the flag of the state of palestine for the first time, 70 years in the history of the united nations, conflict that has lasted much of the time that the ] has been in place. the flag of the state of palestine is flying at the united nations for the first time. >> james, perhaps now you can emerge from the bushes. and give us your thoughts on what we heard earlier on. we've heard the back slapping and the handshaking and the words of mahmood abbas, but he was pretty much suggesting during his speech before the u.n. general assembly a short while ago we have heard a bit of it. you and i were listening to this together. he was pretty much saying that the oslo accord are dead now. >> yes, very much. we were told that there would be an important part of the last bit of the speech of the palestinian president, and that related to the oslo accords. that signing in the white house. and yasser arafat some 22 years ago when there was a peace. the palestinians would get slowly control of services and security in those areas. well, the basic point of the palestinian president when he spoke in the

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the holy sea of the united states. [music] of the vatican. [music] [music] greg: well, we are familiar from the national anthem and the marine corps band there. the national anthem of the vatican prior. monsignor said small country big song. >> it was long. rosanna: all right, there's going to be another little musical interlude, musical troop and review. do you know that song, greg? greg: let's see what happens next. hold on. [music] take a look at rosanna. tribute to the heritage. what's up with the red coats. rosanna: after this, the speeches start. the president will speak and then the holy father will speak. we'll get to the meat and potatoes of this event shortly. we see the sound bites at night. >> hours of preparation too, the guests getting there early. rosanna: by the way, i heard that holy father is off red meat. >> yes. he walks with a little, you know, limp here and there. rosanna: he's got a bad knee and sciatica. >> he's got one lung. he almost died. he had pneumonia. he's lived his life with one lung. gr

. >> reporter: with the undivided attention of the free world, pope francis arrived to the united states nations friday morning in his modest fiatt. he shared a few laughs with the secretary general and got right down to business. >> brothers should standby each other because this is the first law. keep a true bond between you always at every time because if you fight amongst yourselves, you'll be devoured by those outside. >> reporter: proep francis called the organizations efforts praise worthy and imploring the good over ied logical interest. he referred to an ecological crisis. he called the drug war poorly fought and the pontiff warned of the negative affects of military and political interventions in the middle east and africa and has destroyed houses of worship and the lives of good people of all religions. pope francis asking only what he requires of himself. watch as he speaks with families with compassion and gentleness. this before an interfaith service and a tour. >> at times of greatest pain and suffering, you will witness the greatest acts of giving of yourselves and held a stretch

anthem of the holy see followed by the national anthem of the united states. ♪ ♪ [u.s. anthem begins] ♪ [cheering] [applause] >> order. troops in review. ♪ ♪ >> present! >> mr. president, this concludes the honor. order. march. order. president obama: good morning. >> good morning. [applause] [cheering] president obama: what a beautiful day the lord has made. holy father, on behalf of michelle, myself, welcome to the white house. [applause] i should explain that our backyard is not typically this crowded. but the size and the spirit of today's gathering is a small reflection of the deep devotion of some 70 million american catholics. [applause] it reflects as well, the way your message of love and hope has inspired so many people across our nation and around the world. so on behalf of the american people, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. [applause] today, we mark many firsts. your holiness, you have been celebrated as the first pope from the americas. [applause] this is your first visit to the united states. [applause] a

. >> this is not a problem exclusive to the united states or the national security agency or the fbi or the pardon of justice or any agency of government anywhere.

the national security state has been all around a long time. there were a lot of things that the united states did in the 40s, 50s, 50s, and 60s which were kissinger arian like. i don't think he is the godfather of the national security state although many things that happened in that period of the 60s would reinforce the imperial presidency. the other thing i would say, and that is what thomas suggested in his review yesterday. the last thing i would say is i think think you blurred the neocon kissinger distinction too much. they really loathe one another. many of the neocons are jewish persuasion and they did not trust this court jew. they called him a court jew because from their point of view, in german it was someone who is in the court compromising jewish interests. i think the neocons really start out with a domestic critique of the welfare state and they further refine their position on form policy in opposition of kissinger. i think in the long run you do have a point that kissinger's realism and their positions to get blurred for one basic reason. kissinger, even though he is

