>> hello, and welcome to aljazeera. i'm tony harris in new york, our top stories. >> his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on the families of the victims. >> the mother of the navy yard gunman apologizes for her son. the federal reserve is soaring staying the course.

two days after the shooting at a washington navy yard, we're learning more about the gunman and how the government is spanning to the massacre. law enforcement officials tell the washington post, aaron alexis carved bizarre phrases into the stock of his shotgun. secretary hagel has ordered a sweeping review of all military bases and how passes are issued to contractors. randall joins us from washington and you have new informationer us. >> yes, tony. before we get to the investigation into the shooting, there's now an investigation into the response to the shooting. the u.s. capital police board will be looking into the circumstances surrounding the response of the capital miss to monday's incident. this after the bbc reports that the swat team of the u.s. capital police force was told to stand down and leave the scene.

an unnamed source gave them that information, and the capital police board this afternoon, has released a statement saying there will be an independent inquiry into the response of the capital police force into monday's shootings here at the washington navy yard. into the shooting itself, there are a lot of questions being raised about the brushes with the law, the firearms of violations and the mental health of alexis when he was able to obtain a security clearance. defense secretary hagel is saying that there will be a full-blown investigation to look into the circumstances of security clearances. >> obviously, there were a lot of red flags, as you noted. why they didn't get picked up, why they didn't get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, and those are all legitimate questions that we're going to be dealing with. when you go back in hindsight

and look at all of this, there were red flags, of course there were, and should he we have picked them up? why didn't we? how could we? all of those questions need to be answered. >> and the opm, the office of professional management will be launching an investigation, and it too has a role to give clearances for various government jobs, including clearance to gain access to facilities. another new development today for the first time, the mother of the gunman has issued a statement, saying that she apologizes to the families of the murder victims. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did, and i'll never be able to ask him why. aaron now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone,

and for that i'm glad. to the families of the victims, i'm so, so very sorry this has happened. my heart is broken. >> and finally, this bit of information. the department of veteran affairs said that aaron alexis did not seek the assistance of a mental clinician, but however, we do know that he did seek medical assistance after complaining that he was hearing voices, talking to him through walls and other things in the room where he was staying. so many many problems in this investigation as we try to figure out what happened that allowed this tragedy to occur. tony? >> so randall, will anything change with the pentagon as it reviews the security policies? any need changes? >> we have not been informed of

any immediate changes, but the comments that we're hearing from secretary hagel and mavis, as they look into the circumstances of the security clearances, they're going to be reviewing everyone who has security clearances. they have already initiated that around the world. and we would suspect that anyone who has not obtained a security clearance at this point will find that the process may be delayed as they review exactly what has been happening in a person's past that may indicate that they should not be reviewed. >> how long will an interview like this take? >> it won't be a quick review, that's for sure. it can't be, given the circumstances, and given the number of government facilities that are around the world. we have even heard law enforcement officials say that the investigation into monday's

shooting will take an extended period of time. we saw today, yellow taped areas around the building where it was located, as they try to figure out the path of each one of the rounds that killed those 12 civilians. >> the mapping that we referred to. randall, thank you, and nine men and three women died in monday's shooting. they were parents, grandparents, sons and daughters, veterans, teachers and engineers, and they all had worked at the navy yard for many years. we have more on the people president obama calls patriots. >> when he looked at her, he looked straight at her and clenched that jaw and just boom. >> john weaver saw aaron alexis claim one of his first 12 victims. >> they did not deserve to die a

horrible death like they did. it was tragic. >> like weaver, many can't forget the unspeakable violence that unfolded at the navy yard on monday. family and friends are trying to remember how these 12 people lived, and not how they died. >> we remember daddy for the incredible man that he was. >> he worked at the navy yard, but was the patriarch of a large family. four children and ten grandkids. he dedicated his life to service, but taught bible school with his family every sunday. mary knight was also a teacher, passing on her technology expertise to her students. kathleen guardi was said to be an animal lover, working at a sanctuary when she wasn't working at the yard. >> she was very caring and very

loyal and very generous to family, dear friends, to animals. because she loved nature, and she volunteered. >> and he was said to be the kind of guy who would like to be your neighbor. always lending a helping hand. >> this is an extremely difficult thing to process. i know for myself, it's going to take me years to really come to terms with it. >> aljazeera. >> the navy yard shooting took place just after the nine month anniversary of the shooting in newtown, connecticut, and the families of the sandy hook elementary school victims. they are calling on congress to expand background checks for gun purchases. >> what happened here at the navy yard this week is a tragic reminder that congress is not doing enough to prevent gun violence.

