seoul said it will send 200-thousand packets of baby food. and unless pyeongyang shows strong opposition to the idea,... these items will be delivered to flood-stricken areas in the north korean provinces of hwanghae and gangwon gradually,... once or twice a week until mid -october. the total amount of aid is worth 5-billion won,... or roughly 4- point-6 million us dollars... which includes items such as biscuits, instant noodles, and rice- based baby food. ahn cheol-soo, the founder of ahnlab, korea's leading internet security firm, has decided not to run for seoul mayor. and now that the question of who will run in next month's by -election has cleared up a bit, both the ruling and opposition parties getting ready. laah hyun-kyung reports. the so-called "ahn-fever" that has shaken not only korea's political circle, but also the hearts of ordinary citizens has come to an end. at a joint press conference with park won-soon, a lawyer turned civic activist, on tuesday afternoon,... ahn announced his decision not to run for seoul mayor and that

seoul's education chief, kwak no-hyun , appeared at the seoul central district prosecutor's office on monday morning at around 11 a.m. the education superintendent presented himself to prosecutors for questioning over allegations that he gave money to a former rival candidate... to withdraw from last year's election for the capital's top educator post. before showing up for questioning, kwak went to his office at the seoul metropolitan office of education earlier in the morning... where he once again declared his innocence. korean "my goodwill is misunderstood as a crime. and i will reveal the truth with all my integrity." kwak admitted earlier that he did give fellow candidate park myoung-gee over 200-million won,... roughly 190-thousand us dollars,... but insisted that it was given out of goodwill and not in exchange for park to bow out of the race. the prosecutors' questions focused on the true motive of him giving the money to his rival candidate. meanwhile,... the conservative korean federation of teachers' association announced its survey result on monday,... which found that 80

top orchestra members by the year's end both in seoul and pyeongyang. at a press conference on friday in seoul, chung and the ceo of the prominent orchestra revealed what they did while in north korea and what they aspire to do in months ahead. maestro chung said it was his life-long dream to visit the north and that the trip was purely driven by his desire to meet with north korean musicians, and help discover young musical talents there. in pyeongyang, chung was introduced to the country's two orchestras. he had the opportunity to conduct the musicians, playing beethoven's 9th symphony as wewell as pieces from tchaikovsky and brahms. it was a first-time experience for the orchestras...as classical music repertoires are rare in the north. chung said the musicians there boasted a high level of musical proficiency and talents, and expressed his desire to introduce them to his own orchestra members in seoul. korean "when the music started, we immediately forgot about all other matters, including political issues. the members of the orchestras and i commun

seoul is looking at proposing official talks with tokyo through either the japanese embassy in seoul or the korean embassy in japan this week. the move comes after the constitutional court of korea ruled last month that the korean government violated the constitution by not doing its best to help protect the rights of wartime sex slaves and demand compensation from japan. although korea was liberated from japan's colonial rule 66 years ago,... the issue of former comfort women remains unresolved as japan refuses to compensate the victims. a boat carrying nine possible north korean defectors... has been found off japan's western coast. the japanese coast guard said tuesday,... that its officials were contacted earlier in the day by an unfamiliar vessel in waters near the noto peninsula. the wooden boat was reportedly carrying three men, three women and three children. according to the associated press,... the passengers told the coast guard that they were from north korea and that they wanted to go to south korea. the vessel is reported to be about eight meters long with korean charac

in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin president lee myung-bak called on the justice ministry... to thoroughly deal with corruption scandals that involve former high ranking government officials. it was the first time the president has commented on the issue since two of his close aides were implicated in bribery scandals. kang seok-ho reports. korean president ministry to thoroughly investigate alleged bribery scandals involving some of his close associates. at a cabinet meeting on tuesday, lee said that close relatives and aides to the president who are involved in wrongdoings should be dealt with in a more stern manner than regular citizens. korean- "we face a situation in our country where people with power, money and influence are being more and more corrupt. this must end, in order for us to become an advanced country." , , , , . the president also stressed that one of his administration's top priorities is eradicating corruption. this is the first time president lee has commented on the issue,... since

in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin whiting. president lee myung-bak has arrived in new york... to address the un general assembly... and attend a special nuclear safety meeting. on his first day there,... the korean leader received this year's world statesman award for his contribution to world peace, democracy and human rights. arirang's yoo ji-hae , traveling with the president, reports from new york. president lee myung-bak who is in new york to attend the un general assembly and other events... began his three-day new york trip tuesday by receiving this year's world statesman award... presented by the appeal of conscience foundation... for his contribution to world peace, democracy and human rights. previous recipients of the prestigious award include... former korean president kim dae-jung, british prime minister gordon brown... and french president nicolas sarkozy. during the awards ceremony... attended by some 350 businessmen from the us and national leaders... president lee expressed his determination to lay the groundw

