ceiling limit, which will come up in the next couple of weeks. it seems like house republicans are saying that they are unwilling to allow a default on federal government sovereign debt. so it seems like if we can get the federal government shutdown resolved, we could also raise the debt ceiling and do it all in one deal. so as a result of all of this, we think that the economy is going to be probably pretty weak through the end of 2013. we weren't expecting job growth to really pick up until early 2014 anyway. and so now it's likely that we could see weaker growth in the fourth quarter of '13 and then faster growth as everything bounces back in the first quarter of 2014. representatives of governments around the world have laid the groundwork for the

next u.n. talks on climate change thamplt prepared to hammer out a new framework for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. leaders will gather in warsaw next month for the 19th united nations framework convention on climate change. governments held two months of talks in preparation. they focused on a framework for killing the protocol when it expires in 2020. the current rules only oblige industrialized nations to cut their greenhouse emissions. poland's environment minister said he'll encourage leaders of industrialized and developing countries to discuss how they should all be treated. >> translator: we'll use our experience of democratization and lead the talks to a conclusion. >> delegates will also discuss how to raise their gas cuts in

2020. they are the only industrialized nation that has not raised any issues for cuts during that period. engineers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant have resumed testing of filtration systems after operations were suspended for half a day. they say a glitch in the control system of a holding tank caused the decontamination system to automatically shut down. plant managers say an alarm went off on friday morning indicating something was wrong with the advanced liquid processing system. the engineers found the control system of the holding tank was sending out two contradictory signals about whether it could contain more water or not. the engineers plan to suspend operations for three days from saturday to check the system and make any adjustments. an estimated 400 tons of groundwater is seeping into the damaged facilities at the plant every day, and is becoming contaminated. the top official of japan's nuclear regulation authority secretariat had some harsh words for the president of tokyo electric power company.

he's demanding the company move quickly to prevent contaminated water leaks at the fukushima plant. katsuhiko ikeda summoned tepco president naomi hirose to his office on friday. >> translator: you're not managing the situation at the nuclear plant properly. i'm really concerned. i'm worried that this kind of leakage may occur again. >> ikeda said he wants tepco to send personnel from other power plants to assist with the work at the fukushima plant. >> translator: i'm terribly sorry for the mistakes we have made. we mishandled the leaking wastewater, and that is affecting the environment. >> hirose said tepco had recently changed its system for managing contaminated wastewater

and that workers have not yet learned to use it. he said he would employ every possible resource to deal with the problem. tepco workers pumped too much water into a storage tank on wednesday resulting in an overflow. they said they detected high levels of radioactive substances in the water that spilled out of the tank. prime minister shinzo abe says his government will do all it can to deal with the accumulating radioactive water. abe made the remark in a meeting with seiichiro murakami. he heads a panel of the main governing party lawmakers on the fukushima nuclear accident. he said containing the contaminated water is a pressing matter at a time when japan is reconsidering its energy policy. abe said the radioactive water issue will be a major topic of debate in the upcoming diet session. tepco pins high hopes on the system to treat radioactive wastewater, but the utility appears far from a solution. nhk world's noriko okada has more.

>> reporter: tepco workers are scrambling to deal with the constant accumulation of contaminated water at fukushima daiichi. they have built about 1,000 storage tanks, but those are already 90% full, holding more than 350,000 tons of toxic water. the problem is compounded by rainwater that becomes laced with radioactive materials and seeps into the ground. >> translator: we're trying to set up storage tanks to keep pace with the increasing amount of contaminated water, but it's a race against time. >> reporter: tepco executives are counting on a system known as a.l.p.s. to tackle the accumulation of wastewater. the system was launched on a test basis in march, but it's been docked by a series of malfunctions that forced workers to shut it down. the latest incident occurred on friday.

tepco executives hope to make the system fully operational. their objective is to treat all the wastewater stored at fukushima daiichi by the end of march 2015. experts say the a.l.p.s. system is a crucial component of tepco's strategy to control the situation. >> translator: they need to prevent radioactive particles from flowing outside the plant, and at the same time they need to eliminate them from the water. that's what the a.l.p.s. system is all about. >> reporter: the system is capable of removing most radioactive substances. except tritium. the professor believes the system will be able to significantly reduce the threat of contaminated water. >> translator: tritium is an element that emits relatively low levels of radiation. so its impact on living organisms is more limited than

