he accused officials of fraud. he says he won't accept any results unless there's a full investigation. the officials have admitted that high ranking government officials engaged in vote rigging. they say they'll carry out an investigation and then announce the final results. the two candidates draw their support from different ethnic bases and some fear a disputed result could widen the ethnic rift. >>> israeli commanders have launched air strikes on the gaza strip. their drone attacks killed nine people. leaders of hamas say israelis will pay the price. military officials say they targeted rocket launchers and other facilities belonging to hamas. the victims are all said to be linked to the group. a hamas spokesperson called the air strikes a grave escalation in violence. the military officials say the israeli forces were retaliating for attacks by hamas. they say at least 25 projectiles were fired into israel. there are no reports of casualties. palestinians have been protesting the murder of a teenager. they be

but city officials are seeing a way to raise some money now. they're calling on american executives to invest in tokyo. the officials hosted a seminar in new york for dozens of they said more and more eople. opportunities are popping up in the lead up to the games. they said many international companies have had offices in tokyo and they said it is a safe place to do siness. many people seemed to have got the message. >> we love to, you know, open an office there that would serve the larger asia population as our business grows. >> i think a lot of foreigners feel a lot more comfortable looking at tokyo and a lot of the incentives and the infrastructures being put in place. i think people may consider tokyo a lot more than in the past. >> some people were less enthusiastic. they said it is difficult to access the market in japan and then corporate taxes are too high. >>> let's check on markets now. tokyo stocks remain under some selling pressure. the nikkei is trading in the negative, down by .3%. people who follow the markets say investors are

and any case, officials from japan will go to north korea and meet with relevant officials and visit relevant sites related to the investigation and they will receive reports to the japanese officials can keep tabs and check up. >> i'm from -- you said there were unclear points still remaining. >> that was yoshihide suga. he says north korea says the investigation into the abductions of japanese nationals will begin right away. the north has set up a special committee to carry out the investigation. now north korean leaders will give the special committee the power to launch an effective investigation into any organization in the reclusive nation. in return the japanese government will lift sanctions that include restrictions on travel, port calls by ships and tight regulations on money transfers. now this easing of sanctions will happen once north korea begins a new investigation into the abduction of japanese citizens in the 1970s and '80s. for those of you just joining us this is our lead story this hour. japan's prime minister has made a diplomatic decision aimed at solving a lon

officials even vetoed another draft resolution in the past. >>> u.n. secretary ban ki-moon is pushing for a diplomat ic solution to the conflict. israeli forces are pressing on with aerial and ground attacks and hamas forces are still firing rockets into israel. nhk world's kral dale has more. >>> ban ki-moon urged benjamin netenyahu to exercise restraint. the secretary-general is calling on both sides to end their attacks and deal with the root causes of the conflict. >> we must address these underlying issues including a mutual recognition, occupation, and denial of dignity. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, is also saying israel and hamas must look at their fundamental differences. he met in cairo with egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi. u.s. president supports a cease-fire like the one supported last week by egyptian officials. that agreement called for both sides to stop attacks immediately and send representatives to cairo to negotiate a long-term truce. israel accepted it, hamas rejected it. hamas leaders are pushing for isr

the officials have admitted that senior members of the security forces and high-ranking government officials engaged in vote rigging. they say they'll carry out an investigation and then announce the final results. the two candidates draw their support from different ethnic bases and some fear a disputed result could widen the ethnic rift. >>> japan's prime minister is in australia seeking to open a new era in trade and diplomacy. shinzo abe has addressed members of article at, becoming the first japanese leader to do so. he explained japan's new approach to security and he called for closer cooperation with australian leaders. >> japan is now wanting to change its legal basis for security so that we can act jointly with other countries. in as many ways as possible. we want to make japan a country that will work to build an international order that upholds the rule of law. >> members of abe's cabinet decided last week to reinterpret the constitution to enable japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense. they want personnel to be able to defend allies under attack. abe told members

the company officials can get employment permits on the spot. within three months, the company can bring the new workers to south korea and hire them. the government is also working to protect the human rights of foreign workers. for example, they are now guaranteed the right to tell jokes. muhammad is from bangladesh. he came to south korea one year ago to work at the factory that makes parts for home electronics. he was forced to live in a shipping container on the factory ground. he says he was physically abused and sometimes wasn't paid for overtime. >> translator: i was kicked hard. i was in great pain. >> reporter: he visited a support center for foreign workers to get help. he could speak to a counselor in bengali. the government has been increasing concentration services in the native language of workers. the government service helped him move to another company this spring. his living conditions and salary improved. he has been able to double the money he sends to his family in bangladesh. eve ever. >> translator: because the support sy

