hours time thousands of the indian americans are expected to be at maddison square gardensful kristen saloomey has more. >> the indian prime minister's visit to the united states is reason to celebrate. to say that patel and his family are narendra modi supporters is an understatement. >> he's finally coming. we are excited in the united states. we welcome him. we are excited to see him. >> patel's father spent seven months in india campaigning for narendra modi. his pledge to lift foreign investment raised expectations ahead of a meeting with u.s. president obama. >> we need excellent relationship between the u.s. government and the indian government. it not only help indian living in america, but help indian living in india. >> indians make up 1% of the the population in the united states. as a group, they are a successful bunch. the average household income far exceeds that of other americans, and many are hoping that better relations between the united states and india will further elevate the status here. it's a remarkable turn around for the indian prime minister who arrived in new york

kristen saloomey is live for us. good to see you. secretary of state john kerry - he had a busy day of meetings and event in new york city. talk us through the areas he focussed on today. >> well, he sure did have a busy day attending no less than six events around the city, ranging in topic from climate change to raising money for the palestinian authority. i think the united states' focus this week is on building that international coalition to deal with the islamic state of iraq and levant. no doubt that was a topic that came up when he met with his counterparts from the u.k. and saudi arabia today. it's likely to be a big part of president obama's speech on wednesday, selling that international coalition and the united states plan for dealing with the problem of i.s.i.l. he's supposed to chair a security council meeting later that day, focussing on the issue of foreign fighters travelling to iraq and syria to join the fight with i.s.i.l., a big concern for a lot of countries at the united nations. >> you mentioned climate change,

kristen saloomey has more details. >> reporter: with houthi rebels effectively controlling the yemeni capital of sennal, the world leaders gathered to discuss the tense security situation. the united nations sealed a deal, but the rebels are yet to honour it. this group, the forehands of yemen, consists of 31 countries, including the u.k. and saudi arabia, who co-chaired the meeting. reiterating a call made by the security council for all parts to unite behind the president elected in 2011, after the off thing of ali abdullah sala that ruled for 31 years. the peace deal was reached after rebels stormed buildings, and the defense ministry. it calls for a new prime minister, power sharing and a reduction in fuel prices. the rebels refused to sign security clauses, which included withdrawing forces suggesting that it was not much of an agreement. >> this is pivotal and dangerous moment for yemen. the next days and weeks can decide whether this country will return to the path of civil itty or slide deeper in conflict. the use of violence to make politic political gains and the pointless l

kristen saloomey has more. >>> the indian prime minister is reason to celebrate. to say this family are narendra modi supporters is an understatement. >> he is coming to the united states. we welcome him. we are excited to see him. >> patel's father spent seven months in india. foreign investment raised expectations within the underian community -- indian community. >> we need a relationship between the u.s. government and the indian government. it not only helps indians living in america, but helps living in syria. >> indians make up 1% of the population. as a group, it's a successful bunch. the household of indian americans exceeds that of african americans, and many hope their status will be elevated. >> it's a remarkable turnaround for the indian prime minister, who arrived in new york to cheering crowds. until recently, he was barred, over accusations that he did little to stop riots in the state. 2,000 were killed in the violence. this person is from the south asian solidarity collect ty, starting a -- collective, start an an online campaign. >> we want to k

kristen saloomey reports. >> this is a movement led by those on the front lines of change christopheribson. coastal communities losing their neighbourhoods to rising sea levels and extreme whether, to indigenous groups travelling from the south-west of the united states. >> the delegation that we brought - we are being impacted for over 40 years. we have a boom of fracking going on, history of iranian mining and i work in the cold country. we felt the negative impacts for years, and we are here to join with our brothers and sisters outside of the economy. >> plenty of dignitaries on hand, including vice president and climate activists al gore. the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. he has convened a climate summit in new york on tuesday. there are efforts to reach a binding international agreement by next year. >> nothing will happen this week in new york. the big action is out on the streets. it is finally a climate change movement coming of age, demonstrating that it is a profound concern for people. this is the biggest political gathering about anything in the united sta

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kristen saloomey, al jazeera, new york. >> in mr. modi's home country, flash floods in the northeast have left thousands of people homeless. the heavy rain and landslides also killed at least 70 people, many more people are still missing in both assam and medelia province. farmlands and many people are facing huge financial loss. thousands of demonstrate orders in the democratic republic of congo against what they say is a power grab by the president. they are accusing him of waning to stay in control beyond his mandated term. randolph nagel reports. >> beyond tear gas, opposition protesters say they can see what's really going on. they say president joseph tabila is trying to change the constitution. so they empower him indefinitely. >> against any move to change our constitution. we shall fight with the police as our main aim is to defend our country. >> we don't want the president to change our constitution. if he tries, we shall march because his time is over. . >> opposition leaders accuse him of trying to get rid of the two-tem

kristen saloomey reports. >> food drops for south sudan. the world's newest nation facing cry sees. conflict displaced 1.3 million. hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation. unicef is doing what it can. we have 255,000 children severe. the need that they scale up the response but without additional resources they'd be hard pressed to scale that as farce as we need to. >> the ebola outbreak. this year dozens of emergencies are seeing the budgets of humanitarian agencies rely on donations from governments to meet their needs. >> u.n.i.c.e.f. based in new york saw the largest deployment of emergency supplies ever. 1,000 metric tonnes of life-saving supplies sen to the world's trouble region. it's enough to fill 19 cargo jets with supplies. >> in syria, when more than 3 million demred the country and millions -- fled the country and millions does placed. the world food program is set to cut back distribution because of founding falls. >> we are seeing a reduction in contribution to syria. that is not to say the world has not been generous. what we need is to continue the jerp ofty. >

