francis perkins. she spent 12 years in labor. [ laughter ] that's the first time i ever remember hearing francis perkins' name spoken aloud. i laughed by the rest of you, but it also kind of irritated. and after that, i kept her name in my mind and i kept listening for her. i spent 20 years at "the washington post" and over the years i realized how often i heard her name. often like a distant whisper. when we talked about social security, francis perkins, when we talked about age discrimination, francis perkins, when we talked about the fair labor standards act and making revisions to it, we talked about francis perkins. when we talked about the labor movement, we were talking about francis perkins. this was all her handiwork. quite an extraordinary record of achievement. i spent 20 years at "the washington post." i went all over the country for "the washington post." it was a wonderful life education going to visit places and learn new things. and as i traveled around the country writing business sto

what is pope francis like? i spent a lot of time | francis like?cal and _ francis like? i spent a lot of time with political and religious - francis like? i spent a lot of time | with political and religious leaders and i would say of everybody i have met, he exudes a calm that is quite extraordinary. i think he has our deep self—confidence and kind of humility that allows him... really he is calm and it affects everyone around him, genuinely extraordinary. to myanmar now, where an increasingly brutal crackdown by police and the military has not stopped protests against the military coup. today, security forces have continued firing tear gas on protesters gathered in yangon. the un's special envoy on myanmar has told the security council that there is "urgency for collective action". this is a scene that has become all too familiar in cities right across myanmar, from the northern mountain region to the major cities of yangon and naypyidaw in the south. young protesters have been standing up to police, banging on home—made shields, and marching for

francis perkins work. how many of you know a 12-year-old who is quit going to school so that she can work full-time in a factory? francis perkins work. her ban on child labor, enacted in the fair labor standards act made it possible to keep kids in school longer instead of in mills and factories. let me start by telling you a little bit, it's awfully noisy here, but let me start by telling you a little bit. i want to read a little bit of the prologue from my book so that you know a little bit more about the breath that frances perkins accomplishments. on a chilly february night in 1933, and middle aged woman waited expectantly to meet with her employer at his reticence at a 50/50 street new york city. she clutched a scrap of paper with hastily written notes. finally our shirt into his study, the woman brushed aside her nervousness and spoke confidently. they ventured casually for a while, as was their style. then she turned serious. her dark, luminous eyes holding his gaze. he wanted her to take an assignm

this is al jazeera and these are the headlines spoke francis's in northern iraq for the 3rd day of his historic visit he set to speak shortly in the tired old car a car show a major center for christians in iraq but francis has used his trip to appeal for tolerance and unity among religious groups. police are using tear gas seem to trying to spare a sense you can protest this in myanmar it turns out in their thousands despite the escalating crackdown follows a night of raids for security forces stormed houses and rounded people up including politicians and journalists tony chang has more from bangkok in neighboring thailand. clearly they have a target list of people there are many people who know that they're on those target list of gone into hiding but the other role that these night raids seeks to achieve this is just intimidate people when they're in their homes under curfew in residential areas and they know that there are gangs of security forces as roaming the neighborhoods faria with weapons and seizing anyone that gets in their path. well those are the headlines keep it here on

pope francis has just this moment landed in iraq at the start of his storied 4 day tour the 1st ever papal visit to the country seeing live pictures from back down at airport right now the 84 year old head of the catholic church arrived in the capital back of amid hats and fears over security and a nationwide coronavirus curfew cancer terrible trolls have been beefed up after a spate of recent rocket and sewer ties bomb attacks. or francis will meet with political and religious leaders and visit the former islamic state stronghold mosul it's the pope's 1st trip outside italy since november 29th. and for more on this i'm not joined by our religious affairs analyst martin got martin and why is the pope visiting the country now. well i think that you know most of the attention in terms of geopolitics pass being focused on essentially the coverage crisis and to a lesser degree i mean the transition in the u.s. probably conflict with china and india but in that space the situation of christians in the middle east which is quite dire really has has actually sort of disappeared so i think t

