frontier in. ten twenty. twenty one years ago britain returned hong kong to chinese rule on the basis of an agreement that would guarantee its rights and freedoms for at least fifty years now pro-democracy campaigners charge that china hasn't lived up to its commitments my guest this week here in hong kong is horace chong vice president of the largest probating party and a member of the city government's executive council will he stand up for the rights of people here or allow china to curtail the. chorister welcome to concerts and thank you last year the beijing government made it crystal clear that it no longer feels bound by the joint declaration it signed with britain in one thousand nine hundred eighty four why didn't you stand up for the rights of the people of hong kong when they said that. i found the officer push a position that are after signing detroit decoration hong kong has been returned to china and then the hardcore fans will be internal affairs of our home country but there's a binding international agreement which china signed and these rights and freedoms are supposed to

dramatically reducing travel times it cuts the journey from hong kong to shands and across the border from one hour to fourteen minutes a journey from hong kong to beijing via joe was twenty four hours the express trail will reduce that to around nine hours sarah clarke reports from hong kong. it's three years behind sched jewel and three billion dollars over budget the hong kong china high speed rail link is now officially open. the city's chief executive kerry lamb was joined by the governor guandong declaring the mega project a bright light on china's calling card so as they fight so if further perfect this transport system and promotes cultural economic and social exchanges between hong kong and china the express train links hong kong to forty four mainland cities it's hard travel times delivering passengers to go on joe in less than an hour he moves all through the integrate hong kong and macau into the overall development plan of china but the project has been shrouded in controversy hong kong's legislative council passed a bill to allow joint immigration checkpoints in t

time since the british handover to china twenty one years ago that hong kong's government has taken such a step against the democratic process critics fear it sets a dangerous precedent authorities in hong kong have ordered the national party to cease all of its operations immediately now the party that's led by twenty eight year old in the chant it calls for independence from china. the. the government in hong kong said it had decided to ban the national party because it was a threat to security announcing the move hong kong secretary for security described the group as extremist it has also make it very clear that it will make use of all means to achieve this goal. and this includes the option of using force. is also used terms of the revolution. the young leader of the party twenty eight year old andy chan predicted the crackdown at a meeting of foreign correspondents in hong kong last month due to the nature of how the chinese public and machine works the national party it was instantly demonize as some sort of extremist group due to the single word independence. chan denies acc

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bringing fierce winds to hong kong and destruction to the philippines. >>> we're live from cnn's world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. our top stories, two massive storms causing serious problems simultaneously but have a world apart. monster typhoon mangkhut is bearing down on china after leaving a trail of destruction in the philippines. we'll have more on that story in a moment, but we'll start here in the united states. florence was just downgraded to a tropical depression. it may be weakening and moving away from the carolina coast, but the danger is far from over. this storm has already killed 13 people. and officials warn the massive flooding could just be getting started. florence is dumping enormous amounts of rain as it moves inland. and all of that water is pushing rivers to record levels. the city of jacksonville, north carolina, is warning people who evacuated their homes ahead of florence to stay away for now. widespread power outages, impassable r

foreign ministry has acknowledged the opposition's win. hong kong has banned a pro independence political party saying it's a threat to national security and means anyone who runs or supports the hong kong national party can be fined or jailed the first time a political organization has been outlawed since britain handed the territory back to chinese rule in one thousand nine hundred seventy. a second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh the allegations in the new yorker magazine go back to cavanaugh's time at yale university has denied the allegations. are thousands of people have been attending funerals in our verse for those killed in saturday's attack on a military parade cabinet ministers and provincial officials from who's a stand province there iran has declared a day of mourning for the twenty five victims many of those killed were revolutionary guards but others include a child and a journalist iran's president has accused the u.s. of helping support those who carried out the attack an accusa

