also places like the korean peninsula, northern china, beijing, temperatures are improving over the weekend, but they will be falling once again at the top of the week. things are looking very dry here. a few showers towards the south. nothing too heavy. there is heavier rain coming down for parts of the central philippines. quite a few areas picking up more than 100 millimetres of rain in the last 24 hours and that wet weather will be fairly heavy as we head into the weekend, too. shanghai at 8 tomorrow. finally temperatures above the freezing point in beijing. a little bit better to sunday and these will drop away tokyo hitting 10 degrees. into north america. we're looking at a very strong winter system moving across the plains at the moment. colorado into nebraska n and kansas heavy snow for you to the south of the system is going to be thunderstorms. now if we take a look, this is actually going to be heading very slowly towards the east. >>> the snow will remain heavy in the midwest. the severe weather, storms, hail and the strong gusts will actually weaken off as they push further int

in contrast, the korean peninsula and northern china are going to be seeing temperatures a bit above average. i'll show you those figures in a second. further to the north and east, a few snow showers will be popping up. then more showers to the southeast. this is mostly rain, of course. it is one area moving away, but soon you'll see more showers popping up in their place. further inland to the southwest over the mountainous region, widespread snow. as for the philippines, more scattered thunderstorms, but yet again, heavier rain taking aim. let's show you temperatures. a chilly day in hong kong, 14 degrees. taipei warms up to 18. 8 in seoul on tuesday, but it is going to rise to 10 degrees wednesday. we usually see about 4 for the average to give you an idea. 7 degrees in tokyo tuesday and staying dry until that snow arrives incident midnight hours. okay, heading into north america. this is the low we're going to watch. we were talking about it yesterday, it just moved a little bit, spreading in towards the central plains, bringing a large band of snow to the north and some thunder

. >> 13 people killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in northern china. more than 40 people are said to have been entered in the blast which tore through the factory near the capital of the province. the blast made it -- the plant made pesticides and other chemical products. the force shattered windows up to and two kilometers away. the cause is still being investigated. millions of children living in cities around the world are being deprived of the most basic services according to a report from the united nations children's fund. although campaigns against poverty tend to focus on rural areas, children living in slums and shantytowns are increasingly becoming more disadvantaged. amnesty international says that iran has stepped up repression of dissent and increased surveillance of internet activity in the run-up to friday's parliamentary elections. if amnesty reports a wave of arrests of activists. lawyers, students, journalists, amongst others are being targeted by iranian security forces. with european leaders piling up the pressure on greece tune in

now also places like the korean peninsula, northern china, beijing, temperatures are improving over the weekend, but they will be falling once again at the top of the week. things are looking very dry here. just a few showers towards the south. nothing too heavy. there is some heavier rain coming down for parts of the central philippines. quite a few areas picking up more than 100 millimeters of rain in the last 24 hours and that wet weather will be fairly heavy as we head into the weekend, too. so shanghai look at 8. finally above freezing in beijing at 3. a little bit better into sunday and then these will drop away tomorrow. tokyo hitting the double figures at 10. into north america we go. we're looking at a very strong winter system moving across the plains at the moment. colorado into nebraska as well as kansas heavy snow for you. to the south of the system is going to be thunderstorms. now if we take a look this is actually going to be heading very slowly toward the east. the snow will remain heavy as it heads into the midwest. the severe weather storms, hail and also the strong g

and explosion at a chemical plant in northern china has left thirteen people dead and forty others injured the blast flattened nearby buildings and shattered windows and surrounding houses and tremors caused by the incident could be felt in several nearby villages a rescue teams are still working at the scene the money. famous and the police in riot gear have cleared the occupy camp in london a high court ruling had allowed the polls cathedral site now to be taken down twenty arrests were made as protesters tried to prevent bailiffs from moving in the demonstrators had been camped out since mid october it was one of the largest and longest surviving sides of the occupy movement originally stated to be against corporate greed. london's occupy demonstrators may have been sent home now but a new wave of nationwide protests could be on the way taxpayers are making their voices heard angry that foreign aid is still being sent to india while public spending has been cut at home and despite new delhi dismissing the handouts as quote peanuts the cash keeps flowing insanities laura smith now invest

