roque and hill is much like australia.t is a large mining company that is dependent on minerals and natural resources via and now a country is turning to the sun and tapping a very different kind of resource. >> why a so important? as you said there is a lot it stake here. governmentg to the it has the highest levels of solar radiation anywhere. has largely failed to fulfill that potential and efforts to stimulate investment in that sector haven't gained much traction in recent years. australia by one measure is leading the world in installing rooftop solar panels. when it comes to utility scale, we really lagged. we are behind 19 other countries. there are now some positive signs the sector does have some momentum. the broader significance comes after the landmark climate change. australia is joining countries across the world and moving more aggressively to curb emissions in solar, among the solutions to cutting pollution and could help australia when it is under pressure to do so. >> what can we expect in the future fro

we have seen a positive session in australia. the and affixed 200 closed at its lowest level since july. bita is closing a little stronger and we have seen some of the emerging markets higher. index is rebounding after a six year low. we are getting that rebound on a firmer oil price, up by 1.5% in the region. here are some of the other stocks we have been watching in the region today. apple supplies have been doing very well, particularly in taiwan. apple has set up a new, secret lab in taiwan to develop its own technology. we are seeing a switch out of the casinos. another denbigh day for asian day for- another down asian stocks in general. anna: we are just a day and a half away from the fed's big decision. raboank.ning, to you are expecting to be said to move this week. >> yes. anna: how nuanced will the language be? >> it is all about the language. consensusirly strong or the moves that we are going to probably get. the market is still not sure about 2016. the are still many people of there who think that could be four inter

speaker, australia's greatest assets are not under the ground.are the men and women of australia, all of us and the rest of our 23 million brilliant australians. our greatest asset is our human capital. and through their talents, their enterprise, their capacity to find new and better ways of doing things through their imagination. and that is why mental health is such a significant issue for the health and well being of australians and their families, but also for how we perform as an economy. that nothing diminishes the human capital of australia more than mental health. nothing diminishes what professor tiki called the mental wealth of our nation, then that. the debilitating impact of mental illness. unlike other chronic and degenerative diseases which we focus on with billions and compassion and great attention, mental illness often strike at the prime of a person's life. often strikes before they have even properly commenced adulthood. currently the cost of mental illness is estimated to be 4% of gdp in developed countries. the commonwealth

we have had prolific discoveries of natural gas in australia.and wheatstone developments, the combined spending by us and our partners on those projects is about $85 billion. that reflects a very significant amount of natural gas that we have found in the area, and the opportunity to develop it in proximity to the asian markets which it will serve just has created a very good investment opportunity for us. erik: both projects take gas pumped from undersea deposits, clean it, freeze it, and load it onto tankers bound for japan and elsewhere in asia. wheatstone is about 2/3 the size of gorgon, even if it doesn't feel any smaller. where are we and where are we going? >> well, we are at the ashburton north site. this is the second of two lng tanks we are building. we are going up to the top so you can get an overview of not just the tanks but the entire operation we have got going on here. so, this is one of the two lng tanks that make up the site. this is where the cooled down lng will be stored before it is moved to the loading jetty out there. er

why is solar so important for australia?--still yet, you you often hear australia called the sunniest confident. sunniestst -- continent. australia has failed to build a potential in the past. efforts in large-scale solar had not gained large scale traction. you are seeing a flurry of activity of the residential level. it leads the world in installing rooftop solar panels. on the large solar side, the country is really lagging. we are behind about 19 other nations including bulgaria, ukraine, thailand, china, and the u.s. which it sits at the top of the rankings. we are seeing some positive signs that that is turning around. the broader significance for australia is the big climate change deal that was struck in paris earlier this month. australia is joining countries around the world in reducing emissions and solar powell is among the solutions that could help the country at a time that it is under a great deal of pressure to cut greenhouse gas emission. yvonne: interesting story coming from the birthplace of bhp. that the

he's coming to the market in australia.ng how much she's raising, what he plans to do with the cash, and what the state of play is when it comes to a sterling property. angie: is he missing the party? wasn't the party last year? now, themillion average selling price for a house in sydney. one-plus, mobilephone company going through changes. angie: thanks, ri think you for joining ussh. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's monday, the seventh of december and this is "trending business." ♪ rishaad: we'll be like in washington for president obama's speech. this is a look at what we are watching. opec's decision to abandon production limits, sending down oil once again. saudi arabia is determined to drive its rivals out of the game. tosident obama is just about give the major speech on the fight against terrorism. it comes after criticism of u.s. strategy at home and abroad.