on behalf of newtown action alliance, i would like to send our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones on monday. how many more must die? >> stiff resistance prevented it from moving forward. guns do not make a nation safer. that's the finding out today from the american journal of medicine. loose gun allows to countries with strict gun allows. in south africa, where for every 100,000 people, there are 9.4 gun fatalities, and in the united states, that number is higher, 10.2. but in the united kingdom, where people don't own guns, it's just 2.5. a major coffee chain is caught in the middle of the gun control debate in this country. starbucks is asking customers to leave their guns at home.

but it's not an out right ban. they deferred to local law, which in some states allowed people to bring guns into stores! >> now to colorado, where a disaster company said that the flooding could cost as much as $900 million. search and rescue teams began picking through homes and debris. the missing are down to less than 200,. while some who lived in the town of lions are bein allowed to go. >> this is the golden ticket today, they have to prove that they work there. this is for workers and employees, and not everybody, but some on the outside of town. downtown is wiped out and those living in the area will not be allowed to go back. when they do, they have to show the access pass for this national guard checkpoint. they are checking i.d.s and making sure that everybody has

the pass it get in. we have incredible stories to tell about rescue. and about gratitude for everyone who has been pulled out of this town over the past week. >> we're allowed to get a pass, so we can come and go once a day. which is great, because my husband left before all of this happened. and he's coming back today. and i was trying to figure out how to get him in, because people that don't -- they're not allowing anyone in. >> reporter: now, when people do get back, and they're going back to their homes, they are being told two things of one, you have to boil the water, and there's a no flush order in place. that means that people inside of the homes will not be allowed to flush their toilets. the sewer system has been wiped out. so those two things are in place. you have to have this access pass. this is the golden ticket for the town of lyons, to go back to

their homes today. >> flooding is a problem in mexico, which has been hit by two tropical storms and is bracing for more rain. large parts of the country are underwater after hurricane ingrid hit the coast. flooding and mudslides have cut them off at beach resorts in acapulco, stranding thousands of tourists. >> at least a dozen people are buried under this mountain of mud. it's one of the many mudslides in mexico. rescue work, after trying to clean up from the previous landslide were swept away. the volunteers were cleaning the highway, and they were dragged by the mudslide. streets turned into rivers as two-thirds of the country tries to recover from the worst storms seen in many decades.

more than one million people have been affected by heavy rains, flash floods and swollen rivers. agencies of the government are struggling to provide for tens of thousands of people in emergency shelters. >> the federal government is making it's best effort to provide the necessary support for the families who are unfortunately being affected. in the resort city of acapulco, jet skis had to be used to rescue stranded people. but many had to wade through deem water, and take dangerous ziplines to reach safety. [ speaking spanish ] >> >> interpreter: we're desperate because we can't go to our city or jobs. we'll see how they support us. >> reporter: at least 40,000 people were trapped at the acapulco airport when the storms hit. and many had to be airlifted to the capital.

there were incidents of looting, some is said that they had to steal food because they had nothing to eat for days. the forecast for the coming days, and warning of landslides and flash floods for tens thousands of people. it may be sometime yet before they can think about returning to normal life. >> and we're hearing another weather system could impact the flooding in mexico. and here's our meteorologist. >> could is the ward. it is developing, and there's a lot of uncertainty about where the storm will track, but it's on the satellite picture. and first off, there's mexico and this is tropical storm manuel. it has developed on the coast. but it continues to move away. that's one of the storms that impacted the country this. from either side with all of the rain. this cluster of clouds here, moving over the yucatan peninsula and developing over the gulf, it shows signs of

developing, and these are actual tracks in the center of the storm. notice how there's a lot of uncertainty, they're clustered together over the next two days, but friday and saturday, they split apart. that's where the uncertainty is. will the storm go to the north, to the gulf of mexico, or linger over the gulf of mexico. that's what we're watching here, and it looks like it could million the country with rain. more coming up later. >> hundreds of people at the university of alabama are protesting racial segregation at their campus sororities. the school president acknowledges that the groups are racially segregated. she's requiring white sororities to diversify their recruiting. the push to push the lone

star state from ready to blue. and i skyscraper could be skied by the government.

