and he wants to change that for mario miller in kinshasa. and to pakistan where police say they have made a number of arrests in connection with monday's mosque. bombing in per chava, which least a 100 people died. who knows, have already been hell for some of the dead mosques inside a high security compound or most of the victims were police officers. authorities are investigating how the woman managed to get inside without being challenged their families and colleagues are bidding them through well with full police honors . meanwhile, survivors are recovering in the hospital many in shock and still wearing their police uniforms. um huh. they, they are low as soon as we raised her hands to begin her prayer, we heard a loud last. i felt a huge flame coming my way, rushed me away and i lost consciousness. when i came to, i found myself under the rubble. more than $300.00 people were at the mosque when an entire wall and most of the roof were blown out, showering rubble on officers. the blast was one of the deadliest attacks and pakistani secu

ah, well, thousands have turned out to watch pipe francis lead mass in the congolese capital kinshasa. he's the 1st roman catholic leader to visit democratic republic of congo since the $980.00. the pope condemned to the suffering and exploitation taking place in many parts of the asking confidence. well, let's speak to malcolm when he joins us now live from kinshasa. malcolm deal see has african largest catholic population, but it's really been quite the crowd there for math. if you go yeah, there are several 1000 people have gathered here. problems leading math right now on the podium, which is been put off on just beside the wrong way of an apple in congress capital kinshasa that was being used as a venue to fit this crowd of several 1000 people who really came to hear what he has to say interestingly, the, the math service is a mixture of traditional sounding songs and fresh and very lively the music as well. which sounds a bit more like what you'd expect to hear in some of the evangelical church here in congress that known as revival church is those churches where the catholic ch

catholic countries, the democratic republic of congo, huge crowds to attend to mass in the capital kinshasa. ah, i'm told me on medical welcome to the program. a funeral has taken place for a man who died from injuries sustained in a police beating in the u. s. city of memphis mourners called for an end to police violence at the ceremony for tyree nichols who was killed last month. vice president carmella bristles among those attending service families of other black men and women who died. and we're also present since the 29 year olds death 3 weeks ago. 5 police officers have been expelled from the memphis force and charge with mud hole. she should be here. the vice president urged congress to approve a package of police reforms, call the george floyd justice and policing act. this is a family that lost their son and their brother through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. and as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress passed the george lloyd justice and policing act. joe biden will sign it asked. r, corr

mark web bringing this up to date from kinshasa, malcolm, thank you. so i had an all de 0 pakistan investigate security, serious after the death of more than a 100 people in a suicide bombing at a boss, justice retiree, i just retired calls for police reform in the u. s. is the following. retiree nichols gathers on the eve of his funeral. ah hello there. a slow moving weakening system is, brings very heavy rain to the likes of sri lanka and southern india. if we look to south asia, you can see it moving across into town will now do by the time we get to thursday and friday with it slipping into carola, bringing some very heavy rain here over the next few days. but further north of this, a much clearer picture, sunshine in clear skies, expected in new delhi, the temperature sitting where we expect it to be, but it is expected to get cooler across northern areas of pakistan. as that wintry and wet mix from afghanistan start to move its way further east. now as we move east to east asia, it's a wintry story for japan. strong winds blowing down, bringing h

catholic countries, the democratic republic of the congo, huge crowds attent math in the capital kinshasa ah i'm to call for a good have you with us a funeral of tiring nichols who died after being brutally beaten by police has been taking place in the us city of memphis, vice president. pamela harris is among those attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, also among the mourners or the families of other black men and women. to die at the hands of police in recent years since the 29 year old's death 3 weeks ago, 5 police officers have been expelled from the force and charged with murder to he was vice president, pamela harris received a standing ovation as she addressed mourners at the funeral service, let's listen to what she said. and when i think about the courage and the strength of this family, i think it demands that we speak truth. and with this, i will say, this violent act was not in pursuit of public safety. it was not in the interest of keeping the public safe because one must ask was not it in the interest of keeping the public safe. that tie re nichols

