>> it's day two of the government shutdown and there is no movement toward ending the stalemate. one republican leader now says it could take weeks to reach an agreement and get things back to normal. >> obamacare gets off to a bumpy start. millions of americans log on for open enpatrolment but get shut out by heavy traffic. >> they said there's a bomb threat and i said i'm not leaving without any daughter. >> a four hour shutdown. >> pope francis' latest push for church reform. his startleling message of tolerance and how he's reaching out to all people.

>> welcome to aljazeera america this wednesday morning, i'm stephanie sy. hundreds of thousands are federal workers are waking up this morning with no job to go to. the government remains shut down with no signs of progress and congress deadlocked. on tuesday, the republicans in the house proposed a measure to reopen national parks, and parts of the department of veterans affairs, but it was defeated on the house floor in a bipartisan vote. democrats rejected the idea as political cherry picking. >> they're using the parks as a pawn. this is about defunding the affordable care act on a day when millions of people are logging in to find out how they can enroll. it's really a remarkable historic day, where people can

receive the promise of our founders, of life, liberty and the pursuit of anticipateness. >> the budget impasse resolves around a gop demand that any spending bill include a delay or repeal of the affordable care act. republicans hope the shutdown will force a compromise. >> i think it's fair to say none of us want to be in a shutdown and we're here to say to the senate democrats come and talk to us. this is how we resolve our differences, and can work our way out of this kind of situation. >> but president obama is standing firm. he's urging house republicans to pass a simple spending bill. >> the basic message of congress is this, pass a budget, end the government shutdown. pay your bills. prevent an economic shutdown, don't wait, don't delay, don't put our economy or our people through this any longer. i'm more than happy to work with

them on all kinds of issues. i want to get back to work on the things that the american people sent us here to work on, creating new jobs, new growth, new security for our middle class. >> the put somedown is having an immediate impact on many government workers who can ill afford unpaid time off. we have the story. >> the shutdown is expected to furlough 800,000 federal workers across the nation, including tax collectors and food inspectors. >> i don't understand why the activity of the government should be stopped, because of concerns about one aspect of legislation. >> the nation's capital is being hit hard by the shutdown, because tourism here is big business. visitors spend $6 billion a year generating more than 70,000 jobs. >> from national parks to the

national museums, here in the district, it was the same story, doors shut, tourists disappointed. >> was this part of your plan taking a bike through here? >> no. we just thought since we can't get into any of the federally run buildings that this would be the next best way to see what's here. >> virginia settled for a snapshot outside the smithsonian. she and her husband are from oregon. >> our son who lives in oregon, his job, even though he works for the county, he could not work today, because they use the communications system of the federal government, so it is amazing how many people in far-reaching areas of our country and i would assume the world are affected. >> amazing and at the world war ii memorial, rather ironic. men who fought for their country had a fight to visit the memorial built to honor them.

>> well, let's hope they solve it and don't hurt too many people. >> for however long the shutdown lasts. >> randall pinkston joins us live from the capitol. there is another deadline approaching october 17 to raise the debt ceiling. are there fears that this budget impasse could reach into that? >> more than fears, possibly plans on the part of house republican leaders. we just heard from the house budget committee leader paul ryan say that he wants to combine both the budget problem and the debt ceiling limit to put pressure on democrats and president obama to reach some kind of of accommodation with republicans over the affordable care act and also to further reduce government spending. he points out that this has been done before, most recently in 2011 that resulted in those questers, the quest reactions of shutdowns and cut backs in federal spending. >> this could just delay the

debate for another couple of weeks. meanwhile, president obama is set to depart for a tour of asia, but now his trip is shortened. >> the white house put out a statement last night on a phone call that president obama made to the president of the philippines. in that phone call, the president told the filipino leader that he, president obama, would not be traveling, but that he would delay that trip for later in the day. later, there was an addendum handed out by the white house, saying the president would base his travel plans depending on what happens with the budget battle. it now appears as you indicate that the deadlock is going to continue. we've heard some saying they have discontinued plans. they've had cancellations for events, so this thing could go on for a while. >> all right. randall pinkston reporting from washington. how long. >> if the government shutdown

lasts for several days or weeks. furloughed workers won't be collecting a paycheck. the average paycheck is $70,950. not every federal employee earns that much. looking at the workers in national parks and services, on average, they make $30,950 a year. >> national monuments and sites are closed and nearly 20,000 employees that run them are on unpaid leave. visitors staying at mount rainer national park are shut out. >> there is truly in paradise. the mountain is in an early and sudden snowstorm. below at the park's main entrance, there is a cold reception of a different kind.

visitors are turned away. >> we thought we'd be hiking for days and days in the national park. >> they planned their vacation months ago, flying in from fort myers, florida. >> our own government is holding us hostage because they can't figure out a way to deal with situations. >> as part of the government shutdown, 192 mount ranier employees are furloughed. they received notices on tuesday. >> we are going to have adequate staffing on to be able to provide the type of access, the type of services or storage respond to emergencies that people get into here. >> only essential staff are staying on. no one knows if they'll be paid. the national park is 370 square miles of wilderness and beauty. october usually brings 130,000 visitors. every day the park is closed, it loses $2,000 in entrance fees. >> the impact of this shutdown

spans well beyond the park and employees. businesses like this one outside of the park have already notified workers their hours will be cut and depending how long the shutdown lasts, they may have to close. >> this whole thing is ridiculous. it affects so many people. >> i feel bad for everybody working here, too. coming down, we said they're not going to do that. they won't do that. >> their stay has been cut short. thursday, the inn will close and visitors asked to leave. >> oh, boy. here's my shut down folder. >> back at park headquarters, the superintendent is also being furloughed. >> the park belongs to the people and to not be able to open them and make them accessible, enable them to serve their purpose, that's a very sad situation for the country. >> in the park's 114 year history, it has only closed four times, two now for government

shutdowns. >> the bureau of the interior said it will lose $450,000 in entry fees each day the parks are closed. while the government remains partially shut down, a key part of the affordable care act, health care exchanges are open for business. it didn't take long to get overloaded after millions of americans log on for information. president obama urges patience. >> we're going to be speeding things up in the next few hours to handle all this demand that exceeds anything that we had expected. consider that just a couple weeks ago, apple rolled out a new mobile operating system, and within days, they found glitch, so they fixed it. i don't remember anybody suggesting apple should stop selling iphones or ipads or threatening to shut down the company if they didn't. >> the rollout of the affordable

care act hit a road block in washington state where the exchanges were off line most of the day. we have that story. >> washington is one of the 16 states running their own insurance exchanges, and the c.e.o. of exchange here warned us all in recent days that there might be bumped in the road. sure enough, on day one, rollout day, there was quite a a bump. >> this woman drove more than an hour to get help enrolling in a new health plan. where she regularly comes for care, she didn't get very far. we spoke to her through an interpreter. >> it's difficult for me if i do not get no insurance coverage for my health and i'm not able to get all the medication that i need. >> the state's website was overwhelmed by users shortly after it went on line, put in maintenance mode while workers worked on it.