>> in business, stocks rallying to record highs after a surprise move by the fed not to adjust the $85 billion a month that it pumps into the economy, soaring. the s&p 500 reaching new highs as well. and david schuster will have more on this tonight, filling in for ali, and what happened to tapering? why is it status quo for the fed? >> a couple of things. the fed has had this massive

stimulus program going for about a year, and at a certain point, that the economy would heat up, but today fed chair, ben bernanke said that he's very concerned about the economy being anemic, and mortgage rates putting a strain on the economy. and the surprise to a lot of folks, he specifically decided the dysfunction in washington and the budget is another possible uncertainty that could cause the economy to slow down and that was weighing on the fed. here's what bernanke said. >> it's important that congress and the administration work together to find a way to make sure that the government is funding the public services it provided, that the government pays its bills and we avoid any event like 2011, which for a time had an adverse on the

economy. >> so one of the factors that caused the fed to essentially realize, the economy is fragile and there are so many things that could go wrong, and we're not going to ease up on the gas pedal just yet. >> david, we saw the reaction on wall street, wow, but what does this mean for consumers? >> interest rates are going to continue to stay low, so things like mortgages, credit cards, and if you want to refinance your home, all of that is going to stay relatively low. there was concern that if the fed eased up on the stimulus, or bonds that caused it to go up, and when bernanke noted a few months ago, you saw reaction, but because the market is easy, and not making any changes, you can expect interest rates to stay exactly where they are. >> this and more at the top of the hour? >> yes, tony, we have a great

story about the exchange commission. so if everybody wants to know the laborio from what the ceos make and the rank and file make, we're going to find out at 7:00. >> the blood is already boiling. the u.s. government is one step closer to seizing control of a manhattan skyscraper. the justice department said that it's secretly owned by iran. and the building is being used for money laundering and violates sanctions against iran. >> i'm standing on the corner of 57th and 5th avenue, the heart of manhattan's high-rise, retail rent district. there's cardiae and rolex, and behind me is 65th avenue, which has retail shops on the 5th floor, but the government says that the company's real business is funneling and laundering money for the government of iran. and the owners are a front for an iranion owned bank.

there was a key ruling in a case starting in 2008, earlier this week, the manhattan judge said that the federal government can work to the seizure of the building, $500 million, making it the largest terrorist seizure in history. let me read you the statement from the court and the owners of the building, who said they will appeal, by the way. the government said: the judge's ruling paves the way for the largest ever forfeiture and iranian sponsored terrorism. the owners said: so while this is not over yet. it is a big step forward in the government's case. >> russia says it will present evidence from the syrian government indicating rebels in

the august 21st chemical weapons attack. they plan to release the evidence to the u.n. security council later in the week. russia has rejected the evidence saying that it's one-sided and politicized. he told nbc news that hiscally will never develop nuclear weapons, and he said that the exchange of messages from president obama was positive and constructive. edward snowden has been nominated for europe's top human rights award. his candidacy is being seen as a rebuke against washington. previously, to nelson mandela and kofi annan. they said snowden needs to be honored for shedding light on the systemic infringements by

u.s. and european secret services. and the award will be handed out next month. and there's michael from last night's fight. >> every fight has controversy in the ring and out of it. four days of heavy criticism. 64-year-old veteran boxing judge, ross, is stepping down. saying that she will not score any fights in the immediate future, and has not made a decision whether to quit permanently. in the nfl, bad news for one of the earlier contingents for the super doppler. he suffered an injury it his left foot. and it required season ending surgery >> reporter:. >> in baseball, a new baltimore ooriole record last night. during the peak of the baseball

steroid era in the 1990s. we'll have more sports news coming up in 20 minutes. >> michael, appreciate it. for decades, republicans had had it their own way in texas. but a massive grassroots campaign is hoping to change that. group called battle ground texas is working to swing the state from red to blue. >> it has been 19 years since texas has had a democratic governor. 37 years since a democratic presidential candidate won the state's electoral vote. but the crowd is making to isn't as tough as it seems. so we think that texas is not a red state of the we think that there are a lot of texans that don't vote. >> battle ground's leader, jen brown, helped obama win ohio in

