look for an expo map to identify the 240 companies exhibiting in this year's expo. i know you won't want to miss the expo tomorrow and friday where you'll find many products and services that can help your city. if you'll permit me to to make a shameless commercial plug, please look at page 34 in your conference program and circle booth 908. here's the reason for that. we're plugging this booth because it's ours and all of yours. it's california communities and u.s. communities. these organizations provide important products and services to cities at a great discount and both are an important part of the league and help keep your league dues as low as possible. when you visit the expo tomorrow, stop by booth 908 to learn more about how your city can access tax-exempt financing and pooled purchasing power. the expo opens at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and closes at 5:00 p.m. also, don't forget to enter your city for one of three grand prizes being given on friday afternoon at the closing session. cardiac sciences is giving away two automated external defibrillators or a.e.d.

a major city. >> last year and the year before, the cannabis expo was held. but oakland stepped up. advocates say promoting marijuana with a street fair is good for the city. >> we are bringing in 10 to 20,000 visitors who will spend money and lots of people being employed to put this on. >> oakland has three medical marijuana facilities, pot possession the lowest police priority and a city tax on marijuana. >> i think it is a sign of how far we have come politically that we can have a smoking area right here in the plaza in front of oakland city hall. >> but is oaklanded ready for that? it's been advertised that medical marijuana patients would have a place right here in front of city hall where they could smoke. the mayor has a different view on that. >> this is not a smoke in. this is a pretty serious event. they have a lot of workshops and vendors for the industry there. someone thinks they are going to come and smoke a joint in front of city hall, that's not going to happen. if it does, the expo is going to be shut down. >> medical marijuana advocates ma

a major city. >> last year and the year before the cannabis and hemp expo was held at the palace. the state blocked drug use on state properties, oakland stepped up. promoting marijuana with a street fair here is good for the city. >> we are bringing in 10 to 20,000 visitors who will spend money and lots of people being employed to put this on. >> oakland has three medical marijuana facilities. lots of underground pot clubs. a voter approved policy that makes pot possession a low police priority. >> it is a sign on how far we have come politically that we can have a smoking area right here in the plaza in front of o.k. oakland city hall. >> a significant change for the program tomorrow. medical marijuana patients would have a place right here in front of city hall where they could smoke. the mayor has a different view on that. >> it's not a smoke in. this is not a hippy hate ashbury event. it's a pretty serious event. they have a lot of workshops. they'll have a lot of vendors for the industry there. someone thinks they are going to come and smoke a joint, that's not going to happ

that is as the international cannibus and hemp expo kicks off this weekend. this big event used to be held in san francisco. but the state blocked drug use on state property so they moved across the bay to an outdoor venue. happens to be right outside of city hall. city leaders want to remind visitors this isn't a free-for- all. >> this is not a smoke-in. this is not a hippie haight- ashbury event. they will have a lot of vendors for the industry there. so if someone thinks they are going to come smoke a joint, that's not going to happen. if it does, the expo is going to be shut down. >>> we will see. you must be 18 years old to attend. and no marijuana will be sold at the event. so if you're heading out there you may wonder, hey, is this a pot smoking? or is that the fog? >> it could be either. in fact, for this weekend, a lot of cloud cover out there. and definitely temperatures are going to be on the cooler side this weekend. isn't news people want to hear but for today, it will be pretty out there, even at the beaches we will see nice weather but right no

the city hosted the international cannibis and hem expo for the first time. they were smoking marijuana legally outside city hall. >> when the international cannibis and hem expo could no longer set up shop in san francisco, the city of oakland welcome them to put on a marijuana street festival. >> the medical cannibis industry has been a good partner to the city of >> this was a trade show. >> we are getting seeds to people, part of this industry is to grow euro medicine. >> the business of and is often ignores indicated that the mayor won the industry is expanding into other mainstream businesses. >> would you be interested in speaking about cannibis testing services. we are for some pretty unique programs to help wrap except cdc isolation and cultivators to reduce cycle times. >> some of my friends are buying medicines and asking about quality assurance. there was nothing in place. we saw a need for quality assurance mechanisms to evolve. >> the business of cannibis also attracted notice from the legal profession and insurance industry. >> i am a lawyer sp

