he joins us, now, from bhutan. dan. >> reporter: good morning to you from the other side of the planet. i remember vividly last spring when you spent all that time covering william and kate and their royal wedding in the u.k. i'm now covering a very different set of royal newlyweds, here in a country that's sometimes called the last shangri-la. where this morning, they are wrapping up a huge, three-day, national party. the royal newlyweds are traveling through the country, celebrating with their subjects. king jimmy khesar wangchuck, along with his new bride, the 21-year-old comener-turned queen, jetsun pema. bhutan, with a population roughly the size of el paso. there are zero stoplights. they got their first escalator a month ago. and where the national animal looks like a cross between a cow, a yak and a bear. that's lunch. at 31, king jigme khesar is the youngest king in the world. he went to college in the boston area and is a huge celtics fan. he was coronated in 2008, when his father, a man with four wives,

ian williams, nbc news, bhutan. >> i guess they look kind of happy.our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, nbc bay area news investigating the growing concern over hate crimes in one bay area city. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> too many white supremacists. a stunning statement about a city known as a place of

the wedding in bhutan?> can you repeat the question? >> the you think there will be significant change in bhutan after this wedding, with the new king and queen? >> yes, there will be. finally, we now know who the queen is and the people are very excited about this moment. they have been waiting for this moment to come. >> we will be -- we will leave it there. there is a village in northern china where the inhabitants do not officially exist. >> an intriguing story. in china's rush to develop, thousands of farmers are being moved off their land every year to make way for roads, buildings, reservoirs. one village has chosen to make a stand against the authority. it has cost them their identity. now the report from blue dragon village in northern china >> you cannot find his place on any map. as far as the authorities are concerned, it does not exist. but the men of blue dragon village are taking in their autumn harvest. they were forced off their ancestral lands to make way for a reservoir. >> more than 200

it's bhutan. and there, they actually measure happiness to make it happen.s especially happy buzz they celebrated a royal wedding. our "gma" wek keend anchor dan harris traveled halfway around the world to be there. >> reporter: today in this remote, isolated country, a dashing king, at age 31, the youngest king in the world, transformed a beautiful 21-year-old commoner, the daughter of an airline pilot, into a queen. touching her face, delicately as he crowned her. the new queen occasionally looked overwhelmed by the magnitude of the day. but at least she gets her king to herself. his father, the former king, has four wives, all sisters. bhutan is a country about the size of iowa, with a population roughly equal to el paso. a place where there are zero stop lights, only three dentists and where they got their first escalator last month. but what bhutan is perhaps most famous for is happiness. ♪ if you're happy and you know it ♪ >> reporter: instead of measuring their country by gross domestic product, they use something called gross national happyness. ever

bhutan.ay, everyone tuned in to witness the festivities, including dan harris. >> reporter: good morning from the roof of the world. this is the tiny himalayan nation of bhutan, where we've been witnessing a royal wedding today. this country is rufred to as the last shangri-la, and the happiest place on earth. this is bhutan's answer to will and kate. the royal couple consists of king jigme khesar wangchuck. and he took a commoner and turned her into a queen. she is a 21-year-old student, named jetsun pema. we're going to show you the key moment in the ceremony. this is when the king crowned the new queen. he touches her face lovingly and then smiles. that's as much affection as you're going to see in this ceremony in this modest nation. there's no kissing and no ring in a ceremony like this. that's western stuff. nonetheless, this is an incredibly important day in the life of this nation. i have to say, as an abc news reporter, i've traveled all over the world. but this is one of the most fa

the bhutan swallowtail. the butterflies are about the size of an adult human palm and have a bright red pattern on their wings and three tails on each wing. >> translator: this is one of the biggest discoveries of the century in this field. it is very important that we continue studying the ecology of the butterfly and the evolution of the swallowtails. >> now that the researchers have found the butterfly, they're eager to protect it. that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

ian williams, nbc news, bhutan. >> i guess they look kind of happy.adcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com orrow evening. orrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

ian williams, nbc news, bhutan. >> i guess they look kind of happy.r broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com.

