nice play by taiwan jones. they want to get a look at him tonight not only as a runner, but if you're coming in for mcfadden, you got to be able to catch the football. >> matt gets the ball out there quickly. almost gives him a chance to do something with the football, but a nice tackle there. matt needs more of this kind of work. didn't play a week ago. played very little last year. got a start over matt shaub but shaub got hurt in the first start of the first game last year. >> finger doesn't seem to be bothering him. he caught it easily. 3rd down and 5, leinart, out right to carswell, leaping catch in bounds. got the catch on the seattle 25 yard line. >> that was a nice touch pass there, just a sideline route, and the ball was thrown quickly and nice, going with a no huddle down. >> i think they're worried that he jugled the ball and lost the ball before he had possession, so they want to quick snap it here, and he didn't get it off in time. seattle has thrown the red challenge flag. pete carroll stepping ou

taiwan relations. some in taiwan say that the steps somehow were designed to influence the campaign. i don't know the answer to that question, but i think that the linkage is there and it's going to get expressed in concrete steps. some of you know that they're certain amount of discussion, at least in washington, about the concept of abandonment. one version of it is taiwan is abandoning the united states in favor of very close relationship with china. some people think this is a bad thing and some people actually think it's a good thing. then there are other americans who essentially say the united states should abandon taiwan, that u.s.-china relations are just too hard with the taiwan issue outstanding, we should regard it as a strategic liability and cut our losses. i actually think both of those views are way outside the mainstream and that u.s. policy is going to continue, along the lines that it has for essentially the last 20 years. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, doctor bush. >>

policy between the cross strait policies of taiwan and u.s.-taiwan relations.some in taiwan say that the steps somehow were designed to influence the campaign. i don't know the answer to that question, but i think the links are there, and it's going to get expressed in concrete steps. now, some of you know there's a certain amount of discussion, at least in washington, about the concept of abandonment. one version of it is that taiwan abandons the united states in favor of a close relationship with china. some think it's a bad thing and others think it's a good thing. then there are other americans who say the united states should abandon taiwan, that u.s.-china relations are too hard with the taiwan issue outstanding. we should report it as a relittle and cut losses. i think both views are way outside the mainstream, and that u.s. policy is going to continue alodge the lines it has for essentially the last 20 years, thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, dr. bush. the united states? >> well, it's an interesting year to have the panel discussion because

until the 1980s, taiwan was a single-party authoritarian state. >> in the 1980s, taiwan begins to democratizelished in 1987, political brawls go on the rise. in addition, taiwan's ruling political party remains the minority in the legislature. >> they still couldn't get their stuff through the legislature because they didn't have a majority of seats. so it's like when you have a republican president and a democratic majority in the u.s. congress. there's always a lot more conflict. >> so is there any hope that taiwan will be able to stabilize its political system in the near future, rendering these fights a thing of the past? >> i'm pretty confident that taiwan will develop some mechanisms for smoothing over the worst and most violent of these legislative conflicts. >> but until then grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show. and you don't have to look far from taiwan to find more political punch-outs. >> if you want to be a politician in korea, a black belt in tae kwon do may not be a bad thing to have. >> fights are so common in south korea's parliament that they've become a spectator

. >> torrential rains brought by severe tropical storm battered taiwan. at least five people died in the deluge that forced thousands of residents to evacuate. taiwan weather bureau said they made land fall in the east, veered north and hovered over the east coast of the island later in the day. in some areas, more than 1700 millimeters of rain has fallen since tuesday. the downpours inundated houses and vehicles and disrupted road transportation. taiwan's disaster prevention authorities say mud slides and flooding left at least five people dead, 16 others injured and two unaccounted for. the authorities have ordered 6,600 people to evacuate their homes for fear of possible mud slides. at the international airport in suburban taipei, a boarding bridge collapsed in the strong gusts. dozens of flights were cancelled across the island. our weather team has been tracking the storm for us and will bring you the latest information later in the program. >>> last week's opening ceremony for the london olympics fae tired the history of british pop music. former be