francis is holding a groundbreaking meeting with the leading cleric in shia islam francis is in the city of najaf to hold talks with the grand ayatollah ali sistani the meeting will be a major step in deepening times to shia on friday pope francis met with christians in baghdad iraq's christian community has been growing smaller every year it's now estimated just half a 1000000 iraqi christians remain in the country. the pilgrim of peace as pope francis calls himself is aware of the risks he's taking amid an ongoing pandemic and regional conflict we assume this is an emblematic trip and it is my duty to a martyred land here with. this one. but he's not traveling alone he's protected by one of the largest security deployments in recent iraqi history $10000.00 personnel by some estimates including special forces 24 hour drone surveillance and undercover intelligence officers it's the 1st visit by a pope to iraq coming just days after a rocket attack that seemed to put the trip in doubt his 1st remarks in baghdad acknowledge the difficult days most iraqis have had to endure without a milita

pope francis also plans to visit. mosul a recaptured stronghold of the islamic state and the pontiff is set to meet with iraq's top shia muslim cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani who has never met with the pope it's a big moment for christians and muslims alike. for more on this i'm joined by d.w. religious affairs correspondent martin jacques martin the pope is now meeting we understand with grand ayatollah. sistani in a nutshell why is this meeting so important. i think generally speaking this has been the policy or the policy position of this vatican which restricts trends and strengthening relations across really just religious boundaries and it has made you know it has made islam one of its name one of its main targets in the sense i mean they are very interested in fostering part of their relations with the world they have done sort of a thorough going where we would. would sunni's and now there is an opportunity for this pope to meet actually one of the main few years of the show were. so. here is that you k

iraqi christians await the arrival of pope francis as he visits the church of the immaculate conception in the city of car of course. hello there i'm having my here dean and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a tractor and continue with more reports of life fire on crowds in myanmar. millions of americans look forward to financial relief after years president joe biden's $1.00 trillion dollar pandemic package is approved by the senate's. and i'm sadam hosts its 1st big music concert since the pandemic began. pope francis is in northern iraq for the 3rd day of his historic visit he's set to speak in a short while in the town of course that's a major center for christians in iraq earlier the pontiff held a prayer service in mosul for victims of war you know celebrates mass later in erbil the for thousands of people pope francis has used the trip so far to. for tolerance and unity among religious groups let's cross live now to some wonderful teen she joins us from erbil and has been following the pope's visit so far as one of the waiting for pope francis she to speak in a ca

grand ayatollah ali al—sistani face—to—face with pope francis. and generations to get here. the two religious leaders spoke of friendship to overcome oppression, rare unity after iraq's sectarian conflict. that theme of dialogue then spread further to the remains of ur, biblical birthplace of abraham. and in the shadow of its ancient citadel, pope francis met followers of other faiths. gestures of respect to those often sidelined, and victims of iraq's wars now brought together in a plea for peace. translation: hostility, - extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart. they are betrayals of religion. we believers cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion. from these windswept plains, the pope is using the symbolism of the ancient prophet, evoking the figure of abraham, revered by christians, muslims and jews, to try to spur reconciliation between religions today. and then it was on to mass, pope francis hoping to persuade a dwindling christian community to remain. iraq's patchwork of people came together today. but as this count

this pope, pope francis, has spent a large partj pope francis, has spent a large part of his pontificate relations between catholics and muslims took a dip during the previous pontificate see i pope benedict xvi, so he has been working towards this. in 2019, and the united immigrants, he signed a declaration of fraternity with a leading sunni cleric. —— united immigrants. now he is engaged with one of the great sea ayatollahs in iraq. so it is part of a dialogue that he want to develop. —— united immigrants. but being there now for christians in that part of the well is important. they had had so many years of persecution and many of them led and now there seems hope perhaps they can rebuild. —— united emirates. going to iraq, pope francis is asking for attention for the safety christians there but more than that really, the conversations that he had are sustained were also about rights and about the importance that christians should have equal rights and should be seen as much a citizens as muslims in the country, and that is something that he continually says about christians in muslim

viva papa francis!med her son after pope francis, has watched as much of her community were killed or forced to flee. "we have been dreaming of this visit day and night," she says. "we must stop the bloodbath and we must stay in iraq." the risk is that the symbolic importance of this trip is overshadowed by covid concerns, and that it becomes a super—spreader. but a defiant pope francis believes this nation has waited long enough for a papal visit, and that there is no time to lose to bring a message of peace and hope to iraq. mark lowen, bbc news, baghdad. dr yvette isaac — who's the president and founder of �*roads of success�* — a non—profit, humanitarian ngo, tasked with bringing attention and awareness of the situation for middle eastern christians — has met the pope. she told me about the importance, the pontiff places on the fate of christians in iraq. i met him in 2015 and he was just, like, full of passion and compassion towards the people and the christian and the minorities in iraq and i give

