i'm del walters in new york. these are the stories that we're following for you. president obama has set a meeting with house democratic leaders today as the government shutdown rages on. >>> chemical weapons inspectors set to tell us the progress of destroying syria's chemical stockpiles. ♪ >>> it is day nine of the government shutdown and there could be a small window of hope, a break through in the stalemate. both sides appear to be open now to a short-term debt ceiling extension and a temporary end to the shutdown. a could give them wiggle room to try to find a longer solution. president obama set to meet with house democrats this afternoon and plans to meet with senators and republicans in the upcoming days. randall pinkston joining us now. randall president obama said he would be open to that possible deal, how has that been received? >> right now we're not hearing very much hospitalal to the president's window of opportunity for a short-term debt ceiling deal. senator boehner also wants it to deal with debt ceiling budgets. and democrats are expected to bla

i'm del walters in new york.re back at the top of the hour. >> hi i'm lisa fletcher and you're in the stream. some native americans drive more than 100 miles to cast a ballot and they're fed up . voting, it is essential to our democracy. but some native americans in montana say they don't have equal access. they filed a lawsuit against county and state election officials asking for satellite voting on their reservations to begin 30 days prior to elect

i'm del walters.ere are your headlines. >> listen, i think the president wants to deal with america's pressing problems just as much as we do, but in order to deal with these pressing problems, we have got to sit down and have a conversation that leads to a negotiation that begins to solve these problems for the future and for frankly our kids and grandkids. >> john boehner putting a republican proposal on the table that would raise the nation's debt ceiling, the white house has said it wants congress to pass a clean debt limit increase. we are still waiting for the white house briefing to begin. more details as they become available. >>> libya's prime minister was ceased for a few hours today. he was abducted by a group of armed men who later released him unharmed. >>> the u.s. has halted military aide to egypt. >>> the death toll from a boat of african migrants that sank off of the coast of italy is climbing. the migrants came from somalia and artreeia. the wreck has lead to calls for action to tack

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i'm del walters these are your headlines.sident obama says he plans to meet with house democratic leaders today. he has blamed republicans for holding the u.s. economy hostage. senate democrats came out a time ago to talk about the ongoing budget battle. >> i'll say it once again. open the government, pay our bills. we are happy to negotiate on anything. we -- we have given boehner what he wanted. number 1, his number. we did that. it was hard to do. you have all heard me say that. number two, he said he wants a conference. we said we'll go to conference to you on anything you want, all you need to do is open the government and let us pay our bills. >>> and the president will nomination janet yeller as the head of the federal reserve bank. >>> in a news conference earlier today the head of the un inspectors saying can experts plan to visit 20 sites in the upcoming weeks. >>> the saying goes once bitten twice shy, and you would think that would also apply to sharks. >> reporter: greg pickering is either the unluckiest man or t

i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for your right now. >> everybody wins here if we work together to get this done. in fact if there's a good reason not to pass this common sense reform, i haven't heard it. >> president obama pushing his plan for immigration reform. >>> and congressional grilling on the problems with the president's healthcare website. >>> and trying to get to the bottom of the allegations that the u.s. listened to the german chancellor's phone calls. ♪ >>> president obama saying now is the time, this is the moment to pass immigration reform. he says now that the government shutdown is over, republicans and democrats should come together to fix what he is calling a broken immigration system. mike viqueira what does the president want exactly in >> well, as you reported the president says this is the moment. there is precious little time between now and next year, which is an election year in congress. bipartisan support now languishing in the house of representativ

