in 1996, he ran in the 10,000-meter race at the atlanta olympics. >> translator: he's a symbol of palestinehis success would make us all very proud. we'll all be cheering him on. >> reporter: with his help, he's getting ready for the upcoming london olympics. >> translator: my dream is to stand on the winner's podium as the palestinian flag is raised. and for palestine to be recognized as an independent state. >> reporter: that recognition means so much to palestinian athletes. for them, representing palestine in the olympics means more than winning. nhk world, gaza. >> all right. time now to check the world weather forecast with sayak sayaka mori. >> let's start off with asia. a new tropical storm has formed over the northwestern pacific. this is now packing winds of 65 kilometers per hour. already impacting the southern islands of southern mariana islands with very heavy rain and a strong wind. some strengthening is likely but will move away from the islands. up towards the north, still wet and cool across the eastern half of japan under the influence of this strong low pressure system bu

in 1996 he ran in the 10,000-meter race in the atlanta olympics. >> translator: al farra is the symbol of palestine. his success would be a symbol of the crowd. we'll all be cheering him on. >> reporter: al farra is getting ready for the upcoming olympics with his help. >> translator: my dream is to stand on the winner's podium as the palestinian flag is raised and for palestine to be recognized as an independent state. >> reporter: that recognition means so much to palestinian athletes. for them, representing palestine in the olympics means more than winning. nhk world, gaza. >>> people are lining up in the japanese capital to be the first to climb the world's tallest tower. the tokyo sky tree is just hours way from opening. it's 634 meters high. the tower has two panoramic observation decks. one is 350 meters above the ground, the other is at 450 meters. visitors will be able to see mt. fuji on the horizon on a clear day. tokyo sky tree officially opens at 10:00 a.m. japan time with a ribbon cutting ceremony. then the woman who won the contest to name the structure will go up to the

spending on the olympics. 1984, los angeles olympics cost 75 million. 1996 atlanta olympics cost 609 lard's time, salt lake city olympics, 1.3 billion. suddenly he is not speaking something that believed in the past but he has practiced. so is he playing to those poll numbers that the governor is talking about in hopes that facts never break through to the american people, where they understand where the gains were from the stimulus and auto bailout? >> oh, sure. but let's go to the facts for a second. mitt romney has done this on several occasions. it is a pattern for him on the campaign trail. when i was covering him in ohio, in early march, he said a couple of times that president obama had never signed any trade agreements, which is actually not true. the president has signed three trade agreements. but as a tactical matter, i agree with the governor. but look, back in 2009, 2010, republicans members of can congress were photographed throughout their districts and ribbon cutting ceremonies for projects that the stimulus funded. so it is of course hypocritical in certain ways to cr

eric rudolph is remembered for bombing the atlanta olympics. after he bombed the olympics and went on the run, that same guy bombed a gay bar in at llanta a an abortion clinic in birmingham, alabama. when he bombed that abortion clinic in sandy springs, georgia, the first bomb went off at 9:30 in the morning. it ripped out part of a wall at the clinic. it destroyed the clinic. an hour later, the second bomb went off in a trash can just outside the building. this double bombing was designed to give responders enough time to arrive on the scene and figure out what the first bomb was about and the second bomb exploded then to try to kill the emergency responders. six people were hurt by the second blast including a federal atf agent the they said it was a miracle that the second blast did not kill anyone. that was the women's clinic in sandy strings, georgia in 1997. this year another women's clinic in the same place just about a mile from the bombing was hit by burglaries. that could just be a random break in. a couple of months before that anoth

timothy mcveigh, the unabomber, or the person that blew up the abortion clinic in atlanta or maybe set off the bombs at the olympics may well be driven by that. but we have a wonderful - a little bit longer, about eight minute further interview with rebecca in which she comes out and answers some of the questions we're raising, in a way that i have never heard before. in particular, keep in mind as she talks about this, our "belief of believers equals behavior" - your $64,000 question: who's the victim? wow. let's take the words from rebecca on this. >> what exactly did the people's temple adherents believe in? >> well, people's temple was affiliated with the disciples of christ denomination, and certainly began as a christian group, or within traditional christian belief systems and structures. however, it had an interest and commitment to racial justice and equality, beginning in indianapolis in the 1950s, continuing on into a move into california in the 1960s, and into expansion within the inner city ghettos of san francisco and los angeles. so, as the group moved and expanded its traditional christian commitmen

the olympic torch on its way from greece, actually, and then through atlanta and then coming to new york was brought into the city. we brought it in by boat, and the families of some of the victims of the 9/11 tragedy firefighters and police families joined us on that boat. we took the olympic flame and went out into the harbor. we stopped in front of the statue of liberty. we all sang "god bless america" together, and there were hugs and tears that were shed there and then we brought the boat back to the harbor, or back to the dock, and took the torch and the mayor actually ran the torch that day, ran the torch across the ice at rock seefeller cente of, and those who rushed to danger, as opposed to rushed from it, we honor them and on the anniversary when osama bin laden was finally taken out and we respect and admire the many people who were a part of that, from the president who authorized that attack to the intelligence community that worked on it for so many years to identify where he was and, of course, to the members of our armed services particularly s.e.a.l. team 6 that took the