here are your highs for friday seoul and busan both will hit 31 degrees. and couple higher in daegu and gwangju at 33 degrees... at the hottest. daejeon will climb another degree to 32 tomorrow, and jeju at 29. dokdo and mt. geumgang will remain at 27 and 23, respectively. taking a look at the international weather... most of japan's still hot and humid highs are in the low 30s, but skies will turn partly to mostly cloudy on friday. meanwhilebeijing's expecting a cool afternoon with highs only reaching low 20s accompanied by some showers. meanwhile... thailand, vietnam and laos will experience some heavy showers, which will spread into northern philippines as well. down under... a big dome of high pressure's still dominating over much of australia... but southeastern coastal regions including melbourne and victoria... will start off with some morning showers on friday. in the meantime... unsettle conditions in new zealand will ease down a bit. into north america... as a cold front is bringing cool air into most of the northeast and the midwest regions, tem

on the summit took place in seoul on wednesday. experts representing the government, civic groups, and industries attended the seminar to discuss nuclear terrorism and various nuclear-related topics. during the gathering, attendees offered support and suggestions to make the summit a success,... while also discussing how the country should go about in dealing with the issue of nuclear safety,... which has emerged as one of the biggest issues since the meltdown at japan's fukushima plant. the seminar also talked about policies regarding nuclear energy here... and ways to strengthen korea's nuclear diplomacy. the two-day seoul summit is scheduled to take place in march. 11 libyan rebels say they know where fugitive leader moammar gadhafi is hiding... and that it is only a matter of time until he is either captured or killed. spokesman anis sharif for libya's new military council said... gadhafi was still in the country... and had been tracked using human intelligence and technology . although sharif refused to reveal the exact locati

seoul and gwangju will bouce back up to 29 degrees. daegu and busan will be one higher at 30 degrees. daejeon will top out at 28 and jeju at 29. dokdo and mt. geumgang will be warmer as well, at 26 and 22, respectively. taking a look at the international weather... most of japan on tuesday will not only see nice and dry weather but spectacular sunshine as well, so enjoy it. beijing's also drying out on tuesday... but occasional showers may still break out in central and southern china. and more heavy monsoon rain to come for northern thailand, vietnam, laos and cambodia this week. down under... sydney will continue to enjoy sunny spells on tuesday, but an area of low pressure trough will affect southeastern australia... bringing not only dark cloudy skies but even a chance for some showers, which will eventually extend into western new zealand. flying over to north america... gorgeous weather's on tap for much of the northeast and the midwest on tuesday, clear skies and plenty of warm sunshine are expected in these areas. much of the w

in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo, filling in for kang che-ry. and i'm devin whiting. korea's national assembly has started its annual audit on more than 500 government offices. because this will be the last audit carried out by the 18th assembly, both the ruling and opposition parties want to make sure it's thorough. laah hyun-kyung has our top story. korea's national assembly kicked off its 20-day-long audits on 563 government offices, including ministries and government-affiliated organizations on monday. on the first day of audits, lawmakers from both the ruling grand national party and the main opposition democratic party grilled officials from the ministry of knowledge economy over last week's temporary blackout that affected large parts of the country. legislators of the knowledge economy committee said the blackout revealed just how badly the nation's electricity supply system has been managed... and called on the knowledge economy minister choi joong-kyung to resign immediately. at the foreign affairs, trade and unification committee, issues regarding the kore

seoul and gwangju will be peaking at 27 degrees tomorrow. daegu and busan will be one or two degrees lower at around 25 or 26. daejeon will remain at 25 along with jeju. and dokdo will be at 24 and mt. geumgang will top out at only 19 degrees. taking a look at the international weather... most of japan will see more wet weather through out the weekend, and the southern regions especially will see heavier rain and strong gusty winds as kulap approaches. scattered showers for eastern and southern china as well. and more monsoon rain on the way for vietnam and thailand. down under... nice and sunny across north and west of australia,... but still big band of showers working its way from southeastern australia into new zealand. sydney, however, will avoid the rain as will wellington,... but melbourne and victoria will continue to be wet throught the day. flying over to north america... more showers and thunderstorms will stick around for much of the northeastern us on saturday. meanwhile,... most areas in the american midwest will dry out, excep

