pope francis is injapan for a 4—day visit. he's only the second pope to visit the country. has been very vocal on the subject of nuclear weapons during his visit. that is right. the pope today was very clear that not just that is right. the pope today was very clear that notjust the use of nuclear weapons are immoral, but to hold onto them, to have possession of nuclear weapons is immoral, and thatis of nuclear weapons is immoral, and that is a shift in papal teaching or policy on nuclear weapons, and the past pope said they wanted to get rid of nuclear weapons but accepted the countries had to have a deterrence policy in order to disarm, but pope francis is saying, no, there are no circumstances by which countries should hold onto nuclear weapons, a very clear antinuclear message during his trip to nagasaki and to hiroshima where he met with survivors of the terrible world war ii bombings there. pope francis has already —— a lwa ys there. pope francis has already —— always had a passion forjapan as a young gentleman. he wanted to be a missionary to the country but was told

we are seeing live pictures of pope francis at sophia university in japan live pictures of pope francis of a catholic pope was 38 yea rs last visit of a catholic pope was 38 years ago and that was popejohn paul ii. how is the pope perceived ina paul ii. how is the pope perceived in a country where catholicism is a minority religion? if we look at the local reaction to his visit, even though as you said, christianity isn't a major religion in the country, he's been very much welcomed and he also raised other issues when he met with victims of the tsunami, he talked about nuclear energy, a controversial subject, and also highlighted the history of christianity and japan. then japanese government tried to the religion so he highlighted that visiting some of the museums in nagasaki. a lot on the blade for the pope. and he continues to break ground in many non— catholic countries. that was clear at the tokyo dome and 50,000 people attended that event, which was such attended that event, which was such a high turnover. where christianity isn't that major a religion. nevertheless, a lot of peo

well to discuss the pope's visit i'm joined by our religious affairs correspondent martin get good to see you martin now this is the 1st papal visit to japan in the ca years was it 6 new significance for japan's christians well at a time in which got the community of japanese contracting i mean over a 30 year period there was about a 10 percent contraction that is to say 500002 about $450.00 it is truly representative of what's going to ron going on with the conflict church pretty much where it's a world where you know the police are empty now and so i think that in that sense sort of the significant to think that the main point is that. the pope is talking from japan and you need to cut the legs and entire region and very likely you just chinese christians are paying close attention because i could use a way for the vatican to project power that's about to and is about to see that it's been very much interested in questions of global policy and this is one of the way in which actually presents itself. in that context is that this question nuclear proliferation also becomes important

to discuss the pope's visit is tokyo based journalist. thanks for joining us so pope francis gave a speech to know getting nuclear weapons how is this being received in japan of course as you mentioned nagasaki is one of the cities where which was obliterated by the atomic bomb so people have very strong feelings in japan against nuclear weapons and. will also be speaking with atomic bomb survivors so this message of peace coming from the actual cities 1st from nagasaki and then the hiroshima. atomic bombs will have a deep impact on people all over the world and it does in japan especially there's also the of course. issue that japan is under constant threat from north korea for example and when it comes to nuclear weapons and there have been lots of testing in the past missile to stink i'm not curious why it's an ongoing issue in japan and people who feel very strongly about it so the pope's message will be well received here so this is the 1st papal visit to japan and 30 years what is the significance for japanese christians. well japan

to thailand in 35 as pope francis heads to the kingdom. pulling out all the stops to welcome. welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us now it may not look like it but hong kong is headed to elections the elections for no good district councils ordinarily aren't a centerpiece of the city's political calendar but this time around they've been seen as a referendum on the protests it's also the only chance locals could have of being in a position to affect the election of the next chief executive of a correspondent phoebe kong reports from hong kong. luncheon is getting ready to hit the campaign trail as a newcomer to politics the 27 year old is not taking the conventional rage the guy for which i know i organize weekly runs in my neighborhood. and i hope we can keep everyone healthy. because we need to be fit to be able to cope with the chaos here . lammas running for a district council sees together with other young protesters over half of the candidates from the opposition camp have no political experience they're also not affiliated to any political party and most of

