united states. next day their majesties travel to washington, the capital of the united states. a gentle rain falls on the city is our king joint united states presidentohn f. kennedy for a ceremonial welcome on the lawn of the presidential residence. together, the two leaders review the honor guard. servicesents all five of the united states, the army, the navy, the air force, the marine corps, and the united states coast guard. they express their mutual respect. although distant from each other, our countries are as one in our people's desire to maintain independence, to live in freedom, and to look to the future with hope. because his wife is ill, president kennedy has asked his sister, wife of the director of the united states peace corps, to act as official hostess. embassy's majesty himself entertains. he meets the chief justice of the united states and many other leading members of the national government. their majesties meet many friends of the afghan people during their visit to washington and the united states. later, the united states secretary of state hold a formal dinner for their majesties. the white house in washington is both residen

six united states presidents, six united states presidents never served as -- never served in electedre taking the presidency. six of them. i'm looking at the professional political class today, the people who were governors before becoming president, the people who were senators before becoming president and i have taken a look at the people who are running for office today. former governors and senators. we have the kind of problems we do in this country with the va with benghazi in the gutting of the military because they don't have courage. [applause] i want a president that has the same amount of courage that our women and men show on the battlefield. [applause] i want a president who wants to take on the special interests to stop us from reforming the va. i want a president who's willing to take on the special interest to fight them to stop us from being able to get rid of sequestration which debts are military. [applause] i want a president who has the courage to do the right thing for our men and women. [applause] i want a president who will live up to the promise of lincoln w

if that's what you want and you are president of the united states, you cannot have that. because knives, knives. no matter who you are, if you are meeting the president of the united states in person, the one thing you do not get to keep out is your big sharp fillet knife. no way. >> do you have a knife? did we leave them all at home? come on, guys! you can't fillet a fish without -- >> president obama today in alaska which is one of the stops he made today. if you want to know where dillingham is. i see anchorage there, at the top of the screen. dillingham to the left. his trip there to dillingham was not his ultimate destination in alaska. it was just one part, one stop. a big full day of events he's doing on this last of day of his three-day trip. some of what the president is doing right now on the strip is historic. he is doing stuff presidents have never done. going places presidents have never been before. some of what he's doing will have political implications. honestly i am saying what he is going to remember most acutely, the thing that will be foremost in his m

francis and the president. [ band performing >> ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states president of the united states and mrs. michelle >> president and mrs. obama >> president and mrs. obama waiting for pope you can hear the cheers. crowd is sensing the pope is moments away. >> who doesn't like pomp? >> it comes with the job. >> he is used to it. he was at a mass with the pope and everyone was trying to help and he said, it is fine, i have and he said, it is fine, i have said mass many times. >> what a fanfare from the trumpets and then you see that little fiat with the pope is being introduced to the pope is being introduced to the president by the chief of protocol. the pope's translator is right there. over his shoulder. the president is going to introduce the pope to members of introduce the pope to members of the welcoming committee >> ladies and gentleman, the national anthem of the holy see followed by the national anthem followed by the national anthem of the united states. [ band performing and of the united states of america. and now a musical tribute. >> matthew you s

>> yes. >> abc news presents live coverage of the president's state of the union message to congress. >> the president of the united states. >> when he goes to give the state of the union address, he is under tremendous pressure. i remember being there and it was palpable. >> a lot hangs on this. his very first state of the union. >> 26 years ago, a freshman congressman who was out to change the world, stood at the back of this great chamber. as president truman said, i am happy to report to the 81st congress that the state of the union is good. today, millions of americans are out of work, recession and inflation are eroding the money of millions more, prices are too high and sales are too slow. and i must say to you that the state of the union is not good. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all, my retirement never got left behind. so today, i'm prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. every someday needs a plan. let's talk about your old 401(k) today. so you'

is ready to set up a joint level dialogue mechanism with the united states on fighting cyber crimes. >> we have more now. >> chinese president xi jinping is headed for washington d.c. and high-level talks with obama, the first official state visit to the u.s. he'll meet with members of congress and address the united nations. first, he'll spend three days in the seattle area. the former government served as u.s. ambassador to china under president obama. >> between the two countries every day flows 1.5 billion of goods and services and millions of jobs in america depend on the trade with china. our trade has grown over the last several years. xi jinping scheduled to tour a boeing manufacturing plant and dinner with bill gates. america's tech firms are looking for assurances that they can do business in china. a big concern about cyber security, and a concern about the lack of a level playing field for american firms in china. discrimination against foreign firms, as well as the lack of a rule of law, and inadequate protectioning of the intellectual property or trade jets. >> xi jinping is the fourth consecutive leader to vis

