having right now. and the backlash over standardized tests, why a growing number of schools across the country are risking federal funds and opting out. >> the much-anticipated report on syria from the u.n. chemical weapons inspectors is now expected this weekend. u.n. secretary general said he believes there will be overwhelming evidence that syria used chemical weapons. and the secretary general also said syrian president bashar al-assad, quote, committed many crimes against humanity. but those candid comments by the secretary general were apparently not intended for public consumption. john, how big a surprise was this? >> john it was a pretty big deal for a secretary general. you see secretaries general are supposed to serve at the behest of the mesh nations. they are not supposed to come out in favor or against one country or the other, even a country that's a pariah status as is syria has. the secretary making his remarks about bashar al-assad and the syrian regime particularly the bit about them committing many crimes against humanity. take a look at the secretary general and his own unguarded words. >> what happened is that he has committed many crimes against humanity. our team will come out soon with the report. but i believe that the report will be an overwhelming, overwhelming report. that the chemical weapons was used, even so that i cannot publicly say at this time, before i receive this report. >> so john, how did his remarks end up being broadcast on u.n. tv without him knowing about it? >> well, what happened was, he was attending a women's forum here at the united nations today and he was answering questions of those who were in the audience. and since the u.n. had its rebuild in the last couple of years most of these committee rooms and meeting rooms is cameras inside. now i checked. there was a sign on the door that said closed session which means that the press are not allowed. but somebody at u.n. tv didn't turn off the television camera and ban ki-moon's remarks were broadcast all around the ring main on this building including the press corps and how we were able to monitor the reports and how they are out tonight john. >> the inspections report, we are hearing that it's already complete. what do you know? >> we don't know very much, as you know because the u.n. is being extremely tight-lipped on this. we have asked them all day long for clarification as to whether it is complete and when it will arrive on ban ki-moon's desk. they have clammed up however we are told had a it has been completed and it will his ban ki-moon's desk sometime over the weekend and he may brief the security council as early as monday. that is not confirmed, that's what we're being told by back channels. this report will not say whether or not chemical weapons, it will say whether chemical weapons were used or not in syria. won't apportion blame however we are also being told that there is lots of language in the report that will indicate which side used the chemical weapons, the government side or the rental side. and they'll do that by indicating what kind of equipment was used to launch the rockets that fired the chemicals on august the 21st, john. >> so john let me just go back to ban ki-moon's comments today. the surprising candid comments that he didn't expect were on tv. first of all, will it have any impact on the timing of the release of this inspector's report? and is there any sense it might impact the negotiations between russia and the united states? >> well, i don't think it's going to affect the timing of this report. what it has done i think is taken the sting out of the report, it's taken the surprise element out of the report because of the comments anonymity being out there. i think we're not -- out being there. we're expecting another session tomorrow, saturday but as far as the secretary general is concerned this was a rookie mistake by ban ki-moon. he shouldn't have done it, not a major the incident but it shouldn't have been done. >> john thank you. as the diplomatic talks go on, the u.s. may no longer be insisting that it require military enforcement. mike vic viquera is there, mike. >> from president obama on down, only the credible use of force for syria to admit, and russia to bring forth this proposal that has changed the course of events a week ago. john kerry with sergei lavrov says there should be consequences if syria does not follow through. a photo op with the emir of kuwait. here is what president obama had to say about the issue. >> i shared with the emir my hope that the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and second lavrov in geneva bear fruit. but i've repeated what i've said publicly which is that any agreement needs to be vairvel ve and enforceable. >> verifiable and enforceable, there could be sanctions but as far as a u.n. resolution is concerned, these will not produce the threat of force to take to the united nations. the russians simply won't go along with it. having said that john officials say the u.s. could still act unilaterally, as it appears they were going to do two weeks ago. it appears they are at a pivotal point. >> mick viqueria. joe, welcome. >> thank you, it's good to be here. >> give me an idea. how account united states and the united nations secure all these chemical weapons, what's the process? >> well, it's a very difficult challenge. the first thing to keep in mind is this has been done before in iraq, libya, south