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>>> breaking news on al jazerra america. i am john siegenthaler and this is a live look at the house of representatives, where members are now voting on ideal to raise the debt limit and reopen the federal government. the senate passed the bill earlier this evening, it would funds the government for about three months, through january 15 accounttjanuary 15th and raisese debt ceiling until february 2nd. it comes two weeks in to the got shutdown and a day before we hit a limit defaulting on some of the united states state. the president stoke about an hour ago and said that he would sign the bill immediately as soon as it came from the house. if it does pass. mike have care is a standing bailiff at the white house with more on this development. mike, so it was a short debate in the house, right? >> reporter: yeah. it's simply -- it's simply because republicans have given up at this point, john. they -- the writing has been on the without it's a fate fait accompli, we have had a disspiritting end to the house e of representativ

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy.rly a month after the roll out the government's health care website is still causing headaches for people who are unable to sign up for coverage. president obama is on the defensive and his health secretary has apologized, mike sresreuviqueira is in washingtoh the story. >> reporter: the website launch was called a did he back the. but the president went on offense defending the new health care law and drawing parallels with another high-profile launch that had its share of problems. before there was obama care, there was romney care. the massachusetts law that was a model for the affordable care act, visiting boston, president obama says the comparison still holds. >> because you guys had a proven model that we building the affordable care act on this template. >> reporter: the president spoke in the same spot where mitt romney his former rival signed the massachusetts law seven years ago. with many having their plans cancel, even after the president promised that they could keep them

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am richelle caray from new york.estment are are trying to figure out what cause addressee woman to go on a wild chase in the nation's capitol with a toddler inside the car. the 3040-year-olthe 34-year-oldo force her way i don't understand a barricade. >> reporter: it start billion dollar a woman ram aid black sedan in to barricades outside the white house, when a second set of barriers blocked her she turned the car around, setting off a chase toward the capitol. less than two miles away. >> i was walking down first street and contusion and saw a dark, two-door coupe go by at extremely high speed. eastbound on contusion avenue, pursued by numerous police cars. headed up the road. they stopped at second street and constitution at which point more cop -- more police cars arrived. several shots were fired and the police ushered us way from the corner. >> reporter: witnesses say police vehicles pinned in the black car and officer opened fire. shooting the driver to death. >> we have no information that this is related to

♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america. i am stephanie sy. here are the top stories. azerra has learn congressional lawmakers plan to draft legislation cutting down on the nsa's power. if passed the bipartisan bill would end the security agency's ability to collect u.s. phone records and restrict who the nsa can spy on. fighting in syria has blocked u.n. inspectors from accessing two chemical weapons facilities. it's a crucial setback in their attempts to rid the countries rivets a chemical weapons. the inspectors did not say whether syrian rebels or the government was responsible for the delay, just that negotiations for access are still underway. abortion rights supporters in texas are celebrating a legal victory after a judge found provisions of the state's new abortion law unconstitutional. the federal judge ruled the measure restrict aid woman's access to abortion clinics. stat is filing an appeal. tuesday marks one year since super storm sandy slammed in to the eats coast in the u.s. 182 lives were lost and the storm caused $65 billion in damage. making it the se

those are the head lines, america tonight is up next on al jazerra america. and you can always check us out online at aljazerra.com. this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> hi i'm phil torres coming up this week on techknow >> it's gonna get bumpy over here, it looks like... >> we dropped like a rock... ...and then you experience zero g's >> this is a modified dc 8 with about 28 different instruments on the outside... >> it's one wild ride... >> we're flying at 300 feet over the gulf of mexico... >> climb aboard nasa's laboratory in the sky... >> techknow - 7:30 eastern on al jazeera america top one of the central themes of >> companies are cutting back on full time jobs making part-time jobs not growing, divided up businesses and finding anyway they can to again ge

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy.tial global crisis was averted in washington. providing funding to end the 16-came government shutdown. the house followed suit late wednesday night and president obama quickly signed it quickly in to law. that means federal employees can head back to work on thursday and the government will be able for owe money and pay its bills, mike have care is in washington with more. >> reporter: just before the house voted in an overwhelming fashion to pass that senate bill as well, the president came in to the white house briefing room and struck a co conciliatory toe and said this is much work to be done time to put politics and elections aside. the president will appear at the white house 10:35 in washington to talk about some of the initiatives that he wants to take from here going forward but it's unclear if that die natural i can the gridlock, the poll orr saying that brought the country to this has been alleviated. still conservatives say they will live to fight another day. they vow to

