meanwhile back toward the west i do want to make note, northeastern china, temperatures have been remaining on the chilly side. all that's been setting down toward the south with our cold surge. but the thing is the leading edge of this, very windy. you have some high waves out here extending down towards parts of northern philippines into hainan as well and that cold air is lingering as far south as northern vietnam where into the higher elevations in vietnam you can see a little bit of frost. something to keep in mind. hong kong only with a high of 15. it seems relatively warm compared to other areas. as far as hong kong is concerned definitely a chilly afternoon on your friday. meanwhile across the philippines what is left of melor, our sigh foon that devastated central philippines this past week, that is still lingering somewhat. the leftovers of the convection continue to bring showers off here towards the north. really you don't need any more rain. still got the recovery efforts. down in the southopical depress coming in. it's going to stay weak but could cause localized flooding out

it is creating some hazy conditions in northeastern areas of china. extending south into shanghai. you are not going to be looking at very much in the form of precipitation unless you are in the south there. a few showers though, but overall, temperatures still chilly. taipei with a high of only 19. let's take a look over toward the americas. the big topic out here is this storm system. look at this. very large one continuing to sweep off toward the northeast and already this has been causing widespread problems. over 40 casualties from this one due to severe weather, thunderstorms, tornadoes reported out here across parts of the missouri, even back toward the west, and also the snowfall. i know, across texas it has been coming down. back on sunday, some very hazardous weather conditions. this is out of el paso. when you think of this city, you are thinking cactuses and desert-type climate. the snow came down there near the u.s.-mexico border. overnight lows, temperatures dipping below the freezing points. in the west, staying on the cold side. in the east, we're contending with th

asia, calmer weather can be found across much, good news for many, however not good news for northeastern chinaons 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 presenting a large rice cake for the new year to the shrine, since 1946. in addition to regular offerings of rice and vegetables. >> translator: i felt the weight, as well as the history.

back toward the west, high pressure dominating northeastern china, getting things on the cold side.s is dipping down to the south with our latest cold surge, even being reflected toward hong kong and taiwan. temperatures lingering in the mid teens to you. we have our storm systems out here, melor rolled over the philippines the past week and has been down graded to a tropical depression. really the storm system completely disrupted by the vertical wind shear. over all, both of these storm systems do not expect any typhoon-like conditions and definitely some mess where weather over next several days. let's take a look here into the americas. actually, we have this large storm system dominating the central u.s. it has been bringing some rough weather even down toward the south, still the chance of severe thunderstorms popping up toward the southeastern u.s. toward the north, windy conditions back over to quebec. we have seen temperatures surging in. it has felt almost spring-like for a lot of you. unfortunately for a lot of these ski resorts, people that depend on the snowfall across

there across northeastern china, extending towards the south, a few showers for you. but also cooler temperature there is in the northern areas of vietnam where the overnight lows could push into the single digits. now let's look at your three-day outlook. minus 18 only for the high on saturday. that's where all that cold air is coming from, that's going to be impacting japan. sapora, snow, snow, snow, and tokyo, looking at a high of 16 here on friday. should be cooling off into next week. how about here in the americas as well. we are talking about that severe weather situation that we have been seeing across the deep south. a very devastating tornado reported over selveral states, n mississippi towards alabama. this is continuing the shift off towards the northeast. we've been talking about that warm air that's been fueling these storm systems. i do want to take you to some video out of new york city, because some record breaking highs continuing to pump in across this area. you can see right there in central park, a high of 70 there. excuse me, that's times square.

. >>> the search is on this afternoon for 19 workers trapped inside a mine in northeastern china. they were caught in that mine after an explosion yesterday. 33 other miners made it out safely. a spokesperson for the rescue team estimates temperature inside that mine could be over 1,000 degrees because of the explosion and fire. >>> we have liftoff! the soyuz launched from guyana this morning. the mission is to deliver a pair of galileo satellites. it will be the company's 12th and final mission of the year, the busiest year for them ever. >>> we're under a yellow alert today. allyson is tracking rain, showers, and when they will leave. >> yes, i think everyone wants to know when we dry out. it's not the best weather today. it was light a moment ago -- step outside, little heavier now. we'll track the heaviest pockets of weather, when it leaves, and you want to see how cold it gets over the weekend. keep your umbrellas and coat on we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom

meanwhile, snow is expected across northeastern portions of china and rain is expected in seoul on wednesday and it should be turned into snow as we go into thuday. as for the temperatures and weather for japan, it's going to be staying dry in tokyo on wednesday. showers expected on thursday. but very warm on thursday. here's the extended forecast. >>> hope the weather is looking ú1 >> we must not think about it. it could happen again. we must live day by day. bali, a hindu enclave of the land of islam, has been the worst of the september at gas of the attack since a timber 11. that is all for this we posit edition to you can catch it again and on previous editions "france24.com." thank you for watching.

