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ANDREW STEVENS, CNN HOST: I'm Andrew Stevens in Hong Kong. Welcome to News Stream.

The British prime minister lays out his case for military action in Syria, saying the UK should strike at the heart of ISIS.

A cleric in Belgium fights the spread of radical Islam by teaching Muslim children the true value of their religion.

And a second night of protests across Chicago after a video shows a police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times.

And we begin with major diplomatic moves on both sides of the English Channel this hour. The French president is soon to touch down in Moscow as

he tries to assemble a wider international coalition to fight ISIS.

Meanwhile, Britain's prime minister was in parliament to get something he had once been denied and that is military action in Syria.

Well, British lawmakers approved air raids in Iraq more than a year ago, but specifically ruled out attacks on Syria.

Well, let's go to our CNN correspondent Phil Black now in London. He's been monitoring David Cameron's appeal to parliament.

Phil, first of all, what was the sort of pitch that David Cameron used? And how difficult a fight is it going to be for him to convince not only

parliament limit but the British public to back him?

PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's a tough sales pitch in a sense, Andrew, because the shadow of Iraq hangs over all ideas

of foreign military intervention here. It is something that this country is still deeply uneasy about, both in terms of action. consequences,

legality and so forth.

So, David Cameron tried to reassure not just the house but certainly the British public as well to try to get the numbers he needs to get permission

from parliament.

He doesn't need it specifically, legally, but it's the convention ever since the Iraq war. He was denied it in 2013 when he sought permission to

launch air strikes against the Assad regime. This is Syria again, but this time it's

ISIS. And so his argument generally was that this will not fix Syria by any means but

it's an important component and a sure fire step towards finding a solution and things could get a lot worse if it's not allowed to happen.

And crucially he argued that it is legal. He said that under the UN's existing rules for self-defense, snotably article 51 of its charter, that

this sort of military action is legal and justified and righted. And that's a key point that could help sway support here as I say in this

country that is still deeply uneasy about the role that it played in the 2003 Iraq invasion -- Andrew.

STEVENS: Now, a foreign affairs committee said that they wanted to see an international strategy. They wanted to see exactly how Britain would fit

into a coalition strategy on ISIS.

Now given the fact that we've had the shooting down of a Russian plane by Turkey, that throws in a massive spanner into the works. This must make it

so much more difficult for Mr. Cameron to sell this.

BLACK: He did try to portray this in the context of a wider strategy, throughout commenting on the complexities, the difficulties, the inability

to make guarantees. The face is, as I say, that he stressed repeatedly that military

action in itself is not enough. And so that was why he talked about the other avenues within which Britain is also involved, notably diplomacy, the

political process, the ultimate solution which he said would be -- and many agree with him -- would be finding -- implementing a transitional government,

removing Assad from power, replacing him with a government that is representing all of the

Syrian people and Democratic.

But he made the point that military action can assist with that by protecting Syria's sovereignty, if you like, its territorial integrity and

also protecting the moderate Syrian opposition who he says will be crucial to the country's future, particularly in the event of a political

transition, Andrew.

STEVENS: I just want to go back to what you said right at the start, Phil, about the shadow of Iraq hanging over this. How suspicious are the British

now of the political classes when it comes to military action in another country?

BLACK: Extremely. You really can't overstate it. There is enormous nervousness and again it was another theme of this speech. The point that

he tried to make throughout was that this government would not repeat the mistakes of the past, that Britain had learned from previous military

adventures when it comes to issues like legality, but also other points that critics say were missed, especially post-Iraq invasion, things like

rebuilding and reconstruction, mistakes that were made by effectively dismissing state institutions and bodies and security

infrastructure and so forth.

He stressed the point that Britain would not do that, would not simply walk away once the military action was taken, but was making a longer term

commitment to rebuild Syria, to be there to ensure that it has a stable future.

So all of this -- and the tone was there throughout -- was all about trying to dismiss, allay those concerns that go back to the Iraq invasion, whether

or not he has been successful, well we'll get a sense of that I think in the coming days. He made a point again that he would not bring the issue

to the house for a vote unless he was absolutely certain of victory.

