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Church she loves. a year later, she is a big fan of francis. he makes you feel good. >> he makes me feel great. he makes me want to bring friends to church. >> reporter: a new poll of american catholics out this month think half of them believe priests will eventually be allowed to marry, 42% envision the ordination of women and more than a third believe same-sex marriages will be recognized by the church by the middle of this century. all of which concerns conservative catholics. do you think t...

The video has since been taken down. a man who has pulled from raging flood waters in colorado now plans to sue the very people who saved his life. roy ortiz was trapped for two hours during the historic flooding last month in -- excuse me, last fall -- in colorado. he says the rescue took longer than it should have because drivers didnt know he was still in the car. listen to this. >> that was a mistake. and the legal term for that mistake is negligence. >> okay. ortiz says he racked up $40,0...

>> three miles away in the womens wing of orange countys central jail facility, paula revis, serving three years for identity theft and forgery is also preparing for a mother-son reunion. >> here you go. >> i know its hard for him that im in here. i just want him to forgive me that im not out there for him, and i want him to know that im going to be out there. >> rivas son is a marine who deployed to afghanistan seven months ago. >> i always wanted my son to join the military, but when you reali...

Would help assure conservatives. i would agree with rick at the bridge gate scandal liberate him he is not trying to appeal to the media appeal to democrats. if that scandal doesnt end up doing him in. rite now we dont have foreknowledge. they havent proved anything. in a way it can liberate him and help him appeal to republicans and win the nomination. >> the base doesnt like the moderate and governor christie is a moderate. they nominated governor romney and also senator mccain both moderate n...

Would help assure conservatives. i would agree with rick at the bridge gate scandal liberate him he is not trying to appeal to the media appeal to democrats. if that scandal doesnt end up doing him in. rite now we dont have foreknowledge. they havent proved anything. in a way it can liberate him and help him appeal to republicans and win the nomination. >> the base doesnt like the moderate and governor christie is a moderate. they nominated governor romney and also senator mccain both moderate n...

Pistorius killed reeva skeenkamp. did witnesses hear screams before he shot through the bathroom door or after? it matters because its alleged the couple was arguing before the shooting. this is the view of the trial oscar pistorius has. behind him, his family. before him, his defense team. and at the front of the room, the judge wholl decide his fate. he denies all of the charges. hamish macdonald, abc news, pretoria, south africa. and on this ash wednesday, pope francis is making headlines w...

÷ relieving the pain quickly. >> pelley: pope francis marked the start of lent today by distributing ashes at the have the and he made big news this ash wednesday when he suggested in an interview that the church could, in some cases, accept a civilian union if, for instance, its the only way for a person to get medical care. but the pope made clear the church is still against same-sex marriage. >> pelley: today washington state issued its first licence to a marijuana business. it went to shawn...

It is mostly what he said about the church sex scandal that is getting the attention. our report from nbcs anne thompson. ♪ >> reporter: pope francis opened the season of penance and forgiveness urging the faithful to resist a godless culture, but its his unapologetic defense of how the church is dealing with the priests sex abuse crisis that is igniting controversy. in a front page interview published in italys largest newspaper, the hope said the catholic church is possibly the only public i...

Serving 25 years to life under californias three strikes law. >> i almost killed somebody during a burglary back in 1985. if they would have died, i may have been up there. thats pretty heavy right there. ♪ on a cold december morning a million miles out to sea ♪ ♪ stare down at a letter from my wife and kids to me ♪ >> why do you write such sad songs? >> i dont know. i dont know, actually. i really dont have an answer for that. they feel good to write, though. they really do. ♪ and a l...

Undercover. he is described as geek, chic, sex symbol. he was the first budget director for obama. he is involved now in a nasty divorce. he wants to make sure his finances as result of this divorce case, they are kept out of public view because if he should return to government service it could hurt his standing. is this our business? >> i think it is not our business unless he returns to government services. then if he does, it does become fair game for all of the news people to talk and write...