web reports from kinshasa, the thousands of people gathered in a field in kinshasa to celebrate mass. pope frances seem to visiting the democratic republic of congo with a message of peace in the world. just heartened by violence and war, christians must be like jesus as if to insist on the point. jesus told the disciples once more paced be with you. about half a congo, nearly 100000000 people following the roman catholic church, mid day. he didn't for anyone else sweltering. yeah. on the market. there might be people who really want to hear what type francis has to say. why he even catholic turns been a powerful critic of congos room. simpson 1970 president. felix typically wants to run for a 2nd time in the elections due at the end of this year. the opposition and the catholic church say they're already problems with the electoral process. right. the leader of the catholic church and congo addressed the pope about a 3rd of the people welcoming you today is a people suffering body and soul. your visit takes place during an election year. we hope to see transparency, inclusive and pea

i'm here at the military airport in kinshasa air in the capital. and here's where hundreds of thousands of people have already entered this whole con, condo, this whole area, and to be very excited and what is known to it. people can't wait for the mass to begin it, which is due in like one hour. and so people here say, you know, after this strong worded message yesterday, right. and they can't wait to hear what's, what you will say to day. also, app ortiz, have, and declared today are national, are public holidays. and then as many people as possible can actually attend this mass today. and we're in the report, the popo condemning past and current exploitation of the continent by foreign powers. presumably that went down pretty well that exactly. yeah. he by here thought here. he absolutely. i said what they were thinking this whole time. i mean, the pope says announcements colonialist mentality as you, as you said. and he said that you know, the expectation of this continent and especially up in the r c can't continue. he refers of course to the

francis laid a huge open air mass in the capital, kinshasa. more than a 1000000 people are estimated to have turned out to him. the pontiff urged the crowds to embrace peace and forgiveness dis, decades of conflict in the impoverished nation of left millions dead. one, yeah, said the abrupt look lip, who dw corresponded my heel. mila was watching the mass and sent us this update from kinshasa. as you can see, people are just leaving dano, apple in kinshasa. the mazda does, and it was a highlight of folk francis said to the d. r c organizer say, when over a 1000000 warship is attended, it was a joyful celebration with a lot of music involved. we did the people in gala one of the 4 national languages, and he asked the company is to forgive those weapons to stress the importance of love and tolerance to live together as a community. many people here can't actually outside this app or just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many told us that we're so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. on friday, the pope,

been waiting for this. pope francis on his way to lead a massive open as others in their capital kinshasa. most of them were not yet alive . the last time the pope came to visit you. many people here camp actually outside airport, just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many dollars. there are so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. i was wrong, so happy to come the above visit our country and we have dug these views. it can, it can give our vote b as in our country because we have some difficult up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other that we should reconcile. so that piece can come back to our country. tony, would you got to gauge it, but visit dorothy there pulled the pony culture piece. he called for them to put an end to the war in the east, and i guess released her even though geographically people here are far away from the conflict in the east of the country in their hearts and minds. then yeah, peace and reconciliation of the 2 cornerstones of pope francis trip to the dear sea and late at the south sedan

catholic countries, the democratic republic of the congo, huge crowd attend masks in the capital kinshasa. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. me on mar is marking 2 years since the military coup, which ow sit unsung su, cheese elected government. democracy activists have urged people to stay at home nationwide and a so called silent strike with streets deserted in young gone. meanwhile, protesters outside of me on mars embassy in thailand called for more protest within me on mar. as the crack down on protesters continues, the u. s. in its allies have imposed further sanctions on members of the ruling. military hunter. and examine is an independent journalist and political analysts specializing in myanmar. she told us more about how life has changed in the country since the qu well, sarah, life and man, my sister, who has been marked by political instability, economic hardships, internet shut downs, and human rights abuses. what we have seen after the military take over of the government, it has led to rights could protest, and she will undressed with the military using violent m

and now the head of the roman catholic church is in kinshasa. ahead of elections. this coming december the well for this i'm joined by august thinkin schanzer is christopher lam. he is usually based in right. he's the correspondent for the weekly catholic newspaper, the tablet and pennsylvania usa is massimo forgive lee, a church historian and professor of theology and religious studies at villanova university. i'm in chicago. is stan illo, a research professor of catholic and african studies at depaul university. a very well welcome to all of you on inside story and thank you for your time. christopher can just begin with. you can show serene faith is an incredibly important part of life for those that believe in a, in a higher spiritual guide. what does the vatican hope than to achieve from the pope's arrival in the d. r. c. and, and later on in the week in south sudan, while you say faith is very important to people in democratic republic of congo, about half of 90000000 population, all catholics. and the pope is here to, i think festival support them in the, th