in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin whiting. korea's benchmark stock index fell below the psychologically significant 17-hundred -point level friday...closing at its lowest level in almost 15 months. the fall comes amid concerns over european debt woes and the possibility of another recession in the us. our kim han-ul reports. seoul's shares nosedived 5-point-73 percentage points on friday to break the significant 1700 point level... the biggest daily percentage loss in 5 weeks... with foreign investors taking flight amid growing debt problems in europe and an increasingly grim u.s. and chinese economic outlook. the benchmark korea composite stock price index plunged 103-point-11 points to close at 1-thousand- 697-point-44... the lowest close nearly 15 months. most shares ended in the negatives led by a sell-off by foreign investors who sold more than 670 billion won or roughly 570 million us dollars worth of shares on friday. crude oil refiners, shipbuilders and carmakers took the hardest hit. meanwhile, asian stock markets wer

seoul will be at 30 degrees, daegu and busan... will be at 29. while gwangju will remain at hot 32 degrees. daejeon's at 30. jeju will be one higher at 31. it'll be 25 at dokdo and mt. geumgang will drop even further to 18 degrees. in international weather... a tropical storm talas will make landfall near osaka in japan and once it strikes the region, it will quickly move out to the west sea by saturday afternoon, so stay away from the area until then. meanwhile northern china will stay fine and dry for the entire weekend, but central and southern china will see occasional showers, as usual. down under... a weaker system will be lingering in western australia leaving only cloudy skies. sydney and melbourne will see a partly cloudy day as well. but wellington should clear out nicely for saturday with plenty of sunshine. flying on to north america... beautiful sunny weather's on tap for the northeastern u.s on saturday, so enjoy it while you can. meanwhile... a strong cold front will work its way into the midwest bringing showers and thunderstorms

. >>> the hotel business is booming in seoul. foreign tourists as well as domestic travelers are descending on the city in growing numbers and hotels are racing to catch new customers. today we'll focus on a hotel war that's breaking out in seoul. nhk world's christine song has more. >> reporter: this high-end hotel is popular among tourists and business travelers alike. it's over 90% full today. this year, it's not uncommon for all the hotels in town to be fully booked. the hotel market is exploding. >> translator: i came to seoul because i got hooked on south korean dramas. i want to study korean and hear people speak the language. >> very nice day, but we were only here for a short visit. but it's been an absolute pleasure being here. >> reporter: behind the boom is a surge in the number of visitors from emerging economies like china. their pockets are also getting deeper. the city of seoul predicts an invasion of over 9.6 million tourists for the entire year. and it expects the number to keep climbing through 2015. in an effo

english "i'm very excited to be here in seoul. because this is the first time that i think an indian play is performed at this festival. but i'm also very keen to see how this play, which is very indian play, but a very modern indian play performs in a city like seoul." france's national theater, 'la comedie francaise,' is also back in korea after 23 years... with its comic play written by moliere, 'the imaginary invalid.' and china's lianoing ballet company is set to perform its modern ballet, 'last emperor.' exhibitions, seminars, and art markets are also set to be held during the festival, aiming to further promote cultural exchanges among the world's performing arts sectors. park ji-won, arirang news. taking a look at thursday's stock market action,... the benchmark kospi closed higher... in anticipation of us president barack obama's speech thursday night on a 300-billion-dollar plan to boost the ailing american economy. the index finished point-7 percent higher... at 18-47. samsung electronics went up by more than three perc

seoul and daegu will top out at 25. gwangju one higher at 26, and busan will be the warmest city at 28 degrees. daejeon and jeju both will peak at 25 for the afternoon. dokdo will be at 21 and mt. geumgang will drop even further to only 13 degrees, tomorrow. taking a look at the international weather... things are going to be improving dramatically in most of japan as roke moved out to the pacific ocean, it's going to be mostly dry with some sunny spells in tokyo. 26 in beijing with a lot of sunshine and that sunshine extends into the eastern parts of china, as well. and further south heavy scattered showers and thunderstorms will be concentrated in vietnam and thailand. down under... high pressure keeps most of australia nice and sunny for another day, but there will be some clouds passing by melbourne and victoria. new zealand has a similar pattern... clear sunny skies are expected in most areas. into north america... showers and thunderstorms will persist in the northeastern u.s on friday with heavy rain concentrated

in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin whiting. president lee myung-bak left for the united states on tuesday... to attend the un general assembly... as well as a high-level nuclear safety meeting in new york. on the sidelines of the meetings,... president lee will hold summit talks with other heads of state and make a stop in seattle before returning home on saturday. arirang's yoo ji-hae tells us more. president lee myung-bak left for new york tuesday... to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. upon his arrival on wednesday, korea time... the president will receive the world statesman award presented by the appeal of conscience foundation... for his contribution to world peace, democracy and human rights. the following day... lee will make an official visit to the un headquarters... to deliver a keynote speech at the 66th un general assembly. in his speech... lee is expected to speak about koreas position on the un security council reform... while proposing his vision on pursuing "ecosystemic development" i