torrential rains brought by severe tropical storm has battered taiwan. at least five people died in the deluge that forced 6,000 residents to evacuate. taiwan's central weather bureau says the tropical storm made land fall in the east early thursday. hovering over the east coast later in the day. in some areas more than 1700 millimeters of rain has fallen since tuesday. downpours inundated thousands and vehicles and disrupted road transportation. disasters prevention authorities in taiwan say mudslide and flooding left at least five people died, six others injured and two unaccounted for. there are 6,600 people to evacuate homes for fear of possible mud slides. at international airport in suburban taipei, a boarding bridge collapsed in the strong gusts. dozens of flights were cancelled across the island. our weather team has been tracking the storm for us and we will bring you the latest information later in the program. >>> central bankers hold a lot of power in the markets. their decisions on monetary policy can boost or shake investor confidence. the

. >>> taiwan's president has called for a peaceful resolution of the he is not senkaku islands. he told nhk on monday the islands are an integral part of taiwan but said his administration will not team up with china against japan in the issue. >> i want to say, we set great store on the relationship with japan. the relationship is the best it has been in 40 years. >> the senkaku islands form japan's southern prefecture okinawa. several hong kong activists landed on one island last week to stave china's claim. they were arrested by japanese police. activist said they plan to return in october. he said japanese members committed a similar act on sunday when they visited the islands. >> translator: it's important not to call on one part it exercise self restraint. but for all nations resolve the issue peacefully. >> he says he doesn't want the islands dispute to ruin taiwan and japan's relationship. u.s. and south korean troops are training together to prepare for the possibility of war with north korea. north korean leaders condemned the action. about 56,000 south korean and 30,0

hovering by taiwan over the past several weeks. and it is moving. situates east of taiwan. lots of heavy rain. and anticipating additional 100 millimeters of rain. the ground is saturated. and it could raise potential for flooding as well as landslides. it looks like tembin will move to the coastline of taiwan over the next several hours. get close to the island within the next 12 hours. 250 millimeters or more is likely across this region. an then heads towards eastern china as well as the korean peninsula. so, taiwan, eastern china, korean peninsula, southern japan will deal with heavy rain and i. a tropical low pressure and -- and enhancing the monsoonal flow over the indo-china peninsula. extensive flood have been occurring. this is myanmar. at least 85,000 people have been displaced by monsoonal flooding in myanmar. this year's monsoonal rains are the heaviest since 2004. now, let's go to the america's. some where else dealing with the heavy rain, the gulf coast. we have tropical storm isaac, still moving over the gulf of mexico. it is still bringing lots of heavy rain

but let's pull back and see what is happening in taiwan. that's where the heaviest s of the rain has been falling. since monday, northern and central portions of taiwan received over a meter and a half of rain. in fact, it's more like, 1700 millimeters in three days. as you can see the system is moving very slowly at the moment. it was stationary before. that means the rain comes down in the same place. we could see another 5 to 700 millimeters of rain coming down in the same place ove the next 24 hours. so, we are really talking about some significant rain totals here and a very high risk of exacerbating the existing flooding situation here. now, after leaving taiwan the system is going to head in towards fujan province, and beyond as well. we have another system to deal with, the severe tropical storm damrey moving towards the coast of china right now. it is going to be bringing heavy rain into two provinces, not sure where landfall is going to be right now. ooel either one is going to be happening friday morning about the same time as sa

taiwan, japan, and china all claim the territory as their own. he told nhk the islands are an integral part of taiwan but his administration will not take china's side. >> translator: i want to say we set great store on the relationship with japan. the relationship is the best it has been in 40 years. >> the senkaku islands form part of japan's southern most prefecture, okinawa. the taiwanese call them diaoyutai. several activists from hong kong landed on one of the islands last wednesday to stake china's claim. japanese police arrested them. then on sunday, a group of regional lawmakers from japan visited the islands. ma said it's important for all sides to exercise self restraint. >>> by 2010, a record 141,000 students were studying here and they keep coming. >>> students who study abroad get an education far beyond the classroom. they learn about customs, language, and culture. the number of foreign students in japan remain constant until around the year 2000. by 2010, a record 141,000 students were studying here, and they keep coming. nhk wor

