these statues welcome visitors to a temple in central beijing. it is believed they bring good luck.nside the temple grounds, many stalls have been set up. people perform traditional dances and chinese operas. acrobats and puppeteers put on shows. millions of chinese are expected to visit temples during the new year holiday week. in beijing, celebrations are being held at more than 30 sites, including streets near tiananmen square. >>> a 200 meter skyscraper in northeastern china has been gutted by fire. police reports suggest it was triggered by fireworks celebrating the lunar new year. the fire occurred in the early hours of thursday in a complex that includes a five-star hotel and a condominium. the state run news agency says fire engines struggled to contain the blaze as their water cannons reached only a height of 50 meters. no casualties have been reported. >>> a powerful cyclone has caused extensive damage in northeastern australia after making landfall around midnight wednesday in the state of queensland. on thursday some 170,000 households were still left without electricity

in two days, we are launching a traveling exhibit in beijing at the beijing arts center. we were rebuilding those and they never translated -- we have translated into chinese more. many of them focused on animals that will go extinct if we can -- if people continue to purchase traditional chinese medicine that uses animals. we want to focus on the critical habitats that they need to survive and on the issues that you might not even realize that are disappearing. how can we protect it if we don't even see it as existing food for many of the songbirds we knew as children -- how can be protected if we don't see it as existing? many of the songbirds that we knew as children are disappearing. we will start this thing up in a second. or will read to you the beginning intro, every 20 minutes the peace repeats with the same intro and the same conclusion with a different sound and a different background. it starts with what is missing. pieces that have gone extinct, species that will go extinct in our lifetime, the species that we will never know. on average, any 20 minutes, a spe

beijing must know these protests are so numerous and widespread that it is only a matter of time before they begin feeding each other and sparking into a larger uprising. >> what do you think should be done to improve the situation in asia? >> there is only one solution to prevent such a scenario, which is reform. so this is a time for china and other asian governments to start reform by allowing independent, judiciary, and free media. as a democracy in asia, japan needs to press the chinese and other asian governments to start reform, to expect -- i'm sorry to expand respect for human rights and freedoms. that's the only -- that's not only necessary for japan but benefit people and the government in china and elsewhere in asia. >> okay. time for reform. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> now that was the japan director of human rights watch. >>> south korea's military is >>> south korea's military is reportedly trying to let the people of north korea know about the uprisings in libya and egypt. one of the country's legislators says leaflets about unrest are being sent across the bor

this is a privileged carver carver then goes back to have a nice bath in beijing.ese farmers have to work for weeks on and. they are exhausted, given insufficient food, literally driven to overwork themselves to death. so the horror starts very much in the beginning. that is one of the key dates. another key date is a year later in the summer of 1959 when a number of key influential people, including general zhou enlai, speak out against the great leap forward creating a backlash, meaning that mao pushes even harder with yet another purge of carpers who are unwilling to go along with the vision of the leap. by the end of it, by 1960, by the time we reached october 1960, so many tens of millions of people had died unnecessarily, often and violent conditions as the two pages on food young show. the transportation system has creeps to a hault. farmers eat the plaster from the wall and sometimes even mud in order to somehow get by. october 1960, the leadership is for the first time willing to look at the catastrophe in its full scope and very gradually through 1961 mao

for the second sunday in a row protestors in china gathered in beijing, shanghai and other cities toreform. they were met by police as we hear from cilia hatton. >> reporter: internet calls for pro-democracy protestses in 23 cities across china sunday quickly turned into violent showdowns between activists, foreign journalists and chinese authorities. stop hitting me, screamed the voice of america reporter stephanie ho. secretly taped by cbs news in china's capitol. she was pushed around but eventually released. other foreign journalists and an unknown number of chinese citizens were also taken away in beijing and shanghai. anonymous calls for sunday demonstrations first appeared on-- a u.s.-based web site detailing chinese government corruption taunting the police to crack down on anyone who turned up at the locations named in advance on-line. the government is trying to gain control of the situation by blocking them and mentions of the jasmine revolution and egypt protests from china state controlled internet. the government is using military like force, dogs, swat teams to stamp o

