kyoto police believe they imported the mushrooms in september of 2010 by falsely claiming they were from china. japan imposed a total import ban on north korean products in 2006 following its nuclear test and other developments. police believe toko is connected with residents in japan. police also raided the residence of the association's chairman. he is a leader of north korea's assembly and is known to have close ties with the country's leadership. he tells officials he had no idea with the food company and had no ties with it. >> translator: the raid was carried out as pyongyang looks into the fate of japanese nationals abducted to the north. japan's government is responsible for any deterioration is bilateral ties. the raid is discriminatory and unforgivable. >> ho says the police did not confiscate anything after raiding his home. >>> candidates running for governor in ten prefectures across japan have launched their campaigns. the contests are expected to hinge on policies to revitalize local economies. aspiring governors registered in the prefectures of hokkaido nara tokushima and

we sounded the alarm there ahead of the kyoto conference. the senate refused to deal with the treaty coming out of the kyoto conference but we knew then in the mid 90s that the snow levels in california and the rocky mountains would decline. we knew then the colorado river and other rivers would have less water. it is here today. all of those predictions have come true. we can do things and we must do them. obviously conservation, but we're going to have to replenish our aweudiocassette wiquaudiocassette -- aquifers when there is more rain. >> what is this going to do to agriculture with the high water prices? >> i'll tell you what it is doing to my cattle business. we sold a third of my herd last year. we're going to put every bale of hail in the barn. we probably will need it this coming year. for agriculture in california we have seen a multibillion dollar reduction in values. we're going to see more of that. a third of the rice -- 25% of the rice in my district was not planted last year. maybe a third this coming year. almonds and walnut

take a look tokyo will be sunny, up to 16 degrees and near 20 degrees in kyoto as well as fukuoka. due to the recent warm-up some flowers are already in full bloom. these flowers are called nimoza in japanese, and these are in full bloom in the city of kitakyushu kitakyushu. before enjoying the scent of these other flowers and warmer weather, it will be in full bloom until next week. that's all for now. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. n ferguson, missouri. this time running out for benjamin netanyahu? polls show that central left challengers are inching ahead. listening for signs of life. scientists eagerly await communication from a rover four months after it hurtled through space. those are the top stories. thank you for joining us. i'm molly holmes.

japanese kyoto and bamboo flute players took part in the u.s. premier of japanese composer's "revive." nykot sochlt a 13 stringed instrument. the player is from fukushima prefecture part of the region devastated by the march 1th earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the traditional japanese instruments provided an exotic flavor for the more than 2,000 concert goers. ♪ a member of the audience said he and his daughters were moved to seers. >> you know you just you realize this idea that you know no matter what we face sometimes that the human spirit prevails. yeah, very powerful. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. determined israeli prime minister and angered white house. benjamin netanyahu is in washington to tell lawmakers why there should be no deal with iran over the nuclear program. new video emerges of the murder as thousands march in moscow to pay tribute to the prominent kremlin critic. fears over russian fuel a narrow victory for pro-western parties in estonia's parliamentary elections. those are the top stories this

the proposed framework is due to replace the kyoto protocol in 2020. >>> chinese leaders are seeing support grow around the world for their new asian bank. gene otani joins us with more on the story. gene? >> james this is becoming quite a popular institution. 44 nations to be founding members or gave their pledges ahead of tuesday's deadline. and the japanese government is holding off on joining at this stage, but it's keeping the possibility open. prime minister shinzo abe met with senior officials of his liberal democratic party in tokyo. he has instructed them to study how to respond to china's move to set up the new development bank. abe said there is no need to rush a decision now. he said he wants party members to discuss the matter fully. the bank will fund projects in developing economies around the region. southeast asian and middle eastern countries were among the first to join the initiative. recently, more have joined including major european countries, and south korea. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said japan is concerned about whether the institution can establish fa