It is unlikely that all government MPs, that is his government majority will support him in this. So, what he's looking for is support from the

opposition benches as well. That's what will be going on behind the scenes. Him, his ministers trying to secure that support in the coming

days.

And if that's successful, well, this could all come to a vote early next week.

STEVENS: All right, Phil, thanks for that. Phil Black outside the houses of parliament in London.

Now, in just a few hours from now, the French President Francois Hollande is to meet the Russian president, Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Mr. Hollande

is trying to bring together world leaders in a multinational coalition against ISIS.

Now, earlier, he held talks with the Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi. Both leaders then reaffirming their commitment to fight ISIS.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

FRANCOIS HOLLANDE, FRENCH PRESIDENT (through translator): As far as the fightiong against Daesh is concerned, when it comes down to that that's

what the objective is to destroy Daesh, we have to have the will of uniting and bringing together all of those women and men who want to in this area,

but with clear objectives that it is Daesh that has to be destroyed.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

STEVENS: The French president using the word Daesh there to describe ISIS, another word for ISIS.

Now, world leaders took the fight to ISIS in the Middle East. European countries face the threat of homegrown militants. A cleric in Belgium is

trying to keep young minds from becoming radicalized. Our senior international correspondent Nima Elbagir has more on that.

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NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Some people, he's saying, do bad things and think they are doing good. And when those people arrive

before their god they will say Allah, I did this for you.

Imam Sulayman Van Ael is teaching his usual afterschool class. Today he's asking the children whether what happened in Paris was an Islamic act.

This little boy refers to a verse from the Koran. He says -- if you murder one person, it's as if you killed all humanity.

Imam Van Ael runs a Muslim values overschool program for Muslim children in Antwerp. Since the attacks in Paris and the prominent role Belgian jihadis

were discovered to have placed, these programs have taken on a new urgency.

IMAM SULAYMAN VAN AEL, MUSLIM EDUCATOR: Muslim children are exposed through many means like especially social media. There's no child that

doesn't have internet at home.

ELBAGIR: Van Ael when he converted to Islam 20 years. In the intervening two decades Belgium has emerge as ground zero for radical Islamic force in

Europe, providing per capita the highest number of Jihadi fighters joining the ranks of

ISIS.

Children as young as 9 and 10 are being exposed to jihadist thoughts and the ISIS world view.

ELBAGIR: Some of the children that you are working with, they will have older brothers who have gone to Syria.

VAN AEL: Yes.

ELBAGIR: How do you combat that? How do you stop a child following in their older brother's footsteps?

VAN AEL: OK. I think that what we try to do in general is to make a difference between this is your brother as a brother and these are the

deeds of your brother.

ELBAGIR: Van Ael set up these afterschool classes to provide an alternative, he says, to the radical messages that children are being

exposed to.

Next month he's moving to a new facility where he can accumulate 300 students. But it's come at a price.

You have been threatened repeatedly by ISIS.

VAN AEL: In the beginning I stopped teaching because it was -- it got to me. It's not something that is easy. But at the end, you say, you know,

if your goal is good, then it's worth going for it and whatever happens, happens. So it's too important. So, it's too important. It's not just

about my life.

ELBAGIR: The classes will continue in spite of the risks. The need here is greater than ever.

VAN AEL: If I am erased, there will be somebody else that thinks like -- that thinks like me and will keep on going.

ELBAGIR: Nima Elbagir, CNN, Antwerp.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

[08:10:33] STEVENS: Fiery rhetoric, meanwhile, from both Russia and Turkey over the shooting down of a Russian war plane earlier this week. Turkey is

insisting it gave multiple warnings to the pilots before it shot down the plane near the Turkish-Syrian border.

It's released audio recordings, it says, back up those claims. But the rescued Russian co-pilot says that he didn't hear any of those warnings.

And in what appears to be the latest sign of souring relations, Russia is tightening controls on Turkish food imports, saying that Turkish producers

have repeatedly failed to meet Russian standards.

Now, despite the tensions, the two sides are still talking. According to Turkish media, both foreign ministers have spoken on the phone and have

plans to meet in person in the coming days.