national security team. i know this is a very busy and very important week for you. but then again, they are all very busy and important weeks for the president of the united states. n from time to time dearing national security council meetings and for allowing two dempseys into the situation room at the same time. i should have included this in my chairman's risk assessment. by the way, i hope you were able to get that good word in for me with the pope. i also want to thank the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th and the 25th secretaries of defense with whom i've served over the last five years. seriously? i really do appreciate them for their service to the nation, for their support to men and women in uniform and their families and for teaming with the joint chiefs to protect this nation. you are all great patriots and predigguous leaders. there is no way i can explain what the past 41 years have meant to me in the next few minutes and the next four years will be ably led by the 19th chairman. so i'll focus on the moment right here, right now, surrounded by so many family and friends. let me start by thanking the old guard, the joint honor guard and great military fans. i

united nations general assembly. statesman of more than 100 countries have stated their vi ews. ghanistan has proved over the years to be one of the strongest supporters of the united nations. within this council chamber, ambassadors work to preserve the peace of the world. there majesty's 12 day visit to the united states of america draws to its end. fly 12,000 miles, halfway around the earth, to return to their mountain kingdom. home awaits. the arrival of the royal plane in kabul stirs loyal hearts to beating faster. familiar banners, friends, loved ones, mountains, who can count the myriad cords that tie us to our homeland? it is the end of a long and successful journey. his majesty, king mohammed zahir, first in to the united states of america, is now safely home. thanks be to allah. ♪ >> president harry truman referred to his wife as the boss, and she served as first lady on her own terms. she had little to say to the media, especially after some unforgettable public moments. she spent a good part of her white house years home in misery. beth truman, tonight at 8:00 p.m. ea

interpretation into chinese] >> even as our nations cooperate, i believe, and i know you agree, that we must address our differences candidly. the united states will always speak out on behalf of fundamental truths. we believe that nations are more successful and the world makes more progress when our companies compete on a level playing field, when disputes are resolved peacefully and the universal human rights of all people are upheld. [interpretation into chinese -- -- [interpretation into chinese] [during our multiple visits together, i believe that we have made significant progress in enhancing understanding between our two nations and laying the foundation for continued cooperation. [interpretation into chinese -- -- break. >> president xi, you have spoken of your vision of china's peaceful development. during my visit to beijing last year you said there were wide areas where our two nations need to and can cooperate with each other. and i fully agree. [interpretation into chinese] [. >> in fact i believe our two great nations, if we work together, have an unmatched ability to shape the course of the century ahead. and president xi, mad

other nations bordering the poll, united states, canada, denmark, norway are unlikely to support the claim. it's up to the united nations to rule on russia's bid. these claims on the arctic do not happen in a vacuum. relations between russia and the west deteriorated to the worst level since the cold war. russia's annexation of crimea, and support of rebels in eastern ukraine triggered the cold war with n.a.t.o., the u.s. dominated military alliance. n.a.t.o. responded with deployment in member states bordering russia and ukraine, like poland and romania, and the arctic, norway and nearby countries, russia is testing the resolve with hundreds of military flights violating neighbours air space, and the cold war is spreading north into the arctic circle, where the competition for precious natural resources and polar shipping say. >> it's 10:00a.m. on an autumn morning in transylvania. more than 1,000 romanian soldiers are engaged in war games, under the guidance of marines. it's a routine exercise in military readiness. but demonstrations of work have taken on a new urgency for the west

united states tennis center. that is the story from outside of the united states national tennis center. ben: duke, thank you. kerry: it is a ut a beautiful day out there. another thing, take mike up on right? mike: please. it is a great day to do something outside. have someone grill for you. it is a beautiful day coming up. now. it is nice and quiet. get out and enjoy the time out there with the family. dew points 63 at central park. 75 degrees is the actual temperature at newark. 67 is the temperature in allentown. 74 bridgeport. 75 montauk. temperatures are above normal. normally this time of the year 79 degrees. dew point, this number dropped down just a hair at 62 central park. 64 newark. 63 belmar. the dew points are hanging in the range of getting sticky outside. it is worse as the days are to come and a southerly wind and bringing in the clouds and the moisture and the heat and humidity building up. ahead of the cold front that is dropping into the town and that takes two and a half days to get here. for now good. high pressure is in control. nothing is going on here for the next 24 hours or 48 hours

