they will hello. lawmakers in japan are wrestling with a challenge shared by legislatures around the world. they need to raise revenues to pay for social services and have to chip away at a mountain of debt. members are expected to pass bills in the next few hours that would double the consumption tax and reform social security.

japan carries a higher proportion of debt on its booking than any other industrialized nation. some members of the ruling democratic party vote ed agains or abtstained when the bill wen before the house in june. the bills are expected to pass through the opposition dominated upper house with the support of the liberal democratic party. in exchange, the prime minister agreed to dissolve the lower house. some voters fear raising taxes could stifle consumption. increased taxes are necessary to bring japan back towards financial held. singapore celebrated 40 years of independence on thursday. they held its parade.

china continues its military build up. >> here they come. >> reporter: singapore achieved independce in 1965. the military parade is held every year on the nineth of august. the 47th parade showcased state of the art fighter flights and high speed. singapore has one of the largest militaries in the southeast asian region. defense spending accounts for 25% of the national budget. the latest tops $9.8 billion. this is 1.5 times the level of

ten years ago. china is moving ahead with its military build up and is a growing presence in asian waters. singapore is strengthening its relationship with the u.s. which has moved its strategic focus to the asia pacific region. in june, a u.s. request to deploy cutting edge literal compact ships to the country on the rotational basis. a professor at the u.s. naval war college says the deployment of american vessels in singapore will be an effective way to put

china's in check. >> they're testing the water to see how the united states will react to their renewed aggression or the renewed assertiveness. if we get to a point where they see that the united states is withdrawing from the region, they may take that as the singal as they did in the past to use force to achieve their purposes. >> reporter: singapore stresses that its only allowing u.s. vessels access to its ports and isot offering bases. the city is striving thanks to its geopolitical advantage gathering people and money from all over the world. singapore has a vital interest in maintaining regional stability. it wants to keep the balance between the two major powers,

china and the u.s. hiroshima, the atomic bombings marked a brutal conclusion to a conflict. newsline is looking back on the lessons of 1945 from the fight to abolish nuclear weapons. our special coverage war to peace, lessons of 1945 continues until friday, august 17th. >> u.s. president harry truman authorized the atomic bombings. now his grandson has come fa face-to-face with survivors. >> reporter: clifton truman

danielda daniel works as a journalist. >> these were people who were greatly affected by a decision that my grandfather made, greatly affected by war. i will always feel the struggle especially when i'm meeting survivors because that's hard. they have been through it and that's just what it is. >> reporter: 79-year-old kaba experienced the bombing. he lost his mother and two sisters in the attack and he was exposed to radiation. for the past 67 years he has suffered from a sense of sadness

and frustration. >> translator: neither president truman nor any of his successors has apologized for the inhuman act of dropping atomic bombs on population centers. this is incredibly frustrating for us. the victims, even today. >> reporter: he still harbors ill feeling toward the united states. he decided to meet daniel on his rent visit. the day set for the meeting between the grandson of the man who ordered the bombings and is survivors arrive. he was one of those experienced the bombing. >> my name is clifton truman daniel. i'm the oldest grandson. i remember thinking at the time

that it was very important to understand what happened in hiroshima and understand the full consequences of the great grandfather's decision. >> reporter: the survivors told their stories. >> translator: dead bodies were scattered throughout our neighborhood. i had the ground dug up where my home had been but the remains of my family could not be found. >> reporter: daniel listened to the symptoms without commenting on any particular story. do you think you got your message across? >> translator: i don't know, but i think it was very brave of daniel to come here. that impressed me. >> i understand that this is not going to be an easy thing for

everybody. if you just forget about all this and i stay over in the united states and never talk to anybody from japan, that's easy. that doesn't change anything. for me the responsibilities is to continue that and try to do what i can to make sure nuclear weapons are not used against human beings again. i'm not quite sure how we can all go about that, but i think a good start is to listen and learn the lesson. >> reporter: daniel says he plans to pass on the stories told by the survivors in a book to be published in the united states. he hopes his efforts will help to convince people of the suffering brought about by the use of nuclear weapons.

