. >>> a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." it's nine a.m. in tokyo.'m catherine kobayashi. >>> torrential rain has triggered serious flooding and landslides in southwest japan. police say at least nine people are missing, including three officials who were monitoring road nearly 500,000 residents in the prefectures have been ordered or advised to evacuate. many houses have already been flooded.

years after its creation, the spirit lives on in a new generation.q÷bi9y >>> hello there, welcome to nhke." it's 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. u.s. president donald trump called his oldest son innocent after coming under fire for meeting a russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election. trump tweeted on wednesday that the development is the greatest witch-hunt in political history. the president also criticized media reporting the story, tweeting that fake media often uses sources that are made up and do not exist. on tuesday, donald trump jr. released e-mails related to his meeting with a russian lawyer during last week's election campaign. they show he was promised information that was incriminate

. ♪ >>> very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9 can:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi.500 people have attended a rally in hong kong to commemorate a nobel peace prize laureat. he died of liver cancer. people gathered at a park on wednesday. participants laid flowers in front of his portrait. his ashes were scattered in the sea. some critics say it was an attempt by the chinese government to erase memories of him. >> i guess now the sea will become a symbol of him.

this is according to japan's nhk media.t says that north korea appears to have fired another missile. north korea's apparent missile may have landed in what is called japan's exclusive economic zone which is in the sea where there is a lot of trade and a lot of shipping going on and fishing going on. japan's chief cabinet secretary is expected to brief the news media shortly. excuse me, peter >> confirmed by prime minister abe apparently that just happened thank you, peter so we do have another missile launch apparently by north korea. we expect a media briefing shortly. and apparently it hit where the last missile did which is in the economic zone in the sea i'll keep you posted guys. back to you. >> all right continue to follow this breaking story. looks like the yen is a bit firmer it was stronger to day we'll keep an eye on it. sue, thank you >>> when we return, meg whitman reiterating her noninterest in the uber ceo role via twitter. we'll tell what you she said and which other ceo is at the forefront of speculation fo

nhk says the footage was recorded around the same time a missile launch by north korea and fell into the sea. a japanese government spokesman said the north korean missile flew for 45 minutes before landing in the sea. >>> president trump went on a twitter rant after senate republicans couldn't pass a health care bill, we'll have that fall out ahead. >>> and after a stormy past few days, we can get a beautiful sunday. melissa will have ykeep you sidelined.ng that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. 200 people were out protesting in today. it was in response to president trump's tweets about banning transgender people from the military. they held signs, some gave speeches, as for the ban itself, the military says it can't go into effect until they get more guidance from the trump administration. in the warehouse, president trump has to find a new homeland security secretary. the old one, john kell

welcome to nhk. foreign minister is pushing for the early adoption of for tougher sanctions against south korea and he's trying to get support from the u.n.'s chief. she a said north korea adds a new level of threat.

japan's nhk-tv captured a bright light falling into the sea of japan. >> this is here. they have been barking wolf about this while the wolf is at the door. this is a very real threat to the united states. >> reporter: with military options limited on sunday, president trump called out china, tweeting, they do nothing for us with north korea. we will no longer allow this to continue. the white house is calling on china, north korea's only trading partner, to apply more diplomatic pressure on the regime, arguing china has more direct influence than any other country. tom? >> gloria, thank you. >>> next to the white house. badly in need of a reset and searching for a legislative victory. a daunting task after several shakeups. as president trump urges senate republicans to push forward on a repeal and replace strategy that has yet to win support. president trump spotted dining last night with his new chief of staff, retired general, john kelly, at the trump international hotel. and tonight a diplomatic dustup with russia and vladimir putin retaliating. abc's david wright

japan's public broadcaster, nhk, said government officials suspected the missile may have landed injapanesemergency meeting. one person has died and others have been injured in a knife attack in hamburg, according to german police. a man armed with a knife attacked shoppers in a hamburg supermarket this afternoon. an arrest has been made. police say the motive for the attack is not clear. two men in their early twenties were attacked with a noxious substance on tuesday evening, and were treated in hospital for life changing injuries. a 23—year—old man has been arrested for grievous bodily harm with intent. pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has resigned, after the country's supreme court disqualified him from public office, after corruption allegations. revelations about his family's lavish lifestyle stem from documents known as the panama papers which were leaked last year. the papers focus on his children's links to luxury apartments in london's mayfair. 0ur pakistan correspondent secunder kermani reports on pakistan's, now, political uncertainty. for opponents of the pakistani prime

japan's nhk tv captured a bright light falling into the sea of japan. >> this is here.bout this. this is a very real threat to the united states. >> reporter: with military options limited on sunday, president trump called out china, tweeting they do nothing for us with north korea. we will no longer allow this to continue. the white house is calling on china, north korea's only trading partner to apply more diplomatic pressure on the regime, arguing china has more direct influence than any other country. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> more protesters are expected in venezuela, following deadly clashes on election day. [ explosion ] that explosion in caracas injured at least four police officers. it came as thousands of venezuelans protested a vote to grant nicolas maduro's party the power to rewrite the country's constitution. at least ten people were killed in the clashes, including a candidate up for election. investigators say jose felix pineda was shot in his home. he was on the ticket to become a member of the new constitutional assembly. >>> breaking n

japan's public broadcaster, nhk, said government officials suspected the missile may have landed injapanesergency meeting. us military officials at the pentagon said they were working on creating a more detailed assessment. we will have more detail on that story after 7:30pm. one person has died and others have been injured in a knife attack in hamburg, according to german police. a man armed with a knife attacked shoppers in a hamburg supermarket this afternoon. an arrest has been made. police say the motive for the attack is not clear. a man has been arrested following an acid attack in bethnal green on tuesday. two men in their early 20s were attacked with a noxious substance on tuesday evening, and were treated in hospital for life changing injuries. a 23—year—old man has been arrested for grievous bodily harm with intent and the incident is now being investigated by detectives rather than local police. one person has died and several have been injured after a man drove a car in a major blow to president trump, the us senate has for a third time rejected his attempts to overturn his pre

this is coming from japan's public broadcaster nhk, and again that missile landed as several others have. they say they detected what they assessed to bea they detected what they assessed to be a ballistic missile launch from north korea. senior generals within the united states yesterday saying that time was running out for north korea, of course they want a diplomatic solution but this continue of firing of missiles really pushing the americans. it will be interesting to see what reaction we get from that. we will maybe bring you more than the next half—hour. in the meantime, let's get some weather from nick miller. not very good news, it's lousy this weekend isn't it? apologies for that. we will see if we can get nick's microphone fixed. in the meantime... the headlines at 4.30pm: ministers are promising there will be no shortage of money for safety works on buildings like grenfell tower, where more than 80 people died last month. officials believe at least 60 structures have failed a fire safety test on both insulation and cladding. one person has been killed and several reported to

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