applause] >> ladies and gentlemen the , national anthem of the holy see, followed by the national anthem of the united states present. arms. ♪ [anthem of the holy see plays] ♪ ♪ [national anthem of the united states plays] ♪ [applause] >> order. arms. shoulder. arms. >> troops in review. ♪ [applause] >> present arms. >> present arms. mr. president, this concludes the honors. arms.er right shoulder. march. >> good morning. >> good morning. [applause] president obama: what a beautiful day the lord has made. holy father, on behalf of michelle and myself welcome to , the white house. [applause] president obama: i should explain that our backyard is not typically this crowded. [laughter] president obama: but the size and the spirit of today's gathering is a small reflection of the deep devotion of some 70 million american catholics. [applause] it reflects as: well, the way your message of love and hope has inspired so many people across our nation and around the world. so on behalf of the american people, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. [applause] president obama

the coup has been condemned by france, as well as the united states and united nations, which has demandedthe resumption of a democratic transition. anchor: the african union says it is suspending burkina faso. that follows a meeting of the fit four-member body and addis ababa. burkina faso has been suspended with immediate effect so sanctions could be imposed. to political analyst gilleles. the talks, are they likely to achieve anything? what is there to negotiate with a junta that has derailed the democratic process? think the leader of , wasunta, gilbert diendÉre the real number two of the regime. you hear the results of the long presidency of blaise compaorÉ. the situation difficult. -- the situation is difficult. on one hand, i don't think it is the transition that it was supposed to be. would be leader for a few weeks or a few months, but at the same time, they have quite strong control of the security system. he has been head of the collegian and the regime and has a lot of friends as well in the -- region.s it is not going to be very equal. anchor: what about people who are helping

if he leaves, it's not because of adjustments of the united states, the united nations, the geneva conference or geneva communique. if the president is wanted to stay then he should stay. >> a reminder from greece, this crisis does not concern just major league europe but all the borders with europe. >> yes, yes, it does. as well as being in hungary. we thought--you asked the colleagues of the refugees and the refugee organizations in belgrade tell us that more than 65% of the refugees are of syrian o origin. we can see them living in the streets who were families. there were some single people, young people as well, but over the majority of them were families. lots of young children and some elderly as well. >> most syrian families have been told if you're syrian you will be able to have asylum in germany. that's the reason why they're heading mostly from greece traveling up and through these central european countries to try to get to germany. because as far as they're concerned that's where they will be safe. >> that's right. it is because germany has offered them--that is why they want to

federation of sovereign states that had yielded some of their sovereignty to a national government but had retained the essential sovereignty or whether the constitution that formed the united states was a compact between the people of all the states of a nation, if you will, as well as its government. that remained very much in contest during the antebellum years and i think that that was settled by the civil war, recognizing national supremacy and it turned the united states into a nation consisting of all of its people and of course, this brought on the war. not only did it resolve the issue of slavery by abolishing the institution, but when these amendments stirred up, it defined an entire basis of race relations and ethnic relations in this country over the past 150 years and continues to define those relationships. and another thing that helped to explain why the civil war still matters today is that before 1861 there were two philosophies on what kind of a people and what kind of a nation, if you will, that should be. there was one vision south of the mason dixon line and the ohio river that focused on and that includes a kind of aristocracy of land ownership as well

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the nagts alan them of the holy sea followed by the national anthem of the united statestional anthem of the holy see played ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ national anthem of the united states played ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] [ cheering and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] [ applause ] >> announcer: mr. president, this concludes the honors. >>> good morning! [ applause ] what a beautiful day the lord has made! holy father, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. [ applause ] i should explain that our backyard is not typically this crowded, but the size and spirit of today's gathering is just a small reflection of the deep devotion of some 70 million american catholics. [ applause ] it reflects as well the way your message of love and hope has inspired so many people across our nation and around the world. on behalf of the american people, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. [ applause ] today, we mark many firsts. your holiness, you have been celebrated as the first pope from the americas. [ applause ] this i

applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the holy see, followed by the national anthem of the united states> present. arms. >> flags, present. ♪ [playing "the national anthem see"] holy ♪ ♪ "the united states national anthem"] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> shoulder. >> troops in review. ♪ [applause] >> present arms. >> present arms. mr. president, this concludes the honors. [cheers and applause] president obama: good morning. [cheers and applause] president obama: what a beautiful day the lord has made. holy father, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. [applause] i should explain that our backyard is not typically this crowded. but the size and the spirit of today's gathering is a small reflection of the deep devotion of some 70 million american catholics. [applause] it reflects as well, the way your message of love and hope has inspired so many people across our nation and around the world. so on behalf of the american people, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. [applause] today, we mark many firsts. your holiness, you

