. >>> one other nfl note we now know what led to the six-game suspension of vaughn miller. he said he never tested positive for drug tests but what he did not do was--you what you did do was use an urine collected to avoid the drug testing. >> michael, see you later. national elections in germany. the future fate of angela merkel and its effect on the u.s. >>> a group of americans making a difference in the lives of afghani farmers. >> welcome back to al jazeera. tonight kenya's army has launched an operation to free hostages held in a mall in nairobi. a kenyan military spokesman said most of the hostages had been freed and the army controlled most of the shopping mall complex. 30 hostages are still being held in the up scale mall. the somali rebel group al-shabab took responsibility for the killing. >>> typhoon usagi has veered to southern china. it is expected to weaken as it moves north. typhoon usagi is the strongest storm to hit the western pacific this year, slamming taiwan, hong kong and the philippines with rain and strong winds. president obama honored the victims

a staunch denver defense that will be without perennial all pro line baker vaughn miller, terrell pryorhink he hasn't noticed his absence in the game film. >> i'm glad 58 isn't playing. it's definitely a challenge. it's the number one rush stopping defense vs. the number one rushing offense. we're going to be running the ball and throwing the ball, and see what we can get. they're a tough team. everyone is. >>> things going swimmingly for alex smith and his new coach, andy reid, who triumphantly returns to philadelphia to trounce his eagles. two interceptions, one of them returned for six. 38yards. 26-16. the chiefs and alex smith >> today on "tmz" -- >> lebron james is more famous then some of the biggest tourist attractions in rome. >> all of the tourists are taking a picture of lebron james. not the huge, cool building they should be taking a photo of. >> they look like they're taking pictures but i think they're on wikipedia thing. what is that black thing? [laughter] >> you know grand theft auto made $800 million yesterday. >> everyone's doing this. >> you should try it. >> i want

a staunch denver defense that will be without perennial all pro line baker vaughn miller, terrell pryor don't think he hasn't noticed his absence in the game film. >> i'm glad 58 isn't playing. it's definitely a challenge. it's the number one rush stopping defense vs. the number one rushing offense. we're going to be running the ball and throwing the ball, and see what we can get. they're a tough team. everyone is. >>> things going swimmingly for alex smith and his new coach, andy reid, who triumphantly returns to philadelphia to trounce his eagles. two interceptions, one of them returned for six. 38yards. 26-16. the chiefs and alex smith are 3- 0. a's magic number is 4. >>> thanks for choosing ktvu, channel 2 news. >> good night. morning. morning. i hope you don't mind baking soda flavor. oh, baking soda. annoying little product. "i can do this, i can do that." why doesn't this stuff just shut up? i'll grab you a towel. ohh. ahh, ehh. captioning made possible by columbia tristar domestic television uh-ooh.

details in vaughn miller.r tried to cheat the nfl drug system by swapping his drug sample with someone else. the linebacker reportedly convinced a star struck drug tester to make the swap but a second collector busted them. miller was suspended six games by the nfl. get this story. it is a scene straight out of the movie "snakes on the plane." a little one led to more than 300 passengers being grounded in sydney. they found it in the passenger cabin right before they were boarding. they haven't gotten an explanation as to how the snake got on board. >> a snake is a snake i don't care if it is tiny or not. >> still to come it is 26 after the top of the hour. independent review panel the nsa and spying practices not so independent after all. why critics are saying the agency is effectively investigating it self. >> and a scare in the air a plane forced to make an emergency landing on one of the nation's busiest highways. on this day back in history on this day in 1990s number one movie in america. good around ♪

we now know what led to the suspension of vaughn miller, he never tested positive for a test. but he did try to use a urine collector. his suspension was increased to six games from the usual four games. we'll have more news and sports highlights coming up later. >> look forward to it, thanks michael. the agriculturing system is better known for poppies then wine. but trying to change that. >> on the somali plane, roots of peace brought california grapes to afghanistan. >> part of what we do is get farmers to grow higher value crops and farmers will double their income to put these in, pretty good deal. >> when the group came here ten years ago, afghans were growing grains on the ground. they taught farmers how to build trellises. >> it's good for us. these trellises are safe from the rain, and rotting on the ground. >> the land had to be cleared of land mines. >> there used to be a giant bomb crater right here. it took weeks to demine this area so these vines could be planted. >> the brain child of i've had ddi-- hydey coon. >> we are turning swords into plowshares and aring

[ light laughter ] >> jimmy: vaughn miller was voted urkliest. [ laughter and applause ] [ imitating that? >> jimmy: rick wagner was voted most likely to be holding in a fart while the photo was taken. that's right. what? [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: hurry up, just take a picture. [ laughter ] chris cooper was voted most likely to be hiding pie behind his back. [ laughter and applause ] i like that dude. peyton manning was voted most forehead. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: long. >> jimmy: three quarters of his head is -- >> steve: it's long. >> jimmy: brock osweiler was voted most likely to be e.t. robert pattinson. that's very interesting. [ laughter and applause ] weirdly accurate. zane beadles was voted most likely to wear sandals in the winter. yeah, i know that guy. i know that guy. >> steve: what's up, bro? yeah. >> jimmy: what's up, summer all the time. >> steve: not yet. >> jimmy: here's the last one, here. manny ramirez was voted most likely to have eaten the real manny ramirez. ♪ those are your nfl superlaves. [ applause ] he is the real manny ramirez. >> ste

vaughn miller is suspended for six games. won't be out here in part because of his marijuana use.sting issues. it is a hot button topic. there's a group lobbying the nfl to say, hey, if it's legal for use in colorado it should be legal for the players playing in that state to use it. they're making the case on the billboard that you have players involved in drunk driving and other kinds of alcohol related incidents, so their attitude >>> rachel nichols for us in denver, colorado, where, as you point out, recreational smoking legal. coming up. more than 2 million syrian refugees have left their homes behind as the killing continues. but it is putting tremendous pressure on the neighboring countries of syria. we're going to take you to one camp here live next. but going back to school is hard... because you work. now, capella university offers a revolutionary new way to get your degree. it's called flexpath and it's the most direct path, leveraging what you've learned on the job and focusing on what you need to know so you can get a degree at your pace. and graduate at the speed of