You know dying extreme weather pushes the Mississippi River to record levels taking a heavy toll on. Plus. East meets west of chinese shell the monks make an entrance into an american style wrestling ring. We got the usual case of sunshine and showers across Southeast Asia malaysia seeing some lively downpours once again some rather wet weather also making its way to central and southern parts of the philippines because showers likely to be congregating into this part of the region some heavy showers there across northern parts of borneo rather humid another close one there in bangkok temperatures around 35 celsius but it should stay dry was a chance of an afternoon shower lousy dry to into indonesia 31 celsius in that dry weather stretching data across much of australia still got some nasty showers just rattling through that southeastern corner and we will see some blustery showers coming through here possibility of some snow is this weather system just slides across adelaide melbourne over towards the high ground and thats where we could see the right really turning to snow top temperature of around 11 celsius there for melbourne in that brisk southwesterly wind quite a gnostic feel to conditions there its tasmania to see some snow here over the Higher Ground elsewhere across australia said largely dry 1819 degrees there for perth over the next couple of days that isnt snow also making its way towards the south all of new zealand but largely dry for now to the north. A battle rages over the country. With activists inviting farms stealing livestock and intimidation from one when they. Have these tacked on to from 0. 0. 3. Good to have you with us on aljazeera these are our top stories more than 120 rebels and soldiers have been killed in syria in the past 2 days thats according to the syrian observatory for human rights they were fighting for control of a village in Hama Province which is now under the governments control. Turkey says its received a 1st shipment of the russian s. 400. 00 Missile Defense system the u. S. Wont turkey that it could face sanctions over the purchase. And head on has called the u. K. s decision to detain its oil tanker walks near gibraltar last week an illegal and dangerous game police have arrested the ships chief officer and captain. Fell west African Leaders are gathering in ivory coast to plan the rollout of a single shared currency would mean 8 former french colony has given up their use of a currency known as the c. F. A. From it was created and problems of 1945 its used by 14 african nations in tucson. One in west africa including senegal ivory coast mali and 13 a fossil and 6 others in Central Africa including japan and chad the currency is pegged to the euro and has the financial backing of the french treasury and return funds home 50 percent of the Foreign Exchange reserves of member countries are supporters of the same system say it provides economic stability but critics say its a relic of french colonialism and that it restricts growth well lets get more on this leisure and buy a correspondent with address he is live in abidjan so how are people there feeling about this hour with especially given the challenges of launching a new currency by next year. Well for many of the west African Leaders there is enthusiasm but a lot of businesses are adopting a wait and see approach basically a lot of them are wondering about whether or not big economies like nigeria ivory coast and ghana will simply join without much hassle and of course theyre also worried about what influence the french will try to continue to exert on a single currency are they going to push more west African Leaders not to abandon this year and throw more spotters in the works this is issues that people are looking at but already some businesses are actually looking at the possibility of expanding their business is trying also to see whether or not the new currency will facilitate trade across borders right now trade among member countries of the Economic Community of west african states. Of course the new currency facilitate that process and that they can sell more in the west african region in terms of production and produce the products that produce. Roasted coffee beans are ready for processing at this plant on the ask. The factory is just one west African Business looking to cash in on the regions effort to liberalize trade. The blood donor says having a single currency will be good for business. There are different currencies in the region transactions among mean the countries is difficult right now but having a single currency makes trading a loss easier any regional leaders have been pushing to integrate they kind of ease they believe they are no closer to having a single currency than at any time but there are obstacles. To the level of Economic Development differs from one country to another for example the economies of nigeria ghana i cant give walk so smaller countries will simply drag the more advanced economies just like europe we all produce Raw Materials and import most of our needs there is little imports among member nations the c. F. A. Is one of west africas major caresses its a legal tender in 8 of the 15 countries in the region and if regional leaders have their way it will be replaced by a new currency for the whole of west africa. Negotiations for the single currency bottled after the euro have been on the way for 30 years the implementation of the i called west africas proposed single currency was delayed several times but a recent agreement of an african free trade area is sin by some as an incentive enough for regional leaders to finally launch it after 3 failed attempts. While businesses say a common currency will ease regional trade not everyone is hopeful that all 50 but nations of the economic bloc