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america tonight 9 eastern on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. m del walters. here are our top stories. pakistan'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 befo

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america tonight nine eastern. only on al jazeera america. on august 20th, al jazeera america>> hi guys, welcome back to techknow. i'm phil torrez. i'm here with marita and rachelle. you went to alabama. >> i did go to alabama, i got to see how the town is using bamboo to revitalize and pull itself up by its boot straps. >> let's check it out. >> deep in the heart of rural alabama. the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling for survival. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. work is scarce. the catfish capital is fighting to keep its head above water. >> what was the economy like when you got here? >> about 75% of all the shops in shut down. >> but there's one thing they have plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. if you have a lot of bamboo you have got to have a product to make out of it. >> pam door a big city clothing designers chucked that to become a one woman stimulus plan for greensboro, running the hero foundation and she tapped into the town's unwanted resource to do it. bamboo bicycles aren't exactly a new idea. they've been around since

al jazeera america. >>> welcome to al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. ments ago president obama spoke about the government shutdown. >> take a vote, stop this farce, and end this shutdown right now! >> president obama calls out the house speaker for holding up a vote in congress. obama said john boehner is the only thing keeping the government shutdown. >>> secretary of state john kerry is listing conditions to open negotiations with north korea. >>> a boat was traveling from libya when it capsized and caught fire. hundreds of migrants were on board. >> reporter: a grim scene on an island where many were hoping to reach a new life. italy's coast guard says the boat ran into trouble and set offflairs, which is likely to have started a fire. >> translator: the first witness report we heard said the boat caught fire, and everyone started to panic. >> rescuers arrived at the scene in the early hours of the morning. more than a hundred people were pulled from the water and taken to shore. but it is believed that 500 people were on board, including pregnant wo

al jazeera america. your retirement? i'm here to make the connections to your money real. real money with ali velshi tomorrow - 7 eastern on al jazeera america >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories, two naval officers and an nci agent have been arrested and charged with corruption. the three allegedly helped a singapore defense contractor who overbilled the defendants department millions of dollars. two convicted murderers who escaped a florida prison and before a florida judge this morning. charles walker and joseph jenkins used forged documents to get out of prison. they were captured yesterday in a panama city hotel. >> economic aids will be on the agenda as john kerry meets with pakistani president sharif. white house officials confirm $16,000,000,000 of suspended aid will be restored overcoming months. an iconic artifact has been baud from auction bringing in $16,000,000,000. andrew potter reports. >> it's what makes this vie less than a huge value. this these initials stand for wallace heartley, bandleader on the ocean liner titanic which sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. he and his bland mates play

america tonight 9 eastern on al jazeera america >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines. s secretary of state john kerry is in rome today. there he is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, discussions focusing on both negotiations with the palestinians and iran's nuclear ambition. >>> and this video showing refugees being rescued off the shores of malta. there were 400 people on board the boat, and it's believed 200 of them drowned. >>> it's a make and break day in a battle of what could be the largest municipal bankruptcy in history. they're trying to convince a federal judge to accept or reject that city's bankruptcy filing. bisi onile-ere, set the scene for us. >> reporter: well, i can tell that you we learned this morning, del, that michigan governor rick snyder has agreed to testify in this bankruptcy trial. he's expected to take the stand on monday and among many of the questions he will be asked is how he allowed th the appointed city manager to file bankruptcy in the first place. bankruptcy has been the ta

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al jazeera america. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced >> welcome back to inside story. e're continuing our discussion about the nsa and congress privacy and security. still with us is julian sÁnchez of the cato institute. shane harris, and bob grenier formerly of the c.i.a. the "washington post" broke a story that the nsa has secretly broken into community links by g mail, google and yahoo. how significant is this? >> i think it's significant. it adds more to the understanding that we've been gathering over time how exactly the nsa gets information from companies. so there are two sides to this now. there is one program known as prism which allows the agency to get wha what has been describeds direct access. but to store communications basically. stored information. what this story in the post seems to show is that the nsa is grabbing information that as it moves through yahoo and google data centers located around the world and public internet and there are junction points where they are grabbing information. what i think this gets at though is it helps us understand mo

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al jazeera america. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcometo al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. this is tony harris with today's top stories. kathleen sebelius was grilled for three hours on the healthcare exchanges. she testified that problems will be fixed. >>> president obama is praising his plan for helping the uninsured and today said it is not a failure. he gave a speech in boston since massachusetts' health plan was the template for the affordable care act. his speech was interrupted by protesters. [ heckle

