seminars migrating to taiwan are also held. >> the popularity of taiwan as a new home has been soaring. the number of approved residency applications has more than tripled between 2011 and 2014. but why now? >> surging real estate prices have become a serious social problem in hong kong recently. add that a real estate agency in hong kong show that even a used apartment measuring 60 square meters is priced at about $860,000 u.s. investment money mainly from china is driving up real estate prices in hong kong. >> the residents of hong kong, real estate prices in taiwan are very appealing. in taiwan, a 76 square meter apartment is sold at about $150,000. the exhibition is full of people in their 30s and 40s. why would people, in the height of their career, change jobs and uproot themselves from familiar environments? some say it's more than just real estate prices. >> in 2014, hong kong residents clashed with authorities regarding the system to elect their leader. when beijing tried to implement a new election system where it would screen candidates, many hong kong residents opposed. lar

you just got back from taiwan. what's the mood in the taiwan. there's been a change in leadership there and not so keen on working so well with the chinese government. yeah, i think a great move in taiwan. tie taiwan society has changed. for the past several years the tie taiwanese government is with a government with beijing. but the distribution of these benefits are not equal. so a lot of the people have all kinds of frustrations especially the younger generation. so that's why the ruling party came. the d.p.p. won the election in the past month. so do you think that's going to increase tensions between china and taiwan? >> i would say yes and no. yes in the sense because the in coming ruling party will be sort of proceed dependence. tradition of proceed independence political party. but i would say no because even the in coming ruling party they don't want to return back to the crisis situation between 2008. so they actually -- the reason that the election is not is primarily about pro independence or pro unification. it to be in macao or ho

from taiwan encouraged us to keep going forward. so i want all the people affected by the quake to overcome their hardship. >> other donation boxes have been set up around the town. >>> a top japanese official has said the government will provide $1 million to taiwan for the quake. the money will help rescue and reconstruction efforts. chief cabinet secretary suga said the aid will go to taiwan's red cross and other organizations. suga offered his condolences to the families of the victims. he said japan stands ready to dispatch personnel to aid taiwan if requested. >>> candidates hoping to be the next president of the philippines are kicking off their campaign. the president's term ends in june. three main contenders are entering the race. the president has backed his former interior secretary. the current vice president is also running. and the leader in the most opinion polls is the independent senator grace poe. it's not clear if she'll be able to run. she tried to register her candidacy last year. the elections commission disqu

more miracle survivors in taiwan. an eight-year-old girl and her aunt are pulled out of the rubble 60 hours after the

this team came from central taiwan. on his first mission, he helped save a life. >> although we can't be with our families, if we can save someone's life, then it's worthwhile. >> at the apartment complex, that collapsed trapping hundreds inside, rescuers continue to find survivors, but time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped blow this mountain of rubble. the danger is causing further collapse that might endanger life. for relatives of those still inside, it might be their only hope. rob mcbride, al jazeera, taiwan. >>> three afghan solers have been killed in a suicide talk in a northern province. they were traveling on a bus near their army base. in a other military staff are wounded seriously. the taliban claimed responsibility. >>> japan is preparing tougher sanctions against north korea after its rocket launch. there's been tension at the border between north and south korea. a north koreaen patrol boat moved south of the boundary in the yellow sea

problem it is also 200 miles in eight concentric circle resources but on the flank of taiwan's and if china can grab that entering into a fortress that creates will their abilities for japan and. we saw what happened in tenty -- 2010 and 2012 with a mass riots in the nationalist going crazy. that is a flashpoint. the claim that begin 1947 that is called the cow's tongue could 80 percent of the south china sea for go we're there now. in some of these terraces that china tries to turn into new islets is a flashpoint of course, the perennial issue of taiwan's an island over 20 million that are depressed and afraid. because they see tide that slowly like a python is circling them in the united states ran along the have the results to stand with taiwan. land-for-peace everywhere else. and i feel like it does reflect if push comes to shove women not have american forces like clinton did in 1996 and there is a lot of reasons the digest's not about the morality or the ethics but the center of the first island chain. if you give the aircraft carrier away that is the whole pacific and now it is