this staff went through new training sessions on the plans to help patients and a half gate the options, but they, too, rely on the website. >> social worker rebecca parker got the same rude on line welcome as so many others. >> then came into the office and tried to access it myself, and a little disappointed that it's not up and running. >> harbor view is where many use the emergency room as a drop-undoctor's office. they hope the act can change that. >> we have patients that don't have health care coverage. for many, this will be the first time in their adult life that they've had any kind of coverage at all. >> by noon, the website came back up but didn't function smoothly. some users continued to experience problems while work continued on the glitches. for this woman, it was a disappointing day. she is glad to have gotten started but has to solid answers

about enrollment. >> very excited, and i also worry that i'm not able to get it. >> the state has eight approved insurers shopping 46 different insurance plans, and the website is the doorway to all that information. right now, that door is shut and the closed sign is out, the website taken down for tweaking. we don't know when it will be back again. >> the federal website and many state exchange sites are still having technical problems this morning. erika, you've been testing sites yourself this morning. were you able to get on and look at anything? >> yes, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning, you would think it would be a breeze to get on line, because not as many people would be logging on. some state run sites are still down as we speak. the new york site where nearly 10 million visitors caused log-in problems says it's unavailable. health care.gough that runs the

website for 30 states is running. >> it took more of a click of a mouse to get information. the federal government's health insurance marketplace site has so much web traffic still, it's slowing the site. even in the wii hours, it took hours to get through the log-in process. >> we were having glitches in the marketplace. whenever we went in to access the on line information, we were unable to. the marketplace was telling us to follow up later. >> i had better luck at state-run sites. once i got on line, i looked at the plan options for a 35-year-old woman making $60,000 a year. i checked out health plans in connecticut, colorado and california. in hartford, the lowest cost bronze plan for my individual criteria cost $220 a month.

the same stats in denver net a bronze plan of $178 a month. in los angeles, california, the cheapest bronze plan is $188 a month. >> then i adjusted my search criteria for the same 35-year-old woman, but this time, she has an annual income of $30,000. immediately, the difference sites showed eligibility for a tax credit. >> in connecticut, it comes out to be more than $100, bringing the cost of the cheapest plan down to $117. in colorado, the tax credit it only third dollars. even though the prices of insurance plans start out less there, the end result costs a bit more at $147 a month. >> something we learned through the process that will be really helpful to people, you can get has tax credit up front, meaning you do not have to wait until tax time to cash in on the credit. just a reminder, enrollment runs through march of 2014, but if

you enroll earlier be where you can get coverage by january. >> were you able to get on to the federal site? >> no. it has been five hours and upstairs at my computer, it is still in a head in pattern. >> i'm sure you're going to get off set and keep trying. >> of course. >> in florida, jacksonville international airport is open after a bomb scare forced police to slack way the terminals last night. that's where we are this morning. is it business at normal there? >> so far, it is. travelers and cars, vehicles moving into the airport, a beautiful morning here, but a scary evening last night, as two packages were found, one in the terminal, one in a parking lot around here. one of them, authorities say was deemed destructive, taken by the bomb squad off site and

detonated. people sat on the tarmac in airplanes and buses came out to get the passengers. >> this woman waited hours outside the jacksonville international airport for her daughter, mary. the airport shut down for more than four hours. >> when i pulled up and they said there's a bomb threat, i said i'm not leaving here without my daughter. >> police found two suspicious packages, saying one had "a destructive component." >> our bomb squad did find a device that needed to be rendered safe, then the process of doing that, removed it from the area. >> passengers were stranded on the tarmac and terminals evacuated. >> everybody just started running, a lot of people that were behind the counters started ducking behind where the packages go and everybody started running to get out. >> the all they're was given late tuesday night. they say it could take a while

for everything to get back to normal at airport workers scramble to reschedule flights. >> no one injured, that's the good news, but many passengers' nerves rattled last night. folks coming in this morning trying to get out of jackson international airport, people flying in. we can hear the airplanes. authorities say at this point, there have been no arrests, so we will watch and see exactly what unfolded last night and wait for more details throughout the day. back to you. >> we know you will. robert ray live at jacksonville international airport, thank you. >> a disturbance at the tropics, we have your national forecast. good morning. >> good morning. it's been a threat quiet tropical season overall, but still we're in that time of year. we have this disturbance far into the western caribbean. that's what we're watching now. you can see that cluster of showers and storms. it's looking a little organized. better than average chance that

over the next couple of days, this is going to develop here's the broader look at this. we have different computer models that help forecast this out. almost all bring the disturbance into the gulf and along the gulf coast. even if this doesn't develop into a storm, that moisture is going to move in. it's interesting, with the furlough, still at your lowed and scheduled for a flight to schedule this later today. we'll see what happens today. through the rest of the gulf, we have moisture coming in. the gulf moisture, we fired up showers and storms not across the entire region, but on and off you'll see moisture. a lot of the country is very quiet, but more rain along the coastline. another winter storm is moving

through states such as wyoming give us the chance for snow. coming up, we'll talk about that system a little more closely and see where the roads are going to be particularly treacherous through today and tomorrow. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. the israeli prime minister talks tough on iran. >> iran is a wolf in sheep's clothing. a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community. >> what he says israel is willing to do to prevent a nuclear iran. >> plus a new medical break through providing hope to infertile women hoping to have a baby. >> google defends itself over accusations it's spying on users. that story, coming up.

millions who need assistance now. 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. what happens when social media

>> iran's leadership may have softened its tone, but israel's prime minister is not buying it. he addressed the u.n. general assembly tuesday saying his country is ready to stand alone to defend itself against iran.

>> when it comes to iran's nuclear weapons program, the only difference between ahmadinejad and him is this, a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community. >> in last year's u.n. address, the israeli leader declared a red line against iran demonstrating how close iran was to building a bomb. netanyahu urged the international community to keep up the pressure on iran's leaders and force them to give up nuclear ambitions. >> an exchange between the president of iran and the founder of twitter. jack dorsey tweeted out to rouhani, good evening, our citizens of iran eager to read your tweets. >> his account responded:

>> it's time for our business block. how are the markets continue to go react to the government shutdown? >> investors didn't seem bothered yesterday, but today, stock futures are pointing lower, indicating a negative start when trading begins. the dow will open at 15191 tuesday. the index rose 62 points. the s&p at 1695. the nasdaq at 3817, both also coming off slight gain. nikki is down sharply today.

at the end of the line october 17. even approaching the deadline is dangerous according to one economist. >> with the debt ceiling, we're talking about the potential of a default on u.s. government securities, the government non-payment of certain debts, non-fulfillment of contractual obligations and the chaos that could result would be far more damaging than what we're seeing with the shut down. >> since may, the treasury has taken a number of steps to keep the country under the debt limit set by law. >> a couple of tech stocks to watch, microsoft, possible trouble for bill gates. reuters reports a few investors are trying to get gates to step down as chairman of the software company, worried his presence on the board is preventing the

company from innovating and staying with the times. google is gearing up for the next round in a fight over privacy issues. the internet company is accused of improperly wiretapping customer's emails in order to place ads, the company moved to have the class action lawsuit dismissed, but a california judge heard the argument. >> what affects could this case have on the tech industry at large? >> massive. right now, the big thing is having customized ads. they want ads that you will look at. this case looks at internet companies ability to actually do that, not to mention, though the size of the class hasn't been determined, google has by its own admission more than a half billion users. if found in violation, the possible fines could be massive. >> there are a lot of wild characters involved in this case. >> oh, yes, the judge in

california is essentially like the muhammed ali of silicone valley judges. she punched back with a 43 page order denying google's motion. she's the same judge who told one of the lawyers in a patent suit are you smoking crack. expect this to be a movie. >> could be interesting tidbits from court. thanks so much. >> new york's famous fat lady goes silent. the new york city opera is shutting its doors, filing for bankruptcy. it couldn't raise enough money to stay open. the opera company hosted an emergency fundraising appeal, but it fell short of the $7 million it needs to day in business. >> democrats and republicans warning the government shutdown could last for weeks. how people across the country are feeling the cuts. >> in the midst of its own financial crisis, italy's prime

minister is trying to prevent his government from clams as a result of this morning's critical confidence vote. >> the pope is reaching out to people of all faith with a message of tolerance and the need for church reform. >> fans in pittsburgh saw their pirates play in the postseason for the first time in two decades. i'll let you know what happened coming up in sports. on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> obama administration officials said they need to enrol 2.7 u.s. redents between the ages of 18 and 35 in exchange plans to balance risks and hold down costs. will they enrol come 1 october - should they pay the face.