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>> >>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. >> the central argument is this, are we going to sit down and have a conversation or aren't we? >> both parties say they want to talk it out but no change still. >>> more weapons inspectors now headed into syria. and north korea puts its forces on alert. >>> the shutdown continues after the house and congress continue to fight over the budget. republicans are saying they will not raise the debt limit without negotiations. that is something the house with says it does not support. we're joined by randall pinkston at the white house. and speaker boehner says he is not drawing any lines in the sand, has there been any response from the white house? >> the white house continues to say if speaker boehner would allow the so-called continuing resolution, a clean bill with no amendment, that the shutdown could be ended right away. they are not quite so sure what to do about the debt ceiling, but the shutdown could be ended right away. meanwhile

i'm del walters these are your headlines. federal judge is going to decide if the city of detroit can go ahead with its bankruptcy case. that hearing will determine if the city is eligible for file. >>> pakistan's prime minister will meet with president obama today, the topic of drones expected to top the subjects. >>> the bishop of bling has been suspended after wanting to have a $42 million resident build. >>> a city in missouri, hundreds of people gathering in a call for charges against two boys accused of sexually assaulting a teenager and her friend. jonathan martin has more from maryville, missouri. >> reporter: marryville, missouri, a town of just 12,000 people finds it's a in the spotlight, as protesters gather with daisies. >> all of the evidence was there, and they still turned their back on her. >> the girls one 14, the other 13 at the time, say they were raped by two classmates, a 16 and 17 year old boy, a third teen is accused of recording the incident on his cell phone. the girls and their families say they endu

i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. >> there was no economic rationale for all of this. >> president obama telling congress to focus on the job at hand growing the economy. >> it's a relief. i'm really happy to be back. i love my job. i love my coworkers, so it's really good to be able to see them again. >> hundreds of thousands of federal workers are being welcomed back on the job. >>> and mr. booker goes to washington, the newark major, getting a senate seat. ♪ >>> after 16 days, it is now starting to look like business as usual for the federal government. hundreds of thousands of employees are now back on the job, the nation's parks and historic sites are reopening, and president obama welcoming the deal that ended the government shutdown and saad the u.s. from default. >> these twin threats to our economy have now been lifted, and i want to thank those democrats and republicans for getting together and getting the job done. >> wall street seems worry about the imp

i'm del walters. here are your headlines.retary of state john kerry is in london where he is meeting with world leaders about the war in syria. he said a political solution is the only way to end the conflict. >>> a weaker than expected jobs report is outtoday. employers adding 148,000 jobs in september. the report was delayed because of the government shutdown. >>> and counselors are available for students at sparks middle school in nevada today. monday was the scene of the shooting that left a teacher dead, and two other students wounded. the 12 year old shooter then shot and killed himself. >>> a group of young men from iraq have turned a lot of heads in the hip hop community. they recently performed in dearborn, michigan. >> reporter: the sounds of hip hop music emanate from the walls of the museum in dearborn, michigan. and these young men who traveled here from iraq are taking center stage. they call themselves the step grow. they have embraced urban american hip hop culture through dance. >> it's an opportunity to expr

i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. >> in these early weeks access to healthcare.gov has been a miserable experience for way to many americans. >> kathleen sebelius says the buck stops with her. >> and free after three years in captivity, these four french hostages are going home. ♪ >> the health and human services secretary is still answering questions on the capitol hill at this hour. the house committee grilling kathleen sebelius about the troubled affordable care website. beginning her testimony an hour ago with an apology. >> let me say directly to these americans. you deserve better. i apologize. i am accountable for you for fixing these problems, and i'm committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site. >> randall pinkston us now live on capitol hill. randall apologizing, taking responsibility, so how does she say they are going to go about fixing the problem in >> she says the work is already underway, technicians are running tests constantly, and

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>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for you. pakistan pressed for an end to those u.s. drone strikes as members of both nations are meeting in washington. as u.s. prepares to leave afghanistan is that country now ready to defend itself. left to die, syrian refugees rescued at sea are now speaking out. >> the tense relationship between the u.s. and pakistan are going to be facing a key test this afternoon. that's when president obama and pakistawillbe meeting to discusf drones. >> reporter: there are contentious issues between pakistan and the united states. it's been a rocky relationship for many years. particularly after u.s. forces raid deep in the party of pakistan that killed osama bin laden, and the continuing issue of drone strikes, which have increased dramatically under the obama administration. we saw amnesty report holding the united states responsible for civilian deaths and violating international laws. certainly those issues are going to be on the table. but what i