analysts say the chinese central bank will be forced to hike interest rates again, as beijing tries to bring in growth. this could prove difficult for the german export sector. the car industry is only one of many that of their current upswing to demand in china. >> the chinese rate hike has not caused any serious damage on european stock markets which closed on tuesday at less last seen in late 2008. we have this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >>7 it could not stop the rally of redacts -- of dax-listed shares. lower investments in china. car shares of bond -- been among the major gainers, mainly driven by the fact that japanese competitor toyota raised the forecast for the rest of the year, so they are pretty sure that the car business, especially in germany, stays on track. the results of toyota have been rather poor. >> he is in frankfurt. let's take a look at some closing market numbers now. and frankfurt, the blue-chip dax closed higher, its highest close since january 2008. the euro stoxx 50 closed at 3042. in new york, the dow industrials are currently going up, and t

bbc news, beijing. >> it is recruitment season in japan. for those finishing university this year, the pressure is on. success means joining the next generation of salary man. but few countries would consider a graduate from last year. if they fail now, they may never get a secure job. this man has invested in interview coaching. it is best to make a good first impression. in japan, getting a job is almost a full-time job in itself. going to university abroad is not worth the risk. >> the japanese are afraid of doing something different. we are lacking in initiative. we like to follow in each other's footsteps. graduate after four years at university and get a job. >> the number of japanese going to foreign universities has fallen by a fifth since 2004. business leaders complain japan's young are becoming more inward looking, even as china's economy steams ahead. for countries like this clothes retailer, it is a problem. the population is aging and shrinking. for growth, japan needs to look abroad. uniqlo wants to become number one, so it t

now, i think after we have some unique game in our continent like beijing and oman and you can find the different culture and how oman have different opening ceremony than their culture, this is mean we are having a better education about sport and movement and the benefit of these kind of events. now in kazakhstan and new region, it is in the central asia a new country, 20 years old only coming after the soviet union and they start to build themselves and you have the opening ceremony i cannot found a lot of different between vancouver and astana opening ceremony. we are also on the same level of theinternational movement. what i mean the game in this continent start to be in the same level of the game and this is what you can see what we know by the mechanism, the procedures, the solidarity the support the way we are dealing during our system. this is i think our target, this was the dream of the founder of sport in our continent and we are a part of five rings and this is very important we are not doing this because we are unique we think we are doing this because we are united with

we've got 9 degrees in tokyo today and cold in seoul and beijing, temperatures struggling to rise and 5 degrees in shanghai so rather chilly here as well. now we take a look at the americas as well, the cold arctic air starts to shift towards the east but still dominating much of the u.s. and certainly going to see more snow down in the deep south here. we're looking about 10 to 20 centimeters of snow tonight and into your thursday morning so substantial amounts of snow accompanied by strong winds as well, so looking quite cold and chilly, and wintry all together. over towards the northeast, some more lake-effect snow for you but otherwise looking generally dry with good spells of sunshine for british columbia, up in canada, a different story, looking quite wet for you, lots of rain as well as inland snow. vancouver looking cloudy today. five degrees for your daytime high. 9 in seattle. 1 in denver, still cold for this time of year but doing much better than earlier in the week. 25 degrees in los angeles, so here we're starting to feel the effect of that mild air coming in from the pa

but beijing stays dry and sunny.nwhile, for taiwan and the northern philippines contending with some more showers. indo-china not too bad. dry weather for the most part. but for places like sri lanka we are going to be seeing more on and off showers over the next few days with a low pressure system that lingers nearby. here's a look at the latest -- a look at the situation out here. major flooding in the area. and over 1 million people said to be affected. and just in the last 24 hours receiving more than 100 millimeters of rainfall. and the military has been deployed to assist the situation as well. so very serious situation. additional rainfall not good news. 22 degrees in hong kong today. we've got 15 degrees in chongqing and then 7 up in beijing. let's take a look at north america, then. the east is looking at quite wet conditions tonight. we've got rain as well as snow and sleet in the mix for inland areas. that's going to be heading toward the northeast, producing lots of snow for this region here. another snow

they open their second office in beijing. last year, we maintained frequent exchanges and close cooperation and achieved new, substantial results. in the context of the new year, you have already had a promising beginning. as you know, one month ago, chinese president hu jintao paid a visit to this country and held productive talks with president obama. both our leaders declared their commitment to building a cooperative the partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefits. his visit is important and will surely give new impetus to the overall development of our bilateral relations. in all 50 states, the state of california and san francisco, in particular, will benefit from this. this year is also a remarkable year for san francisco. for the first time in its 162- year history, you have and we have four asian american supervisors. and the first time in history, we have a chinese-american mayor. it is not only, i think, a recognition of asian americans, chinese americans, but of the contribution to the overall developm

. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york for 8 years and all of my children were born in new york. i already have the american spirit. i am proud to be here and i really appreciate the spirit of committing to things and being honored and being collaborative. when i flashed back to my career, i think about what an artist can do is a teeny tiny thing. i want to contribute to the hall human society. what art can do is just this tiny bit. >> your invitation has already proven to be a great success and we really look forward to spending time with your sculpture. thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> thank you for being part of this project. >> thank you for watching. join us for future episodes. you can >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects?

now, i think after we have some unique game in our continent like beijing and oman and you can find the different culture and how oman have different opening ceremony than their culture, this is mean we are having a better education about sport and movement and the benefit of these kind of events. now in kazakhstan and new region, it is in the central asia a new country, 20 years old only coming after the soviet union and they start to build themselves and you have the opening ceremony i cannot found a lot of different between vancouver and astana opening ceremony. we are also on the same level of theinternational movement. what i mean the game in this continent start to be in the same level of the game and this is what you can see what we know by the mechanism, the procedures, the solidarity the support the way we are dealing during our system. this is i think our target, this was the dream of the founder of sport in our continent and we are a part of five rings and this is very important we are not doing this because we are unique we think we are doing this because we are united with

analysts say the chinese central bank will be forced to hike interest rates again, as beijing tries to bring in growth. this could prove difficult for the german export sector. the car industry is only one of many that of their current upswing to demand in china. >> the chinese rate hike has not caused any serious damage on european stock markets which closed on tuesday at less last seen in late 2008. we have this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it could not stop the rally of redacts -- of dax-listed shares. lower investments in china. car shares of bond -- been among the major gainers, mainly driven by the fact that japanese competitor toyota raised the forecast for the rest of the year, so they are pretty sure that the car business, especially in germany, stays on track. the results of toyota have been rather poor. >> he is in frankfurt. let's take a look at some closing market numbers now. and frankfurt, the blue-chip dax closed higher, its highest close since january 2008. the euro stoxx 50 closed at 3042. in new york, the dow industrials are currently going up, and th

this is the first day in beijing residents and visitors celebrated by praying for good fortune.t customary for people to touch a lucky stone at the temple to throw coins at the temple's bell and burn incense. traditional new year foods include spring rolls, rice cakes, fish and dumplings and noodles for long life. san francisco's annual lunar parade is february 19th. redwood city's having a festival this saturday. a great fun time to get together with your families. >> great weather for this. >> the heavy snowfall still causing problems. let's watch and listen to this video. an entire business complex just fell under the weight of that heavy, heavy, heavy snow in massachusetts. and we've seen that -- they were all evacuated. just in time. they could hear it creaking and popping and you could see the wall starting to lean in. good question, everybody did get out okay. speaking of snow, we could have used some of that. we have a little snow over the weekend but we could always use more. looks like the next chance of snow, kristen, may be right before the presidential holiday weeke

up toward the north, 18 degrees in beijing. annezean wreoong at fairly calm conditions, an i christchurch to finish off the work week, showers coming in friday, that will cool things down. 16 degrees daytime and we will be back in the sshe mehe weekend otherwise staying relatively quiet and settled here. for the americas, looking at the winter storm impacting the northwestern corner of the u.s. this is going to be bringing significant snow again in and around monta,oong to pick up to 30 centimeters of snow throughout your thursday. it's going to be sagging towards the south, spreading that know as it goes and potentially could see quite a bit of snow falling in northern california as well. out towards the east, dealing with a separate system, torrential rains likely to occur could bring flooding problems, risk of tornadoes, damaging winds, severe thunderstorms to watch out for occurring over quita de area, as you can see. snow will be found towards the great lakes, picking up the cold arctic air, toronto, 4 degrees, 6 in new yo

