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nations two car bombs went off killing five people there. a u.s. citizen citizen has n found hanged in his prison cell in eequipment. eequipment -- egypt. he committed suicide. he was detained in august for violating a curfew. to india now where 89 people have been killed while taking part in a hindu festival. thousands of pilgrims were caught in a stampede. >> some of these pilgrims had been fasting for the past nine days. on the 10th day they went to pay their respect to the indue - hindu gohindu godess the stampee

started on a bridge over the sind river. the pilgrims were trying to get to the temple on the other side. people across india are marking the most important festival in the hint t hindu calendar. crowd control is a persistent challenge in india especially during religious festivals. >> the national disaster manage authority has now started preparing guide-lines on crowd management. we are engaging the experts from very well known indian institute of management experts from institutions like that who have experience in crowt crowd manag. >> that comes as little consolation for the victims of this lat latest drag tragedy. elsewhere in india aid workers are trying to reach hundreds of thousands of people affected by sig cyclone phailin.

the government says it averted a disaster. at least 17 people have reported too have died. early warning systems are credited for helping prepare people for the cyclone. >> it may look low-key but the india meteorological department gave relief ag agencies time to prepare. government authorities are credited for launching a intensive disaster preparedness program that moved 800,000 people to safer ground. >> it was meant for india meteorological department. you know the cyclone kills people. and if you can have a very good early warning system you can provide a very good lead time

for the disit i disaster. >> the stoor storm was the most powerful to hit india in a decade. it has a potential to kill a lot more people than it did. science helped. >> the reason the scientists were able to accurately predict sigcyclone pie palin. they have a digital network that monitors the conditions. in the calm after the storm the people saw the full extent of cyclone pifycyclone phailin. 's power. it destroyed power and communication lines and many homes. >> we have been living in fear since yesterday morning. the tides are very high. because officials kept us

informed we are were prepared for the cyclone. >> sy havcyclone. >> i have been living here for 112 years and never have seen te sea i such a state. >> it could have been much worse. despite the devastation only a land full of casualties have been reported. >> india has done it's biggest deployment for a single disaster. so far 200-3000 people including medical responders and other technical people with heavy equipment delt dealt with searcd rescue. the government plans to keep using advanced technology to prevent that from ever happening again. a youth leader expelled from susouth africa's ruling party hs

split off to form a party of its own. ihe is expectedded to expected . >> there have never been any major polls of the cross section of this society. to give us a handle of what support he may or may not have. the polls suggest that it's among the youth because he was the youth leader. he will find the greatest level of support. he has a couple of problems though. a lot of questions over his contribute worthiness. he has been in trouble with the tax department. they sold off his assets because he had hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax debt and he is under trial next month. you are watching the al

jazeera news hour. we report from saudi arabia on the deadly virus that could affect the hajj. we are taking on some of america's biggest corporations. at issue whether this scenic highway will be turned into an industrial corridor. >> and in sports. is it enough to secure a fourth world championship. now the vietnamese general has been laid to rest in the capital hanaoi. thousands joined the funeral procession for the man who died at 02. 102. >> they waited in hours to pay their last respects for the war hero.

>> known as the red napoleon he is second to the country's revolutionary leader. he was a slightly built man but his accomplishments were huge. he is remembered most famously for using guerrilla tactics to defeat u.s. and french forces despitted hidespite his lack ofl military training. for a hero the government held a two day state funeral. the casket passed through the streets of han aoi for one last look. people remember him as the man that made vietnam what it is today. >> i don't know what to say. only thing i would say is i feel sorry. >> up to now they are inside the hearts of the vietnamese people. i'm very touched now. >> the general's body has been buried in his home province in central vietnam.

a place like the general where undoubtedly become a source of national pride. now survivors of friday's boat singing athey were shot at as they were departing from libya. >> those on board were arriving in hospital in malta. hundreds of people were stuck on the ship as it sank. meanings the death toll which stands at 34 could be much higher. >> they are the lucky ones. now on dry land in a mau maltese hospital with time to reflect on their ordeal. >> it was very horrible. and cannot be described. it was very horrible.

