>> good evening, everyone, welcome to al jazeera. investors push markets to record highs after the federal reserve makes a surprise move and keeps the economic stimulus program in place. >> obama: what i would not do is create a habit, a pattern whereby the full faith and credit of the united states ends up being a bargaining chip. >> setting the stage for a possible government shutdown. house republicans want to defund the president's healthcare law. >> i am so very, very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> the mother of the navy yard

gunman apologizes for her son's horrific crimes. >> we begin with with the decision that shocked wall street. stocks closed at record high this is afternoon. justice as the federal reserve revealed it was not going to cut back on the billions of dollars it pumps into the economy. before the announcement the dow jones was down 40 points and then rallied close up to 147 points. we have more on the fed's decision. >> reporter: wall street was bracing for the federal reserve to start reining in its $80 million a month bond buying program. when it didn't, it propelled the dow to a record close. wall street celebrated the outlook for main street was not as cheerful.

the fed stimulus progra props ue economy by buyin. ben bernanke cited reduced deficit spending. >> to say that the job market has improved does not imply that the conditions satisfactory. >> higher mortgage rates also convinced the fed to keep up the pace of bond buying. siwith wednesday' announcements the analysts say that consumers can look forward to interest rates being low for now. >> we saw interest rate speculation, it hasn't happened yet so we'll put a lid on mortgage rates for now. >> the next fed meeting is in

october, and decision also hinge on whether the economy shows lasting signs of improvement. >> in washington it looks like another budget showdown. the president is bracing for a battle with republicans over the debt sealing and to avoid a government shutdown house republicans want to take down the president's healthcare plan. we're live from washington with more on that. >> reporter: well, you're right. we've seen this movie before. the government is about to run out of money. the debt ceiling has to be raised or the nation will default. it could happen in the next month and many are asking why washington's dysfunction is bringing the country to a brink yet again. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: tea party conservatives demand that any deal to keep the government funded and running must defund the new healthcare law. faced with a reas a result from rank and file house speaker john boehner quickly agreed. >> our goal is to cut spending and protect the american people

from obamacare. >> reporter: that said president obama is a non-starter. >> you have never seen in the history of the united states the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party, and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget, and have nothing to do with the debt. >> reporter: two financial clips are coming up fast. the government runs out of money october 1st. unless congress acts there will an shutdown. then late october the national debt will go over its legal ceiling. if congress doesn't vote to raise it the nation could face default. it's a game of chicken. the last time it end in sequester. but this time a compromise seems far from reach.

congressional scholar tom nance said the system is broken and blames republicans. >> it's a matter of bringing the country down. this ideological zealotry so dominating, the motivations of republican members combined with the belief that many who don't believe doing this will be defeated by other more conservative republicans are going forward with it. >> reporter: in a typical congressional election 90% of house seats are safe. there is virtually no chance of losing to a member of the opposite party. but sitting republicans face an internal threat if they don't toe the conservative line. a primary challenge from the right, funded by millions from outside groups like club for

growth. >> if the democrats are driving the car off the cliff at 80 mph and the republicans slow that down to 65, we're still going off the cliff. >> reporter: what rigid orthodoxy putting people in a box. brian walsh spent four years trying to get republicans elected to the senate. >> this is the age old story in washington about power and money. you should question your priorities when you're spending all your time attacking republicans and not doing a thing about the democrats who are up for re-election particularly when republicans have a great opportunity to win back the senate next year. >> reporter: and part of the problem is much more basic. some of these red meat conservatives they're nominating in primaries are too conservative, and they're losing elections in the senate in places like nevada and delaware, and in indiana. >> mike viqueira at the white house tonight, thank you very much. and for more on the possible shutdown and the fed's decision to extend the stimulus program

let's bring in pedro decosta, with reuters. you've been covering economics in the financial market since 2001. this was a surprise. let's start with the fed's decision. what impact will this have on the housing market? >> well, you know, it's interesting for anyone who said that the fed was out of bullets as far as monetary policies are concerned i think today showed they're not actually really out of bullets because here they basically delivered stimulus through inaction. in other words, by not acting to reduce the pace of its bond buying and actually rallied up the markets and at least laid the grouped work for mortgage rates to fall a little bit from their recent up tick. now this is a mess of the feds own making. it is the feds own talk about this tapering of bond purchases that led to this spike in interest rates. the fed talked about the potential for reducing stimulus,

