is. >> closing the shutdown and end the government were default, and janet yellen gets the nod. >> president obama had is taking a larger role in the debate over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown. eight days before a potential u.s. default, the former president met with house democrats this afternoon.

he'll meet with a group of house republican leaders tomorrow. the talks come as the pressure builds for congress to break the deadlock. any signs of progress in washington today? >> reporter: not really. we do have moving parts to tell but. the president in the east room of the white house talking to house democrats. that's a bit like preaching to the choir. we're waiting to hear from nancy pelosi and others from the conclusion of that meeting tomorrow. it's the house republicans, they are the center of this stand off, at the center of the controversy. their continued insistence of delaying the affordable care act otherwise known as obamacare. we should have a tape to play that phrase over and over again. they're sticking by that if they are vote to allow the government to reopen. we've been talking about this impending debt ceiling eight

days away, seven days away, october 17th, when the country is set to exceed that. now on the eve of testimony before congress tomorrow, tony, jack lew, the treasury secretary, will get into the weeds, into the nuts and bolts and paint a grim picture what have default would look like. in the meantime the president continues on his messaging mission. we have seen him in the venues saying the sail thing. plowing the same images ground that they're not going to negotiate that republicans cannot hold the obamacare hostage, and he's not going to negotiate under those circumstances. >> i think we just--we did. we just lost mike viqueira. mike viqueira from the white house. and we'll try to get back to mike a little later. and nancy pelosi, we are expecting that congressman pelosi may speak soon. there is a live picture when that meet wraps we're expecting that congressman pelosi will

come out and speak. some movement today on the issue of military families losing benefits because of the shutdown. al jazeera's libby casey has been on the capitol all day following this story. libby, look, americans really have been outraged by the news that families of soldiers who have died won't get the benefits that they normally get. walk us through where we stand. >> reporter: that's right, upsetting news to those families and a lot of americans who say this goes too far. we have heard outrage from many in the congress. >> the department of defense informed congress that they would be unable to pay death penalties in other words, informed congress that that would be the case if there were to be a lapse.

unfortunately, this was not addressed in the pay the military bill that passed. the president was upset about that, and the president wants to develop a possible solution and the president expects this to be fixed today. >> reporter: now, in the meantime the defense department has said that a private foundation, the fisher house foundation has offered to pony up some of the money and partner with the federal government to make sure that these benefits are paid until this government shutdown ends. meanwhile, over in congress the house of representatives passed a bill unanimously to move forward on the payment process. congress wouldn't have to act as long as the white house and this new plan with the fisher house is able to go through. but you heard a lot of outrage tony from members of congress, and everyone put their stamp on this. they want people back home to know that they're working on this issue and everyone is united on it. senator john mccain,

republican from arizona, spoke on it today. >> shouldn't we as a body, republican, democrat, no matter who we are, shouldn't we be embarrassed about this? shouldn't we be ashamed? what do the american people think when they see that death benefits to those who served and sacrificed in the most honorable way are not even, their families are not even eligible for death benefits. i'm ashamed. i'm embarrassed. all of us should be. >> reporter: he's not the only one. the defense secretary said that he is offended, outraged, and embarrassed, and said it's up to congress and that congress needs to act. this is just one example of all that is happening during this had government shutdown. >> let's go to nancy pelosi just after the meeting with the

president. >> to open government, and to honor the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> i want to say that the president emphasized over and over again what we also share, and that is he is willing to talk about all of the issues that our republican colleagues want to talk about and try to come to an agreement, but he's simply saying we can talk while the government is open. the government doesn't need to be shut, and we can talk while we make sure that the government pays it's bills. i think the american public agrees with that, and we agree with the president on that issue. >> well, i think that i can't add any more to that. it was a great meeting. very positive and our members were very, very pleased with the discussion. the president was very firm. we believe very strongly that

the president is open for discussion with anyone. the president obama is he has got right now is the american people especially those who depend upon the federal government for work, ought to go back to work. we ought not to keep them at bay while we have these discussions. >> the president reiterated that he's willing to negotiate everything and everything when the government reopens and people are back to work and congress pays it's own bills. there are 220 to 230 votes to open this government today. there were 220 to 230 votes to open this government yesterday. there will be 220 to 230 votes to open this government tomorrow. it takes one person to allow that vote to come to the floor, and that is speaker baner. >> we spent a good deal of time sharing stories the president in

