mentioner live. jazeera with a look at today's top stories. >> i believe that the democrats are now overplaying their hand. >> senator john mccain cries foul, democrats denounce the latest house republican plan. senior al quaida suspect abu anas pleads not guilty to terrorism charges in u.s. federal court. can a deal be reached? ♪ . >> just when you thought we were on the bring of a deal it appears things

are falling apart. >> there are a lot of opinions about what direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. >> the republicans want to in the house of representatives want to sabotage the effort in the senate. >> it's a plan to advance in the extreme possession of legislation, and it is nothing more than aattack on by par tan ship. >> oh my. congressional leaders have done a lot of talking was to no avail, and we are now only one day away from default. she is on capitol hill for us, what are we waiting for at this point? >> remember yesterday when things looks good and optimistic, that is not the case right now. we are watching to see what the house republicans are really cooking. they met behind closed doors this morning and when they came out we learned that they have their own version of the plan, they are not satisfied with what the senate has been working on, and so house

republicans are taking their own initiative, and it really pulled the rug out from under the senate, both democrats and republicans but speaker boehner says that no decisions have been made, but they are changing course. >> there are a lot of opinions about what direction to go, there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. but we are going to talk on both sides of the aisle, to make sure there's no issue of default, and to get our government reopened. >> for the house republicans coming up with their own plan, it's been really changing and evolving there uh yo it the day. way will get our first glimpse of it when it goes to the rules committee, that is the first step in the house to getting the bill to the floor, and we do expect the commit committee to meet later on today. i think a lot of people are waiting for the markets to close, so that nothing that comes out, the concrete details don't shake things up too much.

we know that it would extend the debt ceiling, and it would get the government back up and running, that's what the senate plans call for, but it would come with concern to cash. just what those are is shifting throughout the day, but one of them for example is something known as the bitter amendment, which would mean that staffers of those that work here, in these halls of congress, would not be able to get subsidies to get on the healthcare law exchanges. now, that may sound like a great idea, but it turns out a lot of staffer whose are new to capitol hill, maybe their first job out of college, can't afford this, so that is pretty controversy, and democrats say it is a poison pill. here is what senator reid had to say today. >> the house plan is now out, and people are taking a look at it. it is a plan to advance extreme piece of legislation, and it is nothing more than an attack on bipartisan

ship. >> at this point, frustration, has to be boiling over among the members of congress. >> it's not just the american people who have had enough. members of congress will also be extremely frustrating. s are they were leaving their regular policy lunch today, and they used words like frustrating, joust raged they said that really john boehner had the republican house, had really changed the game on them. i am just looking at some notes here, democrats said their colleague has never been as upset, they had never seen such outrage in a long time. and some of them said negotiations had basically stopped. other said they are on hold because we are watching to see what comes out of the house. even republicans are frustrating. mccain he is pretty much frustrating with everybody. he said that democrats

are not blame less, he thinks they should come to the table and be willing to talk. it's a reason to negotiate. instead the democrats are rejecting it out of hand, and that's wrong. we were never going to defund obama-care, but there is now appears to be a good faith proposal from the republican side, not insisting on and i funding obama-care that are making reasonable provisions is it negotiating rather than rejected out of happened. >> now, guess what senator mccain told reporters he told them two men were absent from the lunger today, senator cruz and lee. those are the two that started this whole thing, who did that talkathon on the senator floor, who really got the ball rolling on this whole government shut down. they were not there. >> yeah, it was over obam

what care -- hay, libby, you probably have mentioned this, but amido all the sound back and forth, and the fury going on here, ire lost track on where we go from here? >> you aren't the only one. we will see r watch and see if we can get ournd has on the text. and then it looks like the senate will just wait. some senators the moderated that has her own plan, she said let's move forward, let's not wait for the house, but by and large, all eyes are back on the house. they are watching the clock, because we are getting closer to that deadline of that debt ceiling issue. all right, we appreciate it, let's turn to our white house correspondent, how is the white house reacting to

