more gusty conditions prevailing in northern taiwan. the concern will be shifting down towards the eastern coast of china up to about 150 millimeters will be likely into the next few days. the flooding concerns will be remaining. also there is an indeteirect effect. this stationary boundary formed over southern kushu. there will be mudslides with this heavy precipitation. to the north we have a high pressure system predominant making things dry and calm for the korean peninsula, northern china and much of japan. the upper cone of level there is existent in hokkaido. we may see snow tonight. tokyo at 26 with partly sunny skies. reaching 28. here across mexico, we have a hurricane. the tropical storm marty upgraded and it is now really moving slowly so it's going to be more about rainfall that will be the huge concern. the gusts not so much. about 160 kilometers per hour. that could cause life-threatening rip currents. storm surges. really not a good idea to be venturing out in these waters. near acapulco which is a popular resort area. y

and it is making a beeline toward northern taiwan. as the potential to bring destructive winds to taipei and the possibility of very large seas. especially across the taiwan straits, the stretch of water between southeast china and the western coastal regions of taiwan, about 180 kilometer gap there. it's a popular shipping lane. that's going to cause concerns going forward, as well. now here's the projected path. over the next 24 hours, it is expected to continue to strengthen, although the joint typhoon warning center has dialed down its strengthening by about ten kilometers per hour. still, this is a formidable storm, something we need to pay close attention to for the southern islands. then by monday evening, local time in northern taiwan, we look out for storm surge threat increasing across the eastern-facing shorelines of taiwan. as it crosses the taiwan straits, that wrap-around effect bringing moisture and heavy rainfall to the greater taipei region. perhaps allowing for landslides and mudslides being a possibility. you see the

destroyed more than 300 homes and ten of them were completely demolished and then it pulled into northern taiwan to injure more than 300. we have pictures from southeastern china where it made another secondary landfall around the morning hours on tuesday. this is where it is coming from. it is before tracking inland while weakening. really dumped lots of heavy blinding rains and brought damaging winds. soldiers and residents were seen ahead of the storm securing coastal items and docking boats. damage has been reported including structures. downed trees and power lines. but unfortunately it's still here. even though it is a low pressure system after this it is going to become very strong. it's going to drop to about 980 by tomorrow and merge with another system from the north completely engulfing and pulling into japan. as it does so by friday about 960 about typhoon strength even though it is a low pressure system. it is a very potent system. stormy conditions prevail on thursday and friday. something to really watch out for even into the latter half of the week. it is curving into the korean

taiwan approximately 600 millimeters. we know there's a drought in place, five years of recent rainfall to accumulate a what occurred around northern 24 hours. let's bring the mountains in here. taiwan, fun fact is home to some of the highest density of tall mountains. as the mountains come up, 300 mountains rising to roughly 3,000 meters. act 10,000 feet in height. this would be a graveyard for a tropical feature. this storm comes in as a category 4 as it didded a land fall. dpited the central mountain range of taiwan as a category one as the storm literally shreds it apart. as you post the clouds in the mountains, rise, cools, condenses. squeeze out the historic amount of rainfall we saw across parts of town. i want to bring in quadrants into the picture. oftentimes in the northern hemisphere you look at the right front quadrant because the storm as it rotates counter clock wise, that area is increased and the wind speed picking that corner to be where the strongest winds are found. eye left-hand east of tie wand, yonaguni island, 181 miles per hour. strongest wind gust they seen in japan since 1966 and that happened at the summi

know the northern side of taiwan protected by mountains. the western side certainly isn't. of this storm system moves over this region. you take a look. we've had recent storms, of course, some of them with indirect impacts the cone covers taiwan and china as we hit it from saturday night into sunday. look at the wind speeds. category one equivalent. gets up to category three in the next 48 hours. three days from now, it's a category four. so again, quick intensification, intensely populated area, home to nearly 50 million people. by saturday into sunday. so certainly can be a big story over this region. and the hateful going to be plentiful, work your way, northern taiwan could easily pick up 150-plus millimeters. localized amounts could considerably be higher than that. then fujo, points north ward around shanghai also north of the forecast. this time of year, it should begin to quiet down. typically in august, that's when we have peak season, about 5 1/2 storms per month. work your way down towards october and the last week of september. you're looking at 3 1/2 to 4 stor

look how quickly this storm is set to intensify, potentially impacting northern taiwan and southeasternusts in excess of 215 kilometers per hour built. the way, that is equivalent to a category 4 hurricane if it were to make landfall with that. one thing we're also watching is the possibility of 10-meter-high waves on the open ocean. that's going to be a major concern for the boating and fishing industry across the taiwan straits. back to you. >> that region certainly has had its share of storms, hasn't it, derek? >> that's true. >> thanks. >>> the new iphone is out today, but in china it has already hit the streets. or has it? apple lovers, beware. the counter. there's no one road out there. no one surface... no one speed... no one way of driving on each and every road. but there is one car that can conquer them all. the mercedes-benz c-class. five driving modes let you customize the steering, shift points, and suspension to fit the mood you're in... ...and the road you're on. the 2016 c-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services.

