the republic of the philippines is a country of vast contrast. onomic growth is at 6%, but one person in five lives below the poverty line. the call centers are a huge force driving development. fueled by international companies that appreciate what employees can offer them. she is good at languages, friendly and resilient. it is an expensive german-made car has an accident, the onboard computer sends an sos. she takes over and talk to the driver and helps him day or night. >> i have motivation because i have a daughter. i work for her. because of that, i need to take care of my health. every day, i tried to exercise, take vitamins. have a check up, annual checkup. you have to keep yourself healthy. reporter: the german bosses farther up front. he started with 20 employees and soon there will be 400. business process outsourcing, outsourcing operations like saul centers, is booming. thanks in part to tax breaks and government investment. salary start at about $400 a month, not much compared to germany and the u.s., but many times the average phili

in the philippines, a court has found a u.s. ne guilty of killing a transgender woman and has sentenced him to six to 12 years in jail. u.s. marine joseph scott pemberton was convicted for the 2014 murder of 26-year-old jennifer laude, who was found dead in a hotel room near a former u.s. naval base that still frequently hosts u.s. ships. pemberton had been charged with murder, but he was convicted of the lesser offense of homicide. the case has strained relations between the u.s. and the philippines, with some filipino lawmakers calling for changes to the rules permitting u.s. military forces in the country, which is a former u.s. colony. joseph pemberton will be temporarily held in a filipino prison until the philippines and u.s. government agree on where he should serve his sentence. in burkina faso, former prime minister roch marc kabore has won the presidential election, becoming the west african nation's first new leader in decades. he served as prime minister under the longtime former president blaise compaore, who was ous

with the weather of richard. >> reporter: one sform through japan and one through philippines. there it is on the edge of our screens there. it is boweled on there but produced some strong winds which caused problems right across the country. winds guesting in excess of 100 kilometres her hour. this rainfall total is a guarantee. it is completely open to that direction. the storm itself has moved away out into the pacific. you can see it heading up here where it is going to deepen to 930 millibars. it will be quite violent seas. japan, the weather conditions are looking better over the next 24 to 48 hours. meanwhile, further towards the south we have got what at the moment is a tropical storm, but it's going to develop into a typhoon and as it does so it will head in towards the philippines. at the moment it looks as though it will track towards here, the south. by the time it arrivess on tuesday it will be the equivalent of a category 2 typhoon or hurricane >>> thank you. with christmas and the new year holidays, many are looking forward to smooth sailing. it is peak summer sea

china india and the philippines, we get their reactions. >> reporter: china's leaders are basking in the glory of being connected to an agreement. we will know what they will do when they produce their five-year plan next year. i have been to south-west china to a former steel mill town where the mill closed nine months ago with the loss of some 16 thousand jobs. why? the government labelled it a heavy polluter. the question now is whether this former mill is in a sense going to be a template for what's going to happen to other industries in other parts of the country. china has given a commitment that it will ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions peek by 2030. that is significant because china, of course, is the biggest emitter of those gasses. it also says that it hopes that at least 20% of all of its energy needs come from renewables also by 2030. china is in a unique position not only is it a heavy polluter, it is also possibly spending more money on efforts to combat pollution than any other country. >> reporter: a mixed response. on one hand the government is hailing it a vic

he was mortified to have to leave the philippines, which he did at the beginning of the war when the japanese attacked pearl harbor and then they attacked simultaneously philippines. and macarthur had, of course, not only the filipino army, but at that point he had a good sized american army there, and it became apparent there was nothing to be done for them, they were isolated. so president roosevelt ordered general macarthur to leave the philippines, well, he left by pt boat in the dead of night and was taken later to australia where he became the commander in chief of the southwest pacific area. and he made a vow through the press. he said "i shall return," which quickly became -- because this was the dark days of the war -- it became the iconic slogan of all the americans. they heard this, and this was something that they wanted to do. "i shall return" became, it was on, written on coffee cup ands the bottoms of ashtrays and cigarette lighters it was engraved on, it was written on walls, it was written over latrines, "i shall return." [laughter] and return, he did. it took him thr

