they are calling it a usagi. the winds jumped from 75 miles an hour to 160 miles an hour. officials now say it's the equivalent of a category five hurricane. it's expected hit hong kong on sunday. >>> a big reward is being offered for information lead together arrest of a person who triggered two northern california fires earlier this year. the fires in the six rivers and national forest burned 37,000- acres in july. a $20,000 reward is being offered by the u.s. forest service. >>> in the meantime the rim fire in yosemite national park is still a challenge for firefighters. they hope to have the fire contained by midnight. but it is still only 84% contained. full containment has been pushed back. almost two weeks to october 1st. red flag warning in effect through saturday. this fire has burned almost 257,000 acres. >>> las vegas based airline has to recheck many of its emergency slides. it recently discovered an inspection compliance issue. the carrier must reinspect the flight of the md80 fleet before it can fly again. >>> she is normally pretty reserved but she is actual

this area has been dealing with heavy rain due to the remnants of typhoon usagi. further down towards the south there there is a newly developed tropical depression and this one is strengthening the southwest monsoon providing very heavy rain for the western parts of the philippines as well as the eastern parts of the indo china peninsula. we're expecting about 200 millimeters of rain or more in some places, enough to trigger further flooding and landslides and this one will likely intensify to a tropical storm and also it's expected to linger over the same area, so more heavy rain day by day as we go into the next several days. temperatures are going to be as follows. you experienced a very chilly morning in beijing but warming up to 26 degrees during the daytime hours with the help of sunshine, and tokyo just on target with a high of 24 degrees. across the americas the coolest air of the season is plunging into the northwestern u.s. causing significant snowfall up in the mountains over the northern rockies. we're expecting more than 60 centimeters of snow to fal

it was a super typhoon usagi when it gets to 150 miles per hour. it's down to a typhoon. in 33 hours it went from 50-mile-per-hour winds to 100-mile-per-hour winds. look at this. this is what happened in taiwan. the winds, the saturation of the ground, look at that destruction. incredibly scary. maximum winds sustained at 140. its gusts, 165. moving west, hong kong, a city of 7 million, a beeline towards hong kong making its way there. its winds will be down to 120 by then. meaning maybe a category 2, certainly, though, very substantial, no question about it. >> down to 120? >> yeah. >> alexandra steele, thank you for that. >> sure. >>> here's a question, you want to protect your new smartphone, 5s or c -- you have a blackberry. >> i do. >> you want to protect your phone, a phone case featured a stun gun and pepper spray. we're going to show you how this works and why the inventor's daughter inspired the idea. >>> plus, a wild scene outside a new york courtroom. the families of a murder suspect, and victim meet in the hallway. things turn chaotic for the families and offi

. >> it was billed as the most powerful storm, tiemp usagi brings destruction to southern china. at least 25 people were killed. tens of thousands were eevaluated. winds of 100 miles an hour lashed the coast. they closed businesses and schools and hong kong stock exchange. >> to berlin now, andrea merkel is celebrating a historic election. more on. >> reporter: christian democrats celebrated well into the night in berlin. andrea merkel won by a landslide. we expect a lot of continuity especially when it comes to combating the eurozone crisis. she will have to enter into a new coalition. back to you, kate. >> thanks, so much. are you ready for this? i know this is something that has cuomo hot under the collar. i want to know what you think is hot under the collar as well. >> as well. frequent flyers. listen up, you may soon be able to use your ipad or kindle during takeoff and landing. according to new york times, the faa is expected to relax its rules this week. the new policy, however, does not apply to all gadgets. >> you thought it was cart zpe blanche on anything. this is exp

en la provincia china de fujian fueron evacuados a zonas seguras ante el inminente azote del tifon "usagi". . >> oye después de todo no estoy tan mal comodices, ahora una niña me sonrio. >> no me extraña yo la primera vez que tevi solte la carcajada. >> cortala. >> me hiciste reir. >> un día más de trabajo y nuestro jefe nos suplico que cuando quisieramos nos fueramos a trabajar. >> pedazo de idiota como es posible que esta hora todavía estas calentando la silla , andale a, animal , muevete. >> aunque mi pareja se encontraa informadose de los últimos hechos le fuí a pedir cariñosamente que fueramos a cumplir con nuestro deber. >> véte. >> con este nuevo equipo cibernético que nos diéron dan gansa de trabajar las 24 horas, el compromiso nuestro con la ciudadanía es ayudar a quienes nos necesiten. >> como en este caso. >> (música). >> (música). >> (música). >> (música). >> nuestra labor policíaca aunque parezca aburrda, nuestros sentidos siempre están alerta para detectar algún acto criminal. >> (música). >> (música). >> (música). >> (música). >> (música). >> pereda

