new york first. about a week ago there was a lot of this pheno optimism diplomacy the russians and the americans are talking to each other and then in the last day or so obama signed. an executive order to arm the rebels. in syria so where are we at right now is doing is it only about chemical weapons and then regime change that's still in the cards that's still part of the obama agenda and what in the nato allies to overthrow the government in syria well certainly we've seen that regime change has been on the table really since the beginning we have seen countless attempts to justify regime change using various pretexts and of course the chemical weapons and the red line has been just the latest in a series of such pretexts of course we've seen that aggression against syria in whatever form that it's taken has been done under the cover of humanitarianism and this is the the latest example of aggression from western powers against a sovereign country in the form of humanitarianism but i think that what you're pointing to this transition that we've seen just in the last few days is really quite start

new york! >> that is the sound of history. miss new york is the first indian american to wear the crown. chosen after performing a bollywood fusion dance. many are critical. and that is drawing criticism. abc 7 news business and technology reporter david louie has the story from freemon.. >> tears of joy began flowing down miss america's face, the reality that ethnic heritage is seemingly not an issue. >> people are accepting not based on ethnic background just voting for she's american. >> however, posts in social media gab began to reflect toller yens, one labeled her a terrorist, and another, an arab. she is a daughter of an immigrant who is a gynecologist. >> shows how much we have left to go, still, just because there are always going to be like ignorant people in any sort of group. >> miss america is said, quote, very is to-to-rise above that. i viewed myself as first american. the co-founder of the hindu american foundation says it's a day of celebration but a day to address hatred. >> we celebrate and want to make sure we continue to make sure these racist attitudes don't remain

i think if we're going to keep new yorkers safe we need to see the american muslim community as part norspartners to fight terr. i agree new yorkill continue to be a target but the plot he's talking about that have been thwarted many have been because american muslim haves went to authorities with these tips. if the american muslim communities feel they are targeted or their institutions their being infiltrate bid new york police department that trust is broken people and people will not feel comfortable coming to law enforcement that they need to counter terrorism. >>> linda sasour in washington, d.c. tonight. thank you for sharing your story. >> thank you. >> security in new york and across america has changed tkras drastically since the september 11th attack. the government spent billion dollars to prevent another attack on new york soil. >> reporter: 12 years after that fateful day in september america's security sector the booming. government spends nearly six times what it did in 200 i 2001 fueling the security apparatus. adding new jobs for those with specialized skills. >> since september 11th there's ban steady growth

. >> stanley crouch, new book "kansas city lightning: rise and times of charlie parker," and the author of the all-american skin game, and columnist in the new york daily news. what do you write about? >> well, american life as i understand it. it's -- this country is of constantly remarkable human occasion because no matter how bad things get in america, there's always something good that happens. there's a good response. it may not be the one you want immediately, but it gains ground over time, you know, like if you you -- women's liberation, segregation, racism, anti-semitism, all of these things might have been stronger at a certain time, but the opposition continues to grow and basically overwhelming the problem. the problem is never completely overwhelmed, but even a se gagessist lost ground over the years. that's what i'm sad about most, is how americans continually find out a way to like them or not going to like them, but it means you are better off to deal with a human being as a human being than the person is a variation on stereotypes because i was arguing with my daughter once, she was about 15 then, she's 36 now, but, dad, you're no

if it wasn't that bad, a new cbs news new york times find that just 43% of americans agree with the job performance and that was his lowest approval rating in two years. let's bring in our political advisors, the former republican congressman for new york. doug, i saw one poll and i think it was the routers poll that had the president as low as 39%. >> greg, it is undeny -- undeniable he is trending down. he gets negative ratings on the foreign policy and the american people are sick and tired. the only thing is a republican party that is committing harry kerry and doing what the people don't want which is ultimately being responsible for shutting the government down do -- over an admittedly unpopular obamacare. >> republicans always get the blame and in fact they are already getting the blame. cbs new york times, who is more to blame if the government shuts down? republicans in congress, 44%. president and democrats, 36%. the 16% both equally is an important piece of data. >> what we have is a country that is condemning them all. they have merit to condemn them all. we add -- we admitt

