u.s. pacific fleet, admiral patrick walsh. [applause] he >> thank you. and thank you for the opportunity to join you here today. what a privilege to be able to follow the table top exercise discretion and the presentation of remarks by the governor. as i think about the work that you are embarked on and the type of steps that you would like to take in the continuum of preparation for natural disasters and the response that you would take as responsible officials, think of the next presentation as an opportunity for a case study. think about the questions that leaders need to answer in times of crisis. what will be unique and different about our discussion in this operation was that this was not one singular event. it was a series of cascading crises, aggravated by hundreds and then eventually thousands of aftershocks. it is continually challenged those who were in positions of responsibility in ways -- in complex areas that were very, very hard to anticipate. i think one question that is important to ask is how do leaders prepare themselves for a crisis

u.s. territory of guam. the pacific territory is set to become a crucial regional hub for the u.s. navy and air force. japan also needs the u.s. help to counter china's growing military power. you know, china has become very increasingly vigilant over our territorial claim in japan's southern waters. japan does not want north korea to take advantage of the stalled negotiations, either. you know, the noda government's promise to the u.s. does not necessarily represent progress on the relocation issue. so it remains unclear how much impact japan's promise on the re, on the base relocation issue will have on the international situation. >> nhk world political commentator, masayo nakajima joining us tonight. masayo, thank you. >>> rescuers are stepping up efforts to find hundreds of people thought to be still trapped under wreckage in eastern turkey. more than 2,200 buildings were destroyed by the magnitude 7.2 quake where the epicenter was located. in van province. the turkish government said 366 people are confirmed dead, and more than 1,300 have been injured. in the worst-hit town,

u.s. is a pacific country and intends to maintain its presence as a military power in the region. he added the united states hopes to strengthen ties with japan as much as possible. >>> the bulk of american forces in japan have been stationed in okinawa prefecture since the end of world war ii. thousands of service men work at the futenma base. many local residents say they're tired of having them as neighbors. u.s. aircraft have been involved in accidents and some service men have committed crimes. >> reporter: in 2006, japan and the u.s. agreed to relocate the futenma base to a less populated area in okinawa prefecture. it is part of a broader realignment of u.s. forces to move some 8,000 troops to guam. but residents of okinawa are opposed to the move because relocating the base to another area in the prefecture does not lessen its burden. on the other hand, u.s. lawmakers are under pressure to trim defense spending. they could find the cost of transferring the marines to guam attempting target. u.s. centers have expressed deep concerns about the affordability of the 2006 plan.

u.s. is a pacific country and intends to maintain its presence as a military power in the region. he added the united states hopes to strengthen ties with japan as much as possible. >>> the bulk of american forces in japan have been stationed in okinawa prefecture since the end of world war ii. thousands of serviceman work at the base. but many local residents say they're tired of having them as neighbors. u.s. aircraft have been involved incompetent accidents and some servicemen have committed crimes. >> in 2006, japan and the u.s. agreed to relocate the base to a less populated area in okinawa prefecture. it is part of the broader realignment of u.s. forces to move some 8,000 troops to guam. but residents are opposed to the move because relocating the base to another area in the prefecture does not lessen its burden. on the other hand, u.s. lawmakers are under pressure to trim defense spending. they could find the cost of transferring the marines to guam, attempting target. they expressed deep concerns about the affordability of the plan. the u.s. is irritated because the base r

u.s. forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet the prime minister noda and defense minister separately tuesday and discuss delayed relocation of a u.s. military air basin okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps station to nago city has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building its military, including its navy, and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this military force? we have a report. >> the marathon sales southern basis in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it is a base for submarines conducting civilian activities in waters around japan. sovereign activities are national secrets. even sales defense members have no knowledge unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed in a submarine on the condition we will not reveal details of its mission. torpedo firing exercise was under way in this training area. submarines have capacity to approach and attac

