towards the south, heavy rain and thunderstorms and the risk of hail in italy and the balkan peninsula. temperatures will be very hot in the southeast. 29 degrees in athens. very cold towards the north. here's the extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association, and the california library association. >> is it possible to drive a car and still have a clean environment? to refine a cleaner gasoline? to build a bridge from oil to renewable energy? could business go further and be a force for good? can 100,000 people in 100 countries come together to build a new brand of progress? we think so. bp is proud to bring you "california's gold". beyond petroleum--bp. >> well, hello, everybody.

towards the south, heavy rain and thunderstorms and the risk of hail in italy and the balkan peninsula. temperatures will be very hot in the southeast. 29 degrees in athens. very cold towards the north. here's the extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the devastated town of moore began the shift from search and rescue to recovery today. we get the latest from oklahoma governor mary fallin. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we're on the ground from moore, where families are taking stock of what's left of their homes and their lives. >> there is nothing that can describe the sound of your house exploding with you in it. >> woodruff: then, with one i.r.s. official pleading the

gusty winds across the balkan peninsula. 60, 70 kilometers per hour has been reported. lobbed and paris you're just seeing highs into the mid teens. some showers accompanying that on your thursday. thankfully by the weekend this will start to rebound back up. that's a look at your world. here's your extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keikachi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. \ s 10 ♪ >>> from the four winds and the scent of the earth. come the color of the seasons. exploring the four seasons of japan. [ birds chirping ] for over 1,000 years, kyoto served as the ancient capital of japan. watched over serenely by a host of buddhist statues. it is to these statues that

in the balkan peninsula, 72 kilomet kilometer-per-hour winds. heavy showers will work of off toward the east but webs into thursday, especially wednesday night overnight into thursday morning is really when it will be its heaviest as it pushes into overhead. then into the north across the low countries, actually in eastern germany, currently seeing some fairly heavy showers here. that's going to work its way to pull in behind that, a trough still sticking around here but cooler air is working in from the north. on wednesday we actually saw temperatures of 16 to 17 degrees in london and paris, now down to 12. but by friday, definitely get your jackets back out. that's your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day wherever you are. ♪ >>> from the far winds and the scent of the earth, come the color of the seasons. exploring the four seasons of japan. >> the island of itsukushima lies ten miles away from hirosh

where you are seeing most of the severe weather, here into the balkan peninsula. bulgaria saw winds upwards of 70 kilometers per hour. greece is still seeing thunderstorm activity here as well and it will continue to persist. flights in and out of athens, watch out for the possibility of a delay here. i've seen those thunderstorms for you. london you've been in the 20s recently but starting to dive down to 13 for your high on thursday. that's a look at your world weather. here's your extended forecast. ♪ >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. spring. flowers are in full bloom again in japan this year. they observe the seasons and are