although we're expecting some high waves across the pacific coast, across the southern islands of japanhroughout the day, probably about seven meters high. the conditions are looking up, as i mentioned. and then we expect a nice quick sunny weather into much of japan. could be a little chilly side tomorrow more heavy rain for the western part of philippines. we have a tropical depression over south tennessee which could become a tropical storm. and this is enhancing the southwest monsoon, dumping drenching rain for the western parts of the philippines, as well as the eastern part of the indochina peninsula for the next several days. now across the americas, the coldest air of the season invading from the north, creating significant snowfall for the northern rockies. we're dependent expecting about 60 sent mecentimeters in the highest elevations. strong winds and heavy snow could cause low visibility and making for quite dangerous situation. traveling is going to be hazardous. ahead of the system we have severe weather because this is the area where cold air meets up with warmer air from

and more dangerous situation for the southern parts, southern islands of the country. waves are very high as well as strong winds, as well as heavy rainfall into your thursday. now, take a look at a bigger picture. a big high-pressure system is exerting its dominance over the northern half of china. the korean peninsula as well as mongolia. clear conditions, but rain is continuing across the south and more heavy rain for the western part of philippines as well as the eastern part of vietnam due to the enhanced southwest monsoon. now, finally taking a look at a picture across europe. clear conditions across the west. warm as well, but spilling clouds as you can see. lots of rain and thundershowers and risk of hail. temperatures are going to be quite low. we're expecting the highs only 5 degrees in moscow on thursday as well as friday. running about 10 degrees cooler than seasonal in kiev. if you're living in the east, you would be jealous of nice weather across the west. higher than average and nice, clear conditions. this was the picture in the alpine region looking li

philippines have been posting under the #pray for with messages of solidarity for residents on the southern island. the city saw violent clashes on monday between security forces and supporters of the mmlf who are opposed with peace talks with manila. it has reportedly left several people dead and many other injured and sparked concern for web users who have posted messages online appealing for calm. collapsed houses, deserted streets in ghost towns. new images of areas evacuated after the reactor meltdown at the fukesheemo nuclear power plant in march 2011. photographs from a dozen of them in this region of japan have written what means memories

a tropical storm is affecting the southern islands of japan. our meteorologist sayaka mori tells us more in world weather. >> hello there. autumn has just started across the northern hemisphere, bullet still looking like summer across the waters. we are seeing lots of tropical storms. last week, we talked about typhoon that was usagi which affected southern taiwan. the northern philippines and southern china with floods and this time we have a severe tropical storm first south of japan. this is causing lots of rain and strong winds too the ogasawa islands as we go into tomorrow. as a severe tropical storm, it's going to maintain its intensity, but the good news is that it's not going to make landfall in mainland swjapan. it's not going to produce lots of rain to mainland swra pjapan coastal areas will see high waves and rough seas as well and winds could be a little bit stronger. now, talking about the remnants of usagi, it's now located over southern china. it has weakened. however, it's still packing a lot of moisture to cause heavy rainfall.

. >>> there's a severe tropical storm in the southern islands of japan. we turn to meteorologist robert speta on this situation. robert, what's the latest? >> well, let's start off with this tropical system. really, it has packed pretty gusty winds especially where it's located right now. you see that pretty well defined, starting to wrap up around the center of circulation. an eye even developing near the center of the storm system. i wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a typhoon in the near future. s gusting up near 112 kilometers per hour reported out here. in the coming days, this is going to be upgrading to a typhoon. winds sustained about 108, gusting up to 144 kilometers per hour. you can see it making a hart right-hand turn to the northeast. that's because we have the cold front pushing in from the west. that's like a snowplow, and basically shoving it off into the northern pacific. but what it will be doing is basically putting the brunt of the force on the islands here. you could be seeing gusty winds. but also right near the coastal areas the

