radewagen: of american samoa. without it i'm afraid we'll be back here in just a few months trying to figure out a way to subsidize what is already the most economically challenged territory or state in our nation. the tuna canning industry is all we have. there's no coca-cola or i.b.m. we have no silicon valley there to provide massive revenue and employment opportunity to the territory. there aren't numerous military and government facilities that provide sources of economic growth. we are not surrounded by fellow states that enable us to expand to other markets. all we have is the tuna industry and we are grateful. so, again, i graciously ask my fellow colleagues to support this unfortunate yet essential piece of legislation. if you cannot support it, all i ask is that you do not block it because it would be absolutely devastating to our people. want to thank chairman kline, ranking member scott and the committee staff for their assistance in getting this measure to the floor as well as the numerous other staff

western samoa samoa is a bit of an exception. it is a very interesting place. if one were to say what should have been a state in 1919, my vote would been western samoa. it was the first pacific territory to move to independence. that makes a lot of sense. the samoans petitioned in 1917 said why are we given these people to run us, we can just do this or sell. >> i have had some occasion to take a look at the mandate system as an operated in the bismarck specifically, the gazelle peninsula area on new britain. i have had occasion to speak to the descendents of several australians operated coconut plantations in the area. they told me that relations between the australian coconut growers and their native workers were usually pretty good, and pretty productive. i going to tell me that is not an accurate perception? >> guest: i don't have personal experience of that obviously. i can tell you what the records in the archives would lead one to conclude. australia operated an indentured labor system. in new guinea. so workers were under usually two to three year cont

with 10 points from two games just ahead of south africa and s samoa. the romanians are seeking their first points in the tournament. >> south africa dealt a blow to their campaign, ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a broken jaw, the injury happened in the victory over is samoa on saturday. fitness problems overshadowed his last two appearances and ruled him out of the 2003 tournament. >> women rugby players aim for a place at next year's olympic games in rio. seven teams are competing for a single spot at the games. it's the first time women's rugby will be played in the world's top sporting event. >> the rugby seven's team has been straining in johannesburg for a week to get used to the altitude, hoping to add to their home advantage, it's history in the making. it's history in the making, only a single winning women's team from africa will qualify for the olympics. women's rugby is featuring for the first time, unlike most competitors, the south africans are professional sports women and one of the favorites. >> we are not taking this for

if is believed that the likes of western samoa and fiji could cause some shocks. they start the campaign against the u.s. on sunday. >> this is the thing. everybody is talking about the usual suspects in terms of who is going to win the tournament. the new zealands, the englands, the irelands, the wales. they forget the island boys. those guys have a game or two that they will upset a team somewhere along the line. >> back tback to maryam nemazee. >> you can find more on our website www.aljazeera.com. i'll be back with a full bulletin of news after a very short break. intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >> i kept trying to make him not be a boy... it's not working. >> transgender children. >> i'd sit alone, i'd eat alone, i have no one to talk to. >> some dismiss it as a phase. >> we're trying to pigeon-hole him into "tom boy". >> but is it reallt a crisis? >> when your child wants to di

taking part of a haka in london earlier and believes that the likes of western samoa and fiji is a place that they could call shocked. ththey start their campaign against the u.s. on sunday. >> this is the thing. everybody is talking about th who is going to win the tournaments, the new zealands, the englands, the irelands, the wheals. they forget about the island boys. and those guys have a game or two that they will upset somewhere along the line. >> back to felicity. >> sana, thank you so much. now as any facebook user know liking a post is one of the significant features on the social network. what do you do if he want to acknowledge a post that you don't actually like. fear not coming soon is facebook's new dislike button. it's creator mark ducker mark zuckerberg will allow users to display emotions. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> business man bill browder. >> if my grandfather was the biggest commu