charlie: francis arrived in washington today, coming from cuba for a visit to the united states. presidentnping of china came to the united states. his first stop is seattle. cyber security and china's actions in the south china sea will be on the agenda during bilateral talks. in syria, russia stepped up its support for the assad regime. the kremlin says it is a campaign against isis. more than 4 million syrians have

we're standing by to hear the president of the united states. are watching what's going on. the president of brazil wrapping up her address right now. >> worth pointing out, a very beleaguered president of brazil. she has a lot of problems at home. but this is a great platform, as it is for every leader, including the president of the yat. like to call it back to school agenda. they come back, beginning of the year, and they put out their agenda for the rest of the year and beyond. the main thing we're looking for is syria, climate change and other such matters. we're joined by michelle kozinski, jim sciutto and our distinguished panel. michelle, what is it that president obama and where is it president obama thinks he can find common ground with putin in syria that doesn't make putin feel like he's holding all the cards? >> the white house is saying they're looking for some common ground, maybe some coordination. just because they have that common goal of defeating isis, at least that's the stated goal of russia. you know, that's what their ulti

. >>> also roman catholics welcome pope francis to the united states as a record number of latinos are leaving the church. ♪ ♪ >>> china's presidenttarted his visit to the united states by saying beijing remains committed to financial reforms and an open economy. he told business lead nurse seattle that bay jinx wants to deepen investment ties, he also spoke about the controversial issue of cyber security. >> translator: the international community on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust must work together to build a peaceful, secure, and open cyberspace. china is ready to set up a high-level joint dialogue mechanism with the united states on fighting cyber crimes. >> alan scheffler has more now from seattle. >> reporter: chinese president ping is headed for washington, d.c. in high-level talks with president obama. his first official state visit to the u.s., he'll meet with members of the congress and first spent three days in the seattle area, former washington governor gary lock served as u.n. ambassador to china under president obama. >> between our two countries flow almost one 1/2 billion dollars of services and mill

he has said to the united states president. ant to do something in syria, check with me first, this is when the president didn't enforce the red line in syria, when he invited putin in to become the enforcer in syria, this is when we gave away america's leadership in that area of the world, as president what i would do is reassert our leadership in that area of the world. it's inexcusable what the president did. we are now seeing the results of the president's military presence in syria. also seeing it with hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees running for their lives and a quarter of a million syrians already dead. >> syrian refugees you are referring to in hungary. hungary seems a long way away you to many americans are their consequences or real consequences for americans having those refugees there economically, there is humanitarian issue. >> of course. first is is the humanitarian issue. this is awful, greta. to have a situation where you have these folks running for their lives. secondly, from a national security persp

went public with a new intelligence deal for the middle east which does not include the united states. president obama outmaneuvered and embarrassed by russian president vladimir putin who made a deal shutting out the united states. >> translator: we think it is an armd forces. >> reporter: putin got iran, iraq and the assad government in syria to join together with russia to fight isis. a new intelligence deal to keep assad in power. the u.s. not consulted. >> the united states is prepared to work with any nation including russia and iran to resolve the conflict. >> reporter: obama critics are saying, i told you so. >> we have no strategy to pursue, so, therefore, we are surprised when vladimir putin exercises what is a very clear strategy. >> again, that meeting with president obama and russian president putin supposed to be happening right now. ukraine will be a topic, but with today's developments at the u.n., so will putin's bold move to dominate events in the middle east. his speech today being viewed as his most detailed public explanation so far. for russia's military build up in syria.

