the programs to help that and homelessness are decimated.enly now republicans concerned about honoring our veterans? they weren't as concerned before? >> republicans have always been a party of national security and party of the military. that is not true that the ryan budget decimated veterans affairs. >> i can give you numbers. >> i agree that ptsd is an enormous problem with our current veterans returning from iraq and the wars. it's something that need to be dealt with from a health care issue. >> don't you think it's a little hypocritical though when the ryan budget, i can give you numbers, does decimate programs that were to keep veterans off the street, help them. decimated those programs a few months ago and making those votes and now demagoguing the issue. >> the sequester was president obama's idea. the sequester is having a worse effect on defense and veterans than anything this paul ryan budget that has not been implemented has suggested. >> was the sequester actually supposed to be implemented? they love saying -- >> it was agre

in the case of al qaeda, they've been decimated to a great extent by all our efforts. what is actually left of al qaeda? >> well, you think about an organization that was very much in the top in bin laden's days, they sort of ran everything. they wanted to approve everything. and they sent out the mandates. they sent out the instructions to their minions who then car carried out whatever operations bin laden believed were appropriate. since we have been having success over the years both the previous administration and this one in taking out leadership there and the second-tier leadership, it's become a much flatter organization. that's where we see al qaeda d taking on importance, that's where we see activities with al shabaab taking on importance because you have cells who are smaller entities who have the exact same agenda. it's not like they're changing, but they have more authority to enact operations on their own. so they're not going away. we shouldn't think we're going to win this war on terror anytime soon, but we're having success in changing the way they do

the programs to do something about that were decimated in the ryan budget. why are suddenly now republicans concerned about honoring or vet advance when they weren't as concerned before? >> the republicans have always been the party of national security, so it's absolutely not true that it -- >> it is true. >> i will say i completely agree that ptsd is an enormous problem and needs to be dealt with. >> let me -- don't you think it's hypothetical critical that it does decimate programs to keep veterans off the streets? making those votes, and now we're -- >> what about the sequester? the sequester was president obama's idea, the sequester is having a worse effect on defense and veterans than anything, the paul ryan budget has suggested. >> was the sequester actually supposed to be implemented? >> it was agreed upon to have both sides disliked, and now it's a republican cr that accepts those sequester numbers, which is bad for defense, particularly in a state like mine of virginia, but the democratic number is 1056. the reps are at 988. we have accepted that n

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but they were pretty much decimating all the game in the park while the army took over in 1886 to get people in there to police the park to take care of the wildlife. there was an era when hunting was out of control in the park. a woman who went to the part , it is becoming a pretty civilized place. but eleanor decides and she lived in their of the wyoming and came home one day to expect a bill she bought away again and she was taking her seven children to yellowstone. she tells all sorts of marvelous stories about driving the white across wyoming quarter to quarter. it was quite a trip with the seven kids. how they learned to camp camp, hunt, a fish, a feed themselves, have adventures. then one evening she decided here is her encounters with the bears. >> the beans were not done at bedtime so i put them on would faking there would be just right for breakfast. but it was so hot the stove was outside. at midnight there was a great clatter. sure enough the bear had to october trying to get to my beans and the wrist trying to work that not intel i series seems would he go way. but the oh

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we just struck some individuals at approximately 15 decimal 2. central be advised it may be bart employees. >> central is reporting an employee possibly struck by a train, 16 decimal 2 between walnut creek and pleasant hill. we are trying to get a better street location so we can start medical. >> these were the 6th and 7th bart employees killed on-the-job in the 41-year history. the last was james strickland who died in concord in 2008. he was inspecting a track when a train hit him from behind. at the time of that accident, the regular track for one train was closed so two trains were heading in opposite directions on a shared track. today's accident comes on the second day after bart union workers walked off the job during a contentious contract battle. john alston is live at the bart station where workers are mourning the loss of colleagues. john? >> and the shrine behind me popped up and the candles will burn throughout the evening. union members offering thoughts to the family members. they did not want to make political hay over this trage