africa, where a u.n. team has secured these types of weapons. you would need to have a greater agreement between the u.s. and russia and the international community. step number 1 would be actually to locate all the sites. step number 2 would be to have international inspectors on the ground and step number 3 would be to secure these weapons at the source at which point we would begin to secure and transport them out of the country. >> this would take a long time i'm told? >> an extraordinary long time, unquestionably. >> isn't it possible these weapons could still get into the wrong hands? >> absolutely. and that's the greatest risk we face. syria has a long history decades where it has developed a chemical weapons stockpile where it has developed a command and control system over these weapons. the risk you have when you have the instability we are seeing is that command and control system might begin to break down. they fall into the wrong hands and it's got to be the number one security concern from the united states and the international community. we need to make sure these are not used again. >> john, the world is watching this very carefully but they haven't had a lot to say about what's going on regarding the negotiations of chemical weapons. what is israel's position on this? >> israel will always act in its own self defense. it's been closely monitoring syria for decades. it has incredible intelligence on the ground. if syria feels its national security is at risk it will act. which we have seen four times earlier this year which it did actually strike weapons which he felt would be transferred to hezbollah. >> and chemical weapons may be the only thain thing that iran e united states agree on. how do those chemical weapons factor into the negotiations with iran? >> it is a significant factor and the world is watching. because this is a situation where we came very close to military strikes to prevent the assad regime from using chemical weapons again. >> obviously we had a little difficulty with our live picture down in washington, d.c. we thank joe for his expertise, we'll try to talk to him a little later. and as we wait for the u.n.'s report on syria's use of chemical weapons to be released, russia and the united states have wrapped up a second day of talks in switzerland. jo nahal has that report. >> on this day this was the only public appearance by john kerry and sergei lavrov. they said little about the chemical weapons talks but they did raise the possibility of a broader piece. >> president obama is deeply committed to a negotiated solution with respect to syria. and we know that russia is likewise. we are working hard to find the common ground to be able to make that happen. >> there are now plans to revive a peace initiative for syria the so-called gefn 2 conference. >> from the beginning we have been promoting a peaceful resolution. we support the arab league then we supported kofe annan's proposal and geneva 1. >> whatever is or isn't being made it seems that all diplomatic options are being explored. now there is radio more ambitious dual track going on, an enforceable deal to eliminate syria's chemical weapons and second, to bring the parties to the negotiating table to talk peace. the problem is if the first doesn't work nor will the second and there are big obstacles to overcome. the united states insists any deal must include the possibility of military action if syria doesn't comply. but vladimir putin says the u.s. must drop its use of force. >> we believe that any military intervention into this country from abroad without the sanction of the united nations security council is unacceptable. >> the u.n. confirms that syria has joined the convention, a sign of good faith said russia but dismissed by the syrian opposition. accountability is something the united states would like to see guaranteed in a security councl resolution, ban comeun'ki-moon in ungashed he time spoke of resolution. >> whether this point or that point, it is their choice. what happened is that he has committed many crimes against humanity. >> when it comes to it, russia will likely resist any resolution. but they're not there yet. the talks will continue on saturday. john ahal, al jazeera. >> state department says kerry and benning mannetanyahu will be talking about the ongoing middle east talks as well as syria. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack on the u.s. consulate in iraq. the facility is located in herat province about 70 miles from the iranian border in afghanistan. ten of the victims were police and personnel. >> an explosion took place at the gate of the u.s. consulate then a number of insurgents entered the consulate gate. we don't know how many of them there were. >> no areas in afghanistan are completely secure from taliban attacks. the group remains in control of large areas of the country. the u.s. military will pull out most of its force he by the end of next year. now to the devastating flooding that's washing away parts of colorado. there are at least 80 people unaccounted for. we know that four people have lost their lives. there are rescue missions still underway along the area's front range after three days of mass flooding in the region the state's governor has stepped up a call for safety. >> stay out of your vehicle if possible. stay home if your home is in a safe place. obviously if you are being told to evacuate then you need to evacuate. but