is a heavy security presence here in brisbane. back to you. >> thank you so much, paul allen in brisbane. he will be joining us throughout the morning. >> the price of oil continues to drop. rent crude now at a four-year low. the iea has reached a gloomy report highlighting the impact of weakening demand and the strong dollar. our next guest used to contribute to these reports when he worked for the iea. we are joined by the bnp paribas head of commodity markets and strategy, a long title. >> i know. [laughter] >> harry. >> i go by harry t. >> you sound like a rapper. >> i don't have the gold though. >> we can work on that. let's talk a little bit about the report. as expected,ly -- it is pretty gloomy. >> not so much of a surprise. iea had already revised downwards in its previous two reports. i think this report is really highlighting the pressures that are building on opec. in particular, in saudi arabia. saudi has been cryptic in terms of what it intends to do a head the opec november meeting. >> obviously everyone is on edge.

rush's actions in ukraine loom large in brisbane. the handshake between host and guest was more firm than friendly. few people will protest against putin on the streets of brisbane, but there were marchs calling for action on climate change and the higher taxes on banks. the g-20 talks could effect others like sÁnchez. he left spain three years ago when spain's economy went backwards. he has been working on the road tunnel. >> to be able to say, well, i cooperated in doing some of this, it is really very rewarding for us. >> the economic activity that the tunnel will help generate should help repay its cost many times over. this is a source of scheme they want to see more of, the aim is to increase the global economic growth by 2% more than is currently projected over the next five years and pushing big infrastructure schemes is one way they think they can achieve it. australia asked each g-20 member to bring their own solid proposals for growth to brisbane. >> yes, our world can grow. yes, our world can deliver the jobs that our peo

for the last three years he has been working on brisbane's road tunnel. >> after three or four years,after hard work and being able to say, well, i cooperated in doing some of this, this is really very awarding for us. >> the economic activity that the tunnel will help generate will help repay its costs many times over. for the leaders, this is the sort of scheme they want to see more of. the aim to increase economic growth by 2% more than currently projected over the next five years and pushing big infrastructure schemes is one way they think they can achieve it. >> australia asked each g-20 member to bring their own solid proposals for growth to brisbane. >> yes, our world can grow. yes our world is deliver the jobs that our people want. this conference is about how we will deliver. >> official talks only began later afternoon brisbane time. by the same time on sunday the aim is to have a firm action plan to boost the world economy. andrew thomas, al jazeera. brisbane. >> well, there may be tensions between g-20's issues, but they were all smiles while meeting these koalas. >> burki

gathering in brisbane, australia.and growth certainly at the top of that agenda for the summit. linda yuen, she's there. she spoke to christine legaard, who told us she wants action. take a listen. >> i would like to see commitment be delivered. i believe they are focused on jobs, growth, infrastructure. which is good. but now that the commitments are coming in, we will need to see delivery on the commitments, and that's, you know -- the proof of the pudding is in the eating, as they say, and that's exactly what we will be faced with. >> reporter: these issues that you mention, as well as say public health issues like boeshlg all affe-- ebola, all ae economy. >> women inclusion, inequality, climate change, ebola. those are four topics that have not been the immediate focus throughout the presidency. and yet on which the australian authorities are prepared to talk about, to include in the debates. and it's the beauty of these gatherings, because at the last minute, there is always something new coming up that will be t

in brisbane throughout the day. it's evening. there's a working dinner going on with the leaders. earlier in the day, there are more than 20. as one specifically was against russian president vladimir putin. i mean, there was a lot of frosty rhetoric coming up to the days before the summit coming from the prime minister in australia, tony abbott saying that he was going to shirt front him. that's why we are probably seeing protesters out there with messages for vladimir putin, and what he suspected and was accused of doing by governments of australia, that is funding the insurgency. there are other protest movements going on, aboriginal right, environment, a lot of different ones. there are hundreds of protesters, but 6,000 brisbane police on the streets. they are peaceful. in pockets, so there wasn't confrontation between the two, but earlier in the day we saw anti-vladimir putin protests. >> day one wrapped up. tell us about day one, and what are we expecting out of the summit? >> it was interesting. there were se

