. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the news hour and i'm steven in doho with the news making headlines rounds the world only al jazeera. a team of international experts gets ready to begin work on dismantle syria's chemical weapons. >> do you stand with your country? do you stand for your country? or do you want to take it down this evening? >> reporter: anger in the u.s. congress and who will brink first as politicians fail to agree on a budget. a leading bangladesh is facing rape and torture in the civil war and a bitten ap toll the golden arches we will tell you which of the world's are the most valuable brands. ♪ but first a new team of chemical weapons experts is due to begin work in syria in the coming hours and inspectors from the organization from the prohibition of chemical weapons and will cow late a list of syria's weapons that need to be destroyed and experts left the capitol damascus after completing the mission in two months and looking into several alleged chemical attacks. syria begins stoc

coming up inon al jazeera sports. a. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. strokes are usually associated with older people but increasingly associated with the young. people between ages of 20 and 64 suffer 20% more strokes than they did a few years ago. a number of factors lead to strokes, smoking, junk foods and leading stressful lives. may double for 2030. for tens of thousands of kidney patients a transplant can be a new lease on life. but a potential of risks and lifetime of expensive medications. medical researchers in chicago are helping to change all that. usher karishi has more. >> when 40-year-old craig was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease in his 20s, he knew he would be a candidate for a transplant. >> it renders that kidney useless. >> older brother shane stepped up. >> we've always had a close relationship. it was a difficult decision but never a consideration not to do it. >> but in the midst of misfortunate they found an opportunity. it was a chance to take part in groundbreaking clinical trials. the ultimate goal of lifesaving surger

. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm thomas drayton with today's top stories. >> i say to my fellow republicans on this side of the senate, time is running out. >> the government shutdown and debt ceiling just days away. >>> high winds, torrential rains and massive power outages as cyclone phailin slams into the indian peninsula. how long troops will stay in afghanistan good to have you with us. in washington president obama met with senate democrats today to try to reach an agreement over the shutdown and debt ceiling. meantime it is no, no and no from the white house, congress and the senate. john terrett joining us from washington. we're waiting to hear a yes john. what more can you tell us about president obama's meeting with the democratic congress -- caucus? >> no no and no. the meeting was in the oval office and present at the meeting were apart from the president of the united states himself, harry reid, dick durbin charles schumeer they put a lid on the day which means the president w

ruby blade, will air on al jazeera on sunday. we'll see you next time. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. surprise diplomatic decision. the message saudi arabia is sending to the u.s. by turning down a seat on the u.n. security council. >>> mixed reviews what americans like and don't like about the president's health care plan. >>> and san francisco's commute, finding a way to get to work after another strike. >> we begin with a diplomatic show of defiance. one of america's closest allies in the middle east has suddenly refused a seat at the security council. saudi arabia's surprise, directed at the united states. kristin saloomi at the u.n. >> saudi diplomats were all smiles after winning a seat on the security council. and the saudi ambassador gave every indication his country was eager to take on the high profile position. >> we look forward to working with the rest of the international community to help our syrian brothers achieve their objectives. but equally, is the p

john siropolous, al jazeera. athens. >>> lawyers for sylvio berlusconi, say he has a chance of house arrest or community service. if it is accepted the a court in roam will decide what form it will take. >>> the international monetary fund is forecasting small economic growth. regional economy will grow just 2.5% this year and 3% in 2014. but brazil could recover from the slow down that began two years ago. >> we see levels of growth that given the structure of the brazilian economy today we would be waiting for 2014 and onward for improvement. perhaps rates between 3 and 3.5% a little bit later for economic growth. >> mexico's president is proposing a law that ensure that almost half of the candidates are women. >> the president made a surprising announcement. >> i will send an initiative to congress that, if approved, political peashts wil parties we obliged to submit half candidates that are women. i don't doubt these will be easily passed because there are many women out there and many men who support them. >

>>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. >> to do a lot of pointing blame, fixing the blame. what i want to do is fix the problem. >> and so do i. >> the health and human secretary, kathleen sebelius questioned. >>> more efforts to get bashar al-assad back to the peace talks in geneva. >>> and freedom for four french hostages, who return home after four years in captivity. >>> non-stop for the past two hours, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius answering tough questions on capitol hill. she is explaining the problems with the troubled affordable care website. >> so let me say directly to these americans. you deserve better. i apologize. i am accountable to you for fixing these problems, and i am committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site. >> randall pinkston is live on capitol hill. randall, see beal us has apologized but has she said how they are going to fix the problem? >> republicans especially are pressing sebelius on the website, a

