we have more from seoul. >> reporter: people in seoul have been shivering since december. the average temperature for the month was minus 4 degrees, the coldest in 45 years. >> translator: the cold weather is making my commute difficult. >> reporter: the river which runs through central seoul has even partially frozen. the cold wave has reached a record high. nationally it's now at 95% of capacity. the nuclear reactors is dealing another blow. in november it was revealed quality guarantees for over 5,000 spots have been falsified. the situation is so grave officials fear they have to turn off supply. they are trying to push through the crisis. in january officials held blackouts nationwide. this was to try and change people's mindset about energy. in seoul subway stops manually opened train doors. and passengers who got stuck in an elevator. traffic lights were turned off at intersections and police officers r direted traffic. a group appeared in a tv campaign calling on people to save energy. officials have also introduced forcible measures. they require 6,000 companies m

. >> reporter: just before sunset, a van load of christians from seoul heads north.e cannot show you their faces or reveal their names. >> what we're doing could get us into trouble. where are we going today? >> we're going here, some four miles from the north korean border, and close to the demilitarized zone. >> george: the d.m.z.isn't is one of the most heavily fortified and potentially dangerous places on earth. >> we'll wait up here at the top of the stairs, sir. >> george: one million armed north korean troops stand ready on their side of the d.m.z., and the south has just as many. as we get ready to head to this particular location, one factor that could ruin this whole thing is the weather. >> one slight change in the wind direction can mess up the mission. >> george: peter has dubbed this "operation dandelion." >> we started this project back in 1991. and just as a dandelion needs the wind to spread its seed, we need the wind to spread the message. >> george: that message is the word of god, printed in the korean language on thousands of bright orange balloo

they protested against the ceremony outside the japanese embassy in seoul. south korean officials launched a protest through diplomatic channels. >> translator: it's regrettable that they sent an official to attend such an unjustifiable event. we strongly protest the act. >> a short time later the cabinet secretary rejected it. >> translator: we replied that we cannot accept the protest. based on the japanese government stance regarding the takashima issue. >> the islands are in the waters between japan and south korea. the question of who owns them has long divided the nation. officials in tokyo say they established sovereignty by the mid 17th century. they maintain japan seized them during the colonial rule of the korean peninsula. officials in seoul say the islands were restored as korean territory after their country regained independence following world war ii. guards have been stationed on the islands since the 1950s. jap niz leaders consider it illegal occupation. the outgoing secretary visited the island in august. people in japan protested. japanese

tens of thousands of people have gathered together in seoul to witness history. they witnessed park geun-hye become president of south korea. a job her father once held. she vowed to boost the economy and address the challenges presented by north korea. nhk world anna jung reports. ♪ >> reporter: the inauguration ceremony began with a variety of festivities. one of the more recognizable performers was the latest star, psi. he became a global sensation because of his song and video, gangnam style. ♪ park geun-hye appeared nearly two hours into the ceremony. she laid out the vision and goals of her administration. south korea developed quickly under her father. it was dubbed the miracle on the han river. park pledged to make a second miracle on the han river. >> translator: the new administration will usher in a new era of hope, premised on a revitalizing economy, the happiness of our people and the blossoming of our culture. one of my critical economic goals is to ensure anyone that works hard can stand on their own two feet. through the support of policies design

seoul getting down to minus 8 on thursday, be prepared for that really quick cooldown. and chongquing, 17 degrees, warmer than usual this time of the year in the americas, another significant snowfall in the cascades and northern rockies, looking for some slick and snowy mountain passes, that could make for a bit of dangerous driving and freezing rain forecast as well. likely to be light, that said, pretty unpleasant stuff and can be dangerous. and an alberta clipper across the great lakes that will bring you five centimeters of snow. the system is fairly quick, so that shouldn't give too much of a problem there. and down toward the south. rain starting to clear up across the gulf states. but it is going to be back. another system coming in thursday and friday and it will be accompanied by more severe thunderstorms too. take a look at temperatures, minus 3 in toronto. 2 degrees in new york city. minus 17 in winnipeg. frigid across the central and eastern portions of the northern tier of the continent. not bad here out west and to the south. mid 20s in houston and mexico

