>> details about his checkered past and how he carried out a massacre. >> as the floodwaters recede, the death toll continues to climb. nearly two dozen helicopters searches for the stranded. still dropping supplies to those

in need. >> a pivotal u.n. weapons report reveals concluding deadly sarin gas was used in that mass killing in syria, and all but directly pointing a finger at the syrian government. ♪ theme >> there are new details surfacing this morning in connection with the navy yard shooting in washington, authorities saying aaron alexis had a history of anger and psychological problems. he was arrested twice on gun charges, once in texas and again in seattle. he wasn't charged in either case. there are also reports that alexis was treated a number of times for psychological issues at the veterans affairs hospital in new england. the 34-year-old act the alone, opened fire around 8:00 a.m.,

killing 12 and injuring eight before dying in a shootout with police himself. so far, authorities have yet to reveal a motive for this crime. >> also this morning, renewed concerns about security at military installations. last night, d.c. delegate addressing those concerns. >> there are many outstanding questions. i would say most of the questions are outstanding for many of us in this city who have been plagued by gun violence. among them is how someone, whatever his badge, managed to get a high powered gun into one of the most secure facilities in the district of columbia. >> the white house president obama ordering flags across the country to fly at half staff today in memory of those who died in the shooting. we have more on the nation's latest mass murder. >> trying to make sense of the

unthinkable, investigators and city leaders are still looking for answers and information this morning about 34-year-old aaron alexis, the gunman who shot and killed 12 people and injured eight others at the washington navy yard monday. >> we don't know the motive. we asked earlier this there was likely terrorism involved. we have no indication of that. we haven't ruled it out. we continue to investigate that. >> although the motive still remains a mystery, investigators say alexis used a valid pass from his employment as a defense contractor to gain access to the naval facility. police have ruled out any other possible shooters in the attack. >> we feel comfortable right now that we've exhausted all means to eliminate that possible last suspect, so we do now feel comfortable that we have the single and sole person responsible. >> the shooting brought the nation's capitol to a stand still. the first shots range out

8:15 monday morning in building 197 at the navy's sea system command. at one point, he peppered on an eat tree yum, picking off victims in the cafeteria below. the people who work in the navy yard were told to stay in place as officers and tactical teams hunted for the shooter. the tense scene was described inside. >> we were hunkered down on the floor, because we'd heard the previous gunshots. we saw two bullet holes in the top of the wall of the conference room. >> alexis was armed with three weapons, a.r.15 assault rifle, a semiautomatic handgun and a shotgun. police say it's unclear with the suspect brought all with him or if he took one or more of the weapons from his victims. president obama took time to honor the victims and offer

words of comfort to their families. >> these are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. they're patriots. >> the white house has ordered flags be flown at half staff through september 20 at public buildings and military building in the u.s. and abroad in honor of the victims. aljazeera. >> randall pinkston is at the site of the shooting a few miles away from the capital and the white house. what is the security like where you are? >> del, the streets around the navy yards have been reopened. of course yesterday everything was on lockdown for blocks, people not allowed in or out. this morning, the streets are open, however, a lot of business establishments near the navy yard remain closed and of course the navy yard itself has been closed off to most of the 3,000 employees as the report indicated on the essential personnel being allowed inside

today. >> randall, we also know that capitol hill shut down. even the nats canceled their game. are things in the capitol slowly getting back to normal? >> the white house canceled a music program scheduled for last night. we do know that congress did for a while shut down with an abundance of caution, there was never a threat on the congress itself, but of course, the chambers were closed down, people not allowed in or out. this morning, there is business as usual with respect to the senate at least. the senate and the house was not scheduled to be in session, so they can come and go as they please. the capital grounds are open, schools open, you have to know, del, since you are a resident of this area, that this is a city in shock, in mourning, still trying to figure out how this

happened in a very, very secure facility where at every gate, there's an armed guard. >> randall pinkston joining us live. thank you very much. >> we are getting a clearer picture of the man behind the trigger, the man responsible for the shooting. we want to show you new photos of the gunman aaron alexis. >> friends of 34-year-old aaron alexis describe him as a quiet person and an admirer of world cultures. he became a member of this fort worth dudist temple in 2010, where he meditated and ran errands. >> he was very quiet, and very helpful. >> the temple is where he met a man who describes alexis as his best friend.

