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arrive in mecca, one of the pillars of the islamic religion, that they make a pilgrimage at least one to mecca, and to that area. more than a hundred people killed, we understand. bad weather -- i don't know if we can go to my colleague. is he available? we can't get to him life at the moment. so let's hear what we can from my colleague omar, who is in doha in qatar. >> we do know from sources inside mecca, saying the crane, or collapsed because of bad weather. there was a storm. there was heavy rain and very strong winds and we understand it fell on the eastern side of

mecca. >> he is one that will be joining. he believes the pilgrimage will go on. and we have stills from inside the mosque. you can see there, part of the massive crane that has collapsed, breaking through the and in the foreground you can see, what i would imagine would be some pilgrims. they dress down, just wear shabby clothing, this is so the poorest and the richest can mix without knowing each other's background on this pilgrimage which as i say all muslims are supposed to make at least once during the course of their lifetimes. before we go off to other news anywhere between 60 and 150 people. the suggestion is have been killed. massive crane crashing down onn the grand mosque in saudi arabia

in mecca. bad weather, perhaps one of the causes of that. we don't know very much more at the moment, but we have teams working on that. and once again as i say you can see people dressed in the simple white garbs, of the pilgrims who go on this trip to mecca every year, the one that is due to start again on the 21st of september. in other news the deepening rift in europe's approach to deal with refugees has grown even further. on friday across the hungarian border -- this is in an austrian town, refugees rushing a train, trying to get on to a train as police held people back. the train had been brought in to

transport refugees to vienna, but the scene turning chaotic, as you can see a child being treated -- although that was a little girl -- a boy child was treated as he was injured. okay. thank you. this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. the house of representatives took action today on the nuclear deal with iran. a short time ago, the house voted to reject approving the agreement but the deal will still be implemented. since democrats in the senate yesterday blocked a similar measure from even coming up for a vote. libby casey is on capitol hill for us. if you could take us through what happened in the house. >> reporter: tone a busy week on capitol hill has just wrapped up. republicans wanted to put democrats on defense. they thought the optics were

significant today the 14th anniversary of the september 11th attack. both democrats and republicans invoked those attacks as they spoke today defending their positions. of course the vote was not approved, republicans, and 25 democrats are rejecting this deal in the house. so there were a lot of symbolic moves today. but as you point out, the senate was unable to move forward on its vote yesterday to disapprove of this deal. that's because democrats blocked it. so at this point, the white house certainly has the upper happened tony. >> if all goes according to the president's plan when will the deal actually take effect and what will that look like? >> reporter: congress only has until thursday of next week to formally disapprove of this deal and try to reject it. since that is unlikely the next day is october 19th, that's 90

days since the u.n. security council agreed to this deal. that's implementation day. and from there iran really has the bulk of the responsibility at first. the white house is looking to try to smooth over some of these political fights that have been taking place. president obama made some calls to rabbis in advance of the jewish holiday, and wanted to make sure he could meet soon with prime minister benjamin netenyahu of israel. the white house spokesmen josh ea earnst just touched on this today. >> i would anticipate that we'll have a date set shortly, but i think you can look for prime minister netenyahu to visit with the white house sometime in even november to meet with the president. >> reporter: president obama as we spoke with rabbis yesterday,

telling them consultations have begun with the israeli military and intelligence as they watch to make sure that iran sticks to their end of the agreement. disturbing new video from hungry's refugee center. refugees were herded in pens and thrown bags of food. look at this. human rights watch said the businesses are abysmal and that the refugees are lacking food and medical care. the group quoted two refugees describing the camp as only fit for animals. while the european union is asking member states to pitch in, a number are refusing to comply. hoda abdel hamid reports. >> reporter: from the island they took the ferry to the mainland, traveled through the night, and reached the border in

the morning. many are not prepared for the weather, yet they are still determined to continue their journey, but it's one full of obstacles. macedonian border police blocked their path, and frustrations grew once more. the rain continued to poor. impairment the refugees push forward, the police bush back. this is not the first time for the macedonian border guards to use force. others risk their lives yet again. some said they were running out of money. others out of time. the police eventually let everybody in, and in the rush probably because of fear that the boarder would close once again, they left their personal belonging, even their tents, that they will probably need,

because they still have four countries to go through. >> reporter: for a while, the border stayed calm. aid workers and volunteers were getting ready for another human wave. most of the refugees stuck on the greek islands have been evacuated. about 20,000 people are expected to stream through here in the coming hours and days. some people living in the area have also come to help. sophia says the plight of these men, women, and children hits close to home. >> translator: why are we doing this? because our ancestors are refugees. i'm seeing what my grandfather and mother experienced. >> reporter: after weeks of traveling, clean clothes are more than welcome. his parents left syria 25 days ago. they entered greece through the island of rhodes. she feared her baby would not make the crossing. the sea was high. >> translator: we are not

