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Today. Well take you to zurich for the vote. This is alJazeera America. Good morning. Right now flood ravaged texas is getting more severe thunderstorms. The forecast for big storms this weekend is an even larger concern. High waters near houston have prompted evacuations. Residents of 300 homes in the southeast also forced to evacuate in wharton because of the rising Colorado River. Historic flooding earlier this week killed 24 in texas and oklahoma. We have the latest from houston. Six months ...

As the ntsb investigates they need to get more trains moving through. Federal investigators say amtrak 188 was traveling more than 100 miles an hour before it went off the tracks. This is important. Thats more than twice the speed limit of this area where it derailed. At this point, there are seven confirmed deaths. More than 200 people hurt in the crash. More than 50 of them have fractured ribs. Joining me now, our transportation reporter adam tuss who has been on the scene since 3 30 this morn...

The curve, he applied the emergency brake. Thats when the shuddering started to happen and all the rail cars then actually derailed at that curve. Lets show you the video of what the ntsb has been up to. They have been on the tracks taking a look at every little piece of information that they can. Taking a look at the wheels. The outside of the rail car. Some of the rail cars an absolute mangled mess. We heard the word disastrous use time and time. Take a look. Just moments before the derailment...

Home just shortly after it began. Several fire trucks, and police cars surrounded the aer yarea. We spoke with the woman who said ta she knew the family of five who lived inside for years. She was frantic as she pleaded with the authorities for in information. The lady of the house is went out in the first ambulance, and the second lady i saw was the cleaning lady. They were giving her cpr. I think that there are others, but did not get to see them so we are going up to the ambulance to see. Rep...

Station who told us he was calm throughout and surprised by his lack of fear. Did you ever fear for your life . Nope nope. Reporter not 24 hours after he was held he said he was armed but not threatening. He repeated almost ten times, dont worry, i wont harm you, i wont harm you. Reporter as it turns out this was the suspects last stop on a spree that began with a car theft, police chase, crashnd and attempted carjack. A man ran up to my car with a gun pointing at me trying to get in the door. A...

Last week the dow logged its best week since january. Friday the dow rose 75 points, the nasdaq gained 6, and the s p 5. Gold lost more shine and oil closed around 108 per barrel. Fed taper talkthe market will also be on edge this week as the Federal Reserve meets with comments coming from fed chairman ben bernanke. Ulta glams up wall street. After delivering blow out earnings news. Shares of the Cosmetics Company soared 17 . And rising cocoa butter costs are beginng to sweeten chocolate prices....

Chemical weapons eliminated. In autumn the skies over china are usually a clear blue. But this year, a cloud of pollution is obscuring the view. The operators of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant have resumed the operation of a system used to filter radioactive materials from water. It says human error caused the suspension last week. Workers at tepco resumed their test run of the advanced liquid processing system, or alps, designed to eliminate radioactive materials from the water that is accumul...

Heroin. And car talking to each other to avoid collisions. Plus this goat diplomatsy, a military veteran turns to goats to help the people of afghanistan help themselves. We begin with breaking news from michigan jn an escaped convict has been captured across state lines in indiana. Michael David Elliott broke out of prison sunday then abducted a woman. They say he drove her to a gas station about a hundred miles away. [ technical difficulties ] reporter now this caps an end to a massive manhunt...

Wants to do something with immigration. I know he said he doesnt the senate bill or anything like the senate bill on the floor but he has his committee who has reported off some bills. We may not like those bills that but we think when the senate has 68 members of the senate which has otherwise been deeply divided on by partisan lines over twothirds of the United States senate representing the American Public says we need a conference of immigration bill with a path to citizenship. We believe th...

Package to lessen the impact, growth. He will inject 50 billion into the economy to help corporations, small and mediumsized manufacturers and low cash income residents among others. Lawmakers with his ruling liberal democratic party, and Coalition Partner have endorsed his plan. It includes a proposal to scrap a Corporate Tax imposed after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami to help fund the rebuilding effort. The levy was scheduled to expire in march of 2015 but Prime Minister shinzo abe wants to ...