australia isn't reliant on mining. it has a diverse tied economy, but the australian dollar has subject 2% since friday at about 70 u.s. cent it has fallen a lot since 2011. house prices, for years it was up. properties prices in mining towns are half of what they were. in sydney house prices are dropping and falling exports for mining means less tax for the government. that hits revenue and spending is down across the board >>> france is said to present a streamline draft of a global pact to fight climate change in paris late on wednesday. foreign minister says they worked through the night to prepare the new text which has fewer options in it. leaders from close to 2000 countries have until friday to reach a deal in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. the focus is france turns to climate change, parisians are still struggling to return to nor mallity. they are taking inspiration. the fact is taking place as planned. >> reporter: across paris art installations have sprung up, representing rising seas to the melting ice

australia is not reliant on mining, it has a diversified economy. the dollar sunk two since friday, and has fallen 40% against the u.s. dollar since 2011. all of this hits confidence. an example of that. house prices - the only way was up. property prices in some mining towns are half of what they were. in sydney house prices are dropping. falling exports for mining mean less fax for the government, hitting revenue and spending. it's down across the board. >> myanmar launched a stock market, but only six companies are listed on the yangon stock exchange and it isn't open for business, traders are not ready yet. florence louie reports. >> a little fanfare, a lot of excitement and the stock exchange is officially launched. >> it's a step forward as myanmar liberalizes its economy of liberal rule. ending in 2007. >> this morning we had a dream, and this morning it's come true >>> the exchange is not operational yet. firms that broker and underwrite transactions are not ready, nor are the fixed companies. some observer says local businesses may find it

australia and one of the largest projects.t took about nine to 12 months to construct. a long and storied history associated with mining. there has been a paring down in job opportunities, community growth, so this is a fantastic opportunity for broken hill to embrace a new industry and what we think is a new and exciting source of job creation. the project had about 100-200 jobs. now is the construction winds down, it will be much less. -- sinceal government the change in leadership, we are starting to see proactive agencies. we look at all of the factors for large-scale solar deployment, australia is number two on the list globally. of policyn a function constraints, we are now starting to see some clarity. we are confident with the right private sector commitment, large-scale solar will be off to the races. angie: let's take a look at australia's green credentials. leonard, what are the prospects for the large-scale projects? leonard: thank you. we see strong prospects. next fiveold over the to six years. growth,est factor

four of the coal mines in australia are already up for sale. andrew thomas has more super sydney >> reporter: the trouble for australia is that the prices have tom belled for everything that the country pulls out of the ground. the iron other price is below $40 a town. it was almost $200 a tonne two years ago. the gas and oil and thermal coal has fallen by almost half in two years. it's not clear how much the jobs will be cut here, but many will. they won't be at the coal face. it and other struggling mining companies employ a lot of white collar staff in australia's big cities, especially in perth and brisbane and here, sydney. there are managers, accountants and lawyers all nervous. at the mines themselves, thousands have been made redid you know taint this year. earlier this week another big mining company, glencor, announced it was cutting forts fifths of a mine in the north of australia. that means another couple of hundred jobs. chervon said it is cutting three to six,000 worldwide. many of those are in perth. the australian doesn't rely

out of australia, we saw new zealand's countdown, so new zealand and australia, one of the first places across the globe to celebrate the new year. >> michelle: yeah. so when the clock strikes 5:00 a.m. here, it struck 12 and it is now 2016 in australia and. >> krystal: look at that. can we just watch this for a second. the live pictures of what's happenin that is amazing. >> michelle: they put on quite a display. ringing in 2016. it's roaring in with a bang. in australia. >> tom: it's not las vegas, but it's nice. >> krystal: i like tom hawley, he always gives your city some yesterday. >> michelle: i can give our city some credit, because i've done the new york city thing and i'm no offense, new york people, but here our display is just as fabulous. >> krystal: it is. >> michelle: and you can go to the bathroom in its casinos. >> krystal: that's what kelly was saying. when you're cold, just go inside. >> tom: put it another way, no offense new york city, but you're terrible. >> michelle: oh, no. that is not what i'm saying. i'm just saying that i did the times square thing and it was a

