abdalla abdalla presidential candidate number 1 and presidential candidate number 2 ashraf ghani, both insisted they were the best to replace. >> abdalla abdalla won by a narrow margin which meant it had to go to a runoff. that happened in june, this time, ashraf ghani was the winner. ghani agrees to a recount bit takes almost a month of back and forth on the details of how to proceed. and finally both candidates agree on a process for the vote ordered with the help of the u.s. secretary of state. but it takes time and john kerry rushes to ensure the pressure is on. >> both parties now agreeing that the rules of the road, both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> but an outcome is proving hard to find. and so five months after millions of afghans went to the polls, still no word on who won. stephanie decker, al jazeera, kabul. >>> widespread audits of the 8 million votes cast in the second round of presidential elections. now he says he's not going to respect the outcome of that audit. he says the audit process has been biased against him. he says he's acting in the interest of the peop

abdalla. the two have been locked in a dispute that delayed the inauguration for nearly three months. now they must work together in a unity government. abdalla says it will make the changes afghanistan needs. >> translator: based on the agreement of national unity government we are in a government for the sake of reforms. in all political and social sectors of the government we are together. afghanistan today needs national unity, security and prosperity based on the agreement for national unity economic development and administrative reforms. as required by the nation of afghanistan, we are committed. >> reporter: ghani in his inauguration speech echoed the directions. >> if you want to have a rule of law the high level officials that are involved in corruption should be removed so we can have a transparent judicial system and for all those cases which are still pending, a committee should be formed to review them. >> reporter: he promised a new type of relationship with international partners. the new president acknowledged his government has much to do, and the job won't be easy. >> we have this big security challenges. we have a huge eco

karzai saying that abdalla abdalla and ashraf ghani are speaking again. >>> david cameron is promising scotland that it will have more powers if it stays in the union. they are voting whether to become independent of the rest of bre britain. >> this is a decision that could rip scotland from the rest of united kingdom. we must be very clear: there's no going back from this. no rerun. this is a once and for all decision. if scotland votes yes, the u.k. will split. and we will go our separate ways forever. >> lawrence lee is in aberdeen where the prime minister has been making his speech. >> reporter: please don't go please don't tear the family apart. that was the central message from the prime minister in be aberdeen often his last visit to the nation. he didn't actually say it directly to them mind you, he said to it his own conservative party in a business center on the edge of aberdeen. but the message really was the same to all scots that on an emotional level it would be disastrous to mr. cameron personally and to many people across the rest of the union for the cots to break away

abdalla. the two have been locked in a dispute over the election that delayed the inauguration for nearly three months. now they must work together in a unity government. abdalla says it will make the changes afghanistan needs. >> translator: based on the agreement of national unity government we are in a government for the sake of reforms. in all political and social sectors of the government we are together. afghanistan today needs national unity, security and prosperity, based on the agreement for national unity, economic development and administrative reforms as required by the nation of afghanistan we are committed. >> reporter: ghani in his his inaugust ratioinauguration spee. >> we have a huge economic challenge that needs to be tackled immediately. but overall i think a rule of law is something that needs immediate attention. >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential fard last time as leader. promised to help the new government in his new role as citizen. are confidence has been shane after months of political deadlock. it was all smiles after the new leaders promised to leave the past behind. a chance to show afghans that the new unity government can work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> keeping thousands of u.s. troops on the ground when the u.n. combat mission ends in december. this bilateral agreement will protect u.s. citizens from prosecution under afghan law. >>> the trial against mohamed morsi has adjourned. morsi and 35 others are charged with collaborating with foreign organizations like hamas and hezbollah with leaking secrets. toxic gases and ash are still erupting from a volcano in japan. so far more than 35 bodies have been recovered near the top of mount ontake. the volcano erupted without warning on saturday. at least 250 were liking on the mountain when it started smuingg gas and ash. >>> hundreds of flight cancellations in chicago still today after an arson fire at air traffic control last week. and now the head of faa is ordering massive review of security protocols. lisa stark reports. >> trying to get air of traffic to some