the amount of water that pours in the sunny sardinia over six months filling the space in 24 hours ononday. this is the result. towns underwater. cars swept away, the water gulfing anything in its past. residents stuck in their own houses. >> translation: it got to the second floor of the building. the situation is dramatic. >> overnight the storm lit up the skies. emergency services moved in. many are known to have died. by dawn the scope of the destruction became clear. a state of emergency was declared by the italian government. >> translation: the operation at the moment is concentrating on saving human lives and the assistance to the population that has been evacuated. unfortunately it's a lot of people. unfortunately the number of the victims has risen in the night, dramatically. >> after leaving death and destruction in sardinia the depression is moving towards the mainland threatening the center in south italy. >> usually when rain hits italy was a whole this is where the eyes turn to. the river. on tuesday, its level drew to up to 6 metres. it's far from the dangerous level o

the cyclone called cleopatra has swept through the mediterranean island of sardinia, killing at least 18 people, including four children. it is a very rare event, and local officials say many fatalities occurred when vehicles and bridges were simply swept away by the water. reportsprice report -- from sardinia. >> they have seen nothing like it in decades in this normally sun-kissed holiday paradise. it was, said one official, apocalyptic. >> kids didn't have anything. they were naked. they managed to get out by the back stairs. virtually swimming. the water came up to my chest. >> we followed some officials down one blocked road as the rain started falling and. not what they need. around the corner, this is what the cyclone had done. >> there was, we are told, a wall of water that swept down this valley, picking up trees and debris as it went. as you see, depositing them on top of the bridge, having ripped away the tarmac from the surface. there is another bridge just there. if you look at that, we are told the water swept away. it must've been eight or nine meters high. thousands ha

sardinia, you've been looking at severe weather. italy, this will be bringing all sorts of gusty winds and even thunderstorms popping up there. low country, some rough weather as well. even rain showers coming out of this. i think the big topic will be by midweek. we have this low.

really it was decided to introduce the state of emergency in sardinia at the emergency meeting of the council of ministers telling prime minister also plans to visit the region in the coming days in riga let called the situation a national tragedy. the government will locate twenty million euros as a midi help to combat the effects of the floods to recollect the situation remains difficult in the province of o b a and p oh and while the schools are closed roads and rail links were disrupted due to the rest of his to the airport is not functioning properly in the city of kindly on me the situation is relatively calm in rome. however the media has reported about the increased level and to be a river and predicted rain and thunderstorms in the coming days. power outages are expected in the telling capital because of strong wind and rain the judges from the gondola take part in the six republican congress and judicial workers that i will be held in austin on wednesday ahead of the state will also take part in a comment on the judges are going to propose introducing the position of an assi

in just one day sardinia recorded more rain than it normally keeps the fourth of november. and now we turn to another storm ravaged area of the world after the destruction caused by typhoon high on in the philippines is slowly leaking some of the most remote areas the island nation while the latest estimates show that some four million people lost their homes in a typhoon but despite those great hardships people have started picking up the pieces of the alliance in fact the bounds of my visit that i'd be most defiantly to the city's shops and streets. thousands of people have been killed and many more displaced. but the message here is one of pride. not that bad don't mind but not by might but not me. emergency relief in the united nations continues to pour in. and it's daunting to reach base you need it last night. we haven't really been that hot. that may not know anything about it. the plight of the night that they made. that includes tools said that people can get to where they can receive three fourths of all medical supplies. long lines formed outside this gas station

the un continues up in sicily rather sardinia excuse the sardinia more than forty four centimeters of rain in just twenty four hours flash flooding this painting at least seventy was a state of emergency is declared. sir the manhunt continues for the person who opened fire the french newspaper and banking is clearer photos of him. police say they found traces of dna eight i'm one of the scenes they are currently checking off. and we'll of course beginning although latest on world cup action. it is the hour of reckoning for many teams including france to know the first leg gone up. qualifying. after the match with egypt a little bit early for all the scores with mep in sports. and much more at the top pr here on folsom been kept. welcome back are welcome if you just joining us this is the full set of intense debate. this tuesday in beirut double suicide blasts targeting the reunion and the sea in bombings before as our paddles in st that suicide bombings and actively targeting the lawns embassy that's a that's unprecedented in its day with us from beirut lebanese historian. publisher a