i'm del walters.hese are the stories we are following for you. >> violence eruptses tens of thousands take to the streets on cairo. protesters marking the attack of forces at the signi. >> those members of al qaeda and other terrorist organizations literally can run but not hide. >> secretary of state john kerry speaking out hours after two raids were lunched targetting

i'm del walters. here are the stories that we are following for you. germany wants of answers about u.s. spy allegations. they are sending their intelligence chiefs to get them. >>> and a new push to stop the abuse of pain killers. the fda now making changes. >>> bulgarian officials say they have found the mother of that little girl pushed into the national spot light. >>> the u.s. is now trying to deal with the fallout from a week of damaging revelations about spying activities. germany now saying it will send its top intelligence chiefs to washington next week to try to get some answers from the white house. the spying allegations overshadowing a meeting in belgium. also today british prime minister talking about the leaker, and those who publish what edward snowden gave them. >> what mr. snowden has effectively done and what some newspapers are assisting him in doing, and that is going to make at it lot more difficult to keep our countries and our people safe. >> mike viqueira joins us now live from the white house with more on how the white house i

i'm del walters. here are the stories that we are following for you. >> are we going to sit down and have a conversation or aren't we? >> it is absolutely absurd what they believe is in the best interest of or country right now. >> the shut downcontinues. >>> more weapons inspectors will be heading into syria. and north korea putting its forces on alert. [ technical difficulties ] >> but they just did not talk to each other, now the debate over ending the government shutdown has also become about the debt ceiling. libby we are hearing reports that harry reid could rollout a stand-alone measure to raise the debt ceiling. what are you hearing about that? >> that's right, dell. watch for that today. a bill like that would still have to ultimately pass the house which as you know would be a heavy lift. a bill like this would require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. for some democrats who are facing tough reelection bids next year, this could be a dicey vote, which is why it's believed this technique has

i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. a milestone for the destruction of chemical weapons in syria. >>> the iraqi president comes to america, an up tick of violence in his country has him asking for help. >>> and president obama is trying to convince business leaders from around the world to invest in america. ♪ >>> syria has taken an important step towards eliminating its chemical weapons stockpile. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says that syria has now destroyed the key equipment to make those weapons. that news coming a day before the dead line set last month. omar al saleh has more from istanbul. >> reporter: the opcw says they went to 21 of 23 sites declared by syria. the remaining two were not visited by the inspectors because of safety and security concerns. they removed some of the items in those sites to be verified and inspected at another location. now syria has met two key deadlines, but the most important one is yet to come, and this is called phase 3. it involves the destruction of

i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for. >> you this is far left than main of us have hoped for but far better than some had sought. >> a deal now on the table. the shutdown and debt ceiling drama coming to an end. now we're waiting for congress to vote. >> this debate will continue until collectively the american people can make these-- >> but the gentleman from texas does not get congress to go along with what he said, but ted cruz said he will not block the deal. the white house briefing now under way. white house press secretary saying the president congratulates congress on the deal that was just reached. it happened 11 years before the debt ceiling deadline. senate leaders unveiling a bipartisan plan to a void a default. wall street relieved that the situation is almost over. it's just off its high off 200-plus points. but the plan contains few specifics to address the the nation's nearly 17 trillion-dollar debt, once again kicking the can down the road. we have libby casey, b

i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. the way forward after the government shutdown. lawmakers getting back to the business of the budget. >>> about an hour from now we're expecting an announcement from the white house, the president set to name a new head of homeland security. >>> and some lebanese citizens say they are losing their jobs to the syrians fleeing the fighting. ♪ >>> the federal government has reopened and the nation can continue borrowing money to pay its bills. now congress and the white house are looking ahead. the house and senate are trying to come up with a plan while the president is pushing forward on other parts of his agenda. libby easier said than done. >> that's right. but we heard cautious optimism from center patry murray, and congressman paul ryan. congressman ryan laid pretty low over the last couple of weeks, but emerged in the final few days as someone who was talking and trying to find some negotiation point. here is how they described their starting points. >> chairman ryan knows i'm not

