>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're following for you. cyclone phailin makes landfall at 150 mph. it is twice the size of super storm sandy. no deal and no negotiations with the white house. that's the word on the government shutdown. and round three of the security talks in afghanistan. at issue how many u.s. troops will stay after next year. you. >> in washington there is a lot of talk about a deal, but there is no actual deal.

house republicans had no comment as they walked into the capitol this morning. speaker boehner has now stopped talking to the white house, john terrett joins us live from capitol hill. trying to keep store as things continue to change. but the bottom line is-- >> reporter: it's difficult. >> yes, it is. we don't seem to be making any progress, john. >> reporter: no, we've been saying that for the last couple of weeks. nothing has changed. what happened there was a vote just a vote to begin discussion on raising the debt ceiling and in the end of the senate blocked it, and earlier in the day dick durbin predicted not a single republican would jump in with the democrats to get this debate going, and that seems to have been what happened. harry reid the majority leader also spoke earlier today. he said essentially discussion involving the republicans

particularly in the house and the white house is over. it's finished. now it's all eyes on the senate when it comes to raising the debt ceiling. here's what he had to say. >> i was happy to see the republicans engaged in talks with the president. that's over with. it's done. they're not talking any more. we learned that this morning. i say to my friends on the republican side of the senate, time is running out. >> reporter: time is running out, he says. that's harry reid. republicans seemed to concur a little bit with that. they said that they feel that the discussion has finished now with the white house, and it is all eyes on the senate regarding raising the debt ceiling and urge republicans in the senate to stand and be strong on their principles. of course it's not like anyone wants the debt ceiling not to be raised, and cause an economic collapse around the world. but republicans don't want any

more government spending, at least in part raising the debt ceiling fall noose that. that's why they're being urged to stand strong. the senate will stay in recess until harry reid concludes some time today. >> i know you have more about senator susan collins. >> reporter: very interested. i'm glad you had time to mention that. senator susan collins is the republican senator from maine. she is very powerful in her state. she has a lot of support there. crushed her opponent in recent elections. she has her own way out of this, which she put toward to the president when she met him with the rest of the republicans last week. what happened in the end of the vote in the senate, susan collins was surrounded by men in suits. they were all democrats.

they were talking to her. we don't know what they were saying but we know that susan collins has plans to raise the debt ceiling, open the government and now after this vote failed in the senate she was surrounded by lots of senate men. we may find out. we don't know for the time being. but it was an odd thing to see at the time this is 1:30 on saturday. a lot of maneuvering, posturing and theater. nothing has gotten done. is this going to carry over until tomorrow? >> reporter: well, tbd. to be decided. we have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. i can tell you if you have time what happened in the house today. there was real political theater going on. they havon. the democrats tried the unanimous consent vote, which basically calls for the vote in

the house and then moved discussion about raising the debt ceiling into conference. the way they did that was one by one line up before th the presig speaker. one by one they asked. one by one they were rejected. we have tape of this. here is nydia velasquez, the rep from new york. >> i request that the house bring up the resolution 59 to open the government and go to conference on a budget so that we end this republican government shut gown as the prayer previously advised the request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance. >> reporter: it went on and on until the democratic caucus ran out. then they tried the discharge petition where they try for a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government. that does not involve committees and does not involve any leadership consent.

what it does involve is support from the republicans and for the majority party if they were to get involved with this it would amount to i am told heresy, apostasy, and mutiny. it sounds like "pirates of the caribbean,." >> my goodness, it gets worse every time we talk. ways to counter the enormous loss of revenue some governors are opening the state parks on the state's dime which is the taxpayer's dime. based on an agreement with the white house states are laying out cash to pay for the daily costs of running the parks. they're able to rei am purse the states at the end of 90 days has been introduced. er in estes park, quite a beautiful scene behind you, jim.

>> reporter: it's a beautiful day. it's just on the other side of the hills you see behind me, just a beautiful day, but this town has faced a difficult time. it was one month ago today that this town and many other towns in colorado was hit by the devastating flooding from all the heavy rain. so many of the roadways into estes closed down. and then rocky mountain national park shut down two weeks ago, again, tourists could not get in here and many of the businesses had to close up shop, some of them permanently. here is the mayor of estes park. >> this is incredibly important to us because a month ago this area was under two to four feet of water, businesses were closed down. they got their businesses cleaned up. water receded, and it turned out our mainstrea main street was it