the house republicans manage? things are still fluid. they are in that big white building behind me, in the oval office waythe president of the united states. they are hashing out their strategy. so much has gone on today. part of it repealing that medical device tax. that fell right behind closed doors the two hour meeting behind closed doors and so basically everybody is standing back and waiting to see what house republicans if they can come up with something, when they can come up with something, because the senate plan looks like the thing that is going to come and save the day. the white house will put out a decree they are not going to go fur it, and then we are right back at plan b, if the senate has

the plan, will ted cruz talking about them a moment ago, will standup will they throw a roadblock, will they take us past midnight tomorrow and into possible default territory. will there be a default in the immediate days follows that. brinks manship is the order of the day. waiting to see if the house can come up with anything, whatever is passed that has been rejected whatever the white house won't reject, won't reject. that's the dilemma where with are the day before a default. >> i'm wondering are americans worried? >> you know, poll after poll after poll has shown that yes, a majority of americans are concerned, they don't like what they see here, congressional standing now at an all time low, one poll had republican standing all time low, we talked about that one last week, research center has come up with a new poll today,

51% of americans say that raising that debt limit by tomorrow evening is absolutely essential, but 36% say we can go past that. the united states government can go past that without any problems. and certainly that is represented on capitol hill in the form of many republicans that saying this whole thing is being overblown. >> thank you, americans veterans are weighing in and the shut down. >> this shut down has had a devastating impact on our community, and it is getting worse by the minute. put politics aside and focus on one mission, we did our job, now we need them to do theirs. >> they say if disability pay, g.i. bill education grants are delayed some veterans would be able to pay rent, cover utilities, or make tuition payments.

from washington, d.c. to dallas texas, furloughed employees thrust rated by the shut down, voice their anger outside texas senator ted cruz's office, heidi has their view on this on going budget act. >> to my right, are the groups that have called on this rally, furloughed federal workers for the american federation of government employees joined by other groups including the alliance for americans. and then just to my left with the pro protestors the support of the senator. those that are calling this say they want congress to end the shut down to raise the debt ceiling and to end what they call political gain. he is the one that started this shut down, and that he could possibly stop it if he so

chose that he's got the people behind him that are encouraging the shut down, and he might have the bauer to stop it. >> the rallies here as they are protesting point, notably, a furloughed offense that's been shuttered because ted cruz's only staff members have been told to go home, but these protestors see him as the orchestra tor of this government shut down. starting with that 21 hour speech, leading up to over the weekend, his comment that the voters summit. and if you look at the statement, though, overall, it is notable that he still has popularity. wall street had been optimistic but when efforts to reach compromise turns south so did the markets. to be exact here, the nasdaq will also lower

today. it was a not guilty plea for a manage charged in the connection with the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings. he entered the plea today. the leader was captured during a raid in libya earlier this month. jonathan, no surprise with this plea today? >> it's not a huge surprise, but it is a striking event. especially when you consider years on the run. winter of the most wanted men was handcuffed when he enters the croom. he was swearing sweatpants he now has a long gray beard. he sat quietly and bled guilty to those charges. he told the judge he could not afford an attorney.

the judge then ordered him detained, the poll hearing only lasted a couple of minutes but it was striking because this one of the few times an accused terrorist has been brought to the united states to stand trial. he was only picked up ten days ago in libya, and his overas interrogation was cut short because of health conditions that has angered a lot of lawmakers and that can jeopardize further attempts to interrogate him. >> the battle between chevron and ecuadors rain forest is really underway

in full force in a new york croom. take a look at these pictures the fight is over an $18 billion judgement, against chevron. we are going to take this story in two ways. first we will have a live report just after we talk to cap turner, she is live for us from a new york courthouse. as we continue to look at developments here, i should mention we will be going to monica who will be joining us in just a moment. and i'm pausing fur just a moment longer as we wait for cat turn tore marry her connection. you know what question better go -- monica is standing by in ecuador, if you would, give us the back story on this case, please. >> well, doneny, i am here in the middle of the

