harmful pollution it has been filtering out wherever you are in the world. with covid fears lingering, something that is designed to filter out airborne masters can provide real peace of mind, because i think it is really useful that something like this takes things a step further to tell you what you could be putting into your lungs wherever it is in the world that you re travelling to. one thing to be aware of though is that the accuracy of information depends on how close you are to an air pollution monitor, plus it is not the cheapest of masks. if you re thinking of having something to fling into your back pocket. but saying that, this is far from your bog standard mask. next up, the clean pod qvc steriliser. in a gadget small enough to toss in your hand luggage, this thing may help to put people who are worried about what they are touching at ease. with a push on button, a high energy beam of ultraviolet see light comes out from the led lights which the makers say effectively sani
police say speed may have been a factor in last week s crash. number four, take a look at this, well, you can t see much because it s in shanghai china. it s wreathed in smoke. the government s air pollution monitor said the smog has reached the highest ever recorded there. it s hazardous to health and authorities have told them to keep children inside. up now, number five, imagine finding this waiting for you. it s a sinkhole swallowed a car in california. and police believe a sewer issue is to blame there. still steaming there. breaking overnight a korean war veteran is due in san francisco in just a few hours now from that. north korea freed 85-year-old merrill are newman friday night after detaining him for more than a month. cnn international correspondent ivan watson is in beijing. ivan, good morning to you.