which raised rates, which then didn't really give them the room to reduce the stimulus. >> so as long as they continue with this, are we heading to another bubble? >> you know, not necessarily. we're coming from a very low weak place. so i think you have to look--you know, the fed always looks at the balance of risk. one of the concerns even within the fed is that by keeping interest rates low for very long and by continuing the unconventional policy measures, the fed could be laying the groundwork for publics down the line. you also have to look at the opposite risk, and you know, some of what you've been talking about in the program is very relevant because bernanke and the fed in general is very

poignant. in way is it's congressional inaction that is forcing the fed hands. >> are you saying that fed doesn't have faith in congress' ability to handle fiscal crisis? >> well, yes, in general the fed has been disappointed by the fact that congress has continuously opted to basically tighten fiscal policy by raising taxes and cutting spending at a time when the economy might need a little bit of a boost. the fed has had to do the work on its own of stimulating the economy. if you look at growth rates now they are strong enough that if you didn't have this government drag you might actually be getting to the kind of growth rate that would put a significant debt in unemployment and bring the economy back to normalcy and health. >> it seems, let me get your opinion on this, congress may be headed over the fiscal cliff. is that possible this time?

>> you know, it's kind of, you know, it's one of those crying wolf issues because we've seen this movie so many times that it's hard to believe that they won't find the 11th hour solution, and those 11th hour solutions usually kick the can down the road a little bit further. that's been the pattern. so i think that's why wall street and financial markets really ar will wait to see. they won't believe that it will happen until it happens. i wouldn't rule it out completely. if you recall the debt ceiling debacle was bad enough in 2091 1 that i 2011and it did bring a d. >> thank you for joining us. president obama is scheduled to attend a memorial for the victims of the navy yard shootings. and investigation in what

happened inside 197 is moving forward, and there are new details about the shooter. randall pinkston has that story. >> reporter: fbi and investigators continue to gather evidence from the monday shooting at the washington navy yard. crime scene specialists are measuring the trajectory that killed every victim. aaron alexis practiced and then purchased an a-70 shotgun. alexis had a troubled history with angry outbursts and mental issues that prompted him to seek medical care. still he was able to maintain his government clearance allowing him access to a military base. department officials want to know why. >> there are many questions that are going to be asked, need to be asked, many reviewed, and the

intensity of those reviews have to go down to every aspect, the physical premise, the security clearance, standards of that security clearance. are they strong enough? why do we do certain things the way we do? we need answers, and we will find those answers. >> today the gunman's mother expressed regret and apologized to families of the murder victims. >> aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone. for that i am glad. to the families of the victims, i'm so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> the navy yard remains closed to all but essential personnel. others were able to retrieve cars and trucks left behind on monday i in attempts to escape e gunman. in building 197 the investigation will continue.

>> they're concentrating on helpy navy yard employees and their families. >> i'm surrounded by very professional people, and we as a team are working together to continue with this period of transition and healing for the family. we are focused to make sure that the employees and those family members get what they need individually. >> as investigators work to understand how and why this shooting happened, makeshift memorials created by those devastated by the attack. >> aaron alexis' mother offered few clues as to what caused her son to open fire. >> 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. >> but there is new information

about the gunman's mental problems. al jazeera's juan carlos monthly lean thamolinahas more on that e story. >> alexis heard voices through the walls of his motel and was being followed. he also claimed that someone was sending vibrations through thinks body. one security expert say mentally ill people not getting the services they need is a recipe for disaster. >> when these people start hearing voices, and they have no criminal record, and they can legally purchase a weapon you have a perfect storm for these mass shootings to occur, and we've certainly seen that in the united states. >> reporter: but alexis was still given security clearance and was able to buy guns in the day before the shooting, which was used in the attack. and alexis sought out help just

last no. navy officials will also say they'll be reviewing the tragedy and the new revelation of his mental issues. >> we'll look at if there is anything that we missed and needed to address differently. >> five years ago he was given a clearance that lasts ten years. another check by his employer back in june found only minor traffic citations. >> who was this guy? the guy that i knew was so honorable. >> reporter: friends of aaron alexis were shocked by the shooting. his family said that alexis was suffering from ptsd related to post 9/11 stress. the contractor who hired alexis

said that the government should have made his previous record known. saying if they then what they know now they never would have hired him. >> the department of veteran's affairs are releasing details about heal care treatment. according to a statement alexis made two separate visits to the veteran affairs in august. quote: >> now to severe weather. mexico is reeling from two hurricanes, ingrid and manuel. man slides and floods in mexico continue to rise as that country praises for even more severe weather. adam raney joins us from mexico city with the latest on that,