he is a pope after the heart of dorothy day.e can't express our gratitude to people enough, to people like dan ellsberg -- any of those who have come before us, the berrigan brothers, all in their effort -- the pope is that it is not enough to simply speak out against nuclear weapons. we must act. we must walk. we walked on the database. we need to raise a voice very clearly. and even be willing to put our bodies on the line to help the world to understand that the benevolence come the secrecy -- malevolence, the secrecy, from beginning to end with this nuclear arsenal, the production, the maintaining, the threat of using -- it is the greatest evil in the world any of us can face in our lifetimes. amy: one of your sister protesters, the widow of philip berrigan, was one of the plowshares 7 last week she just celebrated her 80th birthday. she, too, faces these charges and was in prison for a year and a half as she awaited the trial. dan, what would you have said to ththe jury? >> what did i expect of the jury? amy: what would you

it's been so long since the pope travel to thailand that the video footage is grainy. john paul the 2nd was the last to include the buddhist majority country in a papal janie's that was in 1984. so the fact that the current pontiff hasn't left their country off the map is a big deal for thailand's tiny catholic community. christians make up just one percent of the population and most live in the north of the country but they can also be found in the nation's capital including in one of bangkok's biggest slums. but. father. emission theory says christians here are eagerly awaiting the visit of pope francis because they see him as a champion of the man rebel the poor people in their day nor the. time to make the voice of the poor so loud loud saw. it in an hour and especially the ones that i have the gift to give you for the 3. waiting for this. in bangkok and across the country thailand's diverse catholic community is looking forward to publicly celebrate their face. and the pope begins that visit in thailand from wednesday and then be more of that visit and also this s

message record numbers of voters are turning out as authorities warn against violence also coming up the pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons pontiff makes a symbolic visit to nagasaki in japan where he calls upon the world's nuclear nations to scrap their arsenals. and in the bundesliga a lot about face off against when you and barry lynn berliners have a reputation as being a giant slayer but can they take down the team at the top of the table. welcome to the program. i restarted hong kong where people are voting in unison elections the vote is seen as a both a test of kerry lab's probe aging government and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months voter participation is already at record levels. hung conus are used to queuing for restaurants conventions but not for an election especially not on a sunday morning and even before the polling stations open. moments after the queues started to form came a familiar face pro-democracy leader aung he himself was spot from running this recount that you action action in more community based more

now pope francis has met with the victims of the fukushima nuclear disaster during his visit in japan the pope heard emotional testimony from survivors of the day on march 20th 11 when a powerful earthquake was followed by a tsunami and the meltdown of the nuclear power plant at fukushima he called for renewed efforts to help those affected noting concern over the continued use of nuclear power and injury in. to discuss the pope's visit i'm joined now here in the studio by his affairs correspondent martin gak so we have the 2nd day of francis is a visit to japan how has he been welcomed there been the reaction has been has been very strong of course i mean nothing circles and so one i mean obviously the sort of it's being compared to the john paul visit of $91.00 which was considerably more momentous because the world was. i mean the region was going to really more polarized the pope arrives at a time in which the guts of the community of japan is contracting i mean by about 10 percent in the last 20 years or so. is the pope in something that he's seen across the world and got to comm

still to come, pope francis will be the second pope to visit thailand in 35 years and the preparationsre in full swing. that story coming up in a moment. swedish prosecutors are dropping their investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against t julian assange. they told d reporters today that evidence against him is not strong enough. excuse me, i'm waiting for the teleprompter. he is serving a prison sentence for jumping bail to avoid at tradition to sweden. in 2010, two women accused him of rape and sexual assault. he talked about today's decision, we want to bring in mads adennes. he has followed the case closely and joins us from the airport in frankfurt on his way back. good to have you on the program. what do you make of today's decision? we are talking about an investigation that is nine years old and today we hear the evidence is not strong enough. mads: i it is n not surprising. the prosecutors have been criticized by the courts in sweden and they havee a very narrow margin and it has run its course, so it is not surprising. brent: is this a time that the prososec