be ready, be prepared. >> rescuers are still trying to reach people stranded in three towns, in estes park, and colorado national guard have deployed. >> asher karashi is in boulder where that fourth body was found. asher has a report. >> an opportunity to survey some of the damage from heavy rains and flash flooding for some it was a relief, for others it was difficult to absorb. jeremy barnes house sits at the edge of left-hand creek in bolder. it last been emerged in water. >> by the time i got the car started the water was coming up the doors and we couldn't get out the driveway. you can see there that's the car. >> residents like jeremy described a wall of water and say they have never seen anything like this before. until earlier this week this was a passible road but with unrelenting rainfall this once calm creek has turned into a raging river of rapids an debris. this was once a driveway but the force of the water pressure washed it away. >> we have a term called head pressure. and that is the longer the water moves, the more pressure it builds up. and there's as you can see with a lot of the damage that's here with the undermining of the highway here as well, it makes it more than -- more than dangerous. >> first responders are racing to get those still trapped by the floodwaters to safer ground. some have been stranded for days. >> so grateful, just so grateful for all of them. i'm rather happy to be out there. >> -- of there. >> getting the animals that can't fend for themselves. as national guardsmen and local helpers, jeremy barns can only watch in disbelief. >> it's all gone. >> forecasters are predicting, several towns being cut off from power or cell service, making it difficult to contact the several dozen people unaccounted for. some residents will have to decide whether to stick it out or are evacuate. >> that's asher. and in long mont colorado, tamera what's the latest there? >> well, john, four helicopters, three of them black hawks have been flying in and out of boulder county all day. they've rescued people, they are putting aid and rescue crews on the ground. as we mentioned 80 people still unaccounted for this evening. you got to think of the vast breadth and depth of this storm. it can impacted people as north as fort collins and south as colorado springs. the sheriff said we are not out of the woods yet. incredible video of people stranded cars, stranded animals getting out of the deep water. these floodwaters are yet epic. the national weather service said that the floodwaters could get a little bit worse when little thompson and the south platt converge. they have taken out bridges and roads and again pushed cars completely down out of the community. so john it's going to be a long time before people can actually get their minds wrapped around and be able to assess the damage here and even figure out the cost. it could be weeks maybe even a couple of months, john. >> all right, tamera banks reporting, in colorado, tamera, thank you. >> the heaviest rain showers have been primarily in new mexico, and we have still some showers in eastern colorado where overnight tonight the temperatures dip down we're going to see dense fog developing through the morning hours. we'll continue to see scattered rain showers and some thunderstorms the next couple of days around colorado where we have the flooding. however we do not expect as much rainfall to be as intense and as widespread in these showers in the next few days. so the rivers flooding with major flooding is the big thompson south platt, the foudre, we have minor flooding on several other rivers in the area. as we look at the warnings you can see river floodings focus mainly on colorado but watches at least all the way around the southwest as we have been getting a tropical tap into western side of the states but that is going to get cut off which is why those storms will not hold as much rain. >> thanks rebecca. possible change for u.s. economy. still ahead on al jazeera, looking ahead to next week's federal reserve meeting. you'll hear my conversation with real money's ali velshi. still smoldering, a day after fire relationships through new jersey's seasier seaside bo, the challenges firefighters have now. >> new jersey's governor spent the day trying to assess the damage of the fire that destroyed part of new jersey's boardwalk. at least 30 seaside businesses were destroyed. many owners had just repaired the damage from last year's superstorm sandy. roxanna sabeiri reports. >> being governogovernor chrisie smoldering in these buildings and that's why as you can see the firefighters have been spraying some of these buildings with water to get rid of any hot spots that might remain. on the other side of these buildings was the famous boardwalk, in previous years it drew many tourists but yesterday it had a very different use. firefighters tore up parts of it and filled those empty parts with sand to keep the fire from spreading. governor christie said the investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing and that investigation could take days. >> it has been a september for to remember for the markets. the dow jones closed higher for the fourth day this week up more than 75 points to 15,376. the dow has gained more than 550 points so far this month. blue chips are up more than 4% in sept, investors across the world are focused intently on the federal reserve's two day meeting next week. real money's