>>> welcome to al jazerra america i am del zotto walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. a summit to bring more jobs to the u.s. the president plays host to global leaders asking them to invest. iraq's prime minister asking the u.s. for help dealing with the increasing violence in his country. and syria has met that deadline, the deadline for destroying its chemical weapons. ♪ ♪ >>> president obama is courting does biz and government leaders from around the world. he's trying to convince them to invest in the u.s. randall pinkston joins us now live from washington where the president is about to speak. and randall, we understand that there is good news to the economic front today. >> reporter: yes, indeed, there is, del zotto. the deficit, the nation's deficit has dropped to $680 billion that's the first time it's dipped below a trillion in about five years. that is very good news. the president to talk to talk up the advantages for foreign inning investors and are going to be using 32 trade missions around the world to

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i'm del walters from new york. you can go to www.aljazeera.com where the news continues 24 hours a day. >> hi i'm lisa fletcher and you're in the stream. some native americans drive more than 100 miles to cast a ballot and they're fed up . voting, it is essential to our democracy. but some native americans in montana say they don't have equal access. they filed a lawsuit against county and state election officials asking for satellite voting on their reservations to begin 30 days prior to election, just like everywhere else in the state. >> there's a law out there for almost anything that we want to do. and one of the laws is the right to vote. and all we're trying to do today is see that the state government, you know, helps us enforce that law. we want the secretary of state to stand beside us and say this needs to be done. >> election officials say they don't have the budget to set up those sites. also at stake, the potential for native american voters to change election outcomes. this controversy reaches beyond

i'm del walters, and these are your headlines.syria has now met that deadline for chemical weapons development. and the ocw said that the equipment has been reppedred inoperable >> >> president obama hosting a summit to create new jobs for america. he's trying to get business leaders from around the world to invest in the u.s. >> >> and british intelligence is worried about reports that the nsa spied on google and yahoo, and they're concerned about privacy invasion of u.s. citizens city. >> officials have announced new rules that allow passengers to use most portable electronic devices in flight. but don't expect to be chatting on your cellphone any time soon. the ban is still for text during the flights. >>> soon buying cigarettes or tobacco is going to be harder in new york city. that's because the legal age to buy cigarettes is about to go up to 21, and that will make it the toughest law in the country. >> reporter: cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, e cigarettes, will soon be off-limits until 21 to anyone in new york city. >> i'm a

i'm del walters. here are our top stories.akistan's prime minister meeting with president obama today. the topic of those drone strikes expected to top the agenda. the u.s. has care rid out a number of strikes leaving scores of civilians dead according to some reports. >>> secretary of state john kerry meeting in rome with prime netenyahu. focusing on negotiations with the palestinians and iran's nuclear am beneficiaries. >>> a federal judge is going to decide whether the city of detroit can go ahead with its bankruptcy case. it is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in u.s. history. >>> 71 brush fires are burning across australia. firefighters are bracing for what could be their worst day yet. weather conditions are expected to worsen with hot temperatures and high winds combining in the forecast. andrew thomas has more from new south wales. >> reporter: john cameron was packed and ready to leave if necessary. down the road a neighborhood was putting up signs for fire members before she left, don't forget the animals. wat

i'm del walters in new york city. "the stream" is next. and as always check us out 24 hours a day on aljazeera.com. ♪ >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. a nickel mine in minnesota is it a false choice to tell minnesotians they have to choose when work and the environment? ♪ >> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here and he is bringing in all of your comments and questions via our social networks. waj is lot of people in our community didn't know about the controversy up north >> yeah, and as you know the viewers of the show is the third host of the show, and a lot of people had no idea. kenya says . . . >> and a lot of our viewers don't know, lisa, you are also a cheese head from the midwest, happening. >> yeah, and when our gang was talk about this earlier today, we were all says in the great lake states it is not unusual to have different economies in the northern states and then farther down. so it's not surprising to me. >> and there's tremendous impact and consequences of what will happen with the mining companies r

