a video coming out from hokkaido. we saw a lot of snow down there. we have a present 33 centimeters in the past 24 hours of snowfall in parts of hokkaido and here, about 15 centimeters has snow. on the sea of japan's side of hokkaido, an additional 40 centimeters of snowfall is expected by tomorrow night. it looks like the snow will continue to accumulate there. however, the worst of the blowing snow and blizzard conditions are over fortunately, and if you pull back, you can see we will see some precipitation just along the sea of japan coast and we will also see winds that will be strong in hokkaido especially picking up the waves up to about six meet, high. seeing the wintry weather continue and also rain here. locally heavy at times, but for much of the rest of japan looking very dry and sunny. we have a low pressure system that will be rapidly developing just over the yellow sea moving across the korean peninsula overnight tuesday and then that system will bring locally heavy rain towards japan, in towards our wednesday. much of mongolia and chin

it will be passing through hokkaido in the next 24. in higher elevations we nay see snow, as well as northern portion of hokkaido. but the temperatures actually a little bit warmer than normal average. so the snow will probably turn into rain in most areas. rest of japan looking very calm, we may see some sunny intervals. mostly overcast, though. with some few showers, could be possible from this system, just along the pacific side of kanto region. now in the korean peninsula, we may see some sleet and snow with the rain coming in from china, from central china and into eastern china. this whole rain band will then be moving towards japan in the midweek. the ongoing showers here in the philippines as well as eastern indochina peninsula. this is finally tapering off. we may see some few scattered showers to come in the next couple of days. ulan bator looking at very cold weather. minus 12 is our tuesday high, but the low will be minus 23. chongqing at 19, still holding on to the upper teens and tokyo at 16 degrees. and heading over to t

is impacting northern japan, bringing heavy rains, strong winds, as well as thunderstorms across hokkaido, all the way down to the northern -- all the way down to the northwestern flank of japan, and this system could develop even more, and usher cold air from the north so blustery conditions are expected in hokkaido as well as the tohoku region in the next 12 hours and the stormy conditions will gradually move eastward, but could create 30 centimeters of snow in hokkaido today. however, the southern portions of japan are looking at much drier conditions. meanwhile, the korean peninsula and much of china are experiencing very dry conditions. some precipitation popping up across the midsection of china, but it's not on the severe side. down towards the south, it's largely wet across the philippines, and scattered thunderstorms are possible throughout the day here. meanwhile, the southern half of vietnam are still looking at rain throughout the day. we're expecting 18 degrees in tokyo, slightly warmer than yesterday, and 3 in seoul, despite the sunshine, and minus 9 in ulan bator, but warmi

blizzard-like conditions are going to be possible with blowing snow, icy conditions in the hokkaido areaso for this northwestern corner of the hoe hoe cue region, we are going to be looking at cold precipitation throughout most of the day. elsewhere, it does stay dry for much of the pacific side of the country as does the southern end of japan, but still, we are looking at much cooler temperatures than yesterday. over towards the korean peninsula throughout china, scattered areas picking up light precipitation, but nothing too major. as we look towards the southeast, it does look wetter here. the south china sea region looking at more moisture again to the southeast coast of china and in through vietnam. philippines, too, will be looking at showers, as well as thunderstorms again today. as for those highs for monday, we are looking at 10 only in beijing. seoul in the single digits. tokyo gets up to 15. that will be significantly cooler than yesterday. as we look toward the south, 22 in taipei. manila expected to get up to 33. toward the americas and in the pacific here, the very bottom o

and we're anticipating up to 30 centimeters of snow in hokkaido within the next 24 hours. blustery conditions will likely condition into friday and again winds are very strong. that could create high waves along the west coast throughout the day. the korean peninsula and much of china are experiencing very dry weather. some precipitation is popping up across the midsection of china, but that's not on the severe side. down towards the south, it is largely wet across the philippines and you may see scattered thunderstorms throughout today. out west, the southern half of vietnam is still dealing with ongoing rain. and the central portions will see rain developing over the course of today. as for highs, warming up to 18 degrees in tokyo and 24 in hong kong, but cooling down to only 3 degrees in seoul despite the sunshine and minus 9 in ulan bator. heading over to europe then, high pressure systems are blanketing most of continental europe, bringing dry weather, lots of sunshine for you. but we've got an area of low pressure across the western mediterranean. and this system has

