>> good morning. this is aljazeera. i'm richelle carey. two deadly storms clam into mexico. the damage to the country is catastrophic. >> standoff on the budget. republican leaders will prevent a government shutdown but only if they get their way on obamacare. >> more violent clashes in the streets of egypt, bun dead after gunfire breaks out between security forces and armed groups. ♪ theme >> hurricane manuel is causing major devastation in mexico this

morning, and more rain is expected to put a damper on rescue operations, making them even more dangerous. 58 people are missing after the hurricane dutched almos dumped n triggering massive mud slides. it is the second hurricane to hit mexico in a week, leaving at least 80 dead. the government is struggling to get food and water to people and evacuate those in harm's way. we have more from acapulco. >> desperate for help, hundreds of people from the village have been stranded for days. many have gone without food or drinking water since severe flooding left them homeless. >> government provided rations are a lifeline, but team say it's not enough. >> we haven't eaten since it started raining. the water took away everything. the children are sick. >> fisherman jose lopez was lucky to have gotten his disabled daughter out of their

house in time. >> look at my house now, the water took everything, the bed, fridge, everything. we're homeless now. >> more than a million people were affected by two tropical storms that slammed into mexico last weekend. worst hit was the pacific state of guerrero where more than 40 people have died. in some areas, two months worth of rain fell in just two days. thousands have been forced to seek refuge in acapulco. here people wait for the water to recede and mud slides to be cleared, wondering what awaits them when they return home. the government has a more pressing job to take care of first. >> 40,000 tourists have been trapped in acapulco since the storms hit. may not have been here waiting in line for a flight for more than three days. they're hot, tired and they've had enough. >> as tensions rise, some passengers have started blocking the entrance to the military air strip.

>> planes keep arriving and they leave, but the line doesn't move. there's a lot of people with little children who have been sleeping here for 72 hours. >> with more storms on the way, the government is now racing against time, trying to get supplies to where they're needed the most. david mercer, aljazeera, acapulco, mexico. >> acapulco was struggling even before this latest weather disaster. once considered a destination must for travelers, gang and drug related violence has taken its toll. 90% of visitors to the area now come from within mexico, often from mexico city. acapulco has a murder rate of 142 killings per 100,000 residents, 28 times higher than the u.s. average. mexico is still a top traveler spot, but cab bow san lucas and cancun are where tourists are flocking to these days. for more about the storms, let's

bring in the meteorologist now. they cannot catch a break. >> we've had a 1-2 punch and could have a third on the way. i had someone just a few weeks ago ask me about traveling to mexico this time of year. you can get phenomenal deals, but have a chance of these tropical storms out there. late september and october the peak months for that. manuel is now a hurricane. wedding grid move on the east side just last week and we were dealing with that earlier in this week and we're also watching a disturbance right now. let's look at a couple of these areas. manuel skirted past acapulco as a tropical storm. it continued up the coastline, causing problems all along the way. it got back out over the water. at one point, it pretty much dissipated, but once over the water regained strength and circulation and now up to a hurricane. it's not really moving, as it sits and spins, we're going to see another 5-10 inches, some

localized spots getting more rain. the rainfall kind of in the central portion, where this tropical disturbance can go. it hasn't developed into a tropical storm yet, but likely will, now getting over has warm water in the bay. even if it doesn't make a landfall in that same area as in grid, likely to bring moisture in that direction. that area has already been decimated by those floods, so any more moisture in that area is going to be a huge problem. coming up, i'll talk more about your national forecast. >> thank you so much. another shutdown over the budget is threatening to shutdown -- showdown over the budget is threatening to shut down the government. washington is expected to run out of money at the end of the month if congress is unable to