we think we will be dead. >> i tal yap and maltes -- itale vessels were on the scene. many were wearing life jackets. it seems a greater tragedy had been averted. fears are growing that many more may be missing than previously reported. survivors tell of numbers on board ranging from 250 to 400. and people were trapped below deck as the boat went down. that could mean the final death toll could be much higher. u.n. refugee agencies are trying to workout how many syrian migg ranlts were on the latest boat to workout how many bodies were yet to be found. survivors said their vessel came under fire from a libyan ship as they said away from the coast. something libyan authorities have rushed to deny. >> that is what we are hearing from everyone we speak to. there were shotsd fired from a vessel in libyan waters.

what is not so clear is exactly who was on that vessel. >> on sunday the italian navy released new video the latest boat in trouble. this time africans desperate for fry start in europe. another 200 rescued. italy's prime minister announced on monday it will increase it's patrols in the area. >> this will be an italian military and humanitarian task force. this operation is needed to guarantee that the mediterranean sea becomes safer. in the last few days it's become like a grave. >> such patrols mayroux duc -- e the death toll when when things go wrong. i spoke to malta's foreign minister. i asked him if he could confirm those claims that migrants were shot at as they were leaving the libyan coast. >> and the journalist and the

libyan prime minister about it and he promised that he is going to open an investigation on this allegation. and they have been clamoring for other european countries, european members to show actual solidarity and by that we mean sharing of the burden. this is very, very important. the last promises that there will be more equipment to spot more people who are in danger is good. but, the other question that comes up immediately, what do we do with those experience that are actually brought to land and brought to malta and qualify for refugee status? we can't integrate all of those people in such a small country with a high density of population. libya has for the last two years, more especially, been showing that they want to cooperate. as a matter of fact we did have a meeting here in malta between the deputy prime minister when he was in malta.

libya is a charge el. -- channel. it's not the libyans but people from the africa and the horn of africa and syria and other places that are passing through libya to go to europe. here is the point. libyans are all for cooperation but it's a big problem because of the vastness and extreme link of the borders and the huge area that is being used. the issue is obviously there to save more lives. that is very important. the humanitarian respect. if they are brought to malta what happens to them after that? this is the big issue and this is where we have for years on end been asking the european union to show not only solidarity by giving us money, but by sharing the human burden of people who end up in your country with a refugee status with no future at all to offer them. the eiffel t tower in paris

has been evacuated because of a security scare. they have cleared the area around the attraction following a threatening phone call. no other details have been given. >> the eiffel tower are familiar with bomb hoaxes. france's national front party looks likely to storm ahead in the regional bye election. the party is in full position to win. after unexpectedly taking the majority of votes in the first round last week. the party is tipped to secure a calm and quieter of domestic votes in nix years' election of the european parliament. journalists in russia are calling for the release of a green peace photographer. he is being held on piracy charges. he was detained with 29 other enviromental activists after trying to scale a state oil rig last month. the charges carry a maximum

prison sentence of 15 years. in moscow protestors have fought with police over a killing of a young man. he was murdered from a migrant from the caucuses they chanted slogans and vandalized shops. hundreds of people were arrested. the vatican says the funeral of a gnat zpi wa gnat y war crit be held in any of the churches because he never repented. he had 15 years of house arrest for the killing of people during world war ii. he wanted to be buried near his wife in argentina but the country has refused to accept his body. a group of ex-offenders in britain are taking their life experience onto the stage and into the schools. the reoffending rate for those taking part dropping by half.

>> i might as well keep rolling with them it's going to mess up and i'm going to get into big grief. >> it'sic enmonths to get this this -- it's taken months to get this performance stage ready. but several actors argue that others couldn't give their role justice. >> he is one of the ex-offenders who have turned to the stage through london based rehabilitation. the former drug addict says it probably saved his life. >> i have got myself in a lot of trouble in terms of mixing with the wrong people. i wanted away out. for ten years i was trying to get out of this cycle. >> in the six years the program has been running more than 10,000 young people have seen a performance and this audience says it's as relevant as ever. >> i think it was a real eye opener. because a lot of people don't know that is what is going on in

london here. >> while they ontario started out as a theater company for offenders it's been so popular and effective it's been forced to expand. they have a full arts program in two locationings across london. the center offers music, photography and illustration and film workshops and life skills classes. and the stats show it's working. without only connect research suggests that one in two ex-offenders will go back to a life of crime. come pairld to 1-and-4 who has done the program. >> we look at what is it that triggers you into reoffending? is it the lack of community, the adrenaline rush? is it lack of the money? is it it parenting? what are the things that throw you into that. >> the prison is receiving more prison and probation referrals than ever before. >> coming out of preston it made me think what am i going to do. it made me dig deep.