conference how this is different from all others we'll ha >>> landslides are overwhelming the town of sardinia. sweeping cars away. >> caroline kennedy made quite an entrance today she arrived in a horse-drawn carriage for the traditional meeting with the japanese emperor at the imperial pal yachls thousands turned out to watch her complete the mission her father dmot fulfill. jfk was tobt first u.s. president to visit japan. but he was, of course assassinated. >> tickets for president obama's fund-raiser are so slow there is a price cut the fund-raiser will be held at ss jazz center. tickets were once a thousand dollars are now $500. that is according to an e mail sent to potential donors some of the $15,000 tickets may drop to $10,000 oochl a 30-year-old man was a guest in a wedding in india and ended up being the groom. accord together times of india original groom ran off and could not be found after arguing with the bride's family. so the guest, a distant relative offered to marry her in what many considered a kind gesture. that was indeed. maybe that will work out better, anyway. >> than

. >> for now, at least, nine died in storms on the island of sardinia, heavy rain burst banks, bridges collapsed. hundreds are missing from their homes. >> should the u.s. forces have the right to search homes in afghanistan as part of a u.s.-afghan security pact? the president hamid karzai is saying no. that is putting the whole deal at risk. let's hear from jane ferguson, who is joining us from kabul to tell us why this is a controversial issue, and what else will be covered by the proposed security deal? >> well, this has been a controversial issue for afghans, but especially for the president hamid karzai. he is criticised and said he wants on end to those night raids. he sees it as challenging afghan sovereignty as well as the dignity in the houses searched. this agreement is down to the wire when it comes to the negotiations. there are less than 48 hours left before a draft proposal is meant to be handed over here in the capital. now, sources in the palace tell al jazeera that most of the other issues have been well sorted out between both sides. there were other contentious issu

sunroom on me the best time at the cheese prime minister has told me of a new president in decades sardinia stocks that don't hurt just a perk up very often being bested by a cycling trip accent the storm brought forty five centimeters of rain for just ninety minutes in the aggie allison tuesday that the sixteen people were killed and thousands more were forced from their hands but that sounds geologist out in the scene entrance into the national resets gets his feeling like the method of destruction was so high. we ate a little too hee hee here is one of the region's has been seriously neglected the main problem is how the character he is being maintained. mean for example goals same building on high risk areas if i don't think has done the property has led us to this situation. but julia did it. today i didn't do that job. i do that to happen administrations in plantations and then some because scientific institutions. national respect to the main menu or pencils warning about a heightened articles great. i mean tax free. barry was down one or two. the club will open up. that's the nature

cyclone cleopatra swept over the italian island of sardinia monday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. within hours, small streams became rivers, cars and buildings were washed away, bridges destroyed. a family of four drowned in their basement. others were lucky to escape unharmed. >> my boss -- hours stop for three because of the flooding. my house is fine but i cannot reach it now. p >> 16 people were killed and hundreds more were left homeless. a massive manhunt got underway in paris on monday after a gunman opened fire in the offices of the liberation newspaper. one staff member was seriously wounded. images ofeased cctv the suspect, who they link to other incidents in the city. he was taken into custody wednesday. police found him unconscious in an underground car park. he had taken an overdose of medication. beirut was rocked by a suicide bombing outside the ukrainian embassy -- iranian embassy. 20 people were killed, and dozens wounded. a group linked to al qaeda claimed responsibility. security council urged all parties in lebanon to avoid getting drawn into that syr