the rescue team came from central taiwan. on his first mission he helped to save a life. >> although we can't be with our families, if we can save someone's life then it's worthwhile. >> at the apartment complex the collapsed in saturday morning's quake trapping hundreds inside rescuers continue to find survivors. the time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped below this mountain of rubble. the danger is causing further collapse that might endanger life. but for relatives of those still inside it might be their own only hope. rob mcbride, al jazeera, taiwan. >> all right, still to come on the program, war of independence. how those who are independent of either party could decide the president of the united states. i'm telling the truth. >> the nation's first primary, and a critical next step on the road to the white house. >> republicans, democrats... >> stay with al jazeera america for comprehensive coverage that's... >> welcome back. here are the top stories

a lot of buildings in taiwan are quake proof. i guess we'll learn how quick proof those buildings were. but the focus of attention at the moment is the city of tainan on the southern tip of the republic. >> adrian, for now, thank you very much. adrian brown watching the situation in taiwan, where we see an earthquake 6.4 in magnitude. as adrian was saying there is no report of any fatalities, casualties or injuries. we'll stay on top of that for you. multiple buildings have been effected, and as you can see emergency services in the country are responding. let's move on, syria's government and it's allies are intensifying theiragest cities of aleppo. they tighten their grip on rebel supply lines. tens of thousands of people are fleeing. many are now now on the turkish border. >> the syrian government and it's allies have managed to capture another town in the northern aleppo countryside. but the opposition is putting up a fight. there was fierce resist stance. we still do not know if the opposition will prevent the government fro

. >> the race is on to save trapped earthquake victims in taiwan. a magnitude 6.2earthquake, trapping many people inside. it struck the second largest city of the island. the taiwanese community is at this point hoping for the best. >> they are. people here are talking about the earthquake. many of them are from taiwan and tonight they're concerned about loved ones. rescue crews desperately search for trapped people. >> she said the earthquake came at a bad time. >> people still asleep. >> this building was probably filled with families, probably with company visiting for chinese new year. >> many victims are still unaccounted for. >> our hearts are with them. >> at the taiwan embassy, the consul general said many people want to help. >> a lot of the people in the community, they are concerned. >> reporter: the taiwan earthquake comes as california state laersd announce legislation to start funding a statewide early warning symptom. devastating images from taiwan make it clear seconds count. >> a south bay substitute teacher is fired for alleged liv

including expensive damage in taiwan. frantic rescue effort is underway. >> and chaos in new york after cutting class. the very latest on the investigation. >> the snow is gone and next out the cold. we have a nice warm up in the pinpoint forecast. >> in a moment of crisis, the prevent this? monday on good day colorado the fox 31 problem solvers getting answers from the experts. >> you guys prevent this guy from bleeding out and dying. >> the quick life-saving could save a one person is dead and three others covering after crane collapses in new york city. mayor bill the blasio says the crane was being lowered into secure position because of high winds will help a part of the process includes diverting pedestrians and traffic from the area which likely helped reduce reduce the number of injuries. >> this is an area that normally would have a lot of people around it, rush hour in the morning, laura manhattan. >> as a result of the accident, altering the new york have been ordered to be put in a secure position. >> at least

here's a live look at the coverage in taiwan. here's a live look at the coverage in taiwan. local media are reporting two buildings have toppled over. and some water and gas pipes have ruptured. 123 people have been rescued so far. but so far, no reports yet of any deaths. time now is x:xx -- let's talk weather-- the sun is shining and the temperatures are going back up! we're going to have a beautiful weekend! let's go to 13 weather first chief meteorologist bryan scofield. this just in -- nevada governor brian sandoval has signed an emergency regulation to help solve the teacher silver state. the regulation will allow provisional licenses to be yet met the full requirements for a license -- given they complete those requirements within a year. at the beginning of this school year... ccsd was still looking to hire around a thousand teachers. the countdown is on. we are just hours away from super bowl weekend, even though the game is in san francisco, las vegas is the place to be. 13 action news reporter yasmeen hassan spent the day at the sportsbook in sunset station...wher

more miracle survivors in taiwan. an eight-year-old girl and her aunt are pulled out of the rubble 60 hours after the earthquake hit. final campaigning is underway in new hampshire in the last day before voting kicks off. uber, france-- issues a new report on controversial companies and says they must pay their fair share. we will have the details for you. areions across china celebrating the year of the monkey as the lunar new year gets underway. first, our top stories from paris. ♪ >> we will start in syria where a government push to retake the largest government city has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. they are running from bombs from russian planes that are backing the government offensive. thousands of people are stranded on the border with turkey. eight agencies are saying the situation is becoming desperate. story 24 is covering the on the turkish side. somee, you were talking to of the people stuck over the border in syria, many of whom have been there for four days. what have they been

