president with a request ahead of his visit to the atomic bombed japanese city of hiroshima. >>> fan turned stalker. a japanese pop idol is in critical condition following an attack by a man with a knife leaving fans in shock and wondering how this could have happened. >>> a change in diet. people in emerging countries are eating more meat and bread, causing a new challenge for food suppliers. >>> and exploring the world through design. as japan prepares for the 2020 olympics and paralympics, textile artists are giving a traditional garment international flare. >>> u.s. president barack obama is getting ready to face a chapter of america's wartime history. he'll visit hiroshima in western japan this week becoming the first sitting american president to travel to the atomic bombed city. activists and scholars in the u.s. are urging obama to meet with survivors and to reconsider his decisioion not to apologize. 74 people sent a letter on monday to the white house. they include filmm director oliver stone and peter kusnik an american historian and expert on the world war ii atomic bomb

. >>> a new chapter, people in hiroshima share their thoughts on the first visit to the atomic bombed city by a sitting american president. >>> my grant workers in china are trying to learn vocational skills before computers take their jobs. >>> political maneuvering is intensifying before the current session of japan's diet comes to a close on wednesday. prime minister shinzo abe intends to postpone a consumption tax hike by more than two years. opposition parties have responded by agreeing to submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet. the current plan is to raise the tax next april. abe laid out the reasons for the postponement in a meeting with the leader of the junior ruling coalition party komeito. he explained that during the g7 summit, held last week, he and other leaders expressed the shared view that there is a real risk of the global economy slipping into crisis. he said he believes that raising the consumption tax from 8% to 10% should be put off until october 2019. komeito leader said he would discuss the matter with his party colleagues. >> translator: i had the impres

he is als scheduled to visit the atomic bomb city of hiroshima. it's not clear will the incident will have an effect on the visit but t many people in okinawa sa it's's clear that it will have effect o on t the relocation of futenma air base. nhk world, okinawa. >>> a senior u.s. official says president barack obama will speak about the many lives lost during world war ii when he visits hiroshima next week. >>> obama will be the first sitting u.s. president to visit the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack. ben rhodes says obama will make a brief visit to the peace memorial park and is likely to offer flowers. rhodes oversees the president's national security communications, speech-writing and global engagement. he says the visit will be a chance for the president to reflect on the loss of life in hiroshima and nagasaki and many other places during the war. rhodes says he thinks obama's message will be that world leaders and citizens must recognize the toll that wars take on people. he says hiroshima and nagasaki are symbols of the loss of

he is also scheduled to visit the atomic bomb city of hiroshima. it is not clear whether the incident will have an effect on the visit. but many people in okinawa said it's clear that it will have an effect on the relocation of futenma air base. yoichiro tateiwa, nhk world, okinawa. >>> the leaders of japan, the european union and four european countries are trying to accelerate talks on an economic partnership agreement. they're expected to adopt the statement next week reaffirming their resolve. a meeting on the japan/eu economic partnership accord will take place on the sidelines of the group of seven summit in the ise-shima area of central japan. the leaders of japan, the eu, france, germany italy and britain will issue a joint statement at the meeting. nhk has learned that a draft of the statement is expected to reaffirm their determination to reach a broad agreement in economic partnership talks as early as possible this year. they're likely to agree that negotiators will increase their efforts during the next few months. japan is asking the

president to visit the city where united states dropped the first atomic bomb. cityvisit as quote bold decision based on concession and rational. president will honor the victims of the bombing but will not apologize for it. >> police are searching for a fugitive mom in ohio tonight. she led police on dangerous chase with her young child in the car. here's the tell why they stop the pursuit. >>reporter: harrowing police chase and most shocking part. the driver a young mom. allegedly putting her toddler life at risk. riding right there in the watch as he drives and goes right through lawn after lawn in the neighborhood. erica driving the wrong way against traffic through red lights nearly colliding with a school bus then aggressively barreling over a concrete barrier on the highway. all began with tell him appearing in court for minor charges. but police discover she had felony warrants in kentucky. 4oor alleged concealed weapon d/+$u$ey say she took o/p starting that chase. police stopingt pursuit because dangerous for that young child >> police say she later turned

