nations general sibley. -- to the united nations general assembly. i am joined by kate moody. kate, we are still focusing on volkswagen. this is the company is focused -- is searching for a new ceo in the wake of a new emission scandal from last week. >> the board is meeting in both berg at the coming headquarters to find a new chief executive to take over for martin winterkorn. outsiders are gathering the headquarters. will beinvestigation opened to see if cars are sold there by this cheating software. is set to take the reins. porsche is one of vw's strongest brands. most of his career, he worked at audi. he is very well respected in the organization. it is possible he will be brought in on a temporary capacity. we also expect heads to roll as the company tries to work out who is responsible for installing these cheating software's that lie about fuel emissions in an estimated 11 million vehicles. whoever does take the reins will face an uphill battle as they rebuild the tarnished brand. our correspondent explains. "the car" is volkswagen's interna

assembly of the united nations. since you took the position of the head of the catholic church, you have inspired all of us with a new rope and a sense of reassurance for the world. we recall with fond memors the visit of your right assessor, -- in 1965, whenor, in theed with us here sense of global aspiration to reissue the historic all of never again wore, war never years later, we have renewed that call by attending to -- we have renewed that call. by attending to your spiritual responsibilities, europe shown great dedication to the efforts to solve the many problems of withnd today, problems which the human family is also confronted. the problemswith of those in refugee camps, those living in squalor and abject poverty, those living under oppressive regimes, and those caught in the crossfire in areas of conflict is eloquent testimony of the trust which has been placed in you and search for peace, security, and justice for all. as a representative of the african continent which has suffered so much and still suff

world leaders taking the stage at the united nations general assembly. including president obama and chinese president xi jinping. facing criticism over human rights violations. let's go to saima mohsin. now is president xi expected to be received at the united nations today? >> reporter: there will be a giant sign for the free the 20 campaign which will be run by ambassador samantha power. that is for 20 women around the world imprisoned and three of them from china. so, he might not like to see that as he enters. he will focus on climate change. the big meetings with president obama, of course, toward the paris conference. cap and trade system implemented there. china is the world's largest polluter. anything on climate change from china will be hugely positive to talk about at the unga. he is expected to talk about a peace initiative and touch upon china's expansion in the south china sea. that is controversial in the united states. and u.s. pushing japan for the security bill to see japan move into the military arena trying to bring in some kind of e

that is the president in new york at the united nations general assembly. he is about to address the united nations general assembly. let's go to him now. mr. president,: mr. secretary general, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen. 70 years after the founding of the united nations, it is worth reflecting on what, together, the members of this body have helped to achieve. out of the ashes of the second world war, having witnessed the unthinkable power of the atomic age, the united states has worked with many nations in this assembly to prevent a third world war. by forging alliances with old adversaries, by supporting the steady emergence of strong democracies accountable to their people instead of any foreign power. and by building an international system that opposes -- imposes a cost on those who choose conflict over cooperation. an order that recognizes the dignity and equal worth of all people. that is the work of seven decades. that thise ideal body, at its best, has pursued. of course, there have been too many times when, collectively, we have falle

nations general assembly. i want to the express my appreciation to your predecessor, the foreign minister of our brotherly country, uganda, for his exceptional efforts during his presidency of the previous session, and like to commend the rule played by the secretary-general of the united nations and his ceaseless efforts to uphold the principles of the u.n. charter which served as the constitution and reference of international relations for 17 years. mr president, ladies and gentlemen, a few weeks ago egypt and the world witnessed the inauguration of the new swiss cannes am, an egyptian achievement that will have a major impact on a number of economic fields, such as transportation, trade and services. it is a statement of egypt's capability and determination of people to work with sincerity and overcome challenges and obstacles. i do not intend to delve today into all these dimension, which i am sure you are already aware of. what i wish to highlight is the significance of what we achieved on egyptian soil.

the united nations general assembly had this 70th session is something that we would wish every success to. may god's peace be upon you. >> giving abd rabbuh mansur hadi addressing the united nations general assembly. talking about the situation of war in his country. he comes from aden, where he has been in exile since the houthi rebels took over sanaa and took over that area. he talked about the battle and the losses they've been experiencing in aden and around the country. he described the houthis undertaking an coup d'etat, and he thanked saudi arabia, and he urged the international community to give more humanitarian help and hopes to regain the stability of the county, that is a vital force in the region of the world. he talked about the role of the u.n. bring us up-to-date with the latest on what the u.n. is trying to do. >> well, the united nations has been trying to get all the parties around the table for months now to broker a political solution. the concern here first and foremost is the humanitarian situation, some 80% of the country is reliant on some form of humanitarian