monsoon rains brought by typhoon usagi have destroyed dozens of homes in one province. we have more. >> reporter: this is now home for karla and her seven children. their house was destroyed after a landslide hit their neighborhood early on monday morning. she says she's unsure what the future might hold for them. >> we don't wanting to back there any more. we want to be in a place where we're safe. it's hard because my children are still small. >> reporter: at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds of homes have been destroyed by landslides and flash floods. rains poured inassess tentl ina. >> the potential relocation of families that are actually living in the danger zone. >> reporter: the government is appealing for more aid. 6,000 people have already been displaced, and they're now liv living in evacuation centers with barely enough food and drinking water. the philippines is the fifth country ranked as most vulnerable to extreme weather conditions. at least 20 cyclones hit the philippines annually. >> despite many dying every year the government still has no

at least 50,000 relief workers are standing by as typhoon usagi gets ready to make landfall. the storm has been downgraded from a super typhoon status that would have been the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. usagi is still expected to pack 100-mile-an-hour winds and could cause flooding and landslides along coastal areas. >>> and police in france say they found 1.3 tons of pure cocaine stashed on an airplane. it was stuffed inside 30 suitcases, traveling from venezuela from france. they got suspicious when the bags arrived without being registered to any passenger. authorities estimate that that much pure cocaine has a street value of about $270 million. >>> and folks driving along chicago's lake shore drive got quite the surprise this morning when they spotted a small airplane sitting just off the road. the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. after his two-seater plan started having mechanical problems. the pilot simply walked away uninjured, but says that he was pretty shaken up by that experience. >>> now, back overseas to that mall massacre in nairobi, ke

looks like it's going to even intensify into a very strong typhoon status, and we're talking about usagi, which means rabbit. not a cute one at all. it will be downgraded a little bit before it reaches southern taiwan. possibly making landfall before the weekend comes. already packing gusts of 200 kilometers per hour and the waves just around the center of the system is about ten meters high, and southwestern islands will start to see the highways. about seven meters already starting tonight. it is going to be a very stormy week, and a weekend ahead of you here in northern and southern taiwan. the drenching rainfall will be some staggering amounts. we'll be topping as much as 200 to even more in some locations. another storm system we have been monitoring is this over here. this is a tropical depression. it looks like it will be making landfall possibly in eastern vietnam. as a tropical depression status. this is already packing so much rainfall. about 300 millimeters or even more in some localized areas in vietnam having reported it. northern thailand already has seen 200 millimeters of

usagi is lashing the philippines around. wind gusts have been recorded at 190 miles an hour, the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. back to you, kate. >> thanks so much, pauline. it turns out that creepy clown we've been talking about in the uk, he was just trying to have some fun. here's aarerin mclaughlin. >> reporter: he's dressed like the pennywise character from stephen king's "it." in an interview with the local paper, his identity remains concealed. he says he can understand why some people have been frightened by his posts but insists that it's all in good fun. he says it's like a horror movie, at first people freak out and then they laugh. back to you, kate. >> definitely a lot of freaking out. michaela has a good point. he could have come up with a cuter clown. maybe as a suggestion box. >> we'll e-mail him those suggestions. >>> responding to criticism about missing the birth of his baby for a game with our rachel nichols. >> we all like a good snack at the ballpark. parentally even first basemen. detroit's pri

we will track the course of usagi throughout the day. for more on the path of this typhoon, let's bring in meteorologist, jalelah. >> across hong kong, they are in for bluster. the pait has changed. moving more north/northwest. it will make landfall in a town called shanwi about 85 miles to the east of hong kong. when it does push north of hong kong, it's going to certainly bring in some damaging winds in addition to damaging winds, storm surge is a major impact as well that we are looking to really have to deal with here in addition to that gusty wind a dangerous, life-threatening storm. hong kong observatory has actually really made -- excuse me -- they rose the warning level. it's a typhoon category 8. that means folks will stay home aez they wait out this storm. the last time hong kong had to deal with a storm of this magnitude was in 1979, called typhoon hope. it crossed the pacific, the strait, made a direct i mpact o hong kong and killed 12 people and causeds bills ions of dollars worth of damage. i will monitor this storm all thr

over the northern half of china, wet weather continues for the cell due to the remnants of typhoon usagi. the heavy rain is over, but additional rain is worsening the situation in terms of flooding. across the philippines, more heavy rain is coming down because the tropical system is influencing the monsoon. flash floods in the philippines, killing at least 20 people. more than 36,000 residents were affected. thousands of families sought shelter in evacuation centers. major roads were cut off by mud and debris. monsoonal rains in the philippines have grown fiercer in recent years. into the next 72 hours, the most heavy rain is going to be found across the western part of the area. about 200 millimeters or more is likely into the next three days or so. flooding, landslides are going to be an ongoing risk. temperatures are not doing that in many places. only 12 degrees for the high. and minus 2 for the low. across the americas. things are looking more like winter up in the mountains for the northern rockies. we have winter storm warsn place. lots of snow as well as windy conditions are cau

