annita mcveigh in dublin castle.to take the second dose of an early abortion pill at home, under a department of health plan due to take effect by the end of the year. last month, the government was criticised as being "out of step" — as the practice is already allowed in scotland and wales. chi chi izundu reports: under the current law in england, women who want to end their pregnancy before ten weeks have to take two pill5 up to a8 hours apart and at a clinic. but critics say two separate visits to a medical facility can be challenging to organise and are often traumatic, as some women can experience bleeding and cramping on their way home. it was so traumatic and so unexpected. the pain and nausea was so extreme that i had to get off the tube. i lay down on the bench and basicallyjust decided that i wasn't going to move any further. it's that distre55 that the government wants to avoid women suffering. the department of health says by the end of this year, it will allow women to take the second pill in the familia

let's ta ke return to dublin.ope francis, he is going to a meeting in a minute but first let's look at these images as he greets people on the streets. he will go to the cathedral in a moment but first he is taking some time to shake the hands of well—wishers gathered there with the vatican flag at the papal flag. these crowds out on the streets of dublin city centre to see him. he will also be doing a tour in the popemobile around dublin city centre soon. between engagements. but a fantastic opportunity for people who have made the effort to get into the city centre, to get around the traffic restrictions and wait for some considerable time for this opportunity. the irish police force estimating around 100,000 people on the streets today, they expect that number and it is not on the level ofjohn paul ii and his visit back in 1979 where it is not half the population of ireland travel to see him either at one of the main events or out on the streets. it was mass adulation with the mother and father of all traffic j

pope francis arrived in dublin knowing the first papal visit to ireland in nearly forty years would be overshadowed by the scandal over sex abuse by predatory priests the very presence of the pope would once have electrified the whole country but social changes and the sex revelations mean the atmosphere is now much more muted the ceremonial greeting from martin's president michael higgins then it was down to business pope francis was forthright church members who should have protected young people had instead abused them. the fundamental the failure of church authorities bishops religious leaders priests and others to adequately address these repugnant crimes with he has rightly led to outrage juice them in the sushi and it remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. but. i share in feeling that pain and shame and evil with decent humane. protesters gathered in central dublin in solidarity with victims of clerical abuse there is a great momentum that is being led out of ireland it all really challenging the churches behavior and challenging the corruption of trust w

once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle.reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much less differential, presenting challenges for all. dublin has spent weeks preparing for its first papal visit in almost a0 years. saturday will bring pope francis to ireland, with hundreds of thousands expected here in the city's phoenix park on sunday to attend mass. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to ireland, 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion a

hello, and welcome back to dublin. park in dublin, although the pictures you saw seconds ago were from knock in west ireland, where pope francis has arrived in the last few minutes. we will explain what will be happening here later in phoenix park at three o'clock. pope francis will say mass in front of an estimated crowd of 500,000 people. some hardy souls already arriving with their rain macs on because the weather is very inclement here. this will be the closing event of the world meeting of families, the official reason for pope francis being in ireland this weekend. an event organised by the catholic church every three years to celebrate the role of the family in the church. let's now return to pictures from one, in county mayo in the west of ireland. the holy shrine that pope francis will be visiting, he arrived at knock airport, west of ireland airport, officially it is called. a short 20 minute flight from dublin with flight number eii979, to reflect the last time there was a pipe in ireland, john paulil there

i'll be bringing you all the latest live from dublin.nd i'm shaun ley — the other headlines this hour... women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holiday—makers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel, following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. thousands of rohingya muslim refugees have taken part in a demonstration marking one year since their exodus from myanmar following a military crackdown. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges, are fighting for her three—day temporary release to be extended. it's always been steps forward and steps back, so i shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves. but hopefully, it will be a good day today and tomorrow. hello and welcome to dublin, the setting for the papal visit, the visit of pope francis this weekend, the first visit by a pope to the country in almost a0 years. 1979, john paul ii, that was the last time a pope came to

mary's probe cathedral an a celebration in dublin.ncludes an open air mass in dublin's park. let's talk about this with our junior analyst john allen. the editor of the independent news site crooks. john, we are waiting to see the pope set foot in ireland. again, let's set the context here in ireland, given this reignition into the scandal that seems to playing the catholic church, the feeling there in ireland, among many people will be raw. >> reporter: yeah, that's absolutely right, george. as you mentioned, the pope is coming to cap off a world meeting of families, catholic families from all over the world, which has been going on all week. there will be real enthusiasm. real jo i to greet the pope. but we should make no mistake, there is no denial. there is no indifference to the fact that the pope is coming to a country that has been deeply scarred by the catholic church's cleric am sexual abuse scandals and in the context as you rightly say, those scandals being reignited by recent revelations which are not just about that blist

