possibly snowfall into the scandinavian peninsula. i mentioned that jet stream just a second ago. that cold air divider slicing through europe will move further towards the south as we go into friday which means temperatures drop significantly. stockholm with a high of negative 5. 1 in berlin, 8 in paris. relatively dry conditions. rain towards rome and rain down towards athens as we go through friday. let's take a look at the forecast for south asia. we have this big tropical belt where low pressure areas are developing and these are not good news. each of these low pressure systems are located slightly east to the land mass that we are talking about. sri lanka seeing one over to malaysia seeing one and the southern portions of the philippines seeing another one. all of these are picking up the moisture from the ocean and throwing them back on to land. you already so so much rain. that is causing flooding problems. that is causing landslides and more than 100,000 people had to be evacuated out of malaysia because of the rainfall. we are looking at up to 300 millimeters of rainfal

scandinavian peninsula will see snow flurries. and then this storm system will be creating blustery conditions to germany, 110-mile-per-hour gusts are still in the forecast for you. the cold air will dominate the british isles. snow flirting across the mountainous areas in finland could be hindering the reindeer events. these are proofs that santa claus is getting ready for his trip. i hope you have all will wake up to your presents or christmas day. your three days in helsinki, minus 6 degrees. paris, 9, a little bit of rain. rome teens on christmas day. here across japan, we still have that really cold air dominating much of the northwest and the wintry pressure pattern will be taking shots. it will add up to 180 centimeters that we have seen. the pacific side will be remaining dry and tokyo will see double digits on our christmas day. i'll leave you now for our extended forecast. ♪ >>> as children around the world count down the hours until christmas, u.s. and canadian defense officials are using everything they have to keep a

meanwhile winter storm conditions once again for the scandinavian peninsula. temperatures in stockholm at 4 degrees. and double digit figures in berlin and in to moscow. minus 4 for the high with snow on the menu for tuesday. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. >> tonight's top stories. in hong kong. three of the movement's founders turned themselves in as a student leaders dig in with a hunger strike. france gets set to vote on whether or not to recognize a palestinian state. the nonbinding resolution is expected to easily pass in the lower house of parliament. despite the fact that many on the right are against it. a violent attack by islamist extremists in kenya leaves close to 40 quarry workers dead, attacked in their

want to talk about this storm which is still bringing gusty winds across the british isles, scandinavian peninsularts of germany as well. you've reported winds around 80 kilometers per hour as well as heavy rain coming with this. you're still going to be seeing gusty winds and heavy rain. in some places it can be damaging. you have these warnings in place for strong wind gusts from scotland to the netherlands and across southern germany. also there's a threat of tornadoes, believe it or not. a few of them could be quite strong. even farther toward the south we've seen several water spouts reported out there into parts of greece. at least for now. athens, you had a high of 15 and some sunny skies here on your friday. here's your extended outlook. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and that's all for now in this edition of "newsline." i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. so do join us then. thank you very much for watching. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with lindsey buckingham. guitarist, one of the most critically acclaimed and su

and a wintry mix and gusty conditions for the british isles, as well as the scandinavian peninsula.ut temperatures are generally mild in many parts of japan -- in parts of europe, i should say. now, across the american continent, lots of rain is still going on across california. an additional 80 millimeters of rain in the next 24 hours, and rain will likely continue into your wednesday, at least in the los angeles area. that is raising the potential for flooding, as well as mudslides. meanwhile, severe weathermaker is now affecting the mid part of the u.s. actually, snowfall for the northern locations, freezing rain will continue in north dakota, as we go into early monday morning. so watch out when you drive or walk on roads. now, rain will spread into the eastern parts of the united states, as we go into monday. all right, temperatures are going to be as follows. still on the warmer side in chicago, we have 10 degrees with rainy weather. but that could go down to freezing temperatures on tuesday. meanwhile, 4 degrees in denver with plenty of sunshine, and single digits for you in