as for taiwan, the rain is really doing some damage. in the last three days, since monday, northern taiwan has received more than 1.5 meters of rainfall and expecting 500 millimeters in the next 24 hours. that is totaling up to 2 meters. widespread flooding has occurred already. we showed you video yesterday. in the next 24 hours it will be critical. after leaving taiwan, the storm is heading in to china bringing heavy rain. north of that you will notice a band heavy rain heading into northeast china from damrey. damrey is a severe tropical storm. yesterday it came close to the southern tip and it is heading to the yellow sea. it will be making landfall at around the same time as the storm to the south is making landfall in the eastern coast of china also. so that is going to be from thursdays intoriday night, local time. so in the next 12 hours -- 12 to 36 hours we're talking about. at the moment it's moving 35 kilometers an hour. and the wind gusts are up over 120 kilometers an hour. as the system moves in it will bring significant ra

northeastern taiwan.lready. we have been having reports of 880 millimeters of rain roar red since monday on northeastern portions of the island. resulted in flooding, landslides. mudslides. several cars trapped in the water. now officials say fearly 50,000 soldiers are on stand by to meet any disaster relief necessities. to be honest, i think they're going to be called the in. bah the si because the situation is likely to worsen before it get beltett. continuing its track north. in terms of the rainfall. you can expect another half meter of ran for northern taiwan into the next three days. definitely we can see a good potential for exacerbating the flooding situation. and more mudslides and landslides. to the north, you are going to be noticing. we have got this band of rain here. this is coming off a severe tropical storm, and this one is just getting ready to make landfall, damrey, in southern japan, should be happening wednesday afternoon, local time. in the next few hours. as the system becomes close,

china and taiwan claim the islands in the east china sea. the video shows coast guard members warning the activists not to enter japan's territorial waters. the ships use a water cannon when the protesters ignore the warning. they try to stop the activist boat by firing water in front of it. two people on the boat throw what appear to be concrete bricks at patrol vessels. then the activists get close to the island. two vessels try to force their boat to change course by closing in on either side. japan later deported the 14 activists. >>> japan's ambassador to china has become a victim of an odd incident on the streets of beijing. ambassador uichiro niwa was traveling without a security escort on a highway in the chinese capital. two vehicles forced his car to a stop. then a man got out of one of the vehicles and grabbed the national flag attached to the front of the ambassador's car. ambassador niwa was not hurt in the incident. the japanese embassy has launched a strong protest with the chinese foreign ministry. the japanese embassy says i

china and taiwan have been saying their land is theirs since the 1970s. fujimora expressed regret over the visit. he said the government only allows some of its officials to go to senkaku and this group didn't have permission. but he dismissed china's diplomatic protest. >> translator: it is a fact that the senkaku islands belong to japan. history and international law back up japan's claim to the islands. therefore, there can be no dispute over the territory. >> fujimora says the tokyo metropolitan government has applied for permission for a number of its official senkaku. tokyo's governor is considering purchasing some of the islands privately owned by runted by japan. fujimura says the visit application will be viewed in line with peaceful and stable management of the territory. >>> south korean's ruling party is primed and ready for the country's upcoming presidential electi election. members of the party picked park as their presidential candidate for the december poll. she's the daughter of a former leader, and she's popular with voters. nhk world's

accumulation of 1.8 meters in northern taiwan. now because of the -- due to the change of the wind direction, now the northwestern side of taiwan will be affected with deadly oi lely amounts of rainf. about 400 millimeters in the next 24 hours. it is heading towards the southeastern coast of china, possibly making landfall early tomorrow morning. friday morning, i should say local time. still also affecting the philippines with the enhanced monsoonal flow. so lots happening here. and the rainfall accumulation is just going to be just staggering amounts that could cause further flooding conditions in the places where the flooding is not alleviated yet in and around elan county especially. we have another storm to talk about. this is the typhoon which is a very speedy one at 35 kph, kilometers per hour. it's heading toward shandong province in china and this is going to be bringing hefty amounts of rain as well. in the next 48 hours, in and around beijing we can probably see about 200millimeters. i think this is underestimated. it c

