welcome to al jazerra america i am del zotto walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. a summit to bring more jobs to the u.s. the president plays host to global leaders asking them to invest. iraq's prime minister asking the u.s. for help dealing with the increasing violence in his country. and syria has met that deadline, the deadline for destroying its chemical weapons. ♪ ♪ president obama is courting does biz and government leaders from around the world. he's trying to convince them to invest in the u.s. randall pinkston joins us now live from washington where the

president is about to speak. and randall, we understand that there is good news to the economic front today. >> reporter: yes, indeed, there is, del zotto. the deficit, the nation's deficit has dropped to $680 billion that's the first time it's dipped below a trillion in about five years. that is very good news. the president to talk to talk up the advantages for foreign inning investors and are going to be using 32 trade missions around the world to try to get foreign investments in the u.s. already many foreigners do put dollars here. some billions of dollars in the past several years. equaling millions of jobs for americans and they want more of that. >> so, randall, what is happening today at this summit? >> reporter: we have heard from a number of ceos of major businesses, for example, bill simon of wal-mart, we have also

heard from the head of dow chemical, they are here saying that america is a favorable environment for any foreign inning invest. they are talking about the low interest rates that the u.s. has. the low cost, relative low costs of energy and transportation costs. the one weakness that has been pointed out, is that america needs to do a better job training americans for the jobs that are available. for example, especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. some 600,000 of those jobs available right now, but no one is available to fill them. and so america's school system needs to do a better job getting people ready for the jobs that are out there. >> randall pinkston joining us live from woosh wash. randall, thank you very much. a iraq's prime minister also visited washington asking for help, saying he needs help dealing with the growing insurgency that has killed thousandthousands of iraqis thi.

how is he describing little situation in iraq right now? >> reporter: he's making no bones about the fact that the terror has increased the number of deaths has increased dramatically and blaming it squarely, putting it squarely at the feet of al qaeda. as a matter of fact the ongoing president briefing right now by press secretary jay carney echoing that as well saying it's al qaeda oops fight. saying in a speech early today at the u.s. institute of piece, these not sectarian violence, although it may appear that way on the outside. but, in fact, al qaeda, a which is now using parts of syria that it controls as that country struggles in a civil war, is staging from syria attacks in to iraq. this all comes in the face of a lot of opposition, a lot of disappointment on the part of both republican and democrats in the senate. writing a letter on the eve of this visit to washington, this three-day visit a using maliki of allowing his country to slide further towards another civil war. accusing him of mismanagement of

iraqi politics of mistreatment of sunnies, and asking him to move towards a more inclusive government. on the issue of tear on, maliki had that speech this morning at the u.s. institute of peace, let's listen to a little bit of what he had to say. >> but the relation as a whole between the iraqi people is good. there is no problem between seen is and shi'ites, the sunnies are killed today but the sho shi'its are killed as well it's al qaeda who is killing all of the iraqis and the level they are use to go get to their ignorant goal are sectarian banners. and propagation of division amongst the iraqis. with the will of god we will remain united. because we defeated al quada previously.

>> reporter: and alma leaky al s met with joe biden once and will meet with him again. the main event tomorrow who he comes back to meets with president obama, what does he ask in he wants military armorments including apache helicopter to his help fight that insurgency. del. >> do we no what alm al malik su planning to do to stop the silence? >> reporter: he's going tarp up, heavy up. he wants the held to helicopter. the united states has withdrawn. president obama using that as a campaign talking point over the cost of last year and since then ending the war in iraq, there are no u.s. military there. al pa*eu maliki wants u.s. armor think. briefing, jay carney leaving little doubt that he will get them despite opposition on the hill. >> and is there a sense that there might be some contrition on the part of al maliki?

after all, many in congress believe he actually kicked the u.s. out of iraq. >> reporter: that is true that there is a lot of criticism not only of al maliki, but particularly from republicans towards president obama for failing to reach that so-called status of forces agreement. the inevitable acronym being sofa with al maliki. but at this point i think many people are concerned with all the blood and treasure that has been expensed, american blood and treasure in iraq over the course of the last 12 or 11 years, that something must come of it. al maliki has to bring stability there to iraq. and while there will be opposition towards allowing those armed shipments, those arm purchases from the united states by the al maliki government that is expected to go forward, del. >> mike viqueira joining us live from the white house, mike, thank you very much. by all accounts it was an ambitious order, ending syria's ability to produce its chemical weapons and now it appears to have been done and done ahead of

