this university hospital in beijing made an artificial backbone using a 3d printer. doctors then transplanted it into a patient who had a spinal tumor removed. professor liu zhongjun was the surgeon. he says at the moment the cost is still too high, but he's optimistic. >> translator: the use of the 3d printing technology will help improve medical care. the periods of treatment will get shorter, and treatment itself will become more effective. depending on the type of illness, we can also hold down medical costs. >> reporter: wu jianping runs a machinery manufacturing firm. he's using a 3d printer to build houses. >> translator: at first no one understood what i was trying to do. i thought my company has to push research and development and come up with our own products in order to survive. >> reporter: in china, the cost of labor and construction materials have continued to rise. wu wants to cut down on them and meet the strong demand for housing construction. at his company, a 3d printer squeezes out concrete on top of a steel structure. this process requires only

but t the new beijing unit cames a complete surprise.he japanese side accuses the chinese group of violating its contract. it says bej-48 is not an official akb sister group. a representative of the beijing group wouldn't discuss the copyright issues. >> translator: senior management is handling the matter. i can't comment. >> reporter: the company that developed bej-48 says the idea evolved in china so no contracts were violated. ththe group receieived governme support through a tie-up with state-run television. >> translator: the group's activities has been arranged in a chinese way. i think they're chinese style idols. >> reporteter: this music teach ser a big fan of tokyo's akb-48. she says she's often moved by their dedication and efforts to improve their shows. she said there's no merit to bej-48's claim that the group is an original chinese creation. >> translator: i hope the new chinese group will succeed, but the girl wills need to have a good relationship with akb-48 to learn the culture and message. >> reporter: a lawyer who s

he suggested beijing won't compromise on its activities in the east and south china seas. >> translatorno foreign country should count on us trading away our core interests and suffering the consequences of damaging national sovereignty, security and development. >> xi also made remarks apparently aimed at the united states. washington has been carrying out freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea. beijing has built artificial islands there. >> translator: muscle flexing does not reflect the country's strength and cannot be used to threaten others. >> the president also said china will never tolerate any activities aimed at an independent taiwan. >>> in other news, tax officials in japan say the country's average land price has risen for the first time in eight years. analysts attribute the increase to brisk spending by foreign visitors in both major cities and provincial areas. th its list of land price assessments as of january 1st. the prices are used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes. the list shows the national average was up 0.2% from a year earlier. that's th

beijing enjoyed more space, vis-a-vis u.s. and more leverage vis-a-vis russia, vulnerability and isolation increased. in addition to strengthening china's hand in energy negotiations, moscow has become at least more -- moscow has seemed to become more willing to cooperate in sectors that were previously restricted, for example contributing statements to beijing last month as an example the two sides confirmed the progress they have made and they will make the eastern route of the sino-russian gas pipeline, which is expected by both countries to become operational in 2018. russia's largest crude oil producer also reached several deals with chinese companies including signing of 20% stake of this unit to beijing and prices, 40% stake of the eastern petrochemical to china and a joint development of a petrochemical plant in russia's far east. china and russia also signed ipr agreement, aerospace and aviation corporation, which is believed to pave the ground for russian sales of the rd 180 rocket engines to china soon. beijing beli

at 5 p.m.s will be beijing time.a test for the chinese an assertive has stance on the south china sea. it is also a test for washington on how they respond to any action by beijing. analysts see different responses the chinese could make. it could be a strongly worded sentiment, playing to the nationalism, but on the ground, ease back on some of the tensions. 80 pulling back some of its patrols -- may be pulling back some of its patrols. that is one end of the spectrum. the other end, beijing could have a much stronger stance. it could ramp up patrols in the region. 9-line.d codify this you could also put into place an air defense identification zone which could cause of issues for the u.s. the u.s. response will be very interesting as well. how they will carry out their freedom of navigation exercises to drive home to the chinese that they see these as international waters. then, we have the role of the philippines. president wants a slightly closer relationship with china. how he works the philippine response. then

