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: hong kong is unique in china. it's different from other provinces. i hope it keeps the spirit of democracy and judicial independence. >> leung took office last july, but residents have criticized him for a series of controversies. some say he misled them about illegal renovations of his home. others don't like when he tried to introduce compulsory patriotism classes in schools. the new leader of the china communist party met with liu wen last month in a show of support, but many favor a show of democracy for hong kong. the chief executive is chosen by an election committee made up of 1,200 members. >>> kim jong un has delivered the first new year's speech by a north korean leader in 19 years. he said the country should put a priority on healing the rift with south korea. state-run korean central television broadcast kim's speech for more than 20 minutes. >> tralator: what's important is to solve the confrontation between the two koreas. south korea should scrap its anti-north policies and take steps toward reconci

hong kong fooey. there you go. many happy memories. talking about hong kong, hong kong is set to influence sweeping reforms this year. the move is seep as a bid to attract high quality companies as it seeks to try and become more competitive against rivals in new york and singapore. mark is still with us. good to see you. are these rules going to have the desired effect, do you think? >> i think it's -- the rules are good. and i think in the long run, they will have the desired effect. i think the idea really is to continue to attract really good companies. but i think at some point it would enhance the overall quality and the standard of the stock exchange and i think in the long run, people will be attracted to think that the exchange is definitely a more credible one. so i think in the long run, they will have the desired effect. >> what in particular is a stand out improvement? >> i think the combination of some of the rules would be important. i think the exchange has never made it a doubt that t

tens of thousands take to the streets in hong kong calling for a change of leadership and greater democracy. pope benedict warns of the growing inequality between rich and poor and the extremes of capitalism. where are all of these people running to in the first day of 2013? we will find out. hello. three days of mourning have been declared in ivory coast after a celebration turns into tragedy. at least 60 people were killed in a stampede at a fireworks display. most of the victims were between 13-18. >> it started as a new year celebration of ivory coast recently restored peace after a long civil war. something went horribly wrong. near one of the entrances to the football stadium a crowd surged. men, women and many children fell. rescue workers reached the scene quickly. the tragedy occurred in the center. this fireman said they found people trampled and suffocated. the number of dead almost certainly will rise. people with life threatening head injuries have been admitted for treatment. the woman lying on the bed is six months pregnant. her husband said she tried to move away from the cr

a report from hong kong. >> the new year, but the same old problem for hong kong's embattled leader.e has been embroiled in scandal ever since he became chief executive here six months ago. problems stemming to changes made to his luxury home which were technically against the law and have the subsequently explained those things. many people believe he has been economical with the truth. some people, legislators have been accused him of downright lying. which averages, he has a real credibility problem. many do not believe them and they're demanding his resignation. they are expecting tens of thousands to take part in this demonstration alone. there are also competing demonstrations. there are some demonstrations in support of them who want him to stay on and that he should be given another chance. what seems to be behind all of this is hong kong's relationship with china itself. so what you think about mr. lung is also by association what you think about china. >> we are getting reports out of the ivory coast talking about the deaths of at least 60 people who died in a stampede at a

>> well, what are you doing in hong kong? >> vacation. >> that's great. you picked the right place for it. we'll make him swing, will we not? >> yes. >> yes, we will. really a vacation, or...? >> well, there was a pretty rough assignment in hawaii. i got a little banged up. they asked me where i wanted to go for my vacation. i said hong kong. >> right. >> while i was at it, the pentagon said deliver this, which makes me a diplomatic pouch of a kind who could do with a small drink to make us a toast. >> well, we got some beer coming right up. excuse me. >> they talk about you in the department, scotty. >> yeah? what do they say? >> oh, good things. rhodes scholar, i hear. >> yeah. >> new assignment, kel? >> i don't know. i got to decode it. >> there was high school ball and then? >> and then at college, i was recruited. >> when was this? >> oh...4 years ago. there's a funny story behind that, too, because at college, i studied languages. it turned out that my professor of sanskrit was a recruiter for the department. >> you're kidding. >> no, no. what happe

the trouble is that they are scattered throughout hong kong. and some of the areas are not well served by public transport and are not particularly attractive. but -- but in the short term, that could be welcome and also pushing the kind of public housing program to answer the demands of something like 200,000 people on the waiting list. so i think that all these measures would be welcome, but i think as i said, it's going to take a little bit of time. >> yeah. look, what does this mean for investors in hong kong property, though, bottom line? >> i think that the relaxation of height restrictions, for example, would be welcome news for property investors who may have bought a bit of land or some buildings which are subject to high restrictions. and some of these areas could well be attractive to investors. for example, those that overlook the harbor and so on. so that's welcome news. but also opening up more land in the new territories, particularly areas which are not too far away from the city centers. that would release a lot of potential in

