taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to 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. >>> if you want to learn more about prep being for the apocalypse. how's that working out for you? >> it's great. we just released it. >> we developed the app. pit has a checklist and a tracker to see how far along you are. it actually has a fun report card that mirrors the doom's day prepers so you can score yourself and see where you are right now and begin prep egging and see how you progress. >> i been looking here. aps. prerps died apps. look at this, this is nice. doom's day preppers. husband and wife wearing a gas mask. these nice. >> don't look at that one. this one says: >> i think it is far culture the. >> okay. one of our guest has extra audio com

rob parker gives us the inside scoop. >> i think alex kolb who is pitching for the rays, this guy isand the indians, i hate to take anything away from them, but if you look a little closer they played bad teams down the stretch and their record against good teams over .500 is not even close to what you would think. so i want to pick the indians because they are at home. but i'm going to pick tampa bay. >>> they are upper excited in nashville. they are ushering in the seth jones era. our jessica taft connects the dots. >> reporter: you could say seth jones was born to be a professional athlete. despite moving around a lot as a kid, the one place he found a permanent home was on the ice. >> the first time he laced up his skates was the age of five and hasn't stopped since. skating his way to three gold medals. >> the gold medal resembles a team and chemistry and every time you look at it, you remember every guy that was on those teams, and it's very, very special to be part of that. >> it's the will to win and ability to make it happen that brought the defensemen to the next level. for

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to 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. >> time now for living post news. we told but first tv, zimbabwe's tv station that launched just prior to the zimbabwe presidential elections in july. first tv is now off the air citing financial problems. broadcasting online and via satellite from a location it did not want to disclose the privately owned network brought a new elementdo element. first tv said it will stay off the air while it figures out a more sustainable economic model. no one exactly knows where the channel's money came from, but the man in can charge is adam chadwick . the channel was not popular with the ruling party back when it launched th . here's a prediction for what's it's worth

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taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to 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. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. consider this. unconventional wisdom. welcome back everyone to al jazeera. sitting with the president of bolivia. mr. president, thank you for your time. i want to talk to beliefian and u.s. relates. there was a time when you thought that relations might actually improve after the election. of barack obama. in your view, what's gone wrong? >> wel

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker>>> the soul survivor of a colorado mountain rock slide is alive today investigators said because her dad shielded her from the car-sized bolders. a shower of rocks came showering off of mount princeton on tuesday. officials identified the five victims as duane and donna johnson, their 18-year-old daughter and two nephews. >>> two men are arrested after the jacksonville international airport shutdown to remove suspicious packages. zeljko causevic faces charges, but the other arrest is apparently unrelated. robert what is security like at the airport today? >> good morning. security is strong as you can imagine. an interesting almost 24 hours year, and we have some news to break here, but first let's get to some details. the 39-year-old resident of jacksonville, bosnian born but u.s. resident said he has a bomb in his backpack. he said i have a fwhom here and inside the backpack he had a device that was supposed to be a bomb but was not. also in the pack a cellular phone that he said wa

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. >> the team is now in syrian finding and destroying the country's chemical stock pile. a second group will arrive later in the week. their locations will remain secret for security reasons. >>> the u.n. security council is asking for access for humanitarian services. aid organizations warn of the threat of starvation in many parts of the country. the u.n. has urged stirran government to remove hurdles. we're live from the u.n. headquarters. kristin, for two and a half years the security council basically silent on syria. now we have this statement on the humanitarian statement just days after the resolution of the destruction of the chemical weapon, what has changed? >> the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly desperate and hard to ignore for the security council. we have reports of children dying of starvation. earlier last week i should say the organization "save the children" put out a report that 4 million syrians are now at risk because they don't have enough food to

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parkerelcome back.even ast shudders its doors. exchanges are rolling out today. also known as obama-care. if there is one thing that everybody knows it is complicated. david chuter breaks it down. despite all the rhetoric, the new obama-care exchanges will only be in play for about 7% of the total u.s. population. the new health exchange insurances do not apply to you. it means that in 2016 when the u.s. population is expected to be 321 million, almost half or 154 million will have employer based health insurance. an estimated $26 million will get it from other places, that leaves about 53 million uninsured americans. experts predict that less than half will actually use the new insurance marketplaces. again, this is the target group those without insurance, and it is only a fraction of our population. so if you are uninsured what will the new marketplaces look like? imagine booking a flight or a trip online to the popular websites like travel losty or expedia. put in your dates or anything

