>> barack obama -- >> these are some of the stories we are gofollowing at this hour >> the world with many dangers, this. >> president obama calls for strikes on syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. then he challenged congress to approve a military option. after the unexpected presidential punt, the ball is now firmly in congress's court. the lawmakers are not rushing back from a break to vote on military action in syria. now, it could take weeks for a final decision. heading home, former south african nelson man dela returns

from the hospital. the beloved leader remains in critical condition. and, cue the music. after a hazing death nearly ended the program, the florida a and m marching band returns to the field today. [ music ] president obama asks congress to approve military strikes against syria. the request surprised many in washington and was met with a mix of praise and criticism. at this point, though, no one knows exactly what the house or the senate might do. but for now, it appears to have put the brakes on any military action. >> here is my question for every member of congress and every member of the global community: what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price?

>> the president's decision pushes back any possible u.s. strike on syria by at least a week. the senate foreign relations committee will the begin debate on the issue this tuesday, the 3rd. but any vote before the full congress can't happen until monday, september 9th, when lawmakers return from summer recess. so this morning, many are asking: is president obama building a consensus or just passing the buck? patty:han has more in washington. >> as union inspectors arrived, the u.s. smiliest strike send imminent sending syrians across the border. all. >> obama. their chants heard faintly in the rose garden as president barack obama told the world he wants to strike. he's ready, but it's going to have to wait: he now wants the approval of the u.s. congress. >> while i believe i have the authority to carry out this

military action without specific congressional authorization, i know that the country will be stronger if we take this course and our actions will be even more effective. we should have this debate because the issue are too big for business as usual >> reporter: but it won't happen soon. the president is not calling congress back into session. some politicians will return in the coming days for a series of hearings, but there won't be a full debate or vote until after both houses have returned from summer recess on september the 9th. it came as a big surprise, since members of his administration started talking tough on syria, they have avoided questions about seeking a congressional vote. >> we are engaging in what we believe our responsibility is here, which is to consult with congress. >> consult with congress? >> it is important for his administration to consult with congress in a row bust way. >> the administration doesn't ask is for permission before when taking broader action in libya.

they said they didn't need approval. airstrikes and missiles didn't qualify. now, they believe congress should weigh in on syria, a body which hasn't been able to pass a budget or even bills with broad public support. the majority of americans don't want to intervene in syria, making this vote a tough sell according to analyst bill scneider. >> i think about a third of the congress is ready to support the president and a third will not support the president and that includes conservative republicans and liberal democrats and about a third are just up in the air, including a lot of democrats and some republicans. they are just up in the air. they are waiting to see the evidence, and we demand a very high standards of evidence after the experience in iraq. >> now had a he has made this move, the administration will lile have to answer questions it has so far awarded. what is the legal justification? the national interest, the potential consequences? until those questions are asked and answered and if nothing changes on the ground in syria, it appears for now, u.s. intervention is on hold.

patty colhain, al jazeera, washington. >> members of congress weighed in on the president's decision. john boehner released a statement saying, quote, we are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in syria in response to serious questions being raised. >> nor republican congressman, peter king, said, quote, president obama is abdicating his responsibility as commander in chief and undermining the authority of future presidents. the president doesn't need 535 members of congress to enforce his own red line. other lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are weighing in as well. >> i do think the president is to be commended for bringing this action to congress. this is not indecision on his part. it's democracy. >> i am very, very glad that the president listened to

bi-partisan calls to come before congress. >> i don't think among the family of civilized nations that we can allow him to get away with this. and as far as i am concerned, we should have struck today. >> paul beevan is live in washington with more of the political risks and rewards the president is facing. paul, do you have any sense of how the house and senate will vote? >> reporter: well, the house and 7 gnat, there are a number of things that happened, on tuesday, the senate foreign relations committee will begin debate. senate robert menendez, democrat will be pres side okay tuesday and he said it's his view military divorce is justified. there will be debate starting in the senate. this afternoon, the white house is going to be briefing select members of congress and they have been very public about making sure the media knows where that is. so the politics here are, they are going to be cameras there. we are going to be seeing which

