more of you. >>> video shows the moment a massive landslide on sunday destroys a building in southern china. china's official news agency says the landslide buried 33 buildings with up to 20 feet of mud. crews are searching for more than 90 people in the mountain of mud and debris. overnight. leader. and an air scare for air france those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. a phony bomb discovered aboard an air france flight. the boeing 777 bound for paris made an emergency landing in kenya yesterday. a passenger discovered the fake bomb hidden in the airplane bathroom. investigators say it was put there during the flight. >>> "the boston globe" reports on the closing of all nashua public schools on monday over a threat of violence. the district calls the e-mail threat against two high schools specific and detail. the fbi has joined the investigation into its more than 11,000 students will be kept home. journal-constitution" reports on grandson. the 39th president said 28-year-old jeremy died early sunday at the hospital. the cause is unclear. carter shared the news with his

. >> a massive land slide in southern china. 59 people are missing. >> the christmas barbecue for these families in south africa. >>> good to have your companies. the polls have closed in a landmark election in spain the first since the country arrived from a financial crisis. the ruling people's party is hoping to be re-elected. socialists are expected to become second. naturally the economy is a key issue in a country where the unemployment rate is 21% and a massive 47% amongst the young. >> there's a lot of excitement and anticipation here at the people's party headquarters as you would expect. nobody in the governing party expects the kind of victory that they enjoyed in 2011 when they got almost 45% of the vote. as you were saying in your introduction, the age of that sort of two-party dominance in politics appears to be over. however, the people's party is showing a dominance and the prime minister is hoping his party becomes the biggest single party albeit without a majority. let's look back at the voting with this report. >> there is a pivotal time where perhaps the spanish prim

. >>> and the search for survivors as a devastating landslide hits southern china. >> i will fight for me and for fifa. those are the defiant words of sepp blatter. as he and high ranking official michel plantini are banned for having anything to do with fifa for eight years. $2 million payment made to platini five years ago. , both men continue to deny wrongdoing. but many believe 79-year-old blatter's career is most certainly over. al jazeera's paul reese was following the story as it unfolded in zurich. >> sepp blatter once again the center of attention. the 79-year-old swiss fighting to get into a press conference as he fights for his very future in football. the uefa chief michel platini, blatter's association with fifa tarnished forever. >> i will fight for me and i will fight for fifa. suspended eight years for what? >> reporter: for years, the two leading figures at fifa had a agreement. blatter reneged on the deal and they fell out. now a gentleman's agreement from the past returned to halt them. platini allegedly carried out work for blatter in 2011. ethics committee delivere

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more than 40 missing after a landslide in southern china. thern china. >>> top stories on al jazeera. work is under way in the spanish general election. the result could mark the end to the political system. there are more than 40 parties running >>> protests are held in the indian capital new delhi for the youngest convict in a gang rape and murder trial, who is about to be released. he what is in detention as a juvenile three years ago. >> kurdish forces say they killed more than 100 fighters in the last two days. more that two dozen were killed in intense fighting in months. >> in greece, there's concern at the growing fm of refugees on the streets. thousands arrived in athens. other refugees are flocking to the capital from the greek islands in. omar al salah has more. >> stepping food on mainland europe, with hopes and dreams. these refugees arrived in the greek capital after risking their lives crossing the agean sea, and landing on the islands in. the iraqi refugee has no choice. >> i would die if i stayed in iraq. that's why i took t

dozens remain unaccounted for after a massive landslide at an industrial park in southern china. >>> shock to the system. electronicsmaker toshiba expects record losses and plans major job cuts globally. >>> and the paper crane made by a 12-year-old victim of the hiroshima atomic bombing carry her wish to the u.s. 70 years after the war. >>> a search and rescue operation is under way in southern china after a massive land slide slammed into an industrial park. authorities haven't reported any deaths but say more than 90 people are unaccounted for. they believe the cause of the disaster is linked to construction work. the landslide happened on sunday in the shenzhen in guangdong province. 33 buildings were buried. authorities say some 900 residents have been evacuated and 91 people remain unaccount for. china's land and resources ministry blames the collapse of piles of earth dug up from construction sites. state media says the storage of waste soil is subject to inspection by authorities. chinese media have released three satellite photos showing a quarry south of the industrial park

