>> this is aljazeera. i'm tony harris in new york. our top stories with, a series of stops arched starts on syria's war. a u.n. delegation meeting is delayed. >> damascus is offered suggestions, while syria said it is prepared to hand over chemical weapons. >> the american public waits to see what comments president obama will make on a strike on syria. >> gun laws in a special session. ♪ theme

>> just before president obama speaks to the nation, a few hours to push for a diplomatic answer on syria is gaining momentum. he said he is willing to fully hand it'sar national over to the international community. there was supposed ton an international security u.n. meeting this afternoon but it was postponed. james, if you would, walk us through the diplomatic process playing out right now. >> well, i think most of the countries on the security council, the 15 nations, most in international community agree with the basic idea that syria's chemical weapons should be handed over to the international community. what they don't agree about is the detail. that's why i think you saw that security council meeting caused, it should be taking place now. we understand it was called by russia. russia was the country that then postponed this meeting.

we have two rival plans at the moment on the table, a russian plan which they haven't presented detail, and a security council resolution. the contentious bit of this is whether the resolution should be backed by force, what's known as at a chapter february resolution. if assad in any way breaks this plan, will he face military action. i think another reason that we've seen this meeting of the security council called off is the news in the last hour that the secretary of state john kerry is now going to meet with his russian counterpart in geneva thursday. i think it's possible that both the americans and russians are saying to the other members of the security council, let us try and be on the same page before you discuss this in anymore detail. >> james bays for us, james, thank you. >> president obama told senators he wants to stall congress's vote on syria strikes until a

diplomatic solution can play out. we are joined from capitol mill. mike, the president clearly asking for a bit more time for the process to play out. >> well, that's exactly right, tony. what james said about the united nations, the same can be said here. they are in a wait and see mode, they all want to be on the same page. president obama made a relatively rare visit to the senate, visiting behind doors at two separate lunches. we just saw the gas leak video played at the beginning of the luncheon. senators stood up and asked questions both at the democratic and republican luncheons. both came to the same conclusion, the president wants more time to see how this plays out at the united nations.

when asked and pressed how much more time they might need, many senators said a week or a week and a half, everything on how old here. bob corker, the top republican on the senate relations committee said nobody wants to act as if our hair is on fire. yet there are resolutions in the senate as well that might be seen as competing with those at united nations, essentially saying that the president would have the authority to use the force that he seeks if the united nations does not act and does not come to one of those chapter seven agreements or resolutions that james was referring to, authorizing the use of force. the resolution in the senate, one of the leading ones put forward by john mccain says that the u.n. resolution must hold syria responsible for the chemical attacks of august 21, among the other provisions. at the end of a certain timejñ[ period, they haven't delineated

that time period just quite yet, then the president, if the u.n. were not to act, if the syrian regime were not to fall in line and allow those weapons to be collected by an international body and destroyed, the president would have the authority to act, however all of it on hold as the administration speaks with the russians. >> the president is speaking tonight. will the events of the last day change his message. >> i don't think there's any question. on the other hand, the president for all in tents and purposes and every indication we are getting is that he will continue to press his case for the authorization for strike. he's essentially going to be moving on two front, he's going to be laying out the case yet again. part of what's going on here is messaging. there's nothing that reaches the american people that shows support going in the wrong direction both among the public and congress, nothing reaches the american people like a

prime-time address, a road block as we say in the t.v. business, across all the chan else. secondly, i think you will see the president talk about the diplomatic path with the russians, but not put too much stock in it at this point. >> mike, that you can. libby casey is on capitol hill for us. libby, how are members of the congress reacting to a possible diplomatic deal here. >> it should would be a neat way out of this problem. congress its trying to decide how to come down. if diplomatic chan else are used, it would get congress out of the sticky situation of having to decide how to vote on this. we've been talking about the public opinion polls, not in favor of taking action in syria, but they're hearing strong messages from the white house, from some represents, both departments and represents saying we need to take action.