ali velshi joins us to explain why this meeting is drawing such attention. welcome ali, why the attention to this meeting? >> good to see you john. the fed has been pumping money into the economy to the turn of $85 billion a month. they're buying bonds and these so-called mortgage backed securities and that's been what has kept these mortgage interest rates so low for so long. a lot of economists expect the fed to announce it's going to taper those purchases lower them down not put $85 billion into the economy but start putting less and less probably allowing interest rates to go a little bit higher. we know that's already started to happen. mortgage rates are above 4.5% now, that is a fulling person point higher than in spring. what folks are worried about is the effect that this pulling back or tapering back that the fed might announce on wednesday may have on the economy in general and more specifically on the housing market. >> but this tapering is not sudden is it? >> that's right, it's why they call it tapering, a scaling back of the quantitative easing, qe. 7.3% is well above where the fed says it wants it to be, around 6% so the fed does want to keep cheap and easy money out there until unemployment comes down. if interest rates do move up too far too fast it could choke off the economic recovery in the housing market and let's remember even if the fed hasn't done anything different those mortgage rates have gone up. mortgage rates are still set between private investors who buy and sell bonds. it's not what the fed does, it's what the fed says. >> replacing ben bernanke head of the fed is larry summers on the fast track? >> that may be the fact, larry summers has been on the fast track, the race to be the fed chair, and janet yellin, we've never seen a battle like this before. most americans with will never have heard of the next fed chair until they're nominated. larry summers who appears to be the front returner, janet yellin who appears -- has a lot of support, a lot of people say may be too public utility may have too much badge, januaryette yellin is a relative unknown but it's unclear what's going to happen. the guess is it's probably summers or yellink there are others in the mix but probably one of those two. >> all right ali velshi, thank you so much. >> thank you, john. >> i'm ross shimabuku. in sports, a lucky day for jim furyk, bmw championship 11 birdies and an eagle. the sixth player to shoot that imaginatival 59. tied with the lead for brent sneddiker. fantasy football team, you might want to find a influence running back, vick allard tore his acl and is out for the season, la mont bradford is expected to pick up the slack we'll be right back. i'm. >> welcome back to al jazeera i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. four people have died in the flash flooding in colorado, people remain stranded in three towns in estes, james park and lyons, secretary of state john kerry is staying in geneva for a third day to continue his talks with russian's prime minister. working on a u.n. resolution ridding syria of chemical weapons, not including military force, veto any u.n. resolution that includes a military strike. the u.n. chemical weapons report on the attack on syria is expected very soon. the results will be delivered to the u.n. secretary general in new york, and ban ki-moon said he wreefs there will be overwhelming evidence that syria used chemical weapons. syria has told the united nations that it wants to be part of a multination treaty condemning chemical warfare. france has are called the ban useful but insufficient. the french foreign minister says it supports the promise to get rid of chemical weapons. describing a horrific condition in syria. accusing syrian forces of executing at least 240 people in the mediterranean coast. kenneth ross, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> this is a disturbing report. what can you tell us about it? >> first of all as the world is focused on assad's use of chemical weapons, it's important to recognize that the vast majority of the syrian individuals killed have been killed by conventional weapons. probably 40,000 civilians, massive loss of civilian life. these two towns these massacres took place last may. there was nothing fancy about it. a brief firefight, the reckless fled, progovernment troops came in and they plas acerd mostly -- massacred mostly men, women, children, this was just a coldblooded massacre. this is important to remember, the essential need to stop him use these ordinary conventional weapons. >> we have been talking about on this program and other programs about the morality of killing people with chemical weapons versus executing people with guns. i mean, when you look at something like that, is that a kind of judgment that you make? or what are you saying? >> they're both war crimes, they're both crimes against humanity. and we just heard that syria has agreed to ratify the chemical weapons convention. great. but that's they've also ratified the geneva convention. geneva convention absolutely prohibit killing sevens and shooting into civilian areas. this is the way assad has fought the war, he wants to show civilians there is a price to be paid and he slaughters as many as he can. >> as a result of that what would you like to see happen? >> obviously what is needed is syria's pressure on assad to stop. we have seen that putin has been able to turn off and off the chemical