number four in the party leadership, and is in charge of taiwan affairs. he reportedly said the two sides have built an institutional framework of communication and cooperation, based on adherence to the principals since 2008. stressed that tension had been eased because of taiwan's nationalist party shared the principal. the tv report quoted u.s. saying that beijing will firmly oppose and contain taiwan separatist in any form. his remark came after the leader of the democratic progressive party wen won the election in january. the party is seen as pro independence. japan is set to join an international tretty meant to protect humans and the environment from mercury. joining the treaty on tuesday. >> translator: japan experienced industrial poisoning with financial assistance. >> it bans new mercury mines and stop the mmanufacturer and fluorescent lights. it was adopted at un conference in 2013 and only go into effect after a 50 countries have ratified it. the key number could be reached by the end of the year. >>> caring for the elderly in japan is a cost

. >> i'm rob mcbride in taiwan

rescue team came from central taiwan. on his first mission he helped save a life. >> translator: although we can't be with our families, if we can save someone's life then it's worthwhile. >> reporter: at the apartment complex that collapsed in saturday morning's quake trapping hundreds inside, rescuers continue to find survivors but time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped below this mountain of rubble. the danger is causing further collapse that might endanger life. but for relatives of those still inside, it might be their only hope.rohope. rob mcbride, al jazeera, tainan city, taiwan. >>> estimated 40% of int voters in new hampshire have identified themselves as independent and they could have a big say who wins tuesday's poll. allen fisher is in new hampshire. if you read the polls and believe the polls it's trump should win for republicans, it's sanders should win for the democrats. starting with bernie sanders and mrs. clinton what sort of surprise

a rescue team came from taiwan. on their first michigan they helped to save a life. >> although we can't be with our families if we can save someone's life then it's worthwhile. >> at the apartment complex the collapse in saturday's quake trapping hundreds inside rescuers continue to find survivors, but time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped below this mountain of republic. the danger is causing further collapse that might endanger life. but for relatives of those still inside it might be their only hope. rob mcbride, al jazeera, taiwan. >> there have been celebrations in north korea's capital after sunday's rocket launch. thousands of people gathered for a parade to mark the event. that was followed by ten minutes of fireworks display. the launch drew sharp international condemnation and threats of new sanctions. the government said that the rocket was carrying a satellite. meanwhile, the diplomatic fall outs from sunday's rocket launch has conti

: there are many old residences in taiwan. they were built in the period of industrialization. we need to strengthen all of them. >> reporter: after a major quake in 1999, work was done to strengthen public facilities. but not many apartment buildings. the golden dragon community block seems to be one that needed special attention. some neighbors spoke about their concerns. >> reporter: the walls look thin and i thought it was a shoddy construction. >> reporter: aerial footage shows no traces of major damage in the neighborhood except for that building. the first floor of the apartment was completely ripped out of the ground as it collapsed. experts say that's just one of the signs there were problems with the design. this is an architecture expert who is conducting his own investigation at the site. he's focusing on the pillars and the walls of the building. >> translator: as you can see from the blueprint of the building the layout of the pillars is irregular, making it easier to tilt. >> reporter: he says pillars are normal

>> reporter: it's not clear what taiwan may well do. we were hearing there from the president elect. she has come to power and she will be taking power in may. it will be a mandate for cooler relations. we wait to see exactly what her longer term response to all this will be. certainly the united states have been calling for militarization of these islands. china says that it isn't. that it is put ago a greater footprint and creating more territory on through the land reclamation work, but it reserves the right to self-defence. china would point at the operation in october by the u.s. navy and another one at the end of january where u.s. warships sailed close to a couple of these disputed islands in an attempt to show that the work of the chinese would not in any way hamper what the u.s. and its allies calls freedom of navigation. we just had a meeting of the asean group of south-east nations in the u.s. in california. as far as president obama was concerned, he again called for a lack of militarization of these and said that the u.s. w

it hit a town in southern taiwan early this morning as many were still sleeping. dozens are unaccounted for. facebook activated its saeflt check features >>> an overnight shooting in the 100 block of ivanhoe in southwest. we are still waiting to learn more about the victim and their condition. raw emotion from the vigil at a prince george's county elementary community. they gathered to remember their teacher shot and killed this week, along with her2-year-old daughter. darcy spencer has the story. ♪ >> the second grade class sings the song "lean on me" at a vigil held to celebrate her life. >> your life was taken, your your legacy, patience, love, and kindness has profoundly touched all who have been blessed to know you. >> translator: teacher and her2-year-old daughter chloe were gunned down earlier this week. >> it is really sad. because i feel every time a person gets shot, i feel it. it hits home. it has to stop. >> total strangers heartbroken by their deaths. >> who can shoot a child? i don't understand. i feel so sorry for the family. >> the child's father

