White house. The promises and the challenges for president obama, and chinas xi jinping. Plus high and dry. Techknows phil torres takes us to the panama canal where Mother Nature is wreaking havoc on a major expansion. Well right now pope francis has just wrapped up his final event in new york city. A mass at Madison Square garden came to an end just a short time ago. Papal pageant trry some of the challenges living in a city the size of new york. But big cities also conceal the faces of all those people who dont appear to belong. Or are second class citizens, in big cities beneath the roar of traffic, the rapping sense of change, so many people, who feel they have no right to be there, no right to be part of the city. And going on to say that too often many of those face he are taken for granted. Reverend, derek harkiins. Thank you for rushing over here. Glad to be here. Its a differently feeling when you were there. What was the feeling inside the garden tonight . I think a lot of people made the point, it is this is a pass pastoral visit. This is the church, the people who fill those pews on sunday morning. It was a truly embracing and warm feeling. The feeling, you yourself w f were not a catholic. The challenges, the diversity was a powerful message that youre right spoke to not just thricts buare catholics but thoe not of faith. Ive had the privilege of being around whether other popes have been in the country but i dare say, this is quite different. How different is this compared to all other visits . With all due respect to his predecessors, their primary concern was what it was that was needed to sustain the church and to speak specifically into the issues that pertain to the catholic church. That is a priority of his no doubt but he certainly is speaking to the rest of us profoundly emphatically and winsomely. Very busy schedule for the pope, riding in the pope mobile and the fiat. What stands out to be as something that people will remember after he is gone . I think all of those had a uniqueness to them in a particular way. First of all going to harlem, to a school that represents the fact that a number of Catholic Schools are obviously having their struggles but to be with the community that represented the polar opposite of the quarters of power that he was in if at the u. N. Or in congress. And of course at 9 11 i dont know if you could get to a more poignant somber place and to see him talking to Police Officers and firefighters was just truly moving in so many ways. Hes turning in for the night and then bright and early hes on a train down to philadelphia. What do you think well see down in philadelphia . Is this message going to continue . I know one of the things hes slated to talk about is religious freedom which is a loaded political issue here in the united states. It has, its a loaded political term, and on both sides of the issue if you want to put that it succinctly, i think the fact that religious freedom is a principle thats engrained in our community, but the brad exan expanse, ones religious freedom cant encroach on anothers varying perspectives around what that means, well continue to talk about it because he has certainly raised it as an issue. He certainly has. Thank you so much for heading over here right after todays mass. Thank you so very much for joining us. Addressing 150 heads of state at the u. N, Pope Franciss message was heard loud and clear. John terret was there. Quite impactful. Reporter adam it was. Very different than the one he used to address congress. The pope spoke in spanish so that really slowed things down a little bit i think. But social justice and inequality, his main them was that everybody in the world should have a loam, everybody should have drinking water, food on the table, education and including especially girls who the pope said often get forgotten and the right to religious freedom and spiritual spirituality. This pope is passionate about Climate Change. He truly believes that we can put the problem behind us if were smart about it. His message was that humanity deserves and has a right in fact to the climate, to you know, ecology and in fact he mentioned the word ecology and that kind of thing 16 times in the course of his speech. Translator in effect a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available Natural Resources and to the seclusion of the weak. And the disadvantage. Reporter environment and environmental, thats the word he mention16 times, adam. The recent agreement reached on the nuclear question in a sensitive region of asia and the middle east is proof of the potential of political goodwill and of law, exercised with sincerity, patience, and constancy. I express my hope that this agreement will be lasting and efficacious and bring forth the desired fruits with the cooperation of all the parties involved. Reporter and that was the pope talking about iran, another issue that he is passionate about. Is ending nuclear proliferation. And we know that he supports the deal recently signed between the five permanent members of the Security Council and germany and tehran, and that ws him talkingg about that deal, what inflations can accomplish when they cooperate. Adam. Our coverage of the popes visit, including the sexual scandal in the church, how those that kept it quiet, the high financial price the