here's seoul at freezing point for the high. down toward the tropics, different story in the 30s. and this is why the system here, this is a tropical depression. it's maintaining its intensity as it curls over the country, bringing thunderstorms as well. there is one person dead due to the flash flood caused by the ongoing torrential rain. this drenching rain will then make its way toward the indo-china peninsula into the next 72 hours and dumping some heavy rain across southern vietnam. we'll keep a very close eye on this for the next few days. across the north american continent things are pretty rough here. atlantic canada again will find really heavy snowfall, blizzard conditions are again in store for you there. snowfall will be very heavy across the central plains. more than 30 centimeters could be piling up in the next couple of days. severe thunderstorms could erupt across northeastern texas due to the humidity flowingrom the gulf and the cold frigid air clashing around this area. we have one tornadic report in californi

defense officials in seoul have somehowed off a key part of their military's fire power. they released video of the newly-deployed cruise missile. the 50-second clip shows the weapons hit targets after being fired from a destroyer and a submarine. >> translator: the military is releasing the footage to ease public anxiety by showing south korea is fully equipped to deal with the north korea's nuclear missile threats. >> reporter: the general said the missiles could hit targets in north korea, even small ones. the weapons could strike the country quickly if launched by submarines near the coast. while the military stays on alert, members of the national assembly are showing political resolve. they adopted a resolution strongly condemning north korea's nuclear test. they called the action a serious provocation that threatens the lives and safety of south koreans. japanese prime shinzo abe and u.s. president barack obama are trying to figure out how to punish north korea. they spoke on the phone and agreed to push for additional sanctions through the united nations security

. >> he interviewed a detector in his small apartment in seoul, south korea. >> how scared were you when you were crossing the border? >> i knew in order to live i had to cross the river and get to the other side. as soon as i got over the first thought that popped into my head was oh, yes, i am alive. >> once you cross from north korea into china it's not like the doors have been flung open for these people. there are dangers in china, too. >> they have zero tolerance policy toward north koreans in china. >> not only the police but china has seasons where they announce to their citizens along the borders to report north korean people to them so they can earn money. >> if you were sent back from china into north korea what could happen to you? >> committed treason by leaving the country and the punishment is death. >> his wife and second daughter crossed over into china almost a year later. >> we had an elder leader she called a local church. >> what happens to family members in north korea if it is discovered one of their family members has managed to escape successfully. >> their famil

. >> he interviewed a detector in his small apartment in seoul, south korea. >> how scared were you when you were crossing the border? >> i knew in order to live i had to cross the river and get to the other side. as soon as i got over the first thought that popped into my head was oh, yes, i am alive. >> once you cross from north korea into china it's not like the doors have been flung open for these people. there are dangers in china, too. >> they have zero tolerance policy toward north koreans in china. >> not only the police but china has seasons where they announce to their citizens along the borders to report north korean people to them so they can earn money. >> if you were sent back from china into north korea what could happen to you? >> committed treason by leaving the country and the punishment is death. >> his wife and second daughter crossed over into china almost a year later. >> we had an elder leader she called a local church. >> what happens to family members in north korea if it is discovered one of their family members has managed to escape successfully. >> their famil

. >> he interviewed a detector in his small apartment in seoul, south korea. >> how scared were you when you were crossing the border? >> i knew in order to live i had to cross the river and get to the other side. as soon as i got over the first thought that popped into my head was oh, yes, i am alive. >> once you cross from north korea into china it's not like the doors have been flung open for these people. there are dangers in china, too. >> they have zero tolerance policy toward north koreans in china. >> not only the police but china has seasons where they announce to their citizens along the borders to report north korean people to them so they can earn money. >> if you were sent back from china into north korea what could happen to you? >> committed treason by leaving the country and the punishment is death. >> his wife and second daughter crossed over into china almost a year later. >> we had an elder leader she called a local church. >> what happens to family members in north korea if it is discovered one of their family members has managed to escape successfully. >> their famil

