taking you back now to our main story, the expected cyclone debbie. past of cyclone debbie. you can seejust how wet it is. the storm seems to be battering this town. tens of thousands have been told to evacuate, winds about 250 kilometres an hourare evacuate, winds about 250 kilometres an hour are expected —— cyclone debbie. you can see that the winds are looking very strong. we will keep you updated as soon as we get more information on that. sexual harassment is a huge problem in india. some have suggested that more than 80% of women have been harassed at some point in their lives. now, it india's most popular state is taking action, sending what it calls anti— romeo squads out to streets. we have been to see them in action. this seems pretty random to me. they arejust stopping guys, like this seems pretty random to me. they are just stopping guys, like this quy are just stopping guys, like this guy here. asking them what they're up guy here. asking them what they're up to, checking their id. there is no evidence that this guy was harassing women at

cyclone debbie has made itself felt.e living in north—east australia in queensland have been battered by high winds. authorities knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get out. knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get outm knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get out. it is clear that the time to move is now to go to family and friends. this is a severe weather system. move now! don't wait until tomorrow because you will not be able to move. overnight, the storm was upgraded to a category 4, only one level below the most violent possible, with winds of up to 250 kilometres an hour. this is the city of bowen and it has been lockdown. —— locked down. the whitsundays and other holiday areas have also been evacuated. low—lying areas are at risk of tidal surges and have been evacuated. it is the biggest cyclone in australia since cyclone tracy in 1974. i am now proud of going because i have been thinking it is time to go. i am happy it is time to go. well, i saw in the news that w

cyclone debbie has hit australia. have been ripped up and buildings damaged as the storm moves across the queensland coast in north—east australia. the authorities have known that the storm was coming, and their advice has been to get out. it's very clear that the time to move is now, to go to family and friends. this is a severe weather system. move now! don't wait til tomorrow, because you will not be able to move. overnight, the storm was upgraded to a category 4, only one level below the most violent level possible. this is the city of bowen. it's been locked down. popular tourist resorts like airlie beach and the whitsundays have also been hit. windspeeds reached 260 kilometres per hour here. 30,000 people were told to evacuate from low—lying areas. they are at risk of tidal surges. it is the biggest evacuation in australia since cyclone tracy in 1974. i think i'm glad i'm going because i have been thinking it is time to go. so yeah. i'm happy to go. well, i saw in the news that ayr's going to be hit more by the

and that was a reporter with abc news in queensland giving us an update on cyclone debbie. cross that story and the cyclone as it moves to the queensland coast. now, moving on. iraqi government forces are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. they're deploying helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers to target is militants. but thousands fleeing the city say civilians are being killed because the assault is too indiscriminate. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports from western mosul. this is the iraqi solution to an offensive that's stalled over the last week or so, attack again. gunfire it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day, a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets, but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: the

our correspondent hywel griffith spent tuesday in northern queensland, as cyclone debbie swept towards earlier he gave us the latest from ayr, that's about 150 kilometres north of where the cyclone made landfall. the plans were really in place days if not weeks before this struck, one thing with a cyclone is you can see it coming. as soon as they saw the impact was severe, especially around the whitsundays, probably the worst affected, then a deployment plan was instilled. naval vessels used and helicopters used for places that can't be reached by road. it means bringing in structural engineers to put that infrastructure back together again. hywel, how long until the situation will return to normal? it's a good question and a question a lot of people here are asking. that depends on where you are. here in ayr, the northern tip of the strike zone, shops coming back to normal, still sandbags out but the fire crews, who were on lockdown yesterday, they have now moved out to wider areas to speak to trick people, check people on farms are ok, and they are on south to open up the roads —— ch

australia triggers a disaster response plan after cyclone debbie pummels the east coast. we are live in queensland with the latest. the war on coal is over after donald trump rolls back barack obama's climate change regulations. we will power american industry.” climate change regulations. we will power american industry. i am babita sharma in london. violence in paris after the police killing of a chinese man. of beijing asks for protection of its citizens. and theresa may signs the letter formally beginning the negotiations formally beginning the negotiations for departure from the european union. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in queensland, australia, where the devastation caused by cyclone debbie is beginning to emerge. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull has activated a disaster response plan and has warned people they may have to remain in shelters for several our come. the storm brought with it torrential rain and winds of almos

