A number of the worlds top leaders will be meeting in just a few hours from now at the United Nations, but one of them, president Vladimir Putin of russia seems to be taking the lead in the Syrian Crisis. Putin is calling for collective action against the militants. He says efforts to end the war are not working and a new strategy is needed. And all of this is happening as were learning russia will be getting intelligence about isis and iraq from the iraqi military. Iran and syria will get the same intelligence. And for more, lets go to Matthew Chance who joins us live from moscow. Matthew, lets look at the optics of this. Russias president putin appearing to spearhead the agenda on syria. Whats he doing here and what are his likely intentions . Reporter well, he really is spearheading, as you put it, that agenda. Hes in the driving seat of this Diplomatic Initiative. Not only is he backing the government in syria but hes putting military forces in place on the ground in that country to back up that diplomatic push. It has put him front and center and put the kremlin front and center of any Diplomatic Initiative of trying to resolve the crisis. Vladimir putin and russia have a number of reasons why they might be interested in backing them up. Russia has strong and important economic ties to syria, but the line the creme can lin is pushing, and putin said this again over the weekend. This is part of a broader fight against International Terrorism, and he called on other countries to join with russia in that battle. Take a listen. Translator we support the legit government of syria and its my deep belief that any actions to the contrary to destroy the government will create a situation you can witness in the other countries of the region or in other regions. And theres no other solution to the Syrian Crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism, but at the same time urging them to engage in positive dialogue with the rational opposition and conduct reform. All right. So fighting International Terrorism, thats how Vladimir Putin is casting his diplomatic and military initiative. But i think probably a more critical analysis may have to do that, but more critical would be to say syria is a Battle Ground in russias Wider Campaign to increase and to maintain its influence in the world. And in a sense, thats objective being achieved by the kremlin, because Vladimir Putin as he prepares to speak is front and center of that Diplomatic Initiative over syria. He is, so how is the United States responding to russia calling the shots here . Reporter well, i mean, i expect that theyre a little bit on the back foot. Of course, the United States policy, according to Vladimir Putin and other observers has been a failure in syria. The spread of Islamic State continues unabated. Even though theres air strikes against the Islamic State. Theres also indications weve had from Christian Amanpours interview from the iran yan leader saying there is coordination on the ground, but diplomatically between these various countries including russia and the United States and the European Union. Thats something thats been rejected. The secretary of state saying there should be much more coordination if any kind of attempt to get rid of Islamic State is going to succeed. Take a listen. The critical thing is that all of the efforts need to be coordinated. This is not yet coordinated. I think we have concerns about how weve going to go forward. Thats precisely what were meeting onto talk about now. Reporter all right. Not coordinated yet, but indicating thats what theyre going to be working on. Raising the possibility we could see greater cooperation and coordination between russia and the United States over this issue of syria and the Islamic State. . All right. Well see if that happens. Matthew chance from moscow and there are more developments. France has launched its first iraqs again iraqs. Cannot be part of any political transition in syria because he is, quote, guilty of the current chaos. And the british Prime Minister says all asaad cant be part of syrias future, but a speaks person says they would be willing to discuss hymn playing a role in a transitional Syrian Government. We are joined now to talk about the iranian role in all of this. You wonder with that the risks benefits are in iran in striking this agreement with iraq, syria, and russia. Reporter indeed. Those seeing that coalition form quickly that includes russia, syria, and iraq, sharing intelligence with the other three that i was talking act. Since the july 14th nuclear agreement, iran has come out to have a louder voice in the negotiations, but the reality is all the efforts over the last couple of years have not born fruit. Weve seen nearly 5 million syrians leaving the country. This has also reached the soil of the europeans as well. And more than 220,000 People Killed in combat in syria. The president of iran is calling for a new formula. He told our christian amanpour, its time to bring all the parties together. Lets taken a listen. Everyone has accepted that president asaad must remain so that we can combat the terrorists. However, as soon as this movement reaches the various levels of success and starts driving out terrorists on a step by step basis, then other plans must be put into action. So as to hear the voices of the opposition as well. Reporter again, the regional concern here is that as iran starts to exert more influgs, the voices of opposition will not