supposed to be. president barack obama has arrived with first lady michelle obama. we'll bring you that meeting shortly on the other side of the break. keep it here. >> well, this is the entry way into the unga, the united nations general assembly. it's been very busy this morning, but most everyone is in their seats. this is dilma rousseff, the president of brazil, the first speaker. when she wraps up, the next speaker already president barack obama, we saw him arrive just a few minutes ago with first lady michelle obama. i know your name, mike, i'm trying to get your title right. i want to give you your dues. let's talk more about barack obama. he has got a lot on his agenda today. he'll be talking about syria, and the president has had a lot of criticism about how things have been happened in syria, perhaps the backing of leadership. let's talk about the obama doctrine, such as it is. >> well, richelle, you make a great point, such as it is. people have been groping for what the obama doctrine might be. the white house is loathed to use that term a one size fits all term, they d

honor. president obama and first lady michelle obama meet the plane directly along with vice president joe biden and dr. biden, his wife. it's the second time only that the president has gone to meet a pope directly at andrews. what normally happens when a dignitary comes to town, he or she is met by the secretary of state and another high official and don't meet the president until they come to the white house. this is a major sign of enthusiasm and support by the president for the papal visit. irng they agree on more things than they disagree on. the white house went out of its way this last week to emphasize how much the president's agenda and pope's agenda line up with each other. >> sally, i want to go back to concerns republicans have about what the pope might say. he's going to meet with john boehner, the speaker of the house. he was invited to speak to a joint session of congress. will republican cabinets speak out and denounce some of the things that the pope says? >> well, i mean, they already have. they've been very antagonistic about his views on the environment, and also h

and first lady michelle obama will be exiting, as well as the rest of the welcoming committee for pope francis. that is what we are waiting for now. let's bring in patrick horn beck. you talk about the popularity of pope francis, a pom says that 63% of american catholics approve of francis. beyond that, 41% of ordinary americans, who don't necessarily identify as clicks. have we seen that before? >> absolutely, stephanie, people all across the religious spectrum find something new and appealing in this pope. the numbers among catholics, i think may be a little low. previous polls were 70, possibly the high 70's. what may be happening is that people grasp a little bit more of the pope's full message, the full agenda. they're finding that he doesn't fit neatly into any of our american political categories. this is not a pope of the democratic party anymore than the republican party. because of that during his visit to the u.s., he's going to challenge everybody to think a little bit more about what his message is and how that relates to the important things now in american public li

. president obama and it first lady, michelle obama, greeted the pontiff at the white house this morning. the president and the pope took part in a welcoming ceremony on the south lawn before meeting privately in the oval office, and later, thousands cheered for pope francis in a parade before he ended the day with the canonization of a new saint. mike viqueira joins us, and the pontiff didn't seem to shy away in addressing major issues facing the united states and the church today. >> he addressed in the first speech that he made as pope in his entire life. this is the first visit he has had here. what the pope saw on television and the thousands who lined the street and thronged the pope in jubilation as he made his way across town in a parade is a pope that's not going to shy away from controversy. from the moment he left the vatican embassy in the morning, to the indelible scene, when he saw a young girl held back from the pope mobile by security, went to her. and it represents a change for the church. earlier, there was the pomp and ceremony of a white house welcome, speaking publicly fo

year. here is how first lady michelle obama explained it, ending homelessness a priority. >> recent studies have shown that just one chronically homeless person can cost communities between 30 to $50,000 per year in emergency room visits, medical bills, law enforcement, for some individuals it can be even higher. but the cost to give someone a home of their own is only about $20,000. >> now the first lady was helping to promote the president's goal of ending homelessness among veterans by 2015, but some remain out of goal. it remains out of the possibility. in los angeles, last month mayor eric garcetti backed off of his pledge to get every homeless veteran off the streets by the end of this year. but instead its making sure that federal state and local officials are united in addressing the problem. but even then, veterans who are homeless on the home front face serious challenges. they include a lack of affordable housing, a va bureaucracy that many vets can't navigate alone. we went to sacramento, california would to hear the story of homeless vets and the people trying to help t

