this is al jazeera america live in new york city. a bomb blast followed by a gun battle a deadly day in syria. two escaped killers living free thanks to forged documents. raising the guns at the alamo. texas demands looser gun laws but not everyone agrees. more violence and blood shed in syria despite the presence of humahue weapons inspectors.

at least 15 syrian rebels died in the gun fight that followed. ostas the war continues the humanitarian crisis intensifies. >> we heard refugees are starving and now ther there is d of a polio out break. wearly saturday morning at least 5 rebel groups launched a enjoymenjointassault against a t ormorarmy south of dasmascus. one. main groups in the attack started with the massive suicide car boom at the entrance of the complex. it killed at least 16 army soldiers. later on there were heavy clashes that rault e -- resulted

in the death of at least 15 rebels. we do believe that the clashes are ongoing as we speak. this is not the first time that rebel groups in syria are trying to storm that army complex. because the significance of it it will give them an advantage point over looking over government bases within the capital dasmascus. it's a very key complex for the rebels fighting the syrian government in syria. and the refugee crisis in syria continues to worsen. to help the european union is donating $100 million to lebanon where there are 800,000 displaced syrians. neighboring countries have been hit by the crisis. iraq is housing 200,000 and jordon 50 500,000 refugees and a half million in turkey. and germany is offering a

temporary home to 50 5 syrians. after months and months of fear and war and waiting it's back to school for the syrian children at a country where they can at last feel safe. he learns to say he is 44 years old. because whatever they did before it's back to the basics for the adults as well. the family heads to lunch. hamid in a wheelchair is 15 tiny because of a cit a degenerative disease. a disability that helped get his family into germany. >> i didn't want to leave. nobody wants to leave their country we left too late and we suffered a lot. weigwe heard the bombs going ofe mortar anda artillery shells. >> a man shows wounds that the

secret police inflicted before the war. was that with a knife? >> yeah, yeah. syria. >> the police, yeah. >> germany is giving the 5000 refugees that it selected with the united nations preferential treatment. german language lessons and pocket money and the right to work and lodging once they move out of this camp in a couple of white soweeks or so. the situation for other syrians is much more difficult. no right to work an no freedom to travel in the country until their asigh laug asylum requeste granted. the family wants to remain in germany because their children will get what they need most of all prop he were medical care. hamid has a disease that makes him age more quickly. >> a wartime explosion left him limping a and deaf.

they may be safe now but for some there is no leaving behind the scars. chemical weapons inspectors are making progress insite of syria. they have checked 14 of the 20 sites on the list so far. syrian state tv showed the inspectors at the one of the sites. the security is a concern for the inspectors in the war attorney country. war torn country. still no sign of two convicted murderers who walked out of florida with fake documents. it happened in the florida panhandle and it's 300 miles to the south in orlando. robert ray has the latest. the police say these are the reseptember forecent photos. they were taken days after they used forged document to get out of prison. avenue they got out they reported to the sheriff's

department in orlando. the area they committed their crimes. they registered as felons possibly to be less supicious. the sheriff says there is reason to believe the fugitives are still there. >> this is frustrating to all of us who work in the system:and it's frys straightin frustratine law enforcement. these individuals have murdered individuals and we want to bring them back to justice. >> walker and general king jenkn serving life sentences somebody faked a judge's signature to help them get out. even the judge was impressed. >> i have never seen anything like this. you have to give them an "a" for being imaginative. >> while the search goes on the state is investigating the escape. one obvious question whether it was an inside job. >> the key is they had an insider they had a person at the courthouse that was able to take this document and slip it into

the paperwork chain. and that opens up a question that they could have had things slipped in for years. >> florida corrections officals are adding extra checks to prevent a repeat. 2349 meantime thein the meantimg tough questions on how two men went free walk yo walking out oe prison in r front of everyone. same sex couples are filing in new jersey and may be married on mondayn' monday. the govenor will comply with the court's decision. new jersey now becomes the 14th state to allow same sex marriage. texas gun owners are rallying at the alamo today. they are testings the limits of state's gun laws. texans are not openly allowed to carry handguns the law does not apply to long guns.

