actions on victims families. >> a surprise on wall street as the federal reserve stunned just about every by leaving it's stimulus program as is, stocks as you can see here rallying on the news. the dow slightly down before the announcement took off, and it is flirting with an all-time high. patricia, what it always means. >> you can quantify ready, ready, ready--not yet. now this program is meant to support the economy by keeping interest rates low but apparen apparently the feds does not feel the economy is ready to stand on its own yet. a key concern, unemployment. while the unemployment rate has improved slightly over the past year a lot of people are dropping out of the workforce. >> not all labor market developments are positive. the labor force rate fell, and real wages remained flat. >> and bernanke cited other concerns such as fiscal tightening and rising mortgage rates. rates has jumped a full percentage point since may. that's largely in response to bernanke saying in june that the feds will pull back. that has slowed the housing recovery, and this has led to the forecast for the years. for the middle east the cheap credit will continue to flow. >> reporter: greg a senior financial analyst, and he joins us from florida. you're not going to sit here and tell me you weren't surprised by the fed decision, are you? >> you know, a little bit. i did say it was going to be a game time decision. much like that baseball player who is day-to-day, and given the fact that the fundamentals of the economy have not changed in the past few months. we have a slow growth with high unemployment. you couple that with the debt ceiling wrangling, it gave the fed all they needed to hold off for a month or so. >> status quo, what does it say about the underlying from fragility to leave well enough alone? >> we're just not at a point where the fed is confident that the economy will walk on its own two feet up right when it pulls the crutches of stimulus away. we will be, but we're just not there yet with the budget debate, the debt ceiling, the fed felt discretion was a better part of valor. >> so greg, we see what is happening on wall street, and the dow up around 147 now. what will be the impact of this if any on main street? i'm thinking interest rates. >> well, from an interest rate perspective the fed has been very clear in saying they're nowhere close to raising short term interest rates. rates. you can continue to enjoy low rates for the foreseeable future. when it comes to mortgaged, we saw jumps in mortgage on the specklous that the fed will dial back the stimulus. but eventually we'll see the feds dial back and that will mean higher mortgage rates. and look, the market is addicted to the fedded stimulus. the fact that they're continuing at least for another month is welcome news on wall street. that's why you see the equity market is yet at another record high. just good news for anyone who has a 402 k for now. >> greg mcbrian is a senior financial analyst with bank rate.com. >> reporter: two days after the gunfire erupted from the washington navy yard we're learning more about aaron alexis. president obama will be among those that attending the memorial service on sunday to remember the 12 people who died in monday's shooting. randall pinkston is following latest developments, and he's joining us now from washington. randall? >> secretary chuck hagel said he's going to look at a key question in this whole incident. how is it that someone like aaron alexis who has brushes with law enforcement, misuse of weapons firing into the ceilings of an apartment not to mention mental issues, how was it that he was able to obtain security clearance that would allow him access to a military base? >> obviously there were a lot of red flags, as you noted. why they didn't get picked up. why they didn't get incorporated in the process. what he was doing. those are all legitimate questions that we're going to be dealing with. when you go back in hindsight and look at all this there were red flags, of course there were. should we have picked them up? why didn't we? how could we? all these questions need to be answered. >> secretary hagel has authori authorized an top to bottom investigation along with other agencies along with congress, which we thin suspect will looko security clearances in the weeks and months ahead. we heard from the mother of aaron alexis, katherine alexis said she wanted to apologize to the families of the murder victims. >> our son, aaron alexis has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting affect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did, and i'll never be able to ask him why. aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone. and for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> today the commander of the washington navy yard said that it will resume full operations tomorrow and continue to offer grief candling to whoever needs it. not only those who were in the building but anyone who was throughout the sprawling facility. there will be one facility not reopening tomorrow, that is building 197 where investigators are still collecting evidence and tracing the paths of all the bullets that killed all 12 civilians here this monday. >> randall, secretary hagel has ordered this top-to-bottom review procedures and protocols. i'm wondering will anything change