president barack obama to visit the atom make bomb city. nhk conducted the survey by phone on people age 20 or older over the weekend. more than 1,000 people responded. 70% of the respondents want the u.s. president to visit hiroshima and 2% said they don't want him to. 23% were undecided. a sitting american president has not visited the city since the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb in world war ii. many were killed instantly or later from the bomb's long-term effects and starting offline reactors. 15% are in favor of restarting them. 47% said they are not and 30% were undecided. only two reactors out a plant in southwestern japan are now operating in the country. >> today's eye on asia starts in the philippines. the country will soon have a new leader and it appears it will be rodrigo took place monday. the special headquarters of the election commission in manila is tallying the votes. millions took to the ballots to choose from a closely contested field of candidates. early tuesday morning, the commission announced it counted the large majo

flood of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself. >> the u.s. dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of nagasaki three days later killing 70,000 more. >>> it was nearly a year ago that donald trump launched an unlikely campaign for the republican presidential nomination. he's knocked off 16 rivals, and cbs news estimates trump hit the magic number yesterday, reaching 1,238 delegates. one more than he actually needs. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. trump is campaigning in california today. a state he says he can win in november. yesterday, he celebrated his remarkable political win and looked forward to the campaign to come. >> we had a big day today. today was the day where we hit the 1,237. >> reporter: billionaire businessman donald trump celebrated his lock on the gop nomination with a big mac aboard his private jet. >> now we're the nominee. we're going to have a great convention. >> reporter: these two north dakota delegates were ted cruz supporters until they switched their alliance thursday morning. >> i asked how many del

atomic bomb, and the only nation to ever suffer from one. together they walk a fine line, making history, without opening old wounds. >> president obama's solemn visit comes 7 decades after the us desomated the city with an atomic bomb, as expected the president did not apologize for the incident, instead he trusted strong bond between the us and japan, two nations, once at war. >> it is a testament to how even the most painful device can be bridged. >> president obama later joined japan's prime minister, aba at peace memorial park to honor more than one hundred thousand people who died in the blast. 88 year old survived with radiation burns to his entire body, rather than dwell on the destruction, he is focused on the path ahead. i didn't think the city could be rebuilt so quickly, he says, it is wonderful. the 30 acre park complete with its stunning granite archway served as constant reminder of the toll of war. american visitor jose says it is now up to the u.s. to spread a message every peace. >> we as americans in particular have a responsibility to show the world that we are going forward. >> president obama acknowledged looming concerns over north korea's nuclear ambitions, he says, he's w

atomic bomb on hiroshima. his 13-year-old sister, yoko, died in the bombing. he gave us a tour of the city. speaking to us near the a-bomb dome in hiroshima, one of the few structures in the city that survived the blast. >> the a-bomb was dropped in hiroshima and also nagasaki. and i think a-bomb dropped not just on our cities, but on the whole human beings. so i have many things to talk about about my experience of the a-bomb. next one, an a-bomb, is to be dropped, then the earth will be annihilated. understand this the earth ise -- going to be annihilated. so whenever i talk, i want them to understand this. the peace memorial park until .he a-bomb, people lived here everything was destroyed. everyone died around this area. these memorial park is a beautiful part today with so many trees. but later they planted small trees and after decades, these trees became bigger and now very beautiful park today. i tell the visitors about this, to. i want them to understand people lived here. please, tell the people that people used to live here. war makes everyone crazy. hosokawa, 17koji years old wh

city of hiroshima since u.s. warplanes dropped the first atomic bomb on the city 71 years ago killing 140,000 people. we will speak to the pulitzer prize winning biographer of robert oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. we will also speak to a survivor of the hiroshima attack. but first, we look at how puerto rico is facing a complete takeover by a federally appointed control board. hillary clinton backs the deal, bernie sanders opposes it. >> it is morally unacceptable that billionaire hedge fund managers have been calling for even more austerity in puerto rico. austerity will not solve this crisis. amy: we will speak to a young chicago immigrant rights activist is suing the department of homeland security for rejecting her renewal for deferred deportation status because of her activism including her arrest at the , democratic national convention. what you face deportation now that you're getting arrested? >> i don't know, but i am willing to risk it. i am proud to be doing this with my parents. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.o, the war and peace rep