. -- lost there in australia.ses got to a $24 billion. australians love betting on all sorts of things. they like slot machines, there are 200,000 of them in the country. they are increasingly using online websites to gamble as well. is the government concerned about this increase in gambling or is it just, join the windfall? >> the government gets quite a bit of revenue from gambling. time a time -- this is in where they badly need extra revenue. the federal government has launched a review. they're concerned about illegal offshore gamma sites -- gambling sites. they are concerned of the social impact of problem gambling. they think there might be 400,000 problem gamblers in australia, mostly men. it affects their families as well. the government has commissioned a report on what could be done and it is due to be delivered sometime this month. angie: ian mcdonald, thank you so much for that. australian dollars for every man, woman, and child. we are looking at the nikkei. the warm glow of that jobs report on frid

she may never be allowed back into australia.the place she calls home, to continue her college studies. since her visit she has not been in touch with her father. but if there is anything that harris has learned in the last 20 years, it is that there is always hope. >> you know, my daughter's her own person now. she can make her own decisions. and whether my daughter wants to contact me or not, she knows where i am. and she knows i want to hear from her, whatever happens. >>> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> this sunday morning, donald trump's call to temporarily ban muslims from entering the country may have thrilled his supporters but it's disgust it had establishment. >> you really have no choice. it's so out of control. it's so terrible. >> why republicans fear a ticket headed by trump is a ticket headed for disaster. >>> plus, could we be looking at a contested convention? our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll on the republican race shows a serious three-way contest

he'd originally hoped to reach australia by mid-november, but bad weather set him back. >> it's beenhole way, but in fairness that's what i was looking for. i just didn't realize that it was going to be so difficult. >> reporter: beeden's wife and two daughters greeted him in cairns, australia around 10 o'clock this morning, local time; as did australian customs officials. three years ago beeden rowed across the atlantic, but says he was up for a bigger challenge. >> didn't think i could go on and had to dig deep and getting pushed back hundreds of miles that you have already rowed and you have to row it all again. >> reporter: there have been nine other successful rowboat trips across the pacific-- some completed in stages, others leaving from south america rather than north america. beeden says he shed about eleven pounds on the trans-pacific journey. he documented the voyage online with photos and dispatches. >> about 1,450 kilometres-- that's a long way. only ever do it once in your life. >> thompson: the frenzy over star wars hit china today. the stars of "the force awaken"" gre

. >> australia is no strange to bush fires. they strike every year during summer in the southern hemisphere and each time, the losses are no less painful. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> the u.s. state of alabama has declared an emergency after tornadoes and storms swept through that region. several houses have been damaged and power has also been knocked out in parts of the city of birmingham. it has been a week of extreme weather in the south, 15 people have been killed across tennessee, arkansas and mississippi. leaving 150,000 homeless. while paraguay has been severely hit, uruguay and are other areas have bet hit. >> in the city of northeast argentina. forcinforcingforcing the uruguao overflow. >> i website to check it out and found as much as 20 or 30 centimeters. >> reporter: the nearby dam was reaching capacity. >> helping the 6,000 evacuees and particularly in concordia which is more affected by the flooding. >> reporter: and the state of emergency in neighboring paraguay has nearly engulfed communities. they try to support

. >> why australia's spy chief is warning against an anti-muslim rhetoric.sident for life, the people of rwanda head to the polls to vote on a referendum to help gname remain in power. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. ♪ >>> the top stories onnays. iran's foreign minister told al jazeera, there is no agreement on key issues just hours before an international peace conference on syria. russia and the u.s. leading the talks due to start on friday morning in new york. a uninvestigation has found the organization failed to act on child section abuse allegation -- sex abuse in africa. ban ki-moon says he accepts the finding and he will take action international monetary fund christine legaard said she would appeal against an order to stand trial. she is accused of negligence over a $400 million payment to a french businessman in 2008. forced displacements globally in 2014 is likely to exceed all previous records accor