eastern asia, large high pressure is going to be dominating the northern part of the continent here. so across mongolia as well as china, fairly dry. we do see a few snow showers making their way here in towards northern, northeastern china. maybe about five centimeters from this system coming through. other places getting some snow. japan certainly going to be seeing some very significant snowfall in the next 24 hours. okoruki should see 90 centimeters. almost an additional meter of snow. it is very, very heavy. other places towards the north toward hokkaido may be about 50 centimeters, but half a meter of fresh snow is possible. also very windy here, so snow drifts and avalanches are going to be high risk. and then along the pacific edge, staying dry here. that cold blast of air will keep things pretty chilly, even after the winds die down in the next 24 to 48 hours. through the weekend it is going to be a little bit cold, a little bit below average for this time of year. as we head down towards the south, this precipitation, of course, is going to be rain. very moist flow whipping up the side of the high pressure. s

look, fairly clear across the southern region with the exception of a few thunderstorms across northern china, a weak disturbance cruising on along chang dong. this is video coming out of areas within shandong province. again, some of the highest accumulations we've seen in quite some time. not sure if we have the video for you. regardless, that has all moved off this region and the temperature is going to gradually warm up. no significant travel issues, whether it be hong kong, shanghai or beijing. the major cities look pretty good. in europe, we have a weak disturbance in and around portions of milan. in frankfurt there was some delays associated with industrial reasons, not weather related at this hour. take a look at this. we find the linear feature, a cold front beginning to come in from the northwest. with it rain showers, a few flurries possible in the higher elevations of scotland. take you to north ireland. we do know some strong thunderstorms in the morning hours have caused a few problems out there. generally speaking everything beginning to fall apart t. showers work their way to

we would be a buyer of apple, because of the patent dispute in northern china, as you saw. >> the always dapper david. thank you. >> thank you. >> it looks like we're not going to get the dow to 13,000 today. the traders have a dilemma, do they buy ahead of this long weekend, especially when it appears the greek debt plan will be approved on monday? >> whatever reason president's day is one of the long weekends that you don't see the long positions go quite as long. for whatever reason, it happens this time around, they're a bit off. >> and we're going out positively with the dow up 46 points. now at

. >> an amazing rescue in northern china as firefighters pull two people from a 131-foot well. woman fell into the well, and a young person stopping to rescue her. 15 fire fighters were taken to safety. >> greece's prime minister were extending austerity measures. the prime minister went on television to tell citizens they have face aid collapse in -- faced a collapse in living standard if the parliament rejects a bail out today. >> nelson mandela's image will soon be on money in south africa. they made announcement yesterday after the icon's release from prison. nelson mandela became south africa's first black president in 1994. the 1993 nobel peace prize winner has retired from public life. >> i would say he deserves that. that is an honor. >> yes, it is an honor. >> stay with us. >> coming up, trying to catch duke in a bit of a letdown following a big buzzer beating win over north carolina. we'll check on that straight ahead. >> coming up on 11 on tv hill, a mother tells how she is taking action in annapolis. all this and more on this >> curious to see how the maryland terra

. >>> apple ipads are being seized from retailers in a city in northern china the chinese company maintainss to the name from a taiwan affiliate that registered it the year before a chinese court rejected apples complaint in december its rights were violated there is a push to have the devices seized in more than 20 other cities. >>> at least four states are looking into bills that would make kids repeat grades for failing state reading tests the states are colorado, iowa, new mexico, tennessee if passed the school districts would be able to hold back children if they don't meet state reading requirements the bills are aimed at addressing literacy problems that exist nationwide. >>> now 8:25 a.m. monday morning a big focus on the loss of whitney houston at last night's grammys but also big winners getting a lot of buzz we will look on the other side of the break. >> plus rematch, lamont peterson will once again take on amir khan the fight is scheduled may in las vegas. he sits down with dave ross coming up we're gonna erase breast cancer once and for all. once and for all. walking 60 miles.