al jazeera, brisbane. >> still ahead, a plea to help refugees in kenya.plus thailand's military rulers have agreed to cash hand outs to farmers, but will it be enough to secure their future? back in a moment. >> pakistan's prime minister has alleged his support to the new afghan's president's plan to hold peace attacks with the taliban. ashraf gandhi was in a meeting with the president of pakista pakistan{^l" ^}. >> the g-20 meeting will focus on economic growth and creating jobs. >>> the attack on the egyptian army that killed 30 soldiers last month has been posted online. now the u.n. world few programs has rationed half a million hungry refugees in kenya. the organization said there has been a shortfall in aid. now calling for $38 million in cash that includes an immediate $15.5 million to feed refugees by january. many camps are in northern kenya populated by people who fled w war-torn neighbors south sudan as well as somalia. let's speak to senior regional spokesperson for the world food program. joining us from nairobi, thank you for being with us.

while this is due to a cold front and the tail end of that hitting in and around brisbane. pressure system connected to that is actually down toward new zealand now, bringing some rainfall. not so intense, but it's going to be an ongoing event with some heavy patches of rainfall across new zealand. wellington you'll see rain and then it's going to get very gusty on your sunday. considering brisbane, still the rain will be tapering off but not completely dissipated yet. and then on saturday and sunday you're looking at some high temperatures. sydney reaching 30 on your sunday. all right. here across northern locations we're looking at some quite intense shower maker. it's officially in and around okinawa we have fallen about 365 millimeters in one day. of which 97 millimeters fell over the course of just one hour, and that's certainly a november record. well, that's spreading all the way across the southern islands of japan and into western locations as well. so kyushu will perhaps see about 100 millimeters into the next 24 hours. and another system provides precipitation ac

we're live in brisbane, australia, coming up. >>> dozens of students missing in mexico and likely dead. we visit the school they attended as a mayor is charged in their disappearance. >>> later, this is what it looked like, two men dangling 68 stories above the ground, but these window washers survived to tell their story and we'll have it this hour. hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. you're watching cnn. a record heat wave has temperatures soaring in brisbane, australia, but it's likely to be a chilly weekend for russian president vladimir putin. he and the leaders of the world's wealthiest economies are in town for the annual g-20 summit. their goal, figure out how to boost economic growth an the world but mr. putin faces growing criticism for russia's military intervention in ukraine. senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in brisbane and joins us with more on the expectations from this summit and the icy cold war as the local newspaper put it there, jim, as far as putin's arrival there. >> reporter: that's right. absolutely

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is live from brisbane. the summit is being seen as a success? >> absolutely.he australian government is congratulating itself on a successful summit. that growth target was raised ever so slightly. the plan now is to add 2.1 percent to global growth by 2018. it's going to be reviewed by the imf, who say the target is possible if the g-20 nation implements the 800 initiatives that were discussed in brisbane over the weekend. making really the rub, it happen. even tony abbott in his opening address talked of the difficulties he has had in getting some of his budget measures through a divided senate. let's not forget that budget was presented way back. if that is the australian experience, let's not even talk about the challenges faced by the other 19 countries involved in this forum. at least they met and agreed to do something. here is what the u.s. president barack obama had to say about the growth and jobs challenge. >> here in brisbane, all the g-20 countries announced strategies to get growth and put people back to work, including a new initiative to suppor

the premier of the state of queens lands where brisbane is said that he expect 80% of homes in the brisbanebe reconnect today the grid by the end of friday. >>> hope francis begins his first visit to turk on friday, becoming the fourth pontiff to visit the country. he's expected to use the vice toyota show support to the christian my or at thises of the middle east. and he -- minorities of the middle east and will meet the president at the presidential palace. the main point of the trip is to try to reignite the roman catholic and orthodox churches which split nearly 1,000 years ago. >>> hundreds of thousands of people have been displace ed by the ongoing military operation in pakistan. they are living in tents and as winter sets they have been left exposed to the elements. a report now from there. >> reporter: intensified military operations in the federally administered tribal regions has displaced over a million people. some of them have arrived in camps. and other places and despite the fact that the federal disaster management authority has said that these people will be well looked af