coal is australia's second largest export after iron ore. sheet offense australia's record as well, saying the country will likely exceed it 2020 targets and goes on to say we have to get the balance right between environmental and economic outcomes. up of any toughening australia's target is no doubt going to have some political repercussions. paul: definitely, and i will give you an example after the talks concluded. one of -- a liberal put out a tweet, a rather sarcastic one, one of which were the polar bears can sleep soundly tonight. that gives you an indication of the sorts of members of parliament in his ranks. there are plenty of climate skeptics in there, and of course malcolm lost the liberal party leadership back in 2009 by a single vote to tony applet. it was largely over his support over the time of the labour government's plans to introduce an omission trading scheme. a direct action plan. given this industry and previous , he probably will go further if he could politically. he has done what he can. the band has been lifted on

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i enjoy tinkering around with firearms. >> reporter: but to own a gun in australia you need a licenseich with background checks, takes at least 28 days and sometimes months. all semiautomatic long-arm weapons are banned, and it's illegal to carry a gun for personal protection. >> i had semiautomatic firearms prior to the laws changing, and i complied with the law and handed them in. you know, do i miss them? no, not particularly. >> reporter: the ban was the result of a public outcry after 35 people were massacred by a lone gunman in 1996. >> i had just been elected. i had the authority of an enormous majority, and i had to do something. total ban throughout life. >> reporter: john howard was australia's conservative prime minister at the time and fought off opposition from his own party to push the ban through. >> i don't regard this thing as a civil liberties issue. the greatest civil right you have is to stay alive. staying alive and being free from random attack is a far more precious civil right than owning a gun. >> reporter: under the new laws, the government launched a nationa

many muslims in australia think the confrontation will approach this as part of the problem but many that too many innocent muslims have been caught up in a drag net. at melbourne airport in september omar was stopped from getting on a plane and he says he was going to saudi arabia to attend a pilgramage and then lebanon to visit his dying grandmother and the government formally cancelled his passport and people he knew and played sport with traveled to fight in syria and authorities thought he might be heading the same way. >> i believe that this is just harassment of muslims with these new antiterror laws. it's just harassment of innocence. >> reporter: in the 12 months to july this year 67 australians had passports cancelled on security grounds, in the wake of attacks like those in paris the overwhelming majority of australia want it right but getting the balance is hard. >> the program is focusing on the growing intolerance toward australia muslim community and meet those driving the hatred and those fighting back against abuse and watch the great divide at this time from al jaze

the heat wave is still blanketing much of southern australia, pretoria. temperatures are going to be up to 37 please. 42 degrees expected on thursday. and 30s in adelaide. take care of your health. now, let's go to the philippines, a tropical system which was a severe tropical storm has been downgrade tide tropical depression from the rainfall in a northeasterly wind. some areas in luzon had 550 kilometers over the past three days or so with flooding happening. and more rain is expected over the portions of luzon, and another tropical depression may make landfall south of the philippines in the next couple of days. 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 i

in australia bush fires threat on it destroy more homes. plus... [singing] >> i say, you can hear that, right? ooh, yes. >> teaching american school kids about opera. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories now. the interim head of the syrian opposition said that he'll attend peace talks in geneva despite the death of zahran alloush. iraqi soldiers have reached the center of ramadi as they begin to take the city from isil. >>> israeli forces firing tear gas and hitting demonstrators with batons. >>> now mexico has been trying to deal with migrants passing through on their way to the united states. there has been increased defor pacings as well as increase human rights abuses. a. >> countrabuses. >> we're poor, and that's why we look for the american dream. unfortunately, they catch and send us back, and when they do, we try again. >> record numbers of child migrants turning up on its door step, mexico stepped forward to help stem the rush on route. rather than focusing on the root causes that are forcing people to

it comes to us from australia. you see a young man with a hoodie walk up with a gun and starts pointing it in the face of the people that work in this store, but the guys running the the gun he was holding wasn't real. realize he's not getting away with it, the guys are like we're coming for you, mate, and they chase him down. >> grabbed him by the hood in the middle of the street. >> that very upset 17-year-old sitting there with his hands cuffed behind his back. he's been caught. good thing, too, as well, apparently just a week before he robbed another store with the same gun and five minutes before this one, he knocked over another shop. now taken into custody and charged with three counts of armed robbery. >> they didn't stop him. he could have gotten hurt jacking people with a toy gun. >> happening ending with this one. this video comes from cincinnati, ohio. this young couple come into this bar/restaurant and as you can see they sit down in this chair and the young lady starts perusing the menu looking for so

