>> u.n. inspectors took soil, bloods, urine and hair samples, and chemical weapons were used in syria. >> any use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere is a crime. >> hello, and welcome. with world news from al jazeera. also in this program. the police identify the former navy work who shot dead 12

people at a military base in washington. bosses of hostages are freed in the philippines but some are still held at gunpoint. and the costa concordia is raised in 18 hours. >> there are calls for the chemical attack in syria to be referred to the international criminal court. the nerve agent sarin was used august 21st. the details support their claim that the government is to blame. while the u.n. claims

unequivocally chemical weapons were used. and rockets compared sarin. 85% of the samples taken from the attack tested positive for the agent. >> the u.n. secretary general came to speak to reporters after presenting the security council with what he said was evidence of a war crime. as he spoke he was flanked by the head of his weapons inspection team, who wrote the report. >> the report makes for chilling reading. the team gathered testimony from survivors, medical personnel and first responders. the findings are beyond doubt this is war crime and grave violation of the 1925 protocol, and other rules of international

law. >> what's the reaction of the security council? divided. some ambassadors claim the detail in the report is a clear indication of who carried out the attack. >> we have munition sited in the report, 122-millimeter rockets with previous regime attacks. we have reviewed thousands of open source videos related to the current conflict in syria have not observed the opposition manufacturing or using this style of rocket. >> statements to the fact that the opposition could not have done certain things, i think they are not really as scientific and grounded on reality as the actual situation could be. >> reporter: in the coming days tension around the security council table will turn to drafting and voting on a

resolution to enter syria with the aims of dismantling assad's chemical arsenal. even though the russian deal ins likely to be wrangling over the wording of the resolution. they hope to have somebody in place this week and next week leaders gather in new york for the u.n. general assembly. >> to the u.s. where the fbi have identified the man they believe shot dead 12 people in washington on monday. aaron alexis was 34 years old u a defense contractor. investigators are trying to find out what led to the attack at the washington navy yard. al jazeera has spoken with some of his friends. heidi zhou castro has this report. >> reporter: 34-year-old aaron alexis is described as a quiet person and admirer of world

cultures. he became a member of this buddhist temple where he meditated. >> he was quiet. >> reporter: the temple is where he le met his best friend. he owned this thai restaurant just down the street from the temple. alexis was a delivery man here. >> all the people know aaron. this is my customers who know aaron for a long time, and he's nice. >> reporter: he said that alexis lived with him for three years. after alexis had been kicked out of his apartment for having shot a bullet in the unit above him. alexis told police it was an accident. he was never charged. he said that alexis carried a gun with him at all times, even while at work. >> he was trying to get something from the top, i told

him, you don't need a gun here. >> reporter: other friends say that alexis had an obsession of violent video games. he left his friend's house when a new job as a contractor took him to japan. but alexis returned home upset. complaining the contractor was not paying him. >> they really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. he loved to be able to travel, but when he came back he talked about how they didn't give him the money that they had said. >> reporter: this was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that i saw the news and he's been in disbelief sense. heidi zhou castro, al jazeera texas.

>> taking the head of police hostage. the ninth day of a violent confrontation from the liberation front. the army said it rescued 80 hostages on monday and captured 80% of the area. well, we're in the city. what is the situation. the army has managed to free hostages but at the same time rebels have captured a police chief. where do we stand? >> reporter: well, we are outside the national police department. they comes at the time when the news broke out that the police, the officer in charge of the

police has been taken by the liberation front fighters. it's not known how that happened, but many here were expecting that with the release of those hostages, that would mean a closure in the clashes here between the philippines government and the liberation front fighters. >> remind us what is it that the rebels are asking for? the liberation front commander is still believed to be hold up in several suburban villages. they're asking for the implementation of the 1996 peace agreement with the philippines government that was never fully implemented. however, the government has not

made head way in negotiating with them. they have spoken with them and the commander recently, and basically there is not even an negotiator that is in place to help negotiations between the two forces. they think the negotiations is already too late as the government is increasing assault in the area where they're holed pup. >> thank you for that update. the trial of 30 people accused of waging war on the king of malaysia has been adjourned. 27 filipinos and three malaysians are now charged with terrorism. 200 men and women briefly took over the state. they said it belonged to those who once ruled over the land. after working all night off the coast of italy, engineers completed their operation to

release the costa concordia. it has righted itself and ready to toe away for scrapping. >> after year years and months f delay, success. they're still lying low in the water. the team of salvage engineers involved it could not have gone better. from here using a system of benches, pulleys and cables. they pulled it on to an underwater platform. although ambitious the process was painfully slow. >> while this is an impressive feat of engineering, it is also the site of a tragic accident.