2012. she said texas has plenty of democrats, among them many hardships, but they don't turn out at the polls. >> if that changes, we'll see a more competitive election. >> texas hispanics chose obama over romney by 12 points, and still, less than 40% of eligible hispanics vote. battle ground plans on changing that with 3,000 volunteers statewide who are registering new voters. >> so we feel if we can get more people to vote, we can get a government that's representative of the people of texas. >> democrats hope that that might be wendy davis, who energized them with a filibuster in an anti-abortion bill. she lost that bill when republicans approved the ban. but in some ways she won the

war, becoming the brightest gubernatorial hope that they have had in decades. but still, some think that she and battle ground texas are out of step. >> they're still too liberal. >> battle ground wants her to run against attorney general, greg abbot. who already declared battle ground texas more dangerous than nuclear weapons in phonecall income. texans for greg abbot has raised almost $5 million, compared to 1.1.1. >> you should get a voter card back in the next 30 days. >> have a good night. >> thank you. >> aljazeera, fort worth, texas. >> pension problems, lawmakers in chicago try to rash out a plan to fund the worst pension system in the country.

>> welcome back to al ool, and i'm tony harris in new york. the mother of aaron alexis speaks out. kathleen alexis doesn't know why her son killed 12 people, and

she's heartbroken over what happened. rescuers in colorado are doing all they can to find the remaining people. dealing with collapsed roads and bridges and twisted rail line. many areas are still inaccessible. in a surprise move, the federal reserve will buy $85 billion in bonds. and the fed said that it needs to see more signs, and stocks on wall street jumps. in washington d.c., another battle of wills is looming over the country's debt. and again, president obama is vowing to resist republican demands for cutting deficit in return for raising the debt ceiling. the cuts that the gop has in

mind, mike. >> well, tony, people don't want to hear it, but this could be the one time where compromise isn't in sight and we could have the first government shut down. the october 1st deadline happens every year x the fiscal year ends on october 1st. and if the congress hasn't passed funding bills, the government will shut down. the problem that john boehner faces, he would assume keep the government open and negotiate later. but the conservative caucus said that it has to be defunding of obamacare. the president's signature healthcare goes into effect on october 1st. and the speaker today in congress came ut and it quickly became parent that he's going to go along with those conservatives. >> there should be no conversation about shutting the government down. that's not the goal here. our goal here is to cut spend

something to protect the american people from obamacare. it's as simple as that. we have no interest in shutting the government down. >> and then the next deadline comes in late october. that's the debt ceiling. $16 trillion, and a familiar argument to many americans. the last time there was a negotiation between the republicans and the democrats on the debt ceiling, it ended in the sequesters, and it goes into effect, $1 trillion in cuts over ten years and people are just starting to feel the effects of that now. president obama, when it comes to negotiating his signature healthcare allow, there's no way, no how. and by business group at the white house responding to john boehner. >> you've never seen in the history of the united states, the debt ceiling or the threat of not using the debt ceiling being used to extort a president

or a governing body in trying to force issues that have nothing to do with budget and nothing to do with the debt. >> tony, it's tempting to roll your eyes or shake your head at all of this addition function in congress. it could have real world consequences in a short time. >> we talked about it a while ago, but it's worth repeating here. we're not talking about obamacare as an executive order he signed into place. this is the law of the land, isn't it? >> it certainly is, and not without a lot of pain ol both sides of the aisle. nobody forgets the president's first term when he got the bill passed against uphill odds, and of course the surprise decision of the supreme court, we say that because chief justice, john roberts, casting the deciding vote. it is the law of the land, and it has been upheld by the supreme court. >> and weren't you mentioning that there was a deadline

looming connected to obamacare? >> yes, the marketplaces. if you are required to get insurance, and everybody is required to have health insurance, the new law, obviously that's very controversial. but the deadline is october 1st, and start signing up for the these exchanges. buy an insurance policy, and if you don't do it, you face a fine. >> at the white house, thank you. the illinois pension program is billions of dollars in debt. but fixing the problem could force problems for retirees. >> reporter: after a quarter century of teaching, judy is looking forward to retirement. but the pension she was promised by the state of illinois could be skimpier than expected because of a $100 billion shortfall. >> are you mad? >> i'm very upset because i don't feel that the teachers are at fault. >> reporter: indeed the blame for the pension fall falls squarely on the state.

