Welcome to al jazerra america, i am stef did sy. It is now two weeks since the Government Shutdown. And only a few days until the debt ceiling deadline expires, with the stakes incredibly high, Party Leaders in the senate are working tote and expressing optimism about a possible compromise, the big question is can they get republicans in the house to go a long. White house correspondence Mike Viqueira has the latest 78 ideal in the senate may be at hasnt and just in th nick of time. There is no guarantee that a senatepassed plan can pass in the house of representatives now with just two days to go before the nation reach that his deadline. I am feeling a little sticky. Reporter president obama visited a Washington Food Bank where he greeted furloughed workers and kept the pressure on for ideal. If republicans arent willing to set aside some of their partisan concerns in order to do what is right for the country, we stand a good chance of defaulting. Reporter there are signs the worst m
Welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. We have some breaking news to report out of libya this morning. Lib january Authorities Say they dont know the whereabouts of Prime Minister ali zeidan who has been kidnapped by gunmen at a hotel in tripoli. Security guards at the hotel described the situation as resembling an arrest with the Prime Minister taken by force at gun point. Al jazerra has learned he was taken by a group called the linear Operations Chamber it comes days after he asked the west to help stop the spread of militancy in his country. He says those militants were using libya as a base to export weapons. The kidnapping comes days after a raid by u. S. Special forces who captured an al quada leader there. Well continues to follow the story as news break. Edward snowden arrived in how caw on sunday hoping to see his son. The former nsa contractor was granted ahead sigh legal in russia last month. Hes responsible for leaking details of government surveillance programs
Meningit. S outbreak. President obama in his campaign paused to focus on income disperty in america. In a speech president obama says hell devote the rest of his term to addressing the widening gap between the rich and poor, calling it the defining challenge of our time. Mike viqueira has more from the white house. The facts are beyond dispute and the president sought to highlight the growing gap between rich and pore, striking a populous thing. He was up to two themes, themes struck throughout the presidency, first and second term. He talked about the growing cap between rich and poor, and trying to raise the minimum wage, backing a height or legislation of 10. 10. Many states are moving on their own. The president was trying to somehow up his Political Base after a roll out of healthcare. Gov. Democrats are disspirited and concerned heading into the elections. This was the latest in a series of events. The president spoke to the base and what he said was music to the ears. Talking ab
Addiction has landed him a job in the united states. [ music ] president obama had a lot to say about economic inequality. Perhaps it was an attempt to divert attention from the rollout from his health care law. He struck a nerve when he talked about the middle class and how Many Americans are learning. Well take a look at this with an american who knows what its like to live that way. First, Mike Viqueira at the white house the facts are beyond dispute. The government sought to highlight the gap between the rich and poof. He was up to two themes. These are themes struck throughout the presidency, first and second term. He talked about the gap between rich and poor and talking about trying to raise the minimum wage. He got behind that, backing a height or legislation and congress thats 0. 10 an hour. Many states are moving on their own. The president deniably is trying to shore up a Political Base after a rocky rollout of healthcare. Gov. Democrats are dispirited. This is the latest in
Will have his hands full in london setting up talks trying to end the war in syria. Dealing with criticism that the nsa has been identifying spao eug ospying on france. Welcome to Al Jazerra America i am stephanie sy. We are following breaking news out of San Francisco. Where the Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency and Union Workers have reached a tentative Labor Agreement ending the ongoing bart strike there. Bart said it will be a i believe to restart limited Train Service Tuesday Morning after four days without any service. Officials say they hope to have the system fully operational by the afternoon commute. Details were not released. The union needs to improve the tentative agreement. The town of sparks nevada is waiting for answers after a kay kai on the i can shooting at a middle school left one teacher dead and two students injured. Police say a 13yearold student brought a gun to school and opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Melissa chan has more on the investigation.