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revealed a hidden backyard with in the backyard. the hidden by caridad shatz and an outbuilding where j.c. and her girls -- where j.c. and her girls spent most of their lives. >> an agreement, but seemingly no longer. the bbc and covers big divisions between the u.s. special envoy and the president. and britain's animation history is under threat. -- industry is under threat. >> more details are emerging in the dramatic disappearance of jaycee lee dugard, kidnapped 18 years ago when she was just 11. phillips garrido fathered two

children with her and was hidden -- and she was hidden away for almost two decades. >> this is jaycee lee dugard, age 11, in home video taken just a few days before she was kidnapped. she has been found after 18 years. philip garrido, a sex offender, told police he took her, fathered two children by her and kept them all locked up. now, in dramatic phone call claiming his innocence. >> you are going to hear the most powerful story coming from the witness, the victim. if you listen just a step at a time, you will be pushed over backwards and it will be the most powerful story. >> yet, police say in a town --

in this town, in that town of san francisco, he kept jaycee lee dugard and her two daughters in basic commit -- conditions. >> the a hidden occur with in a backyard had shed and outbuildings were jaycee lee dugard and her girls spent most of their lives. the art buildings were hidden by bush's placed strategically to inhibit outside contact. >> neighbors say they are shocked. >> we have met the guy a couple of times. i felt kind of funny, but yeah, it is really scary to find out what is going on in your neighborhood. >> the story of j.c. view dugard's disappearance in 1991 struck a chord in america. there was a high-profile investigation. the trail went cold until this week. now police say dna tests should

confirm that -- becausconfirm yr identity and they should be reunited with their family. police continue to search the house where jaycee lee dugard was held. it will take time to understand what went on here. >> the psychological -- what will the psychological impact of her experiences be? first, let's take a look at some of this hour's other news, the body evan -- the body of a shiite clerics has arrived for burial. he was the head of one of the most influential shiite political groups. north and south korea have agreed to a family reunion that

was calnezejt by the no. two years ago. talks were of suspended after relations with the two countries became testy. a dutch court has put a 13-year- old girl under state care for two months, selling her bid become the root -- stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo run the world. a child psychologist will no assessor capacity to undertake a voyage. and even more reasons to push for power in this sunday's latest elections. more than 3.5 million people are now jobless. but go live to tokyo. >> bad news for the prime minister carrasco. -- the prime minister, taro isa.

the prime minister admit ordinary families have yet to feel the benefits of what he has accomplished. >> after the worst recession in decades, it is difficult for commuters to ignore the signs of poverty around them. unemployment has been rising in japan. temporary workers have borne the brunt of the recession beneath the fears -- brunt of the recession and the deaf ear. >> we are the generation being left behind. whatever we have done, however hard we have tried in our jobs, nothing is successful. what's the economy is the main

issue in the election. for generations, japanese families have relied on husband's having a job for life. not anymore. >> lot of people have a feeling of security for elected and. [unintelligible] >> is the desire for new leadership that the challenger is hoping will carry him to the prime minister's office. he will focus more on consumers and workers rather than corporations. a backbench member of parliament for the liberal leaning

democratic party is working hard for his seat. he seems to have plenty of support, but he recognizes that the tide is against his party. >> people have suffered quite a bit because of the regulation and other subsidies. nothing was delivered and we are now paying the price. >> the japanese are generally pretty apathetic about politics, but people are turning to see the leaders this time. this is the most hotly contested election in years. the message of the opposition is simple, it is time to change in japan, a country that has been dogged by one party for decades. -- dominated by one-party for decades.

>> opinion polls suggest a landslide for the democratic party in japan. one poll even suggest that the parliament could boost two- thirds of their seats. >> thank you very much. a of course, it is going to be fascinating. we will be following the elections over the weekend. we will have a special program live from tokyo on sunday. full market international analysis and 25 minutes. >> we all know that manyç peope are downloading music illegally, but the latest research shows that people are using the latest

file sharing to record tv programs. 50 million people worldwide download tv programs. the most popular one was "heroes." people find it a socially acceptable. >> the question is, what do you do about it? >> the latest findings are going to be presented at the edinburgh television festival on saturday. >> do think that somebody is downloading has illegally? >> i can only hope. >> iran's president is stepping up pressure on opposition leaders, saying they should be

punished for the unrest following the june elections. more soothing words yesterday from the country's supreme leader, the ayatollah khamenei. >> in the last few days, in the last few weeks, if you like, there has been a heat of debate amongst hard-liners as to how to deal with the unrest and what to do with the leaders. some of the hard-liners are pushing for the rest of the leaders of the opposition, people like rafsanjani, former president, and the leader of the opposition, lachinmahato jayden.

if they are put on trial, i think it will be explosive and very unpredictable for the future of iran and push iran into more uncertainty. >> for that reason it may not happen, though, isn't that the point? if you look at what the supreme leader was saying, he does not agree with what president ahmadinejad is calling for. >> that is right, he is trying to bring down the political temperature, if you like. he said he is not sure that the leaders of the opposition were knowingly part of the plot to instigate what they call a velvet revolution, instigated by the foreign powers, enemies of iran. i think in what he said, his aim was to bring down the temperature. now the president is sidestepping that and pushing up

the temperature again. >> coming up, we visit a dutch company having to reinvent itself. stay with us. >> thousand americans have been paying their respects to senator edward kennedy, who died earlier this week from a brain cancer. his body is currently lying in reposed in the kennedy memorial library. the funeral service is to be held on saturday. president obama will deliver a eulogy. >> at the house by the sea where the kennedys made their home for nearly 80 years, the family gathered to send off their patriarch, edward kennedy, leaving for the last time and

