and a lot of it is on the coast in the path of cyclone phailin.ny damage would have a immediate effect on the economy and a devastating effect on the food supply. there are man goes an mangos ans that could be affected there is eight to ten inches of rain fell and it's caused flooding in those areas it will take time to note the full extent of the damage. >>> thanks so much for being with us this morning. >>> at least 2 million muslim pill graplepilgrims are expectee part in this week's huge. hajj. the pilgrimage is the largest gathering of muslim people in the world each year. and this year many say they will pray for peace in egypt and syria. >>> and still to come to al jazeera it will be the first major marathon since the terror bombing in boston. a first hand look at the effort to keep the race in chicago safe. up next. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, inve

this is quite literally, the calm before the storm, the storm cyclone phailin. it is going to be on the outer edge but the north of here where the northern part of phailin is expected to hit. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated into shelters, response has been stationed there. this is not going to be a repeat of 1999 the government says where they were caught unprepared and thousands were killed. they are telling people to get out of the area now and moved people to shelters several kilometers inland. but we are hearing that several people are staying in their fishing villages because they have no one to take care of their homes and fishing villages if they leave. they say get inland away from the storm. >>> just a matter of few hours before the impact becomes huge. this storm surge is building up. it is not like a tsunami as such but the winds are increasing. the rainfall is obviously increasing. and the buildup in waves is also going on ahead. so it's an impact which will continue to increase until at least 1500 gmt when the system makes landfa

the workers hearsay they will face the brunt of cyclone phailin's fury. >>> in 1999 a cyclone demolished this village. this time it's been left standing but they say this was a blessing and a burden. they fear the authorities will be deceived by the lack of physical damage when they deliver aid. >> our village's drinking water sources has been ruined. we don't have water to drink. our stack of candles is also finished. we're sitting in the darkness. i can't find medicine for my elderly parents. i'm only just stepping outside of my home. >> reporter: cyclone phailin tore through some of the most fertile agriculture areas. the state government estimates 500,000 hectares of farmland has been affected destroying livelihoods and food supplies. [♪ singing ] >> reporter: during this time of year hundreds of millions of indians pray to the hindu goddess for strength and courage, blessings that people in this area need in abundance as they try to get back on their feet. >> officials from india's disaster management agency said they have just two days to move people from the cyclone to shelters. i

cyclone phailin makes landfall at 150 mph. and it is now twice the size of super storm sandy. >>> secretary of state john kerry meets with president karzai regarding how many troops will stay next year. >>> the deal or no deal. out of washington as no end to the shutdown is in sight. john boehner has also stopped speaking with the white house. now with a difficult assignment this morning, figuring out what is the latest? >> reporter: i know, i know. we weren't expecting much to happened i don't think anybody was. but we've had some pretty fine political theater which i would like to tell but. the house convened earlier this morning, and the democrats have been lining up one by one to ask the presiding speaker for permission to have an unanimous vote. rand one by one the speaker turned down on the grounds that they don't have appropriate clearance. you'll note no republicans took part of this, it's a rare tool that the minority has in the house if they wish to stir things up a bit. they also have discharge possession that almos

>> cyclone phailin. bearing down millions of people in its path. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also, captured from afghanistan. the u.s. says it's seized a senior taliban commander. african heads of state meet in ethiopia. and a tough lesson in austerity for greek students as budget cuts push universities to the brink of collapse. hello. the u.s. forces have captured a senior member of the taliban. laative mehsud. reports in afghanistan says mehsud was in the custody of afternoon forces when he was detained. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in kabul trying to bridge differences with the afghan government. here is a rather terse announcement of the capture. >> united states frses captured laative mehsud, don't have further details to share with you at this time. >> considered second in command of the tarik taliban. the group is responsible for many attacks including the attempted bombing of times square in new york in 2010. mehsud is a close confident of ttp hakimula mehsud. a trusted commander in the mehsud tribe which has led the

this is literally the calm before the storm, cyclone phailin. now, the outer edge it is really to the north of here where the main part of phailin is expected to hit. there we hear hundreds of thousands have been evacuated into shelters and several units of the national defense forum have been stationed there. this is not going to be a repeat of 1999 where thousands of people were killed. they're telling people to get out of the area now and grouped shelters several kilometers inland. but many people are staying in their fishing communities because they have no one to take care of their things. they are saying get inland away from the storm. >> that was fez jamil. compare these to recent storms in the u.s., gusts from phailin are reaching 200 miles an hour. whereas hurricane katrina had 140 mile per hour winds. then there's hurricane andrew that caused $25 billion in damage it had gusts of 177. now for the latest, juli galeel. >> they encountered a storm surge that surge was catastrophic. but now this storm is 1550 miles wide, the distance from n