agree on a short term budget funding bill. aljazeera's randall pink to know joins us from washington, d.c. what are the odds that this shutdown will actually happen? >> we've seen this before. what's not likely to happen, house speaker john boehner presents a bill to the congress that will continue spending past september 30 when the government runs out of money. if he presents that bill, just a straight bill, he will get all of the democrats supporting it and some republicans and government continues, but he won't do that, because he has in his party republicans who are insistent that any continuing resolution be tied to defunding obamacare. now, until yesterday, the speaker was trying to work with some maneuvers to avoid that possibility, but yesterday went all in. you now have the republican leadership joining with the so-called tea party

conservatives in insisting that any continuing resolution be tied to defunding obamacare. president obama will not sign that, and so, we have the likelihood, the increased likelihood of a shutdown over the end of funding coming up october 1. that's one possibility. >> ok, randall. lawmakers were also facing the upcoming deadline to raise the debt ceiling. how does that complicate all of this? >> well, it's another complication in an already complicated picture. the government has a debt ceiling limit of about $16.7 trillion. that is to say that we borrowed that amount of money and we have to pay installment payments. if we don't extend that debt ceiling by mid october, the government defats. the last time the threat of a default happened, we saw the markets go into a tail spin. we saw all kind of bad things

happening. president obama was telling the business round table that it makes no sense to put the government at that kind of jeopardy, when in fact in the past years, you just increase the debt ceiling, and go on with business. so, the republicans are saying they won't raise the debt ceiling unless they can get some reductions in spending, so we have another disagreement that is likely to result in a problem. >> i like how you put that, randall. >> yes. >> randall pinkston, live in d.c. this morning. randall, thank you so much. >> the dow jones will open in record territory thanks to a decision from the federal reserve. ben better than said the fed will continue to pump money into bond markets. we have more on the fed's surprise decision. >> a small desk the study for what was expected to be a big announcement from ben better than. it was expected to impact the world economy, but he changed

course. >> make no change in either its as set program. >> the u.s. central bank will continue printing money, spending $85 billion a month to buy u.s. bonds and securities. they had been expected to scale back, but bernanke said the u.s. isn't creating enough jobs and with the continuing fight between the president and republicans in congress and the possible consequences, the fed will wait. >> it is the case, i think, that a government shutdown impress even more so a failure to raise the debt limit could have very serious consequences for the financial markets and the economy and the federal reserves policy is to do whatever we can to keep the economy on course. >> what that means, the dollar will stay weak, and economists say that helps developing economies. >> right now, this is good news, because u.s. interest rates are

staying low, so the u.s. will continue to be a lawn blower, blowing cash towards the bricks, rather than the reverse. >> the bricks, brazil, india, south africa and china are already feeling the effects of even a talk of change. money and currency started moving. 900 investors were asked to pick one or two countries which would be the worst investment opportunities next year. 25% said brazil, 24% russia, india 35% saying they wouldn't put their money there. 23% said china. the developed countries did much better. the news out of washington could help the impact on the developing world. >> for now. >> thank you. >> ben bette ben bernanke made r the policy is going to change. it's a question of we know. >> clashes between egyptian forces and gunman broke out.

security forces fired at groups today. more more on the situation on the ground, let's speak to our correspondent in cairo. we are not naming them for security reasons. what can you tell us about what is happening now? >> it's been a big operation. it started early this morning. it started before dawn at about 3:00 a.m. local time. police and army troops went into the town, which is on the western side of cairo, actually, not too far outside the city's center, this is quite close to the main urban center of cairo, so it was a big operation. these people went in, troops and police went in with armored personnel carriers. there was a fairly considerable gunfight on the streets that led to the death of one senior

police officer. we think that the fighting has mainly stopped now. there might be small pockets that are still proving to be difficult for the police and the army to get under control, but for the most part, it seems like the fighting has stopped. there have been 48 arrests. among those arrested are three people who the police say were responsible for an attack on a police station, which happened in the middle of august which is the whole reason the police went in in the first place. in the middle of august, just after the sit ins were cleared in cairo, the angry response to that from some people was to storm the police station, kill 11 police officers and set fire to the police station. since then, the town has largely been out of government control, so this was them going in and

