in western australia, of the 20 fatal attacks. seven are in the past three years. to direct tourism, the state government is taking action, baiting big hooks with meet, authorising the killing of any shark. we are talking about destroying the large shark that have proven to be a direct threat. there has been big protests. at an aquarium in sydney experts lined up against the policy. >> anything looking at targetting apex predators could end poorly. >> if we remove sharks from the picture we'll have huge impacts. >> protesters threaten legal action and direct disruption? a. with those threats attempts to get melbourne fisherman have been abandoned. government employees will do the job. but they are reluctant. more benign action is taken. a computer sends out a tweet when the sharks are picked up. and people can make an informed decision about whether to join them in the sea. that is less reliable than moving the sharks entirely. the chances of being close to a shark and bitten is small. there is a chance, and one that the government says it has a duty to do somethin

. >> dozens of houses have been destroyed by bushfires in western australia.ne person is believed dead. most of the residents near perth fled their homes in time. a blazes tore through the area on sunday. the incident happened on a day when textures sored to 34 degrees celsius. there has been an earthquake striking 6km out to sea at a depth of 27km. no tsunami warnings have been issued. >> hundreds of vigilantes changed fire with a drug cartel. members of the self-appointed defense group entered the town on sunday. they say they want to liberate the area from a drug gang known as the knight's templar. the state government asked for military help to stop the violence. >> six have been shot dead in el salvador. the group, who were members of an angelical church were found shot dead in a town. >> now, in italy they say it's knoll over until the fat lady sings, she appears to be losing her voice as the financial crisis hits the country's opera tradition. we report from rome on whether the final curtain is falling for italian opera. [ singing ] >> they are the hear

we have this report from western australia. >> in the most remote parts of australia are the world's paid train drivers. it's lonely work but for pulling trains from mine to port drivers earn up words of $180,000 a year. >> we pull it stopping at 800m which is not too bad. their trains of 3km long the cargo iron ore, the key ingredient steel. it's not physically hard. it's mentally, the fatigue, heat stress. >> we'll open the meeting. thank you everyone for turning up. >> trade unions stopped attempts to bring in cheaper workers. one mining company is introducing computer controlled driverless trains. >> how often does your home computer crash. the technology is there, it's not flawless. can it deal with rapidly changing conditions and inputs of information. >> for now drivers are still in the cab. given how visible iron ore trains are across the landscape their driver's salaries attracted attention earning what seems incredible salaries. mines are best accessed by air. thousands of tradesmen and women commute from perth by plane, working 12 hour shifts on 24 hour a day operations an

a fire in western australia has left at least one person dead and four others missing. >> hundreds of locals have fled the blaze. officials believe the fire was spread by extremely hot winds. the blaze has been contained but is not yet quite under control. from australia to hollywood, the awards season is heating up. >> "american hustle," got the most awards, but the much more serious film was the biggest surprise. >> welcome to the 70 first annual golden globe awards. >> hollywood knows how to put on a good show. this year was no exception. johnny depp announced the winner of the war for best motion picture. >> it goes to "12 years a slave ." >> steve mcqueen one with "12 years a slave." a searing drama about racism and slavery in the united states. it is based on the true story of solomon northrup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 19th century america, suffering for 12 years before regaining his freedom. the film received nominations in several categories. "american hustle," collecting three awards. amy adams won best actress for her role. best supporting

. >> he is strapped a go pro camera into a crab net off the coast of western australia. >> within moments schools of fish devouring the bait. the fish scattered after the crabs appeared. >> and then a stingray checked out what was left. here comes the stingray. look at those pictures. >> so cool. >> it is brutal under the ocean. >> coming up on "gym jimmy jimmy kimmle" actress amy adam. >> we appreciate your time. the news continues on line, twitter, phase book and all of your mobile devices. >> our next newscast is at 4:30 tomorrow morning. for larry, sandhya and all of us, have a good night. >> i may never swim again. >> i don't blame you. [ laughter ] he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! so i should probably get the last roll...

