firefighters in australia battling several wildfires near melbourne. the efforts are being hampered by temperatures of more than 104 degrees. that is coupled with strong winds. fire officials reported more than 300 fires and say large areas of grassland have been charred. it forced the closure of the main road between melbourne and sydney. >>> still ahead tonight, thousands of children in our area will be getting presents this holiday season thanks >>> thousand sandal of children will have -- thousands of children will have toys under the tree thanks to toys for tots. tens of thousands of toys were distributed this saturday. >> i came out here at 10:00. >> the line wrapped around the prince george county police department. >> it's cold out here. >> reporter: they stood in line the night before so their children would have presents this christmas. >> i don't have a lot of money, don't have a good job. >> i got four boys. >> volunteers filled up the bags with all sorts of toys. >> how would you like this pink dog. >> and girls of all ages. >> a blessing.

i'm walking on the field for the first time we got here in melbourne and it was a really nice feeling >> australia are looking to wrap up the best of three series. did he spite the recent retirement of mitchell johnson, they still believe they have the strike power to make you the tough for the sportsman. >> each team that something different. >> this will be the west indies first test since 2000. many expect a repeat of the result when they lost by 352 runs inside four days on the way to a series whitewash. al jazeera. >>> also saturday, the world number one test team africa host england in the match of their s. it is the first since 2004. james anderson is out injured. as for the home side, they were beaten 3-0 by india in their last series, their first overseas loss in nine years. >> i think both teams have had some challenges in the previous series, but being at home is always great for us. then you've got a great record being at home. i would think that we, you know, we're in a good space, but starting the first day of the first game would be extremely important for us to set the

artisan out of machine made pinyattas and under threat and find out why the boxing day tech match in melbournee losing its appeal. ♪ ♪ welcome back and thank you for watching and a quick look at the top stories on al jazeera, india's prime minister modi arrived in pakistan city on a surprise visit. he is to meet with his counterpart and it's the first visit by an indian prime minister to pakistan in more than ten years. a deal with the syrian government could see some i.s.i.l. fighters and their families given safe passage out of the refugee camp in damascus and u.n. backed deal aimed at making it easier to deliver aid to civilians trapped in the area. afghan security officials say 20 people have been killed in overnight clashes with the taliban in helman province, army trying to push the armed group out of the district, fighting has now spread to other parts of helman and back to our top story and indian prime minister modi's surprise stop in afghanistan and we are live in new deli so this surprise visit is obviously a big deal, how is it being viewed in india? >> well, it depends on who you

joining us live from melbourne is alan oster. great to see you. hike,s the first one in nearly a decade out of the way now. where do we go from here? they were backed into a corner to raise rates last week. what about next year? have three rate rises, another one in march and the other in the second quarter and another in the third quarter. we are more cautious than the market. sayingely, what we are is the fed has given a vote of confidence in the u.s. economy. we think as you go forward from it will be data dependent. we are pretty relaxed that they will have growth rates around 2.5% and unemployment will come down. as that happens, you will get wage pressure and finally, some inflation. that is basically fairly optimistic in some ways. yvonne: pretty optimistic for the u.s. economy. your outlook for the australian economy seems like we will see continued pressure. you revised down your gdp forecast as well as iron ore. we saw a rebound of iron ore. will it get worse before it gets better? will not improve. we have long-term forecasts of about $

strong winds making difficult conditions in melbourne. some residents were evacuated as the main road between melbourne and sydney was shut down. >>> coming up on "today in new york," news 4 spends some time with michael hall of dexter fame. we'll have that story coming up next. >>> and two holiday heavyweights return to their roots to host saturday night live tonight. and we've got raphael joining us with trivia. >>> that's right. how much do you know about high our radio city inspired trivia . >>> pat battle may be away this morning getting ready for the holidays but her favorite span with with us, the tappan zee. cool start to the day, normal weather. >> yeah. it's actually december 19th. >> exactly. raf's going to tell us. wait until you see what christmas is looking like. >> unbelievable. >>> in the meantime fans of david bowie are filling a >> do you see mary lou ever? >> only in my head. >> several blocks away from broadway stars shine brightly. michael c. hall familiar to many as dexter. after a solid run on broadway, hall is now