a dozen officials were dismissed from the party or removed from their posts. but investigators determined the worst accusations were unfounded, saying only that officials had lapsed in their duties, but that there was no evidence of children being seized and sold. "how can the government take away my child and claim it is not a crime? how can the government abuse its rights regardless of the laws? i just want to question them like this. is human trafficking allowed in china? is it legal in china for the people to be bullied? this is what i want to ask." >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. >

malaysian officials and officials from malaysian airlines were being asked questions, many questions,om reporters about this why plane, mh flight 17, was even flying over this conflict zone in east ukraine. >> it is a very question. why should an airline fly over this zone when there's been a dispute? >> at all. >> right. because it's allowed to. most airlines are still flying. some have not. some have chosen to avoid ukraine completely. many others are still flying over crimea. i've got two diagrams in front of me here. i won't mention the airlines at the moment. but there is a flight that goes directly over crimea. there's another flight that goes directly over crimea. they filed a flight plan. it's accepted by euro control. they do the flight. and the reason, john, is because it's a hodgepodge mess. some routes have opened above a level. others are closed. it's an unholy mess of who runs which part. >> it's so interesting, though, richard, as you see on the screen right there, the podium, the press briefing room at the white house, president due to speak any minute. a short time ag

officials. it is certainly an early assessment from ukrainian officials but for what it's worth, ukrainian officials have no doubt that pro-russian separatists brought this plane down and say these are weapons -- they blame the russians, as well. i was speaking to the deputy foreign minister a short time ago. he said putin is responsible in his words, the world needs to stop putin because russia supports terrorist actions like this which is what the ukrainian president called this, a terrorist action. >> in fact, the former united states ambassador to the russian federation, michael mcfaul earlier today said that a man named igor gerg condition, who is a former member of russian intelligence, military intelligence and a former member of the fsb who is now a pro-russian separatist in ukraine head of the people's militia, that he admitted and bragged about shooting down the plane although his people later said that was a fake account. what do we know about that? >> this is another piece of evidenc

officials. do they believe that the pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine knew this was a commercial airliner, a boeing 777 with nearly 300 people on board, 298 to be precise, or did they think they were trying to down some other aircraft? >> u.s. officials have been asked that very question a number of times today. they've balked on answering it saying it's to early to conclude what anybody's intentions were. you'll remember the audio we were playing yesterday which seems to show a pro-russian rebel as the plane was shot down saying initially that he thought it was a russian military plane. but again, this is something, wolf, that would have to come out in a much more thorough investigation. >> i thought it was a ukrainian military plane. is that what you meant? >> that's right, a ukrainian military transport. >> all right. stand by. we're going to get back to you. i want to go to the crash scene. it's a horrific scene. phil black is our correspondent. he's there for us. describe what uyer seei

will do the same with officials in kiev. the point is how much influence the two big powers have and whether the ukrainian government and pro-russian forces can find common ground. i think these discussions will take place behind the scenes. >> ohara says cooperation between the big powers is essential to prevent another such attack from occurring. >>> u.n. security council members will meet face to face on friday for an emergency meeting. secretary-general ban ki-moon is calling for answers about what caused the crash. >> there is a clearer need for a full and transparent international investigation. >> ban says he's closely monitoring the situation along with officials at the international civil aviation organization. >>> israeli soldiers are fi fighting their way through parts of the gaza strip in an operation against the islamic group hamas. their ground invasion into the palestinian territory has already come with a cost. reuters news agency says one israeli soldier and 11 palestinians have died. nhk world's craig dale

nick, what are you hearing from ukrainian officials? because in the past several days, they have been saying that russian military advisers, that russian military personnel, are actually now stationed on ukrainian territory fighting alongside these separatists? >> well, clearly, and we've seen ourselves a lot of russian citizens, volunteers, many former military service who are accused of being controlled and run by russian security services have been fighting along these separatists for some time, increasingly open about their russian nationalities. what we have seen, increasing numbers of amateur video that show heavy weaponry and missiles that have come into ukraine from russia, according to ukrainian officials. it really makes sense given how sophisticated these weapons are. you have to wonder where exactly did they come from. and there have been accusations that the recent deaths of -- i think it was nearly 30 ukrainian soldiers were caused by a ground missile system. that's a very heavy device that's mounted on a truck. so the fea