as you can see, people are just leaving dano app on here in kinshasa. the math that does and it was a highlight, folk transcript to the d. r. c organizer say, well over a 1000000 warship is attended, it was a joyful celebration with a lot of music and all the, the people in gala, one of the 4 national languages. and he actually company is to forgive those weapons to stress the importance of love and tolerance to live together as a community. many people here can't actually outside this app or just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many told us that we're so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. on friday, the pope, a continuous trip to south don, west message will also be about peace and reconciliation. to criticize the international community, had grown accustomed to violence in this part of the world. with this trip, his aim is to highlights another neglected crisis. american people, superstar tom brady has announced he's retired from the sport at the age of 45. is widely considered the greatest quarterback and

. pope francis spoke to about 60000 young people in stadium in kinshasa is the 1st time a pope has come to democratic republic of congo. mean 40 years, said the fallen, the ring of congos minerals is fueling conflict and must stop. to get to deploy. like when i deployed the war continues in d. c. in east of the country, you see what happens in ukraine. it all the international community mobilizes that what happens in d. c is much worse. the roman catholic church is one of the most powerful institutions in congress. millions of people depend on it for health care and education. people are trying to get into the stadium to see the pope contests as many 3 trade as a setting drink some food flags. and i know everybody here is happy with the pipes. these activists say pope frances has failed to stop sexual violence by clergy. benjamin cocoa says he was repeatedly raped by a belgian priest for years when he was a boy in a remote village. he says, years later, the catholic church in belgium paid him $25000.00 compensation. but the priest went on to work in an orphanage. the money is never clos

i have an apple here in, in kinshasa with thousands of people here. he came to out to say, actually the most striking comments were made during the service by the cardinal and bunker, the leader of the catholic church, in con guy who was on the same stages president felix just because he said calmly, people were suffering from social problems from conflict and that they were waiting for and that they really needed credible and fair elections and elections to do. here again, at the end of this year, felix to to katie was the now the winner of the last called 4 years ago. or the lead document showed that they were rigged. the election to late this year, they like to process has already come on the criticism from political opposition and the catholic church. they say that there's been irregularities in the appointment of the electoral commissioner who they are. lead isn't independence. something that the pope mentioned on tuesday when he 1st met president felix just to get he. but the cardinal came out very strongly on this issue when he was right next t

kay on the main east west highway connect in the countries 2nd biggest city goma with a capital kinshasa. malcolm web reports from the end to highway midway between soccer and goma. people here are terrified of the n 23 and group. when his fighters attacked army physicians near the town of saki, thousands of the people living there fled, can be as good as if that's the name of it. we saw the m 23 appear and and a woman was shot. every body is leaving the area and running away and 20 threes widely understood to be a proxy of neighboring wonder democratic republic of congo. his army says it's fighting with london soldiers. wonder denies backing the group. more than half a 1000000 people have fled em 20 threes advance in the last 8 months. the people here walking to the nearby provincial capital of coma, which m. 23 has nearly surrounded. this wouldn't ciocca due to common means of transport in the villages in the hills around you for carrying agricultural produce and stacks of minerals down into the town. but today, being used by this boy, carrie, whatever could grab as the thing is how ma

frances as he celebrates mass in democratic republic of congo, we're going to be alive and the capital kinshasa focused on investigate security failures. after the death of more than a 100 people in the suicide bombing at moss and teachers in the u. k join, the country's biggest, coordinated strike action in a generation. and these players are taking a break from $9.00 to $5.00 jobs to compete in the fif a club world cup. ah . is just past 10, g m t. we're gonna start this news out and me and bar where it's to years to the day since the army over through the government, uninstalled and military. john turned on february the 1st 2021 armored vehicles rolled on to the streets, catching me and most people, unaware military leaders, claimed there were acting in response to fraud in the previous year's election. democratically elected leader also assumed she was placed under house arrest. people across me in march retaliated immediately, thousands joined peaceful protests. the jointer launched a violent cracked own rights group say, 3000 people had been killed during the 2 years since the crew. and 1