while the pentagon is reviewing its security policy? >> well, tony, we don't have a specific answer to that, but if we want to project from what the secretary of defense has said and other government officials have said we can certainly expect that every government agency will be automatically reviewing private contractors, and especially civilian employees who have military backgrounds in the days going forward even before they change the procedures. once the reports are in we expect there will be new procedures in place as well. >> randall pinkston in washington, d.c. thank you. nine men and three women died in monday's shooting. they were parents, grandparents, sons and daughters, veterans, teachers. we have more on the people president obama called patriots. >> when he looked at her, he looked straight at her, clenched that jaw and just, boom. >> reporter: john weaver saw aaron alexis claim one of his first 12 victims. >> he killed her. she did not deserve to die a horrible death like they did. it was tragic. >> reporter: like weaver many can't forget the unspeakable violence. but families and friends are trying to remember how these 12 people lived, not as they died. >> people will remember dad as the incredible man he was. >> john roger johnson worked at the navy yard but was patriarch of a large family. mary frances knight was also a teacher, passing technology expertise to her students. vishnu pandit was the kind of guy you would like to be your neighbor, always lending a lending hand. >> this is a very difficult thing to process. for myself it will take me nears to come to terms with it. >> a major coffee chain is caught in the middle of the gun control debate. starbucks is now asking customers to leave their guns at home. but the company insists it is not an outryan ban. starbucks deferred to local laws that allow some people to bring weapons into stores. the shooting took place just after a month after the n the nn victims. they and others are calling on congress to pass background checks. >> this is a tragic reminder that congress is not doing enough to stop gun violence. we would like to offer our deepest condolences to families who lost loved ones. how many more must die. >> stiff resistence prevent bills from moving forward. a report compared gun-related deaths in countries that have loose gun laws to countries that have strict laws. guns are common in south africa. where for every 100,000 people there are 9.4 gun related fatalities. in the united states that number is even higher, 10.2, but in the united kingdom where few people own guns it is just .25. now to colorado. where authorities are going door to door searching for people who are missing after tore recommendation rain. urban search and rescue teams began picking through homes, vehicles and piles. of debris. the number of people miss something down to 300 while some who live in the hard hit town of lyons is allowing to home. >> reporter: this is the golden ticket for people going back into lyons today. this is the access pass they have to have to prove that they live there. not everyone is allowed to go back, just those who live in the outside of town. those living in downtown will not be allowing to back. when they do, they have to show the access pass at this national guard checkpoint. the national guard along th the boulder county sheriff are checking i.d.es. we have incredible stories to tell, and the helicopter coming over head right now. the incredible stories of rescue and gratitude of everyone who has been pulled out of this town for the past week. >> we're allowed to get a pass where we can come and go once a day, which is great because my husband left before all this happened, and he's coming back today, and i was trying to figure out how to get him in because people that don't--they're not allowing anyone in. >> reporter: when people do get back and they're able to get back into their homes. two things, one, you have to boil the water. you can't use the water. it may be contaminated. there is a no flush order in place. that means people inside their homes will not be able to flush their toilets. the sewer system in town has been washed out. you have to have this access pass. this is the golden ticket for people in the hard hit town of lagoonlyons heading back to thee today. >> meteorologist: meteorologist dave warren. incredible pictures coming out of colorado and more flooding coming out of the rivers. we're seeing flooding moving through colorado into nebraska where flood warnings are in effect. showers are moving from he is west to east not falling over the same areas. a little more rains falling down that should not result in much more flooding. all the flooding that happened still seeing major flooding now. this is where it is now, major flooding, record flooding, the forecast has it still above flood stage through saturday. to nebraska, not at flood stage but the forecast calls for flooding in nebraska along the rivers that flow west to east, and that goes to moderate flooding and stays there from tuesday and wednesday of next week. the flooding warnings are issued all the way through nebraska and we have more storms developing in the tropics. >> thank you. flooding is a huge problem in mexico which has been hit by two tropical storms and is bracing for more rain. large parts of the country are underwater after