i'm tony harris. here are your top stories. the contractors who helped 83th the problem plagued heart insurance exchange website, said the site has been overwhelmed with demand. the pirates are holding an american ship, ship attacked near the nigerian coast. searching for missing crew members. germany has joined mexico, argentina and france, with the news that angela merkel's cell phone was tapped. i asked gimp the new news about surveillance. >> tony, i think there's anger. one could say that western leaders must have been aware that the united states carries out surveillance not only in its own country but abroad as well because as leaders often say we need to keep the people safe and we need to gather intelligence. but i think the extent of these latest revelations have shocked leaders here. particularly as we've been hearing the latest ones concerning angela merkel, the german chancellor, described often as the world's most powerful woman. she grew up under a regime the old east german regime where the communists spied as a

i'm tony harris in for ali velshi. thanks for watching real money. >> hello and welcome to the news hour. coming up for you in the next 60 minutes. cyclone phailin. millions of people are in its path. a boat full of syrian refugees capsizes in the mediterranean. >>> u.s. forces

i'm tony harris. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> while washington fiddles, investors large and small are starting to burn just thinking what damage a default could do to their wealth. is buying gold the smart move or a fool'ser rand? we'll help you take emotion out of your approach to keeping your money safe. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money." you are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour by using the hashtag ajreal money on twitter. we're ten days away from when the treasury secretary says his -- [ technical difficulties ] -- so let me start with what the actual problem is. every day the treasury brings in money from taxes and other sources, and it pays money out. some days the government takes in more money than it pays out, but in general it pays out more than it takes in. to make up the shortfall, the treasury needs to borrow money from the public. this is a copy of a treasu

i'm tony harris in for ali velshi. thanks for watching real money. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in the stream. from tow trucks to nfl, has the campaign become so successful that it's no longer really serving it's purpose? so is the purpose of breast cancer awareness month drowning in a sea of pink? october, as we mentioned is breast cancer

i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next. >> a troubled nation, a horrible disease and the legal questions surrounding the united nations mission in haiti. you're watching inside story from washington. [♪ music ] >> hello, haiti has been gripped by a cholera epidemic for three years now. thousands have died. hundreds of thousands are sick, and there is no knowing when the disease will come under control there. it's striking because cholera is easily managed and treated, but in a nation of poor infrastructure, limited healthcare resources and widespread poverty, a disease like cholera is devastating. a law enforcement brought by haigs said the united nations is responsible for bringing it to haiti after the earthquake of 2010. we'll talk about this in a moment, but first this background. >> reporter: lawyers from three human rights groups assert that the personnel of united nations stabilization in haiti triggered the country's on going epidemic. by engaging in waste disposal practices, they contamina

i'm tony harris. it's three days before the u.s. defaults on its debt. the lawmakers in the senate picked up the ball from the stalled house negotiations. a meeting has been postponed today as lawmakers continue to hammer out a detail. >>> new details in the deadly stampede near a temple in india. 111 people were killed caught in the chaos. there are now reports that police may have been involved. 17 sailors have been rescued off the coast of india. their ship sank during

i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> the nation's top spies deny they've gone rogue and insist they're doing their job of keeping america safe. on tonight's inside story balancing security and liberty in the eye of a political storm. >> hello, i'm libby casey. what is usually secret is out in the open tonight, and the national security agency is on the defensive on multiple fronts. the nsa surveillance practices at home and abroad have been front page news afte after the s from nsa contractor edward snowdon. now, bills are in the works in the house and senate that would rein in the spy masters. tonight on inside story we'll take a closer look at the nsa since 9/11, including its mission, it's practices, and it's future. but first this background. >> director keith alexander. >> reporter: demand for intelligence gathering reform are growing on capitol hill over the wake of revelations of massive information gathering. there has been crafted buy partisan legislation to end t

