war veterans korean people will not forget the surface and fight of the korean war veterans it is my hopes as chairman of the american veterans of the korean foundation will further strengthen the u.s. korean alliance that was forced in blood all those years ago i look forward to the new chapter our two countries will offer together including i once again pay my deepest went and gratitude to the korean war veterans i hope this million keeps the memory of a korean war veterans lee alive for future generations of san francisco i wish you all great health and happiness go bless you and your families (clapping.) >> thank you, representative thank you very much foundation was established in 2010 and in 2011 was accorded tax exempt status by the internal revenue service and the california franchisee tax board serving as president of the foundation during those years and until february 20th, 2015, was former congress retired marin korea cornell we'd of the navy cross at a second lieutenant with the marin corp. in korea and 15 year members of the united states how's house of representatives

i'm korean and i'm proud to be korean. >> mark is what's called a korean who has lived abroad. and more people, like mark, are moving back home for the ever more numerous opportunities. >> when i came here, it just felt right for me. i'm here. these are my peoples. this has what i've been missing. i was considered an outsider in my own country. i had like this thing going on because i was like am i not korean enough if i don't do this, if i don't drink this, if i don't eat this, but there was a certain sense of well, i want to learn this if that makes me feel more korean. >> nice. the best part is the skin. is this so hard to walk in and eat delicious food and get hammered in the street? being korean is pretty awesome. >> last one. >> yeah. >> nighttime in seoul and everywhere you go it seems, food and drink. this is what they call kind of like a pub, if pubs could operate in the street. you could have drinks and, well, i guess you could call it pub food. >> we're about to go eat some really, really good. welcome to seoul. let's do this. >> my new friend mark helped popularize

thank you for serving in the korean war the korean war is no longer a lost war but a victory all theeterans deserves the title of a horror and you sacrifice really record it forever in history and in this since i believe that the younger generation educated on the korean war and how important our future is this is the million a practices for the education of our younger generation i hope that all of you will continue to support and promote our strong alliance and partnering with korea and this great country the united states thank you very much. (clapping.) >> thank you very much thank you consul general hahn i'm a bit revved when quinton received the check he if ask for an id but just accepted the check (laughter) pursue you'll all be relieved to know the speaking part is over we ask you to stay in our seats for the groundbreaking the speakers will preserved down to the stage and you'll see gold shofldz the symbolic beginning to be followed by major construction and not long after that, the completion and official formal opening of this grand million thank you all very much yeah. >>

i'm korean and i'm proud to be korean. >> mark is what's called a korean who has lived abroad.etter and brighter over here, more and more people, like mark, are moving back home for the ever more numerous opportunities. >> when i came here, it just felt right for me. i'm here. these are my peoples. this has what i've been missing. i was considered an outsider in my own country. i had like this thing going on because i was like am i not korean enough if i don't do this, if i don't drink this, if i don't eat this, but there was a certain sense of well, i want to learn this if that makes me feel more korean. >> nice. the best part is the skin. is this so hard to walk in and eat delicious food and get hammered in the street? being korean is pretty awesome. >> last one. >> yeah. >> nighttime in seoul and everywhere you go it seems, food and drink. this is what they call kind of like a pub, if pubs could operate in the street. you could have drinks and, well, i guess you could call it pub food. >> we're about to go eat some really, really good. welcome to seoul. let's do this. >> my

war veterans korean people will not forget the surface and fight of the korean war veterans it is mys of the korean foundation will further strengthen the u.s. korean alliance that was forced in blood all those years ago i look forward to the new chapter our two countries will offer together including i once again pay my deepest went and gratitude to the korean war veterans i hope this million keeps the memory of a korean war veterans lee alive for future generations of san francisco i wish you all great health and happiness go bless you and your families (clapping.) >> thank you, representative thank you very much foundation was established in 2010 and in 2011 was accorded tax exempt status by the internal revenue service and the california franchisee tax board serving as president of the foundation during those years and until february 20th, 2015, was former congress retired marin korea cornell we'd of the navy cross at a second lieutenant with the marin corp. in korea and 15 year members of the united states how's house of representatives my friend since 1962 the honorable paul pe