this is cyclone phailin. it has grown unbelievably strong during that time. just off the coast of india, heading towards the northwest. it's expected to make landfall about 1 complon 3 complon 1:30 . we're going to be watching this and show you what happens. one of the biggest problems is going to be the storm surge. in 1999, a very similar cyclone made landfall here with the same intensity and the storm serge was the most devastating part of it. 15,000 people approximately died because of it. the storm surge went inland for nearly 12 miles. anything near the storm surge is going to be the most susceptible. where it's making landfall is one of the most densely populated areas in india. bangladesh will be out of the path to some extent. by the time we go to sunday we think it will be making landfall. also across most of the northern plains. >> ty foon nari, battered parts of the northeastern coastline, flooded roads uprooted trees and damaged houses. >>> on the 11th day of the government shutdown more signs of progress. the white house and senate republicans m

. >> but so far, the numbers of people reported killed by cyclone phailin is remarkably low. >> cyclone phailin with one speed at one point in excess of 300 kilometres-per-hour smashed into india's eastern coast in the early hours of saturday evening. but authorities had already successfully evacuated 800,000 people. the most inland shelters away from traditional huts found in small communities along the coast. and as the powerful storm hit land it slowed considerably. >> at this time the wind speed is 40 to 50 kilometres-per-hour. this will decrease to 30 kilometres-per-hour. and then we wil the choppers wie called in to carry out rescue operations. earlier reports suggest that there won't be too many to rest rescue. with death tolls in single figures. >> the trees are uprooted and officals remain confident that advanced preparations an evacuations have saved hundreds of lives. it's still pouring down in many areas. >> it's off the range of 10 to 20 centimetres and at many places and isolated o ex-true ey rainfall has been reported. >> damage to agriculture was also down played. and wo

cyclone phailin. but there is a second cyclone in the area heading to vietnam. >> meteorologist: well, yes, this is making its way away from the philippines and we're hearing about this throughout the day. it's clearly making its way across the south china seas and will continue to do so as we go on the next couple of days or so. the weather making its way in and the band starting to have an affect as we go through sunday afternoon. very, very heavy rain coming through here. some could see well over 200 millimeters of rain over the next 24 to 48 hours. move on through sunday and you can see the wet weather continuing here. very, very strong winds pushing through at the moment winds are around about, we're looking at something like 150 kilometers per hour and with significantly higher gusts. further north in japan, we have press sunshine to come across japan over the next couple of days. the area cloud making its way over the northeastern china and that will sink further south wards and east wards, and

phailin is the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than 14 years. back in 1999 a cyclone killed around 15,000 people but weather forecasters say phailin isn't expected to be as strong and technology is helping to be better informed and making it likely that they can get out of the way in time but none of that makes phailin any less dangerous. al jazeera. >> joining me now on the line from the state of andra prades, firstly where are they going? >> well, they're going to emergency shelters all over the state. i'm actually at one of them in the village of calina fatnam. it is actually a cruel joke. we are right by the sea. this is a designated government shelter, we are right by the sea and rain blowing everywhere. compared to the thatched huts, it is just a government school and there's only a couple of does people right now. hundreds of other people up and down the beach under shelter just watching the waves almost like a picnic atmosphere. we spoke to some of them and they say a storm happens every few years, almost a casual atmosphere, they don't know how bad the storm

but so far, the number of people killed by cyclone phailin is remarkably low. >> cyclone phailin withind speeds at one point in excess of 300 kilometres-per-hour. smashed into india's eastern coast in the early hours of saturday evening. but authorities had already sick assess -- sugges successfully ed 800,000 people. as the powerful storm hit land it slotte slowed considerably. >> at this time the wind speed is 40 to 50 kilometres-per-hour. this will decrease to 30 kilometres-per-hour and then you'rourchoppers will be calledo carry out operations? >> early report suggest that there won't be too many to rescue. with the death toll in single figures. communications have been cut in some areas and trees uprooted. officals rye mai remain felt tht advanced pre preparations and evacuations have saved hundreds of lives. the cyclone died down with the pass aing an of -- passage of t. normalcy will return soon. our primary responsible was to protect the valuable lives of our citizens. i think we have been successful in minimizing the loss of precious lives. >> damage to agriculture was also d

