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victoria azarenko on august 20th, >>> is there any other poll say this you can prefer that the will lead our national security objectives? >> there's law enforcement from the criminal justice. e for the forefforts -- the obaa administration is secretive. we can't tell if there's a trend there and we haven't told what other actions are taking and what it's considering. what about the other 4,000 people. >> hassan, we have less than two heupbs left in the show. the precedence that's being set by the u.s. and u.s. drone policy as other nations around the world develop their own drone system. so, that is the most controversy shall part of the whole thing. this has opened up a new -- it's a number of symptoms the and a number of disease. e i think the thing that the law enforcement can do the job but there's a sequence. drone strikes will strike and you have to work on law enforcement and development to beat the terrorism in a significant fashion. >> josh, can i give you the last word? >> without everyone else on the panel, the other aspects of what president obama laid out back in may i thin

victoria azarenko >> hi i'm henry campaign managers and i'm in "the"the stream"." it's amazing how many people can tweet in two minutes. george says the only way out of the present impasse is to develop the economy and reconcilliation. jasmine says we have to support bds because at that creates infrastructure of steadfastness. and maybe because i'm an israeli arab my views are optimistic it can happen if we educate the views between each. talk to us about moving forward and high brit hybrid identities that can really make some peace here. >> thank you. one way to bring my thesis on hybrid identities and the question about peace an justice in this particular instance between israel and palestinian. like adam and everybody on the program is sympathetic b to the organizing. i don't think that effectiveness should be interpret changes in the context of the israel-palestinian. it should rather a protest of a variety of movements and some fact finding and various cultural activities and so part and so fh that create the effectiveness of the bds. overall it's not going to

victoria azarenko >>> if you want to learn more about prep being for the apocalypse. how's that working out for you? >> it's great. we just released it. >> we developed the app. pit has a checklist and a tracker to see how far along you are. it actually has a fun report card that mirrors the doom's day prepers so you can score yourself and see where you are right now and begin prep egging and see how you progress. >> i been looking here. aps. prerps died apps. look at this, this is nice. doom's day preppers. husband and wife wearing a gas mask. these nice. >> don't look at that one. this one says: >> i think it is far culture the. >> okay. one of our guest has extra audio coming in. there it goes. watch the sound with all your mics open. scott, i want to go back to you . >>fy went to costco this weekend and tried to do so, i would probably fail. i would not have too much of something. do the preppers orle some of them do it wrong. is there an art to this? >> the more i get to see the more data i gather. i try come up w-p a system on what i need to do for water. you ne

victoria azarenko ç] >>> my rusty copy of obamacare. it's called the patient prorex and affordable care act. you wi you will hear it referred to as aca. we have read it so you don't have to. the exchanges are open for business. along with technical glitches, there are plenty of questions. here is kamida patel. she worked in the obama white house. she is a practicing physician, a fellow at the brookings institution in washington and she knows this law inside and out. welcome. thank you for being with us. let's get right to the questions. one of the most popular questions is: do i qualify for medicaid? and we received a tweet about that from gianne. she asks: i am 56 years old. when am i eligible for medicaid? >> there are two things, one is if you are asking about medicaid, which is the program for people who are poor and under generally the age of 65, it depends upon what state you live in. so you will have to look. state-specific. remember not all states expanded with their medicaid program. but most states have. and if you are not liv

victoria azarenko on august 20th, >> a warning for the global economy. asian powers tell the united states to sort its debt crisis out. more violence in brazil as teachers protest over better pay. north korea puts its military on alert after the united states moves ships into a south korean port. plus: >> i'm wayne hay in tokyo where we meet a man facing upheaval for the second time in his life, after this city's dio

victoria azarenko on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced >> welcome back, we have been talking about young american's declining interest in science and technology in math in the 21st century. and jonathan, change often comes from the inside, and is there something that is working in tech or any of the other fields frankly should be doing that? >> yeah, i do, i think there are a number of ways that companies can get involved. we have over 60 companies that have partnered with us, and it shows a great willingness to bring it on. i think there are more things that companies can do, and one is the recruiting efforts. and one is for universities. out in the country, we're out doing recruitment, and there's a lot of talent and a lot of talent of color that some companies are overlook being, and i think it's about time practices, and a programmer culture, or whatever that company culture is often gets worked into how people are vaulted for hire. and sometimes there's something that needs to be exam indi. so sometimes for hiring is one way to get around that. >> mimi, a loyal streamer

