Questionable Tactics At Chinese Internet Rehab
LU STOUT: Welcome back. You're watching News Stream. And we have another volcano in Iceland that is acting up, no doubt one with an unpronounceable name. Let's go straight to Mari Ramos, she joins us from the world weather center with that and more -- Mari.</s>MARI RAMOS, CNN WEATHER CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Kristie. Yeah -- yes, an unpronounceable name that I will not attempt to pronounce. But this one -- we just learned how to say it (inaudible) which was the last one that erupted a couple of years ago. And that's way down here. This is -- this volcano right there -- and it has an orange warning, mainly for aviation. What -- they're saying is that this has the potential, the chance that it could erupt. So there's a lot of things that they're monitoring on this volcano. And one of the things is the number of swarms, volcanic swarms. In other words, an increased number of tremors are occurring at the summit of the volcano and near the base of the volcano, that is something that is a red flag and they're saying, look, this could erupt. So if you're flying over this area, pilots need to be very, very careful because of the amount of ash that could come up into the atmosphere. Remember, this happened before. This is an area that depending on which way the wind is blowing, it could have an effect in, you know, many thousands and thousands of people. Remember what happened last time. There's Iceland right there. This, right here -- that's New Foundland -- this corridor of the North Atlantic between Europe and North America, this is a live look right now of the planes that are in the air. Think about it this way, there are over maybe 2,000 to 3,000 flights a day that go through this region. So very busy indeed. And because of the prevailing wind patterns across this area, sometimes it can bring ash across this area, volcanic ash across this area. And that is the concern that if that volcano does erupt, we could see again some problems for aviation. Right now, that has not happened, so don't worry about it just yet. Just kind of keep it in the back of your mind, especially if you have travel plans across this North Atlantic corridor. So there is Iceland right there. We're going to go ahead and head to Europe now. And we have a couple of weather systems happening. This one right over here bringing some strong winds across the northwest corner of Europe, some very cool temperatures coming along here for you across the UK and Ireland and moving into this northwestern corner of Europe. Some of the coolest air you've had probably all summer long. And we had some strong storms developing across the western Mediterranean. If you have pictures of that, send them to me. I'd love to see them. We're starting to see a little bit more in the way of wet weather moving across the Adriatic and some stronger storms across Poland. There are the temperatures right now. Look at London. You almost need a sweater, it's only 16 degrees, and that was your daytime high today. 14, the daytime high in Dublin, 18 in Paris. Hot, though, as we head down to Madrid. Still pretty warm in Kiev and Bucharest and down to Athens and Instanbul. Those areas cool down just a little bit. But high pressure remains in place. Little or no chance of rain for you. So we're going to see those isolated rain showers across the central portion of the continent. Very serious flooding continues across parts of China. We've been talking about this for weeks already. And these areas here across the eastern portion of China again are getting pummeled with heavy rain. And notice how the rain stretches anywhere from the Korean peninsula all the way down through the coastline even into northern portions of southeast Asia here down over into Myanmar and Thailand. Bangkok getting some very heavy rain as well associated with this weather system. And look at that, a lot of wet weather continued across this region. In some cases, in Hong Kong, you've already had about 40 millimeters of rain since the early morning hours. Another 100 not out of the question, another maybe 30 for Shantou, maybe for Shanghai as well. And all the way up -- look at Shanghai, 129 millimeters possible as we head through the next 24 hours. And the monsoon flooding still a huge, huge concern as we head into south Asia. This is a picture from Bangladesh, at least five rivers are overflowing in this area, five major rivers. And we're still seeing a lot of problems across northern parts of India because of the monsoon floods. The rain, a little bit less than we had before, Kristie, but the potential for flooding remains, because all of that water still has to drain down to sea level. So downstream, the potential for flooding remains. Back to you.</s>LU STOUT: Yeah, a lot of water in the forecast, especially across the region here in Asia. Mari Ramos there, thank you. Now like their peers around the world, many teens in China are hooked onto the internet. And some worried parents are sending their kids to so- called boot camps, which use military style methods to help the teens kick the habit. But as David McKenzie reports, there may be a fine line between tough tactics and abuse.</s>DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: At Wangkang, near Jinan, looks like a typical school in China -- big on team spirit and martial arts displays. So, it may look like fun and games, but parents will commit and force their kids to this facility for four to six months to break their Internet addiction. Teenagers like Jiang Zhe are the "addicts." He said his mother lied to him when he came here, telling him it was summer camp, then they locked him away. "When I first came here, I thought about escaping," said Jiang, "but this place is tightly controlled, so there is no escape." At Wangkang, they use ex-military instructors who focus on drilling and discipline. No talking is allowed at mealtimes, no cell phones, no phone calls, and no contact with family. They are completely cut off to stop the temptation. Jiang said his mother unplugged his computer and beat him to get him to stop, but nothing worked. So his mother spent $1,000 -- not a small sum in China -- to send him here. "Yes, I was truly addicted to the internet. After a while, it was like falling in love." The love affair started in Internet arcades, where teenagers can spend hours, even days, playing Internet games. Chinese authorities claim Internet addiction pollutes the mind and causes 70 percent of juvenile crime. They've even classified it a mental disorder. So hundreds of addiction boot camps have sprung up across China and many of them are brutal. Earlier this year, state media said a teenage girl was beaten to death because she didn't ask permission to go to the bathroom. A boy was strapped to a pull-up bar for six hours. At Wangkang, they blame the abuse on illegal facilities and they said using one-on-one therapy is the best way to connect with the teenagers. Jiang's therapist said that for the first month, they mostly cry. "Before they came here, they were quite happy with the Internet world," she says, "and when they come here, they are bitterly separated from that world and this dramatic difference is what causes them great pain." Their aim is to break them down, and once they give up all hope of being let out, she said they start to change. Like everyone here, Jiang hasn't been told when or even if he will ever leave, but he said he is ready. He says four months locked away in Internet rehab is enough to kill his habit. David McKenzie, CNN, Jinan.</s>LU STOUT: Questionable approach there. Now J.C. Chan, a Chinese actor and the son of global Kung Fu star Jackie Chan, has been arrested on drugs charges in Beijing alongside another actor from Taiwan, Kaiko (ph). Now police say both men tested positive for marijuana and that Chan possessed more than 100 grams of the drug. Now this is the latest in a string of arrests in Beijing's anti-drugs campaign. Now the clamp down, in fact, has ensnared some high profile celebrity offenders recently, including the movie star Jong Mua (ph) and singer Li Dimua (ph). But here's the irony, Jackie Chan was named China's anti-drugs ambassador back in 2009, so it seems his message didn't quite sink in with his son. Before we go, this news just in, the IDF says three rockets have exploded in southern Israel. They hit open ground near the town of Beir Shava (ph). Now remember we are in the middle of a ceasefire, a temporary truce that has been extended. We'll see what the reaction will be. And we will continue to follow the story in the hours ahead. World Business Today is next. END