war veterans korean people will not forget the surface and fight of the korean war veterans it is mys of the korean foundation will further strengthen the u.s. korean alliance that was forced in blood all those years ago i look forward to the new chapter our two countries will offer together including i once again pay my deepest went and gratitude to the korean war veterans i hope this million keeps the memory of a korean war veterans lee alive for future generations of san francisco i wish you all great health and happiness go bless you and your families (clapping.) >> thank you, representative thank you very much foundation was established in 2010 and in 2011 was accorded tax exempt status by the internal revenue service and the california franchisee tax board serving as president of the foundation during those years and until february 20th, 2015, was former congress retired marin korea cornell we'd of the navy cross at a second lieutenant with the marin corp. in korea and 15 year members of the united states how's house of representatives my friend since 1962 the honorable paul pe

and american in korean during that war their families please remember those we have lost i'll like ton memory of those brave souls in the landing in 1950 and the sounds like from 1950 to 1953 (silence) god we just thank you so much for the privilege of serving you and serving our country's we just thank you so much for this glorious day and glorious scene i ask you to put our loving arms around those folks around you are military whatever in harm's way eir otherwise and our families around this will think a be a great educational spot for the future those things we ask in your holy name. >> thank you denny we're very pleased and honored we have a special guest who is joining us former skooirtd 0 george p sxhuflts and his wife for the city and county of san francisco (clapping) and for the state of california secretary councilmember curls who identical was awarded the sole peace prize by the government of the republic of korean in 1992 the most recent recipe was from germany george not to make a few remarks please welcome the secretary of state. >> thank you. >> fellow veterans and tho

the south korean spy agency claimed to use spy ware to monitor south korean citizens. harry fawcett has more. >> reporter: the 46-year-old was found dead. next to him a will, part which has been released to the media. he reassured the south korean public that the hacking program that he was involved in the purchase of, and whose technical operations he was involved where was not used against south korean civilians, and apologises for deleting some data saying he was overzealous in an attempt to prevent controversy from attaching itself to the n i.s. the intelligence service denied using it to monitor south koreans, and restricted it to north korean agents, and enders with links to the regime. the service has form in the area in the past. the two spy chiefs in charge between 1999 and 2003 were convicted after having been found to have overseen the monitoring of 2,000 south korean officials. very senior involved in the business and media. in 2012 the agency was found to have used online presence to smear the liberal opponent of the conservative victor of the presidential

we are seeing korean firms in battling not only on the korean won but slowing in china, not to mentionak dampening demand at home. we are hearing from the local affiliate that they just cut the credit scores of 40 firms in korea. they raised the ratings of only five in company. that's the worst ratio we have seen since 1999. shipbuilding and oil refining of the hardest hit sectors along with steel. we take a look at and of the technology company going in the other direction. we're talking about nintendo. surprisingly good profits there. >> good morning. for thetheir profit first quarter took the market by surprise. the weaker yen is the main driver. this is a coveted against gets three quarters of its revenue overseas. quarter,ril to june that is a ¥10 billion windfall in those three months. when you look at the unit sale numbers, the picture is finally less encouraging. the sales for the platform still fell, and the wiu continues its slump. rishaad:tell me about it. coming about's platoon -- splatoon and the effect that that has. >> it is one bright spot. it is a very friendly game de

very senior south koreans involved in business and media. in 2012 the agency used the online presence to smear the liberal opponents, the victor of the presidential commitment. a retrial was ordered from the spy chief convicted over that. revealing further information to reassure the south korean public. lawmakers say that the information delighted by the man to say it would be restarted. >>> in north korea, the first local elections since kim jong un came to power is under way. voting it compulsory where only candidates selected by the government can run. >> banks in greece are set to reopen on monday after being closed for three weeks. they were shut to prevent a run on the banks after a second bailout programme. people will be allowed to take out a maximum 420 euros. transfers are still restricted. >> now, greece's financial crisis is putting stress on the system. they visited a hospital and spoke to workers about the challenges they face said. today at the hospital a doctor makes his round. relieved to find outline patients in good condi

