. >> reporter: people in taipei go to temple to pray for many things such as prosperity and war. safe childbirth and success in nations and the prayers are always offered together with -- >> translator: in taiwan, we burn incense sticks as an expression of our sincerity. >> reporter: but there's growing concern about all the incense smoke. it causes air pollution and also poses health risk to people and volunteers, especially those who spend many hours inside. recently, a temple in the downtown city decided to address this problem. this is one of the best known temples in all of taiwan. in august it took a drastic step to improve its air quality. the practice of burning incense and removed two large -- from its precincts. the temple also wants to reduce waste so it has also stopped worshippers from leading offerings of fruit or flowers. >> translator: we made this change in order to go back to the founding principle of our temple. the important thing is not to burn incense or to present offerings but to offer your prayers from the bottom of your heart. >> reporter: the sudden cha

a chinese gentleman in taipei wrote him a letter. he was the provincial commissioner for the civil defense during the war of the province that the general and in. were supposed to land he had retired. felt regret,rs, he sorry for not receiving the general and his flyers. he wrote the general a letter to the hotel where the general was staying. the general was so graces. askingessed his regret, why, general, you did not land in our airport as scheduled. the general wrote back. i have the letter. i found it in the gentleman's memoirs. i is in chinese but translated it. now allow me to read this letter from general doolittle. it says, i was delighted to receive your letter of may 18. we are grateful that our chinese friends built in airport for us and helped our crew members. unfortunately, the aircraft that carried the navigation apartment crashed. therefore, there was no beacon to guide us. we did not provide you with enough information. we were successful in creating an astonishing result. signed, jimmy doolittle. 1976. why ir friend

and thanke to taipei you for joining us.s a rejection of the policy to the closer ties to china? it was certainly a disappointing results and we should keep in mind that the percentage of the vote was pretty stable, compared to past elections on a local and national level. we saw a drop in support and it could mean a rejection for policies towards china and greater trade liberalization. if that is the case, it will have an impact on growth. be a concern, no matter what. move a way, what could it mean? >> if it is the government or what ever president takes over, they have to look for drivers of economic growth. significant been and there have been a lot of changes in the sector. many of -- manufacturing has moved. tourism was in an ordinance economic driver. it remains to be seen how china will react to the election results. a negative with the economy and impact financial markets. there are a lot of unknowns. >> what do they need to do right forto bolster the chances 2016? they are going to need to identify the presidential

there is a park in taipei that has a water fall that is very beautiful that for a long time it was unaccessible. they worked out with other advocates to get that park paved from all the way to the water fall and have beautiful ramps to restrooms and a bridge, a ramp that goes all the way around so someone with a mobility device can go there with a loved one and share that moment of the water fall. so yes, i will get back in touch with you. >> i have a comment. derek, it's really been a pleasure working with you as a councilmember of mdc and also even with the independent living resource center. i really admire you as such a young person that has so much talent. i really admire you and i'm going to really miss you. i'm hoping that you will keep in touch. you know taiwan is a very long ways but there is always e-mail and skype. >> i can't get away from skype. i thank you so much, roland, when i first started, when i first met you, i heard about your reputation and all the hard work that you have done. so, just right back at you. >> thank you. > thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> now on to t

i have been there twice and had some presentations with the independent living centers there in taipei and i'm looking forward to continuing some of those efforts personally. i wanted to take this time to kind of address the council itself and some of the members that i have grown to know since the past year that i have been appointed. serving here this past year i have seen remarkable growth in each and everyone of you and it's been an honor and pleasure to grow with each one of you and have grown in the talents, there are so many dedicated passionate advocates in this city. in order to fully realize this potential, we need a council to have with them. i also want to take the time to thank the mayor's office on disability fore being able to provide support to this council as well as expertise when needed and guidance when needed as well. in moving forward i charge each and everyone of you here as well as in the crowd and in the community to step forward to not try to sink into the background. one of the easiest thing to do is to hear a passionate speech like this and move forward in t

