he thinks latin america has an enormously important roll. he has talked about this great latin-american homeland basically meaning a politically and economically integrated latin america that can stand up to the west to the russians and chinese and other great powers on behalf of the world's impoverished masses. it is not just this is a photo op for francis. >> he has real political heavy lifting this week. >> he was just talking about this meeting with the leader of the lgbt community there. what do you learn from his reaching out? >> this is another consistent theme of his papacy. under the heading of reaching out to the marginalized he has made a real point to reach out to gays and less pea yanbians. he is not going to embrace gay marriage. he has criticized trying to redefine the family. he wants to project an image of compassion and tolerance and acceptance in particularly in a part of the world where he knows there is some real elements of homophobia that gays and lesbians suffer violence. i think he wanted to make a statement about to

. >> pope francis, the first latin american pope coming to latin america, and this visit, all three countries are spanish speaking countries. his native tongue so there's a loft excitement about him communicating freely. he's going to be ad libbing for the 22 plus speeches that he's going to be giving but let me set is stage for you. where we are is by the diplomatic mission of the holy sea. that's where the pope will spend the night. you can see that the crowds behind me have been gathering and now, it's probably about 15 people deep and we've been seeing these crowds practice, doing some chant as raising their arms. now, you see a lot of fluorescent vests. that's the national police part of the official detail for the pope in this country. and a lot of these faithfuls coming from the peripheries because it's to evan jellize from the peripheries, to go into the outskirts, to go to the poor, to be one to one with the poor and so, that's where some of these folks are from. others are planning to go to the open air mass where more than a million people are expected to attend and if you just loo

he is the first latin american pope. born in argentina. that's home for him. he is picking three of south america's poorest nations in which to carry out the seven-day tour. ecuador, paraguay and bolivia. sarah flores is in quito and father juan molina head of the u.s. bishops latin american offices, coming out of columbia maryland with us. but first, you, rosa as we await the pope to deplane there. i guess that's kind of downtown, right, quito, who are really excited about his arrival. when he'll be on board that popemobile. >> yes, fred, you know i don't know if you can hear it but some people are welcoming him in song. you can hear some songs here on the sidelines. because people are very excite ed about pope francis visiting ecuador. a pope hasn't visited in about 30 years, so there's a lot of excitement, but let me set the scene for you. the popemobile will actually driving up this street that you see behind me. you can see that crowds are gathering along the barricades. the neon that's the national police part of the official detail here. now, the pope l

the second visit foyt the pope in latin america has to do with that.s to make the point the which is for the more. 70% of the people are poor. you are the church. herb the choice think coming here to latin america the pope is emphasize that go statement. the poor people are the church. they are the ones chosen by christ to follow his commandments and his goal pell. >> he said the post's message socialist which is morales the president of bolivia is. the pope did say things like the unbridled capitalism is the did you think of the devil and consumerism is a root of evil. how will that message play when he comes the united states in september? >> it was the message he gave in front of the social movement in latin america and i think that we have to distinguish the. [ inaudible ] that you have here, we have here in the states between conservative and progressive, i think those. [ inaudible ] may give us a misunderstanding on the pope. i think he's much more root ed in the tradition of latin american popularism, where those progressive conservative doesn't

breathe right. >>> it's a huge visit for three of latin america's poorest countries.ust a few hours ago, pope francis left rome for a week-long trip, where he'll stop in ecuador, bolivia and paraguay. millions are expected to attend his open-air masses. and in many places, his arrival will generate as much as excitement -- as much excitement as a rock star. but on his first stop the pope will be working to bring many back into the fold. shasta darlington joins us live from pitot, ecuador. good morning to you. why has the popularity of the catholic church dropped there? >> well, alison, for a lot of reasons. what we've seen is that while just a generation ago more than 90% of latin americans were catholic, now it's just 69%. and that's because a lot of people have migrated to other christian congregations. especially evangelical, and pentecostal. these small churches are opening up in the poorest neighborhoods, the shantytowns, the favelas across latin america. just a few steps from people's homes. they're really ministering directly to the poor. they go door to door w

