atlantic city trying to bounce back from hurricane sandy. today president obama will try to rally congressional support for a strike on syria. he'll be meeting with key senators including john mccain who has long pushed for the president to take a stronger stance. john kerry and chuck hagel will testify before the senate. it has been 48 hours since he said that he needs congressional approval for the attack. do you have a sense of whether the congress will play ball this time. >> this is why the white house is go full court press calling in key members in chuck hagel and crown kerry to speak to the white house, and bringin to brig skeptical republicans. >> congress does not officially meet until monday, but that does not mean that they're not working on syria as we speak. >> that's right. the white house on the phone--top administration officials calling key senators and congressmen both in their home districts and those who are back here in washington working the phones. we understand that the president and vice president and chief the staf

. >>> gaming may be up, but over the last few years atlantic city chips have been down. we have more on the city's strategy for renewal, john? >> hey, del, i want to borrow your old hawaiian for this assignment but i couldn't find one. so i put the blue one on instead. we wanted to show you ozone on this lib day and the seaside action. there aren't so many now that we're on the air, but they were here earlier on. they're out and cycling around, the only thing miss something sunshine. hopefully it will be out later on in the day. the problem with atlanta city, there are two things they have to overcome. hurricane sandy when this boardwalk was destroyed. revenues in 2006 has come down from $5.2 billion a year to $3 billion a year. and there has been a hemorrhaging of jobs at the same time frame as well. we've been out and about to meet some of the people who are determined to put atlantic city back on its feet. >> they are truly cathedrals to gambling, aren't they. >> gambling for the blessed. >> that's right, you're blessed if you win. >> he was laid off when the economy

in the studio, the editor-in- chief of "the atlantic." could you tell us what this is about, and why you decided to put out this edition? thet: we're approaching 50th anniversary of the assassination of jfk and the -- john f. kennedy. kennedy remains with us today. his legacy is so contested. views of him are still all over the map. historians to rate him that high. the put them in the top 20. americans rate him extremely high. he remains the most popular president of the 20th century besides of franklin roosevelt. "atlantic" has been around for a long time. we covered the kennedy administration thoroughly. our writers have struggled with the question of what impact his administration had, and what he was like as a man. forommission new stories the insights and revelations of the 50 years since he was killed. putting that together with great pieces by walter litman and other writers. trying to produce a composite orchard of the man and his moment, it is president. -- and his presidency. pas conversations, past editions, publications. new

atlantic city, here we are!nk you. feels so good to be home. >> if i vote for you, are you going to have a commitment to my community. >> miss america 2003, erika harold, is a lawyer running for congress in illinois. >> it's a really hard job. the hardest job i'll ever have. >> miss america 1989, gretchen karlson, is now a fox news anchor. and she has this to say to mallory and future miss americas. >> you have to strike when the iron's hot. somebody else now is miss america, so, you're old news. >> my goal would be in for five to ten years for people to say, oh, and by the way, she was miss america. can i have a hug before you go? when you're miss america, there's no turning it off. i can't tell you how much i needed that today. >> we have miss america here with us. >> every single person you meet is not looking at you as mallory. >> miss america! >> your name is literally miss america. >> miss america. >> miss america. >> like, people call you miss america. there's no getting out of it, you know? >> it's almos

atlantic city is used to rolling with the punches.ears, it's offered gambling and family entertainment that has kept its boardwalk packed. then game the global collapse in 2008 and stiff competition from nearby states that legalized gambling. >> pennsylvania, delaware, maryland, now new york city, the largest casino in the united states taking some of the business from feeder markets to atlantic city. >> the senator is the architect of new laws that would allow gamblers at a place bets from home, a desperate bid to prevent further layoffs in atlantic city. >> it would be a significant boost, and hopefully in the end, sports betting, which would be a big, big win and make the town the las vegas of the east coast. >> the sports betting bid is mired in court action, but the hope is it could fill hotel rooms in winter. lisa is charged with broadening the city's appeal. >> taking advantage of the natural environment, the beach, the boardwalk, nightclubs. we have the restaurants. we are going back to our roots as a tourism destination that

