this street in the heart of athens is the capital of the trade right now.shisha is a crisis drug, a powerful stimulant selling for just three dollars a dose. it keeps users awake for days on end, a dangerous drug. it can cause heart arrhythmia and strokes. it tends to make users aggressive and either -- even psychotic. it arrived in greece during the crisis and found a vulnerable market. it issha is cheap because easy to get a hold of. it is made easily at home. it is readily available on the internet because it separate ingredients are legal, and these are the reasons for its widespread use. >> greece's economy provide little hope to young people. two out of three are unemployed. for many, it is easy to become despond and. the shipyards where he once worked are all but closed, and work elsewhere is scarce. rehab may be just the first of many difficult steps in fulfilling his dream of being a true father. al jazeera, happens. >> the bloody war that divides honduras can sue be over. the country two biggest criminal gangs are going to sign a truce on tuesday,

the mayor of athens disagreed and said the square is for immigrants, junkies, and anarchists. we tell him, no, it belongs to the greeks. greg a 5-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his two-year-old sister in the southern united states with a gun designed for children. the children's mother was on the home of their ports in rural kentucky when she heard a gunshot from inside. the boy had received the 22- caliber cricket rifle as a gift. it's marketed to children in the u.s. as my first rifle. there's new evidence that some of the police earliest european settler is in north america resorted to meeting their debt to survive. archaeologists say they have found? in the bones of a 14-year-old girl who died more than 400 years ago. now this report. >> this is what is left of the jamestown settlement. it is in these ruins that archaeologists have discovered evidence of a dark moment in north america's early colonial history. when they excavated these buildings, they found the skull of a 14-year-old girl which had been cut. >> it's a clear intent to remove flesh from the fa

i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks as for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a path away from unsustainable living in cities hit by economic crisis here at least if they have little else new arrivals or old home camas have the scenery and the sea tom bottom r.t. . and in our world of days for you this hour the portuguese government has announced plans to cut thirty thousand public sector jobs in a bid to meet the terms or an e.u. bailout are those stars the measures aimed at saving four point eight billion euros by twenty fifteen will include extending both the retirement age and working hours for schools economy has been battered by a three consecutive years of recession and record high unemployment at nearly eighteen percent. nearly three hundred people have been forced to evacuate their homes in northern belgium after a train carrying chemicals deal railed and burst into flames led to a series of explosions in the rail cause no injuries have been reporte

i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks as for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a path away from unsustainable living in cities hit by economic crisis here at least if they have little else new arrivals or old home camas of the scenery of the sea tom bottom r.t. . well two news making headlines around the world in afghanistan five u.s. nato soldiers have died in a roadside bomb attack that comes just hours after president karzai asked the taliban to stop destroying the country and help defend the prosperity of the nation against what he calls foreign. clashes with pakistan this week hundreds of afghans protested near the place where the fighting took place against. the united states. supports a two people being killed and fourteen injured following a series of explosions in a massive chemical fire and. authorities were forced to evacuate nearly three hundred residents from the taliban after a train carrying chemicals derailed and burst into flames firefighters

i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks asked for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a path away from unsustainable living in cities hit by economic crisis here at least if they have little else new arrivals or old home comers have the scenery of the sea bottom r.t. so more world news in brief in our world update this hour in afghanistan seven u.s. soldiers have been killed in two separate attacks a roadside bomb killed five men in the self and two other american troops were killed in an insider attack by rogue afghan soldier in the west according to new reports this comes just hours after president hamid karzai asked the taliban to stop destroying the country and help defend it against what he calls foreign plots . three people have been killed and dozens injured after two blasts went off within minutes of each other and the election office of a pakistani liberal political party in karachi the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack militants earlier prom