victoria azarenko on august 20th, al jazee >>> we're back and we're looking at how the government shutdown could impact d.c.'s future specifically, and there are observers which say what is happening now, which is d.c. not being able to use its own locally earned tax dollars is really bad. how big of an issue is this? >> why it is important that the federal government not be located in the state, and the answer is if we want the federal government to function, it cannot be located within a specific state. the framers specifically created the district of columbia, because they don't want our nation's capitol to be subservient to a specific state. >> shouldn't there be no residents then living in d.c. if that is the case. >> first of all the proposal for statehood shrinks the size. and then the surrounding neighborhoods become the 51st state. but virginia no one says that the citizens of virginia shouldn't participate in the government. the central government was weak, but it is strong now, and most federal workers don't even work in dc. so we can have statehood and still provide for the bus

victoria azarenko what happens when social media >> these vertical farms are everywhere. >> they're popping all over the world. and it's really exciting because it's going to change the way we eat and change the way we appreciate our food. check these out. they're called tower gardensers one of the many ways we can farm. food grows in them organically very quickly. there is water that flows through them. >> this is a great new way to grow produce. let's check it out. >> for over 8,000 years we've food. in fact, we've gotten so good at it that 80% of the world's farmable land land. >> it would be easier if i showed you. let's pull this out. look at how healthy and strong these root systems are here. the water every 15 minutes is just washing over these roots. >> is it ready to be harvested? >> this is ready to be fully harvested for a restaurant or you could just start harvesting and eating it. >> delicious. >> we have one restaurant here that it's garden is 50 feet. >> what kind of produce dubai? >> we buy kale, arugula. >> what do they say. >> they say it just pops. it's fabulous. we have

victoria azarenko hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and >> hey, guys, welcome to "techknow," i'm phil here with crystal and coyle. we've looked at jaguars, bees and spiders. we are about to get classy, valley. >> i looked at the wine making. they have been making wine since 7,000 bc. they are applying new techniques, solar panels and a bump of -- bunch of cool innovations. take a look. here on the hillside pickers are harvesting grapes the same way it's been done for thousands of years - by hand. but at this vineyard 21st century technology has a hand in almost every step of the process - from vine to wine. >> i'm an innovator when it comes to making the best wine possible - whatever it takes. >> doug is the president of schaeffer vineyards and has been working here since 1973 when his father bout the estate. >> grape growing and wine making in the val eye changed tremendously in the -- valley changed tremendously in the last 40 years, technology, computerisation, able to get more, better information to make better decisions with. >> for the last 29 years his p

victoria azarenko >> welcome back to al. >>> raal jazeeraamerica presideo speak in a few minutes on the on going debt crisis. a team is heading to syria. the inspectors have started destroying chemical weapons in that country. >>> and north korea has put it's troops on stand by. they are reacting to the u.s. bringing a carrier to south corekorea. >>> the winners of the nobel peace prize. has been announced. the academy giving credit to higgs and englert for subatomic particles. four others who worked on the project weren't given the award. >> in the beginning there was a big bang where all scientists believe it started. first a hot dense cloud of energy and then formed into past particles and the first to have mass these have become the building blocks of the world but why and how it happened is still being tested here in geneva they have been shooting atoms at great speed down a tunnel to see what happens. in march they confirmed a existence to a subatomic particle that turns energy into mass and holds everything together like glue. this is named after a man who thought it may exist pe

victoria azarenko >> the most important money >> welcome back. another saturday session for the house of representatives as the government shutdown drags on. the house republicans say there is no deal and no negotiations with the white house right now. >>> hundreds of thousands of people move to go temporary shelters as cyclone phailin nears india. it is so large it is the size of france and twice the size of super storm sandy. >>> secretary of state john kerry and president karzai continue their talks, trying to come to an agreement of u.s. troops staying in afghanistan. the u.s. wants to leave troops in afghanistan to hunt out al-qaeda. >>> it is biggest pop cult convention, al jazeera has more. >> reporter: it's not every day that you find babafet from the "star wars" trilogy playing the accordion even in new york. we knew something was up and we realized. >> come to comic con, it's a blast. >> we ran into nikki from new jersey. a little chilly as red sonya. >> i've even gone so far as to tax determiney some feet, which is preys gross. >> ther

