0 pereira. >> good morning, welcome to "new day," friday, september 27th, 6:00 in the east. tgif except that does mean a day closer to a possible government shutdown. three days out, still no compromise in sight. more concerning than time is tone. the white house comparing republicans to terrorists. can paychecks and interest rates be at risk because of all this partisan pandering? we'll take you through where things stand and what's at stake? >> there are carmakers who advertise these amazing high-tech systems. they'll help you avoid a crash or stop the car automatically if it senses a collision is coming. but do they really work? one group put the cars to the test and we'll tell you how they all stack up. she is one of the biggest names in politics. chelsea clinton sitting down with our piers morgan. find out what she says about her mom's white house plans and perhaps her own political future. >> but first let's begin with a just released blockbuster report on global warming. it's the most thorough scientific study ever done on the subject and here is the disturbing headline that's just coming out. the u.n.'s intergovernmental panel on climate change concluding with near certainty that global warming and real and humans are mostly to blame for this. the landmark report came out just two hours ago. we have a team of reporters on this to cover all the angles. we begin our coverage with indra petersons. we're looking at 95% certainty, not that there's climate change but that humans are involved. that is the big landmark. this is a change from 90% from the last time they released this report. what are we talking about here? there's two parts. with warmer days and nights, very likely the changes occurred and humans are to blame. we talk about tropical storms, a big topic for many of us. low competence in that area. high sea levels, likely confidence in both areas, human involvement and the fact that it's occurring. who is involved with this? we're talking about it being extremely likely. 66%, that was the confidence in 2001. look at that jump in confidence that we've seen from that period of time. this is a report that comes from a thousand experts around the world. we're talking 39 countries. the purpose of it, we want politicians around the world, they're going line by line to make sure they understand it so they know what kind of policies they need to set moving forward. there's controversy. here's what's going on. from 1950 on we know we've been releasing carbon into the atmosphere. we have been talking about temperatures going up a degree fahrenheit since then. here's where the controversy lies. in the last 15 years, that rate has slowed. what are people saying? it was only 0.9 degrees fahrenheit, is it human involvement? human involvement exists yet the rate is slowing. they want you to say, ignore this. look at the big picture. look, here's the big picture. it is still going up. that is the trend. that is what they don't want you to miss. a lot skeptics will say, looking at a model moving forward in time, you need to say the projections are accurate. to do that, you have to go backwards in time. that's the concern there. what is the reason to are that? we're talking about el nino and la nina. that's what they're pointing to. the ocean holds your warmth in the ocean. if the ocean is warm in an el nino year it's warmer outside. it can't hold in the warmth. since 1998 it's been cooler and with that we're talking about the temperatures slightly going down. that can change and that's what we'll be watching and that's where the skepticism comes from. >> all right, indra. now that we know what's in the u.n. report and assuming we choose to believe it, a tougher choice may be what to do about it. how can we alter some of the more dire predictions suggesting that cities like miami might be under water in the next few decades. our coverage continues with chad myers live from south florida this morning. good morning. >> reporter: think about a thermometer, either it's the red alcohol or the shiny silver mercury. when the alcohol warms up, the alcohol or mercury goes up. that's what's happening to the ocean. the ocean is expanding just like a thermometer is expanding. the ocean 'sea level is rising. i drove to miami beach on wednesday and i said there must be a water main break, there's water in the streets. the professor said that's just high tide. i said it's just high tide? but there's water here. this isn't even a king tide. the big tide didn't it the happen for two more weeks. wait till you see what happens there. there will be more water in the streets. there's no denying in this town that the sea level is going up. the ocean is rising quicker than in decades past and predictions made by some research scientists make the situation sound pretty dire. >> by the midpart of the century, 2050, 2060, most of the barrier islands in the world will have to be evacuated. >> that includes miami. it's hard to imagine, iconic miami beach desserted but it is obvious that rising water is already a common problem here. on a sunny day, a high tide is enough to flood some streets. >> we live on lime stone. it's like a porous sponge. we really can't use levees to hold back the water. >> reporter: while the city tens to find ways to deal with the excess water, many experts say there's no way to stop it. >> we saw barricades and sandbags all along alton because the water sits there during high tide. let's put one more foot of water on top of this for just a one-foot sea level rise from here from miami beach. >> every single street that's blue will have water in