pictures. cars on fire. the protests combined with strikes have created chaos across the country. train commuters have been stranded. numerous flights at major airports canceled. gas is running out of gas stations as they can't get more delivered. protesters are outraged over the government's plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62. president sarkozy has vowed to crack down on protesters and push ahead with the retirement plan. who knows who is going to win this standoff. to the philippines devastated by a major typhoon. the storm blamed for at least 11 death awe now headed toward hong kong. in its wake there are lots of problems coming up. this is a big deal. chad, hong kong -- that area of the world gets typhoons. hong kong gets tough weather. they're okay with rough weather. there's obviously something more serious about this. >> because we call it a typhoon, we don't put numbers on it but our computer would put numbers on it as if it were a hurricane.