i'm tony harris in new york city. inside story is next on al jazeera. >> the nation's biggest bank may be on the verge of paying the biggest penalty t to date in the wake of the financial markets collapse. that's tonight's "inside story." >> hello, i'm libby casey in washington. in the five years since the mortgage security meltdown triggered the financial crisis and the great recession many have wondered whether the big banks on wall street will ever be held responsible for their role. the answer is yes. according to insider reports, an agreements with struck between bank ceo jamie dimon and eric holder. if it holds up homeowners could get relief and the bank could still be subject to criminal prosecution. jp morgan chase reached a tentative deal with the justice department on friday. it finalized an agreement that was hashed out for months, that would settle a longstanding issue of toxic mortgages leading up to the crash, but it would not keep them from being held for criminal liability. could jp morgan be held for

i'm tony harris in new york. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> well, fixing website glitches fix the affordable care act, and will enough americans sign up? that's tonight's inside story. >> hello, i'm libby casey in washington. as the obama administration races to fix the healthcare.gov website, critics are turning up the heat. the latest issue, how many americans who have to pay for their own health insurance now have to switch to fl comply with the law. we'll give the affordable healthcare act a checkup, who will have to change their plans and why, and how will it affect young healthy americans. the success depends on the young signing up in large numbers. >> on capitol hill today marilyn tavenar, the administrator for cms answered tough questions about the affordabl affordable . >> i want to assure you that it can and will be fixed, and we're working around the clock to deliver the shopping experience that you deserve. >> reporter: but new to the hearing, individuals receiving cancellation lett

i'm tony harris wit the stop stories. german is sendin ds sending it's top ie director to the u.. >> those talks could start next week when germany's spy chiefs come to the united states. it comes when the united states may have spied on 35 world leaders. >> we said that france and germany, not germany plus france, but each country individually will get in contact with the united states and the security community, and try to walk out such a framework for future cooperation. we have an exchange on the views of how this will play out. >> mike viqueira at the white house, mike, is the white house responding at all to the idea of a spying summit. >> they're being tight-lipped with their response of everything that has come out of europe in the last couple of days, tony. they will admit this simple fact, tensions are rising because of their reports. they're using diplomatic channels to discuss the concerns of allies with thosallies. you mentioned that the national security agency memo of 2006 reported in the guardian yesterday

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a group of european lawmakers in washington trying to sort out the nsa spying allegations. they met with the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rogers. members of the delegation spoke after their meeting. >> we need to figure out why this kind of massive activity is happening and what kind of trust needs to be built. in the end we're fighting a battle with tight security and we need to get the balance right. we're concerned, too, about security, and we made that clear. but most of it is the balance of privacy of citizens. >> james comey was sworn in as head of the fbi. he previously served as deputy attorney general in the bush administration. >>> u.n. envo arab league envoys trying to build support for peace talks next month. >>> nearly a year after super storm sandy ellis island opens. if you would like the latest on any of the stories in our bulletins we encourage you to head on over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. once again, www.aljazeera.com. tony harris. >> ton

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> no one gets everything they want in a negotiation. >> there's plenty of talk but still no concrete action. the government shutdown is taking its toll on national parks and some groups are considering drastic measures to get them reopen. >>> and the libbian prime minister was taken by an opposition group and then let go. ♪ >>> a day of dire warnings, tough talk and deadlines. treasury secretary jack lew warned congress that failing to raise the debt ceiling would cause irrevocable damage to the economy. the republicans proposed raising the debt ceiling for six weeks. meanwhile wall street, wow, a rocketship-like ride today. the dow closing the day up 322 points. what a trading day. mike viqueira is at the white house for us. and mike, to the extent you can, put us in the room. in about 30 minute's time the president is going to meet with house republicans, what can we expect? >> it started today this morning. there is a glimmer of hope now tony. it's all vague, it's all taking sha