>> i wanted to bring in our guest here. we have christina. good to see you. >> hi. >> tell me about the gun you have. this is an ar 15. i designed it with my boyfriend and i. pink and black. i'm carrying it today to come out to support our second amendment right to he had educae everybody because i'm carrying a gun i'm not dishonest and i'm a law abiding sil citizen. i am a mother and i come out to support ove everyone's rights. >> there are some plefertio pole officers who are arresting people car carrying their guns. >> how is this promoting your cause? >> well right now, you have to understand we are out here to educate people. we are trying to get them to understand that, you know we are out here as law abiding citizens. we did come and talk to the san

antonio pd. we have permission to be out here. you see a lot of people walking around with their rifles. we did put straws a lot of people have them yes they the magazine may be full but there is nothing in the chamber it's not technically loaded. there is nothing alarming about if. if -- it. in texas it's a right. it's part of our second amendment and the constitution and we are all out here in support of that. >> you know after the sandy hook shooting a i erro aurora some fl say this is insensitive to the victims or it carries out the fear that people feel from those events. what do you think about that? >> i don't think there should be any fear. we should arm our teachers. if we are going to have people that are mentally unstable and get ahold of guns and go out there and do crazy things. i am a mother of a six-year-old.

i would rather have the teachers armed and ready to protect our children rather than being a little sitting duck on our pond. >> or thank thanks to heidi. treas thit's the first weekd america's na national parks have been open since the shutdown. these folks fight for our basic bring our free oy. oy -- freedom. >> jeff schultz traveled from minnesota to louisiana to see the spot where the war of 1812 essentially ended. now it's a national historic park. >> all off our plans were revolving around coming to the park. >> it was the battle in washington that shutdown the government and sites like this one. >> a major part of our trip was gone at that point in time. we were going to have to restructure what we were going to do when we were down here.

after the government re-opened the park rangers went to work and cutting the overgrown grass and people began pouring on the ground. >> every win ioneeveryone is sae are glad you are open. >> people come here to see the battle of the british in new orleans. angreg and theresa spent six months planning their trip. >> i love history and i have been to many civil war battle fields and i am trying to learn about the war of 1812. it angers me that the government can shutdown that our tax dollars pay to keep open. >> they are glatd i glad it waso take the tour. >> i think it's a shame that the american people were deprived from visiting their historic sites during government bicker. >> and for that greg hopes all

americans have learned from the past. even the resent past. ♪ it's been a pleasant day for many outdoor activities across the nations especially the west. where it's been quiet and warmer than average. we are seeing temperatures climb climbing into the 7 zroip' 70s d 80s. high temperatures are only getting into the 40s and 50s in the upper mid west. highs in the mid 70s around houston. this time of year we would get into the low 80s. we are drying out. that is good news you can get out there and enjoy the fall filled heir. filled -- air. we have showers hanging on and waning as they move along the gulf coast states. it was a wet start to the day

earlier this morning with rain heavy at times along the gulf co but the showers are diminishing and we have spotty light showers moving across the glie great la. heavy rain tracking east through ohio. and the rain that is falling in north dakota and minnesota very spotty is going to be changing over to snow. through the overnight hours the temperatures will drop and we'll wake up to areas of frost in wisconsin and minnesota. and even colder air moves in through the overnight hours. here is a look at the current rain we are seeing across the southeast. spotty light rain showrgs. -- showers. for the evening we'll see dryer conditions in mississippi and texas and a nice day on tap for sunday. still ahead on al jazeera america. six months into his new job and venezuela's president wants more power. why he says he needs it and the opposition says he does not. >> anywhere you can fly an

airplane into you can buy a bottle of jack daniels. american's taicht tastes are chg from peruse an brews and wine t.