atomic bomb on the u.s. an atomic bomb on the japanese city during the second world war purity made it clear it would not beology from the president. gary o'donoghue reports. gary: hiroshima, the site of the first atomic on, dropped to end the war in the east. ever since the 140,000 people who died directly as a result here- have been remembered . do the u.s. and japan are now close and political allies. the presidential village has been in the cards for some months. the japanese prime minister welcomed it. e: within touching on the reality of the effects of the atomic bombing, i think this will add strength to getting closer to a world without atomic weapons. comes,hen the president it will not be to apologize. he will not revisit the decision to drop the bombs. >> the president will send a much more forward-looking signal about his ambition for realizing the goal -- a planet without nuclear weapons. gary: the visit will mark a hugely historic moment for america. cuba and now hiroshima. the president is making his final year one for breaking old taboos. katty: for more on president obama's visit i am joine

dropped an atomic bomb on the city during world war ii. >>> more accusations against fairfax county fire officials. another lawsuit has been filed by a -- northern bureau chief, peggy fox has this exclusive story tonight. live from the fire department headquarters in fairfax. peggy? >> reporter: well, deborah, here's the 40-page lawsuit filed by firefighter, patricia thomaselo. she's been with the fire department for 20 years. but she's not suings the fire department -- suing the fire department. she claims they were jealous of her achievements because she's a black woman. and she claims that they resented the complaint she filed. she's suing them for $2 million. >> so we're not saying the department is hotten. we're -- rotten. we're saying the leadership and this unwritten policy of how to treat female firefighters is wrong. >> reporter: he is representing ispatrhessia thomaselo in -- patricia thomaselo. alleging a conspiracy to belittle, bully and harass her over her 20-year career. >> she's complained about colleagues who approached her at 2:00 in the morning, wanting to have sex with

. >>> president obama makes history in hiroshima, we have more on his visit to the city that was hit by an atomic bomb and new surveillance video of the concert chaos in new york city. details about the man arrested for the shooting. >>> president obama made history in hiroshima today. he became the first sitting american president to visit the japanese city decimated by the atomic bomb in world war ii. megan hughes has more. >> reporter: president obama and japan's prime minister laying a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial. >> 71 years ago on a bright cloudness morning gas fell from the sky and the world was changed. >> reporter: the president made no apology for the decision but recognized the human toll. the bomb claimed more than 140,000 victims be today the president held hands with survivors now in their 80s and 90s. this one calling him an earnest person he has a heart to feel for others so strongly. he was holding my hand more and more. >> we recognize the moment that the bomb fell and feel the dread of children confused by what they see. we listen to a silent cry. >> he made the case for

dropped an atomic bomb on the city in world war ii. the president was joined by the prime minister at peace memorial park. >> you may not be able to eliminate man's ca pass t i do do like my own that hold the stockpiles we must have the encourage to escape the logic of fear. >> the president won't be visiting the site of the second nuclear bomb in 1945. there, more than 70,000 people were killed. >>> a live look at the airport, hoping to get on planes and hit their holiday destinations, but the lines at the tsa, we won't to know if they will be difficult for you. tweet us with the hashtag #timethe i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. . >>> welcome back. donald trump is laying out his strategy he believes will win the general election. it involvescampaigning in 50 states he considers toss-ups, but who is opponent still remains to be seen officially. rock albert has more from the white house. >> reporter: cbs news pr

dropped an atomic bomb on the city during world war two where the brick news this with the store a lot of people watching the president did very closely. >>james: we have video from the ceremony where he paid tribute again to those who died in the bombing the presence of the world has shed irresponsibility to ask how to avenge the suffering that's a place within seven years ago from happening again instead of president wang reef he also spoke briefly with some of the survivors the president did not apologize to the decision to drop the bomb the picture to the crime bill or as of war many historians argue that dropping the bomb or world war two to much quicker and and would have otherwise been signed a guest book in late as a saw or reef during the historic visit in the guest book he wrote " we have known the agony of four letters find careers together to spread peace and pursue a world without nuclear weapons is in japan for the g-7 summit with leaders of the seven countries is slowing and action plan for countering terrorism. . >>darya: henry clinton the 74 delegates away from clinchi

