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the camera crew captures one of the sounds of nature. g-7 leaders are holding talks in southern germany to talk about pressing issues. they've also discussed china's growing maritime presence. >> reporter: the nuclear conflict found issues dominating the state. g-7 leaders want russia and ukraine to comply. they agree to keep their assumptions against russia. russia to go over ukraine crimea by force in 2014. they contend the move and suspended russia from that group. premier to the summit prime

minister shinzo abe minister to ukraine. abe told the president that he wouldn't accept changing the status quo by quote an expressed about quote ukraine. u.s. president barak obama wants to keep the global leaders you noticed in russia and send a strong stal to the country's leader. >> we'll be talking about russia and ukraine. the importance of us maintaining the sanctions regime to put pressure on russia and some mismore kunis to implement actually -- >> at a working dinner the leaders discussed regional issue and broader topics. japanese foreign say prime minister abe made a point on china's recent activities.

he fit in the south and east china sea. tensions are heightening. any attempt to change the status quo shouldn't be accepted. japanese officials say the leaders agreed to stress points. g-7 leaders also discuss the china iiab. among the group, yearn, united change i kingdom france but the u.s. japan an canada decided to stay out. they share common barriers such as democracy and the rule of law. they agreed to keep exchanging information. on the second day the summit

agenda includes extreme groups such as islamic state militants. they also plan to discuss global warming. before france the u.n. crimea sum at the end of this year. >> thanks,er no for a that update. japan and the mmsdf and the phillipine navy are planning their first full fledge joint drill in the south china sea. it's the latest move by the two countries aimed as responding to china's increased maritime activity. sources close to the jap nose defense ministry say two countries will carry out disaster relief exercises later this month. the drill will fought include sush veils activities. the sources say they will sandy pc3 airplane. in april, they observed a joint u.s. philippines landing drill

on the post. if may, personnel held a communications drill in the south coin sea. coin is conducting land reclamation projects there. >> that increased president sense raising concern among nearby nations. last week the lid leaders of the japan and the philipines agreed to step up security corporation. they issued a statement calling for expansion of jointed drills involving the phillipine military. fears over a deadly virus are spread fwig day from southare spreading by the day. officials are calling for calm and nhk world has more. >> reporter: we ask all south korean citizens for active cooperation so there is no unnecessary confusion because offiveof excessive concern. >> about 90 people have been affected in south korea in the largest outbreak of mers outside

the parkway east. officials say all of the infection os kurd at medical institutions. about 2500 people had contact with the patients are being told to stay at home or in hospitals. more than 1,800 schools around the country have cancelled classes. people are scared. >> i put a mask on because my wife told me to wear it the when i go out. i'm afraid if i get infected i could get ler infected as well. >> many of the symptoms are similar to the flu and are passed on through close personal contkt. about 40% of the people who get it die. south korean officials are under criticism for not kwaurn teeing people quicker. the first patient diagnosed traveled to the middle east last month. when he hurricane return he

visited several hospitals before being correctly diagnosed. angry citizens tweeted that the government is not functioning and has put people's lives at risks. some say the outbreak to the ferry disaster last year t. scare has spread beyond south korea's borders. officials say an infected man flew to hong kong about two weeks ago, but his infection wassed on confirmed after he took a plus to gaungdong china. a team of experts from the world health organization is advising the south korean government on how best to contain and eradicate the outbreak. requests into theline" will keep posted on the latest developments. thank you for that report. japan's economy is on a recovery tract, but many workers are waiting to feel the effects.