his experience and ours as to the hardships that the american people are feeling because of the government shutdown, whether it was individually or in some cases furloughing of contractors at labs and jobs, the fact that our veterans make up a large percentage of the federal workforce and a large percentage of those veterans are people with disabilities. so again, our emphasis is to solve the problem, open government, negotiate, and maintain the full credit of the united states. we can take just a few questions. >> i don't know what to expect. but i will say this. we have said that we are willing to give 200 votes, as was said, 200 votes to open government, to go to the table, to discuss the

budget. that is to say to the republican leadership in the house we accept your number. we accept your pass to the table. take yes as your answer. we haven't heard any offer of a short term one way or another. >> are you open to the idea of a short-term debt ceiling increase in just a matter of weeks. >> just to go back to the c.r. all we want is a short-term cr because we think the number is not acceptable. we think we need to take up that number, deal with it, and when we go to the budget table is when we can resolve some of the issues about the debt ceiling, that is to say the discussion will be an useful one. it shouldn't be any condition as to what will happen with the debt ceiling. there is no concession on the debt ceiling. it needs to be lifted.

they're not getting anything for that, and we haven't seen an offer for that. when we see an offer for that we'll make a decision about that. >> i want to make a comment on that. democrats are prepared to make sure that government pays it's bills. but good policy, good economics, and building confidence for the american people would be extending it for a substantial period of time so that markets will have the confidence of where we're going to be next week, next month, and next year. so that although i think the answer to your question is we're not going to vote against making sure that america pays it's bills. we think it ought to be a longer term for the economy and the growth of jobs. jobs after all is really what we ought to be working on. >> how would you structure it to have this given republicans confidence once they give you what you want, that you would

bargain in good faith over these other issues. >> wait a minute. we're giving them what they want. they want 986. no one of us want 986. we said yes to them for their number, which we don't like. >> once those crs are kept. >> once they take yes to an answer to their bad number, then what? >> how are they--what do you do to convince them once the crs are passed you will return to the table to bargain-- >> wait a minute. let's keep this in perspective. the beginning of march in the oval office the republican leadership of the house and senate, mr. boehner and mr. mcconnell said they wanted regular order. that means you pass a budget in the house, you pass a budget in the senate, you go to conference. that happened a few weeks later in the house and the senate. then they said we don't want regular order any more and for six months we've been saying that's what you said you wanted.

now we're saying okay, you have shut down government. which is totally reckless and irresponsible. we are now accepting your number of 986. for the next six weeks to go to the regular order of going to the budget table to discuss our budget priority. and that is the pass that is regular order. >> leader pelosi, what is the sense that a deal with be struck? the republicans said that they were only going to send certain people, and that was not well received by the white house-- >> quickly here. i wonder if i'm hearing this correctly and interpreting this correctly, let me go to mike viqueira on this. we just heard from leader pelosi and her little gaggle there. is there a number being discussed, this 986 number, did

you hear--let me ask it this way, did you hear a little movement, a little wiggle room where there was a number that the house leaders are willing to accept to move forward with a continuing resolution. >> reporter: tony, tony, don't be dismayed or led down this primrose path. 986 is the amount passed by the senate democrats to keep the government running until november 15th. the point all along, the president and the democrats have made a point of this all along, they don't like that number because that number assumes that the sequester stays in place and democrats don't like the sequester, incidentally is the reason why the debt ceiling came, um, in 2011 when president obama sat down to negotiate with john boehner. it didn't result, the result was the sequester.

this was a lesson learned. the president said he won't go down that road again. that's why you see harry reid carrying the load here keeping a very hard line against house republicans and what they want to do. really, the president and house democrats, they're singing from the same hymnal. no daylight there. the remarkable thing about this, the message, den palestinian and unity on democrats over republicans who are divided. >> thank you for stopping me before i jumped in the weeds. it's been one week since thousands of americans have got their last paycheck. families sidelined by the political stalemate in washington, d.c. and suffering at moment. diane esther brook introduces us to one of the families pinching pennies to get by. >> they make plans for another quiet inexpensive evening at home. >> we can watch a movie. >> play mind craft.