dropped an atomic bomb on the city during world war ii. >>> isis threatens to kill any family that tries to leave fallujah. iraqi and coalition forces are three days into a battle to retake the city. thousands of civilians risk getting caught in the crossfire. >>> police in belgium have arrested four suspected isis recruiters on terrorist charges. they say the suspects might be planning new attacks in belgium but they have not been linked to the deadly attacks on the subway and brussels airport. >>> the taliban in afghanistan announced they appointed a new leader extremist views. he is not likely to back a peace deal with the afghan government. the announcement confirms that the previous leader was killed in a u.s. drone strike last week. >>> italian navy ships scrambled to a boat packed with migrants off the coast of libya. crews rescued 500 people. five others drown in the sea. italy's navy and coast guard rescued more than 300,000 my gaunts over the past two years. >>> two women and two young children tied up and gagged. that's the scene police found at a home on king george drive in

dropped an atomic bomb on the city in world war ii. meghan hughes channel 6 "action news." >>> turning to presidential politics, donald trump is meeting with running mates, first up, bob cocker, who has experience in washington and powerful role in foreign foreig. chris christie may be vetted later on. hillary clinton is campaigning in michigan meanwhile, a state she lost in the primary. and bernie sanders is stumping in california which holds it's primary on u.n. 7. >>> there's much more ahead on "action news" 12:30. deflate gate continues what tom brady's attorneys announced today about his spengs. >>> spengs -- suspension. >>> madonna's tribute to prince and we learned more about how the singer died when "action news" comes right back. yiewnld quarterback tom brady is going for a dismissal of the court ruling that reinstated the suspension. brady's lawyers will argue that the nfl commissioner roger goodell bypassed the fine and other penalties when he imposed the suspension. >>> madonna stole the show with her tribute to prince at t

dropped an adom mick -- atomic bomb on the city in world war ii. president obama says he will deliver the message that the u.s. has responsibility to make sure a nuclear weapon is never used again. >>> new polls out tonight show donald trump has eliminated nearly all of hillary clinton's commanding lead over here in a potential general election match-up, they are now almost deadlocked in the polls. tonight donald trump is facing new questions about his finances and the amount of money he claims to have raised for the country's veterans while hillary clinton still faces a persistent challenge from bernie sanders. mark albert reports. >> reporter: hillary clinton spoke monday in detroit to one of the la endorse her, criticizing her likely opponent in november, donald trump. >> we are not talking about any ordinary antiunion, antiworker republican. a lot of republicans themselves say donald trump is a disaster waiting to happen to america. >> reporter: clinton's commanding lead over trump in a hypothetical match-up is all but gone. trump now leads in

atomic bomb. he'll visit the city on may 27th in a different region of japan. the white house spokesperson did not make it clear if obama will visit hiroshima's peace memorial museum. that's one of the places atomic bomb survivors are asking him to see. a group of sur vvivors will sena letter to the president. >> translator: we really want him to do that. >> they hope the president will meet them and other survivors in hiroshima. >>> islamic state militant group claimed responsibility for all three attacks. in one of them, a truck blew up at a market. 64 people died and more than 80 were injured. explosions occurred at two check points. car filled with explosives blew up while a suicide attack was carried out at the other. islamic state militants say they targeted shia muslim fighters who have been helping the government fight against the group. iraqi government forces are hoping to retake the city of mosul through a large scale military campaign. >>> australian police have arrested five men on suspicion of planning to sail to syria to join the islamic state mil

dropped an atomic bomb on city and demanded that japan surrender to end world war ii.did not surrender a bomb was dropped on nagasaki. those bombings killed more than 100,000 people. president obama will become the first sitting u.s. president to visit hiroshima. the white house says his trip highlights the longstanding commitment to promoting the peace and security of the world without nuclear weapons. >> they sacrificed for their country and now they're asking for some help in return for the sake of their families. wounded veterans and their spouses were on capitol hill urging lawmakers to pass legislation on benefits for reproductive services. right now the department of veterans affairs does not cover costly procedures like in vittio fertilization. 13 veterans organizations and sent letters asking lawmakers to pass an amendment that would change that. they say ivf coverage is critical for vets who have sustained combat injuries that can ma conceive a child naturally. >> we don't need to be embarrassed. this is what war did and does and this is what war costs and it

