we're rover asia a city but we want to prepare for our kids as well as and we want to make sure that our budgets reflects the prospectives of every citizen in our city. i'll talk about this later. thank you all for coming tonight. >> we have one last person who would like to speak with us the fire chief. >> hi everyone good evening. john an fire chief i'm concerned about the number of the people in the room. and it's all about safety i encourage you to sit in the seat and technically, if you don't have a seat i'm told we have an overflow room. i hear that's getting crowded too. i'm a mom of 3 kids and i love kids and this is making we concerned this is one of the concerns the exit is blocked. if we could get some people to help and getty people to go into the offer flow room it, it's not safe right now. we want to hear from everyone and we'll work with the library but i'm conflicted right now. so thank you. >> so there are some enterprise seats we've got 4 in this little circle. raise your hand if there's an empty seat next to you or come on down. >> so i'm now told that the overflow

a challenge by the end of the year we will go into a city based on a request me mayor and the issue was economical development. cÑ 6 colleagues 3 f asiae from china and one from vietnam were living in downtown in the mural districts their building a new lost and this is immediately adjacent to the downtown. it was an amazing experience because fresno has the opposite of the problems we have. their moving farther and farther out. they don't know that fresno feeds 1/3rd of the world. with the pressure from the development and they're trying to quash new taxes from the residents they've seen a hallow enter city where there's zero residents and only county and city and state office. their not a large basis of corporate division. but they've lost all their retail expect for dollar store environments. to it was wonderful to see the agencies from federal on and community you groups open themselves up to have us come in and we made recommendations around the economical development and we spent time in the cultural district. it's a reminder that the chambers are all the same. they've now redone their general plan to refocus on downtown and the

a plot out of some science fiction b. movie the northern snakehead an invasion an invasive species from east asia is a real threat to the new york city parks ecosystem the snakehead an apex predator famous for its ability to walk and land and survive out of water for hours at. time has been spotted other new york boroughs but now official suspect is a suspect the worse it is found a home in the heart of manhattan the mitten like bees feeds on other fish and breeds faster than any other local species invasion of one could become a ferocious swarm in a matter of months anglers love the fish for its to beaches fighting abilities but park administrators want them out urging new yorkers to capture contain or kill any snakeheads they thought let's hope the police locate them to wall street. it's the good the bad in the very very a wrist star and lee the good anti-smoking campaign according to a new study from the center on disease control youth education programs on the negative health effects of cigarettes play a long will determine whether or not it will pick up smoking later on in the research which pulled together findings from one hun

go to a slum in a city somewhere in southern asia. see what it's like. what is i like to have to deliver? >> charlie: it was 2001 i think in a commencement speech at brown university. you know what's coming, don't you? >> i do remember that one. charlie: you talked about a general anesthesia of the soul. >> is that over the top? charlie: (laughing) you are over the top. that's good to go over the top. go ahead. tell me what you meant. >> you know, it's just... first of all, in training medical students and working with med students and young physicians they don't really have general anesthesia at all. >> charlie: what do they have? they have the difficulty seeing the big picture outside of where it they are. it's not just doctors. but i was talking to people who that day would become doctors so what does that mean? if you're a surgeon you don't want him or her thinking about what's going on outside the o.r. we don't want that. and if you have a laboratory technician, you want him or her focused on their job but in none of us understands how all of it fits

a really bumpy ride for you out here. it's really difficult for your bodies to cope with. oklahoma city 6 from 28 on your wednesday. now, here across the eastern continental, asia, we're still talking about the area that has been battered with the torrential rainfall in southeastern china. a short break for you, good news but not good news because there's another round of really heavy rain moving towards your way in the next couple of days. it looks like it's going to be lasting into the weekend so further flooding will be at high risk. north of it, dry and warm and the korean peninsula will see things start to taper off. the northern areas of japan still seeing snow. hokkaido will see snow in the low-lying areas. tokyo at 18 degrees. for our holiday weekend, this is our forecast. looks like we will be seeing fine weather across our region. all right. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm raja prada in tokyo. we'll be back at the top of the hour. do stay with us on "nhk world." captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: three additional men, two pictured here, were arrested in

