the valleys in western montana, butte, anaconda, georgetown lake, you're going to get a couple of inches of snow overnight. our concern is its wet snow and wet snow is heavy and can pull down power lines pretty easy. we'll watch for that and warn truckers, hunters, campers, you're going to have wet snow and it will be cold in the mountains tonight. we have impacts with winter weather advisories down in central idaho mountains. we'll continue to see this winter weather tracking its way farther than south southeast as the storm moves in that direction. while we have freeze warnings in nevada, we have the higher hills and higher mountain tops of northeast nevada and winds die down in the southeast. the cold air is moving in behind the storm and hitting montana eventually getting in the dakotas but it doesn't go too far until we get to the weekend. in the meantime, florida getting relief from the rainfall. you're going to dry out slowly but surely especially friday and into the weekend. but the temperatures for florida are going to stay quite mild and warm. >> rebecca, thank you. american in

winter storm warnings in effect for areas of western montana. we could pick up enough show that you will have to be shoveling. no signs of shoveling in the central u.s. temperatures are pretty warm. >>> today we are looking at a decent warmup in many spots on the map. temperatures in the 70s from atlanta northward. there will be showers and storms from atlanta and possibly charlotte and throughout areas of south carolina. >>> it looks like a lot of warmth. >>> brazil calls out the u.s. over nsa eves dropping. plus, why now is the time to plan your holiday travel. >>> stories making news on this hump day. the pentagon has denied a plan to upgrade facilities at guantanamo bay. >>> brazil's president cancelled over anger over the nsa program. >> tampering in such a manner in affairs of other countries is a breach of international law. >> earlier this month it was revealed brazil had been tapped into by the usa and so far there has been no public apology. >>> a 28-year-old british rower has become the first woman to row solo from japan to alaska. wh

dry again and we're also going to see that bring in some possible power outages for parts of western montana. even washington got snow early this morning. coming up, i will show you where else we have cool temperatures ahead. >> we will talk about america's cup and the amazing day in san francisco just ahead. and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. >> obama administration officials said they need to enrol 2.7 u.s. redents between the ages of 18 and 35 in exchange plans to balance risks and hold down costs. will they enrol come 1 october - should they pay the face. >> joining me now is jen mish

in portions of western montana we're getting strong gusting winds, heavy rainfall and hail.ow most of the rain that is coming from the storm in the course of the next is it hours is going to be focused along the canada border and even parts of canada, british columbia and over into the western montana area. the rain will move eastward but slowly. it will hover over idaho, montana and impact nevada. you see the area of low pressure, but note the direction of the spin of this counterclockwise low and know where we have had several tropical storms near the baja peninsula in mexico. those tropical storms have been pulled up and a lot of that moisture got pulled up in the low pressure system that just hammered the northwest. that's going to be the key part of the storm system that we watch over the course of the next week. it will take it's time. but by the middle of the end of next week that same low pressure will start to impact the northeast coast. so we'll be watching it closely because it's going to continue to bring in some rain. the o or area we're watching ran is in flori

it's coming down heavily in the mountains from idaho into western montana. even sunrise mountain close to mount rainier got snow earlier this morning. this was a picture taken this morning. roadways are still too wet, especially below 6,000 feet. so some wet snow is melting off, but in other places we're concerned about potential power outages like in butte, montana, georgetown lake. there are places that are pretty high in western montana and we have a storm warning for you. advisories surrounding you idaho and nevada where we're starting to see freeze warnings pop up in nevada as temperatures cool off under mostly clear skies to the south, but starting to get the showers into the rockies for nevada and eventually utah as well. i'll have details for this storm and what we'll do for the rest of the country coming up next. >> thank you. uncertainty for smart phone company blackberry tonight. still ahead they plan to stop selling blackberry in some toursstores, and the impact it's having on its stock price. >>> the challenge team usa overcame to win sailings'

