on this base. >> and america's war workers. >> it's human trafficking. >> watch these and other episodes online now at aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, in for del walters in new york. with a look at today's top stories. a plea from pope francis as the pontiff steps into the european refugee crisis. political decision waving visas or closing borders. a close look at several european countries handling the flood of humanity. back for congress on their to do list how a potential

government shutdown could happen. did hollywood water down a movie about concussions to avoid backlash? i'll talk with a profootball hall of famer. >> and we begin our coverage tonight with the european refugee crisis. german chancellor angela merkel met with opponents over the crisis. most of the refugees camped out with nowhere to go but overnight they were offered a way out. the government provided them one chance to board trains and buses westward. more than 12,000 went to austria and an estimated 8,000 more to germany. they were given food and temporary shelter.

but the deposits don't know what to do next. meanwhile, pope francis is asking catholics across europe to help these people who are fleeing, quote, death from hunger and war. john terret jones us more with more on the pope's plea. this shouldn't really is a surprissurprise . >> you know each week richelle, the pope addresses the crowd from his balcony from what the catholics call the angeles. pope francis in his weekly address in st. peter's square delivered an urgent message for the faithful, do more for the refugees seeking shelter in europe. >> translator: i appeal to the religious communities, the

sanctuaries all over europe, to live the true meaning of the gospel and take in one family of refugees. >> the pope says the vatican's two parishes, will be the first to step up to the plate, taking in a family each. the pope's call to tens of thousands of parishes throughout europe, is hitting record-levels. 350,000 so far this year. vatican insiders say there are over 25,000 parishes in italy alone and thousands more in other european countries, though not all are expected to welcome the pope's intervention. >> i think ordinary catholics will be inspired by what he says. but here in the vatican there is opposition to the pope. they may say that's a nice idea from the holy father but

actually this is not for church to sort out. this is for the government. >> pope francis will be in new york, washington and philadelphia at the end of the month, says the tragedy of tens of thousands of people fleeing from hunger and war, prompts others to seek answers. >> the abandoned to give them a real hope. >> the european crisis is the latest in a series of public interventions by pope francis, helping to ease tensions between the u.s. and cuba. richelle, the pope has commented on a wide range of issues, climate change, divorce, and forgiveness for those catholics who wish to seek divorce. he is a progressive pope but not

much really changes behind the scenes. but his presentation is very, very modern. >> john terret many thank you very much. thousands of refugees have started arriving in germany from hungary, this is the end point from their long and at imtimes dangerous journey. from munich, rob reynolds reports. >> destination germany. another train carrying refugees pums intpulse into munich's cenl station. many have escaped the war from syria. a young one gets a warm welcome from a volunteer. making their way to a reception area we asked in arabic how they felt to be in germany? >> translator: thank god. we arrived in a country as developed as germany. >> this woman said she made nearly all the journey on foot.

>> i coming to germany to then because germany. >> translator: she said she had dreams to stay in germany and to get the end of her life in germany because germany is a land a country of blessing and humanity. >> reporter: volunteers help bridge the language barrier and shepherd the refugees through the station. >> translator: germany by it's can't do it all. we need all the help we can get. every step counts. >> ultimately leading to official refugee status. european union officials met to determine their rules.

germany officials and austrian chancellor saying his country's decision to allow thousands to enter from hungary was only a temporary measure. but germans who turned up at the station was glad their country had thrown open its doors. >> translator: i have strong feelings about all this. i reached out my hand to one of them and it just made me cry. >> germans are also helping out by donating essential items. german volunteers say so many people have come forward to offer clothing toys blankets and other items to refugees that they have to turn away some donations because they just don't have room for them all. just weeks ago during the greek debt crisis germany's policies

seemed harsh. now the country at the heart of the world has shown the country its heart. >> rob reynolds in munich. meanwhile, officials in austria say they may close the border again. mohammed jamjoom at the border with hungary. >> having expected so much, the hospitality almost shocking. >> no i'm feeling like i get my freedom. >> reporter: just two days ago, adnan was among refugees locked in a tense standoff with riot police in bicske, hungary. despite their demands, the refugees were ultimately rounded up and taken to a holding facility. released the next day, adnan and his cousins walked 11 hours to

reach austria. he is overwhelmed by the generosity on display. >> we get food, we get water, actually i like the people, i like the country. if my family is not front, i swear, i will stay here. that's from the last, but my family is in holland. that's why i'm going. >> as medics provided care, volunteers distributed clothes to the cold and toys to the children. all these dozens of refugees here are waiting to get on this next train to vienna. everybody we have spoken to here today has said their treatment in austria has been exceptional, so much better than they were treated in hungary. even here before they get on the train there's another place where they ask get water. >> i try to help people.