Well, let's bring in Ian Lee now. He joins us live from Istanbul.

So, the dialogue continues, Ian, but at the same time we see what looks to be a retaliation by Russia on an economic front. Is this just the

beginning? Does Turkey fear that this could escalate these economic measures.

IAN LEE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Turkey is definitely afraid that this could do that. And talking to people on the street, this

is the number one concern they brought up with me is because Russia is such a large trading partner with Turkey, the second largest, in fact. Turkey

gets 60 percent of its natural gas from Russia.

People here are worried, especially -- it's winter here, they don't want anything to disrupt that flow of gas.

We just heard a little while ago the president of Turkey, Erdogan, speaking about this saying that over the skies of Syria should not be connected to

the financial, the commercial relations with Russia. But that's going to be hard to do as Russia has taken this very personally.

STEVENS: And there's no hint of reconciliation, no hint of compromise at the moment.

LEE: Well, there is -- you know, there's talking and the rhetoric while very hot and heated, there's no -- it doesn't appear there's going to be an

escalation. Both sides say they don't want to go to a war, although we just heard again from President Erdogan saying that if he could go back in

time, he would do it all over again the way they did it. He said that it should be Russia that apologizes to Turkey.

But when we look on the ground in Syria right now, we're seeing Turkish- backed rebels being targeted by multiple Russian airstrikes, at least a dozen. We're also hearing reports that the Syrian army has launched an

offensive against these rebels in the same area where that plane crashed. There has been heavy bombardment from artillery and mortars.

And so it seems like Russia is getting a bit of revenge on the ground in Syria right now.

STEVENS: All right, Ian, we'll leave it there. Thanks very much for that. Ian Lee joining us live from Istanbul.

You're watching News Stream. Still ahead on the show, another night of protest and outrage in Chicago over that dash cam video showing the killing

of a teenager by a police officer.

And rare talks at the DMZ, North and South Korean officials sit down for the first time in months. And we'll tell you what's on the agenda.

Plus, an historic mass in Nairobi. Thousands, tens of thousands, perhaps a million gathering to hear and see the pope on his first visit to Africa.

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[08:16:41] STEVENS: Welcome back. Protesters pouring onto the streets of Chicago for a second straight night over the fatal shooting of a black

teenager by a white police officer.

The demonstrations are in response to the release of police dash cam video that shows the officer shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times in October of last

year.

The officer has now been charged with first degree murder.

In a Facebook post, President Obama said that he, like many Americans, was deeply disturbed by the footage. And he says that he's grateful the

protests in his hometown have remained peaceful.

But just who was Laquan McDonald? Ryan Young has this report.

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RYAN YOUNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: When Laquan McDonald was shot and killed more than a year ago, his death went by with little notice. But the

release of a dash cam video showing how the 17 year old was gunned down by a police officer has propelled his case into the national spotlight.

SHYRELL JOHNSON, LAQUAN MCDONALD'S UNCLE: My nephew was shot in the back and all them other places 16 times.

CROWD: 16 shots. 16 shots.

YOUNG: 16 shots, the phrase protesters have been chanting as they call for justice for the slain teen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are for Laquan McDonald.

YOUNG: McDonald lived a hard life growing up on the southside of Chicago in December of 2000. At the age of three, he was taken from his mother

after charges of neglect and placed in foster care. Between 2000 and 2002, McDonald's moved three times before being sent back to live with his

mother. But his time in foster care wasn't over. In June of 2003, at the age of six, he's taken from his mother again after state investigators find

his mother's boyfriend abused him by leaving cuts, welts and bruises on his body.

McDonald's life appears to stabilize when he's placed with a great- grandmother, and she becomes his legal guardian. But at the age of 15, his great-grandmother dies leaving his life in limbo again.

Just several months later, McDonald is arrested for marijuana possession and spends four months in juvenile detention before moving in with his

uncle in May of 2014.

Five months later, with PCP in his system and a knife in his hand, McDonald is gunned down by Officer Jason Van Dyke on the night of October 20 of

2014.