this would sidestep everything. we heard a same refraining from asksecretary of state kerry, but perhaps diplomatic chan else could work. >> president obama top advisers have been talking about diplomacy today. what was their reaction? >> if diplomacy is the way to go, and we'll get a sense of what secretary kerry was saying in a momentum, members of congress want to know what do you need from us? do we need an authorization of force or can we stew, put things on the table, chill out and take a wait and see approach. that's what secretary kerry's slight change of tune was. >> president obama and all of us would hope for a

peaceful/diplomatic way to resolve this. i can't tell you how much i hope you would get these chemical weapons contained and destroyed. it's a tough lift. if it could be achieved, it's obviously, you know, a terrific way to proceed forward. >> the secretary kerry there talking before a house committee. the head of the armed services committee, a republican of california asked those testifying do you still need an authorization of force from us. secretary kerry and defense secretary hagel said yes, we do, we still need the muscle, the threat of congress and the u.s. acting. >> joining me now from qatar to discuss the push for a military strike is the former assistant secretary of state for military

affairs. is the threat of military action the very reason syria and russia are coming to the table with this proposal? >> well, that's certainly what you're going to hear from the president tonight. without the credible threat of military force, there would have been no reason for bashar al assad or the russians to make this proposal, and that's why they will continue to make that occasion to the american people and the u.s. congress, as a necessary requirement to make the diplomacy work. >> are you skeptical of the proposal? >> we'll have to wait and see what comes out of the united nations security council. the french came in with a very, very strong proposal, including chapter seven resolution, five elements, as well as bringing the perpetrators of the crime to the international criminal court. hopefully that's not going to get watered down by the russians and sirens and this will end up being a stall tactic. if the key elements of what the

pre through the united nations security council, i think that's going to make a significant difference. i would make two points. we've done this before. we brought chemical weapons out of west germany. that was a six year program that luckily we took in four years. nobody should be under the illusion that these weapons are going to be out of syria immediately. number two, i think the other key point of all this is while it may solve the near term political debate on the use of chemical weapons, what we're talking about they're doesn't do anything to solve the overriding problem of the civil war inside of syria, which is why i think you saw the rebels push so hard against what they were hearing today. >> good to make that second point in particular, but the president is saying that his goal, a, is to have assad removed from power, but then the question becomes how to go about debate for two years now.

>> that's exactly right, and quite frankly, the united nations is a form under which the chinese and russians have been able to block him being removed from power. as you're hearing around washington, d.c., let's trust, but verify as we go forward. >> ok, general, always good to talk to you. >> one of the main syrian opposition groups is speaking out against russian's proposal. aljazeera is following developments from turkey near the border with syria. >> the syrian opposition coalition has been very skeptical of the russian proposal in a strong worded statement saying "crimes against humanity cannot be absolved through political concessions." they're particularly concerned about the issue of

accountability, saying the russian proposal does not address accountability and in fact merely taking away chemical weapons does not constitute punishment. they say serious violations such as attacks by civilians on chemical weapons should be responded to fixly by the international community in a proportional manner and taking the weapon is is not proportional. russia was trying to merely use a stalling tactic. >> following the president's speech, aljazeera will have a live town hall meeting from washington, d.c. hosted by joie chen. >> we are looking at the heat. that temperature will climb across the new england states starting tomorrow. the temperatures are heating up

in ohio. this area of heat continues to spread east, temperatures above 90 are headed here. east of that area of the heat advisory includes pennsylvania, new york, into the new england states. you see this area of hot temperatures, 94 in chicago, 84 in memphis, washington, d.c. is above 90 degrees. this comes with high humidity, as well. we're going to be talking about heat index values. cooler in minneapolis, there's the back edge of this heat moving through the midwest tomorrow, going up to new york and new england tomorrow afternoon and evening. not much in the way of rain, although a pop up thunderstorm is possible. it's this big area of high pressure that gives the entire eastern united hot and humid weather with maybe an isolated shower or thunderstorm. let's look at chicago first. there's the drop in temperatures tomorrow, then look at nice, comfortable conditions coming in over the weekend. how about new york? well, they go up to 92 tomorrow,

dropping on thursday and comfortable weather here friday, saturday and sunday. the heat is out of here. of course, this weekend, we'll be talking about the tropics, two tropical storms in the atlantic, an update on that coming up. >> trying to block a federal law over the battle of the right to bear arms in the show me state. >> the city opera has been entertaining new yorkers for years. we'll tell you why it could be closing its doors forever.