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. ♪ >>> there are no winners. that's how president obama described the last-minute agreement that ended the government shutdown and presented the -- prevented going over the debt ceiling. >> the american people are fed up with washington. at a time when we demand more momentum, we have yet another self-inflicted crisis setting us back. >> the federal government is returning to business as usual. vice president biden greeting workers as they returned to their job this morning. libby casey is live on capitol hill. what was the tone there this morning? >> he was certainly not declaring victory and there were no big smiles, dell. really you heard some frustratio

i'm del walters. here are your headlines.the group from europe already meeting with the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rog pers. james comey sworn in as head of the fbi. deputy attorney general during the bush administration. >>> ellis island has opened for business. nearly a million artifacts remain in storage while those upgrades continue. >>> it's a spot that can trace its origination back to the ancient olympics. but in the recent years the modern pentathalon.. >> comprises five very different disciplines can even trace its roots back to 708beck and the original olympic games. modern pentathalon is designed to simulate the skills required of a 19th century cavalry soldier. are fencing shooting horse jumping and running. but have the 19th century games have anything of relevance? >> i'm an artist in my sport. so obviously i tried to go with the media with the interest of young people and so we changed a lot. we have the one day format. first 1996, se centennial gamesn atlanta. we have to go away from the fi

i'm del walters. here's are the stories that we're following for you. >> i'm confident the republicans will allow the government to open and extend the ability of this country to pay its bills. >> lawmakers try to work out a deal as the deadline for extending the debt ceiling gets even closer. >>> as the u.n. inspectors could be buying time for the assad machinregime. >>> and muslims around the world gathering for hajj. >> three days and counting now until the u.s. government loses it's ability to borrow money to pay its bills. senate leaders are holding off last-minute talks but there is no negotiation to end the government shutdown. where do these things stand after another week of negotiations and proposals. >> reporter: this is what shutdown looks like when it meets debt ceiling. the deadline is running out. you're going to hear from the house, nothing from the white house today because they're observing the columbus day, public holiday. where we're at after the weekend, the deal that we thought w

i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following. violence erupts as tens of thousands take to the streets of the cairo. >> those members of the al qaeda and other terrorist organizations literally can run but you can't hide. >> that is the message for accused terrorists - hours after u.s. special forces launched two raids in africa. >> experts have started to destroy syria's chemical weapons arsenal. >> clashes in egypt have killed 15 people, injuring dozens of others, according to the ministry. it comes as rallies are held in the country to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1973 war with israel. as you can see police firing tear gas at muslim brotherhood supporters, who are trying to make their way to tahrir square, where pro-coup demonstrators gathered. they are gathered carrying flags of abdul fatah al-sisi. clashes on friday killed four people. earlier we spoke with an al jazeera correspondent in cairo, but remaining anonymous for security reasons. >> what happened is for the past few hours security forces have been pushing back

i'm del walters. these are the stories that we are following for you. >> to do a lot of pointing blame, fixing the blame. what i want to do is fix the problem. >> and so do i. >> the health and human secretary, kathleen sebelius questioned. >>> more efforts to get bashar al-assad back to the peace talks in geneva. >>> and freedom for four french hostages, who return home after four years in captivity. >>> non-stop for the past two hours, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius answering tough questions on capitol hill. she is explaining the problems with the troubled affordable care website. >> so let me say directly to these americans. you deserve better. i apologize. i am accountable to you for fixing these problems, and i am committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site. >> randall pinkston is live on capitol hill. randall, see beal us has apologized but has she said how they are going to fix the problem? >> republicans especially are pressing sebelius on the website, a

i'm del walters. these are the stories we're watching for you. >> i want the cash registers to work, i want the checkout linings to be smooth. i want people to be able to get this great product. >> the president says the problems are being fixed. a middle school in nevada. the scene of a deadly shooting. new jersey's governor says he's dropping his opposition to same sex marriage. after the decisions go forward with outing. >> president obama says there is no excuse for the problems that have plagued the world out of those online health exchanges but he says now he's confident with the issues plaguing healthcare.gov issues will be fixed. i was able to log on with no problems but there was a little drama as the president talked about his signature achievement. >> the per vasive fear that one illness -- you're all right, i gotcha. you're okay. this happens when i talk too long. [ laughter ] >> i white house aide came to the young lady's aid and escorted her out. they have been helped by the program know

