. >>> nada will launch his cabinet friday afternoon. a close aid. become chief cabinet secretary. the top government spokesperson. former education minister and the ruling democratic parties former affairs committee chief will join the cabinet. national policy minister will be given a new cabinet post. reconstruction minister and nuclear crisis minister will retain their posts. former party secretary-general who supported noda in the democrat's recent presidential election will not assume a cabinet post. it'll officially be launched with a ceremony with the emperor at the imperial palace. he will speak about policies at a news conference. >>> joining us now from our business desk, the strong yen is a for the japanese firms. the fact that it is continuing for the record high levels is raising red flags. >> it certainly is, katherine. thank you very much for that. japanese government survey shows that about a third of small and medium size enterprises in gentleman japan plan production if the yen stays at its record-high levels. the agency, part of the industry ministry, surveyed ab

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new cabinet secretary wrote out a new list of the ministers. outgoing national policy minister koichiro gemba is the new foreign minister. noda outlining at news conference later onfriday, he plans to make a reconstruction from the mch th bringheituation the fu fukushima daiichi plant under control. >> translator: acceleration of the restorationnd reconstruction work is our greate mission. also, of highest priority is bringing the fukushima daiichi power station crisis under control. as soon as possible. without the revival of fukushima, there will be no revival for japan. through fukushima's revival, we will revitalize japan, and this we will do with all our strength also for the purpose of regaining the confidenc of the inrnional commity in japan. >>> prime minister noda also said he is determined to implement necessary economic policies. >> translator: another important task is to respond to various crises in the global economy. we need to avoid hollowing out of the industry, and rebuild the economy despite energy restrictions, and by addres

the cabinet of japan's new prime minister noda has officially been launched. it was inaugurated on friday after the appointment of noda and his ministers were confirmed in a ceremony at the imperial palace. earlier in the day the new chief cabinet secretary wrote out a list of the new ministers. he is a close ally of noda. the outgoing national policy minister is the new farm minister. the ruling democratic party's former diet affairs chief has taken over as finance minister. upper house member kawa will serve as defense minister. noda outlined at a news conference later on friday all out efforts to reconstruct japan from the march 11th disaster and bring things under control. >> translator: the disaster restoration and reconstruction are the utmost priority for our cabinet. acceleration of the restoration and reconstruction work is our greatest mission. also, of highest priority, is bringing the daiichi nuclear power station crisis under control as soon as possible. without the revival of fukushima, there will be no revival for japan. through fukushima's revi

remember washington's cabinet and the term was not used. it was originally called the general council, washington's cabinet consist ted of just three people. thomas jefferson secretary of state, henry knox secretary of war and hamilton for treasury. fair to say, pound for pound the best cabinet in american history. even the attorney general is a part time legal adviser to the president, lacking that small thing called the justice department at that point. in the early days jefferson starts with six employees. henry knox starts with a mere dozen. hamilton starts out with about three dozen and the number quickly balloons to several hundred employees. a frightening bureaucracy by the standards of the day. and also again many times larger than the rest of the government combined. which is why historians tend to liken hamilton's position in washington's administration to that of a prime minister rather than a mere department head but you say to people, alexander hamilton was first treasury secretary, it just does not begin to capture the scope a

in that regard i think his departure from the cabinet will certainly be seen by the markets as a very significant change and the stance. of the government so do you think he'll be missed absolutely i think he'll be missed and i think the markets will remember that it was under mr policies of prepaying external debt reducing the burden of accumulating fiscal surplus creating the stabilization fund of amassing hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth that was not spent for some inefficient projects but was safeguarded. for fighting the crisis on the sensually in two thousand and eight russia approached the first wave of the crisis with more than two hundred billion dollars worth of savings all of that really has to be. has to be the work of the work of mr cooder and so i think markets are member of those achievements his role in the dealing with the first wave of the economic downturn of the economic crisis and given the situation in which we find ourselves now the fact that we could be approaching a second wave of the crisis the importance of mr couper staying within the cabinet will

other members of the cabinet will try their best to convince mr clinton to stay and work on the new cabinet i think certainly if that is the case the markets will take it as a very positive news first off a sort of chief economist at deutsche bank thanks a lot for your analysis and that's all we have time for knowledge on us unless they want to sign for another business something you didn't get in the stores an analysis from one website archetype homes that business.