>> well, what are you doing in hong kong? >> vacation. >> that's great. you picked the right place for it. we'll make him swing, will we not? >> yes. >> yes, we will. really a vacation, or...? >> well, there was a pretty rough assignment in hawaii. i got a little banged up. they asked me where i wanted to go for my vacation. i said hong kong. >> right. >> while i was at it, the pentagon said deliver this, which makes me a diplomatic pouch of a kind who could do with a small drink to make us a toast. >> well, we got some beer coming right up. excuse me. >> they talk about you in the department, scotty. >> yeah? what do they say? >> oh, good things. rhodes scholar, i hear. >> yeah. >> new assignment, kel? >> i don't know. i got to decode it. >> there was high school ball and then? >> and then at college, i was recruited. >> when was this? >> oh...4 years ago. there's a funny story behind that, too, because at college, i studied languages. it turned out that my professor of sanskrit was a recruiter for the department. >> you're kidding. >> no, no. what happe

>> well, what are you doing in hong kong? >> vacation. >> that's great. you picked the right place for it. we'll make him swing, will we not? >> yes. >> yes, we will. really a vacation, or...? >> well, there was a pretty rough assignment in hawaii. i got a little banged up. they asked me where i wanted to go for my vacation. i said hong kong. >> right. >> while i was at it, the pentagon said deliver this, which makes me a diplomatic pouch of a kind who could do with a small drink to make us a toast. >> well, we got some beer coming right up. excuse me. >> they talk about you in the department, scotty. >> yeah? what do they say? >> oh, good things. rhodes scholar, i hear. >> yeah. >> new assignment, kel? >> i don't know. i got to decode it. >> there was high school ball and then? >> and then at college, i was recruited. >> when was this? >> oh...4 years ago. there's a funny story behind that, too, because at college, i studied languages. it turned out that my professor of sanskrit was a recruiter for the department. >> you're kidding. >> no, no. what happe

hong kong's hang seng index closed at a high level. let's get a check of europe. we got fairly mixed picture at this time. we're seeing gains right now for the london market up more than half a percent. frankfurt market is down fractionally at this time. we're seeing gains for paris cac 40 about a quarter percent higher. the dollar and euro are maintaining up ward momentum. dollar/yen is currently at 89.80. euro yen is changing hands at 119.96. the currency touched the 116 yen level at one stage during this week. the yen is facing selling pressures due to strong expectations that the bank of japan will ease credit further. >>> a japan based free phone and messaging service called line is spreading fast. company officials say the number of users topped 100 million on friday. pretty exciteed. the service via smartphones is provided by nhn a subsidiary of a south korean i.t. firm in japan. senior nh officials and employees got together at the company's headquarters on friday to celebrate the milestone. the service started in june of 2011. it took on lie 19 no, sir re

treasury department black listed two beijing based representatives of a north korean bank and a hong kong based trading company. a spokesperson for the department said it's imposing further restrictions on entities that support the north's nuclear program. it wants to restrict the country's ability to use the international financial system for illicit purposes. north korean authorities responded to the united nations sanctions by announcing they will carry out a nuclear test of a higher level. now they are warning their southern neighbor counter measures if it takes part in the international clamp down. a north korean statement criticizes south korea for pressing other nations to adopt the u.n. resolution condemning last month's rocket launch. it says sanctions amount to a declaration of war. it warns of what it calls strong physical counter measures if the south koreans participate directly. authorities in pyongyang say there's no more discussions. they added a 1992 joint declaration on that issue is no longer valid. north korea's words and possible actions are raising the heat in east a

hong kong's index down .4%. the nikkei bucking a trend on a weaker yen,i reaching the highet level since 2011. a big of a mixed picture moving into the session. london's ftse 100 just up by .10%. frankfurt up fractionally. paris's cac 40 down by more than .3%. the dollar higher against the yen on expectations that the bank of japan's bold monetary easing will help the economy but the u.s. currency is coming off a bit after reaching the highest point since june 2010 in early asian trading. dollar-yen at 88.80-84. the euro is also gaining against the yen. the european currency is now down at 117.74. that's going to do it for biz tonight. let's get a check now of the markets. >>> the eastern u.s. is seeing warm temperatures, but changes in the forecast. meteorologist robert spet that has the latest. >> yes, gene. all across the eastern seaboard we have just been seeing absolutely temperatures above average. it's all due to this frontal area here. ahead of it you are seeing this warm air come in from the south. that

