thousands have been gathering for a national day parade. the island city state sees it as a model of success, it has not always come easy. >> he's lived through singapore's modern history. born in 1934, owner of this comic store in a small part of the city. >> in his day, he was at the forefront of changing singapore. as an assistant superintendent of the police force, he was part of a team seeing colonial rulers leave. >> as a security officer, i have no doubt where we will get to to where we are today. i knew our former minister was capable of taking us to where we are. >> that former prime minister was lee quan yu, singapore's founding father who retired from office. not before transforming the island nation from a small colonial beginning to one with a growing economy, flourishing tourism industry and center for commerce. shiny skyscrapers sit side by side with predecessors. there's room for bother with a country proud of age, history and achievements. young and old are enjoying the shows on offer. the weather is not for thousands who decided to s

this is thanks to the topography of this island nation. 60% of the island at the moment, without powerhere's been tons of images circulating around on social media. these are some of the ones we acquired from the airport. you can see why it experienced heavy flooding. in a matter of six hours they received 225 millimeters of rain. 300 millimeters in the 12 hoff hour period. look at the topography as we zoom in to the island nation. you can see the highest peaks are shy of 1500 meters. there's the airport at the bottom of the slopes. there's no wonder why they have pooled together rain water that came in such a short period of time leading to landslides, flooding and washing out major roadways and bridges leaving many communities inaccessible by emergency crews. the search and rescue efforts going forward will be very difficult. look at this astounding picture out of that area. here's the latest on the storm. 45 mile an hour sustained winds. tropical storm erika over the caribbean sea. it is moving away from this leeward islands but has its eye set on puerto rico, as well as the u.s. an

over us here right now actually come all the way from a tropical storm guillermo narrowing the island nation of hawaii. watch this area of low pressure offshore that moves in here on friday. give us a chance office lateed shower. future weather thursday in early friday area of low pressure no showers popping up just yet in the vice president of the bay area but do notice isolated showers to our north and east. there will be some instability in the atmosphere and something we track towards frichltd we are definitely seeing some showers in the pacific. tropical storm guillermo. winds right now at 65 miles per hour. 10 to track to the north west at 10 miles per hour. future weather shows you whedz morning some showers m to hawaii it's really going to parallel the island nation but stay far enough north they want seat harshest if equity from guillermo. showers eekly but we have watches for maui and big island on the north shore and eastern shore of hawaii that goes until tuesday 6:00 o'clock local time upper 50's to lower 60's. see the clouds increase from west to east then the clouds greet us f

over us here right now actually come all the way from a tropical storm guillermo narrowing the island nation of hawaii. watch this area of low pressure offshore that moves in here on friday. give us a chance office lateed shower. future weather thursday in early friday area of low pressure no showers popping up just yet in the vice president of the bay area but do notice isolated showers to our north and east. there will be some instability in the atmosphere and something we track towards frichltd we are definitely seeing some showers in the pacific. tropical storm guillermo. winds right now at 65 miles per hour. 10 to track to the north west at 10 miles per hour. future weather shows you whedz morning some showers moving in to hawaii it's really going to parallel the island nation but stay far enough north they want seat harshest if equity from guillermo. showers eekly but we have watches for maui and big island on the north shore and eastern shore of hawaii that goes until tuesday 6:00 o'clock local time upper 50's to lower 60's. see the clouds increase from west to east then the clouds gr

>> cubans are free people, we love the island, we love the nation we've been given by god. reason people leave cuba in droves is because there is oppression in that country. now i agree with sylvia there's a significant amount of cubans who live outside the island who would commit to building a new cuban republic if there is no repression, if there are free labor parties, and cubans wherever they have around the world have seen economic success, shown what they could do with freedom. i think there's a significant number, intense number where they can commit to building a new cuba in freedom and address. we insist that economic sanctions in the castro dictatorship not be lifted, freedom for multiparty elections the end to repression and other such key human rights be respected by whoever is in power in cuba. >> sylvia has obama done enough to win human rights reforms? >> probably not. but i also think it depends how you think of it. some of the dissidents in cuba who didn't want to participate in today's event that to them cuba first ought to hold elections first, get the pr

the direction that the island nation moves towards. back at bill's shop he's proud of the medals he's earned for dedicated service. eager to make sure his street doesn't forget the sacrifices of the second world war and independence. so for now they're happy to join the party. sahil raman, al jazeera, singapore. >> just a reminder, you can keep up with all our top stories on our website, the address is aljazeera.com, you'll find the latest there on news coming out of iraq, too. too. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, saving the macaw. >> i'm in the peruvian amazon and we're on the search for endangered macaws. >> now techknow is on a one of a kind mission.