>> joining me now is jen mishory, deputy director of young invincibles, she's in washington d.c. and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. the most important money stories of the day might affect yourries savings, your job, or your retirement. whether it's bailouts or bond rates, this stuff gets complicated. but don't worry, i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down confusing financial speak and make it real.

>> welcome back. these are our top stories at this hour. day two of the government shutdown and congress seems to be at a stalemate divided by party lines. at the heart of the deadlock is a republican demand that any spending plan include a delay of the affordable care act. the democrats say that is not acceptable. >> the first day of open

enrollment for obamacare was a rough one. a number of glitches have been reported, including overwhelmed websites and long waits to log in. people without medical insurance have six months to sign up for coverage before being penalized. >> the f.b.i. is investigating a bomb scare at jackson international airport. the airport is open this morning. it was evacuated for more than four hours after two suspicious packages were discovered, one in a terminal, the other a parking garage. >> with federal agencies parks and monuments closed, people across the country are feeling the effects of the government shutdown. with a deadlocked congress, it could last a while. with he report. >> new york, tourists who traveled here hoping to get a glimpse inside lady liberty had to settle for a view from afar. >> it's pretty pathetic especially when people are specifically here to see it. people have come from all over the world to vacation here and

tour all of these things, and it's a shame. >> in washington, a group of world war ii veterans who traveled from mississippi found themselves fighting to visit the world war ii memorial. >> it breaks my heart, this personally. >> this is stupid, because we're here for just one day. >> although the memorial was closed as part of the shutdown, some lawmakers and park service employees moved the barricades and let the vets tour the site. in california, yosemite national park celebrated its 123 birthday with park employees turning people away. nasas 55th anniversary was spoiled by the shutdown with 90% of the staff told to stay home. the gateway arch in st. louis, locked up, also a victim of washington politics. in chicago, people visiting the cities i.r.s. office had mixed feelings over the shutdown. enrique couldn't negotiate income tax settlements for

dozens of his clients. >> this is pretty unfortunate, because there's hard working people that want to do their due diligence, and by submitting their taxes and doing their part, but the government isn't doing theirs. >> for many across the country, the effects of the government shutdown were immediate and sometimes annoying, with problems that are likely to multiply as a congressional stalemate goes on. aljazeera. >> so what will it take for the partisan grid lock to end? rod blakeman is a former senior aid to president george w. bush. he is in washington, d.c. thank you nor joining us. the latest attempt failed in the house. do you think republicans are doing what they can to end the impasse? >> they are doing what they can, but it takes the president, the house and senate. the president hasn't exerted the type of leadership he should

have in advance of this crisis. this is a self created crisis. this isn't a hurricane or tornado that is unexpected. washington knew this was coming, the president failed to call the leadership to the white house and get a deal going. the president had the power to do that. i think the failed leader ship of the president is to blame, because he has the power of the bully pulpit and presidency to get his leader ship together and get the minority leadership together. >> this is a 3-year-old law. president obama was reelected since its passage and republicans have tried sir 41 times to repeal or delay this law without success. what makes them think this time they will be successful? >> well, it is the law of the land, but the president amended his own law extraordinarily. if the president wants to amend the law, there's a way to do i did, congress.

the president exempted businesses from their obligation to enroll and to he act obamacare. now, what we're saying is mr. president, if you can exempt businesses, then we're going to exempt the individuals, and how did congress do it? they did it the way laws should be passed, passed a bill in the house that went to the senate, but the president unilaterally exceeding his authority is what has caused this crisis. >> there seems to be a growing sense of exhaustion among some republicans that this has gone on long enough. what does it mean for the party that some are saying the tea party conservatives within the party have somehow highjacked the entire party and that not everyone agrees. >> no, that's not true. the fact of the matter is there are some democrats now who are just as ground recognition as to what their party is doing, so democrats and republicans

initially you're going to websites, the system is not ready for prime time, the president exempted businesses. initially, i think everyone's going to have some blame, but in the long term, i think democrats are going to be the most to blame, because the penalty didn't exert leadership and his obamacare is not working. >> one of the demands from the republicans in the house is that the medical device tax be cut. if the president agrees to that, will that be enough to appease the party? >> it could be, but the medical device tax is a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices, which is killing the ability for innovation and invention by taxing innovators without turning profit. the fact of this excise tax is killing the ability for americans to come up with great and new inventions to solve health care problems. i've seen it firsthand with a

company in north california, which has a cath at her device, which will save 90% have leg amputations. what dr. simpson told me, leader of this company is it's killing his ability to provide great services, which will reduce medical costs. >> it sounds like there might be a a possibility for a deal if that concession is made. former senior aid to president bush, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> a team of weapons inspectors is now in syria. the arms monitors will begin finding and destroying that chemical's stockpile. a second group is scheduled to arrive later in the week, their locations are kept secret for safety reasons. because sir you i can't has the right not to reveal hits military eek receipts. >> as the chemical weapons are dismantled, a national refugee crisis is affecting the countries surrounding syria. at the site of a refugee camp in

will be no one, so many are children. many won't be able to go to school this year. how much is the government of lebanon able to help them? >> the government of lebanon is struggling. more than a million syrians are now in lebanon and this countries population is 4 million. it is a strain on the government, the government already struggling with an chick crisis in the country. this is not an official refugee camp. people here have to fend for themselves. they do get some assistance, but it is not enough. more than half of the 750,000 syrian refugees register said in lebanon are children. the united nations was hoping to provide educational assistance to 200,000 children, but they're not going to be able to do that. they complain about the lack of funds. just the minty of these children up to 60,000 will go to school

this year. the united nations is worried about the future of these children, a lot of them vulnerable, a lot of them just working in super markets, so really, the situation is dire. many tell you we just want to go back, but they all realize that going back, well, it may not be an option anytime soon. >> do you think this is fair to say that an entire generation are affected with there's no end in sight to the civil war in syria. are the people hopeful about this latest conference that's happening in geneva? >> they have little faith in that conference. when you talk to people here, they believe the future of syria should be decided on the battlefield, because the way they understand the political solution means negotiating with the regime of syrian pot bashar al assad and they feel really this would be a betrayal to all those who have died over the past years. they don't want the international community to

regard the regime as a credible negotiating partner. the international community is worried, wants to preserve at least some state institutions. it doesn't want to see the army collapse totally. it doesn't want to see chaos in the post assad phase. it wants and orderly transition. this maybe difficult. the opposition is fractured on the ground, there is no united leadership. people are not hopeful that geneva will bring peace. >> such an important perspective there. thank you. >> now to italy, where the countries massive financial crisis could cause the current government to dissolve. two main banks are failing, as is the countries biggest telecom company. ville ve yo berlusconi convicted of tax fraud and soon to be expelled from the senate have asked five of his former senators to design. there is a vote in parliament

hoping to keep the government from collapse. we are live in rome where parliament is debating the vote. when do we expect the vote to happen and any idea how it will go? >> well, the vote is expected to start very shortly, but a very interesting bit of news has come from there. former prime minister berlusconi has just spoken in the senate a few moments ago, and has declared that his party will support the government in this vote of confidence. of course, that hasn't happened yet. we'll see if that translates into votes. a very interesting about turn for the former prime minister, who of course has been blamed for this latest political crisis. he in fact might be perceived at engineering it in the first place when he pulls his ministers from the cabinet. that, of course, was followed by several of his ministers, and

members of his party who came out against that decision, saying that it is irrational and that mr. berlusconi was in fact under the influence of the more extreme, the more hawk section of his government. that shows basically how his party that undergone a kind of schism, split between the decisions of those speaking out to say this is not the way that things should happen and certainly is not what italy needs now. certainly with mr. berlusconi's latest comments, a very interesting turn of events now. >> a complete turnaround, his party supporting the government. thank you so much for your report live from rome. >> pope francis says the catholic church is focusing on serving itself rather than caring for its followers. he made the comments in an interview with an italian

