on april 30, i went reluctantly to taipei from my home, to taipei with my wife, for her girlfriend's wedding. my first night in taipei, a five-point-something hits south of us-- and its only three in taiwan... in taipei, i should say. i feel it, i jumped up. i told my wife i knew i shouldn't have come. like, i wanted to fly to visit my family in new jersey, but i didn't have the courage to do so. >> reporter: carl pilliterri, what do you want for yourself now? >> what do i want for myself? i want to get back to my old self. i want to get back to my... i just want to be able to breathe freely again. i think i've tried my best to get over it, but i don't think i'm ever going to get over it. i've closed some doors, but i think i'm never going to be able to close them all. >> suarez: there is more of this interview on our web site. in the coming weeks, alex chadwick will examine energy efficiency and oil production on his public radio series. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: u.s. employers created another 227,000 jobs in february, but the unemployment rate stayed at

the peak-hour traffic in taipei is evidence of taiwan's growth as a powerhouse of development.iwan's affluence is reflected in the high level of motor-vehicle ownership. in tast, it became known around world as a producer of cheap labor-intensive goods, such as clothing and textiles. today it is a major player in the development and manufacture of high-tech computer and telecom products and among the world's most rapidly developing economies. how was this change possible? just 60 years ago taiwan's economy was based largely on agriculture. its modernization began with the development of labor-intensive light-manufacturing industries. by the 1960s the world began to recognize the "made in taiwan" label on clothing and footwear. in the 1980s, taiwan was supplying electronic products to world markets. but by the 1990s, machinery and information and communications products were taiwan's biggest exports. development of these industries was no accident. about 30 miles southwest of taipei is hsinchu science-based industrial park, home to around 200 companies. founded by the government

warming up to 24 degrees in hong kong, with a chance of thundershowers. 29 in taipei, with light rain, cooling down to 6 degrees in seoul, and 18 degrees in tokyo. warm conditions will continue into tomorrow. now moving on to the americas. it is nice and quiet across most of the u.s., but in between these high pressure areas, very strong warm and dry winds are blowing, and that's raising risk of wildfires, particularly in western portions of the central and southern plains. up to the north, a low pressure system is moving along the u.s. canada border, spreading rain, mountain snow and strong winds. as the cold front comes, cooler, wet weather is in the forecast in california. so highs are expected to be only 14 degrees on tuesday here, but to the east, lots of warm air, getting up to 26 in houston, 21 degrees in denver, which is about 10 degrees higher than average, and coming in at 13 degrees in chicago on your tuesday. now, heading over to europe, we have very large and stubborn high pressure system over the scandinavian peninsula, producing dry conditions to the west. outside of th

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temperature wise getting up to 24 degree in hong kong with the chance of thundershowers. 29 in taipei with some light rain cooling down to 6 in seoul and again 18 in tokyo. the warm conditions will continue into tomorrow. now, heading over to the americas, it's nice and settled across most of the u.s. but to the north we've got an active low pressure system moving along the u.s./canada border and a cold front flanking southeastward. let me show you the setup on tuesday so areas from the west coast all the way to teern grak region, you are going to see widespread snow showers and heavy rain along the coast of california and there will be a risk of fire weather in parts of the southern and central plains as well as the lower colorado river on your tuesday because of warm and dry weather coming in from the south. so temperatures will be warming up to 26 in houston and 23 in oklahoma city. and getting up to 21 in denver which is about ten degrees higher than average. now moving on to europe, it's staying dry and settled across the west but there are multiple systems in the western contine

misty in the morning and nighttime for you in hong kong at 22, as well as taipei. tokyo reaching up to 17 degrees for thursday. so that's going to be warm for us tomorrow. heading over to the americas now, it's going to be very severe here in the southern plains area, especially in louisiana, arkansas and mississippi, where the rain is ongoing for a few days now. and that's going to be a huge concern for flash flooding as well as some flooding. we have cold air surging in towards this frontal system. and out towards the eastern area, the high pressure that's responsible for the warmth that is persisting is very strong, remaining strong. so that's why this system cannot move. it's almost stationary in this area. heavy downpours of about 100 millimeters already reported in louisiana and mississippi. in the similar areas, showers are going to be continuing. it will be slightly weakening and slightly moving toward the east. but it looks like it will be remaining here, and severe thunderstorms are going to be including tornadic activity. gusts up to about 100 kilometers