day one in melbourne saw the home side rack up 145-3.after they put in bats by the wist indies. australia leads 1-0 in the best of three series. >>> in the lost early wicket on an interrupted day. a player has been suspended for failing a dope test. the suspension comes just days after they said they'll be sending a drug task force to russia. that's all your sport for now. >> wasatch front more news on the website. lauren will keep you company. we'll be back in the usual times tomorrow. see you then. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> al jazeera america brings you independent reporting without spin. >> not everybody is asking the questions you're asking me today. >> we give you more perspectives >> the separatists took control a few days ago. >> and a global view. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> getting the story first-hand. >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes mon

day 1 in melbourne saw the home side rack up 345 for 3, this after they'd been put to bat by west in indice. indies. >> they closed on 1 spin for 4. a boycott involving two of pakistan's most high profile players over the inclusion of mohammed amir in a training camp has come to an end. refused to join their teammates to protest the selection of amir who served a five year ban for spot fixing. pair threatened with disciplinary action disagreed on saturday to join the camp. >>> russian weight lifter has been are trace hes of a banned substance in his a sample. the suspension comes just days after the iaaf announced they were sending a task force to russia. >> we will support him in any way possible until the athlete is coughed until the decision is made. as far as i know today, he had a very serious major injury. torn ligament and of course he was given certain medications. now fantasy sports are. popular in the couples some call for the industry to be shut down. john henry smith reports. >> 2015 the year fantasy sports grew up. fans like rick anthony have for years played fantasy spo

let's look at melbourne, 21° by monday.at least on the cool side, showers easing away, by the time we do goat new year' get to new, that is not okay. okay for the here and now. wet weather continuing against paraguay as we saw in that report there. certain and eastern parts of paraguay, so more heavy downpours coming in here the next few days. flooding rains on the other side of the atlantic. more wet weather coming into northwestern parts of england. we have cloud and rain rolling in here. and are there will continue to be are rain for most are northern gland. >> facing a cholera outbreak in northeastern haiti. a clamp down on illegal migran migrants. adam rainey has found conditions have worsened. >> reporter: close quarters for this camp in the haiti, near the dominican republic border. no help to resettle from the government of either country. hung arary and penniless they wait for help while children keep their spirits up somehow. many now are weakened after being struck with cholera. >> i was vomiting and had diarrhea

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day one in melbourne saw the home side rack up, australia sits at 1-0 in the best of three series. >>> and england lost early wickets against south africa on a rain-interrupted day. but nick compton and james taylor put on a partnership to help them recover 179-4. >>> pakistan's most high pro tile players ove has come to an end. they refuse to join their teammates. >>> lexie lovchev has failed a doping test. the suspension comes just days after the iwaf launches a task group. >> we'll support them in any way possible until the fleet is accused, the decision is made. as far as i know he had a very major injure, a torn ligament, and he was given medications. >> now fantasy sports are popular around the world. and in the united states fantasy sports is big business. it has prompted some to call for the industry to be shut down. >> 2015 the year fantasy sports grew up. fans for years played fantasy sports picking players and following their statistical success on imaginary teams. >> yes, i'm a jets fan. it's good to win. but to also make some money along the way rooting for other teams, o

this is all happening just west of melbourne-- one of the country's biggestt cities. emergency officials say dry conditions could cause more fires. they also say it could take weeks to completely snuff out the flames. now for a quick check on your weather with area today. combine this with strong, gesty wind and we are flat out in the midst of a strong winter storm. snow totals are generally going to be i ithe 9-11 range in many areas with drifts of several feet. travel will be very dangerous as the day goes on, especially in rural areas with the falling snow and strong wind creating the lowest visibility. this system will wrap up by mid-evening, with slowly falling temperatures into tuesday. given the fresh snow in the area, we'' likely wind up seeinggome pretty cold air by the end of the week. stay safe!today: heavy snow/sleet, windy high: 29-35 winds: ne 25-35+ alo: 29 dbq: 32 iow: 32---------------------- ---------------------------- tonight: snow likely early low: 22-28 winds: ne 15-25 alo: 22 dbq: 27 iow: 26---------------------- ---------------------------- tom