>> explained why he had to come here telling me not just about how proud he is but also how sad he feels. >> it's a great experience. and sometimes i feel very small. especially when you see the little babies. yeah. i cannot understand the people are angry with little babies, who freeze and stay at night in the cold and in rain. yah, this goes over my understanding. >> reporter: on a day like today, kindness trumps hostility. officers were there to protect not persecute. as refugees were led onto trains instead of being forced off. desperation for at least a few merciful hours was left behind. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera, nicholsdorf austria. 15,000 syrian, iraqi and

afghan migrants waiting for transportation to athens. some of the afghans say syrians are getting highest priority. many african refugees who hoped to reach europe. now are making a new home in morocco but not all. hashem ahelbarra has the story. >> now they are rehearsing for a farewell party. the aim is to raise awareness of the plight of thousands of africans who have been forced by conflicts and tough conditions to seek a better life in europe. frank arrived five years ago. his fight for legal rights paid offs. he is now a legal resident here. his next move is to find a

decent job. >> translator: migrants should have access to health care. be able to find work and take their kids to school. above all be treated equally and with respect by the moroccan officials. >> some live in caves and in the forest spending the day hiding from the police. they try to climb fences, to get into the city of sirte which is connected to the land by water but is part of europe. >> i am here for one purpose: to get to europe. we live in the forest. each morning we go out looking for something to eat. we have nothing. life here is tough. >> reporter: with that a group of refugees in the northern city of tan years tangiers, this is a volunteer, she teaches young

migrants english a experience she session has changed her life. >> when i first came the first day i really wasn't into it about.but then we had this close relationship and i saw really different sides of them that were totally hidden. we had different idea about these people and some of our moroccan people too. but then the more i know them and the more i spend time with them, the more i get attached to them. >> reporter: thousands of immigrants are now legal residents in morocco, which means they have permission to stay in the country. but there are thousands more who say they have been abandoned betrayed by rimp nations. rich . now many subsaharan nations they have no other option but to leave at night and attempt the dangerous crossing by boat.

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera, tangiers . >> russian forces supporting forces in syria. warning of the potential buildup of russian forces in syria. show the buildup near the airport and latakia prorves. latakia province. being natasha guinannatasha gui. >> too early to speak about the readiness of moscow to odeploy forces on the ground. politically these moves won't be justified in the public opinion in moscow. >> reporter: these photos circulated on social media on recent days have reignited long

held suspicions that russia is planting itself more firmly on the ground in syria. >> translator: there are no doubt that there are russian experts in syria. russian naval forces, and russian mercenaries fighting side by side with assad. >> president vladimir putin denies he is preparing his troops to fight in syria but u.s. secretary of state john kerry was worried enough to call his russian counterpart. kerry told him that would escalate the war, hamper efforts to battle i.s.i.l. >> translator: in my opinion the leaking of pictures was done on purpose byingb-ashir, international coalition against i.s.i.l, for the deportation of

syrian president assad. allow russian military cargo planes to fly in their air space. in more than four years of civil war russia has made one thing very clear: it will continue to be a staunch ally of president assad. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >> one of the leading republican presidential candidates weighed in on the war in syria now. >> we should have been supporting the opposition to assad. this thing could have been over right now. but when the united states draws red lines and walks away and we don't have a solid policy it is disarray and we seize human tragedy unfolding over the area. >> he says ultimately he believes it is a problem that europe has to come to grips

with. according to the latest poll, governor kasick is in second place, has donald trump in the lead in new hampshire, a lead that's making him the biggest target for some of his republican rivals. >> i think it's very difficult to lead if you don't have the requisite knowledge. i think it's important to know who our enemies are. to know the difference between hamas and hezbollah and both of them for example are proxies of iran. >> that is former hewlett packard cree ceo carly fiorina, fiorina did agree with trump that it's not necessary to know the name of every terrorist

leader. on the other side of the you aisle, senator bernie sanders has opened up a nine point lead over hillary clinton in new hampshire. compared to the former secretary of state 32%, bernie sanders is 39%. john biden registers with 16%. if you take biden out of the equation, sanders lead stretches to 9%. hillary clinton admitted she paid a state department staffer to maintain her e-mail server. >> i have two machines on my desk. i had a secure state department machine which i used for secure material and i had a laptop that i could use for e-mail. and i would e-mail relatives friends but i would also e-mail in the department but it was