we've got seven degrees in beijing. 13 in shanghai. 8 in seoul. and tokyo, 19 degrees. now we head to new zealand where we've seen quick showers moving across south island here, bringing some showers to christchurch, as well, on friday. that's cooling things down. we've already got 16 degrees for your daytime high. by the weekend, it will be warming up quite nicely. 18 on saturday, 19 degrees on sunday. good spells of sunshine to look forward to, as well. now we head into the americas. things really turning wintry across the northern tier of the u.s. over the next day or so. for tonight, though, we are keeping an eye on this. very potent storm down in the south that's bringing torrential rains, as well as very gusty conditions, all the way from arkansas, texas, up towards kentucky. we are looking at a threat for flooding. also tornadoes, as well. now, by friday, we should start to see that moving toward the northeast, clearing out of the region. but it's going to continue to maintain that strength. by the time it reaches the northeastern corner, it's going to be quite -

in america, liu xiaobo saw the defiance of chinese students on the streets of beijing, and he immediately returned to china to join the protests in tiananmen square. as the demonstrations gathered momentum, he convinced fellow protesters to begin a hunger strike. [crowd singing] >> narrator: just a day later, violence flared as the chinese government ordered the army to quash the student protest. >> narrator: to prevent more deaths, liu xiaobo and his colleagues held talks with the army and urged thousands of students to leave the square. the chinese government say 241 people died in the clashes, but reports have put the death toll in the thousands. shortly after tiananmen, liu xiaobo was jailed for 20 months for counterrevolutionary behavior. but the nightmare of tiananmen had changed him. the firebrand student became a campaigning writer, dedicated to promoting change in china. but he refused to be silenced and continued to criticize the government, which led to his imprisonment again in 1995. >> this is a universal value, human rights. and human rights and freedom of expression, this i

. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york for 8 years and all of my children were born in new york. i already have the american spirit. i am proud to be here and i really appreciate the spirit of committing to things and being honored and being collaborative. when i flashed back to my career, i think about what an artist can do is a teeny tiny thing. i want to contribute to the hall human society. what art can do is

for beijing.e waited for his flight, federal agents got into his bags, photocopied his handwritten notes, and put them back. kuo's notes matched the secret document on the right. but john slattery, who oversaw the case for the f.b.i., told us the bureau didn't make arrests until six month later. but, i mean, this is drop-dead evidence, and espionage is occurring. why didn't you arrest them sooner than that? >> slattery: well, these... these investigations are tremendously complex and tremendously difficult to begin with. >> pelley: the department of defense wants you to stop it right away. >> slattery: please-- sooner than later. but the f.b.i. says, "well, listen, we want to make sure we can sustain a conviction here. and... and are there other players in this?" >> pelley: it turns out there were other players. kuo had another source inside the pentagon, and kuo was connected to spies on the west coast who were giving up u.s. space and naval technology. presumably, the u.s. is doing the same kind

celebrations officially kicked off in beijing starting with the temple fair.nticipation of the year of the rabbit, the festival began with lion dancing and musical activities. it's packed with fully stocked shops for customers seeking out all things rabbit. >>> here is one race where the winner might feel like they're on top of the world, literally. or at least at the top of the empire state building. athletes from around the globe come out to run up 1,576 steps. the champ made it to the top in just over ten minutes. that's his sixth straight title and a record-breaking run. >>> with unrelenting snowfall across the country, these kids may have found the silver lining. they've built the ultimate snow castle. it started with a single room three weeks ago, but with all the white stuff falling, the project began to really snowball. it has an entryway and a working cooler. how cool is that? and with all the snow, the group still had to run out and borrow uáj(juáy >> i've got some. >> what? >> snow. >> oh, in brooklyn, exactly. left over from last week, i believe, r

attracted just this amazing group of people from peasants to poets to military leaders to the head of the beijing opera association i traveled with at one point. and they had an international book fair going on at the same time. so it was just a thriving metropolis of ideas and people. and that's what i was looking for. and i found some musics down there that were very exhilarating. we'll probably do one of those songs tonight, actually; one called carlos fonseca, that's just very beautiful and sounds vaguely russian, actually. but a lovely melody and there's beautiful poetics written by thomas borge, who's the-- i think then became the minister of the interior. but it's something like, "possessed by the gods of fury "and the devils of kindness, "my heart goes out of this jail cell "to the something and the thirsty for light, "i name you, my brothers, in my hours of isolation. "you come breaking down the walls of the night, giving something--bringing light into the darkness." and it's just beautiful stuff. and that's the english, you know. the spanish is even more beautiful, if you know spanish.

