Its good to have you with us. Pressing but not preaching pope francis spoke before a joint session of the u. S. Congress today, the first pope to ever do so. He went in with an agenda, but not to pick a fight. It was obvious from his very first sentence. We begin tonight with the pontiff on the worlds most political perch. They did not know what he had in mind and gave him a standing ovation. The popes speech embraced a huge list of divisive topics. On immigration, he said faceless numbers must begin back their humanity, and he even aimed to link american actions abroad with its security situation at home. Pope francis we want security. Let us give security. If we want life, let us give life. If we want opportunity, let us provide these opportunities. We are the stick we use for others. Well be the yardstick which time he used for us the yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time used for us. It reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at ever
Trusted with your personal information. And she is a pop star with a number one hit, but have you ever heard of her . The unlikely story of a german singer topping the charts in uganda. Good to have you with us. From hot to cold to simmering, nato and russia are locking horns in ways not seen since the cold war. On tuesday, nato accused moscow of sending its air force jets into turkish air space on Bombing Missions in syria. Russia says yes, they did that, but it was an accident. In what could bring the geopolitical mercury down a bit, moscows as it wants to resume talks with the u. S. To resume talks in syria. Reporter nato is putting pressure on moscow. The call comes just one day after a russian fighter jet was found to have reached turkish airspace. At an emergency session, natos position was made clear. It is unacceptable to violate the airspace of another country. This is exactly what we were afraid of. That incident, accident may create dangerous situations and therefore it is a
Years nobel prize for chemistry goes to a trio of scientists who mapped out how cells repair damage dna. Their work could develop new cancer treatments. Nice to have you with us. By sea, air and ground, russia possible work for the assad regime takes on a new dimension. These, coupled with the continuing air campaign and ground offensive, moscow says it shares the west must aim of halting the spread of Islamic State. Nato questions russia possible intent in syria. Heres more. Reporter missiles launched from a russian warship aimed at syrian targets. The bombardment why hash marks and escalation of the bombardment began more than week ago. It comes as troops loyal to Bashar Alassad once into rebel held areas. Footage posted online by activists show, tax and rocket fire in eastern syria. It is the first time assads forces have coordinated with russia in their attempt to win back territory lost to opposition fighters. This map shows how major parts of the country are controlled by differe
Relocate into smaller communitybased homes and care. Are there the Community Based resources currently in this area for those people . Clearly, there are not enough services and resources in Community Placement already. How do they expect us to have a feeling of security for and comfort for our family members when they are being forced out of the center . Reporter the state has given them three years to make that transition. Thats a tall order because the majority of the residents are seniors who have lived here their entire life. Or people who didnt do well in the very Community Homes they are supposed to go back to. Each of us has our own specific fear but for me its they are going to lock up my boy. And youre going to meet him and youre going to see how wrong, just how wrong that would be. Reporter the center is the only place danny miller has thrived but he cant articulate that. Neither can susan, which is why their caregivers are fighting for them to keep the center open as long a
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