>> welcome back, everyone to aljazeera. i'm tony harris in new york. the united nations security council postponed a meeting on

syria. russia called the meeting, then delayed it. russia and france plan to introduce plans to take care of the weapons in syria. >> national outrage with thousands of people demonstrating on the streets to demand an ends  to violence against women, from outside the court in new delhi. >> guilty as charged, after seven months of hearings, and more than 100 witnesses, a court has convicted four men of the gang rape and murder of a young woman last december. the family of the unidentified victim is now calling for the death penalty. >> we are very hopeful, not just for us, but the entire country is very hopeful that the brutality will be punished. these brutes must be hanged to

death. nothing but the death penalty is acceptable. >> lawyers for the accused have promised to appeal the decision. they are completely in cent. we have filed evidence in court and even the judges agreed, but there's been political pressure from outside. they shouldn't have been convicted. >> the attack on the student shocked the nation. tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demand justice. the young victim was repeatedly raped and tortured by six men, and then thrown naked off a moving bus with her severely injured male friend. one of the accused committed suicide in prison, while a juvenile was sentenced to three years at a reform home last month. >> as you can see behind me, there's been intense interest in this case in india and overseas. under tremendous public pressure, the government has changed the laws, criminalizing talking, voyeurism and sexual harassment for the first time.

punishment for convicted rapists have been increased, but rights groups say these changes don't go far enough. >> many believe the greatest challenge is changing attitudes. >> a former police commissioner came on national television to say that 90% of rape claims are false. how? he said oh, because they're not landing in jordan hospital. clearly, unless you have injury, the police aren't going to believe you werehç raped. >> the focus is on the punishment the men will receive. the sentence is likely to be announced this week. aljazeera, new delhi. >> state efforts to nullify federal laws spreading across the country now. twenty states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes. this legislation came, despite a federal law banning its possession and distribution since 201020 states have challenged parts of the

affordable care act. twenty states have actions against the i.d. act. one state is missouri with gun legislation. >> it's one of the most gun friendly measures ever passed. missouris act is aimed at blocking federal gun laws in the show-me state. >> as a law abiding citizen, i don't want my rights taken away from me, because a number of people choose to use fire articles in an illegal way. >> he says recent national tragedies have triggered unnecessary calls for more gun control in congress. his bill would make it illegal to enforce federal gun laws in missouri. >> in ms. ms., we will determine when our constitutional rights

are being violated. >> jay nixon, the state's democratic governor vetoed the legislation. the lawmakers are set to override him wednesday. critics say the bill is extreme and unconstitutional, because local police will be arrest i go federal law officials. >> if you're a city police officer in st. louis and f.b.i. show up arresting somebody for violating a federal gun law, are you going to actually place a federal agent under arrest? local law enforcement are, in my opinion, probably not going to rush to do that. >> missouri's attorney general has concerns about house bill 436, calling it flawed public policy, saying it could create an obvious safety risk if passed. >> jeffery kowalski died of injuries he suffered. >> the police chief said the danger is the bill might prevent violent criminals from being

prosecuted at the federal level. >> federal sentences are greater than state sentences. what it will do is put a big sign on missouri and say ok, criminals, it's ok to come here and commit your crimes, because there are not going to be the consequences in other states that we arrest people for using guns in a federal crime.  defied federal rules allowing federal marijuana and states have considered bills against the affordable health care act. missouri's gun measure is different, since it attempts to block federal enforcement by setting criminal penalties. >> i absolutely believe it will stand up in court. >> lawmakers have a 2/3 majority to override the governor's veto and enact the law, setting the stage for a series of legal challenges. aljazeera, jefferson city, missouri. >> nearly 900 miles away in colorado, gun control is also taking center stage in today's recall elections in that state. two state lawmakers face a

recall over their support of gun control legislation. the laws require universal background checks and limit ammunition to 15 rounds. a fierce debate was launched over gun criminal. the recall races are the first in colorado history. >> sufficient news and world report is out with its annual ranking of colleges and universities. you won't be surprised once again, ivy league schools are at the top of the list, leading the list of national universities. the top public school in the u.s. is the university of california at berkeley. >> september is the month you when children go back to school, but in the occupied west bank, a school built with recycled materials is being threatened. we have more. >> the children at the school are bright and willing for the start of the school year. despite the dust and heat, they keep their uniforms clean and tidy and there is a genuine thirst for learning.

