The vatican has said that comments made by the pope during a visit to? video address were not intended to praise imperialism. the pope described young russians as heirs of the great empire. a vatican spokesperson said that the unscripted comments intended to encourage young people to preserve and promote all that is positive in the great russian cultural and spiritual heritage. the comments have drawn sharp criticism from ukraine. the kremlin described them as very gratifying. now it s time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. the weather will stay hit or miss for the remainder of the week. for cloud and more persistent rain for a time on thursday but the good news