new york times" runs an op. ed. piece by russian president vladimir putin. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin has a warning for the american people. in a "new york times" editorial, putin said, the potential strike by the united states against syria will result in more innocent victims and escalation. potentially spreading the conflict far beyond syria's borders. he added, we must stop the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. >> good morning, secretary kerry. good morning. >> reporter: a political settlement could be in the works. secretary of state john kerry meets with his russian counterpart in switzerland today. they are discussing a russian plan for syria to turn over all of its chemical weapons to avoid a u.s. military strike. >> if assad's chemical weapons stockpiles can be secure and removed from his possession, absent military force that would be a good thing. >> reporter: that's a big if. the u.s. will agree to the russian proposal only if it can be sure syria turns over all of its chemical weapons. >> syria is considered by most experts as a chemical weapons

city, here in new york leading arab-american activist yorkthe association of new and the advocacy andc engagement court enter for the national network of error american communities. >> we were talking about larry sanchez. let's turn to a part of the 2007 hearing before the senate committee on homeland security that looked at the nypd's counterterrorism efforts. this is then senator joe lieberman questioning larry sanchez, the analyst to came to the nypd from the cia. >> i'm paraphrasing, but i think you said the aim of this investigation and of the nypd was not just to prevent rris attacks, obviously, post-9/11 in new york city, but to try to prevent -- understand and then prevent the radicalization that leads to terrorist attacks. in the end of it, what are the steps that you come away with that you feel industry and usual area, unremarkable people, not on the screen of law enforcement to try toyou begin prevent the radicalization that leads to terrorism? >> let me try to answer this way. the key to it was, first, to understand it. whato start appreciating most people would say would

americans were involved. reporting for abc news, new york. >>> american security and law enforcement are pressing for access tohe bodies of terrorists to determine if any americans were involved. >>> a worker was rescued from a frederick construction site after getting stuck in the mud. the man was in a ditch when the water pipe burst. it filled the ditch, leaving the 49-year-old worker trapped. crews pulled him out of the waist deep water. >>> an amateur angler reeled in this thing. look at the teeth. that is a pacu, the cousin of a piranha. tommy boylen said he was shocked to pull it out of a small pond in jersey. boylen suspects that the fish ended up in the pond after someone emptied their fish tank there. >>> all right. it took more than two hours of digging to get a little army back in the arms ofs it owner. this dachshund got trapped into a hole. fire crews came out to carefully dig around precious so the dirt wouldn't cave in on her. they got the first glimpse of her and let the owner pull her out. >> she's part of the family. we're very happy she's okay. >> it took 15 firefighters to rescue precious.

al jazeera, new york. >>> 300,000 syrian-americans are living in the u.s. with large communities in new york city, los angeles and detroit. >>> the teenager activist is writing a new page in her courageous story. she spoke at the opening of the public's public library. she was flown there for surgery after being shot in the head in october. she had been campaigning in pakistan for the right for girls to go to school. she will receive the international national children's peace prize this week. >> the glare is so strong it's literally melting cars. sonia gayagos reports. >> reporter: this is london's hot spot. in the middle of the city, a bizarre beam of light radiates on to the street. powerful, dazzling and hot. the cause of this tp phenomenon, this tower. the building's kufrd construction has had an unfortunate effect. >> you can see it's curved. so that's a vast area up there and it's collecting a lot of solar energy. if that were or the go out in all directions it would be massive but it's focusing down to this point. pit's focus down here so that is all

american. >> reporter: but only one could win. >> miss america is -- new york! a davuluri, an aspiring med student and the first miss american to win the crown. >> the girl next year is e involving as diversity. >> reporter: in 1984 vanessa williams became the first african-american miss america. from 1921 to 1970 the pageant was an all white cookie cutter affair. these were the contestants back in 1989. these were the ladies on stage last night. we met miss kansas, a tattooed army sergeant. >> you can carry a gun? >> i can carry a gun. >> miss iowa born without a left arm and miss florida sporting a bye dazzling leg brace after taking a spill in the early round of the competition. >> oh, my god, that really hurt. >> reporter: some pageant traditions will never change. but some do. miss new york won with a boly wood inspired dance. some ugly comments popped up on twitter. one read, if you are miss america, you should have to be american. davuluri born in new york, she brushed it off, tweeting she's proud to be america's girl next door. >> that's all for us tonigh