and chase what matters. >> seoul south korea yaw is 26 miles from north korea. 22 years after he led the communist regime in new york they became citizens of south korea in may 2010. >> what was going through your mind when you held your korean citizenship for the first time? >> it was very emotional. it was a strange feeling to become a citizen in the country. >> he and his family are adjusting to life in freedom but sadly the same month they arrived in seoul his 7-year-old daughter died from an unknown infection. >> i always think about all of the things i couldn't give her and that weighs heavily on my mind. >> that ended a long long journey. there are so many mixed emotions for refugees to come out of north korea to china to south korea. >> three generations of the kim family have maintained an iron grip. but it is not completely inpen et trabl. >> balloons have been going across the dmz since the korean war. originally it was with leaflets telling people about what life was like in south korea. >> one of the women i interviewed her job was to pick up anti north korean leaflets f

sadly, the same month they arrived in seoul his 7-year-old daughter died of an unknown infection. >> i always think of the things i couldn't give her. that weighs heavily on my mind. >> sad ending to a long, long journey. >> there's so many mixed emotions for refugees to come out of north korea to china to south korea. >> three generations of the kim family maintained an iron grip on the isolated society in the north. but it has not been completely impenetrable. >> balloons have been going across the dmz since the korean war. originally they would drop leaflets telling people what life was like in south korea. >> one of the women i interviewed her job was to pick up anti north korean propaganda leaflets flown on balloons into north korea. why did you pick these anti north korean propaganda leaflets up? because they taught me if i touched anything with my hands they would rot and fall off. >> today the balloons have gone high-tech. they are often gps guided and can drop the information that they contain on a more targeted area. >>> new technology is starting to crack open the hermit k

sadly, the same month they arrived in seoul his 7-year-old daughter died of an unknown infection. >> i always think of the things i couldn't give her. that weighs heavily on my mind. >> sad ending to a long, long journey. >> there's so many mixed emotions for refugees to come out of north korea to china to south korea. >> three generations of the kim family maintained an iron grip on the isolated society in the north. but it has not been completely impenetrable. >> balloons have been going across the dmz since the korean war. originally they would drop leaflets telling people what life was like in south korea. >> one of the women i interviewed her job was to pick up anti north korean propaganda leaflets flown on balloons into north korea. why did you pick these anti north korean propaganda leaflets up? because they taught me if i touched anything with my hands they would rot and fall off. >> today the balloons have gone high-tech. they are often gps guided and can drop the information that they contain on a more targeted area. >>> new technology is starting to crack open the hermit k

abe is sending deputy prime minister taro aso to seoul as part of his efforts to rebuild ties. aso will be there on monday to attend president-elect park geun-hye's inauguration. >>> former japanese prime minister mori has tried to help resolve a territorial dispute with russia. four islands off northern japan are held by the russians and claimed by the japanese. mori says he wants leaders to find a mutually acceptable situation. mori is abe's special enjoy to russia. he held talks with president putin, then spoke at a university in moscow. >> translator: if all four islands were returned, japan would be the winner. if both sides agreed to maintain the status quo, russia would be the winner. but such solutions would lead to lingering resentment on both sides. >> mori said exploring an acceptable solution will be the core of political negotiations and he said he wants prime minister abe to visit moscow as soon as possible for the first official summit in ten years. >>> a sporting hero on trial for allegedly murdering his girlfriend is free again. at least for the time being. a m

experts in seoul say they are preparing for another missile launch. state media trumpeted the announcement with music. people in pyongyang watched and cheered. citizens watched a large screen in public square of the north korean capital. they cheered when the state broadcasts the test a success. >> translator: i am so happy to hear that the nuclear test was successful. our country has shown its strong will. it gives us courage. >> reporter: from where i stand, three kilometers away from the explosion, no nuclek nuclear ac is detected. military veterans condemned the north korean regime led by the young leader. some questions still go on. >> translator: i'm worried. i have a small child. i hope this will settle down. >> translator: this is outrageous. how can the north koreans conduct an underground nuclear test and so many people in their country are suffering from hunger. >> translator: we can't stand idly by. we have to take stronger measures. >> reporter: south korean government officials were forced to respond. they condemned them for conducting t

