from taipei jimmy lai now joins us. mr. the newspaper "apple daily" and other magazines in hong kong and taiwan and launched next media animations. mr. lai, thank you for being with us today. >> thank you. on tv all you have is the last slice of the news. because after something happen you have the news. so whatever happened you have the missing images. but with the quick response animations we can recreate the missing images and turn tv news, which is just information, into a new story. and that's what we want to do. >> how do you draw the distinction between your fiction and the non-fiction of journalism, which uncovers the news with the help of whistleblowers such as wikileaks? >> well, we don't try to create fiction. what we try to do is to use the information we have to recreate it into images. it's not fiction. >> but now you at next tv put out a story often without any of your own jurnlths having covered the incident themselves or without maybe confirming the facts themselves. >> other news channels or news service g

the flight attendants filed complaints with the taipei city government's department of labor, claimingt jal unfairly dismissed them because of age. taipei authorities said on thursday that the layoffs appear to be based on the age of senior staff members. all 18 flight attendants had years of experience. jal says it will study the order and respond appropriately with full respect for the law. the japanese flag carrier filed for bankruptcy court protection last january and has been downsizing its operations ever since implementing rehabilitation -- a rehabilitation plan. >>> farmers in australia have their hands full coping with the ravages of nature. they're dealing with a severe drought in the western region, but in eastern australia, where the weather has been good, farmers face ruin from a different kind of problem. nhk world's hiromi kurosaka reports. >> the plague spreads across this land. they're locusts. for the last several months they have infested eastern australia. it's the worst infestation in 75 years. the region's unusually warm and rainy weather this year caused the prob

meanwhile, we start to warm up as we head to taipei, showers there at 24 and 22 in hong kong. what about north america? well, let's talk about the northeast real quickly. we have a very strong system that's off in the atlantic. but take a look at that. look at how strong it is. really windy, incredibly intense, high waves and surf across parts of new england. but in terms of wet weather, we're not going to see so much of it in the next few days. really what's going to drive all the wintery weather we're going to see here is going to be this area, this storm system across the northern plains and in the upper midwest. and this complex of storm systems out in the pacific. what we've got is just a pulse of moisture bringing in a lot of rain across southern california and snow into interior areas, and just widespread snow for mountainous regions. do be careful about that. temperatures across the board are going to be certainly on the cool side in the north. seeing about 5 in vancouver, looking at sleet there for you, 6 in seattle. meanwhile, about 12 in denver, 14 in l.a. certainly

highs on tuesday will be mild for tokyo, 13 degrees. 9 in seoul. 13 also in shanghai. 24 in taipei.e are looking at 22 degrees in hong kong. across the americas. a lot of activity off the pacific. it's been pretty wet along the west coast as well as southern california these past few days. looks like there's a lot more onshore flow going on. mountain areas are picking up quite a bit of snow. really hampering that holiday travel season here. more snow coming in also impacting parts of the northern plains as well as the midwest. if does turn over into snow or rain and possibly icy conditions in the deep south. also remaining unsettled out east too. a couple of snow showers are going to be possible here. staying chilly, 2 degrees in d.c. 3 in new york. we've got zero for toronto. finally, a look at europe. still pretty messy picture. lots of cold air bringing in wintry precipitation. it's been a pretty messy past few days. travel chaos tons impact a lot of areas across northern europe. here's a look at the situation some of these airports are having to deal with. here in the airport in

we're looking at 22 in taipei and then 31 for your high in manila.for north america, saw a lot of activity going on out towards the west. west coast has been pretty wet these past few days. still a lot more energy coming in off the pacific, so we're going to see all sorts of stormy weather with showers which will impact a lot of the coastline and then, of course, for the southwest, southern california, especially seeing very heavy rainfall and still here, this section will continue to see more of the heavier concentrated amounts of rain in the next couple of days. now snow, of course, will impact the rest of the area, and snow amounts could get pretty high in areas across the four corner states. out towards the east, mostly settled. a little bit of lake-effect impacting the great lakes region. also some snow in toward the new england region and eastern canada. highs 14 in atlanta and 4 for d.c. nice and more pleasant in miami with a high of 23. now, europe today remains quite messy, and it has caused all kinds of problems. here's a look at the situat