Earlier this year, McDonald's mother received a $5 million settlement from the Chicago. And the release of this video showed McDonald's death has

lead to first degree murder charges for officer Jason Van Dyke.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STEVENS: Still ahead here on News Stream, talks on the Korean peninsula: why the north and south are coming together for talks for the first time in

three months.

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[08:23:05] STEVENS: Welcome back to News Stream live from Hong Kong.

Breaking news for you right now, authorities in Brussels say that they are investigating suspicious packages containing white powder sent to the

city's grand mosque. Belgium, as we know, has been the focus of investigations into the

deadly terror attacks in Paris and the city has been at a high alert level for terrorism for days now.

We've got much more on this story. We will get more details as we bring them in. Plus, we're going to try to establish a connection with one of

our reporters in Brussels to give you the very latest. So, stay with us for that.

Meanwhile, though, I want to talk about the Koreas. Representatives from both North and South Korea to meet at the border village of Panmujon to

hold talks for first time since August. At their last meeting, both sides agreeing to ease escalating tensions. The South had accused the north of

planting land mines that injured two South Korean soldiers. And the North had threaten war after the south blared loudspeaker propaganda across the border.

So, let's now head to South Korea for more on those talks. Paula Hancocks joins us from Seoul.

Certainly not too early there to have these talks, Paula. What's going to be on the agenda? Is there going to be any takeaway from this?

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well that's the question, Andrew. The hope is that what they'll take away from this is that they

will continue to talk but at a higher level.

These talks we're seeing today are just working level to really hammer out the details of potential ministerial talks either in Seoul or Pyongyang or

somewhere along the border. They have to decide if that's going to happen. They have to decide the date, the venue and of course that sticking point,

the agenda.

Both sides want to talk about different things. North Korea wants to talk about tourism. There is a tourism joint venture that's been suspended now

for about seven years after a deadly incident and they want that joint venture to be

reopened effectively so they can earn some money from it.

But from the South Korean's point of view, they would like these family reunions to be the top priority.

We saw some just back in October, a very emotional scenes as families that have been split up since the Korean war back in the 50s were finally

allowed to meet. And so really both sides have two very different agendas and what they want to see as the top priority.

So I think what we're waiting for at this point, it's coming up to 10:30 at night, is whether or not these will be productive, whether or not something

will emerge tonight or whether or not they'll continue into coming days.

The last time they had one-day talks they ended up lasting for three days of -- Andrew?

STEVENS: Do the South Koreans have much room to compromise, meaning, does the South Korean population want the current administration to continue to

take its hard line against North Korea or are they prepared to see some sort of compromise to get these family meetings back on course, to get the

dialogue going again?

HANCOCKS: Well, that's the crux, the family meetings, these reunions, this does rally the nation and it's incredibly emotional. Millions of families

were split up and separated because of that war. Bear that in mind.

And tens and thousands have still got their names on the list waiting to see if they will be able to meet their loved ones in the north.

Now, many have passed away without being able to find out if their relatives are even still alive. It really is a race against time when it

comes to these family reunions, and only way they are going to happen is if the north and south

agree that they will happen.

As I say, they did happen in October, but that occasion there was just about 100 families. So, when you bear in mind tens of thousands of

families want to be involved, then yes, there is a rallying call behind this government to try

and get more reunions to happen.

So, certainly there has to be cooperation for that to happen -- Andrew.

STEVENS; Yes, but it could be as you say, a very long drawn out process. Paula, thank you for that. Paula Hancocks joining us live from South

Korea, Seoul.

OK, let's get back to our breaking news story now coming from Brussels. Authorities say that they have found suspicious packages at the grand

mosque in Brussels. Let's go straight to Alexandra Field now. She joins us on the line from Brussels.

Alexandra, what can you tell us?

ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Andrew, this is a mosque that's about 15 minutes from the city center, very large mosque in the area. We do know

that these suspicious packaged turned up there and that a white powder was discovered, that's according to a spokesperson for the fire department.

At this point that spokesperson is telling us that as many as 11 people could have potentially come into contact with that powder. So out of an

abundance of caution, which is necessary in a situation like this, those people are

being taken to the hospital in order to be checked out, in order to potentially be decontaminated.

