. ♪ >>> good evening over one welcome to al jazeera i'm john siegenthaler in new york. no deal on the government shutdown but the two sides talk and are expected to talk again tonight. >> plus, stock optimism even the mention of a deal had the stocks soring today. we'll look at whether the traders optimism was premature. >>> the ki kidnapping. the prime minister was abducted at gun point. >>> one. mercury 7 astronauts has died.

i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. the transit strike in san francisco is now in its second day. both sides made offers friday night but reached no deal. 200,000 commuter rail riders are dealing with the second strike since july. saudi arabia has made an unprecedented move. the country was elected to serve a two year term on the u.n. security council but the country later rejected the offer. >>> google's value is now at $340 billion. google now worth more than some countries including denmark and malaysia. >> the new jersey supreme court clears the way for vaim sex couples to marry. rejected chris christie's request on hold. america tonight is next on al jazeera, you can always get the latest in news on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight, the stumbling start. glitchy websites, frustrated signups, even without the tea party, is obamacare headed for failure. >> i'm able to view a button view your eligibility results. i can't get past that button right now. >> also tonight, return of the native, where the buffalo roam.

welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler in new york. >> u.s. counter terrorism operations are precise and lawful and eective. >> these and other killings documented in our report. >> if the white house takes on a human rights report that criticizes the u.s. for killing civilians with drones. >> anger with improving relations with iran and trust station wit -- frustration with syria's civil war is causing a

i'm john siegenthaler. here are tonight's top stories. san francisco bay striking transit workers, want to get transit up for 200,000 commuters up and running again. plagued by sluggish rush hour commutes. >>> forecast -- affordable care act, the house is planning to hold hearings to find out why the enrollment program isn't working. new jersey's highe

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. less to eat. millions of americans facing deep cuts to the nation's food stamp program. >>> the challenge, getting rid of syria's chemical weapons, while millions are starving in the middle of the civil war. >>> concussion concerns the technology helping football's youngest players facing potential long-term problems. >>> power on, the faa changes its mind about your electronic devices. plus. >>> that's about 45 pounds of fall shanook salmon.

well come to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. the stock market closed higher for the second day as talks continued in washington about ending the budget impasse. the dow was up 111 points and the dow gained 323 points as thinthey looked for a compromis. >>> winds are spinning at 160 miles an hour with hurricane phailin. the forecasters say it could be the fearsest storm of the year. >>> emergency crews have rescued a dozen people after another ship wreck involving runs of migmiggmigrants. 33 are confirmed dead. the boat capsized 63 miles from the italian island of lampedusa. >> the u.s. troops are holding lati f mesud in afghanistan. that is the news i will see you back here at 11:00 eastern and 8:00 pacific time. you can catch the latest on aljazeera.com. >>> on "america tonight." left hanging. wash dithers on the stalemate. the most vulnerable of workers worries about what is going to happen tomorrow. >> i don't know if i will have a job when this is over. >> also tonight. a low down on lobster. a gourmet glut. and why it's bec

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. financial giant jpmorgan has agreed to pay fae and freddie mac $5 billion for selling them bad loans. the deals went bad after the housing bubble burst in 2007. the penalties were part of a proposed $13 billion settlement with the justice department. that borrowered agreement -- broader agreement is being negotiated. >> united airlines is hit with a $1.1 million for grounding planes. passengers were grounded for three hours during a stormy night in july. it's the biggest fee since the 3-hour rule went into effect in 2010. >> demolition crews have begun to tear down sandy hook elementary school, where a gunman killed children and adocuments. the city asks contractors to get rid of every trace of the school so people didn't take parts of the school as soouf nears. the new school will open in 2016. "america tonight" with joey chen is next. and you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com. hits and the lasting impact of gridiron clashes. why there's growing concern about concussions. >> t

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. and here are the top stories. germany and france will try to force the u.s. to agree to a new set of rules on intelligence gathering. the move comes after the guardian newspaper saying that the u.s. listened to 35 world leader's phone calls. >>> jpmorgan agrees to pay $5.1 billion for misleading freddie mac and fannie mae over mortgage securities. >>> health and human services secretary is promising the glitchy government website, health care.gov is being improved. she spoke during a visit at a health clinic in austin, texas. two republican lawmakers are threatening her with a possible subpoena over the cost associated with building the site. >>> and 57.1 magnitude earthquake hit just off of japan's east coast several hours ago. the quake triggered self-small tsunamis but no damage. "america tonight" is next, and you can get your latest news on aljazeera.com. ♪ >>> on "america tonight," heavy hits and the lasting impact of gridiron clashes. why there's growing concern about concussions. >> this is is his brain.