shape, the river walk, but then we got suckered punched when they shut down the national park. they get about 3 million visitors a year and most of them come through he is piec through. this is when local businesses generally make their money. >> reporter: so now the state of colorado is going to chip in $40,000 a day to pay for some of the employees and nowin plowinge main roads. it's snowing already, and they'll plow to keep the roads clear. >> the monster storm known as phailin is bearing down on india's eastern coast. the eye of the cyclone is about to make landfall right now where 42,000 people live. hundreds of thousands of people have been taken to government

shelter. tourists are having a hard time getting out of the region because all the flights are canceled. winds are whipping at 150 mph. phailin is the size of france. that's four times the size of hurricane katrina. we're live from the coast, just outside of the center of the storm. so, last when we spoke the storm appeared to be much more dramatic, much more intense than people were led to believe by local officials. how is it progressing? >> reporter: so far we've gotten several inches of rain. we're hearing electricity all throughout the coast is flickering on and off. uwe're actually running a generator right now. the winds have picked up and are catching some people off guard.

many people we spoke to have more of a carefree attitude saying that they've seen storms before and nothing had happened to them in the past. now we're really getting the rainfall and the winds. we don't know how severe until daylight. >> did most people considering they got mix messages about what to expect, did most people evacuate or were evacuated by the government? >> reporter: well, many people were evacuated to inland and many people will stray. but one of the shelters we visited was right next to the possessioocean itself. it was a school made of stone, two stories and could only hold 200 people. but on paper that building had been evacuated when actually they were out on the beach watching the tidal wave. if they need to take shelter

tonight there won't be enough shelter to hold them. >> did you talk to people who had memories of the awful storm back in 1999 that killed 10,000 people? >> reporter: we spoke to a few of them but they said over the last few years there were several others storms, and they're basing their judgment on the last few times, not '99. they regard 9 '99 being more ofa fluke than anything else. when we talked to them about the seriousness of this storm, they said the government told them it was serious but some people didn't n know how bad it was unl we told them. >> oh wow. we'll watch this storm as it continues to play out. eboni is tracking the storm for us. let's check in with her.

>> meteorologist: well, i'm monitoring phailin hazard it ass its way inland. unfortunately, this is a very large system which means that conditions will continue to deteriorate over the next 24 hours. we won't be completely done with the rain, the heavy wind until sunday evening. expect more rain and wind. and you can see landfall has already occurred just within the last hour or so, but we still have the rest of the system to get through before things will continue to wind down. so right now we've already seen the heavy rain and it continues to fall. we'll see severe storms lasting with this overnight into early sunday morning and finally by sunday morning that's when further weakening is expected, and we'll see this down graded to a tropical storm. winds going in excess of 120 miles today all the way down to 40 mph even less as we get into sunday morning. here is the particulars as it makes landfall.

winds whipping upwards of 124 miles per hour. even gusting higher. it's heading off to the north-northwest, as it does it's going to continue to interact with the land. that's when it will continue to further weakening as it does not have the fuel from the water to strengthen further. even the most sound structures will be dealing with the possibility of severe damage. now storm surge expected 2 feet and higher. several inches of rain has fallen and some places could see 20 inches of rain. we'll continue to track the system as we head through the next 24 hours. >> eboni, thank you. talks about the future of the u.s. troops in afghanistan has stalled. secretary of state john kerry and president hamid karzai are holding talks as you see right there. what is the latest. we had to speculate earlier because we were only getting tiny updates. we're getting a clearer picture

of what is going on with this press conference. what do you know? >> reporter: that's right, we know secretary kerry said that he and president karzai had resolved the main issues, the main sticking point in this security agreement that spells out an illegal basis for u.s. troops here and beyond 2014 when the n.a.t.o. mission ends. if they have an agreement president karzai can take to national assembly that is expected to assemble in early november, and it will be that assembly that will give this agreement a final stamp of approval. but still one thing has not been agreed, one thing that is totally u up to is the questionf immunity and jurisdiction. in virtually every agreement the united states has forces overseas the united states keeps jurisdiction over its soldiers.

if an american soldier commits a crime, he faces u.s. law, and is not prosecuted in the country here. that has not been decided at all, and that will be decided by next month. but the other major sticking points, the major issues that have been resolved in this marathon set of meetings has gone over the last 28 hours. >> jennifer, i know you'll keep your ear to that press conference and let us know what especially comes out of it. we're hearing from exiled nsa leaker eric snowedden. here what he has to say next. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the

