police say suspect, dylann roof has been arrested over the church shooting that killed nine people in south carolina. ♪ i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. the u.n. says the number of people displaced by war and persecution has reached a record high of almost 60 million. up cert pores of yemen's go in exile throw shoes at houthis attending peace talks. pope francis wins praise for his controversial appeal for

divisive action on climate change. the imf chief tells greece it must pay on time or default, and euro zone finance ministers meet for more tough talks. police have arrested the man believed to be responsible for a mass shooting at an historic south carolina church. nine people, including the pastor were killed in the shooting. police identified the suspect as dylann roof. >> he was arrested in shelby north carolina during a traffic stop. at this time we have not only fbi agents there, but we also have city detectives preparing to fly to shelby north carolina to begin the interview

process, as well as evidence recovery. >> let's get the latest from alan fisher from washington, d.c. the arrest has been very quick, hasn't it? >> reporter: in the grand scheme of things it has. dylann roof made no attempt to disguise who he was. after the shooting the pictures were made available. his uncle identified him, told the police who he was. once they had a name, things became slightly easier because they could be on alert. he was arrested in shelby north carolina, just 12 hours or so after the shooting. fbi agents are on the scene, detectives are flying there to begin the gathering of evidence and to begin the interview process as well. but once they had the details of

the car, things became slightly easier. but after the shooting where did he go in and so the question then becomes was he acting with anyone else? did anyone give him support or help? or was he just lying low, hoping after the initial impact he could then try to escape by driving north, which is exactly what he did. shelby is about 3 hour's drive from charleston so there is a big gap for the police to try to figure out where he was, what he was doing, and if he was alone? >> give us some more information about what has emerged about this suspect. >> we know he has a drug conviction which is pending, we also pled guilty to a minor trespassing charge. his uncle said for his 21st birthday he was given a gun.

we know that he has appeared on a facebook page where he is posing for a picture. this isn't a selfie and on his jacket he has the rhodesia flag and a south african flag from the time of apartheid. the police will be looking at that and who he deals with online who his acquaintances are, to get an idea of the real reason behind this shooting perhaps. clearly there are sign posts there, but until they have had time with him, it would be unfair and perhaps wrong to suggest that there was a motive for this although a lot of people are immediately drawing conclusions given all of that on what dylann roof was doing when he went into that church. he sat with the congregation for the better part of an hour before we stood up made a

statement, and then started firing, he told one woman he was going to let her live who she could spread news of what had happened. then some 12 to 15 hours later, he was stopped by the police routine traffic stop pulled over to the side of the road and is now in custody. >> in the news conference there was a lot of talk about the need for solidarity about the community coming together. i mean this is the kind of thing, which clearly is very shocking for anybody, in any kind of circumstances, but do you think there is going to be some kind of fallout about the way this has happened. >> certainly community leaders are already saying it's time for the community to be united to work together to recognize that this is something that the entire community has to get over but of course it will start a debate about race in the united states, and that's been going on for sometime, with the events in ferguson we're almost

exactly a year since that happened what happened in baltimore and other events around the country. it is something that the united states is going to have to confront and it's going to have to confront particularly given that we're essentially in the middle of a presidential election campaign. none of the candidates will be able to get away without talking about race its impact in america, and whether 50 years after the celebrations for the march on selma, and the commemorationser for that significant event, whether america has moved forward. so there's a big debate to be had in the united states but i think perhaps in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, everyone will be more concerned about getting the families through the next few days and weeks, because it was in the words of the attorney general, a shotting tragedy.

now almost 60 million people around the world have been forced from their homes by war or persecution according to the u.n. refugee agency which says it is the highest figure ever recorded. just under 14 million had to flee in 2014 alone. that's an average of 420,500 people abandoning their homes every day. one person in 122 is a refugee worldwide. turkey now hosts just under 1.6 refugees or 11% of the world's displaced people that's more than any other country. the main reason is syria. since the fighting began in 2011 nearly 3.9 million people have been forced out of the

country. >> when clearly gets the impression that the world is at war. and indeed many areas of the world are today in a completely chaotic situation, and the result is the staggering escalation and displacement staggering escalation of human suffering, because each displaced person is a tragic story, and not only are people suffering when they are forced to flee but many are suffering threat from conflict in their villages and communities. >> bernard smith is near the turkey syrian boarder. >> reporter: turkey has now overtaken pakistan to become the worldest largest refugee country, almost 1.7 million, now most of them living amongst the turkish communities.