are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam sabrina: preparations are underway in the philippines, as rains from a powerful typhoon have already moved over the country. today, typhoon melor is expected to make landfall on the country. it was forecast to reach the philippines as a weaker typhoon -- but is gaining strength as it nears the islands. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: rain continues to fall across the state today with more records expected to be busted as totals keep stacking up. many places across central iowa have already gotten around 1 to 2 inches of rain, and i am fully expected roughly another inch possible today, although an isolated

and larger numbers from the philippines. by 1960, that number stayed stag napts, so by 1960, there were still a million asians in the united states, largely because of the exclusion laws. about 1% of the population. now there's been a lot of news about this. some of which the headlines are a little troubling, but asian-americans are the fa fastest-growing group. they grew from 2010. just this week there's projections into the population into 20465. and there's this headline about asians surpassing mentihispanic. but it's been the main reason why that population growth for asian-americans has been so large, about 90% of the population growth is due to new immigration. >> so richard, erica's talking about racial interpretations and potential tensions in the immigration, elicited by the post-'65. has the country responded well to the diversefication of its population, one, and are we prepared for more change going forward? >> well, the first question is really hard to answer, because you have to sort of set up a hypothetical, yo

the philippine delegation had a lot they were fighting for. they have said clearly that though the deal is not as perfect as they would have liked. it's acceptable. they are still worried, however, because they found much of the language not as concrete as they would have liked, rather, in terms of binding more developed nations, more legally in terms of climate financing and their carbon emissions. they found it worrying and inspirational. and in the end a lot has to be done what is written in this agreement. live from manila, thank you for that >>> well, china, as we know, is the biggest emitter of co2 gases and says the climate deal is a step to a brighter future. here is adrian brown. >> china's leaders basket in the glory of big signatories in paris. behind the scenes the leaders know painful decisions lay ahead. in many ways we'll know what china will do when it releases its next 5 year plan next year. expect a shrinking coal and steel industry, the drivers of the economy. i have been to sichuan province, to a former steel mill town, wher

president roosevelt ordered general macarthur to leave the philippines. he was taken later to australia where he became the commander-in-chief of the southwest pacific army. he made about through the press and said i shall return. that quickly became, because this was the dark days of the war, he became the iconic slogan of all the americans. they heard this and this was something they wanted to do. it was written on coffee cups in the bottom of ashtrays. it was engraved on walls and on trees. i shall return. and return he did. it took him three years. he developed a strategy and some people call it island hopping but what he really did his, the japanese had had years to occupy numerous islands. rather than take everyone of them, he would simply bypass them and leave the japanese on these islands to wither on the vine in his rear. it saved a heck of a lot of men because they were very ferocious fighters. he finally landed back in the philippines and he almost lost that fight because admiral halsey who was the naval commander of the battleship and air carri

typhoon melor battled the philippines monday kicking up rough surf with powerful winds. the strong system had winds up to 185 kilometers per hour in the center. high storm surges on the various islands. schools were shut down and officials suspended fishing and ferry services in the central region of the country. now the center of the system is making its way towards mindor island, the seventh largest island of the nation. it's still packing wind gusts of over 210 kilometers. still a very intense system. it is expected to affect the ac ka pelgo for the next fee hours move out to sea tonight and change direction toward the southwest aiming for the peninsula. they will see stormy conditions throughout the day, very stormy conditions will likely prolong the next several hours and on top of heavy rainfall, we're expecting high waves up to 14 meters. there are thousands of islands. the waves tend to get higher and due to low pressure and strong winds, storm surge could be up to three meters. the water level will rise by about three meters, so coastal flooding is highly likely

in the philippine context there is a lot of traffic, many uneven roads. it's adapted for that. >> it's been called the poor man's sports car, but that does not bother its builders, who see it as a showcase of philippine mow ingenuity, a way of recycling up. >> it all begins in here. there are no machines or assembly lines. each piece of the car's body is crafted and molded by hand. it takes between six to eight months to complete a car. so far only four prototypes have been produced. there has been interest from buyers, but it will be a while before the car is ready for the market. >> we want to serve as inspiration to each filipino. if we could achieve the dream, so can others who can appreciate what we've done here. >> and what they've done is create a work of art by making the most of what they had. al jazeera, philippines. >> for the top stories go to www.aljazeera.com. >> the sports stars and possible use of performance-enhancing drugs, allegations they deny. we'll bring you part of the interview that manning gave. >>> retaking ramadi. officials sayin