over to seoul, high pressure is going to be dominating with the northerly winds. we're seeing winds gusting up here rather cold in and across the southern japanese islands. that high pressure continues to push towards the south. really mild conditions working in behind it. as far as the tropics, the northeast monsoon is dominating here making for some fair weather. we still have a few isolated storms in manila. but nothing too severe. high of 29. if you want to go somewhere warm, take a look at bangkok, 34 for your high. beijing at 1. the cold spot yet again on the map here on injure saturdyour ss 23 you're looking at going into your weekend. there's your world weather. here's a look at your extended forecast. >>> for you nature lovers, some birds are able to swim underwater to catch their prey. much less documented is the ability of squid to jump outside their comfort zone until scientists in japan managed to capture these rare images. the graduate school students took these photos in the pacific ocean 600 kilometers east of tokyo. squid were known to jump out of

the government in seoul is trying to change that. >> he heads home after another long day at the office. a bank employee, he typically puts in 12 or 13 hours here that the holiday, he only takes five pills -- 12 or 13 hours. for holiday, he only takes five days per year. democratically speaking, we feel uncomfortable -- >> practically speaking, we feel comfortable. >> his wife has the luxury of choosing her own hours. >> as a boyfriend, he was quite nice. but over time, his workload becomes larger. these days, he is very busy. >> south koreans work for hundred hours more per year than the average group in their hash than0 hours more per year the average group in their area. employers are taking the mindset for granted. >> when they think of something, they call their juniors to do something instantly. so, when -- their juniors are -- should be always available. >> for all the hard work, productivity remained stubbornly low. south korea was 28 out of 30 countries in terms of output per hour worked. the experiment here is interesting. they decided to ensure workers rested a reasonable tim

beijing at 3, seoul at 1 for now, and tokyo at 5. these temperatures are going to be dipping to about minus 9 in seoul on thursday. in the evening hours and into morning on friday minus 16. these are dangerous levels. so do cover up to prevent from frostbite. but on the other hand tokyo today will be up to 14 degrees. that's well above normal. and then dropping again on friday. so it will be a bumpy ride for us for the next three days. all right. here in the north american continent we're still talking about snow. warnings still in effect for labrador and also in newfoundland. these are conditions that will make the visibility near zero. snow is also affecting the great lakes region and central canada. we may see some heavy snowfall due to the heavy lake effects around the great lakes region. but in behind it the frigid cold air is dropping temperatures down. the wind chill values are about minus 50 degrees. down to the south the warmth from the gulf of mexico is making this precipitation quite some heavy rain. and the thundershowers

seoul minus 4. beijing just getting up above the freezing mark going into saturday. let's take a look at europe. let's talk about the british isles. relatively decent weather. some on off showers all week. really cold air is continuing to spill in from the north but it looks like going into sunday that's going to change. we have another storm system coming in that's going to give us windy conditions. still seeing windy conditions due to a series of storm systems across mediterranean. italy and greece. one wind report in greece up to 80 kilometers per hour. this will shift off towards the north and eastern europe and see some snowfall accumulate up in moscow where the high is at 2 degrees. warsaw 1. in london and paris 5 and 6 but a nice mild 10 degrees to start off your weekend there in madrid. that's a look at your world weather here's the extended forecast. >>> for all of us here at "newsline" i'm james tangan. thank you for joining us

>> people don't know we filmed that in seoul. >> seoul is in north korea? >> no, i am the prince. border. you can't if you were north korean, and he is not. >> jedediah, you don't like to see our president set on fire in a video. >> i don't. >> rhino. >> you know it has come to that. >> bill you said other north korean videos, the one with the scenes of call of duty is not on-line because the x box lawyers made them take it down. >> the call of duty lawyers. >> the activision lawyers. >> i know about love. some day i would like to teachers and you. >> no thanks. >> woman sues -- you know what? i don't care about this. she has a right to sue. >> i don't have much more time. >> when are you going to have kids, andy? >> never. mom charged with child endangerment. >> why not? >> it is not my thing. >> after hiring strippers for son's 16 birthday. >> it took 40,000 years to get you here. they ran from sabre tooth tigers and levies back in the day, and then we finally got andy here and he goes, i'm done. >> i am as the passover joke indicated i am jewish. we didn't run from the sabre to

more minus chilly 1 for tokyo and seoul. here is your extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." do stay with us.