of course have the political will to see it through next year now. This is what leaders 15 leaders from west africa are going to talk about theyre trying to finalize the details of this agreement and a lot of businesses a lot of economists are watching closely at the meeting today and see what the outcome will be will they really push hard for this take up rule out of the single currency next year or will they still be having problems remember this currency has been postponed 3 times before. Well thank you for that as i cause fondant our address live and thank you now the u. N. Secretary general says the world has not done enough to help mozambique after 2 successive side clones killed hundreds of people and tony has appealed for more aid for miles off the sidelines kenneth devastated much of the region he says its clear these disasters a caused by Climate Change the storms flattened cities and villages leaving more than a 1000000 people homeless. And the u. S. President has approved federal. Hurricane warnings were issued along the coast parts of new orleans are still underwater after days of funding storms and floods residents are putting sandbags outside their properties or theyre leaving town and barry is expected to make landfall on saturday now the Mississippi River which runs through new orleans was already at record levels before the nations rains hit engineers have put measures in place to protect communities but as the clock reports that have an impact on the environment. The medical Mississippi River a crucial area of commerce which drains 41 percent of the entire United States this year its exceeded all records the volume of water down its course swallowed by extreme spring rains and snow melt upstream the mississippi has never been this high for this long it is unprecedented and everyone who lives in new orleans that puts their trust in the levee system which protects the city from flooding while upstream the engine is well they try and ease the pressure. And theyve done that with the rare opening of the pony carriage spillway built in the 9030s to dock colossal quantities of water away from the main river in times of high flood you know but of just about 12 times in its history this is actually the 1st year that its been opened twice in the same calendar year so this is really one of the one of the longest floods on record the spillway will remain open until the end of july but theres a problem its upset the ecological balance of the Mississippi Sound diluting the mix of fresh and so water with devastating effect to coastal businesses now were starting to see the repercussions which are you know oysters die and the shrimp are moving we have wildlife mammals you know dolphins are you know dying the turtles are die and we have a lot of salt water species now that are being affected heavily due to the rise of the river west it is a multimillion dollar industry here in St Bernard Parish but its sitting duck landings it down up to 80 percent the fishermen source of income has been all but destroyed and this is a very big impact this is the worst impact that this community has ever seen i mean weve weve been through katrina where weve been completely wiped off the map weve been through. Weve been through a lot in this community watched over the years in my life this Community Come and go but this is the worst that ive ever seen avar. Now business is it demanding that the federal government step in with emergency funding. So that everything is dead. Go back out there make no money or throughout their. Day near the help of the fear is with changing weather patterns this could become the new normal you might save the city from flooding that it cost to a multimillion dollar industry. Aljazeera new orleans louisiana. Brazilian president john bolton are always being accused of nepotism after nominating one of his sons to the post of ambassador to the United States eduardo boards and now says hes prepared to resign from his poll position in congress of the nominations approved but a federal judge says this will be a violation of the constitution the president s critics say the move shows that his family has too much influence in politics. Now the american journalist Glenn Greenwald says hes facing Death Threats and calls for his deportation from brazil after publishing incriminating Text Messages from the Justice Minister when he was working as a federal judge greenwald was questioned over over the leaks this week by a Congressional Committee he says they show this is your more improperly advised prosecutors in the corruption trial which jailed former president reason asiri latest silver model has question the authenticity and says they were obtained by criminal means. Theres been a very concerted relatively sophisticated and well funded campaign to disseminate the information designed to create a Public Perception that im actually a criminal i think in anticipation of the possibility of taking some action against me that will then at least have a degree of popular public support now japan and south korea have held talks to resolve a worsening trade dispute tokyo has restricted the export of materials used in manufacturing smartphones and memory chips to seoul raising concerns for the south korean economy and the global tech supply chain japanese officials said the restrictions of because south korea is failing to control the export of sensitive materials to north korea has denied that demanding evidence and a u. N. Investigation found the salami has the latest from tokyo. Well its not so good news to the south korean makers todays meeting basically it was just a briefing by both countries on their position. Announced at the end of this meeting which ended in behind me in the trade Ministry Today they say that this meeting is