, but the observer states of the united states and united nations so they can fly their flag. there are two of those states. one is the holy seer, and the other is palestine. they are the controversial ones, as we speak, the palestinian ambassador is looking relieved by the float and pleased. it's a vote for the palestinians able to fly outside the united nations. 119 countries voted for the proposal. 45 ab stained, including many european union states. there were eight countries that said we don't agree with this. some of them were objectable, including israel, who said that the could not fly the white flag and were not flying the flag. there has been customer practice. that shouldn't change. this change. this is suggestion of a flag. the resolution passes the flag. what is pa happening in new york, in the united nations, that's the leaders. you'll have leaders around the world, including president obama, and vladimir putin in in new york. and that 20 days, actually makes the day that president mahmoud abbas will be hear at the united nations, giving a speech to the u.n

moreover, this state is a permanent member of the united nations security council which is entrustedthe u.n. charter with maintaining international peace and security. in february 2014, russia conducted open and unprovoked aggression against my country, having occupied and annexed the crimea. bluntly and brutally violating the international law. shocking the whole world community. and i am deeply grateful to the delegation of the majority of our organization member states, that the last year supported the resolution of the united nations general assembly entitled territorial integrity of ukraine, which condemned the russian illegal annexation of crimea. it is regrettable that after this clear verdict of the international community, russia did not return to the civilized international legal field. moreover, moscow started a new military reckless game. this time in ukraine [ inaudible ] region. despite the fact that until now russia refused to officially admit its direct military invasion, today there is no doubt that this is an aggressive war against my country, against ukraine. to mi

united nations. i'm wolf blitzer. >> i'm christiane amanpour. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> right now, here at the united nations, the drama is building. the an tis maticipation buildinr speeches from the world's most powerful and controversial leaders. president obama due to speak at the next hour. a parade of adversaries will follow. >> perhaps one of the most anticipated addresses will be from president vladimir putin from russia. first time he's been here for ten years. >>> syria in the cross hairs. as we wait to talk to our correspondents, it is about putin putting down his leverage, trying to outflank the united states. >> the addresses will include major speeches. our commentatorcommentators, th some of them, are standing by to break it down. there's a lot to coverage over the next several hours. we'll begin our coverage with jim sciutto, our chief national correspondent. >> we'll see so many of the foreign policy challenges facing the u.s. and the world confronted on this stage at the u.n. issues in ukraine, in syria, climate change, u.s. rel

. >>: ladies and gentlemen the national anthem followed by the national anthem of the united states. ational anthem. fish- >>: drumroll... united states national anthem... cheers and applause a >>: troops in review...band playing music.. >>darya: as the music continues for the of his store visit will take a quick break and be right back so you will not miss anything. notice how this breakfast burrito starts with the basic tortilla, but then inside... it's stuffed with tender, juicy, sliced steak. whoa whoa...slow down...what? i said steak. in a breakfast burrito? i can't keep up. this is advanced burrito, right? this is intro to burrito. boom. jack's new steak & egg breakfast burrito's got tender, juicy steak, scrambled eggs, and creamy sriracha sauce, all wrapped in a warm tortilla. lookin' for a basic burrito? this ain't it. president obama: this is your first visit to the united states and cheers and applause ... and you also the first pontiff to share in a cyclical through a twitter account. president obama: your visit not only allows us in some small way to reciprocate in a strai

host: we want to talk about the funding of the united states, not only for the -- the funding of the united nations, not only for the united states. funding for the indicted nations is varied. on one hand there is a mandatory contribution that members have to make to be a member. this is called an assessed contribution. the budget of the that applies to the peacekeeping arrangements. work ofr part of the the united nations, most of the work of the united nations is funded by involuntary contributions, mainly from governments. that covers a whole range of emergency, developing relief, food and support to refugees. the split is 60% to the voluntary contributions and 40% to the assessed contributions, which is more or less half and half between the peacekeeping on the one hand and the mandatory standards of the work of the united nations undertakes. host: if you look at breakdowns of the contributions, the united states is on top of that list with over $600 million. as well as japan, germany and france. the figures that you are looking at there, they are related to a formula. the formula is more or le

national security team. i know this is a very busy and a very important week for you. but then again, they're all very busy and important weeks for the president of the united states. aun from time to time during national security council meetings and importantly for allowing two dempseys into the situation room at the same time. i should have included this in my chairman's risk assessment. by the way, i hope you were able to get that good word in for me with the pope. i also want to thank the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th, and the 25th secretaries of defense with whom i've served over the last five years. seriously? i really do appreciate them for their service to the nation, for their support to men and women in uniform and their families and for teaming with the joint chiefs to protect this nation. you are all great patriots and p prodigious leaders. there is no way i can explain what the last 41 years have meant to me in the next four years and the next four years we'll be ably led by the 19th chairman. so i'll focus on the moment right here, right now, surrounded by so many family and friends. let me start by thanking the old guard, the joint honor guard and the gre