. >> thank you, the pope began his day with a speech before the united nations general assembly where he asked them to respect >> any harm done to the environment therefore is harm to humanity. >> reporter: francis declared the environment has rights and said humans have no right to abuse it, much less decembers troy it. the pope continued his advocacy for the disadvantaged saying the poor have a right toej case, lodging, labor and land. as well as immediate access to food and water and religious freedom. he said the u.n. and member nations must respect that sacredness of every human life from the unborn to elderly and he drew applause from the u.s. and iranian delegations when he praised the recent nuclear agreement. calling for a world free of mass destruction. >>> he wrote a message in the visitors book saying may the ail tighty bless the assembly and be marked by fraternity, solidarity and justice. >>> the pope has another big day tomorrow. preparations are in full swing. many roads are closed. the national guard brought in 30,000 troops. many businesses are closed tonight. and wo

the two are speaking to the united nations general assembly separately before meeting together privately later today to discuss the crisis in syria and ukraine. >> reporter: president obama addressed the united nations general assembly this morning emphasizing the need for a political resolution in syria's civil war. >> lasting stability can only take hold when the peep of syria forge an -- people of syria forge an agreement to live together pease peacefully. >> reporter: it comes as russia expands its military presentation in syria as seen in these satellite images. russian president vladimir putin told "60 minutes" charlie rose working with the syrian president is the only way to end the bloody conflict and defeat isis. >> there's no other solution to the syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism. >> reporter: president obama and president putin's speeches at the u.n. are just the warm- up. the two world leaders are set to meet this evening to discuss ukraine and syria. it's the first time obama and putin will mee

john malcolm is the director of the heritage legal the united nations general assembly began in new york. i say what difference does it make. >> mdma helps with the therapeutic connection. >> exclusive access to the experimental tests. >> our fears are dancing between us. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome! >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >>> the irony of powerful world leaders like president obama, president vladimir putin, and chinese president xi jinping speaking the a the 70th united nations general assembly this week is inescapable and depressing. ironic because these men and others gathered at a 70-year-old institution that remains powerless to stop wars, conflict and other human tragedies raging around the globe. that powerlessness is why many critics say the u.n. failed in its mission. tonight it want to discuss some of the reasons for the perceived failure and what should be done to address dangerous impetuous.

john malcolm is the director of the heritage legal the united nations general assembly began in new york. i say what difference does it make. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> the irony of powerful world leaders like president obama, president vladimir putin, and chinese president xi jinping speaking the a the 70th united nations general assembly this week is inescapable and depressing. ironic because these men and others gathered at a 70-year-old institution that remains powerless to stop wars, conflict and other human tragedies raging around the globe. that powerlessness is why many critics say the u.n. failed in its mission. tonight it want to discuss some of the reasons for the perceived failure and what should be done to address dangerous impetuous. and damage that the u.n. would fail to prevent. it left a quarter of a million dead. >> veto u.n. resolutions since

. >> vladimir putin makes a whistle stop to new york to attend the united nations general assembly. everyone wants to know what his intentions are regarding syria. on the one hand, a russian military buildup to a base on latakia coast. in an interview with "talk to al jazeera" i asked eu's high representative, frederica mogherini if she had any idea what russia was up to. >> i was talking about that with our russian friends wit laf lav. this could be the reason. >> when met mohammed javad zarif, but neither were willing to discuss what happened away from the cameras. >> i view this week as a major opportunity for any number of countries to play an important role in trying to resolve some of the very difficult issues of the middle east. >> reporter: president obama will address the general assembly the same day as president putin will on monday. he will be aware of some recent set backs of u.s. policy, the pentagon has admitted that some of those it's been training, some moderate rebels have handed over equipment vehicles and ammunition to the el nusra front. another involved iraq a

nations general assembly. once again, this pope addressing world leaders. gentle in approach, but certainly firm in his convictions and we'll continue to carry the pope's activities live here on nbc. we have another big political story breaking this morning. bit of an earthquake as speaker john boehner unexpectedly announced he is stepping down from the congress. he'll do so at the end of october and is giving up his seat and coveted leadership post. chuck todd is our political director at the white house this morning. chuck, in some sense this came out of nowhere, but at the same time anyone who watches politics as closely as you do knows this was somewhat understandable given the situation he's in right now. >> yeah, this had been actually brewing the last couple of months. about two months ago there was a conservative member of congress who actually introduced legislation that's called a motion to vacate the chair, which means a motion to remove john boehner as speaker of the house. he claimed to have just

you're watching the president of brazil address the unite united nations general assembly. she's the first speaker. pup when she's done president barack obama will address the unga. and in the meantime, we'll bring you other news. >>> shell is suspendings its quest drilling oil in the arctic.