he's in brisbane for the g-20 economic summit.ng in the ukraine is expected to dominate the weekend's conference. >>> and in nigeria, boko haram has taken over the northeastern towns. chibok, it became known worldwide after the islamic group kidnapped more than 200 girls there. >>> and a u.n. panel says isis has committed war crimes in syria and must be punished. the commission analyzed hundreds of photos and videos of accounts in a new report. investigators say isis commanders spread terror by shooting, stoning, beheading civilians and capturing fighters. they're calling on world leaders to bring isis before the international criminal court. >>> meanwhile, mali is trying to track down more than 300 people linked to ebola cases, in what has become a second wave of the outbreak there. at least four new cases were identified this week were actually linked to an imam who went to mali from guinea and who later died. now, official from the world health organization have confirmed three deaths in mali. but they say the outbreaks in sene

about 30 hours ago it took place in brisbane. wind gusts 12 kilometers south of brisbane clocking in at 141 kilometers per hour. you see the winds across the brisbane area and moving on. it was a short lived storm, but enough to do this. look at the damage out of the region. some impressive video. really there was reports of hangar doors blown open at the archerfield. planes overturned on the tarmac. thousands of insurance claims lodged according to what is the insurance council of australia. this is two individual storms that merged together to form one what is called a supercell that moved across brisbane area. we will talk now about a potential tropical storm that's going to develop. we have quite a bit of energy off the west coast of the philippines. that is moving throughout the south china sea. that will allow for a very rainy end to the weekend across the vietnam coast. if you are traveling through ho chi minh city or hanoi, you will see wet conditions. you can see some slight circulation pattern across the area. still abo

they are going to meet in brisbane and say, we are on the same page.e trying to create inflation. but they are doing that through the foreign exchange market. are we going to start hearing about currency wars? >> inflation is not the answer either. people are worried about deflation. influence hasry been there if you look at the economy in japan. a lot of what we are seeing is disinflation. the fact that energy prices are falling gives economies in the west with stronger aggregate "ask let'sost their talk about markets. how does this impact the way you view asset classes? the trade over the last five years has been not to fight the central bank. the ecb says they are going to create inflation. why do i want sovereign debt? >> why are german bonds, 10 year bonds yielding less than 10%? the answer is because there is so much liquidity and people want to park that liquidity in .n asset that is nominally safe sooner or later, that will reverse. it will happen if inflationary trends start to pick up. >> as you look at equity markets in europe against the u.

i visited a location one in brisbane. we had 100 people enrolled. we are positive. >> positive start, has the obama administration done is good job, with obama care 2.0. >> the best thing they did is set a low bar for expectations. when they issued estimates below c.b.o. 13 million are expected to sign up in 2015. the obama administration pulled it down to 9 and 10 million. it's a great management tactic. if they overshoot it, they won't take as much slack. >> what is happening to premiums for 2015? >> the premiums overall had an increase in new york. very modest. for any individual, the dollar value of that increase my be smaller than they expect. with the subsidies available, they bring the dollar value down, especially for people of low incomes, it's a modest increase. >> what are we talking about 3-4%. >> the average in new york is 5%. there was increase over last year, there are plans that are cheaper, but metro plus, the best membership. most people enrolled in new york city. we expect to have a strong years, a response to having competitive p

russia's actions in ukraine loom large in brisbane. handshake between host and guest was more firm than friendly. >> few people were protesting against putin but there were marches on climate change and more rights for aboriginal australians and higher taxes on banks. it is economic growth that will dominate the main g 20 talks and they could affect jose sanchez who left his native spain when its economy started going backwards. for three years, he has been working a cross-brisbane road tunnel. >> after three or four years of very hard work to, to be able to drive your family on the tunnel and being able to say, i co-op rated in doing some of this is really very rewarding for us. >> the economic activity the tunnel should regenerate should repay the costs many times over. for the leaders meeting 5 kilometers from here and somewhere up there, this is the sort of scheme they want to see more of. the aim is to increase global economic growth by 2% more than currently projected over the next five years and pushing big infrastructure scheme