let‘s head down under where severe tropical cyclone debbie has made landfall on the queensland coast,l bring major impact, all the rainfall has to go somewhere. we will keep an eye on that over the next few days. closer to home, we have our own game changer, a huge area of low pressure dominating the atlantic. nothing as extreme as cyclone debbie, but what is it ambled across the atlantic in oui’ is it ambled across the atlantic in our direction. in fact, is it ambled across the atlantic in our direction. infact, at is it ambled across the atlantic in our direction. in fact, at the start of the weekend, it will be on top of us. of the weekend, it will be on top of us. no major impact, but yes, there will be rain around by then. at the moment, it is tryjust about everywhere. showers getting into parts of wales and western england in the morning. the main push will be through northern ireland to south—west scotland. cloud across scotland, so cooler. further south, any sunshine will feel pleasantly warm, mid—to high teens with light winds. through the evening, another bout of damp and dr

cyclone debbie slammed into australia's tropical northeast coast on tuesday, damaging homes and knockingown trees and power lines. the storm made landfall near a resort town in queensland before moving in length. >> there were trees down everywhere. quite a mess. >> the storm has brought torrential rain and fierce winds of more than 260 kilometers an hour, to popular tourist destinations. or that 3000 people have been forced to leave their homes with shelter set up for those with nowhere safe to go. there will be significant destruction, we think, and we are preparing for that, for working with our military partners to make sure we can get in there if we need to find out what is happened and respond properly. reporter: telestrating government has a disaster helpnse plan and has sent to the worst affected areas. authorities warn a title search caused by rising sea levels could flood low-lying coastal areas along the world-famous great barrier reef, forecasters expect the storm to spread further south and say heavy winds could continue for up to five days. >> time for business with eight m

australian officials assess the damage after cyclone debbie struck the northeast coast. massive clean—up operation is under way. more tensions between turkey and europe following claims the turkish secret service spied on turks living in germany. i'm sally bundock. in business. with just hours to go before article 50 is triggered, we find out how prepared businesses are for this seismic change. and back in the race, samsung gears up to show off its latest smartphone, but can it regain consumer's trust after its massive recall last year? hello. britain will today formally serve notice on brussels that it's leaving the european union. a letter signed by the british prime minister is being taken by hand to the president of the european council, donald tusk. as it's delivered, at lunchtime, mrs may will make a statement to parliament in which she'll urge the country to "come together" as it embarks on a "momentous journey." alex forsyth reports. more than four decades ago, the uk first signed up to the then european community. today, those years of union will come to an end.

australian officials are beginning to assess the damage after the monster cyclone debbie pummelled the northeast coast. only one fatality has been reported, but some areas remain difficult to access because roads are blocked. president donald trump has signed an executive order scrapping the us's green energy targets, and boosting its troubled coal industry. us environmentalists say the move will hinder efforts to curb climate change, and have vowed to challenge it in the courts. now for the latest financial news with and world business report. with just hours to go before article 50 is triggered we find out how prepared businesses are for this seismic change. and back in the race, samsung gears up to show off its latest smartphone, but can it regain consumer's trust after its massive recall last year? i'm sally bundock. also in the programme, we'll be finding out how exporters are getting ready ahead of the uk breaking away from the world's biggest trading bloc. today is the day. after nine months of anticipation the uk is set to become the first country to formally tell the european

this team expects to be choppered into one of the most promote areas hit hard by cyclone debbie. ays and it could become isolated, to reach out to some of the communities who were hit by the cyclone. when they get there they will have to assess the risks, assess safety and make sure everyone is safe and recovering from the impact of the storm. a plane has caught fire after skidding off a runway whilst landing at an airport in peru. all 1111 people onboard the peruvian airlines flight evacuated safely before the aircraft caught fire. the airline said the boeing 737 swerved off the runway after landing at the small airport in the andes. one minister said the aircraft was having trouble slowing down after touching down on the tarmac. authorities are investigating. germany's federal prosecutor has opened an investigation into suspected spying by turkey on turks living in germany. it follows reports that turkish intelligence handed to its german counterpart a list of alleged supporters of the man turkey blames for last year's failed coup, the muslim cleric fethullah gulen. but german m

were you expecting cyclone debbie to be as bad as it was?e were advised have come to fruition. we knew it was going to be a big event, a long event, we actually knew that by probably late afternoon, yesterday afternoon, we were going to get 400-500 afternoon, we were going to get 400—500 millimetres of rain, that did occur. a lot of the community we re did occur. a lot of the community were surprised but a lot of them did listen to the warnings and it's good to see that the community has been listening. we've got our troops out there, not only from those within queensland but we brought some people interstate to assist with the cleanup and also the devastation of this cyclone. mark, with wish you the best with that, mark roache, deputy police commissioner, joining us deputy police commissioner, joining us live from queensland —— we wish you. let's have a look at some of the other news. the us representative at the un says her country is no longer making the removal of the president bashar al—assad a focus on his policy in syria. the ambassad

