Weekend Breakfast | show | 2012 | Official Clip - video Dailymotion

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00:00This morning, Flood Swamp, Queensland. The federal government steps in to help with the crisis.

00:07In New South Wales, thousands of people remain isolated by rising waters.

00:12We'll cross live to the disaster zones in both states.

00:21Also coming up on weekend breakfast, violence again spills onto the streets of Cairo as protesters clash with police.

00:28Unemployment in the US falls to its lowest point in almost three years.

00:35And India wins its first match of the Australian tour following an eight-wicket victory at the MCG.

00:46Good morning, it's Saturday the 4th of February. I'm Miriam Korowa.

00:49And I'm Andrew Gagan. Welcome to the first broadcast of Weekend Breakfast. Thanks for your company.

00:55Also on the program this morning, Enter the Dragon, the new star of the Australian Ballet, as the company celebrates a major milestone.

01:02He's the only member of the Australian Ballet who can claim to have entered and won the Chinese version of So You Think You Can Dance.

01:09That story a little later in the show.

01:12Let's just check the international markets.

01:15And the US markets have just closed sharply higher off the back of some positive unemployment figures.

01:21The Dow and S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are all higher, as you can see there.

01:26And let's also check to see how the weather looks around the capitals.

01:31There will be a possible shower for Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra.

01:36In Melbourne and Hobart, it will be mostly sunny, partly cloudy for Perth.

01:40And in Darwin, there will be showers and an afternoon storm.

01:44Let's get the latest news now with Miriam.

01:47Widespread flooding is continuing to pose a threat to households across two states this morning.

01:53Flood waters are about to spill over a temporary levy in Charleville in southwest Queensland, where residents are on high alert.

01:59Several other communities also remain under threat.

02:03All right.