within two days it is decided the united nations will send forces to the korean peninsula to push the korean troops out of south korea. host: do you have the sense congress went along with it well at the time you go guest: i think truman was -- well at the time echo -- well at the time? guest: i think truman's critics in the republican party, most of those critics criticized him for not being tough enough on communism. they were criticizing him for losing china. when it came to this kind of issue where there was a challenge to the united states by communism. there were still some isolationists in the republican party but generally the decision to rescue south korea was one that generally had the approval of the public and congress. host: the topic for this final segment, the korean war. here's your chance to call in. if you want to send us suites -- send us tweets, it is @cspanwj. first and foremost, macarthur's role in this? guest: he made bold maneuvers. the amphibious assault that general macarthur's launches on the south korean city of inchon in 1950. it helps turn the tide of the

now it's moving across the korean peninsula. past 24 hours one report about 176 millimeters of rainfall. numerous reports over 100 millimeters. a widespread range. this is going to start to push over towards japan on wednesday. now, if you think this is going to be one of those storm systems that pushes through with some fair weather working behind it really quickly, that is not the case. attached to the rainy season front and that's going to continue to linger. and it does look like through wednesday through the remainder of the week in japan it's just going to sit over head and some foul weather conditions are going to be expected out here as it does continue to persist. as far as temperatures though, shanghai with a high of 38, seoul at 29, seeing showers here. tokyo, cloudy skies but don't be surprised if you see an afternoon thunderstorm pop-up especially inland going through wednesday afternoon into the evening hours. let's talk about the americas. really, it's the meandering jet stream out here which is dominating the wea

. >>> foreign ministers are throwing weight behind a call for a nuclear-free korean peninsula. the chairman statement urges north korean leaders to fulfill their obligations under u.n. resolutions. the countries required to stop nuclear testing and development. the statement says most nations support efforts to achieve the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. many delegates consider that a top priority. he says leaders are blaming the u.s. for raising tensions in the region and he points out they are demanding the u.s. first stop its threats before denuclearization begins. north korean diplomats have been holding a series of meetings. kim is expected to meet foreign ministers. he is expected to ask for help in resuming negotiations which broke down in 2008. diplomats from the united states, japan and south korea they won't go to the table until steps are made. the north koreans may be looking to russia to counterer that demand. >> deputy foreign minister spoke at the international court of justice in the hague. australia filed a complaint in 2010 to try to stop japan from k

to pressure major japanese firms to give compensation related to japan's colonial rule of the korean peninsula. the high court ruled mitsubishi heavy industries forced five korean men to work in its factories, and it ordered the company to compensate their families. the court says mitsubishi must give about $70,000 to each of the families of the now-deceased workers. the plaintiffs say their relatives were forced to work in factories in japan from 1944 until the end of world war ii in 1945. the decision follows one on july 10th by the seoul high court which ordered nippon steel and somito metal corporation to pay compensation to the plaintiffs. the company is appealing. japan and south korea normalized relations in 1965. the japanese government says leaders at the time resolved post-war compensation during treaty talks. the south korean government takes the same stance, but last year judges on the south korean supreme court said the treaty didn't invalidate the right of individuals to seek damages. japan's top government spokesperson says this latest ruling goes against the bilateral agreement

. >>> foreign ministers are throwing weight behind a call for a nuclear-free korean peninsula. they released a statement to wrap-up the regional forum of the association of southeast asian nations. top diplomats from asn, japan, the united states and north korea met in brew my. the chairman's statement urges north korean leaders to fulfill their obligations under u.n. resolutions and the six-party talks on their nuclear program. the country is required to stop nuclear testing and development. the statement says most of the participating nations support efforts to support denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the asean secretary says many say that is a priority. many blame the u.s. for raising tensions in the region. and he points out, they're demanding the u.s. first stop its threats before denuclearization begins. north korean diplomats have been holding a series of meetings to try to lead the ground work for the resumption of the six-party talks. their next stop is russia. first vice foreign minister will fly to moscow after passing through beijing. kim is scheduled to me