she loves school. i can learn a future, she says. i want to be a dentist. these children know that their school could be bull dozed at any time and their ambitions bull dozed too. >> i want to be a doctor, she says, but if there's no school, i'llent up a chauffeur. when it opened in 2009, it became famous as an eco school, built using recycled car tires and mud. despite the constant threat ofce demolition, it has thrive. >> the school alleviates the suffering of the community. the closest other school is 35 kilometers away. the children here would drop out. >> the original four classrooms have drone to eight. there are 10 teachers and 122 students, but this is area c., occupied territory under israeli control. the residents of the illegal

israeli settlement nearby say the school is illegal and demand that the army flatten it. >> they are claiming that they are settlements and we are teasing and threatening here as palestinians and of course, what is happening is the contrary. >> what makes this place important is not just the fact that it's a concept building, mud covering car tires, but also the concept behind it, the power of education. it's a challenge to the bettering culture, mixing boys and girls in the same class. it's a project gaining international recognition. you see from the plaques behind me, governments and n.g.o.'s are supporting this. >> while filming, a delegation from sack ramon toe united states arrived with a view toward donating books and resources. >> providing education is important, to give them the chance to go to university and give back to their community. >> the settlers have not given

up. another hearing will take place in an'i israeli court next mont. it's the life prospect of these children which is really at stake. aljazeera, the occupied west bank. >> >> ross is here with sports headlines and some strong allegations against the oklahoma state football team. >> the football program in the spotlight. sports illustrated alleges that oklahoma state had a scheme for giving money to players, academic fraud and using sex and drugs to recruit players. these violations occurred from 2001-2011. the report claims that it started with the head coach, who is now at l.s.u. and current with the current head coach. eight players have testified claiming some stars received up to $25,000 annually from boosters or assistant coachers.

the athletic director said these allegations are very disturbing, and the university is investigating this matter. >> in the nfl, cowboys beat the giants sunday night. jerry jones still not happy. he claims that it was so obvious that the giants were faking injuries to delay the cowboys no hustle offense. giants head coach tom coughlin said it is absolutely not true. apparently the nfl agrees, because they do not plan to fine the giants. >> things getting heated between the orioles and yankees last night. joe gerardi claims they were stealing signs. the benches cleared. cooler heads would prevail. baltimore won the game 4-2 and they now are leading the yankees in the a.l. wildcard. yankees are three games back. >> it will go down to the last

day, right? ok, ross, see you later. now that syria is willing to hand over its chemical weapons, why is the military strike option still on the table. we will talk to an expert to find the answer to those questions. >> two new iphones, how your fingerprints could help you keep your phone safe. ç]

>> welcome back to aljazeera. recapping our top stairs, the beyond the nations security council was supposed to meet to discuss syria, but the meeting was postponed. >> russia and france plan resolutions to put syria's chemical weapons under international control. president obama will address the syria'r and america's role in that conflict. >> secretary of state john kerry will meet in russia. he and defense secretary chuck hagel appeared before the house armed services committee, talking about a diplomatic solution but left open the possibility of a military

strike. >> here now is a no one proliferation expert at the center for economic and foreign policy studies. it's good to talk to you. how practical do you think the plan is for securing syria's chemical weapons? >> well, i mean, the plan as it stands, there's no details, so it's hard to know. the process would take quite a long time and would probably necessitate security on the ground, so as the civil war continues in the background, i think it would be very difficult for inspectors and members of the international community to be able to enter syria and properly carry out their jobs while risking their lives. >> if you're talking about security on the ground to work out this process, that sounds like some kind of ceasefire. >> i mean, certainly. i think in order for this plan to come to fruition and work, you would have to have security. as i mentioned, so one of the

precursors is for this to be a ceasefire for the rebels and syrian regime to guarantee whatever international inspectors are sent, their safety while conducting their job. >> do you believe this is a real and credible offer from the assad government? do you see a day when it will actually turn over its chemical stock piles? >> again, the devil will be in the details of this upcoming report all indications are that assad would not be willing to turn it over despite the rhetoric so far for the russian proposal. it will be very difficult for any inspector to then verify assad's declarations to then account for all the chemical weapons, then begin the process to start the destruction. we're looking at more like a decade here, rather than six months. the process, whether it begins

now, will certainly be open-ended. it will take a long time. >> is there a body or organization, i know there is, that will be responsible, in your view for handling this entire process, are the protocols established and in place? because syria's not a significant in a atory to the chemical weapons, thegw enforcement agency of the c.w.c. would have difficulties, although i think that could be worked around should the united and the russians come to some sort of agreement about technical experts from both countries being set and then beginning the process of liasing to oversee the destruction of the weapons. >> i think we'll get to know the name of that organization and what it does in the days ahead. what's the test of how serious this is really to be taken?