wide-scale manner because we still have a very stagnant air pattern located over the northeastern portions of chinaand as long as the air pattern remains calm and does not allow for the pollution to move around and disperse, that means that we'll continue to have poor air quality in the area. let me show you video that came out of beijing monday to give you an idea what it looked like. and it is still dealing with the thick smog that's shrouding the city. saturday authorities issued a red alert which is the highest of the color-coded warning system. that makes it the second time in the country's history. about half of the vehicles are usually removed from the roads with an odd/even license plate system in force. and on top of that, schools are recommended to close and construction is banned. now, here's a look at what we're expecting coming up on wednesday when it comes to the air pollution forecast. this hot pink/red color is the highest amount of air pollution and the lowest air quality. it is starting to depart from beijing. we are seeing a little bit of dispersal, but notice it is actually also

yes, and over the last seven hours, i'd watched the air quality index across the cities in northeastern chinagone up not substantially but incrementally. that leads us to believe that this kind of projection of what we anticipate over the next four days is actually going to become a reality. as we look at the very unhealthy, not-yet-hazardous areas, once you get over that, 200 to 500, that's when you're looking at very unhealthy and very hazardous. with a city of 22 million people, there's a certain level of pollution that you might anticipate or expect. what we're looking at is coal burning, an ongoing problem. the level of industry that takes place around beijing. there's also kind of a geographic component. i'll explain that in one second. the next several days, temperatures going to be on either side of what the normal temperature for this year in beijing. single digits, overnight lows, chilly. then as we go into the latter portion of the week, that's when we're looking at much colder temperatures. that's when we'll start to see the mixing in the lower levels. i said that there was kind o

as video from china, fourth straight day, large sections of northeastern china have been covered in what're looking at. and now there's a thick layer of smog. it's considered hazardous to human health and millions of people have been told to stay indoors. schools and companies shut down until that smog clears. goodness, me. then we have the state department releasing more of hillary clinton's e-mails, a lot of them were classified. hook who is here. judge andrew napolitano. okay, from this latest batch of e-mails, enough to indict. >> there was an enough to indict from the first batch of e-mails. in fact, the most damning of all of these 999 classified e-mails came in the first batch. are there more classified ones in the second batch? well, yes. the second batch was 7200 pages of e-mails, not 7200 e-mails, 7200 pages. these were e-mails she kept on her private server, instead of returning the server back to the-- giving the server to the government, she downloaded the e-mails, printed them, thought she wiped the server clean, gave the government the printed copies which denies the gover

the girls were taken from their dorm stories in the northeastern town in april last year. >> china'sefended its decision not to renew press credentials for a french journalist, effectively barring her from the country. she believes the chinese government didn't read the article before refers to go renew her permit. the chinese foreign minister said she should apologize for her report. >> first of all, china has kept in contact with all foreign correspondents in beijing and china on a daily basis. there is some information both sides agreed not to make public now. i think the journalist recognizes her mistake. she has actually apologized instead of being asked to do so. >> she said beijing is using the visa process to silence journalists. here i think china could demonstrate that is trying to effectively battle counter terrorism by beginning, by respecting fundamental rights and here, freedom of expression and a respect for an independent media. >>> australia is the latest country to bring in the new year. spectacular fireworks lit up the skies over sydney harbor. it was the first cou

. >> china has been eyeing some of these deals. this roadbuilding, some of the northeastern states has been under dispute between china and india. they were also some deals as well. the indiamember of naval drills. possibly some across to india as well. of course china had some disagreements. these areas coming together. taking relationship to the next level, japan saying we can't think of a strategic partnership that has a more profound influence on chip in the course of asia than ours. becoming evera better friends there. angie: thank you so much for that. havearis climate talks ended with an agreement that is described as a leap for mankind. meet unprecedented investment. the international energy agency says the deal will require $16.5 trillion of spending on renewables and efficiency through 2030. the agency says governments will have to encourage clean energy projects to cut down on fossil fuels and deforestation. >> it is truth the agreement is not perfect and there are some areas in need of improvement. however, this has not prevent us from taking our historic steps.

