... this is al jazeera. i am thomas drayton. in new york, these are stories we are following: a hostage stand-off is underway after gunmen opened fire on a crowded shopping mall in kenya. now, a group claiming responsibility steps forward one of the founders of the afghantab taliban is now a free. the latest from the pakistani prison. good to have you with us. hostages are being held after an attack on a crowded stopping mall in narobi.

at least 30 are dead. al shabaab is claiming responsibility for the attack. the armed group is saying more attacks are to come. according to the u.s. state department, americans are among the injured. al shabaab has attacked kenya in the past. the attacks are seen as retaliation for the role kenyan forces are playing in somalia to help fight the shabaab. andrew simons has more >> reporter: people taking coffee when al shabaab stalked. a market packed with weekend shoppers when they were attacked. this was nairobis's most prestigious shopping mall. they tried to evacuate the building. most of those getting out were

traumatized. >> i went up to them. some police, it was very bad >> reporter: if got worse. what was going on inside was carnage. a gun battle with police and soldiers. anyone with any medical skill tried to help. the gunfire continued. the number of casualties steadily grew. at first, the police thought this was an armed robbery. but ne gradually realized it was an attack with indisriminate gunfire. people tried to hide where they could. the government calls for all kenya kenyans, for calm at this moment. we wish to assure the company we are taking every condition possible to contain the situation >> reporter: but this attack takes kenya to a deeper level of fear of al shabaab. the day some somalian resistant

struck at the heart of the capitol. >> we are hearing from witnesses who were at the mall. i want you to listen to one man describe the horrific scene. >> i was looking for parking, and we heard this heavy bombardment, with grenades and all of that. so wife tells me, please, just let's get out because it looks as if there is a terrorist attack. i came back, empty, the same point. as soon as exited and went to the ramp and i saw the whole traffic jam out there. i couldn't move. i got out of the car. we hid on the left side of the car. it's a big car. it's a 4-wheel drive. one of them, i don't know, saw us or what. i don't know. he threw a grenade under the car. and we were hiding on the left side of the car. and the engine, everything, and

i got hurt here and stabbed here as well. so... god is great. we are okay. >> once again, hostages are being held. at least 30 people are confirmed dead. we will have a live report from narobi coming up in 30 minutes. we are following closely the attack usualliedway at westgate shopping mall. the situation is ongoing. we condemn this senseless act of violence that resulted in death and injure for many innocent men, women and children. our condon dole he knews to all who were injured. >> at a military base, al jazeera has confirmed all three were americans according to nato, victims were shot by a man wearing an afghan national army uniform. the gunman was shot and killed by other shoulders. it was 7th insider attack in

afghanistan this year. pakistan has released the highest ranking afghan taliban commander it had in prison. it's an attempt to encourage peace talks. jane ferguson is in kabul with the story >> reporter: for over a year, he has been talked about by the pakistani and afghan governments. the afghans believe the taliban's former second in command could be used for peace negotiations. in august, afghan president hamid karzai visited pakistan to discussion the peace process and repeat requests for his handover to kabul. a member of the high peace counsel and a former taliban diplomat said he will become a part of international peace efforts. >> we are thinking that he will transfer to the other country. and that is, he will -- he will play a very positive role

between afghanistan and between the taliban. >> moushta knows him and believes baradar will not be of much use unless the leader is on board. >> to think about the rule, whatever you think about that, the relation between moluja. >> it's not non-whether after three years in a pakistani jail he retains enough influence to bring others to negotiations or he wants to. but while he remains the most senior taliban commander to have been released in the current peace process, whether or not he can help that process realize its aim is the biggest question of all. jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. dozens of people are dead in baghdad after a funeral was

bombed. two explosions went offer in sadar city. according to local police, a car bomb went off, then a suicide bomber drove in and detonated. at least 7 two people were killed. 120 wounded. much of colorado is now dealing with unexpected fallout after torrential rains. still reeling from the flooding devastation, commune cities north of denver now have 22,000 gal of oil in their backyard. kilney duck hart has the story >> reporter: seven people have died. 80 are still unaccounted for. beyond the human toll, flooded oil fields, toppled barrels and storage tanks leaking more than 22,000 gallons of oil. multiple spells are in weld county where thousands of gallons are flowing into a major river that flows into the south platte river with specific spills reported near evans, milliken and plattville, we will

document this disaster. to make things worse, clean-up cruise won't be able to reach the spillage until the water receipts and some colorado residents have been asked by health officials to boil their water after tests for e. coli came back positive. more than 200 highways and at least 50 bridges have been damaged or destroyed. the state is working quickly to repair some of its mountain highways before the winter season. roads that are necessary to get in and out of isolated towns. colorado's governor, john hic n hickenlooper has promised funds to help with the recovery and clean up efforts. the mexican officials tell al jazeera more than 100 people died in the landslide triggered by the country's twin hurricanes. soldiers are trying to move tons of mud that swept through a remote village in western mexico. in the damage from hurricanes manuel and ingrid has spread far and wide across the country.