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it's been sing six months se venezuelvenezuela's president tk office. >> he took office during a deepening financial crisis. >> in venezuela baseball fields are sacred grounds. one of the few places where people in the deeply divided country can escape politicsment news of rising innation and -- inflation and worsening crime. hike antonio who brought his twin boys to see the home team play for the first time. >> when we are in the stadium it's all about baseball. the political difference just

keep aside and we enjoy the game and support our team. >> but when these fans go home the political and economic crisis that is gripping venezuela is hard to ignore. >> after six months in office the president faces inflation run being at 50 percent. hard currency shortages and power cuts and growing protests to deal with these crisis he is asking lawmakers to grant him special powers to pass laws unilaterally. but many here even some of his own supporters are uncomfortable with the move. like ce ivmentila who spentsdz s a week going from market to market to find the basics like sugar and rice and cooking oil. >> if he hasn't done anything yet why is he asking for more power. many supporters are disenchanted

with the president. >> people forgave chavez everything. but he doesn't have chavez's crises ma. chavez's charisma and many are asking where this is movement going. >> back at the game antonio is unfortunate sure what lies ahead for his country. >> we are worried about the future. you know the crisis is going deep and deep every day. venezuela is a great country. we will go, you know, we'll move forward and we'll pass this very bad situation. >> a sentiment he hopes that he and the rest of the country hold on to. well chris is here to talk more about ventst wa venezuela's and he is a editor and chief of "america's quarterly."

thanks for com coming in. >> if you had to give had aim report card what would the report be? >> he would be failing. he came in after the previous president feel ill and was mysteriously gone for a month and declared dead. and he was the appointed candidate and then they had an election and he barely won it with a little over 1% of the vote. you really can't convey charisma. he is charisma deprived. he doesn't have that common touch. but he also is much clumsier. there is one tape played back over and over again and he riding a bicycle and he fell off. people were making fun of it. >> the economy is not helping matters. what is going on in venezuela why is there so many problems in that country.

>> we can chock it up to sheer incompetence. they have tried to engage in a revolutionary project that broke down the separation between the central bank and the one time independent state oil company. they have relied on oil exports. and because of that they have to also now seen an over valued exchange rate. and you have 45 percent inflation and they have nationalized the key sectors of the economy which means there are shortages in the super markets. >> so go the president inherit these problems. >> he inherited. >> they were in th in the works. >> they have come home to roost and he is poorly equipped to handle them. >> is that why he is so unpopular right now because of the economy or more of his personal style he doesn't have the charisma that chavez had.

>> both. the economy is in dire straits. the security is a major concern and crime. it's one. murder capitals of the world and venezuela in polls over and over again. and they are expressing their even concern about security. you have that element as well. and in addition you simila simpe him floundering. the effort to gain a super power looks really desperate. and sat the same time he is abusing he is claiming these sabotage plots and the united states and it looks like a wounded animal than a president. >> there is an impact of the united states considering venezuela is our country's fourth largest oil exporter. >> here is the irony. the united states as much as he bashes the united states we are under rightin writing the gover. we are a main source of the hard currency for their oil exports. >> why is that? >> they give away oil to a number of countries in latin america and now they have signed

concession agreements with china. in the united states we have had a long relationship with venezuela. and citgo gas stations are a wholely owned subsidiary of the venezuela government. there is no way we could turn that off and go to someone else. >> what happens if the economy continues to sour and this are problems with the presiden presy what is the impact on the united states. >> there are elections in december and that will be a good barometer of the president's popularity and the capacity of the opposition to take advantage of them. as far as the united states we are in a difficult position. he has made an effort to cut all ties with the united states. and the u.s. has the capacity to service as a broker is limited. if we rely on that as a spie sur

of oil it's going to affect us. >> it will affect the price of oil. >> thanks for coming in today. interesting topic. in other news a water shortage in zimbabwe. it's on the verge of becoming a city without water. >> this is neertd neither a lar recycling factory. it's an average kitchen in zimbabwe and it looks like this because water is in short supply. for peter and his family huge water bills have made matters worse. tackling the water crisis was the campaign of the government. the city council did wipe off duce bu -- dues but decided to disconnect residents that were not paying after july. >> i paid 50. they disconnected my water and i