michelle obama, and vice president and his wife jill on hand. never before has a sitting president and vp been at andrews air force base together to great an incoming dignatory. the scene witnessed by nearby bleaches from guests from the archdiocese from washington d.c. pope francis arrived from cuba, wrapping up a visit with mass at a kooth eid ral -- cathedral in san diego. he had a message for families. >> translation: without family, the warmth of a home, life is empty, we feel the lack of networks that support us in our diversity. back at joint base andrews, another first. pope francis squeezed into the back of a modest car, a black fiat 500, hardly a limo, the image showing his humble approach to the papacy. in his time in the united states, the pope addresses congress on thursday. the united nations on friday. and will celebrate masses in washington, new york and philadelphia. for his first evening he chose a quiet night at home. in part to avoid disturbing the hole yesterday of the year in the jewish calendar. >> and tomorrow, after that rest, pope francis meets president obama

united states. u.s. president barack obama and the first lady, michelle obama held a moment of silence at the white house to honor the victims. there are other services across the country. more than 3,000 people were killed when hijacked plains were flown into targets across the united states. >>> a film shot in vanuatu is giving film watchers rare incite into one of the last traditional tribeings. it's a love story told from the remote village. [ applause ] >> reporter: for a man who himself thought he had no chance of winning, jeremy corbin's rise has been the most stark political story. make corporations pay more tax -- >> reporter: until two years ago these people had never seen a film. now they are the stars of one. in a production they helped cowrite a story of love and tragedy. last month they had no passports, no birth certificates, but they made it to venice to themselves on the big screen. >> tall buildings and cars everywhere, and crowds of people. it's very, very strange, and everything looks so strange compared to our culture where we live with nature. ♪ >> reporter: the

michelle obama exiting the door and prepared to meet president xi jingping of china. president obama has meet with president xi on previous occasions. last time there was a major announcement on reduction targets for emissions and climate change. we'll see if that happens today. following this welcoming ceremony, there will be a bilateral summit between the two world leaders and one of those fancy state dinners tonight. i want to bring in be our guest, ann lee, author of what the u.s. can learn from china. professor, thank you for being with us and your time. let's take a step back drop the specific issues and just talk about this relationship right now between the u.s. and china, between president xi and obama. >> i would characterize this relationship at rather tense. i believe this is a very important visit for president xi, because i think he'd like to dial down the tension between the two countries. while there are many issues on the table, such as the cyber security as well as the conflicts around the island. >> this is the car right now. sorry to interrupt you now. i expect pr

, and some would say fashionably equipped michelle obama. fashions do matter especially when you're china's most visible first lady in decades. >> the last high profile first lady was wife of chairman mao, and gang of four, whose names were synonymous of brutality flt cultural revolution. her star power has broken through that dark shadow. and while attention has its awkward moments, vladimir putin scandalized, while he draped a shawl over her shoulders. >> she brings a mild image because you know, president xi is very strong. >> and project power abroad. >> to have a first lady who is charismatic, who's able to you know chat with the charismatic american first lady. i think those are all things that again indicate china having a stature that is equal to the united states. >> a first lady who has proven she can hold her own on any stage. patricia sabga, al jazeera. >> i'm antonio mora in new york, thanks for joining us. "america tonight" is up next. i'll be back in an hour with more news. on maintain, medical mistakes with lines in the balance. how often lives are put at risk by bad

and their confidence, and michelle obama, she has talked about childhood obesity, but also girls and their confidence. and i think that we need to do more at the k-12 level to let young ladies know that they can be all they can be and they can be heard and raise their he voices and can interrupt. the country shay, when a guy says it, oh, that's great. and when a woman says t. nobody pays attention. and the woman can say, i just said that five minutes ago, but we need to lift men and women up in authority to encourage women, and women need to be taught more about how to assert themselves. it's one of the reasons, erika, that i went to a women's college. i found that when women are in an environment with other women, they seem to have more confidence, when you start with that confidence, and you keep it up, no one can stop you. hurricanhilliary clinton went to welsley college, and when people like serena, a basic model for young women, can you do that. >> we have to leave it there, thank you so much for joining us. for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, here's john seig

the world by barack and michelle obama, and their two young daughters. it's been a journey for the united nations and it's one obviously since we haven't had a jewish head of state or somebody who would admit to being an atheist as our president, and as we have heard over the weekend are not totally sure about the idea of a muslim in that c capacity. >> ray, good to see you. thanks very much. >>> there are two only muslim members of congress, both are in the house of representatives. a democratist from indiana, and a democrat from minnesota. there are no muslims in the u.s. senate. : ♪ >> we'll be right back. >>> it's inconsistent with the values and principles of american, then of course it should matter, but if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, no problem. i -- i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> ben carson talking this weekend. tonight we're looking at reaction and what it says about the 2016 race and the state of religious tolerance in america. we are joined by a