the most powerful typhoon of the year, usagi is heading toward hong kong. by the time it makes landfall monday morning, it is expected to be downgraded to a category 1urn. the winds are still incredibly strong at 110 miles per hour. we will keep it right here and look at the latest information coming in. first, on taiwan getting battered with very heavy rain, the center of the storm is past south of taiwan but it's the bands toward the center that continue to put a lot of rain over the same area, specifically southern tip of taiwan here that heavy rain going over the same area because this is all rotating around the center and is hitting that same region. so torrential rain coming down now in taiwan. as far as the storm goes, it is not as defined as it was. so it's an indication it is not

nearly as intention. shofar, wind still 110, 120 miles an hour. the latest information that comes in from the center is 125 miles an hour. it is still to the east of hong kong, but moving west/northwest at 13 miles an hour. category 3 now, but as it gets closer to land, it is expected to weaken and that will put it as a category 1 as it makes landfall overnight tonight, our time, by monday morning, local time. as far as our weather goes, heavy rain is flooding the southeast. we have flood warnings and watches in effect. this is all to go a big change with our national weather. i will look at that forecast coming up a little bit later. >> dave, thank you. time is running out in washington. coming up, the house and senate sat for a funding fight as the government shutdown looms. can they work it out in less than a week? >> every sunday night

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this this this >>, the two opposing sides are not listening to each other lone star ideas and at this point, they are not cripplompromising. thomas. >> why did the republican response come from someone outside of congress? >> sandoval is a republican who has gained a reputation for

cooperating with democrats in nevada. he is says he has been allowed cut spending at the same time as increasing jobs. here is something else. sandoval was first republican governor who advocated awe do noting obamacare and also to expand medicaid. >> nine days and counting. randall, thanks. to help us understand the positionibility government shutdown, alan shofler is joining us from seattle. good to see you, alan. so what does a shutdown really mean? >> reporter: good afternoon, jonathan. well, here is something that we all need to remember. we are going to hear the word "shut down claimed ominously many times in the next nine days. let's reason that this is a very public negotiation going on between republicans, democrats and the white house. the shutdown deadline, the end of this month, is the pinch

point, the political pinch point the republicans are hanging their efforts on their efforts to dial back or stop the funding of the affordable care act. let's take a look at what actually would happen if there is a government shutdown. take a look at that graphic. graphic. here are some things that will not be affected in the case of a government shutdown. no deal between democrats, republicans, the white house, on spending and obamacare. you know affected, medicare, medicaid, social security. those benefits will still be paid. airport checkpoints will still be manned and operated. the border patrol will still be patrolling the u.s. border. anything that's considered an essential service, the protection of lives and property, that's going to continue even if we are shut down. moving on to what is affected: there will be employee furloughs and taking a look at the projections for this time around and what's happened in the past, what shutdowns have happened, we can expect 800,000 or so government employees to be working less than they do now.

passports and visas will not be processed. the centers for disease control will be impact. also, veterans benefits will be paid but because of the draw down and people working on the government payroll, we can expect those vet transbenefits to be a little bit delayed. so that's what's going to happen and not happen in the sort of broad brush on this thing. if you are going to south seattle to get a passport or a visa processed, it's probably not going to happen. let's remember that's if, in nine days, no deal is made and if that shutdown happens. jonathan? >> plan accordingly. alan schauffler from seattle. in eleven days, the affordable care act is going leitch. david aristo says how much insurance it's going to cost for people who don't have coverage through work. >> doctors' visits, prescriptions drugs and trips to the hospital, no matter where you live, these are the reasons to buy health insurance. but under obamacare, how much you pay for coverage will