not before transforming the island nation from a small beginning to one with a growing economy, flourishingourism and a center for international commerce. shiny skyscrapers sit side by side. there is room for both in a country proud of its age and history. young and old are visiting museums and galleries and enjoying the shows on offer. the weather is not putting off thousands trying to share the 50th anniversary. for some, like historian, remembering the past is a humbling experience. >> they don't understand what we went through, we didn't have electricity, safety. i came home one day, told that we were linked to the national grid. it was electricity. that's the life we went through. >> for many, the past cannot be forgotten. the death of lee and what he achieved led to a speculation that the general election would be called, and would determine future direction that the island nation moved towards. back at the shop, he's proud of the medals he earned for long service and dedication, and is eager to make history, not for getting the sacrifices of so many. for now, they are happy to join t

called in the coming months, and election that would determine the future direction has that this island nation moves towards. >> back at bill's shop, he's proud of the medals he's anticipated for long service and dedication. he's one of many here who are eager to make sure history doesn't forget the sacrifices of many during the second world war and independence. for now they're happy to join the party. al jazeera singapore. >> hundreds of people have marched through the streets of ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri to mark the anniversary of the shooting of unarmed black teen anger michael brown. the 18-year-old hoots body lay in the streets for more than four hours was shot to death by a white police officer. we are in ferguson. >> may be events taking operation to commemorate the one year overs of michael brown's death and call attention to the issues raised of race and police brutality not only here but around the country. earlier today there was a memorial march with mike brown senior that started from the scene where michael brown was shot and continued to a local high school. on sun

last step in the obama administration's plan to reestablish diplomatic ties with the communist island nation. >> researchers at u.c. davis are trying to turn a lack of water into wine. they are trying to grow on grapes that rely on at little as one-sixth the water it usually takes. >>> you heard leyla and mike talk about her. she is hotter than georgia asphalt and she is coming to levi stadium. >> pop star, taylor swift, has two sold out shows this weekend. that will mean traffic. santa clara police have issued a traffic advisory for today and saturday. heavy traffic and delays are expected for highways 101, 237, and 880, as well as surrounding areas. police say play it safe. take public transportation and don't be upset by traffic that you know is going to be there. >> we are warning you now. >>> what would you give for steve jobs old car? >> would have to know what it is first. his current owner has taken to craigslist to find out. the listing price for this bmw is $11,000. >> will kelly blue book agree with that? it is steve jobs or it was. his business cards went for $10,500. those are j

the small island nation ofe domini hit very hard, you can see there. rapid rainfall triggered deadly flooding and mudslides that caused at least one building to collapse and local media reporting at least 25 people have been killed and there are many others who are missing. you can hear some of the screams. let's go to dave price. at's the latest? >> such a big concern. so many of us have friends and family throughout the caribbean and in florida. let's take a look rig e now at somewhat disorganiz and wobbly. tropical storm force winds east. it's not evenly distributed. so it's somewhat weak right now as it begins its journey about 900 miles from florida as the crow flies but right now this is going to the west-northwest at about 18 miles per hour. western section of puerto rico tting heavy rains. now rolling into the dominican republic and haiti. what could happen as it rolls over the mountainous areas, it could shred if it does not. plenty of juice, plenty of gasoline, plenty of energy to regenerate and cause a real threat to florida. the models do b