bhutan's answer to will and kate. couple consists of the king who is the youngest king on the planet earth at age 31. and today, in one fell swoop he took a commoner and turned her into a queen. a 21-year-old student. the daughter of an airline pilot. we'll show you right now, the key moment during the wedding ceremony. this is when the king crowned his new queen. you can see, he touches her face, quite delicately, lovingly, then smiles. that its about as much affection as you are going to see during this ceremony in the modest nation. there is no kissing, no ring in a ceremony like this. that its western stuff. nonetheless, an incredibly important day in the life of this nation. i have to say, as an abc news reporter, i have traveled all over the world the this is one of the most fascinating, truly exotic placize have ever been. until the 1960s no paved roads, no public schools, no currency even. they have no traffic lights. had one. got rid of it they didn't like it. a month ago they got their first escalator. spent

the bhutan swallowtail. the butterflies are about the size of an adult human palm, they have a bright red pattern on their wings and three tails on each wing. >> translator: this is one of the biggest discoveries of the century in this field. it is very important that we continue studying the ecology of the butterfly and the evolution of swallowtails. >> now that the researchers have found the butterfly, they're eager to protect it. >>> prime minister yoshihiko noda and the governor of okinawa remain at odds over the proposed relocation of u.s. marine airization in the prefecture. noda met governor hirokazu nakaima on thursday in tokyo for the first time since the prime minister took office. in the meeting, nakaima expressed disappointment that the japanese and u.s. governments are pushing ahead with their plan to relocate futenma air station to the henoku district in nago city. he suggested that the marine corps base be moved out of okinawa. noda said the government plans to submit an environmental study to

himalayan nation of bhutan. we have been witnessing a royal wedding today. this is a country sometimes referred as the last shangri-la, sometimes called the happiest place on earth. people are happy about the royal wedding. bhutan's answer to will and kate. the royal couple consists of the king who is the youngest king on the planet earth at age 31. and today, in one felt swoop, he took a commoner and turned her into a queen. a 21-year-old student. the daughter of an airline pilot. we'll show you right now, the key moment during the wedding ceremony. this is when the king crowned his new queen. you can see, he touches her face quite delicately, quite lovingly and then he smiles. that is about as much affection as you are going to see during this ceremony in the modest nation. there is no kissing, no ring in a ceremony like this. that its western stuff. nonetheless, an incredibly important day in the life of this nation. i have to say, as an abc news reporter, i have traveled all over the world but this is one of

and grass national happiness on the rise in bhutan as the king marries his bride. >> hello. significant levels of radiation have been detected in parts of the japanese capital, tokyo. this is more than 200 kilometers from the fukushima fuke lawyer nuclear power station. levels in one area around tokyo just below the threshold which requires evacuation. it's reported levels in one ward of the city are higher than in some parts of the exclusion zone around the nuclear plant itself. well, our correspondent, roland buerk, is in tokyo. some extraordinary findings, roland. >> certainly is something that has surprised experts. radiation is very unpredictable. it's all about the weather and the topography and where it's pushed back. but for a hot spot to be found so far away from the fukushima power station is surprising. what we're talking about here is literally a small area along the foot of a fence by a footpath in one ward. now, it wouldn't have been discovered at all were it not for the general fear about radiation there is here in japan. geiger counters are a very popular ite

they are the new faces of royalty in bhutan. the wedding will help consolidate the king's image as a popular-. >> they still look like nervous newlyweds to me. that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. you can get in touch with me on twitter. from all of us here at bbc world news america, see you back here tomorrow. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. presented by kcet los angeles.