>> trading a life behind bars for a life on stage these men are determined they won't go back. now millions of muslims are in saudi arabia for the start of hajj security and safety have been a challenge. but this year the spread of the mers virus is a concern. health officals are taking precautions to prevent an out break. >> from mecca. this is one of the big over the gatherings of people in the world. millions of muslim faithful converge in mecca for the annual hajj. this year is different. health authorities are on alert for anyone suffering from mers. >> it's already infected 119 people in the kingdom. 51 of whom is have died.

some people wear masks for pro protection. many have no idea whatsoever about the disease. >> i was more interested in learning how to perform hajj. i didn't care about diseases. it's been eight days since i arrived and i'm fine. >> in the coming days millions of pilgrims will live and perform righ rituals in crowded areas. a situation where like a mers virus could spread easily. >> part o part of the problem with mers is that the world health organization has very limited information on how it spreads. the saudi health minister says his fentsd confidence. >> i would like to reassure everybody that the status of hajj is excellent. the health of pilgrims are excellent. we don't have any indication of any epidemic disease or

infectious disease include, the mers virus. >> in this hospital the doctor shows me isolation rooms where any patients with infectious diseases like mers will be treated. for the time being hajj authorities are asking pilgrims to wear masks and maintain personal hygiene standards. people with chronic diseases were told to defer the hajj. there is very little known about the exact way the virus transmits. we they it transmits from human to human but the mechanism and the speed of transmission is still unclear. pilgrims with respiratory problems are treated in hospitals like this one in mecca. samples are taken and analyzed. zblubut as serious as mers it'st the only health concern during hajj. sun stroke and people's underlying health issues have in the past proven to be the

biggest bats to pilgrims. doctors are hoping that the middle east respiratory syndrome doesn't do anything to change that. time for a short break. new evidence of systemic torture in syria. we'll meet the men that say they were beaten and burned. i'm andrew thomas. in adelaide australia inside one of the cars that has just completed the world's longest race for solared powered cars. and they are in a debacle to find the shanghai masters. find out if he prevailed. more on that in sports. ♪

welcome back you are watching al jazeera. a quick reminder of our top stories here. begun megunmen in syria have abd six red cross workers. they were returning from d dasmascus from a mission in england. they are demanding their immediate release. eighty people have been killed in a stampede in a temple

in central india. pilgrims were gathering for a remission ufor areligious salva. a youth leader has launched his own youth movement for the launch of the economic freedom fighters party in africa. we are getting reports of two suicide bomber attacks in the syrian capital of d dasmasc. they believe the bombs were targeting state tv headquarters. no casualty have been reported so far. we'll bring you more as it comes to us in al jazeera. some of the worst abuses if syria are happening in government detention facilities. that is a warning from a human rights watch. intimidation and torture have been standard operating procedure in syrian prisons. the government denies the allegations. >> mohammad calls the torture he endured in different prisons in syria.

he was detained three times for inciting violence and calling for the regime to be toppled. a court released him in june for lack of evidence. >> you would hope to die every second to the point you confess to anything hoping that it will kill you to end your suffering. there were a lot of people screaming. imagine the sound of the electric shock and the smell of your burning flesh and hair. i was blie blind folded and foro sign a paper. they towe told moo me to confest my mother. they brought a woman and started beating her. i fainted. >> they suggest that torture and eyabuse has been used as a tooln syrian prisons. mohammad spent 40 days in the state security prying prison for filming a demonstration. he was given electric shock and

beaten neighborhoo naked while . >> they treat animals better than us. >> the syrian government has denied reports of torture. it says allegations of systemic torture are baseless. the president admits to some mistakes. >> there are no videos coming out of syria secret detention centers or state run prisons. but the syrian rights groups and activists have posted videos like this on the internet. they say it's proof of the widespread mis mistreatment of prisoners. al jazeera cannot verify the videos. >> they show mistreatment of men in hospitals. our videos are too graphic to show. but this is a look at what it's like at a detention facility. and this is said to document the aggie oagony of the teenager.