costers also gave up a life in athens to open a guest house in the hills of northern greece the life of a city advertising manager was good he says but people should think before writing off the world outside. thing that there you go there are many opportunities for you to make your life better in a small town rather than in athens. and the potential reverse brain drain from cities back to the regions could hold his benefits being educated and the experience of living in the areas and all the experience of the money gives living in the city lives i mean these people be he might kill to do the countryside to develop not that everyone relishes the prospect demetrius moved away when he was eighteen and is now a freshly out of work t.v. director he finds adjusting to life back here difficult he wanted to stay in the capital in a piece for free i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks as for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a path away from unsustainable living in

i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks as for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a path away from unsustainable living in cities hit by economic crisis here at least if they have little else new arrivals or old home come as have the scenery and the sea tom bottom r.t. . and up next here on r t two stay with us to appear a west into the world. famous american political figure ron paul has decided to create his own liberty oriented homeschooling curriculum at ron paul curriculum to give parents not turn it into standard public education you know when i was a kid homeschooling was only for like the kids of wacko's and cultists if you met someone who was homeschooled you always look at them with some sort of suspicion like what's with that kid with what's with his parents i mean who would home school their kids well let's look at it this way who would grow their own food when american supermarkets are stocked with pure healthy and natural food the problem is that f

capital and be stuffy i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks as for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a path away from unsustainable living in cities hit by economic crisis here at least if they have little else new arrivals or old home commerce of the scenery and the sea tom bottom r.t. . i'm next if i'm to break defense on washington's policy on the gun time of a prison count john i've been asking for the latest episode in just a minute. most people in the western world would agree that having laws that officially create second class citizens is totally unacceptable we can look at the way jews were treated in nazi germany or blackstar in apartheid in south africa and the slavery jim crow errors in the usa as examples of legally dividing society by necessity i think most people he you with their modern sensibilities would find these practices to be bob baer american backwards but my question is that why is there to this day officially sanctioned second class cit

i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks asked for increasing multitudes of others this move choice or not is a part of the way from unsustainable living in cities hit by economic crisis here at least if they have little else new arrivals or old home comers have the scenery of the sea tom bottom r.t. st petersburg is experiencing a renaissance as an international cultural capital by breathing new life into the renowned marine ski theatre which has now got a modern high tech twin a spectacular opening of the new venue silenced critics of the modernist building and kicked off a series of lavish events artes to bang about say was their. standing just outside the marines he is here to day to just live or come out here in st petersburg the theater of was an open door for the public after ten years of waiting to get a seat in that there's a wonderful auditorium as well as see a piece of the theater now of course without all the critics say luring about we wanted to find out what of the people

the mayor of athens had banned the right-wing extremist party from giving out food in the central square, calling it a soup kitchen of hate. but the party moved its operation over to its headquarters and continued to hand out free food. the big crowds that showed up for evidence of just how desperate many greeks are. >> i could not afford to have easter this year, so i came to get some food. i do not know if people can be satisfied with this, but we used to be able to celebrate the easter holiday. now we don't. >> golden dawn checked everyone's id cards before giving them food. they said the event was for greeks only. no immigrants allowed. the party has in the past been linked to xenophobic attacks. the party is praise from nazi leaders, and its party logo suggests otherwise. many greeks have been looking for someone to blame for their economic woes. one golden dawn first made it to parliament last year, and became clear xenophobia was gaining a foothold in greek politics. >> a report from the united nations admits that the world body should have done more to counter the effects of soma

hello from an unusually quiet square, the main square in central athens. this is the place where the protests have long converged over the last four years. we saw hundreds of thousands out on the streets in clashes with protesters the last time. today this is the scene outside parliament. the protest has ended. it is an extremely unusual development. the union called for mass mobilization. holyhot here and this is week, the greek before creek -- the week before greek orthodox easter, when people slowdown and return home to be with their families. there were people out on the streets earlier in the day, perhaps 3000 people. they were chanting slogans and waving banners against austerity policies. they feel it is destroying their country. >> it is an opportunity for us to demonstrate against the measures, to act for raises in our income. privileges are only for the rich. think there are no materials for operations. there's nothing. >> [indiscernible] they don't have things for the schools and books and teachers. >> everything that we hear from the welfare st

