Above 44. Jobless claims, below 300,000. Yellen expected to make her first public speech after that big september fed meeting. Continuing of that major shakeup at volkswagen as martin winterman resigns. Microsoft with a big deal and a 38 billion commitment with boeing. Pope francis has departed for the u. S. Capital where the pontiff is scheduled to address a joint meeting of congress in about an hour. Pope francis expected to speak on a number of topics during yesterdays remarks at the white house. He spoke about Climate Change, im immigration and ledgeus liberty. He will be the first pope to address congress in this fashion. Boy, is he different. I have had the privilege of having an audience with the pope two weeks ago in the vatican s he is revolutionary in his own, quiet, reserved way. The one thing i would point out about this pope was that i was at rome. He went to go buy eyeglasses by himself. He has made the vatican accessible to everyone. This immigration is going to be front
Man with a microphone is reading a bible to the crowd. The new africanamerican history and Cultural Museum going up in washington. Just some of the sights out on the streets of washington. The son of anas immigrant family, i am happy to be a guest in this country. One from over saying the the pope speaks english and does so better than trump woror palin. We tend to view everything through the prism of a transient popularity or politics, who is awful who is down, who is up or who is down. Different thinking from adam schiff. Article ont on an with their website saying that the popes speech landed with a thud in congress. Pope francisbarely exited the house chambers before his spirit of collaboration collided with a Bitter Congress just days away from shutting down the federal government. Kind words certainly flowed from both parties, but both were pesed to massage the po words to agree with their own views. Fitpope gave enough to their purposes on both sides of the aisle, and they did.
Inaudible] delivering the firstever papal address to a joint meeting of congress, pope francis urged compassion for the poor, immigrants, and refugees. Washington, d. C. Was the first stop on his threecity tour of the United States. Sergeant at arms mr. Speaker, he pope of the holy see. The speaker members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you, pope francis of the holy see. [applause] pope francis mr. Vice president , mr. Speaker, all the members of congress, dear friends. I am most grateful for your invitation to address this joint session of congress in the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] i would like to think that the reason for this is that i too am a son of this great continent, from which we have ll received so much and toward which we share a common responsibility. Ach son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility. Your own responsibility as members of congress is to enable t
Funding planned parenthood. The plan is to put it to Congress People who have a backbone, people who have a spine. Thats the plan. [applause] you know, i think this barbarism that is going on in our country, this is not who we are as people. I spent my entire professional ineer trying to save lives to create a better situation for young people. Sometimes staying up all night long operating on little premature babies, even operating on babies while they were still in their mothers wombs. Sometimes, i now get a chance to see those people as adults, as productive adults. Theres no way you are convincing me that they are not worth anything. [applause] doctor, your life story was butonly made for hollywood it was made for the white house. [applause] mr. Carson thank you, thank you. I will tell you i had an incredible life and i had a medical career that i cannot even explain. If someone sat me down in front of it can unit and said i want you to type out career you want have come could not u
Pope francis has left washington and traveled to new york city. Tomorrow he will address the United Nations general assembly. Following his u. N. Speech he will attend a religious service at the 9 11 memorial museum. It begins at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 3. The cspan Networks Feature weekends full of politics, nonfiction books and American History. The popes visit to the United States continues saturday as he travels from new york to philadelphia. Live 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, part of the world meeting of families. Join us sunday evening at 6 35 eastern as harvard professor and president ial connecticut Lawrence Lessig talks about his decision to run for president and changing political system. And on cspan 2s book tv saturday night at 10 00 p. M. Fox news Host Bill Oreilly speaks with Babe Buchanan on his latest ook killing reagan. On sunday afternoon at 1 00,