media personnel visited the plant near taipei on monday. officials say they installed stainless steel walls and doors as part of an emergency cooling system so prevent tsunami damage to the facility. six reactors are currently in operation in taiwan and two more are under construction. all of them are near the densely populated city of taipei. rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> it's been quiet start to the week for much of oorn asia. we have a powerful and small low pressure system moving across and it has the front line extending down as well. up here we're going to be seeing some snow. most of the heavy stuff is going to be coming down across parts of hokkaido. an extra half meter of snow. very strong winds with this system as well. waves will be high at the northwestern coast. much of the southern half of the country enjoyed sunshine and dry weather. it is going to be changing as showers move in from eastern china. these aren't going to be too heavy, it will be bringing wet weather. it will be bringing in some warmer winds from

today's highs are looking like this. 19 degrees in taipei with light rain showers. and seoul dipping to minus four degrees. and tokyo in at seven degrees for the high. heading to the european countries, arctic chill continues to bring cold air. to give you an idea how cold the conditions are, let's look at some photos coming out of the southwest portion of europe. ukraine has been the hardest hit company in the freeze recording more than 130 deaths from the cold. this cargo ship stranded in icy waters in the sea of azof. emergency officials deployed a helicopter to rescue a crew. this is from serbia. temperatures dropped to minus 16 degrees on tuesday. but animals don't seem to be enjoying the snow very much. unfortunately the cold conditions will continue throughout the week in the european countries. and in fact, the cold wave is starting to impact southern europe. we will show you the figures in just a moment. meanwhile, stormy weather continues in the mediterranean countries. and in greece you're going to see rain rather than -- i should say snow. rather than ra

warm day in taipei. 26 degrees. 6 in shanghai. we'll see that figure fall. the same for beijing and seoul. tokyo, 11 degrees and cloudy today. >>> into north america we go. our pacific system going to be descending toward southern california with rain and could also bring another 20 se centimeters of snow to the mountains of utah over the next 24 hours. what we'll see toward the east, though, is widespread thunderstorms. if we take a look at what is going on here, this is the severe area to really watch out for. so anywhere from western alabama right through in toward texas, we could see damaging winds and large haili inaccompanying thos thunderstorms. the atlantic coast, staying dry. temperatures will be better today. 11 degrees in new york city for your wednesday high. at the moment, it is going to be very cold. overnight tuesday into wednesday could see a little bit of snow before a small system moves out offshore. 16 degrees in oklahoma city. that's a great improvement over the last couple of days. you'll also see 16 in los angeles with clouds and 9 degr

getting up to 17 degrees in taipei. seoul, 5 degrees, 9 degrees in tokyo with plenty of sunshine. moving to the americas. a new pacific storm moving to british columbia and pacific northwest, bringing coastal rain and mountains on monday. then we have an active low pressure system sitting over the central rockies as it moves eastward. snow will change over to a wintry mix monday. and that will impact the central plains. we also have thundershowers and also mountain snow in the southeastern corner of the u.s. that will move out to sea monday. temperatures are looking like this. we're expecting 14 degrees in atlanta, 9 degrees in washington, d.c. and across the great lakes region, temperatures are on the warmer side. 7 degrees expected in chicago, and 4 degrees in toronto. out to the west, 8 degrees in seattle, with some rain. now, moving on to the european countries, we have a low pressure system and along with a front through central europe down to italy. thundershowers and gusty winds, and the balkan peninsula wind continues. snow in northern area will dissipate through monday. w