of the united states, and this is unprecedented and i never heard of the president of the united states going around congress to allow the u.n. to condemn a u.s. law. and so what is in affect susan rice's idea is to lobby the u.s. congress via the unu.n. it is an outrageous vote and the united states ambassador samantha power should stand up against. ittine though the u.s. administration wants to see the changed, the law is the law and the united states president has to follow the law and he can't lobby to change the law via the u.n. >> and the embargo has to be lifted by congress and representatives that are in government. and so here's an example of the vote. 188 countries voted against it. and three voted in favor. israel, united states and an island of palaw. >> thank god for them. they always help us. marshal islands and microthesia they were the votes. and so we would be absentia category. and the question is, even if we do it symbolically, does it have any impact and mean something? >> it does mean something and we shouldn't forget a country that usually vote

you don't see the president of the united states and his wife, or the vice president of the united statesnd his wife going to andrews to greet heads of state when they come in. you saw that yesterday for the pope. so this fellow, this man has a real reach across the world, and certainly here in the united states. host: what impact do you think he will have on americans, on decision-makers, on lawmakers as they listen to him tomorrow in a joint meeting? guest: he will have a significant impact because he has a lot of moral authority. excuse me. loving,very humble, open, compassionate figure. i think people are yearning for leadership like that. he is filling that void across all religious stripes. i am in a law firm with about 300 lawyers and professionals of all religions, jewish, protestant. they have a great deal of interest and affection for this pope. it is so interesting to me because they come up to me all the time and want to talk about this pope. he has captured the interest of people universally throughout the world. it is a positive influence. it is, let's care about the poor of

arrive at these positions where you say honestly that you don't want to see a muslim as president of the united statesin no way would he want to hurt or offend or make any child believe that they could grow up and not become president of the united states. that's not who he is. and we understand the perception -- more than a perception, that is a reality for children. it's not intended that way. as i mentioned earlier, when you see those images after 9/11 with those young kids cheering in that classroom, it reflects their parents. what we need to do is stalk about how we be more accountable in whatever we believe in. the muslim community, many do it, some just don't do it enough, and talk about how the destructive tent eets of islam shariah law have no regard for women and many muslims who flee from these different parts of the world who come here to find a better way of life. while this is not easy, and his heart would go out to these kids, still because of how he feels in his heart about what it means when you're president of the united states, the kind of power and authority and how literally you c

so should the united states. >> how would you as president of the united states destroy, defeat isis?> i don't think anyone has a magical answer, but this is what i do believe. i do not believe that the united states can or should do it alone. i get a little bit tired of countries like saudi arabia who border on isis telling president obama, please send combat troops, but we don't want to get our hands dirty. one thing saudi arabia among other things has the third largest military budget in the world. i think you need countries in the region to be leading the effort with the support of the united states and the other wealthy, powerful western countries throughout the world. >> i know you're making a major move today on a domestic issue, prescription drugs. you say they're way too costy. you're working with elijah cummings from maryland. what's your point now? what could you as president of the united states do to reduce the cost of prescription drugs? >> two things. first of all, we pay by far the highest price in the world for prescription drugs. one out of five who gets a prescripti

charlie: pope francis arrived in washington today, coming from cuba for a visit to the united states. presidentg of china came to the united states. his first stop is seattle. he will then be in washington and in new york. cyber security and china's actions in the south china sea will be on the agenda during bilateral talks. in syria, russia stepped up its support for the assad regime. the kremlin says it is a campaign against isis. more than 4 min

president xi and obama about to emerge from the white house. head out to the rose garden for that news conference. it is the first state visit by president xi to the united states. not his first time, however, in the united states. he traveled to the u.s. in february of 2012. he had an informal meeting with the president in 2013. as a younger man, he was here in iowa as well. let's listen now to the president of the united states and president xi of china in their joint news conference. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. >> i want to welcome president xi back to the white house. we welcomed him here when he was vice president. this is our sixth meeting. as a result of our efforts, our two nations are working together more closely across a broader range of political issues, and our cooperation is delivering results for both our nations and the world. >> chinese investment in the united states helps support jobs across our country. we partner to address global challenges whether it's promoting nuclear security, combatting piracy off the horn of africa, encouraging development and reconciliation in afghanistan and helping to end the ebola epi