the facility will be built in the town of shiraoi in the southern part of hokkaido island.y havived together in shiraoi since the 1800s. suga says the facility will symbolize co-existence with the ainu and that the tokyo games will be a good opportunity to show how japan protects its ethnic minorities. >> translator: the museum will help foreign visitors understand how wonderful ainu culture is. >> the ainu once inhabited a wide area of northern japan, but over the past century or more many have left for other parts of the country. >>> pakistan will release a dominant figure of the taliban. the move has implications for neighboring afghanistan. dhra dhirakaosal has details. >> they are welcoming the decision to free the highest ranking imprisoned taliban member. they have hopes that the release will set in motion long-awaited peace talks with the taliban. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> he is the foremost second in command for the taliban. he is also one of the founders of the group. pakistan supported the taliban when it took control of afghanistan in 1996. it is wide

it lifted off from a space center on the southern island after a two week delay.was carrying the first space telescope designed to on serve other planets. still to come, in this news hour, india's main opposition party chooses a controversial leader to take them into next year's election. and in sports, samueleto is set to make his first start for chelsea, we will look ahead to all of saturday's action in the english premier league. russia have reached annd agreement to destroy syria's chemical weapons. at least foyer people have died. >> and soldiers in the philippines are pushing into rebel held territory to try and end a six day stand off. since the violence of rebels and government fors began. well, let's have a closer look at that agreement on syria between the u.s. and russia. james is a researcher association at the foreign policy center and joins us from london. welcome to al jazeera. once again, james, how big of a break through is this deal? >> yes, it is a pretty significant diplomatic break through. there must be something in the water in geneva. we sa

we have another tropical storm which will push up and once it arrives across the southern islands betweenand 12:00 on wednesday, these are the winds and not humanly damaging but stormy conditions but rain and it runs up through the east -- western side of certainly up through and towards the north. we will see some torrential rain and tokyo not the heaviest and landslides and stormy conditions for japan over the next few days. >> reporter: and still to come in the news hour from doha we will have increasing concern about the sexual abuse and exploitation of syrians living in refugee camps and playing catch up microsoft announces a big money buyout of nokia and in sports we will see which of the major clubs get players on board before the transfer window closed. ♪ ç] abdo ♪ i'm steven of the al jazeera headquarters in doha and we will run through the world's top stories. the united nations says more than two million people fled from syria to neighboring countries and says syria is the great crisis of the 21st century. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and chuck haguel will appear before t

still, western japan, some of the outer rain bands of usagi could be pushing into the southern japanese islands. nothing too intense down here, but there will be breezy conditions, and isolated showers as we go through the day on saturday. farther towards the north, i want to talk about the cold air over northeastern china. beijing, not so bad. but if you go to mongolia, and the far east part of russia, it really is going to be chilly, especially through the overnight hours. below freezing temperatures in some areas. sleet and possibility of snow in the forecast for ulon. highs expected there for you. tokyo, 31 degrees on saturday. sunny skies out there, but much of the tropics continuing to contend with the rain showers. now, as far as the americas, i know yesterday we were talking about hurricane manuel, just off the coast of mexico. continuing to bring those heavy rain showers. well, now, the conditions are improving. that's the good news. that's getting wrapped up with a cold front farther to the northeast. flash flooding across texas now, already seeing the risk there, as that continues to

. >>> hundreds of muslim gunmen are clashing with police on the islands in the southern philippines and at least six people have been killed and others have been taken hostage. the rebels opposed ongoing peace talks between another muslim insurgent group and the government. the group demands complete independence from the philippines, which has a catholic majority. they report that between 200 and 300 heavily-armed rebels landed on the island from several boats at dawn on monday. they entered the city where they fought with government troops. at least two members of security forces and four civilians were killed. >> translator: i saw them roaming around and knocking at the door of my employer's house and they got the people inside and took them away. >> the fighting has spread to surrounding coastal communities where the rebels have taken more than 100 civilians hostage. the airport and other facilities in the city are now under strict supervision of themilitary. the rebels belong to the national liberation front which is opposed to peace talks with the government on the island. >> we w

