barnaby phillips al jazeera st. petersburg. >>> now syria's deputy foreign minister had a warning tonight about president obama's call for military action. he was talking to the syrian state television. >> this war that is going ostart against syria is a dangerous war and threatens the peace and security of the world. it might reflect negatively on syria and the nation of the world. that's why he threw this hot bowl to the congress. we hope the congress to do its duties related to the civil security and peace. in fact that syria didn't threaten peace and security in the world. >>> some are eager to see the united states intervene but as al jazeera's zena kota reports from bay ruth in lebanon others are suspicious of president obama's intentions. >> this is where the fight for the syrian capital has been happening for months, the rebel held suburbs. the objective of the campaign government forces want to prevent rebels from entering damascus. armed opposition forces loped that u.s. led strikes would weaken syria's de

. ♪ hello and welcome, world news from al jazeera and it's good to have you here.o in this program the french foreign minister heads to moscow for a resolution following the chemical weapons report. police identify the former navy service man who shot dead 12 people at a military base in washington. mission accomplished the costa concordia is upright again! ♪ we begin in the philippines with the chief of zamboanga has been taken hostage and it's the 9th day of confrontation between forces and fighters from the liberation front and we have the latest from zamboanga. >> some of our exact things remain unclear on the ground and there are not as many clashes between the liberation front and government forces. the news that the zamboanga police chief has been taken hostage with other several other police is a surprise as people were expecting here on the ground that there will be a slow down of forces. now, for those the government announced there were hostages that have been freed but it's unknown how many are under the custody from mnlf and there was a question of the

. >> reporter: we have to leave it there, thank you for talking to al jazeera. now u.s. drones carried out an air strike on a residential compound in pakistan in north waziristan on the border of afghanistan and three people killed and another injured. more than 140,000 people are being evacuated from central vietnam as the typhoon nears the coast and it sunk two chinese fishing boats and 75 fishermen are missing and the waves are pounding the vietnam shoreline. it's what politicians believe is the biggest challenge facing the country, 13,000 refugees arrived this year in search of a better life and that number is growing all the time but leaders cannot cope and that is an issue that the prime minister will discuss on monday and tony is meeting and is days after 28 people died after a boat sank off indonesia and he is turning boats around when they head for australia and we will join al jazeera in west java. we understand you are there where a number of the survivors of that boat tragedy were taken, what more can you tell us? >> okay, apologies for that, we have sound pr

al jazeera has that part of the story.resident obama and his team are supporting a draft resolution. the president says he expects congress will depate the measure, but he hoped it will be approved quickly after congress returns to work next week. >> president a bam ma's meeting was a high stakes gamble, but from the outset, he seemed confidence republicans and democrats would support military action. >> i have made a decision that america should take action. but i also believe that we will from much more effective, we will be stronger, if we take action together. >> once the cameras left the room, the president vice president and secretary of state presented the case. spelling out the goals and limits of the strike plan. >> the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate, is proportional. it is limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. this is not afghanistan. >> the results are rare showing of bipartisan cooperation. house minority leader a democra

al jazeera, cairo. >> al jazeera has launched legal action against the egyptian authorities over theontinued detention of its journalists. correspondent abdullah seen here the cameraman are being held. the network says it will take action at the united nations. >>> back to london now with some worrying european economic news. felicity. >> reporter: the unemployment has reached another record in in greece at 27.9%. the rising jobless figure prompted dpon stra demonstratioy unemployed people in athens. many blame it to austerity measures linked to the bailout. unemployment has tripled since 2008 during a six-year slump it wiped out a quarter of greece's economy. >>> awusterity cuts could force more into poverty by 2025 if governments don't change course and increase spending. that's according to oxfam. i asked max wilson to explain why. >> even the imf are now saying they made a mistake. instead of rushing into austerity and forcing people leading to this terrible hardship for poor people, there were plenty of other things to do. for example, the attacks of the financial sector, we've

al jazeera will have live developments in washington. coverage starts at noon eastern today. >>> a 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit 400 oh mile miles off te shore of toke you. according to the energy officials, japan's fukushima nuclear plant did not suffer damage. nuclear regulators say that radiation raersd holding con dominateing water have spiked to their highest levels. most of yosemite national park is open. a relatively cool and humid labor day allowed fire crews to make major progress along the edge of the park. several roads are still closed. full containment of the fire is not expected until septembe september 20th. >> what a difference a day makes for the north the east. on monday night we saw some flooding as well as thunderstorms pushing through much of this region. we had few showers on tuesday evening going through parts oh of cape cod. that's going to to offer the cold front off to the eastern sea board. because of the cold front that means colder air is going to be coming through behind it and that means your temperature