, the americans asked him if he would and he did, but he had perfect opportunity to take the korean peninsula on his own. he wouldn't get there -- we wouldn't get there until early september and he was there in august. the fact that the 38th 38th parallel itself became a reality right after the second world war in a sense made subsequent events and the subsequent separation of between the north and the south almost inevitable. >> host: very unplanned drawing of a line -- >> guest: hap hazzard in the middle of the light. >> host: at the close of world war ii, and i wonder if you could say a little more about the details of what was going on. >> guest: the general who later became un commander in south korea, and dean russ -- dean rusk, who became secretary of state under kennedy and johnson, they were asked, where he thinks we can draw a line where the soviets might stop, and they took a national geographic map and they chose the -- 38th 38th parallel because it was just a little above seoul. and to everyone's surprise he decide. he decided, i will do so. so it was just sort of haphazard event

in the middle of the rainy season for much of the korean peninsula and parts of northern china. we have an active seasonal frontal system here. and north korea and north china are receiving the worst of it at this moment. we have 150 millimeters of rain in parts of north korea and heavy rain for northeastern china as well. thunderstorms and gusty winds are likely throughout the day. we're expecting heavy rain of about 200 millimeters for north korea. rain is expected to come back to the northern area starting this afternoon. some stormy weather will affect northern japan as we go into late wednesday and that will continue into thursday. this area was hit by excessive amounts of rain last week. so additional rain is not welcomed. now across the west, remnants of what was once a severe tropical storm is affecting much of southern china with widespread rainfall. the ground is saturated. and then towards the south a tropical depression has formed just east. it could intensify to a tropical storm by tomorrow morning local time and head towards the north aiming for taiwan once again.

severe weather is happening across northeastern china and some of it will reach the korean peninsula by tomorrow. meanwhile in japan, generally dry but up in the mountains we are seeing a foggy morning. today is the first day of the climbing season for mount fuji. many people are climbing mountains to see the beautiful sun rise. temperatures are going to be quite warm in tokyo though. 28 degrees for you. that could go down to 25 degrees on tuesday. facing 27 with raining weather and scorching hot with a high of 33. now in north america, we have another tropical storm. this is this this this is dalila. tropical storm force winds are expected in this area. the bulk of the heavy rain should stay over the waters, about 75 millimeters of rain at most. now over towards the mainland u.s., we see a line of thundershowers over the eastern u.s. and gusty winds and isolated tornadoes likely and towards the west. dry thunderstorms are expected across the southwestern corner of the u.s. that means thunderstorms without precipitation. so that could ignite fires. and scorching hot conditions will c

we're still talking about very heavy rain in the korean peninsula as well as inland china. possibly we're looking at additional amounts of 200 millimeters, some places in the korean peninsula. lots of heavy downpour to be found yet again. temperatures in the mid-30s in ti yoet oh, at 35 degrees. tokyo 30 degrees yet again. we'll see the rainy season come back starting tuesday. >>> that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in to o tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more at the top of the hour of the.

the very strong pacific high combined are bringing heat yet again across southern china, the korean peninsula and central and western japan. temperatures are soaring into the 30s in of of these regions. shaj high 35 with plenty of sunshine. seoul 26, what a relief. tokyo yet again at 35 with sunshine. so do stay away from that heat if possible. now, let's move over to the americas where we have been talking about severe weather across the eastern seaboards. it's still here. this is capable of spawning tornadoes, large hail as well as damaging winds. down towards the south, we see this remnant is a ghost of chantal that was a tropical storm, now over towards the bahamas. that is likely to bring significant amounts of rainfall. as you can see, we're seeing monsoonal showers here across the four corner, but there's also a phenomena here across the area. let me show you video coming up from phoenix. a huge dust storm blew through a suburb of phoenix on wednesday evening. visibility was several kilometers. this is called haboob. it is relatively common for the desert community. it disappears withi

we're still talking about very heavy rain in the korean peninsula as well as inland china. possibly we're looking at additional amounts of 200 millimeters, some places in the korean peninsula. lots of heavy downpour to be found yet again. temperatures in the mid-30s in ti yoet oh, at 35 degrees. tokyo 30 degrees yet again. we'll see the rainy season come back starting tuesday. >>> that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in to o tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more at the top of the hour of the. - coming up, america's stagnant political and financial climate. - why is it that the political system today seems so gridlocked? why is the issue of brinkmanship in america so incredibly debilitating? - "financial times" commentator gillian tett explains how political problems in the u.s. have led to economic woes and stifled innovation. it's just ahead on "global ethics forum." - as a devoted reader of the "financial times," i've been following gillian's columns for some time and confess i am a fan. as one of the few people who astutely predic

resulting in extremely high temperatures for the south and central parts of china, parts of the korean peninsulaell as japan. so we have heat warnings and advisories posted for many areas. shanghai, the highs have been over 38 degrees over the past several days. your high could be 35 degrees today, as well as yamaguchi prefecture, as well. so drink plenty of water and take extra precautions against heatstroke. now to the north of it, where hot air is colliding with warmer air -- excuse me, cool air, we're seeing quite heavy rain from southwestern china through northeastern china, the korean peninsula, as well as the western flank of japan. so heavy rain will raise the risk of flooding. across north america, there are two areas of severe weather, one is in the northern half of the plains. actually, one tornado has been reported in south dakota with hail the size of a golf ball. the system is expected to head towards the south, affecting the kansas area on your wednesday. and another area can be found across the mid mississippi river valley and surrounding areas. the greater risk could be damaging

