. >> i'm john henry smith live in boston. a reversal of fortune as the world series tied off as it moves to the midwest for the weekend. michael eaves and i will break it down - coming up later in sports. >>> if your heart stops, if you suffer sudden cardiac arrest in public, what are your chances of surviving. according to studies, it's about 20% in dallas and pittsburg. in chicago, new york and detroit 5% or less. in seattle and surrounding king county it's above 50% - the highest in the country. there's an effort in seattle that could improve the survival rate there. allen schauffler reports on a game with a serious side. >> jamie alls is a lucky man and knows it. >> it's remarkable. i'm super grateful and lucky to be here. >> two years ago when the radio station engineer suffered cardiac arrest one of his friends knew where to find one of these, an automatic external defibrillator, zapping jamie alls heart back to life. >> the technology exists, it was there for me, and i was able to sit and talk to you because this happe

our john henry smith certainly is, john? >> reporter: absolutely. we're less than two hours away from the first pitch of the 2013 world series. i'll be back coming up in sports for the preview. >> the most important money stories of the day might affect your savings, your job or your retirement. whether its bail-outs or bond rates this stuff get complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down confusing financial speak and make it real. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> michael eaves is here with a day in sports. we are very close to world series between two historic franchises. >> reporter: absolutely. kids say don't talk about it, be about it, but we're still going to talk about it. the two most beloved fran

they both went sixth innings. >> john henry smith live in boston, we'll have more with john coming upat the 6:00 news hour, but we'll go to the weather. >> meteorologist: there is a line developing from kansas to oklahoma. there is a watch issued for the next few hours. there will be wind and hail as they move from west to east. the cold air as it moves across the north. we're seeing the numbers climb in the northeast and mid-atlantic states. with a few 70s on the man. right now it's cloudy with patchy drizzle across the northeast and new england. this is by tomorrow throughout the day that front will move east. heavy rain develops in ohio by 7:00. still dry in the northeast but overnight tonight there we are at 2:00 in the morning. >> while you were asleep, news was happening. >> here are the stories we're following. >> find out what happened and what to expect. >> international outrage. >> a day of political posturing. >> every morning from 6 to 10am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. >> tell us exactly what is behind this sto

john henry smith has more. >> he's been a linebacker. >> was it natural for me?o. >> a defensive tackle. there there's usually strength. >> and this year defensive end. >> that's been home. >> what has kept kiwanuka's drive, a desire to live up to the family name. in his native uganda and by ugandan everywhere. >> the first question they ask, isn't are you in football but are you related to benedicto. >> benedicto kiwanuka. first elected prime minister in uganda's history. the fishes chief justice. if there was a mount rushmore in uganda, bee benedicto's face wre be owouldbe on it. >> standing for the rule of fair and just law in uganda. even if that meant countering edicts of infamous dictator idi amin da da. >> an older person would say, hey i want you to know how much your grandfather did for our people and our country. it gives you a sense of about appreciation. >> in 1972, forces believed to be working at amin's behest, tortured him and murdered him by setting him on fire. 51 years old. 40 years later, mathias kiwanuka has learned a lot. >> it can inspire yo

our john henry smith has the story. >> he's been a linebacker. >> was it natural for me? >> a defensive tackle. >> there's some strength so they say and this year finally a defensive end. >> that's home. >> the thing that's always kept in the nfl is its versatility. one of the biggest things that drives him is the desire to live up to his family name it's a name in his family's native ug tpha* da and by ugandans everywhere. >> if someone knows or sees my name and the first question isn't "do you play football." it's are you related to him. it's all been a sense of pride in my family. >> in 197 is, he became uganda's first chief justice. if there were a mount rushmore in uganda, his face would be on it. >> he inspires me a lot in i'm constantly reminded on how great he is. it's a reminder that i should have a big expectation of myself because great things are always possible. >> the best things he's remembered for is standing for the rule and just law in uganda. >> it's more than just hearing about it. when you walk down the street and someone who recognizes you. i just wa