magazine, calling many leaders of the church narcissists who are not doing the work of god. it's the second wide interview the pontiff has called for tolerance on issues including abortion, contraception and homosexuality. he is hosting a group of cardinals to discuss church reforms. >> most of the country has seen warm and pleasant fall weather. we have in our national forecast. this is the sweet spot. >> it is. so many of us have been seeing temperatures easily 10 degrees above average from the northern tier of the country through the midwest. look at those clear skies all across the region. what we are going to see is a little bit of a change, but still a lot of warm weather in the forecast, even for the month as we take the monthly outlook. the one area that is the exception spot is the northwest. still some rain along the coastline today. kind of the punt of the system has moved more interior now. we're going to see areas of rain

and snow in places like wyoming and montana. we already have the different winter storm warnings up in effect, with a little different this time as you keep hearing me saying for the higher elevations. well now, this is finally going to reach the lower elevations. in these parts of wyoming, we could see as many as six inches of snow actually making it into the valleys, combine that with the winds, which could gust 30 miles an hour or higher, that's going to make drivers treacherous. watch for that. some frost advisories, a lot of temperatures have stayed in the 40s this morning, so probably not too many areas of frost. some areas in illinois and indiana have gotten fog with this system. that will push in through the day. ahead of that, 70's and 80's. watch over the next couple of days this region to drop in some cases 20 degrees by the time we

head toward the weekend. >> nicole, thank you. mark is here with sports. it was a wild night in pittsburgh. >> it really was. they say patience is a virtue. the fans of pittsburgh are very virtuous. for the first time since 1992, the pirates are in the postseason with the steelers staggering it at 0-4 and the city's emotions on baseball. the matchup against the reds, that sign said it all. second inning, marlon byrd making his first appearance in a postseason game. a rocket to left sending the fans into a franz. then, two batters later, russell martin in on the action, unloads another jack to left center, pirates jump to a 2-0 lead, martin just getting started. >> in the seventh, at the dish again and crushes this pitch for his second home run of the night. the pirates took a lead into the

ninth. sealing the deal for the home team, fans whooping it up, he did just that. let the celebration begin. the pirates win it 6-2 for their first playoff victory in 21 years. >> this is 20 years of waiting, you know, and you're seeing it all come out in one night. hopefully, we can keep this atmosphere late until october, but these fans definitely give us energy and we appreciate them. >> you talk about feeling good all over, our ballpark showed up, the fan base showed up, the city showed up. 40,000 were jammed in here. how many do you think were watching, hanging on every pitch. it never stopped. there was very few times when somebody wasn't up yelling. our guys fed off of it from the beginning when we just had the announcements. it was tremendous energy. i've been at many venues and played in important games, but that spark from our fan base, i

don't know if i've ever felt that before. >> hockey is back and stanley cup champs began their title defense last night. the blackhawks add mike the banner raised in the united center prior to their game against the capitols. once the puck dropped, the blackhawks all business, patrick kane lights the lamp, chicago up 2-1. second period now, blackhawks on the power play. brent seabrook coming up, a little quick rebound, slaps it home, chicago up 3-2. this one turned into a high scoring affair, now 4-4 in the third, it's johnny oduya sneaking one past. >> a sellout crowd was here at the united center to look on as the blackhawks open the defense of their stanley cup title with

a 6-4 win. n.h.l. commissioner was here. i asked him if he thought the blackhawks could repeat as stanley cup champions. >> on opening night it's impossible to predict who's going to hoist the cup, let alone make the playoffs. obviously this is an experienced team that happens to be very young and has had a great deal of success. if you're a blackhawks fan, you've got to be very excited. >> talk about something that has really been a success for the n.h.l. are those outdoor games. now you're going to have six of them. i'm excited to see how the one in l.a. works out. >> so am i. [ laughter ] >> let me ask you this. at what point is it killing the golden goose having too many? >> well, let's start on a pure mathematical stand point. we have 1230 regular season games, this is six. while there will be six on national t.v., the fact of the matter is, what we're hearing from our fans, clubs and the places where our teams play is they can't get enough of these. if you're a team that's already

been in one or hosted one, you don't wait a decade to do it again. if you haven't been in one, you want to be in one. >> the blackhawks open their season with a 6-4 win over the washington capitals add they try to become the first team in 16 years to win back-to-back stanley cup titles. >> that's look at your morning sports. stephanie. >> the nation is bracing for a second day of the federal government shut crown. the major role the tea party is playing in this budget battle. >> new hope for couples dealing with infer tilt. the promising procedure that could help them have a baby. that's all i have an

real money. victoria azarenko

>> the government shutdown is stretching into its second day with no end in sight. tea party republicans are leading the charge for a spending bill that undercuts the affordable care act. the democratic controlled senate and president are showing no signs of backing down to their demands. joining us to discuss the tea party's role in the government

shutdown is tom dougherty, a republican strategist and former advisor to the new york govern georgety tacky. there are divisions about the strategy of tying the bill to health care. have the tea party republicans taken over the party. >> there's no question about it. if you really look at 225 or so republican house members, i mean, you're talking about 40, maybe 50 members. even some of those, i think privately need cover going back home. you've got to remember they represent districts that are probably the most conservative in the country, so their job is to represent their constituents. even when they want to deal, they need cover, because they're going to get a primary on their right. that is the problem for john boehner. >> they can say they're winning in some ways, even though there's a government shutdown. i believe it's 13 house

republicans say they would be willing to vote for a clean about him at this point, no strings attached. do you expect to see more republicans breaking ranks with this strategy? >> i think the more they convince the speaker he can do this, i think ultimately what will happen is that number will grow. i think it's a much larger than 13 number, but members are going to need to vote no ultimately so they can say they fought in the primary. the president needs to work with boehner, because the weaker boehner is, the more that energizes the far right and the president is not going to accomplish everything. >> doesn't the president propping up mr. boehner make him look weaker? >> you're the president. there's the point when you're the strongest, the leader of the free world. you need to work with the other side or else your presidency's going to go through and you're going to have one signature moment.

presidents want more. you don't want four years of inertia. as the leader, you don't have to agree, but you need to work with the other side. right now, i see the president is not working with the other side, not reaching out. that's the one criticism. we shouldn't hold the good afternoon hostage on one issue. reverse the field. if there was a republican president and democrats in the house were say we go won't pass this bill unless you give us gun legislation, republicans would be outraged. this is not the way to conduct yourselves. obamacare will fail on its own i believe. >> do you think the republican party will be hurt by this? >> i think they will be blamed, but it will be a short term blame. americans can only deal with certain things for a very limited amount of time. we've had government shutdowns in the past, we've won elections gag forward. this will happen, we will move forward, we have an election next year. they'll retain the house.

i think they may pick up the senate next year. >> thanks so much. >> there may be hope for women unable to conceive. a new procedure helped a woman thought to be infertile become a mother. >> a clinical researcher holds the first baby born by the pioneering technique called invitro activation. the woman who took part in the study suffered from a rare condition keeping them from producing a rare amount of estrogen. >> they reach menopause at 40 years of age and cannot have their own children. the only choice they have is to have egg donation or adoption, so we're trying to figure a way that this patient can have their own mature eggs and then can

have their own baby. >> the scientists found you a way to unblock a signaling pathway to awaken the format follicles. >> this process actually disrupt the signaling break so that all the follicles are broke. this was a real surprise. >> the researchers collected mature eggs from five women for invitro fertilization. one other woman has become pregnant as a result. it is a breakthrough with the potential unknown. >> we are cautious. this treatment that not been done in large numbers of women yet. i think it does hold much more potential than so many other things that have been tried in the past. >> there you go. >> it could be years until the process becomes a standard treatment. >> researchers hope to test the method on women with early

menopause as well as infertile women in their 40s. >> congress appears to be deadlocked and the partial government shut down in its second day. president obama is promising glitches in health exchange sites will be fixed. the sites became overloaded on the first day of open enrollment. jackson international airport has reopened after two suspicious devices led to the evacuation of terminals last night. aljazeera continues. we're back to you in two and a half minutes.

on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you.