largely depend on where you call home. a 40-year-old will pay about $190 a month for a plan in portland, oregon and $395 for the same plan in burlington, vermont. one reason, in oregon, there are 11 insurers participating on exchanges compared to two in vermont. fewer competitors can mean higher prices. but there are other factors that will affect what you pay and, like, who your neighbors are. in florida, for example, insurance companies may price their plans higher because of the state's large elderly population. if you are in a state like new york or california where rates have been among the most expensive because of guaranteed coverage like maternity care, prices could drop as competition increases. and more people get insured. >> in california, we already had maternity coverage and we had already prohibited gender-based pricing, but throughout the country, we will now have maternalty coverage and all of the health insurance policies. >> but the new healthcare law makes consumer protections like

maternity care mandatory everywhere. and that could set premiums higher in states like mississippi or texas. >> they will go up exponentially over what they have gone up before. >> prices will also vary depending upon who is doing the negotiating with insurance companies. sixteen starts are organizing their own exchanges while uncle sam is running or has a hand in the rest. so prices will be, in more ways than one, all over the map. >> once again, that was david ariasto. you can chance ali velshi's "real money" 7:00 p.m. pacific. >> before the budget is sorted out, congress will debate racing the debt ceiling. one item on the list of possible demands by house republicans may be approval for the keystone xl pipeline. here is what it is and what's at stake. >> the proposed 1700 keystone xl

pipeline is a line on a map but it has fueled dozens of rallies and protests where hundreds of people have been arrested. it's been discussed in congress for more hours than anyone wants to count. a house subcommittee website even has a keystone clock counting the days since september 19th, 2008, when trans canada, the canadian energy giant behind the project submitted an application to the government. it would carry crude oil from canada's tar sands to refineries on the u.s. gulf coast ofmetics. it would run through the middle of the country and the approval process has been as long as, well, the pipeline, itself. right now, the state department is working on an environmental review that runs more than 2,000 pages. that has generated more than a million public comments. this summer, president obama said he would approve keystone if and only if it won't increase greenhouse gas emissions. >> our national interest will be served.

only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. the net effects of the pipeline's impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this project is allowed to go forward. >> keystone's independents say it would be an environmental disaster. now, star sands oil isn't anything like crude oil that's pumped from wells. tar sand is thick, sticky stuff like tar, and it has to be heated up before it can be pumped out. that takes a ton of energy. in fact, canada is considering building a nuclear reactor just to heat the water to get the oil out of the ground. then, of course, that oil would be burned in cars and power plants and that's going to create more carbon emissions. in fact, some environmentalists say if keystone is approved, it is game-over for the planet when it come to climate change. keystone would also passover a passive underground water source called the oglalla aquifer.

there are democrats and republicans who back it say keystone is critical for america's energy future, that it would create thousands of jobs in and pure bill -- pour billions out. they say the u.s. should build the pipeline and benefit from it. now, regardless of how the debt ceiling debate plays out, that state department review won't be done until december at the earliest. it's reliable to slide into the new year. you are going to be hearing about keystone for some time to come. mike feliz joins us with news about another lawsuit against the n.f.l., michael. >> form ter chicago greg gail sayers is suing for health problems stemming from head injuries. he claims the league failed to protect him from devastating

concussive head traumas and that he suffers from headaches and short-term memory loss. >> stenson is on the verge of picking up his largest payday ever. he lives by four strokes, 1 under 69 today. if he hangs on to win, he gar n guarantees himself a $10 million prize as the winner of the pga tour's fed ex cup, san francisco a aldon smith is out on bail after his pickup truck hit a tree early friday morning. he was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana: he is expected to play at candlestick park. >> that's a look at your sports headlines. more sports news in about 20 minutes. >> michael, we will see you coming up. the nation's most predictiprodu shrimping wards are experiencing a shortage. the hard-hit industry is looking for solutions. robert ray traveled to the gulf

until louisiana >> reporter: on the gulf coast, shrimping boats and crab baskets are a common sight. inside the bustling fish market did, these tasty creatures are in high demand. nearly sixty % of the nation shrimp and crab come from the waters of louisiana and texas. a $1.5 billion a year economic impact. >> we have regular customers that come almost every day and now, they are coming twice a week, three times a week. >> that's because there is a shrimp and crab shortage this season. the worst in 25 years, say some industry veterans. and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. >> this marsh, these were like trees. >> pete gerica said they have been caught up in a perfect storm. >> we had marsh busted up from hurricanes and oil got on it.