up to 91 people are missing after a land slide in southern china. there are unconfirmed reports of three people having died. soil and mud buried at least 22 buildings. a report from our correspondent. >> reporter: it used to be a busy industrial park in one of china's biggest cities full of factories shops and homes. now that's all buried under a thick layer of mud. nearly 1500 rescue workers have been on the scene throughout the night trying to find survivors, a task hampered by the unstable ground. the land slide swept away everything in its path. 22 buildings have been destroyed, including two dormitories for local workers. aborigine area of 20,000 square metres is covered with soil. the land slide triggered an explosion of a nearby gas pipeline. it was caused by collapsing earth that was dug up over construction work over the past two years. the authorities did have warning because they had time to evacuate hundreds of people before the land slide engulfed the area. >> translation: more than 900 residents were evacuated. people sent to hospitals

. >>> more than 27 people are missing after a landslide in southern china. >>> >> let's have a look at the top stories here. experts in kenya are looking at a suspicious device found onboard an air france plane. it was flying to paris when diverted to kenya. six passengers are being questioned after the device was deactivated. >> voting is underway in spain in an election that could mark the end of a long-time 2-party system. two new coming parties, the anti austerity party and another are expect to do well. >>> there have been protests in india against the purported release of a convict in the 2012 gang rape and murder that shocked the world. the man was 17 years old at the time and has served the maximum term for a juvenile. local media reports that he's been placed with an unnamed n.g.o. for security reasons. >>> kurdish forces in iraq say they've killed more than 100 isil fighters. isil has been launched attacks from mosul. there have been weeks of intense fighting between the armed group and peshmerga. al jazeera has obtained rare footage from the front lines. we have a report now

china after a massive landslide. >> clouds are northern california into southern nevada. as will be an interesting [siren] to someone who just lost everything. that, "yes, we'll find you somewhere to stay" and "yes, your children will have breakfast." every 8 minutes the red cross responds to a disaster and makes this promise. jeff: you're listening to the sounds and looking at the site of the landside in southern china, captured by witnesses. dust and mud can be seen rising collapsing. the landslide buried 33 buildings and resulted in 91 people missing. no deaths have been reported. jeff: passengers arrived in paris on board that air france jet forced to make an emergency landing in kenya. the flight they a landing yesterday after a passenger reported a suspicious device in the bathroom. hundreds of passengers to the plane on emergency slides. that device was a fake bomb. six passengers are being questioned. marie: the fda lifting a ban on blood donations. jeff: the new requirements for game men who want to -- for gay marie: the link between >> i'm alex trebek. if you're

. >> reporter: bay area film maker eric is screening the grim footage he recently shot in southern china. >> they do everything underground. >> reporter: eric is documenting a dark trade, the slaughter of dogs and cats and the sale of their meat for human consumption. this chinese slaughter house operates in the middle of the night in a back alley. eric and activists helping the film maker were attacked with boiling water. the slaughter house where the dogs arrived crammed into tiny crates and the meat markets are in [ indiscernible ] california's official sister state. >> distribution center wholesale market in china. >> reporter: andrea went to china with eric. they're trying to raise awareness and urging governor jerry brown to put pressure. >> let them know it's really going to damage the sister state relationship. >> he should know about what's happening in china because i think he can do something about it. >> reporter: at a rally, many chinese americans agree that the trafficking and dog and cat meat must stop. in the crowd, shirley lu. she signed a petition asking the governor to