[[voiceover]] gripping films from the world the world's top documentary directors. >>banging your head over and over again can be a bad thing. >>every time i would do heading i would see stars. [[voiceover]] it's all fun and games until tragedy strikes. >>a former player kills himself. >>we have to stop playing the game, or we have to find a solution.

>> it is day two of the government shutdown, and there is no movement toward ending the stalemate. one represent leader now saying it could take weeks to reach and agreement and get things back to normal. >> obamacare off to a butchy start. millions of americans log on for open enrollment are shut out by heavy traffic. >> i pulled up and threads there's a bomb threat. i said i'm not leaving wall my daughter. >> the mysterious devices that led to a four hour shut down in florida. >> former president bill clinton weighs in on newly declassified documents shedding light on his decision to act in bosnia.

>> for the second day in a row, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are waking up this morning with no job to go to. the government remains shut down with no signs of progress, and congress deadlocked. on tuesday, the republicans proposed a pleasure to reopen national parks. it was defeated on the house floor in a bipartisan vote. democrats rejected the idea as political cherry picking. >> this isn't ba the parks. they are using the parks as a pawn. this is about defunding the affordable care act when millions of people are logging in to find out how they can enroll. it's really a remarkable

historic day where people can receive the promise of our founders of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. >> the budget impasse resolves around a gop demand that any spending bill include a delay or repeal of the affordable care act. the republicans hope a shutdown will force a compromise. >> i think it's fair to say none of us want to be in a shutdown and we're here to say to the senate democratics, come and talk to us. this is how we resolve our differences and can work our way out of this kind of situation. >> president obama is standing firm, urging house republican to say pass a simple spending bill. >> my basically message to congress is this, pass a budget, end the government shutdown, pay your bills, prevent an economic shutdown. don't wait, don't delay, don't put our economy or our people through this any longer. i'm more than happy to work with

them on all kinds of issues. i want to get back to work on the things that the american people sent us here to work on, creating new jobs, new growth, new security for our middle class. >> the shutdown is having an immediate impact on government workers who can't afford unpaid time off. we have that side of the story. >> the shutdown is expected to furlough 800,000 federal workers across the nation, including tax collectors and food inspectors. >> i don't understand why the activity of the government should be stopped because of concerns about one aspect of legislation. >> the allegation's capitol is being hit hard by the shutdown, because tourism here is big business. visitors spend $6 billion a year, generating more than 70,000 jobs. >> from national parks to

national museums, here in the district, it was the same story, doors shut, tourists disappointed. >> you're taking a bike tour. was this part of your plan? >> no, it wasn't. we thought since we can't get into the buildings this is the next best way. >> virginia settled for a snapshot outside the smithsonian. she and her husband are from oregon. >> our son who lives in oregon, his job, even though he works for the county, he could not work today, because they use the communications system of the federal government, so it is a ooh mazing how many people in far-reaching areas of our country and i would assume the world are affected. >> amazing and at the world war ii memorial, rather ironic. men who fought for their country had a fight to visit the memorial built to honor them. ♪

>> well, let's hope they solve it and don't hurt too many people. >> for however long the shutdown lasts. aljazeera. >> we are joined live from the capitol this morning. there is a new deadline approaching, october 17, the debt ceiling. are there fears or concerns that all of this could get rolled into that, the shutdown, the debt ceiling, all jumbled together? >> richelle, not only fears and concerns, but possible plans on the part of some republicans in the house of representatives to take the combination of the budget battle, even raising money to let the government keep operating, as well raising the debt ceiling to provide more funds to pay the government's bills. house budget chairman paul ryan, the former vice presidential candidate for the republican party wants to combine those as a forcing mechanism to force

democrats and the president to come to the table to get some kind of reductions in federal spending. ryan points out that they've done that before in 2011 with the budget control act, the one that provided the sequestration cuts that are still in effect. >> the president is set to leave for a tour of asia that now it seems that trip has been shortened. what are we hearing from the white house about that? >> later today, the president and vice president will be meeting with treasury secretary to come up with strategies to figure out maybe some workarounds, as they approach this debt ceiling limit. the president put out a statement indicating that he would not be going to the philippines, but then later the white house says that the travel plans could change depending on what happens with congress. right now, nothing much is happening with congress. >> ok the president stays chose to home for now. >> if the government shutdown

lasts for several days or weeks, furloughed federal workers won't collect a paycheck. the average salary of a government employee is $70,950. that's a loss of nearly $300 for every day the government is shut down, but not every federal employee earns that much. workers at the museum and park services on average make $30,920 a year and stand to loose more than $120 a day. >> the health care exchanges are open for business. it didn't take long for the federal website and some state sites to get overloaded after millions of americans logged on for information. david shuster takes a closer look. >> hospitals, community centers, libraries, a lot of different places that will help you sign up for the affordable care act exchanges, this i also just for people who don't have health insurance or who pay for health insurance yourself. if you have employer based

health insurance. this is not for you. the easiest way to sign up is by going to health care..gov. it breaks it down by state. this message has been popping up, because of so much demand, interest and curious city, please wait. we have a lot of visitors right now. we're working to make sure your experience is better. if you do get through, once the software's improved or less people are on the website, it's going to start you up, bring up information. for example in new york, how to log in, how to register. in washington, d.c., one of the interesting devices for everybody is a thing called a

cost calculator estimating what it's going to cost you before you sign up. you put in your household age, 25 years old, your annual income, calculate and it spits it out, $200 for a bronze plan, 220 for silver, 220 for gold. the website is built to remind you that you're available for pax assistance. this is going to feel very much like booking an airline ticket or hotel reservation. that's the idea. again, everybody has until next spring to get health insurance, otherwise face a tax penalty. >> that's a lot of information. david shootster reporting. it's estimated 7 million people will use the exchange by the end of the first period. >> jacksonville international airport is open after a bomb

scare cleared the terminals last night. are things back to normal now? >> they seem very back to normal. the sun is up, beautiful morning in jacksonville, florida, a stream of cars and you can hear the jets taking off and see them. last night, very tense moments as the airport shut down and many people were evacuated because of a two different packages that were found. one in the terminal, and one out in a parking garage here. authorities were called in. the bomb squad was called in. they took one of the packages, because they deemed one of them to be destructive, took it off site, and we are told that they deactivated this package. now, many of the passengers that were here were sitting on the tarmac in airplanes last night were up to four hours. buses were finally brought out,

picked up those passengers, brought them to safety, and the airport remained in lockdown. here this morning, we have no evidence or any sort of clear vision on exactly whether there is suspects, whether there has been an arrest. at 9:00 a.m. this morning, authorities will come out and give us new details so we will report back to you after that immediately. richelle, back to you. >> robert, just to be clear, some of the local media were reporting arrests, we have just not been able to confirm that, correct? >> exactly. in so many instances like this, people rush to conclusions, but authorities have not confirmed that there have been arrests, and so we are not going to say that at all until we get that confirmation whether it comes here this morning or not. >> thank you so much.