heavy raining in the aftermath of cyclone phailin raising water levels. it has washed away fields and homes, and at least 15 people were killed when the cyclone made landfall on saturday. aid agencies say nearly 1 million people have lost their homes. let's speak to our correspondent that joins us on the line in western india. the rising floodwaters is what many were concerned about after phailin struck. tell us about the situation where you are >> reporter: i'm standing in knee-deep water. the speed is quite fast and it's people from a number of villages trying to get through these floodwaters any way possible. you can hear parts of the commotion behind me. people on bikes have anything they can push really with the longing to get out of the way. in terms of observations, we're going to keep wading into the waters and see how bad it gets. from what we hear entire homes, villages and businesses underwater at the moment. >> they heavily rely on agriculture. a lot of crops destroyed i understand. tell us what's done on that issue, on that end, and what's exp

. >> cyclone phailin makes landfall in india. it's nearly twice the size of super storm sandy. >>> no deal, no negotiations with the white house. that's the word from house republicans this morning on the government shutdown. and round three of security talks in afghanistan. at issue: how many u.s. troops will stay after next year. >> deal or no deal, congress is working on doing deals aimed at ending the government shutdown and averting default. speaker john boehner has reportedly stopped talking to the white house. >> reporter: on the house side it's over for the day. so we're going to come back to the house in a minute. we have more on the senate. we have comments from harry reid, the majority leader, saying the negotiations in the house on the issue of raising the debt ceilings, i'm talking about raising the debt ceiling. harry reid said the negotiations on that front are over. he said the republicans were talking to the president, but that has now stopped, and so basically it's all eyes on the senate. it's all down to the se

cyclone phailin batters east india. >>> and afghan president and secretary kerry amidst talks. >>> and fighting for survival at sea. calls for europe to do more as mother migrant ship capsizes in the mediterranean. >>> and russian circuses struggle to survive and are questioned about their treatment of animals. >> welcome to al jazeera, one of the most powerful storms in over a decade has made landfall in eastern india. cyclone phailin is bearing down on two states where people there are facing torrential rain and winds up to 300 kilometers an more. the storm itself it is 1600 kilometers wide capable of catastrophic damage. 12 million are believed to be affected. well, we're following the storm, this is clearly a very powerful storm. bring us up-to-date with what is happening there. what are you seeing on the ground? >> reporter: well, the electricity here has been going on and off, and we have a generator, luckily. it has been a complete blackou blackouts. the rain has started to come down heavily, and it suddenly lightened up quite significant significantly. but elsewhere there is a

cyclone phailin makes landfall at 150 mph. it is twice the size of super storm sandy. >>> no deal and no negotiations with the white house. that's the word on the government shutdown. and round three of the security talks in afghanistan. at issue how many u.s. troops will stay after next year. you. >> in washington there is a lot of talk about a

. >>> cyclone phailin made landfall on the country's east coast. at least 17 people have died but authorities say the death toll would have been far higher but hundreds of thousands were successfully evacuated before the storm hit. the storm also today damaged hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crops. there is a long road to recovery ahead. >> this man has been growing rice in these fields for 20 years. it provides a steady income for his family. but because of cyclone phailin he has little to look forward to this harvest season. >> this is my land. i used to farm it but now, look it is flooded with water. i can't even see my crop. >> the government's disaster preparation save many lives but no amount of planning could have saved the agricultural sector from widespread damage. people say their livelihoods will bear the brunt of cyclone phailin'phailin's fury. some people who live here say this is both a blessing and a burden. they fear the authorities will be deceived by the lack of physical damage here, when delivering aid. >> our village's

it could be days before we know the extent of the damage in india after a strike by cyclone phailin. the massive storm weakened before roaring ashore but was a dangerous and deadly cyclone. the states odisha took a direct hit. >>> random detension and torture by syrian security forces have become common occurrences in some torture victims say the reality is worse than the reports. omar al salar reports from turkey. we want to warn you, his story contains disturbing images >> reporter: abash recalls the torture he endured. he was detained three times for inciting violence and calling for the regime to be toppled. a court released him in june for lack of evidence. >> i would hope to die every second to the point you would confess to anything hoping they would kill you to end your suffering. there were a lot of people screaming with the sound of the electric shock and smell of burning flesh. i was blindfolded and forced to sign a paper. they told me to confess against my mother. they brought a woman in and started beating her. i was screaming like a madman. i fainted. she wasn't my mothe