—— dublin castle.ghts on what the pope had to say, expression on disappointment and going forward with concrete actions to tackle child abuse. that is in an realistic expectation, he has gone further than that ever before by specifically naming bishops who need to be held accountable for the mismanagement in the war of the cover—up of child sexual abuse. much more important than his words has been his gestures, i was struck by the meeting with the homeless people in the caption centre. 0ne the meeting with the homeless people in the caption centre. one of the interesting things there is the vulnerability of people in one of the things i noticed, none of them had mobile phones, people were taking selfies and these were people on the edge of society with him he had a personal moment. that spoke volumes. you spoke on reaching out to those floatable. priests do not ask too many questions, just be there and present to these people. these are your people. was it really an unrealistic expectation about saying

once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle.he official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much

we will go back to dublin airport as soon as we see pope francis.s this evening. the family of a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges, have confirmed that she has returned to prison today. nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe was reunited with her four year old daughter this week as she was given three—days release. her family tried to extend the release date but failed to do so. extend the release date she was jailed in 2016 on spying charges which she denies. earlier our correspondent brought us the latest. nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe was on holiday with her daughter and trained to introduce her daughter to her family in iran. she is a dual national older with british and iranian citizenship and tried to travel back to the uk in april two, 2016 but was arrested by the revolutionary guard and was accused of espionage and jailed for five years. she has and was accused of espionage and jailed forfive years. she has been imprisoned since then which means she has only seen her daughter on prison visit. on thursday she was released from jail on

well for a closer look at the to dublin i'm joined in the studio now by a reporter at william. so william there's been quite a great quite a lot of criticism against the pope especially in connection with the issue of clerical abuse what have the pope's critics in ireland been saying now especially online there they're saying no they're saying nope there's actually a hashtag called say nope to the pope which sounds funny but of course is deadly serious that many are using to discuss their outrage at the catholic church and the pope's visit you can see an irish rugby writer he put it very bluntly in this tweet he said i wish every weekend could be ireland winning the grand slam on st patrick's day and twickenham which is a major rugby stadium in england instead this weekend we have to host the leader of the world's largest pedophile ring hash tag say no to the pope definitely not beating around the bush with such a tweet but it must be said of course the pope has been outspoken on this issue he's called. the crimes of his of his own repugnant and the lack of action is shameful w

which is a major stadium in dublin.on the stage, well, one of the most familiar exports of modern irish culture, the riverdance troupe. quite the phenomenon. a production which has been brought around the world introducing many people who perhaps were familiar with irish dance. ina perhaps were familiar with irish dance. in a pretty dramatic and exciting way. to the dance form. and you can just hear the appreciation of the crowd. as warm—up acts go that's a pretty good one, i think. he looks as though he enjoyed it, the pope. we saw some rather lovely performances from before little junior irish dancers a few moments ago and in the riverdance troupe we re ago and in the riverdance troupe were expecting to hear the pope himself speak in a little over 15 minutes' time, so be the third 3gs delivered today and one at dublin council were speaking to you from alongside irish prime minister. another speech in state marriage cathedral in dublin. he met engage in newly married couples and eight couple celebrated their 50th weddi

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the bishop of dublin talking about a new spring.is up to pope francis and the hierarchy to deliver that now. it is. a partnership, the state also has a lot of work to do to bring about reconciliation and healing because the state was complicit in a lot of what went on here in the past. i think the prime minister called for a new government and it takes two to make the government. the state and the church must find a new way of working together, no dominates on either side. in order to heal the wounds of the past and to bring it this into the future. let's had across the city of dublin tojulie who was at the garden of remembrance we re who was at the garden of remembrance were demonstrations have been taking place by survivors of abuse at the hands of the catholic church. julie, i wonder have any of the words that have been said here filtered through to you there? well, not much is filtering through here. it is very noisy at the moment. i can tell you that the crowds have really grown in the last hour. when we last spoke, several hun