calling for an end to violence in iraq pope francis seeks to galvanize one of the world's oldest and most persecuted christian communities during a historic visit. hello again i'm just on the attack of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up tightening its grip on hong kong china is to expand its veto power in deciding who can run for election. security forces in myanmar are accused of issuing death threats to protesters on talk the video sharing app says it's removing content that incites violence. c 6 street battles and set a goal protesters are demanding the release of an opposition leader they say is falsely accused of rape. pope francis is calling for an end to violence and intolerance in his opening address in iraq as he starts a historic visit to a nation scarred by war and now the coronavirus he landed just a short while ago in baghdad and was welcomed by barham salih at the presidential palace the head of the roman catholic church is hoping his 3 day visit will boost the morale of the country's dwindling christian population he's also looking to strengthen interfait

speaking out for dialogue, pope francis meets one of the most powerfulfigures in shia islam on day twof his historic trip to iraq. concerns over unnecessary self—isolation for school children in england because of inaccurate coronavirus test results. a warning for the un security council that anti—coup demonstrators in myanmar are beginning to lose faith in the organisation. they're usually a sign that spring has sprung, but why is this host of golden daffodils being left unpicked? in cricket, india thrash england by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth test to secure the series 3—1. and coming up — click looks at how gaming has helped people with their mental health through the pandemic. hello and good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. let's bring you some live pictures now from the chaldean cathedral of "saintjoseph" in baghdad where the pope is leading holy mass. the chaldean church is a branch of the catholic church dating back to the 16th century. this is the beginning of mass, the pope has just arrived to give the address. laboursinging singing. the numbers of questions are much di

tension sound expectations are running high with pope francis the head of the catholic church visiting iraq the 84 year old pontiff is on a mission to bring peace and reconciliation to the war torn country including to northern iraq where between 20142017 thousands of christians were killed under the rule of the islamic state fanatics these days there are still great concerns about the threat posed by terrorism and by covert 19 and the catholic church itself is in turmoil in many parts of the world not least germany so on to the point we ask pope francis in iraq mission impossible. thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point where my guests in the studio are journalist and filmmaker doosan tekapo who says iraq is one of many countries where christians are being persecuted which is why it's so important that pope francis is traveling to the region and also with us is the author and theologian alexander girl after who say the papal visit to iraq in times of corona is far from why it's not a warm welcome suits of baghdad born journalist i mean most of our. who says the pop

pope francis hoping to persuade a dwindling christian community to remain.is country knows too well, the spirit of coexistence can quickly fade. mark lowen, bbc news, in iraq. nicola green, is an artist who has been painting religious leaders — and their meetings — for ten years — including pope francis — i asked her what it's like being in the same room. often i was the only person in the room other than usuallyjust to religious leaders meeting with each other. i have travelled all over the world. i was usually the only woman but second of all i was only allowed in there because i was not recording their words, everything i recorded was in drawings and photographs and a visual image. but i have spent ten years following and witnessing these interfaith meetings where religious leaders have been trying to work out together and individually how they speak about each other without undermining the absolute truth of their own faith and this is why religious leaders have not met in hisstory. it is really only the last decade since 9/11 that global religious leader

this is al jazeera and these are the headlines pope francis is in northern iraq for the 3rd day of his historic visit here dressed people in the town of car of course a major center for christians in iraq earlier he held a prayer service in mosul for fixin's of war pope francis has used the trip to appeal for tolerance and unity among religious groups you know. it's a matter of conversion of the hearts reconciliation and putting aside our differences we must all work together for the future for turn all of which recognizes a common humanity and together build a dialogue and forgive. a prominent muslim politician has reportedly died in myanmar after being arrested overnight by security forces his cause of death is unknown police have used tear gas and live fire to disperse anti could protesters in several cities see it turned out despite the escalation in violence to only chain has more from bangkok in their brain thailand clearly they have a target list of people there are many people who know they're on those target lists that have gone into hiding but the other role that these night