north koreans are heading to the polls. in most districts people will only be able to choose a single candidate. south korean media said it's compulsory. greece has sworn in new ministers. members who opposed austerity measures. two of iran's leaders have spoken out about the deal with world powers. iran's supreme leader tried to appease hard line supporters. he said the anti-u.s. policy won't be changing. iran's president struck a more conconciliatory tone. there is skeptical reaction from two of the u.s.'s allyies. >> reporter: so you did i deputy crowned prince getting a tour of the u.s. aircraft carrier roosevelt patrolling in gulf waters off iran. another effort to reassure the saudis that their seven decade long alliance with washington remains stedfast. it's an attempt to reinforce that message. the saudis reached more than $90 billion in weapons deals with the u.s., sales that include war planes, a are mored vehicles and bombs. some of that hardware has been deployed along with its partners in their involvement in y

thank you. >> good evening, i'm [inaudible] of the korean association. i urge you to support the resolution to remember the comert women. durs the second world war, korean young women were kid napped and forced as sex slaves to japanese soldiers. as a child, i read about their lives, terrible sad stories and i feel so sad and helpless because i could not do anything to help them. i was not even born when this tragic thing happen but now i have a choice to help them to be remembered and i want to do my part to remember them. and i hope the san franciscan's can remember them also. please, please build a monulate in san francisco so that not only i but also my children can go qu pray for them and for world peace. i wish no il will ill for anyone but we need a place to present flowers to those women who suffered so much. if they were alive, they would be our grand mothers age. i [inaudible] the winston church ilwho said no who failed to learn from history are doomed to repate t. thank you. >> thank you very much, next speaker. >> my name is tim smith. i work

japanese experts believe the old statue was made in the korean peninsula and brought to japan.anese government has designated it an important national cultural asset. it disappeared three years ago from a shrine in tsushima city. nagasaki prefecture. the prosecutors say they'll return the statue to japan as early as thursday. they acknowledged the shrine as the legitimate custodian. they say they have confirmed no one in japan obtained the statue illegally and no one in south korea claims ownership. south korean authorities are still holding another statue stolen from a temple also in tsushima city. the temple wants it back, but a south korean temple has claimed to be the original owner. >>> the supreme leader of the taliban in afghanistan has sent a rare message to the media. he referred for the first time to the direct talks held last week between the afghan government and the taliban. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has more. >> in a rare message for the reclusive leader, mullah omar backed the direct talks between the taliban and kabul saying they are legitimate

first korean lawmakers were opposed. they said japanese authorities sent koreans to work. japanese officials explained it dates back to the 1850s. they came before japan exited the korean peninsula. last month, korean minsters agreed work together. their aim was to work for both countries, but the two side had a hard time seeing eye to eye on what they said to the committee. they decided korea works. the impact forced committee members to perform a discussion on japan's bid by a day. in the end, the south korean delegate quoted the statement that said koreans were brought against their will. they did not use obsessions. >> i am so glad that unesco decided to register the origins of japanese manufacturing on its world heritage site. >> the unesco listing, several officials in japan are expressing the lengthy brussels. they say the negotiation with the south krein delegates brought simmering tensions to the two parts to the surface. >> thank you for that update. some japanese infants are getting a more nutritious start in life. nearly one if ten in countries born under 2.5 k

the probe into the fate of japanese citizens abducted by north korean agents decades ago began one year ago. but officials in pyongyang have not released any details and the families of the missing are growing frustrated. nhk world's jun yotsumoto has more. >> translator: it's regrettable north korea is putting off the results of its investigation. i've told foreign minister fumio kishida and yamatani to further press pyongyang to return abductees. >> reporter: north korean officials pledged a full scale negotiation with japan in may of last year. about one year later, officials in pyongyang set up a special committee to oversee the probe. in return japan partially lifted economic sanctions against the country. japanese officials expected the north to report preliminary results within a couple of months. but that never happened. at the end of october, a senior foreign ministry official visited pyongyang for talks with the committee chairman. the chairman said the committee couldn't file any detailed reports as the investigation was still in the early stages. now a year has passed since