the two visited a buddhist temple in kyoto and watched a classic japanese drama performed by collegetudents. mrs. obama will travel to cambodia later today. >>> the british oils are headed to the south. >> prince charles and ka nil lawill leave d.c. for kentucky. they'll visit an african-american heritage center in louisville and a number of events focusing on clean air and food literacy and attend an animal charity event at churchill downs. >> you mentioned high tea at the white house, probably a little bourbon on top today. all pomp and circumstance there. >>> the giants offering up something new for fans this season, we'll tell you what it is in a live report coming up next. >>> across the bay a smooth drive for 880 near the coliseum. warriors are playing tonight. so far, folks just trying to get to work. we'll talk about the rest of your day coming up. >>> welcome back on your friday morning. yes, it just rolls off the tongue so nicely. live look outside right now downtown san jose, all lit up this morning, as we track the coming of weekend, some nice weather to come here. coy to

reduction goals and we're below 1990 level and see just to give you a sense of how significant that is the kyoto protocol asked for 7 percent below 1990 levels and ab 32 is asking for parity and we're we're at 23.5 percent below. >> wow. >> [applause]. >> and with cca coming on board which you will hear about later this evening, we're going to get even farther so this is wonderful. there's obviously a long way to go to get 80 percent which is our ultimate goal, but we're working towards that so the other thing i just want to make note is in our clean transportation program we're very much reaching out to ensure that the benefits of our environmental successes reach beyond the usual suspects. how do we get them to the larger community and commissioner commissioner arce that's when you were talking about the sun shares program that was the implication how do we make sure to reach all of our san francisco businesses and we have been awarded -- i don't know what other word to use -- the use of a city hall fellows program we're getting five city hall fellows and their job is to do the research and cr

is in cambodia the final leg of her three-day trip to asia and completed her stint with a visit to kyoto. caroline kennedy was there and they watched college students perform. while in cambodia she plans to address that country's poor human rights record. >>> even the supreme court justices can't escape the self-ty craze. >> this is fantastic. nancy pelosi snapped a selfie with the justices. justice ruth bader ginsburg isn't happy about this. this is a supreme selfie generating a lot of buzz and, yes, of course a lot of people are talking about that look on her face. wasn't she just not ready. >> i don't think she was into the selfie thing. >> there you have it. >>> talk about that buzzkill. another one to tell you about here a change coming to some bottles of alcohol. >>> the survival story that no one can believe despite no pulse for nearly two hours. a toddler is baffling his doctors and parents. >>> harrowing rescue. a skier gets buried in feet of snow. his friends rushing to the rescue no time to spare. >>> and just in time for spring mortgage rates are remaining very low. the next

cambodia today, the final leg of her three-day trip to asia and completed her stint with a visit to kyoto. u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy was also there. they watched college students perform. while in cambodia she plans to address that country's poor human rights record. >>> even the supreme court justices can't escape the selfie craze. >> have you seen this folks? this is just fantastic. congresswoman nancy pelosi snapped a selfie with the justices. sonia sotomayor, alana kagan, you see them all smiles but justice ruth bader ginsburg is not really thrilled about this whole selfie thing possibly. this is a supreme selfie generating a lot of buzz and, yes, of course, a lot of people are talking about that look on ginsburg's face. wasn't she just not ready. >> i'm with rbg. she's just not into that selfie thing. >> there you have it. talk about that buzzkill. another one to tell you about here, a change coming to some bottles of alcohol. >>> the survival story that no one can believe despite no pulse for nearly two hours a toddler is alive. he is baffling his doctors and parents. >>> har

the pair visited a buddhist temple founded in kyoto. one of japan's ancient capitals and while there watched a classical musical drama put on by local college students. the first lady has been in japan since wednesday pro momenting the let girls learn initiative helping girls in the developing words get an education. she heads to cambodia later today. >>> folks are still buzzing about this awkward moment. the first lady stumbled in her heels greeting the japanese emperor and emperess and then shook their hands. critics say she should have bowed. but everyone plain tained composure. smiled at one another and walked inside. probably would have been criticized if she had bowed. >>> an unflattering title for ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. >>> "news4 midday" is back. mid 20 upper 30s from washington to point south. temperatures over the next hours won't budge much. inch up a couple degr