we'll be right back with more "al jazeera america." >>> welcome back to "al jazeera america." here's a look at the top stories. in northern nevada two are dead after a shooting at a middle school. police say a student shooter is among the dead. two people were also critically wounded. it happened in sparks, nevada near reno. >>> president obama addressed the problems plaguing the rollout of the affordable care act. mr. obama says the product is good regardless of the numerous issues reported with signing up. >>> u.s. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to testify during an october 30th house probe on the obamacare rollout. it could be the largest deal between the company and u.s. government, banking giant jpmorgan chase has agreed to a huge fine to settle investigations into bad mortgage loans. reports indicate that the deal negotiated with the department of justice could be worth $13 billion. >>> reports on the extent to which the national security agency has spied on other nations continue to plague the obama administration. secretary of state j

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al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in southeastern australia where fires are raging out of control. 56 wildfires are burning, a dozen near sydney in the state of new south wales. the front line stretches 180 miles. that's longer, by the way, than the length of new jersey. joining us now is al jazeera's andrew thomas. andrew, are firefighters making my progress with these blazes? >> reporter: jonathan, what they're saying is that what could be coming is a megafire. the fires that already exist are bad enough. they're concerned that three huge bush fires they're called here might join together. the winds pick up and the heat increases. these three existing fires become one huge fire ball that would have a fire front in the hundreds of miles. that may not be able to be contained. now, the threat then is to people's homes. at the moment the fires are raging in sparsely populated areas. in other words, lots of destruction of homes last thursday, most of the

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> sandy hook elementary school in connecticut will soon be demolished. it will be torn down completely before the anniversary of the shootings. residents accepted a grand to raze the building and build a new school. the new school is expected to open inc three year's time. pa oh three people are dead wn a boat capsized the survivors are hand jamaica nationals. >>> authorities are determined if parents of two girls who bragged about bullying a girl who took her own life last month. the juveniles used words as weapons on their online posts weeks after the death. they are charged with stalking. >>> the only women's federal prison in the northeast is in danbury, connecticut. it is in the process of being transferred as a prison for men. more than half of the women have children under 21, and the move will separate many of them from their children. >> jacob and david are growing up without their mom. while stacey serves four years in federal prison for mortgage f

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al jazeera's nazarene? >> according to different activist groups, kurdish fighters in the providence of alhazica have taken control of the border as well as the town of arabya over heavy fighting the last few days. they seized control and snatched these areas from the area that belongs to the is lallic state of iraq and a group allegedly linked to al-qaeda. we understand that several fighters on both sides were killed in this fighting. now, ethnic kurds in syria have a very complex role in syria's conflict. some of them have joined the rebels and fighting against the government. some of them remain loyal to the government and some of them simply just care about the future of their minority as a group in syria and the areas where they live in, close to the borders with turkey and iraq. we understand from activists that the group of kurdish fighters that was able to snatch control of el arabia is close to the syrian government. the syrian national council has blamed iraq for allowing security forces based at

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♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city it. i am tony harris with a look at today's top stories. european officials visiting washington voice unease over revelations about nsa spying. penn state agrees to pay close to $60 million to settle claims involving former coach jerry sandusky. and a federal court rules on restrictive abortion laws in texas. ♪ ♪ >>> the white shouse under fire after another country comes forward to complain about america's surveillance program. a newspaper out of spain suggests the nsa tapped more than 60 million phone lines in that country over a one-month period. this comes as a european delegation is in washington looking for answers. al jazeera has this report. >> reporter: at the white house the presidential spokesman refused to be drawn on reports that the you u.s. tracked millions of spanish foe calls but repeated the nsa surveillance programs are being examined. >> we are doubling a review. we are mindful that some of these disclear us disclosure had tension in our relationships. with new cap

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still to come here on al jazeera, the story of the world record horse. find out how much was spent buying this philly. my name's nicole deford and i'm ♪ >>> prize winning scientist peter higgs has revealed he found out he won the top honor from a passing woman on the street. they were jointly awarded the prize on tuesday sthchl they are responsible for the theory of the particle that proves out particles get their mass. >> i was walking along harriet road when a car pulled up a across the road. and a lady in her 60s or maybe 70 or so got out and introduced herself as a former neighbor and widow of a judge who died recently, and congratulated me on -- on the news, and i said what news? [ laughter ] >> italy's former prime minister minister say he is asked to serve his 12-month sentence for tax fraud as community service. because of his age the 77 year old does not have to go to prison. he has the choice of house arrest or community service. if his request is accepted, the court in rome will decide what form it will take. he could be tasked with working

