as we hear now from the philippines, this fight involves u.s. special forces who are succeeding by not fighting. >> reporter: a forgotten front of america's so-called global war on terror. this is the southern philippines. >> that was your very first shot. >> reporter: soon after 9/11, the u.s. was invited to help the armed forces of the philippines or afp, fight a homegrown islamic separatist insurgency with suspected ties to international terrorist groups. >> you can't forget that the philippines is where khalid sheikh muhammad and his nephew trained for 9/11. >> reporter: forbidden by law to engage in direct combat, the u.s. military has deployed 550 troops, almost all special forces, to share intelligence and provide training to the afp. nbc news was given rare access to this joint operation. >> we have a clear mission. it's to neutralize and defeat terrorist networks here. >> reporter: that effort has paid off. since 2002, 28 terrorists have been captured or killed. and the nation's largest islamic rebel group, the moral islamic liberation

and philippines are allies. our alliance is underpinned by a deep and abiding u.s. interest in the freedom and security of the republic of the philippines. >> six u.s. vessels including amphibious craft and marine corps personnel from the bases here in japan have been sent to subic. the two navies will practice landing operations and how to handle suspicious vessels through october 22nd. >>> 23 former senior members of china's communist party have urged the government to recognize the people's right to freedom of speech. their call came in an open letter just days after jailed pro-democracy activist liu xiaobo was awarded the nobel peace prize. the message to the national people's congress was posted on the internet on monday. it criticizes the communist party government for restricting expression, even though the country's constitution guarantees freedom of speech and the press. those calling for freedom of speech include former deputy head of the party's organization department, former editor and chief of the people's daily newspaper hu jivei is also on the list.

. >>> a powerful typhoon has swept over the northern philippines. it's expected to move north towards china on wednesday. typhoon megi passed over the philippines on monday leaving one man dead and forcing about 3,100 people to evacuate their homes. the japan meteorological agency says it's the first typhoon in 19 years to reach a central pressure below 900. at one point the storm zone expanded to a radius of 190 kilometers, encompassing most parts of luzon. they're preparing to distribute food and are urging people to watch out for floods and landslides. telephone service is out in large areas of luzon. flights or ferries have been canceled or delays. at least 100,000 evacuated due to flooding during the weekend. the local government there says floodwaters have destroyed about 1,000 houses and have caused the evacuation of at least 100,000 residents. it adds some rivers and dams are reaching flood warning levels. another report says more than 400,000 people have already been evacuated suggesting that the damage is spreading. hynan island lies in th

the philippines is frequently subjected to severe weather. a year ago, two typhoon struck within a week of each other, triggering the worst flooding in the country in recent history. the authorities were criticized for their handling of those disasters. this time, they want to show they are doing all they can to minimize the damage. bbc news, manila. >> the environment ministers meet in japan to discuss targets for nature conservation. experts say the world is losing species of plants, animals, and entire ecosystems at an alarming rate. the headquarters of the u.n. environment program is in nairobi, in kenya. from there, our environmental correspondent. >> it starts with a few precious drops. the rain beats down and the trees act as a sponge, trapping the moisture. this is a forest in kenya. like all rainforests, it provides a valuable service. it is not just a home to wildlife. it is also a natural reservoir for millions of people. this forest generates 12 different rivers that flow in all directions. new research shows just what this means

china's military refers to our first island chain that links okinawa, taiwan and the philippines. and the chain that links mainland japan, guam and new guinea. china's people's lib rag army, the pla, once confined its military activities to well within the first island chain, but lately they have been quickly expanding their activities to their second island chain. under these circumstances, the u.s. has begun to upgrade its naval and air forces in guam and hawaii. so the arrival of the global hawk on guam is now a part of the military upgrade for the region. u.s. military planners have been trying to keep china in check mainly from its bases in japan. but they have concluded that their forces stationed here are not enough to respond to china's expanding presence in the wempb western pacific. >> china's growing presence in the southeast. >> our state of confrontation when southeast asian nations and china, which has laid claim to a number of small islands in the south chinese sea. china's military is strengthening its surveillance and military operations in the area under the pret