. >> and there is more with prayers and hundreds of thousands cleanup after cyclone phailin. in gaza we will tell you why thousands of workers are feeled short changed. and the detroit tigers let victory slip through their fingers and we have all the details. ♪ francis foreign minister says paris will boost the troop numbers in the central african republic controlled by rebel groups and it was worst when the president was removed from fire by five militias in march and call themselves an african union force of 500,000 was drafted to protect the capitol and 400 soldiers are supporting the weak government and neighboring countries caused further instability by using the car as a base. joining us now we have the africa desk director of the international federation for human rights and joins us via skype. thank you very being on al jazeera. and we said the car could be the next somalia and how worst is this since the rebels ceased power? >> they took the border and there is no real military picture so the anarqee are managing the border by themselves and human rights like executi

. >> hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed by cyclone phailin.least 17 people have been killed. there are reports of large tracks of farmland that has been razeed. >> reporter: he has been growing rice in these fields for 20 years. it provide income for his family. but because of cyclone phailin he has little to look forward to this half of season. >> this is my land. i used to farm it. but now look, it's flooded with water. i can't even see my crop. >> reporter: the government's disaster preparation saved many lives but no amount of planning could have saved the agriculture sector from widespread damage. people hearsay their livelihood will bear the front of cyclophailin's fury. >>> in 1999 a super cyclone demolish this village. but has been left standing. but many believe this is a blessing but an burde as the government will see it survived when it comes to receiving aid. >> we don't have water to drink. our candles are gone. we sit in darkness. i can't find medicine for my parents. >> the storm was heavy. i released my cattle into the field,

. >> cyclone phailin. bearing down millions of people in its path. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also, captured from afghanistan. the u.s. says it's seized a senior taliban commander. african heads of state meet in ethiopia. and a tough lesson in austerity for greek

. >>> 17 sailors have been rescued off the coast of india after the ship sank during cyclone phailin. the storm killed at least 23 people. millions more are recovering. authorities say the death toll would have been much higher, but hundreds of thousands of residents were evacuated before the storm hit. >>> flash flooding in austin, texas after a foot of rain fell in just 12 hours. sunday's rain closed roads and left many people stranded. the final day of the austin city limits music festival was canceled, and the problems may not be over yet. there's more rain in the austin forecast through tomorrow. >>> texas is bracing for more rain today. for more on the forecast let's brick in nicole mitchell. good morning, nicole. >> yes, it's a case of too much too soon. we needed the rain as we get to texas. you just don't want so much all at once. here's the broad picture across the country. this is a water vapor image, so it helps to show some of that moisture in the atmosphere. we have a disturbance over the rockies bringing rain and snow. but on the south side of that it's picking up a flo

. >>> cyclone phailin has destroyed hundreds of homes in eastern india. works have begun to restore towns. 17 people have been killed at least, authorities expect that number to rise. update from eastern india. >>> people from communities worst affected by cyclone phailin, to pick up from where they left some days ago when they left for shelters and evacuation areas. from what we're observing and being told, by and large people are quite relieved to come home to structures that still exist to workplaces that also still exist, they are having to deal with water damage and wind damage in some instances but by and large there is an effort on community level to get back on board, power splice as we have been going in and out of these areas, there are certainly widespread areas big areas that require this kind of assistance and help. that is a long term possible challenge for the authorities here. on another note, in terms of release and aid that we've been hearing about that the government and authorities are looking to provide we are hearing of some villages

the glitch is not related to the on going budget showrn shutdownn washington. >>> eye of cyclone phailin is over odisha where hundreds of thousands of people live. those who haven't left must now stay in place until the storm passes. at time of impact phailin was half the size of france. >> the cyclone is on the ground. it is followed heavy and more intense rain. also the wind speed of 200 to 240 per hour, kilometer per hour. and it's already you know dark. >> al jazeera's feis shemeil is justouts the storm. >> we have a generator but we're hearing all along the coast of andhra pradesh near the coast, the rain came down a little bit much lighter than before, the rain is much more intense in odisha. several centimeters have already fell. now we're getting reports from the indian meteorological department is saying that winds up to 240 kilometers have hit odisha. if that is true that would make this a supercyclone. the authorities are prepared and insisted there will be zero casualties this time around. however, evacuating people into emergency shelters, one of the shelters we vistaed toda