in australia, a brush fire had destroyed more than a hundredhomes just west of melbourne along southern coast. officials warn it could take weeks to get the fire out. marie: this bring you back to southern nevada where we are your new year's eve weather authority. congratulations, you survived a chilly night. reed: it was cold but we are all still here. chloe: we will be in for more cold nights but not as cold as last night. take a quick look at the time lapse. today was uneventful. we will see clouds streaming in. you can see them streaming and over the valley becoming mostly cloudy later this evening. a live look outside. we are starting to see clouds move into the valley. we are in the 40's in most neighborhoods. 42 in summerlin. upper 40's for the downtown area. 51 in sunrise. temperatures starting off this morning very cold. look at this, starting at 29 degrees in summerlin. 18 degrees for blue diamond this morning. paradise at 30. 31 in green valley. calm conditions wind wise continue this evening. still very cold at not charleston -- mount charleston. temperatures in the mid-40's

she knocked her out in the second round in melbourne, australia. new reports estimate the fight did between 1.1 million pay-per-view watches. it is among the fourth biggest pay-per-view events in history. it chooses not to release taking a look at college bowl games, marshall held on to win over connecticut in the st. petersburg bowl. washington beat miami and the sun bowl. washington gets it done over mississippi. and in the pinstripe bowl at yankee stadium, duke wins by a field goal in overtime -- 44-41. indiana would march back down to try to kick the field goal, it was ruled no good. it is really controversial because it looked kind of close. they cannot be reversed because it went over the top of the post. you cannot review it then. gerard: what would again be without a little controversy? very good. amber, thank you very much. still ahead, justin bieber may be the it guy in the music world. of gerard: that is from our london-based choir of national health service workers. the song's number one in the annual christmas song contest. it is a mat

thousands of cans of coffee washed up yesterday near melbourne, florida. best case is that the coffee came from containers that fell off a barge last weend. >>> the travel industry is still feeling the effects from the terror attacks in paris. air france says it lost $54 million in november from cancellations, bomb threat hoaxes and other disruptions. it's mostly on flights to and from paris. the financial losses are continuing this month. >>> well, a transportation department official warns that 13 of the nation's busiest air traffic regions don't have enough controllers. he tells congress the shortage demands urgent attention. a union official also warns one-third of current air traffic controllers are eligible to retire. students sickened after eating at a chipotle mexican g gll is up to at least 80. the company says it believes those illnesses are an isolated case of norovirus and says they are not related to a multistate outbreak of e. coli. the chipotle where all those b.c. students ate is now closed while boston health officials investigate. >>> and

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. >>> in australia, the main highway between melbourne and sydney has been closed because of fires. cooler temperatures are expected on sunday, but they expect situation to be extremely dangerous. >>> as rio de janeiro prepares for the games next year, many are not benefiting. >> the futuristiistic tower jetting over the port is the newly opened museum of tomorrow. >> when i arrived here, i had the impression i was in a different country. it's so clean and pretty. >> the exhibits are intended to be a poetic yet forceful fusion of science, philosophy and art. the curator hopes that the journey here will compel visitors to ask the big questions about mankind and to remind us that we're caretakers of the earth. >> the museum, it's conceded around a philosophical concept. it is not ready. it is not done. tomorrow it will be built. >> the you fee yum has become an iconic symbol of the resurgence of the port of rio. left to deteriorate for 70 years, since 2010 it has been in the midst of a major mak makeover. it's benefited from the influx of investment money that poured in for the 2016 s