it is typhoon usagi. it is packing winds above 100 miles per hour. usagi has been downgraded from a super typhoon, equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. but officials still warn that strong winds and heavy rain could cause flooding and landslides. according to china's state news, more than 50,000 disaster relief personnel have been deployed. >>> closer to home, summer is coming to an end. >> i love it! >> i'm not sad to see it go. it wasn't really that bad. i'm so excited for fall. we have a few hours until it's official. a lot of the country, a lot of communities are starting to feel that autumn chill. >> yeah. i know a lot of you are waking up this morning, i can see rain and thunderstorms. what is that about? alexandra steel, help them out. >> and that's the delivery of the one-two fall punch. hi, everyone. good morning to you. look, around 4:00 this afternoon fall officially comes into town. what we're seeing is this cold front passing through the country. as it does, cooler, drier air you behind it, thus the taste of fall for manufacture you. in

taiwan feeling effects of a typhoon, usagi has weakened a bit, packing winds of 140 miles an hour. causing major flooding. usagi expected to reach the coastline on saturday. >> blackberry warning of quarterly losses of nearly $1 billion. that's the news at this hour. america tonight is coming up next and you can find the latest news on aljazeera.com. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >> every sunday night al jazeera america pres >> every year in america over 11 thousand babies die on the day that they're born. most are just born too early. their vital organs, heart and lungs still unformed. even those who survive beyond 24 hours often die before their first birthday. but if the baby is african american, they are more than twice as likely to die. fault lines travels to cleveland, ohio - to look at what is causing these deaths, and to try to find out why the united states has the worst rate of infant mortality in the

. >> and typhoon usagi making land with high winds and heavy rains. >> more than 24 hours after gunmen stormed the packed mall in nairobi kenya and attackers were holding hostages, an unknown number were still inside westgate mall - trapped or hiding from the attackers. 59 people are said to be dead. 175 are said to be injured - some americans. 49 people at this hour are still missing. american and israeli security specialists are working with kenyan forces to resolve the crisis. andrew simmons has anupdate into the attack. >> much focus is on the early moment of the attack. 12 midday gunshots, screams, grenades thrown. the response was for an armed robbery. this sort of policeman was called to the scene, not the anti-terrorist squad or specialist forces. that did not happen until after an hour. so many people, diplomats, security forces and, indeed, the people of kenya are beginning to think mistakes were made. an inquiry is inevitable. right now it's thought amongst the security services that more could have been done to contain the attack. more could have been done to prevent hostag

the power of usagi has been well illustrated. it dumped huge amounts of rain as it passed taiwan in the northern philippines. now, it's the turn of china's south coast. authorities in mainland china issued a red alert before evacuating thousands of people from low-lying areas. >> as usagi comes ashored, so there the threat of widespread floating. the arrival coincides at higher than normal tides. the next will happen when the winds are expected to be at their fiercest. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> mexico is cleaning up from a pair of devastating storms there, more than 100 people were killed after tropical storm hit the pacific coast while hurricane ingrid pounded the gulf coast. mud sleights strapped homes and roads on both coasts. pinyanoreta promised to help survivors build in a safer location. we are going to go back to hong kong now. that is because we have craig leeson, standing by live. has the eye of the storm made landfall yet? >> if it hasn't, as luck would itv it, it just missed hong kong, which is good use f

usagi was downgraded from a super typhoon. was there a sense from hong kong that people there are take that storm less seriously. >> well, they are. it has caused big changes in people's lifestyles. they are now at home. it's caused major chaos in traffic. hong kong is a transport hub. the airport has seen scores of cancelled flights for the foreseeable future, basically for the next 12 hours or so as this typhoon passes through. it also coincides with very high tides here this is the traditional big autumn festival, a moon festival. it's a time when we have full moons. with them come high tides. we are expecting high tides which will coincide with some of the winds being at the strongest. there is a lot of low-lying areas thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. >> rob mcbride, thank you very much this morning. >> acmedium has been joining the storms. >> we expect the storm to make landfall about 3:00 a.m. local time in china. it's going to make itt its way on land in a town called shanway. then it's going to

hurricane manuel and typhoon usagi. hurricanes develop over the warm waters of the atlantic, caribbean and gulf of mexico. plus the eastern pacific ocean. once you cross the international date line in the pacific a similar storm would be called a typhoon. the hurricane becomes aor hurricane when wind speeds reach 111 mph. while 150 mph what we call a category 4 hurricane in the atlantic is the wind speed needed to call a typhoon a super typhoon. they had hurricanes and typhoons, the same thing and cyclones spin around the indian ocean and australia. >> encouraging news it's weakening, but category one. >> it's still a hurricane. it's not nearly as strong, but a hurricane. >> it's not for the faint of heart. a swedish aerial acrobattists featuring 200 air performance teams from more than 20 countries including france, britain, and the u.s. >>> students at the milwaukee school of engineering put their skills and love for the greenbay packers to the test. they used more than 130,000 lego blocks to create a replica of lambe