when they regularly contribute up to 9% toward their salaries, the state hasn't made contributions for decades. as a result, illinois is at the top of the front in the u.s., last year, they tried to fix it, but adjourned without fixing it. they appointed a special committee to come up with a plan, but to date, the committee has no plan. >> i know it's slower than we would like, but we are moving ahead and reaching agreements and making compromises. >> among the possible compromises, cuts in insurance benefits, and higher costs to retirees, but a union said those options are unconstitutional. >> there are a number of court cases that have tested the language, and so far, any attempt to cut those benefits has been unsuccessful. >> reporter: as the pension battle continues, illinois'

image is getting bruised. the head of committee said that it's a pariah in the business community. >> the government has said that if they don't get it, they will no longer invest in our state. >> while they're talking about back pay, public employees are not as confident in getting their back pay. it could seriously alter her retirement plans. >> it's possible i'll have to do something other than stay at home because i won't be able to do things that i thought i could do. >> but the veteran teacher said it may be a sacrifice she's efficiencied to accept. >> a hearing discussing the issue of illinois lawmakers not getting paid. the judge will make a ruling on

thursday. canadian officials said that a train collided with a double-decker bus in ottawa this morning. it derailed and hit the bus, ripping on of the front end. one witness said that the train crashed into the bus, and that accident left 47 dead. crews are trying to stop a pickup truck from falling off of a bridge in new jersey. i believe they're still at it. police say the pickup truck was towing a camper this morning and somehow flipped over and broke apart. there were no injuries, but the crews are trying to tow the truck off the bridge. the fire that destroyed a popular jersey shore boardwalk was an accident. they believe it was caused by faulty electrical equipment and wiring that had been damaged by hurricane sandy. dozens of businesses were destroyed along the same stretch of boardwalk that was badly

damaged by super storm sandy last fall. the man who shot her son ten times over the weekend said that she forgives the officer who gunned down her son, but she wants justice. after randall kerick has been charged with manslaughter. he approached a woman's house, personally looking for help after getting into a car crash, and here's a portion of the frantic 9-1-1 call she made to police. >> 911 hello. into the >> reporter: i need help. >> where are you at? >> [ inaudible ]

>> the three officers arrived about 11 minutes into the 9-1-1 call. ferrel's attorney, who has video taken from the vehicles' dashboard camera said that the young man posed no threat to officers. >> . >> an atlanta girl who was kidnapped from her home yesterday morning has been found alive. ivana perez, she appears to be in good health. ahead n. miami's housing

market, money doesn't always talk. >> the housing market is heating up, why it's making it tough for some it own a home. >> and a busy day for the nfl, dishing out fines for a head-to-head hit. next in sports.

a. >> in just one day -- listen to this -- 7,000 people signed up to run in the next boston marathon. it exceeded by more than 2,000. at the marathon that killed

three and injured hundreds more, it will accommodate 9,000 more runners than this year's race. concussion still an issue in the nfl. and the league has taken some action. >> you can legislate it all you want, but it's still a very violent sport. days after a suspension, deshaun golden found out that his suspension has been reduced to a $100,000 fine. goldson was suspended for one day. and what the nfl deemed, repeated of violations of nfl safety rules prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of players. this appeal will allow goldson to play on sunday against the nfl patriots. and other news to pass along

regarding fines. bernard pole ard, and andre johnson, and kareem jackson also find in that same game for his hit on kendall wright. >> reporter:? >> and receiver, brand an merriwether, he knocked himself out of the same game later when he hit running back, james starks. now that we're through the first two weeks of the season, we're starting to see teams develop their identities as contenders or pretenders. and one of those seem to be the 0 and 2 buccaneers. fort williams telegram, who would be more likely to lead tampa bay? >> you got to give a coach more than two years. josh freeman, on the other hand, he's in the last year of his