mostly housekeeping stuff. what's the status of this paper, what's going on here. >> powell stopped short of saying whether it was appropriate for clinton to send e-mail from her private e-mail account. the state department and the inspector general are investigating. summer vacation it is over. coming up the fall agenda for congress from the iran nuclear deal to the threat of another government shutdown. we'll break down the issues in our week ahead segment. and millions go to the polls in guatemala. we will have a live report. >> hoping for a fresh start,

millions of voters went to the polls today in guatemala. they're casting ballots for their next president. this, after the current president resigned last week. he is now being held by authorities amid corruption investigation. daniel schwindler joins us now from guatemala city.

daniel, are there any early results trt votin from the voti? >> reporter: not yet, richelle. i'm here in the main voting electoral center in the heart of guatemala city. up to 7 many 5 million guatemalans cast their vote across the country. we should get our results in two or three hours time. the top two candidates might have to go into a run off election on the 25th of october. the people here hoping whoever that is will help to bring stability on what has been a dramatic and turbulent time in the last two weeks. >> there are more than 1 million guatemalans who live here in the united states. this crucial election what does

it mean for them? >> reporter: well, unlike in some other countries in latin america, they are not able to vote in these elections but they obviously will be watching and waiting very, very closely for the result here. they have a big problem here in guatemala in migration, people leaving up thru through mexico. their main destination generally being united states. if they don't find stability here, if they don't solve those problems of instability and unequal distribution of wealth for guatemala to use mexico as a transit point, their destination being the united states so it is something that is an issue that the united states needs to be concerned about. it's an issue that some of the candidates here have been addressing. they don't awan want to see mils

more guatemalans leaving their country. it is a case whether they will be able to can that or not. >> daniel schwindler, i know you'll keep us posted. colombia is dealing with a refugee crisis, hundreds are being deported from the neighboring country of venezuela to cuccata. nicholas pla maduro closed the border to cut down on rampant corruption. disappearance of 43 students and teachers in mexico, they vanished in september of last year. government investigators say the group was abducted murdered and then burned to ash beyond

identification in a massive fire. this new report claims that fire never happened and that the group may have interfered with the drug shipment on one of the buses. still ahead. keeping the u.s. government up and running from highway funding to the iran nuclear deal. the issues before congress this fall and what could trigger a shutdown. plus, the new air strikes inside yemen and the role the u.s. played in the bombing campaign.

>> it is sunday night. and time to look at the week ahead. congress returns from its summer recess on tuesday. it has a long to do list to tackle. on the agenda is the iran nuclear deal. the possible government shutdown and funding for planned parenthood. lisa stark has a preview. >> reporter: first out of the gate the controversial iran nuclear deal. the senate begins debating it on tution the house wednesday. there is every expectation that congress will pass a message of disprovdisproval but president a says he will veto that deal. >> make sure we will put iran years away from being a threshold nuclear state and more closely concentrate on their

terrorist activity. i will cast my vote to support the deal and if necessary support the president's veto. >> some conservative republicans have threatened to shut down the government if funds are not withheld from planned. witching night, september 30th is when the fiscal year ends. congress will need to approve funding for agencies to keep the government open. always a battle. on the agenda for this fall a major highway bill, raising the debt ceiling and whether to use spending limits that congress imposed years ago. and amidst all of this pope francis will address a joint session of congress on september 24th. the first time ever a pope has done so. >> okay. former secretary of state colin powell has weighed in on the iran nuclear deal.

speaking with meet the press, he says the deal is a good one and it will move forward with or without the u.s. >> we are in this with other countries. all the countries that have worked with us, britain, france, germany, have all agreed with it. even if we were to kill this deal, which will not happen, it is going to take effect anyway, all these other countries are going to move forward and the u.n. is going to move forward. >> as for planned parenthood, there was an arson attack on one of the facilities in washts two daywashingtonstate. as we mentioned the pope will be marking a historic event by addressing congress. he called on more european countries to take in more

refugees. from iraq and syria. christine pelosi, a democratic strategist, the daughter of nancy pelosi. if you thought that name sounded familiar of course it does. ms. pelosi, i'm going to start with you. your mother, nancy pelosi has urged her colleagues to come out and support the iran nuclear deal. do you think that will happen? >> absolutely ms. carey, it's been bracing to see the support across the country. as just mentioned also members of the former republican administration such as colin powell coming out in support of the deal the president will have overwhelming support from democrats and from some republicans and independents. the deal will go forward.