but the mandate from the people of taipei is clear. he campaigned as an independent, but his political views are close to those are close to the opposition. saturday his kinds were swept into office across taiwan. >> it's an overwhelm victory, and the divisions have meant that people within taiwan don't trust it any more. >> the defeat the rival is this man, sean yen. he campaigned on the one china doctrine, something that many reject. students participated in a sit-in protest at parliament that lasted for 28 days. that is something ddp supporters say their party will not do. >> to normalize trade relations is very important. however, putting all of our investment in china or only concentrate in our trade in china may not be healthy for taiwan. it's like putting all eggs in one basket. >> although the demonstration was for local government, analysts say it will have a much wider effect. >> people in hong kong have had very close connections given what has gone on in hon hong kong. >> but president this election has been disasterrous. h

taipei is the most watched opposition candidate. they have claimed victory there. until now this has been a stronghold for the ruling party. india has seen a technological revolution fueled by growing numbers of scientists and researchers growing from universities. despite that many children still don't get the chance to fulfill their potential. now a new club is trying to change that. >> it's not every day that children get an opportunity like this. but when they do, the possibilities seem endless. >> i like these classes because we get to work on experiments with our own hands. i want to do these experiments over and over again. i want to learn more about science. and when i grow up i want to be a doctor. >> her teacher here in the town is just 15 years old. he is from india's growing middle class, and goes to a private school. to help india's poorest children see and feel the world around them he created the icube science club, a not-for-profit memorabilia science initiative. >> we have labs, and we can learn them, but they don't have an opportunity to do practi

temperatures are going to be up to 33 in manila coming up on wednesday. 24 in taipei. up into shanghai, sunnier skies, high of 17. tokyo you'll be dealing with some rain and for a good portion of japan, high of 11 in the capital. now, as we take a look at the forecast for europe, we are seeing some wet weather here, as well. we have a low pressure system down toward the iberian peninsula picking up moisture from the mediterranean sea moving it into france and so a lot of wet weather expected going throughout tuesday. up toward the north of the scandinavian peninsula, another low that's bringing in some moisture. the cold air interacting with it may bring some dusting of snow for the far northern reaches of the scandinavian peninsula. sunny skies down toward the south. stockholm at 5 degrees. wet from france into spain with temperatures in the teens. and toward the east, we do have dry conditions from moscow into kiev. but temperatures are going to be quite chilly, below freezing, as we go throughout the day. now, we do have a little bit of a mess taking place over in n

on 26 in taipei. 17 in tokyo. dry in to seoul. a little bit cloudy in beijing with a high of 6 degrees. now, we are seeing some very wet weather in europe, as we have a cluster of low pressure systems. one off the coast of spain. one located north of france. and one located in the mediterranean sea. this particular low i think is going to pick up some of the energy and may cause some storms to pop up for the coastal regions of france and spain so look out for that possibility. meanwhile, drier conditions back toward the east. we may squeeze out a few showers in to warsaw, and maybe even a few flurries in kiev. the temperatures around freezing or so. the dry conditions in to berlin and vienna for wednesday will eventually turn into rain as we head into thursday. now we are looking at a very different weather scenario for north america, specifically for the united states, as wednesday will be the busiest travel day of the entire year. because of the thanksgiving holiday. we have two weather systems that's going to really cause some

light rain around taipei. and notice the storm system parallels the japanese coastline.ost models suggest it will stay offshore. we do have hurricane vance to tell you about on the other side of the pacific ocean. a couple months ago, we had major impacts down here. this particular storm, category 2. only the x letter, y and z letters remain for this portion of the world. so vance being the 20th storm of the season. rainfall being the main threat with this storm system. that's the latest. we'll be right back. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's me! get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts! whooo! gimme some! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. whoo! forty-four ladies, that's me! whoo...gonna get some cold cuts today! the pain felt like my feet were on fire.e pain. i had these very burning, needle-like sensations. i knew

