>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >>> if you want to learn more about prep being for the apocalypse. how's that working out for you? >> it's great. we just released it. >> we developed the app. pit has a checklist and a tracker to see how far along you are. it actually has a fun report card that mirrors the doom's day prepers so you can score yourself and see where you are right now and begin prep egging and see how you progress. >> i been looking here. aps. prerps died apps. look at this, this is nice. doom's day preppers. husband and wife wearing a gas mask. these nice. >> don't look

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. [[voiceover]] there's more to america. more stories. more voices. more points of view. >>from our headquarters in new york ... [[voiceover]] now there's a news channel with more of what americans want to know. >>i'm ali velshi, and this is real money. >>this is america tonight. >>our news coverage, reporting, and documentaries explore, inspire, and reveal more of america's stories. >>i'm here to investigate genetically modified salmon. >>> here's a story that broke out in this 33-page complaint. law enforcement officials shut down an oh obscure online market that allegedly allowed users to buy and sell

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. u.s. special force captured a libya man. >> tunisia teas tunisia's caller breakdown. >>> egypt is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the war against israel. demonstrators are also expected to rally in central cairo calling for an end of military rule. >> it's coast guard recovered more bodice off the coast. the search was resumed on sunday after being suspected because of bad weather. the italian government said it will triple space in refugee centers to hope with the influx of asylum saoerbgs from last week's sinking. we have the story for us. some fisherman saying the coast guard

deford where your innate or that it gets it's horrendous. workers from senegal been in. togo all nationalities. the working conditions on the ships. at least other senegalese fish about. twenty four hours nonstop so i think that it's. good fun because if you buy the teams you don't work for twelve hours or more then the other for twelve hours or more. there are days when their feet swell up inside their boots. and you need a knife to take them off people probably could cope with. both but some fall asleep on the working table. and that causes labor accidents. and they are abnormal conditions. while we stay for three months and then we go out to shore are you well paid no we are not. you know in africa we suffer. when we do not get paid well and there are also some restrictions you are not well here but there is nothing we can do this is how we live you know there is poverty in africa to find a job. they offer you a two hundred dollars salary. to help your family were born it's not good but we can live with that we'll be able to make. the left there is nothing but misery

my name's nicole deford and i'm >>> house republicans are offering up a plan to end the debt debacle, the white house has already issued a statement saying the g.o.p. plan is aimed at a small group of republic republicans who forced the shutdown. >>> a court hearing is scheduled just minutes from now for abu anas al-libby. he is the suspected al-qaeda fighter who is facing terrorism charges. he is said to have helped plan any 1998 u.s. embassy bombings in tanzania and kenya. >>> a 7.2 earthquake struck the philippines this morning, and at least 93 people are dead. >>> south korea is looking to impose rules on multi-cultural marriages. >> reporter: this woman came to south korea from the philippines with a korean husband she had met just twice. these marriages often run into trouble over language, money, gaps in age and culture. >>> for me it's very hard -- it's very difficult that because of soul, the tradition, because the korean and philippine tradition is very different. because quran they said man is heaven and then woman is land. >> reporter: after her difficulties she said her m

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. [[voiceover]] gripping films from the world the world's top documentary directors. >>banging your head over and over again can be a bad thing. >>every time i would do heading i would see stars. [[voiceover]] it's all fun and games until tragedy strikes. >>a former player kills himself. >>we have to stop playing the game, or we have to find a solution. >> ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to techknow, i'm phil torrez. i'm with the guys. but i don't know if you agree with me but when you put that technology in the classroom they're putting up the shield. if somebody is in there with the gun they should get out

join the conversation by following us on twitter and at my name's nicole deford and i'm a senior productager in digital for al jazeera america. i was born in thailand, grew up in hong kong and singapore and graduated high school there. i think the most rigorous assignment i've ever been a part of is actually what we're doing right now. they're building a network from the ground up, and al jazeera is a really great place to be right now. there are a lot of stories out there that are under-covered that people really want to see in the news. we're going to tell stories in a new and different, exciting way, and i think people are going to be really surprised and impressed with what they see. >> welcome back. i'm phil torres, an i'm with lindsay and costa. you were telling us about your c.i.a. days with taxi drivers. >> when i was in the agency i always struck up conversations with cab drivers. they're almost always from other countries and you nevada know who they are. they could be physicists. it in is a pilot program going on in new york city where they're driving around completely electri