bonhomme richard pulled out, 24 hours before the predicted arrival of supertournament usagi. 600 miles wide and wind speeds gusting to 180 miles per hour. it formed in the pacific earlier this week, and tracked west northwest through the luzon strait. 100 families were moved from islands as torrential rains caused flooding. electricity cut and village houses damaged. in taiwan waves as big as buildings smashed the coastline. flights and ferries were cancelled, forcing people to leave their homes. southern china coast is preparing for worst, 23,000 fishes boats returned to port. but the storm has hong kong a miernlmajor asian center in its. 100 people died and a storm surge caused major damage to the city. today major airlines warned against traveling on sunday and will hold flights in and out of hong kong. thousands are celebrating the mid autumn festival and the storm could cause trouble force those returning, the typhoon flag signals the need to begin preparations and it's told the city to brace itself for what could be the worst storm to hit here in 34 years. craig gleason, al jazee

typhoon usagi has been downgraded to a tropical storm. scott heidler has more. >> this is xinhua, the community that boarded the brunt when typhoon usagi came ashore sunday evening. about 20 were killed, 13 coming from this community, despite the fact that 250,000 were evacuated, and that included 8,000 fishing vessels brought onshore when they heard the massive typhoon is coming assure. there's devastation north and east from the community. this faced the biggest, with 13 dead. the storm continues to track west through china. the concern is less devastation like we see here, but more about flooding and mud slides because of the infrastructure in the interior of china, there's a lot of concern because it's a massive storm, 1,000km wide. in communities like this, it's about the clean-up. >> leaders prepare to attend the u.n. general assembly. coming up - we ask the occasions is it in need of drastic reform. from deep oceans to tropical forests - challenges facing hundreds of scientists preparing a new climate change report. >>> good to hav

typhoon usagi is battling hong kong. officials raised the warning level as the powerful storm approaches. it left two dead, two others are missing when it passed through the philippines in

we will continue to monitor usagi as it tracks in to hong kong. we expects it to make landfall late sunday night in to early monday morning. richelle, back to you. >> jelelah, thank you. summer ice in the arctic sea has been disappearing rapidly over the past few decades this year the extent was 50% more than in 2012. al jazerra investigates. >> reporter: for all the talk of global warming and melting ice caps, it seems for once a glimmer of good news. sea ice in the arctic has most likely hit its lowest point of the year. and that level is considerably higher than it was in 2012. sea ice is frozen ocean water that melts in the summer and then refreezes every winter. scientists measure the seasonal variation as a tell tale sign of climate change. last year a dramatic melt sounded the alarm when the extent of sea ice tumble today a record three, 3.41 million square kilometers, this year's extent is decidedly higher, ice stopped melting at 5.1 5.1 milln square kilometers and has begun seasonal growth. but the overall trend is still down. compare the

typhoon usagi is battling hong kong. officials raised the warning level as the powerful storm approaches. it left two dead, two others are missing when it passed through the philippines in taiwan. a paris suicide bomber is hit a church in pakistan. more than 100 were wounded. 600 were inside the all saints church when the explosions took place. >> the focus in washington this week is on the possibility of a government shutdown. the house passed a measure to fund government programs beyond the september 30th deadlines, but without funding for the president's haeth care reform law. those are the headlines. remember, you can get the latest at al jazeera.com. millions who need assistance now. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. >>> up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. >> the u.s. has put a strike on syria on hold, but a more brutal battle maybe dawning between rival rebels in a multi-dimen

also on the program, destruction in taiwan and the philippines as typhoon usagi bears down on hong kong. guilty and jailed for life former rising star of the chinese communist party is sentenced for corruption. and voting is getting around way in germany as angela merkel tried to win

typhoon usagi made landfall in the southern chinese

. >>> typhoon usagi is battering northern philippines and southern taiwan. for more we turn to our meteorologist, robert speta. >> we continue to keep a close eye on this. a monster of a storm continuing to roll off to the west. i'll show you the visible satellite imagery just before sunset out here. just to the northeast of the philippines, you can see the eye really well developed. the defined spiral of circulation around the storm system, a clear indication of just how strong it is. people ahead of it do need to be taking it quite seriously. i know the philippines has issued the highest warning level for the islands right here in the luzon straight. about 15,000 people live there. farther to the north in taiwan, this photo taken by a colleague of mine that shows a lot of the traffic continuing to head towards the north. most of the people in these cars there on the northbound lane actually are tourists. it's an extended weekend in taiwan. it's a holiday weekend. so a lot of people headed down south for that extended weekend. but now starting to head north

bonhomme richard pulled out, 24 hours before the predicted arrival of supertournament usagi. 600 miles wide and wind speeds gusting to 180 miles per hour. it formed in the pacific earlier this week, and tracked west northwest through the luzon strait. 100 families were moved from islands as torrential rains caused flooding. electricity cut and village houses damaged. in taiwan waves as big as buildings smashed the coastline. flights and ferries were cancelled, forcing people to leave their homes. southern china coast is preparing for worst, 23,000 fishes boats returned to port. but the storm has hong kong a miernlmajor asian center in its.