. >>> a powerful storm continues to make its way to taiwan. rachel ferguson gives us the latest in her world weather forecast. >> all right. now yesterday we were forecasting this was going to become a violent typhoon. the good news is it has actually started to come down a little bit. it's now a strong typhoon, where it was a very strong typhoon yesterday. in other words, a little bit confusing. but basically it is not going to become a violent typhoon. it is, however, remaining a very intense and dangerous system. the wind gusts are at 198 kilometers an hour at the moment. and it is going to maintain strength before making landfall on thursday night in taiwan. so it's starting to come very close to southern japan and we're also seeing those wind gusts and the rain impacting eastern taiwan already. that is just going to intensify into the next couple of days as the system grows closer. we're also going to be seeing rain of course with this system. anything up to 350 millimeters plus in the next three days. now, hot on its heels we have yet an

china and taiwan claim the islands as their own. >>> the territorial dispute is just one issue creating friction between japan and south korea. lee myung bak's comments about the japanese emperor are causing a stir. the president said emperor akihito should offer a heartfelt apology to koreans who died fighting for independence from japan before he visits south korea. senior south korean official says the japanese government is overreacting. the official argues lee made the comment without malicious intent and that the president understands how people in japan feel about their emperor. but the official described their reaction to the comment as "unimaginably excessive." the official defended lee's visit to the disputed islets saying the president did nothing wrong and that japan should respond calmly. japanese authorities say they have not mentioned the emperor's visit to south korea. they plan to clarify the south korean's government stance in diplomatic channels. >>> opposition forces in syria are digging in and preparing to defend turf they've won in the northern city of aleppo. they

china and taiwan also claim the territories. chief cabinet secretary fujimora said the government's policy allows personnel to land on the senkakus. >> translator: the government concluded that landing on the islands goes against policy and negatively affects their peaceful and stable management. >> representatives of tokyo's government plan to conduct a survey on board a ship as soon as this week. they want to assess the island's property value. >>> the embassy says ambassador yuchiro niwa was not hurt. the embassy said niwa was in a car traveling on the highway in the chinese capital. it said a man got out of one of the vehicles and stole a japanese flag attached to the ambassador's car. the embassy is investigating the attack. the japanese embassy was -- has lodged a strong protest with the chinese foreign ministry. officials with the chinese foreign ministry say they sincerely regret that the incident occurred. >>> south korea's ambassador to japan and the governor of nagasaki say they'll work toward more neighborly relation

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right now sitting just to the south of taiwan. it looks like it will be moving at some point towards northern taiwan making a land fall here on thursday. beyond that it will be heading up in toward the southeastern coast of china. now, the winds here are generating waves up to 11 meters high for the okinawa region. this is a powerful system but not just the wind to worry about. there will be a lot of heavy rainfall. 500 millimeters plus for northern taiwan including taipei into the next three days. so extremely high likelihood of seeing flooding issues here, landslides and mud slides possibly as well. this track of heavy rain moving up past japan and in toward the yellow sea, this is the other system. this is severe tropical storm danrey. as it heads into the yellow sea it should diminish becoming a weaker system but staying a severe tropical storm for the time being. heavy rain coming off this one too. we have these two storms in close proximity. it's a busy day and we'll be keeping you updated on this. up in the north of china,

it brings heavy rain fall towards taiwan today. over 164 millimeters of rain here in central taiwan. now it is pulling off there towards the north by the end of the work week. this very well could be impacting the korean peninsula as well here on thursday. then going into friday. now elsewhere, i to take a look at eastern japan. high pressure is dominating. that is keeping storms towards the west but also keeping things hot about tokyo here for your high on wednesday. 34, pect that to remain in place, throughout the remainder of your week, and shanghai of 31 and beijing as well down towards 34. bangkok with i-33, seeing highs into the low 30s, as well asthma nilla. accompanying afternoon and evening thunderstorms. here in the tropics, in the americas, i want it quickly point out one tropical system just towards the north of mexico. good news, that will push off towards west. in impacts with this. but then we have isaac, this storm system is continuing to bear its eyes on southern louisiana and southern mississippi. storm surges are