officials so if you want to see the expo at nann to 8:00 p.m. saturday and sunday you have to be 18 and yes they will card you and no you will not be able to buy marijuana inside the street fair. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> when we continues here tonight, the video did not lie which means the accuser apparently did. the evidence that cleared a local attorney of at least 2 sexual assault charges. >> obama in the ozone. why he has business interest on his side and environmentalist declaring mutiny. >> plus unexpected key tour. why marine one forced to land. >> and new pressure on sarah palin to decide on a presidential run and it may be too late either way. another presidential run and it may be too late either way. another half hour st. >> good evening once again. judge this afternoon threw out the cases of to women who accused san francisco lawyer of sexually assaulting them after they responded to his ad on craigslist. in one of the cas cases it was the decision made after a very graphic piece of evidence was shown in court. vick lee has more. >

thailand's public health minister on wednesday opened the eighth national herb expo near bangkok. the government hopes to encoure the use of domestic her ball medicines and natural products to cut foreign drug imports by $166 million annually. the expo is promoting herbs such as b uab ok, which is reputed to boost concentration, tumeri t prott ains intesti cancer andlosgthen teeth and gums. others include spas and massage. >>> an international surfing contest kicked off in sr sri lanka's bay on sunday. more than 150 surfers from 21 countries are taking part. female athletes are also competing for the first time. the event is expected to highlight the suitability of fingndea or. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> hi. welcome back. let's talk about our weather. let's talk about this typhoon first. this is guma prefecture. 54.5 millimeters of rain accumulated in an hour. 300 since yesterday and the streets and parking spaces are inundated. river levels are rising significantly and water is coming into people's houses. they have been seeing heavy rain due to the ample moistur

right now check out our report on a expo in the north bay, the national heirloom expo. you can look on www.ktvu.com, look under the slide show tab.

most of the expo is smoke free and there will be plenty of other attractions. >> we are really lucky to have a surge of new gourmet food trucks that we are going to be having come and park at our event. >> there might be some people with the munchies, do you think. >> quite possible. >> if you want to see thepo," it's saturday and sunday. they will card you and you will not be able to buy marijuana inside the street fair. in oakland, johnathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> facing a tuesday deadline, residents outside of menlo park have submitted a proposal to create a tiny park in an effort to save the granny tree. some say the 65-foot heritage oak stands in the way of progress. the utility district is laying new pipeline for the water district. last may the neighbors objected to plans to chop granny down. instead they want construction crews to come up beneath granny so she can live. that adds $200,000 to the project which can only be justified if a public benefit were created. we will keep you up-to-date what happens to granny. keeping us up-to-date on the weather is lisa. what happened to

most of the expo is smoke free and there will be plenty of other attractions. >> we are really lucky surge of new gourmet food trucks that we are going to be having come and park at our event. >> there might be some people with the munchies, do you think. >> quite possible. >> yes, they will card you and you will not be able to buy marijuana inside the street fair n oakland, johnathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> facing a tuesday deadline, residents outside of menlo park have submitted a proposal to create a tiny park in an effort to save the granny tree. some i say the 65-foot heritage okay stands in the way of progress. the utility district is laying new pipeline for the water project. last may the neighbors objected to plans to chop granny down. instead they want construction crews to come up beneath granny so she can live. that adds $200,000 to the project which can only be if a public funding is created. we will see you posted to see if they can save granny. >> lisa, talking about the long weekend forecast. >> the dangerous surfs on south facing beaches and a little cool down. here's a

today workers assembled what will house hundreds of booths for the international cannabis and hemp expo it will take over 6.5 blocks. it begins tomorrow and lasts through sunday. you don't need a cannabis card to get in for anyone 18 years and older. medical marijuana smokers can even light up legally in front of city hall. cannabis supporters tout oakland as the first city in the country to license cannabis. a few years ago oakland passed a tax and passed a law to allow cannabis businesses. >> it comes to show how far the industry has come that we can have an event in front of oakland city hall that is for the medical cannabis community. >>> for the past few years the expo has been held in the bay view city. major jean quan told us organizers have already consulted for oakland pd. if there's any incidents on saturday, the festival will shutdown. >>> aaa is reporting that 6.6 million people will drive to their destination this holiday week end. aaa says people are still concerned about the economy and gas prices. the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.81 a gallon in california up 8