didn't want the americans to leave because of the destabilizing aspects of the rivalry around the korean peninsula so in a strange way the war became a way -- though the word became in essence a means for peace, peace in the region because the american presence was a stabilizing force around the peninsula. >> host: and another factor that we probably need to talk about if we have enough time to is really the war for legitimacy aspect today between north and south korea. at this stage, how do you think the fact that the confrontation is continuing to influence their respective views of north and south korea as they still face this contest for legitimacy and at the same time it seems like it's over. >> guest: well when i talk about the context of legitimacy it ain't over, it was over really in the 1990s when south korea emerges as this great economic power and east north korea was faced with economic collapse in a terrible famine. so in a sense you could say that the south korean sephardi won the war. everyone recognizes that they are the legitimate korea and i think the problem is for the north kor

the most important objective is peace and stability in east asia and in the korean peninsula would. >> host: that creates a dilemma for south korea. there isn't a desire to pay for this and at the same time in the national narrative roi it seems like it would be very fiscal to direct south korea away from the legitimacy contest. >> guest: in terms of the legitimacy contest. >> host: from the legitimacy context and also from china and of the absorbing north korea and will >> guest: you can have one ending and that is north korea is very slowly being out and any sense by north korea from. but in south korea and china is occurring were. on the legitimacy context the south korea knows that it's one and that it is what is occurring now is a strange kind of difference towards north korea and a lot of people for example when warm there is a threatening war into the cease-fire on the rhetoric. in south korea it was almost indifferent when people were paying attention to it and then it is to the human rights issues in korea will there is a minority of defectors and the conservatives in the sou

today marks 60 years since the troops that ended fighting on the korean peninsula. 36,000 u.s. troops died in that war. the president and defense secretary chuck hague relevant honoring those that served and attending a wreath laying ceremony. >>> number four a new route of bloodshed rips through the egyptian capital. supporters of president morsi say security forces shot into a crowd early today. reports vary widely on the number of dead. egypt's military denies using deadly force. >>> number five, a mysterious stomach virus is spreading across the country. the centers for disease control trying to confirm this outbreak. 321 reported cases in multiple states. at least 18 people, though, have been hospitalized. >> it is mysterious, frustrating and frightening. little is known about it. we are shedding light and going in depth on a killer disease called als. it killings more than 100,000 people each year. it is fast moving and taking people's abilities away to control their muscles. causing patients to quickly lose their ability to speak, swallow, breathe or move. fo

. >> the formal peace treaty was never signed, leaving the korean peninsula in a technical state of warivided between the commune north and sought. pyongyang is ready to reposition troops at a border town. the warning comes after failure to re-open the site. the u.s. does continue its presence in the region. >> we remain committed to helping ensure peace and stability on the korean peninsula. more than 28,000 american soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines serve in korea today. >> south korea has become a very close ally to the u.s., one of the world's largeest economies. >> back to you. >> thank you very much. now, we shift the focus and take time out for a chance for you to pick the story that is making headlines as we let or viewers decide from a list of stories that caught our attention. here's a less to choose from. the first one, doggone it. the story of one dog named hank who proofed his skeptics wrong. or jail bird free. and trash million. a couple throws out a winning lotto ticket, find out if they were able to cash it in. to vote, log on to the show page at foxnews.com and we'l

korean peninsula is in a technical state of war in a stalemate along the 38th parallel. troops remain on the divided line. the u.s. continues its presence in the region. >> we remain committed to helping insure peace and stability in the korean peninsula. more than 28,000 american soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines serve in korea today. >> south korea remains a close ally to the u.s. the president says the partnership remains a, quote, bedrock of stability throughout the pacific region. arthel, back to you. >> arthel: elizabeth prann, thanks. reporting from washington. >>> the fate of the army private accused of leaking scores of u.s. secrets through the whistle blower web site wikileaks is in the hands of a military judge this hour. private first class bradley manning is charged with aiding the enemy for allegedly leaking some 700,000 classified military and diplomatic tables. prosecutors say manning is a traitor who acted with, quote, general evil intent. but his lawyers have argued that he is a naive whistle blower who had no idea the leaked material would end up i

