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>> i'm richelle carey. our top story on al jazeera, syria's war. president obama is growthed by president vladimir putin. behind closed doors it will members of congress discuss military action against syria. egypt survives an assassination attempt as a bomb explodes outside cairo. cities across the country call for better working conditions and higher wages for walmart workers. fps. >> 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 you about the debate about syria is dominating. also puts it at odds for the host of the summit, russia. mike viqueira is there. mike. >> i'm here in st. petersburg. the president landed early, it was off to the first plenary session where the first person he should meet of course, vladimir putin. he greeted all of the leaders, putin did, at the palace, very i don'ornate surroundings. it was president obama yesterday before arriving here who spoke in stockholm, said look, relations with russia have hit a wall ov

>> this is al jazeera, i'm richelle carey. these are the stories we're following. >> we have agreed to destroy all chemical weapons. >> breck through in geneva, an arms deal on syria, and plans for possible action. a massive rescue effort is underway in colorado after the worst flooding in decades. entire towns have been cut off and 200 people are unaccounted for. >> what hurts me the most is all this has to be rebuilt. after everything that has happened, now this. i wonder if it's actually meant to be. >> the daunting task of moving on and starting over--again. along the jersey shore seaside boardwalk. >> a breakthrough in the syria crisis. russia and the u.s. have come to terms on a deal of syria's chemical weapons. but questions remain. >> reporter: the decision in geneva between secretary of state john kerry and his russian counter part, sevgey lavrov, they have outlined our syria will relinquish it's stock pile of chemical weapons, something that they have not admitted to having until last week. it also demands that the r

i'm richelle carey. the top stories. we're waiting on a house committee in washington to hole a hearing on whether to authorize the use of military force against syria. >> i didn't set a red line. the world set a red line. >> president obama seeks support for military action against syria overseas. the president will make the case to congress for military action in syria. >>> we are waiting for a house foreign affairs committee to get

i'm richelle carey. here are some of the stories we're following. the unsecurity council could vote on a plan to allow syria to get rid of its chemical weapons. if syria does not comply, the council would need to adopt a second resolution. secretary of state john kerry had what he said was an effective discussion with iran about their nuclear weapons productions. >>> the un scientists have released a report saying that the earth is in a long-term warming trend and the world can expect to see more extreme weather. >>> time is running out before a

i'm richelle carey. these are the stories we're following. this morning there is word of a deal of chemical weapons in syria and plans for possible action. >>> a massive action is underway in colorado after the worst flooding in decades, entire towns cut off, 200 people unaccounted for. >>> what hurts me the most, all this has to be rebuilt, after everything has happened, it's a wondering if it's menlt to be. >> the daunting task of moving on and starting over, the jersey shore seaside boardwalk. >> after weeks of threats and three days of talks, secretary of state john kerry and sergei lavrov have reached a deal on chemical weapons. if the syrian regime fails ocomply, the u.s. resolution can kick in. punitive action, u.s. officials acknowledge they're not seeking military authorization from the u.n. which russia says it would veto. weapons inspectors will be on the ground in syria in november. this agreement calls for syria's entire chemical weapons arsenal to be secured or destroyed by the middle of 2014. for more we are joined by phil litn

>> hello, everyone, this is al jazeera, i'm richelle carey from new york. our top story. >> we're very grateful for the statement that came out of the meeting today with respect to syria, a strong statement about the need for accountability. >> secretary of state john kerry is pushing for support for military action in syria. >>> the country marks their indians day. three different cities going for the gold. one of them will be named in just a few hours as host of the 2020 olympic games. >> secretary of state john kerry is in europe this weekend. his first stop, the capital of lithuania, and then syria was on the top of the agenda. we're in london keeping up with the latest. philip joins us now. philip, what are you hearing that came out of all of these numbers on secretary kerry's agenda with the e.u. members? >> it's been a very different day than what we've seen previously at the g to in st. petersburg. secretary kerry getting a win, swaying all of the ministers on board in terms of who may have been behind the attack. for the first time we're seeing con