now beijing is putting on the brakes and has evacuated more than 30,000 laborers and engineers. angstrussia also had close tieso the dictator. when gadhafi sat down with putin, the main business talk was arms deals. in 2010, gadhafi ordered weapons to the tune of 1.5 billion euro from russia. gadhafi also enjoyed a strong bond with the italian prime minister. italy depends on libya for oil and gas, it was gadhafi's efforts in preventing illegal immigration that secured their relationship. he ran up the security on the border. in 2004, and gerhard schroeder became the first chancellor to visit gadhafi in tripoli. they are on imported energy supplier for germany. they have been an important market for exports for decades. currently, 40 german companies operate in libya with a combined trade volume of 4 billion euros annually. >> when you look at that report, it is safe to say that this is economic interests that are motivating the interests of western countries when they dictate policies? >> i have the impression that there is no mind setting at all going on when formulating polic

far away in the pacific lies the tiny atoll of bikini in the marshall i've chosen a spot on the on beijing of mankind most credible false little girl in love with a graveyard of many ships a ghost a navy man down there by goats pigs and white rats awaiting the atomic blast. i mean they have personnel come a shot a county out the first time to deal with the island those who live down the japanese mandate about twenty. now to examine. the united states now wants to turn this great. power or something for the senate. and the experiments. are the first step. i think it's generally the case that the greater and more durable impacts come from preparation for war rather than combat self. defense lines to support the man remarked on sale imply that the mobilization reaches stillbirth or into the life of the nation x. is muscling in the forests and trees must fall or the sawmills white. and builders right for lumber states feel the need to be militarily prepared and in the modern world that has meant building a military industrial complex building a pollution intense is industry to generate militar

a hot day in bangkok, 34, 12 in tokyo and 6 in beijing. all right. now let's head to north america. winter storm yet again. this one is focused out in the southeast. we've got extremely cold air plummeting all the way down here to the south. that mixes with all this moisture coming from the south as well. and it's going to result in some very wintry precipitation across areas like texas pushing up in towards the mid-atlantic you'll see snow, you'll see ice, maybe a slushy, sleety kind of mix. that's all going to be heading right up into the northeast. so yet another round of snow coming to you in parts of new england. anywhere from northern pennsylvania up into new england. you're looking at about another 15 centimeters additional snowfall friday into saturday. more snow coming down the rockies. this will be coupled with strong gusts up to about 145 kilometers an hour. that makes for dangerous driving, certainly and whiteout conditions. be aware of that. 20 degrees and sunshine in los angeles, 2 degrees in houston. that's your high and you're going to have some snow. let's go to eur

this is the first day in beijing residents and visitors celebrated by praying for good fortune.t's customary for people to touch a lucky stone at the temple to throw coins at the temple's bell and burn incense. traditional new year foods include spring rolls, rice cakes, fish and dumplings and noodles for long life. san francisco's annual lunar parade is february 19th. redwood city's having a festival this saturday. a great fun time to get together with your families. >> great weather for this. >> the heavy snowfall still causing problems. let's watch and listen to this video. an entire business complex just fell under the weight of that heavy, heavy, heavy snow in massachusetts. and we've seen that -- they were all evacuated. just in time. they could hear it creaking and popping and you could see the wall starting to lean in. good question, everybody did get out okay. speaking of snow, we could have used some of that. we have a little snow over the weekend but we could always use more. looks like the next chance of snow, kristen, may be right before the presidential holiday wee

a hot day in bangkok, 34, 12 in tokyo and 6 in beijing. all right. now let's head to north america. winter storm yet again. this one is focused out in the southeast. we've got extremely cold air plummeting all the way down here to the south. that mixes with all this moisture coming from the south as well. and it's going to result in some very wintry precipitation across areas like texas pushing up in towards the mid-atlantic you'll see snow, you'll see ice, maybe a slushy, sleety kind of mix. that's all going to be heading right up into the northeast. so yet another round of snow coming to you in parts of new england. anywhere from northern pennsylvania up into new england. you're looking at about another 15 centimeters additional snowfall friday into saturday. more snow coming down the rockies. this will be coupled with strong gusts up to about 145 kilometers an hour. that makes for dangerous driving, certainly and whiteout conditions. be aware of that. 20 degrees and sunshine in los angeles, 2 degrees in houston. that's your high and you're going to have some snow. let's go to eur