At the same time, there's still the matter of determining what exactly this powder is and whether or not it poses any kind of threat or harm. We're

told by the fire department spokesperson that the testing will soon be underway but it could take as many as eight hours to have the result

positively identifying what that substance is.

We do know that the fire department is on scene at the mosque right now as well as other law enforcement units. They've all responded after being

informed about these packages, Andrew.

STEVENS: Just give us a sense at the moment, Alexandra, on the security level in Brussels and what would have been happening around that area of

the grand mosque? Is it a particularly busy area for example?

FIELD: Well, this is -- this is a day where we've seen so many people who are out. It's actually a beautiful day in Brussels. The weather is good.

This is the first sort of full day since the lockdown was really lifted yesterday. You saw schools open. You saw the metros up, partially

reopened.

And as we've been walking around the city today, we have still seen, of course, a very heavy law enforcement presence, a very heavy military

presence, but we've also seen more people out than we've really seen all week. These are people who are getting out now finally to just sort of

enjoy the day and enjoy the weather. They are seeming to feel a greater sense of peace here after living under a great level of anxiety for the

last few days.

But there was a There was a little bit of a sense of that return to normalcy

which we've been talking about, albeit with a very strong law enforcement presence, and albeit with the fact that people are keenly aware that the

threat does persist.

I mean, you have had the minister of the interior saying as recently as Monday that operations are very much continuing to try and root out anyone

who could be connected to that terror cell that plotted and perpetrated the attacks in Paris. So people are aware that the threat is ongoing.

These are the kinds of things which of course now warrant very strong and swift reaction when you talk about suspicious packages, a powder of some

sort at a large mosque such as this one.

STEVENS: All right, Alexandra, thank you very much for that. Alexandra Field joining us live from Brussels. We'll continue to update you as we

get new information on that package that white substance, 11 people being taken to the hospital so far. We don't know the extent, though, of their

injuries.

Now, a message of reconciliation and dialogue, that's what the pontiff is calling for on his first papal visit to Africa. More on what he's hoping

to accomplish on this historic trip just ahead.

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[08:33:54] STEVENS: I'm Andrew Stevens in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream. And here are your world headlines.

Authorities in Brussels said they're investigating suspicious packages containing white powder found at the city's grand mosque. Belgium has been

the focus of investigations into the deadly terror attacks in Paris and the city ahs been at a high terror alert level for days.

Britain's prime minister has appealed to parliament to vote for military action in Syria. David Cameron told lawmakers the reason is the very

direct threat that ISIS poses. He called for the UK to expand its airstrikes on ISIS to include targets in Syria.

The French President Francois Hollande is heading to Moscow to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Hollande is trying to bring together

world leaders in a multinational coalition against ISIS. He met the Italian prime minister earlier on Thursday.

Right now Pope Francis is visiting a Catholic school in Kenya's capital meeting with members of the clergy. This is his second day of his trip to

Africa.

Just hours ago he celebrated mass in Nairobi, his first ever in Africa.

He called on people to help the less fortunate.

Well, our Robyn Kriel is in Nairobi. And she joins us now. Let's just start with the welcome, first of all, Robyn. A pretty soggy day for the

pope, but how warm was the welcome?

[08:35:23] ROBYN KRIEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The warm -- the welcome was very warm. However, it was pouring with rain, as you say, but here in a

lot of countries, specifically Kenya, rain is seen as a blessing. So that was goodluck for the pontiff.

And you said that he mentioned the less fortunate. This has been a constant theme throughout his papacy. So I think that's very important to

him. Tomorrow, he will be visiting Kagemi slum, one of the poorest slums in Nairobi. And he will be speaking with a very special Irish nun who has

been working in Kenya for more than 40 years in the slums, educating hundreds of thousands of children. We got to sit down with Sister Mary

Killeen.

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KRIEL: The commute to school is a little different for these Kenyan children. Deep in a Nairobi slum, a transport mama arrives early to collect

this Zane Moritzi (ps), who is disabled. His real mother, desperate to look after him and his siblings, for years had to leave him at home, alone,

while she went to work, but not anymore.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: "I always feel so happy when transporting these children" she says. I don't feel bad because I transport disabled kids. I

am happy with it as my job of carrying these children and I have so much love for them."