the violation documentation center in syria says torture is indemocrattic. indemocrat -- indemi ctv w ic c. >> the violations in syria could compare to mid evil times when this was nothing called human rights. we concluded there is systemic torture and orders came from higher officals. now to the americans across the u.s. have been gathering in oklahoma for their annual convention. they are mois most marginalized communities in the country. with a quarter of them living in poverty. this is an important convention for native americans because they have a number of challenges

going forward, don't they? >> so many challenges so sure political and economic. the national congress of american indians which was set up in 1944 is away for the 565 federally recognized tribes to come together to form common position so they can speak with one voice on issues. this year in addition to the usual social economic problems there is the government shutdown. by the end of the week the national congress will have a new president. and i'm joined by jay garcia. he is one. candidates for the national congress of indians. the government shutdown what effect is it having on the tribes across the u.s.? >> it has different impacts on different tribes depending on how they are set up in terms of their government structure. some are direct services provided by government services

to the tribe. some are contract tribes where they have crgt contracts to do e service wha. >> what kind of services. social services healthcare and agriculture. and if you are attribute like a self governance tribe like my tribe is then the funding is already received. it's our determination what we need to cut. >> for the others they are in trouble. >> some of the others are in deep heat right now. you are running for the presidency. what are the main issues and what do you feel need to be addressed? >> the umbrella of the issues is solidarity. we are sovereign nations throughout 565 sovereign nations. and as such we would like the fasfederal government to treat s as a sovereign nationing nationy like to be treated as a

sovereign entity. the tribes of this country have been established a long while ago. and part of what is happening in this country is legislation after legislation after legislation and they have attacked the sovereignty of the tribes and have tried to impose their jurisdiction and impose their structure on our tribe al government. and underlying all of that is the issues of healthcare and education and agriculture and economic development, of communications and language, culture, tradition and all of those are issues to all of the indian nations here in the country. >> here in the u.s. on monday, tomorrow it's columbus day. a celebration of christopher columbus' first voyage to the americas. do you feel there is any real understanding of what sort of impact that discovery of christopher columbus had on the native american po population of

this country? >> across the nation i think most of the tribes do not celebrate columbus day. half jokingly people ask me what is happening on columbus day and i ask, who, what, where? we have our own designated day in the pe pueblo southwest of te country. and so we celebrate in lieu of the columbus day we celebrate our own celebration to honor and respect poa pe the great leader. columbus day to indian country is i think is not acknowledged for one thing but it's acknowledged it's a designated federal holiday and so the federal government will -- >> what is thgive me an understf

what it means of the genocide toward the racist. it has come up in sport with the washington red skins name. that racist mascot can be used and thought of rather casually. what does that say about the ins understanding. >> that is what i mean by not having respect. the understandings that many people have is they only go by here say and whatever people have desessi designated. the intent may not have been racial but it's surfaced and hit us on the back of the head saying it is an issue. if you think about it that way, geeze it is. so columbus day is it in a sense a disrespectful to the native population of this country. it's celebrating and rightfully so it was not a founding of new

lands. it was a founding of a explorer that was lost in this new land of a new to him, not new to us. and so he was found and recognized and they saved his life and so, acknowledgement for columbus day is not that at all. >> thank you very much for joining us. we'll be here all week. the congress goes on all week. another issue ask the fact of the energy boom on the native american populations. and specifically native american women. well as you are hearing there the land rights are central to the native american cause with many communities forced to fight back against the pressures of big business. al jazeera rob rendell has more from the u.s. state of identify. >> a road that twists through the wilderness lies at the heart of a battle. pitting some of america's most powerful corporations versus a small tribe of native americans and their allies. and the cove cough corporations.

>> we are not going to stand by and let this happen again and again and again. highway 12 runs through the nez tribe reservation and their historic cultural territory in northern idaho. it's also the cheap over the route for the exxon mobile and conoco phillips and general electric corporations to transport giant oil processing equipment like this from this fe manufactures of asia for use in the tar sands in canada. the mega loads are too big to fit beneath overpasses on highways. they take up the entire witdth owidth ofthe two-lane road. the highway 12 corridor is protected. plans to run hundreds of mega load through the corridor appalled these two who have

lived nearly all of their lives along the river. >> it's almost incom incomprehee that something as beautiful and spiritual and historical as this could be could be industrialized. this land is too important to the american people to sell it to exxon mobile or conoco phillips or ge who wants to transform it into an industrial route to the tar sands. a worry that mega loads would harm the habitat tha of salmo. >> the river system here has been our life blood for thousands and thousands of years. my workr worry about the mega ls