battering hong kong with gale force winds and torrential rain more than half a million people have been evacuated across several chinese cities as they brace for impact also coming up the marathon world record isn't smashed in berlin as kenya's. finishes the race in just two hours one minute and thirty nine seconds. next peiser it's good to have you with us a russian antigovernment activist who was jailed earlier this year for protesting at the world cup final has been brought to berlin for medical treatment. was flown to the german capital after a suspected poisoning the member of the pussy riot punk group fell ill after a court hearing is wife not just a token says it may have been attempted murder is being treated at the hospital friends describe his situation as serious. joining us is correspondent nina hauser who is outside the shallots a hospital in the heart of berlin nina what more do we know about charter varity love has the hospital said anything about his condition the hospital and hasn't commented yet we're hearing that the doctors will probably make a comment on monday but

platform files for its hong kong ipo. tencent is among the big investors. this is bloomberg markets: asia. >> if you are still enjoying a cold beverage, have another one. u.s. futures slightly higher, kospi index pointing to the upside. slightly lower on gdp, inflation seems to be the sticking point. 2.8%. the revised print came out early this morning. in terms of what else is going on, we are calling it the world's most boring central-bank. no expectations of a move on the 1.5% record low. lots of headwinds. in terms of how the markets are trading, a little outside when it comes to taiwan trading, a pretty muted mixed session. take a look at what else we are watching on the markets, sophie? sophie: we are seeing china atv futures nudge up slightly higher after a five-day decline for chinese onshore stocks. in hong kong, the spotlight is going to be on the hong kong dollar as it continues to trade at the weak end. some expected to intensify intervention efforts after spending $400 billion last month to shore up the currency. yip says that was just a rehearsal given the absence of dollars

southern china battering hong kong and guangdong province with gale force winds and torrential rain the superstorm has already caused major destruction in the philippines authorities there say dozens are feared dead in flooding landslides and collapsed buildings. nature lashes the coast of hong kong with full force and these people got to witness it first hand. as hong kong issued a maximum alert for typhoon my good the territories government warned people to prepare for the worst. storm surges were expected to raise water levels by up to four meters. hundreds of residents have been evacuated to shelters while others hope to ride it out. almost all flights in and out of the city's airport have been cancelled so for anyone who hopes to leave hong kong before the storm there was little option but to keep out of harm's way and stay put. this is that sound i didn't expect to get caught up in a typhoon when i booked a trip to hong kong. i've had to scrap all my sightseeing plans i can't go out the subways closed buses have stopped running and there's no ferry service at all. of the west the

: asia. >> our top stories, a trail of damage that heads into china but hong kong markets will open and gambling is back. asia specific stocks face pressure after president trump's threats.riffs let's take a check at markets closing. u.s. stocks were directionless. -- we sawas the s&p 500 managed to hold on to slight gains. still in the green for the rest of the week. financials led the gains and energy stocks were up. oil gained ground for a third week. iranian sanctions taking a bite out of the oil market. asare on hurricane watch tropical depression florence is hitting the carolinas. here is sophie. sophie: we are taking stock on the damage left by the typhoon that barreled through the region. there is damage from low-lying flooding. work in honging to kong but there is debris in the streets. hong kong is trying to back to normal. stock trading will continue per usual. precautions are being taken. schools are still closed today. let's look at how we are shaping up across the markets. stocks are falling for the first day in three. trey concerns are not dampening the mood in sydney

election but he's right the head coach has all of the opposition campaign. and why hong kong's new high speed rail link to the rest of china is provoking process despite ongoing johnny tines. hello again it's good to have you back well this hour we are going to start in. we did have some clouds pushing through sydney but over the next few days temperatures are going to be dropping particularly down here across much of the south first of all a sunny day across much of the area here on sunday brisbane a few clouds pushing out towards the east sydney eighteen up to the north darwin is going to be a warm on at about thirty four degrees there but as we go towards the beginning of the week we're going to notice that temper start to moderate just a little bit with adelaide seeing about seventeen degrees there over towards new zealand so temperatures are going to be dropping over the next few days a minute show you what's going to be happening we still have a messy scenario here in terms of rain and clouds but notice christ church on sunday sixteen degrees for you that is about average for this

