>> welcome to aljazeera. these are the story that we are following. a disaster declared in colorado. the national guard warrants residents to get out before it's too late. >> we cannot have hollow words in the conduct of international affairs. >> secretary of state john kerry saying the threat of force remains if syria does not comply with the chemical weapons agreements. >> it is the 50th anniversary of the bombing in birmingham by the ku klux klan, four little girls left dead. >dead. ♪ theme

>> in colorado, it is raining again, much of the rain falling over the night and expected to continue now through the late afternoon. over the last 24 hours, the flood zone has extended east of the rocky mountains and now grown to the size of connecticut. a fifth person is confirmed dead after her house washed away. a stern warning is issued to those in the flood zone, get out now or face the possibility of being trapped for weeks with no water or electricity. 1200 people have had to be rescued by air, boat and land and hundreds of others are still missing, not heard from over the last day. we are joined live from boulder, colorado. jim, what is the rain doing right there and is it still hampering the efforts? >> well, del, we've had heavy rain overnight. that is a great concern. it is starting to rain here once again. we are not sure whether that's

going to keep the helicopters and rescue crews on the ground. we saw helicopters shortly, but we have gotten word that the ceiling is dropping, so again, that could be a great concern. behind me, you can see the boulder creek that runs through the middle of bowedder, that is raging right now. we talked to police officers, they said they are keeping people away from here because of the unsafe conditions. we have had incredible stories of rescue all day long today already and yesterday, as well. one involves the governor. the governor took a tour of the devastated areas in a nothing guard helicopter. at one point, they saw people waving for help, were able to get the helicopter down on the ground and they rescued two sets of about six people, as well as their animals. we have the latest numbers from the sheriff. here in boulder county, 225 people are still unaccounted for. i in lambert county north of here, about 350 people still

unaccounted for. that is more than 500 people here basically missing this morning and here again, del with all of this rain due today and rain coming in, we are not sure how that will affect the helicopters, the rain a concern again. >> a lot of regions across the country are used to flooding every once in a while. i hear the word biblical being used to describe this particular flood. they are not used to this type of rain ever. >> no. in fact, del, that's a very good point. here in september, it is usually one of the dryest and sunniest months we get all year round, beautiful weather during this time of the year. this is very different here over the past week. >> joining us litsch from colorado, jim thank you very much. >> to find out whether it is going to stop range, we turn to the forecast. >> yes, it will. we have an air of low pressure continuing to track out of colorado into kansas.

tonight, we'll continue to see heavier rain as that area of low pressure pushes into the east. take a look at the map. we are going to continue to see the circulation in the atmosphere, but right now, westerly winds are on the way. by tomorrow night, the rain is going to come to a halt across boulder, where they've seen in excess of 15 inches of rain. kipically, boulder receives one to two inches of rain during the month of september. unprecedented rainfall this week, let alone on thursday, they received nine inches of rain in boulder, so it's miserable out there. definitely on the roadway is a place you want to stay off of. along i-25 into new mexico, we have flash flood warnings. we are going to continue to see heavy rainfall along i-25, the same areas certainly in boulder and across portion of the greater denver area along i-25. use precaution. later in the show, i'll tell you

about tropical storm ingrid, hurricane ingrid now and how it's going to impact eastern mexico. >> thank you very much. >> after nearly four months, traffic today is expected to be moving across the river bridge in washington state. that section collapsed in may after an oversized truck hit it, sending one vehicle and one section into the water. lucky, no one was killed. that bridge carries 70,000 cars and trucks each and every day. >> at least 35 people were injured after a greyhound bus drove off an ohio interstate. the detroit bound bus slid into a corner field outside cincinnati. six passengers were medivaced to the hospital. the crash is under investigation. >> it has been five years since lehman brothers collapsed, the first domino in the global financial crisis. we have more from new york. >> september 15, 2008, the once