reasserting control of an area that they had lost. >> all right, thank you very much for that report. do keep us posted on what's happening in the region, and specifically on that area. >> in syria, a roadside bomb struck a village. the explosion rocked a convoy of buses, killing 19 people and injuring four others. this comes as fighters opposed to president bashar al assad government say they are making a slow advance into the capital. rebel groups try and push towards damascus. >> rebel fighters are on high alerts on the outskirts of damascus. this is close to the scene of the august 21 chemical attack that shocked the world. the battle here is continuous. president bashar al assad's forces have been relentless trying to stop the rebels from advancing on to the capitol. the area has been under siege for weeks now but opposition fighters say they are gradually

advancing and breaking the government's imposed siege. >> together with the other rebel groups and brigades, we are fending off any attack by the forces. >> as the rebels show aljazeera the trenches, the sound of gunfire rings out. within minutes, they are in position, firing back, round after round of ammunition. this particular battle goes on for sometime, but neither side is able to advance. here, it's all about how many meters you can move or buildings you can capture. >> we are holding steadfast, and we will remain steadfast. we have already destroyed many of their vehicles and hardware, as you can see. >> it is these destroyed tanks and armored vehicles that he's referring to. assad's army had set up bases here but after a fierce battle with opposition fighters, were forced to abandon their posts an

retreat. despite this, the rebels know the closer they get to damascus, the stronger and better equipped their enemy becomes. aljazeera. >> security is tight in libya this morning as prosecutors appear to outline a case against muammar gaddafi's son. he is on trial with 37 others for war crimes against humanity, accused of war crimes during the 2011 libyan civil war. it is seen as a crucial test for the new government. suspects were urged to be handed over to the international court to face explosions. >> explosion explosions at a chl plant in oklahoma. we'll have the latest on the response as the fire continues to burn. >> when you think of coffee, you likely wouldn't think of the gun debate, but starbucks is stepping into the fray.

>> welcome back. some bold words from eye are not's new president, saying his government will never develop nuclear weapons.

the president had kind words to say about president obama, as aljazeera reports, could this be the first step in a new dep low mattic dance between iran and the u.s.? >> in his first interview since becoming the president of iran, he wasted no time making news. >> we have never pursued or south a nuclear bomb and we are not going to do so. >> the new leader made it they're to nbc the obama administration would not be getting mixed signals in future talks on iran's nuclear program. >> in its nuclear program, this government enters with full power and complete authority. i have given the portfolio to the foreign ministry. the problem won't be from our side. we have sufficient political latitude to solve this problem. >> the u.s. has long accused iran of lying about its

intentions, driving washington to economic sanctions. those have starved the iranian economy. the obama administration, which tried and failed to improve lees with the previous government is trying again. >> there is an opportunity here for diplomacy. i hope the iranians take advantage of it. there are indications that the new president is somebody who is looking to open dialogue with the west and with the united states in a way that we haven't seen in the past, and so we should test it. >> obama sent a letter of congratulations after his recent election, a gesture which he welcomed. after the government released 11 political prisoners on wednesday, including the human rights lawyer, this reaction from the u.s. state democratic:

>> both leaders will be at the united nations next week. so far, there are no plans for the two to meet, but with both leaders extending feelers it's starting to look like what was once unthinkable is in the realm of the possible. >> the white house officials are ready to engage with the iranian government in order to reach a peaceful resolution to the issue in iran. >> take a look at live pictures from oklahoma as crews battle a fire and explosion that rocked a chemical plant overnight. officials ordered evacuations