. >>> meanwhile, develop news, a brush fire near melbourne, australia has destroyed more than 100 homes, 1,600 residents and tourists have been evacuated, firefighters are struggling to keep the fire under control. the fire started last saturday, but strong winds and high temperatures in recent days have intensified the fire which has burned nearly 5,500 acres so far. again, out of melbourne, australia, organizers of the falls music and arts festival may cancel the event because of the fire, more than 15,000 people were expected to attend that event. >>> a two-alarm fire at a mosque in houston, texas, has caused major damage. the fire started yesterday afternoon at the islamic society of greater houston. a pharmacy next door also had smoke damage. the cause of the fire has not been determined, but officials believe there are multiple origins of the fire and because of that they are investigating it as suspicious. some who pray at the mosque fear it was an act of hate. no injuries have been reported. >>> police in hope, arkansas, are treating a fire at the boyhood home of president bill

the sea root outside of the city of melbourne is usually packed. but it's off limits for now after bush fires swept through towns throughout the coast. >> there are significant property losses. today is really assessment today. whether it's assessing property, power, water, environmental issues, the other issue of course is smoke and what impact that will have. >> overnight rains help to get the 22-hectare blaze under control, but the area is still not in the clear. >> this fire does not go away. this is a fire that will remain with potential to burn in january and february of this year. the forecast for a long drawn out summer is here. >> firefighters will work throughout the night. water-bombing aircraft will be brought in. many residents and tourists spent their holidays at evacuation centers. >> i will say the smoke on the highway was hitting close to home. we got to home, and yeah, looking out my back door it was just there, apocalyptic. >> australia is no strange for bush fires. they strike every year during summer in the southern hemisphere,

. >> reporter: the citizens informant are celebrating political turn melbourne, the end of, this their country. the new president will herber in a new era of peaceful democracy. >> reporter: rack rack split with blaise comparore last year in a movement for people's progress. not everyone is happy with the victory. >> translation: he was not my candidate and never will be. i don't see any difference between him and blaise compaore. he worked with blaise compaore for five of the 27 years he was in power. >> reporter: the elections bring to an end the administration installed during blaise compaore in an uprising last year. blaise compaore seized power by force and won four elections all of which were disputed. he was toppled when he tried to change the constitution to extend his rule further. >>> this is a very good thing. this is the biggest achievement since the resurrection of october 2014. >> reporter: comfortable in the knowledge that months of turmoil are now behind them, the people continue to celebrate their country's new status >>> russia's president vladimir putin is accusing t

. >> the scening route to the city of melbourne is usually packed, but it's off limits for now after bush fires swept through towns along the coast. >> there were significant property losses, power, water, environment issues, smoke, and the impact that will have in terms of long term. >> the area is still not in the clear. >> this fire remains with the potential to burn into january and february of this year. >> firefighters battle into the night on friday. water-bombing aircraft were brought in, but flames continue to engulf trees and homes. many residents and tourists spent their holidays at evacuation centers. >> i saw the plume of smoke on the highway, and i thought it was close to hem. i got to home and looking out my back door, yes. >> australia is no stranger to bush fire. they strike every year, and each time the losses are no less painful. >> a bomb attack on the mosque has killed one person and wounded a dozen others. it happened during privat private prayers. the government denies thattist has an affect o in bangladesh and blame the local groups. >> in corsica groups blok

the scenic route outside of melbourne is packed, but it's off limits for now after bush fires swept through towns along the coast. >> there are significant property losses. today is really assessment day. whether it's assessing damage to property, roads, power, water, environmental issues, the other issue to that, of course, is smoke, and what impact that will have in terms of those who have underlying conditions. >> overnight rains helped to get the 2200-hectare blaze under control, but the area is still not in the clear. >> this fire does not go away. this fire is a fire that will remain with potential to burn in january and february of this year. the forecast for a long drawn out summer is there. >> firefighters battle into the night on friday water bombing aircraft were brought in, but the claims continue to engulf trees and homes. many tourists are evacuated. >> i saw that it was blows to home. i got home and saw that the out of back door it was apocalyptic. >> australia is no strange for bush fires, and each time the losses are no less painful. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> the u.s. stat