>>> good evening of course everyone welcome to al jazerra america. a am jong siegenthaler in new york. >> the motion is adopted without a agains, a motion to railroad consider is laid upon the table. >> it wasn't easy, it wasn't pretty but tonight on capitol hill the deal is done. >>> this is pain inflicted on our nation for no good reason and we cannot make the same mistake again. >> this is a terrible deal tod today. but it's a terrible deal for the american people. >> now that the house and senate have acted the president says he will sign a bill that reopens the government and temporarily raises the debt ceiling. >> we can begin to lift this cloud of uncertainty and unease from our businesses and from the american people. >> and wall street was ready for tonight's deal, stocks soared even before the votes were taken. ♪ ♪ >> just about an hour ago the house passed a bill to increase the debt limit and provide enough funding to end the 16-day government shutdown. the house vote followed an 81-18 vote in the senate. the legislation permits the u.s.

"america tonight" is up next on al jazerra. >> on america tonight - a very different death penalty debaten you've heard before. is quality control needed in the executioner's final cocktail. >> we are not talking about whether the person will wake up with an illness. person. >> also - shut down, day 14. the key players step up. are they closing in on an end to the impasse? >> and the price of progress. a pennsylvania community blessed by newfound riches faces tough choices about their future. sides. >> yes, the coal mine there and the fracking up there. >> good evening, thank you for being with us. i'm joie chen. we begin with a new term on a long-standing issue - the death penalty, 30 people have been executed in the united states by lethal injection - a toxic cocktail of drugs are injected into the prisoner. drugs to stop the muscle and heart have other uses as well. pharmaceutical companies create them and doctors give drugs to help patients in other situations. therein lies a moral dilemma for drug makers. the debate led to a shortage and questions to the justice system about how to d

and zack, that's it for today, and for me david shuster, you can send us your >>> welcome to al jazerra america. a am stephanie sy here are the top stories with we are following at this hour. more u.s. spying secrets come to light. the guardian newspaper in london revealed new information from former nsa analyst edward snowden. the report says the nsa tapped the phones of 35 international leaders. germany's chancellor says the u.s. has breached europe's trust. a house committee has begun hearings to investigate the problems with the government's health care website. on thursday the gop led panel asked the developers if the government should have delayed the roll out. the contractors said the timing was not their decision and that problems are being fixed daily. a chinese court has r

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america. i am stephanie sy. here are the top stories.zerra has learn congressional lawmakers plan to draft legislation cutting down on the nsa's power. if passed the bipartisan bill would end the security agency's ability to collect u.s. phone records and restrict who the nsa can spy on. fighting in syria has blocked u.n. inspectors from accessing two chemical weapons facilities. it's a crucial setback in their attempts to rid the countries rivets a chemical weapons. the inspectors did not say whether syrian rebels or the government was responsible for the delay, just that negotiations for access are still underway. abortion rights supporters in texas are celebrating a legal victory after a judge found

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america.m stephanie sy here are the top tories we are following at this hour. in could get testy on capitol hill today as the cers who developed the trouble healthcare do the glove website will testify before a house committee meeting. they are pictured to grill them over why the site was launched before it was ready. german chancellor angela merkel called president obama to complain about reports the nsa has been monitoring her cell phone. the white house said it is not listening to her calls and won't in the future but a spokesman did for the talk about whether or not ther there was any spyinn merkel in the past. a 14-year-old high school freshman is charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his math teacher.

. ♪ ♪ >>> i am stephanie sy, this is al jazerra america. leaders in europe are angry the u.s.r paying allegations according to newly published nsa document. they tapped the phones of at least 35 world leaders: it has embarrassed the u.s. and strained relations with some of its strongest allies. >> reporter: there is more employer asment for the obama admin nation, the strove of documents leaked by edward snowden has produced another bombshell. the controversy is growing and so is a rift with a close ali. angela merkel expressing outrage on the fact that america listened in on her telephone phone calls. >> i have made it clear to the american president that spying between friends is unacceptable. i said that in june when he was in berlin and in july and also yesterday in a phone call. it's not about me, it's about the privacy of all jeff marijuana people. between allies there must be trust. and this trust must now be rebuilt. >> reporter: at the white house, spokesman jay carney did not deny the spying had taken place. >> what i can't do and won't do is answer every allegations