troops in afghanistan this year. 1500 rescue workers searching for survivors in a landslide in southern china. more than 80 people still missing in that mudslide that began in a quarry filled with construction debris. a worsening of humanitarian crisis in syria. as winter rolls in all that on "america tonight," next. >> you might think that conflict between law enforcement and communities of color is a phenomenon unique to this country but it's not. brafs which habrazil which has r homicide rate than the united states. police have killed more black brazilians in the last five years than african americans killed by u.s. police in last three decades. it is a crisis that has created a mirror message to the one we've heard so often here. black lives matter. >> it is something people in the united states have heard about police brutality against black people. but here it is at another level because in five years, the brazilian police have killed as many people as the american police killed in 30 years. the light skinned middle class and upper middle class believes that the police are committing cr

it left at least 76 people in shenzhen, their most prominent manufacturing city in southern china. rescuers pulled one body out on tuesday, the landslide's first confirmed death. >> and army racing against the clock. 3000 rescuers have in searching through the mud day and night in the hopes of finding survivors. build tunnels at the top of the mud piles. our goal is to create a kind of elevator in order to evacuate those who are still trapped. the next 72 hours will be crucial. >> rescuers pulled out one body on tuesday morning, the first confirmed death. finding theing on dozens of people still buried and possibly still alive. 33 buildings were buried in the industrial park, an area around the size of 60 football fields. piling upon have been over the last two years. the man-made pile of dirt collapsed following heavy rains in the region. disaster isies the the result of human error, but some residents are pointing fingers at the government for failing to secure the site despite the complaints. >> it was too high, there was no security around it. i already told the guards that one

. >>> in southern china one survivor has been rescued so far from that massive land slide. reg,scuersitound a migrant worker after being buried for more than 67 hours. 85 people still reported missing. >>> and check out this police video of a thief that got stuck in the ceiling of a store. they found the dangling and he was arrested after the polic freed him. >>> myrtle beach airport had an unexpected guest. there he is wylie coyote. and fortunately, it was spotted and captured quickly by authorities. unfortunately, it had to be put down. >>> let's get down to business now, it is now down to the wire to finish up any holiday shleopping. amazon prime customers must order by 10:00 p.m. on cathristmas eve to have gifts under the tree by christmas morning. >>> and cable and satellite tv costs will rise. direct tv sai they will go up at the end of january. >>> united airlines has an idea to make your holiday travel less stressful. the united paws program brings comfort dogs to airports around ey welcome passengers to their destination n de kistinations. and they're using the #un

more than 60 hours after a land slide in southern china a survivor is pulled out from the rubble. an e.u. court upholds the blocks tough new laws on tobacco products. there are reports that a gas attack in syria has killed at least five civilians south-west of the capital damascus. medical sources think that sarren gas, one of the world's most lethal chemical weapons, was used. more than 30 people are reported to have suffered acute health problems. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: this is not the first time there have been reports of gas used as a weapon in syria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in the residential area. the neighborhood on the outskirts of damascus has been a battleground for some time now. it is also under siege by government forces. >> translation: these rockets were carrying gas and as a result five people were killed, including a 12-year-old boy. more than 30 injured. mostly civilians. the gas was used in the western neighborhood of the city. the victims showed certain symptoms such as

more than 40 people were missing after a landslide buries buildings at an industrial park in southern china >>> we begin with the landmark elections in spain, which could end its two party system. the newcomers, an anti-austerity party and citizens, a liberal party, are challenging the ruling people party and the socialists who dominated politics for decades. no one party is predicted to win a majority in the polls. david chater joins us from madrid. on the face of it it looks as if the monopoly held in place by the other party is about to go. >> yes, more than 30 years a duopoly held the center of power in spain. from what we have seen, there seems to be a resurgence from the youth. the people that took the burden of the austerity measure here in spain. remember, unemployment for them is hovering around 50%, national average 20%. they have taken an unfair burden of the cuts, and they want their voice heard. it's coming through on two sides. the prime minister at the moment, holding power. and on the left there's a party led by pablo dabius, with a ponytail, a stud - he's removed. he's char

