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reaches record levels in anchor grows. sunday's election looks lost. >> we are a generation that has been left behind. we are not being valued enough. >> iran's president says the leader of the opposition should be punished for the post- election turmoil. very warm welcomes you "bbc world news." we are broadcast on pbs in america and run the club. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- a 13- year-old girl goes to court so she can still run the world. and why one of britain's most creative industries is under threat. i love you. as details emerged about the 18

years jaycee dugard spent in captivity and california, the husband and wife accused of keeping her captive have pled not guilty. police admitted they missed the chance to rescue her three years ago when they responded to a 911 call reporting still with chants -- reporting suspicions. we have this report from antioch, california. >> this is jaycee dugard in happier times. soon after this video was taken, the 11-rolled disappeared. many thought she was dead. but this man, phillip garrido, knew where she was. he was are registered sex offender with past convictions for kidnapping and rape. police say he kept the girl prisoner for 18 years. >> having those two children, those two girls -- [unintelligible]

i never touched them. >> police say this house was the scene of shocking crimes. it is where phillip garrido raped jaycee forced her to live in a shed in the backyard. the house in northern california as less than 200 miles from lake tahoe, where jaycee was snatched 1991. it is a quiet residential neighborhood. she was made to live in a shed with no running water. the building was hidden from view. over the neighbor's fence, you can see glimpses of the structures police found there. his next-door neighbor told me he acted on his concerns. >> when you get past it, you can see this whole little setup, you know? >> what did you think about it? >> i call the police.

>> when was that? >> a year or two ago. >> what did they do? >> nothing. >> nell local authorities admit they were tipped off three years ago -- now local authorities admit they were tipped off three years ago, but they failed to act. >> no one knows if we could have found them on that day in november 2006, and i cannot change the course of events. but we are beating ourselves up over this. >> over the last day, police have been here in large numbers searching the house. they took away a car they say matches the one used in the original had nothing -- kidnapping. this tv reconstruction and it shows jayce being snatched by strangers. >> she feels guilty for bonding to this man. he has had her longer than we

have sadr. he had her for 18 years. >> his stepfather -- her stepfather was once a suspect in the case. now jaycee and her daughters have been reunited with their long-lost family. clacks it looks like of virtual certainty fort -- >> it looks like a virtual certainty for the world's second-biggest economy. unemployment figures are the highest in 16 years in japan. polls were suggesting the liberal democratic party faced defeat in sunday's election. this looks like a death blow. from tokyo, we have this report. >> after the worst recession in decades, it is difficult to ignore the signs of poverty. unemployment has been rising in japan. so have the numbers of the desperate. temporary workers have borne the

brunt of the recession. the future looks bleak for this woman after she lost her job in february. she worked for a card company for six years. -- for a ca companyr 6 years. >-- for a car company for six years. >> we are the generation that is left behind. we are not appreciated now. >> it is hoped that this would bring this man to the prime minister's office. he promises to focus more on consumers and workers, rather than corporations. a backbench member of parliament for the governing party is working hard to defend his party. he seems to have plenty of local support, but he understands the

problems weighing against his party. >> we want to make the people like the economy better. people have suffered quite upset because of the deregulation and other -- the kind of policy. people are looking for work. we are now paying the price. >> the japanese are generally apathetic about politics, but people are turning out to see the campaigns this time. this is the most hotly-contested election for years. the message of the opposition is simple -- it is time for change in japan, a country that it's been nominated by one party for decades. -- a country that has been dominated by one-party for decades. this would be the second time that the opposition has taken power in more than 50 years. bbc news, tokyo.

>> parliament has approved a controversial piece of legislation in iceland. it does mean that iceland will need more help from the imf. the governor of nigeria's central banks has assured a meeting in london that the nigerian banking system is sound. he told foreign investors that their money was safe. the latest figures in britain showed the recession in the second quarter of this year was not as bad as predicted. fall in mfg. meant gdp fell between april and -- between april and june. there are still concerns about the recovery. a ship has been seized carrying weapons from north korea to iran in violation from the united

nations embargo. at this seizure was some weeks ago. they have posted a series of actions -- sanctions to punish pyongyang about its lack of cooperation. iran ewing's president has asked -- iran's president has set up criticism of the opposition. he has called for the leader of the opposition to be punished. >> president ahmenijad did not name it anyone specifically, but he says the senior individuals in the post-election unrest should be dealt with decisively. he says there needs to be a serious confrontation. the president and a pension will again reject the president's intervention will -- the president's intervention will have applications in iran.