>> some numbers are showing a mixed picture. officials say sentiment among workers worsened slightly in may for the first time in six months, but they retained their assessment. it continues to recover gradually. the monthly economy watcher's survey asks about 2,000 workers, including retail clerks and taxi drivers how they feel about the economy. the key sentiment index for may was 53.3 that's down 0.3 from the previous month. workers said sales are picking up and cited an increase in the number of foreign tourists in the rising stockmarket as factors. but some respondents at manufacturing companies said profits were falling to higher costs for the materials caused by the weekend. the index is predicting economic conditions a few months ahead. rose to 54.5 china foreign

trade fell in may t. drop in imports and exports draw a growing uncertainty in the economy. exports in may were down 2.5% in exports. that's the third straight monthly drop. imports fell by more than 17% for several months in a row. exports, tex time electronics to japan and europe declined. they blamed it on sluggish demand for steel and auto parts. analysts say the fall in exports is partly due to structural problems, just higher labor and production costs. they say it reflects weak domestic demand. japanese officials say the economy is growing faster than they initially thought they've revised up analyzed gdp for january to march to nearly 4% t.

preliminary figure was in the mid-2% range. people at the cabinet office say the previous quarter rose 1% from the previous quarter. the figure is umm 1.5 percentage point from the preliminary number released last month. officials revised up capital investment crest to 2.7 to 0.4%. housing investment wassed a judd down to 1.7%. japanese officials released data on the current account. they say the balance for april remain in the plaque for the tenth straight month on the bank of lower crude oil prices and a surge in fourn tour foreign tourists. they say the surplus in april came in at more than 10 billion. it's a measure of trade in the world. it was in the red. although the deficit tracked more than 80% from a year ago to

$1.1 billion. officials stay cheaper oil price versus cut the costs of imports and car exports to the u.s. were brisk. the travel account surplus came to more than $1 billion thanks, to more foreign tourists visited japan. that's the highest figure since it became available in 1996. investment also grew. the primary income account shows how much japan earns from its foreign investments. this shows a surplus of $fine.5 billion. tokyo stocks ended a touch lower after the session t. nikkei average closed hitting a two-week low. revised gdp figures initially boosted sentiment. profit taking eraced earlier gains. in china the shanghai composite soared more than 2%. the index hid another seven-year high analysts say some investors bought shares for measures by the government

following weak trade figures. taiwan finally snapped its six-day losing strikes. the taiex ended at 9,3 skaf. some market players went bargain hunting. in other markets in asia pacific region hong kong ended at 0.2% after rebounding from losses. indonesia's index was down 1.7% dragged down by financials. so they extended their losses over the mers outbreak concerns continue to weigh on market sentiment. auto maker has its eye on the prize in the 2020 tokyo olympics. tokyo taxi operators launched the new fleet this week. the five-seater vehicle has a wider back seat and more leg

room than nissan's sedan taxi t. space in the rear holds four suitcases, that's double the capacity. >> we hope the taxi becomes a nissan symbol welcoming people from around the world. >> the nissan van taxis are ready in new york city with 700 vehicles now cruising the streets. engineers and mightings have conducted a test run on a new passenger plane. it 97 even took off. the tests on the regional jet checked its ground performance. it's japan's first domestically developed plane in half a century. engineers dade test run in central japan. they checked its ruter, landing gore and other components ahead of an inaugural test flight. it traveled a total distance of about 700 meters hitting a top

speed of 900 kilometers an hour. mitsubishi aircraft officials plan to showcase the paris air show that begins in mid-june t. scheduling is first test flights to begin from september or october. first delivery has been postponed three times. it's now slated for 2017. japan's regional banks posted solid earnings if fiscal 2014 t. profits from lending fell for the seventh year in a row, highlighting the challenge of shoring up their core business. officials at financial services agency say 106 local banks in the country earned a combined $8.5 billion profits in fiscal 2014 which ended in march. it is down for the previous year. but by less than 1%. in fiscal 20en 13 regional banks logged a 30% rides. it came as banks collected more fees from collecting insurance policies over the counteder.

another boost was the ongoing economic recovery a. lot of the banks cut the reserves from bad loans and apps. profits fell fierce competition forced it to lower interest rates on the loans they offered. analysts want to see if the regional banks want to be able to turn around their main business. the key to success may lie on finalization of local economies. concerns are growing, the shrinking population may translate into fewer borrowers. that's it for business news. now our review of the markets.

