hello, i am stephanie sy these are some of the stories we are following at this hour. a power play from russian president putin. in a new york times op ed he warned against u.s. strike on syria, suggesting it would unleash a new wave of terrorism across the region, syria appears ready to i have did up weapons to avoid u.s. military action. the process of finding and destroying what is said to be one of the largest stockpile in the world could take years, in missouri they take a look at gun laws, a override of a bill falls one vote short. wounded warriors on a spacial

mission traveling hundreds of miles by sea to pay their researches at the world trade sent orcenter on 9/11. ♪ ♪ >> russian president putin is make his case on syria. in a new york times op ed piece, putin cautioned the u.s. against military strikes. putin's message was delivered just hours before secretary of state john kerry and russia's foreign minister are set to meet in geneva al jazerra's roxanne a reports. >> reporter: russia's president says he feels compelled to speak directly to the american people about the dangers of military intervention in syria. in a new york times op ed on wednesday he wrote, the potential strike by the united states against syria will result in more innocent victims. he added, a strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism.

his warning warning comes a dayr president obama said a military strike must remain an option to displant think syria's chemical weapons. >> it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. any agreement must have irrelevant identify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. >> reporter: analysts say obama's stance gives him room to maneuver and pins a lot of responsibility on russia. >> you'll notice that he did not lay down any specific conditions for the resolution, he didn't say what would constitute successor failure, he's trying to leave himself some flexibility and secretary kerry for creative diplomacy. >> so this gives us the opportunity to put to the test t assad and his russian friends. if they prove themselves to be duplicitous, then that will be a stronger argument for president

obama to either act on his own or to receive more support from congress and the american people. >> reporter: but putin says any efforts to preserve what he calls law and order must take place through the u.n. security council. forces permitted only in self-defense or by the decision of the security council he wrote. anything else unacceptable. and would constitute an act of aggression. seth the tone for what could prove a long and difficult diplomatic dance, al jazerra. >> for more on the pout inning power play we are join bide steven fish a professor of political science at university of california berkeley specializing in politics and regime change, professor fish joins us via skype from berkeley. thank so much for joining us. what is your take on this op ed piece by putin in the new york times. >> it's a remarkable thing to have the russian president going over the heads of his counterparts, president obama

and other american political leaders and going straight to the american people at a time when president obama has opened it up to debate and cut congress and the american will yo puck hn this debate is very rare. >> why did putin feel compelled to address the american people and has he made a case through this editorial. >> he knows without american public approval through our elected representatives, through congress this strike it not likely to happen and he's intent to supporting and guarding, protecting his al ali. which is the assad family. if he can get the united states to call off the military strike on one of respite great illinisa allies, he as accomplished a great thing. he's appealing directly to the american people and congress because he knows that's where

the debate is. he knows president obama has done something remarkable in itself is cutting congress in a policy making decision of this magnitude and he's use this is as a wedge. >> some would say putin is disingenuous, he makes valid points most people agree in the editorial. but at the same time, he's on the one hand saying that there is no way that syria's regime could, have you know, done this chemical weapons attack, at the same time he's saying get the chemical weapons, it seems contradictory. >> of course it's contradictory. but president paout sin playing to win here, he's playing to protect his syrian ally, he's playing to win this battle with the united states. and to -- and to guard his own prestige and indeed to enhance russian prestige. no, he's not telling the truth on these matters. international relations is not pull of truth telling. that's not the way these things work. but he is -- this is a very effective op ed piece it really

a peelings to -- it really press as lot of buttons and appeals to americans in a big way. he trots out the danger of islam's extremism which, of course, is a big deal to americans especially on the right. then he also mentions the need to kind of internationalist approach. and the lack of advisability of the united states going it alone. this appeals to people who are war weary in the united states. people who are tired of these foreign entangle. s and americans who are allergic to the kind of exceptionallists sitting on the hill we are a special nation rhetoric that president obama gave us last night. this speech was brilliant -- i am sorry, president obama's speech was very good but i think president putin's op ed piece was a brilliant play, it pushed a lot of buttons and i think it will be very well received and he's enjoying himself. this is the kind of thing that he likes to do. >> is russia's proposal having assad give up his chemical