and destructive winds. >> residents of brisbane saw one of the most intense storm systems and are cleaning up right now. let's take a look at the picture coming out from the area. the storm is being called the strongest in a decade to slam australia's third largest city. golf ball-sized hail and wind up to 65 kilometers per hour were reported at the storm's peak. one injury was due to a falling tree. many may have thaulgt they were in a cyclone. roads were blocked by fallen trees. the army deployed 100 personnel to the city to help clean up the damage, so that's what's taking place right now. quite some hailstorm while this is due to a cold front on the tail end of that hitting in and around brisbane. the low pressure system connected to that is actually down towards new zealand now, bringing rainfall. not so intense, but it's going to be an ongoing event with some heavy patches of rainfall. it's going to get gusty on sunday, still, the rain will be tapering off, but not completely disapated yet and then on saturday and sunday, looking at some high temperatures, sydney reachi ining 30 on y

we have been prepared here in brisbane. the secretary-general pointing out that the g-20 leaders have their work cut out for them trying to achieve better growth. -- achieve that growth. also on the agenda is climate change. the united states were agreeing to that emissions reduction statement. now the australian treasurer has confirmed that climate change will be discussed here at the summit, although it will fall under a broader discussion. it will be a tough one to ignore. the mercury is climbing here in brisbane. it is expected to be 42 degrees celsius. >> cold here. thanks. paul allen at the g-20 summit in brisbane. >> uk's biggest retailers are all gearing up for what will be the busiest time of year. bloomberg's european business correspondent spoke exclusively about the ceo of --- . >> that is going to be a tough christmas. i have been in the business for 30 years. it has always been competitive. whether it is an online experience or a store experience, christmas is going to be a competitive opportunity for everybod

for three years he has been working on a cross brisbane road tunnel. >> after three or four years ofvery hard work, to be able to drive your family through the tunnel, and to be able to say well, i cooperated in doing some of this, it's very wit rewarding for us. >> the economic activity that the tunnel should generate should pay for its cost many times over. this is the source of scheme they want to see more of. the aim is to increase global economic growth 2% more than currently projected over the next five years and pushing big infrastructure schemes is one way they think they can achieve it. australia asked each g-20 member to bring their own solid proposals for growth to brisbane. >> yes our world can grow, and yes our world can deliver the jobs our people want. this conference is about how we will deliver. >> official talk only began late afternoon brisbane time by the same time on sunday the aim was to have a firm action plan to boost the world's economy. andrew thomas, brisbane. >> ukraine is accusing russia of sending weapons and soldiers into donetsk and luhansk. moscow has

here is more from brisbane. >> reporter: there are a number of key issues here at the g-20 in brisbane, tired economic growth and security. that's after reports that there are russian troops moving into ukraine. uk prime minister david cameron talked about this in a press briefing early on on friday saying that sanctions are on the table if russia refuses to cooperate. now, aside from security, tax evasion is also key. very high up on the agenda but climate change tony abbott has said economic growth and climate change essentially go hand in hand. tony abbott has conceded to have one paragraph on climate change in the final communique. the security for this event involves 5,000 police and 1,000 australian defense personnel. back to you. >> and that was oriel morrison reporting from brisbane. >>> it's that time of year again. enrollment opens on the affordable care act. bertha coombs has more. >> reporter: president obama's new hhs secretary, sylvia burwell, says that the online is ready. >> we have put in tests and contingency plans and tested everything from end to end. >> reporter: d

we are live in brisbane this hour. >>> the view from ukraine's front lines. we have a live report from the country's war-torn east and protesters in ferguson, missouri accuse him of police brutality. we hear from officer darren wilson supporters who are defending his reputation. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm zane asher. leaders have been heading home over the past couple of hours and over the past two days they've made agreements on fighting climate change and ebola. as well as boosting the global economy. member countries also had strong words for russia's president vladimir putin over its actions in ukraine. senior white house correspondent jim acosta is live for us in brisbane. jim, this summit was supposed to be about global economic growth. it looks as though vladimir putin's frosty receptions seems to have overshadowed everything. >> you know, it absolutely did, zain. at a news conference that wrapped up this g-20 summit, president obama took note of the fact that he had several conversations with vl