. >> japan foreign ministry officials say most of the passengers were taiwanese. their families had to wait to find out what happened to them. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> a typhoon had slammed into taiwan before the crash. the center of the storm had moved on to china but it's the winds were still strong and visibility was limited. >> translator: we apologize for the ac. >> the plane was a model called the atr-72. the twin-engine aircraft can carry up to 70 people. the same type crashed two years ago in siberia. 31 people were killed. two years before that another went down in cuba killing all 68 people on board. >>> people across the netherlands have stopped to listen to the tolling of church bells. government leaders declared wednesday a day of national mourning. two planes carrying bodies from the downed malaysian airlines jet arrived on dutch soil. the planes tuchd down at an airport in the city of -- they were carrying the remains of 40 victims. malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down last week over eastern ukraine. most of the 298 people on board wer

officials say the death toll could rise. officials in israel say the operation is targeting underground tunnels. they say members of the islamist group hamas use them to enter israel to carry out attacks. the troops appear to be concentrated in an area of 500 meters from their border with gaza. they say they've destroyed 20 rocket launchers and 9 t. >> translator: our major objective in the operation is to restore peace and security in israel. >> our reporter in gaza says israeli troops are attacking other areas by air and she from vessels off the coast. electricity has been knocked out in many areas. hamas remains defiant, saying occupiers will pay a heavy price. the palestinian death toll since israel began air strikes last week has passav wounded. israel last launched a ground assault against the palestinian enclave five years ago. that operation and preceding air strikes killed more than 1,300 people. >>> former thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra has denied a rumor that she may flee the country. she made the remark

government officials are working on a number of leads.soner swap to get the girl's back but the nigerian president says he will not negotiate. >>> israely soldiers caught on camera beating an american teenager. it's brutal, and we have the video ahead. it comes as several israelis reportedly confessed they did indeed kill the teenager's cousin, set him on fire, as part of a revenge plot. and hamas militants are threatening more violence. there's a lot of the information. the blade runner, oscar pistorius, have you seen this new video that has been leaked? he re-enacted the moment he says he shot and killed his magazine model girlfriend, and now his defense team is furious because somebody leaked the images to the news media. will this mean a mistrial? or will we get a verdict this week? the blade runner and the rest of the day's news from the fox news deck after this. nineteen years ago, we thought, "wow, how is there no way to tell the good from the bad?" so we gave people the power of the review. and now angie's list is revolutionizing

government officials say the ship was hit by a north korean torpedo. leaders in pyongyang have proposed an easing of tensions on the korean peninsula. for example, they've announced they will send a cheering squad in september to the asian games in south korea. unification ministry officials say the aid is based on a plan president park unveiled in march for unification. and government officials are looking for ways to reopen dialogue. >>> leaders from tokyo and pang -- pyongyang have agreed to try to close an issue that has been in the way since the end of world war ii. they're in discussions of how to handle the remains of japanese who died on the korean peninsula about 70 years ago. and now relatives of the deceased are asking their government to take more responsibility for the issue. the two countries agreed in may to talk about the retu of the remains of some 20,000 japanese still in north korea. this was part of a larger agreement on an investigation into the fate of missing japanese, including those abducted by north korea. a group of bereaved

officials say the crash could be weather related.e get an update from our correspondent on the ground in mali. gaza rockets are fired at israel's airport as the west bank braces for more palestinian protests. demonstrators angry over the ongoing violence. the u.s. says russia has fired artillery across its border with ukraine. the state department says it has evidence of moscow's

officials have issued evacuation advisories to nearly 700 households. roughly 450 households don't have any electricity. the residents of some towns watched and worried as the rain kept falling hour after hour. all that water caused part of a hillside in the central prefecture of nagano to give way. nhk shows us what happened. >> reporter: you could hear it coming. then this. a torrent of mud rushed down a hillside, scattering uprooted trees and dirt and coating a community. >> translator: the house shook violently. i thought it was an earthquake. i opened the window and saw earth and sound rush into the house, so i held on to a pillar. >> reporter: municipal officials say the mudslide washed away a house. a mother and her three sons were inside. one of the boys died. the officials say debris spilled over the banks of another mountain river in the same town. some homes were damaged. people who took shelter in a local elementary school didn't sleep well. over breakfast, they watched tv to get updates on the impact of the storm. >> translator: we suffered

