hopes to break ground on a memorial sometime in the spring. heather: pope benedict xvi blessing the faithful in st. peter s square this morning. he will actually resign on february 28th. at least 50,000 pilgrims attended the event during which he made no direct reference for his decision to step down. though he did ask the crowd to continue praying for him and for the next pope. kelly: huge crowd. heather: i was able to do that. kelly: new concerns that the economic downturn we re experiencing may have much greater impact on future retirees than originally thought. heather: massive cleanup effort after this, a meteor explosion over russia. we ll update o you on that. kelly: middle school teacher accused of bringing a loaded gun to school apparently for