ceremony honors the victims of the us atomic bombing of that city back in 1945. we'll have a live report from hiroshima coming up in our next half hour. >> a pennsylvania woman has become the first u.s. citizen to contract a bacteria that's resistant to what's known as last resort antibiotics. the 49 year old woman went to a health clinic for urinary tract infection and doctors discovered she had the drug resistant e-coli bacteria in her sisterment she was successfully treated with different course of antibiotics. the pennsylvania medical society released statement saying the news is cause for concern, but goes ton say, it is important we remember it was caught and now is not the time to panic, as many healthcare professionals are working to address the situation. >> the fate of atlantic city now in the hands of new jersey governor chris christie. state lawmakers approved a bill yesterday to help the cash strapped resort avoid running out of money. the deal gives atlantic city five months to come up with a balanced budget for the next five years, and spares the c

japan as president obama became the first sitting us president to visit hiroshima since atomic bomb wiped out thee cityore than 7 y >> reporter: issue sarah wasn'ts without controversy the questiot why go and why do it now? n >> the 50 to hiroshima has been in a the works for some time during this trip for at the g seven summit p peace memorial attended. there was speculation as to whaa exactly the president would say. would this bee apology foree bombings back in 1945. no apology the president did lay a receive there and he met with two survivors of the bombings. >> their soles speak to us. they ask us to look inward. take stock of who we are. and what we might become: three days later us dropped another bomb.bomb. tonight we ask people if theyf thought the president did the right thing by going to japan? >> i was glad he didn't apologize on our behalf i don't think america needs to apologize. >> i know he's in japan what wha he's doing i'm sure he's doing what he thinks is best right now we're in washington d.c. and there's going to be a million of us. >> i think the president should be here to give

city where the u.s. dropped the world's first atomic bomb 70 years ago.e to the japanese people and the world. >>> and back here at home, it is official. donald trump seals the deal for the republican convention this summer earning the delegates needed to claim his party's presidential nomination. now he is discussing his plan to win it all. >>> and the outsider takeover as trump says his people have talked to bernie sanders' people about their open debate. some democrats aren't happy about this. we'll have hillary clinton's response. good to have you with us. it's 5:30 a.m. on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early."

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hiroshima's mayor, kazumi matsui said he wants obama to meet atomic bomb survivors in the city. >> translator: i will ask the japanese foreign ministry to arrange an opportunity for president obama to meet survivors so the president can show he has acknowledged their wishes. >> matsui reflected back to obama's 2009 speech in prague. he said he wants the president to reassure people he is still working toward that vision of a world without nuclear arms. >>> one of tokyo's biggest festivals is in full swing with people parading down the streets of the asakusa district. about 1.5 million people are expected to join the sanja matsuri before it wraps up on sunday. the festival opened with a procession of about 400 musicians, geishas and people decked out in colorful costumes. they made their way around the grounds of the asakusa shrine. the spectacle drew thousands of locals and tourists. >> translator: it was amazing. >> lots of people from the world coming here to enjoy this party. not only japanese. this is great. >> the festival is being held a week earlier than usual as police prepare for the

dropped an atomic bomb on the city 71 years ago. there are still survivors in japan and this is a moment they have waited decades for. they are certainly not looking for an apology this time but they believe this visit will be a very symbolic one and one that will help the world recommit to a world without nuclear weapons. sueichi describes the day. he was five years old, knocked unconscious, his face badly burned. an experience that still badly haunts him 71 years later. >> i couldn't even recognize my mother's face because it was completely burned. charred dead bodies everybody where. people kept yelling give me water, give me water. the attack killed more than 70,000 people, just three days of after a nuclear attack on hiroshima. kiro hopes obama's visit today will shed now light on survivors. my sincere hope is that mr. obama listens to the stories that played out below the mushroom cloud. the focus isn't just on the u.s. but japan. as prime minister shinzo abe struggles to confront the country's wartime past, its use of so call