democrats overwhelmingly 95-0, snubbed bill clinton top, doing exact same thing when he was negotiating kyoto is exact same thing. this faux outrage by the white house nobody should be buying it. they have every right to do what they did. they're strengthening president's hand. should send them edible arrangement. >> you heard call them the enemy. trotting out cruise missiles and everything else while the deal is talked about leading up to the deadline later this month. we'll cover news on this. >>> new story we've been following all week long controversy at a university where a group of student leaders are trying to ban the american flag, calling it potential hate speech. violent threats that led to cancellation of a meeting. it was supposed to happen last night. remember we talked about this they had to call it off. >>> plus ladies can brawl like best of them. put 'em up. leading to season-ending suspensions now. is the punishment too harsh? would it be same for guys? they clear the bench all the time in baseball right? [shouting] s 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve is proven t

and john kerry how quickly he forget remember 1997, kyoto when a majority of democrats voted 95-0 becausedn't like what president bill clinton was doing? i think, mitch mcconnell and republicans should do exactly what they did in '97. and, have a sense of the senate, that they don't approve what president obama is doing circumventing them going around them which is their right to be involved in these type of things. >> on a different note, i know this is a topic we talked about in hair and makeup earlier i know you want to talk about this. let's change subjects. school and homework have always gone hand in hand, right? that is no longer the case at one elementary school here in new york city where the principal did away with homework assignments. the last month the school sent a home to parents listing negative effect of homework children's frustration negativity and loss of learning. we're creating opportunities for children and families to engage in activity reese search as has proven to benefit academic and social and emotional suck questions ses. parents reaction? it mixed. >> i think

book is that there is not a lot of accountability whether it is the environment, we did not sign the kyoto protocol. a lot of terrible things happening by omission. maybe the impetus behind this book is you are dealing with corruption by omission and you need to change the norms and get the last to how. seems like that -- when it comes to shame you are put off by the word. when you get to the end you are like, we really need this. >> you think about the democratic justice system which i happen to be a big fan of. due process is something that i think we are all thankful for. if you think about the deprivation, this evolutionary perspective wife only in the hands of the state, only the state can deprive someone of life, a lot of states can't even do that. liberty, that is a new thing. prison actually prison actually is relatively knew on the whole scene of punishment compared to the others. physical safety so that we can break someone's are. again, not available for you and me. two thirds of americans reported that they have experienced the silent treatment at sometime in the some time in t

a temple in the country's ancient capital of kyoto where she watched a traditional theater performance, the first lady's first trip to japan. she heads to cambodia next. >>> a makeover for monopoly. this fall 20 american cities will have spots in the u.s. edition of monopoly here and now. those cities will replace the names and original 1935 game which were names of street in atlantic city. hasbro held a contest where fans got to vote for the city they wanted to see in the game. get this pier south dakota received the most votes to win the top space, the boardwalk spot. >>> up next beauty redefined. meet twin sisters who don't just have their genes in common i'll talk to them about their mission to inspire girls and women everywhere to love their bodies no matter what they'reir size. >>> in the final hours of winter, i'm tracking snow moving through the area. i'll let you know how long it will stick around coming up in my full forecast. >>> we just found out there are significant delays and some canceled flights at philadelphia international airport because of low visibility. all becau

during a press conference on the hotly contested kyoto agreement, greenpeace advocates protest against america. they claim it's not reducing greenhouse emissions fast enough. >> the united states, which admittedly was a big part of the cause of the problem because we had had had been an industrial might for so long all of a sudden is viewed by many as a heavy. we viewed ourselves as trying our damnedest to actually find solutions, but they weren't pure enough for some. >> one protester takes matters into her own hands, throwing a pie at u.s. undersecretary for global affairs frank loy. >> i had to make an immediate decision whether to be outraged or to treat it lightly. and i decided for the latter. this incident occurred the day before american thanksgiving, and i said, standing there with this stuff dripping off of me, i said, "you would have thought that on the day before thanksgiving they could have picked pumpkin pie rather than cherry cream." >> a pie in the face is standard vaudeville stuff and i think you can almost get away with that because a pie in the face is something peop