mighty investment firm files for bankruptcy, leaving 25,000 employees without a job. >> it's terrible. people are grabbing all their stuff. >> it had a domino effect, terrified investors sent the global economy into freefall you. >> what in the world is happening on wall street. >> from 190 to 166 in the blink of an eye. >> the housing market imploded, homes were foreclosed. unemployment soared as businesses laid off millions of workers. president obama signed off on a $700 billion bailout for banks and companies and vowed to overhaul financial regulation. >> we did not choose how this crisis began, but we do have a choice in the legacy this crisis leaves behind. >> what does that legacy look like five years later? >> washington and the wall street bankers are in the pockets of each other. >> edward used to be an investment banker with firsthand

of the industry's impunity. >> the judges allowed this to remain embedded deeply in the culture. merle lunch was absorbed by bank of america. for most of the big banks, it's like the financial crisis never happened. j.p. morgan made $6.1 billion profit in the second quarter this year, up 32% from the previous year. wells fargo reported a profit of $5.2 billion in the same period, up 20%. also, posting huge gains was citigroup, receiving 10s of billions of dollars in taxpayer bailout money, up 42%. the economy is undaughtry improving, millions of americans are struggling. >> there are other people who are continuing to rely on debt, consumer debt, credit cards and other debt to pay behaving living expenses, and relying on

food stamps and medicaid and other kinds of benefits. this includes workers who were working full time in many cases. >> the key question now, could september, 2008 happen again. >> banks are actually reducing the amount of cash they're holding in order to protect against another cash. that is a recipe for disaster. >> the big apple will always be one of the most important financial cities in the world. the 2008 economic meltdown exposes corporate greed and a federal government still unwilling or unable to reign it in. >> secretary of state john kerry is in jerusalem, meeting with the israeli prime minister about removing syria's chemical weapons. in a news conference this morning, kerry reiterating president obama's commitment to

diplomacy but adding a military option has not been removed from the table. >> diplomacy has always been the preferred path of the president of the united states, and i think as any peace loving nation's preferred choice. make no mistake. we've taken no options off the table. the egregious use of chemical weapons by the assad regime begins innocent men, women, children, their own citizens, all indiscriminately murdered in the dead of night is unacceptable, and we have said in no uncertain terms that this should never happen again. >> the president's critics at home are expressioning doubt about the chemical weapons agreement. we have more from washington. >> president obama called secretary of state john kerry in geneva to congratulate him on the diplomatic break through after the president received a briefing from his national security advisor susan rice.

the president also i should a written statement, in which he welcomed these developments, but also warned if diplomacy fails, the united states remains prepared to act. those words reinforced by his statement from the pentagon, saying that the u.s. force posture in the region remains unchanged. there is mixed reaction from capitol hill, democratic leaders reacting positively to the framework agreement, but two prominent republican senators, john mccain and lindsey graham are blasting it, saying it is an act of weakness, emboldening iran in its quest for nuclear weapons. they say vladamir putin and bashar al assad are leading the u.s. down a diplomatic blind alley and that assad will continue to delay and deceive, in their words. they maintain that this agreement does nothing to address the underlying problem of the conflict in syria, which

has cost more than 100,000 lives and created an enormous refugee problem. >> egypt's transitional period is on today's agenda. interim president is meeting with political parties and powers. the muslim brotherhood will not be there. the country's long time leader hosni mubarak is facing trial. now 85, he was sentenced to prison for not stopping the killings. that was everfurnished and a retrial ordered. >> a battle of the superstars on the gridiron, the manning brothers preparing to faceoff in new york. >> just to be able to defend the title for once will be awesome,

and i've done so well here the past few times i've played, getting to the semis or finals. it's been really, really exciting. i'm happy that i've been able to consistently do well here. >> australian cricket captain michael clarke led his team to victory against england, scoring his first tonne. england were bowled out for 227 in pursuit of australia score of 315/7. >> and now take a look at this young man who has more than a few expectations to live up to. this is argen tendulkar son of sachi, in his father the highest run scorer.