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as for seoul the precipitation here will be snow. the temperatures will be dipping down into the end of the week. thursday from 3 today to minus 7 for the high. minus 10 is the low on thursday and snow will be piling up there. beijing you're seeing temperatures dipping down. tokyo is a different story. dipping down before hand. the snow on wednesday and back to the normal territories on again. it's going to be a bumpy ride for us here. moving over to north america now. labrador and new finland you have seen the blizzard conditions. it will be a prolonged story. additional amounts of snowfall could be as much as 15 centimeters. in some areas the reports are 30 centimeters and the gusts could be as much as 100 kilometers per hour. there's still wind warnings across the regions. across the eastern ohio region this is the area we have conditions as well of 20 centimeters of snow. over the pacific northwest 50 centimeters of snow will be piling up. vancouver at 7. chicago minus 1. apparently things are very cold. the wind chill values aro

seoul's kospi up at 1,945. australia, the benchmark index is trading higher, 4,923. paneseports have been watching the foreign exchange market every day and they like what they see. the yen's value against the dollar has been sliding since november. staples of japan's economy have benefitting from automaker, so are businesses that produce the basis of what we wear every day. nhk world's lauren lee explains. >> reporter: the yen's decline has opened way for growing the united states.e fabrics into we're at a fashion show in new york city. the show we're about to see is using a lot of japanese fabrics. the fashion show was held by a high end man's brand in new york. the man's shirt is priced at $290. like many other clothes in this boutique including pants and jackets, the shirt is made with japanese fabrics. fashion brands that use made in japan fabrics are on the rise in new york. >> i've learned about other japanese textiles and in doing that really began to understand why the japanese fabric is so good. >> reporter: japanese textile makers took part in an internati

in other markets the kospi over in seoul is trading modestly lower at 1,978. let's look at australia's benchmark. that's trading lower at >> six out of ten young people are out of work. the unemployment rate among people 15 to 24 years old, 61.7% last november. this is the first time unemployment has been above 60%. the overall jobless rate reached a record high of 27% in the same month and that's up 0.2% points. the country is now undergoing fiscal rehabilitation aided by international bail out. it's showing some signs of it's gss domestic product shrank 6% in the three months through december compared to the same period last year. french officials have suspended operations at a food processing firm. they suspect them of selling horse meat labeled as beef. consumers in 13 european countries have been affected by the scandal. buyers bought horse meat from romania and sold it as be. french authorities found import documents identifying the meat after they claimed they didn't know it was meat. the price was clearly much lower than beef. the managers had their li

on thursday in seoul your high is expected to be 12 degrees. it will fall to 3 degrees on friday and rainy weather. what a change in store for you. tokyo 17 degrees on friday but will plummet to only 12 degrees after rain comes in on friday night. changing weather is definitely a sign of spring. unlike east asia sfripring is taking time to sthoe up in europe as cold air continues to blanket. temperatures running below average. i want to show you some video coming out of spain. heavy snow and bitter cold have hit most parts of spain. rain has blanketed madrid for the first time this winter. temperatures fell below freezing and in some places to minus 10 degrees. the last big snowfall was decades ago. several stores are closed in the north. snow has let up in the north. however the central and southern parts of spain will remain at risk of heavy snow and an additional 50 centimeters of snow is likely. that could cause slip and fall accidents. be careful when walking. out toward the east the weather is coming to an end across the ball can peninsul

members of a civic group are to gather for a protest rally in front of the japanese embassy in seoul. >>> militants have set off a car bomb in damascus. state run television replayed the video over and over. reporters said the bomb was a terrorist plot carried out by rebel fighters. opposition activists say the government side conducting the bombing so they could make a scapegoat of opposition forces. >>> police across india are on alert. officers suspect terrorists were responsible. police say the bombs exploded in the early evening in a busy shopping district. extremists have carried out repeated attacks including one six years ago that killed more than 40 people. india's home minister admitted he had been warned about acts of terror. >>> major u.s. media report that boeing has developed possible fixes for the battery problems of its dreamliner aircraft. if the fixes work, 787 airliners could be back in the air as early as april. the new boeing 787 fleet was grounded in january after a series of problems occurred with their lithium ion batteries. the "new york times" and the "wall s