. >> and queensland braces for cyclone debbie. pected to be one of the most violent cyclones in years. >> this is "bloomberg asia clfment i'm yvonne in hong kong. newnd i'm betty liu here in york. as you mentioned at the start, looks like asia is not going to carry over some of the declines we saw early on here but we have breaking news right now on south korea. g.d.p. urth quarter numbers. revised up from the prior reading. growth. in south korea year on year in the fourth quarter, 2.5%. that was also revised higher from the prior reporting of 2.3%. we've seen so many things happening the -- from the impeachment of the president to hauled off to prison. let's look at how the day is shaping up. new zealand and australian market just opening up. pretty flat right now in new zealand. the index slightly a touch slower. affection sx 200 is pretty much flat. chicago opened up .18% higher. and yvonne, you're going to be ive at the queth credit sweist investment se asian conference. >> a big interview coming up. lots to talk about. just n

cyclone debbie has made landfall in the australian state of queensland. strong winds and heavy rains are battering the coast. thousands of residents have been evacuated, leaving homes sand—bagged and boarded up. hundreds of syrian rebels and their families have the anti—apartheid hero ahmed kathrada has died after a brief illness. kathrada, who was 87—years old, dedicated his life to the struggle for freedom in south africa and remained politically active until his dying days. hundreds of syrian rebels and their families have left their last stronghold in the city of homs. under an evacuation deal backed by the russians, rebel fighters boarded buses out of the city, for another rebel—held area in the north. president trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, has agreed to testify to the senate intelligence committee, as part of its investigations into alleged russian interference in the us presidential election. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. president trump's expected to ditch obama's clean energy policies later today bu

our top story: australia has triggered a disaster response plan after cyclone debbie pummelled the north—eastoast. the storm has caused major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes in queensland. the prime minister has ordered military helicopters and the be sent over to deliver aid. britain's prime minister theresa may has signed an historic letter triggering the uk departure from the eu. it will be delivered to brussels later today setting up two years of intense negotiations with the eu. this story is trending@bbc.com, a ref at piece of footage has been captured using hidden track, cameras. it is the indochinese tiger. —— this story is trending at bbc.com, a rare piece of footage. our top story: the uk: the scottish parliament has voted in favour of making a formal request to the uk government of making a independence referendum. —— our top story in the uk: britain formally begins the process to exit the european union, what should asian companies be looking for? are we set to the higher oil prices? we will hear from the international energy agency. hello. lat

state of queensland is preparing for cyclone debbie.t is expected to cross the coast in the next couple of hours. how bad are we expecting this to be? >> the deadline keeps getting pushed out from when it will cross the coast. the storm has really slowed down. is getting its path a battering for a much longer period of time. i think you are seeing some pictures there of the coast. a popular jumping off point for tourism. the great barrier reef. the storm is approaching there. the islands offshore such as hamilton island, have been putting up with wind dust at 233 kilometers per hour. it is not as big as cyclone nosy, a category five storm that hit the area a couple of years ago. but if i thousand residents there have evacuated. but 25,000 residents there have evacuated. rishaad: what about the miners. they have put production on hold. aul: on monday, we had bhp.nsion by glencore has suspended work at two of its minds. and the gold miner, evolution has evacuated everyone from mount carleton. five --ned the cyclone cyclone nessie from a c

spare a thought for our cousins down underwear severe tropical cyclone debbie will make landfall. clone as it heads towards brisbane later in the week, major impact is expected. we will keep a close eye on cyclone debbie. much more tranquil back home over the next few days, dry at the moment. there will be some cloud pushing in from the east, misty miss, too. bar the odd shower across the far south—west in the morning, it will stay dry. chilly as we have seenin it will stay dry. chilly as we have seen in recent nights, temperatures falling away the frost in the western highlands of scotland. more cloud in the sky here tomorrow. there will be some sunshine around, particularly across south—eastern areas. shower was pushing across ireland in the direction of south—west scotland. a lot of cloud, cooler than it has been recently in many parts of scotland. showers in northern ireland, and the odd sharp shower pressing across wales and south—west england. brightness to end the day across south wales and south—west england. as we head into the evening, it will turn down again. the next we