tropical storm erika the winds 40 miles an hour moving west at 15 miles per hour heading for the island nations here most likely the lesser antilles ford's pr and we have to watch south florida as it is expected to gain strength to a category 1 hurricane by the beginning of next week. beautiful weather and at wednesday, sunny and warm, high temperatures mostly in the upper 70s to mid 80s with northwest wind flow. tomorrow more of the same, mostly sunny skies, a few clouds wrinkling the sky with a high at 82, sunshine friday, saturday looks fabulous and good weekend ahead with nice weather and temperatures moving into the mid 80s. if you want to track the weather do it on our weather apps, you can find daily and hourly forecasts, download free at your google play store and itunes store, look for myfoxny.com. let's see what is going on the roads. ines: if you things going on, westchester on the tappan zee bridge, westchester fine under the thruway, cross bronx where you have been a is northbound, let's look your commute on fdr drive, 79th street north bounce out construction going on, northbound

tonight"s lori jane gliha meets a woman determined to change lives for gays and lesbians on the island nationourney. >> i didn't know what i saw, i knew it was not bad. >> "america tonight"s lisa

tonight"s lori jane gliha meets a woman determined to change lives for gays and lesbians on the island nation journey. >> i didn't know what i saw, i knew it was not bad. >> "america tonight"s lisa fletcher explores the behind for transgender surgery, and how u.s. hospitals are not making the cut. good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm adam may. joie chen is on assignment. >> it's interesting that thousands of americans want sex re assignment surgery but can't get it. through the cause of celebrities like caitlyn jenner, the demand for the procedures outweighs the ability of u.s. hospital to "america tonight" lisa fletcher explores how things have changed, why the surgeries are viewed as medically necessary, and the efforts to address the unique medical needs of the transgender community. >> i have a couple of photos. >> from the age of 7, jaden ty knew he was different. >> i realized there was something wrong, that i don't smell as much. i didn't feel i anywhere. >> reporter: jayden's differences did not make him a star athlete or an academic. >> in the second raid i remember being pull th

even if island nations ban guns, you think out of randomness, one time when guns were banned, one time when it doesn't happen, what is the solution in your opinion. and will senator address this. >> you talk about mass public shootings. one thing you have to acknowledge is we are two exceptions, since 1950. every single one of the mass shootings have taken place where general americans were not allowed to have guns. all the cases, whether it be charleston or colorado or the lafayette movie theatre are cases where guns were banned. where they were gun free zones. the killers seek out places themselves. >> again, you are defining the problem. what is the solution, and does it move us closer to a solution, as to reinstating the problem. >> well, the solution i was getting to is gun free zones are a big problem. look, i have to say a couple of things on what you said in the previous segment. people are moved. we are horrified. everyone is by the attacks. something needs a gun. nobody you are not talking abouters others are not talking about getting rid of the gun free zones. small areas in

the island nation so far the hardest hit. erika dumped 15 inches of rain on dominica.andslides blocked roads, power and water supplies were knocked out. the storm is right now delivering another punch to puerto rico. as much as eight inches of rain are expected before erika moves over the dominican republic towards florida by monday morning. >>> george w. bush has been in new orleans today visiting a school hard hit by hurricane katrina ten years ago. >> the slogan that guided the school when we first visited is true today. we believe in success. and because of that success, that schools like this have achieved, you have given all americans reason to believe that new orleans is back and better than ever. >> the former president toured the school this morning. he first visited the school one year after katrina hit to check on its recovery. today it was a much happier visit. >>> federal appeals court today ruled in favor of the national security agencies bulk collection of telephone data on americans. the ruling means the nsa can levelly continue to store everybody's pho

. >>> former president returned to political office, the indian ocean island nation has a total population of 20 million. choosing from more than 6,000 candidates vying for 225 parliamentary seats. they include this man, mohinder rajipaxa. liddy dutt reports. >> voters queued early to cast their ballots. in january, they elected a new president and on monday they return to vote for 225 members.parliament. >> it is my duty to cast my vote in favor of a person who can guide the country and the people of this country. >> translator: the selection is important for the country in every aspect. i think people have used their brains and they'll vote wisely. >> reporter: voter identification in hand people across sri lanka gather at temples. this is as close as we have been able to get to engage what's going on. strict rules governing access to polling routes are to make sure these elections are free and fair. election observers say this constituency has drawn more attention this time around because sri lanka's former president, mohinder rajipaxa axs one of the candidates. >> apart from this we ha

