a sport introduced to a modern generation, in the form of a video game and ross shimabuku is in boston. >> hey thomas we are loving life here at fenway park because this is the place to see and be seen. it is game 1 of the alcs between the red sox and tigers. we'll have a preview in just a bit. from lucrative denfense contracts, to behind the scenes lobbyists... >> did the egyptians ever think that aid would ever be cut? >> never >> fault lines explores the enduring relationship between the american and the egyptian militaries... >> i don't think we will suffer now, we have already airplanes...tanks... >> they haven't changed the nature of what they provide us...why would we want to change what we provide them? >> fault lines business as usual? egypt and the usa next on al jazeera america (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put

ross shimabuku will have that debate. >>introduces america tonight. police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. >>> and ross is back here with sports alex rodriguez started his appeals process. >> oh, let the games begin, john. fighting for his baseball life, a-rod, all of his attorneys at the bail offices today in new york fighting his 211-game suspension. the hear willing be in front of a three-member panel and is expected to last five days. the group will decide whether to uphold, reduce, or overturn the suspension. rodriguez says he is excited to face this issue head on. if the suspension is upheld, he wouldn't be back on the field until 2015. the broncos are putting up some ridiculous numbers. they lead the eagles by 52 points, and ear

ross shimabuku reports. >> before yadier molina started, metheny men toward molina. >> how are you able to manage guys that you play with? is there a little bit of conflict because a lot of us think of people we work with not sure we want them to be our boss he but he was a mentor then and a mentor now. >> he didn't make his mlb debut when metheny went on the disabled list. when methene was picked to start over methene metheny. out of the job. >> yadier is a great example. >> back in the world series again but in different worlds than in '04 but this time around they're hoping to beat the very team that swept them nine years ago. >> a few of them have bad memories of being here in 2004 and looking to right that ship. >> once the mentor matheny is looking for molina. >> he looks to him to be a coach. he will when yadier molina comes into the dugout, ask him questions. very rarely you see that molina is almost part of the coaching staff as well. >> ross shimabuku, al jazeera. >> now for boston making the world series was a far fetched idea following last season's embarrassing last place f

ross shimabuku joining us now with the big night. >> i think they are still partying in boston. >> of course they are. >> historic night at fenway. the red sox. >> ross, it looks like we're having some problems with your mic, so we will try to get back to this. >> excitement. [ laughter ] >> in a little bit. >> let's talk about the weather, though, because we've been talking about the past several days about the severe weather. it slammed kansas on wednesday with heavy rains and winds just sweeping across the area. flooding was a major concern in that area, as you can see. look at this picture coming out of -- this is what? >> out of kansas. >> just amazing, we're seeing hail and the severe storm. let's get more about that's going on in the national picture. >> >> today, we're not looking at as much severe weather across the country. you can see a a lot of moisture in the gulf. our focus is on the philippines. this is a storm making its way across the south china see and will push on into luzan later today. it's tracking about eight miles an hour and going to make its way across the n

. >> hey i'm ross shimabuku live at fenway park, game 1 between the tigers and the red sox we'll have a preview in just a bit. >> welcome back. venice is world famous for being a floating city but the waters often get too high. engineers have come up with a pretty unique solution. >> rising to the surface after decades of planning this is what should save a world heritage site of rising sea levels. a system of barriers built to protect the city of venice from high tide were officially tested on saturday. 78 of them will be raised from the bottom of the lagoon to stop tide as high of as three meters from reaching the city. but the barriers will protect venice without taking away all of its trademark high waters. >> well venice when the water reaches 80 centimeters above sea level but we are going to close the mose only when it is one meter and 10 over sea level. otherwise we will be obliged to close too many times. 87 centimeters will more than 40, 50 times a year and this will affect either the system and the port authority. >> venice has lived at high tide since its construction but

