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Children working in dangerous and deadly conditions in coal mines a half a world away. Welcome to alJazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Today begins the second full woke of the Government Shutdown and just 10 days until the dead ceiling deadline when the Government Faces the possibility of not being able to pay its bills for the first time ever. Congress is returning to work today to try to resolve the crisis, but Republican Leaders wont pass a budget unless president obama is willing to negotiate. Erika ferrari has more. Time is running out. October 17, the United States will reach its Borrowin...

Carlson boulevard, on ramp here, interstate 80. So, they are waiting for the tow truck to get here. They have made the phone call. That tank is still leaking. Firefighters say its a small leak but they have evacuated the section of the hotel sitting here, the rooms that face the tank here in americas best value inn. They tell me theres about ten people. One officer told me we are talking about 500 gallons worth of propane inside that tank. We have a very small leak. When i say small, talking about something the size of your home barbecue propane tank at this point. We are mitigating this and w...

Going. He handled the tools like a pro. Former president jimmy carter in oakland today marking the 30th year of building homes for habitat for humanity. I think its just great. These are going to be wonderful apartments at a fairly modest cost, at least for this area. You know, rent and homes are very expensive. Reporter just south of the coliseum, a neighborhood with more than its share of crime. Just last week, a group working here was robbed. I heard about it. I regretted the theft. Its kind of a shame, particularly not only to steal from another person, but to steal from people who are loo...

Reporter he says he is very impressed with the construction of these new homes here in oakland, and everyone hes irimpressed with him. At 89, he is in there working just as hard as everyone else. The federal government may be shut down, but former president jimmy carter is hard at work, grabbing the power saw like an expert, at habitat for humanity site in oakland. If they can see what happens on a habitat project and use that same pattern in washington, everybody working together toward a common goal, that would be a Wonderful Development in our national capitol. His visit is quite a morale b...

And rumors. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff our lead story tonight the furloughs ended for some f...