schedule. the announcement coming today from the world chemical watchdog group says that syria can't produce any new chemical weapons but damascus still has to did he dry its currendestroy its currel weapons arsenal. >> reporter: on august 21st at least 1400 were killed, in what survivors call a chemical massacre. within days the u.s. and its allies would condemn it too. >> this was not only a direct attack on human dignity, it's a serious threat to our national security. >> reporter: president obama quickly threatening military action against syria. syrian president bashar al-assad denied the attack and sent a warning to the u.s. >> he should expect everything. >> reporter: but politically obama gardnered support. >> the chemical massacre cannot be left without a response. >> reporter: and when russia threatened to veto any resolution authorizing force at the u.n. security council,

military action seemed any further off. >> the security council has to be brought in. >> reporter: stepping back a bit. obama decided to ask congress to approve the use of military force against syria. but that plan changed when, in september, u.s. secretary of state john kerry made an off the cuff comment saying if syria gave up its chemical weapons then military action could be avoided. something the russians jumped at and that led to a plan to eliminate syria's chemical weapons. based on that agreement, the global chemical weapons watchdog set deadlines for syria's disarmer. and sent weapons inspectors in. syria has now met two deadlines in that process. last week the syrian government submitted a plan outlining how it will destroy its chemical weapons reserves. on thursday, a day before the deadline, it's a announced that syria has functionally destroyed the equipment it needs to create new chemical weapons. the next deadline is the middle of this month with syria's

formal plan will need to be approved by the international atomic agency's executive committee. part of that will mean explaining how and where the government plans to detroit more than a thousand tons of toxic agents and munitions in order to meet its final deadline of destroying its entire stockpile by the middle of next year. kim, al jazerra. >> and destroying those chemical weapons will be quite a task. earlier a i talked to michael lujan, the spokesman for the organization of the prohibition of chemical weapons and i asked him about the steps involved. >> there is a variety of technological option for his destroying chem cap weapons. in the case of syria there are some advantages going in to this because almost all of their stockpile is stored in bulk, that's to say that the chemical weapons agent itself, the sarin, the mustard, it's stored in bulk and in the case of their sarin

stockpile, it's stored in the form of the two binary precursor chemicals. that being the case the chemicals will be much safe every, much less risky to move out of syria for destruction which is an option which is very much under discussion right now. >> and the u.s. is hoping those weapons will be destroyed on schedule, that would be by the end of june 2014. a senate committee is take g a close are look at the strategy? syria. testifying before the senate foreign relations committee talk today talking to lawmakers about the state of the assad regime and the syrian opposition. >> the conflict is a grinding one. they are suffering manpower. for that reason they have brought in foreign fighters from hezbollah, from the iran revolutionary guard core and even iraqi shiia militia men. meanwhile the moderate opposition that we support is fighting on two front, both

against the regime, and against militants, extremists directly link today al qaeda in iraq. >> ambassador ford also testified about how the u.s. can best support the syrian opposition and he said economy flick will drag on without a viable opposition that can be an alter tich to a the a regime. women's rights groups are outraged in cain i can't. demanding rights for a 16-year-old that was gang raped in june. coming back home from her grandfather's funeral. her attackers remember ordered only to cut the grass at the police station as punishment. three others have yet to be arrested. mohammed adow has more. >> reporter: against sexual violence spills onto the streets of nigh robeism these people are protesting the lenient punishment by police of men accused of gang raping the teenager known as liz. pretty much the officers in the

inspector general police where there delivered a petition that's been signed around the world by 1.2 million people. >> the petition demands for two things, one is the media rest and prosecution of the perpetrators. and number two, the disciplinary action on the police who we feel handled the does very dismally and, in fact, are emboldening others to rape and commit similar crimes. >> reporter: shortly after that three suspects were arrested. police decided to punish them by making them cut grass at the station. then they let them go. just a few days ago, the inspector general of police has said the suspected rapists had been rearrested. but today it was a different story. >> i am aware that the culprits are at large and we are looking for them whenever they are. and they will soon be arrested and be taken in. >> reporter: this practice test is not just about the lenient punishment for the men who raped liz, but also about bringing to

a stop the widespread cases of rape in this country. activists say one in every three women in kenya stands the risk of being raped. most of the rape victims in kenya suffer in silence. in fact, it was not until october, three months after she was raped, that the story of liz got out. outraged by her suffering one of our doctors a decided to contact this woman. a journalist with the nation newspapers. >> at times i really get frustrated. because i have talked to everyone, i have talked to the police, and every day when i talk to the police at home in the county where she was attacked, they tell me that, oh, we have not yet found these people. and i and myself, who will find them? >> reporter: liz is now in a wheelchair. the injuries to her spine may never fully heal. but activists are hoping her plight will change the way the police react to rape and sexual violence in this country. mo amended adow, al jazerra,

nairobi, kenya. it is now official, rising democratic star cory booker is now u.s. senator cory booker. vice president biden was on hands to do the honors the official swearing in taking place at noon today on capitol hill. the appointment makes cory booker the first african american to represent new jersey in the senate. good news, if you just happened to ply a lot. coming up on al jazerra america, we'll tell you about the new rule that may let you, well, take your electronics a little longer. and a fresh outlook. including yours.