. >>> new revelations are electing now the national security agency uses the social connections of americans. the new yorkts that the nsaate are called social graphs like facebook and google and can identify who people travel with, their location, and other personal information. originally the data was collected to track foreigners, but the times says it now includes americans. the report is based on documents leaked by edward snowden. >>> the anti-virus software pioneer john mcafee says he has a way to stop the nsa and called it decentral, but says right now it's an idea. mcafee made the claims at a tech conference in san josi and also invisits he never killed his neighbor in the central american nation of belize. mcafee is still considered a person of interest for that criminal. >>> speaking up against violence. >> people turn a blind eye to it. it is like it becomes normal. it's a plague. it's a disease. >> the efforts to put an end it to a growing problem. >>> but first, my favorite story of the night, proof it's never too late. happy couple staying i-do at 90 years old. >>> cloud cover the area and i

new report the cia has begun delivery of weapons to syrian rebels. secretary kerry begins talks geneva with the russians, and russian president vladimir putin speaks to americans in "the new york times." >>> and north korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor, capable of producing plutonium. >>> and the rare sighting of a smoke-nado. and a single night in this suite will cost you a cool $45,000. >>> "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm richard lui. we start with breaking news out of colorado. parts of boulder county are being hit hard by devastating floods after three days of heavy rain. the national weather service has issued a flash flood emergency for boulder and jefferson counties. there's at least one confirmed death and reports of collapsed homes, mudslides, and stranded drivers, but also a report of a dam collapse in larimer county. hundreds of students at boulder have been evacuated and the emergency office is telling residents to move to higher grounds. bill karins will be here with details and what's going on there. >>> russian president vladimir putin is issuing a plea for caution for the u.s. in a "the new york times" editorial. more on tha

the sweeping data collection and analysis of information belonging to american citizens took a new turn when "the new york times" published these powerpoint slides from a program called hemisphere. and according to the leaked documents, agents working on counternarcotics investigations

news alert. vladimir putin directly addressing the american people on syria. just moments ago the new york times posted an op-ed by putin. he warns against u.s. military intervention saying, quote, the potential strike by the united states against syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond syria's borders. a strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. president putin says it could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance. putin also slapping obama for saying the united states is exceptional, calling that remark, quote, dangerous. so is russia just playing us? and is that dangerous? >> putin is the player. we are being played. >> that's exactly right. that's exactly what is happening here. >> we have had to rely on the russians to rescue this and they don't have american interests at heart. >> do you realize what a laughingstock we are? >> we have seen one of the most s

it has been a dozen years since terrorists killed thousands of innocent americans in new york, washingtonhere in pennsylvania. i will always remember walking through lower manhattan on the day after those attacks as a senator representing the people of that great state. it was like a scene out of dante's inferno. the air was acrid. the thick smoke made it hard to breathe or see. a firefighter would be covered in sit -- soot. they carried undocking spirit of a wounded nation on their tired shoulders. to keep america safe and strong in a dangerous world, we will have to rely on a foundation that has served us for more than two centuries. the values enshrined in our founding documents. the courage and service of our citizens. let me end where i began with jeb's dad. when president george h.w. bush took the oath of office, in his inaugural address that day, president bush offered a timeless wisdom of saint augustine's. in crucial things, unity, and important things, diversity, in all things, generosity. i want to thank the national constitution center for the great honor you have given me tod

it has been a dozen years since terrorists killed thousands of innocent americans in new york, washington, and here in pennsylvania. i will always remember walking through lower manhattan on the day after those attacks as a senator representing the people of that great state. it was like a scene out of dante's inferno. the air was acrid. the thick smoke made it hard to breathe or see. a firefighter would be covered in sit -- soot. they carried undocking spirit of a wounded nation on their tired shoulders. to keep america safe and strong in a dangerous world, we will have to rely on a foundation that has served us for more than two centuries. the values enshrined in our founding documents. the courage and service of our citizens. let me end where i began with jeb's dad. when president george h.w. bush took the oath of office, in his inaugural address that day, president bush offered a timeless wisdom of saint augustine's. in crucial things, unity, and important things, diversity, in all things, generosity. i want to thank the national constitution center for the great honor you have given

