it will be more broadly distributed -- maintaining our strong presence in japan and the korean peninsula, while enhancing our presence in southeast asia. our posture will be more flexible -- with new capabilities to ensure that our forces can operate freely. and our posture will be more sustainable, by helping allies and partners build their capacity, with more training and exercises. we see our new posture here in australia. the initiatives that the prime minister and i announced yesterday will bring our two militaries even closer together. we'll have new opportunities to train with other allies and partners, from the pacific to the indian ocean. and it will allow us to respond faster to the full range of challenges, including humanitarian crises and disaster relief. since world war ii, australians have warmly welcomed american service members who've passed through. on behalf of the american people, i thank you for welcoming those who will come next, as they ensure that our alliance stays strong and ready for the tests of our time. we see america's enhanced presence in the alliance that

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 china looking calm, but temperatures cool. locally heavy rain at times. much of the rest of japan looking dryer and sunny. we have a low pressure system that will be rapidly developing just over the yellow sea, which will be moving across the korean peninsula on tuesday. that system will wring locally heavy rain towards japan in towards our wednesday. much of mongolia and china looking very calm but the temperatures are going to be very cold. the monsoonal flow is still affecting eastern philippines and hainan in vietnam bringing unstable weather the next couple of days. and the high, beijing 10 degrees. tokyo, 14 degrees. manila and bangkok in the lower 30s. heading over to the america, let's first talk about a tropical storm kenneth. now kenneth has potential of becoming a hurricane even later today. local time. it's not going to be bringing us any coast

will develop by the korean peninsula and bring a mix of rain and snow to the northern end of the peninsula as well as northeastern china on saturday. down towards the south it's mostly wet across the philippines. you may see scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. out west, vietnam and the malay peninsula looking at ongoing rain. risk of landslides are dangerously high here. 14 degrees in tokyo and 8 in seoul but warming up to 22 in chongqing. heading over to europe, we can see a large and powerful low pressure system through the north of the british isles. lines are close together meaning the winds are blowing over much of the scandinavian peninsula. in terms of precipitation, blustery, showers are impacting across most of northern europe. those extremely windy and wet conditions will likely continue throughout friday. and we can see wide-spread showers developing over finland, by tonight. but it's a different story for most of continental europe. it stays dry and settled thanks to our high pressure system and the exception is southern parts of italy as well as spain that are under he

rain across southern china and a mix of rain and snow across the korean peninsula. 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 l

we are expecting rain across southern china and mix of rain across the korean peninsula. 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

but a system will develop by the korean peninsula and will bring a mix of rain and snow against the northern end of the peninsula and northeastern china saturday. and down to the south, mainly wet across the philippines. you may see scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. out west, vietnam and much of this peninsula have wet companies through the day. we expect 14 degrees in tokyo. 8 in seoul. warming up to 22 degrees in chong ching. to the americas, we have a high pressure system. lots of system for you. the great plains are experiencing very windy conditions, raising the risk of wildfires. out west, it is very stormy. another round of pacific storm is tar getting the british columbia reason and parts of the northern rockies with strong winds. mountain snow and coastal rain. we have winter warnings and watches in effect across a wider area. by friday morning, things are getting clearer across the pacific northwest in the vancouver area. but the northern rockies will remain wet into friday evening. down to the south, a line of thundershowers are developing over northwestern corner of mex

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 here. just getting rid of the last of the storm system and the long front draped along the atlantic coast now. starting to move out. we will see some showers for you in florida. and also, up the northeast coast here, in toward

high pressure system covers japan and the korean peninsula and expands into eastern china. all throughout the area, we are talking about dry skies with a bit of sunshine. especially for japan. showing a warm up happening for the southern half of the country. for china inland areas, they are on the wet side. more precipitation developing over the course of today toward the north here. that rainy area could be turning over into snow as it is getting chilly. now from the southern islands of japan and taiwan and philippines, we will talk about tropical moisture in place. for the indo-china peninsula, and parts of cambodia may be picking up on showers. for thailand, not too bad. dry. down to the south across the peninsula, that is where we will see showery activity today. tuesday's highs are 33 in manila. 33 in bangkok. there are largely sunny skies with a bit of clouds. it should remain dry today. 28 in hong kong. cooler in beijing with highs at 15 degrees. 21 for tokyo. cooler than yesterday, but still very pleasant. over in the united states, it is calmer today as residents a