in western australia are the 20 fatal attacks in the last 100 years. seven have been in the past three years. to protect its tourism industry and swimmers and surfers, the state government is taking action, baiting big hooks with meet and authorising the killing of any shark nor than 3 metres talk. >> we are talking about destroying large sharks over three metres of those particular species that have proven to be a threat to human life. the plan is controversial. there has been big protests of thousands on perth's beaches. at an aquarium in sydney experts lined up against the policy. >> anything that looks at specifically targetting a pex predators end porely for the eco system. if we remove sharks we'll have impacts not just on the sharks but throughout the system. >> protesters threaten legal action and disruption. with those threats attempts to get commercial fishermen to kill the sharks have been abandoned off perth peaches and government employees will do the job. even they are reluctant. benign action is being taken. more than 300 big sharks are

it's still bringing heavy rainfall around the border of western australia and the northern territory. some areas here seeing from 150 to 200 millimeters of rain. definitely the risk of flooding. things are dry toward the south, there's a cold front coming through that will push off towards the east. temperatures will be reflecting this thankfully. you have been seeing temperatures into the high 40s in some locations for the past week. 40, down to 28 by saturday. take a look at melbourne, nearly a 20-degree drop in a 24-hour period, all the way down to 23. definitely it is going to feel like night and day out here. summer back to normal temperatures at least for this time of year out here in southeastern australia. meanwhile a blizzard watch an warning is in effect for the northern plains into western great lakes. low pressure system continuing to move through. this is packing fairly gusty winds out here. some areas up to 90 kilometers per hour, at least the wind gust, any way you see highlighted under these winter weather advisories, the high wind warnings or the blizzard warnings whi

andrew thomas has more from the piil bra region in western australia. >> living in poverty, in one of the richest countries on earth. yet down the road on land, this aboriginal community has rights over is fabulous wealth. >> they are digging a hole in our country for their own personal benefit. the company benefits, investors and the government benefits. the people that own the land do not. >> under this sunbaked earth is a resource the world can't get enough of. this is what the whole operation is about. iron ore, a heavy red rock that is a key ingredient of steel. out here fortescue mining is digging up 63 tonnes of iron ore, worth $8 billion. even though the land is the government, traditional owners, whose ancestors lived here have rights and are entitled to negotiations. leaders of this aboriginal group want a royalty of half a percrept, in line with what other companies pay. that means around $40 million a year. fortescue offered $4 million. >> we are not conceding to pay welfare and cash royalties, which is what the aboriginal corporation were pushing for because we know that

in western australia, of the 20 fatal attacks in the past 100 years, seven if been in the last threers. so the state government is taking action, baiting big sharks with meat and authorizing the killing. >> we are talking about destroying those large sharks in those particular species that have proven to be a direct threat to human life. >> reporter: but there have been big protests on thousands on perth's beaches. experts lined up against the policy. >> anything that looks at specifically targeting apex predators is always going to end poorly for the species. >> reporter: protesters are threating legal action and district disruption when the depreciation does begin. with those direct threats, attempts by fisherman have been abandoned. instead government employees will do the job. meanwhile more benign action is being taken more than 300 big sharks have benefited with transmitters. when they are picked up a computer accepts out a tweet, people can then make a decision about whether to join them in the sea. people are saying to swim with sharks in there. there is a chance of being bit

but we can go to a number of places today, places like the bahamas, western australia, where stromatolitic structures are forming that connect this very ancient rock with the present day, where we can actually observe the processes that lead to this kind of pattern. narrator: it's believed that many ancient stromatolites were created by cyanobacteria, photosynthetic microorganisms that produce oxygen, implying that the cellular machinery for photosynthesis arose early in the planet's history. knoll: this tells us that life was present early in our planet's history, but let me show you another rock -- also 3 1/2 billion years old -- from southern africa. and this rock looks very different. you can see here, it's bright red, and it turns out the bright red is iron oxides. and in general, this kind of banded, iron-rich rock is called iron formation. narrator: these banded iron formations, found all over the world, are further clues to the early history of oxygen. dating as far back as 3.5 billion years, they stopped forming approximately 1.8 billion years ago. continually entering the ocean t