the pope was in nagasaki. he met with survives of that bombing and saying a world without nuclear weapons is necessary and possible. he also made a plea to the international community to instead of spending money and resources building up nuclear weapons, to devote that money to the world's poor and to the environment. on monday, the pope will be meeting with japan's new emperor, and meet with prime minister shinzo abe, and survivors of the 2011 disaster, you remember the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that happened in march of that year, natalie. . >> all right. we'll wait and see what his remarks are. delia gallagher for us, thank you so much. thanks for watching cnn "newsroom". i'm natalie allen. i'll be back with another hour of news right after this. mom, why do we always come here for the holidays? how did you find great-grandma's recipe? we're related to them? we're portuguese? i thought we were hungarian? grandpa, can you tell me the story again? behind every question is a story waiting to be

i mean, we need to have women in there and so i'm say that pope francis now pope francis can't turn a whole cruise boat around and in a catholic church but doing great stuff and he's setting directions that we're going need to follow getting back to gospel of jesus and not every human being has dignity and think of it. women are baptized into the faith just like men. we are all made in the image of christ, but yes when it comes to making the decisions, it can only be men at the highest level now what is that? that is the name of it is sexism. you know, it is disdiscrimination simply on the basis of sex that women cannot make these decisions of being leaders of prayer and priesthood. so -- you get the bubble is coming up. you speak your truth and you get it out. so appendix in this book is that letter to pope francis really to the whole church and for first time they define the catholic church not as hierarchy but as the the whole people of god. it is everybody called a holiness everybody called to -- called to live out the gospel of jesus which protestant knowing for a long to get cau

we heard several remarks from the pope. nagasaki, the second city that was bombed in 1945. he met with survivors there. he was in the ground zero of nagasaki at a memorial park there. he said it was a place that remind us of the pain and horror that humans can inflict on one another. he made an appeal to the international community. he said a world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary. and he asked governments and countries to not continue to spend money and resources, to instead give that money to the world' poor and to the environment. a moving and important message from pope francis on this four-day trip to japan. tomorrow he will meet with the new emperor and with the prime minister shinzo abe and with victims of the 2011 triple disaster, the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that happened in march of that year. he returns to rome tuesday. natalie? >> we also mentiond, delia, this is the first visit of a pope to japan in many decades. why is that? >> reporter: of course john paul ii was there in 1981

executive caroline pro-democracy protesters want to send her and beijing a message also coming out pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons as the pontiff makes a symbolic visit to not go back in japan where he calls upon the world's nuclear nations to scrap their off because. i have a whole free glad you could join me polls have closed in hong kong as district council election with turnout at nearly 70 percent higher than in any election in the territories history now the vote is seen as both a test of support for embattled chief executive kerry and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months. the pro-democracy movement urged people to vote and they turned out in record numbers the selections are to closest thing hong kong hours have to direct representation a nearly half a year for unrest has left many feeling that enough is enough. people have been long thought a long. time. but time cooperate rowboat that mo this might mean it's worth of my mortal thank you. this and to do was to the people . hong kong's chief executive kerr

pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons the pontiff makes a symbolic visit to nagasaki in japan where he calls upon the world's nuclear nations to scrap their arsenals. for maybe a social democrat if your presidential hopes for an upset victory as she faces incumbent president close your highness in a runoff election. nick spicer welcome to the program. and we start in hong kong where record numbers of people are voting in a simple actions the vote is seen as both a test of kerry labs probe aging government and a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months. on conus are used to queuing for restaurants conventions but not for an election especially not on a sunday morning and even before the polling stations open. moments after the queues started to form came a familiar face pro-democracy leader aung he himself was part from running. your action is that you action in more complicated base district constitution issue instead of overall hong kong political system reform but i still urge people both in the action to show i want this called head

for analysis plus pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons on just making a symbolic visit to japan but he calls upon the world's nuclear powers to scrap there are sometimes. i'm called aspen welcome to the program polls are now closed in hong kong's district council election and while we await results one thing is certain this vote was historic turnout hit nearly 70 percent that's higher than in any election in the territories history it's being seen as both a test of support for embattled chief executive kerry lamb and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months now. the pro-democracy movement urged people to vote and they turned out in record numbers these elections are the closest thing hong kong ors have to direct representation and nearly half a year of unrest has left many feeling that enough is enough. people have been long long you know your current. prime cooperate. is worth of my mortal thank you. this and to do was to the people. hong kong's chief executive kerry lam also encouraged voters to turn out and appealed

and pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons the pontiff makes a symbolic visit to mecca saturday in japan where he calls on the world's nuclear nations to scrap their office. to. helen on free glad you could join me. ready has a district council election been the focus of so much attention in hong kong more people have already voted in today's poll than in any election in its history and polls haven't even closed yet the votes are seen as both a test of kerry lobs pro beijing government and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months. the pro-democracy movement urged hong kong people to vote and they turned out in force hours before polls closed numbers had already exceeded previous records on the surface of it the poll to choose council representatives and link community level concerns like garbage collection may not seem particularly exciting but these elections are the closest thing that hong kong has have to direct representation district councils have long been dominated by the pro beijing establishment and voters seeking change hope tha

news still to come and historic people visit pope francis. second pope to visit thailand in 35 years and the preparations are as you see in full swing that story coming up in just a moment. swedish prosecutors are dropping their investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against wiki leaks founder julian assange sweden's deputy director of public prosecutions eva marie paris and told reporters today that evidence against us on. is not strong enough. for me i'm waiting for the teleprompter maybe the teleprompter could go forward thank you thank you there you go a songe is serving a prison sentence in britain for jumping bail to avoid extradition to sweden in 2012 women accused as songs of rape and sexual assaults are the talk about today's decision we want to pull in moms on dana's he's a professor of law at the university of oslo in to toot of legal studies he has followed these on skis closely 'd he joins us i understand from the airport in frankfurt on his way back to australia it's good to have you on the program what do you ma

pope francis has called for "a world without nuclear weapons".to nagasaki, one of japan's two cities devastated by atomic bombs during the second world war. janey mitchell reports. the unspeakable horror of the us atomic bomb attack was how pope francis described the suffering of the victims, encapsulated in this photo of a young boy carrying his dead baby brother on his back in the aftermath. the pope prayed silently in torrential rain at the memorial to the 711,000 people who died, instantly and in the months after the attack in august 19115. addressing hundreds in waterproofs at ground zero of the bombing, he said nuclear weapons were not the answer to the desire for peace and security. translation: convinced, as i am that a world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary, i ask political leaders not to forget that these weapons cannot protect us from the current threats to national and international security. we need to ponder the catastrophic impact of their deployment. the 82—year—old pope also hit out at what he called the money sq

his resignation took place the following month, the day after pope francis addressed congress. this is 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. speaker pelosi: good afternoon everyone. as speaker of the house, it is my official and personal honor to welcome friends of speaker john boehner to the u.s. capitol on this historic day. members and friends from both sides of the aisle is a signal -- a testament to the respect that all have a for john -- all have for john. speaker gingrich and speaker ryan are both here. [applause] and we warmly welcome and extend our gratitude to debbie, lindsay and tricia and the entire boehner family for sharing john with this congress and with our country. now it is my privilege to invite father conroy to deliver the invocation. >> ok. i am surrounded by quadrophonic speakers. [laughter] dear god, we give you thanks for the proceedings of this day. and for speaker john boehner and his place in history as the 53rd speaker of the people's house. we thank you for his many y

huge crowds turned tight and braved the rain to catch a glimpse of the pope it's the 1st papal visitto japan for nearly 4 decades and not exactly the pontiff laid a wreath at the grange the roman morial for the 10s of thousands of people including $8000.00 catholics who perished in an atomic bombing in the final days of world war 2. francis told the crowds that he believes a world without nuclear weapons is both possible and necessary and the money spent on them could be put to better use. give me a field in the inter days world where millions of children and families live in inhumane conditions. the money that is wanted and the fortunes made through the night a fracture upgrading maintenance and sale of even more destructive weapons we are now from crying out to heaven at. the. the pontiff is also visiting her russia the site of the 1st atomic bombing in 1945 on monday pope francis will meet survivors of the 20 a live in fukushima nuclear disaster he'll also meet japan's prime minister shinzo abbey and emperor not a hito and he will be hoping that they and other global leaders keep