it did take out trees and power lines and caused structural damage around athens and ardmore. the threat level there will be low for the evening into north georgia. but that's going to change this weekend. we are expecting the largest severe weather and tornado outbreak of the season. it will last into next week. saturday's forecast, the red area will fire up in the central plains in fairly rural areas. still dangerous. sunday is shaping up to be the most dangerous day of the weekend. the storm shifts east into the bigger cities, more populated areas. minneapolis to oklahoma city. the highest threat includes des moines and k.c. and monday the risk of tornadoes including chicago and st. louis. one thing we have been missing through the spring is warm, sticky, tropical air, fuel for the fire for these storms. now we have the spin in the atmosphere, the hot sticky air. tonight in granbury, heat index values at 99 degrees. that's going to sweep up through the plains and midwest. those are the areas 35 million americans need to be on alert for dangerous storms tomorrow through mond

does athens away the latest cash injection from brussels we'll look at how three years of trade think a bailout has got is the greek economy. and welcome to our t twenty four hour news live from moscow i mean you know ship of our timeline story at least nineteen people including two year old children have been wounded during a shooting at a mother's day parade in new orleans is sums up the story gunmen may have opened fire on the crowds details now from our she's going there to check out. new orleans was celebrating mother's day with over three hundred people participating in a parade police say three individuals are believed to be responsible for starting a shootout two four of the wounded though are believed to be in critical condition another public event another tragedy there is a manhunt underway for the three suspects who police believe have managed to escape one of them is reportedly wounded in the same way as investigators of the boston marathon bombings appealed for crowd sourced photographs new orleans police have urged anyone with any photographs of the parade to step forwa

with this early look so the green light looks like this will happen that the money will come but athens is just about managing to meet it. but the cost at home has been extremely heavy isn't it. in be very. sure of all sorts of course. very very sorry. more mummy boy. for. her. dream. so what is the thought on the ground now you obviously talked to guys back at home your friends family there what is the thought it is the thought that all the pain is worth it. announce i do my research now since the last six months and i've been telling you about what we see any movement is going to coming anytime soon i think the mortgage company is included over what i believe. nobody's conveys the status of the everybody somehow being. a douche hole who is a bastard to a actually sweet years of austerity knoebels the others are have come to hold losing people over your heartbeat and i don't this suggests or really has nothing to expect not to expect one who was what i feel about the fact that one of the better were the kind of soul the soul of another comic an independent decisions your your home coun

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i for a more aware the greek economy is heading i'm now are joined live from athens by pena justice of terrorists a sociology lecturer at the university of the aegean are joining us live here in our to you so good to see you today sir the troika says greece has made progress in reducing its deficit is that perhaps the end of the day a brighter picture emerging well it is and it isn't. because in the reality what has been described as i mean rosemond in terms of budget deficits just their results or the continuing stock but payments from the part of the greek state the greek state owes in what they meant more than eight billion euros just delays being thing contracts that innocent lives are now but now a recent international monetary fund my staple i'm sort of jump in there very quickly but it but a recent i.m.f. statement demanded that greece remain devoted one hundred percent to its austerity program to tell us this can the greeks endure it. no in no way that the i.m.f. demands that greece remains to go to a policy that will simply made even worse the humanitarian disaster we are alre

youth unemployment which is around sixty percent in greece we have soup kitchens on the streets of athens we have people leaving children on the steps of churches because they can't afford to live so they will be more bailouts in the pipeline and obviously the european union has to look at different ways of raising that revenue . and how far will this go in improving the economic fortunes that. well the whole thing is a mess and the problem that they have at the moment is that they have a series of countries in particular in the mediterranean states italy greece cyprus and spain and portugal who quite frankly are trapped inside the currency that they shouldn't be in and if they really wanted to get their economies kick started they would leave the european currency the euro they would set their own xchange rates and get their exports moving because that's the only way that these countries will break out of recession and it's the only way that europe can get its economy started and quite frankly if we were good europeans and it's brutal to people the mountains of brussels were good europea