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>> this is al jazeera i'm richelle carey. these are some of the stories we're following. >> we have agreed to destroy all chemical weapons. >> break through in geneva. an arms deal on syria and plans for possible action. >>> take a look at these live pictures out of colorado where a massive rescue effort is underway after the worst flooding in decades entire towns have been cut off more than 200 people are unaccounted for. >> what hurts me the most is all this has to be rebuilt. after everything that's happened and now this. i'm wondering if it's really actually meant to be. >> the daunting task of moving on and starting over again. along the jersey shores, seaside boardwalk. >> after weeks of threats and three days of talks secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov have reached a deal on syria's chemical weapons. in a statement he cloms the progress. if the assad regime fails to comply, the sanctions could cut in. allows for punitive action but the u.s. acknowledges they are not seeking military

>> i'm richelle carey. president obama talks about a possible strike on syria from the g20 summit in russia. >> we are very grateful for the statement that came out of the meeting today with respect to syria. a strong statement about the need for accountability. >> secretary of state john kerry is in europe pushing for support for strong action in syria. >>> brazil marks its independence day. >>> threthe olympic committee wl announce the city for the 2020 olympic games. >> secretary of state john kerry is in europe. his first stop was lithuania, and now he's on his way to france to meet with the foreign minister. so what are you hearing from secretary of state kerry about how these meetings for him at the e.u. there seems to be a little bit of a consensus coming out of the meeting. >> yes, it's been an interesting day on this side of the atlantic. he said he was pleased with the results and thanked the members of the e.u. they put out a single unified statement read by the head of the e.u. saying that the a

>>> hello this is al jazeera, america, i'm richelle carey, these are some of the stories, we' we're following. >> assad puts conditions on giving up his country's chemical weapons. >> we anticipate that as the day goes on, that we may find that we have lost others. >> severe flooding hits colorado, at least three people have lost their lives. ♪ >>> there's new information coming out of syria. the unite nationed has received documents from syria that would ahow it to join the chemical weapons convention. it brings the international community closer to taking over the regimes stockpile. but assad also said earlier that damascus will not fulfill any agreement unless the united states stops threatening to bomb his country. phil is live in geneva where secretary kerry has been having meetings. phil, the russians and americans seem to have very different ideas on how to handle the situation in syria, nevertheless there is an important meeting happening in geneva. what do we know about the progress that has been made? >> well, richelle, actually those talks are bound to start any minute now. actuall

i'm richelle carey. these are the stories we're following. secretary of state john kerry on the road to talk about the situation. >> at home it is part of the american dream and i'm glad that now i have a home. >> how immigrants are driving a housing boom. >> a diplomatic push is now under way to avert a u.s. military strike on syria. top leaders from russia and the u.s. are talking things over. jeact john kerry arrived in geneva this morning there for two days for talks with sergei lavrov. we have live team coverage going to geneva shortly. randall pinkston, good to see you. let's talk first of all about this op ed in the new york times from russian president vladimir putin. how is the white house responding to that? president putin being an ally of syria doing what he can to avert any kind of military strike from the u.s. what is the u.s.'s reaction? >> putin has his own objectives and aims at heart and certainly not america's. we would like to be the fly on the wall for shall we say the unofficial reaction to what putin wrote but we do hav

i'm richelle carey in new york. find and destroy syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. all eyes are on capitol hill. keeping the government running. the sticking point, the president's health care law. >> doesn't matter what gang are you or race or anything. no, you still can be friends. >> plus, violence in chicago, the city, hits gang violence head on. >>> u.n. chemical weapons inspectors are expected ton on the ground in syria in a number of days. the u.n. general assembly voted on a resolution, making access to basic necessities, very difficult. raya i know it is very difficult for word to get to people about what has happened at the u.n. security council. we've actually lost raya, we will try to establish contact with her. >>> meanwhile many people refer to the conflict as a civil war. but foreign fighters pouring through the syrian border,. >> affiliate the islamic state of iraq are being produced all over northern syria. prepare me to die, where are you jihadis, the song goes, the armed group took over this area in august. in the border town of azaz, also seized

