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well a monster storm is barreling toward india's eastern coast tonight. cyclone phailin is heading toward the bay of bengal. it's heading toward the region of andhra pradesh. how are people getting ready for this storm? >> people are batoning down the hatches so to say or they are getting out of town. the people on the coastline in the neighboring state are being evacuated since early friday. we have learned since the north of the coastal city where we are now, 12,000 people have arrived at one of the emergency shelters set up by the government and there is another 40,000 expected there by saturday. fishing villages dot the coast lean focoastline for hundreds of

miles:and more than 10 million people may have to be evacuated from those areas before the cyclone hits. >> is the indian government working with the armed forces to prepare for this storm as well? >> they definitely are, john. they are trying to prevent a repeat of 1999 where thousands of people are killed. ?rmplethe indian army has been n rescue operation. we learned that several units of the national disaster relief force have been told to come to the area they are told to get out and come to the inland and be safe. >> is this methodical or is there some panic involved here? >> they have been a little better this time than they were before th in the past. they started evacuating people.

the alerts came uta out friday evening. and the storm is to hit saturday evening time and saturday morning in the u.s. they are a little more prepared this time and they are trying to assure people it's into the noto be a repeat of 199 1999. whether the storm cooperates that is up tof to if phailin. >> i am looking at the storm on the map and it's got a visible eye. you wonder how many people are going to be affected because clearly it's an enormous storm. >> and india becoming the second most populated country in the world that is going to mean a lot of people. government estimates have been about 10 million people. the unofficial number should be higher than that. which is one of the reasons that

the government is a little more prompt in their evacuations. they have moved to shelters. but some shelters are only ten miles inland. they are away from the immediate coastal areas they may be still hit by the storm. thanks very much. we appreciate it. let's go too kevi to kevin u to see what the psych clon cyclg now. we have seen a lot of rain is making land fall in the feeder bands that extend out for hundreds of miles. >> it's going to continue to rain all day saturday. the evacuations that are going on right now are going to be doing it as the weather starts to decay in the area. this is the latest it has come out at the top of the hour from the joint typhoon weigh the wear center. this is a category five hurricane.

this is the same intensity that katrina was when it made landfall in the gulf coast. it's twice the size of hurricane sandy when it hit the eastern seaboard. this storm is nothing to take a jock for. joke for. you can see the feeder bands are making their way on land right now. the rain is going to be hard. te10 to 12-inchings ofinches of. the biggest concern is the storm surge. the land is very flat. in the 1999 cyclone that made landfall here the storm surge went 12 miles inland and caused devastating conditions there. this is going to be a major issue. storm surge and rainfall of 24-inches or more and wind speed of 161. by the time we hit landfall the wind speed could be higher than

that. we talk about the population density and it's making landfall in one of the most densely populated parts of india. we'll keep you posted all the way through tomorrow night. >> i want to interject. >> this storm is at 160 miles-per-hour now and it could get stronger possibly. >> it has 12 hours to go. it's sitting there in the warm waters and pushing slowly to the northeast. they expect it to go from 161 to 165 and gusts reaching over 200 miles-per-hour of. on the he i 11 11th day the government shutdown. the stock market reacted to the the talks. the dow jones rose 111 points driven by higher investor hopes that a compromise will end the shutdown and help the u.s. avoid a default.

mike viqueira has more on today's discussions from the white house. >> we have entered the stage of fast moving developments most of them happening behind the scenes. another call from between the house speaker. into one wants to foul up the negotiation that are at a fragile stage. the house republicans and democrats have met with the president. they propose to extend the debt ceiling four months. it's an initiative by susan collins. after the republicans return to the capitol lindsey graham spoke optimistically about what happened. >> i think you will see something come out of the house in the next 24 hours to re-open the entire government. that will have changes t to to obamacare that will not destroy

the government but make it better. i hope the president will accept these gestures from the house and get this behind us in the next 24 hours. there is a bill before the government to raise the debt det ceiling. >> they are competing with a house republican plan. they came forward with a six-week extension. the president knew hi thank yous spokesman and the president said he would be absolutely open to an extension as short as six weeks. the house republicans won a negotiation on spending and taxes. the house and senate democrats the president's allies were reluctant to commitment to anything like that as a deal to break this impasse. >> mike viqueira in washington. and let's go 2500 miles away from washington, d.c. and to washington state and the rest of the pacific northwest.