back behind it, a light snow in the northern korean peninsula and northeastern china will gradually diminish today. down toward southeast asia, it's going to be a dry day for you in the indochina peninsula. as for the philippines, the northern sections including manila are experiencing dry conditions, but it looks like we'll continue to see rain throughout today. today's high looking like this. 31 degrees in manila. 22 in hong kong. a cold wave is blanketing mongolia and china lowering temperatures. winds are going to pick up in eastern china. moving on to the americas, it's mostly dry, but there are a few spots that have been dealing with wet weather. the southern tip of the florida peninsula will continue to see heavy thundershowers throughout monday. and up toward the north, heavy snow in much of quebec are gradually easing, but by then, about 15 centimeters of snow are possible. meanwhile, we can see another area of snow in the four corners region. and across the west, it's mostly dry in western canada as well as the western u.s., but a system will move in and that will produce heavy rai

china. and they never want to see those days again. so important to them really from the northern polic foarch forei, that coupled with recovering all of their lost territories. in other words sovereignty which has always been a central personapillear policy making. they want to keep the mothership together and they know what instability means in terms of breaking up countries. >> charlie: jon huntsman, thank you so much. former governor, former republican presidential candidate, former ambassador to china with a long record of service to his country. thank you. >> thank you, charlie. great being with you. >> charlie: we continue now with former secretary of state henry kissinger's latest book is called "on china." welcome to the program. you're in washington. >> yes, i am. >> charlie: tell me what you think the message of xi jinping is as he talks with american officials. >> the message seems to be that he or that chinese leadership interested in a period of cooperation with the united states. that they believe that the problems of the region have to be dealt with from an asia-pa

just announced it would have military presence in northern australia, right in china's neighborhood,peak. china not so happy about that. and also iran, because china is its largest customer of oil, and the concern is that the u.s. does not want china to increase its consumption of that oil. >> so other issues to talk about, also other stops on the u.s. tourism. he headed to the midwest. he has ties there? >> yeah, this is pretty interesting. vice president v will be heading to iowa when he was a local official in the 1980s. he's been to iowa before. he went in the 1980s. he'll be talking about agriculture, and he'll also be heading to los angeles where president obama seemed to let slip during their bilateral meeting today that he might be taking in a lakers game. so, you know, maybe a little fun and games on this five-day business trip. >> lakers, huh? but maybe no jeremy lin on this tour, right? >> that's what i kept thinking. everybody has linsanity. >> that's right. thanks, brianna. >>> next on reporter roulette, regrowing human heart tissue. i know it sounds like science fiction

in the case of china, their northern policy tend to be an extension of their more immediate national interests. and in the case of the middle east, whether you look at syria or whether you look at iran, it is either the procurement of raw materials that will allow china's economy to continue to grow or in the case of syria, wanting to make sure that the regime long standing dictatorship under the assad family isn't toppled because what are the natural implications that people are going to draw. they're going to continue to draw the same implications they have throughout the jasmyne spring period and that is long standing dictatorships and pockets of economic despair. that's when people rise up and cause trouble and that leads to instability. you better believe just like when the soviet union resolved from 15 republics. the chinese watched the gorbachev period very very carefully and embarked upon policies that did just the opposite, which is to say, to hold on to politics, to loosen up the economy. they were informed by that chapter plaipg out righ playingn their border and rest assu

china. officials started taking apple ipads in a northern chinese city last week from retailers. red the trademark in china in 2001. the company says it still has rights to use the name in china although apple paid an affiliated company for the rights. >>> now 5:50. a bay area city cracks down on party buses. plus... ♪ [ music ] >> she sounded awesome last night. adele rolling in the awards, too. her big comeback performance and her big sweep at the grammys coming up. >> and the fashion police, we're going to break them out for some of the strangest outfits that we saw on the red carpet last night. >> that's one of them. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> a pennsylvania judge could rule today whether form penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will be able to stay indoors during his house arrest -- get outside actually. he is accused of molesting 10 boys. he wants bail eased so he can see his grandchildren and have some friends over to his home. but prosecutors want to further restrict his movements. they cite complaints from

, rockets and morters have been raining since saturday since russia and china vetoed a peace proposal. with the rebels in northernia where protesters are pushing back. >> the rebels have managed to carve out this small on clave so people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all about. freedom. >> today, twin suicide bombings killed 28 people in the city of alapo. the rebels and the government are blaming each other. >>> bay area headlines, oakland's attempt to close a haven for prostitution got underway today. neighbors testify that they recently seen more prostitutes and violence at the national lodge motel on international boulevard. the city attorney is hoping to close the motel for up to a year under a state law that requires motels to prevent prostitution. >> the state has put a stop to construction at santa clara medical center. it was halted after the city changed building plans with approval from the state. work could resume next week after state and hospital officials meet on tuesday. in 2008, voters approved $840 million in bonds to upgrade the medical c