what do you want to see in actions, not words? >> it begins with the u.n. security council, and what type of proposal we put out, and will the russians put forward a very strenuous and stringent security council resolution that calls for quick, immediate action or will it be watered down. following that, does assad then make a quick declaration, assuming it passes, very thorough and complete and grant unfettered access to inspectors to verify his declaration. >> aaron stein, the fellow researcher at the royal united services institute, thank you. >> indications that a diplomatic settlement maybe reached over syria's chemical weapons is having a big impact on the oil

market, crude falling more than $2 today to $107.39 a barrel. it had reached a 28 month high on friday, concerned the u.s. 7g launch a missile attack against the assad regime. the great recession was costly to american households. a study released said each household lost between 50,000 and $120,000. now that's a combination of lost wealth, led toe decline in the value of a house and a drop in wage income. in total, the recession cost the u.s. economy between $6 and $14 trillion. hmm. another built of good news, bad news equation here i guess a report on the employment picture. the labor democratic saying employers advertise pure jobs last month but added more workers. in all, job openings dropped 180,000, although overall hiring was up 100,000 and the job

market remains tight. there is still more than three unemployed people for every open position. >> apple has unveiled two no i teens, the iphone 5s will come with a fingerprint scanner to unlock the$3 phone. the 100c is cheaper than the i.s. we are live from a tech event called the tech crunch disrupt. what is that? in san francisco, and melissa, what's the reaction to the new iphones where you/h are? >> well, it's really interesting to be at the other technology events of the day. the first person i approached this morning when i asked them about the iphone actually took out his nokia. when i asked people what they thought of the new iphoneódro features, somebody else took out

their samsung gal action eye. it underscores that apple is no longer dominant in the market. there are other smart phones out there and people are willing to consider other smart phones. that's not to say i'm not seeing a lot of iphones and people interested, some are intrigued by the gold color of the new 5s., so, you know, it's a mixture right now. i think that's the problem that apple is facing right now. a lot of people don't know, but two years ago, the android market took a larger piece of the pay then apple. what we're seeing with the r]!pyrff the 5s., their standard expensive phone and their cheaper phone is an attract to attract new customers. >> what are the biggest changes between the i-phone five and these two new versions? >> well, start with the 5c, which is the cheaperñdñdo versi, $99 if you get a two-year

contract. it's essentially the same as the five phone that's out on the market already, except they changed the packaging. "9 of colors you can select. in terms of the 5s, you mentioned that fingerprint sensor. you needed to type in a pass code, now you don't need it. you can just put your thumb on the home key and the phone will recognize you. that's a nifty feature. is that going to be enough to attract people to buy? we'll have to take a]h]h=n loo. additional features include a better camera. they are looking at the flash. the iphone in apple has been looking at that, have something called a 2led flash technology that is supposed to make the

pictures look better. >> you really know this stuff.oñ when can we buy these no phones and how much will they cost us? >> well, the 5c is going to be $99 with a two-year contract. you can preorder it now. both phones, expensive version and the cheaper verse will be available on september 20 in the united states. >> that was well done. well handled, melissa chan for us. good to talk to you, thank you. >> apple's decision to unveil a cheaper ire phone is seen as an effort ú to infiltrate the masse chinese smart phone market, a place where apple has gone struggling. we have more from9q9q5 beijing. >> welcome to the global smart phone gold mine, china. 500 million have smart phones.

apple's slice of the market is well behind samsung, on top with 17.6%. annal pell knock off comes ahead of theí!í!& original at 5%. beating apple's chinese market share of just over 4.8 percent. it's not surprising, as apple still has limited access on china's mobile networks. >> the cooperation between apple and local carriers, are not quite successful. apple looks a little bit arrogant, chinese markets used to be in their whole global perspective. >> the ire phone itself is hundreds of dollars more expensive than its competitors. >> the growing success of local brand is much more than it's low price point smart phones. they're beating apple in china, generating buzz around its