victoria azarenko hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, andx >>> and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford and here are your headlines. if you don't have health insurance and you need some, well, today is the day to start shopping. enrollment under the affordable care act starts today, and states have already set up health care exchanges where people can sign up. >>> benjamin netenyahu takes his concerns about iran to the un today. yesterday he warned president obama not to trust iran's intentions regarding its nuclear power. >>> dead lock in congress over the partial government shutdown. just a short time ago the senate rejected a republican offer to negotiate. >>> those government workers with no job to go to, and no way to pay their bills if the shutdown lasts are understandably annoyed. john hendren talked to some of them. >> reporter: this is the sound of u.s. federal workers everywhere. >> congress get your act together or get out! >> reporter: they are worried about lost income. >> it takes a lot of money out of my pocket and my family's poc

victoria azarenko on august 20th, vses the ups and downs of the financial market affects all of us. >> one of the biggest managers of the the 401k accounts is up $40 million. it's only part of the 401k story. the other part is what we pay no attention to. fees that can eat away at your nest egg and leave you struggling at retirement. >> what you need to know about 4501 k fees and what you can do about them. darren is working at the market before returning to her job as a suv naive. she has never planned for the die shea started working. >> she darted when she was a teening aer. >> i got my first job when i was a teen averager. she is one of many that have received disclosure plan. they had calm and quiet early breakdown of fees. >> i have to be honest. there is not something i have spent a lot of time diving in to. besite from y using statement tsz and two new videos own the internet. be onen the luxe o utd for speed enclosed orbs coming your way. it's the biggest thing that happened sings the 401 cssments k. only pa 3% of the participants notice the tis plan documents. and of those t

victoria azarenko >> okay, i'm phil with lindsay and costa, costa, what have you got going for us? >> let's take a look. 17 years old, he invented a mind-controlled prosthetic army. he's trying to hit that $100,000 price point so more people can have access to prosthetics. >> where do you use your mountain bike. >> all over where i live, in the mountains. >> the beautiful mountains of colorado, the place of this extraordinary teenager finds his inspiration. >> had a would be your dreams? to have your own lab tear? >> definitely, yeah. i'm getting into the final product. >> inspiration that has taken him all the way to the white house, even the president was amazed by his creations. >> i never would have imagined anything i made in my bedroom would be shaking hands with the president. >> gaining attention around the world for the creation of a low-cost prosthetic army that interfaces with the human brain. completely self-taught he fabricated the arm in his bedroom lab here in colorado. >> i'm hoping to give someone a functional prosthetic arm for under $1,000. the firsthand was made

victoria azarenko on august 20th, al jaz >> while you were asleep, news was happening. >> here are the stories we're following. >> find out what happened and what to expect. >> international outrage. >> a day of political posturing. >> every morning from 6 to 10am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. >> tell us exactly what is behind this story. >> from more sources around the world. >> the situation has intensified here at the boarder. >> start every morning, every day, 6am to 10 eastern with al jazeera america. >> okay, i'm phil with lindsay and costa, costa, what have you got going for us? >> let's take a look. 17 years old, he invented a mind-controlled prosthetic army. he's trying to hit that $100,000 price point so more people can have access to prosthetics. >> where do you use your mountain bike. >> all over where i live, in the mountains. >> the beautiful mountains of colorado, the place of this extraordinary teenager finds his inspiration. >> had a would be your dreams? to have your own lab tear? >> definitely, yeah. i'm g

