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The first leg of his final journey as pope. >> at 8:00 p.m. local time in rome pope benedict xvi officially stepped down. he left the vatican by helicopter heading to a nearby summer residence used by popes for centuries. earlier in the day he met with the men who will choose his successor. pledging his loyalty and obedience to the next pope. the conclave is expected to meet in mid march with a church mired in scandal. >> just this week cardinal keith obrien of scotland resigned amid charges of ...

Pope benedict no longer. now pope emeritus. he was teaching all day. no pope before has met his replacement. but benedict did, promising which ever cardinal succeeds him, unconditional obedience. and sent them a clear warning before they entered the conclave. the college of cardinals should act like an orchestra, he said, in harmony and agreement. that may be a difficult request. theres no clear front-runner to become the next pope. and vatican observers say theres a prayer going around rome the...

The first leg of his final journey as pope. >> at 8:00 p.m. local time in rome pope benedict xvi officially stepped down. he left the vatican by helicopter heading to a nearby summer residence used by popes for centuries. earlier in the day he met with the men who will choose his successor. pledging his loyalty and obedience to the next pope. the conclave is expected to meet in mid march with a church mired in scandal. >> just this week cardinal keith obrien of scotland resigned amid charges of ...

Hadnt been done all of a sudden so that people werent surprised by it? of course. >> reporter: the brinksmanship will continue on friday. with a meeting here at the white house. democrats and republicans, congressional leaders will meet with the president. jim avila, abc news, the white house. for the first time, the army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in u.s. history directly admits to funneling the material to wikileaks. bradley manning said he was trying to expo...

Private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in u.s. history directly admits to funneling the material to wikileaks. bradley manning said he was trying to expose the american militarys blood lust and disregard for human life in iraq and afghanistan. manning still faces court-martial on other charges, including aiding the enemy, which could carry a life sentence. one outward symbol that the vatican and the catholic church is in transition, the popes twitter account now indicates ...

>> sure. well, the ring, the significance of the ring, its a fishermans ring and remember when jesus said to st. peter you will now be a fisher of men, in other words, youll now be a pastor now you wont just be doing things for yourself, but youll be involved in the salvation of souls and when pope benedict gives that up recognize no longer the person in charge. he made a remarkable statement to the cardinals today in this regard, among you will be-- among you most likely to be the next pope and...

The doors of his home where he will begin his retirement, officially closing out the papacy. the duty of protecting the former pope lies with the vatican police. i watched this today. glued to the television. historic moment and emotional moment to see. you saw the helicopter taking the pope where he will now be seclusion. take the ring from him. no longer pope. we saw a news update they deleted his twitter feed. his official duties in that capacity are over. he said he will show reverence and o...

What did he say, father? >> well, one of the most intriguing things, bill, and hello to martha there as well, was that he made a promise, and this is not something that was kind of part of the protocol, or expected, he made a promise that he would offer his own refe reverence and obedience to the next pope. the fact is that the next pope was most likely in that room, and so as the other cardinals who are listening to this. his last address to the world, through the cardinals, im sure they were t...

Now. "happening now" carries on this coverage of the pope as he leaves the vatican today. jon: bill and martha, thank you. pope benedict the xvi officially resigning today. its about three hours away. good morning im jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody im jenna lee live in our admonitions capitol today witnessing history right now along with you. we are glad that youre with us. the pontiff leading the vatican for the last time as pope today. hes about to fly by helicopter to cas castle began r-frplt...

Time. driven to the helipad. then they followed the chopper where he blessed the faithful one last time. >> i am no longer the supreme pontiff of the catholic church. i am until 8:00 p.m., then no more. i am simply a pilgrim. who begins the last off of his pilgrimage on earth. >> earlier he said farewell to cardinal promising to show uncome reverence and obedience to the one among them who might be pope. there was a great weight lifted from his shoulder. >> you have seen him carefree is not the ...