the protective blanket that the amish community put around you, at a time when your husband had decimated community. >> yes, absolutely. you know, when my dad came back in, we all were waiting to hear from him what they said. and he collected his thoughts. you know, i knew it had been a deeply moving time for him, as well. and he said they had forgiven charlie and that they were extending grace and love to our family. they were concerned about me and our children. >> have you forgiven charlie? >> you know, i have, the thing that stands out the most about this is that he was angry inside. and the anger ate away at him. and so to me, i knew that i couldn't have a place of anger inside of me. i didn't want anything that was something he had dealt with. you know, forgiveness is not something that is automatic and never happens again. it is a continual process. >> but did you hate him to start with? >> no, i don't know that i hated him. i felt a lot of emotions, i hated what he did. but the man that walked into that school house that day was not the man i had been married to for almost ten yea

advice 16 decimal five.it is unclear how the accident occurred. officials from the ntsb have arrived on the scene and are investigating the cause of the deadly crash. >>> coming up. 49ers take on the titans looking for their fourth straight win. jason is here with all the highlights. >> listen up college applicants. if you used a common app you could be left in the dark. we'll tell you why. >>> sunshine over the bay area, we have a storm out here in the pacific and it is headed to california. i'll let you know know what it's going to do. there are still a lot of web site flips -- glitches for people signing up for obamacare. some of the problems include customers enrolling in multiple plans and applications with misses data. tomorrow president obama will address the frustrations that accompany the roll out. >>> a nationwide manhunt has come to a end. two escape prisoners are hint bars. you are looking at video of police surrounding the motel room. jenkins and walker were caught after a tip led authorities to

to congress to do one thing and that was to dismantle and to decimate government. we saw that in 2011, we see that now. this is part of who they are, this is their agenda, this is what they want to do and i think the history that you have recounted tonight, i'm glad you're doing this because people have to remember who the radical extremists are and they are obsessed with denying millions of americans affordable health care. >> and i always thought congresswoman at that moment when that debt ceiling deal, that last second deal that ended up sticking us with the sequester, that was sort of a turning point in the obama presidency, it was after that he went to congress and he had his american jobs acts, he gave his speech in kansas a few months after that. the way he talked about the challenges he was facing in washington to the american people really seemed to change at that moment. is that something that you saw? >> i saw that, but i also have to say that since president obama took office, he has consistently and constantly tried to reach across the aisle, work with

my heart goes out to you and your family, obviously to all the families that were so decimated by whatned. but it's also a book of inspiration, and the power of faith and the power of love, and i commend people to read it. marie monville, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. the end. lovely read susan. but isn't it time to turn the page on your cup of joe? gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never bitter taste cup after cup. net weight 340 grams. [ sighs ] [ chuckles ] [ announcer ] always rich, never bitter. gevalia.

sixteen decimal two on the c-1 between walnut street and pleasant hill. we are trying to get a better street location so we can start medical. >> these were the sixth and seventh bart employees killed on the job during their 41-year history. the last was james strickland who died to concord in 2008. he was inspecting a track when the train hit him from behind. at the time of that accident one track was closed and two trains were heading in opposite directions on a shared track. yesterday's accident came on the second day after bart union workers walked off the job during the contentious contract battle. abc7 news reporter john alston has more from the lake merritt bart station on how workers are reacting to the loss of a colleague. >> union members of clutching candles, in addition to their picket signs outside the bart station in oakland. the strike taking on a new complexion now that deaths are involved. >> we aren't here to talk about work. two men are dead. this is an extremely tragic situation. >> like i said, we just aren't -- we are grieving oursel

the falcons have been decimated by injuries. all right a small fans, the cardinals and pirates have series. wild let me take you to st. louis and we will go to the bottom of the second. david threes fits all of david cole. it was 2-0. john j gives the cardinals a lead. that will score matt holliday. the stadium was rocking. big old matt adams. it is gone! . they advance to the championship series and they'll play the dodgers. the hurricanesay tomorrow night. how about this? a football game at the motor speedway in 2016. it seats 140,000 people. they do not have a football field, they're going to put one in. >> can you tell the track? >> that could be fun. that is crazy. >> that could be fun. that is crthis country was built by working people. the economy needs s manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, s

he's on the trail of something decimating bee population. >> crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist. she shows us california's hi tech grapes - how science can achieve perfection in a glass. i'm phil torres. i'm an entermologist and i'll show you the spiders i found in peru. and how scent affects jaguars. that's the team, let's do some science. hey, guys, welcome to a fun week of science in the field. kyle, what is happening to the bee, how can we save them? >> bee populations are diminishing around the country. i wanted to find out why. i travelled to the heartland of america to find innovative ways to find technology to save the bees. late summer in barrett minnesota it is usually buzzing with activity. i think we are ready to walk down to the beehives. >> the midwest is known for the commercial bee industry. we have empty boxes not filled with honey. nothing. >> bee kooepers are witnessing an alarming problem. how many bees are we losing? >> the losses are avt ron omic am. i lost 65% of my operation last winter. we look in the ground to see if there's dead bees on the ground. mos