also ahead, more than 100 homes are destroyed by bush fires in australia. inyour honor dated with floodwaters, more than 100,000 people in australia are displaced. >> we have no friends and no family. >> a family torn apart. a report on the plight of an elderly couple forced from their home in syria. syria's opposition says the death of a powerful rebel leader may undermine long awaited talks between the government and the government, saran alouseh. aloush. carried out by russia represents a clear victory for terrorism in daesh. it weakens the foundations. the attack is also an attempt to abort the u.n. attempt for settlement. hashem ahelbarra reports just across the border from syria on what aloush's death means. >> he was the most powerful rebel commander in damascus suburbs. his headquarters were only a few kilometers away from president bashar al-assad's palace. sarad aloush was released from prison in a general amnesty. many of his jail inmates would come rebel commanders. he rose to prominence in 2013 when he convinced many armed groups to form jashel

picture this in australia, and you have almost a carbon copy. it's a very similar situation to what you saw in california in australia. >> 116 homes destroyed. but for those people whose homes are no more, what happens with them now? >> this is the worst part about a bush fire. we should say thankfully, no one has lost their life. it is important to stress that, because in the past, bush fires have proven fatal in australia. but this is a really heartbreaking situation, taking the locals of lawn and y river to properties that were once gorgeous, overlooking the sea, and now nothing more than charred ruins. have a listen to what they said. they were absolutely traumatized. >> understandably, just really wanted to sort of look and take it in and really all you can do is try and support them. we won't be letting people back in. we won't be able to if it's not safe to. >> hmm, and as you can hear, george, it just isn't safe at the moment. even to be let in that area, the flames may have been subdued, but, again, not under control. and until firefigh

a lot of people on the beaches across parts of australia. i do want to take note in this just off the top end we could have a cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours. they bring heavy rainfall off to the north in areas like darwin. for now 29 for your high. we are expecting rain showers. alice springs 36. i know down south temperatures well above average in southern australia. but a big change in the forecast by saturday and sunday. we have a cold front coming through should drop temperatures about 10 degrees before they start to come back up into early next week. i will lev you now with your extended outlook. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. >> welcome. here we are again "in good shape" as always. can you imagine getting your teeth pulled out by a dentist without anesthetics, or a surgeon cutting into your skin when you are fully awake? not long ago this was the shocking reality in history of medicine. now it days anesthesia makes surgery tolerable. even though anesthesia

you said you are from australia. >> i'm about brisbane australia. >> reporter: and your name. >> paul hudson. >> reporter: you got the scarf on. most are feeling balmy. >> i am, too. i made a mistake. from? >> brisbane, australia. >> reporter: hopefully your enjoying your time here in new york. >> we love new york. >> reporter: we love it, too. my friend, happy holidays to you and your friends and everything back there. let's talk about the weather and how we see things working out. right knew the temperature went up over the last hour. different view of the city shows you your current reading comes in at 61 degrees. cloudy sky overhead. warmest time of year day was 2:41 in the afternoon. you hit 65. but it is the normal temperature for the very end of april. april 28th you should hit 65. we're hitting it in december. dense fog advisory is in effect for 1 huk in the morning, fairfield, westchester. even if your county is not highlighted, you could see dense fog. radar picture shows you wet weather moving in. it's part of a front. not a very strong front. you will see sussex county, st

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about an fabg price of 25 from australia. there is a lot of high-cost not going tot are pass at that sort of price range. it is not sustainable. it is fantasyland at that level. australia's -- weaker global and the mystic growth. scott morrison says this financial cash deficit will expand to 37.4 billion australian dollars. gdp growth has arrived down to 2.5%. the south africa's new finance minister he will shore up public finances to regain market trust. and show credit rating companies that the government is serious. he is speaking after jacob zuma appointed him. >> we hear their concerns. we will take them into account. action.demonstrate an they must give us an opportunity. caroline: that is your first word news. guy? guy: under a half to go until the european equity open. we have had some very negative sessions. today it looks like we are going to open in the green. we are up by 1.3% on the euro stoxx 600. it is right on the precipice of being down by 1.10%. butties have been falling it looks like we may get a solid rebo

