Latest Breaking News On - Michael lauer - Page 1 : comparemela.com

Our top story, pope francis in the United States. He is wrapping up his 36hour visit to new york. Next, he heads to philadelphia for the Worlds Largest catholic gathering of families. Some 40,000 people from around the world are set to attend that event called the world meeting of families. The vatican is calling it the main event of the popes week in the United States. Back in new york, the pope has been promoting peace, urging people to end widespread poverty and stop environmental destruction around the world. Cnns alexandra field looks at the people and places hes impacted during a historic visit to americas largest city. Reporter thousands of people all across the streets of new york lining up, waiting to see a glimpse of pope francis as he made his way through the city starting at the United Nations. From there, paying a visit to ground zero. After that, a school in harlem. Then a procession through central park before finally arriving at Madison Square garden. People lined up for hours along 7th avenue trying to get a glimpse of pope francis as he rode through in his fiat, the window down, waving to the faithful who had gathered to see him. He went into Madison Square garden to lead a mass before 20,000, many of whom wait hours to go through security and get inside to finally hear pope francis deliver his mass. And it was well worth it to them certainly. A moment that youll remember for your entire life. So they lined up here for hours. People who came from across the country, really around the world. What was so striking to me was how quiet this crowd was, how patient they were, how ready they were to just catch this very brief moment. And they took it in. What we saw both times when pope francis went into Madison Square garden and again when he left of just this sort of ecstatic kind of eruption of joy. People just tearful, cheering, shouting, yelling. Just truly delighted. An extraordinary experience to be a part of it and to see the delight on peoples faces. Obviously for catholics, this is such an incredible moment, such a significant and powerful moment to see the holy father perhaps in your very own hometown. For so many new yorkers, just the experience of being here in his presence, equally extraordinary. From here, he goes on to the papal residence, then off to philadelphia. In new york, alexandra field, cnn. Later this hour on cnn newsroom, we will introduce you to a family who had an amazing encounter with Pope John Paul ii nearly 40 years ago. Join us as they recount their heartwarming story to cnns jean ka sahries. Casarez. Jane byrne made an announcement friday that he is resigning. He says he will step down next month. He said it was his encounter with pope francis thursday that helped him decide that it was time to go. You see him here get choked up during the popes visit to washington. Cnns dana bash says the race is on now for boehners successor. It looks as though the man who is now his number two in the House Republican leadership, Kevin Mccarthy, relatively new to Congress Given how far hes come. He was elected in 2006. He is hasnt officially put his hat in the ring. It looks like hes going to. At this point there doesnt seem to be anybody who looks like they can beat him. I think the conservative movement, those out there, the people who are fueling the antiwashington, antipolitician fervor in the president ial race and, of course, in congress, as well, i dont know that theyre going to be so thrilled with Kevin Mccarthy because he has been part of the boehner leadership team. He would just move up. Im not sure how much things will change if, in fact, he gets that. The question might be the leadership roles down the line if those will be filled by somebody that those conservatives feel more comfortable with. Boehner has served in Congress Since 1990. He became speaker of the house in 2011. The United States and china are pledging positive relations moving forward. U. S. President barack obama hosted chinese president xi jinping at the white house, and while they made strong strides on some issues, the leaders still have some differences. Even as our nations cooperate, i believe and i know you agree that we must address our differences candidly. The United States will always speak out on behalf of fundamental truths. We believe the nations are more successful and the world makes more progress when our Companies Compete on a leveling playing field, when disputes are resolved peacefully, and when the universal human rights of all people are upheld. Mr. Xi said he was willing to have a human rights dialogue with the u. S. But pointed out that things are seen differently in china. Meanwhile, they did reach a common understanding on curbing economic cyberespionage. Translator china and the United States are two major cyber countries and should strengthen dialogue and cooperation. Confrontation and friction are not the right choice for both sides. During my visit, the