welcome to "weekends with alex witt." here's what's happening, then there were 16, rick perry suspended his campaign, the first republican candidate to drop out of the crowded field. perry struggled to gain foothold in the latest polls and last month the campaign ran out of money to pay some staffers. in his statement perry alluded to donald trump with a parting swipe. >> the conservative movement has always been about principles, not about personalities. our nominee should embody those principles. he or she must make the case for the cause of conservatism more than the cause of their own celebrity. >> well, the new msnbc mayor ris poll finds hillary clinton. jeb bush the closest, bernie sanders has shown he can draw the biggest crowds in democratic strongholds but last night in georgia, he proved he can play in the south as well. more than 1200 supporters came out with roaring applause for a fund-raiser in atlanta. and donald trump appeared with jimmy fallon where he argued for an interesting election reform. >> you're i

i'm alex witt. in a few hours, president obama will speak directly to the world's most powerful leaders but it's his afternoon meeting with one in particular that could have one of the most far reaching consequences. edward is in washington for us. good morning. how important is this meeting with russian president vladimir putin? >> the meeting with the russian president could be the big news from this trip. the two are at odds, but the president hopes the message of unity to the united nations will be heard by the russian president vladimir putin. >> reporter: the president spoke at the sustainable goals summit at the u.n., ahead of an address to the entire body today. >> today we set aside the skepticism and we lift up the hope that is available to us through collective action. >> there will be the tough issue when they meet vladimir putin face-to-face. u.n. ambassador samantha power says with problems in syria, the ukraine, the president sees an opportunity. >> the president believes it is irresp

welcome to weekends with alex witt. it's 7:00 here in the east. 4:00 a.m. out west. we have big developments on that unfolding tragedy in europe at this hour. some relief. thousands of migrants crossing the border from hungary to austria, they were bussed there. major break through, austria along with germany agreed to allow the migrants entry on humanitarian grounds. the migrants mostly from the middle east traveled from turkish refugee camps through greece into hungary and hoping to reach western europe. since january more than 2500 have died trying to reach safety in europe. and kelly is monitoring this situation for us from our london bureau. what broke that deadlock with hungary? >> they were overwhelmed by the numbers is the short answer. the hungarian government was trying to contain all of these refugees within the train station on the train, outside of the main train station, and they simply were unable to do so. the refugees and migrants began to walk on a main highway between hungary and austria, the main highway to vienna. it became a safety issue. they s

i'm alex witt. we'll get toth the pope's news in a moment. but first, mass casualties in saudi arabia. early reports find 310 have died and another 450 are wounded following a stampede. those numbers according to the country's civil defense directory. happened during the annual haj pilgrimage. millions attend the sacred gathering every year. at this point the number of injuries are reportedly rising as crews continue operations. this is a developing story. we'll have more information as it comes in. >>> in the meantime a day after pope francis came face to face with americans to the leader of the free world to the streets. there have been 266 popes in world history. just 17 since the united states was founded. in just a few hours, francis will be the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress. then it is a blessing of a meal for catholic charities before leaving for new york city. 5:30 p.m. eastern he'll lead prayer at st. patricks. and the yesterday, francis riding down constitution avenue, smiling, waving. at one point sophie cr

in the west, and i'm alex witt. after a day and a half of deafening silence, donald trump is responding in a series of tweets in the failure to stop a supporter who criticized muslims and said that president obama is not an american. in the first tweet trump wrote, am i morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? i don't think so. then he writes, this is the first time that i have caused controversy by not saying something. we are expected to hear more when he speaks at the iowa faith and freedom forum and at a high school homecoming rally. and as for the e democrats, they are gathered for a rally. hillary clinton spoke a moment ago. >> the wages are not rising for most people, and everything from college to prescription drugs keeps going up, and inequality is still too big of a problem. and you know, in america, if you work hard and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. that is the basic bargain of this country. >>> while c