to that island nation. so they are expecting as much as eight inches of rain here, it's a glass half full situation. they're in a drought here, they need the rain, although that much rain that quickly could trigger mudslides on the island. it looks like a good scene at the beach. i will tell you, just a couple hundred yards away, most of the stores are closing in anticipation of the storm. the hotel where we're staying at is boarding up some of those windows and preparing for a rough night. ayman. >> stay safe down there today. >>> ten years ago, today, hurricane katrina was bearing down on the gulf coast. stay with us. hi. hi. hi my name's josh. kelly. my name is raph. steve. my name is anne. tom. brian. krystal. and i am definitely not a robot. i'm one of the real live attorneys you can talk to through legalzoom. whether it's for your business or your personal life, don't let unanswered legal questions hold you up. because we're here. we're here, we're here, and we've got your back. legalzoom. legal help

lee kuan yew still casts a long shadow over the island nation. the founding father transformed a rustic port town into a world class financial and trade hub and his recent passing has rekindled praise of his legacy. the upcoming elections have been called one year ahead of the deadline. the country celebrated its anniversary on august 9. prime minister lee hsien loong used i had facebook page to explain why he called the vote. me he is seeking a mandate to take singapore into the next century. analysts say the timing is no accident. they hope the ruling party is hoping the recent attention on its past achievements will translate into more votes. >>> jan an's maritime self-defense force has sent a team to australia to help promote the country's bid for a project to develop a new fleet of australian submarines. >> the cooperation of japan's maritime self-defense force and the australian navy will help ensure and improve security in the ocean. >> japan is participating in the competitive bidding process along with france and germany. australia's exp

not before transforming the island nation from a small colonial beginning to one with a growing economyflourishing tourism industry and center for commerce. shiny skyscrapers sit side by side with predecessors. there's room for bother with a country proud of age, history and achievements. young and old are enjoying the shows on offer. the weather is not putting off thousands who decided to share the 50th anniversary of independence. for some, like this historian, remembering the past is a humbling experience. >> they don't have safety. they don't understand what we went through. they didn't have electricity, safety. i came home. areas were linked to the national grid. it was electricity. that's the life we went through. >> for many, the past cannot be forgotten. the death of li and what he achieved has less speculation that a general election may be called in the coming months, an election would determine the future direction that the island cnation moves towards. back at the shop, he's proud of medals he's earnt for long service and dedication. he's one of many eager to make sure histo

but will this lower tensions on the island nations? joel waldman has the story. [ cheers ] ♪ >> reporter: it hasn't happened since 1961. old glory hoisted above the newly reopened u.s. embassy in ma van non. secretary of state john kerry overseeing the ceremony the first secretary of state to step on cuban soil since 1945. >> president obama and president castro made a courageous decision to stop being the prisoners of history and to focus on the opportunities of today and tomorrow. >> reporter: it was president obama's meeting with cuban leader with raul castro which paveled the way for the country's to reopen their embassies. one of the president's key second-term agenda items. but yesterday, fidel castro asked the united states to pay many millions of dollars in damages while the castro government continues to push for the lifting of the economic embargo is in place since 1962. president obama himself has called for an emend to the embar -- end to the am bar go that faces an uphill battle on cuba. >> president obama has awarded the

is in havana overseeing the last step in the obama administration to reestablish ties with the island nation. the next step for diplomates expanding economic ties between the two nations with measures like direct flights and mail service. >> the area workers had made the nation's most dramatic shift from commuting in a vehicle to using alternative transportation. according to a new report, there was a nearly 4% drop from 2006 to 2013. those results also include carpooling. however, even though the bay area had the most significant drop, it still ranks third in the number of workers that use alternative forms of transportation. >> new york city and ithaca, new york, came in first and second respect philadelphia. bicycling is the least popular method of commuting nationwide. here in the bay area, cycling is very popular. >> here is mike with a look at the forecast. >>> warmth is going to be popular starting this morning. check out the temperatures. in san francisco, 5-6 degrees warmer than average. the cool spots at 60. we have ocean beach, mission district, 61 and everybody else at 62-63 degr

tonight"s lori jane gliha meets a woman determined to change lives for gays and lesbians on the island nation journey. >> i didn't know what i saw, i knew it was not bad. >> "amera