semblance of normal in the u.s. a review of all air traffic facilities both security features and contingency plans for emergencies. work is underway to repair chicago's communication center, 20 of 29 pieces of communications equipment were destroyed. authorities say it could take until mid december to get chicago center up and running. other facilities are taking up the slab. the good news is midway, where southwest is the biggest airline, cancellations are minimal. but for the passengers it has been a nightmare. >> all because of one person. it's so infewer rate 88th -- infuriating. it's sad it took this but it's just -- you know so frustrating when it impacts so many people. >> reporter: that one person brian howard worked at the center for eight years. he had security clearance. friday morning he had to show his i.d. and swipe his card and he went inside. once there he allegedly set fire tot communications equipment and then tried commit suicide by cutting his wrist and his throat. now are chicago senator dick durbin is calling for an investigation on faa workers. meantime the administrator of the faa says depending on his review, changes will be made if necessary. >> lisa stark reporting. brian howard is appearing for the first time since being charged. if he is foundably di found guid be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and $20,000 fine. he mentioned this on fraibs fack prior to this incident. >>> a judge says detroit's controversial water shutoffs can continue. fleeing isil's brutality >> the refugees have flooded this small town... >> can they survive? don't miss primetime news on al jazeera america all this week >> stocks started a new trading week on a low note. the unrest in hong kong and speculation over whether the federal reserve would raise interest rates caused stocks to tumble. the dow fell 42 points to 17,071. the nasdaq and s&p 500 also fell. >>> the detroit controversial water shutoff policy is here to stay. a judge made a ruling saying he will not stop the shutoffs, many people are losing water service every day because of unpaid water bills. bisi onile-ere says it's a battle over water and human rights. >> we come here with our hearts heavy for those who have lost water from all over this city. >> reporter: he doesn't have the authority to intervene. that is one reason u.s. bankruptcy judge steven rose voted against stopping the water shutoffs. in a lengthy ruling the judge says there is no constitutional rights to free water and a city opportunity throes of bankruptcy cannot afford to have the water bills unpaid. this has left many people outraged. >> this is not just a social crisis. this is a moral crisis. how morally inept could the bankruptcy court be that he could sit there in that courtroom, listen to the testimonies of those who have tried to have access to water, and who have been denied continuously and still not grant restraint? >> reporter: in a lawsuit sincerely a dozen low income residents asked the judge to issue a six month moratorium on the shutoffs so that both sides could work on a new customer affordability plan. during two days of hearings, some who have lived without running water for months tearfully took the stand. in a city plagued by poverty, their attorney argued that access to water is a human right. the plan now is to appeal. >> in the next few weeks, the u.n. will be here. we're going to stay in the trenches because it's one person, one family don't have water in detroit your family is next. >> reporter: so far over 24,000 accounts have been shut off this year. the city says up to 400 people are losing water service each day. attorneys for the city defend the shutoff policy, saying a new ten-point plan that is providing financial help to those in need is working. and detroit's bankruptcy judge agreed. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. >> a new afghan president paving the way for u.s. troops in afghanistan past the end of this year. coming up what that means for relations between the two countries. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now i think that al jazeera helps connect people in a way they haven't been connected before. it's a new approach to journalism. this is an opportunity for americans to learn something. we need to know what's going on around the world. we need to know what's going on in our back yard and i think al jazeera does just that. >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm michael eaves now that afghanistan has sworn in a new president, the white house says a new deal to keep the troops on the ground in kabul may come as soon as tomorrow. the military wants to keep more than 10,000 troops in afghanistan in a train-and-support role when the combat mission ends in december. rosalyn jordan has more. >> the u.s. finally gets what it wants in afghanistan, a training and support position. the u.s. is anticipating the imminent signature of a bilateral security agreement or bsa that would allow it to change the way it engages with afghan security forces. it is also looking forward to a presidency in which they believe ashraf ghani will be better positioned to deal with the taliban as a destabilizing force but also deal with the matters of corruption in trying to restore internal security in his country. >> rosalyn jordan reporting for us from washington. scott smith we appreciate your time today. now that it appears that this bilateral security agreement will be signed as early as tomorrow, help