>> welcome to al jazeera. i'm stephanie sigh. here are the top stories we're following at this hour. with the country into the second week of a government shut down, concerns are focused on another approaching deadline october 17th, the day when the treasury department say the government will run out of enough money to pay its bills. congress won't pass a debt ceiling bill without compromise and concessions. >>> the arrest of an al qaeda leader in libya, does of protestors over the arrest. al-liby is accused of the 1997 embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania. >>> at leftie 278 cases of salmonella have been reported in 18 states, outbreak connected to chicken products from plants owned by foster farms. >>> record breaking south dakota snow storm, at least four people were killed in the powerful blizzard and some cattle ranchers lost more than half their herds. those are the headlines. america tonight is up next. >>> on "america tonight" new pressure points top war on terror. the u.s. strategy that put al balance. >> al-shabab does

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>> welcome to al jazeera america i'm jonathan betz. live in new york. online enrollment on healthcare.gov has literally ground to a halt. >>> new spying allegations and report set to be published in el mundo newspaper,. >>> and syria sets a plan for getting rid of its chemical weapons. >>> and remember the life and legacy of rock pioneer lou reed who died today at the age of 71. >> it is one thing the health secretary praised about the obamacare website. but tonight the data hub has now gone down, halting online enrollment in all 50 states. just yesterday kathleen sebelius praised that as a highlight of ability. it's the latest in a series of problems plaguing healthcare.gov. verizon says it is seeking to solve that problem as soon as possible. other technology companies to identify and solve the root cause. she's set to testify before a house committee this week, sebelius will be in congress testifying this week. derrell issa says. >> if somebody doesn't leave, and there isn't a real restructuring not just a 60 days, somebody try fix it then he's missi

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al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> cadets at the air force academy will no longer have to say so help me god in their pledge. the sentence is optional. the god reference violates the constitutional concept of religious freedom. and the academy agreed saying the change respects all cadets including those who are not religious. >> hawaii is the next sedate to are respect gay marriages. hawaii could start issuing licenses and perform ceremonies as early as november 18th. same sex marriage becoming a national issue, same sex marriage was struck down the defense of marriage act. >>> oneida indian nation, urging the washington redskins to change their name. oneida says the name is offensive to native americans, talks are still scheduled for next week. is okay so maybe a slight budge on the redskins but you're here to talk about baseball and the world series. >> of course the world series in this month it's huge jonathan. you know what after game 2 in boston the red sox and cardinals are back at it

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al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> and welcome back to talk to al jazeera. our guest is senator bernie sanders of vermont. we were talking before the break about some of your ideas. let's put them into practical application, the crises we're facing oaf the budget governmental sequestration, all of that, where does it leave the american people? is there a sense that the american people have really had it with all of you folks up here? >> i think if you look at the favorability ratings, we're occasionally in single digits. people are angry frustrated disgusted with what's going on here. and joie it's not just because of the shutdown, that's terrible it's essentially because they are in a lot of trouble. now what we don't talk about as a nation very much, and there are reasons for that, is the fact that the middle class of this country is disappearing, it's collapsing. poverty is a number of people living in poverty is at an all time high. people are saying what about us? my graduated college deeply in debt can't find a job, what are you doing about that? >> an

monica with al jazeera al jazeera. >> reporter: the pirates are closer with a win over the cards in game three and did not go down easy and they reported three runs as they came from behind twice to the 8th inning and completing the come back would dash in the 8th and smashed two singles and arounding off and the score 5-3 pittsburgh. at dodgers stadium carl crawford was stealing the show as they beat the atlanta braves 13-6 and the perfect storm smashed a three run and a catch later on. despite this crawford did not hit himself, maybe his pride and should be hit for game four on wednesday and 2-1 lead in 2. >> i did not think the ball was going to the stands. it kept floating it seemed like and i didn't see it coming. like i said next thing you know i felt my feet coming up, under me and felt myself flipping over so good thing i held on to the ball. that is all that matters. >> reporter: the broncos are in the season by beating the cowboys and won 51-38 and payeyn manning and his opposing tony romo up staged him with 506 passing yards and 5 touchdown to destroy the chances by tossing a