>> this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello and well come to the news hour from al jazeera new center here in doha in london the top stories. >> is this war will not come to an end on the battle field i believe and i think most people believe. it will come to an end thre thra negotiated settl settlement. >> renewed calls for talks on syria. they won't take as long as the president hangs on to power. >> amnesty international condemns drone strikes. >> a crack down on golden dawn goes on. gezehegngreece's parliment debas withdrawing funding for the party. >> and all of the details coming up later this news hour. >> it's been touted as the last push for peace. it's proving to be a sufficienth sale. the friends of syria are meeting in london. but the si syrian national coalition says sitting down with president assad would make them traders to the revolution. >> the foreign ministers who met in london call themselves the friends of si syria. but they are not friends of the syrian government and they have long struggled to find a strong opposition request whom they can do business. william hague the ho

al jazeera. hello, and welcome to the news hour. with your top stories. sevenning for survivors after a powerful earthquake strikes the central philippines at least 107 people are dead. >> tough talking in geneva, iran present as detailed plan to end the diplomatic stand off over its nuclear program. including a man is detained in russia over a deadly stabbing. and fury in italy with the convicted nazi war criminal is granted a funeral service. >> and there have been several after shocks. the quake was measured at a magnitude 7.2 and a half. belobo he island, while the densely populated island was also badly hit. the power was cut to many areas, buildings collapsed and people panicked. while some of the victims died in stampedes. reporting. lack of space and equipment, they are overworked and it isn't just them, rescue workers at are stretched, the earthquake hit just after 8:00 in the morning. many say it was the strongest one they have ever witnessed. >> we were caught by surprise, the building

jane ferguson, al jazeera. kabul, afghanistan. >>> an iconic artifact from the titanic sold for a record price. the violin was auctioned for $1.6 million. it's the highest price paid for any titanic memorabilia ever. the auction house says it probably fetched such a large such because the movie made the violin legendary. the buy is anonymous. at the end of our first hour, here is what we are following this morning: two convicted felonies who used forged documents to get released from prison are back hind bars. they were captured on saturday at a motel. >>> j.p. morgan chase reaches a $13 billion settlement with justice department and a wide range of issues related to the fail of bad mortgages. >>> the u.s. navy is being rocked by bribery scandal. federal investigators say it involves massive over billing by an asian defense contractor that allegedly provided prostitutes and other kickbacks. >> i am mark morgan. the national title picture remains in flux. we will tell you which teams are licking their wounds lat

al jazeera, mexico city. wal-mart is the world's largest retailer but it doesn't have stores in places like south korea and russia. the retail giant aunderstand nos it is breaking up with its partner in india as well. up and running well, not just yet. contract talks are expected to pick back up today in san francisco. where public transit workers have gone on strike. the unions are demanding pay for raises for worker whose run the city bart rail system, and they vow to walk off the job if no agreement is reached bynd mo. just three months ago, union members did just that, and five day strike stranded hundreds of thousands of commuters. and a last ditch effort by two old friends, senators mitch mcconnell and harry reid try to end the budget bat and avoided the first government default. the medical break through that's being called a turning point in the fight against alzheimerss. >> i'm mark morgan, the boston red sox faced five tigers pictures and they are inept against all of them. we will show you what hap

al jazeera travelled in the east, where the cards were on sale for $5-$10. they can be used to cast a vote. you can bias many as you can afford. an official said he couldn't tell if the cards were real or fake. he said it doesn't matter. people will be watching the polls. >> the chief electoral officer was surprised to see the forgeries. the man selling them had 2 million. those people - there were two or three manipulating the process. but when we showed the cards to presidential candidate abdullah abdullah he was worried the election could become the repeat of the 2009 poll when he came in second, and withdrew because of accusations of vote rigging. al jazeera found similar fake voter cards, but only weeks before the vote. now there's more than five months before the poll. >> the election is not worried, because it's the nation which is worried. they have to be worried if this is happening in this way. they have to be worried. >> abdullah says he asked for new voter id cards and comprehensive voter list more than a year ago. the election commission said it

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. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello and welcome to the news hour, live in doha and the top stories in al jazeera, they are in south korea as the north puts armed forces on alert and reforce the emerge of missile engine tests. a warning for the global economy, two powers tells the united states to sort out its debt crisis fast and the pentagon reveals what it knows on al shabaab and which fighters it wants to go after plus. >> and at a farm in spain, people here are accusing the government of sabotaging are you newable energies and putting a tax on the sun. >> reporter: and the cover comes off, a monumentel word by controversial artists in kata. ♪ north korea put it's armed forces on high alert and warning the united states of what it calls a horrible disaster after a giant aircraft care was this korea and the arrival of the uss george washington says america is hostile and let's bring in harry foster who is live from the south korean capital of seoul and bring us up to date on the developments first. >> we shoul

