secretary-general nobody te r rowirow ishihara called on kan to ishihara called on kan to resign as soon as possible, saying he will lose the trust of the international community. >>> the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant says it has successfully lowered the temperature of the spent fuel pool in the number two reactor building. tokyo electric power company said on thursday that after it started operating a new cooling system on tuesday, the temperature in the number two pool quickly dropped by 30 degrees. >> translator: >> translator: the temperature dropped faster than we anticipated, from 70 degrees down to about 40, so we will now inspect the inside of the reactor building to check the current condition there. >> tepco expected it would take about one month to lower the temperature to the current level. in the number two reactor building, high radiation levels and steam released by the storage pool had been hampering recovery efforts. if the inspection goes well, tepco hopes to install filtering systems that will remove radioactive substances from the cooling wante

when is kan going to resign? >> well, he hasn't said yet. the prime minister says he wants to stay in office until reconstruction efforts have made progress, possibly until the end of august, or even later. kan announced earlier this month that he would eventually resign in order to defeat a nonconfidence motion. since then he's been under pressure from the main opposition ldp and also from within his own ruling democratic party. some dpj executives say kan must resign by the end of june if a cooperative relationship is to be formed between the dpj and ldp to pass bills and progress quickly with the reconstruction effort. >> when kan announced his intention to resign, that made the formation of a so-called grand coalition between dpj and ldp more likely. now, what will happen to japanese politics if that goes ahead? >> 42% of japanese people surveyed by nhk support grand coalition. the ruling dpj wants a wide based coalition so it can pass a bill to issue bonds to cover debt. differences over economic policy means ldp is not yet on the side.

it was said japan will never rebuild itself if kan remains in office. tanigaki said it is the opposition's responsibility to challenge prime minister kan who lost the confidence of the public. some members of the ruling democratic party have also criticized kan's handling of the march 11th disaster. legislators close to former party leader ichiro ozawa have not ruled out the possibility of joining the opposition parties in supporting a no confidence motion against kan. groups of legislators close to kan say they will oppose the no confidence motion emphasizing the need to hurry the restructuring process or rather the reconstruction process. many who support kan are insisting that the prime minister should dissolve the lower house if the motion passes the chamber. if at least 81 democrats cast yes votes the motion will clear the lower house. the united nations has imposed sanctions on north korea which has been continuing its nuclear development program. but it says that the sanctions have many loop holes. the japanese government invited u.n. ambassadors

hatoyama's understanding was that prime minister kan agreed to resign within a month. but at a late-night news conference, kan refused to give a date saying he would stay on until the nuclear situation has stabilized. that angered hatoyama. on friday, he accused kan of not keeping his word and urged him to step down immediately. >> translator: it is natural for us as politicians to keep a promise. if he can't, he is a crook. i'm going to push kan to resign immediately. >> reporter: as the political struggle continues, japanese citizens are showing signs of frustration. >> translator: politicians are too busy with their own quarrels. they don't understand the needs of disaster survivors. >> translator: people were really angry legislators are engaging in disputes for their own stake at such an important time. >> hatoyama is even threatening to convene a meeting of all democratic party members next week to force kan to resign quickly. >>> former bosnian serb commander mladic has denied the charges against him me made his first appearance at the international war crime tr

but the one certain thing is that prime minister kan did not display leadership. the bill passed at a time when he has come under increased pressure to resign amid growing criticism from the opposition and his own democratic party over his handling of the disaster. and the fukushima nuclear accident. while kan has finally announced his intention to resign, but he's still trying to cling to his post for power. political turmoil could further disrupt the entire reconstruction effort. >> thank you very much. >>> in other news, the japanese government has upgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in four months. the government says in its economic report for june that production and exports are improving due to the ongoing recovery in part supply chains. it also notes that personal spending is leveling off. as a result the report says the economy is showing what it calls upward movements, though it still faces difficulties due to the devastating march disaster. this compares with the may report that pointed to signs of weakness. unemployment, the lates

in part because there's no clear successor to prime minister kan. political forces say, okay, he should go. who should take his place? there's no clear person. let's look at a couple people familiar to our international viewers. yukio edano, a familiar face because he was the face for japan in the wake of the nuclear crisis. he was one talking to everyone. but he's already indicated that perhaps he's a little reluctant to take on the top political job because he doesn't know how long that position will be there. as far as the other contenders, miyahara, former foreign minister and did step down because of a campaign contribution scandal. so, a lot of joke yg and a lot of political bickering, especially on the floor of japan's parliament. and it has become incredibly contentious for japan. there is also a widening gap between the fighting of the politicians and what the voters say they want. take a listen to what a politician says and the reactor from a voter. >> translator: you are the worst human being among all politicians i have ever known. >> tr