>> okay. >> he was furloughed from his job as an analyst from the government accountability. the family has been cost cutting only for gasoline. >> we had savings before we bought the house. then all the savings went into the house, the furniture for the house. we knew we were going to be house poor for a while but we accepted that. >> he frequently watches tv hoping to hear news about a budget resolutio resolution tham back to his job. but there is not much he can do because the government has cut off access to work e-mails and documents. >> i have a lot of work to do. it's going to delay our projects and our work, and there is no

real reason for it. >> meanwhile, his wife kelly scours the internet for work. she left a part-time job before the move, hoping to spend time fixing up the house. >> at what point would you consider getting a job? >> oh, i've already applied. i've already sent out resumés, and even to temperature agencies some place where he can go and start work immediately. >> for now sheriff is trying to enjoy the extra time that he has with eight-year-old dylan and six-year-old anna. still he worries about money. he has applied for unemployment benefits and hopes to get them before his next mortgage payment. >> i think we're going to be okay for the upcoming one november 1st. but after that it will be tough to make mortgage payments. i have to find some other way of getting cash. >> the sheriffs say if this shutdown stretches a few more weeks they may be forced to take out a loan to pay bills, something these new homeowners

don't want to do. diane esther brook, naperville, illinois. >> meteorologist: well, we've been talking about it last night and all day today, the messy weather we've had on the eastern seseaboard. the winds between are being funneled which means we're seeing gusting winds across this area. this is what we're looking at in terms of wind gusts. norfolk with the highest at 37 mph, but really all along the eastern seaboard. that's because we have the cold front mixing with tropical storm karen last week giving us this rainy condition. you notice this is moving up the coast very slowly. for the next two to three days you are going to be seeing heavy rain. we're looking at flooding. we're looking at flooding along the coastal regions. because the wind is pushing against the coast its pushing

the water into many bays and inlets. that's where we'll see the coastal flooding. anywhere from the long island sound to south carolina, and this is going to stay like this for the next couple of days 37, new york you're going to be get wet tomorrow and we'll see delays on thursday, friday, and ending on saturday. >> coming up next on al jazeera america david schuster tries to figure out what the debt limit is all about. and janet yellen, who is she and why is she running the federal reserve.

>> in business, movement in washington over the debt limit boosting wall street just a bit. the dow in the s&p 500 rising slightly after being slammed for two sessions in a row. nasdaq still down, david schuster will be talking about that later tonight. he's filling in for ali velshi. what do ordinary people think about this battle over the debt limit? >> tony, unfortunately, ordinary people think wrong about the debt ceiling. there is all kinds of polling coming out that shows the majority of americans incorrectly believe that if you vote to raise the debt ceiling you're voting to authorize

future government ious as opposed what the debt ceiling really is, which is to pay the ious that the government has already run up. when the constituents get this wrong it's easier for lawmakers to say we don't need to worry about the debt ceiling, we can thinking it in another way. and again that's a big political problem and a problem that makes the parks farther away from all of this because the market sees what is going on in washington and they get more nervous. >> david, the markets have been volatile. how have they bedroo performed r all. >> the fed has put in place some efforts of its own. putting more money into the economy. that has tapped the interest rate lower and thanks in part to the fed the markets have done pretty well. but you point out the volatili

volatility. as each day gets closer, as it gets closer to the debt ceiling being raised and no sign of a breakthrough. you see investors like fidelity selling off their short-term debt they were holding and selling that elsewhere. and the more that happens, the worse it is in market turmoil. >> what else are you looking at at the top of the hour? >> folks in maine can now legally cross the border into canada and buy prescription drugs. what does that mean for the million people who can do this? is there a danger that drugs may not be safe, and what about other states that are considering this? all that and move coming up. >> david schuster sitting in for ali velshi at the top of the hour of al jazeera america. you know there may be questions about the future of the economy, but president obama moved ahead of janet yellen