victoria azarenko [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. ♪ >> uh-huh. >> was he killed? yeah. >> doing this? parents? >> no. >> who did you grow up with? >> my mom. >> just your mom? >> yeah. >> what happened to your dad? >> he got killed too. >> he was killed? >> yeah. >> welcome back. we're talking about gangs using social media. and kobe we just heard a few chicago gang members describe their family structure or their lack of it. how important is that as a factor in this conversation. >> it's super important. like i said my father went to prison when i was three years old, but my father was my role model, and he was selling drugs and being in a gang, and he is who i looked up to. he went to prison and then he got out, he got killed, so i turned more to the streets, and all of my friends their father was either dead or in jail also. these kids need that type of father figure, a man in their life, and that's really what helped me turn my life around trying to be there for my son. >> kobe, our community has chimed in, here is charles . . . lance i want to go to you, oft

victoria azarenko hi, my name is jonathan betz, >>> you are more likely to get capper is from air pollution than second-hand smoke. that according to a new report from the world health organization. researchers looking at an array of carcinogens. this is the first time that air pollution in its entirety has been named as a cause for cancer. >>> and the death toll continues to rise following the devastating earthquake that struck the philippines on thursday. more than 150 people are dead, thousands of home have been damaged. and many of the church's his -- historic churches. a very sad sight coming out of that coup try. >>> i'm dave warren. we are look at weathered across the country that will be changing across the next 24 hours. right now it is not all that warm, but it will be warming up this afternoon. in denver it's still a bit chilly, the warmup occurs in texas and through kansas. the storm is moving up through the midwest, and that will keep the rain in place there across the mideast. this is hour by hour thursday up to 70 in oklahoma city, 68 in wichita, it will be warming up quickly

victoria azarenko i'm kim bondy, senior executive >> shortly after the coup, the us announced it was suspending the delivery of 4 f16 fighter jets to egypt. but in cairo, there was a sense that the action wasn't especially punitive. in fact, it might have been designed to have a minimal impact. >> it doesn't really affect the deployment of military force domestically or locally. i think the us is aware of the fact that egypt already has a surplus especially of the tanks and maybe the jet fighters as well. and it doesn't really need it unless it's going through an all out war or an alien invasion. >> about weapons, i don't think we will suffer now. we have already airplanes, tanks. the americans still believe egypt is important for the united states and also for the region. >> so important that they've given egypt the fourth largest fleet of f16's in the world, and no shortage of american tanks. >> i hear that the latest shipment of m1a1 tanks is still in boxes. thousand of tanks and a big number of jet fighters. if halting the f16's and canceling bright star won't make a difference t

victoria azarenko hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and millions who need assistance now. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. >>> up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. >> many of china's contemporary writers get their inspiration from the cultural revolution. but two to topics are taboo. the protest in tiannamen square and the end of the 1950s when chiechina was looking for indusl rerevolution. in his books he writes about the catastrophic consequences about the great leap forward which led to 3 30 million people dying frm starvation. it was in the 1980s after the modermodcultural revolution thae chinchinese literature took sha. after that china needed an educational initiative to help develop the country. textbooks and fiction flourished. but today the interest in pick fiction seems to have waned. more and more chinese readers are going on-line because it's here that the new book, new writers and the literary debate can be found. bu

victoria azarenko >> what is leading this particular race? is it because he is seen in a moderate state or what is going on with christie. >> it's both. it's primarily the personality. people like a lot the democrats and rupts an republicans and independence. he is scoring in groups where the republicans don't do well in normally. this is all due to president obama comes to new jersey and he is on the tarmac and christie has been out campaining campain. >> when christie is asked about possible run for president he is not ruling it in or ruling it out. his supporters are hoping to launch him for the run. are you picking up any details that he is starting to put the presidential run together. >> i do get a sense they are honing in on seve certain demogc groups. that is not to win november 5th. >> they want a decisive number they want to show they are electable and a blue state and electable on a international -- national scale. they want to get numbers of hispanics and african americans and women. >> if they can do that they will go to 2016 pre

victoria azarenko my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houst >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines. >> there's no go ahead reason why we can't govern responsibly. despite our differences. without going from manufactured crisis to manufactured crisis. >> president obama telling lawmakers to focus on the jobs they were sent to washington to do, calling on congress to look ahead to work on america's economy. >>> and thousands of federal workers did just that, they went right back to work. some as early as this morning. they are also getting back pay. all of that part of the budget deal that was finalized last night. >>> and democrat cory booker won the seat of the late senator frank lautenberg who died in june. >>> millions of people from around the globe are expected to take part in the world's largest earthquake drill. and california is among the states participating. jennifer london is live in los angeles. >> we seem to be having difficulty with the live shot. one of the problems with the quake could be communications, and that appears to b