there is a fear the worst could be to come as the typhoon tracks west from the philippines. these are anxious times for a country once again at the mercy of extreme tropical weather. >> fresh from the rescue, the chilean president arrives bearing gifts. one of the survivors of the terror attacks in london said some victims died in agony. while crews held back because of safety rules. >> up to 52 people were murdered that morning, seven died in this carriage. five years on, the response of the emergency services on july 7 is coming under scrutiny. michael was in the carriage next to where the bomb went off. he describes how firefighters were stopped from going into the carriage because of rules about secondary devices. they looked embarrassed when he shouted, there were people dying. >> people died in agony. there were maybe some who survived. i am not angry at emergency services, i am angry at the system. >> one who died was carrie taylor, 24. here, leaving court with carrie's parents, he relived what he called the longest days of his life. i held a young lady in my arms, cr

and you might know they served in the philippines. but they were also here. monica well, you probably know they fought -- but they were also here. monica wants to know, was there really a regiment of buffalo soldiers in san francisco? that's tonight's good question. they distinguish themselves as indian fighters on the great plains and in the philippines during the spanish american war. the units known as the buffalo soldiers. >> after the war was pretty well settled down in the philippines, then the units started coming back to the u.s., and four companies were stationed here for about two years. >> reporter: the ranger says not only were the buffalo sold years here in the bay area right at the turn of the century, they patrolled throughout the sierra and nevada. >> they patrolled the national parks during the summers that they were here. during those periods, then, the call variy would patrol them and act as park rangers, make sure people weren't shooting game and cutting trees down and things like that in the parks. >> reporter: among the more famous soldi

china's military refers to our first island chain that links okinawa, taiwan and the philippines. and the chain that links mainland japan, guam and new guinea. china's people's lib rag army, the pla, once confined its military activities to well within the first island chain, but lately they have been quickly expanding their activities to their son island chain. under these circumstances, the u.s. has begun to upgrade its naval and air forces in guam and hawaii. so the arrival of the global hawk on guam is now a part of the military upgrade for the region. u.s. military planners have been trying to keep china in check mainly from its bases in japan. but they have concluded that their forces stationed here are not enough to respond to china's expanding presence in the wempb western pacific. >> china's growing presence in the southeast. >> our state of confrontation when southeast asian nations and china, which has laid claim to a number of small islands in the south chinese sea. china's military is strengthening its surveillance and military operations in the area under the pretext

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ambassador to the philippines says his country is willing to help formulate a code of conduct between china and asean countries concerning a territorial dispute in the south china sea. china, the philippines, three other countries and taiwan claim sovereignty over the spratly islands. asean members are working on a code of conduct to prevent clashes and pave the way for a peaceful resolution to the dispute. harry thomas held a news conference in manila on monday. he urged china and asean members to start talks on the code. he said the united states seeks to assure stability and freedom of navigation in the region. >> when the asean develops its goals and objectives if they ask for our assistance on specific items we'll be happy to assist, if asked. >> china has taken a tough stance against japan over the maritime collision off the senkaku islands last month. it's also intensifying its military activities in the south china sea. the u.s. diplomat's remarks are seen as an apparent attempt to contain china's moves in the region. >>> a global census of marine life has found that the world

. >> at least 10 people are known to have died in the philippines. the strongest to hit the philippines in several years, headed for the southern coast of china. tax investigators in india have searched the offices of several contractors used in the run-up to the commonwealth games. the games were marred by spending and the opposition said they had evidence of corruption that the government level. mexican soldiers received 105 tons of marijuana with -- on the border of the u.s.. at least one person was injured. a saudi prince has been found guilty of murdering his servant in a central london hotel. the jury was told that he abused a victim in a personal attack for his own gratification. >> these pictures revealed the violence at the heart of the relationship between the prince and his manservant. the lift of a hotel turned into a boxing ring. at one stage, the prince walked out of the lift, only to return immediately to post more punches. three weeks later he was beaten again, this time so badly that he died from his injuries in the hotel bedroom the

the philippines is frequently subjected to severe weather. a year ago, two typhoons struck within a week of each other, triggering the worst flooding in recent history. the authorities were criticized for their handling of those disasters. this time, they want to show they're doing all they can to minimize the damage. >> more of what life was like underground for some of the 33 chilean miners. this is how edison pena spent his time. running to keep himself fit. he received a pair of trainers. president has been talking to "hard talk". rules to protect minors to speak out on safety conditions. >> we have initiated a new effort to protect our workers. we need to take first world standards. we would do that within the next 90 days. >> categorically, you will ratify a convention on minds which is what unions have been calling for. s is one we will ratify. good to have you with us. stay with us if you can. the coin that suggests chinese exporters beat the europeans to africa by a center. a hearing an appeal by the only gunman to survive the 2008 a