northeastern states. other ones may have the china's interest because they entered some defense-related ones, for example,s. have by annual drills and japan in the future will be joining them for that. an agreement to share classified information between india and japan. news, japan further exports amphibious craft to india. all of these defense-related sending a may be message to china that india and japan are going to work together and perhaps trying counter the influence of china and the region, both militarily and economically. china is a huge heavyweight in the region. both japan and india have their own tensions with china in very different ways. next, we speak to two of taiwan's presidential candidates as they prepare to go head-to-head in key elections next month. trending business will be back. ♪ yvonne: welcome back, stories making noise around the world. marine le pen was being by the former president nicolas sarkozy republicans in the north. republican share the 12 regions with the socialists, pushing them to their place. withut was 59% compared 48% last week in. initial results from council e

china's latest man made disaster. it's only four months since a huge explosion at a storage area for dangerous chemicals in the northeastern. gien. investigators must find auto if there are others who are nadged as well. >>> to help clear a toxic waste it's part of red alert measures. the highest of chinese capital's air pollution reading. a number, have the city's cars have also been ordered off the road while schools will stay closed until tuesday. india's supreme court has released the youngest convict in the case. maximum sentence of three years as a juvenile. after widespread protests, the government proposed changes to the upper hous up law but the lt cleared parliament. >>> blaise compaore is wanted for questioning, compaore fled to ivory coast after being convicted last year. >>> analyzing the body of president tomas, sankara. several brults have been found in his body. >> burundi's president, au wants to send 5,000 troops and worried that the country is headed towards civil war. pierre nkurunziza decided to run for a third term. mohammad adow has the story. >> government of burundi was able to protect civilians. t

china's latest manmade disaster. it's only four months since a huge explosion at a storage area for dangerous chemicals in the northeastern kept in a warehouse just a few hundred meters from a residential area. now investigators must find if any laws were broken here as well. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> india's supreme court has upheld the release of a youngest convict in the 2012 gang rape and murder of a medical student. the convict has served the maximum sentence of three years for a juvenile. the bill has yet to clear the upper house of parliament. >>> thailand's seafood industry has been accused of widespread labor abuses. it's factories it's legal for this boy to work full time but with certain restrictions like not working past 10:00 in the evening. >> sometimes i do overtime, and i finish at 1:00 in the morning or even at dawn. all extra work is supposed to be paid as over time. they don't pay me as they should. >> he works for golden prize, a large tuna processing company just outside of bangkok. the company sells $230 million worth of tuna to overseas markets each year. management would not comment, an

china's latest man made disaster. it's only four months since a huge explosion at a storage area for dangerous chemicals in the northeastern city of tiengen. they were kept in a white housee just a few meters from the area. now the investigation whether there were laws broken here as well. >> the au wants to throw in 5,000 are soldiers into burundi. in april president pierre nkurunziza decide he to run for a third term. al jazeera's mohammad adow has the latest from the capital bujumbura. >> at a special meeting in bujumbura, the parliament decided not to allow troops from african union, that the government of burundi was able to protect civilians. they said they will also appoint a commission to look into the killings that have happened, since april, but particularly the killings that happened on the 11th of december. on that friday, that 87 people were killed in the capital bujumbura. with burundi calling its bluff the african union now has only one option. to go back to the drawing board and invoke article 4 of its constitution, act which allows us to interfere in a neighbor country, even without the permission of the n

china's latest man made disaster. it's only four months since a huge explosion at a storage area for dangerous chemicals in the northeastern city of tee tienge. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> more than 2,000 beijing factories have been ordered to reduce or suspend production to get rid of red haze. air readings show that the number of harmful particles in the air is nearly seven times higher than safe levels. half the city's cars have also been ordered off the road while schools will stay closed until tuesday. >>> thailand's military government has responded to widespread corruption in the seafood industry. allegation he of abuse. al jazeera's wayne hay has the latest. >> a media conference was held in bangkok on monday, in response to associated press news agency which alleged widespread abuses within the thai assesse seafood processing industry. abuse while working for a particular factory in thailand. in response the government saying that ap made parts of their story up but they did go on to say that they do want to create rights for all workers in thailand and work in the sectors to prevent abuse and slavery. t

china's latest man-made disaster. it's only four months since a huge explosion at a storage area for dangerous chemicals in the northeastern city. they were kept in a warehouse just a few hundred meters from a residential area. now investigators must find if any laws were broken here, as well. >> back here in the u.s., it is chilly this morning in much of the east and ski resorts are pleading with mother nature for a white christmas. these pictures are mom maine which has seen very little snowfall this month. ski resort owners might not be able to make enough fake snow. they are calling this the dryest and warmest winter in years. >>> christmas only four days away, but they are celebrating in tee shirts and shorts, because no snow. not even to think about it. >> or you will be. we had that little bit. >>> a little bit of taste of winter there. >>> back to normal an back above. we never got above normal for a cold snap this year. so warm, even the snow machines have been able to go, you need a certain temperature for that. thises is a rain system. we're going to see temperatures shooting back up over the next couple of days