Energized by this, by the feeling he gets from the crowd, he had as much in arch diocese as cardinal there, hes been sort of reborn in terms of his public appearances. Very much so. And he is a true extrovert, you know, i think that we talk about his health and we talk about his age, but hes he draws energy. Theres the fiat, right now as it pulls up, and as you watch this, as the pope arrives here and you see the massive security undertaking, also have to remember that the pope is here, along with about 170 other heads of states, all here for the u. N. General assembly tomorrow, who are also being heavily guarded as well. Obviously, most of the resources, many of the resources going to pope francis as he gets out of his car and there he is. 6,000 nypd officers dedicated solely to the security of the pope, and that is bill bratton going up and meeting the pope. And you can hear the crowd. [ cheers and applause ] and it was mr. Bratten, the biggest security endeavor in the history of new
States, also the tallest states, also the tallest habitable building. Pope john paul ii is there. So very important to the Catholic Church and, of course, this canonization ceremony with Junipero Serra at the center of it. The first saint canonized on u. S. Soil, a very important moment here for catholics. And right now you can just see everybody just overwhelmed seeing the pope in person. This is a wonderful moment for them. You can see the pope is trying to make eye contact with a few individuals, waving to people, of course, giving the sign of the cross and this is a special moment for these believers. The chance to see the pope in person on their territory, right . Yeah, absolutely. Earlier today during his parade around the ellipse and washington, d. C. At several times he stopped, secret service brought over a child, the crowd loved this. This was a very special moment for them just to see the humanized side of him, children obviously playing a very Important Role with him and th
Majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes each. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. Brooks, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, the band of brothers episode, why we fight, reminds me of an experience my father, jack brooks, shared with me. At age 23 dad was a combat engineer in general pattons army. Near wars end, dad was ordered to help at a german concentration camp. Dad and his fellow soldiers saw human boddings decomposing and stacked bike cord wood five and six feet height with lime sprinkled on them to retard spread of disease. Those camps helped my dad and america understand why we fought in europe. Today washington is in an epic political battle that will affect americas future for decades and centuries to
And a california politician facing charges in a story we broke on Al Jazeera America. Plus a fishing frenzy. The industry is suffering in many parts of the world after supplies are depleted. Now a live look inside st. Peters basilica where pope francis is elevating his first class of bishops into the college of cardinals. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford live from new york city. Ukraines opposition says president Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital. A top aid to the beleaguered president says hes not going anywhere. Ukraines patient is meeting to discuss the crisis. The opposition wants early elections organised for may. Despite a deal for political transition, protesters are out in full force, demanding that Viktor Yanukovych resign immediately. Al jazeeras Nick Schifrin spoke with some protesters about why they wont back down. For exactly three months they filled the square, witnessing two resolutions, hoping for a third. They appealed for support.
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