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 bomb scare shut down the

airport for hours. officials say they found two suspicious packages including one that they described as a destructive device. we are expecting a press conference any minute, and we will bring that to you as soon as it happens. are we going to go to the press -- or robert ray. let's go to robert ray in jacksonville. robert let's tell people what we do know already. >> well, we -- we know this that at approximately 6:00 pm yesterday, the airport was evacuated because authorities say that there were two different packages. one found in the terminal, the other found in a parking garage, they say that one of these packages was found to be of a destructive nature. the bomb quad was called in. they took it off sight.

authorities say it was then deactivated. this morning -- let's go to the presser as i am told we can right now. >> on the first flight out in the morning, so air lines did not have enough equipment for their early-morning push. therefore, there were seven cancellations this morning. if you can put out anything, we encourage you to report that please travelers, if you are traveling out of jacksonville international airport to contact their airlines to find out if there's any change in your flight status, and that will help the flow. otherwise operation is pretty normal at jacksonville international airport. obviously there is a lot of passengers that were affected yesterday that were trying to be put back into the system and the airlines are working with their passengers to try to get them to

their destinations today. i'll now open it up to any questions. >> reporter: could you share a narrative including some of the comments included in the police reports? >> i can not other than what is on the report itself. i cannot speak to, if you are talking specifically where it says bomb, i can't comment on the package or the device that was described, anything where it says -- >> reporter: uphere maybe you can explain on camera, what he said, et cetera -- >> i -- i can't comment other than what is in the report. >> you can't repeat the report on camera -- >> you want me to read the entire report? >> reporter: just talking about what he said -- >> is there anybody else that wants me to read any particular section of the report other than this section.

the subject stated i came to the security guard and said i have a bomb in here. inside his camouflage pack back he had a device that was supposed to be a bomb, but it is not. [ inaudible ] batteries and a micro chip inside. >> reporter: can you tell [ inaudible ]? >> in light of the situation that was happening at the airport, the pilot of the flight that was exiting on the taxi way at the time decided that -- to ere on the side of caution and return to the terminal. that passenger was interviewed and that passenger was not arrested. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]? >> as of last night it was the jacksonville aviation authorities police department, jso with their bomb squad and the fbi. >> reporter: can you talk about the joint terrorism [ inaudible ].

>> i have no information about a joint terrorism task force or any input. i know they were interviewed by the fbi and there was no nexus determined to terrorism in any of the incidents at the airport. >> reporter: what about the second person that was arrested? what was that report? >> the second person was acting suspiciously. they were approached by the police and they were arrested for -- i think their report says resisting arrest in >> and no apparent connection -- >> there was no connection with the other individual as determined in the interview by the arresting authorities. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]? >> if it's not in the report, i cannot -- i -- i don't know what the officer reported as acting suspicio suspiciously. >> reporter: do you know if that

person was close by the other -- >> they were in two different locations. >> reporter: can you tell us [ inaudible ] false threats, a false bomb but there was a device that was removed and rendered [ inaudible ]. can you talk about that? >> i cannot give you anymore information about the device. the initial device that was mentioned in the report that was read was around the check point, either in the check point or post check point. i'm not sure of the exact location. the second suspect that we're talking about was stopped in the garage area. >> reporter: did he have a bag with him or something that [ inaudible ]? >> other than the indication that he was acting suspiciously during the time that the other incident was going on, just alerted the police, and they

were just obviously acting cautiously. >> reporter: so in terms of the bomb unit and the -- the team taking things away from the airport? there's only one thing that was taken, and that was the thing that was determined that -- that security is saying i have a bomb, there was nothing else taken out of this airport by the bomb squad? >> not to my knowledge. >> reporter: what can you tell us about the suspicious bag found in the garage, was that his property as well? >> was that the property of the second person? >> reporter: no, the suspect. >> to the best of my knowledge, that was the property of the second person. >> reporter: was the camouflage bag he had it on his person, and he said i have a bomb in here -- >> he had the bomb on his person. >> reporter: has there been any suspicion of motive -- >> if it has been it is in the

interview and i don't have the feel dales. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]? >> i think the first responders acted swiftly and appropriately, at the level that i think was very appropriate during these times when we have to be very cognizant of anything that might happen around an airport. >> reporter: and stopping the airlines from taking off, was that a call by the airport, the airlines or the [ inaudible ] who made that call? >> they were made in conjunction with each other. once the aviation authority made a determination to close the airport, obviously it impacts operations with the airlines, and they have to be made in conjunction with each other. >> reporter: do you know a specific time? in the police report it says at the same time that he came up with the bag is when it was evacuated. >> do i have a time for -- >> reporter: yeah, like a time

