somebody's in. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> first impressions aren't too promising. well, that looks like it's another refusal--people telling us they're simply too busy or the internet is too crucial to their daily lives to take part. eventually, we find 2 families who agree to cut the umbilical cord for a few days. first, meet the kims. the 2 boys are classic products of the internet generation. for them, being disconnected is almost unimaginable. >> [speaking korean] >> these days, i go on the internet as soon as i wake up. i'm developing my own home page, and there's things i need to find out on the net. sometimes, i work online all day, past sunset. on average, i probably use it for about 6 hours a day. >> [speaking korean] >> i use the internet for about 5 hours a day, mostly playing computer games. if i can't do that, i might get cravings. >> here we go, then. this is switch-off day, um, one week without the internet, starting from now. how do you feel? what are your hopes and fears looking ahead to this week? >> [speaking korean] >> i stay in touch by checkin

on the side of the south koreans in china more or less the friend in a north korean official that even if it's a six party talks like you know they call access at least three times before and there's nothing to prevent them from collapsing all over again this thing is first they have to end the war it's true and the war from had north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they view it as a plot that the government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of course is still all cute by and by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so yes you start to i really doubt this basic difference it's important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking truly apply to the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants this that will slow to go on i would say forever they don't want korean reunification think that korea will be in the extremely powerful leader if it soonish side. north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment

and all the way the top of north korean diplomat is advised to for talks in the u.s. but we ask whether it will revive long stalled negotiations on scrap yards controversial nuclear program. and we hear how washington sea turtle squabbles are fueling the missile defense to me between russia and you last get the insight from there russia's nato envoy in a few moments. now the latest threat to middle east peace is a promise to punish the palestinians if they go ahead with plans to declare statehood at the u.n. in september let's considering cancelling the lad market nine hundred ninety three also accord which is the made road map in resolving the middle east conflict where the u.s. is among of the countries refusing to support the palestinians moves towards recognition so let's get the view of political writer and blogger emily hauser ms hauser thanks very much for joining us now what would ease rail achieve if it cancels the you know much for that report. well it's you know that's an interesting question because it starts with i actually have to back up a little bit to

of my family and korean. war exercises that have led to incidents like china and young can be honest you or i gently and they've already cost us lives we should also know us also as i not say in the situation either and more and more soldiers are coming forward and talking about exposure to agent orange during their stay in korea and lastly more of maintaining troops and this at a state of readiness for war are costing billions of dollars in taxpayer money for our countries and got to see a lot of i do want to ask you very briefly do you think that north korea is ever likely to give up its atomic additional safir everything is said and done. well there is one thing that distinguishes north korea from other nuclear weapon states in the world and that is that it is the only country that has their head that it's willing to give denmark in exchange for a guarantee that the u.s. will not attack it and north korea has been very consistent it has said that everything is on the table as long as the u.s. is here but i

but what we're seeing now for the first time perhaps is the south koreans and washington beginning to move again back to the negotiating table and we certainly hope that that's a good sign. and the u.s. has always expressed support for south korea regarding it as an ally against the north now when the two koreas have renewed agreed to renew talks what do you think that does for the u.s. position. well the us is been expanding on you island a military base there and other aspects of our military expenditures in south korea i mean a peaceful north south korea japan china would be huge for the region as well as for world peace and so in reality for the united states who is currently suffering from such an economic problem if we could avoid spending the billions and billions of dollars we spend each year defending the thirteen the large didn't start khana me and begin to focus just what's needed in the region which is relationship and establishing ties and ending the korean war since there has not been a peace treaty to do this what we hope is that this will lead to finally after sixty ye

where vice president of the north korean olympic committee and two others arrived monday night. they're the first from that country to visit japan in five years. in october 2006, they were banned from entering the country. the move was in protest against the north's nuclear tests and the abductions of japanese nationals. government officials say they allowed the officials to come to japan in view of the olympic charter that prohibits discrimination for political reasons. the north korean member of the committee and another official will arrive on wednesday for the meeting. they're scheduled to be in japan until friday. >>> the u.s. navy opened its nuclear-powered submarine to the media in south korea on monday in a show of deterrence aimed at north korea. the uss texas made a port call in pusan on saturday for its crew members' rest. it is armed with tomahawk missiles and intelligence. >> the purpose of our port visit here is to discuss our coordinated operations that we conducted at sea. we are postured to respond to any aggression. >> last year north korea allegedly sank a sou