it could've been brenda. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt."is shaking up new england. a new cbs news poll shows trump with support of 40% of the state's republican voters. ben carson weighing in at 12%. the leading gop candidates will take to the debate stage this week in the second republican debate of the 2016 campaign. there will be 11 candidates on this stage. among them, donald trump and ben carson. both made appearances on the sunday morning talk shows. >> we have to get competent people in office. if you put competent people in office, really competent people, because we need the best, if you look at places like china, they have superstars at their positions. they arrive there at different methods. they arrive by being smart. we arrive there for, i don't know, hard to believe some of the people we have in office. >> are you too nice to be president? >> well, i don't think so. i don't think there's anything wrong with being nice. but you have to recognize that, you know, my life is multi-faceted. growing up having multiple jobs, experien

>>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." new developments surrounding europe's unprecedented human migration. hundreds of migrants scuffling with greek authorities today. this on the island of lesbos where they can register to go to athens. in austria, thousands of migrants crossed the border from hungary, days after authorities stopped them from boarding westbound trains. let's those the greek island of lesbos. bill, how are officials coping with this surge of people. >> the truth is they are coping very poorly. they are overwhelming by the sheer numbers of migrants arriving on this island, less bowes, and many other islands, thousands everyday. we were down on beach this is morning watching more boats full of syrians and afghans coming on shore and from here they're trying to get to athens. at the port there have been chaotic scenes. it was cleared yesterday by riot police after clashes when several hundred migrants tried to board a ship for the greek mainland, police use bag on thes and tear gas to disperse them. they clo

welcome to "weekends with alex witt."p followed a meeting with seminarians and bishops where he's staying just outside philadelphia. he began the speech by condemning the sex abuse of minors by church officials. >> translator: in my heart, these stories of suffer iing, o those youth that were sexually abused, and it continues to be on my mind that people who had the responsibility to take care of these tender ones violated that trust and caused them great pain. god weeps. >> nbc news confirmed the pope met with survivors of clerical sex abuse and other forms of abuse at the seminary this morning. >>> let's go to nbc's claudio lavagna. what do you think the significance is of the pope addressing sex abuse at this point of his trip and in front of this audience? >> it's very, very significant, alex, especially first of all, the message where he said the crime cannot be kept a secret anymore. that he will do everything in his power to bring those responsible to trial and to be held responsible. now the place where he deliver

i'm alex witt in for tamron hall. we start with joe biden's public and candid comments. they comments came last night in a synagogue in atlanta. andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: the vice president spoke late last night at a lecture in an atlanta synagogue. it was during a question and answer period that he offered the most revealing insight to date on pursuing the presidency for a third time. >> the most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and i have the emotional energy to run. >> reporter: after weeks of speculation, joe biden speaking at length for the first time about a possible 2016 presidential run. >> unless i could go to my party and the american people and say that i am able to devote my whole heart and my whole soul to this endeavor, it would not be appropriate. >> reporter: it was already a tough decision for biden who has lost two previous bids for the white house and is barely three months removed from the death of his son beau. >> the other people in the race, and whether i can raise the money, and whether i can put together an organiza

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." we'll begin with the pope's latest and last rousing events in new york city. they came out in the masses. more than 80,000 people gathered in a locked down central park. the lines to enter the park stretched for blocks, dozens of people deep, waiting hours for just a glimpse when pope francis finally appeared. the crowd was roaring, tears were flowing. some making the sign of the cross and almost everyone taking photos. >> i had tears in my eyes and it was just -- it was just such a holy moment for us. >> and another 20,000 people, the lucky ticketed few, greeted pope francis for his evening mass at madison square garden in what has become a hallmark of his papacy, he blessed a family and their young child with a disability. pope francis then delivered his homily in spanish and called for those living in cities to care for the disenfranchised, to live in what he called deafening anonymity. >> translator: the people who walked in the darkness have seen a great light. and we, christians