more than 60 hours after the landslide in southern china, rescuers have found a survivor. >>> stoppedrom going to the u.s., we're in costa rica where thousands of cubans are stuck. they are victims of a border dispute. ♪ >>> we begin the news hour with reports that a gas attack in syria has killed at least five civilians. medical sources think that sarin gas was used in the attack on the city. more than 30 people are reported to have suffered acute health problems. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is not the first time there have been reports of gas used as a weapon in syria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in a residential area. that rebel-held area on the outskirts of damascus has been a battleground for sometime now. >> translator: these rockets were carrying sarin gas and as a result five people were killed, including a 12-year-old boy, and more than 30 injured. mostly civilians. the sarin gas was used in the western neighborhood of the city. the victims showed certain symptoms, such as runny nose, saliva, shor

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((sharie johnson)) > a powerful landslide struck an industrial park in southern china -- it happened just before noon on sunday. hundreds of emergency workers are frantically scouring the rubble for people who may be trapped. state media say nearly sixty people are missing.. at least eight others have been rescued so far. initial reports say 22 buildings from this industrial park... are now buried./// sharie johnson a massive light saber battle. star wars fans took over several how many light sabers we're handed out. and the number of duels paying tribute to the film about the galaxay, far away. now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8 newsnow, weekend ((sharie johnson)) > the force was strong this weekend as the new star wars movie shattered box office records. according to disney star wars "the force awakens" opened with an estimated 238 million dollars in ticket sales. it easily made star wars the top box office earner this weekend. those numbers blew previous record holder 'jurassic world' into another galaxy. jurassic world's opening this summer raked in 208- poin

. >> the government official in southern china has killed himself a week after a devastating landslidee man jumped from a building. hone person was killed. 75 people are still missing. not clear whether the official was being investigated over the di disaster. >>> in the united states, texas badly hit by tornadoes, 11 dead. demolished homes, moved cars away and cut power lines. scores of people were hurt and an estimated 800 homes were damaged. floods have forced thousands from their homes in south america. in paraguay five died and many trapped in their homes. a state of emergency has been declared. in argentina also badly hit. nearly 10,000 people have had to leave concordia because of recent flooding. >> this is a province in northeast argentina. what we're seeing is not only happening in argentina but also in paraguay, and in brazil. in this place precisely thousands of people have been evacuated, around 10,000. i'm told this is one of the poorest areas of the city. many people are leaving, i was just able to see some fish that came all around this area. people are trying to cope w

rescuers in southern china are wading through a sea of mud searching for survivors. they're looking for people missing after a wave of dirt and construction debris engulfed an industrial park. the landslide could be the latest man made disaster in china raising concerns about the country's rapid growth. the landslide struck sunday burying 33 buildings. authorities say some 900 residents have been evacuated. 85 people remain unaccounted for. no deaths have been reported. >> translator: many people live here. i believe lots of them are still buried under the mud. >> shenzhen is home to one of china's largest industrial complexes. authorities believe the growing amount of dirt and construction debris became unstable, triggering the disaster. a satellite photo from 2002 shows a deep quarry that used to be the site of a mountain, but the scene has totally transformed in this image from last year. the picture show s that deep quarry now filled. locals say the pile of waste grew to 100 meters in height in two years. it became unstable. other residents told nhk they had lodg

more than 60 hours after a land slide in southern china a survivor is pulled out from the