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for example, we launched rosewood, the brand in asia two years ago in beijing, and rosewood beijing hasuccessful flagship and introducing the brand to our guests. constantly, we get great guest feedback saying we just want to stay in the hotel all day because we provide such a great experience. we bring the culture and sense of place of beijing and to the hotel. haslinda: including the restaurants. sonia: we do not create typical hotel restaurants. we create standalone restaurants that are inspired by the local cuisine. we cater to the local residents of beijing. so it becomes a destination for the local people. so, we bring the culture into the hotel rather than having the guest go out. that is the ideal and the experience, the journey we want to create. haslinda: your strategy in the next five to 10 years, i know there are a lot of expansions planned. share with us. sonia: we have 16 hotels in the pipeline under construction so our target is to double the portfolio in the next five years. we are very selective when choosing our next hotel. we want them in the right location, the right

pro-democracy groups are holding anti-beijing demonstrations. ♪ representatives of the chinese governmentttended the anniversary ceremony. >> translator: a new generation of people in hong kong has new opportunities overseas provided by china's one-belt, one-road economic initiative that connects asia and europe. >> pro-democracy groups are skeptical of beijing's one country, two systems policy. a demonstration in the afternoon drew tens of thousands of people. they're demanding a resignation and universal suffrage in hong kong and china and calling for the chinese government to release all political prisoners in the country. a book seller who is due to lead the protest march has dropped out saying he feared for his personal safety. chinese president xi jinping stressed the snead to protect what he calls the country's core interests. ♪ he was speaking at a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the founding of the chinese communist party. chi said china will play an active role in what he called a fair and reasonable world order and suggested beijing won't compromise on its activities i

they thought in terms of a kind of access between moscow and beijing. yet that having already incentivized the united states to begin in the 60s its misadventure in indochina, a great relationship between the soviet union and china was already very much changing. in fact, in 1961, really before the buildup of american forces in indochina, the chinese communist party denounced its soviet counterparts as revisionist traitors. and then in 1969, of course the relationship came to blows, particularly in the form of the border war along the rivers. now, the nixon administration, of course, sal in this crisis both the danger and an opportunity, and particularly and opportunity for a double breakthrough in form of dÉtente with the soviet union and the opening of china. flashing forward to today, which i think has kind of a theme about as we look around the world, and that theme is back to the future. on the surface it would seem that a rambunctious russia and an assorted china are making common cause to thwart u.s. global security policy and we can u.s. allianc

beijing appears to have anticipated all of that. leaders have established some cooperations with their counterparts in manila towards bilateral negotiations. >> china wants to engage with the philippines for peace, for stability, for cooperation, for dialogue, for diplomacy, for friendship. that's the better way to do business between any neighbors in the world. >> so many people in the region and around the world are waiting for this ruling and china's reaction to it. >> that was daisuke azuma in beijing. >>> the united states has reached a deal with south korea to deploy an advanced missile defense system in the country to counter possible threats from north korea, but china has raised objections. south korea's deputy defense minister announced that the system will be a u.s. terminal high-altitude area defense, or thaad. washington and seoul are expected to proceed with final talks on where to set up the system. both have held news conferences to stress the importance of the plan. >> deploying thaad to the korean peninsula will im

the next move belongs to beijing. naoki makita, nhk world. >>> china has always maintained that it won't recognize the outcome, but its state run news agency was quick to respond. xinhua posted a tweet calling it unfounded. also reiterated the government stance. it says china will never recognize the verdict and stresses again that the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the case. >>> japanese government officials have lifted an evacuation order for near the crippled fukushima daiichi plant. over 10 tloir,000 residents are allowed to return to their homes. one area has a relatively high level of radiation. more than five years on, evacuation orders are still in place in other municipalities. nearly 90,000 people are taking shelter in and out of the prefecture. mena miso ma has to deal with a declining and aging population. young people moved out of the city following the accident. officials are also trying to mitigate public concern about the radiation, improve the transportation network, and attract commercial faciliti

abe expressed concern over beijing's rejection of the tribunal's decision. he said it is important to solve disputes under rule of law. and he stressed the importance of bilateral cooperation. >> translator: there are still difficult issues between japan and china. but i want to work together to deal with the challenges facing both of us. particularly i want to cooperate with china to prevent a global economic crisis in the wake of britain's decision to leave the european union. >> prime minister abe also held talks with eu council president and german chancellor angela merkel. he called for cooperation over the issue. premier li and chinese foreign minister are insisting that the asia/europe meeting should not discuss the south china sea issue. they have been been building art official islands in the area. >>> people in the southern french city of nice are reeling in the aftermath of a deadly attack. a transport truck plowed through crowds of people who had gathered for bastille day celebrations. at least 84 are dead and dozens are injured. president franco