>> not unanimous support, giancarlo persrsutti is joining us. is that significant the holdouts? >> i think it is significant. my understanding every republican in the senate has owned the deal which speaks volumes i believe about the degree to which there's opposition to what many we believe is a bad deal for the united states and for the world. but to answer your question, i think that it's absolutely a telltale sign that you have a number of not just senate democrats, leading senate democrats, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee came out, the then cardinal of mairnld cam marylans

charles schumer. >> i'll leave the vote counting to the republicans. if you have 80 to 90%, i think that's a very, very strong consensus. i don't think that a handful of opponents of the president's agenda is going to stop this deal. as was mentioned we're already moving forward and our allies are already moving forward and we're looking forward not only for the deal to go through but to the next step which is a robust package for our ally israel and some of our other allies in the gulf states. in order to do that you need a federal budget and in order to do that the congress needs to function. they only have 12 legislative days left to do so. let's not get so caught up in the iran deal which will go forward, that we forget to fight for a budget that reflects national and international values and our spending

priorities. that's what we have to do to come together regardless where they stand on the deal. to pass a budget, that will serve our best interests. >> i will speak about the budget in just a moment but the iran deal, the next vote will be next week, how much will the vote be a republican issue mr. persutti? >> i absolutely think it is an issue. >> even if the deal is a done deal? >> absolutely. we're talking about obamacare, that's a done deal. and we will continue to. christine mentioned the budget resolution, needs to get passed by the end of the month. we are still adjudicating that law, to the degree the republicans are owned to it. i don't see any scenario that we're not talking about the iran deal for quite some time.

>> to what degree are the republicans opposed to the budget, to the degree of another shutdown? >> no, i don't believe republicans will shut -- i don't believe they will shut down the government, it hasn't worked for them in the past and i don't think that's the right answer. >> but there has been talk about shutting down the government, any number of issues, particularly planned parenthood, that we're hearing a lot about. >> absolutely. i think there are certainly issues for republicans to speak out about, to which they are opposed and opposed vehemently. i think cooler heads will prevail, and whether we talk about a new budget or a continuing resolution, that remains to be seen. but i believe republicans and i hope republicans have learned their lesson that shutting down the government is not a winning cause. i don't expect to see that this time. >> i hope not. ted cruz is running on the prem

premise that he is going to shut down the government. it is hard to see voters, watch shutting down the entire government over funding planned parenthood. but that's what he has vowed to do and i would also just say that next week at the reagan library, it is ironic that republicans are going to be debating at the reagan library named for the president who not only made deals with the quote unquote evil empire of the soviet union but also, immigration reform. i doubt that ronald reagan could get nominated for president in 2016 by this modern republican party. i hope the democrats will take it back for the sake of the country but it's unfortunate that's where republicans tell us they're headed. until they shut down the government, we have to believe them and we are going to have to

ask the american people to step in and give this some adult supervision when it comes to the republican party. >> you want to respond? >> again, as i said, this administration, the democrats in congress have given republicans and i would argue the country at large a lot to be unhappy about. and it is not the republican rhetoric is where it is on a lot of issues. the planned parenthood issue -- >> you are blaming congress for the republicans wanting to shut down planned parenthood? i'm not following. >> what it said in the heat of a presidential exrain and what has the reality of actually coming true as you know are two very different things. but the planned parenthood issue is one that's insensed a lot of americans and i think that congress has a duty and obligation to voice the frustration and the dhearns a lot oconcernsthat a lot of amer.

>> wait a minute. over 70% of americans support planned parenthood. it has higher approval ratings than any politician in the country. i think a vast majority of american people support planned parenthood. then the congress should too and we certainly shouldn't go to the point of shutting down entire government because the minority don't like plached. >> do you thinplanned parenthoo. >> do you think that 70% of americans approve of the sale of body parts? >> i think the tape will be found to be doctored, in terms of medical research i think if we're going to say now going to shut down the entire government because you believe a bunch of ambush videotapes over the good work that planned parenthood does for millions of americans providing essential health care services, i think that's a debate that the republicans are going to lose. and the american people want to see democrats win that one.

>> we're going to have to leave it at that. again, the summer recess is over on tuesday. we'll have to pick up some of these debates in the coming weeks. and we'll have to see if a shutdown actually happens. i think pretty much none of us want that giancarlo, and christine, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. as the nfl kicks off another season this week an upcoming movie on concussions is creating controversy. we talk to the hall of famer who says the game took a heavy toll on him.