weapons to the u.s. continues strike, a way for putin to assure that assad stays in power? >> it could be. we don't know that yet. certainly he wants assad to stay in power, no doubt about that. but the bigger question right now and the more practical question is whether russia is serious about getting the chemical weapons out of syria. the it certainly is the only power that's capable of doing so, it's the one country, one major country that the syrian government actually trusts and on which it actually must rely for its survival. and if putin is serious about pulling this thing off, then the syrian government is going to have to deliver. they have to give russia those chemical weapons or give international inspectors obviously with the big russia push, those chemical weapons, if putin can pull it off. russia's prestige is raised he's shown he has promised from his another eye and delivers, and

she's showing that he can deliver good behavior on the part of 1-his allies. >> all right, professor steven fish joining us from california. if the you newte united nation s allow to collect the weapons it could take years, locating it too be difficult. but at al jazerra's patty tells us, it has been done before. >> reporter: somewhere in this scar, war-rarav i ravaged landse which is syria is one of the largest stack piles of chemical weaponweapons in the whole worl. but they w* he don't know where they are, and that's the problem. >> how do you verify something that isn't in the public domain and everybody in intelligence sources is extremely difficult. unless you have a team on the ground verifying it will take a long period of time. >> reporter: other issue is this violence u.n. weapons inspectors had their cars shot at during

the last inspection, it's not clear they would be safe while trying to secure the stockpiles and it's possible the weapons are in areas the assad government is not in control of. still former weapons inspector richard butler says it is possible because he did it in iraq. >> it was a long process. our instructions from the security council were to destroy, remove, or render harmless iraq's weapons of mass destruction. and that, of course, included chemical. in my final report report to the security council i said we have done it. >> reporter: libya is different. international inspectors said they got rid of all their weapons only for find out after the fall of qaddafi, they hadn't. an acknowledgment from the white says says it will take years but say they will know sooner if it's likely to happen. >> this is a process that will take a certain amount of time. but it needs to be credible. it needs to be verifiable.

and we will work with our allies and partners to test whether or not that can be be achieved. the one thing the a bomb a administration has avoided saying is how much time they are willing to give the idea of diplomacy. we should have a much better idea after the meeting in geneva of a possible time frame. al jazerra, washington. >> a group of u.s. military veteran as received in new york city for the 9/11 ceremonies after a 1600-mile jet ski journey from key west, florida. their trip began as a fundraising project and a way for commemorate the 12th anniversary of the attacks. but as we report, it turned in to much more. >> reporter: they are considered elite combat veterans some wounded in action while serving in iraq and afghanistan. six days ago, they set out on a mission that started here in key west, florida. traveling up the eastern seaboard to their finish line. >> say hi, daddy.

yeah. >> the journal say complete. >> reporter: new york's battery park just blocks from the world trade certainty where the twin towers once stood. >> it's been an experience of a lifetime. you know, the last six days, spending time with, you know, some of best of the best in our military, disabled inactive couldn't ask for anything more. >> reporter: on the team navy seal bow, he lost his left leg and eventually his right after stepping on a wood-pressure plate in afghanistan. for him and amputee rob, making the journey wasn't easy. >> i have to use my arms for everything. it keeps me on the jet ski, there is no other people can stand up, so when they are hitting waves like that, you have some sort of shock absorption, i don't have any of that, so it just constantly hurts. >> reporter: their mission was to raise money for veterans and their families. but at the heart this has been a more personal journey, for some of these combat warriors who lost limbs during battle they

say travel on the ground a jet ski has given them back a sense of freedom. >> it's freeing out there. without legs, here obviously i need a wheelchair there are stairs; i have to worry about things. out there i can just go whenever i want. >> reporter: a freedom easily hasn't had since 2012. that's when he stepped on an explosive device when serving in afghanistan. now as a mission is to help other fellow warriors. the group's attitude, that they'll never quit fight to go take care of their own. al jazerra, new york. >> president obama paid tribute to those killed on 9/11 at the pentagon he laid wreath at the memorial site for the victims, 125 people were killed inside the pentagon when american flight 77 crashed in to the western side of the building. >> september 11th will always stand apart for our country, not because of what we say up here about service and selflessness and sacrifice, courage and character, of course it's all of