also on the program, destruction in taiwan and the philippines as typhoon usagi bears down on hong kong. guilty and jailed for life former rising star of the chinese communist party is sentenced for corruption. and voting is getting around way in germany as angela merkel tried to win a third term in office. ♪ ♪ >> it's almost 24 hours since al shabob fighters stormed in to a shopping center in nigh kobe. security forces are locked in a standoff with them and hostages still inside a unknown number, 39 people are dead and 150 have emerged wounded. the latest picture that his we are seeing, form i army reinfors around the shopping center. the al shabob gunmen are refusing negotiate the tackers are isolate odd the ground floor or in the basement. among the dead a resident of the president of kenya. two canadiens and french several american citizens have been wounded. that lob rebels are saying it's in retaliation for the military inter investigation in somalia. african union troops are battling islamists. they have also said that they are determined to punish the attackers says their pr

. >> typhoon usagi slams into southeastern china, leaving death and destruction and bringing a major economy to a standstill. >> kenyon military officials say they've taken control of most of the nairobi mall that's been under siege by a group linked to al-qaeda. security forces say they've already rescued more than a thousand hostages held since saturday. it's not clear how many hostages still are inside the mall. images from this dramatic cell phone video show people inside scrambling for cover, as shots are being fired inside the mall. the group claiming responsibility, al shabab, said they staged the attack in retaliation for kenya's military prince in somalia. ninety minutes ago, there were sounds that sounded like four large explosions, followed by a hail of gunfire from inside the mall. black smoke can now be seen billowing from the top of the mall and government officials say militants are lighting mattresses on fire. 62 people have been killed since the siege began. >> from the moment the government launched their raid on the mall, shocking images of the attack have filtered

we have dealing with usagi as it continues to push north and northwest. it's going to continue to turn here, and the next 24 hours, i believe, will be very trying for the folks living in the rural areas just to the north of hong kong and certainly in hong kong as well. we will continue to deal with heavy rainfall and gusty winds, mudslides certainly, something we are going to have to be on the lookout forgiven the fact a lot of this terrain is mountainous. the good news is the storm has made landfall so if will run into rugged terrain in the next 32 to 4 you 2 hours as it made its way on land. it was a category 2, equivalent to a category 2 hurricane. as it continues to push towards the north, it will weaken into what we would consider hat gory 1 hurricane and then a strong tropical system on the back side. the rain is going to be falling quite heavily. now, back on the home range, as i said, it's quite. we have a bit of rainfall earlier in the day, given the fact that we had a frontal boundary push through. today is the first day of fall. and it feels li

usagi taiwan and the philippines making its way to hong kong. this is going to be a powerful hurricane as it makes its way to landfall. keep in mind that whenever superstorm sandy hit knowledge in we did have tropical storm force winds but not labeled a hurricane. still had billions of dollars of damage. we'll have to deal with flooding downpours, and we'll have to deal with gusty winds across much of the area as we head into the next several days. so we'll certainly be monitoring this system as we head into tomorrow when it's expected to make landfall around 9:00 in the morning sunday local time. richelle back to you. >> thanks jalilla. summer ice has been are shrinking. al jazeeraing jerald tan investigates. >> for all the talk of global warming and melting ice caps it seems for once a glimmer of good news. sea ice in the arctic has most likely hit its lowest point in the year and that level is considerably higher than it was in 2012. sea ice is frozen ocean water that melts in the summer and then re-freezes ever winter. scientists measure the

the 25 people are killed after typhoon usagi slammed into southern china. and first there was hollywood and dolly wood and china is getting some show business glitz. ♪ there is an increase in military activity outside the shopping mall in kenya where al shabaab fighters have taken hostages and fire fire is heard in nie robe by and the army is trying to bring about the quick end to the standoff. so far the 68 people are known to have died. meanwhile al-shabab is threatening to kill people if something is not done and tell us what you have been seeing and hearing. >> a lot of activity has been going on throughout the morning. we have been hearing heavy gunfire. and right now is silence. what is happening is there is a lot of military helicopters hovering around and some activity and we show a lot of military personnel moving around that area of about 200 meters behind me where -- [gunshots] those are more shots we are hearing and there has been gunfire in the last hours at intervals and we just heard some of the gunshots which shows really that this operati