this is the only place seeing heavy rain, idaho, western montana washington and the northwestern tip of oregon. temperatures are warm, cool air setting up in the eastern part of the u.s., great lakes to new england, the radar shows that all the clouds and showers have pushed to the south. this is a front that came through and it's giving us cool weather across much of the eastern united states. the temperatures are a big key here. this morning, mid 70s, continuing to warm up, a little cooler in the north new england states. overnight tonight it will get cold in fact chilly, temperatures dropping into the 30s in many new england states, could be at the freezing mark in new york, frost advisories and warnings, could be a chill when you wake up tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon is the coolest day and a little warmer in saturday and sunday. tropical depreparation gabrielle, giving heavy rain over puerto rico. richelle. >> dave listen to this. there may be aoway to avoid long security lines at the airport. the tsa has been testing which will allow preapproved fliers, bringing laptops liquids a

some of the valleys in western montana are going to get one to three-inches of snow, especially if your that 5,000-foot level and that's where the met snow could bring in power outages through the week. speaking of power out i believes wind gusts have been impressive through the southwest. earlier san francisco 41 miles per hour gusts for you and up to 40 to 50 in parts of the southwest. as this storm is dipping in making itself known. it's got a little support from the jet stream, making it a stronger storm. but the exciting part is the first mountain snow of the season. >> world leaders, nobel prize winners and everyone rock stars are coming together to solve the worlds problems. we'll tell you the big issues former president bill clinton is trying to tackle. and gains in home prizes are beginning to slow down. why experts say that may actually be a good thing for the economy. >> the u.n. general assembly isn't the only show in town. several heads of state, nobel prize winner, business tightens and fill an trippists are here in new york city for the annual clinton initiative. former

high elevations snow that is and there's a storm warnings in effect from social idaho in to western montana to thursday. tonight it's working its way in. snow levels are falling down to 5,000 feet in the cascades of washington and northern oregon. we have one to two inches of snow but not too concerned quiet. the roads are still too warm from our summer heat. we look at the temperature change. it's a dramatic difference and this is why we see storms get so strong because as we get in to fall, all that cold air from the cold is trying to push south to the equator and all the warm air from the equateer is trying to hard to get its way to the north. so what happens is it creates mother nature trying to balance itself. we end up with thunderstorms too and quite bit of rain. right now temperatures we will see and it will stay rain. it's going to be changing to snow around that 8500-foot level near the continental divide and with the jet stream it's way up to 30,000 feet but creates extra gin. as it move throughs t it's going to increase some winds more for the southwest. winds are dieing out off

going all of the way to western montana. back to bianna. >>> all right, ginger, thank you. we're going to turn now to washington where after a late-night session that ran into early this morning, is still deeply divided and the deadline to avert a government shutdown. that's getting closer every morning. hardest hit would be the government workers. abc's jeff zeleny is on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, bianna, it's been 17 years since the last government shutdown. the next one is likely to come in the next two days. they decided in a rare overnight session to dig in their heels and fight overnight, house republicans doubling down, holding firm on their demand of delay of obama care. >> this is program that is too expensive to afford. delay obama care. >> reporter: the house vote pushes the government even closer to the edge of its first shutdown in 17 years. >> what if democrats said we're going to shut down the government if we don't get immigration reform, gay rights or gun reform? >> reporter: the biggest question in washington is no longer will

also in part of the rain fal and western montana as well and a lot of rain across this part of the country to improve through out the day today. we are looking at better conditions in the forecast. snow along some of the high err elevations as well. if you are driving along the passes you could be looking at several inches of snow that is across parts of the northern rockies and apaches. "cloudy with a chance of meat balls" number one at the box office. a oo we better move on. >> the movie opened in first place earning 35 million in the debut weekend. "prisoners" in second, and rush 10.3 million. >> football highlights. sunday night football the patriots pulling away in the 4th quarter. tom brady connects with tompkins to make it 27-13. the falcons making it interesting. new england pulls out that win 30-23 to stay undefeated. in seattle the seahawks making history fourth waurter his pass is intercepted by richard sherman who runs it back 58 yards for the touchdown. seahawks tie it win by a field goal in over time 33-20 to go 4-0 for the first time in franchise history. >> maybe a team wit