i'm richelle carey.hese are some of the stories we are following. [ cheers and applause ] >> gop lawmakers celebrate after the house passing a spending bill that defunds the participate's health care law. >>> devastation in mexico after back-to-back storms. today the death toll rises and the search for the missing goes on. >>> iran's charm offensive talks of new relations and a new start. ♪ >>> congress takes step towards a government shutdown as the battle over the budget moves to the senate. a short time ago, the house passed a budget bill that would fund the government through mid-december but strip all funding from the affordable care act. randall is live in washington with the latest. so what is the next step, randall? >> reporter: well the next step is it goes to the senate. this morning it was a brief but passionate debate, voting on joint resolution 59 to keep the government running. here was the final tally. mostly along party lines. respects voting in measure by 228 votes with two democrats joi

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 happen next is harry reid will take out the obamacare defunding. t

i'm richelle carey. these are the stories we're following. >> what gang or race or anything. we still can be friends. >> violence in chicago. the city hits the problem with the gang summit. >>> and days away from being on the ground in syria. find and destroy syria's stock pile of chemical weapons. >>> and live pictures with all eyes on house of representatives. the issue at hand. keeping the government running. the sticking point for the obama healthcare law. >> chicago, the country's murder capital with 1600 shootings alone. the city is fighting back. this week gang hey reason lated violence is front and center. we have more on this weekend summit that is much part of a much larger effort to stop the violence. >> right, richelle there, are programs around the city to get kids out of gangs or keep them from getting involved in the first place. a couple's daughter who took part of the obama inauguration was shot and killed a week later. they said something like this does not hel the panacea for the community but it helps the community. >> we all should do our part. unfortunat

i'm richelle carey. a clime -- climate change sos, it seems the global warming is a people problem. >>> the international community puts pressure on syria. >>> a new report out today says man is to blame for those record-high temperatures, leading scientists, issued a word of warning saying change will be dramatic to the world's climat climate. >> reporter: the grim picture of our future, frequent heat waves and ice-free arctics. now the world's top climate scientists have issued their report card. >> it is extremely clear that it's mostly due to human activities, which means that is the good news, that we can act to reduce emissions and protect the planet for future generations. >> reporter: the last report suggested the earth world warm between 2 and 3 degrees celsius. this report updates that even with drastic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions it still says temperatures will rise by 1.5%. a rise of 2 to possibly even 4 degrees are even on the cards. sea levels are rising faster than previously thought.

i'm richelle carey live from new york city. here are some of the stories that we're following for you. looking at the security measures in the navy yard shooting, under review how to prevent another tragedy. the russian government claims to have evidence that rebels used chemical weapons in syria, and they plan to share it with the public. >>> now after the flooding rains in colorado, the daunting task of moving forward. >> the defense department is promising to, quote, review everything in the wake of the shooting at the washington navy yard. former navy reservist aaron alexis had clearness to work on navy bases despite behavior. >> review critical access procedures. the highest responsibility these leaders have is to take care of their people. our people deserve safe and secure workplaces. wherever they are. >> randall pinkston is live in washington with the latest developments. randall? >> richelle, the commander of the washington navy yard said they're taking steps to reopen the facility to employees who have not been allow

i'm richelle carey. this is some of the stories we're following. a huge typhoon is barreling through south asia. it's already brought massive flooding and now it's headed towards the world's largest cities. >>> house republicans know the bill they passed will be dead alive in the senate. syria is coming clean on some of its chemical weapons program, declaration of its arsenal. >>> good news about the shrinking polar icecap but scientists still point to climate change. >>> supertyphoon usagi is entering the south china sea with its sights set on hong kong. the eye of the storm is passing between the philippines and taiwan. the most powerful cyclone of 2013 has the potential to do great damage in hong kong. preparations for this hit are underway. craig leeson joins us live from hong kong. craig tell us more about the preparations. >> well, it was a beautiful day here in hong kong. you wouldn't have expected that a super-noon was on its -- supertyphoon was on its way. the flag was hoisted about today but people went about their business as though noth