he owns this thai restaurant just down the street from a temple. alexis was a delivery man here. >> unbelievable. all the people know aaron, these are my customers that know aaron for a long time. >> he says alexis lived with him for three years. that was after alexis had been kicked out of his own apartment for having shot a bullet into the unit above him. alexis told police at the time it was an accident. he was never charged. the man says alexis carried a gun with him at all times, even while at work. >> he tried to get something from the top, lift up a little bit. i could see his gun. i said you have to leave the gun in the car or house. you can't have it here. >> others said he had an obsession with violent video games. he left the man's house five

months ago when a new job with a military contractor took him to japan. alexis returned home upset, complaining the contractor wasn't paying him. >> he really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. it was, you know, 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 said. >> richard said that was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that he saw the news, and he's been in disbelief since. >> aljazeera, fort worth, texas. >> we have been following the story from fort worth texas, the same state aaron alexis had that criminal record. any sense as to what the motive might have been talking to people there? >> as far as a possible motive, nothing definitive here, nothing

that makes authorities say aha that's it. folks said he was unhappy at times because he felt he wasn't getting paid on time through his naval contractor job. he said he didn't always get paid what he thought he had earned, so he got behind on his bills. he was angry with the government. could this be the reason why? it's unclear, we may never know for sure. of course aaron alexis can't tell us. >> did he ever show violent tendencies according to his friends other than what we saw yesterday? >> he did get mad, but not murder mad. one friend said he would withdraw. when he was home with the guy he lived with, that would mean going to his room or playing video games or going to the buddhist temple to meditate. he kept to himself when he got upset, never blew up.

you heard that he carried a gun all the time, he never used it to threaten anyone that any of his friends saw and they never feared him. >> from fort worth texas, thank you very much. >> aaron alexis walked right into the navy yard because he worked there and had full access. what's not clear is how he managed to get his weapons inside. jim worked in the navy yard for five years and joins us live now from washington, d.c. jim, the navy yard is a secure military compound. how was it left so vulnerable to a shooting rampage? >> well, this is the dichotomy of military installations. they're very secure. he gotten on the facility without showing a badge either as a pedestrian or driving a car, he had to have the vehicle properly registered to the department of defense, and then he would have had to have shown his badge to get into the building. there's a certain level of trust on military installations where

if you're there, you're part of the national security apparatus and doing a job, supposed to be protecting the nation. >> since he had security clearance, is there anything that could have been done to prevent this. >> that's the $64 million question. there are possibilities of putting x-ray machines or things of that nature at the security check points either to get in on the facility or to the building, building 197, where the incident occurred, but, you know, that's part of the problem. we can never really know how safe we can be, no matter how many of these steps we choose to take. >> after each and every one of these shootings, there is the hugh and cry for magna tommers to be put in place.

>> >> if you start to institute very lengthy security procedures, it could take a lengthy time to enter. >> they somehow manage to slip through the cracks. >> it's important for people to understand what happens when you get a security clearance or cleared on a facility. the government actually sub contracts that work out, so it's another company that conducts security investigations and they talk to your friends and family

and that's sort of about it. i've heard numbers tossed around that say approximately 98% of people who apply for some sort of a security clearance eventually have it granted, so, like i've heard stories of friends of mine who have gone to cuba illegally or done narcotics or have been arrested or things like that, many people, the vast majority of these folks end up getting security clearances. not all of them are a threat, but when you have one or two extraordinarily bad apples, that creates a big problem. >> doesn't paint a good picture of those background checks being thorough. thank you very much. >> just hours after the navy yard shooting, there was a scare at the white house. secret service officers tackling a man outside the north lawn after he tossed some firecrackers over the fence. that man has since been charged. >> we have it you to continue to follow us 24 hours a day at

aljazeera.com for the very latest on the investigation concerning the washington navy yard shooting. >> rescue operations are in full gear in colorado. nearly two dozen choppers are flying missions, looking for hundreds of people stranded after a historic flooding in that state. >> success, raising the costa concordia across ship. how they got the massive liner upright after sitting on its head for two years. >> there is a serious warning about super bugs that are as to strong they could make antibiotics obsolete.