first snow of the season in western montana and northwest wyoming and eastern idaho last night and tonight. 84 kansas city. 82 minneapolis. there is a wedge of warm air in the middle of the united states. in the east the jet stream dips. temperatures pleasant. 72 detroit and chicago. 72 boston with the winds off the water. 58 degrees now. they are getting breezes from the storm off shore. there is the area of low pressure developing. because of that spin it is bringing winds from the atlantic ocean and bringing clouds into our region. up toward the northwest, the beaches from about cape cod down to jersey maybe delaware and maryland will see higher surf than normal by the latter part of the weekend because of a tight pressure gradient. there will be higher surf along the beaches by the latter part of the weekend. front region of high pressure. yes, pleasant dry conditions will continued well into most of next week. northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. bay town 70 degrees. tonight patchy fog. clear to partly cloudy. down to the mid 50s. cooler in the suburban areas. 76 degrees tomorrow. today 74.

high wind warnings into western montana. it's something on top of the rain that will be a problem. sure we'll have ugly video tomorrow. like we did out of the rockies. record snowfall up to a foot in some places. riverton had about a half foot. really, it started to knock trees down, wires down. still very cold behind it. but the snow gone for now. 28 just south of salt lake. if you want good weather or just look at it, northeast. new york city, 71. >> so you foe, we stole this trick from josh elliott. i got one that extends. so, now it is time for our game show -- >> looks like an antenna. >> name that cloud! >> and friends, i had to go back to basics because you are just not good at this game. so -- >> that was cold. >> this is the easiest one i could pick. >> cumulonimbus. >> it's a classic monsoonal flow. >> just plain cumulus. we'll try again next week. >> next week, the answer will be cirrus. >> are we going to be put back a grade? >>> changing the subject now, we turn to the latest front in the fast food wars. mcdonald's, responding to critics by offering more healthy option

predicting major flooding along the coast, idaho and western montana.temperatures in the upper 50s. the weather dries out wednesday and thursday. speaking of drying out chicago clears out with the rain. clearer whether and a warm up over the next few days. >> welcome to al jazeera, i'm david shuster in new york. the federal government government faces a shut down tuesday if the spending bill does not pass the house of congress. it pass the one house but if it delayed the affordable care act. the senate is expected to reject the bill. if the senate takes action it will be to send another version back to the house with no conditions related to obamacare. >> israel security services arrested a man who they believe is a spy for iran. he's a belgium citizen of iranian origin, recruited

high wind warnings into western montana. it's something on top of the rain that will be a problem. sure we'll have ugly video tomorrow. like we did out of the rockies. record snowfall up to a foot in some places. riverton had about a half foot. really, it started to knock trees down, wires down. still very cold behind it. but the snow gone for now. 28 just south of salt lake. if you want good weather or just look at it, northeas >> very goodod saturday morningo you. i'm meteorologist adam caskey. in the0's for the most part and rising into the midid 70's later this afternoon. it will feel a lot like yesterdaday. but it will look littl different with more sunsnshine n the forecast for today. currently, 52 a and winchester,5 in gaithersburg, 63 at reagan national and on its way to 74 thisis afternoon with partly oudy skies. tomorrowow will be a lot like today >> so you foe, we stole this trick from josh elliott. i got one that extends. so, now it is time for our game show -- >> looks like an antenna. >> name that cloud! >> and friends, i had to go back to basics because you are just