hurricane ingrid hit the gulf coast and tropical storm manuel hit the east coast. more than 50 people have died and flooding and mudslides have trapped many. >> at least a dozen people were buried under this mountain of mud. just one of the many landslides in mexico after a rare combination of storms lashed from two coasts. rescue workers who were trying to clean up from the previous landslide was swept away. >> reporter: the volunteers were clocleaning the highway, and thy were dragged by the mudslide. >> reporter: streets turned into rivers as two-thirds of the country try to recover from the worst storm season it has seen in many decades. more than a million people have been affected by heavy rains, flashed floods and swollen rivers. aid agencies and the government are struggling to provide for tens of thousands of people in emergency shelters. >> the federal government is making and sending out its best effort to have an adequate coordination with state authorities so we're able to provide the necessary support to the families who are unfortunately being affected. >> reporter: in the resort city of acapulco, jet skis had to be used to rescue stranded people but many had to wade through deep water and cling to dangerous zip lines for safety. >> we're desperate because we cannot return to our city or jobs. our time at the hotel is up so we'll see how they will support us. >> reporter: at least 40,000 people were trapped at the acapulco airport when the storms hit and many had to be taken to the capital in military planes. there were some instances of looting. some said that he had to steal food because they had nothing to eat for days. for tens of thousands of people it may be some time left before they can even think about returning to a normal life. >> in texacoming up, the push tn the lonestar state from red to blue. and a building seized by government ahead. faultlines investigates why so many babies are dying in america's inner cities. >> lot a times programs and stuff all they care about is numbers. they don't care about people. >> faultlines: america's infant mortality crisis. >> welcome back, every. the u.s. government is one step closer of seizing control of a manhattan skyscraper. it is secretly owned by iran. a federal judge approved the request which argued that the building is being used for money laundering and violates sanctions against iran. we're live outside of the building in midtown manhattan. what's going on here? >> reporter: well, that's right. i'm standing at 52nd street and fifth avenue in the heart of this section of manhattan's luxury shopping. there is a rolex store and behind me is a godiva chocolate shop and clothing store there. but the u.s. government said this building's real business is laundering money and funneling it to the government of iran. it accuses the buildings owners being a front for the bank of the iran and in a long running legal this goes back to 2008. there was a key ruling an 82-page ruling, a federal judge in manhattan said the government can now proceed to a seizure, taking control of it selling it and using the pr proceeds to hep victims. it will be the largest terrorism related seizure in u.s. history. >> paul, are there political implications to this decision? >> reporter: there certainly are. the newly elected president of iran will be here in new york, and president obama will be here as well. they're both expected to be here on tuesday, and there has been a lot of talk about a possible foreign relations and possible face-to-face meeting in official on the sidelines of where the two men may talk of foreign relations and sanctions against iran may be eased. this new president seems to be more moderate than his predecessors, so this is potentially a bit of a wrinkle in the issue. >> and there are oh more issues on the table than this particular building. paul, thank you. ties between brazil and united states are suffering because of the revelation abouts the national security agency ago electronic spying. brazilian president called off a planned visit to the white house over information that documents released by nsa leaker edward snowden. the documents reportedly show the u.s. monitored the brazilian's e-mails, text messages and phone calls. a statement from france and germany said, snowden deserves to be honored for shedding light on infringement of civil liberties. the award will be handed out next month. >> some of the fall out over the weekend. >> reporter: yes, big fallout because everything else was in question. what was considered to be a boxing clinic by floyd mayweather jr. was the one jaw e who saw it as a draw. she won't score fights in the future and has not made the decision to quit permanently. in nfl the win over the rams come at an extreme cost to the falcons. shawn witherspoon will be sidelined for eight weeks and jackson will miss next week's game and possibly more. the falcons have played three players on the injure reserve list after two weeks of the season. and in baseball, chris davis set a new baltimore orioles season single record when he belted his 51st home run of the year. he had been tied at 50 with brady anderson who set the mark in the 1990s. that's a look at your sports for this hour. >> for decades republicans had it this their own way in texas but a massive grassroots group is working to change that. they're