there's a link between labor day and the atlantic city.y are very worried about future job losses here because revenue in the town is down since 2006 from $5.2 billion to $3 billion. there are a lot of people here trying to make sure it doesn't go any further and they do something to bring atlantic city back in the face of stiff competition from gaming now allowed in states all around this city. take a look at this. >> they are truly cathedrals to gambling, aren't they he? >> gambling is a bless. >> it's a bless if you win. >> this man was laid off when the economy tanked and now runs a chain of ladies fashion shops around the boardwalk. hurricane sandy damaged this shop and he was forced to close an i.r.a. account to keep going. >> otherwise, if i did not have the account and insurance hadn't helped me, i would be on the street. >> he and his wife often stay open all night to make ends meet. >> sandy damaged the shore all along the coastline. here there was flooding and the northern edge of the town swept away. the message seemed to go ou

. >> we have hurricane humberto and the first of 2013 and we've had two tropical storms over the atlantic ocean and this one finally making it to the 120 kilometer-per-hour mark. these are the five latest-forming hurricanes in the atlantic since the beginning of the satellite era. before that you couldn't get eyes on the ocean here to see if the storm was developing up without a ship being out there, but humberto, it formed here on september 11, 2013, at 9 utc. the other one was gustav in 2002 and just three hours later. a very quiet season thus far and this storm system as far as impacting any land areas, it really isn't going to be doing very much of that. some rain toward the azores and then toward the west moving into cooler sea surface temperatures and unfavorable conditions and expect it to slowly weaken going out to the weekend.

the atlantic is the warm ocean.cal activity has really fallen off quite a bit in the last five years and puts the onus on the atlantic ocean. >> you have the africa wave coming at us. that's just getting underway, and then the÷d atlantic storm systems or the atlantic cooling or warming, whatever it is, that's coming up. what about the pressure? isn't it above normal right now? >> what is going to happen is that the pressures in the happe is the pressure's in the northwest atlantic are going to build and become higher than normal. this is exactly what happened in the 1950s. the old-timers in the game of weather used to call it the new finland wheel. you would get higher pressures in the northwest atlantic. so that has the southwestern basin next to the united states, the caribbean, the gulf of mexico, for pressures to fall. when they fall at this time of the year over warm water, the air becomes unstable and you get tropical cyclone development. so we are very concerned that even though the season has started late, i

but atlantic city is used to rolling with the punches. it had entertainment and kept it's boardwalk packed. then came the 2008 global financial collapse, and stiff competition from nearby states that legalized gambling. >> first pennsylvania, delmas, maryland, and now you have new york city taking some of the business from markets from atlantic city. >> they're enacting new laws allowing gamblers to place bets from home. it's a desperate bid to prevent further layoffs in atlantic city. >> it will be a significant boost to atlantic city, and hopefully in the end, sports betting, which would mean a big, big win. >> the sports betting is sports action, but it could fill with caesar. they are talking about broadening the city's appeal, way beyond the casinos. >> the natural environment, we have the boardwalk and the restaurants. it's a tourist destination that has so many things for people to do. >> back in his boutique, he's hoping that it pays off. with his savings all but gone and his pension depleted, he's literally betting his life on it

eastern atlantic. one very weak tropical storm humberto, barely a tropical storm. it should headed to the cool waters of the north atlantic the next couple of days. so far, so good. not a whole lot of big committee to concern ourselves with in the tropics. 76 and sunny tomorrow, partly cloudy and 80 on friday. showers are likely saturday afternoon. a chance for a shower on sunday. back to the dry, cool weather on monday and tuesday. >> now 11 sports with 11 sports director jerry sandusky. suspension --'s chris davis bodes well for the record. when robinson's record was broken in 1976, the o's went into the postseason. davis's historical moment came in the sixth last night at fenway. to thehis 51st home run, furthest point of the ballpark. the home meant as much to the team as to his season. the tie helped put the orioles in position to win the night. now that davis has no one to chase in the home run race, he wants all attention and all swings focused on the playoff race. >> i was obviously glad to hel