. >> western montana, north idaho and eastern washington and a little bit of northern oregon. >> he saide sheds had fridges and freezers, but those were always full. >> most of the time there was extra cases of frozen and refrigerated food on the floor outside of those refrigerators. >> and because they were hidden from health officials coast to coast, they were never inspected. >> did you ever see a health inspect inspector? >> no, never. >> how hot was it in these sheds? >> it gets to 105. >> they know that's a violation of basic food safety requirements. to do that intentionally really is quite appalling. >> dr. john ryan is a food safety expert. his company certifies and trains distributors. >>çw% i think they are gambling with public shelt. as soon as the food gets to over a 41 degree level, bacteria is going to double every few minutes. >> 48 million people get sick each year in the u.s. from eating bad food. >> people are now paying attention. >> after our first report in july, cisco said it stopped using the sheds in california and replaced its division. we again asked for an int

yesterday, record rain also for pasco and now it's moving in causing severe thunderstorms into western montanahis storm is going to pack a punch through tomorrow as well. it's going to not move very quickly to the east keeping the showers going. looking at our satellite picture what i want to show you is called the intertropical convergence zone. from the west to the east, i'm going to take you to the water vapor slight, it will show you in green where all the moisture is, looking at the feed of moisture coming from the south to the southwest to the area of low pressure that tracked into the past northwest yesterday. over an inch of rain is what fell in seattle and we also had quite a bit of rain come down today, another inch and a half added into wesh, parts of southwest washington had eight inches of rainfall. this is the moisture we're tracking coming out of the pacific, some of it is coming out of typhoons. let's move on to where we expect the rain to be in the nest next 12 hours. montana, and where the thunderstorms are tracking cooler temperatures, coming up. >> welcome to al jazeera i'm

the heaviest rain predicted through western montana, the panhandle of washington and the northern tipf oregon here. we could get thunderstorms and lightning, which does pose that fire risk. no rain predicted in the northeast. there's still weather happening. these are frost and freeze warnings. this is the freeze warning in new york. the lighter color is a front of the advisory. the temperature does not have to get down freezing to see frost form. we do see numbers dropping into the 40's there, toronto, albany 65 degrees. maybe not dropping to freezing. might wake up to frost this morning and there's a definite chill in the area across the northeast. temperatures by this afternoon up to 78, could be cooler tomorrow afternoon, but dry weather continuion saturday and sunday. by the end of the weekend, and next week, temperatures are climbing back above 80 degrees. the radar and clouds show that it is all clear from the great lakes south through the southeast here. this is the front that pushed to the south and what this will help do is any tropical storms that form will steer them out t

wet heavy snow for lower levels in montana, western montana may get power outages. welcome to al jazeera. here are tonight's top stories. a possible breakthrough for ice and iran. the iranian president says the two countries should manage their defenses. both leaders were in new york to attend a meeting of the u.n. general assembly. a resolution on chemical weapons could be on the tables early as thursday. president a bam ma said it is important for the security council to act on the u.s. russian agreement, to eliminate syria's chemical weapons.

the wind watches and advisories going all of the way to western montana.uch more in the nation's weather coming up. back to bianna. >> a rough few days for folks in the northwest. all right, ginger, thank you. we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> we're going to turn now to washington where, after a late-night session that ran into early this morning, congress is still divided over a new budget bill and the deadline to avert a government shutdown, midnight monday. that's getting closer every minute. among those that would be the hardest hit would be the government workers who would be told, don't bother heading to work. abc's jeff zeleny is on capitol hill with the very latest. good morning to you, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, bianna, it's been 17 years since the last government shutdown. but the next one is likely to come in less than two days. house republicans following the demand of the tea party activists decided in a rare overnight session to dig in their heels once again and fight. overnight, house republicans doubling down, holding firm on their

high wind warnings into western montana. it's something on top of the rain that will be a problem.i'm sure by tomorrow we'll have ugly video coming out of that region. like we did out of the rockies. maybe not ugly to you, though. record snowfall up to a foot in some places. this is in freemont county, wyoming. riverton had about a half foot. really, it started to knock trees down, wires down. still very cold behind it. but the snow gone for now. 43 this morning, salt lake. 28 just south of salt lake. if you want good weather or just to look at it, you go to the northeast. new york city, 71. very pleasant as we start this weekend. >> so you know, we stole this little trick, on, from josh elliott. but i got one that extends. >> oh, really. >> looks like an antenna. >> now it's time for our game show -- >> name that cloud! >> and friends, i had to go back to basics because you are just not good at this game. so -- >> that was cold. >> this is the easiest one i could pick. >> cumulonimbus. >> no, no. >> i say that all the time. >> thunder cloud. >> it's a classic monsoonal flow. >> cu