they are feeling the shutdown and the impact on some of the regions biggest industries crab fishing. what are lawmakers doing to deal with the shutdown that is taking on the crabbing season there? >> well john, a real concern about this industry of course in the pacific northwest and in alaska in particular. and three northwest lawmakers are pushing a plan that would get the crabbing fleet out of the water and into the harr hars of the bearing sea when their season starts next week. what they want the secretary of commerce to do is to put the noha workers back on the job. ththe ones that license the crabbers so they can go out. and they suggest that they be paid by the regular fees that

they pay the federal government anyway. that is what thin they would lie federal government to do. no response on that plan. i have heard from the senators office tonight they are asking for the secon secretary of commo be flexible and have common sense and get these crabbers out in the ocean and not ruin the most lucrative catch. now to the forestry issue. these are companies that hold fetfederal contracts to cut tim. they have been given a week or so to clean up any logs they still have on the ground. that is it. then they can go. zblnland no end in sight to the shutdown and this will hurt the folks that are out making a

living in the forests. at the telling me today that legal claims and lawsuits will be coming out of this shutdown. >> are we talking about weyerhaeuser that are very much involved in logging in the northwest? >> i didn't talk to weyerhaeuser today, i was talking to smaller concerns with mill owners and logging companies the ones that will feel the pinch first is the contract loggers out in the woods. then i it goes down the line the people that transport the timber and the mill workers. if this goes on another two weeks those folks will feel the pinch. remember this is not the type of thing that you can flip is switch and go at full speed again. the brea bureaucracy is going te a while before we get going again. >> we are talking about king crab, right? >> red king crab also snow crab the lucrative catch up there.

>> whation thewhat they are sayy would like what congressman hastings and others are suggesting that noha workers should go to work during crabbing season for the crabbing industry? >> not for the crabbing industry. but they should go back on the job and the department of marine fisheries and get those workers that license the crabbers so they can go utah an out and geta lotted catch. >> allan from seattle tonight. thanks again, appreciate it. >> you bet, john. president obama met with several small business owners today to discuss the shutdown and his at th hester clark was f that meeting. >> she runs her own communication firm and she tells me there is a riple effect from the government standoff.

>> we come from different background but we are all in the same place we are impacted by the shutdown. >> this effects not only businesses that are contracted with the federal government but as people spend less money and workers are laid off, this effects the overall economy as well. >> it does everyone i know has had some level of impact to their business or daily lives. >> what if this goes on for another week? >> i don't know. i don't know. i have got to figure out away to care for my employees. >> you hesitated when i said that. and i saw the look on your face. if it does go another week it could be critical for you couldn't it? >> it's a lots of revenue and it's impacting the way we do business. and it not evenl only affects corporations but the small

business is affected as well. we have to find a way out of this dill hel dilemma. craig dalton is the ceo of a company that makes things for smart phones and tablets. ee comwellwelcome it's good to . >> thank you. >> let me show you what a do do case is. this is just a case you cover eye padipads and tab tablets in? we use traditional book binding techniques and we do everything under one roof in san francisco. >> how is this impacting small businesses like yours across the country? how is the shutdown affecting you. >> anyone involved in the retail business knows how critical the fourth quarter year is. and the government shutdown and