it if we get a one-foot rise in sea level? >> yes. >> reporter: that's a problem. >> the king tides, it will be higher than this. but this is seasonally showing you the places that will be affected first. >> the important thing is, is to keep observing what's happening, to look at all the ranges and projections and then come back to the policymakers and say here's the actions you have to take. >> reporter: the southeast florida climate change compact has been created to monitor and mitigate the harsh consequences of climate change. >> they're not sticking their heads in the sand. they know this is a real problem. >> reporter: this is a real problem and not just for miami or south beach. south beach itself, a few feet higher because of the sand dune. there are so many low-lying cities in america from galveston to new orleans to tampa and ft. myers and here and on up the east coast. >> when you list the things off, you see how many people, states and cities need to be paying attention to this report, just as you pointed out. >> right. move over to capitol hill. one step forward, two steps back. that may be the only way to describe what's happening in congress this week. the senate is scheduled to vote on a bill to fund the government until mid-november of next year and avoid a government shutdown. it is expected to strip out a provision that would defund obamacare, setting up a contentious battle with the house. the deadline three days away. senior white house correspondent jim acosta is joining us with the latest on the back and forth. >> reporter: back and forth, back and forth, that's right, kate. senate democrats are confident they will get a bill out of the senate later on this afternoon that will keep the government running and avoid a shutdown. the honest truth is, nobody knows what happens after that. that's because both sides sound as if they're headed toward a shutdown. three days and counting and there's no compromise in sight that could avert a government shutdown. right behind that september 30th shutdown deadline, the nation could go into default roughly two weeks later, unless congress raises the debt ceiling, despite warnings from an economist of a disaster, republicans say they'll approve an increase in the debt limit only if the president agrees to their demands, like delaying obamacare by a year and more budget cuts. president obama says he won't negotiate over the debt ceiling. >> to suggest america not pay its bills, just to try to blackmail a president into giving them some concessions on issues that have nothing to do with the budget. i mean, this is the united states of america. we're not a deadbeat nation. >> reporter: the white house is ratcheting up the rhetoric, accusing some republicans of acting like terrorists. >> we are for cutting spending, we are for reforming our tax code. we're not for negotiating with people with a bomb strapped to their test. >> american people, this is the gop. we have your economy. >> reporter: the democratic party is echoing that message, releasing this fake debt ceiling ransom call from the gop. >> clock's ticking. we hope you don't make us do this. >> reporter: republicans say that kind of talk is an outrage. >> it's completely unrealistic for the president to say that we're not going to negotiate over the debt ceiling. that he thinks somehow we should be giving him another blank check to continue these record deficits? >> reporter: gop leaders point to new polls showing americans want the president to negotiate. trading budget cuts for an increase to the debt ceiling. >> the president says i'm not going to negotiate. >> reporter: sorry. >> it just doesn't work that way. >> we call on the president now, harry reid, to sit down with us and let's solve the problem. >> reporter: as for the issue that's been at the heart of the threats of a government shutdown, obamacare, yesterday the obama administration acknowledged a couple of glitches with the rollout, the implementation of this health care law. online signup for small businesses to provide coverage for their employees, that will not be ready until november 1st and spawn language signup for these online insurance exchanges, that, too, has hit a delay. the administration says that will be worked out in time. but, chris and kate, getting back to this threat of a government shutdown, the office of management and budget here at the white house plan on sending out a new parameters, new guidelines to federal agencies across the government today that sort of get them ready for what might happen on monday if we go into a shutdown. but of course all of that can be averted if there's a last-second deal. we just don't see one yet. >> chris, that is the hope, that there's light at the end of the tunnel and it ain't the train. thank you very much. appreciate the reporting. major developments at the u.n. regarding syria and the future of roo of iran nuclear program. john kerry's meeting with iran's foreign minister made history as the first face-to-face in 30 years but did it make a difference? chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is live at our washington bureau. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning. in a single day at the u.n., incredible progress on two of the u.s.'s, really the world's most intractable problems in the middle east. syria and iran. let's talk about iran, the highest level meeting between u.s. and iranian officials in 30 years, john kerry and mohammad zarif. they sat right next to each other. then on the sidelines of that meeting, a bilateral between the two. now, coming out, some immediate expectations, management from secretary kerry. he said, quote, one meeting and a change in tone are not enough but many participants inside that room described an energetic and substantial discussion. today the iaea, the international atomic energy agency has a meeting as well. the u.s. and russia have reached agreement on a u.n. resolution governing the complete elimination of syria's chemical weapons, a draft text went to the 15 members of the u.n. security council last night. they will vote on it as soon as tonight. the key elements of that draft as you mentioned, chris, syria legally obligated to allow inspectors and soon teams into the country that will remove and destroy its weapons. if they don't comply, sanctions will come under chapter 7 of the u.n. charter, however, to impose sanctions, including military action, the u.s. would have to go back to the u.n. security council for another vote. really when we think chris and kate where we were a couple of weeks ago, remarkable progress on both of those countries that we could have predicted a year ago. >> excellent point. jim sciutto, good to see you. >> there's a lot of news developing at this very hour. let's get straight to michaela for the latest. five people dead and 12 are in the hospital after a residential building collapse in mumbai. rescue crews are searching through that rubble. dozens of people are still believed to be trapped underneath. the owner of the five-story building set more than 20 apartments were occupied on the upper levels. groups have expressed concern with neglect in the old buildings in that area. a kenyan counterterrorism source says one man gave himself away as a suspect when a machine gun magazine fell out of his pocket. there are reports that a white woman was among the attackers, sparking issues about samantha lewthwaite. a medical emergency at 34,000 feet. united airlines flight 1603 from houston to seattle making an emergency landing in boise, id i thursday after the pilot suffered a heart attack. the boeing 737 landed safely. the pilot rushed to the hospital. no word on his condition. 161 passengers and 6 crew members were aboard. passengers were able to get on another plane to head to their destination of seattle. another run-in with the law for george zimmerman. he was pulled over five weeks ago because his window tinting was too dark. he blamed the violation on death threats and he was allowed to leave with a warning. this is the third time zimmerman's been stopped by police since he was found not guilty of murdering trayvon martin. a high-speed chase with police comes to a crashing end. four people injured, including the driver who sped off from a dui stop and a police cruiser narrowly avoided the impact. dramatic video of a dangerous high-speed chase. watch as a florida state trooper barely escapes collision after the fleeing suspect slams into another car and spins out of control. it all begins when a trooper pulls over this man, 30-year-old james maddux on suspicion of dui. the trooper asks him to step out of the vehicle. >> do me a favor and step out, sir. >> reporter: watch as maddux flees the scene at speeds over 100 miles per hour. seconds later, the suspect runs a red light and bangs into another car, the driver of that car, thrown from his vehicle. maddux then barely misses the trooper's cruiser as his car goes up in flames. he's ejected from the prius as it careens off the road. inside the car, an 18-year-old passenger who is trapped in the burning wreckage. >> we have one over here! >> he's inside? >> yes. >> reporter: officers move quickly to pull that teen to safety. >> not only is he facing a bench of charges, he's in the hospital, so are two people in the car that he hit. this was a bad situation all around. lucky it wasn't worse. >> that's exactly right. >> good story. thank you for that. let's get back to indra petersons with a look at the weekend forecast. >> i love that. this is the word weekend, it sounds so good. it's nice. we have a double whammy out there. we talk the northeast to the southeast. generally being dry. florida you'll always have your afternoon thunderstorms but overall, temperatures are perfect and only an afternoon thunderstorm in florida. no complaining there. d.c. 70s. atlanta, more 70s. loving this. we see the story going to be once again, notice all the cool temperatures in the pacific northwest. temperatures 15 or so degrees below normal. on the other side of it, temperatures 15 degrees above normal. when you see that and you have a system move through the area, you'll see severe thunderstorms. that's what we're looking for today. nebraska through texas. not just heavy rain but some could be severe. that's the only big story. if there's nothing that major out there, i'm liking it. have a good weekend, everyone. >> where are you going? >> boston. >> very nice. >> i have plans. >> you're saying good-bye for the weekend. >> see you later. >> when we run the tape for the next two hours -- >> coming up on "new day," we've been following this story. to too many people it's too wrong. a former teacher walks free after serving just a month behind bars for raping a 14-year-old student. that student later committed suicide. the case is triggering nationwide outrage but can the young victim's family ever hope to find justice? also, this is head. you've seen the ads on tv. sophisticated, high-tech safety systems that can warn you before a crash even happens, even stopping your car for you. how well do they really work? we put it to the test. more on that ahead. 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