the message allegedly from mu la omar surfaced saturday. the message was released to coincide with a muslim holy day. next month marks the eighth anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion of afghanistan. the identity of the speaker has not been independently confirmed. >>> texas has been in a drought for the last two years and recent storms have been brought much of relief. as kxan explains, scientists are trying to see if they can manipulate nature a bit and turn things around. >> reporter: these scientists fly right at thunderstorms, high-tech rain farmers planting seeds in the clouds to help them will rain longer. >> essentially we're giving the clouds a shot of adrenaline. >> reporter: they set off silver eye owe died flares. >> flares away. >> reporter: it's a chemical that mimics ice crystals and travels through the storm. when the droplets become too heavy, the ice falls and melts. more ice chris cals mean more rain. back on the ground the scientists wait. >> the seeding happens right about here and we notice that everything is still incr