us understand the overall importance of this agreement between the united states and afghanistan. >> yeah, i think the first thing is that the consequences of the bsa not being signed would have meant premature withdrawal of u.s. troops at least against expectations in afghanistan at the end of this year. and i think that would have been catastrophic for confidence of the afghan military force he and it would have added to the great deal of uncertainty that the afghans fell in an already uncertain year. this year was after all a year, with handover of power to a new president, with that handover happening, the bsa being signed and a greater certainty of what the u.s. role would be in afghanistan, that would restore a certain amount of confidence that will be restored. at least in the near term. >> president karzai could sign this agreement quite a while ago, quite frankly, he drug his feet over the elections of the summer. is there any long lasting damage from this process taking so long? >> i think there have been significant costs. there have been economic costs, in terms of forgone revenue, in terms of economic activity which has been delayed, investments and so forth. i think there's been a cost in terms of the confidence that people have in their own institutions and their leaders. and in their constitution. and i think there's been -- also it's been a very heavy fighting season. the taliban has taken advantage of this vacuum of leadership and it has hit hard over the security forces. these costs are serious, many the new government probably faces an empty treasury, nearly empty treasury. they will have to overcome those costs. >> the taliban, let's start there, that's why the u.s. forces went there in the first place to deal with that group. now that they've had somewhat of a resurgence if you will, temper that word a little bit, but at least on the process of the elections and the economy over the last several months, what threat or fear is there that once these u.s. troops leave that the taliban could once again take over power as they had for so many years prior to u.s. intervention, is that a fear not only in the united states but also from afghanistan? >> yes, i think there has been that fear. and i think that fear would have been much greater if the bsa weren't assigned and the continuation of the u.s. support financially and in terms of training for afghan army if that hadn't happened. the afghan army, the national security force has actually done a very good job in fighting the taliban and in keeping them from making significant gains, despite the fact that throughout this period, throughout this past two years they've been receiving dmshed amount diminist from the u.s. troops in afghanistan. there is expectation that they won't be able to take over the country like they did in 1996. if they came to the same analysis would they be willing to come to negotiation process? president ghani in his first inauguration speech said it would be a priority for his administration but the other side has to play. >> besides being sworn in, president ghawn created ghani a position for his presidential opponent abdalla abdalla. how important is it for afghanistan to get its economy back up to a more profitable level, as it relates not only to this stability of the country but also its security? >> yeah, well it's extremely important as i mentioned before, you have the immediate important importance of the shortfall of revenue. i think donors will come in and help out with that. but a loss of business is cf, confidence. sustained many of the urban economies so there's a huge need for afghanistan to begin to develop indigenous source he of revenue and produce in order for the country to be able to survive. now i think the chief executive name as you mentioned is misleading. it's sort of a de facto prime minister but since afghanistan is by definition a presidential system they've come up with this term chief executive office. we know ashraf ghani, the new president has an idea how to rebuilder his country, he has written a book on the subject, he was a finance minister before. probably more he rather

abdalla abdalla says he won afghanistan's presidential election but denied victory because of widespread fraud. and in the interest of the people he says he can't accept defeat. >> to be able to deal with the challenges which afghanistan has faced in this part of the world, could not be based on the foundation of fraud. >> reporter: abdalla first alleged election fraud two months ago. after preliminary results in the runoff poll put him a million votes behind his rival, ashraf aghani. u.s. secretary of state john kerry came to kabul and negotiated a deal satisfactory to both candidates. including hundreds of afghan and international viewers. aghani's supporters say the political demands are unacceptable. >> they are pushing for things outside the confines of our constitution and we have no authority to succumb to those issues that are prohibited by our constitution. but we are still committed to continue our block. >> abdalla says political negotiations are at a deadlock but didn't close the door totally to providing a government of rm coalition. jennifer glasse, being al jazeera, kabul. >>> ukraine's president petro poroshenko has visited the ukrainian city of mariupul. ceasefire between government force he and pro-russian rebels continues to hold. russian president vladimir putin has spoken on the phone about steps to