the hope is it accounted fill atlantic city's hotel rooms in winter. lisa cartmel is charged with broadening the city's appeal. >> taking advantage of the natural environment, the beach, the boardwalk, the nightclubs. we have the restaurants. we are definitely going back to our roots as a tourism destination that has so many things for people to do. >> he is hoping the town's big gamble pays off. with his savings all but gone and pension plan depleted, he is literally betting his life on it. >> coming up, a triumph factual arrival in florida. endurance swimmer diana nyad has been trying to complete this swim for years. today, she was successful in her quest to conquer the jelly fish and shark infested florida straits. more on that coming up. >> one of the biggest buyouts in history, verizon says it has taken full control of its own destiny. details coming up after the break. but should you be made aware if you are consuming them. that's next on "consider this." >> welcome back, everyone. relief for cbs customers who get their t.v. from time warner cabl

atlantic, tropical the hurricane center is keeping an i on this disturbance.he middleng out in of the atlantic, it is not really a threat to many people right now. 73 tomorrow, 74 sunday, a good- looking fall weekend. a little warmer towards the middle of next week. we begin tonight's consumer alert with a recall. 8000 of these barbecue candleholders have been pulled. the arms can break, tipping the candle over. you can return it to any cracker barrel. now is the time to book travel for the holidays. you should probably brace yourself for some frustration. airline fees just keep coming. youusing reward points, will still be paying processing and boarding pass costs. these are becoming a major moneymaker. >> crazy baggage fees. realize howairlines ridiculous and misleading. >> i leave my purse at home when i fly. you may be able to get some of those fees removed or reduced. asked them to waive the fees. you may be surprised. for the first time, the insurance institute for highway safety is testing coalition avoidance systems in cars. how quickly drivers are war

most of all, i really want to thank "the atlantic." think people are starting to forget him and i do not want that to happen. i think he was the best. i thank you so much. host: before you go, can i ask you -- you work for him on his campaign. he was elected to office. in the three years that he served in the white house, how did you feel about his lack of legislative accomplishments or his agenda those first three years? caller: i thought his agenda was wonderful. -- heng us back to today couldn't get some things through. i think he was late to come to civil rights. can't -- i am having trouble even explaining how i feel. host: but it sounds like your adoration, if i may use that word, never dwindled for him? caller: it never dwindled. i light a candle every year. i am very glad that more and more people think oswalt did not act alone. you.: thank to me -- thank you very much for the call. tremendously touching after 50 years she retains this adoration for that president. host: in putting this together, i think i read in the introduct

and humber might get a little stronger towards the middle of next week but it is way out in the atlantic with no threat to major land areas. high of sunny with a 75. mid 70's with a sprinkle possible monday and back to sunshine tuesday and wednesday. alert,onight's consumer dozens of maryland nonprofits are at risk of losing their tax- exempt status because they did not file the right tax forms. headed up hopes to assist those nonprofits. right now, small tax-exempt organizations with annual gross receipts of less than $50,000 are required to submit this form, but if they do not for three years in a row they automatically lose tax-exempt status. had one where two lose their tax exemption since 2010's an initial wave. even one or two the still costly. before 2006, small businesses did not have to file. cutting and choking dangers have forced the recall of children's books. a metal rod holding beads on the rodr of the book but the can break which could cut a child and spill the beads which could choke the child. they are sold nationwide and online from june until august. log onto our websi

it's been very quiet across the atlantic basin. while we have two areas of interest, although we're not looking at much development out there, i really want folks to use per caution if you're traveling in the southwest, quiet in the atlantic basin and in the northeast it's just gorgeous out there. >> nasa's newest robotic explo explorer blast off to the moon. watch. >> three, two, one, zero, ignition, and liftoff. >> the $280 million mission will study the thin dusty atmosphere to see if there is water on the moon as well. the car-sized spacecraft will orbit six months before plunging to the moon's surface. it provided a light show for spectators all across the east coast. now a n.a.s.a. asked people to snap pictures and send it through flickr. it could be even from washington, d.c. to new york. breathtaking. i'm richelle carey. keep it right here on al jazeera. up next, inside story. thank you so much for your time. don't go anywhere. >> so the movies have been screened, juries have retired to consider their verdict. in all probab