weapons, suddenly being pledge to turn them over. let's see putin's ability to put in place a convention to kill civilians by conventional means. for that matter there's been talk of trying to bring in the international criminal court. every single time there's an effort like that russia says no. >> but people continue -- people are still being slaughtered, mass acerd. i guess other than bringing resolution to the u.n. what else could be done and clearly the united states was considering military action. but whether we talk about what to do, really we're talking about, getting involved in some sort of civil war. and united states is reluctantly to do that. >> i think it's important to see that that is shooting combatants, that's not anything that anyone would get involved in, but in a civil war, rebels themselves have committed atrocities but the bulk of assad's atrocities would be to shoot at the civilians who happen to be in the territory that the rebels control. that's why the world is so exorcized about this. he is the principal supplier of assad's weaponry, he's pulled the strings, let's see him pull the strings to stop assad. >> look this is going on you're not paying attention to it, hopefully people listening and will pay attention tonight, but i'm not so hopeful always, that people are listening. do you get -- are you skeptical that the world really listens to the sad stories you have to tell? >> in this case i think the world is absolutely listening. there was almost a war there, it was pulled back at the last minute because of this chemical deal. but clearly the world is hearing about this al this awful deal, s have been imposed, there have been efforts to cut off the supply of arms but unfortunately iran and russia are not cooperating. there has been an effort to bring all these atrocities to the international criminal court. the world is trying but there is a certain reality which is for the security council to act you need russia's consents, they haven't given it. if we're going to really put pressure on assad you need to start cutting off the flow of arms. putin is not allowing that so far. we have finally taken a first step because of russia's pressure. putin has ordered syria to turn over its chemical weapons. that's a first step. first, the weapons have to be turned over and two, that's not the only way assad is killing people. >> is there a way to verify the atrocities because people have cell phones they can take videos of? >> in part putting people on the ground in syria but in part through our beirut office speaking with people in syria, because of skype, youtube because of the pervasiveness of cell phones with video capacity it's a lot easier for us to steve exactly what's going on even though we don't have our boots on the ground. >> we thank you for bringing that story to us. >> good to seeing you. >> the army has been fighting armed groups in the sinai peninsula and armed groups against july coup have once again turned violent elsewhere. one clash in alexandria, the news broke that former president mohamed morsi will face another 30 days in detention. supporters of the muslim brotherhood gathered outside the salaam mosque to lobby for his return. well-being and development of those who leave their home lands and the different destinations they're choosing to go. past reports have typically focused on the move from low or middle income countries to affluent countries and what the 2013 morld migration report coins as south to north. but that movement only counts for 40% of migrations. 22% of migrations are north to north. so similarly affluent countries, the eunt kingdom to canada for example. , at least 33 of musicians rations are scowt to south. to and from lower income countries like indonesia to malaysia, and richer countries to poorer countries such as portugal to brazil. in cuba the number of people leaving the country is almost at a 20-year high. teresa bow reports from havana. >> cat arena ah is ready to leave cuba for good. she has not seen her daughters in four years, both of them live in the united states. >> i have sold everything i own, my house my car. my daughters have work in the u.s. it hurts to leave my land. >> government figures show that almost 50,000 cubans migrated permanently in 2012. largest annual figure since 1994, after what international observers dubbed the rafter crisis. for decades cubans have tried leave this country using every kind of waste. this is where the rafters used to sail to the united states. but earlier the government lifted restrictions for leaving the country legallily now. it is easier and less expensive for people to travel and return once they emigrate. most cube answer choose to migrate to the united states, washington recently announced it was lengthening most of the visitor advicvisitor advice asv. >> my sister lost her daughter and i want to go and visit. it is not like in the past when you left and could not return. both sides are making it easieer. >> many of those are young and educated. a problem where a government is facing a demographic crisis, younger people having to support a growing older population. >> the situation is different than in the past because people are leave with visas, they are not rafters, those who are leaving are educated. the only way to improve this is by improving the educational system here. >> that is what the government has announced a series of economic reforms to modernize the