francis was very creative in sourcing materials. she used, you know incandescent like, you know refrigerator lights. they're big light bulbs turn signal lights. they track down the origins of all the bulbs that they found there were flashlights turn signal lights marine lights all these things which are getting hard to find for one thing. secondly was that they generated a lot of heat so that was damaging and ultraviolet rays, and the third thing was that some were flickering the what is a striped bedroom that was flickering and it totally freaked them out because that meant that they're loose wires and there is a risk of fire. so what they did was scott president roosevelt, who is their lighting designer at the smithsonian devised miniature lights? all of these lights are custom made and this light bulb is actually that's an led. that they have fabricated to resemble they are mimicking vintage 1940s incandescent lights. but every light now is a computer-controlled. this is all absolutely custom-made. nothing's off. the shelf every

viva papa francis!named her son after pope francis, has watched as much of her community were killed or forced to flee. "we have been dreaming of this visit day and night," she says. "we must stop the bloodbath and we must stay in iraq." the risk is that the symbolic importance of this trip is overshadowed by covid concerns, and that it becomes a super—spreader. but a defiant pope francis believes this nation has waited long enough for a papal visit, and that there is no time to lose to bring a message of peace and hope to iraq. mark lowen, bbc news, baghdad. the pontiff�*s visit is obviously a huge moment for catholics in iraq and the wider middle east. as part of his schedule, the pope is set to visit the church of the immaculate conception in northern iraq. it's located in the city of qaraqosh. archbishop nizar semaan leads the catholic community there. he says the papal visit is a very important moment. this visit brings hope, not just for the community but all christians are varago. and for all ira

tensions and expectations are running high with pope francis the head of the catholic church visiting iraq the 84 year old pontiff is on a mission to bring peace and reconciliation to the war torn country including to northern iraq where between 20142017 thousands of christians were killed under the rule of the islamic state fanatics these days there are still grave concerns about the threat posed by terrorism and by covert 19 and the catholic church itself is in turmoil in many parts of the world not least germany so on to the point we ask pope francis in iraq mission impossible. thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point where my guests in the studio are journalist and filmmaker dusun tekapo who says iraq is one of many countries where christians are being persecuted which is why it's so important that pope francis is traveling to the region and also with us is the author and theologian alexander girl are who say a papal visit to iraq in times of corona these far from why he's not a warm welcome suitor baghdad born journalist a member so no way who saved the pope's

after meeting shia islam's most influential ayatollah pope francis heads to iraq's kurdish region to hold prayers for victims of war. and with code inspections on the rise chile and brazil are returning to unpopular strict lock downs. me and ma security forces of storm the homes of protesters over night firing shots as they were rounded up after this. raids have taken place in several main cities part of a strict crackdown by the military human rights groups say it's a tactic designed to terrify people into submission but protesters are remaining defiant and continue to gather daily to call for an end to the military coup despite facing tear gas stun grenades and live rounds what tony chang joins us live now from bangkok in neighboring thailand tony so this isn't the 1st time the gent have used nighttime raids since the coup tell us what's been happening. absolutely not and this is something that's been going on for some time but it's certainly been stepped up in the intensity in the last couple of days we heard a lot of reports in yangon a mandalay that this was happening last night

pope francis�*s first trip since covid is riskiest of all.less pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here he told me he was very happy, calling it special. beneath the pomp is a significant message, dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top pope mobile here in a country torn by conflict an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here, the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what's worrying many. after a meeting with the president the pope called for in an end to extremism. translation: only if we live turning to look beyond our differences - and see each other as members of the same human family we will be able to begin an effective process of rebuilding. for iraq's dwindling christians it's like salvation. hannah, who named her son after pope francis has watched as much of her community were killed orforced to flee. we've been dreaming of this visit day and night, she says. we must stop th

we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country's first ever papal visit.t a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. the trip is taking place amid tight security — as our correspondent mark lowen reports. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis�* first trip since covid, his riskiest of all, a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here he told me he was very happy, calling it special. beneath the pomp is a significant message, dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open—top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here, the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what is worrying many. after a meeting with the president the pope called for an end to extremism. translation: only if we learn to look beyond our differences | and see each other as members of the same human family will we be ab

tension sound expectations are running high with pope francis the head of the catholic church visiting iraq the 84 year old pontiff is on a mission to bring peace and reconciliation to the war torn country including to northern iraq where between 20142017 thousands of christians were killed under the rule of the islamic state fanatics these days there are still great concerns about the threat posed by terrorism and by covert 19 and the catholic church itself is in turmoil in many parts of the world not least germany so on to the point we ask pope francis in iraq mission impossible. thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point where my guests in the studio are journalist and filmmaker doosan tekapo who says iraq is one of many countries where christians are being persecuted which is why it's so important that pope francis is traveling to the region and also with us is the author and theologian alexander girl of who say he's a papal visit to iraq in times of corona is far from white and a warm welcome suits of baghdad born journalist i mean most in our way who say the pope