they want to capture people's attention and so kristen saloomey reports. >> muiralist putting all ofrtistic talent, surrounding by flying birds symbolizing hum humani humanity's connection to the environment. cutting our tree and they are representing their compressions that are affecting our land. >> an ambitious design for an ambitious event billed as the people's climate march. it's aim is to mobilize the masses, pressure politicians to take action to stem clooim change. >> organizers are thinking visually. not only in terms of art, but also in terms of who will actually take part. people from all walks of life, all over the world care deeply about climate change and are action tremely worried and scared and so this march is showing the huge variety of people and huge variety of reasons people are invested in this issue. from indigenous rights activists to labor unions to faith based groups, a thousand have signed to take part in the march. each one comes at the issue of climate change from a different perspective expressed through their art. these volunteers come from coastal com

kristen saloomey reports from the united nations. >> reporter: desperately needed food is air dropped in south r, the world's -- south sudan, the world's newest nation facing a crises. conflict displaced 1.3 million since december, leaving 1 hunds,000 children at risk -- 100,000 children at risk. u.n.i.c.e.f. is doing what if can. it is not enough. we have $it 5,000 children that are severe and acutely malnourished and reached 60 thoez of they say kids to date. there's a need to scale up the response, but without additional resources well be hard pressed to scale that as fast as we need to. >> reporter: the ebola outbreak, affecting several west african countries is another crisis the u.n. is responding to. this year dozens of emergencies are training the budget of the humanitarian agencies, rely on governments to meet their needs. >> u.n.i.c.e.f. in new york, saw its largest deployment of emergency supplies ever in the month of august. 1,000 metric tonnes of supplies for children, sent to some of the world's trouble regions, that's enough to fill 19 cargo jets with supplies. >> in sy

kristen saloomey has more. >>> the indian prime minister's visit to the united states has reason to celebrate. to say that this family are modi supporters is an under statement. >> we whim him. we are excited to see him. >> patel's father spend seven months in india campaigning for modi, whose pledge to lift regulations raised expectations. ahead of his meeting with the u.s. president obama. >> we need excellent relationship between the u.s. and indian government. it help india living in america, it helps india living in india. >> indians make up 1% of the population in the united states. in a group they are a successful bunch. the average household of indian americans exceeds that of others. many are hoping that better relations between the united states and india will further elevate their status. >> it's a remarkable turn around for the indian prime minister who asked in new york to cheering crowds. he was barred from setting foot in the u.s., over accusation he did little to stop riots in gooujar at when he was chief executive. 2,000 muslims were killed in the violence. this person is fro

kristen saloomey has more from the united nations. >> for the united states the focus will be op building an international coalition to fight the islamic state of iraq and levant. that has been a major topic of discussion for all the meatings. secretary of state john kerry has been holding meetings on the sideline, meeting with counterparts in saudi arabia, and u.k. president obama will lay out the united states plan when he addresses the international community. there are other issues, a climate summit on tuesday is another issue. not a lot expected to come out of the meeting. but ban ki-moon, the secretary-general, called the meeting knowing the world leaders would be in town, hoping to jumpstart investigations for a binding agreement in 2015, that will limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees celsius by the year 2050. then there are countless other crises and emergencies that the european union is dealing with, including the outbreak of ebola if west africa. i have spoken to a lot of leaders of u.n. humanitarian agencies, and they say demand is high, they have never had so many crisi

kristen saloomey looks at bringing back the sdmruns dominance in the sport. >> dani palarito picked uptep is racket at age 3. no american has held the title sense. this 14-year-old working hard to change that, practicing six days a week. >> i had to really explain to my friends that tennis is not just a sport about running borpth and hitting a tennis bood ball. there is so much emotion to it. really have to care about what you dop it's /* looning with a sense of strategy. >> american players, they hit the ball great but they don't really know how to play. >> in 1984, six of the world's top 10 players were american. john masonry, jimmie conners & dra agassi and pete sampras were household names. >> turn threw to encourage the next generation of tennis pros, the united states tennis association is working to increase cooperation among training facilities so the best players can train with and learn from each other. >> what's happened is you have little factions of great players and the great players, that's a big part of the problem in american tennis right now. >> he said they are drawn

. >> kristen saloomey, al jazeera new york. >> ahead on "al jazeera america," a zjapanese man makes history. the football season getting under way. hear washington redskins a little less off. a house-size asteroid headed toward earth could mean trouble for satellites circling above. >> @jvé >>> professional football players and fans are gearing up for tomorrow: the first sunday of the n.f.l. season bi for one team, a controversy surrounding its name is fueling a public debate. when the professional football team from the nation's capitol hits the field tomorrow afternoon, they will be called the redskins as they have since the 1930s. team owner dan snyder regularly brushes off criticism that the name is a racial slur. famously telling u.s.a. today, we will never change the name. it's that simple. never. you can use caps. >> insofar as, snyder has not bow today pressure. there have been protests from native american groups, dozens of lawmakers wrote a letter to the league asking it to force a change. even president obama weighed in. >> if i were the owner of the team, i think think about cha