the olympic torch that was on its way from greece, actually, and then through atlanta and then coming to new york was brought into the city. we brought it in by boat. and the families of some of the victims of the 9/11 tragedy firefighters and police families joined us on that boat. we took the olympic flame and went out into the harbor. we stopped in front of the statue of liberty. we all sang "god bless america" together and there were hugs and tears that were shed there. then we brought the boat back to the harbor, back to the dock and took the torch, and the mayor actually ran with the torch that day. ran the torch across the ice at rockefeller center. and then we lit a cauldron and it burned here in new york city for a day on december 25th. so it's an honor to be here with the mayor to acknowledge these men and women who serve as our first responders, who rush to danger as opposed to rushing from it. this of course is on the anniversary of the day when osama bin laden finally was taken out and we respect and admire the many people who are part of that. from the president who auth

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atlanta. >> it was a great opportunity and position with a secure paycheck sand a predictable schedule. however, my heart yearned to go towards my dream of aspiring to play soccer in the olympicsre was tough times, particularly in south america. >> it was a very hard experience for me just because of so many of the preconceived notions that people all over the world have about americans. over the course of the five months, we were able to realize, oh, we're morale like than we are different. >> now she's using what she learned to open up new worlds for inner city kids. >> introducing this ball alone is going to open up their eyes to being able to exercise their creativity. build confidence and develop new friendships. it's important for me to spread and share this tool with as many youth as possible. >> that's just what she's doing, beginning with children at the martin luther king recreational center in atlanta. >> one of the greatest things that i think ms. martin has taught our children is you must be persistent in the pursuit of your goals. >> athletically speaking, soccer is the universal language. so many people play the sport, watch the sport, love the sport. for those

the olympic torch that was on its way from greece, actually, and then through atlanta, then coming toork was brought into the city. we brought it in by boat. and the families of some of the victims of the 9/11 tragedy firefighters and police, families, joined us on that boat. we took the olympic flame and went out into the harbor. we stopped in front of the statue of liberty. we all sang god bless america together. there were hug and tears shed there. then we brought the boat back to the harbor, back to the dock, and took the torch. the mayor actually ran the torch that day across the ice at rockefeller center. then we lit a cauldron and it burned for a day on december 25. it's an honor to be here with the mayor to acknowledge these men and women who serve and rush to danger when others are rushing away. on this day when usama bin laden was taken out. we admire the president and the intelligence community that worked on it for so many years to identify where he was and the members of our armed services, seal team 6 that took the extraordinary risk of going into pakistan and removing o

atlanta is interesting case. because of the run up to the olympics. they raised all the high-rise public housing.re visiting the city from all over are not going to see those kind of markers of poverty in what we've come to see. you go to a city and you look for high-rise and you ask where the off limit place were. these all disappeared in atlanta and it was the most sweeping effort. the scale was much smaller in chicago. it varies. to be really fair, it was a little bit like welfare reform. this is what people argue. this isn't talking individual, this is sort of more of sociologist would say that about a third of the people needed that kick and they ended up doing better once they left. went to other places or they went into a different kind of structure. maybe a third just fell out the bottom. they needed the support. people went to various kinds of housing after it. they went into the private market where section 8 vouchers. they went into other high-rises that were further from the center of the city so they're on the perimeter. it was kind of an argument that a city like chicago and other c

the olympic torch on its way from greece and then through atlanta and coming to new york was brought into the city. we brought in by boat. the families of some of the victims of the 9/11 tragedy, firefighters and police, families, joined us in that boat. we took the olympic flame and went out into the harbor. we stopped in front of the statue of liberty. we all sang "god bless america" together. then we brought the boat back to the harbor, back to the dock, and took the torch, and the mayor actually ran the torch that they come across the ice at rockefeller center, and we lit a cauldron that bird. for a day on december 25. it is an honor to be here today to knowledge these men who have served as first responders. this is on the anniversary of the day when osama bin laden was taken out, and we respect and admire the people who were part of that, from the president who authorized that attack, to the intelligence community that worked on it for so many years, to identify where he was. of course, to the members of the armed services that took the risk of going into pakistan and removing

atlanta roller girls and i learned how to jam. roller derby, one of eight sports that could join the olympics come 2020.ent types of women. >> we have nurses, lawyers, stay at home moms, computer programmers, graphic designers. >> where it is okay to wear fish nets and face paint, yes, costumes, so is this actually a sport? yes, it is. a lot of you know the roller derby of the past, very staged, for show, and today's roller derby has real athletes and enforced rules and i am about to learn how to play. here is how it works. two teams of girls pick out a skater to be what's called a jammer for each of their teams. jammers then race around the rink trying to lap the other team while their group tries to slow the opponent down. that means a lot of contact or what these ladies call hits. >> very physical, very competitive sport, nothing is staged. it is all real. >> that's hate ash bury, a college professor, and her real name is not hate. it is michelle. ladies here take on an alter ego on the rink and a lot of them don't know one another's real names and it is my turn. >> what did we think? which one? >> b