he at one point went from hong kong to japan to recuperate. he was the one that wanted to be an artist and wanted to paint. i thought about that because it must have been hard growing up in hong kong to be far away from everything and have a dream and get sick at this point. i thought u is there a story here? that's the way it begins for writers. people think things jump out and we have it in our head. it's the opposite we have nothing in our head. we turn on the machine and praying for something to come. with women of the silk i researched for 6 amongs and read and read and read. in one book i found 2 lines about the woman silk workers and knew immediately that's hai wanted to write about. it came to me like a dream that every writer prays for that you just knew you wanted to write about this. with the second book it was difficult i sat down and didn't know what i was going to write for about 6 months. which was fearful for me because of the fact i knew i didn't have the second book. steven's story, i asked myself questions. a lot of writers

now this is what i remember about hong kong.ywhere, a lot of noise, and these signs back here-- i mean, look at them. they totally block out the sky. this is the electronics market. this is where you want to come for your cameras and all the electronics that you're going to want to buy. look down here. it's just great. and if you think this is exotic and great, you should see the markets at night. once an ancient trading port, hong kong is still famous for its harbor. this major financial center still relies on shipping, with cargo ships, ferry boats, cruise ships, and sampans all coexisting in perfect harmony. hong kong may have adopted a few western ways, but here tradition continues. [birds chirping] hi, sweetie. [kissing] here in hong kong, people take their birds for walks in the morning. no, really. early in the morning, if you go out into the parks, you'll see people walking along, holding their birdcage, and then they'll let them sing and enjoy the music. they'll hang them up on racks like here so they can socialize, and

not to be outdone, and hong kong billionaire is expanding his casino resort. with the gaming revenues on the island and expected to double by 2015, he has big plans. >> we will have 10 million square feet of space is. we should be one of the top casino resorts in the world. >> 0.3 billion sanders is credited for being macao financial fortune. junket operators use slick advertisers lure high rollers to vip rooms. there are tiny state officials who use macau to launder millions in illicit earnings. it is something operators do not like talking about. >> it is hard for me to say if there are such people. i do not know. most people are above board and follow the law. >> casino executives admit a crackdown. enforcement is attracting -- attracting more of the country's middle class. they have been experimenting with a greater variety of attractions. casino resorts have tried to expand beyond gaming by offering gondola rides. still , people come for one thing. -- still, people come for one thing only. they believe the chinese customer will seek out mccaul for what el

towards hong kong out towards shanghai you'll see temperatures rebound going through the weekend. shanghai just a few days ago you were seizing temperatures near the freezing mark getting up to around 10 slightly above average down towards hong kong at 17. seoul, temperatures back in the single digits, below zero which we've been seeing for several days. tokyo 9 for the high on saturday. now towards the americas, we haven't watched an area here in the southeast. that's pushing off toward the east. that's the good news. behind it we're seeing high pressure move in. that's bringing some colder weather with it but nothing compared to what's going to be on tap here off towards the north. this storm system as it pushes in from northern canada down here towards the southeast ushering in gusty winds but also very, very cold temperatures. how cold? here in winnipeg you'll be seeing a high around minus 8 on friday but going into sunday this is going to be the low down around minus 30, same there in the dakotas, combined with those gusty winds i'm talking about, wind chill on lie in the ove

towards hong kong out towards shanghai you'll see temperatures rebound going through the weekend. shanghai just a few days ago you were seizing temperatures near the freezing mark getting up to around 10 slightly above average down towards hong kong at 17. seoul, temperatures back in the single digits, below zero which we've been seeing for several days. tokyo 9 for the high on saturday. now towards the americas, we haven't watched an area here in the southeast. that's pushing off toward the east. that's the good news. behind it we're seeing high pressure move in. that's bringing some colder weather with it but nothing compared to what's going to be on tap here off towards the north. this storm system as it pushes in from northern canada down here towards the southeast ushering in gusty winds but also very, very cold temperatures. how cold? here in winnipeg you'll be seeing a high around minus 8 on friday but going into sunday this is going to be the low down around minus 30, same there in the dakotas, combined with those gusty winds i'm talking about, wind chill on lie in the ove