immediately around the plant. at this time, there's no known cause of what happened here, and there are no reports or reports of injuries or deaths right now. >> a collision between a passenger train and a double decker bus in canada killed at least six people. this happened in ottawa wednesday, very gooiers say the bus driver is among the dead. about 30 people are in the hospital, eight of them with critical injuries. the crash ripped off the front portion of that bus. >> starbuckss is now in the middle of the gun debate. today, the company is running ads in many major newspapers across the country, asking customers to leave their guns at home. we have been talking with coffee drinkers in nashville. >> with 13,000 stores across the u.s., coffee giants starbucks has to please customers and make money, no matter the gun laws. it is hoping asking the customers not to bring guns will satisfactory everyone. >> that's their call and a good

idea. >> it's also the right of the patron to go elsewhere, you know, shop somewhere where there is guns allowed if they so choose. they have a right not to go there anymore. >> the $13 billion a year company has found itself in the middle of the debate over guns. it had deferred to local laws when it came to carrying guns in its stores but after a series of pro gun demonstrations, including a rally in newtown connecticut, the chain said firearms are no longer welcome. a video message was sent to employees. >> we just believe that our customers and our people will be much more comfortable if guns are not part of the starbucks experience. >> starbucks said the timing of the move has nothing to do with the shooting at the washington navy yard. >> starbucks officials say there is no outright ban and there will be no signs posted.

they hope customers will honor the request. >> starbucks is not loan. whole foods bans guns in its grocery stores and in chicago, they are banned in all bars and refronts that sell liquor. in many states which oh allow guns in restaurants, some bar signs barring guns, stating challenge and guns don't mix. >> honda is recalling cars, all 2003 and 2004 odyssey mini have notes recalled, as well as acuras. there's a glitch in the driver and passenger seat airbags that could cause them to deploy. >> closed door meetings are held in thigh land, testimony heard about one thigh land woman whose family didn't know she had been abducted by north korean agents

25 years ago. >> if she is listening, her brother has a message for her. >> i miss you so much. i miss you every day. i've been waiting so long for her. i'm deaf, i can't hear anymore. >> if she is alive today, she would be 58. for more than a quarter of a century, her family had no idea how or why she disappeared, while working as a massage therapist in 1978. then came news from a couple who said they knew her well from of all places, north korea. >> the reporter came to see us. all of our family gathered in the house and we all cried for her. >> american deserter charles jenkins showed this picture to the world. he's in the foreground. behind him and his japanese caught unaware is a woman who

was from thailand. >> this is the house they built with the money she used to send back to them in northern thailand. her brother and his son have continued to ask the thai government to push for her release. the current government in bangkok isn't inclined to help. >> i'm really disappointed about it, and it's very sad. i went to talk to the foreign minister, but he refused to see me. >> their garden blooms this season, the work of a modest farming family with no political influence, so these were her favorite toys as she was growing up. when she was just a child, her dolls. she kept them safe with her as she got older. now, her brother and her nephew are keeping them safe for her until she comes back to reclaim

them. >> it's as if time has stood still in her old bedroom. her clothes in fashion 40 years ago still hang in her wardrobe with the proof she was born scratched on these tiny traditional scrolls. the proof that she is missed etched on the face of her waiting brother. aljazeera, thailand. >> a u.n. human rights council pushed for resolution in an attempt to bring attention to allegation of horrifying abuses. >> some shops are busy this week as the moon festival begins today. the seat in a please honor a full moon to usher in a successful harvest. in hanoi, that means eating pastries at night and dressing up in traditional or modern costumes. that looks lovely joanne expert said america's mental health

care system is failing and we're all paying for it. we'll speak with her next. >> tobacco farmers were looking for a new crop and finding hemp. changing laws are making it easier to cash in. >> the boxing world has lost a legend. we remember ken norton, sr., coming up in sports.