sixteen decimal two on the c-1 between walnut creek and pleasant hill. we are trying to get a better street location so we can start medical. >> these were the sixth and seventh bart employees killed on the job during their 41-year history. the last was james strickland who died in concord in 2008. he was inspecting a track when the train hit him from behind. at the time of that accident one track was closed and two trains were heading in opposite directions on a shared track. yesterday's accident came on the second day after bart union workers walked off the job during the contentious contract battle. abc7 news reporter john alston has more from the lake merritt bart station on how workers are reacting to the loss of a colleague. >> union members of clutching candles, in addition to their picket signs outside the bart station in oakland. the strike taking on a new complexion now that deaths are involved. >> we aren't here to talk about work. two men are dead. this is an extremely tragic situation. >> like i said, we just aren't -- we are grieving oursel

this is jim's last attempt at rebuilding a decimated city budget.y lost $11 million a year in the great recession. in 2008, they teetered quietly on the brink of bankruptcy. >> we didn't publicize it because you don't want to cause -- there was a little bit of coverage of it but not tremendous. at that time vallejo was in the headlines. >> reporter: 10 years on the job and he is about to retire. empty desks are a reminder only 60% of city jobs are filled. these are still lean times. and he wishes he had better conveyed that to the public. >> to do it again i would work on -- i would develop probably the ability to use social media greater because you can touch people now. >> reporter: after the bart strike, it might come as a surprise to many that employees here gave up three million dollars in pay each year so the city could avoid bankruptcy. >> what i learned is that the institution of labor isn't dead set against doing what needs to be done. they did what they had to do. they realized that they had to be treated i think with respect. >> reporter:

al qaeda is decimated. al qaeda is more dangerous than it was prior to september 11. al qaeda was hit, hit hard, bin laden was killed. this guy was picked up the other day. he was part of the al qaeda power structure. what al qaeda has done is adapted and morphed. they had any number of affiliates all over north africa and africa. they're working with al qaeda. i did hearings several years ago. the islamic radicalization here in the united states. i was attacked by virtually everyone. times, not one good word. the magnifying glass to make sure it's one good word. i'll end on this. if you can't get to the media, before and after the media, i was attacked. smearing everyone or said nothing at all. two insults that are somehow contradictory. the main witness we had was a man from minneapolis was a man who raised his son. his son was 18 years old. he's going to be a medical student. he was getting in with a rough group, somali americans. they had come over -- large numbers were coming over as refugees. living in the minneapolis-st. paul area. and the young man was getting

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my heart goes out to you and your family and obviously to all the families so decimated by what happenedon and the power of faith and the power of love. >> thank you. >> i commend people to read it. marie monville, thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. you've come to realize... [ starter ] ready! [ starting gun goes off ] [ male announcer ] it's less of a race... yeah! [ male announcer ] and more of a journey. and that keeps you going strong. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we get that. with over 30 years of experience, we'll be there -- ready to go as far as you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- and could save you in out-of-pocket costs. you'll also be able to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. call or go online today to request your free decision guide. go forward with passion. and never settle for good enough along the way. aarp medicare supplement insuranc

and no one, i mean, not many were paying attention to the fact that the coast had been decimated. so i sort of, you know, i wanted to see that, you know, -- i wanted to tell the story. i wanted to see that, you know, represented in a book. so, you know, after the book was published, you know, i felt like i hoped it was part of what the book was doing. telling people about the place and differentiating it from new orleans. i feel like this book, especially, you know, the first chapter after the prologue that it doesn't -- i'm hoping it does a pretty good job, you know, of doing that right again of making, you know, making delittle a real place. and making it so in the imagination of the reader. were you writing short stories in the msa program. did you find it challenging as an african-american woman to complete your program? and find the support you need? let see, i was writing short stories and working on a novel set in, you know, on the gulf coast in mississippi was set in mississippi. you know, i felt like lelt see. professors at university of michigan were great. i felt it was