those things, but it's something more, it's what those thing say about us as americans. no acts of terrorism can strike who we are. nothing can steal away that for which we stand. >> and in shanksville, pennsylvania they gathered to remember those who died on united flight 93. friends and family visited the memorial site next to the crash site. the highjackers were believed to be targeting either the capital building or the white house before a group of passengers rushed the cockpit. a car bomb explodeed in ben gaza one year after an attack in the libyan city that killed four americans including a u.s. ambassador. wednesday's bombing damaged libya's foreign ministry building and the central bank. officials say no one was killed, but several were injured. no group has claimed responsibility. the u.s. says it may know who was responsible for the embassy attack last year. counter terrorism officials blame several groups, including

ansar, they say they believe the benghazi outpost was selectioned as a target ahead of him. however officials say they don't know what led to the attack. boston airport officials are apologizing for conducting an ill-timed fire drill at logan international. the exercise drew a lot of criticism online because they did it on the anniversary of 9/11. airport personnel said it did not interfere with flight operations but massachusetts governor patrick called the decision dumb. ♪ ♪ >> it has been a rock night for many people across the northeast, severe thunderstorms have been moving in. let's take a closer look at what we saw earlier as well as in to this morning right now. these are the storms all really dealing with a front pushing through and the temperatures across this region were in to the 90s fueling the con vehiclconvex inthe area.

all the new england stands as welstates aswell as new york and pennsylvania as well. the rain is mostly going to be a problem in the morning by the time we get to the afternoon, we think that it will start to let up just a. bit. temperature wise, though, today we are going to be seeing new york at 89 degrees, philadelphia at 89 as well. but washington will still be a steamy 91, heat index will probably hit triple digits there. for new york, we'll see the storms on friday we start to cool down. and look at this, on saturday a high temperature of 68 degrees there and we are finally back in to our normal temperatures ore night lows will be in to the high 50s, down to the south it's still quite stormy down here towards parts of florida we keys is getting hit by last thunderstorms all due to the to him itropics being quite warm n towards alabama, louisiana, mississippi we are looking at clear conditions there. expect to see temperatures in if you orleans up to 91 degrees,

birmingham as well as 91, atlanta will be cooler at 89. but they will also start to cool down by the weekend. how about 81 degrees as your highs for the weekend now. and then over towards dallas, we are looking at shower pushing through, not really much in terms of accumulation as cross the legion that's where they will be over towards the west, we'll see the temperatures, though, looking like this for san antonio, how about 94 degrees for you and for dallas 97 degrees there, and you your 5-day forecast looks like this, you are not going to be seeing the cool down until we get to about monday, when we speed a high temperature of 86. >> a major gun law debate shot down in the show-me state. an update on the plan to nullify federal gun laws in missouri. in illinois an apology for torture at the hands of police officers, a special squad that beat confessions out of suspect. and a former it. sa worker charged with making threats against the airport he was supposed to protect.

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♪ ♪ >> in missouri, a back and forth battle over gun control, the governor recently vetoed a bill that would have outlawed federal gun control laws in the state calling it unconstitutional as jonathan martin tells us lawmakers fell one voigt short of over raiding the veto. >> reporter: this vote was as close as you can gets. lawmakers in the house got the 109 votes they needed to override the governor's veto but when it went before the senate they were one vote short. that means the governor's veto stands and this law is essentially dead. if it had been passed approximate t* would have basically nullified federal gun laws in the state of missouri.

some called it the most gun friendly piece of legislation to be considered and passed originally by a state legislature, but again it has been streets owed and that will stand. critics say that the bill was unconstitutional and potentially dangerous in large part because it set up criminal penalties for federal law enforcement officers coming in to it the state of missouri trying to enforce federal gun laws. so, again, that will not happen, the law will stay as is and so we'll see what happens next, but some pro pope point o proponente happy for the support more than they thought they would have and it sends a message to the government about the need to preserve second amendment right. jonathan martin, jefferson city, missouri, al jazerra. >> missouri la lawmakers claimed the bill was not only constitution but sensual to protect the rights of gun owners. california lawmakers have approved a plan to reduce the prison population. it still needs approval from the three federal judges who ordered the state to cut 10,000 inmates

by the end of the year. governor jerry brown wants to spends more than $300 million to lease cells for inmates in private prisons in county jails, but if the judges extends the deadline part of that money would be used to pay for rehabilitation programs instead. chicago has approved a multi million dollars settlement for two cases of police torture that happened two decades ago, police brutalized the men to obtain confessions. >> reporter: the price for more than two take aids behin decaden apology and $12.5 million. that's the amount of city council agreed to pay marvin reeves and respond kitchen after the police beat and tortured them to confess in for to four murders in 1988. the city later said they were innocent. >> we do not kid ourselves that the fight is over or that the city has somehow become a kind irrelevant and gentler one, i don't think that's the case.