>> all this week america tonight is investigating sex crimes on campus. >> over 90% of sexual assaults on campuses are being perpetrated by serial offenders... >> tomorrow at 9 eastern. join a live town hall event hear firsthand accounts from victims who fought for justice. >> reality is...when it happens people just kinda shrug... >> learn how you can avoid sexual assaults, and what you can do as a bystander to prevent them. don't miss a special america tonight live town hall tomorrow 9 eastern on al jazeera america. if you fly a lot of faa has made the decision that is going to make you very happy. officials have announced new rules that allow passengers to use most of their portable electronic devices throughout the flight. but don't expect to be chatting on your cell phone any time soon, the ban still remain on his using those cell phones and texting during take off and landing and the flight.

a powerful california lawmaker is now the target of a federal corruption investigation, a member of a prominent political family now caught up in an fbi sting. josh burnstein from al jazerra's investigative unit has more. >> reporter: los angeles, a city where fame and infamy go hand in hand. >> tax credits work. >> reporter: here, everything seems larger than life. including its politicians. that is state senator ronald calderon, he's one of california's most influential lawmakers. and he's the target of an ongoing federal investigation. according to a sealed affidavit obtained exclusively by al jazerra's investigative unit, the senator is for sale. a politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. as part of an elaborate undercover sting, fbi agents

posed an owners of an independent film studio and approached the senator and enlargedly paid him off. >> they had to establish bank accounts, they need aid business license. and so it's a very extensive, lengthy operation. >> reporter: senator calderon allegedly wanted his family add today the payroll. according to the affidavit he told undercover agents any help you can do for my kids, that's diamonds for me. so the agents hired his daughter this. he paid her almost $30,000 she never had to show up for work. at the world famous pebble beach resort, the senator attend aid fundraiser for his brother's nonprofit, california ans for diversity. the greens were lined with some of the state's most influential lobbyists. despite an ongoing federal probe, calderon is still rubbing elbows and raising money. the embattled senator has decline today commend so we caught up with him as he was arriving at another five star

resort. josh bernstein from al jazerra. how are you? >> good hour. >> reporter: we were hoping to ask you questions about your ongoing legal problems. >> i am here for a conference and not going to discuss any of that. >> reporter: are you going resign if you are indicted? >> reporter: calderon has been an a-list star in california politics for more than a decade but in the end may be best remembered for falling hard for an he will be rat undercover sting. >> as of now ronald calderon has not been charged with any crime. the f bit. affidavit also accuses hill of accepting bribes from a california hospital executive. it claims that calderon assured the changes in state law would not affect any lucrative spinal fusion surgeries that were performed in a clinic in long beach. ♪ ♪ ♪ a quiet end to the month so far on wall street. barely moving as investors wrap

up what has been a pretty solid october on wall street. dow only up 3% for the month and nasdaq and s. and p500 having bigger gains the dow up this hour only two points. for the first final in five years the u.s. has run a budget deficit below one april tr*eul i don't know dollars, red ink for the federal government totaled $680 billion, down from 1 trillion in 2012. it's also the smallest imbalance since 2008. bank of america is trying to prepare investors for the worst. the bank is warning stockholders the justice department is being urged to sue bank of america for bad mortgage investments. the company also says new york's attorney general is threaten to go sue them and a subsidiary merrill lynch. bank says potential losses from losses could be up to $5 billion. if you like mcdonald's coffee, you could soon brew it yourself at home. the golden arches says starting neck year it will test sale its

discovery at supermarkets and other retail outlets, they were completelyinging up with kr*ft foods to distribute their brew. sriracha under five. up next on al jazerra america, a community in california suing the company saying this hot sauce does physical harm. closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you.