and taiwan have? >> reporter: certainly they will be looking at that statement from the chinese foreign minister and scrutinizing it pretty carefully. it is clear that he said that the western media had manufactured or created these stories, but he didn't use the chinese words which suggested that they had totally invented it. it is not a flood denial that this has happened. as far as what taiwan can do, it is making it very clear that it believes that china has made this move. the chinese - taiwanese incoming president who will take power in may has a mandate to cool ties with china after the more pro-chinese incumbent leaves office. that will be factored into their longer term calculations. as far as the u.s. is concerned, obama has made it clear at the recently wrapped up meeting of the association of south-east asian nations in california that the u.s. intends to continue with its program of ensuring that there is freedom of navigation very close to these islands. it has just carried out a second

navy ships. >> taiwan's president-elect is due to take over in may. in china is trying to change the situation and increase tension in the south china sea by carrying out rapid land reclamation and utilizing them. we have concerns and we want to say that japan cannot accept this. >> the two largest powers in the region extend here to the korean peninsula as well. after north korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch the u.s. is in talks with south korea by deploying an anti anti-missiles system known assed that. that is something that beijing is opposed to, seeing it as a direct threat to its own military interests: washington want to pressure china to reign in its ally in pyongyang. there was a show of force at the peninsula. american f-22 stealth fighters demonstrating what the u.s. calls commitment to defending it's ally in the face of north korean threats. but it's a show of force that will be noted just as much by the leadership in beijing. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >> apple said it will fight a court order to crack the encryption on

live pictures from taiwan. the devastation from a powerful earthquake that's killed at least seven people in tainan in southern taiwan. the 6.4 magnitude quake struck early saturday, toppling structures. hundreds of rescue workers are searching for survivors. they've pulled oerp over 200 people from the rubble so far. >>> in the u.s. presidential race it's all about new hampshire. our latest polls shows trump significantly ahead on the republican side, and on the democratic side bernie sanders has a two-to-one lead over hillary clinton in the race. the vatican says pope francis will meet the head of the russian orthodox church next friday in cuba. it is the first meeting between the heads of both churches since the western and eastern branches of christianity split apart nearly 1,000 years ago. thousands of syrians are waiting to cross into turkey. the refugees are fleeing the city of aleppo to save their lives. regime troops are fighting rebel forces to fight syria's economic power house and syrian troops have

an earthquake rattled taiwan. next ats deadly crane collapse in new york. first, though, another live look outside the raleigh eyewitness news center on this saturday night. pretty calm out there. liz is track being the chance for snow tomorrow. but she says not everyone will see it. she's going to fill us in on the >> the big stores happening this instant. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. heather: searchers in taiwan are working into the night following a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake. 18 people are confirmed dead. 132 others are missing. the mayor of taiwan says life debitors collapsed at 17-story high-rise found 29 people alive. but trapped inside. despite the damage, taiwan's high speed rail service is set to resume tomorrow. next a deadly crane accident in new york. the move that went out of control. and the crane's sudden collapse caught on camera. the cap of the rain landing upside down. its arm smashing onto cars below. three others hurt. and go through the metal. and how it failed. reporter: officials say the operator tested negative for drugs

as well as taiwan. it is quite heavy from hokkaido down through the region. so visibility will be quite low as well. temperatures in tokyo staying warmer at 12 degrees for the high and 7 in beijing on wednesday. here's your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >>> here in tokyo it's partly cloudy with a temperature current temperature reading of 48 degrees eÑ quite hello, welcome to "live hello,ris." -- >> welcome to "live from paris." the headlines, the syrian government agrees to a partial cease-fire if the deal struck by the u.s. and russia does not islamic state group. a french court delays its ruling on a planned eviction of hundreds of migrants in the jungle. schemeshild protection must be in pce

hospital, taiwan's president elected visited some of those who escaped the collapse. taiwan's thoughts were with the cities he said, but the hospitals senior doctor says this time -- that time is running out for anyone still trapped. >> there is still a chance of rescue, he said, but without warm clothing, without food and cold, they are stuck. after a while, they will die in cold or from hunger. still rescues. hope is not yet lost. and, the search for survivors goes on, but it is nearly four days now since the blocks ts slept.s residen in the ruins, and darkness, time is running out. jonny dymond bbc news. desperate by the hour. other news, president obama asking congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to tackle the zika virus. it will help control populations, develop a vaccine, and improve support for pregnant women on low incomes. the illness has surged through latin america, and is feared to spread further in the spring. the government in somalia has released footage which it says shows two men handing over a package to a man suspected of detonat