working to change the state from red to blue. heidi zhou castro has more. >> reporter: 37 years as a democratic presidential candidate won the state's electoral vote. but battleground texas said the crowd is playing to isn't as tough as it seems. [♪ music ] >> so we think that texas is not a red state. we think that there are just a lot of texans that don't vote. >> reporter: battlegrounds leader jen brown helped obama win ohio in 2012. she said texas has plenty of democrats, among them many hispanic. they just don't turn out at the polls. >> if that changes and more texans are involved in the process we'll see more competitive elections. >> reporter: independent polling shows obama over romney by 41 points. and it will be the majority population here by 2020. still, less than 40% of eligible hispanic vote. battleground plans on changing that with 3,000 volunteers statewide who are registering new voters. >> so we feel if we can get more people to vote, we can actually get a government that is representative of texas. >> reporter: democrats hope that might be state senator wendy davis who energized the party this summer with the dramatic 13 hour filibuster against an anti-abortion bill. she lost that battle when republicans approved the ban but some think she saw the war bombing the brightest hope democrats have had in decades. many believe she and battleground texas are out of step. >> they're still too liberal to communicate to moderates in texas. >> reporter: greg abbott already declared battleground texas more dangerous than nuclear weapons in nort north korea. texans for greg abbott raise $5 million compared to $1.1 million for battleground texas. except those numbers to swell if and when davis enters the race for governor. >> you should get a voter card in the next 30 days. >> thank you. >> reporter: heidi zhou castro, al jazeera, fort worth, texas. >> a pension problem. lawmakers hash out a plan to fund the worst pension system in the nation. why some critics say the school is setting the kids up for failure. >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm tony harris and these are some of the top stories we're following. the defense department promised a top to bottom review after monday's shooting at the navy base in washington. the shooter displaying behavior that suggested mental illness. in colorado 600 people are still unaccounted for. and in a surprise move the federal reserve will continue bonds saying it needs to see more lasting improvement in the economy. and stocks in wall street jumped, rallied, and roared today. nearly 150 points on the decision. the white house has another crisis on its hands. it is once again squaring off with republicans in congress over the federal debt ceiling. this time the g.o.p. is offering to cut a deal--sort of. mike viqueira joins us from washington to explains what that means. mike? >> reporter: well, tony, you're right. we've seen this movie before. it's often a disaster flick. there is always a happy ending or compromise at the end, and it usually comes at the last minute but this time it's looking fairly grim. october 1st. there are a couple of deadlines we're talking about here. october 1st is when the government runs out of money. it happens every fiscal year. the republicans put forward a deal by their rank and file. but it's been rejected. and we're talking about a government shut down if the house and senate don't agree on something and have it signed by the president. but conservatives say any continuation of government spending must clue a provision to defund the president's new healthcare law. there is no way the senate controlled by democrats and the president are going to go long with that. boehner put forward his plan. the president rejected it. >> there should be no conversation about shutting the government down. that's not the goal here. our goal here is to cut spending and to protect the american people from obamacare. it's as simple as that. there is no interest on our part to shut the government down. >> reporter: so john boehner said they don't want to shut the government down but if they don't defund obamacare that's just what might happen. and then the debt ceiling, it's a perennial. the congress has to agree to raise the debt ceiling around 16 trillion-dollar. the government keeps piling up debt. they say they're not going to agree to that unless significant changes are made. the president at the business round table had fairly harsh words to the congress. >> you have never seen the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling to extort a president or governing party and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and have nothing to do with the debt. >> reporter: now tony, a lot of folks may be rolling their eyes saying here we go again. they always take this to the brink. they always find ways to keep it from going over the cliff. but this time the rank and file said, we won't be fooled again. deals have been cut that they're not happy with. they were not happy with the fiscal debt. we could see the first government shut down since 1995. >> here is what confusing for people watching this. obamacare is the law of the land, and it has also, am i correct, cleared a supreme court challenge? >> i was just about to add that. the law of the land and you will held by the supreme court. as a matter of fact we're