in taiwan, people will be bracing for a typhoon. here is rachel ferguson with the latest in her weather world forecast. >>> hi there, yes. we are expecting a hot day tomorrow across much of japan. but first of all we want to take a look at what is going to be happening with -- typhoon tembin. it is moving very slowly at the moment. wind are at 126 kilometers, gusts at 180. so this is a strong typhoon, expecting it to make landfall in taiwan between thursday noon, and friday morning, local time. and we are now starting to see those wind picking up. for okinawa, waves up to 9 meters between now and into around noontime tomorrow. that's thursday. we are also going to be seeing the rain start to come down. so, anything in excess of 350 millimeters of rain is possible in the next three days. as i say this is a very slow-moving system. that means heavy rain -- over prolonged over -- you know, a longer period. that's going to be raising the risk of flooding and landslides too. now there is not only tembin to worry about. you can obviously

on sunday and is now heading north in waters west of taiwan. the group's representative in hong kong says that the boat is expected to reach the senkaku at noon on wednesday. in chinese activists have cancelled their expedition. a spokesperson says they didn't want to cause problems for the skipper of the hired boat and also hinted that there was pressure from authorities to drop the plan. >>> social networking site twitter says more than 150 million olympic related tweets were made around the world during the london games. twitter announced its tweet estimate on its website, the top athletic moment in tweets was the men's 200-meter final in which jamaican usain bolt won gold. it drew 80,000 a minute. his 100-meter final win sparked 74,000 tweets a minute. another popular event was when the u.s. goalkeeper blocked a japan scoring drive in the women's soccer final. the tweets highlight of the closing ceremony came with the of 1990s pop icons the spice girls. >>> the olympic flag is on site at his new home in rio to host the next summer games in

. >>> two powerful storms in the west pacific are affecting people in taiwan and southern japan. rachel ferguson gives us the latest in her world weather forecast. >> we're starting to see those affect in the sakeshima islands and also in eastern taiwan. let me give you the latest statistics on tanbin. it is just about stationary now, which could cause a little bit of an issue in terms of the prolonged stormy conditions for these areas. we were expecting landfall in taiwan, today, thursday, it doesn't look like it's going to happen now until friday, and the winds are at 126 kilometers an hour, with gusts at 180 kilometers an hour so that means as well as structural damage, very rough seas, waves up to about seven meters, and then we have the rainfall to contend with as well which for a stationary system it could continue for an extended period of time in the same place, upping the threat of landslides. in the next 24 hours you could see 250 millimeters of rain from this system and behind it we have another powerful system pretty much coming in the same direction. this one is typh

japan controls the territory, but china and taiwan claim it as their own. immigration officials put five activists and two journalist on a plane to hong kong. the seven crew members are going back under the surveillance of japan's coast guard. they spent two days in detention in okinawa after landing on the island of uotsuri. prime minister noda decided to expel the activists and journalists without pressing charges. his administration has vowed to take specific measures to prevent similar incidents. no one lives on the senkaku islan islands. japanese government officials say documents show japan incorporated the islands into its territory in 1895. they say the senkakus are under japanese control, and na no issue of territorial sovereignty exists. china and taiwan began to claim the senkakus as theirs in the early 1970s after researchers found potential petroleum resources on the continental shelf nearby. two years ago a chinese trawler collided with a japanese patrol boat near the islands. the skipper was deported. for a more in depth look into the issue,

china and taiwan claim them as their own. 7 of the detainees, 5 activists and two journalists were taken to the airport after being detained. they board a plane and left for hong kong on friday evening. they were arrested on wednesday. seven of them landed on uotsuri island, one of the senkakus. the remaining members will return to hong kong soon. chinese government authorities demanded japan release the group m immediately. noda met with ministers to discuss the issue on friday. they decided not to pursue indictments and to deport the group back to hong kong. no one lives on the senkaku islands. they're in the east china sea. japanese government officials say documents show japan incorporated the islands into it's territory in 1895. they saw the senkakus are under japanese control and that no issue of territorial sovereignty exists. china and taiwan began to claim the senkakus as theirs in the early 1970s after researchers found potential petroleum resources on the continental shelf nearby. two years ago a chinese troller collided with a japanese patrol boat near the islands. the skippe

