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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

monsoon rains caused by sigh football usagi destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people. fuller is a communications manage force international fed vague of the red cross and red crescent and joins us live. now whether fuller very good to have yous with on al jazerra. firstly, this monsoon was particularly strong, wasn't it? what kind of an impact has it had? when & what is the situation on the ground? >> well, usagi basically passed over over the north the philippines and has dump ahead lot of rains over the past three days, several provinces have suffered very badly. the rains have just eased up but extensive flooding and landslides with the death of over 30 people. i was speaking to a colleague just yesterday and the philippine red cross have been out there in force with their search and rescue teams picking people off roof tops they rescued about 300 people yesterday. i believe there is over 6,000 people who have been taken to evacuation centers. the situation is easing a bit. but there is still a lot of waters around and i think in this particular areas, local people

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

usagi is moving setly towards hong kong but even if it doesn't score a direct hit on this city, it willause lots of problems for people who live in this financial center. this long weekend is the mid awed up festival and thousands of people are away traveling, meeting their families in china, taiwan and the rest of the region that will cause incredible transport delays for those trying to return sunday and monday to the city. >> al jazerra's meteorologist has more. >> let's have a closer look at the storm. you sag document cover a huge area. this is the distance of around 1,500-kilometers and from east to west it's around 800-kilometers. gradually tracking it's a way towards the west but moving very, very slowly only at around 20-kilometers per hour, meaning it will take over 40 hours for this system to make its way across. so for the south eastern parts of china we will have a very prolonged time of very heavy downpours giving us flooding and potentially landslides as well. winds are easing as it works its way towards us because it's interacting with land. >> voters in iraq's kurdish r

. >> at least 25 people have been killed in southern china after typhoon usagi made landfall. it's the deadliest storm this year. it has grounded flights and closure of roads across the area. it has been downgraded to a tropical storm. >> this is the community that bore the brunt when severe typhoon usagi came through. 250,000 people were evacuated, and that included 8,000 fishing vessels being brought onshore when they heard this massive typhoon was coming ashore. we know there is devastation coming north and east, but this faced the biggest with 13 dead. the storm continues to track its way through china. the concern now is less about devastation like we see in this community but more about flooding. in the infrastructure of the interior there is worry about that because this is a massive storm. right now in communities like this in eastern china, it's all about the cleanup. >> rival gangs in the cape town suburb has reached peace agreements after recent increase of shooting. the violence forced 14 stores to close temporarily and require more police on the streets. >> these

. >> we'll have the latest on the progress on typhoon usagi as it bears down on southern china. hello. in the last few hours there has been increased military activity at a shopping center near kenya. it's been more than 30 hours since attackers claiming to be from al-shabab stormed the westgate mall. 59 have been killed and dozens of hostages are thought to be inside. >> military reinforcements are sent in. they say their priority is to rescue the civilians still inside the mall. the attackers have several hostages. president uhuru kenyetta and his political opponents - the former prime minister raila odinga and others addressed the nation and called for calm. they asked the international community not to issue travel warnings for kenya, and had their own warning for the attackers in the mall. >> they shall not get away with their despicable and beastly acts. the cowardly perpetrators now cornered in the building, we will punish the master minds swiftly and, indeed, payne fully. >> soon after the comments activity at the mall increased. military helicopters hovered in and about

i'm in the camp, cmple is i have bahave. >> ties foofn usagi made land fawrl. winds up to 160 kilometers right across the region. scott hydler reports. >> chan dwvmento grew as a port, a combination of the massive storm and high tide because of a full moon. chanto saw the worst flooding from this typhoon, storm surge around rain, a day after this storm hit. as this city tries to clean up after, tens of thousands do not have power. it was the water that was the most devastating. this is the worst flood in 30 years. i have never seen such a big flood. >>> the government gave us early warning of the phi noon, a lot of people were evacuated and they cleared the water quickly. >> thousands of people were taken to higher ground, keeping down the level of life lost but not possessions. allowing people to start off the week after the ploon cake festival. because of thousands of closed flights and rail lines. but for the people of this city, the holiday that left scars no. the remainder of next year. chando, china. >>> barbara. >>> ali, thank you. the captain of the cos

by far the top storm of the year, typhoon usagi, taking aim on southern china. the storm has wanenned a little bit. winds are down to 140 miles per hour. >>> the house bill that threatens to take down the president's funding of the affordable care act. >>> part of the affordable care act is supposed to go into effect, january 1st is the concht date for the new mandate that takes effect, that includes the requirement that everyone who can afford it get health care insurance or be subject to a fine on march 31st of next year the open enrollment are official closes. david ariosto reports. >> americans can are shop in virtual shopping malls. policies will come in four varieties, bronze, silver, gold and platinum. the better the metal the more expensive the coverage, doctor coverage hospital stays maternity care. what's important to you? depends on what's most important. you might want to take a look at gold and platinum plans. if monthly cost is more important, bronze and silver plans may be the way to go as long as you don't mind paying the higher deductible. if yo

monsoon rains brought by typhoon usagi have destroyed dozens of homes in one province.we have more. >> reporter: this is now home for karla and her seven children. their house was destroyed after a landslide hit their neighborhood early on monday morning. she says she's unsure what the future might hold for them. >> we don't wanting to back there any more. we want to be in a place where we're safe. it's hard because my children are still small. >> reporter: at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds of homes have been destroyed by landslides and flash floods. rains poured inassess tentl ina. >> the potential relocation of families that are actually living in the danger zone. >> reporter: the government is appealing for more aid. 6,000 people have already been displaced, and they're now liv living in evacuation centers with barely enough food and drinking water. the philippines is the fifth country ranked as most vulnerable to extreme weather conditions. at least 20 cyclones hit the philippines annually. >> despite many dying every year the government still has not