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taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker welcome back. in syria, a team of 20 u.n. inspectors is now in damascus, they have a month to disable the country's ability to produce chemical weapons. but as we report, progress may prove difficult with the region's escalating violence. >> reporter: u.n.-backed inspectors are in syria for the delicate task of scrapping the country's chemical weapons. they have until mid 2014 to complete their mission. a risky operation amid growing violence across the country. downtown is a battle zone. all government buildings in the city are based here. >> the problem that we are facing is that we have to see every building to ensure that the whole area is safe. >> reporter: the fighting was so intense here, that most of the buildings were destroyed. >> despite the lack of resources our fighters are doing their best. they are from fighting for their people in the city. >> reporter: these fighters also clam to have condition talked one of the biggest i'm checkpoints. but it's a fight that comes as

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. >>> they have been discovered and stocked in the last several weeks. . at least four u.s. troops have been killed during a joints military operation in southern afghanistan. that's according to a report from the associated press. the attack happened in the kondahar province. >>> imagine living in a town. you're convinced is toxic. that's a complaint in new mexico. they blame a local chemical warehouse. when they asked the own ter. they took matters in their own hands. these local residents -- i can smell it. i was capturing it but what does it mean. it's a company to help in the town it else is fertilizer. so we started in the air sample to be examined by scientist on the west can coast. it's not a chemical plant's community. it's not named hulena, new new mexico. >> we talked to two company managers on the phone. long before the chemical company came to town. >> the air sample arrived. >> it's a wild day in pittsburgh for the pirates. the match up against the rivals cardinals. it's

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. tomorrow night, fault lines investigates wage practices in the restaurant industry. >> the employers have the upper hand out here. they can steal from you and face very little if any consequences. >> basically this industry is saying, "we don't have to pay these workers at all. they should work for us but we don't have to pay them. >> two thirds of low-wage workers experience wage theft every week. >> you're telling me that these people are allowed to treat people like this and you can't do anything? >>> why aren't there more funds being dedicated to research. we are talking oh to the president of the alzheimer's foundation. >> thank you very much. >> an article said a war on cancer,. we're only talking about a national plan to address alzheimer's. >> it's a question that a that alzheimer's strikes the old. >> i think we are getting some attention to the alzheimer's disease. i will teurpbt around a little bit. i will say until two years a go it was in the shadows. now we do have a pl

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker> welcome back. a recap of our top stories. iran has accused the israeli prime minister of saber rattling. after his address to the u.n. general assembly in the last hour. prime minister netanyahu said he would knoll allow iran to develop nuclear weapons. the u.s. president said the longer the government remains without funding the worse it will be. >>> a new team of weapons inspectors have arrived in syria, 20 experts from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons arrived in thinthe capital of damascus jusa short time ago. let's go back to what prime minister netanyahu has to say about hassan rouhani. >> the only waves iran has generated in the last 30 years are waves of violence and terrorism that it has unleashed in the region and across the world. ladies and gentlemen, i wish i could believe rouhani, but i don't. >> joining me now, thank you for coming on the show. now it does see that prime minister netanyahu is determined to dampen an hope from iran. is he a lone v

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. [[voiceover]] there's more to america. more stories. more voices. more points of view. >>from our headquarters in new york ... [[voiceover]] now there's a news channel with more of what americans want to know. >>i'm ali velshi, and this is real money. >>this is america tonight. >>our news coverage, reporting, and documentaries explore, inspire, and reveal more of america's stories. >>i'm here to investigate genetically modified salmon. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> what do you think? >> consider this. unconventional wisdom. . it's been a deadly day in iraq. a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd in northern baghdad. it killed at least 23 people and inskreurinjured another 65. >>> a 9year-old israeli girl was attacked while playing outside her home saturday. police believe a palestinian sniper shot the young girl. she was fully conscious when she was rushed in. she descri

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taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm stephanie with a look at today's top stories. it is day two of the government shutdown and congress seems to be at a stalemate. at the heart of the deadlock is a republican plan that any spending plan include a delay of obamacare. the democrats including the president say that is not acceptable. >>> the first day of open enrollment for obamacare was a rough one. a number of glitches have been reported including overwhelmed websites, and long waits to sign in. >>> a florida man is due in court this