Zane attends school at Tsonga Imbele, or moving forward. It caters to Kenya's most vulnerable, children who are disabled, mentally or physically,

or others who, for whatever reason, simply cannot function in regular schools. it was the brainchild of Sister Mary Killeen, an Irish nun who

moved here nearly 40 years ago. In that time she's started schools and programs that have educated more than 300,000 of Nairobi's poorest

children.

CHILDREN: One. Two. Three.

(APPLAUSE)

KRIEL: She's one of the lucky few that will speak to Pope Francis during his visit to a local slum.

MARY KILLEEN, CATHOLIC NUN, KENYA: So on the very first day he became pope he's been emphasizing about the poor. That hasn't had much effect here, in

Kenya, yet, but we're hoping by his coming that it will have an inspirational effect on people and that more people will come and help in

this kind of work.

KRIEL: Killeen says she likes religion in action and here it is. A month ago, 6-year-old Juangetshi (ps) took her first steps.

How was her mother's reaction to this?

KILLEEN: They can't believe that she can walk.

KRIEL: Here, blind and mentally disabled children discover they too can read and write.

KILLEEN: So it's like the gospel, you see the lame walk, the blind see and the dumb speak. So it's really wonderful to be part of that and to enable

it, now we're not doing as much as we should. It's like a drop in the ocean. "Like a diamond in the sky" ...

KRIEL: But a drop can often be just enough.

KILLEEN: "Twinkle, Twinkle, little star".

KRIEL: Here, it's a helping hand that makes all the difference.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KRIEL: So amazing children there. And we do understand that that could be Pope Francis' project, that particular school Tsonga Imbele could be Pope

Francis' project that he will leave as his legacy here in Kenya.

You were talking about rain and blessing. The heavens have just opened up yet again.

STEVENS: I can hear it. Robyn, thanks for bearing with us on that. And good luck over the next few hours.

Robyn Kriel joining us live from Nairobi.

You're watching News Stream. Still ahead, scientists in Antarctica brave the cold to collect crucial weather data. How their work could affect

policy on global climate change.

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[08:41:03] STEVENS: Welcome back.

Now Antarctica is a continent ruled by extreme weather and the science of studying that weather can have a global impact. During a visit to Scott

Base, Dan Corbett spent a day with those on the ice gathering all of the data.

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DAN CORBETT, ONE NEWS: Heading out into the weather...

NICOLETTE BROWN, SCOTT BASE SCIENCE TECHNICIAN: A bit colder out here. Just watch the step as you come down.

CORBETT: That's an occupational hazard when it's your job to monitor the weather patterns at Scott Base.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Extremely mild day without that wind blowing, eh?

CORBETT: Weather data has been collected like this since 1957.

UNIDENTIIFED FEMALE: Our maximum is about 6.8 -- negative. I don't even use the negatives now.

CORBETT: It's the longest running continuous record of weather trends in Antarctica.

Today is pretty mild day, isn't it?

BROWN: This is one of the best days I think I've seen since I've been been here. So brought the good weather with you, Dan

CORBETT: Oh, thank you.

But it's certainly not always like this. The coldest day ever recorded at Scott Base was minus 57. That's without the wind chill.

BROWN: Well, the weather here can kill you and it can do that in minutes.

CORBETT: It's not just the daily weather under scrutiny. Here they are studying the bigger picture to predict future weather trends.

Up here at Arrival Heights, they are monitoring all of the gases in the atmosphere, but the main one of course, ozone because of the ozone hole.

And where the ozone hole is concerned, the data gathered here is starting to show some improvement.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And the measurements over many years now have really helped to inform policymaking for global climate change.

CORBETT: Time to reset the thermometers. Ready for another day of weather extremes.

STEVENS: Extremes being an understatement in that part of the world.

Thanks for joining us. That's News Stream. I'm Andrew Stevens, don't go anywhere, World Sport with Alex Thomas is just ahead.

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