murder and fire arm battery charges. i understand the chief was fairly graphic about everything tonight. you know the reward had hit $40,000 and although the tips were coming and they were not the right steps police superintendent gary mccarthy says the target audience the people they really needed to speak up still refused to break that code of silence until in the end he said work and surveillance led them to these two kenneth williams and the alleged shooter police say that the motive was retaliation the suspects are trying to get back at rival gang members believe had shot williams back in july but they targeted the wrong group. michael ward has confessed and indicated that pendleton was not the intended target in fact the offenders had it all wrong they saw the group they shot into included members of a rival gang but instead it was a group of all outstanding determined kids like pendleton mccarthy announcing the charges tonight officers who worked around the clock on this case, the two suspects were pulled over late saturday night near 67th and can drive headed to a strip club it was in the afternoon of january 29th at harsh park that police say he opened fire on a group of teenagers who were huddled under an awning to get out of the rain williams allegedly drove the getaway car. he was shot in the back and he died, two others were injured her death struck a nerve with a city already reeling from a bloody january following a 500 homicide 2012 pendleton's smiling face was broadcast on media outlets across the country a 15 year- old honor student at kean college prep killed just one week after performing at an event for the president's inauguration on saturday is outside church was packed to capacity with mourners including firstly michelle obama the president will come to chicago on friday to address the gun violence and parents are currently in washington d.c. for the state of the union address the family is ecstatic that charges have been filed. we are all excited about it it will not bring closure but i'm happy to know that my son also... >> the suspects are due in bond court tomorrow morning, ward is currently on probation for a previous weapons conviction, mccarthy says that this is yet another example of why illinois lawmakers need to strengthen laws for gun possession imposing mandatory minimum sentences for gun charges along with her parents, other victims of gun violence are a guess at tomorrow night's state of the union in washington including the mother who tells her story in just a few minutes. another huge story tonight pope benedict the 16th says he is stepping down at the end of the month for health reasons. the bombshell that hit the vatican. catholics around the world are reacting to the resignation of their spiritual leader. i think this is a very noble and selfless act that the pope is doing. " benedictus 16th is nearly 86 he says his mind and body are no longer up to the job. after having repeatedly examined my conscious before god i have come to the certainty that my strength due to an advanced age are no longer suited to the adequate exercise of the ministry he took over as pope in 2005 as the church was facing declining popularity in parts of the world and a worsening scandal over the sexual abuse of children by priests and some people criticize him over his handling of that problem. we hope he will make some decisive action that would protect kids today. his successor will be chosen by the college of cardinals sometime after he steps down on february 18th 28th of february. if we look at who is a very articulate voice in that continuity. he appointed more than half of the cardinals making the selection church observers expect him to continue his conservative tradition benedict will likely retire to a life of reflection and prayer inside a monastery. francis cardinal george will have a firsthand role in choosing a successor. chicago and speaking out about the sea of change in the church. benedict focused on the basics love and charity the cardinal says that unites all of the catholic belief. someone who has given his whole life his body to the church has not made a very courageous decision a decision that took catholics worldwide by surprise he saw paul benedict the 16th on thursday and he said he gave no plan of hisindication of his plans. it's the public role that is the most difficult for him although his pontificate was short benedictbenedictus influence was enormousthe influence of the benedict was enormous. he kept coming back to that relationship to jesus christ. that language invokes an evangelical form of christianity and indeed it was a move that he battered. the desire was of the church to look deep at the height of the gospel to find how he could be articulate the gospel message for the mother. there are ways in which faith and reason come together. benedict was the church is 265th pope in its 2000 year history one that exceeded at the thought likelythe time of christ. cardinal george will be part of the conclave of electing a new one next month. i promise the i am voting only for the one who i think is suited for the job. that is a pretty serious oath and an oath which he places his life and salvation on. when i asked what he is giving up for a land he laughed and said, a lot of time. the church may have a new post by easter sunday. >> so who is next and what happens next what is the selection process all about? father gregory sap which, thank you so much for coming in. how shocking and surprised were you? >> it was an absolute shocker it came out of nowhere we have to be honest 85 years old and was elected back in 2005 we had this idea that he will stay it's an incredible act of courage and humility to step back and say because of health, because of age, because of lack of strength, i cannot do this and also to be able to give up all of this power is a tremendous act of humility with tremendous surprise. there are 118 cardinals who will be qualified under the age of 80 cardinal george being one of them is the lobbying process began? a >> of course. there have to be 25 to say i can do this in that want to do this. it's human beings we knew at some point there would be an election of the new pulp to make this interesting you have to go back to pope gregory the 12th who in 1415 step down but here is something very interesting when he stepped down what you call him? you don't call him pulp pope he has to be we elevated to cardinal in the process normally when a cardinal or a pope dies you then have nine days of grieving and morning and within 15-20 days the conclave gathers so at 8:00 p.m. on february 28th when pulled benedictus 16th resigns when cardinal francis george sand in his resignation letter in january of 2012 to the pulp the paul passed except that letter and then colonel francis george steps down when polled benedictus 16th resigns he is accountable to no one except god. he doesn't give a letter to someone he says on february 28th i resign and sometime in march that will gather in rum to begin this process so by easter we will have a new pope does it make sense to select someone a little bit younger this time around? >> yes. the search for sandy jackson's replacement is over. what maher emmanuel's choice for the seventh ward did before making the bid for city hall. another shot of arctic air do in chicago later this week. man on tv: ...rbis and 36 homers. swings at the first pitch and fouls it deep back into the stands. 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