sis claiming responsibility tonight for a deadly attack on a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines. two bombings went off during massnd tonight pope francis is condemning the attack. nbc's sarah harmon has that story. >> reporter: this roman catholic cathedral still standing after twin bombing sunday mass. nearby, bodies line the streets. at least 20 people were killed. another 82 were wounded. philippine counter terror officials say the first blast went off inside the cathedral just after 8:00 a.m. a second explosion outside soon followed, detonated as congregants rushed out to safety and security forces raced to help. isis claimed responsibility for the attack, but did not provide any evidence. the government of the majority catholic country has been fighting islamic extremist groups for years. in 2017 isis-linked groups clashed with security forces and besieged the southern city of a marawi for months. today pope francis condemned the violence and that god would convert those responsible. a troubling sign the violence may not be over. sarah harmon, nbc news. >>> now to the political crisis in venezuela where the

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suits applauding lived we each other while standing up and sitting down more often than a cock catholic mass is truly fantastic television there was another story this week of grown men and women in bad suits lying to each other on capitol hill that has a potential bigger impact on our lives than they postpone state of the union address i'm talking of course about the new attorney general confirmation hearings taking place this week and this very very peculiar exchange between minnesota senator amy club which are and nominee bob barr take a listen. so i want to ask you something i asked turning general sessions if you're confirmed will the justice department jail reporters for doing their jobs. i think that you know i know there are guidelines in place and i can conceive of situations where. you know as a.

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suits applauding live we each other while standing up and sitting down more often than a cock with catholic mass is truly fantastic television there was another story this week of grown men and women in bad suits lying to each other on capitol hill that has a potential bigger impact on our lives than they postponed state of the union address i'm talking of course about the new attorney general confirmation hearings taking place this week and this very very peculiar exchange between minnesota senator amy club which are and nominee bob barr take a listen. so i want to ask you something i asked turning general sessions if you're confirmed will the justice department jail reporters for doing their jobs. i think that you know i know there are guidelines in place and i can conceive of situations where. you know as a as a last resort. and where a news organization has run through a red flag or something like that knows that they're putting out stuff that will hurt the country. there might be a city there could be a situation where we're someone would be held in contempt. putting out stuff that could hu

the event began with a roman catholic mass followed by a rally at civic center plaza and a 2-mile walk down market street to justin herman plaza. participants held signs and chanted along the way. >> every woman, every child deserves a chance and every woman deserves better than abortion. >> every year the event is held near the anniversary of the u.s. supreme court's roe versus wade decision, that legalized abortion in january of 1973. the u.s. supreme court voted 7- 2 to legalize abortion nationwide. >>> the red cross is helping eight people who are displaced following an apartment fire. in oakland flames broke out around 3:30 yesterday on 14th avenue near 22nd street. this is video from the citizen app and you can see apartments on that second and third floor of the building do appear to be burned out. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> after weeks of political uncertainty in venezuela, the international community is trying to figure out exactly who should be in power. president nicolas maduro's government says it's putting off an order for u.s. diplomats to leave the country within t

the attacks happened early sunday morning as mass was ongoing in a catholic church in whole or town to bombs exploded almost at the same time the first was inside the church while church churchgoers was there inside and outside the bomb was placed inside a huge box of a motorcycle there's still no claim of responsibility the philippine military has condemned the attacks but as we know her law is one of the most dangerous places in the philippines and it has remained heavily militarized since the rebellion began in the seventy's and the eighty's there are several on groups based out of there there is the more islam front the more a national liberation front and the notorious abu sayyaf group at this point we were told that the philippine military is preparing to evacuate those who have become who have been injured heavily to be extracted and flown to someone the city the biggest city after hollow that is because of the limitations of medical capabilities inside the town in other news venezuela has rejected an ultimatum by spain germany france and britain that president nicolas maduro ca