tensions and expectations are running high with pope francis the head of the catholic church visiting iraq the 84 year old pontiff is on a mission to bring peace and reconciliation to the war torn country including to northern iraq where between 20142017 thousands of christians were killed under the rule of the islamic state fanatics these days there are still great concerns about the threat posed by terrorism and by covert 19 there and the catholic church itself is in turmoil in many parts of the world not least germany so on to the points we ask pope francis in iraq mission impossible. thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point where my guests in the studio are journalist and filmmaker dusun. who says iraq is one of many countries where christians are being persecuted which is why it's so important that pope francis is traveling to the region and also with us is the author and theologian alexander girl laughed who say the papal visit to iraq in times of corona is far from y. and a warm welcome suited baghdad born journalist i mean most are not we who say the pope's

vatican and iraqi flags going up for pope francis's visit. people here are working hard to fix everything up before he arrived. paving the roads fixing street lights and setting up crowd control barriers expectations are high. we hope for this to be a successful visit and that it will help this injured country. when his holiness the pope visits any place there are a lot of positive outcomes from his visit. the cat of course church sits on the nineveh plain in iraq home to some of the earliest christian settlements centuries before islam established itself across the middle east. over time iraq became home to one of the world's most diverse christian communities featuring catholic how they in armenian orthodox protestant as well as other branches of christianity. then politicize. we are sending a message to the pope and to the world that we are here to do that now we need the christians that are remaining on our land that our roots are here so it is impossible to leave the homeland that embraced us let's see if that means they must go to joe h

pope francis celebrated mass in baghdad's chaldean cathedral the latest stop on his visit to iraq. early the head of the roman catholic church delivered a message of peace to a nation has been wracked by war and religious divisions prime minister most stuff for me was declared march 6th as a ranks of tolerance and coexistence pope francis was also not just where is osama bin jawad reports he met iraq's top share cleric. under strict security pope francis enters not just one of the holiest cities for shia muslims another historic 1st for the leader of the catholic church as he met iraq's grand ayatollah ali al sistani is a reclusive leader who is rarely seen in public he's iraq's most revered cleric and his proclamations have influenced many since the 2003 u.s. invasion the plight of those being persecuted in the region including palestinians and syrians discussed. short the point of equal rights for christians in iraq and peaceful coexistence the meeting between the pope and grand ayatollah ali al sistani is symbolic and significant although the majority of the religious authority

pope francis hoping to persuade a dwindling christian community to remain. spirit of coexistence can quickly fade. mark lowen, bbc news, in iraq. the headlines on bbc news... pressure grows on the government over its pay offer to health service staff in england. more unions have joined the backlash. hundreds of rangers fans gather outside the ibrox stadium in glasgow, despite lockdown rules. the team's on the verge of winning the scottish premiership. pope francis delivers an impassioned condemnation of extremism and violence, during the first ever papal visit to iraq. one of the largest legislative packages in us history has passed its biggest hurdle by the narrowest possible margin. the senate has approved president biden�*s 1.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan — the plan at the heart of his election campaign — by 50 votes to 49. the vote means millions of people will get a payment of fourteen—hundred dollars. and there'll be multi—billion dollar payouts to cities and states to help them deal with the effects of the pandemic which has now killed mor

well it's indeed a historical visit to the pope francis to iraq. all the iraqi people have welcomed this visit to. astonishing. we did not expect that kind of form will come of all in archy's of different faiths to bob francis and spite of whatever happened in iraq and of course the message of the pope to iraqis to the war through this visit to faith should not be used as a weapon against others faith should be used as a way to spread love to straight peace to spread coexistence among people living in neighborhoods so it's historical visit ali this is also a real opportunity for iraq as a country to try to demonstrate its relative stability as i recall when he landed on friday in one of his very fast public speeches he also spoke about corruption and the need for justice and government is today part of that push for accountability as the country tries to rebuild. well it's a controversial. point of view with respect to the way iraq is going now with respect to the ongoing corruption which has led to minimum services. provided to the iraqi people yo

