chie yam a gi shi, nhk world, japan. >>> time now for a check on the weather with mui. it seems people in parts of the united states are dealing with severe weather conditions. what's the latest? >> good morning, catherine. yes, some of your outdoor plans may have been spoiled this weekend, due to the severe weather, leaving parts of the united states. here's what happened. intense thunderstorms battered las vegas on friday and saturday, causing widespread floods and power outages. hundreds of lightning strikes were reported with record-breaking rainfall of 6 million in some places. they'll remain wet through monday. a tornado ripped through a college campus just to the east of cleveland on saturday. it brought winds of 180 kilometers per hour, damaging a few buildings on campus. luckily there were only a few students there at the time and no one was injured. quite dangerous here. you can see that the eastern half of the united states are still going to be looking quite messy. in fact, very wet across the southeastern corner. in fact, we actually have a report of a torn

chie tanaka, nhk world. >>> and our coverage ahead of the upper house election will continue later in the day. we'll look at what prime minister abe has accomplished since he took office in december and highlight his plans for the future. >>> nhk world's special coverage of japan's upper house election is just a click or tap away. we're adding a host of features to our web and mobile sites. you'll find backgrounders and analysis, plus in depth reports on the issues that could define the campaign, from the economy to the constitutional debate. www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/election. get online and get informed. >>> the discovery of missile parts on a north korean ship is raising questions about the north's relations with cuba. a north korean military delegation went to cuba last month. some expert assist the two countries may have arranged the weapons shipment during the visit. on july 11th, the pain mainian authorities stopped the freighter and found the missile components on board. north korean foreign minister officials say the seized cargo was only aging weapons being sent for repairs. th

chie new's purchase is drip by two major factors. chinaments some control over the commodity price of pork. with smithfield's commanding domination of the pork industry, they can have some impact on pricing. number two, the chinese want smithfield's valuable technology in hog genetics, and they also have some of the most advanced meat processing technology and manure management techniques that foster industrial scale hog production. it's interesting to note that u.s. taxpayers help finance much of smithfield's growth in usda grants. now, i'd like to turn to the personal impact the purchase may have on the economy. number one, the takeover the smithfield exacerbates a pattern of u.s. trade relations taking hold over the past ten years whereby production is shifted to on owned by china so the detriment of u.s. workers and businesses raising the question of whether allowing a chinese company to dominate our pork processing industry is in the best interest of the united states. if this deal is approved, it opening the door for other purc

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