contract, and there was the story that he would ask for a trade before the deadline next month. and whether that's true or not, he's making his way ou out of t. he has four touchdowns and 11 receptions. 335 passing yards this season. the third rated passer, and he's not playing well. this is no question. it's his last season in tampa bay. and the only question is, is this greg's last seen in tampa bay? >> well, two gutsy wins for the bears, and are they that good, or are they lucky to be 2 and 0? >> there's a lib of luck in there, but there's an identity. two games, and two fourth quarter comebacks. jake cutler, he looks good. and that's the difference for the bears this year. the offense is contradicting and they're rated ahead of the defense. and the offense is contradicting to the cause, more than in previous seasons, but this is a

team, remember, they went 10 and 6 last season and fired the head coach. and they need to win more than 10 games to get into the layoffs layoffs -- playoffs. >> who is your biggest surprise. >> it has to be the miami dolphins. no question, he's the guy. he passed for almost 600 yards. you have to remember, this is the guy who made only 19 career starts at a&m. as a quarterback, and he made more starts at a wide receiver. he's growing and learning and looking very comfortable in the offense with mike sherman. who was the head coach at a&m. and he's getting better and better. 63% of the teams that make the nfl, the dolphins are on the way. >> is it for real. >> i asked gabe if he felt lucky

with the team he inherited, normally it's a terrible team, but he has come in, and has six pro bowlers from last season. four of those on defense, and all of them linebackerrers. he inherited great talent. he had to get a quarterback in there, and he has done that with well ex smith. alex smith does not turn the ball over, and this is a team that is for real. they have a chance to make the playoffs in that division, in the conference, and do some damage. i don't think you want to play them in the playoffs. alex smith and germont charles do not turn the ball over. >> in this week's tour championship in the final leg of the fedex cup championship, tiger woods is once again at the center of the storylines. the story is about rule infractions, and this year, including one this past weekend

at the championship. earlier today, about a time limit on calling potential infractions, especially those called in from television viewers. >> what the commissioner said yesterday is very appropriate, that it's a time limit. and i think that's going to be a discussion of where is that time limit. and where is the line demarcation, and you have to start with the disqualification first and work our way back from there. i'm sure there's going to be a lot of discussion over it. and the course of what's going to happen over course of time. is every player going to be mandated to have a camera following them around for all 106 players and every shot? or is there a certain time limit where we're going to have to do it? >> finally, more nfl notes to pass along. this just in. brown is going to trade richard to the colts for the first-round

draft pick. very rare that you see player movement in the nfl in the season, but they need a running back. >> so the tour championship starts tomorrow. and you have two prizes, right? the winner of the tournament and then there's this small change. >> that's the big one, the last four tournaments at the fedex playoff, $10 million, and tiger woods is the only player that has won it twice, and you have to be in the top five. >> he is, right. >> he is in the top five. but if you are in the top five and you win, you are guaranteed to win $10 million. >> walgreen's is joining the ranks of moving workers to private health changes. the employees will be given cash to buy their coverage elsewhere. walgreen's is one of the companies shifting their healthcare programs. the housing market continues to show steady improvement, the

construction of new homes increased last month. with a surge in single-family homes, the gains showed that higher mortgage rates may have slowed the housing recovery, but keeping it busy. it doesn't mean buying is easy. natasha takes you to miami-dade county, where properties are selling in record numbers. >> in newly built modern abode by the bay is thank you for the taking for $5 million. whether you're part of the 1% or the 99%, buyers in miami-dade county are facing fierce competition. >> it's hot, getting hotter and hopefully we'll get to a sizzle. >> they have been burned six times in the last year. they're getting married in the spring and looking to buy their first home. but each time they found one