united nations general assembly. it will be the first time he has spoken to the united nations in a decade. france has launched its first airstrikes against islamic state militants in syria. france has been reluctant to hit islamic state in syria. it did not want to help assad. the senate is expected to pass a bill that would avoid a government shutdown. denying funds for planned parenthood could still snag the bill in the house. government agencies will run out ifmoney on wednesday night the government does not act. the outsiders are holding the inside track in the republican residential race. rivals are gaining on the leader. ben carson is just one percentage point behind donald trump. counting the margin of error, it is a virtual tie for the top spot. marco rubioa and are tied for fourth. jeb bush has slumped to fifth. apple's new phone set a company sales record. they sold 13 million iphone 6 and 6s. those are your top stories. coming up in the next hour, the former prime minister of australia joins us to weigh in on the u.n. general assembly, education, and australian politics. the business of horseracing explained. where the money is really made.

i wish you the very best of luck in your campaign at the united nations. >>> we're moving from the united states and the united nations now to middle eastern politics. a number of houthi rebels have been killed in yemen. there's been a rocket attack on the central city. some have lost their lives in heavy gunfire near the yemeni border. they continue the air strikes against the houthis around sanaa. these rebels are searching around piles of rubble after an attack. saudi arabia has been fighting houthi forces there for six moss. dozens of soldiers are killed. estimate is 4,500 yemenis have died. >>> an admission that syrian fighters are handed over am mission and iement to a link linked with al qaeda. they gave 25% of the uz-issued pick trucks and am missions to al nusra group, which is a terror groups. they trained 5,500 rebels a year to fight syrian government forces. what began on the grouped in july, 54 u.s.-trained fighters attacked and a second group of 70 were went into syria last week. worth talking about i would say. crystal is with us, director of the council for arab/british understan

nation and. ellis of federation of sovereign states to a national government that maintain the central sovereignty or the constitution that formed the united states with a compact between the people of the nation that remained very much a contest but that was settled by the civil war to turn the united states into the money should more than the series of autonomous states. and that is a bone of contention from the very beginning in june with the issue of slavery with the 13th and 14th and 15th amendments to define the entire basis of ethnic relations in this country of the past 150 years and it continues to define those relationships. not to help explain why it matters to day before 1861 there were two philosophies of what kind of a nation it should be? with the mason-dixon line that focused on the agricultural society and a plantation society based on slave labor the aristocracy with those towards democratization or industrialization. and those that were rapidly happening to move north to him was a contest of the two visions of what it should be. and is set the country on the course of becoming industrialized capitalist nation. so i think

i want to see picture coming out of the united nations because pope francis has been talking about climate change for days now during his trip to the united states cuba, you mentioned climate change. this is a live look at united nation general assembly. you can see that representatives from 193 member states are beginning to gather. pope francis will be speaking to this group of assembled world leaders next hour, and we do expect him to address climate. that is an issue in which they cooperate, because they are the two largest emitters in the world. i want to go back to whether president xi jingping intends to enforce these ideas. my understanding is that china continues to be a coal-based economy. >> the chinese have made lots of progress in green technology. they are the number one producer of wind technology, more wind technology than all the other countries in the world combined. they've been a leader in solar technology. they have actually made a lot of strides trying to push their economy to become a cleaner and greener one, mostly because their own citizens are crying out for it. they know that they need to take care of the environment i

united states takes action. it is true that the united nations could act -- united states could act unilaterally, but kerried argued that basically the train train had left the station and called those kinds of arguments as just not connected to the reality of the situation. randall. >> thank you, jamie macintyre. we're going to take and break and discuss this further. stay with us on al jazeera america. ♪ total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> on al jazeera america, >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know, where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >>> another close encounter with a shark reported off the >>> the executive director of the american iranian council, an organization that helps