my heart goes out to you and your family, obviously to all the families that were so decimated by whatned. but it's also a book of inspiration, and the power of faith and the power of love, and i commend people to read it. marie monville, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. the end. lovely read susan. but isn't it time to turn the page on your cup of joe? gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never bitter taste cup after cup. net weight 340 grams. [ sighs ] [ chuckles ] [ announcer ] always rich, never bitter. gevalia. >>> tomorrow night, a man who is never shy about expressing his opinions and knows a lot on the current shutdown, tondonald tru. the donald tomorrow on the art of the deal. that's all for tonight. good evening everyone. tonight, why the white house and lawmakers were shocked, shocked families of fallen soldiers are not getting death

businesses were decimated. many still have not reopened. merchants in one neighborhood hosted a block party to spur revival in the area. one of the businesses that has reopened, and she joins me now. diana. thank you for being with us. congratulations on being open. how long were you closed for? >> well, first of all i want to say happy birthday and thank you for having me on your show. >> that's a good birthday gift for me. >> thank you very much. we were closed for about three months. >> tell me what happened. >> as i understand it, your place had been renovated six months before the hurricane hit? >> yes, six months before the hurricane hit we had done a total renovation were top to bottom, brand new equipment, brand new everything. the storm hit and wiped everything out. >> what kind of damage did it do? i understand that you had a lot of water in there? >> a lot of damage doesn't begin to explain it. we had a 12-foot tidal wave over the top of the building. there was not a thing left. to say it was damaged does not begin to cover it. >

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. >> central, we just struck some individuals at 16 decimal two. it may be bart employees. >> reporter: they say they will consider whether the current strike but bart's two largest unions had a bearing on the accident. >> reporter: the union held a candlelight vigil for the two employees killed here but bart unions continue to picket. >> if that strike were to end right now it would be a few more days before the trains were up and running on those tracks again. >>> still ahead we're awaiting word from the white house. you're looking at an imagine from the white house, the rose garden, we'll await word from the president about fixing the website of the affordable care act which some call an unmitigated disaster. we'll be right back. desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines. same-sex marriages are continuing in new jersey. today chris christie withdrew his legal opposition. marriages started at midnight. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in france to talk

this is decimating elephant populations around the world.ted 34,000 elephants died last year at the hands of poachers, that's one elephant every 15 minutes that is killed. if that rate continues, it means you won't see anymore elephants, they'll be completely wiped out by 2025. >> that its a catastrophic number, one every 15 minutes. what are these tusks used for? i understand they are popular and prized in asia. >> >> in china, they're sold as ornaments and gifts. they have health ramifications for health when they're given. they're seen and bought for investment. people understand that this is a very fine night resource and to take the tusks, you have to kill the elephant. many of the elephants are still alive when these tusks are ripped from their jaw bones. they think these are dropped by the elephants and picked up. >> what about the local governments? are they doing enough to stop poaching? >> there's a debate on what should happen to the stockpile of these tusks when custom's seizes them. they put them in one particular area. many cou

. >> or decimated. >> or decimated. it is not on the verge of strategic defeat, as some would argue. >> i will come back to you. >> on the contrary, if you look at any portrayal of where all qaeda is today globally, it has a much larger footprint and a much more advanced organization than it did in 2001. also than it did in 2009. it is absolutely unjustifiable to talk about this organization as having been decimated. i want to follow-up on the issue of betraying the afghan people. it is very important. not just a question of american honor. nor is it just a question of, will other people believe in us, which is also especially after the syria debacle extremely important. and egypt, and many other things. and probably iran. but it is very important for practical reasons. what is al qaeda? not just a terrorist organization. it sees itself as the vanguard of insurgency in the muslim world. >> political revolutionaries. >> what is our ideal end state? that the muslim world defeat this insurgency. not only rejected, but defe

it decimates communities. and it deprives the communities of what was the anchor and the heart of their community. it's a terrible thing to close a school. the only reason to close the school is if everyone moves away another hoax that is popular in some states is that if kids can't pass a test the way to fix the problem is to make the test harder. [laughter] what we need is rigor. i have spent several years blocking my dear friend deborah meier. she said to me whenever you hear the word rigor think of rigor mortis. [laughter] but here's the thing with making the test harder. if a child can't jump over the bar bar when it said that force-feed you really won't help if you raise it to 6 feet. you will just have more kids falling and not making over the bar. it is help that is needed, not higher standards in higher tests. and then we have what i consider consider -- i don't know which of these is the greatest hoax but the hoaxes anyone can teach, anyone can be a principal and anyone can be a superintendent. this

