battere official -- okinawa city. it is feared this could be the strongest storm to hit japan in decades, but early damage reports were encouraging. >> we have not received any information regarding major damage or injuries. the prime minister has ordered the government to keep citizens informed and to prepare for any disaster and to respond quickly if anything is to happen. >> officials said the storm was diminishing in intensity. it was earlier downgraded from a super typhoon, but the wide path and slow movement could add to potential damage. the storm comes at the end of japan's rainy season, and forecasters warned its powerful winds could trigger landslides in some areas. >> travel between britain and france by the channel tunnel is experiencing more delays this tuesday. several euros star trains have canceled and tunnel services have been put on hold after a power failure monday. nearly 400 passengers had to be evacuated from a euro tunnel service when they were about a quarter of the way through the passage. the

taiwan was battered by a typhoon overnight. >> ukrainian officials say pro russia rebels shot down two of the country's fighter jets. the separatists are saying one of the pilots died and they're looking for the other one of the meanwhile investigators who the rebels have allowed on the scene continue their search for clues into the do you know of malaysian airlines flight mh17. the bodies of those on board arrived in the netherlands tod today. and today government officials held an honor ceremony. a missile shot down that plane last week. more than half of the victims are dutch citizens. >> here we go again. on the floor of parliament in ukraine fighting breaking out again. it's the second time lawmakers fought during sessions this week alone. ukraine's national lift and communist parties came to blows after one member asked for vote to remove the leader of the communist party from the sessi session. >> closer to home now fox 29 gets results for homeowners who say vacant lot was ruining their neighbor. earlier this month you might remember we showed you the weed and trash covered lot

emergency officials are ordering a mandatory evacuation of part of north carolina's outer banks as tropical storm arthur approaches. >> pam: it's expected to grow to a hurricane by tomorrow. and to batter the east coast by friday. >> pam: on hatteras island, officials are encouraging everyone to leave the area during daylight hours before high winds and heavy rains hit.and cause flooding. >> pam: kron 4 chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is tracking tropical storm arthur as it moves up the east coast. from the carolinas up to the northeast. >> reporter: what >> pam: what is the latest jacqueline? >> jacqueline: as we look up to the north that is where we will be tracking you can see a tropical storm and that is what it is right now. it turns into a hurricane very quickly here and by tomorrow and makes its way up to north carolina as a hurricane as first the coast line. the sea temperatures will cool off and shalt die el current and should die off. that down to a tropical storm as it goes up the east coast but still in a tropical storm can cause a lot of bench. can cost a lot of damage >> making my wife, and my mom family sick. >> pam: ahead at eight. protesters block buses full >>

. >> to asia now where japan is being battered by one of the biggest storms in the region in decades. >> local officials say at least one person was killed and over two dozen injured when he typhoons struck. it has brought torrential rain and strong winds. authorities have issued emergency warnings and calls on the island's residence to get into shelter. >> people still outside were risking their lives as the powerful storm for down on the southern japanese island's dashboard down -- bore down on the southern japanese island. okinawa has become a disaster zone. the storm's powerful winds have left a trail of destruction and disrupted peoples lives. >> i cannot go back because the flights are all canceled. i have extended my stay for two nights to wake up in a typhoon. >> half a million people have been told to evacuate. many are hunkering down in shelters to wait out the storm. >> we were told that the typhoon would be very powerful and that we should evacuate early. i have been here since last night. >> i'm alone and scared. the winds are very strong. >> there's a real possibility of flooding and lands

battered ties between the u.s. and germany and after two american agents were exposed by german intelligence berlin kicked out the cia's top official from the country but germany seems that to maintain its friendship with its powerful ally. in my opinion there is no alternative to our partnership with the united states despite the events of the last weeks which were disturbing and lead toward decision we want our partnership our friendship revived on its levels when it comes to cooperation the biggest upcoming deal involving both countries of the transatlantic trade investment partnership that would see the creation of a single market for the e.u. and u.s. are these peer all over takes a look at how the latest spy scandals are affecting what could be the largest free trade agreement ever struck. the relationship between germany and the united states is somewhat strained at the moment against the backdrop of spy scandal after spy scandal the unprecedented action taken of expelling a cia operative from the u.s. embassy here in berlin and a recent poll suggesting that almost seventy percent of germans have lost trust recently in the u

killing at least eight people who are officials say six residents are still unaccounted for the region is also bracing for the arrival of typhoon ramesses which is battered central parts of the philippines leaving dozens dead. career a fire fighting helicopter has crashed near an apartment complex in the school all five on board were killed and a female student on the ground sustained minor injuries craft was returning from a search operation at the site of a some can ferry which capsized off south korea's coast in april killing more than two hundred ninety people. so what is it like to work on live international t.v. it's great fun i can tell you next we take you backstage you can find out for yourself with artie's. two u.s. agents who are working deep inside the german government have been caught which has heightened tensions between the two countries even more the german reaction to this was to expel the cia chief in berlin from his post this is the kind of story that makes people who hate u.s. foreign policy to share button on facebook and get all excited it makes many feel that merkel or at least some elements of the german government are actually f