i'm tony harris. it's three days before the u.s. defaults on its debt. the lawmakers in the senate picked up the ball from the stalled house negotiations. a meeting has been postponed today as lawmakers continue to hammer out a detail. >>> new details in the deadly stampede near a temple in india. 111 people were killed caught in the chaos. there are now reports that police may have been involved. 17 sailors have been rescued off the coast of india. their ship sank during cyclone phail phailin. now the strongest storm to hit india in more than a decade killed at least 23 people. in the meantime there are reports that four of the six workers kidnapped have been released. red cross officials say the aid workers were released near the turkish border. >>> bay area rapid transit is up and running this morning as negotiations continue between the fifth largest ram system and workers. a midnight deadline was pushed back by 24 hours. those are the headlines. i'm tony harris in new york city. ""inside story"" is next on al jazeera america. >>> can the u.s. mainta

i'm tony harris with a look at today ace top stories. in the wake of repeated real aggravations about national security agencies spying. the chief of the nsa and director of national intelligence testified before congress put forward tuesday which stopped the nsa widespread surveillance of phone records. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. >> an apology from marilyn tavanner about the problems of the affordable care act website. testifying before a sharply critical house committee. it has been one year since rr

i'm tony harris. here is a look at your top stories. the senate is set to vote at any minminute to vote to end the government shutdown. the house is expected to vote later this evening. the measure keeps the government open, and extends the borrowing to february. wall street reacted positively to the news. the nasdaq and s&p 500 saw huge gains. the end to the en pass may be in sight but it is not over yet. let's go back to libby casey on capitol hill. how is it expected to play out tonight? >> reporter: we're expecting to see the senate vote within the hour. we'll see two votes back-to-back. one to invoke closure and to move forward and a final vote on the bill. mike lee, the republican of utah, was on the floor. he was railing against the federal healthcare law which he calls obamacare. if you recall that's what started this all. senator lee was right by the side of senator ted cruz a couple of weeks ago. they're the one who is said we're not going to let the american funding go forward unless we get some concessions on the healthcare

i'm tony harris. here is a look at your top stories. mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for parts of louisiana and mississippi as tropical storm karen approach, emergency has been extended into louisiana. at least four people were killed killed, and 40 more seriously injured in violence protests in giant. >>> republicans and democrats continue to dig in, making it likely the government shutdown will go into a second week. harry reid called on the house to end the stalemate. >> i say to my friend john boehner, this is not about you. it's not about harry reid. it's about our country. our nation's security. do the right thing for men and women we represent and end the shutdown now. >> senate democrats also say the shutdown is hurting the government's ability to enforce sanctions against iran, fight terrorism and collect and analyze intelligence. house boehner called for the president's own words. >> i reminded the president the other night he's famous for saying, well, in a negotiation nobody gets 100% of what they want. we're no

this is tony harris. drone strikes in the middle east call war crimes. >> the 11 of us are committed to pursuing every avenue available to bring this tragic event to an end. >> disappointing news about employment in the united states. >> america's use much drones is under sharp attack. two international human rights organizations have accused the u.s. of violating international law, a charge that u.s. officials strongly deny. we have more on this story. >> reporter: tony this, comes just a few weeks after president obama declared publicly that america's use of drones is legal, and only targets enemies of the united states. but the reports release today charge the united states with indiscriminate killing of civilians. >> reporter: the drone strikes in the tribal area of pakistan. investigators say they researched nine of 45 known drone attacks which occurred between january 2012 and august of 2013, in one strike they claim 18 laborers were reportedly killed. >> the most challenging situation we had to fac

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> it has caused genuine and lasting concerns. >> voicing unease over allegations of u.s. global spying. >>> penn state agrees to pay $60 million to victims from convictions of coach jerry sandusky, and super storm sandy, a year later. >> one by one world leaders and u.s. allies are learning the nsa has been spying on them. and the latest is staunch u.s. ally and the german chancellor angela merkel. her reaction she has dispatched her top spy chiefs to washington. this comes as an european delegation visits the u.s. >> reporter: the white house said it was unwilling to talk abou--to--contra-ducts reports n german newspapers that not only did president obama know about the surveillance, he fast tracked any information gleaned from angela merkel's surveillance to the white house. >> the president, i think in all he has said about this issue, not just sense the disclosures, but even before them reflects his commitment to insuring that we do everything we have to do within the law to keep