with him on that. >> [speaking chinese] >>translator: talking about cybersecurity and the united states with president strength than the corporation in many respects and ensure that cybersecurity into a new source instead of confrontation. add-on the u.s. side has concerns and disrespect they take seriously the u.s. provision of any information now and in the future through law-enforcement authorities to obtain communication on this matter and appropriately address them. we have broad interest but we need to strengthen cooperation and nor should we politicize this issue. it is fair to say and going forward to reach a further agreement. thank you. >> speenineteen however the right to propose to raise a question. i have a a question for president obama i have noticed that last night during the meeting with president xi jinping and the ceremony this morning reason they've made remarks to communicate the u.s. welcomes the rise of up prosperous china and for them to be playing a bigger role. could you please elaborate? what have you done to enable the region? we're more interested for the remainder of the

united states. >>> we begin with breaking news, though, reaction to ben carson's remark that's a muslim should not be president of the united states. donald trump did not condemn what was said, but instead talked about the process of electing people. >> i think that basically if somebody can get elected, you know, they're going to be vetted and if somebody can get elected, that's what it's all about. it's an electoral process. i would tend to go along with that. >> tend to go along with what? >> election. if you win an election, you know, in this country, if you win an election. but i would say this, ben was saying there are difficulties and i think everybody knows what those difficulties are and people want to be politically correct, but there have been difficulties and a lot of people agree with ben. i do think that ben would also agree, though, if properly vetted, the proper people properly vetted going through an election, i think that anybody that is able to win an election will be absolutely fine. >> and mitt romney, who faced questions in the 2012 race about his mormon faith tweeted tonight, of course n

he demanded that he release his birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. presidentbama eventually did, but trump continued to dispute its authenticity. randall pinkston, al jazeera. >> trump's campaign spokesman released a statement saying the candidate did not hear the question. they also said another statement here that is attributed to mr. trump: that's from the trump camp. >>> the steady stream of people crossing europe on foot, now creating more conflict between neighboring nations in that region, why hungary is accusing croatia of breaking international law. >>> plus the refugee crisis is coming at an especially bad time for greece. >> we're tracking a developing story out of japan with the parliament has just passed a controversial military bill despite strong public opposition. the law will allow japanese troops to fight abroad for the very first time since world war ii. unbelievable seen here. the opposition lead to scuffles in the parliament on thursday, and protests all across the country earlier week. demonstrators say it goes against that country's peac

meetings going on this week as well, and on terrorism.two one of them will be headed up by the united states, president obama, on tuesday. on wednesday, the russians will have another anti-terror arisen meeting with the security council. that will be hosted by sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister. we will have to look closely at how they present the situation in syria. genie: come back to today. it will be described as an exceptional opening day. a lot of things are happening at the unit -- at the u.n. general assembly. the big ones, so to speak, addressing the general assembly today. brazil gets the first address. then u.s. president barack obama will come directly after. vladimir putin is speaking today as well. the first time he has been at the u.n. general assembly in 10 years, so that is something everyone will have their eyes on. the chinese president, xi jinping, will also be speaking today. a big peacekeeping summit this afternoon. peacekeeping is a crisis. we will be expecting some pledges. we will be expecting some other announcements regarding that. other issues, such as the sex abuse

he demanded that he release his birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. presidentbama eventually did, but trump continued to dispute its authenticity. randall pinkston al jazeera. >>> now trump's cam feign spokesman said the candidate did not hear the question. the campaign also released a statement that reads: >>> the defense is presenting ilths case this morning in a military hearing for sergeant o bowe bergdahl. defense attorneys said it was not necessary for bergdahl to take the standing since a 371-page long sworn statement is available. the defense also wants the army to release statements bergdahl made after being freed in a prisoner exchange with the taliban. >> we have been as energetic as we can in trying to persuade the army to release the unclassified testimony that my client gave under oath to a major general last year. >> that does not mean he will not take the stand though, there is some word out there that there is a possibility that he will do that today. the military has wrapped up its case and the defense plans to call four witnesses today. the c

the first canonization ever in the united states. >> president obama, first lady and her daughters were the first of formerly greet the pope after his plane landed at andrews air force base. this does not happen often. the president almost never goes to andrews to greet visiting head of state but he did it for the pope. riding very high. juliet: teresa priolo joins us from the upper east side as anticipation builds for the pauls arrival. you change your location? >> reporter: i am deserting st. patrick's cathedral in favor of a spot closer to home. this is where the probe will be staying, you can see barricades are in place, and this is one of the heavily guarded areas, we are 1 they away, we are learning more about the specific security detail that will be in place and what an incredible effort. raptors applause, his holiness steps foot on u.s. soil, pope francis warmly welcomed by the first family and tens of thousands of the adoring faithful. a quick trip to d.c. that concludes thursday with an address to congress and then it >> it will be celebratory and safe. >> the nypd reiteratin