talking about deadlines. here is another significant one. if you're signing up for the marketplaces, the so-called exchanges put forward in the healthcare law, that begins on october 1st. it runs for a few months. it's kicking in in earnest now and takes full effect about midpoint next year. so republicans, this is really their last stand to do something about it, but it doesn't appear that they're going to get very far. >> quickly, i've lost count, are we up to 40 challenges of obamacare in the funding of it? >> reporter: i believe that is the unofficial count. if not, we're going to go to the tony harris count. >> mike viqueira, white house correspondent. thank you. the illinois pension program is billions of dollars in debt. but fixing the problem could force the state to break a promise to millions of retir re. >> reporter: after a quarter century of teaching judy is looking forward to retirement. but the pension she was promised by the state of illinois could be skimpy area than expected because of a $100 billion shortfall. >> are you mad? >> i'm very upset because i don't feel that the teachers are at fault. >> the blame for the pension falls squarely on the state. while employees regularly contributed 9% of their salaries towards their pension the state has not made regular contributions for decades. >> reporter: as a result illinois ranks at the top of underfunded public pensions in the u.s. last spring the illinois legislature tried to solve the problem but then adjourned without fixing it. that prompted governor pat quinn to withhold legislators paychecks, but still the committee still has no plans. >> we're moving slowly, more slowly than i would like but we're moving ahead in reaching agreements and making compromises. >> reporter: cuts in health insurance benefits and cost of living increases to future retirees. but an union representing state workers say those options are unconstitutional. >> there are a number of court cases that have tested the language, and so far any attempt to cut those benefits have been unsuccessful. >> reporter: as the pension battle continues illinois' image is getting bruised. it's lowest in the nation credit rate something a pati pariah ine business community. >> business and companies have warned them if the state does not get it's finance had order they will not invest in this state. >> reporter: public employees are not as confident about getting all of their money. judy said the cut to her retirement benefits could seriously alter her retirement plans. >> it's entirely possible we'll do something other than stay at home because i won't be able to do the things that i thought i could do. >> reporter: but the veteran teacher admits it's a sacrifice she may be forced to accept. al jazeera chicago. >> a quick update on the story. a court hearing discussed the issue of illinois state lawmakers not getting paid. a judge will issue a ruling next thursday. canadian officials are now saying six people are dead and 31 injured after a train collided with a double decker bus in ottawa this morning. the train derailed and hit the bus ripping off the front end. one witness says the bus crashed through the guardrail into the train, train safety has been under scrutiny in canada after a train derailed in québec. that accident left 47 dead. and crews are trying to stop a pickup truck from falling off a bridge in new jersey. the police say the pickup truck was towing a camper this morning, and sam how flipped over and broke apart. luckily no one was hurt but crews are trying to tow the truck off the bridge. the mother of a man shot ten times by police in north carolina over the weekend says she forgives the officer who gunned down her son but that she doesn't want justice. officer randall carrick has been charged with manslaughter after shooting ferrell who played coming football at florida a&m. approached a woman's house after being in a car crash. this is a portion of the 911 call. >> i need help. >> where are you at? >> there is a guy breaking in my front door. >> there is a guy breaking in your front door. >> he's trying to kick it down. >> okay. >> do you know this person? >> yeah, he's a black man. i opened the door. i thought it was my husband. i joke woke up. i was asleep. oh, my god, please, i can't believe i opened the door. what is wrong with me. >> you thought it was your husband. >> the three officers arrived 11 minutes into the 911 call. ferrell's attorney who viewed video from the vehicle's dash cam camera said the young man posed no threat. a girl that was missing has been found alive. she was abducted by two armed gunmen when they broke into her suburban house. after her mother told the intruders that she had month money, they dragged perez away. she appears to be in good health. money does not always talk. >> i'm in miami where the housing market is heating up. find out why competition is making it harder for some people to obtain their dream of owning a home. >> reporter: it is coming down to the wire. major league baseball, michael eaves will look at all the full mlb races. al jazeera america presents gripping films, from the worlds top documentary directors >> this is just the beginning of somthing much bigger... >> this sunday...the premier of "do the math" >> these companies are a rogue force... >> one environmentalist says fossil fuels equal disaster... will his movement add up add up to change? 