. >>> taiwan's government has opened an office in taipei to help japanese companies do business there. shift production to taiwan to beat the rising yen and the impact of last year's disaster. will help build factories and establish ventures with taiwanese companies. >> translator: taiwan is the best partner for japanese firms. we hope to increase tie ups with businesses and enter emerging markets. >> taiwanese authorities also built an industrial park in china to attract small and medium sized companies. plan to set up an investment fund. japanese investments in taiwan, a gate way to china's huge market, hit a record high last year. >>> around this time of year the weather gets milder in tokyo. let's go to sayaka mori now who has the world weather forecast. >> good morning. it's certainly going to be the warmest day of the year. cherry blossoms in the region have started to bloom. so which is a sure sign of spring. weatherwise, it's going to be dry, but it's going to change from tomorrow. heavy thundershowers in central china and the southern half of the korean peninsula will move in

i met a woman who is a violinist a few years ago in taipei. she is from brooklyn, and i heard her playing in a concert, and she said to me afterwards,

i met a woman who is a violinist a few years ago in taipei. she is from brooklyn, and i heard her playing in a concert, and she said to me afterwards, she said, you know, the brooklyn bridge is in my mind all the time. i was born by the brooklyn bridge. it's in my head. i said the landscape of texas is in all my work. so somehow this landscape is inherent in this great man.

see some snow on saturday morning, 9 degrees in seoul, 8 degrees in shanghai and some light rain in taipeih 23 degrees. a long frontal line is still with you producing heavy rain and strong winds from eastern canada into the southern plains because of humid air from the gulf of mexico lots of things are going on in areas like eastern texas, louisiana as well as mississippi. we're talking about severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds and even tornadoes, but as the rain comes in, temperatures will drop significantly. so the exceptional warmth will finally come to an end on your friday. we will show you the figures in just a moment. but behind that very dry, but as you can see a system is moving into british columbia and the pacific and northwest. stormy conditions are on the cards for friday. vancouver 8 degrees, 11 in seattle, minus 6 in winnipeg and out to the east cooling down to 9 in new york and 14 in d.c. but miami is still on the warmer side getting up to 28 degrees on your friday. here is your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine ko

. >>> this dramatic accident video comes to us from taipei, taiwan. i want you to look at the car in the left-hand lane. the dash cam is going to capture a three-car accident. oh. oh! >> oh. >> whoa. >> the car that was in the left-hand lane in front of the car with the dash cam hit the there were three cars involved. this dodge van immediately burst into flames. and you could see how the freeway was just covered in debris from this accident. >> it looks like a bomb hit there. >> you can see the person backing up. >> the car is upside down, and somebody is able to climb out. >> wow. those flames just came out of nowhere. they were like instant. >> somebody who was in on the rescue effort said in one car the flames were so intense that it was difficult for them to rescue the driver. but they were able to do it. but there was at least one fatality in this accident. >> wow. amazing there weren't more. >> about a minute and a half later to two minutes later, the rescue crews arrive on the scene. people involved in the accident come around to the other sid

i met a woman who is a violinist a few years ago in taipei. she is from brooklyn, and i heard her playing in a concert, and she said to me afterwards, she said, you know, the brooklyn bridge is in my mind all the time. i was born by the brooklyn bridge. it's in my head. i said the landscape of texas is in all my work. so somehow this landscape is inherent in this great man. >> so frank, you have described this project as an emotional portrait of dwight eisenhower, using the power of architecture, landscape and visual art to tell this life story and to represent his strength and values. and at the same time, paying attention with the balance between respectful and boring. so talk about the boring piece. [ laughter ] >> well, it's hard to comment on that. but i think expressing the man is not boring, and if we do it right, it will resonate and be strong. >> resonate is a good word. the history books have recorded him in a certain way, but this is something i think that we can reflect on in multiple ways. >> i think that there are people that thi

temperatures are going to be set up like this, warm in taipei at 24 degrees, shanghai to 11 and spring temperatures around tokyo and seoul. 13 and 14 degrees respectively, 2 degrees in beijing and potential to see some snow. into north america, we have a storm you can see rotating in the clouds here. it is going to be a very windy system, that means you could see some high waves at the coast. rain at the coast rather than snow, but there will be plenty of snow around in the northern rockies, cascades, and sierras. if i move out towards the east here, this is a slow-moving and potent storm system that's been moving through the u.s. over the last couple of days. here's the low and there's the front bringing the severe weather. i want to show you what happened with the storms in the midwest. this is showing you just the utter devastation caused when tornados ripped through the midwest. kansas, missouri, illinois, were all affected. what you're looking at here is the affects of a tornado in harrisburg, illinois. at least nine people altogether were injured -- were killed, i'm afraid actual