china. he's one of nine people, including other referees and football administrators who went on trial in the northern city of dandong. his trial one of many pending at the moment. and it's the result of an investigation launched by the chinese football association to clean up the support here in china. for years, it's been blighted by allegations of match fixing. companies withdrew sponsorship. fans transferred their support to fallen team, even in europe. and the broadcasting company refused to show top flight matches here in china last season. there's renewed interest in the support here in china. and the chinese football association will be hoping that this conviction today and others which could follow over the coming weeks will mean corruption will be put behind football and they can look forward to a better game in the future. >> north korea is marking what could be the 70th birthday for kim jong-il who died in december. his son has been a leading in the military parade in the capital of pyongyang where the statue of the late leader was unveiled. >> north korea is having to pack a lot into the

china. in fact, we have a long rain band stretching from northern indochina, right up into towards western japan this is going to get a little intense as well. a few showers scattered across the philippines. mostly light. 14 degrees in taipei and hong kong. a little chilean wet. you can see the green descending to the south of china. 4 degrees in seoul. expect temperatures to rise by middle of the week, up to 9 degrees, 10 on thursday, 8 in tokyo, and staying dry. all right as we head into north america, out towards the west things are settled. we have a low pressure system on the u.s., canada border, bringing significant snowfall, about 20 centimeters in parts of southern ontario. and also going to be bringing reduced visibility with the snow. the good news, it weakens as it heads to eastern canada and northern new england. we have thunderstorms down here across parts of florida and the southeast. some of these could get intense. fine for central locations. this is the low i want to draw your attention to in california, bringing coastal rain and snow as it heads to the four corners. but it is g

china vetoed a u.n. peace proposal. clarissa ward is with the rebels in northern syria where protesters are pushing back. >> they managed to carve out this small on clave so people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all about. freedom. >> also today, twin suicide bombings killed 28 people in the city of olapo. the rebels and the government are blaming each other. >>> in bay area headlines now, oakland's attempt to close an alleged haven for prostitutes got underway today. neighbors testified that they have recently seen more prostitutes and violence at the national lodge motel on international boulevard. the city attorney is hoping to close the motel for up to a year under a state law that requires motels to prevent prostitution. >> the state has put a stop to construction at santa clara county medical center. it was halted after the county replaced its top inspector and changed building plans with approval from the state. work could resume next week after state and hospital officials meet on tuesday. in 2008, voters approved $840 million in bonds to upgrade the medica

meanwhile high pressure is in control of northern japan after a storm system just moved away. this small low pressure over northeastern china is going to travel across. it will be a return to winter weather conditions there on thursday. much of the continent is dry and clear in. indoe china we're seeing a few showers disappear there. we'll see scattered thunderstorms across much of the philippines here. that monsoon has weakened off which is good news. as we get into our temperature chart, we're going to see double figures in seoul as well as in tokyo on wednesday. 7 degrees in beijing. minus 10 in china. most of the eastern continent is going to be looking at some above average temperatures towards the north. as we head into north america here towards the northwest we have a really big system coming in. that's going to be causing some strong winds not just up towards the north where you see the precipitation, but actually the southwest is also going to see some gusty winds coming in. this is going to be snow on the mountains. it will be companied by strong winds that will be blowing that snow around. potential for near whi

now, back in across the northern continental, looking dry, high pressure is in place. also allowing cooler air to come down across eastern china, so we'll be seeing temperatures falling into the next couple days. as for the precipitation here across the east of china, to the north we'll be seeing snow, but from the shanghai region south, it will be turning over to rain. mostly dry in indochina. we've got a new system here in the south china sea, just going to be pushing toward the west and bringing showers in towards parts of southern vietnam. then for the philippines, once again heavier rain, and it has been ongoing in parts of mindanao the last several days. that means an intense risk of landslides and also for flooding to occur. 25 degrees in taipei. a warm day here, just six forecast for your high on wednesday. three meanwhile, in seoul. as we head into north america, we have a pacific system bringing coastal rain and also mountain snow. this low is going to be descending to the south. bringing the rain to southern california, and snow to the mountains of utah, maybe even be 20 centimeters is possible here. then across the