between when you determined that it was necessary to close the airport? >> somewhere between 5:30 and 6:30 pm yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: talk about heightened security here today? >> we have a level of security that would make it safe for travelers to travel in and out of jacksonville international airport. >> reporter: i saw an officer walking through with a canine. is that typical or -- >> that's typical. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]? >> i can't say if all of their passengers. i know there were a number of bags as a result of the passengers being displaced, whether they were coming or going. and we tried to make that available last evening when we tried to return to normal. and by the way we did have a flight or two that came in after we reopened the airport last night, and passengers did come back to the airport to pick up

their luggage. we had to get airport personnel back in, airline employees back in to start to operate the airport so that could happen. i'm sure there are a few bags that are still not in the hands of the travelers. >> reporter: did you evacuate the entire airport? >> yes. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] they had to [ inaudible ] are they [ inaudible ]? >> that's going to be between the passenger and the airlines. >> reporter: you said that you have been nine years and hadn't really seen a response like this, can you talk about [ inaudible ]? >> well, this is one of the, i think most significant reactions to an event that caused us to have to evacuate the entire terminal and garage. >> reporter: do you know where

the suspect was traveling to or from? >> no idea. >> reporter: you don't know if he was blocked on a flight from jacksonville? >> no, don't. >> reporter: you just said he had a bomb on his person -- >> no, i said he had the camouflage bag on his person -- >> reporter: with the device? >> yes. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] a bomb in his bag before he was screened or after? >> i don't know at what point he made those comments. >> reporter: he did go through a screening process? >> like i said i don't know at what point at the security check point when he made the comments. >> reporter: when will we learn more about this device? >> when -- if i get more details, we are tweet that out to you, if that information comes out. this is an ongoing investigation and sometimes that information doesn't come out all at once.

i'll take another question? i want to thank you for your time as you can probably figure out that i can't get to all of the phone calls when they come in, but i'll try to get back to you if you give me a call, and if we determine that there's additional information that we can provide we'll have another press conference later on today. >> so that is michael talking about the evacuation and basically shutdown of the airport that lasted more than four hours. there is someone in custody he is 39 years old, his name is [ inaudible ] he has been looked on making a false report about making a bomb or explosive device. it was basically a hoax. they evacuated the entire airport. and obviously they took this seriously because you have to. a second person was also

arrested but they determined that that had no connection to this incident. joining us on the phone is a former special law enforcement agent. this hoax, they didn't know it at the time, lead to a major airport for being shut down for more than four hours. >> well, obviously this is the new norm post 9/11, post boston bombings, active shooters throughout the country, any major threat has to be actively investigated and the proper protocol followed. this case shutting down the airport, making sure that no flights are coming in and out until everybody is deemed to be safe in the airport and it is cleared. fortunately this is a hoax, but unfortunately the individuals perpetrated this and caused a

lot of grief, but this is what is going to happen from now on. somebody yells bomb in an airport, the airport shuts down. investigators come in do what they have to do, make sure the airport is safe and secure, and make sure everybody is safe to fly. >> and how do you do that? it seems like such a massive undertaking. >> it is. it has to be done meticulously and thoroughly. in this case it was a package. you have to have a zone with x-amount of foot. so there is a protocol for all of these types of events, and in jacksonville it was followed to the t. and if that would have been a real package, many people's lives would have been saved. at the same time this is something that is going to be going on and on, unfortunately. we have a lot of people that want the attention, that crave

the attention, and a lot of people that actually want to harm people as we saw recently in the washington navy yard. so this is the new norm, michelle, and we're see more and more of this as activities continue. people continue to crave the media, to crave the attention, and to go ahead and plan these activities to intentionally do harm or because they want the attention, or simply because -- this has been going on for a while, and so now that these protocols are set in place, airports will shut down, sporting events will be shut down. unfortunately that is what has to be done, whereas 15, 20 years ago, somebody cried bomb in an airport, that person would be interviewed, operations would continue and life would go on. if it was deemed to be a hoax or

somebody who was not well. these days -- >> it's different now. >> absolutely. all attention is going to be paid, the protocols must be followed, and it's going to go full throttle just like we saw in jacksonville. it's going to take hours -- it's going to take however long it is going to take whether it's an airport, a sporting venue, concert hall, what have you, safe and secure for the activities in that venue to continue. >> mr. gomez if i can get you to stay close for just a moment, i'm going to go to my colleague, robert ray who has been covering the story since last night. robert now we have more clarity that only one arrest was actually related to the shutdown last night. >> reporter: yep, and the other one had absolutely nothing to do with it. someone who looked suspicious, and clearly you can understand why authorities would have their eye on people in the airport