extremists. we know it's going to be difficult here. some people don't want us, but it's still better than syria. >> reporter: it's that belief and hope that gives them the strength to continue a voyage full of uncertainties. hoda abdel hamid, al jazeera, on the greek macedonia border. six marines are in critical condition after a deadly accident in california. one marine was killed and 18 were injured when a vehicle they were in rolled over. a spokeswoman says the accident took place during a routine training mission. they are not yet releasing the name of the marine who was killed. the fbi says it stopped a planned attack on a 9/11 memorial event in kansas city. police arrested the man here his home in florida. he was sending instructions on how to make a pressure cooker bomb. he faces up to 20 years in prison. it was 14 years ago today

that the september 11th attacks changed the country. ♪ >> president obama and the first lady lead a national moment of silence just after 8:45 this morning. that is the time when the first plane struck the world trade center. in new york families of the victims read the names of those killed, and there was a remembrance as well in pennsylvania where passengers took down flight 93 before it could strike its target. and at the pentagon ash carter stook in front of the place where a plane hit killing 184 people. >> when terrorists attacked the pentagon, they tore a hole in this building. they tore at places in your hearts that may never heal completely, but as you know better than anyone, they did not, and could not take from us what defines us as americans we are defined by our resilience, by our readiness to stand up for

our values, by our willingness to honor the past even as we begin anew. >> carter told friends and family that a piece of the rubble sits on his desk as a reminder to stay focussed in securing the country. two wars began in the wake of the september 11th attacks as part of the so-called war on ter for. more than 700 men were detained at the guantanamo bay facility in cuba. this is one man. although he has been cleared for release, the obama administration has kept his transfer from going through. omar is a staff attorney for the center for constitutional rights and an attorney for tarak. it's good to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> your client has been cleared for release and yet any white house is blocking his next move.

why is that happening? >> before we answer that, it's important to know exactly what cleared for release means. that means by the unanimous consent of six national security -- >> a number of agencies have looked at this case. >> the very agencies that american citizens rely on to keep them safe have declared he can believe guantanamo. it's not the white house, but some in his administration are blocking the transfer. particularly at the department of defense justice, while the department of state is working quite hard to find him a home. the president needs to get his own agencies in line behind what is a signature declaration from him, which is to close

guantanamo. >> what is the argument that is being put forward as to the reason he has not been moved at this point? what is the defense department -- to the extent they will speak to you directly -- what is the argument that is being put forward. >> the arguments are clear because they are litigating this case. as the administration states that it's goal is to transfer him, the department of defense and justice are arguing and fighting this case in court, and one of the things they are saying, is because his is a hunger striker, that he has brought the situation on himself and so is not entitled to the protections of international humanitarian law. and that flies in the face of what the laws are intended to do, which is to protect prisoners from unnecessary suffering not punish them further. >> when i mention the white house, i'm really thinking of the president at this point, the

president is the ultimate pardoning decider moving forward. he a clear policy mandate that he laid out. he has a clear position he stated over and over again, his desire to close guantanamo bay. what is it that is within his authority to actually do, and what are you asking him to do moving forward? >> it's in his attorney to transfer him immediately. the president has the authority to release him immediately if that were his intention. he hasn't done it -- >> if that were his intention -- >> keep in mind the president is about to release a grand plan for the -- for the final conclusion of his effort to close guantanamo. he is going to set out a bunch of steps. the first of those is to begin releasing the prisoners -- >> including your client. >> so the president's plan i think is clarified at the

extremes. this man is 74 pounds. after eight and a half years on hunger strike, and if the president can't align his own agencies to affect the transfer of this desperately ill cleared prisoner, then what does he have after seven years of presidency. >> you have been working on this for a while. so are you optimistic that you will see the kind of resolution that it's clear to many your client deserves? >> i have to remain optimistic because that is the nature of this work. >> yeah. >> the effort is to put pressure on the president to ensure that he is actually paying attention to a battle that is playing out right under his nose. and again, the resolution to the desperately grave and tragic situation is simple. for the president to insist that the department of defense and

justice get in line with the department of state which is to find a safe home for him to begin his rehabilitation. >> pleasure to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. up next, fighting to get buy, the american families that are living on $2 a day.