some around 350,000 are, though in turkish government-provided refugee camps. we're now in the fifth year of syria's civil war, and in that time the turkish government says it spent $5.2 billion providing for and managing the syrian refugee situation. it says it is still getting anything like enough help from the international community, particularly the european union, it wants them to take more refugees, and while the camps that turkey provides provide good accomodation, people are fed, there are education -- there is education for children many of the refugees will tell you their lives are in limbo. they want to be able to settle. they realize it is going to be a long time before they can go back to syria, but in these camps work is difficult to find they need a sense of permanence to move on with their lives. activists in syria says that

there is a push in aleppo. syrian state tv has denied any advances have been made. 30 houthi rebels have been killed in fighting with local tribesmen in central yemen. houthi fighters launched an offensive to take the area and were met with resistance from local tribesmen. supports of the exiled yemeni government have interrupted a news conference held in geneva throwing shoes and insults of those taking part. the head was speaking when a woman through her shoe at him, anent that is particularly insulting in arab culture. moments later a fistfight broke out. demonstrators hurled insults and accused the houthis of killing

the children of south yemen. attackers shot civilians in two villages in niger. this follows strikes by chad's military against boko haram. human selfishness is the reason for global warming. that's the message from pope francis. our correspondent reports from the vatican on how the prayers of environmentalists have been answered. >> reporter: it's judgment day on the causes of climate change. the vatican released a long letter with his views on the environment, embracing the theory that global warming is mainly caused by human activity. pope francis calls for dramatic changes in lifestyle,

production,: the pope's unprecedented stance is an answer to prayers from environmentalists. >> translator: it's important that the pope says climate change carries an ethical and moral burden. we agree, it is an ethical issue because it affects the poor who are also those who bareless responsibility. it will have an impact on the 1.2 billion catholics around the world, and we hope it will push politicians to act. >> reporter: while he based his conclusions on global warming on the findings by the international scientific community, the vatican claims it was among the first to agree that global warming is caused by human activities. among the first members of this

community, was later tried for heresy. >> translator: they say we follow what the american scientists are saying but it was us through our academy members who first claimed in the 1990s that the disproportionate use of fossil fuel caused climate change and global warming. >> reporter: the vatican is trying to set an example by aiming at becomes the world's first carbon neutral state. not an impossible task for the small estate in the world with no industries. ironically it pollutes the most on the day a new pope is elected. >> time to take out the trash. >> reporter: the encyclical has become a blockbuster for environmental groups around the world. a non-profit organization even released a hollywood style

trailer. now the real pope is being urged to use his power of persuasion to make the world a cleaner place. still to come this half hour, prodemocracy politicians vote down democratic reforms in hong kong. we'll explain why. >> my name is imran garda the show is called third rail, when you watch this show you're gonna find us being un-afraid. the topics will fascinate you, intrigue you... >> they take this seriously... >> let me quote you... >> there's a double standard... >>...could be a hypocrite >> you're also gonna get a show that's really fair bold... never predictable... >> the should be worried about heart disease, not terrorism... >> i wouldn't say that at all... >> you'll see a show that has an impact on the conventional wisdom that goes where nobody else goes... >> my name is imran garda i am the host of third rail and you can find it on al jazeera america

♪ our top stories on al jazeera, police have arrested the man believed to be responsible for a mass shooting at a church in the u.s. state of

south carolina. police identified the suspect as 21-year-old dylann roof. almost 60 million people around the world have been forced from their homes by war or persecution according to the u.n. refugee agency. and the leader of the catholic church says human selfishness is the reason for global warming. it's part of pope francis's long-awaited announcement on the environment. 16 years have been questioned and released as a church was badly damaged during a arson attack near the sea of galilee. the church marks the spot where christians believe jesus performed a miracle by feeding 5,000 people. >> we urge israeli security forces to take things seriously, and to bring the criminals to justice, and education, we urge

the israeli authorities to educate people to tolerate -- to tolerance, to respect of others. because the fact that such incidents are taking place in various places of the country, reflect that this minority is causing great damage in various places, and reflect that we are not talking about one or two persons. ban ki-moon has urged israel to protect the lives of palestinian children. more than 500 children died during the conflict in gaza last year. this comes despite the u.n. listing them as the country that violates the rights of children. what did ban ki-moon have to say? >> this is the annual day when they present to the security council their report on children in conflict zones all around the

world. al jazeera reported on this a week ago, what was in the report, and the fact that israel although it's named in the report and there's all sorts of criticisms of israel it says 540 children were killed by israeli military action last summer in gaza when you come to the end of the report and the damming list of the worst violators, israel is not on the list and we reported that israel was taken off of the list after a draft with israel on it was taken to ban ki-moon's office and then it was withdrawn. the security council is meeting all day, and we expect some of the member states are likely to raise the issue that israel is not on this list. ban ki-moon gave a general statement and then said i'm far too busy to take any of your questions and then walked off, and left us to ask questions to his special representative, and