cyclone phailin is heading toward the bay of bengal.t's heading toward the region of andhra pradesh. how are people getting ready for this storm? >> people are batoning down the hatches so to say or they are getting out of town. the people on the coastline in the neighboring state are being evacuated since early friday. we have learned since the north of the coastal city where we are now, 12,000 people have arrived at one of the emergency shelters set up by the government and there is another 40,000 expected there by saturday. fishing villages dot the coast lean focoastline for hundreds of miles:and more than 10 million people may have to be evacuated from those areas before the cyclone hits. >> is the indian government working with the armed forces to prepare for this storm as well? >> they definitely are, john. they are trying to prevent a repeat of 1999 where thousands of people are killed. ?rmplethe indian army has been n rescue operation. we learned that several units of the national disaster relief force have been told to come to

in india, authorities are reporting 17 deaths -- seven deaths as cyclone phailin hit the coast. has also left 13 people dead and is expected to make landfall in china tomorrow. to oneup, we will speak tough trainer from the series "the biggest loser." gettingan be a troubled your kids up for school, but a new household rule change could make waking up easier. >> you may have to struggle getting the kids to wear coats tomorrow. we are expecting cooler temperatures. we will talk about that in the forecast. first, a look at m&t bank stadium. the sun is shining. >> we are following the breaking news we brought you at the top of the hour. three cars and a tractor-trailer have crashed on the inner loop of the beltway at belair road. traffic is being diverted onto route 43, white marsh boulevard. at least three cars and a tractor-trailer involved. no word on any injuries. 690 five is expected to be shut down on the inner loop for quite some time. we will keep you posted. a mom, you know getting your kid out of bed in the morning can be a struggle. acta new study shows kids like sleepin

cyclone phailin. millions of people are in its path. a boat full of syrian refugees capsizes in the mediterranean. >>> u.s. forces

. >>> also, the cleanup is continuing after the cyclone phailin. it came to shore after the area bigger than france. look at the damage, entire villages gone and people wondering what's next. the last time a storm this size hit the country, 10,000 people died. but this time, more than 800,000 people heeded warnings to seek higher ground. and this morning, the death toll stands at 17. >>> back here at home, nine teenagers went missing over the weekend are safe. the boys were all under the care of the tiara camp for abuse. an amber alert was issued when police found no one was there. cops haven't said where the boys were found but say they may have traveled out of state. the man in charge of the program scott chandler is considered a person of interest. >>> and the fbi is investigating an patient dry ice explosion at los angeles international airport. it happened late last night in an employee bathroom in a restricted area. flights were delayed and a terminal was partially evacuated when an lapd bomb squad investigated. multiple law enforcement sourc

cyclone phailin is picking up speed. it's a a equivalent of a categy 5 hurricane.ower outages could last for months. tens of thousands of people have been told to flee the region. and our meteorologist kevin corriveau is standing by to tell us where and when landfall is expected: >> we are looking at saturday night for the landfall. this storm is as strong as katrina and twice the size of hurricane sandy. we are dealing with something extremely powerful. and for india, as john said, this takes on a completely different meaning because of the infrastructure. this storm is to mang to make ll in an area that is not able to deal with storm surge very well. we have winds 1 160 gusting to 0 miles-per-hour. expect it to make land full at 1:30 here in the united states. now it's going to be the right hand site oright-hand side of t. this is where it's turning. this is where the storm surge is going to be the biggest problem. we are talking about 20 feet plus storm surge. in 1999 a similar storm made landfall here. the water went 13 miles inland that is how bad we are talki

this is tropical cyclone phailin, 1,500 miles wide. the size of the distance two maine to miami.e'll stay on top of this. this could be a catastrophic storm. our meteorologist karen mcginnis tells us. >>> let's go to orange county, california. a man there is facing terrorism charges this morning. a federal grand jury indicted wynn on one count of attempting to provide material support for al qaeda. the fbi says he was arrested while boarding a bus in mexico. the indictment did not spell any specifics of his alleged criminal activity. >>> three bikers have been indicted in connection with the violent clash involving the suv driver in new york. you'll remember the video. this is craig wright, religion nal chance, and then robert sim, and all of that, accused of attacking lien in front of his wife and child. four others have been arrested, including one new york police officer, riding with that group. >> and now, we are going to go back and talk more about tropical cyclone phailin. falling trees reportedly have killed seven people. this potentially catastrophic tropical cyclone is b