it ties in with latin american exports.vonnie: there is a 20% decline in its currency in just a year going from 92 to 72. how long can that go on? don: the people who invest in currencies or wolfsburg because nobody ever knows. the downside to be another $.10 i would think -- the people who invest in currencies are fools because nobody ever knows. the downside could be another $.10, i would think. i could make another educated guess as to where the aussie is going, but now i think there is downward pressure, as there is on the loony in canada. brendan: don says only fools make currency bets. kazakhstan -- no movement. ties extend does not get the olympics -- kazakhstan does not get the olympics. nothing happens. tom: we have instant access to the thank you dollar cross. brendan: coming up, linkedin continues to grow in popularity. what about revenue? we will take a look at the company's latest results. it is also time for our twitter question of the day. would you invest in seoul cycle? -- in seoulsoul cycle? we have not. p

america since he is the first latin american pope.e meetings and also in his public mass he at these shrines where he be connects with the masses of people, how they produce a new form of civil society where people can get together and talk about points of view. he's not going to tell legislators or presidents exactly what to do on a particular question. >> is there a way the pope is trying to essentially retain catholics and grow the cliblght populationcatholicpopulation in be latin america? as opposed to other parts of the planet? >> it's his own country he can't be indifferent. his main role as a good shepherd as a pastor is to build up the faith on the whole globe. i think what's happening in latin america is in these three countries some of the poorest countries of latin america he is going to talk about the conclusion of the poor study the main thing is going to carrying on the gospel, sense of faith and the whole structure that's rooted in devotion to mary and love for jesus christ. high percentage 80 almost 90% in these three

latin americans were going, latin american diplomats were going to washington, begging america to defend its monroe doctrine and to stand up for this idea that europe would no longer be allowed to just come in and carve up the western hemisphere for its colonies. after the war, at the end of the war, those 'em -- empires all retreat. think about it british, north america, what had been a collection of different british possessions now were formed into what we know as canada the dominion of canada. self-governing. still wrongs to britain but self-governing. russia retreats. sells russia dub excuse me, sells alaska. [laughter] excuse me, sarah palin. [laughter] and, of course, maximilian meets his doom in june of 1867 at the hands of a republican firing squad in mexico. some call it the last battle of the civil war. cuba begins a revolution in 1868 against slavery but also for freedom for cuba. to so a number of different confrontations erupt at the end of the american civil war. and at the end europe has withdrawn from the western hemisphere. so there were big stakes for latin america in

up next his historic trip to latin america which kicks off tomorrow. the vatican about his mission to keep parishioners from leaving the fold. how significant this trip is. also tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern, an encore performance, fascinating cnn film glen campbell i'll be me follows the music legend's final tour after being diagnosed with alzheimer's. >>> every 67 seconds in the united states someone is diagnosed with alzheimer's. most are over 65 but about 5% are younger than that. still, in the prime of their lives with jobs families with a lot of responsibilities. our cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta reports. >> reporter: one of the toughest decisions any younger person can dementia has to make is when to stop driving. that's because the body can still remember how to do it but the parts of the brain that control memory and fast decision making are declining. so what do you do? >> i held her and she clutched on to me don't let go of me daddy, just don't let go. i just lost my train of thought there. >> reporter: five years ago at ag

>> reporter: you know here in latin america, people really praised it.e was delivering it people even stood up giving a standing ovation while he was delivering all of these words, but you also have to keep in mind that in modern history, in some latin-american countries, people still remember being governed under dictatorships. so some words from the pope calling for freedom, for independence calling faith a new revolution calling eadvantagelization a new revolution hits the heart and souls of some of the people here in latin america. >> rosa flores thank you so much. >>> in our sports lead today, it was a beautiful day for a ticker tape parade in new york city. the u.s. women's soccer team which trounced japan to win the world cup sunday paraded down the canyon of heroes. presidents sports teams, war heroes have all been honored here but it's the first time a female sports team has been honored. it reportedly cost about $2 million. congratulations to the women's team. >>> make sure to follow me on twitter, and also. that's it for "the lead." i'm turnin

whirlpool and caterpillar mention lower sales in latin america. the largest of the latin america etf's has seen very heavy volume. traders have been aware of these problems for some time they've already lightened up on commodity's stocks and the global industrials. however, they have piled a lot of money into three other groups. first into banks on expectations of higher rates. second into health care mostly biotech, and third tech and internet stocks particularly the big four apple, facebook google and amazon any sign that these three groups are falling apart will elicit panic among traders. so far that has not happened. that's why amazon's surprising swing to a profit after the close is a big relief to investors. for nightly business report. >>> a whopping 54 companies in the s&p 500 reported earnings today, making today the busiest day of this earnings season for mcdonalds to general motors to underarmor dominick chiao rounds up the reports. >> mcdonald's, the world's biggest fast food restaurant chain reported earnings that topped analysts est