the impending debt crisis is going to have a tric trickle don effect. in san francisco thousands of miles away from d.c. we see evidence of the government shutdown every single day. the national parks are closed. the tennessee valley. and i think it's a reminder of everyone in san francisco if the government can't get their act together and solve this debt crisis it's time to throw the panic button. >> if your business is not directly affected by the shutdown. what you are saying is if it is affected by the shutdown trickle down effect which is real to you, very real, correct. >> absolutely. i think our business relies on conscious consumers. someone that will take a moment and think about where they are spending their dollars and where their products are manufactured and how they are manufactured and make the decision to buy american. when you buy american and that

money trickles back into the san francisco economy. if those conscious consumers are becoming penny pinching consumers they are going to make different decisions and they will buy lower quality products and that will have a trickle down effect on all of us. >> is it too soon to sigh an impact on your business? >> it's a little too soon. >> what did you tell -- >> i told the president and the president was very committed to everybody around the table. all of us small business owners in his commitment to solving this problem and understanding particularly for us retailers punting it down six weeks down the road is not a solution whatsoever. it need to be solved by the long haul so we don't address this. >> the president listened to everyone around the table talk about their business individually and what we saw are

the changes we have to make should the government shutdown linger longer. >> are they going to spend time talking to congress people as well? >> i know a number of them had a packed afternoon after our conversations with the president. >> what would you tell your congress person? who is your congressman or woman? >> i'm in san francisco and we have a couple of great people representing us. i had the pleasure of meeting nancy pelosi previously. >> right. >> ercht she is a great supporter of the san francisco aid organization. my message is to come to the table and understand it's not just about the government. the government shutdown is affecting all businesses and the debt ceiling crisis is going to have a dramatic effect on the economy if we don't cure it once and for all. >> there is a lot of talk about this in the washington corridor

and up the east coast. i'm curious what the feeling from a business assistant point about this shutdown. >> i think the west coast business owners are conscious of what is going on in d.c. we think about it all the time when we think about the future of our business. >> any time you enter into a time of economic uncertainty you make decisions around your business. >> and none of us want to do that. san francisco and the bay area are all about making things. the entrepreneur ship culture is extremely important to us. we don't want to back off. we want to keep going forward and create the future. >> craig dalton we appreciate you coming by to talk to us so late. thank you. >> thanks for having my. the united states air portion has fired the man responsible for america's nuclear missiles. the reason he was fired is something of a mystery tonight.

that is next. >> and we'll introduce you to a man who said he can bring down healthcare costings with a help of legos and bike pumps and printer parts. in american journalism - >> introduces america tonight. >> in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >> grounded. >> real. >> unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >> an escape from the expected. >> i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. america tonight next on al jazeera america

another rescue operation in the me mediterranean sea. injured passengers rushed to the hospital on the italian island of lampedusa. friday's ship wreck a week after another ship sinking tragedy. a high ranking air force general has been fired. michael kerry who was in charge of the air force nuclear missiles have been removed from his position. >> it was an be abrupt announct made late on friday at the

pentagon with few reporters in attendance. u.s. major general michael kerry had been relieved of his command as a result of loss of trust and confidence in his abilities kerry was in charge of making sure that 450 long-range missiles remained operational and secure. a resent air force investigation showed kerry had a lapse in jump while on assignment. >> they are not involved in operational readiness or misconduct. >> the two star general had served in the u.s. military for 30 years. 35 years. he was in charge of 10,000 people. >> when you are dealing with nuclear weapons ther there is nm fofor error. if a nuclear weapon got in the wrong hands it would be

devastating. you have to hold these people to the highest standards. the commander of air force global strike manl command sayse air force is continuing to execute their mission in a safe and secure and effective manner it's unfortunate that i had to relieve an officer who had and otherwise distinctive career. it's the second time in a week that a commander overseeing the nation's weapons has been stripped of his command. on wednesday the u.s. navy announced that a vice admiral had been demoted and assigned to another position following allegations of illegal gambling. the u.s. air force insists the security of nuclear arsenal has never been compromised.

