demanding uber is the same way as they are. until then, this ride is considered illegal. al jazeera.com, and you can watch us by clicking on the aljazeera.com icook. aljazeera.com. captivating the capitol, pope francis wraps up a historic speech to congress. tackling climate change and immigration. tragedy in saudi arabia. on a day meant for reasonablous celebration, hundreds died in a stampede on the holy day. and a social media campaign to promote abortion rights, why women concerned about access are taking their fight online.

bothis is al jazeera live. it was a momentum day. first ever by a pope. in a nearly hour long speech, the pontiff spoke hotly. the death penalty, modern day slavery, and traditional marriage. we will have more on the pope in just a moment, but we want to update you on a developing story out of saudi arabia, more than 700 people are dead, and hundreds more injuries during a stampede at the annual pill gram imagine. the accident happened a large valley just a few miles outside of the holy city. the government says the stampede respected while bill. grays were performing the final right ceremony. it is the deadliest disaster since 1990, when more than

1400 people were killed during a similar stampede. omar is in mecca, and filed this a short time ago. >> saudi authorities and especially the civil defense authorities are sending more ambulances. i just saw about five ambulances arriving to the area behind me, and also i heard two helicopters and say 2000 helicopters-ing. i don't know if you can see the building behind me, that big maz i building is the calling of the devil complexes. the four story building now there is a statement from the saudi civil defense saying that the incident around 9:00 n unexpected and a sudden rise of a number of pigrams headingrd twos the complex of the stoning of the devil, and that led to a big massive crowd pushing and a crush happened. people fell, and everybody started jumping andle faking on everyone else, and that -- we still have no details of what the saudi authorities say they will investigate how it happened.

but i have to say that the process has been continuing with no incidents after that tragedy. of that wig number of people. >> it's an east of mecca, it is about between 50 to 80-kilometers east of the holy city. it is a big massive tent city. more than 160,000 tents are located and it is full of film grays and that's -- it is a huge number. it is a headache for the authorities to try to control the flow of that such a big number of film grays. omar reporting now from mecca. let's return now to our coverage, and a visit by pope francis, he will soon leave washington, d.c. for new york city. let's go to mike who is live

for us now. he was also there for the speech, mike, i didn't get a chance to see it, i am not happy about that. >> trust me, i will see it. what was the main message to congress and how was it received. >> you know, it was a historic speech, not simply because he became the first pontiff to speak to a joint meeting of congress, but also because it was just something completely different. it wasn't the usual political theater. this is an individual that trance sends politics and said some things that no one on earth say for that one individual, the pontiff, pope francis, could have told congress and received the kind of reception that he did. he called the united states the land of dreams obviously that was well received. he talked about the refugee crisis. he talked about his opposition to the death penalty. and made an oblique reference to his opposition to abortion. he talked about the need for bipartisan ship, and the need for political leadership, and

a coming together. all of it's part of this message of the pope. be uh the two subjects to which it really applies that are hot button issues, are immigration, and climate change. and on immigration, he says some things that really effected some people in that chamber, very deeply. let's listen. in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones. in search of greater opportunities. it is not what we want. it is not what we want for our children. >> and of course pope francis admonishing the congress not to turn it's back on neighbors and it is a clear reference to the immigration from latin america, and the latin world up through the

mexican border of this country. he wipes away a tear in the corner of his eye that certainly got a lot of attention. and the pope had things to say about that as well. >> now that -- i call for agents and if for. bob redirect our steps. and to the most serious effects of the environment the term nation caused by human activity. i am convinced that we can make a difference.

caused by human activity. and even republicans they didn't object. there was no shouting out at the pope as some have done to president obama in the past. a very respectful audience, and tony after the speech and the joint session of congress, and his appearance on the balcony, he went and had lunch and spoke to a group of homeless people, certainly he will be on his way to new york city in the second leg of this journey. >> can't wait to see him. mike on capitol hill thank you for us. thank you. pope francis took a stance on doing away with partisan politics. ohio democratic representative tim ryan listened to the pope's address, and later he spoke with our stephanie. >> inequality among people, and speaking directly to the homeless, people who have gathered to have lunch with him. continue on with your thoughts on what resonated to you in that vein when he spoke to congress in. >> inspiring us to do

something. that encouraging us saying that ewith can do this. we can come together, we can solve this problem. it is not unsolvable. and to me sometimes you need to hear that from the outside. you need to hear that with someone from the moral authority, someone as i said earlier, with his humility, and the way that he is present. for him to say it we can do this, let's get it tot. and encouraging us to collaborate and make it happen, and invite and make it happen, and use technology to make it happen. i mean a very -- a man of his time. >> do you think that this is a moment that will lead to new policies? i hope. i hope this is a transformation moment for us. and i hope that there is a new spirit of cooperation that can be in the united