from the "atlantic's" archive's or from the era. guest: we were looking for pieces by great writers that advanced provocative points of view, which is what we try to do, but we were looking very much to see how the tenor of the atlantic's own coverage changed. one of the things that fascinated me about it was the way our own approach to the administration changed contemporaneously. in those years the atlantic published something called the report on washington which was a monthly summary of what would later be called beltway insider opinion of kind of how the new president was doing. something that wouldn't exist today by the way when everything is happening on twitter and minute to minute. in those days a monthly magazine could update its readers what beltway opinion was. what you see is a very kind of familiar arc of coverage. we started out in these anonymous pieces which were written by very eminent journalists here sleetly excited and in awe of this charismatic new president and sort of huge praise for his assembling this great

still quiet in the tropical atlantic.the hurricane center is watching a couple of his turbines is in the gulf and keeping an eye on these patches but nothing significant on the horizon as far as the tropical storm goes. so far, so good in the atlantic. 73 and partly cloudy on wednesday and thursday. saturday looks great with partly cloudy skies and finally a chance for a rain shower passing through monday of next week. >> are you trying to get in shape? there's an app for that. >> you know there are probably fda is stepping in to monitor these so-called medical apps. obama speaks out about the terrorist attack in nairobi. as a hostage standoff there continues. were insh dignitaries town today with a very special invitation for one baltimore county school. >> it has been the topic of hot debate in washington -- health- care reform. appear inobama will the suburbs to promote his health-care law. this comes just days before uninsured americans can begin signing up for coverage lead -- using the new marketplaces. republicans

it is the only model indicating of this storm off the mid- atlantic. that is sunday afternoon and evening. it might bring showers in the maryland on the eastern shore. so far, we will see that develops are not. that is what we are going to go with for now. basically, a partly cloudy sky. no problem for the next four days. partly cloudy wednesday and thursday. we will keep an eye to the east on sunday. it looks partly cloudy and 74 around baltimore area. there is a front coming in, a chance for a couple spotty showers. >> the perfect time to buy a home or sell a home can be tricky. as the housing season close sunday, realtors benefited from high home sales. the average rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage is that 4.5%, not as well as last year. >> we need to get ready as quickly as we can and try to get the most bang for our buck. we need to do that before the interest rates go up. >> there is a shortage of inventory because no one wants to sell their home at the bottom. we can expect to see more inventory next year as home prices increased. to flush or no

not much going on in the tropical atlantic at this hour. that is very good news is we continue a relatively quiet hurricane season so far. 80 tomorrow and sunny. 77 saturday with rain likely in the afternoon. showers and early sunday. sunshine returns for the afternoon. the beginning of next week looks pretty nice. with 11 sportss director jerry sandusky. >> it has all started to go the orioles' way. the o's have pulled within striking distance of the playoffs, one game out of the wild-card race with a chance to sweep the red sox tonight in boston. davis,series for chris had his record 51st home run on tuesday. last night, the go-ahead single in the 12th inning bringing in brian roberts in the 5-3 win. austin may have the division wrapped up, but the o's have all the momentum going their way. a realistic shot at the two wild-card spot in the american league. texas and tampa rep up their series tonight in tampa bay. somebody is getting pumped. that is before the o's headed to tampa for a weekend series starting tomorrow. cleveland, half a ga