floods and sardine you have killed at least 14 people and forced hundreds to flee their homes -- in sardinia the entire island is being called apocalyptic. one police officer was killed and three colleagues injured when a bridge collapsed. another incident, a woman and her daughter died when their car was tipped over by the floods. to the latest from the philippines. emergency relief efforts to continue around the clock as residents try to salvage what is left in the wake of typhoon haiyan. 11 days after the storm hit, many are still without assistance. the world food program says some 600,000 survivors have yet to receive aid. inaccessible roads have hampered efforts. the u.n. agency has delivered emergency supplies like rice and high-energy biscuits to close to 2 million people. the u.n. humanitarian chief is on the ground coordinating efforts. she hopes to reach cut off areas soon. hashe nation on the ground been very good. we have had people here for a couple of days. i hope that by tomorrow we will be reaching a number of those hopeful communities where they still have their boats but w

a cyclone sweing over the mediterranean island of sardinia. italian authorits saying that storm has lt 17 dead and ndreds more homess. the vernment declaring a state of emergency like this drops mo than 17 inches of rain in 24 hrs. for the rerd, that is halfhe amount that area normally the cyclone cause rivers to burst bas sweeping awa cars andlooding homes all across the isnd. >>back here in the bay area, happening right now stanfd has kicked o the seventh annual it's a competiti with u.ve. c. berkeley to see which students can donate the most blood. this is om the 2010 drive. the annual competition is a prelewd to the big game at stanford stad wrum. >> it's lly blood sports. well, seattle seahas now jumping into the mix wh the 49ers. here's what w mean. they are getting their bricks a levi stadium. the sea hawk fans are also giving back to the community. you remember back in july a group of seawks fans started a money for a personalized bri at the brand new sta clara stium. it turns out they got more than they are bargained r. the seattle po

sardinia, you've been looking at severe weather. italy, this will be bringing all sorts of gusty winds and even thunderstorms popping up there. low country, some rough weather as well. even rain showers coming out of this. i think the big topic will be by midweek. we have this low. you can see it just north of the british isles. and already you've been seeing some snow across portions of scotland. with had this comes in, we could be seeing up to 30 centimeters of snowfall along with gusty winds and even -- well, the snow, the winds, some whiteout conditions. reduced visibility. if you are traveling across northern portions of the uk, stay safe out there. but that's a look at your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> a baseball player crowned japan's single-season home run king has received a hero's welcome in his homeland. ballantine is an outfielder. he hit 60 homers last season. that sh spa esmashed the previos record. he flew to the nation of curacao on sunday in a private jet. fans, government officials and family me

see the flooding in for the telling authorities that cleared the us state of emergency there in sardinia on tuesday after the storm struck the island killing sixteen people leaving hundreds homeless the storm dropped more than four hundred and fifteen between the ears of rainfall in just ninety minutes causing rivers to burst their banks and eighty one zabeel called swaps of the island. now strewn with debris and mike waters. regional government or has actually describe the situation is tragic. it just goes along with the discount. hence a storm system really is not over yet still dripping off your course east over across portions of italy and then over the airport's the balkan peninsula does look you will whether is it for us. i am noon. i know. seems like this this is. act. the owner. did the dealer's choice the deaths of two thousand thirty. we'd like it opened a probe and you'd most like to watch again from a selection of nhk world tv programmes broadcast this year. we've created this awesome website where you can find information on the nominated programs including your thoughts and

around the world this hour at least fourteen people have been killed after the italian island of sardinia was hit by severe storms and heavy flooding according to local officials a number of off others are missing after rivers burst their banks flooded homes and brought down bridges hundreds of people across the island have been evacuated from the. manhunt is underway for a gunman in france was shot and critically injured a photographer with a hunting rifle at a newspaper's head office or the main media offices in paris and i'll be heavily guarded by police the target escaped from the scene caught forcing the driver to take him to that shuns only say police confirmed if the same on hard times are twenty four hour t.v. news channel on friday no shots were fired then but he did threaten not to miss next time. launched an aspiration as are expected in the egyptian capital tomorrow the second anniversary of mass protests against the military which turned violent and saw the loss of forty two lives security forces are now on high alert across cairo supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi

a state of emergency has been declared on the italian island of sardinia as at least seventeen people have been killed by severe storms and heavy flooding according to local officials a number of others are missing after rivers blows their banks where bring out everything in their path and bringing down bridges hundreds of people across the island have been evacuated from their hold. in haiti have thousand strong anti-government march turned violent after crowds held rocks and fired shots and there at least one person was killed in the rally which was held in protest over the high cost of living and corruption of. barricades on tires alight and called for present muscly to quit they also smashed up cars and tore down posters of their leaders phase before burning them. on all the walls giant retailers the british supermarket trying task zero is to kick off facial recognition technology to improve its advertising strategy but privacy campaigners are already sounding the alarm as laura smith explains. so you say it's thursday morning i will can to a shop it is all the usual stuff plus a

vehicles which the odd exception of course and was the exception seems to be russia's president sardinia putin is portrayed himself as the ruthless commentary and shayla system and braving freezing waters and now some say he can add yet another title to the list of the richest man in. beach nice ot streaking. land and bows and has been taken for construction sites. now just three hundred meters and peaches left. all the other available property along the coast has been sold off the idea. i did this same spot every summer this year i was shocked. in the other regular vacationers work too they took one look and said they felt like leaving again we are which. one luxury hotel after another is under construction in the crust and our region on the black sea even in fairly remote spots a consequence of president flooding of proteins ambition of hosting the perfect winter olympic games. putin himself is an avid skier environmentalist so again has a gun has been campaigning to preserve the region's natural parks for years. he says the construction comes at a huge environmental cost two years ago

-turn an island of sardinia as at least seventeen people have been killed by severe storms and heavy flooding according to local officials a number of others missing after a roof was. wiping out everything in their path and bringing down bridges hundreds of people across the island have been evacuated from their homes. and haiti had thousand strong anti-government march turned violent after crowds holed rocks and fired shots and there at least one person was killed in the rally which was how didn't protest over the high cost of living and corruption angry protesters said barricades of tires allies and called for president and mostly to quit and they also smashed up cars and tore down posters of the leaders phase before burning. voting in a national assembly election in nepal has been disrupted after a bomb blast in a party in station injured several people it reportedly went off after an eight year old boy picks up the roadside devise thinking it was a toy the incident comes after a series of similar attacks in recent days about protesters who say elections cannot be held until acros

around the globe this hour at least fourteen people have been killed after the italian island of sardinia was hit by severe storms and heavy flooding according to local officials a number of others are missing after rivers by the banks flooded homes and brought down bridges hundreds of people across the island have been evacuated from that how . large demonstrations are expected in the egyptian capital to mount the second anniversary of mass protests against the military which send a violent and saw the loss of forty two lives security forces are now on high alert across cairo supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood are also planning to demonstrate. i know it's almost time for breaking the sad way today are the not and looks at american exceptionalism but from a very different angle to the establishment that's next here on out. dramas the truth being the worst. story others you know. since it's changed the world right. to pictures. from a. lot. done. in the future. this is going to show about a technology keeping the moscow metro rolling. rolling in. ways i

world update and starting with sardinia italy fourteen people have been killed after the island was hit by severe storms and heavy flooding according to local officials a number of people are missing after rivers burst their banks flooded homes and brought down bridges already hundreds have been evacuated from their houses. and a manhunt underway for a gunman in france who shot and critically injured a photographer with a hunting rifle at a newspaper's head office or the main media offices in paris are now being heavily guarded by police the attacker escaped from the scene and hijacked a car of course in the driver to take him to the shores elisei police confirmed it is the same man who attacked a twenty four hour t.v. news channel on friday no shots were fired then though we did threaten not to miss next time. and large demonstration are expected in the capital to mark the second anniversary of mass protests against the military which turned violent and loss of forty two lives by security forces remain on a high alert across cairo supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi and th