basically not a negotiating meeting its just to explain and stance on this issue and in fact. This may think it was a working level but it was a very small working level meeting just 2 south korean officials met with 2 counterparts from the japanese trade minister and so picture says it all its a very small meeting and they explained to south korea that the country is now out of what socalled white countries least this allows japan to export its high Tech Technologies to countries on this list without any restrictions and now south korea is on its way to be exempted from this list so from now on Japanese Companies are not allowed to export their high tech abroad south Korean Companies without certain rules on sale september seizures now a professional Sports Companies charge in china is trying to combine traditional martial arts with american style Pro Wrestling aria into a wrestling entertainment has trained a shell and monkeys to perform in the very thing that a ska training here reports from shanghai not everyone is convinced by the east meets west experiment. This is not what the op than expected to do here i after almost 2 decades of strict country trying. But hes not complete the 30 year old is the budding star of oriental wrestling entertainment oh dont be chinas oncet to american and wrestling thanks to the chinese audience its this ruthless. Wrestling ring is worlds away from the familiar silence of the shelling temple. 2 years after its introduction here the sport is starting to win over fans and you dont see young men like this nowadays there so it isnt yet so powerful i like their strong physics not everyone however is convinced the english i dont think is kind of why i think it would be too popular in china we chinese prefer to watch. While its not the only fighting style used by the wrestlers kung fu is central to the sport. Many of those taking part trained as shallow monks who were created from martial arts schools in ancient china is doing strange and moss a lot of protect their communities from bandits and other running these days its more of a hobby but these men say professional wrestling has given them a new way to turn that person into a career. As an actor as well as a wrestler he says his goal is to become the eastern equivalent of progress that turned Hollywood Star doing the rock johnson. Was a usually very big and a full of power we are smaller but have the vendors of who we are also fresh flexible conjunct hard. Critics say oriental wrestling entertainment strays too far from chinas comfy culture but organizers say it puts a contemporary spin on the tradition and brings it to a wider audience says. We need to nurture educate and train the audience is a complex mission even if we dont succeed we die trying. To hopes guest wrestlers from the United States and japan will boost the groups popularity and international profile. But with other progressive leaks popping up around the country its the have a fight and. Shanghai. Hello again all of those are the product in doha but the headlines on aljazeera more than 120 rebels and soldiers have been killed in syria in the past 48 hours thats according to the syrian observatory for human rights they were fighting for a village in Hama Province which is now in the government control there in the hall there has moved from beirut. Was under the governments control the rebels launched an offensive took control of the area and the government recaptured the village this has been happening for 11 weeks now a war of attrition the front lines have been changed there is a stalemate the opposition is making it extremely difficult and costly for the Syrian Government and its allies to advance late april the truce collapsed and the government went on this offensive they havent taken much ground theyve taken a number of towns but thats it. Turkey says its received the 1st shipment of the russian s 400. 00 Missile Defense system the u. S. Has warned turkey that it could face sanctions over the deal and that it wont be allowed to purchase its f. 35 fighter jets ted allen has called the u. K. s decision to detain its oil tanker in waters near gibraltar last week an illegal and dangerous game police have arrested the ships chief officer and captain under suspicion of breaking un sanctions by transporting oil to syria. A 13 year old suicide bomber has blown himself up at a wedding in of ghana stan killing 5 people and injuring dozens more the attack happened in the Eastern Province of longer her no group has claimed responsibility u. S. President often trump has approved federal resources to the state of louisiana after hurricane warnings were issued along the coast parts of new orleans is still underwater after days of thunder storms and floods and barry is expected to make landfall on saturday west African Leaders are gathering in ivory coast to plan the roll out of a single shared currency thats part of a plan to strengthen regional ties and boost trade the move would mean 8 former french colonies and give up their use of a decades old currency which is backed by france well those are the headlines on aljazeera do stay with us one o one east is coming up next. As iraq rebuilds itself following millions of conflict women struggle to play a bigger role politically and Domestic Violence also remains a problem. Some of the brave women battling abuse talk to al jazeera about the struggles they face and their pursuit of justice. On farms across australia a battle is on. Activists are demanding that fama stop grazing animals for human consumption. But their tactics are controversial. Trespassing on Agricultural Properties stealing livestock and intimidating fondness for college how do you sleep at night. As tensions rise one on one extend best against the bitter divide over stray his farm a