woo just struck some individuals at approximately decimal 2. >> it was gruesome. it was all of.t was just sad, and it made you think. you're like, god, what if they weren't on strike, this would all be prevented. >> union work others walked off the job on friday and$6u hold t. b.a.r.t. officials call the accident a tragic day in b.a.r.t.'s history and resisted any opportunity to make a connection between the death of their employees and previous safety issues raised by unions. >> did you have experience in operating a train? >> sal cruz is the vice president of afscme 3993 and insists current experience can make all the difference when it comes to safely operating equipment. unless you're out there every day operating those trains and that equipment, you can't replace that experience. >> b.a.r.t. officials have not said who was operating the train or the status of their certification. they say the two engineers were performing track maintenance. >> the labor issues, the negotiations are not in theÑç forefront of our mind. we've just lost two people in the b.a.r.t. family. >> rep

once a thriving community, torcello was decimated by malaria, and today, only its fine church remainst church in the lagoon. the church feels ancient. its wood frame and beam ceiling was flexible to accommodate the ever-shifting foundation underneath. its mosaics illustrate the importance of the church to those first venetians. hello! hi, rick. how you doing? my friend piero is picking me up for a tour of the lagoon. venetians love their boats. for piero, it's his escape. he spends his favorite hours away from the crush of tourists in what he calls his "parallel venice." steves: when did you have a boat in the beginning? my first boat? yeah.

he's on the trail of something decimating bee population. >> crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist. she shows us california's hi tech grapes - how science can achieve perfection in a glass. i'm phil torres. i'm an

there is no other alternative but city employees and retirees who would likely see the pensions decimated say the whole process is illegal. scott cohn has the latest from detroit. >> reporter: protesters turned out by the hundreds on day one of a trial that's supposed to decide if detroit gets relief from the creditors, including them. >> what do we want? >> reporter: a big part of detroit's $18.5 million in liability tips is more than 8 billion in benefits for retirees like cheryl who is being asked to pay for the misdeeds of wall street. >> we're not responsible. we should not pay. i live in the city of detroit. i pay taxes in the city of detroit. i own a home that's free and clear and worth nothing because of what the banks did with the po foreclosure crisis here. >> reporter: but the attorney taking over detroit's finances insinces bankruptcy and cutting benefits is the only option. >> that gives us an opportunity to have a structured environment with federal court supervision for a comprehensive solution to very real problems. >> reporter: there is no denying there are real problems,

people not only want to deny health care to millions of people, they want to go further than that, decimate medicare and medicaid. they don't believe it's constitutional. i'm here to work with republicans, conservatives and decent but what you have is a new breed of right wing extreme is who are wreaking havoc, and we have to defeat them. >> you are the chair of the veterans affairs committee which might puzzle some people for a guy who has been antiwar. why was this an assignment you wanted? >> i very much wanted it. we have learned as a nation, we didn't learn this during the vietnam war which i owned, by the way, the people who came back -- i opposed, you don't blame those people, they were doing what they were asked to do. so i think that we owe our veterans a whole lot and we are working very hard with the veterans organizations to improve and expand health care. to do a whole lot of things that i think will improve the lives of our veterans and i'm very proud to be chairman of that committee. >> do you have, though, at the end of it all, do you have frustration as a member of congress

. >> central, train 963, we just struck some individuals at approximately 15 decimal 2 on the c-1 track. central, be advised it may be bart employees. >> well, during that radio communication posted on radioreference.com, you can hear the voice of the man believed to be the train operator along with a dispatcher. later you can hear the voices of bart employees confirming the two maintenance workers had, in fact, been killed. >>> meanwhile, it is day four of the bart strike. bart's board of directors has just decided to cancel an emergency meeting planned for this afternoon. nbc bay area's christie smith is live at the bart station in oakland where instead of operating trains, bart workers are picketing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah, we're getting word there may be limited talks that may happen today, possibly as early as 11:00, 11:30. that according to one bart union leader, who didn't have very much information on it. what i can tell you is that, as you said, this comes as bart announced it would be cancelling a 3:00 p.m. closed-door meting about labor negotiati