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top story. the deal is in place. now the first votes to end the government shutdown is just minutes away from wall street to main street. the country and the world react. and nuclear negotiations being called candid and straigh straightforward. the u.s. sits down with iran. >> what a difference a day makes. tonight we're two minutes away from the first two votes on capitol hill andro

i'm tony harris is a look at the day's top stories. a deal is in place and a threat of a government default could be gone. at least for now. from wall street to main street, the country and the worl world s and the u.s. sit yous down with iran. ♪ >> a new deal sparks a new debate on capitol hill. the plan would prevent a default at least for now. the government could be back in business soon, and wall street welcomes news of an agreement. yet the big question remains. was anything accomplished? >> our country came to the brink of disaster. but in the end political adversaries set aside their differences and disagreements to prevent that disaster. >> every senator, every member of the house will have to make a decision where he or she stands but there is no benefit, i never had any intention to delay the timing of this vote. >> so we're covering this potential vote on many fronts. we're at the stock exchange and mike viqueira is at his post, but we go to libby casey, where do things stand at this moment? >> reporter: we're watching fo

this is tony harris with today's top stories. kathleen sebelius was grilled for three hours on the healthcare exchanges. she testified that problems will be fixed. >>> president obama is praising his plan for helping the uninsured and today said it is not a failure. he gave a speech in boston since massachusetts' health plan was the template for the affordable care act. his speech was interrupted by protesters. [ heckle

headlines are coming up. >> this is al jazeera america, tony harris. there is no end in site to the government shutdown. president obama went to washington to speak with furloughed workers. he said there are enough votes to end the shutdown. the stalemate of washington is making an impact on wall street. stocks are lower again today. the dow closed 136 points, investors are getting more nervous about the bore ring limit before congress runs out of money before the middle of next month.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. germany is sending it's top intelligence officials to washington next week as u.s. allies demand answers about alleged nsa spying activities. >>> pakistan has denied it had any prior knowledge of specific u.s. drone strikes within its borders. >>> a possible outbreak of polo in syria, and neighboring lebanon are now on high alerts. >>> white house official promises that healthcare.gov will be working smoothly for most users by the end of november. [♪ music ] >> there is growing backlash over alleged u.s. spying activities. german leaders are demanding talks with the united states. the national security agency may have spied on 35 world leaders. those talks could begin when germany spy chiefs come to washington next week. meanwhile british prime minister david cameron went to the man behind the leaks. >> what mr. snowden has effectively done and what some newspapers are assisting him in doing is make it more difficult to keep our countries and our people safe. >> all right, mike viqu

this is tony harris with a look at today's top stories. new allegations of spying in the united states. germany said there is evidence that the united states monitored angela merkel's private phone calls. president obama spoke to her to assure her that the united states is not and will not monitor her private communications. secretary of state john kerry met in rome with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and new

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> i'm as frustrated and angry as anyone with the flawed launch of healthcare.gov. >> the health secretary apologize and defends the roll out of the federal healthcare website. >> we built the affordable care act on this template of proven bipartisan success. >> and the president goes to boston to tell americans the affordable care act is working. >> new questions of spying that involve google and yahoo. >> we're going to see this through. president obama vows to fix the problems with the website atet center of his healthcare reform act. he spoke at the nathaniel hall, the same place that governor mitt romney signed that law which was the model for the affordable care act. mike viqueira joins us now from the white house. mike, over to you. >> reporter: the president went on offense with all its problems andrew a parallel with a through had its glitches. president obama said the comparison still holds. >> because you guys had a proven model that we built the affordable care act on this template. >> reporter: the president spoke in the