new york, but last night voters told them no. spitzer lost his bid for comptroller. weiner lost his for mayor of new york city. >>> and news about american01(k)s tonight. if you were watching the markets today you saw it, the dow soaring, closing up 135 points, optimism because of a deal with syria. it's the third day of triple digit gains. >>> and now to a twist in the case of that young man who came out of the shadows confessing in a youtube video that he was driving drunk when he killed a man. he told the world that he would take responsibility. so what is going on now that he's in court. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> we enter a plea of not guilty. >> reporter: it was not the plea matt cordle's video confession implied it would be. >> when i get charged, i'll plead guilty. >> reporter: the surprise plea had the judge incensed yesterday. >> i'm sorry you all came. i'm sorry you all came for this whole big thing. >> reporter: the 22-year-old made headlines after posting this video that quickly went viral online. a confession to a drunk driving crash that killed a 61-year-old father, photographer and navy submarine vet. >> my name

shortages, and putting us on a path toward sea level rise, that could swallow parts of major american cities like new york, miami and san diego. skeptics have predictively accused the u.n. panel of being alarmist. but this is a major wake up call. why isn't there a greater sense of urgency out here in the real world about climate change? >> a concern that is mostly in the future is something you can easily put off and not worry about today. but this is bearing down on us. it's coming at us like a mack truck. >> reporter: so what kind of changes need to be made? how will they affect you? experts say we need to shift to cleaner energy like natural gas, wind and solar, and move toward more energy efficient cars and home appliances, some of this could be more extensive for us, frankly. but it is definitely cheaper than run away global warming. >> they were unequivocal today. >> unequivocal. >> thank you, dan. now to that white knuckle moment at 34,000 feet. the pilot of a commercial jet suffers a heart attack at the controls. the co-pilot takes action. two passengers rush to help. tonight we're learning about

the russians and americans will meet in new york at the end of september and disk -- plan a date for the next geneva conference. .> thank you very much for that we had some technical difficulties. sporadic clashes broke out in egypt after friday prayers. tookrters of mohamed morsi to the streets. police dispersed protesters and anti-morsi demonstrators. forsands gathered in cairo a rally. they had yellow signs to represent the pro-morsi camp that were shut down last month by security forces. heavy fighting has broken out between government and rebel forces in the philippines. it shatters a plan to cease-fire -- planned cease-fire. muslim separatists took hostages. in this mainly catholic country, it is cost hundred 50,000 lives since the 1970's. lives since the 1970's. police in mexico swept through a square using tear gas, flash grenades and water cannons. almost 30 people were injured. after weeks of near constant disruption by the teachers. haveean finance ministers called for better global coordination in the fight against tax fraud on a second day of talks in the lithuanian capi

american story. you know, so people can think, i'm in new york, right? ke up for breakfast i'm going to have a bagel. for lunch i'm going to have tacos, and for dinner i'm going to have kebabs. that's the american story. we're shaped through food, culture, language, dress, what it means to be american. >> this is a question for all the performers. how do you move from the margin in terms of the mainstream. is this a consideration because you're up against shows like "24" that had millions and millions of viewers, and so self media reputation is important, but are we making an impact without getting to those kinds of numbers? >> negin, do you want to pick that up. >> there are two things that i feel responsible for as a comedian and filmmaker. one is to have mainstream jobs. every on this panel has worked mainstream culture, writing and directing for nickelodeon or comedy central. it's important-to-have a presence at that table. because when you see subtle bigotry creep into monday logan jokes, for example, on late night talk shows, you can be the guy. and

and in the mayor's wife, david dinkins recounts his career as the first african-american mayor of new york city. look for these titles this coming week and watch for these authors on the near future and on booktv.org. >> booktv continues with sylvia ann hewlett. she argues that the key is to find a sponsor in life. a senior-level person who will champion your career and advocate for you. she argues that mentors will build your self-esteem but will not help you move up. this is about one hour. [applause] >> belinda, thank you. welcome to this amazing evening. you know, this is our third book launch at the new york stock

incarcerated, a fourth are here in the united states. >> and of course you were the first african-american mayor of new yorkpolitical landscape for african-american politicians or aspiring politicians change since your time in office? >> well, i think things are for the better. i'd like to point out that one of the reasons i've written this book is to make the observation that i didn't do it alone, everybody stands on somebody's shoulders. and i had an awful lot of help. a lot of good bright young women and men who assisted me. and a lot of people like that are still out there. and i think that de blasio is going to have the wisdom to collect around him some of these people. they exist and they are there in every ethnicity. this is why i referred to new york as a gorgeous mosaic. it's not a melting pot as we were taught in harlem many years ago. >> a beautiful imagery. former new york city david dinkins, thank you for your time. >> so nice to see you live. >> you, too, sir. >>> it's time to flashback to this day in 1975 when president gerald ford survived a second ass is nation attempt just 17 days after th