. >>> tonight pope francis is in panama city celebrating mass with catholics from all over central americathe ceremony was held in panama city's main cathedral, where pope francis blessed the new altar and gave a sermon about anxieties and hope. today marks the halfway point of his four-day visit to panama for the church's world youth day. >>> the crisis in venezuela is escalating tonight. now the u.s. state department is calling on the united nations to act. this week juan guados swore himself in as president, but nicholas maduro is not letting go of power. the battle has resulted in protests that have left 14 people dead. today mike pompeo called on the security council to intervene. >> we're here to call on all nations to support the democratic aspirations of the venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from maduro's mafia state. this money was never intended to help the venezuelan people. >> the u.s. has pledged $20 million in humanitarian aid for venezuela. >>> boeing taking a big step in the future of aviation, testing its first test flight of a driverless air taxi this week.

and so, she's brought up on long island, middle-class family, catholic family, mass every sunday.hink one of my favorite entries -- it just goes, "to church, wore a mini. the mother and the father no like." [ laughter ] oh, i felt that in that rebellious little girl, i saw the woman she became, who i knew. >> well, i want to fast-forward to a dramatic -- toward the end of her life and i want to play one of the last first dispatches she gave from homs, which was to anderson cooper, and it became really sort of seminal. let's just play it. >> it's a complete and utter lie that they are only going after terrorists. there are rocket shells, tank shells, anti-aircraft being fired in a parallel line into the city. the syrian army is simply shelling the city of whole starving civilians. >> she was in baba amr, one of the suburbs or outposts of homs, and she insisted on staying. and that's part of a whole sort of controversy between her and paul and the editors and people who look at what happened to her in the end. it's a pivotal moment in the film. >> mm-hmm. >> what was going through y

>> that catholics are required to attend mass on that day.t is a day that we say separate from sunday but it is a special day we say this is an important day you should spend at least an hour in prayer remembering the fees. so our readings are all about on the day mary, all about the people on that day. there is only seven or eight throughout the year. highlight extra special days about that . >> they are clustered, christmas the 25th is a holy day of obligation and thereby sunday is also holy obligation and then january 1? >> exactly a week later . >> this enriches your life as a worshiper and to learn the stories. >> hopefully. >> so, mary the mother of god and known as our mother i take it, and what happens next after january 1? >> january 2 is the feast of saint basil the great. doctors of the church they are from the fourth century. doctors of the church are those who have a special knowledge and have contributed to the formation of the church there are not many of them. the two of them have to share their feast together. the two of them

killed in two explosions in the southern philippines the blast happened in front of a catholic church just after mass that's about one thousand kilometers south of mina there are reports of a number of injuries. washington's top diplomat has hailed the latest round of talks between the united states and the afghan taliban encouraging secretary of state might prompt says his government is serious about pursuing peace in afghanistan and bringing american forces home there's still much work left to do as hashem now reports. an apparent breakthrough in negotiations taliban sources say their leaders are paving the way for around fourteen thousand american troops in afghanistan to leave within eighteen months it return groups such as and i still will not be allowed to use afghanistan as a base to target u.s. forces that will only actually be implemented if the other items are also agreed which are for the taliban much more difficult including direct negotiations with the afghan government reaching agreement with the afghan government and moving into some kind of interim or transitional ministration but aft

killed in two explosions in the southern philippines the blast happened in front of a catholic church just after mass in jolo that's about a thousand kilometers south of manila all reports of a number of injuries venezuela has rejected an ultimatum by spain germany france and britain that nicolas maduro call elections within eight days old they'll recognize opposition leader. as president of the united states has been urging world leaders to isolate the madeira government and a special session of the u.n. security council five venezuela's president maduro is claiming a diplomatic victory at the u.n. security council meeting in new york. today at the same time our foreign minister was speaking at the united nations security council to venezuela i want you to applaud the foreign minister and. the u.n. made a great victory at the u.n. today a victory for venezuela a victory of truth a big victory at the united nations with his support of most of the countries in the u.n. security council to reflect victory. left the meeting for the death toll from a dam burst in southeastern brazil has risen to thirty f

of the security situation the first explosion was during sunday mass inside the catholic cathedral in hollow the capital of sulu province the second blast happened as soldiers arrived at the scene dozens were killed and injured the attacks followed last monday's referendum in the region of mindanao which overwhelmingly voted for more self rule in an expanded autonomous region. rejecting the deal. in just a moment but first a. discussion from manila. the first bomb exploded inside the cathedral while man was on going then panicked survivors and show which church goers rushed out when they were met by a group of soldiers on a truck responding to the first attack that's when the second bomb was detonated right outside the cathedral and according to the philippine military he was placed inside a container box in a motorcycle parked right outside because the joke was this is not the first time that attacks like this one happened it's the law the message is quite clear to the philippine government and to all other groups operating. in hollow that that's the law will always remain to be a po