rising healthcare costs ha e man has said he found away. right now he is working on a pra prototype of a spoon that can track how fast a person is eating. jose figured out how to make it for $25. how do we publish a regulars me recipe and so everyone can go to the radio shack and make it happen. ehe is the head of the little devices lab at mit. it's not the typical lab. it's here that his team of eight make medical prototypes. >> we start to tear down toys along with the medical prototypes they have a lot in common. small parts and highly

regulated. >> jose's initial goal was to find new ways to collaborate with doctors and nurses in developing countries. >> we explain it by taking a toy gun and harvesting the electronics from the toy gun and adapting it on a iv pole to make an alarm. he found a need for these devices in america. >> we recognized that affordability is interesting in america in terms of healthcare. >> as the u.s. healthcare is changing. >> we see is changes in the quality and safety of healthcare. we need those tinkers and inventors and mad scientists and we need them to turn their passion and creativity to healthcare. >> one passion is through make a nurse. a new program funded by the

robert wood johnson foundation. he is teaching nurses to find cheap ways to treat patients using his prototypeses. one thing is a nebulizer. >> you can make one with a bicycle pump and tubing for $7 which is proved to be safe. >> during sandy's blackout it would be so efficient. >> when we look underneath the curtain that is n there is no re over paying and holding to someone else's design. well darren is here with sports and the cardinals are back at ocs for one more time. the cardinals and dodgers are

playing in game one of the national league series this is the third-straight season the cardinals are in the nlcs. tonight wag was about the pitchg matmatch up. right now we are tied at 2 in the bottom of the 8th and zach a career playoff high and eight strike outs in this one. pitching seven and one third of an inning. we'll have more updates later on in the show of this big game. >> the red sox who announced jon lester was their game one starter and john lackey was the game two starter. clay bucholtz will be the starter. he was 12-and-1 this season with a 12.74 era. and no decision in game three of the alcs. in the two-year minnesota

vikings running back adrian peterson has died today. he was believed to have suffered injuries consistent with abuse. joseph patterson the boyfriend of the mother was taken into custody and charged with two felony counts. that is all we have fo for now. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko

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welcome back to al jazeera america. cyclone phailin is making it's way toward the india coast. land fail i fall is expected in. tens of thousands of people have left the region. thirty-three passengers are confirmed dead after a boat sank. it happened friday afternoon of 35 miles from the italian island of lampedusa.

>> still no proposal to end the shutdown. the president spoke on the phone with the house speaker. the house will be in session on saturday. libby casey reports from capitol hill the american public seems to be fed up with the delays. >> congress is watching how the american public is responding to the government shutdown and the looming fight over the debt ceiling. and the news is not good. the american public are not happy and especially angry at republicans. a new poll that came out thursday by nbc news and the wall street journal shows that the majority of americans blame the republican for the shutdown. president obama fairs better he has steady approval ratings. there is one note of caution for democrats. 70% of people polled say they do think president obama should be

negotiating with the republicans. a lot of frustration from the american public. here is more details about the poll. 24% only 24% of those polled say they have a favorable approval rating of the g.o.p. and only 2 i 21% have a favorabe view of the tea party. another thing to watch is the american public's confidence in the economimen economy. and according to the poll it's falling past. 14% believe it's failing and 17% think the economy will improve and 63% are less confident in the economy now than they were before president obama and the republicans start negotiating. that was libby casey on capitol hill. some of the iconic monuments will be open again. the statue of liberty will be

open to visitors and on monday the grand canyon and mt. rushmore will be open. private funds are being used to open mt. rushmore. if law makers don't come to an agreement to end the shutdown foosoon thousands of people wile finding themselves without homes. >> these are the faces of some of los angeles' most fragile families. eight-year-old jade and ten year-old alton. and there is h sell see ce clvc. she comes here to get food for her family and once a month she picks out clothes for her kids. that is beautiful. church it will look nice on sunday. if a federal budget is not

passed soon she and her five children could be back on the street. homeless for a second time. >> i have a lot of emotions right now. i'm sad, i'm angry, i don't want to be on the streets. yoyou don't know what it's likeo go from ho hotel to hotel. you don't know what it's like to drag your children out in the rain. we did that. we actually slept in parks just to get into shelters. >> she now lives in section eight housing. which relies on subsidized funding. in la county more than 23,000 family depend on section 8 vouchers. >> we provide assistance to folks that can't rent on the private market. and we help bridge that gap. it's a significant subsidy.