product and creating a community for its users. last week it held a huge product unveiling and introduced an executive from google they scooped up last month. >> it's traded a tribe, it establishes the describe first and then develops its product. they make its users believe its phone is cheap but still has a relatively high profit margin. >> apple still has work ahead to beat its competition. >> samsung has a bigger screen and i prefer the android system, which is more open. >> wouldn't consider an iphone, it's still very expensive, almost $500. i can't afford it. >> for apple to expand, it might be time for a bit of reinvention. >> we were at today's apple event. she's a senior editor at all

things digital and is with us now to discuss apple's future. good to talk to you. apple stock isvjvj down 20% frm last year when it released the i-phone five. did you see anything today that might inspire investor confidence? >> well, i think to degree that the stock in general prices in the knowledge you already,h hadi don't think investors got new knowledge today. the products that apple introduced were exactly what we expected.m+]7qú the i-phone 5s has a fingerprint sensor and stronger camera. the c comes in color and costs less than previous models, but doesn't break any new pricing ground. apple targeted the same exact price market with last year's model. it's not really creating a new market. i think, you know, to the degree that investors were hoping for some big news, i don't think they got what they were looking

for. >> a new market in china. can apple survive if it doesn't succeed in china. >> apple can survive. they make a tremendous amount on each product. the question is can they grow their market. in china, they have to reach into new prizing ground. the iphone 5c doesn't take them into a new price category. they continue to miss the broader market by only having products at the premium segment. >> with questions out there, how secure is the c.e.o.'s job, tim cook? >> well, you know, i think everyone is waiting to see does apple have any new tricks up its sleeve. we waited a while. it's been a pretty slow year for apple standards in terms of product introductions. i think their market capitalizization a year ago

right field belief by investors they thought what they could do in the computer and phoneáh industry. we're all waiting to see is there anpt to take on another market. is there a lull, or is this the end of the new innovation? >> we were at today's apple event in california. ina, good to see you, thanks for still to come, sanctionville pennsylvania marks tomorrow's 9/11 anniversary with a new monument. we're back in a moment.

>> it has been 12 years since the worst attack on u.s. soil, a day americans will remember forever. the world watched in horror as two planes flew into the word trade center, killing more than 2,000 people. minutes later, another hit the pentagon, an attack aimed scarily at the u.s. government. a fourth plane crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania, heading toward washington, but veered away thanks to the pardo. >> the first thank strikes you is just how remote and beautiful this part of pennsylvania is. this field almost 12 years ago. today is a very important day for the families of flight 93, because many of them are coming here to witness the ground-breaking on a new visitors center, and learning

center. it's also the last day of meeting for the flight 93 federal advisory commission. this group has been meeting over 10 years, had more than 40 session together, but they stopped today and they're handing on to the friends of flight 93 and they will go on raising money to make sure this memorial center and learning center are maintained well into the future, so that generations yet unborn can come here and learn what happened in this remote pennsylvania field in 2001. >> a german man has won the most powerful job in international sports, the international olympic committee elected thomas boch. he beat out five other contenders. current i.o.c. president is stepping down after 12 years on the job. boch, a former olympian was the clear favorite heading into the

votes. and ross is here with the day in sports. you ok there? >> i'm ok, i'm good. excited. usa versus mexico in soccer. today's world cup qualifier in columbus, ohio has a lot on the line. tonight's match, so many things going on. the americans are this close to punching their ticket into the 2014 world cup in brazil, while mexico are in desperation mode. we are kicking it live in ohio. let's start with team u.s.a. they've done pretty well in columbus, correct? >> yeah, they have. columbus is a happy home for the u.s. national soccer team. every time they come here especially against mexico, they have a lot of success. the reason they come to this part of the world is a guaranteed fierce home support. there's not a lot of mexican fans that travel to this part of

ohio. you can guarantee a raucous crowd. >> if the united states can beat mexico tonight, what's the scenario for team u.s.a. in terms of qualifying for the world cup? >> if the united states beat mexico tonight, all eyes turn to the match taking place between honduras and panama. has not doors will be the favorite in that one and if they have defeat, the u.s. will be punching their ticket to practices approximate still and looking forward with two games to spare. >> on the flip side, mexico in desperation mode. their head coach after losing to honduras. what's going on there? >> you have to remember going into this campaign, mexico was a dominant team, the overwhelming favorite to top this group and book and easy passage to the world cup. they had a disastrous run through qualifying, haven't won any home gales. if they loose to the united states tonight, theyetóeph are n deeper trouble and unthinkably,