adam? >> reporter: yes, john, you might see behind me dozens of tourists coming off military aircraft. the military has been running an airlift from acapulco from last night all through today. they brought 3,000 people into the capital but many people are still stranded on the west coast there. estimates of 40,000 to 60,000 people waiting to get out of that city. they are mainly tourists. we've seen colleagues of ours have seen chaos inia acapulco. calls telling them to show up. but turned away when they get there. the two main roads connecting mexico city to acapulco are also out of service because the landslides and collapsed

roadways. we're seeing chaos in the surrounding state because much of this area is cut off from towns and cities. we've seen a landslide that just news came out a couple of hours ago that 18 people were killed in the landslide, but many more people are missing this th in ts of acapulco. >> thank you. let's go to more on this weather system. >> meteorologist: we're looking at more storms developing there, so not the best news. it will be impacting that same area which had a storm there recently. now here's the latest with the satellite. first off we have hurricane manuel. now it's intensified from tropical sandstorm to a hurricane, but that is moving slowly to the northeast, not moving to the south.

this is a focus of concern here because that shows signs of development and it could become a main storm. the problem with this is that the track is very unconcern. these are all individual computer forecast models, pretty much certain it will continue to track to the northwest, and then it goes all over the place. if it stays to the south it could continue to give rain over that same area that does not need it. we're watching that and watching the flooding in the u.s. we'll have that in the national forecast coming up. >> now coming up passengers were screaming stop, stop. survivors of the deadly crash talking about the moment when bus slammed into a train and what the investigation is revealed to police. plus the rescues continuing in colorado. the work that first responders have days after the first flooding there on record.

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>> investigators are trying to find out why a double decker bus anand a passenger train collided iin a canada. witnesses say that the bus went through a closed guardrail and slammed into the train. now to colorado where the damage caused by the massive flood is now believed to be $900 million. many of the people who lived in the area are uninsured. emergency airlifts gave way to searches for the missing. 200 people are unaccounted for. officials have lowered the confirmed fatalities from eight

to six. one of the hardest hit communities is the town of lyons. jim hooley toured the area today, and jim, what did you see? >> reporter: just incredible images. we'll show you those in just a moment. but the golden ticket for people when the town is allowed back for a certain amount of time tomorrow will be this right here. this is the golden ticket, so to speak. this is the residents bass that will allow people to get in tomorrow. they have to show their i.d. and prove who they are and actually that they lived in lyons. then they have to go through this national checkpoint. this will be here tomorrow as well. this is where they have to show their pass. we were able to get inside today. this is what the town looks like one week after the river was flooded and people were trapped in the town. that river was simply unleashed. take a look at this river.

it's normally just a foot or so deep. not a powerful river but you can see the destruction that it has left behind. now homes destroyed, trees all over the place. cars toppled. people were trapped there for days until they were finally rescued by the national guard. some city employees were allowed in the town to help with the rebuilding effort and they say now they have only one thing in mind. >> the number one priority above everything else is to help find those people and get them to safety. following that it is trying to assess our water and wastewater system, and trying to figure out a temporary way to get those back online. >> now people will be allowed back in tomorrow but they won't be allowed in the entire day. they're allowed in to get essential things that they have in their home and then they have to get out. a couple of things to keep in mind. when they get in there, there is

a boil order. they cannot drink the water. and there is a no-flush order. they cannot flush the toilets. the sewage system totally compromised and totally wifed wd out. this is what the people of lions really want and we haven't been here for a week. >> some people are going to be challenged if they don't have insurance. they're going to be turning to help for the state and federal government. that's going to be a question debt with down the road, but they may nobody trouble, and they'll have a lot of challenges in that regard. >> all right, thank you. >> well, the sport of boxing has lost one of its champions.

champion ken norton has died. his manager said congestive heart failure is the reason why. he edit food mohammed ali before losing the rematch later that year. he finished with a career record of 42-7-1, and 33 knockouts. ken norton was 70 years old. no. the nfl top five former draft pick two years ago now has a new home. ten richardson to the indianapolis colts for first round draft pick. giving the colts two of the top three players from the 2012 draft on their current roster. in golf time tiger woods sad that a time limit should be placed on situations and maybe even something should be studied.

woods and the pga's top 30 players. competing this weekend in atlanta. i'll have more sports news coming up in 20 minutes. >> thank you. how to keep guns out of well-known coffee shops. starbucks ceo said they're no longer welcome.