serving as chairman of the federal reserve. she served as president clinton's council of economic council. she has earned he her education from yale. >> janet yellen acephalus is already evidence in federal political. >> she has brought this role of understanding labor market. she has already brought herself into the fed. >> reporter: the most important challenge facing the new fed leader how to unwind the central bank's stimulus program without harming the economic recovery. wall street expects a yellen-led fed might take its foot off the

gas before the new year. >> if something happens with the budget debate and fiscal economy, and something suffers, they may wait. >> reporter: her leanings are expected to draw fire during her confirmation hearings in the senate. >> the main concern of the conservatives is that monetary policy has little affect on the economy unless it produces inflation. this policy may be taken to that extreme. >> reporter: yellen is credited with entire heading a communication strategy that lifted the veil of from the fed, but her associates say they will be faced with a crisis she'll be able to drive in action. >> she has a stiff spine. when decisions have to be made. she can be forceful about why they need to be made. >> reporter: al jazeera new york. >> massive cuts coming to egypt's military and it's economy.

in the form of financial aid from the united states. the state department announced today that the u.s. is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in military and other aid to the country. they will withhold delivery of tanks, f-16th, and apache helicopters and they'll withhold funding to anticipat aid. the u.n. inspectors said that president bashar al-assad is cooperating with inspectors, and helping to access stock pile locations. michael eaves is here. we've got elimination game tonight in a few hours. >> reporter: big-time moment tonight in st. louis. it is win or go home for the pirates and the cardinals as

they meet in game five of their national league division series at busch stadium. coal going to the mound for pittsburgh against adam wainwright. going back to 2010 st. louis is 7 and 1 in elimination playoff games. the winner moves on to face the los angeles dodgers. the yankees missed out on the playoffs for the first time since 2008 but that did not stop joe girardi of getting a new four-year contract to remain as yankees manager. he has guided them to the best record of all of major league baseball in the regular season since he took over for joe torre in 2008. and linebacker alvin smith was charged with three felony counts of possession of an assault weapon stemming from a party i in 2012. he's on indefinite leave while undergoing treatment for

substance abuse stemming from a dui record. >> thank you. expect to turn some heads when you go riding in one of these. a california company built a bicycle wheel with led lights. the animations appear when riding at a minimum speed. okay, still ahead on al jazeera america. how a government default would effect the rest of the world. and small businesses reacting to the growth of international chains.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories. international weapons inspectors say that syria is cooperating with efforts to get rid of that country's chemical weapons in a news conference today. the head of the inspectors said that experts plan to visit 20

sites in the coming weeks. president obama selected janet yellen as his nominee for chair of the federal reserve. she's currently vice chairman of the federal reserve. she'll be the first woman to hold that position. the clock continues to tick. president obama held meetings in the house and he's slated to meet with house republicans thursday afternoon. here are his options and what he can and can't do without congress about the debt ceiling, professor from george washington university. professor, good to talk to you. first question, if the government goes into default, fingers crossed that it doesn't happen, but if it does can the president union laterally raise the borrowing limit? >> well, that's not the way to think about it. it's not a matter of him unilaterally raising the debt

limit. it's a matter of him deciding to follow congress' orders on how much money to spend, and how much money he can collect in taxes. the problem with reaching the debt ceiling it puts the president in position where he can't follow all three of congress' orders. he has to decide which one to let go. it's not his choice. it's forced on him by congress. if he has to decide that he has to prevent default and do all the spending that congress ordered him to do, that would require him to issue more debt. >> what would you recommend that do in that position? what is the best tack for the president to take as we get to that place? >> as i said, he has nothing but bad options. no question about that.

the choice he has to make is to issugo into default or issue moe bonds. they would be a risk premium added to them by the financial markets but financial markets deal with risky assets all the time. it's not impossible for them to adjust the amount they're willing to pay. the point is the president needs to be able to raise money in order to cover the spending debt congress has ordered him by law to pay. >> i see, i see what you're saying, so are the options that you're discussing with us, any of those options for raising money for spending that money that really doesn't have but that congress authorized, any of those options constitutional? >> in one sense none of them are

constitutional because the president is supposed to obey and execute the laws that congress sends him. but in this situation what we have written about, the president is given spending laws, taxing laws and a debt law. not all thee can be done, one of them has to go. the president does the least damage to the constitution by letting the debt ceiling about the one that goes in order to follow the orders on taxing and spending. in that weird way the unconstitutional options lead to one of them being the only one that the constitution allows. >> wow, okay, and congress, tell me that you believe this is going to happen. congress will authorize a higher debt limit, if not before the 17th, then on the 18th or the