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. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan wants three bills to be enacted before he steps down. the bills are related to post dister reconstruction efforts. kan said in early june that he intends to resign once he fulfills his roles in handling the issues from the march 11th earthquake and the fukushima accident. in a news conference thursday, kan clarified his role. >> translator: passing a second supplementary budget, a bill for renewable energy and a bill to issue bonds to cover debt are what i would like to do. >> kan has been under strong pressure to step down not only from opposition parties but also from his ruling democratic party. they say he has mishandled the disasters. >>> the international criminal court at the hague has issued arrest warrants for libyan leader moammar gadhafi and two others for crimes against humanity. the court announced on monday that the warrants are for gadhafi his second son and chief. it says he and his son ordered to crush done insations and sis sin nusi carried them out. they are charged with imprisoning hundreds of civilians in the first 1

we'll have that backdrop with prime minister naoto kan playing into the markets. we'll see how that affects the closing levels here. for now the nikkei above 9600. back to you in the studio. >> thanks a lot. that was our market reporter ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. new car sales in china dropped by nearly 4% in may compared with a year ago. it marks a second straight month of declines. the china association of automobile manufacturers said on thursday that new auto sales came to just above 1.3 million units. that's down about 4% from a year earlier an was the second monthly decline in a row. in april, sales mark their first drop in over two years when a modest fall of 0.2% was posted. the decline comes after government subsidies for new car purchases introduced in response to the global financial crisis came to an end. the move by beijing to limit the number of new cars to cope with traffic congestion and air pollution also damped demand. another factor is the ongoing difficulties that japanese makers face in getting parts. sales by toyota motor an

kan was defeated by 293 votes to 152. motion passed, he would have had to step down within ten days. cnn's kyung lah is in tokyo. at the risk of it sounding like i'm making light of this story, here we go again. >> reporter: you're right. there have been five prime ministers in five years in naoto kan, he will be the longest out of the five. it's a revolving door japan is seeing and a lot of political high drama we witnessed today as a prime minister tries to cling to his job, this no-confidence vote would, as you mentioned, either force him to step down in ten days or call a snap election, dissolve parliament, that's a very risky political move for his entire political party. had this passed, he more than likely would have stepped down. but with the measure failing almost two to one. the prime minister managed to somehow get his political party behind him. but all of this political drama and all of this happening again is being viewed in other parts of japan, specifically the tsunami region, with a large measure of dig g

kan has been under pressure to step down soon from opposition parties and members of his own party who criticize him for his handling of the reconstruction effort following the march 11th disaster and the fukushima nuclear accident. >> translator: i believe energy policy will become the biggest issue in the next general electio election. >> at a meeting of all the lawmakers of i had democratic party tuesday, kan also said the enactment of the fiscal budget for fiscal 2011 and two key bills would become conditions for his possible resignation. one bill is designed to promote the use of renewable energy sources and allow the government to issue bonds. some members of the democratic party and opposition party say kan must have made the remarks to caution those who want him to resign soon but others say the prime minister may have it in mind if it fails to pass the diet. katsuya okada and noda dismiss candice solving the chamber before the election. >>> now we look at the latest in business news with ai uchida. >> good morning to you, catherine and good morning to you as well. >>> french f

. >>> and japan's prime minister reaches a milestone, naoto kan, 12 months in power and still going. we tell you why a year in office is a mean feat. >>> it is inconceivable that the united nations remains silent. that's what france's foreign minister is saying about the crisis in syria. britain and france will ask the 15-member security council on wednesday to condemn a wave of government crackdowns. russia earlier blocked one draft resolution, despite reports that over 1,000 people have died amid the unrest. on tuesday, it appeared that for one syrian diplomat, the violence had last become too much. someone claiming to be lami lamia shakir, syria's ambassador, said she was resigning because of violence at home. later she denied she ever intend dodd resign and accused the broadcaster of misrepresenting her. >> translator: it's the poisoning of information, misuse of identity and fabricating facts of which i was a victim. and part of a campaign of misinformation by france 24. it falsifies videos. >> well let's get the latest now with cnn's arwa damon. to remind you that international

kan said he will hold a general election in the event the motion is passed in the cham per. >>> some people in disaster-hit areas have expressed concerns about the commission of the no-confidence motion. >> translator: as a resident of a disaster-hit area from my heart, i really hope for more support. >> translator: i moved to a shelter. lots of people have lost their jobs. i want to move forward. >> translator: i regret it's come to this. it's upsetting the government hasn't taken the necessary measures quickly enough. >> translator: the whole nation should join hands to tackle the nuclear crisis. this is not the time to quarrel over politics. >> translator: we have to work hard for rekrconstruction and he no time to waste. i can only hope the governing and opposition parties jointly tackle the tasks. >> all right, well, we have the latest in business news. both overnight, the dow jones and the nasdaq both down 2%, over 2%. what happened? >> that's absolutely right. one of the biggest reasons was we saw a sharp slowdown for may. data released on wednesday show activity in the manufa