you know susan rice is in beijing right now. and also, we see both sides are trying to lower the tensions because of the south china sea. considering the g-20 summit will be held very soon and in which president obama and president putin will be participate. how would you expect the triangle relations to involve after the g-20 summit? china will see the summit as the bigger role in the international agreement. and secondly do you expect the u.s.-china high level exchange mechanisms will continue if donald trump is elected? thank you. >> it is a good question. the first part. it is very easy to see that china and the united states have very difficult issues we need to manage in the bilateral relationships. issues that if mismanaged could push our relationship in a negative direction rather than positive. certainly the south china sea is one of them because it involves territorial issues and territorial issues are always sensitive between sovereign states. at the same time, our mechanisms for dialogue with china are the best we ha

if you remember last week, beijing still recovering because beijing, several dozen casualties were reported due to one of these strong thunderstorms that flared up and a front much like this as well. something we continue to monitor. if you look toward the east what we have is all that moisture moving its way into tohoku and mainly hokkaido in northern japan. if you have travel plans, vacationing into sapporo, it's going to be a wet one the next 24 who 48 hours. the moisture plume pulling in. 100 to 200 millimeters expected out there in the western areas of hokkaido. good news if you're down toward tok tokyo. looks like sunny skies, partly cloudy skies at the least, temperatures on the rise. tokyo a high of 29 today, pushing near 30 degrees. seoul at 30. shanghai the hot spot on the map. you're south of that rainy season front so the sun's breaking through with a high of 39 out there for you. let's see what's going on in the americas. we have several areas we're going to be talking about here. moisture coming in out of the gulf of mexico really fueling up these afternoon thunderstorms acros

for example we launched , rosewood, the brand in asia two years ago in beijing, and rosewood beijingry successful flagship and introducing the brand to our guests. possibly we get great guest constantly, we get great guest feedback saying we just want to stay in the hotel all day because we provide such a great experience. we bring the culture and sense of place of beijing and to the hotel. haslinda: including the restaurants. sonia: we do not create typical hotel restaurants. we create standalone restaurants that are inspired by the local cuisine. we cater to the local residents of beijing. local residents of beijing, so it becomes a destination for the local people. so, we bring the culture into the hotel rather than having the guest go out. that is the ideal and the experience, the journey we want to create. haslinda: your strategy in the next five to 10 years, i know there are a lot of expansions planned. share with us. sonia: we have 16 hotels in the pipeline under construction so our target is to double the portfolio in the next five years. we are very selective when choosing o

you're going to see some thunderstorms lining up around beijing, some of the areas could see up to 240 millimeters of total precipitation. off to the east, we're looking at showers that could combine with some of that moisture and very warm temperatures today actually across much of the south, even into the korean peninsula. for the most part, moving over to tokyo, a high of 79 today. shanghai, you're just south of that rainy season front, so a high of 36, a little break from the precipitation here on your wednesday. all right, let's move into the americas, actually we're talking about some strong thunderstorms lining up here across the midwest, even in iowa, we had a report of a tornado here on your tuesday afternoon. large hail as well and a few of these locations, that's moving down towards the southeast, and really, along that line, that's where we're going to be seeing those thunderstorms throughout the rest of your tuesday, wedding into wednesday morning, i think the change to tornado threat is going to be more so heavy rain and a possibility for hail through your overnight hours

it karged that beijing's claim on almost all of the sea is contrary to international law. other countries in the region have their own claims there. they want the ability to exploit resources including rich fishing grounds and oil and gas fields. china boycotted the proceedings. it argued that disputes should be settled by the parties involved. it has unilaterally declared the so-called nine-dash line and asserted historic rights over the area. the tribunal discovered there was no historical evidence that china had historically exercised control. the tribunal also said china is to refrain from aggravating disputes. it referred to the construction of artificial islands. the ruling is legally binding and cannot be appealed but there is no penalty if china violates it. the chief lawyer also hailed the outcome. >> it's really a total, complete victory for the philippines. >> despite china's vow to ignore the ruling, he says chinese leaders will eventually decide not to defy international law. >> i think that china's leaders are very wise and very mature and they take the long

they suspect beijing is building military outposts.hina's claim of jurisdiction over most of the south china sea has led the philippines to take the case to court. they argue that the claim is baseless and invalid, according to international law. china says only the parties involved should resolve the issue through talks. the country has boycotted the court proceedings and says it will reject any ruling. despite that tough outward stance, nhk has learned that beijing is considering a response in the event of an unfavorable ruling. diplomatic sources say that more than 20 government officials and experts met in beijing in late march. the sources say a senior official of the state oceanic administration suggested that an unfavorable ruling was increasingly likely and called on others to cast away an optimistic illusion and make preparations. oceanic administration officials and experts have proposed steps to establish chinese control of the area before a ruling comes out. one proposal was to build an artificial island in the scarborough