how do yoyou onal jazeera. what do you think of the announcement. >> the announcement made in hong kong, indeed, is viewed as a very positive step forward for shark conservation. sharks are in trouble. there is no way about that. with 100 million being killed every year, the fact that the hong kong government is taking an official stance on this, and not allowing any of their government officials to consume shark fin soup at banquets, it's sending a huge message. hong kong is the world's hub for the trade in shark fins with 50% of the world's fins passing through hong kong at some point. to have the government out with an official position to say that shark fin soup they few as not sustainable is hugely encouraging. >> this is not enough. what needs to happen to raise public education and awareness of sustainability? >> clearly there is always more that can be done by governments. the announcement by the hong kong government follows a year of very significant progress for shark conservation on a couple of level

the top stories here on al jazeera. the arab league is meeting in cairo to discuss how best to the respond to the suspected chemical attack in syria. saudi arabia's foreign minister said his country would support a u.s. strike if the syrian people did. >>> they say a military threat will not undermine his fight against terrorist groups. u.s. president barack obama is seeking congress's approval for a military operation in response to an alleged chemical attack on civilians. >>> hillary is a professor at american university and yale university and a former white house and state department official. she joins us from washington, d.c. welcome once again to al jazeera. the sunday talk shows in the u.s. have been talking about u.s. credibility being at stake. do you think what's happened in the last few days has changed how the u.s. is seen here in the middle east and beyond? >> yes, i mean the united states has had a significant problem of credibility and public opinion in the middle east for many, many years. by the end of

peter sharp al jazeera bethlehem. >>> and al jazeera approached the israeli government for reaction tohe u.n. report and we received this statement from the foreign ministry that says if there was evidence of abuse then former complaints should be submitted to the legal authorities and in every case where a complaint is submitted and investigation proceeds the foreign ministry can't comment on specific cases referred to in the report, some of which may well be under investigation if complaints have been submitted. iran is set to take part in talks on the nuclear program on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. u.s. secretary of state will meet his iran counterpart on thursday and mohamed has already met the italian and british at the headquarters in new york. and the journalist with the government and newspaper kahan and says iran is making concessions to help talks progress. >> the government has greater authority with regard to iran's nuclear program and dispute with the west and it's ready to make painful compromises and includes keeping the levels at 3-5% for political use pu

>>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york. scientists have created a strain of back steer ya that makes fuel for cars. al jazeera's harry faucett has that report. >> celebrating a break through, using a gently modified version of e coli, breaking fatty acids into proam. >> the reason i use this strain is it is very easy to manipulate and then the information was well informed. >> similar methods have produced diesel before but first time petrol with its shorter molecular chains his been created. the team has emphasized for the moment they created the culture. using sugar and bacteria, at the other end only half of one gram of fuel is produced. scaling this process up will be a different practice entirely. the advantage say the korean scientists say it makes the fuel already used in millions of tons of campus chun engines. ethanol industry o

veronica with al jazeera bankok. >> reporter: coming up, here on al jazeera. >> al shabaab. >> reportereryone in the united states is happy to great the president of somalia. in sport if you think running a marathon is hard try doing it backwards while juggling. why? we will be here with that story. ♪ ♪ hello and welcome back, the top stories on al jazeera, the shopping mall siege in kenya is in the fourth day, security force commander said they killed three more fighters in the mall in nairobi and total deaths is 68. al shabaab is denying that all hostages have been free. state television in iran says 18 prisoners have been released hours before the president addresses the u.n. general assembly. the u.n. says the israeli army is guilty of using excessive force in the west bank and 22 youth have been killed this year and the foreign minister said it can't comments on specific cases. back to the top story, the shopping mall siege by al shabaab in somalia, they are asking for international help to deal with al shabaab and the president is visiting the united states. not everyone is please