more of a concern will be across the korean peninsula and north eastern china. it seems spring has been across south korea and more rain is coming in. we are expecting 120 millimeters of rain and north korea could be hit the hardest. 200 millimeters for the next 24 hours. conditions will continue and moisture from the tropical storm is causing widespread rain for southern china. temperatures on the hot side. a tropical depression developed east of the philippines. it's not sure where it could intensify, but it could be within taiwan. this area was hit by the tropical storm and additional rain is not welcomed. temperatures cool to 30 degrees and heat is still building across inland china and 37 for you on tuesday. in north america, three distinctive features. severe weather and flooding rain across the south and dry and hot across the east. we have three reports of tornados in montana. tornado watches are out for the eastern montana and north dakota. flooding rain for the southern plains. 100 millimeters and double the amount of dry flooding rains. and most of th

the signing of a truce that left both sides officially at war and ensured the division of the korean peninsula. but the war memorial, south koreans led a memorial for the 16 nations that sent combat troops as part of the united nations war effort and she repeated her message that south korea stands ready both to defend itself and to engage. these events feed its leaders national image of a fighting force that liberated itself through wars. it was a war that caused immense sufferings but doesn't define this nation in the same way. perhaps thanks to a remarkable half century of economic transformation. the commemorations north and south above all show how different these two nations have become since the armistice was signed. >> hello. i'm john cleese, and i hope you will join me for a unique experience: "global spirit." the first internal travel series with fantastic conversations and film segments exploring the most urgent, existential, philosophical, and spiritual issues of the 21st century. so, settle back, take a slow, deep breath, as we join our trusted guide and host, phil cousineau, on t

south koreans asked them to postpone that plan earlier this month because of tension on the korean peninsula. >>> south korea's military unit of conscripted celebrity soldiers will be abolished amid scandals and public criticism. the singers and actors are known as entertainment soldiers. they serve as publicity and entertainment for the armed forces. defense ministry officials say the system has failed to meet its objective. they say it has eroded people's trust and ruined the military's image. in south korea men are required to serve about two years in the military. in january, k-pop singer rain was disciplined for going on a date with an actress while on official duty. last month sev celebrity soldiers were caught on video drinking and entering a massage parlor after performing in a concert. officials say the current 15 entertainment soldiers will be assigned to other units on august 1st. they say publicity officers will be chosen from among ordinary soldiers. >>> russian dancers have thrilled audiences the world over with their performances of classical ballet. these days, though, those

the south another front which is bringing heavy rain across from northern china through the korean peninsula and in towards southern japan. so you're going to have a good chance of showers across much of the country. and of course this is falling on already saturated land. it's not just here, but also in northwestern china we've been seeing some heavy rain really adding to those floods. here are some pictures, first of all from northwestern china. the death toll in yan' an now climbed to 42 as of the intense flooding triggered landslides and flash flooding here. and next in gansu province, the same region hit by this week's series of deadly earthquakes. flash flooding detroyed 80 homes and stranded 73 residents in a remote village. you can see there some dramatic rescue pictures there. that little baby getting to safety. over 100 soldiers were dispatched to the area to rescue villagers. they created that makeshift bridge to help them all across to safety. and actually just under three hours. so very good job well-done there. unfortunately, it's not just up towards the northwest, the northeas

into 72 hours, we are likely to see 200 millimeters of rainfall across the korean peninsula and 100 millimeters of rainfall here. since tuesday, they have been finding 240 millimeters of rainfall. accumulation is not at all welcomed. to the south, taipai will be in the bulk of that very heavy drenching significant amounts of rainfall that could cause significant travel disturbances in and around the big city here. talking about the rain, there is another factor to it. the very strong pacific high both combined are bringing heat across southern china. and western and central japan. advisories are posted again today on our friday. temperatures are soaring into the 30s and much of these regions at 35 with plenty of sunshine. is down to the 20s, but tokyo yet again at 35. sunshine. do stay away from that heat if possible. let's move over to the americas where we have been talking about severe weather in the eastern seaboard. this is capable of spawning tornados and large hail and damaging winds. down towards the south, it's a ghost of that tropical storm now over towards the bahamas and that is lik

and some of it is starting to affect the korean peninsula.thcal north korea could be hit the hardest. with 150 millimeters. it should stay largely dry for northern japan but we're expecting wet conditions across much of the country and that includes saga prefecture. i want to show you video coming out of this area. the temple in saga temple turns a brilliant pink. the lotuses bloom each morning from dawn until around noon. the flowers have been there for around 2,000 years. some are up to 30 sent ta meters at full bloom. beautiful flowers out there. but it seems it's not a good idea to see the beautiful flowers tomorrow because wet weather is anticipating starting wednesday. tokyo getting up to 28 degrees today but seoul going down to 24 degrees after days of hot conditions. heating up to 34 in beijing as well as chongqing on your tuesday. north america, we've been watching a tropical storm. this is delilah. it could become a hurricane by tuesday, but the good news is that it's pulling away from mexico. so tropical storm warnings and watches

