A horrible situation has come to light in Pennsylvania as a grand jury report alleges that Catholic Church officials systematically covered up the sexual abuse of more than 1000 children by more than 300 priests in the past 70 years. John Luciew, reporter for PennLive, joins us for more on the report including how the diocese helped avoid scandal by terms as sick leave and health leave when priests were removed or relocated because of abuse allegations. Next, President Trump has revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan citing “erratic conduct and behavior.” The news comes on the heels of recent tweets from Brennan that were critical of the president for calling Omarosa Manigault Newman a dog and also calling his meeting with Vladimir Putin treasonous. Caitlin Owens, reporter for Axios, joins us for more and also the news that the administration is considering revoking clearances for other former intelligence officials. Finally, it might win the prize for the worst job in America. San Francisco has decided to form a Poop Patrol, to keep the sidewalks clean. Between the beginning of the year and this past Monday, San Francisco residents have called the city to report feces on the street a whopping 14,597 times, and it’s not all animal poop. As the homelessness problem persists in the city, officials have decided that a Poop Patrol is the answer to keeping streets clean.

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