access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. end game - the senate has spoken, and they have spoken with a clear voice and declared that the joint agreement to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon will stand. >> a big wind, filibustering to block efforts to derail the nuclear dole. the fight is not lofr yet. crisis in europe. >> the president informed the team he'd like them to accept, or make preparations to accept

10,000 syrian refugees. >> the exodus of refugees from conflict zones grows. with no end in sight. the u.s. pledges to take in thousands from syria. inundateded. rains spoke japan. excess force. new york's police conference doing damage control. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. the iranian nuclear agreement is a step closer to being a done deal. a similar measure moved forward in the house which could photo ron it tomorrow.

mike viqueira has more from washington. >> this was the moment the white house has been waiting for. a majority of the senate. including four democrats opposed the nuclear deal. their effort to move it forward fell short of the 60 votes needed to stop the filibuster. republicans cried foul. >> over the last several days i heard colleagues supporting the deal saying this deal is flawed, it's not the best, it needs improvement. since when did a bad option in the united states senate become the only option. >> the upshot the deal is in the clear for now. >> this gives me confidence that this is the best opportunity to eliminate the existential threat thursday's vote came after a

lobbying effort last week. opponents, and the pro-israel a.p.a.c. group mounted pressure a.p.a.c. group mounted pressure to aid congress. >> voters were urgeed to call barbara and ben. >> col son and mccartney urged them to oppose this deal and tell them we need a better deal thursday mccall ski voted with the white house, cardon voted against the deal. sensing an issue that resonates, with base voters, republican presidential candidates are taking up the fight, and conservatives in the house are not giving up. seeing the cause was lost in the senate. they hatched a new plan, alleging the white house has not disclosed all sides of the deal, including between iran and the i.a.e.a. republicans threaten to sue the white house, arguing that it has

not made good on a promise to release all documents related on a deal before it votes. >> that is an option that is possible. >> the claim is misleading says the i.a.e.a., and the spokesman dismissed it out of hand. >> we have been clear that the documentation included all the documentation in the possession of the united states government and had been provided to congress. >> though it lives on as a political issue, opponents will have to regroup. supporters have won the day. >> the senate spoke, and spoke with a voice and declared that the historic agreement to prevent iran obtaining a nuclear weapon will tanned. a little more than an hour ago, secretary of state john kerry issued a statement thanking senators that support the deal with iran. i know that for many former colleagues, the decision was difficult. i'm convinced the benefits since

the agreement outweigh draw backs. as europe remains bitterly divided over how to deal with the refugee crisis, the white house says the u.s. is willing to take in more asylum seekers from syria. human rights groups say the u.s. needs to do more. russia is pressing ahead with a military build up in syria. secretary kerry phoned the minister, warning that russia's support of the government could escalate the conflict. patty culhane reports from washington. >> reporter: as tens of thousands continue to scrape their way through europe, the obama administration announces that it will increase the number of refugees it takes in to 10,000, up from 15,000 this year. that is not as big of a change as it might sound. >> the state department said the fiscal goal is 5,000 to 8,000

refugees. is this an increase, and what does it mean for those fleeing iraq? >> i don't think i get the maths on the five, eight and 10. >> you said the goal was a total of 5,000 to 8,000 from syria. is this 2,000 pore. -- more. >> well my understanding is - i guess i can't account for what they previously said about what they hope to do for next year. >> reporter: it will take up to two years for the refugees to get to the united states. meanwhile accusations of syrian barrel bombs. and now russia is sending ships, armoured personnel carriers into syria, and claims that troops are fighting on the ground. the russian foreign minister ge nice a build up. >> we have helped and will continue to aid the syrian government in equipping the

syrian army with all that is necessary to prevent a representation of general, and other events that occurred in this region, because of an obsession with western partners with ideas of changing unwanted regimes. >> if russia increases its involvement. it could be a set back to the u.s. strategy, depending on bashar al-assad losing ground and strength. so the key, the trick to this is trying to arrange a process where me feels sufficient pressure and is cajoled by allies to move off the stage, but in an orderly fashion if possible to allow the state institutions to remain. >> something allies do not want to see happen, but the u.s. coalition insists it has to. world leaders fighting over the future of one man, whose fate will determine what happens to millions. >> greek police say they saw the

largest number of refugees cross into macedonia since the crisis began. most of the refugees did not receive a worm welcome on the macedonian side of the border. we file this report from there. >> interest the island they took the ferry to the mainland, travelled through the night and reached the border in the morning. it's pouring with rain. children soaked to the bone. refugees are determined to continue their journey, it's one full of obstacles. macedonian border police blocked their path and frustrations grew once more. >> the ran continued to poor. impatient, the refugees pressed forward, the police pushed back, until it was too much to cope with. this is not the first time for the macedonian border guards to sues force. others could just not wait any

more and risked their lives. some say they were running out of money and time. >> the macedonian police let everyone in. and they feared that the border would close much he least scarves, nappies, sleeping mats, shoes for children and tents that they would probably need, because they have four counties to go through. for a while the border state comes, aid workers and volunteers were getting ready for another human wave. most refugees stuck on the greek islands had been evacuated. 20,000 people are expected to stream through here, in the coming hours and days. some people lived in the area also came. the plight of these men, women and children hit close to home. >> translation: why are we doing this? our ancestors are refugees.