the united nations general assembly is going on in pres. obama is in town so it closes the perimeter. the fdr drive is open, the 42nd street ramp is close. fdr and seventh avenue is closed because of the president's in town. fine this morning. >> ben: thank you. pres. obama is in new york to address the united nations general assembly this morning. it's a busy day for the president. he'll be meeting with putin later this morning traces covering events there. >> reporter: morning. pres. obama will speak today at 10:30 am. 30:00 a.m. glad amir putin will speak around 1215. both men will take a good portion of their speeches to address syria and also talk about it when they meet behind closed doors. >> the general assemblies call to order. >> reporter: people will be watching to see what will, of of the public addresses and high-profile meetings. arriving in town yesterday, today the president will give his address to the general assembly. he will talk about world issues like poverty, famine, and >> here, today, we put those myths to rest. >>

. >>> another busy day for president obama that united nations general assembly. today he led a discussion about how to defeat isis. the president also met with the leader of cuba. >> the united nations general assembly brings around leaders from around the world and the president will meet with cuban president razl castro. it is their second meeting since they began restoring diplomatic tize last year. >> change won't -- ties last year. >> change won't come over night to cuba. and better the life the cuban people deserve. >> reporter: president obama telling the united nations general assembly she confident congress will lift the embargo. cuban president razl castro calling for an end to the economic ban and listed other moves that are necessary for restored ties. >> the return to cuba -- [ indiscernible ] >> when our -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: today's talks follow another sit down, kicking off the meeting with russian president vladimir putin. tensionshave been high over the -- tensions have been high over the crisis in syria. the president interacted wit

you're watching the president of brazil address the unite united nations general assembly. she's the first speaker. pup when she's done president barack obama will address the unga. and in the meantime, we'll bring you other news. >>> shell is suspendings its quest drilling oil in the arctic. it has spent years drilling oil in the arctic but it has not paid off. shell said traces of oil and gas were found in the sea about 80 miles off alaska's northwest coast but the company said it was not able to find enough resources to warrant exploration. shell said that the high cost in the arctic and tough federal regulations led to the unexpected decision to halt drilling for now. technically today was the last day shell was able to drill in the arctic. under the federal drilling permit, regulators had required shell to stop safely weeks before ice formed in the area. the decision to stop exploration for the foreseeable future is seen as a cricket. in july protesters boarded kay kayaks and this picture reads bye bye, and don't come back. >> for now, the exploratory well will be seal

the fight against isil took center stage today on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly in new york. president obama chaired a meeting of more than 100 leaders to discuss ways to fight isil and violent extremism. mike viqueira joins us now, and tell me more about what happened at this compass. >> reporter: well, the fallout over syria continues over the violent clash between the two leaders in the violent stage of the assembly and the question now, what is russia's role against isil. and can president obama and vladimir putin put behind their differences, on such open display yesterday about what to do about bashar al-assad. the council with more than 100 countries, president obama said the fight would be long. >> isil will eventually lose, because it has nothing to offer but suffering and death. >> reporter: but it's now the short-term has now in question. russia's sudden support of bashir al at add with military might has taken the white house by surprise, and the general assembly speech has changed the equation. monday night, the two leaders we want overtime. but yiel

also, pope francis still has one more day in new york, the pontiff will address the united nations general assembly morning. yesterday the pontiff led evening vest terse at st. patrick's cathedral. acknowledged the sexual abuse scandal, thanked the nuns for their courage, service, following year's long vatican crackdown. >> big changes are coming to the camden waterfront. check out rendering hereof new $1 billion complex, this is going to be built along the waterfront by liberty property trust. this development, which will sit next to the aquarium, and the ben franklin bridge, will feature offices, apartments, and retail spaces. two of the proposed buildings as you can see quite tall. told they'll offer beautiful views of the philadelphia skyline. so really trying to revitalize that area. >> i love that idea, and gorgeous view. >> and close to the aquarium. >> that's wonderful. 4:50, time for check on business news. >> jill wagner joins us from the stock he can changes. markets fell for another day. investors i'm sure are keeping their eyes on things this morning, what do you think they're

now what about the rest of the day here at the united nations general assembly. well, coming up in the course of the next couple of hours we are going to hear about the president from the union, expect policy talk about syria to dominate, we are going to hear from david cameron. to british prime minister, something similar from him, we will hear from nicholas the new president of venezuela about his very difficult country, a lot of problems in venezuela, we will hear from president hattie of yes then. between aid and the capitol and the air strikes led by the saudis on the houthis rebels in that country. >> and we also know that president had a sideline meeting with his new friend. raul castro, which you will tell us about later. >> i'm randall pinkston, the news continues next live from london. we will continue to bring you speeching throughout the day here on al jazeera america. check us out on aljazeera.com. >> hello there, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program. >> we are seeing a new global movement to cantate violent ext