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> hello and welcome to the news on al jazeera. four of the seven aid workers abducted in syria are free 24 hours after their ordeal began. >>> new talks on iran's nuclear program is a room for compromise. we have live from israel. >> hello i'm fes felicity parr. >>> why there's yet again no winner for a major african award for leadership. >>> three foreign aid workers remain in captivity somewhere in northern syria tonight. three were released after they were all abducted by an unoccupied group. >>> colleagues and friends at icrc headquarters in geneva had been waiting ally. when it came, it was bittersweet. because some are still being held. despite the abduction, the red cross insists it's business as usual. >> this will not see us suspending our operations in syria. even yesterday we were helping displaced people, in rural damascus. despite this unfortunate incident we're still going to work for the syrian people. >>> numerous armed groups are fighting the government as well as each other. aid workers can unwittingly get caught

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>> this is al jazeera. >> this is the al jazeera news hour, i'm david foster and these are the stories we're covering in detail in the next 60 minutes. >>> president obama looks to overhaul spying after a series of embarrassing disclosures. if. >> the car crash in teenen square. was it a car bombing,. >>> people without food on madagascar. >> first there were the embarrassing disclosures from the former intelligence officer, edward snowden. then, the embarrassin embarrassa merkel phone tapping. barack obama is ordering a,. >> trying to get some answers. they've said that trust needs to be rebuilt. but in a few hours' time the director of national intelligence and the director of the nsa will face congressional grilling. we will talk with our correspondent in washington after this story by bernard smith. >>> this could be about to end. in an interview, president barack obama says that national security operations generally have one purpose: to make sure the american people are safe. but i'm initiating now a review to make sure what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they s

. ♪ welcome, i'm steven and al jazeera from doha and on the edge and lebanon economy is struggling to cope and 1-4 people are a syrian refugee. the growth speeds up but warnings of tougher times to come and looking for treasure, how one man's dream led to a search for $50 billion worth of gold. ♪ first more than 20 bush fires are burning out of control throughout the state of south wales in australia and it is concentrated around the state capitol sidney and are described as worst in a decade. >> reporter: this is what firefighters are up against in the state of south wales and bush fires are burning out of control, manned by strong winds and made worse by unusually high temperatures. >> the activity that is being reported was extreme and certainly we had flames in access of 20-30 meters. >> on the outskirts of sidney with the famous blue mountains and the north on the central coast. >> this is a far emergency which could go on for quite some time. there are hundreds of people who are grieving the loss of property, tragically there has been it seems one life lost further north, some

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. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm in doha and coming up. >> the peace prize for 2013 is to be awarded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. >> reporter: the nobel committee says the opcw deserves the prize for it's efforts to rid the world of chemical weapons. new allegations against syria's militia accused of obducting and murdering hundreds of civilians. the u.n. unanimously approved to send peace keepers to central african republic, plus turkey's tapestry of minorities and many are feeling like second-class citizens. ♪ welcome to the show. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons has been named the winner of the 2013 nobel peace prize. the announcement was made just over an hour ago and the committee says the organization deserves the prize for its ongoing work to remove chemical weapons from the world. >> during world war i chemical weapons were used to a considerable degree. the geneva convention of 1995 prohibited the use but not the production or storage of chemical weapons. during world war i

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dominique cane al jazeera cairo. >> reporter: u.s. politicians said they made progress to reaching a deal on the national debt and trying to agree on whether to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and end the two-week old government shut down. the white house postponed a scheduled meeting to give senate leaders more time to find a solution to the shut down and we have counting the costs and looks at how the u.s. balances its books and where the actual fiscal problems are stemming from. >> so the united states is getting closer and closer to the debt ceiling and thursday is the point where congress needs to raise the limit or else the u.s. will start to exceed what it is allowed to borrow for its bills. so what we want to do is break it down and look at how the u.s. government does pay its bills and whether it balances up or not. so let's open up the checkbook to last thursday when the u.s. took in $110 billion through taxes and loan repayment and custom fees and those things. however government outgoings on the same day were $143 billion. now

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> it has caused genuine and lasting concerns. >> voicing unease over allegations of u.s. global spying. >>> penn state agrees to pay $60 million to victims from convictions of coach jerry sandusky, and super storm sandy, a year later. >> one by one world leaders and u.s. allies are learning the nsa has been spying on them. and the latest is staunch u.s. ally and the german chancellor angela merkel. her reaction she has dispatched her top spy chiefs to washington. this comes as an european delegation visits the u.s. >> reporter: the white house said it was unwilling to talk abou--to--contra-ducts reports n german newspapers that not only did president obama know about the surveillance, he fast tracked any information gleaned from angela merkel's surveillance to the white house. >> the president, i think in all he has said about this issue, not just sense the disclosures, but even before them reflects his commitment to insuring that w