the results of the simulation suggest some cesium 137 reached the northern island of hokkaido. the simulation reached 250 becquerels. the simulation also spread to some areas of western japan. the density per kilogram reached 25 becquerels in mountainous areas. researchers say the radioactive material may have accumulated in the soil due to rain. but they say the pollution levels are not high enough to require decontamination. >> translator: there are many places throughout japan where radiation testing of the soil has not been carried out. i hope this simulation will be a useful reference when more detail tests are conducted. >>> despite the debt crisis, the economy of the 17-nation euro zone grew 0.2% during the july-to-september period from the previous three months. it almost stalled because of fiscal problems that started in greece. the eu statistics office also announced on tuesday that germany, the largest euro zone economy reported growth of 0.5%. and france, the second largest, 0.4%. but no gdp data are available for greece and italy, now mired in debt problems. and at

hokkaido has had over 50 centimeters of snow in the past 24 hours.g winds are also a concern, but those conditions will gradually ease as we head into this afternoon. so after that the whole of japan is looking at dry conditions. down towards the south, a tropical low is bringing ample moisture to the southeast coast of china, hainan, the northern half of the philippines, as well as taiwan, and this area has been contending with ongoing heavy rain. the ground is already very well saturated, so additional rain could trigger landslides as well as flooding. now the moisture is meeting with cooler air from the north over the central and northern portions of china, creating light to moderate precipitation. tokyo will be seeing a seasonal 17 degrees and 17 degrees in seoul, and dropping down to minus 7 in ulan bator with some snow. heading over to the americas then, across the deep south, this is where we are seeing lots of active weather. we are talking about severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds, as well as tornadoes in alabama and georgia. th

and for japan, hokkaido and the tohoku area will see rain today. down towards the south, it's wet again across the philippines, thunderstorms possible here. and luzon will see rain developing into thursday. for the indochina peninsula, we'll stay dry. but large parts will see rain throughout the day. temperaturewise, we're expecting 6 degrees in seoul and 5 in beijing. we're expecting only 10 degrees for tomorrow mere. heading over the americas, a low pressure system. that brought early season snow to the deep south, now impacting the eastern part of u.s. and canada. cold precipitation and winds. 30 se now, the system will move north eastward. so things are getting drier across most of the eastern u.s. by wednesday evening. for the west, a low pressure system is moving across the pacific northwest as well as the bc area and that will spread heavy snow here. that will also move to the central plains in the next 24 hours. so you may see snow here on wednesday. otherwise it should stay largely dry under a high pressure system across the u.s. we're exp

pressure system is moving through northeastern china, spreading moderate snow and that will affect hokkaidosunday. down towards the south, the southeast coast of china and taiwan have been contending with heavy rain, but i'm afraid more wet weather is expected over the next severalda a ait r i ntuhis,ok ll t a de antaipei, and in bangkok, we arexpecting 31 degrees with mainly clear skies. heading over to the americas then, we are still moniting tropical storm shawn over the atntic. it's now situad nort of bermuda, spreang hea rain an creating very strong win across this couny. but the condions will gradually subsides we head into tonigh that's good news. wever rough seaonditions will pvail across the coast of rmuda and the southeastern u.s. over the next couple of days. so watch out for coastal flooding for the time being. meanwhile, a big low pressure system is pducingea sw an coastal rain for eastern canada and parts of new englan wis are also a big concern, gusts of up to 100 komers pehour are possible for the canadian maritimes. but the wet condions wil gradually ease as we head into sa

that is going to reach hokkaido by sunday, but it's not going to be too intense in nature. you can see it's looking very clear here across much of the continent. down towards the south we will find a continuing downpours across hey nan island and vietnam. and the rain has been ongoing for the last several weeks. unfortunately into the weekend there will be an increased risk of flooding to occur. and also with that landslides. here are your temperatures. 14 in tokyo. 10 in seoul and 9 in beijing with minus 8 in ulaanbaatar. these temperatures are really set to drop into the beginning of next week. there's going to be a very pronounced difference as a cold blast makes its way down through mongolia and northeastern china too. 20 in chongqing also shanghai tomorrow. 24 taipei and 32 for manila as well as bangkok. into north america. many of you are making your way home today from your thanksgiving festivities. in the pacific northwest, friday is going to be bringing still a little bit of snow on those roads. please do be careful. as we head into saturday, high pressure moves th