victoria azarenko on august 20th, >> 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. >> finally, you have seen the hidden camera shows. an american program called "candid camera" was the forerunner. unsuspect people are duped. they've gone corporate. ad agencies figured out punking people and throwing it online is a good advertisement for your product. this week's is telekinetic taking place in a cafe. the scary woman is to create a remake of "karrie". she certainly spooks the customers. >>> 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.

victoria azarenko hi, my name is jonathan betz, >>> access to music on-line has led to a drop in sales for cd's in many parts of the world. but in japan the cd is still holding it's own compared to digital downloads. >> here is rob mcbride. i see your son has the new miles davis. his friend says, cool. barona gives it a first spin through a pair of 1 1979 jbl speakers. the whole bar says "cool." >> owning it is part of the joy. you want to touch it and read the jacket cover. >> with thousands of vinyl records and cd's this bar is a shrine to physical media. the patrons own many thousands more. cd's lovingly kept at home in a land of tiny apartments not designed to hold them. >> for all of my customers it's the same. fighting with their wives for storage space. >> it's a fight being fought throughout japan. an icon of the 20th century the cd is nevertheless alive and well in 21 still t 21ment 21st c stores. zblrntioclever marketing keeps s buying. >> the japanese will have all kinds of extra like tickets to events and they keep coming with new ideas? >> remember the facts? japan does. m

victoria azarenko >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm stephanie sy. a search for survivors is underway an ever a boat off the coast of italy went down. >>> the head of the international monetary fund is calling on the u.s. to break its stalemate. the shutdown is bad enough but failure to raise the debt ceiling could hurt the economy. >> stop this right now. >> president obama called out the house speaker for holding off a vote in congress. he said that john boehner is the only one preventing the shutdown. >>> the bureau of land management has closed 4,000 field offices nationwide and 97% of its staff has been furloughed. >> here in the western united states the landscapes go on forever. mountains, plains, rivers, forests, and deserts. sure, it's pretty, but the mission of the bureau of land management is to make sure all this scenery makes money for tax payers. the blm manages 40% of all federal land, that's 245 million acres. the blm supports logging, ranching, and outdoor recreation, but energy development on blm land, coal mining, oil, gas drilling

victoria azarenko i'm kim bondy, senior executive >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm del walters. these are your headlines. millions of muslims are gathering for the annual pilgrimage known as hajj. four of those seven aid workers kidnapped in syria are now freed 24 hours after their othe ordeal began. they are abducted after delivering medical supplies. >>> battle over the budget. still no end in sight as the government shutdown is now entering it's third week. >>> the statue of liberty is open to visitors. the state will pay the federal government $61,000 a day to keep lady liberty up and running. governor cuomo saying the money new york spends pales in comparison to how much she was losing when she was closed. >>> a number of national parks and monuments have reopened because states decided to foot the bill. mount rushmore is open, south dakota will pay to keep it up and rounding. grand canyon is also up and running all said about a dodds national parks will open thanks to temporary funding from individual states. >>> an american lawyer in afghanistan has helped a teenage afgha

victoria azarenko hi, my name is jonathan betz, [ technical difficulties ] >>> a small group of tea party republicans who forced the government to shut down. president obama is set to meet with democratic leaders this afternoon. >>> a court hearing is scheduled for al-liby, the suspected al-qaeda fighter seized by u.s. troops in libya. he is said to be a computer expert who helped plan the u.s. embassy bombings in tanzania and kenya. >>> a 7.2 earthquake hit the philippines. at least 93 people are confirmed dead. >>> i'm meteorologist dave suanders, we are looking at texas now. we have had flash flooding the last few days. flash flood watches in texas a few warnings still going on down there, and it extents to northeastern texas and moves into arkansas and louisiana. we are looking at a lot of rain. the radar is tracking all of this rain. this is a front that is stationary. you are getting a lot of moisture coming in focused over this one area. now the forecast is showing that this rain area is all along this line here, two to three inches in the next 48 hours. maybe a little higher amoun