mass at st. peter catholic church. >>> our coverage of this weekend's major mrast of wiblas weather continues. i h> plus, wasn't only our area hitard by snow. a look at the mess folks acro the country are dealing with. >>> good morning c we're off tod start this morning. the finishing touches on the ten-day forecast, which inc cdes anothence for winter weather later on in the week. and a big drop into the deep freeze next week. z34hbz z16fz y34hby y16fy >>> first snowstorm of 2019 came and went. this morning,it's all about the cleanup. things appear calm. romperatures haveed and now, the roads arey, as you'd expect. emergency employees and teleemployees can work. this is not for furloughedee empl at the bottom of your screen, we have the list of school closures running. you can check nbc washington's app for the teup-to-the-mi closures. >>> the district had about ten rinches dumped on it o the weekend. adam tuss is live, driving the streets of northwest. were you rapping snoop dogg for a mic check? >> reporter: was i rapping snoop dogg thismorning? absolutely. isn't that how you do your mic ch

least fifteen people have been killed in two explosions the blast happened in front of a catholic church just off the mass in jolo that's about a thousand kilometers south of manila all reports of a number of injuries let's go straightaway to jim ireland going to joins us on the phone from manila what more do we know at this point. well nick what we know basically is the death toll is going up and in those there will. be some of those. two bombs exploded one inside the church at the mass one was ongoing in sight where security is usually rotated there's no claim of responsibility at this point but you have to understand that the island of willow is one of the most militarized and basically a difficult area in the southern philippines this is where armed groups are based out of there is a more islamic liberation front more national liberation front and of course been for years. now despite no claim of responsibility makes at this point that the timing is suspicious because last week there has been a referendum in the island of willow both that to not be part of this new autonomous government that's being c

the philippines is vowing to hunt the bombers of the roman catholic cathedral two explosions killed at least twenty five worshippers at sunday mass on the predominantly muslim islands of no groups claimed responsibility jamila duncan reports. the first blast was inside the cathedral as worshippers celebrated sunday mass that was followed by a second explosion in the car park a security forces were arriving there has been no immediate claim of responsibility they are trying to disrupt the peace process they're trying to destabilize it it's like like for men things of this time is a sham and to show that the government will not be able to control the area that the the places that the various conflict the attack in the capital of sulu province comes six days after a referendum on them in the now region voters in the muslim dominated region overwhelmingly approved a deal for more self rule eighty five percent of voters backed an agreement between muslim fighters and government leaders in manila for a self administered area in mindanao which will be named once a model there are attempts to stalk up of communal conflict but the thing i

of the security situation the first explosion was during sunday mass inside the catholic cathedral in hollow the capital of sulu province the second blast happened as soldiers arrived at the scene dozens were killed and injured the attacks followed last monday's referendum in the region of mindanao which overwhelmingly voted for more self rule in an expanded autonomous region. in the deal. in just a moment but first a. discussion from manila. the first bomb exploded inside the cathedral while man was on going then panicked survivors and show which church goers rushed out when they were met by a group of soldiers on a truck responding to the first attack that's when the second bomb was detonated right outside the cathedral and according to the philippine military he was placed inside a container box in a motorcycle parked right outside because the joke was this is not the first time that attacks like this one happened is the law the message is quite clear to the philippine government and to all other groups operating. in hollow that that's the law will always remain to be a powder keg

