>> a yes vote in greece, the parliament has a contentious bailout bill. wellhello, welcome to. the u.s. president urges congress to support the iran nuclear deal. after debate, lawmakers in japan are divided over whether to expand the military's powers. and up close and personal, nasa

releases the first pictures of the historic fly-by near pluto. we begin with breaking news from yemen. several ministers of the exiled president have reached a port city. among them are ministers of health, enat ainterior and transports. this is after they had a setback. it's a strong hold. he's been contested since forced into exile three months ago. let's move on to other news now. to greece where the parliament approved tough economic measures needed to open the door for talks on an 86 billion euro bailout package. they struck the deal with international creditors on

monday. in the end, 229 mps voted in favor of it, 64 against, 6 abstained. half of the no votes came within the party. >> at the end of a very long day, greek prime ministerel alexis tsipras pleaded to pass austerity measures. >> i admit they are harsh, don't agree with them. i don't believe it will help the greek economy. i say so openly. i also say i must implement them that is our difference. >> and parliament obliged. 229 voted it through an overwhelming majority of mps. the memorandum had been expected to pass, but tsipras can't breathe easily just yet. he must go from worrying about whether greece will go bankrupt to worrying about the fractures

in his own party. dozens of mps voted against it. underscoring just how difficult both economically and politically the road ahead will be. earlier in the evening as the demonstrations in athens began a sense of exhaustion was apparent with thinner crowds and quieter chants than expected. marching behind me is the communist block. they are calling for revolt. they want out of the eurozone, out of europe and nato. although there are riot police out there who want the situation to remain calm, so far it's been more vol volatile inside inside parliament as outside. as the sun went down, anger broke out.

outside crowds disbursed as fast as the tear gas being fired at them. now there will be a collective sense of relief or has the struggle just begin. >> what will the bailout mean for greece? 86 billion euros from its international creditors. the government will have to increase value added tax. taxes on small companies and a luxury tax will have to go up. they will have to reform the pension system. they have to transfer some 50 billion euros worth of assets into a fund supervised by the eu. the book "remaking scarety." since the mps voted for the

austerity plan because there was no others option. >> one of the reasons for the split is there is a wing that always argued there should be a plan for the possibility of an exit from the eurozone. hopefully one of the results of this reversal for the government is that this debate has to be, you know, carried out in the greek society more sear asly than it has in the past. this is the same failed strategy that was tried for the last four, five years. and it led to high levels of unemployment. it may not be the tax required may not be quite aseer as bad but

it's not a surprise that the imf thinks that it's problematic. the europeans are hesitant about addressing the greek debt. so it's not promising. >> the bailout package for greece has to be approved by the individual eurozone member states. on wednesday the french national assembly gave its green light for the deal. the french prime minister said greece needed to be granted relief. the vote passed with a sweeping majority. the international monetary fund says greece needs more debt relief than eurozone nations have been willing to give. let's move on to other news now. u.s. president barack obama has been defending the nuclear deal with iran saying it makes his country and the world more secure. it's expected to be voted on by congress.

>> it's not contingent on iran changing its behavior, it's not content gent on iran acting like a liberal democracy. it solves one problem making sure they don't have a bomb. the point i have made and hard to dispute is that it will be a lot easier for us to check iran's nefarious activities. >> the deal on the program may have opened a new chapter in relations between tehran and washington. there's talk the two countries could reestablish diplomatic ties. but reconciliation won't come quickly. >> reporter: street celebrations in tehran as the u.s. and other countries hammer out a deal with iran on its nuclear program. does that mean the u.s. is going to work with the iranian leadership on issues such as isil and syrian civil war?

they indicate perhaps. >> it shows in our globalized world diplomacy has a much better chance of achieving results. i hope this will be a lesson for other situations as well. >> the building behind me is the old iranian embassy. it's been closed since 1980. that's when the u.s. and iran broke off diplomatic relations. now, they are obligations to maintain the building, but don't expect it to be open for business any time soon. the u.s. has accused iran of stirring up trouble across the middle east. it supports hezbollah and hamas and accused of sending aid to yemen. the u.s. might help the moment to end the syrian war. >> we need to see whether or not the iranians are willing to play ball to correct this situation. to date we have not done that.

