>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey in new york. these are the stories we're following. chemical weapons inspectors are just days away from being on the ground in syria. their goal, find and destroy syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. all eyes are on the house of representatives. the sticking points -- point, the president's health care law. >> doesn't matter, you still can be friends. >> chicago hits gang violence head on.

and just a matter of days u.n. chemical weapons inspectors should be on the ground in syria. the u.n. security council voted unanimously friday on a resolution to secure and destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile. rya ragae is on the ground. she's getting syrian reaction to the u.n. resolution. >> speaking to syrian activists on the ground, several expressed skepticism over this deal. they were not sure of their regime complying, they have seen bashar al-assad making promises and not fulfilling them. he thought it was pro craft nation on behalf of the international community. ordinary citizens are concerned about the fact that this deal focused on chemical weapons, all

the while ignoring conventional weapons, the way hundreds of thousands of syrians, were killed over the past two and a half years. aid organizations have releasing heartbreaking and alarming figures recently, one of them saying 4 million syrian are suffering with no access to food, and the country may be on brink of mass starvation as well. international committee not only focuses on the issue of chemical weapons but also pushes forward humanitarian agenda and pushes for humanitarian access into the country. >> the u.n. resolution contains several key deadlines. syria must submit all its chemical weapons data in the week, including names of components, types of munitions and locations of all chemical weapons facilities. syria must also destroy all of

its production by october 1st and equipment mutt be destroyed within the first half of next year. many refer to the conflict of syria as a civil war but concern about foreign fighters pouring over the turkish border. >> promotional videos like these, the islamic state of syria and the levanity. levant. prepare me to die. where are you jihadis, the song goes. the armed group took over this area in august. in the border town of azaz also seized by this own group. the foreign fighters, mostly saudi, iraqi, and tunisian, was

executed by the foreign fighters. now resented and feared by many civilians, this man tells us. he's too scared to appear on camera. >> they have left the front lines and are setting their bases in the libertied villages. we fear that their ambitions are not related to freedom and democracy. what they want is an islamic state. okay islam is our religion but what we want is a democratic state, universal religious and human rights. it's become a conflict of goals. >> summary executions are becoming common. >> they can easily say to you, you're an infidel, you're against islam so you're an infidel. killing is so easy for them. it's second nature. they don't think before they

carry out an execution. >> analysts and syrians say many more fly into the province on foreign routes. takes the fighters along this main highway from the airport to the syrian border. the turkish government says it's very concerned that the presence of foreign fighters and extreme groups just next door. but up until now it's taken no measures to prevent them from getting there. can no longer ignore or keep accommodating the foreign fighters. >> turkey tried to play the game but it failed and made a total mess of it. for many years we fought against terrorism. if we play this game against terrorists it will blow back in your face. >> analysts say somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000 foreign fighters have crossed into syria so far. many syrians in the north want

this to stop. anita mcnaught, al jazeera ntakia. >> lawmakers are gathering for a rare saturday session on capitol hill. the howcht takin house of repres took up the resolution passed by the senate on friday. libby casey joins us from washington. we see congressmen they look to be busy. what are they doing? >> hammering out their plan heading forward and we're waiting to see exactly what it will entail. meanwhile we've seen both sidess duking it out on the house floor. here is a sample. >> mr. speaker, stop the drama, let's go ahead and work on these solutions. let's do real budgets. >> there are lemonade stands with better budgeting practices

than what we've seen in this body in the past two years. this is unacceptable. this is absurd. >> that's republican doug la malfa and democrat bob tonka. we're waiting to see what happens today. >> the president started yesterday calling out the republicans telling them don't do this. and talk about what his message was this morning as well. >> we're hearing the same refrain that messing with the fiscal situation in the united states, either shutting down the government which could happen monday night if congress doesn't find a path forward or breaching the debt ceiling in mid october is not negotiable. here is the president in his own words. >> in the next couple of days these republicans will have to decide whether to join the senate and keep the government open or create a crisis that will hurt the entire nation for

the sole purpose of advancing their ideological agenda. >> they're really pushing back at his message still. >> i know this is difficult for people to follow and it seems to change libby. explain for viewers what options lawmakers actually have. >> really three options. they could pass what the senate has given them and get rid of this whole defunding obamacare situation or they could stick to their guns and go with the legislation they want which is to defund the federal health care law. that could pretty much firm up a shut down on monday night. perhaps delaying the federal health care law or getting rid of the very popular medical device tax but even if they put those in there richelle there's