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker>> and welcome back. i'm joie chen and you're watching america tonight. in an historic phone call between president obama and rawrn's new ruler hassan rouhani friday, seemed to open the door between united states and iran. but an easing of tensions is making iran's archenemy nervous. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with president obama today. warning him. >> timing they say is everything, and timing it seems was not on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's latest trip. for one, his meeting came days after a symbolic if not historic turn in relations between the u.s. and his country's arch rival, iran. the first direct conversation between an american and iranian president in more than 30 years. >> i spoke on the phone with president rouhani, of iran. >> something of a public relations coup, as he signaled taking the two countries in a new direction. israel has not been charmed by the new tone from iran, something netanyahu made clear when he left for the u.s. >> i w

for more, we go to rob parker, columnist for the on line sports site shadow league.hank you for talking about this hot button issue. what is your reaction to president obama actually weighing in on the controversy? >> bravo to president obama for not being afraid to stand up and say something. you know, this is an issue that he easily could have side stepped, said i don't own the team and it's up to the owner, but he didn't do that. that's how you get change in this word, good people have to stand up and say hey, let's make something happen here. >> for you, we've seen dan snyder vowing to never change the name. why do you think he is holding back so much? >> this is one of those things that i always look at and say let me see, if the nfl would have said to him, dan, you can buy the washington redskins, but you have to change the name, i guarantee you, he still would have went through with the sale and changed the name. the reason he doesn't want to do this, he's a rich guy, it's his team, he doesn't want to be forced to have somebody tell him what to do. rich guys d

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. >> in an audacious smash-and-grab heist 15 menussing sledge hammers and axes robbeed a watch store. the estimated value is $2.6 million. the thieves used a smoke grenade to make their escape on foot. two of the men have been caught. this is the fourth multi million dollar robbery in france in five months. >>> the italian coast guard is searching for hundreds off the coast of lampedusa. the boat sank and is called one of the worst m migrant accident. we have three reporters along the perilous route. we begin in somalia. >> i'm in mogadishu. over the past year we have heard that th the number of refugees slowly to decline. there seems to be a renewed sense of economic revival. a new government was installed, and things seem to be moving ahead. paradoxically what that seems to be doing is inspiring some people to send people abroad. the problem is that they still don't have confidence in the future. so while they're able to save a little bit of money they're choosing to use that money t

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parkers when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >>they share it on the stream. >>social media isn't an afterthought. it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >> it is now midnight and the great government of the united states is now closed. >> the senate and house fail to come to an agreement and now both sides are playing the blame game for the government shutdown. >> then stand with your country. stand for your country, or do you want to take it down? >> we sent a request to the united states senate to simply treat all americans equally under obamacare. >> this is ridiculous. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> this is nuts. >> this is a very sad day for our country. >> we are back to square one. ♪ theme

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parkerthe government shuts down and 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

. >> let's bring someone else in to talk about this rob parker at the shadow league. what did you think about this when president obama weighed in on this controversy? >> jonathan,ists impressed because this is one of these situations where positiresidenta could have side stepped and said i have nothing to do with that. i don't own team. i thought it was good that he stepped out there and said what he would do which was the right answer to me. >> so many people are in favor of the name. poles generally show most americans are okay with it. why do you think he would decide to jump in >> i think sometimes good people need to step up sometimes and not always side step issues that might ruffle some people's feathers or turn people off. so i think it's a good thing. i don't think it's a bad thing at all. everybody will have their opinions, but these names have been change the before in the past. it's not the biggest deal in the world. i don't understand why people, that you can't change the red skins. you can. we have been talked about that -- we lost you for a second. i t

taking on the rangers in a tiebreaker in arlington, so we decided to bring in our mlb columnist rob parker. 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. [[voiceover]] from al jazeera media network comes a new voice of journalism in the u.s. >>the delta is a microcosm of america. [[voiceover]] we tell the human story, from around the block, across the country, with more points of view. >>if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a motel to living in their car. [[voiceover]] connected, inspired, bold. >>about a thousand protestors have occupied ... hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. here are the stories we're following for you. >> the american people don't want their government shutdown and neither do i. >> the