there's the one that touched down in athens, that was athens, just to the west of huntsville, alabama. literally, those people did not have any warning because the warning said, anderson, police confirm a tornado on the ground. when you read that warning, that means the warning didn't get it in time. the warning is in time if it says radar indicated could be to you in ten minutes or so. >> so folks this weekend in that area should expect what? >> hail the size of baseballs. probably at least a dozen tornadoes a day, maybe more. and winds probably at least 80 to 90 miles per hour. it is a normal spring event. we just haven't had them, so now this is a wake-up call for those people. >> chad, good information. thank you. >>> now to the tornado recovery effort in north texas. take a look. >> dude, look at that! look, it's right above us! right above us! film right above us! literally, like look straight up. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> unbelievable. that was the scene two days ago when a pair of storm chasers got too close to one of the 16 tornadoes that swept through texas. they esca

decided to come here to find a better life for my children and me it cost us also gave up a life in athens to open a guest house in the hills of northern greece the life of a city advertising manager was good he says but people should think before writing off the world outside. thing that there you go there are many opportunities for you to make your life better in a small town rather than in africans. and a potential reverse brain drain from cities back to the regions could hold hidden benefits being educated and hip with the experience of cuban working in the areas and all the experience of the money gives living in the city lives i mean these people be. killed by mean to do the countryside to develop not that everyone relishes the prospect demetrius moved away when he was eighteen and is now a freshly out of work t.v. director he finds adjusting to life back here difficult he wanted to stay in the capital in a piece for free i was forced to come back here because of the high rates of unemployment in athens it was a matter of survival for me for these three greeks asked for increasing mu

there's the one that touched down in athens, that was athens, just to the west of huntsville, alabama. literally, those people did not have any warning because the warning said, anderson, police confirm a tornado on the ground. when you read that warning, that means the warning didn't get it in time. the warning is in time if it says radar indicated could be to you in ten minutes or so. >> so folks this weekend in that area should expect what? >> hail the size of baseballs. probably at least a dozen tornadoes a day, maybe more. and winds probably at least 80 to 90 miles per hour. it is a normal spring event. we just haven't had them, so now this is a wake-up call for those people. >> chad, good information. thank you. >>> now to the tornado recovery effort in north texas. take a look. >> dude, look at that! look, it's right above us! right above us! film right above us! literally, like look straight up. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> unbelievable. that was the scene two days ago when a pair of storm chasers got too close to one of the 16 tornadoes that swept through texas. they esca

this is a live picture of central athens. they're holding a strike because the country in their financial situation they have been going through. greece has the highest unemployment rate in the european union. the government has had to and for some pretty strict measures because of all the bailout loan they took from other countries. because of that, and a climate is high and a lot of citizens are not happy. today is may 1 and they're calling it a may day strike. we will keep an eye on this story and update you as we get more information. back to you. >> thank you. 51 degrees. >> new developments in the boston terror investigation. why investors are " the montgomery county inspector general is investigating the silver spring rent-a-center. this comes after council members asked that $100,000 be put toward examining the center's construction errors. the council as county executive ike leggett to appear at a meeting today to answer questions about the center. a spokesperson says that he will not attend because of scheduling con

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degrees for you and 27 in warsaw, warmer than we normally see in mid-summer. 23 in rome and 22 in athens with thunderstorms. here's the extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. we'll be back at the top of the hour. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a diplomat who served in libya said the staff at the benghazi mission did not get the military aid they needed, when the post was attacked last fall. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on today's congressional hearing, where republicans renewed charges of a cover-up and democrats said the issue was being politicized. >> brown: then, we update the remarkable story of three cleveland women freed after being held captive for more than a decade. >> suarez: paul solman talks with the new treasury secretary, jaclew out jobs finanal