screen authorities say the damage done by cyclone debbie was less severe than originally anticipated.erce category for storm slammed into the northern queensland coast on tuesday, packing winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour. the cyclone was later downgraded as it moved inland but not before forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. >> homes ripped apart, trees uprooted, roads flooded and cars adrift. a trail of chaos lies in the wake of cyclone debbie, as residents emerge from their shelters to tell the tale. pop andher the windows we felt the pressure in our ears. the wind came through the garage here and popped the back windows as well. we thought it's not safe anymore, let's escape, so we went over to the neighbors place. >> we have an open bar now. deckso have trees on our weary trees and agree are absolutely everywhere. coast wasortheastern battered by winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour, leaving over 60,000 homes without electricity. some remote communities were left entirely cut off by the storm. rescue workers set out to reach them as the military sent

tim: the australian state of queensland is being lashed by high wind and rain as cyclone debbie came in. reporter: coming to land with a mighty roar. cyclone debbie's 30 mile wide core ripping everything in its path, tearing into the queensland coast. australia's biggest evacuation plan in over years meant people 40 here were prepared. that did not lessen the impact. >> 45,000 homes without power, major trees down. we are hearing reports of quite severe structural damage. this is a dangerous cyclone. people must stay indoors. please do not go outside. reporter: this beach normally a , picture postcard scene, a bbc journalist on holiday congress -- on holiday found herself in the center of the story. >> trees bending over, debris flying all through the air. trees being ripped up now. just a huge amount of water flying through the air. not just falling as rain. it is big, massive mists, a kind of sea breeze coming over. reporter: even when these winds have died down there will be another long-lasting problem to deal with. flooding. with two feet of rain expected to fall in 20 hours in

cyclone debbie might have landed, that she is not done yet., to airlie close. it is impossible to get there orfurther down, to airlie beach. there is all so been torrential rainfall. some places and have expected as much as two feet of rain to fall on monday. that is cause extra risk of running. emergency services are not going there until the winsley has dropped. only then can they go out and assess what the damage is. only then can we really know what disruption as them. so far, just one report of an injury, ofa man far, just one report of an injury, of a man in an area called prosepine, where the wind moved in and is now study to dissipate. but people are being warned that this is not over yet. they will remain in their homes and shops will remain closed, i would their homes and shops will remain closed, iwould imagine, their homes and shops will remain closed, i would imagine, for some days. electricity, about 50,000 people are without it in the area. they are in for a long week even after cyclone debbie has done worse. thank you very much

our top story: cyclone debbie is sweeping into northern australia. forecasters are predicting winds of up forecasters are predicting winds of up to 250km/h as well as heavy rain. the storm could last for 18 hours and officials are advising around 25,000 people to move away for low—lying —— from low—lying coastal areas. the us has led a boycott of un talks on nuclear disarmament saying they can't trust countries like north korea being honest on getting rid of weapons. this story is trending on bbc.com. a court in singapore has jailed a couple after finding them guilty of starting their made. the victim from the philippines lost almost 40% of her body weight after being restricted to two small meals a day. —— maid. that's all from me for now. stay with us on bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. a host of countries around the world still impose the ultimate punishment on the most serious criminals, death. what's it like to be in command of the machinery of state—sanctioned execution? navalny. today as part

our correspondent, hywel griffith, spent tuesday in northern queensland, as cyclone debbie swept towardsoins me now from ayr, that's about 150 kilometres north of where the cyclone made landfall. thank you very much for your time. what is the extent of the damage where you are? so, there is some damage here, but it is largely light debris and that kind of thing. nothing like pictures of bowen and airlie beach. what was fascinating is the damage inland. it's just kept going. roofs have been ripped off. powerlines are down in several parts of the state. and the road. several parts of the highway are blocked by flash flooding and fallen trees. those are the things emergency services are now starting to have to deal with. how services are now starting to have to dealwith. how are services are now starting to have to deal with. how are the locals dealing with it generally? are they having to make other plans given the power cuts and things like that? yeah. people without power clearly wa nt to yeah. people without power clearly want to know when they will be reconnected, because that reconnec

australia has triggered a disaster response plan after cyclone debbie pummelled the north—east coast.he storm caused torrential damage and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes in queensland. prime minister malcolm turnbull says military helicopters and ships are being sent to deliver aid to the north of the country. president donald trump signed an order rolling back barack obama's plans in curbing climate change. he said it would put an end to the war on coal and end job killing regulation is. and this rare footage ofa regulation is. and this rare footage of a tiger mother and her cubs is trending on line in thailand. environment lets say this signals this may be the beginning of their repopulation. —— evironmentalists. now on bbc news it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, here in florida, where my guest is 98—year—old ben ferencz. he is the last surviving prosecutor at the nuremberg nazi trials. he also helped liberate the death camps of europe while serving in the us army. so does he believe that the nuremberg trials have made genocide and other c