competent authorities of both countries have reached important consensus on joint fight against cybercrim cybercrimes. There will be investigation assistance and information sharing. Mr. Xi is headed to new york city on saturday where he is set to speak with the United Nations General Assembly monday. There is a new twist in the Corruption Scandal looming over world footballs governing body. Fifas president is now facing a criminal investigation in switzerland. Prosecutors there opened the case friday against sepp blatter. The swiss attorney general says authorities questioned blatter, searched his office in zurich, and they also seized data. For the latest on this investigation, lets turn to our own alex thomas. He joins us now live outside fifa house in zurich, switzerland. Good to have you with us. We already knew that mr. Blatter was set to step down. It looks now like that may happen sooner than he had planned. Where does this leave fifa leadership and the state of world soccer . Reporter yes. You and i have spoken many times, havent we, over recent months, ever since the latest and biggest part of the scandal erupted in may. On the advice of Loretta Lynchs office, the u. S. Attorney general, and the fbi investigation, swiss police rounded up a load of fifa officials at their hotel days before the Fifa Congress meeting when football bosses from across the globe reelected sepp blatter for a fifth term as president. Although blatters name was mentioned in chats between you and i and other news shows, he was never directly implicated until now. Youve got the head of the worlds most popular sports now directly implicated by switzerlands justice office, by the swiss attorney general, and yes, hes due to stand down next february, four days after being reelected, he said he would stand down next february. He wanted to do it at a time of his own choosing rather than being forced out. The latest charges make it more likely he will go sooner. The one caveat is because of all the outside criticism of the lack of modern corporatestyle governance structure within fifa. Who is going to stand up at fifa house, a few hundred yards to my left, and say, sepp, its time to leave. Hes been there 40 years. Hes always been a teflon don when it comes to avoiding controversy. This is a major blow, though, and the scrutiny is very, very largely on sepp blatter again. And alex, this is only talking about the investigation in switzerland. There is also an investigation in the United States thats still ongoing, correct . Reporter yeah. I was here two weeks ago for a joint news conference, unprecedented, between u. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch and her swiss counterparts, michael lauer, who surprised blatter by waiting him in his office after fridays executive Committee Meeting surrounded by police when they interrogated and searched his office. Both Loretta Lynch and Michael Lauber gave updates although its not protocol. Until they got something concrete, theres all sorts of legal boundaries to revealing to the media what theyre investigating. They dont want to tip people off what theyre looking into. Such is the worldwide interest on this story. The net is closing in. I think Loretta Lynch and michael larbor want to know known as the one who got sepp blatter. There is cooperation between the teams, although limited. Certainly now as we know, sepp blatter publicly is under investigation by the swiss authorities. Like thomas live for us in front of fifa house. Thank you very much for your reporting. Well stay in touch as these two investigations continue. The executive editor at world soccer magazine explains what this could mean for blatters legacy. Listen. This is absolutely the most crucial moments of his presidency. Sepp blatters been in fifa for 40 years as a paid official and as president since 1998. But he has never been under fire in this way like this before. I mean, its been put to him many times in the past that the official at the top should take responsibility for what happens on his watch. Hes always refuted that, but now whats happening on his watch actually affects him directly. Blatter joins a number of senior and former fifa officials who are under investigation in the United States and switzerland. There is an investigation ongoing in saudi arabia. And authorities now are suggesting muslim pilgrims who ignored security guidelines may be to blame for the stampede that killed more than 700 people on thursday. Another 900 were injured during the ritual known as the stoning of the devil at the hajj. Iran is calling for International Action against saudi arabia. Thousands of people marched in tehran friday, chanting, death to the saudi dynasty. Iran says more than 130 of its citizens were killed in that stampede. Following it all is our Senior International correspondent, Nick Paton Walsh, live in london with the very latest. Good to have you with us. This is a tragedy by all accounts. Now we are seeing the finger pointing. Were seeing saudi