seoul and gwangju... will top out at 32 degrees, while daegu and busan... dip to 30. daejeon's also expecting 32, but jeju will get some relief at 29. it'll be 25 at dokdo and mt. geumgang will drop to a seasonal 20 degrees on thursday. in international weather... tropical storm talas will get very close to the east coast of japan on friday, eventually hitting the southeastern regions overnight tomorrow... so if you're there, stay away from the coast. talas will also indirectly affect korea's eastern and southern coast from thursday to friday... bringing gusty winds and high waves, so for those of you considering braving the elements... keep that in mind as well. down under... a weaker system will work its way into western australia on thursday... bringing more showers and even some thunder activity, mostly affecting perth. almost everywhere else in australia... will have lots of sunshine as a high pressure front sits over the country. new zealand's weather will be quite unsettled... with showers... and cooler temperatures. flying on to north america... nothing exciti

only a 40-minute drive away from seoul. amongst the familiar condominiums, there is another reason people are considering the commute. duplexes with their own backyard. this unit belongs to this family. after finding out about a duplex ops, they decided to have one oomz built together, allowing them to split construction costs. >> translator: it was practically impossible for me to buy a house on my own so i asked my friend if he was interested in buying a place together, sharing the garden. that's how we ended up with a duplex. >> reporter: the three-story house has a total floor space of nearly 160 square meters. sit's cost of about 360 million yen or $340,000 is roughly equal to a 100-square-meter condominium this family had rented in seoul. the developer was able to keep prices down by using standardized materials and shortening the construction period to only one month. >> translator: the children love the attic, the stairs, everything. it fills my heart with joy to see them happy. >> reporter: duplexes are new to sout

seoul, daegu,gwangju and busan will all climb to 32 degrees tomorrow afternoon. daejeon will also rise to 31 degrees and jeju to 30. dokdo and mt. geumgang will get up to 27 and 25, respectively. taking a look at the international weather... tokyo's looking mostly sunny on thursday but there will be some scattered showers passing through the northern tips of honshu. meanwhile... northeastern china's turning wet again, except beijing with partly cloudy skies. shanghai is staying dry as well on thursday. but much of vietnam, cambodia, laos and thailand will deal with heavy downpours which will even extend into singapore and the malay peninsula. down under... high pressure is the major system for most of australia... but there will be a few cloudiness for southeastern coastal regions as usual, and temperatures in many areas, including sydney and melbourne will warm up for the next couple of days. new zealand however will be pretty unsettled with a combination of winds from the southwest and low pressure system... so occasional showers are likely to happen there. int

high is 31 in tokyo. 30 degrees in seoul. summer heat hanging on here. meanwhile, for the americas, looking at the tropical storm maria here. it has now strengthened into a hurricane, category one hurricane. but further strengthening is possible just a little more. as it aims for the eastern tip of canada here in newfoundland, it could make landfall over avalon peninsula. warnings and watches are issued. things getting stormy late thursday into friday. you want to watch for that. the u.s. will look largely unsettled thanks to a long frontal system here. looking at scattered showers across much of the country. as for the highs still on the cool side, especially the northeast. new york drops into the teens. we have 15 in toronto. 20 degrees in d.c. and oklahoma city still going to be on the cool side. and lastly, a look at europe for the scandinavian peninsula, dryer conditions are coming in. rain lingering on the coastline, that is headed out tonight. meanwhile, more rain comes in off the west. france as well as the eye beerian peninsula, showers and wide

tuesday's highs will come up to 32 degrees in tokyo. 29 in seoul. beijing coming in also at 29 degrees. over towards north america and it remains wet still for the eastern united states as well as canada. still a lot of activity here. long frontal boundary. and we have the remnant low from tropical storm lee. it is still bringing in plenty of rainfall. that heavy rain is going to be heading more towards the north. anywhere from georgia up to virginia will be at risk for heaviest falls over the course of today. also more towards the coastline here for parts of the coast. you want to watch out for tornadic activity. also along the eastern seaboard, cooler. 20 in new york. 22 for both d.c. as well as atlanta. and finally a look at europe here. lots of clouds coming in from the atlantic now. things looking stormy across the british isles. winds strong and there's plenty of rain with this system here. all of that rain is going to be heading eastward over the next day. spreading into the scandinavian peninsula. and ahead of that too looking at showers ton