tropical cyclone debbie has made land in the australian state of queensland. strong winds and heavy rains are battering the coast. thousands of residents have been evacuated from coastal towns, leaving homes sandbagged and boarded up. forecasters say it could last for up to 18 hours. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the use of helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. many of those fleeing the city say the assaults are too indiscriminate. the family of one of the victims killed in the westminster terror attack has spoken for the first time. relatives of the american tourist, kurt cochran, say they bear no ill—will following the atrocity. meanwhile the mother of the attacker has expressed her shock and sadness, saying she's cried for his victims. now it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament — a week that brought bloodshed to the streets of westminster and a defiant response from mps.

and you can find out more about australia and the impact of cyclone debbie on our website.s up to play golf? greg norman is among those who have had to answer the question and it's not as easy as you may think. recently he spoke to the bbc and started by giving his assessment of president trump's form on the course. his flexibility for a 70—year—old guy is pretty darn good. he hits the ball out there are a fairly long way. you are notjust being nice? no. i have played with him a few times. i am not embellishing his golf swing. i am just telling you. i would mention if he had a bad one. he hits it extremely well. are you surprised with the stick that rory mcilroy got? he did get a lot of it, and wrongly so. if the president of the united states asks you to play golf, you have to play golf with the president of the united states. it is as simple as that. i don't care. a great story, to give you an analogy, i got a phone call from the white house saying the president will be in australia on this day. i said, i am not a democrat. i don't want to play within. so what i did was i

tropical cyclone debbie has made landfall in the australian state of queensland. strong winds and heavy rains are battering the coast. thousands of residents have been evacuated from coastal towns, leaving homes sandbagged and boarded up. forecasters say it could last for up to 18 hours. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the use of helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. many of those fleeing the city say the assaults are too indiscriminate. the family of one of those killed in the westminster terror attack has spoken for the first time. relatives of the american tourist, kurt cochran, say they bear no ill—will following the atrocity. meanwhile, the mother of the attacker has expressed her shock and sadness, saying she's cried for his victims. the meeting between theresa may and nicola sturgeon is making the front page of the are in some of the papers that have been published around britain. —— the i. the ft leads on tesco‘s b

areas in north—eastern australia are being battered by strong winds and heavy rain, as tropical cyclone debbie 30,000 people were told to leave their homes. bt has been fined a record £42 million by the telecoms regulator 0fcom for failing to pay proper compensation for delays in installing high—speed broadband lines. 0ur correspondent simon gompertz has the story. demand for moving the information we need using high—capacity cables has mushroomed. that is so businesses, hospitals, and schools can keep pace. if bt myth is that deadline, it has to compensate people like paul. -- it has to compensate people like paul. —— misses. but bt has been finding waste not to pay. sometimes they are left months waiting. the result is that it is financially damaging to our business. excuses heard by 0fcom includes this. what we are talking about are opticalfibre what we are talking about are optical fibre cables which we need for carrying huge amounts of information from offers to the exchange, from one office to another office, even mobile phone companies carrying calls and information. bt has been accused

people in queensland, in northeast australia are reeling from the effects of cyclone debbie. e cyclone slammed into the coast of queensland yesterday with winds up to 160 miles per hour. people emerged from their homes to find roofs lying in their yards, boats flung onto rocks, and roads blocked by fallen trees. emergency officials are trying to reach communities cut off by the powerful storm, to make sure people are safe. so far.. there are no reports of fatalities. take a look at this - a plane, catching fire after skidding off the runway. this happened during a landing in peru. "peruvian airlines" says the more than on-board the boeing 7-3-7 escaped without quote "considerable injura familiar sight outside the white house-- dozens of protesters gathered on pennsylvania avenue wednesday . they were demonstrating against a new executive order-- aimed at the e-p-a. it eliminates many obama-era policies for combating climate change. environmental group officials say they have hired scores of new lawyers in recent months are prepared to face president trump in court. the preside