arabia blaming the pilgrims and even a spat now between that country and its regional rival. What more can you tell us . Reporter saudi arabia and iran are in far more than a spat yells where in the middle east. They are facing off between proxies in the civil war in yemen. Many ways, too, in syria and iraq, as well. This another symptom of the huge split across the middle east. But yes, manifesting itself now in iranian officials referring to the negligence of saudi officials, calling this a catastrophe that is quite grave. Iran whilst having 131 dead is also looking now for 365 of its citizens that are missing. They could be part of the 900 who were injured or, more tragically, part of the 717 who lost their lives. Staggering numbers, george. Worth pausing really about the enormous loss of life. Not really seen since the 90s in a stampede like this at the hajj. Apparently according to saudi officials who are blaming pilgrims who didnt follow what they say is instructions, it seems two flows of pilgrims because there are so many people here two million in this short window to perform the rituals of hajj. Two separate flows appear to have converged against each other. On one road, 204, another, 206, some it seems moving away from the stoning of the devil ritual occurring to the third or fifth day of the pilgrimage here. Some moving toward that. They may have run across each other. It isnt clear at this stage quite what caused this stampede. In temperatures of 43 degrees sent grade, unbearable heat and sun there, people had lost their balance and footing could have been easily crushed under the crowds around them. Saudi officials after media reports which suggested in fact this blockage may have been caused by a motorcade by a saudi royal vip passing through, have put out a denial through the Washington Embassy saying, no, there was no saudi official in the area at that time. No evidence to back it up. That report gained so much currency, they were forced to make the statement. These recriminations continuing, and the saudis and iranians pointing fingers at each other. In fact, the iranians using one of their people back in lebanon, the head of hezbollah, who suggested perhaps a muslim committee, International Committee should be charged in looking after the hajj pilgrimage and the saudi arabia, royal family, custodian of the two holy sites in saudi arabia, having that task at the moment. Unlikely to change, but still this shocking loss of life causing at this stage now the fingers to be pointed. Finger pointed, yes. Lets talk about safety in general. You remember just before this, there was that deadly crane collapse, and there is work and expansion being done in the area as authorities are trying to make this area where millions of people converge safer. What are we hearing at this point about what authorities are doing to prevent another tragedy like this from happening . Reporter the saudis are still trying to work out and provide a full explanation as to how this occurred. Until we have the forensic breakdown as to why the crowds came to converge and run into each other, and there are differing versions of this, it will be hard to work out. They can legislate to prevent that happening in the future. In more general terms, the saudis have gone into a lengthy construction process here to try and expand that site. To be able to take the two Million People that now try and go annually. That crane fell because it was part of reconstruction to facilitate more people having access. And of course, when you have such huge numbers of people all flowing in extraordinary heat toward each other, not always getting the instructions they necessarily need or understanding where they should be moving, the capacity for stampedes, for crush is always there. Of course now there will be great scrutiny on saudi officials to ensure these things do not happen. You know, 2006 was the last time such a tragic event occurred. This year with the 100 who lost their lives in the crane collapse and the 717 crushed to death in this stampede, that is just a Staggering Number to pause and think on. There will be great scrutiny as to what preparations could be done for next years hajj. It is a Staggering Number indeed. Our Nick Paton Walsh live in london this hour. Thank you very much for your reporting. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Still to come this hour, volkswagen has a new ceo at the reins with a public cries toys overcome. Crisis to overcome. And a vote that has the power to change the European Union. Catalonias big decision. When youre not confident your companys data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. Thats where at t can help. At at t we monitor our Network Traffic so we can see things others cant. Mitigating risks across your business. Leaving you free to focus on what matters most. Take a look at these bbq best cracked pepper sauce. Most ribs eaten while calf roping. Yep, greatness deserves recognition. You got any trophies, cowboy . Whoomp there it is uh, yeah. Well, uh, well theres this one. Best insurance mobile app . Yeah, two years in a row. Well ill be. Does that thing just follow you around . Like a little puppy the awardwinning geico app. Download it today. Oh. Yes, hi. Want to survive. A crazy busy day . Start with a positive attitude. Great. Thanks. And positively radiant skin. Aveeno® positively radiant moisturizer. With active naturals® soy. To help reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. I gotta go. And for gentle makeup removal. Try our nourishing wipes to brighten skin. Aveeno®. Naturally beautiful results®. Hand apparently, they also lovee stickers. Ing. Whats up with these things, victor . We decided to give ourselves stickers for each feature we release. We read about 10,000 suggestions a week to create features that as traders wed want to use, like social signals, a tool that uses social media to help with research. 10,000 suggestions. Who reads all those . He does. For all the confidence you need. Td ameritrade. You got this. Hyundai is recalling nearly half a million cars because of concerns over engine failure. The u. S. Safety group says the recall involves every 2011 and 2012 son the atta model sonata model manufactured in alabama. Officials estimate that only about 2 of the cars may actually have this defect, though. So far there have been no report of injuries. Meanwhile, there is a new ceo at the helm of volkswagen after the company was accused of rigging emissions tests. Matthias mueller knows the company well as the former head of volkswagens porsche division. He has a tough job ahead. Welcome aboard your own private jetta. Reporter volkswagen appointing a new captain to pilot through a turbocharged crisis. Translator i am sure that we will manage this crisis. Reporter Matthias Mueller faces the enormous task of steering volkswagen through an emissions cheating scandal thats spread from the u. S. To europe. Hes spent his entire career in the volkswagen family. He started as an apprentice tool maker at audi and rose to become the head of porsche. Mueller is well respected. Hes gained Massive Gains during his tenure. Reporter the promotion comes as germanys ministry of transport confirmed that volkswagens manipulated emissions on 2. 8 million diesel vehicles in germany. He called the manipulation forbidden and illegal. Just days ago, v. W. s ceo resigned over the crisis. Several people have been suspended, and more heads are expected to roll. Now volkswagen may change its ceo, it can axe executives. Heres the big challenge ahead it still needs to win back customers trust. A lot of the owners now are worrying thinking, you know, can i sell my car . Personally, would i buy one at the moment . Absolutely no. Reporter volkswagen drivers are furious. More than 30 lawsuits have already been filed in the u. S. People owning diesel vehicles are claiming their cars are now worth less because of the scandal. Dealers could also sue for compensation. Volkswagen says its putting aside more than 7 billion to cover the costs of fixing vehicles. The total bill likely to be even more. Cnn, london. Spain is ready for sundays vote in its industrial heartland, and the rest of the e. U. Will be watching closely. Cat loanans will be going to the polls and it could turn out to be an historic statement. Issa suarez explains. Reporter scenes of unity and defiance in the streets of barcelona earlier this month as thousands formed a human mosaic pointing toward the new country they aspire to build. The independence fervor is expected to peak as catalonian is go to the polls. A proxy vote on independence. If a coalition of proindependence parties even without a majority vote win at least 68 seats in the 135member parliament, they hope to translate that win into forming an independent state within 18 months. Translator we have done everything in our hands, everything we could to change the status quo and to lead catalonia to real change. Reporter spains Central Government has not authorized a vote on the grounds it is unconstitutional. And the e. U. Keen to avoid another political crisis has stressed that membership of the bloc would not be automatic. The newly independent region should or would by a fact of its independence become a third country with respect to the union and may apply to become a member of the union. Reporter some argue that what catalonias doing is potentially derailing spains tentative recovery. And that would be most damaging to the country as well as the region. The country would probably be taken out of the European Union, also of the area. And the banks will lose access to the euro system. That will create problems, Financial Stability problems. I think both spain and catalonia have a lot at stake. Reporter heres why with over 7. 5 Million People, cat loan why has traditionally been the industrial heartland of spain. It account

East-harlem
New-york
United-states
Alabama
Alaska
China
Portugal
Syria
Russia
Washington
District-of-columbia
Tehran