. >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am steff stephanie sa federal judge has ruled a restrictive abortion law set to go in to effect on tuesday in effect is uncons strungal. the ruling allows dozens of abortion clinch i cans to remain open in the state. >> reporter: even as antiabortion protesters rally outside of a texas abortion clinic in support of the state's efforts to restrict abortions. >> i am out here to express our conviction that human life is sacred in all its forms. >> reporter: inside those clinics, abortion providers are celebrating a legal victory that insures all of the state's 36 licensed facilities are in operation tuesday. >> it was great to be able to tell -- women were calling us saying, do i have my appointment tomorrow? can i come in. it was also even more rewarding for me being able to tell my staff that they have a job. >> reporter: the antiabortion legislators who backed the law were hoping to shutdown clinics like this one. austin-based whole women's health. am i is thie is the founder rung six clinics in texas. three of her clinics and about a third of those i

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazerra america. a am stem any sy. obama administration calls drones an important weapon in the war on terror but pakistan's prime minister says their use is a threat thr*et to his people and must stop. leaders are meeting at the white house today after two groups were critical of the drones. they say they kill is vernal vinnies, violate international law and their use may be a war crime, randall spinks tonight reports. >> reporter: amnesty international focused on drop strikes in pakistan. investigators say they researched nine of 45 known drone attacks which occurred between january 2012 and august 2013. in one strike, they claim 18 laborers were reportedly killed. >> the most challenging situation we had to face watt the complete and utter secrecy oof the u.s. authorities. because of that we cannot be 100 percent certainly, but we are extremely concerned that these and other killings documented in our report macons toot executions or war crimes. >> reporter: the pakistan prime minister visiting washington today expr

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, i am stephanie sy you are watching al jazerra america. stage is set on capitol hill for an 11th our deal to avoid a potential fiscal cries that's could reverberate around the world. congress now has less than 24 hours to raise the debt ceilingful there is hope that a senate proposal could gain traction in the house to tuesday but it didn't happen of after more than two weeks after a government shutdown, americans are hrao*eus losin losing patiee i huh is more. >> reporter: the focus tuesday more than was about a drawing deal one that both republicans s and democrats could agree to. however house republicans through there all wrench in the plans and said they they want like itdidn't likeit, wouldn't d were hatching a plan of their own. the focus was on tuesday what they could come up with. by the end of the day it was all no not because the go period of time plan didn't he had support of it's most cop serve tiff members and has y period from the democrats. the focus has shoved to the senate. we are right where we left off 24 hours earlier.

welcome to al jazerra america, i am richelle caray. we are a few hours in the day two of the government shutdown. hundreds of thousands of federal employs are on furlough, many federal offices are closed and veterans have stopped receiving care. just a few hours ago, the g.o.p. offered a measure reopen nationanational parks and some f the veteran a fairs, but it was defeated. republicans cherry picking some of the few parts of the government that they like, this is a quote. from capitol hill, libby casey has more. >> reporter: day one of the federal government shutdown is about to turn in to day two. tuesday was spent lobby blame. back and forth on capitol hill. senate democrats are stick to go their ledge to only support a clean funding bill. they say while they want the government back up and running it's not worth tearing apart the federal health care law. toned the day, senator harry reid, majority leader in the senate, called on house speaker john boehner to, quote, stop the game. a growing number of republicans are saying that it

.♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america i am stephanie sy.are following breaking news out of san francisco. where the bay area rapid transit agency and union workers have reached a tentative labor agreement ending the ongoing bart strike there. bart said it will be a i believe to restart limited train service tuesday morning after four days without any service. officials say they hope to have the system fully operational by the afternoon commute. details were not released. the union needs to improve the tentative agreement. the town of sparks nevada is waiting for answers after a kay kai on the i can shooting at a middle school left one teacher dead and two students injured. police say a 13-year-old student brought a gun to school and opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. melissa chan has more on the investigation. >> reporter: the incidents took place at 7:16 a.m. local time, about 15 minutes before school was about to start. as mentioned the shooter shot and killed a teacher. a very popular math teacher by the name of michael la