looking like this, getting up to 21 degrees in hong kong with some light showers, warming up to 25 in taipei and still warmer than average in seoul with 8 degrees and tokyo slightly cooler than average with 8 degrees. now moving on to the americas, winter storm conditions are still continuing in the northwestern corner of the u.s. and western canada, and very strong winds are blowing here. as those systems move towards the east, the southern great lakes region will start to see blowing snow conditions on thursday, as much as 20 centimeters of snow is possible, and then we've got another area of active weather in the southeastern corner of the u.s. lots of heavy rain and thunderstorms, and on thursday, we're expecting severe weather from the gulf coast into the ohio valley. we are talking about damaging winds, large hail, and even isolated tornados. and most of the precipitation will be rain rather than snow because we've got nice southerly winds coming in from the gulf of mexico, raising temperatures. we can see 28 degrees in houston and 19 degrees in oklahoma city. 10 degrees warmer than av

taipei and hong kong both looking for 17 for the high. you'll be seeing some showers. into north america we go. much of the u.s. and central canada will have nice, clear, calm conditions will lots of sunshine. there is a new storm coming in. this one once again rolling in from the pacific bringing in coastal rain and mountain snow. you could see maybe 20 to 40 centimeters of snow on the mountains in the ex-next 36 hours. it's going to be accompanied by some very strong gusts as well. enough to reduce visibility where the snow is coming down and to bring some structural damage as well. we're talking about small trees coming down and maybe some power outages as well. out towards the east a mixed bag. towards the north this is going to be snow and he have snow anywhere from the eastern great lakes right through into new england. then we have a band of severe weather as well from the mid-atlantic down in towards the eastern gulf of mexico. potential for some thunderstorms to turn a little bit nasty with hail and maybe even tornados popping up. temperatures ahead of that fr

temperatures are looking like this, up to 21 degrees with light showers in hong kong, 25 in taipei, still warm are not than average in seoul, coming in at 14, request plenty of sunshine, the temperatures will drop to 8 degrees, so we may need winter jackets again. now, heading over to the americas, we've got a pacific storm moving into british columbia and the pacific northwest that will bring coastal rain, heavy mountain snow, as well as gusty winds. up to 45 centimeters expected in western can dane the next 24 hours. then we've got another active system moving into the great lakes region, blowing snow conditions are impacting this area. that will move into quebec tonight. on friday, severe weather will impact much of the eastern seaboard. that includes severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds, even isolated tornados. but back behind the system, very strong winds are blowing, so raising the risk of wildfires in much of the southern plains. temperatures are looking like this, warmer than average temperatures are continuing on the even seaboard. we're expecting 19 degrees in washin

looking at 21 degrees in hong kong with some light showers. 25 in taipei.ul, still warmer than average with 9 degrees. tokyo, again, 14 degrees with plenty of sunshine today. heading over to the americas, a pacific storm will be moving into british columbia and the pacific northwest. that will bring heavy coastal rain, mountain snow and gusty winds. and over the weekend, it will move further inland. and then we've got more potent storm over the central mississippi valley bringing blizzard conditions to the south of the great lakes region. and on friday, the area of heavy snow will expand from the eastern great lakes into new england. and to the south of it, rain and particularly severe along the coast of the southeastern corner of the u.s. we are talking about severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds and even isolated tornadoes. and those conditions will continue into your friday evening. still warmer than average along the eastern seaboard. looking at 19 degrees in d.c. and 15 degrees in atlanta. but across the west, cold air is sweeping in pushing

warming up to 25 in taipei. in seoul, still warmer than average with 8. tokyo coming in at 8 degrees. as i said, dry weather will come back from late this afternoon. now heading over to the americas, winter storm conditions are continuing across the northwestern u.s. and western canada. we have a lot of wind advisories and warnings in place. as those systems move towards the east, the southern great lakes region will start to see blowing snow conditions on thursday. as much as 20 centimeters of snow is possible. then we have an area of active weather in the southeastern corner of the u.s. lots of heavy rain and thunderstorms. and on thursday, we are expecting severe weather from the gulf coast into the ohio valley. we're talking about damaging winds, large hail, and even isolated tornadoes. the precipitation will be mostly rain rather than snow because we've got nice southerly winds coming in pushing up temperatures. expecting 28 degrees in houston. and 18 degrees in oklahoma city. washington, d.c. warming up to 19 which is about ten degrees higher than a