>> the rain has finally stopped along colorado's france range allowing rescue efforts to resume. 1800 people have been pulled out of areas cut off, washed out roads the problem. while some are leaving, others are making their way back to their flood damaged homes. we caught up with families who found their neighborhoods in ruins. >> relentless and powerful, the water flowed down, paying no heed to the fragile works of man

kind, roads, houses, possessions, lives. the water moved, and hayden court was just in its way. jennifer moved into her new house only six weeks ago. down in her baseman, there's a thick layer of mud and a foul river smell. irreplaceable tokens lay ruined in the muck. [ crying ] >> that's all gone. a, yeah, it's just gone. >> she has no flood insurance, but even with all the damage, she sees redemption. >> i'm safe, you know, allison, my sister is safe, my dog's safe and the people in this neighborhood are safe, which what's really important is not this stuff. >> up and down, hayden court, wrecked cars, huge chunks of

asphalt and toppled lamp posts testify to the power of thursday's flood. people are taking stock, and figuring out what to do next. emergency workers cleared debris. roland robinson helped his parents scoop muck from their garage. nina with an injured leg was at home with her 13-year-old son and one of his friends when the water started swirling up fast. she saw her car swept away. >> it was a time span of probably two to three minutes from when the water hit the bottom of the tires on our car, went all the way you. we watched it go all the way over and take it down the road. >> larson and two boys were trapped for eight hours before rescuers came in a boat. in the meantime, her husband, jeff, swam across flooded fields, battling the heavy current to get to his family.

>> you lose all thought of yourself. 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 rare work and the clean up will take a lot longer than that. none of the families who live here on hayden court will ever forget the day the waters rose. >> joining us now live in boulder, colorado is aljazeera's tamara banks, at an airport where rescue teams are gearing back to go back and try it again to resume their search for the stranded. are they making any progress? >> they are making some progress. i should let you know, del, that most people in colorado don't have flood insurance. it's something folks in this part of the country don't think about. yesterday, 200 people were airlifted and rescued out of boulder county in flood ravaged areas and they were brought here

to the boulder county airport. when they go back home, if they have a home to go back to, they may face a financial disaster. only about 22,000 people have flood insurance throughout the state of colorado. standard homeowners insurance will not cover flood damage. that's a whole accept repiece of flood insurance. fema had urged people to buy flood insurance after last years devastating wildfires where 344,000 acres of land were burned. those destroyed trees and shrubs, all the things that would typically hold that debris coming through after a rainstorm. now, more than 16,000 homes have been damaged throughout the state and in lenburg county, about 1500 homes were destroyed. insurance cost an average about $650 annually throughout the nation. that's a national average for flood insurance.

fema recommends people get flood insurance, even if they're not in a flood plane. >> the crews are holding up pretty well and the people are just so glad to see them. folks were waving for help and became part of the rescue. folks are getting out of there and hope to be out in the next day or so. >> tamara banks, thank you very much, tamara joining us live from boulder, colorado, the governor rescuing 10 people. >> while the dryer conditions could be a big help for rescue crews and folks assessing the

damage, we have more on those conditions. we can see it looks like the rains have stopped there. >> for now and for the most part, the time has changed significantly. here's a current look at the radar with all the moisture in the ground and rivers still funneling. you still see flood warnings and watches still up, especially for mexico, some of it shifted that direction. through the course of the day, there's much moisture and instability. yesterday, we saw a little pop up in the afternoon, not the deluge rain we had had, but a chance for rain. a lot of that moisture shifted a little to the south. we also have the frontal boundary dipping down. across the southern tier of the country, we could have pop up activity with the moisture across portions of the south. we also have that tropical storm in mexico bringing rain into