no guarantee the senate will bite. the senate is not going to go for a year long delay in the federal health care law. they're not going to budge so it's up to the house. that's why we're watching it closely to see how the republicans decide how they're going omove forward. >> has speaker boehner indicated how he will lead on this? >> sure, he has said that the senate version is really not going to fly among his caucus. so there are a couple of other options they are formulating. but he said all week, need to get the senate bill in our hands, need to figure out what our caucus wants. that's what they're doing behind closed doors. stay tuned. >> he doesn't have much time. libby casey thank you so much. in just a few weeks the country hits the debt limit. al jazeera's robert ray sits dowj with aldown with ali velsh.

>> wall street doing great, record highs this month. what will be the effects on the markets in america if indeed a budget is not passed and then after that following that we don't up our debt seel? >> the budgets we've sort of become used to. most americans don't care. but for the fact if there's a shut down people will notice some of their government services are missing. most people don't care. they've sort of stopped worrying what washington does. they've taken the view, don't interfere with my life too much i don't care what you get done. the debt ceiling is a different animal. when you say you are not going to pay up your bills, you get in trouble. they'll mark down that you called and said you're not going to pay the and you'll never get a loan again. the problem is last time we did this two years ago, america was the most credit worthy place on earth and europe was in big trouble. you're is starting to recover and there are other places in the world that are growing.

so if you have a lot of money invested in u.s. treasuries and you feel the u.s. is not a viable investment, you have other places to go with your money which may bring up the cost of borrowing for us. it's not a certainty that it will, but there is a real risk that it will. when you increase the cost of borrowing, i.t. slows the economy down. >> we're on a seesaw based on what will happen. is it possible that another recession could occur based upon washington's inactivity. >> suppose anything is possible. we didn't know the last recession was coming. in the months before the last recession set upon it things were looking bright. i'd say the analogy that i'd use ask america and its economy is like a runner, picking up speed. we've got an increase of almost 13% compared to last year in housing. we've got major markets up almost 20% so far this year.

we've had job creation for almost three years, for every single month. the economy is coming up a little bit not gang busters but pucking up pace. this is like sticking your foot out and tripping the runner that is the america's economy. this isn't a natural disaster. this is not a global recession that is now engulfing the united states. this is all of washington's making. it's like a clear sky out there and washington is planting a rain cloud right above them. >> how can americans let them get away with this, truly? we go through this every couple of years. it is constant bickering. what are we doing, how are we allowing this to happen? >> i think it's hard to understand this, the budgetary process is complicated. our political leaders have over simplified the debt ceiling description. so it sounds like not allowing the debt ceiling to go up, is akin to not spending, not paying

your credit card bill, that's difference. we have over simplified things we are so polarized that people just dig in. if this is a republican position it must be right, if this is a democratic position, it must be right. we need to get educated. people don't care, so disgusted the way congress is operating that they disassociate themselves about it, they take on a cave man men contaminant. i'll take care of my bills, i don't know what you're doing with your accounting and your finances. >> there is more with robert ray, coming one real money with ali velshi. the death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in india is now 51. rescuers are still searching. the debt toll is expected to rise. dozens of people are still unaccounted for. rescuers have pulled more than

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chicago neighborhoods scarred by violence there is hope. >> world war ii. >> for charles danker that hopes come from boxing it is an alternative to street fighting and gans. gans -- gangs. >> i'm doing tonight a good way like i can go have matches and get some anger off. >> the 16-year-old discovered boxing at becoming a man or bam, a violence prevention program at his high school on chicago's south side. bam teaches youth from areas of dense gang populations how to channel their emotions and control their anger through sports. adolfo counters violence in a different program, build. build convinced him to leave a gang last year. >> come here it shows me, no

matter what gang are you, or race, or anything. you still can be friends. >> with gang violence escalating in cities like chicago u.s. attorney general eric holder sounded a call to action earlier this week. >> the cost of failing to intervene in the life of a young person who's at risk to becoming delinquent could add up to over $3 million over the course of his or her life time. three or $4 million per kid. >> committed 40% fewer violence crimes when compared to a control group not enrolled in the program. that evidence convinced the city of chicago to raise $4 million from local businesses to fund private antigang programs. both bam and build believe that is what keeps young men out of gangs. three quarters of the boys he advises don't have strong father figures. he tries to be one.