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looking at 19 for taipei. over towards north america, looking at a new disturbance off the pacific. pacific northwest, british columbia looking at rain that will move in toward the coastline. a disturbance working its way across the rockies. especially for central sections, looking at snow possible tonight. out east, still looking quite stormy here in eastern can ta. the new england states, well-developed systems bringing in snow. ample amounts of snow possible. locally heavy snow amounts will be likely in the overnight hours. do stay on the watch for that. it does stay cold out east also. 3 in atlanta. the same for d.c. snow flurries are possible in new york with a high remaining at 2. over towards europe, meanwhile. let's start off with an update on the conditions across the balkans. a lot of rain in the region. we are hearing flooding and landslide reports. a look at the situation in albania in on monday. northern albania has been looking at some of the worst flooding in decades. about 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate. you can see the entire town almost wholly submerged

a little warmer in hong kong and taipei but showers for both cities and 33 in bangkok. 28 with a chance of showers as well in manila. let's move along to north america. let's talk about what's going on in the west here. california just been inundated with rain. it turned to mud and of course mudslides. this is a big problem in southern california. these are cars stuck in mud. homes have been just inundated with these muddy messes and it is going to take rescue workers and cleanup crews many more days, likely into the christmas holiday weekend. this is where the bad news begins, because we have a very strong storm system already being felt across the pacific coast line especially in parts of the pacific northwest and into british columbia. that's going to be moving down into southern california, likely into saturday into your sunday so you do want to watch out for that. northern areas of the united states into canada, no real problems here but it is going to be a white christmas for many of you across the lower midwest and into the new england region over the weekend. this area, this dar

and we're going to get progressively hotter as we head to the south. 25 in taipei. and 31 in manila. on we go to north america. all the winter activity is going to be contained in the northern half of the united states and up into canada. i'll tell you why, we have got our jet stream that is dipping a little bit far south, several lows just placed among that. that means the snow will be anywhere from the intermountain west, the cascades, all the way up to even new england there. heaviest snow falling in the dark blue areas fr all the way back just into the lower midwest here. and you can see why. there is that pulse of moisture that will move its way to the northeast quickly over the next 24 hours. temperaturewise, well, it is going to be very chilly indeed where it snows. minus 11 in winnipeg. just freezing in chicago, toronto, 4 degrees. atlanta, 13, miami, cooler, 22. houston, a little better, 23 for the high on friday. and a pair of 6s in vancouver and seattle. along we go to europe and here as well it has just been a wintry mess all week long. there is going to

potential for flooding and landslides as we head into the weekend, 32 degrees forecast for manila, 21 in taipei14 in shanghai, all kind of moderate. but as we head up to the north, really, we are cooling down here. seoul, 0, you're going to be struggling to get above freezing, actually. and the same goes for beijing into the weekend. we see that coming down even further, minus 19 in ulan bator. if we look at tokyo, ahead of that storm system coming in, 18 is forecast with sunshine. enjoy that over here. let's head to north america. we've got a storm system pushing in further towards central locations of the u.s. this is going to be spreading snow across the northern plains and down into the midwest, too. you can see about 30 centimeters in wisconsin. as that storm pushes further in towards the gulf, it's going to be mostly rain down here, of course, maybe some intense thunderstorms too. that's something to watch out for. widespread snow pushes into quebec. but it isn't going to be very heavy. you do need to watch out for the wind, though, because it will be quite intense. temperaturewise, a lit

we've got 16 degrees in chongqing today, 15 in tokyo, with sunshine to look forward to. 23 in taipei 33 in manila. now as for the americas, the east is going to be contending with lots of stormy conditions over towards canada. for ontario looking at lots of snow and significant snow during the overnight hours into your wednesday. and along the eastern third of the u.s. as well contending with heavy showers. and then further towards the south, looking at very severe conditions developing here. so damaging winds as well as tornadoes are something to watch out for. but as you can see, it is going to be coming down, settling down as we head into your wednesday. but areas around the midatlantic states into the northeast will stay pretty stormy, contending with lots of heavy rains. so that could certainly trigger flooding problems. as for the west, this winter storm moving in is going to be producing lots of snow, all the way from british columbia down into idaho and even into oregon in the u.s., contending with lots of heavy snow. 6 degrees in seattle today. minus 11 for your daytime high

here's a look at highs. 12 in tokyo and 7 in seoul. 18 degrees for shanghai and then 21 degrees in taipeigetting a look at north america, lots of clouds continue to stream into the intermountain west. it does remain quite messy. there's going to be a chance of snow as well as coastal areas still picking up on that rain. and then out toward the east it's dry for the moment but we've got that clipper system here that's really tracking across eastern canada today. or rather tonight. bringing that snowy weather again to the great lakes area as well as both ontario and into quebec. luckily, east areas are looking clear and also a little bit of a warm-up going on here. 10 for your high in atlanta, 5 in d.c. and 3 degrees in new york. even 2 in chicago. so it's cold but not those subfreezing temperatures that we've been seeing these past few days. as for europe, it does remain rather messy still for you here. we do see a little bit of a clear spot going on here in the west. so western europe. and the british isles too, looking at some dryer weather for a change. which is good news. especially fo