turkish media are projecting the ruling party will fail to win a majority in a parliamentary election. the party was needing to amend the constitution to get more powers to the president. with most of the votes counted, they reported their results before the official rules were released. they said the akset to remain the largest party but is likely to lose a majority for the first time since coming to power. akp is the support base for urduwan. he was selected last august in the popular vote. the party would have needed a three-fifths majority on a constitutional amendment. akp appears to have lost support amid criticism from opposition

parties that say he is using a heavy-handed approach against his opponents. media reports are projecting the pro party is set to mark lashlg gains. it's the first time the party has taken part in a parliamentary election on its own. police in the new york state of new york have launched a manhunt for two killers that escaped from a maximum correctional facility fear the canadian border. police say the convicted murders used electric am machinery to cut through walls and pipes in adjoining cells. they escaped through a man hole t. men stuffed their beds with clothing and left a note taunting prison guards that read "have a nice day!" >> this is the first escape from the maximum security portion of the institution ever since 1865

and we went through the tunnels. you look at the precision of the operation. it was truly extraordinary. >> police are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the men's capture. one of nature's most intriguing animal sounds can be heard in the wilds of nepal, our cameras recently caught reptile behavior never filmed before t. footage is shedding light into the mystery of how crock dimes crocodiles there live. the national park sits at the foot of the himalayas. we're heading up a river that runs through the heart of this wild life sankctuary. we find what we are looking for,

easily identified by their long narrow snout the gharial. the gharial is one of the largest in the crocodile order and also endangered. fishing nets have pushed this species to the brink of extinction. these crocodiles feed on river fish hunters skilled in speed and stout. it's time to eat. the gharial subamericans and sets up an ambush. perfectly still. a passing fish fails to notice. this prey never saw it coming. thanks to its narrow shape, the snout cuts sideways through the water in lightning speed. once it captures a fish the crock dime rises to the surface to eat. sharp teeth make this quick work. having to learn more we talked

to people in a nearby village. they tell us something intriguing. >> gharials make a sound like boom. >> reporter: the staff at this breeding facility are working to protect reptiles. we are keen to hear this strange sound the villagers spoke of. so we set up a remote camera. finally, the moment comes. and with a sharp a loud boom shakes the camera. it sounds like they're firing a small cannon. each time the noise is heard, a crocodile with a lump on its snout surfaces. the lump is only seen in adult

male, meaning only males produce the peculiar sound. a leaked theory points to the tup in the gharial's upper jaw t. tube carries inhailed air to the lungs. it is believed the tube in male crocodiles has wide section in the middle where air is compressed to help produce the noise. but what's the sound for? the experts tell us they're not sure because it's rarely observed in the wild. perhaps our cameras can help shed some light on this mystery? we went on the river bank one week passes. we hear the sound and a crocodile surface. this is the first time the reptile is being filmed making the sound in the wild.

soon after a female crocodile slides into the river. apparently in response to the sound. the sound emitted by the male appears to be a mating call. in this case at least it seems to have had the intended effect. it's february. mating season for the gharial. in another month, experts say there is a fair chance the female will be layingics. good news for any endangered species. species. >> people on the other side of the pacific from japan are probably breathing a sigh of relief as tropical storm blanca has waned from a category-4 hurricane to a tropical depression. >> hello, during last week we

have been following this system. it was a major hurricane for a period of time. now it is weakening quite a bit as it continues to move towards north. but it is making its impact known in part of mexico because of the rainfall. here's some pictures that came out over the weekend. can you see here that some of the tires of this car recovered in the water because of the heavy rainfall. we are expecting a bit of rain as you progress throughout the next 24 hours or so for the southern portions of the baja california peninsula. it is weakening quite quickly. so by the time we go later on into late monday into early tuesday, we're looking at a depression. it will continue to thizle out. but it will be bringing that rainfall with it. so definitely need to keep that in mind as we go throughout the next couple of days. we have even a bicker story to talk about. that's the storm that's taking place in the central portion of the united states. we have a cold front that's draped all the way down into

texas and so this has been bringing strong storms. we're going to see another chance of severe storms as we go throughout monday anywhere from a slight to a marginal risk of thunderstorms from pennsylvania into upstate new york over to texas and into new mexico.