this low is crossing hokkaido area. that will bring in more showers this morning. behind it, more rain spreading across inland china, central sections, and aimed for the korean peninsula today. for the northern end of this precipitation area we could see a changeover into snow. there's more colder air to be found here. for southeast asia, scatter showers for areas like the philippines as well as towards vietnam. this northern area will continue to look unsettled throughout today. as for highs tuesday, expecting 19 degrees here, and 3 in beijing. 14 degrees for seoul, 17 in tokyo. overcast skies today, but temperatures should stay relatively mild. over towards the americas, eastern end of the u.s. has been looking at a lot of wet activity the past couple days. we have a stubborn low producing a lot of rainfall. and for the hours tonight, still looking at the chances of heavy rain, especially in areas like the carolinas, with a couple of thunderstorms in the mix as well. then all of this precipitation is heading northward. as it does, it is going to be a lot colder h

another small area of rain here just pushing across north korea, and that's going to be arriving in hokkaido on saturday night. not too intense in nature. you can see looking clear here across much of the continent. down towards the south we'll find continuing downpours across hainan island and vietnam and the rain is ongoing the last several weeks. through the weekend, an increased risk of flooding to occur and also with that landslide. here your temperatures. looking for 14 in tokyo. 10 in seoul. 9 in beijing. these temperatures are set to drop into the beginning of next week. there's going to be a pronounced difference as a cold blast makes its way down through mongolia and into northeastern china, too. and all the higher in shanghai and 22 in manila as well as bangkok. north america, many are making your way home from your thanksgiving festivities. in the pacific northwest, snow on the roads. please, be careful. as we head into saturday. high pressure moves that away and things will be a lot clearer for you. there is another system, though, down towards the south. this one will be develo

now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause difficulties in traveling, not only affecting directly the sea of japan side, this system is surging all the moisture from the south. the pacific coast will see some showers and gusting conditions. so for our labor day in tokyo, temperaturewise i think we have a chance of rain, but the temperatures will be very warm. elsewhere here in eastern asian continental asia, looking very clear. temperatures are going to be very low and we'll take a look at that temperature in a while. here, northeastern monsoonal flow affecting the philippines as well as eastern vietnam and southern thailand 7. heavy rain could lead to flash flooding. tokyo, 18 degrees. warm. seoul, a system passing through dropping those temperatures down at 5 degrees. manila at 31. now here in the americas, as you can see a clear defined eye. looking very clear. we will take a look at the temperatures in a while. northeastern m

away and then the usual wintry pattern continuing across japan, which we'll see effect snows for hokkaido. high pressure pushing out the showers from the eastern coast of china and still have another 24 hours. those showers across taiwan, really hit hard this week by the heavy rain, but by monday, we should see a much drier picture. certainly something to look forward to there. 24 degree, forecast for tokyo as we start the end of november. that's not what we usually see this time of year at all. 13 degrees in seoul. 9 in beijing and minus 11 in ulan bator, part of the icy blast making its way down here into sunday and then into monday. all right. head now into north america. out towards the east and the south, nothing too much brewing, but we have a very big snow event making its way across western locations. right along the u.s./canada border, expanding up into eastern canada. so widespread snow. it's not going to be far too heavy. the darker shades, maybe 20 centimeters or so accumulating, but widespread up the coast and rain, of course, but turning over to snow quickly as th system mov

for japan, hokkaido , we will see snow even in low lying areas today, and rain will also spread by tonight. in the south, wet across the philippines. may see scattered thunderstorms and rain developing as we head into thursday. for the indochina peninsula, it stays largely dry. parts of vietnam will see on-going rain throughout the day. as for temperatures, we are expecting 17es in shanghai, 26 in tie pay, and single digits in seoul and beijing. tokyo warm with 17 degrees, but temperatures cool down starting thursday. heading to the americas, a developing low pressure system is impacting the northeastern corner of the u.s. and eastern canada with heavy cold precipitation as well as strong winds across eastern great lakes and quebec. we are anticipating more than 30 secentimeters of snow and rain. things get dryer in the east by wednesday evening. meanwhile, a new round of pacific storm is moving through the pacific northwest and the bc area, reaching the northern plains in the next 24 hours. that will bring heavy snow here on wednesday. otherwise, it is largely dry under a high pressure sy