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california.hen i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. ♪ >>that video shot by chicago rapper, known as lil' joe-joe. he posted it on youtube just hours before being gunned down outside of his home. he un wittingly chronicled the events before his death. waj we asked our commune to weigh on whether rap plays a role in chicago violence. >> now you grammy award winning hip hop artist common is from chicago. and he said, quote . . . so desmond, to me it feels like a mixed message. right? rap songs don't determine a person's actions, yet they are powerful enough to be taken the wrong way in acts of violence. >> sure. i think these young rappers are speaking their

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california.hen i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. and here are your headlines. a state of emergency is declared in mississippi, louisiana, and 18 countries across florida. tropical storm karen is about to hit the coast. officials telling people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. >>> house speaker john boehner is telling democrats they need to talk. he spoke a short time ago and said republicans don't want the shutdown and says the president is not willing to compromise. >>> the government shutdown has lead to some tense conversations between a kongman and a furloughed worker at the worl

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> mr. gonzalez? excuse me, mr. gonzalez? could you explain why you haven't paid your workers? >> after fault lines began investigating david's cafe for stealing its employees' wages, the owner offered to pay his former workers seventy-five percent of what they're owed. with few other options, the workers agreed. but as of this show's air date, no checks have arrived. restaurant workers have little power. nationwide, less than five percent are represented by a union. in florida, efforts to enact wage protections face opposition from a strong business lobby. among that lobby's successes this year: a new

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california.hen i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> welcome to al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. moments ago president obama spoke about the government shutdown. >> take a vote, stop this farce, and end this shutdown right now! >> president obama calls out the house speaker for holding up a vote in congress. obama said john boehner is the only thing keeping the government shutdown. >>> secretary of state john kerry is listing conditions to open negotiations with north korea. >>> a boat was traveling from libya when it capsized and caught fire. hundreds of migrants were on board. >> reporter: a grim scene on an island where many were hoping to reach

my name's nicole deford and i'm >> shutdown showdown, nearing what many say will be a financial nightmare. the senate meeting today in hopes of finding some way to reopen the if he hadral government and avoid the debt ceiling deadline. the de death toll is expected to rise after cyclone pailin increases the risk of mudslides across mud slide. >> the rawandan government is giving women type writing courses >> reporter: a typewriter is a lifeline. she doesn't know when it was built. all she knows is that it's older than she is. she is 35. she bought it second-hand in 1995. she has been here with two friends in a side street off of the bus terminal ever since. they are the last of the straight -- street typists. it used to be a clattering rank of almost a dozen lined up here. internet cafes have taken most of the business. but there are still enough people willing to pay $0.50 a j page for job access, business correspondence and love letters. >> i have an accomodation, looking for another job and i use these typists abouts they know how to write it quickly. if i had to do it myself, i wouldn

my name's nicole deford and i'm >>> back with our guests, the former afghan ambassador to france and candidate. marvin winebaum former pakistan and afghanistan analyst from the state department. marvin, we talked about the rise of violence, and we know that the taliban have threatened to continue to fight through the season in the leadup to the election of 2014. what are the chances of the taliban or what capacity does the taliban have to disrupt that political process, one. two, who are we likely to see emerging in 2014 as the leader of afghanistan? >> first of all, with the respect to what damage they can do to the election, they certainly in the south and in the eastern part of the country could make it very difficult for people to feel secure enough to go to the polls. what we've seen in the past is they did not go all out to throw obstacles in the way of voters, but they could this time be much more aggressive. just yesterday omar, the leader of the largest insurgent groups, made it very clear that the election was something that the taliban wanted people to stay away from. agai

my name's nicole deford and i'm what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news storiesdiscussion across america. >> share your story on tv and online. >>> for hundreds of years native americans have been fighting for the right to water. the pressure resource on tribal lands is secured by century's old treaties signed with the federal government. but one tribe in oklahoma is fighting a rapidly growing city. >> reporter: the lake, a the state of oklahoma funded its construction in the late '70s, to supply water to the reac regn and now to the west a rapidly expanding oklahoma city says it needs that water. the problem is the treaty of dancing rabbit creek. signed in 1830, it decreed that the chalk to you tribe would own this lands in return for leaving there ancestral homelands. there have been attempt to his remove indian land and water rights here. notably, after the chalk to you indian nation cited with the confederacy during the civil washing newspape nevertheless te they still control this water. they have the cash to back up the fight. and with money comes the polit