. >> at least 10 people have died in the philippines, hit by the typhoon. it is the strongest to hit the philippines in several years and is now heading to the southern coast of china. the forecast predicts severe weather by the weekend. in india, they searched the offices of several contractors leading up to the run-up of the commonwealth games. the games were mired by overspending, and the opposition says it has evidence of corruption of the government level. mexican soldiers has -- have found the largest amount of marijuana in years. at least one person was injured. the mexican military values the drugs at more than $350 million. a saudi prince has been found guilty of murdering his servant in a hotel. the jury was saying he abused the victim in a brutal attack for his own personal gratification. >> these are the pictures of real the height of the violence -- that reveal the height of the violence between the saudi prince and his servant. at one stage, the prince walked out only to return immediately and throw more punches. his victim was so subservient

. >>> super typhoon megi is headed towards china today after battering the northern philippines with torrential rain. the cyclone left at least ten people dead in the philippines and caused significant damage collapsing trees and power lines. >>> mexican security forces say they seized at least 105 tons of marijuana bound for the u.s. the biggest pot bust the country has seen in years. the drugs, which have a street value of about $340 million, were found in predawn raids yesterday in the border city of tijuana. >>> and conspiracy theorists are buzzing this morning after israel's national lottery drew exactly the same six numbers as it did three weeks ago. radio stations are flooded with callers who suspected the lottery was rigged. but officials deny those allegations. an expert later chalked it up to a rare coincidence with odds of -- listen to this -- one in four trillion. by the way, there were three first prize winners who earned over $1 million apiece. very nice. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day -- the dow opens at 11,143 after adding 80

ambassador to the philippines says his country is willing to help formulate a code of conduct between china and asean countries concerning a territorial dispute in the south china sea. china, the philippines, and three other countries and taiwan claimed sovereignty over the sprattley islands. asean members are working on a code of conduct to prevent clashes and pave the way for a peaceful resolution to the dispute. harry thomas held a news conference in manilla on monday. he urged the members to start talks on the code. he said the united states seeks to assure stability and freedom of navigation in the region. >> when asean develops the goals and objectives, if they ask for our assistance on specific items, we'll be happy to assist if asked. >> china has taken a tough stance against japan over the maritime collision off the senkaku island last month. it's also intensifying its military activities in the south china sea. the u.s. diplomat's remarks are seen as an apparent attempt to contain china's moves in the region. >>> in brazil's presidential election, ruling party candidate dilm

for the philippines, as well, covered under plenty of moisture and there will likely be more over the next few days. we are looking at a low pressure system. right now out towards the seas over here but it could start organizing and getting closer to the islands and producing heavy rains and possibly stronger winds. for highs on wednesday looking at 24 in tokyo. pretty balmy again today. 21 for shanghai. getting up to 31 in hong kong. 32 degrees for bangkok. now over toward the americas and we are keeping an eye on our hurricane here, hurricane paula is now a category 2 hurricane with winds as much as 160 kilometers per hour, so powerful winds. it's not a large system, per se, but definitely will be impacting areas in the caribbean. yucatan peninsula right now feeling some of the brunt of the strong winds and then the western sections of cuba will soon start to feel the effect as well as that storm system veers in towards the country. not only the winds of course but there is that rain to contend with, 100, 150 millimeters are going to be possible in areas across the yucatan. cuba and