paid 50 from $80. a cash starved city council faces challenges. creeping infrastructure and lack of capacity means it can barely meet half of the city's required water needs. but officals say lack of revenue is also a key problem. >> people who do not want to settle their bills on time or settle them at all, so, it's just one of those characteristic policies. it's a stick that we are using if we can have them pay up now, so that we are sur ensure qualiy policepolicerdelivery. and solutions like 144 million-dollar loan from a chinese bank are not working as planned. rest dyeresidents will endure te years of shortages as they have plans to rehabilitate the

facilities. >> we go days without water spy. when it comes back it's dirty and people fall sick. water here in warren park is an issue. not being aexpected bexpect -- y cholera is god's grace. >> a about three quarters of the population unemployed it's nearly impossible for many to afford to pay for water. a necessity that has painfully transformed into a luxury. it's time for sports for darren hay zles. >> the noistle n.f.l. lost a cog legend. bum phillips.

rnlingphillips' notable fate was rebuilding the oilers into a playable team. he was known for his sense of humor and trademark hat. bill russel was arrested at seattle international airport after tsa found a loaded gun in his luggage. he was arrested on wednesday when he tried to go through security. the gun was confiscated and russel was released. friday was a sneak peek on how today's college football games will play out. with 23 second left in the game central florida threw a two-yard touch down pass to stun louisville with a 38-35 victory. end being the cardinals perfect start. there is growing thirst across the world for u.s. whiskey. they have seen an increase in

sales. we explore what is behind the boom. zblovmentfrom. >> from the big makers to the tiny craft distilleries. american whiskey is more popular than ever. >> sales of u.s. spirits are up across the globe but no category more so than american whiskey. sales grew 5% last year to nearly 17 million cases. jack daniels the world's best selling american whis whiskey. >> you go back to when i started with the company more than 20 years ago jack daniels was selling 5 million cases and most of it in the u.s. and we reported last year we sold 11 million cases of our black label product alone. >> what is behind this whiskey renaissance? first you have to look across

the globe. many consumers have an appetite for american whiskey. for the past five years half of the american whiskey was consumed outside of america. exports are gaining ground thanks in large part to free trade agreements last year over $900 million of american whiss y was exported. >> anywhere you can fly an a intairplane into you can buy a bottle of jack daniels now. that has helped grow the brand. >> many whiskey makers are finding new customers through innovation. by offering ho honey and cherryd apple infused drinks. they opened in nashville five years ago and is having a record year. >> every big city seems to have a distillery. it looks like it's going back that way where people can buy a bottle of whiskey made just down the street from their house.

american abou whiskey more than0 years old flowing more freely than ever. pulled from a bus in front of her classmates and ordered back to her country. what a kosovo teen is saying to the frot froth french president. >> share your story on tv and online. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. >> here is a look at your top stories today. >> a suicide bomber and a blast that killed 16 syrian government soldiers. heavy gunfire was heard after that explosion. >> a nationwide ma manhunt continues for two prisoners. both men were serving life sentences. the police believe the fugitives are hiding out in the orlando area. we have new developments on the public transit strike in san

francisco that has left hundreds of thousands without a ride. we are hearing that the transit union will vote on bart's offer something they were not willing to do until now. lisa does this mean they are close to a deal? >> oh, johnathan, i'm not sure we can say that. it may be a bit more posturing that we have seen a lot of this week. up until now the union was not willing to let their members vote on bart's contract proposal. and just about an hour ago they changed course and held a news conference and said they will indeed, the atu union will let their 920 members vote on bart's so-called, best and final offer. a spoke spokeswoman for the unit represents train operator and station agents she expect the members to reject it. she expects a no vote and will not indth ind-- end the strike.