. >> the supreme court today heard arguments in the historic case of the united states of america versus richard nixon, presidentited states. >> the television cameras saw the two main players in this classic confrontation arrive. first james st. claire, president nixon's attorney, then leon jaworski, special prosecutor to argue his case against the president's refusal to surrender 64 tapes and documents. >> it is a strange notion that the president of the united states is the defendant and the government of the united states is the prosecutor. >> jaworski was even cheered by some in of the crowd as he entered the supreme court building. much as a roman gladiator entering the arena to do battle. >> it was a product of this peculiar moment when the u.s. government had to test the constitution to find out what limits there were on presidential power. >> if it came down to the supreme court of the united states making a decision against the president, would he obey, or would he put himself in a confrontation with the supreme court? >> i don't know of anyone here or at the white house or anywhere else who knows the

refugee crisis overwhelms europe, thousands of syrians will soon be settling down in the united states. president obama wants to take in 10,000 refugees, significantly more than the 1500 that was initially planned. the white house has been under pressure to do more than just provide money. about 430,000 refugees have crossed the mediterranean this year and germany is welcoming more of them than any other nation. >> those families are seeking peace, stability and opportunities. they say they're willing to risk it all with their children on the dangerous path to asylum because what they're leaving behind is so much worse. abc's terry moran has more from the syrian border. >> reporter: we drive an hour outside beirut down backroads and out amid fields of beans we find the camps. >> how are you? >> reporter: for so many children, this is the only home they have ever known. people here build their homes out of whatever they can find. just pieces of wooden boxes and crates. you see tarps some of them provided by the united nations, a screen here. even cardboard boxes. we pay a visit to abu ali, he's li

the president has in the past spoken in the united states senate. the last several months as all of you have noted has been able to attract a large part of the democrats. that is a good thing for the party. and the president is pleased that there is some enthusiasm and excitement on display about a variety of candidates on the democratic field and that is going to lead to a robust debate and strong candidate and democratic party. >> and last if the vice president chooses not to - pic i don't know. the vice president or the president elect >> as i said before i don't know if the president will offer an endorsement of democratic primary. if he chooses to do so he will announce it at that point. >> the vice president's calculations will feel a little bit different right now but i don't know at this point whether or not if he were to decide not to run whether or not he would've made a decision to publicly endorse one of the candidates. >> thanks everybody. >> [inaudible] >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >>

he demanded that he release his birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. presidentma eventually did, but trump continued to dispute its authenticity. >>> a high school football player is facing charges for hitting an opponent on the head with a helmet. now his mother is speaking out, defending her son and calling it an accident. ♪ >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >>> defense secretary, ash carter says he has had talks with his russian counterpart over the war in syria. syria's foreign minister denies claims that russian troops are in the country. a spokesman for vladimir putin also denies the claims, but says they would consider it if asked. >>> a childhood friend of suspected charleston church shooter dylann roof is expected to be arraigned today. he housed roof in the days leading up to the shooting at the church. nine people were killed. officials say

>> i think he went further than that, saying a muslim should not be president of the united states. at runs afoul against the constitution, no religious test for president of the united states. i can't believe how dr. carson or many of the candidates in one major party in the country who seem to think if you are a christian you should assume that god's law is nor important than the utle constitution. united states constitution. that's what mike huckabee has already said and in fact ben carson himself said, when he decided to run for the presidency, he felt the fingers of god, i'm not sure what he meant but i think he meant god selected me to be president. there are three other members of the republican party who also communicated with us, god told them directly or indirectly, they would be president. obviously at a minimum they can't all be right. >> or god wanted a good republican field in the presidency contest. gentlemen stay with us. many don'tfully belong in the american mainstream? today it's muslims but this is hardly the first time that a distinct group of americans has been