of congo to shun the ethnic viable reason. corruption, pontiff spoke the stadium and the capital kinshasa encouraged people to forge a new future in a country where armed conflict has displaced millions of people in recent years. it's the 1st people visit to the d. i see in more than 37 years that it been processed so side the funeral of a controversial is trillion cardinal, who died last month. george pal spent more than a year in prison on a child sex abuse conviction, which was later overturned on those the headlines. the news continues here on al jazeera in about 25 minutes of to witness by a muscle. mina color naughty a steady lamp. agassi landing in a minute to log in. now, yes. how it goes at a day, sir, but again, nobody who said going i to to day to lago and lower their mitre cable. okay. larry say to buy their petroleum mcaden did initially ammonia. so what i think the i i you where below the hour your mother it can will meet our own way. will ok goodness yamaha. dish p. m bos. yoda eleanor. che juanita now quaint switched toward ah, ah ah, ah, what did you say i i ah, yes. greg

congo, one of africa, most catholic countries appointive, lead a huge open air mass in the capital kinshasa, an estimated 1000000 people, turned out to hear his message of peace and forgiveness. and recent months, conflict in the east of the d. r. c has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. ah, a day of pure joy and anticipation, congolese catholics have long been waiting for this. pope francis on his way to lead a massive open assa, others in their capital kinshasa most of them were not yet alive. the last time at pope came to visit you many people here camp actually outside this airport just to get a good position to see the pope where their own eyes, many dollars. there are so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. as ross, we're happy to come the above visit our country and we have a dog visit gun. it can give our vote b as in our country because we have some difficulty up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other that we should reconcile. so that piece can come back to our country to ne, would you got to gauge it, but visit with if they

waiting for this hope. frances, on his way to lead a massive open assa, others in their capital kinshasa, most of them were not yet alive. the last time the pope came to visit you many people here camp actually outside this airport just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many told us there were so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. i was wrong, so i'm happy to come to bob, visit our country, and we hope that these reviews it can, it can give our vote b, it's in our country because we have some difficult up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other that we should reconcile had. so that piece can come back to our country to ne, would you got to gauge it, but visit those if they're pulled the pony culture piece, we called for them to put an end to the war in the east. and i gave her the list her, even though geographically people here are far away from the conflict in the east of the country in their hearts and minds. then yeah, peace and reconciliation of the 2 cornerstones of pope francis trip to the dear sea . and

country, which has a large catholic population in more than 37 years, malcolm webb has more from kinshasa. the pope was dead. he said he m a few hours ago is not far from here. he spoke to crowder about 65000 young people. he warned them against corruption and you'll say, warned them to stay away from what he could. religion is a more dr. reagan, this is a neo congo. got an election coming up at the end of the year. air and han goes past elections and even present conflict. people who are politicians, another powerful figures are involved in, in those got past polls and in a complete, ha ha, you, stephanie, to see you out is deliberately heightening contentions turn groups against each other. and this is exactly the kind of thing that po francis was telling the young people, so it should be wary of in just a short while ago, you arrived here not to dom cathedral, which is on the main boulevard in congested. this is the last event i on his program after his visit to congo on friday, right? transit is due to travel, he se on the next stop on his african savvy. as president warden donation c

catholic countries, the democratic republic of the congo, huge crowds attend math in the capital kinshasa. plus they call him the greatest american quarterback of all time. after a brief come back, tom brady says he's retiring again. this time for good. ah, i'm to call foolish, welcome me. on mars military authorities have announced a 6th month extension to a state of emergency. this will likely further delay elections. they had pledge to hold by august myanmar is marking 2 years since the military into ousted else on so cheese elected government. many of the country cities saw protests in the form of silence strikes with democracy out of his urging people to stay home overseas. protestors gathered outside me on mars embassy and thailand chanting anti military slogans. me on mars authorities have launched a bloody crack down on protesters that seeing the us and its allies re impose sanctions on members of the home to andes. amazon is an independent journalist and political analyst who specializes on myanmar. we asked what 2 years of military rule have done to the country since the militar

if the army news is the town d r c, 2nd biggest city gama would be cut off from the capital. kinshasa or survivors are still being pulled from the rubble for days after the earthquakes in turkey and syria rescue teams now in a race against time. but at smith reports from his condron in her type province, for the search is on for signs of life amidst the devastation. when the whistle blows, hopes rise. there are at least 21000 rescue personnel still looking and listening for signs of life among the ruins of the villages, towns and cities of hut i in southeast and turkey survive as a desperate for something to show that a loved 1 may still be alive were buildings of pancake in seconds. there's a chance some one has been tossed into a gap. maddening de mercy has been a rescue for 7 years and owns a construction company. is in a little area. we need to take advantage of the 1st of these 2 hours to rescue people alive. unfortunately, people don't know what to do when earthquakes happen. they don't know what to look for in a house before they purchase one. is that durable? how is it built?