also very public places she's going to kyoto, the japanese imperial capital later in the week visiting of the most famous buddhist temples there, outdoors on the side of a mountain. keep in mind these threats did come in in february. so if they have been assessed to be credible it's fairly certain that the plans for her trip, they have taken these threats into account. >> which would be wise. you always want to err on the side of caution on these kinds of matters. david, thanks very much. let's get more analysis of what's going on from someone who knows firsthand about the security u.s. ambassadors receive. tom schieffer served as the u.s. ambassador to japan from 2005 to 2009 and earlier served as the u.s. ambassador to australia. ambassador, is security surrounding american diplomats, special ambassadors, tight enough right now? because we know the threats seem to be increasing all the time. >> well we live in a dangerous world, as you've been reporting this afternoon. and unfortunately a u.s. ambassador that serves anywhere in the world is a target. there were death threats against

these corporations that like say, oh, no, let's just like not--not like participate in like the kyotont. like, let's just not address anything having to do with the epa, are quite literally ruining the world for a huge number of its population and future generations. jose: we all need to wake up. we all need to know what's going on. we need to educate ourselves. we need to stand together, and we need to fight this. jake: that tree is money to me. the sun is money to me. and these guys are gonna soon realize that without trees, without sun, without water... you can't eat money. jeffrey: the u.s. as a society has been under-investing in our future for decades. households were borrowing rather than saving. the government was slashing taxes for the rich and cutting public investments for all of society. cutting back on even maintaining our infrastructure--our roads, our dams, our waterways, our levees. cutting back on investing in renewable energy, for example, which is vital for our security in the future and for environmental security. nicole: we are making ourselves extinct right now.

the kyoto accord as you well remember, was signed by the vice president on behalf of president clinton but it never was ratified by the senate. in this case, we don't even have something that we can debate the pros and cons of and given the fact that this is a fairly visible issue, i think it's a fair question if there's a signed agreement let's see it. do you agree with that. >> well my understanding is that it was a commitment at the highest levels in both countries and that the decisions was made to ensure that it -- that the actions that are commensurate with those obligations are captured in already existing agreements that we have with the country and that we will have an action plan moving forward develop through our formal negotiation process. >> is that a long answer to say there's no signed agreement? >> there's very much a commitment and that was announced and we have agreements to work towards that commitment to actually put the actions in in the work we're already taking. >> well, whatever -- when the president of the united states or the secretary of state or you as the a

kyoto mix, which is a japanese seaweed miso. we've done middle eastern zatar.ce, no. i feel like we're really building something, but there's so much left to do. >> let's get a quick look of what's happening with the markets. i've got here behind me the ten sectors on the s&p. the biggest gaining sector is health care. the biggest losing sector is energy which is certainly no surprise today, considering wti crude is down about 3% today, but, ty it's overall been a great week for crude. i think it's up about 7%. the best week since -- >> very strong moves. we've had big moves in the market. every day here at cnbc is interesting in the markets. today, hey, not so much. we have basically little mini-moves for the s&p 500. the dow and the nasdaq and that is how we go out for the week. >> we do indeed. have a great weekend. don't change the channel because you've still got another fantastic hour of power coming your way with mr. brian sullivan. >> way to sell it, mandy. >> it is 2:00 on wall street. it's the exact same time in cincinnati ohio. the dow trying to avoi

i mean we didn't sign the kyoto protocol. there's a lot of terrible things happening by omission, and it seems like maybe the impetus behind this book and the impetus behind shaming is you're dealing with kinds of corruption by omission, and you need to change the norms and you need to get the laws to happen. it seems like that's what's -- i was, you know when you come to shame, you're so put off by the word, and then you get to the end of the book, and you're like yeah we really need this because there's so much that's not happening. >> yeah. so if you think about the democratic justice system which i happen to be a big fan of -- [laughter] like due process is something i think we're all thankful for. but if you think about the deprivations, again, this evolutionary perspective. you have life -- again only in the hands of the state. only the state can deprive someone of life, and a lot of states can't even do that. liberty, that's a new thing right? prison actually is relatively new on the whole scene of punishment compared