according to ukrainian security officials.y say loss of pressure causd the aircraft to plummet from the sky. investigators say experts have been analyzing the jet's black boxes in the uk after the rebels turn over the devices to malaysian officials last week. meantime, international monitors say they are, quote, sick and tired of not being able to visit the crash site. take a look at the map on our wall. those investigators say gun and artillery fire in a nearby town today forced them to call off a trip to the site for the second day in a row. video shows armed rebels guarding themannerner to -- in e monitors' convoy and civilians running for safety. the united nations released new figures showing more than 1100 people have died since fighting win the ukrainian military and russian separatist began four months ago. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights says the attack on the airplane says may be a war cry. steve harrigan is live in the central -- i'm sorry -- in ukraine's capitol city of kiev. what about security at the

levi's stadium officially opened to the public today.t has been four years since voters approved the measure to bring the 49ers to the south bay. nfl commissioner roger goodel was on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony you saw there. ktvu's azenith smith was also there and things got emotional today. >> reporter: it did. 49ers ceo admit heed got teary eyed today. this stadium a long time in the making and soon 68,000 fans will fill the seats and experience one of the most high tech stadiums in the country. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: and with that the 49ers opened its $1.2 billion new home at levi's stadium. a historic day. >> this is an exciting time for the region. the best is yet to come. this is a great start. >> the first nfl stadium built in california since 1967. right in the heart of silicon valley. >> you can feel the difference. you know the fans will feel the difference. >> reporter: holding 75,000 fans come super bowl l. 165 luxury seats and two video screens. 49ers ceo admitting it hasn't sunk in yet. >> i think it wil

how concerned are officials? >> the statehouse and white house addressed this yesterday, the top item on the agenda, both condemning the murder and pointing out the prime minister has called for swift justice. the white house spokesman called on israeli and palestinian governments to prevent an atmosphere of revenge and retribution and hope that the situation calls down. >> the israeli prime minister netanyahu has called on authorities to identify the perpetrators and motives behind this heinous act and we hope to swiftly see the parties brought to justice. we call on the government of israel to take necessary steps to prevent an atmosphere of revenge and retribution. >> american officials say there's no u.s. investigation going on. they're waiting to see the results of what's happening on the ground with law enforcement there. josh ernest talked about how all sides are talking with their counterparts. the state department says secretary kerry spoke with prime minister netanyahu yesterday. >> is the u.s. planning

officials on each side are blaming the other for the deadly attack. we have amateur video showing the exact moment that the jet crashed into the ground. watch. we're told that fireball was malaysia airlines boeing 777 flight 17, as it exploded on impact with 295 onboard. all of them dead. there are reports that 23 americans were onboard. though, so far the state department has not confirmed that. it is what the manifest for that flight said. and these are the pictures from the scene. gruesome pictures. bloody body parts strewn across the landscape. in some cases, broken seats, and chunks of the plane's fuselage. according to reporters on the scene, some of the passengers are still strapped into their seats, as major portions of the airliner remain intact on the ground. we're told the debris and bodies stretch for nearly ten miles across eastern ukraine. the jet broke apart in large pieces, many with no evidence of any fire, as you can see here. suggesting it likely did not explode until impact with the ground. ukraine's president says his forces had n

more than 1500 officials and volunteers took part. an earthquake siren alerted people to get out of buildings and head to evacuation points. then came a tsunami warning. people followed instructions to get inside buildings and head upstairs. city officials say the area hasn't had an earthquake strong enough to destroy buildings for around 40 years. still, they say the region has an active fault and a powerful quake every 400 to 600 years. >>> heavy rains are having an impact on parts of japan and china. meteorologist robert speta joins me now. robert, so how serious is the situation? >> well, shery, at this time, across parts of central and eastern china, it is actually rather serious out here. we'll talk about flooding and risk of landslides in a few areas. and then heading over to japan, the showers are coming down. we'll talk more on that in a second. first, video out of eastern china where we have been seeing significant flooding. you see right off the bat here, we have showers coming down, flooding on the roads. this all occurred

the malaysian officials saying, what if the russians have taken it. it is the responsibility of the ukrainians to be the ones to make sure that they have the black box. so, obviously, it's going to be interesting to see what happens with it. >> the malaysian officials facing questions from the international press about why mh17 was flying over that part of ukraine, a conflict zone between the ukrainian government, pro-russian separatists. malaysian officials insisting, a phrase they used, it was an approved route and they have been flying that route. >> emphasizing they are not alone in taking that route and every other airline is taking it. >> that is a big question they will face. i want to go to kiev and nic robertson who is live there. give us the latest on the investigation and what we know about the crime scene, that is what it is right now in eastern ukraine. who controls it and who is heading up the investigation? >> reporter: well, right now, it is the separatists, the pro-russian separatists who control the area. the government doesn't contr

