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One last note, thursday morning in an historic first, francis addresses a joint meeting of congress. somewhere between remarks on climate change and the plight of migrants, he might consider saying a few words on the voting records of politicians who call themselves catholic, yet support abortion. vice president biden and house minority speaker nancy pelosi lead the dozens who prefer the blessing of pro abortion moral to that of their church. is there a chance francis might repeat what he has sa...

Public capacity, you must uphold the principles of the constitution of the united states. could you imagine if every elected representative who has their own independent views, i know the supreme court said that, but i dont think i want to do that because i just believe its against my religious freedom. while we may be sympathetic to her as an individual, this is a public office, not her own. she needs to comply with the law. if she doesnt comply, then of course she needs to step aside. >> i ask...

Real-life refugees take along the mediterranean into europe. but with so many syrians and others dying in a desperate attempt to reach europe, it is hard to see any amusement in that video. cnn spoke with the creator, samir, who wore a mask in order to talk with us to represent wa he calls the faceless, nameless syrians who are working and struggling to survive. he explained why he chose this particular game to represent the plight of refugees. >> super mario is one of the most popular games i...

Policy person who spends a lot of time thinking through these issues. tell me your thoughts for starters on 9/11, on this anniversary. >> well, first, i think you start with the human side as it as you were just discussing. almost 3,000 peoples lives lost, countless numbers of families affected and the wounds remain open and you have to start with your thoughts with them but as you look out beyond it, you see an event which has changed the decade and a half thats followed. not only did it change...

Martin luther king, jr. with the content of your character and not the color of your skin. and talked about the relationship to christ in a explicit and straightforward fashion. what do you make of the themes he strikes on the way out the door. the typical conservative ones. but those two themes at the center of his extended story of the plight of minority peoples. >> look there is a supreme irony of this political chapter that rick perry may have given one of the best stump speeches in recent t...

Address the issue and he said the problem was there were too little european values and too little union involved in the current approach. he said that all of the politicians involved should take the plight of the people coming to heart and put themselves in the shoes of the refugees. >> this is not the time to take flight. it is a time of humanity and human dignity. we europeans, all of us, i thought before, all of us we should remember that europe is a continent. we are nearly everyone a has a...

And what happened to him? >> translator: he went to get a car license. when he was at the license department they arrested him. the government security intelligence put him in the car and took him away. i dont know what happened. >> reporter: i asked what would happen if her food assistance was cut further? >> translator: either i go back to -- or i go back to syria under the shelling and bombardment. if it wasnt for my sons i would go back to syria now. >> reporter: for now, she just appeals to...

Find new ways to save energy and money with pg&es business energy check-up. by now, we know where the candidates stand on illegal immigration. what about the people covering them? for a look at the impact the mainstream media has had on framing the immigration issue, we turn to howard kurtz the host of media buzz on fox news. good to see you tonight. do you think theyre being fair and balanced? we know at least one news outlet is. some other ones seem to be taking sides in the debate. >> gener...

For the plight and everything that they have been through. yes, they are informed, but they have a lot of questions and uncertainty. >> arwa damon, one of the flash points here. the serbia/hungary border. >> more than 16,000 migrants have arrived in austria on packed trains and buses. government officials in austria are warning they cannot keep up with the influx. cnns coverage of the crisis continues with correspondent frederik pleitgen live from vienna. fred, listening to arwa talk and migrant...

Five days hungry. we in very, very, very bad position. >> thousands of others arent so lucky. hungary has announced that bus service t the border is over and will not be repeated. many say they will walk all the way to a country that wont turn them away. >> hungarian government doesnt let us to get the train or buses or anything. we walk to austria then manger many. >> officials say up to 10,000 could cross the border by nightfall and there are millions more trying to do the same thing right beh...