tokyo, 9 degrees and seoul, fighting to get above the freezing mark there. okay. on to the americas we go. a low pressure system moving down along the pacific coast, and it's going to be bringing some snow to you in the four corners, travel inland, and see 30 centimeters on the upper elevation. another snowstorm over the great lakes region and pushing on there ontario into quebec. this one also very, very strong winds. you could see significant snow. but it will be starting to settle down. i might add it heads further to the northeast. you will be seeing snow in new england and quebec as well. it is going to be quieting down a little bit in intensity there. you will notice some temperatures feeling very intense indeed. especially in the northern plains and the upper midwest. chicago, minus 6 is the high. and minus 23 in winnipeg. up to 8 degrees today, we expect to see that fall once again as the system comes in. on we go into europe, and it's quite a quiet day for you in the british isles and france. down to the south of iberia, weakens off to the east. another r

looking at temperatures now, it will be just about 8 degrees in tokyo, 3 degrees in seoul and about 6 degrees in beijing. improving temperatures here in central china as well, shanghai up to about 9 degrees. let's head into the americas. we were talking about blowing snow in japan. widespread snow here to the central plains. in canada, you could get up to 40 centimeters of snow. very heavy in the gray. south of here, severe thunderstorms, and moving through texas, and out of texas fairly quickly to the western gulf states, eastern gulf states and then this part here in northern arkansas, this is going to be an ice storm. expect power outages with that. we know that ice storms can be dangerous indeed. if that's you, take care. here are your temperatures, minus 5 in toronto. looking at really frigid digits. minus 6 in chicago. minus 18 in winnipeg and 4 degrees in oklahoma city. all right. on into europe we go, fairly quiet. british isles through western russia. a small low here, weakening, just a little drizzle of snow heading out towards the east. and that will be winning down. it wil

seoul in for a chilly day, just struggling to rise above the freezing point. as we head into the americas, there will be a low-pressure system moving to the south along the pacific coast. it'll be bringing you mountain sno snow. pretty significant, in fact. in the south, showers reaching down into the california peninsula. very well-developed snowstorm here moving across the great lakes and also into ontario. you could see anything up to 25 centimeters of snow. certainly icy roads and dangerous travel made worse by the strong winds gusting up to 70 kilometers an hour. along the cold front it's going to be thunderstorms quickly moving towards the atlantic coast, so we should be seeing conditions recovering for many of you in the east. however, temperatures are going to be sinking. anywhere you see in this purple, this is going to send a little bit further towards the south. chicago, minus 6. that's your high today. minus 23 in winnipeg. ahead of that storm, new york city rising up to 8 degrees today after a very chilly day on your monday. let's go now to europe

all the cold air will seep in out of russia, bringing temperatures down in places like seoul, toward northeastern china and will mix in with the stationary boundary lingering around southeastern china, bringing snowfall in places like shanghai and seeing temperatures around 10 degrees below normal average for this time of the year and also towards hong kong, rainshowers, high of 21. beijing, minus 3. cold spot, think it's cold where you are, ulan bator, minus three going into thursday. americas, a storm system out of southern texas. as it pushes toward the east, it's pulling in warm air from the south. cooler surface temperatures to the lower mississippi valley. off to the north, on the other hand it will be bringing up to 30 inches of snow to michigan, the glove portion of the state as it pushes off toward the east, enhanced by the lake-effect snow in some areas. temperatures on the cold side. minus one for why your high in chicago. minus 1 in winnipeg. good news going into thursday and friday, warm temperatures to the south will eventually start to push off there toward the north a

same in seoul. but see all the area in the blue? that is going to start to invade toward the south. bringing much colder temperatures by the weekend. dropping back into the single digits across much of japan over to northeastern china. we take a look at the americas here, the main topic is this very classic storm system. look at that comma shape, continuing to kick up here, push across the plains into the great lakes. that is going to bring heavy snowfall along the northern periphery, upward of 30 centimeters. anywhere you see in the darker color is really travel delays, heavy snow, bitterly cold windchills. 65 kilometer per hour winds is creating whiteout conditions and freezing rain, to the south, severe weather across northern florida, extended to northern georgia. an airfield in western florida reported 124 kilometer per our winds. a storm system not to take lightly. one of the reasons why it's so severe, it's moving fast. going into wednesday, across much of the seat. clearing out. cold air spills in behind it, a much drier, but really some cold air. a quick look at europe, tho