. >> i'm just checking my notes from the white house press pool. and for you who are interested, michelle obama is wearing a vera wang gown tonight. but as far as the substance, last night, it was a formal dinner across frat whit white fe house, and she and president obama, and the ambassador, and john kerry, secretary of state, and three hours, another hour or so in the oval office today. there was an elaborate ceremony, and rituals involved. but there were disagreements. climate change is one area of common ground. and there are security issues in the east china sea between china is japan with the united states officially on the side of japan. and as the chinese continue their buildup, they're building airstrips on top of reefs on the china sea, and the area is claimed by six nags. a lot of attention and a lot of open disagreement in the press conference today in the oval office, but we have the second story of the living quarters of the obamas, and the two couples posing for their family portraits. >> that's lovely. >> i would have to agree. >> yes, president obama in a tuxedo, which i

first lady, michelle obama walking out on to the lawn of the white house here. as and see, on the anniversary of 9/11, the names of all of the victims will begin to be read after the moments of silence are are marked. that will continue for several hours. that's how long it takes to read the names of the multiple people who died in the attacks on that day. [ bell tolls ] ♪ >> colorado is still recovering from a huge flood from two years ago. there was significant destruction to the infrastructure in the flood zone. developers say there may be a way to avoid future problems. let's bring back nicole mitchell. is massive flooding usually a part of colorado? >> we get massive floods, but not on this scale. this was considered a hundred year flood. this was tropical moisture, stalled weather front and upnope in the range. it brought rain for days on end and created that historic flooding many of us remember. here's a water vapor image from that time. le yell lows show the weather in the atmosphere funneling right into colorado from the pacific. this led to 20-inches of rain in boulde

vanity fair's best dressed list and some say fashionly eclipse first lady michelle obama. >> the last high profile chinese first lady was wife of chairman mao and leader of the notorious gaining of four, synonymous with the brutality of the cultural revolution. this first lady has broken through that dark shadow. last year, russian president vladimir putin scandalized her when he draped a shawl over her shoulders. >> the president is very strong. >> and project power abroad. >> to have a first lady who is charismatic, able to chat with the charismatic american first lady are all things that indicate china having a stature that is equal or approximately equal to the unid states. >> a first lady who's proven she can hold her own on any stage. patricia sobga, al jazeera. >> we will bring you live coverage of president xi's arrival at the white house at 9:00 eastern. president obama will hold a news conference at around noon eastern with that we will bring you that live, as well. >> congress is moving ahead with the short term funding plan designated to keep the government open, now

for pope francis when he arrives. president obama, first laid michelle obama will be there to greet him. the color guard will open the doors to his car. this is a live look at the white house, 15,000 people expected on the south lawn to greet the pope. a lot of those people had to scramble for tickets earlier today. our reporter interviewed a click who was there and described the emotional moment she expects when she sees pope francis. here is the schedule that we're looking at for this morning. you are looking live at the vatican equivalent of an embassy where pope francis is staying while in washington in the next two days. he will exit from that door there. he will enter his vehicle, and then the motorcade will drive about five minutes to the white house from where they are there. they will be greeted by the president and the first lady, escorted to that stage there that you see if he is tuned with red, white and blue. there is also a red carpet on that stage. by the way, this is unusual to have a south lawn ceremony for religious figure. this is reserved, this type of welcoming

pope, agree. they discussed many of them when the president visited the vatican with michelle obama last march, march 2014. little did we know at the time also on the table the historic meeting between cuba and the united states that pope francis helped to broker. something that came to light after the fact. the issues they have in common and what the white house is stressing on immigration and climate change and on cuba, on income inequality. some of the more contentious issues they don't agree. this is all behind closed doors. when the interaction between the pope and president happens, there's not going to be the usual oval office photo op. we'll see them walking together. there will be a walk along the rose garden in the collonade. there will be a lot of pomp and ceremony on the south lawn early tomorrow morning when the pope arrives and the whole nine yards. as far as the content and the substance of what they discuss, we're not going to hear a lot about that, certainly not in public. the more contentious issues that divide these two men that they disagree like abortion and contrace