it's starting to depart the philippines tonight. and then move its way towards the southwest, heading for the island of borneo or the peninsula for the next several days. they will see waves up to 5 meters and gusts u to 120 kilometers, strong enough to topple trees and cause structural damage. heavy rainfall of 250 millimeters are still likely, though the rainfall could be up to 800 millimeters. coastal flooding is highly likely as well as inland flooding, too. to the west, there is another low pressure system, another tropical depression which could become a tropical storm and then become a severe tropical storm in effect during the next couple days. heavy rain is on the way for much of the philippines this week. we're looking at a high pressure system over the constant and low pressure system to the east of japan and this system will likely move away. what's going to happen is heavy sea effect snow across the seas ofapan's side of the nation from hokkaido down towards western japan, we're expecting up to 40 sent mecentimetesencen

still to come, a step towards justice. 21 police sacked over a massacre in the philippines six years and kuala lumpur international airport gives the owners of three abandoned 747, two weeks to collect them. ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera. these are the global headlines. the u.s. has offered help to retake the city of ramadi in iraq after at least 27 iraqi soldiers were killed fighting isil fighters. >>> gulf leaders have warned syria's president will be forced out of power if he doesn't negotiate a political transition to end the country's civil war. comments were made at the gcc meeting. >>> and a new president has been inaugurated as argentina's president. he won the election last month, promising to fix the economy. >>> germany has taken in its one millionth refugee this year. the country has become the top european destination for people fleeing the war in syria. >>> the -- 21 members of the police force in the philippines have been fired for stopping the shootings of 32 journalists and 36 other people. it was carried out by a politician and his bodyguards. one of the officer

typhoon melor slammed into the eastern philippines monday morning. orm is expected to bring destructive winds. heavy rains. and waves up to 13 feet tall. officials say the typhoon is packing winds of 93 miles per hour. and gusts of 115 miles per hour. classes and flights have also been suspended. a second landfall is expected. >> brian :a strong cold front made its way just before noon and i back up to the raider image to 11:00 a.m. and that is what we had the heavy rain in the south bay and east bay there was a thunderstorm the past over san jose skies will clear here in the bay area and temperatures will drop towards the morning plus we have gusty winds continuing as you head out the door tomorrow morning to start the day the wind may have philippe little bit of it but to end those clears parents are making for excellent view conditions for the meteor shower often 60 to 120 m per hour--meteors per hour here is the future cast at midnight tonight these clubs and the showers are going to clear out the clouds will begin to increase by the afternoon --c

also on the program the first steps towards justice of a massacre carried out in the philippines six years ago. 21 police officers face sanction. outgoing president cristina kirchner says farewell to her fans. we look at the challenges face argentina. blue skies are over beijing again. the highest pollution alert ever has been lifted in the chinese capital. 20 iraqi soldiers have been killed fighting against i.s.i.l. in ramidi. ramidi is about 100 kilometres from baghdad. its capture was seen as an embarrassing defeat for iraqi forces. the u.s. is offering to send more personnel and equipment to help them win the battle. >> the united states are prepared to assist with equipment to help them finish the job, including attack helicopters and specialist fighters >>> across to imran khan. tell us what happened in ramidi, the relentless attacks. >> reporter: let me just bring you up-to-date with the latest death toll and injured figure. in the last hour we've heard that at least 27 soldiers have been killed and 36 have been injured. this was when i.s.i.l. fighters began shelling iraqi army

we have china, india and the philippines. it starts with adrian brown in beijing >> reporter: china's leaders are basking in the glory of being signatories to an historic agreement in paris. we will know exactly what china is going to do when it releases its next five-year plan next year. but expect a shrinking coal and steel industry. these have been the drivers of the china's economy. i've just been to the south-west to a former steel mill town where the mill closed nine months ago with the loss of some 16,000 jobs. why? the government labelled it a heavy polluter. the question now is whether this former mill is going to be a sense a template to what happens to other industries in other parts of the country. the country has given a commitment that it will ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions peek by 2030. that's significant because china, of course, is the biggest emitter of those gasses. it also says that it hopes that at least 20% of all of its energy needs come from renewables also by 2030. china is in a unique positi

another thing that concerns the philippine delegation was liability. they wanted the richer nations to take more of a responsibility for the damage that their greenhouse emissions have caused to the climate. now, this is something that the richer nations did not want to put in writing. in fact, as much as they wanted to aid the more developing-- emerging countries, cut down as well as find ways to adapt to the effects of global warming, they did not want to take responsibility for any kind of future damage that this might cause the countries that are on the so-called front line of climate change. this is something that the philippines definitely did not to see in the agreement. they wanted the richer nations to take responsibility, they wanted it to state liability and compensation >>> thank you for that update from manila. let's find out what china wants to see in that agreement. across to adrian brown in beijing. what reaction we could possibly get from china as we await to find out the exact details of that draft agreement. >> reporter: i'm sure that