it's going to be about 80 millimeters of rain for hokkaido, seeing about 20 centimeters of snow, ratherhan rain. so really starting to see things cool down here. now to the south it's going to stay much warmer. and we have plenty of rain. this time across the philippines as well as eastern indochina. let's see what's going to be happening if we fast-forward into the next few days and see what the forecast holds. once again, it's going to be central vietnam. so the area around da nang is going to be picking up heavy rain, as well as the northeastern portion of the philippines. so eastern luzon getting maybe 150 millimeters of rain into the next 72 hours. maybe a little bit more than that. we've already seen about 100 millimeters for northern parts of mindinao. so a possibility of flooding and landslides in the next three days. 24 for taipei, 19 for shanghai, 16 for chongqing and we'll probably see that figure in tokyo for the high. and 12 in seoul and beijing and minus 2 in ulan bator. snow is going to be in the card for you in the northwest. we're talking about cascades as well as the n

this weaker low towards the north will be bringing showers into hokkaido.ut it's not going to be quite as intense. now in behind that we're looking fairly dry across the north, certainly mongolia looking under a strong high pressure there. but we will see showers continuing in and around the chongqing area. let's look to the south now, we have a few things going on. a new low pressure here in the south china sea is going keep the rain coming into eastern indochina. down in towards the south as well. but much of the north and west looking quite dry now. and then as for the philippines, that heavy rain is still coming in, particularly up towards the northeast. parts of luzon saw 250 millimeters of rain in the last 24 hours. which is not good news in determines of flooding and landslides. and as you can see, into the next 24 hours it doesn't look like it's going to be alleviated. strong winds accompanying that, meaning high waves and rough seas in the forecast. temperatureswise in the tropics, 29 in manila, 33 in bangkok. 33 also in hong kong. and low 20s in c

away and then the usual wintry pattern continuing across japan, which we'll see effect snows for hokkaido. high pressure pushing out the showers from the eastern coast of china and still have another 24 hours. those showers across taiwan, really hit hard this week by the heavy rain, but by monday, we should see a much drier picture. certainly something to look forward to there. 24 degree, forecast for tokyo as we start the end of november. that's not what we usually see this time of year at all. 13 degrees in seoul. 9 in beijing and minus 11 in ulan bator, part of the icy blast making its way down here into sunday and then into monday. all right. head now into north america. out towards the east and the south, nothing too much brewing, but we have a very big snow event making its way across western locations. right along the u.s./canada border, expanding up into eastern canada. so widespread snow. it's not going to be far too heavy. the darker shades, maybe 20 centimeters or so accumulating, but widespread up the coast and rain, of course, but turning over to snow quickly as the system mo

pressure system is moving through northeastern china, spreading moderate snow and that will affect hokkaidosunday. down towards the south, the southeast coast of china and taiwan have been contending with heavy rain, but i'm afraid more wet weather is expected over the next several days. the ground is already saturated, so any additional rain is not good news. as for saturday's highs, tokyo will be warming up to a seasonal 18 degrees, and 23 in taipei, and in bangkok, we are expecting 31 degrees with mainly clear skies. heading over to the americas then, we are still monitoring tropical storm shawn over the atlantic. it's now situated north of bermuda, spreading heavy rain and creating very strong winds across this country. but the conditions will gradually subside as we head into tonight. so that's good news. however rough sea conditions will prevail across the coast of bermuda and the southeastern u.s. over the next couple of days. so watch out for coastal flooding for the time being. meanwhile, a big low pressure system is producing heavy snow and coastal rain for eastern canada and part