. >> dozens of protesters have gathered and the greek apple of athens. -- capitol of athens. they are protesting against a government plan to build a state-funded mosque in a suburb. they say the money could be education.t on the chinese premier is warning against a global trade war, pitting his country against europe and the united states. li keqiang is in germany, one of his country's most crucial trading partners. nick spicer has more from berlin. >> the welcome was top drawer. berlin sees china as critical to german growth. beijing sees germany as the go to country for problem solving in europe. a special relationship, as germany sees it, one which brought angela merkel to china twice last are to visit leaders. >> the chinese-german relationship is in the fast lane and should develop more quickly. we want to create a new dynamic. we have the best condition -- conditions. has done far better economically than most of its eurozone partners in part because of demand outside of europe. here chinese managers are touring a german plant which makes precision built airplane part.

temperatures ideally improving. 19 in madrid, 18 in paris, and down in athens it is 31.t is a fairly middle 13 for you in warsaw. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> shoppers at a department store in osaka here in japan are enjoying service with an electronic smile. the robot is named minami. she responds to customers using ten set phrases. her creator says she has huge potential. >> i think she could be part of robot systems that help people in nursing care or as receptionists or as security guards. >> she will be greating shoppers through the 12th of this month. i hope there is never a day when minami takes over my job. stay tuned for more here on nhk world. i'm james tengan. thanks for watching. ♪ >>> "design talks." >> folding a single sheet of paper to make beautiful shapes, animals, birds and flowers. the traditional japanese art of origami is now known worldwide. but what is origami y?

if you want to go somewhere very warm, look at athens. that is your world weather, here is your extended forecast. >>> and that concludess edition of "newsline." on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. ♪ >>> shohei shigematsu was a new york-based architect whose projects span the globe. his firm's work can now be seen in several countries. like the radical tilted towers in beijing. and milstein hall on the cornell university campus which has the long glass case suspended above the ground. from chio

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temperatures will be very hot in the southeast. 29 degrees in athens. very cold towards the north. here's the extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the devastated town of moore began the shift from search and rescue to recovery today. we get the latest from oklahoma governor mary fallin. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we're on the ground from moore, where families are taking stock of what's left of their homes and their lives. >> there is nothing that can describe the sound of your house exploding with you in it. >> woodruff: then, with one i.r.s. official pleading the

very hot across the south. 32 degrees in athens. cooler than average in the northwest. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: rescue crews sifted through the rubble in moore, oklahoma, continuing a desperate search for survivors of yesterday's monster tornado. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: d i'm jeffrey brn. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the devastation caused by the twister that claimed more than two dozen lives and injured more than 200. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff reports on a senate panel grilling two former i.r.s. commissioner on how the agency targeted conservative groups. >> brown: we examine charges the justice department overreached its authority by tracking

. >>> some residents along route 329 in athens county, ohio were told to vacate their home. when you see this video -- >> whoa! >> that rock slide you saw hit the carport. >> we got this video from columbus, ohio. >> it moved the entire house off the foundation. >> it did. look at the sidewalk and where the house is. it's crooked. >> holy, moly. >> what you are seeing is a result of the spring fall. in ohio, the freeze fall cycle loosens the rocks in the area and causes rock slides. they have identified 5300 of the rocks that could be effected by the spring fall cycle and roll down the hill and cruise into somebody's house. >> that did some damage. >> yeah, it did. >> in mid march a boulder rolled down this hill and took out three cars and part of the house in the process. >> was anyone hurt? was everyone okay? >> no one was hurt but they were evacuated because of gas lines or power lines were cut. no one was hurt. the concrete barrier is like what you see on the roadway. it's the best way to fight against the rock slides. >> tough to fight mother nature and gravity. >>> thi

wet and wendy across the turkey region with athens reaching to 25 degrees and moscow, take a rook at that, 30 degrees. a rare sight fhi the year. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >> those higher temperatures are giving an early boost to something that's associated with summer here in japan. for centuries japanese have heard the tinkle of wind bells and thought of a refreshing breeze on a hot summer day. this shop in the western city uses recycled glass bottles to make the bell. the item went on sale in april. the owner has sold 20% of his stock because of the unseasonably warm weather. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama called targeting of conservative groups by the i.r.s. "outrageous," and vowed to get to the bottom of the scandal. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we examine the allegations the agency singled out groups with the words "tea party" or "patriot" i

and is athens awaits the latest cash injection from brussels we look at how three years of chasing a bailout has got to the greek economy.