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ideas, invention, life. >> hurricane manuel is hitting the northwest coast of mexico, nearly 60 people are missing after the storm caused a mud slide wednesday.

the national hurricane center said it is expected to bring more severe flooding to an already devastated area. >> new violence in egypt. one police officer died during an early morning military raid on the outskirts of cairo. other reports say security forces fired tear gas and exchanged gunfire with armed groups in the city. >> republicans have offered a plan to avoid a government shutdown with conditions that would raise the federal debt ceiling but blocking funding for the health plan. >> the washington navy yard resumed operations. the building 197, the site of monday's shooting rampage will remain closed as the investigation continues. law enforcement officials are trying to determine a motive for the mass shootings by aaron alexis that left 12 dead. he was killed by police.

officials say the navy reservist was grappling with paranoia and reported hearing voices, as well. our next guest said it is an example of a failure of our mental health system and price we all pay for that failure. she joins us from washington this morning. thank you for your time. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> the failure of our mental healthistic, those are strong words. it suggest that is perhaps this mass shooting was preventable. do you think it was? >> we'll never know the exact circumstances of aaron alexis' mental condition, but we have a pattern and a history of failure in this country that has produced one episode after another like this, and when we look at the police report from rhode island just over a month

ago, even without being a clinician, it's easy for me to see he was suffering from signs of psychosis. what do we do for our people with psychosis? well, 50 years ago, we had hospital beds for people suffering from acute or severe chronic mental illness. today, we have 5% as many beds as we did then. well, what has that without? in the 1940's, before we started eliminating these beds, there was one mass tragedy. in the 1990's, there were 73. about half of them were attributed to untreated severe mental illness. is there a pattern? is there a relationship? we think there is. when you don't provide treatment for people who have a treatable disease, you're going to have consequences, these are one of the consequences. >> lets talk about treatment, though. there's outpatient treatment, in

patient treatment. it is very difficult to commit an adult. do you think it should be easier to do that? >> that's a really good question. there's no question that in the 1950's at the peak of hospitalization in this country, the standards were often too loose, but what we had after that was a tightening of the standards until essentially in many states, you need to see blood on the ground before somebody is committable. commitment can take many levels. in the case of aaron alexis, there would have been in some states, though not in rhode island, the option to pick him up, take him to a hospital, have him evaluated by a mental health professional, because let's remember, the police are not mental health professionals. they are police. have him evaluated appropriately and determine whether he needed treatment. that would have been one level

of intervention. then we have outpatient commitment. sometimes it's called assistant outpatient commitment, where people can live successfully in the community, provided they stay in treatment. then finally, as a last resort for people who are most acutely ill, we have hospitals. who gets to access any of those levels of treatment depends very largely on what tate they live in. some have very progressive laws, and approach people who have severe mental illness as if they need treatment, they should get treatment, other states do not. so, it's hard to make a blanket statement, because the law's different from state to state. in rhode island, he probably couldn't be taken to a hospital. in many states, he could have been. we need better laws in all the states so that people who need treatment get treatment when they need it. >> often people who need

treatment, it seems are people who actually end up interacting with police instead of interacting with mental health professionals. >> absolutely. our police have become our front line mental health workers in this america, just the way jails and prisons have basically become our psychiatric facilities. we have more people with mental illness in jails and prisons than we have in hospitals. one of the problems we have in this country is we appear to have decided that that's ok. we are fine with a third of the people who live on the streets having acute psychiatric disease. diseases that are treatable, by the way. we seem to find it acceptable that at a minimum, 20% of the in inmates in jails and prisons have a severe mental illness. we seem to find it acceptable that half the mass shootings are

committed by people who had a treatable psychiatric disease that wasn't being treated. >> it seems like we have a lot of questions we have to continue to ask ourselves. good conversation this morning, thank you very much. doris fuller. >> thank you. >> now to colorado where damage caused by flooding could cost more than $900 million. the hardest his areas are larimer and balledder counties. according to fema, more than 72 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. pure than 6,000 people in those counties have flood insurance. door to door searches are being conducted for those unaccounted for. the number of confirmed fatalities is six. the daunting task of rebuilding begins as residents and business owners are getting a firsthand look at the damage. >> this is a national guard check point on the east side of