now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause difficulties in traveling, not only affecting directly the sea of japan side, this system is surging all the moisture from the south. the pacific coast will see some showers and gusting conditions. so for our labor day in tokyo, temperaturewise i think we have a chance of rain, but the temperatures will be very warm. elsewhere here in eastern asian continental asia, looking very clear. temperatures are going to be very low and we'll take a look at that temperature in a while. here, northeastern monsoonal flow affecting the philippines as well as eastern vietnam and southern thailand 7. heavy rain could lead to flash flooding. tokyo, 18 degrees. warm. seoul, a system passing through dropping those temperatures down at 5 degrees. manila at 31. now here in the americas, as you can see a clear defined eye. looking very clear. we will take a look at the temperatures in a while. northeastern m

in this northwestern areas, and we will be continuing to see more snow again, especially in the hokkaido areas. heavy snow amounts already reported since yesterday. it will be continuing today with blowing snow in the mix possible, too. otherwise for japan, the pacific side, as well as down towards the south, we're looking at largely settled skies. behind it we're looking at this low that's going to be moving eastward over the course of today. as it does, it brings more rain in towards the korean peninsula, so it will start looking a lot wetter for you here in the next 24 hours. behind it dries out nicely across eastern china. then down towards the southeast of asia, we're looking at still more downpours and thundershowers for places like the philippines then on in towards vietnam as well as hainan island. as for temperature on tuesday, 33 in manila, 33 also in bangkok. it is hot with partly cloudy skies. 19 in chongqing, then remaining at 10 in beijing, 9 only in seoul and 14 degrees for toke -- tokyo. it is starting to feel fairly seasonal here. on the cool side. a look at the americas

for the most part, we do look at some cold precipitation coming into northern sections and for hokkaido, we could be talking about snow, as a lot more colder air is trying to come on in from the north. as for highs on monday, starting off with a high of 13 degrees in beijing. even cooler in seoul remaining at 11. tokyo gets up to 19 degrees. still on the mild side. 18 for shanghai. and getting up to 25 degrees in taipei. now over toward the americas and it is looking messy across much of the united states but also we're looking at a low that's moving in off the coast of baja of california and starting to bring in showers to the northwest corner of mexico. some heavier rain is going to be possible with this system. otherwise a rain band will form across the midwest and head into the mid-atlantic region. also across canada much of the southern tier will look a lot messier as we head into wednesday. showers for the most part across much of central and eastern sections while in the pacific northwest including british columbia, we'll be starting to look at a little bit more rain along the co

northwesterly winds impacting much of northern japan and talking about snow in hokkaido and this region with strong winds to come. and a few showers will be disturbing the rest of japan with strong winds to come. rather than snow here in the korean peninsula we'll see rain and sleet. rain precipitation will taper off in central portions of china as this descends down into the south. still, scattered showers will be remaining in much of the philippines as well as malaysia where we are very worried and concerned about further flooding. tokyo at 17 degrees. a warmer side than seoul. single digits and 6 degrees. that colder air is going to be impacting the temperatures. beijing as well as single digit 5 degrees. ulan bator, if you take a look, that's minus 12 for the high. minus 28 would be for the low, very cold and freezing up there, but in bangkok and manila, still hanging on to the 30s. heading over to north america, let's talk about this storm that is moving in towards the pacific northwest, and that's going to be accompanied with very strong winds. up to about 50 kilometers per how, a

going to be turning this precipitation coming across from northeastern china to snow once it reaches hokkaido. but that's not going to be until sunday. so heavy rain also moving into parts of southeastern and eastern china here. we've got a couple of systems, one off hainan island, another one south of the korean peninsula helping to enhance all of the rainfall. unfortunately, it's not going to be letting up too much for taiwan and the philippines, the rain has been ongoing for the last several days and it will be continuing. heavy at times. for the next couple of days. temperatures down to the south, 33 in manila, 34, hot and steamy in bangkok. 25 in hong kong and we're looking for 17 in tokyo, as well as chongqing, with 16 in seoul. we'll see the temperatures come down into the weekend. 11 in beijing. minus 11 in ulan bator. you can see the dark purples where the icy blast is coming in now. all right. into north america, many of you seeing a clear, sunny day across much of mexico as well as the heart of the u.s. here. and up into central canada, but out towards the east, i want it start her