you had people in there tram brink through this grass. many fishermen like him are seeing remnants of oil, especially after a storm pushes through the fragile eco system. >> when something turns the mud up, it will bubble up. >> according to the national on or about yannick and atmospheric administration, it's not just the deep water horizon spill. there are other factors at work like coom spring temperatures that played a role in the breeding season. >> one of the reasons for these empty crab traps,scientists say is the dead zone in the gulf much mexico. >> that's an area of low to zero oxygen caused from furthsizer coming down the mississippi river from the farms up north and flowing into the waters. >> no matter the reasons for the shortage, the fact is, it's all about supply and demand. the prize will go up and it has. >> those are 599 each.

they are usually like 3.99 each. >> noa and scientists are expecting under the historical 52 year average. they are bracing and hoping a major hurricane does the occur. that make the already fragile system worse. robert ray, slidell, louisiana. >> we are continuing to follow the story out of narobi. the president said they will hunt down those responsible for an attack on a shopping mall. 39 people are dead and more than 150 are injured. that's all i have an real money.

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welcome to al jazeera. i am thomas drayton in new york. these are some of the stories we are following at this hour. pakistan has released the highest ranking afghan taliban commander it had in prison, a founder of the taliban movement in afghanistan. he was arrested by the cia in pakistani forces three years ago. pakistan hopes his release will help kick start peace talks in

afghanistan. >> typhoon usagi is about to hid hongcon. it has torn through taiwan and the philippines causing downpours, mudslides and power outages. it is getting weaker but it's still expected to cause major damage when it hits. the death toll cons to rise in a narobi shopping mall attack. 39 are dead, 150 injured after al shabaab, which has claimed responsibility for the attack stormed the mall. the armed group is saying more attacks are to come. the u.s. state department says americans are among the injured al shabaab has attacked kenya in the past. the president of kenya addressed his people on television a few minutes ago. here is what he had to say. >> our security forces are conducting a response to this attack as we speak. and are in the process of n newtralizing the attackers and

securing the mall. it is a very tell c-- delicate operation as our priority is to safeguard the innocent people held up in this unfortunate incident. thre let me make it clear, we shall hunt down the perpetrators. we shall get them, and we shall punish them for this meanous crime. i have directed security forces to be decisiveniv their response to this or any other threat. they must and will do this to demonstrate our constitution's categorical guarantee of keny s kenyans' rights to life and property. across the country, we have tightened security, and i urge all of you to remain calm and v vigilant. god bless you.

god bless the people of kenya. god bless kenya. thank you. >> joining us from london with more on the attack is ayo johnson, a media house that sells breaking news content on africa. it's good to have you with us. as we mentioned, al shabaab has claimed 60ty for the malattack. what can you tell us about this group? >> well, thomas, this group has been branded a terrorist group. they stem from somalia and they have created instability in somalia for many years. they were at the root of the problems that happened with somalia most recently that had to do with familiarine. this group is very focused in creating a sharia state, and despises everything that's western. >> we understand this mall was threatened by al shabaab.

was there heightened security? >> reporter: there is always heightened security in kenya. the kenyan forces went to somalia in 2010 and 2011, they stepped up security because they have been threatened by a al shabaab previously. they had carried out smaller riots that were not as successful as this one. so the security forces were always at the highest possibility alert. kenyans have now become very accustomed to seeing ak-47 among security forces, bomb detectors are regular among people of elite, not to mention those living in hotels and banks and businesses and so on and so forth. so this particular complex had such security operations in place. so it's really remarkable that the intelligence failure and security forces seemed unable to

stop this from happening. >> as you know, al shabaab are warning of more attacks. are there any more targets? >> al shabaab clearly are taking the fight to kenya. they have made it very clear that they will attack everything that is despised and seen as kenyan. and that means the entire population. what they have made clear is that they will spare those who are muslims of this particular attack and they have made it very clear they actually singled out christians who were put in one particular line and muslims in another. so they are trying to drive a wedge between the communities, drive a wedge between the societies. i think kenyans would have to make sure that this doesn't happen in terms of the longer picture. they have got to look at themselves and now they have got to start thinking about how culturally, how religiously they can address their own problems internally and not allow a

al shabaab to drive that wedge. >> ayo johnson, appreciate your time. we have catherine soy live at the scene of the attack. thank you for joining us. the kenyan presidency has confirmed that one gunman who was arrested has died. are the other gunmen still shooting inside the mall? >> thomas, yes, the other gunmen are inside. it's very difficult to tell what's going on inside the mall. it has been cordoned off. there is a battle still raging. there are some israelis and americans not only providing technical assistance, but, also physically engaging longside the kenyans. the situation is very difficult for them because we are being told that this -- these gunmen are holding hostages that they are using as human shields.