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america. am stephanie sy.sident obama is once again trying to contain diplomatic fallout over the nsa spying program. new allegations have emerged the agency may have tapped the german chancellor's phone and listened in on private conversations. angela merkel told president obama if the allegations are true, it would be a grave breach of trust between the u.s. and germany. ellen fisher has more. >> reporter: the german government has have been pretty sure something went ongoing public with allegations that the american spied on angela merkel's mobile phone. a spokesman for the german leader described the idea as completely unacceptable. the chancellor herself called the white house, that brought this response. >> i can tell thought president assured the chancellor this the united states is not mourn touring and will not mon the communications of the chancellor. >> reporter: listen to that denial again. >> i can tell that you the president assured the chancellor that the united states is not monitoring the comm

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america i am stephanie sy.loud of uncertainty was lifted on thursday after the 16-day political standoff finally came to an end. a sense of normally returned to washington and the nation. as hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal employees went back to work. the day was billed as a political win for president obama and the democrats. but some question if they can capitalize on the victory. mike viqueira has the details from the white house. >> reporter: well, in the aftermath of the overwhelming victory that the president scored political victory any congress on wednesday night the president wanted to build momentum towards his agenda for the rest of the year. he started off by declaring that there were no winners in the debate and the impasse and the crisis that had preceded everything that happened before the vote and certainly if you look through the eyes of those who suffered the $20 billion in economic loss, the 800,000 government workers furloughed at one point or another during the impasse, certainl

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. some breaking news to report out of libya this morning. lib january authorities say they don't know the whereabouts of prime minister ali zeidan who has been kidnapped by gunmen at a hotel in tripoli. security guards at the hotel described the situation as resembling an arrest with the prime minister taken by force at gun point. al jazerra has learned he was taken by a group called the linear operations chamber it comes days after he asked the west to help stop the spread of militancy in his country. he says those militants were using libya as a base to export weapons. the kidnapping comes days after a raid by u.s. special forces who captured an al quada leader there. we'll continues to follow the story as news break. edward snowden arrived in how caw on sunday hoping to see his son. the former nsa contractor was granted ahead sigh legal in russia last month. he's responsible for leaking details of government surveillance programs and then fleeing to asia and russia. lon snowden says

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy.onsidered one of the most influential jobs in the world. on wednesday, president obama is expecting to no, ma'am made januarjanet yellen to prelace bn bernanke as head of the federal reserve. yellen is taking over at a pivotal time for the economy mad the banking industry. kimberly reports. >> reporter: running the central banking system in the united states is one of the most powerful jobs in the world. and the person in charge can directly affect the wallets of every american and the global economy. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: the fed chief is, s the chair is sometimes called sets the price of borrowing money, directly spurring economic growth or curbs inflation, the chair also controls the supply of u.s. money in the world economy. by buying and selling u.s. treasury securities. president obama has announced he will nominate janet yellen for the job. the current head of the u.s. central bank, ben bernanke steps down at the end of january. but if confirmed by the u.s. senate, yel

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. global financialal leaders.tle progress was made on capitol hill over the weekend, both houses of congress will pick up the ball again on monday which is day 14 of the government shutdown. the senate met for a rare session on sunday, members stressed the cost of the government shutdown and it's effects on the american public. >> americans are rightly looking at congress and saying, what are you guys doing? why are you hurting people? why are you hurting families? why are you immaterial peteing our economic recovery? they are also say why aren't you working on what we sent you there to do. on creating jobs, improving our education the system, addressing our nation's long-term fiscal sustainability. >> for more on the government should shushutdown we turn to js been following the events from capitol hill. >> reporter: slow progress made in washington, d.c. regarding the raisings of the debt ceiling. only the senate was in session on sunday. we had a pa rad of senators come to go microphone to his have terry say, b

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

. >>> welcome to al jazerra america i am del zotto walters.hese are the stories that we are following for you. a summit to bring more jobs to the u.s. the president plays host to global leaders asking them to invest. iraq's prime minister asking the u.s. for help dealing with the increasing violence in his country. and syria has met that deadline, the deadline for destroying its chemical weapons. ♪ ♪ >>> president obama is courting does biz and government leaders from around the world. he's trying to convince them to invest in the u.s. randall pinkston joi