joining us from fenway park is john henry smith. there'll be two story lines from this game one that will stand out for the fans until we get to game two, for the next three hours. the play in the very first innings - the reverse call at second base. a lot of people screamed for a replay. that's a perfect example of why it was needed, because it required john farrell to come out and argue before dana demooth would confer with the other umpires. mike mcphony was upset because the calls were made and rarely in baseball are they overturned. that's a play people will talk about until game 2 tomorrow. >> certainly calls for replay are well-founded. you mentioned the fact that we have seen plays like this. i don't remember many being overturned. when the umpires got together saying it let's make sure the right call is made. you have to give them a little credit. they got together and decided let's make the right call. the red sox are beneficiaries. >> we heard sound from the home plate um pir when he's talking to mike mcfeeney who said, "

john henry smith is here with sports. good morning. >> let's hop in the time machine and go back to the summer of 2012, august of 2012. the dodgers acquire three big-named players from the red sox who mostly acquire $264 million of salary relief in return. 14 months later, the dodgers are in their league championship series, and boston had a chance to reach those heights on tuesday night as well. this kid tried to eliminate david ortiz with a shot to the nether regions to move on to the alcs game. rays take a 1-0 lead. peralta takes the mound in the seventh. his first pitch picks up speed. bogart scores, and he was at bat when all that happened. he beat out the infield single. ellsbury scores to up the sox up 2-1. longoria has to do something with two outs. he said you'll do nothing and like it. they eliminate the rays 3-1 #. they're going to the american league championship series. >> this is what you set out to do all last season, you train for it and go to spring training with your guys and know your team and get prepa

everybody had a good time. >> joining us now from boston is john henry smith. last night's win was extra special painful who suffered bruised ribbed when he robbed david ortiz of that grand slam, what is his status for tonight? >> well, after the injury last night, he had a c.t. scan, and he had x-rays they both came out negative. so according to john farrell -- i'm sorry, the st. louis cardinals manager, bell tran is a true game time decision. the real question is whether he plays or doesn't, how effective will he be with bruised ribs? we saw with hanley ramirez with the dodgers had a rib injury, and it is difficult to play baseball, to stretch out, chase outside balls. whether or not he actually played through this injury, the run in with the law that carlos beltran had last flight could prove to be quite pivotal. >> and also could be more painful since he will be batting from the left side of the plate, facing john like lighty. well, there was some mild controversy, when he suggested that john lester was using a foreign substance in his gun. what has been th

. >> john henry smith? al jazeera. >> and an update in the nl division series game. that is a look at sports. >> jessica, thank you. >> kevin is coming up next with the forecast. stay with us. 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. ç] >>> in to the weekend and for many of you, it hasn't been a good week end. first of all, let's go down towards the gulf coast. we will look at some more rain here across parts of the panhandle of florida. it is clearing up. this parts of new orleans. you have just cleared up as that boundary has just pushed through. now with the front and with the moisture down here with the gulf coast we do see a lot of rain from tkpa* georgia up to the carolinas. you will see the coldest air make its way through region. we are seeing the colder temperatures here an this is the area of low pressure. that's going to continue to make its way over h

. >>> i'm john henry smith. the tigers were rolling in boston until they weren't thanks to big papi and friends. highlights ahead in sports. this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. my staff has read the entire thing. can congress say the same? >>> welcome back. these are the top stories at this hour. >>> there are reports police may have been involved in the deadly bridge stampede near an indian temple. at least 111 people were killed as thousands of hindus were leaving a religious fest ral. >> it's three days before the u.s. defaults on its debt. lawmakers in the senate have picked up the ball from the stalled house negotiations. the head of the international monetary fund says not raising the debt ceiling could lead to another global recession. >>> for the first time in two weeks tourists can visit the statue of liberty. new york state decided to pay furloughed workers to re-open the monument during the shutdown. >>> columbus day is usually a popular day for boating in florida, but as christina tells

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john henry smith, al jazeera, detroit. >> good to see some hope coming back to the city of detroit. thank you. >> the weather is next. the snow is the 2 and 5 inches there. the high temperature of 71. that's your weather and more coming up next.