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. gunfire on capitol hill. it happened after a driver tried to ram through security. plus -- >> this whole thing is about one thing, denies health insurance to millions of americans. >> and the president is running out of patience as the blame game reaches critical mass. ♪ >>> there was chaos on capitol hill earlier today. officers shot and killed a woman after a chase through washington, d.c. she tried to ram her car through a white house barricade. a young child was in the car. the chase ended near the capitol. a witness described the scene. >> i started looking at it, and going wow, i can't believe this is happening, and the next thing you know the shooting started. >> so you saw them shoot going the car -- >> yeah, we seen some shooting. once the shooting started i got behind a tree, and he got on the ground. >> libby casey joins us live from washington. libby what is the latest? >> as you said, tony, high drama in washington today. this woman was trying to ram her car over some barriers. she drove all th

>> this is it al jazeera america live in new york city i'm tony harris with a looke look at tods top stories. >> it's the time to end the black hole of accountability. >> the drone strikes in pakistan may amount to war crimes. >> hundreds are expected to rally calling for justice in a controversial rape case. >> delayed by the shutdown. unemployment numbers are released without much promise. ♪ >> two majorrou major humane ris groups are blasting the united states and their toront drone s. the rights groups say the u.s. has killed civilians in pakistan and yemen. randal joins us with more. amnesty international has put forward suggestions for regood reforming the u.s. drone policy. release more information about the don't hav drone strikes. ensure that u.s. policies follow human rights laws. and stop making claims that the government has use lethal force in an any region it's involved n war. they have asked the u.s. to protect the rights of all people not just the u.s. citizens. they want to make sure that the people accused of attacks on the u.s. receive fair and public trials. >>

tony harris will be talking more about that as he fills in for ali velshi on "real money." how is this budget battle hitting ordinary people? >> you're reporting on it, and we'll report it tonight. consumer sentiment fell to the lowest level in january because of the concerns of the en pass in washington. 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed, a and many others are working without pay right now. but many are worried that the government crisis could implode the entire country. that's an entire policy if the u.s. defaults on its debt. >> what about the impact on repailers. arretailers, is that impacted y? >> everyone like you and me going out and shopping, so in that vain the fact that retail sales rose by 2.4% in september in the run up to the current crisis to washington should all give us pause. now the back to school season is seen as a pretty good indicator of what retailers should expect for the holiday shopping season, and what that said it doesn't look particularly good. we will delve into that side of the story coming up. coming up at the top of the hour, "rea

ing >> i >> this is al jazeera live from new york city i'm tony harris. this is our top stories. >> i want to emphasize the primary go i goal is to find a solution. >> chemical weapons inspectors have a goal on ground. >> and new york city's controversial stop and frisk police tactic. ♪ >> but we begin with break being news from syria. there are reports that israeli warplanes have attacked a military target. an obama official towe towed usd us the attack took place in the city of latara. we have more from jeruselem. >> the israeli army is not confirming these reports. it's not unusual. there have been reports of israeli airstrikes in syria earlier. in january there was a reported strike on a syrian convoy carrying missiles to hezbolla. they also report that israel targeted a missile storage facility close to the province of lataka. and we do know that israel takes the threat to hezbolla seriously they have said if there is a threat to the israeli state they will take. action. it's possible that the israelis could have carry out this strike. >> the organ

live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a student gunman opens fire at a northern nevada middle school. j.p. morgan nears a $13 billion settlement with the u.s. justice department. the healthcare.gov continues to cause problems. gunfire interrupts a surburban reno, nevada middle school. police say a student killed a teacher and then turned the gun on himself. it happened in sparks, just east , a few miles east, of reno. that teacher was trying to protect students when the student shot him. maria ines ferre joins us with more on this story. maria. >> tony, i'm going to show you where the shooting occurred. this school located in northern nevada, four miles from reno, where the sparks middle school is located 800 students. the first 9/11 call came in just 15 minutes before classes started this morning. swaswat teams and fbi responded. we just got an update from the local police a short time ago. here's what they had to say. >> the injured students has -- one has gone through surgery and is out at this time. the other individu

this is tony harris with a look at the top stories. the launch of the affordable care act is not going as planned due to technical glitches. however, some states have far fewer unenrolled people than just a few weeks ago. president obama nominated jay johnson, defense department's top lawyer. he overa the increase use of unman drone strikes as well as the revamping of military commissions to tr