that will turn the storm to the atlantic, but it's giving us cool air in the eastern united states.emperatures into the 60's and 70's, climbing to the upper 70's. i did mate not feel that warm. frost and freeze advisories are in effect, because the temperature is dropping down cold enough to get frost on surfaces and maybe dropping to the freezing point in new york. the temperatures now are into the 50's and 40's, could see frost developing mainly in the new england states. a cool, dry start here, but warming up to 78. not much warmer tomorrow. warm air comes in by the end of the weekend, but it's dry, temperatures taking in the upper 70's, lower 80s for the next few days. out west, we have flooding and fire issues both in the same areas as we're getting thunderstorms with heavy rain. lightning could start fires with the red flag warning and the green areas of flash flood watches which could result in warnings later today with strong thunderstorms. >> the jewish new year is celebrated around the world. rosh hashanah began yesterday, continues tomorrow until nightfall. people prepare

their plaster of paris model was shipped across the atlantic, along with jefferson's plans, to guide the builders on the banks of the james river in virginia. jefferson's inspiration was to give the fledgling state government a symbolic structure, thus launching the classic revival in the united states.

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out most of the population of one of its smallest remotest outposts asuncion island in the south atlantic that's what we were reporting on soprani to make way for a u.s. military base let's see where it is there it is that's what we're talking about the tiny spot of a well over a thousand kilometers from anywhere in fact but it is home to just about a thousand people whose communities thrived for more than a century now they say they're being forcibly color stoat or smith reports next on how it's a trick the u.k.'s pull before. the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people it's hope but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks the big another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. based despite having lived that the generation a lot of good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of. breaching families who've been there for more than a

it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people it's home but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived there for generations. good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of. operating families who have been there for more than a century ten years ago it all so different person was promising democratic institutions for the islands a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population is already decreased by a quarter with communities replaced by contract workers retired or unemployed people over eighteen have to leave and the similarities with diego garcia and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also s

in the mid-atlantic it has been quite -- thank you. in the mid atlantic, it has been quite a grim scene after dead dolphins started washing up on shore. genetic tests .2 a virus playing -- point to a virus playing a major role in dolphin fatalities. >> 9 a.m., and most beachgoers are just waking up in the tourist town of virginia beach, but the response team is already in action. >> this is by far the most serious event i have ever seen. >> his group is responsible for sea life recovery in the entire state of virginia. they have been working on the ministry of dead dolphins washing up on the shores of the atlantic. they are responding to a call from a local resident. >> we have no live reports on animals today. >> a team of three packs a genetics kit into a trunk and head out. a 20 minute drive takes them to a remote part of the beach. there, halfway on shore, our first head dolphin of the day. >> it is a boy, age unknown, a whole carcass. >> immediately, the group gets to work, measuring the dolphin, counting teeth and assigning it a

some of them studied privately in the the atlantic and they became ministers and teachers in.years and all the sorts of things. in fact one of the things i got more just and as i started that project was why they were excluded from these colleges and universities. these colleges in fact have a long history with black people on campus as enslaved people but not his students. they also had a long history with native americans and at the very time that students were -- native american students had been on campus for years. >> host: native american students have been on campus doing what? >> guest: as students. >> host: how was it that they were able to be on campuses and you write about that. >> guest: if you think about it the first attempt to build a college for native american students is 210 years was the first attempt to -- the first native american graduate graduates 200 years before the first black graduate. the first native minister probably 150 years, ordained 150 years before black history. in fact part of the story i tell in the book is it's precisely the role of the university

a man attempting to cross the atlantic ocean carried by nothing but helium balloons. had he to stop. see you after this. >> we got to give this guy an a for effort. a man attempting to cross the atlantic ocean. had he to stop his journey this morning. he lifted off in maine and landed in new foundland. native authorities say trap had trouble controlling his balloons before the landing. well, is he planning to fly it across the atlantic ocean by using more than the 300 colorful balloons and didn't make it. see you monday. - hey, liz, my daughter's selling valentine cookies for a school fundraiser. - valentine's day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce and exploit gender stereotypes. - evelyn, this is the lady i was telling you about. - i like valentine's day. tommy reticker gave me a card. - ha. learn from my sexual misadventures, evelyn. last valentine's day, i watched my boyfriend drew's mother/grandmother die. i met floyd on valentine's day, but he left me for the city of cleveland. and forget about dennis! that pervert would always just try to get me dr