looking for us is suspicion. but what we do know was that we have a person that was obviously very unstable, motives we don't know yet, but probably some mental issues, he is 39 years old, he is a jacksonville, florida address, according to the report. we also know that he was looked last night at about 1:30 a.m. put in the jacksonville county jail and is being held without bond. those charges include making a false report about planting a bomb or explosive. this afternoon at 1:30 pm he will have his hearing here in jacksonville, and after all of this, on this beautiful day here in florida, people are coming back to the airport, wanting to get on the planes, get on with their travel, see their loved ones, conduct their business, perhaps some still trying to get their bags.

>> right? >> reporter: and yet another situation here in america that is sort unfortunate, but glad was just a hoax. >> absolutely. democrats and republicans warning the government shutdown could last for weeks. how people all across the country are already being impacted by the cut. and a bumpy start to obamacare. heavy online traffic slows the launch of the new online insurance exchanges. ♪ [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country.

>> 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 shutdown with no signs of progress. on tuesday they proposed a motion to reopen national parks, but it was defeated. >> this isn't about the parks. visiting the parks is 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 markable historic day, where people can receive the promise of our founders of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. >> the budget impasse revolves around the demand that any deal would involve the shutdown of the affordable care act. >> 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. >> president obama is standing firm and urging house republicans to pass a simple spending bill. >> 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 our or 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 the middle class. >> the shutdown is having an immediate impact on government workings who cannot afford time

off. randall has that side of the story. >> reporter: the shutdown is expected to furlough 800,000 workers across the nation, including tax checktors and food inspectors. >> i don't understand why the activity of the government should be stopped because of concerns about one aspect of legislation. >> reporter: the nation'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 were taking a bike tour through here, was this part of your plan? >> no, we just thought since we can't get into the federally run government buildings that this would be the next best way to see what is here.

>> reporter: virginia and her husband with from oregon where the shutdown is personal. >> our son's job even though he works for the county, he could not work today because they use the communication 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. >> reporter: amazing and at though world war ii memorial, rather ironic, men who fought for their country had to fight to visit the memorial built to honor them. >> let's hope they solve it and don't hurt too many people. >> reporter: for however long the shutdown lasts. while the government remains partially shutdown, a key part of the president's affordable care act are now open for business. it didn't take long for the federal website and some state sites to get overloaded as

millions of americans logged on for information. >> we're going to speeding things up in the next few hours to handle all of this demand that exceeds anything that we expected. consider that just a couple of weeks ago, apple rolled out a new operating system, and within days they found a glitch, so they fixed it. i don't remember anybody suggesting that apple should stop selling iphones or ipads or threatening to shut down the company if they didn't. >> let's bring in erica. i know you have been testing some of these sites. were you able to finally get on and take a look at what they have to offer? >> yes and no. i went on line first at 3:00 in the morning, and you would have thought it would be a breeze, but some state-run sites are

still down. the new york site where nearly 10 million visitors caused log-in problems, simply said it is unavailable. so you certainly need a little patience, but once you get going, most of these sites quickly pull up plans for you to compare and contrast. it took more than just a click of a mouse to get information, the federal government's health insurance marketplace site has so much web traffic still, it is slowing down the site. it took hours to get through the log-in process. >> we were having glitches in the marketplace, whenever we logged on, we were unable to, and the marketplace was telling us to follow up later. >> the same thing happened to me, but i had better luck on some of the

[ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: down to $117. colorado the tax credit is much less, only $30, so even the prices of insurance plans start out a lot less there, the end result cost a bit more. you can get the tax credit up front. enrollment runs through march of

2014 but if you enroll by mid-december you can have health coverage as soon as january 1st. >> were you ever able to get on the federal website? >> i wish i could say yes, but the answer is no. >> wow. >> it has -- now my clock that is running since i first logged on and tried to get through the process is at it hours, so they are having a little bit of trouble there, but they tell you, keep the page open, that keeps you in line, and hopefully at some point you can get in there. >> so the key is not to lose your place in line, right? >> a little bit, yeah. >> iran's leadership may have softened its tone, but prime minister benjamin netenyahu addressed the un general assembly saying his country is willing to stand alone to

defending itself. >> when it comes to iran's nuclear weapons program, the only difference is auk ma din jad is a wolf in wolf's clothing, hassan rouhani is a wolf in sheep's clothing. >> he urged the international community to keep the pressure on iran. the pope made comments in an interview with an italian magazine. he calls many leaders of the church narcissists who are not doing the work of god. it's the second widely published interview the pontiff has given

