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His influence on and off the field. This is aljazeera america, good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Pope francis this morning begins the first full day of his trip to america. In just over an hour, a ceremony begins at the white house where we are expected to hear from the pope. France arrived tuesday at joint base andrews outside washington. President obama and Vice President biden and their families were there to meet the president. Right now, all the excitement is at the white house. Thousands gathered on the south lawn for a ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance. Mike viqueira is live outside the white house. Give us details about the two hats the pope is wearing as like this leader and head of state. Youre absolutely right, randall, he is the pastor to the worlds 1. 2 billion catholics, hes also here as an emissary between the Catholic Church ....
This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Lab workers are getting ready to receive preventative treatment for exposure to anthrax. More than two dozen were exposed when live samples were accidentally shipped. It went to labs in as many as nine states and the u. S. Air base in south korea. John henry smith is here with more. This is trouble. It is so troubling because it can be fatal. The centers for Disease Control estimates inhaled anthrax leads to death in 85 of cases if not treated immediately and aggressively. Authorities are not taking chances with the people who came in contact with the cargo. A frightening mistake was made at doug way proving ground in utah when anthrax samples were supposed to be rendered inactive before sent to academic and research labs. Some of them were live. By that time, a sample had already been ....