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." the nbc marist poll shows outsiders surging while establishment candidates struggling. in new hampshire, donald trump holds a 16-point lead with support from 28% of potential voters, his closest competitor is ohio governor john ceakasich 12% followed by ben carson and jeb bush. in iowa, trump holds a seven-point lead with support from 79% of voters. followed by carson at 22% and jeb bush at 6. meanwhile, there is a major shakeup on the democrats' side. bernie sanders beats hillary clinton for the first time in one of the big polls. he has an 11-point lead in new hampshire with nearly 50% of the vote. in iowa, however, clinton maintains her lead with an 11-point advantage over sanders. clinton is on the campaign trail in new hampshire this afternoon, one day after acknowledging her family paid a state department aide to may waintain her e-mail server. >> with respect to personal services he provided to me and my family, we obviously paid for those services. and did so because during a

i'm alex witt.toda a welfare check that went wayward-- what led up to an officer- involved shooting in san >>> a welfare check that went wayward. what led up to an officer-involved shooting in san jose. >>> and another case of sexual assault rocking cal's campus this morning. the victim this case is familiar with her attackers. >>> apple fans more than happy to pay the price for the latest ipho iphone. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. it's going to be a wacky day. let's check in with meteorologist keri hall. >> yes, it is going to be hot again today standing out there in the lines or whatever you have plann t

welcome to "weekends with alex witt." we have breaking news to share from phoenix this morning. a sense of relief there after police make an arrest in the string of seemingly random freeway shootings. >> the weapon and the man who we believe that was responsible for what started this spree in arizona is in custody. >> 21-year-old leslie allen merritt, jr., was arrested in a phoenix suburb friday night. they have linked his gun to four of the 11 cars hit. they say he tried to pawn the guns used in the shootings. >> we knew something big was going down. i mean, as we were passing coming in, he -- they had already tooken him away but the military cops were still here. and we had asked them -- i was like, he must have been wanted and the cop is just like, yes. i'm like that. i'm glad if it is him that it's over. that that's -- that's for sure. >> well, the four shootings police say are linked to merritt include an attack on a tour bus and an suv and all on i-10. he faces criminal endangerment and merritt's father denies his son was involved. police continue to vet though because the

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i'm alex witt in for tamron hall. >>> we are just hours away from the second major republican showdown of the 2016 campaign. donald trump himself says he expects his republican rivals to hit him hard when they all face off in tonight's debate. all indications are he will not be disappointed. at least several of trump's rivals indicated they plan to shift the hands-off approach they took towards him during the first debate and target the brash front-runner this time. tonight 11 candidates will be on the main stage with trump right there in the middle. the four with the lowest poll numbers will take part in the earlier so-called undercard debate. more now on the final preparations and also what's at stake tonight. nbc's peter alexander reports from the site of tonight's debate, the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. >> reporter: alex, good morning from simi valley. the spotlight will again shine brightly on donald trump but also on some of his challengers, note notably ben carson and carly fiorina.

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with alex witt."gedy in europe's migrant crisis. 13 people, including children died in turkish waters when their boat collided with a cargo ship. 46 people were on board. and the chaotic scene out of croat croatia. all in a desperate attempt to reach austria and germany. jacob, i want to ask you about this news conference with secretary of state john kerry in berlin talking about the u.s. taking in more refugees. >> secretary kerry held a news conference with the german foreign minister and announced 85,000 refugees from around the world will come to the states next year. that's up 15,000 and 100,000 the following year. many of the additional refugees will be syrian. kerry said this step is in keeping with america's best tradition as a lot of second chances and a beacon of hope. of course, these numbers are far fewer than countries like germany who have taken in nearly 1 million refugees. the migrants would be referred to the u.s. by the united nations and screened by the u.s. dptd of homeland securit

out west and welcome to a special edition of "weekends with alex witt."l are gathering on independence mall with just a few hours to go now before pope francis' address. the subject of that speech will be religious freedom. and we are now hearing that pope francis may have sought a little historical inspiration this morning. a vatican spokesman has shared that pope francis requested and then flew over the statue of liberty and ellis island on his way to jfk airport from the wall street heliport in manhattan this morning. that speech of course will only be the opening event. as more than a million people are expected to turn out tonight for the festival of families. it will happen on the benjamin franklin parkway. pope francis will parade through that in his popemobile before taking the stage. and earlier today we saw what may become one of the most enduring images of pope francis' visit to the u.s. just minutes after landing in philadelphia, pope francis stopped to bless and kiss the forehead of 10-year-old michael keating who has cerebral palsy. keating'