soviet style economy to current times. but until the people see the benefit the tide will still carry people towards the u.s. al jazeera, havana. >> when it comes to standardized tests, many students and teachers across the country are opting out and refusing to continue. tanya moseley has the report. >> whether the father of two heard they were opting out of giving seattle's yearly academic progress test known as the map he was relieved. >> it really struck me that there was a huge variance in the scores. if you take the temperature with a thermometer three different times you get three completely different answers, you might think you have a bad thermometer. >> jessica is one of the teachers in seattle who refuse to give the map test to her students. it has no bearing on district finances or the student's ability to graduate. it is just a way to track progress. >> the emphasis and overuse of testing is exhausting and a terrible use of resources. >> last march the teachers at griffin school, faced the first standardized boycotted in history. >> when we stood up to the map test in garfield we didn't plan it but we had amazing support. >> it is a nationwide fight. the highest support is on new york's long island where 50% of students in one district chose not to take a standardized test. >> eight times 5 is -- >> 40. >> some educators stand by these tests. >> i am for standardized testing mostly because it gives us a common understanding of the skill level that students need to meet and/or succeed per grade level. >> for the last three years annitra jones students have performed above the state average on the map test. >> i as a parent would want them to participate because i need to know that they're learning what they need to learn and whether the kids master those standards, they are proud. they're confident and they're motivated. >> even as the revolt against standardized tests have been across the country a new testing system is about to go into action in 45 states and the district of columbia. common core will focus on math and english. it's not a federal program, it's run by the state themselves. >> common core is, teaching students skills they will use after high school. >> how common core and testing will work, there is some opposition. objections from the five states not involved include the cost of the tests and technological challenges in administering them. tanya moseley, al jazeera, seattle. >> coming up at the top of the hour america tonight with joie chen. joie standing by in washington, d.c. good evening joie. >> good evening john. on our policeman tonight, going into another weekend of college football, there is a debate on the sidelines, should student athletes be paid to play, not just appearances, it sold his likeness his jersey number, his moves, everything like him, letting a video game maker turn him into an avatar. lifetime ownership of its players, every move. >> there isn't anything more personal than a signature, you're putting it on a piece of paper a picture of yourself and somebody is taking that and selling it and making lots of money. that's bogus to me. >> america tonight's adam may will bring us details and how texas a&m's johnny manzel fits in. stay with us john at the top of the hour on america tonight. >> we will stay with you joie, thank you very much. and one golfer, has made history, ross shimabuku has the story. and the california company using groundbreaking technology that makes humans invisible to the mosquito. >> a recent discovery by a california lab has made humans inindividualible to mosquitoes. stephanie stanton shows us this product and its potential global impact. >> across human history there is no other single disease that has caused more sickness and death than malaria. >> a promising discovery made while researching mosquitos at this california lab aims to change this grim really. dr. armand ray and his team of researchers learned that mosquitos are able to trashin tk humans by the carbon dioxide. >> we could find chemicals that could block the carbon monoxide receptors. >> ray saw the discovery as a game changer and partnered with local investors to help create olifactory laboratories. the company began experimenting with odors from plants, fruits and other foods to create a nontoxic affordable easy to use product to combat mosquitos. soon after kite patch was born. >> to help people all around the world with all the types of mosquito borne diseases that are out there. >> producers of the kite patch says when you wear it it acts as an invisible barrier to mosquitos for up to 48 hours. >> it will change the paradigm of how we protect ourselves and especially how we protect ourselves in the area most impacted by malaria. >> the humanitarian organization will help test kite patch there in the next 12 months. >> ultimately what everyone wants to see is will the product effectively reduce malaria transmission. >> kite patch is still in the development stage and awaiting approval from the environmental protection agency. >> in some parts of uganda 85% of children over the age of 5 are affected by malaria. this is having devastating consequences. we have to find a better solution. >> in 2010 the world health organization imthed 660,000 people died from malaria. the kite patch is expected to be made available worldwide. stephanie stanton, al jazeera riverside, california. >> ross shimabuku is here with sports. is it too late for mosquitos out in