amazon jungle and something very interesting to start with. the old feel is right here, and what communities are telling us is there shouldn't have been an oil field right in the middle of the place that as you know is it has the highest bio diversity in the planet. texaco was operating here, they spent three decades in the jungle drilling and the plaintiff in this case says that they polluted the area. her sort of suffering from secondary effects of what they call a wide spread pollution, and that is health wise, and also the environment as well. the case has been back and forth for 20 years and finally, an ecuadorian local judge here ruled that chevron has to pay $19 billion to the plaintiff. now it was a class action lawsuit. chevron on appeals the case here, but also is suing the lawyers and the plaintiffs saying this

was plagued by mass fraud, there were bribings and that's where we are right now. >> moisture ca, what is the biggest concern, i know contamination is a huge concern, but what is the biggest concern of the people there? their biggest concern is basically that they say they are dealing with a very old problem. that it is getting worse, for example we have seen people that have told us that they have cancered and they link it directly to the oil pollution. of course it is very hard to prove that, but the biggest concern is they don't have resources to buy the medicine, of course, the money that chevron would pay eventually. it comes to that would be used for clinics to buy land displaces because of the pollution, basically it is an old trial, and it hasn't been resolved but the people here say they have needs every day that are not being met.

i am wondering are people concerned, fisherman concerned about their livelihoods? >> absolutely, tony. fisherman are concerned and a leader for example told us that they feel frustrated that they are almost like begging for a clean up operation. they feel they deserve. because the oil is around there. we wasn't to this waste pools they are called. you can see the oil there that has been there for years and apparently contaminated the water bed. so we visited other people that say they have to cook with rainwater that they collect, because they cannot use river water or any other source of water. the wild life has suffered. they say they don't see large animals any more, so it is a very tragic

situation. the president compared it -- he said it is 80 times the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico. not because of the amount of crude spilled necessarily, but because it's been going on for such a long time. >> appreciate it. that's in ecuador two door, and attorneys we mentioned a moment ago, representing chevron are in court today, al jazeera cap turner joins us now, give us a update on what is at stake here? >> listening to monica there, well today on day one of the try here, chevron is claiming it's the victim. it says it is a victim of fraud. accused the lawyer representing the ecuadorians of bringing about that $18 billion fay off. they are saying the lawyer bribed the local judge, who minded down

that amount. he also said there's a scientific report -- they are saying these claims were false, and they were fabricated and that stephen basically pout that pay out, and that it should be ruled fraudulent. the lawyer says these claims are outrageous, and says the judge has been ruled clearly in favor of chevron already. the judge has issue add pretrial statement, saying there are probable cause that fraud has been suspected. so i'm wopped ring if there's any kind of real reaction to this trial? near you? >> just earlier today there was about 150 protestors from ecuador, ecuadorians living here in the united states. this is a cause that they

have taken up, obviously, with it being their home country, they know what has been going on there. they are chanting with signs chevron must pay, chevron must be held accountable. and they really want to get their voice heard, because they feel it is very much what the legal team has called a scorched earth campaign. trying to crush small individuals by sending in an army of lawyer 2,000 lawyers but that it could very well set a precedent, that theville lames here, certainly want to make sure that they are not forgotten in this fight. if chevron wins this case, and the verdict is struck down and the pay up is not forthcoming it puts others in the industry, to do exactly the same.

no would send the message to be more responsible. a lot of people watching this very great interest. >> a very busy courthouse downtown. >> the quake knocked out power for many in the area, and forced hospitals to evacuate. we are foe discussing on that area, because it was the earthquake, and just two days ago a typhoon and another one brewing. here is the google earth map, and this is how it goes under the plate, and that has the location of the earthquake. a lot of debris falling today. pictures coming in showing damage there. and it was just two days ago that this tract to the north. so they are still cleaning up there in the philippines.