the way in which the trade shaped the atlantic world. and that trade instituted the economy that convicted europe to the americas to africa to south america. and created in fact a transoceanic freight. >> host: how do with the united states will be born? in terms of building these campuses, when did -- who were these founders of these universities? were they slave traders? >> guest: no. >> host: they weren't? >> guest: well, they are largely ministers. >> host: okay. >> guest: from the various denominations. remember they are denominational schools. there's harvard and there's baptist brown and columbia, which is the king's college. there's the dutch reformed college which is now rutgers, and there's the princeton. these are actually denominational school. they emerge out of the church communion; right. once you establish them, you need money. a lot of money -- the first source of funds will be england. the colonists will turn england. >> host: why would they want to fund? >> guest: that's the problem. that's one of the problems. i jokin

and residents of a british colonial outpost in the atlantic say they're being ousted to make room for a u.s. military base the report. from moscow is kevin owen here at r.t. tonight just after nine pm here our top story thirty arrested greenpeace activists are in temporary custody after being questioned by russian authorities campaigners face charges for trying to storm an oil platform to protest against drilling in the arctic this is one area where some of those being held in russia's north western port city of mud amounts of chemical criminal case some suspicion of piracy has been opened by investigators but no one's been formally charged yet the activists could get up to fifteen years jail if convicted president putin brought up the incident at the international forum is going off reports. environmental security in the arctic is what this forum is all about and it's widely understood that the arctic itself is quite a fragile system and any misuse any accidents there would lead to major consequences and last week's incidents with the group or for greenpeace activists who tried to bo

operates its own citizens people of a tiny mid atlantic either and say they're being squeezed back to make room for the u.s. military. good morning nice to have you company with r.t. coming to you live from moscow now addressing the u.n. general assembly iran's president hassan rouhani says he's ready for dialogue on the country's nuclear program he's called for a consistent voice from washington on the issue while obama also signaled his willingness to talk on the sidelines of the gathering in new york russia and the u.s. also continued their work on a consensus over syria artes and it's now a reports. at his debut speech at the u.n. iranian president hassan rouhani stressed iran is not a threat but made to be won by other countries to promote interests in the region he said no military solution is acceptable in the region and the syrian crisis is a result of external influence to change regional order now rouhani talked about how people in the world are tired of wars and violence and how moderation is needed he added that iran is ready to cooperate he once again said iran is not see

we will have a couple of questions from each side of the atlantic, and kyle you can pick the round. >> james robins from bbc news, mr. secretary how seriously do you take the threats of assad of retaliation by allies if the u.s. does strike, the risk and drags the united states further in conflict and if britain said yes rather than no to strikes the president would order them by now, wouldn't they, and you build a different sort of coalition using powerful argument for action against inaction. the logic of that surely is that whatever the votes in congress the president will go ahead with strikes, the votes can't change his moral position. >> well, i'm not surprised to find here a well-put question that basically tries to get me to answer something that the president has not decided. so i just have to tell you that the president made a decision based on his gut and his best sense of what was best for the united states of america and our congress and our democracy. and he knew it would be tough. he didn't -- there was no misinterpretation of the vote here. i think that is why the pres

as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering from the effects of colonialism the u.k. stands accused of a victim families that have lived there for over a century let's take a look now ascension island is a tiny spot on the world map right here it's home to barely a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base the islanders who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen the case bears similarities to the expulsion of inhabitants from jay go garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory the island was forcefully depopulated in the one nine hundred seventy s. also to make way for a military base those living on ascension island now say that similar to diego garcia london is squeezing the life out of their home or a smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made a volcanic rock couldn't covered in pigeon guano but to eight hundred people it's hope but now the story of ascension isla