bart has increased contributions to pension plans and benefits packages. what the union is still not liking in this proposal is bart's inability to give up power on work rules. and that is the sticking point still. she does not expect her union to pass this. but it is still a step forward in determine terms of at least t to a vote. one compute commuter echos whate saying, this strike is extremely disruptive. >> i have to get up earlier. so because usually i take bart and now i have to take a ferrie. i have to get to the ferry building and i have to take my bike to the ferry building and it takes a while and then from the ferry building i have to take my bike to the work place

and it's a whole ordeal which is very inconvenient. now what is pretty clear here is that this strike will go on at least until this vote and that vote is not yet scheduled. all we know is it will be sometime next week. the union go say that they have also reapproached the federal mediator and said they are willing to go back to the bargaining table. as of right now, no further negotiations are even scheduled. we did put in a call to bart to ask for their reaction to this news that at least atu will let their 920 members vote on the best and final proposal. we have not yet heard back from bart. johjohnathan. >> lot of anxious commuters in san francisco. over seas to australia where winds are getting stronger and temperatures are rising and the fires are spreading. none of which is helping

firefighters fight fires burning in the suburb near sydney thousandthousands have had to le their homes there. protestors got what they wanted partially. they demanded a 15-year-old be returned to the country. they said the girl can return but her family cannot come with her. >> she has won her battle to return to france but she is still not happy with the offer from the president the man she described as heartless. only leown her butonly she can t not her familia family. >> the president did not understand my situation at all and he hasn't considered our case. he probably did it because of politics. but i'm not a dog to be dragged by the arm. i'm not an animal.

during the week her case brought thousands of protesting students out onto the streets. appalled at the way her case was handled. now the president admits it was heavheavy-handed to detain her n front of her friends. but the expulsion is i it stef s legal. >> if she requests and wants to continue her education here in france she and only she would be welcomed. >> france is the republic. republic means firmness in the application of the law and it means humanity in the application of pro sea procedur. president holland dlte's difficulties in this case are not over. the entire familiar lay should should -- family should be allowed back. the interior minister says he

will quit if she is allowed back to frank. did shal-- frank. -- france. and in rawanda the government is trying to she a sa growing population. they are encouraging men to get vasectomies. rathey hope that it will stall e national birth rate. it's saturday and that means college football rules the sports world. darren hey e hayes has your highlights. an autistic student has been missing for weeks. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered?

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well a manhunt is underway for two convicted murderers who simply walked out of a florida prison using fake documents. charles walker and joseph jenkins were serving life sentences at the correctional facility in the florida pan handle. their families held a press conference and asked them to to turn themselves in. we want you to return home safely we love you, we believe in you. we just want you to turn yourself into someone you trust that will bring you in safely. we don't want any harm to come to you. >> i know you are a man of faith and we have strong family bonds and family values and i know who you are. i just want you home safely, son please come home. thank you.

>> at this point i would also like to introduce -- we took him first to his grandmother's house who was totally elated. she had no idea he was coming. we then took him to his mother's house and we then took him to our house. his birthday was going to be october 1 1st. we had a birthday party for him but he was a no show. through all of this depending on last wednesday our family has cooperated fully with each of the law enforcement departments that have come to us we have not seen him. on behalf of our family i am asking you joseph jenkins to turn yourself in too the nearest appropriate authorities so we can end this ep see episode of r lives. we love you and we thank you. the search for the men has

expanded 300 miles from the prison to orlando. the police believe that the men are still in the orlando area. ♪ >> lrlt. all right darren haines is here with sports. >> it's off to a good start right now johnathan. a lot of upsets going here. the last time tennessee beat a top 10 opponent it was 16 years ago. on that team was ai airran fost. and today it involves the same position. usc down three with the rock. conner shaw hid hits bird for 76 yards. after the extra point game is up 7-3. now minutes later in this this one. here comes tennessee. a little pitch and catch with

his teammate. and howard for the six-yard touch down. and now tennessee is up 10-7 third quarter now. hand off to south carolina's mike davis look at that man go. running hard and breaking tackles and 21-yard score in the end zone. and cox cut the lead down to 3. usc has shaw. he has the nice easy run for the one-yard touch down and he is going to come up for the 19-yard game winning field goal for tennessee as time time expires d boom there you go. 23-21 the final there. how about vanderbilt trying to get upset saturday facing 15th ranked georgia. the running back goes in for the score. 7-3 commodores. and now 10-7 withi7 when vandert picks off a field goal. and 14-10 and georgia will take

