shanghai with a heat advisory at 47 degrees. to north america, we have a couple of storms to talk about. let me start off with this one moving towards the leeward islands. that's a tropical storm watch. it could make a few landfalls as it maintains intensity as a tropical storm status. this is on the baja peninsula and still do watch out for the heavy rain to move here. severe weather will be moving into the great lakes region today. los angeles up to 35 degrees. well above average. here's the extended forecast. >> that's all for this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. # and waterfront dives of oakland to become the most popular novelist and short-story writer of his day, with such internationally famous works as "call of the wild," "white fang," and "the sea wolf." but along with his books and stories, he was also widely known for his personal exploits. you see, he was an honest-to-goodness celebrity, an adventurer, a rascal, a colorful and controversial personality.

these include an area in shanghai's p unong district. the officials did not give out details on when and how those zones will be set up. however, they said once the plan is implemented, it will make easier for foreign firms to invest in china. concerns have been mounting about china's economic outlook. this is due to the country's sluggish exports stemming from the advance against major currencies. foreign investments in china have also been sluggish. the chinese authorities aim to boost the economy by societying up these pilot-free trade zones. u.s. stock prices ended higher on wednesday. for more on the japanese markets, let's go to the tokyo stock exchange. >> let's have a look at the broader topics is also lower by 0.26%. investors seem to be cautious ahead of friday's key jobs reports. let's move onto currency starting with euro-yen. that's compared to the 130 level at around the same time on wednesday. market player saw the euro due to the situation in portugal and finance minister both resigned. this is casting doubts over portuga

shanghai with a high of 38. you are going to be seeing afternoon thunderstorms pop up here. but, wow, look at that, about 10 degrees higher than down here towards manila, where we're seeing 29 on wednesday. now, let's look over towards the americas, what's going on here? well, the severe weather spot is right there in the center of the screen. it is this large area of thunderstorms pushing out there from kansas into oklahoma, extending out through arkansas and missouri. expecting about 40, 80 millimeters of rainfall with this going through your day on tuesday into wednesday. before it starts to weaken out, as it moves into kentucky and tennessee, pushing off there towards the east. so that's the good news. it does look like the worst of this is starting to get over with as it pushes off there. but then, we have this cold front pushing in out of canada. and that's going to trigger up some thunderstorms into the western great lakes over towards chicago as well. you have flying plans out of o'hare, keep an eye on that, especially by wednesday evening. you have the daytime heati

. >> 24 million people live in shanghai. the local dialect is struggling to survive. >> do you speak shanghai nese? >> no,i don't. my son was born in shanghai, but doesn't speak it. >> i don't speak it well. >> china is said to have 130 languages including dialects and languages of ethnic minorities. about 40 years ago, the goal designated mandarin as the nation's official language. school education raised the number of people who speak chinese to 60%. the number of young people who can speak the language of their own region is falling sharply. >> some buses have started to announce both in mandarin and shanghai nese dialect. it has been received well, particularly among the elderly users. city authorities are also considering using the dialect in the subway system. >> translator: i was born in shanghai. i appreciate the shanghai nese announcement. >> translator: the city has too few localized services like the announcements. i want more services like this to make sure that the shanghai dialect won't be lost. >> another effo

quite hot in shanghai. heat warnings in place. 36 degrees for the high on friday. that could go down by 5 degrees into your saturday and up to 28 degrees in seoul. right in north america, a pool of moisture is surging in from the south with quite heavy rain and hisk of hail and thunderstorms and isolated tornados. back behind me is dry. on your independence day thursday looking quite dry in the northeast coast. nice conditions to enjoy fireworks tonight. across the west, we may see patches of thundershowers across the west, but mostly dry on the coast. speaking of the heavy rain across the east, the ground is already saturated. however still 100 millimeters or more is possible. flooding and particularly flash flood is going to be a major risk across the southeast coast. temperatures will be high and boston amazingly is 37 degrees for you. more than 10 degrees higher than sammy, but across the west is 32 in sacramento, 10 degrees more than what we saw on thursday. here's the extended forecast. . >>> that's all for this edition of news line. thank you very much for j