members of congress show up for that meeting, who is going in and out and who is listening to the white house on this. obviously, the politics, the politics at stake are huge. the debate has already started on twitter. right away, a republican from missouri, bilk long, tweeting, "good decision by the president. he will seek our approval. thank you." justice amish from -- tweeting, it's unfortunate it's gotten to the point where i have to thank the president for following the constitution and the law. so the politics in play immediately following the president's decision. morgan? >> paul, you mentioned select members of congress. is this seen as a partisan issue? >> reporter: 0, absolutely. absolutely. the president really is gambling here in a way that was -- it was so unexpected for him to turn the tables and throw it back in to congress's court. yesterday, you might have heard david shuster and mike viqueira saying that he is staking

essentially the rest of his president on this. if he loses this vote in the congress, it may shut down momentum for any other initiatives but if he wings, the momentum that would build after this would be formidable. >> thank you so much, paul beban, live from washington. next up, to break down the president's political motivations, let's bring in dominic carter. thank you so much for being with us today >> good morning. it's an honor to be here. >> thank you. it's a pleasure to have you. if congress votes against a strike on syria, does that automatically make president obama a lame duck president >> as your reporter just said in washington, absolutely, yes. the stakes are high on this, morgan. it's a huge political gamble that the president is taking, under take can, but at the same time, it's very smart because he is seeking political cover and he's obtaining it. the president is essentially saying to congress, morgan: put up or shut up. either vote for military action

or plane why you are not supporting it. so, you have to go back. you have to rewind to fully understand this. president obama, then a candidate, catapulted to the top of the democratic field. why? because of his opposition to the war in iraq. who paid the most price in that democratic primary. there are many that make a strong argument that her support of the war in iraq cost hillary clinton the presidency. the president is saying to members of congress, you can't have it both ways. if i am out there on a limb, you come out there with me and explain your position especially considering he is having a hard time building the international support right now. >> now, you said put up or shut up. so what do you say to the nay sayers like senators graham, mccain. is there any option that will make them happy? >> those are the types the president is playing to, because

the grahams of the world and so on, senator mccain out of arizona, these little folks, some that immediately called for military action and then the president said, yes, we are going to do military action and then they said, wait a minute, you know, it has to go to congress. now, it's a huge risk, also, because, one, it could completely undermine his presidency and future presidents. at a time could literally, morgan, tie the hands of future presidents because it sets the precedent of being forced politically to gol to congress for military, and as you well know, we have already seen three examples in recent memory of the reagan, president carter, the first bush, where they did not go to congress and seek military action. and panama and grenadea and president clinton in which the vote was tired in congress and he went ahead anyway.

so it's a brilliant move. but it comes with enormous risk now, you talk about being forced politically. republicans on the hill call obama weak on terror and he, himself, said he was war-weary. is this his chance to prove that he is up to the task. >> republicans on the hill, they call this president weak no matter what. so partisan politics may end up coming into play here but this is all about a record, being on the record, being on the record. >> that's why the president is doing this. he is saying i am not going to go with this alone when my background is against military action. but he box would himself in with his redline comment and chemical weapons being used so he has to do something. so the president is essentially saying, i am willing to do it, but i am not going to do it alone. >> political analyst, dominic carter, thank you so much for joining us today. keep it here on al jazeera for continuing coverage of the

crisis on syria, and you can also stay up to date with the latest information on our website at aljazeera.com. and, of course, join the conversation. a major ford recall impacting hundreds of thousands of very popular cars including many driven by cops across the country. plus, a heart-stopping landslide all caught right there on camera. we will tell you where this very close call happened. a and a youth hostile in detroit trying to drum up tourist business for the city just one tourist at a time.