very powerful words from the bishop of dublin.ong stuff in advance of this visit, calling for a spring in the church which doesn‘t seek to hide the dark days. and we heard the applause from the crowd when we heard that. spontaneous applause. encouraging words. archbishop martin has been one of the key people in trying to bring the church in recognising the reality of what it needs to face up to in ireland. 0k, thank you very much. we willjust pull away from this for the moment, but very interesting words, calling for a spring and irish church. and there was spontaneous applause from there was spontaneous applause from the crowds when he said those words. the pope will now continue with this mass here in phoenix park in dublin. i neither was there in phoenix park. we will be back with her a little later for the full service. tributes are being paid to one of america‘s most respected politicians, john mccain, who has died at the age of 81. the vietnam war hero — who was defeated by barack 0bama in the 2008 presidential election — ha

she is live in dublin castle. that speech by pope francis, what did you make of it and will it be enough for many people calling for change within the catholic church? of course, there has been a lot of anticipation over the way that pope francis would address the scandals in the church and the way he would tackle the issue of clerical sexual abuse. he said it had given rise to outrage, that it was a source of shame for the catholic community. very strong words from the pope. later in the week and, you will be meeting survivors of clerical abuse as well. but how far that will go to repaira as well. but how far that will go to repair a lot of the hurt and trauma isa repair a lot of the hurt and trauma is a difficult question because there are many survivors of sexual abuse within the church who feel that they want the pope and the church as an institution to go much further. they don't want platitudes and condemnation, they want a tangible action such as holding other priests to account, and sackings have been call

in1979, hosted by the archdiocese of dublin.in 1979, pope john paul ii said here amlon my in 1979, pope john paul ii said here am i on my goal of the visit of ireland, but because of health and safety and all of that there has been masses of coverage about the distances people how to walk, about ticketing for events and so on, and that has kept a lot of people away, particularly those with mobility issues. so we're not comparing like with like but in terms of what you asked me, the reception for pope francis has been tremendous. his ability to empathise and connect with people, even if you spend 30 seconds with him looking at him face—to—face, there was a great sense of warmth from him personally. many people experience that last night, as well, at the world meeting of families festival. why has knock being added to the schedule? the archbishop of the diocese of tuam is very persuasive. and francis did not need much persuading because of his personal devotion to our lady. and popes do honour national basilicas and shrines if the

hello and very good evening to you, welcome back to dublin, i am at dublin castle where pope francisat the beginning of this two—day visit to ireland. the first visit by a pope to ireland in almost four decades. let's take a quick look at the scene over and croke park, one of the biggest stadiums in europe where there is a concert going on at the moment. a festival of families and we should remind you that this is the official reason for pope francis of being here this weekend, a meeting of families that has happened every three years, which has happened by the catholic church. at the moment a concert is taking place at around 70,000 people, warming up the audience if you like for the pope's arrival. the ireland correspondent is there and tell us more about what it is like there, what is going on? this is the big event of day one of the pope's visit, some 75,000 people have gathered here for this two—hour concert this evening. it is being held in one of your‘s biggest stadiums, croke park usually hosts football matches and concerts but tonight is a focal point for many thousands of f

welcome to the show pope francis has received a warm welcome from supporters in dublin doing the first papal trip to ireland in forty years the point if. stadium in the irish capital way he is currently addressing tens of thousands of supporters and there you can see him people did lined the streets of dublin to welcome the pope to visit seen his visit has been overshadowed by decades of sexual abuse scandals cover up to go on to the moral authority of the catholic church francis met with several abuse survivors before traveling to the stadium. well pope francis said that he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse here's will. pope francis arrived in dublin knowing the first papal visit to ireland in nearly forty years would be overshadowed by the scandal over sex abuse by predatory priests the very presence of the pope would once have electrified the whole country but social changes and the sex revelations mean the atmosphere is now much more muted the ceremonial greeting from islands president michael higgins and then it was down to business pope francis was

hello from dublin. continuing coverage of the visit of pope francis to dublin, the beginning of a two—day visit to the country. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to welcome the pope over the course of this weekend. the official reason for the visit, his attendance at a regular catholic event which celebrates the role of the family in the church, a world meeting of families is held in a different country every three yea rs a different country every three years and this year it is the turn of ireland and dublin to host the gathering. of course his visit is dominated by the scandal of the abuse of children by priests and in other catholic run institutions, other catholic run institutions, other scandals that the catholic church has had to confront in recent yea rs. church has had to confront in recent years. so we heard from him a bit earlier, here at dublin castle, where i'm speaking to you from. addressing this issue but is it to the satisfaction of those who want the satisfaction of those who