bhutan has marked its first royal wedding in 23 years. >> i'm very happy. the whole nation is happy. welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima. it is a rare moment for the spotlight of the tiny country. let's go to the bangkok bureau where pachari raksawong has more details on that story and more. >> that's right. bhutan is celebrating the wedding of its young monarch, a symbolic fresh start for the newly-democratic nation. the 31-year-old king married a 21-year-old commoner. the celebrations were held in the country's ancient capital in the presence of the royal family and prominent buddhist figures. the ceremony was broadcast live on national television and will be followed by several days of festivities. >> translator: we think of our king as a god. we see it as a very good development. he's been good for his people in the past and it bodes well for our future, too. >> everything is changing. our king is going to start a new life getting married. i think it is good. >> reporter: the country adopted enjoyed absolute rule until 2008, when the country adopte

he is an extremely popular figure in his country baton. -- his country bhutan.t is a fairly isolated country of 700,000 people. they are decked out in national dress. the occasion is marked with a dancing, singing, and drinking as well. it has been three days a public holiday. the country had actually banned for television until 1991. it is the only nation in the world whose government pursues a growth national happiness policy as opposed to gdp as most other countries have in place. there is a lot of fanfare going on there with the king and the marriage in batobhutan. the have welcomed the release of about two hundred political prisoners, although several hundred others remain behind bars. activists and human rights groups said that more need to be done. what is the burmese government hoped to achieve? >> it is significant to show the world that there is a move toward a calculated and disciplined opening. more importantly, perhaps, internally, this is part of it. calibrated and delicate diplomacy between the leader and the government to bring her more on board

bhutan has had tv for the last 12 years. there has been a reluctance to open up to the world. wedding was notable for the absence of any celebrities or other guests. they are the new faces of royalty. absolute powers were abolished three years ago. today's wedding may have helped to consolidate his image as a popular monarch rather than a reckless. >> that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. you can get updates on our website and you can get in touch with me on twitter. i am @kattykaybbc. thanks for watching. i will see you back here tomorrow. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet lo

bhutan. >> great day for that country. and the song we heard coming in was peabo bryson. >>> that's what's making news this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." this is breaking news. breaking newsead, germantown. mother is found dead inside her home. her son is missing. good morning. we begin with air traffic minutes.er every 10 we will check in with lisa and just a moment. good morning. >> we're here at the weather center checking our wayne shower. the sketch of the radar. this is many from fairfax county. this is the batch of moderate to heavy rain. it pushes through my camera county. there are some conditions. it is 65 degrees in the district. there are some areas of rain this morning. we're looking ahead. aboutks beautiful what the red road? thought to. a lot of these jurors scared away. we will do you one better. harry r.. traffic is leaving as on the way to the beltway. more to come on the traffic side. >> thank you. >> we began the breaking news. investigating the montgomery county woman. dead in he

it was a fairy tale setting, a 17th century fortress, bhutan's most sacred.val of the dragon king, 31-year-old jigmi khesar is the world's youngest reigning monarch and a pinup for female admirers across asia but the man they call prince charming is settling down. he has found a queen whose beauty is the talk of this tiny nation. she arrived in procession over a carved wooden foot bridge. jestun pema is a student and the daughter of an airline pilot. she is ten years younger than the king who she followed into the fortress for an ancient buddhist ceremony. the couple met 14 years ago when age 17 and 7 respectively at a family picnic. the king came down from his golden throne in front of a huge buddhist statue to place the fabled raven crown on the head of his bride. monks chanted in the background as she sat on the throne beside him, the new queen of bhutan. from dawn there had been a steady stream of well wishers, many of whom had traveled from remote villages across bhutan hoping for a glimpse of the royal couple. this 63-year-old woman traveled six hours o

but this time, it happened in the kingdom of bhutan.>> hello, she's really pretty. >> she's really pretty. >> the thing that's cool about this wedding. the king is 31 years old. he came into power in 2008. he married a 21-year-old bride and she's a commoner. she's the daughter of an airline pilot. >> ah. >>> and the thing that's so fantastic about this wedding, it was televised all over the kingdom of bhutan and these guys just were introduced to television in 1999. >> he met her for the first time when she was seven years old. he was 17, she was seven. they were at a family picnic. and in that moment he actually got down on one knee there and said, if when you're old enough, you are not married, i want you to be my bride. >> i don't think there's any wrong with, yeah, they first met, he was 17, she was seven. she grew up into this beautiful woman and he said, i remember i met you when you were so little, let's get married. but he proposed to her when she was seven? he did this same thing to like 50 7-year-olds and he waited to see who