from the fallout from the march 11th disaster as well as domestic politics surrounding prime minister kan is dependent upon developments in the u.s. economy. due to that there's a lot of focus on the federal reserve meeting on wednesday, but more importantly on the words fromert the press conference following that meeting. recent data points to slightly weaker than analysts expected, and that's raised a few questions about the recovery in the world's biggest economy. turning to the currency markets, the strong yen is an issue, although slightly weaker at current levels, especially against the euro, around the 115 yen levels. still around the lower 80 yen to the dollar. that could hamper exporters, and we'll keep track of that. but some of these key sectors that i mentioned, the utility sector as well as key exporters keep track of all of that and have a wrap for you later today. back to you. >> sounds good. thanks a lot. that was our market reporter from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> nissan motor and mitsubishi motors say they will jointly develop mini-vehicles for the japanese market. th

. >> prime minister naota kan will attend the ceremony. >>> the operator of the fukushima daiichi power plant is trying to get things under control and there is a race against time. the new water decontamination system was shut down five hours after it went into operation on friday. the utility says a device in the system only exceeded in lowering the concentration of cesium to 1% instead of 0.1% as initially expected. the utility says that it increased from 3 mill lee receive verts on tuesday. it wants to resume operating the system as soon as possible before the contaminated water overflows from the storage facilities. the operator says humidity is dropping but radio activity remains high in some parts of the building. extreme humidity was one of the factors hampering the activity. on wednesday afternoon, workers found humidity levels inside the building to be between 46 and 65%. they installed surveillance cameras on the ground floor. high radiation levels were measured on the second floor. workers also found that contaminated waste water in the basement measured 6.1 meters deep with

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those who attended included prime minister naoto kan, cabinet ministers t the bank of japan governornd the head of japan chamber of commerce and industry. in reviewing the current energy policy the leaders agreed to prioritize talks on how to promote energy saving and renewable energy sources such as solar power. up until now the policy placed significance on the use of nuclear power. participants also agreed on how to include safety of nuclear power generation based on the probe of the accident at the fukushima plant. possible revisions in the nation's power supply system including how to separate utility's energy generation and transmission units will also be explored. the leaders agreed that a new panel to help pinpoint the main issues at a meeting to be held in july. >>> now, a recap of the latest market figures. >>> that's all for now in business news. back to catherine with the main news. >> thanks very much, ai. we've got a couple of stories about people who are trying to cheer up residents living in the disaster areas in japan's northeast. french pastry chef reopened his shop

prime minister naoto kan's cabinet made the decision on friday. sdf members involved in the especially dangerous missions currently receive about $40 a day on top of their regular salary. that amount will be raised to about $520 for personnel who helped spray water on the reactors at the fukushima daiichi from the air and the ground. personnel who searched for survivors within ten kilometers of the nuclear plant will get about $280 per day. those who recovered bodies in disaster-stricken areas will be paid $50 per day. defense minister toshimi kitazawa said the latest mission in northeastern japan far exceeded the norms of disaster relief. he pointed out that the raises are being given because of the work severity and psychological burden. >>> newsline offers the latest information and insights into the ongoing crisis on nuclear watch every thursday night at 8:00 and 11:00 and friday mornings at 8:00, japan time. >> and we have some breaking news tonight. unesco has add japan's islands to the world heritage sites. the world heche taj committee agr

the democratic party the opposition party liberal democrats who have been attacking prime minister kan they're the ones largely responsible for the last half century of nuclear policy of japan and at the moment they're not being held accountable i think a broader understanding of how responsible the political party the l.d.p. their bureaucrats and the industry actually lead to a stronger support for the current democratic government which could then push for a non-nuclear policy what about the situation now reports that are for consumers still emitting radiation and the government's reports suggesting that the situation there is much worse than previously thought now when this story first broke i spoke to anonymous from the us he said if this could be too noble on steroids do you think it could be right now. well we we first talked about the fuel melt within about two hours of hearing that they've lost complete cooling of the reactors at fukushima daiichi they were it was inevitable and tepco knew this niece or the japanese regulators knew this and the entire global nicklin history rus

kan has been prime minister just one year.owing the earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> and now to the economy. a series of economic reports will be issued today. analysts will be watching them very closely for hints about the recovery. >> they didn't like what they saw yesterday. and that had traders sending the dow down 280 points. the nasdaq index plunged 66. so what was it that sparked the selloff? >> dan arnoff from our business unit joins us with that. good morning, dan. >> good morning, peggy, daniel. the dire mood on wall street comes as a recent spate of economic news offers hints that the economy is losing steam and fast. adp offered its monthly look at jobs in the u.s. and said private sector employers only added 38,000 jobs in may. that's way below expectations and set many economists off to reset their guesses on the friday jobs report. consensus currently has about 185,000 new jobs added in may in that official government report. the smart money is now pushing that guess lower, before the friday morning release.