now the weather here is calm today, just a little further to the east, this is a storm that could be developing. conditions are favorable for this to continue to develop, and could become a tropical cyclone. of course, it is still a ways away. so continue to watch how that develops and where it retracts should it become a storm. >> all right, appreciate it, thank you. >> next, al jazeera hopes to braining fashion to its future with a new forward thinking ceo, and it keeps american tax in the loop of what is going on in their homeland, but changed names to keep one the digital age, more on that, when we come back.

if you are looking for a copy of the daily tribune you are out of luck. joining us now to explain. >> this newspaper has been around for 126

years. a prod call of history all over the world, the name change is part of the plan to keep up with the latest. >> for americans abroad it was news from hone, before the rest of the planet an, i congress of the new world. the international herald tribune immortalized by the fret film "breathless" change its name. the paper in hand, the president celebrated the news at the stock exchange. >> 26 years in this history -- >> the new york herald quickly became a staple looking for a slice of americana. and more than 30 years it was co owned by the new york times and the washington post. until 2003, when the times became the sole owner. he recalls a much

different way of printing news than what we see today. >> when we edited this copy. and when we finished editing we threw it in the hole down to the floor, that's the way the copies moved, it was called the gravity system, down. it's a lot different now. >> today the international new york times has a print circulation 220.000. the rebranding is part of the strive to reach more readers abroad and reinvent itself in a competitive age. >> behind it is the belief that we can grow our digital subscription base, and that is critical for us. bought of our ability to sustain is in making sure that people pay for that

quality journalism. >> access to the website will be free, after that, nonsub drivers will have access to ten articles a month. >> and the editors say there will be no changes to the actual content. all right, appreciate it. thank you. >> business news now, joining me in the studio, talking about today's business headlines he is the global business editor. dan, good to see you, thank you for being here, are you worried about the debt ceiling debate? ladies and gentlemen we go over the deadline? is. >> mostly worries that things will happen late into the night. >> it's just too horrible to think about what goes through and this we don't pay the interest coming due. >> you believe it is a real deadline. >> it may not trigger the default on the 17th, but the 18th, 19th, 20th.

>> the thing about markets it is not what happened it is what people believe. if they believe they are going to get paid they will sell them, and then you get a chain reaction, the markets are not always rational. >> what about tomorrow, i understand that t bills. >> no, that was today, what happens at the end othe month for those organizations that are holding bills that mature. >> what are we starting to see from those companies? what we have seen is very big companies money market mutual funds city groups overs says you know what we have these funds which people treat like cash, that always have tock available it

was prudent for us not to have stuff in those fund has may depreciate the value. so we have seen some big city fusions saying we aren't going to hold that debt, just because if anything bad happens we don't want tock effected by it. >> lei dan time for one more subject. apple or -- >> the new products i-phone. >> stop, what do you think of this move? >> kind of interesting. first of all, very few senior women in technology, apple is much of their technology story been one of the great retail successes. it is outside of the box, isn't it. >> i appreciate it.

>> that's good, with us on the daily news, thank you for your time. >> it's -- positive talk, we understand, as iran joins global powers meeting on its nuclear arms program. my name is ranjani chakraborty,

leer is a look at your top stories. everying up a plan to enter the debt debackle.

the white house has already issued -- aimed at appeasement group of tea party republicans who forced the shut down. a suspect in the deadly bombings of two u. semibasssies has plead not guilty, was captured by american mind does he is facing federal charges in the alleged role in the bombings in kenya and tanged niya. they say progress can be made, and believe the break through is possible. so let's take a look at that story, iran has proceeded a confidential new plan. arch the take once again.

diplomates negotiating but this time a new atmosphere of hope, and opening the new horizons. >> but what exactly are the details of the new plan? i was among a large crowd for questions with the deputy minister. >> we are very serious. we are not here to waste our time, we are serious and real target of negotiation between the other side. believe that -- >> can you tell us what is new in your plan? >> many things. >> can you tell us -- >> no. our plan is confidential and it is supposed to remain confidential.

