ministers from the 12 countries negotiating a pact in talks. japan's economic revitalized minister will join the four-day talks in bali, indonesia. negotiators are trying to narrow their differences on difficult issues. this includes the protection of pat at the present times and copy wrights. i that will seek common ground in separate talks with michael froman and other participants. they're negotiating 21 issues and u.s. negotiators are expected to take an aggressive stance. regarding intellectual property, american officials want to protect pharmaceutical patents but their malaysian counterparts don't. they say such a move would lead to higher price of drugs. regarding issues of competition, vietnam and singapore want to shield the interests of their

state-backed enterprises, but that goes against what the americans want, which they say is to create a level playing field for private sector businesses. top officials from the u.s. and japan are meeting in tokyo to go over the security situation in east asia. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel have flown in to discuss the realignment of the military forces here. they a meeting with the foreign minister. they are sharing thoughts on what japanese leaders call an increasingly uncertain security situation.

the group is also discussing transferring more osprey training flights to other locations inside or outside japan. u.s. military commanders have deployed 24 of the aircraft to the okinawa region. diplomats from north korea and the u.s. have spent more time hashing out their difference as they try to restart negotiations on the nuclear program. the six-party talks haven about stalled for nearly five years. north korean vice foreign minister and form er representative for north korean policy steven bosworth met on wednesday in london on the heels of talks in berlin. security expert leon sigal also attended. >> they need some assurance that concrete steps are being taken. >> he said those steps would include accepting nuclear inspectors. authorities in pyongyang

insisted there should be no conditions on the start of the six party talks. time may be of the essence. u.s. researchers say they have more evidence that a nuclear facility that was schutz for years is back in operation. researchers analyzed satellite images taken two weeks ago. they show the yongbyon reactor. the images show hot water flowing from a recently installed drainpipe into a nearby river. researchers think the drainpipe runs underground. from a building housing turbines from power generation. they think the water was used to cool the turbines. previous satellite images taken in august showed water flowing but the amount was much smaller. it also showed steam rising from what appeared to be a working reactor. they believe it is generating

power. this shows that the north has been extracting plutonium which could be for nuclear weapons. sumitomo corporation is investing in iraq, the first japanese firm to do so since the war in 2003. the trading house is take on equity stake in an iraqi firm hoping to extend sales of japanese cars. industry sources say sumitomo has purchased 45% of the share of iraq's largest auto sales group for about $3 million. sumitomo officials plan to sell cars in baghdad and the north kurdish region. they hope to establish marketing networks to achieve annual sales in iraq of 100,000 units in ten years. dealers sell about 120,000 cars each year. japanese vehicles hold about 20% of the market, but south korean

makers are getting stronger. auto industry experts expect the market will grow if the country becomes more stable. officials in japan's ministry industry have to do more to prevent lending to organized crime groups this after a revelation where you know of the biggest banks extended loans to organized crime groups to through a consumer credit firm. the ministry ordered the japan consumer credit association to create a database for organized crime groups to tighten the loan screening process. consumer credit firms are also being urged to improve communication between management and workers. the ministry has asked ministers to promptly cancel loans if they're found to be organized crime groups. indonesian leaders are getting ready to welcome heads of state and ministers from across the asian pacific. they are hosting a meeting in bali, and they may face a few

questions about their slowing economy. growth from april to june was 5.8% on an annual basis, the lowest since the third quarter of 2010. funds are flowing out of the country and other emerging economies over concerns the u.s. central bank may taper its easing. and that's leading to higher prices and protests. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the impact of a weaker rupiah is evident throughout markets in jakarta. this is a food called tempeh, but now its price is is soaring. tempeh is made of fermented soybeans. indonesia imports most of its soybean supply. >> translator: the price just goes up and up. it's such a headache.

>> reporter: this factory in western jakarta has been running for over three decades. but the owner is struggling with soybean prices that have risen by about 30% over the past three months. >> translator: the soybean price has been increasing drastically. all the producers have been badly hurt. >> reporter: to cushion the impact, he is offering a product that is 20% smaller at the same price, but his biggest client is refusing to accept the reduction in size or a major price hike. he has been forced to fire three employees.