thousands evacuated as cyclone debbie pummels the coastline. will have the latest australia. and why some remedies and gluten—free food might not be available on nhs england. but all ahead on bbc news. now, as we've been hearing. the scottish pairing has asked to hold a second referendum. it passed by 69—59 votes but the request is ordering ten downed by westminster. here is nicola sturgeon. i welcome the parliament's vote, the scottish government now has a mandate from to seek discussion with the new k government. we will seek sensible and constructive discussion. we will do this after the triggering of article 50. tomorrow is a big and important day for the prime minister. i hope the united kingdom government will respect the view of parliament. this is about giving people in scotland a choice. we agree 110w people in scotland a choice. we agree now is not the time for that choice but that choice should be available to people in scotland when the terms of brexit are clear. i forward to discussions in the weeks ahead. nicola sturgeon there. that's took to our scotland editor

our top stories: cyclone debbie batters north—eastern australia.rges. iraqi forces fight their way deeper into the city of mosul amid more concerns about civilian casualties. explosion. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn't necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. the family of one the victims killed in the westminster terror attack speak for the first time about "feeling the love of so many people."

following flooding caused by cyclone debbie. a reporter found it, covering storm damage. more horrifying, he said a river nearby is full of bull sharks. >> oh. sharknado. >> can't get back. >>> this next animal story just makes you ask, why? here is the answer. florida. >> florida. however. this guy in the blue shirt. >> oh. >> he is an alligator trainer. for some reason decide to do a belly flop in a pool filled with the huge reptiles. >> you can see the video loops after six seconds. we're not sure what happened next. >> we presume that he is okay. >> he made it out. >> okay. yes. >> guessing those are well-fed gators or he wouldn't take the risk. >> i would hope so. they look mighty hungry. >> we have to question the man's judgment in general. "the skinny" is coming up next. >> including how halle berry, halle berry, almost broke the internet, show us what she would do just for a snack. >> for a snack. halle. >> for a snack. halle. protect. ♪ skinny so skinny >> going to start friday "the skinny" with a sneak peek of winter i

. >>> here's a view from space of cyclone debbie a massive storm system in australia. e category 4 cyclone already brought 185-mile-an-hour winds to the queensland coast area and blamed for a car crash that killed a 31-year-old woman. >>> tens of thousands of people have lost power in the storm system experts say could be queensland's worst in 6 years. these winds have ripped trees out of the ground and shattered windows. at one point, after cyclone debbie touched down, 8 inches of rain fell within an hour. authorities hope to evacuate 25,000 people before the storm hits but now that it has, officials are warning people to remain in place. ♪[ music ] >>> your pg&e bill might be going down as a result of the san bruno explosion. we'll have the latest on a big settlement next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ been blamed on p-g-and-e's sloppy record-keeping, and back-channel deals with the state agency in charge of regulating it. in january, a federal judge convicted the co ming before >>> i'm anne makovec live in san bruno, where this neighborhood continues to recover and pg&e h

. >>> here's a look at cyclone debby over australia. the full scale of the cyclone really comes into view here. it caused widespread damage. the winds are gusting up to 270-miles-per-hour. you can see the winds in play. and these pictures, as waves crash against the shoreline. the power of the water is churning up heavy snow like foam along a beach clubhouse. isn't that interesting? >>> now to another very cool picture. take a look at the teenager who just made history with this move. >>> the blame game heats up over the san jose flood disaster. the two agencies going toe to toe over who is at fault. also, the e-mail the raiders sent to their oakland fans today. some are calling it another slap in the face. >> i rae feel like it is such an honor to take that structure down. >> the bitter sweet milestone for the owed eastern span of the bay bridge. plus, what's next for the that's of pounds of steel. >> see you then. thank you. >>> okay. you have to watch this. the swiss man just old enough to vote is making history with his incredible sk

tropical cyclone debbie bearing down.ou can see the latest investigation has the storm system intensifying over the next several hours. right along the coast of queensland. that's where we have our warnings at the moment. there are actual evacuations in place for some of the coastal communities across this area. listen to your local authorities for that particular information. none thele nonetheless, a storm system has the potential to knock out power. you will see that people are already starting to prepare for landfall and tropical cyclone debbie. that could be the worst to impact the area. >> i would not want to be caught in those storms. derrick van dak, thank you very much for that update. >>> was the london attacker a lone wolf? a british counter terrorism official has been talking to cnn. we will have that after the break. this is not a screensaver. this is the destruction of a cancer cell by the body's own immune system, thanks to medicine that didn't exist until now. and today can save your life. ♪ ♪ ♪ when you c

