This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. It was a mow moment us to day on capitol hill. Pope francis addressing giant meeting of congress, the first ever by a pope. In a nearly hourlong speech the pontiff spoke bluntly about several hot button issues, including immigration, the death penalty, modern day slavery, and traditional marriage. Well have more in just a moment, but we want to update you on a developing story out of saudi arabia, more than 700 people have dead and several hundred more injured during a stampede in mecca. The accident happened in a large valley outside of the holy city. The government said the stampede erupted while pilgrims were performing the final rights ceremony. It our correspondent is in mecca and filed this report a short time ago. Saudi authorities, especially the Civil Defense authorities are sending more ambulances to my right. I just saw about five ambulances arriving to the area behind me. And also i heard the two helic
Bothis is al jazeera live. It was a momentum day. First ever by a pope. In a nearly hour long speech, the pontiff spoke hotly. The death penalty, modern day slavery, and traditional marriage. We will have more on the pope in just a moment, but we want to update you on a developing story out of saudi arabia, more than 700 people are dead, and hundreds more injuries during a stampede at the annual pill gram imagine. The accident happened a large valley just a few miles outside of the holy city. The government says the stampede respected while bill. Grays were performing the final right ceremony. It is the deadliest disaster since 1990, when more than 1400 people were killed during a similar stampede. Omar is in mecca, and filed this a short time ago. Saudi authorities and especially the Civil Defense authorities are sending more ambulances. I just saw about five ambulances arriving to the area behind me, and also i heard two helicopters and say 2000 helicoptersing. I dont know if you can
Exact times when the two planes hit the twin towers. Family members gathered there and the names of the almost 3,000 People Killed in those terror attacks were read out, as has been the case every year here in new york since 2002. Really, though, what was quite noticeable is that the number of people attendag the yearly ceremony has dwindled. Really hundreds of people as opposed to thousands gathering for that ceremony in past years. Really its a time for remembrance of family members who lost loved ones. Some of them say that attending that ceremony helps them feel a sense of peace about what had happened. One thing is sure, they will never forget what happened. Other family members say that they will never feel peace. One father who lost his son said this friday that he wont find a sense of peace until he dies himself. A young man who was only 3 months old when he lost his father in those terror attacks said that he feels as though today and every day his fathers watching over him. O
Exact times when the two planes hit the twin towers. Family members gathered there and the names of the almost 3,000 People Killed in those terror attacks were read out, as has been the case every year here in new york since 2002. Really, though, what was quite noticeable is that the number of people attendag the yearly ceremony has dwindled. Really hundreds of people as opposed to thousands gathering for that ceremony in past years. Really its a time for remembrance of family members who lost loved ones. Some of them say that attending that ceremony helps them feel a sense of peace about what had happened. One thing is sure, they will never forget what happened. Other family members say that they will never feel peace. One father who lost his son said this friday that he wont find a sense of peace until he dies himself. A young man who was only 3 months old when he lost his father in those terror attacks said that he feels as though today and every day his fathers watching over him. O
To protecting heritage. Abandon at sea by smugglers and left to fend for themselves more than 1,000 migrants from bangladesh and myanmar mostly Rohingya Muslims sick and starving landed on the island of langkawi and refugees picked up in indonesia on sunday. They are the latest to be rested from over crowded boats arriving on the showers of malaysia and in indonesia and faced discrimination and persecution in myanmar and they are largely in the northwest myanmar, in the past and used to escape by crossing over land through thailand. And since thailand began a crack down advocates say the rohingya are trafficked to indonesia and malaysia and we are covering this in three countries, myanmar, thailand and malaysia. Reporter police in the resort town confirmed for us around a thousand migrants arrived on their shores late into the night, they consisted of the rohingya from myanmar and bangladesh and across the water in indonesia they confirmed earlier today they rescued around 400 people o