enjoy the relief. . >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt".aming high winds for a crane that toppled into a mosque yesterday. jake, in terms of the numbers and the death toll, expected to rise? >> it may very well rise because there are 238 injured. among those very serious injury, many broken bones, crushed legs, other injuries. meanwhile, saudi arabian officials are working overtime to clear the debris and clean the area to make way for millions of muslim faithful. the grand mosque is the largest mosque in the world and was packed with worshippers at the time of the collapse. cell phone video captured most of it, including the chaos that followed. the official death toll still stands at 107. 238 injured. this is islam's holiest site and it was left littered with bodies and wreckage. the crane that collapsed was one of at least a does than tower over that area. they're part of an expansion project for that purpose to accommodate the millions of muslims who travel there every september. you remember, the holy site is no stranger to disaster. h

i'm alex witt in today for jose diaz-balart. first up, something we haven't seen yet in the presidential race. a new poll released shows hillary clinton losing her lead in iowa. she is now just behind senator bernie sanders with less than five months until the crucial caucuses. this we should note, this was kikted around the labor day holiday and mostly before clinton appaologized for using private server. on the republican side, it seems the more donald trump ups his rhetoric, the numbers climb. his campaign reaching a new high this morning, but he's also at the center of yet another controversy this morning, all thanks to an interview in "rolling stone." we have both sides covered with kasie hunt and kristen welker. let's start with you, kristen, who is in ohio, where hillary clinton will be holding an event this hour. how does clinton's campaign hope to turn the numbers around? what should we watch for this morning in ohio? >> well, first, she's going to be rallying her base here in ohio, and later today in milwaukee, both ev

welcome to "weekends with alex wi witt." here is also what's ahead for you this hour. new reaction today from bill clinton to hillary clinton's private e-mail controversy. >>> fresh squabbles among gop candidates in the race for the white house. >>> and how significant is president obama's first face-to-face meeting with vl vladimir putin in a long time? >>> well, pope francis wraps up his visit in the u.s. today with yet another busy schedule in philadelphia. it includes a papal mass expected to draw at least 1 million people. last night tens of thousands lined a parade route to get a glimpse of the pope as he made his way to the festival of families, and during that star-studded celebration featuring arena franklin and andrea bocelli, the pope interjected a bit of humor as he spoke about the importance of family. >> translator: families have the difficulti difficulties. families, we quarrel. and sometimes plates can fly. and children bring headaches. i won't speak about mother-in-laws. >> charming. well, in the afternoon pope francis delivered a speech at independenc

>>> with a good afternoon to all of you, welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." a live look at the benjamin franklin parkway. known as the grandest street in philadelphia. all the grandeur by the million-plus expected people all waiting to listen to the pope deliver his mass there about 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. it's the pope's final day in the united states. an eventful one. the pope meeting with victims of sex abuse. in remarks this morning the pope saying he met with individuals and the church will be held accountable for its members' actions. >> translator: god weeps. for the sexual abuse of children, these cannot be maintained in secret. and i commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and that all responsible will be held accountable. >> shortly after that, the pope met with prisoners at a correctional facility in philadelphia, engaging with inmates and offering compassion. >> translator: i stand among you a pastor, a shepherd, and above all as your brother. to share in your plight and make it my own. i am here that we may join in pray

"weekends with alex witt" starts now. >>> developing now, a possible break in the phoenix highway shootings answer some of the biggest questions. a live report ahead. somebody had to be first. rick perry is number one in the republican field but it's not exactly what he'd hoped for. >> never seen anything like it. but as far as -- i feel terrible about it. >> we'll tell you what happened when presidential contender donald trump joined jimmy fallon in a skit spoofing the billionaire. it's hard to believe a stunning loss in the u.s. open for tennis superstar venus williams.