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mass in down rather in the old. position controlled area of caracas all right in the sierra newman thank you. the president of the philippines is valens one hundred the bombers of a roman catholic cathedral two explosions killed at least twenty five worshippers at sunday mass on the predominantly muslim island of holo no groups claimed responsibility jimmy or alan duncan reports. the first blast was inside the cathedral as worshipers celebrated sunday mass that was followed by a second explosion in the car park a security forces were arriving there has been no immediate claim of responsibility they are trying to disrupt the peace process they're trying to destabilize it it's like like for men things of this job is a shawl and to show that the government will not be able to control the area. the places that. there is conflict the attack in the capital of sulu province comes six days after a referendum on them in the now region voters in the muslim dominated region overwhelmingly approved a deal for more self rule eighty five percent of voters backed an agreement between muslim fighters and government leaders in manila for a self administered area in mindanao which will be named

the southern philippines have killed at least seventeen people the blast targeted a catholic congregation just off the mass in joe which is about a thousand kilometers from manila and dozens of people have been injured let's get to this immediate update from jamil and he joins us live now from manila what more do you know. well what we know nic is that death toll continues to rise it happened early this morning at about eight am local time in whole or two bombs exploded one inside the church as a mass was ongoing and outside we were told that one of the bombs a bomb that was place as i was put inside the you box of a motorcycle we've been told basically that at least five states forces members of the philippine military have been killed instantly and at least many other civilians also were killed there have been instructions from the hierarchy of the military to extract those who have been wounded and to be flown in to someone the city basically the biggest city in the air hole or what they're finitely because a whole lot basically there's not have enough medical facilities at this point there is still no

of the security situation the first explosion was during sunday mass inside the catholic cathedral in hollow the capital of sulu province the second blast happened as soldiers arrived at the scene dozens were killed and injured the attacks followed last monday's referendum in the region of mindanao which overwhelmingly voted for more self rule in an expanded autonomous region but. the deal. in just a moment but first a. discussion from manila. the first bomb exploded inside the cathedral while mass was ongoing then panicked survivors and show which church goers rushed out when they were met by a group of soldiers on a truck responding to the first attack that's when the second bomb was detonated right outside the cathedral and according to the philippine military he was placed inside a container box in a motorcycle parked right outside because the joke was this is not the first time that attacks like this one happened it's the law the message is quite clear to the philippine government and to all other groups operating. in hollow that that's the law will always remain to be a powder k

top stories this hour two bomb explosions in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines have killed at least twenty five people it happened during mass on the island of. venezuela's president nicolas maduro is denouncing an ultimatum by some e.u. countries to hold new elections within the next week he says it's a plot to topple him and i hated emergency debate at the u.n. security council the u.s. backed opposition leader why do himself interim president of venezuela and rescuers in southern brazil have so far recovered thirty four bodies and they're losing hope four hundred still missing after a dime next to a mine collapse. now there's been a funeral for an eight year old boy who crossed the border from mexico to the u.s. as part of a caravan of migrants and asylum seekers philippe gomez alonzo from guatemala died in the u.s. custody he was a second child to die wife while being held by american authorities last month thomas fell ill after being detained with his father. america's top diplomat has described the latest round of talks between the u.s. and the afghan taliban as encouraging michael bell says his government is serious a

bomb explosions that killed at least twenty five people in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines it tax happened during sunday mass on the predominantly muslim island of hurrell come six days after pots of them in the region voted for autonomy in a referendum in yemen dozens of mothers have been protesting in the port city of even calling on the government to give them information about their missing sons it's suspected that most of the men are being held in detention captured since the i was break of the ongoing civil war. the next round of talks between the united states and the taliban have been tentatively set for the fifth twenty fifth of february that's according to qatar which has been hosting talks were a draft agreement was reached earlier this week potentially ending the afghan war the longest the u.s. has ever fought those are your headlines coming up next this talk to al-jazeera on child marriage in syria thanks very much for your company will see you a little bit later. each year childhood and it's for an estimated fifteen million girls who marry before the age of eighteen according to the internation

demonstrations against his election win now the catholic church who had claimed last year's election was rigged were influential in fourteen eighteen mass protests against the former president joseph kabila appeal a step down last week bringing an end to these families dynasties rule and making the first transfer of power by the bengal since the gained independence in one nine hundred sixty so where to now for the largest country in sub-saharan africa for that i'm joined by a correspondent wendy by she went to was in the country covering that election for us last year she joins me now hi wendy so we've seen of course this ribble stand down and people are probably wondering wendy is this the beginning of something new for. yes hi christina i think everything that has happened since philip she said katie was integrators the new president of the country many good sign actually because as you previously say there is this six hundred militia and from coming that seppuku who was writing in the past say we have to remember that this party of the country was really exposed to violence and led many people left the country we are talking about te