atlantic city. will atlantic city ever be like vegas?t likely to be like vegas any time soon. >> is it going to get to that place? you hear about the visions and dreams about atlantic city and never seems to -- >> well, there are two offsetting things at the moment. the business has been contracting as a result of so much new competition. makes it hard for people to invest that market. we announced an investment to build a new meeting space because we think it needs that like vegas does. you can't imagine vegas without convention and meeting attendees -- >> it seems like you've got the organized crime element to help things along in atlantic city. >> there's no organized crime in atlantic city, joe. i'm sorry to disappoint you. it's not nearly that interesting. >> when you talk about the revenue that comes in from gaming in atlantic city -- >> it's much higher. >> certainly in the neighborhood of 70% or more. what atlantic city needs is other activities. there are now great clubs active in atlantic city. much more entertainment. but in p

in the atlantic tonight. hurricane humberto is the first hurricane of the atlantic -- in the atlantic this season. it's expected to keep moving away from the u.s. tropical storm gabrielle is out there near bermuda and expected to steer clear of the american coast. but the third system in the gulf of mexico may bring heavy rain to parts of texas next week. >>> next tonight, diana nyad is taking on her critics. we all cheered her epic swim from cuba to florida at the age of 64. and then the skeptics began questioning whether she could have gone so fast 110 miles in 53 hours. abc's gio benitez now. he talked to diana nyad and he did the math. >> reporter: diana nyad is passionately taking on her critics. >> we did this thing squeaky clean, gio. >> reporter: the big question, how did she cut a full day from her predicted swim time? her answer from the start, an unusually powerful current. the skeptics said that current was so rare that it would be almost magical. what do you say about that? >> that's ridiculous.

approves its own citizens people of a tiny mid atlantic island say they are being squeezed down to make room for a u.s. military base. and i welcome you watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow with me and three farm. addressing the u.n. general assembly iran's president hassan rouhani says he's ready for dialogue on the country's nuclear program he's called for a consistent voice from washington on the issue while obama also signaled his willingness to talk on the sidelines of the gathering in new york russia and the u.s. also continued their work on a consensus over syria artie's nice and now he has this report. at his debut speech at the u.n. iranian president hassan rouhani stressed iran is not a threat but made to be won by other countries to promote interests in the region he said that no military solution is acceptable in the region and the syrian crisis is a result of external influence to change regional order now rouhani talked about how people in the world are tired of wars and violence and how moderation is needed he added that iran is ready to cooperate he once again sa

and residents of a british colonial outpost in the atlantic are saying they're being ousted to make room for us military base. for panama scary watching r t. welcome to the program now u.n. inspectors are back in syria to investigate more cases of alleged chemical weapons use the team earlier concluded that nerve gas had been used on a large scale last month that reported did not assign blame but was still used by western powers build up a case against the syrian government russia called the u.n. findings inconclusive and one sided policy or has the latest. now the team was established by the un secretary general ban ki moon and it is being headed by swedish scientists dr kay sells from the convoy of a supply of united nations cause arrived at a central hotel in damascus shortly before midday on wednesday we understand that there are at least some eight u.n. investigators participating in this investigation the team was in syria last month and in a report that was handed to the united nations on the sixteenth of september it concluded that it had a clear and convincing evidence that seve

one of the last outposts of the british empire in the mid atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism u.k. stands accused of a victim found instead of over a century let's take a look now it's a tiny spot right in the middle ascension island it's home to bury a thousand people many of whom are enough to leave for pointedly to make way for an american military base and there are many british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or unemployment eighteen. similarities the expulsion of inhabitants from diego garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory and was forcibly depopulated in the one nine hundred seventy s. also to make way for a military base those living on ascension island say that's similar to diego garcia london is squeezing the life out of the homes were smith reports the tiny island in the mid atlantic made of volcanic rock and covered in paint. but the eight hundred people. but now the story of attention island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british indian ocean island whose inhabitants were forced to leav

it's a tiny island in the mid atlantic made a volcanic rock and covered in pitch. but to eight hundred people. but now the story of ascension island. the big another diego garcia the british and indian ocean islands whose inhabitants will leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations islanders accuse the governments of. families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago and older so difference person was promising democratic institutions for the island's a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community but today the population's already decreased by a war with communities replaced by contract work because we're tired or unemployed people eighteen to leave and the similarities with. the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa there are also satellites and submarine tracking stations and one of those now infamous listening posts run by g c h q the british government now conveniently insists ascension has no indigenous