u.s. forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister yoshihiko noda and defense minister, ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the delayed relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city also in okinawa has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. secretary panetta came to japan after visiting indonesia. that country is becoming a strategically-important power in southeast asia. it controls a key route from the strait of malaca to the south china sea. it's one reason the united states and china are trying to strengthen their military ties with indonesia. nhk world tells us how that is playing out. >> reporter: panetta is on a tour of east asia. the first leg of his trip included talks with indonesian defense minister. the u.s. agreed to provide indonesia with radar to monitor ships in its territorial waters. the u.s. also agreed to provide fighter jets. indonesia is modernizing its defensive weapons on land and at se

u.s. forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister yoshihiko noda and defense minister, yasuo ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the delayed relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city also in okinawa has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building up its military, including its navy and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this burgeoning military force? nhk world's kan ishiyama reports. >> reporter: the maritime self-defense force's summering base is located in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it's a base for submarines conducting surveillance activities in waters around japan. submarine activities are national secrets. even self-defense force members have no knowledge about them, unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed into a submarine on the condition that we

a huge island of trash and debris from the quake drifting across the pacific ocean toward u.s. shores. nbc's kate snow with us in studio with more on this. kate? >> just after the tsunami hit scientists at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the university of hawaii started making models using calculations based on tides and currents to project where all that debris from japan would end up. but now they have proof -- sightings from a ship telling them where potentially millions of tons of trash is and where it's headed. march 11. tsunami waves crash over japan wiping out entire communities, sweeping everything that isn't nailed down out to sea. more than 300,000 buildings, cars, boats, refrigerators, furniture, you name it. and this is where it all is today. giant fields of floating debris in the middle of the pacific ocean. >> the area that we are talking about that this debris is floating within is something on the order of twice the size of texas. >> reporter: u.s. navy ships have had to steer around the islands of garbage and now the discovery that it's

u.s. trade representative ron kirk said the country is aiming to forge an agreement on an outline of the treaty in time for a summit meeting of the asia pacific economic cooperation forum in hawaii in november. he said the u.s. is waiting for japan to make a decision. japanese industry is divided over whether or not to join the free trade negotiations. many japanese farmers are against the tpp agreement because they are protected by high tariffs. governing democratic party lawmakers who oppose the tpp are asking prime minister noda about his vision for the country's future. on the other hand, many in the business community say japan should join the negotiations. >> i want japan tooin the tpp to ensure fair competition. >> japan will be left behind if it doesn't observe international rules. >> prime minister noda says japan will decide the policy on the tpp by the apec summit. >> i am sure there are many meaningful proposals, so i will study them thoroughly before attending the upcoming apec summit. >>> after slipping into creative withdrawal following the disaster in march, a brilliant japanese film director has recovered and is filming again

say this year's devastating sfooe ining tsunamis created giant floedz of debris in the pacific ocean that could hit u.s. shores by 2015. u.s. navy vessels have had to steer around the garbage. >>> europe's biggest and most active volcano, mt. etna, has erupted for the 17th time this year, spewing bright orange lava hundreds of feet into the air. >>> now here's one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study find women who carry the human papillomavirus have an increased risk of heart disease. the study found women who tested positive for any of the 37 strains researchers were testing for were over two times more likely to have also had either a heart attack or a stroke than women who tested negative. for more information on this and other health stories check out the health page at msnbc.com. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil wash with odor block. >>> here's how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11913 after adding 104 points yesterday. the s&p gained 15 points. the nasdaq jumped 61. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the

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on the pacific ocean u.s. forces found lit cigarettes in warm coffee cups.her locations they found pdf soldiers but no matter how rapidly they kicked down the doors or poured in through windows, the operators would be told noriega had just left or was at another location. as the cycle repeated itself in the days after the invasion, raiding troops made a series of azar discoveries. at noriega's residence at four commodore for example u.s. troops found pictures of hitler and extensive pornography collections for which is dire he visits from two voodoo priestess is from brazil and 50 kilograms of white powder initially believed to be cocaine but later identified as flower from a king tamales. keen tamales. at noriega's home, and covered more stacks of hard corporate not become a billion dollars in u.s. currency and to religious altars, one of which was decorated with jars containing human internal organs. but there were still no sign of noriega. as i say, you would think you could make this up and then get when they have uncovered sort of moammar gadhafi's pala

