secretive organizations have just initialed an historic agreement china's ruling communist party and the vatican have decided to set aside decades of hostility it's significant because china maintains strict control over all religions and they believe has china's roughly twelve million catholics are divided between a state run association whose clergy are chosen by the government and an unofficial church which swears allegiance to the pope the provisional deals is aimed at resolving the vexed issue over who gets to appoint bishops with the pope insisting he'll have the final say on names this breakthrough could be the beginnings of our approach mall for the first time since diplomatic relations with severed sixty seven years ago while many catholics have welcomed the pact it's been condemned by others including cardinal josephs in the form of bishop of hong kong what's been less discussed though all the secret talks that have been going on three years between chinese and vatican officials. one of those with inside knowledge is francisco c.c. and italian academic and journalist based in beijing h

that implicated the pope and vatican which has not responded. the bishops want to talk about the stream line process for reporting bishops accused of cover-up to the vatican. what happens with the investigation and how there will be a penalty or justice for them is considered. one test case is the archbishop wuerl who says he is coming to offer resignation to pope francis. wuerl has been at the center of the outrage for allegations he mishandled sexual abuse cases and how those allegations the cardinal denies, but he will still offer resignation. how that case is handled will set the tone for the vatican

being recognized by the vatican but being underground so that there's been some people have come out and said they feel as though they've been kind of you know negotiated away from because they've been doing this they've been having these churches underground for decades and now all of a sudden there's some some between the vatican and china so where are they going to be in this process of that's where the criticism is coming from but right now it is progress it is a breakthrough but there's still many more steps to come so precisely what still needs to be done between the vatican and china's government. well right now the very next step that i'm sure most people are concerned on and focused in that is what happens moving forward ok so the seven bishops have now been recognized by the vatican they're appointed by the chinese government so what happens moving forward on both sides vatican and the chinese government have been very vague about how the process is going to move forward these bishops are appointed by the chinese government by the chinese communist party and then now recogn

the vatican ambassador says he even told pope francis himself about the allegations. also last month, pennsylvania released a report that found that more than 300 priests had abused over 1,000 children. now states have announce red newed investigations into the catholic church and child sex abu abuse. it's not a problem limited to the united states. earlier this week, pope francis ordered the presidents of all of the catholic bishop conferences worldwide to come to the vatican in february for a meeting to discuss, quote, the protection of minors, unquote. i wanted to talk about this with ross douthat, an op-ed columnist for the "new york times" an the author of a new book, to change the church, pope francis and the future of catholicism. so this is good timing with the book because what you're describing is another set of controversies and it seems like this child abuse controversy which has flared up into another one. >> the two big crises in the last 50 or 70 years in catholicism intersecting. one is the crisis of sex abuse and the other is a long-running conflict a

in what's being described by both sides as a provisional agreement the vatican will now recognize seven bishops here in china that were originally appointed by the chinese government now that is a big move because previously the vatican said that the pope himself had to appoint all bishops but they are now recognizing the seven essentially the catholic community here in china has worked on two different levels there's been a church that has been authorized by the chinese government that's where these bishops were approved through that authorization process then there was an underground movement working with the ships who were appointed directly by the pope how are those going to integrate that's going to be the big step the big challenge moving forward the pope obviously making this decision because he wants better access as he says to spread the word of the catholic church in china they are very relatively small communally about ten million here in china the vatican wants to expand that china's role is now looking like they want to integrate these communities but what still needs to be

takes these positions to be crimes the vatican has both a moral but in many contexts a legal obligation to actually have these episodes addressed ass crimes that means bringing in national legal authorities however they are about to end at this point has not turned those documents and i think that this is the most concrete step the church can take to. begin essentially to. change the prosser to change both its face and to actually bring justice all right our religious affairs editor martin with us in studio thank you very much your. some other stories making headlines around the world germany has finalized the deal with italy to return migrants german interior minister what they hope for told parliament that negotiations with the italian government have been successful the agreement would allow germany to turn away migrants at the border to austria if they have already been registered as refugees in. myanmar is de facto leader aung san suu kyi has defended the jailing of two quarters journalists earlier this month she said they had violated the country's official secrets act and were no

spokesman who was speaking just ahead of that meeting with pope francis at the vatican addressing the abuse question of sexual abuse is a horrendous crime and anyone who's been a victim of it it really never the pain really never disappears because of that pope francis is realizes that the very credibility of the church depends on rooting it out. martin gak your take on that statement and the implications of all this for the church's credibility well i mean you know i agree with every single statement made i mean the fact however is that six years have elapsed since disposed started talking about tolerance zero and as far as he scored go where i mean they are in many ways when one talks to many of the victims that have been in contact with this pope in some sense report on the good will of the pacy and the people around him that it's quite clear that the policies and that steps are needed and those have not been taken yet so of course i mean the spokesperson of the vatican will say old and inserted things that can to be said that there is a very concrete the mend and that national kno