she was the one who said israel should be on the list. she said i will not answer that question. lauren, another interesting development in the last few hours on this is israel now has complained about the special representative and her office and says her office was guilty of misconduct because they didn't give israel enough information about what was in this report in advance, so it seems israel which is under attack here believes again that attack is the best form of defense. >> and so what are the potential repercussions from all of this? >> well i think that the thing that will come out of this and we'll have to watch as many countries decide to speak, is that it will be fresh criticism of israel in the international arena for what happened last summer in gaza and remember this issue is going to be back

in the headlines in the coming weeks -- you are watching al jazeera america, president obama is addressing the shooting massacre in charleston south carolina, let's listen in. >> -- leaders of charleston to express our deep sorrow over the senseless murders that took place last night. michelle and i know several members of emmanuel ame church. we knew their pastor who along with eight others gathered in prayer and fellowship and was murdered last night, and to say our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families, and their community, doesn't say enough to convey the heart ache and the sadness and the anger that we feel. any death of this sort is a

tragedy. any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy. there's something particularly heart breaking about a death happening in a place in which we seek solace and we seek peace, in a place of worship. mother emmanuel is in fact more than a church. this is a place of worship that was founded by african americans seeking liberty. this is a church that was burned to the ground because its worshippers worked to end slavery, when there were laws banning all black church gatherings, they conducted services in secret.

when there was a non-violent movement to bring our country closer in line with our highest ideals, some of our leaders spoke and lead marches from this church's steps. this is a sacred place in the history of charleston and in the history of america. the fbi is now on the scene with local police and more of the bureau's best are on the way to join them the attorney general has announced plans for the fbi to open a hate crime investigation. we understand that the suspect is in custody, and i'll let the best of law enforcement do its work to make sure that justice is served until the investigation is complete i'm necessarily constrained in terms of talking about the details of the case but i don't need to be constrained about the emotions that tragedies like this raise. i have had to make statements

like this too many times. communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. we don't have all of the facts, we do know that once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. now is the time for mourning and for healing, but let's be clear, at some point we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. it doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. and it is in our power to do something about it. i say that recognizing the

politics in this town foreclose a lot of those avenues right now. but it would be wrong for us not to acknowledge it. and at some point it is going to be important for the american people to come to grips with it. and for us to be able to shift how we think about the issue of gun violence collectively. the fact that this took place in a black church obviously also raises questions about a dark part of our history. this is not the first time that black churches have been attacked, and we know that hatred across races and faiths pose a particular threat to our democracy, and our ideals. the good news is i'm confident

that the outpouring of unity and strength and fellowship and love across charleston today from all races, from all faiths, from all places of worship indicates the degree to which those old vestiges of hatred can be overcome. that certainly was dr. king's hope just over 50 years ago after four little girls were killed in a bombing of a black church in birmingham alabama. he said they lived meaningful lives they died nobly. they say to each of us dr. king said black and white alike, that we must substitute courage for caution, we must be concerned not merely with who murdered them, but about the system, the way of life the philosophy, which produced the murders. their death says to us that we

must work passionately and unrelentingly for the realization of the american dream, and if one will hold on he will discover that god walks with him, and that god is able to lift you from the fatigue of despair to the buoyancy of hope and transform dark and desolate valleys into sun lit paths of inner peace. reverend and his congregation underthat spirit. they christian faith compelled them to reach out not just to members of their congregation or to members of their own communities, but to all in need. they opened their doors to strangers who might enter a church in search of healing for

redemption. mother emmanuel church and its congregation have risen before from flames from an earthquake from other dark times to give hope to generations, and with our prayers and love and the buoyancy of hope it will rise again now as a place of peace. thank you. >> reporter: mr. president, what would you do differently on gun control in --? >> we just heard president obama addressing america about the shooting that took place in charleston south carolina, he said that he and his wife new personally the pastor of emmanuel ame church he also addressed the sadness and anger around this particular incident and went into the history of that church as a sacred place specifically within charleston. in that church was a place where freedom rang. it's where people went to congregate and talk about the freedom of slaves and it was

also a place where denmark betsey was one of the first slave rebellion, this is the oldest black church in charleston, south carolina and in terms of technicalities the fbi is opening a hate crime investigation. again, this did happen in a predominantly black church. the suspect in custody, he is dylann roof 21 years old, if you look at the photo seen right there, he is seen sporting an apartheid south african flag on his jacket as well as a row deeian flag. going back to the president's announcement, he said quote, i have had to make statements like this too many times. he addressed a dark part of our history, and referenced the 1963 bombing in an alabama church

that killed four schoolgirls and said now is the time to substitute courage for caution, -- quoting the late dr. martin luther king, jr. let's go to mike viqueira in washington. what has been the reaction? >> first of all giving us information that i hadn't considered or heard reported and that is that both he and michelle obama who the pastor who was murdered overnight, new members of that congregation striking remarkably close to home here from president obama. i think that was clear from his tone. michelle obama's family on her father's side hails from the country of south carolina, george georgetown, south carolina, a long history there, including her great, great grandfather, in particular, a slave in