parts of texas. we'll talk about that in the next half hour. what's more significant, other than the rain that's been in the midwest and the northeast, those temperatures have dropped like a rock over the last couple days. if you're starting off this morning in that northern tier of the country, we have front of the and freeze warnings in effect and temperatures definitely chilly as you go out the door. toronto, 44 chilly degrees to start the day. >> very cold this morning. thank you very much. here's images we thought we would never see. the huge cruise liner the costa concordia after hitting that reef and capsizing, these live images show what happened overnight. the effort to get the ship back upright took 19 hours. 32 people were killed when the ship ran aground earlier last year. two victims were never found. the salvage operations was one of the most expensive in history. we'll let this time lapse play

out. >> j.p. more gone is expected to pay $750 million a settle investigations into its london trading losses last year. the bank is expected to make an admission of wrongdoing as part of that deal with regulators. j.p. morgan has been under close scrutiny since it lost more than $6 billion. on monday, a grand jury indicted two former traders with the company for their role in that scandal. >> americans who rely on food stamps to get by could see benefits cut. the house of representatives are looking at a bill that would slash food stamp subsidies by $4 billion a year. it calls for stricter regulations for those who get the benefits and want them to work more. one in seven americans use food stamps and the cost of the operable has more than doubled over the past five years. >> there is concern about a

deadly germ resistant to antibiotics. the c.d.c. said the super bug kills 23,000 people each and every year. part of the problem is the doctors have been prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for decades and the super bug is developing an immunity. the report says if the problem is not solved soon, antibiotics could become useless for most illnesses. >> today is the day that millions of gamers have been waiting for, the highly anticipated grand theft auto five is about to be released. it is the most expensive video game ever, and it hits store shelves. when the first version hit the streets 17 years ago, it became a global phenomenon and they are watching closely in tinsel town. we are the story from hollywood. >> watch the official trailer for grand theft auto five and you might think you're watching the trailer for a hollywood blockbuster film.

you'd be wrong. >> back in the game? >> i guess. >> if you think video games look and feel more and more like big budget films, you'd be right. >> the lines are blurred between what a movie looks like and video game looks like. it's high-def, c.g.i., very life like in the representation of people and things in these games and they're starting to rival movies as far as the look and feel. it's quite amazing. >> it's not just the look and feel of the video games, it's the money. grand theft auto four released in 2008 cost a reported $100 million to produce. fast forward five years, the budget for grand theft auto five, roughly $265 million, making it not only oh the most expensive video game ever made, but one that has a bigger budget than nearly all hollywood film. >> video games today can cost a quarter of a billion dollars to produce, but then again, a game

like grand theft auto five might generate a billion dollars by the end of the year. it's all about risk versus reward. in the video game world one have to spend a lot of money. >> the rewards are huge. in 2012, video game sales made more money than the box office. with domestic earnings well over $14 billion, compared to the $11 billion brought in by the movie studios, yet the release of a new video game doesn't generate anywhere near the same level of buzz that a major motion picture does. >> what has happened with the video game industry is that it's become its own niche. >> because the industry has such fateful fans, gaming expert says gamers can afford to take a different marketing approach. >> rock star, on the other hand, generally take a less is more approach where press is concerned, and so the release of just a single rock star trailer or even just a few screen shots

from a game almost becomes an event. it's a huge deal, because they keep the audience really hungry. >> oh, what's happening. >> he just carjacked his own car back. >> he carjacked me back. that's cool. >> they are not marketing the games at the same level they do the films. >> they don't have to market the games the way they do films. >> why? >> because people who have played these games will always want more and once you've played these games, you're always going to have your ear to the floor, waiting for the next one to come out. >> out of the question. >> and with the price point of $60 or more for each game, the industry is on the fast track to break even more records, as it continues to try and keep hollywood in the rear-view mirror. jennifer london, aljazeera, hollywood, california. >> get them while they're hot. >> that long awaited report on the deadly chemical attack in syria has finally been released. the big question left

unanswered, who did it. >> a civil rights group demanding answers after the deadly shooting of a former college football star by north carolina police. >> the death toll is growing after twin super storms leave mass destruction in their wake. >> coming up, pittsburgh fans are having a rough time. the pirates are saying no, no, no, no, no. we'll explain all of that. >> 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.