. >>> eastern india is dealing with flooding left behind by cyclone phailin. thousands of people remain stranded by the flood waters left behind. in that government working to get food and other aid to the effected areas. the cyclone has been blamed for at least 23 deaths. >>> in japan at least 17 people are dead after that typhoon hit that coast. japanese government has promised to do all it can to find the missing and help survivors. eboni deon has been tracking the typhoon, eboni. >>> as it continues to lift to the north you can see a lot of the convextive activity has waned. so we're not seeing the rain action, but still some elevated seas, and still some wind gusts being felt here, but as for now it looks like it is continuing to weaken as it pushes off to the north. of course there is a lot of damage left behind from the system, landslides, up to 7 inches of rain fell within just a short period of time. so still lots of clean upthere. we are still watching nauri, and this is expected to track southwestward but eventually curve northward so it doesn't look

. >> cyclone phailin is packing winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour. e states are bearing the brunt of the storm. 12 million people live in the path of the cyclone, one of the worst in years. a powerful storm killed about 15,000 people in 1999. this time, the authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people to makeshift shelters. more than 200 people are crammed into two small rooms in this school. >> i came here to get away from the cyclone. my son and his wife stayed because of the cat and their belongings. i don't know if they are safe. >> she is not likely to discover the fate of her relatives until the storm has passed. >> argentina says it will not warw the remains of a nazi criminal to enter the country. his lawyer had said the former ss officer would be buried there next to his wife. he spent almost five decades in argentina until the 1990s, when he was extradited to italy and convicted for his role in a 1944 massacre of civilians outside of rome. he died under house arrest in rome on friday at the age of 100. the man at the center of

. >>> oversea, the cyclone phailin came ashore bigger than the country of france. it's called a asia's hurricane katrina that. people are wondering what happens next? last time a storm this size hit the country, 10,000 died. the death toll now is 17. >>> nineteens that went missing over the weekend are now safe. the boys were under the ca casablanca youth program. an amber alert was issued when police found no one. cops have not said where the boys were found but say they may have traveled out of state. the man in charge of the program, scott chandler, is considered a person of interest. officials plan to talk to him soon. >>> the fbi is eth having an parent dry ice explosion at los angeles international airport. this happened last night in an employee bathroom in a restricted area. flights were delayed and the lapd bomb squad investigated. someone found plastic bottle of dry ice. law enforcement source tell nbc news it appears to have been a prank. they express it's early in the investigation. no injuries were reported. >>> for the second straight year, nearly 58

thousands of lives are saved on india's eastern coast after you back your way is's in the wake of cyclone phailin. at least 60 die in a stampede near a temple. german bishop arrives in rome to seek counsel from pope francis. sebastian vettel wins the japanese grand prix, but still not enough to claim the title. we begin in india, where cleanup has begun on the eastern coast after the strongest tropical storm there in more than a decade. 17 people were reportedly killed, but a huge evacuations effort by the government seems to have avoided the catastrophe many spirit -- many feared. >> they are returning to their homes on india's east coast. many people here had lost everything. landfallhailin made with wind speeds up to 200 kilometers per hour. it uprooted trees and cut power lines and communications. most of the casualties were caused by flying branches and debris. us did not know what else would happen. there was so much to structure and. right primary concern now, can indication has been crippled. we are not in touch with administration. >> the damage is catastrophic, but the major loss of lif

the other of our storm systems, and also actually more intense is cyclone phailin. one thing i want to show you is on the satellite picture, look how massive this cloud shield is. about half the size of india. this is the strongest cyclone in about 14 years here in the bay of bengal. the last storm to hit this area this strorm caused upwards of 10,000 deaths out here. not saying that is going to happen. a lot has changed in the past 14 years. but it just shows how serious this storm system is. winds gusting at 235 kilometers per hour. expecting to make landfall in the state of orissa here by saturday evening, pushing onshore, still as a very severe cyclonic storm system. this is where tens of thousands of people have evacuated here ahead of the storm, heading to shelters, told by the indian meteorological department, get out of harm's way with this one. definitely people are taking it seriously. and farther inland there could be a major crop loss with this as well as heavy rainfall will cause some serious flooding. we definitely want to continue to watch on this one.