it's a tiny island in the middle atlantic made of volcanic rock couldn't covered in pitch and water no but to eight hundred people. but now the story of ascension island has all the hallmarks of being another diego garcia the british owned indian ocean islands whose inhabitants were forced to leave to make way for a u.s. base despite having lived through generations. good memories. it's not for them. you know when you see them you got this anger because they are enjoying the. islanders accuse the british government of seeing a. greeting families who've been there for more than a century ten years ago it all look so different person was promising democratic institutions for the island a legal right to live and to own property it wanted a viable community that but today the population's already decreased by a quarter with communities replaced by contract workers retired or unemployed people eighteen had to leave and the similarities with diego garcia don't and the dominant feature on the island is you guessed it an american base heavily used during president obama's recent trip to africa

their plaster of paris model was shipped across the atlantic, along with jefferson's plans, to guide the builders on the banks of the james river in virginia. jefferson's inspiration was to give the fledgling state government a symbolic structure, thus launching the classic revival in the united states. "i have met a young man of increasing reputation," wrote jefferson in his fourth year in paris, "who proposes to employ himself solely in painting the events of the american war." john trumbull of connecticut, invited by jefferson to pursue his work at the hotel de langeac, they become friends. the central figure in trumbull's most famous painting is jefferson at 33. his "declaration of independence" is being presented by the committee of 5 to the congress assembled in philadelphia. in paris, jefferson would sit with trumbull for hours, describing this room, even sketching the floor plan. he described the appearance and location of the members, remembering clearly the men with whom he had shared this moment. now, a decade later, the aging franklin had retired, and jefferson, the new m

and we report on residents of a british colonial outpost in the atlantic who are saying they're being ousted to make room for a u.s. military base. over a good even if you just joined us my name is kevin owen reporting from r.t. h.q. tonight in moscow it's just after ten pm here in our top story the thirty arrested greenpeace activists are in temporary custody after being questioned by russian authorities that campaigners face charges of trying to storm an oil platform to protest against drilling in the arctic this is one of the places where some of being held the russia's northwestern port city of murder mounts a criminal case on suspicion of piracy has no been opened by investigators but no one's been formally charged the activists could get up to fifteen years jail if convicted president putin brought up the instant of the international arctic for amazon can offer paul. the environmental security in the arctic is what this forum is all about and it's widely understood that the arctic itself is quite a fragile system and any misuse any accidents there would lead to major consequence

are proof since own citizens people of a tiny mid atlantic island say they're being squeezed down to make room for a u.s. military base. that is two pm in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshing welcome to the program greenpeace activists are under arrest in russia after attempting to storm an oil platform in the arctic they insist it was a peaceful protest for the sake of the environment while investigators are calling it a reckless assault president putin spoke about the incident at the international art form or his work is going on joins us live from more on this your so what was the president's take on the greenpeace action there what he have to say. well environmental security in the arctic is what this forum is all about and it's widely understood that the arctic itself is quite a fragile system and any misuse any accidents there would lead to major consequences and last week's incidents with a group of greenpeace activists who tried to board a floating platform in the north of russian were detained was also talked about here and according to the president cl

are brutes its own citizens people of a tiny mid atlantic island say they were being squeezed out to make room for u.s. military base. this is r.t. coming to you live from the russian capital i'm marina josh or you want inspectors have just arrived in damascus they're due to complete their probe into the allegations of chemical weapons used in syria for more on this we're now joined by our correspondent paula. hyder paula so do bring us up to speed what do we know about the situation well the united nations team has arrived in damascus where they will be competing they probe into the use all the possible use of chemical weapons in that country now the team was established by the un secretary general ban ki moon and it is been headed by swedish scientists doctors from the convoy of supply united nations cause. in damascus shortly before the day on wednesday we understand that there are at least some eight u.n. investigation is participating in this investigation the team was in syria last month and in a report that was handed to the united nations on the sixteenth of september it conc