japan's corporate price index is down from a year ago. this is the steepest decline since january 2010. the bank of japan said the corporate goods price index stood at 100.1 last month. that's down 2.1% from last year. it's been slipping four straight months. by category the price of steel dropped 8.5% while nonfn terrous metals dropped. managers predict south america will be a key for future expansion. brazil has the world's fourth largest auto market.

toyota held a ceremony at the plant. about 900 people attended including toyota president and brazilian government officials. brazilian industry minister said many factories are being closed in europe. he said this plant will have a positive impact on the country's economy. the automaker spent $600 million to build the facility. toyota plans to manufacture 70,000 cars in the first year for the brazilian market. >> translator: toyota has a long history in brazil that goes back more than 50 years. we hope the compact car will have become a ground breaker for both toyota and brazil. >> reporter: toyota is targeting middle income buyers. the consumer segment is growing

rapidly in brazil due to steady economic expansion. a global food agency says a drought in the united states has raised food prices worldwide as warning of tighter grain supplies if the unusual weather continues. the united nations food and agriculture organization says the food price index rose 6% in july compared to the previous month. by category the prices of grains such as corn and wheat jumped 17%. the fao says the condition of the u.s. corn crop is expected to worsen as the drought continues. it also predicts a poor wheat harvest in russia. the agency says that from 2007 to 2008 food supplies got worse as many countries restricted food exports. it's calling for national cooperation to prevent a similar situation. poor migrant workers from

rural areas have helped drive chi china's economic rise. most are paid low wages and receive no social security. one former migrant worker is trying to help others get out of the cycle and pursue their dreams. >> reporter: since leaving his village he's changed jobs more than 30 times. last year his employer fired him because business was slow. >> translator: more than ten years have passed but i don't have a girlfriend, can't feed my parents and don't own a thing. >> reporter: most of the migrant workers do not have stable jobs.

they receive no social security benefits like city residents do. improving the standard of living to 250 migrant workers is one of the biggest challenges faced by the country's leaders. this is a shopping street in a suburb. a closing store opened especially for them. the migrant workers shop here because the prices are so cheap. they can buy shirts for only 80 cents, 1/20 of the normal price. >> translator: it's helpful economically. >> reporter: juan is one of the founders of a nonprofit organization that helps migrant workers. the organization opened the

store. once a high grant worker himself, he wants to help people because he knows how brutal city life is. the store's prices are so cheap because the goods have been donated. now, more than 130 companies in beijing help. >> translator: migrant workers and donors support us. >> reporter: juan's organization has helped to improve the education. this school for migrant workers opened two years ago. he rented an old school using donated funds. he uses money from the sale of clothes to pay for the school's operating costs. chen has been taking classes here since last december. about 20 migrant workers learn

how to fix computers. juan thinks with more practical education they will have a better chance of finding higher paying jobs. the classes continue for about half a year. during that time the school gives the students a place to live and a daily meal. now he dreams of opening a computer store using what he has learned here. >> translator: this is great opportunity for me. i think it will change my future. >> reporter: juan's activities are widely known on the internet and my word of mouth. now his organization runs and plans to open two more this year. >> translator: teaching skills

can change one's life. we would like to support as many migrant workers as possible this way. >> reporter: migrant workers go to cities with dreams of a better life, but harsh reality soon dashes their expectations. juan is determined to help these people restore their lost hope. london has long been known as a city of high culture. it has gotten a splash of new street culture to keep the memories of the olympics alive. we have more from london. >> reporter: i'm here in london and everybody is looking at usain bolt. an australian artist painted this must recall in time for the

olympic ceremony. it's become a tourist attraction in east london. >> this is by an artist from bristol. >> reporter: tourists seeing graffiti are seeing a spike. east london is a magnet for young aspiring artists with its cheap rent and multikolture themes. they now have their original interpretations of the olympic games. >> it was really neat to see how a lot of these pieces were just recently done. >> i'll definitely see london in a differen way. it was a good look at the part of the london that you don't normally see. >> reporter: buildings owners think of graffiti as a problem. in some cases it can increase

the value of their property. the people of london will remember the olympics for many years to come. grafitti art will be part of the legacy. olympic volleyball player surprised many spectators with their quick reaction and skill. another competition is underway. a japanese company has entered the game to improve technology and give players greater control over the ball. >> reporter: it's practice time for the volleyball team. they're serving the ball without a spin. it's considered the ultimate power serve that's hard to receive. this is a serve with a spin. this version is a no spin serve but the ball sways and keeps it from landing on target.