, an estimated 1000000 people, turned out to his message of peace and forgiveness in the capital kinshasa recent months. conflict in the east of the asi has disposed hundreds of thousands of people ah, a day of pure joy and anticipation congolese catholics have long been waiting for this. pope francis on his way to lead a massive open air service in their capital kinshasa. most of them were not yet alive. the last time the pope came to visit you. many people here camped actually outside this airport, just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many dollars they were so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. i'm so happy to kind of visit our country and we hope that this visit can it can give a b as in our country because we are some difficult up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other that we should reconcile had so that peace can come back to our country. tony would he got to gauge it, but visit ne, upon the pony culture piece. he called for them to put an end to the war in the east, and i gave her your letter. even thou

capt with countries, the democratic republic of the congo. huge crowds attend mass in the capital kinshasa. ah, i'm sorry, kelly. welcome to the program. me on mar is marking 2 years since the military coup which ousted unslung su, cheese, elected government. democracy activists have urged people to stay at home nation wide in a so called silent strike with st. seen, deserted in young gone. meanwhile, protesters outside of the on mars embassy and thailand called for more protests within myanmar. as the crackdown on protesters continues the u. s. and his allies have imposed further sanctions on members of the ruling military hunter. and for more i'm joined now by independent journalists and political analysts, specializing in myanmar annie zalman. she is joining us from bangkok she's been reporting from their walk us through the changes to everyday life in myanmar since the qu, ro, sarah, life and man, my sister who has been marked by political instability, economic hardships, internet shutdowns, and human rights abuses. what we have seen after the military take over of the dog land. it has

condemned brittle atrocities in eastern democratic republic of congo, automating victims of war in kinshasa, and also celebrated mass with a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people in the capital of web reports from the thousands of people gathered in a field in kinshasa to celebrate mass pope frances seemed to his visiting democratic republic of congo with a message of peace in a world just heartened by violence and war, christians must be like jesus as if to insist on the point. jesus told the disciples once more peace be with you. about half a congo is nearly 100000000 people follow as the roman catholic church mid day. he didn't for anyone else sweltering the tama, my, the people here really want to hear what type francis has to say. why he even catholic turned he's been a powerful critic of congos room and simpson 1970 president. felix typically wants to run for a 2nd time in the elections due at the end of this year. the opposition and the catholic church say the already problems with the electoral process. right? the leader of the catholic church in congo. address the pope, about a

more than 1 million worshippers turned out for a mass held by pope francis in kinshasa.violence and listened to harrowing testimonies of rape, murder and other atrocities at the hands of armed groups that have plagued the eastern regions of the drc for decades. translation: i was 16 years old when i was held as a sex| slave and abused for three months. every day, five to ten men abused us. a prayer and a blessing. translation: i am close to you. your tears are my tears. your pain is my pain. to every family that grieves or is displaced either by burning of villages or other war crimes, to the survivors of sexual violence and to every injured child and adult, i say i am with you. nearly 6 million people have been terminally displaced in congo and 26 million face severe hunger. largely because of armed conflict. a conflict that pope francis condemned. translation: hands off | the democratic republic of congo. hands off africa. stop choking africa. it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. but the pope did not mention the role played by catholic colonise

the pope's due to spend 3 days in congo before traveling to south sudan. malcolm web al jazeera kinshasa democratic republic is called a the united kingdom will face its largest stay of industrial action for decades. this wednesday, with a half 1000000 train drivers, bus drivers, civil servants, university lecturers and security guards are set to strike disputes over pay jobs and working conditions. tony angela visited one school in london when teachers will be working on the job. this is make on its i 5 year olds at bancroft school, listen to their teacher intently on wednesday. deborah piper won't be here. she'll be on the picket line calling for better conditions for teachers. 5 and a pay rise funded by the government not taken from her schools budget as it was last year that comes out of the children's pockets that comes out the channels spoke. so they put us in a very precarious situation where we feel really guilty taken the bare minimum as we have and put in schools in such di stright with bunches. so there are 2 really good reasons that actually i want to go on the march and be c