this week marks 60 years since the fighting ended on the korean peninsula.or the south, it meant economic, political and religious freedom. for the communist north, the exact opposite. >> george: today christians in the north face terrible persecution, but it wasn't always like that. in the early 1900s, north korea witnessed a christian revival. the city of pyeongchang was even called the jerusalem of the east side. pyeongchang, january 14th, 1907. a group of korean christians and western missionaries are meeting for a bible study in a church on the outskirts of the city. half way through, god begins to move in a powerful way. >> they knew that the only way to survive was to depend on god. >> george: one by one, the men confessed their sins to each other, sins of racial prejudice, hate, anger, and jealousy. >> they knew nothing was impossible with god, so they called on him for forgiveness. >> george: god answers and revival breaks out. in the ensuing months, thousands repented publicly, including elders of churches and foreign missionaries serving in korea.

all of the rain from northern japan across the korean peninsula focused on north korea there and into northern china. this has been falling for the last several days. to the tune of about 50 to 100 or 200 millimeters a day in some places. it's falling on saturated land. that will up the risk of flooding. just below that we have a high keeping things hot and dry. that will be the story for the next few days as well. strong high pressure system here keeping things hot. tokyo tomorrow at 34. 37 in shanghai. 36 in chongquing. let's talk about chantal, headed toward the caribbean. it's going to be weakening. it's already weakened off. the winds at 75 kilometers per hour. that's good news. we have tropical storm warnings for puerto rico and the bahamas. we'll see the system headed up toward florida over the weekend. but whether it's going to be a weaker system, fall apart we are not sure now. so keeping a close eye on oh out. you are certainly going to see significant rainfall and it will be windy, too. do keep looking at those broadcasts for your vicinity as well. all right. into the bigge

south koreans asked them to postpone that plan earlier this month because of tension on the korean peninsula. >>> senior diplomats from japan and south korea have taken another step towards mending ties. relations have been strained by disputes over territorial claims and historical issues. japanese foreign minister kishida met with south korea's first vice foreign minister. kim is in the japanese capital for an event marking the renovation of south korea's embassy. >> translator: south korea and japan are partners that must work together for peace and stability in the region. >> translator: japan and south korea share basic values and interests. i hope we can have smoother communication to improve our relationship. >> senior japanese and south korean diplomats have held several meetings this month. kishida said he and kim agree it's important to hold high-level exchanges, but he said they did not discuss anything specific between a summit meeting between their countries' leaders. >>> a romanian woman says she burned masterpieces by picasso, monet, and other artists. she alleges her son stol

veterans are a vindication of all they fought for, lester. >> ian williams and ann curry on the korean peninsula for us. thank you both. >>> to brazil where today pope francis challenged the clergy to step outside their churches and communities and start ministering directly to the people in their parishes. ann thompson is traveling with the pope in rio de janeiro tonight. >> good evening, lester. they are shoulder to shoulder on kopa cabana beach. some three million people are estimated to be here for tonight's vigil and tomorrow's mass. traditionally the biggest events of world youth day. pope francis is also here on this joyous occasion, but earlier in the day he had some strong words for the church and the clergy. he criticized the church for being too distant from people's needs, too cold and too caught up in itself. are we a church, he asked, still capable of warming hearts? he urged priests and nuns to get out into their communities, to meet people where they're at and speak in words they understand. efforts he hopes will bring people back to the church. now, it wasn't all serious today.

within two days it is decided the united nations will send forces to the korean peninsula to push thea. have the sense congress went along with it well at the time you go guest: i think truman was -- well at the time?cho -- well at the i think truman's critics in the republican party, most of those critics criticized him for not being tough enough on communism. they were criticizing him for losing china. when it came to this kind of issue where there was a challenge to the united states by communism. there were still some isolationists in the republican the decisionerally to rescue south korea was one the approvaly had of the public and congress. >> the topic for this -- host: the topic for this final segment, the korean war. here's your chance to call in. if you want to send us suites -- send us tweets, it is @cspanwj. foremost, macarthur's role in this? he made bold maneuvers. the amphibious assault that general macarthur's launches on the south korean city of inchon in 1950. it helps turn the tide of the war. forces did not expected. this initial assault was extremely successful. e

