Hear. Thats the fundamental problem. We went through president bush of deregulation and cutting taxes and that did not create jobs. We have a larger structural problem its not clear either party really knows how to address and that is above all what americans want some answer on that. What americans want to hear, america you voted for the two parties that are in congress. This is what they voted for. Tomorrow well be here in d. C. With a recap of the state of the Union Address, well be talking with tim pawlenty, Debbie Wasserman schultz, Chris Van Hollen and rob portman as well. Cant wait to see you tomorrow. Now the newsroom with Carol Costello begins right now. Threat to the United States, north korea sending shock waves around the world this morning, testing the underground Nuclear Bomb Half as pourlful werful as hiroshima. The United Nations is calling emergency meetings. Michael ward, and Kenneth Williams. Two men charged in the death of Hadiya Pendleton. The police saying confusi
Our Third Nuclear test at an underground experiment site. Seismologists in several countries defected a tremor emanating from north korea. Experts from Japans Meteorological Agency say the tremor measured 5. 2 in magnitude and was not natural. It happened just before noon local time close to poongkyeri. Military leaders issued a Statement Last month, threatening to target what they called a sworn enemy of the korean people, the united states. U. S. Representatives led the drive at the u. N. To expand sanctions. Security Council Passed a resolution last month condemning the North Koreans for launching a rocket in december. Translator the nuclear test was carried out as part of our efforts to protect our security and independence. It is aimed at responding to the ferocious and hostile act of the u. S. To block our right to legitimately and peacefully launch satellites. South Korean Defense officials estimate the explosion measured 6 to 7 kilotons, but they note it was below 10 kilotons w
Hello there, welcome to newsline. It is tuesday, february 12th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Millions of roman catholics around the world are coming to terms with an announcement that is both surprising and rare. Pope benedict xvi says hes too old to do his job. Hes 85. Spokespersons for the vatican say the pope cited his advance age and felt he could no longer fulfill his responsibilities. German Cardinal Joseph ratzinger was 78 years old when he became pope in april 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul ii. He was the oldest person to become pontiff in 275 years. Benedict xvi was a conservative pope, he strongly opposed to birth control, but he embraced new forms of communication and joined twitter last year. Pope benedict faced a string of challenges during his term from sexual abuse scandals involving the members of the clergy to an investigation into Money Laundering in vatican city. A court convicted his former butler last year of stealing and leaking classified document
Hello there, welcome to newsline. It is tuesday, february 12th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Millions of roman catholics around the world are coming to terms with an announcement that is both surprising and rare. Pope benedict xvi says hes too old to do his job. Hes 85. Spokespersons for the vatican say the pope cited his advance age and felt he could no longer fulfill his responsibilities. German Cardinal Joseph ratzinger was 78 years old when he became pope in april 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul ii. He was the oldest person to become pontiff in 275 years. Benedict xvi was a conservative pope, he strongly opposed to birth control, but he embraced new forms of communication and joined twitter last year. Pope benedict faced a string of challenges during his term from sexual abuse scandals involving the members of the clergy to an investigation into Money Laundering in vatican city. A court convicted his former butler last year of stealing and leaking classified document
Felt Pope Benedict xvi was not progressive enough for the changing times, supporters saw a steadfast leader who helped anchor their faith. Today, this sets the stage for the vatican to find the successor by midmarch. Reporting live in washington if abc7 news. Thank you. Stay with abc7 for continuing coverage of the resignation of Pope Benedict xvi. You can fine the latest information at abc7news. Com and we will tweet immediate updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. Waking up, again, dry and clear this morning but we want to look at the whole week to see if there is needed rain in the forecast. Mike . We need some rain. Need some snow. Do not have it in the forecast. Sorry to start off that way this morning but it means an easy week of commuting weatherwise. Here is a look at live doppler 7 hd, you can see everything is very quiet, with no radar runs and very dry air. Temperatures from the mid30s inland to the upper 30s to mid40s around the bay right now. Almost as cool as it was ye