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>> welcome back to al jazeera. here are the top stories. in a surprise move the federal reserve will continue it's $85 billion a month bond purchase program. the feds said it needs to see more improvement in the economy. the news triggered record highs in wall street. and it looks like another battle in congress over potential government shutdown. house republicans have a plan to divert the shut down that will defund the president's healthcare plan. the president accused g.o.p. for forcing something that has nothing to do with debt. department of veteran's affairs say gunman aaron alexis

denied having thoughts of harming himself or others during healthcare checks in august. we have the latest on that. >> they know who did it, but they still don't know why. u.s. investigators are still trying to figure out why aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people in the washington navy yard. his mother had an apology. >> i don't know why he did what he did, and i'll never be able to ask him why. >> at the pentagon reporters wanted toio why alexis' past didn't keep him from both getting a job as a defense contractor and as a security clearance. they've had a heis a his of ites reported to the list. but he was never convicted of a crime and passed background

screening. but he know what he was doing, e all legitimate questions we're going to be dealing with. >> one thing officials dismiss dismissed. whether they cut concerns to save money. >> it did not degrade the security at the havey yard and in any way repicture to this. >> a number of gun control groups called for tougher screening laws. as the pentagon and white house made plans to meet on sunday, some of the relatives of the navy yard workers to urge the public never to remember their loved ones. >> he was a wolfman, always happy in a call to kane even

though i was just starting. >> iran president ha hassan roui will never create nuclear weapons. >> we have never pursued or sought a nuclear bomb and we are not going to do so. we're solely seeking nuclea pea. under no circumstance was we seek weapons of mass destruction. nor will we ever. >> iran released a dozen prominent prisoners after rouhani promised more opens

inside and out. while there are signs of a possible negotiation. >> in the district of midtown manhattan. on the street level the tower is home to brand name stores. but a case filed against the sky scrapers owners by the u.s. justice department said the building's real business is laundering business for iran. according to the government this building generated $39 million in rent between 1999 and 2007 alone. all of it funneled directly to a bank owned by the government of iran. >> violating federal law against doing business with iran. this week a federal judge ruled that the u.s. government can

move to seize the building. the manhattan u.s. attorney's office said the owner was and is a front fo, and proceeds would e used to compensate victims of iranian sponsored terrorism. the owner is a non-profit. and it said on its website that they plan to appeal. the ruining comes a sun, and president obama is set to visit the u.n. iran analysts say that after an unprecedented exchange of letters between the two and others signs of a than thaw. >> leaning heavily on the

conservative establishment for a forward movement in the u.s. dialogue. >> reporter: 6 u.s.a. and 5 fifth avenue is reportedly worth between $500 million to $700 million. even that kind of money is unlikely to improve foreign relationrelations. >> from the iranian government, the entire economy is online. the reserves are depleted. and oil is vanished. so they want to lift the angels. >> while there are no former plans for a meeting it has not been ruled out later. al jazeera inning. >> egypt ousted president mohammed morsi spoke to his wife and children for the first time

in two months. according to his lawyers he told his family that he's in good health. they will be tried for incrieding dead lie violence at the morsi rally outside of the palace last november. in an interview with fox news assad said russia has concrete evidence that it was rebel forces that used chemical weapons that killed thousands of people, including children. >> we have evidence the terrorist groups have used sarin gas, and those evidences handed over to the russians. the russian satellite since these allegations of the 21st august, they say they have information that rocket launch

from another area. so why ignore this point of view. the whole story doesn't even hold together--it's not real slick if. at one point they never used any chemical weapons because if you want to use it you would harm your troops. >> russia said it would present evidence to the united nations security council this week. paul brennan reports. >> the news syrian evidence was handed over to the russian deputy foreign minister in damascus. a visit in which syrian president bashar al-assad praised his ally for having to create what he calls a new global balance. the system totally compromised and totally 6 thi of this has nt

disclosed. it may be treated with the u.n. findings. >> we're disappointed to put it mildly about the approach of the u.n. secretary and inspectors. prepared at the report selectively and insecretly. without receiving a whole picture it is impossible to to call the nature of the conclusions reached by the u.n. experts anything but politicized pre-conceived and one-sided. >> the central question is how well and how quickly this new evidence can be independently verified. on wednesday, germany, france

and spain joined the consensus to blame president assad for the attack. >> the evidence from the report clearly points to the fact that the assad regime is responsible for breaking this taboo. it confirms that only the assad regime would take take side. >> syria is an interested party to say the least. and information syria would go to any length to prove that it's not a syrian government that used the chemical weapons. it has an interest in the u.n. inspect heirs team does not. the credibility, if we compare the credibility, the credibility of the u.n. inspectors team is of course much, much higher than that of the syrian government.