. >> hello and welcome to al jazeera. i'm del walters. he's are your headlines at this hour. >> this is something that united states as a country need to do. >> they will support the president's decision to strike arrest i can't. john kerry going to capitol hill to talk about why the u.s. should intervene on syria's war. and detroit's bankrupt schools being sold for cash. >> president obama getting the endorsement this morning from you congressional leaders for military action against syria. speaker john boehner speaking immediately after the whews saying that he will support president obama's plan, and he will call on his fellow republicans to do the same, but first this is what the president had to say just before the meeting started. >> the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs, and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. this is not afghanistan. this is a limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad re

al jazeera. >> let's now go live to al jazeeral jazeera in southern. nasir, god to have you with us. how nervous are people there about a potential u.s. strike on syria? >> of course, the situation which is south of syria, the situation here is horrible, actually. many people are waiting the u.s. may have an attack on militant base, especially the missiles bases here in syria. so are many people who say it will not be the strong acting from u.s. or other countries, europe countries, maybe france will join u.s. to attack some places, militant places of sirrasyrian regime. the problem here people say it will not be very strong attacks, and it will not fail the regime of president bashar al-assad. it will not--it will not put down the president bashar al-assad. it will be a problem for the people. some of the bashar al-assad will become more champion for people, especially arab born. they say it's supposed to be strong attacks, and two and a half years they suffer from the regime attacks in all places, 14 cities here in syria. they hope it will stop. of c

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welcome to al jazeera. kenyan force worked to clear the mall of gunman and words that americans are among the shooters. >>> leaders gather at u.n.s as the world waits to hear from iran's president. >> how one world is educateing, not debating obama care. >> reporter: the kenyans say americans were involved in the massacre in a mall in nairobi. gunman opened fire saturday. all the hostages are reportedly free now. somali rebels tkpwraoub a claimd responsibility for attack. kenya's foreign minister says is tonight some of those recruits were involved in the bloodshed. juan carlos following from the news room. >> reporter: the kenyan foreign minister spoke earlier today. they said according to their intelligence, the attackers are from the united states and the u.k. pgh let's listen to that exchange right now. >> >> we need to work closely with everybody. it came from kenya and the united states. >> so the americans and british citizens were among the person traytors. does it help stp. >> to the americans, i t

>> hello and welcome to al jazeera. [ dozens are dead after an attack at an upscale shopping mall in nairobi. >>> the largest storm on the planet this year takes aim at hong kong. >> i will not allow anyone to damage american reputation or take on its people just to make an ideological point. >> reporter: republicans lash out against the you budget stand off. >> reporter: an attack taking place kenya's capital city of nairobi. at least 39 people are dead and at least 150 are injured. some americans are among the wounded. >>> al jazeera's an ders simmons has the latest. >> this was the softest of targets. nairobi's prestigious shopping mall packed with children and families. shooting at random. people hid where they could. trying to give those inside a chance to escape. but the mall is a huge complex with dozens of shops and stores. >> they came to the mall. [ sirens ] >> outs people escaped rushing out wherever they could find an opening. kenyan security forces evacuated others. al shabab takes responsibility for the attack in retribution on the mall. the security told the nation the

you are watching al jazeera. battling the banks, how one working class town in the united states has come up with a plan to stop foreclosures. also ahead, why this is taking a dive and measures japan is taking to keep blue fin tuna on the menu and they have victory celebrations put on hold in america's cup and details later on in the program. ♪ ♪ hello, welcome back, a quick reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, 30 people have been killed in two separate attacks against military targets in southern yemen and fighters in arabian peninsula are expected behind the attacks. syria's deputy prime minister said the civil war reached a stalemate and they told a british newspaper that neither the military nor armed groups can win the conflict. boko haram fighters in nigeria in military uniforms shot and killed dozens of people. mali president is what he called the nightmares of resent history and he won the run of election by a landslide and return to democratic rule following a coup more than a year and a half ago,

. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead investigation in kenya, an international team is at the westgate shopping mall to find out how terrorists were able to attack it. >> and the crackdown on muslim brotherhood protests. >> rescuers have not been able to reach many of the scattered communities hit by an earthquake in southwest pakistan. 348 people have been killed, but that figure is expected to rise. the remote region is one of pakistan's poorest province where is hospitals and medical supplies are squares. al jazeera is the only international news team in the worst effected area, and our correspondent kamal is there. >> reporter: the situation is quite desperate. the numbers that you're getting from official sources are in areas where no one has yet to come see and assess the damage. as you can see behind me these villagers are trying to do everything on their own. they're trying to dig through the rubble in the hope that they'll find someone there, someone who is missing. it's quite significant, and now the