we're starting to see those effects in the sakushima islands and also in eastern taiwan. let me give you the latest statistics on tambian. it is just about stationary now, which could cause a little bit of an issue in terms of the prolonged stormy conditions for these areas. we were expecting landfall in taiwan today, thursday, it doesn't look like it's going to happen now until friday. and the winds are at 126 kilometers an hour with gusts at 180 kilometers an hour, so that means as well as structural damage, very rough seas, waves up to about seven meters, and then we have the rainfall to contend with as well, with the stationery system, could up the risk of flooding and landslides. in the next 24 hours, could see about 250 millimeters of rain from this system, and right behind it, we have yet another very powerful system pretty much coming in the same direction. this one is bolovon. typhoon bolovon is a strong typhoon moving quickly, 15 kilometers an hour in a westerly direction. speeds are sustained at 144 with gusts over 198 kilometers an hour, so a very strong syste

it dumped more than five feet of rain in parts of taiwan.asked how the country is fairing. >> not one but two typhoons are slamming china and meteorologists are warning of potential damage not only along the coast but also inland with residents bracing for strong winds and heavy rain. we already know what kind of damage was left behind in taiwan. the typhoon pounded the island on thursday triggering flooding, shutting down schools and paralyzing air and train services. at least one person was killed in the land slide and chinese officials say a second typhoon can be just as destructive. so china's premier is overseeing disaster prevention measures to avoid loss of life. >> now to uganda where five prisoners are suspected of the virus. i asked how doctors are trying to help ebola from spreading. >> ministry of house just came in. they brought three men, two of them were wearing gloves, sitting up and the other one was prone on a bed in great distress. they take them into this hospital like this and then have to spray them, spraying all over h

we already know what kind of damage was left behind in taiwan.ursday triggering flooding, shutting down schools and paralyzing air and train services. at least one person was killed in the land slide and chinese officials say a second typhoon can be just as destructive. so china's premier is overseeing disaster prevention measures to avoid loss of life. >> now to uganda where five prisoners are suspected of the ebola virus. i asked how doctors are trying to help ebola from spreading. >> ministry of health just came in to this hospital. they brought three men, two of them were wearing gloves, sitting up and the other one was prone on the bed obviously in great distress. what they do is they take them into this hospital like this. and then they have to spray them, actually i can see through the fence, spraying all over his face, his body, even the mattress, anything that was in that location where they found the suspected case, has to be disinfected. then they move on to where the health workers are, all in full protective gear and they have to reg

taiwan with strong gale force winds and 25 to 35 millimeters of rain. and after taiwan was battered last week, it's going to be unwelcome rain even though it won't as heavy as all of this we are seeing pushing in to the shanghai region over the next 48 hours. parts of japan starting to clear out now as the low pressure system pulls away. it should be more settled today. but down to the south we have this low just sitting in the south china sea and pulling in heavy rain across indo-china enhancing the southwest monsoon. we could see totals coming up above 150 millimeters in the next 48 hours. northern vietnam, laos and southern china will see a high risk of flooding and landslides today. temperatures, heating up in seoul, a 35 degree day. 33 in tokyo. and in the south we have 35 in bangkok and 27 in manila with thunderstorms moving through. let's go to the other tropical system ernesto. the tropical storm warnings in honduras and a hurricane warning for the yucatan peninsula. it is lely to make landfall tuesday morning early, local time. after making lan

. >> 100 millimeters of rain is likely across the eastern portions of taiwan. not only taiwan but tembin is also affecting the indochina peninsula and philippines with the monsoonal flow. you're seeing showers throughout the day. as for temperatures, getting up to 29 degrees in taipei. and 34 degrees in tokyo. another sweltering day for you. all right, moving into the americas. we've been tracking tropical storm isaac. well, isaac is moving relatively slowly over the gulf of mexico. it seems isaac will take almost a similar path that hurricane katrina took seven years ago. so right now moving at the speed of 90 kilometers per hour with sustained winds, it'll likely become a category 2 hurricane before making landfall in mississippi or louisiana by late tuesday or wednesday morning local time. so rainfall could be 460 millimeters in parts of the deep south. that's about three times more than the amount of rain for august for this region. very heavy rain is coming down. in addition to heavy rains, gusty winds, storm surge, currents are possible. so coastal floodi