the showdown just five hours away, we have john henry smith keeping tabs on all the build up. how much would it mean to boston and their fans to close up the world series at home and at fenway park? >> well, even though a win tonight or tomorrow would give boston their third world series crowns since 2004, sox fans have been fought been able to see a world series win here since 19 years ago. you need look no further than the ticket prices, $1,800 is the most expensive ticket in world series history. and tickets here tonight have been selling for $10,000. that's how much a win would mean to the fans at fenway park. >> david ortiz has been in great form. how important has than been to boston getting to this point. >> great form, indeed. ortiz has been the red sox offense. he's battling 733, the rest of the line up is batting 151. ortiz has reached base three times in four hits, and beyond that, he's been an important charismatic leader for this team, getting the troops going when things have gone south. they've had rough patches here in the world series so far. it's been surpris

. >> i'm john henry smith, they may be giants but they continue to play -- the highlights from soldier field next hour in sports. >> and i'm meteorologist nicole mitchell. i will tell you what their impacts will be, plus have your national forecast. >> and in our next hour, we will talk to a nobel insider about how politics are playing a much bigger role in the peace prize selection process. plus a battle over mecca of street art, how artists are trying to save a world famous building from demolition. i will be right back in 2 1/2 minutes and as always you can check us 24 hour as day. we also continue to follow all the latest developments as it appears a deal now could be reached and the government shut down could be ending hopefully. of hope in that tensever government stand off. house leaders and a republicans floating a plan to raise the debt ceiling. but that deal is still a long way from being done. a monster storm headed straight for india, cyclone has the strength of a hurricane, and there are fears it can devastate that country. >> and the fight to keep a historic landmark in t

. >> john henry smith is here now with sports and peyton manning's return to indy didn't go quite as scripted. >> there is a strong argument to say that lucas oil stadium is the house that payton built. he was back sunday in the house that he arguably helped get built. the crowd at lucas oil stadium gave manning a standing ovation. this followed the expected script, early first quarter, manning connects for the 17-yard score. broncos up 7-0. second quarter,le coats flipped that script with the broncos up 14-10, mathis puts manning down. andrew luck find the end zone. third quarter now, indy was up 12 in the third when luck showed off the one area he's clearly got payton beat. luck can run. he did here for 10 yards and a touchdown to put the colts up big 33-14. from there, the broncos were within six in the fourth. manning got hilt as he threw. 39 owe 33 coats is the final. >> kind of in some ways relieved this game is over. i feel like hopefully, you know, we'll have a chance to play these guys again, because that would mean we made the playoffs. we have a long way to go before then,

. >>> turning to the nfl now, john henry smith smoke with nfl analyst, and among the topics they discussedquarterback mark schaub on a short leash? >> he is. there is no doubt about that. this didn't isn't going to go on for long. it seems like he has lost his confidence. if he throws another pick six in a game, i think you'll see him on the bench. >> that's a great point about the playoff wins. switching gears cowboys and redskins both struggled massively on the offensive side of the ball. are we going to see another 99-point shootout? >> it certainly looks that way. i talked to rg3 yesterday, and he said he is starting to feel back to normal from that knee injury, and starting to play like himself again. that is bad news for that secondary. they are giving up points at a high rate. we know what that cowboy's offense can do, though. they put up the points on the denver broncos yesterday. this looks like another shootout in dallas. >> and no one -- not from coach tom coughlin to the greatest giant hater you find expected the giants to be 0-5 is this the week they get a win? >> i keep sayin

. >> five hours away from game two, and john henry smith is at the park to tell us how the contest ishaping up. hoping it is less chilly, but is the scale of the victory a surprise. >> absolutely the scale is a surprise. i don't know anyone expected an 8-win outcome in favor of either team. and adam wainwright and john lester but i think the more element tool surprise is how poorly the cardinals played. in the regular season that's a team that committed 75 errors. no one committed fewer in the national league, and yet they committed three errors yesterday and they could have very easily been tagged with two more. so we can put this down to a bad night and expect them to bounce back in game two, are we? >> well, you would certainly think they would, and the cardinals certainly have reason to feel hopeful. they have 22-year-old rookie going for them on the mound tonight. this kid only had 12 career starts but it's been 12 brilliant starts. he is 3-0 with an era of under five, which is just amazing. certainly they are banking on a good start from michael tonight, now, a reason that for t