and he sees no light at the end of the tunnel. some neighborhood factories have already gone out of business. the situation is getting tougher by the day. >> translator: i can't survive with higher soybean prices. i will have to lay off more workers or even shut the factory down if this continues. >> reporter: government officials are trying to tackle the problem. they want to slash spending to rein in ballooning debt and stop the fall of the rupiah. in june they cut gasoline subsidies that accounted for about 10% of the national budget. gas prices shot up by 40%. and that led to higher transportation costs, which have pushed up prices for day to day items and electricity bills. the september consumer price

index rose from 8% from a year earlier. the soaring cost of living has triggered protests nationwide. labor unions are campaigning for an increase in the minimum wage. they say families are falling far behind inflation. >> translator: with my salary as it is now, i can barely feed my >> reporter: experts say that depreciation of the rupiah has exposed the weakness of indonesia's economic structure. they say indonesia has been relying too much on domestic consumption and lacks a strong

export strategy. >> what we need is just try to reconstruct the economic structure by increasing the export as well as try to have better investment policy. >> reporter: also the u.s. central bank has decided to keep its monetary easing program for the time being. the rupiah continues to weaken. it will depend on how fast it can pull off crucial reforms. nhk world, jakarta. a south korean ban on imported seafood from northeastern japan took effect last month over protests from the japanese government. authorities in seoul are concerned about leaks of

radioactive waters a the fukushima daiichi power plant. some people say the changes are transforming the nation's diet. nhk world's anna jong reports. consumers in south korea are getting more concerned about where their seafood comes from. this sign says this market deal diehls in domestic product only. the seller s at the market have put up this sign to reassure consumers. fla >> translator: if it's possible to avoid it, i won't eat japanese marine products but i will eat domestic seafood. >> you never know what the effect could be several decades from now. i always check to see where the seafood came from.

>> reporter: the cooperative fish market is the largest fish market in south korea. it only handles marine products caught around the country. about 50% of the fish caught in local waters passes through this market. around 34 ships land their catches here every day. following march 2011, tests were conducted on a weekly basis. but now the seafood is checked every day. meanwhile, importers are taking a major hit. up to now, 80% of this merchant's income has come from japanese seafood. now his business is suffering. >> translator: our company has been all but shut down for two months. it's really tough to make a living.

>> it's not only japanese seafood that south koreaens are avoiding. this restaurant specializes in soup made from frozen pollack. it's almost desserted. even though it all comes from russia, the number of customers has dropped by 2/3 over the past 2 1/2 years. >> i want to reassure our customers th customers that what we sell is safe to eat. i posted these articles and advertisements. they explain there's no radioactive contamination from the pollack from russia that we serve. . >> reporter: the daily diet in south korea seems to be changing as more people turn to vegetables or meat. this chain of shops specializes

in foods that are produced locally. the number of customers is up by more than 20% from the same time last year. this chain tests its food products for radioactivity and posts the results in every store. the monthly radioactivity checks are conducted with the cooperation of a science institute. >> translator: i'm trying not to eat seafood. mainly i want to eat home grown vegetable and meat that i can trust. >> reporter: people in south korea are starting to seek food safety by using every possible means. anna jong, nhk world, seoul. >> fishery officials in japan

say south korea's import ban isn't backed up by scientific evidence. they've also authorities in seoul to consider lifting it. and other countries have also tightened their restrictions. the governments of china, russia, and brunai all have strict certification requirement for seafood from japan. >> members of the united nations security council have a new demand for syria's leaders. they say the president of bashar al assad must let deliveries of humanitarian aid into the country. council members adopted a non-binding statement aimed at getting more aid to civilians caught in the civil war. the members expressed concern over a humanitarian tragedy in syria. they called for all parties to pause their fighting so people can receive aid such as food and

medicine. luxembourg's ambassador drafted it along with other council members. >> now that we have been able to make progress on the chemical weapons issue we should not forget we need to make progress on the humanitarian issue. >> they voted to adopt the resolution on eliminating syria's chemical weapons. fighting there has killed more than 100,000 people and sent millions more it fleeing to neighboring countries. u.s. the chinese activist says he'll work at the catholic chen says he'll work at the catholic charity of america and

other institutes. he will lecture on human rights. he wants to promote democratization in his homeland and is vowing to make no compromises. he arrived in the united states last year after escaping house arrest and taking refuge in the u.s. embassy in beijing. he had criticized forced abortions and other human rights abuses in china. he was working as a research fellow at new york university but he says pressure from the chinese government forced administrators to ask him to leave. a territorial dispute involving japan and china has left relations between the two neighbors at an all-time low, but that hasn't stopped a group from chinese from organizing an event to celebrate a 35th anniversary of a face and friendship treaty. officials at the china/japan friendship association are planning to hold a celebration in beijing later this month. the association is chaired by former foreign minister. a spokesperson says the

organizers want improve relations and expand economic ties. an event to mark the 30th anniversary was held at the great hall of the people in beijing in 2008. about 500 people from both countries attended including the japanese prime minister at the time. and then prime minister president had yu jing tao. beautiful blue skies here in tokyo, but we are seeing a tropical storm near okinawa islands. >> due to the warm sea surface temperature, this system will be fed and energized and intensified into a strong typhoon status by the time it reaches the okinawa islands. it looks like the wind gusts of