just the northern islands ever philippines and southern taiwan. the risk of flooding will be very high over the next several days. we will certainly keep you posted onity progress. as for temperatures, 31 degrees in tokyo. but 4 degrees cooler than yesterday. and the same goes for seoul on tuesday. okay, heading into the americas, we've got a tropical storm hector, west of mexico, that continues to pull away from the country. and as for mainland u.s., this is the system responsible for spreading thundershowers from the lower great lakes region down towards texas. some areas may be seeing a risk of severe thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, the heaviest severe weather should be shifting in towards the northeastern states. out towards the west, monsoonal moisture is creating scattered showers for southwestern corner of the u.s. their heavy rain is coming down in parts of central california. southern california, i should say. and central nevada raising the risk of flash floods. temperatures are shaping up like this, nice and comfortable in vancouve

they are also claimed by china and taiwan. ten japanese landed on the island in okinawa prefecture sunday morning. they held a service in waters near the islands for people who died in the area during world war ii. the group's second is also a lower part member for the democratic party. he told a news conference that visiting a japanese island is a domestic issue. >> translator: i suppose there will be strong reactions from the chinese people. but the japanese government and our group should respond resolutely as this is a domestic issue. japanese police are to question the ten for entering an area that's off limits. >>> china formally protested the landing by the ten japanese. a chinese foreign ministry spokeperson says a high ranking pe figures launched a protest with japan's ambassador to china. spokesperson said that japanese that landed on the islands violated sovereignty. china ordered japan to deal with the issue properly. they do not want it see any worsening of the bilateral relationship over this issue. >>> the japan

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this is coming out of taipei, and northern regions of taiwan.than 1,700 millimeters. 1.7 meters of rain fell since tuesday. we are talking about extreme volumes of rainfall. it resulted in canceled flights. winds in fact destroyed two jet ways in the airport. and transportation was almost absolutely paralyzed. of course, much more important than that was the loss of life. five people were killed. more than 6,000 people have been evacuated due to the ex-ten sieex-ten -- the extensive floods. the system is a potent one. now downgraded to a tropical storm. and made landfall in fujon province. inland to china, still see 250 millimeters of rain from the system into the next 48 hours. 24 hours, in fact. it its expected to become a tropical depression by tonight. still will be a lot of tropical moisture with this system. now up towards the north we have another band of heavy rain. this is tropical storm. it is now curling up towards the northeast. again, we are going to see heavy rain into the next 48 hours. upwards of 200 millimeters in some places an

. >> 8-has slowly made its way across taiwan -- a typhoon has slowly made its way across taiwan. >> thentire island shut down on thursday because of the extreme weather. >> it has been raining nonstop. the only way in and out of this house is by vote. >> it is horrible. when we woke up at 5:00 a.m., the water was up to my ankles. by 6:00, it was up to my knees. the flood is just coming to fast. >> in the capital taipei, local residents have been struggling to save their homes and belongings from the water. >> my car has been flooded. i have been living here for six years. it is the first time this has happened. outside the capital, at least one man was killed when the road he was walking on collapse. its foundations have been washed away by floodwaters. and at taipei's main international airport, dozens of departing and arriving flights have been delayed or canceled, leaving passengers stranded until further notice. >> a signal that the kremlin does not want the judge to use a heavy hand in the trial of pulp band -- punk band pussy riot. >> vladimir putin said the women in the ban shoul

such as the northern islands of the philippines and southern taiwan. so the risk of flooding and landslides are going to be very high over the next several days. we will certainly keep you posted on its progress. as for temperatures, 31 degrees in tokyo. about four degrees cooler than yesterday. and the same goes for seoul on tuesday. okay. heading into the americas, we've got a tropical storm hector west of mexico that will continue to pull away from the country. and as for mainland u.s., this is the system responsible for spreading thundershowers from the lower great lakes region down towards texas. some areas may be seeing a risk of severe thunderstorms. over the next 24 hours, the heaviest severe weather should be shifting in towards the northeastern states. but out towards the west, monsoonal moisture is creating scattered showers for parts of the southwestern corner of the u.s. and very heavy rain is coming down in parts of central california -- southern california, i should say, and central nevada raising the risk of flash floods. temperatures a