we'll be seeing northeasterni at of the area. 1 degree in seoul and freezing point in beijing.arming up though in not just japan seeing the unseasonably warm temperatures. 23 in hong kong. 31 in manila and bangkok. heading into the americas, it's quiet here. snow dashing down across central canada and the great lakes region. 10, 15 centimeters in upstate new york. heavier for you. showers heading into the mid-atlantic here and down across the gulf states as well. we'll be seeing some widespread showers and thunderstorms in there, too. nothing too much on the severe side. looking fairly dry for the most part. quite chilly towards the north and east. minus 12 in winnipeg and getting to the freezing part in new york. in fact, that's your high. towards the northwest, 11 in seattle. 7 in vancouver. not too bad here. getting up to 14 in denver. we have the low 20s in los angeles as well as houston, miami and mexico city. on into europe, now there is going to be a pretty powerful storm system affecting western and central portions for the next several days. here is the big low sitting

defense officials in seoul have showed off a key part of their military's fire power. they released video of the newly deployed cruise missile. the 50-second clip shows the weapons hit targets after being fired from a destroyer and a submarine. >> translator: the military is releasing the footage to ease public anxiety by showing south korea is fully equipped to deal with the north's nuclear missile threats. >> general ryu young-jeo said the cruise missiles could hit targets in north korea, even small ones. the weapons could strike the country quickly if launched by submarines near the coast. while the military stays on alert, members of south korea's national assembly are showing their political resolve. they adopted a resolution strongly condemning north korea's nuclear tests. they called the action a serious provocation that threatens the lives and safety of south koreans. japanese prime minister shinzo abe and u.s. president barack obama are trying to figure out how to punish north korea. they spoke on the phone and agreed to push for additional sanctions through t

defense officials in seoul say they are on alert for further provocations. >> translator: we have independently developed an deployed the world's highest class of cruise missiles. they have the accuracy and destructive power to immediately attack anywhere in north korea. >>> he said the military is preparing for another possible north korean nuclear test and an attack on important south korean facilities. >>> japan's economy is showing signs of improvement. now companies need to figure out how to capture the momentum as well as deal with demands for higher wages. ron madison is here with more on that. welcome back. >> thank you very much. wages has always been an issue here in japan and these annual wage negotiations have gotten into full swing. officials from auto worker unions have submitted their demands to management. union representatives from fuji heavy industries presented their lebron james at the firm's headquarters here in tokyo. the company does make the subaru brand of cars. they say the weaker yen is helping the company's business to improve. they also asked each employee receive a

seoul, minus 7 for the high. the low is around minus 17 this morning. please bundle up. try to stay indoors if possible. here in tokyo, 9 for the high. so a bumpy ride yesterday with about 15 degrees. here in north america, we have a couple of systems to talk about. but this is going to be a potentially historic event with with a very strong winter storm. a couple of systems are impacting the area as of now. this one is bringing wet weather due to warm air aloft and thunderstorms as well as severe hail possibly with the associated cold front. another system is impacting the southeast. that will be moving along the atlantic coast. merges with the other system, making it a really potent winter storm. we are talking 60 centimeters of snowfall. wind gusts up to 120 kilometers per hour forecast. even the major cities such as new york city could see 25 centimeters of snowfall. blizzard watches and warnings are posted widely across the region including boston. in boston we are talking about in addition to all of that, coastal flooding due to the high tide. temperaturewise, 1 fo