victoria azarenko [[voiceover]] from lucrative defense contracts to behind-the-scene lobbyists. >>did egyptians ever think that aid would actually be cut? >>never. [[voiceover]] fault lines explores the enduring relationship between the american and the egyptian militaries. >>i don't think we will suffer now. we already have airplanes, tanks ... >>they haven't changed the nature of what they provide us. why would we want to change what we provide them? [[voiceover]] from lucrative defense contracts to behind-the-scene lobbyists. >>did egyptians ever think that aid would actually be cut? >>never. [[voiceover]] fault lines explores the enduring relationship between the american and the egyptian militaries. >>i don't think we will suffer now. we already have airplanes, tanks ... >>they haven't changed the nature of what they provide us. why would we want to change what we provide them? [[voiceover]] from lucrative defense contracts to behind-the-scene lobbyists. >>did egyptians ever think that aid would actually be cut? >>never. [[voiceover]] fault lines explores the enduring relat

victoria azarenko >> you've all heard how powerfully addictive drugs are. you've probably learned how using crystal meth or heroin even once creates a habit that is hard to break. but arguing a scapegoat of deeper problems of poverty and race, that neuroscientist is the author of high price, a neuroscientist's journey of self discovery that challenges everything you know about drugs and society. carl thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> you say 80% of people who use drugs like crack and heroin are not really addicted to them. you hear so many stories you use crystal meth once, heroin once and you are addicted forever. why is that not the case? >> we have learned that the majority of people, 80, 90% of people that use drugs that you name do not become addicted. we think about why we believe that people become addicted to these drugs after one hit, it's mainly based on anecdotal hysteria. but when we critically think of it we think about the last three guys who occupied the white house, for example, president clinton, president bush, presi

victoria azarenko news stories? it drives discussions stories? across america. share your story on tv and online. >> as we wrap up a difficult week of gridlock, fur lows, and frustration we thought we would step back and laugh a little. mark russell is a piano-playingg satirist who has been watching washington for years ♪ do you see ♪ sequester hell ♪ they're all laid off ♪ the meat will start to smell ♪ don't believe that the ♪ grid would blow ♪ and we'll all be ♪ amish in a month or so ♪ i'm finding it hard ♪ the antics of ♪ senator cruz who held ♪ the floor plus his bladder ♪ for what for ♪ the congressional record ♪ that's news >> how long have you been here for. >> i think president calvin cool ladies and gentlemen. coolidge blaccool i think since president calvin coolidge. the last one gingrich. he was fairly sane. you miss him now. he and clinton were intellectual equals, and going back further ronald reagan and tip o'neill. and then singing, and they got along pretty well. you don't see this with obama and boehner. you just

victoria azarenko >> the stories are heartbreaking. about what we have done to take away their land. which is basically taking away their culture. glad to see that people are making strides to amend the damage that has been done over the last several hundred years. >> welcome back. we're talking about native american voting rights in a case just heard by the ninth circuit court of appeals alleging unequal access. in montana voters have about 30% turnout, when they have equal access, that raises to 70%. tom, could the balance be shifted in county commission seats to gubernatorial race? >> remember, these three counties don't come to this untainted. these counties were under supervision by the department of justice for their racial redistricting. that's a point. second point back in 2006 when the senate was on a knife's edge and the votes came in for john tester, he won by 3600 votes, tim johnson won by 500 votes, al franken beat by 300 votes, maria cant well, we are like the latino vote, we can decide elections and by deciding who votes

victoria azarenko >>> welcome back to "tech know." they're telling us awesome science stories for the week. linds lindsay, you were hanging out with two dudes experiments with shrooms. tell me about this. >> i got to do to upstate new york and meet with these guys who are revolutionizing the way we think about packaging goods. >> you know, every cubic inch of this soil right here is teaming with millions of inches of mycilium and all around us fungi is everywhere. >> when you're with two geniuses, you're sure to stumble on something scientifically complex. >> you can see the mycilium growing directly into the log. >> chances are it somehow involves a mushroom. >> we're here at incubative designs and i'm one of the scientists at this revolutionary newbie yo materials companies where we take local farm waste and mix it with tissue from mushrooms and growing replacements for plastic foams that are used in protective packaging. >> why is this so important? what's the problem with styrofoam? >> there's about $10 billion to $20 billion of s