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. >> welcome back to aljazeera. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we

are following. authorities are trying to figure out why a gunman went on a killing spree at the washington navy yard claiming 12 lives. they believe aaron alexis was acting alone. grief counselors are being made available to workers who survived the massacre. president obama ordered flags to fly at half staff. he called the shooting a cowardly act. >> in colorado, search and rescue missions are underway again. nearly 27 helicopters are looking for flooding victims, some stranded for nearly six days. >> the navy yard attack is now the deadliest shooting in this country since december's sandy hook shooting in connecticut. the chaos was described. kimberly has more. >> after hours waiting for police to clear their buildings, the first of more than 3,000

people who work at what's known as the washington navy yard were finally free to go. they described their terror as the first bullets were fired. >> i feel very lucky to be alive. another guy next to me got shot. i didn't. >> it was a mass shooting that began at 8:20 in the morning in the mid it is of the monday rush hour as thousands of employees and civilians were preparing for work. >> i was in conference. we heard gunfire that was very loud close by, and we looked up, because we were on the floor. there were a couple of bullet holes in the wall of the conference room. >> the f.b.i. confirms more than a dozen are dead, including one gunman, 34-year-old aaron alexis. he enlisted in the navy in 2007 and received two medals for service. in 2011, alexis was discharged, recently working at the navy yard as a civilian computer contractor. >> within seven minutes, we had teams inside the building moving

through the building. there was multiple engagements with the suspect that was eventually deceased. >> mean time, many of the shooting victims were airlifted to a nearby hospital, recovering from serious injuries. >> i would tell you that the most common question that i've heard from them is how their colleagues are doing. they actually have specific concerns and ask about different individuals. they are very worried about their colleagues. >> the massive police response left the nation's capitol in chaos. flights were grounded at the nearby national airport. nearby schools and partial senate in lockdown for hours. a federal investigation continues a trying to figure out what motivated one gunman to commit such a violent attack. aljazeera, washington. >> continue to follow us on line at aljazeera.com for the very

latest on the investigation into the washington navy yard shooting. >> turkey saying its war planes shot down a syrian helicopter after it flew into turk issue at her type. the planes fired on the chopper after it entered turk issue air space. its crews had been warned. syria said turkey was hasty, accusing the turkish government of trying to escalate tensions between their two countries. >> the u.n. report concluded that deadly sarin gas was used last month, killing 1400 people, 1400 of which were children. the u.n. says the evidence is clear and convincing. james bays has the date. >> 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, 38 pages of scientific and forensic details. >> the report makes for chilling reading. the team gathered testimony from survivors, medical personnel, and first responders. the findings are beyond doubt and beyond the pale. this is a grave violation of the 1925 protocol and other rules of international law. >> what's the reaction of the security council? as ever, it is divided. some ambassadors claim the detail in the report is a clear indication of who carried out the attacks. >> we have associated one fine of must not anything elses cited in the report, a 122-millimeter

rockets with previous regime attacks. we have reviewed thousands of open source videos related to the current conflict in syria, and have not observed the opposition manufacturing or using this style of rocket. >> i think statements to the effect that the opposition could not have done certain things, i think they are not really as scientific as grounded on real as the actual situation could be. >> in the coming days, the attention around the security council table will turn to drafting and then voting on a resolution to set up a mission to go into syria with the aim of dismantling assad's chemical arsenal. >> even the u.s.-russia deal is in place, there is wrangling over the wording of the u.n. security council resolution. diplomats hope something will be in place by the end of this week, next week, world leaders