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america tonight nine eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> every morning from 6 to 10am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. find out what happened and what to expect. >> start every morning, every day, 6am to 10 eastern with al jazeera america. >> tens of millions of twitter users around the world are expressing their thoughts in 140 characters or less now. many want to crack down on the growing hate speech on this popular free speech platform. juan molina has the story. >> twitter has become the spot for hate mongerrers. >> gave it an f rating. >> we thought the platform, we give facebook an a and we gave twitter an f because facebook was really good if you have an issue you can complain and take care of it whereas twitter didn't really want to talk to anyone about the issues. >> reverend berg is the director of the simon viesenthal center. >> understand twitter type in adolph hitler's name. you'll find dozens of people tweeting under that. dictator hitler is putting out words where jews should be gassed and tortured. he has 250 million followers. >> there

al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters these are your headlines. ident 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 th

al jazeera. another full bulletin of news is ahead. thanks for watching al jazeera america. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm jonathan betts with a look at the top stories. a deadly blast rocks sir ja. an explosion near damascus killed 16 government soldiers, several were hurt. it happened after syrian rebels freedom hostages held for a year. an in my submission wade manhunt continues to two killers released from prison by mistake. both were serving life sentences but were able to walk free using forged documents. they are believed to be hiding in the orlando area. >> no deal on a contract betwe

al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. and here are your headlines. state of emergency is declared in mississippi, louisiana, and 18 countries across florida. tropical storm karen is about to hit the coast. officials telling people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. >>> house speaker john boehner is telling democrats they need to talk. he spoke a short time ago and said republicans don't want the shutdown and says the president is not willing to compromise. >>> the government shutdown has lead to some tense conversations between a kongman and a furloughed worker at the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c. for the second day in a row veterans showed up at the memorial trying to get in. a furloughed worker lashed out at a congressman. >> how do you not allow them access? >> it's difficult. >> this woman is doing her job just like me. i'm a 30-year federal veteran, and i'm out of work -- >> the reason you are is because mr. reid -- >> no it's because you are not doing your job. >>> any government shutdown is just one part of the big fiscal

monday and tuesday 7 am - easten on al jazeera america >> all weekend al jazeera america is looking into the increasing number of desperate people around the world willing to risk everything for a better life. u.n. says not since 1994 have there been so many refugees. war remains the number one cause. the u.n. says more than half of all refugees come from just five countries, afghanistan, syria, iraq, sudan and somalia. afghanistan tops the list. one in four refugees worldwide are afghan, in pakistan and iraq, frequently the routes are dangerous often in cramped trucks be or on small boats and along the way many refugees may face extortion and abuse. recently shipwrecks in the mediterranea have put pressure on italy's navy. simon mcgregor wood reports. >> commandant guiseppe have 7 on his crew, on permanent stand by to rescue the next migrant boat in trouble. not always close like this. >> october the 3rd a boat carrying 500 migrants, mainly aieretrayans. sank. >> just a few hundred meters from the shore it was the worse thick they've seen. >> after we think about the people we rescue, t

on august 20th, al jazeera america introducedç] >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephaniehere are your headlines. there is some movement in the standoff over the federal government shutdown. president obama is set to meet with house speaker john boehner this evening. >>> millions of people trying to log in for government-backed health care, but there were glitches. government officials say curious onlookers and repeat visitors could be blamed for the high volume. computer experts are working to fix the bugs. >>> the soul survivor of a colorado mountain rock slide is alive today because her dad shielded her from the rocks. there were five victims, rescuers are struggling to move the bolders, some weigh as much as 100 tons. ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist nicole michelle and we'll going to start off with the tropics, because it has been a very quiet tropical season, and wouldn't you know when we have the government shutdown, now we have something going on. fortunately the national weather service, the hurricane center, the critical people are still in place, and they are needed beca

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al jazeera america. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcomeo al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >>> u.s. drone strikes under fire. two top human rights groups say the u.s. attacks in pakistan and yemen have killed dozens of people. many civilians. a lot of americans aren't too happy with the gop. following the government shutdown, new polls suggest republican approval ratings are at a 30-year low. hundredhundreds rally in supporn alleged teen rape victim. the missouri case attracted nation al tension after the prosecutor dropped charges against a high school football player. and a new military academy is being created in afghanistan. it's the first step in building leaders for the nation's future

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al jazeera america. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. sy with a look at today's top stories. it is day four of the federal government shutdown. president obama has canceled his trip to asia to deal with the budget impasse. senate democrats maintain they will not agree to reopening the government piece by piece. >>> the woman shot and killed in washington after trying to ram the white house gate with our car had been sued by her condominium association for not paying her fees. mirian carey lead police on a high speedse

al jazeera america covers all of it. from washinton politics, to the real impact on you... >> there's harworking people that want to do their part.. but the government isn't doing theirs... >> coverage continues on al jazeera america>>> this is al jazeera america live from noshgdz new york city. we have a look at the top stories. >>> the government is now in day three of a partial shutdown. talks between president obama and congressional leaders at the white house ended in a stalemate last night. the nation is edging closer to the october 17th debt ceiling deadline. >>> a search for survivors is under way after a boat full of people caught fire and capsized off the coast of italy leaving as many as 92 dead. the boat was carrying african migrants, and officials say today's accident may have been involved human trafficking. >>> secretary of state john kerry opened the door for diplomacy with north korea saying the u.s. is open to