pacific time. >>> u.s. supreme court back in session now, justices are expected to consider the legality of the health care reform law. lawsuits have questioned whether requiring people to purchase health insurance is constitutional. and same-sex marriage is among the other issues that may come up this term. the court has already agreed to consider whether police can attach a gps tracker to a car without a warrant. >>> and this is the start of the second week in the l.a. trial of dr. conrad murray. he is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop singer michael jackson. murray is accused of giving jackson a lethal dose of propofol and other sedatives. prosecutors are set to continue questioning an e.r. doctor who gave paramedics the permission to pronounce michael jackson dead. >>> 6:06. with the rain coming, lawrence, you think this is fun. >> he gets geeked up. >> he is like a storm chaser. and that is what he gets to do. >> can you guys tell? >> you like the green bands. >> yes, after you

year's devastating tsunami in japan has created giant fields of floating debris in the pacific ocean that could hit u.s. shores by 2014. u.s. navy vessels have had to steer around the garbage. >>> europe's biggest and most active volcano, mt. etna, has erupted for the 17th time this year, spewing bright orange lava hundreds of feet into the air. >>> now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,913 after adding 104 points yesterday. the s&p gained 15 points, the nasdaq jumped 61. looking at overseas trading, in tokyo the nikkei dipped 81 points, but in hong kong, the hang seng was up 196. stocks rose monday on strong earnings, a handful of mergers and hope a solution is on the way in europe. monday gains put the s&p 500 on track for its best month in almost 20 years. the nasdaq's spike turned that index positive for the year. caterpillar led stocks higher after reporting a far better than expected surge in profits on record revenue, thanks to strong growth in exports. a flurry of corporate deals powered stocks higher. cigna is acquiring health insurer health

pacific region is a maritime theater. whereas europe was mostly a land theater. for the u.s., the asia-pacific features a collection of bilateral military alliances in contrast to the presence of nato. in the asia-pacific is full of disputed islands and resource claims when compared to the relative calm of other regions. we are a pacific nation, and our vital interest in that region cannot be compromised. number four, we must strengthen our relationships with the major powers of the world. our traditional alliance relationships with europe remain vital to american security. and we should also work closely with our friends in nato and the european union to bring russia, a sometimes difficult actor, closer to the west. but i believe that the re- emergence of two ancient lands, china and india, will most influence how american navigates the 21st century. first china. there is no other relationship that is mismanaged, carries a greater negative consequences for america and the world. stewardshipy, whwise of the u.s.-china relationship will make america and our allies safer and p

u.s. >>> people on mexico's pacific coast are dealing with destroyed homes and flooded out roads thanksva. the flood waters and mud chased some people to their rooftops. >>> more people have died after eating tainted cantaloupe. the death toll is now 23. remember cantaloupes were found to contain the deadly listeria bacteria. >>> herman cain is now the man to beat in the republican presidential race. according to one new poll, a new "wall street journal" nbc poll puts him on top with 27% of the vote. mitt romney comes in second, followed by rick perry and ron paul. but a reuters poll from the same time frame scrambles those four and romney lands on top. cnn political analyst rolland martin and will kaine joining me live now. another day, another frontrunner, is this a sign of cain's strength or romney's weakness? >> neither. this is an irrelevant poll. listen, we sit here and those of us who cover politics, we go back and forth. new poll. there are about 5,000 polls out here. ppp, nbc, cbs, you name it. everybody has a poll. >> you don't think cain is resonating at all? >> look, he's re

and now, all of that debris is on a direct collision course with the pacific coast of the u.s. garbage, possibly toxic, floating in an area estimated to be twice the size of texas. and it may be coming sooner than expected. >> across the wide pacific, the average drift rate is 5 miles to 10 miles a day. >> reporter: early computer models predicted that that debris wouldn't hit the u.s. for two to five years. but a new model carried the debris 300 miles ahead of schedule. just off the coast of midway, 1,700 miles from hawaii. the new pictures show what the crew found once they hit the 1,000-mile-long mass of debris. look at this fishing boat, marked fukushima. ground zero for the earthquake, and later, tsunami. they sailed through everything, from appliances, furniture, televisions, and anything that could have floated away that day, now, headed straight for hawaii. and the scale of that debris is just astounding. now, as a loyal "gma" viewer, you know we've been talking about the garbage problem in the pacific for a long time. this is additional garbage washed off the shores of