>> reporter: mayor rahm emanuel called the scandal a dark chapter on the history of the city of chicago and gave a long-awaited a pal i didn't saying i am sorry this happened let us all now knew on. the man accused of heading the tour type team itorture group ie chief now serving time in prison. the legal fees for the city was $85 million it was here that the he oversaw the unit torturing and beating black men for nba to false confessions in some case they were nearly suffocated with plastic bags and used cattal products on their genitals. respond kitch believ kitchen sat of money can give me back what was so viciously stolen from me, i want everyone know an invent man as tortured and wrongfully convicted. >> the struggle is by no means over there is still men in jail who were tortured in to giving false confessions they need to

have new hearings to court. >> reporter: the torture case might not be over. one defense attorney has called for a $20 million fund for all of the victims still awaiting justice. john, al jazerra, chicago. >> new fighting has broken out between philippine troops and separatists demanding independence. five people are missing after rebels attacked the town, earlier this week the national liberation launched an assault on the city, they continue to hold up to 200 hostages there, and are demanding to speak with international mediators. rebels want to establish a republic in the fill fines. a former security screener at los angeles international airport faces up to 15 years behind bars charged with making threats. the 29-year-old veteran quit his job hours after he resigned he allegedly made calls to the airport telling official to his evacuate terminals, he was arrested shortly afterward.

charged with making a false threat and making threats effecting interstate commerce. letters posted on a website linked to him promised attacks more devastating tha*s than those on 9/11. national security advisor susan rice met with brazil's for earn minister to discuss information leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. brazil says documents from snowden show the u.s. intercepted their president's e-mails and also hacked in to the computers of the oil company, the white sox says the reports distort the nsa activities but that it will act on brazil's concerns. president obama is scheduled to pete the president at the white house next month. a swimming star handing over her records to silence her critics, what diane nigh ahead has to say about those questioning her record-breaking physical feat. resisting the irresistible at london's fashion week designer goods are going for half the price.

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>> london is the certainty of the fashion world this week, but one group is trying to get people to look away from the

dazzle to the less glamorous side of the fashion business. lawrence lee reports from beyond the cat walks. >> reporter: the british economy has take own a turn for the better but still cheap, dispose clothes are irresistible popular. that's at the heart of the conditions for the people who make them. the plaza distiers placed enormous pressure on the global retailers. to protect workers against things lake fire and others didn't. new pay rates for something approaching a living wage for garment workers still haven't been set. this bangladesh union leader who has been lobbying in london thinks it's the outcome after the deaths of more than a thousand people. >> it means that they are actually not interested to make a progress for the workers, for the development of the workers, they simply think about their profit.

>> reporter: and just as mean spirited in the view of campaigners, is the refusal by several household name multinational chains to offer any compensation at all to people killed or made destituted by the building collapse. >> they are making huge profits at the expense of the workers, and when something like this happens which was both avoidable and should have been avoided the fact that the companies aren't coming to table to pay the compensation is disgrace of the. >> reporter: which makes london fashion week a good opportunity, if not a duty for the industry to remind people of the bizarre relationship between glamor and poverty. a few leading lights in fashion are trying to keep the pressure on. >> what we have seen over the last 10, 15 years is a lot of window dress from the british high street, european high street where on the website one might say one thing, but actually in practice the design, the buyers, the merchandising teams are doing quite a different thing with their supply chain. >> reporter: much of the campaigning work here on behalf of bangladesh workers is being done quietly by people who

recognize they are unlikely to get shoppers to protest in outlets where they buy their clothes as an expression of popular opinion a petition signed by a million people calling for more dignity for garment workers tells its own story but hasn't been enough yet to force change. lawrence lee, al jazerra, london. >> long distance swimmer diana nyad will turnover all her navigation records for her record-breaking swim from cuba to southern florida. she made the decision after skeptics questioned the validity of her one fen mile swim. the 64-year-old swam through jelly fish and shark-infested waters in 53 hours, nyad denies she chiefed she says her records will prove that currents pushed her so quickly to key west. that will do did for this edition of al jazerra news, aim stephanie sy next is recipients money and, remember, news at the top every hour you can check us out online as well at aljazerra.com. thanks so much for watching.

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