executive terry for a look see protesters want to send hot and to beijing a message also coming up pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons makes a symbolic visit to nagasaki in japan when he calls upon the world's nuclear nations to scrap that off. to the people of getting this out choose a new leader horrible to visit the west african country where many hope today's election will close the book on a history of exhibit. 500 on free glad you could join me. rarely has a district council election been the focus of so much attention but in hong kong more people have already voted in today's poll than in any election in its history and polls well they haven't even closed yet the vote is seen as both a test of carried out as pro beijing and government and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months now . on conus are used to queuing for restrooms conventions but not for an election especially not on a sunday morning and even before the polling stations open. moments after the q. started to form came a familiar face pro-democracy leader aung he

the pope later lit a candle in tribute to the 140,000 people who died. he suggested nations possessing nuclear weapons will regret it. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> earlier, the pope led a mass in nagasaki, the second and other city that was bombed in august of 1945. an estimated 35,000 people attended the service. this is the first papal visit to japan in 30 years. >>> this week alone, 1.2 million travelers will touchdown or take off ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. l.a.x. is teaming with travelers. millions of other americans will hit the road to get to their thanksgiving destination. but whether you're traveling by plane or car, three storms brewing across the country could complicate your travel plans. >> reporter: adding to the stress of a hectic holiday week, three storms brewing across the country putting millions of americans in the path of inlement weather. in the northeast, freezing rain is expected to turn to snow early in the week. from philadelphia to new york to boston, heavy rain could dampen plans. possibly as far north as maine.

. >>> pope francis brings his message of peace to japan as he visits the citie suffered atomic attacks at the end of world war ii. >>> nfl week 12 highlights >>> "frozen 2" takes the world box office, earning $350 million, and taylor swift setting new records at the american music awards. it is monday, november 25th. "early today" starts now good monday lip anthe weather won't be making it easy. several major storms are in the forecast, and the first one has already brought heavy snow to parts of ohio. in pennsylvania and many others in the northeast, road conditions are already dangerous, and there are expectations the other big storms this week will be worse here's nbc's dave price. >> reporter: cars sliding off slick roads in massachusetts pennsylvania pounded with snow, making driving dangerous icy roads in ohio causing multiple accidents, sending four to the hospital. it's a race home and a race against mother nature. a wintry mix in the midwest and the northease 55 million people expected to travel this week high winds forced a ground stop at dulles international and delays at ne

pope francis has called for "a world without nuclear weapons".mbs during the second world war. janey mitchell reports. the unspeakable horror of the us atomic bomb attack was how pope francis described the suffering of the victims, encapsulated in this photo of a young boy carrying his dead baby brother on his back in the aftermath. the pope prayed silently in torrential rain at the memorial to the 7a,000 people who died, instantly and in the months after the attack in august 19a5. addressing hundreds in waterproofs at ground zero of the bombing, he said nuclear weapons were not the answer to the desire for peace and security. translation: convinced as i am that a world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary, i ask political leaders not to forget that these weapons cannot protect us from the current threats to national and international security. we need to ponder the catastrophic impact of their deployment. the 82—year—old pope also hit out at what he called the money squandered and the fortune made in the arms trade. the pope's messa

. >>> tonight pope francis is in the middle of a four-day tour of japan.he pope celebrated mass in nagasaki this morning before speaking at a memorial service in hiroshima. these are the only two cities ever to be struck by an atomic bomb. pope francis paid tribute to the victims and called the use of atomic weapons a crime. this is the first papal visit to japan in nearly four decades. >>> floodwaters are rising again in venice, nearly two weeks after the worst flooding there in 50 years. tourists in heavy boots waded through st. mark's square today. the water at high tide companied at more than 50month-long f hav damaged half of the city's 120 >>> there is new llht foowing th fightn field between browns and pittsburgh steelers. 33 players have now been fined for their part in the brawl. here is meg oliver. >> reporter: it was an ugly scene last sunday still making headlines today. >> 33 fines, nearly $750,000 from that game. >> reporter: the nfl suspended cleveland browns defensive end myles garrett indefinitely for slamming steelers quarterback mason ru

