Democracy Now! - Season 2013 Episode 199 Friday, October 04, 2013

2013/10/04 Headlines: President Obama Cancels Trip to APEC Summit as Shutdown Continues; GOP Congressmember Walks Back Controversial Budget Remark; Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Caught on Tape Discussing Shutdown Strategy; Woman Shot Dead After Capitol Hill Car Chase; Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Karen; At Least 130 African Migrants Die in Boat Tragedy; U.N. Weapons Inspectors Report Progress in Syria; U.S. to Fly Spy Drones from Base in Japan; UPDATE: Angola 3 Member Herman Wallace Dies Just Days After Release from Prison; California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Drivers' Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants; Wendy Davis Launches Campaign for Texas Governor; 13 Members of Anonymous Indicted for Cyberattacks; Protests Planned Worldwide to Demand Release of 30 Greenpeace Prisoners in Russia; Ecuador: Parliament Approves Plans to Drill in Yasuni National Park; Report: U.S. Officer Wanted in Murders of U.S. Journalist, Student After 1973 Chilean Coup Dies