another system descending towards the southeast in queensland and that flooding situation around brisbane that's not alleviated yet. let's talk about iggy which is now moving in a southerly direction at the speed of 14 kilometres per hour. the speed has picked up. and looks like it's going to become a category three by saturday local time looks like it's going to intensify as it approaches the northwestern coast of australia in around around onzlow. i did mention that northwestern flow is in effect around the coastal areas. so staggering amounts of rainfall accumulation that's more than 400 millimeters that could be possible this is the next couple of days but here in queensland you can see that these staggering amounts could trigger flooding and not to mention here that situation still not alleviated yet. very saturated land could trigger further flooding situation and we'll definitely keep a very close eye on this for you. now heading over to europe, we've got a weakening atlantic system that's going to be bringing much lighter showers in the british isles. we have a low pressure system

. >>> floodwaters are flowing through parts of queensland, australia, forcing evacuations. monsoon rains have been pounding new south wales and a lot of homes lost power. this is a year after queensland was hit with its worst floods in more than three decades. >>> we're talking about rain here today but you know what? i think a lot of this rain will hold off until overnight into tomorrow morning. so that is definitely some good news if you have to get out there and do some things today like our own charley crowson, he's moving today. let's check what we have on the satellite and radar here because we can see the bulk of the action still down south here and this is what is poised to move in as we go through the overnight. so right now, heading out, you're not seeing too much but we're dealing with, again, a couple of sprinkles, mainly to the south around virginia, also into dc at this time. as you head out and about i do suggest take the rain gear with you in case. temperatures not so bad, well above average coming in around 36 degrees in towson. manchester around 34 and 37

floodwaters are flowing through parts of queensland forcing thousands to evacuate. monsoon rains have been also pounding new south wales and a lot of homes lost power. >>> in fiji severe flooding is forcing locals and tourists to leave the island. 1,300 have been evacuated. torrential rains are turning streets into rivers and triggering landslides. a father, mother and two daughters reportedly killed and two farmers swept away trying to save lifestock. >>> searchers are picking through the rubble of two adjacent collapsed buildings in brazil this morning. one was a 20-story building. the other 10 stories. it's not clear what caused the collapse. the crews are looking into whether structural failures or gas leak could be to blame the the civil defense department says two people were killed but city hall says no deaths were confirmed. >>> on saturday crews will begin to move fuel from a cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of italy nearly two weeks ago. rescuers found 16 bodies, 17 others still unaccounted for. a couple from minnesota are the only americans miss

. >>> australia, officials are working to clean up massive amounts of oil that leaked in to queensland. pelicans have been seen along the coastline, one has been rescued. it may have happened during the refueling of a korean livestock carrier. it's going to take several days to clean up. >>> india, police arrested two men in connection with last july's triple bombing that killed 27. the two men have been indoctrinated in to a plan to create commercial hubs in to the city. >>> here is a story of the day. two brothers separated 60 years ago are reunited in japan. the brothers were born in sacramento but separated after their father died during a fishing accident. they were separated and sent to live with relatives in japan. they hugged in a hotel room sp as gifts they exchanged california chock lot and japanese sackkey. >>> president will deliver his state of the union address tonight. why one congressman won't attend the event. thank you for joining us. let's kick things off with a check of the forecast and say hello to meteorologist lynette charles, it's dreary outside. >> it was ugly

as the system moves southeastward, rain in queensland and new south wales will become even heavier. flooding and landslides have been reported here. so any ongoing rain -- additional rain could worsen the situation. now moving on to japan, the coldest air of the season is still blanketing much of the nation bringing lots of wintry precipitation on the western side. the heaviest snow has been impacting the hokuiko area. 70 centimeters are still expected in the lower elevations. that's quite a lot and strong winds are blowing. and the rest of the area, too, will begin to see snowy weather into next week. so the rink of avalanches is getting extremely high. across the south, showers are developing and affect the southern islands of the country as well as the next 24 hours. a high pressure system is in control bringing dry and settled conditions to much of china, but the southeastern corner will see showers develop as we head into saturday. so today's highs are looking like this. we're expecting 10 degrees in chongqing and the same goes for shanghai. so we'll be coming in at 4 degrees.