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stef did sy.is now two weeks since the government shutdown. and only a few days until the debt ceiling deadline expires, with the stakes incredibly high, party leaders in the senate are working tote and expressing optimism about a possible compromise, the big question is can they get republicans in the house to go a long. white house correspondence mike viqueira has the latest 78 ideal in the senate may be at hasn't and just in th nick of time. there is no guarantee that a senate-passed plan can pass in the house of representatives now with just two days to go before the nation reach that his deadline. >> i am feeling a little sticky. >> reporter: president obama visited a washington food bank where he greeted furloughed workers and kept the pressure on for ideal. >> if republicans aren't willing to set aside some of their partisan concerns in order to do what is right for the country, we stand a good chance of defaulting. >> reporter: there are signs the worst may be avoided. between closed door

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am richelle caray from new york.estment are are trying to figure out what cause addressee woman to go

>>> welcome to al jazerra america. a am stephanie sy here are the top stories with we are following at this hour. more u.s. spying secrets come to light. the guardian newspaper in london revealed new information from former nsa analyst edward snowden. the report says the nsa tapped the phones of 35 international leaders. germany's chancellor says the u.s. has breached europe's trust. a house committee has begun hearings to investigate the problems with the government's health care website. on thursday the gop led panel asked the developers if the government should have delayed the roll out. the contractors said the timing was not their decision and that problems are being fixed daily. a chinese court has rejected ann appeal by senior politician bo. he had been one of the top 25 leaders in the community party. he was found guilty of bribery, immaterial pressal. and us boof power. abuse of power. an unusual sight. special lighting to honor breast cancer awareness month. more than two authority thousand women been diagnos

♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, here are the more than's top stories. shutdown stalemate is now in its third full day. president obama met with congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle, but the white house meeting ended with no deal in sight. and it looks like the shutdown will not impact this weekend's armed forces college football games. according to several media reports, the navy-air force game and the army-boston college game, they are back on. the pentagon had suspended travel for intercollegiate athletics for thathletics but tr these games came from outside sources and did not have to be approved through congress. today president obama is planning to visit a construction company to talk about how the businesses are being affected. a woman in minority that has a large part i've business. a controversial sheriff in arizona accused of racial profiling. independent monitors are going to be placed inside his office. a group of his tan i cans sued the sheriff accusing him of detaining them because of his race, the monitors will make sure that t

♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america.m stephanie sy here are the top tories we are following at this hour. in could get testy on capitol hill today as the cers who developed the trouble healthcare do the glove website will testify before a house committee meeting. they are pictured to grill them over why the site was launched before it was ready. german chancellor angela merkel called president obama to complain about reports the nsa has been monitoring her cell phone. the white house said it is not listening to her calls and won't in the future but a spokesman did for the talk about whether or not ther there was any spyinn merkel in the past. a 14-year-old high school freshman is charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his math teacher. the teacher was found dead in the woods behind the massachusetts high school where she thought. student, was arraigned on wednesday, he will be tried as an adult. a connecticut judge has order ahead retile for kennedy cousin michael skakel who was convicted of murder in 200

. >>> breaking news on al jazerra america. am john siegenthaler and this is a live look at the house of representatives, where members are now voting on ideal to raise the debt limit and reopen the federal government. the senate passed the bill earlier this evening, it would funds the government for about three months, through january 15 accounttjanuary 15th and raisese debt ceiling until february 2nd. it comes two weeks in to the got shutdown and a day before we hit a limit defaulting on some of the united states state. the president stoke about an hour ago and said that he would sign the bill immediately as soon as it came

"america tonight" is up next on al jazerra america, i am john thinsiegenthaler, i'll see you tomorrow night and you can always get the latest news other al jazerra.com. >>> on "america tonight" after 16 days i've government and nation closed, closed closed, by political bickering. >> once this agreement arrives on my desk i will sign it immediately. we'll begin reopening our government immediately. >> also tonight, the senate's newest member, just missed getting in to the fray. but cory booker faces other big challenges in his new job. >> so you think you can change washington and get them together. >> i can. i think i can. >> and saving their spirit. lgbt youth say they are being targeted by the very forces that they count on for protection. >> you are transgender, you are in a certain area at night they'll look in your bag, search and you they are going to lock up for problem prostitution. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening and being thanks for being with you is finally et cetera over. the house and senate just a short time ago approved ladies and gentlemen layings to reopen the government and ra