is recognition that berlin is looking increasingly isolated facing criticism not only in rome and athens but also paris and even in brussels, but the chancellor is maintaining a stoic, and termination, perhaps not least because we are now entering the hotter phase of the pre-election campaign. >> melinda, thank you so very much. >> are the domestic front in germany, germans are getting nervous about the austerity measures implemented in other parts of europe according to the gfk consumer research company says that the passion for saving is taking a hit. >> the type book -- take away from the cyprus bailout and the bank levy is to spend cash now 1 hardt i suspect -- on hard assets and precedent has been set for confiscation. >> german's postal workers are set to get a 5.7% pay raise. increased wages mean consumer spending remains brisk in germany. pay hikes are generally higher than the inflation rate of 1.2%, said the gains are real. germans would rather spend than wait around for the state to come and take a cut. >> the willingness to save is at a historic low. the events in cyprus have

united would have in the states exactly what is going on in madrid and lisbon and athens now. so, the government did not do that. here is what the government did. to bailout the banks, general motors, aig, all the rest of them, they borrowed money. the government borrowed the money. let me say that one more time -- the government borrowed money to bailout the top. and guess what? if the government suddenly stts to borrow huge amounts of money, which we did -- and like all of the governments the world, we are not unique. then the people who lend to the government -- and who are they? thanks, large corporations, and wealthy individuals and foreign countries, will lend to the united states. government borrows, the lenders get nervous because they keep lending to a government. the government keeps borrowing more money. the lenders begin to get where he -- you know, that government may not be able to pay us back. and you know why? because when you borrow tons of money as a government, you got to pay interest on that, and you got to pay it back, at least in part. ?nd where is the un

thousands marched through central athens to protest against the government's austerity cuts. >> we are here to fight. we are here to stay. we are here to win for the working-class people and for our people here in greece. and why not all over the world? >> in bangladesh, thousands of workers rallied with fresh memories of last week's garment factory collapse that killed at least 400 laborers. the lease have arrested the factory owner -- police have arrested the factory owner, who forced employees to keep working in the building even after they pointed out big cracks in the walls. one demonstrator says he deserves no mercy. >> we demand the death penalty for the owner. he should be hanged. we also want compensation for those killed and injured. factories also have to be made more safe. >> meanwhile, eu officials are weighing out whether to change bangladesh's hootie free access to the giant european market. -- to the -- bangladesh's free access to the giant european market. >> it is that lack of even the most basic labor standards and the outsourcing of production to countries like bang

but flights to athens and oslo are 4% cheaper. and people are booking well in advance - in some cases, booking flights for the holidays at year's end. "consumers were not doing that two years ago. they were not that confident." as for lodging, despite 8,000 additonal hotel rooms built for the summer olympics, london hotel rooms average $264 a night. but that's still cheaper than the average for hotel rooms in paris. retail sales in april made a rebound from march - up a slight .1%, but that still beats the street's expectation, which was a .3% decline. later this week will be more hints about the health of the nation's retailers when macy's, wal-mart, nordstrom and beleagured jc penny all report earnings. walgreen's is extending its pharmacy deal with cvs. under a multi-year contract, walgreen's will continue its agreement to fill prescriptions for cvs caremark. last year, walgreen's lost customers when it stopped doing business with express scripts. amazon's "virtual" money on the market. the e-tailer rolled out gold cash called

flights in and out of athens, watch out for the possibility of a delay here. i've seen those thunderstorms for you. london you've been in the 20s recently but starting to dive down to 13 for your high on thursday. that's a look at your world weather. here's your extended forecast. ♪ >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. spring. flowers are in full bloom again in japan this year. they observe the seasons and are