it will be important for the united states and china working with other nations and the united nationsohn boehner i just heard the news as i was coming out of the meeting. it took me by surprise. i took the time prior to this press conference to call him directly to your talk to him. john boehner is a good man. a patriot, he cares deeply about the house and the institution in which she has served for a long time and his constituents and he cares about america. we obviously have had a lot of disagreements and politically at different ends of the spectrum but i will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility and kept his word when he made a commitment and somebody has been gracious and most importantly somebody who understands bin government you don't get 100 percent of what you want but you have to work with people you disagree with, sometimes strongly to do people's business. i will not prejudge to the next speaker will be. that will have to be worked through in the house. i will certainly reach out immediately to make the important issues that america faces bu

the oslo accord recognized palestinian as a stat palestine as a state for the first time. >> raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the palestine, observer states there are two palestine and holy now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by president mahmood abbas and the u.s. secretary general. >> i certainly hope that a successful peace process will soon yield what they--what we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place. among the family of nations as a sovereign member state of the united nations. >> however, the political process to lead to that day is deadlocked. in his speech the general assembly general abbas put all the blame on the israelis. he said that he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence in jerusalem which was caused by incursions around the al aqsa among mosque, and he said now if israel would not sign the accord, he would not do so either. >> while israel continuously violates the agreements. we will not be bound by the agreements and israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying power. >> so is this the bombshell that preside

united states. the united nations in the united states. so what do you think of these new sustainable goals? >> i believe those sustainable development goals are very important because they move from just addressing the symptoms of poverty to have an ambition to address the cause of poverty. so we believe that there are a great opportunity to much more -- to much deeper action and collective action to address those causes. >> so you think that they really matter? when we look back at the millennium goals, how much difference did they make? i read you work a fair amount in brazil. am i right about that? did they make a difference there? >> yeah. my sense is when you have international commitment it createses an opportunity for people in the countries to fight from those commitments to move from rhetoric to practice. in brazil where it comes from, we have this ambition of fighting poverty, but that's created an energy where the society came together to contain for constructal change on access to land and more jobs and bigger salaries to social perfection, to better education. we managed togeth

obama. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the holy sea followed by the national anthem of the united states. anthem of the holy see followed by the national anthem of the united states. ♪ [cheers and applause] > present. s >> mr. president, this concludes the honor. >> order. president obama: good morning. what a beautiful day the lord as made. holy father, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. [applause] i should explain that our back yard is not typically this crowded. but the size and the spirit of today's gathering is just a small reflection of the deep devotion of some 70 million american catholics. [applause] it reflects as well the way that your message of love and hope has inspired so many people across our nation and around the world. so on behalf of the american people, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the united states of america. [applause] today we mark many firsts. your holiness, you've been celebrated as the first pope from the americas. [applause] this is your first visit to the united states. [applause] and you are also the first

united states. and it calls for the united nations and allies, no doubt one thing that president obama was looking forn convening the meeting at the united nations. >> the yemeni president has given his address at the assembly in new york. the yemeni people are doing all they can. >> the yemeni people oppose attempts about it houthis. as well as in other cities in yemen. the people have upheld the law, to welcome the natural resistance and harmed forces who are the partners in a drive against the houthis. >> a spokesman for the south yemen community in the u.s. are hoping for a referendum to give autonomy for people in the south. >> we know he is genuine in a desire for political progress, and he has shown that in the past. he continues to show that. he has shown a great deal on the international community, and support for the people of aden and south yemen, resistance fighters liberating areas. we are seeing positive signs. the political process will require new resist ants fighters on the ground and leaders on the ground work with the current state, with president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, for stabili

a report at home finds that the united states lacks a national strategy to deal with this issue. some 30,000 foreign fighters have flown into iraq since 2011. it fiends that the unite -- it finds that the united states law enforcement is not keeping up with the pace. they are using secure websites and apps to recruit americans and other. the reports found that 4,500 came from western countries. 250 of them, from the united states and it calls for better coordination. that is one of the things that president obama was looking for in convening this meeting at the united nations. >>> a strong show of support for a health care group facing drastic funding cuts in the u.s. >> argentina is set to set off it's satellite. >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories here on al jazeera. the pentagon says more strikes have been launched. taliban fighters seized most of the city on monday. >>> there have been battles with u.n. troops. they have been patrolling the situation that has killed 40 people. >>> barack obama says he'll use all means possible to defeat isil. he says it'll be

