“What a sad dayfor America. They are voting to not allow us to even debate whether the debtceiling should be raised. Are they afraid of that? And they just wanna go thisway. This just is not going to go away.”

 

This afternoon,senator democrats headed to the White House to meet with president Obama, Reed and senator republican leaders are also holding talks to break the lock. Lord Reed says the GOP continues to attach unacceptable conditions to propose legislation. The senate is due to hold a rare Sunday session tomorrow. 

 

In the meantime,in the waters of Alaska, the lord James is holding the commercial crabbing season. And here is Martin reports from Seattle. 

 

The crabbing seasons starts on Tuesday, but the boats can not draw any crab parts until they get permits. And the federal employees who were issuing those permits have been furloughed. Crab captain in reality TV star K told the senator C Friday that Americans may lose some of the important Japanese market to Russian crabbers. 

 

"Russian watchers have already learned the uncertainty in the Japanese trade press over Alaska supply. The Russian king fishery is unsustainable, unsustainably managed, and subject to a significant amount of power efficiency."

 

The cambers are asking the government to dip into money from fishery fees to bring some employees back on enough to issue the permits. 

Martin NPR news,Seattle. 

 

Secretary of state John Kerry said he is close to an agreement to Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on leaving US forces in Afghanistan after their mission ends next year. But NPR S tells us one curtail issue remains unresolved. 

 

"The one item that is not in the agreement is the issue of jurisdiction for US troops, whether they will be subject to Afghan law or US law for any crimes they may commit in Afghanistan. And that is something that secretary Kerry said, if that is not agreed upon, would still spoil the deal. President Karzai said he is putting that issue to the people of assembly. If they sign off on that and then the issue solved.NPR S."

 

Cyclone Phailin slammed into Indian east coast today. Hundreds of thousands are displaced. /shore o fthe Christine humanitarian group board vision says unlike 14 years ago when the cyclone killed ten thousand people, the Indian government was ready. 

 

"This time the government is very well prepared. And when it comes we will be able to see that. They will make a lot of coordinations between different government departments. "

The extent of the damage is not yet clear. This is NPR. 

 

Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu today called Britain prime minister and theFrench president, seeking support for increasing pressure on Iran. He urged thetwo leaders to maintain sanctions on Tehran until it dismantles its nuclearprogram. Talks on I ran’s nuclear activities resume next week as Iran’s newpresident makes overtures of easing tensions with the west and removingsanctions. 

 

The internationalcriminal court is signaling a vote of confidence in Libya’s government. It isbacking off an order for Gaddafi of Libya leaders to be extradited to the Hagefor trial. T reports.

 

After months of debates and investigation, the ICC has decided Libya’s jurisdiction system is quick to give a fair trial to A, the post president Gaddafi’s intelligence chief, accused of war crimes. The Libyan government has refused ICC order to transfer A to the Hage, and started its own proceedings last month. Now despite of the deteriorating security in Libya. the ICC judges has concluded the government institutions and authorities are sufficiently competent to manage the process. The ICC is still however seeking extradition of Gaddafi’s son/,but he has been hiding northwestern Libya since November 2011 after being captured by rebels who refused to send him to Tripoli. For NPR news I am T. 

 

 

Conservatives said this weekend valued voters summoned in Washington throw their support to senator K in a presidential straw poll.

The poll gives an early indication of who conservative Christines consider presidential material. K is on 41% of the vote Dr. B and former Pennsylvania senator R. tied for second.