the 11-day expo is showcasing delicacies made from wheat. the kids prepared hand-pulled noodles and meticulously arranged them on a 100-meter-long painting of the great wall of china. over highlights included playful delicacies prepared by children, their parents and teachers, as well as pictures of noodles as eaten in ancient times. >>> here are the latest market figures. 25 6 2 >>> time for your weather round-up as we head into the weekend. first to eastern asia. we were talking about roke, this one might cause quite a problem as we head through the weekend. but there is yet another storm to think about this. this one is songka. as it comes closer to the eastern edge of japan, if we still have roke sitting there vicinity, then the two storms combined could mean a continued amount of heavy rain coming down across parts of western and up into eastern japan. so we'll be watching for that as we head into the beginning of next week. heavy rains also moving through parts of the sea of japan side of the country and up into the north, northern toh

>> quite possible. >> so if you want to see the expo, it's noon to 8:00 p.m.day and sunday, you've got to be 108 and yes, they will card you. no, you will not be able to buy marijuana inside of the street fair. >> facing a dead lynn, residents have submitted a proposal to create a tiny park to save the granny tree. saving the stands in the way of progress. the san francisco utility district is laying new pipeline. and in may, neighbors objected to plans to and want crews to huddle beneath granny so sheng live and that adds $200,000 to the project. it will be reviewed by officials. >> and join us now with a big weekend there is a lot of fog in it. and a while ago, we couldn't see towers at the bay bridge. >> around the bay into oakland, and peninsula, there is a view. >> look at that. >> yeah. funny huh? 15 foot marine layer back with sunny warmer day today. seven day, stay tuned, i'll tell but. >> and a scene being called a threat to california coastline. two factor that's some say could make beaches disappear in years ahead. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal

fashion illustration techniques, in particular,... have inspired local students at the haining leather expo. yang ji-woo has more. many fashion designers and brands seek to break into china the world's biggest manufacturing powerhouse... with a burgeoning economy that is largely contributing to the rapid development of its domestic fashion market. chinese "haining city has been continueously benchmarking fashion trends in korea and japan. that was why we have gained heart of chinese consumers." striving to become a fashion powerhouse, china is showing its immense appetite for global fashion designs, including the field of fashion illustration. and at the 2012 haining leather expo chinese organizers courted one of korea's leading fashion illustrators, lee mi-jung to allow the public enjoy her inspiring work. korean "when the chinese committee invited me to the fair.. i knew that i could use such opportunity to introduce korea's fashion illustration to china's market." chinese "professor lee's fashion illustation has a great influence in a global fashion arena. we staged her work at the previ

. >> two downtown streets are being blocked off for the three-day hemp expo. those with proper id can go to learn about and smoke medical cannibis. >> this is the first time we've had cannibis act ti skprifts city officials working to create an mazing event. i think it's a great step forward. >> steve deangelo likes to brag his health center creates jobs and pays millions in taxes says it's high time there was a street fair about marijuana. >> i think it's about 20, 30 years overdue. >> what does the city think? >> it's a state constitutional right to medi indicate. we'll make sure that that medication happens in a safe, lawful and sane manner in the sti not everyone is looking forward to a city-sanke city-sanked -- sanctioned pot party. >> let's do it. everybody. let's get high. forget about the ramifications. forget about the devastating affects. >> this advocate worries it's just one more way for kids to get their hands on medical pot. >> kids are walking around, i mean, middle school kids. even. with cards that permit them to purchase marijuana themselves.

she is one of the dozens of exhibitors here at the expo. this is the first year it has been held on the steps of oakland city hall and organizers say they hope it is the place to go for pot tourism. >> oakland was the first to pass proposition 13 and we have a school and museum and different businesses that cater to the cannabis industry. but the most important thing to take away is we address how to safely consume the medicine. >> but not everyone is approving of it. charles is for a drug-free california and concerned about the city lighting up and the message it sends to kids. >> when i was growing up in the 50s and 60s, we don't want it in our neighborhoods. we know the man bringing it in, dumping it in the community. why aren't we saying that today? >> but for those like linda jackson, her hope is to get as much of it as possible. >> everybody is relaxing and peaceful. we're not thinking about pulling a trigger. >> the rule is they cannot shoot pictures in front of city hall of anyone lighting up. i have been trying to get the details f