customers lined up outside the tech giant stores in hong kong and beijing to get their hands on the new series but how is it being affected by the ongoing trait spat between the u.s. and china. the i phone customers standing here don't care about trade disputes but there were less of them waiting for the doors to open in hong kong and beijing than during previous releases those that didn't wait came for the improvements like the i phone ten s macs with the super sized six point five inch screen. which is a. i used i phone five i phone six i phone seven and i phone ten the new i phone has got the jewel sim cards function and the screen is bigger those of the only things i care about. that. china is the largest overseas market for apple six point five million chinese consumers reportedly ordered an i phone ten s. although i phones are not affected by the u.s. china tit for tat tariffs would die hard i phone fans the high prices and trade route wouldn't stop them anyway. u.s. life insurance provider john hancock now makes new customers wear a health monitoring armband that the insurer

in moscow. typhoon mangled makes landfall in china battering hong kong with gale force winds and torrential rain more than half a million people have been evacuated across several chinese cities as they brace for impact. also coming up the marathon world record smashed in berlin as candy is. finishes the race in just two hours one minute and thirty nine seconds. spicer it's good to have you with us a russian anti-government activists who was jailed earlier this year for protesting at the world cup final has been flown to germany for medical treatment just. three days ago and is now in berlin reported jared reid has more for us jared what can you tell us about what it what has been happening well vincy love is more snoring for being a prominent activist in russia and he's part of this famous. a protest group called pussy riot which as we know over the past six or so years have said very famous demonstrations out of upset the kremlin now as you mentioned he's very on will he he fell ill this week with what's being described as a mystery illness he had trouble seeing speaking and mo

60 hong kong dollars to 72 hong kong dollars. we have been told it was going to be at the upper half of the range and investors are really liking this deal. i think it is after these recent numbers that are really great. >> especially when they are trading very well. that doesn't necessarily mean it is a bad thing. the first day of trading is going to be more stable. that is justifiable for institution investors. what about the backers, there are some big names here? >> we have also heard that lifestyle chairman has put in their own money as a significant investor in the deal. it is showing if it is good enough for tyco, it is good enough for a lot of investors. david: what look at the prophets, the revenue, how much they are burning cash, what is the initial focus that investors will be zeroed in on? >> you should be zeroed it -- you should look at all of the above. clearly they are not making a profit right now. revenue is not high. -- it showsted by but it ists has rose not a very big improvement for the company. the company said they are not keen to expand. investors ay give

people. to blow by. blow hot anger in hong kong over a new bullet train we'll tell you why china is being blamed. and going to the movies again in yemen how some young people are reviving the culture despite the war. alone iran is blaming gunmen backed by saudi arabia for attacking a military parade at least twenty four people were killed and more than sixty injured during the annual event commemorating the start of the iran iraq war it happened in the southern city of avarice which is about one hundred fifty kilometers from the iraqi border the area has seen arab separatists attack oil pipelines in the past i have as is also one of several cities where they have been large anti-government protests in recent months dosage of body reports from. chaos and panic in the city of atlanta in southern iran as an unprecedented scene unfolds during a military parade. unidentified gunmen opened fire your parade at the start of sacred defense week it commemorates iranians who died during the eight year war with iraq in the one nine hundred eighty s. . while the wounded were being treated people

al jazeera. and. even bigger waves ahead a huge storm surge two in hong kong as typhoon court pushes the city to its highest alert. hello and welcome i'm peter double you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also ahead the death toll expected to rise and many lives to rebuild in the philippines after the typhoon wrecked homes there and leaves many towns cut off. deadlock broken in iraq has its parliament finally elects a new speaker. also ahead on the lazy is attempting to revive a language spoken fluently by only three thousand people. the storm that's already left twenty five people dead in the philippines is now threatening hong kong with huge waves the city is in complete shutdown with the highest alert level in place that's a typhoon ten signal in the next few hours a storm surge bringing waves several meters above high tides expected typhoon man court has blown down cranes and shattered windows in high rise buildings across the city many main roads have been blocked as dozens of trees fall in with winds of up to two hundred ten kilometers per ho