. >> the force of the quake was so powerful it created a small island off the southern coast. geologists describe it as a mud volcano formed by methane gas forcing the seabed upwards during the quake. it is expected to disappear again within weeks. >> how was the rescue effort proceeding and what are the biggest obstacles yo? >> most of the affected people, particularly in the district were scattered and they have to now spend the night without a roof on their heads. i think the biggest obstacle is logistics because of the area. it is spread out. they're spread out over several hundred kilometers and this is the biggest obstacle which has come to a halt because of all of the effort that came through because of the help of the military helicopters that the military deployed during the day. these operations will resume early in the morning again. >> how can the international community help out in this situation? >> it is a big dilemma for the government because the area is heavily civilian affected by the separate insurgency which presents huge security challenges and i think th

this one is just about to make landfall in parts of japan, the southern part of the island. and what we're going to see right now, very close to the island. and the actual feeder bands are going to bring in severe rains in the next couple of hours. the track of the storm is supposed to make two landfalls, going into central japan, and back up here to the northern part of japan. so we're going to be watching it closely in the next day. down towards our neck of the woods, not a lot of activity. but the national hurricane center is watching the lesser antilles for development over the next day. this is possibly 20% right here, but there are a few showers, and we'll be seeing a lot of localized flooding, as well as over here to the yucatan, 20% chance of development. and very heavy rains over the next day. and we'll be watching ta in the forecast as well as the flooding situation in the northeastern part of the united states. >> kevin, thank you very much. atlantic city, one of the gambling capitals of the east coast has been dealing with a losing streak in the last few years, i

officials investigate wlg it created a small island off pakistan's southern coast. >> former pope benedictmade first comments since stepping down in february. an italian newspaper published a letter, denying he tried to cover up sexual abuse of children by roman catholic priests. the letter discusses everything from evolution to theology. >> the michael jackson wrongful death lawsuit about to go to the jury nearly five months after the trial began. the family attorney presented his closing arguments today in los angeles tring to convince jurors that the concert promoteor is responsible for hiring the doctor conrad murray and therefore, responsible for the death. >> they had numerous meetings with him, they called him and they said stay in your lane dr. murray. snai your lane. >> in 2011 a separate jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. damages in this case could run into billions. a sum meant to reflect what jackson could have earned if still alive. >> the saying that a rising tide raises all boats turning out not to be true as far as the economy is concerned. jobless rate has fa

now, it's including parts of the islands in the stormy area, it looks like it's going to approach the southern part of the ian lads tonight, as a severe tropical storm. it passes east of japan into saturday. the mainland japan is going to be highways. probably five meters across the region today. of course, a very stormy condition for the souern islands into thursday. if you look at the 2340r7b8g, a seasonal front is causing rain, localized heavy rainfall is possible with thunderstorms, there's a possibility of hail as well throughout the day. now, across the west looking dry, thanks to this big high pressure system over the northern half of china, wet weather continues for the cell due to the remnants of typhoon usagi. the heavy rain is over, but additional rain is worsening the situation in terms of flooding. across the philippines, more heavy rain is coming down because the tropical system is influencing the monsoon. flash floods in the philippines, killing at least 20 people. more than 36,000 residents were affected. thousands of families sought shelter in evacuation centers. major roads w

going to new zeeland and up the south island and the heavy rain is on the western coast and heading through tuesday and wednesday it will spread its way to the southernf the north island as well. it certainly is an intense system and expecting the wettest of the weather in the west and could see 250 millimeters of rain just by the time we get to wednesday morning. that will be enough to give us a problem with flash flooding. away from the west and the east, we have a problem with the weather and here it's with the very strong winds, for some of us we will see them gusting up to 140 kilometers and it could take down trees and driving is pretty dangerous as well. >> reporter: riots leaves several people dead in north india. swagger-dagger and this is what is being flaunted and paul will be here with the latest sports details. ♪ ♪ hello again, this is a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, secretary of state kerry said a military strike could be prevented if they hand over chemical weapons and stressed a political solution is the only way to end the conflict. and the foreign minister of syria says the u.s. strike would aid al-qaeda and they are ha