. >> an eerie silence, scenic route outside the city of melbourne is usually packed a tourist magnet but off limits for now after bush fires swept through towns along the coast. >> there are significant property losses. today's really assessment day. whether it's assessing damage to property, the accessibility of roads, power, water, environmental issues, the other issue today of course is smoke and what impact that will have in terms of those who have got underlying cns. conditions. >> yoarovernight rains helicopto get the braise under control. >> this fire has potential to burn in january and february of this year. the forecast for a long hot dry summer is there. >> firefighters battled into the night on friday. water tanker were brought in. family and tourists spent their holidays in evacuation centers. >> said that got close to home. looking out my back door it's just yeah, apocalyptic. >> australia is no stranger to bush fires. they strike every year during the summer in the southern hemisphere. and each time, the loss he are no less painful. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> still to

at melbourne airport in september omar was stopped from getting on a plane and he says he was going toto attend a pilgramage and then lebanon to visit his dying grandmother and the government formally cancelled his passport and people he knew and played sport with traveled to fight in syria and authorities thought he might be heading the same way. >> i believe that this is just harassment of muslims with these new antiterror laws. it's just harassment of innocence. >> reporter: in the 12 months to july this year 67 australians had passports cancelled on security grounds, in the wake of attacks like those in paris the overwhelming majority of australia want it right but getting the balance is hard. >> the program is focusing on the growing intolerance toward australia muslim community and meet those driving the hatred and those fighting back against abuse and watch the great divide at this time from al jazeera. still ahead on the news hour the down side of having the best seat in the house at the nba game and we will be here with the sport. ♪ a haven for up and coming bands, singers and

meanwhile, sunny weather will continue across sydney and melbourne, will you see showers on friday.hould improve as we go into the weekend. now, finally over asia, calmer weather can be found across much, good news for many, however not good news for northeastern china. hazy conditions will develop over this area on new year's day. and the weather will come back across the korean peninsula. and snow will continue to fall across the northwestern flank of japan down towards the region. and tokyo can enjoy the first sign of the year tomorrow, 12 degrees for the high. and temperatures going up to 16 degrees on your saturday. have a happy new year. here's your extended forecast. >>> people in central japan are welcoming 2016 with an offering of a huge rice cake to a shrine. the ritual is intended to wish for good health and abundant harvest in the coming year. about 300 people carried the rice cake on the 200 meter of the shrine. fachlers and other residents of the prefecture offered a two-layer rice cake weighing 250 kilograms. the bottom has a diameter of 1.5 meters. they have been pre

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the fire has been burning along the great ocean road south of melbourne popular with tourists. about 5,000 acres have burned so far. >>> coming up, greek authorities estimate the price tag for the refugee crisis could top half a billion ondollars this year. there's hey major hidden cost that could sink local economies. >>> in turkey, a desperate man was contemplating suicide and it may have been turkey's president that saved his life. fine, i would be lying. >> i feel so utterly alone. >> in this envelope is my life. >> if you don't go to college, you gonna be stuck here... i don't wanna be stuck here. >> catch the whole ground-breaking series, "edge of eighteen" marathon. >>> pope francis offered a prior for peace during the christmas message today at the van can. he encouraged peace efforts underway in syria and libya and his thoughts are with the victims of recent attacks in beirut, egypt, paris and mali. >>> they allowed a family to visit the journalist in prison today. they were given extended visitation hours. they say they brought him a home-cooked meal. the"the washingt

the main road between melbourne and sydney has been closed, cooler tempt are expected on sunday, but the situation continues to be extremely dangerous. >>> rivers are a crucial component of life on earth, but the environmental groups say that two-thirds of the world's rivers have been damaged by the 50,000 large dams built over the past century. some rivers no longer reach the ocean. it means once productive wetlands have been turned into ecological dead zones and over the years the rivers have lost 50% of its population, and a third of the fresh water fish species are threatened extinct. over the next few days we'll look at how people's health and livelihoods are effected by the decline of the rivers. >> this field should be full of crops, but as far as the eye can see, nothing. the rivers that feed these fields have dried up. nothing can grow here. a landowner and environmentali environmentalist, he blames dam building in neighboring turkey for causing this crisis, and there is not a power following the war and now the rise of isil. >> these dams in turkey and lack of response from