more wet weather today. for more, let's bring in the meteorologist. >> a lot of the country is above average and sunny. more rain on the coastline today. that last system has moved more interior. it is spreading across the northern rookies and plains. most of the moisture is going to spread more interior today. all of this that you're seeing isn't just rain. some of this is going to be snow. this time actually making it down to the lower elevations, the recent storms we have seen have brought it a little more to the higher elevations, but some of this, montana, wyoming, it could get down into those lower valleys, some places, parts of wyoming expect said up to six-inch iinches of snow in a fw

locations. be careful heading out today. more pushes its way into the midwest, where we've been very warm. as this continues through the region, watch the temperatures to drop 20 degrees over the next few days. a shock to the system. >> that's a lot. thanks, nicole. >> we are learning new details about a deadly rock side in colorado that killed five people in one family. the seoul survivor is alive because her father shielded her from the car-sized about how olders. the 13-year-old was trapped and five others. the victims are dewayne and donna johnson, their 18-year-old daughter and two nephews, aged 10 and 22. residents are struggling to move the about how olders, some way at much as 100 tons. >> officials identified four people killed when a business jet crashed at the santa monica airport. it ran off the runway after

landing before crashing into a hangar and catching fire. the c.e.o. of the local construction company died in the crash. the cause is still under investigation. >> the government shutdown creating headaches for tourists across the country. they sound out about being caught in congressional crossfire. >> after 40 years, why a former black panther who spent four decades in confinement for murder is released. >> going the gearing up to defend itself over accusations it's spying on users. it's reading your emails. the company says you are allowing it to do it.

>> tourists hoping to visit monuments are finding them

shutdown. there are 108 national monuments, 59 parks and 40 museums, including the statue of liberty, which had very disappointed tourists. >> for hundreds the tourists, it's not the greeting they expected. >> we are from paris, france, so we're very disappointed. >> the statue of liberty was suddenly closed. almost all the monument's employees told to stay home, including the park superintendent. >> seeing the tourists today has been the hardest part, you know, especially the foreign visitors. for most people like that, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. it's hard to tell them that we're closed, and will we be open tomorrow, i don't know. it's sad. >> grumpy passengers bought tickets weeks ago. >> it's stupid. what else can i say? it's stupid. >> for now, as close as you can

get is here, it's a great view, but not what they were hoping for. they can annual circle the island. >> this was the first time to see the statue of liberty. they came in from arizona. >> it's pretty pathetic especially when a lot of people are here specifically to see the statue of liberty. people have come from europe and all over the world to vacation here and tour all of these things and it's a shame. >> visitors to the statue of liberty generate $174 million a year for the local economy from souvenir stands to the ferries. >> the company's bearing with it, but as this drags on, people are going to be laid off. it's just not right. >> this is one of many closures creating waves, as a national beacon of freedom now stands out of reach. >> the government shutdown is impacting the military, which has a large population of

civilian staffers. joining us to discuss the shutdown on the department of defense is mark jake con send, a senior fellow in national security and foreign policy. he is in washington this morning. we certainly appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >> what does a government shutdown do to the morale of the military? >> this is going to have a huge impact, not just on our uniformed active duty members. you have to think about what is called the total force, the national guard and reservists who are not going to be able to conduct their drills and get the work done. this is the tens of thousands of civilians, hundreds of thousands, actually, many of whom have been furloughed. they are home without pay. them not see a paycheck and right now will never see that money again. >> one example we have of the fallout from the shutdown, 350 full time soldiers and airmen of the delaware national guard were

sent home without pay yesterday. do you think we'll see more of that? >> i think it's likely coming. that was only the first story coming out of delaware, but there's also a message that went out today to navy reservists across the country that they should not be drilling. the challenge is that you have a total force where civilians full time national guard are key to both operations, logistics, readiness and support, and you are going to see impacts not just on health care and military education, but also eventually on readiness and hour ability as a nation to operate militarily. >> in fact, civilians basically staff other areas, as well. >> how can liberty be closed for business, for example, but

specifically with reward to get intelligence community, senator dianne feinstein, chair of the senate select committee on intelligence has said that about 75% of the intelligence community could be subject to furlough. frankly, this i guess very concerning. she called it perhaps a gift to our enemies. if we cannot collect information, analyze information, have the technical support required to carry out our operations, then we create more risk for the nation, and that's what this shutdown is doing. >> the president did sign to pay our military act to try to ensure that active military do actually get paid, but the department in charge of that are civilians, so that actually could complicate the process. imagine that you're active duty military and you're not getting paid on time, your family is not getting what they need. i can't imagine what that would feel like. >> that's exactly right, richelle. i spent 20 years in the reserves, there are always going to be pay problems. when you're reservist or active

duty and trying to solve a pay problem, you'll eventually get to a civilian who will help you out with that issue. the problem is, because of the government shutdown, it is entirely likely that those individuals have been sent home. then if you're in the military, you are going to start to worry about those paychecks and the implications for and you your family. >> thank you so much for your perspective. it is now time for our business block. good to see you this morning. >> investors didn't seem bothered by the government shutdown yesterday, but today sellers look prepared to dominate. right now, stock futures pointing lower, indicating a negative start when trade begins later this morning. the dow opened at 15191. the index rose 62 points, the s and p. at 1695.

nikkei is down shortstoply. the government shutdown is not worrying wall street too much, the looming debt ceiling is. congress is warned to keep the country from defaulting on its debt. the end of the line remains october 10. hitting the debt ceiling would mean the cost of doing business with the government would get even more expensive. >> interest rates that the government will pay on its debt determines the government contractors. the cost of doing business for government i think is going to be increasing, causing lower economic growth in the long run. >> since may, the treasury has taken steps to keep the country under the debt limit, and that's set by law. a couple of tech stocks to watch today, first microsoft, possible

trouble for the man who founded the company, bill gates. reuters reports a few investors are trying to get gates to step down as chairman of the software company. they are reportedly worried his presence on the board is preventing the board from innovate i can and staying with the times. >> google is gearing up for a fight over privacy issues, accused of improperly wiretapping emails in order to place ads. the company moved to have the class action lawsuit dismissed. a federal judge in california rejected google's argument that its users consented. >> this is a big case. what effect could that case have on the rest of the tech industry? >> huge. in fact, right now, the big thing is having ads that are summized to the individual, to you. in order to do that. they have to get a lot of information. the verdict in this could have huge ramifications for yahoo,

twitter, anyone who wants to customize ads. >> those ads are crazy. it's like how did you know i wanted that. i understand there's a lot of interesting wild characters in this case, as well. >> you're putting it mildly. this is likely to that a movie one day. the judge issued a 43 page order denying google's motion, but this is the same woman who i also essentially the muhammed ali of silicone valley judges. she during the apple-samsung patton case asked one of the lawyers, what, are you smoking crack? personality here. >> maybe she'll have a court show when this is all over. thank you so much. >> a potential critical crisis in italy appears to be easing. former prime minister berlusconi announced that his party will vote in favor of current prime minister enrico letta during a crucial vote of confidence expected to take place in parliament today.

he previously ordered ministers in his freedom party to leave the government. some openly defied him and vowed to support letta. berlusconi could be proved from the senate seat he now holds once he begins serving his sentence for fax fraud this month. >> the leader of greece's golden dawn party is accused of running an organized crime ring. two more party officials were freed on similar charges. the investigation was launched after the murder of a musician. we have more on this. tell us more about the golden dawn party and just how much influence does this party have in greece. >> golden dawn's influence and rise to prominence, if you like, some might anyway notoriety has really taken place in the last three years. it was irrelevant until then, but when greece's economy starts

to slide, doledden dawn became more and more important, culminating in the general elections of last year, when it got some 17% of the vote, that meant that it was automatically able to put members in parliament, some 18 members. that came as an enormous shock, because it is an extreme party. that many of its enemies would characterize it as a neonazi party. it calls itself a national i have the party, accused of many attacks on immigrants here in the greek capitol. there has been a big in flux of illegal immigration from asia and africa into athens particularly over the last five years. it accuses essentially the parties which have traditionally ruled greece and ruled greece very badly on the whole in recent years of being corrupt, and that's a populist message which has a feel on the streets, helping golden dawn. >> we'll have to see what happens.