spokesman who was speaking just ahead of that meeting with pope francis at the vatican addressing the abuse question sexual abuse is a horrendous crime and anyone who's been a victim of it it really never the pain really never disappears because of that pope francis is realizes that the very credibility of the church depends on rooting it out. martin jacques your take on that statement and the implications of all this for the church's credibility well i mean you know i agree with every single statement made i mean the fact however is that six years have elapsed since disposed started talking about tolerance zero and as far as he scored go away i mean they are in many ways when one talks to many of the victims that have been in contact with this pope in some sense report on the good will of the spot to see in the people around him that it's quite clear that the public sees and that steps are needed and those have not been taken yet so of course i mean the spokesperson of the vatican will say golden asserted things that can be said but there is a very concrete the mend and that is that

the american contingent travelled to rome after a one-time vatican ambassador alleged that top vatican officials knew about sex abuse allegations against former washington cardinal mccarrick. but didn't act. the vatican ambassador says he even told pope francis himself about the allegations. also last month, pennsylvania released a report that found that more than 300 priests in that state had abused over 1,000 children over the last 70 years. now many states around the country have announced renewed investigations into the catholic church and child sex abuse. of course it is not a problem limited to the united states. earlier this week, pope francis ordered the presidents of all of the catholic bishop conferences worldwide to come to the vatican in february for a meeting to discuss, quote, the protection of minors, unquote. i wanted to talk about all of this with ross douthat. he's an op-ed columnist for "the new york times" and the author of a book "to change the church -- pope francis and the future of catholicism." so this is good time with the book because what you are describing

now the pope is calling to get a bishops, suggesting the vatican wa nts to bishops, suggesting the vatican wants to have a global approach to what they now accept as a global problem and survivors of abuse and indeed survivors of abuse to once worked as vatican advisers say they continually were frustrated by the vatican‘s refusal to do this, to have one set of standards for abuse across the world. it may be that this is what the vatican is now approaching with the survivors now not trusting the church any more. we will like to see what happens. —— we will like to see what happens. —— we will wait to see what happens. world leaders paid respect to kofi annan at his funeral in ghana. this is the end of three days of mourning which saw thousands of ghanaians file past his coffin as it lay in state in the capital, accra. bbc‘s mayeni jones was at the funeral service. for many, kofi like you and all time, kofi annan to bring people together, put them at ease and unite them towards a common goal for our common them towards a common goal for our common amenities. -- our common humani

it is the first time that bishops from around the world will be coming to the vatican to discuss the topic. some would say it's coming a bit late considering they have been dealing with this since 2002, nonetheless, it's important many companies have not begun to look into their past with regard to cleric am sex abuse. there is a report out just today from germany, the german bishops have conducted an investigation, their findings will be released officially september 25th. some has been leaked already to the german press, it says there were 3766 cases of clerical abuse against minors from the period of 1946 to 2014. that's only germany, of course. clearly an international meeting at the vatican to discuss this is going to be important going forward. one test case for what might happen is going to be seen with washington, d.c. archbishop cardinal donald wuerl works on tuesday announced he will be returning to the vatican to speak to pope francis about possible allegations, he has been at the center from the grand jury report and the letter from 'pope's exambassador to the united stat

the vatican has settled a seventy year old dispute with china pope francis has agreed to recognise seven bishops who were appointed without his approval pope francis says he hopes the deal will heal wounds of the past and bring about for catholic unity in china china has some ten million catholics. this is the end of a process that's really the beginning it's also important to remember that while it's come to fruition under pope francis if pope benedict had a letter to chinese catholics in two thousand and seven he was working for the same goal. john paul the second had made legitimate a number of illegitimately ordained bishops so this this is really the work of thirty years and three pontificates the objective of the accord is not political but it's pastoral what that means is the faithful in china that they have bishops who are in communion with the pope but at the same time recognized by the chinese authorities. has more from the chinese city of chengdu. and what's being described by both sides as a provisional agreement the vatican will now recognize seven bishops here in china that