"right now in taiwan, everyone is working together. i'm pretty hopeful that everything will be sorted out." that was rina nakano reporting. now to jonathan kegges with a look at our forecast. savor our sunday because it will future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we speak and will provide us with light snow chances starting tomorrow evening after we get things afternoon. accumulations should stay on the order of a trace to an inch of snow, but isolated snow squalls will be possible which sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arc

. >>> tonight we're getting a look at new video that captured a deadly earthquake in taiwan. we'll show you the rest of that surveillance video and an update on rescue efforts. plus, new clues about this fire at the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania. what investigators uncovered more than a year after it happened. ♪ you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ video camera on the spot. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. >>> new surveillance video shows the moment a deadly earthquake rocked taiwan. the quake was so powerful it brought down this 17-story apartment building. 6.

this rescue team came from central taiwan. on his first mission, he helped to save a life. >> he can't be with our families, if we save someone's life, it's worthwhile. >> at the apartment complex. that collapsed in saturday morning's quake, trapping hundreds inside. rescuers find survivors, time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear, to reach anyone below the mountain of rubble. the danger of causing further collapse that might endanger lives. for relatives of those inside, it may be their only hope >>> three afghan soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack in the northern province. they were trapped on a bus near the army base. 18 military staff were wounded, some seriously. taliban claimed responsibility >>> the united nations is urging haiti to quickly form a new government after the president stepped down on sunday. parliament house has to choose a caretaker president until an election can be held, in a political crisis that sparked months of unrest. >> reporter: hatians were s

days after a powerful earthquake rattles taiwan, crews hold out hope in the search for survivors. ♪ >> third quarter delivers a politically charged performance at the superbowl. >>> this is al jazeera live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. the presidential candidates have 40 campaign events planned across new hampshire today, trying to lure undecided voters on which candidates to support, because tomorrow is the first primary of the presidential race. >> today a new survey shows donald trump has a commanding lead in the republican race. ohio governor john kasich shows up in second place in that poll. ted cruz, the iowa winner has slid to fifth. the poll found barely half of likely gop voters are completely decided, though, on their voice. polls show marco rubio slipped some in new hampshire, though it's not clear if that is because of a contentious exchange in saturday's debate. >> let's stop once and for all with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know that he's doing. >> there it is, the 25 second memorized speech. >> barack obama is wanting to -- trying to change america. >

the more than 20-year-old high- rise building didn't meet earthquake construction standards, taiwan is used earthquakes, it's deadliest occurring in 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed more than 2300 people. >>> authorities in columbia say more than 3000 pregnant women have been diagnosed with the zika virus. the columbia -- columbia president said today his country has more than 20,000 cases overall, 3100 are pregnant women. the disease is especially dangerous to pregnant women because of the suspected links to microcephaly, in which babies are born with small skulls. president santos says there's no evidence the, has caused cases of that birth defect so far. >>> cleanup efforts underway in new york after yesterday's deadly crane collapse, captured on cell phone video, one person killed, 3 others injured, a row of cars crushed when the crane collapsed. investigators have recovered a monitoring device from the crane as they try to figure out what went wrong, they also interviewed the crane operator.>> we tested him for alcohol and drugs and he was negative. he has been cooperat

as the search and rescue operations conditioned in taiwan, questions surface after safety standards. >> involved in a decision where you had to be healed accountable. >> u.s. republican dehli hope. -- presidential hopefuls turn on each other in new hampshire. and... america's popular sporting event, the super bowl, is five hours away now >>> north korea have launched a rocket into space. they say it is cover for testing a new technology. north korea made the announcement that a satellite had been put into orbit. pictures of kim jong un watching the launch were released. ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary called the actions implorable. the security council needs to respond with what has been called strong punitive measures. seoul will begin talks on a missile defense system. harry fawcett has more from soul. >> reporter: north korea brought its week-long launch window forward by a day, and was not wasting time. two hours into the window, the rocket carrying the bright star satellite lifted off, overseen by the country's young leader, relaid by the news leader. >> the complete success mad