i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following. egypt - these are live pictures of protests arising from the 1973 commemoration of the war. >> those members of al qaeda and other terrorist organizations litterally can run but they can't hide. >> secretary of state john kerry. unidentified speaker: ing -- john kerry speaking out about the military raids in ken -- kenya. >> the partial government shutdown in its sixth day. >> u.s. commandos carried out twin raids on saturday in two countries in africa, and libya - american troops captured abu anas al liby, wanted for his role in the 1998 bombings of two u.s. embassies in south africa. 3,000 miles away a team of navy seals in somalia targeted the leader of al-shabab. secretary of state said the raids against militants in north africa are a message to those who would commit terrorism. >> we hope that this makes clear that the united states of america will never stop in its effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror, and those numbers of al qaeda and other terrorist org

i'm del walters in new york. "consider this" is next. and as always check us out 24 hours a day at aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ >>> a bribery scandal could sink several top u.s. naval commanders. charges that navy ships were sent to certain ports in asia in exchange for high-priced trips, tickets to shows, and even prostitution. are we seeing a worrisome growing trend? plus an nsa faux pas causes an american riff in paris. president obama has to do damage control. >>> and a new nightmare for american parents kids connect with friends over social media, but are the popular websites forcing preteens into very question super boablebehavior. >>> we begin with the allegations of a major scandal in the navy. as serious as these allegations are, al jazeera reports, they are from the only scandals to year. >> reporter: according to federal prosecutors the chief executive of glen defense asia pried navy officers with cash, tickets, luxury hotel rooms, and in exchange they provided inside information. this commander allegedly helped dock four ships so it co

i'm del walters these are your headlines. u.s. intelligence sources are going to be under review in washington. one of the leaders that will testify before congress is the head of the national security agency, dr. keith alexander. we'll show you that at 1:30 this afternoon. an apology by marilyn tavener. she was testifying before a sharply critical house committee. >>> it's been one year since hurricane sandy hit the new york and new jersey coast lines. the cleanup tapped to exceed $65 billion. >> i'm dave warren with your national forecast. two different extremes between the west coast and the east coast, winter storm out west, many winter weather advisories and storm warnings in effect, dumping a lot of snow over the montana area, that storm still centered over nevada but beginning to movies. cold air is behind it, warm air ahead of it. 80s and 70s from memphis to houston, billings, montana, 44. outlook for thursday, halloween, looks like we'll have the warm air coming up over the great lakes as it starts to push east and rain a

i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. just moments from now president obama will address the affordable healthcare changes. >>> and one of the most restrictive abortion laws anywhere in the country. >>> and governor christie as same sex marriages go forward any way. >> it has been nearly four weeks since a key part of president obama's healthcare law was rolled out and some would say four weeks of problems. those exchanges being blasted by everyone from the president as former press secretary to the president himself. all of them admitting the online exchanges proving to be an embarrassment to the program. mike viqueira joins us, what can we expect to hear from the president at 11:25 this morning 123,478 you hit the nail on the head, an embarrassment, someone needs to be fired. the healthcare exchanges rolled out october 21st. and a large part is due to the part that the system was overwhelmed. that's the line that the white house stuck with, and 19 million unique visitors have visited that, but precious few have been abl

i'll del walters. here's are the stories we're following for you. >> the president is ultimately responsible for the rollout. >> no sir, we're responsibl resr the roll glout trying to pi out. >> trying to pin out who is responsible for the health exchange. >> and geneva talks and getting them off the ground. >>> roma people fighting segregation that they say they face in europe. >> the person in charge of implementing president obama's healthcare reform law was on the hot seat today on capitol hill. health and human services secretary kathleen is he begout facing hours of questions from lawmakers over the troubled insurance website and others issues as well. several republican lawmakers on the committee using the hearing to make the comparison to a famous state where sebelius was governor. >> well, madam secretary, while you're from can kansas, we're nn kansas any mother. some might say that we're in t "the wizard of oz" given the parallel universe. while some think things are great. you, apparently, a