says the chief executive of the expo, "patients need to take their medicine when they need to.ng a patient myself, that's something mandatory." speaking of mandatory, enjoy this legions of stoned viewers. >> it is never any good there. >> she doesn't know that though. >> that's the bird stair climber. >> our winter is bird summer. >> they have to look good. >>> i love when the government says the prefered drug 18 to 25 is pot. when was that not true? when was the lay it never was? this is another message to stop the drug war. it cost a trillion dollars over the last 40 years. >> are we still talking about this? the politicians are too scared. they have to wait for a bunch of people to go away. how has medical marijuana engaged your life? >> i am not thinking the increase is significant. >> how dare you? >> and people are turning to the medical marijuana stores. that's not a bad thing because at least it is regulated. i personally think if alcohol is legal then pot should be. it seems healthier. >> oakland is in really bad shape. thank you, governor brown. >> if this is a boost

the details will become available to us >> oakland it is a mellow kron de the cannabis and hampers expo patients are allowed to smoke outside of city hall this was a new location after the cow palace could no longer rauwolfia event they are also having illegal information about marijuana >> they're asking me about quality assurance so we saw a need for quality assurance >> we have created illegal that has removed $1.7 billion from the criminal underground economy. >> california passed medical marijuana years ago it is still legal in other areas. >> police said the young woman was here on water street when a man approached our and asked her to come to him when she said no he grabbed her arm around the neck and while older to the ground the woman was able to fight off her attacker and the suspect fled then the police heard of the victims screaming for help it happened around 2:15 a.m. behind at dan sklar >> some of the clubs get busy at that time >> when you go past the corner and go down it is secluded it down there to have to go down a hill to park it is not good to walk down there by y

she is one of dozens of exhibiters at this third annual expo. this is the first year it has been held on the front steps of oakland city hall, and organizers say their hope is to make oakland the place to go for pot tourism. >> we have a school and a museum and a lot of these different businesses that really do cater to the cannabis industry. the smos -- the most important thing to take away is safely consuming the medicine. >> not everybody is happy about the pot fest on the steps of city hall. he is concerned about people lighting up in the city's seat of government, and the message it sends to kids. >> we don't want this in our neighborhoods. they are dumping in the community. >> for linda jackson, her hope is to get as many people using medical marijuana as possible. >> it is feeling relaxed and good. we are not thinking of pulling the trigger. >> now, as big a deal that this is, this is at oakland city hall. it is interesting, we were not permited to take pictures of people lighting up with city hall in the background. i have been trying to

expos them to some fun. they may see some other people that may even be recruited by gangs that they do not like, groups of people they do not like. to be able to experience them on a first name basis, i got to know you before, you are a cool person. we did some things together that is positive. experience what normal kids get to do everyday, except that they do not have it because of economics or cultural difference walls, or the wall themselves off because they are being recruited by other efforts. we are experimenting with this for the first time. we think we are going to receive a lot of excess -- success from this. >> quickly, as the mayor said, we are claiming -- it is not a game camp. we are claiming the skin before they enter a gang. we are claiming them first to give them a positive choice. >> [inaudible] >> with regard to the metal death, this is an epidemic nationally. this is something that i dealt with at the puc. and it is dangerous. a lot of these folks, as they go for that copper, it is charg

. >> the expo was held at daily city. hundreds of vendors. three stages of entertainment and the largest area in northern california. . >>> spent part of his day giving small businesses a boost. part of small business month. he said the city is set in ways to encourage more people to shop in oakland. . >>> two men pleaded not guilty in connection to the sale of an iphone. the website ultimately disassembled the device detailing the iphone 4. prosecutors are accusing 22-year-old brian and 28-year-old sage after finding that phone at a redwood city beer garden. . >>> rates went up for netflix. streaming only service. until yesterday customers paid 9. 99 to use both. but now there's a separate plan. for customers who use both, that's a 60 percent price increase. oprah is coming to the bay area next week. the company tells us she'll attend a private event for employees on thursday. she will take questions from workers there and of course the whole thing is going to be streamed live on facebook. a new and exciting site was aavailable today. and te