this is really worrying relatives who are outside here, waiting to hear any news of what's going on and any news of their relatives who are in this place. the gunmen have been isolated in the market and they have been surrounded by the security forces. >> do we know the number of gunmen and how many hostages they miay have? >> reporter: we are being told that there are 18 gunmen. it's very difficult, again, to verify this mall is big. it has multiple entrances. they used the various entrances to come in. the figure that has been going around all day is 18. it could be more. we are told there are some women as well. again, the hostages, again, it's very difficult to verify but the figure that has been going around is that they are holding about 7 people. the supermarket where they are is a very busy supermarket. this being a saturday really it's normally very crowded.

we are told that there are other people who are inside the supermarket who are hiding in various places. these people have been texting and tweeting as well but what the gunmen are holding, only about seven hostages. but again, it's very difficult to verify this. >> forgive me if i am wrong here. i understand you had a family member inside the mall at the time of the shooting? >> yes. i did. i had my sister in the mall. she was hiding on the mall. it was a very frustrating time for us and scary. she was with her children. she was hiding in the changing room of one of the clothes shops, and she was -- she said that the gunmen were right outside the shop and that the battle was right outside the shop before it moved to the second floor, but she was evacuated later, thank god, but there are many other hostages. there are many other people who are still at the mall, we are told, and those are the ones that we are all worried about.

>> you mentioned there are additional security forces moving in. can you expand on that effort? >> reporter: the security forces have surrounded this gunman and like the police department said, we have been told that the situation is more or less being contained but again, it's very difficult. the battle is raging on, and there is help from the israelis and americans as well. we see some reinforcements coming in. earlier, to show you the picture of how intention it might be inside earlier, i saw a soldier, an injured soldier who was brought out by his very, he was put in an ambulance and taken to hospital. we are told several have been injured in there as well. but we can't tell how many, and, also, earlier, i spoke to a relative who said wtwo of his relatives, an uncle and a nephew, he has been told, have been killed in there.

i was watching pictures from earlier. there are really horrific pictures of people running around and it's very frustrating not knowing what's happening inside. we have not been getting much information, thomas. >> the u.s. state department released a statement saying some americans were injured in the attack. any word on how many of those or how those victims are doing at this point? >> reporter: i saw that statement as well. the government has not come out to clearly show who has been injured or to show which nationalities have been injured. it's very difficult to tell. we only have that statement and nobody has really given us information of how they are fairing or which nationalities really have really been injured. but this mall is a very up-market mall and a lot of ex patriot did come. so there are a lot of injuries. a lot of indiana have been

injured as well as the americans, as you said. >> certainly an ongoing situation. catherine soi, life at the scene of the attack for us. catherine, thank you. syria has given the u.n. a preliminary inventory of its chemical weapons' arsenal. anita says it is a step toward fulfilling general eve i can't's end of the agreement >> reporter: syria appears to have complied on the first step meeting it's obligations. the opcw says syria has provided the expected documentation and the sec tear accurate is reviewing it. >> that's to say syria is meant to have by now supplied a come prehensive list of all of the chemical weapons. the manufacturing system and any other related materials presumably what happens now is that the technical secretary is looking for a full and truthful disclosure and comparing what syria has said it has with what the opcw may understand from other information sources, that

it does have or is supposed to have had. this has put some other aspects or other chemicals somewhere else. it's a long road ahead, though. inspectors have to go back into the country and do a verification on the ground. there has to be a system worked out for moving and destroying these chemical weapons and the timetable which sees them all being destroyed by 34id 2014 is by everyone's admission, going to be a tough one with the civil warraging in syria. >> north korea has announced its postponing reunions of families divided between the north and south. reunions were to begin wednesday. they were regarded as a first step to improve xlom attic ties. now, south koreanian leaders are blamed saying they had poisoned die logs. some families have been separated since the korean war six decades ago.