hiroshima's mayor says he wants obama to meet with atomic bomb survivors in the city. >> translator: i will ask the japanese foreign ministry to arrange an opportunity for president obama to meet survivors so the president can show he is acknowledged their wishes. >> matsui reflected back to obama's 2009 speech in prague. he said he wants the president to reassure people that he is still working toward that vision of a world without nuclear arms. >>> saturday will be one month since the first powerful earthquake hit southwestern japan. seismic activity continues in kumamoto prefecture. dozens of tremors are still hitting the region every day. 49 people died in two powerful quakes last month. and search efforts continue for a university student still missing. it's believed he is buried underneath a landslide. authorities say around 10,000 people have been taking refuge. the disaster devastated many of their homes. the death toll rose by 19 after people evacuated. officials believe stress and other health issues may have been causes. government officials are now focusing on rebuilding

the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city back in 1945. japan later surrendered to allied forces, helping in world war ii. a summer ceremony at the office of the prince george's county sheriff, a memorial for fallen honoring to the officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2002. their families given wreaths adorned with the names of those deputies. up, you do not have to head to the big apple to catch that blockbuster broadway musical "hamilton." the show can see around here in the best chance to snag tickets. >> take a look at your screen. we have new red pandas at the national zoo. the refurbished trail has finally been completed. coming up, we are going to take you up close and personal. cute. so plus destructive storms pummeled the center of the country. >> picked me up, threw me against the tree. i just held on. they: why officials say damage could have been much worse. like mostyou are people, you hate waiting in those long tsa lines at airport. you are not alone. airports in new york and atlanta are threatening to replace the

today president obama became the first sitting us president to visit hiroshima sin the atomic bomb wiped out the cityuring world war ii. the president honored the 140,000 lives lost in 1945 drag somber ceremony near the epicenter of that blast. the president did not offer an apology for the attack. he did use the historic moment to look to the future reinforcing his goals to end nuclear warfare. >> we have a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history. and ask what we must do differently to curb such suffering again. >> the president also met with some of the survivors of the attack. >>> many people wanted to see but now it will not be happeni happening. drum many will not debate bernie sanders ahead he have california primary. this decision comes as hundreds of protesters clashed with police and each other at a trump rally in san diego tonight. earlier, the presumptive nominee attacked hillary clinton in fresno. accusing her of having bad judgment. clinton returned fire in oakland calling trump a bully. meanwhile, sanders rallied supporters in san pedro he's trying to pull off an

city's peace memorial. he becomes the first sitting u.s. president to visit hiroshima where 140,000 people were killed by an atomic bomb in the closing days of world war ii. >> the flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself. >> as expected the president did not apologize for the u.s. dropping the bomb. he did say the world has a responsibility to ask how to prevent such suffering from happening again. >>> and also in japan, breaking news from tokyo where the engine of a korean airplane has caught on fire just before takeoff. you can see firefighters spraying some foam on that aircraft. all 302 passengers and 17 crew members were safely evacuated. flight 2708 was heading to seoul, south korea. the runway the plane was using had been closed and all other flights temporarily halted. that is at the city airport there in tokyo. >>> now to the race for the white house and a big step forward for donald trump. >> yep, trump has now secured enough delegates to lock up the republican nomination. he laid out what was an aggressive energy policy and launched a new round of attac

atomic bomb. their target, the militarily command city of hiroshima. at least 70,000 people were thousands tens of more wounded. another atomicr, bomb was used against the nagasaki.ity of the shortly thereafter, japan theendered, thus ending second world war. in the wreckage of hiroshima, great controversy was born. since then, historians have debated the moral and political truman's president actions. this month, is the first visit a sitting president, barack obama, will visit hiroshima and people.the japanese the white house insists that apologizeobama won't for the u.s. bombings. still, some believe the will signifyisit u.s. regret for what occurred 71 years ago. question, is this visit a good idea? rogan? tom: no, i think it's a very bad idea for a simple reason. the president, if he was going to go, should have explicitly said it was the right thing to for harry truman and the fact that he's going and hedging and apologizing means it will be sort of apology and it's unpleasant for the men and women of the military who expect a commander-in-chief t