. >> he is strapped a go pro camera into a crab net off the coast of western australia. >> within momentst. the fish scattered after the crabs appeared. >> and then a stingray checked out what was left. here comes the stingray. look at those pictures. >> so cool. >> it is brutal under the ocean. >> coming up on "gym jimmy jimmy kimmle" actress amy adam. >> we appreciate your time. the news continues on line, twitter, phase book and all of your mobile devices. >> our next newscast is at 4:30 tomorrow morning. for larry, sandhya and all of us, have a good night. >> i may never swim again. >> i don't blame you. soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. i'm detecting increasing levels of happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks. great glittering

. >> the western australia police are not happy about this video. number one it's illegal to right in the back of a truck whether it's filled with water or not in this part of the country, number two, the swerving they're doing on the road a little bit dangerous and, of course, the water coming out of the truck onto the road. >> looks like good clean fun. >> all they need to do is save their money and rent the hummer with the jacuzzi in the back and it's the same thing. >> this is cheaper and a lot more red neck fun. >>> lots of people like to put up the gone fishing sign and just go catch some fish, be at one with nature. that's what jarrett did with his brother-in-law, they went fishing in the chagrin river in east lake, ohio, but they didn't come back with any fish. they come down there and discover it is frozen. but they didn't leave empty-handed. they're in an area that is they say littered with deer and they found one stuck in the water. you see down there struggling right there at the corner of your screen, that's his brother-in-law down ther

bush fires are burning in western australia as the country braces for searing temperatures.egan at the end of december and continues over much of the country. it has smashed records. temperatures of 50 degrees. santa claus may be a little late. the supply ship was captured by the station's robotic arm just three days after blasting off from virginia. it is carrying equipment and experiments and christmas presents for the astronauts. it is late because bad weather postpone the launch last month. a quick check of the markets in play right now. dayustralia, it started the on the upside but has pretty much given away all of the gains. the a sx 1000 down. there. your numbers it is 4/10 of 1% higher. we're counting down to the latest home loan figures out of australia. we will be crossing light to sydney to break the numbers when "first up" returns. ♪ victorias outside harbour where in about an hour from the open of trading we will be watching eight shares of banks on the hang saying as regulators step up supervision of shadow banking. you are watching "first up." >> bangkok brace

was fire in western australia has lesser least one person dead for others missing. hundreds of locals have fled the blaze which brand it look easy times. speaking to us. police and fire which despite my strong on the aqua the east on skis by informing outline it contains but he's not quite yet. welcome australian them to hollywood twenty oh one season is heating up with two very different films grabbing the limelight at the golden blooded see how many americans also got to mow still hurts but the biggest price when too much more serious dominate the annual golden globe hollywood knows how to put on a good show. this year's golden globes one exception johnny depp announce the winner of the award for best motion picture. or it goes to school uses eighth directive steve mcqueen one with twelve years has made a searing drama about racism and slavery in the untied states . it's based on the true story of solomon or throw a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in nineteenth century america and saw that it will be years before gaining his freedom. the fil

the decision by officials in the state of western australia to introduce the shark call has sparked controversy. they say they want to make the swimming beaches safer but not everyone agrees with their approach. in the past fourteen years. eleven people and been killed in the state and shark attacks seven of them have occurred since two thousand and ten the country's broadcaster abc television aired footage of fishermen catching a three meter long shark one of them leaned over the side of the boat and shot the fish it was then dumped at sea the anti whaling group sea shepherd has strongly condemned the call. it calls a cruel. local residents have also question whether there were other options available to prevent sharks from approaching surfers and swimmers. asian nations was under the vault water supply systems are beginning to turn into japanese technology to provide them with safe drinkable tap water. one japanese municipality is enjoying success in promoting its water supply technology overseas. ricciuto municipalities operate on most often wonder if assistance in japan. the city of sticky

he longed for a decision by officials in the seat of western australia had to introduce the shire hall has spy controversy. they say they want to make the sydney beaches safer but not everyone agrees with their approach in the past fourteen years. eleven people being killed in the states in shock attacks. seven of them have a kid since two thousand ten on the ground gets abc television aired footage of fisherman catching a three meter long shot. one of them leaned over the side of the bulge and shot the fish it was then dumped at sea the anti whaling group sea shepherd has strongly condemned the comp because it cool. local residents and also question whether there were other options available to prevent riots from approaching cafe's and swimmers. i now think that the weather people in eastern europe and dealing with extremely cold weather conditions me on his side come already tells us more this campaign that cool its air of the season is a lie including the use of cars in the euro enthusiasts of the thumb of one lead to over the content. it's not funny it's actually indicating extreme