been two weeks since torrential rainfall led to mass flooding in colorado's front range. >> typhoon usagi continues to move through china. in fact, this is a satellite showing you the approach of the storm moving onshore and dumping rain. in the last hour th the observan check in hong kong measures the rain and that particular observation site has been wiped out there are higher gusts out there. they're reporting that. however, as soon as this particular storm or typhoon moves by they have another one lining up, it's a tropical storm at this point. and we're seeing it develop in the pacific and we expect it to track towards china as we get close for tuesday. as we look at our china radar i want to note the rainfall has been coming in around hong kong or to the south, and this is the strongest typhoon so far this year to move onshore. china has been saturated with typhoons. is has had three since the first of june and there has been record flooding in the north of china in the last months. we'll watch this close because they've gone through a lot of destruction due to typhoons. and we've h

usagi is 125 miles east of 6:00 p.m., coming after 6:00 p.m. local time, expected to make landfall northwest of us in hong kong. we were expecting a direct hit. now they're saying northwest of hong kong, probably in the early hours of tomorrow morning. so it has been bimed as the storm of the year. we'll see if it lives up to its reputation. certainly we have white caps on the harbor which is causing a tourist attraction. officials are telling people to go indoors and bat ten down the hatches. >> take good care there to the team and all the folks there anna coren, we appreciate it. >>> back to our breaking news, the terror attack on the upscale mall in kenya. it has people around the world, certainly here in the u.s. wondering could this happen here at home. >> we'll take a look at the security and if it's enough to keep us safe. ♪ [ jen garner ] what skincare brand is so effective... so trusted... so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much as any other brand? neutrogena®. recommended by dermatologists 2 times more than a

seven forms have hit china so far this year but usagi was the strongest. to see how severe the situation was, take a look at this video. flooding and gale force winds triggered by typhoon usagi have left more than 20 people dead. it made landfall as a typhoon in southern china on sunday evening. fallen trees smashed vehicles. power suroads and railways weref cities. about 230,000 residents we the good news about the system is that it has weakened to a lot of moisture to cause heavy rain fall for guangxi provinces and surrounding areas up to 100 millimeter is likely for the next 24 hours. but starting wednesday, conditions will certainly be looking up. if you look at a bigger picture a line of thunder showers extending from the area up to northeastern china. thunderstorms and heavy rain likely in some places including seoul but back behind the system and ahead of the system looking dry. but a pacific side of japan will see cloudier conditions and rainfall starting on wednesday because of the approaching tropical disturbance. this is now a severe tropical st

usagi, which i think means "rabbit" in japanese. monday and tuesday, highs in the 70's. >> now 11 sports with steve goldberg. >> if the orioles match their play from the last series, i.e. the winning series, they will surely i'm themselves in a great spot. if not, if they lose against tampa, the playoffs almost certainly will go on without the orioles. so, big weekend. they tried to reverse the season-long fortunes against the rays. four-run -- to that that is one of those few bang your head against the wall moments this season. back-to-back series this season, and we will see tonight. jason price. the american league wildcard standards. the rays are in now. semester senior with enough credits to graduate, but o's, there they are. enshrinement for ray lewis as he gets the ring of honor for the game against the texans. questionable, but we know he is going to play though. week three with a lot of offense. about joe flacco -- of course, he is ready to go. joe has never missed a start. that is what gives head coach not harbaugh pause -

the typhoon usagi is start to go slow down. and by the time it makes landfall is it's expect to down grade to the give went of a hurricane. >> the biggest ship pulled out of hong kong's port a day ahead of schedule. it was an ominous sign of typhoon usagi. it's said to be the most powerful on the planet this year. it formed in the pacific earlier in the week, and has tracked west-northwest through the lausanne strait. fotorrential rain, crops were destroyed and villages damaged. flooding and landslides have forced thousands of people to loaf their homes. china's southern cows is preparing for the worst. 4,000 people have already left ahead of the storm and 3,000 3,0 fishing boats returned to port. 1979 was the last time that a storm made a direct hit. today airlines warned against traveling on sunday and said they would hold full flights in and out of hong kong. thousands of people are away this holiday weekend to celebrate the mid amen festival. and this storm could cause transport delays for those who return. they have raised

usagi making its way to hong kong, heavy torrential rain. back to you richelle. >> thank you jelelah. fall harvest in the gulf fails to reap the usually result. why the lack of scrimp and crab may cost consumers more. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, >> we have been following the breaking news of the morning. gunmen stormed a nairobi shopping mall. police have moved into the mall to try to flush out the attackers. out into the streets to get away from the shooting. the kenyan ministry of the interior said the are attack could be from the terrorists,. >>> for the fall harvest the gulf of mexico, looking for solution he. robert ray traveled to the gulf in louisiana and has this report. >> on the gulf coast shrimping boats and crab baskets are a common sight. inside the bustling fish markets these are a tasty demand. in louisiana alone, the crab and shrimp industry has a $1.5 billion a year economic impact. >> we have regular customers that come most every day now they're coming twice a week, three times a week. >> because there's a shimple and