, china looking at the southwest sections and central areas, that will start moving into the korean peninsula in southeast asia. scattered showers and thunderstorms across the philippines and for the northern end of vietnam to still looking on the unsettled side. over towards india as well, southern sections as well as sri lanka will see another round of shares. in the sea, we have this system that will be a deep depression that is showing signs of strengthening and heading in towards the coast in the next couple of days. it is due to be a cyclonic storm shortly. we will keep an eye on this as well. >> 17 expected in tokyo so mild. 25 degrees in taipai. into europe and the weather pattern has been the gusty conditions impacting much of europe's northern sections and the east too, we have been hearing of strong winds and you can seat lines face very closing to and shows how windy the weather is. the pattern has not changed a lot the last couple of days and it will stay that way on monday as we heard of strong gales reported across the wide area reaching 80 kilometers per hour. even in the balc

in the korean peninsula and towards northern china, largely settled picture. light moisture showing up, but shouldn't be too major. a look to the south, things get more active. looking at widespread showers for southeast corner of china. we have a tropical depression that has formed in the south china sea also, that's all triggering heavier rain, especially for coastal areas of southern china. you want to watch for heavy rainfall in the course of today. accumulations could get into the triple digits. stronger winds, high waves possible on the coastal areas. for the indochina peninsula as well, vietnam, cambodia will see more rain again today. thailand, largely settled picture. bangkok not ruling out the possibility of afternoon thundershowers again. 33 degrees is the expected high. 25 expected in hong kong. gets cooler going towards north, 18 in tokyo. dropping away from the 20s that we've had the past couple days. and as for the americas, it is the united states looking at more active weather showing up here. we have a couple of lows dropping out of the rocki

in the korean peninsula and towards northern china, largely settled picture. light moisture showing up, but shouldn't be too major. a look to the south, things get more active. looking at widespread showers for southeast corner of china. we have a tropical depression that has formed in the south china sea also, that's all triggering heavier rain, especially for coastal areas of southern china. you want to watch for heavy rainfall in the course of today. accumulations could get into the triple digits. stronger winds, high waves possible on the coastal areas. for the indochina peninsula as well, vietnam, cambodia will see more rain again today. thailand, largely settled picture. bangkok not ruling out the possibility of afternoon thundershowers again. 33 degrees is the expected high. 25 expected in hong kong. gets cooler going towards north, 18 in tokyo. dropping away from the 20s that we've had the past couple days. and as for the americas, it is the united states looking at more active weather showing up here. we have a couple of lows dropping out of the rocki

it will spread to the southern tip of the korean peninsula and east coast of china today. for inland china, some light precipitation is falling and some rain will move northward and turn to snow. moving on to the indochina peninsula, a northeasterly monsoon brings rain and thunderstorms across vietnam, cambodia, thailand animal asia. stable and dry conditions in bangkok. we expect 20 degrees in tokyo, the same in seoul. it will remain in the 20s the next several days. it's going to be a bit warmer than yesterday. heading to the americas, mostly dry in the east, but a winter storm is hitting the rockies, spreading snow showers and strong winds. this weather can be found in and around colorado. we have warnings in effect across the area. after 25 centimeters of snow being possible in the mountain areas into wednesday. that will move southeastward, will effect the central plains in the next 24 hours. meanwhile, another system is bringing rain across southern ontario. that will spread to southern quebec, and could change in higher elevations. out to the west, winter storm is a

start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. 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 amer

it will also move into the korean peninsula as well.hings are going to be looking a little wetter as we head through the rest of monday. for southeast asia, showers are widespread across the philippines today. looking at scattered spots on the west side for vietnam. as for temperatures monday, 14 is the high in tokyo. up to 16 in seoul. slightly on the mild side. in the single digits for beijing. and in the americas, looking wet for the eastern third of the u.s. and canada today. we have a long frontal system, a couple of lows with it. that's where we will see some of the heaviest rain, especially in this section of the deep south and lower midwest. there's a chance of flash flooding with heavy rainfall. isolated areas looking at hefty downpours. for eastern canada, rain quickly moves from quebec into canadian mer i times. western section, largely dry for the pacific northwest. showers and snow moving through the mountains tonight, but that is on the way out. it will dry out for the time being. british columbia will see a new round of s