church is still paying for now. Also stay with us, for complete coverage of pope francis, extended live coverage. Turning now to the other big story coming out of washington. A political bombshell from house spieker john boehner. He announced he is resigning at the end of the month. Libby casey at the hill with the reaction this took a lot of people by surprise. Reporter it certainly did adam. While this is something he was contemplating for a while, this decision seemed like a snap one. This career caps two and a half decades in congress and more than five as speaker of the house. A shocking announcement from the man second in line to the presidency. Last night i started to think about this and this morning i woke up and i said my prayers as i always do. And i decided, you know, todays the day im going to do this. As simple as that. Speek boehner saispeaker boed he had determined to do this in november. But after the speech of pope francis he moved up the timing, his last day is october 30th. Some of the kindest reaction come from political leaders he had long sparred with. John boehner is a good man. He is a patriot. He cares deeply about the house, an institution in which he has served for a long time. He cares about his constituents. And he cares about america. Reaction from republicans mixed. The speaker made a very humble and class move today. Reporter but others like president ial candidate senator marco rubio says its time to turn the page. Adjustments ago, Speaker Boehner announced that he will be resigning. [cheering and applause] another candidate senator ted cruz blasted the speaker accusing him of working across party lines. And then presumably to land on a pushy k street job after joining with the democrats to implement all of president obamas priorities. That is not the behavior one would expect of a republican speaker of the house. The speakers decision may have been spontaneous but its timing is significant. Congress faces a budget showdown next week, republicans threatening to shut down the government if planned parenthood is funded. But now, boehner can head that off. Passing a short term funding bill instead. We will continue to negotiate with Speaker Boehner and you and we will find out together what comes next in republican caucus. Just who will next lead House Republicans is up in the air. Speaker boehner is endorsing the current second in command, californias Kevin Mccarthy but conservative republicans play rebel and advance some of their own setting off a power struggle. If boehner had decided to stick around he would have faced a challenge from the partys right flank. A threat he says he could have defeated but he questioned the cost. You know, its i really dont want the institution hurt and i dont want my colleagues hurt. I dont want to put my colleagues through all of this, for what . Now the most powerful republican in washington can think of whats next . Zipity dodah. To give you an example, classy and humble, leading a revolt to try to overthrow Speaker Boehner. This move by the House Speaker while he hopes it will preserve a sense of unity among republicans just shows how divisive capitol hill is these days and certainly doesnt look like this move will mend any of these fences. Adam. Say what you will, he certainly is passionate about this job. Libby cas, in washington, libby, thank you. f . Republican strategist and a Congressional Campaign manager, did either one of you see this coming in the immediate near future . Adam i did absolutely. No i didnt ill say this, i said this earlier to some people. I was surprised by the timing. Not surprised at the act itself. I was actually at dinner in new york and we were talking about just this in the vote coming up. About there was a bill put in a while ago, which was a vote of confidence in the speaker, and the question becomes whether or not he did it today so he can carry the burden of whats going to go on for a potential shutdown for planned parenthood, for the debt ceiling. John boehner can take all the weight of that get through it and whoever is the new speaker doesnt have to carry that load. Is this a careful strategy on the part of republicans . They are going to put through a clean bill, but it is going to be a temporary bill. Lets remember whoever the next speaker is will contend with this in december. It is a temporary bill theyre going to fast and not going to save the next speaker from having to make very difficult decisions which libby mentioned with a very fractured caucus. Four days ago the job left is herding cats. Who wants that job. Are the cats getting wilder, if you want to use your cat analogy the cats are all over the place. Democratic districts we held, more republicans elected in the house than we had since the 1930s. Is this the beginning of the death of the mainstream moderate republican. Absolutely not. Can they survive this . Someone hav has described this s almost a coup to overthrow the speaker. The only reason i would ever have been a coup and i disagree with this concept is if he didnt have the votes to stay out of office. Some say he fell on a grean gre. If hes wounded he cant lead the way he wants to lead. So whats it worth to him . John mccain came out saying we have to stop this infighting. I have to disagree, i think party is very wounded very fractured, and they have a tough time