called super typhoon usagi. it has 125 miles per hour winds, equal to a strong category three hurricane by atlantic hurricane standards. the storm killed 50 people in china and 11 in the philippines. it is expected to slam into hong kong tomorrow. >>> here is the scene in mexico where flood waters are swallowing up entire neighborhoods. officials confirm 101 people killed, 68 others missing. tens of thousands of tourists remain stranded. >>> people are also trapped still by flood waters in colorado. nearly 1200 people have been airlifted out of isolated mountain areas. the damage to the state is overwhelming. nearly 2,000 homes have been destroyed and dozens of bridges and roads have been wiped out. alexandra steel in the weather center, talking about a little over a week ago when the water started to present a big problem for colorado and it is still bad. >> you know, the common denominator is the flooding rain, that's what we're seeing. let's start with this. typho typho typhoon usagi, almost 150 miles wide. i

. >> a couple of videos from china, this is from typhoon usagi.s captures the strong wind as a man is trying to cross the street. he falls over, seems to grab on to something and stay there is. incredibly dangerous situation because debris is flying everywhere. according to some reports, the wind when is they hit land were 100 miles an hour. >> here come the police. do they help him out? >> it does look like that's some sort of emergency vehicle. and they stay there waiting, waiting for someone to pull the man in. that doesn't happen. the vehicle stays away and the man stays on the street. >> thanks, officer. i'm grabbing on to this large pallet here and i'm just fine. >> unfortunately the video ends before we see what happens but it's shocking on so many levels. >> let's head over to pakistan. they recently experienced a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. caused a lot of homes to collapse, hundreds died. this is surveillance camera from inside a grocery store. you see a woman running away and things start shaking a little bit. but before you know it, the

usagi is almost stationary now and will be tracking towards the north. could be possibly making landfall in southern taiwan. it could become a strong typhoon status in the next 48 hours. do take precautions. this is now a tropical depression but become a tropical storm any time soon in the next 24 hours making landfall in the china peninsula. these systems will bring drenching amounts of rainfall. across this region, looking at just down to 19 degrees. summer like here with 31 degrees and plenty of sunshine. i'll leave you now for the extended forecast. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. .  ♪ >> ok. welcome to the woodrow wilson center. for today's presentation young and undocumented, the new american story. more on that in a moment. first some business. my full time job is that i am the executive producer, managing editor and host of our weekly program dialogue at the wilson center. i am curious how many are visiting the wilson center for the first t

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

. >> typhoon usagi is now a tropical storm, the typhoon hit early sun morning in quandong province in china. this typhoon was the strongest storm to hit the western pacific this year, rain and strong winds. craig gleason has more. >> the streets of hong kong have been pretty much desserted for - deserted most of the day. the typhoon moved around the outskirts of hong kong some 50 miles away but nonetheless have brought torrential rain and wind speeds of 100 miles an hour. that has caused chaos in hong kong. 350 flights were cancelled. cathay pacific being says it will remain closed, stock exchange is closed until it moves further into china where it is expected there it will cause many problems. due mainly because of the rain. this storm is moving 15 miles an hour, which means potential for landslides and areas within the quanchou province. >> and with more on weather around the world, let's go to rebecca stevenson. >> that rain is circling around it. china has had more than its share of rainfall this year. in fact we were looking at potential flooding in northeast china. when we look

boats have been called back to port and at least 50,000 relief workers are standing by as typhoon usagi gets ready to make landfall. there was a bit of good news when the storm was downgraded from a super typhoon status, and that would have been the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. usagi is still expected to pack hundred mile-an-hour winds and could cause flooding and landslides along coastal areas. >>> back stateside now in colorado. the rain has stopped, but many roads and bridges have still been washed out. homes is and businesses destroyed and whole towns have been cut off. in some places, even the drinking water has been tainted with e. coli. and for a state that relies on tourism as one of its biggest industries, well, that could spell disaster. cnn's dan simon is in estes park, colorado. so what's the latest there, dan? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. this is my first time to this place and it's one of the most beautiful towns i have ever seen. it's no wonder that this is a very popular tourist area. but here's the problem. two of the major roadways to get here are destroyed. an

. >> a couple of videos from china, this is from typhoon usagi.es the strong wind as a man is trying to cross the street. he falls over, seems to grab on to something and stay there is. incredibly dangerous situation because debris is flying everywhere. according to some reports, the wind when is they hit land were 100 miles an hour. >> here come the police. do they help him out? >> it does look like that's some sort of emergency vehicle. and they stay there waiting, waiting for someone to pull the man in. that doesn't happen. the vehicle stays away and the man stays on the street.

. >>> 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

tropical storm usagi, actually strengthened over the past seral hours. track starting to shift a little bit, farther to the northwest as well. earlier i was mentioning that cone of air. well, it does look like it's starting to switch a little off to the north, into southern taiwan. very well could see a landfall. but the air is still there. if you're still here in northern luzon, keep a close eye on this. it's still going to be a big rain maker out here. philippines, you have the enhanced monsoonal flow. also, tropical depression expected to become a tropical storm moving to vietnam and indochina peninsula you'll be seeing heavy rain showers through the coming days. over towards the americas, remember last week, we had the severe flooding throughout much of colorado. good news, fair weather is working in. clear skies popping up overhead. but that heavy rain has shifted farther towards the east across the central plains. we'll be seeing rain showers out here. what's pushing it farther to the east is the strong southwesterly winds that are very dry across