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>> kentucky clerk who is now behind bargs refusin bars refuse same sex marriage licenses has now appealed. kim davis has filed an appeal to the contempt order. they claim the contempt order itself was unlawful. davis says issuing a marriage license to same sex couple is against her religious beliefs. witnesses say a strike in yes, ma'am damaged a school, embassy and restaurants.

17 people including students were injured. the coalition backed by the united states has been conducting air strikes in yemen since march. the iraqi military just sent four brand-new f-16 war planes into action against i.s.i.l. this weekend. the fighter jets are fresh from the united states. i.s.i.l. is suspected of launching a series of ground attacks in and around baghdad that killed at least 11 civilians and wounded another 28. france is calling on world leaders to be more aggressive about reducing their country's impact on climate change. leaders from nearly 16 nations gathered in paris today to start preliminary environmental negotiations. france says they're not meeting their targets as global temperatures keep climbing to all time highs. they say they can't wait for a miracle and very soon they they will suffer the consequences. in december they will meet in france for official u.n. talks

for policy. our kevin corriveau is here for weather. kevin. >> it's been a fairly good labor day weekend, but some severe weather breaking out. i'll get to that in just a moment. take a look, in the south, not much in the way of thunderstorms, but not much could really cause damage. alabama, trees came down power lines came down as well. it was in it was out within about ten minutes and now they are in the process of cleaning up in that particular region. for rest of the area we're going to see those popup thunderstorms here across the southeast but up to the north we do have some severe thunderstorms that are kicking off right now across parts of minnesota as well as whicwisconsin, and iowa, what we have is very warm here tort tows the south, the clash of those

air maces is causing that to occur. you can notice all these very warm temperatures across the south. let's go deeper in and right now temperatures, 94° in wichita, 94 in oklahoma city, dallas is about 95° there. but it's a big difference if you go up to the northwest because we had some cooler air coming into play. actually if you look at the satellite, the area of blue towards parts of montana that is snow believe it or not. but of course that is in the higher elevations there. the temperatures a little bit cooler than average at this time of year. spokane about 51°. believe it or not this time tomorrow we're going to see frost advisories in oregon and northern california and nevada. red flag warnings are for those dry gusty winds across parts of wyoming, tomorrow portland,

oregon about 54°. as we take a look at seattle not looking too bad. first day of labor day, we're going to see a lot of severe weather across much of the central plains. richelle back to you. >> thank you kevin. a movie set to be released in december has both nfl and sony pictures playing defense. concussion is the story of the doctor that found the link between concussion and brain disease. concussion research is depicted in the movie. >> i found a disease that no one has ever seen. >> the new will smith film from sony pictures called concussion is just the latest reminder that football especially the nfl variety can be hazardous to your health. >> repetitive head trauma chokes the brain.

>> will smith plays ben omalu. after performing a ct scan on nfl hall of famer, from repeated blunt force trauma, from junior seal, andre waters, players who took their own lives. living ex-players like joe delamaleur sought the doctor out. >> will smith i can tell you did a great job of dr. omalu. he did not soften anything. >> went from knowing nothing about football to the preeminent scholar on brain injuries. the film portrays the nfl as

determined to cover up his findings. we all know more about this issue, the nfl said, than we did ten or 20 years ago. but on the same day the new york times cited e-mails made public from the sony hacking scandal, indicating the nfl tried to soften aspects of the film. >> that wouldn't surprise me, they have down played the concussion situation for such a long time. if the nfl did have a way of alternating the film or altering it in any way, of course they are going to try soften it. >> one august 2014 e-mail from senior studio executive dwight kanes says, we'll develop messaging with the help of an nfl consultant to ensure we are telling a dramatic story and not kicking the hornet's fles horne, unquote. it should be noted sony

pictures has no formal business relationships with the nfl. the idea of lifelong brain impairment has led players of their prime to give up the sport. and fighting the notion that cte is real has cost the league plls in legal fees. delamaleur is one of hundreds of players awarded a judgment by a federal judge. >> i have five -- six grandchildren i don't really want them playing. >> john henry smith, al jazeera. >> joining me from charlotte, north carolina is joe de lambalier, the hall of famer, undergoing a brain scan that shows he has signs of this