since then the japanese foreign ministry has contacted the north korean officials each month. japanese officials considered the delay regrettable. they say they believe bringing about the abductees' return will become more difficult if they tie sanctions on north korean and suspend negotiation. they plan to continue unofficial talks with their north korean counterparts and urge them to conduct the investigation sincerely and swiftly. the japanese officials have reiterated their position that securing the abductees' return is the top priority. they maintain that north korean agents kidnapped at least 17 people in the 1970s and '80s. >>> pro russian separatists in eastern ukraine have unilaterally called a local election in october in a move to establish autonomy. petro poroshenko reacted sharply to the plan. the leader of the pro-russian separatists in donetsk made the announcement. he criticized the ukrainian government for refusing dialogue with them. he said this has prevented the cease-fire from taking effect. he said they will hold a local election on october 18th based on

it's use to monitor north koreans.ut they have formed this in the past. the two spy chiefs in charge between 1999 and 2003 were both convicted after being found to over seeing the monitoring of 2,000 south koreans. and just in 2012 the agency was found to have used it's online presence to smear the liberal opponents of the presidential election park. a retrial was reordered over the spy chief who was convicted of that as well. the nis will reveal further information to reassure the south korean public in the coming week. lawmakers in the south korean parliament said that the information deleted by this man should be restored to see how it had been used by this hacking program. >> let's go to lucia newman, who is standing by for us. as u.s. and cuba get ready to reopen embassies that have been closed this is a very symbolic moment. how significant of a step is it on the road of really going all the way in terms of mending dies between the two countries? >> hello, it is a very very significant step. in fact, this is a ve

to the north korean regime. however, the service does have form in this area in the past. the two spy chiefs in charge between 1999 and 2003 were both convicted after having been found to have overseen the monitoring of nearly 2,000 south korean civilians very senior south koreans involved in the worlds of business and media. in 2012, the agency was found to have used its on line presence to smear the opponent of the victor of the presidential election. a retrial has been ordered of the conviction of the spy chief in that, as well. lawmakers in the south korean parliament are saying that the information that was deleted by this man should be restored to check exactly how it had been used, this hacking program. >> now to a case of long awaited justice. anthony graves was exonerated after spending two decades in jail for a crime he did not commit. he is working to make sure no one else has to experience what he did. heidi zhou castro brings us his story. >> after 18 years in prison, 12 of them on texas death row.

it is a korean retreat center. the suspect is a 30-year-old korean man. he lives in alexandria, virginia and his mother brought him to this retreat center five days ago because she said he needed it. he said that he was very angry with the korean people and he wanted to "invade a korean." he was in his cabin, then he was eating his dinner, he took a knife from the kitchen, when he was called into that church service, he pulled out that knife and stabbed one man. as he was stabbing that man, that man's wife stepped in to try to help her husband and she began stabbing her. that man died and the wife was flown to baltimore to shock trauma, where she remains in serious but stable condition at this hour. the two victims, we are not releasing their names because family members have not been notified right now, they are from korea and are here on a missionary trip on missionary visas. they planned to go back. ering at the hospital. investigators are still on the scene combing for evidence and they tell us they have not yet found the knife that the suspect says h

agents and foreigns with links to the north korean regime. however the service does have form in this area in the past, the two spy chiefs in charges between 1999 and 2003 were both convicted having overseen the monitoring of over 200,000 south koreans in the world of business and media. and just in 2012 the agency was found to have used its online presence to smear the liberal opponent of the presidential election, park gung he. the nis is saying it will reveal further information to reassure the south korean public in the coming week. law makeers in the south korean parliament are saying that the information that was deleted by this man should be restored to check exactly how it had been used this hacking program. >>> it was one of the bloodiest chapters in african history a regime accused of killing as many as 40,000 people between 1982 and 1990. now, the former president of chad is going to stand trial in daccar a trial being held on the african connent. >> reporter: about to face the man he believes is responsible for his torture. he's r

an expert says south korean corporate culture needs a shakeup. >> translator: in the end, south korean companies need to change. i hope they'll appoint managers who are true to the company's core values while at the same time developing them. >> reporter: it would have been difficult for stockholders to mount this kind of challenge during south korea's era of high growth, but major companies like samsung aren't making big profits like they used to. more and more people are saying it's time for them to take another look at how they do business. >>> and now, here's the three-day outlook on the weather around the globe. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. and from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching. >> hello and a very warm welcome to global 3000, where this week we'll be covering one particular battle in the fight to curb a global epidemic. no, we're not talking about a disease. this epidemic is a man-made outbreak of violence against women. that's just one of the stories coming up on the program. learning made fun -- how radio-lessons ar