place so dear to his heart. the honor guard and a decorated coffin to pay their respects. there were waves and pharaoh messages on the way to boston. -- waves and farewell messages on the way to boston. the city took edward kennedy on one last tour of the places that helped to shape his life. >> edward kennedy's body has been brought to a temporary resting place. here at the presidential library and museum of his brother, john f. kennedy. çhe will lie in repose and members of the public will be able to pay their respects and chile is taken from this building to the funeral mass on saturday. -- until he is taken from this building to the funeral mass on saturday. this man and his political

career, whatever his failings, was dedicated to improving the lost. >> he did so much good to so many people. >> but now, the kennedy legacy has lost its last great figure. his life will not be seen -- it's like will not be seen again. >> this is world news today from bbc world news. i am jonathan charles. our main story this hour is the american woman who was kidnapped 18 years ago has been found alive. it is hard to imagine what j. seavey dugard must have gone through in the last 18 years, abducted as an 11-year-old and found amera as -- at the asia -- found at the age of 29.

>> it is a reconfigured life. really, she has to find someone to -- something to survive. she was living with the money was raping her and controlled everything about her. -- living with someone who was raping her and controlled everything about her. she has cut two children. she has had to depend on may warble person for life, for comfort and -- on a horrible person for her life, for comfort and so on. we wonder why she did not just run away. i suppose we say somsometimes te are bad things in life that we struggled through and do not run away from. >if someone held a gun to us, we would show them why they should not shoot us, we would try to be friendly with them.

so, what you have is someone who most of their life has tried to pacify a psychopath. that is an exhausting thing to do to a person. we cannot help but feel empathy for every human being to some extent. that is what keeps us alive and keeps the social securit-- keeps social. but she was torn away from her family and that is the carpet she will have to live through nasa. -- the conflict she will have to live through now. >> about and the man who to occur is the father of her children. >> they will often live with the fact that a person that was father to them is a criminal. it will be very difficult because the story is not just an

incredible one, but they have led an incredible life. they have been camping in a criminal's backyard and that is their world. it is a very worrying prospect when you think that we may find more of them. >> you think she will recover? >> i think someone can recover in the sense that the next phase of their life will be a positive one. our notion of recovery comes from the fact that 98% of the time for most of us, like it's all right. this is a person who has been cut in half. >> tensions are growing between the united states and afghanistan's president. the u.s. envoy to afghanistan richard holbrooke has raised

concerns about alleged ballot stuffing abroad. august is said to be the deadliest months since the afghan war against began eight s ago. are you surprised by this? >> i think i am surprised by -- it has to be said richard holbrooke,ç who i know well, ia powerful character, not known while for keeping -- not known as well for keeping his views to himself. i am not surprised that he has been pretty blunt. but i think the effect could be to help devise -- delegitimize what was already a process that was pretty doubtful.

i suspect many afghans would share the view that the elections were less than fair. i think it would have been better if he had left the afghans to deal with the electoral process. i do not think it helps when foreigners intervene in this fashion. but it has been a typical election. >> it does show american reservations. are there concerns about what it will say about afghanistan? >> two things, when you win the hearts and minds of the people, particularly in southern afghanistan -- the area particularly controlled by the taliban -- and developing that.

and the second is the developing of the government and the electoral process. this, i think, will not help in the process, particularly in canada arkandahar and could proe support for the taliban. >> many thanks indeed. famous brands of and allow cameras like polaroid have recently put analog film away in favor of digital cameras. one small group is now trying to bring analog back to life. >> there was a time if you

wanted a camera you had to have polaroid. the iconic instant camera still has a certain magic. >> it has a certain look. >> after polaroid went bankrupt in 2001, the company decided to do digital photography and stop production of key film parts. when the supply ran out last year, this factory in the netherlands close, despite being profitable. now, in one corner of the factory, a small team of xm employees are trying to produce film again. -- next employees are trying to produce film again. >> where are stored in the production of instant film -- starting the production of instant film.

>> the invention of polaroid film was one of the engineering feats of the 20th century and it completed all of the processes of the darker and into one small film criti. they do have one thing on their side, after 300 -- after many years of experience, they know the specter. -- they note this factory. >> with this background, i would not do it. it would be -- without this background, i would not do it. it would be hopeless. >> at around 25 u.s. dollars for eight shots, it is expensive. there are a lot more -- a lot of photographers will pay a lot more for less magic.

>> michael vick is slowly rebuilding his nfl career. he will be playing in a preseason game for the philadelphia eagles. he had a conviction and çsubsequent 18 month jail sentence for his part in an alleged dogfighting ring. -- in a dog getting ring. the nfl commissioner has said he will consider michael vick fully reinstated by week six. >> i have to pinch myself to remind myself that it was real and it was something that i will have been waiting for for a long time. to actually get to suit up and go out and play a game, regardless whether it is the preseason or the regular season. it has been a long time for me.

i just want to do it right this time a run and make the most of my situation. >> the defending women's tennis champion, serena williams [unintelligible] her first match as against the 19-year-old american, alexa class. >> it is not a complete memoir, but i feel like there's so much more to write and so much more to me. but i like it. it is a bit of a motivational peace as well from when i was not doing so well, i think over 130 in the world. a talk a little bit about that part in my life. >> 10 years from now on your second book will come out. >> yes, and i will be the defending champ.

>> i know people at 21 that have written three or four. >> a japanese research firm has unveiled a new kind of robots it will lift and carry elderly and disabled patients. it uses long and cushion arms. you can get of that and the top stories at bbc.com. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. ♪

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