rob mcbride, al jazeera, taiwan. >>> u.s. presidential hopeful marco rubio has come under attack from several republican rivals in the latest debate in new hampshire. with four days to go before the state chooses its presidential nominee, it couldn't have come at a worst time for the surging florida senator. from new hampshire,al lean finisher reports. >> dr. ben carson, please come out of the stage. he's standing there, as well, dr. carson. >> bizarre announcement with candidates seemingly wandering on the stage. he is back after missing the last debate in iowa, donald trump, but the attack was to marco rubio p.m. that's what washington, d.c. does, the drive by shot at the beginning with incorrect and incomplete information and then the memorized 30 second speech. marco, the thing is this. when you're president of the united states, when you're governor of a state, the memorized speech when you talk about how great america is at the end of it doesn't solve one problem for one person. >> we are seeing the launch from a nuclea

days after a powerful earthquake rattled taiwan crews hold out hope in the search for survivors. >> and beyonce delivers a politically charged performance at the super bowl. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm lori jane. the candidates are out stumping for votes this morning in new hampshire. they're trying to lure undecided voters. tomorrow is the first primary of the presidential race and the latest polls just released this morning showed the front runners with big leads. a new new hampshire poll had donald trump 20 points ahead. there is a tie between ted cruz and marco rubio. john kasich and jeb bush are tied for third. marco rubio is still defending his debate performance after a con tin shoes exchange with governor chris christie. >> barack obama knows exactly what he's doing. >> i'm going to say this every chance that i get. barack obama is trying to change america. >> donald trump and jeb bush continue to take shots at one another. this morning trump said every time jeb attacks him he, quote, melts like butter. trump criticized the former governor for hav

it is also claimed by taiwan and vietnam. benmore, let's bring in from beijing. as china confirmed that the missiles are there? en: there has been no mention of this particular incident. the foreign minister, who is meeting the australian counterparts, he initially denied such a thing. he said it was a creation by the western media, even though it was confirmed by the taiwan defense ministry. within an hour later, a he issued a nondenial, saying china has a right to defend itself because the south china sea is sovereign territory. and therefore it has every right to build lighthouses. he never confirmed these reports but he did not deny them either. genie: so far no one has actually condemned this move. en: in the meeting with the australian foreign minister, she was very timid in public. she urged restraint. elect --nese president they all said that these decisions should be shelved that should be solved through legal channels. -- should be solved through legal channels. oftells you that the lack confirmation from neighbors, china is soe, powerful in economicall

it's a somber new year's in taiwan. people are still trapped under rubble under that deadly earthquake. rescuers pulled out four more survivors today. it collapsed when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck over the weekend. the death toll now stand at 38. >> lunar new year's day in the whole of taiwan is virtually closed as people take off work and go to temples. this temple just over 100 meters from the main rescue site is probably busier than most. it's a vocal point for many of the charities and volunteer groups that have come along to lend their support to this rescue effort, and also ordinary people coming here to make their offering. and in some ways this chinese lunar new year has had a shadow cast over it by this tragedy, but also you get a sense that people have been stirred into action coming to join this communal effort giving whatever help they can while there is still a chance of people being rescued by the rubble. >> i pray for those people still trapped, and that for their safety. >> i pray to god at a that

also ahead, the search goes on for survivors as safety standards are questioned in the wake of taiwan said earthquake. >>> still anger on the streets despite haiti's outgoing president striking a deal with president. >>> less unknown u.s. presidential hopefuls ejecting republican and democratic patterns. >>> north carolina launched a long-range rocket into space from a base in the northwest. there's been widespread condemnation. they say the launch is cover for testing a new missile technology. harry fossett has more from seoul. >> north carolina had already brought its week long launch window forward by a day and wasn't wasting time. just two hours into a window, the rocket carrying the bright star satellite lifted off. all overseen by the country says young leader and relayed by it's most famous news reader. >> the complete success made in the liftoff is great work and attached important. it's an event developing the country's science, technology and defense capability. >> it's that defense capability that worries world powers. a rocket that launch as satellite could carry a nuclear