my name's nicole deford and i'm a senior product manager in digital for al jazeera america.as born in thailand, grew up in hong kong and singapore and graduated high school there. i think the most rigorous assignment i've ever been a part of is actually what we're doing right now. they're building a network from the ground up, and al jazeera is a really great place to be right now. there are a lot of stories out there that are under-covered that people really want to see in the news. we're going to tell stories in a new and different, exciting way, and i think people are going to be really surprised and impressed with what they see. [[voiceover]] from al jazeera media network comes a new voice of journalism in the u.s. >>the delta is a microcosm of america. [[voiceover]] we tell the human story, from around the block, across the country, with more points of view. >>if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a motel to living in their car. [[voiceover]] connected, inspired, bold. >>about a thousand protestors have occupied ... >>> the 90ingal re 90 internatid c

victoria azarenko my name's nicole deford and i'm >> is there a difference between a painting on a canvas or painting on the wall? earlier graffiti was considered a city on decline. bankscy has been shown on walls in the city of new york. should we praise his work or ask for arrest. he is a culture ambassador for urban arts and joining us from chile, art critic for the village voice. bankscy is known for work that has sold for over $1 million, yet he sold some of his work for $60 in central park this past weekend and now putting graffiti on walls. of course what he's doing on those walls is illegal and he technically could be charged for criminal damage. is this the eternal question about graffiti:is it art or is it vandalism. >> people are been knocking down walls and putting them up for auction and doing quite well. the last one when that happened sold for $300,000 in los angeles. obviously its art. at this point in the history of art we're in a place where it's very difficult to say something is not. and you know, it's a mode of expression. >> but you know, on the other hand, carlos, g

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >>> twitter announcedment to go public turned a bankrupt company in to a big winner. tweeter scored nearly 700%. some investors thought they were buyinging in to the social media giant instead of tweeter. twitter has not announced when its stock will go on sale. >> alaska, a small school has some big time talent. in the hills of anchorage, there's some suffering going on. this is quiet. all right, up, up, up, up. >> this is ski training on

my name's nicole deford and i'm on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the storyinvite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren. we have storms in the country causing problems. the first one right over south carolina right now, just moved out to nebraska and this spin is an area of low pressure has very warm air and heavy rain over south dakota. they have melting and more heavy rain coming down that is leading to flooding. as the storm continues to lift. we see severe weather break out and the potential for that in minnesota and iowa. the temperatures in rapid cities is 89, and that temperature really climbed, melted that snow and now rains coming down on top of that. there are the floods warnings in south dakota. these are warnings and a windy da there. there is a tornado watch and the potential for these storms to start spinning. another storm in the east coast, the mid-atlantic has brought a consistent east to northeast wind. we have coastal flood advisories continuing. now we have the h

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> there is some sad news coming out of washington state. former house speaker tom foley has died. he served more than 30 years in congress. he was a democrat from washington state and served as u.s. ambassador to japan under the clinton administration. he was 84 and hearkened back to a time when washington is far more civil than what we have seen over the past few weeks. >>> bay area rapid transit workers are on strike again for the second time in five months. lisa bernard has more details. >> reporter: most commuters are pretty frustrating this morning that bart and its unions could don't reach a co

my name's nicole deford and i'm ♪ >>> prize winning scientist peter higgs has revealed he found out hehe top honor from a passing woman on the street. they were jointly awarded the prize on tuesday sthchl they are responsible for the theory of the particle that proves out particles get their mass. >> i was walking along harriet road when a car pulled up a across the road. and a lady in her 60s or maybe 70 or so got out and introduced herself as a former neighbor and widow of a judge who died recently, and congratulated me on -- on the news, and i said what news? [ laughter ] >> italy's former prime minister minister say he is asked to serve his 12-month sentence for tax fraud as community service. because of his age the 77 year old does not have to go to prison. he has the choice of house arrest or community service. if his request is accepted, the court in rome will decide what form it will take. he could be tasked with working in an old people's home, stacking supermarket shelves or cleaning up graffiti. >>> thousands of students have been protesting in rome overcuts to school budget