19th. >> i would like to believe that that would happen. i want to look you in the eye and say yes, that will definitely happen. i'm less and less confident. there are all kinds of indication that speaker boehner has lost control of his caucus. there are all kinds of barriers to taking over and allowing the debt ceiling increasing to through. you're right, it is possible. it wouldn't be as crazy if we had a long-term default, but i'm not so confident that even the craziest of a couple of days of default would be enough to deter the tea partyers. >> professor, good to talk to you, yikes. >> good to talk to you.

>> americans are not the only people in the world who are wondering if the u.s. can avoid default. in a global economy many people have a stake in the economy. >> china and japan, the number one and number two foreign holders of u.s. debt are worried. together they hold $2.5 trillion in u.s. treasury bonds. both nations have warned the nation to raise the debt ceiling without delay. the global economy is also at risk, applying the brakes to the world economy. the international monetary fund has issued warnings on the ripple affects of the default. economist olivia blanchard said any effects would be felt right away leading to major disruptions in financial markets both in the united states and abroad. and they're cautioning u.s. lawmakers saying:

>> those global financial markets have already shown signs of concern. and the value of the dollar hitting a eight-month low this week. >> and we have been taking a closer look each night at members of the republican voting block in house who have insisted on de funding the affordable care act as part of a spending bill. today we're looking at congressman steve king. he represents iowa's fourth congressional district, and has been in congress for 11 years. king won his last election with 53% of the vote. in the same district president obama won 45%. libby casey is at the capital now. tell us about congressman king. >> reporter: the district he represents is in northwestern

iowa, and it's very rural. he started an excavation company that his son now runs. this is one of the most agrarian districts here in the country. he is very visit. he chairs what is the conservative opportunity society, an old-school group that dates back to the newt gingrich era, and brings in the wave of republicans in the house in the 1990s, something that steve king would like to see here in washington not just in the house but the senate as well. one issue he's outspoken on is immigration. even though his district relies on undocumented laborers king said anyone illegally in the country should be thrown out. and he tweets using the hashtag #no amnesty. he would like to throw out the

healthcare law and said it's drowning down priorities of the republican party. a week and a half ago when the house took a vote put forth by speaker boehner that would delay the healthcare law by a year. republicans only voted for it, including steve king. he said it didn't go far enough. he said concerns about the economic fallout are overblown. >> i don't think the credit of the united states is going to be collapsed. i think all this talk about a default has been a lot of false demagoguery. when we stop serv servicing thet that would be a default, we need cool heads and get to a solution. the president needs to come to the table. harry reid needs to come to the

table. we're willing to negotiate. we're meeting often about that. but they need to negotiate. >> reporter: he said that the house republicans hold the will of the american people and they will keep fighting over overspending, over obamacare and conservative issues no matter the cost. >> so we add congressman king to the wall. joining congress gohmert from texas, and congressman meadows from north carolina. california is under federal orders to cut it's overcrowded prison. they're hoping to get the go-ahead of a new program. >> pablo was released from

prison. for the past decade he has bounced in and out of the system. to break free of that cycle he knows he must find a job. even before that he has to conquer his krug problem. >> one of my biggest challenges is my addiction. i've been using methamphetamine since i was 11 years old. so going on 28 years. >> reporter: pablo is not alone. repeat offenders have kept the prison population in the state high. after years and decades of building more prisons, california is looking at alternatives like building correction centers like this one meant to prevent people from being sent back to custody. >> those on probation check in with their case managers. they can find help to fight substance abuse issues and earn

diplomas. >> annette is a former inmate. she runs communication classes and hope that it serves as motivation for those returning back to society. >> most of us do not start out saying we want to be homeless drug addicts. while this program is still in its early days here in san francisco there are already encouraging signs. two years ago most of those returning to the city from prison were sent back within 12 months. now that's been reversed. most who get out of prison have managed to stay out. but building a foundation for even an ordinary life requires a great deal of training. the city works closely with organizations to teach skills and place workers on projects giving me many the opportunity o forge a better future. >> many studies show if you invest in supervised probation at the local level combined with