hundreds of thousands of people are attending a mass in panama city held by the head of the roman catholic church pope francis is there for a global gathering of catholic youth but he worshipers spent the night in the capital's metro park to head off the sunday service pope francis is due to visit a church run home for people living with hiv and aids before he enlisted a four day trip. russian tanks and troops have commemorated the seventy fifth anniversary of the ending of the leningrad siege eight hundred thousand lives were lost during the second world war battle with hitler's troops the kremlin says the occasion is important for all russians to remember chalons has more from st petersburg. from september nineteenth forty one through till the end of january nine hundred forty four lending grads which was the second city of the u.s.s.r. the former capital of russia was cut off from the rest of the country by nazi forces aided by finnish forces coming from the north it was a horrible horrible time for people trapped inside this city the human suffering was immense there was rampant starva

killed while celebrating sunday mass in the southern philippines at least twenty five dead in two bomb explosions that are catholic cathedral. and i'm fully back to gloria watching al jazeera live from doha also ahead divisions over the power struggle in venezuela exposed in a heated debate at the u.n. security council. to brazil. relatives of the hundreds missing face painful waits for news and edging closer to ending the war in afghanistan taliban and american negotiators make what's described as significant progress. thank you for joining us two bomb explosions. in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines have killed at least twenty five people and injured many more the attacks happened as worshipers celebrated sunday mass on the predominantly muslim island of holo the first explosion was inside the cathedral the second blast happened in a car park security forces arrived there's been no immediate claim of responsibility jamila linda again has the latest from manila. the first bomb exploded inside the cathedral while mass was ongoing the second happened outside the church and the bomb was placed inside

dozens are injured after a twin bomb attack at a roman catholic cathedral in the southern philippines the explosions targeted worshipers in a sunday mass on the predominantly muslim island of holo the first blast went off inside the cathedral that was followed by a second explosion in the car park security forces were arriving to mean ellenbogen has a sub date from manila at this point there is no claim of responsibility but it's important to note that whole law is one of the most militarized and possibly the most dangerous place in the philippines in terms of you know the security that is because almost every single armed group in the philippines a has a base there and the most notorious the abu sayyaf group is known to have set up bombings in different parts of the philippines but they also control a large part of the law venezuela has rejected an ultimatum by spain germany france and britain that president nicolas maduro call elections within eight days or they'll recognize opposition leader one guy do as the interim leader the u.s. has been urging world leaders to isolate the maduro government at a special session of the u.n. secur

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hunt down those behind two explosions in a catholic cathedral at least twenty five people were killed and many more injured when the bombs went off during sunday mass no groups claimed responsibility for the bombings which happened on the predominantly muslim island off holo duncan has this reports. the first blast was inside the cathedral as worshippers celebrated sunday mass that was followed by a second explosion in the carpark a security forces were arriving there has been no immediate claim of responsibility they are trying to disrupt the peace process they're trying to destabilize it it's like like for men things of this time is a sham and to show that the government will not be able to control the area that the the places that the various conflict the attack in the capital of sulu province comes six days after a referendum on them in the now region voters in the muslim dominated region overwhelmingly approved a deal for more self rule eighty five percent of voters backed an agreement between muslim fighters and government leaders in manila for a self administered area in mindanao which will believe to bounce a model there are attempts to sta

killed while celebrating sunday mass in the southern philippines at least twenty five dead in two bomb explosions at a catholic cathedral. well i'm fully back to watching al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha also ahead spawn additions and diplomats argue over venezuela's power struggle will speak to people who fled across the border to colombia. waiting for word of their loved ones distraught relatives of hundreds of people missing after brazil's down disaster. also we meet the woman blazing a trail and transforming village life in the pacific island nation of one want to. thank you for joining us who bomb explosions in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines have killed at least twenty five people and many more the attacks happened as worship a celebrated sunday mass on the predominantly muslim island of harlow the first explosion was inside the cathedral the second blast happened in a car park as security forces arrived there's been no claim of responsibility so far let's speak to our correspondent in manila jamie to ireland again to me to just bring us up to speed with the latest first. wel