>> i'm richelle carey. here's the latest from al jazeera. president obama is growthed with miles by russian president vladimir putin. the key issues behind closed doors members of congress discuss and debate potential military action against syria. egypt's minister survives an assassination attempt. >>> workers across the country call for better working conditions and higher wages. >>> president obama and other world leaders have come together for the group of 20 summit. officially they're in spush to talk about the global economy but the debate over syria is dominating the summit. put the host of the summit, russia. mike vic viqueira, the presidens are not on good many terms. >> that's right. the setting is certainly ornate but he faces opposition from members of his own party and members of congress. pope francis weighing in, opposing military strikes, that president obama is here to gain some sort of consensus, if not consensus at least support around the margins of this meeting which after all is supposed to be economics. the president b

♪ >>> this is al jazeera, i'm richelle carey.hese are some of the stories we're following. [ applause ] >> the votes are in, gop lawmakers celebrate after the house passes a spending bill that defunds the president's health care law. >>> iran's charm offense say talks as the new president offers the promise of a new start. ♪ >>> the battle over the budget is about to become the senate's problem. less than an hour ago, the house of representatives passed a budget bill that would keep the government running while stripping all funding from the affordable care act. randall pinkston is live with the latest. randall it passed the house. tell us what the next step it is? >> reporter: it's a hot potato that the senate really doesn't want, but that's where it is going to go. it includes the provision as you say to defund the affordable care act, obamacare, and the senate laters, democrats and even some republicans say that idea is dead on arrival, but for now john boehner is celebrating. >> while we had a victory today for the american p

>> hello and welcome to al jazeera i'm richelle carey live from new york city. here are the stories we're providing for you. preening th preventing the govet shut down could cause the president his health care law. >>> and detroit, residents have their day in court. their fight to prevent the city for filing for bankruptcy an make it pay. >> another budget battle is brewing in washington. president obama ask expected to speak shortly to the export council in washington. live pictures of that. he's likely to touch on are fight to symptom the government from shutting down, the debate could be complicated by efforts to derail the president's health care reform law. randall pinkston joins us live. how will the republicans try to derail health care law. talk a blibled that. >> the first stage of this showdown at the okay corral. the fiscal year ends september 30th and if the congress does not pass a continuing resolution to keep things flowing then there will be a government shut down. so the republicans say they are willing to pass a continuing resolution but only i

i'm richelle carey. here are some of the stories we're following. the unsecurity council could vote on a plan to allow syria to get rid of its chemical weapons. if syria does not comply, the council would need to adopt a second resolution. secretary of state john kerry had what he said was an effective discussion with iran about their nuclear weapons productions. >>> the un scientists have released a report saying that the earth is in a long-term warming trend and the world can expect to see more extreme weather. >>> time is running out before a possible government shutdown on tuesday. the senate is expected to voted on a bill, but house respects are threatening to sink that bill unless the health care plan is defunded. i'm richelle carey. "consider this" is next. >> is al qaedas strong as it has been in years in consider this, after the death of osama bin laden and other key leaders has al qaeda gained power? and homeschool, 7 million kids are fought outside of traditional classrooms, but as it grows, s

i'm richelle carey. it here and check our website as well, aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ >>> when one bank came apart it shook banking to the core and changed the industry forever. the lessons of lehman brothers tonight. from washington. ♪ >> hello, i'm libby casey. when the huge wall street firm lehman brothers collapsed five years ago this week, it was only the beginning of a crisis in the bank industry from which the american economy is still recoverying from. we'll talk tonight about what has happened to the banks, and the new rules under which they operate. but first some background. >> some of the largest investment banks in the world failed, banks stopped lending to businesses. >> it has five years since the upheaval, so powerful we will still feeling the reverberation. >> it was a perfect storm that would rob millions of americans of jobs and homes and savings they spent a lifetime building. >> weak banking regular laces and bad housing loans caught up with the u.s. housing system. fannie mae and freddy mac