. michelle obama told him about her 62 million girls initiative. it highlights the girls who aren't getting an education. the first lady had laughs with colbert explaining what she can't wait to do as soon as she and her family leave the white house. >> i want to do little things like, you know, open a window. >> i'm sorry? >> i want to go to target. i want to drive. >> you don't have security clearance to open that window. >> colbert asked her if she would leave the first quote next lady note if a certain woman becomes the next president. the reviews are mostly positive for the first ever episode of the daily show without jon stewart. noah took over. he began in daily show fashion. >> i am not going to lie. growing up in a dusty streets of south sfrikdz, i never dreamed i would one day have, well, two things really: an indoor toilet and a job as host of "the daily show." and now, i have both, and i am quite comfortable with one of them. >> many people have questions. for example, why isn't a woman hosting the show? because surely it's about time. well, it turns out the comedy centr

the 9-11 attacks on the united states. president barack obama and his wife, michelle, held a moment of silence at the whitehouse to honor the victims. other services have taken place across the country. more than 3,000 people were killed when four hijacked commercial planes were flown into target did across the northeast united states. >> staying in the u.s. while the con terndz in the race to be republican candidate has pulled out. rick perry, a former governor of texas is leaving a crowded republican field for the candidacy. it was his second bit for the nomination. life there to washington, d.c. and al jazeera's alan fisher is there for us. why does he step down now? >> there were and then there were 16. well, he is struggling financially. he is just not getting the money he would. there are a number of rich backers where he was the longest serving governor but they have tended to go with other people that they think have more chance of winning the nomination. in the last couple of months, he failed to pay his own campaign staffers. he said if you want to go and find another job,

the government will be lupt to t to make more concession. >> president barack obama and his wife miche michelle held a t of silence for the victims of 9/11. targets across the northeast united states. >>> still lots more to come here on al jazeera including a report from the japanese city of josso where torrential rain has flooded thousands of homes. >>> san marino circuit, rivalry between the yam ha's tw yamaha'. >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >> every saturday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change.

. >> the president of refugees international, michelle. thank you for coming on, we appreciate it. >> next, president obama's labour day gift to employees. federal contractors and sick leave. plus... >> we have more american servicemen and women dying in world war i than vietnam war or the korean war >>> it's a forgotten war, but now the chance to build a world war i memorial. >>> president obama marked labour day with an executive order providing paid leave for employees of federal contractor, the policy will not take effect until after his presidency, but it is hoped private employees will do the same. roxana saberi reports. >> reporter: president obama celebrated workers rights at a union rally in boston. >> the fight against social security, medicare and retirement. they are sampled with the union label. >> reporter: there's a gain the president wants to add, paid sick leave. >> i required a new executive order requiring federal contractors allowing workers to be paid. >> the white house said it will apply to contracts in 2017. but the white house hopes it will spur private employees t

refugee crisis is michelle, president of the refugees international. and we appreciate your time. so the number that president obama has put out there for the united states is 10,000. in the u.n.h.c.r., they have tried to push the number to 17,000. whether it's 10,000 or 17,000, do you think that number is enough. >> no, it's not a high number. and we were hearing before the greece crisis, that the government is taking 15,000-20,000. it's a public recommendation that it's moving in the direction of taking refugees. i would welcome that statement, and i hope the numbers will increase, and i welcome public opinion as it manifested in new york. >> how do you think the process will play out. will it be a lengthy process to get people here? >> well the u.s. has a structured settlement programme. it's been operating for years. the vetting system is thorough, sometimes we find it is too long. to have a serious process is important to maintain the credibility of the system. the time it will begins, taking a year, if not more, in some cases. >> tell us about what the vetting process is. >> well,