as john henry smith reports detroit's sports teams are rallying around the city hoping to restore pride and hope. >> greatness is not a word associated much with detroit in resent years. crime and shuttered schools and high unemployment. the city of detroit is turning to their sports teams for a different relief. the kind it won't get from washington, d.c. >> sports has away of finding that common thread of bringing people together. it's not a long range solution but it can be a positive influence. drew is a long time sports cool columnist for the detroit free press. >> it's brought the teams in the town together for a common purpose. they have the opportunity to give this city something feel proud about. something for three hours they can for forget they don't have a job. you can't get your garbage picked up. it may take an hour for the police to come by. it's not an end all. it's something. if it can help build up a psyche of a city that has been beaten down for years you can't help but build up that mind set. >> that spirit is felt than throughout most of the city like here in a barb

as john henry smith tells us we'll get a taste of it when jon lester faces adam wayne wright. >> jon lester and very good boston red sox rotation had what it took in the alcs to get past a great tigers rotation. they'll have to work magic as they contend with a cardinals rotation that is the second-best in all of major league baseball. the best of the second best is adam wayne wright in his three starts in the post season he's been brilliant, striking out 20 and only walking one batter so far. he and his caster have been plotting on how to beat the boston red sox. >> i know i have my work cut out for me. one of my favourite things to do in the world is game plan for a game. i love it. i'll spend an amount of time today and tomorrow to come up with a plan. >> wayne wright and jon lester are 2 and 1. wayne wright will come up nine day's rest when he throws out the first pitch in the 2013 world series pitting boston against the st louis cardinals. >> the red sox held a workout at fenway park as they are in search of a title. the red sox have hold overs including manager john farrell nam

john henry smith spoke to sha shareen williams and. >> he has thrown four pick sixes in the last foures and it's really cost them those games. he is on a short leash. there is no doubt about that. t.j. yates is sitting back there and he has won as many playoff games as he has. he has lost his fend and if h cd if he throws another pick six t.j. is going to get a chance to lead this team. >> cowboys and red skins struggled massively on the defensive side of the ball are we going to see another 99 point shoot-out at cowboy stadium. >> it sure looks like it's that way. the red skins dominated the cowboys last season. and i spoke to rj the other day and he is feeling like he is starting to play himself again. they are giving up points at a high rate. we know what the cowboys over fifence can do. offense can do. this looks like another shoot-out in dallas. >> the bro broncoses are bronco8 point favorites. are they going to have to invoke mercy this week. they are rolling along with the point spread over tampa bay. peyton manning has 20 touch downs and he threw the interception against dalla

earlier today, john henry smith asked casey stern if the pirates aren't the surprise team this seasone is patting them on the back like they are a nice story, but i picked them to get into the world series. draft garrett coal, one of the better young pitchers in baseball already. in september 2nd-best pitch e.r.a. in major league baseball. trade, marlon bird. bring him in right side gives them some power already five rbis of the series. and justin morneau gives them a left-handed bat, and depth in the lineup and experience. they also have done a nice job resigning players this andrew mccutchen a guy they locked up long term after many, many years of letting guys go. they have played smarted baseball off of the field, and the general manager deserves a lot of credit for why the pirates are here. >> now with apologies to david price is alex kolb the right guy to have on the mind? >> definitely the right guy. he took a liner to the head, and missed a significant amount of time. since he has come back, he has been the best pitcher on this staff even better than david pryce. so they have t

. >> time now for sports and john henry smith is here. i know it was a busy day in the nfl, based on the time my husband spent on the couch yesterday. >> like that's different than any other sunday at your house. for the rest of us blood american males, too. the 49ers won 11 on their road to the superbowl. coming into this season, it wasn't a stretch to think their meeting sunday night could be a superbowl preview. this looked like a review why fans are calling for matt schaub's head in hawn. he threw interception, returned 18 yards for the score. he has now thrown a pick six in four straight games. first quarter, punched it in, the 49ers take a lead into half time. they didn't need a big day from collin kaepernick. he completed only six passes. this went for 64 yards and a touchdown. 34 owe three was the final. >> the game of the day featured peyton manning trying to keep his broncos undefeated in dallas. he served up his usual dose of awesomeness. his was not the best pass performance in this game. tony romo out manning manning, throwin