[ music ] >>> i am richelle carey. secretary of state john kerry has just arrived in paris >> we are very grateful for the statement that came out of the meeting today with respect to syria, a strong statement about the need for accountability. >> carry speaking in lithuania speaking for support of military action in syria. in rio de janero, the country marks it's independence. three very different cities going for the gold. one of them will be named in just a few hours to host the 2020 sum merauxlimpic games. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in europe this weekend. his first stop, the capitol, at lithuania where he spoke to members of the european union. now he is in france fomeet with the french foreign minister. top of the agenda: syria. fill kitner is in phil littner, tell us what you know is coming out of these meetings >> richly very interesting neel news coming out of the meeting. secretary of state kerry apparently swaying some ofs those. spairnth there has been a communique that's been put out in bilnious

i'm richelle carey. for the latest headlines you can always go to aljazeera.com. stay tuned for consider this, do keep it here. >> blockbuster details on the benghazi attack. a new book last the untold story. we'll have the authors of under fire, moments away. >>> an consider who knew what, when? >>> also gunts rights advocates are trying to use state lawless to combat federal gun control laws. do they have a legal leg to stand on and could their defiance spread across the country. >>> plus millions take dietary supplements, a wild west of self regulation, could new restrictions though do more harm than good. hello i'm antonio mora. welcome to consider this. we begin with benghazi an explosive new book and a scathing new report inspired by that disaster. on december 11th, 2012, dozens of heavily armed militants attacked. trapped in the burning mission building where they died of smoke inhalation despite the heroic efforts of a small diplomatic security team that fought valiantly to save them. hours later, glen daugherty and sean williams were killed. as we reporte

>>> i'm richelle carey. our top story on al jazeera, syria's war. >> i was elected to end wars and not start them. >> president obama says he's not itching for military action but will confront syria. >>> the state department ordered u.s. diplomats to leave lebanon citing security concerns. >>> discouraging news on the u.s. labor front as the government releases new employment numbers. >>> president obama made one last push at the g-20 summit for action in syria. he said he's encouraged by his meetings with world leaders. >> it was unanimous that chemical weapons were used, a unanimous conclusion that chemical weapons were used in syria. i would say that the majority of the room is comfortable with our conclusion that assad, the assad government was responsible for their use. >> but the host of the this year's g-20, russia, president vladimir putin says the divisions between himself and president obama are still there. >> translator: everyone has their own opinion, but there was a dialogue. we hear each othe

i'm richelle carey from new york. our top story. n. protesting ] >> protesting war, thousands voicing their opinion about the y. role in syria, the concerns and the support the obama administration is asking for tonight. >> outrage in brazil, the change thousands are demanding against government corruption, on the day the country marks its independence. and tokyo to host the 2020 olympics. the official announcement coming up shortly. and we'll bring it to you live. >> secretary of state john kerry is in europe speaking to europe piano leaders about the need to take action begins syria. both expressed urgency in response to the chemical attack in damascus. we're keeping up with these pretty fast-breaking developments. what did secretary kerry and the foreign minister say during the joint press conference? what are some of the highlights? >> well, richelle, this has been different from what we saw earlier today. this is a little more proactive trying to explain why it is that the french and the white house are on--are on this position, t

>> i'm richelle carey. here are the latest headlines. john kerry arrived in lithuania this morning to discuss intervention in syria. e.u.'s chief policy cleave said a clear and strong response is crucial in syria. kerry is now headed to france where he'll give a joint news conference with the french foreign minister. >>> millions of americans are still unemployed. yesterday's august jobs report was called discouraging. >>> this morning tokyo is taking its pitch to the international olympic committee. istanbul made its presentation earlier today, and madrid is scheduled to go before the ioc and the winner is expected to be announced at 4:00 eastern. >> the experimental aircraft blasted off last night. will head to the moon and then crash to the surface. next "consider this." >> american spy agencies are furious over new leaks about how they gather intelligence. we now know the nsa got around encryption intended to protect e-mails and financial transactions many on websites you use every day. but consider this: after weeks of leaks from ed

that will do it for this edition of al jazeera, i'm richelle carey. "inside story" is next.here. thanks for your time.