i'm tony harris in new york looking at the stop stories. . a federal appeals court blocked a judges ruling that the nypd tactic known as stop and frisk. the court removed the jug from the case. judge shynnland ruled a tactic on unfairly tarted minorities. >> breaking news on syria - israeli war planes hit a shipment from russia. the shipment was said to be of russian missiles. when al jazeera reached the white house - officials would not comment. >> syria met a deadline to destroy its chemical weapons. a spokesman for the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons says they are inoperable. congress got an update. u.s. ambassador to syria, robert ford testified. he talked about the state of the assad regime and the opposition. >> the conflict in syria is a grinding war of attrition. the regime is suffering mann power shortages. for that reason it brought in foreign fighters were hezbollah, from the iran revolutionary guard corp and iraqi shia militia men. the moderate opposition that we support is fighting on two fronts - both agains

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. face to face. for the first time president obama meets with top republicans to stop the shutdown. and remembering the man known as the master of the modern day thriller, author tom clancy. >> a possible end to the government shutdown or business as usual, all eyes are on washington, d.c. where in 90 minutes president obama will meet with house and senate leaders at the white house to talk about ways to end the shutdown. the shutdown is having a ripple affect on wall street. investors are feeling a little uneasy and the dow has shut down 60 points. how much can we read into this meeting with the president. >> reporter: they have been talking but they have not been talking in the same direction of one another, so i guess its progress that house and senate leaders are going to be meeting with the president in the white house. they all spoke by phone individually monday night before the shutdown but there have been no direct negotiations with the white house or republicans as well. they will be there t

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. >> calling out democrats. house speaker john boehner pushes negotiation as the government shutdown continues. >>> a state of emergency is in affect along the gulf coast as tropical storm karen closes in.

i'm tony harris wit the stop stories. german is sendin ds sending it's top ie director to the u..

i'm tony harris. we'll have a look at today's top stories. >> make no mistake, the bills the republicans are putting on the floor today is a decision to default. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi denounces the latest republican budget deal. iran budget proposals have talks over the nuclear program. and abu al al-liby denounces cn court. >>> it appears we may be on the brink of default and a possible credit down grade predictbly. members of congress are playing the blame game. >> this republican habit of an tajing any effort to move forward is a luxury our country cannot afford. >> i think the republicans are making a good faith effort from the house, and their provisions of it that the democrats agree with, but it's a reason to negotiate. instead the democrats are rejecting it out of hand, and i think that's wrong. >> so of course there was a lot of talk but no agreement to end the stalemate. wall street was optimistic about the deal but then it went south. we go to libby casey, she's on capitol h

tony harris is woshing hard today. >> fourth and nine. and they will not. the pass is dropped by amerson. lose it on downs. they're out of time-outs. and the dallas cowboys are going to be tied with the philadelphia eagles for first place in the nfc east. >> cris: this was a perfect throw. just a dead flat drop on fourth down. right in the midsection. >> cris: overall, what is your assessment of grif continue to night? we saw a couple flashes of the old griffin. >> cris: i think he fought his guts out. he looked better running tonight. they had no running game to speak of. it was only his runs, his scrambles in the first half. didn't get a lot of support. and his receivers didn't get open for him. >> al: they dropped the ball. >> cris: they dropped the ball. he had a couple moments. but for most part, i would not pin this within on rg-3. >> al: right after the game we we'll have a look ahead to next week's monster matchup. >> cris: robert griffin. he has seen some of the skills that made him special a year ago. a guy that had the top yards per pass and top