i'm del walters. "inside story" is next. for updates throughout the day go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. where the news continues 24 hours a day. policies kill civilians in ally nations questions of sovereignty and legality get in the way of good relations. drones in pakistan. that's tonight's inside story. >> hello, i'm libby casey in washington. pakistan and united states have a complicated and often strained relationship. the two countries share vital interest . the stat t

we'll be right back. >> i'm del walters coming to you live from new york. right now, we are awaiting word from president obama concerning the deal reached late last night while many of you were sleeping to avoid the debt ceiling debacle and also end the government shutdown into its 16th day. mike in washington did not like my analogy of the victory lap after the civil war, but the approval rating for both houses, both sides, including the white house were among the lowest and worst that anybody had ever seen. do they understand that across the country, people were really upset? >> they do, but it gets back to what we were talking about earlier. which constituency are those house republicans responding to? so when you look at the dynamic and this is a longer discussion within the house of representatives, del, and you look at the conservatives there who are driving this train, i mean, they are not necessarily concerned about the larger republican party approval rating. they, the true believers, the nature of a true believer is they believe they are doing the

i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you.ant to know about the nsa spying allegations. ellis island opened for the first time since hurricane sandy hit last year. and now there's a new fbi director. spain is now the latest u.s. ally complaining about those american surveillance programs. spain's

i'm del walters. here's are the stories that we're following for you. >> i'm confident the republicans will allow the government to open and extend the ability of this country to pay its bills. >> lawmakers try to work out a deal as the deadline for extending the debt ceiling gets even closer. >>> as the u.n. inspectors could be buying time for the assad machinregime. >>> and muslims around the world gathering for hajj.

i am del walters. we can a week away from a potential government fault.ew some encouraging signs coming out of washington. you are looking live at capitol hill, john boehner promising to hike the borrowing limit and talks of ending the shutdown as well. mike viqueira that is all the districdetails from washington. >> reporter: they met for an hour and a half behind closed doors, there is no deal yet it's the first positive sign in weeks. returning to the capitol after the meeting, republican leader eric canter was upbeat. >> we had a very useful meeting. it was clarifying, i think for both sides as to where we are. the take away from the meeting is we will meet our teams tonight and the president said that he would consult with the administration folks and hopefully we can see a way forward after that. >> reporter: no deal yet. but in a statement the white house cited continue progress in the talks all marking a big change in tone with exactly one week left best debt ceiling deadline. it began with a sudden move from g.o.p. leaders. >> what we want to do

i'm del walters. supper storm sandy killed at least 182 people in the united states and canada. >>> pakistani victims of drone strikes will be talking to congress about theirs ordeals. >>> both president obama and congress speaking about limiting the nsa's powers. spain is the latest country that was spied on by that agencies. >>> the obama administration is giving consumers more time to sign up for health care coverage, a six week extension. this will help them avoid new tax penalties. the move comes after the troubled rollout of the president's overhaul of the health care plan. that is it for your update. check us out at aljazeera.com. we will see you then. check . . lz >> >> >> >>> welcome to al jazeera america. stories. a bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce a bill that could strip the nsa of om of its powers. if passed it ends the agency's ability to bulk collect phone records and restrict who it can spy on. >> fighting in syria blocked u.n. inspectors from access to two chemical weap

i'll del walters. here's are the stories we're following for you. >> the president is ultimately responsible for the rollout. >> no sir, we're responsibl resr the roll glout trying to pi out. >> trying to pin out who is responsible for the health exchange. >> and geneva talks and getting them off the ground. >>> roma people fighting segregation that they say they face in europe.