>> it should not be that the key elements of enjoying -- the key elements enjoy security, while lesser important elements are punished. >> earlier this week, the supreme leader rejected that the opposition leaders had been acting on behalf of foreign powers. trials have been taking place of some of those allegedly involved in the unrest, but analysts are warning that if more people are put on trial, the situation could become explicit and unpredictable. bbc news. >> beijing has urged burma to restore stability as thousands of burmese people crossed the border into china. according to chinese media, some 10,000 injured china from burma's northeast this month.

-- some 10,000 entered china from burma's northeast this month. the los angeles coroner has formally announce the verdict of homicide in the death of michael jackson. because of the singers that is an acute intoxication caused by the anesthetic drugs propofol and lorazepam, both generally only used in hospitals. prosecutors willñ consider possible criminal charges. italian prime minister is suing several european media outlets for their coverage of his private life. prime minister berlusconi controls much of a lease and media. he is suing european media outlets for a series of stories about him including teenage models and paid escorts. pakistan's president has been meeting britain's prime minister hoping to reassure him that his country is doing all it can to hunt down the taliban and control its border with afghanistan.

on thursday, a suicide bomber killed two -- 22 police officers. the president says that his forces are on top of the -- are on top of the situation. >> they are coming to bury their dead. border guards, who sat down to their evening meal, and were joined by a suicide bomber. militants linked to the taliban claimed responsibility. this was the first big attack since the killing of their leader earlier this month. they rob these boys of their fathers and reminded pakistanis of what they can do. the attack was here, on the border with afghanistan. it was congested and tentse when

we some of this exact spot earlier this week. this is a key artery for nato's supply convoys, and it is a favorite target for the new taliban leader. he made his name bombing the convoys, and there are fears he could renew attacks and send more fighters across the borders. at commanders told us they cannot stop them. >> undefended roads at night. >> is it still relatively easy for them to do this? >> yes, it is. >> from militant point of view, this remote frontier is not a border -- is a thoroughfare. britain is deeply concerned. pakistan claims it has the taliban and al-qaeda on the run. >> i have warned them they have no room in pakistan. it will not be tolerated.

[unintelligible] >> when we followed the taliban trail to a place called bahra, we were told the militants were moving in and were putting up resistance. troops targeted two militant hideouts. those who fought back -- more than 100 of them -- the battle raged for eight hours. it is believed that senior taliban leaders are among those who found refuge here after they were flushed out elsewhere. >> they started coming here in bigger numbers. but the moment, there are around 300 in this area. taliban. they may be organizing in this area. >> pakistan has been hunting the militants as never before, but

some worry they have declared victory toussaint and not willing to reject victory far too soon and are not willing to fight to the finish. >> in the u.s., thousands are paying their final respects to senator ted kennedy. they have been filing past his coffin which has been placed on view at the presidential library in boston. he died of brain cancer. he is being held as one of the major legislators of the last century. good to have you with us on "bbc world news." stay with us if you can. still to come -- fresh help for korean families separated for decades. in north and south -- deal. -- the north and south -- deal. first though, scottish people oppose the release of the man convicted of the lockerbie bombing. ed an opinion poll was conducted

by a bbc news. omicron he was returned to libya to a hero's welcome last week. >> of lockerbie. pan am 103 exploded over the small town. al-megrahi convicted of the killing, but released early on the grounds that cancer has brought him close to death. from jail to a jubilant welcome in libya -- from confinement, to global controversy. scots are deeply unhappy with the decision. polls conducted by icm research interviewed 1000 people throughout scotland. the finding suggests that 74% believe scotland's reputation has been damaged, while 60% believe al-megrahi should not been released.

it's got this government insists this was a quality-judicial decision prompted by mercy to a dying man. scots are skeptical. 68% think the other factors played a part. and street insist the prime minister played no part in the decision, but our polls suggest, gordon brown's reputation has been damaged. the real political hit is in scotland. 76% wreck and the standing of the scottish government has been damaged. -- reckoned the standing of the scottish government has been damaged. right now, the scottish flag is hanging just a little limply. >> the latest headlines for you on "bbc world news." the couple convicted of obstructing jaycee dugard -- of

abducting jaycee dugard pleaded not guilty. north and south korea have reached an agreement to restart a program of reunion of families separated since the korean war. the annual