a bit crowded in the ancient city of kathmandu. the capital of nepal is celebrating an important anniversary. the summit of mount everest was first reached 60 years ago. norgei became a hero in asia and hilary was knighted by the english crown. >> we have been together a good deal and i think we have become a fairly happy pair. this is just one example of how happy a pair we are. >> since then, about 3600 climbers have accomplished the same feat. 500 people have made it to the top of everest this year. the oldest is 80 years old. he has been up there three times. >> it is time. the top of mount everest. >> mount everest may have lost a bid of its mystery, but from below, it has not lost any of its majesty. >> anyone who has ever been on a long road trip knows you want to make sure you have a comfy seat. that message did not quite get through to a select group of drivers who have just embarked on a race that will take them across two continents. >> at the promises to be a bumpy ride at times. they are taking to the road in vehicles from yesteryear. >> we take you to the story line in china. >> cool weather did nothing to dampen spirits as drivers prepared to set off on a great adv

a bit crowded in the ancient city of kathmandu. the capital of nepal is celebrating an important anniversary. the summit of mount everest was first reached 60 years ago. norgei became a hero in asia and hilary was knighted by the english crown. >> we have been together a good deal and i think we have become a fairly happy pair. this is just one example of how happy a pair we are. >> since then, about 3600 climbers have accomplished the same feat. 500 people have made it to the top of everest this year. the oldest is 80 years old. he has been up there three times. >> it is time. the top of mount everest. >> mount everest may have lost a bid of its mystery, but from below, it has not lost any of its majesty. >> anyone who has ever been on a long road trip knows you want to make sure you have a comfy seat. that message did not quite get through to a select group of drivers who have just embarked on a race that will take them across two continents. >> at the promises to be a bumpy ride at times. they are taking to the road in vehicles from yesteryear. >> we take you to the story line in china. >> cool weather did nothing to dampen spirits as drivers prepared to set off on a great adv

to catch up to asia where they have the bullet trains and europe where they have the bay that goes 350 miles an hour and it feels like you're sitting still. berl berlin. it's a modern city. they have civil engineering o i bridges which is beautiful, trains that are spectacular, a new subway system. why can't we compete with old europe and new asia in the kind of structure we build for our economy? >> well, chris -- >> why not? >> when ike did it, he had the support of the democrats. the democrats were in favor of the interstate highway system. what was amazing, the republicans gave more resistance. his own party. i don't think the president can go into congress and say, listen, we want to do something big when the republicans want him to do something small. this is not the time when we have an eisenhower in the white house and democratic group of people -- >> let the republicans know the biggest no in history, let them be the no party, but the president is the building party. i want to go back to steve israel. the congress nan. your party, you're for immigration reform which is a mixed bag. it helps hispanic people, helps some people. it's not one issue that grabs the w

a 22-year-old. so far, his journey has taken him north to canada, iceland, and now great britain. he'll land in 16 more cities across europe, the middle east, asiasia before he once again reaches the u.s. it's long been a dream for jack, who started flying gliders at the age of 13 and quickly set his sights high. >> i think it's been ambition for about four years now. around the age of 17 is when i learned about the record. and i thought to myself i'd really like to try to achieve something like this. >> reporter: with such determination comes organization. at each stop, checking his bags often, making sure nothing is left behind. it's a lesson jack learned the hard way when he got to canada he realized his passport was still on a photo copier back home in fresno. >> customs officer -- >> reporter: mom came to the rescue. >> i set off around the world without one of the most important documents i needed -- my passport. >> reporter: you will never, ever forget your passport. >> hopefully, not. >> reporter: the next stop for this young adventurer, italy, just so long as he remembers that passport. for "today," duncan golestani, nbc news, london. >