fez jameil, onau district, india. >> well, ross shimabuku is here with sports and what a night in st. louis they're having hmm? >> this showdown turned to be a blowout. you see everybody has been yapping when the cardinals take a 3-1 series they choke. they're 0 and seven. only to lose three straight and they did the same against braves back in 1996 but tonight they had a chance to drom the hammer on the dodgers who had their ace kerr shakershaw, that's just cr. call me crazy because carlos beltran of the cardinals lit up like a roman candle. the card analysis will go on to spank and i mean spank the boys in blue, 9-0, let the celebration begin because the red birds are back in the world series, making their 19th appearance. they've made 11 wins, can they make it 12? over in the alcs, the boston red sox are up 3 games to 2 but they are going to have to face max sherzer. >> mentality is the same. i haven't played in a game yet where it hasn't been a must-win situation for us. for me it's the same mentality every single time we take the field. you pitch just as always, 60 feet six inche

let's ask ross shimabuku what he thinks. >> mmm mmm mmm. game two of the world series, that's a great thing about the world series. the cardinals have the 2020-year-old kid with a perfect 4-0 record in the postseason. what were you doing when you were 22? our stephanie was studying international business at an ivy league school. excuse me. yours truly, studying for the c.p.a. exam in hawaii. michael has a milkshake named after him called the wakawaka. the rookie striking out six batters in six innings of work. he made one mistake. here it is. there it goes. big papi said respect your elders. unloads that hanging changeup over the green monster, both to know up 2-1. the basis load for mat carpenter. here's the player of the game. ties it up at two. the ball gets away from saltalamacchia. tries to get him at third, air mails it, so jay scores to make it 3-2 cardinals. very next batter, beltran who had to be injected with a pain killer before the game because of bruised ribs deals out a bruise of his own. cardinals even the series at one game

hey, i'm ross shimabuku. finally, rod grenkowski has been cleared by his physicians to play. patriots owner robert accurate said last week it was up to the player to decide if he plays. i love the good streak but unfortunately roddy white his streak will come to an end against tampa bay. the falcons receiver has played in 133 consecutive games, which is the second most active playing streak. but a hamstring injury will keep him sidelines. strapping up in 245 straight games. >>> in baseball, ever hear of jose abreiu? i don't blame you. the chicago white sox signed him to $60 million contract, abreiu is a slugging first baseman who turns 26, but everybody ask looking for yasiel puig. >> new jersey supreme court rules on whether gay couples can get married. we'll have that story ahead. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. here are some of the top stories we're following. the launch of the affordable care act is off to a shaky start, technical issues are preventing many americans from enrolling. tonight white house is tweeting out individual state enrollm

. >>> well, ross shimabuku is back with sports and he's got a little sports drama for us. >> yes, followingthe bounce being ball, because carmel anthony is causing mello medical medicalo drama and this season only, more drama in texas because nolan ryan has resigned as the ranger rangers ceo. ever since becoming ceo in 2008, they posed winning seasons for five straight seasons. the five weeks they've had three head coaching changes on tuesday, the players walked out of a meeting with the president of the school and in the past two days the players didn't even show up to practice. the frustration stems from the fact that gram bling state head coach doug williams was fired the first two weeks in the season. on saturday whether or not the players show up is another story, john. >> shares of google are surging in after hours trading. google reported better than expected sales, despite dropping ad prices. more signs the government is getting back to work: the labor department says it's releasing the latest jobs report on tuesday. the payroll numbers were supposed to be released in october but we

. >> ross shimabuku, al jazeera. >> thanks ross. >>> veteran jake peavy, pitching in his first worlz game on the mound. rs first taste and a an incredible season. 16 yards on 18 carries. he's averaging six yards a carry, 9th in the country total rushing yards. he'll up ton, byu up 24 at recess. third quarter, hill airing it out, here is mitch! wide open! comug arses still running 3:bl throir. dating back to 2001, boise state had won 50 straight games in the month of october. cougars put an end to that, 35-20. >>> quickly the yaz finished, 8:johnson a deflection, gives the avs, a nifty wrap around that makes it 2-0 colorado. second period, du shane, beautiful pass to tanguay, the avs in control at this point just a minute into the final period, 4-2 is your final. the avalanche improved to 9-1. miami mark morgan, that wraps up your morning sports. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist eboni deon. we have been tracking several typhoons, as it paralleled the coastline it still brought a lot of rainfall into the area. five inches, too much rain to really allow these sandbags hold the water b