here -- john siegenthaler. several homes and buildings have been damaged and official from the nebraska emergency management office says there's also word of a hazardous gas leak. >>> a state of emergency is in effect, along the gulf cost. storm expected to hit the coast on saturday. congress has another working weekend ahead. the house is said to vote to bring bam some government services but they will not vote on a resolution to completely restore government funding and end the shutdown. some workers have been sent home due to the shutdown and rallied on capitol hill demanding quick action. >>> protests in egypt. security forces fired tear gas and locked down cairo tarir square. >>> america tonight is coming up next. i'll sho show see you back hered you can always get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight it will the driver who led a high speed chase through washington, d.c. what keeps doctors and police on alert? >> have they simply been sitting across from the white house peacefully or have the

. >>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories - washington entering a second day of the government shutdown, leaders of both parties are concerned it will last a while while. in the house some proposals were put to open some areas, but they were defeated. democrats complained republicans were trying to cherry-pick parts of the government they liked. some parts of the governments were shutting down, a key part of the president's health care reform package was starting up. websites where people can sign up for health insurance were launched and overloaded. the main federal website, healthcare.gov had 3 million visitors, the president is urging americans to be patient. >> in syria wepon inspectors are back to oversee the destruction of that country's chemical weapons. the team of independent experts arrived their mission to kind, take party and destroy chemical weapons. >> a strong warning about the president of iran, from benyamin netanyahu, of israel. he accused the president of iran as being a wolf in she

i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. a glimmer of hope for hundreds of thousands of commuters in san francisco. talks resumed monday between bay area rapid transit systems and union workers. >>> shots fired at sparks middle school. >> police responding to a shooting at a middle school monday morning. a math teacher was killed trying to protect his students from a 1 year old gunman. authorities are still searching for a motive. >>> president obama says concerns over spying in france are li-- legitimate. the report angered if i recalls in paris and comes just as the secretary of state john kerry arrived in paris for a meeting. >>> one of china's biggest cities is shut down with visibility from the smog as little as 10 yards. aljazeera.comful. >> on america tonight, younger every time. another school shooter killed on campus. this one, not even a teenager. >> he pulls out a gun and shoots my friend, and then he walked up to a teacher and said, backup, and the teacher started backing up and he pulled the trigger. >> also ton

i'm john siegenthaler in america. here are the top stories >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will be an capitol hill testifying about healthcare.gov tomorrow. some republican lawmakers are calling on her to resign. a top medicare official testified and apologised. the director of the nsa said eavesdropping on thousands in france and spain is not true. keith alexander told a house intelligence committee that his teams operate under strict oversites and he would rather take a media beating than allow terrorists into the country >> israel released palestine prisoners, the second of four groups. it's part of a deal to get the middle east peace talks on track. many of the prisoners who spent the last 20 years behind bar. 104 convicts will be released over the coming months. >> the dow jones closed at a high - up 111 points. investors expect the fed once again to delay plans to scale back the bond buying program. >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next. i'll see you back here tomorrow ni

. >>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler, and here are the top stories. members of the house say they will try again tomorrow. republican house members tried twice today to come up with a plan to end the government shutdown and extend the debt ceiling. neither plan could win enough support from conserving. senate leaders had been discussing their own bipartisan proposal but were waiting today for the house to act. >>> america's aaa credit rating is now officially underreview. a lower credit rating means it has cost the country

. >> hi everyone welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler in new york. you can see the clock. it is almost midnight on the east coast. no deal has been reached on capitol hill. with no funding the white house has ordered that the government begin the shut down process. joie chen is going to join us a few minutes with america tonight. but you can see, the government might be shut down but the lights are still on, in the senate and the house, congress people are continuing the debate whether they're going fund the government or not. mike viqueira has the story, mike. >> we have a couple of things in the in box, omb are sylvia burwell, let's listen in harry reid is on the senate floor i'm told. let's hear what he has to say. >> this memorandum falls september 17 memo and update on the potential lapse of appropriations. no more potential madam president after midnight. provision providing under the colgd continuing appropriations act expires at 11:59 tonight. unfortunately we don't have any indication that congress will act in time for the president to sign

here -- john siegenthaler. several homes and buildings have been damaged and official from the nebraska emergency management office says there's also word of a hazardous gas leak. >>> a state of emergency is in effect, along the gulf cost. storm expected to hit the coast on saturday. congress has another working weekend ahead. the house is said to vote to bring bam some government services but they will not vote on a resolution