it even pushed up a mound of earth to create a new island off the southern coast of that country.er shocks could be felt hundreds of miles away in karachi >>> the fight over the affordable care act still threatened to block any budget agreement. >> i intend to speak in support of defunding obamacare until i'm no longer able to stand. >> senate republicans spoke out against the president's healthcare law. the senate is expected to reject the house bill resolution, but strips funding for the affordable care act. they're failure to defeat the healthcare law, they're still angry. >> it's time to set that anger aside and time too stop obsessing over old battles and thank the consequences of a government shut down. >> a government shut down would stunt economic growth and throw consumers into a panic. the senate is expected to vote on a resolution tomorrow. a government shut down could begin by monday >>> closing arguments got underway today in the michael jackson wrongful death case against aen live. jackson died of after overdose of propophol that was administered by conrad murray. th

the island has been left behind as other parts of the philippinessenjoy robust economic growth. >>> in southern thailand, a group of islamic insurgents carried out another deadly attack on thursday. at least ten people have been killed over the last three days. the rebels are demanding autonomy for muslim-dominated provinces in the otherwise largest -- largely buddhist country. and internal security operation's command spokesperson says three soldiers were killed and another was injured in the province. insurgents apparently opened fire as the soldiers were helping villagers repair their homes. a series of assaults which began on tuesday have left at least five soldiers and five police officers dead. the thai government and major islamic militant groups have been talking since march to try to resolve the conflict. despite the recent violence, the national security council says the dialogue will continue in the first half of next month. muslim separatists have been fighting for more than a decade, demanding autonomy for three provinces in tie happenedhailan south. >>> some indian farmers have fo

as you can see it's off the southern coast of the java island and victims came as far away as iraq andanon but it's one of the many in the past year alone and 400 carrying asylum seekers arrived in australia and 45,000 people landed on australia shores and that is the reason why the new australia prime minister tony abbot started this controversial plan, quote stop the boats. and i'm joined live by andrais who is with the human rights watch and they go to australia seeking a better life and many don't make it, what are your concerns of the human rights organization about perhaps tony abbot's plan? >> our concern is that it's not humanized these people, it's not humanized with the asylum seekers because when they are in the high seas and indonesia waters the danger is pretty big. meanwhile they themselves don't way to stay because they are detained and can't move and kids cannot go to school and staying is not an option. they want to go to australia prior to getting into the country where they would like to accept them. what abbot should do is ask the government to sign and ratify the r

officials are saying it was so powerful that it create add small island that you can see off the southern coast of the country. >> angie goff, thank you. >>> new this morning, more gunfire just a day after the president of kenya said forces have captured or killed the militants involved in the deadly mall siege. you can see white smoke coming from the building. a government spokesman said the shots came from kenyan forces going through the building in nairobi. today marks the beginning of three days of national mourning. skau security forces killed 11 others. exclusive video showing the frightening moments when the terrorists stormed the mall on saturday. you can see a mo and her daughter -- mother and her children playing dead in this video and you are hearing from an american who escaped in iran to dulles. >> when they first came in, i mean, they were just shooting. there wasn't really -- they weren't asking any questions. they were shooting. >> at least 67 people died in the attack. that number is expected to rise as forces recover bodies still inside the mall. >>> new since news 4 at

scientist say earth moved with enough force create mall island visible off the southern coast. all right down here in weather center with gary you are making me feel overdressed my friend. you got jacket on. >> this my place of work. i am not putting jacket on. >> you got plenty to do lot of people thinking clouds are something to do with a storm system that may be ruining our weekend. that's right we talked about this yesterday. possible storm off shore. it looking more and more likely that this weekend going to be pretty nice. we will have a storm up more and it looks like gent twrepbd our guide suggesting that storm will stay far enough off shore that won't be a problem for us. that's way it looks now. of course it is only wednesday, so things could change we will continue to keep an eye on to. here satellite pin ture we just looking at clouds the increase in clouds started coming this afternoon they will be with us during the overnight. so it look he can overnight tonight. will keep temperature up just a little bit most of this cloud cover should get out of here by tomorrow