. >>> andr 2006 let from a top vatican official shows the catholic chuonh will informati about former cardinal theodore mccarrick's sexual misconduct years ago. the role that letter is playing in the controversy over the alleged cover-up by pope nfrancis. >>s4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> we areuming out there tonight. the night sky lighting up as orms roar through our area. i'm jim handly. we saw flash flood warnings for hours, downpours, even a delay to the nats game tonight. live team coverage for yout tonigh on this mess. we want to o kick with chief meteorologist doug cammer. what is the situati right now? >> well, right now still tracking showers and thsderstorms out there acr the area. we still have a couple flood warnings. first off though, take look at radar. the big storm over calve county moving in towards the chesapeake bay and towards the eastern shore. ill rain, pretty good rainh throug parts of montgomery county, prince george's coty, towards anne arundel county. there one for parts of d.c., arlington and alexandria, over inches fell in that area. the wider picture showing

takes these positions to be crimes the vatican has both a moral but in many contexts a legal obligation to actually have these episodes addressed ass crimes that means bringing in national legal authorities however they were about to get at this point has not turned those documents and i think that this is the most concrete step dot the church can take to begin essentially to change the prosser to change both its face and to actually bring justice right our religious affairs. dr martin with us in studio thank you very much. now some other stories making headlines around the world police in western germany have started removing dozens of environmentalists from a forest slated to be cleared for an open coal mine activists have been living in about fifty tree houses to prevent the forests destruction the power company says it needs brown coal from the site to generate electricity. germany has finalized a deal with italy to return migrants german interior minister will say will first told parliament that negotiations with the italian government had been successful the agreement would allow

takes these positions to be crying the vatican has both a moral but in many contexts a legal obligation to actually have these episodes addressed ass crimes that means bringing in national legal authorities however they are about to end at this point has not turned those documents and i think that this is the most concrete step. the church can take to begin essentially to. change the prosser to change both its face and to actually bring justice all right our religious affairs editor martin with us in studio thank you very much you're welcome. now some other stories making news around the world germany has finalize a deal with italy to return migrants germany and the german interior minister of what they hope for told parliament that negotiations with the italian government has been successful the agreement would allow germany to turn away migrants at germany's border to austria if they have already been registered as refugees in italy. police in western germany have started removing dozens of environmentalists from a forest slated to be cleared for an open pit coal mine activists have b

. >>> and a decade old letter says the vatican knew about sexual abus claims against a former d. bishop. now it's playing a part in an alleged coverup by pope. >> first, welcome in saturday morning. it's 8:00 on the dot. thank you for being with us.>> holy storms yesterday. >> hold onto your hat. get your umbrellas out. >> it was >> and you needed sunglasses for the lightning strike. it have unbelievable. >> i was sitting inside my apartmen i could s lightning all throughout the windows in my apartment. it seemed like it wa so close. that's a good stat i'm going to look atif t's concentrated where i am, i know it was elsewhere. elsewhere we gt aot ofrain, and if you're around the d.c. areaetro yesterday, you heard it last night. a few showers right now. the heaviest rain just to the north and east of baltimore. and a f light showers toward the i-81or corr i widen out this view. look at this spin. we're s stilling gordon, and that is going to be headed our way as we head into the overnight and through much of the day tomorrow. so a lot of that moisture coming back into our area. t

in what's being described by both sides as a provisional agreement the vatican will now recognize seven bishops here in china that were originally appointed by the chinese government now that is a big move because previously the vatican said that the pope himself had to appoint all bishops but they are now recognizing the seven essentially the catholic community here in china has worked on two different levels there's been a church that has been authorized by the chinese government that's where these bishops were approved through that authorization process then there was an underground movement working with bishops who were appointed directly by the pope how are those going to integrate that's going to be the big step the big challenge moving forward the pope obviously making this decision because he wants better access as he says to spread the word of the catholic church in china they are very relatively small community about ten million here in china the vatican wants to expand that china's role is now looking like they want to integrate these communities but what still needs to be do

soon this replica of the vatican sistine chapel will be open to the public in mexico meet the artist who painted the murals. from dusky sunsets over the sprawling savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast or still looking at very cool conditions across central europe as well as windy conditions also share this boundary right here now we've been talking about this for the last couple days but the next one that's coming through right here across parts of northern france will that one as we go from sunday night into monday morning that could potentially bring some severe weather across the area we're talking about good damaging winds as well as the possibility of a tornado pushing across parts of central europe there we'll talk weather in just a moment but rain here on sunday for london as well as paris gusty winds there cooler conditions london only sing about twelve degrees and then the system makes its way very quickly across parts of central europe that is where we're going to be seeing the severe weather then behind it

te vatican and china have not had official diplomatic relations since 1951. this step puts into motion work started by pope francis' predecessors, but the director of the "holy see" press office said, "this is not the end of seth doane, cbs news, rome. >> quijano: a survivor has been rescued from inside that tanzanian ferry two days after it capsized on lake victoria. the man was found by divers who heard his knocking. more than 200 others died. still ahead, the story of baby ivy and the miracles of modern medicine. opayly well for all those extra years? well, you have to start planning as early as possible. we all need to plan, for 18 years or more, of retirement. i don't have a whole lot saved up, but i'm working on it now. i will do whatever i need to do. ♪ plan your financial life with prudential. bring your challenges. metastatic breast cancer is trying to stop me, but not today. today, there's a new treatment for women like me who won't be held back. learn more at treatmbc.com. which is the only egg good eonly eggland's best. with more farm-fresh tast