i'm richelle carey.resident obama arrives in russia for the g-20 summit, but the global economy is expected to take a back seat to the showdown over syria as the u.s. looks to build support for a military strike. >> it is being debated on capitol hill. it will be sent to the senate for a full vote next week. >> aerial castro takes his own live in prison. the women he held captive for a decade have remained silent, but their neighbors have plenty to say. >> this is all about money. nobody cares about who's houses are falling down or who's got health problems. >> the leaders of the largest native american tribe are looking to get into the energy business. but plans to buy up the coal mine is called greed, not about its people. >> president obama is going global as he presses for action in syria. he arrived in russia within the hour for the g-20 economic summit, while the situation in syria is expected to top the agenda. top aids are trying to convince congress to approve a military intervention in syria. a

i'm richelle carey. two deadly storms clam into mexico. the damage to the country is catastrophic. >> standoff on the budget. republican leaders will prevent a government shutdown but only if they get their way on obamacare. >> more violent clashes in the streets of egypt, bun dead after gunfire breaks out between security forces and armed groups. ♪ theme >> hurricane manuel is causing major devastation in mexico this morning, and more rain is expected to put a damper on rescue operations, making them even more dangerous. 58 people are missing after the hurricane dutched almos dumped n triggering massive mud slides. it is the second hurricane to hit mexico in a week, leaving at least 80 dead. the government is struggling to get food and water to people and evacuate those in harm's way. we have more from acapulco. >> desperate for help, hundreds of people from the village have been stranded for days. many have gone without food or drinking water since severe flooding left them homeless. >> government prov

>> i'm richelle carey. 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

i'm richelle carey. "consider this" is next. [♪ music ] >> the u.s.enate sees yet another showdown over obamacare in the latest move texas senator ted cruz finally ended his almost day-long speech. consider this, when all is said and done what impact will all the hot air from both sides of the hill actually have on obamacare? we'll ask congressman keith ellison. and if iran president rouhani can't meet briefly with president obama what hope should we hold out with diplomacy with iran? is it a step back? we'll ask someone who just had dinner with rouhani. >>> and uniting to send a message to the ncaa that reform is needed. is the harsh backlash the players received part of the problem? >>> hello, i'm antonio mora and this is "consider this." the latest skirmish with a lot of talk but did nothing to stop a government shutdown. >> perhaps i'm leading over biting my colleagues with baered fangs. >> i appreciate the senator's observation that in his judgment we have not spoken that way. >> reporter: he spoken for over 21 hours. >> anyone who is trying to m

♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey.hese are some of the stories we're following. president obama meeting with his cabinet. assad puts conditions on giving up his country's chemical weapons. collapsed roads and hundreds of people evacuated as deadly floods hit colorado. >>> we have new information coming out of syria. president assad, reportedly said that damascus will not fulfill the proposed initiative unless threats to bomb his country are stopped. that is the very latest from that interview. the question of what to do about syria has now shifted to switzerland. secretary of state john kerry arrived in geneva this morning. their aim is to work out details of a plan to have syria surrender its chemical weapons. so the plan, right, phil, is to see if this plan is workable. but if they even come to an agreement then there is the logistics to execute the plan. how much can they accomplish in this short period of time. >> yeah, it's a lot on the menu. not only do they have to figure out whether this is something that all s

i'm richelle carey in new york. these are the top stories. stranded in colorado, rising flood waters leave three towns under water and desperate for help. rebuilding again, nearly a year after hurricane sandy fire devastates part of the jersey shore. >>> and the un says its inspectors will likely confirm chemical weapons were used in syria. ♪ >>> the situation in colorado has gone from bad to worse. massive flooding for several days, several days of rain has turned three mountain towns basically into islands, as rescuers struggle to reach people, rivers and creeks are still overflowing their banks. tamara banks is in boulder county, colorado. tamara what efforts are underway to get to these people that are so isolated in these cut off towns? >> reporter: i do have some good us in for you. the rain has subsided, so that is great news, and some good news for those folks in lyons, that community north of boulder. you have some video of those folks trying to be evacuated yesterday, but because the flood waters were so dangerous, they were told to

i'm richelle carey.some of the stories we are following. [ cheers and applause ] >> gop lawmakers celebrate after the house passing a spending bill that defunds the participate's health care law. >>> devastation in mexico after back-to-back storms. today the death toll rises and the search for the missing goes on. >>> iran's charm offensive talks of new relations and a new start. ♪ >>> congress takes step towards