ministry officials say since then, demand has been stagnant. consumers spent 20% less on furniture and electronic appliances and other durable goods. they also bought fewer cars and ate out less. ministry officials say the decline was smaller than in april and may. they say the same thing happened back in 1989 when the government brought in the consumption tax and they say it happened again in 1997 when the rate went up from 3% to 5%. >>> let's get a check of the markets now. many investors in asia were reluctant to trade actively. they're focusing on the federal reserve's two-day policy meeting which is scheduled to begin later on in the day. here's how major benchmarks finished out the day. marketed like seoul and sydney post multi-year closing highs. other markets did extend their winning streaks. jakarta and mumbai are closed for public holidays. in seoul, the kospi hit 2061. that's a level not seen since august 2011. the government's plan to help local companies increase dividends has encouraged investors to shift their money into the mark

officials in reported tenfold increase in pm-2.5. they're advising children and the erllderly to stay indoors. >>> the ex-general who lost indonesia's presidential election is trying to overturn the result. prabowo subianto has filed a legal challenge. he alleges the poll was riddled with fraud. members of indonesia's election commission said tuesday that prabowo lost by six percentage points. they handed victory to jakarta governor joko widodo. prabowo's team say they submitted evidence of irregularities at over 50,000 polling stations nationwide to the constitutional court. his supporters surrounded the building. joko gained support from voters for his promise to work toward bureaucratic reforms and stamp out corruption. analysts do not expect the court to overturn his victory. still, some say judges could order a revote if the evidence of fraud is strong. court officials say the judges will give their decision by the end of next month. >>> investigators in taiwan are examining the remains of a passenger plane that crashed this wee

. >>> an official says that f.b.i. and ntsb officials are headed to ukraine in an advisory role but not sure if they are going to the crash site or elsewhere. we are learning more about 298 people on the plane. not every passenger's nationality has been determined, there is no identification of americans. the majority of the passengers, 173, were from the netherlands. ukraine official says 181 bodies have been elected at the site. malaysian government official gave a news conference a few hours ago and the transport minister answered a lot of questions why the plane was flying over the turbulent area. >> the flight path taken was approve by the international organization aviation and the countries which the route passed through. >> the f.a.a. expaded existing restrictions over this area and adjacent areas. all united states flights are prohibited over eastern ukraine until further notice. official say the working theories of being shot down by a surface-to-air missile are being determined to see who launched it. and fr

a dozen officials were dismissed from the party or removed from their posts. but investigators determined the worst accusations were unfounded, saying only that officials had lapsed in their duties, but that there was no evidence of children being seized and sold. "how can the government take away my child and claim it is not a crime? how can the government abuse its rights regardless of the laws? i just want to question them like this. is human trafficking allowed in china? is it legal in china for the people to be bullied? this is what i want to ask." both my parents are journalists. my grandfathers are journalists. it's just something that's in the blood. there are so many stories out there that need to be told. we want to go in to the trenches, we want to go in the corners that are less looked at. everyone at al jazeera america is dedicated to tell the story the best way that it can be told. >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings s

now israeli officials say that option is off the table. as for a potential ground assault could be hours or days before we get an answer to that. >> john, thank you very much. >>> the crisis on our own bored -- border here in the united states. president obama heading back to washington after a trip to texas lawmakers talk about fixing the problem by spending million billions of dollars. what to do with the tens of thousands of children caught in the middle of this. that's coming up. you know that dream... on my count. ...the one where you step up and save the day? make it happen. with verizon xlte. (crowd) oh no... we've doubled our 4g lte bandwidth... hey guys, i got it right here! in cities coast to coast. so take on more. with xlte on the largest, most reliable network. get 50% off smartphones like the new lg g3. >>> the president heading out of austin, texas, and back to washington the ten minutes now, after discussing the immigration crisis with officials there in texas, including the republican governor, rick perry. republicans and

are there malaysian officials and dutch, ukrainian officials. >> reporter: yes, i am not familiar withxactly, but first people and investigators are trying to provide as much dignity as possible after this terrible event of the air crash itself. this is mental anguish, bodies were put on to the plane that brought them here. we understand there they will be here, he will take off and land where a much more substantial sermon awaits for the day of national mourning. i just heard the announcer say that the officials are here. so i know that as well. >> nick paton walsh for us. thanks so much for reporting on that. the world is really watching that those bodies can be returned home. >> well, it gives you the sense of the international scale of this tragedy. representatives from ohm countries on the scene there, to these bodies off. and, remember, it's six days now since this flight bass shot from the sky. and only now are these bodies being given the dignity that they so deserve, that the world requires. >>> meanwhile, vladimir putin is promising to use his influence on the pro-russian reb