the apostle peter is martyrdom on the vatican hill is one of them. it marks the dramatic climax of a religious legend but as one of the most powerful stories in church tradition. some one and a half centuries later a magnificent basilica was erected on the vatican you know at the sign believed to be the very spot where peter was buried. peter's basilica is a monument to the apostle and one of the holiest catholics rheims. in the catacombs deep below the church lies in ancient roman graves a veritable city of the dead in which according to legend jesus is first apostle simon peter was buried. peanuts it don't pop out all one of rome's grand squares in the middle ages it was believed to be haunted by demons and evil spirits because it harbored the remains of the most barbarous manual. or walk the earth nero. in the twelfth century anyone entering the eternal city from the via flammini i would have caught sight of the family tomb of the domi de niro's family. and it was here that nero lived on in the imagination of the people of rome long after the fall

is stonewalling.you wrote a great book on the vatican and have a mac interacts with the vatican. these were american kids. these were american boys in the end. does congress have a responsibility if the vatican won't tell us what the pope knew and when he knew it for congress to find that out for us? >> i'd like to see the advice of the conference of catholic bishops and the american perspective. sometimesit's hard for the europeans to accept our perspective but we need to know the facts. i know that don't know that congress will have a role but certainly law-enforcement. pope benedict made sure any time a suspected abuse case came up, the civil law enforcement officials would be brought in right away. he limited the bishops discretion to throw the matter under the rug. >> there are still questions on what happened looking backward when it came to them. congressman, we appreciate your time. we'll see you back in dc. >> ask for having me on. >> coming up, mourners still leaving washington national cathedral after saying goodbye to senator john mccain. we will have the most poignan

bishops to the vatican today to address the current sex abuse scandal. what will happen to the pope's future potentially when we come back? >> of the church is essentially in crisis mode not only here in rome, but particularly in the united states and other places where sexual abuse has been uncovered. ced safety standard. experience amazing. endless shrimp is back at red keep those slobster.min'! with all the shrimp you want, any way you want them. try delicious creations like new crunchy fiesta shrimp tortilla chip crusted then topped with a creamy blend of three cheeses and finished with pico de gallo. and there's new sesame-ginger shrimp. grilled and drizzled with savory soy-ginger sauce and sprinkled with asian seasoning. and don't forget the favorites you love, like garlic shrimp scampi! but endless shrimp won't last endlessly, so hurry in. at ally, we're doing digital financial services right. but if that's not enough, we have more than 8000 allys looking out for one thing: you. call in the next ten minutes... and if that's not enough, we'll look

who now says he's coming back to the vatican. he met last year with the pope but this time about resignation. here is the letter he released to the priest last night. his issue is how to begin effectively bringing a new level of healing to survivors who have personally suffered so much and to the faithful entrusted to our care who have also been wounded by the shame of these terrible actions and have questions about their bishop's ability to provide the necessary leadership. obviously cardinal wuerl has decided he is not the one to provide that leadership. there is no date set yet for that meeting. >> of course we're watching that very closely, especially the cardinal wuerl meeting. >>> cheyenne police have reopened a church sex abuse investigation. there is new evidence that implicates him. >> reporter: criminal justice in these cases is very rare because it requires a church that's proactive, willing to report predators within the church, and also a statute of limitations that is friendly to survivors. well, here in the wild we

of the vatican and the chinese government have signed a provisional deal to end the decades old dispute over the appointment of bishops in china as part of the agreement pope francis recognize the legitimacy of seven bishops appointed by the chinese government it has long insisted the bishops appointed by the state while the vatican sees it as a papal decision two sides broke ties over the issue in one nine hundred fifty one . this is not the end of a process it's really the beginning it's also important to remember that while it's come to fruition under pope francis if pope benedict had a letter to chinese catholics in two thousand and seven he was working for the same goal. john paul the second had made legitimate a number of illegitimately ordained bishops so this this is really the work of thirty years and three pontificates the objective of the accord is not political but it's pastoral what that means is the faithful in china that they have bishops who are in communion with the pope but at the same time recognized by the chinese authorities. has more on that from the chinese city.