he briefly referred to the ruling but did not present any concrete plans for talks with beijing. >> we strongly affirm and respect the outcome of the case before the permanent court of arbitration. it's an important contribution to the ongoing efforts to pursue a peaceful resolution and management of our disputes. >> the philippines filed the case in 2013 with the arbitration tribunal in the hague. duterte wants to send an envoy to china to start bilateral negotiations, but china stresses it will not accept any talks based on the tribunal ruling. the foreign ministers of china and north korea have held talks on the sidelines of the meeting of the association of southeast asian nations in laos. it was the first bilateral meeting of its kind in nearly two years. chinese foreign minister wang yi met on monday with his north korean counterpart ri yong ho. ri assumed his post in may. the meeting lasted about 50 minutes. china's foreign ministry said wang told yi that beijing remains committed to the basic denuclearization of the korean peninsula as well as protecting peace and stability. ti

his hard-hitting stories eventually got him fired, so he continued his work as the beijing editor ofchina dialogue, an online international journal. [liu speaking chinese] fred: but after 10 years o of reporting, he was feeling burneded out. [liu speaking chinese] translator: i think that our environmental activists and those who work for public welfare need more powerful spiritual support. whwhy? every day what we do may be good deeds which give u us posititive energy, butut meanwhe what we are facing is ththe darkest side of the world. every day what we see is polluted air, polluted rivers, and the slaughter of wild animals. this kind of negativive energy attacks us all t the time. we've been working on environmental protection for a long time, but the situation in china is getting worse every day. where do we draw our strengthh from? fred: liu jijianqiang is one of millionsns of chchinese whwho ae returning to buddhist, taoist, and confucian temples that were ononce condemned by the government. a little more than four decades ago during chihina's cultural revolutition, many bududd

manus: tom mackenzie there with the very latest in beijing.arkets are squarely back in focus, taking china out of the equation, i prefer to use the term, emerging markets on the side, trending higher. the fed is on hold. and you have the volatility dissipating. let us bring jane foley back into the conversation. squarely in flagrant emerging markets have had a rally. the fed positively on hold. that is the consensus. this is the really rally. jane: quite possibly, nothing will stand in the way of that. and that is exactly what we are seeing. if you like, we can get the broader perspective as to why the u.s. treasury auction yesterday, it is the same thing. people are seeing a relief rally. they want little piece of that pie. and certainly for emerging markets, it looks pretty good. i imagine markets, the idea you have longer interest rates in the u.s., it is really big deal. that to stimulate growth in many emerging markets. and again we are seeing trade or investors really being pushed into taking on risk assets, because they're not getting a

beijing has already said it would ignore the results. response could determine the region's future stability. angie: that decision coming down from the hague in a couple of hours. it isal could to note, valuable oil and gas reserves. that is what is happening in asia. what about you? yousef: we have spoken about oil quite a bit but there is plenty else happening on the commodities front. if you pull out your bloomberg terminal, what is going on with sugar. you will notice it was one of the main movers. 3.6%. there is also a note saying it is in a structural deficit, so expecting pressures to build tehre ahere. that is it for this edition of bloomberg markets: middle east. angie: and edwards will have all the top stories from london countdown. e brexit.t means the message it from may. how friendly will she be a end who will be the next chancellor? the committee this morning, two days before the post-referendum decision. and, the ebs investment bank nowf says his workforce is the right size after thousands of job cuts. >> i think we are ex

notice that rain is m moving waward beijing. that means we're looking at the possibility of some heavy rainfall over the next couple of day. some places could get 100 to 150 millimeters over the next few days. we're also looking at the possibibility of maybe seeing heavier rarainfall in the w wes portions of japan and alslso in hokkaido we may be dealing with up to 80 millimeters of rainfall on the sea of japan side of the island. be on the lookout for that. we are dealing with temperatures in the 20s for the rest of this week in tokyo with a mix of sun and clouds. be on the lookout for warm temperatures throughout the rest of this week. the forecast and rest of asia is at 30. beijing looking at wet weather from the system moving towards the north. shanghai 36 it't's going to be high for you. also chongqing. the forecast for europe, you may notice some clouds moving over the northern portions of the continental area. that is because we have a huge dome of high pressure that's really bringing a southerly flow for the area. that's