explosions in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines that killed at least twenty five people and injured many more there's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the sunday mass attacks on the predominantly muslim island of. venezuela's president nicolas maduro is denouncing and ultimatum by some e.u. countries to hold new elections within the next week he says it's a prop to topple him in a heated emergency debate at the u.n. security council the u.s. box opposition leader one why do it was declared himself interim president of venezuela and rescuers in southern brazil have so far recovered thirty four bodies in there losing hope four hundred still missing after a dam next to a mine collapsed state prosecutors are frozen assets belonging to the mining company to pay for damages. now russia is marking seventy five years since the end of the siege of leningrad that claimed more than eight hundred thousand lives during the second world war the centerpiece of the commemorations is a military parade in the city now known as st petersburg some people including survivors have denounced the parade as forty times military propaganda the kremlin denies this saying the

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this roman catholic cathedral is still standing after twin bomb blasts during sunday mass.earby bodies line the streets at least 20 people were killed. another 82 wounded. the first blast went off inside the cathedral. a second explosion outside soon followed. isis claimed responsibility for the attack but has not provided any evidence. >> today marks holocaust remembrance day and the 74th anniversary of liberation of a nazi death camp. a solemn observance was there. in a different part of the camp, dozens of far right polish nationalists gathered in protests. it was the first time the far right held a protest on holocaust remembrance day. they were upset that only jewish victims were honored and not polish victims. still ahead, making their mark in a mail dominated world. >> how women are setting a new bar in the oil industry and why now more than ever they're being called into action. we'll be right back. glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. you have to scrub. what do the

explosions in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines that killed at least twenty five people and injured many more there's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the sunday mass at tut's on the dominantly muslim island of. rescuers in southern brazil have so far recovered thirty four bodies and they're losing hope for hundreds still missing after a dam next to a mine collapsed state prosecutors have frozen assets belonging to the mining company valley to pay for damages and venezuela's president nicolas maduro is denouncing an ultimatum by some e.u. countries to hold new elections within the next week as a plot to topple him and hated a merge and see debate at the u.n. security council the u.s. backed opposition leader. has declared himself interim president. now to bomb attacks in northern iraq have killed four police officers the police chief in the town of chicago says two died when a roadside bomb exploded near their bus carrying them to work two others were killed in a second explosion as reinforcements arrived there's been no immediate claim of responsibility. iraq says it will summon the turkish ambassador over the death of a kurdish protester after tu

philippines this morning where two bombs were detonated in a roman catholic cathedral on an island filled with worshippers celebrating sunday mass. at least 20 people killed. another 81 wounded in the blast. police say the first explosion happened inside the church and then moments later, another bomb went off outside. this time, wounding and killing police and government troops responding to the initial blast. the region is home to several muslim militant groups. >>> meanwhile back here at home we do have -- and this is a gear switch here -- some good news this morning about that 3-year-old boy who spent more than two nights alone in the woods of north carolina. he survived heavy rains and freezing temperatures. casey hathaway is his name. he is out of the hospital and back at home with his family. his mother is saying he is, quote, healthy and smiling. he was found tangled in vines, unable to move. he was just a quarter mile from his great-grandmother's house where he disappeared on tuesday. >>> and police officers in chicago disturbing video show an armed man making threats about killing cops with a second man also flashing a

and if you are catholic, you're probably thinking, "what's the latest i can leave my house and still get to massme?" [ light laughter ] but we should all care about this, because the pope is a world leader who's giving people permission to be prejudiced. i'm gay and i'm catholic. when i came out, some people in my family told me that i was going to hell. they got that idea at church. the same church that thinks it's a good idea for 300 people to drink out of the same cup. [ laughter ] [ applause ] gross. that's gross. one relative told me that because i was gay i wasn't fit to be a parent. and i might not be, but it's not because i'm gay. it's because every time my 4-year-old wants to watch tv, i lie and tell him that the tv is sleeping. [ laughter ] my son is lucky he has two moms, because that means he has two people telling him, "come here. come here." [ laughter ] this guy isn't cool. do you know what's cool? telling lgbtq people that they are perfect and beautiful and whole just the way they are. this dude may seem harmless because he's shuffling around in a white robe. but remember, white