if they start eating the peace dollars in the vatican as has happened... it is an interesting story. they are far away from the sea but the seagulls have evolved to survive in the city of rome, which was always was represented by twin wolves but now perhaps by seagulls. stay with us here on bbc news. so much more to come. hello there. we're ending this week on something a lot more unsettled than how we started it, that's because we're replacing high pressure with an area of low pressure. at the moment, we're still in between systems. there is a developing area of low pressure out across the north sea. but we've got high pressure dominating, i think, for much of thursday morning, a couple of weather fronts around too. now, they're going to bring outbreaks of rain to the northern isles, this weather front trailing down into northern england, north—west england, parts of north wales. barely anything on it, just a line of cloud and the odd spot of rain. we could see further showers returning to western scotland, too, first thing this morning. and where you h

has announced that he will head to the vatican to discuss a possible resignation. abc's david wright has more. ♪ >> reporter: the embattled archbishop of washington, d.c., cardinal donald wuerl, now says he will travel to rome in the very near future to meet with pope francis about resigning. wuerl is one of the most prominent american leaders of the catholic church, but his reputation was badly tarnished by the recent pennsylvania grand jury report, which mentioned his name more than 200 times in connection with the alleged cover-up of sexual abuse cases when he was bishop of pittsburgh. >> shame on you. >> at each mass -- 00 >> reporter: there have been regular protests at his masses in recent weeks with one local deacon refusing to say mass with him. pittsburgh's new bishop stripped wuerl's name off a catholic high school and said going forward, buildings will no longer be named after priests and bishops. wuerl has denied any wrongdoing. but in his letter to d.c. priests, he acknowledged the need to bring a new level of healing to survivors who have personally

. >>> also in the news tonight, summoned to the vatican. the american church leaders on their way to pope francis. >>> and new video tonight of harvey weinstein. the young businesswoman recording her meeting. what she claims and what the video shows. >>> good evening. and we are reporting tonight from wrightsville beach, north carolina, as this monster hurricane now closes in. at this hour, florence is a kis dangerous category 3. there are a couple of important factors to bear in mind. a remarkable development overnight. the storm track shifting to the south slightly. meaning communities in south carolina are now preparing for a possible direct hit, as well. and georgia now in the threat zone, this stretches all the way north up to maryland. and here is the other major concern. they expect florence to slow down and grow wider and sit here right off the coast. it is now 500 miles across. astronauts on the space station needed a super wide angle lens to capture it all. and the hurricane is expected to hover right here, tlshing these communiti

catholic church today amid an ever widening scandal over clergy sexual abuse of children the vatican is reeling from crises around the world involving the molestation of children by priests and allegations of systematic cover ups that date back decades after today's meeting the pope ordered an investigation into an american bishop accused of sexual misconduct with adults and he accepted the bishop's resignation the pope has also called for a summit next february for senior clergy to discuss the protection of children his worry about the future of the church can be heard in his comments made today to one hundred thirty new bishops take a listen. you have to select people carefully and you have to evaluate them. we will not have a future if we do not face the spiritual abyss of this scandalous weakness. makes us kind that knows it will eat. while the pope was making that statement in rome the catholic church here in germany says that it is distressed and ashamed by the findings of a new report into sexual abuse the independent report which was commissioned by the church itself found th

that we have a systematic structure of cover up what we don't know yet and we will only know if the vatican really the sites join up and files and start showing their cards is how far up in the heart the the church knew that these movements were happening but they were taking one priest that had abused children and move them to another parish in order to protect them it must be said that the fact that many of these movements many of these movements where that internationally from a gross different they all says this means that there had to be an overarching power that knew that this movement's or terry taking place place so there was the abuse itself and then there's the cover up the failure to interdict the loo. in the catholic church in germany this report comes out just ahead of a meeting in the vatican that meeting is focusing on the global clergy abuse problem so this comes at a real bombshell as a bombshell for that what do these revelations mean for efforts to address abuse in the church and the church's role in covering it up i think that the one thing that is very very important to

the vatican in china have not had official diplomatic relations since 1951. this step puts into motion works started by pope francis's predecessors. but they say this is not the end of the process but the beginning. seth doan, cbs news, rome. >>> coming up only on "cbs this morning," john dickerson visited british prime minister theresa may at 10 downing street for her only interview ahead of tomorrow's u.n. general assembly. >>> and securing our country against malicious drones. we have an exclusive look inside a customs and border patrol protection facility in tucson. that's the cbs morning news for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. this monday. i' thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. i'm kenny choi. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> let's kick off the new week. this is monday morning. we are taking a live look at the salesforce tower camera looking north. little foggy to start the morning. it is monday, september 24. thank you for waking up with us. i am kenny ch

cnn vatican correspondent delia a gallagher is traveling with the pope and she joins us by phone. why is he traveling to the baltics now? >> reporter: it has been 25 years since the pope at the time came here. and it was shortly after their independence. it was a different pope of course. and now francis is coming on the day that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the independence from the soviet union. certainly also fostered under the nazi regime, so to have the pope here is a significant moment also in terms of politics. of course the vatican is encouraging these countries now a member of nato and the european union, but at the same time sensitive as well to russia particularly to the russian orthodox church which the vatican and the pope have always wanted to maintain good relationships with. so one of of the interesting things about this visit is that lithuania, about 80% of them are catholic, and latvia is a majority lutheran country. and in estonia, they claim mostly that they are nonbelieve nonbelievers. but this pope is the one that is really celebrating because they are