temperatures are looking like this. 20 degrees in hong kong.arming up to 16 degrees in shanghai and 8 degrees in seoul on wednesday. now, in north america winter storm conditions are still persisting across the west. lots of heavy snow in the mountains. we have blizzard warnings posted for northeastern nevada. so travel is strongly discouraged. meanwhile, we have a long cloud band stretching from mexico up into the northeast. underneath it there is a lot of extreme weather happening. we have freezing rain and snow showers to the north and rain to the south. conditions are particularly severe in and around this low pressure system. we have reports of a couple of tornadoes touching down in arkansas and missouri. downed trees and power lines and hail the size of a golf ball. severe weather here will continue into tonight. but the system will slowly make its way toward the east affecting the eastern third of the u.s. on your wednesday. ahead of the system, very warm due to warm air coming in from the gulf of mexico. but back behind it, due to the a

the hang seng in hong kong slipped from a 20-month high it touched on monday. let's take a look at currencies. the dollar is moving in a tight range against the yen. dollar/yen right now at 90.44 to 48. many want to see the outcome of the fed meetings and a series of key economic numbers and determine how the u.s. economy is doing. euro/yen 104.7 to 50. >>> japanese workers may have a few more yen in their pockets if union leaders get their way. labor and business leaders are discussing a proposed wage hike. >> translator: a wage increase is a way to ending deflation. it's time for businesses to invest in human resources and not cut corners with workers earnings. >> koga asked for an increase of wages much 1%. he said raises based on seniority should continue. the leader of the business federation opposed the union's demand. he said labor leaders are ignoring the reality of today's business climate. >> translator: this year workers and managers need to share a sense of crisis. we need to have constructive discussion. it's critical for us to do so, to ensure bus

on the economic front, hong kong will post its november retail sales data. analysts expect a rise on the back of domestic demand. and on friday, we get the services pmi figures from china and india. >>> meanwhile, eurozone manufacturing in the doldrums. will we see a similar picture in the u.k.? pmi for the british isles due out in a few moments' time. we'll be right back. >>> with the late night vote the u.s. house passes a bill on the fiscal cliff. president obama warns he doesn't want to go to the brink over the next fight over the debt ceiling. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. >> that budget deal boosts sabre an equity. stocks in hong kong and australia hit 19-month highs in the first trading session of the year. european cheered the deal despite more gloom from the eurozone where manufacturing activity has continued to contract. that was manufacturing pmi. we have similar figures out of the u.k. now. u.k. manufacturing pmi

department wants to extradite you a german citizen living in new zealand operating a business in hong kong they want to x. ray you back to the u.s. now is that even possible well see that is a very interesting question because the extradition law the extradition treaty in new zealand doesn't really allow extradition for copyright so what they did they threw some extra charges on top and one of them is rocketeer ring where they basically say we are a mafia organisation and we set up our internet business to basically be an auger nies crime network that was set up and structured the way it was just to do criminal copyright infringement and anyone who has ever used up words any idea about how that website worked knows immediately that it's total nonsense but they need it to chop that on in order to have even a chance for extradition but in our opinion you see all of that i think was secondary the primary goal was to take down mega upload and this draw it completely that was their mission and that's why the whole thing in hong kong for example they called it operation takedown speaking of inte

hong kong was .20% lower. to currencies now, the dollar gaining ground against the yen to the mid-89 level due to receding concerns about the world's largest economy after u.s. legislators passed a bill to extend the debt ceiling. we are seeing dollar/yen at 89.61. market players say news of north korea's possible nuclear testing also fueled geo political concerns. the euro is strong at 119.46. >>> the japanese government has finalized a guideline for compiling next year's budget. it is designed to keep new bond issues to a minute mum. members of the cabinet and the council of economic and fiscal policy approved the plan. the proposal for the fiscal year that starts in april includes the government's latest economic stimulus. priority is put on cutting wasteful spending and also requires the budget to focus on two key areas, that's reconstruction work from the 2011 disaster and sectors with sustainable or promising growth. now the guidelines urge a 50% reduction in the primary balance deficit by fiscal 2015. t

