in baghdad and has been missing since monday production has caused alarm in the capital and china orders the closure of the u.s. consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu the move comes after the u.s. told the chinese to shut down their consulate in houston texas. i m sorry kelly welcome to the program is someone s highest sophia has opened for muslim friday prayers for the 1st time in more than 80 years thousands of worshippers are gathering outside of the mosque to take part in these prayers it follows a controversial decree from turkish president wretched era to want to turn the former museum back into a mosque no heir to want is scheduled to attend along with several 100 invitees originally a cathedral. the building has stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years. and let s get more now we re joined by d.w. correspondent yulia han who has the view from istanbul yulia what is going on there right now at the highest sophia. well the is the friday prayer is yet to star
2008 murder. she did not say much at her initial court appearance. a representative for the arizona attorney general s office did address the judge saying bastion was a danger to society. the defendant appears to be easily influenced by a co-conspirator in this matter her home in florence was raided wednesday. five or six law enforcement cars pull up over there and jump out and yell warrant, fbi search warrant. bastion worked as a bookkeeper at this bakery in chandler where she was taken into custody. according to court paper work, thomas bastion was a radicalized muslim while in prison. isis and other terrorism related materials along with instructions on how to make a bomb were allegedly found inside his prison cell. investigators say bastion was going to plant the bomb in a vending machine with the goal of murdering bystanders and the investigators believe michelle bastion was going to smuggle bomb making materials into the prison so her husband could carry out the a
most about 2016? fresh start. new beginnings. and old endings being done. i m ready to advance career wise and have good things happen. let s bring in new year s with some noise! reporter: glen washington a vietnam veteran from the bronx is hawking hats, glasses and noisemakers to the crowd for 2016. but he said sales started slowly. closer to midnight, the demand goes up. reporter: along with the massive crowds, some 6,000 police officers are on hand including a new counter- terrorism team, bomb-sniffing dogs and everyone has to go through layers of security and be checked with hand-held magnetometers. police were even confiscating backpacks from people on the way in. we spoke with nypd commissioner bill bratton this evening about the enormous undertaking. there are no credible threats your department has said at this point. but it appears you are taking more precautions this year than in years past. is that the case? in line with what s going on around the wor
longer. i think there will be chaos myself. reporter: some cars already towed on the upper west side. giant barriers outside madison square garden. but while the talk of gridlock is making some want to get out of town now before the traffic gets bad. there are so many celebrating such a rare visit. pope francis in new york neighborhoods. coming to spanish harlem is definitely a blessing. we need something like this around here. reporter: the pope arrives in new york in less than 48 hours and here in east harlem in less than 7 # hours 2 hours, but as the police commissioner put it, his visit will be over before you know it. we ll have live coverage of pope francis visit all week long. we have a section of our website dedicated to the pope. you ll find his itinerary, street closures and everything else you need to know. pope francis first stop here in new york will be st. patrick s cathedral where finishing last minute preparations. francis will hold a pra
egyptian desert. today in new york starts now. and a good sunday morning to you. welcome to today in new york. it s the eighth of november. so glad you chose to join us this morning. i m pat battle. and i m gus rosendale. it is finally starting to feel like november. a bit of a change from yesterday, raf. we are ready for it, though. temperatures require jackets this morning. good morning, everyone. it s cool out there, but not too cool with temperatures in the 40s and 30s in some suburbs. it will be a perfect november day. we are expecting a lot of sunsyise and a comfortable feel. then we have rain to track heading back to work over the next few days. here s a look at storm tracker right now, we are not tracking any rain. it s a beautifully quiet morning. mostly clear skies from new york city down the jersey shore. planning your day today, maybe this is the day to check out the fall foliage. perfect for that. temperatures are generally in the 40s in the suburbs. back