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>> rainfall exceeded eight inches here in california. it's always welcomed news in a state that's so impacted by the drought. jim, erika? >> you want the rain but not the flooding that goes along with it. appreciate it. thank you. mourners are lining up in vatican city to pay respects to pope emeritus benedict xvi. benedict died on saturday. he was 95 years old. he is lying in state at st. peter's basilica ahead of his funeral which will be held on thursday. >> benedict was elected pope in 2005 following the death of john paul ii. in 2013, he became the first pope in six centuries to step down and his funeral will mark another first, the first led by another pope. another passing, in brazil, thousands paying respects to the soccer icon pele. a 24-hour public wake is under