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a suicidal driver intentionally ran over four children right outside of an elementary school in taipei. look at the video. shows the man then tried to set his car on fire using a gas canister. he was burned on his hands and his face, those children between the ages of 6 and 12 were not seriously hurt. >>> iphone users could soon have better wi-fi connections. at&t says it is spending nearly $2 billion to buy bandwidth from qualcomm. that would allow it to introduce a 4g network next year. since iphone users are limited to at&t contracts, at least for now, they only have 3g connections. at&t's rival, verizon, started offering 4g service this month and reports it could offer iphone service next year. >>> sal, it's relatively quiet but windy around the bay bandage right? >> that's right. we have a wind advisory there. we'll check with the bay bridge. the rest of the east bay commute looks okay so far. 24 looks good up to the scald cot and not too wet out there although steve says we will be seeing some wet weather. right now it's pretty dry here. now at the bay bridge toll plaza it's ligh

police say a suicidal driver intentionally ran over four children outside an elementary school in taipei. the video shows the man then trying to set his car on fire using a gas canister. he suffered burns to his hands and face. and luckily the children ages 6 to 12 were not seriously hurt in that crash. >>> time now 6:17. at&t is doing something that could mean iphone users would soon have better wi-fi connections. at&t says it's spending nearly $2 billion to buy bandwidth from qualcomm. that will allow it to introduce a 4g network next year. now since iphone users are limited to at&t contracts, at least for now, they only have 3g connections. at&t's rival, verizon, started offering 4g service this month. there are reports it could offer iphone service next year. >>> all right. right now 6:18. let's go to sal for a look at traffic this morning. what's going on, sal? >>> we have that crash near 19th avenue. this crash happened about 45 minutes ago. and they still have someone there at the scene that they're trying to get out of the vehicle. and they have someone at san francisco general h

intentionally ran over four little kids outside of an elementary school in tie paw and then tried -- taipei and then tried to set his car on fire. those little children, ages 6 and 12. they were not serious hurt in this. >>> swiss drug company novares is moving one of its divisions to the east bay. it will shift its infectious disease unit to emeryville where it already has a research department. that working group has positions but it's unclear how many of those positions will be moved. >>> well, today, san mateo county supervisors will consider a resolution that would urge san francisco's mayor gavin newsom to veto a law that would restrict job opportunities for peninsula construction workers. it's the so-called local hire ordinance approved last week by san francisco supervisors. it would eventually mandate that san franciscans make up at least half of the work force of all of the city-funned construction jobs -- funded construction jobs in the city. >>> sal's been checking the bridges because we've heard that they are windy. some them are windy. >> reporter: still windy on the bay bridg

apparently there's a department in taipei, that is responsible, that says, if you have a damaged billyear. they say it took a forensic scientist seven days to put the money back to together. but they were able to tape it back together. $6,600, now safe. >> i guess 75% of its original form for it to be valuable. congratulations. >> that's pretty unbelievable. >> it is amazing. >>> did you ever read "the da vinci code"? maybe saw the movie. >> no. >> i didn't. but maybe somebody did. there were hidden clues in the mona lisa. italy's committee for cultural heritage, says a supermagnified images has revealed there's letters and numbers in her eyes. the letters lv, which may stand for leonardo da vinci. and we took a closer look. and we found something a little different. and that's what it says. >> she's our mascot. >> who knew? years ago, that da vinci would be creating this for us. that's very good. >> she is referred to the world's most beautiful woman. it's fitting that she has the world's best show on her eyes. >> and check out your eye balls there. >>> in case you're wondering what

confidence to engage the mainland and we are encouraged by the positive steps that have been taken between taipeionomic front and we want to see further robberies in the future. we are also working hard in our bilateral relationship to strengthen other aspects of security cooperation particularly in some of the nontraditional areas such as counterterrorism, counter piracy and law enforcement. attorney general holder visited beijing in october and provided an opportunity to advance our cooperation in areas like transnational crime and international are pretty violations. we also need to work together on some of the other great regional challenges outside east asia and pacific and in particular i want to call attention to the need for us to continue our cooperation on sudan and the need to see an implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement, cpa and the importance of moving forward with a referendum in order to secure a stable future for the people of sudan. we also are working together in afghanistan. it is another place where we see opportunities for heightening our cooperation so it is a

having just come back from beijing, shanghai, taipei and tokyo so it's fresh in my mind but let me mention is behind my thinking on this, because i want to -- we can aner immediate questions in q&a but i want to take a longer term perspective in my opening remarks. the book is called "future power." i'm interested how information technology is producing two great power shifts in the 21st century. one is a power transition from largely west to east, which includes the rise of china. the other is power defusion away from all stes to non-state actors. and that affects both east and west. let me tie the two together at the end but star with what's called the rise of china whi more properly should be called the rise of asia in which china is a part. it's having a more assertive foreign policy as it grows. in the recent year or so, this greater assertiveness in its foreign policy has been noticeable both in the region and in washington, and people speculate about the reasons why. one is that there's a belief in u.s. decline that the financial crisis was a turning point and the other is that ther