al jazeera america presents... gripping films from the worlds top documentary directors aa >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. germany and france say they want revelation of spying with four balls, this comes as members of the european parliament will visit washington to discuss spying claims. >>> the car bomb exploded right outside a mosque in damascus after friday prayers, the explosion caused the inside of the mosque to collapse. >>> saudi arabian authorities, will,. >>> make a living but in one region they say they're not even allowed to try. al jazeera am sadeen baba reports, in one area declared a military zone before declaring it a nature reserve. >> wadi kana is a picturesque valley, but for farmers here life's becoming increasingly difficult. this summer israeli officials marked with red paint more than 200 olive and citrus trees for destruction. >> i was riding my bike when the authorities arrived. they told me they were marking trees more than two years old. >> this area has declar

on al jazeera. the apec summit has ended in bali with a warnings to the world's biggest economy. china and japan are urging the u.s. to settle its economic crisis to avoid serious complications. thousands rioted in sao palo. north korea has put its armed forces on high alert and it's warning the united states on what it calls a huge disaster after a giant air craft carrier docked in south korea. >>> let's go back to the conclusion of that apec sum step vasson joins us from there. step there is no shortage of forums for international leaders to meet april. so why is apec important? >> yes, the apec summit here in bali has finally officially been wrapped up, the leaders are going home, the final statement has been released and we are now left with a question of how this apec summit will be remembered? it is funny that the the indonesian leader said, normally, they remember the food. it is the wine and dine summit, it is not an outcome of decisions but meetings and commitments and i think that's where

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>> this is al jazeera. >> hello from doha this is the news hour on al jazeera. egypt's security forces under attack from the sinai through to the capital, cairo, also, women arrested on the country's crack down on dissent. >> from the latest news from europe. former french president nicholas sarkozy, corruption charges. >>> and winter games in russia. >> so security forces in egypt have come under attack in several locations. the sinai on the suez canal even in cairo itself. in the sinai incident a suicide attacker drove a car into a gate at the national security headquarters. four people were killed. >>> more than 50 people were killed over the weekend, all points to a country still divided and under enormous political pressure. >>> an update from our correspondent in cairo who we are not nawrming for security reasons. >>> the bomb left a crater 3 meters deep. the police general at the station says he thinks it contained 500 kilograms of explosives. he describes how it knocked out the windows in the nearby buildings. forensic investigation later discovered it h

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>>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. hundreds. >> united nations weapons inspectors have begun dismantling syria's chemical weapon stock. it is a hard job made worse by the raging war there. >> disardisdisarmament, leaked reports indicate that syrian president bashar al-assad is cooperating. but it's difficult to assess how big the stock piles are and where they are located. active war zones make the job all that much harder. and according to some analysts mid 2014 may not be realistic. >> the main technical challenges are to be able to destroy the weapons and the chemical components in a safe and secure way in the middle of a war zone. it's never been done before. u.n. inspectors have never had to go in and seize a control and destroy weapons of mass destruction while fighting was still raging. >> others though are skeptical about president bashar al-assad's reasons for cooperating with the international community. suggesting he could be dispos

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al jazeera america. take a new look at news. they are paid a pittance and have no job security and little hope of parlaying their current position into a full time career. therthere thisthis is not a stod or retail workers. >> many part time university professors are struggling too make ends meet and some are leaving being being a bein aca. >> whewhen 39-year-old darren bn became a university professor he never envisioned his career woulwould end on such a low. >> i envisioned i would climb aa ladder and you can see i didn't climb the ladder. he taught college courses and was asked back to teach at san francisco state university. the problem was as a part-timed a uadded aadded as a part partta adjunct 3r0 pro professor. full time professors ships are scarce. by 200 2009 their ranks had swed to 50%. at two years community colleges 70% of the faculty are part timers. in ohio maria was a month away from the start of classes before she learned whether the course she was contracted to teach would go ahead. >> it creates a dilemma bec

. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up at least 37 dead many more mirroring as another migrant boat capsizes in the mediterranean. >>> exurs icaptured in afghanise u.s. says it has seized a major taliban commander. >>> the u.s. budget is pushed to the brink of collapse. (t) biggest storm to threaten india in 14 years is headed towards the east coast of the country. communities and entire communities and all 42 its in the region cancelled. this satellite image shows how big cyclone phailin is. winds of 220 kilometers per hour. the assessment of u.s. navy put wind speeds even higher. phailin is expected to hit the coastline by evening. many of them are low lying areas and up to a million people are expected to have to leave their homes before arrival. >>> this scene on the northeastern coast of india on saturday, massive swells. emergency services are on alert. about 26,000 people have been moved to higher ground and residents in the most vulnerable areas have been stockpiling food and provisions. while the cy

these are the top stories here on al jazeera. human rights watch have accused some syrian rebel groups of killing at least 190 civilians during an attack in august. many of the fighters are linked to al qaeda. >> u.s. democrats and republicans have failed again to come up with a deal to end the standoff over the government's debt limit. the government will run out of money if there's no agreement by october 17. >>> u.n. security council has passed a resolution, backing a cease fire in central african union. >>> down playing reports of migrant workers being mistreated in qatar. outstanding evidence of workers living in crowded camps. jamal ahshia reports. >> leaving their country for a job in qatar. but the promise of a better life hasn't materialized. knocked off a scaffolding, colleague killed. but it's not just at work where these men suffer. many live in overcrowded labor camps. they sleep in cramped dormitories where sanitation is often poor. >> the plight of migrant workers has become more of an issue for qatar ever since it

jazeera america, there's more to it. ... >> this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to the newshour. i am steven colen in dohar. we are in somalia these patrols around the basin. >> withw fighting al shabaab who are claiming to have just been attacked by western forces. >>> more than 200 my grants are missing after their boat, inc., off of the italian island of lanpadusa. >

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> penn state university ask trying to move past the jerry san dufng scandal that marred the reputation of its school program. paying $26 million to victims of sandusky. comes a year after sandusky was sentenced to life for child abuse. jonathan betz has the story. >> nearly $60 million to be split among 26 young men sexually assaulted by the former assistant football coach. in a statement the university president said we hope this is another step forward in the healing process. we cannot undo what's been done but we can learn and ensure it never happens again. the agreement releases the school from future claims. insurance will pay the settlement not tuition. comes after months of negotiations after sandusky was convicted for buzzing boys. graphic accusations of rape sometimes in the university showers and then claims of a massive coverup later by penn state. throughout sandusky continues to insist he's innocent. the 69-year-old remains in prison while he app

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, lampledz. lampedusa. >> are 14 iranian border guards have been killed in fighting near the border with pakistan. iran's official news agency reported the attack took place on friday night outside a town in the northeast. >>> soria, what happened here? >> it looked as if the border guards were on patrol late friday night, on the pakistani border, an area known for drug smuggling, when they were set on by assail ants. 14 are dead, 12 are soldiers and two are border guards. they are all station thread on parole. it is interesting military service, for males, that is many of these young soldiers actually get posted on the border. very likely these were young iraniaians that were killed. the latest report we have is from the deputy governor that there were no hostages taken. however, i have noted that there are a number of soldiers that have been injured and also it's very likely that iranian guards have also injured the attackers as well. but because of the mountainous terrain they haven't been abl