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welcome back to the news hour, the top stories, the italian government has beaten off an attempt by the former prime minister to bring it down. he had forced a no vote in parliament, but before the vote he announced that his party would support the government. greece's golden dawn party has appeared in court with charges of running a criminal group. 17 countries have agreed to take in refugees from syria's civil war. back to our top story. the italian's government winning a confidence vote.

we are joined live now from sicily. he has done a u-turn essentially, i think to save face. do you think that was a politically wise move? >> reporter: well, i think that he had no alternative in a way. this is a clear political defeat. he has been put in a corner by -- you know, half of his party, and this is a desperate attempt to save his own party from disintegration. >> and of course it's not just his political career at steak, there are potential implications for the whole of europe as a result of this crisis. the economic affairs chief has been quoted saying what happens in italy doesn't stop at its borders, but it will be felt

throughout the eu. >> reporter: absolutely. >> perhaps you could explain a little bit more about that and the wider implications. >> reporter: yes, sure. i'm sure that europe will welcome this vote of confidence today that guarantees the survival of the government, although we don't know for how long. clearly there has been pressure put on him and his party in the last few days from brussels, because the sort of political instability of italy leading -- [ inaudible ] would have rouge impact on the euro zone instability and the recovery of europe. of course italy is a huge country, so europe cannot afford another greek case. europe may survive without greece but will not survive without italy. in that respect this vote of

confidence provides an opportunity in the forthcoming months to reform the -- the election laws of italy, because these are the origins of the current political instability. there is not clear majority in the parliament is viewed by this current existing electoral law that has produced a split divided parliament without a clear majority, so italy needs aside from these issues, italy needs a new law. >> let's talk about his future, is it over now? because he has been known as a come-back kid. he has bounced back from other crises in his political career? >> i think his political career is clearly over. it is over when a few days ago [ inaudible ] highest judicial court in italy confirmed his

condemnation. he has to be now sort of formally confirmed by the senate. so his political career is over, and this is why the divisions of his party have emerged in a clear way. people are already thinking about the future without him. the deputy decided to go against the wishes of him, and support the government. they are thinking about the political future without him. they are thinking about creating a new political movement. they are already talks about it. they are open and in the public and the new group may well be created in the parliament in the next few days regardless, this last-minute decision to keep the party together. >> very interesting stuff. we thank you. live there from sicily. now russian investigators

have formal i will charged two green peace activists with piracy over the protests against arctic oil drilling. they were among 30 people arrested after protests last month. they could face up to 15 years in prison. thousands of people in southern philippines continue to live in evacuation camps. 19 days after hostage crisis fighting between the military and separatist groups killed more than 200 people. the siege is over. but the ordeal is far from over for those displaced. >> reporter: this is not how they planned to start their future together. they are getting married in the biggest evacuation site in the country. despite the uncertainty around them, they vow to remain committed to each other. >> translator: well this is what we have to deal with, so we just

accept and try to go on with our lyes as planned. >> reporter: a small sign of hope in another wise desolate environment. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this is the result of 19-days of armed conflict. over 110 thousand people have lost their homes. across the city most of them live like this in tents with little to either drink. people here say they are frustrated. all they want is for their lives to be back to normal again. but it is unclear when that is going to happen. it has been weeks since fighting broke out, and more than 10,000 homes have been destroyed. government resources have been stretched. there is not enough medicine or food for the thousands that are displaced. >> we know there's a shortage of [ inaudible ] sanitation concerns, concerns about health. we have been recording increased cases of acute water

[ inaudible ] diarrhea, in recent days, so that poses health risks. we're also concerned about the overcrowding, so we need to get some of these people out as soon as we can. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the siege of the city in southern philippines began when heavily armed fighters took around 200 civilians hostage. they were demanding to hoist their flag at the center of the city. it is one of the bloodiest attacks by the armed muslim group in the southern philippines. [ inaudible ] but it was never fully implemented. the philippine government now says it intents to file rebelable charges against the founder, while the commander who lead the siege remains at large. while it's uncertain where the fight between government forces and the rebels may lead, the