i looked at latin america, but there are other community produces. 2000, committee prices were also going up. financial conditions were loose. they were probably able to achieve higher growth. now, they have the charge of how do they adjust to commodity prices? it is true of others as well. go across latin america, some of them are able to handle it well. it is a big challenge. professor, ken mcgrath serving before you, speaking of them floating exchange rate. what will the dollar do in your cancellations? could we see a return of the rubin strength, the strong dollar strength of the late 1990's? olivier blanchard: we are not in the business of predicting exchange rates. we let other people do it and lose money while doing it. [laughter] it is clear that the fundamentals are such that the u.s. is in a cyclical position. interest rates will increase earlier in the u.s. and elsewhere. we tend to think that the expands thethis strength of the dollar in the last year or so. but sometimes the markets are a bit slow to adjust. -- it does not strike me as i

in latin america, and you have commodities.iosyncratic problems in the countries that is exacerbating what is going on externally. in mexico you have oil falling when they are trying to open their oil sector. it is a lot of bad luck. jack: i would look at mexico as a shining star among the latin american countries. they are doing some elements of reform. their natural growth rate is 2.5% to 3%. with telecom and oil it is 4%. if i was putting money they that is where it would be. matt: is it a good place relative to the other latin american countries? jack: in terms of rule of law? i do not think it is any worse off. scarlet: a lot of people have been saying that mexico has been the shining star, but it is yet to pay off. jack: one of us is going to be right. they have new people in the era of telecom and oil. i think if the economy improves it would change the elements around the what you would call the lawlessness as well. scarlet: we will continue this story on latin america. we'll be right back. matt: we'll hear more about w

onboard that plane is the first latin american pope., ecuador embarking on a seven-day tour of south america. second time to south america since becoming pontiff but this is special because a lot of people have turned out there in quito and it is his ambition to visit some of the poorest communities in ecuador while on this visit. also there in ecuador is rosa flores and she got a chance to visit many of the communities and neighborhoods where people are highly anticipating his visit. right now you had a very busy boulevard where people in very large numbers are there very excited to see the pope on this visit. kind of set the scene for us. >> reporter: you know fredricka, there's a bit of a pope francis effect here. in all of the three countries he's going to visit because this is a homecoming for the pope. he was born in the south american continent. he speaks the language. he knows the culture. he knows people in each one of these countries because he's visited these countries in the past. he has a very good friend that he is going t

russia seems so think it owns countries in latin america. and tells the government what it can have. cuba does not belong to the united states. >> thank you both gentlemen. i'll be back in a moment with a final thought on what the cuba-u.s. relationship, one of intimate strangers, may look like in the future. stay with us, it's "inside story". from the west who travelled to work for the revolution. it gaoled people for what they believed, ended careers, throttled futures, of people who deserved better, and many cubans who support the revolution are proud of their educational and health systems, proud of what a small country leaned on by the most powerful country on the planet went ahead and accomplished. the cubans amet on two long trips knew they could be, should be better off. they were weary of shortages of rationing and lack of access to the internet. they had a healthy skepticism from the system at home, and capitalism from brothers, sisters abroad. i have suspicion that americans will be surprised and disappointed by the rule cuba and

now he's the first latin american pope first pope to take the name of francis, the first jesuit pope. and it's very important for the people in this community, they told me that this pope speaks their language. of the 22 plus speeches he's going to make he's expected to make off the cuff remarks and, of course in the past we know that he's made remarks that are sometimes controversial. so everybody's going to be waiting for those special moments. in the brief remarks he made at the airport today, he did make notice that everyone in ecuador has the support and the love and the joy of the church and his as well and he also sent a short message saying that he is asking everyone to give thanks for the little things in life for the little things that sometimes we take for granted. i'm starting to see a motorcade approach this intersection. of course we're expecting that motorcade to be ahead of the pope. now, what we are going to see is that the pope will not be riding the official popemobile which is a mercedes-benz. that's parked in the vatican. what you'll see here in latin america is i