. >>> today president obama will address the united nations general assembly, but it's a meeting that's scheduled for later in the day that will be closely watched. it's a big meeting between two people whose countries are in conflict in some ways today, brynn. >> reporter: that's right. vladimir putin and president obama, they haven't really sat down together in almost a year. so this is a big meeting. but first, of course, with all these diplomatic leaders, including the president, in town, you can see there are already road closures all around here on the east side of manhattan. let's talk about president obama and how he's going to address the general assembly first today. that speech is expected to touch upon the need for nations to work together to pursue diplomacy and the type of leadership that is needed to do this. he will also talk about the importance of a unified military effort to fight isil and ask countries for a commitment forward finding political resolution in syria. after his address, he has meetings with the prime minister of india as well as ban ki-moon. tonight, a

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the pope is there to address the united nations general assembly. it is described as the largest gathering of word leaders at the u.n. in the world body's history. now after new york, pope francis heads to philadelphia. that has some of the city's homeless population concerned. an estimated 700 people live on the streets of philadelphia and many of them sleep in the same area where the pope will conduct an open air mass on sunday. mary snow reports. >> in the shadows of the pomp and tight security that will greet the pope in philadelphia, the hungry line up for food. this stretch along a parkway is where dozens of homeless people sleep on any given day, and it is now in the direct path of the pope's public events this weekend. >> they can build all this stuff and do all these things, but what about homeless people who are still suffering and struggling? >> keith recently found a home after living on the street for years, but that's not the case for this couple who asked not to be identified. >> we are not saying that the pope is not important, but w

nations, general assembly in new york. world leaders took their turns for offering solutions. clear divisions remain between russia and the united states. diplomatic editor is at the united nations and has our report. >> reporter: russia's president normally avoids this gathering of world leaders at the u.n., but he came on a whistle-stop trip planning not to spend a night in new york, the center peace of his speech, the idea of a grand coalition against i.s.i.l. >> we prepares discussing whether it's possible to agree on a resolution aimed at according the actions of all forces confronting i.s.i.l. and other terrorist organizations. once against the coordination should be based on the principles of the u.n. charter. >> reporter: the reference to the u.n. charter is important. syria's seat at the u.n. is occupied by bashar al-assad's ambassador. it would be a coalition including the bashar al-assad government, and on its terms. the u.s. would never accept that, but even if western allies are moderating the fewer, floating

maria: pope francis at the united nations general assembly live right now. and now in new york city, people here ready to address leaders at the united nations general assembly. we are covering up for your lives and we will be right back. (patrick 1) what's it like to be the boss of you? (patrick 2) pretty great. (patrick 1) how about a 10% raise? (patrick 2) how about 20? (patrick 1) how about done? (patrick 2) that's the kind of control i like... ...and that's what they give me at national car rental. i can choose any car in the aisle i want- without having to ask anyone. who better to be the boss of you... (patrick 1)than me. i mean, you...us. (vo) go national. go like a pro. maria: welcome back. we want to show you pope francis has arrived at the united nations. pictures entering the building moments ago. he is going to be speaking with world leaders in a few minutes as he addresses the united nations general assembly today in new york city we will see what the speech is about and whether he touches on many issues have been talking about on the program i

. >>> pope francis spent the day talking to leaders at the united nations general assembly. victim's families at the world trade center and school children and he finished leading a prayer service for 20,000 people in new york city at madison square garden. joel waldman shows us, how he had emotional moments near ground zero. >> reporter: pope francis calls for unity at the site of the worse terror attack in american history. words of solidarity during a ceremony at the september 11 memorial site in new york. the holy father toured the area where the attacks took place after speaking to the united nations general assembly. >> peace in this wide world that god has given us. [ music ] >> reporter: the service was held in the museum's foundation haul built using a retaining wall from the original world trade center. prayers of peace and harmony were offered by leaders. >> in the words of pope francis may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters, may we learn to understand the sufferings of others. >> reporter: recalling the violence of that tragic day with effort

friday morning, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly on cspan3, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. 11:30, the pope will hold a religious service at the world trade center. follow the a store trip to the u.s. -- follow the historic trip to the u.s. on c-span and c-span.org. >> coming up next, authors david and jeanne heidler talk about their book "washington's circle." it is a look at the president's closest friends and appointees. the authors explore the roles of politicians like james madison, alexander hamilton, thomas -- in the 1780's and 1790's. they seek to understand the first president's leadership style. this hour-long program was hosted by mount vernon.

