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welcome back to al jazeera. members of congress are being briefed right now about syria.

>> possibly to start the end of this week, about now. now things look so very different. the loyal britt whose have stood by the americans in iraq, and

afghanistan will not be onboard, this time. so obama has to decide, i think, whether to go it alone with perhaps the support of the french. and it looks like there's no way he is going to have a u.n. security council mandate. i think part of the parliamentary debate. i think they tried again. the russians seem to be opposed. another meeting of the permanent five members does not seem to have brought any progress, so i think the original plan of the obama administration is perhaps as little unraveling. >> that is another problem for the white house, if they want to wait for that report. the u.n. inspectors have

finished their work. they will then be leaving syria by saturday. i heard from senior u.n. source, that they don't have any mobile with syria. what i have been told, is that once they get out of syria, all the samples and i have told them they have been successful, they have taken statutes from the bodies that have died ae all hao laboratories in europe, where they will be tested. and i have been told that testing will take not days possibly weeks. >> al jazeera's diplomatic editor at the united nations. james, thank you, and while the u. n. inspectors the white house is facing questions. about how to justify military strikes on syria. al jazeera has been talking with national security experts and joins us live now from washington. and never be, has the united states attacked another country for using chemical weapons time?t its own people, why is

>> well, that's right. what experts are saying a possible attack against syria, at this point while it would be unprecedented is a question of credibility. that the president is likely to try to move ahead with the military strike to deter syria from using these weapons again, and to send a message, that these weapons cannot fall into the hands of terrorists. >> and paul, do the analysts believe the obama administration, is trying to send a message to other countries. not just syria in this matter? >> that's right. what they are saying is that it is specifically about iran, he has told iran that all options are on the table. including military options to prevent them from developing their nuclear program any further. so if he lets this go in syria, the deterrent threat in iran will be weakened. >> in washington, d.c., paul, appreciate it. thank you. >> russian president vladimir putin has been mostly silent

about syria, but today russian said he is sending two of its warships to the eastern mediterranean. it was the height of the cold war that the deal was struck. in 1980, the aging sign add treaty of cooperation and friendship, with the then syria president. it was a master stroke of soviet strategy that immediately turned the soviet union and later russia into a major player in that tinderbox of the middle east, with the soviets have been silk weapons to syria since the 1973 war. zero years ago. sew what does russia get today? it has access to a base, russian's only military base outside the former soarm sales,l weapons, i ported by russia go to syria.

net worth $1.5 billion a year. and lastly, unparalleled access to syria's military and security apparatus. little surprise in the u.n. security council that russia over the last two years has consistently voted down resolutions calling for sanctions on syria. but one voice has remained silent. vladimir putin in a calculated display of indifference to the threat of the u. intervention in syria, was 6,000-kilometers from on thursday, expect flood defenses in the east. >> i don't think that putin has something to say just now. to come up and to say that this attack will be wrong and a mistake, and a crime, and don't do it, while i think everybody knows that it will happen anyway. it doesn't make any sense to putin, and i'm sure he will adhere after the strike, and he

will strongly condemn. >> as for the russian people, a poll on wednesday revied that 39% have never even heard of the war. >> at the moment, i'm occupied with other things. i don't follow the news. >> they invaded i iraq the state your named out there was no chemical weapons. they will use this as an excuse to launch an attack. >> and maintaining its roll as the protector of syria. and to that end, two russian warships were deployed to the eastern mediterranean on thursday, as tensioned continue to rise. a reminder in nail forces that this is not solely an american pawn. so the one man who has enough clout with president asaad to enchurch him to go to the negotiating tables after any strikes on his country, remains fundamentally opposed to the

military action that could bring about these new talks in the first place. al jazeera, in moscow. >> the justice department says it will not sue the states of colorado and washington to politic them from legalizing recreational marijuana use, instead the government outlines its priorities for enforcing laws including keeping pot out of the hands of minors and keepinkeeping the drug cartels . this leave ms. trying to figure out how to make money off this newly legal industry. allen has more now from seattle. >> in a basement room, in a nontranscript warehouse, gives office small whiff of the future of big weed. >> we won some awards for this. you smell it you are going to get blueberry cheesecake. >> this is a 500 square foot growing room, but his company is permitted for nearly 20 times that. and is ready to roll out even more production space.

the cannabis cust vagues business is good right now. >> we help provide over 10,000 patients with the medication that they need. >> but with the state finalizing rules for a licensed and regulated industry, the future looks even righter. >> where do you see that going for recreational marijuana. >> massive. >> the washington liquor control board is still calculating how many growers process sorts and retailers will be licensed. but before the legalization vote, the state estimated more than 360,000 adult customers every year, would need pot. a former microsoft corporate strategy manager wants to reach just some of those customers preferably the older richer ones. >> baby peoplers is our market. we don't even want people in their 20's. >> he and his partners are still figuring out packaging details but he already has a planned name, growers lined up and