a philippine presidential spokesperson says seng told aquino his country's legal processes would take their course. on wednesday myanmar's foreign minister nyan win also referred to the possibility that aung san suu kyi may be freed after the country's general election scheduled for november 7th. nyan win made the reference during a meeting with other asean foreign ministers in hanoi. asean secretary-general surin pitsawan said they were told there would be no further reason to keep aung san suu kyi under house arrest. >>> germany's lower house of parliament has passed a bill that would extend the life span of nuclear power plants despite nationwide protests. the chamber approved the bill on thursday by a vote of 308-289. under germany's parliamentary system the lower house debates and approves bills while the upper house votes only on bills related to the country's states. the ruling camp says the upper house does not need to vote on the bill but opposition parties say the bill needs the vote of the upper house because safety of the reactors is a state matter. the opposition parties

which isn't hard in the philippines. doing. right now is a good thing that. we we come out here in the beginning you know. we didn't focus hundred percent in the fight the change of scenery was the biggest thing because he knows this is where you have this is his home this is kind of result this is where you. yesterday for the. best is going to say. it was like you can bridge a saturday a cluster of contrasts meanwhile ahead in the latest bledisloe cup meeting this. team are seeking to end a ten game losing streak while new zealand's all blacks just found seem to stop winning lately former world player of the year done carter is back in the lineup after uncle surgery with the kiwi stating he's aiming to play an hour on the hong kong pitch. three poles of the way i got through the forty minutes last week and the house came and and then you know to go to get through some pretty heavy load in the week has been good so you're confident that you know i can get through fifty sixty minutes and then we just kind of make decisions with it quite a game let's head on to

it's a dangerous situation as this monster storm bears down on the philippines.t have a huge storm like this. in terms of u.s. weather, we do have some areas that will be affected by travel delays. i'll have more on that in the next hour. back to you. >> thanks somuch, bonnie. >> sure. >> quick break. we'll be right back. >>> within the next two years, it may be actually possible to fly into space. >> had a successful flight last weekend. billionairee richard branson wants to speed up tours into space. this is going to cost a pretty penny. if you can't even afford the upgrade to first class now, ain't no way you're getting on this flight. >> you can just stop listening. just kidding. >> that's a good way to think about it. it's interesting they're seeing enough of a market that experts are saying right now there's this huge expansion in what will be space tourism. actually, in the next 18 months, we're going to start to see it. we have photos behind me and renderings of what various types of spacecraft are going to be looking like. just the other day, the vss ent

within hard in the philippines. doing. right now is a good thing that. we care about here you know. ah we can focus on one hundred percent of it in the fight change of scenery was the biggest thing because he knows this is where it happens this is his home this is coverage zone this is where he shines yesterday for the we had our best days were going to say and i mean it was like it was like night and day compared to last saturday. talking basketball you're a league now and part of the belgrade took advantage over your all kids home crowd to nab their first victory of the euro league season on wednesday adding him moscow region the teams and outside in group a with one win and one defeat apiece heathland forward carrying the scoring load for him here early on tallying nineteen points and helping his side to a forty two thirty six haul of time laid. out fired up right after the break. beasley cuts to the basket for an easy two points early in the third nathan joe why was partisans biggest contributor with fifteen points he slices the who can lead to just one in the final pool time wh

they distinguished themselves as indian fighters on the great plains and in the philippines during thenish american war. the american infantry and cavalry known as the buffalo soldiers. >> after the war was pretty well settled down in the philippines then the units started coming back to the u.s. and four companies of the ninth cavalry were stationed here at the presidio for about two years. >> national park service interpretive ranger says not only were the buffalo soldiers here in the bay area right at the turn of the century, they patrolled throughout the sierra nevada. >> they patrolled the national parks, yosemite and sequoyah canyons during the summers they were here. during those periods then the cavalry would patrol them and act as park rangers, make sure people weren't, you know, shooting game and cutting trees down and things like that in the park? among the more famous buffalo soldiers to come through the presidio charles young, the only black commissioned officer in the army who became the first acting superintendent at sequoyah national park. today there are about 450 buff

