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poverty, immigration, and climate change. today he heads to capitol hill, but the pope s visit to washington has not been without controversy. seven people were arrested wednesday after staging a die-in calling for the ordination of women. we will speak with one of the women priests who were arrested, as well as the granddaughter of dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. then when exxon knew about climate change. newly uncovered documents show the company s own scientists confirmed global warming was occurring over three decades ago due to rising carbon emissions. then the company covered it up, spending millions campaigning to stop the world from taking any action. we found a trail of documents that go back to 1977. exxon new carbon dioxide was ,ncreasing in the atmosphere that the combustion of also feels was driving at, and this post a threat to exxon. amy: we will speak to a former exxon scientist and a reporter from inside climate news. all that an ....
and call for the global abolition of the death penalty. plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. two catholic radicals. in these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. amy: we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk thomas merton. pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with abraham lincoln and martin luther king. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. pope francis has arrived in new york where he will speak today at the united nations general assembly. on thursday, he became the first pope to ever address a joint session of congress, where he discussed poverty, hunger, climate change, refugees, the death penalty immigration, , the arms trade and u.s.-cuba , relations. after the congressional speech, pope francis skipped an offer to dine with lawmakers in order to eat with homeless residents of washington, ....
on the difference in how it impacts our lower-income neighbors as opposed to our middle ifill: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. bnsf. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york. a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called real and permanent good. celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: tragedy struck the muslim world today, marring the end of the annual pilgrimage to mecca, in saudi arabia. at least 719 people were killed when worshippers panicked and stampeded. more than 860 others were hurt. ifill: it was a scene of horror in a place of holiness. ce ....
the british prime minister was for the british prime minister, it is urgent. that peopleake sure in refugee camps are properly fed and looks after, not least stoplp them, but also to we will be working with our partners in their union to try to make sure in the european union to try to make sure we can do more to help ease the crisis with a comprehensive approach. reporter: all members agree on the need for a comprehensive strategy, but bitter divisions remain. are opposed to the plan to redistribute 120,000 refugees. implement the decisions made by the eu interior ministers because photos quotas are meaningless. the system of work and slovakia will not be forced into a quota. germany and france are among those who have called for greater solidarity. i believe that europe is a set of values and principles. people who do not share those values, those who do not want to respect those principles reporter: a firm warning from the french leader that came after th ....
east. beefing up checks on migrants coming into europe. is it a change of tone on syria? basharmerkel says al-assad should be included in peace talks. to bring the four year conflict to an end. plenty more coming up in this hour of live from paris. the latest business news. it will take the wheel and volkswagen with the latest on the environmental scandal that has forced the chief executive of the company to quit. vw cheated on emissions tests in europe. x for joining us on france 24. i m catherine norstrom. we start off with i am catherine norstrom and. at least 310 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage. hundreds of other people have also been injured in that crush. you are seeing features of the chaos near mecca. our correspondent has the latest. tragedy and grief on this holiest of days. hundreds of pilgrims were killed in a stampede in mina on thursday, and more injured. the site is the last stage of the hajj pilgrimage to mecca ....