done, light know in wyoming, cold temperatures, freeze watches and warnings, winds across idaho, western montana - a stormy day out west. looking at the snow in wyoming, didn't cover the road ways, but grassy surfaces with a coat of snow and slippery maybe on the road. there is the cold air. 42 in rapid city. 82 in omaha. the storm brings up the warm air to the east and cold air to the west. where is it headed? it will move across the midwest over the next 24 hours, bringing the warm air with it and the rain, and stormy weather as the storm moves across the midwest over the next 24 to 48 hours. it will impact the eastern united states. the radar showing it all over wyoming and here is the storms developing in texas and oklahoma. future weather shows the line of showers by 10 o'clock tomorrow going from iowa through kansas, into oklahoma. it's stormy weather in the morning. warm ahead of it, cold behind it. in the next few hours it will move through the midwest. by 6 o'clock tomorrow moving through minnesota, and illinois and through chicago saturday night and sunday. warm in chicago during the d

. >> they service western montana, north idaho, and eastern washington and a little bit of northern oregon reporter: he says the sheds there had fridges and freezers, but those were always full. >> most of the time there was extra cases of frozen and refrigerated food on the floor outside of those refrigerators. >> reporter: and sources say because these sheds were hidden from health officials coast to coast, they were never inspected. >> did you ever have a health inspector? >> no, never. >> how hot was it? >> it gets 105. >> they know that's a violation of basic food safety requirements. to do that intentionally, it really is quite appalling. >> reporter: dr. john ryan is a food safety expert. his company certifies and trains distributors on proper food handling. >> i think they are gambling with public health. as soon as the food gets over a 41 degree level, bacteria is going to double every few minutes. >> reporter: the cbc estimates 48 million people get sick each year in the u.s. from eating bad food. >> people are now paying attention. >> reporter: after our first report in july, sy

california but other areas that did experience wildfires as well like parts of idaho, parts of western montanacountry we're still looking very much like summer. we're talking upper 90's across parts of texas, even triple digits for some of you. that heat does stretch into parts of colorado like denver, where you're going to make it into the 90's and also parts of kansas and nebraska, expecting temperatures well into the 90's. the northeast, great lakes you're going to be feeling like fall out here over the next several days. it's finally going to be drying out. in new york city we had a messy labor day weekend. we had a lot of rain, a lot of thunderstorms rolled through. that was the story for many along the i-95 corridor. today a chance for more storms. you can see clouds out here in new york city. once those storms clear out, that front pushes through we're going to be looking at a stretch of dry weather, lower humidity, feeling a lot more fall-like for you including in cities like new york city, boston and temperatures are going to be below average. it will be only in the 60's in boston on

especially across western portions of montana, all the way back into northern and south dakota on thern side. right now it is very quiet across the midwest and the northeast, if you step outside, it is a gorgeous day. we have high pressure in control, plenty of sunshine to go around, it is going to warm up a bit, temperatures certainly feeling more like october. 63 by the end of the day. back to work on monday into tuesday. meanwhile across the northwest, take a look here, i want you to be careful we are going to have heavy rain through the day, take a look at the footage we have coming out of oregon yesterday, heavy rain did flood the roadways. folks tries to make their way around. flash flooding expected to be a problem today, we could have some damaging winds and even a little bit of hail. we are also anticipating the arrival of some heavier rain. across the northwest, be new the southwest, certainly across superior portions of california we want to be careful we can see anywhere from three to about six inches of rain due to tropical storm loire reyna. into monday as well, meanwhil