the same system is producing heavy rain across the southern korean peninsula. for china it's wet across the east. the northeastern portions look at up to 10 centimeters of snow in the next 24 hours, but especially west across the provinces and rain could develop as we head into saturday. taiwan is also experiencing ongoing heavy rain. the ground is already very well saturated, so this area is prone to flooding and landslides. we expect 19 degrees in tokyo with cloudy skies and 16 in seoul dropping down to minus 11 here. heading over to the americas then, it has turned quiet and nice across the east. the southern tip of the florida peninsula and parts of the eastern seaboard are looking at some showers, but that taper off into friday. meanwhile, a northwesterly flow is producing lake-effect snow across the great lakes, and snow could become heavy at times into friday morning here. up towards the east heading towards the west, a wintry storm is impacting the southern parts of british columbia as well as parts of northwestern states. we're anticipating as much as

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 the americas, we've got a very potent winter storm, so that's going to be a windy system as well as some storm to accumulate up to about 15 centimeters in and around manitoba. blowing snow could be possible, reduced visibility. so driving could be dangerous around those areas. we're talking about this system. this system is pulling in cold air behind it. so just around this area, we may even see some wintry accumulations in higher elevations. the rain could turn to snow overnight tonight. but this

korean peninsula will be lki athowers that will be tapering off in towards the weekend as well. heresnsherfo mongolia in towards northeastern china and the temperatures are going to beroin dramatically. we'll take a look at those temperatures later on. here in taan the ongoing showers here in the southeastern coast of china isesndg wnowdshear, s tpe llearteit vy hvy ra ihe ntouf ys teeruris ip,e' okg , awe a hg ng anbar,inor o hh fray weeoong ain8or elo sunday. so that temperature really going to be dropping in towards the weekend. tokyo, we're 13 degrees. here in north america, let's first talk about this storm. you can see that eye over there. it's well offshore of southeastern coast of the united states, but we still have high surf rip currents due to this wind, packing up to about 100 kph, moving in a north-northeast direction at a speed of 13 kilometers per hour, so the pace has picked up. it looks like it's going to become a hurricane friday overnight local time. d loio hintric srm wain ait psees o beud nonl i iec udt' gng t beurgingotf isre tordthnohet. wen seehoseova sci

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 here. we are going to see a changeover into freezing rain, snow mix. things are going to get icier for you

start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. 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 amer

behind the korean peninsula, light showers that is also on the way out. over towards china, northern sections may see snow and otherwise a dry picture. the coastline got lingering showers in place, but that shouldn't be lasting too much longer. taiwan will continue to see showers throughout the day. a look for southeast asia and philippines looking at rain as well. that is even for vietnam. highs on friday look like this. 34 in bangkok and 34 thirty-two in hong kong. cooler towards the north. only 12 degrees in tokyo. it is going to feel definitely much cooler than yesterday. as for the americas, in the atlantic, we have tropical storm shawn with us still that maintains a strength, but barely under hurricane status with winds hitting up to 100 kilometers per hour with gusts much higher. it looks like it is picking up the speed and will race by the northwest and of the bermuda, the islands have storm warnings and you may feel winds as well as rainfall. about 75 millimeters possible in hardest hit areas and the rough surf to contend with. high waves impacti

generally staying dry at the moment for the korean peninsula, but you are going to start to see showers moving on in into your friday. thursday should be staying mostly dry. the same goes for japan. holiday coming in tomorrow and it should be fairly settled across much of the country with temperatures a bit above average as well. shanghai region seeing a few showers. taiwan also going to be seeing those showers. heavier rain though is going to continue across parts of philippines. strong winds coming in from the northeast as well make the seas quite rough. high waves also the possibility of localized flooding perhaps in lower lying areas. as we head into indochina along the eastern coast we still see those showers again. this is the northeast monsoon. the heavy rain will in across parts of malaysia and southern parts of thailand also seeing continued moderate showers. all right. thursday temperatures, 23 in tokyo. 22 in seoul. and 14 in beijing with just 2 for the high in ulaanbaatar. 17 in chongqing. 28 hot day in hong kong but not as hot in the tropics manila and bangkok both in the l