or why they are there. the opening of hong kong's first high speed rail link to the rest of china has been greeted by protests for democracy democracy groups are angry that passengers will have their documents stamped by chinese immigration offices and be subject to chinese law while travelling across hong kong express rail link will connect hong kong with shan's and wang joe and give travelers access to forty four mainland stations on the high speed network dramatically reducing travel times it cuts the journey from ongoing to shands in across the border from one hour to fourteen minutes the journey from hong kong to beijing via joe was twenty four hours the new express rail will reduce that to around nine hours but critics say it's still longer and more expensive than flying sarah clarke reports from hong kong. it's three years behind sched jewel and three billion dollars over budget the hong kong china high speed rail link is now officially open carry. the city's chief executive kerry lamb was joined by the governor guandong declaring the megaproject a bright light on china's calli

least two people after battering the philippines, hong kong and macau. weekendem has but forecast the bring heavy rain and strong wind through tuesday. at least 69 people were killed in the philippines. 40 still missing. on the eastern seaboard of the united states, torrential rain from hurricane florence is forcing hydroelectric dam operators to run generators at full speed to open floodgates that have not been used in more than 20 years. the tennessee valley authority begin increasing output to make room in reservoirs. duke energy has been doing the same in north and south carolina. reservoirs were already at seasonal highs. global news 24 hours a day on air and on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm paul allen. david: coming up, more on tosident moon's trip pyongyang and why it would be a make or break trip for him. rishaad: we look at the chief of north korea and the deteriorating relationship between the u.s. and china. we will look at that with eric. yvonne: if you have any questions for our guests, go to tv and click

hong kong authorizes authorities formally banned a political organization the hong kong national party led by any chance promotes independence from china the government says it is a threat to national security how far away is hong kong from direct rule by beijing . and we visit the beethoven fast and bog one of the highlights of peace commissioned by d.w. and performed by german and indian musicians. i'm brian thomas a very. warm welcome to the show we start here in berlin where chancellor all america has apologized for being out of touch with voters now that after leading members of her coalition became embroiled in a dispute over how to handle her controversy or domestic intelligence chief the decision to move into a higher paid position in the interior ministry met with a huge backlash the coalition has since walked back his pay raise and now america was trying to repair the damage just a month ago the punters lined up outside the chancellor's office for open day the chancellor they experienced was down to earth and approachable but this sense of connection sometimes gets lost somet

look at how that could impact markets. garfield reynolds joining us in hong kong. do you think china provided enough clarity? >> it is looking that way. there was an understandable drop at the open, which came online in shanghai and shenzhen. only 0.9% at the most. they are waiting also to discover what they get out of that. investors look like they are not about to give up on last week's rally. kongps what we saw in hong was more of a locally driven issue. we were asking the question, will it be enough to sustain the rally we saw last week. we are down. why is it that hong kong seems to be pricing in bad news everywhere, including possibly a bad harvest of beans or something. this is what happens when liquidity gets withdrawn. that has happened for a long time. hong kong was pumping in the liquidity to stop the hong kong dollar from going past the 7.85 barrier. inevitably that turned around a bit slower than it perhaps should have when you consider that the pboc said it was time for the yuan to stop falling. they are also both closely tied to the u.s. dollar. with that liquidity bei

haidi: 9:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am haidi stroud-watts. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ haidi: investors countdown to the new tariffs, also said to be threatening action against japan. asia-pacific markets had for a seventh straight decline in the biggest weekly drop since march. slumped-market stocks as fear of contagion spreads throughout the developing world. i am tom mackenzie in beijing. how will china respond to a new blow from washington? we examine the possibilities as the trade standoff heats up. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." haidi: for all the reasons mentioned, that collapse continuing. asian markets in a bad mood. take a look at how we are tracking market starting to joining trading. semiconductors, worries demand is falling in that sector. that is playing out and korean stocks and taipei, singapore .5% lower. a little upside from malaysian stocks. it is the countdown to escalation. new tariffsg for from the u.s. at a maximum 25% on $200 billion worth of imported goods. dhe public consultation perio expires at midnight. every indication president trump order f