states capitol. i am hopeful for that, i am hoping to let by gones by bygones and let some of the old attitudes and beliefs we should all let them go and start anew. and i think that's the call. >> ryan is a practicing catholic, he also said the pope inspired him more on spirit than on policy. and hope this will help overcome the political deadlocks of the past few years. as we mentioned, a problem which can no longer be left to future generations. they were in washington on a rally on the national mall to spread a similar message. we have the details. they face leaders and musicians here on the national mall in the shadow of the capitol for what they call add rally for moral action. activists say they are pushing for congress to act legislatively to address global warming. it comes in the wake in which

he say humanities reckless behave has pushed the planet to a breaking point. mobe echoed therd whos saying no long can climate change be denied. the truth is, everybody knows that climate change exists the pope knows it, the president knows it, all science knows it. everyone here all the voters know it. so for the longest time, republicans have had to toe this line, even they knew it wasn't true. and i think those days are coming to an end. i don't think you can be elected on a national level, and say that climate change isn't real. >> environmental activists here say the pope's reenter dr. public statement could serve as a spring board, so reframing the issue of the change from something politically divisive to something morally imperative. >> usher on the national mall in washington.

china's president goes to washington, will meet with president obama today cyber security and human rights are on the agenda.

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meet with president obama in washington today. she kick started his united states visit yesterday in seattle. holding meetings with some of the biggest tech leaders. allen has our report. >> messing american business interests and chinese require mens for operating there has never been easy. at a round table discussion involving many of the best known c.e.o.s chinese president spoke of opportunities and challenges. >> china will open up still wider to the outside world. we will be firmly committed to the strategy of opening up and continuing to draw strength from the world for development, and more benefits to the world through our own development. >> after that morning meeting a trip north to a boeing manufacturing plant. the visit to the production line comes as the official news agency and boeing announce a huge deal. 300 planes worth tens of

billions of dollars going to chinese companies. but the chicago based jet maker committing to build the first completion plant, in china. that's where interiors are installed and paint jobs finished before delivery. >> china is quickly becoming the largest aviation market in the word. and our partnership together is creating job both in china and here in the u.s. >> the president mingled with workers and gave a brief address. >> the chinese market is going to be a tremendous opportunity. for international suppliers and manufacturers going forward. and all of this, will create enormous business opportunities on american cooperations including boeing. >> the big deal is a hard sell among some workers, boeing row call machinist says it has grave concerns about any plans to transfer aerospace jobs out of state. but needs more details. and microsoft headquarters

more talk of international trade, and business opportunities and issues at an industry forum. >> the tech industry wants continued access to the market, the tech industrien ways assurances that being in the chinese market, they are not going to loose their property. that their property will be protected. >> a topic that will knockout be on the table when president economy and president obama meet for talks in the other washington. allen shoff her, al jazeera, seattle. >> european union leaders have agreed to give more than a billion dollars to agencies. that includes the united nations and the world food program. hungary is reporting a new record in this refugee and migrant crisis. hungary say as little over 10,000 asylum seekers enter the country on wednesday. seattle school district makes an unprecedented decision, to stop suspending elementary students. find out what prompted the move, next.

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>> it is an attention grabbing #gone viral. shout your abortion. 30-year-old emilio is one of the #s co creator. she posted about the abortion she had last year. >> i started to feel as though there is a disparity about how i feel about abortion, which is that it is no way impearl, and i am so grateful to have access to abortion last year which i had at planned parenthood in my neighborhood in seattle washington. and i just knew in that moment that i needed to sort of use my own voice to attack the stigma. >> the #is. proking all sorts of reaction as. >> with one person tweeting i am glad my 15-year-old biological mom didn't abort me, but instead gave me a chance to live. bob another saying this shout your abortion disgusts me. feeling proud of toring apart your baby and ripping his or her life away should make you feel remorseful. she says her experience isn't

use to invalidate sadness. >> there is nothing about the #shout your abortion that is saying we love abortion, everyone have more. all we are doing is elevating our own voices for us to shout about abortion all that means is we are doing the opposite of being silent which we have been for far too long. >> she isn't the only one speaking out. bob liz the co creator of the daily show, helped launch an app to show where politician stand on reproductive issues. >> i believe abortion provider should be treated like a sex offender. >> >> what if we made an app that looks like the apps they use, and then show them that there are hundreds and hundreds of people, that are in some way, shape, or form, judging then. against them, and not wanting them to live the lifestyle

the lifestyle they want to live. >> the people behind the # campaign say they want women to have the right to haven a abortion if they need it. during the past year, state have had enacted new restrictions on the procedure. al jazeera. >> los angeles county is changing it's policy when it comes to tagging inmates for deportation. the l.a. county sheriff has given federal agencies authority to look into deporting immigrants serving time in county jails. the sheriff says agents will only be allowed to interview inmates who have committed serious crimes. the new policy is now in effect in public schools. elementary school students can no longer be suspended. as sabrina register reports some have been pushing for this change. >> as josh picked up his daughter, he is hoping this school year will be different from the past two. during which he says his daughter encountered trouble with another student. >> innocent just kid stuff