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i'm alex witt in for tamron hall. we begin with the race for president and a new poll out this morning showing dr. ben carson now pulling almost even with donald trump just one day ahead of the next big republican debate. "the new york times"/cbs news poll shows trump at 27% among republican voters nationwide while ben carson has now climbed to 23%. their next closest rivals, jeb bush, mike huckabee, senator marco rubio all tied at 6%. tomorrow is the second gop debate at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. once again donald trump will be center stage. coming off his massive rally at a huge arena in dallas last night, nbc's peter alexander is in simi valley with more on the run-up to tomorrow's debate. >> reporter: hey, alex, good morning. this is hallowed ground for republicans. today the good news for californians, like yourself, is this is wet and hallowed ground. but tomorrow there will be 15 republican candidates sharing this stage in the two separate debates, all trying to claim the mante

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welcome to "weekends with alex wi witt." here is also what's ahead for you this hour.new reaction today from bill clinton to hillary clinton's private e-mail controversy. >>> fresh squabbles among gop candidates in the race for the white house. >>> and how significant is president obama's first face-to-face meeting with vl vladimir putin in a long time? >>> well, pope francis wraps up his visit in the u.s. today with yet

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i'm alex witt. welcome back to our special coverage of pope francis in america.ope has been meeting with prisoners at a correctional facility in philadelphia. we are looking at him as we bring you live pictures following his address to some 150 or so inmates there inside of the curran-fromhold correctional facility in philadelphia. he's making his way to others that have been brought in, those who work within the facility and family members that were brought in for this very, very special occasion. of course, this pope has made much of wanting to have inclusion from all facets of society, much of his papacy has been addressing that issue. he will be leaving here

there was one yesterday that millions of people have now seen, and my colleague alex witt is with the family in our newsroom just behind us here. alex? >> you know, brian, you talk about the high point of the day, and i think there's probably no liar point in the life of the keating family as we look at this picture of the pope as he is kissing and subsequently blessed their 10-year-old son michael who is here with us. michael suffers from cerebral palsy having been born prematurely along with his brother christopher at 29 weeks. this is a family who came all the way from elverson, about 50 miles away. you were working this event because you, chuck keating, as the band director for the bishop shanahan high school, you had it perfectly planned. you may have heard chris matthews say the rocky museum. what song were you playing? >> "gonna fly now" the theme from "rocky." >> you were there with your family and then the pope seemingly was passing by you but he sure didn't. >> he didn't. he was driving by, and he gave a thumbs up to the band and all the kids were very excited. they have wor

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i'm alex witt in for tamron hall.is morning showing dr. ben carson now pulling almost even with donald trump just one day ahead of the next big republican debate. "the new york times"/cbs news poll shows trump at 27% among republican voters nationwide while ben carson has now climbed to 23%. their next closest rivals, jeb bush, mike huckabee, senator marco rubio all tied at 6%. tomorrow is the second gop debate at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. once again donald trump will be center stage. coming off his massive rally at a huge arena in dallas last night, nbc's peter alexander is in simi valley with more on the run-up to tomorrow's debate. >> reporter: hey, alex, good morning. this is hallowed ground for republicans. today the good news for

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eye witt the necessary news reporter alexandria hoff is live with more on this, alex. >> reporter: it has been a absolutely beautiful day. i don't think i saw a single person without a a smile on their face. it began with an early 8:30 a.m. mass. today a's concluded with the 6:00 p.m. mass wrapping upright now. by prayer and plane, the cardinal family made it from puerto rica to philadelphia carrying their faith and their son. >> more difficult conditions. >> reporter: momma leash a explained that four year-old sebastian was born with a heart condition and is already well out lived doctor's expectations. she credits the catholic church for him being here, he and her husband are too. >> i come to say thank you. >> reporter: the world meeting of families was created by pope john paul the second in 1994 and unite families like the cardona as every three years. this is first for the united states, and now, the largest gathering, in history. >> we look around here, and we have 17,000 of the closest friend and neighbors from 150 countries who have come here. >> the the mission is a strength