two victim versus not been found. one of them was last teen, an indiaseen, anindian waiter, give jacket to another passenger. >> it is like giving birth to a child. intense happiness but a great sense of responsibility. >> it they won't be rid of it yet towing it away during winter is too risky. rather they'll wait until summer. >> still to come on al jazeera, the bangladeshy government gets its way. also ahead. >> i'm tim friend in the netherlands where the dutch are about to get a taste of their own economic medicine.

more austerity.

on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> hello again, let me take you through our top stories in al jazeera. the united nations said a war crime was committed in syria and gas was used against civilians. this report was investigators who took samples of the area.

aaron alexis is the gunman who killed 12 people in the capitol. separatist fighters in the philistines city has taken head of police hostage. the army has rescued more than a hundred hostages since the it began nine days ago. the sixth leader who has been sentenced this year for atrocities in bangladesh's war in 1971. he has been sentenced to life in february. but the government demands the death sentence. well, one of the defense lawyers has said this is the first time in judicial history that sentence has been enhanced

by the supreme court. is there any indications why they decided to move it to a death sentence? >> part of the reason has been there has been a protest. there is something called the bloggers movement which generated from those throughout the country demanding that sentence. allowing the prosecution to plea for any party. the critical part the defense is saying that that law, the amendment was passed after the party, and that shouldn't apply in this particular case. we spoke to the defense council. they said they were going to file for a plea. they went on to say that they do accept the verdict because it is the higher supreme court and

they will accept it and honor the court but they will plea for a review which is part of the constitutional right of the defendant. the government supreme court and attorney general went on to say there is no such thought. >> when the trial came to a light in the country, there were huge protests. what is the reaction expected in bangladesh. >> reporter: there are clashes in the port city, the second biggest city in the country. we don't know if anybody got hurt yet. generally by evening you'll see protesters across the country. right now we don't know of any disturbance. but we do expect disturbance. that is for sure.

>> thank you very much. japan has switched off it's last operating reactor and as a result gone nuclear free no free first time in a year. the reactor was shut down on monday with no date scheduled for a restart. meanwhile a major clean up is underway. workers were forced to dump a thousand tons of rainwater into the ocean. the water is not thought to be contaminated. the ruling rwanda patriotic front leader is widely expected to win. >> rwanda understand security.

this is the third parliament election since the genocide. even though that was almost 20 years ago it's legacy still lie at the foot of politics here. a relaxed president cast his vote. his job was not up for election, but much of the front's popularity depends on his leadership. >> a win is a win, so i hope for the win. >> they turned africa into one of most dynamic economies but it is such a dominant force that there is almost no space for opposition. some think it's more sinister than that.

it's party leaders is in prison for genocide. he said that the other parties are in bed. >> they share political parties. >> still this closely monitored election seems to have been relatively trouble free. observers report no incident of violence or attempts to interfere with the poll either through the ballot box or the campaign. the ballot count is simple. it's designed to avoid violent struggles of power. >> this is at the end of the matter. there are still 24 seats reserved for women, two for the youth and the disabled. those will be decided in the

elections over the next few days. we won't know the final make up of parliament for the next of the week. >> but the rpf will win the election. they took 78% of the vote the last time around, and there is nothing to suggest that the support has eroded. >> international donors are promised $1.8 million in construction aid for somalia. the european union is committing the most. they say long term investment will be crucial to recover from the civil war. roman catholic bishops in cuba are calling for reform. they say political change should follow economic reform which are now under way. >> they have a special way that

the economic change should come along with the political change. there should be opening for groups of people who have a different point of view. these people should be taken into account. >> at least 40 people have been killed as two tropical storms hit mexico. hurricane ingrid battered the cows. tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. investigarescuers have evacuated thousands of people. hundreds of people are still missing after a week of heavy raining in the state of colorado many are returning home to toppled homes and layers of mud. >> relentless and powerful the water flowed down. paying no heed to the fragile

works of mankind, roads, houses, possessions, lives. the water moved. jennifer moved into her knew house only six weeks ago. down in her basement there is a thick layer of mud and a foul river smell. irreplaceable tokens lay ruin in the mud. [ crying ] >> it's all gone. oh, yeah, it's just gone. >> reporter: she has no flood insurance. but even with all the damage she sees redemption. >> i'm safe. allison my sister is safe. my dog is safe. the people in this neighborhood is safe. that's what is important. not this stuff.