victoria azarenko >> mike davis has been studying the tragedies caused by wildfire for decades. in his native southern california at least, he says the growing human cost is directly linked to the pace of development. >> just over these hills was the area where a thousand homes were destroyed by the cedar fire. >> and there's more homes going up right here? >> oh yes. there's a home boom beginning to start. >> all of this could easily burn. >> it's a totally unreasonable expectation that firefighters should defend each property. if they fail to, it becomes the source of political inquisition. why didn't you send the tankers after dark? who cares if the pilots are told that it's unsafe to fly? >> tonight he massive mobilization of equipment and manpower we've been witnessing across the west the past few weeks, is on the move to california. >> a few weeks later, the biggest and most high-profile fire of the season has broken out. yosemite national park is under threat, an uncontrollable blaze that's doubling in size every day. >> this is the burn area? >> yes, here. 95 square mile

victoria azarenko ç] >> finally tonight, the cows on indiana's natural do what they do anywhere. they eat and make the most with their nutrition. farmers use it best on the field. but there's way to make use of the cow not from nose and tail but everything generated in between. here is tech know's kyle hill. >> what makes this indiana farm unique is not what you see, it's what you smell. these cows are full of it and it's not just milk. so you don't just have all these cows here for producing milk. it's actually really a great story. we take two products, milk and manure. and they come together as renewable natural gas on a tampger truck that is then able to deliver that milk all over the upper midwest. >> what you see behind me is fair oaks farms' $19 million investment in sustainability. 2 million gallons of natural gas fuel. to put that into perspective, it's enough to do 35-747s. >> this new future of green energy lies in this innovation. a highly efficient anaerobic digester, which converts the manure to compressed natural gas. >> we produce from the areas that go into the c

victoria azarenko on august 20th, >> in washington there is still no deal to end the shutdown or end the debt se ceiling. talks about the future of u.s. troops in afghanistan has stalled. secretary of state john kerry and afghan president hamid karzai just wrapped up a news conference. they're trying to hammer out an agreement about troops staying in the afghanistan. the afghan president wants guarantees from the u.s. >>> evacuating hundreds of thousands of people from the area, phailin is huge, it's the size of france. it's four times the size of hurricane katrina. >> meteorologist: and although phailin has made landfall it is a major hurricane at this time. further weakening is expected within the next 24 hours. good news there. unfortunately we'll still be dealing with the impact of the system on sunday where we're expecting heavy rainfall and strong winds. wind are still upwards to about 124 mph. it's heading off to the north-northwest at 20 mph. a fairly slow job off to the north-northwest. that means many people will continue to be impacted by the system all the way into sunday

victoria azarenko >> now three days to raise the debt limit or the government will lose it's ability to pay its bills. there is still no deal in sight as the shutdown now enters it's third week. four of those aid workers kidnapped are free. the workers were abducted by unknown gunmen on sunday after giving out medical supplies. there are new details in that deadly stampede in central india. 111 people were killed on sunday all caught in the chaos as thousands of hindu pilgrims relieving a religious festival. there are reports that police play have been involved. >>> and in one of kenya's most dangerous slums elderly women have turned to self protection classes to protect themselves from hardened criminals. we first reported on the story two years ago. we now return to see if the situation has changed. [ yelling ] >> reporter: they punch, kick, and scream. this is their way of trying to reclaim the streets of the slum they live in one of the most dangerous in the city. for years the elderly women have had been a soft target for rapists. then they say enough is enough. they took up thi

victoria azarenko on august 20th, al jazeera ameri and welcome back to talk to al jazeera. our guest is senator bernie sanders of vermont. a very independent voice. before the break i suggested this would be your opportunity to speak to america's young people about what should be important to them and what kind of difference they can make in this country's future. >> i would say to the young people don't accept things the way they are. the way you see this country politically ask an aberration today. it doesn't have to be. we can live in a country with good meaningful jobs, you shouldn't be accepting that they're going to be earning less than their parents. they should not be accepting that many of the meaningful and important jobs do not pay very much. but on the other hand if they want to sell their souls and go to wall street they can make huge amounts of money. we can do better than that. >> which means -- >> teaching, what the scientific community, the scientists who are studying global warming are telling us ask it is 95% likely that it is caused by human activities.