this is cyclone debbie, from outer space. you can see how massive it is as it pushes into australia. as we keep an eye on the weather pushing our way, stormwatch 7 is always on your side. today is a good day to grab that free app so you are we will keep you posted during these dangerous situations. today president trump will sign an executive order that will overhaul president obama for us efforts to curb global warming, including a review of the clean power plant it restricts greenhouse gas emissions at coal power plants. lifting a 14 month old moratorium on coal leases on federal land. president trump has called the powerplant rule an attack on american workers struggling in the coal industry. democrats on the house intelligence committee are lashing out against the chairman of that panel, who they say should recuse himself from the probe. this comes after it was revealed that nuÑez secretly met with a source on white house grounds and was told by intelligence officials that they may have inadvertently picked up communicati

australia, a very different situation yet a very serious situation when it comes to a severe tropical cyclone. debbie is very close to mackay and townsville. currently packing winds of 155, gusts up to 220, we may be dealing with this system becoming a category 4 storm by the time it gets over into land. maybybe even dealing with windsp to 240 kilometers per hour. this is something very serious. forr those of you all along the centric coast of queensland you need to be gettingng out of the way of the system. this will be bringing a lot of rainfall not only over the potentially 250 millimeters of rainfall, that's flooding concern. we're looking at that possibility to last not just tuesday but wednesday and thursday, townsville to ayr, to mackay. be on the lookout for this very powerful storm that will be in play as we go through this week. as you wrap things up, i want to take a look what's happening with this pressure system in the deep south that. will bring strong thunderstorms, maybe even tornado concerns as well. strong winds as we go throughout the day on monday. hope you have a safe day whereve

cyclone debbie is expected to hit early tomorrow morning. queensville coast.t's expect to intensify to a category 4 storm. wind gusts of more than 140 miles an hour. >>> a random act of kindness in kansas city is catching on with people all overt country. it started with a chance encounter. now it will change the life of a young kansas city woman. she doesn't know but a stranger has helped raise enough money for her to go back to college. megan bradley has that story t. >> it all stared with one thought. mixed with a little fried chicken. don carter was picking up dinner. he struck a conversation with the young woman working at the window and starting telling him how she was working to go back to school. >> to be a nurse. >> what kind of nurse? >> she said it don't even matter. i was like, wow. she's really exhausted. i just saw that spark and the potential in her. >> as he drove home pop eyes in hand he couldn't stop thinking about the spark and how he could help. >> the thought -- what if you pay for her to go to school. >> one thought put into action. don s

. ♪ >> severe weather continues to ofak havoc in the wake cyclone debbie, thousands are still withoutnd many are stranded. taurus on the islands in the northeast, our correspondent has this report. >> it has been called the never ending storm, first a cyclone swept through and now there is a flood. north of south queen one is -- south queensland is dealing with several crises at once. it leaves residents rattled. >> it wasn't too bad at the start, but we started to hear the wind taking up and getting more intense. they came flying through the window, you know. scale of thehe damage. and members of the army military are here to rebuild. australians, the people of north queensland are very familiar with -- they are very resilient. will need to be pretty tough in the south, too, where -- rain is expected in one day. schools are closed across the area, another city going into lockdown. to stay indoors, i need you to stay off the roads. we have not seen the worst of weather system in the southeast of our state. we're going to see heavy rain falls, we are going to see thunder. this is a sev

cyclone debby has wind to 100 miles per hour. it could intensify as it crosses over land. buses were breakout in to help s path. >>> david murphy is back, we have soggy weatherontend with this weekend. >> reporter: soggy weather, it's getting better, tor round of showers and thunderstorms. storm tracker 6 live d dry, i'll go in closer to the shore, atlantic city is one of the ride last of the rain as areas north of sea isle city and ocean city. sky6 live hd showing you the rain drops on the sky 6 lens in atlantic city, again, it will be improving down the shore before too much longer. temperatures is 49 degrees, the at 3 miles per hour, but they are coming from a southerly that ise process of improving our temperatures. dover, 64. 57 in millville. cooler toward trenton and allentown and reading, but that warm air is in the process of te south. because we have a frontal boundary to get a southerly flow ahead of the boundary. this area where the clouds are breaking up, we'll return brighter conditions over the next couple of hours to the region, and maybe full spoken in spot

cyclone debbie caused major damage, torrential rain, and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes. authorities have warned people to stay off roads and avoid being stranded in floodwaters. and police in washington, d.c. opened fire on a car today that rammed into a police vehicle near the capital. the driver also reportedly tried to run police officers over. she was taken into custody and authorities say there are no links to terrorism and no one was injured in the incident. two years of civil war in yemen have left millions of it citizens struggling to survive as a severe shortage of housing and clean water and sanitary facilities in the country are especially hard hit with chronic malnutrition rampant. hunger is being used as a weapon in this conflict. >> survival hangs in the balance. two years after the outbreak of war, a growing number of people are threatened with malnutrition and unicef says over 460,000 children are among them. it is a human made catastrophe with hunger as a weapon of conflict by the warring parties. people fear another attack where all shipments of food su