taipei and hong kong both looking for 17 for the high. you'll be seeing some showers. into north america we go. much of the u.s. and central canada will have nice, clear, calm conditions will lots of sunshine. there is a new storm coming in. this one once again rolling in from the pacific bringing in coastal rain and mountain snow. you could see maybe 20 to 40 centimeters of snow on the mountains in the ex-next 36 hours. it's going to be accompanied by some very strong gusts as well. enough to reduce visibility where the snow is coming down and to bring some structural damage as well. we're talking about small trees coming down and maybe some power outages as well. out towards the east a mixed bag. towards the north this is going to be snow and he have snow anywhere from the eastern great lakes right through into new england. then we have a band of severe weather as well from the mid-atlantic down in towards the eastern gulf of mexico. potential for some thunderstorms to turn a little bit nasty with hail and maybe even tornados popping up. temperatures ahead of that fr

taipei is quite a drop in fact over the last couple days of about 10 degrees, down to 14 for the high on friday. seoul down to minus 2, so below zero once again. into saturday probably around minus 3, so getting a bit cooler. tokyo 8 degrees, staying in the single digits for the high for the next couple days. as we head into north americas, many experiencing a clear and calm day. under high pressure today. that will be central canada as well as the united states. pacific system here, this one will be weakening, but still a few mountain snow showers, and you can see another round of moisture on the way in the next 24 hours you'll start to see that coming into the coast. as we head down towards the south, we've got a low sitting here just towards the southwestern corner. this would bring about 30 centimeters of snow, but it redevelops and bring more severe weather for the gulf coast. you just had a round of severe storms. then saturday you're going to see a run to the storms, some of them potentially a bit nasty. the front line moving over the atlantic, so things will be drying out for

and look at the folks, the adidas store in downtown taipei sold all of the t-shirts in 30 minutes. each t-shirt went for $37 a pop. lin grew up in palo alto but his parents were born in taiwan and immigrated to the bay area. >> it looks like the apple store line. >> exactly. >> and i have the linsanity thing going on, so i get that. it transcends the whole sport thing. >>> speaking of sports. skiing, always an interesting issue. particularly when we don't have snow. >> yeah. good news is we get towards tuesday and wednesday, i want to point out monday, highs in the 40s and low 50s, almost 30 degrees cooler than yesterday's highs, so we could see some snow in the higher bay area peaks on monday. but the main rain event will be tuesday to wednesday, which will bring a foot or two of snow to the sierras and warming up next weekend. >> there's still snow to ski, but not the epic year of last year. >> great fresh powder coming in. >> we'll see you at the news at 6:00. afghanistan. high ranking americans are gunned down in the place they thought was safest. this after days of rage of the

taipei warms up to 18. 8 in seoul on tuesday, but it is going to rise to 10 degrees wednesday. we usually see about 4 for the average to give you an idea. 7 degrees in tokyo tuesday and staying dry until that snow arrives incident midnight hours. okay, heading into north america. this is the low we're going to watch. we were talking about it yesterday, it just moved a little bit, spreading in towards the central plains, bringing a large band of snow to the north and some thunderstorms, some severe to the south. anywhere from central plains it turns to rain and some severe storms down towards the gulf coast. now, in behind it there's already the next storm, this is another pacific storm, going to be moving just towards the south down the coast and towards central california. it will be once again mountain snow and coastal rain. also some strong winds. there are some watches and warnings posted for you here. further towards the east, things are starting to settle down across florida and the southeast, which is good news for you. then other system dashing across new england and so