. >> and the first step in the philippines. 21 police officers face sanctions. >> 27,000 killed fighting against i.s.i.l. they pushed from the city. ramadi was captured. they clawed back some territory. including the command center. the u.s. says it has been slow. it's offering to send personnel and equipment. that is if the prime minister says this is the latest effort to ramp up pressure against i.s.i.l. earlier this month the u.s. announced 100 troops would be sent to iraq. let's get more. let's go to northern iraq. while we are talking about ramadi here, let's remind the audience about the significance of ramadi. >> it's the biggest in the key cities before 2003, the american occupation. it's a heartland of the sunni community of iraq, and it's really a big trading post swg. it threads into the road into syria. >> it was seen as a very big defeat. >> a lot of the soounry hoo lot were aligned. allowing us to take on i.s.i.l., giving us the armed. letting us stall. they relied on the reiki security forces. this is why the battle took so long. the sunni tribal fighters there. there has

the most of what they had. al jazeera, laguna, philippines. >>> that's talent for you. would like to keep up with the day's news it's updated constantly, all the breaking news, go to our website, it is very easy to find, it's al jazeera.com. again, that is al jazeera.com. biggest foreign terrorist threat in most americans. smuggling of oil mountain territory it controls in are syria and iraq. howard shatz is a senior economist at the think tank rand, studied organizational structure ever i.s.i.l. when it

there is extensive global reaction from the philippines, china and india. let's start in manila. >> though not as perfect as they might have wanted it to be, the delegation to the paris conference say they feel the deal is acceptable and they see it as a significant step forward. what they would have wanted to see, however, is stronger language used in some portions of the agreement. for example, they found it still too soft in terms of making it obligatory for developed nations to cut down on carbon emissions. they wanted a more concrete figure put in place as opposed to an aspirational was not. they wanted more financing for countries that have the most to lose in materials of dealing with the effects of global warming. one such country, the philippines that sees on average some 20 typhoon as year. these typhoons are increasing in number and becoming stronger as they cut across these islands. the philippine government struggling to cope with the communities affect by these super typhoons. before one community has been rehabilitated, another typhoon is alre

and the philippines gets its first supercar, built by young engineers who say they couldn't afford to buy one themselves. >> and in sport, manchester united nations manager, louis van hull, is fighting for his life. the latest score at old trafford. >> well, the iraqi military now says it has taken back full control of the key city of ramadi from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. or i.s.i.l. the iraqi flags now fly over a government complex there and soldiers have been celebrating their victory. there are reports though that indicate that are still pockets of i.s.i.l. resistance within the city. osama ben javad reports from erbil in northern iraq. >> reporter: a major battle in the iraqi city of ramadi are over. iraqi soldiers are celebrating. the taking over of the anbar province, is symbolic, whoever controls these administrative buildings holds the city. >> translator: yeah, ramadi is now a free city! the hero of the armed forces have put the iraqi flag over the government complex in el anbar. >> but in most celebrating for this victory, it is just one area. i.s.i.l. fighte

<system in the philippines is renowned for going-- renowned for going very slowly. a case of one suspect can take 10 years. in this particular case there are over 100 main suspects, all involved in the one major trial. analysts have said going by those figures, really, it could take a century before any kind of resolution can be seen. however, the president promised that there would be a conviction by the end of his term. however, his term has only got six months to go and they're nowhere near nearing the end of this trial >>> thank you for that. still to come here on al jazeera, how an sms message from syria helped identify one of the paris attackers. plus a cause to celebrate ethnic diversity in ethiopia. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting

typhoon melor. >> melor is making landfall on the philippines. ystem is packing winds of 180 kilometers per hour with gusts of over 250 kilometers per hour. now, this is equivalent to a category 3 hurricane. it's moving towards the west at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. it could get close to manila where many people are living as we go into wednesday and to do low pressure and strong winds. storm surges will be very high, maybe up to 4 meters. that means the water levels could rise significantly. coastal flooding is highly likely and there are thousands of islands located in the midportions of the philippines. that means this area is prone to coastal flooding as well as storm surges. an additional 800 millimeters of rain could fall across much areas. that is enough to cause significant flooding in inland areas as well. it's going to be a very strong system. now, it is expected to slow down as it moves over land. stormy conditions will likely prolong for at least four days or so. tuesday will be a stormy day once genl in manila. that will conti

as we've been reporting, the philippines is being impacted by a powerful typhoon again. what's the latest? >> necessity. let's get right into this. this storm system is not over yet. tracking off to the west making its fourth landfall on the isla island. the impact this storm system has had, the government's reaction, over 700,000 people have been evacuated. most of those evacuations were just about 24 hours before the storm made landfall after rapid intensification back on sunday. first landfall was here monday morning. then made a second one over to the west. one key thing you want to notice this is now back over open water. we have seen reintensification yet again on your tuesday morning. this is back to a very strong typhoon coming into this island here towards the west. the key thing with this island, it is known for breaking apart typhoons, weakening them. the reason is because the mountainous terrain. that will squeeze out this moisture. could see severe flooding and landslides. winds 162 gusting to 216 kilometers per hour. it is going to stay south of manila here.

and more rain is expected for many parts of the philippines for the weekend. and cold air has blanketed many parts of china and cold air is causing snow over the western flank of 1yjapan. 25 centimeters have fallen. and gusts of 114 kilometers have been reported. and even into saturday in the northern areas. snow could continue into your saturday. tokyo, the temperatures are going to be very chilly in the morning hours. on saturday, 2 degrees in sapporo. and in america, it's been very warm across the northeastern united states. and massachusetts is dealing with lack of snowfall. and temperatures may remain on the warmer side for the next 24 hours because of a low pressure system dragging ample warmth from the south. but temperatures will drop significantly. and across the opposite side of the united states, kwhielty, 7 degrees in seattle and minus 5 in denver. snowflakes expected on thursday. here's your extended forecast. >>> the famous golden mask of king tut is back on display at the egyptian museum in cairo. it was being repaired after its beard was accide

about 7100 islands make up the philippines. a concern about getting people evacuated across this region. that involves getting them on boat. with the rapid intensification, this is what we've seen in literally an 18-hour period. it's now a category 4 equivalent storm in this region. here's what we have in storm with winds gusting to 260 kilometers per hour. to the east of the philippines, rainfall totals up to a half a meter. i talk about fatalities related to the water. notice the eastern portion of the philippines indicated in purple, this is where we have no dry season. december through february is the wettest time of the year, so what we're watching here for a potential of landslides and flash flooding. and the storm will eventually move into open waters in the next 36 hours. we think it will end quickly, but it's moved into the region quickly. and rosemary and airlierrol, th an area where thousands of fisherman are all on vessels. potentially they were not giving the warnings because they were on the waters when this was a

and the philippines gives the u.s. military jurisdiction over servicemembers charged with crimes in that country. of course the case has sparked protest notice philippines with some calling for all u.s. military members to leave. of course, we will be following this closely for you all morning. in the newsroom, daniel miller, fox25 news. >>> hunters are back at blue hill reservation looking for deer but they are hope deer but they are hoping to bring peace to the family of a missing man. fox25's michael henrich fox25's michael henrich is live with what investigators are telling hunters to keep an eye out for. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gene. to keep an eye out for any evidence in a missing person's case. behind me the organizers are standing by as hunters continue to arrive here. they are not only looking for deer, but they are hunting for justice. and a measure of comfort for a what happened to their son near what happened to their son nearly two years ago. >> he was happy and had a beautiful smile and h

of countries like the philippines have not been adequately addressed, leaving the decisions for countries and not having a very well defined target for emissions absolutely makes it more dangerous for the philippines for climate change. >> the agreement is legally binding. some pledges are knot. this means the instructions of the agreement depends entirely on political will, with each count rip setting its own goals and even deciding whether to sign up for a five year checkup on what progress it's making. one of the world's leading scientist puts it this way. >>ized a fraud, a fake, just worthless words, there is no action, just promises. as long as fossil fuels appear to be the cheapest out there, they will continue to be burned. >> the agreement recycles a pledge from previous talks to raise money from rich countries to help poor countries transform they are economies. overall change rests on the shoulders of individual governments as it always has. it's up to them to second basemannor their promises and good intentions and turn their words into actions. >> the burmese army is carrying