i don't think donald trump is qualified to be president of the united states. f, i don't think he's fit to be president of the united states. when you demonize entire ethnic groups calling mexicans rapists and thugs, when you insult entire categories, women, african-americans you are not just not qualified, you're not fit. he will not be the republican nominee and that's one of the reasons why i'm ott miptimistict my party and country. it will change. we'll see we need a litter who can bring us together and that's george pataki. >> he is ahead in all the polls, the national polls right now, the state poll, if he is the republican presidential nominee will you vote for him. >> he's not going to be the nominee, wolf, let me tell you that flat out right now. he is unqualified, he is unfit. voters will realize that. we've had our summer of theater and reality show as politics. people will understand this is serious business. we need a leader who can solve problems and have answers to the tough questions and not soundbites and i'm very hopeful and optimistic that thi

harris: the president of the united states, the president of china will step up. each will have something to say, then they will take a couple question s from the the press corps gathered in the rose garden. >> i want to once again welcome president xi back to the right house. we first hosted him three years ago when he was vice president. this our sixth meeting. as a result of our nations our nations are work across a broader range of critical issues and the cooperation is delivering results for our nations and the world. since i took office american exports to china have nearly doubled and support nearly 1 million americans jobs. chinese the investment in united states helps support jobs across our country. we partner to address global cleajs whether it's global security and encouraging reconciliation and development in afghanistan and helping end the ebola he deputyic in south africa. historic expwhrie mat change agreements have encouraged other countries to step up as well. and as a member of the p5 plus 1, china was critical of the regime that brought iran to

there has been -- it has been 14 years since the 9-11 attacks on the united states. presidentobama and his wife, michelle, held a moment of silence at the whitehouse to honor the victims. other services have taken place across the country. more than 3,000 people were killed when four hijacked commercial planes were flown into target did across the northeast united states. >> staying in the u.s. while the con terndz in the race to be republican candidate has pulled out. rick perry, a former governor of texas is leaving a crowded republican field for the candidacy. it was his second bit for the nomination. life there to washington, d.c. and al jazeera's alan fisher is there for us. why does he step down now? >> there were and then there were 16. well, he is struggling financially. he is just not getting the money he would. there are a number of rich backers where he was the longest serving governor but they have tended to go with other people that they think have more chance of winning the nomination. in the last couple of months, he failed to pay his own campaign staffers. he s

tomorrow and ahead of that trip, a rare phone call today between the leaders of cuba and the united states. president obama and raul castro speaking today for the first time since april, speaking about normalizing relations between the two countries, relations that the pope helped to negotiate. also today the pope tweeting out i ask you to join me in praying for my trip to cuba and the u.s. i need your prayers. final preparations indeed underway right now in havana, his four day trip, the pope's, will include visits to several churches and he will meet the country's poor, meet with its clergy and possibly, possibly with an ailing fidel castro. sunday morning thousands expected to turn out for an open air mass. of course we will have more on the pope's trip to cuba in a few minutes. and by the way, on air and online, eyewitness news is your go to source for information on the pope's visit from his schedule to road closures and mass transit changes. it's all in one place, our website, abc7ny.com/pope. >>> turning now to the other news of the night and an arrest tonight in the deaths of two women, each

yes, you are the president of the united states tennis association. so president obama, every year, gives the state of the union address. and, at some point, he says, "the state of the union is strong." what's the state of tennis in america? >> the state right now is that it's positive. we're growing. and, if i can be as impactful as i think i'm being right now, you know, sky's the limit for what we can do in growing tennis in america. >> how were you introduced to the game? >> i got lucky. i stumbled on it. i'm where i am today because of my parents. and because of that summer my parents were teaching summer school, and i was a tag-along little sister with my two brothers that were in a program that was sponsored by the martin luther king boys club in chicago. every summer, they had a different activity. that summer happened to be tennis. and happened to be four blocks-- >> really? >> --away from home, where we walked. i was six; they were-- i don't know, 12 and 14. they hated tennis. i was the ultimate tomboy, because my oldest brother used to always