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"do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. >> in just one day more than 7,000 people signed up to run in the next boston marathon. now the entries exceed the number of spots available by 2,000. that's a strong show of support after april's twin bombings that killed three and injured hundreds more. next year's race will accommodate more runners than this year's race. michael eaves is here with sports and the league still taking a hard line on the helmet to helmet hits. >> reporter: it's a serious issue they're trying to deal with, but guys are trying to play football. two days after an one-game suspension for helmet to helmet hit. the safety found down his suspension has been reduced to $100,000. still a hefty amount but less than a game check. now the league suspended him for one game without pay monday following his hit. for what the nfl deemed flagrant and repeat violations of hitting the hit of defensive players. this appeal will allow him to play again sunday against the new england patriots. tennessee titan bernard pollard was fined $200,000 for his hit on andre johnson. kareem jackson also find 42,000 on his hit on kendall wright. and badger news for two players. denver broncos brian clady will require season-ending surgery. and dwayne allen suffered an injury. now to baseball. the race to the playoffs is adding more and more pressure to these last few remaining regular-season games. that's especially the cake of the wildcard standing where the nationals were once considered the favorites in the nl east. thanks to a ninth inning rally in the afternoon and strong pitching and timely hitting, the braves running away with that division. the nationals very much within striking distance in the wildcard. in houston the reds cruised to a 10-0 win, making them the first major league team who lose is hundred games in three straight seasons. in san diego the padres got three hits including a three-run home run and three more hits from ronnie dedano as the padres beat thwin. and with all that being said let's take a look at those wildcard standings in the national league entering tonight's action. the national sweep keeps them in the conversation for one of those two spots. right now the pirates hold the top spot although they are only one game behind the cardinals for the central lead. these numbers could get even more fluid over the next couple of days. now to the american league. two wildcard leaders are starting to feel the pressure because of recent play. tampa bay's combined with the rangers mark have give four other teams hopes of sneaking in. this there is still drama. driving the first pitch for the rangers first lead in the game since september 8th. s kinslebeating tampa bay 7-1. in american east the red sox are in complete control of that division. and thanks to the new record in major league leading 51st home run chris davis helpedded baltimore edge out a 3-2 win over the red sox at fenway park. the indians and royals veryy much in contention. the indians rallied against the stingy bullpen for the 3-2 win. six teams in the hunt for the two wild car spots. the rays and the rangers have the exact at the same time record, a half game over cleveland. and three and a half over yankees and the royals. one other note to pass along, it was considered a boxing clinic by floyd mayweather jr. the only surprise was the card at the end of the fight over his win over alvarez. some judge considered it a draw. that judge cj ross, is stepping down. the 64-year-old veteran judge said she won't score any fights in the immediate future and has not made a decision to quit permanently. obviously a lot of eyes were on that fight, and it was shocking to everyone who watched it. although she has been involved in controversial decisions before. but that's the fate of boxing. >> the decision may be made for her. >> maybe. >> can we go back to baseball. this is terrific, right? the wildcard races, i mean, these guys are going to be playing meaningful games right up until the last game of the season. >> years ago before they added the wildcard, there was controversy for baseball purists. now they can go all the way to september for meaningful games and especially for the fans who dole out the money to watch them play. >> and my orioles have a shot. >> they have a shot. >> come on, os. walgreen's is joining the ranks of employers moving workers to private health exchanges. 120,000 employees of the nation's biggest pharmacy chain will be given cash to buy their coverage elsewhere. well, the housing market continues to show steady but slow improvement. the government reporting construction of new homes increased last month. driven by a surge in single family homes. the gains show higher mortgage rates may have slowed the housing rate recovery but supply shortage is keeping builders busy these days. just because the housing is bouncing back does not mean that buy something easy. let's go to miami dade county where properties are selling at a record place. >> this is a glimpse of luxury miami style. this is ready for the taking. if you have $35 million. whether you're a part of the 1 hers or the 99%, buyers in miami-dade county are facing competition. alex had already been burned six times in the last year. they're