francis studied senior bishops around the world to the vatican in february. and the global sex abuse crisis. next to the southeastern united states where hurricane florence is closing in. there could be flooding from the ocean. alison sargent reports. >> all residents must be off the island by 8 p.m.. firefighters issue a final call to evacuate. despite the warnings, some say they are staying put. >> we are not trying to be heroic or anything like that, but we feel as if we have just as good a chance here as we do in town. alison: residents of a trailer park board up their homes, preparing to leave them behind. >> i have two kids and of trying to get as far away from here. >> trying to conserve life and health and the authorities are mainly putting lives first. that is the best thing. alison: as hurricane florence approaches land, there is storm surge expected of up to four meters with rainfall lasting days. while the storm has been downgraded, the governor told residents not to be fooled. they will l drown ny homes.. maken: it is expected to landfall in the

. >>> also in the news tonight, summoned to the vatican. the american church leaders on their way to pope francis. >>> and new video tonight of harvey weinstein. the young businesswoman recording her meeting. what she claims and what the video shows. >>> good evening. and we are reporting tonight from wrightsville beach, north carolina, as this monster hurricane now closes in. at this hour, florence is a dangerous category 3 with winds up to 120 miles an hour. and there are a couple of very important factors tonight to bear in mind. first, a remarkable development overnight. the storm track shifting to the south slightly, meaning communities in south carolina are now preparing for a possible direct hit, as well. and georgia now in the threat zone. this stretches all the way north up to maryland. and here is the other major concern. they expect florence to slow down and grow wider and sit here right off the coast. it is now 500 miles across. astronauts on the space station needed a super wide angle lens to capture it all. and the hurricane i

and it's a good question is what are fact i mean i think that assumption of the vatican press group is that by saying by talking about the sexual abuse he said dressing it . you know they should in fact they have actually apologized they have expressed regret they have i mean the vatican has done a dozen institution the church has done it in different groups i mean in different diocese and so on the question no it's no longer about sort of repentance the question is no longer about appropriate talking about what has been done they should know it's really about redressing crimes so it's really about bringing in authorities to actually deal with cratons and the very. the long stretch of time in which those crimes were committed perhaps to put in place a series of mechanisms that would help to prevent this from happening of course up until this point of actually not being not been done martin thank you so much religious affairs analyst i think now within the next couple of hours u.s. president donald trump is due to address the united nations in new york at last year's general assembly

joining me now is cnn senior vatican analyst john allen. john, i think what is of interest of people is the clerk court they are referring to is kim davis. this meeting back in 2015 she had with the pope she is the kentucky clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage certificate. walk us through what this means. >> reporter: well, happy sunday to you, christi. you're right. this italian arch bishop who is the pope's ambassador in the united states from 2011 to 2016, one week ago, accused the pope of ignoring warnings about sexual misconduct against former cardinal theodore mccarrick. now he is saying the pope and his aides light lied about what happened and held a private meal meeting with kim davis, the kentucky county clerk. that meeting was not made public until francis was back in rome and once it was that came from davis and her lawyer. there was a scramble on in the american press to figure out how that happened. basically, the pope's aides suggested there was his doing and they didn't know who this was. viagno is saying he supplied t

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seth doane is following the pope's response from the vatican. seth, good morning. >> good morning, the vatican says the pope has reflected deeply on this crisis of sex abuse which is rocking the church and which was the topic of those conversations with those u.s. cardinals, including sean o'malley, the cardinal of boston, who is the top papal adviser and also cardinal daniel dinardo of galveston, texas, who is the head of u.s. bishops. it was dinardo who called for the audience with the pope and is pushing for a full vatican investigation into the issue of the former now disgraced cardinal theodore mccarrick who resigned after accusations were deemed credible that he had abused a minor nearly 50 years ago. a wave of other allegations that he'd also abused seminarians emerged around the same time and it was seen that that was an open secret at the vatican. now, dinardo is asking for outsiders to play a role in church investigations and new channels to s a to be able to abuse. now a new twist, an accusation that cardinal dinardo push to cover up

doors of the vatican, u.s. delegation led by cardinal daniel dinardo of texas want answers and action from pope francis over the pennsylvania report detailing decades of sex abuse by priests and over this man, cardinal theodore mccarrick who rose as arc bishop of washington. the pope insists abuse is a horrendous crime. >> because of that, pope francis realizes that the very credibility of the church depends on rooting it out. >> u.s. bishops say allegations that the pope helped cover up abuse deserve an answer. >> i think many catholics, many faithful in the u.s. and beyond are looking for some answers. it doesn't necessarily have to come from the pope's mouth. >> reporter: and soon, cardinal donald wuerl of washington will meet the pope to discuss his resignation. the pope now calling on bishops around the world to meet in rome in february for an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse. >> it's a question of utmost importance not only in countries where it's exploded but all around the globe. >> reporter: the cr