just trade in hong kong and you're set. >> this is one of the reasons that london and the u.k. is trying to get out of the eu. >> well, you know, you talk about london surpassing new york. maybe so. you know, the a-market in london turned out fraud in it and they're keeping your capital in the industrialized world is bad, the fact that there is-- you're losing business, you should not lose. london was important before new york and it will be again. the fact that they don't know what the use of the funds will be, not the biggest concern. (laughter) >> i don't get it it. >> adam. >> hold on, charlie. first of all, we know what the money is used for, charlie hit it on the head to continue the farce that they've created, the promises they have made. the empires that have fallen into the ocean and they're killing themselves, adam. >> it won't work. >> adam don't you think it ultimately makes it harder for europe to be the strong, dominant place it used to be? >> i don't think this is going to keep europe. it's not at the top of the list, let's say that, they've got plenty of problem

the hong kong stock exchange saw many buy orders after it opened on wednesday. the key hang seng index closed 2.9% higher than it did on december 31st and even surpassed last year's high the benchmark index in south korea rose 1.7% from the 2012 closing. and the main index in singapore gained 1.1%. analysts tell nhk investors can be comparatively optimistic about asian markets this year because china's economy shows signs of picking up and fiscal problems in the u.s. have been averted for now. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe will face challenges. abe will visit the united states at an early date to meet president obama so he can build a relationship of trust with him. the prime minister wants to confirm with obama that the realignment of u.s. forces in japan should steadily be carried out. japan's participation in u.s.-led negotiations for the transpacific partnership is another controversial issue. the obama administration wants japan to join the talks aimed at creating the free trade zone, but abe's government faces strong opposition from the domestic f

hong kong's hang seng added nearly half a percent while hong kong's kospi added half a per senl and tokyo'sins closed during the holiday. >>> the dow finished at 308 points higher on wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. the nasdaq also gained 92 points. >>> two of the nation's largest credit rating companies are urging congress to shrink the federal deficit that now tops $1 trillion. moody's investor services warns that if congress failed to act, it could cut the nation's a aa rating and standard and poor says it could be lowered unless congress takes action. >>> avis, the nation's largest car rental company is going in a new direction. it plans to buy zipcar for $400 million. unlike traditional car rentals, zipcar is a car-sharing service that's more lucrative. members pay a yearly fee in addition to an hourly rate. >>> al jazeera is expected to have a much bigger voice in the u.s. it plans to buy current tv, the low rated cable channel started by former vice president al gore and a business partner for about $500 million. al jazeera is only available in a few places in the u.

continued its triumphant march through asia with one of the most spectacular shows on bailing in hong kong its biggest ever in fact. leading to twenty thirteen huge like sixty. on land and sky then europe picking up the holiday torch is berlin hosting one of the world's largest open air parties at the brandenburg gate and taking you to the u.k. pulling out all the stops what was the end of a very big year for the u.k. with a mesmerizing fireworks display in the heart of the capital london. look at that all set to music to then we head across the atlantic over a million spectators descended on new york's iconic times square to celebrate the event with the traditional drop of the crystal ball. here in russia the new year officially kicked off for the traditional chime of the country's main clock on one of the kremlin's towers revelers from across russia came to red square to watch the crowning moment of fireworks above the iconic saying thousands can see . beautiful well a mixed emotions regarding the year this past with some sad to see it end but many more hope for the twenty thirty will se

, and tavis: we'll see how much longer that lasts, with the chinese repressing on hong kong. >> yeah, i know, but i think i'll still be okay there for a while. tavis: yeah. >> but i remember coming through customs there, and still everyone's a little careful, and i came through customs and the customs guy looked at my -- looked at me and looked at the passport and he looked over his shoulder, and he went -- [unintelligible] "autograph, please." [laughter] so i gave him an autograph and then he got very professional again. it happened in the hotel. i'd made this movie "red corner," which was a very political tavis: i've seen it. >> -- story about the chinese judicial system, or lack of a judicial system that protects people, and a good film, i like the film. i was going up in the elevator and the movie was called "red corner," and the elevator operator's in, i'm going up, and we're looking at the numbers, and he looks over at me and he looks up at the camera that's up in the corner, and he looks down and he looks over at me and says, "i loved 'red corner.'" [laughter] so these things