this fairy tale is playing out in the tiny nation of bhutan in the him lay s.the king nicknamed the asian elvis for his style married a 21-year-old college student. it with was the ceremony in the kingdom of 7 ,000. at 31 the groom is the youngest king in the world. he attended college in boston is a celtics fan. can see him in a jersey now. >>> i like it. >> meteorologist leigh glaser with the forecast. >> it is a terrorism fix day. temperatures at our beaches in the 70s, heading close to 80 today live look from our east bay cam over the bay for a terrific day to be outside. forecasts coming up. >>> plus, how safe is your child's booster seat? the latest test results, just ahead. >> new technology that ebay is rolling out to make shopping for anything a snap. >>> new study says more booster seats are getting berratings when it comes to protecting children. -- after examining more than 80 models nhtsa has put 31 seats on its list of best bets. all brands the institute says correctly position a seat belt in any type of vehicle. despite the record number getting

. >>> and the tiny himalayan nation of bhutan celebrated a royal wedding thursday as the country's beloved 31-year-old king married a 21-year-old commoner and student. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,5 18 after gaining 102 points yesterday. the s&p was up 11 points. the nasdaq added 21. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei rose 84 point while in hong kong, the hang seng jumped 428. >>> more battle-weary investors returned to stocks yesterday as europe took further steps to shore up it's financial rescue fund. traders were jumping on the band wagon of what they hope will be a lasting rally. the dow closed at it's highest level since late august. the s&p 500 is enjoying its largest seven-day rally since march 2009. slovakian lawmakers ratified more powers for the rescue fund, easing global recession fears. that drove banks to lead stocks higher. citibank gained 5%. a clearer sign stocks are regaining traction, treasury prices fell and their yields rose. in earnings, alocoa fell a day after kicking off t

this fairy tale is playing out in the tiny nation of bhutan in the him lay s.the king nicknamed the asian elvis for his style married a 21-year-old college student. it with was the ceremony in the kingdom of 7 ,000. at 31 the groom is the youngest king in the world. he attended college in boston is a celtics fan. can see him in a jersey now. >>> i like it. >> meteorologist leigh glaser with the forecast. >> it is a terrorism fix day. temperatures at our beaches in the 70s, heading close to 80 today live look from our east bay cam over the bay for a terrific day to be outside. forecasts coming up. >>> plus, how safe is your child's booster seat? the latest test results, just ahead. >> new technology that ebay is rolling out to make shopping for anything a snap. >>> new study says more booster seats are getting berratings when it comes to protecting children. -- after examining more than 80 models nhtsa has put 31 seats on its list of best bets. all brands the institute says correctly position a seat belt in any type of vehicle. despite the record number getting

. >> the king of bhutan enjoyed absolute rule until 2008 when the country adopted a constitutional monarchy and election of parliament. the nation with a population of 700,000 is also known for koing the term "gross national happiness", a concept that talks about people's level of contentment over mere economic growth. that policy faces difficulties linked to widespread unemployment among citizens. now the royal wedding has given them one more reason to be happy and hopeful for the future. >>> and southeast asia remains under threat of more flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains. the united nations says around 4 million people have been effected so far across the indochina peninsula. this map published by a united nations agency shows in red the areas effected by floods since august. it covers tie hand, cambodia, laos. tie land worst off with 280 killed and 2.3 million effected. residents of bangkok are on alert for possible flooding in the city. in neighboring cambodia, more than 200 people have been killed by floods and landslides after rivers overflowed. they call the disaster the worst

. >> reporter: they gathered all along the mountain roads hoping for a glimpse of bhutan's king and neweren't to be disappointed. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: the king said he wanted to meet personally as many people as possible. with his queen at his side, he stopped at village after village to meet the throngs of well wishers. >> they are really meant for each other. >> very easy to talk to. >> yeah. >> reporter: from a nearby monstastery engulfed in clouds, they seemed moved by the reception, stopping briefly to talk to nbc news. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> seems like the whole country has turned out to see you today. >> i'm very fortunate. very fortunate. >> it was a wonderful ceremony yesterday. >> yes. we enjoyed it. >> yes, we did. >> do you have plans for a honeymoon? >> no, no, no. we'll start working right after the day we're married. if we travel, we'll travel around the country. we'd like to meet more people. >> congratulations. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> it means a lot to us. thank you. >> reporter: they were married in a traditio