we all remember how john made the visit of pope francis such a meaningful and beautiful experience for all of us, don't we, allister? and how wonderful today to see young allister here with zachary. allister was six weeks old when he was blessed by the pope that day, with clarity, beauty and moral urgency, pope francis called on us to be better stewards of god's creation and to be instruments of god's peace. don had that clarity and everything he did. thanks to john's leadership, the holy father's message of hope, peace and dialogue will be a blessing and an inspiration to our congress and the country for many years to come. in his farewell speech, not quite farewell because we have another one now... but in that space, john often spoke of the namesake of his home city, the great roman general, cincin natus, who answer the call of his nation to lead and then surrendered his power to return to the home he loved. john, the congress and the country have been strengthened by your decision to answer the call of our nation when you did. and now we wish you all the best, as you enjoy your ret

urgency, pope francis called on us to be better stewards of god's creation and to be instruments ofeace. john had that clarity too in everything he did. thanks to john's leadership, the holy father's message of hope, peace and dialogue will be a blessing and an inspiration to our congress and the country for many years to come. in his farewell speech, well, not quite farewell because we have another one now -- but in that space, john often spoke of the namesake of his home city, the great roman general cincinnatus, a farmer who answer the call of his nation to lead and then surrendered his power to return to the home he loved. john, the congress and the country have been strengthened by your decision to answer the call of our nation when you did. and now, we wish you all the best, as you enjoy your retirement -- i do not know if that is quite the word for it. now i have the privilege of inviting up to the podium here, speaker boehner's family to join in the unveiling of his portrait. debbie, thank you so much. and alister and zachary will be joining us as well, the future, the futur

peter, you want to talk about the pope? >> sure. i have strong admiration for the pope, and for the standing, and his push and his commitment. so i don't know yet whether the extraordinary inspiration that he provides people is going to actually be converted into transformations in the way governments are going to behave, or if it is going to result in a change in the behavior of agricultural commodities and exploiters of forests. i did know that the synod has inspired indigenous peoples and it is inspiring environmental activist, and it is inspiring young people to become engaged. and i think that the most hopeful part of this moment, and perhaps the most hopeful part of the climate week that took place in new york a couple of months ago, was the raising of the voice of young people, and their inspiration and their impatience. and the raising of the voice of in dump nous peoples, and their -- indigenous peoples and their patience, and i think when you get these forces coming together and you add to that the power and the voice of t

even now with images of pope francis arriving in bangkok it's only the 2nd time a pope has visited the main this country in nearly 40 years really with some of those images thank you for watching the next time but. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. t.w. world heritage 360 getting up now. to the book is the game. here. to talk about. coverage. we have. let's have a look at some of the other around the league who still shaking in their boots through green relief so you don't want to miss it. d.w. . in hong kong could spell trouble for trade beijing react angrily as washington calls for a democratic solution to the protests in the territory we'll find out what's at stake . with trade tensions high hopes to run rings around. the street. the u.s. company consol it's dangerous in the highly addictive drug. so now it's trying to sell it in china. this is business. as well. could the unrest in hong kong be the undoing of progress towards a u.s. china trade deal beijing has responded furiously to us vote calling for dem

in japan today, pope franc declared the possession and use of nuclear weapons to be an immoral crime as he visited memorials to the victims of the 1945 u.s. atomic bombings ofsh hia and nagasaki. in nagasaki, the pope laid a wreath of flowers and warned against the erosion of arms control agreements. >> ( translated ): the manufacture, upgrading, maintenance and sale of ever more destructive weapons, are an afont crying out to heaven >> sreenivasan: the pope then traveled to hiroshima, offering a prayer andighting a candle during a nighttime ceremony that included testimony from two survivor more than 200,000 people died when the united states dropped atomic bombs on hiroima and nagasaki in august of 1945. for continuing coverage of theem 20ratic presidential race, visit pbs.org/newshour. : >> sreenivaso-democracy support in hong kong was tested at the polls today as residents voted in local district councilc ons. turnout was high and the vote was peaceful, in contrast to the violent anti-government dednstrations that have pit hong kong's government against pro-democracy demonstrator