. >>> this is al jazerra america, live from new york city i am tony harris with a look the today's top the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says syria has destroyed key equipment used to produce chemical weapons. the move is one part of the deal approved by the u.n. security council last month. more jef refugees finding themss stranded on the syrian side of the border amnesty international says there are indication that his jordan and several other countries are closing check points without notice. jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq and egypt are dealing with a gained total of more than 2 million syrian refugees. iraq's mime minister says terrorists got a second chance to thrive in iraq because of syria's civil war, told an audienn

"consider this" is up next on al jazerra america, i am john seeing en thought, he i'll see you book here11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific time for the news, you can always get the latest on aljazerra.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> as the budget crisis looms larger and the threat of default draws near, the imf and world leaders tell the u.s. to get its act together. "consider this," what happens next if america blows through its debt ceiling what will the aftershocks be around the globe and for you at home? also, is iran really ready to negotiate on its nuclear program? as fresh talks begins secretary of state kerry says no deal is better than a bad deal. and what happened to all of those claims of transparency in an obama white house? a scathing new report from the committee to protect journalists, includes a quote from a veteran reporter calling the white house the most closed, control freak administration he's ever covered. hello, i am antonio mora welcome to "consider this." we begin with the countdown. only days left before a potential default and senate leaders are saying that they are closing in on id

those are the headlines, "america tonight" is up next on al jazerra. a great evening. >> on america tonight. the price of politics. winners, losers and how ordinary americans shoulder the cost. if. >> i didn't win anything out of this. i lost, i lost time. i lost money. >> also tonight, continuing the series on the hacktivists, anonymous and other activists behind the digital mass and a death with dignity. vermont's new law and how it could redefine who makes that final decision. >> i don't fear death at all. life is what's hard. >> good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen . it is over except for blaij and the shaming. fowsefocused on the win and the, the truth is the shutdown hurt both the nation's economy and the economy of ordinary americans. big picture now. the total loss to the economy $24 billion. standard & poor's another number for us, $4.8 billion is what's cost lost economic output. the loss the government produced, because of the shutdown, higher interest rates, which will add another $114 million to the federal debt. and then

america. >>> you are watching al jazerra. and these are our top stories.onger winds and higher temperatures are making the job of firefighters in eastern australia even more difficult and dangerous. thousands of homeowners near sydney have been order today leave as dozens of fires threaten. >>> after last year's presidential election south korea's spy agency is being accused of a political smear campaign in favor of the winner. the now president. >>> now egypt's interim president is considering signing in to law a plan that would give police sweeping powers to ban protests and demonstrations. it's the latest move in a crack down on decent. dominick kane reports now from cairo. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters marched through cairo's city after friday prayers. for them, being able to take to the streets like this is an essential part of their protests. >> we cannot stay silent about what is happening. we will not accept military rule over us again. we need a legitimate government. >> reporter: since the revolution two years ago, protesting has become an

america. take a new look at news. >>> this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the news hour, i am darren jordanm al jazerra's news centers in doha and lon do. these are the top stories. phase one complete, inspectors say syria's chemical weapons equipment has been destroyed. protestprotests in kenya over a teen-aged gang rape. the accused men are sentence today mow the lawn. >> i am lauren taylor in london with all the news from europe, including digging their heels in, french footballers say they'll strike over the planned super tax on the

america. >>> welcome back. top stories on al jazerra.0 wild fires are burning out of control through the state of new south wales in australia. it's feared hundreds of homes have been destroyed. hundreds of people have been evacuated. syrian state television says opposition fighters have killed the country's military intelligence chief. he was reportedly shot in the head by a sniper. china's economic growth is speeding up again. the economy expanded by 7.8% in the third quarter the fastest pace this year. >>> world bank says lebanon's economy is feederring on the brink because of a huge flu inng tphraubgs of refugeeses from syria. one in four people is either sirasyrian orin inning ref 1kwr50e6789 syrians some been escaping not just in search of safety but work, many are too scared to tell their stories because some are here illegally or don't have work permits but shop owners at times prefer to hire them because syrians are willing to work for lower wages. >> we can hire two syrians instead of one lebanese. syrians accept lower wages an