>> the russian government has not said how it will check the syrian evidence nor the time it needed to do that. but just saying it exist exist s uncertainty. >> it's time to turn our attention to washington, d.c. joie chen is here to tell us what is coming up at the top of the hour. >> our program tonight, detroit's bankrupt is back in touter tomorrow. judge of retirees. >> the city is trying to kill us all off, all the people who are retired because they're not going to take care of us like they should. >> we have more on that report.

also we'll talk about a law and bankruptcy expert about the future of detroit. that story coming up at the top of the hour. >> thank you very much. starbucks is back in the middle of a gun debate. tomorrow it will run as in many of the major newspapers asking customers to leave their guns at home. jonathan martin has been talking with coffee drinkers in nashville, tennessee, about the new policy. >> reporter: with 13,000 stores across the u.s. starbucks has askehas to please customers ande money. so asking people to leave their guns outside of starbucks. >> it's also the right of the patron to go elsewhere, shop where there are guns allowed if they so choose. they have a right not to go there any more. >> reporter: the company has found itself in the middle of

the debate over guns. until now it had to deliver to local laws when it came to carrying guns in its stores. but after a serious of pro gun demonstration including an attempted rally in newtown, connecticut, the site of the newtown massacre, saying firearms are no longer welcome. >> we just believe that our customers and our people will be much more comfortable if. >> starbucks said the timing of the move has nothing to do with the shooting at the washington navy yard. >> there is no outright ban and no signs posted. they just hope customers will honor their request. >> reporter: starbucks is not alone. whole foods bans weapons in their stores. and in many states with laws allowing guns in restaurant, some business owners post signs

barring firearms. concerned that guns and alcohol don't mix. >> there is new excitement in the art world. the pieces on display by artists in nigeria, and the price collectors are paying for the masterpieces. and a huge blockbuster trade in the nfl. michael eaves has sports, next. 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. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with

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>> african art is enjoying a renaissance. modern piece are being snatched up by investors. >> didi is one of the budding

artists. the paintings include diverse themes from africa. in this painting didi depict revelation, temptation and creation in the garden of eden. in this series of work she called "still they rise" didi focuses on the resilience of women. and these paintings don't come cheap. they've sold as much as $10,000 each. >> right now, a lot of has changed drastically. a lot of people initially collecting african art to have something hanging on their walls. >> sales of ndidie paints show there is a growing interest in

africa art. and sales of south african art has increased 5,000% according to an action house i auction hon johannesburg. here artists say there has been a decline in sales of traditional african heart like masks, text tiles and sculptures. art dealers say the increase in sales is because nigeria and west africa are more accessible. >> nigerian art has been underpriced. it's amazing some of the pieces--i've been in business here for 15 years. we've sold top-notch art 15 years ago compared to prices now. this is why it's a great time to be collecting as an investment

if you want to. collecting african art in general. >> that's good news for ndidi. she will take his o her work ton next month where she hopes to fine new buyers. >> some sad news in the boxing world today, and i'm one of the folks to actually remember, he was in incredible fights. >> part of a good career for a lot of people who may have targetten about over the years. ken norton gained prominence by beating mohammed ali in 1973 died today. he had been rehabilitating in an arizona hospital after suffering a stroke last year. he lost that rematch to ali in 1973, but he would earn the bc heavyweight crown and finished his record of 42-7-1 with 33

knockouts. now to football, today the browns and colts pulled off a trade that could reshape the future of both teams. sending number three trent richardson to indianapolis in exchange for first round draft pick. richardson was not pleased with his lack of carries this year. he rushed for 950 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. now this trade gave the colts two of the top three draft pictures. andrew luck, and now richardson. well, the nfl find four different players for hits over the weekend trying to send a clear message to its players that safety remained an issue this weekend. the league agreed to several former players who all suffered

from head related trauma. the safety commission said that they believe the safety initiatives are working saying the overwhelming reaction is that the players are adjusting to the new rules, the new techniques, and they're being seen properly and nobody watched more video than john madden. people will recognize when these hits don't fit in the context of the game. as far as the actual wins and losses are concerned. the first two weeks started to weed out the contenders from the pretenders. and one of those pretenders is the 0 and 2 buccaneers. from the forth worth star telegram who would be more likely to leave tamp tampa bay a

