yesterday we looked at the stom with sustained winds of 250 k/hr, with gusts up to 300. it was powerful. if it was within the atlantic it would be called a borderline category 4 or category 5 h hurricane. it's eased a little. we are seeing the sustained winds of 200 companies , with gusts of 250. still strong, the equivalent of a category 3. >> okainawa it's not the ended show. >> the eye didn't make landstorm so they didn't see the equivalent of a category 3. it's heading north. it will ease, but picked up the moisture from the sea. if it loses the energy, you'll see a lot of rain. that part of japan where it's going to hit is saturate. it has a lot of water. when it hits, the winds may not be a problem. the rain will. we are likely to see flooding, and landslides as well. that will be the major problem. >> thank you so much for that. >> now, staying with jap january shinzo abe is the first -- japan shinzo abe is the first premier to address australia. he met with tony abbott and signed agreements to boost trade and defense ties. >>> 41 asylum seekers returned to sri la

it's making -- 50 k/hr. it's making its way quickly, rolling into the open waters of the north-west pacific. there has been a lot of heavy rainfall, some the best part of half a meter of rain over the last 3-4 days alone. you are talking 3-4 times the monthly average in a short period. the ground is saturated and can't take more in the way of heavy rain. another wet one through friday, saturday. where we'll see things drying up. with the ground wet as it currently is, what more rain fall we see could well cause problems in the next few days to come. >>> everton, thank you for that. now, the former mayor of new orleans has been sentenced to 10 years in gaol for corruption. ray nagin took bribes from businessmen who wanted lucrative contracts to rebuild the city after hurricane katrina nine years ago. >> reporter: you maintain your innocence? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the former mayor of new orleans was elected as a reformer. on tuesday, ray nagin was sentenced to 10 years in gaol for brakery, money launderi

>> investigators awhen the train -- say when the train came down the track it was travelling at 63 k/hr. 63 miles an hour. hits this quur curve. the cars slide. there was the cafe. >> the cafe - that's a nightclub where blanch et was supposed to work. where her friends were. >> i was in front of the disaster. i said "no, it's impossible." i want it to stop now. and rewind and never happen. >> reporter: it's so shocking. >> yes. the wait es i was supposed to switch with her, she died. so i always saw some of this and think she died at my place. it's strange to - i'm sorry. >> massive devastation. this is what we were faced with when we arrived. this was like driving into hell. it was. there was nothing comparable. this was the 9/11 to canada. >> tim has been a professional firefighter for 35 years. he leads the volunteer force at rapingly maye -- -- rangely maine. these are never-before-seen pictures taken by one of his crew from inside the blast zone. >> we saw towers, we didn't know what they were. what kind of building it was. he said it wasn't a building, they were the tank ards, the

hamilton crashing at a speed in excess of 200 k/hr, and is expected to be fit for sunday's race, but will start in 15th place. >> it's great. a home race is fantastic. of course, would have preferred if it was an open fight with lewis. a little less, you know hope as a result. lewis didn't have a shot at it in the end. a fantastic day up until now. >> india's batsmen build up a lead of 145 in a test match with england, finishing on 159/4,le home side bowled out for 319. kumar taking 6 wickets. nib alley tightened his grip on the tour de france. he finished second, extending his lead to 4.5 minutes. a polish player is ahead claiming a win on his debut score. >>> ironman-triathlon is a tough sport, competitors taking on a 4km swim, 80km on the bike and they run a marra tonne. getting to the start line for one man is an achievement. >> reporter: john mcill voi is one of the fittest men in britain. he's training to qualify for the world ironman championship, preparing for a challenge on the world record for rowing in the atlantic. he's a long way from being a typical sportsman. >> there

we have sustained winds of 90 k/hr, gusting to 110. you can see a sluch of storms off the coast of florida. it's running along the carolinas, pushing northwards and eastwards. certainly one giving cause for concern, being the first system coming from from the atlantic. one to watch out for there. . >> and a line of storms from new england down across new york to "okay so now what?." that brought active weather in across the region, going through. the pictures coming out of chicago, where the tower took a number of hi.s the voipt tomorrows through the overnoight period. trees down. quarter of a million lost power. major problems, people have trouble getting in and out of the airport. brighter skies through the remainder of wednesday. into thursday, and there you can see a tropic it will storm. as for the holiday, wet for the eastern parts. >> thank you. it may not be a strong footballing nation, but pakistan is making an porp contribution to the -- important correction to the world cup, it's been making the official ball, the brazuka. w

as it does so we could see wunds of 165 k/hr and i'll keep you posted. >> thank you.till ahead on al jazeera... >> it was a difficult day of our life. >> the parents of gaoled al jazeera correspondent peter greste tell us of their first visit to their son's prison cell. >>> in sport we tell you about the first canadian man to reach the wimbledon semifinals in over a century. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. iraq's kurdish president is addressing parliament as the kurds push for more independence. he has already announced he wants a referendum to decide the future of kirkuk, and the kurdish region. >>> the leaders of south korea and china met for talks aimed at strengthening business and diplomatic pies. chip he is president xi jinping is in seoul for his first state visit. >>> the family of a teenager killed is awaiting the return of his body. air strikes have conditioned. >>> it's the anniversary of the overthrow of president mohamed mursi of egypt. and he's been replayed by abdul fatah al-sisi -- replaced by abdul fatah al-sisi.

sustained wind are 165 canadiens, making the the equif -- 165 k/hr.hat will happen now is it will run its way across the seas. this is the energy source so it can gain strength. there's strong wened, stopping it gaping too much strength. it will strengthen, but only a fraction, and run towards land. >> because it covers a huge area, when it gets near land we'll see it has for example. it will ease off again. by the time it makes land fall in southern china, it will have winds about the same as at the moment. the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane. >> thank you very much indeed. a u.s. missile strike in pakistan killed 18 suspected taliban fighters. it struck a down in north waziristan. the pakistani millry is involved in an offensive in that area. drone strikes beginning in june. we go live to islamabad. the details are what. >> the details that we are getting is the u.s. drone strike fired four missiles, one on a house. and the reports are coming from spell gent sources. it must be understood that there is nobody in that area except military source

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