i'm seeing now what my grandfather and mother experienced. >> reporter: after weeks of travelling clean clothes are more than welcome. his parents left syria 45 days ago, entering greece through the island of rhodes. they feared their baby would not make the crossing, seas were high. >> translation: we are not extremists, we know it will be difficult. some don't want us, it's better than syria. >> reporter: it's that belief and hope that gives them the strength to continue a voyage full of uncertainties. the justice department and new york district attorney are putting up $80 million to clear a backlog of untested rape kits. joe biden helped to announce the project. nationwide 70,000 kits are yet to be tested. the vice president called d.n.a.

evidence collected from the kits a tool in modern crime fighting. >> it will take serial rapists off the street to every woman in every community is safer. serial rapists are not wandering the streets. reducing the number of victims when we do it. the second thing it does, is sets women free. women who have been victimized. >> new york da cyrus called the new funding the single largest contribution towards ending the backlog. >> a lot of name calling and instalments in the republican race for president. donald trump is in the middle of it. as david shuster reports, louisia louisiana governor slammed donald trump call him a carnival act. >> louisiana president and governor jindal.

>> reporter: standing at the bottom of most republican poles on thursday, the presidential candidate bobby jindal tried a new tactic. >> trump is not a serious candidate. he's a naaso sift. the only thing he believes in it are is himself. >> reporter: he compared donald trump to reality television star kim kardashian. >> just because a lot of people enjoy watching kim kardashian, we wouldn't putt her in the white house. >> reporter: he called him weak and dangerous. >> i want to say what everyone is wanting to say about donald trump but is afraid to say. >> polls suggest donald trump's lead is growing. a survey found trump with 32%, ben carson with 19, and jed bush about nine. among the women voters, 13 points in a month have been

found. rising from 33%. rivals tried to attack him. >> you don't have to run for president. the next day trump gave out senator lindsay graham's phone number. >> he gave the number. >> i wrote the number down. >> recently they questioned faith on cnn. trump countered with this. >> go back. now all of a sudden we have on low key. making bush like the energizer bunny. trump criticized fiorina's looks. would anyone vote for that. >> i'm not going to spend a cycle wondering what donald trump means. i am climbing in the polls. jindal calls trump entertaining,

but says it's a policy approach that is alarming. he doesn't know anything about policy, has no idea what he's talking about, and makes it up on the fly. trump's response dash: classic trump in a campaign that he continues to dominate police in arizona say yet another shooting on a phoenix highway may be connected to 10 other shootings in the past 12 days. this time a delivery truck was hit. one or more shooters appear to fire bullets and bbc bees at random vehicles in the phoenix area. so far no one is injured, but a 13-year-old girl was cut by glass when a bullet shattered a wind sheemed. a $30,000 reward is to be

offered. >> parts of japan will see two feet of rain. this is the result. >> the marine core sets out to study what would happen with women in combat roles, today they released the results.

glass when a bullet shattered a wind sheemed.

william bratton is apologising for former tennis star james blake, arrested, wrong fully identified as a crime suspect. blake says plane-clothes police officers tackled him outside a hotel. officers handcuffed him for 15 minutes and did not identify themselves as police. he said he was mistaken for a suspect in an identity case. >> i referred to video camera, we had concerns about the break down. we talked to the fers and

mr blake bratton says race was not a factor in how police treated blake. the officer that tackled blake has been placed on modified duty and stripped of his gun and badge a judge ruled the six police officers involved in the death of freddie gray will stand trial in baltimore. chont chont [ chanting ] >> protesters gathered outside the court and cheered the decision. gray adds death set off the worst riots seen in decades. it was argued jurors would be bias two days of heavy rain caused dangerous flooding in japan, emergency workers had to make rooftop rescues. the flooding caused a leak of radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant. in north-east japan, toyota suspended operations at three

plants due to record-breaking rains. >> reporter: another natural disaster strikes north of tokyo. this time it was an inland sea water. hitting the area after lunchtime, taking everything in its wake. the wall of water uprooted trees and shook houses to their foundation. in joso city, rescuers couldn't keep up with pleas for help. only a lucky few were moved to safety. as it unfolded live on television, the national broadcaster urged people in cars and houses not to give uch hope, but to do what they could to survive. we have had heavy rain, we have not seen this much water in decades. the water broke the banks. areas in the regions recorded double the usual september rain in 48 hours.