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 gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin with this item sent by mcot thailand. inmates have taken over part of a prison in the southern thai province of patoni. it's led to the death of one inmate, while two others have been injured. the uprising was apparently instigated by 50 muslim inmate

so hot and also 30 degrees in seoul. still summer heat hanging on here. meanwhile, for the americas, we're looking at the tropical storm maria here. rather it's now strengthened in to a hurricane and category 1 hurricane but the further strengthening is going to be possible, just a little bit more but as it aims for the very eastern tip of canada here and newfoundland, it could make landfall over avalon peninsula so we have warnings, watches issued already. things getting stormy here late thursday into friday. so watch out for that. meanwhile, the u.s., too, looking largely unsettled thanks to a long frontal system along it. scattered showers, really across much of the country. as for those highs still on the cool side, especially northeast. new york into the teens. we have 15 in toronto. 20 degrees only in d.c. and oklahoma city, too, is still going to be on the cool side. and lastly, a look at europe here. finally for the scandinavian peninsula, much drier conditions to come on in. this rain lingering and headed out tonight. meanwhile, more rain coming

on monday,... the first consultative meeting on defense industry development... took place in seoul. both the national ministry of defense and the ministry of knowledge economy decided to announce their goals of reaching 1-point-6 billion us dollars worth of defense exports this year... and four billion by the year 2020. typically, the defense ministry is known for spending... rather than contributing to the national economy. but that's about to change... says korea's defense minister kim kwan-jin... by investing more research and development of aerospace and defense markets... while also exporting homemade weapons. the minister of knowledge economy, choi joong-kyung , says... spending also creates demand and more jobs... and that he hopes to see korea become a leading nation for defense exports.

it's one reason hokkaido university has opened an office in seoul. the university asked its professor emeritus suzuki to give a lecture at the school. he won nobel prize for chemistry in 2010. in japan, hokkaido university's well known for its science courses. now it is working hard to promote that reputation among the elite students of south korea. >> professor, it seems japan lacks behind other asian nations in terms of attracting foreign students. why is that? >> well, actually it's a long history of accepting international students from the 19th century. and from 1980s especially, japanese universities and society accumulated lots of experience how to accommodate them, to provide good residential houses. and the trends for japan now is, with the changing global environment, japan has kind of not distinguished economy in asia now, but one of the leading economies. and at the same time, english is now widely used in asian universities, and japan probably have to have some more efforts on that. and actually japan has more attract students based on t

his meetings in tokyo and seoul are expected to focus on how to cope with north korea's demand for an unconditional resumption of the six-part tks on the cotry's nucleaprram. noh rema td wn top nuclear envs of bh koaset in a beijing earlier th month. e u.s., japan and south korea maintain tt theor mt denu conet steps tard halting its uranium enrichment program before the talks can be resumed. campbell is also expected to discuss the trans-pacific partnership agreement during his visit to japan. the u.s. has,ed japan to participate in the free trade pact to enhance economic cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties. >>> territorial disputes over the spratly islands in the south china sea will be discussed as well when campbell meets vice foreign minister in beijing. the islands are claimed by china, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia, brunei and taiwan. >>> the number of internet users in china has topped 500 million. the government is suggesting that it will tighten regulations on the internet use. the chief of state council information office revealed the number on thursday. 500 mill

tokyo at 22 degrees, seoul at 25, and manila, we're looking at 28 degrees. here in north america, this is hilary, which may be moving towards the baja california peninsula. no tropical storms or coastal watches just yet. here, the great lakes, we still see that meandering spiral over there. foggy conditions, as well as very showery conditions just over here, as well as this area. we're going to be looking at this cold front passing and that will be bringing very strong winds, gusts up to about 130 kilometers per hour in northern rockies region. montana will be affected with that stormy weather. as well as the gusty conditions. and fire weather is alerted against montana area. the humidity is very low around that area as well. new york, 27 degrees, chicago 17 and denver at 28 degrees. here in europe, we've got a couple of things to talk about. it's very apparent as you can see, wet and cooler temperatures in northern british isles, as well as northern scandinavian peninsula. finland and western russia. on the other side of the jet stream, sunny and dry for yo

nice and cool. 27 in seoul and 26 for beijing.r to the americas, we've got hurricane hillary heading out to see for now. we will keep an eye on the developments. showers are prevalent across the florida peninsula and the eastern united states, this area of rain spreads out, especially across the midwest with heavier rain possible. you want to watch for that. in the pacific northwest, too, remains pretty unsettled. a lot of moisture continues to come in off of the pacific. seattle's high at 17 degrees. and then vancouver at 15. quite cool here. denver heats up to 30 during the day time and chicago at 17. 23 expected in toronto. finally, a look at europe. some scattered thunder showers will continue across the southern end of italy. some of it is affecting the balkan peninsula as well. settled picture for europe but to the northwest, showers will move out of the british isles and aim for the scandinavian peninsula looking to spread asweden and norway and denmark will feel the rain. for monday's highs, 15 stockholm, 24 berlin and 27