well said i had an ounce of syria tell you how the vatican ended a seventy year deadlock with china over the bishops. on the trial of rhino poachers how forensic work is helping ranges come the killing in the hands of south africa. from the waves of the cells. to the contours of the east. hello again welcome back we're here across parts of the we are looking at some relatively quiet weather where we have seen some of the clouds is up here towards parts of turkey that is going to continue just to the north east of that area heavier showers there perform corowa we do expect you to be clearing out twenty eight degrees but still quite warm as we make our way down towards aleppo beirut twenty nine degrees over the next few days that's expected to maybe go up one degree as we go towards monday but quite city a high temperature if you of about thirty nine degrees here across the gulf while the immunity is still a factor in the the early morning as well as the late evening there but i thought thirty eight degrees for a high here on sunday and then as we go towards maybe monday forty degrees with

nbc's bill neely reports from the vatican. >> reporter: behind the closed doors of the vatican, a u.s. delegation led by cardinal daniel dinardo of texas want answers and action from pope francis over the pennsylvania report to tailing decades of sexual abuse by priests, and over this man, cardinal theodore mccarrick who rose as archbishop of washington despite allegations of sexual misconduct. the pope insisting again abuse is a horrendous crime. u.s. bishops say allegations that the pope helped cover up abuse deserve an answer. >> many catholics and many faithful in the u.s. and beyond are looking for some answers. it doesn't necessarily have to come from the pope's mouth. >> reporter: and soon cardinal donald wuerl of washington will meet the mope to discuss his resignation. the company calling on bishops around the world to meet in rome in february for an us precedented summit on sexual abuse. the crisis is global and growing, a church report from germany details decades of sexual abuse by more than 1,600 priests of thousands of children and a massive cover-up. we're expecting no

. >>> a group converges on the vatican embassy. they're demanding the end of the -- the one thing all of tm had in common. >>> and an emotional day at a local airport to a long fight toverhe trump administration's family separation policy after a year a woman >>> a group of catholic mothers want reform within the catholic church, and they say it starts with removing krd cardinal donald. >> clean god's house. >> they were chantingan "c god's house" while wearing cleaning clothes and holding brooms. the group consisted of mothers whose children attend catholic schools in d.c., and they demonstrated outside the vatican embassy in northwest this morning. their protests centered around the ongoing church sex abuse scandal, particularly with the cardin c. they say hovered up abuse byin priests dur his time as bishop in pittsburgh. he denies those allegations. >> we want clean odadership, moral authority. >> he is expected to travel to rome to ask pope francis to accept his resignation as archbishop of washington. >>> an emotional reunion

hundreds of priests over the last twenty years let's go live now to rome we're going to talk to the vatican analyst christopher lamb christopher lamb welcome to the news hour isn't this all too little too late. well it's triggered back in as so often during this clerical such abuse crisis be they catch up and what we've seen with this scandal is way by our way of revelations coming out from across the world and each time the pope about how to react to things rather than become be pro-active in what the pope is trying to do by calling leaders of bishops conference says which of the structures of the bishops around the world works are under thirty eight leaders president bush it is. he's trying to create get it on the naked efforts to deal with what is a global. crisis in the church and i think that's key the as the pope of the expects you to deal with each one of christ with a flare up of. the. work with his own souls it's just terrible but can you name me one other multinational fantastically wealthy organization where if the people who work for that organization had consistently abused sex

news 4's megan mcgrath is live at the vatican embassy in northwest d.c. with the latest. , reporter: we cardinal donald wuerl has been facing growing criticism that he hasn't done enough to protect children from predator priests back when pittsburg bishop of now comes word that cardinal wuerl will go to the vatican to ask the pope to accept his resignation. it's standard procedure for bishops to offer their resignation when they turn5. wuerl did that nearly three years ago, but the pope did not act on that resignation lette at the time. now cardinal wuerl is going t fly to the vatican today to personally ask the pope to allow him to step down. it remains to be seen what pope francis will do. meanwhile, we spoke to a ofessor at catholic university about the reaction that young catholics have on campus. >> what i hear a lot of my students saying is that it's time to get all the truth out. let's get it all out. g let' this all out because if we get it all out, we can t begido the work that the church iso called do. >> reporter: now, a recent pennsylvia grand