. >> volunteer, state emergency services, queensland. >> the prime minister was giving out metals -- medals. they looked around to see where the noise was coming from. protesters now just a few meters from the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. 200 aboriginal people had gathered and started banging on the windows. apparently angered by comments alluding to the end of a longstanding tented camp set up outside. they decided to make a run for it. it was there the scenes involving the prime minister unfolded. one body guard grabbed her around the shoulder, rushed for towards the car as the local alarm on the prime minister's face as she scrambled away. at one point, she appears to trick, almost ending up on the ground. the bodyguards still holding on. the scramble to get the two most important political figures in australia to safety may have cost the prime minister some of her dignity, but for the indigenous people involved, they say it is the lack of dignity shown to them by the as trillion state that is the reason they were angry in the first place. the police say the pr

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also affected air travel to the city a brush fire also spread through an island off the coast of queenslandwhich is popular with tourists and had to be evacuated in new zealand residents fought back another fire with their garden hose. well more from russia close up now as we had eight thousand kilometers from moscow to the far east but an area which is far from secure for its wildlife. because the region on the border with china is also the meeting point of two mighty rivers they are more and they use henri which harbored some of the most incredible habitats for wildlife in russia but the march of the industrial moguls is putting its future on the line as arts news tom barton discovered. that feeding time pollute see the tiger he was found starving in the forest as a six month old cub he's now nineteen years old has a pair of platinum false teeth and as a siberian tiger he's one of an increasingly scarce breed this region's forests a home to some of the world's rarest big cats but they also host loggers timber mills and illegal hunters who stand to make a great profit here and whose activi

. >> australia, queensland two- thirds is considered a disaster.age to overflow neurologists are expecting this to continue. meteorologist sai. this will continue. >> this newborn was 13 lbs., 13 ounces and she did this without any surgery! his name is asher with 23.5 in. long. she had a six hour labor. no epidural. no c-section. she could be used to this. her other son was 12 lbs.. here is another picture if they go up to be big babies. >>darya: yes! 8:50 we will be right back. let us take a look at the james lick. traffic is light. this is a beautiful morning we will be backed arafat ♪ >>george: welcome back. the lease on the peninsula northbound 101. delays. the sierra parkway but still backups. speeds in the single digits. you will see the drive time coming up from burlingame should only be 14 minutes towards san francisco but it is twice >>mark: with the european below package concerns the markets are reacting. a lack of progress in the financials. the s&p 500 is also down nine points. the s&p 500 is also down and the nasdaq. >> the grey burne

in australia, queensland. two- thirds have been severe.recast so far, no reports of deaths. >> take a look at this and turkey they're not used to this in this area. they are experiencing blizzard-like conditions with canceled flights, but not all bad. children got a chance to enjoy. >>jacqueline: i'm sure that snowfall would be welcomed, locally but this dry winter pattern is more cloud coverage and rain however to the sel--sih @ fog will continue on the coast to mtomorrow. temperatures will still be in the 50s. the look of the fog tracker 4 tomorrow. a look. as we see as tomorrow morning progresses it will dissipate but it will continue along the coast. san francisco, the peninsula will still be foggy. not much of a break. as for the morning temperatures? we see that it could be a bit more mild. 48 degrees in san francisco. 44 degrees in antioch. 41 degrees in livermore. temperatures will be cooling. we have slightly cooler air. again, the sea breezes will be pushing through. 58 in mountain view. 58 in san jose. 54 degrees in san francisc

this is the owe lit ration room at the queensland gallery of modern art.thing in this room completely, completely white. only goal of the white room is to allow kids to come in here with a very vibrant colorful sticker and place it wherever they want. >> i like it! >> and this is what two weeks into this installation looks like. the stickers are everywhere. i don't know how they got them on the ceiling. >> must be some tall kids. >> they probably had help from mommy or daddy. >> the kids got their stickers and they place them. but look, there's actually shapes to the way they -- >> there's like a little guy right here. it looks like there's a face or something. >> i would stick my sticker underneath something. underneath a table or underneath a piano. that way it doesn't get lost and all of these other stickers. but i would know it's there. >> because you can't find your sticker if ear here like this. yo, sticker, where are you? >> if i put it underneath, i'll always know where it is. >> the installation is still going on. so you can put your sticker under

a murder mystery on the queensland in britain. a woman's body was found there on new year's day the same piece of land where the royal family spends holidays. authorities are looking at unsolved cases around the nation to see if there links. >>> a gunman's body was found in mount rainier park. his body was found face down in the park yesterday. they believe he killed a park ranger and was connected to a shooting in seattle where four people were wounded. barnes was involved in a bitter custody battle over his young daughter. the mother told authorities he was suicidal and suffered from ptsd. >>> a prisoner in southern california made a bizarre escape by stealing a fire engine. thomas kelley is a convicted carp thief worked as a firefighter at the donovan state prison down in san diego. he was discovered missing sunday night from minimum security. the sheriff's deputy spotted the fire engine being driven erratically a few miles from the prison. when they stopped the truck, he was on board but he took off on foot. they are trying to