pope francis has touched down in bangkok as he begins a weeklong tour of thailand and of japan the pontiff will be celebrating a public mass and hopes his visit will boost the faith of the tiny catholic the catholic minority in both countries but also meet with political and religious leaders he's the 1st pontiff to visit thailand since pope john paul the 2nd in 1940 . well the standoff between pro-democracy protesters and police at a besieged university in hong kong well it appears to be coming to an end and the remaining protesters are now weighing their options as food and water inside the buildings there run out it's thought some 100 protesters are still inside the camp is some of them attempted to escape overnight by climbing through the sewer network others surrendered to mit's warnings that police might fire live rounds to clear out the area more than a 1000 protesters have been arrested since monday. let's get more now with mary hwy she's a journalist working for the news publication website courts in hong kong mary thanks so much for joining us today you know why these mass arrest

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so i think that in the in the regional context this visit was quite important and just before the pope got there the japanese catholic church criticized japanese society for being too materialistic what do you make of that well i mean the criticism was not a good. much releasement excessive consumption and competition so i think that there is a german sense that there's something that has been sort of following this about you know this spoke for now since the beginning of the see that the question of unbridled capitalism is something that essentially directly or they have a tricky opposed to you know ideas of spiritual growth and sort of the wellbeing of people around sort of the more classical institutions of church life and japan in some sense is sort of been precisely that kind of development or if that kind of and this realization consumption so i think that that was sort of the criticism and you know it's one that is consistent with the position of the last few years ok thanks so much for that each of you and that is fares reporter martin jacques. orts now bonus league table toppe

when i had to go to the ceremony to thank the bishop, he attributed to the pope. he said when the pope speaks, we respond. i think we really need our leadership like that. obviously. >> i want to endorse everything peter just said and i want to add something else. i think it is really important to keep in mind this sort of macro trends that are happening. brazil is on the cusp of becoming a majority evangelical country. it is a particular kind that is predominant. evangelical. christianity. which does not have the same value associated with the pope's emphasis on the natural world and the relationship between people and nature. in fact, a particular approach that looks at the end times as a good thing. we may want to cultivate arriving at the end times. understanding these dynamics as a religious space is extremely difficult. very different directions. this demographic shift and certainly the current government in brazil has that evangelical days as a core part of its political support. we have a complex set of issues and respect to religion. >> go ahead. >> thank

. >>> happening overnight, pope francis landed in hir oeoshimhi.ia la vania is traveling with the pope. claudia, what did he say? >> reporter: pope francis paid an emotional visit to nagasaki and hiroshima issuing a stark warning against nuclear weapons. he left tokyo for nagasaki and went to ground zero of the 1945 bombing. upon his arrival, he walked through a large crowd of locals who stood in somber silence broken only by the sound of heavy rain and even looked ghostly in their transparent plastic rain coats. at first pope francis prayed in silence and then he issued a loud comment on the use of the weapons and also on the stockpiling used as a deterrent, a practice that pope francis said was perverse. he then came here to hiroshima, the first city obliterated by an atomic bomb. he then issued another warning and condemnation of nuclear weapons. he called them immoral. he also called them a crime against human dignity and a threat to the future of the world. nbc news, japan. >>> as the impeachment inquiry heads out of of the intel committee and

let's bring you live pictures now from thailand where the pope is on tour.second day of his three day tour of the country, the buddhist majority country, and he is about to lead a service in front of the faithful. they have a i% christian population there but the pope believes in taking his message to the peripheries of the world. this is his seventh foreign trip this year, most recent trip by a pope to thailand was in 1984. a lawyer representing victims of the convicted american paedophile, jeffrey epstein, has urged prince andrew to give a legal statement about his links to the financier, who killed himself in august. on wednesday, the prince said he was willing to help investigations, if required to do so. he also announced that he's stepping back from royal duties for the forseeable future. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. leaving home in windsor this morning, seemingly as normal, prince andrew — bound for buckingham palace and further meetings to reshape the next phase of his life. arriving at the palace to offer her advice and support