my name's nicole deford and i'm a senior product manager in digital for al jazeera america. was born in thailand, grew up in hong kong and singapore and graduated high school there. i think the most rigorous assignment i've ever been a part of is actually what we're doing right now. they're building a network from the ground up, and al jazeera is a really great place to be right now. there are a lot of stories out there that are under-covered that people really want to see in the news. we're going to tell stories in a new and different, exciting way, and i think people are going to be really surprised and impressed with what they see. >>> a sia series of tragedies ae focusing the world's attention on a an ongoing refugee crisis. thousands of people have fled in rickety boats. >> hundreds have died and sometimes when the about boothse close to shore. the latest tragedy came on friday. a boat capsized off the italian island of lampedusa. re refugees died when their boat sank. the s somalis died on thursday when their boat sank off lampedusa. i'm joined by bill director of huma

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california.little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy with a look at today's top stories. it is day four of the federal government shutdown. president obama has canceled his trip to asia to deal with the budget impasse. senate democrats maintain they will not agree to reopening the government piece by piece. >>> the woman shot and killed in washington after trying to ram the white house gate with our car had been sued by her condominium association for not paying her fees. mirian carey lead police on a high speedse

my name's nicole deford and i'm al jazeera america... >>introduces... "america tonight".>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. >>an escape from the expected. >>> the country of the india is about to wake up on saturday morning and this is what they are going to be dealing with. a cyclone that is in the bay of bengal. many people are without power right now. there are three things i'm concerned with this storm. one is a 1 160 miles-per-hour wd that is stem wit consistent wita category five. it's going to be striking at night. and three the storm is moving very is legally. ivery slowly. it's moving six to seven miles-per-hour toward the west. the storm surge is going to be devastating we expect these things to last until the next 24 hours until it makes land fall and then we will see the storm starting to weaken. up towards the philippines they have seen a typhoon poosh push d land. and by sunday this storm is going to be heading toward vietnam. a ca category two or three hurricane. and over twort towards the east, another ty

my name's nicole deford and i'm ♪ >>> now all of the sports news. >> thank you very much.nth after losing to the bottom ranked pakistan, they are beaten a top-ranked team. the south africans were 72 for 4 in their 2nd inning, and then he would eventually top score with 90, but once he was dismissed south africa went [ inaudible ] 4 wickets for 74. but they had a scare as south africa reduced them from 9 to 3. but then the captain came to the rescue, he was a senture ran. and they reached their target with no more alarms. and it's south africa's first test lost in nearly two years. >>> now the top eight seeds for next year's football world cup are out, and there are a few surprises in the list. as you might expect spain are ranked first ahead of germany and argentina. brazil are down in 11th but will be one of the 8 seeds for the host, but as is explained it is the inclusion of isserland and bell gin and the absence of italy which is most surprising. >> it's not what you have done in past tournaments. so belgium with well placed, but when you look at a nation like the nethe

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> asia's biggest film festival is underway in south korea. the festival is screening 300 movies in ten days. we're there with with more. >> reporter: teeth gleaming, hair product applied. the night of nights. the film festival is a celebration of this country's success in the entertainment industry, and drawing in films from around the region, nurturing filmmakers and showcasing their work. 2013's festival opener was no exception. a tale of forbidden attraction, religious devotion and artistic expression was directed by a monk and celebrates indian culture and shot in sri lanka. >> a non-chinese film

america tonight next on al jazeera america my name's nicole deford and i'm a senior product manager inigital for al jazeera america. i was born in thailand, grew up in hong kong and singapore and graduated high school there. i think the most rigorous assignment i've ever been a part of is actually what we're doing right now. they're building a network from the ground up, and al jazeera is a really great place to be right now. there are a lot of stories out there that are under-covered that people really want to see in the news. we're going to tell stories in a new and different, exciting way, and i think people are going to be really surprised and impressed with what they see. on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >>> changes will be coming to the new york marathon. the shutdown means the federal site may be closed and the organizers are working with the government to find an alternative site in case the shutdown continues to the race day. last year the maratho