now for a child under the weather people in sardinia italy and two was serious flooding. we cannot decide family joined us but the latest. if camping in the three average for november and thirteen and is about fifty to sixty millimeters. the weather we've had over four hundred and fifty millimeters of rain on monday and tuesday as a result. heres what happened in thirteen yet perhaps the picture to show you lots it's going to start the knee on tuesday leaving at least eighteen people dead residents began classes the band as the year the heavy downpours overnight custody for the first caravan away cars and loving homes more than three thousand people were at this place. so to combat conditioning between the theory of the crust are in kenya. now the senior weather maker is still thinking over the mediterranean and still packing a lot of the energy to cause more heavy rain and wind caught the conditions over the magic of rain and is also causing heavy snow showers with the alpine region. now in paris. this one is to the weekend and then pull the plane a lot of that. it's not

. >> flash floods on the mediterranean island of sardinia. have killed at least 14 people.he mayor in olbia has described the storm as "apocalyptic." bridges have been washed out by gushing rivers and water levels have reached ten feet high in some places. sardinia's governor says the victims include a family of four and policeman whose car became submerged when a bridge collapsed. >> the timing and has really changed compared to what we expected yesterday. arraigned will hold off until about 2:00 p.m. or later when those showers will start to fall. we have already seeing about a 10th of an inch. here is a live look at storm tracker 4. you can catch a stray it sprinkel and you may have to use your windshield wipers. by 9:00 a.m. we are just cord to see light rain. you will notice that letter on up by 2:00 p.m. the rain will start to come down. light rain is expected for the delta and places like oakland. rain will actually grow in intensity right around santa rosa. as we continue to fest for the clock was the showers and by 11:00 a.m. the heaviest rainfall will be for san f

there are no leads to the government's motives liam held a press reporting that the flash floods in sardinia have killed at least fourteen people and forced hundreds to flee their homes authorities are calling the strong which this has affected the whole entire island as apocalyptic. a family of four victims were the latest found in another incident a woman and her daughter died when their car was tipped over by the flood the latest from the philippines emergency relief efforts continue around the clock as residents tried to salvage what's left in the wake of typhoon high on eleven days after that awful storm hit many are still without assistance the world food program says some six hundred thousand survivors have yet to receive aid. inaccessible roads have hampered efforts. the un agency s department of emergency supplies like bryce and high energy biscuits to close to two million people the un undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs of dollars in lost is on the ground corn aiding efforts. she hopes to reach inaccessible areas by tomorrow. information on the ground is very big. we'v

we have been talking about the heavy rain, violent storms pushing across sardinia. the little clutch is running across central italy into the aidery attic. it will be disturbed for the next few days. running in across central france and the u.k. unsettled weather pushing in. cold winds, stretching down into a good part of france. this cold front - that will be heavy snow fall over the next couple of days. there's an area of unsettled weather causing flooding again. there's big wet weather coming in across the northern parts of italy. at the moment you can see it has caused problems. set up across venice as a result of highs that has resulted. unsettled weather pushes across the aidery attic. southern parts pushing to greece. disturbed weather. wintry whether into a good part of southern france. north paris. 4-6 degrees celsius. 11 in madrid. nine degrees with snow across the pyrenees. disturbed weather across the western side. >> the warmest of the weather - athens getting up to 18. plenty of wintry weather to cox. staying cold. across a good part of north america,