asia. it is the second fatal accident since the tourists started in the region a decade ago. a 24-hour curfew remains in place across the northern nigerian city. it is part of a government offensive against the armed group that wants to impose islamic law. the army says of least 14 fighters have been killed since the operation began almost a week ago. the government has offered amnesty to any fighters who wished to surrender. has been calmon in the places we know about. it is not clear what is happening in the 11th and neighborhoods across the city where a curfew is in place for the second day. for 48 hours, people have not been able to leave their homes. we have not been able to get into those new balance to see what is going on because of military roadblocks. the military has been releasing new information about its offensive. they say 14 members of the opposition have been killed. another 20 have been arrested. nigerian soldiers have died. seven were wounded and are receiving treatment in hospital. this is the sixth day of the offensive. so far, the military has not released any photographic film or videotape showing how successful the cam

asia. >> i will have more stories and business for you next hour. for now, iill leave you wh a check on markets. >>> a fuel tanker truck has exploded on a highway in the out-skirts of mexico city. at least 28 people killed and 38 injured. police believe the driver lost control of the vehicle after it hit a center divide. flames engulfed vehicles in some 20 homes that lined the highways. officials say most of the casualties are residents. police and firefighters began searching for victims in the debris after the fire was put out. the president h offered condolences through the internet. the driver was injured and detained at a hospital. police are questioning him to find out the cause of the deadly crash. >>> one of the philippines most active volcanos has erupted. four xwegerman climbers and the filipino guide were hurt. it started spewing out rocks and ash tuesday. the eruption lasted jt ove a minute. an eruption in 2009 forced about 50,000 people to flee the area. a recent period of calm has attracted tourists back to the mountain. the volcano rises almost 2,500 meters. thousands of tourists travel to the area every year to see its near perfect cone shape. >>> chinese stude

city of castiac. it torched more than 500 acres. >>> a stubborn 4-day-old wild fire has burned more than 4,000 acres. that fire was 55% contained. >>> developing news in asiay north korea fired three short range missiles into its eastern waters. the north fired two miselevators this morning and one in the afternoon to improve range and accuracy with a series of tests. >>> things turned violent at a victory celebration in spain. a madrid soccer team beat another city's rival team for the first time in 14 years in a championship game. fans started celebrating. a parked car was set on fire. riot police were brought in for crowd control. no word on injuries. >>> france joins the growing list of nation to recognize same-sex marriages. the president has signed the bill into law today. it allows gay couples to marry and adopt in france. this country's highest court ruled the bill is constitutional. 9 nations in europe now allow same-sex ma>>rriage you have a better chf becoming the president than winning the powerball lottery. that's not stopping millions from trying their luck buying a ticket or two. that's a good thing. as cbs reporter charter evans shows us, a

asia and into europe. so that explains kind of the demographic situation in russia. moscow, which i said frederick chose to live in, was a very heterogeneous citythe period 1900-1914. that's one of the things that struck me when i read this verse guides for english-language tourists going to russia at the time but they stressed how the crowds in the streets were. not just in terms of peasants wearing their primitive guard ordered religious figures wearing their set of extravagant garb, but also people from central asia where international cautions. people from asia come to moscow for business. so although black people like frederick were extremely rare in moscow can i do think there any that will permit, so this is what he was a great rarity. it was by no means the case that all eyes were around the all skin was white in moscow. so we didn't stand out. there were not enough contacts between western european countries and black people from africa in europe in the last years of the 19th century for contacts between these different groups that result in racist attitude on the part of whites. there were december not in of people of african descent

asia and releasing special balloons to broadcast wireless connections to small villages. this approach could include internet speeds in internet areas. google is working -- is working upon a satellite-based system that broadcast over hundreds of miles. >>> city officials in san jose can't give the police officers a big raise partly because of a voter-approved measure. a couple of weeks ago, the city offered a 9% raise over two years. but now in it's final position to the arbitration panel. the city is proposing no raises at all. officials say they are bound by arbitration rim its -- limits that voters approved in 2010. the police union wants them to reverse a 10% pay cut by july of next year. >>> concerns about safety. that's at the top of the agenda in new contract talks for b.a.r.t. employees. union says a hiring freeze is to blame for employee injuries since 2009. they say the b.a.r.t. station agents often work alone despite a possible risk of an attack. 31 assaults on station agents were reported in 2012. that's up from only nine assaults in 2009. >>> 8:08 is the time. we want to check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads. we're getting a close eye at -- look at a consumer camera. sal? >> we're looking at the drive into san fra