she's one of dozens of exhibitors at the third annual cannabis and hemp expo. it's the first year it's held on the front steps of oakland city hall, and their hope is to make oakland the place to go in the world for pot tourism. >> oakland was the first place of proposition 19. we have a school and a museum and a lot of these different businesses that really do cater to the cannabis industry. but the most important thing they take away, we try to stress how to safely consume the medicine. >> not everybody is happy about it." charles o'neil is with the coalition for a drug free california. he's concerned about people lighting you have in the feet of government and the message it sends to kids. >> in the 50s and 60s we said we don't want this in our neighborhood because we know the effects of the man bringing it in and dumping it into the community. why aren't we saying this today? >> we will have so much more harmony going on than hate and pull the trigger because we are feeling relaxed and good. we aren't thinking about pulling the trigger. >> as big as this fe

she's won of dozens of exhibittors at the third annual cannabis and hemp expo. it's the first year it's held on the front steps of oakland city hall, and their hope is to make oakland the place to go in the world for pot tourism. >> oakland was the first place of proposition 19. we have a school and a museum and a lot of these different businesses that really do cater to the cannabis industry. but we try to stress how to safely consume the medicine. >> not everybody is happy about it." charles o'neil is with the coalition for a drug free california. he's concerned about people light lighting you have in the feet of government and the message it sends to kids. >> in the 50s and 60s we said we don't want this in our neighborhood because we know the man dumping it into the community. why aren't we saying this today? >> we will have so much more harmony going on than hate and pull the trigger because we are feeling relaxed and good. we aren't thinking about pulling the trigger. >> as big as this festival is, we have a rule we can't shoot pictures or video of people

of the international can business and hemp expo in california.pe. >> if you burn it, they will come. and people waited in line to get into the international cannabis expo. no one under 18. medical documents required. >> i carry this with me to prove that i am legally sick enough to smoke weed. >> and smoke they did. >> bill: it's amazing how many deseized people there are, isn't it. >> adam who you had on the show made a point once that all the people he knows that smokes pot they don't have cancer. even though it can help people through suffering, you know, of the symptoms. when you look at the tape, i didn't see a lot of really sick people. i saw a lot of young people getting high. i'm for the decriminalization of marijuana. i think it helps with suffering. but a lot of this is just like pim bill all a con. >> it a scam. i'm trying to diplomatic. >> bill: a con. >> they did say there were 10,000 people there there were only a thousand. they were just seeing double. >> bill: 10,000 people. and 95 lurks -- hundred of them were dealers. >> you wer

. >> the goal of the international canibus and hemp expo is to educate the public about hemp and prop 215. you must be 18 or older to attend that fair. >>> we'll be right back. >>> some secret documents reportedly found in libya are raising questions about the u.s. and britain and both country's relationship with moammar gadhafi. we're being told one set of documents found indicates that the cia kidnapped several suspected militants and then handed them over to gadhafi's men as early as 2004. >> reporter: the human rights watch group has discovered documents here in tripoli that show how closely the security agency wokked with gadhafi's regime. >> they rendered 8 or 9 individuals according to these files. it wasn't just abducting suspected islamic militants and handing them over to militants. they wanted libyan intelligence to ask questions. it's clear they were in the interrogations themselves. >> this man was picked up in malaysia in 2004. he was the leader of the libyan islamic fighter group. he was brought here to libya. and the u.s. government appears to have asked for access to

. >> thousands are turning out for the cannabis and hemp expo which is being held at oakland plaza. >> reporter: since isn't 1999, she's been a medical marijuana user, and it's been instrumental in her therapy. >> i got run over by a car in 1988. it helps with the pain. >> reporter: prior to her more you, she was on prescription pain killers. now she is a nurse and is an sad coe -- advocate and getting the word out for marijuana use. >> our retirees and veterans are afraid because their ms.~are challenged when they decide this is the mode of self-mid indication. >> jackson is a medical marijuana user, one of dozens of exhibitors at this third annual cannabis and hemp festival. the first year it's been held on the steps of oakland city hall. and the. >> oakland was the birthplace of proposition 19, and we have a school and a museum and different businesses that really do cater to the cannabis industry, but the most important thing is we try to stress how to safely cop assume -- consume medicine. >> not action is happy about the potfest on the steps of city hall. paul is with the cools