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 12pm: the pope visits the shrine of knock — saying he begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland to the catholic church in ireland. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. the plane carrying the pope has just touched down back in dublin. this afternoon he is expected here in phoenix park, where he will celebrate a mass in front of a crowd of half a million people. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. new government plans ensure businesses keep commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president of zimbabwe. the main opposition party boycott the ceremony. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like and their genetic structure is close to li

it is not so good at the moment in dublin.down with rain, typically irish weather, i have to say! he is leaving and coming back. he's heading for knock airport in the west of ireland where he is visiting the holy shrine, then we'll talk to reporters before heading back to dublin and a congregation, a mass with half a million people expected in the phoenix park. the weather will play a huge part no doubt in how many people go. the plane that he flies on is called shepherd one. i'm not sure if that is that plain but he came in on that which is the papalflight. he will be meeting people in knock as we discussed before coming back to phoenix park. we were discussing earlier on the programme, the pope also met victims and survivors of abuse by members of the catholic church. that is live footage from dublin airport where, as you can see, it is raining. and it is very windy. more on that to come. thank you for your pictures of your dogs. it is no exaggeration to say that we have had hundreds. it's often said we're a nation of dog lo

and shona murray and the baroness ashton with me here at dublin castle.ll another day or the best part of a day still to come, a fairly definitive assessment of the visit has happened. would you ee, of the visit has happened. would you agree, shona? yes, as i said earlier, the speech today with the irish prime minister, the head of government, the head of state, the dignitaries, the abuse survivors, the people involved in lawmaking in this country, was the speech that people expected to hear, any revolution of the church‘s position that comes to justice on systemic abuse. and so therefore, the assessments came from abuse survivors, people who had already said that this visit has been a wasted opportunity, unfortunately. now, who we haven‘t heard from you, and there is still hope, are people like marie collins and the eight abuse survivors he met for 90 minutes before he arrived at croke park. we know that marie collins is the person who won‘t hide the truth and will not mince her words when it comes to what the conversation is about, and whether she belie

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 5pm... pope francis addresses crowds in dublin, and has been celebrating mass with vast crowds at phoenix park and in a blink leap prayer he asked for forgiveness for the abuse irish people have stoppered on many levels. we ask for forgiveness of abuses of power, conscious and at the hands of those with responsibility in the church. with mass over, thejob is going on now as the people are leaving the dark. the pope is set to address irish bishops in the next few minutes. and i'm shaun ley. the other headlines this hour... british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sent back to prison in iran and has not been granted an extention to her temporary release. tributes from former us presidents and across the political spectrum have been pouring in for republican senatorjohn mccain, who has died aged 81. the search is ongoing for two fishermen, missing in the north sea, after their boat sank 25—miles off the norfolk coast last night. we ask the purple and yellow to exit ove

welcome back to phoenix park in dublin. behind me, performance since, performers, singing, talking, playing their instruments for the crowd of people who have gathered here for the mass here in phoenix park this afternoon. a crowd of half a million people are expected to listen to pope francis say the mass. i have been away on a very short break and when i left, although the park was filling up behind me, there we re park was filling up behind me, there were some spaces. i've come back and it is really getting quite full now. there is much more to this area for the mass than you can see behind me in the shot. as far as i can see, people everywhere. we are just seeing the president of ireland, we have just seen the president of ireland and the taoiseach, the prime minister, arriving for this service. there has been a lot of complementarity commentary in the newspaper today for the speech that the prime minister gave, just before the prime minister gave, just before the pope's speech yesterday. he called for a new chapter in

for now, though, from dublin, it is back to the studio.much more on the pope's visits ireland on our website, including a minute by minute live page from our reporters, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about the two—day trip. ca rew peru has closed its borders to venezuelan migrants without a passport — in an effort to control the number of venezuela ns entering their country. venezuela's longstanding economic crisis has seen more than two million citizens flee since 2014 — causing regional tensions as neighbouring countries struggle to accommodate them. lima set a deadline of midnight on friday for the new passport rules to come into force, leading to a last minute crush as thousands of venezuelans scrambled to enter the country in time. i feel amazing. it was worth going through everything we went to, because we did it. with every five minutes to midnight, when they stopped the process. part of me feels calm, but i am also worried about my fellow venezuelans, with this problem now regarding the passports. it is really h