town, lyon's california. they have to have this golden ticket before they're able to go home once again. >> damaged homes, washed out roads, repair crews everywhere. this is the foothills of the rockies, one week after the floodwaters devastated it. the entire population was ordered out where the river poured over its banks. the river bed shifts course. >> the river is apparently now back where mother nature had put it. >> while under siege, its mayor was out of town in africa. a week later, she is just seeing her town for the first time. >> it was just frustrating to get home you. just want to get home. the most difficult time for me or anyone is when you don't have

information. >> her task and first priority or all lyes elected officials is finding out what happened to the residents unaccounted for. >> our number one priority is to find those people and get them to safety. following that, it is trying to assess our water and waste water systems, and trying to figure out a temporary way to get those back on line. >> this gives you a really good picture as to how difficult it will be rebuilding, and getting people back here to live. this bridge completely wiped out. the people in that neighborhood, completely separated from the rest of town. >> what comes next is getting the residents back into town and getting utilities, schools and businesses up and running. >> we are a small town of independent businesses. we don't have any chain stores, everyone is a mom and pop. those are all independent businesses that are going to are a super hard time surviving. >> just above downtown, the

school will now serve as the new town hall. the town school kids will go to school in longmont, 20 miles away. >> they set it up k through 12 or all of lyes. >> thursday, residents will be allowed in for the first time, just to gather essential belongings. one or two have already trickled in. >> it's devastating. we're just starting to see. >> it will be a chance to see their homes, assess the damage and face the receipts of rebuilding. >> when the people finally do get back, they have to keep a couple of things in mind. they can't drink the water without biology it first. a no flush order is in place. the sewer system in town has been compromised, pretty much completely wiped out.

>> cooler temperatures and storms moving across the country this morning. meteorologist nicole mitchell has a look at the forecast. good morning, nicole. >> it's all the same system causing us a couple different problems. it is going to be cooler weather for us, all it's a snap back to reality, because the head of this front,ments have gone so far above average. you can easily pick out the boundary through the midsection of the country, bringing showers and storms along with it. what you might feel the most if you skirt around where the showers and storms are are the temperature drops you'll see as the front goes through. places like colorado actually did get, we were talking about about that, a little bit of the rain that went through. we have the recovery efforts going on. let's look at where we are seeing more of that activity. it's in the northern part of the plains, today in the midwest, really anywhere from i would say nebraska up into wisconsin is the best chance for stronger storms, and this mostly has the history of higher winds and some occasional hail with it. a little bit more likely we get

that sort of activity in the afternoon hours. all right behind the front, fall starts on sunday officially, but our temperatures are almost there for northern parts of the midwest. we've got temperatures in the 50's in rapid city this morning. look ahead of the front, very easy to pick out, omaha starting the day at seven february warm degrees. that is very unusual for this time of year to be so warm as you head out the door, and then it's still warm into the afternoon, some places in the 80's and 90's ahead. we've already dropped into the 60's and some places a little more interior in the 50's. once again, starting off tomorrow, if you happen to fall ahead of this, chicago could be around 70 degrees starting off the day, where as billings behind the front starting at 44. of course, that system is on the move, so tomorrow, a little bit more through the ohio river valley and south ward as we get into saturday, the east coast

feeling the effects of that, so both the temperature changes and chances for moisture coming in. the northeast, temperatures have slowly inched up all week. more in the 70's for today, enjoy it. the next couple days while we have it before that next system does start to push through the region. otherwise, southward relatively quiet, a little activity in florida and parts of texas, but a lot of the region is going to stay dry. we started talking about the west and showers moving through colorado. otherwise, a lot of the western tier of the country is definitely quiet out there. the one exception, you can see it if you look well to the south, climbs down into mexico. that is a hurricane, not impacting the united states, but another disturbance that could be forming in the atlantic could bring no rain. i'll talk all about that and the impact in mexico coming up in the next hour. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> all right, we are joined now