u.s. treasures in a single month. we spoke to christian carillo, director of asia pacific interest rate strategy at societe general securities in tokyo on what the impact on markets might be. >> the chinese, the pboc and its international reserve arm, are in the process of diversifying away from u.s. treasuries. this is mainly a result of their policy to try to realign their exchange rate at a more acceptable level in the international market. so it's normal for chinese authorities to be opportunistically trying to sell holdings of u.s. treasuries and buy other things. the u.s. is still a major currency in international markets, not only because of the ratings themselves but also because of the uses of the u.s. dollar both in investment and commercial transactions. at the same time, one of the reasons why yields are as low as they are right now is that there is not as much dollar debt outstanding as there used to be. so it's not clear where else investors would put their money. >> that was christian carillo, director of asia pacific interest rate strategy at societe general securities in tokyo. >>> china's largest producer o

. >> strategically speaking, united states considered asia pacific region to be the most important in the 21st century. the u.s. defense secretary leon panetta visited japan this week. he asked the japanese government to make progress on the base relocation issue. he explained it in terms of the alliance as follows. >> the government of japan told the united states they were going to resolve this issue. if it is unable to be resolved, it won't break the alliance, but certainly introduces questions of trust in the ability of the government of japan to deliver. >> the united states seeks to deep encooperation with japan, its most important ally in asia, to deal with china's growing presence in the region. his message indicates a growing frustration in the u.s. government on the issue. >>> time to look at the global weather forecast. >>> hello. time for the weather update. let's start with east asia. dry weather across most of japan. the exception here under rain. out to the east, some moderate to light precipitation can be found across inland china that will gradually weaken as we head into saturday. down to the

pacific. >> just covers life and love in wartime. >> reporter: on stage, katie reid and marcelo gusso transform into a u.s. and french plantation owner, who fall in love in south pacific. the broadway musical, which is set in world war ii, debuted university at the hippodrome. [ singing ] >> reporter: while love is the major part of the show, it also tackles the topic of war and racial prejudice. it it's those themes and the messages behind them that cast members say keep the play current. >> i think in that way, it's never outdated. >> there's still racial tensions. there's still this idea of becoming bigger than yourself, and questioning what you've been taught. >> reporter: while this south pacific play is based on this production, cast members tell us they try to make the performance into their own. >> this is a version that has never been done before. >> it's the costume set designs, and of course, the music of rogers and hammerstein. ♪ [ music ] that pays tribute to the original and take you back to that era. >> very dramatic, big, pulsing music. >> we have a great ensemble and a wonderful cast who r

reporter: strategically speaking, the united states considered the asia pacific region to be the most important in the 21st century. the u.s. defense secretary, leon panetta visited japan this week and asked that the japanese government to try to make some progress on the base relocation issue. armitage explained the significance of the issue in terms of the u.s./japan alliance as follows. >> the governor of japan told the united states they were going to resolve this issue. if it's unable to be resolved. it won't break the alliance, but it certainly introduces some questions of trust in the ability of the government of japan to deliver. >> the united states seeks to deepen its cooperation with japan. its most important ally with asia, to deal with china's growing presence in the region. armitage's message indicates a growing frustration within the u.s. government on this issue. ukon, nhk world, tokyo. maukon, . . . . . >>> the muslim cust omg of women wearing scarves and veils sometimes causes problems in western nations. citing reasons like personal safety, gender equality and public security, france and belgium forbid v