western australia state premier hopes this helps reverse western austria's reputation as world's mostcean. >>: the 52 people rescued from a ship stuck in antarctic ice are now on solid ground in australia. the scientists and torres were rescued by helicopter 20 days ago and put on an austrian icebreaker. their russian eyes parker became trapped in ice on christmas eve during a climate change expedition. this is the first time on dry land in three weeks. the u.s.-china france and austria all hell to rescue the passengers. it's still not known who will pick up the tab for the rescue. >>: >>george: what was southbound passing lucas valley road over to a half hours ago that a vehicle severed a power pole in still leaving about 295 customers of san leandro traffic backed up north bound beyond union city southbound traffic very heavy on all of the south bay freeways. worse on 280 and 85 and the men than into what is still jammed up in both directions this has become a very rough ride almost every day backing of between millbrae and redwood city. >>erica: taking a look at your afternoon high

andrew thomas is reporting from western australia. >>> in the most remote parts of australia are therld's highest-paid train drivers. it's lonely work, but pulling trains drivers earn upwards of $180,000 a year. >> their trains are three chronological terskilometers lo. >> it's not a physically hard job. the heat, the stress, you don't want to make a mistake. >> trade unions have stopped attempts to bring in cheaper foreign workers but one mining company is introducing computer-controlled driverless trains instead. >> computer crash, the technology is there, but it's not flawless and can it deal with rapidly changing conditions and changing information. >> for now drivers are still in the cab. given how visible iron ore trains are, it's not just them earning what seems incredible salaries. mines themselves are best accessed by air. thousands of trades men and women commute by perth, on train. and live between four and ten days at a time on site. even most qualified earned around $100,000 a year. >> money, that's it. >> that money has consequences. in those towns that are near mines,

and out of control bush fires raging in western australia threatening both lives and property and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fire brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas under urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. more than a dozen people have been injured and twenty three detained one of protest in spain's northern city of goes turned violent people were voicing their anger over higher rents and developers forcing out poor residents police resorted to rubber bullets after protesters torched rubbish bins and vandalized banks and shops the rally followed friday's clashes over corruption claims surrounding a new boulevard. senegalese authorities are to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a russian fishing vessel caught up in a weeklong diplomatic spat over the seizure of the trawler the ship with eighty two crewmembers on board was taken by force over reports of illegal fishing with no official explanation from car moscow has called it an act of piracy greenpeace stepped in and sided. with senegal

now out of control bushfire is raging in western australia are threatening both lives and properties and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fire brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. and also in a while the more than a dozen people have been injured introduce three detained with a protest in spain's northern city of burgas turned violent people were voicing their anger over high rents and developers forcing up poor residents police resorted to rubber bullets off the protesters torched rubbish bins and vandalized banks and shops the rally followed friday's clashes over corruption claims surrounding a new. nationalism seems to be on the up in japan with far right groups protesting against immigration and demanding a reinforced army as artie's election found out the angry rhetoric is forcing some difficult questions. it's become a tradition in japan when some foreign officials are subjected to verbal abuse on this particular occasion japanese nationalists made their feelings known

and out of control bushfire is raging in western australia threatening both lives and properties and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs and officials say far brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas and urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. even a dozen people have been injured and twenty three detained when a protest in spain's northern city of burgas turned violent people were voicing their anger over higher rents and developers forcing up or students and residents police resorted to rubber bullets after protesters towards rubbish bins and vandalized banks and shops the rally followed friday's clashes over corruption claims surrounding a new boot of odd. assemblies authorities to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a russian fishing vessel caught up in a week long diplomatic spat over the seizure of the trawler ship with eighty two crewmembers on board was taken by force over reports of illegal fishing but with no official explanation from dhaka moscow has called it an act of piracy greenpeace stepped in and s