development moves forward, whether it is the park ridge said development in the southern, western part of the city or even treasure island with there's many low-income families that currently live there. but it is a strong voice for the residents that currently are there. we also want to see new people moving into the city, and hopefully, we focus also on families and housing that provides better homes and home opportunities for families, but i always say that i support equitable development. i also do feel that big business and downtown interests usually dominate the discussion on development. i want to see a balance of those forces, but also with residents and environmentalists and others that have an important say as we try to create more complete streets and better designed neighborhoods that make it more livable for everyone. >> let's talk about the role of sports in the city's economic future. are you happy with the plans for the america's cup? do you think the city should try it spend money to keep the 49ers? supervisor mar: did not get me started. i could go on for a long time. i think america's cup will help the

. >> new walkway lane stretches two miles along the bridge's southern side does not yet expand to yerba buena island if you walk long enough, far enough... >> i wanted to get a rib on or something you don't get those but you do reach the end of the lichblt -- line. this will remain the end of the line until they get that out of the way. that thing also known as the s-curve. >> we'll build the rest of the bike path. >> it's just one request, however, there are others regarding old structure. that may have less priority. >> now who got this fit. >> when you use the enough path you'll notice it's named after alexander zuckerman, 86 years old, an advocate of bicycle frtz east bay, riding on the bay bridge when closed for seismic receipt proe tro fitting. he lost his life, his family was here to honor him today. live from the eastern span of the bay bridge abc 7 news. >> how trr there are two entrances. next to the entrance to the ikea shopping center, another in west oakland. from either area, it takes two miles to get on to the eastern span. so an eight-mile round trip. >> a lot of motorists who have d

away in india's capital new delhi the quake was so strong that it forced a new island to rise from the sea off the southern coast of pakistan. many as president has announced and to the rescue operation and then robby's westgate mall the scene of the country's worst terrorist attack in fifteen years five members of the militant group responsible for these sold were killed during the standoff eleven others are in custody at least sixty seven people died in the hostage crisis with around one hundred seventy injured at least two americans and a british citizen are among the al qaida linked insurgents that carried out the assault a u.s. led investigation claims the plot was hatched weeks or months ago in somalia were a team of english speaking foreign fighters were selected there are reports that a british woman may have spearheaded the attack. central china is being hit by tarantula rains caused by the typhoon a soggy which earlier crashed through the southern part of the country the confirmed number of dead in the worst hit areas risen to twenty nine with over half a million residents relocated economic loss

kilometers away in india's capital new delhi the quake was so strong that a force a new island to rise from the sea off the southern coast of pakistan. there were. many as president has announced today and through the rescue operation in their robbie's westgate mall the scene of the country's worst terrorist attack in fifteen years five members of the al shabaab militant group responsible for the assault were killed during the standoff eleven others are in custody at least sixty seven people died in the hostage crisis was around one hundred seventy injured at least two americans and a british citizen are among the al qaida linked insurgents that carried out the assault a u.s. led investigators in claims a plot was hatched weeks or months ago in somalia where a team of english speaking foreign fighters were selected and there are reports that a british woman may have spear had of the attack. the such a twenty fourteen winter olympic torch is boldly going where no torch has gone before and will be taken out of space walk by two russian cosmonauts or did a blast off from earth on thursday paul scott has more on the hi

southern pakistan, killing hundreds. the effects so massive, it has created a small island. ♪ >>> less than a week now before the potentialovernment shutdown. the senate now set to take the first vote on a bill to keep the government up and running. right now texas senator ted cruz and some his fellow republicans are still holding a talkathon on the floor of the senate. this is florida senate marco rubio live. the bill would strip away any funds set aside for the president's health care reform law known as about. libby have they indicated how long they will go? >> well the clock is going to run out on them eventually, dell. they have until noon when a new day starts in congress. we'll see some procedural items, and then senator cruz can get back on the floor and keep talking until 1:00. that's when everything changes. that's when they are take what is called a cloweture vote. what we would see at 1:00 is a vote to move forward on bringing the bill to the floor, and that's when the action continues. senator will then start the actual debating process of whether or not this legislation should go forward as it is, or if they