he also said he told the cabinet secretary osamu fujimura he wants to work closely with other cabinet members to produce results. >>> there was a seminar in seoul to reevaluate a japanes forest ranger for h contribution to reforestation and cultural preservation on the korean peninsula during japan's colonial rule. monday's similar was sponsored by the seoul international friendship society. it was to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of takumi asakawa. he was sent to korea in 1914 to help lay the groundwork for planting forests. he died 17 years later at the age of 41. a south korean researcher said at the seminar that asakawa was fond of korean culture and that he opposed the discrimination against e korean people. a south korean forest institution official said asakawa laid a foundation for a successful tree planting campaign in the country that continued into the 1970s. >> translator: i view current japanese relations with some reservations, but i'm moved to find out about asakawa. someone like him can help ease tension. >>> time to check on some of the stories we've gathere

he pledged his cabinet would work tirelessly to control fukushima daiichi and provide relief for evacuees. >>> russia and north korea have been working to strengthen their economic ties. it appears they are also cooperating on other fronts. the russian interfax news agency says the country will hold joint military exercises next year. they reportedly made an agreement last month when the commander of the eastern military district konstantin sidenko held talks with korean peoples army officials. the exercises will focus on search and rescue operations that would deal with maritime accidents and large disasters. neither country has revealed the size or locations of the drills. north korean leader, kim jong-il, visited russia in august to meet with the russian president medvedev. defense ministers from both sides attended the summit as well. kim also toured a fighter jet factory and watched an exercise by the russian military. >>> the u.s. special envoy to myanmar called on the government to take further concrete steps toward democratization. derek mitchell was speaking at a news conference

all the members of the cabinet hand fillmore a resignation. this is common when a accidental president comes into to power, they hand them a resignation. most say thank you and put them in the desk, and if they need them later, they take them out. .. >> and hang the governor of south carolina during the nullification case. taylor is upset and fillmore is all upset that texans might invade new mexico. and what he does do? he fires his secretary of interior and everybody else in the cabinet. he then spends the first three weeks of his administration trying to put a cabinet together. he gets most of the people in order but peculiarly he can find someone to take the secretary of interior or the secretary of war position, the two people he needs most to deal with the issue of the territories. he brings in as secretary of state panel webster his old friend. expo begins to plot to get the 1852 whig nomination for the president. if i can fast forward to the 1852 whig convention. fillmore wants the nomination. he wants to run on his own. the other hero

without the support of cabinet ministers senior leadership, government officials and ruling and opposition parties and party members throughout japan, the administration could not have advanced even a single step. soon after the dpj came to power, it suffered a major defeat in the house of counselors election which led to a divided. within my own party when i was reelected last september as party president through the support of party members across japan and many people i was placed in a very difficult situation. despite this, i continued with the determination to push forward policies needed by the people of japan and for the past year and three months my administration has tackled the many domestic and foreign issues with the utmost efforts. in truth, upon tendering my resignation, i feel like i did when i had to do considering the difficult circumstances i was in. my administration has made concrete progress on the recovery and the reconstruction efforts since the march 11th clamty. it is bringing the nuclear power accident under control and pushing forward integrated reforms of social

the new japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda has named his cabinet ministers. the new government is tasked with guiding the country through its post-earthquake recovery and strengthening its fragile economy. laah hyun-kyung reports. japan's newly- appointed prime minister yoshihiko noda has announced his new cabinet. the new chief cabinet secretary, osamu fujimura, said that friday's appointments were aimed at promoting party unity... and added that the new government's priority is to recover from the march 11 quake and tsunami... and resolve the ongoing fukushima nuclear crisis. japanese "we hope to use the right people for the right jobs. prime minister noda has said that he is a loach fish, and so we hope to likewise do our best and make politics better, even if that means we have to crawl through the mud to do it." the two key posts of finance and foreign minister went to jun azumi and koichiro gemba, respectively. azumi, a news reporter for nhk turned politician,... was tapped against expectations that noda would pick a more experienced lawmaker from the r