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top story. the deal is in place. now the first votes to end the government shutdown is just minutes away from wall street to main street. the country and the world react. and nuclear negotiations being called candid and straigh straightforward. the u.s. sits down with iran. >> what a difference a day makes. tonight we're two minutes away from the first two votes on capitol hill andro

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al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. m john siegenthaler, and here is a look at the headlines. police are looking for a motive in a middle school shooting in nevada. a 12 year old gunman shot and killed a teacher who was trying to protect his students from the 12 year old gunmen. one of the would bed had surgeriry and officials say the other is doing well. it is the 16th shooting at a school this year in the united states. the "le monde" has reported that the u.s. has intercepted phone calls, and text messages 70 million times in one month alone. french government officials were furious. president obama spoke with france's president today and said his concerns are legitimate. >>> president obama says the country's best tech experts are now working on the health care website. millions have complained that the website won't let them finish their applications. >> reporter: it has become a familiar refrain of frustration, across the country millions have tried to log on to shop for health insurance, but for most it seems the

. >> and that is it for us here on "america night" join us online al jazeera/america night.americ. unconventional wisdom. >>> welcome to al jazeera america and here's tonight's top stories. a frightening after in washington. gunfire sent people on the streets scrambling. police shot a female driver after a high speed chase from the white house to capitol hill. a 1-year-old child was in the car at the time. the child was okay. two police officers were injured. >>> president obama is the blaming house speaker john boehner. the president also blamed house republicans for the government shut down. republicans say it's president's fault because he won't negotiate. we're about to head in today tpoufrt shu

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al jazeera america." >>> welcome back to "al jazeera america." here's a look at the top stories. in northern nevada two are dead after a shooting at a middle school. police say a student shooter is among the dead. two people were also critically wounded. it happened in sparks, nevada near reno. >>> president obama addressed the problems plaguing the rollout of the affordable care act. mr. obama says the product is good regardless of the numerous issues reported with signing up. >>> u.s. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to testify during an october 30th house probe on the obamacare rollout. it could be the largest deal between the company and u.s. government, banking giant jpmorgan chase has agreed to a huge fine to settle investigations into bad mortgage loans. reports indicate that the deal negotiated with the department of justice could be worth $13 billion. >>> reports on the extent to which the national security agency has spied on other nations continue to plague the obama administration. secretary of state john kerry was confronted with it wh

. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. this is tony harris with today's top stories. kathleen sebelius was grilled for three hours on the healthcare exchanges. she testified that problems will be fixed. >>> president obama is praising his plan for helping the uninsured and today said it is not a failure. he gave a speech in boston since massachusetts' health plan was the template for the affordable care act. his speech was interrupted by protesters. [ hecklers ] >> so here's what happened. the president was speaking and the protesters were asking for the president to address climate change issues. the president made light of the situation and said the demonstrators were at the wrongally. facebook investors gave people a lot to like this morning. they build out wall street estimate. advertising revenues are at 66% with half of that coming from ads on mobile devices. and those are the headlines. i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> the nation's top spies deny they've gone rogue and insist they're

al jazeera america, there's more to it. the government shuts down and al jazeera america covers all of it. from washinton politics, to the realact on you... >> there's harworking people that want to do their part.. but the government isn't doing theirs... >> coverage continues on al jazeera america. >>> as reckless as a government shutdown is, as many people as are being hurt by a government shutdown, an economic shutdown that results from default would be dramatically worse. in a government shutdown, social security checks still go out on time. in an economic shutdown, if we don't raise the debt ceiling, they don't go out on time. in a government shutdown, disability benefits still arrive on time. in an economic shutdown, they don't. in a government shutdown, millions of americans not just federal workers, everybody faces real economic hardship. >> welcome back to "inside story." that's president obama today at a construction company in rock vil, maryland, a superb of washington. we want to continue our discussion on the impact this is having on the real word and the economy. joining us is adam, and back here in the studio,

al jazeera america. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced >> hello again. ier i told you about the severe flooding in texas we are concerned about arkansas and law louisiana and mississippi. we have rain up to the great lakes. in the rain up to the north the major problem is the wind. we told you last night the winds are going to be 40 to 60 miles-per-hour bindz. winds. most of it is going to be across the great lakes and western new york and parts of pennsylvania. the rain across the coast. we have had rape in new york. it's been vairly light. di -- fairlylight. we think over the next 24 hours we'll be on the edge of the rain. and most of the rain will be up in parts of the north. albany and new ma'a new hampshid maine. you you can see at 9 cloej in the morning we will get a shower in parts of manhattan. and the temperatures are coming down. tomorrow looks like this 72 degrees and ha heavy rain and look at the temperatures. down to 53 degrees and on monday a high of 48 degrees. heustsd you will be drying out and a temperature of 0 and as we go towards say t

al jazeera america. >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to al jazeera america. while the days get longer for federal workers, tempers are getting shorter. >> this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shut down and neither do i. >> there's no winning when families don't have certain whether they will be paid or not. >> both sides are far apart. while they thought american workers and small businesses are struggling