i'm richelle carey live from new york city. here are the stories we're following for you. blunt words from pope francis to the catholic church. find a new balance or fall like a house of cards. >>> the clock is ticking for congress to pass a budget or face a government shutdown p. >>> detroit has their day in court. their fight from bankruptcy and to make it pay. [♪ music ] >> congress has just 11 days to pass a funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, but congress makes it muddy by adding obama healthcare law. what are congressional leaders saying this time. >> reporter: let me just give some expressions of speech, it's a donny brook of a dogfight. they're saying that president obama can negotiate with putin on russia but he can't negotiate with congress to keep the government operating. of course they want to keep the government running at the end of the fiscal year, september 31st, but they also want to defund the obama healthcare act. listen to what boehner and his counterpart and nancy pelosi had to say just a few moments ago. >> while the president is hap

i'm richelle carey. thank you so much for your time. up next, people in power, justice for the death squads. it's been over 20 years since the end of el salvador's butal cival war. but it's legacy of pain an misery still lingers. until now, amnesty has shielded from prosecution those suspected of atrocities. but the discovery of a secret directory of death squad targets has given campaigners hope that the guilty can now at last be held accountable.

i'm richelle carey. some headlines. voig a shut down, to could cost president obama his health care. detroit fighting for bankruptcy and make it pay. 11 days that's how long congress has to pass a funding bill to avert a partial government shut down. but that debate could be complicated by republican push to derail president obama's health care law. randall pinkston joins us from washington. what are they saying about the budget fight? >> house speaker john boehner said the same thing he said at least 40 times before. legislation that never made it through congress because the senate wouldn't take it they're going to try again tomorrow. they're going to try to pass a continuing resolution to keep the money flowing for the government to stay in operation past the fiscal year, september 30th. but they also want to defund the affordable care act. meanwhile, democrats are saying that it will never work. even if it passes the senate. somehow. they are saying that the american public will have a very, very serious response wh

i'm richelle carey in new york. these are the stories we're following. chemical weapons inspectors are just days away from being on the ground in syria. their goal, find and destroy syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. >>> all eyes are on the house of representatives. the sticking points -- point, the president's health care law. >> doesn't matter, you still can be friends. >> chicago hits gang violence head on. >>> and just a matter of days u.n. chemical weapons inspectors should be on the ground in syria. the u.n. security council voted unanimously friday on a resolution to secure and destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile. rya ragae is on the ground. she's getting syrian reaction to the u.n. resolution. >> speaking to syrian activists on the ground, several expressed skepticism over this deal. they were not sure of their regime complying, they have seen bashar al-assad making promises and not fulfilling them. he thought it was pro craft nation on behalf of the international community. ordinary citizens are concerned about the fact that this deal

>> this is al jazeera i'm richelle carey in new york and these are the stories we're following. breaking story, right now, happening in kenya, a crowded shopping mall under fire. nearly two dozen dead. the kenyan government says it may be an attack by the are somalian insurgent group al sloob. talshabaab. talk about who they are. -- al shabaab, talk about who they are. >>> gunmen stormed a nairobi shopping mall, according to the kenyan red cross. saw about five men run into this upscale shopping center and heard grenade blast. might be an attack by terrorists, that's a quote, no group has claimed responsibility but the group al shabaab threatened to undertake an attack in nairobi. caroline malone has more. >> people trying to run away from armed men inside the westgate mall in nairobi. they moved in via a restaurant on the ground floor. but by then there were already casualties. the shopping complex was packed at about midday local time when people heard a large explosion. then they saw merch with ak -- men with ak 47 machine guns open fire. some of the shoppers were able to esc

i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're following for you. face-to-face meetings. secretary of state john kerry set for high level talks with iran. >>> congress debates the budget, and on the hunt for the so-called white widow, an international alert. >> syria and iran are dominating discussions at the united nations today. the five permanent security council members have reportedly agreed on a resolution requiring syria to get rid of its chemical weapons stock pile. we're live from the united nations. what can we possibly expect the resolution olanguage of this re? >> well, we have to get one first. i got tweets on my blackberry, and posts, we all did, saying that they've made an agreement on syria. we've made some calls but they haven't come to an agreement just yet but they're very close, they're tantalizingly close. the resolution, when it comes, it's going to be very different than the one drafted by the british and the french. the russians have won a lot of concessions. it's not going to be a chapter 7 resolution which is the device the u.n. uses when there i