. >>> at this hour halfway around the world, it's saturday morning on the korean peninsula. they are marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the korean war. in south korea, modern and prosperous in the years since the war, american veterans of the war paid their respects at the national cemetery in seoul. north korea remains an outlaw state, a nuclear nation, poor and isolated. we don't often get a look inside unless the regime has something it wants to show the wider world. that is the case on this anniversary. nbc's ann curry reports tonight from pyongyang. >> reporter: the first thing the government wanted us to see -- its korean war veterans, considered heroes here. many now in their 80s, lined up once again and joined by tens of thousands of others. all of these people are coming to mark the opening of the national cemetery dedicated to what they are calling the martyrs of the korean war. this is essentially north korea's version of arlington cemetery. government minders keep us on the move trying to control what we can see, herding the world's press onto buses, often

secondly, he should propose some concrete idea of how to create a new peace mechanism on the korean peninsula. if we look at the speech of the special envoy this time, quite changed. indicating that north korea would move to good relationship with the international community. but if north korea will return to the probitive action, probably we have to pay attention to the timing that the u.s. south korea exercise will be held around the end of august. north korea can use such military exercise, between the u.s. as kind of a good excuse for launching another type of provocation. >>> south korean negotiators say they'll make a final offer in a dispute with their north korean counterparts that's lasted for months. the two sides have been trying to find some common ground on reopening a jointly run industrial zone. >> translator: we hope north korean officials will offer a solution so that this problem will not happen again. >> employees from both koreas worked at the kaesong industrial complex. north koreans grew frustrated that south korean and u.s. troops were conducting joint military exercise

then even towards the korean peninsula we're looking at another low pressure area that's pushing through here. now, that's going to weaken out. but then look at this just shooting off that. it's a new low pressure area that's going to start to push into the tohoku region across northern japan, bring showers and even a stray shower into the tohoku area. for the most part cloudy skies the preside expected wednesday into thursday. and big high last week where it was into the mid-30s. sole, shanghai hot spot on the map, 36 on your wednesday. now, as you look towards the americas, well, there's this upper level low spinning there into the texas panhandle. that's been bringing some showers out here. the good news, it's at some relief because you have been dealing with drought across much of this area. and the rain is going to bring some a little bit of a relief for that especially for the farmers out here. the problem is short-time heavy rain, there's the risk of flooding with that as well. even some of these lightning strikes continuing to occur with these storm systems that are going to cont

we've got the tail end of a front line moving across central china coming up through the korean peninsula. and then on wednesday it's going to be pushing into japan. hokoriku could be one of the worst hit. this is rain falling on already saturated land. very unwelcome and bringing temperatures down. down towards the south there's a lot of heavy rain here really focusing its efforts on western portions of indochina around the bangkok area as well. just east of bangkok in fact. more than 350 millimeters of rain recorded in the last 24-hour period. this is some very, very heavy rain. it's been ongoing for the last several days. it's the southwest monsoon. you can see the hong kong areas also picking up significant rainfall in the next several days. all right, let's head onto your temperatures and see what's happening here. while those showers continuing on wednesday in hong kong, in manila with thunderstorms in bangkok and then we have this intense sunshine across chongqing as well as in shanghai. 38 degrees, strong sunshine and 35 for beijing. meanwhile, it's going to be raining in seoul as

delegates agreed their countries should work together towards the denuclearization of the korean peninsula and confirmed the need to fully implement u.n. security council resolutions targeting the north's leaders. they held a special session on global warming too. delegates agreed to cooperate on five areas including cutting exhaust from vehicles, cutting greenhouse emissions and developing power grids using information technology. the two countries will compile a set of action plans. they aim to conclude a new international accord on climate change by 2015. the dialogue is an annual event. the delegates will discuss security issues on the second and final day. a u.s. report says china has the world's most active and diverse missile program. they are increasing nuclear warheads that can reach the u.s. experts at the national air and space intelligence center compiled the assessment. the report says china has been deploying the dong fang 31a intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of more than 11,000 kilometers putting the u.s. mainland within reach. china also starting to deploy an

more of a concern is going to be across the korean peninsula as well as northeastern china. more rain is coming in today. we're expecting about 120 millimeters of rain tomorrow morning and north korea could be hit the hardest with expected amounts of 200 millimeters for the next 24 hours. serious conditions will continue here and moisture from a tropical storm is causing rain for southern china but temperatures are on the hot side still. a tropical depression has formed just east of the philippines. it's not sure whether the system could intensify or not, but could affect korea, taiwan. this area was hit by the tropical storm so additional moisture is certainly not welcomed. temperatures cool down to 30 in tokyo, but heat is still building across ib land china, 37 for you in chongqing on tuesday. north america, there are three distinctive features. severe weather across the north. flooding rain across the south and dry and hot weather across the east. we actually have three reports of tornados in montana. tornado warnings and watches for eastern saskatchewan, and north dakot