where they held mass for a million people from keto, the latin american editor reports. hundreds and thousands of the pilgrims braved the cold and rain to better see and hear the pope. many seeking more than spir irt ute guidance. there were columbians displaced by decades of civil war who came to thank the pope in efforts to help mediate. >> we need peace and an end to the violent. >> the pope spoke out about war and violence ravaging not just parts of latin america, but the world, in an illusion to i.s.i.l. executing scores of christians. >> translation: why in the world, especially in some countries, various forms of war and conflict par. we christians insist on our proposal to heal injuries instruct bridges and strengthen ties. >> pope francis redirected criticism, warning against leadership, a thirst for power and those that think differently. ecuador's president, for example, has been the targets of mass protests in recent months against plans for steep tax hikes. and a repeated attempt to show that he and the pope see eye to eye on wealth that angered the opponent

russia seems so think it owns countries in latin america. and tells the government what it can have. cuba does not belong to the united states. >> thank you both gentlemen. i'll be back in a moment with a final thought on what the cuba-u.s. relationship one of intimate strangers, may look like in the future. stay with us, it's "inside story". >>> cuba has been romanticized. sodomized and demonized. so few americans go to see if for themselves for so long real-life and personal experience couldn't drive out bad information. cuba was never as bad as many american conservatives portrayed it not compared with similar countries around the world. nor was it the brave egal tarrian paradise volunteers from the west who travelled to work for the revolution. it gaoled people for what they believed ended careers, throttled futures, of people who deserved better and many cubans who support the revolution are proud of their educational and health systems, proud of what a small country leaned on by the most powerful country on the planet went ahead and ac

latin america has always been strong and continues to be a strong region for us.ome of their price driven -- despite economic challenges. although china is going up and down depending on which day you open the newspaper, we still see an underlying growth. where we have seen the slowdown is in southeast asia, countries like indonesia, thailand and the philippines. their economies are slowing down a little bit. india not being as quick and the rebound after the election as we expected. europe and the u.s. -- europe is a deflation for us unfortunate. we like to see them do better here it jonathan: caroline hyde joins us right now. a fantastic company. what else did he tell you? caroline: maybe you used a uterine at some point, you know this company. it was pretty impressive that they managed to post 6% increase in the market. they're exposed to russia and brazil. the way that they are managing to fight this is hiking up their prices. the fact that you have seen depreciation, but continuing to innovate as well. they feel they could be getting 4 billion euros from onli

your brother is latin king. you are latin king. the problem s it's not the first time.h that person who fought with your brother what is going to happen? >> who knows what is going to happen? i can't predict the future, you know what i mean? we fight we fight. we don't fight we don't fight. >> a lot of officers do not know that they are brothers. now what happens? if rob campbell is down here, inmate despeines, happens to walk to the elevator. they are going to go. they are going to get hurt. officers get hurt. because of the stupid actions quite a few officers got hurt. not one, not two, not three, quite a few more. >> that's not completely our fault thaw get hurt. our intentions aren't to hurt officers. if i fought him the intention is not to hurt officers. >> you have to understand we get hurt trying to save you guys from getting further injury. we still have a job to do. >> that's jail. this is the gang life, i guess, you know what i'm saying? it's just how it goes, how the cookie crumbles. >> the feedback i got from him is he's got to do what he's got to do. my fee

. >>> and pope francis, traveling in latin america. here's david wright. >> reporter: francis pulled up in the same old white peugeot that john paul used in 1988. the crowd today, more than a million strong. john paul ii was a rock star. francis, a native son. his message all week sharply critical of a global economy that exploits people and pillages mother earth. pope francis calling instead for a globalization of hope. that message, a huge hit here in latin america. but it would seem to cast the u.s. as a villain. it may not go down so well when pope francis addresses a joint session of congress. in bolivia, a prison. a golf cart serving as popemobile through a prison yard crowded with murderers, rapists and drug traffickers. also on this trip, the first latin american pope begged forgiveness for the church's sins against indigenous people. at a mass he evem said the lord's prayer in a native language. there's the papal plane, prepping for departure. in september, he is headed for the u.s. were we can probably expect the same huge cr