then in 2002, a farmer in the philippines discovered the wreckage and what turned out to be arthur'semains. the join p.o.w.mia accounting command took over. >> i didn't know it would happen in my lifetime that i would be able to find out. that was the biggest wow in my life. >> reporter: with family from indiana here in town, arthur's story will live on through the new generations of parkhursts. >> it's a legacy event for the family. it's a historic moment where we can look at a person in our family that served above and beyond the call of duty and sacrificed in a way that none of us can really relate to. >>> 19 minutes after the hour and it may surprise you to learn that even terrorists have their own magazine now. >> yeah, and the man believed to be behind it is actually an american. we'll explain. [ male announcer ] the next big thing from lexus is not a car. it's the idea that a car that will never have an accident may be possible. in pursuit of this goal, lexus developed the world's most advanced driving simulator, where a real driver in a real car can react to real situations w

instead of doing it here in his office, they would do it in guam or the philippines? >> correct. >> it's been outsourced and being produced in guam or the philippines, and then being shipped overnight for courtrooms over the country. >> reporter: two major banks have said they no longer use that law firm. and then there was this. a homeowner in orlando, who wasn't even in foreclosure when contractors showed up to knock down the door anyway. >> i just know somebody is breaking -- somebody broke into my house. >> did they kick the door in? >> i don't know. >> reporter: jpmorgan chase has now admitted they made a mistake. >> it's the wild west. >> reporter: he says the same banks that once sloppily sold billions of dollars in mortgages have now pushed through foreclosures just as quickly, and some, just as recklessly. and why haven't the banks hired for experienced workers to deal with this? foreclosures aren't a money maker. >> you're not making money. now they're finding out they really should have, because it's going to end up costing them more money for having done t

. >>> right now a typhoon is tearing into the philippines.ith 140 mile per hour wins, super typhoon mag set strongest to hit the country in years. thousands have been displaced so far and seeking rehuge in neighboring areas. they are warning the typhoon may damage crops, homes, and power lines. the area is bracing for heavy rain. >> over weight children with a high body mass index are more likely to have high blood pressure. a study finds that small changes in weight could ig 95 cantly impact blood pressure in over weight kids. they study more than 1,000 kids recording height, weight, and blood pressure. changes affected blood pressure and all the weight categories, but that was 4 1/2 times greater in overweight kids. the kids can really improve their blood pressure just by losing a few pounds. >>> by the end of the year, sprint will offer the first 4g wireless in the bay area. with 4g wireless antenna cars, they will charge an additional $10 a month for those that can access it. the first major carrier to launch the network service launches

we shall have some [inaudible], that is company and dancers group, they are going to sing the philippine national anthem. >> i am going to read 2 or 3 paragraphs, my last farewell, our national hero. and in english. fair farewell to a stranger who brightens my well. farewell to all who i love to die is to rest. >> thank you. [applause]. [ foreign speaking ] [singing]. [applause] thank you very much. >> patricia leanne caldwell born in tennessee. daughter of robert and irma. at age of 3 moved to missouri and returned when she was 12 years old. patricia grew up with segregation and injustices which she writes about. she spent many countless hours in the nashville public library. it was her family life that was bountiful and flowing with tales told by her story telling grandfather. raised with love of reading and oral tradition. graduated from tennessee state and degree in english in 1964. she married her childhood friend on december 12. they are the parents of fredrick and twins robert and john. her education continued with a master's degree in early childhood literature, and programming i

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in the philippine at least one person is dead after a powerful typhoon made landfall this morning. it hit the island with wind gusts of 160 miles an hour. 3,000 people have been evacuated to school buildings and to halls. it is now moving to china where 140,000 people there have been evacuated. typhoon mcgee is the most powerful storage to hit the philippines in more than four years. >>> jury selection begins this morning in washington, d.c. and the murder trial of -- he's been serving time for attacking two other women in the same washington park where leave i have's body was found. she vanished in may of 2001. the disappearance marred the career of congressman gary don debt who was investigated when news emerged he was having affair with sean oh leave i have. >>> the importance of being prepared for the next big one. 7million people are expected to take part in the great california shakeout. that includes schools, businesses and government agencies right here in the bay area. exactly 10:21 thursday morning participates will be asked to drop and cover and practice how to protect t