al jazeera. >> hello. welcome to the newshour. live from al jazeera news center in doha and london. the u.s. sykes to bolster international sport. john kerry warns military action is not off the table. >>> at least 28 people killed in a string of car bomb attacks in iraq. >>> from lordon, i am barbara sara with the news from europe, including voters in bovaria backed angela merkels conservatives before parlorpal e richens. >>> the biggest marine salvage operation. final preparations are underway for the refloating. >>> the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, has warned the syrian government that while diplomacy is the preferred path, the threat of military action is on the table if it does not comply. he made the comments with bingman netanyahu in jerusalem. this follows saturday's agreement between russia and the u.s. on a 6-point plan to rid the assad government of its arsenal of chemical weapons. >> our overall objective is to find a political solution through diplomacy. that needs to happen

jeanne meserve, al jazeera, washington. >> al jazeera's libby casey is live in washington with more congressional reaction to the president's request. members got the white house briefing today on the classified information about the chemical attack. what questions are lawmakers asking now? >> reporter: when is mission accomplished? i heard that from a couple of members who want to know, david, how far the president is willing to go and what they're signing off on if they support his authorization. if president assad is still in power after limited strikes, is the mission accomplished then, or does the united states have to go even farther? democrats are also asking the white house to continue making their case. some members are saying, look, you've got to make a compelling case so that constituents in my district understand what we're really talking about here. they're very afraid of seeing american troops sent overseas with boots on the ground. then they're also asking, what happens if they vote no? if there's a no vote, how does it look on the international stage? >> it sounds like there's no

. >> welcome to al jazeera, i'm jonathan betz. secretary of state john kerry picks up where president obama drops off, in kenya, political violence forced them out of their homes but five years later they're going back. >> and the olympics will turn to japan. we'll have more on the announcement for the 2020 games and the reaction in tokyo. and we begin tonight with the crisis in syria about. the associated press has obtained a video to members of congress in a classified briefing last week. the ap says it came from an u unindividual. the, lobbies hard for congressional support for a strike on syria. >>> meanwhile on monday congress returns from its summer break and syria will top the agenda. both houses will top the president's agenda to take on syrian strikes. the house are likely to vote the following week. in the meantime, president obama is trying to purr swayed the american people to back his plan. paul beban has the story. >> he didn't have a lot of success getting out any more international support so he took the case to th

we'll have plenty more when al jazeera returns. >>> welcome back to al jazeera. officials in mexico confirmed 97 people have died in the wake of hurricane "manuel" and they expect that number to rise. extensive flooding is still a problem and there's no concerns over a storm system developing in the full of that can bring problems to mexico's east coast. >>> house republicans are offering up a bill that will cutoff money for the president's health care law but prevents a government from winning out of cash in two pwaoepbgs the vote is expected for tomorrow and expected to pass the house but has no chance in the united states senate. >> french president is suggesting farming rebels who are now fighting against both the government and radical islam eubgs. islamics. >>> john kerry is calling for the united nation's security council toll act on syria next week as the general assembly gets in to full swing. >>> >> the united nation chief says chemical weapon inspections return to syria. tim frank went to meet some of them at their pwaeug in the hague. >> reporter: con

al jazeera gea jeanne attended e service. >> the president talked about gun control. he said we cannot accept things the way they are. there must be change. the president noted this is the fifth time he has had to console families after a mass shooting, and he said that was five too many times. >> as president i have now grieved with five american communities ripped apart by mass violence: fort hood, tucson, aurora, sandy hook, and now the watthewashington navy yard. these mass shootings occur against the backdrop of daily tragedies as an epidemic of gun violence tears across communities of america from the streets of chicago to neighborhoods not far from here. >> the president noted that in other countries notebly the u.k. and australia, when there had been mass shootings, there has been changes made to the law to minimize the chances of it happening again. but that has not happened here he said. he said there was a fear of a sense of resignation that this was a new normal because our politics are frozen. there are people with very differing opinions on gun control,