plenty of investor interest. a very smart business plan. >> the core strategy was involved under an extremely good. >> and then there are other varieties a whole other sort of family. >> so you were high when you had this vagues? >> that's correct. >> and before a single store is open, that vision includes expansion. >> yeah, we are thinking internationally. >> but the potential major players in this infant industry have a warning about get rich quick dreams. >> can a person get in on the ground floor? >> the ground floor happened years ago. that's the truth of it. >> al jazeera, seattle washington. >> the makers of tylenol say they will start warning of potentially fatal risks on the bottles of the painkiller. johnson & johnson say it will warn users against taking too much. amido lawsuits and pressure from the federal government taking too much of the drug can cause

liver damage. johnson & johnson says it will appear on the caps of each new bottle of extra strength tylenol. the i.r.s. has married same sex couplecouples in all states canw file joint returns. the ruling comes to months after the supreme court validated key provisions of a defense of marriage act. a school where students don't wreak books instead they use ipads almost exclusively, but critics say the school is just setting up the kids for failure.

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hurricane katrina slammed the shore on the gulf coast. more than 1800 people were killed. and the city of new orleans was devastated the recovery there is still very much underway, andy gallagher introduces us now to the creative people who have gone to the big easy to help drive its revival. matthew's come a long way since helping his father fix up houses in vermont. he is now a respected furniture desnowier a booming business. >> this material is what makes my work beautiful to me. and like many of the creative entrepreneurs he was drawn to new orleans in the desperate days following hurricane katrina. >> i visited and really fell in love with the city. the music, the young people moving here. who really had it in their heart they wanted to be part of rebuilding the city. >> and the influx of the young and the talented is obvious across the city.

shared work spaces like the heart of downtown are increasingly common. and new orleans is now ranked as one of north america's biggest brain magnets. a trend that finance professor says is a game changer. >> the real difference after katrina is it has raised the bar, it has raised the level of possibilities the r the city and what people can do here. >> little doubt that this new generation of fresh flood is helping to stage a remarkable come back. when you come to neighborhoods like the lower 9th ward, it is obvious some problems still endure. >> good job. >> problems is keeply aware of. he grew up in the lore 9th and now run as program that mentors fatherless boys. many people simply never returned to his old neighborhood. >> the person across the street knew. the person -- this was a family. new orleans we are all family to live across the street and not see your neighbor there, it has to be an empty feeling.

an alone feeling. >> . >> the picture for new orleans then is of a slow but steady recovery, thousands never returned after hurricane katrina, but many have, and are proud to call the big easy home. new orleans. >> a 24 people are dead following flooding in molly's capitol city. state officials say torrential rains are causing houses to collapse. many of the victims lived in mud walled homes that simply collapsed as the waters rose. one man returned home to learn that his wife and four children has been killed. the president of tokyo's electric power company apologizes for the way the company handled contaminated water leaks at the damaged nuclear plant in fukushima. the president met the chairman of the fisheries cooperatives in tokyo, the meeting followed revelations that radio active water was leaking from tanks and

may ventedded the pacific ocean. ♪ . >> michael lees is here now with the very latest on a blockbuster deal. >> huge deal. >> huge deal. some people say it could have been bigger. the nfl and 4500 retired players have reached an agreement on the largest sports lawsuit in history. with the league prepared to shell out $765 million. two former players all of them have suffered concussions and other head injuries. the playered had claimed that the league intentionally with held information to the players would return to the field faster and to protect the image. a claim the league has denied and continues to do so even after today's settlement. executive vice president said in a statement today, commissioner gadell and every owner gave them the same direction, do the right thing for the game and the men that played it.

we felt it was critical to get money to those that deserves rather than spend millions of dollars on litigation. this is an important step to build on significant changes to make the game safer, and we will continue our work to better the long term health and well being of nfl players. now, a few days before today's announcement, i spoke to one of the plaintiffs from this lawsuit, former new york giants loan in order marshal about why he thought it was so important for the nfl to act on this issue. >> the public doesn't want to hear that you make 16, $12 billion a year, and you are doing nothing to help the indigent. or doing nothing to help the guys that helped build the game, build the sport. when i joins the giants the giants were probably $100 million franchise. now it is a $1.6 billion franchise. i mean you tell me. most corporations when they hire a guy, and the guy retires after 30 years, they find a way to take care of the guy. don't just reward him a gold

rolex. >> here is how the deal breaks down. celt $5 million will go to base line. and $10 million will go towards a separate research and education fund. now for the individuals it means those suffers from alzheimerss disease can receive up to $5 million, 4 million for those diagnosed with c.t.e., a brain disorder relative to head injuries and former players with dementia can receive as much as $3 million. approximately half of the settlement will be pays over the next three years with the balance paid over the next 17. now to the college level. with 13 games on the schedule. mark morgan joins us now, where the 6th ranks gamecocks are hosting carolina. i am wondering what the scene was like prior to this game. obviously s.e.c. football is huge, but a lot of expectations for the season as well. >> you know, there are, michael.