people [inaudible] korean people say [inaudible] it is money money. you get the money, you get the food. we have money. we just keep smiling and [inaudible] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. next speaker. >> my name is [inaudible]. i came to san francisco 1972 and i became a citizen of the united states. i just wanted to say that i am very against having the statue here in san francisco and which my create hate issue between korea and japan. this is really political issue that you supervisors need to study history background, where it is coming from and then evaluate it. it is for the future for the kids, for everybody else in the city and think it st. nothing to do with san francisco and also between japan and korea issue is separate. why do we have to bring this issue, this happened a long time ago and think you should really evaluate it well in order to decide and this is what i wanted to say today. thank you so much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, my name is marial wong. i wanted to talk about the issue of c

south korean government officials initially opposed japan's bid.hey say people from the korean peninsula were conscripted to work at some of the sites, but the foreign ministers of the two nations met in june and agreed to work together on gaining world heritage status for sites in both countries. officials in japan said they'll give some consideration to south korea's argument. the countries are making final adjustments to what their representatives will say before the panel. the committee is expected to review the japanese nomination on saturday. >>> syrians have lost more of their country's ancient heritage to vandalism by the islamic state group. militants in the city of palmyra smashed a statue dating from the second century. the syrian state news agency quotes a museum official as saying fighters destroyed a statue of a lion. the piece was 3 1/2 meters tall and weighed 15 tons. it stood in the museum's garden. museum workers had put iron plates around the statue to protect it from fighting. islamic state militants took control of palmyra in m

we had rain out of the korean peninsula. a low pressure system that helped to surge energy into the central portions of japan. and that created some various lightning activities along with the thunderstorms rolling through. here's a look at the radar during the time period it rolled through. the red box indicates the highest level of activity for lightning. you can see here as we cross over the tokyo prefecture and move into the metropolitan areas, we saw these heavy, heavy rainfall taking place. in fact some areas reporting up to 50 millimeters per hour rain rate. that's really going to be a problem on the ground level. so people were ducking for cover trying to grab their umbrella to get from place to place. now it looks like most of the activity for this cell is going to be moving away. but we'll still see developments that may bring rain into the evening hours. that low pressure system bringing up that moisture. that's creating some of the activity. as we go into the weekend, we should see an improvement. and seeing the

ji jae ryong spoke to foreign journalists at the north korean embassy in beijing. he defended his country's nuclear development. >> translator: our nuclear development is a means to protect the country's sovereignty and survival from the nuclear threat and hostile policy of the u.s. >> referring to iran's recent nuclear deal with six world powers ji said north korea's situation is different. he said his country is a nuclear weapons state, both in name and reality, and won't discuss a unilateral freezing or dismantling of its program. ji's remarks underscore those made by the north korean foreign ministry last week that the country will not abandon nuclear development. north korean state-run media reported that the country summoned its overseas ambassadors to a foreign policy meeting on july 15th. observers say ji's news conference could be a follow-up to that meeting. >>> entertainment companies are rushing to china to open theme parks. they're trying to cater to the growing middle class in the world's second biggest economy. a hello kitty park made its debut in th

and the north korean showed, if it was a north korean video, showed an iranian rocket. look at that. there are not many deserts in north korea. it could be a mistake. it could be that i am seeing the shadows of real mountains. but it could be also that the north koreans are thinking about acquiring a system. but i have nothing to confirm that. for them it is a very important addition. it makes sense. again, i am not saying that it is happening. i am turning your attention to the fact that it could happen and maybe they are thinking about it. as i say, reversing the trend, not from north korea to iran, but from iran to north korea. there you see the precision going into all the iranian rocket systems, weapon systems. here is a picture of an exhibition of missile achievements in may of 2014, last year, about a year ago. it featured all kinds of rockets, but what caught our eyes here in israel was this rocket. this is a small rocket. it now 600 millimeterers. it is now 300 millimeterers. they are miniaturizing. it is becoming a precision weapon. a year later we saw it flie