. >>> in the philippines one person is dead after a powerful typhoon made landfall.yphoon mcgee hit the island of wind up to 160 miles an hour. typhoon is now headed toward southern china where 140,000 people have been evacuated. typhoon mcgee is the most powerful storm to hit the philippines in four years. >>> after chandra levy's death her accused killers trial is under way. ingmar guandique he's been serving time for attacking two other women. levy from modesto vanished in 2001. >>> this week a state-wide earthquake drill is being held to remind people of being prepared. more than seven million people are expected to take part in the great california shakeout. at exactly 10:21,000 morning participates will be asked to duck and cover and practice how to protect themselves from falling objects during an earthquake. the drill follows the 21st anniversary of the earthquake. it hit on october 17th, 1989 as the san francisco giants and the oakland a's were about to begin game three of the world series. you remember freeways collapsed. buildings topped and caught on fire

down towards the southeast, philippines and then across indochina peninsula, tropical showers, thunder showers continuing, especially across vietnam, we're seeing a couple pink areas showing up, so heavier amounts of rain could be headed your way. as for highs on friday, 21 in beijing, 23 for seoul, 24 degrees in tokyo. should be quite nice and warm with that sunshine. 24 also in shanghai. definitely a much hotter picture towards the south. manila at 32 degrees. over towards the americas, it's still very calm and settled picture for a lot of western canada. the majority of the united states and even towards northern mexico. high pressure still the in t too much going on here, but t going to be e s, as well as shifng ltlatnow, picking up 58 e asorig o soen w rk.laic. ro gma, enowindsheas mnwle picte. eaerseio oeu

don't mess wi the philippine' national anthem. lawmaker in manila pass ad bill that call for possible prison time for people who do not sing the anem the way the composer intended. lately some singers have taken creative licensing with the song. lawmakers want to put a stop to it before a philippino boxer takes to the ring for a high profile bout in tex next month. >>> oh, mygourd. a pennsylvania family showing off their impressive crop of oversized pumpkins. one weighs more than 1,000 pounds. the smaller pumpkin are about six hundred. the family plans to open their yard to the public this weekend. >>> and face sbook no stranger to religion but many believe it not the most appropriate platform for faithful that's why a florida man launched god's cebook. a completely free social net working site. the just ask that its users have a belief in god. since its launch infebruary, it has grown to more than 300,000 members. >>> next on news4 at 5:00, you thought the race for mayor in the d.c. area was over but not so fast. the new push to

this is being called the strongest cyclone to hit the philippines in years.rts of vietnam and china are bracing for the worst. >>> hope is fading for the 17 chinese miners. more than 200 men escaped after the leak saturday morning investigators say the gas leak generated enough force to throw 2500 tons of coal dust into the mine. it is believed most of the victims suffocated. >>> one of the men who helped rescue the 33 miners in chile returned home to the u.s. over the weekend. jeff hart was at the controls when a drill broke through to the miners 9 days ago his family gave him a heros welcome he recalled the pressure he felt when he was in chile. >> harder than anything we have ever done the stress of knowing there is 33 guys underneath your feet that they are relying on you. >>> now those 33 are thanking him along with the hundreds of others who worked on the complex rescue operation. >>> 6:41 a.m. the way you perform cpr is getting a major change the new guidelines coming out today. >>> they call it starbucks of the future. why and where they are serving u

. >>> a philippine airline has come up with a way to get passengers to pay attention to their inflight instructions. >> put together, to unfasten lift up the buckle and pull to the base. >> the flight attendants are dancing in the aisle to lady gaga and katy perry. they are doing it because safety doesn't have to be boring. >> most people don't even listen unfortunately. >> that's true. that will make you watch. >> not paying much attention. let's pay attention to the weather. take a look at temperatures. it's cooled down. no wind at all. 55degrees now. humidity at 80%. the dewpoint still in the 40s that means it's going to get down to the 40s tonight. let's take a look at some of those incredible numbers. look at these numbers, pretty amazing stuff. the heaviest rainfall fell about a 50 wide band down to the baltimore area. particularly east in the city. down particularly in st. mary's county. 13.80-inches at wild wood. pack river 12.57 a lot less to the west. haguerstown only about .08. essentially no rain at the beach at all. clear sky, 55 here, 58 packs river, 43 a cold night in oa