he is sending his official advisor to melbourne. to talk to his opponents, who are opposed to him having a third term in office. now, there are plans for the deployment of u.n. peacekeepers, something the burundian government rejected. those that are educated for the deployment of foreign peacekeepers have ulterior motives, and state that the military and police conduct themselves in a professional way as they carry out security operations in bujumbura, and other parts of the country. >> baltimore's mayor is calling for calm after a jury was unable to reach a verdict. the 25-year-old man dying after sustaining spine am injuries whilst in police custody. we have the detail. >> reporter: freddie gray's death hit a raw nerve in a country with racial tensions. a hung jury has been unable to reach a veric. baltimore's mayor is appealing for calm. >> if some choose to protest. they must peacefully demonstrate. that is their right. i want to be clear about potential disturbances in the city. we are prepared to respond. >> reporter: 25-year

. >> reporter: melbourne's game high 29 points helped for the victory.he lady cavaliers are now 5-0 on the season, and the einstein high school, grace olsen, wusa sports. >>> there's willie whitley taking on his daughter brittany whitley, and she is taking it on early. 29-27 entering the 4th. brittany's new nickname the post mac mama. and austin hill wins 39-33 and daughter brittany can gloat a little bit. >> i will hold it over my father because we won, he lost, and he can talk about it all week. >> i was told if i won, i could come home. she has the win today. good job! >> it feels good. >>> she is going to gloat a little bit. >> look at this handshake there. can you guys do that? it's pretty good. >> we need to work on one of those. >> that is shaq demonibonie. that's his name. he had 29 for whitman, and blair had a moment, too with the layin, whitman wins it 45- 43 tonight. >>> you think lesli foster and adam longo are a dynamic duo? how about alex ovechkin and brandon opie? no wonder they are smoking the league right now. way ahead in first place fo

the worst is in melbourne where forecasters forecast more hot windy weather on christmas day. many try to contain the blaze over the state border in new south wales burning near the city of newcastle. >> our plan was to pack up the valuables and to leave, and we got a load in the car. the fire turned, that's all the time we had that's all the time we had. >> an unmanned russian cargo ship has been hallelujahed. it will deliver fuel, water and food and in preparation for its arrival two nassau astronauts took an unplanned spacewalk outside of the space station hoping to fix a broken railcar on the station's robotic arm before the rocket docks on monday. you can find more on our website. www.aljazeera.com. and you can also watch us live by clicking on the watch now icon. once again, www.aljazeera.com. >> a taliban attack in afghanistan and american soldiers could be among the dead. >>> crowded field of potential presidential nominees shrinking by one. >>> refusing to go without a fight, the head of international soccer vowing to appeal his eight-year ban.

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a strong start in the cbds in sydney, melbourne, and the other cities, and now in the suburbs here in parramatta. crowds galore. foot traffic is up and people are very happy with their shopping." australians are expected to spend just under 2 billion dollars in just 24 hours this year. you can bust out those dancing clogs, or celebrate like it's a summer day. still ahead on today in iowa saturday...we'll tell you about some of the events you can catch this weekend good morning everyone, it's another great weekend to get out metro. for the string 'em up old time music hangout welcome to try their hand at old-time clogging and dancing from 2 to 4 p-m. tickets are 7 dollars. cheer on the iowa energy as they take on the maine red claws. catch all the action on the wells fargo arena court starting at 7. tickets start at 8 dollars. finally, get a break from the cold and celebrate the 6th summer soiree at wooly's. dance to live music as you sip on 2 dollar madhouse beer. the party 5 dollars. remember, there are thousands of ways to enjoy des moines and the metro. to find out how check out ou