disease, this cte. we appreciate your time. you know as we're gearing up for nfl, do you think the average fan really has an appreciation for this issue, and appreciation for what football actually does to the human body? >> i don't think they understand the issue of cte or what concussions do later on in life. i mean they see it on a field. i think the one thing if you ever had a fan stand on the side of a football field while the game was going on they'd walk away, like oh my god i can't believe how hard they hit. that's the nature of the game.the guys who played the game back when we played they know the dangers. but whether we played we didn't have any idea about what concussions could do, cte none of these things were even flown, nobody studied them then when they were studied mike webster died, i don't know when mike died, ten years ago, close to

it. and then it finally came out that this is what's happening to these guys' brains. and the nfl, they don't talk about cte. they talk about concussions. cte is what all these guys have. it's continuous hits to the head. the nfl, we didn't even have to have discovery to have that case settled. the lawyers who represented the players didn't even ask for discovery. and i heard you say that the players get $1 billion? i get part of $1 billion settlement? i get zero, nothing. cte, if you have cte you get nothing. that was agreed upon by the lawyers and the league. so that is a total misrepresentation of what the guys get. >> do you have any recourse at all? >> no, none. we're not represented by anyone. de maris smith who is a player representative of the union and gene upshaw says they don't

represent us. we have no representation whatsoever. it is guys like me speak going it trying to get it out in front of the public, to have sympathy, the public has no sympathy because they think we're multimillionaires who played football. i go to work every day, my wife goes to work every day which is fine. i'm glad i can work. we don't have anywhere near the pensions people think we have. if you played before 1993, you're pretty well screwed. >> let me ask you this. it seems like okay in the last year when the flfl started to get -- when the nfl started to get a lot of bad press for domestic violence, that's when it seemed that the commissioner came out and imposed some new rules, that it's yet to be determined just how tough they are but responded to the public pressure. do you think if you were ever able to get the public on board to really understand what has happened to you guys maybe that would get the nfl to really stand up and try to do more?

>> that's the only way it's going to work. that's why i come and do these things. we thank you for coming out and taking four minutes out of your time out of your busy day. i'll do anything to get this story out. guys who build this league disoarve havdeserve to have a le pension and health care and we don't. my pension is $1247 a month that's before taxes. that's not even $100 a month. yet the commissioner makes 44.5 million a year, and all the people in the front office, they didn't build this thing, it was built upon the backs of the former players before 1993. and we really get very little, you know we have a pension, but you can't live on it, that's for sure. and -- >> i'm sorry. i'm going to have to wrap you and i know you have an important story to tell. and i wish we had more time to talk. i'd appreciate it if you can join us more to talk more about this, haul of famer joe de

lambalier. >> thank you for taking the time, appreciate it. >> the man who wants to run across antarctica and how he is training for that feat.

japan resumes whale hunting. >> ultramarathoner richard donovan of ireland is about to become the first person to run across the entire continent of antarctica. katherine saloomekristin saloom. >> beginning of the end for donovan of what has been an epic journey across the united states. it started in san francisco, on may 19th. he traveled through 12 states to get to this point. that's 3200 miles or 5100 kilometers. >> you know, the challenge to

run across some continent. and america for me is the continent to run across. and you know iwanted to embrace all the epic scenery that america has. >> that included the rocky mountains and deserts. donovan organizes extreme running events for a living. on the last day he was joined by heather carr, one of a handful of friends and family members who helped along the way, along with his brother who drove the support vehicle. >> there's no rules except you run every step of the way. we start the same spot we end the day before. >> the doctors insisted he take a break to let some blisters

heel. he averaged 56 kilometers, more than a marathon a day for days on end. he crossed the finish line with alvin matthews, a fellow runner who was paralyzed in a work related fall. donovan uses the trip to raise more than $25,000 on his behalf. >> i had a little bit of doubt in the first month when he had to stop for a couple days because he had really bad blisters. and i asked him if he was still going to be able to finish. and he -- he couldn't believe that i asked him. well of course i am! >> donovan claims ultrarunning is about mental strength more than physical. >> how are you feeling. >> bit of relief, i guess. >> what are you going to do next? >> i think well, i'm from ireland, the answer to had a is obvious, going to have a beer.

>> clearly he was up to the challenge. kristin saloomey, al jazeera, new york. >> he deserves more than one beer. thank you for joining us. i'm richelle carey in new york. i'll be back at another hour of news. 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific, hope to see you then. >> this is where i'll be buried. >> right next to her. >> mmmhmm. >> six years ago, roy bosley's wife, carol, died after overdosing on prescription painkillers. she was 60. >> it should have never happened. >> in what's being called a