doing after retirement, which included going to las vegas casinos, learning to dance, going to the philippines, bike, jog, and walk. he has been saving up a lot. it has been a pleasure working with you, peter, and i wish you success in all those endeavors as you retire. would you like to come up? [applause] [applause] >> unless any commissioner has any additional agenda items to propose at this time, or anyone has a public comment on that item? >> commissioners, it is obviously a privilege to talk to jon over the years. this man is a walking encyclopedia. so i have encouraged him that after his retirement he should attempt to write a book or something. believe me, when we deal with our peers and hour issues -- our issues in the byay, there are so many secrets that very few people know about them. this is one man that can help us now. i deal with students from universities where they make documents and then ask me questions. i would suggest that we engage the students from our universities to come and learn about our system and then encourage our retirees to volunteer sometimes so they can shar

set sail on its third war patrol and this time they were enroute to the china seas between the philippinesand formossa and and their mission was to attack japanese operations anywhere and everywhere the pampanito encounters a japanese convoy of 12 ships. >> unknown to the submarines athe time, two of these ships were carrying british and australian prisoners of war. >> reporter: more than 2000pows went into the water. 1500 were never accounted, nor. 650 were picked up by the japanese and reshipped to labor camps and the rest were left to drift in the chinese sea. two days later the pampanito went back to the area and a lookout spotted a raft with men on it, the crew was immediately suspicious. >> nobody is your friend out there and sometime the japanese would use people as decoys and underneath it would be a submarine or vessel that would jump you. so they within the sure who these people were. >> initially we thought they were japanese survives and we were going shoot them off the ramp. that was the drill. one of the men stood up and waived a big australian hat and calling out in english.

. >> let's round up some other news, a stabbing spree in the philippines has left a teacher, student and elderly man dead. an ex-convict burst into the classroom and herded pupils into a laboratory. he had stabbed nine people. russian prosecutors are demanding one man serve an extra six years if he is convicted. he is already serving eight years for tax evasion and faces charges of fraud and embezzlement. a court in great britain has convicted a catholic priest of the sexual abuse of young boys over 24 years. james robinson has been jailed for 21 years. stay with us, still to come, anxiety and aimlessness is not for you but for the students suddenly offline and unplugged. seven years after the weapons expert david kelley died the british government released documents suggests -- suggesting he committed suicide. six years ago an inquiry announced they reached the same conclusion. pathologists have questioned those findings and requested the report be open for public scrutiny. >> david kelly, the weapons inspector who was plunged into -- he was exposed as the source for a report allegi

. >> passengers of eight budget philippine airlines were treated to an energetic performance of the safety guidelines. they demonstrated safety procedures while moving to a lady gaga song. you are watching "bbc world news." the government in humphrey is warning that a massive toxic sludge like will take more than a year to clean it up and could cost tens of millions of dollars. german is the at the center of concerns about al qaeda operations. jewish and muslim leaders have met at a mosque in the palestinian west bank, which allegedly set alight by jewish settlers. the arsonist's also burned in the koran. >> amid chaotic, a rare meeting of jewish and muslim leaders in the palestinian west bank village. trying to diffuse the tense situation after an act of extreme provocation. earlier, local muslims were praying, and burned copies of the koran. a day after their moscow had been ransacked and set ablaze, bought by extremist, jewish settlements nearby. >> of the burning affects everybody. it burns our hearts. i want people to express their kurds with words. >> and hebrew, the word price tag h

a philippine flight attendant demonstrated safety procedures while dancing to lady gaga. the cabin crew got plenty of attention while rocking the aisles with seat belts and life jackets. the small airline is looking to include even more in-flight fun for passengers. >>> here is what you get when you mix bad blood with bad sportsmanship. during a soccer match between political rive ills in bolivia, the president's bolivia, a player in the match took against. the match was ugly. two players ejected but the president wasn't one of them. real classy. >> no one reacted on other team. it was, like, the president. what are you going to do? imagine if that happened here, in this country? >> i think secret service sort of surrounding making sure that wouldn't happen. >>> time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc -- the supreme court hears arguments in a high profile first amendment case. the court will examine the 2006 anti-gay protest by the west borrow baptist church of kansas and its leader at a military channel. >>> president oba