>> the negotiations were by the high representative kathryn ashton. her spokesman on the first day. >> we have come here with a sense of optimism, and a great sense of determination, we believe this is time now for tangible results. >> those who follow the long history of negotiations with iran, say there's now a new pace of urgency to the process. >> the very fact that the time line is short, two weeks after they told them it was in the making this is with the iran nuclear talks it is a new world. the negotiations will continue here on wednesday. there has been some progress, but no one is talking yet of a break through or final deal. in fact, there's already the suggestion that there could be further negotiations in just a matter of weeks. am al jazeera, geneva. >> and while iran tries

to convince the p. five plus one that they are working out a final resolution. stream's prime minter is not so convinced. more now from west jerusalem. >> back to work, and back to warning the world about the dangers of iran's nuclear program. there return fur concessions of uranium enrichment. >> easing the pressure will not help. quite the opposite. it will strengthen the compromising stance of the supreme leader. it will be perceived as his victory. >> of course the geneva talks come at a tricky time. relations with u.s. president barack obama is strained.

recently with them sounding optimistic, the president ditching the antagonistic style of his predecessor, and has stepped up his warnings. >> i know, when it comes to iran's nuclear weapons program, the only disks between them is this, he was a wolf in wolfs clothes, he is a wolf in sheeps clothing. his opponents say he is obsessed with iran, and has started isolating the country.

and this is the main problem. not only the western world, he has to do it for israel. >> whatever comes out of the talks in geneva, benjamin is unlikely to change his message to the outside world. what is not clear is how much maneuver he has to act alone. al jazeera. to look now at main sites and facilities at the concerns of the nuclear program. this map shows some of the key nuclear sites including the enrichment plant. it contains thousands of centrifuges. or to build a bomb, in total iran has more than 19,000. 1,000 of which are highly advanced. they have been ill stalled but are not yet in use.

nor more lets brings in jame jeffery from washington, d.c. and a former u.s. ambassador to albania. what are your thoughts on the two days of meetings with the people, and iran underway today? first of all, thank you for having me on. these are potentially historic talks. there is no doubt that the election was based upon the pressure from sanctions imposed on iran because of its nuclear program. this is snow doubt that the iranian position and tone has changed. and probably some of the poll sirs have changed too. the new plant layed on the table, i'm sure will offer new approaching to some steps towards the west.

whether it is sufficient or not is another question. >> let's do this, let's go down into this a bit here. do you believe, that iran is willing to provide significant transparency and talking about extensive thorough inspections of all of its nuclear operations, do you believe that iran is at a place where it is willing to take that step. >> in fact, i think that's one of the things that is offered. because the truth is that iran provides very significant international levies. inspection of its current nuclear facilities. and we believe that essentially all those that is operating now are under i.e.a. inspections. so that isn't too hard to do. first of all, it needs to come clean on the site, which they basically

paved over, where they did military research, back a few years ago, and they are refusing to let the i.e.a. in, and refusing to open the files. secondly, it needs to actually stand down, part of its centrifuge program and do something with some of its enriched uranium, otherwise it will just be a few weeks away from achieving a nuclear break through in a nuclear weapons capability. >> doing something with its enriched rue cranium, will iran stop 20% enrichment and will it shift out of the country the 20% enriched uranium that it already had? it is quite possible that iran will announce that it will no longer enrich 20%. whether it will ship out the roughly 185-kilograms

of 20% it has now is an open question. the deputy foreign minister told the press that iran will not do that, but we will see what happens in the negotiations. in addition, at the point where iran is now with its advanced centrifuges it could very quickly take 3.5, to 5% uranium of which it has some seven to 8,000-kilograms and enresearch that to 90%, jumping around the 20% barrier. and that's another great concern. >> what's your -- i hate to ask you for a prediction here, but a outlook the forecast, do you think significant progress will be made over these two days of meetings? do you believe it will get some kind of a frame work to move forward. >> i believe that iran will take significant steps forward.