chief cabinet secretary fujimura. >> translator: i hope to act as noda's right-hand man. i want to carry forward this country's politics and support the prime minister. >> noda plans to visit fukushima and other prefectures hit by the march 11th earthquake and tsunami where he'll pledge to make every effort to put them back on their feet. the government aims to enter a supplement budget to the diet as early as mid-october to finance reconstruction and take measures against the yen's appreciation. >>> japan's new defense minister ishikawa says he'll do all he can to get the support of the people of okinawa on the relocation of a u.s. military base in the prefecture. a self-defense forces honor guard saluted ishikawa when he arrived at the defense ministry in tokyo on monday. it's his first visit since assuming the post on friday. >> translator: i will work for an early reorganization of u.s. forces in japan to strengthen the japan/u.s. alliance. i will do my best to get the support of people in okinawa for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps air station. and to reduce

incoming japanese lear will launch his new cabinet as early as friday. he was officially elected japan's 95th prime minister earlier this week. on wednesday, he apoint the main upper house leaders by lawmakers at a meeting later in the day. he hopes to meet leaders of the main opposition parties on thursday. he is expected to ask for their cooperation in implementing his poll policies in the upper house. >>> meanwhile, two factions led by former prime minister and former secretary-general met wednesday. the factions voted for notice rival in the party presidential election on monday. some of his gro said party unity will depend on whether noda acts in line with their wishes. he said he will closely monitor the policies before deciding whether to cooperate with him. >>> u.s. secretary-general congratulated noda on his new post and invited him to a summit meeting in new york later this month. u.n. source sources said there was a letter expressing hopes that he will show leadership in reconstructing areas hit by the march 11 disaster. and urged the japanese

it may be because i am an optimist, but i feel some sense of achievement, despite the problems my cabinet faced. i was not going into a politician's family. i got my start in politics as a citizen activist and was to assume the weighty responsibilities of prime minister. i now feel i did what had to be done. i owe this to the people of japan, and especially to people who voted for me in my local districts, who supported me without any hope of favor or profit. i am sincerely think to you for this. when i was chosen prime minister, i expressed my goal of creating a society of minimum misery, no matter what the era. the most important era of politics must be to minimize misery of the nation and her people. to this end, i have focus my energies on the economic front to secure jobs. the loss of work not only intel's economic hardship. it leaves people rootless, and robs them of opportunity. it is the greatest determinant of ever increasing misfortune. the new economic growth strategy that i set into motion prioritizes job creation for this very reason. moreover, i set up special teams to ident

it is a most important cabinet portfolio in japan right now. industry manager was forced to quit after he called the area around daiichi a town of death. his comment was viewed as insensitive to people who fled radiation contaminated areas. the minister's resignation cast doubts on noda's ability to lead the country. >> how about the prime minister's nuclear policy? >> noda said japan must reduce its dependence on nuclear power in the long run. he also said that this country should increase the amount of energy it gets from sources such as solar and wind. but he didn't mention any concrete plans at this stage, renewable energy cannot replace nuclear power because of costs and technological problems. that's why noda also had to say the nuclear power plants that passed so-called stress tests should be restarted in order to supply enough energy for the third largest economy in the world. >> noda also said he wants to improve japan, u.s. relationship. how does he plan to do that? >> well, it won't be easy. japan, u.s. relations are not in the best

the cabinet must give the highest priority to restoration and reconstruction. in light of the basic policy for reconstruction, the cabinet must definitively and steadily execute all measures. for that, we will swiftly compile a third supplementary budget, and we must also create budgets and grants, as well as special economic zones, that will be beneficial to the municipalities afflicted by the disaster. >> on containing the fukushima nuclear accident, noda had this say -- >> translator: dealing with the nuclear cidents the top challenge of the count. without rebuilding fukushima, there can be no recovery of trust in japan. we will overcome the technical challenges with the world's wisdom from a global point of view. we will identify the reasons for the nuclear accide and pmote disclosure of information. and better safety measures in order to prevent another nuclear accident. to those suffering under harsh living conditions, we will provide compensation and temporary payment quickly, fairly and appropriately. halso stressed his resoe to balance economic growth