the fear now is that if the court rules against china, beijing could take more aggressive action, which could lead to greater confli >> the united kingdom will have a new prime minister soon. teresa may will become the next occupant of 10 downing street. david cameron says he will resign wednesday. may will take over at a time of after the vote couple of weeks ago to leave the european union. she'll become the uk's second female p minister. margaret thatcher, the first. >>> new planes and challenges are dominating the air show in london. for stri titans, boeing and airbus, the big question is how do they manage a backlog of orders as new companies enter the mix. phil lebeau has more from marlbo >> after years of soaring higher with huge orders for new planes, boeing and airbus are shifting their flight plans. the focus now, delivering more planes and cutting int a massive backlog of orders. >> we get about 5700 commercial planes in our backlog today. we expect to build about one this year, so not as great as previous years. stronger and narrow bodies than wide, but this is about executi

coming up with a high of 27 degrees. 29 in beijing. all looking at wet weather because of that low and hot weather continues further to the south. we are looking at temperatures to be a little bit cooler relatively speaking for average temperatures in tokyo. naha v very warm into the weeke. i do wanant to wrap up with a lk at the middle east. look at this. temperatures exceeding 50 degrees for highs and we're looking at hot conditions continuing into the weekend. hope you have a good day wherever you are, here's your extended outlook. >>> tourism officials are adding more appeal to one of japan's most iconic cities. they've opened up the kyoto state guest house year round in a bid to attract more foreign visitors. until recently the facility was only open to the public for about ten days in the summer. and even then access was granted through a lottery. enthusiastic people lined up thursday even before the gates opened. many had made advanced bookings online. the facility is japan's second state guest house for welcoming foreign dignit

it argued that beijing's claim on almost all of the sea is contrary to international law. other countries in the region have their own claims there. they want the ability to exploit resources, including rich fishing grounds and oil and gas fields. china boycotted the proceedings. it argued that disputes should be settled by the parties involved. it has unilaterally declared the so-called nine-dash line and asserts historic rights over the area. the tribunal concluded there was no evidence that china had historically exercised exclusive control over the waters or their resources and it says there's no legal basis for china to claim historic rights over the area. the tribunal also says china breached its obligations to refrain from aggravating disputes. it referred to the country's recent construction of artificial islands. the ruling is legally binding and it cannot be appealed. but there is no penalty if china violates it. china stressed that it will not accept the decision, but suggests that it may seek a resolution through dialogue. the president was quoted as saying tha

beijing has set up what it calls arimndarker or the nine-das lin. the country declares the marker has historic rights. chinese workers have begun construction of 50i8s. china has also installed missile systems elsewhere in the south china sea. >> interpreter: these islands in the south china sea have been chinese territories for a long time. the chinese government has the responsibility of protecting its sovereignty and maritime rights. >> reporter: frustrated officials haveooked to the law to challenge china. the officials told the tribunal the nine-dash line is groundless under international law. they also said the artificial islands, while originally locks and low-tide elevations. the u.n. convention on the law of the sea does not recognize exclusive economic zones or other maritime rights among such features. manila's latest protest was sparked in 2012 when china's ships took control of the scarborough shoal from the philippines. the waters have been a precious fishing ground for generations of filipino fishermen. but chinese surveillance vessel

beijing calls the ruling a farce and said it will not not doing what it is doing in the sea. good to have you with us. we begin in dallas where u.s. president barack obama has paid tribute to the five police officer's killed at an antiracism protests last week. the president was joined at the interfaith memorial by vice president joe biden and number president george w. bush. the officers were killed on duty just days after two unarmed black men were shot dead by police. during his speech, he spoke of the violence exposing the divide in american democracy. president obama: faced with this , we wonder if the divide in america can ever be wrote. we wonder if an african-american community that feels unfairly targeted by police and police departments that feel unfairly maligned for doing their jobs can ever understand each other's experience. we turn on the tv or surf the internet and we can watch positions harden and lines drawn and people retreat to their respective corners. politicians calculate how to grab attention or avoid the fallout. we see all of this and it is hard not

beijing has been challenging the u.s. security system ask which has been in place for a long time and really been the foug dags for economic rise in asia. we see the u.s. getting its own naval patrols as well as the military. if the hag rules against china in a very firm that could lead to further aggression on the part of the chooinds and potentially see more conflict in the region. >> thank you very much. joining us live from beijing. >>> coming up on the show, which tennis ace was car lyin speakin to at wimbledon. >> andy murray. don't want to miss it. phenomenon. >>> welcome back issui, everybo spain and portugal, could face penalties for breach lg rules. how problematic is it going to be for them and are they going be able to get away with the budget deficit figures by pushing out some of the deadlines. >> there are two stages to the process of actually enforcing sanctions on spain and portugal. the first of which is to declare the countries are violating the budget rules. we arewidely expecting the meeting here toda