pakistani officials say it forms a new island off the country's southern coast. the land mass is visible from shore. it is about 100 feet long and 60 feet high. incredible. >> i saw this video, and i juld couldn't believe it. a new island. >>> it is the first investigation of its kind. federal officials are looking where asiana airlines gave proper support to the victims of families in crash landings. the south korean airline was supposed to post a public information number for families within one hour of the crash but it's report thad they posted an automatic reservation number and changed the number several times in the days after. >>> it is time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. the los angeles types says syria's president is disclosing the location of dozens of chemical weapons sites. they say it's surprisingly thorough. it's the first step in complying with the plans by the u.s. and russia to wipe out the stockpile. >>> "the wall street journal" says for the first time u.s. releases prices for the health insurance exchanges.

islands as torrential rains caused flooding. electricity cut and village houses damaged. in taiwan waves as big as buildings smashed the coastline. flights and ferries were cancelled, forcing people to leave their homes. southern china coast is preparing for worst, 23,000 fishes boats returned to port. but the storm has hong kong a miernlmajor asian center in its.

. >> new walkway lane stretches two miles along the bridge's southern side does not yet exnd to yerba buena island if you walk long enough, far enough... >> i wanted to get a rib on or sothing you don't get those but you do rea the end of the lichblt -- line. this will remain the end of the line until they get that out of the way. that thing also known as the s-curve. >> we'll build the rest the bike pat >> it's just one request, however, there are others regarding old structure. that may have less priority. >> now who got this fit. >> when you use the enough path you'l notice it's named after alexander zuckerman, 86 years old, an advocate of bicycle frtz east bay, riding on the bay bridge when closed for seismic receipt proe tro fitting. he lost his life, his family was here to honor him today. live from the eastern span of the bay bridge abc 7 news. >> how trr there are two entrances. next to the entrance to the ikea shoing center, another in west oakland. from either area, it takes two miles to get on to the eastern span. so an eight-mile round trip. >> a lot of motorists who have driv over the

you're looking at the southern tip of manhattan island here in new york city. for so many years we've come accustomed to seeing the world trade centers standing there in the background behind the empire state building you see in the foreground. those two towers no longer stand after a terrorist attack this morning. nbc's pat dawson is close to the scene of that attack. pat? >> reporter: matt, if there is a war against terrorism, it started here at about quarter to 9:00 this morning as you described. a big hole in the skyline at the southern tip of manhattan island where the two world trade center towers have stood for the last 25 years. 110 stories high. they are no longer there. just moments ago i spoke to the chief of safety for the new york city fire department who is obviously one of the first people here on the scene after those two planes were crashed into the side we assume of the world trade center towers which used to be behind me over there. the chief told me he was here just literally 10 or 15 minutes after the events that took place this morning. th

. >> thousands are fleeing in a southern philippines as fighting intensifies between government forces and muslim insurgents on the island of mindanao. militants from the national liberation front try to seize control of the port city. they accuse the government of excluding them from a peace deal. at least nine people have been killed in the latest fighting. >> government forces patrolled the streets of them away and got -- of zamboanga. they are holding around 100 hostages. there are reports that some of them are being used as human shields. the army says government forces are not intending to attack the rebels but just want to contain them. >> we are seeing this is to pave the way for negotiations. >> the violence has prompted thousands to flee their homes. more than 10,000 are taking shelter in a sports stadium in zamboanga. facilities in the stadium are reported to be dire. life in the city has ground to a standstill. schools, shops, and offices are closed. most airplane and ferry services have also been suspended. the rebel group is calling for an independent state. they say the government reneged on a 19 96 peace