>>> welcome to al jazeera, america. i'm richelle carey, here are the stories we're following for you. live pictures out of washington, d.c. the senate is voting on a measure that could help keep the government running. >>> shining a spotlight on war crimes, the international community puts the pressure on syria. >>> and a climate change sos, new information on global warming and who is to blame. >>> with the clock ticking the senate is now voting on a stripped down spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown. the house then has until monday night to approve the measure, something republican leaders have said they will not do. libby casey joining us live with the latest from the capitol. libby what does the vote do? >> reporter: we just saw this mass age of cloture, so we needed 60 votes to really move the vote forward. it is not a done deal yet, but it passed well above the 60-vote threshold. we saw democrats and republicans unit to move the bill forward. it is actually still the house version. what we'll see

al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers next, >> and welcome back to al jazeera.i'm jonathan betz in new york. it is life in prison for disgraced chinese politician bo chi lai. the sentencing is the combination of a high chinese official. he was a member of the party's top leadership. >>> tomorrow vice president biden and his wife dr. jill biden head to colorado. north central colorado is still reeling after days of flooding. biden plans to survey the situation. about 60 people are still unaccounted for. officials estimate it will cost more than $100 million to repair all the damage. it has been two weeks since torrential rain led to flash flooding in colorado's front range. >>> while the debate in what course to take in syria has died down, there is still questions about u.s.'s military action. libby casey sits down with a retired general. >> syria says we have a limited objective,. >> there are a lot of people who want to use -- >> regime changes even. >> sure. and there's a lot of people who want him to use the chemical weapons weapon as a handle to unseat bash

the next half hour and stay with us on al jazeera.jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>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. >> congress has less than 100 hours to stop a government shutdown. politicians on both sides of the aisle are showing few signs of a compromise. >> diplomacy playing out at the united nations, iran and the u.s. finding common ground. >> the security council reaches a deal on syria's chemical weapons as rebels try to break through a military blockade. >> a big back lash against

al jazeera. >> welcome to al jazeera. i'm tony harris. here are your headlines. are just over four days away from a partial government shutdown, and there appears to be some progress. house republicans are considering adding a delay in implementing parts of the healthcare law to a bill to raise the nation's debt limit. that bill will come up for debate next month. the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany are scheduled to meet in an hour's time. the ministers will discuss iran's nuclear program. on the sidelines u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be meeting with his iranian counterpart. it will be

next. >>> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm daily walters. republican leaders are pushing for a stronger stance against syria. secretary of state john kerry and chuck hagel set to testify later as public hearings get underway on capitol hill. earlier house speaker john boehner saying he is now on board. >>> more than 2 million syrians have fled that country, most of them just over the last year. >>> cash-strapped detroit is sells off its schools that it says it needed to close to save money. so far the sales have generated over $18 million, 81 schools there are still on the marketed. >>> nelson mandela remains under close watch at his home in johannesburg. he remains in critical but stable condition under round of clock care. mandela spent almost three months in the hospital under treatment for a lung infection. >>> weather-wise, can you say rain and cold? here's dave warren. >> yeah, we are looking at cooler temperatures. that's followed by the rain, though. we did need the rain out west. got a little bit of that there. now we're looking at

general wesley clark, welcome to al jazeera.et's start with syria, looks like a diplomatic path forward reading chemical weapons. does the threat of the u.s. take military action still need to be on the table. >> absolutely. this is a long and arduous path within you know, we have experience in this, because when we went into iraq, in 1991 at the end of the gulf war, the u.n. create add special commission. and it took them several years to dig through everything, and make sure they had it all. now, if bashar at asaad really wants to cooperate, he will just put all the material out, he will put all his troops there, they will be lined up with for inspection, all the records will be present, all the manufacturing will be open. but i think that's unlikely. and i think he is going to play a cat and mouse game with the international community. in which he continues to put on conditions and drag this out. that's just the normal sort of thing that people do. >> does taking the diplomatic path let him off the hook? from the u.s. perspec

jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles. the florida a and m marching band has returned to the field for the first time since one of its members died in a hazing incidents. >> the band was suspended for two years after an incidents in 2011 that led to the death of drum major robert champion. the case led to criminal prosecution and the resignation of the university president. on sunday at or land are a sit russ bowl, the marching 100 were back a little florida a & m's football defeated valley state 27 to 10. >>> tllings encouraging news on this labor day weekend out of detroit. the ford motor companyhere is en this labor day weekend out of detroit. the ford motor company is the making good on its promise to create more jobs. they rolled out a line of fusion >> dan: built here in america, bisi onlie-ere has the story from flat-rock michigan. >> there hasn't been much to cheer about in detroit lately, but for the first time, the new ford fusion rolled off an assembly line in the u.s. ford added a shift at its flat rock assembl