the korean peninsula as well and as opposed to snow. this is falling as rain. showers extend down along the eastern coast of china, the shanghai region getting heavier reaching taiwan and the philippines. a system is sitting between these two areas and it's an intense low pressure system bringing just soaking rain as it has been doing the past couple of days. also another tropical low sitting here in south china sea bringing heavy rain to parts of hainan island as well as into central vietnam. there will be a risk of flooding in all of those areas as we see that heavier rain continuing down towards the south. all right. here are your temperatures for thursday. we're in the 30s in manila. a steamy day in bangkok. 34 degrees. dry in terms of rainfall. chongquing, 72. 9 in beijing. and minus 7 at ulan bator. and you're see temperatures reaching minus 20 by the time we get to saturday. all right. into north america we go. high pressure is dominating much of the center of the continent from mexico right up through into central canada. dry and clear, but we do have q

with all of this coming up from the east china sea, we'll get a little bit of it across to the korean peninsulawell. at the moment, high pressure keeping things mostly dry and clear across continental eastern asia. but you will notice all of this blue and mess down here. we have a tropical depression that is kicking up a lot of heavy rain. in, ldets rnn t dohoistaonov anal ththla awe. iticanyorengitfbrlsnd caod, erweeee seeing some ongoing heavy rain. that is all going to be heading up towards southern japan, towards the end of the week, that's where we'll see the thunderstorms coming in. but in the next three days, plenty of heavy rain to come in places like the southeastern coast and pushing a little far inland awe. sthstn cnathe. taans llsarf e nohe phipne mpatewe,5 bako n shanghai, with 16 in tokyo, mid teens in seoul as well as beijing, wh jt s for the high in ulan bator. in north americ youe lking od, hi presse keeping things mostly clr, just a few ows ming int the northwest coast ther let's talk abo what's happening here. we've got storms all the way from the great lakes right down to th

high pressure area covers japan, the korean peninsula and extends into much of eastern china so all throughout the area we are talking about dry skies with a bit of sunshine. especially for japan. showing a warm up happening for the southern half of the country. it's going to be looking pretty pleasant today. for china inland areas, they are on the wet side. there will be a little bit more precipitation developing over the course of today toward the north here. that rainy area could be turning over into snow as it is getting quite chilly. now from the southern islands of japan and through taiwan and even the philippines, we will be talking about a little bit more tropical moisture in place. showers as well as thunderstorms are going to be a possibility throughout the day. for the indo-china peninsula, vietnam continues to look pretty wet, especially for central and southern areas, also parts of cambodia, too, may be picking up on showers. for thailand, not too bad. fairly dry for central and even northern sections, but down towards the south, across the melee peninsula we'll see a little bit m

over towards the korean peninsula throughout china, scattered areas picking up light precipitation, buthing 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 of our screen, this cluster of clouds looking to show signs of organizing and developing. this is actually a tropical storm system kenneth, really rare for this time of year. it is nearing the end of the hurricane season, but nonetheless it did form. it's going to stay out at sea. really remain well away from land. over towards the u.s., looking at this long cold front that is looking to trigger rain as well as even s

mongolia as well as the korean peninsula. however we're seeing a wintry pattern.e usually see around this time of year. and through the season, for japan. now we see the winds carrying picking up the moisture from the sea of japan here. and bringing that across that turns to precipitation. it's going to be about 80 millimeters of rain for hokkaido, seeing about 20 centimeters of snow, rather than 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

the same system is producing heavy rain in the southern tip of the korean peninsula. for china, it is wet in the east, northeastern portions are looking at up to ten centimeters of snow in the next 24 hours, extremely wet in this area. and rain could develop as you head into saturday. for taiwan, on-going heavy rain, the ground well saturated. this area is especially prone to flooding and land slides. to the south, the northern half of the philippines and southern tip of indochina peninsula remain wet through the day. we expect 19 degrees in tokyo, with cloudy skies. 16 in seoul. dropping to minus 11 in this area. heading to the americas, things are quiet in the east, southern tip of florida peninsula and atlantic coast of northeastern states and eastern canada looking at some showers, but it should taper off as you head into friday. a northwesterly flow is producing lake effect snow across the great lakes. snow could become heavy at times. out towards the west, a significant amount of snowfall is impacting southern british columbia, the pacific northwest and northern

going to be seeing some wet weather moving through eastern portions of china, coming into the korean peninsuland also western japan. now this is the low here in the east china sea. that's actually going to be delivering a fair whack in terms of the rainfall. parts of kyushu and okinawa looking for about 100, to 120 kilometers of rain and it will be accompanied by some gusty winds as well in places. this weaker low towards the north will be bringing showers into hokkaido. but 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 r