you wrote in the "new york times" that americans are justifiably weary of war.laying tactic? is this ultimately going to hurt the united states position more than it helps? >> of course it's a delaying tactic. assad does not clearly want to give up these weapons and assad wants to win the civil war and he's trying to game it so that he can have both of it. but if the administration's objective was not to go to war with syria, not have to strike syria, not have to get involved, it has found a way at least of not doing that, yet exploring getting some of what it wants from syria. but again, this was only a first step in diplomacy. the russians provided a path. this is going to be difficult, it's going to be long, it requires sustained pressure and it may take some time for it to bear fruit. >> gentlemen, thanks so much for coming in. >>> coming up on "the lead" the lights go out on dexter this weekend. we talk to the actors and crew behind the hit series, next. >>> after eight seasons, showtime is sticking a fork or maybe more accurately a knife into its series de

nato. >> it has proven to be a tough sell for many americans, with 6 out of 10 people opposed to an attack against syria. >> rosa flores are in new york split, but they are firm on one thing, and their common message is hands off syria. they are using skype to organize, and the name of the organization is called the syrian american forum, and they have about 2,000 members across the country and they are planning to be here today in new york to march, but their biggest event yet is a march in washington, and that's planned for monday and they plan to bus families from as far as florida and michigan to washington, d.c. to deliver the message to ask congress not to take action in syria, and they told me that what some of their biggest fears is the loss of life and they also worry a lot about the destruction of infrastructure. i was able to skype with one person, a doctor in damascus, and they are telling us that they are afraid of destruction of infrastructure, and so there is a lot of fear. the syrian americans who are here and constantly in contact with syrian americans, they are afraid the next time they call their family member will

new york times. it was called a plea for caution from russia and it directly addressed the american people in what putin calls a time of in sufficient communication between societies now he talked about the u.n. and the need for international stability he also talked about how a new knighted stakes lead strike would put innocent lives at stake it would spread the conflict derail peace efforts between israel and palestine it would hamper discussions about the iranian nuclear problem it would promote terrorism and destabilize the region entirely now he also talked about how unilateral action would be seen under the un charter as an act of aggression and talked about the importance of acting within international law here were his words if you cannot count on international law then you must find other ways to ensure security the a growing number of countries seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction this is logical if you have the bomb no one will touch you we're left with talk of the need to strengthen nonproliferation when in reality this is being eroded one thing the president also talked about was the

as you see, there is indepth analysis of this vladimir putin piece in the new york times appealing to americans. take a look.

american woman. hannah bond was a slave in north carolina who eventually escaped to upstate new york before settling er handwritten nochl was not published but purchased from a new york city bookseller in 1948 by dorothy porter wesley, an african-american librarian. in 2001, the harvard professor henry gates jr. saw the manuscripten a catalog where it was described as a 301-page handwritten script writ be in a female slave. the title page of the manuscript said the bond woman's narrative by hannah crafts, a fugitive slave, recently escaped from north carolina. professor gates bought the manuscript, authenticated it and published it in 2002 under the original title the bond woman's narrative. every indication was the name hannah crafts was a pseudonym because a fugitive slave would be afraid to use her real name then. enter professor greg hekomanvich chairman of the english department in rockville south carolina who spend the last ten years trying to determine the true identity of hannah crafts. he has determined that hannah crafts was really hannah bond, a slave in service to the wheeler family in no

russian president vladimir putin has a warning for the american people. in a "new york times" editorial putin said the potential strike by the united states against syria will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond syria's borders. he added, we must stop the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. a political settlement could be in the works. secretary of state john kerry meets with his russian counterpart in switzerland today. they're discussing a russian plan for syria to turn over all of its chemical weapons to avoid a u.s. military strike. >> if assad's chemical weapons stockpiles can be secure and removed from his possession absent military force, that would be a very good thing. >> but that's a big "if." the u.s. will agree to the russian proposal only if it can be sure syria turns over all of its chemical weapons. >> syria is considered by most experts a chemical weapons super power. >> experts believe chemical weapons are spread throughout the country. >> i