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. tough new abortion restrictions and taxes are likely to wind up before the u.s. supreme court reacts from state with bipartison support. also tonight - i always tell people if they want to dozens of people tweeting the name. >> finding hate on line. the >> >> >>> we gee bin tonight with a federal judge's decision to stop controversial restrictions on an abortion in texas. it comes hours before the new rule is to go into effect. a federal ruling >> it's not just a human rights privacy issue, encryption is being compromised. that is a commercial issue. >> we are asking where we are making deals like swift and all these things, that we get to the truth. you have too re-establish trust. this is important. secondly we are saying get proportionality we are not expecting admissions tomorrow, but let's start a process of some accountability. we have member states with bad accountability in relation to service, and surveillance. we have a problem, and we are dealing with that too in this inqui

i'm john siegenthaler, in new york. no apology - that's the u.s. response after spying accusations from european allies. millions needing help - the battle syrians face from disease, hunger and violence - with winter around the corner. >> medical history - the first case of hiv remission in a child. how it happened - and can doctors do the same for other. >> pet protection - now the federal government makes sure pet food is safe.

. ♪ >>> welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler. here are tonight's top stories. >> no debt ceiling dealing not yet. white house and republican leaders say they had a good meeting today. they have yet to make a deal that would extend the debt limit. >> a spokesman for john boehner says both sides say the talks will continue throughout the night. >> the government is extending pebenefits to fallen troops. president obama signed the measure after it left the senate. they pay out $100,000 hours o after the member's death. a big win for new jersey's gay couples today. they denied a request to delay the start of the same sex marriages. christie wanted to delay it until a supreme court appeal is fine. final. they can begin issuing marriage licenses on october 21. >> inspectors say they are making headway. >> the spokesman for the team say they have to been to three out of four, and a list of more than 2 20 sites that is the news. >> we'll see you back at 11 :00 eastern. >>> on "america tonight" is the end in sight. >> lawmakers offer a de

>>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler, here are tonight's top stories. the death toll from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the central philippines is rising. at least 10 people have been killed. several others were injured. people rushed out of buildings and homes as aftershocks continued. the morning earthquake struck 35 miles deep, not causing a tsunami. >> there are signs from capitol hill. >> i'm optistic we'll reach an agreement reasonable in nature this week. >> i share his optimism that we'll get a result that will be acceptable to both sides. >> after weeks of fighting over government spending the tone in washington changed from war to bipartisan cooperation. both sides sound confident about a meeting thursday. meeting the thursday deadline for a debt ceiling deal. the nsa is collecting millions of contact lists from email and instant messaging. it's according to documents leeked by edward snowden. that's the news at this hour. america tonight is up next. get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight - a very different death penalty d

i'm john siegenthaler, here are the top stories. >> deadly u.s. drone strikes to take out suspected militants in pakistan and yemen could be war crimes according to two reports by amnesty international and human rights watch. many victims have been civilians. >> john kerry de nice reports there's a rift between u.s. and saudi arabia. referring to comments made by the saudi arabia chief who says they are shifting away from american policies. john kerry said the comment were made before a meeting with the country's foreign minister. >> reports about nsa spying on the french are inaccurate. relations have been strained since a newspaper article in lamond claimed the spy agency monitored 70 million private conversations of french citizens. recent articles contained inaccurate misleading information regarding u.s. foreign intelligence. clapper added u.s. intelligence methods were used by all nations. those are the headlines. "america tonight" it up next and remember, you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com. see you tomorrow night. >> good evening

. >> welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler in new york. 00er are the to00 here will ares president obama defended the accordable care abilit acted acs full responsibility for the problems. >> in washington, d.c. kathleen sebelius promises the we website will be fixed by the end of november. >> social security payments will increase next year. it will go up by one and a half percent because inflation has been low. it's been the smallest increase since the 1970s. the average monthly payment w