of the united nations, the president of the general assembly, to provide international protection for the palestinian people in accordance with international humanitarian law. we are asking for your protection. we need your protection. we need international protection. we cannot maintain the status quo. we are being hit from all sides. [ inaudible ] are made against us from every corner. we find no protector. the only result we have is the united nations. we suck mitted an application for this. please, please, please, we call upon you, we plead to you. we need your international protection. ladies and gentlemen, we have tried to bring pressure to bear on israel, to negotiate for the two-state solution? direct dialogues. we maintain contacts with the israel government as well through the united nations, the russian federation, the european union, and the united nations. however, the israeli government insisted on continuing its destruction of the two-state solution and on entrenching two regimes on the ground. an apartheid regime that is currently in place and imposed on the state of p

world leaders converging for the united nations general assembly. president obama is set to speak at 10:30 a.m. the a the u.n. general assembly but most attention is being paid to the meeting later in the day between obama and russian president vladimir putin. g.o.p. front runner donald trump ready to unveil his tax plan. he said on "60 minutes" he's looking to give middle and lower income a tax break and raising on wealthy. jeb bush, stay with us for the exclusive. and hillary clinton defending her use of a private e-mail server while she served as secretary of state. she could not explain the presence of work e-mails two months earlier than when she said she began using the server. she says she did know the use it until march of '09 and some e-mails were earlier in the year. take a look, the dow jones industrial average expected to open down 100 points and the international monetary fund likely cutting the global growth expectations and we continue to see the growth slowdown happening around the world. stock alert, alcoa splitting into two publicl

words to the united nations general assembly. we are waiting for that to happen in the next few moments. we will continue with this breaking story that speaker john boehner will be resigning from congress on october 30 and on the left of your screen, you're seeing the podium there for when that happens. let's go back to mike viqueira, our chief washington correspondent. who is next in line to speaker boehner? >> you know, stephanie, when we call this a seismic event, it's not necessarily because of john boehner, his personality or who he is, whether you love or hate john boehner, the fact that he is the top most senior official in congress, it represents the split, the very serious split now, the hemorrhage within the republican party enough between these rebels, the people leading this coup within the house of representatives and everything that they represent in terms of conservatism in this country and expectations of their politicians in washington and the establishment, those from perhaps a by gone era, at least that's how t

nations general assembly. he met with secretary-general of the united nations ban ki- moon and discussed issues such as protecting the environment, conflicts around the world and drug trafficking. >> we cannot permit our selves to postpone certain agendas. the future demands decisions in the face of world wide conflicts that increase the number of the excluded and those in need. >> and joining us now is sally. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> one thing that caught my eye was the pope's visit to ground zero. for me his coming here is acknowledging the best of humanity. i feel this trip, i have seen the pope who resinates openness with everyone, not just catholics, people of all faiths, do you get that sense? >> absolutely. proclaiming jesus christ, which is about all human americans the catholic church is a rich expression. christianity is about the dignity of every person and the striving for the common good. that brings about the kingdom of god. the catholic church builds on a human rig

nations general assembly in new york. the first face-to-face meeting in more than a year and syria is likely to behind on the agenda. putin sat out his agenda in an interview. >> no other solution to the syrian than the effective government and redirect them help in fighting terrorism. ining them to engage positive dialogue with a rational opposition and conducted before. herehan: ryan chilcote is with more. what can we expect from today's meeting? so many plots. if the subplot more important than the main event? widening i think so. putin wants to be heard and heard on syria. and he was to change the conversation from while where he is on the defensive on ukraine toward he potentially could be a leader on syria. september 11, 2013 vladimir putin wrote an editorial and said the united states should cooperate with russia on syria. he also said the same editorial discretion with president obama was marked by growing transferred that was already after edward snowden and before gay rights and the olympics and ukraine. imagine

here's a live look at the united nations general assembly building, which is his first stop this morning. the speech at roughly 8:30 this morning is expected to tough touch on climate chamg and posh earth. here's a look at the rest of the day. at 11:30 he'll pray at the 9/11 memorial. at 4:00 he'll stop at the school. at 5:00 a procession in central park and wrap up at 6:00 with mass at madison square garden. jie gray will have more. >>> the teens will stay at a retreat center and pray in between with pope francis. our coverage doesn't stop there. jim handly will be live in new york today starting at 4:00 and later tonight. this weekend eun yang will report on the world families in philadelphia. let's get a check of your weather with chuck bell. >> good morning. the rain showers carry off and on into the weekend. for now the east and northeasterly wind is keeping the raindrops bottled up. it's a dry start with temperatures in the mid-50s. near 60 in the western suburbs. and then your hometown forecast in falls church, virginia, near 60s. 72 at noon. maybe a shower chance rolling in. no w