>> sometimes they see me in the public at the mall or the grocery store and i think they got a chance to see like i'm really trying to live out the things i'm talking about and it's really real to them. they get excitement about kind of who they can become through this program. >> now both of these programs, bam and build, have components that focus on women. but obviously the primary focus is boys and young men. rax. >> diane it sounds like a wonderful program. thank you so much diana, live in chicago. governor chris christie's government will appeal. same sex weddings could begin on october 1st. gay couples in new jersey can only enter into civil unions. and ex onmobil say it will

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>> u.n. chemical weapons inspectors are expected on the ground in syria in a matter of days. this comes after the security council voted unanimously on a resolution to remove and destroy syria's chemical weapons. live pictures from capitol hill where a rare saturday session is underway and the house of representatives. they are taking up the senate approved spending bill, the sticking point a provision to stop funding of the affordable care act. gang shootings have become rampant in chicago. nine more shot last night. despite those numbers there are programs in place aimed at keeping kids out of gangs, and a gang summit is being held this weekend to try to stem the violence. a former soldier allegedly turned contract killer, a plot to kill a dea agent and

informant. rambo was arrested in thailand after a sting operation revealed he and members of his gang were to be paid nearly $1 million for the double murders. prosecutors say the men served at hired guns for murder. wisconsin's governor signed an emergency declaration friday, to secure federal funds for a bridge after one portion of it sagged. leo frigo memorial bridge this green bay. the government provides federal money for repairs, the bridge has been closed since wednesday. from flooding to heat waves to wildfires, this has been a year of weather explains, as nicole mitchell explains, taking a look at what's happening to their environment. >> california is known for beautiful beaches and great weather.

but those picture-perfect scenes are beginning to fade as climate change is taking control. dan is a meteorologist who contributed to a track of influences in california. >> we have a lot of ways in which climate affects us. >> many climate reports look at what could happen down the road. california also want to know what's happening right now. you can think of the climate change assessment kind of like california's going to the doctor and getting a checkup. and there are already problems in the health of this state. things like sea level rises. higher temperatures. and more wildfires. all attributable to climate change. california needs to plan for future in concrete ways. for example, rising temperatures put more demand on an already

strained are energy system. sea levels could rise another three feet by the end of the century. they take a toll on marine industry, scientists say we need to pay attention. >> i think it's prudent to be prepared for more change and start thinking about adaptation. >> what humans do or do not do makes obig difference. in california transportation schools the biggest part of the pie and contributes to greenhouse gases. clafntion need to drive less and -- californians need to drive less. >> the public is lower than it needs to be in order to act on this. as well as our decision makers. >> the next california assessment is expected in the next four to five years. climate scientists say they hope the messages from the environment, droughts, heat waves and wildfires can help

make californians and everyone else pay attention. nicole mitchell, al jazeera san diego california. >> a report by the environmental protection agency in california also found average annual temperatures throughout the state have increased by about 1.5 degrees since 1885. 18-- 1895. >> well, massive winter like storm pushing into the pacific northwest. take a look at the map here. you can see the swirl in the atmosphere. we have an area of low pressure that's going ostall out actually across the gulf of alaska, and draw moisture into the northwest. we superovercast skies across much of washington state, back towards idaho and also western portions of montana. as right now we are looking at some heavier rainfall falling down across 85 from seattle just north of portland.

by the end of the day the rain is going to spread into northern portions of california. we could see anywhere from four to eight inches of rain by monday. so we do have some flash flood watches and warnings in effect as that area of low pressure makes its way on shore. so in the next couple of days we won't be looking at much if any sunshine, jut overcast scies and that rain will continue to accumulate, tuesday into wednesday, warnings are in effect across northern and coastal portions of washington state. we have the threat for gusty winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. rough seas going to be out there and we're going ocontinue to have to deal with torrential rain along 85. now you can see because of the -- along i-5. temperatures around 60° far cry from chicago where they will reach 82 today. not tomorrow, that cold front

will continue to spill moisture into much of minnesota and into portions of oklahoma. a strong thunderstorm rakes through, noting too ang across oklahoma city. we will continue to have to deal with heavy rain across dallas. a heavy third storm is pushing through. beautiful day, not looking at much clouds across the sky, temperatures will be in the 70s. richelle back to you. >> jelelah thanks pow. the $1 descrik 06 million ly filled with president washington's books and manuscripts opened friday. inside story is next and you can

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