president obama and world leaders are in brisbane for the g20 meeting. on day one president obama blasted moscow for its presence in ukraine. he also called on nations to lower carbon emissions and pushed for a deal. scott heidler is at the g20 and has the details. >> yes, there's over 20 protests in brisbane throughout the day. it's an evening, a working dinn dinner going on with the leaders. earlier in the day there was more than 20. one was against russian president vladimir putin, there was a lot of frosty rhetoric coming up to the days before the summit coming from the prime minister in australia, tony abbott saying he was going to shirt front him. there was a lot of tension. that's why there were protesters with messages for vladimir putin, and he is suspected and accused of doing by governments like australia, that is funding the rebels in ukranian. president obama brought up a subject that was not something officially to be discussed during the weekend. it's the environment. coming on the heels of an agreement announced in beijing between china a

in brisbane, their prime minister has vowed to push mr. putin for answers. nato is piling on the pressure, too, of the whole ukrainian crisis. >> russia has changed its behavior. they are responsible for aggressive actions. they have violated international law. they have not respected the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of ukraine and they have undermined the whole rule-based order we have had in europe for many, many years. that makes it difficult to continue with the cooperation we so much want with russia. >> but so far, all of the talking, even the sanctions have made little impact in eastern ukraine. long stretches of the border here are now controlled by the rebels. there is no sign of the international monitors whose presence was agreed in the september peace deal. so much of that deal already violated, what people here now fear is the return to all-out conflict. >> for more on the rising tensions, i spoke with nato supreme allied commander admiral, he is now the dean of the fletcher school at tufts university and also the accidental admiral

the government 20 is being hosted by tony abbott in brisbane.pposed to be focusing on expanding economic growth and creating jobs. but other issues are complicated matters. russian president vladimir putin is facing criticism because of new reports that russian troops are crossing in to eastern ukraine, moscow has denied the allegations. british david cameron has warned there could be more sanctions. u.s. president obama said washington would continue to take a leading role in vital global issues including the cries let ukraine. >> we are leading in dealing with ebola in west africa. and in opposing russia's aggression against ukraine. which is a threat to the world as we saw in the appalling shoot down of mh17. a tragedy that took so many innocent lives among them your fellow citizens. >> well, al jazerra's scott joins us now live from brisbane, the issue you, scott, of the ukraine crisis not agenda of the g20 but looks like leaders could be ready to talk about it, they have been talking about it already. >> reporter: they have. and, yeah, it's

. >> guzan says he left brisbane early to be at work this -- vladimir putin says he left brisbane early this morning to be at work. he said it is a long flight from moscow and he needed sleep. families of those killed or injured in crashes with faulty ignition switches will have an after month it submit their claims against general motors and what is the reason? hundreds of thousands of gm car owners are just now being sent owners about the claims program. so far more than 2000 claims have been filed. are --an 200 of those >> so far the second round of obamacare has had a much better start than the first. the administration says 500,000 people log on healthcare.gov saturday. 100 thousand submitted applications for insurance. no technical problems were reported in the first 24 hours. again, a low bar to clear. that is a big change from last the obamacare website collapsed on its first day of business. and the postal service will deliver holiday packages sunday in big cities in high-volume areas. to delivery is a profit center for the postal service that expects a 12% increase this holida

the russian president having been up snubbed by many leaders here in brisbane over his country's allegedolve in ukraine, some world leaders literally turned hick back on them on tuesday, he delivered a snub of his own by leaving on sunday. before the communique was recipients lessed very much breaking with protocol also meaning that vladimir putin avoided hearing other world leaders at their press conferences once the communique was out condemning russia. the american president said vladimir putin, russia was vie laying its agreements when it came to you crank the british prime minister david cameron demanded that russia fully couldn't in to the investigation in to mh stephen. bee leaching he didn't criticisms and he's well on his way back to russia. >>> let's go to moscow now and talk to a former russian diplomat who was previously posted in washington, d.c. we thank you for your time, sir. any great surprise -- >> thank you. >> that vladimir putin chose to leave early? he was really made to feel quite unwelcome at the g20. >> no, it's not a surprise because putin, in his press conferen