an unusual circumstance when you're talking about the philippines. it has a lot of water around the renal that enables the storm to continue getting stronger even as it's making multiple land falls. currently the storm is centered over portions of northern mendora. i did the math on the water across portions of this sea in this region. it's about 60,000 square kilometers of water across this region. roughly the side of ireland. hundreds of ielands across this region. interacting with a large area the side of ireland when it comes to the area of water. this is why we think the storm got stronger. a historic ride. you take a look at what occurred from a tropical storm getting up the to a category 4 equivalent from an 18 hour period. for 36 hours it maintained category 3 to category 4 strength. incredible, if we only get away with one fatality as it moved over this region. here it is at this hour. again, working north of areas around the vic totoria region. population about 2.4 million people in the area it's moving through right now. the latest advisory

peace talks are urged. 21 police officers have been sacked in the philippines for failing to prevent the deadliest attack on journalists in history. 32 reporters and 22 other people were shot dead. french investigators say a digital clue has helped them identify another suspect from the paris attacks. five of the seven attackers who killed 130 people across paris last month have now been identified. >> reporter: foued mohamed aggad was a french national who travelled to syria to fight with i.s.i.l. he became a mass murderer at home in one of the most violent attacks in paris for 100 years. his father said he would have killed him if he had known >> translation: i knew he was in syria. he left two years ago. of course i'm surprised. i would have killed him before if i'd known what he would do. >> reporter: he was identified by by dna shared by the police by his mother. he received a quote "your son died a martyr on november 13". a neighbour said he never guessed he could be involved in such violence. >> translation: he always said hello and was respectful. he was a sweet guy. i know hi

made landfall in the eastern philippines in the early hours of monday. schools are closed, flights are grounded. with storm surge warnings along the coast some 700,000 people have been evacuated. further in the path of the storm face possible floods and landslides. the deathly popular to countries hit by -20 storms and typhoons a year. loss of life is not unusual. just two years ago, typhoon came ashore, the strongest typhoon ever recorded bit it killed 8000 people in the cit -y. rescue teams are out in force. they are working together with civilians in an effort to minimize damage. like here in the northern philippines, which is now bracing for the arrival of the typhoon. brent: truck drivers in russia are staging a rare protest against a road charge for heavy vehicles. the levy means they have to pay an additional fee for every mile they drive. the government says the money is needed to repair the damage that their vehicles due to the road, but the drivers say they already pay transport taxes. reporter: inside one of their own lorries, the drivers have

military operations in the philippines. >> that's right. lance corporal joseph scott pemberton was acquitted of murder and found guilty of homicide. this is video of the marine arriving in court this morning. his case has generated international attention and strained relations between the u.s. military and the pill mean know government. -- filipino government. he is accused of drowning a 26-year-old woman in a hotel bathroom last year. prosecutors say it happened after he realized the victim was born a man. the marine was in the philippines making part in joint military exercises. the couple had met in a bar he could receive six to 12 years in jail. not clear where he will serve that time. filipino officials have demand filipino officials have demanded that he remain in their custody but a treaty between the united states and the philippines gives the u.s. military jurisdiction over servicemembers charged with crimes in that country. the case has sparked protest in the philippines with some calling for all u.s. military members to leave. da

typhoon on the philippines-- causing thousands of people to flee from their homes. typhoon (muh-lor) is already lashing coastal areas with strong winds and heavy rains. the fierce storm made landfall today, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. forecasters say the typhoon is expected to trigger torrential rainfall, flooding and landslides across the philippines. the philippines is hit with around 20 typhoons each year. flooding in parts of california this morning. as the area faces it's 3rd storm in a week! flash flooding caused back ups for miles on interstate 5 north of los angeles on sunday night. the southern california coast was under a high surf advisory through sunday. officials say a strong el nino system could bring even more storms to california in the next few months. being pounded by rain.. states from the midwest to the northeast have been experiencing spring like temperatures. half of the country has been seeing unseasonable warm conditions-- like the low 60's for places like michigan and illinois. to help put that into perspective-- tha