back the momentum. samuels picks this one off and takes it to the house. georgia back in the game 17-14. the last minute of the first half georgia started to pull away. aaron murray is going to roll out. can't find anybody and decide to take it himself. why not 24-114 bulldogs at the half. vanderbilt will climb back in the second half after a botched punt but it put them out at the 13-yard line and se see seymourt all the way. you see these things and assume them to be reroutine. >> the st. louis cardinals are going back to the world series and they became within one victory of making it back last fall. and now they are going back to baseball's biggest stage again for the 1 19th time. >> i feel as a team we fought so hard but in the regular season we went through ups and downs

and we stood together and we did it as a team actually. i mean, it was fun, you know, just being able to watch the veteran guys trying to help the younger guys and being able to see the younger guys coming along and just coming here and do the job. and so it's just feels great. >> the cards await the winner of the alcs between the tyingers t- tigers and red sox. boston counters that with buck bucholtz. peyton manning is going back to indianapolis. and on monday night the vikings will be changing quarterbacks again but starting josh freeman. we spoke about all of these hot topics. >> well he says he knows that offense is a west coast type of offense, the same offense he played in college and the same he played in tampa. it didn't take him long to

become the starting quarterback. nine days after he signed he will replace matt castle. they had to find out if josh freeman was their future. so they signed freeman to a one-year three million dollars deal and they'll decide if he is the future. if not they'll be back in the market for another quarterback. they have now had 11 starting quarterbacks since dantes culpepper played his last game in 2005. how likely is nick foles will take michael dix place permanently. >> i talked to chip kelly and he raved about what he has done in the six quarters replacing michael vick he is not ready to name him the permanent starter. he has six touch count downs ano interceptions. >> they like what nick is doing in the offense. and this is as much about the

future as it is about the season and about this game which is for the nfc east lead. because nick foles is junger ju- younger than michael vick who is 33. payton man being rurnlings g returns to indy this week. >> what are they trying to do calling him out. urce backtracked and said it's about how they are building the team. >> he said there were years that they had 70% of their salary cap tied up in the offense and they are trying to get it done with defense and a running game. but the question is it doesn't matter what we think about the comments what does peyton manning think about the comments? we are going to see on sunday. he probably took them a little personally and one super bowl at a time in indianapolis and he wants to win another one for denver. >> hmanning was not talking this

week. a surprise in dallas when the cowboys released jay ratliff. and with him gone and who is left in big d to rush the passer? >> it's a bunch of no names out there right now. the projected starters four of them and that i there is only ot and that is jason hatcher. and the guys they have left have a total of 31 career sax. they may have a hard time getting to the quarterback this week. they hope it's shor short term d they hope it's not more than the three weeks. he has never missed a game in his career and he is a fast healer and they hope to get him back and back in there. this is not the defensive line they envisioned when they started the season. >> there is your preview there. another big week in the n.f.l.

season coming up tomorrow. that makes for good tv and highlights as well. a 14-year-old autistic boy missing for two weeks after he walked out of his new york area school. the case is raising questions about whether autistic kids should attend mainstream schools. just like any other new york teen alex loves running in the park. playing with his i pad and going to school. we are going up. >> alex is autistic and cannot speak. >> those ones you can have. you sure you want those? i will open them for you. >> his far father takes care ofm full time. >> alex going to school full time gets be a opportunity to be with his people and a degree of freedom from me and it's the same for me quite advicers vicet

a little break that allows us to be closer actually. >> alex takes classes here at a public school just for students with special needs. each classroom has six students. but some advocates say students benefit more by being included in regular classrooms. >> people with disabilities and people without disabilities are better serves when we can go to school together. that doesn't simply mean dropping a student with a disability in a public school classroom and say, good luck, god speed sink or swim. no what true inclusion means is providing the supports, the services and the teacher training and the individualized education planning to ensure that that student has the opportunity to succeed. the rate of the autism has been increase being. 1:888 have been diagnosed were some form of the disease. like many children alex needs