other types of radioactive particles. there are several options to reduce the environmental impact of radiation in fukushima. none of them offers a perfect solution, but the point will be to choose the option that's most effective in reducing the risks associated with radiation. >> reporter: one of the biggest challenges for tepco is to decontaminate water faster than it accumulates. the a.l.p.s. system could be the decisive factor to win that battle, but only if the utility manages to operate it at full capacity. noriko okada, nhk world. the international atomic energy agency is about to lend a hand to the workers in fukushima prefecture. it's sending a team of experts to offer advice on decontaminat the plant. the international nuclear watchdog says 16 experts from

inside and outside of the agency will be in japan from october 14th through the 21st. it's the second iaea team to be sent to support the cleanup in fukushima since the 2011 accident. their mission will be to check whether the decontamination work is being carried out properly. they'll also offer recommendations. the cleanup work is falling behind schedule, partly because of a lack of progress in securing space to store contaminated soil from the surrounding communities. donald king has been a leading figure in the study of japan's literature for the past 70 years. his love affair with the country began when he came across a book on classical japanese literature

in a new york bookstore. the 91-year-old has since devoted his life to introducing japan's culture to the world. last month a museum and research center dedicated to his work opened in negata prefecture. nhk reports. >> reporter: the donald king center is more than just a museum of his life and works. it's also intended as a center for studying the field of japanese literature. the main hall holds an exhibit on nine individuals who played pivotal roles in king's development and draws visitors through the trajectory of his life and work. visitors can also see his library, which is brought over from new york and reconstructed. to promote the study of japanese literature, king has donated 2,500 books, records and artifacts to be housed in the room. for over 50 years, king was professor of japanese literature

at columbia university new york, inspiring students with his passion for the field. over a period of 25 years, he wrote his 18-volume work, a history of japanese literature. it's now used around the world as a key textbook in the field. first of all, congratulations on the opening of the king center. >> thank you. >> what was it like for you? >> it was kind of weird, particularly because one of my studies in new york was taken entirely to kashawazaki, the furniture, the rugs, the pictures on the wall. so i had this strange connection with the present and the past. one thing they couldn't send from new york was the hudson river. >> now, thanks to classes on all your books, i think for many foreign students it's become easier to study japanese

literature. >> especially at universities where there was no professor to teach japanese, nobody who was particularly interested in japanese. suddenly there was a book that they could get a good idea what japanese literature was like during the -- over 1500 years. >> keane's understanding of japan extends beyond literature to many areas of culture. he's particularly enthusiastic about the japanese theater known as jo-li. he organized a performance of jodeli so that those attending his lecture could experience firsthand the appeal of the lecture and the drama. thanks to keene's efforts, there's been a growth of interest in this traditional art form. four years ago, he helped revive a legendary drama that was lost

and had not been performed for over 300 years. >> translator: i now have a greater understanding of jodeli, and now i want to see performances more often. >> not only literature, but you've also studied japanese performing arts. is that different than western plays? >> eventually, the difference would be that in a western play, there is not the traditional things. the opera is done in modern dress. or rigaletto done in a gambling joint in las vegas. you can't imagine when everybody dressed in jeans, shorts, sleeves and just talking in an ordinary voice and not in a colicky voice. you want a certain kind of

theater. or by his movements, by the general atmosphere created move you and make something unforgettable. impaled by his deepa finty for japanese literature and culture, keene continues to study and write, spreading his knowledge around the world. nhk world. chinese president is visiting malaysia where he held talks with the prime minister on friday. the two agreed on a triple bilateral agreement in 2015. the deal expresses strengthening ties with fast-growing economies in southeast asia. the chinese president arrived in may lays ya for a three-day visit.

the prime minister announced an ambitious new trade goal. >> in today's meeting, we discussed about how we can achieve the new targets in attempts of a retreat between the two countries, which is set at 160 billion u.s. dollars by the year 2017. >> malaysia is one of several osean members and their dispute over the china sea. even so, their relationship is undisputed. chi said closer economic ties would benefit the entire region. >> translator: our china malaysia relationship has gone strength to strength. our relations have become increasingly close.

cooperation between china and malaysia has not only benefited our people but it's also conducive to regional stability and development. >> the chinese government has said he wants to strengthen relations between his members that can produce real benefits. china is just one of several global economic powers seeking closer ties with osean. other members, including japan and the united states, are also joshling for access to this market that's home to 600 million consumers. southeast asia will host two lateral summits next weekend, in east asia and brunei. chinese premier lee guching will

visit china and indonesia. meanwhile, japanese prime minister shinzo abe shows southeast asia as his first overseas destination after taking office last december, a sign of his intention to strengthen ties with osean. in january this year, he visited vietnam, thailand and indonesia, then myanmar in may and malaysia, singapore and the phillipines in july. next week abe will return to indonesia for apec as well as brunei for the osean meetings. he's also scheduled to visit cambodia and laos at the end of the year, which means he would have visited every eastern country this year. obama was supposed to visit four countries but will now be represented instead by secretary