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. face-to-face at the white house, president obama trying to broker a compromise. >>> from keeping the government running to paying the bills. the latest as the u.s. approaches the debt limit. >>> the master of the modern day thriller is gone. america remembers best-selling author, tom clansy. ♪ >>> a new effort is underway to end the first government

i'm tony harris in for ali velshi, and this is real money. >> this isal

tony harris is woshing hard today. >> fourth and nine. and they will not. the pass is dropped by amerson. lose it on downs. they're out of time-outs. and the dallas cowboys are going to be tied with the philadelphia eagles for first place in the nfc east. >> cris: this was a perfect throw. just a dead flat drop on fourth down. right in the midsection. >> cris: overall, what is your assessment of grif continue to night? we saw a couple flashes of the old griffin. >> cris: i think he fought his guts out. he looked better running tonight. they had no running game to speak of. it was only his runs, his scrambles in the first half. didn't get a lot of support. and his receivers didn't get open for him. >> al: they dropped the ball. >> cris: they dropped the ball. he had a couple moments. but for most part, i would not pin this within on rg-3. >> al: right after the game we we'll have a look ahead to next week's monster matchup. >> cris: robert griffin. he has seen some of the skills that made him special a year ago. a guy that had the top yards per pass and top

i'm tony harris. we'll take a look at today's top stories. a report is criticizing the u.s. for using drones to kill its enemies, and that it violates international law and can be classified as war crimes. many of the victims of the attacks have been civilians. >> everyone wants to know why. that's the big question. the answer is we don't know right now. >> police in sparks, nevada, say they're actively trying to find out why a 12-year-old student open fired monday in a middle school. the boy killed a teacher, wounded two students and then killed himself. >>> the jobs report is out today, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.2%. the report was delayed due to the government shutdown. secretary of state john kerry met with world leaders today about syria's war. certificatey said the political solution is the only way to end the conflict. we want to remind that you www.aljazeera.com is providing special coverage of the plight of syrian refugees, including stories, analysis and video reports of the situation facing millions of syrians displaced by the ongoing civil war. you'll fin

i'm tony harris with look at your top stories. in northern nevada two people are dead after a shooting. the shooting happened in sparks, nevada near reno. secretary of state john kerry arrived in france for talks about the middle east, but wound up answering to new allegations of spying. later president obama told french president that there are legitimate concerns about the issue. president obama addressed the problems plaguing the rollout of the affordable care act. mr. obama says the product is good regardless of numerous issues with signing up on the website. and there will be a house probe on the obama rollout. same-sex couples are getting married in new jersey. the state's top court refused to delay gay marriages any longer. today chris christie withdrew his opposition to the marriages. that's are the heads. "real money" is ali velshi is next. ♪ ♪ >>> reports of a record settlement between the government and america's largest bank over mortgages that led to the financial crisis. but is squeezing $13 billion out of jpmorg

>> this is al jazeera america, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the u.n. security double is calling on the syrian government to allow immediate access for humanitarian aid. aid organizations warn of starvation in the country. and u.n. inspectors, find and destroy chemical weapons. >>> president obama will meet with congressional leaders in 30 minutes to talk about the government shutdown. house speaker boehner's office said the white house invitation appeared to be a sign the president might be backing down on his refusal to negotiate changes to the affordable care act. but white house spokesman jay carney said the president will not be offering any concessions. house democrats unveiled an immigration reform bill for 11 million undocumented workers living in the united states. it tightens border security. minority leader nancy pelosi said she's hopeful that republicans and democrats will now be able to come together to pass legislation. >>> millions of people tried to log in for government-backed healthcare but there were glitches. government officials say

i'm tony harris with a look at today ace top stories. in the wake of repeated real aggravations about national security agencies spying. the chief of the nsa and director of national intelligence testified before congress put forward tuesday which stopped the nsa widespread surveillance of phone records. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. >> an apology from marilyn tavanner about the problems of the affordable care act website. testifying before a sharply critical house committee. it has been one year since hurricane sandy hit the northeast and people are still dealing with insurance claims to clean up of hurricane sandy estimated to be around $65 billion. u.n. officials confirm an outbreak of polio and syria the first in 14 years. there are ten confirmed cases, most of those tested are babies and toddlers. last week the u.s. launched a campaign to immunize 2.5 million children against polio and other diseases. those are the headlines here on al jazeera. real money with ali velshi is next.