>> more now on our top story, president obama asking congress to approve military strikes against syria. david jackson joins us live from beirut. david, how are people there reacting to president obama's announcement? david, i'm sorry. i think we are having some difficulty. david, we will come back to you later in the program. thank you so much. meanwhile, legendary broadcaster, sir david frost has died. he was 74 years old. his journalism career spanned

decades. recently he hosted hour-long shows for al jazeera. he worked as a comedy writer and a daytime television show called the frost report. but he was perhaps best known for a series of very revealing interviews he did with former president nixon back in the '60s. years later, those conversations were the basis for the award-winning movie: "frost-nixon." ford motors is calling three -- recalling ford crowne victoria, mercury march keen and lincoln towncar manufactured from 2005 to 2011. it will agents about 307,000 cars sold in the u.s. and in canada. the problem is decaying metal that may cause drivers to lose the ability to steer the car. ford said in a statement issued saturday that it's unaware of any accidents or injuries linked to the issue. the crown victoria is a matter

often used for police cruisers. >> detroit is now the largest city in the u.s. to declare bankruptcy. but now, the motor city is getting some help from a group called ho hostel detroit serving as an am bats tore to those who want to see another side of the troubled city. bisi oline-eri reports >> reporter: amidst the decay is working to change public perception and show tourists a great time. >> the next of hostel detroit is the to make sure travelers coming to detroit have a cheap, affordable place to stay and that when they come here, they have an experience that allows them to see detroit the way detroiters see it. >> the key concept of hostel detroit is the paring volunteer ambassadors for free cultural tours for art, architecture and music and the hidden gems of the city but it takes some special

locals to show visitors the bright side. the hostel has hosted over 2,000 people from 23 countries since opening in 2011. >> by, you are welcome to come take a look around. >> stops on these tours include the lincoln street art park, previously a burned-out lot, revived by several local artists. the heidelberg project, a youth-based art installment covering two blocks of what was rubble and the historic bell isle. >> our role with the ambassador program and with the hostel is to show people a great experience in detroit and change people's minds about detroit one person at a time. >> their message has traveled halfway around the world, attracting travelers from austria to australia >> the ambassador program enables you to get to know people who are involved in the development of the city, and they provide you with a lot of

information on how to discover the city on your own. >> it was like being with a friend, you know, driving around, showing you places and stuff. >> showcasing street art and other bright spots of culture around town. the ambassadors hope to leave a better impression than that of a dying city. >> we really, really have the opportunity to take a lot of the positive things that are happening and really create at super wonderful and vibrant city that's even more wonderful and vibrant than it already is. we are right at the edge of that moment. >> despite bankruptcy, bad headlines and pictures of decay, hostel detroit is determined to do its part in reclaiming pride of place. bisi onile-eri, detroit. friends and scientists have begun digging up thousands of graphs at the former doze you're school for boy. so far only bone fragments.

several former students at the school which closed in 2011 say children were beaten and tortures. researchers from southern florida are hoping to identify the remains and return them to their families. a house fire in new york has claimed the lives four children. it happened friday night in the upstate town of elmira. they say they were all siblings under the age of 15. it's not clear yet if any adults were, in fact, in the home at the time. the cause of the fire is still unknown. the wildfire in and around yosemite national park is now bigger than the entire city of dallas. smoke is making it harder for crews to battle the blaze and a fire fighting aircraft is grounded because of the low visibility. the fire is one of the worst in california's history. dramatic footage of a driver in taiwan coming this close to being crushed by a bolder during a land slide. the car suffered extensive

damage but the couple inside escaped with minor injuries. the land slide was triggered by days of ran from tropical storm conr a. y. >> lay day weekend, i am not sure what your plans are but i am sure you are incorporating a bit of travel this frontal boundary over 117 reports of damaging winds, greater than 60 miles per hour and we are looking for it to be active. not a lot going on. we have stronger storms making their way down iowa into missouri but when we track into the later portion of the day, the heat pushing in off of the gulf is going to help destabilize the atmosphere and cause volatile styles. dallas, 104, san antonio, right