of the united states and our coalition partners inside of syria so i want to get this back on the record again which is that the united states provided by public notification to the united nationsecurity council, that the united states is using force against isil in syria in the collective self-defense of iraq and in u.s. national self-defense consistent with article 51 of the u.n. charter. it may have been a year since we talked about this but the concern that we have long had -- and i think it was -- this was a concern that was justified, is that isil would use the chaos inside of syria to establish a safe haven and use that safe haven inside of syria to expand their operations into iraq and that's what we saw they did in the summer of 2014 and that is what has precipitated the kind of action that the united states military and our coalition partners have taken inside of syria and this's entirely consistent with article 51 of the united nations charter. >> would the coalition, the u.s.-led coalition, if it differs dramatically with the russians over a choice of targeting, what the aims are, the strategy, is the u.n. then the body that the united states and russia would disagr

military invasion of afghanistan states and the united unwarranted support for the inhumane actions of the zionist regime against the oppressed nation of palestine, the terrorists would not have an excuse for the justification of their crimes. it is urgent for the united states government instead of explaining the truth of the region and throwing about baseless accusations and pursuing other dangerous policies and defense of its regional allies who cultivate toeit, this must be brought an and in its actions must be made compatible with the realities of the region. mr. president, despite the many problems in our region, we believe in a promising future. we have no doubts we can overcome the obstacles by wisdom and prudence as well as by the use of new and powerful capacities and by relying upon our civilizational rules and our serious resolve, we in light of divine revelation have faith in humanity's future in which people live in peace, tranquility, and spirituality. we believe in the will of nations to take the path of goodness and purity. we believe that ultimate victory will be one by those with good nature and piety. think you a

with the french bea was the investigative authority and they take a longer time than the united states nationalrtation safety board, for example, but the french tell us it's because they have a different standard because they treat air crashes as criminal investigations, and, of course, we and pretty much the rest of the world treat them as civil investigations and the french say they have to meet the criminal investigation standard, which is a little bit different. but i think when boeing confirmed that they believed that's what it was, that was pretty good and good enough for most of the world, but this is important. >> all right. again, the paris prosecutor's office now saying it is official, that piece of plane debris, the flaperon, did come with certainty they say from mh-370. mary schiavo, thank you so much. >>> dozens of officers scramble after a tip in the hunt for three suspected cop killers. as it turns out, that tip was a fake. hear why it was made up, next. no student's ever photographed mean ms. colegrove. but your dell 2-in-1 laptop gives you the spunk for an unsanctioned selfie.

the united states government, the united nations and international human rights groups have all called for his release. >>> in turkey security forces blocked a delegation of politicians marching towards a city. at least 30 people have been killed since a military operation began last week. >> reporter: we are getel reports of a very difficult humanitarian situation. we are being told there is no electricity, no water, there is a lack of food and medical supplies. people can't leave their homes, they can't transport those injured or dead to hospitals because of reports of snipers. however, i have to say very difficult to confirm these reports because it's impossible to get in. it's been under military siege for a week. the turkish government is rooting out what it calls pkk terrorists, saying they have killed 32 militants, including one civilian. when you speak to the other side, the pro kurdish party, they will tell you that at least 21 civilians have been killed. those are pictures coming out on social media. they accuse sniper fire of this, the fighting going on, a difficult humanita

united states of america. i request the protocol to escort his presence. >> on behalf of the general simply, i have the honor to welcome to the united nations, his excellency, barack obama, president of the united states of america. and, to invite him to address the simply. -- the assembly. [applause] president obama: mr. president, secretary-general, fellow ,elegates, ladies and gentlemen 70 years after the founding of the united nations, it is worth reflecting on what, together, the members of his body have helped to achieve. ashes of the second world war, having witnessed the unthinkable power of the atomic states hasited worked with many nations in this is ugly to prevent a third world war. by forging alliances with old adversaries, by supporting the state of emergence of strong madrasahs, accountable to their people, instead of any foreign power, and by building an international system that imposes a cost on those who choose conflict over cooperation. an order that recognizes the dignity and equal work of all people. that is the work of seven decades. that thise ideal body, at its best, has pursued. of course, there have been too many

the united states is prepared to work with any nation, including russia and iran, to resolve the conflict. but we must recognize that there cannot be after so much bloodshed, so much carnage a return to the pre-war status q quo. let's remember how this started. assad reacted to peaceful protests by escalating repression and killing that in turn created the environment for the current strife. so assad and his allies cannot simply pacify the broad majority of a population that has been brutalized by chemical weapons and indiscriminate bombing. yes, realism dictates that compromise will be required to end the fighting and ultimately stamp out isil. but realism also requires a managed transition away from assad and to a new leader. and an inclusive government that recognizes there must be an end to this chaos so that the syrian people can begin to rebuild. we know that isil, which emerged outs of the chaos of iraq and syria, depends on perpetual war to survive, but we also know that they gain inher rents from a pointed ideology. our work together is to reflect extremism that affects too many