korean regime.he service does have form in this area in the past. the two spy chiefs in charge between 1999 and 2003 were both convicted after having been found to have overseen the monitoring of nearly 2,000 soth koreans, very senior involved in the worlds of business and the media and just in 2012, the agency was found to have used its online presence to smear the liberal opponent of the eventual conservative victor. recently a retrial has been ordered of the spy chief convicted over that incident. nevertheless, is it will reveal further information to reassure the south korea ian public. lawmakers in the south korea ian public are saying the information deleted by this man should be restored to check exactly how it had been used. this hacking program. >> now triple surfacing nick fanning has had a lucky escape after a close encounter with two sharks after a competition on sunday. >> the australian was competing in the final of the j bay in south africa. he was dodging two consecutive shark attack

next week a ground breaking for a memorial for those who fought in the korean war. wayne freedman spent time with three of the men who made it happen. >> reporter: at the national cemetery changes to the landscape happen slowly and usually are permanent which explains three staring at a sign next to a vacant lot. >> unone reason we like the spot is heavy traffic. >> reporter: lots of cars and pedestrians. >> this is called the forgotten war because i don't think history gives it the kind of attention it should. >> reporter: the korean war which killed more than 33,000 americans. fortunately for retired commander john stevens and retired judge they survived. but raising the money and finding property to establish a memorial here would take more than half a century. >> we stopped communism and we saved democracy and religion. >> reporter: for those who fought in and supported the korean conflict this memorial is long overdue. 2,273 of the graves belong to korean war veterans. >> it takes a lot to put a project like this together. >> reporter: here is a rendition of th

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he spoke with north korean insiders.ve report. >> reporter: 90 seconds after launch in april 2012 this north korean rocket exploded. it was the latest in a string of disappointments for pe wrong yain's fledgling space program. eight months later, a different story. a north korean observation satellite reportedly made orbit. two of the scientists behind that launch deny claims from western observers the satellite was damaged, essentially becoming space junk. it's running normally says this man. of course sometimes we have problems with communication and data transmission. nada has seen more stumbles than success. that's not stopping north korea from annual increases in space spending. even as wealthier nations cut back. the u.n. world food program says 18 million north koreans, 70% of the population is food insecure. highly vulnerable to food shortages. >> is this a program that your country can afford? it's essential, he says our goal is to improve the economy and people's living standards. he says observation satellites

the north koreans know nothing nothing of freedom. for three generations, they have been oppressed by a dictatorship indoctrinated by a regime that has enslaved them and sealed them off from the rest of the world. the north koreans have a military that is there to suppress them and take their freedoms away. but with the united states by their side, like all of us in the u.s., the south koreans have a military that's very purpose is to protect their freedoms and provide life, liberty, and the ability for every man, woman, and child to pursue their happiness. education is the key to making sure our generation and future generations know the high cost of freedom and what our military men and women sacrifice and indirect in providing it as it is precious, and we must never take it for granted. not everyone in this world gets to live like we do. is there any doubt there are evil forces in this world, that given the opportunity would do anything within their power to destroy what we as americans and all western nations have grown so accusto

eight north koreans. each asked to be here. each asked to defend their country and supreme leader kim jong-un. this defector says they were treated like state-sponsored slaves working grueling hours in the middle east with most or all of their compensation going back to the north korean government. he knows nothing about the reality on the ground says this former colleague. he stayed in kuwait just a few months. he was a bad worker. he was lazy says this man, claims the defector denies. these men say they are happy to work overseas hit hard by sanctions over its military and nuclear programs which remain heavily funded. government income comes from state owned restaurants like this one in cambodia. now closed. i met her parents. they say it was the south korean government that kidnapped their daughter. north korea tells its citizens many defectors are actually abduction victims taken by the enemy, forced to betray their homeland. in this case the claim is backed up by a manager and former waitress who escaped a similar kidnappi