the outstanding performer, the kospi in seoul, 2.7%. samsung electronics among the big winners there. the nikkei getting a ooft boost from a weaker yen. australian markets down by 0.75%. erasing the gains it made yesterday. shanghai also down another down day, down 1% yesterday. still 14-month lows. at 1.1%, down again today at 2365. charles, it's a bit of a mixed bag here today. like everywhere else in the world, the asian investment community really watching what happens in germany. also, of course, what happens in greece. >> indeed. okay. i think they could do a lot worse, based on what michael houston was telling us a moment ago. >>> u.s. stock futures are getting off to a pau start when the markets open in new york in just under five hours time. wednesday's trading started, also promising. as alison kosik reports, ott mix into pessimism. >> an early rally on wall street fizzled out quickly. investors were initially pleased with investments out of europe, specifically on progress on the european financial stability fund but since th

the remains works discovered near seoul. >> to a double shooting in hayward is a man dead in this sense is wise to the hospital. maureen kelly explains how the victims of family says the couple was being robbed for their gold. an 40 5:00 a.m. i heard three gunshots. there you can see the body being removed by the coroner, the body was shot in the driveway of his home. >> it is disturbing to see that first thing in the morning. >> the deceased was lying next to his white minivan. they say his wife was also shot in the attack. there were both ended down fast as they're heading out from there he were home to oakland flea market where they sell gold jewelry on the weekends. fifth the family believes it was the gold that the killer or killers were after. police nationwide have seen the spike in gold ore with robberies since the price of the precious metal has tripled now selling for more than $1,800 per ounce. a neighbor who knows the victims but did not want to appear on-camera says their home and car had been broken into before and those who live in this quiet neighborhood are shocked by t

seoul, august 4 of 2011, we issued a call for projects and continued funds. on the seventh we had three applications to receive the applications outlined on page 24 of your packet. i have a very brief overview of the applications. the first one is from s.f. mta, a proposal for an 18 month campaign, $50,000, to target and encouraged outreach efforts on education throughout the city that were identified in the safety task force. the second program is the conversion project, focusing on high conversion areas, proceeding to convert 12 crosswalks at 12 on controlled intersections. we call them piano keys or continental crosswalks. then there are 21 intersections that will be receiving similar conversions. the final project that we received this from the enhancement of the green light of day trail, to put out section tracks with parallel parking lots on both parts of third street down to mariposa street and enhancing the bike lane from mariposa on conflict areas. so, we reviewed the project using the screening criteria on page 25 of for a packet. this included elig

largely sunny, a little rain on the coast. 24 is the high in tokyo, expecting 28 in seoul, and 32 degrees in tie pang. we have hurricane hilary in the pacific, bringing as wells to the peninsula and southwestern mexico. may see more moisture with that as it heads northward the next few days. watching for potential flooding rains in the midwest as the rain continues today. up towards the pacific northwest, very unsettled, especially for british columbia. winds and rain on the coastline. as you look to upper elevations, expect quite a bit of mountain snow as well. highs tuesday look like this. 17 in chicago, upper 20s on the eastern seaboard. apd finally a look at europe here. it stays windy and wet for the scandinavian peninsula today, especially for coastal norway. you want to watch for strong winds here. the british isles as well, otherwise dry for southern sections. continental europe, southern end of italy staying unsettled with a couple of thundershowers possible. overall, temperatures on the mild side. looking at mid to upper 20s. 24 in vienna, paris up to 26. london expecting 23 deg

highs tuesday looking mild for the north. 22 in shanghai, 23 in seoul, and tokyo falling below the 30 degree mark for a change. over towards the americas, rain is moving through the eastern half of canada and the united states, but it is looking like it is going to taper off to the northeast corner. but for the southeast, looks to remain unsettled. behind another one along the canadian border, that will pose a couple of showers. otherwise a dry picture. 20 degrees expected in vancouver, seattle up to 30 degrees. and los angeles will be on the warm side. and finally, a look at europe here. it is looking a little wet and stormy here for parts of central and eastern areas of europe. even talking about mountain snow for parts of germany and austria. this system is going to break up, though. we will see that rain more likely head to the south balance cans, italy will look at showers and heavier downpours and some thunderstorm activity. rain heads northward. the british isles wet and on the windy side. temperatures for tuesday, definitely mild overall. 15 only in stockholm. 13 degrees in vi