we not know what the inspection agreement is, the united states does not partnership in the inspection regime. it is turned over to the united nations. the iaea that does these kinds of inspections are brought into it and they have a separate agreement with iran that is not disclosed to the united states or any other nation. we -- if it is accurate, we don't know but it seems to imply that iran will not even allow the iaea inspectors on the site. these are concerns that are serious, yet we cannot even confirm them and we're dealing with that without even the agreement in front of us. moreover, the -- as we've moved in this process we've identified the sites that are different kinds, the declared sites, one they admit exist, and as to declared sites, the iran must first tell us what they are. we don't have on-site inspection to determine that. as to undeclared sites, they are able to have at least 14 days through the iaea to say that we think there is but we're not sure and iran is able to negotiate where there is such a site. and if the iaea and iran cannot agree to a joined inspection of a site, there can be further delays up to 64

i think it's going to be very important for the united states and china working with other nations andg an architecture to govern behavior in cyberspace that is enforceable and clear. that doesn't mean that we are going to prevent every cyber crime, but it does start to serve as a template whereby countries know what the rules are and are held accountable and are able to jointly go after the actors not in the area. on john boehner i just heard the news. it took me by surprise. i took the time prior to the press conference to call john directly and talk to him. you know, john boehner is a good man. he's a patriot. he cares about the house. he cares about his constituents and he cares about america. we obviously had a lot of disagreements and politically we are on different ends of the spectrum. he has always kept his word when he made a commitment. he is somebody who has been gracious and i think maybe most importantly is somebody who understands that in government you don't gets 100% of what you want but have to work with people you disagree in order to do people's business. i'm not go

the united states government, the united nations, and international human rights groups have all called his release. caroline malone, al jazeera. >>> still to come on the program, two years after typhoon hi highan struck the philippines we look at rebuilding efforts. >>> and indian students show off on invenning making sure sign language is not lost in translation. ♪ >>> hello again the top stories on al jazeera. the united nations high commissioner for refugees has told al jazeera, the growing refugee crisis is not just a problem for europe. his comments come as scenes of panic unfold at an austrian railway station. refugees crushed against barriers to plea with police for help. >>> russia says it will continue to send weapons and aid to syria to help president bashar al-assad's troops. >>> venezuela opposition leader has been sentenced to just under 14 years in jail. he was found guilty of inciting violence, during protests last year. his lawyers and supporters say it's a miscarriage of justice. >>> people in singapore have been voting the most competitive general election for decades

. >>> to soccer and the united states men's national team. they hit town this week. eager, dare i say it, to reboot? soccer team rebooting. after all, the u.s. was a disnoymt this summer's gold cup, lose. and now with the showdown against mexico less than a month away, tonight's was a friendly with purpose. home field advantage, 24th appearance. most of any stadium in the world. not much advantage early. down 1-0 until the 59th minute. jose altidore's shot is saved, but he would not be denied. they have to give the ball back. nine minutes later, creating space. keeps it alive there is altidore again. united states, yeah, was something you might say to raise your scarf about. a 2-1 win over peru. >>> all right. to college park, a record over 85 packed the field. on the far side, that hit the hand. so that means a penalty kick. he doesn't miss. it's 1-0, maryland. ucla would tie the game. we head to overtime. and watch. this endo with a nifty move. only using his head. that's the game winner. the terrapins win 2-1 in overtime. and rg3 is still with the redskins right n

the united states government, the united nations and international human rights groups have all called for his release. >> saudi led military forces have carried out air strikes on a yemeni tv station. the u.n. says peace talks will go ahead between all sides in the conflict. the saudi alliance has been bombing rebels since march. negotiations broke down in june. security forces in turkey blocked a delegation of politicians marching towards a kurdish city. the city is under a military imposed curfew. 30 people have been killed there since the military operation began next week. we have more live from istanbul. what's the latest you are hearing? >> reporter: well, it depends on who you speak to. the government, interior minister, said they killed 32 pkk militants. including one civilian. however, when you speak to the kurds, the hdp, the pro kurdish political party, they will tell you 20 civilians have died. it's been a week that the army completely surrounded them. there is a hundred thousand in that city. the reports is that it is a dire humanitarian situation, no water, no electricit