victoria azarenko >> we're back. a lawyer and director of the institute for justice and democracy in haiti. from new york, editor with haiti liberte, and former correspondent in haiti for the associated press. brian, this case is about more than simply what happens in haiti because it's a big impact on u.n. operations on other places. what do you think--what part of the u.n. system with regards to its missions do you think needs to be reformed? >> i think the u.n. has really has an addiction to impunity. the immunity itself is useful. was long as the u.s. lives up to its obligation to provide an alternate mechanism the system would work. but it does not live up to its end of the bargain. and not only is there cholera, but sexual assault by u.n. peace keepers that are not addressed. and then our other sexual assault and people are getting away with it all the people because they're not set up to reduce the harms of vulnerable populations. this is important not only for haiti cholera people but people around the world.

victoria azarenko on august 20th, al jazeera america introduce >>> recapping our top story at this hour, senate leaders are said to be closer to a deal that would reopen the government and raise the debt limit to avoid default. the house and senate would vote on the plan. you are looking at the senate chambers, and if body language is any indication it appears it isn't as tense as it has been the last couple of days. we're awaiting word at this hour from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell from kentucky who is expected to be the one who announces that a deal has been made. >>> wall street meanwhile welcoming word of a potential agreement. the dow has been in triple digits for most of the day. right now up 200 points. here is senate majority leader, harry reid. >> a default on the nation's bills. compromise we reached will provide our economy with the stability it desperately needs. it's never easy for two sides to reach consensus. this time was really hard. but after weeks spent facing off across a partisan divide that often seemed too wide to cross, our country came to the brink of

victoria azarenko there's more to financial news than the ups and downs there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell

victoria azarenko >>> the movie has been the fourth biggest money maker in american history it trails "crouching tiger hidden dragon." the star of the film is.ing called the mexican tyler perry for his ability to market to an under served demographic in america and find major success. is it the beginning of a new normal where hollywood will target audiences? bill wayman joins us and is an al jazeera america culture critic and stacy sikes is the co co-founder of movie pass. he founded turban world film festival. a festival films by and for mexican, latino and asian audiences. you saw it a family comedy that's grossed more than $39 million-dollars in the u.s. audience. was that a significant part of his success? >> i think numbers prove that it was. i'm here in phoenix. it's showing of 13 of 15 theaters right now. five or six showings a day. i assume that they went hard in the latino broadcast networks and press and all the networks that produce this audience. but the one thing they did do is produce the size of an audience that we simply haven't seen before it's a really nice movie and

victoria azarenko news stories? it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. >> tom clancy the best-selling author of high-tech thrillers like the hunt for red october and patriot games has died. tom clancy -- tom ackerman looks back at his remarkable life and career. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: tom clancy's novels read like action-packed movie scripts and many became just that. as well as best-selling video games. a former insurance salesman who never served in the military, clancy's first thrill he should the hunt for red october, was an instant success. its cold war plot like many of the books for follow pitted good guides, usually americans, gets their foes. >> this thing could park a couple of hundred warheads off washington. nobody would know a thing about it until it was all over. >> reporter: clancy's commands of high-tech warfare and spy craft was so detailed, that a secretary of the u.s. navy. once demand today know who had leaked him classified information. but clancy said it was spooky to learn that he had made up things

victoria azarenko my name is ranjani chakraborty, i' ♪ ♪ >>> we've got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis. >> the u.s. government is back open for business after the senate and house sign off on an 11th our plan. president obama signed it ending the 16-day shutdown raising the debt controlling and avoiding a potential global economic meltdown. after two days of diplomatic talks on the future of iran's nuclear program, significant progress, but no official agreement. iran says it's willing to modify its nuclear program in exchange for severe sanctions being lifted. new jersey elects us first black u.s. senator, new york mayor cory brooker won a special election giving the