bank officials check sentiment every three months. managers have revised their investment plans upward from three months ago. the officials say that is true for companies of all sizes. . they say higher corporate earnings are making business people more positive about prospects for growth. major manufacturers plan to invest 12.7% more than what they invested in the previous fiscal non year. leading non-manufacturers plan to increase 5% more. >>> tokyo shares opened higher. japanese stocks are extending a month-long rally. car makers are among the biggest gainers. the nikkei up .5% at this hour. >>> currency traders are buying the dollar and selling the yen on signs the u.s. economy is recovering. the euro is straightly stronger. and let's see where the yuan is trading against the dollar. the dollar has been weaker against the chinese currency but is stronger this year. as for how china's stocks are starting the day. shanghai is trading higher and hong kong is up more than 1%. and over in south korea we are seeing a gain as well. >>> j

officials are already on board and it. took what happened after iraq when there were all kinds of conferences on how americans and american companies could make money out of the situation buying influence in washington is not called corruption in america it's called tapping into new opportunities in washington i'm going to. ok up next next and stacy are here discussing the dangerous science for the u.s. economy and the kaiser reports. from time to time i get emotional emails in broken english from quote nationalists of various sort who support the current government in kiev and it makes me wonder if young people today even know what the word nationalist means for example just last week a bill was passed in ukraine that will open up forty nine percent of the country's gas pipelines and storage facilities to european and american companies let's also not forget the joe biden son was put on the board of ukraine's largest gas producer we should also remember all the way back to the first days of the coup against you know cover

the officials say the depreciation cut into earnings. they also note that sales of smartphones and tablets were slow in china, pointing out that cheaper local products were more popular in the giant market. samsung executives say they will roll out new smartphone models to try to push up sales. >>> well, the corporate group in japan that provides educational services has withdrawn its earnings forecast for the current business year. this follows a leakage of about 23 million items on customers' personal information. benesse wrote down about $250 million as an extraordinary loss. and this is to cover compensation payments to customers and to boost data security. the firm had earlier estimated about $210 million in after tax profit for fiscal 2014, but the managers now say the forecast for the year remains uncertain. news about the leakage is prompting many customers to cancel membership of the firm's services and they include education programs by correspondence. the vice chairman and director in charge resigned on thursday to take respon

official.thing out including terrorism. but the official stresses it still very early in the investigation. wolf? >> brian todd, thanks very much. we're just getting this in from our state department reporter elise labott. so far, this is so far, so far, there are no american names to confirm aboard that doomed malaysian airliner. a senior state department official say is the manifest of passengers, the state department has the manifest of the passengers, they're going through it. they have in, in fact, elyse is joining us right now. tell viewers precisely what you're learning because a lot of people around the world want to know, were there american passengers on that plane. >> with such a long list of passengers, the state department is combing through the manifest carefully. so far, there are no american names to confirm. that doesn't mean there aren't americans, wolf. some of those times there are common names. a lot of names on the manifest don't have passports that are easily identifiable

kimberton fire officials check it out. it was not harmful. no one was injured there. >>> well, tonight police are searching for three young suspects, wanted for burglarizing a home in king sessing. the surveillance captured the three entering rear of the home in the 6500 block of windsor avenue on tuesday. the the suspect's tripped that home's alarm system and then they ran away. but a few minutes later they came back, they stole a lap top computer, a digital camera, some artwork and closing, all valued about $4,800. >>> to camden county now there are predatory contractors praying on homeowners trying to rebuild after losing their homes in fires. >> before they have assessed damage contractors are already knocking at their door. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter, cleve bryan has details new at 6:00. >> it is terrible. >> reporter: marie says no sooner was fire out at her neighbor's house when a public adjuster showed up at her door. >> they wanted my insurance, my house insurance policy, to put a claim against the the fire across the str