pakistan officials say it formed a island off the country's southern coast. the land mass is visible from shore, about 100 feet long and 60 feet high. incredible. >>> i saw this video and couldn't believe a new island. >>> it's the first investigation of its kind. federal officials are look where the airlines gave proper support to the families of victims after a crash landing. the disaster at san francisco airport claimed three lives in july. the south korea airline was supposed to post a public information number within hours of the crash. an automated number was posted and changed the number several times in the days after. it is time to ho you this morning's headlines. >>> thelos angeles times says syrian president is disclosing locations of dozens of chemical weapon sites. it's the first step in complying with the plan by the united states and russia to wipe out the stock pile. >>> for the first time price are reviewed for the health insurance exchange. the average premium for 27-year-old nonsmoker starts $167 a month. >>> london times looks at the ceo of

southern side. it doesn't yet extend to yurba buena island. but if you walk long enough far enough. >> i wanted to get a medal or ribbon or some kind of recognition you know. >> you don't get any of those but do you reach the end of the line. >> this will remain the end of the line until they get that thing out of the way. >> that thing also known as the s curve. >> it has to go. >> and then. >> start building the rest of the bipass over to yurba buena island. >> just one request in the process of being granted. however there are others regarding the old structure that may have less priority. >> so we cansoi have a fishing hole or something. catch the fish. >> that's wayne reporting. and look at this young woman. 93-year-old clara among the visitors to the new bay bridge today. she was also there in 1936. the opening of the old eastern span. heather tweeted this picture of clara checking out the new bridge today. she told us she was quite impresse impressed. well let's move on to what may the worst cheating scandal inxd america cup histor. >>

southern japan. meteorologist sayaka mori tells us more. >> a severe tropical storm is affecting the easter islands quite hard. it looks like it's going to move away from the islands but the stormy conditions will continue into this afternoon. we're expecting the high waves of about seven meters with gusts reaching nearly 130 kilometers per hour so very dangerous situation out there. and this system will likely head towards the northeast, moving away from mainland japan, because there's a strong air current in the upper atmosphere that suggests rain so pabuk is expected to move towards the northeast. after the system has clearer conditions and koocooler air wi be moving into mainland japan. pleasantly cool conditions throughout most of the country throughout the day. crystal clear skies for parts of the korean peninsula, the mongolia, nice conditions to go out but wet weather still conditions for southern china. it's not good news. this area has been dealing with heavy rain due to the remnants of typhoon usagi. further down towards the south there there is a newly developed tropical depression and this o

southern taiwan. possibly making landfall before the weekend comes. already packing gusts of 200 kilometers per hour and the waves just around the center of the system is about ten meters high, and southwestern islandsill start to see the highways. about seven meters already starting tonight. it is going to be a very stormy week, and a weekend ahead of you here in northern and southern taiwan. the drenching rainfall will be some staggering amounts. we'll be topping as much as 200 to even more in some locations. another storm system we have been monitoring is this over here. this is a tropical depression. it looks like it will be making landfall possibly in eastern vietnam. as a tropical depression status. this is already packing so much rainfall. about 300 millimeters or even more in some localized areas in vietnam having reported it. northern thailand already has seen 200 millimeters of rainfall from this system enhancing the southwestern monsoonal flow. more rain to be pounding the similar areas, so landslides, mudslides, flooding will be varied. a huge concern especially, and also storm surges. do stay away from any of these waters. to the north high pressure is covering much of the regions, and

island. the 7.7 quake centered in a remote part of southern pakistan. says a new land mass appeared just off shore. 39 people were killed in the quake. this shows them streaming out of office buildings and into the streets for safety. the earthquake struck pakistan's largest, but least-populated provence. >> coming up next california heart patient with a new lease on life. >> how he's getting along awaiting his >>> new program helping to keep ill heart patients alive as they wait for a transplant offering them a bridge to life with a surprising amount of freedom as well. >> it's -- . >> the coach attacks the game with both intelligence and heart. >> this is equivalent to what an athlete will fill he coached players to a state championship. but next move won't decide the outcome but potentially whether he lived or died. >> june 15th my heart went into cardiac arrest. you can see the left convenient tri cell -- ventricl sex big, or dilate ootd director of support at sanford hospital's team has been monitoring his decline, involving both ventricle writing