new york times. senator john mccain calling it an insult to the intelligence of every american. depending and sears, commissioner of the securities and exchange commission wants a better explanation from the stock exchanges about the massive interruption in the trading of nasdaq listed stocks a couple weeks ago. the future of dell computer decided in texas, shareholder vote to take the company private puts it back in the hands of its founder. week ii of the nfl kicks off between the jets and the patriots. we will accompany the keys save and a report of undercover cops posing in santa. that and more coming up on markets now. connell: good job with bo dietl back in the day. connell: dale earnhardt jr. coming up. dagen: talk about controversy, still staring away in nascar, penalties handed down and more. connell: the john mccain sea area comments, let's go to nicole petallides. nicole: looking at a market that is slightly positive. dow jones industrials four points. let's say we have a straight face of gains. and over 400 points, a great week for the gold, pertaining to syria. bolt

and an american survivor back home and talking about how she made it out of there alive. >>> high stakes at the u.n., amid heavy security, a fortress within new york american and iranian presidents on the same stage the same day. >>> the fry wars, a big name in fast food calls it a game changer. french fries with less fat, fewer calories, but is it all too good to be true? >>> and making a difference with a very special family day at the zoo. "nightly news" begins now.

new york! >> shock. nina davuluri crowned during this year's competition. the 24-year-old becomes the first indian-american woman to win the title and becomes the second consecutive miss new york to take top honors. for her talent she performed a bollywood fusion dance. even though she missed her cue at the beginning, the judges were apparently impressed about her interview question regarding plastic surgery when she told women to be confident in who you are. that is really cool dancing. >> congratulations. >> yeah, congratulations. do you have your moves down? can you handle that? >> never even tried it. >> let's talk colorado. when you and i were talking on friday, i'm not sure many expected to see this. >> a continuation. we were talking about the boulder area. we knew how horrible it was there. just the scope of it continued to increase in creek african yon after mudslide. and the additional rains, the problems just multiplied. by the numbers, five fatalities, 16 inches of rain in one location a guy measured in seven days. that's tropics-type rainfall. and they can't handle that in the mountains. 1,000

new york. tonight americans are watching the clock and watching washington. >> the idea of putting the americand-earned progress at risk is the height of irresponsibility and it doesn't have to happen. >> a warning from president obama. the impact felt on wall street as the markets tumble on shutdown fears. what else could happen if lawmakers can't agree. colorado flood victims might have to wait for federal help. and the

in the meantime, new revelations of government snooping and this time by looking at what americans are doing on social media these days. the new york times is reporting that it has uncovered documents on the nsa showing that agency has been exploiting its vast collections of information on american citizens. the goal is to map out social connection locations. travel by creating sophisticated graphs and diagrams. the newspaper reports that this has been going on for almost three years. syrian al-assad saying he will respect a u.n resolution to eliminate his stockpile of chemical weapons. the plan of course calls for syria to either remove on are destroy the sarin gas by the middle of next year and they have come under fire because it does not outline any consequences whatsoever. that's if he refuses to comply or otherwise fails. this comes as a team of u.n chemical weapons inspectors plan to brap up their investigation in syria after spending the last week looking into seven case of alleged chemical or biological weapons using three incidents that occurred after the august 21st attack that killed more than a thousand people. >> a di

and an american survivor back home and talking about how she made it out of there alive. >>> high stakes at the u.n., amid heavy security, a fortress within new york city. the american and iranian presidents on the same stage the same day. >>> the fry wars, a big name in fast food calls it a game changer. french fries with less fat, fewer calories, but is it all too good to be true? >>> and making a difference with a very special family day at the zoo. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening, tonight, thankfully, it is all over now. the siege inside that upscale shopping mall in nairobi, kenya, has finally been put down. it attracted the attention and of course the sadness of people around the world. the kenyan government puts the death toll at 61 civilians and six members of their own security force. they have cautioned the death toll may rise because there was a partial building collapse inside the structure. there's a possibility more bodies could be discovered. well, tonight we have a new view of what it looked like at the height of it inside the shopping mall. and we hear from an american woman who just arrived back in this country today