he arrived at dublin airport this morning.ow, several hours later and after a speech at dublin castle where i am speaking to you from, he is making his way through the streets of dublin city centre. the 81—year—old is choosing not to use the chair for the short journey, rather to stand. all the better to let the crowds see him. a pretty demanding schedules for any 81—year—old person. iam a pretty demanding schedules for any 81—year—old person. i am sure you would agree. entering mount saint mary's pro cathedral in dublin. the venue for many important national offence. —— national events. what he's going to be doing is talking to a number of couples. number of newly married couples. number of newly married couples. also one who have celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 yea rs of celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 years of marriage. he's going to be delivering a second speech. he will be making a number of speeches on the subject of marriage. staves, how couples can pass on faith to their children. very much tying in wit

section at dublin costal that he shares the shame and pain of the judge's failure to tackle abuse in that he joining us now from dublin mark vincent tate lee who was himself abused by catholic priests and now advocates for abuse survivors mark many thanks for talking to us what can you tell us perhaps first of all about your own experience and how it affected your faith. i was abused in a private school in the sixty nine three two months in seventy three by two priests one the end of my junior school years and then one again beginning one senior school years. both priests on there what knowledge that they're using at the school they didn't know about my abuse i didn't report it but they were reported for others who they had abused and they were transferred from the school first one was transferred nine hundred seventy one to canada and the second was transferred to sierra leone. how's this affected my faith this is seriously affect. i don't enjoy the community. college system and a catholic like stuff i was raised in but i have maintained it's a thing goat i tell them to i don't beli

who mock used of protecting predatory priests but francis has been telling our state reception at dublin castle that he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse. joining us now from dublin mark vincent healy who was himself abused by catholic priests and now advocates for abuse survivors mark many thanks for talking to us what can you tell us perhaps first of all about your own experience and how it affected your faith. i was a b. in a private school in the sixty nine sts one hundred seventy three right to praise one the end of my junior school years and then once again beginning one senior school years. both priests on their. knowledge of their leasing at the school they didn't know about my b.s. i didn't report it but they were reported for others they had abused and they were transferred from the school first one was transferred nine hundred seventy one to canada and the second was transferred to sierra leone. how is this effected my faith this is seriously affected my face i don't enjoy the community forces. because allah says and a catholic life that i was r

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at a o'clock... pope at phoenix park in dublin is attracting huge crowds. pope francis was using his native spanish for praise of forgiveness for abuse at all levels. a huge crowd of up to half a million people have gathered for this final event of the world meeting of families here in dublin. here the other headlines this hour. british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, returns to prison in iran, following a three day release. her family hoped she would be granted an extension. senatorjohn mccain, the americam vietnam war hero who became a republican politician and canddate for president, has died at the age of 81.

i'm at phoenix park in dublin were rehearsals are under way for a mass, where the pope will speak infa where the pope will speak in front of a million people. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. zimbabwe gets ready for newly elected president emmerson mnangagwa to be sworn in. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 09:25— this morning's reviewers are author and journalist lainy malkani, and us commentator charlie wolf. john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned us senator and presidential candidate, has died. he was 81. on friday, he announced he had stopped treatment for an aggressive brain tumour. there've been many tributes paid to a politician who lost the race for the white house to barack obama, but who was always seen as a man of principle, honour and political conviction. our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, looks back at his life. john mccain was a politician of principle. a pa

very powerful words from the bishop of dublin. he has said some pretty strong stuff in advance of this visit, calling for a spring in the church which doesn‘t seek to hide the dark days. and we heard the applause from the crowd when we heard that. spontaneous applause. encouraging words. archbishop martin has been one of the key people in trying to bring the church in recognising the reality of what it needs to face up to in ireland. 0k, thank you very much. we willjust pull away from this for the moment, but very interesting words, calling