gather here for the u.n. general assembly. james bays, aljazeera, at the united nations. >> for more on the report, we're joined by thomas rifer, a sociology professor at the university of san diego. some are arguing that the obama administration at one time was looking for an out when the issue of military strikes against syria seemed doomed in congress. now that this report has been released, it seems russia maybe the beneficiary, as their fingerprints, serial numbers are all over the weapons. is this a fair assessment? >> well, i'm not sure what you mean by russia being the beneficiary. i think that the russian relationship with syria is implicated and it's a very embarrassing situation for them. they stepped up to the plate with a diplomatic solution when obama was being defeated on international and domestic fronts, but we're a long way from home on the chemical weapons and the issue of resolving this tragic civil war. >> what i meant was russia by

doing so seemed as if they wanted to broker a deal in the united nations, seems to be walking away from the fact that it was their weapons that may have been used in syria, at least sold to the regime. >> i think they are facing international embarrassment and pressure. on the one hand, they are a beneficiary from turning the world away from a wider war, but there is still a lot of pressure on they will. they have aided and abetted the assad regime, in part responsible for the massacres and for the use of chemical weapons. people need to realize that they may have benefited from the peace deal, but the world benefited, too. now the question is what will the parties do to move ahead. >> the situation is once again back are before the u.n. security council. can russia and china this time afford to block he was there? >> they don't want to pave the way for another u.s. military strike as in libya or iraq. i think what should happen now is there should be a motion

before the general assembly condemning in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical women and there should abstrong motion in the security council, but there's a lot of other ways to pressure the syrian regime, including threats to cut off all aid by russia, other than a military attack, which would only make the situation worse. >> if diplomacy is effective in syria, does that carry with it wider implications for the entire region? >> absolutely. many in the u.s. are looking for threats over syria as a way to establish the credibility of threats over iran. the hopeful aspects of what is happening now is this could pave the way for a grand bargain providing an end to the syrian civil war and pave the way for direct negotiations between the u.s. and iran over iran's nuclear weapons programs and a security framework that could help the region and the world.

>> thank you very much for being with us this morning. that is thomas reifer. >> there is outrage following the shooting of a former college football player. civil rights leaders are demanding that video be made public. he was killed saturday, shot 10 times by a charlotte police officer, randall kendrick. he has since been charged for volunteer manslaughter. he was seeking help after crashing his car when the shooting took place. his family said he wanted to go back to school to become an automotive engineer. >> in sports, there is a changing of the guard in the a.f.c. north, because orange is the new black. i'm not talking the new show on

netflix, i am talking about the cincinnati bengals that are the new stealers. right up the gut and the rookie from north carolina scores his first nfl touchdown. bengals up 7-3, but just before the half, ben rot roethlisberger trying to get something going. tied things up at 10. in the third, andy dalton jumps it off. the kid goes 27 yards to the happy place. cincinnati would take a 20-10 lead, big ben trying to lead a comeback, not happening. reggie nelson comes up with the interception as the bengals win it 20-10, sending pittsburgh to their first 0-2 start since 2002. >> we understand there's a certain amount of misery that comes with the position that we're in. we're aware of it. we won't like it, we'll wear it. we'll continue to work and get better as a football team in particular with our next opportunity. there's a certain amount we need

to swallow with this and rightfully so, but we've got to remain on waiver collectively. we've got to, you know, continue to work and move forward, but it starts that acknowledgment that they were a better team tonight. >> a tough night for pittsburgh fans. the steelers are 0-2 while the pirates were on a no hit alert. facing andrew cashner and the padres. san diego is the only franchise that has never thrown a no-hitter. getting help, gyorko comes up with a lovely play. cashner, oh, boy, there she goes. to right field, but that was the one and only hit, as cashner throws a complete game gem, padres blank them. pittsburgh tied with the cardinals for first place in the n.l. central. >> chuck and duck, jack johnson