. >>> and the tiny himalayan nation of bhutan celebrated a royal wedding thursday.s the country's beloved 31-year-old king married a 21-year-old commoner and student. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,518, after gaining 102 points yesterday. the s&p was up 11 points and the nasdaq added 21. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 84 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng jumped 428. >>> more battle-weary investors returned to stocks wednesday as europe took further steps to shore up its financial rescue funds. traders were jumping on the bandwagon of what they hope will be a lasty r ing rally. the s&p 500 is enjoyed its largest seven-day rally since 2009. >>> slovakia is easing global recession fears, ratifies fund. drove banks to lead higher in stocks and citibank gained 5%. a clean sign stocks are regaining traction, treasury prices fell. >>> alcoa fell a day after kick being off the ceasing with disappointsing reports. but pepsi jumped 2% off its outlook on better-than-expect

. >>> bhutan's king has begun a nine-day visit to india, together with his new bride. indian prime minister, manmohan singh, officially welcomed the royal couple to new delhi on monday. in talks, they discussed ways to boost bilateral economic ties. india has opened 16 checkpoints along the frontier for bhutanese traders. this is the king's first overseas trip since his wedding on october 13. and the fourth time he has been to india since his coronation three years ago. >>> a hong kong inheritance case involving the estate of one of the world's richest women has finally come to an end. the territory's top court on monday dismissed the case of a man seeking to inherit the multibillion-dollar estate of nina wong, who died in 2007. the man, tony chan, argued that wong was his lover and she had left her entire fortune to him in a will. a lower court had earlier ruled that the will was probably a forgery. the court decided in favor of a charitable foundation. the foundation's claim to the estate rests on a will from 2002. >>> when the economy hits a rough patch, investors o

prince william and kate was a big deal, see what's going on right now in the mountain kingdom of bhutann williams has the story. >> reporter: they gathered from dawn hoping for a claim ps of bhutan's newly married king and his young queen as they made their way home. they weren't to be disappointed. >> thank you. >> reporter: the king, the dragon king said he wanted to meet personally as many people as possible. and with queen jetsun pema at his side he stopped at village after village to meet the throngs of well wishers. >> they are really made for each other. >> reporter: very easy to talk to. >> yeah. >> reporter: from a nearby monastery, horns and symbols greeted the royal couple, the sound reverberating around the valley. they seemed moved by the reception, stopping briefly to talk to nbc news. >> thank you very much. >> seems like the whole country has turned out to see you today. >> very fortunate, very fortunate. >> wonderful ceremony yesterday. >> yes. >> we enjoyed it. >> do you have plans for a honeymoon? >> no, no. we'll start working right after the day we're married. if we

ian williams, nbc news, bhutan. >> what a sweet couple. >> i loved how they stopped and talked to ianshe is a gorgeous bride. >> she is beautiful. >>> just ahead, pay now, buy later. why lay aways are making a come back. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> so do you want to say one of the new viral videos out there? >> sure. >> it shows a baby's encounter with r2-d2 from "star wars." it's adorable. take a look. >> is he saying the force is with me or with you? >> i wasn't clear auto that. the baby's name is trent and he and the robot have found a way of communicating through beeps and babbles. >> too cute. >> too, too cute. >>> still to come today, we're going to have more on the trial in los angeles over the death of michael jackson, the physician who was treating him. this trial is in a critical phase. we'll preview what's next, coming up. >>> plus from dynasty to today, linda evans talking about her glamorous life. first, these messages. ♪ [ female announcer ] kleenex brand tissues are america's softest... no wonder people want to share them with the ones they love. ♪ ♪ start yo

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