it will be building a next generation of energy-efficient windows and doing it in northern minnesota instead of in china. or an electric car battery factory in memphis, tennessee, instead of mumbai, india, or a wind turbine manufacturer in san jose, california instead of san palo, brazil. this is my vision for an energy america that is energy independent. a stronger, more innovative america. and i know you all want the same thing. that's why i'm here tonight floor today, because i know we can't continue to get by with piecemeal energy policies. we cannot play red light, green light with our tax incentives as we are doing this year. and that is why we have to put them in place again. what we need now is a comprehensive national blueprint for energy policy in this country, a solution that preserves the integrity of our air, of our water and natural resources, that gives businesses the incentives to research and develop new sources of energy that invest in the next generation of american innovation. that is our challenge. it's not going to happen overnight, but i believe that we will get it done. we have b

china in the next 24 hours. today's highs are looking like this. a cold wave blanketing much of the northern sections, expecting minus 3 in beijing, minus 7 in seoul with a low of minus 13. tokyo will warm up nicely. temperatures will plummet from this evening. now moving to the americas. a long frontal line has been bringing winter precipitation to the u.s., canada border. right now, freezing rain warnings in effect in southern ontario, new brins wick, maine, showers in the great lakes. over the next 24 hours, much of ontario gets cooler. to the south, thundershowers are developing over the southeastern corner of the u.s. out to the west, british columbia and pacific northwest have gusty winds, coastal rain and mountain snow again. that will move further inland. however, once again, another system will move into the same area. so on wednesday, we are expecting 9 degrees in chicago, and 6 degrees in toronto. and we're going to see a huge warm up in washington, d.c. 18 degrees here and 14 degrees expected in new york. definitely feels like spring. finally, let's go over to europe. it's very a

china. this is going to redevelop over the sea of japan, and then bring winter storm conditions to northern parts of the country. they will see high winds and waves picking up on the northwestern coast. towards the philippines, more heavy rain here. you see the purple in central parts of the eastern coast, showing you the heavier rain is on the way. this is an area that's already seen heavy rain on and off the last week or so anyway, so saturated land here could lead to the risk of flooding and land slides. 25 degrees, a hot day in taipei. 7 in seoul. haven't seen that in a while. 9 in tokyo tuesday. these figures will fall through the course of the week as cooler air descends. let's head to north america. we have a storm for the southwest, bringing coastal rain to california. then some fairly light to moderate snow showers across the southern rockies as it heads to the four corners. will be a little heavy in places. then another system is moving across the midwest at the moment. northern parts will be seeing snow, then it heads to the south with rain and thunderstorms. as you can see, as i

northern japan will be effected as well. most of the precipitation will move out quite quickly. meanwhile the same system is causing near southern china and taiwan. those rainy conditions will continue into your weekend. down towards southeast asia, we are looking at some showers popping up. today's highs are looking like this. getting up to 21 degrees in hong kong with some light showers. warming up to 25 in taipei. in seoul, still warmer than average with 8. tokyo coming in at 8 degrees. as i said, dry weather will come back from late this afternoon. now heading over to the americas, winter storm conditions are continuing across the northwestern u.s. and western canada. we have a lot of wind advisories and warnings in place. as those systems move towards the east, the southern great lakes region will start to see blowing snow conditions on thursday. as much as 20 centimeters of snow is possible. then we have an area of active weather in the southeastern corner of the u.s. lots of heavy rain and thunderstorms. and on thursday, we are expecting severe weather from the gulf coast into the ohio valley. we're talking about damaging winds

taking a grip of much of northern parts of eastern asia and while the continent is quite quiet and clear up towards the north, in fact, these showers here in the southeast of china will be moving out as well, we will see temperatures descending as the cold air also descends down in towards parts of southern china, even hong kong going down to 15, 14 degrees in the next couple of days. while things dry in the southeast of china, we are going to see shower s blossoming in england, getting heavier into friday. the eastern flank and down in towards the south as well, cambod cambodia, most of vietnam, you're going to be seeing showers and more heavy rain for the philippines, this, of course, could be problematic because it has been ongoing for the past several days, if not weeks. particularly are going to be at risk for floods and landslides. last but not least, japan, starting to dry out today, but there is going to be another system on the way, bringing yet more rounds of heavy snow, parts of nigata could see more than 40 centimeters of fresh snow, strong winds accompanying that as well and that's going to be bringing in cold air from the arctic, bringing our tempe