elsewhere in india aid workers are trying to reach hundreds of thousands of people affected by sig cyclone phailin. the government says it averted a disaster. at least 17 people have reported too have died. >>> early warning systems are credited for helping prepare people for the cyclone. >> it may look low-key but the india meteorological department gave relief ag agencies time to prepare. government authorities are credited for launching a intensive disaster preparedness program that moved 800,000 people to safer ground. >> it was meant for india meteorological department. you know the cyclone kills people. and if you can have a very good early warning system you can provide a very good lead time for the disit i disaster. >> the stoor storm was the most powerful to hit india in a decade. it has a potential to kill a lot more people than it did. science helped. >> the reason the scientists were able to accurately predict sigcyclone pie palin. they have a digital network that monitors the conditions. in the calm after the storm the people saw the full extent of cyclone pifycyclone phailin. 's powe

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. >>> at least 17 people are dead in india after a cyclone phailin pummeled the coastline. with communication crippled and water and debris everywhere the search for survivors is slow going. 250,000 homes believed destroyed in one district alone but there is a real sense tragedy was averted. in 1995 another cyclone of similar strength killed some 10,000 people. but this time as many as 1 million people were evacuated from their homes ahead of that storm. >>> so the case of who killed baby hope had been scold for more than two decades. now the young girl's cousin confessed to the brutal murder. for years police had little to go on to figure out who killed the child found in a cooler on the side of a new york city highway in 1991. well now after all that time the girl's cousin admitted to sexually abusing and murdering the girl just 4 years old. conrado juarez says he killed her while staying with his sister and enlisted his sister's help with disposing of the body. police said they would always catch the killer and identify that young girl who many thought of as one of their

jazeera on the banks of the loxa river, idaho. >> at least 14 people have been confirmed dead as cyclone phailin continues dumping rain on india. they came to shore bringing in devastating storm surgeries. at a time may lead to landslides in the southern part of the nation. nearly 24 hours after landfall phailin, we are dealing with the impacts of the season. rim ants heading off to the north and we still have lots of moisture left behind. so the rain discontinue. we will continue to see this moisture kind of lingering over the next 24 to 36 hours. that will lead to more rain as well as the flooding potential in this area. of course, the clean-up continues where thing. of course, a lot of trees and power outages, trees down, rather, and power outages here across the area, so we are still going to be dealing with some devastating conditions from this system. now, aside from phailin, other activity, we are tracking tropical psyche low nari, heading into vietnam sometime on monday during the afternoon. >> that's when we are expecting to see landfall here along coastal areas of vietnam. >>> right ab

least twenty one people have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless up a tropical cyclone phailin hit the eastern part of the country over the weekend now of course every death in the natural disasters tragic but consider this and one nine hundred ninety nine the last time a cyclon hit this powerful part of eastern india a shocking ten thousand people lost their lives ten thousand crew the low casualty number of this time around demonstrates india's vastly improved infrastructure communication systems incredibly government authorities were able to facilitate the evacuation of nearly a million people in a very short amount of time which begs the question if the indian government can effectively manage a logistical nightmare and one of the poorest regions on the planet why can't the greatest country in the history of the world do the same just reckon back to the horrific response to hurricane katrina in two thousand and five see bush and his cronies took their is so we asked time to respond as water flooded into the pool.

cyclone phailin makes landfall at 150 mph. it is twice the size of super storm sandy. >>> no deal and no negotiations with the white house. that's the word on the government shutdown. and round three of the security talks in afghanistan. at issue how many u.s. troops will stay after next year. you. >> in washington there is a lot of talk about a deal, but there is no actual deal. house republicans had no comment as they walked into the capitol this morning. speaker boehner has now stopped talking to the white house, john terrett joins us live from capitol hill. trying to keep store as things continue to change. but the bottom line is-- >> reporter: it's difficult. >> yes, it is. we don't seem to be making any progress, john. >> reporter: no, we've been saying that for the last couple of weeks. nothing has changed. what happened there was a vote just a vote to begin discussion on raising the debt ceiling and in the end of the senate blocked it, and earlier in the day dick durbin predicted not a single republican would jump in w

. >> after the devastation of cyclone phailin in india, rising floodwaters left tens of thousands of people cut off by the rest of the country. officials say as many as 100,000 have been marooned by flooding in the state. 27 people are known to have died. more than a million were evacuated from their homes before the cyclone struck. elsewhere in india, accusations are still flying over what caused a stampede on a bridge in indian -- in an indian state. 113 people are thought to have died in that is afternoon a temple after thousands gathered for a hindu festival. our reporter has been following the story and has more for us. >> this bridge was the scene of a deadly stampede on sunday in central india. in which more than 115 people were killed, mostly women and children. some were crushed under the feet of fellow -- so glum. -- pilgrims. this is a remote area where access to the hospital is not easy. i've met some people who were still looking for their loved ones. myi am trying to find husband here. he has not called me since the incident. i saw the news on tv, and i came here to sea