. >>> taiwan is cleaning up after a typhoon that hit the island nation on saturday and turning roads into rivers. six people were killed when 185 people were injured. the storm is now sweeping through china and has been downgraded to a tropical storm. >>> in eastern indiana, at least ten people w e killed in a stampede outside of a hindu temple during a religious festival. the stampede took place earlier this morning when they numbered up to 150,000 people rushed to get closer to that temple. >>> last thursday, two teenagers in clairmont, california, were struck by lightning knocking them to the ground. but miraculously, they were unharmed. a passer-by reportedly seeing lightning hit them. their doctor believes the fact they were holding hands probably saved them because it's diffused the electrical current. wow. >>> just ahead, nfl football is back! highlights from vikings and steelers coming up. >>> and when celebrations goes wrong in soccer. sports is next. al. sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver, and so many other discounts that people think i'm a big deal. and boy, are they rig

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the one thing standing in the way of google getting the island nation online. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for wednesday, august 12th. >> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. it could have been worse, a lot worse. after the dow dropped close to 300 points this morning on concerns of china's economic situation, the selling abruptly stopped. the buying kicked in and the major indexes staged a major reversal. by the closing bell, the dow jones industrial average fell a fraction of a point to 17,402. well off its lows. the nasdaq rose 7 and the s&p 500 gained 2. the turn-around doesn't really tell the whole story. some on wall street think the reversal is emblem attic of confusion. rather than conviction about where stocks are headed. in fact, 56% of the s&p 500 fell into correction territory. as dominick tells us, there are other issues making investors nervous. >> the stock market has been struggling to get back to its record high. there are a number of reasons why some investors are proceeding with caution. china is one of

. >>> taiwan is cleaning up after a typhoon that hit the island nation on saturday and turning roads rivers. six people were killed when 185 people were injured. the storm is now sweeping through china and has been downgraded to a tropical storm. >>> in eastern indiana, at least ten people were killed in a stampede outside of a hindu temple during a religious festival. >>> last thursday, two teenagers in clairmont, california, were struck by lightning knocking them to the ground. but miraculously, they were unharmed. a passer-by reportedly seeing lightning hit them. their doctor believes the fact they were holding hands probably saved them because it's diffused the electrical current. wow. the first family left for a 17 day vacation. over the weekend the top order of business for the president was golf. he hit the links with larry davis. >>> good morning, landon dowdy. >> good morning. >>> hillary clinton will unveil a plan to make college for affordable and reduce student debt, which has come to $1 trillion. states would have to increase their spending on higher education to secure

the storm left 20 dead in the small island nation of dominica. rescue crews are looking for 50 people still missing. >>> good morning. as we head into the second half of your weekend, we will see warmer temperatures. a warmer start to the morning in philadelphia. 70 degrees. 68 in wilmington. 61 in allentown. 59 in mt. pocono. temperatures s is in wildwood . quiet conditions now. if i widen out the picture we will show you there's a little weather disturbance off to the west of us. as we go into tonight, most of the area will stay dry, but we could see a few pops of precipitation. a few light showers. this is mainly from the poconos down to allentown, then into reading and berks county. these are be very isolated here. we could see some moderate downpours for the poconos. as we progress the model, all of that activity stays just in those areas. money of it makes it down to philadelphia or parts of south jersey. this will continue until midnight. then things clearing up. that's going to give way to lots of sunshine as we head into monday. we will

countries in the world, so why is air bnb which relies on the internet making a big push into the island nation? >>> earlier in the program we told you about the rise of retail sales in july, one item people are buying more of is denim. that's good news for apparel retailers since there's a lot of money in jeans. just last year global jeans market was worth more than $1 billion by some estimates and as courtney reagan tells us the fashion trend is picking up steam right before the key back-to-school shopping season. >> reporter: hardium target's back-to-school messages insists denim is a school supply and this year the retailer might be right. while the back-to-school season is historically one of the most important for denim, last year sales of jeans wear dropped dramatically as athletic wear sales soared leading many to declare the death of denim but now there's signs that denim isn't so dead at all. investment bank fdr conducted an online search survey and found the number of consumers searching for denim online increased 5% compared to a drop last year. and analysts say it's because manufac