and out of control bushfire in it is raging in western australia threatening both lives and property and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fire brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas and are urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. in spain tens of thousands of marched in build build. in favor of peace and human rights and officially though the rally was organized in support of jailed members of the it's all separatist group some demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the prisoners be moved to jails closer to their families is blamed for hundreds of killings during a four decade campaign for an independent boss on land. so. authorities are to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a russian fishing fishing vessel caught up in a weeklong diplomatic spat over the seizure of the trawler the ship with eighty two crewmembers on board was taken by force over reports of illegal fishing but with no official explanation from dakar a moscow is call has called it an act of piracy greenpeace stepped in and sided

bushfire is raging in western australia threatening both lives and properties an emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fabricates will be able to reach some remote areas urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. so they can ease of storage is or to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a russian fishing vessel caught up in a weeklong diplomatic spat over the seizure of the trawler the ship with eighty two crewmembers on board was taken by force reports of illegal fishing but with no official explanation from dhaka moscow has called it an act of piracy greenpeace stepped in and sided with senegal provoking russia to accuse the african countries government of acting on a tip off from the environmental group from russian diplomats are trying to steer the crisis towards a diplomatic solution to allow the crew to walk free. nationalism seems to be on the rise in japan with far right groups protesting against immigration and demanding a reinforced army and. you found out the angry rhetoric is forcing some difficult questions

well they've started a fighting fun through a farm a group of protein from a group in western australia and you make a very good point about the difficulty food genetically modified farmers they they have a right to enter a living a using a technology that's been approved by the government and i should say that we don't approve of the regulatory system we think the regulatory system is a failure and we in fact will not shout if the response will. from june cross it really is designed to protect the game industry but the gene fama can do more to stop contamination there and i bought zines and we'd like to see buffer zones established and that would do an enormous amount to stop in time and i should and in this particular instance we can all it would have made and more an enormous difference as well but poland flowers the other mind problem for can all it to can all up jane can all its non-game can all up and we know from research that that is enormously reduced by having reasonable buffer zone compliance as it stands australia is governed provides no legal protection for farmers against

and out of control bush fire is raging in western australia threatening both lives and properties and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fire brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas and are urging people to do whatever they can to protect their home. in spain tens of thousands marched in bilbao in favor of peace and human rights on officially though the rally was organized in support of jailed members of the separatist group some demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the prisoners be moved to jails closer to their families is blamed for for hundreds of killings during a four decade campaign for an independent boss homeland. nationalism seems to be on the up in japan with far right groups protesting against immigration and demanding a reinforced army and as. you found out the angry rhetoric is forcing some difficult questions. it's become a tradition in japan when some foreign officials are subjected to verbal abuse on this particular occasion japanese nationalists made their feelings known loud and clear to russia's foreign minister china

. >> he is strapped a go pro camera into a crab net off the coast of western australia. >> within momentshe stingray. look at those pictures. >> so cool. >> it is brutal under the ocean. >> coming up on "gym jimmy jimmy kimmle" actress amy adam. >> we appreciate your time. the news continues on line, twitter, phase book and all of your mobile devices. >> our next newscast is at 4:30 tomorrow morning. for la ofandhya and all of us have a good night. >> i may never swim again. >> i don't blame you. [ female announcer ] i like to mix things up a bit with grands mini pot pies. only four ingredients. and a few easy steps. weeknight dinner in a flash. and my family devours them. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this week so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. fix-o-flat. one of her passengers died. >> the person who's been charged in this is identified as being t

is raging in western australia threatening both lives and properties at least twenty seven homes have been destroyed so far an emergency warning has been issued over several towns officials say firefighters will be unable to reach some remote areas and they are people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. and nationalist voices are getting louder in japan far right groups are calling for a stronger country with a tougher immigration policy and beefed up army artie's alexy found out that the angry rhetoric is raising some difficult questions. it's become a tradition in japan when some foreign officials are subjected to verbal abuse on this particular occasion japanese nationalists made their feelings known loud and clear to russia's foreign minister china and south korea have also been in their crosshairs one for an island dispute the other for sending too many labor migrants to japan you know the latest protest korean workers were described as cockroaches which needed to be exterminated this man is one of those behind the nationalist wellies in japan he says he'd like to see