from boston, john henry smith, aljazeera. >> carlos beltran has bruised ribs and will be a game time decision for tonight's game two at fenway. hopefully, the cardinals can relax. they had first game iters. >> the political impact over the tug of war from the u.s. budget and debt ceiling debate, still being felt here at home and abroad. >> the senior level white house official getting the ax. how his tweets got him in hot water. [[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 future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> the buyers on wall street may

john henry smith has more. >> the big question coming into game six of the world series surrounded big papi. he has a .733 batting average. the question, would the cardinals continue to give him pitches to hit and if they didn't, could anyone else in the red sox lineup step up? >> as it turned out, the cardinals walked him three times, but it didn't matter. the red sox had reinforcements. shane victorino and mike napoli didn't play much in st. louis but were in the lineup in game six in boston and combined for five r.b.i. to lead the red sox to the world series title. >> still trying to take all this in. you know, when the fireworks went off, when the ballpark was filled with smoke, it was completely surreal. to be in this position, given where we've come from, you know, reflecting back a year at this time, there's been a lot that's happened in 13 months. you know, ben deserves all the credit in the world for what he has done to the roster, the players he brought in and most importantly for the players. to come in and see the energy and commitment they had, the buying into a team conce

tonight's game one of the world series, john henry smith will be there live. mary jay blige will be singing the national anthem. >> still ahead, three thieves making their plea in court for a daring heist of several high-priced paintings. one suspect notions the museum that he is accused of breaking into and is suing it. >> the new academy that is going to help prepare a nation's troops. >> britain's future king set to make his second official outing. why his parents are keeping it low key this time. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> a hearing at a remainian court is making news in the art world. three men pleading guilty tuesday to stealing seven masterpieces last year from a dutch museum included works by picasso, and monet. the paintings have yet to be recovered

from boston, john henry smith, aljazeera. >> of course, boston won the world series in 2004 and 2007, but both championships came on the road. they'll have a chance tonight in game six. >> 1918 was a very good year indeed. i remember it well. [ laughter ] >> ross, thanks. >> the bat toll fit in in europe, how the people there are fighting to bring an end to segregation and isolation in italy. >> a major engineering accomplishment as a new tunnel opens after nearly a decade of work. how it's making life easier. together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their >> the case of that little girl named maria found living in a greek roma camp has brought the community to life again. in italy, the gypsy nationality is at the center of a debate about basic human rights. we have the story of one family searching for a better life. >> this woman likes to welcome guests with coffee that she is forced to serve it outdoors. in the trailer she calls home, the

john henry smith joins us now with that. getting kind of tight. >> they are not popping the champagne corks yet, but i bet they have it on ice. in tied up game seven series, since 1985, the winner of game five has gone on to win the series 67% of the time. the pressure was on. sanchez and lester pitching. sanchez struck out 12 red sox in game one. thursday, austin jackson, a 460-foot home run for mike napoli. >> jonny gomes it plated from third. a 4-0 lead. infante scores. tigers close the gap 4-2. seventh inning, miguel cabrera up with men on want corners, cab cab hits into the r.b.i. double play. that was the last time the tigers would seriously threaten, thanks largely to the solid relieve perform have performances keeping the tigers off the bases over the final 2 1/3 innings. red sox win 4-3. game six is saturday in boston with the sox one win away from the world series. >> by the time saturday rolls around, we'll have a chance to put tonight behind us, which this team has done such a great job at, not letting the previo

. >> joining us now from fenway park is our very own john henry smith. these two teams have not met in the regular season since 2008, but all the fans remember was the 2004 world series meeting. do you get a sense of animosity between the two fan bases? >> reporter: you really don't. i mean, certainly boston has its shares of fan bases that really can't stand them. the new york yankees fan base most notebly. you don't really get that sense from the st. louis cardinals fan base. there seems to be a mutual respect. you referenced 2004, back then it was game four in st. louis, and the cardinals realized their jig was up and they would lose this series. and bush stadium they opened up the gates and let all the red sox fans in t to celebrate. i think it's very cordial between the fans bases. >> as far as the history of the history of this series how important is it for th the teamo win the first game? >> reporter: incredibly important. going back to 1903, 62% of the time the team that has won the first game of the series has gone on to win the series. that in