. >>> many call it the forgotten war and today is a big step forward in building a korean war memorial in san san francisco's presidio. south korea's consul general presented a one million dollar check to the cause today. many korean war veterans gathered and remembered their service more than six deck canadas ago -- decades ago. >> this is another step real step, to get this job done. so it's a very pleasurable day. i'm pleased to see the people have turn out. >> the korean war lasted from 1950 to 1953. 326,000 americans served in the conflict. more than 36,000 lost their lives. >>> new details bat confederate flag on display at a sacramento county store. the flag has been removed after the store's owner says he received a number of death threat. jacob shockley at wild bill's old west trading company said he was not supporting racism or slavery. to him the flag is a symbol of free speech but took it down yesterday. the flag became hot topic following the deadly church shooting in south carolina. >>> hundreds of people celebrated pride in the east bay today. we were at castro valley hi

so they are able to contain a north korean nuclear weapon, they can allow that weapon to exist on the continent as long as there is not a major development in delivery systems that allow them to get that nuclear weapon elsewhere they'll deal with that and not launch an attack. now in the case of another country such as iran the u.s. has been very clear that they would launch an attack in response to any iranian attempt to build a nuclear weapon because the country is so much closer and so much more able to launch a nuclear weapon across the border to another u.s. ally for example. and it would pose a much greater threat for that reason. so north korea is sort of a special case. they're very isolated and able to continue to be isolated in that way in a way that it's able to with. >> ms. healey i was doing some checking, bashar al-assad born in 1965, the birth of kim jong-un, younger does the world discuss the real world ramifications as much as they used to and should we be talking about what would happen if one of these countries get a bomb? >> yes i think unfortunately maybe fortunat

it has hosted intergovernmental talks between japanese and north korean negotiators in ulan bator. >>prime minister shinzo abe has pledged to try to seek understanding for proposed security administration. he made the remarks in a tv program broadcast on monday. i acnoblged the security bills have yet to gain full understanding from the public. he'll use the debate to explain the legislation. he said he wants to show why it's wrong to call the bills war legislation and wrong to claim they could lead to military conscription. he noted japan's innovation party offered counter proposals. he said both the governments and opposition groups have a responsibility to find common ground. rvelgs a group of scholars say many oppose the opposition saying it ignores public opinion. >> translator: we protest with deep anger the forcible passage of unconstitutional bills. >> about 150 scholars made the appeal at a news conference in tokyo. one of them was physics foe bell prize winner says the government is trying to undermine article 9 of the constitution which renounces war. >> translator: it's ou

this is hubo the robot that took the south korean team to victory. it's taller than me at 175 centimeters and weighs 80 kilograms. hubo uses its legs when climbing over piles of debris. but it also has wheels on its knees and heels which allows it to travel across flat ground which allowed it to complete all the tasks safely and rapidly. >> hello. nice to meet you. it's my robot hand. >> reporter: hubo was developed by dr. ojinho. he's the head of the humanoid robot institute at the institute of science and technology. he began his research in robot engineering in 1997 after being amazed by the sight of a japanese humanoid robot walking. >> translator: we are late comers to robot development. our aim has been to catch up with leading countries with robotics such as japan and the united states. >> reporter: in 2004 he completed the first version of his hubo humanoid robot. since then he has kept on improving the design. he has assembled a team of the best engineers from all over south korea. ahead of the competition, they worked day and night developi

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check to help build a korean war memorial. many korean vets gathered and remembered their fallen comrades during the groundbreaking for the memorial. >> this is the first step, real step, in getting this job done. so it's a very pleasurable day. i'm pleased to see the people who turned out. >> more than 36,000 people lost their lives in the korean war. it lasted from 1950 to 1953. 326,000 americans served in that conflict. >>> this year california state fair is not just about the rides, it's also about learning to live with drought. the fair kicks off friday in sacramento. last year more than 750,000 people attended. this year they will see more drought-resistant plant species. water from the log ride will be recycled for other purposes and water that filled the lagoon and added to the pop har dragon display will be nearly water-free. >>> happening today the latest installation of sunday streets in san francisco comes to the tenderloin neighborhood. this event transforms streets into recreational space for playing and building

for those who fought in and supported the korean conflict, the new memorial is long overdue.this cemetery, 2,273 of them belong to korean war veterans. >> this is called the forgotten war because i don't think history gives it the kind of attention it should. >> it was united nation's action in which a million koreans died and more than 33,000 americans. finding the land, raising the money, took john stevens and these men years. >> it was a good project. it also kept me out of the house. >> so said the man who took a lot of ground in korea. but he said this is much smaller and considerably more symbolic. at the presidio national cemetery in san francisco, wade freedman, abc7 news. >> the city of cupertino cancelled tonight's fireworks celebration after learning the show would come with a big water tab. due to the extreme drought conditions, the city would have had to pay more than $100,000 to spray water on the field to prevent damage. but they will still have live music, food trucks and a children's parade later today. san francisco is celebrating in more ways than one. the