. >>> thailand's public health minister on wednesday opened the eight national herb expo near bangkok. the government hopes to encourage the use of domestic herb al medicines to cut foreign drug imports by $166 million annually. promoting herbs such as asian penny wart, which is reputed to boost concentration. turmeric to pro tech against intest al cancer. silk to fight facial wrinkles. and clover to strengthen teeth and gums. other attractions at the three-day event include thai spas and massage. >>> an international surfing contest kicked off in southeastern vee lanka on wednesday. the country's tourism department and i have lanka airlines arranged the five-day event. more than 50 surfers from 21 countries are taking part. female athletes are competing for the first time. the event is expected to highlight the suit built of the coast for surfing and beach sports. >>> hi there, welcome to your weather update. let's look at what is happening across japan. typhoon is moving close to mainland japan. it is bringing widespread heavy rain ease well as thunder storms. it is expected to turn

the number 10 line is the new extension that opened in april of last year ahead of the shanghai expo. the shanghai metro now runs over 410 kilometers and has overtaken london's underground system in as the longest in the world. >>> time to check stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin tonight with this item sent by rtm malaysia. malaysian queen zarharira joined 300 children from orphanages to celebrate a muslim event in kuala lumpur on tuesday. the event was organized by the malaysian children's welfare council and other social affairs groups to spread happiness, joy and hope among the poor. and the queen presented donations worth $40,000, as well as pocket money, fruit and cookies for the children. people in various asian countries observed world tourism day on tuesday. 2,000 students from 150 schools in sri lanka created a one-kilometer-long painting. the art depicts what the children imagine the city of colombo will look like ten years from now. the mission aims to promote international understanding by highlighting the cultural diversity around the globe. >>

occurred in a subway route that opened in april last year to coincide with the start of the shanghai expo. transport authorities say they were more than 500 passengers on the two trains. july's high speed rail crash in the eastern city of wenzo killed four people. the handling of the accident provoked widespread public anger. authorities in shanghai are now facing a similar wave of criticism. a satellite tv station in hong kong conducted an online survey talking to people across china on wednesday. it found that 60% of respondents said the accident was a result of professional negligence and that authorities have not learned any lessons from july's rail crash. many respondents also voiced concerns over the rapid expansion of subway lines. they say that yet more safety problems might occur in the future. >> translator: the frequent accidents are evidence that the operators are not meeting their responsibility for safe operations. >> reporter: the subway accident comes to us two months after the high speed rail crash. chinese transport authorities faced the challenge of finding out exactly

occurred on a subway route that opened in april of last year to coincide with the start of the shanghai expo. transport authorities say there were more than 500 passengers on the two trains. july's high-speed rail crash in the east killed 40 people. the chinese government's handling of the accident provoked wide praed publspread anger. authorities in shanghai are now facing a similar wave of criticism. a satellite tv station in hong kong conducted an online survey talking to people across china on wednesday. it found that 60% of respondents said the accident was a result of professional negligence and that authorities have not learned any lessons from july's rail crash. many respondents also voiced concerns over the rapid expansion of subway lines. they say that yet more safety problems might occur in the future. >> the frequent accidents are evidence that the operators are not meeting their responsibility for safe operations. >> reporter: the subway accident comes just two months after the high-speed rail crash. chinese transport authorities face the challenge of finding out exactly why the

. >> a manhunt continues tonight for a gunman after a crime career expo in san josi takes a deadly turnto10. >>> chopper 2 is live over the state of developing news in the search for an east bay nursing student as a body is found in this wooded area. >> complete bay area news coverage starts like now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne the death toll is mounting tonight after yesterday's fatal airshow crash in reno. ktvu's eric rasmussen is there with the very latest on the investigation. eric. >> reporter: ken, we can show you right now the ntsb and local authorities are preparing to give us another update here at the airfield. they are in a maintenance facility here and you see them setting up of the we're expecting them to tell us more about that investigation. one of the things that has helped them so much are the photos and video that has come in and one thing that they seem to be focusing on is a possible tailpiece found while going through the massive debris field out here. from a neighbor's balcony, we wanted federal

the 60th expo being held in the capital of the province features over 2 rkds 500 exhibition booths from countries including mongolia, north korea, taiwan, and taiwan. they're offering their latest electronic, pharmaceutical, and food items for sale. >>> the king of thailand on monday asked government officials to serve the people and implement policies to ensure their well being. the king advised officials to implement what he calls a sufficient economy, which is based on the principles of self-reliance, moderation and honesty. the policy aims to shield the country from intirnl or financial crisis such as the one in 1997. the 83-year-old monarch has been recuperating since being admitted to a bangkok hospital. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> hi, there. i'm mai shoji. welcome back. let's take a look at your weather conditions. nora has down graded. even though it's downgraded it's going to be bringing moisture toward northern hokkaido and northern japan especially in hokkaido and up to about 18 millimeters of rainfall will be accumulated into wednesday morning. now, it is goi