west of melbourne... along the southern coast. officials warn it could take weeks to extinguish the fire. the midwest is getting pounded with heavy rain and flooding. the missouri governor declared a state of emergency. already responsible for there's worry about the projected rise of rivers, in st. charles county, dardenne creek flooded interstate-70 prompting officials to close the roadway until monday afternoon. across missouri more than 180 flooding. .rest of tonight...mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. lows 23 to 28. winds generally light. .monday...mostly sunny. highs 43 to 46 on the west side of the valley...45 to 49 on the east side. winds generally light. .monday night...mostly cloudy. isolated snow showers in the evening. lows 30 to 34 on the west side of the valley...31 to 35 on the east side. chance of snow 20 percent. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs 45 to 49 on the west side of the valley...48 to 52 on the east side. north wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. .tuesday night...mostly clear. low

the scenic route outside the city of melbourne is usually packed. a tourists' magnet. it is off limits for now after bushfires swept through towns along the coast >> there are significant property losses. today is really assessment day. whether it's assessing damage to property, safety to roads, power, ware, environmental issues. the other issue today is smoke and what impact that will have in terms of knows who have got underlying conditions. >> reporter: overnight rains helped to get the 22 hundred hectare blaze under control, but the area is still not in the clear. >> this fire doesn't go away. this fire is a fire that will remain with potential to burn in january and february of this year. the forecast for a long dried up summer is there. >> reporter: firefighters battle into the night on friday. water bombing aircraft were brought in, but the flames continued to engulf trees and homes. many residents and tourists spent their holidays in eau vacuum ewe yeggs-- eau vacuum ewe situation-- evacuateion centers. >> it is just apock lip particular-- apocolyptic. >> repor

the scenic route outside the city of melbourne is usually packed, a tourist magnet. it is off limits now after bushfire swept through the towns of the coast. >> today's really assessment day. whether it is assessing damage to property, the safety of roads, power, water, environmental issues, the other issue today, of course, is smoke, and what impact that will have in terms of those who have got underlying conditions. >> reporter: overnight rains helped to get the 2200 hectare blaze under control, but the area is still not in the clear. >> this fire doesn't go away. it is a fire that will remain with the potential to burn in january and phenomenon-- and february of this year. >> reporter: firefighters battle into the night on friday. water bombing aircraft were brought in, but the flames continue to engulf trees and homes. many residents and tourists spent their holidays at evacuation centers. >> i can see a plume of smoke on the highway and thought it looks like it is getting close to home. i got to home and looking out my back door it is just, yeah, apocalyptic. >>

australia's attorney general separately revealed authorities detained a french man at melbourne airport two days after the paris terror attacks. the man was reportedly carrying cans of mace and extremist material. authorities deported him back to france. the minister for immigration said the incident served as a reminder of the dangers of extremism. >> the public should be assured particularly at this time of year that we are putting everything possible to our front-line officers to provide them with support to stare down this threat. >> australian customs officials have tightened screening at airports in the wake of the paris attacks. >>> japanese leaders have settled months of controversy over the centerpiece of the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. they've chosen a new design for the main stadium after scrapping the original due to a cost blowout. >> this architect and his team submitted the new blueprint. one of two options that were under consideration. it features terraces decorated with plants and a roof made partly of wood. it also incorporates aspects of traditional japanese

the route outside the city of melbourne is usually part. a tourist's magnet. it is off limit after bushfire swept through towns along the coast. overnight rains helped to get the 2200 hectare blaze under control, but the area is still not in the clear. >> this fire doesn't go away. this fire is a fire that will remain with potential to burn in january and february of this year. the forecast for a long drawn out summer is there. >> reporter: firefighters battle into the night on friday. water bombing aircraft were brought in, but the flames continued to engulf trees and homes. many residents and tourists spent their holidays at evacuation centers. >> they were all prepared to put in their barbeques on and all of a sudden they could see the smoke coming out of the hills. they thought this was still four hours away. then loopholed it was an hour and then half an hour away >> reporter: australia is no stranger to bushfire. they strike every year in summer in the southern hemisphere and each time the losses are no less painful. gerald tann al jazeera >>> the u.s. s