frances led a huge, open air, massed in the capital kinshasa over a 1000000 people are estimated to have turned out to him. the pontiff urged the crowd to embrace peace and forgiveness. decades of conflict in the an average nation have left millions day. as soon as i use it up, i don't want, yeah, you don't. you corresponded mateo. mila was watching the mass and sent us the subject. as you can see, people are just leaving dano app on here in kinshasa, the mazda does, and it was a highlight of both francis trip to the d. r. c organizer say, well over a 1000000 warship is attended. it was a joyful celebration with a lot of music involved. we did the people in gala one of the for national languages. and he actually companies to forgive those weapons that distress the importance of love and tolerance to live together as a community. many people here can't actually outside this app or just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes, many told as they were so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. on friday, the pope will continue as trip to south don. west messag

he came to bring tranquillity, american weapons more now from kinshasa. the pope's ne thing with people have been displaced by effected by conflicts and east of the country from it to the province where 2 armed groups, who could deco one, could conduct to another, called the adf, both responsible for massacring many civilian 1000 civilians. in recent years, also people from north keyvi where the m 23 alms group, widely understood to be a proxy of rwanda. they were one, the denies it is taken tara to, from the government, and displaced around half a 1000000 people in recent months. and also people from south tv province where there's on conflict, as well as the coming days. he's got more than planned there and can shatter, including to more visiting, not done cathedral right here. we can see here some nuns just taking a rest in the shade of a tree. they were among the crowd of thousands of people on the airport runway this morning where math took place at pope france's lead. so the head here now is there a new green light makes its closest past to our plan

they are in kinshasa including to more visiting not to dom cathedral right here. you can see here some nuns which is taking arrest in the shade of a tree. they were among the crowd of thousands of people on the airport runway this morning, where the mass took place at pope frances lead. a black man who died at the hands of us police officers will be laid to rest. later on wednesday, the family of terry nichols gathered at a church in the city of memphis. on the eve of his, you know, to call for police reform. they were joined by community and religious leaders. 5 officers have been fired and charged for the fatal b t vehicles on january the 7th. well, for many, this latest example of print police brutality is also reminiscent of the $991.00 being of rodney king in los angeles. i to say it's a sign of how little has changed since then. john, 100 reports from chicago, and a warning you may find some images in his report. distressing. i protest after protest in the united states in recent years, activists have insisted they won't be fooled again. why do you want it n

the pope is in the central african nation's capital, kinshasa for a three-day visit to promote peace,reshape the catholic church's global image. special correspondent chris ocamringa has our report. [cheers and applause] reporter: more than a million congolese welcomed pope francis to the ndolo airport in kinshasa to celebrate mass. [shouting] >> my joy is too huge, that i think i am going to cry. it is so marvelous that the pope has come to visit and it will mean reconciliation for our countr reporter: the democratic republic of congo has the largest catholic community in africa. half of its population of more than 100 million people are catholics. in this country that has known so much war and suffering, the pope's message of peace and reconciliation met open ears, and hearts. >> we are very happy with the message the pope has brought to us. paul came in big numbers, and we believe his message will bring back peace in our country. reporter: the 86-year-old pontiff had planned to visit goma, in the country's east - but intense fighting made it unsafe. the u.n.'s says there are more t

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for the “pbs newshour,” i'm chris ocamringa in kinshasa, the democratic republic of congo.s first hearing of the year, the house judiciary committee focused on immigration and how the biden administration has handled record high numbers at the u.s. southern border. lisa desjardins has been following it all, and has this look at how republicans are making border security a key part of their agenda. lisa: wielding their new power, house republicans hammered the biden administration over its handling of the border. rep. van drew: it is biden's problem because, in two years, it's radically changed. lisa: the house judiciary committee is packed with freedom caucus and other harder-line conservatives focused on the border, including texas congressman chip roy. rep. roy: that is 2020 to 2022, almost 1000 migrant deaths at the southwest border of the united states. rep. biggs: the border is dangerous. drugs pour across, international terrorists, criminal gang members. lisa: u.s. customs and border protection saw a record 2.3 million encounters with migrants in the southwest last fi