. >> the accident on the subway route that opened to coincide with the expo, transport authorities say there were more than 500 passengers on the two trains. july's high speed rail crash in the eastern city killed 40 people. the government's handling of the accident provoked -there is now a similar wave of criticism. a satellite station in hong kong conducted an on-line survey talking to people across china on wednesday. it found that 60% of respondent's said that the accident was a result of professional negligence that authorities have not learned any lessons from july's rail crash. many respondent's also voiced concerns over the rapid expansion of subway lines. they say that yet more safety problems might occur in the future. >> the frequent accidents are evidenced that they are not meeting their responsibilities for safe operations. >> the subway accident comes just two months after the high speed rail crash. chinese transport authorities face the challenge of finding out exactly why the accident happened in order to ease concerns and mistrust people have with the nation's transit

organizers hope the 14th aviation expo will help china develop its own aircraft industry. >>> marinefrom thailand and malaysia began joint patrols in the andaman sea on thursday to intercept muslim insurgents. the move comes after bombings in thailand's southern province on friday, that killed five people, including four malaysian tourists. the joint patrols are aimed at preventing islamic insurgents from entering thailand and carrying out attacks. as part of the agreement between thailand and malaysia, personnel from both countries will be on duty on a rotating basis. >>> as hungary's economy still reels from the 2008 financial crisis, the government has taken an unusual step. it has become the first country to impose a tax on junk food. eating so much salty and sugary foods has made a lot of hungaryians obese. and the death rate is the second in the highest european union. the company hopes its so-called chips tax persuades hungarians to eat healthier. but as nhk world's june takahashi reports, many have mixed feelings about the tax. >> reporter: food shoppers are payingor for much

. >> then there's a health and fitness expo that happens today and tomorrow.o head down to the convention center in downtown san jose, they can sign up there. >> sure, of course. >> roger was nice enough to bring me my own shirt. i'm running this sunday, but unfortunately i'm not running in your race. i'm going to be running the bridge to -- >> maybe next year. thanks to dodge for being a title sponsor. we look for every year to have local businesses to get involved. hopefully they will next year, you know. but dodge has done a great job in supporting us. >> okay, roger craig, thank you, good luck to you and your run. the weather is important for runners. a look at the forecast jt i think they'll be okay. nice and dry. maybe a little drizzly fog out there sunday morning mp wen it comes to dodge, make sure you got those windshield wipers ready to go. new blade season has arrived as we have heavy rain in the forecast as we head through the next few days. this system of low pressure is very significant. we'll see two fronts pass through the bay area as we head th

thousands of people are expected in downtown oakland this weekend for the international cannabis and hemp expo. it's thought to be the first of its kind in the nation. exhibiteddors started the set- up yesterday. more than 300 vendors are expected. organizers have designated a special smoking area in front of city hall for medical marijuana users. anyone who attends the ebbs po today and tomorrow must be at least 18 years old. >>> in southern california, look at this 10-foot wave crashing along the coast. the damage the high surf is causing and how long this is expected to last. >> just high surf will continue through the weekend. we'll look at that and show you the numbers expected outside your doors this afternoon, coming up. ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every bag. you'll see the difference. ♪ mmm you'll see the difference. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> the

putting on an expo next week. the seeds of expo. >> this is a variety of their long tomatoes.eirloom rad ish, the black spanish radish, these are incredible. >> what do you do? >> slate's with salads, many people use them and stir-fry, pickled. any with the to would like to use a regular radnich. they are firm. >> delicious. >> a regular radish, >> a chinese gr--green radisha and sweet very sweet. >> you can actually grow these from seed? >> all of these different vegetables including these tomatoes. >> these are all heirloom. >> an heirloom is one that has been passed down like furniture, jewelry. it is an old a variety. >> and they have more flavor and more nutrition. studies have been done. over and over, the holde varieties have " more nutn and what is being grown today. but the older gir and tomato have more nutrition of the older heirloom- are more nutritious. >>catherine: and you want to save those seeds? >> yes it is easy. >> a process our ancestors did for thousands of years. >> let us take a look. >> slice of this beautiful golden tomato. just read and beautiful yell