severe weather in australia, thousands fleeing for safety getting out of the way of a cyclone, cyclone debbie across the north part of the country with wind gusts up to 160 miles an hour. at least one person killed there. >>> if you've been on facebook, a bunch of new changes including camera filters and messages that disappear after reading and facebook stories that let users share photos and videos that stay up for 24 hours. as many have noted the new features look an awful lot like that of rival snapchat. >>> when we come back, the 98-year-old guinness world record holder sharing the secrets to her longevity. =esst >>> finally tonight, her life has spanned nearly a century and what a life it's been. she's rubbed shoulders with world leaders and hollywood superstars and now she's sharing the secrets to her longevity, which include healthy doses of yoga and wine. nbc's kristen dahlgren has her incredible story. >> reporter: early morning, a 98-year-old has been up for hours. >> i don't want to missing? miss anything. >> reporter: the woman guinness called the world's oldest yoga instructor s

cyclone debbie hit land in northern queensland. it was a category four storm with 100 miles an hour wind. dozens of injuries, one death, a lot of damage reported around that region. >>> 4:46 is the time. let's check back in with sal. what is going on so far on the commute? hopefully not as crazy as yesterday with the horses and an evening with the bull on the freeway. >> yeah, and then we had that truck in marin. >> yeah i think we've had a whole week's worth of traffic in one monday. >> that is plenty. >>> so right now we don't have a lot going on. dave and pam, good morning to you. you can see traffic is going to be a little bit slow on the altman pass and on tracy on 205. i've heard from a lot of people blorpt who watch us every morning and say i really like this tracy stuff because i watch channel 2 just to see what's going on. it's about as normal which is to say it's pretty slow by the time you reach livermore, dublin. usually it starts getting busy at about 5:30. 4:48 let's bring steve in. it was a little chilly yesterday. >

cyclone debbie, it is called, just made landfall, packing wind gusting as high as 155 mile an hour. winds. 110 miles an hour. >> tens of thousand of homes are without power. many people have evacuated tropical northeast coast because the storm is moving so slowly officials worry could do major damage. many businesses, and most schools are closed. >> mauove on to politics. top democrats asking the republican leading the house investigation into the russian election meddling to recuse himself. calls for chair nunes to step aside, sparked by revelations that nunes met with a secret source on white house grounds. nunes reviewed classified information allegedly showing president trump and his transition team may have been inadvertently swe lly swept up surveillance. house majority leader, nancy pelosi, and are suggesting nunes is too close to the president to be impartial. >> in the committee interest for him to recuse himself. it is my hope he will do so. >> nunes was criticized for sharing information from the source with the media. the president before informing on twitter last night,

that is as the remnants of cyclone debbie continue to dump rain on the state of queensland.hen court is among producers that suspended operations in a total of 12 mines. it was the worst storm to hit since 2011 which helped push prices to record highs at the time. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . anna: thank you. let's get you an update on the markets. juliette saly has that for us. confidence -- consumer confidence putting a lift under asian equities. juliette: that is right. we did have that strong reading and consumer confidence and that has boosted asian equity markets. you have seen the nikkei close looking fairly flat. topiding to the topics -- x, it is in the red. elsewhere it has been broadly stronger in terms of sentiment. the asx 200 closing up .8 of 1% to its high level -- the highest level in two years. if we look at some of the stocks we have been watching, this is a nikkei report that the westinghouse unit has filed. to see me is up

australian officials assess the damage after cyclone debbie struck the northeast coast.turkey and europe following claims

australia is dealing with extreme weather, cyclone debbie slams into the tropical northeast coast overnightgusts as high as 155 miles per hour. the area is very popular with tourists. and tens of thousands of people have already been urged to evacuate before the storm made landfall. now, because it is moving so slowly, officials are worried about how much damage it will do. >> the pentagon is taking a close look at its operations in iraq. amid a rise in civilian deaths. military officials say multiple reviews are under way on march 17th residents say more than 100 civilians were killed. see the blast there. another 150 reportedly died in the strike over the weekend. defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. is always concerned about civilian deaths. >> there is no military force in the world has proven more sensitive to civilian casualties. we are keenly aware that every battlefield where an enemy hides behind women and children is also a humanitarian field. we go out of our way. >> human rights group, amnesty international says the u.s. isn't taking adequate precautions to prevent civil