victoria azarenko my name's nicole deford and i'm this is the 900-page document we call obamacare.staff has read the entire thing. can congress say the same? >> the picture just outside of the capitol building. look how the capitol building is framed by the clouds. that's very nice. inside the debate continues as senators take to th to be "d"--e will be a motion for the debate to end and there will be a vote, a vote on the bill to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government. it will pass in the senate and then move over to the house where the debate will be more contentious, we expect, but we're expecting that measure to pass in the house as well. we'll continue to follow developments here. >>> a laos airline crashed killing all on board. it was flying south in the capitol when it went down in the mekong river. it hit bad weather as it was attempting to weather and the passengers included passengers from ten different countries. >>> the prison for women will soon become a prison for men and the women will be sent around the country. the move is a costly one but taxpayers, abou

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california.n i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. [[voiceover]] there's more to america. more stories. more voices. more points of view. >>from our headquarters in new york ... [[voiceover]] now there's a news channel with more of what americans want to know. >>i'm ali velshi, and this is real money. >>this is america tonight. >>our news coverage, reporting, and documentaries explore, inspire, and reveal more of america's stories. >>i'm here to investigate genetically modified salmon. >> welcome back, everyone. to say the least book stores have faced challenges in the digital era where people opting for e-books that can be downlo downloaded from website a

my name's nicole deford and i'm >>> thank you so much. the top eight seeds for next year's world cup draw are out, and there are a few surprises in the list. fifa used the rankings. as you might expect, the world and european champion spain are ranked first and germany and argentina. switzerland and uruguay round out the top seven. brazil is in 11th but will be one of the eight seeds for the draw because they are the hosts. the netherlands and italy are currently outside the seedings. lee, many people will be surprised by who is in the seeds and who isn't. >> yes, but we're particularly surprised by switzerland. that really is an interesting development because switzerland moved seven places up the world rankings and it's the october rankings fifa is basing this on. the way they do this is a point system and it's about recent results. switzerland not only won the european qualifying group but on a 14-behalf unbeaten run. that's what counts but not what you did in past tournaments. belgium is in brilliant at the moment. when you look at an

my name's nicole deford and i'm >>> today was the last day, the final day of the austin city limits music fest, and it got canceled because of flooding, because of rain. very heavy rainfall. in fact, we're talking about a foot in a 12-hour period. we have downtown austin report over 10 inches of rainfall today. from the storms that are coming up from the south-southwest. now, you may be looking that direction and say, that's coming out of the el paso area, even farther down towards mexico. that's right. this is a tropical storm sitting in the pacific that is pushing up a lot of moisture into texas, and we've been seeing significant rainfall. we had a daily rain record of 3.15 inches for austin, who actually totaled more than that, a little over 5 inches has been falling in that rain gauge of austin. so we have flash flood warnings. we have a severe thunderstorm warning farther south in the texas area, the closer south to san antonio. all this rainfall is coming down so fast and quickly, we've had a lot of emergencies happen in the state. so we're looking at rainfall totals in san antonio

my name's nicole deford and i'm ♪ welcome back, you are watching the news hour on al jazeera with me,der of our main stories. there are bomb ings across the middle east on one of the holyist days in the world, afghanistan a governor in the east was killed in a bomb attack during eat prayers and it happened in the providence of logar and attacks in northern iran and a mosque south of damascus was targeted. at least 85 people have now been killed and many more injured after an earthquake in the philippines and 7.2 hit the island of bohol and power is cut and buildings destroyed. talks on iran disputed nuclear program are underway in geneva and they say they are holding talks with other world powers. and more on the earthquake in the central philippines and we have the chairman of the red cross and thank you for being with us. i know we tried to get you earlier. first tell us about the situation right now in bohol and we see the death toll is rising. do you expect the number of dead to go up even more? >> yes. well, the red cross says 35 dead and right now we expect the death toll to ris

my name's nicole deford and i'm a senior product manager in digital for s. >> forbesing thousands more into shelters. >> we will do everything we can to make the point that we went to negotiate and he took no offers. >> all talk, but no action. the government shut down in day 13 while the debt ceiling deadline looms dangerously close. plus, what message some vets are planning to seemed lawmakers on both sides of the aisle this morning from the world war ii memorial in d.c. just starts to be effected on the indian coastline. a direct hit from this massive storm. it was still, still four times the size of hurricane katrina. these are some of the first pictures of the damage and destruction caused. the extent of the damage isn't fully noun, and reports are conflicting. but al jazeera has confirmed at least three people are dead. al jazeera is on indian eastern coast and joins us now. by phone, so tell me what you are seeing there? >> well, right now, we actually missed the storm half way through the night. the storm itself took a turn up northwest ward. and centered. now al jazeera has a