saturated land here could lead to the risk of flooding and land slides. 25 degrees, a hot day in taipei. 7 in seoul. haven't seen that in a while. 9 in tokyo tuesday. these figures will fall through the course of the week as cooler air descends. let's head to north america. we have a storm for the southwest, bringing coastal rain to california. then some fairly light to moderate snow showers across the southern rockies as it heads to the four corners. will be a little heavy in places. then another system is moving across the midwest at the moment. northern parts will be seeing snow, then it heads to the south with rain and thunderstorms. as you can see, as it pushes east, it is weakening off and breaking up. temperatures are going to be moderating at 11 degrees tuesday in oklahoma city, after a very chilly monday. i think you made it to 3 degrees. that will feel like an improvement certainly. up to the east, up to 8 degrees in new york city. all right. into europe we go. towards the west, let me show you things are going to be a little bit cool, excuse me, i should say dry and cloudy fo

that means an intense risk of landslides and also for flooding to occur. 25 degrees in taipei. a warm day here, just six forecast for your high on wednesday. three meanwhile, in seoul. as we head into north america, we have a pacific system bringing coastal rain and also mountain snow. this low is going to be descending to the south. bringing the rain to southern california, and snow to the mountains of utah, maybe even be 20 centimeters is possible here. then across the lower midwest, another area of rain, particularly to the south, that's going to be accompanied by thunderstorms which could turn severe, but later on in the day, for this precipitation, further toward the north, maybe a mix of sleet and slush rather than any real snow here, but it is going to be getting a bit cooler and may be turning over to some ice. as for the atlantic coast, mostly dry and fine today as one system pushes away. 11 degrees in new york city, but a cloudy day for you. temperatures improving for oklahoma city as well, up to 16 degrees, that's a real jump from your monday temperature, which is ju

mostly light. 14 degrees in taipei and hong kong. a little chilean wet.you can see the green descending to the south of china. 4 degrees in seoul. expect temperatures to rise by middle of the week, up to 9 degrees, 10 on thursday, 8 in tokyo, and staying dry. all right as we head into north america, out towards the west things are settled. we have a low pressure system on the u.s., canada border, bringing significant snowfall, about 20 centimeters in parts of southern ontario. and also going to be bringing reduced visibility with the snow. the good news, it weakens as it heads to eastern canada and northern new england. we have thunderstorms down here across parts of florida and the southeast. some of these could get intense. fine for central locations. this is the low i want to draw your attention to in california, bringing coastal rain and snow as it heads to the four corners. but it is going to develop and expand across much of the central u.s. towards the south of tsystem, it will be rain, thunderstorms for parts of southern texas and along the gulf.

a hot day in taipei at 25. rain all day in tokyo. and eight degrees in seoul. you should be a bit dryer across the korean peninsula. okay. as we head on into north america we've got a couple of low pressures along the front here in the west. this is bringing winter weather for you in the intermountain west and canadian rockies and near whiteout conditions in the mountain passes. it is going to start to improve from the west. we've got high pressure moving in from behind the system. that will help to clear things out for you on your thursday. wednesday is still going to be a little bit windy and wet. with that snow moving in towards the northern plains here, scattering of it here. and for places such as denver you will be noticing a big drop in temperatures. your wednesday high is going to be about 16 degrees. and then on thursday, you're back down to just one. so be prepared for that big jump in the temperatures. as we head out to the southeast we've got a couple of upper level disturbances. and there are going to be really -- interacting with the moisture comi

where mr my into your and to call restriction was successful we were elected there means beijing and taipei would have more stable relationship expression in terms of economic integration across the strait in the coming years and the footprints knows that the u.s. would need a more reliable ally in the asia pacific region so the philippines is reeling to lend its hands to it to the american for that kind of particular security concern that u.s. is having in the asia pacific region i have already not just there's tremendous pressure from the public opinion within china. urging the chinese government to top up for a tough position of towards the philippines however i think the chinese government should be a bit more. internal demand so i think the philippines is all doing that to try to get the best interest from from this china and u.s. relations. talks to british parliament. today were joined by more. conservative and he's also the new head of the european conservatives and a reformist group. thanks very much for joining us today the first question is the. president of the country over its

