welcome back to the most news in the morning. 23 minutes past the hour. we've been following the story of the embattled mega church pastor eddie long. he'll be making his first comments on this growing sex scandal from the pulpit sunday. through his attorneys, he's denied the claims in three lawsuits that he coerced young male church members into sex. long has a congregation of more than 30,000 followers. and he thanked people for their prayers and support in a twitter message last night. the catholic church has been rocked by cases of priest sex abuse. >> the cnn special investigation premiering this weekend raises questions about what the pope knew and when during his time as a cardinal and vatican official. gary tuchman joins us with a preview of this special