as for highs, 11 in shanghai, 5 in seoul, 6 degrees in beijing. relatively mild on wednesday.s for the united states, it's been really messy across a wide area of the eastern half of the country has been dealing with all of that wintry precipitation. that's looking set to continue again today for you. the eastern areas of well developed storm system here right in the midwest that's going to be heading northeastward. but still bringing in all of the rain and ice and snow. here's the outlook all the way into wednesday night. still wide area picking up on some very heavy snows here across the upper midwest and into the new england states. heavy snow amounts. whiteouts could be seen up over 30 centimeters. but some of this will include areas that could pick up to 45 to 50 centimeters. a lot of travel disruptions and delays are anticipated. do take precautions if you are going to be traveling here. as for high, minus 4 in chicago, minus 12 in denver, minus 5 in toronto. chilly weather continues again today. that's a look at your weather for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>>

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these statues welcome visit toers a temple in central beijing. they are thought to bring good fortune. entertainers and vendors have set up around and inside the ground at temples across the country. visitors can shop simple traditional chinese delicacies and enjoy performances of chinese dancers and operas. the temples are expecting millions of visitors during the holiday which ends on tuesday. >>> and many people also choose to go abroad during the holiday season. one popular destination is japan. hokkaido, famed for its fresh seafood and ski resorts has been a popular tourist destination for chinese visitors this year. >> i came to ski. >> the food, i'm especially looking forward to the crab. >> many japanese businesses are trying to taylor businesses to visitors. they are trying to raise confidence in japan and attract more chinese tourists. that's our report from hong kong. let's go to nemo enseoul. >> south korea's unusually cold winter is having a severe affect on both the society and economy. how people are coping with the big chill. >> r

here are those temperatures. 10 degrees in beijing, 9 in seoul, and tokyo seeing 9 also. we've got 19 in taipei, 16 in hong kong, and 34 roasting in bangkok. let's head now to north america. well, things are going to be, i'm afraid, very miserable for many of you across the west. this big snowstorm continues to move. you can see what a mess we're looking at here. it's going to be rain up the coast, particularly for you in california. could even see some flooding problems with rainfall. and lots of heavy snow, as well, you can see where it's going to be heaviest in the upper elevations where the deepest shades of gray are. and then out to the east, another snowstorm, and that'll bring you about 30 centimeters. in much of ontario, the gray there. the northern great lakes dealing with heavier snow. just south of it, maybe even freezing rain for places like maine and into new brunswick. as that system passes, it's also going to bring a blast of cold air, so you can say good-bye to these spring-like temperatures we've been seeing. 16 in new york city on your friday, saturday's

. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york for 8 years and all of my children were born in new york. i already have the american spirit. i am proud to be here and i

and 7 in beijing. so rather mild. 4 degrees in seoul. back up from those subfreezing temperatures. australia. we've been keeping an eye last week on western australia. well, now we are keeping an eye on the east. in the coral sea we have this very well developed system. this will be tropical cyclone ayasi that did develop yesterday. we are looking at it heading westward right toward the northern end of queensland and it's moving at a pretty good pace too. 40 kilometers per hour and wind speeds at 155 kilometers per hour. wind gusts are even topping 200. this is a strong storm system that and it's still in fact intensifying and forecasts are calling for it to become a category 4 cyclone in the next 12 to 24 hours. it will start approaching the coastline. winds will start getting pretty high here during wednesday and into the afternoon hours. so we do want to watch out that. and of course the rain in the next 72 hours. heavy impacts of rain will start impacting coastal areas. take precautions and keep updated with local watches and warnings. now, another stormy area is going to be th

taipei, so stays mild here, but further north, things certainly cooling down, 3 degrees in seoul, 3 in beijing and we've got 10 degrees in shanghai. now, over towards the americas, here it is going to be bitterly cold, winds remain very strong as well for many areas and lots of snow talk about as well. over towards the northeastern corner this winter storm is going to be moving out of the continent, but not without producing more snowfall, in the new england states as well as eastern canada and across the central and southern sections of the u.s. we'll be seeing widespread snow major storm system moving through, some of that could be quite heavy for places like oklahoma, so do watch out for dangerous driving conditions, if you are in the area. houston is going to be 8 degrees, so much cooler than yesterday, stays very, very cold across the upper midwest, minus 12 in chicago, and eastern canada as well. only minus 7 in toronto, dropping to minus 2 in new york. on the other hand, down towards the southwest, los angeles it will stay very pleasant and warm. all right, here is your extended forecas