here's what they had to say. >> does somebody's faith matter in being the president of the united states? >> not at all. this is what america's about. >> you don't agree with ben carson's comments? >> not at all. completely racist. >> do you agree that a muslim should not be the president of the united states? >> well, to be honest with you, i'm not saying that it's -- that they shouldn't or don't have an opportunity or shouldn't have an opportunity. i think more than anything, the way it is right now and the climate we are in, it's uncomfortable for the country to accept that type of scenario. >> based on the situation today, i feel that a muslim would not be a -- someone i would vote for to be in the white house. >> regardless of what their qualifications? r? >> regardless. >> yesterday one of the presidential candidates ben carson said he would not advocate for a muslim to be president of the united states an i'm curious for reactions. what do you feel an about this? >> i don't know how you lead a a country and expect it to be united if you're divisive about religions or races or sexu

president obama raises his concerns about chinese government's respect for basic human rights. that is a central value of this country and therefore a national security priority of the united states and this president. and i think he would use these meetings to underscore once again what a priority that is for the united states. thanks, everybody. we'll have a news conference tomorrow early afternoon. the plan is to do it in the road garden weather permitting. the east room will be set up for the state dinner. and then we'll get our week ahead out on paper tomorrow afternoon. okay? >> 21 gun? >> 21 gun salute. so pop your popcorn. >>> coming up in just a few minutes, the u.s. cyber command commander admiral michael rogers will talk about cyber security threats to the nation. admiral rogers who is also the nsa director testifying today before the senate intelligence committee, that is scheduled to get started in just a couple minutes from now, 2:30 eastern time live here on c-span3. the pope's historic visit to the u.s. continued today as he addressed a joint meeting of congress. while we wait for the senate intelligence committee hearing to get under way, a look as house speaker

dear republican voters, do you think barack obama, president of the united states, was born in the united states? the proportion of republican voters who say, yes, president obama was born in the u.s. is 29%. the proportion who say, no, he wasn't born in the united states is 44%. and another 26% aren't sure. in fact, president obama was born in the united states. do i have to say it. but fully 70% of the republican electorate doesn't believe that or they say they don't know. only 29% of republican voters think president obama is actually president. because if he was secretly foreign, he couldn't be, right? 29% of republicans think president obama was born in the u.s. 29%. ppp then asked the world's most perfect follow-up question, the same voters, 29% -- only 29% of you believe president obama was born in the united states. do you guys think ted cruz was born in the united states? even though only 29% of americans think that president obama was born in the u.s., 40% of them think that ted cruz was. ted cruz was not born in the united states. he was born in canada. but more republicans thi

hit it. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and first lady michele obama. greg: the president didn't make the trip from massachusetts avenue. he's been waiting in the white house. the pope will be arriving. all of this? [laughter] greg: we have no choice. rosanna: we have to do something special. you know. greg: people are screaming in the back, i bet the motorcade is passing in the back. the marines are handelling the bulk of the ceremony function there. rosanna: when the holy father comes they'll play the national anthem of the holy sea and then the national anthem of the united states. national anthem of the vatican. [music] here they come. that's it. there is the pope mobil. 2015. >> not even late. at the white house. i would love to know what the small talk is about. rosanna: lovely weather. greg: how'd you sleep? [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

we're being told that thousands of syrians will soon be settling down in the united states. presidentbama now wants to take in at least 10,000 refugees, significantly more than the 1500 initially planned. the white house has been under pressure to do more than just provide money. about 430,000 refugees have crossed the mediterranean this year alone. germany is welcoming more of them than any other country. >> well, new this morning a south korean court delivered a 12-year sentence to a man who attacked the american ambassador in march. ambassador mark lippert spent five days in the hospital after he was slashed in the face and arm at a meeting. the attacker said he only meant to protest the annual u.s./south korean military drills, but he was convicted of attempted murder. >>> in japan at least two people are dead, and more than 20 missing after a flood disaster. as night fell thursday night, nearly 200 people were stranded in the upper floors of a supermarket and a nursing home outside tokyo. more than 3500 people took shelter in evacuation centers. nearly two feet of rain from a tro

. >> that's like saying a neurosurgeon could never become the president of the united states of america. >> reporter: the democratic front-runner was quick to chime in saying can a muslim be president of the united states of america? in a word, yes. let's move on. the conversation began at a donald trump town hall last week when he failed to correct a voter who said president obama is a muslim, even though he is a christian. on sunday, when asked what he thinks about the idea of a muslim president, trump stirred the pot, making this not so subtle suggestion about president obama. >> some people said it already happened, frankly, of course you wouldn't agree with that. >> reporter: this as the front-runner is losing ground, down eight points since early this month. and carley fiorina is on the rise in second place with 15% after a standout debate performance. now back on the controversy about muslims and whether they should or could be in the white house, houma abedin sent out a tweet tonight. you can be a proud american, a proud muslim and proudly serve this great country, pride versus