for sports, with sad news from the world of boxing. >> a tremendous loss, this guy was one of the all time greats. his fights against mohammed ally are the stuff of legend. he broke his jaw during one fight. norton died of congestive heart failure. he finished his career with a report of 42-7-1, 33 of his wins were by knock crowd. in 1989, he was in dugouted into the world boxing hall of fame. ken norton was 70 years old. >> mid season blockbuster trades are as common as bridges in the park in baseball and basketball. in football, though, mid season blockbusters are more like union corns in the park. not common at all. the news that cleveland traded second year running back trent richardson to indianapolis is quite the shocker. just a year ago, the browns chose him in the nfl draft for the 30 overall pick.

now they've exchanged him for a first round pick that almost certainly will be much lower than third overall. richardson rushed for 950 yards in his rookie year. >> for more on the national football league, i asked who has the shorter leash. >> i think they both have short leashes. you've got to give a coach more than two years. free man is in the last year of his rookie contract and there was that story that he asked for a trade or would before the trade deadline next month. whether that's true or not, he certainly is playing his way out of town. he has four touchdowns and 11 interceptions. 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's a wrist between the two of them. i think the only question left in tampa bay, is this greg schiano's last season. >> the bears, are they that good or lucky to be 2-0. >> there's a little luck in there, but i think they're getting an identity, two games, 24th quarter comebacks, they believe in jay cutler. he looks very comfortable with mt.'s offense. i think that's the difference for the bears this year. their offense is contributing, rated ahead of their defense, 14th, defense 17th. the offense is contributing to the cause may be more than prefers seasons. this is a team, remember, they went 10-6 last season, missed the playoffs and fired their head coach. they need to win more than 10 games this season to assure of getting in a playoff berth. >> who's your biggest surprise? >> it's got to be the miami dolphins. mike sherman said tannehill would take the biggest jump in

his second season. no question, he passed for almost 600 yards. this is a guy who made only 19 career starts at a&m in college as a quarterback. he's made more starts as a wide receiver, played more as a wide receiver. he's growing. he's learning, looked very comfortable in that offense with mike sherman, who is his head coach at a&m. he's getting better and better. 63% of the teams 2-0 make the playoffs. the dolphin are on their way. >> another 2-0 team are the kansas city chiefs. are they for real? >> i asked andy reid if he felt lucky to inherit the team. normally when you have a two win team with the number one overall draft pick, it's a terrible team. he's had six pro bowlers from last season, four on defense, all of his linebackers and the safety went to the pro bowl last season. he inherited great talent. he had to get a quarterback in

there. he's done that with smith. smith has not turned the ball over. the defense creates turnovers. this team is for real. they have a chance to make the playoffs in that division and conference and do damage in the playoffs. i don't think you're going to want to play them in the playoffs. their awfully good on defense. smith and charles do not turn the ball over. >> that's your look at morning sports. >> that's a lot of football. thank you. >> their jobs are hard, dirty and dangerous and they may be some of the most underappreciated employees in america. we'll show you a day on the job for sanitation workers. >> a big archaeological sign, hundreds of thousands of items, including a historically significant toothbrush.

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>> farmers in kentucky are looking to cash in on a new crop. you can probably tell behind me, hemp. the only problem is that it's illegal to grow hemp in the united states. jonathan martin talks to farmers and law enforcement on both sides of the battle. >> tobacco used to be king in

kentucky. tobacco fields covered more than 250,000 acres of the bluegrass state in the 1990's. now it's less. now the state of kentucky thinks its found the answer, hemp. >> hemp is canibas sativa. it has no drug content in it. >> a fifth generation farmer gross more than 300 acres of tobacco in southern kentucky. >> if it can grow here, we'll make it viable. it can be -- i can see hemp production being very good here in kentucky. >> during world war ii, kentucky was one of the leading producers hemp, mostly used to make rope for the navy. >> my daddy raised it on our farm, so i mean, i guess you could call me a hempster,