we superovercast skies across much of washington state, back towards idaho and also western portions of montana. as right now we are looking at some heavier rainfall falling down across 85 from seattle just north of portland. by the end of the day the rain is going to spread into northern portions of california. we could see anywhere from four to eight inches of rain by monday. so we do have some flash flood watches and warnings in effect as that area of low pressure makes its way on shore. so in the next couple of days we won't be looking at much if any sunshine, jut overcast scies and that rain will continue to accumulate, tuesday into wednesday, warnings are in effect across northern and coastal portions of washington state. we have the threat for gusty winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. rough seas going to be out there and we're going ocontinue to have to deal with torrential rain along 85. now you can see because of the -- along i-5. temperatures around 60° far cry from chicago where they will reach 82 today. not tomorrow, that cold front will continue to spill moisture into much of min

especially making their way into western montana.oking at a lot of rain. some areas picking up one to three inches between portland and seattle on into parts of western montana. that's what's going on around the country. >>> well, today is going to be a hot first friday of september. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures today in the mid to upper 90s in some instances. i'm forecasting about 96 in livermore, 78 in san francisco and 85 on the way to fremont. 88 in san jose meanwhile, and 95 in gilroy. the fweechs are going to heat up as we head throughout this weekend. just want to give you a little forecast of what we're expecting. 85 degrees on saturday, 86 on sunday and triple digits stay with us all the way through monday. >>> coming up next, remember the dad that made a toddler exercise in the cold, try to climb a mountain and sail alone? wait until you see what he is pushing his son to do this time. >> and on trending, the football player that learned a tough lesson in last night's big game on his way to t

geological survey shows beneath western north dakota and montana could hold more than 4 billion-barrels of undiscovered crude. that means land owners aim to do more than just drill. when completed, it could process 220,000 barrels of crude a day. how much you think you make by doing this? >> it's $70 or $80 mill a year to provide for net profit. >> that could go to improve life on the reservation. >> building a refinery could change lives providing much-needed jobs where there are few. at the tribele summit, oil is topping the agenda. north dakota governor says even tribes that don't drill or refine oil stand to benefit from state tax revenues. >> we have more money going to schools on the reservations than ever before. we have a brand new program for first time in history. the state is sending money directly to tribele colleges. >> reporter: put he tried at building refinery thinks the money from oil also brings additional responsibility. >> we take this opportunity now with the oil very seriously. >> reporter: it could take a couple more years before it's actually retpaoeuping oil. be

idaho, montana, also western wyoming, you could be seeing up to about 30 centimeters of snowfall. not so much snow, but cooler temperatures diving in from the north wrapping around the delow pressure area in eastern area. you can see that spinning up on the map. that's already bringing gusty winds and heavy rain showers. much of central and western europe, though, at this time clear skies in place. look at this high pressure. it's just dominating out here. like i said, with the temperatures, stockholm just 7 for your high on your wednesday. berlin at 16. all these temperatures are going to be going down. moscow at 6. by friday, you'll be right around 4 degrees. that's a look at your world weather. here's your extended forecast. >>> we've been following this story, a powerful earthquake has shaken southern pakistan. local media report that six people have been confirmed dead. experts with the u.s. geological survey say the magnitude 7.8 quake hit at about 4:30 p.m. local time on tuesday. officials from the municipality say the earthquake has cut communications with the affected are

you can feel the gusty winds into western portions of montana.eattle, the next several days friday into saturday, the afternoon hours will climb to 75 into the day. sunday into monday, a break from rain as that low pressure makes its way inland. plenty of sunshine on the way. >> going for the gold, three countries are till on the running to host the 2020 olympics. we'll tell you who they are and when they'll find out if they're going to get the biggest show on earth. >> wal-mart, wal-mart, you can't hide, we can see your greedy side. >> nationwide protest against the country's large evident employer. why wal-mart is calling foul on workers calling for higher wages. >> marijuana laws going up in smoke. es of stores will be selling marijuana to recreational users. ] >> on saturday, the international olympic committee will vote to decide on who will host the 2020 games. tokyo is the favorite, but although three remain optimistic despite object tackles. >> london 2012 proofed the olympics can do wonderful things for a countries reputation and pride.