going forward. This is not just in congress and in the house, we have Establishment Republicans on the one side, donald trump, carl youy fiorina and ben carson, you have hawks on the one side, you see this over and over again with the party they have got to coalesce. I think john boehner did fall on the sword for the team but he also saw the writing on the wall. Lets not forget there was a vote in july to oust him. He survived that. He did. But we dont know if he has the votes to survive this, we dont know that. You start bringing the inlaws in and the outlaws in and all kinds of things happen. Bigger family, family squabbles, they get together and they move forward for the good of the country. The republicans are very successful now since president obama has been in office, the democrats have lost more seats than they have historically. They dont have 60 they need in the senate and unfortunately this is not just a squabble. We are talking about the house that cant even get together and fund the federal government temporarily. They cant pass a highway bill. I mean these are big issues. They have been trying to get rid of obamacare, how many times ob . This is not just a family squabble these are very serious issues. The last time they had 60 votes was about a day and a half, not republican supporter and those democrats that voted to make this happen are leaving let me jump in real quick. Whats going to happen in the near future . Obviously we need to pick a new speaker of the house. It was eric cantors job before he was ousted in the primary last year, Kevin Mccarthy is new, only been in the house ten years. Most people i spoke to say mccarthy will probably be the 2 eafn h 18 he needs to get it. So there are big battles ahead and its going ton contentious because thito becontentious. What is the legacy ever jb . The numbers show its the strongest house theyve had before. Would you agree . He had very good 2010, 2012, but he was unable to turn that into policy wins. As a leader he was unable to herd these cats, to use obs analogy. Its a very big tent, hard to get everybody of everyone inside. Jeannie zano and obrien murray. Thanks for coming together to talk politics. Any time. Up next, the state dinner for the chinese president and the cyber talk that came before it great time for a shiny floor wax, no . Not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. Timings important. Comcast business knows that. 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What i say to president xi and the American People is, the question now is, are words followed by actions. And we will be watching carefully to make an assessment as to whether progress has been made in this area. Reporter 22 million americans mostly Government Employees were alleged victims of the recent hack of the office of personnel management. Earlier this week, an investigation revealed the hack also included 5. 6 million sets of fingerprints. While the white house has been careful not to publicly lay blame, many believe the breach was carried out by chinese interest. For his part, he pledged to hold up his end of the deal. Investigation assistance and information sharing. Reporter this is a state visit. An elaborate form of public diplomacy, usually reserved for nations that share close ties with the united states. After a three hour dinner thursday night, there are still major problems. Among them, the Chinese Military buildup atop reefs in the South China Sea. Mr. Obama indicated strong disagreement. I reiterate the right of all countries to unimpeded commerce. Six nearby nations claims to all or part of the deputied region. Islands in the South China Sea are chinas territory. We have the right to uphold our own territory and lawful and legitimate maritime rights and interests. One area of common ground, Climate Change. The chinese announced the new cap and trade system, and pledged 3. 1 billion to help poorer countries move away from fossil fuels. Outside the white house fence xi supporters clashed with supporters of tibet, wieger and others, civil rights, in the rose garden the protest fell on deaf ears. We must recognize that countries have different historical processes and realities and we need to respect people of all countries in the right to choose their own Development Paths independently. Reporter and adam on Climate Change a lot of the activity you see including the announcement by china today is leading up to a major conference on Climate Change a world wide summit scheduled for paris in december. Adam . A lot of environmentalists applauding that notion there, mike viqueria, thanks. Up next abuse of children by catholic priests. The churchs first concern as an institution was to protect the priest and secondly to try and blanket the facts with silence, so that there would be no scandal to the church. Were Digging Deeper into the coverup and hearing from those who sounded the alarm. Were here to fully get into the nuances of everything thats going on, not just in this country, but around the world. As if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution. This goes to the heart of the argument to tell you the stories that others wont cover. How big do you see this getting . Getting the news from the people who are affected. People need to demand reform. 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