. >> pope francis will be on the move from cuba to the united states. president obama will greet the pope as he arrives on american soil for the first time. this is video of the two at the vatican in march of last year. an official welcoming ceremony at the white house is scheduled for tomorrow morning. here is a look at the pope's schedule. again, he arrived in washington today and then tomorrow afternoon he will celebrate mass in washington. and then on thursday he will address a joint session of congress before traveling to new york city. on friday the pope will address the u.n. general assembly, visit the world trade center and celebrate mass. on saturday morning the pontiff will arrive in philadelphia. papal preparations in center city will continue today. nbc 10 was at city hall yesterday where workers hung special bunting, installed jumbotrons and more port-a-potties were added to the dozens that already line the walnut street bridge. >>> a catholic school teacher fired for same-sex marriage will get to meet the pope. marney winters says she and her wife h

charlie: francis arrived in washington today, coming from cuba for a visit to the united states. president xi jinping of china came to the united states. his first stop is seattle. cyber security and china's actions in the south china sea will be on the agenda during bilateral talks. in syria, russia stepped up its support for the assad regime. the kremlin says it is a campaign against isis. more than 4 million syrians have fled the country. european union ministers approved a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees despite opposition by some member countries. the united states promised to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017. ian bremmer is the president and founder of the political risk analysis firm eurasia group. i am pleased to have him at this table. let's start with xi jinping. clearly, there are issues that need to be resolved and at the top, cyber security. ian: it is so interesting, the first stop is to talk to all of the american technology ceo's on the west coast. look, the fact is, the chinese are an incredibly important market, the most important market in the world.

united states. he's the president of the united states for the next year and a half. we're going to move on. the election has to be about what comes next. >> big geopolitical challenges as well, you talked about syria and russia on wednesday night. as well, let me ask you the question that i asked donald trump, what exactly would you do about the fact that vladimir putin has now put combat aircraft and surface-to-air missiles in syria? >> it sounds like trump thinks that if we have someone gets along better with putin, things will happen. i guess he's advocating for a reset with putin. putin has a very clear plan, which is to reposition russia as a geopolitical force. at least at the same level as the former soviet union. this is part of that plan. he senses a vacuum in the middle east. feel like america is retreating from its commitment the region. the president says so, we're not the region. he's taking advantage of that. aircraft in syria. you'll see them fly combat missions soon. i think you'll see before the you'll see vladimir putin go to the u.n. and tell the world that he's going to

president, that this is something that was voted on here in the united states senate, overwhelmingly supported, sent to the president, the president of the united states who reluctantly signed it into law, but the understanding was from that point forward when this actually was brought to the tour of the united states the united states senate there would be a vote and there would be a vote. and all that's i think simply expected by the american people as an opportunity to be heard from in an up-or-down vote through their representatives here in the united states senate. i would think that even if democrats here in the senate, you know, object to or to the vote we would have on a resolution of disapproval and want to support the president's position, that they would allow it to be voted on, and the president to veto it and if the president is so proud, why would we not have an opportunity to vote on this veto for this. democrats are doing their best to protect the president from having to make that decision. notwithstanding the president's assertions that this is a wonderful deal for o

he demanded that he release his birth certificate to prove that he was born in the united states. president obama eventually did, but trump continued to dispute its authenticity. >> well, trump's campaign spokesman said that the candidate didn't hear the question and released a statement that is attributed to mr. trump. it reads: >> for reaction to that let's bring in jason johnson, professor at hyrum college and political contributor joining us live from washington, d.c. jason, always good to have you with us. what do you make of trump's response to this controversial so far? >> so, is he hard of hearing? this is the second time in two weeks where he said, i really didn't hear the question. apparently he didn't hear the question about iran. he didn't really hear what this gentleman said at his own presser or what the follow-up question was. there are only so many times that donald trump can claim that he doesn't hear what people are saying when they're speaking to him. >> let's not forget that years ago he was out there offering money in order for president obama to produce a birth certifi