a little bit of snow in parts of hokkaido and into the day and evening hours you start seeing more moistureto the southern islands. we could be talking about heavier downpours so you want to watch out for that. for the korean peninsula later on in the day more precipitation may develop. dry in toward northern china. toward southern areas of china and southeast asia, activity is definitely picking up here. we've got a tropical depression that has formed just off of the coast of vietnam and that is just pushing in a lot of moisture to this entire region, the southern coast of china looking quite wet today, as does areas like the philippines, taiwan, and then for the indo china peninsula as well, vietnam in particular has been reporting some hefty falls these past couple of days. looks like you will continue to see a little bit more rain. areas across cambodia and laos looking to pick up showers. thailand a little bit of rain in the northern central sections but nothing too heavy. bangkok, too, may see a chance of thundershowers in the afternoon but nothing too heavy or severe. 34 degrees in b

maybe another 40 centimeters for western hokkaido into the next 24 hours. we're seeing some really significant winter weather now. across northern japan. down in towards the south, continuing showers here for eastern indochina. that will be laos, as well as vietnam and also the philippines and it's certainly enough to raise the concern of flooding and landslides into next couple of days. >> temperatures, 32 degrees in manila and bangkok. low 20s for hong kong, as well as chongqing, with single digits in beijing. 6 for the high, 8 in seoul and minus 6 in ulan bator and the temperatures in the north should be increasing into the weekend. into north america we go. many of you are going to be traveling today. thanksgiving day going to see your friends and family. if you're up in the pacific northwest, driving conditions could be risky. snow falling as well as some gusty winds. that could make the surface of the roads quite slippery. so do bear it in mind. give you a better idea of what we're looking at on our thanksgiving day, the darker shades of gray showing

this weaker low towards the north will be bringing showers into hokkaido.ut it's not going to be quite as intense. now in behind that we're looking fairly dry across the north, certainly mongolia looking under a strong high pressure there. but we will see showers continuing in and around the chongqing area. let's look to the south now, we have a few things going on. a new low pressure here in the south china sea is going keep the rain coming into eastern indochina. down in towards the south as well. but much of the north and west looking quite dry now. and then as for the philippines, that heavy rain is still coming in, particularly up towards the northeast. parts of luzon saw 250 millimeters of rain in the last 24 hours. which is not good news in determines of flooding and landslides. and as you can see, into the next 24 hours it doesn't look like it's going to be alleviated. strong winds accompanying that, meaning high waves and rough seas in the forecast. temperatureswise in the tropics, 29 in manila, 33 in bangkok. 33 also in hong kong. hot day for you.

deep enough to avoid bombs that the planes were dropping, and she was sank, she sank there just off hokkaido. it's also important to note that the people who were searching for her established a memorial there not to wahoo only, but to wahoo, to all the people who lost their lives at the hand of wahoo, and they called it a peace memorial. this is to honor the people who fought on both sides and who died in action, not just the american submarine. and it's a beautiful memorial overlooking that stretch of water where wahoo actually went down. >> what prompted you to write this book? >> i had written several books about world war ii history, and i was kind of moving away from that for a while and had some other ideas for books i wanted to do. but i was in jacksonville, florida, on business and had several hours before my flight was scheduled to leave, so i ran up to st. mary's, georgia. in st. mary's there is one of the most wonderful submarine museums in the whole world. it's a tiny little place. it's, but it has, you could build a submarine out of the stuff they have in there. if you go upsta

two strong earthquakes have hit japan, a magnitude 6.1 struck a short time ago near the island of hokkaidoant damaged back in march. no tsunami warnings have been posted. >>> weather may have affected travel across the country, but the outlook for today is a lot better than yesterday. bill karins is here to talk about what we get for this holiday. it really is nice, especially since we had know for halloween, now we get this beautiful thanksgiving. >> it looks nice. we showed you a picture of boston, thomas, and it did look chilly there, but overall, we're looking really, really sunny. it has that cold look to it. windchills in boston are currently 30 right now. they didn't get a lot of snow in areas of massachusetts yesterday. but new hampshire, vermont, and maine, they had a shovel last night. that's where we had the snowstorm yesterday, everyone else was rain in southern new england. the airport delays yesterday, but now things are as clear as could be. looks great for the parade in new york city and good for all your travel. you do have to put the gloves on and even the mid-atlantic, w