taipei share overhead will give us a sunshine today and tomorrow. colorado rockies. that will track east. by wednesday it will make it to the washington area. there will not be much moisture associated with this system, but it could be enough to give us areas of light rain and maybe a brief wintry mix on wednesday. it does not look like a big deal. this week will be great otherwise. above-average temperatures. the average high is 45. 53 4 this afternoon. sunny and warmer tomorrow, may be nearing 60 farther south of the metro area. obama on wednesday, slight chance of sperrylite wintry mix briefly. cooling down by the weekend highs near 40 degrees by bent. what about the commute? >> looks decent. even 70 eastbound meyersville there was a minor crash. that was moved to the shoulder right away. anticipates a little bit of a slowdown. b-w parkway southbound collision is before 175. if you are headed south past nsa, you are in good shape. looks good through northeast washington. no problems on kenilworth avenue or new york ave. looks good at the american

thousands flock to city hall square in taipei. this year's theme is year of the dragon in the zodiac. this is celebrated on the 15t day of the first month in the lunar calendar. >> intricate, too. very pretty. >> beautiful. >>> straight ahead. red box and verizon. the deal the two will soon offer to customers. >>> 19 americans are facing criminal charges in egypt. >>> clear skies and milder temperatures today. will tomorrow be as nice? blan mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. >>> at least three people are dead and a dozen more hurt, after a factory collapses in pakistan. it happened after a gas explosion inside the three- story building. officials say 17 women and 45 men were working inside when it collapsed. three

fans are packing bars in taipei to watch the games. his jerseys are selling out in china. in this country that are excited. we reached out to a member of my family, my nephew is a huge sports fan. he came out front, actually lin front today. i was thinking we don't talk a lot about that you are taiwanese-american. i have been thinking a lot about that because he is. do you feel a connection to him or something special about him because he's taiwanese-american? >> a little bit. i think he makes a lot of us proud. he's always changed americans points of view on maybe how they think about taiwanese-americans. he's also showed they can be good and succeed. yeah, he's one of the first nba players to be taiwanese-american. so, it gives taiwanese-americans something to follow, something to be proud of. it shows they can do it. >> someone like you, you can really do it. i mean i was telling everyone today, there are not many people on this planet who love sports more than jasper. >> yeah. >> i don't think there is anybody who loves sports more than jasper. i have to say this, i'm

his fan page has more than a million followers and fans are packing bars in taipei to watch the gamesare selling out in china. but it's also taiwanese fans in this country that are excited. for perspective we reached out to a member of the "outfront" family and my own family, my nephew is taiwanese sports fan and he came out front, actually, lin front earlier today. >> i was thinking we don't talk a lot about that you're taiwanese-american and i've been thinking a lot about that recently because he is and i was wondering if you felt something -- a connection to him or something special about him because he's taiwanese-american? >> umm, a little bit, yeah. i think he makes a lot of taiwanese americans proud. he's also changed americans points of view or maybe, how they think about taiwanese americans. and he's also given shows that taiwanese americans can be good and succeed and, yeah, he's one of the first nba players to be taiwanese-american. so it gives taiwanese-american something to follow. something to be proud of. shows that they can do it. >> and someone like you, you can reall

strapping bowls of steamy noodles from taipei born, woodbridge raised eric bruener yang are the lure but the setting register is a 10 on the fun meter too. skate boards stand in for guard rails, shingles for foot rests. faux tree branches and lanterns bathe the room in amber glow. the wood above your head suggest a place that has been around a very long time which is precisely the tone the chef wants to foster. he wants it to look like my father's noodle shop, old world. >> nice. so you can catch tom's restaurant reviews every sunday in "the washington post" magazine and also see the reviews he has done here at nbc 4 on nbc washington.com. >> they're lining up outdoors to get into that place. early. >> we have good eating in this town. >> seriously. >>> coming up after the break a teenage girl from fairfax designs a prom dress that's for sale in a major bridal store now. we'll tell you the inspiration behind her design. >> find out what the puppy bowl is predicting. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a r

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