i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. [♪ music ] >> hello, washington's fight over the debt has drawn the ire and eyeballs of capitols across the globe. american politician versus been in the international press calling to question americ amers economic supremacy as well as it's position of global leadership. perhaps no nation is more concerned that china. which holds the biggest piece of u.s. debt, a figure in the trillions of dollars. there are jen sin concerns that the united states could now do what was previously unthinkable, default on its obligations. because republicans and democrats cannot be reached. >> i guarantee you we'll move beyond this, and we'll move beyond it in strength and determination. >> secretary of state john kerry stood in for president obama on monday as he spoke before a room of international leaders for apec forum. after the u.s. government shutdown on october 1st the president decided it was best to stay in washington. >> i want you all to know

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the budget topped the agenda as law makes in washington get back to business. the united nations said u.s. drone strikes have killed more civilians than the government is willing to admit. >> police in florida are trying to track down two convicted killers who used forged papers to walk free. >> back to business or simply business as usual, the budget tops the agenda, but republicans have one plan, departments have another. time is short. lawmakers have until mid december to agree on a long term budget. if they don't and it's business as usual, the impact will be felt well into next year. libby casey is in washington for us. libby, are things getting back to normal down there? >> they really are for the most part. federal workers are back on the job. you know, it is a ripple effect, though. even as those workers go back, the personal economics of so many other people who are tied to the government, who work at tourist sites are going to take a while to rebuild after the government shu

i'm tony harris with look at your top stories. in northern nevada two people are dead after a shooting. the shooting happened in sparks, nevada near reno. secretary of state john kerry arrived in france for talks about the middle east, but wound up answering to new allegations of spying. later president obama told french president that there are legitimate concerns about the issue. president obama addressed the problems plaguing

>>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's stop stories. inspectors say syria is no longer able to manufacture chemical weapons. syria met the deadline to destroy its facilities. it has until next summer to destroy it's chemical arsenal. with the 47 million families that need to buy food will be getting less help tomorrow. right now the maximum monthly benefit for a family of four is $668. that will be reduced by $36. soon you won't have to shut down your tablet or some other devices during takeover and landing. today the faa loosened those rules. you still can't make phone calls or send text, but if you want to watch a movie or listen to your music, you are good to go. >>> the former major of new jersey is now a senator. he is the first african american elected to the senate since barack obama. he will serve the remaining 14 months of the late frank laudenberg's term. "real money with ali velshi" is next. ♪ ♪ >> harvesting corn with the sun of warren buffet as congress debates farm subsidies and food subsidies. and a big treat, no tri

this is tony harris with a look at today's top stories. new allegations of spying in the united states. germany said there is evidence that the united states monitored angela merkel's private phone calls. president obama spoke to her to assure her that the united states is not and will not monitor her private communications. secretary of state john kerry met in rome with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and newly released video shows syrian revenges rescued off the coast of malta. survivers say libyan traffickers shot their boat leaving them to drown. 400 were on the boat, and it's believed 200 drowned. >>> bank of america was found liable for siling bad mortgages to sally may and freddi fannie . they are seeking $800 million in damages. >> when u.s. national security policies kill civilians in ally nations questions of sovereignty and legality get in the way of good relations. drones in pakistan. that's tonight's inside story. >> hello, i'm libby casey in washington. pakistan and united states have a complicated and often strain

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. senate leaders are said to be close to a deal to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling until next year. it would keep the government open until january 15th, and extend the debt limit until february 7th. other major fiscal issues would be dealt with later. the dow jones opened in negative territory, but finished the day up 64 points. >>> a libbian al-qaeda suspect is now in new york and expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. he is accused of helping plan and conduct surveillance for the u.s. embassy bombings in africa more than 10 years ago. >>> website glitches are preventing some people from signing up for health care. according to a poll by the associated press, fewer than one in ten people who tried to sign up actually could. the obama administration says it will begin releasing participation data in november. "real money" with ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >>> all right. real winners three americans who's brilliance helped shine the light ow