>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a student gunman opens fire at a northern nevada middle school. j.p. morgan nears a $13 billion settlement with the u.s. justice department. the healthcare.gov continues to cause problems. gunfire interrupts a surburban reno, nevada middle school. police say a student killed a teacher and then turned the gun on himself. it happened in sparks, just east , a few miles east, of reno. that teacher was trying to protect students when the student shot him. maria ines ferre joins us with more on this story. maria. >> tony, i'm going to show you where the shooting occurred. this school located in northern nevada, four miles from reno, where the sparks middle school is located 800 students. the first 9/11 call came in just 15 minutes before classes started this morning. swaswat teams and fbi responded. we just got an update from the local police a short time ago. here's what they had to say. >> the injured students ha

>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top story. the deal is in place. now the first votes to end the government shutdown is just minutes away from wall street to main street. the country and the world react. and nuclear negotiations being called candid and straigh straightforward. the u.s. sits down with iran. >> what a difference a day makes. tonight we're two minutes away from the first two votes on capitol hill and progress. 24 hours ago it appeared the u.s. was on a brink of default. today it would prevent default and open government. wall street welcomed the news with a triple-digit gains one question remains: did this accomplish anything? >> how country came to the brink of disaster but in the end advosears came together and set aside their differences to prevent that disaster. >> every senator and every member of the house will have to decide where he or she stands. i have no intention of delaying this vote. >> reporter: mike viqueira is at the white house, but we begin with

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm jonathan betz with a look at today's stories. >> we will defend the bill of rights. >> protesters demand answers over spying. rntion. >>> saudi women jum jumping in e driver's seat defying a law that keeps them off the road. >> new allegations are prompting more anger over the scope of the u.s. deposit's secret surveillance programs. a german news magazine, monitoring the phone of german chancellor angela merkel back in 2002. demonstrators marched to wach washington and our jean meserve was there. >> nsa spying should stop. >> i'm here because of our liberal principles here in this country that should be stopped. that is. >> our first amendment our fourth amendment and we're here to restore balance to the way our lives are been tumped up, get our sprieives back our safe space back. >> 580,000 signatures to the member of the u.s. congress. it is callings for full disclosure of what the nsa ask doing, an end to those programs and accountability to those who are responsible. in addit

al jazeera. >> reporter: and we will come out on al jazeera. protests in what -- saying these names can be only used in religious tasks and residents are still feeling unsafe and we will have these stories and more coming up, next. ♪ how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> the most important money stories of the day might affect your savings, your job or your retirement. whether its bail-outs or bond rates this stuff get complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down confusing financial speak and make it real. ♪ these are the headlines here on al jazeera. in northern syria car bombers exploded killing dozens of people. it was the rebel-held town in the italy providence close to the turkish border and many were injured when it went off in the main town square. the red cross called for immediate

. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i am richelle carry. here are the stories we are following for you. captured and headed back to prison, two escaped florida prisons face a judge. the u.s. is resuming more than a billion dollars to pakistan. drones used by the military and police may soon be tools for judgists. >> two convicted killers will appear before a judge shortly. charles walker and joseph jenkins had been on the run after using forged documents to get an early release from prison. they were caught in panama city saturday less than 100 miles from the franklin institution where they escaped. natasha has more on their capture. >> their brief taste of freedom ended on saturday in the florida panhandle. >> they surrounded the room. about 20 task force members, using a pa stem from one of the cars were able to instruct them that they knew where they were and they wanted them to come out. >> joseph jeffing ins and charles walker were less than a 2-hour drive from the franklin correctional institution. that's where they have been serving

al jazeera media network, the global, award-winning news organization. >> you're the al jazeera news hour with me, david foster. more than a hundred people have drowned after a boat sank off the southern italian island of lamped usa. migrants that were trying to reach the shore o from africa. >>> the president is blaming the republicans for the government shutdown and warning of another crisis in two weeks. the u.s. could default on its debt if congress does not raise the upper limit the amount the country can borrow. >>> philippines government say many children are among separatist rebels camps. the military has been accused of extracting forced confessions from them. >>> and we want to bring you breaking news out of washington, d.c. it's not that clear of what exactly is happening. shots fired mer near the supporo blocks away from the senate and house of representatives. a number of offices have been shut down and police have now said that a capital policeman has been injured. give me just a second and i'll see if i can get more information on that political story. these are live p