because i grew up around it. >> they can harvest using the same machines used for corn. from lotion to chocolate covered seeds, most contain hemp, from condition da. that's the market kentucky farmers want to cash in on. >> while it's perfectly legal to import seeds and fiber, it's illegal to grow or transplant hemp seeds anywhere in the u.s. >> currently, the d.e.a. considers industrial hemp a classified substance that would be treated the same way as marijuana, so we certainly can't grow it to sell it, and in fact, we can't even grow it to do research on it. >> all those in favor signify by saying aye. >> this-year, the state passed a law allowing licensing of industrial hemp, with the hope of putting seeds in the ground by 2014. >> we're about creating jobs in this state. we've become a national leader

on this issue and we've been able to differentiate between industrial hemp, the agriculture crop and it's evil cousin, marijuana. >> kentucky police aren't onboard. >> it should still be illegal and against the law and we'll proceed as we have been. >> kentucky farmers say any new crop would be a win. >> i think anything we can do that will help our children stay locally and on the farms is a good thing. >> agriculture officials hope planting hemp will continue to root farm i can as the stable of kentucky's economic landscape. jonathan martin, aljazeera, kentucky. >> a boston homeless man is rewarded for doing the right thing after helping return a backpack full of cash to its rightful owner. he found the bag containing $40,000 and returned it. >> after hearing a story, an on

line fundraiser was launched and he's raced $90,000 with more rolling in. james said returning the money was an obvious decision. >> in brazil, archeologists have found 200,000 items believed to date back to the 17th century. the discovery was in rio at a site used for an extension of the city's subway lines. there is an ivory toothbrush and toothpaste made in europe. >> it's a dirty job, but sanitation workers keep our cities clean. some say their job is more dangerous than police officers or firefighters. aljazeera went out with sanitation workers in new york and learned there is a cost to what society throws away. >> guys, come on. >> the day begins at dawn for new york's army of sanitation workers. they muster for roll call, then

mobilize on city streets. it takes 6,000 uniformed workers to pick up the trash created by 8 million city residents. >> getting up at 4:00 in the morning is the easiest thing. >> especially on a day like this. >> this is grueling, back-breaking work, not to mention a little smelly. each two person crew picks up on having a 10 to 15-tons of trash per day every day, rain or shine. >> the work comes with a decent paycheck. after five years on the job, workers make an annual salary of $70,000, more with overtime, but there are risks. >> people just throw everything out, so you don't know what you're picking up. that's why when you send it up, don't stand behind the hopper. anything could shootout. >> sanitation workers in new york have twice the fatality rates of police officers and nearly seven times the fatality

rates of firefighters. it is the fourth most deadly job in the country. >> traffic elements, hazards in the garbage, needle punctures, broken glass, it's a tough job, as you saw today, but new york's strongest is up tort task. >> robin wrote a book, picking up. the city hired a force, the change in the streets was dramatic. >> imagine trying to walk across a street, all the streets and avenues that are ankle deep and shin deep in the most unimaginable disgusting gunk. within a few months of taking office, the commissioner of street cleaning, george waring had the streets pristine. >> the workers were hailed at heroes. in today's throw away society, they are largely taken for granted, but the cost of taking

out the trash, both human and environmental can't be so easily discarded. aljazeera, new york. >> today alone, new york city could generate 11,000 tons of household trash. we all do our part. here's what we're following this morning. another hurricane is hitting mexico as flooding and mud slides kill dozens of people. republican leaders in congress will not vote to prevent a government shutdown unless they can defund obamacare at the same time. >> an early morning military raid on the outskirts of cairo has left at least one police officer dead. >> i'm john henry smith. browns and coats pull off a blockbuster trade, leaving some scratching their heads. that story and more coming up in sports. >> i'm meteorologist nicole mitchell. who could see more flooding. >> aljazeera continues. we're back in two and a half

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