but i also believe if it doesn't convince many actors that are watching it that it will really move back from the brink, and it's been on the bring for some time. it will not get the relief it is sinking. will it get the sanctions relief that has crippled its economy. there is a price to be bade, what we have to be see is whether they are willing to pay it, and essentially moving back from having a very rapid nuclear weapons capability. >> james jeffery a former u.s. ambassador to albania, appreciate your time, thank you. in march, president obama signed a law to protect native american women from crimes, crimes committed by men who are not members of native american tribes. but as reports from tulsa oklahoma some argue the law to allow some violent

crime to go unprosecuted. a final sliver of the full moon before it's premier among the performers women who have been physically abused. the players of record the fight to restore native american tribes to prosecute nonindians who assault indian women on native land. eight out of ten are committed by nonnative men. >> president obama signed the scooping against women act. under the conditioning that the man is married, or otherwise in a relationship with the woman. it was a change lucked by many survivors. >> that gave my tribe the power back to us.

to determine what is needed when we look at crimes on native lands. >> it was a major step forward, but a debate is now underway as to whether it leaves open to a leap hall that allows nonnative american who are not in a intimate relationship with women to commit acts of violence safe and acknowledged that federal authorities don't have the resources to find them and prosecute them. >> and this the tribe says is ating to the problem. thousands of men are in the territory to work the oil and gas fields and tribal law enforcement has no jurisdiction over them. social welfare os say attacks against native women have risen sharply. >> our numbers in sexual assault have quadrupled since the oil boom. statistically with the people not reporting we can't show it on paper. >> but it is just beginning. disjust a sliver of a full moon.

>> this message is clear,much to celebrate in the violence against women act, but native american women are still not fully protected under the law. earlier your spoke with an advocate for native americans rights tell us about her, and her concerns on the subject. >> lilian jones is a native american woman, and she experienced abuse herself, so now she is helping other native american women who have had similar experiences. she sold me about 70% of native american women. >> 70%. >> yes. which is very high at the hands of native american men, but it is even higher according to a research when it comes to domestic violence sexual abuse at the hands of

nonnative american men, i asked her why there is such a high prevalence against women, especially by nonnative american men. >> when it come comes to victimization, why i believe that happens is because the nonnative offenders will enter into indian country knowing full well they can get away with crimes. further, that the federal prosecutors the fbi, the u.s. attorneys, most often aren't going to prosecute those crimes. and why? it goes back to just that image that the perception that native women are unaware think of protection. it is hard to say that, as an indigenous and authentic american, but that's the reality. far too many of my sisters. >> but you are hoping in 2015, when the women against violence act, when that goes into force, that this will

happen less? i would love for it to happen less, and the only way that will happen is for perpetrators are prosecuted. that's how the change will happen. >> so when this law comes into effect, i pray that it may be federal law, but indian country is home to the most desperate commutes. and i don't mean dissipate meaning loss, but financially, economically deprived. there is a reliance on federal grant dollars to operate programs. includes justice systems and corrections law enforcement, and domestic violence and assault services. >> one more question, most of these nonnative

american men who are the offenders are they in intimate relationships are they husbands, fiances, boyfriends of these native american women who are victimized or are they total strangers in it is either or. and it is unfortunate, because i'm too familiar of victimizations at the hands of people that come on to reservations and into indian country to hunt and this is their prey. it's revolting to say that, but i know for a fact that that is true. >> jones told me many cases of sexual assaults go unreported because they are too afraid or ashamed to speak out. or they don't have confidence the offenders will be prosecuted. who are some of these men that go on to reservations. >> in her experience, some of these men have come to north dakota to

look for work in the oil industry, which is booming right now. and that some of them have committed these crimes. >> thank you. >> a series out of the nl cs last night, but today the al c-section takes the center stage, darren is here with sports. right after the break.