similar situation for the south of the korean peninsula and central china include iing shangdong provinces. but towards the front of the system quite dry and hot. heavy rain for the southwest coast of the indochina peninsula. very hot in shanghai going up to 37 degrees for the high on thursday. it will stay almost the same into the weekend. heating up once again to 30 degrees and shooting up to 30 in tokyo and more sweltering conditions are on the cards for you as we go into monday. tokyo shooting up to 34 on saturday and sunday. the average temperatures is only 28 degrees. sendai, 31 for you over the weekend. so get hydrated and take precautions against heat stroke. in north america, as we have been reporting, there are three distinctive features over the u.s. record high temperatures across the west and cool and dry conditions in the center and lots of thunderstorms across the east. but we're going to see some changes as we go into the independence day. the frontal system will move towards the southeast so the northeast coast including new york city and washington, d.c., will see some dr

over the last several days we've been seeing rain stretching from northern china through the korean peninsuland up into northern portions of japan. and the amounts are pretty significant. 100 to 200 millimeters on a daily basis. this is another area of great concern as we head through into the next couple of days. the tail end of this front was affecting sichuan province earlier in the week. we have some video coming out to show you the effects of these very intense thunderstorms. rainstorms devastating floods have been impacting much of central and southwestern china this week. 36 casualties have been reported because of the heavy rains and landslides as a result. the worst storm hit earlier this week in deyang city. you can see buildings just collapsing into these flood waters. this was on tuesday. so some very serious weather situations here across eastern asia. not forgetting the heat that has claimed lives certainly here in southern portions of japan. we've got a couple very strong high pressure systems. and themptures will be way above average. 35 degrees in tokyo. we'll see things cool

and complete on the korean war and propose some idea of how to create a new mechanism on the korean peninsula. if we look at the speech this time, different, much changed. much more indicated that north korea would move to a good relationship with the international community, but if north korea will return to the provocative action, probably we have to pay some attention at the u.s. exercise will be held at the end of august. north korea can use such a military exercise between the u.s. and the uk as a good excuse for launching another type of provocation. >>> japanese government officials are condemning the action of a group of soccer fans in south korea. the fans took a jab at japan on sunday at a match in seoul, displaying a banner who read a people who forget history have no future. japanese officials say they violated international rules that forbid the expression of political views at games. the fans put up a banner at a men's east-asia cup match between japan and south korea. they stopped cheering after they were forced to take it down at halftime. they featured an image of an activist

> officials in south korea are becoming increasingly concerned about growing tensions on the korean peninsula. with this in mind, they've asked the united states to postpone a plan to transfer wartime operational control of military forces to the south. south korea and the u.s. had agreed to transfer the operational power currently held by their combined forces command to the south korean military in december 2015. a south korean defense ministry spokesperson says the government proposed the postponement because of increasing tensions. >> translator: the security situation including north korea's nuclear program has worsened. we've proposed to the u.s. that our two countries consider the transfer plan. >> south korean defense ministry officials say they still want to proceed with the transfer while placing top priority on national security. >>> the people who run china's state-run oil companies believe they may have found something valuable beneath the east china sea. they're hoping to develop new gas fields. but they could siphon off gas from the sea bed under waters claimed by japan. reuter

and not just here to the north, but in fact right down across the korean peninsula and into china. some places are going to see as much as 200 millimeters of rain from this rain band. it is quite an intense one. and that will be with you on into wednesday. so flooding will be a concern here, too. parts of eastern china though staying dry and hot. shanghai getting up to 38 degrees. another sweltering day on wednesday. tokyo, 34 and staying dry. 36 in chongqing. towards the north, a little bit cooler in the upper 20s there. and quite unstable. and we'll see some scattered thunderstorms down towards the south. all right, on we go into the americas. and severe storms are erupting here across the northern tier of the u.s. and into canada as well. you can even see some tornadoes with this system. it's bringing winds of up to about 100 kilometers an hour. you could see golf ball sized hail and also some rain, heavy enough to cause flash flooding issues. so there's your severe area. and it's quite wide dipping down all the way down into kansas. much of the eastern two-thirds of the contine

