The gas pedal, the Cruise Control stuck. The driver calling 911 before the crash. Good evening. We have a lot of news to get to tonight. Beginning with history made in new york city. Pope francis tonight, celebrating mass at this hour for thousands at Madison Square garden. The end of a very full day in new york. A short time ago, the holy father riding in his popemobile. That jeep wrangler. Open from the side. Waving as he rides through central park. Earlier today, a powerful visit to ground zero. Placing a white rose on the names of those lost in the twin towers. We want to take you now to live pictures. Inside Madison Square garden. 20,000 gathered there tonight to hear pope francis. And right there with them, terry moran, traveling with the pope. Reporter at ground zero, as the waterfalls where the twin towers once stood silenced the din of the city, pope francis prayed, placed a white flower of remembrance on the plaques with all those names. And then entered that vast underground
Our top story this hour. Shifting loyalties in afghanistan. Taliban insurgents are making bold advances in the countrys heldman province. And part of the reason the Afghanistan Government seems to be losing ground there is because of soldiers like these defectors from the afghan army who have joined the taliban. For more on all this, Senior International correspondent Nick Paton Walsh joins us now life from kabul. Nick, why are these soldiers swapping sides and choosing to fight with the taliban instead, and how likely is it that afghan troops will be able to regain this lost territory . Reporter well, the reasons these men, who spoke to us, gave was really the corruption in the ranks of the afghan army, the lack of resources theyve been receiving. Frankly, widely acknowledged problems by the Afghan Government themselves and even u. S. Officials admit to about twothirds of personnel losses the afghan may have suffered. Its a widespread issue and particularly right now its acute because
And the leader of the Republican Party. Moments ago on cnn, the chairman of the rnc said trump is wrong when he calls the partys nominating system rigged. I do have to respond, though, when a Campaign Says that the rnc is rigging the rules. Its just not the case. The rules have been set. Theyre in place. Theyre not going to change in these states, and theyre the same for the next state in new york. Theyre all out there. Everyone knows what the rules are. This after trump said priebus should be, quote, ashamed of himself. You dont think the rnc wants you to get the nomination . I dont think so. I dont. That rally is in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Just outside protesters and supporters are both lining up. Some signs saying racist statements got to go. Police are there. Well keep you updated on that situation outside that trump rally in pittsburgh. Were counting you down to two other big events. A cnn town hall with heidi and ted cruz in new york. They will take questions live from voters i
Down from this controversial remarks that president obama was the founder of isis. This comes as he comes under scrutiny over new claims if he loses pennsylvania, he says its because the election will be x fixed. Plus multiple reports of gun shots fired inside a mall in North Carolina. Police and Emergency Personnel responding to the scene now. We have the latest of whats happening there. Growing concerns over the quality of the water in the summer games in rio. There have been reports that one athlete has fallen ill to the heavy pollution there. Would you want to swim in that . Donald trump fundraising in new york today before heading off to a rally in connecticut. The republican nominee generating more controversy after saying the only way he will lose in pennsylvania is if there is cheating going on. It comes as mr. Trump continues to face backlash over his comments calling president obama the founder of isis. The real estate mogle has sort of walked back that claim yesterday tellin
Washington as they both fought for equal rights for africanamericans. The president elect attacked lewis saying he was, quote, unquote, all tack and no action. This after the georgia congressman said that trumps presidency was not legitimate, and that the russians helped trump win. Here is Martin Luther king iii just moments ago from trump tower. Let me briefly not just reiterate but state that we did have a very constructive meeting. The seminole right of the modern Civil Rights Movement was the right to vote. My father fought so diligently for it. Certainly congressman john lewis and many others, jose williams, fought for it as well. It is very clear that the system is not working at its maximum. And through an op ed that you may have seen, we provided at least a solution to begin to address a broken voting system. That was the dialogue, most of the dialogue that we talked about constructively. We believe we provided a solution that at least will give everyone an id. Do you know if c