so we've just been listening there to francis. dressing and ensor religiously to the ancient city of new or a few things came out of that of course the pope has of course continued to create he says for peace and unity in the middle east and especially in syria the poor poll saw. really underlining the need for people in the region to come together he wants to underline this. the struggles that people collectively face and saying the only way to work through them is to work together to stick closely together using our shared values he said there will be no peace without a peaceful coexistence and he also had harsh words for the the struggles that people in the region face the persecution and violence and said that terrorism exploits religion it's up to all of us to come up with the solutions to this problem there are correspondents of some adventure of aids has also been listen. and see that speech he joins us now from the city of najaf some of those just tell us what you think the highlights were all of the pope's speech a give u

we feel indescribable joy not only me but everyone seeing pope francis in iraq as a historic event. pope francis also plans to visit mosul a recaptured stronghold of the islamic state and the pontiff is set to meet with iraq's top shia muslim cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani who has never met with the pope it's a big moment for christians and muslims alike. let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the girls protesters have gathered in the turkish city of istanbul to denounce violence against women and figures show hundreds of women were killed across turkey in 2020 demonstration comes a few days ahead of international women's day which last year saw clashes between women's rights protesters and police. in a fresh clashes between police and protesters in the senate police capitol to car demonstrators are demanding the release of the country's detained opposition leader . he was arrested on wednesday before he was due to testify on a charge one person has been killed in the unrest. u.s. aviation authorities a say they will investigate an emergency on a boein

to find survivors local authorities have issued an urgent plea for an 8 also on the show who heard francis marks the high point of his trip to iraq with a historic mass in the city of erbil the softer the pontiff passionately denounce religious fanaticism in a former stronghold of the so-called islamic states. enigmatic rocks dot leads a psychedelic revival in turkey will meet the young woman using her music to explore the complexities of took huge society. welcome to the program we begin in the central african nation of guinea where a series of powerful explosions has rocked its largest. according to the president at least 15 people have been killed in blasts at a military base hundreds more injured state television quoting the president says the explosion was jus 2 negligent handling of dynamite in mere. military barracks authorities fear that many more people could be trapped in the brabo of nearby buildings that have been devastated by the blasts. ok let's cross to our west africa correspondent fred moved following this story from lagos in nigeria fred it's good to see you the presiden

there's a steely news line from berlin pope francis arrives for the 1st papal visit to iraq the pontiff is it urging dwindling numbers of iraqi christians to stay put and help rebuild after years of war and persecution also coming up. china shit its focus from the find against the coronavirus to a longer term economic goals beijing also moves to tighten its grip on hong kong. and the golden bear goes through the dark comedy carries off the top prize at the burly not less the german capital's international film festival. welcome to the show pope francis has arrived and back to us to kick off a historic 4 day tour of war torn iraq it's the 1st time a pope has visited the country the 84 year old touched down in the capital and the last few hours prime minister mustafa me led a welcoming committee before the papal convoy made its way into the presidential palace france's then attended a ceremony to mark the beginning of what he has described as a pilgrimage of peace he also is also due to visit mosul a former stronghold of the so-called islamic state. father against petzold is a catholic. m

berlin and the pope calls for an end to religious extremism on the 1st ever papal visit to iraq pope francis' physical theater role in baghdad where dozens of people were massacred by islamist extremists over a decade ago. he's hoping his trip can bolster iraq's of the windowing christian community also coming up on the show. the u.s. and the e.u. agree to a truce in their long running trade disputes over aircraft makers boeing and airbus tariffs totaling billions of euros have temporarily been suspended. and a dark comedy about a teacher's private sex video going viral wins the top prize at the barely doubting german capital's international film festival. hello i'm claire richardson and welcome to the show pope francis has arrived in iraq with a plea to protect religious diversity iraq's christian community has been growing smaller every year it's now estimated just half a 1000000 iraqi christians remain friends this is making the trip despite security risks and just missed concerns over the coronavirus and sectarian violence saying the trip was his duty to iraq's remaining christians. the

a historic trip pope francis heads to iraq to support one of the world's oldest and most persecuted christian community its. security forces in myanmar are accused of issuing death threats to protest as one tick tock the video sharing app says it's removing content that incites violence. 'd 6 street battles and senegal protesters are demanding the release of an opposition leader they say is accused of rape. and the school itself america's football thought is look to solve the continent's woke up call find the european clubs unlikely to release a jew to corner virus concerns and quarantine mr actions. now and china has unveiled plans to the whole hong kong electoral system allowing beijing veto power over just who can run for the legislative council how about announcement was made during the national people's congress. the country's biggest annual political gathering the proposed changes would mean a pro china election committee decides which candidates can run for legislative council seats that group will effectively stamp out any opposition and hong kong's parliament in his opening speech pr