do keep us posted, thank you very much. >> a terminally ill prisoner who spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement is now free. he is dying of liver cancer. he had served time for armed robbery when he was found guilty of killing a white prison guard. a judge ordered his release and overturned his murder conviction because there were no women on the jury that indicted him. wallace was transported from the prison by ambulance to get treatment for his advanced cancer. >> health care exchanges under the affordable care act are open for business. a look ahead at this massive program. >> syria, back in the war torn country to begin the difficult process of destroying chemical weapons. >> zeal's prime minister warns the u.n. about iran, why he believes that country cannot be trusted. >> the long wait is finally over. fans in pittsburgh saw their pirates play in the postseason

for the first time in over two decades. i'll let you know if they went home happy.

this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just

prescribe the facts. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. these are our top stories. it's day two of the government shutdown and congress seems to be at a stalemate divided by party lines. at the heart of the deadlock is the republican demand that any spending plan include a delay of the affordable care act. the democrats including the president say that is not acceptable. >> the f.b.i.'s investigating a bomb scare at jacksonville international airport. the airport is open after evacuated for more than four hours last night. two suspicious packages were discovered, one in a terminal, the other in a parking garage. >> the first day of open enrollment for obamacare was rough.

a number of glitches have been reported, including overwhelmed websites and long waits to log in. people without medical insurance have six months to sign up for coverage before being penalized. the full effect of the insurance sold on obamacare exchanges won't be felt for months when uninsured are covered. >> today, americans who have been forced to go without insurance can now visit health healthcare.gov and enroll. >> new year's day is the next big milestone, the earliest day coverage kicks in. consumers have six months to pick a plan and will face a fine around tax time if they're still uninsured by april. several other parts of the law kick in on january 1. for example, the term preexisting condition becomes a thing of the past.

insurers can no longer deny coverage if you're sick or raise the price of your premium if you're a woman. insurers can't put an annual dollar limit on how much medical costs they'll cover. if you suffer from an illness and want to take part in a clinical trial, your insurance can't drop you or increase your coverage. a family of four earning up to $32,000 a year will be eligible for free coverage. >> now, what if you're an employer? there are big changes coming for you, too. tarting next month, exchanges for small businesses are scheduled to open. owners with fewer than 25 employees could be eligible for tax credits. if you run a bigger company, 50 or more employees, you have until january 1, 2015 before you're required to cover all of your full time workers. starting january 1, 2018, the law imposes a 40% excise tax on

employee plans that cost more than $10,200 for individuals. $27,500 for families. >> nearly 3 million people have already visited the federal health care website. it's that large amount of people on the first day of enrollment that federal officials say contributed to the long wait for access to healthcare.gov covering 36 states. we are joined to discuss road blocks with health exchange enrollment. thank you for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. those that support the affordable health care act are going to say the large volume of visitors, maybe that's where some of the rough spots were. if you don't support it, you're

going to say they just weren't ready, that's what all the glitches were about. when will we know no the rollout was a success? >> when the federal government releases enrollment numbers. they say they will release that on a regular basis. there are key deadlines. if you want dunk january 1, you have to enroll by december 15. how many people will be enrolled by then? how many people will be enrolled by march 31, the end of the enrollment period? those will be two key markers to find out for the federal exchanges how it's going. and also in 14 states in the district of columbia, they're running their states. we'll get a better handle on that it. >> as time goes on, do you think, as i said, there are only 36 states that are part of it. do other states have the option to opt in as time goes on? do you think they are sitting back to wait and see how it goes

no. >> i think the federal government would welcome the states to take over the exchanges. the thought was they wanted the states to do it, but with the federal government having such a large role, if states wanted to run the exchange, i'm sure the federal government would be very happy to let them do that. >> what do you anticipate the flow of traffic will be? do you think it will taper off? do you think it will ebb and flow. how do you think this is going to go. >> i think with the news about difficulties accessing the website, you might see people wait a few days or weeks. they may look at things again in october, as we get closer to december 15 which is when you have to apply, you'll probably see a rush of applications. also looking forward to march 31, the end of the enrollment period, you could see a real surge in mid to late march of people saying wow, i better enroll now, and this is the deadline and i've got to take action. i think it's going to ebb and flow. >> are there glaring things that

jump out to you that you think the obama administration can immediately improve upon to make this go smoother? >> they acknowledge that they've had bumps and glitches and the sooner they can fix these problems, the better it will boost their credibility to figure it out. you've got to make it easy for people to for example yesterday, i kept trying to go to texas to find the rates in texas or florida. these are two states that have acquiesced to the federal government and are running the sites. the sooner they fix the sites, the better for consumers. >> many might be intimidated to go on line. >> the federal government explains you don't have to. for example, if you're on line having difficulties, there's a love chat function, an 800 number. the law creates people called navigators who are all over the country to help you navigate the system and enroll. also, if you know an insurance agent or broker you trust, they

could help you. there's help in person as well as over the phone if on line's a little down thing for you. >> i'm sure we will calling on you again. thank you so much this morning. appreciate it. >> sure, thank you. >> a team of weapons inspectors is now in syria. the armed monitors will begin finding and destroying that countries chemical stockpile. a second group is scheduled to arrive later in the week. their locations kept secret for safety reasons and also because syria has the right not to reveal its other military secrets. as the weapons are dismantled, a refugee crisis is in lebanon. so many refugees are children, a million of them. they are not able to go to school. how is the lebanese government able to help them? >> the lebanese government is

struggling. there are over a million sirens in this country. the boplation in lebanon is 4 million. this is a tiny nation with its own economic problems. the united nations was hoping to provide educational assistance to 200,000 syrian refugee children this year, but because of a lock of funds, only 68,000 will be provided with an education. the united nations is worried about the future of these children. a lot of them are vulnerable, working in mean yell jobs, some here without their parents. this is a crisis, the lebanese government unable to cope. some say we are fending for ourselves, receiving little aid from the united nations. they just want to go back home, most realizing this is not going to happen soon. the war is still raging in their country. they don't believe a political solution is in sight.

>> has the latest conference in geneva given them any hope at all? >> no. you ask them this and for them, they believe the future of syria should be decided on the battlefield. they understand the international community is negotiating with a regime they don't want in power. they don't believe a political solution will bring the opposition to power. they don't have faith in the opposition delegation who's going to represent them at the negotiating table, so in the much hope here. >> such beautiful children right behind you there. thank you so much. >> iraq is seeing it's worst violence in five years. 579 people were killed last month alone. car bombings in iraq have become

a nearly daily occurrence. the vast majority are civilians. >> an exchange between the president of iran and twitter: >> the newly elected president is making strides with internet usage after his predecessor president ahmadinejad banned internet use in the country. israel's prime minister gave a speech at the unit nations about iran. >> it was a forthright speech. the israeli prime minister telling the world that he thinks about iran just days after the

historic phone call between president obama and pot rouhani. >> i wish i could believe president rouhani, but i don't, because facts are stubborn things and the facts are that iran's savage record flatly contradicts rouhanis soothing rhetoric. >> one year earlier, netanyahu had drawn a diagram showing how close he claimed iran was to building a bomb. >> last year, when i spoke here at the u.n., i drew a red line if that now iran has been very careful not to cross that line, but iran is positioning itself to race across that line in the future at a time of its choosing. >> he said israel would only trust iran when they agreed to

four points, so cease nuclear enrichment, remove stockpiles, dismantle infrastructure that could be used for breakout capability, the final stages of building a bomb and stop all work in its heavy water reactor. without these, israel would retain the military option. >> israel will not allow iran to get nuclear weapons. if israel is forced to stand alone, israel will stand alone. >> within minutes, an iranian diplomat exercised their right to reply. >> we just heard and extremely inflammatory statement by the last speaker in the general assemblies general debate in which he made allegations against peaceful nuclear activities of my country. i do not want to dignify such