. >>> prime minister noda's cabinet got down to business on monday, three days after his inauguration. in the morning, noda met top bureaucrats from government ministries and agencies at his office. they're to brief him on key issues, including the status of japan's nuclear power plants and the plans for the prime minister's meeting with u.s. president barack obama later this month. in the afternoon, noda and his ministers attended a cabinet meeting to finalize the appointment of senior vice minister, parliamentary secretaries and advisers to the prime minister. chief cabinet secretary fujimura asked. >> translator: i hope to act as noda's right-hand man. i want to carry forward this country's politics and support the prime minister. >> noda plans to visit fukushima and other prefectures hit by the march 11th earthquake and tsunami where he will pledge to make every effort to help put them back on their feet. the government aims to submit a third supplementary budget for fiscal year 2011 for the diet as early as mitt october to finance reconstruction and measures against the yen's app

china is waiting to see if the launch of the noda cabinet will provide it with an opportunity to build stable relations with japan. >> that was nhk world's yoshitaka hirauchi in beijing. >>> north korean leader kim yong il marked the 63rd anniversary of the country's founding by watching a military parade with his son and heir apparent. kim jong-un. it was held on friday at a square it was pyongyang. it was covered live by state-run north korean television. as soldiers marched past the square with anti-aircraft batteries and other weapons, participants formed letters to spell out kim jong-il's name and words like glory. the timing was unusual as they have parades every five years to celebrate the country's founding or establishment of the ruling workers party. observers believe the north korean leadership is holdinghe para ts yr t high light the smooth transfer from kim jong-il to his son. he's expected to be the third successive generation to rule the country. >>> japan and the united states have marked the 60th anniversary of the peace and securities treaties that have formed the bas

he has picked relative youngsters for the top cabinet positions. the finance minister is 49. the foreign minister is 47. reminding the japanese of the prime minister's description of themselves as a modest, not a flashy gold fish. >> we hope to use the right people for the right jobs. the prime minister has said that he is like a fish and so we will do our best to make politics better. even if this means we have to pour through the muck to do so. >> few here have much expectation that he will do any better than his predecessors. none of them managed to get a grip on japan's long-term problems. the stagnant economy and the massive public debt. it is on the northeast coast that only made the job tougher. >> in the quest for love, a single dads and online dating have become commonplace. how about handing out free romantic holidays to 150 single men and when? that is exactly what is happening in serbia. there are currently 7 million serbs. birth rates are getting lower. >> making a ladies' shoes comes easily. it is finding the right lady to fill them is the challenge. this 46-yea

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. >>> former chief cabinet secretary alexander edler yukio edano has been appointed as the country's new economy, trade and industry minister, just ten days after the appointment of his predecessor. edano aged 47 is currently serving his sixth term in the lower house. last year edano was appointed government revitalization minister. edano's first cabinet post and later became the democratic party's secretary-general serving as chief cabinet secretary since january, edano led the government's efforts to cope with the fukushima daiichi accident and provide support for those affected. former trade ministry hachiro left his post on saturday, after making inappropriate remarks an radiation contamination in the fusharecte. isamon ehtayafr daauhehicane >>jan'nueacris grbehelis d teio arndheor. thprle csebyhe fusha iii cint out mef e iges scnticin tth uny. mtif entnaon clr pes sus wpp up paican aeemotong raatn ve a eose ou raia p ioty th ao ind t at counatn k tcuin hethis. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: it's rare for so many radiation experts to attend the same meeting. the turn-out f

members of the president's cabinet have just been introduced. you can see them walking in right now. john king is watching what's going on. he's up on capitol hill. after the members of the cabinet are introduced, it will only be a few moments before the president is introduced. he'll walk in, john, and he'll deliver his speech. >> reporter: he'll deliver his speech after getting applause and get greetings from the members of congress, democrats and republicans will applaud and the country will listen and the congress will listen. you mentioned the importance of this speech. the president has a challenge here. lay out the specifics of his plan to the congress and try to regain the political initiative which he has lost in recent months. try to convince the democrats his plan is the right plan. many don't think it's bold enough. try to conviges the republicans they must work with him even though they oppose some of the policy specifics, and wolf, the way to do that is to change the political dynamic in the country by convincing the american peopl