reporting live in dublin, matt dublin. >> thank you. the case will be back in court on friday. we'll be there. you can look back at all the stories we have done on social media and our abc 7 news app. >> oakland police are expected to release the name of the officer seriously injured in a crash. he was responding to a call yesterday in the port of oakland early in the morning when his patrol car hit another car. the patrol car then veered into a parked semi truck. the officer had to be extricated from the vehicle. he remains in critical condition. no one else was hurt. the department says the officer is fairly new to the force and is the son of a lieutenant. >> a san jose firefighter is recovering from a dog bite he suffered while trying to rescue a canine from a burning house. the fire started at a home on raven's place way just before 8:00 last night. the flames then spread to a home next door. both houses were heavily dama d damaged. considered serious. >> omarosa's tell-all book about her time in the white house is released and she's released another tape that she claims is

of protesters in central dublin brandished baby shoes in solidarity with child victims of abuse. there is a great that is. really challenging the church's behavior. corruption the vatican says the pope has met eight irish survivors of abuse and the pontiff clearly still enjoys great personal popularity. it was like a miracle for me to say i cannot be on such there's room for america and we hope for francis will arrange it for us because we're. the papal visit to ireland wraps up on sunday as many as half a million people will cavity and say mass in the park. before. we have breaking news for you coming in from zimbabwe where the country's new president. has taken the oath of office following the country's disputed election back in july his inauguration in the capital harare comes just a day off of the country's constitutional court upheld his narrow election victory the result had been contested by the main opposition m.d.c. party which claims that the vote back in july was rigged manana god wot took over from veteran leader robert mugabe last november and we're going to try and

she's in dublin. thank you very much. as we continue to look at these images of pope frances's arrival at the park stadium we're getting a little bit more detailfrom park stadium we're getting a little bit more detail from the vatican on that meeting which lasted for 90 minutes as you say with eight

>sreenivasan: all right, amanda ferguson joining us via skype from dublin today. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> sreenivasan: another war of words between the united states and china, this time over besident trump's decision to call off a meetiween secretary of state mike pompeo and north korean officials. citing a lk of progress in nuclear disarmament talks, president trump tweeted some responsibity to the chinese, saying, "i do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were." a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said today that china is "seriously concerned" atover the president's accn. a federal district judge in washington struck down key provisio in three executive orders president trump signed this spring which woead have made ier to fire federal workers. under the president's ders under-performing employees would have less time to show improvement before bng fired. they also reduced the time federal employees in union positions could spend on union business during work hours. the administration had no comment on toda

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. francis said farewell to leo varadkar, ireland's prime minister, before boarding the plane at dublin airport. the pope is now on his way back to rome following his two—day visit. it was the first papal visit to ireland for 39 years. well, joining you now from dublin is amanda ferguson — a freelance ireland correspondent — who's been covering the papal visit for the washington post. thank you very much forjoining us. a huge amount of anticipation and no doubt a lot of concern from the vatican about how this visit was going to turn out. how would you characterise at? the visit could have come many years ago because the abuse scandals that rocked ireland have been unfolding for the last number of decades. the vatican will be pleased at how the ireland visit went. for the catholics in ireland who got their once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to be on the pope's presence, it was successful, and meeting with the victims of abuse and wanting to draw attention onto their suffering. what they want

of protesters in central dublin brandished baby shoes in solidarity with child victims of abuse. there is a great that is. really challenging behavior and challenging the corruption of the vatican says the pope has met eight irish survivors of abuse and the pontiff clearly still enjoys great personal popularity. it was like a miracle for me to say i cannot be understood there's room for america and we hope for francis will arrange it for us because when. the papal visit to ireland wraps up on sunday as many as half a million people will cavity and say mass park. be. well sicilian prosecutors have opened an inquiry into italy's interior minister mateo salvini over his refusal to allow more than one hundred rescued migrants to disembark from a coast guard ship it's been stuck for ten days in the syrian port city of qahtani and salvini originally said the migrants would not be allowed to leave until the european nations agreed to take them in but on saturday evening he announced they would descend back in the coming hours and joining us now from rome is journalist philip williams ph

here at st patrick's hall in soon here at st patrick's hall in dublin castle. we saw an image of mary mcaleese, the former president of ireland, among the invited guests. i saw bertie ahern as well, the former irish prime minister and taoiseach. we have seen schoolchildren in the audience. you have government members, representatives from political parties including from northern ireland. we saw senator george mitchell, instrumental in bringing together the peace process in northern ireland. we have meps, members of the judiciary, the civil service, the diplomatic corps and representatives from different faiths, a broad range of faiths across the island of ireland. karen bradley is also there. in the past, the guest list wouldn't have extended much beyond the formal official guests one would expect at an occasion like this. we are told this audience is different and reflects a wider modern irish society. a particular interest of pope francis. included in the list are families from around ireland. people with disabilities, the lgbt community. travelling communit