seoul up to 31, tokyo , 32 degrees. another hot day here. as for the americas, we have tropical storm maria, finally moving away from puerto rico, picking up a little more speed. as it does so, now looks like it will veer west of bermuda in the next few days. likely maintaining a lot of strength, not intensifying too much more at least. already watches have been issued across bermuda. you will start seeing winds, high waves and rainfall in the next few days. it does, however, continue to be a slow moving system. maria still bringing remnant showers to the islands of the caribbean, puerto rico, too, will continue to see more rainfall today. for north america, we have these two lows in place. long frontal boundary extends from one end. that's all bringing in wet weather to areas northeast of the united states, far eastern canada. we will be looking at stormy activity tonight. behind it, showers start developing in the southeast here as well as back towards the inner mountain west. unsettled picture for the area. this patch of rain spreading ac

and getting up to 27 in seoul. tokyo expecting up to 31. on the warm side but not quite so humid and sticky today. over towards the americas, on the atlantic we're looking at this batch of clouds here. this will be a hurricane system. it looks like it's going to remain well off shore. we may see stronger surf on the coastline the next few days. watch out for that. of course along the eastern seaboard you've been dealing with all that rain. it is still with us again today. here's the remnant low from tropical storm lee. as well as a chance of is stronger storms, watch out for thundershowers. all that rain is going to be heading northward. so still not quite out of the woods yet for the new england states. out west largely dry. it looks like it's going to miss much of texas, unfortunately. so dry conditions persisting in the state. there has been wildfires breaking out, a very serious situation here. looks like it's going to be hot and dry again. houston expecting highs up to 32 degrees on wednesday. not that extreme heat that we've been seei

highs tuesday looking mild for the north. 22 in shanghai, 23 in seoul, and tokyo falling below the 30 degree mark for a change. over towards the americas, rain is moving through the eastern half of canada and the united states, but it is looking like it is going to taper off to the northeast corner. but for the southeast, looks to remain unsettled. behind another one along the canadian border, that will pose a couple of showers. otherwise a dry picture. 20 degrees expected in vancouver, seattle up to 30 degrees. and los angeles will be on the warm side. and finally, a look at europe here. it is looking a little wet and stormy here for parts of central and eastern areas of europe. even talking about mountain snow for parts of germany and austria. this system is going to break up, though. we will see that rain more likely head to the south balance cans, italy will look at showers and heavier downpours and some thunderstorm activity. rain heads northward. the british isles wet and on the windy side. temperatures for tuesday, definitely mild overall. 15 only in stockholm. 13 degrees in vi

more pleasant for seoul at 27. still looking hot in areas like chongqing coming up to 35. over towards the americas, we've got clouds in the corner from tropical storm maria working its way through the caribbean. it is starting to move away from puerto rico. looks like it's going to veer towards sea. getting away from these islands, that is good news. it is maintaining strength. so those outer rain bands impacting the islands. up to 150 millimeters possible. so you want to watch out for more rain. central americas, too, warm and unsettled. showers lingering into mexico. more rain is in the forecast in the area. for north america, still on the west side here for the mid-atlantic regions. unsettled weather persisting. nothing extremely heavy but isolated showers are possible. flooding situation is still serious. even small amounts of rain will not be good news. rain showers also moving through central canada today. then up towards the west too looking at some showers and even thunderstorms bubbling up. monday's high getting up to 29 in denver. warmer in the east coast. 30 de

expecting 28 in seoul. then getting up to 32 degrees in taipei. over towards the americas we have hurricane hillary out in the pacific here. it is bringing some large swells to the baja peninsula as well as parts of southwestern mexico. we may see more moisture with that as it approaches over the next few days. meanwhile we're watching for potentially flooding rain across the midwest today. and upper midwest more winds and rains on the coastline. then as we look towards the upper elevations you can expect a bit of mountain snow as well. highs on tuesday looking like this. 17 in chicago. then looking at the upper 20s on the eastern seaboard. and finally a look at europe here. it stays windy and wet for the scandinavian peninsula again today. norway watch out for strong winds here. the british isles staying unsettled up towards the north. but otherwise should be looking a lot drier for the southern sections. continental europe at the southern end of italy that's still staying unsettled with a couple thundershowers possible. overall temperatures are

seoul up to 31, tokyo , 32 degrees. another hot day here. as for the americas, we have tropical storm maria, finally moving away from puerto rico, picking up a little more speed. as it does so, now looks like it will veer west of bermuda in the next few days. likely maintaining a lot of strength, not intensifying too much more at least. already watches have been issued across bermuda. you will start seeing winds, high waves and rainfall in the next few days. it does, however, continue to be a slow moving system. maria still bringing remnant showers to the islands of the caribbean, puerto rico, too, will continue to see more rainfall today. for north america, we have these two lows in place. long frontal boundary extends from one end. that's all bringing in wet weather to areas northeast of the united states, far eastern canada. we will be looking at stormy activity tonight. behind it, showers start developing in the southeast here as well as back towards the inner mountain west. unsettled picture for a wide area. it will include a few thunde