. >> either you were paying attention to the show and w was happening like the zbruj judges philippines was the winner. i don't know his state of mind during the show. >> there are new of steve harvey today, that's him in the back of a bentley being driv to his atlanta home. and miss universe has posted this video of the host apologizing to her. but there are new questions today about preshow prep. multiple sources tell us that steve harvey didn't attend rehearsal on friday and wasn't present entire rehearsal on saturday. a source close to the pageant says steve was at every rehearsal he was required to be at. tha he was a complete professional through the entire process and that he absolutely rehearsed the finale. next, the rivalry. the contestants posed and smiled together in bikinis before the show. but after the mix-up, viewers in the philippines and colombia crazy. >> it was like a power house of, like, the super bowl and those two were really going it. >> i was backstage whether it w everywhere. >> there was a lot of chaos going on. >> the crowd was booing. >> so what's n for miss

but after the mix-up, viewers in the philippines and colombia went crazy. >> it was like a power house of, like, the super bowl and those two were really going at it. >> i was backstage whether it went down at "e.t.'s" reporting was everywhere. >> there was a lot of chaos going on. >> the crowd was booing. >> so what's next for miss philippines and miss colombia? well right now miss philippines is undergoing rigorous pageant media training. and on january 4th, she'll do a few big sitdown interviews including "e.t.." as for miss colombia, the first runner up posted this picture and the caption in spanish, forever miss universe. judge hilton who talked us to at the hotel in miami said he was she didn't deserve to win. move on. >> but here's a question. are there fears of a mental breakdown from miss colombia? well that, was "the new york post" headline today. >> some media said that i said that she was going to have a permanent psychological damaged breakdown. >> we spoke to the colombian diplomat interviewed for the story. >> i'm sure that's not the case. she's a strong woman. i know sh

out of west point to the philippines and from the philippines it took them on an entire tour of the far east, including japan within that the emperor. so he worshiped his father. as well as his father he wanted -- he won the medal of honor. it was given to him really because roosevelt was afraid when he ordered them off of the philippines that he would be accused by some people of deserting his troops. and so giving the man and medal of honor was meant to rebut the. what was the other question? oh, yeah. senator mccarthy, well, that wasn't just senator mccarthy. the people of this country were very disturbed at what was going on in china especially. and the question they became who lost china? well, marshall was over there. he was supposed to save china but he didn't. he wasn't able to. i don't know if anybody was able to. we might have instead of trying to get the comments and the other people to negotiate, give arms to chang kai-shek and supporting militarily, but we were in no position after world war ii, me, this country wasn't prostate but we were more we. so that the station was m

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in the philippine context, which is there's a lot of traffic, a lot of humps, many uneven roads. it is adapted to that. >> reporter: it has been called the poor man's sports car. but that doesn't bother its builders who see it as a showcase of filipino ingenuity. a way of recycling up. it all begins here each piece of the car's body is crafted and moulded by hand. there are no machines. it takes between six to eight months to complete a car. so far only four proceed toe types have been produced. -- prototypes. there has been much interest from buyers. it will be a long time before the car is ready for the market. >> translation: we want this to serve as inspiration for each filipino that if we can achieve this dream, so can offer re others who appreciate what we have done here. >> reporter: what they have done is create a work of art by making the most of what they had >>> finally, the latest star wars movie has broken another record. the walt disney say the force awakens is the first film to hid a billion dollars in worldwide tickets sales. it reached that in 12 days. previouslil

we move now to the philippines. first country that comes to mind when you talk about sports car design. >> this is the car described as philippines first super car weighing 650 kilos, it is designed and developed by young filipino car enthusiasts because they could never afford to buy a sports car they decided to build one. >> it all started when we were challenged and told we couldn't do it, that we wouldn't be able to complete one and make it run. >> but this did using parts they found. the engine is japanese. >> the thing about this car is that it's not too delicate in the way it's made. there is a lot of traffic, a lot of bumps, bad roads. >> it is seen as a vocation of filipino engine knewty. >> it all begins here. there are no machines or assembly lines. each piece is crafted and molded by hand. >> it takes between aches and-to-eight months to produce a car. the developers say there has been much interest from buyers but it will an while longer before the car is ready for the market. >> we wanted to serve this