. looking at positivity from japan, positivity for hong kong, as well. .1%. the nikkei gaining ground. china under a bit of pressure. let's look at what companies are doing on here. it is a situation where we have banks in the crosshairs as to what they do next with the base rate going up in line with the fed by the hong kong monetary authority, and do they move their primary? hsbc has a news conference coming up in an hour and they could be announcing a change. has certainly not gone out that well carried 15% down on the back of the retail side of this, which was under subscribed. that is on the way down. we are talking to the ceo in under half an hour. stephen engle's down at the exchange. it does put pressure on mortgage holders and so far, a little , butmmittal for shire moving in other directions seek assets and henderson lined. giving you a taste of what is going on in hong kong. >> lots to look ahead to. in the meantime, the first word news with paul allen joining us from sydney. china denies attempting to interfere in the midterm elections, dismissing claims as nonsense. presi

journey time from hong kong to beijing from 24 hours to nine. so why are some not happy? benjohnson, the ben johnson, the fastest man benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clea n disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games and i'm happy justice is clean going into the games and i'm happyjustice is served. it's a simple fact this morning these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which can preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde has crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. iran's president, hassan rouhani, has accused us—backed gulf states of supporting the groups behind

could mean. as more political party has been officially banned in hong kong raising questions about rights and status in the territory governments accuse the group of threatening national security sarah clarke reports . he's the leader of hong kong's national party it's a small group promoting independence from china but the government has deemed it a threat to national security the party is now banned in hong kong. what the agenda of the hump on national party. aims to is. in strict contravention to the basic law the national party also. spreads hatred and discrimination against maine and. the police made the initial recommendation the government agreed but the party later says he doesn't advocate violence and made this statement at the city's foreign correspondents club in august due to the nature of how the chinese propaganda machine works the national party was instantly demonized as some sort of extremist group due to this single word independence in reality what the national party is chasing after is no different from what many homeowners wish for the dream of democracy the de

come on the program britain expresses concern as hong kong bans a pro independence political party for the first time she was handed back twenty one years ago. and i'll tell you why one of the biggest prizes in the arts well the turner prize is being praised as the most political exhibition in its history. hello welcome to another look at the international forecast the weather is set fire across southern and eastern parts of china now a little area cloud there into central areas and that will just drift its way further south which as we go on through the next couple of days you can see there in hans some very heavy rain possibility some localized flooding further east twenty four celsius in shanghai thirty one in hong kong similar temperature as we go on through the next couple of days there is a wealth east winds continue to drift in but that rain will just sink a little further southwards in the process but for the for the time big central and eastern parts down to water southeast will see a more in the way of drier weather dry weather to into a good part of india but up towards

china battering hong kong with gale force winds and torrential rain more than half a million people have been evacuated across several chinese cities as they brace for impact also coming up the marathon world record is smashed in berlin as kenyans . finishes the race in just two hours one minute and thirty nine seconds. it's good to have you with us a russian anti-government activists who was jailed earlier this year for protesting at the world cup final has been brought to berlin for medical treatment. was flown to the german capital after a suspected poisoning a member of the pussy riot punk group fell ill after a court hearing is a strange wife just a total says it may have been attempted murder is being treated at the shop it's a hospital friends describe his situation as serious. reporter jared reed is with us in the studio and he has been following this story what can you tell us about this man well he as you said is a is a member of this very famous protest group called pussy riot over the last six or seven years has stayed. some very famous demonstrations against the kremlin

spent almost $2000 to and climbing aboard hong kong's new high—speed to train to china. but will it tighten beijing's grip on the territory? good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 in the evening in new york, where the the united states has dismissed claims from the iranian president, that the us was involved in an attack, on a military parade in iran that killed 25 people. hassan rouhani says america and its gulf allies backed the assault, but the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has told iran to "look in the mirror" for the causes of the attack. mr rouhani made his comments, as he prepared to travel to new york, where the un general assembly will convene for its annual meeting on tuesday. from there, our diplomatic correspondent james robbins sent this report. gunfire. the moment the shooting started. iran's elite revolutionary guards under attack on home soil. many forced to dive for cover, as a parade to honour them is ambushed by opponents of the government. soldiers and civilians died as others fled for their lives. an anti—government ara