and out of control bush fire is raging in western australia threatening both lives and properties emergency warning has been issued for several areas officials say for many residents it's too late to leave their homes and are urging them to prepare to protect their houses it's thought the blaze could burn for several days. in spain tens of thousands of marched in favor of peace and human rights on officially though the rally was organized in support of jailed members of the separatist group some demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the prisoners be moved to jails closer to their families and is blamed for hundreds of killings during a four decade campaign for an independent boss homeland. senegalese authorities are to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a russian fish fish fish in vessel caught up in a weeklong diplomatic spat over the seizure of the trawler the ship with eighty two crewmembers on board was taken over by force. it was taken by force or reports of illegal fishing with no official explanation from dakar moscow has called it an act of piracy greenpeace s

the cleanup has begun in western australia after cyclone christine uprooted trees and caused power outages storm battered the west coast with winds. it later weakened as it moved inland and traveled south. it is hot in argentina. buenos aires has set a record for the warmest december. people are not happy about it. citizens are burning garbage to protest constant power outages. critics say failed energy policy has made it unprofitable to upgrade the power grid. further south it is bitterly cold. passengers onboard the stranded research ship spent the evening stamping out a landing area for helicopters after three ships failed to make it to the stranded ship. swiss banks have until today to join a u.s. disclosure program that cracks down on untapped assets abroad. at least 35 banks have signed on to avoid prosecution. the bigger banks like credit suisse are already under investigation. if you want to know what it is like to store something important or expensive at the credit suisse headquarters, you will have to go underground. >> the vault lays in the groundwater of zurich. 18 feet below

a great white shark hunt is about to get under way in the state of western australia.hey want to kill the great whites. to lower the number of fatal attacks off the coast. the controversial plan has many asking if killing the sharks will even work. jacob, the west coast, are we talking about perth, that whole area? >> reporter: the most westerly coast. australia will send it's on representatives to catch and kill sharks that are larger than three meters in length. to give you perspective, that means great whites that are longer than 9'10". i'm 6'7", that gives you about two meter comparison here. now this is the point of maturity for great white sharks. ththis say they're trying to reduce attacks. there have been seven fatal attacks off the coast. if you contrast that with the recorded history of shark attacks in queensland there have been 82 fatal cases. and they're really just trying to throw whatever they can to try and change things. >> the country--will it be successful? that's controversial plan. >> the great white sharks is an endangered species. if we're trying

an australian fisherman killed the first shark in a government organised culling program in western australia. the bull shark was caught 1km off sure. it was over 3 metres long. the government is reacting to seven fatal attacks on swimmers in three years. the controversial cull sparked protests from local residents. >> the u.n. released a report criticising qatar's legal system. the u.n. officials said judges lack independence and a number of cases. judicial decisions were ignored in the case of a shopping mall fire that killed 19 people, mostly children. those held responsible from prominent businessmen and members of the government. >> the u.n.'s highest court a ruling on one of latin america's big border disputes. at stake is 38,000 square kilometres of the pacific ocean that chile controls. peru claims it as r of their own. these are pictures of the decision happeneded down at the hague. we go live to the border between the two countries. an important decision. >> hello. a lot of anxiety in the court. this is the final part of the most northern city of chile, by the peruvian boarder, whic

andrew thomas reports in western australia. >> reporter: living in poverty.n one of the richest countries on earth. yet just down the road on land this an original community has rights over is fabulous wealth. >> they're exporting our country. they're digging a big hole in our country for their own personal benefits. this country benefits. the investors benefits. the government benefits, but the people on the land don't benefit. it's demoralizing. >> reporter: the resource the world can't seem to get enough of. this is what the whole operation is about. iron ore, a heavy red rock that is the key ingredient of steel. out here they're digging up 60 million tons of iron ore a year worth $8 billion. under australian law, even though the land is the government's traditional owners who have lived here for generations have rights and are entitled to compensation. the community wants 1%, $40 million a year. but they have been offered $4 million. >> we have not conceded going back to paying welfare and royalties. we know it won't be for the benefit of the community. w

scott murray strapped a camera to a net he dropped in the water off western australia. school of fish devouring the bait in seconds. the fish scattered after the crab appeared. moms later, the crab scattered as the stingray checked out the leftovers. the fish returned briefly but left when the stingray made another pass. end the shark comes, the stingray will get out of town. >> and when man comes they all considerry. food chain in action. >> the only news continues at 6:30 with the top story. >> including a beauty queen shooting, a former miss venezuela found gunned down and dead in a car with details about the crime. >>> a grow number of flu-related deaths in california and the latest in the bay area and your best bet at staying healthy this winter. >> >> from the traffic center, i am leyla gulen with the metering lights on, on the toll plaza but we have a lot to get to including a car fire and multiple vehicle accidents involving a big rig. all t isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep q