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she knew that she had to function in a period when people did not want to see her attend cabinet meetings which she had no interest in doing and didn't. but at the same time, she knew that that generation of woman could not any longer be content to be a mamie eisenhower, or one of the earlier first ladies who basically poured tea. >> suarez: michael beschloss, thanks for joining us. >> pleasure, ray. >> brown: next, margaret warner continues her reporting from post-revolutionary egypt. tonight, she talks with political activists trying to find their way in an uncertain future. >> warner: the road from tahrir square to a new egypt winds through modest neighborhoods like embaba in cairo. and last night, volunteers from the new "el adl," or "justice," party descended on this coffee shop with cheer and resolve, bearing brochures and campaign videos.

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whenever an accidental president comes into power members of the cabinet hand in a resignation. boasts a thank you and put it in their desk and if they need them later they take them out. bobby kennedy for instance offered to resign when lyndon johnson became president and lyndon johnson said no. go grieve your brother and a year or so later said it is time to take this out and ask bobby kennedy to leave. fillmore does what no other accidental president has done. he accepts every one of these resignations when they're offered the day that he is inaugurated. here we have a president in a great political crisis with congress debating this, southerners ranting and northerners ranting. with texas saying they will invade new mexico which taylor felt was absurd. taylor knew the terrain. he would have personally hand the governor of texas the way andrew jackson promised. not threatened but promised to lead an army into columbia and hang the governor of south carolina in the nullification crisis but taylor is upset but fulmer is upset by the fact the texans might invade mexico. what doe

meanwhile, the interim government has delayed its announcement of the new cabinet lineup,... originally scheduled to take place on sunday. interim prime minister mahmoud jibril said... the naming of the new cabinet has been put off indefinitely,... as ntc officials did not agree on whether it was necessary to declare a new government before fully defeating the pro -gadhafi strongholds. a 6-point-9- magnitude earthquake has rattled northeastern india and nepal... killing at least 19 people. the quake struck at around 6 p.m sunday night, local time,... and was felt across northern and eastern india, including in the capital of new delhi. it was followed by at least two powerful aftershocks... and experts warn... that there may be more aftershocks in the next couple of days. indian officials say at least 14 people were killed and scores were injured across india...while nepal reports that five people died and dozens were hurt. however, the full extent of the damage is not yet known. china is becoming more aggressive over its claims in the south china sea which holds vast amounts of oil and

prime minister noda's cabinet was officially inaugurated on friday. noda later said disaster recovery is his top priority and that a temporary tax hike is essential. >> translator: the government needs financial resources to implement its policies. reconstruction is important. we should discuss how to come up with the finances. >> noda said cooperation from the opposition is vital for passing the budget because the governing coalition controls only the -- to start working level talks with the ruling democratic party. at his first cabinet meeting, he asked members to list items they should include in the budget by friday. to a temporary tax hike within the democratic party. so noda faces a challenge of getting cooperation from his own party at the same time as working with the opposition. >>> politicians, farmers, and business owners in fukushima prefecture are putting the pressure on tokyo electric power company. they want the utility to broaden the scope of its program to compensate people following the meltdown of the fukushima daiichi plant. the pr

he appointed cabinet officers who scrutinized.residents, republican and democratic, it has been less. the bottom line, i was a ceo for 20 years. the president has been a ceo for three years. he is responsible for what the agencies report to him. all these cabinet positions they all serve at will. he can fire any of them on an hour's notice. the bottom line is he's the ceo and he's saying he wants to cut these back. in fact we are getting new regulations many bypassing the other process of review. >> greta: i'm not trying to apologize for him it is the way washington is, unfortunately worked for decades. i guess the solution is to issue orders no more or try to change how regulations are implemented. >> he can do a lot. [ talking over each other ] >> greta: two go you will come back? >> absolutely. we'll still be talking about how to create jobs in america. regulations are part of the problem. >> greta: thank you, sir. marco rubio is here. he says our economy bounce back but we need to do a few things first. what does he have in mi