rob mcbride, al jazeera, tie lan city, taiwan. >> ahead on the program, the u.s. presidential race may be underway but could the country get a third political party? how severe drought is bringing misery to five of south africa's nine provinces. we will have all of that and more after the break. >> even though we're in here, we're still human. >> how harsh conditions affect people on both sides of the bars. >> why did scott take his own life? >> the jail. >> some people might be scared to speak out but i'm not. i'm telling the truth. >>> rescue workers are race to go free more than 130 people trapped under a collapsed building in taiwan after saturday's 6.4 magnitude earthquake. haiti's president is due to set down on sunday following a last-minute deal with parliament to install a transitional government. the move keeps the country from plunging in to a power vacuum after last month's election to replace march 'til tele. natasha has more from the capitol port au prince. >> the president and the parliament medical have come to an agreement in the 11th hour but the

now according to taiwan, which claims the island along with vietnam, it is also home to two advanced surface to mistile batteries. china's foreign minister blamed the western media's appetite for creating news stories, but didn't deny that the reports were true. >> translator: as for the limited and necessary self-defense facilities that china has built, this is consistent with self protection and preservation that china is entitled to under international law. >> reporter: for what china sees as self-defense, the u.s. sees as military aggression. president obama has promised more pressure. >> i think it is clear that this is part of a trajectory towards china preparing these islands for possible deployment of military fighters or missiles, and this has been the great fear in washington, that this would deny these areas of the ability of u.s. navy ships and other navy ships to deploy freely without the threat of the use of force. >> reporter: taiwan's president elect is due to take office in may with a mandate to cool recently improved relations with beijing. she has called for self r

>>> >>> taiwan says china has deployed missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea. hello. i'm jane dutton in doha. also ahead, russia says it categorically rejects accusations that it has military bombed hospitals in northern syria. the judge in the u.s. orders apple to help unlock one of the san bernardino's attacker's iphone. the new government seeks to end decades of conflict in myanmar >>> china has been accused of deploying missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea. beijing has placed surface to air missiles on an island in the paracels. ownership of the islands is disputed by taiwan, vietnam and china. >> translation: i think the south china sea is a region that everyone pays close attention to, especially on the issue of the dispute over sovereignty in the south china sea. it is a tense situation. so we call on all sides to stick to the principle of resolving the dispute over the south china sea in a peaceful manner. self restraint is more >>> china's foreign minister say the claims are an attempt by the western media to create new stories. >> translation

convertido en escenario de muerte y destrucciÓn tras el terremoto que sacudiÓ la noche del viernes a taiwÁn. >> han sido horas de decenas de rescate pero con el paso del tiempo aumenta el temor de quiÉnes estÁn desaparecidos en momentos mÁs de esta historia, ahora vamos con nuestros titulares. >> ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ hoy "noticiero telemundo" fin de semana redoblan ataques precandidato demÓcratas y republicanos hacen Últimos esfuerzos por atraer a votantes de new hampshire donde se prevÉ masiva asistencia a urnas. >> Últimos preparativos, policÍas voluntarios afinan detalles de seguridad para visita de papa francisco a mÉxico, estamos en directo con lo Último de la logÍstica para recibir al pontÍfice. >> fiesta con sombras a pesar del zika y recesiÓn, brasileÑos estÁn con espÍritu en alto para el carnaval de rÍo, ediciÓn sÁbado de fonoticiero comienza . >> ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ . >> este es "noticiero telemundo" fin de semana con edgardo del villar y felicidad a. >> iniciamos con la carrera contra reloj que se vive en taiwÁn para dar con un centenar de desaparecidos tras el pod

this man came from central taiwan, with his rescue team. on his first mission he helped to save a life. >> translation: although we can't be with our families, if we saved someone's life, it's worthwhile. >> reporter: at the apartment complex that collapsed saturday, trapping hundreds inside. rescuers find survivors. time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped below the rubble. the danger is causing further collapse, that might endanger life. for relatives of those inside, it may be their only hope >>> you're watching al jazeera, coming up in a moment - the war of independence. voters not tied to a major party could decide the u.s. presidential election. we are live in new hampshire ahead of tuesday's vote. and what happened to the cat? a big one. turned up at a school, uninvited. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >>>the headlines - german chancellor angela merkel says her government was not just

taiwan's democratic progressive party takes control of the legislature for the first time ever. >>> japan's political parties have agreed to quickly begin deliberations on the country's next budget. the process has been delayed since a key economic minister resigned last week. twelve political parties agreed to try to start committee deliberations after the new economic revitalization minister gives a policy speech and takes questions in the diet. the secretary-general of the ruling liberal democratic party called for budget deliberations to start as soon as possible. >> translator: the global economy is somewhat increasingly unpredictable. and japan must take steps in accordance with the current situation. we must come up with concrete measures through discussions in the diet. such measures will be included in the budget. >> the former economic revitalization minister, akira amari, resigned thursday, saying his secretaries had mishandled funds. he admitted to personally receiving cash from a construction company, but he said the money had been registered as political funds. a senior member