>>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler, and here are the top stories. members of the house say they will try again tomorrow. republican house members tried twice today to come up with a plan to end the government shutdown and extend the debt ceiling. neither plan could win enough support from conserving. senate leaders had been discussing their own bipartisan proposal but were waiting today for the house to act. >>> america's aaa credit rating is now officially underreview. a lower credit rating means it has cost the country more to borrow and potentially drives up interest rates forconsumers. >>> a plea of not guilty from abu anas al-libby. he appeared today in new york. he was captured by u.s. special forces in libya earlier in october. he is accused of helping al-qaeda bomb u.s. embassies in tanzania and kenya. >>> and iran says it no longer wants to, quote, walk in the dark. it joined other powers in geneva to hopefully end a standoff over its nuclear program. that is the latest. "america tonight" is up next. you can get the latest on aljazeera.com.

i'm john siegenthaler. here is a look at the top stories. in san francisco tonight striking transition workers and management are talking again. it's the fourth day of the strike, and hundreds of thousands of commuters faced problems again today. >>> and they are look for clues of what caused two train workers to die on saturday. >>> emergency dispatching from sparks, nevada this morning. police are trying to a find a motive in a middle school shooting there.

welcome back to al jazeera i'm john siegenthaler. here is a look at the headline. the state department says it's holding back aid to egypt until the country moves closer to democracy. the military forced morsi out three months ago. the u.s. has been sending $1.5 billion of aid every year to the country. >>> president's obama's choice to head up the federal reserve says more needs to be done to strengthen the economic recovery. if the senate confirms the tomorronollnomination yellen wie first woman to lead the fed. >>> condrescongress hopes to brn end to the government shut down. he meets with 2 20 leaders of te republican party. senators from both parties have been invited to meet later in the week. >>> stocks? japan are trading on a high. >>> the u.s. is at risk of a default. congress needs to increase the cap on the nation's ability to borrow money or the country won't be able to pay it's bills. the world is watching. >> china and japan the number one and number two holders of foreign debt are worried. together they hold $2.5 billionn in treasury bonds. global tr

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the government remains shutdown. on it the g.o.p. offered a measure to reopen national parks and some of the parts of the department of veteran's affairs but it was defeated on the house floor on a bipartisan float. the democrats campaign that the the--the democrats complained that the republicans were trying to cherry pick the parts they liked. >> they're using the parks as a pawn. this is about defunding the affordable care act. >> while many government services were shut

i'm john siegenthaler. here are tonight raps top stories. president obama heard complaints from german chancellor angela merkel today about the fact that nsa has been monitoring her cell phone calls. the nsa is not listening now or in the future but refused to say if it had happened in the past. >>> president obama also met with pakistani prime minister today, increasing trade was one of the topics they talked. they also discussed u.s. drone strikes in the region. >>> a 14-year-old high school freshman charged with first degree murder accused of celg his math teacher. the teacher was found

i'm john siegenthaler, and here are the top stories. it could get testy on capitol hill. contractors who developed the trubility healthcare.gof will take center stage when they testify before a house. contractsors will be grilled over why the site was launched before it was ready. >> angela merkel called president obama to complain about reports that the nsa has been monitoring her cell phone. the white house said they aren't listening to calls and won't in the future. a spokesman did not talk about whether there was spying on her in the past. >> a 14-year-old massachusetts teenager pleaded not guilty after being accused of killing his maths teacher. colleen ritzer was found dead behind a school. a candlelight vij ill was hell. >> detroit filed the largest bankruptcy petition in history to deal with $18 billion in debt. retirees, pension funds and unions were in court to fight bankruptcy, to protect their funds. "american tonight" is next, and you can always get up to date news on aljazeera.com. the city of detroit makes its case for bankruptcy. but is the motor city real

i'm john siegenthaler, here are the top stories. with the debt ceiling deadline three days away, parties are optimistic a deal will be done. on the table several plans to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. 350,000 federal workers are furloughed. >> the risk may be going up because of difficulties in congress but the direction is a little hard to pin down. >> this year's nobel prize winner in economics says the bickering in washington could make the stock market risky wall street is optimistic about a deal. the do you opened in negative territory, finishing 64 points. an al qaeda figure arrives in new york to face federal terrorism charges. abu anas al liby was captured in a military raid in libya on 5 october. he's accused of planning and conducting several surveillance for the u.s. embassy bombings in east africa. >> those are the headlines. see you back here. america tonight is up next. remember, you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com >> on america tonight - a very different death penalty debate than you've he