u.s. official has expressed hope that japan will join the negotiations on the trans-pacific partnership or tpp. japan is now debating whether to take part. u. aistant secrery of coerce spokeo nhk in tokyo thursday, he's on an asi tour to five nations. ma refred to japan's contributiono last year as-pif enoc opatn etgs th i wn cntes aeeto aioregnaecom teatn. y we tirec es mtis autoghe eaie the e ddles at voesulpl unie d at wte aorng tord anerein nfen y kn, at pahet' mftae,ilma t >>th he ere hie tt shldn pnclemite tariffs on all products among signatory countries across the asia-pacific region. here are the latest market figures. >>> a huge number of protesters filled the streets in greece on the second day of a general strike as parliament prepares for a final vote on new austerity measures. [ chanting ] the 48-hour strike continued on thursday, involving transport and other public-secto workers torotest the introduction o further austety measures. demonsators carryinganrs and placasilled the main streets of the capital city of athens from early in the morning. >> translator: i can't pay th

pacific. lots of activity for the west. intermountain west, west coast of the u.s.nd canada and upper elevation. snow, also the upper plain states here. winds are picking up and we do see very dry conditions. windy weather will continue up to the risk of wildfires in the area. there have been some reported already. and the risk remains high throughout the night. the eastern half of the united states and canada dry. a little rain hanging on to the canadian air maritimes, but that is starting to head out. highs on thursday will be shaping up to be 24 degrees in chicago. 32 in houston. a lot of warmth for the midsection and eastern half of the united states but definitely a much cooler picture for the west coast. 16 for seattle and 14 degrees in vancouver. clouds moving on into continental europe and the dry weather is about to change. windy weather for the british isles as well as scandinavia. windier weather will spread through the rest of the uk. this frontal system is going to head on in, start bringing a round of rain into continental europe, rain band will stretc

pacific northwest. that's looking to head down in to the inland areas of the u.s. in the coming days. the rockies may start to see more significant snowfall in the days to come. as we look at temperatures for monday, looking quite mild in denver, up to 18 degrees. morning lows will feel quite chilly. oklahoma city gets up to 22, and 17 degrees in atlanta for the northeast. here, temperatures remain cold. 11 in new york, up to 12 in d.c., despite the return of some sunshine. then the morning hours are going to be well in the single digits. still quite a bit of snow left on the ground. you want to watch for the icy roads. as we head into europe, a lot of activities are going to be out to the west. we have this active low, frontal system bringing in showers from the british isles, iberian peninsula and scandinavian peninsula, more rain coming in, starting with norway. baltic states, fin land, showers tonight, but that's heading in towards western russia. as for the temperatures on monday, 10 in stockholm, 16 in berlin. turkey dealing with the recovery efforts. 8 degrees is the high. but

u.s. and asia-pacific countries. now live to the house. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be led today by our guest chaplain, reverend morris ma thus, christ united methodist church in sugar land, texas. the chaplain: may we pray. almighty god, who is the giver of every good and perfect gift, and who has blessed us with this good land, and fashioned us into one united people, grant wisdom to those who in your name we entrust the authority of government. guide them, o god, in their deliberations and decisionmaking. grant them the grace to see themselves as leaders who stand in the shadow of history. bless them with the humility and insight of abraham lincoln who said, i have been driven many times to my knees with the overwhelming conviction that i had nowhere else to go. give them the assurance that when the hour is desperate and the way unclear there is one to whom they can go and then, o god, in your mercy help them to go there. in the name of the one who is the hope of the world, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's pro

u.s. most of the giant debris fields in the pacific ocean right now came from the earthquake and tsunami in japan. nearly seven months ago. waves wiped out communities and swept all kinds of stuff out to sea, including 200,000 houses, cars, boats, refrigerators, and furniture. u.s. navy ships have had to steer around the garbage. scientists say some of it could hit hawaiian islands by january and the u.s. west coast by 2013. can you imagine being on vacation in hawaii and having trash wash up on the beach? >> it would be disappointing. >> it would. >> or even on the beaches in california. >> travelers insurance. >> is that would be a bummer. get out of the way of the house. >> how do you clean up all that mess? >> you'd need a really, really big net to find it. let's go to tom kierein. 6:11. time for traffic and weather on the ones. here's tom. >> we had a lot of trash around the bay for the remnants of lee unloading a lot of that rain that flowed down the susquehanna into the bay. it's taken a while to clean that up around the bay. right now it's a chilly morning under a clear sky. patchy