. >> john henry smith, al jazeera. >> you know, tony, fans often just see a number on the jersey andnce past the name. but that's a great story of an individual who comes from a long lineage that has nothing to do with fable. >> what an amazing story. well done. he ought to get the gold star again. michael, appreciate it. thank you. let's take you back to the senate chambers, and we want to give you another look at what is going on right now. this is republican senator saxbyer chandliss. and he is talking about legislation that would reopen the government and lift the debt ceiling. we'll bring you that vote as soon as it happens. let's get to a break. you're watching al jazeera america. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> so texas, are you tired of the rain yet? there is good news after five days of rain

joining us from fenway park is john henry smith. you take a look at the fence for these games and each respective team as far as the cardinals are concerned their bats have been quieted with regards to who has been in the lineup compared to what we have seen from them during the regular season. >> reporter: absolutely. they're batting 213 in the postseason. they've scored three runs over their last two games. both losses. the cardinals manager spoke about how to wake up those dormant bats. >> there are others day when we have the offense, and we have the belief in our offense that we can go in and score runs off of anybody. we haven't seen it as much in this particular series but we know it's there. it's just part of that philosophy that we have in our minds. we're going to keep pushing because we know we can get it. >> reporter: of course, the red sox bats haven't been much better other than big pappi. and they could stand a wake-up call as well. >> speaking of david ortiz and what he has been able to do in this series. did methany

john henry smith from bovt junior. >> win or lose for the red sox. >> the world's first bitcoin machine is operating in vancouver. it's a differently tall currency invented in 2008. until now the virtual money has only been bought and traded on line. the atm exchanges bit coin for the official currency, and users can purchase with their smartphones, similar to how credit card sales are completed on the internet. stay with us, kevin corriveau has the weather after this. . >>> good evening again. we'll go over here towards boston and look at what is happening in the next evening because we are talking about the world series coming into play. you can see the rain come gs across the great lakes. that rain will be a major problem as we go towards thursday evening. we probably think after the game. on wednesday, not looking too bad. let's look at what will happen on the temperatures. right now boston is 41 degrees. look at the temperatures, portland main 29. montreal 22. a lot of colder air. rain clouds from boston, tapering off by the time we get to 7 o'clock or 8 o'clock. if we go to game 7

they are loving life and so is john henry smith who was at the game and spoke with the commissioner, gary bettman. >> we are here to see the blackhawks raise the banner to the rafters. this team could be a dynasty, they are wrong. it's a good league to have an original team be dominated in the nhl. >> we are seeing incredible competitive balance. so on opening night it's impossible to predict who will hoist the cup and make the play-offs. this is an experienced team that happens to be young and had a great deal of success. if you are a blackhawks fan, you have to be excited. >> you have to be excited as a hockey fan. there's some sweeping changes in the league in terms of safety, conference realign. play-off positioning and things to open up scoring a bit. >> what rule changes have you particularly excited going into this year. >> most important the is visor rule. the league has been trying for at least a decade to get the players to wear visors. counter players can be grandfathered, 75 to 85% of people will do it. the nets are narrow, there's more room behind for wrap around. we hav

john henry smith has more. >> thank you, dale. the colts took the field riding a three-game wind streak. two coming against nfc power houses san francisco and seethes. phillip rivers trailing 3-nothing in the first quarter when rivers throbs and has all day and some change to throw. he finds someone he liked. keenan allen, take a 7-3 lead and they would never trail again. speaking of never, andrew luck and the colts were never in synch. here he is with the late intercepti interception. the chargesers hell the colts to three field goals. failed to score a touchdown for the first time all season. >> yeah. i wasn't sure who the colts were playing this week. we just -- we didn't go to the game saying let's play ball control. we wanted to go score as many points as wedding. we didn't score that many. we did sustain drives. it was a heck of a team win, a huff team win. we weren't great in the red zone offensively but our defense was awesome. our defense was awesome the whole game. dick no vac. we didn't turn the football over. we knew i