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>> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. right, we have a series now. >> national league championship series l.a. dodgers manager don mattingly said the players -- the playoffs are one day momentum swings and right now i feel like we grabbed it. much better attitude as they came into the game trailing 2-0. gi the hairline fracture in his rib.

bottom of the fourth. adrian gonzales sneaks one in. and mark ellis is going home. gonzales ends one the double, the dodgers up. rising his hands because he thinks he has fizz first home run, you better run because this one stays inside the park. check out b he even gets to third, early emigration again, but it was well worth it after the rookie struck out four times in game two. meanwhile, dodgers pitcher was phenomenal. while striking out four, they beat the cardinals 3-0 in l.a. after the game, all the talk was about the performance. >> he has pitched really well, and seems to handsel it well, i think just the experience over the last series really helped him today.

i think we have seen him aggressive the fast ball, and that his other -- it sets everything else up. a lot of mistakes, we couldn't get anything going, one opportunity, and aggressive maneuver play ends up taking us out. but he did -- he controls the accounts, controlled the plate, and did what he wanted to i guess. >> we now have a series that the boston red sox and tigers are now locked in at one game apiece, now with the series going to detroit. u.s.a. today how important game three is prior. >> well, today is a must win. it should be a fabulous series. >> ultimately will the

great starters prevail, or will it be the bullpen? that starting rotation is so great, the bullpen tony has flaws it has all season long. you can throw that out there, and a chance with a no hitter every night, i would give them the upper hand. >> on the red sox hand do you agree with the decision to switch the rotation, and have john lacksy matched up tonight and then a possible game seven instead of buchholz. >> john lackey is very experienced. he won a world series in 2002. so he is perfect in these situations. two pressure doesn't bother him, i think by doing this, he is letting people know i don't trust buck holts in game seven, i do trust lackey. >> how clutch was the

outstanding game for the start especially considering the dodgers blocked games one and two with their aces on the mound? service definitely a must win for those guys. he pitched like a cy young award winner himself. fabulous stuff. the cardinals off balance, and hey, that was the biggest game of his career. >> the cardinals have two runs on two hits do they have enough to win this thing? >> they have to start hitting. just go runs and david freeze got hurt last night, they need him. they need all the right handed they can get, so they better wake up before it's too late. even when they win the first two, they only hit 134. >> how important was it that fuig got going.

>> he ignited a crowd. woke then uhm just for the advantage, he celebrated at home plate, first base, second base, third base. and drove them nuts. he is an electrifying player, and if he gets going, the dodgers will. >> for the cardinals it is really as simple as stealing one in l.a. for them to take this serious. >> i think so. game six, wainwright, a yeah, i think if they win one, and go back to st. louis 3-2, it's over. i think even if they go down 3-2, they still have a good chance. just playing the next two games i think they are going to the world series. >> tied at zero in the second inning. >> and they had a power outage they can't play.

>> it is detroit, isn't it. >> all right. snow to the north, sorry detroit, meteorologist dave warren is back at the break, with a luke at your national forecast. explore issues relevant to you.

well, we are seeing the rain come down where we need it, but a little too much rain at once. all through the state of texas, flood warnings still in effect from a day or two ago, where we had apholate of rain, now we are expecting more rain over the same area. this line of showers and maybe even a few thunderstorms is not moving. this is a front that came down and stalled. here is that front, a big temperature difference between the northern part of texas and south texas. well, the temperatures are dropping a bit, but this front here which is producing some rain is moving and will continue to push to the east. as far as the rainfall amounts in texas over an

inch over the next 48 hours and this right through the watch area, and this will continue to come down between tonight, and tomorrow. now there's the rain to the south, but it is circulating here. and this is bringing in cold air, not much in the way of snow now, but there was snow earlier. this line is through lake michigan and it continues to push through the midwest. and tomorrow it will be moving into ohio. once this threat moves through, wednesday, and thursday, it's moving into the northeast. temperatures will be warm into the 70's once that moves through, 72 on thursday, there's the rain and the cooler weather friday and saturday, in new york city. that's a look at your nark forecast, and a look at your headlines is coming up.

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