>> reporter: huge chunks of asphalt and toppled lamp post testify to the power of the flood. people take stock and figure out what to do next. emergency workers clear debris. roland robertson helped his parents scoop mud from her rager. their garage. she saw her car swept away. >> it was a time span of two to three minute from where the water hit the bottom of the tires on our durango. we just watched it within three minutes go all the way the durango and take it down the road. >> reporter: they were trapped for three hours until they came for them in a boat. meanwhile her husband swam the heavy current to get to his

family. >> you just have to get to your family. that's it. >> emergency workers say they'll have the power back on in a day or two. but the repair work and the cleanup will take a lot longer than that. and none of the families live here on hayden court will ever forget the day the waters rose. al jazeera, longmont, colorado. >> police fire tear gas in the greek capital after thousands of teachers and civil servants went on strike. greece's economy needs more money to keep it afloat. >> reporter: well, this strike is really marking a non-starter for the greek school year. it will be renewed not one day at a time but one week at a time. we expect it will be renewed for

next week indefinitely. what this will do to the students' curriculum you can imagine. teach errs asked to cover a variety of subjects, some they say they're not qualified to cover and some of the technical and professional high schools. those that take the children out of the academic tract and direct them towards vocational professions, they're losing. what you're see something a compression, a crumbling of the public sector. now the teachers claim, however, that their primary concern is not their own livelihood. it is the fact that ultimately the quality of teaching will suffer and more and more students are forced to spend

more money in private after hours examines. >> the government is planning to increase taxes and cut spending to help recover the netherlands from the economy. buwe have this from amsterdam. >> reporter: it is fresh, innovative and unique. the attributes of this fast food healthy grocery store is one that would do well for the dutch government to follow. but instead there will be cuts and tax increases and many fear stifle of the recovery. >> if the government would support. it helps the economy, and for us, it will help us. >> there are a lot of limitations and restrictions. fortunately, we didn't have that

problem, but we know from other people that they are a harder time getting the necessary finances to start their own business. >> the netherlands outspoken advocates for fiscal pay has found themselves in unwelcome company as some are still in recession. no one is suggesting that the netherlands will need anything like a bailout. generally it's figures are better than it's southern partners. but it's current economic difficulties do make it difficult to breach financial repitude to others. >> some say a little less austerity and more growth might have avoided some of the pain. >> i do think that part of the austerity was our signal to the rest of the world. we can't start floundering the

3% rule because we don't want others to do it as well. it would have been helpful if we all had been a little bit more lenient and taken more time before reducing the budget. >> students are pessimistic. >> in a couple of years when i finish my study i think it will be hard for me. >> i think they'll have to cut back more because a lot of people suffer from those cut backs. >> it seems that the recipe for the country's success still has to be cooked up. al jazeera, amsterdam. >> let's return to industry now. now--italy now. you're looking at pictures of the costa concordia. as you can see there you can clearly see from the 19-hour

operation was declared a success. and engineers work through the night to complete one of the most difficult and expensive wrecks recovery projects ever performed. and that is the ship now. it capsized in january 2012. and a reminder you can always go to our website. that provides food to millions of americans. i can't understand why the republican leadership wants to balance the budget on the back of the work poor. >> a person must make less than $931 a month in order to receive more than $200. a family of four, they get around $660 for month. federal benefits are sometimes too lean to keep a family fed. >> do you have a lot of pickups this morning? >> jessica kogan runs food for others, a northern virginia food bank. >> in the last couple of months we've seen the demand for our services get even higher than the past year which was already quite high. our numbers went way up during the height of the recession and they came down a little bit and leveled off but we saw an increase again lately. >> kogan wonders how the difference can be made up if congress lessens food stamps. >> their needs as i mentioned are very high. so we're going to have to try to get more food in. and since 90% of our food is donated i don't know where we're going oget it. but we're going to rely on the community to come forward and bring us food. >> at the end of today's show we'll take you back to food for others to hear firsthand from people struggling with hunger. for the present time let's talk about food. bill thompson and tom phil pot, we're also joined by allison cohen, the senior program director of why hunger, which builds grass roots antiper