of state john kerry. >> of course, it would be wonderful to have the president of the united states participate in a forum like apec as we are about to have, but at the same time the nature of u.s. engagement in the region is a continuous, you know, not event-based fact. >> still, it will be a setback for an administration that has paid more attention to the asia pacific region to keep china's growing military presence in check. the foreign ministers of japan and indonesia have agreed that southeast asian countries should cooperate on new rules to address territorial disputes in the south china sea. several members of osean, including vietnam and the phillipines, are involved in such rows with china. he met his i understandonesiain counterpart. the osean nations are discussing

with china some legally binding rules to settle disputes in the south china sea. china has increased its naval presence in the area. he says all concerned parties should abide by international law and refrain from taking unilateral action. he argued that they need to be united to define a code of conduct. chinese activists who wanted a sale to their disputed territory have had their plans sunk. they were hoping to go to the senkaku islands in the east china sea controlled by japan. but officials in hong kong said their ship isn't safe. inspectors turned down the group's application for permission to sail. they said the ship needs repairs to its hull and cabin. activists say those repairs will take weeks. they sailed the ship last year and landed without japanese

permission. they turned down the group's offers for safety approval this august and september. they believe the chinese government is keeping it from sailing so as not to restrain nations. >> translator: they made us run out of money. >> they said they will keep trying to get to the senkaku islands and land on them. japan's mizuho bank plans to set up a third-party panel to investigate how it ended up extending loans to organized crime groups. the bank approved 230 loans totalling about $2 million to those groups. deputy president toshitsugu okabe is mizuho's newly assign executive in charge of legal compliance. he spoke to reporters and expressed sincere apologies.

>> translator: while we at mizuho bank had an important duty to cut ties with organized crime groups, we were too lax to check these problem loans. we would like to express our deep regrets. >> okabe went on to explain why the bank failed to cancel the loans for more than two years even after it discovered them. he said the bank was unable to take swift action because a credit company, orient corporation, first examined the borrower's credibility on behalf of mizuho. okabe added that the initial screenings were not as strict as mizuho's. he says his bank didn't intentionally make the loans. okabe said the new panel will look into how the bank became involved in the business with organized crime groups and work out measures to prevent similar cases.

okabe said the bank will submit a business improvement plan to the financial services agency by october 28th. chinese president xi jinping

police in tokyo are searching for thieves who have an eye for luxury. a gang smashed into a store in one of the city's classiest areas and took designer goods worth more than $400,000. a taxi driver called police before dawn from the ginza district to say someone was using a car to break open a shutter. officers were on the scene in five minutes. they found the shutter and the store's showcases open. the thieves got away with 21 bags and 3 scarves, all from the french brand hermes. the most expensive item was a bag worth more than $26,000. police are piecing the crime together. they say the gang pulled up at the store in two cars. then used one to pull open the shutter with a wire. they say, three men then the went inside, then soon drove away. officers are studying video from

security cameras to try to figure out where the gang might be. that is all we have this hour on "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thank you for watching.

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with david dinkins, the former mayor of new york city who has put down what he has learned in more than five decades in a new text called "a mayor's life." we are glad you have joined us with former mayor david dinkins coming up right now.

>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: being the mayor of new york is called the second most difficult job in america.

he just chronicled his life and times governing new york's gorgeous mosaic. i'd add you back on the program, sir. glad to have you back on the program, sir. we will get straight to the text. there is a major race happening in the city of new york. michael bloomberg got the city council to give him a third term. herself in terms of being the next mayor, but one of those finalists got his start working for you. tell me you have endorsed and take it away. >> i endorse bill thompson, the

past controller. mike bloomberg did pretty well. lost by four or five points. but the mayor spent over $100 million. billorsed him again, but one. he worked in our office in city hall and worked with bill lynch, known to many as a rumpled genius. it brought him along as he has done so many others. bill is dead now and has his reward. but he has left quite a legacy. >> you endorse him now that he is one of the two finalists? >> absolutely. i called them on election night and congratulated him, offering

to do whatever i could the help. -- to help. he not only worked for us, but his wife did, too. she worked in our speech office. the office of the reporters, the news office. she was terrific. very pleased that they are together. i suppose the whole world knows about dante and his afro. tavis: you are the first african-american mayor, but he is married to annette -- an african-american woman and his son has a huge afro. the president gave his afro a shout out. most multicultural