it could be 70% of rent that we subsidize. >> the program is out of money and no funding for hud november rents may not get paid. >> la has one. largest homeless population in the country. 58,000 people sleeping on the streets each night. thousands more could join them if section 8 housing vouchers don't come through. >> we are talking about a downward spiral when they need the assistance the movement. desh most. people forget that when we are looking at a cut on top of the previous cuts and the se sequesr cuts came on the heels of the program that had taken place prior. >> remember the sequester that welcome bacwent into effect in . that represented 10% reduction. so section 8 housing was in

jeopardy long before the lights went out at hud. agreeingreg speigel puts it thi. >> they are at total crisis. the federal sequester cut off their arms and the shutdown is going to cut off it's head. i'm a hardworking mother and i want to let washington know it's not fair. i worked so hard to pay my taxes every year. and if you cut this for me and my family, you are going to put a family of six out on the street. those lives on the margins now forced to live on the edge waiting for wash. washington. jennifer london al jazeera. a senior member of the taliban is in custody. lati ff mehsud.

secretary of state john kerry traveled to afghanistan to talk about the future of forces in afghanistan. and jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the goal of secretary kerry's whirlwind meeting to kabul and president karzai is try to get security talks between the two countries. security agreement need to be in mace if the security forces are going to stay beyond 2014. that itheynato would like to set concluded by the end of october. that is the deadline they gave to karzai. if an agreement is not in place they will withdraw all forces by 2014. that is a follow on nato mission that has been agreed upon.

if thi there is not a agreementn place their soldiers won't stay past 2014 either. >> that could jeopardize billions of dollars in international aid that afghanistan need to survive. today is the 25t 25th anniversary of national coming out day. a day to recognize those that publicly disclose being gay, or transgendered. a lot has changed. >> this is zoe she is h he is 1s old she loves reading, playing games and jamming on the drums. >> szoe is a strong kid. she presents as if i can take care of myself. >> five years ago zoe revealed

something she could no longer keep to herself. she was born a boy and felt like a girlfriend. three years ago she changed her name from ian to zoe. everyone was great about making the switch. no one surprise wil surprisinglr than you. her classmates and teachers reaction is part of the changing tide. >> this is a new step for our seat. seat -- society. aden teaches parents and teachers how to address transgender students. , he transitions from female to male. he wants to change the way we think about gender roles. >> how do we reframe gender? how do we create a gender inclusive environment that works for all kid when none of us grew up experiencing that.

>> two years ago the seattle public school district approved a set of guidelines on how to might the need of transgender students. at the same time garfield high school had an influx of teens identified as such. five in one year. >> in the not going to be able to learn and have barriers to learning if they are not accepted for who they are. transgender students around the country still feel marginalized. a resent survey found 78% of transgender student report being harassed in school. zerzoe's mom feels good about te way things are now. but she worries about the future. >> the teen years and puberty and hormones and zoe feeling not in step with her peers. >> a growth in adolescents for zoe and schools across the nation as they try to figure out

how to meet the needs of transgender students. the win iro winner of this ' nobel peace prize is the organization for the pr prohibin of chemical weapons. and here is what the group's director said about that hon horwood. sh -- honor. >> i take this opportunity to comment on those that have made the chemical weapons. i look forward to accepting this award in humility and the recognition of our staff both past and present. >> syrian official always welcomed the nobel prize saying it confirms the president's commitment to destroying chemical weapons. but many syrians say the peace prize fails to recognize the 100,000 people killed in the civil war. it's been a difficult year for the city of detroit but we have a story of how they are

rallying around their love of sports. and it's just another day in the city of new york. comic con comes to the east coast and certainly doesn't disappoint. in american journalism - >> introduces america tonight. >> in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >> grounded. >> real. >> unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >> an escape from the expected. >> i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. america tonight next on al jazeera america