. >> that was john henry smith reporting. while the detroit lions are off until sunday a lot of eyes are on the baseball team because they're going up against the boston red sox and currently in the bottom of the seventh inning. boston has a 1-0 lead in this one. and it looks like it was mike napoli who hit the run to give boston that 1-0 oh lead and justin verlander, their ace, he has pitched seven innings and ten strike outside. a good one going on in detroit and another goodling will start up i between the dodgers and cardinals. >> coming up after the break we have your forecast. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >> meteorologist: hello again. earlier i told you about the rain that is going through many parts of texas. let's take a closer look, how long is that going to last? at least one more day. on wednesday this is what it looks like for dallas. we're going to see a lot of rain. 63 degrees. that is definitely below average. that is because of the cold front that is about to december pate by the time we

. >> john henry smith joins us, i appreciate the time. we'll hear more. >> can't wait, michael, appreciate it. thank you sir. it's almost an annual ritual of sorts, the announcement of ipad. apple's new version of its tablet is called the ipad air it's lighter and faster than earlier models. the new ipad mini will also go on sale and the company is cutting prices on the mac books and mac pros. >>> according to a new marketing study that came out last spring 63% of americans drink a cup of coffee. >> reporter: i don't drink coffee. i'm a minority. >> smart man. i wish i could get off it, i won't tell you how much i drink. >> reporter: a lot. >> plenty, but there was a bit of good news. the price of a cup of joe may actually be getting cheaper. we get this report now. >> reporter: if drinking a cup of coffee is part of your daily grind it could become an increasingly cheaper habit. that's because of the sun. production will exceed demand by nearly 4.5 million bags. that's on top of a 10 million bags surplus from last year. the packed wareho

. >> john henry smith, al jazeera. >>> andy murray, one of the best players in the game but now you cancall him an ove. as in order of the british empire. or officer of the most excellent order of the british empire. it is an order recognizing his charitable works. bucbuckingham palace, supposed o pick up his obe, the collector showed up to his door at 8:20 and murray almost missed his delivery. he can credit the taxi driver. >>unconventional. >>an escape from the expected. on august 20th, >> hello and good evening. i'm going to take you over here towards the west pacific. we are looking at another typhoon. this is the 26th typhoon we have seen this year. this one is exceptionally dangerous right now over parts of guam, reality getting the brunt of the storm. the problem is it's kind of following the same path that typhoon ivo did. the north to the northwest. unless the computer models really start to changing, the southern part of japan could see a land falling typhoon, wednesday and thursday, even after they have see seen this one last week. 125 miles per hour, category 3 hurricane. l

batter was up and nursing bruised ribs and they won 4-2 to level the series and al jazeera's john henry smith will have tough decisions to make before game three. >> thursday night it was the red sox turned to implode and a game a piece. as this series moves on the cardinals may be gaining offensive edge with carlos beltran an active and productive player in game two despite the rib injury and john ferl said he will sit with his producers david ortiz or mike because there are no designated hitter allowed in the national league park and they singled out napolie and said he would not consider him putting him in a position like catcher and it will be saturday in boston and i'm from al jazeera. >> black players may boycott in russia if they do not tackle racism among fans and speaking they said if we are not confident coming to russia we won't come and follows racist abuse from fans at russian club in moscow during a champion league match and there is a hearing in the matter and denied the resent allegations and csk ivory coast player had this to say. >> i didn't hear anything like that from the

john henry smith reports from boston. >> no one under the age of 95 have seen the scene that could unfold at fenway park. in game six the red sox have a chance to clinch a world series title at fenway park for the first time since 1918. in a game that featured a yankees babe ruth. certainly the red sox have advantages. they are playing at home. they were the best of the american league and they are getting a reinforcement back inn the line-up. mike napoli. >> that is down to the wall. one run scores. here comes pedroia. here comes ortiz. 3-0 boston the first. the cardinals are 3-and-0 and wacca pitches after a loss. he has been a stopper for the cardinals and we hope he can reproduce that effort again on wednesday night in game six of the world series. >> with baseball taking a day off the nba gets a chance of the national sports spotlight. lebron james and the miami heat are looking to be the first team to win three straight titles sings th since the laker. the return of chicago bull star point guard derick rose who missed all of last season with a knee injury. >> he cannot only jump hig