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continued its triumphant march through asia with one of the most spectacular show is on building in hong kong where count down to twenty thirteen culminated in a light extravaganza on the land and in the sky europe picked up a holiday torch in hosting one of the world's largest open air parties at the brandenburg gate one of the u.k. pulled out. all the stops the great fireworks display in the heart of the capital at the london eye and across the atlantic over a million spectators descended on new york's times square to celebrate and with the traditional drop of the crystal ball. and the hair in russia new year officially kicked off for the traditional child of the country's main clock on one of the kremlin's towers revelers from across russia came to red square to watch the crowning moment of fireworks of the iconic battles cathedral. well they were mixed emotions regarding the year that's past sad to see a ten but of many more hopeful that twenty thirteen will see better times artie's lucic half an offer takes a look at the world that could have been. twenty twelve was certainly full of dis

night later moved on to asia with hong kong which really built up the tension of the countdown then lit up the sky from both land and sea europe has also welcome the new year with a major fireworks display at the brandenburg gate in berlin becoming one of the world's largest open air parties and the dazzling display also splashed skies above the london eye in the u.k. capital and across the atlantic over a million spectators descend york's times celebrate the event with the additional troops. in russia officially kicked off when the clock on tower in moscow rang out twelve times square was filled with crowds as far works that the skies above the kremlin the russians it's been a year of major political challenges in the rise of public opinion. has often distracted russia to save my colleagues kevin owen and in eastern our way asked how he sees things panning out. what is the future of russia's political opposition as you see the new compared to two thousand and twelve i would say it's kind of bleak but not hopeless ok we didn't come up with any new ideas new organization new faces and if

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i was going to contradict myself here because if i think about london and wall street hong kong they don't just have one cluster of buildings do they for five. listen just picking a place in one of two or three places in the same day and building several skyscrapers doesn't make a world financial sound and today the those responsible for turning moscow into a financial hub pointed out a lot of moscow problems that keep the city on the bottom of the rating. problem of moscow traffic jams a lack of economy class hotels lack of legal quality real estate available for rent an absence of multi language and education through the city shortage of english speaking health care organizations we have to solve all these problems in order to create an international financial center. you know just listening to that just now tony i've got to say that sounds like a lot of work that's no picnic that's no walk in the park and it's certainly something that's not going to happen overnight and i mean they were i'm not trying to be funny but thinking about. not renowned for being. what i was actually more

when sars emerged from southern china and got to hong kong, it was a very nasty virus passed from the respiratory route, killed 10% of the people infected, spread quickly from hong kong to toronto, beijing, hanoi and single for, in fact did -- singapore--killed nast%. i heard somebody in one of the book reviews i got somebody was saying why does he take sars seriously? it burned out. sars did not burn out. sars was stopped by very good early diagnostic scientific work in the field and a laboratory and firm public health measures, containment, isolation of caseaa the right personal protection to the health care workers so that it didn't go further. one of the things i wonder about when i think about sars is it that disease had emerged from a different place than southern lahina and hong kong and gone different cities than toronto, mike history have been different, those are command and control cities with a lot of strong or pvernment, a lot of gd public health, affluent facilitieand a if that disease emerged in a province of the democratic reptrolic of the laondo, i love the condo, odt

passengers are waiting back to hong kong. this was so celebrated that it took off a couple of days ago on friday. now with new developments over the past couple of hours they have decided we cannot take off. that aircraft is sitting and hong kong after the decision was made a couple of hours ago. there are many problems with this tree minor 787. there is a list of problems dating back to july of 2012. full bluepoints back in july 2012 they did a preflight engine test. at that point there was a problem with the engine and something broke off which meant they had to do more research. then when united airlines which was december 4th that had to make an emergency landing with their 787 and in your lens because there were problems during the flight. january 7th while the 787 was part, it was not going anywhere, a battery suddenly exploded and caught fire. they had to bring out another aircraft. two days later there were break problems as well. this is united, japan airlines as well asall nippon airlines. japan airlines decided the

in hong kong for example they called it operation takedown and i think everything that's happening now they're trying on the fly to doctor it to rhyme in front and found a way to find a case they probably came here and thought we will find something that these guys have done something wrong because and then died and if you actually you know read that it's more like a press release there's nothing in this. you know that is has any merits but when the when the raid happened one year ago today it got a lot of people talking people talking about the internet and it got a lot of people talking about about you can dot com. but it was a lot of talking in not so much action because here it is a year later and this case is still happening now back up earlier this month we saw aaron swartz a online information activists passed away it was only in his mid twenty's and it got a lot of people talking so much so that members of congress have actually asked for updates to federal computer laws so that so that this doesn't happen again now we're seeing people talking once more but what's it actually g