read that e—mail, and i would go, no, and i would hit delete. the hong kong government has banned a political party that advocated for pro—independence from mainland china on the grounds of national security. it's the first time a political party has been banned since hong kong came back under chinese rule. this is the notice. it is now illegal to be a member of hong kong national party and anyone who also associates with it could face up to three years in prison and fines of up to $12,000. here's the city's security minister. in the course of achieving his aims, the hong kong national party also spreads hatred and discrimination against mainlanders in hong kong. this isn't the first time this party has been in the spotlight. last month, its leader andy chan gave a hugely scrutinized speech at the foreign correspondents club. it drew global attention, because of attempts by both beijing and authorities within hong kong to try and stop it. hong kong police considered it to be additional evidence in their case against chan and his party. in his speech andy chan said he wanted "democ

security the hong kong national party was banned by the beijing appointed local government under a colonial era law originally used to combat organized crime. two hundred billion dollars in additional u.s. tariffs against china have just gone into effect it will start at ten percent and climb to twenty five percent january first two thousand and nineteen says it will retaliate two countries have already levied tens of billions of dollars and tariffs against each other iran's revolutionary guard says it will eventually he says attack on a military parade in the city of avaaz that killed twenty five people the president has accusing the u.s. of helping support those who carried out the attack washington denies any involvement tensions between the u.s. and iran are in the spotlight ahead of this week's un general assembly meeting and tiger woods has won the p.g.a. tour championship his first title in five years the victory of east lake in atlanta is the eightieth p.g.a. title of his career woods won the championships by two strokes speaking after the win he said he couldn't believe it

through the philippines, hong kong and china. can see we had floating in low-lying areas and buildings with windows blown out. the wind speeds broke the record we saw in 1952 and 1999. t8was t10 on sunday but now and t3 in hong kong which means trading will resume. we are still taking precautions in hong kong. schools will be shut, and flights from the airport will resume. casinos, concede us -- will reopen after shutting down operations for the first time in the history of the island. looking elsewhere, we do have folks in malaysia and japan enjoying a long weekend. we don't have futures up now. we have a mixed session. looking at the rest of the markets, little on the data docket. checkingaidi, will be reactions to china's home prices. they areapan, although on holiday, we have a big week ahead for traders. you have the policy decision, trade and inflation data do. haidi: malaysia closed as well. we have our excuse live -- exclusive interview coming up at 10:00 a.m., 8:00 in hong kong. let's show you to first word news with ramy inocencio. ramy: senate democrats are calling for this

since the month of february. in terms of currency markets, it looks more risk off. the hong kong dollar has a few people scratching their heads. why this move? is an anticipation of the fed? we will talk about that with our mliv colleagues. let's put up the other side of the gmm and show you fixed income. the boj is interesting. no change in policy in their most recent meeting. we have seen them tweaking the amount of bonds they're going to be buying. longer data than 20 years. with the reduction in appetite. as a result we see yields go higher. the japanese thirty-year going up. i wanted to talk about commodities in particular. copper is higher. barclays talking about how copper prices will recover. goldman sachs talking about how we are going to see commodities rally. a lot of market moves to talk about as we see record highs on u.s. stocks. let's get a bloomberg first word news update. >> the u.k. is promising fresh plans to break the brexit stalemate after eu leaders rejected theresa may's blueprint and warned that time is running out. two days of talks in salzburg austria broke up

point that is what we're waiting to see in china before reaching china though it was hong kong's turn and sara clock was there for us. the eye of the typhoon herschel towards hong kong bringing with it down force winds of up to two hundred kilometers an hour roofs were blown off and windows in some high rise buildings were blown out trees were sent flying this crime was ripped from the building and collapsed this is amazing never seen the like this it's it's eerie to see hong kong nobody walking around roads were closed and businesses locked up hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in low lying areas with nine hundred flights were canceled interrupting travel plans for thousands of passengers most people bunkered down and stayed indoors some of those who braved the weather was swept off their feet the city was paralyzed and forced into lockdown by the worst storm in hong kong for more than a decade old home is prone to still events and type things but this one has caught many by surprise the strength of the winds history could shoot swells across the harbor. in diving it