. ♪ and we are watching the news from al jazeera and also in the next half hour, hundreds of firefighters flown in from australia as bush fire threatening sidney predicted to get even worse. smothered in smoke, the chinese city of 12 million people roared to a stand still by pollution. >> and i'm reporting from libya on t on the poachers who are running tourism such as this lodge. >> talks are getting underway this london to lay the ground work for peace negotiations to end the conflict in syria. foreign ministers from the friends of syria core group are meeting the syria national coalition and the president bashir assad said no data has been sent for talks at ending the civil war and he indicated he has no intention of quitting saying there is no reason he cannot run for reelection. >> translator: there is no data and there is no factors that help in holding it now if we wanted to succeed. meaning who are the parties participating in geneva? what is the relation of the forces to the syrian people? are they forces representing the syrian people or forces representing the countries that ma

and i'm john with al jazeera in central greece. >> reporter: still to come on the al jazeera news hour. [singing] former therapy is having an impact on the fatal nodding syndrome and we report from northern uganda. and in sport battling and we will tell you who showed no signs of slowing down at the australia open. ♪ al jazeera america - ♪ we are getting reports of an explosion in russia and four people have been reportedly killed in that explosion. hundreds of migrants who died trying to reach italy this month have been buried in sicily and the government said it would hold a state funeral for victims but as we report that may have just been political rhetoric. >> as they often do on sundays they visit their family mosuleum at the local cemetery and the flowers are for the dead they have not met but buried by close relatives and offered a burial plot to a woman and her four-year-old child, two of hundreds of migrants who died in the shipwreck on october 3 on the coast of sicily. >> translator: they would have been forgotten if they were buried elsewhere, nobody would have left a f

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al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a quick reminder of our top stories. one of our power storms in a decade made landfall in india. facing torrential rain and winds up to 300 kilometers an hour. secretary of state john kerry and had had a hamid karzai meeo complete a deal. >>> and rescuer rescuers are seg for survivors of a boat that capsized in mediterranean. at least 27 have died and most are refugees fleeing the war in syria. >>> washington could default on its debt. the bill looks unlikely to pass in the senate. let's go to jean live for us in washington. news that the republicans in the house say they'll now block a bill approved by the senate to raise the debt ceiling. brings us up-to-date with what is happening there. >> reporter: one of the few positive things that has been happening is happening outside of washington. a handful of governors have reached an agreement where states will pick up the cost of opening national parks. 12 national parks will open around the country, but here in washington not such good

>>> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm in new york. a day meant for egyptian friday instead turns violent. hundreds dead in street fights across the country. >> hundreds forced from their homes as a powerful typhoon slams southeast china. >>> frustration is building and still no sign of a compromise. >>> john kerry and his russian counterparts have peace talks in syria needs to move ahead as quickly as possible. >>> today, was another bloody day in egyptian. street violence killed 51 people, more than 260 seriously hurt. most of the fight was between security force an people who oh support the president mohammed morsi. they tried to march on tahrir square but stopped by police who used tear gas and guns. pro-military demonstrators gathered. they were celebrating the 40th anniversary from israel. we have more but can't name the correspondent because of security reasons. >> reporter: dun town cairo on sunday. a day for celebrating the military. instead it's gun tpaoeurbg gunfs and civil unrest. across cairo, protestors took to the street

jazeera. >> reporter: well it's hear from al jazeera's barnabie phillip whose is at the talks in london and giving the opposition, what is the aim of this meeting? >> well, the aim is to achieve some sort of unity between them. as you say they are very fragment meanted and perhaps and this may be ambitious saying they will go to the peace talks in geneva because the syria national council say unless there is an explicit promise that president assad will be standing down and a transition government will take over with full sovereign powers and frankly at this stage they don't even see the point in going. so there is an awful lot of work for john kerry, william hague and the other foreign ministers from the so called friends of syria meeting in the building behind me. >> reporter: william hague, britain's foreign minister was speaking before the meeting, what did he have to say? >> he said that extremism and sectarian splits in syria are getting worse as the war goes on. i think that is going to be his main line of persuasion, the longer this goes on he will be telling the syrian oppositi

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now a kamat is our guest, correspondent for al jazeera faultlines, which airs on al jazeera english and al jazeera america throughout the united states. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. , anduest is anjali kamat our correspondent for al jazeera faultlines, weekly investigative news program on al jazeera english and al jazeera america, which launched in the u.s. and then cable channels across united states. anjali kamat, the first piece you did was in the -- the men made in bangladesh. we watched you in this documentary as you sifted looking forfire u.s. labels. can you talk about what happened there? >> there have been a series of disasters in garment factories in bangladesh over the past several years. there'been a lot of attention to it in the past year. we went to bangladesh in june to look at what was happening with walmart supply chain in bangladesh. we were interested in a pair of shorts, part of one marks faded glory line, that had been found in the ruins of has a ring, which

