The Pope's Global Role; Big Philanthropy Gone Wrong in Newark; Another Hajj Tragedy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 25, 2015

Pope Francis has a busy schedule for his first morning in New York. Hear highlights and analysis of the pope’s speech to the United Nations and his appearance at an interfaith ceremony at the September Eleventh Memorial. Plus: how Mark Zuckerberg’s 100-million-dollar donation to Newark schools turned into a lesson in “big philanthropy gone wrong"; another deadly stampeded at Mecca's holy site; and the Staten Island Museum opens a second location.

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