>> the most spectacular salvage operation in history is beginning this week, the raising of the sunken and grounded concordia cruise ship. a team of 500 will start to roll over the massive boat. the process has never been tried on a ship this large. it will take 12 hours to upright the 100,000-ton vessel. 32 people died when the luxury liner went aground back in january of 2012. >> another titanic struggle, the battle of the manning brothers is about to take place. today's showdown is getting a lot of attention. >> currently, there are 1,696 players on nfl active rosters, just 32 of them are starting quarterbacks.

only two of those are named manning. payton and eli. >> i understand that it is rare. i don't know how it quite happened. i don't think our parents now how, it just worked out that way, but i do feel blessed i get to play this sport, and i know payton feels the same way. >> sunday will mark the third time the manning brothers will faceoff in an nfl game. the two previous saw payton come out victorious when he was with the colts. after seven touchdowns against the ravens in week one within the 37-year-old quarterback of the broncos seems poised to make it 3-0 in the manning bowl. >> this is the third time, could be the last time. you do take a moment and kind of capture it and hold on to it. i have a moment from the 2006 game and 2010 game, but that's one moment in the rest of the time, you're going out trying to do your job to help your team

win. >> seeing your brother on the sideline before the game, those moments are the things you remember, and will remember for a long time. you know, hopefully, when i think back on these games that we played against opposing teams and my brother, that i can think back and remember at least one win. >> thanks to a five year age difference, eli that played in the shadow of his brother virtually his entire life. even though he leads in superbowl victories, two to one. eli's success is always measured against that of his brother. >> i don't think he cares about in relation to his brother, i think he's focused here and on his own craft and what we have on this team. i think the competition with his brother, he's probably faced his whole life. he is happy to be his own person and come in here and make plays. >> eli has been a consistent player, gotten better every single year. that's the goal of each football player, to be better each year

than before. he's had the same head coach and offensive coordinator, but a number of different players. a player that can adjust a playing with different guys and still have success, that's the sign of a good player. >> being the younger brother of the manning quarterback duo, eli has heard countless comparisons to his older brother through the years. the one that matters is the win loss record. if they can beat the giants, his team will be 2-0 to start the season, i'll eli's will be 0-2. >> quebec's government wants to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols. the proposed measure was unveiled and would apply to teachers, police officers and others, promoting a secular society. those against it came out to

protest. >> thousands marching through the streets of mounted rail on saturday to denounce it. those protestors were with religious communities and those not. >> a somber memorial service taking place is next on aljazeera. ç]

>> in colorado, it is range again. rain falling much of the night is expected to continue through the late afternoon. the flood zone is east of the rocky mountains and the size of connecticut. a fifth person is confirmed dead after her house was washed away. rescue workers are issuing a stern warning, get out now or face the possibility of being trapped for weeks without water or electricity. people have been rescued, hundreds of people have still yet to be heard from.

>> attorney general holder and condoleezza rice are marking the anniversary of the bombing by the ku klux klan that killed four little girls and injured 22 at the baptist church, a central meeting place for civil rights demonstrations. in exactly 60 seconds, the bells will mark that somber occasion. a bomb inside the church exploded as public schools were being integrated for the first time. a sculpture of the little girls of unveiled saturday in birmingham. these are live pictures. the bells will be marking the moment. explosion. condoleezza rice grew up with one of the little girls. condoleezza rice also a pastor in birmingham. the ku klux klan leaders were

tried decades later. their deaths prompted international outrage and led to the passage of the civil rights act of 1964. we are going to countdown now, just 10 seconds to go before that bell rings in that church marking what is a somber anniversary in the civil rights movement. ♪ >> ben is in birmingham. what is the latest? i understand for condoleezza rice, this is personal. >> she certainly does, del. she said she did grow up with the family of one of the victims in the 1950's and 1960's and was a residents of birmingham. what we have now is essentially, you're seeing hundreds of people on the steps surrounding this church, coming out to show their