at the b.m.w. championship, closer to a $10 million payday. tiger woods started the day four strokes back but the big cat having his issues. tiger, big cat, fussy cat, hate when that happens. he couldn't guy a putt. tiger finished seven shots back of the winner, johnson. the 2007 masters champion was the master of the greens, dropping in birthies, left and right. johnson six under 65 to capture his 10th p.g.a. victory. >> does this validate what i've done in the past six months? >> i don't think so. it means i'm playing well and made more putts this week. it validates i've got a tremendous team of guys and specifically my family that i trust and who trust me, and we're doing the right things. so, a great week, a phenomenal day, one of the best final rounds i've probably can come up

with in a while. >> it's come down to the final event in the fedex cup is in atlanta. the point standings back and forth with the winner will pocket $10 million. >> i'm beginning to think that there is a walters curse. everybody that i have rooted for this year in any sport has not won. ross, thank you very much. >> in mexico, they are still recovering from those two powerful storms that left 41 dead and forced mass evacuations there. the twin storms have affected two thirds of the country and created some of the worst flooding in decades. the popular resort of acapulco was the hardest hit. 21 died there because of landslides. nicole has more on the weather factor that is making that flooding so difficult. >> this is a system we knew would cause problems, i it was a squeeze play over protect co. you can see the remnants of the

systems over the mountainous terrain. when the mountains are involved, we call it lift when that moisture tries to push up the mountain side. the moisture kind of gets blocked, gets hemmed up in the mountains, and if the clouds try and lift into the atmosphere, it's actually cooler as you get up into the atmosphere, so that air mass can hold less moisture, which means it kind of brings out the moisture, then funnels into canyons in the mountains. that rushes down, can cause landslides, mud slides, just like we saw it not just in mexico, but similar affects that happened in colorado over the last week. we have on going problems and it's not just confined to mexico. a little bit that have moisture, especially the remnants having grid has made it into south texas. we're in drought conditions here in texas, so most of this is going to be beneficial, those bands of rain and it's not the

heavy stuff for the most part, but a few isolated spots where you can see holds flooding here. here's the moisture, most of it stays into mexico, but any little bit is beneficial. for the rest of the country, we had that front dip down. the northern tier of the country starting off very cool today, some 30's and 40's especially around the great lakes. we'll have more on those temperatures, because they're certainly feeling like fall. i'll have more on that coming up in the next half hour. >> it's only 2013, but at the 2016 presidential primary were held today, who would americans vote for on the democratic side? the surprising results of a new poll pitting hillary clinton against joe biden. >> the unusual place where bikers are hitting the roads just to blow off steam. so many money stories

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>> health care workers are trained to save lives, but what happens when the people they're trying to help become the

aggressors? we take a look at workplace violence becoming all too real in the health care industry. >> every second counts. these are the words emergencies workers live by. a few minutes can mean the difference between life and death. in some cases, those trained to deal with emergency health needs can go from health care worker to victim. roy is an emergency technician in royal oak michigan, a suburban medical center outside detroit. he spent 10 years here assisting the sick and injured, but there are days when he has to defend himself against the very people he's trying to help. >> sometimes they come in drunk, they're sleeping when they come in, wake up, they're combati, start getting out of their bed, running around, throwing purges. you just never know. >> workplace assault is higher among health care workers than any other industry. this doctor is the chief of

emergency medicine. he says a recent study by the journal of emergency medicine finds that although all medical professionals are at risk, nurses are in particular danger. 25% of nurses reported being assaulted more than 20 times over three years, and verbally abused more than 200 times over the same period. >> our study actually found that there were no differences when you looked at gender, race, occupation, other than nurses were victims more often than physicians. >> more than 20 states have some type of legislation that protects health care workers against workplace violence. the state of michigan is not one of them, but could be. right now, lawmakers r. working on a bill. until michigan legislature act, health professionals like roy be taking every precaution in a field where there's no room for mistakes. >> taking care of these patients, it's a great thing every day. it's frustrating that we have to deal with certain things but