rehabilitation, mental health treatment, drug treatment, you're going to see that person not continue to cycle in and out of the justice system. >> reporter: pablo wants that future. after re-entry center he must start with the very first step. simply showing up. >> this time in my life, and this last release, you know, it's been really hard. but i made 95% of my appointments, and accomplished a lot of things. >> reporter: after spending time locked up for theft, burglary and robbery, pablo said he's trying a different path this time and he hopes he will leave the old life behind him. al jazeera san francisco. >> nevada health officials are asking parents of 140 babies to have their children and themselves checked for tuberculosis. this follows the death of a

mother and her twin babies in more than 26 other t.b. infections. it has been linked at summerlin hospital. they're focusing on babies that were treated there between may and august of this year. the pilot of 214 believe mechanical failure may have caused the crash of the boeing 777 this summer. they say the auto throttle which includes engine power and the speed of the aircraft may have functioned without enough speed. the plane can quickly lose altitude. flight 214 landing gear hit a sea wall just short of the run rarunway at the san francisco airport. michael eaves here with shorts, and as far as most people are concerned being bitten by a shark once is enough to keep them out of the ocean, but not everyone.

>> welcome back, everyone. in in mexico city there is a struggle going on between modern business and tradition, and as its reported, in this case it is the little guys who are winning.

>> reporter: welcome to mexico city's central market. it's the largest market in the world carrying more than 300 hectares. every week hector comes here to shop a instead of the supermarkt for a reason. >> if i shop where i live i pay up to four more times. so i save a lot. >> half of all food purchases in mexico city are made at these markets. it's central to cultural and economic life for centuries dating long before the spanish even came here. that's made clear in this painting by diego riviera in which we see an aztec market.

>> reporter: but these markets are under threat from national and international chains that are popping up across mexico. earlier this year the supreme court overturned a city law that barred supermarkets from specific neighborhoods. now the markets are coming up with other ways to restrict the chains. >> making sure that these markets continue to thrive is a way to protect the social dynamic in the city's neighborhoods in. >> reporter: mexico supermarket association would not speak to us but said that the the city is blocking new business. >> mexico city would not be the same without its market. i don't ever want them to disappear. >> reporter: while the city struggles to limit the growth of v it's the country's current sluggish economy that led to a slow down in store construction. for now it's the old markets that still apractice the most

business. the city hopes to continue to do that for decades to come. al jazeera, mexico city. >> marathon swimmer diana nyad is more than halfway to her goal. she has been swimming for 48 hours to raise money for victims of super storm money. so far her total is over--she just goes back and forth, back and forth for 48 hours. $60,000 raised so far. just last month the 64-year-old nyad made history when she swam from cuba to florida without a shark cage. >> look, it is a good story if st. louis moves on. this would be a great story if pittsburgh moved on, wouldn't it? >> it would be, and they call it money time. time to win. the more you win, the more you

get paid. and with the central championship series on the line, they meet in st. louis in do or die. pirates manager is sending his young phenom coa cole to the mountain against wainwright. he's sending cole instead of a.j. burnett. >> it's a very hard decision. it's a very difficult decision. we've asked so much of him while he has been here. it's been a very challenging part for him. if this was any other venue it wouldn't have been--he would have gotten the ball. but for me in this venue, in game cole is going to be our guy. >> we have one game to win. and as we've done, and i've

challenged our guys to do, we need to do the best we can to win that next game. i believe that matchup is the best we can do to beat the cardinals in game five. >> earlier i spoke with sports columnist jeff, what has been the reaction in baseball about the decision to start cole over aj burnett. what has been the reaction, jeff, in baseball circles to start cole over burnett? >> i think it's been generally positive. it's like hurdle said. you want to go with the guy who gives you the best chance to win the game. after a.j. burnett's performance and cole, still throats the ball at 100 mph, and i think right