scattered showers in the western washington to montana and rain changes to snow in higher elevations.england. 70s to 80s in virginia to alabama and the desert southwest will reach the high 90s. >>> monday night football last night featured peyton manning and the high flying broncos and they did not disappoint the home crowd in the mile high city. manning only missed on five pass attempts. >> he threw for 374 yards, three touchdowns and this was over before it actually ended. denver rolling to 3-0. they beat the raiders 37-21. >>> then there's this from sunday's marathon in illinois. that's 32-year-old joe salter on his way to completing the entire marathon backwards while juggling. guess what? he does it. he finished it in five hours, 51 minutes and 25 seconds. that's an average of 13 minutes, 25 seconds per mile. >> nuts. >> he already holds the guinness record for fastest backward mile while juggling and fastest mile triathlon. >> that is crazy. five hours -- that's kind of respectable and he is going backwards and juggling. >> are those guys his spotters? >> are they spotters or re

temperatures are 10-20 degrees below average, especially western parts of montana and wyoming.ome of those temperatures are only in the 40's, we'll take a look at the rest of the country, a little more quiet out there in the next half hour. back to you. >> the u.s. and iran holding historic diplomatic talks today. what the iranian president is saying. >> crunching the numbers and obamacare cost comparison. how much the government health insurance plans could cost you. >> another crown in major league baseball. we'll catch the tiger by the tail, later in sports. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part

and it's going to be moving into montana and the western portion of the dakotas, but the midwest itselfou're going to stay hot. temperatures as we get into parts of oklahoma will be back to the mid and low 90s. temperatures in texas, some triple digits will be expected, and hot weather is going to be mostly dry where it won't stay dry. well, definitely we know the pacific northwest, but again without the remote control, it's just not working. >> you're doing fine. >> meteorologist: florida is getting a lot of rain, especially along the coast right now. there is a line of showers and thunderstorms that are tracking right along the tallahassee area over across pensacola, mobile, and even into alabama, mississippi, and that is tracking a little bit towards texas. the thunderstorms in the florida area in the panhandle, and we'll expect that to continue for the next day or so. then finally cool, dry air comes in for parts of the southeast. that is going to be a relief for them. it's been a very wet spring. >> this is al jazeera, i'm tony harris from new york. president obama has made one las

this is from lost trail pass, the border between montana and idaho and you can see the snow coming down there. we have cold care oning through the western united states and we have the pictures to prove it. there is the cold air and there is the storm if up in canada bringing cold air across idaho, montana and into colorado. ahead of it we have warm air coming up from the south. temperatures are soaring in the 80s ahead of this storm which will slowly begin to move west to east because of the low pressure area moving along that front. that slows everything down. the temperatures have climbed a few degrees in minneapolis, fargo, but look how quickly is drops in north and south dakota. that's where the front is, 80s to 60s, big changes in temperatures, and that will slowly begin to work its way from west to east over the next few days. what to expect. maybe a few showers and thunderstorms will try to slowly move east across north dakota. minneapolis could see an isolated thunderstorm with temperatures 84 and dropping. there's the front moving through, mid 70s sunday, monday, tuesday, and dries out once the rain clears out. not much happen

montana. it is in the mountains. we're getting sun breaking out for western washington as the storm system is working its way south and east. we're going to see showers also picking up a little bit northeast nevada where we have a winter advisory in affect for the mountains. you can see that winter advisory stretching up in the parts of the central mountains of idaho. not impacting boise too much. we do expect freezing temperatures and blustery winds. i'll have details on what kind of wind gusts we can anticipate through nevada, and utah coming up next. >> remembering the lives of 72 people attacked and killed in a mall siege. >>> august was a big plus for a lot of home buyers. why the cost of buying a home this summer was so good. faultlines investigates the epidemic of overcrowding in women's prisons. >> the system is setup to do exactly what it's doing - to break people and to keep them broken. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there