wasn't backed by a single senate republican also coming up on the show a historic meeting between pope francis and iraq's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah sistani. the christian and muslim leaders came together with a plea for peace in the holy city of najaf plus he said is going to be good to go deal with. the group of days he says that the child although he wasn't 100 continues in south africa for some crocodiles that have escaped from a grieving father. hello i'm claridge's and welcome to the show the united states senate has approved a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan after hours of debate and a marathon overnight a vote democrats in the chamber voted to adopt the plan without any republican support the bill includes a $1400.00 direct payments to taxpayers and an extension of jobless aid the house of representatives is expected to approve the legislation next week. after the senate vote president joe biden urged house lawmakers to move quickly to pass the bill says would provide desperately needed for by pass an american rescue plan will have heeded the voice of the american

this is al jazeera and these are the headlines pope francis is in northern iraq for the 3rd day of his historic visit the pontiff is holding a prayer service in warsaw for victims of war smaller 14 has more on the significance of the pope's appearance in mosul his presence in the old city is also in a way a message of support for not just north of the bridge but also in the way and in the arab way of highlighting the lack of reconstruction and rehabilitation that has the place of the city despite the war with eyesore having been over for more than 3 years there are still a lot of buildings that are destroyed not infrastructure for people to return to this is one reason why very few in parts of the few dozen members of mortals christian community have returned to. police are using tear gas to disperse sensical protesters in myanmar who turns out in their families in this despite the escalation crackdown that follows a night of raids for security forces stormed houses rounded up people including politicians and journalists 20 chang has more from bangkok in neighboring thailand in one of

yesterday, francis prayed inside a baghdad church where jihadists massacred dozens in 2010. today, he celebrated his first mass here at the baghdad cathedral, offering words of comfort for iraqi catholics. "for you who are afflicted, the lord promises you that your name is written on his heart," he said. and tomorrow, he heads north to iraq's christian heartland, devastated by isis. but now, one muslim cleric tells us that francis' daring visit is another sign that the extremists have lost. "we have seen through all this ideology founded on the sword," he says. the pope's presence will help bring christians back. some are already back, an with the arrival of pope francis in cities and villages once besieged by isis, they're rebuilding, too. chris livesay, cbs news, baghdad. >> diaz: straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," tomorrow the duke and duchess of sussex tell all to oprah winfrey, but the fallout has already begun. also, the business woman mixing know-how and magic. it's a recipe for success. and later, the very first box of the johnson & johnson vaccine was labeled

the studio we do use life for lent pope francis delivers a message of unity on the 2nd day of his historic visit to iraq and he met with the country's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani and hosted an interface meeting where you condemned religious extremism the pontiff hopes to encourage iraq's muslim and christian communities to work together for peace also coming up. on large scenes another day of anger and on unrest as type 2 protesters clashed once more with police and yang gone as outrage builds over the killing of a teenage demonstrator. uncle fairly welcome to the program it's day 2 of pope francis' historic visit to iraq he's aiming to rally the country's minority christian community whose numbers have dropped drastically after years of war and persecution the pontiff began the day in the holy city of najaf where he had a private meeting with one of iraq's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani. a meeting that was months in the making every detail carefully planned after a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly

for him the movement to remove sir francis drake is decades late.re is no recognition based on his as a colonialist and slave trader. they say it's been forced upon them. >> i have a real problem with the hypocrisy around this. i think the message should be, let's teach everybody what happened. >> reporter: as divisive as this has become, there is one area people seem to agree. this is not about sir francis drake but marin county. what is it that they don't get? >> that he defended colonialism and colonialism had a devastating effect on white people. >> it's about the beginning of talking our talk and standing behind the need for systems changes in our county. >> but i think the question has always been, you know, who gets to write history? who gets to judge history? who gets to pass down history? >> reporter: for that reason mayor brian colbert votes votesv dual names. there are no easy solutions, said supervisor katie rice. >> is it possible to navigate this and make everyone happy? >> no. >> it turns my stomach when i drive down the boulevard. >>