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only on al jazeera america. ♪ hello again, reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, the u.s. president ordered a review of evidence gathering methods and follows that the national security agency bugged the phones of world leaders including allies in europe. a video showing hostages in the philippines being shot at last month and the military said they were caught in the cross fire as the army fought rebels. karzai is in pakistan and will meet later in london and hoping it will lead to taliban peace talks. at least two fighters have been killed in the u.s. drone strike in somalia and it was on the outskirts of the town and one killed is believes to be abraham ali and he is an expert in the bomb division and it targeted the car they were traveling in. the pakistan school teacher and children will be the first drone victims to testify before the u.s. congratulator on tuesday. since 2004 there have been over 376 drone strikes on pakistan and they estimate up to 3613 pack -- pakistans and 1500 injured and they were hit by a strike a year ago and they traveled to washington to tel

imran khan, al jazeera. >> u.n. secretary general are ban ki-moon has called for destroying the syrian stockpile in less than a year. that is rapid and unprecedented time frame. >>> the supreme court began its new term on monday. david shuster takes an important look at some of the are issues and what the justices are facing. >> these cases still have a lot of reach and the justices are still going to face, protesters can stand in front of abortion clinics to how much we can contribute to any political candidates. >>> watergate scandal, federal office. as it stands individuals are not allowed to give a candidate more than $2600 per election but under chief justice john roberts the supreme court has already dismannedismantled, perhaps wilw allow unlimited contributions to candidates as well, thereby allowing the rich to buy even more political power. >>> on abortion, the issue that prompts the annual marches on washington, a mches law that -- a mche protest oar's first ament law to free speech. >>> on affirmative act

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> an ohio man who confessed to a deadly drunk driving accident on youtube will spend 6.5 years in prison for the june crash. his driving privileges have also been revoked for good. he admitted to being drunk when he hit and killed a man. >>> october is bless cancer awareness month. doctors are feeling openful about fighting breast cancer. recently several startling new treatments have emerged making a big difference in patients lives. >> reporter: tony, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, but doctors say they have not been this encouraged in years. the break through that fights cancer but does it without hurting the patients. >> hi. >> reporter: 15 years of karen's life has been filled with doctor's visits and painful visits for breast cancer. >> i lost my hair. i would throw up and it felt like a death sentence. it was very scary. >> reporter: but now she has hope and strength after being among the first in the country to rec

al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. [[voiceover]] from al jazeera media network comes a new voice of journalism in the u.s. >>the delta is a microcosm of america. [[voiceover]] we tell the human story, from around the block, across the country, with more points of view. >>if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a motel to living in their car. [[voiceover]] connected, inspired, bold. >>about a thousand protestors have occupied ... >> and welcome back to talk to al jazeera. our guest is senator bernie sanders of vermont. we were talking before the break about some of your ideas. let's put them into practical application, the crises we're facing oaf the budget governmental sequestration, all of that, where does it leave the american people? is there a sense that the american people have really had it with all of you folks up here? >> i think if you look at the favorability ratings, we're occasionally in single digit

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. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour on al jazeera, and live from doho and i'm steven and these are the stories from around the world, the coast guard is looking for 200 people feared down off the coast olampoodsa. >> we know 127 migrants from east africa have perished and that number is expected to rise. >> reporter: ahead panic near the why house, a woman is shot dead after a police car chase plus. >> i'm lee welding of headquarters in zurick where the executive meeting is closing and we will have news on the world cup of 2022. ♪ and walking in the footsteps of st. francis the pope makes a historic visit to cc. ♪ but we open with the migrant boat tragedy off the coast of si sicilly and we know 127 have died and more than 150 have been rescued and several hundred are still missing. the coast guard is searching in the sea and the migrants have been on an amazing journey and many are from east africa and we will talk to peter in the capitol in a moment. according to survivors, the migrants traveled to libya and from there took the boat to lampado

. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. >> calling out democrats. house speaker john boehner pushes negotiation as the government shutdown continues. >>> a state of emergency is in affect along the gulf coast as tropical storm karen closes in.

we appreciate it. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy with a look at today's top stories. hope for an end to the government shutdown. optimistic that a deal with be struck. >>> dozens are dead after a boat capsizes often the coast of italy just miles were last week's disaster. >> the nobel peace prize of 2013 is to be awarded to the organization prohibition of chemical weapons. >> a watchdog group wins the

only on al jazeera america. >> and welcome back everyone to talk to al jazeera. we are with reza aslan he is the author of "zealot: the life and times of jesus of nazareth". let me start there. who was he? >> he was a jew. and that may seem like a very obvious thing to say. everybody agrees that jesus was a jew. the most literal ist funnel christian believes jesus was a jew, maybe a blond haired blue eyed, but a jew. everything he said and did has to be understood in its jewish context. his teachings were jewish teachings. his thoughts his desires the way he thought about himself the scriptures that he believed in, the god that he worshipped. the religion he understood was judaism and nothing else. that is a profoundly important statement. because it means that when jesus said i am the messiah neither he nor anyone who heard him say that would have heard, i am god. because that would have been inconceivable to a jew. in 5,000 years of jewish scripture tradition history and thought, the idea of a god-man simply does not exist. it means that when he talked in these

al jazeera's libby casey is there for us. what is the latest on efforts to unstick this educatio situationd the shutdown. >> reporter: this has come from house democrats. this is a group that has been dis'em powered. it's between the house and senate. house democrats said if speaker boehner would allow a clean bill if he would let that go to the house floor they believe it would pass because they believe enough republicans would say let's just get this thing moving forward. the house has a work around, it's a petition. they need 218 members to sign on to this petition to bring a clean spending bill to the house floor even if they were able to get that, tony, it's a lengthy process because of all the procedural hurdles it has to get over. it doesn't really have to go anywhere until mid-october. >> reporter: we want the vote today. make no mistake. we want it right now. but this will at least start the clock ticking so that by octob october 14th unless they try to abuse the rules of the house, we would at least by then have a c

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

more news here on al jazeera. >>> once again, this al jazeera america. this is a scene from the police chase we have been talked about in the nation's capitol, and people making a mad dash away of the -- the entire congressional complex area -- capitol hill shut down, on lockdown as shots were fired. and in just a moment we'll see some video where police appear to have the driver -- trying to box the vehicle in, but left just a bit of an opening here that this driver is going to exploit. but there you can see, plain-clothed police officers who are responded to this, and there is the driver, finding just the smallest of a crack here to escape, but it's just a momentary escape. you heard shots fired there, and then moments later, the whole scene comes to a close, and the female suspect is in the hospital being treated for injuries. more news next hour on al jazeera america. >>> it's day three of the shutdown with no deal in sight. the growing economic deadlines and what it means for you. this is "inside story" from washington. ♪ a >>> hello, i'm sheila m

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

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. here are the stories we're foming for you. >>> captured and headed back to prison. two florida murderers who escaped prison using fake pap s papers. >>> striking b.a.r.t. workers hold off on a take of protests to recommend two workers killed on the job. >>> it was brief but convicted killers charles walker and joseph jenkins appeared before a judge vee yeah videoconference in a courtroom. they were caught saturday in panama city, florida. they were on the run after using forged doupts to get an early release from prison. al jazeera's robert ray joins me now outside the courtroom in panama city. again, it was very, very quick. walk us through what happened. >> it was quick. basically behind me is the bay county courthouse. the two murderers are being held at the bay county jail. they were put on controlled environment video, and the judge actually spoke to them via the video at the jail. he basically asked them if they had attorneys, public defenders. one had not filled out the paperwo

. >> 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

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