the first latin american pope makes the decision to come to latin america but for the first time -- becauseas here back in 2013 that was the decision of pope benedict xvi. so this is showing that the pope pope francis, has chosen these three countries as his first latin american trip and it's by no mission stake, brianna, that he chose three of the countries with the highest poverty rates, with the largest indigenous population and given his recent encyclical, it all makes sense because his papal theology is to evangelize from the margins where people are hurting, where you find the poor, the elderly, the sick and all of those folks are included in his itinerary during his visit to latin america and so during these masses where we're expecting him to speak in spanish in his native tongue and to speak from the heart in these homilyies homilies. we're also expecting him to make some of the points he made in his encyclical and a lot of these people in these countries on the margins will probably suffer climate change a lot quicker, a lot sooner than developed countries. so he's here as the lea

nevertheless, latin america 13% growth. latin america very strong.hina and singly also -- china interestingly also returning. it is all about sealing deals with alibaba. he is very aware of the volunteer at the desk of the volatility in china. >> investors came in. private people entered the stock market. when you see that volatility and prices going down, 30% at first. it makes a lot of people -- i think you'll see some of that coming through. for that reason, we look at the same time for other opportunities to expand our presence in china. caroline: he said they're coming off a small base. they are going full guns into china, continuing to expand. manus: there is push and pull. there is a whole variety of elements. the quality we've seen is something that has been building momentum. where does that fit in to the unilever story? is it too early to see the benefit? caroline: that is what sprung to my mind. this should be helping a company that makes food. he said they are trying to step away from exposure to commodities at the moment. this is why the

if we could trust us, we're not looking to say that latin is bad and other is good. not at all. what we're looking to say is trust us; we are a valid part of the community. we are not gentrification, et cetera. we are valid and we need to have our voices heard and right now they are not being heard and when i hear "community" time and again, i am concerned that my neighbors have not been heard, but it's been inferred that they are heard. if you ask us to the table and ask us to join the discussion, we'll do it in good faith and do it honestly and thinking about the community that we have devoted our lives to, including the latino part of our community. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. i am brook oliver. i am in the latino cultural district. i sit on the council. i have a business there for 20 years. i have lived there for 20 years and i'm a landlord for 20 years in that neighborhood. i have a seat at the table. i am on the 24th from council and other people are welcome to have a seat on the table in our community process. we invited -- we sent 3,000 leaflets

in the '80s -- in the '80s, through all latin america, there were guerilla movements, and there wereips all over. i just met an argentinean woman here, and she -- in the '70s and '80s, there was an argentinean dictatorship there that killed thousands of people. so, there was a different period of time when oscar was doing this, but -- but oscar was fighting for the independence of puerto rico. he got arrested. he declared himself a political prisoner. he put no defense. he never defended himself in court. and -- and he was charged with 70 years, and it's a disproportionate sentence for what he's been charged with. so, we're just asking on a human-rights level to have an unconditional release. we have to take a break, but when we come back, i want to get a little bit more clear... >> sure. >> ...into the... you know, you say he was arrested because he was a companion for the independence of puerto rico. >> mm-hmm, mm-hmm. >> it's hard to believer that somebody would be arrested for purely political reasons. >> well, it's not the first time. >> with that, we're taking a break. >> it's

it is the first stop on the three nation latin america tour by the pope.ens have thousands gathered to watch the pontiff celebrate mass in the port city. at a time when the catholic church has lost followers amid sex and corruption scandals, the pope has managed to stay popular since he took over the leadership in march 2013. his popularity that surged. he is liked for his simplicity and openness in discussing things like integrating divers and remarried people into church life. the 78-year-old pontiff has asked catholics to accept gay family members and treat them with respect. he's also been a champion of the environment, urging national leaders to join in the fight against climate change. now vatican analyst is with the catholic news agency and joins us live from rome. thank you very much for talking to us here at al jazeera. how would you describe the magic that everyone seems to agree that pope francis has? >> thank you for inviting me. pope francis in ecuador. pope francis is latin american, so we could see -- when he came back yesterday night -- at