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and very warm for this time of year in taipei and 35 in bangkok., moving over to the americas, last week tornadoes damaged the eastern u.s. the system that brought severe weather has moved out to sea so things are getting much calmer in the east. however, the exception is going to be the lower appalachian. winter-some conditions will continue throughout the nighttime hours. the combination of dry weather, as well as lots of warmer air, is producing fire weather in the southern and central plains. out towards the west, a developing low pressure system is moving across the british columbia region as well as the pacific northwest bringing mountain snow along the cascades, about 45 centimeters are in the forecast. expected highs are as follows. heavy rain in seattle with 7 degrees. 0 degrees in winnipeg. minus one and 7 degrees in d.c. with cloudy skies. finally, let's go over to europe. we can see lots of clouds in the east. we've got multiple systems in the west. multiple systems are bringing quite a bit of rain in the east and wintry mix in the sout

here are the temperatures. 21 in taipei and hong kong. then we cool off to the north. but not too bad. 10 in tokyo, 8 in seoul, 5 degrees for beijing. heading to north america, to the west, you can see the swirling cloud. widespread snow here at the beginning of the day friday. but that's going to start to clear up for you. there is another round coming on its heels by friday night. we are still dealing with storms to the east. you can see a long front, just starting to push over the atlantic. that's going to give you a bit of a break in the severe storms. this will be snow for new england. again, moving out fairly quickly, but it will bring 20 centimeters to novembera scotia. this is going to take its place quickly, there will be the potential for more severe thunderstorms, all of this on your friday. here we go. this is the storm forecast. tornados, damaging winds, large hail and locally heavy rain possible across much of the eastern united states, with the hot spot here towards the center of the storm system. temperatures are going to continue to be a little above a

eight in shanghai as well, taipei and hong kong both at 21 degrees but a hot day in bangkok. 36 for your high. into north america we go. to the northwest we're seeing a system here starting to dissipate as it moves farther inland, which is certainly good news. this one a windy system bringing snow as well as coastal rain in the last 24 hour. but even as thins settle down here, there's going to be yet another system coming in on its heals friday night. something to keep in mind. go out to the east because really severe storms have been just ripping up the midwest and eastern united states over the last couple of days. you can see this front moving away out over the atlanta. but there's only going to be a short break, i afraid. this low here in the south is getting ready to develop, move into the east and bring yet more severe weather on friday. tornadoes are possible. damaging winds. potential for hail in those storms as well as potentially flooding rain. all right. temperatures are a little bit cooler towards the south but still staying fairly warm in the mid-atlantic. 14 for you in d.c.

now, temperature-wise, getting up to 23 degrees in taipei. but cooling down to 7 in seoul. tokyo, 5 degrees lower than yesterday with 11 degrees. and it will drop to single digits from tomorrow. now, heading over to the americas, we are looking at a long frontal line stretching from eastern canada all the way down to the southwestern u.s. a wintry mix to the north and rain in parts of the midwestern states and the central plains and winter storm conditions in the central rockies, up to 50 centimeters is possible in the next 24 hours. and behind the system there's a lot of cool air. so as the system pushes on to the southeast, it will meet with much warmer air from the gulf of mexico, producing seemp weather. particularly in the lower mississippi valley. we're talking about severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds and even tornados on your friday. the exceptional warmth will continue in the east, getting up to 19 degrees in new york which is about 10 degrees higher than average. d.c. coming in at 10 degrees, which is feeling more like mid-may. but behind a front, muc

this was taipei. they protested u.s.government assurances that beef treatments are harmless. >>> the man accused of 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in july. he pleaded not guilty to the acts. but had admitted to carrying out the attacks. prosecutors say he was psychotic at the time of the attacks. the trial set for next month. >>> this is file video from the vatican, the computers are running normally this morning. not the case yesterday though. the international group of hackers known as "anonymous" claimed it shut down the catholic church's official web site. vatican.va. and vatican officials confirmed it was hacked. the hackers listed reasons for the attack as the catholic church teaches and doctrines as well as how they handled the sexual abuse scandals. >>> this spring you could be forced to

temperatures for your wednesday in the low teens in shanghai, taipei at 19 and 32 in manila. big story in australia, two tropical systems here. one has already gotten a name here. we'll watch this one closely. this one will be making landfall over the next 48 hours. we'll watch that closely. the main threat here, yes, we'll get gales but the main threat will be significant rain over the next couple of days. we'll watch that for flooding potential. alice springs, 33, 27 in canberra. now the expected airport delays. >> that's a look at your weather. we send it back to andrew in hong kong. >> thank you very much for that, ivan. we'll see you later. charles? >>> still to come on "world business today," two of the world's biggest commercial planemakers spark a war of words between the u.s. and europe. the full story in just a moment. >>> cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. >> i'm charles hodson in london. a quick look at european stock markets. we're 31 minutes into the trading day. we saw good gains at the start. in fact, they've been improved upon in the last half hour or so. xet

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