Britain to Address Prior Wrong Against Homosexuals; Typhoon Haima Update.
ALLEN: Britain is trying to right a historic wrong. It's planning to pardon thousands of men, who were condemned as criminals for simply seeking homosexual relationships. But as CNN's Phil Black reports activists say a new law, named for a hero of World War II doesn't go far enough.</s>PHIL BLACK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Ninety-three-year-old George Montague lived through a time when Britain had much to learn about tolerance when living as a gay man wasn't only thrown upon it was considered criminal behavior.</s>GEORGE MONTAGUE, GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST: These are days when enough of their way to track you down, They enjoyed it, they relished it.</s>BLACK: George is one of thousands of men prosecuted for breaking a law that no longer exist. The offensive gross indecency was often to men in consensual same sex relationships.</s>MONTAGUE: Some of these men committed suicide because of the operation going to leave the stigma.</s>BLACK: Since 1967 when the law was abolished and marched of the country Britain's gay rights movement has continued fighting for and achieving great change like equal marriage legislation. But the criminal records of all of those convicted of obsolete sexual offenses have stood until now. Britain's parliament is set to change the law so all of those who were convicted and have since died will be pardoned. It's been called Turing's law, now to be celebrated World War II code breaker Alan Turing, the tragic hero of the film "The Imitation Game" starring Benedict Cumberbatch.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Am I a criminal?</s>BLACK: After Turing's work cracking Nazi and Enigma code machine he was prosecuted for having a relationship with a man and later killed himself. Turing was pardoned in 2013. Gay rights campaigners are pleased the records of others are now being restored, as well.</s>PAUL TWOCOCK, STONEWALL DIRECTOR: There are tens of thousands of stories that just like Alan Turing about lives that were really affected by these laws in the past. I think I would say that it's really important that it has happened and people can draw a line.</s>BLACK: Receiving a pardon is a little trickier if you are still alive. Those like George Montague must first apply to have the individual cases investigated, but George said he doesn't want a pardon because that implies he did something wrong.</s>MONTAGUE: I was guilty of being homosexual but you can't be guilty of that. I was born -- I was born that way.</s>BLACK: George and others want an apology. The British government is being very careful with its language, expressing, quote, "extreme regret." Activists don't think the new pardon arrangement is perfect but they say it's a commendable step that goes some way to fixing a long standing injustice. Phil Black, CNN, London.</s>ALLEN: After crashing through the Philippines, typhoon Haima is now soaking southeastern China with heavy rain and fierce winds. The powerful storm has shut down Hong Kong. Hundreds of flights are cancelled. The stock exchange is closed and temporary shelters are open. Nine cities in China are also on high alert as this storm heads inland. Typhoon Haima slammed the Philippines early this week killing several people. And Derek Van Dam our meteorologist is following this one closely. Derek, hello.</s>DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Hi, good day, Natalie.</s>ALLEN: Shut down Hong Kong. I don't think I've ever said that.</s>DAM: Yes. You know, this is not a place you want to be today. Because they have had a rough stretch. Of course, the city very susceptible to typhoons. They know how to act when a typhoon does makes landfall. This particular typhoon made landfall about a hundred miles or a 100 kilometers just east of Hong Kong. But unless they are still feeling the outer rain bands just whipping the city. In fact, you can see the live sky cam of the Victoria Harbor. Some of the ferry services across this region have been suspended or delayed for the day. Certainly not a pleasant day to be outside to say the least. So, let's get the latest information on typhoon Haima. Currently right now still equivalent to a category one hurricane, 120 kilometer per hour winds, with gusts over 150 kilometers per hour. The storm is moving inland very quickly. In fact, at a clip of about 25 to 30 kilometers per hour. And so, we really cut off its moisture source and its ability to strengthen any further. So disorganization over the next 24 hours will lead to the storm eventually just kind of petering out. But still a formidable storm at the moment will bring rainfall and strong gusty winds for the next several hours in to Hong Kong. In fact, that's why the Hong Kong observatory has a signal eight red code at the moment. This means gale or storm force winds over the next several hours are coming out of a southwesterly direction. And that's important, as well. Because earlier this morning, local time in Hong Kong, the winds were coming out of a northwesterly direction. So, some of those areas that were sheltered from the winds now starting to feel the change in wind direction. And if there is any debris that has been kicked up by this typhoon will certainly see that pushed around in another way. So, that can be very dangerous to say the least. Now as the storm moves inland, again, we've lost this moisture source that we will start to die out. But we so see the concern here growing for the potential of at least landslides and mudslides. Remember, this is a mountainous part of the world. And they are seeing their fair share of rainfall. In fact, Hong Kong would typically see about 100 millimeters. But we have already had an excessively wet October. And you can see this rainfall spreading inland and north and east. Shanghai, in fact, will have good chances of heavy rainfall over the next two days, as well. So, very active over eastern China. Natalie?</s>ALLEN: Absolutely. Just going on and on...</s>DAM: It is.</s>ALLEN: ... as usual this time of the year. Thanks, Derek.</s>DAM: All right.</s>ALLEN: Just ahead here, the U.S. presidential candidates try to play nice at a charity fund-raiser in New York.</s>CLINTON: And he says I don't have any stamina. That is four and half hours. I have now stood next to Donald Trump longer than any of his campaign managers.</s>DAM: The climate prediction center in connection with NOAA have revealed their winter outlook for the months of December to February. And if you like the mild winters, well, you're going to enjoy this forecast for the deep south of the United States. Above-average temperatures from Southern California right through the southeast, including Atlanta, Georgia. And in terms of precipitation, we have above-average chances of above- average seasonal outlook. At least for the upper Midwest, and specifically the Great Lakes and into parts of Montana and Idaho. If you're looking for below average precipitation, we continue with a weak La Nina trend for the deep southeast, and unfortunately, we continue with our drought conditions for that area, as well as the southwest including southern California. Now, nationally, throughout the United States for today, the start of the early weekend we have a cold front that is sagging south. And that is bringing a shot of cool autumn weather from the Great Lakes all the way southward into Georgia. Also an area of low pressure associated with that bringing chances of rain for places like New York City, Boston, as well as the nation's capital. Look at the temperatures today for the big apple, 22 degrees, Atlanta feeling the chill at 19, 12 for Chicago, 24 for Denver, and a steamy 30 expected in Los Angeles.