welcome back to al jazerra america, i am del walters, these are your headlines. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says that syria has now destroyed key equipment used to produce chemical weapons. the move is just one part of that chemical weapons deal that was approved by the u.n. security council last month. iraq's prime minister says terrorists got a second chance to thrive in iraq because of syria's civil war. he told an audience in washington the world needs to help iraq deal with the insurgency that he says has killed thousands of people so far this year. and the president is courting

some of the biggest leaders in the world, they are in washington for an economic summit where the president is trying to boost job growth in the u.s. "real money" with ali sre velshi will be looking at that as well as food stamps. hot sauce, no doubt some of you like it hot, but one california community believes one brand in particular is just too hot. so hot, they say, it's making it difficult to breathe the air. brian rooney tells us why. >> reporter: sriracha is a traditional vietnamese hot sauce, it goes on everything. james uses a case a week in his restaurant. >> little spice aura the love spice? >> a little spice. but if you want a lot i can put more for you right there. >> reporter: no doubt, some like it hot. but not just a few blocks way in in neighborhood downwind of 600,000 square food factory that makes sriracha. pepper fumes get in to her house. >> my eyes are watery, my nose right here all the way down

itches, all the way to here. and this right here gets real swollen. >> reporter: yolanda says the pepper smell ended her daughter's wedding shower. 30 guests were acted. >> yes. uh-huh. it was strong. they didn't know what was going on. we had to explain to them that it was the chili factory. >> sriracha, the hot sauce at the center of this controversy. >> people living in irwindale are fed up with the is afternoon a hot sauce planned. >> reporter: the neighborhood battle has become a national story. the los angeles times featured the factory on its website. they make 200,000 bottles a day in its massive factory in irwindale east of los angeles and can hardly keep up with global demand. this time of year trucks trundle in to it the plant carrying tons of fresh jalapeños. this chili sauce has the same active ingredients as person spray and here outside the factory you can definitely smell it. the city says they refuse to fix the problem. so this week the city sued, saying fuels from the plant

cause physical harm and discomfort to residents. irwindale officials want the plant shutdown until it has an effective air cleaning system. are they more concerned with making money than the public good? >> that is our impression. that's what has been communicated to us through their actions or lack of actions. and we find it despicable. >> reporter: the company did not respond to our multiple requests for an interview. no one here wants sriracha sauce to go away, just its odor. >> we love chili. you know, i love chili. i eat jalapeños all kind of chili. >> reporter: the city hopes the court will make an immediate decision that will clear the air. brian rain, al jazerra, irwindale, california. >> and unfortunately for the residents of irwindale a judge ruled just a short time ago that sriracha can continue to make its hot sauce without making any changes to its factory. ♪ ♪

>> meteorologist: i am dave warren, dig changes with the weather across the southeast, there are severe storms moving now through louisiana pulling a lot of moisture up from the gulf of mexico and dumping a lot of rain over the same area, severe weather potential plus flooding occurring in texas and that area of flooding will move through the southeast. this line has moved through southwestern, louisiana, close-up view shows the isolate today strong severe storms, a identify having the potential to spin. a tornado watch and one or two warnings in effect. now there is nothing confirmed yesterday just seeing winds damage coming in but the radar detect something rotation in these storms, so an isolated tornado cannot be rude out. eye the right now moving through louisiana about to push in to mississippi and alabama. the green areas are flooding. that's because we have had multiple inches of rain, 6-inches of rain through parts of east texas, louisiana leading to flash flooding and just general flooding. that will continues over the next few hours, all this moyes

you are hitting a cold front this area getting rain and the 10 shall for these storms to spin creating gusty winds and hail as they move through. temperatures have dropped quite bait. to the east they are warming up. so over the next few hours this rain will slowly move through the southeast and eventually up through the northeast of new england and ahead of the showers the temperatures have climbed in to the 60s and close to 70 degrees. by the time the rain gets here it will be thursday night. not moving through i-95. maybe a few isolated showers out ahead of this, but the steady rain and the possibility for strong storms is overnight tonight through tomorrow, you can see that in atlanta, 74, then 72, with showers and storm possible tomorrow. all of the rain clears out this weekend, but the temperatures go down. the wind picks up and the cooler airs moves in, so 60s, just above 60 degrees, in atlanta here this weekend. temperatures climbing in to the 70s, you can see where the warm air, is but behind that front, much colder air. a few isolated snow showers are possible and the temperatures

barely above the freezing mark in some areas. it's already at the 42 in minneapolis so a very colt starred. the warm air is in new york, 65 today. rain mostly overnight tonight and tomorrow 72 for a high temperature. then developing. 65 on saturday, 54 on sunday, low temperatures the winds dies down dropping back down below 40. sunday morning is 39 in the morning, 54 in the afternoon despite sunshine. del. >> dave, thank you very much. astronomers say they have done it, they found a planet that looks a lot like earth. it's somewhere out there. although they say it's probably a lot hotter. being given the name kep left er78b. hundreds of light years way, same size in composition of earth orbiting a star similar to our sun, the only difference so far it's hot. estimated three to 5,000 degrees. hot. like i said, somewhere out there. thanks for watching al jazerra america, i am del walters, talk

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