now pittsburgh want to advantage, they have to ride the kid rather than the veteran. >> it will be a tough situation 7-1, elimination. they will face the dodgers in, and is the belief now that don mattingly will go with zach greinke and then kershaw again in game two? >> i think that makes the most sense. zach greinke will have rest. you don't sign a guy to $147 million contract and not go out and pitch him in game one. and then you have kershaw in rest. when mattingly threw kershaw on rest, there was criticism, but the best pitcher around, and that's clayton kershaw. >> knocking off the rays last night 3-1, the red sox showed a

little bit of everything, power, pitching, pretty good defense, and boston now the favorite to win it all? >> i think they might be. i picked the red sox to win the world series before the playoffs started. i've been on the bandwagon for a while. the dodgers, the way they won in the first round was very impressive. but red sox has th the incessant line up from top to bottom, they just drain you korea these long at-bats. that's what happened to tampa bay. that's what could happen to oakland or detroit, and red sox at this point probably over all are the favorites. >> boston will face the as or tigers. justin verlander getting the start tomorrow marking the second straight years that they pitch game five in oakland in the division series. do you get the sense the a's are

experiencing a sense of deja vu. >> there is a chance they'll start a rookie right-hander. last year it was parker. this year they're leaning towards sonny gray. he outdueled verlander in game two. it's between him or bartolo colome. if it is bartolo cologne, the fact is either you win this game or you're going home to watch the rest of them on tv. >> we've got a game five tonight and game t.v. tomorrow in the american league. it should be exciting. >> if verlander brings that stuff to the detroit--whew. >> a lot of a's will be walking back. >> thank you, michael. appreciate it. the saying goes once bitten twice shy. you would think that would apply to anything related to sharks.

but greg pickering proves there is an exception to every single rule you can think of. andrew thomas explains. >> reporter: greg pickering is either the unluckiest man or luckiest, depending on whether you think being attacked by a shark is extremely lucky or surviving an attack twice makes you incredibly lucky. he was diving for edible sea snails that is prized off the southwest coast of australia when a shark thought to be a great white attacked. he was transferred by plane to perth where he's being treated for massive head, neck and shoulder injuries. but this is not the first time that mr. pickering has been attacked. in 2004 another shark attacked him, at the time he said that would not keep him from the water. >> the shark struck me, and i felt the teeth right to the bone.

>> the odds of it happening twice to the same person are vanishing small, but tragically it has proved possible. the debate is underway in western australia whether to hunt the shark. this was a spokesman from the fishery department. >> if a sizable white shark is caught in the waters in the coming hours, i'm likely to give the order to destroy that shark. >> reporter: conservationists don't like that. they say if people go in a shark's environment they should accept the risk. >> it's very sad and it's a terrible experience but it's we're playing in their waters. we have to be more careful. >> greg pickering has had ten hours of surgery. his condition is described as serious but stable. >> kevin is up next with the check of the national forecast, and david schuster is in for ali velshi at the top of the hour with "real money."

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>> hello again. we have a developing situation in the bay of bengal towards india. the storm is getting stronger than was thought 24 hours ago. we only have had two cyclones since 2000 that have made landfall. we think it will be the third one. you can see it developing over the island. right now it's equivalent to a tropical storm, and the joint typhoon warning on saturday will make landful here in the eastern part of india. back in 1999 a similar storm has made landfall there. it was equivalent to a category

four hurricane. the reason being it's low lying as well as very densely populated across the region. they had 26-foot storm surge. we'll watch this carefully for any changes. they have moved the tracks slightly towards the north. that means they have moved it towards bangladesh, which is extremely susceptible to that. we'll watch this and bring you all the details on that as well as a typhoon in the making here, making its way towards the philippines. this one landfall on friday we think this storm is going to be strong. you see the circulation is quite organized in this area. this is--we have seen over two dozen storms here in the western pacific they have a very active tropical season and heavy rain and flooding is expected there. this is a look at your weather. your headline with tony is up next.

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at the day's stop stories. the clock continues to tick until the government runs out of money. president obama met with democrats in the hour this afternoon trying to bolster support to end the shutdown. he's slated to meet with republicans thursday afternoon. president obama selected janet yellen as his nominee to chair the federal reserve. the 67-year-old yellen will be the first woman to hold that position. inspectors say that syria is coo cooperatincooperating witht