the tip of the iceberg leading to something bigger and possibly more dangerous to the environment. >> in august hundreds of nez first blocked the highway inside of the reservation halting a general electric mega load. this cell phone scri video was recorded by one of the protestors. dozens were arrested. alicia a mother of two was one of them. >> those picked up by two state police officers man handled and i was bruised severely. my arms were hurt. >> ge's equipment passed through. but to date that was the last mega load to roll down highway 12. on thursday a federal judge reaffirmed san order barring any memega load from traveling on ts highway until further environmental and cultural and social impact studies are completed a ge spokesman contacted by al jazeera said the

company had no comment on the cute rulcourt ruling. >> in 1877 the nez warriors won a series of bat els battles wite u.s. army before the chief surrendered. >> the fight against mega load is a fight against the ecological damage in the tar sands in alberta. many believe it's a blow in the battle to stop man made climate change. >> i believe the world is looking at us to stop a lot of this. depending on us. >> so far the net. nez purse and their allies are winning the battles. well let's take you back to a story still developing out of dasmascus. two bombs have exploded in the heart of capital. it's believed the bombs were targeting state television

headquarters. no casualties have been reported so far. nor on thamore on that story ast here on al jazeera. now affordable housing is hard to come by in me mexico. developers are working to build million new housing units to keep up with demand. construction is only half of the problem. >> niecthese homes were supposeo be a dream come true for millions of mexicans. hardworking men and women who struggled for years to find affordable housing. like silvia martinez and her husband who moved here seven years ago. but after they bought their home thanks to low interest mortgages financed by the government their dream of home ownership turned into a nightmare. there is no public transportation. there is crime. we can't find jobs. there are few schools and places for children to play. >> only 30 square meters it's

barely enough room for them and their two sons. silvia had to turn her kitchen into a store so she could help by a cabuy a car for her husbans two-hour daily commute to his job. >> many people like us came here but they only lasted two or three months because they couldn't afford transportation or work. >> thirty% of these homes are empty. some were abandoned and others never sold. this house has been abandoned like thousands of others in this neighborhood. and what this really ill illust, is the mexican government's policy fairure over the past -- failure over the past decade to provide loprovide affordable hoo mexican families. >> since two thank yo 2000 mills have been built for low income mexican families.

>> this has been the dominant housing policy by the federal government. for the developers who was financially successful in the short term. but in the long run it's very coastallcostly to society. >> in january the president announced a new policy saying his government would only offer financing to developers who built near the city. well komwell come news for this. she can't afford the high home prices. and has been living in a makeshift camp in the city. >> i hope the government will help us with a loan to buy a proper house. the camp is too small and our camp keeps growing. >> like many mexicans she wants to finally be a home owner without leaving her community. coming up, farah will be here with all of the sports

including the latest from the shanghai masters. plus i'm in boston where the red sox are looking to score runs tonight in game two of the major league championship series against the tigers after getting blanked last night zplenchts it'.it's not going to be easy. we'll have a preview in a bit.

welcome back time for sports now. zplrchlts wwe start with formul. the driver will have to wait to secure his fourth consecutive

world title. a familiar sight on top of the podium but not at the start of the grid. sebastian started from second behind mark weber but it was gracion ca catapulted into an ey lead. louis hamilton clipped him approaching the corner leaving him with a puncture that would force retirement. tha collision on turn one. the race turned into a strategic three-way battle between mark weber. and the reigning world champion followed his team's instructions. he took the lead on lap 40 and from there the result was never in doubt. >> i had a very, very poor start. i think it was between row rolad

and lewis and i clipped a little bit of the front wing and i think lewis had a puncture after that. i couldn't go anywhere. after that we were patient enough and looked after the tires and had incredible pace toward the end. we got past roman and beat mark on another strategy. all-in-all fantastic. >> a 1-2 complete for red bull as h webber passed on the final lap. it unloaded his race a bit better than mine in the end. alonzo's fourth place finish was enough to keep the championship race alive for now. should vettel finish fifth or better at the indian grand prix the race will be his again. pepedrosa clinched first.