at 100. it's a little bit cooler at corpus crihristie. across omaha and kansas city, you can see improvement acrossmacross minneapolis and they are in the 70s, a lot closer to where they should be at this time of the year. >> that's because the front already pushed through. you can see the frontal boundary there. later on in the day, i think all the way from peorism a down into springfield, missouri we will see the chance for damaging winds, hail and for a few isolated tornados. it's this frontal boundary that's going to make its way into the needed as we track into tomorrow. it's going to be a wet day along i-95, particularly across new england into new york state. if you are traveling, use precaution. you can see showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. on monday, as we climb to a high of 86 and it slowly begins to get cooler into wednesday. that same frontal boundary going to be pushing on into the southeast and they are anticipating the arrival of very

well weather over the next couple of days. if you are traveling along i-95, i-75 or i-10, use precaution over the roadways in the next couple of days. in addition, atlanta, you have showers and thunderstorms in the forecast monday, also on into tuesday. high, around 89 degrees and nothing but smoldering humidity. stay nice and hydrated if you are headed out. we expect to see clear skies wednesday into thursday, our highs in the 80s. overnight lows will be in the 60s. morgan back to you? >> thank you so much. now, while legal immigrants can own businesses and serve in most political offices in the u.s., they haven't yet been able to serve on juries. that could soon change in california. jennifer lund. n reports on why lawmakers are willing to expand the pool of jews and some aren't happy about it >> reporter: in kaufl, lawful immigrants search as witnesses, attorneys, even judges but they can't serve as jurors. >> the state assembly is trying

to change that, saying there is a needed to create juries that reflect wider society. >> you want the pool of people to consist of all elements of our community. we are at a time where at least in california, we have, you know, suggesting there is many non-citizens that are living here. i am looking for ways to improve the delivery and access to justice for everybody who lives here. >> temporary visa holders and undocumented immigrants will still remain indelible to serve. so if governor brown signs this measure into law, it will open the jury box to more than 3 million potential jurors. >> potential jurors like anthony scorty. >> i think it's great that we as green card holders should serve as jury members because we pay taxes and we have the laws. he left his home in london in the mid 90s to pursuant acting career in los angeles.

skordi says while he is happy to have his rights expanded, it's not looking forward to sebbing. >> it takes time out of my day. you don't know how long the case could go on for, and i have other commitments. i ha as everybody else does. >> aside from someone's personal feelings about serving, joann demitrius says as a matter of public city, allowing non-citizens to serve on a jury is not a good idea. >> they are going to have potentially a very difficult time understanding the norms, the various things that are important to us in our judicial system. so i am saying that any defendant should have the opportunity to have somebody else who is a united states citizen to serve and decide their fate, whether it's in a criminal case or a civil case. >> the majority of republican lawmakers also >> the measure.

assemblies man rocky chavez argued on the assembly floor august 22nd >> where do we come upon imposing upon other people who are choosing to work here or go to school here the responsibility that a citizen has? you know, is there a problem with the judicial system offering citizenship to come serve on juries? last year, 9 million citizens showed up to serve on juries only one 65,000 of them served so there is no problem of trying to get people to serve on juries. >> the complex problem of whether legal i am grants should serve on juries could soon be answered simply. it could become law. jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles >> pom pom asked congress to okay strikes in syria but will the divided house and senate green light the next? plus more bad news from japan on

the fukishimi plant. we will have news on a new leak that has greatly increased radio activity. >> plenty of drama from college tall. that would include this guy hind me, johnmy manzel, but this time, it was on the field drama. i will tell you more about that later onspots. that? next.

