well, how about beating one and three ozeki? many believe that he'll be the next fighter to rise to the ozeki rank. now the rookie sensation endo. this was 22-year-old's very first tournament in the top division, but he didn't hesitate to show what he's made of by racking up nine wins. there's no doubt he's the real deal. unfortunately the rookie had to sit out the last two days after spraining an ankle, but he'll be back for the next competition. and speaking of the next grand tournament, it will be held in november in fukuoka southwestern japan. it will be the final tournament of the year, so please check in for complete covage. >>> it's raining here in tokyo, but the situation is a lot more severe for those in indochina peninsula. let's turn to mai shoji for the updates. >> the strong typhoon that hit central vietnam has downgraded and is now heading toward northern thailand this afternoon as a tropical depression. the gusts have wound down. however, the tropical moisture will keep on surging and bringing flooding rain across

many believe he'll be the next fighter to rise to the ozeki rank. [ cheers ] >> now the rookie sensationthis is the 22-year-old's first tournament in the top division, but he didn't hesitate to show what he's made of by racking up nine wins. there's no doubt he's the real deal. unfortunately, the rookie had to sit out the last two days after spraining an ankle. but he'll be back for the next competition. >>> and speaking of the next grand tournament, it will be held in november in southwestern japan. it will be the final tournament of the year, so please check in for a complete coverage. >>> time now for a check on the weather. cleanup efforts are underway in some areas of vietnam. we have more on "world weather." >> good morning, yes, you're absolutely right, we have a strong typhoon that hit central vietnam monday afternoon. as a strong typhoon that's weakening. it made landfall in central vietnam monday afternoon. it's the most powerful typhoon to hit the country since 2006. three chinese fishing boats sank before landfall, and dozens of people are still missing. the destructive winds