the pope has urged crowds at a world youth day mass in panama to spend less time on their phones and more in their communities ahead of the roman catholic church was joined by about six hundred thousand pilgrims for the event using words such as app and influence or francis told his audience to look at life beyond their screens. to feel respected and asked to get involved is greater than simply being online life is not a salvation up in the cloud and waiting to be downloaded in an app to be discovered or a technique of mental self-improvement still less is it itchy tauriel for finding out the latest news. survivors of the death camp of gathered at the site to mark holocaust remembrance day this comes a year off after a year which is seen an increase in anti semitic attacks including the fatal stabbing of an eighty five year old holocaust survivor in france in october a gunman killed eleven jews into synagogue in pittsburgh the deadliest attack of its kind in u.s. history. also the auschwitz death camp punished far right protest as they say the west is minimized poland suffering in world war two and deny evidence of how thousands of pole

two bomb explosions that killed at least twenty people in a catholic cathedral in the southern philippines the attacks happened during sunday mass on the predominantly muslim island of whole will come six days after part of the region voted for autonomy in a referendum. you are up to date those are current headlines i'll be back with a full news hour right after the second half of in search of putin's russia we'll see you at the top of the hour for a full peace effort by. february i would just reinvestigate the toxic legacy of south africa's mining industry and examine exactly what is hiding beneath all these toxic waste africa's largest democracy heads to the polls join us from live coverage as nigeria but al-jazeera world showcases the best of the networks documentaries with powerful untold stories from the middle east and north africa as cubans are set to vote on the possible changes to the constitution what impact will be outcome on the country the world sunny day witness visits ghana and sweden where community polarized by mining towns questions their heritage february on al-jazeera. unheard of a former labor camp guard who

killed while celebrating sunday mass in the southern philippines at least twenty five people dead in two bomb explosions at a catholic cathedral. watching al jazeera live from doha also ahead divisions over the power struggle in venezuela are exposed in a heated debate at the u.n. security council. process waiting for word on their loved ones distraught relatives of hundreds of people missing after brazil's down disaster lose hope also we meet the woman blazing a trail in transforming village life in the pacific island nation of want to. thank you for joining us to bomb explosions in a cafe cathedral in the southern philippines have killed at least twenty five people and injured many more there's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the sunday mass attacks on the predominantly muslim island of holo a tory gate and b. has an eight. the first blast was inside the cathedral as worship is celebrated sunday mass that was followed by a second explosion in the car park a security forces were arriving there's been no immediate claim of responsibility they are trying to disrupt the peace process they're trying to des

catholic church in the southern philippines. the first device went off inside the cathedral onjolo island, in the south of the country, where christians had gathered for sunday massploded in the car park as the security forces responded. the attack came days after a majority—muslim area in the region voted for greater autonomy in a referendum. a us diplomat leading talks with the taliban has arrived in kabul to brief the afghan president on developments during recent talks with the militants. both special envoy zalmay khalilzad and taliban officials said progress had been made during six days of talks in the gulf. there are reports that another round of peace talks has been scheduled in a month's time. do stay with us on bbc news. still to come: striking a chord. the internationally acclaimed musician who's completely out of the ordinary. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake sing

eisele who bombed a roman catholic cathedral claimed responsibility for the twin explosions which killed at least twenty seven worshipers and injured dozens during sunday mass the attacks were in all of the capital sort of province in the far south of the philippines jim of the island is there for us. when the tragedy strikes there's always that period where people expect that life will go back to normal well here in the law that sense of normalcy is a relative it is the most militarized area in the southern philippines and it has been that way since the philippine military established a permanent presence here decades ago but full of soldiers are still here because it is still home to several armed groups yesterday the secretary of national defense told us that the i was able to operate because of its continued support from communities the secretary of national defense admits that is an even harder battle by winning hearts and minds. oh yeah i feel really sorry for the it wasn't there. we couldn't do anything now except listen to these stories. we are all friends we are humans they are humans to christians and muslims we are all deceived it happened early