individualism but there is a dark side to it too, western states had the highest suicide rates in the country. and al jazeera paul reports from montanaalth experts are calling a major health crisis. >> it's a long road home for matt cumes and growing up in montana he was a star athlete who went on to west point. in 1999 when an injury ended his military career he became suicidal but before he could carry it out, cheering up a depressed neighbor brought him back from the brink. >> somewhere in the process of focusing on his pain i said i'm not going to do it today. >> reporter: his near suicide is all too common in the big sky state. on an average day 15 people try to take their own lives. in 2010, 227 did, nearly double the average, in the west suicide is much more common than the rest of the country. this is exactly what makes montana so magical, the wide open valley and mountains that roll on forever. but it's also making it lonely place to live and for some people that is overwhelming. >> we take care of own own and getting back on the horse type of mentality. >> reporter: and in montana the clinics are few and far between. >> fro

montana. flood watches and warnings are in effect. the two states will get the brunt of the storm. it will not move much. the rain coming down the state of washington, idaho and the westernportion. here is the storm. a large area of low pressure bringing moisture over washington. the forecast for seattle, heavy rains monday and tuesday before things improve wednesday and thursday. river flooding will occur by the start of this coming week. here is a temperature change. this is a front moving across the country. now it's west of chicago, so soon it will be raining and a drop of temperatures in chicago, in the mid west. radar tracking the line. a few thunder storms propping up in texas. where it's headed - this will show the development of the east coast storm is moving through chicago now. the front pushing east of the city by tomorrow morning. the rain coming down overnight tonight - remember watching this storm develop off the coast, moving up and effecting new england. heavy rain for one day, on tuesday. that's a look at your national forecast. headlines coming up. >> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm jonathan betz. time is running out for congress to reach a deal that

montana. very few people realize the federal government owns one out of every three acres in this country and disproportionate. of the 13 western states, 54% of the land mass is owned by the federal government. 33 states east of denver have 4% of their land, east of the western states. which simply means, no one actually quite understands how this relationship necessarily works. it also means that the unfortunate truth is as we've already heard is that private and state forests are today healthier than the federal forest system. but those of us in the west realizes this firsthand because those are our neighbors and the areas that surround our community. i'm glad to hear from the next two speakers who will be talking from colorado, the first one is the gentleman from from colorado springs, who is on the resource committee and going to explain the significant situation that they find in colorado with our forest health situation. i yield to mr. lamborn. mr. lamborn: i thank the gentleman from utah and i'm glad to serve on the subcommittee with him and we serve with chairman hastings who is doing a great job on these resource issue

montana? >> guest: yes, he did, indeed. when they put the tool together they very deliberately selected the western states because not only did woodrow wilson do well there, i did well there for reason. that was were the most progressive thought was coming from. the old-fashioned thinking really came from largely the same bankers which diffused throughout the east. but wilson brought by going out west he would be talking about people who have that american spirit, thinking there is something better al west. and, indeed, wilson was very successful on the store. with each city found increasing support. i really believe that before he collapsed he really was turning the hearts and minds of the united states. navy and just be an idealist, but i believe a lot of set boats would have changed he had just weeks later. don't think there was any conception there. and if you examine that, as i show in the book there was a gradual movement toward american involvement in the first world war. he resisted as long as he could. the germans were torpedoing ships. there were then announcing it would go after neutral ships. americans would no lo

montana? >> guest: he did. he went to helena. when they put the two were together they deliberately selected the western states because not only did woodrow wilson to will bear but he did well for a reason that is where the most progressive thought was coming from. the old-fashioned thinking came from the east most like the bankers but he thought by going out west he would talk to people who had the american spirit that there is something better out west. and with each city he found increasing support and i really believe that before he collapsed he really was turning the hearts and minds of the united states but i believe a lot of senate votes would have changed because of that. . . >> she tragically doesn't live to see the rose garden completed, however. she is dying in the summer of 1914. she is wheeled out into the space outside in her wheelchair and she watches the gardeners work but she doesn't live to see the completion of this vision she had for roses blooming at the white house. >> meet the first and second wife of president woodrow wilson tonight live at nine eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span