could miss out on the world cup. >> whenever you mention mexico-united states, it's a great rival we, explain the history of the rivalry to us. >> it's come from nowhere. 20 years ago is a completely one-sided competition that mexico were dominant in this region. the united states hasn't established themselves asxu any kind of regional power, let alone world power. the last couple of decades, it has changed and the united states has become the dominant force, in line to qualify for their second straight world cup. it's a unique opportunity. not only can they punch their own ticket, but they can make things difficult for their rival. that's a dream come true. >> a lot of credit has to go to head coach for team u.s.a. shorthanded tonight. >> unfortunately, michael

bradley will not be taking part. he missed out against cost a coa rico. he will be sorely missed. central defender mat boosler and the soft striker of the national team will be sorely missed, but it's one of the marks of his reign that he created an atmosphere where players can step up, come into the side and fill those roles quite effectively. >> getting ready for the big match between mexico and the united states at 7:00 eastern time. >> on the baseball diamond, how about those pittsburgh pirates? the last time they had a winning record, the silence of the lambs won an oscar for best picture, gas was $1.05 per gallon.

happy times are here again, because the pirates guaranteed themselves of a winning record by picking up victory last night against the rangers. garrett struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings of work. alvarez would drive in the one and only run of the ballgame, so pop open that bubbly stuff. the pirates have a winning record. next stop hopefully the playoffs. >> things heating up in the a.l. wildcard race, the orioles and yankees getting after each other, between the managers. joe gerardi claims the orioles were stealing signs. he started yelling at the baltimore base coach. the buck stopped there. once buck showalter heard of it, the benches cleared. they get the last laugh in their 4-2 victory.

>> find $100,000 for a low hit, and his reputation as a player continues. >> voters have been cavitying blots in the new york city mayoral primary. the main story of the polls, voting machine problems. republican candidate had to use a paper ballot in brooklyn when his machine broke down. voters reported problems in two other burrows. turnout is expected to be low. >> toyota is recalling 800,000 vehicles to fix a suspension problem. the two vehicles covered are the 2010 lexus hs250 hype before i had and 2000 particulars-2011

crossover. the national highway traffic safe administration says at least nine clashes, and three injuries have been reported so far. it is the second time toyota has recalled the vehicles for the same problem. >> it can only operate underwater, but that didn't stop someone from spending $865,000 on james bonds lotus submarine car. it was featured in the 1977 the asking price was $1.5 million. it the car can't be driven on the road but is said to be a fully operational submarine. just what you needed. more news ahead, including a look at weather. stay with us. >> you'll need to know about the tropical storms developing in the atlantic and how it could impact your weekend. i'll have the latest on the national forecast, coming up.

>> we have gabrielle and humberto. it was a tropical storm weakened

and now slowly returning to the north will impact bermuda in the next 24 hours. still a tropical storm with a 5:00 advisory, humberto just off the coast of africa. it could become a hurricane, the first of the season. it is not yet with the 5:00 advisory, but it should stay over the atlantic. grab rehe will is forecast to continue to move north right over bermuda andañ impact nova scotia by friday. the temperatures are impacting us in the midwest now and it will spread east. 94 in chicago, memphis 84. it has cooled off, north and south dakota, relief from the heat there. that cooler air will move through chicago and new york. heat advisories in effect in ohio. those most likely will spread to

the east as the temperature is expected to climb above 90 to really. right now, the forecast high 92 in new york, 93 in philadelphia. washington, d.c. will be at 94 degrees. high heat indexes likely tomorrow. there were storms over the great lakes. it is quiet for now, maybe a pop up thunderstorm tomorrow in new york with a high of 92. 86 on thursday, but then look how cool and comfortable it gets friday, saturday, sunday, a nice weekend with lower humidities and cooler temperatures. so the southwest, very heavy rain over arizona, resulting in flash flooding, flash flood watches and warnings and flood(! advisories continue for the four corner states. that will continue here over the next few hours. that's a look at the national forecast, stay right there for a look at the headlines, coming up next.

>> you are watching al jazeera, i'm tony harris. new developments in syria ahead of president obama's address to the nation tonight. syria is willing to hand over his chemical weapons to the international community. russia called for a meeting this afternoon, but it was postponed. the goal would be to come to an agreement to avoid a military strike. russia says it won't stand for any language that lace blame for the august 21st chemical attack by assads government.