126 kilometres per hour near center will become about 200 kilometres per hour as it passes by these islands in towards our weekend. so you're going to be looking at a very stormy weekend ahead of you in and around these country. now, another storm system has fo formed far away in the pacific. this system is tropical depression into the next 24 hours, will likely become a tropical storm. stormy conditions will be found in the mariana islands in the next 24 hours. over towards northeastern bangladesh, another lower system that will be bringing heavy amounts of downpours across the indochina peninsula. bringing downpours. significant amounts of rainfall again will be upping the risks of flooding and lapped slides here. another area moving into japan here across the region in the evening houring, will be

bringing some heavy rain, but that's not until the afternoon -- sleeng hours. but do carry umbrellas if y0u7 ear going to be out and about. high pressure will be predominant in other areas of the eastern continental asia. now towards europe, we have a dry zone across much of the scandinavia and central regions with this big high pressure system sitting on fop of it. but that's making this system to be blocking some persistent showers. so we'll be here in the british isles. and then that will be moving into the low countries. we're looking at some cool temperatures underneath that high pressure system. especially bucharest, with clear skies and also the less winds. your lows will be down to about minus 1 due to the radiation cooling caused. here in kiev, you may see mixed precipitation into the overnight hours. now here in the americas, with we're looking at a tropical depression here across -- tropical development, i should say, over northwestern

caribbeans. that's going to be developing further. we'll keep a very close eye on it. over towards the upper midwest and the midwest, this is the area where we're seeing a lot of hailsto hailstorms. so this is another potential for severe weather here. temperatures are heating in kansas city and oklahoma city in the mid 30s. this is very high for this time of the year. but dropping to the teens on your saturday, it's going to be difficult to cope with these types of temperatures. yesterday, due to the clear skies, you had a beautiful sight. let me show you a picture coming up from minnesota. the sky in minnesota was lit up on tuesday night, the northern lights made an appearance. beautiful light show caused by solar particles entering the earth's upper atmosphere. the lights are really only visible at very high latitudes such as alaska and canada, but they appeared in minnesota fairly often as we.

beautiful sky. on that note, here's your extended forecast.

>> that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." thank you very much for joining us.

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight our conversation with oscar and tony winning actress marcia gay harden.she can be seen this season in trophy wife. her latest film is in theaters this weekend. the movie looks at the aftermath in dallas of the jfk assassination. our conversation with marcia gay harden, coming up right now.

>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: marcia gay harden has an oscar, a tony, and two emmy nominations to her credit. she just wrapped an exceptional

guest starring turn on "newsroom." she can be seen on "trophy wife," and her latest movie is it deals withand." the fallout in dallas of the assassination of jfk. she plays one of the emergency room nurses that had to cope with the immediate crisis. we take a look at a clip from "parkland." >> doctor, doctor. >> who is the attending? >> dr. perry. >> it is justway. you. >> do something. >> doctor. tavis: here you go again playing a stoic, unflappable, no-

nonsense character. >> nothing like me. [laughter] my kids may say that's like me, but i think of myself, you want to know how i'm feeling, just look at me.nothing is hidden. i cry like a baby. i get upset, i stamp my feet. i'm not stoic. tavis: it has been 50 years since the assassination of jfk. i don't know how his family feels about this, but it did doesn't seem like 50 years, the story that we hear about all the time. it has like never gone away. i raise that to ask, what did you see when you saw the screenplay that made you want to do this, for something we have been hearing about almost weekly and monthly for 50 years? >> it is interesting, because i was alive when he died.

so i remember my parents morning, and it is the same kind allthing when 9/11 occurred. the adults around you were in tragedy. my kids know of the story but they don't have an emotional connection to that story. these are the real people surrounding the tragedy.right at the time we were shooting, they had that sandy hook incident. the people who stood out at the sandy hook incident as heroes were the normal, ordinary people who went to save those children. this story is about the normal people. what is so interesting that i didn't know is that parkland hospital was a learning hospital. his is where the doctors went to learn how to be doctors. i didn't know what they were doing. the person who would've run that room would have been the head nurse. can you imagine, you're going there to learn how to become a doctor, and here comes the president. and three days later, lee harvey oswald was in the same hospital.