baltimore's mayor announced

that she will not seek reelection. she lead the city as it dealt with the aftermath of freddie gray's death. she said he is wants to spending the remainder of her term focused on that job. seattle is one of the cities where it is getting increasingly expensive to live. and in los angeles the city leaders are hoping to bump minimum wage to $15 graduately. >> reporter: there's homework, baseball practice, and dirty dishes. >> i'm gone for a total of 15 to 16 hours. >> reporter: she works tirelessly trying to support a family of 5 in los angeles on $30,000 a year. half of her paycheck goes to

paying recollect on this small one-bedroom apartment. in her kitchen, the never-ending question of what to feed her family. what are you going to pull out of the freezer? >> hum. i can't even quite think about it. >> reporter: she is one of an estimated 1 million people living in poverty. if l.a.'s poor were they only city it would be the tenth largest in america, and the third largest in california. she has it better than most. she learns a little more than minimum wage but still barely gets by. in the city, minimum wage workers currently earn $9 an hour. the mayor wants to raise it to $13.25 by 2017, in subsequent years it would be indexed to keep pace with inflation.

raising the minimum wage is not without controversy, some argue it will increase unemployment, because small business owners will be forced to close. he does have the support of a number of coalitions and u.s. labor secretary, recently in los angeles to push for a higher minimum wage. why do you think there's resistance to it? why do you think we haven't raised the minimum wage here sooner? >> well, look at polling, and actually the majority of businesses support increasing minimum wage. >> reporter: if it does not go up, what do you think will happen to the people you are talking about that are working 40, 50, 60 hours full-time and still have to go to a food pantry. >> well, we don't have a society where people work a full-time job and live in poverty. that's not who we are.

>> reporter: making a little bit more every hour, what kind of difference that that mean for you? >> making a little bit more would mean a lot because i wouldn't have to work so hard. i could still be able to be professional, take care of my responsibilities at work, and then come home and show my kids that i'm there for them, and i can take care of them besides the necessities. coming up on al jazeera america, turning a field into an organic canvas. the amazing crop creations from one artist.

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a new advice for doctors today about treating high blood pressure. the national institutes of health stopped a trial because doctors there say it showed the benefits of treating hypertension more aggressively. patients are often advised to get their high blood pressure below 140, the new study suggests that that number should be below 120. the minneapolis institute of art is honoring vincent van dough right now. and ashar qureshi reports on an art. >> reporter: on first glance kansas native stan heard appears to be tending his garden. he admits he doesn't have much

of a green thumb, but landscaping and horticulture are essential to his art. and the best way to see his work is from the air. he shadow cast by the void gives me a nice dark line from here. >> reporter: for the last 40 years he has been creating large-sail images in corn fields and open plots of field, his organic canvas. >> my best option is to field a field with something growing on it, so i have an existing color, and you can knock that crop down to short, leave it tall or take it clear to the ground and thin dig into the ground. >> reporter: it takes months of planning, tilling, planting, and prunes for the image to take shape. it also takes a fair bit of mathematics. how do you make sure that when you are dealing with artwork on this scale that the proportions are correct. >> that's kind of the key on the big scale. so basically what i have here is a grid, so the basic outline is

found that way, and then later when i take an aerial photograph, oftentimes i go that's not quite right, and i move things a bit. and then when i get them to the point that i feel comfortable with, i try to etch it into the ground with a shovel or row toe tiller. >> reporter: his creates have cropped up across the globe. this is taking place five miles from the airport in minnesota. travel ellers will be able to see the work as they land. >> people will have time to look at it, catch it, oh, there it is, get the camera, the phone, and as they are going by, shoot it. >> reporter: celebrating its cent tenial, the institute of art turned to heard for a signature piece. >> we knew he was the right guy for the job. he got what we were trying to do, and he was really excited about the project and he had the

skill set to help make it a reality. >> reporter: it's a korea aation of one of the crown jewels, the olive trees with yellow sky and sun, a fitting tribute. van gogh's olive tree paintings are about the cycle of life and how man's interaction with nature can connect him with the devine. >> the interpretation is flowing and moving and -- and there's a freedom to that. >> reporter: a freedom that can turn empty fields into expansive living structures. ashar qureshi, al jazeera. that is all of our time. thanks for being with us. i'm tony harris. if you would like the latest on any of our stories head over to our website, it's aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com.

we'll see you back here tonight at 7:00 pm eastern time. the news continues next live from london. ♪ welcome to the news hour. i'm david foster. these are the stop top stories. at least 65 people are killed as a crane collapses in saudi arabia. scores of people have been hurt. the panic at a rail station as syrian refugees are crushed in the crowd as they fight for help. >>