that's the passion of working in an emergency center, you never know what you're going to get. that's the best thing about working there. >> there is no magic bullet when it comes to violence against the workplace and can become a battle zone. with the help of education, training and enhanced security, they hope to prevent anyone from getting hurt or worse, killed. aljazeera, detroit. >> health care is the fastest growing sector of the u.s. economy, employing over 18 million workers. women represented nearly 80% of that health care workforce. >> speculation begins to build over whether vice president joe biden is going to run for the white house he is facing an uphill battle. a new poll finds that 65% of democrats would likely back former secretary of state hillary clinton. only 10% of those same democrats said they would back biden if he ran. senator elizabeth warren of

massachusetts, new york's governor como round out the field, but have less than 10% have the support. >> there has been a racist back line on line after an indian woman won the miss america competition, saying she looks arab and not american, some asking if she is miss america or miss al-qaeda. when she was asked about the controversy, she said she has to rise above it and said she has always considered herself to be american. >> iraq might be the last place that you'd associate with biker gangs, but as that country and its capital of baghdad are rebuilding after a decade of war, there is a group of young men using the road to spin their wheels. >> like many youth the world over, showing off comes

naturally. this loosely affiliated group of young men call themselves the baghdad knights. an empty stretch of road is a rare thing and they take advantage to let off steam and perform tricks. their leader calls himself jacki chan. the weekend is about the bike and finding something to do. >> we set up the club, because there is nothing to do. the government doesn't provide us with places to go. this provides us a chance to get together and enjoy our bikes. >> some of the bikes can reach high speeds and all the tricks are self taught. it's not just you a risky business safety wise, but legally as well. >> using the road like this is technically illegal and the authorities harass the baghdad

knights by law, which means they often have to change locations. >> despite what the group calls harassments, they'll never give up their bikes. >> this runs in my blood. it's been a hobby since i was a child. no matter what the police do to us, i will never quit. >> getting decent bikes and equipment into iraq is difficult and expensive. every penny spent on these bikes give the crew a sense of identity in this post war. these men are old enough to remember the worst of the war. bikes give them a chance to think about something other than violence and security and offers them a reason to look forward to the weekend. aljazeera, baghdad. >> at the end of our first hour, we want to tell you the stories that we are following this morning. authorities in washington are still working to try and find a motive for that deadly navy yard

shooting. there were 12 people killed, eight injured. a former reservist killed a dozen people before dying in a shootout with police. >> flags across the country will be flying at half staff this morning around the country to honor the victims of that attack. >> in colorado, weary evacuees are beginning to return home after days of flooding. they are waiting to see what is standing in the wake of all those waters that rose so quickly. >> in sports, the san diego padres have gone 45 years without throwing a no-hitter, but came this close to ending that drought. we'll have all the drama in just a bit. >> temperatures have taken a tumble for the 19 tier of the country. i'll tell you where you can see front of the. >> aljazeera continues. we're back in --

hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. sachin asked the indian media not to put too much pleasure pressure on the teenager. >> my son started his career. it's a humble request if he can live his life like a normal 14-year-old without thinking of anything other than falling in love with the sport. (applause) >> some footsteps to follow in. more on the website. check it out. all the details.

get in touch with us on twitter and facebook. plenty more from me later, but that is the sport for now. >> thank you. stay with us on al jazeera. another full bulletin of news is ahead with julie mcdonald, who will be in london for us. for now, goodbye. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours.

>> good morning. this is aljazeera and i'm morgan radford. >> i feel very lucky to be alive. another guy next to me got shot. i didn't. >> a former reservist killed a dozen people at the washington navy yard. authorities are trying to find his motive for murder. please believe the shooter acted alone. the new details about his checkered past, the high powered weapons he used and how he carried out that miskerr. >> as floodwaters recede, the death toll is climbing. nearly two dozen helicopters are searching for those stranded for days and