i'm george howell.eadlines we're following this hour. for the first time, the french military launched air strikes against isis targets inside syria. france said that the strikes were based on intelligence gathered from air surveillance operations they conducted over syria for the past two weeks. until now, that country has only taken part in strikes in iraq. powerful typhoon is headed towards taiwan. it is set to make landfall on monday. the joint typhoon warning center says that the storm will continue to intensify over the coming hours. the wind gusts have been up to 240 kilometers or 150 miles an hour. iran's supreme leader says that his country is owed an apology from saudi leaders for the deadly hajj stampede. they say saudi leaders are dodging responsibility. they're still investigating what caused that stampede. you'll remember that it killed some 769 pilgrims. more than 130 from iran. >>> live pictures from an important election in catalonia which could lead to the country becoming an independe

i'm george howell.>> hillary clinton main republican rival is face something problems of his own right now. donald trump stumbled on a foreign policy question with a conservative radio host and he calls it a gotcha question. the presidential candidate fumbled when asked if he recognized the names of leaders of isis and other islamic militant groups. he also said he misheard a question from radio host hugh hewitt about the head of iran's elite qods forces. >> are you familiar with general soleimani. >> yes. >> he runs the qods forces. >> right. i think the kurds by the way have been horribly mistreated by -- >> not the kurds, the qods forces, the iranian revolutionary guards, the qods forces, the bad guys. do you expect his behavior to change -- >> i thought you said kurds. i'm sorry. i thought you said kurds. >> trying to explain the mix-up later in an interview on msnbc's "morning joe." >> when you say qods versus kurds. he was a third rate radio announcer. every question was do i know this one, do i k

i'm george howell. this is cnn "newsroom." good day to you. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin this hour in jerusalem. the violence that broke out at the al-aqsa just hours of the start of the jewish new year. young arabs clashed with police after authorities received intelligence that people were start to go gather there. they threw rocks and fireworks at those who approached. we're covering this story. all of this happened just a few hours earlier in the morning there. what's the latest? >> reporter: it is still happening on the streets of the old city, not as much where it began in the al-aqsa mosque in the al-aqsa complex. we have a producer in the old city and she sees these clashes between the police and security forces and protesters. all of this started a few hours ago, 7:00 local time, when police found out there were a number of protesters barericaded inside. the clashes have shifted to the streets of the old city. dozens of palestinians have been injure

i'm george howell. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> good day, and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we begin this hour with pope francis in the united states. he will soon mark the final stop of his six-day visit as he heads to the city of brotherly love, philadelphia. for now, the pope is in new york. what a busy visit it has been since he was here on friday. some of his stops included the 9/11 memorial. and there were big crowds. he celebrated mass with nearly 20,000 people at madison square garden. then at the united nations, the pope also addressed world leaders. during his many stops, he's promoting world peace and urging people to put an end to widespread poverty and to stop environmental destruction across the globe. his message has been well received as people nasdaq hoping to simply catch a glimpse of the poppive to his tour route. -- pontiff on his tour route. a look at the highlights of this historic visit. >> his holiness, pope francis, will now enter the asse

i'm george howell.dlines we're following this hour -- fifa's president, sepp blatter, is now the focus of a criminal investigation in switzerland. this is the latest twist in the corruption scandal plaguing football's world governing body. the swiss attorney general says blatter's office in zurich has been searched, and data has been seized. >>> muslim pilgrims are converging on mena, saudi arabia, for the hajj ritual known as the stoning of the devil. it was near this site on wednesday that more than 700 people were killed in a massive stampede. the saudi government suggests that pilgrim who ignored security guidelines are to blame. >>> pope francis heads to philadelphia in the coming hours for his final leg of a six-day visit to the united states. he plans to celebrate mass there and to visit independence hall while he's in the town that is nicknamed the city of brotherly love. on friday, the pope's busy schedule included a speech at the united nations general assembly and a visit to the 9/11 memorial

i'm george howell.perations are underway in northeastern japan after severe flooding there. torrential rains, land slides and flooding have killed at least three people. it's forced 400,000 people to evacuate their homes. at least 22 people still missing. let's go to cnn's will ripley live following the situation there. we see the water behind you. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, george, the good news is the water has receded considerably from the levels earlier. look and see the force. it pushed a lot of cars that were floating right down. you can see the fence beyond there. the fence is covered in plant vegetation, basically, coated in, because the water was with so full of the grass and what not. the level, we're told, was probably up to my neck or higher, stretching over this parking lot and stranding dozens of people overnight in the shopping center behind me. they had to actually sleep in the aisles. this morning, we watched at daybreak as japanese military helicopters came in and started to

i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta.s after the break with my colleague natalie allen. stay with us. >>>. >>> new video if hungary. migrants stand up to hungarian authorities trying to stop them from leaving the country. we he have comprehensive coverage of the migrant crisis in europe. >>> investigators now certain the flaperon found in reunion island is from flight 370. >>> and the movie isn't even out yet but die hard star wars fans lined up for hours before the next best thing. new toys and stuff about the movie. die hand hard fans will do anything. we will have more rate later this hour. welcome to our viewers he in the united states an around the world. welcome to cnn, i'm natalie allen. >>> right now, migrants in hungary are holding up signs and shouting at officials. people fear if they leave they will be sent once again to camps. this is just a few moments ago that we saw this scene. the train was stopped thursday and the mikbrant were told it would not travel internationally. this is just the latest impasse as

from cnn in atlanta, i am george howell. this is cnn newsroom. >>> good day to you.

i'm george howell. >> yes, thanks for being with us. i'm natalie allen.w york city, the second stop on his six-day u.s. tour. in the coming hours, he'll speak to the u.n. general assembly and visit the 9/11 memorial museum. he'll also celebrate mass at madison square garden. he'll take a little walking tour of central park and meet with families of migrants in harlem. >> good time in new york. >>> japan's sports minister is stepping down over the ballooning cost of a stadium for the 2020 olympics. the prime minister asked the minister to stay on until next month. the national stadium was scrapped when the cost of the design skyrocketed to more than $2 billion. >>> the king of saudi arabia promises a speedy investigation into the deadliest tragedy at the hajj in 25 years. at least 717 people were killed. they were trampled in a stampede near the holy city of mecca. it happened during a ritual known as the stoning of the devil. >>> and this is the scene right now in saudi arabia, people gathering for the final day of the hajj. we're also expecting friday pr

from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i'm george howell, this is cnn newsroom. >>> good day tour viewers in the united states aernd the world. we begin this hour with the latest in the u.s. presidential race.

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