least eighteen people local officials there say six residents are still unaccounted for the region is also bracing for the arrival of typhoon around assume which is battered central parts of the philippines leaving dozens dead. in south korea a fire fighting helicopter has crashed near an apartment complex and a school or five people on board were killed and a female student on the ground sustained minor injuries the aircraft was returning from a search operation at the site of a sunken ferry which capsized off south korea's coast in april killing more than two hundred ninety people. next britain's employment rate has reached a record high but that news has been dampened somewhat by the latest wage data showing a nationwide decline due to inflation at the top of the earning scale though paychecks are growing faster than ever probably boy reports now on the growing salary gump. money how a jet set lifestyle the perks of being a chief executive they take more risks and have more responsibility so perhaps they deserve a bit more pay than the average worker but how about one hundred eighty times their salary yep while the average worker toils to earn just ove

bitter conflict with pro-russian separatists in the east and a battered economy tilting toward recession. peter sharp, aljazeera in kiev. >> officialsin kiev saying yatsenyuk's resignation is going to make it difficult to pass critical laws. >> a tuberculosis lab shut down at security lapses can reopen. the c.d.c. said the facility passed safety inspections and needs to operate because of crucial work. health officials imposed moratorium on labs across the country after two accidents exposed workers to anthrax and a lethal flu virus. >> fighting one of the world's most deadly diseases, european health officials are asked to approve the world's first vaccine for malaria. it in effects millions worldwide every year, killing more than 600,000 of them. >> a federal court giving the f.d.a. the green light to continue using antibiotics in animal feed, allowing producers to use penicillin and tetrapsych lean. many believe that contributes to resistant super bugs and bacteria we are finding so much. >> a new nuclear power plant is getting ready to go on line in tennessee. >> this leads to the reactor core. >> right in here. >> you may not h

officials are looking into that option. >>> rob roth reports, police are looking into this case as a possible hate crime. >> these two women, jackie and jennifer are bruised, battered and more. >> i hate that i was going to die. >> my heart is so sad. >> reporter: the couple has been together for about a year. they asked that we not reveal their last name. the couple decided to leave a gay pride parade in san francisco. they said they were walking down ninth street near market. >> this group of guys were in front of us. they said an anti gay slur. >> reporter: then jennifer says she was attacked by five then six men. >> i got kicked 10 times that i could count. before i held my head and i curled up into a little ball. >> i seen a guy left back his leg and kick her so hard in the head it reminded me of a football player kicking off a ball. >> i felt really close to being gone. >> reporter: jackie says she then threw herself on jennifer to protect her and took a beating herself. she says she asked why is this happening. >> they said we did it because you're gay. >> reporter: jackie suffered a fractured wrist. police are investigating the crime as a hate crime. there

battered by winds about 60 to 70 miles per hour. some rains coming in sideways and those howling, howling powerful winds. one thing that is still hanging around that officials are cautioning people about is the water out here. you can still see that it's still churning here behind me. and they say that under that foaming wave, there is a dangerous rip current. and they are really urging people not to go swimming out in that water although we've seen people out there. a couple surfers who are not ready to resist those waves. that rip current is so powerful that even if you are an experienced swimmer it may be overwhelming for you. and the governor wants to keep that ratio he's holding right now of no serious injuries and no deaths as a result of hurricane arthur. >> sarah, talk to me a little bit about some of the erosion there. i think you mentioned you'd seen it in the past 24 hours. how is that doing? >> the beach front changed pretty dramatically. we lost about three feet. earlier today, right about here was a real sheer drop off. you can see already it's kind of being smoothed over. we're going to expect some of that sand to kind xhf back in the next th

battered taiwan overnight. it has now made landfall in mainland chain n. >>> the latest on the crash of malaysia airlines flight mh17. >> the bodies of flight mh17 victims arriving in the netherlands. government officials held an honor ceremony today. the plane of course was shot down by a missile last week more than half of the victims are dutch citizens. ukraine officials say pro russia rebels shot down two of the country's fighter jets. the pilots are said to have ejected but it's unknown whether they survived. this as investigators continue to search for clues into the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17. fox's steve harrigan is there with the latest. >> reporter: bodies of mh17 victims arriving in the netherlands nearly a week after the passenger flight went down. the repatriation comes following a dough par cher ceremony in ukraine honoring the dead. specialists in the netherlands are tasked with identifying the remains. >> the dutch government wants to assure family and all those concern we want to do the department indication as quickly as possible with full respect for human dignity. >> reporter: majority of passengers on board the doomed flight were from the netherlan netherlands. people

battered, intimidated, cyber harassed. all of these things. >> last april, they filed a federal complaint with the department of education. in it, 42 students alleged they were raped or sexually assaulted since 2009. officialssite recent changes in policy, including a 24 sexual assault hot line and a professional advocate to help students who report rape and sex crimes. >> a former top official here told us colleges like this don't have the expertise to investigate sex crimes that very often confound police and prosecutors. the voices here suggest that far too often, sexual predators on campus get away with it. >> even more troubling, the research suggests they do it again and again. >> sabrina was sexually assaulted as a college student in new york and now talks about it. thanks for being with us. we featured that one college. according to the report, 40% of colleges have not investigated sexual assault on their campuses in the last five years, despite reports of sexual assault. what to you as a survivor of sexual assault was most glaring about this new report? >> i think it's very truthful. from my experiences of what i've seen talking with other survivors and my own experiences in dealing with my college