respects and to remember and reflect. as you mentioned before, this is really considered by so many people just a critical turning point in american history, a catalyst, if you will, in the civil rights movement, and condoleezza rice and secretary holder have both referred to this as an important point for them personally. of course, just a terrible, terrible tragedy, but something that really did kind of change the course of history in terms of the outrage of american people. it really took the faces of four little girls being killed, 50 years ago almost to the second, that caused people to say no more, this is enough. the civil rights act passed the next year. birmingham is now a city that considers itself very, very progressive. evidence of that is the diversity of this crowd. really, it's racially diverse,

men, women, young, old, all alike paying respects this morning. an early service in birmingham, and people coming out here with a great degree of respect. you can see the looks on their faces. they are, you know, sort of a mix between mourning and celebration for where we've come, certainly a tragedy that it took this to get us to this point, but a very important moment, a very important remembrance for so many people in this crowd today. >> ben, thank you very much. joining us in studio to give us historical context is our larue lewis mccoy, assistant professor of sociology and black studies. thank you for being with us today. what was it about the deaths of these four little girls that shocked the consciousness of the nation? >> birmingham historically has

been a place where racial segregation and hatred was common. it was nicknamed bombingham at that point. it was the third bombing within 11 days, but, it is significant that it happened at a church, and in fact, what it did was raise the national consciousness about it doesn't matter if you are for segregation or against, doesn't matter if you are protesting or just an innocent child trying to go and further your relationship with an institution like the church, everyone is subject to racial terrorism. >> everybody saw these four little girls and realized that could be my child. they realized they could nod have a social or political agenda. it was somebody that as condoleezza rice said i played dolls with next door. >> they didn't have an opportunity to grow, experience love and life, instead, hatred cut their lives or immediately. >> unlike the situation with

emmet till, these little girls were just going to church on sunday to pray. >> those that were disrespectful, disrupted the racial rules at the time were subject to be punished. alternatively, they showed us anyone who was black, poor, was subject to recall dangerous and really view rent circumstances. >> thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> that is almost going to do it for us. we are going to have a situation right now, we're actually going to take a look at the background of the sip baptist church. less roll. >> on a quiet sunday morning, it was youth day at the church, but the quiet was shattered when a bomb ripped through the church, killing four young girls. >> you just don't believe

anybody would be that mean and unkind. >> 14-year-old at tee may collins, cynthia morris and denise all died. it would take years for the f.b.i. to discover that four members of the local ku klux klan were responsible. for denise's mother, the memories of burying her child are still fresh. >> i was just kind of numb, disbelief, just felt like pinching myself, saying you're not here, you're not here, you're not here. get up and go out the door and go home. >> the 16th street bombings increased racial tension in segregated birmingham. the killing shocked the nation and galvanized civil rights around the country. in 1964, president lyndon johnson signed the civil rights act. lisa never met her older sister.

>> it's the first memory, that my sister was killed by, you know, white people that didn't like black people. that's the first thing, you know, you kind of carry that around forever, always wondering why, you know. >> four lives forever lost, the result of racial hatred and a mark on history still not forgotten. aljazeera. >> >> we'll take a look now at mexico, where we are looking at flooding, devastating rainfall across eastern portions of mexico. we have hurricane in grid making a north-northwest track, going to make landfall as we track into tonight into tomorrow. we could see 12-18 inches of rain in the area, all the way through veracruz.

we have another factor, the tropical storm manuel, making its way onshore right now in southern mexico. these two systems, the moisture going to converge, trigger mud slides, not only mud slides, but we could always see really a lot of flooding in the streets, travels going to be impossible. we definitely want to stay alert with that system. it could have a significant risk to human life out there. meanwhile, across the southwestern portion of the u.s., we are continuing to deal with flooding, downpours across colorado into new mexico. that's going to be the story tracking into tonight along i-25. send it back to you, now. >> that's going to do it for this edition of aljazeera. i'm del walters. we thank each and every one of you for watching. we leave you with these images from birmingham, alabama where 50 years ago, four lives of four

little girls were cut short by a bomb launched by the ku klux klan.