. >>> and he had one job and he >>> a building collapsed during a massive landslide in southern china. officials in the country say 13 people have been hurt, and more than 90 people are still missing. rescue crews with search dogs are scouring the dirt and debris for possible survivors. authorities say the slide was a pile of construction waste, it was not from the side of a mountain or a hill. it was not a natural hillside that came done, it was construction waste. >> look at that. >>> meteorologist bill heavens joins us with more craziness because of the temperatures. >> warm today and even warmer into the first week of winter. that's right. christmas week. a cloudy sky this morning, good visibility, lights are on. go down to the beach on a day oh, no, wait a minute. i was wrong i take responsibility. the panthers won. >>> we look down the jersey shore here. we have a nice view. it is a really mild morning. 43 degrees. chilly yesterday but the wind died down. now we are back to warm temperatures. the winds at southwest, gusting to 16. the pressure is way up there. strong high pressu

still missing beneath a giant flow of mud and construction waste which buried 33 buildings in southern china. it happened in the port city of shenzhen which is home to a building and construction boom that has developed in the past years. china correspondent adrian brown reports. >> reporter: at times like this, manpower is not a problem in china. 1500 rescue workers are now searching for signs of life. hoping survivors may have found an air pocket. if people are alive they're in damaged buildings, trapped under mounds of mud. it is hazardous work. the ground is wet with hours of rain. 24 hours after the landslide there was though still hope. >> translator: since 2:00 a.m. on monday we have regulation cued search trapped people and relocateover 900 residents. at 3:00 a.m. the field command decided to reenforce the rescue work with machinery.. >> damaged, compacted, testament to poor materials used in their construction. the mud spill is covering a vast area. equal in size to 14 football fields. >> an area of around 380,000 square meters has been covered by the mudslide disaster. the thicknes

dozens of people are missing in the disaster in southern china. the area is covered in a sea of red mud. several buildings knocked on their side or collapsed entirely. the landslide buried or damaged at least 34 buildings. >> incredible is right. >>> well, here at home, we're just now hearing about the york city. "the wall street journal" reporting that anian hackers infiltrated the dam two years ago but didn't do any damage. security experts say it's a wakeup call and perhaps a mistake to bring america's power grid factories, as well as pipelines and bridges, and dams online and unproteed on the internet. >>> starting today, anyone with a drone ighing more than half a pound has toto registeit. it will cost five bucks to sign up. the faa is waiving the fee for the first 30 days. once registetered, theed will give you a tracking number. that's to help regulators keep tabs on rogue drones. you could face a $50,000 fine for failing to register. >>> a special early christmas gift. gasoline prices below $2. that's the national average this morning. nin

dozens of people are missing in the area of southern china. the area is covered in red mud. the landslide buried or damaged at least 34 buildings. >>> just now, we're hearing about the breach of a control system for a dam less than 20 miles from new york city. dam two years ago but didn't do any damage. it's perhaps a mistake to bring america's factories, pipe looins, and bridges, and dams internet. >>> starting today, anyone with a drone weighing more than half a pound has to register it. it will cost five bucks to sign up. the faa is waiving the fee for the first 30 days. once registered, the fed will give you a tracking number. you could face a $50,000 fine for failing to register. gift. gasoline frieses below $2. it's a national low. supplies are strong. demand is not. it's the lowest price since early 2009. the decline in gas prices is slowing. should continue until the spring when more of us get back on the roads. "star wars:the force awakens" took in an epic $238 million over the weekend. it became the first movie to break the $100 million mark in a single day. oh, an

still missing beneath a joined flow of mud and construction waste which buried 33 buildings in southern china. it happened in shown zen, a home to building and construction boom in recent years. >> at times like this manpower is not a problem in china. 1500 rescue workers are now searching for signs of life hoping survivors may have found an air pocket. if people are alive, they're in damaged buildings trapped under mounds of mud. it's hazardous work. the ground is wet after heavy rain. by money afternoon, 24 hours after the landslide there was still hope. >> ed a 3:00 a.m. they decided to reinforce the machine worke workers. >> buildings damaged some simply compacted testament to the poor materials used in their construction. >> an area of 380,000 square meters has been covered in the mudslide disaster. the thickness of the mud ranges from a few meters to hundreds of meters. >> many know where the mud came from. local residents say that waste from construction sites had been dumped here for years. according to chinese media reports it was 100 meters high and apparently legal. this was china'