. >>> a plan to keep swimmers safe killing sharks near popular beaches happening in western australiahe government granting environmental exemption after six fatal attacks in the past two years. >>> a winter storm sweeping across the mid-atlantic and northeast as a bitter blast. a deep freeze now, heavy snow and windchills causing flight delays, cancellations and school closings. >>> mainstream media going to town on chris christie beating him like a pinata with a string of negative stories. the mayor of hoboken new jersey claimed held up funds pending an approval of a real estate project. >> she restated it's not fair. these things shouldn't be connected but they are. that's in the journal entry. >> you're saying actually said these shouldn't be connected but they are. >> yes. >> were those her exact words. >> that's what i recall, that's what i wrote at the time. i wrote the journal entry a few days after the meeting with her. >> i deny any suggestion made by mayor zimmer that there was ever any condition placed on the release of sandy funds by me. >> so the media having a field day

we report now from western australia. >> reporter: living in poverty, in one of the richest countriesearth. yet just down the road on land this aborinal community has rights over is fabulous wealth. >> they're exporting our country. for their own personal benefits. this company benefits, the investors benefit, the government benefits as well. but the people on the land don't benefit. it's demoralizing. >> reporter: under this sun-baked earth is a resource the world cannot get enough you have. this is what the whole operation is about, iron other, the red rock that is key ingredients of steel. out here mine something digging up 60 million tons of iron ore a year worth $8 billion. even though the land is the governments, traditional owners whose ancestors have lived here for generations have rights and are entitled to compensation. leaders of the anoriginal group wants $40 million a year. they have offered $4 million. >> we have not conceded to going back to the payment of welfare or cash royalties which what the corporation were pushing for because we know that won't be for the benefit

andrew thomas has more from the pilbara region in western australia. >> living in poverty in one of the richest countries on earth. down the road on land this aboriginal community has rights over has fabulous wealth. >> they are digging a big hole for their benefit. the company benefits, the shareholders benefits, investors and the government. but the people don't. it's demoralizing. >> under the earth is a resource the world can't get enough of. this is what the whole operation is about. iron ore. a heavy red rock that is the key ingredient of steel. out here fortescue mining is digging up 63,000 tonnes of iron ore worth $83 million. the traditional openers have rights and are entitled to examination. negotiations have broken down. leaders of the aboriginal group want a royalty of half a per cent, in line with what others pay elsewhere. that means around 43 million. fortescue offered $4 million. >> we have not conceded in going back to welfare or the payment of royalties which is what the corporation was pushing for. we know that that won't be for the benefit of the community. we don't

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we're told temps may reach 50 celsius in parts of western australia. that's 122 degrees fahrenheit. the scorching heat started december 27th. so far it set records at 34 different sites. >>> a bill to renew jobless benefits for more than 1 million long-term unemployed americans. the bill's first hurdle cleared with 60-37 vote. president obama applauded the move as an important step saying the three-month extension is for people out there actively looking for work and needed help. >> we make this promise for hardworking americans trying to get back on their feet. when times get tough, we are not a people who say you're on your own. we're people who believe we're in it together. we know but-for-the grace of god go i. >> on fox news network, great to see you. the president comes out to talk about unemployment benefits. he got what he was looking for in the senate. it passed. what's going to happen when it goes over to the house. >> probably it will not succeed. it will probably be voted down. this is a three-month extension of unemployment benefits that will cost us $6 billion. it's no

. >> what is christmas and new year like in perth, western australia - presumably sunny?ers and the beach. barbecue and beer and family. >> what do you think about standing in times square and the level of cold? >> it's a once in a life-time opportunity. we travelled 30 hours on an airplane. a few hours waiting is not bad. >> it's great to have you here. happy new year to you both and hope 2014. >> thank you, you to. >> thank you very much. >> happy new year to them and you. back to the studio. >> happy new year to you john terrett. we appreciate it. the count down is about to begin. let's listen in. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, is. 1. [ cheering ] [ cheering and applause ] [ ♪ music ] [ auld lang syne played ] >> happy new year to you. it's officially 2014 on the east coast of the united states after an incredible 2013.