my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. right now, you are looking at live pictures from johan he is es burg in just a short time nelson mandela went home. the 95-year-old anti-apart i'd

hero was discharged this morning after a nearly 3-month stay with a lung infection. tanya page joins us live from johannesburg where the former leader remains in critical condition. if his health hasn't changed and he is in critical condition, why is he being discharged? >> reporter: i think he has been discharged between given the choice between being intensive care in the hospital and at home in the comfort of your own home, i think we all kn know. the south african presidency was at pains in its news release to say that an intensive care unit has been set up in his house and home that's a suburb home just behind me, he is getting all of the care he needs to maintain

that critical but stable condition. they also went on to say that the entire medical attempt that's been treating him in pretty or i can't has moved here. he is getting the very best care possib possible. but this time, at least in the comfort from his own home. >> and tania, you mentioned the critical care unit being moved to his home. what kind of treatment will he receive by those doctors there? >> reporter: well, which is where at least the president wants top preserve as much of the privacy of the former president as possible. one thing they have been saying over the last couple of weeks in his their news releases is at times, doctors do have to make medical interventions. they don't describe in detail at all exactly what that means or what those are. and i think that really is because at least as far as the family is concerned, you know,

they want to maintain some level of privacy for a man who has drawn, you know, tens of thousands of people to the outside of the hospital in pretty or i can't where he was for several months, and i am sure that over the coming days, we will see an increase in the number of people coming here to his house in and home delivering messages of support. they just don't want to give us all of the information pertaining to his care to try to protect his privacy as much as they can. >> tania page from johannesburg, thank you. the operator of japan's fukishima power plant say it has found new radiation leaks. they are 18 times higher than previously measured. the tokyo electric power company says the leak was detected during an inspection on saturday. craig is live. is this a new leak or did

earlier inspections just miss it? >> reporter: this seems to be a new leak of highly radioactive water from a pipe connecting to water-cooling tank. the problem with this leak, though, is that it suggests the other 1600 takes on site that there could be further leaks they haven't even detected yet. what's extraordinary about this story -- >> i'm sorry, craig. i was asking you: what exactly has been the response from the japanese government? >> reporter: the japanese government called for international help saying it would take any advice at this point. what's extraordinary is that last week when they discovered 300 tons of radioactive water had leaked from one of the tank, they measured that water at 100 milliliters per hour. >> that's the level of radiation. they, as you mentioned, they are now saying that that's 18 times higher and it appears they got that wrong because they are their equipment wasn't capable of measuring beyond 100 mil i at

a time. anyone standing near that water would in fact die within four hours. this issue is far from contained and the japanese government is getting more desperate about how it's going to deal with it. >> you mentioned a they are getting desperate. what's the immediate plan for dealing with fukushima >> they are saying they may dip into an emergency funneled of it $36,000,000,000 to help tackle this problem. but this is a problem that isn't going to go away any time in the near future. experts say this is going to take 40 to 100 years to contain this problem, to clean up and to make it go away. it's as bad as the chernobyl situation was 25 years ago, and they at this point in time, they have no answer for it. >> craig leeson live from hong kong.

thank you, craig, for joining us this morning. president obama caught many by surprise when politically speaking, he punted, asking congress for its approval to launch strikes on syria. the rest of congress will take up the issue when they return from a break in just over a week. david shuster has reaction to the president's decision >> reporter: the president stepped into the rose garden and delivered a political shot: >> i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. >> reporter: that means there will be no attack on syria for at least 9 days. it will depend on votes in the senate and house. >> today, i am asking congress to send a message to the world that we are ready to move forward together as one nation >> reporter: lawmakers who demanded immediate aggressive action against syria were stunned. republican congressman peter king accused the president of

quote abdicating his responsibility. senators john mccain and lindsey graham signaled the president will not get their vote because the limited attack the administration is seeking approval for would not change the battlefield momentum. other law makes makers said they detected political weakness saying he did not seek approval from congress two years ago before launching cruise missiles at the gadaffi regime in libya. by relying upon democratic and concongressional help now against certain syria, the president is taking a huge political risk. administration officials acknowledge a defeat would undermine president obama and turn him into an early lame duck signalling his ability to move the agenda is gone. a win would give momentum heading into difficult votes later this fall on immigration,

the budget and raising the debt ceiling. the president, however, urged lawmakers to put politics aside. >> i ask you, members of congress, to consider that some things are more important than partisan differences or the politics of the moment. >> congressional leaders say they will schedule debate to start as early as september 9th. david shuster, al jazeera. >> president obama said his military advisors told him strikes on syria would not be any different today or even a month from now. the results would still be the same. retired lieutenant general richard knewton served as former assistant vice chief of staff for the u.s. air force. general, how do you respond to the president's statement? i mean does it matter when we strike? >> morgan, certainly the joint chiefs of staff led by our chairman, general marty dempsey, has advised president we have all of the tools in place required for an effective limited strike. as the president said yesterday, we could attack today. we could attack a week from now.

