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in the big apple and he is making his way shortly to st. patricks cathedral and earlier today the pontiff addressed the joint meeting of congress then met with homeless people, being assisted by catholic charities and had lunch with them. we are going to get back to the pope s story in america in just a moment but there is another huge story we are following as well. tragedy on one of the holiest days in islam, over 700 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual hodge in saudi arabia. hundreds more were injured as many as 800 more injured. saudi arabia s king solomon promised a swift investigation into the worst disaster in two decades, we will have much more tonight in our 7:00 eastern hour. let s get to libby casey now live on capitol hill as our coverage of the pope continues and libby is it safe to say the pope left quite the impression on capitol hill tonight? absolutely tony and a lot was on a personal level. as we heard from senators and house ....
jingping s new proposal to stop climate change. this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i m richelle carey. today will be the largest gathering of world leaders the pope has ever spoken to. the pope arrived oh the cheers of adoring crowds on fifth avenue and also to the biggest security operation ever to protect him and other world leaders in town. john terrett is live at the united nations now. john, good morning to you. how are you? i m wonderful p.m. it s a big day for new york city, and the pope is going to address, we expect a lot of issues, like poverty and refugee crisis. this pope does not pull any punches. what are we expecting world leaders to hear? i think it s going to be climate change to eradicating global war to eradicating poverty to gender equality to income equality, all the pope s favorite themes. take a look at this over here. this is the entrance to the united nations opposite 46t 46th street. these are members of the diplomatic ....
volkswagen appointing a new ceo. there will be no speedy end to the crisis. and the last british resident at guantanamo bay is now to be sent home. he s been detained since 2002 but never been charged. in sport, argentina have claimed their first win at this year s rugby world cup. the south americans running in seven tries against georgia in a convincing 54-9 victory. well, sepp blatter is facing criminal proceedings in switzerland. the head of football s world governing body is being questioned by swiss officials four months publicly announcing that he would step down as fifa president after allegations of corruption in the organization. more from our sports correspondent lee wellings. reporter: the net of the criminal investigation has been closing around fifa headquarters. the question has been when the investigation would reach the president. the answer came on the day sepp blatter chaired an executive committee meeting. behind closed doors he was interroga ....
president hold talks in washington. and pope francis addresses the united nations calling an end to conflict and more help for refugees. hello, fifa president sepp blatter is facing criminal charges in switzerland. being questioned by officials, it was months since he said he would step down are as fifa president. lee well wellings has more. when the investigate would reach the president? the answer came on the day sepp blatter chaired an cumulative meeting. an executive committee meeting. blatter is croouf is accused of mismanagement of funds. in the statement the swiss attorney general said in 2012, mr. joseph blatter, signed a contract unfavorable to fifa. blatter accused of misusing his position with that contract and one he signed in 2011 for work done a work later, that payment to michel platini. election scheduled for february 26th. but platini was also questioned at fifa hq and is now embroiled in a sorry mess. a form of denial on behalf of blatter came fr ....
gone? how long do you think his message will resonate? how long does it stay in the political sphere? america tonight s sheila macvicar on the impact of the pope on american politics. thanks for joining us, i m joie chen. washington, d.c. is a city with a lot of talkers but this week stop to listen to the worldly message of a divine visitor. pope francis began his nation tour i in the nation s capital. the leader of the 1.2 billion catholics was determined to have his stay. now that he s moved on we ll consider whether this outsider s message will stick in a city of insiders. america tonight s sheila macvicar. it was opicture with a purpose. the pope s vehicle of choice that dinky fiat dwarfed by the suvs of the secret service, sending a message loud and clear that this is a pontiff more at home with the powerless than with the corridors of power. we think we re the center of the world. we re not the center of pope francis s world. john carr is director ....