unfounded accusation. >> in over two weeks time abdetailed technical negotiations in geneva. it will be a big test. aljazeera at the united nations. >> mr. netanyahu compared a nuclear armed iran top 50 nuclear armed north koreas. >> colder temperatures are pushing into the western part of the u.s. for more, time to check in with meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> we made it at least to wednesday. when you get spoiled with above average temperatures and then i did snaps back to reality, it can be a harsh, cruel snap to reality. as we look at the northwest today, this area of the country has already seen cooler temperatures, because we've had storm after storm moving through. more on the wet weather today. as that next system spreads across the northern parts of the

rockies, this time, a little more is going to make it to the midwest. we have different storm warnings up, and recent storm systems, you've heard me say it's the higher elevations, this is making it to the lower elevations in parts of montana and wyoming. some places could get up to six inches of snow. you combine that with 30 miles an hour winds, it makes it treacherous on the road. the midwest has been fair. the temperatures stay warm, a lot of 80's, 70's out there. we're going to see that today. minneapolis 76, bismarck starting to get the cooler air. rain chances are increased today, and by friday, saturday, these 70's and 80's could be 50's and 60's. not unheard of before fall, but, you know, kind of a harsh reality after you've been very mild. the rest of the country staying mild up to parts of the northeast even into the 80's. through the rest of fall, this is the outlook for the rest of

october based on different weather patterns. we're looking at a lot of the midsection of the country to stay above average and even portions of the west a little above average, so it is going to be it looks like a mild october, but, you know, we are going to have to deal with that little cold over the next few days for northern parts of the midwest. one other country, one area active, we had moisture along the gulf coast. watch for that again today and then very closely watching this disturbance in the topics. the models bring that into the gulf. whether or not it develops into a system, some of the moisture could make it to the gulf states heading toward the weekend. richelle. >> nicole, thank you so much. time to talk baseball. we have a report. it was a wild night in pittsburgh for the n.l. wildcard game. >> it was. fans in pittsburgh hope this is a continuation of something very, very special. for the first time since 1992, the pirates are in the

postseason. with the steelers staggering out gate and the penguins starting tomorrow night, the city was focused on bail. we pick it up second inning, marlon byrd making his first ever appearance in a postseason game. oh, boy, he makes the most of it, getting the party started, ripping a rocket to left, sending the fans at the n.c. park into a frenzy. two batters later, russell martin in on the action, another jack to left center. pirates 2-0. in the seventh, he dollars one. look at the flight of that ball, his second homer of the night. the pirates take a 6-2 lead into the ninth inning. on oh seal the deal and he did. the pirates win it 6-2 for their first postseason victory in 21 years. >> this is 20 years of waiting. you know, you're seeing it all

come out in one night. hopefully we can seep this atmosphere late until october, but these fans are definitely giving us energy out there and we appreciate them. >> you talk about feeling good all over. our bark showed up, the fan base showed up, the city showed up. the 40,000 that were jammed in here, hanging on every pitch. there was very few times somebody was not up yelling. our guys fed off of it from the beginning when we just got the announcements. it was a tremendous energy. i've played in important games, but that spark from our fan base, i've never -- i don't know if i've ever felt that before. >> to the frozen water we go. hockey is back and the stanley cup champs began their title defensively last night. the blackhawks admiring the stanley cup banner as it's raised at the united center. once the puck dropped, the blackhawks all business. patrick kane, yep, lighting the

lamp, chicago up 2-1. now we move to the second period. blackhawks on the power play. you've got to make the power play count. seabrook, a little quick rebound, there, he pops it back in, chicago up 3-2. this turned into a high scoring affair, not oh lot of d. johnny oduya gives the hawks the lead, 6-4 was the final. we have more from the windy city. >> a sellout crowd was here to look on at the united center as the blackhawks open their stanley cup title with a 6-4 win over the washington capitals. nhl commissioner was here. i asked him if he thought the blackhawks could repeat as stanley cup champions. >> on opening night, it's impossible to predict who's going to hoist the cup again, let alone make the playoffs, obviously, this is an experienced team that happens to be very young and has had a

great deal of success. if you're a blackhawks fun, you've got to be very excited. >> talk about something that has really been a success for the n.h.l. are those outdoor games. now, you're going to have six of them. i'm anxious to see how the one in l.a. works out. >> so am i. let me ask you this. at what point is it killing the golden goose having too many. >> on a pure mathematical standpoint, we have 1230 regular season games, this is six. while there will be six on national t.v., the fact of the matter is, what we're hearing from fans, clubs and the places where our teams play is they can't get enough of these. if you're a team that has hosted one, you don't want to wait a decade to host it again and if you've been in one, you want to be in it again. >> the blackhawks try to become the first team in 16 years to win back-to-back stanley cup

titles. from chicago, aljazeera. >> that's a look at your morning sports. >> a final bow. ♪ >> why the curtain is going down for good on the famous new york city opera. >> pope francis is pushing for church reform, his latest message of tolerance. >> newly declassified documents shedding light on president clinton's decision on the bosnian war.

what happens when social media

>> new york's famous fat lady goes silent after 70 years. the new york opera is shutting its doors and filing for bankruptcy, because it couldn't raise enough money to stay open. an emergency funds raising appeal fell short of the $7 million it needed to stay in business. >> the london zoo released video showing the birth of its first tiger cub in 17 years. the birth was captured by hidden

camera in the tiger's den. the pregnancy was kept a secret so they could leave the first time mother in peace for a bit. the sex of the club won't be released until november. that's when the staff will give the newborn it's first checkup. >> the pope says the church is focusing too too much on itself rather than focusing on its followers. he made the comments to a magazine. the pontiff called many leaders narcissists who are not doing the work of god. it is the second widely publicized interview he has granted in as many weeks calling for tailerons on abortion, contraception and homosexuality. >> bill clinton was president raised the release of documents that speck about the bosnian war and his role. >> i woke up in the middle of

the night last night and i couldn't go back to bed. i relived from start to finish. >> this is the first time a u.s. president has been part of a declassification of documents. he told the gathered crowd to intelligence was vital in every decision his administration made. >> like all of history, there are many questions still pending, but the peace has held because a long time ago, a lot of other things going on, good people were given good information and they made good decisions. >> the war in bosnia began almost 20 years ago, following the break up of yugoslavia. the serbian forces fought with muslim boss knee actions and

croats. the declassified documents were released early by the c.i.a., but despite the hype, there were no significant revelations. for many, it's about transparency and accountability. >> it's a healthy thing for us that work the issues in the heat of the shot floor back in the 1990's, to now be able to stand back and look at those documents and see what insight we have about the decisions that were made, the events that we covered, the way we covered them. >> they were in sights shared by former president advisers who came together for the release of the documents. madeleine albright said it wasn't always easy. >> it was ok to disagree. that was the whole point. if you look at these particular documents, you can see us disagree. >> it's normally at least 25 years before sensitive documents are released. it's not known whether this will be a growing trend in the u.s.

intelligence community. this was a celebration of what the clinton administration views at one of its greatest achievements, lasting peace in bosnia. little rock, arc, aljazeera. >> president clinton rallied u.s. allies to support air strikes to end ethic cleansing in the area. that wasn't an easy sell. that will do it for this edition of august. we expect a news conference on the bomb scare in florida international airport. thank you so much for your time. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says:

>> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it.

it's day two of the government shutdown and there is no end in site to this stalemate at least one republican leader now saying it could take weeks to reach an agreement. >> i pulled up and they said there is a bomb threat, and i said i'm not leaving here without my daughter. >> frightening moments at a florida airport, what lead to an evacuation that lasted four hours. breaking news this morning out of jacksonville, florida where a