>> translator: sometimes it's impossible to receive the ball when wind and other factors change the path of its movement. this kind of thing often happens in close games. >> reporter: ball manufacturers wanted to create a prototype that would not affect the players skills. one company decided to take on the challenge. they watched the players to come up with an idea. >> translator: we wanted to develop a ball that landed where players aim. >> reporter: the air current around the volleyball was first analyzed. smoke was used to see the air flow. it became clear that more air was distracted by a nonspin ball than the spin ball. on a smooth surface the air

current draws away from the ball. this causes an air void to form behind the ball. the ball sways and goes off the path. there was a process of trial and error. he wanted to find ways to keep the void from forming behind the ball. one day when he was walking up a spiral staircase, an idea dawned on him. applying a raised none slip design onto the ball surface might be the answer. this might make it possible to control the air current and then the size of the void could be reduced. >> translator: we first tried different shapes such as circles and triangles. we experimented with a number of

prototypes. >> the ball was covered with a hexagon pattern. air clings to the regular surface and envelopes the entire ball. by comparing balls with and vout the exagon surface, they would see how the void and swaying was reduced. they tested their newly developed ball with a volleyball shooting machine. traditional balls didn't land in the target area but what about the new ball? most new balls landed within the target. >> reporter: we're no longer at the mercy of the balls unpredictable movements. now we can compete fairly with all our skills.

>> translator: we've made our best effort to come up with this version. we want to develop an even better ball in the near future. >> reporter: sports can be entertaining but the best games are made pi many people behind the scenes. this includes the skillful ball technology engineers. let's get a check of the weather from rachel. what can we expect over the weekend? >> we've been seeing a lot of lev rain over the last weeks. it's going to continue into the weekend. let's start with eastern asia, eastern china. there was a typhoon that made landfall here in the eastern coast. it's started to weaken off. now we have a tropical depression. the winds are going to be weak but at the same time the rain is

going to continue. over quite a wide area as well. we'll see that risk for flooding and landslides continuing as we sfwhe head into the weekend. heavy rain will be impacting the northern japanese island. we have another tropical storm coming over. we'll be seeing strong winds and heavy rain with this system too. western japan and the korean peninsula are seeing a lot of thunderstorms at the moment and heavy rain creeping in. further down to the south you'll be seeing more showers across the philippines. the north pill feens dealing with widespread flooding. that rain will continue. we've seen more than 900

millimeters of rain. it looks like it's going to remain critical into the weekend. tropical storm ernesto is moving across southern mexico. it's going to become a depression very soon. that ring will continue as we head on into the weekend. you can see as much as 200 millmeters for the south eastern coast of mexico. up in the elevation and the hills that's when it gets dangerous. we can see mudslides and land slides. there's tropical depression 7. this one, if you'll net is pretty much moving the same direction as ernesto did. the beginning of next week we could be dealing with another hurricane affecting the same area as this last storm. all right. moving across eastern parts of the u.s., we'll be seeing thunderstorms from texas all the way up to southern new england.

thunderstorms could even contain tornadoes. some strong damaging winds possible and hail. pretty wet through southern texas for much of the gulf coast there. temperature wise, the heat will be with you. temperatures in fact mid-40s. let's head now to europe. things are looking dry and clear. a few showers toward the north and the black sea region, you'll be seeing pop up thunderstorms. it's going to be the heat that's the severe weather to watch out for in europe. i know it will be spreading right along the mediterranean. 43 degrees in madrid and getting up into the upper 30s in parts of southern france. london getting up to 27.

a look at your last three days of the london olympics. you can't ask for beater forecast. here is your extended forecast.

>> that's all for this hour. thank you for watching.