new york 34-25. red sox now with a commanding eight game lead in the american league east division. at's a look at your sports headlines. more sports news coming up in about 20 minutes. >> thanks, michael. also ahead, protestors and supporters take to the streets across the country. a look at the nation's reaction to a military strike in sir. >> >> ahead, real look at whether privatization is the only way to keep the service afloat for the post office. >> welcome back to aljazeera. i'm jonathan betz. the winner is tokyo on a high pressure bid for the 2020 olympic games. australia has a new prime minister. tony abbot has won. >> secretary of state john kerry continues to push for support overseas and president obama used his weekly radio address to talk about syria. the president is expected to address the nation on that tuesday night. >> protests from new york to los angeles highlight divisions within the syrian community over u.s. intersyringes in syria. we report from los angeles. >> well, jonathan, we are outside the federal building in los angeles for a protest. this is an anti w

throwing the entire system of international law out of balance as he addressed the american people and politicians in a new york times article this threat to the established order may well happen according to the russian leader if indeed washington proceeds with its plan strikes against syria joining me live now for the latest on this sean thomas a very good morning to you sean the russian president putting pen to paper outlining russia's stuff what else did he have to mention well rory is certainly an interesting developer. and writing in the new york times op ed piece titled a plea for caution from russia now the message was strong but hopeful it directly address the. american people and the politicians of the united states mitt's what he called. era of insufficient communications between societies he related the different stages of ally ship and the time during the cold war between russia and the united states and saying that the world does not need to have such conflicts which is why the united nations was created and that it is an important institution he also went on to say how that unilateral action from

now a native american tribe in new york reports it's launching an ad campaign to get the team to ditchiker, and it's far from the only one. joining us now, jim gray. good to see you. >> great to be with you. >> this thing comes up every year. i heard an eloquent man, native american, says this is like calling a team the n-word. he goes, that's how it feels to me. i don't have a horse in this race but i heard him, and dan snyder seems to not want to have any part of this. >> well, you have to understand the sensitivities and that it is offensive to a whole group of people, but it's been in place for a long time. so it's going to continue. dan snyder said he is never going to change the team and as of now he is not selling the team and has no thoughts of that and he is a young man. so i don't know how they'll put this to bed. some media say they won't call them the redskins. this goes back a long time. as far as i'm concerned as long as they want be called the redskins i will call them that. i would not kareem abdul-jabbar lieu lu al sin door, but that's the name. >> i feel look once the

he has written an anti-american editorial in today's "the new york times". folks, it's not just in the times, it's been reprinted everywhere. it even made the front page of the drudge reportment and i was shocked to see the picture they ran with it. here he is with his dirty vodka-stained hands all over old glory. hmmmm, hmmmm. where have i seen that picture before? oh yeah, it's my promo shot from when i started this show. (cheers and applause) >> yeah. they just put putin's head on my body. and cut off my arm. my arms. oh, okay. i couldn't even figure out how they got that photo. clearly putin's been stealing pictures from my facebook page. unfriend, all right. and folks, it's not the only photo he stole. look, putin he is dade-- sedating a tiger, no, that's me at the bronx zoo. and-- and (cheers and applause) >> stephen: here i am shirtless fishing, shirtless hunting, shirtless horseback riding. (cheers and applause) even this one of putin is really me practicing unlicensed dentistry on keith olberman. by the way, keith, you're due for a cleaning. but i a

the a's 3 games up in the american league west. they move to new york to take on the mets. with 16 games we re maining, starting to feel light playoff baseball will be coming to oakland. >>> the giants playing out the schedule, 9/11, of course, in their thoughts as well. they had firefighters from san francisco throwing out the first pitch. return to the hill for petite. he got keep help from blanco. brandon belt singling in the run. belt delivered home winning run. the giants move on to play the dodgers in a 4-game series. it's funny, we have a $1.99 mirror from walgreens we all use. pam was waving it. >> it's $1.99 because you spent that. >> i own part of kron now. a lot of people lose their hair, i thank god mine's coming in. >>> the seahawks and 49ers getting ready for sunday. nobody will tell you it's a big game, least of all kaepernick. word came in tonight that the seahawks will have undercover officers wearing opposing team jerseys. in other words, they don't want any crazy people going off against the 49ers or any of their fans. so it is a big deal. come on. >> it'