. >> reporter: on this normal residential street in seoul, korea, a sign says "place to leave babies.s is a baby box. a thick towel covers the bottom, and lights and heating keep a baby comfortable. a bell rings when someone puts a baby in the box. and a helper comes to immediately move the baby inside. this past year six infants, or small children, were rescued here. they are physically or mentally handicapped or babies from unmarried mothers who can't care for their children. >> his skull is not shaped right. his note says, he has this handicap. i am so sorry, but i am not able to raise this baby. so i put him safely in the baby box of jesus' loving union church. >> reporter: official reports say about 600 infants are abandoned in the streets every year, but the number is probably higher. only about 20% of abandoned infants or children are rescued and placed temporarily in juvenile protection centers. hundreds are sent to die on the streets. the numbers of infant deaths and abandoned children are bound to get worse as the rate of children born to single mothers increases. government

let's get you and up where date on your temperatures as we head on into thursday. 3 degrees in seoul with 8 in tokyo and 9 in shanghai. we're recovering nicely here at 13 degrees. should feel more comfortable for you in chongqing. next mozambique, a storm has been impacting the nation. we'll start off with a video showing you what conditions look like here. this storm had haruna affected the nation. caused catastrophic damage resulting in a death toll now climbing over 110 at this time, over 300,000 people have been affected by the storm, many losing their thunderstorms rising waters. as haruna continues to gather moisture to the southeast flooding is still high risk through the remainder of the week in this area. if we pull back, we'll see what the storm is doing next. heading down towards madagascar. it's expected to make landfall on thursday and friday. expect storm surge, high waves as well as the rain to come in over the next few days, in fact through the weekend and then after that it should move towards the southeast and away from any large land masses. okay. let's take a look

. >>> officials in seoul announced earlier this week the discovery of a blueprint for a north korean nuclear test site. they said the plans appeared in a documentary aired three years ago on north korea's state-run tv. now authorities in pyongyang are denying the claims. they say the diagram was pure fiction. south korean officials say the blueprint represents a tunnel where a nuclear test was conducted in 2009. north korean authorities have denied the allegation through a video posted online and say it's part of an imaginary scene depicting a character's dream and they add it's foolish that north korea would leak such an important detail in a movie. south korean defense officials suspect they are preparing another nuclear test. they say the test could be held in a tunnel with a structure similar to the blueprint. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is grappling with a question that could shape the nation's defense and its relationship with allies. he has re-assembled a group of experts to figure out whether he has the constitutional right to give military help to an ally under at

we have more from seoul. it is an exercise that has been months in the planning. -- >> it is an exercise that has been months in the planning. a third nuclear test could lead the us and south korea to plan for a preemptive strike against the north in the future to prevent a nuclear missile launch. >> the us will have a nuclear submarine around the korean coast. the nuclear power can be deployed to korea. if the us and korea want, they will pre-empt, attack preemptively any time. >> they released footage of the president being briefed by security staff. >> north korea should pay the price for its provocation. we will recommend sanctions with practical effect. >> what was interesting was the wording, an explicit promise to carry out direct actions against north korea as part of the sanctions, a little more than a week after north korea said it would take strong, physical countermeasures against the south if it did so. it is very publicly responding to that challenge. from beijing, north korea's traded ally, kam

definitely going get cold even towards seoul, high pressure dominating. all that cold air from the north is setting up something and hinting at spring. this weather pattern that really is setting up. one system, high pressure and then another storm system. that's very typical for the spring season and next one will develop out of china, bringing rainfall and eventually work its way off there towards japan by early next week. to the tropics. relatively quiet. temperatures in the 30s. going into sunday and monday watch out in the southern philippines, does look like a low pressure area will work its way in and bring heavy rainfall and chance of flooding in the valleys. over towards the americas we're watching high pressure really dominating much of the central portion of the country. the jet stream continuing to dip down. the base of the jet stream bringing rainfall around orlando, miami, both of these airports are calling for some low cloud cover accompanied by showers in the vicinity. very well could see some airport delays if you plan to fly in or out of

the ringing of a bell in seoul marked oet fishl start of her presidency. her inauguration ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. local time. she will make a speech in front of about 70,000 people. park will show her determination to solve economic problems the country faces. close attention will be paid to mention of diplomatic issues with both japan and north korea. south korea's ties with japan have deteriorated because of a dispute of which nation has sovereignty of the islands. they are claimed by south korea but owned by japan. >>> after the swearing-in ceremony, park will meet delegations from other countries, including one from japan's deputy prime minister aso. the people who have interests in japan have run into some financial trouble. they've been unable to pay their debts so the court has decided to auction off their headquarters. the association of korean residents in japan owns this property in central tokyo. the 10-story building with two basement levels sits on more than 2,000 square metres of land. the tokyo district core put the value of the pr