here is the latest from al jazeera. president obama is greeted with smiles by russian president vladimir putin as g-20 gets under way in st. petersburg. walmart is the target of nationwide protests as workers across the country call for better jobs and higher wages. >>> the national forest service said the hundreds of acres that burned around yosemite was caused by an hunter with an illegal fire. [♪ music ] >> president obama and other world leaders have come together for the group of 20 summit. officially they're in st. petersburg to talk about the global economy, but the debate in syria is dominating talk on the sidelines at the summit, and it has put the u.s. at odds with russia. mike viqueira is traveling with the president. mike, vladimir putin and barack obama are miles apart on so many issues. >> that's right. this is supposed to be a meeting about the world economy, the president came here to make his case about strikes against syria. vladimir putin, you're right, the host of this summit, outside of st. petersbu

al jazeera, zamboanga city.ppines. >> a south african commission which is investigating the killing of 4 striker miners last year said police lied. [ gunfire ] >> in a state the commission said commissioners falsified events at the marikana mine. they recently recovered computer hard drives which police recently said did not exist. we're live from johannesburg, and we're very pleased to see you. on the face of it this would appear to be very damning. >> reporter: it certainly does. today the defense teams were handed over 14 gigabytes of text, documents, there are a lot of documents that have been concealed from the commission to date. there are some 10, 11 versions of the plan that was used that resulted in the death of the 34 miners. very damning was the revelation in those documents, and as we speak they're still going through them. but what we do now, and certainly what i do now, the police commissioner shortly before the killings, a half hour, hour before the killings, said she's going to phone the minister

. >>> al jazeera's libby casey brings us that part of the story from capitol hill. >> from members of the house of representatives in districts stretches from alabama to california the president's speech did not move the needle. members say if they were post officed to the are situation they still do. both on the diplomacy front and using the potential threat of a strike in syria as something to use as a bargaining chip or potentially even do. those members say they are still in the president's camp. things are on hold on capitol hill as members watch to see how the broader diplomacy effort holds. secretary of state kerry and his counterpart later this week, so far no votes in the house. the attention is turned to the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, what they will be thinking about, the anniversary of 9/11 and then other legislative business as they see how the diplomatic efforts unfold. >>> today is the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and since then, the government has spent billions of dollars for protection. as ali velshi reports. >> america's security sector is booming. the gover

in 2009, al jazeera filmed the foreign fighters. al shabab fought its biggest. they used roadside bombs. today thousands of kenyan troops remain in areas of southern somalia where al shabab once was. the leadership said there's no less of the fight both inside and outside of the boarders. >>> and to give you the latest on that story we'll have our very own catherine coming up live from nairobi. >>> a bombing at a funeral in baghdad left at least 65 people dead. three explosion went off at a shiite funeral service on saturday. according to local police, a car bomb went off then a suicide bomber drove in and detonated his bomb. a third explosion kurd. at least 120 people were wounded. >>> and an inside ser attack left three american soldiers dead in afghanistan. the shooting happened during a military training. an afghan wearing a military-tile uniform opened fire killing two right there on the spot. the third died of his wounds and an american and afghan soldiers returned fire killing the attacker. >>> kong hong kong is now bracing for most powerful storm of the

. >> welcome now to al jazeera. watching the clock and waiting, 37 hours until a government shutdown. today, the political powerplays kick into high gear. for military families, a possible shut down hits much closer to home. the latest in a string of deadly attacks. the newest target, a drewcrowde market in pakistan. the government is one step closer to a shut down. early this morning, house republicans voted on a spending bill that would keep the government running but delay the affordable care act, of course also known as obamacare. the bill heads to the senate which says it will be dead on arrival. president obama has promised to veto any resolution that strips his healthcare plan. earlier this morning, the man leading the movement to did he have fund obamacare, ted cruz defended the house vote the house at 12:30 in the morning voted to keep the government open to fully fund the government but at the same time >> the house responded to the millions of americans who are hurting under obamacare and i think the sena

. >> al jazeera paul beban has more on kerry's comments. paul, congress and the white house have not seen eye to eye on anything and now certain i can't. do we have any further insight why the president decided to go to congress in the first place? >> well, del, what we are learning today was that there was a lot of debate between the president and his advisors over this. the president insisted he wanted to bring congress's role front and center and not hide behind it. he was doing this toward an eye toward future conflicts when he might need military. >> the best way to educate the american public is to have that full debate in congress that the framers of the constitution intended. they intended that before or when the nation initiates military, it should be with the approval of congress. that's in the constitution, but it reflects a very important judgment as well, and that is this: we should not be sending servicemen and -women into military conflict if they don't have complete confidence that the nation's political leadership is behind