fingers could point right back at the vatican. what do they do? release documents the way some are hoping. do they make major reforms? there are all these questions coming up. and i would say that, you know, how the hope addresses the details and facts of this letter is just one in a long list. >> fascinating stuff from "washington post" rome bureau chief chico harlan. thanks for being with us today. >> okay, same. thank you. >>> thank you for watching this hour of msnbc live. have a great labor day holiday. coming up right now, more news with kasie hunt. >> good to see you. good afternoon to all of you. happy labor day. i'm kasie hunt in washington, d.c. we start with the supreme fight. tomorrow, one of the most cons kwen consequential hearings of the trump presidency. what can they do to fight the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh. >>> trade war politics. the president gearing up to rework one of our biggest trade deals, nafta. so far, not off to a great start. how it will affect people in key states like wisconsin to

that implicated the pope and vatican which has not responded. the bishops want to talk about the stream line process for reporting bishops accused of cover-up to the vatican. what happens with the investigation and how there will be a penalty or justice for them is considered. one test case is the archbishop wuerl who says he is coming to offer resignation to pope francis. wuerl has been at the center of the outrage for allegations he mishandled sexual abuse cases and how those allegations the cardinal denies, but he will still offer resignation. how that case is handled will set the tone for the vatican dealing with the cases going forward. >> thank you, delia. >>> 57 minutes past the hour. apple announced three iphones. tim cook says the devices is getting an upgrade and size options. >> this is iphone xs. the most advanced iphone. >> the xs will have a 5.8 inch screen. the xs max will have a bigger screen. it will have a face id and not a fingerprint. it will surprise the audience by releasing an iphone xr. apple showed off upgrade to the sma

at the vatican once allegations are received. now one test case of this might be the current archbishop of washington d.c. wuerl. who is coming to discuss he has resignation and offer his resignation offered to pope francis. offered three years ago. when you turn 75. he didn't accept this time. when he accepts it this time after allegations of he mishandled sex wus cases there. whether the pope accepts it and what kind of resignation it is. or being a cardinal. is there an investigation after that. we'll probably determine how the cases go forward in the future. >> in rome. thank you very much. >> let's get a check on a check of cnn money. futures are looking up at the moment. we have several hours to go before the markets open. european markets opened higher. china made gains before closing. apple, apple, apple. three new iphones announced yesterday in california. tim cook says the signature device is getting an upgrade and new size options. >> this is iphone xs. the most advanced we created. >> the xs will have a 5.8 inch scree

. >>> pope francis summoned american church leaders to the vatican to discuss the priest sexual abuse scandal, and he accepted the resignation of one bishop who has been accused. seth doane reports. >> the u.s. bishop said pope francis listened deeply from the heart in their discussions today, but they offered few details and no next steps. cardinal daniel dinardo, the head of all u.s. bishops, pushed for this meeting and wants a vatican investigation into how disgraced former cardinal theodore mccarrick rose to the highest levels of the church despite allegations of sexual misconduct, but now dinardo himself is accused of allowing a predator priest to remain in his own archdiocese in texas. in a statement the archdiocese explained that one. cases against the accused priest was dropped years ago by the minor's family and a second case brought last month was taken seriously and reported to authorities. also today bishop michael bransfield of west virginia resigned amid accusations he sexually harassed adults. the vatican announced his resignation while his cousin monsignor brian bransf

. >>> pope francis is calling the world's vaticans together for a summit. in february the topic will be preventing sex abuse in the church and protecting children around the globe. it's amid accusations of a church coverup by priests here and in other countries. one of the figures under fire, cardinal donald wuerl, clarifying he hopes to ask pope francis to accept his resignation when he travels to the vatican. t e-cigarettes warning they are becoming an epidemic among teens. they are cracking down on juul. they are telling them to come up with a better way to keep them out of the hands or minors to face consequences of the government. let's get more from rehema ellis. >> reporter: vaping, the it thing for teens the fda today calling it a dangerous epidemic. >> the disturbing trajectory of use we're seeing in youth and a resulting path to addiction must end. >> reporter: the agency sending out warning letters to retailers and giving an ultimatum to the makers of the popular juul and four other manufacturers. they have 60 days to show they can keep it out of

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it was within a very feeble and tense conflict at the vatican. >>reporter: the meeting last m letter was published, alleging coverups extending to the pope. dinardo called the conversation a lengthy, fruitful and good exchange. >> the church essentially is in crisis mode. not only in rome, but particularly in the united states and other states where -- places where sexual abuse have been uncovered. it is almost like a perfect storm that has come together at the same time. >>reporter: a new bombshell dropped in the long-running scandal about abuse and cover- up within the catholic church. the pope accepted the resignation of west virginia bishop michael bransfield who was under investigation for sexual abuse. >>reporter: the resignation comes in the week of last month's pennsylvania grand jury report revealing more than 1000 alike -- alleged victims. we can't treat this as a matter that will be investigated slowly, it needs to be handled. people should be heavily involved. >>reporter: in response to the crisis, the pope is summoning top bishops fr