. >>> about 3,000 people have joined the rescue efforts in southern china. rescuers have pulled out the first body from the mud slide. the search continues for 76 people still missing. authoritieses blame an enormous man made mountain of soil and waste for the collapse of nearly three dozen buildings. >>> i understand i can't's government is investigating a deadly crash involving a pare military plan -- paramilitary plane. construction workers nearby rushed to help put out the fire until firefighters arrived on the scene. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> a group of chefs have decided to use their gifts to help a group of syrian refugees. they built an entire village out of ginger bread cookies and they hope people will pay to see it. >>> the rain has to let up at some point. allyson's forecast is next. . >> that's right, our rain chances are going to increase tomorrow before we head into christmas eve and christmas day. i think you'll like your christmas day forecast. i think it's the perfect compromise for people who think it's too wa this holiday, ford a

rescuers in southern china continue to search for bodies from the rubble of a collapsed mountain of construction waste. more than 70 people are missing. questions are now being asked about why nothing was done regarding the safety of the site. state media reported that the district government which covers the area had identified problems with the construction dump months earlier. coming up, celebrating the coming of more sunshine. we'll take you to stonehenge where thousands showed up to celebrate the winter solstice. and making dreams come true is what the christmas season is all about. coming up, see what it took it give one critically ill "star latest blockbuster. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon. mollie: it's official. the winter solstice has arrived. today marks the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, when the sun appears at its most southerly position. and it's also the day that thousands of people descend on britain's stonehenge. the ceremony took place on what may have been the mildest december 22nd in 105 years in britain. the prehistoric monum

still missing beneath a giant flow of mud and construction waste which buried 33 buildings in southern china the area of building and construction boom in recent years. adrian brown reports. >> at times like this manpower is not a problem in china. 1500 rescue workers are now searching for signs of life hoping survivors may have found an air pocket. if people are alive, they're in damaged buildings trapped under mounds of mud. it's hazardous work. the ground is wet after heavy rain. but monday afternoon more than 24 hours after the landslide there was, though, still hope. >> since 2:00 a.m. on monday we have rescued seven trapped people and relocated over 900 residents. as 3:00 a.m. the field commander decided to reinforce the rescue works with machinery and we've carried out massive digging. >> more than 30 buildings were destroyed or damages. some simply compacted. testament to the poor materials used in their construction. the mudslide covers a vast area. >> an area of 380,000 square meters of terrain. >> and many people know where that mud came from. a vast tip of a disused quarry above

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. >>> authorities in southern china are stressing their support for the people and businesses affected by a deadly landslide. they say four people have died and more than 70 remain missing. a mountain of dirt and construction debris collapsed sunday, engulfing 33 buildings in an industrial park. rescuers found the only survivor so far wednesday morning. the 21-year-old man had been under the rubble for more than 60 hours. >> translator: i was thinking i need to save my energy and wait to be rescued. i couldn't let myself die. >> officials are now adding up the toll of the disaster. more than 4,600 people have been affected and 90 firms in the park cannot operate. they'll provide funds to damaged firms and will send experts to support the families of victims. china will be the third biggest contribute tore the united nations annual budget, overtaking germany and france. the u.n. general assembly approved a budget of $5.4 billion for the coming two years. officials calculated each member state's share based on the gross national income and the other factors. the united states will still

to be held responsible for the atabbing. 59 people are missing after a massive land slide in southern china. it also triggered an explosion in a gas pipeline. it happened outside the city of shinzhen. >> reporter: the land slide buried more than a dozen buildings on the outskirts of this city. a blanket the mud and soil flooded parts of the district. two workers dormitorys and an instrumental park were also covered with dirt and must. police say most workers and residents escaped to safety before the disaster. between 200 and 600 rescuers are said to be on the scene to help anyone who is trapped. the area has been a large construction zone for more than two years. soil that had been excavated and stored on a hill turned on to mud after heavy rain causing the land slide >>> the chinese capital has endured another day of heavy smog. pollutants in the air is considered too high. the red alert was issued on saturday the second in a month. cars on the road have been halved. in the u.s. the debate was dominated by foreign policy and national security. three candidates had harsh words for the lead