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officials are not ruling out what might have happened. because if the plane was going north and had to divert, if it was going over mali, which parts of mchl ali are considered a conflict zone. there's a sign of militants fighting against the government, french troops have been in that area as well. so it is a problematic area in terms of a conflict. so what we don't know is, as the plane goes north, diverts to take a slightly different flight path to get away from what we've described as pretty ferocious weather from our own cnn meteorologist, according to a pilot with whom i just spoke that flew a similar route down to ghana, he says that storms are quite clear. but what we don't know is once the plane made the diversionary maneuver to get it away from the weather, did it put it over something else that also may have been problematic? french officials seem to be saying they need to take more time to find out what happened to this plane. natalie? >> as you say, they've identified the wreckage but no one has reached it yet so the investig

officials i think one senior official is relatively caught off guard. i think it's okay for me to say that. that indicates not necessarily that the whole u.s. was caught off guard, but there was a momentum that the u.s. officials believed was happening, and it was not necessarily going to lead to this. once the government, the israeli government decided to go in, that, of course, changes the air of diplomacy. it doesn't end it, but the israelis you n now are in, and they're going to pursue their goals. that means if they pursue their goals to the end, to the point that they are reached diplomacy will have to be put on hold simply because it doesn't take two hours to do what they want to do. that said secretary of state john kerry was on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the last hour, and he was on the verge of flying here in order to negotiate or help negotiate a permanent cease-fire which was being discussed this morning. there was the notion that the momentum was positive. that means that there is still diplomacy to be had, there ar

you can imagine the fire officials, the rescue officials, they'll have their work without out for them, they'll have to vet and take the bodies out as well. >> scott heidler reporting live from the scene. thank you very much. >> vice president biden was the first u.s. officials to say the crash of the malaysian airliner was no accident. the u.s. is helping with the investigation, and moments ago obama landed in joint base andrews. the president was in dell aware earlier, and mike viqueira is at the white house. >> marine one left joint base andrews and took off. depositing the president. he kept his schedule, going to wilmington delaware to talk about infrastructure spending, keeping pressure on republicans, and continued to new york city for a fundraiser, and along the way the white house was eager to let us know that the president was working the phones, speaking to many individuals, including the leaders of the countries involved. the common theme here is that the white house is emphasising that the area around the crash site must be kept secure and not tax evered with -- tampered w

breaking news on artsy burning expels a top cia official work in in germany after two government employees are accused of passing secrets to the u.s. . capitol hill club more than eighty people including many children are confirmed dead in gaza as israel pomos more targets files to step up its our offensive and plans for possible ground assaults. and jihad this minutes and seize nuclear materials in iraq but the government played in for international help to prevent the uranium compounds being used in terror attacks. live from moscow this is artsy ensor national with the cost of our thanks for being with us. now we have breaking news this hour the top cia officer enjoyment he has been ordered out of the country berlin has responded angrily after two german officials in the week were allegedly revealed to be american spies our correspondent peter oliver has more from berlin this is as a direct result of two recent spy scandals came after an emergency session of the parliamentary committee for control of intelligence and well they said it was down to the refusal of u.s. intelligence services

officials say they think it will take u.n. workers several months to get the disease under control. >>> kurdish leaders in iraq have taken another step in their drive for independce. but iraqi leaders are trying to block their efforts. the kurds' leader called on regional lawmakers to lay the groundwork for a referendum in the kurdish autonomous region. barzani says he intends to hold the vote within the next several months. kurds make up 20% of iraq's population. they have long been at odds with the government and prime minister nuri al maliki has resisted any attempts toward independence. but over the last several weeks, sunni militants have launched an offensive across northern and western iraq. kurdish fighters have taken advantage of the instability by seizing disputed territory. they've taken control of kirkuk, site of one of the country's largest oil fields. but the kurds face opposition from turkey and iran, both of which have large kurdish minority populations. >>> the family of a palestinian teenager is planning to s

officials say the resolution was one sided because it didn't mention hamas. the fighting has taken a human and economic toll. some european airlines suspended flights to israel for the time being. some u.s. airlines had also suspended flights this week, but the aviation authority in the u.s., the faa, has lifted its ban, which will be welcomed by israeli leaders who criticized the bans that have been put in >>> investigators in taiwan are trying to find answers in the wreckage of a passenger plane. the airliner got caught up in the tail end of a typhoon. the pilot tried to land at an airport, but the plane crashed into a village. 48 people were killed. 15 others were hurt including five people on the ground. the transasia air ways plane took off with 58 people on board. it was headed to penghu island. the pilot tried to land at an airport there but failed. aviation authorities say he told air traffic controllers he would make another attempt, but soon after they lost contact. >> translator: i heard a loud bang. and i thought it was thunder. then i heard anoth