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>> this is al jazeera. >> hello, welcome to the news hour. i'm live in doha. live on al jazeera. kenyan security forces say they are treating an armed siege at a shopping mall as a terrorist incident. syria turns over its chemical weapons inventory over to u.n. inspectors, one of the founders of afghan taliban is released. (f) bearing down on southeast station. asia, a typhoon. >>> police in kenya say they are treating an attacken a chopping malchopping -- shopping mall in nairobi as a terrorist incident. carla malone has the very latest. >> security forces opened fire outside the westgate mall in nairobi trying to regain control from armed men. a blanket cover thought to be one of the casualties. the shopping complex was packed about midday local time when people heard a large explosion. then they saw men with ak 47 machine guns opened fire. some of the shoppers were able to escape and about 20 people were rescued by the police but dozens of people are still thought to be trapped inside. the police were able to enter the building about an hour after the attack started. >> the ho

this is al jazeera. i'm racial kerry. this is something the united states needs to do. >> significant 74th from across the i'll. the speaker of the house says he will back president obama. and strike against syria as he joins world leaders, group of 20 in russia. >>> state department knew of scwurt problems including benghazi and refused to fix them. >>> and cleveland's ariel castro has been dead in his ohio jail cell. >>> first out of cleveland, the man accused of holding three women captive can, is dead. stephanie sy is here. >> ariel castro had not been on suicide watch until june. his attorneys tried unsuccessfully to have him examined for issues. >>> ohio department of corrections issued a statement saying he was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself. rounds were required every 30 minutes, after finding castro, prison staff porkd lifesaving measures but it was too late. it's been just over a month since castro began serving life plus 1,000 years in prison after pleading guilty to 937 ch

. ♪ and you are watching al jazeera live from doha and ahead closer to destroying the chemical weaponsnd u.s. security council agrees on a draft resolution. understanding the pain of a al shabaab attack on the capitol and what is causing the ice to melt, we will have the latest report on climate change. iran's foreign minister is looking to break the deadlock on the long-running nuclear dispute within a year, the prospect of a settlement came after the highest level meeting between the united states and iran since it's revolution in 1979. iran and six world powers have also held talks at the united nations. kristen reports from new york. >> reporter: it was perhaps the most highly anticipated entrance at the general assembly, foreign minister mohamed joined the permanent five members of the security council and germany hoping to enyears of deadlock and sour relations. the president of u.s. secretary of state john kerry made the highest level meeting between the two countries in decades. the european policy chief kathryn ashton said the talks were substantive. >> a change in the dynamic

. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. >> and now they've gone beyond just holding congress hospital contaminating. they're holding the whole country hospital contaminating. >> lark out against republicans, a resolution that keeps the government running but defunds obamacare. >>> the man behind the call for action. >>> and taking aim at taiwan. a powerful typhoon has millions on the run now millions are under threat. a major battle is brewing in congress over health care an the budget. the house of representatives voted today to stop funding the president's health care program and at the same time keep funding the government for three months. it would temporarily prevent a government shut down. this is the 42nd time the house of representatives has tried odefunds so-called obamacare. those previous measures failed. the bill passed the house mostly along are party lines. 230 voted for it, including two democrats, 189 voted against it including one republican. we get the story from mike viq

we'll explain. ç] >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm tony harris.here's a look at our headlines this hour. very latest developments on syria. it's reported that syrians have sent u.s. a letter asking them in the to attack. not to use fire and blood. meanwhile, an intelligence ship has passed istanbul, joining six russian vessels already there. in economic talks at the g-20 summit appear to have been swept aside. now all talks seem to be about missile strikes. >>> while world leaders are concerned that the the u.s. will be reluctant to. >> the host of the g-20 summit, vladimir putin greeted president obama, everybody looked for clues, polite enough but maybe it could be warmer. on syria these two are far apart. in his opening remarks president putin stuck to the formal summit agenda and spoke about the global economy. the majority of leaders here have reservations about an attack on syria that does not have the back of the united nations security council. that leads the americans and their allies with some tough persuading to do that they must fear t