ross shimabuku asked about him his longevity. >> good genes. i stayed healthy.ad a passion for the game. >> in your new book you talk about how 40s is the new 20s, so to speak. >> early in my career i was quite green, and upon meeting harvey, and learning about the mental side of the game. we all know in athletic there's a lot of physical to the activity, but it's actually the mental side and how you think, what you do, and the direction you want to go. >> is that more the maturity of a player? >> for me it was a maturity thing, and being accountable to yourself, and harvey was a good teacher of that, and he challenged you in many ways tried to get you moving forward. >> moving forward what kind of advice would you give the players these days. >> be passionate, be accountable, but you have got to work. nobody is going to give you anything. i tell that to my boys. you have to work. to done -- debt indicate yourself to being the consummate processional on the field. >> heading into the post season there is a lot of pressure on everybody involved what type of advic

. >> ross shimabuku is here. >> red sox this close, they can taste it. after two crazy finishes, last night was the first normal world series game, but there's been nothing normal about david ortiz. big papi has been putting on a show, batting over .700. he said i was born for this. in the first, ortiz rips it by craig, driving in pedroia for the first run of the ballgame. why are they pitching to ortiz? ortiz king of the swing, lester king of the hill. he gave up one run, but that was a big one right here. matt holliday hits that to the arch. that rocket ties things up at one. holiday was getting his groove on, ditto for adam wainwright, striking out 10 batters in seven innings of work. this game tied at one in the seventh, boston threatens with two on, ross comes up with the money shot, goes double dipping down the left field line. bogart scores, boston up 2-1. jacoby ellsbury loops one to center, steven drew hustles home. ross trying to score from second, not happening. the damage was already done, because red sox took a 3-1 lead into the ninth. the j

back to you. >> ross shimabuku is here with sports. i'm already getting ready for the nba slam dunk, warming up. >> got to love it. time to hoop it up nba style. the party was in south beach as another banner was have yo unve. they got their championship rings, blind out with 10-carats of diamonds. derrick rose, who missed all of last season with a torn a.c.l. explosive as ever, but committed five turnovers. lebron james baptizes tony snell. the king racked up 17 points, one of seven miami players to score in double figures. the heat would win it 107-95. howard will be blasting off in houston tonight as the rockets open up their season against the bobcats. we have more on superman and his new routine. >> the houston rockets are looking for a time to make a run toward their first nba title in almost 20 years. the time is now. >> we all have the same goal, which is just to win a championship. we understand it's not going to be easy. there's a lot of great teams in the west, but we have an opportunity to do something special. >> with the

. >> well, ross shimabuku is here with sports and the final baseball team who is looking to qualify for the postseason. >> 162 games is not enough, the rays and rangers, serious stuff, the winner would punch their ticket into the al wild card. nelson cruz back in the lineup. remember cruz caught cheating in the biogenesis scandal. tampa bay evan longoria, unloads to right center, kiss that puppy good-bye. rangers tried to rally back in, but kinsler, gentry hustles back home. two on for delmon young but leonis martin lays out for the unbelievable grab but is it? do you say trap me? the rays behind david price's complete game gem won it 5-2. tampa bay will face the indians on wednesday. pittsburgh pirates waited for 20 years. earlier tonight i spoke to mlb columnist to get his take, we have a struggling cincinnati team. >> i like pittsburgh in this series. they had a couple of let downs the last couple of years where they faded, it didn't happen, adam morneau, i like the pirates a lot. i think they have a chance to go to the nfc west to be honest. >> the boys in blue are feeling blue beca

. >> ross shimabuku here with the world series game. >> the hometown fans are loving life now, because the red sox looking boston strong in game one of the fall classic, while the cardinals looking like the bad news bears, sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. the winner of game one has gone on to win in 20 of the last 24 years. adam wainwright had nothing going for him. the umpire called the runner out, but he clearly drops the ball. the boys in blue would huddle up and reverse the call to the right call. pedroia goes back to second base. the very next batter, mike nay with the bases loaded, digging in and he is digging this, because he goes double dipping to deep left center field. left the merry go round begin. the red sox jump out to the early lead. the cardinals looking like a deer in head lights in the second inning. pop up, who's got it? somebody, please, nobody's got it. molina and wainwright have six gold gloves between them and that would come back to bite them. later that inning, the red sox would eventually take a 5-0 lead and that would be more than enough for jon lester, because he was