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the district a few miles away to downtown, and they really want to raise awareness about genetically modified food. these folks are passionate about this, and we talked to folks about why it was important for them to come here. we found a people here. joining is now is justina, she's only 14. you drove an hour to be here. why did you come? >> we wanted to march against monsanto to spread the word that gmo foods are bad. >> reporter: can you explain what they are? >> gmoos are 85% of our foods, and monsanto pays millions of dollars, and we don't want that

in our food. >> it's the organism played in the crop as a weedkiller ma makes its way into our food supply. your dad is here. you must be extremely proud of your daughter. >> she's very passionate about this. she has a lot of food allergies, i'm being educated by her. i'm learning as we go. >> what is your message to lawmakers? >> put a stop to monsant o and label our foods. >> thank you so much. one family that is taking part in this march. this group had a rally back in may. they had 2,000 to 3,000 people. they expect at least that much here today. you can see that if we pan off here, you can see what's going on here behind us. everyone is getting rallied up here, and they're ready to take part of this march, richelle. >> i know monsanto must be used

to protests like this. have she released any statement or responded? >> yes, we have not heard from monsanto as of yet. but monsanto has really been the target of a lot of these rallies. here in california in 2012 there was a food labeling initiative that did not pass in the state. that would have labeled foods that had gmos in them. a lot of organic food companies are start to go do that labeling voluntarily, and now this group wants to see labeling on all foods especially i here. >> you can call him medical macgyver. he said he can bring down healthcare costs with the help of legos. 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.

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>> in washington there is still no deal to end the shutdown or end the debt se ceiling.

talks about the future of u.s. troops in afghanistan has stalled. secretary of state john kerry and afghan president hamid karzai just wrapped up a news conference. they're trying to hammer out an agreement about troops staying in the afghanistan. the afghan president wants guarantees from the u.s. evacuating hundreds of thousands of people from the area, phailin is huge, it's the size of france. it's four times the size of hurricane katrina. >> meteorologist: and although phailin has made landfall it is a major hurricane at this time. further weakening is expected within the next 24 hours. good news there. unfortunately we'll still be dealing with the impact of the

system on sunday where we're expecting heavy rainfall and strong winds. wind are still upwards to about 124 mph. it's heading off to the north-northwest at 20 mph. a fairly slow job off to the north-northwest. that means many people will continue to be impacted by the system all the way into sunday evening. flooding rains and strong wind gusts are expected with this, and it's coming into a very highly populated area. when you think about the state of california, the entire population of california will be impacted with this system. as we get you in across the u.s. we'll watch a cold front. a cold front moving through the mississippi valley. we will see heavy rainfall there. also for rain showers, the area has been sitting here off the new england coast line that has been throwing moisture in. it's been dry and breezy but further south that's where the

persistent rain has caused flood advisory. we'll have to continue to watch out for that. expecting an additional inch or two, but here except coastal flood advisories to remain in place through this evening and it will finally be lifted. here is a closer view of the rain and thunderstorm activity. now starting to make its move into mississippi. northern areas of mississippi. it's going to be a wet evening for you here. richelle, back to you. >> rising healthcare costs have doctors and hospitals and insurers trying to figure out the best way to save money. one inventer from m.i.t. said he may have found an answer. >> reporter: right now jose gomez marquez is working on a prototype of a spoon that can track how fast a person is eating. a mass produced version would cost $125 $120.

jose can produce one for $25. he is head of the little devices lab at m.i.t. in cambridge. it doesn't look like your typical lab. it's filled with legos, toy parts and 3-d printers. it's here that they produce medical prototypes. >> when we started to tear down toys along side medical devices we realized they had a lot in common. small, very precise widely manufactured parts and they're highly regulated because of safety for children. >> reporter: jose's initial goal was to find new ways to collaborate with doctors and nurses in developing countries. >> taking a toy gun, harvesting the electronics from that toy gun and adopting it to an i.v. pole to make an alarm. >> reporter: he discovered a great need for these types of devices right here in america.

>> we're recognizing that affordability is interesting to halt care. >> reporter: there is a big push to reduce wasteful spending and empower patients. >> we face a crisis in terms of the quality and safety of our healthcare. we need those tinkerers, inventors and mad scientists. we need them to turn their passion and their creativity to healthcare. >> reporter: one practical application is through maker nurse, a new program funded by the robert wood johnson foundation. he's teaching nurses in the u.s. to find cheap, ways quick ways to treat their patients using their prototypes. one example is the nebulizer. >> in a pinch you can make one with a bicycle pump and tubing for $7 which has been shown to be safe. >> it would be so efficient.

>> reporter: when we look underneath the curtain we realize there is no reason why we shouldn't be over paying and we should be beholden to what somebody else designed. >> reporter: al jazeera. >> president obama met with 16-year-old malala yousenfzai. she told the president she was concerned that drone attacks are fueling terrorism. because they lead to resentment among the pakistani people. she wants to resort to education. she's 16. google wants to turn more like facebook. using your name, and data. changes go into effect next month. techno is next. you can go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. thank you for your time.

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