the organism course request? >> call mosquito repellent. how low can you go? 59, only five players have ever carded that number. now you can call it six. jim furyk, carded 11 birdies and an eagle he admitted he was nervous on the final hole but as you can see, furyk dropped it in. brant snedeker getting lucky on this friday the 13th. check out his approach on number 16 the golf ball bounces off the ridge and looky here! it drops in for the eagle. raise your hands if you are sure. as for tiger, he thought he shot a one under 70. a viewer saw him move some twigs. if it's true it's a violation. pga will assess the penalty. tiger is now seven shots back. didn't speak to us after his round but jim furyk did. >> one making the turn at 28, i have never shot 28 before that was kind of fool. starting to think about it par 38, go out there and shoot, i started thinking about it. back 9 behind me it's done, over with, instead of trying to count nine ten, 11, 12. let's try oget it to four under. >> in college football number 1 alabama vs. number 6 texas a&m. all eyes are on johnny football, johnny drama, one camera is dedicated to shooting johnny manzel all day long, johnny cam. the other big story line, a report claiming five sec players, including nba star lineman d.j. f fuquer. >> well of course the biggest line is on alabama, d.j. fluker was indicated that as taking money from agents. it's now interesting, he's complying with alabama's compliance office. it's kind of interesting to find out what the ncaa does, including their national championship. i think that's going to be the biggest falout. tennessee, mississippi state, has the most to lose in this group. >> between alabama and texas a&m how much affect will this be for the tide this weekend? >> i think it will be a great test. i wasn't necessarily all that impressed with alabama in their season opener against virginia tech. they didn't play very well on offense they were good on defense, johnny manzel, texas a&m that offense is a whole different animal. they got out to a 20-nothing lead on them in the first quarter. i think that they're going to have to contain johnny manzel to be able to beat a&m. i think this is going to be a better game than people initially assumed. a&m's defense we didn't know what to expect. they have been missing six starters this season so far so i think there's a lot of question marks but the one question we don't have is how well johnny manzel is going to be, and he's going to be amazing and if they can't stop him they're going olose this football game. >> does notre dame bounce back against purdue? >> purr dew is down, stumbled against alabama last week. getting them feeling a bit better about themselves and next week playing michigan state. ohio will be playing its first road game of the season how will the buckeyes fare against cal? >> they don't know what is going to happen with braxton miller, but best backup quarterback you could possibly ask for. this is going to be a lot of fun to watch. cal is a very up-tempo offense, led by jeff goff, he leads the country in passing yards now. and it's going to test the ohio state defense, missing seven starters from a year ago. i think this is going to be a fun offensive game. i think ohio state is good enough veteran enough to pull out the win, it's going to be a little tougher than people assumed when the year started. >> it's friday the 13th. we will have 13 drivers instead of the usual 12 in nascar's chase for championship. jeff gordon added today as the 13th driver to maintain the integrity of the sport. nascar caught two teams cheating in the final chase for the race last weekend, tried to metropolitamanipulate by causin. but the 24 car is now in the race. the big news, jim furyk carting a 59. yours truly would want a 59 on the front 9. >> thanks very much. america tonight starts at the top of the hour. after your break, weather forecast with rebecca stevenson. ] >> one of the bik reasons we've had all of the flooding in the southwest is we've tapped into tropical moisture. in fact we've got one particular storm, manuel that's targeted as we get into later saturday to move towards acapulco and oaxaca and we've got another one staying on the other side the bay of campeche. 10 to 15 inches are expected and mexico city is having the same problems that colorado has had with the mudslides and very heavily rainfall in the mountains. we hear the rainfall coming in cold front sagging south bringing you showers along the gulf coast but parts of texas are going to get rains from the storms so the to the south but we're losing that moisture tap to the south however we will continue with scattered showers and thunderstorms, to the west. the cold front we just talked about dropped temperatures down about 20° in some spots but the marine layer kept temperatures about 15° cooler today in the northwest. >> you're watching al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. search and rescue crews in colorado will be working through the night once again trying to find the 80 residents who are still unaccounted for in that state's flash flooding. crews spent the day air lifting residents trapped by the flash flooding. weather not as bad as it has been. secretary of state john kerry and his counterpart will stay in geneva and talk about the issue of syria, and whether the resolution will include military force. today the white house signaled it might be open to other options. and