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a really great place to be right now. there are a lot of stories out there that are under-covered that people really want to see in the news. we're going to tell stories in a new and different, exciting way, and i think people are going to be really surprised and impressed with what they see. 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. changes will be coming to the new york marathon. the shutdown means the federal site may be closed and the organizers are working with the government to find an alternative site in case the shutdown continues to the race day. last year the marathon had to be

canceled due to super storm sandy. the two-year-old son of minnesota viking running back a adrian peterson has died today. he was believed to have suffered injuries consistent with abuse. patterson who was the boyfriend's mother has been taken into custody. the 2012 mvp tweeted thank you to my family and my fans and fans of other teams for their support. god bless everyone and thank you so much. it's been a difficult year for the city of detroit after dealing with growing financial and social issues. for dec decades what was once te fifth largest city in the u.s. is facing bankruptcy. as john henry reports the

detroit's sports teams includings the tigers are rallying around the city in an effort to help restore pride and hope. >> greatness is a word not associated much with detroit in recent years. crime and shuttered schools and high unemployment. and with bankruptcy looming the city of detroit is turning to their sports teams for a different kind of relief. the kind they won't get from washington, d.c. >> sports has away to find that common the thread to bring peope together. it's not a long range solution. >> drew sharp is a long time coocolumnist. >> it's brought the teams together for a common purpose. they have the opportunity to give this city something to feel proud about. something for three hours they can forget the fact that you may not have a job. you can't get your garbaged

picked up. >> it mait take you an hour anda half to get the police to come by. it's not the end all. it's something. if it can help build up the psyche of a city that has been beaten down continually for years it can't help but build up that mind-set. >> that is felt throughout most of the city like here in this barber shoppe i shop in detroit. being bad or feeling good we love our teams. >> what does sports mean to this town? >> sports means everything to this town. we have the tigers playing strong and michigan state and the time the city is in need we need something like this to back us up. >> the city of the detroit was in no greater need than 1967. >> a police raid sparked rioting that ripped detroit apart leaving 1e 11 dead and 1200 injd

and 12,000 buildings zee destro. four decade later the city wears the social and economic scars from those five days in july. >> i was seven years old during the '67 riots. i remember seeing the national guard jeeps going down one of the streets near my house. to this day i still remember a neighbor of mine gave my father a gun. >> smoke from the riots could be seen from tiger's stadium in downtown detroit. moved to do something by the violence willie horton in full uniform walked to an area where trouble was brewing and talked tto the angry crowd about sri violence. >> willie grew up in a neighborhood near here. it was spontaneous and in a feun uniform and it meant a lot to people.

>> the tigers win the first world series in several years and it galvanized the city that summer. it didn't cure the economy or race relations in the city, but for four months that summer, when the tigers played at tiger stadium that evening, everything else stopped and everyone else was together for a common purpose and that was to see the detroit tigers win. >> detroit's motto means we hope for better things, it shall rise from the ashes and sports has been a recurring source of hope and fat faith as the city resets their future. the detroit sports teams will continue playing on and off the field in keeping the hope alive. now game one of the alcs between detroit and pos boston s tomorrow at 8 8:00 p.m. we are

tied at two between the dodgers and cardinals. in the bottom of the second beltran hit a two run double. the big news today is zach he has pitched eight innings so far. he has ten strike outs which is a playoff career high for him. he is pitching very well. we need to see if the dodgers or cardinals can pull thank you. >> i bet they are going crazy in st. louis tonight. new york comic-con is the east coast comic convention. it's where we found the most enthusiastic creative and interesting fans in rare form. >> it's not every day you find bubba fat from the star wars trilogy playing the accordion on the street even in new york. we knew something was up and then we realized.