now that jacques mitch has moved closer to the world number one ranking after defending his shanghai masters title. he didn't have it his own way dropping the second set. but he prevailed in the 10th game of a third set tie breaker. it's dujokvich's they ha title s year. >> the third set i just managed to play some better shots than he did and i was fortunate and i'm really glad to win the title. nigeria has taken a big step toward world cup cal qualificatn with victory over ethiopia. the african champions came from behind to win 2-1.

the match between tunisia and cameroon is approaching over time. there is two goals there. the winners will advance to next years' tournament in brazil. boston will be looking to bounce back against detroit in game two of the american league championship on sunday. game one saw the red sox shutout for the first time in a post season in fenway park in 95 years. rosh iss is live from boston. we were talking about this yesterday. how the red sox were well rested going into game one. is this a bit of a shocking result. >> not really a shock. there is a thing in baseball good pitching will beat good hitting sanchez was lights out. he threw a no hitter through six innings and struck out 12 batters. in the tigers bullpen kept that

no-no going into the 9th inning. in the 9th inning they got the one and only base hit off benoit as the tigers take game one 1-0. it doesn't get any easier for boston. they'll be facing matt scherzer. and he is most likely the al cy young award. he talked about boston getting shutout. the last time that happened in boston you have to go back to 1918 against the cubs. let's look ahead to tonight's game. can we expect the red sox to change things up he a bit. >> no it's the post season. they have to keep grinding. someone needs to come up with a clutch hit. you have great pitching and great defense and you have to have someone come up with a timely hit. the red sox had their chances last night but they stranded

eight runners on base. someone need to come up tonight whether it's pedroia or big papa. enjoy the game tonight. the winner of the series between boston and detroit will face the st. louis cardinals or the la dodgers in the world series. st. louis took a 2-0 lead in the series on saturday. john jake with the lone run in the fifth inning for a 1-0 reign. threign -- win. game three will be on monday in la. australia has bee have beata in 72 runs by their opening one day international. they set a total of 305 from victory. captain george bailey and australia one up and the best of

four series. cycling german has won his second race in a week. he won the paris classic three days after winning the paris race. he out sprinted michael morko 236789 f iff.i'm in for the onec and this is now the next step after the win in hamburg. and i'm really happy and really thankful to my team that they supported me in such a great race. and i'm just satisfied now. very much. english golfer david lind came from six shots down to win the portugal masters. he had a final round 8 under par 63. he beat south african justin walters by one shot.

overnight leader ended up joinltd third. third -- joint third. it's linld h lind's second euron victory. the first was in 2004. strange scenes in colombia. the world wing suit league. his jump of 1433-meter high cliff was quickest at 23-pnt 4 seconds. and that is all of your sports for now. two dutch racing teams have won the world solar challenge. a motor race across the whole of australia. they covered 33 kilometres in 24 hours using nothing more than the sun. >> this is the solar car equivalent of a formula one starting grid. these cars take off with a hum rather than a roar. motors powered by the sun's energy are near silent. their race through australia's

harsh out back was every bit asaar bit arduous. the cars were driven during daylight. the drivers and support team camping where they ended up at night. first in to adelaides with the solar team from the netherlands which completed the distance in 33 driving hours almost three hours ahead of their nearest rival. >> we have a better model. we have concentrators that are lenses that focus the sun light on more efficient solar sells and we have a lens over the solar sense that gives us extra. it may be partly held together with sticky tape but it has a top speed of 180 kilometres-per-hour. teams from 20 countries raced some competing for the first time in a cruiser class in cars with passenger seats.

as well as speed they were judged on space, energy efficiency and comfort. this car took the honors. the cruiser cars are a little more practical than the ones built for speed. they are a little more like the ones you may one dacey on the -e day see on the road. but they still have to be just as light. when energy is precious you make every bit count. >> it was the number one comment we were getting back home with the old cars. that loo look cool but it lookse a space ship. we want people to see putting their groceries in it and golf clubs. the 20 cars are being returned to the countries which they were built. for now the future is being packed up and loaded on to diesel trucks. stay with us here on al jazeera and a full bulletin of

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this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i have a look at today's stop tp stories. the sen senate top leaders e leading negotiations to end the government impasse harry reid and mitch mcconnell met saturday. they are to resume talks in a special sunday session which started early this afternoon. food stamps users are able to use their debit card again after they stopped working on saturday. xerox blamed the outage on maintenance procedures. theer