that they envisioned raising a family in, they lost out to an all-cash buyer. >> here we are, young people, trying to start a life together, we're thinking about the future, and it's just a punch in the face. >> reporter: those cash buyers include private equity investors, who are buying up homes to turn into rental properties, and that means there are not a lot of homes for sale. >> in the last couple of years in miami-dade, we have increased the single-family homes by 80%, and the prices have increased 19 to 20% in just two years, and they're increasing still. >> reporter: some people are back into the house flipping game. she made a $200,000 profit on the sale of a condo she owned for just two years. then she made an offer on this home and shaved $49,000 off of the asking price because she had

the leverage and cash. >> it's a win-win. i know where i can be in a year. >> as for sardineo and cano, just when they started to retreat from the stress, they got a call from a realtor, and 24th finally landed this new home. >> i guess i couldn't feel the success of everything that i accomplished in my life until i opened the door, and okay, i own this. >> when it's a starter or a luxury home, waiting can cost them. when they see a new home, they better pounce before someone comes along with a better offer. >> pandora can play all of music at once. that's the ruling that the judge handled down over the license dispute. the ruling holds in an existing contract between pandora and the american society of composers and authors and publishers.

the judge said that it ambiguously allows them to play their entire catalog, artists like beyonce' and katy perry. >> . >> pieces by budding artists are being snatched up by investors, while traditional works are taking a hit. >> she's one of nigeria's budding artists. it's called unmatched beauty. the paints include diverse scenes that are images from africa. in this one, creation in the garden of eden. in this series of what she calls rise, deedee focuses on the strength and resilience of women. and these paintings don't come cheap. they have sold for as much as $10,000 each. >> what happens, a lot has

changed drastically, you know? and of course [ inaudible ] just before, just to have something hanging on the wall. >> reporter: sales of her paintings show the growing demand from africa. last year, a piece from neighboring ghana sold for $850,000. and sales of south african art sold by 580%. the idea that traditional african artifacts represent all that they have to offer is changing. there has been a decline in sales of traditional african art, like masks, textiles and sculptures, and they're now going for more modern pieces. at the art gallery nearby, the increase in sales is nigeria and

west africa are now nowhere access able. >> it has been underpriced. it's amazing. some of the pieces, i've been in the business here for 15 years, and it's amazing, the prices that we used to sell some top-notched art 15 years ago as compared to the prices now. this is why it's a great time to be collecting as an investor if you want to. in general. >> that's good news for artists like needy. she hopes to be take her exhibit to london next month, where she hopes to find new buyers. >> a privately built spacecraft is on its way to the international space station. >> 4, 3, 12, 1. >> that's pretty cool. the rocket carrying a capsule blasted off from virginia. it's carrying 1600 pounds of

food, clothing and other fun stuff to the space station. the capsule is not reusable, so it will crash into the ocean when it returns to the earth. another storm takes dead aim at in mexico. and real money. >> the driver's seat, what this means to the economy, and plus, big changes are ahead for healthcare benefits in some of the largest companies in america, and plus, one man takes to the stage. all of that and more on real money. ç]

>> i'm meteorologist, dave warren, and we're tracking tropical storm manuel, off of the pacific coast. and the cluster of storms over the why why is tracking to the northwest. and it could show signs of development. but where it goes from there, all over the place. these are the storm tracks, if you take it to the northeast and over next mexico. so watching it closely, a lot of uncertainty, and there's a cluster but it could go

anywhere, and that could be over the next four days. this is a flood gage, not in colorado, but this is in nebraska along the south platte river, and flooding is expected there nurse all the way through the weekend and next week, so all of the rain over colorado, it's moving east. and flooding expected all the way through nebraska. temperatures warming up in the midwest as a storm continues to develop over billings and holds up this. here's the radar, showing that there are strong and even severe storms in south dakota and that rain will continue to move east. highs tomorrow, 80s and 90s in the midwest, specifically, chicago at 87°. after the rain moves through it cools off and is fairly nice over saturday and summed. that rain pushes east. and the temperatures are warming up over the weekend in new england.

>> welcome to al jazeera. tony harris. here are tonight's top stories. defense secretary chuck hagel said red flags were missed before the shooting at the washington navy yard. the pentagon is now referring security policies for all its facilities around the world. after a week of unprecedented flooding thousands of people in colorado are headed back home and starting the daunting task of rebuilding. russia said syrian rebels were behind the chemical attack, not the assad regime. a protest march at the university of alabama. hundreds rally to