rn >>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler, here are the top stories. members of the house left the government shutdown and debt ceiling in a political limbo. gop house leaders tries twice and failed to reach an agreement on the ending of the crisis before thursday. that's when the treasury department says it will run out of money to pay the country's debts. senate leaders are trying to find a solution. congress's failure to raise the debt ceiling brings a fallout on wall street. one of the big three ratings agencies says the u.s. financial system is on a negative credit watch. congress has failed to raise its debt ceiling. former san diego mayor bob filner pleaded guilty to sexual harassment charges. they include a phoney count of false imprisonment. the 71-year-old resigned in august after 17 women brought allegations against him. rescuers struggling to reach patients in a collapsed hospitals after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the southern philippines. two aftershocks followed. more than 100 are dead. america tonight is next. you can get your latest

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. angry american allies - germany's chancellor tells president obama to stop tapping her phone. the reaction from the white house. plus... >> the notion that world leaders are surprised and stunned that they might be having calls monitored strikes me as being naive. >> former defense secretary cone on america's spy tactics, and his concerns about america's allies doing the same >> website woes - the contractors who built the website point fingers at the obama administration. >> kidnapped

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. >> open the government, please. >>> the impact - people hit hard by the shutdown add up the damage and worry about what's next. pictures of terror - new video of the horrible massacre at the kenyan mall. >>> and the threat of commuter chaos. san francisco braces for a transit strike that could affect hundreds of thousands.

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

i'm john siegenthaler. here are some of the top stories we're following. the launch of the affordable care act is off to a shaky start, technical issues are preventing many americans from enrolling. tonight white house is tweeting out individual state enrollment numbers but the number is still reportedly very low. it's a rough commute home this evening for hundreds of thousands of transit riders in the san francisco bay area. the rail system's union went on strike just before midnight. it's the second bart strike for the system in four months. >>> 780,000 are syrian refugees in lebanon could be fating a faa tough winter. european union is promising 1.3 million in aid. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention, the two-week delay made the annual battle against flu more difficult. >> it was a mistake to shut the government. once that mistake was made we did everything we could to protect the public's health legally and that's what we did and i think we kept things going as best we could. we are tracking flu not as intensively because of the shutdown

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. running out of time - congress is no closer to a deal to raise the debt limit or reopen the deposit. the pressure is on. plus - [ chants ] >>> anger and frustration. texans speak out about ted cruz. we look at the divide in the senators own backyard. financial fears - a warning from wall street and a credit agency to the federal government if there's no

. ♪ >> welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. the director of the cia says what the security agency is doing is legal be a he makes no apologies for it. many of the spy reports are false and the spy chief says he would rather take the public beatings than give up a program that could prevent terrorist attack. >> the u.n. has confirmed a polio outbreak in syria. they are concerned that the disease could spread to a half million children who have never been immunized because of the civil war. at least ten cases have been

. >>> i an john siegenthaler, here is a look at the head lines. newark, new jersey's mayor cory booker has been electedded to replace late new jersey senator frank. booker defeated republican steve lonergan, a state tea party skphraoerd leader and a speciale election. the debt deal passes both the senate and the house had passed a bill that will reopen the government and prevent the country friday defaulting on its debt. president obama is expected to sign the bill once it reaches his desk. key points, it will fund the government until january 15th and pay the government's bills until february 7 of course. budget conference negotiations will be held bicep 13th and the bill requires income verification for those participating in the affordable care act. as we have been saying the president is pecks today sign the bill and the government employees shoot be heading back to work in the morning, libby casey is live on capitol hill. what's the reaction there, libby? >> reporter: it's a big sigh of relief from a lot of people, john. and you know, a lot o

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. making progress - senate leaders reportedly close to reaching a deal to reopen the federal government. >> more secrets. the nsa knows who you have been emailing and chatting with online. >> a member of al qaeda in new york - a man indicted more than 10 years ago for bombing american embassies in kenya about to face trial in the united states. >> oil spill in north dakota - why farmers and residents knew nothing about it for weeks.

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