result of that start. >> you got to give a coach a few years. josh is in the last year of his rookie contract. there was a story that he would ask for a trade before deadline next month. whether that's true or not he's playing his way out of town. he has 335 passing yards this season, the 30th rated passer. he is not playing very well. this is no question this is his last season in tampa bay. there is a riff between the two of them. the only question for tampa bay is this greg schiano's last season in tampa bay. >> the bears, are they that good or lucky to be 2 and 0. >> there is a little bit of luck in there but they're getting an idea. two games, two fourth quarter come backs. they believe in jay cutler, and he looks very comfortable in

mark trestman's offense. so the fence is contributing to the cause maybe more than in previous seasons. this is a team, remember, they went 10 and 6 last season, and fired their head coach. they need to win more than ten games this season. >> who is your biggest surprise? >> oh, it's got to be the miami dolphins. mike sherman said that hill would be the quarterback to take the jump. no question, he passed for almost 600 yards. this is the guy who made only 19 career starts at texas a&m, and he played more as a wide receiver at a&m. he's growing, looking very comfortable in that offense with mike sherman, his head coach at a&m. he's getting better and better. 60% of players who play in the

first two games continue. >> when have you a two-win team with the number one overall draft pick it's a terrible team. but he has come in with six pro bowlers last season. all of his linebackers and safety eric barry went to the bowl last season. he had to get a quarterback in there. he has done that with alex smith. smith does not turn that ball over. i think this is a team that is for real. they have a chance to make the playoff in that division, in that conference, and do some damage in the playoffs. i don't think you'll want to play them in the playoffs. alex smith and jamal charles do not turn the ball over. >> cherean, thank you for the time. >> donovan mcnabb will have thinks jersey retired, so a huge night in philadelphia.

>> thank you. and in just one day more than 7,000 people have signed up to run in the next boston marathon. the entries exceed the number of spots available by more than 2,000. it's a strong support of boston after the begin marathon bombings that killed three and injured hundreds more. the hurricane churning in the gulf of mexico. and we'll have a look at weather. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. ç]

>> meteorologist: welcome back. i'm meteorologist david warren. in mexico there are two storms and one has intensified to a hurricane, and one has moved off the coast. it was a tropical storm, but now it's a hurricane but really not moving much. there is not much to steer these storms around so they're dumping a lot of rain in the same area. that is slowly drifting to the northwest away from areas that have had been really hard hit over the past two to three days. what the concern is now is this cluster of storms not really organized yet but it has the potential to become fairly organized, and could likely

become a tropical depression or storm over the next 48 hours. right now it's moving off into the gulf of mexico. you look at all these information that comes in, and how it looks to be developing with these models that shows where these storms could track. there is good agreement that it could continue to track to the northwest, but then all over the place. there is not a lot of certainty about where these storms will track. some take it into mexico and others into the gulf states. this could intensify and dump rain on mexico. then from there seeing how it develops and see how it tracks that will be key over the next 48 hours. then over the weekend we should be seeing if physica it will tuh or west. these are the river gauges.

this one is in colorado, major to record flooding, and it's slowly going down. this would be flood stage, it's predicted to be at flood stage in colorado. now this is a forecasted flood gauge here in nebraska, and this is where the river lever is now. this is flood stage by wednesday, thursday, and so over the next 4 hours this it will go into flood stage and moderate flooding going monday and tuesday into next week. now a storm that is developing in montana is giving severe weather so north and south dakota. that will continuing to move east bringing weather with it. chicago is fairly warm at 70 degrees. as the storm moves east the warm air will move out and showers and storms followed by cooler

air. there's all the rain coming in tomorrow. light to moderate rain even a few thunderstorms in the forecast as well as the heat. 91 in omaha, warm day tomorrow followed by cooler air on friday, rain saturday, sunday, and monday. and temperatures back in the mid to low 70s with a light breeze. comfortable weather with lower humidity and lower temperatures. now as far as the northeast goes the temperatures climb into the 70s close to 80 degrees and then drop overnight tonight. maybe not as nearly as it's been. low 70s in the 60s, 58 in philadelphia. chilly in the northeast. they've had frost and freeze advisories there. new york has seen temperatures climb to 79 degrees and mid to low 70 saturday, sunday and monday. maybe an isolated shower as that storm continues to move east. we'll look at the headlines coming up.

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