the mandate from the people of taipei is clear. he campaigned as an independent, but his political views are close of those of an opposition ddp. they saw the candidates swept into office over taiwan. >> i think that it shows that the kmt has not been performing well, and provisions within the kmt mean that people in taiwan done trust it any more. >> the defeated rival is this man, shawn yen. as kmt he aligns himself in th with the independent. a sit in in hong kong, something that the ddp said that is something that they would not do. >> putting all of our advisement in china or trade relations with china may not be healthy for taiwan. it's like putting all egg eggs in one basket. >> although saturday's vote in taiwan was for local governments analysts say it will have a much wider affect. >> people have in hong kong have been paying very close attention to the elections in taiwan given what is going on with the umbrella movement, but other countries and all around the republican in southeast asia have been taking attention. the p

certainly will be impact as we head toward that portion of the week but at this point you take a look, taipei-minute delays generally because of light rain there. tokyo some fog. and hong kong also the typical fog-related portions of this hour. northwest europe if you're waking up this morning and squloining us you know one thing for sure across this region, quite gusty, rains of 70 to 80 kilometers per hour. which is the 40 to 50-mile-per-hour range. that will slow you down. some of the main concerns around brussels where up to 45 minutes are expected, and then you work your way toward amsterdam's schiphol airport. similar situation, 35 to 40 minutes. we'll have more news coming up shortly. >>> welcome back. you're watching cnn live news coverage. i'm natalie allen. our top stories this hour, police now say a suicide attack at the main border crossing between india and pakistan has killed now at least 60 people. that number has just grown from 45. the blast came as crowds left a parade at the waga crossing near lahore. two groups linked to the taliban each claim responsibility. >>> kiev and

thank you for joining us life from taipei >>> voters in bahrain are returning to the poll.pposition parties boycotted the vote, the first since arab spring-inspired protests in the island nation. officials say half of registered voters participating last week. the leading opposition group rejects that figure. counting is under way in africa's first electronic vote, with 10 cop state unsies. the ruling party had 27% of the vote. the presidential and parliamentary elections were expected to deliver a comfortable win for the ruling party. and has been running the country since independence in south africa in 1990 >>> now, to kenya where the gore are of mun dara warned that al-shabaab fighters infiltrated the boarder town, tensions are high a week after the group attacked a bus killing 28 people. many fears there could be uncrest. katherine sawyer reports. >> this woman's husband was killed in sent. he was a government official, a chief. unidentified me came to their home with guns and hand grenades. he was caught in the gunfire. this woman is recovering from shrapnel. >> trans

is back >>> mr sarcozy posted a message to supporters after his win saying: >>> beijing is urging taipei to keep diplomatics ties close after election results in taiwan on saturday. the pro-china party lost in local poll, prompting the prime minister to step down. the winning candidate said the vote is a warning to nationalists that taiwan is an independent country. they have been ruled separately since the civil war in the 1940s. beijing sees taiwan as a renegade province that should be reunited. >> we have a dangerous cold snap. time for a check on the forecast. with meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> this is a dangerous storm causing a lot of problems. i'll start where it began up here towards the north-west. all the snow coming across the area. take a look at snow coming across the area. we had one to four inches of snow in the area, a lot of trauma problems as well, as well as power outages. they cleared up. good news for them. they are trying to dig out snow that they had. you can see the how the front is making its way to the east. behind the front, look at the morning temperatures

taipei currently has the world's fastest elevator. but china's shanghai tower looks set with a list that can travel of 18 meters per second. >> have you been to any of those? i've been to the one in tie pie. i've been to -- >> you've been to the bar? there's a great day spa. i just hear. >>> moving on, french president hollande says there will be no new taxes imposed on french residents in 2015. he reaches the halfway point of his presidential career. hollande says he would not run for re-election unless he successfully cut the nation's jobless rate, which currently stands at 11%. >> to reduce unemployment within and i've said it myself, i promise you over the next five years i'll manage to do it? it doesn't work like that. essentially people will be unforgiving and they would be right. >> were you surprised with what hollande had to say? >> it was a difficult task. this program yesterday was described as a do or die moment for francois hollande. he has less than 13% approval rating. for instance, when he assumed that the economic gro