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this one is from turres, now sardinia. the elephants are a symbol of the subratans from libya.efficient transport and specialization brought ostia's economy to a high level of complexity, and surely had a profound effect on people's lives and the character of their city. that effect can be easily seen today in a living city, a city like fez, morocco. archaeologists have come to fez because the same high degree of specialization suggested by the ruins of ostia can be seen here in the flesh. the population and density of the old city of fez has remained the same since the 10th century. archaeologist david webster. the old city of fez had about 120,000 people for its total population. this would have been an equivalent of a population density of tens of thousands of people per square mile. now, the only reason why that was possible, especially in a nonindustrial context, was that you had a very effective agricultural environment around fez within, say, 15 or 20 miles radius. but you also had very effective forms of nonhuman transport -- donkeys, camels, horses, mules -- that could

at least 16 people are dead after a sigh loan ravaged the italian island of sardinia, playground forhe island usually gets in six months came down in 12 hours. the bridge that you're looking at right there was as a policeman was driving through. people have not seen rain like this on the italian island for centuries. think about this for one second. 17 inches of rain in 90 minutes. stunning! that's what new york gets in five months. the fax has announced it is giving extra attention to overweight pilots and controllers before it is willing to certify them. according to the top medical doctor, obstructed sleep apnea is almost universal in obese people. the faa doesn't want that on the job. a neck circumference of 17 inches or more will be evaluated by a special sleep therapist. >>> and u.s. authorities have just busted what they believe what they believe is, wait for this, a north korean meth ring. five men have been arrested in thailand in connection to the ring. they're being extradited to the united states. investigators say they were tracking methamphetamine and other drugs from n

they're from sicily and sardinia. they're mainly a pet species. you can pet him. you can feel him.go around. on the way here we hauled ass. then we got here, we had to lift the ass, and now we're here and you're looking at my ass. [ laughter ] i just always -- >> jimmy: i'm so sorry. >> i just always wanted to say that. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> but come on over here. this way, it's a little easier. but come around -- go around the back of my ass. thank you. >> jimmy: i'm sorry. >> this is a spotted ass, jackass. >> jimmy: very, very nice. >> they have to be under 36 hands -- excuse me -- 36 inches tall or nine hands tall to be a miniature. and the main thing with these guys -- oh, it stepped on my toe. they -- >> jimmy: why do you wear those shoes? >> that freakin' hurt, i don't know. >> jimmy: why don't you wear boots? you're wearing slippers. >> i'm sorry. but -- some stylish slippers. >> jimmy: i don't know why you would wear them when you have these animals. >> i know, i should have worn something with more more support, i guess. the last animal you have, jeff is a -- >> you ready

. >> the death toll is 18 in sardinia italy after a powerful cyclone soared across the mediterranean il. italy declared a state of memory aafter creo pat ra pit. it left hundreds homeless. the eastern end of the island was the hardest hint. smoking got tougher for anyone under 21. the new laws the first ban on cigarette sales. >> new yorkers start smoking early. many take the first cigarette or puff of a pipe before their 21st birthday. >> mayor michael bloomberg signed the bill on tuesday. >> too many people are dying of cancer. if there's some way of trying to stop people getting cancer raising the age is a good thing. at this shop the clerc was young. young people were the bulk of his customer. >> this is not an issue of whether we'll kill people. a billion people will die from smoking, around the world. we don't want any of the people to die to be new yorkers. that's the one thing we can do. this is mayor michael bloomberg's final public initiative before leaving office. he's a maverick enacting laws making americans fit. in 2006 he banned transfat. last year he tried to ban larg

emergency services are working nonstop to help the people affected by the deadly cyclone which struck sardiniagovernor tells cnn that entire areas have been completely devastated. over 17 inches of rain fell under 90 minutes overnight into tuesday morning. triggering flash flooding and landslides. at least 16 people were killed and thousands more displaced in the deluge. the governor says he plans to declare a day of mourning for tomorrow. back to you, kate. >> all right, erin, thank you so much for that. >>> the search for survivors is on hold at a collapsed mall in south africa. robyn curnow has the latest there. >> the shopping mall was still under construction and the section that collapsed was the size of a football field. throughout the night, teams looked for survivors. at least 30 people did go to hospital with serious injuries. three still missing, one dead say police. today police say, though, they're going to start investigating, see who's responsible. they're likely to open a case of culpable homicide after authorities warned this company to stop building because of irregularities.