hurricane patricia is the strongest hurricane recorded in the western hem western hemisph. more than 50,000 people have been moved away from the coast. home made bombs at thousands of shia muslims in dacca. hours earlier a suicide bomber in pakistan killed at least 22 shia worshipers there. >>> well russia' russia's intr n from baghdad, imtiaz tyab has the details. >> reporter: this is what many across iraq want to see. russian air strikes against sieferl like these once in syria. well it's too soon to say how successful moscow's campaign has been. there is growing frustration, to help take the vast territory i.s.i.l. still controls across iraq. hakim zamalie, one of the most vocal supporters of russian involvement in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> we know russia did not get involved in the middle east for our sake but for rather their interests. >> it's not just politicians who want to see russia take a more powerful role, late last month russia and iraq signed an intelligence sharing agreement that also included syria and iran. washington says it does not want russia in th

it is being called the strongest hurricane on record in the hemisphe hemisphere. >> translator: it'ster to protect than regret. >> mexico has shut two key cargo ports, both are in the direct path of patricia, a lot of villages have also been evacuated. nicole mitchell has been tracking this. when is this storm expected to make landfall? >> within the next 12 hours, and it's uncommon for these storms to get this intense, to a category 5. the winds are 200 miles per hour, the pressure setting a record as well. but we're definitely going to continue to watch this move inland. even if it loses some intensity, it has already welled up the water. we're seeing high surfs and other problems. all of the models pretty conclusive. this is mountainous terrain. just behind that, it's going to be possibly up to a foot of rain consistently, but once it gets into the mountains, this is a water vapor image, all of that rings out even more. landslides, mud slides, this is definitely a life-threatening storm. if you look at this -- look at some of the moisture feeding northward. we have already had pro

let's look here in the southern hemisphe hemisphere. you are looking at fairly gusty winds. reports upwards of 65 to 70 kilometers per hour through your morning hours here. heavy rainfall and snow in the higher elevations along the southwestern coast line shifting towards the northeast bringing showers out there. the biggest with this is the widespread winds. christchurch you may want to slow down. you are looking at winds extending towards thursday. here into europe some fairly blustery conditions making its way towards the scandinavian peninsula. some areas see as much as 80 to 90 kilometer per hour winds. severe weather to the south is the big worry. every time we talk about temperatures we talk about the refugee situation and thousands of people outdoors. we are looking at storms that could bring severe weather and cold air behind it. kiev just 6 there for your high on wednesday. here is your extended outlook. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. >> hello. welcome to global 3000. life is full of

those winds did increase and it's the most intense historical hurricane for the western hemisphe hemisphe hemisphere. they'll get a lot of rain between manzanillo and puerto vallarta and a foot to two feet of rain and a 15 to 20-foot storm surge is possible, but the good news is once the storm does come ashore that it will be weakening very rapidly at 12 hours down to 150-mile-per-hour winds and by the time we get to 24 hours from now and those winds up to 70 miles per hour down from there. take a look at wednesday. that's some of the moisture that we'll start riding in to our area for hurricane patricia. right now we're expecting showers and nothing too heavy right now. >> nothing too heavy for sunday and we'll be looking at sunday, too, as the tampa bay buccaneers take on washington at 3:00. around the 5:00 hour being looking pretty good and a very nice forecast for the game and maybe showers early and that's what we'll be watching. 66 for a high on monday and 62 on tuesday and the west of the seven-day forecast including the chance for rain next week coming up later. >>> now at 5:00, f

potential of 134 square miles classed by experts as the fastest-burning ground cover in the western hemisphe hemisphere. on the morning of november 6th, 1961, fire department finds conditions far from the best. winds are dry and gusty. and moisture component, rock bottom. at 8:03 a.m., a condition of high hazard is called throughout the department. then trouble strikes. at 8:15, an alert of fire is given. >> all units, a brush fire in the mountain area. 3600 stone canyon. >> they respond immediately. clouds of smoke already visible on the ridge. they call for additional companies. the fire starting north of mu mullholland. and and there is no stopping it. winds are driving the flames fast and hard. the chief declares a condition of major emergency. and support from air tankers is requested. all key personnel are dispatched along with equipment. deputy and position chiefs rush in. >> heading straight down the canyon. >> 31, 45, 46, 67, move directly into the fire. >> fire has jumped mullholland, headed toward bel air. to these men, brush fires are routine. but this one is pushing them hard. t

patricia, you heard it, was the most powerful storm ever recorded in the western hemisphe hemisphere. it weakened before it made landfall last night in northwestern mexico. ed lavandera in texas with more details on that train that was washed right off the tracks. hi, ed. >> poppy, the rainfall here in texas has been unrelenting for more than a day and a half. we are near the town of corsicana where the train derailment occurred just several hours ago. that is the car that you see behind me. the two lead cars rescued from there earlier today. but when you think about this, that train, 64 cars worth were filled with cement. and if the flood waters here had the power to topple all of that over, that really gives you a sense of the staggering power that these flood waters can move with. all of this rushing down that way, and as you see here the rainfall continues to fall heavily at times. and it's really incredible. the rainfall totals is mesmerizing in many ways. here in the corsicana area, some have recorded nearly 20 inches of rain here in the last day and a half. so even though in so

let's not also forget that we're presently dealing with our own hemisphe hemisphere's immigration crisissolved with immigrating large numbers of people from that region. while the united states may have a role to play and does have a role to play, such as establishing safe zones in syria as recommended by general petraeus, it would be more appropriate to effectively support the refugees in locations closer to their homes with the long-term goal of being able to return them safely to their homes. that is why the middle eastern nations clearly must take a larger role and a lead actually in resettling the region's refugees. it's not sound policy to respond to the myriad problems in the region by encouraging millions to abandon their home. resettling the region's refugees within the region is, of course, the likeliest to produce good long-term reforms and stabilization. it's also been reported that as many as 3 in 4 of those seeking entry into europe are not refugees from syria. but economic migrants, many from many different countries. in a september 23rd "washington post" article this is w

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