i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> torrential rain has triggered serious flooding and landslides in southwestapan. police say at least nine people are missing, including three officials who were monitoring road nearly 500,000 residents in the prefectures have been ordered or advised to evacuate. many houses have already been flooded.

i'm catherine kobayashi.500 people have attended a rally in hong kong to commemorate a nobel peace prize laureat. he died of liver cancer. people gathered at a park on wednesday. participants laid flowers in front of his portrait. his ashes were scattered in the sea. some critics say it was an attempt by the chinese government to erase memories of him. >> i guess now the sea will become a symbol of him.

i'm catherine kobayashi. u.s.t donald trump called his oldest son innocent after coming under fire for meeting a russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election. trump tweeted on wednesday that the development is the greatest witch-hunt in political history. the president also criticized media reporting the story, tweeting that fake media often uses sources that are made up and do not exist. on tuesday, donald trump jr. released e-mails related to his meeting with a russian lawyer during last week's election campaign. they show he was promised information that was incriminate