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california.a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. these are our top stairs. the woman shot and killed in the nation's capitol after trying to ram the white house with her car may have been suffering from post partum depression. she led police on a high speed chase with her 1-year-old daughter in the car. >> tropical storm karen, furloughed workers have been called back to work to prepare for the storm. karen is expected to make landfall this weekend. >> president obama has canceled his trip to asia next week in order to deal with the budget. thursday, the house passed a bill to restore funding to the national guard, but senat

>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm richelle carey. a search for survivors is underway after a boat full of people goes down leaving 92 dead. the boat carried african migrants and may have involved human trafficking. a plane in nigeria burst into flames. six have been hospitalized. >> it is day three of the government shutdown, and a resolution seems pretty far off. president obama and congressional leaders met wednesday, ending in a tail mate. the nation is nearing the october 17 debt ceiling deadline. if the stalemate continues, services for the needy will be shutting down. we take a closer loo

my name's nicole deford and i'm . >>> next year, millions of social security recipients could see only a backtional increase in benefits. top that with politicians saying if depressed fails to raise the debt ceiling, social security checks might disappear. kimber lie duke hearted caught up with senior citizens. >> social security is what i live on. without that, i will eventually wind up in the street and so will my disabled son. sfoos how important social security is to me. >> shirley keegan worked for more than 40 years as a beautician paying into her social security. today, she counts on it for everything everything. >> food, rent, medicine. over the counter things and then co-payments for my insurance. things like that. transportation. i mean by the middle of the month, i am delving into my s e savings, what little there is left of them. >> last week, the u.s. treasu lee secretary failed if congress failed to raise the debt ceiling social security checks could go on the chopping block. >> it's a serious threat because it's a good political pawn. we know that social security payment

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>>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. ç]

re# #a# #d# #y# ##fo# #r# ## my name's nicole deford and i'm ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america.m stephanie sy. here are the top stories at this hour. a 7.2 magnitude earthquake has rocked a island in the philippines killing at least 20 people, including four children who were killed following a stampede. several buildings have collapsed. the quake was centered about 35 miles underground. annaan al quada suspect accusedf taking part of the 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in east africa is expected to be arraigned in new york city. he was captured in a u.s. special forces raid in lip i can't on october 5th. court documents allege as early asinine 93 he began plan ago tacks with

my name's nicole deford and i'm helicopter. i am thomas drayton live in new york. here are some the top stories we are following at this hour. negotiations but no agreement. >> that's the latest word from lawmakers sparring over the government shutdown and the debt limit. >>> several international red cross workers have been kidnapped in syria as they headed back to the capitol from an aid mission. >>> plus, close to 100 pilgrims are dead after a stampede during a religious festival in india. >>> the latest in drone technology is being showcased at a conference in new york. we look at the controversy surrounding their use.

my name's nicole deford and i'm a senior product manager in digital for al jazeera america. i was born in thailand, grew up in hong kong and singapore and graduated high school there. i think the most rigorous assignment i've ever been a part of is actually what we're doing right now. they're building a network from the ground up, and al jazeera is a really great place to be right now. there are a lot of stories out there that are under-covered that people really want to see in the news. we're going to tell stories in a new and different, exciting way, and i think people are going to be really surprised and impressed with what they see. (vo) al jazeera america >> good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. you are looking at live pictures of the nation's capitol this morning where the house and senate will be in session today. members of congress are inching closer to a solution to the debt ceiling but at this point there is still no deal. >>> a massive cyclone as strong as a category 5 hurricane is heading towards india. cyclone phailin. authorities

re# #a# #d# #y# ##fo# #r# ## my name's nicole deford and i'm >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. >> we come from different parties, but we are americans first. that's why disagreement cannot mean dysfunction. >> president obama praising the deal, but pleads for both parties to work together. [ cheers ] >>> and mr. booker goes to new york. newarks mayor, getting a senate seat. ♪