to help build a korean war memorial. many korean war vets gathered and remembered their fallen comrades during the ground break fourth the memorial. >> this is the first step the real first step of getting this job done so it's a very pleasurable day and i'm pleased to see the people that turned out. >> more than 36,000 people lost their lives in the korean war. it lasted from 1950 to 1953. 326,000 americans served in that conflict. >> happening today, the second day of the avon 39, the walk to and the street fair comes to the tenderloin district. these are scenes from other sunday streets. in the tenderloin from 11:00 to 4:00 you can enjoy a giant jenda, a beanbag toss and street bowling. there will be healthy eating information and demonstrations. >> also happening today, the second day of the avon 39, the walk to end breast cancer, will wrap-up. walkers past right outside our sbc7 studios yesterday on the embarcadero. at the end of the day participants will have walked 33.9 miles raising funds and awareness in the fig

. >>> south korean prosecute irs say they will arrange for the return of a buddhist statue stolen in japan. they believe it was brought to japan. the japanese government has designated it an important national cultural asset. it disappeared three years ago from a shrine. they will return it to japan as early as thursday. they acknowledged the shrine as the legitimate custodian. they say they have confirmed that no one in japan obtained it illegally and no one in south korea claims ownership. south korean authorities are still holding another statue stolen from a temple also in sushima city. a south korean temple has claimed to be the original own per. >>> the people in charge of the nuclear plant in western japan have taken another step towards restarting a reactor. nuclear regulators say the reactor meets government requirements implemented after the fukushima daiichi disaster. officials with the nuclear regulation authority gave their unanimous approval. their backing removes one of the remaining hurdles to restarting the number three reactor at the ikata plant. critics have found

it's for those who fought in the korean war.emorial will be located outside the gate in the san francisco national cemetery in the presidio. it will overlook the golden gate. wayne has the story. >> take a stroll through the presidio national cemetery. it's a place where change happen slowly and tend to last permanent innocently. on this day a reason to celebrate as we approach the fourth of july. >> i see it as a good day for our country if he looks familiar it's because we have been following him for years as he tried to establish a korean war memorial in the presidio national cemetery. as he told us last year. >> we need to have people foe about wars if so that we can hopefully prevent wars in the future. >> now that memorial on the cups of reality. today stevens along with retired judge cop and former marine gunner reid stood by a sign marking spot where next week they break ground. for those who fought in and supported cooep conflict the new memorial long overdue. more than 30,000 graves if this cemetery. 2000 tell plus bel

civilians, very senior south koreans involved in the world of business. it was found to use on line presence to smear the liberal opponent in the presidential election. recently a retrial has been ordered of the spy chief who was convicted over that incident, as well. it revealed further information to reassure the south korean public in the coming week, lawmakers in the south korean parliament are saying that the information that was deleted by this man should be restored to check exactly how it had been used this hacking program. >> chinese state media says 20 foreigners have been deported for watching videos which promote terrorism and religious extremism. the tourists from south africa, the u.k. and india were on their way to the home of the terror group the warriors. two said they were watching a documentary about ganghis khan. >> banks in greece are reopened. they were shut down to prevent a run on the banks. people will be allowed to takes out a maximum of 420 euros per week, but transfers abroad are still restricted. >> greece's financial crisis i

civilians, very senior south koreans involved in who owns a business and media. just in 2012, the agency was found to have used is on line presence to smear the liberal opponents of the eventual victor in presidential election. recently, a retrial has been ordered of the spy chief convicted over that incident. further information will be revealed to reassure the public. lawmakers in the parliament are saying that the information that was deleted by this man should be restored to check exactly how it had been used, this hacking program. >> neighboring north korea has held its first local election since kim jong-un came to power. voting is compulsory in the carefully orchestrated poll. only candidates selected by the communist government can run. >> in a historic first taiwan's two major parties have nominated female candidates to run for president in 2016. the ruling nationalist party has picked this woman to run in the january poll. she's up against the opposition democratic progressive party candidate. >> japanese carmaker mitsubishi is about to apologize to pri