i would not have a solar car in beijing, lots of smog.gy, they have rolled four new designs of solar powered cars. basically you can get for-five hours of charge, but you can only drive 80 kilometers. angie: is it being stuck in a beijing traffic jam like five hours right there? >> they have a lithium battery as well so you can do traditional charging. this is a basic hybrid. it is at a very beginning stage. to offset all those concerns about investigations into alleged share price manipulation? >> the stock is still suspended more than a year now as it is under investigation in hong kong for possible stock price manipulation. look at that chart. it tripled in value leading up to that big plunge, 47% down in half an hour, so a lot of uncertainty with this company. angie: thanks. theaters, pixar's finding of the box office, beating three new movies. took ining nemo sequel just under $42 million ahead of tarzan and stephenville barks -- and steven spielberg's bfg. it is expected to be the biggest weekend ever, box office receipts at $190 mi

eu leaders held a numeral today summit in beijing. -- 2-day summit in beijing.they agreed to form a working group to discuss beijing's overproduction of steel. steelmakers accused chinese companies of dumping chemicals on thehe continent.. ony also adaddress concerns the future relationship with the eu in the wake of the brexit. impact direct relations with the european union and the peoples republic of china. although we do think that in the short term, the brexit issue will have an impact on the british economy and on the work expectations of britain, the impact on the global economy to some extent. delano: production will be cut on the a380 double-decker plane. the project broke even for the first time in 2015, more than a decade after it was launched. the announcement by airbus is seen as a sign of the times, as airlines focus more on single-i'll jets that can stash le jets thatsingle-ais consume less fuel. reporter: high costs and falling orders have planted the manufacturer to windnd down producuction of the susuperjumb. airbus announced that by 2018 they

here i am in beijing 12 hours away from dallas keuchel and new york. i'm just ffrom dc and new york. i can tell you that beijing certainly appears to want to be at the top of the q as uk ministers do so we've got plenty to work on. here. here. it's $80 billion of bilateral trade. we're the uk is the second largest trade partner for china and europe. it's the preferred destination for chinese investment. they have one or two queries, but the mood is they want more and they see this as an opportunity. >> fantastic. well, lord sas soon, thank you for joining us. that is lord sas soon chairman of the business counsel. >> let's bring you back to the equity picture in europe with just a few moments to go. the xetra dax the only major market in negative territory. remember when we started the show, all the major horses were dipping in the red. a sign of pause perhaps as investors watched wall street breaking the nine-day winning streak. the ftse 100 climbing back into positive territory and the ftse mib. of course irngs remain the big earner here. concerns as

shanghai thunderstorm even into beijing you'll see a high of 26. let's take a look at the americas. in parts of quebec extending down through new england we have been seeing some rather severe weather, actually widespread reports of hail out there and even a tornado in northern spain was reported all due to this cold front diving through. some relatively cool air but i think down towards the south, in the deep south, that's where we've been seeing this heat dome. it's been kind of fueling up our storms here. it will trigger thunderstorms into parts of the western great lakes extending down into the midwest, but really the topic will be the heat dome. even fire warnings because of the heat and dry air back towards the rockies. but temperatures continuing to soar out here. houston at 34. take a look at the three-day forecast for some of you. minnesota, you're going to be looking at -- excuse me, minneapolis, minnesota, i should say. thursday high of 36. even into oklahoma city, 39 out there. absolute scorcher. all right. here across europe in eastern europe as well we're looking at so

. >>> an arbitration tribunal in the hague is set to make a ruling on beijing's territorial claims in the south china sea. the ruling expected on tuesday will be the first based on international law on any of the disputes in the region. the philippines filed a complaint in 2013. it argues that beijing's claim to sovereignty to almost all of the south china sea is unacceptable under international law. china has boycotted the tribunal arguing disputes in the waters should be settled through negotiations between the parties involved. international attention to the ruling will focus whether the tribunal backs china's sovereignty claims which beijing describes as its historic right. another focal point will be whether the ruling recognizes china's claims to territorial waters and exclusive economic zones around the artificial islands it has built in the region. a refusal to accept a ruling is illegal under international law. experts say such a situation would undermine china's standing in the international community and its ties with other countries. >>> japanese government officials have