today president obama became the first sitting us president to visit hiroshima sin the atomic bomb wiped out the cityuring world war ii. the president honored the 140,000 lives lost in 1945 drag somber ceremony near the epicenter of that blast. the president did not offer an apology for the attack. he did use the historic moment to look to the future reinforcing his goals to end nuclear warfare. >> we have a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history. and ask what we must do differently to curb such suffering again. >> the president also met with some of the survivors of the attack. >>> many people wanted to see but now it will not be happeni happening. drum many will not debate bernie sanders ahead he have california primary. this decision comes as hundreds of protesters clashed with police and each other at a trump rally in san diego tonight. earlier, the presumptive nominee attacked hillary clinton in fresno. accusing her of having bad judgment. clinton returned fire in oakland calling trump a bully. meanwhile, sanders rallied supporters in san pedro he's trying to pull off an

dropped an atomic bomb on that city, killing 141,000 people there. many many japan have been waiting for this moment. marines there were excited when air force one landed and waiting for the president to spoke and he just wrapped up his speech to those marines there. later this morning, he will be visiting that memorial site there inhiroshima. right now, back to regular programming. "all in" with chris hayes. >> i guaranty no matter how tough hillary clinton and bernie sanders are, vladamir putin is tough to and the country can't risk having donald trump as president. i don't think there's any downside risk for hillary. there's an upside risk for bernie, and bernie sanders would clean whacko donald's absolute clock. >> i also thought it would be -- when people talk about what happens, you know, after the primaries are finished and we go to -- maybe before we go to philadelphia, certainly after philadelphia, what is bernie sanders' role? what is his role in this campaign, should he not be the nominee, which looks likely at this point? this to me would

would drop the atomic bomb. 140,000 people in the city died. heroshima left in ruins. seiko's home collapsed on her and her brother. >> i said give me water. >> reporter: little seiko heard japanese children cry in a makeshift hospital that she and her brother were taken to. americans were celebrating as seiko was getting cancer care. yoisha never made it past his fifth birthday. >> that was the only picture i have of my brother. >> reporter: painful memories of world war ii still fresh as president obama announced his visit to hiroshima. >> i didn't think that -- in this world. i could hear, i could see that and i would just say, go over there. >> reporter: but the president's visit brings new life to a decades old question. do you think the united states should apologize for dropping the atomic bomb on heroshima. >> apologize? how in the world could he apologize, could anybody apologize. they don't need to apologize. >> seiko says she agrees with the man once her enemy. >> it was wartime and no country is the the winner. no country is the winner. >> reporter: experts

hiroshima tomorrow, becoming the first sitting president to do so since the us dropped the atomic bomb on that city japan trip will also focus on recent aggression in the south china sea. joining us now is michael awesome, the director of japan's studies at the american enterprise institute and the columnist on asia for the wall street journal. also the author of the upcoming book the end of the asian century, thank you for joining us thank you for having me . heather: first of all, i'd like to get your thoughts on president obama commenting on donald trump today. did you think that was appropriate? >> well, i don't think a foreign visit where he's meeting heads of state to refer back to the people who are going to succeed him as potentially being dangerous for america's interest is very helpful. the truth is however that donald trump in particular has said a number of things that have worried our allies both in terms of issues of trade war, potentially over currency manipulation and policy that both japan and korea could go to nuclear under his watch so there is reason that our allies are concerne

the bomber took off carrying a single bomb which dropped over the city of hiroshima at 8:15 in the morning on august 6, 1945. >> it is an atomic. more than 80,000 people were killed and tens of thousands were horribly burned and poisoned with radiation. the president warned japan, surrender or face what he calls a reign of ruins. there was no reply. so another atomic bomb was dropped on japan. this time more than 40,000 people died there and finally japan gave up. >> satisfied the unconditional of tjapan. the war was over. a decision he stood by for the rest of his life. i made that decision in the conviction that saves hundreds of thousands of lives, japanese as well as americans. >> dropping of a bomb was the only sensible thing to do. it was the only thing to do. >> truman lived to see other nations developed atomic weapons. he saw the birth of the hydrogen bomb and far more powerful than the bomb dropped in japan. >> he watched during the cuban nuclear crisis. what did not happen again in truman's lifetime or in all the years since is another use of atomic weapons by anyone. the city of hiroshima devastated years ago is th