former ambassador peter hughes who served in pyongyang for three years spoke to reporters in seoul on wednesday before returning to britain. >> in terms of atmosphere, we felt no concern amongst the people. i can only say that there is not as far as we can tell universal support for this process. >> hughes noted a younger generation loyal to kim jong-un is on the rise within the korean people's army and the korean workers party.rmy c of staff ri yong ho will likely be appointed as kim jong-un's guardian. >>> north korea called for a continued dialogue as efforts intensify towards resuming the six-party takes on the country's nuclear program. deputy foreign minister pak kil yon addressed the u.n. general assembly on tuesday. he said the united states is the main party responsible for and capable of removing the root cause of tensions on the korean peninsula. he said the u.s. should move towards fu-fed diague thorth korea based and a long-term perspective. the u.s., japan and south korea have said the six-party talks cannot restart until the north takes concrete steps toward denucleariz

it's a lot cooler in seoul with only 18. and getting a look at europe now, still a lot of clouds moving through the northern end of the scandinavian peninsula. winds will remain strong and there's still some lingering rain for the coastal areas of norway and then for the rest of continental europe we're talking about this high pressure system that's still dominating the area, bringing clear skies even over towards the british isles, too, so once again looking at fairly clear conditions, just a little bit of rain moving in towards ireland, northern ireland, as well as scotland, and temperatures still very, very warm, even getting up to the 20s in stock hholm friday, to 25 in berlin, we're expecting 29 for both london and paris, that's considerably warmer than seasonal averages, it's warmer than madrid which will only come in at 27 degrees. all right, so that's a look at your weather forecast for now and up next is your three-day outlook. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. than

and getting up to 27 in seoul. tokyo expecting up to 31. on the warm side but not quite so humid and sticky today. over towards the americas, on the atlantic we're looking at this batch of clouds here. this will be a hurricane system. although it is on a weakening trend. it looks like it's going to remain well offshore. we may see stronger surf on the coastline the next few days. you do want to watch out for that. of course along the eastern seaboard you've been dealing with all that rain. it is still with us again today. here's the remnant low from tropical storm lee. and near that, that's where we're going to see some of the heaviest falls tonight, as well as chance of stronger storms. watch out for strong to severe thundershowers. all that rain is going to be heading northward. so still not quite out of the woods yet for the new england states and the mid-atlantic region, too, will be looking pretty west. out west largely dry. symptom showers showing up in the four corners states. it looks like it's going to miss much of texas, unfortuna

seoul, we're looking at 25. beijing, 24. chongqing, we're looking at 25 degrees. finally that temperature has dropped. now we're looking at -- keeping focus on this massive clouds which has the potential of becoming a tropical storm in the near future. we'll definitely keep you updated. this is already a hurricane. this is katia moving in the direction of northwest. we'll be tracking just parallel to the southeastern coast of the united states and the eastern coast. it is going to be bringing swells to the united states. just please do stay away from those coastal area as possible. we still have that remnant of lee sitting in -- just under the ohio valley which will be moving towards the east. very extensive heavy rain will be seen just around new york and philadelphia. pennsylvania is going to be having that very heavy rainfall to be accumulated. here in texas the low humidity, even down to 10% the relative humidity, will fall down to. so we're going to be seeing that fire weather still persistent. this is the high for houston. 32 degrees. but we may hit a record

looks like it will get up to 29 in seoul, we're expecting 24 degrees in beijing.hongqing looking slightly cooler coming in at 2 degrees and falling below the 30-degree mark. as for the americans, keeping an eye on the caribbean. we've got tropical storm maria with us still, slowly moving away from the caribbean islands, heading north ward. looks like it may brush past bermuda later on this week, but scientists looking like it is not going to be intensifying too much more. likely just maintaining its status as tropical storm system over the next few days. it is a slow moving system. that means rainfall is lingering across the islands. looking at plenty of rainfall for puerto rico, hispaniola, as well as parts of the bahamas. flood risk and landslide risk is going to remain high as those rains continue. for central america, showers still widespread through the area, and mexico, seeing more of that impacting areas along the western coastline. for north america, we're looking at this low that will be moving through ontario tonight, heading towards quebec, eastern cana

meanwhile, seoul will be on the cool side at just 19. over towards europe clouds still continue to move through the scandinavian peninsula, and they're now heading in through eastern europe. but otherwise, this high pressure area will keep things fine and dry again for the bulk of continental europe as well as the british isles, too. warm temperatures once again for this area on thursday. highs rise to 27 degrees in london. expecting even 29 in paris. definitely warmer than we usually see at this time of year. all right. let's look at your weather conditions for now. and here is your three-day outlook. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.