but 40% of the world's catholics are in latin america and that number is decreasing. catholic followers. can the pope's visit expect to reverse that in any way? >> well it is decreasing but we are talking about ecuador being 79% catholics. even though the evangelicals are making inroads, there is something for you in catholicism to those who have left. pent cost lymph and evangelicals is about small-based community and about reading the scripture and serving the poor. and so perhaps the charismatic movement within the catholic church where there is sharing and reading of scripture that can be attractive to evangelicals mo who have leather catholicism. so he may appeal to them as well. >> i want to talk about the context of this visit. this visit does come at a time of political tension in ecuador seeing anti-government demonstrations against the president. do you think the pope will weigh in on that? >> one of the issues that is interesting is the environment. they are mining in a national park right now. and oil drilling and the pope is supposedly going to speak agai

art in motion latin dancers of bringing awareness to domestic violence.ampion dance company newest choreography. after seeing it stephanie approach the dance company. >> what it could become and how it could be used to tell a story. >> are real subject that is going on right now. how can we best show this. >> faced with the challenge of using only visuals. >> you probably wouldn't sell you on this way. >> you probably wouldn't. you headed to one of the rehearsals online street philadelphia. >> five, six, seven and. six, seven open, one. >> the most intricate choreography. crazy powerful. >> look her in the stare her down. >> definitely out of the box. >> i can't i can't see nicole. you a great. >> i'm so nervous. that's impressive. [laughter] >> you have to have the hair. >> are getting good at this. >> he also makes everyone he dances with look good. they decided to donate all the proceeds to the aim high scholarship, the scholarship in honor of the girl. fortunately her life was cut short the age of 26 to to domestic violence. the short film will premie

the influence in latin america is extensive. venezuela is one of the cuban advisors, and other countries are under the sway of the cuban apparatus. that's why they are dangerous and shouldn't be seen as a normal country. repress. sounds like i'm talking to someone in the heart of the cold war. it's not a cold war. >> they are in the heart of the cold war. if you listen to the achievements on december 13th, they are immersed in struggles, they haven't changed how to rule the world. they see the concessions as a green light, the way they are. >> do you think that this government is expansionist, that they see the united states as a main adversary. >> the united states is a convenient enemy. it is over, and as i said a few minutes ago, cuba has to conform to the behaviour of the international community. one of the great things we are going to see now it that cuba, in order to join the international financial institutions is going to have to adopt the world behaviour norms for entering the financial institutions. when cuba joins or

pope francis delivers a stirring homily to one million worshipers telling latin america to celebrate its diversity. i'm sarah kelly. thank you for joining us. the greek five -- prime minister had a tough day at the office. those talks have now ended. without any new proposals from athens. if greeks voting no to the bailout conditions eurozone heads of government that our meeting tonight are struggling to come up with the united response. >> alexis tsipras was all smiles after sunday's referendum. the greek prime minister seemed determined to look confident. other leaders came across less of the. >> we still believe that solidarity at a european level and responsibility at a national level are inextricably the same. >> there is euphoria in greece following the no vote. athens is still facing demands from eurozone leaders for a new set of reform proposals. >> frankly greece is behind the curve at the moment. >> there are no new proposals on the table and no new program is being discussed. >> up till now they successfully avoided any reform program. and the referendum showed broad suppo

latin american currency in the whole region.t do you do if you are this central-bank? them.hat could help sometimes countries want to see currency like this. but that is the problem, nothing is getting going. exports are not booming. unemployment is surging. they are in dire need of a fixed. the other thing that was interesting, emerging-market currencies, this is the worst ever. killed. a horrible week. coming up, -- joe: five years after the first , it is stillshed vacant. we will show you this building after the break. young and said he was built, but is mostly deserted. joe: no fear, they say it will quadruple gdp soon. alix: look at those pictures. that is a huge area. i went to china 10 years ago before the olympics and you saw all this construction all over beijing putting up the same types of buildings. now, you can assume that nobody is living there. joe: i could move there. joe -- alix: natural gas companies in the northeast are feeling some pain. infrastructure expansion is making a harder to move volume in and out of

has joined -- has joined the rest of latin america and the caribbean. amy: in a historic move, cuba and the united states restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies shut for over five decades. we will hear from ricardo alarcon, the former head of the cuban parliament, as well as senator patrick leahy congress members raul grijalava and barbara lee and others who , attended the reopening of the cuban embassy in washington. then the historic trial of former dictator hissÈne habrÉ begin monday but has been postponed for 45 days. we will speak with reed brody of human rights watch. >> this is the first time anywhere in the world the courts in one country senegal are trying the former leader of another, chad, for human rights abuses. the first time the african union has established a tribunal. and it is the first time the victims of the dictator in africa have brought the dictator to justice. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united states and cuba have reopen