name is christopher spring thanks for joining us in just over an hour's time pope francis arrives in dublin for the first papal trip to ireland in almost forty years he'll be visiting a country that was once staunchly catholic but has undergone huge social reforms in recent years the pope's visit comes as the catholic church faces renewed pressure to tackle sects. abuse within its ranks damning new revelations in the u.s. australia and chile have called into question the leadership of senior bishops and cardinals accused of protecting predatory priests as mentioned will be getting the views of an abuse survivor in just a moment first though this report on how abuse within the catholic church has been affecting the irish believe it was abused by family members and a priest when she was just a child she lived like a prisoner for more than ten years in this catholic reform school in water fit where she was beaten and tormented by nuns they talked her into believing that it was her fault she was raped until now not one of police's abuses have been brought to justice. and the third problem with

ktvu's azenith smith is live at the dublin b.a.r.t. station where the march ended late tonight. >> reporter: i wanted to show you a memorial now sits here at the dublin b.a.r.t. station. you can see there are candles, flowers, pictures and messages for jessica. i read one that said jessica, your life will not be in vain. loved ones created this memorial after they walk from santa rita jail to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, essentially retracing her path then i she died. they had a message. about 50 people walked in jessica's memory tonight. it was back on july 28 that jessica was released from santa rita jail at 1:30 am. organizers of tonight's event say at the time jessica was given a b.a.r.t. ticket and told to walk nearly 2 miles to the nearest b.a.r.t. station. b.a.r.t. was not operating at the time. her body was found four hours later at the dublin b.a.r.t. station at 5:30 am. investigators suspect she died of a drug overdose. we spoke to her family who say they are still in shock and called it an unnecessary death. they are seeking

this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin.ireland, the pope prays for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. and promises action to secure truth and promises action to secure truth and justice. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we'll be following the second day of the pope's visit to ireland for you. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour:

we have time for but thank you very much for speaking to us mark vincent healy from dublin. match day one of the new bundesliga season is in the books and borussia dortmund have got off to an impressive start with a four one victory against lights issue earlier in the day and to new goals or mind speech to it as they also start this season on a high. new promoted fortune a dissolute off weren't as lucky they hosted oxburgh in this season opener on saturday and left empty handed a seven look. fortunate josel just back in the bundesliga after five years freetown funchal the man who led them to promotion and his team got on the board first against doubts before i need to remount scoring in his first one just a good game the tears to my mind with the cross you know time shmeat kicking thin air and i'm on heading home in the twenty third minute but outdoors struck back early in the second half i had played one on for marching him to pick up his header ricocheted off the cross bar and into the net and then outscored sealed the win in the seventy sixth i curl easter found andre who

ktvu's azenith smith is in dublin. a state lawmaker now wants to introduce legislation that would end those late-night jail releases. >> reporter: state senator nancy skinner says the death was avoidable. she is here at this walk that started just after 9 pm. family, friends, and supporters of jessica are making their way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, retracing her path that night with a message. 50 people walk in jessica's memory. it was on july 28 when jessica was released from santa rita jail at 1:30 am. organizers say jessica was given a b.a.r.t. ticket and told to walk two miles to the nearest b.a.r.t. station. b.a.r.t. was not operating at the time. her body was found four hours later at the dubl investigators suspect she died of a drug overdose. we spoke to her family who say they are still in shock and called it an unnecessary death. they are seeking justice in what they call an unfair practice. those released from jail should be able to connect with family and friends. she wants people to be released during

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin.ng he begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland to the catholic church in ireland. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. the plane carrying the pope has just touched down back in dublin. this afternoon he is expected here in phoenix park, where he will celebrate a mass in front of a crowd of half a million people. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81.

this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at ham: on the second day of his visit to ireland, the pope prays for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. and promises action to secure truth and promises action to secure truth and justice. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we'll be following the second day of the pope's visit to ireland for you. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emmerson mnangagwa arrives at a stadium in zimbabwe's capital harare, where he is due to be sworn in as president. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. hello and welcome to dublin to our viewers in the uk and around the world,