>>> the devastation left behind after a powerful earthquake in southern taiwan. there's hope 24 hours on. >> i'm rob mcbride in taiwan, where the search continues through the night for earthquake survivors >>> you're watching al jazeera live from london. also ahead - fear in the syrian city of aleppo. many believe a plan is to starve people into submission. >>> far right protesters stage a demonstration in germany calling for tougher immigration rules. and on the road with a man, one of millions, taking part in the world's biggest mass migration. >>> first to taiwan, where more than 100 people are missing after a powerful earthquake truck the country. 14 are known to have died. thousands of rescue workers are combing through the rubble looking for survivors. rob mcbride reports from the hardest hit city. >> reporter: with the night came more teams to join in the rescue effort. reports of contacts made with survivors still waiting for rescue added to the sense of urgency. and every now and then a success. after hours laying in the rubble, this woman is safe - inju

woody island, part of the parcels chain of island, also claimed by taiwan and vietnam. beijing said it also owns the spratley islands and others further north all upsetting the philippines and vietnam, all claiming part of it. the red line is the whole area cline in a is claiming, those territorial waters. >> woody island has been in beijing's hands since 1974. in 2012, china formally declared a city on this tiny speck of land, home to more than 1,000 people. according to taiwan, which claims the island along with vietnam, it's also home to two ground to air missile batteries. china blamed news stories but didn't deny that the reports were true. >> as for the limited and necessary self defense facility chew china has built on the island stationed by chinese personnel, this is consistent with serve preservation and protection chinese is entitled to under international law. >> for china what is self defense, the united states sees at militarization. the united states has sailed war ships within a few kilometers of islands where sovereignty is disputed. president obama has

this rescue team came from central taiwan. on the first mission they helped to save a life. >> we can't be with our families, if we can save someone's life than it's worthwhile. >> at the apartment complex the collapse in saturday morning's quake trapping hundreds inside rescuers continue to find survivors. the time is running out. rescuers have to decide whether to bring in heavy lifting gear to reach anybody trapped below this mountain of rubble. the danger is causing further collapse that might endanger life. but for relatives of those still inside it may be their only hope. >> three afghan soldiers have been killed in a northern province. they were traveling on a bus near their army base. the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> still to come on the program, it is called one of the most dangerous u.n. missions in the world. we take you on patrol on mali. >> i'm jonah hull. in a matter of months these waters could separate the european union from breakaway britain. >> i have to say that you are getting the second. >> the

taiwan's president canceled his traditional chinese new year address... to oversee rescue and recovery operations. at least 100 people are still unaccounted for in taiwan. two teenagers are dead... several others are injured after police in canada say they broke into olympic park in calgary. the massive canadian flag at canada olympic park flies at half staff today.. in its shadow the site of a deadly accident. police say at least eight teenage boys used a personal sled... and broke into the track after hours. police say the group of sliders collided with a concrete gate. police are still investigating. seven were injured and one person was killed in a shooting at a strip club in florida... tampa police say females... the 9-1-1 call came in around two o'clock this morning. when police arrived on scene they found seven injured inside and an additional victim transported themselves tot he hospital. this was the scene after more than a dozen parked cars broke through the ice at lake geneva's winterfest in wisconsin. the partially submerged cars -- and their

to taiwan, but in the past, they have been very quick to do so. oftentimes, despite the tensions between taiwan and china, the two come together. this all happened just a month after taiwan elected it's first female president, but she's president-elect and doesn't actually take office for another four months. the country is being run in a caretaker capacity by the outgoing president, so it's not clear who is in charge of this rescue operation at the moment. the rescue efforts, though, are continuing and they will continue for the rest of the day. because we simply do not know how many people lie in those crumbled buildings. we know two buildings have collapsed and others are badly damaged. this is supposed to be part of the world where buildings like the one in japan are supposed to be quake proof. but looking at the pictures that i've seen, the buildings are completely destroyed because of the earthquake. >> all right, adrien brown for us in beijing, and thank you. pope francis and the head of the russian orthodox church will hold a historic meet