getting married in the spring and were looking to buy their first home. but each time they found one they could envision raising a family in they lost out to an all cash buyer. >> it was frustrating. here we are, two young people trying to move on, move up in life, start a life together with thinking about the future. and it's just like, a punch to the face. >> those cash buyers including private equity investors who are buying up homes to turn into rental properties. that means there are not a lot of homes for sell. >> we have decreased single family homes 80%. the prices have increased 19% to 20%. that's just in two years. they're increasing still. >> reporter: some people are back into the house flipping game. annie made a $200,000 profit on a sale of a condo she had owned just two years. then she made an offer on this home and shaved $49,000 off the asking price because she has a leverage that comes with cash. >> kind of like a win-win. i know what i'm getting. i know myout come and i know where i could be in a year. as for sardeno and ca cano justs they were about to leave the stress. they got a call from her agent. >> this is my home. i own this. >> whether it's a starter or luxury home. people are learning waiting can cost them. if they see a home they want they better bounce before someone comes along with a better offer. al jazeera, miami-dade county. >> your permalloyse personal chl keep on streaming. >> meteorologist: we have storms developing in the northwest. we'll have the details in the forecast coming up. re# #a# #d# #y# ##fo# #r# ## >> welcome back to al jazeera. ban dora can can now--pandora now can play all the music it wants. that from a judge handed down from a dispute. the ruling upholds an existing contract between pandora and the american society of composers, authors and publishers. it has a right to play it's entire cat logan. catalog. african art is enjoying new popularity. pieces by budding artists are snapped up by investors while traditional works are taking a hit. >> the foxtrot. >> reporter: one of nigeria's budding modern artists. it's called unmatched beauty. the painting includes diverse scenes and not stereotypical scenes from africa. in this series of work she calls still they rise. she focuses on the strength and resilience of women. and these paintings don't come cheap. they have solid fo sold as muchs $10,000 each. >> a lot has change drastically. a lot of people, before just to have something hanging on their wall. >> reporter: sales of her paintings show that there is a growing demand for modern art from africa. last year a piece sold for $850,000 and sales of south african art has increased 500%. and the idea that traditional african artifact respect all that african artists have to offer are changing. >> reporter: here artists say there has been a decline in sales of traditional african art, and that shoppers are going for more modern pieces. >> reporter: at the gallery nearby, the increase in sales are because nigeria and south africa pieces are more available. >> i've been in the pieces for 15 years. it's amazing that we used to sell topnotch art 15 years ago compared to prices now. this is why it's a great time to be collecting as an investment if you want, to be collecting african art in general. >> reporter: that's good news. she'll be taking her exhibition to london next month where she hopes to find new buyers. >> meteorologist: we're looking at storms in the tropics. it's all seen here on the satellite pictures tropical storm manuel. and it is spinning off the coast but tracking to the west. it will affect the baja peninsula as it moves off mexico. here it will develop in the gulf, a developing storm, that track is specifically a little uncertain because these tracks here pick up by the computer forecast, these are all tracks with the center of the storm, notice how they stay together and then split after two or three days. the storm could turn to the north or to the west. not a lot steering this system. if it goes over mexico, certainly a lot of more rain where they don't need it. we'll watch that system develop closely. right now it's an area of low pressure that could continue to develop into a named storm. temperatures across the country are warming up in the midwest as the storm develops over the northwest bringing all that warm air up from denver, minneapolis, chicago, and climbing into the upper 80s. that will bring a lot of rain here in north and south dakota. over the next 24 hours showing light to moderate rain. and the temperatures are heating up in the 90s and 80s tom. there is the warm air in the midwest that will cool off as the storm moves east. saturday, sunday, and monday looks nice. stay tune. we have a look at headlines coming up. >> welcome to al jazeera. i'm tony harris, and these are top stories that we're following. the defense department promised a top to bottom review. dry weather helps crews in colorado recover from a week of torrential rain. the death toll has dropped from 8 to 6, but six hundred people are still unaccounted for. in a surprise move the federal reserve will continue to buy bonds to stimulate the economy. the fed says it needs to see more signs of lasting improvement in the economy especially after seeing disappointing data over the last few months. ithe

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