the cabinet is on board but will parliament follow suit? on wednesday, angela merkel's cabinet propose strengthening the bailout fund. next month, the german parliament will vote on the measure and that could be a problem. some members of her conservative party say that they will vote against the plan. >> the finance minister is aware of the increase risk that germany will be exposed to when berlin ups its stake in the rescue fund. so far, the german contribution has been in the form of guarantees but that could change if the fund helps to recapitalize. >> ultimately, it is about taxpayers' money. this is a decision that needs to be taken in parliament, not in the back rooms of brussels or berlin. >> some have threatened to vote against the fund. this could leave the government depended on votes from the opposition. they are looking for parliament to have a future state in bailouts. -- a future say in bailouts. >> the proposals need to be drawn out said they guaranteed the decision rule parliament which is adequately take it is a considerat

the new finance minister is 49 years old, a spring chicken in japanese cabinet terms.e is -- his views on the yen, which is running record highs against the u.s. dollar, frangipanis exporters, the likelihood is that the new prime minister wantwas the finance minister up until now. he has been in charge to responding to the nuclear disaster in fukushima. he will keep that job and become the environment minister. his job is crucial. local communities are reluctant to allow reactors outside of the affected area to be restarted. japan could end up abandoning nuclear power. that means power shortages. >> the role of the finance minister will take charge of japan's currency, fiscal policies as well, add a very challenging economic time. -- at a very challenging economic time. he was not the first choice, was he? >> no. the first was a high-profile foreign minister. no reason has been given for why he turned it down. but he has been saying that, after being in charge and negotiating between the governing party and the opposition, he needed a rest. that is why he is not taking

. >> despite the smiles on wednesday morning, the german cabinet has been split. the coalition partners talking about greece defaulting on their debt, including her deputy chancellor, philipp rÖsler. >> what he has said is important to millions of people in this country. we have to answer the question of how to deal with countries in the eurozone that because of massive debts and weak economies are unable to finance their own spending. >> the opposition greens are calling philipp rÖsler a loose cannon and they say it is time that he steps down. >> in a situation where european institutions are negotiating whether creditors should write off part of their claims against greece, if they are responsible to talk about insolvency. >> the german public, too, is growing increasingly skeptical about the government's handling of the crisis. >> i am pro european, so my opinion is to keep their rescue fund going but i don't know what the effect would be, so it is very difficult. >> what the eu is doing is fraud. if the company did this in germany, they would be put in jail. >

he chose some fresh faces to join his cabinet. among them, a relatively unknown and pick for finance minister. >> six times in the last five years, the japanese have witnessed the scene. a new prime minister and his cabinet posing for a group photograph after being formally appointed by the emperor. thirdeave the world's biggest economy. earlier today, this appointment from the people. it must now attacker the nuclear crisis from fukushima naand help the stagnant economy. the finance minister is 49. they remind them of the description of themselves. >> we hope to choose the right people for the right jobs. we, too, would do our best to make politics better even if it means we have to go through the month to do so. >> few here have much expectations. none of them at managed to get a grip on japan pose the long-term problems. the stagnant economy and the massive public debt. it has only made the job tougher. bbc news, tokyo. >> as if we did not have enough to worry about, a new warning about space junk. you heard that right. as you

before you is a request for conditional use authorization and with the associated equipment cabinet as part of the wireless transmission network operated by at&t with an s.l.r. service operating license. the project is at 234 ninth street and is a three-story commercial structure. the project complies with all requirement of planning code and is consistent with the 1996 wireless facility citing guidelines and the proposed location is the preferred site for wireless transmission facilities with the location preference number four and they have complied with all procedural requirement for the establishment of a wireless transmission facility including holding outreach meetings to residents within 500 feet in may of 2011 and commissioners, the proposed project will maintain a complete and comprehensive telecommunications network in the city of san francisco and provide the service that is in demand and serves the public good. staff recommends approval of the conditional use authorization with standard conditions. this concludes my presentation. i am available for questions. thank you. pre