supervision to keep focused and keep him in running away. educate yorgeducators say many e not prepared to integrate these students. >> we need the budget to provide specialized services. more than that we need training. what i have found is most of my students end up in restrictive environment when they enter the public school systems. they have the potential to be in the main stream if they have the support. >> alex can go to a mainstream school sop day. sop -- some day but for now it's to keep alex moving forward and catching up. joining us to talk about this is lisa goring who is vice president of autism speaks. you have a son that is autistic. >> i do i have a 17-year-old son. what kind of conditions do the schools have to help him out. >> we have worked closely with the school district to to ensure

has the support he needs to be successful in a public school setting. >> erchhe is in a public schoolh students that are not autistic. how does it work with you and with him? is it a challenge? >> it's a forward process there are times that it's easier than other times. i think it's something that the family needs to work with the school disstrik district to mone goals we are working on and go the setting is appropriate to meet those goals. >> with your son for instance what do you tell your school they need to be on the watch for? >> every bern wit person with ym itim -- autism is different. for him he doesn't stay on task as much it depends on the individual learner and what they need to succeed. >> when you hear about the new york teen who walked out of the school several weeks ago and has been missing sings. what comes to mind about this

case. >> we know 5 50% of the kids wih you autism do wander. for a parent of any child but certainly a parent of a child with autism it's their worse nightmare. and coupled with that fact that the child can't speak he can't ask for help and communicate he is lost. it's so heart breaking. >> so what kind of things should be in place at schools that have children like this. >> i think it's important that schools provide training and ongoing training. personnel changes and the needs of the student change. so there needs to be ongoing training and support throughout the school building and autism speaks we have developed a school community tool kit so that, and it's free for anyone to download on autismspeaks.org. it provides information for different school members on how to best interact with individuals with autism. >> what are the benefits of having you a tise autistic chilg put in mainstream schools.

>> for some students they do well but they need those sports. sports -- supports. you want them to be fully included in the community and the best way to start is the school. >> what to you make about the kids need to be more specialized. >> each kid is vit individual ad it's important that you are not putting someone in the building but providing the training to the staff and the supporters. >> what does the staff need to know? >> understanding what autism is. and what they may see. it's individual for each student. there may be a student that wanders or bolts out of the building what do you do? what do you think is the biggest miss understand you go that people have about autistic children. >> i think it's a misunderstanding that they may not be able to interact or imheun callecommunicate doesn'ty

can't learn or are not bright or have strengths. >> hopefully this case raises awareness and hopefully though find him unharmed. >> thank you four coming in lace is a -- lisa. we'll be back after the break with a quick look at the national forecast.

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>> al jazeera america, there's more to it. i want to take you out to the tropics. it's been very active here out in the pacific ocean where we have super typhoon francisco. it looks like it's on the path to impact japan over the next few days. right now it remains very organized. you can see the well defined eye with the super typhoon. the winds were up to 160 miles-per-hour. we certainly are dealing with a strong system and will continue to track this over the next couple of days. the forecast is track will take it northward and eventually impacting southern areas of japan in the next few days.

this is something we will keep a close eye on. taking you to australia. the temperatures have been warmer than average. upper 80's and lower to mid 90s that is going to keep the fire danger in new south wales over the next 48 hours. high pressure continues to dominate here. fortunately by tuesday we'll see an area of low pressure that is a little more organized and developed. by the early part of the week we'll have a better chance of rain moving in and. >> it's been a quiet day satellite radar is showing calm conditions we are seeing warm conditions around los angeles and that is how we are going to keep it over the next few days. >> high temperatures will make it into the low 70s but we'll climb into the 80's and low

80s by sunday. and gradually seeing 70s returning but remaining above average with a lot of sunshine. we have had a mix of clouds and sunshine in the nation's mid steks but we have had a little bit of rain most of that has been concentrated here in the southeast and south central u.s. where we have a frontal boundary that is stalled out across the area. that is going to keep the moisture out and no wash out. we are getting in on rain and spotty showers across south dakota and minnesota. waning at this time and rain changing to snow in the overnight hours. frost advisories have been put in place across minnesota and wisconsin as temperatures droop overnight in the 20's and 30s. in the northeast. a weak frontal boundary moving in and as it does it's bringing rainfall. we'll see a better chance of showers moving in overnight for new york city and sunshine for early sunday morning. johnathan back to you.

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