generally staying dry at the moment for the korean peninsula, but you are going to start to see showersoving on in into your friday. thursday should be staying mostly dry. the same goes for japan. a holiday coming in tomorrow and it should be fairly settled across much of the country with temperatures a bit above average as well. shanghai region seeing a few showers. taiwan also going to be seeing those showers. heavier rain though is going to continue across parts of luzon here in the philippines. strong winds coming in from the northeast as well will make the seas quite rough. high waves, also the possibility of localized flooding perhaps in lower lying areas. as we head into indochina along the eastern coast, we still see those showers again. this is the northeast monsoon. the heavier of the rain will be in across parts of malaysia and southern parts of thailand are also seeing continued moderate showers. all right. thursday temperatures, 23 in tokyo. 22 in seoul. and 14 in beijing with just 2 for the high in ulaanbaatar. 17 in chongqing. 28 so a hot day in hong kong but not as hot i

for the korean peninsula later on in the day more precipitation may develop.ward 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 bangkok today, looking quite steamy again, 25 meanwhile for hong kok, 27 degrees in taipei and 18 degrees in tokyo. and getting a look at the americas here the mid section of the united state

the rain will also spread to the southern tip of the korean peninsula and the east coast of china today. for inland china, some light precipitation is falling, and some of the rain will move northward and turn to snow. moving on to the indochina peninsula, a northeasterly monsoonal flow continues to bring rain and thunderstorms across the southern half of vietnam, cambodia, thailand as well as much of malaysia. but central and northern parts of the peninsula are looking at very stable and dry conditions, including the bangkok area. temperaturewise, we are expecting 20 degrees in tokyo and the same in seoul. it will remain in the 20s for the next several days. it's going to be a bit warmer than yesterday in ulumbatur. heading over to the americas then, it's mostly dry in the east, but a winter storm is hitting the rockies spreading snow showers and strong winds. the severest weather can be found in and around colorado. we have a blizzard warnings in effect across this area. up to 25 centimeters of snow are possible in the mountain areas into wednesday. and that will move southeastward an

we do see a few showers moving across the korean peninsula.s this in the central china that's going to be expanding and moving up in towards the north. i think that's going to be bringing more substantial rainfall. speaking of substantial rainfall, there's plenty of it down here to the south. taiwan and northern portions of the philippines roo really getting absolutely soaked. and you can see where the red is popping up in the next three days, over 150 millimeters of additional rainfall is likely to come down. and that will most likely result in flooding issues in both areas. 15 degrees forecast for tokyo tomorrow, 14 in seoul, with just 10 clinging on to the double digits there in beijing. minus 2 in ulan bator. 16 for chongqing, 26 in hong kong and a very hot day indeed in bangkok at 34 degrees. all right, now into north america, snow is continuing in the northwest. and the northern rockies, the cascades, seeing that snow coming down. and it's going to be accompanied by some strong gusts as a stronger system comes in. so we could see some is

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. this tropical storm system here looking well organized. this is now hurricane kenneth, a category 1 hurricane that is still showing signs of strengthening. it is expected to become a major hurricane in the next couple of days. but luckily the forecast path does take it continuously out to open water. it should remain well away from land. as for the u.s., it's this eastern section that we're going to see more rain again in the next 24 hours.

behind it, looks at more moisture gathering over korean peninsula today and in the evening hours. heading in to wednesday, as well, things looking weather. northern areas talking about rain/snow mix possible. as that rain moves away, china dries out really nicely. even in southeast and to rain in the island but that's looking set to pull out. for vietnam, however, things do stay wet and as the philippines, too, just continue to see more scattered showers as well as thunderstorms. and for taiwan, too, looking dry right now but in the next 24 hours rain really starts to develop over the island. as far as highs on monday, 9 in seoul. 10 in beijing. meanwhile, 23 in congress hong and gets up to a steamy 33 degrees in bangkok. and over towards the americas, pacific we have hurricane kenneth here, category 1 hurricane and continues to move out to sea and it should remain well away from land. meanwhile, little bit stormy, though, for the southern end of the u.s. here. the southern plains i should say. we've got a couple of systems working their way through and bringing rain, that looks t