we have placed our emphasis entirely on the nuclear issue. we have set aside all of these other things. now it's time to pivot and to pivot very rapidly. >> removing assad could deprice isil, an emmy of shi'ite iran and the u.s., a recruiting tool. but it runs the risk of increasing tensions between u.s. and saudi arabia which views iran as a rival. however, time is running out for the obama administration. with just 17 months before it leaves office. it has a landmark deal with iran, but it's likely to be years before the country is instinctively regarded by the u.s. as a friend and not as a potential foe. >> as we mentioned the deal may be used to solve other crisis in the middle east. and the u.s. president stressed that iran should have its say on

regional matters. >> reporter: what this news conference brought was a reemphasis of a dock doctrine for foreign policy. rather than always resorting to military means. he said this about the conflict in syria. he believes that will be solved not on the battle field but around a negotiating table somewhere in the world. almost for the first time he acknowledged that when it comes to deciding a final settlement in syria the iranians will have to be there. >> it's gotten caught up in both sectarian conflict and geopolitical jockeying and in order for us to resolve it, there's going to have to be agreement among the major powers that are interested in syria that this is not going to be won

on the battle field. so iran is one of those players. i think it's important for them to be part of that conversation. >> what barack obama has been seeing is that he likes the nuclear deal, but doesn't like iran. he said that it's not up to the president of the united states to solve every problem in the middle east. it's for the people in the middle east to do that. and with that, that's an acknowledgment that iran has a part to play in doing just that. and in his eyes, a significant part. >> still to come, a monopoly no more. mexico's oil industry enter as new era of competition. and a passion for the printed word. we have a record from the south america city where bookstores continue to thrive.

>> those are the top stories. the greek parliament approved the controversial bailout deal struck with u.s. nations on monday. 229 mps vote in favor. the prime minister faced opposition within his own party with over 30 voting against the deal. u.s. president barack obama says the nuclear deal with iran will make the world more secure. obama made his case during a news conference responding to critics abroad and at home. in yemen several ministers of

the exiled president have reached a port. the first time they returned to the country since the ministers were forced into exile in march. the rebels are suffering serious setbacks. supporters of the exiled president celebrated the losses. they have lost control of the main airport. >> with no movements on the diplomatic front it's on the battle field that developments are happening. fighters have taken control of the international airport. or what's left of it. they have been making significant advances to recapture the southern port city which would tip the balance in the war. they call this operation golden

arrow. it's the first time fighters have engaged in a giant operation with the saudi arabiaen-led coalition. this exclusive pictures show new reinforcements including armored personnel carriers. on tuesday they managed to capture an area that's home to several security compounds including the coast guard and special forces military base. >> translator: we are going to focus our attention on other areas in the city. by the bravery of these young fighters we'll recapture it. >> reporter: it's the second city taken control which would allow the government to return to the country and launch a campaign to recapture the capital.

there's also been fierce fighting on the road. there the fighters managed to repel and attack the allies who attempted a raid on the main prison compound. most of those fighting presidents have never fought a war before, but they have the advantage of air cover from the saudi led coalition. almost three months of air strikes failed to change the situation on the ground. now the fighters appear to be coordinating their efforts with the air strikes and in the absence of any real peace talks this could be a decisive battle for yemen. >> let's go to japan. there is a contentious set of bills that could change its defense policy. the bill will be debated in the upper house within the next 60

days. it is expected to pass. the ruling coalition enjoy as two-thirds majority. let's go to professor daniel ailedridge. he's joining us from tokyo. the bill has passed the lower house. if it is going to pass the upper house, what will it allow japan to do here? >> until now almost all deployment has been defensive. they are stationed on the border of israel. this bill will allow japanese troops in japan or outside japan to actually engage in combat for the first time and it can come to the aid of a country like america, for example, that was

under attack. this bill will change the way that japanese troops can be sent abroad. >> why is this such a long-held ambition for prime minister abe? >> i believe abe sees this as a way to raise japan's profile to spread its wings. for a long time it's hoped that japan would become a present player on the stage rather than writing checks to other countries. during the gulf war they didn't send any real troops, but rather sent money. abe envisions this as a way for japan to become a more normal nation. >> so then why is this so much the opposition to these changes from the public? >> the end of world war ii when the u.s. wrote the constitution that enshrined pass i havism, they envisioned it as the worst

case scenario. the self-defense troops has only been seen as ways of defending japan and in no way extending power abroad. so abe's reinterpretation of article 9 changed the perspective on him. there has been massive protests, more than 20,000 people inside the parliament, opposition parties held up placards. it was a dramatic moment. >> does the japanese public go against these changes do they not share on some of abe's concerns including those about china? is abe not warranted in making these changes given china's rise and assertive nature in territorial disputes in the region? >> abe and japan would like them to be more engaged.