his diary would switch between greek and latin and english. he was obviously -- from what you can pick up of this guy, it's no surprise that people were drawn to him and were very impressed with him. in 1859 a state senator in ohio died, and the republican party which is relatively comes to him and says you're opposed to slavery and very emancipation and for the union, would you run for state senate. he says i know nothing about politics. they said give it a try and he wins overwhelmingly in his first attempt at public office. and that begins the political career. in 1859, he serves from 18 59 and then within 20 years he's president of the united states. it's a remarkable story. and he probably would have gone on to do very well as a lawyer as a politician, and then the civil war breaks out. when the civil war breaks out garfield, well -- when the civil war breaks out, he enlists as a private and four weeks later, he's promoted to colonel. he was one of the first to apply. and he is appointed command of the 42nd ohio volunteer infantry. and he

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relations with latin america. it is about putting an end to the last lingering vestiges of the cold war and ultimately elevate the level of the relationship between the u.s. and the entire region. may i acknowledge the importance of that gesture to all of latin america and the world peace at large. it is an important example of relations to be followed. in conclusion, may i reiterate my imitation to president obama to come to brazil for the 2016 olympics. i count on you. of course the invitation is extended to the vice president that they are not able to be at the same time, at the same place abroad. but anyway, president obama has a standing invitation to come to the olympics in rio in brazil. he will be able to wear his green and yellow jersey which has "brazil" and "obama" on the chest. and i'm sure you will be applauded if you do so. i also believe this trip to the united states stands as the relaunch of our bilateral relations. once again, i thank president obama and the u.s. people are the warm welcome -- fo

. >> translator: geographically we are so close that probably there is no latin american country better prepared to be one day real brothers. you will see. >> reporter: but forget being 50 yearstingtbliforgetting 50years of hospital italy is a member of the defense of the committee for the revolution saying she doesn't trust the americans. >> translator: to begin with they haven't lifted the embargo against cuba nor returned guantanamo to us. >> reporter: clearly turning this building into a u.s. embassy does not mean that cuba has a friend across the florida straits but it does mean it no longer has an enemy. >> lucia as you said in your report, it may no longer have an enemy but there is still an issue of trust between some cuban people and the u.s. all in all would you say it's seen by the cuban people as a victory of their government of the did did detente? >> yes, a victory for their people and the cuban government has not had to make any substantial concessions at all. in fact the cuban government is boasting that this is a triumph that they have not had to bend to the constant pr

pope is come to three of the most financially endangered countries in latin america. >> translator: pope francis reaches out to people, to those who need him. ecuador needs him. >> reporter: these countries have something else in common. santa time when the catholic church has faced mass corruption ecuador bolivia and paraguay are the countries where the catholics have remained the most faithful and with large indigenous populations. the pope says he wants to recognize them. the theme is reconciliation. which is very timely in ecuador there have been mass demonstrations against government and calling on both sides to call a truce while the pope is here. >> pakistani rangers have voimented aviolated a ceasefire with india. spent time outside their house he as mortar shells were fired from pakistan's borders. last year thousands were killed with border extensions with pakistan. >>> philippines has confirmed its second case of mers, middle east respiratory syndrome, no known transmission to the community. the 36-year-old tourist had traveled to saudi arabia. a spokesman for the philippines

events featured latin american people. to whom he begged forgiveness for the crimes committed by the church in settling this region. for many it's a matter of national pride. this week politicians try to draft the pope's popularity. like st. john paul francis has the ability to stand apart from the leader he's standing next to a skill he'll rely on in the u.s. >> he's got his own talking points he's not going to be swayed by the politics of the united states. that's not going to keep him from saying what he thinks needs to be said here. >> we want to express express -- >> a mission to change the world. anne thompson nbc news keto. >>> in this country, a wild night of weather in denver take a look at this a lightning storm passed through the denver metro area our affiliate, kusa was knocked off the air for a few minutes. they had to improvise by showing video and audio from ipads. >>> serena williams served letter way into tennis history today. becoming the oldest woman ever to win a major tournament. >> with a hard fought