of the united states when he arrives. >> reporter: this 70th meeting of the united nations general assembly is the largest to date. >> reporter: and it's confluence with the papal visit has police commissioner bratton calling it the greatest test of his department's preparedness. is it unprecedented? >> it's unprecedented in a sense of the security challenge to us from a crowd management control point of view. this is the largest we've ever been engaged in. because of, the shear magnitude of the number of people we have to protect. >> reporter: and that means gridlock for just about everyone else. police escorts will be provided for no less than 200 motorcades the pope. is it a challenge moving him around the city? moving him because we literally freeze everything to move him. and you don't want to be driving a car in new york. definitely. or walk. >> you know the nypd is the best in the world, but i got to see it up close. it's amazing the technology they have, the man power, woman power. great group. >> we don't give them enough credit. >> an amazing test. half the park is going to be clo

speeches from the united nations general assembly throughout the day. right here on al jazeera america. ♪ 15. >> the palestinian flag to be raised at the united nations. we are watching al jazeera live from london. i'm david forest. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. russia airstrikes on target in syria. russia said it is ready to talk to the united states about military cooperation. sending reinforcements to k unduz, and the battle is proving harder than they hoped. >>> the indian train bombing which left 183 people dead. >> the speech at the u.n. general assembly to declare he's no longer bound by agreements with israel. effectively throwing out the oslo accord of 1993. mahmood abbas said every aspect of the agreement had already been violated by israel. >> here we declare that they refuse to commit to the agreement signed with us, which render us and release of the palestinian prisoners in accord dance with our agreements, israel has thus left us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of th

you are watching live pictures of the united nations united nations general assembly. that is the president of poland. up next will. xi jinping the president of china, we'll be carrying that shortly. just before, president poland, barack obama the president of the united states wrapped up a 45-minute speech. that is what we're discussing right now. our guests are giving their thoughts on barack obama's speech and will be looking ahead to vladimir putin who will be up shortly as well. nina, i was going to ask you looking--let me summarize that you both were uninspired by barack obama's speech. he covered a lot of topics that could be described as a laundry list looking forward to vladimir putin speaking this afternoon. he--rather this morning. he has not been to the u.n. in ten years. there is a lot of things, a lot of reasons that people are paying attention to russia right now, not the least of which is russia's involvement in syria right now. what do you expect to hear? what would you like to hear from vladimir putin this morning? >> i think we make too much to the f

next, american history tv looks 20 years, when the pope addressed the united nations general assembly in 1990 five. pope francis address the united nations on friday. [applause] [applause] >> your holiness, this is the second time that the general assembly of the united nations is honored with your presence. privileged, and being able to welcome your holiness today. presence, may preserve a mark of distinction on organization on its 50th anniversary. your holiness, more than any of your predecessors, has traveled to all of the corners of the world in your wish to bring to each of them even the most distant ones your message of peace and understanding, tolerance and justice among men. , more thanhere today an act of celebration of the aited nations, is above all strong sign of encouragement for these organizations. throughout the 50 years of its existence, the united nations has come to believe that for the ideals of keys and fraternity to take root deeply among men, they must be based on economic, cultural, and social developments as well as on the primacy of justice. in all of these

nations general assembly. lauren: the meantime, bank of america, bank of america showed workers voting on whether brian moynihan should have the job. last year the bank agreed to give the chairman of the board position without first consulting shareholders. shareholders voted in 2002 separate the ceo while ken dallas was ceo. moynihan took over as bank of america ceo. it will have to name a new chairman. >> sources say the justice department to open a criminal investigation into the alleged cheating in the house panel plans to hold the hearing in next few weeks. shares of the german automaker plunging in europe yesterday and today as well after vw admitted to breaking half a million cars to defeat u.s. smog and volkswagen has halted the sale of some vehicles in the u.s. and is cooperating with the inquiry which could lead to billions of dollars in fines and according to analysis done, the federal government paid out $51 million in green car subsidies for vw diesel vehicles based on falsified solution test resu

friday morning at 10:00, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly. later, the pontiff or hold a multi-religious service at the 9/11 memorial and museum world trade center. follow coverage of the pope's u.s. live on tv or online at c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mary rice hasson joins us to preview the pope's visit and talk about the catholic church. she is a fellow at the catholic women's forum at the ethics and public policy center. what is the forum? guest: a new initiative designed to be a resource to the church but a voice to the culture. raising the voice of catholic women who are faithful to the church. the pope has called for more widespread female presence in the catholic church. what does that mean in practice? ,uest: up until the past decade the conversation about women in the church has focused mostly on should women be priests. the church is closed the door to that. it has sucked up all the air in the room with that conversation. what pope francis is doing is saying, there is something more here. we need wo