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welcome back. cattle rust liling is increasinn texas. how one county is trying to put a stop to cattle theft. >> ranger bob alford has more than a dozen longhorn on his 42

acres. each one, except the calf is branded. >> like this brown cow. she has two brands. >> alford who has pictures of each animal has never had one stolen. but he knows plenty of people around here have. >> we have seen almost double what we have experienced in the past. >> alford would know. he's not just a ranch. he is the johnson county sheriff. >> a lot of them support dope h habits: we work together. alford has an ally in george davis, who owns the johnson county cattle auction. >> i mean, you can tell. they are reliable to give you an address that's not right. there will be something. it may not even have a licensed plate on their trailer. >> high cattle prices are a big reason why theft is on the rise. davis says cattle prices are up about 25% from two years ago. >> a good 500 pound calf now is worth a dollar and a half a

pound. >> livestock theft in johnson county has gone from 10 cases all of last year to 16 this year. stealing cattle is not that hard. all thieves need is a property where no one lives, a $10 bag of feed and less than an hour to get the cows on the trailer and out of here. >> i am doing more livestock now than in a long time. >> detective steve shaw spends most of his work hours on cattle theft. he isa also a victim >> i dairied and had three baby calves stole in that time. >> many thieves stayed away from branded cattle because they know they are more likely to be traced back. >> you work all year long to, you know, to accumulate something and they take it from you you: somebody drives in your place and steals half of your calf crop. >> here comes another one. this one has my brand. >> the sheriff is disappointed how so many ranchers don't

bother to brand their cattle. >> if we can get them all branded, it's a lot easier to recognize and get them spotted when they come through the cell ring. >> alford says as long as prices are high, cattle rustling is going to continue. with his lead investigator a cattleman and an aggressive, proactive auction barn owner, thieves around here often end up in jail mark snyder t clebur. /* /-. clebur cleburne, texas. >> joining us with sports, there is a big payday for one lucky golfer. >> eight figures, that's enough to get the richest golfer's attention when it comes to winning money. the pga season that started in january concludes this weekend in atlanta, the final leg of the fedex cup that carries a $10 million purse. it was an early start at east lake country club due to poor weather conditions.

dustin johnson, the last man to make the 30-man field made two late birdies and two solid pars on his way to a 3 under 67 that put him in sun bay's final paring where he will play alongside the guy who has been tearing up the courts, sweeden's hen rich stenson. scorching may not be a portrayal. he started with a 4-stroke lead after a 64 on thursday, another round in the 60 did on friday and then he made the turn today the lead was 9 strokes. it would cool off where he had four bogies with a 4-stroke cushion. stenson in great shape to go home with a lot of money sunday, $10 million for winning the fedex cup, another 1.4 million for the tour championship. even if he were to finish third, he would be in good shape to win the fedex cup. tiger woods, the number 1 seed

carted a 1 under 69. the first time he has broken par all week. he sits at 4 over, 14 shots behind and a tie for 26. one of the most discussed topics is whether players should receive a cut of the bill you don't know billions of dollars it has fans and media making cases for and against. but if there is one united thing of this subject, it seems to be the players. in the game today, some of the players wrote the letters apu on their gear. the acronym stands for all players united. a campaign organized by the national college players' association advocating for ncaa reform. the ncpa president says players continue to use their visibility on nationally televised game to draw attention to the effort and protest the nca's treatment on athletes ranging from concussions toss compensation. week 3 of the n.f.l. schedule continues tomorrow. several teams in danger of

starting the season 0 and 3. this includes the tampa bay buccaneers who could be in store for a shake-up if their struggles continue. john henry smith recently asked serene williams from the fort worth star-telegram who would go first? >> well, i think they both have short leashes but you have to give a coach more than two years. josh freeman on the other hand is in the last year of his rookie contract. there was the story he had asked for a trade or would ask for a trade before the trade deadline next month. whether that's true or not, he certainly is playing his way out of town. in this last five games date to go last year, he has four touchdowns and 11 interceptions, 335 passing yards this season and the 30th rated passer. he is not playing well. this is no question this is his last season in tampa bay. there is a rift there. i think the only question left in tampa bay is this his last season in tampa bay?