last week, we talked about typhoon that was usagi which affected southern taiwan. the northern philippines and southern china with floods and this time we have a severe tropical storm first south of japan. this is causing lots of rain and strong winds too the ogasawa islands as we go into tomorrow. as a severe tropical storm, it's going to maintain its intensity, but the good news is that it's not going to make landfall in mainland swjapan. it's not going to produce lots of rain to mainland swra pjapan coastal areas will see high waves and rough seas as well and winds could be a little bit stronger. now, talking about the remnants of usagi, it's now located over southern china. it has weakened. however, it's still packing a lot of moisture to cause heavy rainfall. we're expecting more than 100 millimeters of rain to fall into the next 244 hours. in the line of thundershowers, from this area through the korean peninsula, up into the hokkaido area. now, across the americas, we're looking at lots of cool air coming in from the pacific. see dotted clouds right here. th

supertyphoon usagi ask entering the south china sea with its sights set on hong kong. the eye of the storm is now passing between the philippines and taiwan. it is leaving flooding wind damage and a storm surge. the most powerful cyclone of 2013 has the potential to do a lot of damage in hong kong. more now from yai craig leeson. >> the biggest ships in the u.s. fleet, the u.s.s. bonhom richard, is moving out. this storm formed in the pacific earlier in the week and has tracked west northwest influence the luzon strait that separates the philippines and taiwan. in the philippines 100 families were moved from islands as torrential flooding. in taiwan, waves as big as buildings smashed the coastline. flights and per yi ferry service cut. china's residents have been prepared for the worse. 23,000 fishing boats returned to port. hong kong is in its sights. 100 people died and major storm damage to the city. sunday airlines say they will hold all flights in and out of among congress. thousands are in the area to celebrate the mid autumn festival. for those who remain the we

. >>> typhoon usagi has been down graded to a tropical storm but without having its way with the western pacific. it weakened sharply as it headed to hong kong and mainland china. >> chen do cs, closeness to the sea made it vulnerable to typhoon usagi, high tide because of a full moon. chan do found its worse flooding, parts of the city a day later are still flooded. as the city tries to clean up, tens of thousands still don't have power. wind rips ripped trees from their roots but it was the water that was the most devastating. >> this is the worst flood in 30 years ago. i have never seen such a big flood. >> the government gave us early warning of the typhoon. a lot of people were evacuated and they cleared the water very quickly. >> across quandong province, the death toll was kept down but not the destruction. relief organizations or the government, a local mobile phone company set up a free charge station. markets and shops were open mainly those with power. allowing the people to start the week after the moon cake festival in -- signaling the beginning of autumn. the holiday left s

headed for hong kong, typhoon usagi is expected to make lands fall in matter of hours. the massive storm has already battered parts of taiwan and the philippines leaving two people dead and two more missing. congress now has eight days to work out a funding deal aura how the government to shutdown, house republicans passed bill on friday but will the affordable care act. thanks so much. i am morgan radford. ♪ ♪ >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents gripping films, from the worlds top documentary directors >> this is just the beginning of somthing much bigger... >> tomorrow, 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? >> we will fight it together... al jazeera america presents - "do the math" premiers tomorrow night, 9 eastern. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the

typhoon usagi made landfall in quong dong. nearly 270 millimeters of rain fell in 12 hours in the city of chowjo. flooding was seen up to 1 meter. it forced airlines to cancel more than 500 flights scheduled for three airports in good wongdong. it injured 17 people in hong kong. they suspended morning trading on monday. recasters have downgraded the typhoon to a tropical storm but municipal officials are advising residents to remain on guard because strong winds and other conditions continue. >>> german chancellor angela merkel is celebrating a victory, winning the most seats in a general election. but they fell just short of what they needed to form a government. voters chose who would sit in the 630 seats in parliament. election officials released the results as of 3:00 a.m. on monday. candidates from americale's christian democratic union, and their partners in the christian social union had won 311 seats. it was the best performance by merkel's party since 1994. she'll return to office for a third term. >> translator: this

we had the last warning issued for usagi. but there's a new one to watch that will track towards china and taiwan. coming up - i'll tell you about the united states foul-weather storms. >> still ahead - how a group of americans is making a difference in the lives of some afghani farmers. >> amid the middle of a diplomatic warning, iran's president is on his way to the united states. >> >>> welcome back. the 60th regular session of the u.n. general assembly kicks off tomorrow. the ongoing war in syria will be the top issue addressed. iran's newly elected president hassan rouhani will address the ceremony. with us for more is professor of sociology at the university of san diego who has written about the middle east and is an associate fellow based in amsterdam. good to have you with us, tom. >> good to be here. >> a few weeks ago we were at the brink of war with syria. what is behind issues with iran. >> decades ago people wanted peace. the government was one day going to have to get out the way and let them have it. there was