new hong kong train staring debate over politics and control. also ahead on the trail of rhino poachers how forensic work is helping rangers cut the killing in the parks of south africa and in sports tiger woods has taken the sheriff. ending tour championship is level with the wind just a halfway point and add to. the iranian president has ordered his security forces to use all means necessary to identify who was behind an attack on a military parade at least twenty nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire on crowds remembering the start of the iran iraq war in the southern city of of ours i saw were quick to claim responsibility but an iranian military spokesman has blamed groups linked to two gulf countries quotes with ties to the united states and israel now the city of ours is about a hundred fifty kilometers from the border with iraq that area has seen arab separatists attack oil pipelines in the past but of ours one of several cities where there have been large antigovernment protests in recent months for the news or such a body has the story. chaos and panic. in

coren in hong kong where a powerful typhoon is threatening four million people in the northern philippines. >> anna, much more of course from hong kong throughout the hour here. but first let's start in the united states here in north carolina tropical storm florence and what a mess it is right now. here in wilmington we are certainly in the middle of this storm, and the dirty side of this storm as we're feeling the effects. we know this has proven to be a deadly storm. we know that this storm ended up claiming the lives of a mother and infant, killed in their home when a tree fell down. rescuers tried to rescue them but were unable to do so. we also know that a man died when trying to connect a cord due to electricity. this proven to be a deadly storm. and when you consider how big this storm is right now, again, it's covering the entire southeast part of the united states right there north carolina, south carolina, and could affect many other parts as it continues on its track, this is a massive storm system there are so many people who decided to leave. those people wonderin

, specifically my town of hong kong where things like this have been happening. >> wow! >> wow! >> all of this is footage as a result of the stupid typhoon mangkhut going through the philippines and hitting hong kong and going into china as well. and this is the strongest storm that has hit hong kong since records began in 1946. winds up to 124 miles per hour. >> it looks like it is surging through the complex. >> imagine if this was your apartment. >> it busted the windows out. >> it could have busted the windows in or sucked them out. look at the carnage that happened to this building. this is caused by the fact that there are so many tall buildings in hong kong. when the wind gets into channels, it creates such low pressure outside the building that the window explode outward. i have video that you may never have seen before. >> is the wind moving the building? >> yes. you can see just how much movement is happening from the tall building from just being hit by the wind. you can even see it from the outside. look at the building in the middle, you can see it rocking many the wind -- in the

from mainland china chow hopes of both hong kong and taiwanese identity cards. in this video he's in central taiwan marking the anniversary of the founding of the chinese communist party. but channel was not always a believer. in one nine hundred eighty four he wrote a letter to that then british prime minister margaret thatcher objecting to hong kong being handed back to china his letter began it is known to all that communist rule is characterized by suppression that leads only to bloodshed deprivation and diet poverty. clearly chow has since had a change of heart but are chinese authorities funding his political activities. here's what chang so yeah co-founder and manager of the concentric patriotism alliance has to say not only. here as. i understand it. and. everything. written to. them. in one. week nine hundred. at the offices of the taiwanese government spokesperson last year tucker says more can be done to regulate all political groups one may stand as a xian towards shore. when he. says you're going to see this. but even before changes to legislation police have started to

macdonald this is the al-jazeera line from london also coming up huge waves buffet hong kong this time flamenco it forces the city into shutdown . while in the philippines its devastating weight leaves at least fifty three dead and a trail of destruction plus. they call themselves the gypsies of penalty norm they've lived in this neighborhood for centuries and now they say local authorities want to throw them out from the start of popular reporting from soap and frogs. if they're warm welcome to the program fighting in yemen sunday to provence has intensified with the who reports of more than thirty five airstrikes by the saudi emea razzi coalition in the past twenty four hours they're targeting a main highway out of the port city which is a key supply route to the rebel held capital of sana'a the u.n. envoy to gammon martin griffiths has just arrived there for talks with hooty rebel leaders under simmons has been following the story from nearby djibouti and a warning you may find some of the images in this report to starving. anyone trying to bring peace to yemen may not need remindin