andrew thomas, al jazeera, brisbane. >> let's talk to richard, senior fell low of military analyst.he joins us live from washington, d.c. thank you very much, indeed, for talking with us here at al jazeera. can we focus on mr. putin? he looked dreadlifull dreadfully lonely figure eating lunch on his own. and stephen harper, the canadian prime minister saying get out of ukraine. >> right but putin knew what he was getting in to. his rejoinder was that's impossible because we're not there. he had been forewarned by all the comments by abbott, and certainly to tackle him and so on. i think that this is something that he was anticipating, and remember that the g-20 also includes china and other countries that are not making a public display of hostility towards russia. so he--i suspect that he's going to try to use this for domestic propaganda purposes at home, and that's why he's doing it. >> he's being consistently accused of being more involved in eastern ukraine than he is appropriate to admit. and the latest accusations are of there being significant troop movement across the borde

jim acosta, live in brisbane. thank you. we appreciate it. >>> speaking of russia and ukraine, ukraine's president, petro poroshenko has taken the first step towards cutting off all government funds and statuses to pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine. petro poroshenko issued a decree saturday calling for all state-owned companies and institutions to stop services in donetsk and luhansk within a week. the order comes off rebel leaders from the donetsk region held their new government's first official meeting. the meantime, shelling tens in the east, despite a cease-fire reached in september. phil black joins us live from ukraine. this decree, phil, how much of a setback is it to the rebels in yeern ukraine? >> reporter: well, zain, it is certainly symbolic in the sense that it appoints to a further e deterioration between kiev and the separatists since signing that cease-fire in september. but the reality on the ground is that it may not change things too much. this has been a conflict zone forrette better part of the year.

that will be front and center in brisbane. but not as much as this. let's look at 20 years of vladimir putin's russia. here is the stability of a good oil economy, a hint of capitalism, and another leg up. >> it was for a time boris yeltsin's russia. >> yes. >> this is where putin says, i don't care. and you see this over the baltic last night. you mentioned boats in australia? >> he is doing everything. nobody is more scared than the baltics. they have a recent and vivid history of russian involvement. there is a huge russian minority in estonia. they are aware of their own memory of what russia is capable of. >> we are in by having mary advantaged by -- having mary childs with us. >> it is a little muted right now. the u.s. looks pretty stable right now. >> let's look at the geopolitics of the moment. putin.el may meet with david cameron calls for a new cold war. inneed to go to hans nichols berlin. what is the hope of the western world? >> not much hope. there might be muted opportunities for angela merkel and francois hollande to meet with putin.

right away in his remarks there out of brisbane spoke about the strength of the u.s. he is hoping to build on that with the progress on climate change and the agreement with china as well. the effort to combat ebola. a strong week for the american people. it's something he needs from a global perspective. he is taking this trip after the major defeat there -- we lost that shot. the major defeat on november 4th with the mid-terms. he's wanting to come out strong as far as how he is viewed globally. >> i thienk you're right. he left for this trip through the asia-pacific region after that devastating defeat in the mid-terms. and a lot of people -- a lot of critics said he's been weakened on the global stage and what did come out of this week is that agreement with china, that landmark agreement on climate control and we saw the president flexing his muscles signaling he is going to move on immigration reform, taking these unilateral actions despite republicans who say they're not going to tolerate it. but the question remains, how much staying power do the actions have?