hundreds of thousands of people who were evacuated before cyclone phailin hit eastern india have started returning from their homes. but thousands remain in temporary accommodations after their homes were destroyed in one of the region's powerful cyclone in 14 years. budget two people died when the storm struck on saturday. when the stormed struck saturday. italy plans to increase patrols of mediterranean waters to try and stop a repeat of the shipwrecks which of claims the lives of hundreds of migrants this month alone. details of the new air and naval package as it is being called is being discussed by the cabinet later monday, but it is thought the number of patrol personnel with triple and the navy with deployed warships to waters south of sicily. meanwhile, more than 100 coffins have arrived in sicily from the shipwreck which saw more than 300 eritrean drowned off the coast of lampedusa. a very bright light for a very somber task. someing silence, then mourners are overcome with emotion as the coffin, that of a child, the only white one, is coming out of the ship. the town was among

cyclone phailin made landfall on the country's east coast. >>> seventeen people have died and hundreds of millions of dollars in crops were lost. >>> still no word from gunmen who kidnapped international red cross workers in syria today. six aides and a local volunteer were seed in northern syria this morning. officials believe the kidnappers were from an al-qaeda-linked group. those are the headlines. i am thomas drayton. keep here on al jazeera america. "fault lines" is coming up next. haiti, october 2010, at a hospital in a small, rural town north of the capital. these were the first victims of a horrific, unknown disease in a country still reeling from a devastating earthquake. patients were dying in the space of a few hours. children were especially vulnerable. al jazeera was the first news channel on the scene. in the following days and weeks we tracked the epidemic as it ripped across the country. leaving dozens, then hundreds, and soon thousands of haitians dead in its wake. i'd reported from war zones for years - and from haiti since a day after the earthquake - but this was a

this is the aftermath of cyclone phailin. winds topped 130 miles per hour when the storm made landfall. the death toll is expected to climb as search crews look for more victims in isolated areas. damage is extensive, but officials say the evacuation of more than a million people appears to have saved many lives. >>> it's 4:20. one of san francisco's landmarks is getting a facelift. coming up, a look at the big changes you can expect. >>> and growing tension over tahoe bears. aggressive tactics animal rights >>> 4:23. and a live look at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station. pretty empty right now, but the trains are rolling. that's the important part. will they be rolling tomorrow? we'll have the latest on the b.a.r.t. talks coming up. >>> a san francisco land mark recognized around the world will finally be getting a much needed makeover. tourists and locals admire the breath taking view from the square, featuring a famous group of homes for their colorful faca facades. the city plans to repave walkways, build new restrooms and

and because of cyclone phailin he has little to look forward to this harvest season. >> translator: thisand. i used to farm it but now look, it's flooded with water. i can't even see my crop. >> reporter: the government's disaster preparation saved many lives but no amount of planning could have saved the agriculture sector from wide-spread damage and say their livelihoods will bear the brunt of the cyclone's fury. in 1999 a super cyclone demolished this village, this time it has been left standing, but some people who live hearsay this is both a blessing and a burden. they fear the authorities will be deceived by the lack of physical damage here when delivering aid. >> translator: our drinking sources is ruined and no water to drink, our stock of candles is finished and fishing in the damageness, i can't find medicine for my elderly parents and i'm only stepping outside of my home. >> translator: the storm was heavy. i released my cattle in the field but my family and i stayed home and we are waiting for help. >> reporter: cyclone file inwent through most of the fertile agriculture area

. >>> and eastern india now dealing with flooding left behind by cyclone phailin.housands of people remain stranded, the government working to get food and aid to the effected areas. >>> and in japan at least 17 people are dead after typhoon wipha lashed that country's coast. the effected island is south of tokyo. the japanese government promising to do all it can do to help the survivors and find those still missing. eboni deon has been tracking the typhoon. eboni? >> we're still dealing with active conditions as far as the tropics are concerned, although wipha has moved significantly. it is now lifting well north of japan, but still wind gusts being felt north of the nation. but mostly clouds left there, and that's good news because now the mess can begin cleanup. >>> nari weakened by still the remanents over parts of thailand. and south and west of guam we have been watching this storm that. it is expected to make a curve towards the north and then eventually close in on southern parts of japan in the next few days. dell? >> eboni thank you very much. >>> you ar