we could attack 30 days from now. so i believe that truly, he's gotten the advice and really what this advice and cape abilities of our military as well as our intelligence apparatus has brought the president some time now that he does want to go to congress. >> given this potential airstrike, does support increase if it is a targeted airstrike? >> that's up to the american people and up to the congress to vince our congress as well. again, though, certainly from a retired military officer or 7 ario officer, myself, i believe that truly we have the things in place in the theater that would all allow us to do what the president as has asked us to do, a limited strike. >> we have been hearing assad has been using political prisoners as human shields. >> that provides a conundrum for our military and military planners. we not only have we bought time

obviously for the president to go to our congress but you also bought time for assad so you have given him an opportunity to, as you say, perhaps put people in the way of targets and so forth, but has also allowed him perhaps opportunity to move his art i willae pieces and other parts of his military. there is a little bit of advantage in time to assad as well. >> the big question is: how targeted can something like this really be? how can we ensure that civilians aren't, in fact, hurt? >> the capabilities we have on scene with the u.s. naval strafers, with the tomahawkmisses are precise. they have been working ongoing after targets that would limit civilian casualties. again, it again, it's part of a larminger effort, you know, with intelligence sources as well, making sure we pinpoint those targets. i think we can be effective based on the next we are handed. general, you talk about this larger effort. the big question is: will a military strike work? and if not, what happens? ? >> that's the 64,000 dollar

question. again, i believe the president needs to identify what, you know, what's the scope? what is the outcome we want to achieve? what's the end game. >> that's very -- that's still a little bit cloudy right now. >> retired lieutenant richard knewton, thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> and meanwhile, next up, thank you for joining us this morning, and keep it here for al jazeera for continuing coverage of the crisis in syria. you can also stay up to date on our website at aljazeera.com and, as always, join the conversation because there is always more to it. pope francis has appointed a new top aid arch bishop pietr pietro perilin. he is an experienced vatican diplomat who is seen as part of a movement to modernize the papal court. a 5.9 magnitude earthquake

in china has left four people dead the quake hit the southwest part of the country on saturday, where 600 buildings fell and thousands more it cut off power and telephone sessions in the region. >> it is labor day weekend i am sure millions of americans will be traveling across the country. unfortunately, we have a frontal boundary making its way out of the north central plains into the midwest and i think today, we are going to see some potentially severe weather in terms of whind we could see wins up to 60 miles an hour and hail as big as three inches in diameter. where? i think across illinois on into missouri, even back into oklahoma. unfortunately, texas needs some rain, but they are not going to see any. it's going to be exceptionally hot, a lot of hot, humid unstable air pushing out in the south.

in dallas, you climb to 104. in corpus christie, nothing but humidity. it's oppressive but their high, 92 and san antonio at 100. this heating pushing off the golf is going to continue to charge from the north and interact with the air from the frontal boundary. you get the combination of hot air, cold air, i think the volatile storms will be across illinois, really across the great lakes region into nebraska and kansas. again, damaging winds, hail, even a chase for a few isolated toranados. the rain there is going to shift into the northeast as we track into tomorrow. over the next 24 hours,th the heaviest of the rain is going to be across new england along i-95 all the way down into the mid atlantic states. monday, we will see showers and thunderstorms. then, i think the skies do clear out here on tuesday on into wednesday. it gets a little bit cooler a little bit closer to fall-like weather. fall is right around the corne.,