a professor of micro biolouiolo melbourne. he said it must be widely used in order for it to significantly reduce the number of cases >> this is going to be a uniquely for many vaccines. this is really made for dengue in endemic countries rather than european or american countries. so this is a vaccine that will be given over three dozes, three-- doses, three vaccinations. it will be given to 9 and above. it can prevent particularly importantly prevent hospitalisation in around 80% of those who get vaccinated. so this is good news. the profile of in vaccine tells us that it would need to be widely used to cause a very major reduction in the prevalence of dengue. what we think it will do is reduce the impact of dengue as a public health problem in endemic countries. it will reduce the number of children and young adults who end up in hospital with their illness, but it won't eradicate dengue. so we will still need traditional approaches of months key toe control-- mosquito control >>> under u.s. law children as young as 12 can

at melbourne airport in september, omar shandab was stopped from getting on a plane.id he was going to saudi arabia to attends the hage and then to lebanon to visit his dying grandmother. the government later formally cancelled his passport. people have traveled to fight in syrian where authorities thought he might be heading the same way. >> i believe this is just a harassment of muslims with this new anti-terror laws, a harassment of notices. >> in the 12 months to july, this year, 67 australians had their passports cancelled on security grounds. in the wake of attacks like those in paris, the overwhelm can majority of australians say they want more not less. getting the balance right isn't easy. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> let's speak to professor greg ba barton, one of australian's leading scholars. is australia's spy chief right when he asks politicians to tone down criticism? he says it poses a threat to national security. >> he certainly is right in my opinion, as is the prime primary, malcolm turnball. it's not a zero sum game. taking a tough balance

she's in melbourne, australia. she's starting a tour of the country, sharing her personal story and life insights with a series of shows billed as an evening with oprah. >> i think the telling of my story, even though my story is not like a lot of other people's stories, there's commonalities in the growth experience we all have that will be meaningful and funny and inspiring. >> winfrey will kick off the australian tour tomorrow, and be sure to stay up late tonight to catch her on the late show with it stephen colbert. >>> i don't know if it's the deep sigh or the sulk that is giving away how the 3-degree -- not planned? no? not so good? not at all? >> not good. i have hope that a jet engine will fire up one more time and we will pull it out, but it's unlikely. we went for the high, i thought it was 52, but remember, some computers said 57 today. and some saying 49, but it was 48. it's been sitting on 48 for about 6 hours, and it just needs one more kick in the pants to get to 49. we will go to 59 tomorrow, and li

swayze was a melbourne native and one of craze swayze's colleagues talked about his boston ties during the ceremony today. >> he was boston strong and thank god that he came to colorado springs and became colorado springs strong. last friday, he showed us that strength and his devotion devotion to his community. >> swayze was one of three people killed last week when 57-year-old robert lewis dear allegedly opened fire outside of a colorado planned parenthood parent -- facility. >>> getting dozens of bags police say this man 47-year-old thomas cormier was observed in drug activity. cormier had 32 bags of heroin on him when they arrested him and found more heroin as well as packaging materials in his home. cormier was held on $5,000 bail. >>> ebay joins a growing number of companies offering increased parental leave to employees. the company will offer new moms 24 weeks of leave at full pay. you new dads will be able to get 12 weeks of parental leave all at full pay. these new benefits go into effect in 2015 and apply to all hourly and salaried employees who work at least 20 hours a week

. >>> new this morning, hundreds of cans of coffee washed up onto a melbourne beach in florida yesterdaycoast guard doesn't have any idea where they came from. more than two dozen cargo containers headed for puerto rico fell off a ship two days ago but the coast guard has not found any connection between that and yesterday's coffee surprise. souvenir collectors and coffee drinkers alike accident happened up the coffee cans within a couple of hours. >>> also new, youtube released the list of its top 10 trending videos of 2015. a police officer from delaware who was shown moving and shaking to a taylor swift song made the cut. >> ♪ >>> the dover police department had released the dashcam video back in january. it shows master corporal jeff davis grooving to shake it off. the video ranked nine in the top trending videos. youtube ranked the video showing four-year-old hip hop dancer heaven king doing the nae nae as number one. >> my kids love that one. all right. here at the big board to talk about morning business and wegmans made p the list of the 50 best places to work. the new york based