat. >> i ask you to discuss a new wave of health care. >> i have to find out if he's serious. he hasn't been serious that parts of the midwest are assessing the damage following a string of severe storms including tornados. >> holy [ bleep ]. that thing was forming right above us. >> wildfires rage across the west. high temps and strong winds making it tough for crews. >> one person is injured after an explosion at a college dorm in kentucky. investigators are now blaming a gas leak. >> this is a female sniper taking aim at isis fighters. she drops to the floor with a big smile on her face. >> all that -- >> in philadelphia, customers with a big scare. that's a u-haul truck slamming through the storefront. luckily it wasn'ted more

the third highest member of the catholic church is leaving the vatican and going back to australia to face sex abuse charges. we will report from rome. donald trump's travel ban starts later, but with some changes. we will explain what they are. meanwhile, donald trump has made personal and derogatory comments about two tv anchors in the us.

truck is the highest-ranking vatican official to face these charges. many believe this case could be a blow to pope francis who has suffered setbacks in his attempt to clear up this matter. >> pope francis has said zero tolerance. at the same time, there have been cases where he has been accused of taking not strung up action. >> reporter: the clergy are keeping their faith as they believe the holy father will see the church through this matter. >> i think the holy father is determined to do justice because sensitivity. we always put ourselves in the hand of the holy father who took the matter to heart. he will know the truth. we trust him.>> reporter: he is scheduled to appear in court. >>> protesters are gathering at airports around the country around the hour including sfo as the revised travel ban goes into effect. >> and at cracking down on illegal immigration. both with major implications in the bay area. >>> good evening, everyone. >> happening now. the restrictive version of the travel ban is taking effect. on monday, the supreme court upheld p

the latest headlines: police in australia have charged the man in charge of vatican finances, cardinal pell, with multiple of sexually abusing children. cardinal pell is the most senior roman catholic cleric in australia, third in the hierarchy of the church worldwide. he strongly denies the allegations. the chinese president has arrived in hong kong for celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary this weekend of the 20th anniversary this weekend of the territory's return to china from british rule. the three—day visit comes amid growing fears in hong kong that beijing is threatening its autonomy and its freedoms. the us is introducing tough new security measures for inbound flights, what has stopped short of expanding the ban on laptops in hand luggage. the new measures described as both seen and unseen include enhanced screening of passengers and electronic devices. and the british prime minister is facing another key test in parliament on thursday, in effect a vote of confidence on her government's entire legislative programme. the opposition will try to amend the queen ‘s speech,

and now the cardinal is speaking out as the vatican announces he is taking a leave of absence. molly hunter with the accusations and the church's response. molly: today, shockwaves as the highest ranking vatican official charged with sexual abuse. >> i am looking forward finally to have manage day in court. i'm innocent of the charges. a massive blow for pope francis who has zero tallrance for sexual abuse. now one of the closest advisors in the inner circle considered to be the third highly ranking official is heading to court. >> cardinal pel is facing multi-approximately charges in respect to historic sexual offenses and there are multiple complainants related to the charges. >> they gave no other detail on the allegation. he was accused of moving pedophile priest from parish to parish and not reporting them. then it's claimed he was an abuser and he has strongly denied the allegations. >> this has been under investigation now for two years. there has been relentless character assassination. >> on thursday's mass, cardinal pel was absent. the court will decide whether to rel

. >> the vatican is working on a new doctrine allowing them to excommunicate those linked to the mafia. it's an idea whose time has come. pope francis long spoken out against this type of corruption, verbally excommunicating mobsters. >> queen elizabeth's birthday was celebrated today. the actual birthday is in april but they celebrated today. >> a queen and three future kings, all eyes on the littlest royals, princeorge and princess charlotte. >> last year charlotte's first balcony appearance and prince george mastering the royal solute. the queen telling her grandson to stand up, at 91 still active in public life. we saw the queen just yesterday at the scene of the tower fire in london, starting today with a moment of silence. >> a breath of fresh air for a nation still dealing with the tower fire and terrorist attack, the queen reminding everyone that this is a somber day. >> still more news to come. a little boy nearly drowns in the pool. we hear from the youngster that saved the child's life. >> and we are dry right now but tracking showers and storms to the west. that heads our w

and a new scandal walks the vatican. this is involving cardinal george pell, the chief advisor, and to the senior catholic. australian are accusing him of sexual advances committed sometimes i go. of the highest ranking vatican official to be charged in in te churches long-running sexual abuse scandal. he denies the allegations. i am marianne rafferty, now back to "hannity" ." ♪ >> sean: welcome back to "hannity," safe to say that cnn is having a credibility crisis. rush limbaugh is asking if president trump could be the end of the premier fake news network. watch list. >> could donald trump be the end of cnn? what a legacy that would be. here is jim acosta, cnn, he lost his cookies yesterday with a press briefing when the cameras were not turned on. tell you, we have the audio coming up. i tell you what he reminds me of. if you ever had aha cad, and one of those red laser pointers, and you point it at the floor, and a cat tries to catch it, and the cat runs into the sofa. that's what the trump administration is doing

police have just charged a top vatican cardinal with multiple counts of sexual assault. cardinal george pell who is pope francis' chief financial advisor is the highest ranking vatican official to ever be charged in the catholic church long-running sex abuse scandal. australian prosecutors say the cardinal will face historical sex assault charges incollating the alleged crimes occurred years ago. pell denied allegations. >>> a vote by the city san jose counsel to allow churches to host homeless people year round. they can provide temporary housing for 50 people year round so long as they house them 150 feet from homes. the church can only use half of the facility for housing. the church has been doing for years. hosting homeless families in the parking lot. san jose's mayor and city counsel getting raises but not as much as they wanted. they are getting a 3% raise this year and next year and pushed for a 10% raise. members are looking to change how they manage their salaries. the mayor, vice mayor and two counsel members asked for a way that doesn't involve the city coun

the cardinal declined all charges against him and is returning from the vatican to fight the charges. >>> governor tom wolf signed a law to prevent animal abuse. it changes how a dog can be tethered and increases protection for horses. advocates say the changes are a historic step forward to protect animals from abuse and neglect. >> state senators voted 28-22 to allow officials to carry weapons on school grounds. every philadelphia democrat and all eight republicans from the suburban districts voted against the bill. the bill needs approval in the house. even if it does pass, governor tom wolf says he's against the measure. >> in time for july 4th, governor chris christie signed a bill legalizing fireworks. hand held or ground sparklers, poppers and noise markers. all others are illegal including firecrackers and bottle rockets. >> it took a big shovel to break ground at the site expansion of the ronald mcdonald house today. it will help twice as many as the 800 families it helps now. many of the parents and children were there to help with the initial dig today. ronald was there too

australian cardinal george pell, says he'll take leave from the vatican to fight the charges. i'm looking forward finally to having my day in court. i'm innocent of these charges. they are false.

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