al jazeera, beirut. >>> campaign to sway lawmakers and the public. the president is doing an address on tuesday. lfnlings will have live coverage of the president's comments on tuesday night. go to our website aljazeera.com. >> in medical workers are work at home, top three occupations in home health care services are home health aides, personal care aides and registered centers. david ostow has a special report. >> around 6:00 a.m. most mornings laurie blake grabs a cup of coffee and heads off to work. she earns 10.50 ann as a home healed aid. >> you have to be a caring person. i like it. >> by the time she gets to her client's house there is a list of things to do. >> straighten up do the dishes, make the bed, do his wash, i help him be more independent. >> as medical insurance soars, 70% between 2010 and 2020, adding 1.3 million new jobs. accompanying these jobs are the question of background checks, low pay. >> it's not great. you can't live off of that. you have to have something else. >> with a median income of $20,000 a year, half of these wor

we'll get to the headlines in just a second here on al jazeera. >>> and welcome to al jazeera, i'm tony harris here aring tonight's top stories. the voting but unanimous, the senate is now considering how to avoid partial government shutdown. it all happened after ted cruz spoke on the senate floor for over 21 hours. >>> the fbi said aaron alexis didn't target anyone specifically. his motive remains mystery. >>> world lead ers are talk for the second straight day of the un general assembly. secretary of state john kerry met with the security council to talk about the situation in syria, this happened

>> welcome to al jazeera i'll del wawrts. these are hour. the japanese government promising more action on that leaking nuclear power plant. and west indian labor day parade in new york. >> today president obama tries to rally congressional support for a strike on syria. he'll be meeting with key senators including john mccain, who has long pushed the president to take a much stronger stance. tomorrow seactd joh secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will speak to the senate. paul beban is in washington. he joins us with the very latest. paul, do you get a sense that the senate will play ball with the president on syria? >> that remains an sop question, and that's why senators like senator mccain are so important. he has been very critical of the administration's position on syria pushing for more comprehensive strategy. would be more important for him personally but also bringing other skeptical senators on board. to that effect the white house has been working the phones all day long top administration officials in

al jazeera, kamal is in one of the hardest-hit areas. kamal how accessible is your area to medical and rescue crews? >> reporter: it must be underthat these particular distri districts in all, at six districts have been hit, in very remote regions, because of the earthquake communication is effected, and the networks out here are not very good. the earthquake happened in the evening when it was dark, preventing any helicopters from carrying out reconnaissance missions. however, on first light the military helicopters have been spreading over the area checking to see what is happening on the ground. we have heard that a few hundred people have already been evacuated to the nearest hospitals. however, the assessment is still going on, and we're knot sure exactly what the death toll is, but there is widespread destruction in one remote district. >>> back here in the u.s., tropical moisture is keeping the weather in florida unsettled for yet another day, as parts of the west deal with september snow. >> september, we have a little bit of eve

the top stories on al jazeera. the battle for control of the westgate shopping center as night falls in nairobi. sustained gun fire and explosions were heard all day, we'll have the very latest in the scene from the kenyan capital. >>> also this 84, suspended of their assets, the court contraction down on the muslim brotherhood. >> i'm barbara sera in london. angela merkel starts a new term but insists germany's monetary policy won't change. >>> kenyan are military is continuing into the night, at least 63 people including three fighters according to the kenyan are government. the group al shabaab carried out the attack. >> the final stage to a siege hathat has cost so many lives. stretched to a break point, the military engaged in an operation they say saved lives. then this. persistent heavy gun fire, the thick pall of smoke has been there for an hour or more and this does look like the final stages about the no one's exactly sure exactly what the situation is. the interior ministry say the al shabaab is responsi

. >> announcer: this is al jazeera.i and welcome to the news hour, i'm steven and the syrian exadus and 2 million people fled from the complex and we will bring you live reports from lebanon, turkey and iraq. also ahead the mounting cost of japan's radioactive leak and the government is spending billions on the fukushima crisis. >> some of india's poorest people come to be treated for cancer and the needs are having pressure on an overwhelmed healthcare system. >> making it in the record books this 64-year-old is the first person ever to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. ♪ but first united nations now says more than 2 million people have fled from syria to neighboring countries because of the conflict. a million refugees left if the first five months of this year alone. 3 quarters of the refugees are women and children. and let's take a look at how the numbers break down for each country. over 111,000 fled have egypt. jordan has taken in 519,000. almost 3 quarters of a million have crossed into neighboring