south carolina has had very very passionate football fans and that has really -- that excitement and those expectations have risen throughout the time that steve purier has been here. purier has built a very very solid program. we will show you the fans filing in earlier tonight. a crowd of 80,000. again the gamecocks the hottest ticket in town. they built a very solid program here, and those expect taxes will talk more about those in a second, remember south carolina has won 11 games in the last two seasons. so expectations build every year here. and they are expected to have a terrific team this season. and again, kicking off their season this evening against north carolina. mark, let's touch on those expectations right now. therapy far the king of the s. e.c. right now, but in that eastern conference, eastern division of the s. e. c., south carolina ranks 6th in the country, a lot of people believe they can't make it to the game and challengal a.m. for that

title. >> . >> yeah, i know earlier here in the off season, a couple weeks ago, steve purier says hey, we beat georgia each of the last two seasons but then georgia won out. so georgia made it to the champion game, losing first to lsu, and obviously that incredible thriller to alabama. so spurrier is thinking hey, if we can beat georgia, the two biggest game, you have to beat georgia and then that huge game later. no lsu, and no texas a&m on the schedule this year. so south carolina again to take that next step, they have to win the east, get to the title game, and then face the winner of the west, which most people think will likely be alabama. >> the one player that all comes to the forefront of everybody's mind. mainly considered to be the best overall player. some people say he should be in contention for the heisman.

carl woodson of michigan the only defensive player to win back in 1997, but remember woodson was also a returner, so he did some things offensively for that michigan team as well. but clownny, 6'6", 274, defensive end, all-american gets into the backfield so quickly, he disrupted everything. georgia says you essentially can't politic the die with only one person, so clownny in the spotlight tonight, as he will be all year and probably in that heisman race. may have a seat in new york. >> rare that the defensive players. >> columbia in south carolina. >> including top seeded serena

williams. he wins easily in 6'3", 6-lo. also a straight set onener thea today. more action coming it up later tonight. >> the greatest of all time. it happening right now in the netherlands. schools now are going ultrahigh tech. and as al jazeera reports the dutch government is planning to open more of these schools very soon. a new school year, a new approach in the nether-land. 2013 is all about the ipad. >> we have to prepare the children for that very fast

changing world. one of seven here with three more on the way, the boats relegated to the public. pupils stating age four, get the ipad and the entire curriculum revolved around it. this is he hopes the future. >> so i saw my daughter when she was one years old, she started to use the ipad, and now that she is four years old, and school doesn't use ipads and she is out of the future to the past. >> a teacher, no she is a coach. that's how they are here. no strict start and finish times the ipad is the teacher and it is with them at school and at home. even by dutch standards this is a very informal, very relaxed approach to learning. obviously the children love it. the critics in so much. they will tell you that school is not just about lessons it is about discipline, routine,

social skills and when it comes to those things and these things there isn't an app for that. >> i have seen too many experiments with pupils getting too little education, no teachers whatsoever, so we have to be careful. >> this school is just a few minutes walk and yet a world away. at least for now. there's only one ipad here, and it's used to compliment rather than replace traditional lessons. >> we use ours to support our children. it more practical. they need to learn it in the real world. >> back at the steve jobs school, you will find few criticisms. certainly not from the students. >> it is really handy. >> nor from the parents. >> it is all fun and games the kids here are learning stuff. >> these schools are not affiliated with apple, and i doubt they will be watching closely. the dutch government certainly is. al jazeera, in the netternd las. >> rebecca stephens is next going to check on the forecast, and coming up at the top of the

hour, real money with alley. >> coming up, america's economic recovery seems to be on the right track, butly tell you how u.s.d. p. stacks up against the rest of the world. plus, a look at seattle's big dig, and explores what it means for this nation's economy and its aging infrastructure that's all ahead on al jazeera america. our children and to get 7.35 raise up to 12.35 or 15. the young folks. >> what are the laws going to begin to take effect? >> reporter: the laws do not go

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hi, i'm meteorologist rebecca stevenson. it's been record breaking heat in the mid wet, and we are doing to continue to get this even through tomorrow. two temperatures today were so hot, you add in the humidity, and what it feels like up to 100, to 105. we have a high of 106 in minneapolis today. and the heat advisory, or the accepted heat warnings will continue through the day tomorrow. we will finally start to get a little bit of cooler air, trying to work its way into the end of the week. so it will be hot here, and just be primed and ready for some thunderstorms to roll through. temperatures now just cooling off. even for tulsa you are still at 97 degrees.

now tomorrow's temperatures back into the 90 pes. to the west, will be starting to warm up more after today's rainfall. as temperature spikes when we get the sun tomorrow. and on the east coast, ton sticky side. we are seeing the rain push offshore. we are seeing rain also from north dakota. we had a severe thunderstorm watch earlier. north dakota over to wisconsin tomorrow, watch out for the potential of some severe thunderstorms. now as we go to the radar and clouds for the entire nation, you may notice, it is sitting high and dry in the central portion of the state. we will have more detailed on that coming up in the next news hour. 0's

hello, and welcome to al jazeera. here are tonight's top stories. members of congress are being briefed about syria. some lawmakers say the president has not made a case for u.s. military action. despite the conclusion that that carried out a chemicals weapon attack against civilians. the administration said it would still act without support from alleys or the u.n. demanding a raise, but the rest of the industry says it can't afford to pay them more, insisting higher wagers would lead to higher prices. california officials say they plan to fully sur