i think for the most, japanese people economic concerns, there are more pressing domestic issues. the possible risk from allowing groups to go abroad, casualties of japanese troops or negative impression of japan or rising hatred among those neighbors it's a return to the world war ii policies. those concerns weigh more heavily. >> thank you very much for your time. the egyptian government has modified part of the antiterrorism bill which has raised questions about press freedom. the revised draft imposes financial penaltys on journalists instead of prison term. they have jailed a number of

journalists. the government approved plans to honor a murdered prosecutor by renaming a prominent square. itat least 800 protesters were killed there in 2013. there is a silent protest outside sydney as part of its campaign for justice. >> it's to raise

more than just the three. 18 other journalists are bemind bars in egypt. they are speaking out against what they call new laws. they have written to australia's foreign minister asking her to speak out what they call the most serious crisis that egypt has seen, a brutal crackdown on any form of dissent. it's simply the most high profile example. >> the oil industry entered a new era. the sales fell short of its goal. two of the 14 oil fields up for sale were purchased. adam reports from mexico city. >> for more than 80 years the

national oil company has been the only player in the oil sector. the government opened up 14 exploration blocks for bidding. it's attracted some attention. those blocks may not be sold off. some are as appetizing as others. now we are entering an era of competition along state-run monopoly is no longer a monopoly. this is a game changer. >> it effectively breaks up the monopoly. this is transforming an entry. >> although there hasn't been much interest, there will be subsequent rounds of bidding. that will be the crowned jewel the deep water projects.

they are quite lucrative projects. up until now this country has been unable to take advantage of reserves in deep waters in the gulf of mexico. they benefited by being a monopoly, it could find a silver lining in this. if they are able to modernize and produce more and more, one analyst says it will be better to have part of something assured than a hundred percent of a resource that had been dwindling under their watch. >> now after a nine year journey, nasa's fastest unmanned spacecraft is sending back the clearest pictures ever of pluto. >> reporter: this is pluto, as never seen before. nasa's new horizon spacecraft sailed past the planet yesterday. >> three two one! >> the probe was watched by

scientists at the johns hopkins university. >> fasten your seatbelts. new horizon arrived at the pluto system. >> reporter: the fly-by ended at the kyper belt. >> yesterday america's space program took another historic leap for humankind. today it's bringing what was a blurred point of light into focus. >> pluto is the last major unexplored body in the solar system. >> we discovered it's larger than we anticipated. we now have good measurements of its diameter and its radius. it's radius is 1185-kilometers plus or minus 10. that settles the debate. >> new horizon spent more than eight hours looking back at

pluto. sending back images took another four and a half hours. once considered an icy dead world, the images show that it contains mountains and water. >> it means the bedrock that must have h20. >> plow toe is demoted to the status of a dwarf planet after the discovery of other worlds. they are believed to be remnants from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago. >> now argentina's capital is set to have more book shops per person than any other city in the world. it plays host to the world's

biggest spanish language book fair. we explain what's behind the passion for the printed word. >> once upon a time the grand splendid was the theater. now it's a book shop. define the advance of modern technology what some story tellers will say is a worldwide decline in readers and reading. >> translator: after harry potter, it inspired more people to read. people before me didn't even pick up a newspaper. >> the passion for books is at the book fair. on the streets with hundreds of stores like these scattered around the city. >> translator: you have to incorporate new technology. i'm from a generation familiar with this format with paper. i don't say this is all there

is. i don't value one and not the other. >> reporter: the reasons why are as complexion and intriguing. they include the difficulties and high cost of obtaining new technology, a postal system that many don't trust and the exemption of books on a sales tax that keeps prices affordable. books, book shops readers and writers are a part of the landscape. standing the test of time and the advance of modern technology living by the idea that a good book is a good book no matter what the format. >> there are new writers ensuring the next generation is captivated by the written world. >> it's been a culture for many years, people reading in subways, parks go into the bookstores, going to the book fair. it's a social activity. people want to be part of that as well. >> books are still being written, published and sold to a

public proud of its heritage open to new ways of reading but still anymored with the russell paper. >> keep up to date for the news on our website. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight far from perfect. i'll talk about the big problem that the nuclear deal in iran doesn't solve. plus money versus power how iran had to choose economic prosperity over nuclear ambition. the nuclear option is off the table. now comes the hard part: the u.s. has to decide whether to turn its iranian partners into friends.