be heard. That is not limited only to the syrian, but to the gaza strip, and particularly in the last six months in yemen as we see a fight being played out between. Theyre suggesting a twostep approach on the work with the al asaad government and then talk about a transition. The truth is, isis and any Group Opposed to the government like the opposition are considered terrorists by al asaad. Isnt that difficult or even impossible to achieve, the elimination of, quote, terrorists . Reporter no doubt. This is going to be the major challenge. I would think many believe and this is the timing of the u. N. General Assembly Every year, that we have reached tin flexion point with the Syrian Crisis reaching into europe and all the deaths over the last four and a half years, theres a new strategy beginning to take hold. We should watch very carefully over the next 24 to 48 hours. This is part of the discussion between president obama and president putin today. Can you form a broader discussion about syria . The formula pg talked about right now is the p5 1. Theyre talking about a broader coalition to bring saudi arabia and sunnis on one side and iran on the other side. There is where it gets more flex and more difficult with expanding coalitions in the last 24 hours. Its making this the first day of the u. N. Ga that much more interesting. Live for us, john, thank you. And separately saudi arabia is being held far stampede. 155 iranians died. More than 300 people are missing. Saudi arabian government must respond and be held to account for this lack of proficiency, for this lack of responsibility and safety that has led to the tragic killing of too many pilgriming from so many countries, but from many channels who will pursue this until we get satisfactory answers. That foreign minister said this wasnt a situation in which to play politics and iranian leaders should wait for the results of the investigation. You can see all of the one on one interview with the iranian president tonight at 7 00 p. M. In london, 8 00 p. M. In berlin. For those of you watching cnn international. Pope francis should be arriving in rome after completing his first trip to the United States. He left pennsylvania sunday night with a rousing send off that included the u. S. Vice president , the pope said his heart was full of gratitude and hope. Earlier on sunday, pope francis led an outdoor mass for thousands of catholics where he told the crowd to show affection and compassion for others. That was something he did as the first pope to visit a u. S. Prison. He blessed more than 100 inmates there. He also met privately with five people sexually abused as children, some at the hands of clergy. Translator god weeps for the sexual abuse of children. These cannot be maintained in secret, and i commit to ensure that youth are protected and all that responsible will be held accountable. And father timothy kaziki is the president of the United States and canada. He joins me now. And we know, father, the pope has wrapped up his trip to the United States. How pleased do you think the vatican would be right now with how things went . Well, it was a brilliant success. In one sense you have a super star pope visiting a super power. Sometimes when personalities like that mix, you dont know how it will go but it was a perfect visit. I think everyone in rome would be very pleased with the visit. Its interesting. The pope said he was overwhelmed by shame at the sexual violation of children by his clergy. Did that surprise you, how far he was willing to go on that issue . On the other side, some of the victims want to see more concrete action here . It would have surprised me if he hadnt said it. He had a Beautiful Image where he said god weeps. Theres always a desire for the church to do more, and he has done so much, particularly in rome. His commission, his holding bishops to greater accountability. I think his visit was to meet these victims, these survivors of abuse and hopefully what he heard from them will help him to keep this effort on the front burner. What concrete action do you think he might ensure is taken. Sn. I think the holding of those responsible to accountability is what most victims are looking for from the pope, particularly if a major superior or a bishop has had activity in a diocese that should have been addressed. And so far, what do you see as Pope Franciss regullegacy, what do you think we can expect to see from him in the weeks and months and years perhaps ahead . Well, his greatest gift is his personal touch, and making this very large 2000yearold institution accessible even to the poor, and then his mission to go to the peripheries. He lights up when hes with the poor, because its there that he feels well hear and come to know the voice and the face of god. So he has a tremendous popular appeal, but i dont think he seeks popularity. Rather, he really wants to invite people to live the gospel which is what he has given his life to. Father timothy, thank you so much for talking with us. Appreciate it. Of course. He has personal appeal but doesnt seek popularity, and its true. He is fearless in going out front and making changes that upset people from within the church as well as outside. Its quite extraordinary. But if you saw what he did throughout the u. S. And even when he was in cuba, he helped broker peace in columbia. Had the speaker of the house step down. He has transformative trip just during his trip. They listen to what he says. Well, the spanish secretary has won a majority of seats. The together for yes alliance wants to break away from spain within 18 months but the spanish constitution doesnt allow cessation. This will be a big issue in the general election in december. Still to come, a rare event n fear. 