america. >> share your story on tv and online. >>> welcome back, you are watching al jazerra, i am stephen coleof our top stories at least 32 people killed many more injured after an earthquake in the central philippines it was a magnitude 7.2 quiet that hit a popular tourist island. power cut, many buildings, some ancient have been destroyed. a provincial governor he's been killed in eastern afghanistan. it happened at a mosque in the province where the governor was praying. 20 others were killed. talks in iran's disputed nuclear program are about to open in geneva iran's new president hassan rouhani has signaled he may be ready for a new start. the u.s. and the u.s. partners are cautious. >>> let's get more on those talks now starting in geneva roslyn jordan reports from washington on what ask at stake ais at stakeat the talks. >> reporter: it's been six months ins i ran and the pent five plus one nations last met to is discuss teheran's suspected nuclear weapons program. this time experts say the obama administration heads to geneva, both skeptical and optimistic about end being the dispute.

america >>> hello again, i am laura kyle. a reminders of the top stories here on al jazerra. the u.s.nt has ordered a review of intelligence gathering methods among allegation that his the national security agency bugged the phones of several world leaders including allies in europe. video of hostages being shot at during a siege. a philippine army says they were caught in the cross fire as the army fought rebels. a u.n. report says syria will meet a looming deadline to destroy the chemical weapons and equipment. it's supposed to be completed three days from now. >>> the u.n. special envoy to syria is due to meet members of the opposition the day after he met president assad in du damas. he is trying to bring together all sides of the conflict for proposed peace talks in geneva but so far he's failed to convince several opposition factions, rob reports. >> reporter: once more he faces what many would call a near impossible task, a return to damascus trying to muster some or indeed any enthusiasm for talks in find ago i way out of syria's crisis. but it's not just a matter of getting t

america tonight". >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. >>an escape from the expected. >>> these are the top stories on al jazerra.n leaders are arriving for the second day of a summit overshadowed by revelations of u.s. surveillance. germany and france are calling for talks after it emerged the u.s. monitored the phones of 35 world leaders. >>> a court in chinas rejected a afternoon appeal for a former politician and upheld a sentence of life impressment. he was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and abuse of power last month. >>> voting is underway in mad gamadagascar's first president election since 2009. the first vote since a military-backed coup four years ago. >>> canadian company says it will competent families and victims of a deadly building collapse in bangladesh. when the plaza factory fell down in april, it killed more than 1,000 people. the incident turned the spotlight on working conditions in bangladesh, the factory in the plaza produced clothes for the joe fresh clothing line. they haven't said how much it will give the victims. many of the cloths made in bangladesh's factories are sold in the

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jazerra, washington. >> president obama's health care program has been launched despite it being a main issue at the heart of the government shutdown. the affordable health care program is the largest expansion in america's health service in 50 years. 7 million uninsureds americans are eligible to buy cover in the coming months, for the republicans, they are heavily opposed today it arguing that the reforms are unaffordable. >>> now it's going to be a day of political drama in italy. the prime minister will ask parliament if a vehicle of if i confidence: the push to topple the government is faltering. his deputy is backing let a. the former prime minister says the government has played a part in his own political down fall. the vote expected in the next hour. to syria now. and the opposition has accused ba hard al-assad of systematically starving people too death. the allegations relate to the duh plus cusdamascus suburb than under siege for nine months, now government forces have intensified their killing campaign there. meanwhile in, another part of the capital, a new team of u.n.-backed chemical weapons inspectors is getting ready to do its job, they have nine months to find, dismantle and destroy the

america tonight next on al jazeera america >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am steph seu sy. here are the taupe story at this hockeys yeah a few hours ago president obama signed the last-minute budget deal ending the government shutdown. both the house and senate a proofed the beaprovedthe bell y. federal workers are being told to report to their jobs this morning. in new jersey, newark mayor cory booker will soon be a u.s. senator did he defeating a stata party lead he go in an election. he is the first african american elected to the

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. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america, here are the more than's top stories. shutdown stalemate is now in its third full day. president obama met with congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle, but the white house meeting ended with no deal in sight. and it looks like the shutdown will not impact this weekend's armed forces college football games. according to several media reports, the navy-air force game and the army-boston college game, they are back on. the pentagon had suspended travel for intercollegiate athletics for thathletics but tr these games came from outside sources and did not have to be approved through congress. today president obama is planning to visit a construction company to talk about how the businesses are

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