i'm del walters with a look at today's top stories. there are reports of a deal in the senate that would end the government shut down and raise the debt ceiling. house republican leaders tried twice yesterday and failed. the debt ceiling is midnight. >>> it is day two of talks aimed at reigning in iran's nuclear program. six world powers are taking part in the talks in geneva. iran hoping to convince the world it's nuclear program is for making energy not bombs. >>> an airport employee is now under arrest for those dry ice explosions at lax. he works as a baggage handler for a company called service air. >>> and another reprieve for commuters in san francisco. the trains will keep running, while negotiations continue. >>> those are your headlines, "consider this" is next, and always check us out 24 hours a day at aljazeera.com. ♪ this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. my staff has read the entire thing. can congress say the same? >> chances are you have a bunch of stuff in your house that was bought by amazon.com. they sell e

i'm del walters with a look at today's stop stories. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons say syria has destroyed all declared chemical weapons plants. under the disarmament time table, syria had to dry the facilities by november 1. more refugees are finding themselves stranded on the syrian side of the border and the amnesty international said there are indications that jordan and several other countries are closing crossing points without notice. jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq and egypt of dealing with more than 2 million refugees. >> a wall street journal finding president obama has reached his lowest approval. >> edward snowden has a new job, a lawyer for the n.s.a. leaker said his clients found a tech support job as a are you sure website. he has been living in the former soviet republic since granted asylum in august. those are your headlines. consider this is next. we have updates 24 hours a day on aljazeera.com. i'm dell walters in new york. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >> an al jazeera america exclus

i'm del walters. "the stream" is next. ♪ with its self over gay marriage?>> same-sex marriage is now legal in fourteen states. just before it came into effect for new jersey, republican governor chris christie quietly dropped his effort to stop those unions. now, some say his action or lack thereof shows a larger shift within the republican party on the issue of gay rights. earlier this year, the republican national committee voted unanimously to keep the definition of "marriage" as between one man and one woman. so is the g.o.p. sticking with socially conservative values, or are there signals that it's tent is getting bigger? our digital producer is here. feedback. there was never a shortage of opinions about the g.o.p. and issues. >> this is a very light-hearted issue with no divides. >> we tackle the easy stuff? >> using the hatch tag ajanstream. >> an antiquated from puff daddy, why should the perverts have extra special rights above others? maria from nyc says, i will say the g.o.p.'s defense of marriage initiatives is proof of how afraid they are of t

>>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as out should. >> congress demands from this woman about the affordable care website. and two florida mothers taking on the stand your ground law in florida. >>> congress wants answers about the troubled rollout of the affordable care website, and lawmakers are trying to get them at this hour. they spent much of the morning grilling the administrator who oversaw the plagued website. she apologized for the issues that consumers have been facing. she says the agency is now working to fix the problems. our white house correspondent, mike viqueira is in washington. mike they are the seven worst words that anybody wants to hear. you have been called to testify before congress. what is happening right now about that particular website? >> well, she is the made of the cms, who is in charge of running not only that website, but the entire affordable care act that goes around it. obviously a lot of controversy. perhaps if they had stuck to this all along in plait call sense

del walters was an anchor in kansas city, yours truly studying for a c.p.a. exam. michael has it good. he has a milkshake named after him, wakaw ax ka. striking out six batters in six innings of work. he made one mistake, there it is, big papi says respect your elders. hanging changeup over the green monster, boston up 2-1. the cardinals had the basis load for mat carpenter. kosma ties the score at two. air mails it into the outfield, so jay hustles home to score. cardinals up 3-2. next batter, carlos beltran dishing out some point, that r.b.i. has them take the lead. evens up the series at one game apiece. trevor rosenthal strikes out the side, that's the end of the game. more from boston. >> cardinals team made game losing mistakes in game one and seemed to pass that to the red sox in game two. the boxscore said the red sox made two errors on the same 2-1 yielding play in the seventh after saltalamacchia, the catcher couldn't manage a throw on a double steal that put men on second and third. thursday night, it was the red sox with the errors. the series knotted u