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australia, new zealand, china, south korea, and nations in the middle east have counted in the new year. the celebrations have been impressive. >> sydney in australia put on the most spectacular of the displays. around one million partygoers crowded on the harbor bridge near the famous opera house. then came tokyo. grading the new year more modestly. hong kong lit up its famous victoria harbour with fireworks shooting off the tops of skyscrapers. the theme this year is love and joy. in beijing, more celebration in the historic for bidden city. revelers in taiwan's capital lit up one of the world's tallest buildings. taipei 101 tower. near the royal palace. phil: while the new year is celebrated across much of the world, a major fire has broken out in a 63 story high-rise hotel and apartment complex in dubai. authorities say 16 people were injured and all of the guest had been evacuated. the fire is 90% under control. earlier, it engulfed nearly the whole building where it houses a luxury hotel. the world's tallest building, tens of thousands of people have gathered for a spectacular fir

bushfires force tourists to take refuge in evacuation centers in australia. catering for those in need, business owners making money out of the refugee crisis. >> reporter: no place to call home. i'm at a camp on the haitian dominican border where people have settled after having to leave the dominican republic >>> one of the strongest rebel groups in the area around the syrian capital has been dealt a blow. the leader has been killed in an air strike. he was head of a group and died alongside five of his commanders. his grouped based is the largest rebel faction around the capital. he recently attend ed a summit. they fought against i.s.i.l. fighters near damascus. a report on what his death means for the armed group. >> reporter: he was the most powerful rebel commander in damascus suburbs. his headquarters were only a few kilometres away from president bashar al-assad's palace. zahran alloush was released from a prison in a general amnesty after an up rising against bail. many of his jail mates became leaders. he convinced many armed groups to form an army

bushfires forced tourists to take refuge in centers in australia. one of the most powerful rebel groups in syria's capital has been dealt a blow. its leader has been killed in an air strike. he died alongside five of his commanders in an air strike east of damascus. his group is the largest rebel faction around the capital. they're backed by saudi arabia and attended an opposition conference in riyadh just this month. they cooperated with other rebel groups but are in conflict with i.s.i.l. >> reporter: he was the most powerful rebel commander in damascus suburbs. his headquarters was only a few kilometres from bashar al-assad's office. he rose to prominence in 2013 when he convinced many armed groups to form an army of more than 20,000 untrained, unarmed fighters. a few months ago zahran attended a military parade. it was the biggest force by the syrian opposition. unlike most rebel factions with units across the country, the army of islam has one base on the outskirts of damascus, with one task, waiting for the government to collapse to march into

climate change, an anti-coal movement is gaining momentum in many parts of the world, including australia, one of the world's biggest coal exporters. how to keep the country's economy strong while looking after the environment, however, is stirring fierce debate. nhk world's dan cook reports. >> people united. >> reporter: as climate talks go on in paris, thousands of people demonstrated in sydney, urging their government to take bold action on climate change. some believe the world should stop using coal altogether. >> we just can't keep on exploiting coal. it has to stay in the ground. a few hundred yrs later we don't need it anymore. >> reporter: the city of new castle, about 200 kilometers north of sydney has the world's largest coal port. but its council has joined others around the country that has moved investment out of carbon intensive assets. >> we need to make sure we're looking to the future, not only for our rion and for jobs in our region but also for the security of the environment for the world. >> reporter: since the decision, two major banks announced they would no longe

more than 100 homes are destroyed by bushfires in australia and it is still dangerous. inundated with flood waters, more than 100,000 people in south america have had to leave their homes. desperate to chase the american dream, but now there are complaints of abuse as mexico stops migrants' progress. the death of a powerful syrian rebel leader could be yet another blow to the peace process. the opposition's interim leader has told al jazeera they will attend talks in geneva next month, but bashar al-assad won't have a future in syria. the latest threats to the government and opposition groups following the killing of zahran alloush in an air strike. the national coalition for syrian revolutionary and opposition forces is an umbrella group for the syria umbrella groups. it says what was carried out by russia is a victory for terrorism and d.a.e.s.h. it weakens the factions that confronts terrorism and undermines the foundations. it is also an attack to abort the u.n. efforts of a political settlement. our correspondent joins us live from near the turkey/syria border. thi