>> two wins for the bears. are they that good or lucky to be 2 and 0? >> there is a little bit of luck in there. i think they are getting an identity a little bit, you know, two games, two fourth quarter comebacks. they believe in jay cutler. he looks comfortable in mark tresman's. that's the difference for the bears this year. their offense is contributing. they are rated averaghead of th defense. the offense is contributing to the cause maybe more than in pros previous season. they went 10 and 6 last season. they need to win more than 10 games this season to assure getting in the playoffs first. >> who is your biggest surprise? >> it has to be the miami dolphins. mike sherman said tanahill would take the biggest jump in his season. he is the guy who passed for almost 600 yards. you have to remember this is a guy who made only 19 career starts at a and m in college as a quarterback.

he made more starts than the wide receiver, played more than the wide receiver at a and m. he is growing, learning, looked comfortable in thattons who was the head coach at a and m. he is getting better and better. they have 63% of the teams that start 2 and 0, make the playoffs. dolphins are on their way. >> how giddy is bronco nation rye now? peyt manning's boys looks good >> what's been interesting about the broncos is the first half of games against baltimore, they trailed and last week against the giants, they were only up 10-9 and exploded in the second half. i think you have to talk about the adjustments they made at halftime with payton manning, with john fox and the things they have done to kind of flip the switch a little biteyton ma with john fox and the things they have done to kind of flip the switch a little bit and run away from both of those teams, i talked last week to wes wolford. wait until he gets comfortable with peyton manning and it will

be something to watch. they will be good from start to finish. >> now, to baseball with red sox, a last to first turnaround from a year ago. last season, boston finished dead-last with 93 losses. last night's 6-3 win, they are champions of the american league east. their first division title since 2007 and at 94 and 61, boston scored the best record in all of baseball. >> that's the turnaround for first year manager john ferrell who became 7th manager to lead the red sox on the job. the last guy to do that, terri francona in 2004. one other baseball note, scherzer is the first pitcher to reach 20 wins. he made it friday by giving up three runs over 6ings tigers beat shall chicago 12 to 5. their magic number to clench the central division crown is 3.

entering tonight's game against the white sox. baseball playoffs will be here before you know it even though we are talking about football right now. >> thank you. at that talk about on thin ice, summer melting takes a surprising turn. scientists say the overall trend is still headed in the wrong direction. the cold hard facts ahead. >> cold facts with the weather. we have temperatures dropping in the midwest but it's brief. we will take a look at the numbers in the national forecast coming up.

summer ice in the arctic sea has been disappearing rapidly. the extent of ice cover this year was about 50% more than in 2012. gerald tan investigates >> reporter: for all of 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 tell-tale sign of climate change. last year, a dramatic melt sounded the alarm when sea ice tumbled to a record low 3.4 million square kilometers. this year's is higher. ice stopped melting at 5.1 million square kilometers and has begun its seasonal growth but the overall trend is still down. compare these levels to the 30-year average as indicated by the orange line. >> this animation shows the shrinking of arctic ice, the white areas diminish as temperatures rise. the extent of ice actually dropped to the 6th lowest level on record but it's still being described as a welcome recovery.

on the other end of the world, sea ice in the antarctic has an upward temp. it matched the record high in 2012. climate scientists point to cooler air around the globe that's given rise to increased ice cover in both poles this year but the overall message remains one of caution. we are still not out of the danger zone and the time of ice-free summers in the arctic could just be decades away. gerald tan,ays. >> scientists say much. ice remains thin and is nothing compared to the thick arctic pack ice because it can melt quickly, they say long-term recovery is unlikely. i am meetrologist dave warren, a big change happening

right now. expecting rain and cooler temperatur temperatures. tracking it with the radar, this line of showers andstorms has moved through the midwest and now through the mid atlantic. cooler air because it warms up in the western states quickly chicago, memphis, areas in the northeast, we will see temperatures dropping once this rain clears out. one or two days before back in the 70s and 80 did by wednesday and thursday. the warm air quickly returns this line, moisture over the same area in the gulf states. >> that's leading to flooding. we have flash flood watches from new orleans to florida. that rain will continue the next 24 hours. the ravens moving through the northeast. where it is coming down now, it is gone. this is a brief shower and culler temperatures coming in for a few days before we warm up. a look at the headlines coming up next.

welcome to al jazeera. i am thomas drayton. a samoli group is claiming responsibility for an attack on an upscale mark. the armed group is saying more attacks are to come. the u.s. state department says americans are among the injured. u.s. and israeli forces are helping kenyan defense forces in the hostage stand-off that followed. >> pakistan has released a high-ranking afghan commander it had in prison, a founder of the taliban movement in afghanistan. he was arrested by the cia in pab -- and pakistani forces. pakistanop