you look at how many people, even someplace, how may people in sweden can't find the pacific ocean on a map. but the u.s. is much worse off than most, say japan and the european countries in the developed world. it's a problem and they think gps might make it worse. we're not going to open a map anymore. we have a talking box that tells us where to turn. occasionally you see news reports where people are turning into rivers or the river tracks or whatever. we always believed the box. that's a problem. we have time for a couple more questions. we will take one more question. better be better than all the other questions put together. >> other than going through the library of congress, are you able to go through any of the other ancient maps and other countries? >> to i go through ancient maps? i did, i went to the london map fair, which was very cool, sort of the leading place to buy and sell antique maps in your. it's where all the great explorers of the age of guys in pith helmets came back to show their stuff. these guys finance sir edmund hillary's expedition and robert scott's expedition to the pul

they're surprisingly bad with -- in sweden they can't find the pacific ocean but it is higher than you would like but the u.s. is worse off than japan or most of the european countries in the developed world. gps might make it worse. we don't even open a map anymore. a talking box tells us where to turn and occasionally you see people turning into rivers or on the railroad tracks. we always believe the box. time for a couple more questions. one more question. better than all the other questions put together. who is still confident? you are confident. >> other than going through the library of congress are you able to go through any of the other ancient maps of other countries? >> did i go through ancient maps? i did go through the london map fair which is the leading place to buy and sell antique maps. good geographical society which is where all the great explorers of the age came back to show their stuff. they financed surge edmund hillary's expedition and robert scott's expedition to the pole and stanley livingston. that was very cool and beautiful maps obviously. another favorite place is the back galler

u.s. and canada stay dry and settled under this high pressure system. a few showers pop up across the pacific northwest. as for temperatures on friday, we are expecting 30 degrees in houston, 31 degrees in los angeles. the east coast is on the mild side. we expect 23 in new york and 22 in washington, d.c. and 23 in atlanta. finally, let's go to europe. it is west and thundery in southern italy and southern balkan peninsula. gusty winds are possible throughout friday. the british isles has a dry spell, but a system is approaching. it will be very wet across this area over the weekend. a high pressure system is keeping things dry and settled across much of continental europe, but temperatures are very cool in berlin with only 11 degrees, and 10 degrees in vienna, 9 in warsaw. but the eye beerian peninsula is experiencing a dry weather. expect 28 in madrid and 33 in lisbon. here is the extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more updates at the top of the next hour. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.c

pacific region. this legislation will allow eligible u.s. business travelers to apply for trusted traveler cards, for expedited entry to certain asia-pacific nations which are members of the apeck forum. -- ap, ec forum. at this transition, members of apec, the united states already provides foreign business travelers who have apec business travel cards with expedited scheduling visa interviews at u.s. embassies and consulates and use of dedicated lanes of expedited entry when traveling to the united states. however, since the united states has not yet issued carding for u.s. citizens who wish to participate in this program, americans are currently unable to enjoy the same time-saving benefits that some 70,000 foreign holders of apec business cards enjoy when coming to the united states. during this challenging economic times, we must all do what we can to facilitate business development and that includes encouraging international travel and negotiations. expanding u.s. participation in the apec business travel card is a simple way to support

pacific time. time now is _ _ _ _ . traffic and weather now. here's lawrence... the u.s supreme court begins its new term today.ustices are expected to consider the legality of the health care reform law. lawsuits have questioned whiether requiring people to purchase health insurance is constitutional. same sex marriage is among the other issues that may come up this term. the court has already agreed to consider whether police can attach a g-p-s tracker to a car without a warrant. in los angeles... it's now week two, in the trial of doctor conrad murray. arged with involuntary manslaughter, in the death of pop singer michael jackson. murray's accused of giving jackson a lethal dose of propofol and other sedatives. prosecutors are set to continue questioning of an emergency room doctor... who gave paramedics permission to pronounce jackson dead. a fatal officer- involved shooting by oakland police was recorded by the officer who fired at a suspect. the officer was wearing a camera, and he turned it on during the incident on september 25th. the officer shot and killed a man who ran from a traffic stop. "the chro