g-20 gathering in brisbane this weekend are saying enough is enough and are threatening further sanctions against russia. for his part president vladimir putin is not backing down. >> the g-20 summit is said to start in brisbane, australia, this weekend, and all eyes are on one v.i.p. guest, russian president vladimir putin. he arrived friday with his navy trailing behind parked off the country's northeast coast. australia's prime minister tony abbott reacted. >> one of the points that i tried to make to president putin is that russia would be so much more attractive if it was aspiring to be a superpower for peace and freedom and prosperity, if it was trying to be a superpower for ideas and values rather than recreate the lost glorious of czarism or the old soviet union. >> provocations by putin have dominated headlines this week. nato commanders confirm tanks began rolling across the russian border. russia, as it has before, continues to vehemently deny it's equipment and some of its troops are in ukraine. >> i am telling you very frankly and officially as well there are no military forc

. >>> it is friday evening in brisbane, australia. if you're watching, good evening, brisbane. this time yesterday, though, the city saw some of the strongest storms in nearly three decades. >> they came in with what seemed like a vengeance. but did they head out with a whimper? it wasn't too bad, rioght? or was it? the suspense is killing me. >> it was relatively strock. equivalent to category 1 hurricane in terms of the wind gusts. 140-kilometer per-hour wind gusts coming out of that region. very, very strong. this was yesterday at about this time. in fact, happening locally at 4:45 in the evening. you can see it on the zliet loop across this region. the storm moved through but not before leaving that reported wind gust at archer field airport. 25 kilometers south of brisbane. you can see exactly what was happening on the ground throughout brisbane. it was rather impressive. we actually had some destruction. in fact, we encountered some airplanes overturned on the tarmac. and also some destruction in the city center as well with localized flooding. basical basically, what hap

. >> reporter: as brisbane prepares for the g-20 antagonism towards russia is threatening to overshadowting. unable to stop them from coming, tony abbott said he would aggressively confront putin when he got the chance. russia has responded by moving its navy into the sea around australia. >> i think there's a heavy responsible on russia to come clean and return. >> reporter: -- >>> >> right now there is the opportunity to put pressure on russia to behave more responsibleably as a global citizen. >> reporter: the countries represented make up 85% of the world's gross domestic product. australia's go wants the agenda to be on how to increase world growth, encouraging infrastructure development, freer trade, and preventing big companies from shunting profits around the world to avoid tax will all be themes. >> there will be no single issue that will disinstruct leaders or anyone else from the task of delivering on growth and jobs. >> reporter: but other issues will come up. many are disappointed that australia has said climate change will not feature in official talks. both following the

here's brisbane. you can see how they are moving in a northeasterly direction.d golf-ball sized hail as the storms movedly the brisbane about two hours ago. there are a few scattered showers in the area and rough weather impacting parts of queensland at the moment. in europe they are experiencing heavy weather. this is in an area that is very, very saturated. we have had wet conditions for the past several weeks near the border of france and italy. there is more rain to come. nice, france in the southern parts of france has over 600% of its normal rainfall already in the month of november. we have a few days to go and there is more rain to come. that's all the time we have from the world weather center but we have more news and headlines coming up after a brief break. my name's louis, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had tried to do it in the past. i hadn't been successful. quitting smoking this time was different because i got a prescription for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. the fact that it reduced

live in brisbane, abc7 news. >> thank you. right now a teenaged boy is recovering from moderate to significant injuriesfter falling 100 feet down a cliff. it happened just after 10:00 this morning at allen park in s jose. the 17-ar-old fell 30 to 40 feet down eagle rock and then another 70 feet through brush. others who have fallen in the same area have died. this young man was doing something many of us might do. >> out taking pictures and just got too close to the edge and slipped and fell. >> the teenager went into a trauma centewith broken bones and was conscious when rescuers got to him. >>> staying in n jose two homes destroyed after a two-alarm apartment fi this afternoon on hamilton and atherton avenue. e fire captain says someone was cooking french fries and the oil caug fire. one person has minor burns but did not go to the hospital. >>> hundreds of catholics today celebrated sunday mass f the first time since fire devastated their church in san jose. ♪ >> san jose bishop patrick joseph mcgrajoined them for services