. >>> typhoon usagi is about to hit hong kong. it has torn through taiwan and the philippines causing torrential downpours and power outages. it is getting weaker but expected to cause major damage when it hits. those are your headlines. a full rundown of today's news coming up at 6:00 eastern. i am thomas drayton in new york. >> florida authorities consider bringing criminal charges after a 12-year-old girl who endured months of online bullying commits suicide. on inside story, we will examine how states and schools are dealing with cyber bullying. hello. i am libby casey. florida authorities say for nearly a year, rebecca saidwic was terrorized on social media. 15 middle school children sent her messages saying things like, you should die. last week, the 12-year-old changed one of her online screen names to "that dead girl" and jumped to her death. during her funeral, friends and family wore t-shirts and a sign stood next to her casket which read, every day more and more kids kill themselves because of bullying. how many lives h

and at least 25 people are killed because of typhoon usagi in southern china. ♪ kenya forces have begun the operation to free hostages being held by al shabaab fighters in the west gate mall. sustained gunfire has been heard in the past few hours and the army is trying to bring about a quick end to the standoff and so far 68 people are known to have died and let's go to kathryn who is in the kenya capitol for us and the military keen to end this today. what has been going on? >> yes, you are right, the military is very keen to end this today. there has been a lot of activity throughout the morning. the gunshots are silent and we have not heard anything for the past hour or so but earlier on we heard an explosion of sorts as well. we have seen military enforcement that has been brought in. we have seen a fire truck coming in and earlier we also saw a military ambulance that was taking because a soldier was injured away from here. this all shows this operation is really intensifying the military's spokesman wants this to end as soon as possible, possibly by the end of today. but we will h

"usagi" was packing winds equivalent to a category five hurricane. officials in colorado say it will cost about $135 million to begin fixing the state's infrastructure after severe flooding that devastated the area. about 1900 homes were destroyed in the flooding. another 16,000 were damaged. the red cross delivered more than one dozen truckloads of supplies to flood victims this weekend. the flood waters also damaged roads and bridges. some highways in northern colorado that were cut off by the flooding are now reopened being reopened the curious case of gayle sayers and the concussion lawsuit. coming up, is he or isn't he suing the n-f-l? awhat makes your family smile? backflips and cartwheels. love, warmth. here, try this. mmmm, ok! ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you crunching. [ female announcer ] every baby can have the freedom to move their way, in pampers cruisers. they adapt at the waist, legs and bottom, with up t

usagi made landfall late on sunday, at least 25 people died. and a tornado has swept through a down in that dill, tw brazil,o people killed and 60 injured. a state of emergency is being declared after strong winds knocked down trees and electricity pylons in the south of brazil flooding has forced more than 30,000 people from their homes. to germany where chancellor angela merkel is fashion new challenge after an e emphatic election victory she may have to reach out to her rivals to form a coalition government. here is jonah hull in berlin. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: on sunday, they celebrated a win bigger than anyone imagined. but not big enough to govern alone, so on monday it was back to work to find a coalition partner. >> we are, of course, open for talks and i have already had initial contact with the sbd chairman who said the sbd must first hold a meeting of its leaders on friday. >> reporter: the spd or social democrats, angela merkel's opponents on the central left. emerged bruised and diminished from a grand coalition with c

craig, what is the latest on usagi? obviously having technical difficulties reaching craig leeson in hong kong. we are going to be taking a look at weather when we come back. before that, we want to talk about the congress shutdown, that big battle that is looming in washington. we'll tell you what services you might be able to rely on that you might not be able to rely on if the shutdown occurs. >> a new report on global warming. we'll tell you what's expected on the state of the environment. ] >> some of the world's leading scientists are meeting this week to put the finishing touches on a u.n. report on climate change. the last time a report like this was published was in, seven, finding that the evidence of global warming was undeniable and caused by humans. we have more. >> from the sun's rays to the polar ice caps, from the deepest oceans to the vast tropical forettes, this climbs is a complex and dynamic system. that's why measures changes to it and understanding what's driving them is important and challenge be,

usagi is packing winds of 115 miles per hour with gusts up to 185 miles per hour. caused major flooding in northern japan. >> and i'm dave warren. we are certainly tracking that storm as i continues to move between the philippines and taiwan. it is 165 mile-per-hour wind that is what it looked like whit was really intense. over the past few hours that eye is not nearly as defined or intense. most likely will lower the intensity. still though there is a lot of wind and rain with this storm and the track will continue to push it through -- between taiwan and the philippines. now there's a lot of rain with this and a lot of wind. where it's headed is looks like it's passing between taiwan, there's the eye, the problem is that these bands of rain are moving accreditation the country now, but once the eye against -- gets past taiwan, devastating flooding passing by taiwan. the storm tracks to the west, looks like it will diminish in intense city to a category 1 storm. 100 miles per hour or less, impacting hong kong sunday morning 9:00, between now and then we'll watch t