had to walk on the railways and still thousands of houses are still under downe not alleviated korean peninsula. due to the tropical moisture surging and feeding this, the system is generated and bringing torrents of downpour. to give an idea, in north korea, we have a report of about 450 millimeters that fell in the past 24 hours. this is likely to move into central japan, so we're talking about 120 millimeters of additional rainfall in the region, and the hoeduki region up to 100 millimeters, so the conditions not recovered any time quickly. it's not going to be helping at all. and northeastern china is also going to be seeing conditions very unstable due to the upper level low, combined with low pressure system. so main threats will be flooding, frequent lightning, as well as gusts there. down towards the south, we're seeing torrents of rain to be pounding across the southeastern areas, including thailand, due to the southwestern monsoonal flow rain, very active. so the accumulation of rainfall could be some staggering amounts into the next 24 hours. a lot of these locations will see more th

our fundamental goal should be how do we denuclearize the korean peninsula? how do we get the north koreans back to the table? that has to be the fundamental goal. why is this region important? obviously our treaty relationship with south korea, our french with japan. the fact that we have 30,000 american troops, the fact that there are land mines fair and constantly in danger. the fact that north korea has nuclear weapons, some say a to as many as 6 missiles, development of missiles, their range uncertain but clearly developing. 1.2 million military arms, men and women in arms, and unpredictable leader. this is critically important and china. china's presence in the region, a region vitally important to american interests. number 2, what are they up to? in the past there has been the traditional, ante up the rhetoric, take some shots at south korea, find the most incendiary words for the american press to stargel american policymakers, scare everybody and make a deal. make a deal on food, on fuel, the agreed framework. i am generalizing. but across the board,

the south korean defense ministry says they proposed a postponement because of tensions on the korean peninsula. >> translator: the security situation including north korea's nuclear program has worsened. we've proposed to the u.s. that our two countries consider the transfer plan. >> south korean defense ministry officials say they still want to proceed with the transfer, just not under the current security conditions. >>> the people who run china's state run oil companies believe they may find something valuable beneath the east china sea. they're hoping to develop new gas fields but they could siphon off gas from the seabed under the waters claimed by japan. reuters news agency quotes industry officials with direct knowledge of the projects. the officials say china national offshore oil corporation is among several firms planning to develop seven gas fields in the area. managers reportedly plan to apply for government approval soon. they want to start production in 2015. two of the sites are near the median line that separates china's exclusive economic zone from japan's. earlier this month

there's going to be some more persistent rain across parts of tohoku and the korean peninsula there towards the north. this could amount to 50 to 100 millimeters in the space of 24 hours, up to about 150 in some places. there will be the concern for flooding here as well. down towards the south we'll find more heavy rain. right now there is a tropical storm recently upgrade today a severe tropical storm. it's expected to move towards the east here. just now is passing the northern mare yan na islands and heading towards the southern okinawa islands. by the middle of the week this could be a strong typhoon. so we're expecting these figures here to go up 90-kilometer-an-hour wind speeds at the moment. gusts increased to 126 now. this will definitely be a storm to watch. rough seas of course as well as destructive winds and the heavy rain. all right, bringing you your temperatures now across eastern asia. dry and hot in chongqing, shanghai, taipei as well as in tokyo on tuesday. cooler and stormy towards the north. and then we have those mid to low 30s across the south and thunderstorms here s

. >>> breaking news now from the korean peninsula.ust learned that leaders from north and south korea have ended talks to reopen a joint industrial complex without reaching an agreement. this was the third time leaders from the countries met to discuss the complex's future. the complex is located north of the demilitarized zone that divides the two koreas. closed in april amid heightened tensions between the rivals. no word if they plan to meet again. >>> today the trial on the constitutionality of pennsylvania's voter identification law will begin. the law requires each voter to show a valid photo i.d. at the polls. it is one of the strictest in the country. supporters say it will prevent voter fraud. critics say it could prevent elderly and minority voters from going to the polls. >>> cirque du soleil will perform their first show since an acrobat fell last month, about 90 feet above the stage at the mgn in las vegas. tomorrow's show will be dedicated to the performer. the act that was part of the accident will no longer be part of

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and a new military build up on the korean peninsula as the north is reported to be beefing up its troops on the border more and at r.t. dot com. now the u.s. claims it's been in control of where the arms it could stand to syrian rebels are going to and out reports leaked earlier from the cia suggest that it's about storage finally having weapons to rebel fighters but has gone as to count reports there is concern within the american political elite data extremist groups who would be the ones to benefit. as war torn syria braces for an influx of u.s. arms some u.s. politicians ask whether president obama has carried out background checks on syrian rebels before giving them weapons this is a tweet from senator ted cruz it's a snarky comment given president obama's push for more stringent rules for gun and here in the united states as well flooding syria with weapons the administration's standards may be quite different from those applied at home the obama administration claims it's familiar with the backgrounds of those the u.s. is arming in syria there are greater guarantees now that the w