Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. Pope recalls 'joy' of papacy, and difficulties
Pope Benedict will make his final public appearance as pope in St. Peter's Square this morning. The city of Rome estimates more than 200,000 people will be in the audience.
2. One dead in Auckland shark attack
One person has died following an apparent shark attack on Auckland's west coast, according to TV New Zealand. Eyewitnesses told the network they heard gun shots as police tried to free the victim from the shark's grip.
3. First at scene of Vollmer crash shares his story
Imagine being the first to arrive at a deadly car accident; it's a reality for the first person on the scene of the Interstate 90 accident that took the lives of four members of the Vollmer family.
4. 10 cows killed in rollover accident west of Luverne
Emergency crews were cleaning up the scene of a rollover accident west of Luverne Wednesday morning.
5. Coast Guard calls off rescue for boat reported capsized
After scouring 20,000 square miles of ocean for two days, the Coast Guard has called off a rescue mission for a sailboat reported capsized off the coast of California earlier this week. The Coast Guard did not call the incident a hoax but did note that making fake distress calls is a federal criminal offense.