on wednesday, he met victims of violence in the capital kinshasa.fia bettiza reports. an ecstatic welcome from africa's most catholic country. more than 1 million worshippers turned out for a mass held by pope francis in kinshasa. later the pope met victims of violence and listened to harrowing testimonies of rape, murder and other atrocities at the hands of armed groups that have plagued the eastern regions of the drc for decades. i was 16 years old when i was held as a sex slave and used for three months. every day, five to ten men abused us. fix, five to ten men abused us. a prayer and a blessing. translation: i prayer and a blessing. tuna/mom- prayer and a blessing. translation: i am close to you. your tears _ translation: i am close to you. your tears are — translation: i am close to you. your tears are my _ translation: i am close to you. your tears are my tears. - translation: i am close to you. your tears are my tears. your - your tears are my tears. your pain is my pain. to every family that grieves or is displaced either burning of villages

the federal in the capital kinshasa is the 3rd day of the pope's visit to one of africa's most catholic countries. covered 19 because 1000 pandemic was officially declared global health crisis 3 years ago by the world health organization. this week, the w 2 said that the pandemic was not yet over. never the last many countries around the world are returning to some sort of normality measures such as wearing masks in public places have been scrapped. but life is far from normal for the millions of people who continue to suffer from defects of coven months, or even years after they had it. they have what's called long cove. it one family in the u. k. showed us how that has changed their lives. abandoned, that's often how people with long covert feel. sammy mcfarland was infected with cove at 193 years ago. she still suffers from lethargy, difficulty concentrating, and the loss of her sense of smell. she said to give up, working and sell her house. her husband has become her carer, but her daughter who was 14, when she caught cove, it has had an even worse time of it. as she was blacking o

he's joining us from kinshasa. thank you very much. indeed for being with us. i understand that you match the pope yesterday. this is a very long trip to the, to the african continent, particularly housing coping. we as the 4th is a, is, is healthy. this was one of his dreamer, ah, continental visits, or the trip have been in a post pond for sometimes we've been waiting. and we were very excited to our, to me to meet the book of people in this country, not only catholic, but all the christians are very excited is a message of hope for all of us. from what we've gone through for many, many years in this country. it is our hope to that the after these 3 things will revive and peace will come back his message or fire of reconciliation. i came through and came at the right time. i understand it about 20 percent of catholics are in africa and of course the religion is continuing to grow there. what are the goals for this trip? of the goal for this type of cause was a boy and i courage meant his coming go to visit the d r a c and a and the south. so that in the count

r. c's capita kinshasa, condemning the violence taking place. those affected are reluctant to get their hopes up, as they have seen too many failed attempts at peace. and they said, as we've said, regional leaders may be calling for an immediate cease far. but is the m $23.00 rebel group listening. i put that question to did abuse felix marina in nairobi. i good afternoon. i don't think the m 23 report group is listening because they were not in that particular meeting. were i since i was close? and i remember there, towards the end of last year, there was another sci fi that was called in november, and the m $23.00 ripple group said that it was lot of a table saw and this is fire, could not affect them. and on this particular issue, they were also not on their table. so they might have seen their communication. they might have had one that here originally does have seed backs on whether they'll implement this is via or not are, this is fire or not. i doubt their intrinsic through group will be going back particular direction. felix, this confli

hope frances is leading a huge open air mass in the democratic republic of congo. capital kinshasa, more than a 1000000 people are estimated to be in attendance on francis has called for peace and forgiveness. and the war torn nation where decades of conflict have left millions dead. police in pakistan say that they have made a number of arrests in connection with monday's mosque bombing in peshawar, in which at least 100 people died. funerals have already been held for some of the dead. the mosque is inside of a high security compound, and most of the victims were police officers. authorities are investigating how the bomber managed to get inside, without being challenged. the families and colleagues are bidding them through well with full police honors. meanwhile, survivors are recovering in the hospital many in shock and still wearing their police uniforms. uh huh. they, they are low as soon as we raised her hands to begin her prayer, we heard a loud last. i felt a huge flame coming my way washed away and i lost consciousness. when i came to, i found myself under the rubble. more than