nations general assembly but the two nations are at odds over the focus of the talks. washington insists the meeting should be about russia's involvement in eastern ukraine. putin addresses the u.n. general assembly on monday. charlie rose spoke to him just a few days ago for "60 minutes." >> what do you admire most? >> translator: i like the creativity. >> creativity? >> translator: creativity when it comes to your tackling problems. their openness, openness and open mindedness because it allows them to unleash the inner potential of their people and thanks to that america has attained such amazing results in developing their country. >> you can see more of charlie's interview of russia's interview of vladimir putin right here on cbs. >>> president obama is hosting china's president at the white house for a formal state visit today. his talkss with xi jinping. after the meeting china is set to announce its plan to address chime mate complaining that includes limiting greenhouse gases. it will be in place by 2017. >>> well, coming up, a health scare for janet yellen.

tomorrow he speaks to the united nations general assembly at 0k a.m. eastern. then at 11:30 tomorrow morning, pope francis participates in an interfaith service at the 9/11 memorial. you can see both of those live tomorrow on our companion etwork, c-span3. >> the c-span networks feature weekends full of politics, nonfiction books and american history. the pope's visit to the united states continues saturday as he travels from new york to philadelphia. life coverage starts at 4:30 p.m. eastern as pope francis speaks at independence hall. then at 7:30 p.m., the pontiff attends the festival of families, which is part of the world meeting of families. moving to our "road to the white house" coverage, join us sunday evening at 6:35 eastern as harvard professor and presidential candidate lawrence lessig talks about his decision to run for poth. tv," c-span2's "book bill o'reilly speaks about his newest book, "killing reagan," looking at the plobes faced following an assassination attempt. casey er on sunday, doug sits down to discuss his book. and on c-span3, live fr

. >>> president obama will address the united nations general assembly. yesterday president obama spoke at a global summit at the u.n.. he committed the u.s. to a new blueprint to eliminate poverty and hunger around the world. 800million men, women, and children scrape by on $1 a day. >>> later today president obama will meet with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly. they are expected to discuss difficult issues. ahead of their meeting president putin criticized military support for syrian rebels. >>> president obama is also meeting with indian prime minister modi on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. big crowds turned out. thousands more were watching on a huge screen. many in the crowd were tech workers who say they support the push for a digital india. >> the way he was giving me a speech toward technology using technology for all. >> he visited with the ceo of google and apple seeking investment in india. at facebook on stage with mark zuckerberg, the prime minister praised the benefits of

the pope just wrapped up his remarks at the united nations general assembly. he talked about the environment, the responsibility we have as humans to take care of this earth. this is a live feed, we don't have control of the cameras so we're just going to talk through as we get a chance to see what the pope is doing. he's meeting with someone there seated in a wheelchair it appears. those barricades are there to hold the crowd back, allowing the pontiff to walk. this is the memorial where victim's names are listed. he takes a moment to pause, clasping hands, his eyes closed for a moment. he offers a silent prayer. . >>> today the pope has made his way the lower manhattan. he is pausing, pray, and taking in the ground zero. he is at the reflecting pool right now. he'll be meeting with families of victims of the 9/11 attacks. taking part in a -- what's being called a witness to peace, a faith event at 9/11 memorial. accompanied by cardinal dolan, the pope laying a rose at the edge of the pool. these are reflecting pools with f waterfall features that reflect the

to attend the united nations general assembly. everyone wants to know what his intentions are regarding syria. on the one hand a russian military build up acceptin acceptesending planes and tanks to syria. >> last time i talked to him about this. his fear was that of a complete collapse of the state structures this could be one of the reasons why russia is acting like this. but it could also be a willingness to show the fact that there is an important. >> syria was on the agenda, too, when u.s. secretary of state john kerry met iranian former minister in new york. he was prepared to discuss exactly what was said behind the cameras. >> a major opportunity for any number of countries to resolve some of the issues of the middle east. >> president obama will address the certainly assembly the same day as president putin on monday. he'll be aware of any set backs for the u.n. policy. the pentagon admitted that some of those soldiers they had train had handed over their equipment to the al nusra front. another development involves iraq