now the korean peninsula, too, may see some scattered showers in the morning hours but that won't lost for much longer either. as for china it's this coastline still picking up some showers off the south china sea and taiwan looks to stay wet again today. highs on friday look like this, 14 degrees in beijing, much cooler in ulan bator, minus 4 for you. in seoul at 16 and we're expecting 12 degrees only in tokyo so it is going to feel definitely quite cool. over towards the americas and we have tropical storm sean still with us in the atlantic. it is continuing to move away from the u.s., but it is looking like it's going to veer right towards the northwest end of bermuda. the islands do have tropical storm warnings in effect, and starting this evening you'll want to watch out for those stormy winds, as well as some rainfall, and rough surf conditions, too, will be conditioning on into friday. it looks like it is really going to be picking up speed, so it won't be lingering in the area, and it should quickly lose steam as it hits northward as well. however, for another day, though, alon

the move comes amid easing tensions on the korean peninsula. interim talks have been held twice since july. observers say south korea hopes to make its neighbor soften its attude through more aid delivered by unicef and other organizations. >>> officials from japan's transport ministry and railway companies met dinish triverde on tuesday. the indian government plans to introduce a high speed railway system on six of the country's lines to help the economy grow further. the japanese delegation explained the shinkansen has not had any fatal accidents since its introduction in 1964. they were impressed by the safety of the japanese bullet train. >> translator: this is a dream project. the railroad reigns supreme in india. we'll do our utmost so that we'll be able to see shinkansen trains running all over that vast country. >> european firms have already begun surveys of the estimated number of passengers on four of the six lines to lay the groundwork for winning contracts from the indian government, but no japanese companies have taken part in the

the korean peninsula and much of china are experiencing very dry weather.e 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 been producing torrential rain across spain as well as itty causing deadly flooding. we have some footage coming out of this area. this is from spain. wednesday was a stormy day for the eastern part of the country. high waves created

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, and that is a cool system so we'll bring significant snowfall. northern idaho, northwestern montana, and some parts in the southern canadian rockies will accumulating snowfall in hig

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 warming up to 24 in hong kong. heading over to the americas today, we can see a cluster of clouds over the pacific. this is tropical storm kenneth, but it's moving away from any land masses. meanwhile, low pressure systems and fronts are impacting the pacific northwest as well as british columbia, bringing heavy snowfall, coastal rain, as well as strong winds. the stormy conditions will continue into friday here. on the other hand, the central and eastern portions of the u.s. are looking at very dry conditions, under a high pressure system. bu

on the korean peninsula right now how much more of a significance would this be with this new base youknow it was take into consideration that this is going to be one of the largest military bases in the world a naval base has the capacity of those bases twenty large destroyers to aircraft carriers subs will be outfitted aegis missile defense system where her hair less than three hundred miles away from the chinese mainland is a very attractive location for the united states military as an official at a conference the other day told me the u.s. new twenty fourth a storm with no secrets that u.s. ships will be calling this home now quick question previous nonviolent demonstrations relating to this naval base have been met with a strong crackdown from authorities could this situation turn violent in the future do you anticipate any further arrests. they've been buying for five years they've been beaten they've been incarcerated the mayor is apparently in prison initially there was a vote of just eighty seven people that led to the construction of the base village protested they held anot

going to be seeing some wet weather moving through eastern portions of china, coming into the korean peninsuland also western japan. now this is the low here in the east china sea. that's actually going to be delivering a fair whack in terms of the rainfall. parts of kyushu and okinawa looking for about 100, to 120 kilometers of rain and it will be accompanied by some gusty winds as well in places. this weaker low towards the north will be bringing showers into hokkaido. but 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 r

on the korean peninsula right now how much more of a significance would this be with his new base you know was taking a consideration this is going to be one of the largest military bases in the world i need all bases we could pass to you it was bases twenty large destroyers aircraft carriers subs and it would be outdated aegis missile defense system where harry less than three hundred miles away from the chinese mainland isn't very interactive the united states military as an official at a conference now that needs all the u.s. needs any for a storm it's no secret that u.s. ships would be calling this on. now quick question previous nonviolent demonstrations relating to this naval base have been met with a strong crackdown from authorities could this situation turn violent in the future of you anticipate any further arrests inviting provided years. been incarcerated the mayor is apparently in prison initially there was a boat of his eighty seven people led simply was direction of the base. protesting they held another vote ninety percent of the residents said they didn't want the bas