the equipment cabinets will also be located on the roof. it is a preference two location per the setting guidelines because the site is considered a co-location site. there has been one phone call from a neighbor citing health concerns. the department of public health has also reviewed the rf report and has found the proposal coincides with current fcc guidelines. the department recommends approval with conditions, for the following reasons. it complies with general planning code policies. it is a location preference, eighth to use location, which is preferred under the guidelines -- a two use location, which is preferred under the guidelines. the antennas will be minimally visible from pedestrian level. and the project will improve the comprehensive wireless telecommunications network in san francisco. this concludes our presentation and i am available for questions. thank you. president olague: project sponsor? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am with at&t external affairs, representing the san francisco area. i am joined by the people

incoming japanese leader noda will launch his new cabinet as early as friday. he was elected as japan's 95th prime minister earlier this week. on wednesday, noda appointed the main upper house leaders of the governing democratic party. the appointments were approved by lawmakers at a meeting later in the day. noda hopes to meet the leaders of the main opposition parties on thursday. he is expected to ask for their cooperation in implementing his policies in the opposition controlled upper house. meanwhile, two dpj factions led by former prime minister yama and former secretary general oza wau met on wednesday. some of the group said that party unity will depend on whether noda acts in line with their wishes. the policies will be monitored before deciding whether to cooperate with him. >>> a senior north korean official has demanded reparations from japan ahead of the inauguration of the country's new government. vice director of the north korean foreign ministry met with reporters on wednesday. >> we will closely monitor the movement of japan's new cabinet. >>

on monday the government will hold a cabinet meeting to decide parliamentary sec tars and other officials. noda is set to express his resolve to reconstruct areas. he'll also exchange views on decontamination work. noda said his top priorities will be speeding up the recovery from the march 11th earthquake and tsunami and containing the nuclear accident in fukushima. he also pledged to tackle japan's economic crisis including the valued yen and fiscal deficit. >>> the government will look into a tax increase to rebuild areas devastated by the march disaster. the first task facing the new government is to quickly compile the third supplementary budget for the current fiscal year. the government hopes to raise about 10 trillion yen or roughly $130 billion from a temporary tax hike. the government's tax commission is expected to meet on wednesday at the earliest with new finance minister jun azumi chairing the panel. to increase income and corporate taxes. he will also consider raising the taxes on tobacco and alcohol and possibly the consumption tax. >>> in a meeting on sunday, japan's new

the hose cabinets. there is a fire extinguisher in there, 50 feet of hose. a nozzle and water in there you can turn it on. don't do what he's doing. if you turn this on you will have a pile of spaghetti with hose. one person take the hose out to where you are going to put the fire out. tonight open the door, yet and have the other person turn the water on. if you don't feel comfortable, get out. keep yourself safe. we have gauze. this is made of cotton. what class of fire is that? a. >> we have some fire. we have air. we have heat. we have a fire going. if i went in like that what did i just do? >> smoth erred it. simple; right . remember the hot water heater, we say don't store gasoline in your garage? so, gasoline gives out vapors, if we heat this up. not that you have to heat the gasoline. if you store gasoline near a hot water heater the vapors alone will catch fire. the vapors travel and caught. you don't have to actually light something like a candle, you don't actually have to touch something. we will add, more, make more effect, here. you got cherrie

right now, members of the president's cabinet have just been introduced. you can see them walking in right now, john king is watching what's going on up on capitol hill. after the members of the cabinet are are introduced, it will only be a few moments before the president is introduced. he'll walk in, john, and he'll deliver his speech. >> he'll deliver his speech after getting applause and greetings from the members of congress, democrats and republicans will applaud. then the country will listen and the congress will listen. you mentioned the importance of this speech. the president has a challenge here, lay out the specifics of his plan to the congress and try to regain the political initiative which he has lost in recent months, try to convince the democrats his plan is the right plan. many don't think it's bold enough. try to convince the republicans they must work with him, even though they oppose some of the policy specifics. and, wolf, the way to do that is to change the political dynamic in the country by convincing the american people who are in