thousands of people displayed here wonder when or if they will be able to move back home. two fisherman have been rescued off of the south china sea after their boats were hit by the typhoon. they were among the 88 people who were sailing when they were caught in bad weather. at least 58 are still missing. four people have been confirmed dead. the micong river in cam bodian have broken its a breaks. flooding around the capitol could be the worst in 17 years. >> reporter: cambodia is one of the world's least developed countries, but it has a big united nation presence and

non-governmental organization presence, so the response to this flooding has been quite rapid and thorough. heavy rains since the third week of september added to a typhoon that has just hit the neighboring country of vietnam, have attributed to high waters along the river here in cambodia. what that has meant is that 10 out of 24 provinces have been affected by the flooding, 370,000 people have been affected all together, and 43,000 have had to leave their homes. the assessments aren't finished yet on what the effect has been on infrastructure, roads, bridges, schools have had to close down. they have been flooded and pagodas as well. what we're saying is the annual

rainy season becoming more and more of a challenge across the entire greater micong region as climate change kicks in, and it's increasingly difficult for these communities who are generally used to flooding because of the monsoon to get past that stage of recovery, and move on and take the next step up in their quality of lives. now let's go back to our story on the ethnic violence in myanmar. dozens of homes, torched in the latest unrest. over 240 people have died in the fighting since june of last year. we have the president of the burmese organization in the uk, he joins us live from london. is the imposition of a state of emergency the most we can

realistically expect the government to do right now? >> well, the government in the past, they did not take any action to those involved in this kind of violence. and they are allowing hatred against muslim everywhere in the country. and [ inaudible ] leader he's allowing to happen anti-muslim violence, and he is not taking action who are inciting. he is not taking action those involved in anti-muslim attacks. currently in [ inaudible ] township, during last three days is going on still, you know, there is no action we can see government is take at all, even [ inaudible ] are encouraging to attacks against muslims in [ inaudible ] township. this what is happening. >> why would they intentionally, the government, stoke this kind of violence and not do anything to stop it? >> well, the governme

government -- president say they the government have to play a key role in this reform process. unfortunately, the nationalists groups and some hard liners are, you know, playing the key role to [ technical difficulties ] >> not taking action and allowing to happen this. >> but what is proper action for you? what do you want the government to do? >> well the government have to arrest those who involve in the past since 2012 june and

october, where many people were killed by [ inaudible ] and secretive forces. they did not take any action. instead the government is supporting who are, you know, supporting this kind -- who are inciting this kind of patriot movements, so the government should come to concrete action to arrest and to properly -- to -- to put in the media who are involved, and to sentence them jail and to prison time. instead they arresting muslims and the rohingas and they put them in jails and long time sentence. that's what the government is doing. >> there has been increasing pressure on the government to do something. not just letting it happen, the violence, but actually stoking it. so do you think there has been a change in any way in terms of policy? because now we're seeing the president actually go into the state. is that not a first step?

>> well, what i believe his president is showing to the international community to [ inaudible ] pressure. what we want to see is practical action to stop attacks against muslims. to stop those involved in the attack. that's what we want to see. unfortunately international communities also not taking concrete action. you can see it has been happening more than one year. many muslims were killed and currently in [ inaudible ] hundreds of people were without safety and secretly at the peak of the mountain. there is no safety and security for the muslims in burma, so international communities need to take immediate action, and the government also failed to take action, so this is responsibility for international community to take action to protect the muslims of burma.

it is important the current un general assembly to draft an inquiry to find out what is happening in our state and other parts of burma where muslims are facing attack. where um commission of inquiry to find out the true fact what is [ inaudible ] it can bring those who -- those responsible to justice and stop further attacks against muslims of burma. and also [ inaudible ] party and east [ inaudible ] should not be allowed to participate in international funds. those as long as they are involved -- as long as they are involved organizing and protecting against muslims. >> okay. we're going to have to leave it there, just for time sake. but the president of the burmese organization in the uk.

thank you so much for your time. the champions league continues on wednesday. robin has got all of the details shortly. ♪ what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating

♪ welcome back. now the world's biggest architecture awards are taking place in singapore this week with buildings from around the world competing in 29 different categories. among those short listed at the world architecture festival is the water moon monastery in taiwan. it is widing for a prize in the

religion category. this is hotel indy go in hong kong, a con teber in the hotel and leisure category. it features this incredible glass bottom pool on the roof. and the same category is the tiny tree house within the grounds of a hotel in the u.s. state of new york, and at 19 square meters, it is the smallest project in the competition. for more on this, let's speak to pall french he is program director of the world architecture festival, and he joins me live from singapore. thank you for joining us. which is your favorite exhibit so far? >> i'm afraid there are too many of them. we announced a few category winners this evening, and it is always difficult choosing between one thing and another. i think some of the house

designs have been terrific this year, but overall the quality has been pretty good, and the final jurors are going to have tough decisions to make. >> okay. and a lot of the exhibits including the ones we have been showing our viewers are quite daring, but how practical are they in terms of building? >> these days here in singapore you look at a complex like marina bay sands which 20 years ago people said you can't build something like that, and now we have done it, and the advances have made it possible to do more daring and dramatic things than we used to be able to do, because we can calculate more precisely where the stresses and loads are going to fall. there is a balance to be instruct between functionality, beauty, time and cost. and skillful architects understand the balance.

but at the ebb of the day people want to see something that is visually appealing or visually striking when we're talking about good pieces of architecture. >> right. and it seems now that new technology is being used in designing and building these exhibits. talk to us about that. >> well, the sort of things you can do now, you can use computer analysis to work out everything from where each of the pipes and -- and kind of electrical circuits go through concrete and go through floors, which has been a very complicated thing in the past. now it's becoming -- now it's becoming easier using something called bend techniques, which have become a common place, and i think though other thing that has happened is there has been big improvements in materials, so now architects can play around with materials in ways

that they could nnt the past, so you get more curves and fluidity in the building. they look like they have been molded, and this is made for a more stimulating visual environment. >> certainly has. thank you so much. that's paul french there from singapore. >> thank you. okay. now it's time for the sport here is robin. >> thank you so much. good to have you along. arsenal drama continued with a win against italian side napoli. the 2-0 victory lifted arsenal to the top of the group f. giving them the lead after just eight minutes. the north london club doubled their lead seven minutes later. that's arsenals tenth win in a row in all competitions. >> fantastic first have. played at a great pace. with authority in our game, great finishing, great movement,

and above all that's the game we want to see. [ inaudible ] was a bit more hand breakish, a bit more cautious, but we played more not to make a mistake, but to score. >> barcelona were without one of their players but survived to win against the celtic group. they scored ahead of 15 times time. they now go ahead of the group with 6 points. this game was disrupted by green peace protest against the main sponsor energy company. the game did restart and shelter

won it 1-0. [ inaudible ] are in man chester i to face pell greenny. they face a team that has reached the champions league final three times in the last four years. city's former manager will be on the sidelines with his new club later on wednesday the italian signed a three-year contract for w the turkish club on month, but his first match will be back in italy. the world's most expensive footballer has been injured again this time throwing him out of the real madrid's match againstco p -- copenhagen.

>> translator: i'm less happy than i was because the match wasn't good. we lost a darby, that's a bad thing for us. we need to react quickly and change the results and our game. so far i really trust my players. i'm sure our reaction will be good. and that's why this match is important. at the crucial stage of the asia champions league. china's champions about to reach the final for the very first time. they currently have an 8-1 aggravate score against japan. mlb now, and pittsburgh has

reached the playoffs for the first time in 21 years. cincinnati pitcher johnny cueto struggled with the taunts from pittsburgh fans and gave up four runs in the game. pittsburgh 2-0 victory means they will face the cardinals in the playoffs. the blackhawks have begun their defense of the stanley cup final. patrick kane scoring their second goal. johnny adayia on his birthday put chicago back in front. the blackhawks are now trying to be the first team in 15 years to successfully defend the stanley cup. the first game of the season between the canadiens and the maple leafs will be remembered

for two nights. this long term rival ri ended with the canadian parros getting a concussion. the krit -- cricketers have one step closer in their push for the world cup. the two sides face each other again on friday with afghanistan guaranteed progress with they win. for more sports go to our website, aljazeera.com,/sport. >> thank you so much, do stay with us here. i'll be back in a few minutes including the latest on the golden dawn trial.

do stay with us. ♪ come, it is here. >> yes, let the games begin. he is fighting for his baseball life and some $46 million. a-rod and all of his attorneys were there fighting his 211-game suspension. the hearing is expected to last less than five days, after that the group will decide to uphold, reduce, or overturn the suspension.

if the suspension is upheld, rodriguez would lose some $32 million in salary, and he wouldn't be back on the field until he is 40 years old. the big story tonight, people, the rays will be taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker.

♪ this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm stephanie with a look at today's top stories. it is day two of the government shutdown and congress seems to be at a stalemate. at the heart of the deadlock is a republican plan that any spending plan include a delay of obamacare. the democrats including the president 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 sign in. a florida man is due in court this