china vetoed a u.n. peace proposal. syria's dictatorship has banned independent reporting, but our clarissa ward is with the rebels in northern syria where today was the islamic sabbath. >> reporter: across syria, friday is a day for prayer and protest. as they emerge from the mosque, the faithful called out for god to help them win their freedom. young boys led the chant. "we need a god-fearing president" this one cried. from their neighborhoods. they marged together into the main square, part of an areas that locals called the free zone where government forces have been pushed out. after days of fighting and mourning, today offered a rare moment of joy. the rebels have managed to carve out this small enclave so that the people of this city can come out here without fear and celebrate what this uprising is really all about-- freedom. >> we need freedom! we need freedom! >> reporter: they burned photographs of the leaders of russia and china-- supporters of assad's regime throughout its brutal crackdown. and they pledged their support to the people of the city of homs. "with our soul and our blood we will avenge homs" they sw

china and india. >> more news in brief from around the world. a prison riot in mexico has left at least 44 people dead. authorities in the northern state said fighting broke out early on sunday between inmates belonging to two rival drug cartels. it took police two hours to restore order. the country's prisons are running out of room after the government launched a crackdown on organized crime and drug trafficking. an independent panel will issue a final report in november on the collapse of a building in last year's earthquake in cristchurch, new zealand. steven mills a member of the informs gait toiv panel made the announcement two days before the first anniversary of the quake. mills said several factors may have contributed to the collapse and pledged to determine who is responsible. the earthquake killed 185 people. 115 of the victims died when the television building toppled to the ground. taiwan has shown to media new safety measures introduced at one of its nuclear power plants since march 11th accident in fukushima. media personnel visited the plant near taipei on monday. officials say they installed stainless steel wall

northern japan so that's going to clear out. clearing much of the rest of the continent as well. things are going to be looking clear from the coastal side here in china, too. but southeast china you're going to be looking at some lingering showers that could become heavier and towards the end of the week. things are not going to be clear here in the philippines either. scatred showers, chaes of thunderstorms, these a all going to be continuing for the next couple of days. coastal heavy rain could be targeting and triggering some further landslides there as well. manila 33 degrees temperaturewise. hong kong i know that's very chilly for you at 14 degrees with some rainshowers. in seoul 8 degrees. shanghai and tokyo at 7 degrees for the high. that's going to be improving in towards the end of the week. on thursday tokyo we're going to be seeing temperatures reaching up to about 12 degrees for the high. okinforwd tohat e. let's head over to the americas. this storm system that's developing as it moves towards the east. it's tracking from the rockies in towards the central plains and that's going to bring us some severe conditions as well. gusts could re

northern japan, hokkaido could be seeing some snow starting thursday afternoon. as we pull back, the same system will continue to produce light to moderate precipitation in southern china. down towards the south, a tropical depression has brought a lot of rain in southern vietnam. but it looks like it's going to ge drier here, so that's good news. as for the philippines, min dan ow will see showers over the course of the day. 33 in bangkok. up to 20 in hong kong with some light showers. 10 and 9 degrees ditches in expected in tokyo. heading over to the americas. mostly sunny and settled over most of the southern half of the u.s., but there are a few storms through the north. a slow moving system is moving into british columbia and the northwestern states are producing winter storm conditions. heavy mountain snow can be found in many locations, but exceptions are going to be the cascade and olympic mountains where we're looking at flooding rain rather than snow. so that could lead to avalanches. as i said, it's a very slow moving system. so the stormy conditions here will continue in to wednesday night. and we also have another system moving across the great lakes. so n

northern japan so that's going to clear out. clearing much of the rest of the continent as well. things are going to be looking clear from the coastal side here in china, too. but southeast china you're going to be looking at some lingering showers that could become heavier and towards the end of the week. things are not going to be clear here in the philippines either. scattered showers, chances of thunderstorms, these are all going to be continuing for the next couple of days. coastal heavy rain could be targeting and triggering some further landslides there as well. manila 33 degrees temperaturewise. hong kong i know that's very chilly for you at 14 degrees with some rainshowers. in seoul 8 degrees. shanghai and tokyo at 7 degrees for the high. that's going to be improving in towards the end of the week. on thursday tokyo we're going to be seeing temperatures reaching up to about 12 degrees for the high. looking forward to that one. let's head over to the americas. this storm system that's developing as it moves towards the east. it's tracking from the rockies in towards the central plains and that's going to bring us some severe conditions as well