live in brisbane, abc7 news. >> thank you. right now a teenaged boy is recovering from moderate to significant injuries after falling 100 feet down a cliff. it happened just after 10:00 this morning at allen park in san jose. the 17-year-old fell 30 to 40 feet down eagle rock and then another 70 feet through brush. others who have fallen in the same area have died. this young man was doing something many of us might do. >> out taking pictures and just got too close to the edge and slipped and fell. >> the teenager went into a trauma center with broken bones and was conscious when rescuers got to him. >>> staying in san jose two homes destroyed after a two-alarm apartment fire this afternoon on hamilton and atherton avenue. the fire captain says someone was cooking french fries and the oil caught fire. one person has minor burns but did not go to the hospital. >>> hundreds of catholics today celebrated sunday mass for the first time since a fire devastated their church in san jose. ♪ >> san jose bishop patrick joseph mcgraw joi

he is in brisbane, australia, from the 15th to 16th for the g20, and in brisbane the white house has said he well do a major speech on asia policies. so we'll go through those in order and provide whatever the opposite of monday morning quarterbacking is, friday evening previews. i'll start with an overview and talk about what is at stake for the president and the country, particularly after the mid-term results. matt goodman will focus on the apec meeting this brice ban g20 and u.s. china economic issues. ernie bauer on the east asia summit, the asean submit, and then the engagement with myanmar burma on the trip, and then steve morrison will conclude with a wrap on what is happening on the ground in myanmar, based on a trip he and others took recently. i'll also address some of the u.s.-china security issues up front, too. so, looking at the rules of the mid-term, for those who travel to the region, the polling that shows that in some cases two-thirds of americans are not satisfied with president obama's leadership style, half of democrats are not satisfied with president obama's l

president from students in brisbane.even warmer welcome from students in myanmar. >> it's wonderful to be back in myanmar. >> reporter: the u.s. president tasting popularity on the road that he can only dream of at home in the aftermath of disastrous midterm elections. >> let me just say you're always most popular in someone else's country. when you're in your own country, everyone's complaining. >> reporter: but mr. obama did more than just generate a positive vibe. his three-country, four summit tour for a change not blighted which domestic issues had substance, not just style. a new trade agreement on high-tech product with china cutting visa restrictions to chinese visitors and forcing climate change to the top of the global agenda with a new plan to slash carbon emissions by 2025 all unveiled by the president in his ten-day trip. but he wasn't the only world leader getting things done. sharing the wins, the chinese president xi jinping. xi also unveiling new climate change policy. the first ever binding target on ch

. >>> world leaders are gathering in brisbane for the g20 summit this weekend.ussian president, and the german chancellor have arrived to take part in talks about the global economy and trade. andrew thomas reports that other items are competing for attention. >> reporter: it's not easy being russian in australia at the moment. there were 38 people from australia on board malaysia airlines flight 17 when it was shot down over ukraine july. most australians blame russia. >> there is a perception that somebody in russia is sitting drinking woed ka, and laughing at this. no one is laughing at this. >> reporter: as brisbane prepares for the g20 antagonism towards russia is threatening to overshadow the meeting. australian prime minister tony abbott said he would aggressively confront putin when he got the chance on home soil. russia has responded by moving its navy into waters near australia. >> russia is being much more assertive now than it has been for a very long time. i think there is a heavy responsibility on russia to come marine and return. >> reporter: this

later in day, they are tasked with their own problems. >>> joining us live from brisbane, australia, is dr ello wees weber. from the university of queensland, australia. climate change was not really supposed to be on the formal agenda, but president obama tried to push it front and center. what hope do you have leaving the summit believing that the international community will take concrete steps towards solving the issue. >> i think president barack obama's commitment to the green climate fund is a concrete proposal, and together with the agreement in china, i think the key issue of climate change - it's been the item that pivoted the business as usual agenda. >> let's talk about vladimir putin, the way he interacted with leaders and the way he left early. what do you make of that and the pressure that world leaders were putting on him? >> i believe he was subject to pressure, and i think he had a four-hour meeting with angela merkel of germany. i don't think he left early, i think there's a significant debate and discussion around geopolitics which is not meant to be on the agenda