that, drought conditions are going to be continuing for places across central china. 39 degrees in shanghai. 36 in chongqing once again strong sunshine here. all right. on into america, we're talking about hawaii, in fact, flossie is another tropical storm we have here heading towards hawaii. it's not expected to become a hurricane and there aren't any watches or warnings, but if you're in the vicinity know the wind and waves are really going to be increased here over the weekend. let's go now to europe to see what's going on. it's quite a split in the weather out west. it's going to be wet and cooler, i'm afraid. then we have the severe area of storms. we get the hot and cooler air masses colliding and can result in storms. and the heat is going to prevail from the southeast and south all the way up towards, well, just south of scandinavia in fact. you're going to see temperatures improving in places like berlin, warsaw up to 30 sdegrees as wel. 35 for vienna. here is your extended forecast. >>> and to end this edition of "newsline," four singers from the u.s. who are continuing a legacy t

i want to point out shanghai here on our temperature chart, 38 degrees and bright sunshine. that's going to feel very intense indeed, but you're tapping into some of those showers a little further north in seoul. on into the americas. more rain here spread out across the eastern third of the united states. a lot of heavy rain. that's going to be the main concern here. but you'll also see gusts up to about 90 kilometers an hour. further towards the north along the u.s./canada border, we have the low moving through onontari. and more wet weather out here towards the southwest. we've been talking about flash flooding happening in nevada as well as in arizona. the suburbs of phoenix we were talking about very dramatic rescue there of people being air lifted out of their vehicle that got submerged in waters. well, things are going to be wet here into your monday as well. temperaturewise staying hot in the center of the continent. denver down through houston in the mid-30s there. little cooler up towards the northeast, new york tapping into some of those thunderstorms, 27 degrees.

the temperatures are rising almost up to 40 degrees in shanghai. 36 degrees in fukuoko. sudden weather changes. north america, the eastern half is looking quite misty. it has been an ongoing swigs here. we are still likely to see more bad weather due to this cold front stretching all the way into new england. into tomorrow, on wednesday, we'll see the system move toward the east hitting the atlantic coast and into southeastern corner of the country. the temperatures are still very high in oklahoma city at 33 degrees. houston, at 36. los angeles, 27, quite nice but the atmosphere is very unstable. we have a report of about 7,000 lightnings reported yesterday. now, here to europe, the midsection is clear and fine. the northwestern russia is wet and windy. we have a system moving into the atlantic. that is bringing the temperatures down. numerous thunderstorms have been reported and that's likely to continue. we a red alert in western germany for thunderstorms. 29 degrees. we are looking at the same digits here at 29. some of the midsections are soring into the. that's goin

north of that things are on the hot side across chongqing, shanghai, 37 and 38 for you. northeastern china, on the other hand, some areas could see about 100 millimeters of rainfall going into tuesday. even out towards wednesday, even seoul will be seeing some showers, it's the stationary boundary, the same one bringing the flooding rains across much of northern japan. et cetera let's look at the americas, we have the monsoonal flow coming in off the pacific here and that's been triggering the showers much of the southwest. right now we have this disturbance there into the plains, coming off the central rockies. in portions of kansas, oklahoma, you could see 48 millimeters of rainfall as it pushes through. pushing to the east, we have this high pressure in the great lakes and then a low pressure moving out through ontario and quebec. now the high pressure is the big story with this. we are seeing the rain showers, the thunderstorms ahead of it. but what it did, it's bringing in the cooler air from the north. and northern minnesota, during the early morning hours on monda

in big cities like shanghai, change is especially visible. have just one child. they doubt whether their son will be able to look after them when they are old. >> we have to look out for ourselves. of course i'm concerned how it will be, but we do not know, especially as china was changing at the moment. >> demographic change is also shifting attitudes towards family. yet at the same time, alternatives like retirement homes are out of the question for many. >> people feel they are being abandoned by their children and relatives. retirement homes are normal in other countries, but we are not ready for them in china. many people simply cannot afford a good retirement home. >> and so the question remains unresolved of who will look after china's aging population. political, economic, and social challenges lie ahead. >> we will be right back. stay with us. >> welcome back. >> thanks so much for staying with us. a new law comes into effect in germany next month, guaranteeing every parent the right to a place in day care for children under the age of three. that was lo