are looking for a victory after losing the opener to samoa last sunday. they take on scotland in leads. after the impressive performance in the loss to france romania will be seeking the first point in ireland in the group d encounter at wembley. >> women rugby players are aiming for a place at next year's olympic games in rio. seven teams are competing for a single spot at the game. tania j reports it will be the first time women's rug bli will be played. >> the team has been training for a week to get used to the altitude. it's history in the making. only a single win in women's team from africa qualified from the olympics. women's rugby is featuring for the first time, unlike competitors. south africans are competitive sports women and favourites. >> we are not taking this for granted. every game will be tough. and so the teams coming in, we don't united estimate them at all. so we are going to play every game like it's a final. >> the tournament organizers say up to 40% of new players taking un rugby in africa are women and girls. it's believed the pe

you see dutch harbor, linked to trade in japan, hawaii, san francisco and also the panama canal and samoa in the philippines. a complicated picture. a quote from a congressman, he said -- alaska is defended by hawaii. i would add and the congressman would know that hawaii is defended by the navy and the navy needs coal and there is coal and alaska. -- in alaska. let's bring a railroad and headquarters will be in anchorage. that is why i call the book linking anchorage to this bid empire. not just about coal. it is about the economy and quality of life, it is about the navy. the navy is about commerce and the projection of american power and defense of american interests. anchorage, the founding of anchorage does have that big significance there. and so we will not talk about the background of these cartoons but you have plan earth looking on as president mckinley makes a decision about the philippines. and japan and britain and i think france wondering what uncle sam is going to do in relation to hawaii. i do not think many people in the world, the wide world, are people in the world, the

i got you some samoas and a cupcake and brownie. reasonable price, like $174. >> what? >> you got the discount. >> i got the better end of the deal. >> we have to talk about that. a temperature outside that is comfortable. 72 degrees. look at the puffy cumulus clouds. humidity is dry. west wind at 8 gusting to 23. this points to brand-new high pressure coming into the area. the air quality is good. that ragweed count will pick up. that is normal for this time of the year. 73 hanover. hopatcong 68. 72 down the jersey shore. we are looking at a wind that is out of the west and out of the northwest at 14, 23 miles per hour as we have this brand- new high pressure coming in replacing an area of low pressure. that is why it's windy. high pressure is rushing in to equalize the area of low. the low is over maine where northern new england has clouds and rain. that is leaving. this high-pressure ridge will cover the great lakes, northeast, ohio valley and all the way down to the might atlantic. the temperature will be about 73, 75 degrees and parts of the western new jersey, es

in 1991 western samoa, as they were known, played the first world cup, beating wales in cardiff. four years later, everyone thought new zealand all blacks would beat south africa in the final. the springboks accepted the trophy from nelson mandela. the all blacks once again on the receiving end of a shock result in the 1999 semifinal against france as the french came from behind to score 26 in 13 minutes, winning 43-31. france was a victim in 2007, their defeat in the opening game to argentina made worse when they lost to them again in the third-placed play-off. >> it was an upset in port see on saturday as georgia beat tonga, and in the pool france beat italy. >> european football's governing body played down suggestions of a topping problem in the sport. it follows the release of data commissioned, showing a higher than expected raid of tests among footballers from swathe to 2013. 900 players were tested anonymously. 68 had levels triggering investigations under current u.e.f.a. rules. >> for the final part of the controlling port series, looking at the fractured relationship b

travelers from those states and also the american samoa must show enhanced licenses or carry a second encase you're in pango pango. dabo sweeney is good at two thing, winning and dancing. >> the nae nae. >> on top of a wild game against louisville thursday night. the top tiger was caught on camera busting moves in the locker room after much ward looking like he can whip but can he nae nae? >> he's nae nae'ing and doing the stank leg too. >> if i go undefeated, i will. >> you always go undefeated. >> we'll see at the end of the season. >>> coming up on "good morning america," the dress that wasn't a success. the abc news mixer sews up of the school dance outfit that arrived way after the party and advice for ordering online. >> wait, guys. >> right there? >> yep. look closely. you do not want to miss this. his acting debut ahead in "pop news." >> still looks good. sfles's got it going on. flonase allergy relief nasal spray outperforms the #1 non-drowsy allergy pill. most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance, flonase controls six. so you are greater than your allergies.