the frontal boundary will push into the southeast as we track into your monday afternoon. also on into tuesday and i think we are going to see showers and thunderstorms in the. monday and tuesday in atlanta, they definitely don't need any more rain. they are way above. they have a surplus when it comes to the water stable, 86 here on wednesday, 87 on thursday with sunny skies and tem temps are going to be in the 60s. morgan back to you. >> thanks so much, julilia, ac-french company wants to extract gold in a protected area of the am zone. the residents there are furious. axis' gabrielle azonda has more >> reporter: a walk deep into the jungle is not an for theic holiday but a dway of daily lif and survival. >> here in the jungle, we go to hunt and to fish. it's our culture. without this jungle, we have

nothing here. >> benoit and 70 other people live deep in the jung els of french ghiana making this europe's only national park and only slice of the am zone. the io tourist destination's citizens have decided to protect it. in one hechter, there are more plant animal speasers but there is something else here, gold and lots of it. >> that's why the government granted a small french mining company called rexma a five-year license top explore it against the wishes of the villagers. the area the company wants to explore has an estimated 8 tongs of gold along the nearby limamad river. back in the capitol kian, there are allegations that rexma falsified documents but rexma

denies any wrongdoing and says the whole quantroversy is over blown. >> 12 hechtors? these twelve hectors will give the people jobs. >> rexma has offices set up and evennesses of heavy machinery ready to start digging as soon as they get final authorization. >> the issue with rexma has practical and symbolic. >> how can we have the moral authority to tell other countries smaller than us to preserve their forest. >> the residents continue to fear if the is given the green light t will mean pollution to the river and an influx of illegal gold miners in the area. as they gather for their daily game of petunk, all they can do is decide what government

officials far away will decide and europe's part of this pristine amazon >> reporter: we expect that this issue will be resolved sometime in the in connection two months or so. this has gone all the way up to the highest levels of the french governmenther watching closely primarily because this is part of france and this is a part of the amazon that historically has been so well protected. >> thank you so much, gabriel. the amazon runs through multiple countries. how does this issue compare to other countries that we have seen thus far? >> the amazon is in nine different countries actually. most people remember the amazon as being brazil because most of it is there but the issues in brazil and he can w ecuador is

more intention. the deforestation is on a grander scale than what we are seeing in french ghiana. but the issue is this is a part of france and france, and by extension, europe, are often the countries that are most vocal in international environmental conferences, pushing developing countries to scale back on deforestation. so this has a lot of practical implications for the people in saoul but i canplications as well. >>ax's gabriel's elizondo thank you. a marching band returns after a suspension for hazing.

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opening weekend in college tall has already given us a few surprises. our own jessica taff talks about that in sports. >> thank you, morgan. one of the best parts about college football is probably also one of the most infuriating. >> that's it is truly

unpredictable. isn't it always the case when you are dealing with 18 to 20-somethings? right? the match up, clemson and georgia lived up to the billing and tadge boyd was the headliner, tossed to sandy walk-ins who turned it into a 77 yard score. later on in the game with clemson up by 3, check this one out: again on the third and goal, tip-toes in and check it out again, gets the pile-on. it is a touchdown. he got his feet in bounds. the score now is 8, clemson upset number 5 georgia 38 to 28. the ncaa may have closed the book on the johnny manziel autograph state but tmanziel se out the entire first half of the season opener against rice but

after his suspension, but after getting into the game, he got bench again. check it out. manziel playing the role of cheerleader early on in the first half as thing agies took a 28-21 lead into the break against rice. second half action, much awaited debut, johnny football back wasting no time. got to work. mike evans for the 23 yard score. his second drive and safe bet, he might want to ditch his old signature move where he counted his money sign. manziel's stamp all over this game including three touchdown passes that didn't cost anybody, but this would. manziel can't seem to stay out of trouble. he gets caught up in all of the trash talk and midway through the fourth quarter gets called for unsportsman like conduct and benched by his head coach. ing agies hammer 52-31. johnny drama, the top of the discussion. >> i thought he was pressing a little bit early.