john henry smith has more on the rich history of his image. >> he has been a linebacker. >> was it natural for me? no. >> defensive tackle. >> there was some strength differential they say. >> this year, finally, a defensive end. >> at home. >> the thing that has kept him in the n.f.l. is his versatility. one of the biggest things that drives him is the desire to live up to his family name hallowed in his family's native uganda and ugandans. >> if someone sees or knows my name, the first question isn't do you play football. it's are you related to binedicto so it's always been a source of pride for heand my family. >> in 1961, he became the first elected prime minister in uganda's history. in 1971, he became uganda's first chief justice. if there were a mount rush more, he would be on it. >> inspires me a lot of i am constantly reminded about how great he is and a constant reminder for me to know i shouldn't have a great expectation for myself because great things are always possible. >> the greatest he is remembering for is standing for law even if that meant countering e ducts by who app

. >> i'm john henry smith, one team played like they have been there before, because they have, detailshead in sports. jazeera america.to al these are our top stories. there could be a deal in the works in washington. republican leaders are meeting with president obama at the white house this morning. there are reports that g.a.p. will float a plan that would raise the debt ceiling temporarily, but would not end the government shut down. the u.s. is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and aid to egypt. the decision from the obama administration comes three months after the military overthrew mo hamed morsy. and libya's prime minister is a freeman this morning. overnight armed gunman kidnapped him whether he was staying. they released him several hours later. the abduction of prime minister may be linked to last week's raid, when u.s. commanders grabbed an al quaida leader in tripoli. a deadly fire in a clothing factory has brought the topic of worker safety to the forefront. ten people were killed in tuesday's late nate blaze. six mondays ago another factory building coll

john henry smith has been smiling all morning. >> i'm a happy guy anyway, but a little happier this morningoreign favors the bold and certainly jim leyland embodied that saying last night. he caught flak for removing malt scherzer sunday night, resulting in a five-run sox rally. this morning, he looks like a genius for shaking up the batting order in game four. legal land got an assess from jake peavy, the boston red sox starter. he walked four guys. victor martinez scores, two batters later, torii hunter leading off for the first time in 14 years drivers in two runs, giving the tigers a 4-0 lead. the hits kept on coming. american league batting champion miguel cabrera batting second for the first time in nine years drivers in torii hunter with a base hit up the middle. peavy didn't get a lot of help. no errors for pedroia in this game, despite failing to make two place on grounders hit right at hill. tigers win 7-3 to tie the series at two. >> players executed tonight, did a heck of a job. they bottled, 50er battled. we were ready to play, they were ready to play. we were beneficiary of a

john henry smith, thank you. >> fans around the world, myself included, are mourning the death of new york rock legend lou reed. he died at the age of 79. his gritty lyrics and hard-edged sound helped change the face of rock and roll approximate he inspired david bowie, u.2 and countless other artists. ♪ ♪ >> life was expressed through music, his band, "the velvet underground" set the role for rock in the punk movement. >> for a lot of people who like sort of underground music, he was as important as the beatles. >> in the 1960's, lou reed and other iconic music figures called this place home at one time or another. they used this hotel as inspiration. >> fans dropped off flowers. >> the fan of the underground was years ahead of their time, lou reed, you know, he sort of is the father of punk rock. >> when i was in high cool, i mean growing up in a small town and listening to that kind of music, it was just so bizarre compared to the country music i listened to. >> as influential as it was, their first album sold few copies. >> the classic quote about "the velvet underground" is that

. >> we're sending our john henry smith out there. >> got us covered.hank you. >> facebook is changing its policy on gruesome images. >> the social networking site has dropped its ban on ultra graphic content. the reason behind the shift and the one rule users have to follow when posting disturbing images. >> ♪ >> also, how hiphop is helping young iraqi men cross cultural boundaries. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. >> share your story on tv and online. on august 20th, >> the purpose is to condemn what's being shown. the company contends its members have a right to show the world in which we live. >> don't look at me during this next story, but a cure for baldness maybe closer than you think. human hair was grown for the first time. >> it involved harvesting cells then cloned and implanted into human skin grafted to the back of a mouse. the next step, trials in humans. >> there is hope after all. >> hiphop in the middle east, two things that don't ordinarily go together, but