carrier says it is going to be the first to offer nonstop service from the west coast to the island nations since travel restrictions were eased last month. carnival airlines received approval to travel to cuba next year. >>> public safety is a multimillion dollar business and new companies are helping law enforcement. today those companies gathered in washington, d.c., to show off their latest products at the industry's biggest trade show in seven years. and hampton pearson was there. >> reporter: first responder technology is now a $6 billion a year business. this week, nearly 6,000 public safety communications experts from across the country are in washington, d.c., shopping for solutions. everything from the next generation radios, from harris communications, the smallest device with both digital and broad band capability. >> this is unlike any other product on the market from a portable radio perspective, this offers more connectivity, more audio capabilities, more performance and a small form factor that first responders have not had before. >> reporter: but civil unrest and controver

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. >> erika has already done plenty of damage. 20 people are dead in the tiny island nation of dominica. puerto rico and the dominican republic got heavy rain and no reports of deaths there. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> that's right. as we take a closer look at the track of tropical storm erika, it shows it is going to weaken. that's what the forecast models are suggesting as it gets closer to cuba and continues to move over cuba heading tonight and into the early morning hours on sunday, you'll notice the wind speeds then drop to about 35 miles per hour so that means it becomes a tropical depression, but what's interesting is that as we head into monday at 2:00 a.m., it goes back up to 40 miles per hour. that means it's now going to become a tropical storm once again and we'll watch as it makes kind of a right-hand turn there and then heading closer to parts of florida and also parts of georgia tuesday into wednesday. we'll watch this track closely. we're a few days out from it affecting florida or georgia. a closer look at the tempera

interestingly enough they are a small vulnerable island nation.hey maintain great geostrategic relationships. they get along with everybody whether it's china, vietnam, united states, you name it. the singaporeans are great part of just about everybody. it has contributed to their prosperity. they are also great innovators. they know how to run ports. they develop great cargo handling equipment. they build drilling rigs and other things. they have kept up with technology and to maintain their relationships. so it was while visiting singapore a few years ago i went into distinguished visitors program. i was sitting over dinner and talking to a minister from their government, and at a certain point i said, you are the modern-day venice. he looked at me and smiled and did exactly what i was talking about. he said your right. it was obvious he had studied history. he understood the needs. they understood the need for good deal political -- geostrategic relationships. they became one. they became one of the greatest trading force in the world. a little

director and a popular chef are just two of the many people who have blended lives with ties to the island nationjeff chirico has their story tonight. >> reporter: typical friday night at cuba libre in olde city, pack dining room keeps the kitchen hopping but chef andre rokay has something else on his mind american flag rising over reopened american embassy in his home land of cuba. >> unaudible. >> today i think it is a great day for most countries in our opinion. >> reporter: a successful chef, he came to philadelphia for new opportunities. the his family still lives in the communist country with which u.s. restored diplomatic relations after 54 years. rokay believes this will lead to better lives for his people. >> we are a very poor country. we need a lot of help from the not u.s. government but u.s. companies, tourist, people who need to invest money in cuba to benefit my people. it is beginning of the not just normal icing relations and opening up of a embassy but dialogue that will show reforms around democracy. >> reporter: philadelphia's managing director richard negrin was born to paren

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four were killed as erika dumped 15 inches of rain on that small island nation.wenty people are missing there. fast-flowing rivers swept up cars, landslides blocked roads, power and water supplies knocked out. the storm now heading towards florida. kevin joins us with details. >> this storm has been inconsistent and hasn't gotten its act together. since yesterday, taking a look at the satellite and radar, you can see the rain showers in puerto rico. the radar ends here, but the satellite as you can see, the actual center of the storm is not here, it's here towards the west. we do think that as randall said, puerto rico will be getting up to about five inches of rain over the next several hours, but my concern as we go through the rest of the morning into the afternoon is the dominican republic and the reason being is it's a very high island with very high mountains across the region and when you get a storm passing this area, a lot of rain comes out of the this. we're going to be watching this very carefully as we expect the tract to go over the island, so flash