bright sunshine in shanghai, 39 degrees here. you'll see a lot of areas hitting the 40 degree mark or beyond. that is causing yet another different kind of problem here in eastern asia. on we go into the americas and thunderstorms for you in the deep south. through the southeastern quarter of the united states, you'll see plenty of thunderstorm action, hail the size of ping pong balls possible as well as gusty winds. up towards the north, another storm system also capable of bringing pretty severe nasty storms. this will be pushing through central canada and the front moving through the northern plains into the upper midwest. dry cooler conditions and quite pleasant here in that northeastern corridor. in the other side of the jet stream it stays hot and also you have the threat of flash flooding, the monsoonal flow in the southwest and potential for flash floods here. the heat as well will be pretty unbearable in some areas. 41 degrees in phoenix and the next few days are going to be around about that, very hot indeed. even seatt

shanghai, the highs have been over 38 degrees over the past several days. your high could be 35 degrees today as well as yamaguchi prefecture as well. so drink plenty of water and take extra precautions against heat stroke. now, to the north of it, where hot air is colliding with warmer air, excuse me, cool air, we are seeing quite heavy rain from southwestern china through northeastern china, the korean peninsula as well as the western flank of japan. so heavy rain will raise the risk of flooding. across north america, there are two areas of severe weather. one is in the northern half of the plains. actually one tornado has been reported in south dakota with hail the size of a golf ball. the system is expected to head towards the south affecting the kansas area on wednesday. and another area can be found across the mid-mississippi river valley and surrounding areas. the greater risk could be damaging winds as well as lightning. the system will also head towards the southeast. now, towards the west, looking quite dry, and no monsoonal showers for the southw

chongqing 40 on friday, 39 in shanghai and 34 here in fukuoka. in tokyo, 31 degrees. back to the heat and humidity after that cool wet spell we had in the middle of the week. all right. we'll head on into the americas where you're going to be seeing more thunderstorms. and if i pull back this cloud, you'll see where the rain is. this is going to be particularly heavy for places like kansas down into oklahoma. you can see a real threat of flash flooding, thunderstorms spreading up in towards the great lakes region as well. could be a little bit on the severe side. it is going to be dry and cooler, but sunshine there as well up towards the northeast and to the northwest is where you're going to be finding most of that heat. 27 degrees in seattle. getting up to 42 in las vegas. all right. let's go now to south america to southern brazil where i want to talk about a very strange phenomenon. some places seeing snow for the first time in 38 years. this is pretty unusual thing to see. it is of course the winter in the southern hemisphere. however, this is the heaviest snow t

take a look at shanghai. 38 degrees, well above your average, with plenty of sunshine there. now to the americas. we are looking at chantal, a tropical storm system. it looks like it's going maintain its intensity as a tropical storm. and it is already bringing hurricane-force winds. so we do have hurricane watches posted in some of the countries, especially espanolia. looks like it will be tracking towards the countries and into florida peninsula. talking about the east coast, we're seeing lots of rain and severe thunderstorms. we have several reports of tornadoes already falling from this phenomenon. to the temperatures, as we see, death valley reaching 48 degrees, quite hot there, or sizzling willing hot. some people are actually -- they know how to cool off, especially in new york. let me show you a picture coming up from there. some new yorkers are escaping from the blistering heat at this newly opened bar called minus 5. the temperature remains minus 5 degrees celsius. everything here made out of ice, including the bar, glasses ask tables. the admission fee is 20 u.s. d

with thunderstorms in bangkok and then we have this intense sunshine across chongqing as well as in shanghai. 38 degrees, strong sunshine and 35 for beijing. meanwhile, it's going to be raining in seoul as well as tokyo. and as i mentioned, temperatures coming down here across many portions of japan, 26 degrees in tokyo, but by thursday we'll be returning to that muggy heat once again. on into the americas and severe storms are erupting today right along this cold front with stretches from the northeast down through the midwest and close up into the central plains. you can see problems with flooding here in portions of missouri, arkansas, as well as in kansas. some large hail, strong gusts too in those storms. and it looks like much of the atlantic seaboard here is going to be very wet as well. rain just clinging and thunderstorms as well from new england right down through into florida. the southwest is expecting some more rain too. we've got that monsoonal flow filtering in and bringing you showers here. some of them could be short-time heavy showers leading to flooding, flash flooding her