just tell us what the sig nif ca kans of that was? >> well, this has been significa significant.y from a specialist who testified that they have found searches for how to make chloroform on the anthony computer. this is very important to the prosecution's theory of the case which is that casey anthony chloroformed her daughter before she duct taped her face thus suffocating her. so the fact that this how to make chloroform search was found in a deleted space on the computer is instrumental for this prosecution's theory. >> yeah, it sounds that way. but my question is, as we watch this all go down, what do the prosecutors have? they have certainly caught casey anthony in lies and odd behavior fol tleg disappearance of her daughter, but any conclusive evidence that casey anthony did this? >> not yet. that is the problem with this case for prosecutors, randi. you know, i'm a former prosecutor myself, and this is a death penalty case, and the burden is very high and beyond a reasonable doubt. it is an entirely circumstantial case, so that no one is going to testify they saw casey ant

she's been willing to be the most extreme of all kahn kan dates and that's the issue that's not goingrvive well. traditionally in republican primaries, iowa ends up nominating the most extreme candidate and then everybody goes to new hampshire and people get slapped around and brought back to the center right. and michele bachmann wants to, you know, she said the other day, wants to repeal the environmental protection agency. just shut down the agency. i think americans actually kind of like safe drinking water. >> let's not discount one big aspect that she brings and that is the appeal that she has for a lot of the tea party voters, a lot of independent voters. she energizes in many way that constituency, gets them engaged early in the process and ride that wave all the way through. these are important ideas she's talking about. >> i don't know about the ideas but i think she's energizing and charismatic. the other fun thing this week to watch in iowa is that just like sarah palin stepped on mitt romney's announcement by going up to new hampshire, sarah palin's now going to iowa to c

parents are happy saying it kans unnecessary amount of sugar. >> chocolate milk is out and sushi is innk they are doing california rolls. that looks good to me. i can't picture a bunch of middle school students chomping down on octopus. california rolls officials say future menus will be designed to appeal the kids, yet still be healthy. >> i buy that. >>> check this out. a hungry lion has her eye on a 1-year-old visiting the exhibit! >> this was shot in cheyenne, wyoming, zoo. the good thing, of course, for the glass barrier in between them. the mom was watching the whole thing. didn't like it and scooped up the little guy. he started to cry so she put him back and so you see. >> that lion is licking its chops. he just wants to eat that kid and that would just be a snack. >> look at that! oh, geez! >> trying so hard! >> i think it's cute. everybody is going, ah. >> the poor lion has been tortured. >>> it appears fewer americans are quitting their jobs during, you know, what is a recovery, but doesn't feel like it if you're at work. according to a bloomberg business week between januar

in writing, kan., there was a tornado -- redding, kansas, and it was almost totally devestated and would not meet the threshhold. i do want to make certain that we do not have a formula that unnecessarily excludes people who happen to reside in the world florida -- in rural areas. >> i come from a small part of the state with small world communities. the stafford act is judged against the state and population. it does put a disadvantage to smaller communities and the theory being that the state does have the resources to support those communities. it does look at the impact to this date per-capita and then we look at the per-capita impact in those communities. we do look at the severity of the impact particularly in determining what counties to include in the initial declaration. it does look at the state resources verses just looking at the community impacted. >> when you say you look at the community and the damage per- capita, is there a way to override that in our state to receive that designation? >> there is a time when a severity would not reach a per- capita but it would warrante

. >>> japanese prime minister naoto kan beat back a no confidence motion this morning for a his handlingmi, and subsequent nuclear disaster. he says he will consider resigning anyway once japan begins to recover. sf. >>> federal transportation officials admit they were on the verge of shutting down the discount bus service involved in a crash on tuesday in virginia that killed four people. they say sky express had numerous safety violations, but was granted a ten-day extension to file an appeal. >>> a delta charter flight carrying the los angeles angels baseball team was forced make an emergency landing late last night after the plane experienced a mechanical problem. about 60 people were on board the flight returning from a game in kansas city. the plane was redirect and landed safely at los angeles international airport. >>> some good news, it turns out, may be coming out of that balloon boy hoax that captivated the nation in 2009. well, richard and mayumi who falsely reported their son was in a runaway helium balloon say they are auctioning the aircraft off on a private website with t