bad choices going up the stairs lifting up her dress. >> but he said the encountered escalated and the other student exposed himself to his daughter a school hallway. >> there are physical attacks in elementary school. and i know unfortunately first hand there are sexual attacks. >> he believes the boy was suspended for one day, but says because of confidential issues he can't be sure. he says it gives him little peace of mind and less confident that the school suspension practices are working. nearly 600 students were suspended last year, including 61 kindergartners. school board member is among those that want to see changes. he says out of school suspensions don't improve behavior, hurt academics and can have serious social consequences. >> if they get suspended in high school, they have a

higher tendency to drop out. or wind up in prison. or both. >> another problem. the disproportionate number of kids of color effected by suspenses. >> african-american children and particularly males are suspended at a rate four times higher than their white counter parts. >> those numbers hold up nationwide. 5% of white students are suspended compares to six i teen% of black students. the u.s. department of education has called on school districts across the country to find alternatives to out of school suspensions. >> about 20 minutes south of seattle, the highlight school district has done away with suspensions for elementary, mid and high school students. unless it is a safety issue, the district has replaced wit a different discipline model. a lot of students from a

latino background, feel they have been disrespected and then leave school. >> camile received an in school suspension after getting into a fight. >> i didn't think i needed it. but it ended up being the best thing for me. >> for two school days and three weeks of follow up meetings simmons and the other boy hashes out their issues and kept up on their class work. >> i wouldn't have caught up with work or get stuff done in class. and i wouldn't be caught up in class. and i wouldn't have been friends. we would still have a grin probably. >> as the seattle school district decides whether to revise the policies, martin morris stresses it is a first step. >> it isn't just about african-american males it is about all of those kids that are being lumped together in this category, and elevating themselves up and supporting them. >> and giving the teachers and the staff the training

they need so that they can support these students as well. >> while the proposal is to end nonviolent elementary school suspensions, martin morris hopes it will eventually include seattle middle and high school students. al jazeera, seattle. >> although the district voted to stop the suspensions for nonviolent offenders students can still be suspended for acts of violence. some states are introducing new laws to regulate home schooling. 48 states don't require parents to submit tests or assessments to prove they are educatorring the children. some critics means that some aren't learning the basics. >> december is still months away, but 12-year-old william daniel is already rehearsing holiday songs with new york university children's chorus. >> dark things have me all tearied eyed.

>> williams mother has been home schooling her son for four years. the family lives in new york, a state that monitors home schoolers. hawkins says the family sort of fell into home schooling. >> we went through the first year, and i fell in love with home schooling and so did he. every year i ask him do you want to go back to school, he is like no mom. >> some states exert little or no oversight. and that makes it harder to detect cases of child abuse. rachel coleman is the executive director at the coalition of responsible home education. her team collected child abuse numbers from hundreds of news reports and court documents. with that data, she asked the question. >> what would be the proportional number of fatalities if it was the same in home school setting as compared to school settings, and ultimately found that the number of home school fatalities is higher. >> one child abuse case in new jersey made headlines in

2003. 19-year-old bruce jackson was found on the street, weighing just 45 pounds. he was searching for food in the garbage to feed himself, and his three underfed foster brothers. their case fell through the cracks because all four were being home schooled in a state with no oversight. >> the teacher gives them my yes okay. >> i did. >> new jersey state senator says she was shocked by the case. so she tried to introduce a few home schooling laws in the state legislature. weinberg said in all her years in public office, she has never experiences such hostile backlash. we were jammed with phone calls, voicemail odd con't take any more messages. >> she eventually gave up on the bill. >> you have the choice of doing the previous one or going to the new one. >> in contrast, new york state has much more regulation. and that's just fine with hawkins. >> i do find it helpful

personally, to have some level of structure around what i am expected to report back. >> she says the cases she has seen ovigerous abuse are harder to get away with while a child is aend thing school. >> yes, abusive parents try to find some way to abuse. but home schooling offering them a powerful tool that they wouldn't have had. >> hawkins says yell coleman research is disturbing, but she says too much oversight may not be the answer. >> if we say hey, if there are these sort of one situations how can we look at that, not just as one off, that is' great conversation. but i don't think that's a conversation we are having. i think the conversation you are hearing is more how can we make sure these home schoolers are doing what they need to be doing. >> ali velshi, al jazeera, new york. >> that is all of our time, thank you for joining us. waiting, waiting, the arrival of the pope. we h probably join you in about 5:00 p.m. eastern time when the pope arrives here in

new york city. the news continues next live from london. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, i'm lauren taylor, this is the news hour live from london. coming up, hundreds dead, many more injured in a stampede at the hajj in saudi arabia. twin explosions at a mosque in the yemeni capitol kill at least 25 people. isil claim responsibility. pope francis makes an historic speech to us u.s. lawmakers, the first time the head of the roman catholic church has address