taiwan today. the typhoon is getting stronger. they are used to typhoons there, but how much damage could this cause? >> this is a category four. as we would consider that in the northern portion of taiwan. when it came in, it brought widespread areas of flood. we'll see the worst of it once it starts to clear out. let's get to the satellite of all of this. this made it to a strong cat-year four and there's some confusion. you need 150 miles an hour to call it a super typhoon, china has a low of 115 miles an hour. they are calling this a typhoon, the rest of the meteorological community is not. you can see the eye of the storm passing over the island. we are going to see significant damage, evacuations ordered and it will continue into mainland china. it is losing a little intensity, but still a very strong storm. president obama the united states, it is tropical moisture and something that we'll continue to watch just in case it develops. funneling into the southwestern portions with heavy rain, so the next couple days, definitely flood concerns. all the cloud cover, it wasn't the greatest viewing, but other parts of the country spectacular for the moon last night. th

it's a formidable threat in the next 18 hours but northern sections of taiwan, including taipei from 24 hours out to 48 hours out. we look towards southeast china, that's tuesday and wednesday. we'll time this out for everybody watching. here's the latest from the joint typhoon warning center. 230 kilometers per hour. that makes this 10 kilometers below super typhoon status. gus at 280 kilometers per hour. that's around the center of this particular storm. that's called the eyewall. speaking of that, we're starting to see nightfall overtake this part of the world at the moment. what you're looking at is also visible satellite imagery. this is a zoomed in version of the eyewall. as it goes black, that's the sun setting. let me show you a few things on this. look at the dark center of this storm. that is the eye of the typhoon. that particular area is where we would typically find calm winds, even the sun comes out or in this case the moon comes out. it's the outer periphery of that eyewall where we find those 230 kilometer per hour wind gusts. let's time the storm going forward. the i

taiwan, they see a fireball streak across the sky. you can see it light up the sky. dash cam video this is found in northern bangkok. there's no information on what exactly it was. however officials believe it was a meteor, or possibly a large piece of space junk. >>> overseas to what we call archaeology on steroids. a big find shrouded in mystery. millions visit stonehenge but researchers us d high-resolution ground penetrating radar to reveal nearly 100 stones buried underground. they stretch for nearly a mile a "c shape. >> the best part is, yes, these have just been hidden. lost to archaeology and history. and we ve just found them again. >> that's incredible. the stones are up to 15 feet high and 6 feet wide. they remain buried underground all this time. that's incredible. i love stuff like this. >> wow. >> it's like a subway system underground. >> exactly. >> the second subway system.iv>> 2,000 d ars, that's about right for building a subway in w york. that is amazing stuff. in the the meantime, weather picture, while we unofficially ended the summer season yesterday. it's continuing into the 90s again. we th

northern california. other countries official state-funded centers include france, germany, switzerland, iceland, norway, denmark, sweden and finland. dr. larry wang runs the taiwan innovation and entrepreneurship center, helping his countrymen and women understand business in silicon valley. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you, scott, for inviting me here. >> so, here is my imagination. you are an official representative of twine and the taiwan government, right? this is a state-sponsored thing. you are bringing your smartest, your best people from taiwan to silicon valley. isn't that a risk for taiwan? i mean, what if they stay here? >> well nothing wrong for the talent staying here. in fact, most of the top-notched talents stay in taiwan working for, like, tsmc, media tech, and other famous companies. you have got great companies there but you see my point there. >> yes. >> is that the best and brightest, you know, in some ways ought to stay home, if i were running the place. >> well, not really, because the world is, as we call it the earth getting flat and flatter. right >> right. >> right. the distance is shrinking. the collaboration is a ke

taiwan. shell pulls out of the arctic, good news for the environment, look at what made them quit. ♪ in afghanistan taliban fighters are firing missiles at the main airport of the northerny of kunduz where security forces are stationed, the city was seized by taliban fighters in the early morning rain on monday and first stephanie decker has details. >> there are no government troops left here and taliban fighters in control of large parts of kunduz city and here they are raising their flag in the city square and this battle is not over, the afghan government announced a major operation to recapture kunduz. >> translator: in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties and the enemy has heavy damage including air strikes and operations, i don't want to go into detail of the operations. >> reporter: special forces have been brought in and the u.s. military confirmed an air strike on the outskirts of the city on tuesday morning. it is proving difficult for some reenforcements to reach kunduz because the taliban set up boobie traps along the way and they broke from the prison releasing hundreds of inmates including taliban fighters and commanders issued a

taiwan. you won't believe how much rain is expected to fall. alison: around the world now, hundreds of taliban fighters launched early morning attack today in afghanistan. the fighters stormed the strategic northern city. battles with government forces were still underway in at least four locations. a taliban spokesman said they seized the city and searched the hospitals for wounded government troops. jonathan: the death toll from last week's hajj stampede risen to 769 people. according to the saudi state-run media. 934 others reported injuried. some country question the totals after saudi arabia gave foreign diplomats 1,100 photographs of the dead. saudi officials have not yet commented about the december december -- discrepancy. taiwan is facing a typhoon. some areas could see 19 inches of rain in short period of time. rail service is us -- suspended. some are seeking higher ground as a precaution. alison: yesterday all eyes were on the moon. today it's mars. jonathan: yeah. the red planet may be more like hours -- like ours, the blue planet. nasa said there is likely water on mars. so what does it mean? suzanne kennedy explains. suzanne: the red planet just got more interesting. scientists ann

causing chaos in taiwan and life on mars could be a real possibility and scientists reveal flowing water on the red planet. ♪ first to afghanistan where government forces heading toward the northernof kunduz have turned back after they were ambushed by taliban fighters and kunduz was seized by the taliban on the early morning raid on monday and hundreds freed in a jail break may now join the fight we are told and we will be live in afghanistan but now we report. >> reporter: there are no government troops left here, taliban fighters now in control of large parts of kunduz city and here they are raising their flag in the city square and this battle is not over, the afghan government has a major military operation to recapture kunduz and special forces have been brought in and the u.s. military talked about the outskirts of the city on monday morning and difficult for reenforcements to reach kunduz because the taliban set up boobie traps along the way and they broke open from the prison releasing hundreds of inmates and most are taliban fighters and have issued a statement telling residents not to worry and to go about their daily lives and it will be difficult for the major milita