rescuers in southern china are wading through a sea of mud searching for survivors. they're looking for people missing after a wave of dirt and construction debris engulfed an industrial park. the landslide could be the latest man made disaster in china raising concerns about the country's rapid growth. the landslide struck sunday burying 33 buildings. authorities say some 900 residents have been evacuated. 85 people remain unaccounted for.

. >>> more than 60 hours after a landslide in southern china, a survivor is pulled from the rubble. >>> zimbabwe's government takes white farmers off their land but neither beneficiaries of that policy are feeling the squeeze. >>> we start this half hour of world news with those reports that a gas attack in syria killed five civilians southwest of damascus. medical sources think that sarin gas, one of the world's most lethal chemical weapons was used in the attack. more than 30 people are reported to have suffered acute health problems. we have the story. >> this is not the first time there have been reports of goose used as a weapon in syria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in the residential area. that rebel held neighborhood on the outskirts of damascus has been a battleground for sometime now. it's also under siege by government forces. >> these rockets were carrying sarin gas and as a result, five people were killed, including a 12-year-old boy and more than 30 injured, mostly civilians. the sarin gas was used in

debra davis >>> a government official in southern china has killed himself a week after a devastating land slide in his city. police say he jumped from a building. he worked in the local government, the city where a pile of construction waste slid onto an industrial part burying several buildings. one person was killed and 75 are missing. the head of china telecom has become the latest high profile target of a government crackdown on corruption. the ruling communist party says he is being investigated for disciplinary violations. adrian brown reports from beijing. >> reporter: he is boss of china telecom. it is one of the three big telecommunications companies in this country. he has only been in the job since august, but according to a posting on the website of chinese anti corruption watchdog, he is now being investigated for what they call serious violations of discipline. that is generally a euphemism for corruption in china. just a few weeks ago the man who was boss of one of the biggest private conglomerates in this country vanished from view for several days after police confir

are still missing under a giant flow of mud and construction waste which buried 33 buildings in southern china. it happened in the port city which has seen a building boom in recent years. an update from hong kong. >> reporter: search operations are continuing today, a second day. some 3,000 rescue workers are now involved. they are using an array of different earth moving equipment, also equipment used to detect signs of life below the surface. the coordinator of the operation said that in the past 24 hours or so on six separate occasions they have detected what they think were signs of life. they have dug down below the surface, explore tree digs looking for any survivors, but as yet they have found none. it does seem difficult to believe that people could still be alive under this suffocating wall of mud that has swept through the buildings, but they have to work on the basis that some structures may still be intact, there may be air pockets and two days on from this tragedy there are survivors there. certainly, there are a number of people who are at the scene or nearby the scene waiting f

. >>> incredible images from southern china where landslide slammed into this building causing it to collapse. dozens of people are missing in the disaster that swept through an industrial park. the landslide buried or daniels at least 33 buildings. it's the fourth major disaster to hit china this year. >>> the high profile pharmaceutical executive now speaking out. martin shkreli tells the wall treat "journal" that it was actually his much criticized drug price hikes that led to his arrest. at the time sparnlged outrage for raising an the cost of a life saving drug 5,000%. he said the government was trying to find anything to stop him. he now faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted. >>> a nationwide investigation involving the loyry and the scheme started with one insider convicted of fixing the numbers in high wa. >> now investigators are looking into whether the scheme extended to dozens of other states. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. >> reporter: it's the lottery scam prosecutors say took a game of chance, and removed the "chance." >> if you match all five number