president to visit the city site of the atomic bombing.dent is here in japan for the g 7 summit but made his way into this direction earlier today stopping at the u.s. base and he met u.s. personnel and thanked them for their dedication and service to country. the memorial had people in attendance that killed 140,000. the pain of the past but a promise of the future without nuclear weapons. >> you must change our mind set without war itself to prevent conflict through diplomacy. the strive to end conflicts after they have begun. >> the president also meets with survivors he held hands with others. nagasaki was also bombed back in 1945 and they were over looked. the president made a point to mention them as well today. back to you in new york. >> live in hiroshima. thank you so much. 39 minutes after the hour. a criminal cowoman comes face t a criminal inside her home. >> whthey have her. >> frightening moments while the burglar he is ram sansack the h. you won't believe how this one ends. >> a new lawizing up on criminals. you wouldn't ord

president to visit hiroshima, japan since the you had dropped an atomic bomb on the city during world war two. he used the historic moment to look to the future, reenforcing his goals to end newer clear warfare. cbs news correspondent weijia jiang has details. >> reporter: president obama honored the 140,000 lives lost after the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb over here she will a in 1945. >> a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was change. >> reporter: somber ceremony was held 1200 feet from the epicenter of the blast, it was short but emotional. president obama and japanese prime minister aba looked at the dome that endured the explosion, the president embraced a survivor and spoke about the the brutality of the bombing. >> mere words cannot give voice to such suffering. >> reporter: president obama did not offer an apology for the attack, the survivors we spoke with said, they never expected one. >> this is not a problem that can be settled just by saying i'm sorry. it is not that light. >> reporter: instead 79 year-old amico acato wants president obama to

dropped an atomic bomb on the city.resident spoke at the ceremony saying this about pursuing a world without nuclear weapons. >> we may not be able to eliminate man's capacity to do evil. so nations and the alliances that we formed must possess the means to defend ourselves. but among those nations like my own that hold nuclear stockpiles, we must have the encourage to escape the logic of fear. and pursue a world without them. liz: is that possible? joining me now former cia director but also advisor on both the strategic arms limitation and reduction talks ambassador james. great to have you on this very day, sir. >> good to be with you. liz: what are your thoughts of that statement just in time when tension is rising, can you start dreaming of a nuclear free world? >> you can always dream. but dreams are not policies. and hope is not a policy. it's just a warm, happy thought. that peace that we've had in northeast asia with japan now being a successful and prosperous and democratic country and south korea being the sa

after the summit president obama will visit the city that his country devastated with an atomic bomb. he will become the first sitting u.s. president to do so. the officials will also increase security in tokyo and other major cities. officers have been on alert after deadly terrorist attacks in france and belgium. u.s. government officials have looked over the route that obama will take during his visit to hiroshima next week. they walked around hiroshima peace memorial park and the too many -- atomic bomb dome and stopped by the peace museum and the park's cenotaph. it's the same walk john kerry took last month. the officials also inspected the city's international conference center. white house officials are playing up the support for obama's visit. >> there is a large portion of even world war ii veterans who may have risked their lives fighting japanese soldiers in world war ii, who understand the potential that exists and understand the argument that the president has made. >> earnest said the overwhelming response to the trip has been positive. separately, another u.s. senior o

president, sitting president, we should add to visit the city destroyed by an atomic bomb during world war ii. the president and japanese prime minister laid a wreath at arlington and paid tribute to 40 lives lost. >> among those nations that hold nuclear stock piles we must have the courage to pursue a world without fear. >> the president did not apologize for the bombing. after his remarks, both leaders visited the planes and visited with survivors of the bombings. >> thi annapolis. more than 1,000 students became officers. it includes students with majors in cyber operations. it had a speech from ash carter and a fly over by the blue angels. >> the first black woman to become a fire investigator in the fairfax station is suing. she claims there was a top down conspiracy to harass and bullied her to quit. patrice trisha thomascello says they resented her and because she filed complaints against others. >> they resented me because i'm a female and i'm black and climbing the ranks and i stood up for myself. and i stood up for other women. >> richard bowers says he is ki sexual and raci