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See your ra in a different way. Isnt it beautiful when things just come together . Build a beautiful website with squarespace. road noise whats happening here. Is not normal, its extraordinary. 291 people, 350 tons, 186 miles per hour. Youre not sure whats on the other side to that time after you land. But momentum pushes you forward. You are a test pilot, breaking through where others broke. This is why you take off. Same reason the pioneers before you went in canoes and covered wagons, with wild eyes and big fevered dreams and its why were with you. 80 thousand people now. On the ground. In the air. Engines on. Because there is no stop in us. Or you. Only go. Televisions. If you missed the Lunar Eclipse, then watch this time lapse. It shows the sun rising while the sun is setting in arizona. Look how gorgeous that is. Just as rare is the opportunity to see it occur in the first place. The last one taking place back in 1982. We are joined now from the grif fith observatory. The main event is over now. How did this play out and what did people think of that heavenly display . Reporter well, the last of us have just gotten off of this and theyre basking in the glow. It was cloudy in los angeles, and the moon rose in eclipse. It would go behind the clouds and then come back out. But for the thousands of people who were up here, it was a spectacular event. Many people sharing telescopes. I thought it would interesting to hear what this moment was like through a childs eyes. Lets take a listen. It was kind of very exciting, and at first i it kind of looked like it was a bowl and a red liquid was being poured in it. And it was very exciting. A lot of people think its exciting when thing glow. Then it started to go away, and then it came back. And then it glowed white. It went away again, and now its just a sliver of white, and it was really cool. Reporter and there you have a rather articulate, and i would imagine shell be wide eyed and bleary eyed when School Resumes this morning. Thats all shell talk about at school. And we understand there was a little bit of howling at the moon and some suggestions this could mark the end of the world, but we are here still here at this point. What was that all about . Reporter well, there are some people who believe that the tet ra, the series of four super moon eclipses portended doom and gloom. On this hill, on this night with this crowd, all of them very much laser focussed on the astronomy, there was none of that. And, in fact, there was romance. Love was in the air. We saw a couple become engaged tonight. The groom to be surprising the bridetobe, and they were ecstatic. A super moon eclipse and a couple who are now getting ready for the rest of their future of their life tonight. They certainly were not adhering to the doomsday prognostication. And we saw the pictures. She was very excited. Paul with that live report from los angeles. Many thanks to you. All right. Now to some other stories were following for you. Protest rallies are planned across hong kong to mark the anniversary of a prodemocracy movement. One year ago, they stood wuf with place. On sunday a smaller crowd marked the anniversary holding yellow umbrellas which became a symbol of their cause. We look at what the movement accomplished and where things stand now. An outbreak of violence in hong kong. Tensions erupting as police unleashed tear gas on peaceful protesters. With our journalists caught in the chaos. Reporter we are now going to be enveloped in tear gas. Reporter from these clashes came the Umbrella Movement. Socalled for the umbrellas used to shield. Hundreds of thousands occupied the streets to demand true universal suffrage. One man, one vote. It has been one year since they took over the eightlane highway shutting down the key part of the city for 79 days. And today many people are asking after all the passion and protest, when what has been achieved. After passenger opinion turned, the protesters were cleared off the streets. Hong kongs leader remains in charge. And while democrats rejected a beijingbacked proposal, the novote maintains the status quo. The Umbrella Movement was ultimately denied, and yet, student protest leaders still believe it was not all for nothing. Translator im not pes missive or feel bad about it. I think everyone is preparing waiting for the right reasons to take to the streets again. Reporter the teenage face of the movement has shifted his focus to 2027 when the feature is left in open question. Hes taken his Campaign Message beyond hong kong speaking in washington d. C. Last week. After the street protest ended, most of the demonstrators returned to their classes or jobs, but life is not the same for many of them. Protest leaders, including joshua wong and nathan law are involved in charges of unlawful assembly, and many dare not to travel into mainland china. There is also increasing concerns about china inserting pressure over hong kong. They say theyre still pushing for chain has thanathan law is focusing on academic freedom. It will be very hard to fight for democracy. Reporter although it remains elusive, the Umbrella Movement achieved