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. >> the 7.7 magnitude quake in the southern part of the country was so strong it created a new island. more than 200 troops have been sent to that area to help provide aid. >> it's 6:06 and 52 degrees. still ahead, john kerry is expected to sign off on a landmark arms trade treaty. >> iran he's president strikes a different tone saying his >> 6:09 on this wednesday morning. busy day on capitol hill as we continue to see the fight unfold over obama care. we have that 15-hour filibuster on the way. of course another cool day as we get into fall here. >> yeah absolutely. eileen, joining us live to talk about the forecast. very nice out there, though. kind of pleasant in a way. >> it's really not that bad. you can also tell from that live shot that it's fall. it's 6:10 and it's still dark. even though it's cool this morning not quite as cold as yesterday morning, a few degrees milder. this afternoon, it's going to warm up nicely. we'll see plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s. traveling across most of the country, especially in the mid atlantic, the northeast and central p

the force of the quake even pushed up a new island in the arabian sea, off india's southern coast. in western india, late-season monsoon rains have touched off extreme flooding, forcing thousands to flee to higher ground. at least three people have died. entire cities in gujarat state have been inundated by surging rivers, with roads and railway lines paralyzed. large swaths of farmland are also under water. the united states today signed an international treaty that regulates global weapons trading. 90 other nations have already done so. the u.s. signing came at the united nations. secretary of state john kerry insisted it will have no effect on lawful gun sales in this country. >> this treaty will not diminish anyone's freedom. make no mistake: we would never think about supporting a treaty this is inconsistent with the rights of americans, the rights of american citizens to be able to exercise their guaranteed rights under our constitution. >> ifill: the treaty is expected to meet strong resistance in the u.s. senate, where it needs a two-thirds vote for ratification. 50 nations

southern texas. you will have coastal flooding and we have a high surf advisory for south texas between south padre island up to corpus christi bay. we see showers and thunderstorms roll around the hurricane into the southern portion of the state. we also have a big line of thunderstorms across washington state into eastern oregon. a lot of lightning west of the cascades with this initially tonight. slowly we have cooling and we'll continue with heavier showers there in the pacific northwest. the new storm moves in. overnight it's going to be dry in the north central area. frost advisory for minnesota, wisconsin. your temperatures dip down, and it's also going to keep you cool tomorrow. hamas >> welcome to al jazeera - here are the top stories. the unwill hand in a report on the attack outside the capital. the report will be made tomorrow. it comes after the u.s. and russia secured agreement in relation to chemical weapons. >> president obama accepted lauren summers

southern japan continue to deal with a powerful storm. what's the latest? >>> catherine, a severe tropical storm is now hitting the asia islands quite hard. you can see clouds are covering these islands. these are the islands that we expect gusts reaching nearly 130 kilometers per hour today. that's strong enough to topple trees and damage houses quite severely, even cars could overturn. now, this system will likely head toward the northeast but until then, waves could be as high as seven meters anywhere and near the center of the storm. now the system will likely head toward the northeast. there's a stronger jet stream up in the sky and they are expected to along the jet stream further up toward the northeast. and after the system passes, cool air comes in from the continent and temperatures will be pleasantly cool across most of the mainland joined today. and cooler skies here on the korean peninsula and the northern half of china and mongolia but wet weather once again for southern china. this area was hit by the remnants of a typhoon so additional rain is not welcomed. and for the area toward the south china sea a newly de

this is an island created by the force of that earthquake. off of pakistan's southern coast.ncredible. people are gathering along the coast to see it. the head of the geological survey of pakistan is confirming the land mass was created by that earthquake. scientists are trying to figure out exactly how it happened. >>> emergency crews in colorado have found the last known missing person in that flood disaster zone. eight people are known to be dead in that disastrous flooding in boulder county. about 20,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged since the flooding started on september 12th. >>> police say almost $50,000 worth of tool and equipment used to help disaster victims was stolen. workers at green horizon global corporated first reported the theft on monday in alameda. that company has a contract with cms to build emergency housing for victims of natural disasters. among the items taken were tools to build those shelters. >> see if there is any areas that have been compromised. windows, things like that. >> the property owner estimates $40,000 worth of equipment was st