she may never be allowed back into australia. but savanna returned there, to the place she calls home, to continue her college studies. since her visit she has not been in touch with her father. but if there is anything that harris has learned in the last 20 years, it is that there is always hope. >> you know, my daughter's her own person now. she can make her own decisions. and whether my daughter wants to contact me or not, she knows where i am. and she knows i want to hear from her, whatever happens. of "dateline." i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> this sunday morning, donald trump's call to temporarily ban muslimimfrom entering the country may have thrillll his supporters but it's disgust it had establishment. >> you really have no choice. it's so out of control. it's so terrible. >> why republicans fear a ticket headed by trump is a ticket headed for disaster. >>> plus, could we be looking at a contested convention? our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll on the republican race shows a serious three-way contest

australia had its best day sent august.anus: if we look at the dollar, these things -- the markets have been carry themselves i think. 70% is where we are at the moment attempt of the probability of a hike this evening for the federal reserve. my question is what is next for the dollar. rising for the fifth day, it is above its five-year average. aw lessons from the past. what up in last time the fed hiked the dollar? in five of the following six months in 2004 before rallied back in 1999. where were you in 1999? a rate increase, followed by a 3% drop. oil prices rallied strongly back in 2004. not a prediction, just a statement. let's get to the first word. >> asian stocks are trading higher after the crucial rate decision, downplaying concerns. shares rallied for the lowest level since the start of october. matched its longest losing treats in 1984. oil had fallen from its highest level over a week after congressional leaders agreed on a fiscal plan that would lift the 40-year-old born -- ban on crude exports. they also av

holly williams found out in australia. >> repepter: anthony winchcombe told us he started hunting with his father when he was just five years old. >> enjoy it. i enjoy tinkering around with firearms. >> reporter: but to own a gun in industrial you need a license, which with background checks takes at least 28 days and sometimes months. all semiautomatic long-arm weapons are banned, and it's illegal to carry a gun for personal protection. >> i had a semiautomatic firearms brought, the law is changing and i complied with the law and handed them in. you know, do i misthem? no, not particularly. resultave public outcry after 35 people wereassacred by a lone gunman in 1996. i had just been elected. i had the autrity of an enormous majority, and i had to do something. total ban throughout life. >> reporter: john howard was australia's conservative prime minister at the time and fought off opposition from his own party to push the ban through. >> i don't regard this thing as a civil liberties issue. the greatestt civilil right you have is t t stay alive. staying alive and being free from rand

also in australia -- authorities are working to clean up a train derailment. the trai was carrying sulfuric acid when it went off the trackss it's nclear what caased the derailment but there has been flooding in the area. an eastern iowa woman -- expected to live only 10 years after being diagnosed with a re disease -- has now surpassed that by three years. kwwl's jessica hartman spoke to the woman in waverly -- who's one of only 600 people in the youngest children -- you can't tell rebecca lalk has been attling a mediastinitis and we cl it fm exposed to - - buurebecca's immune system reacted now the disease is attacking her lungs and heart. - - making it hard to breathe and causing extreme pain n nd exhaustion most days. "like i said, i was turning purple because i wan't getting any blood flow." speaking with rebecca - - her outlook on life is positive - - tim "she is the strong one. this year she has had every inch of her boo scscnned or imaged, or poked and stuff like that. she still works full time and does most of the cooking and cleaning. she is definite

this is in australia.ng a teenager and four men on planning a terrorist attack in a government building in sidney. takedown to plot officials uncovered a year ago with raids in that city. the other three suspects already in prison on separate terror charges. >> they. >> radicalized to the point of talking about and acting out in violence. how they became radicalized, we don't actually know. >> cheryl: they all face a potential life in prison if convicted. >> nicole: rahm emanuel saying he will not step down but apologizing of the fatal shooting of a black teenager from a white police officer. >> first step in the journey is my step, and i'm sorry. >> nicole: officer is accused of shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. >> cheryl: taking a look at the markets. shanghai losing half of percent. hang seng down. kospi just a fraction. >> nicole: cac and dax have up arrows. you have the cac up about half percent, the ftse still negative, down two tenths of 1%. >> cheryl: good morning, everyone, we'll see how your thu

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