travelers from those states and also the american samoa must show enhanced licenses or carry a second're in pango pango. >>> and finally clemson coach dabo sweeney is good at two things, winning 3-0, clemson and dancing. >> oh, he's doing the nae nae. >> yeah, on top of a wild game against louisville thursday night. the top tiger was caught on camera busting moves in the locker room afterward looking like he can whip but can he nae nae? >> he's nae nae'ing and he's doing the stank leg too. >> if they go 4-0 maybe we'll find out. number 11 ranked clemson tigers. >> yeah, and i want to see you do the whip and the nae nae and stanky leg. >> if i go undefeated, i will. >> you always go undefeated when you do news. >> we'll see at the end of the season. >>> coming up on "good morning america," the dress that wasn't a success. the abc news fixer sews up the case of the school dance outfit that arrive d way after the party and advice for ordering online. >> wait, guys. was that prince harry? >> right there? >> yep. look closely. you do not want to miss this. it is his acting debut, and that

minimum wage act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to american samoa. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the isakson amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the amendment to the title be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., thursday, october 1. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein. further, that the time be equally divided with the majority controlling the first half, the democrats controlling the final half. further, that followin

players out with injuries in other rugby news, though, italy beat canada and south africa destroyed samoaseveral celebrities took to twitter to express excitement including wales international star gareth bales. he's nursing a calf injury but tweeted this. what a game, come on #wales. wales will play fiji next. but the matchup versus uruguay. scotland versus the u.s. and ireland against romania are other matches. some terms are fundamental to the game of rugby and have one thing in common. they're different forms of kicking. a simple but important aspect of the game. phil black reports. >> kicking is a fundamental part of rugby unit. it's crucial to controlling and winning games. place kicking usually takes two forms. penalties and convergence. penalties are awarded when the opposition commits an infringement. if the kicker is within range, he can try to kick it through the posts. this is worth three points. a team can choose to kick the ball after a penalty triggering an attacking lineup. conversions are attempted after a team scores a try. adding another two points to the scoreboard. th

we have to go through this quickly, driver's licenses from new york, louisiana, minnesota, american samoal no longer be enough to get on a neck commercial flight considered noncompliant because they don't require proof of citizenship or residency, the rule will go into effect 2016. this is a nightmare nfor new york. why do you have to be a citizen to get on a economic flight? >> evan? >> i want to get to this lady snake, bear with me lady snake gives birth after being alone for eight years, doesn't need men. second year in a row the yellow bellied water snake managed to give birth. the snake may be the first of a species to experience a virgin birth. what could be better to talk about. >> does maureen dowd know about this? >> what does that have to do -- >> the book "what good are men?" >> this is frightening a woman could wake up one morning pregnant. >> there's a back story the snake is not telling us. >> maureen, he didn't mean anything by that. stay with us for another full hour of politics. hey, how's the college visit? you remembered. it's good. does it make the short list? you reme

and also american samoa. standard licenses are considered non-complaint with the security standards outlined in the real i.d. act. security officials haven't said why the new rules will go into effect sometime in 2016. >>> a major clothing retailer is having some money problems. some forever 22 customers say they were mistakenly charged a $100 processing fee that would appear in their bank statement after they purchased something from the store. forever 21 officials say the processing error started on sunday, and they are working to fix the problem. they say as soon as possible. >>> and thousands of water bottles sold exclusively at target stores are being recalled due to a choking hazard. 178,000 designs 26-ounce water bottles with popular characters in a variety of colors the inner plastic straw can replace and there have been seven reports of children spitting out plastic fragments while using water bottles. no injuries have been report. >>> identical triplets moving on are now 1 in a million. it's not sur