the weather bureau says say it's the kind of rain fall that happened once in half a century. it moved off the coast, but the rain lingers across the affected area. >> the rains are unprecedented. this is an abnormal situation. serious disasters such as landslides and flooding occurred and is still happening. >> reporter: the prime minister urged local governments to be as ready as possible for the disaster. >> the heavy rains are unprecedented and likely to continue. the government will prioritise people's lives and take disaster measures. >> more than 800,000 people have been urged to evacuate their homes. the rain eased. forecasts continue into tomorrow. rescue authorities are waiting to see what daylight brings.

>> these are live pictures out of joso city in japan. the water has receded. the destruction is widespread. a study by the marine corp says all male combat squads outperformed mixed unit. 4-00 marines volunteered to join a task force. women didn't shoot as accurately. and women were not as skilled as removing wounded soldiers from battle. the pentagon ended a ban on women in combat but is deciding if some roles should be limited to men. tomorrow marks 14 years since the 9/11 attacks. afghanistan's former president is challenging believes about al qaeda. in an interview, many asked hamid karzai if he denies that

they existed. osama bin laden was there during the attacks. >> on september the 11th, was al qaeda operating in afghanistan. >> i have come across the talib taliban, other groups, and the people, calling themselves different names. different outfits of extremists and terrorists. we have reports about them. i don't know if al qaeda existed and i don't know if they exist. >> more of the exclusive inter with hamid karzai on the website aljazeera.com/upfront. >> next - the fossil discovery that is making waves in the scientific world. why researchers say it changes the notion of what makes us human, and human evolution. foodborne illnesses take thousands of lives, why it's

putting new food safety rules in effect.

the f.d.a. issued new food safety rules in an effort to prevent 3,000 deaths caused by foodborne diseases. the c.b.c. says it sickened 48 million people, one in six americans annually. the rules require food manufacturers to have strict procedures to keep operations clean and be prepared to show government officials what they are doing. the c.d.c. is widening its probe of four department of defense labs, where samples of deadly organisms may be mishandled.

samples of plague and encephalitis were among concerns, but therefores no sign anyone was -- no sign that anyone was exposed to or became ill from the samples. workers in new york city will make $15 by 2018. it the be phased in to the rest of the state by 2021. some restaurant owners are deciding whether to sue. >> a remarkable discovery is changing the way we think about the human family tree. scientists found the largest collection of fossils of a species of whommen im. we have more about the break through. >> reporter: it was unveiled in front of the world's leading scientists and media. a new link in the evolutionary change.

this is a homo nadeli, one of our earliest relatives and new species of primitive hominid. part ape, part human. >> it walks on two legs like you and eye and has long legs. the feet are like yours and mine. but if they were standing next to us, you would not think they were a human. they were 5 foot tall. it would have a phoney head the size of my fist. the brain was the size of my fist. small and primitive in shape and high shoulders like an ape the fossils were found at a cave, at the cradle of human kind, a u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage site in south africa. never before has so many fossils been found in one place. there are 15 partial skeletons. what is more significant is what it tells you about the behaviour. scientists say the remains were put there suggesting a burial ritual. something until now scientists thought we, homosapiens did. >> we don't see any evidence of

symbolic behaviour that they are doing, yet that emotional basis, the social basis, some recognition that a dead member of their own group, species is special in some way. that is what we are seeing here. it may be one of the first steps towards humanity. >> reporter: it is revolutionary. there was thinking that the brain grew bigger before, at the same time the body became like ours. but with this it's the other way around. scientists don't know how old the fossil is. but as a species homo naledi could have emerged around 2.8 million years ago as a species. and could have been on the earth 100, 000 years ago. the south african's deputy president was delighted as the scientists. it confirmed south africa as a rich source of answers to one of our greatest mysteries, where

earlier i spoke to a lead researchers, and he said it could change the way we understand the human species. >> we are not sure where it fits in. it shares features with later humans, homoerectus and us. it's primitive in other ways. we are talking about early humans who have brains the size of oranges. so it fits in the window between the ape man, the little austral pits, and homoerectus like us. what it does it is muddies the waters a bit. we now have a number of species that fit into that time frame, and they share different features and are primitive in different ways, and complicates the picture in fascinating and fun ways.

they don't know when it lived, but it could be the earliest species of the whommo genus. i'm antonio mora, ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪ ] in coffee shops, school gymnasiums and american leaguon hauls, presidential candidates are trying to move iowans to move into the snow, to caucus with neighbours and choose a nominee. it's not only arcane, but iowa may not do the parties much of a favour as an early test. don't believe me, ask president santor im and