we have seen that china can be a partner by reducing tensions on the korean peninsula from -- and we will seek more opportunities for cooperation with beijing including greater communication between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. we will do this even as we continue to speak to beijing about the importance of upholding international norms and respecting the entered -- universal human rights that chinese people. a secure and peaceful asia is the foundation for the second area in which america is leading and that is advancing our shared prosperity. history teaches us the greatest force the world has ever known for creating wealth and opportunity is free markets, so we seek economies that are open and transparent. we seek trade that is free and fair and we seek an open international economic system where rules are clear it and every nation plays by them. in australia and america, we understand these principles. we are among the most open economies on earth. six years into our landmark trade agreement, is between us has soared. our workers are creating n

we have seen that china can be a partner from reducing tensions on the korean peninsula to preventing or liberation and we will seek more opportunities for cooperation with asia including greater communication between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. we will do this even as we continue to speak candidly to beijing about the importance of upholding international norms and respecting the innermost universal rights of the chinese people. a secure and peaceful asia is a foundation for the second area in which america is leading and that is advancing our shared disparity. history teaches us the greatest force the world has ever known for creating wealth and opportunity is free markets so we seek economies that are open and transparent. we seek trade that is free and fair and we seek an open international economic system where rules are clear and every nation plays by them. in australia and america, we understand these principles. we are among the most open economies on kurth. six years into our landmark trade agreement commerce between us has soared. our wo

we have seen that china can be a partner rum reducing tensions on the korean peninsula to preventing proliferation. and we will seek more opportunities for cooperation with beijing including greater to mitigation between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. we will do this even as we continue to speak candidly to the beijing about the importance of upholding international norms and respecting the universal human rights of the chinese people. a secure and peaceful asia is the foundation for the second area in which america's leading again and that's advancing our shared prosperity. history teaches us the greatest force for the world has ever known for creating wealth and opportunity is free markets so we seek economies that are open and transparent. we seek trade that is free and fair and we seek an open international economic system where rules are clear and every nation plays by them. in australia and america, we understand these principles. we are among the most open economies on earth. six years into our landmark trade agreement, commerce between us ha

jon: right now tensions are rising on the korean peninsula as the north threatens to turn south korea'sa sea of fire. the saber rattling comes one day after south korea held military drills near an eyes land attacked by the north last year. in ohio where seven men are in custody for hate crimes, frightened members of the amish community are speaking out about the recent hair-cutting attacks. one sheriff says they've made hundreds of calls to authorities in three states and are arming themselves with shotguns and pepper spray. a plane makes an emergency landing in denver just after taking off, the pilot returning to the airport after hearing a loud pop and the smell of smoke filled the cabin. it turns out there was a problem with the air-conditioning, and passengers were never in any danger. jamie: maybe there is something good about staying home. but if you've thought about getting to your thanksgiving destination was tough, going home could be work. sorry to bring you the bad news, but major traffic jams dominate parts of the country right now. we've got a forecast for your return trip

as both neighbors of north korea, there has been a real threat of conflict on the korean peninsula byrea engaging in the correct about the prospects for -- this has been a real consequence. how much of these kinds of difficult issues playing into china and russia's calculations about the broader nonproliferation. what do you think about this? >> on north korea, i remember two comments from chinese analysts on the linkage between the u.n. nuclear issue. the demrent by a -- comment from beijing was that north korea already has nuclear weapons. why would we fight a war against iran who doesn't even have nuclear weapons today? i guess that explains part of the reluctantance or the refusal for china as a position against the demilitary option. the second comment i remember quite well is some of the chinese analysts believe you learned an important lesson from north korea. once you have had your bomb, you -- there is no way that you can avoid the accusations. if you do not have the nuclear test then you can enjoy a pretty big room for maneuver. secondly, north korea is more important for ch

the bill prohibits the obligation of funds for tour normalization on the korean peninsula until the secretary of the army provides congress with a master plan, including all costs and schedule projections, to complete the program and the director of cost assessment and program evaluation performs an analysis of alternatives justifying the operational need. the department of defense's current plans for okinawa, guam and korea were developed years ago in a different fiscal environment and are projected to cost billions of dollars more than anticipated. at the time of tight budgets, we owe it to the department of defense and to the taxpayers to insist on a close examination and strong justification before we proceed. second, the committee adopted an amendment to strike all funding for the medium extended air defense system, meads. in february the department of defense announced that after investing more than $1.5 billion in the meads program, the program remained at high risk and additional funding needed to field the system was unaffordable. however, the department declined to terminate the pro