with united nations general assembly also beginning this week there will be a up stress denned gridlock nightmare navigating in and out of the city, lisa evers with what you would need to know. >> reporter: for anyone that lives or works in manhattan this week, it is about according carmageddon. >> any strategy, to deal with what is expected to be mammoth manhattan traffic. >> we tend to avoid the city when we are here, there will be crazy gridlock, to wait in traffic that long is crazy. >> reporter: this is the driver's nate mayor getting stuck on side street. >> i can't see myself driving in this crazy traffic. >> >> i'm going to use mass transit next week. there is no way to beat the traffic. >> reporter: there are so many street closures, you could use your day to plan to go through them all, starts east side wednesday, when u.n. general assembly is in session through october third, the area around the u.n. will be subject to closures, including the fdaccident in both directions. >> mass transit. >> pope francis arrives thursday evening from that time, through his departure late fri

in less than four hours, president obama will address the united nations general assembly. he's going to make a plea in the fight against isis. bryn bryn brynn gingras is live there. >> reporter: he has a packed agenda. it's going to begin with that address to the u.n. general assembly. that speech is expected to touch upon the need for nations to really work together to pursue diplomacy. the type of leadership that is needed to do just that. he will also talk about the importance of a unified military effort to fight isil and ask countries for our commitment toward finding political resolution in syria. now, after his address, he has meetings with the prime minister of india as well as ban ki-moon. then tonight a sit-down with russian president vladimir putin. now, putin spoke with "60 minutes" last night in a lengthy interview. putin addressed his opinions of president obama. >> what do you think of president obama? what's your evaluation of him? >> translator: i don't think i'm entitled toll give any views regarding the president. that's up to the american thpeople. >> d

nations general assembly. now this follows the prime minister's swing through silicon valley over the weekend. yesterday 20,000 people came out to hear the prime minister speak. thousands more were watching on a big screen next to the stadium. many in the crowd were tech workers who say they support the prime minister's pub for a digital india. >> the way he was giving his speech toward technology using technology that impressed me a lot. >> the indian prime minister met privately with governor jerry brown and visited with the ceo's of google and apple. at facebook on stage with mark zuckerberg, the prime minister praised the benefits of social media. >> i think i would say to leaders all over the world that there is -- you are not going to gain by running away from social media, you must join it. try and join it. >> the prime minister's visit also attracted protestors at several of his stops. many accuse him of human rights abuses and religious intolerance. >>> in the next few weeks san jose police will begin

president obama addressed the united nations general assembly today speaking about the war in syria and the refugee crisis. the president said the slaughter of tens of thousands can not be tolerated by the world. he criticized russia for defending and president obama said he will not apologize for u.s.ing the -- using the military for going after isis. >> we will not be out lasted by isis. the united states is prepared to work with any nation, including russia and iran. >> he met with russian president vladimir putin to talk about syria and ukraine. they said nothing as they shook hands before reporters. it was their first formal meeting in two years. >>> russian president vladimir putin addressed the united nations general assembly, russia has been boosting its military prince in syria. -- presence in syria. he said the military is a vital partner in the fight against is is. >> we think it is a -- isis. >> we think it is a mistake to -- [ indiscernible ] >> vladimir putin called for a broad anti-terrorism coalition and he said the united nations must be part of that too. >>> scientists

we now talk about what happened at the united nations general assembly. president obama and president president putin spoke together. president putin called it surprisingly very frank. joining us steven lee myers of the "new york times," spent 7 years as moscow correspondent. he's author of a new book, the new czar, rise and reign of president putin. control control, of the "wall street journal." niall ferguson, professor of history at harvard university. niall ferguson's biography of henry kissinger has been published. carol, you have been following the story. exactly what happened? >> they saw each other at a lunch, putin made a grand entrance in the middle of ban ki-moon's speech and sat at the table where president was and they clinked champagne glasses at the end of the secretary general's speech, went into a private meeting that lasted 90 minutes. i've covered this president for six years and other meetings he had with vladimir putin and this was the first time that the u.s. officials came out of that meeting and felt they weren't arguing about the

a lot of anticipation as well about vladimir putin's address to the united nations general assembly. that's widely anticipated. a bit of friction, perhaps, diplomatically over the issue of syria and the russians are back being bashar al assad strongly. they are backing up the political support with military support on the ground as well which is proving controversial bolstering the military footprint in syria with war planes and tanks and high tech equip and weapons. they have a military base in syria. russia is reluctant to see that go. vladimir putin is casting this diplomatic push as a fight against international terrorism. he is calling on the united states and other countries to join with russia in that battle. >> translator: we support the government of syria and it's my deep belief any actions to the contrary to destroy the government will create a situation which you can witness in other countries of the region. >> reporter: vladimir putin saying it is all about fighting international terrorism, but the suspicion this is about bolstering russia's position in the middle east a