a couple of touchdown drives, helped the scrambles, and a foolish penalty at the end. you know, no matter what the comments are or what, you know, he's going to face that every week with people chirping, and that's -- that's not okay. i addressed that on the sideline right after the play. >> that's something he is going to have to deal with every week. >> were you planning on taking johnny out even before that penalty? >> no. >> what a difference a year makes. notre dame lost 1 time last season in the championship game but it's a whole new fighting irish team withta monte tao, an no worries because tommy reece is filling in the void, the senior quarterback tossed three touchdown passes against term.

the irish pulled away behind reece and his favorite target, t.j. jones who went for 138 yards on the day. six catches, notre dame steam rolling 26 at home. it's good timing to kelly, the eked a new five-year deal for bringing one of the legendary programs back to prominence after leading to the national championship game last season. >> pay attention, dewaun powers, including vernon adams of eastern washington, the eagles tb putting up video game line numbers against oregon state. adams passed for 411 yards, ran for 107 including that go ahead touchdown but it would come down to kicker trevor romaine who was wide right trying to, to tie things up. there you have it, the third time in just this opening week of college football, a team from the fcs has knocked off a ranked

fbs team. >> in baseball, a couple of transactions on saturday, former mvp justkin turn eaeaeau, dodge got michael young from the from the phillies this morning. >> that's a look at sports. >> speaking of supports, diana nyad is back, trying to swim from cuba to florida. this is her figure out attempt at the 103 mile crossing. her previous efforts had been cut short by jellyfish stings. if she encounters them again, she said she will put on a body suit and a face mask and then just keep on swimming. and the beat goes on. in 2011, a member of the florida a and m marching band was beaten to death in a hazing incident. there were criminal prosecutions. the president of the university resigned and the band was suspended for two years.

later today, the marching band returns to the field for the very first time. kilmeny dukehardt reports >> reporter: this weekend, college football is back. and so is the florida a and m marching band. >> i am comfortable with the decision that we have made to lift the suspension. >> interim president larry robinson took over shortly after the hazing death of robert champion. >> we have established some standards that we believe will be emulated by others. >> the school has certain several measures, including a new student code of conduct, new procedures to report and investigate hazing, an anti-hazing website and minimum grade standards that members need to keep >> this on campus, the moral was low. it was boring at the games. people weren't coming on to

support. so, it was tough for the whole student body, not just the band students. >> in 2011, the band had more than 400 members. today, it's less than half of that. downsized to numbers like in the 1960s, when former trombone player sill vestor young was marching. today, he is the new band director and is trying to change the culture. >> hopefully, we are coming out of that much smarter and much growner than we were prior to that. it's totally a different mindset in being a student in the stand. >> prosecutors have brought charges against a total of 15 defendants for the sachage hazing death of robert champion. five of those students have taken plea deals resulting in probation and community service. prosecutors are pushing for jail time for those still charged. for the family of drum major robert champion, they are seeking an undisclosed compensation from the university for pain and suffering and the

death of their son. still on the streets of tallahassee, home to the university, most people happy for the return of the band. but. >> a death occurred, and on one part, you say, yeah, it's too soon, and on another part, you say, give them another chance. >> and that is chance comes this weekend, when the band, more famous than its football team, performs in orlando at the start of the season. >> kill mkilmeny dukehardt. >> we are following: president obama calls for strikes for certain i can't while call okay congress to approve a military strike. >> former south african president mandela returned to his hold. he had been hospitalized with nearly three months with a very serious lung infection. ford rawls more than 350,000 full-size said answers because they could lose storing. it affects the ford crowne

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good morning. i am morgan radford. it's sunday, september 1st. these are some of the stories we are following >> in a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted. president obama calls for strikes on syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. after the unexpected presidential punt, the ball is now firmly in congress's court. the lawmakers are not rushing back from a break to vote on military action in syria. it could take weeks for a final decision. former south african president nelson mandela returns home from the hospital today