but when we talk to officials both on the israeli and palestinian side, we get official denials that there has been that much progress. so on this front, it's unclear. but an amazing accusation coming out of the ukrainian government today. this adviser to the interior minister saying that a passenger plane flying over ukraine, flying over eastern ukraine heading toward russian air space was shot down by a soviet system, a buk rocket and that about 300 people were killed in that crash when the plane came down near donetsk. hard to know if this was real but there is an accusation out there. and if this really were the -- or this really was the action of russian separatists, it would, well, potentially change the conflict dramatically. would give the ukrainian government an enormous amount of credibility to say it's fighting a terrorist movement, it is fighting a russian-backed movement. but again, too early to know the facts. but if a plane really were shot down by an antiaircraft system, it wouldn't take long for investigators to figure that one out. >> that would be only a matter of

intelligence officials say the threat is greater and more complex. the number of foreign fightes in the syrian civil war has exploded. some 12,000 of them. that includes more than 100 americans joining the fight, as we reported before, intelligence official says the rebel fighters al qaeda offshoot to make bombs that are easieríbún]z get past airport security. >>> the pentagon is calling it an escalation of the crisis in ukraine now. officials say not only is russia firing on ukrainian targets inside that country, it's also handing over more powerful weapons to the insurgents. that as some of our key allies getting ready to send in troops. the details. stay close. ♪ ♪ start a team. join a team. walk to end alzheimer's. visit alz.org/walk today. >> we're expecting some kind of information. what can help relieve the situation on our southern border with mexico where we have had tens of thousands of unaccompanied children coming across the border illegally, putting such a burden on different facilities and municipalities across the country. we'll keep y

what officials are saying thousand that the wreckage as han found. >> desperate force of semblance of dignity. the netherlands hopes to complete the transfer of remains but workers still searching for bodies hit a road block. welcome to our viewers in the united states. i'm amara walker. >> and i'm natalie allen, thank you for being with us. the crisis in the middle east, of course, continuing and one event that everyone is trying to understand because it is particularly brutal the u.s. says it's too early to assign plame but happened with the shelling of a u.n. civilian shelter in gaza thursday. >> palestinians say 16 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. israel calls it a tragedy and says it's trying to determine whether it's military or hamas militants are responsible. >> palestinian health officials say just over 800 people have now been killed since the violence began just two weeks ago and israel reporting 35 dead. israel says it has ordered the schools' evacuation because of heavy fighting but the u.n. says it twice asked the military for permission to evacuate but that

officials say 70% of the victims were siftians. israeli leaders blame hamas for hiding their weapons in densely populated areas. they say the militant have fired hundreds of rockets at their country. some have landed, some israelis have been hurt, although none has died. israeli military commanders shoot down most of the rockets with their aerial defense system the iron dome. his troops and tanks have been parked at the border with gaza and there had been fears he could order a ground invasion. as i said he'd approved egypt's cease-fire proposal. hamas spokespersons had said earlier their fighters could not lay down their arms without agreement in place. egypt brokered the truce that ended the gaza war in 2012. president obama welcomed this latest proposal. he says further escalation of this conflict benefits no one. >> we're going to continue doing everything we can to facilitate a return to the 2012 cease-fire. we are encouraged that egypt has made a proposal to accomplish this goal which we hope can restore the calm that we've b

palestinian officials were staying at the campus, one official said they were putting them on buses atthe time of the blast. the fighting has displaced at least 100,000 gaza residents during the past two weeks. >>> jobs and big, top of the mind for president obama today. in los angeles, the president called on companies to engage in economic patriotism and stop shifting their tax addresses overseas. the president wants congress to enact legislation from getting around the law. he says it is legal but not ethical. >> they're renouncing their u.s. citizenship, claiming they're based somewhere else even though most of the operations are here. you know, some people are calling the companies corporate deserters. >> earlier in the day the president took a break for lunch at cantor's deli, a los angeles landga&-9ñ his date? four people who wrote the president letters about job training and careers, that is a nice lunch. >>> and still to come, a growing outrage over a plan that would make selling a home in san francisco even more expensive. >>> and stacked up and ready to go. later here the fi

the official end of the rainy season, summer has rolled in and it's rather hot. let's move over to the america's and talk about those hot temperatures into japan, but the big topic is the cool down. temperatures feeling very fall like across much of the north. we have a cold front diving in. that has still has strong thunderstorms across texas and oklahoma. the temperatures i want to talk about, record lows in some areas here. kansas city down to 12, omaha at 10. not much improvement. even your high chicago, only 19. staying hot and muggy in the south. speaking of the heat, the ie beerian peninsula in europe, high, intense heat. still expecting thunderstorms across the ball can peninsula on your wednesday. here's your extended outlook. >> that's all for this hour on "news linea7guc