i'm richelle carey. president obama breaking bread in the g-20 summit, but the dinner conversation was about an air strike in syria. the pot is calling on the pentagon to expand plans for syria, asking congress to approve the use of force. >> a southwest passenger plane has an open cargo door, forcing an emergency landing. >> i hit and killed vincent. >> a man posts a video telling the world that he killed a man while driving drunk. >> the group of g20 summit is winding down. within the hour, russian president putin is expected to make his final address. this is where that press conference will happen. president obama and putin have been facing off over proposed u.s. military strikes in russia. when the press conference gets underway, we'll take you to that. later this morning, president obama will be having a press conference, we'll take you to that as well. the war in syria has been the topic on everyone's list. this morning, president obama joined leaders for an official group photo. he spent much of

i'm richelle carey live from new york city. here are some of the stories we're following for you. looking into security measures and the navy yard shooting, how to prevent another tragedy. >>> a manhattan sky scraper with secret owners now said to be seized by the government. ♪ >>> searching for a motive while trying to prevent a future tragedy after the washington navy yard shooting. the pentagon is reviewing security measures at all locations. aaron alexis has a history of behavior suggesting mental illness. fbi is now looking at his emails and other records, and so far have found no motive for the shooting. >> reporter: richelle, police are still around building 197 at the naval yard. they are still collecting evidence as the focus shifts to security checks. and our aaron alexis managed to clear background checks. federal investigators now think they now how he was able to bring the shotgun into the naval yard. he apparently diss a dr disassembled the shotgun and later reassembled it. >> at this time we believe that mr. alexis entered building 197 at the navy yard with a shotgu

i'm richelle carey. president obama arrived in russia for the g-20 summit, but the global economy is expected to take a back seat to the showdown over syria. syria's being debated on capitol hill. a key senate committee authorized the use of limited military force, sending it to the full senate for a vote next week. >> a walkout at wal-mart, workers across the country go on strike saying they don't make enough to make ends meet. >> an obesity outweighs hunger for the first time in history, more people are overfed than malnourished, creating one of the biggest health problems in the world. ♪ theme >> president obama presses the world to take action on syria. he arrived in russia a short time ago for the g-20 economic summit, where the situation in syria is expected to top the agenda. mean time, the president's top aids are trying to convince congress to approve a military intervention in syria. the fortune relations committee authorized a limited strike, accepting it to the full senate for approval. the r

i'm richelle carey. >> i didn't set a red line. the world set a red line. >> president obama seeks support for military action against syria overseas and they will make the case to congress again. >>> cleveland kidnapper ariel castro who held three women captive for a decade is found dead in his jail cell in ohio. >>> president obama is pushing for global support for action against syria. he arrived today in sweden ahead of the g-20 summit in russia. at a joint news conference with sweden's prime minister, obama called the alleged chemical attack by the assad regime barbarism and said the credibility of the national community is at stake. >> my credibility is not on the line. the international community's credibility is on the line, and america and congress's credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> for more we're joined by mike in stockholm traveling with the president. this is supposed to be a ceremonial stop. it's turned out to be so much more than that

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i'm richelle carey. moments ago president obama spoke about a possible strike on syria from the go 20 summit in russia. >> i was elected to end wars and not start them. >> president obama says he's not itching for military action but will confront syria. discouraging news on the u.s. labor front as the government releases new employment numbers. >>> president obama made one last push at the g-20 summit for action in syria. he's encouraged by his meetings with world leaders and spoke of growing recognition that the world has to act with the host of this year's g-20 is russian vladimir putin had a very different take on things. we're joins by mike viqueira in st. petersburg. the first press conference went a little long a tad bit was russian president vladimir putin and batting cleanup, if you will, was u.s. president barack obama. he only took about four or five questions, but he gave very lengthy answers to the questions. the bottom line, he seems to not be wavering on his position, but he answered -- wa