scott strapped a camera to a net he dropped in the water off western australia and you can see in secondsol of fish devoured the bait. the fish scattered after the crash appeared. moments later the crab scattered at...a stingray checked it out the fish returned but they left when the stingray clearly hour up on the food chain made another pass. >> there it is. life itself, thed for chain right there. the way we clean.ange and free ourselves from the harshness of bleach. lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it kills 99.9% of germs and is family friendly. that's healthing. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is wednesday morning at 5:29. thank you for starting your day with us. >> we are getting a precipitation teaser. mike? >> not even an appetizer it is so little. a very small amount of moisture. it is a small area with a lot of moisture. that is why we have mist. you can see the cloud cover on live doppler 7 hd but no radar returns. you may have to use the wipers. there is that much moisture in th

. >>> a great white shark hunt is underway in western australia. they want to kill a number of great whites to lower the number of attacks. but some say the plan won't even work. this is pretty controversial stuff, isn't it. >> reporter: i mean, considering that the great white shark is an endangered species in australia, and it's about to send it's own representatives from the government officials to capture and shoot sharks larger than three meters in length. that's an adult shark. that means 9'0" as an example here. i'm 6'7", and just to give you an example. and females can grow to five meters. there have been seven fatal attacks off the coast. but if you compare that to the rest of australia there have been 82 fatal cases in queensland. so other parts of the country have this problem. the united states had the highest number of shark attacks, but there is almost no sense that this is going to reduce really the risk to human beings. >> so jacob, if there is no--nothing really to suggest that this is going to make folks safer, where is this happe

andrew thomas reports from the region in western australia. >> it's a menacing sight and more so when these vehicles don't have drivers. and the trucks of the latest high-tech components of the mining, industry and gps direct them and on board computers drive them 8 kilometers to within a few millimeters of where they are needed. there they wait their turn patiently. they work 24 hours, don't take breaks and they always drive at the most efficient speeds and don't rush corners, they hardly ever stop for maintenance. trucks are just part of the story. the mining, company says this new mine will be the most efficient in the world. >> the mines you see are world-class mines and well down in terms of this and gives us a lot of head room compared to other producers locally. >> reporter: and fire tail and cloud break they are put on trains and carried to port and emptied and then loaded on to ships to china. there it's made into steel. >> each ship is loaded with 180,000 tons of iron-ore and enough to make the steel three times over and one of the ships leave every 12 hours from this compan

this is western australia, my home state.in, what, three years or so. >> and authorities there insist they're putting people first here. director of research and conservation at the aquarium. explain this to us. does it work, not work, and is there cause or circumstance for killing sharks? >> no, basically, there isn't. there is no statistical evidence that culling sharks is going to do anything to reduce the number of shark incidents that happen. and they're so rare that even if it did, your ability to detect it statistically would be really low. >> so it's the jaws effect, isn't it? and this is my home state, you're an aussie. and you get a few shark attacks and everyone goes, sharks everywhere, do something. when, in fact, it is pretty rare. and you see this as a knee-jerk thing. >> it's funny you mentioned jaws, because it's just like the scene when they go out to get the monster. and it's an equally dated approach. there are much better ways with ariel patrols and spotting towerses and judicious beach closures that will

are burning out of control in western australia as the country races for searing temperatures.a heat wave began at the end of december and continues through much of the country, smashing records and being described as a highly significant event by the bureau of meteorology. northwestern australia is a in temperatures of 50 degrees on thursday. the indian diplomat in the center of [indiscernible] he was arrested last month, accused of the sub fraud and -- accused of visa fraud and paying her maid less than minimum wage. we have more pressure coming on to the reserve bank of india to raise interest rates. policy makers may hold off depending on the inflation numbers later today. what are we looking for? >> there is some good news coming. remember that the indian rupee had been pegged as [indiscernible] as long -- as well as some of its emerging market peers. investors has started pulling currenciesthe five to my trekking cues from the u.s. fed and the repurchase program late in december and early in january. what has happened now come and the current account deficit, about $5.2 b