>> come to new york comiccon it's a blast. >> before we got inside we ran into niki from new jersey. she is the comic book character red sonja. >> i went as far as to taxidermy some feet which is gross? >> inside it's entertainment as far as an eye can see. >> ten thousan130,000130,000 fad here. >> many people have dressed up in costume. >> i'm eey elie and i'm batman. my name is heddy and i'm poison ivy. >> hi this is logan and he is doing scorpion from mortal combat. >> i'm terri an terry and i'm db zero from mortal combat. >> and my beautiful wife is not

in costume. a big draw for the fans is a chance to meet the stars, characters and writers. these guys are all with dark horse comics. >> it becomes such a part of your life you want to share it with people. and when you have an opportunity to share it with 50,00 50,000 pe why wouldn't you? it's the world's biggest clubhouse. >> stan came up from atlanta. if you couldn't guess he is a zombie and he has been doing this since he was a kid. >> i love zombie movies and shows like "the walking dead" put it in the forefront. >> so if you are looking for fun and want to dress up or dress down, give comiccon a try. next year as this years' event sold out fast. just another day in new york. after vinyl record were cast

aside in the 8 80s they became collectors ey items for music lovers. >> and the same thing is happening in japan. compact disks are holding their own despite digital downloads. >> down at big boys he has just got the new miles davis. his friend says, cool. and he gives it a first spin through a pair of 1 1979 jbl speakers. the whole bar says "cool." >> owning is it part of the joy. you want to up to it an touch id the jacket cover. >> this is a shrine to physical media. >> the patrons own thousands more. in a land of tiny apartments not

designed to hold them. >> for all of my customers it's the same, fighting with their wives for store and space. >> it's a fight being fought throughout japan. an icon of the 20th century the cd is alive and well in 21st century music stores. clever march cettin marketing ol bands keeps them buying. >> japanese will have all sorts of tictsd t tickets to events. remember the fact, japan does. many businesses rely on them. newspaperers are the largest sellers. time may be catching up with even the japanese cd. >> with more people having smart phones cd's will eventually decline here as well as people skip the download phase and go

straight to live streaming. >> back at big boys, that is not so cool. >> as long as there are people who appreciate cd's ther they'll still exist if we stop, that will be a problem. >> so spin it again while you can and stay cool. well ke kevin corriveau is k with the latest on the cyclone bearing down on india, after this. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. >>an escape from the expected.

welcome back i have just been spending the last 15 or 20 minutes looking at twitter. i want to show you video that has been coming out of the preparations of what is happening here in parts of india. people have been preparing all day long, conditions are now deteriorating. we are looking at the late morning tim time frame in indias we speak. take a look at the satellite image. the storm is making it's way

closer across the region. the feeder bands are uprooting trees in the region. this is equivalent to the category five hurricane. it's the intensity of hurricane katrina when it made landfall across the region in the south parts of the united states. double the size of sandy as it made it's way up the coast. what we will see as the storm makes land fall, the storm will deintensify. the amount of rain could be between 8 and 16-inches. up to the north is the himalayas. once the storm goes to the north a lot of rain is going to be dumping out of the storm. we are going to be watching post cyclone landfall a lot of mud slides and landslides and flash flooding going up in the northern states. this will affect parts of nepal

as well. we are going to see landfall in the next 16 hours and we'll see the after effects of the storm for weeks. especially with power outages and clean up. we are having a few computer problems but we are updating you on the storm as we go through the night and all day on saturday. the other one to talk about is what is happening in the china sea. typhoon has passed the philippines and it's picking up strength and becoming more organized. over the next day we'll see a category two or three equivalent storm making it's way towards vietnam. after that this i there is anotr storm brewing in the pacific. this could be a super storm next week. very active season here in the bay of bengal and the pacific. >> here in the atlanta we are seeing one of the quietest hurricane seasons that is your

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