temperatures are scorching hot at 40 degrees in chongqing, do stay hydrated and shanghai at 39 degrees. moving over to north america, we've got a cold front that's still hugging the coastal line. so here across the area, thunderstorms, new brunswick and new england these areas will find 100 millimeters of additional rainfall. due to this cold front severe weather is possible. we have three tornado touchdowns reported in the midsection of this country. so this is still capable of spawning these tornadoes. we're looking at 20s in bismarck and in winnipeg. these are mid-september temperatures and the morning low will be in the single digits. i'll leave you now for the extended forecast. >>> one more story to share with you before we go. people in osaka, western japan, have taken part in one of japan's top three summer festivals. about 3,000 people paraded from the osaka tenmangu shrine. the tenjin matsuri festival. the deity appears at this time every year. more than 10,000 festival goers boarded boats fitted with their own portable shrines. they sailed up an down a river that flows throu

and shanghai, especially in eastern and central china, high pressure has been dominating here and the temperatures have been reflecting that. some areas could be feeling like it gets into the 40s. now let's look over towards the americas, what's going on here. right now it's a frontal area pushing through the western great lakes towards the east. that is already bringing some thunderstorms. the same front even brought a tornado report into the dakotas. really sparking off the wet weather here. farther to the south we have another low pressure area that brought the severe weather across the central plains earlier in the week. it is bringing thunderstorms out here, not too uncommon to see tornadoes or thunderstorms there into the florida peninsula. speaking of tornadoes, a water spout off the coast of tampa. it is not too uncommon to see these here as well. especially water spouts, the one that stayed off the coastline within the tropical systems, used to work out into jacksonville florida as well. it does look like the threat will linger here. that one was taken here on tuesday. good n

temperatures are quite seasonal in shanghai once again. 39 for you with abundance of sunshine. tokyo the upper 20s, relief from the heat. beachgoers and surfers in hawaii could be surprised at the higher surf. a tropical storm is approaching the hawaii islands and it could hit the islands by monday local time. so high surf, stronger gusts and quite heavy rain are likely to pound this area. tropical storm could hit the islands which is quite rare but not unheard of in 1992 a hurricane hit the island. now so quite severe weather is likely to happen across this area. so watch out for that. now further out towards the east we have a rainstorm across the eastern parts of the u.s. and up towards southeastern canada. lots of rain has caused flash floods as well as lots of thundershowers. monday things will be clearing up. windy conditions in the great lakes region will be clearing by the first day of the work week. but severe weather is expected tonight over oklahoma and the southern half of kansas on your monday. monsoonal rain could lead to flash flood across the desert southwest. t

shanghai is reaching 39 degrees, quite a dangerous level. even western japan is in the wake of that. kyoto where the gion festival is held, 35 degrees until friday, but take a look at hangzhou, the 40s to friday. do stay hydrated. let's look at the americas where the cold front is sagging all the way to the south. due to the tropical moisture from the south. thunderstorms are active across the southeast. this one actually could spawn tornadoes. we have a tornado watch in southern manitoba as we speak. flash floods are also still posted, risk is actually posted in a wide range in the southwest and down to new mexico due to the moisture surging from the bay of california. it's quite hot. still that heat dome across the pacific northwest, but cooler and dry across the great lakes region. and that includes chicago, toronto, looking at nice temperature, but houston's reaching up to 37 degrees and phoenix, 41, las vegas in the 40s, too. let's move over to europe. we have atlantic system moving into the british isles. this will bring you showers on

already at 38 in shanghai. so heat advisories and warning in this region. tokyo looking at 32 with sunny spells. but into the afternoon and evening hours, showers and heavy rain will be possible. heavy rain is also possible in southern california here in north america. the eastern half of the continent, looking at a messy situation. severe thunderstorms across this area into the lower mississippi valley. but starting tomorrow tuesday. this is going to be do with foc here. this could be spawning tornadoes. this is going to be an ongoing situation with flash flood warnings and watches posted across california and into new mexico and that includes the four corners region as well. north of that, we have a heat dome that's preventing things from cooling down. take a look at that. sizzling hot, please stay hydrated if you are going to be out and about. we have a spinning cloud system as you can see. gale force winds reported yesterday. that's going to be continuing across the area. and towards the atlantic, we have a system moving into the british isles. so final