invited a north korean boy now. for all the. north korean nuclear crises begin or were there other engineers going other sites in thousand and three and it was going to six party talks were initiated to resolve the issue but you know there was not much progress periodical it was some breakthrough but on the march until two thousand and eight when it became clear that north korea is not going to be from freezing its nuclear program and the other party so you think you start to move. for a number of years there have been no developments of paul nor that seem to be even not even talks about talks or what happened in bali last week was very significant for all parties realize that it's about time. we start discussing the issue again. and most. of the bilaterally of the united states. clinton met with north korean delegation and invited them to visit new york so and washington so we see that it's time to go there's no certainty that there will be much progress but at least discussions and you can change in france impatience is a larg

. >>> after three attempts a south korean resort town is finally getting its wish. the international olympic committee has chosen pyeongchang to host the 2018 winter olympics, south korea's first ever winter games. >> the international olympic committee has the honor of announcing that the 23rd olympic winter games in 2018 are awarded to the city of -- pyeongchang. [ cheers and applause ] >> the ioc announced the decision in durban, south africa on wednesday. ioc members used an electronic voting system to cast unsigned ballots for three candidate cities. munich, germany, and annecy, france were the other two. among the attendees south korean president lee myung bak and olympic figure skating champion kim yu-na were ecstatic with the result. kim won the gold medal at the vancouver winter olympics in 2010. >> translator: i've been under pressure as an ambassador, but i'm really happy with the result. >> it was a case of third time lucky for pyeongchang, which made unsuccessful bids for the 2010 and 2014 games. south korea will be the second country in asia after japa

it also allegedly sank a south korean naval vessel. their talks on friday are seen as a step forward in diplomatic efforts to resume negotiations that could lead to the resumption of six-party talks on the nuclear issue. meanwhile u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton met with her chinese counterpart ahead of saturday's asean regional forum. the u.s. is actively trying to increase its presence in the region where there are simmering disputes not only on the korean peninsula but also in the south china sea. >> i want to commend china and asean for working so closely together to include implementation guidelines for the declaration of conduct in the south china sea, and, of course, we will discuss our mutual desire for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. and i look forward to addressing these and other important issues. >> reporter: ministerial-level talks of the asean regional forum are scheduled for saturday as well as asean members and the united states chief delegates from china and north and south korea will also be prese

and north korean diplomat is invited to new york to try and revive long stalled. nuclear program the move comes just days after envoys from the north and south korea agreed to resume discussions the first meeting in over two years. now it's turned to the caucasus where the republican is gearing up to elect a new president this of course following the death of. al going off now interviews the prime minister about the future of the country without. we'll be. bringing you the latest unsigned systems technologies from the realms of motion. we've done for the future coverage. hello again and welcome to squash the interview show on our t.v. i'm al gore nod and today my guest industry is set again shall by three years ago two small code patients territories opera's the south is said to be i came into the spotlight of international media following the south pacific to military conflict the two the fact independent republics were finally recognized the first lead by russia and a couple of other countries two months ago a positive the last was president the late city of bag

north korean diplomats. for the first time in two years and agree. to stay with us here on r.t. . interview queen guitarist and songwriter brian may she caught up with a maestro who also happens to be an astrophysicist after a symposium of astronomers in the canary islands the next he shares his memories of working with freddie mercury and gives insight into how music and the stars help life here on. it's great to have you with us today sir thank you for being so recently i was going through the glass bead game of passing and your eyes about music and what he says about music is that except it's artful it's also true power over nations and human souls and then many people say that exactly why music is compared to exact sciences like math. so i never really got that because i finished piano conservatory and i always failed my math class now you as a man of music and science can tell me how music is related with science or exact science like math for example it's a hard question. obviously there are all mathematical things in music but ironically i think the most important things in

nuclear program it's just a few days since the north korean envoys agreed to resume discussions. but for now it's the. are you psychotic. well. statistically one of you should be psychotic if you look at this first headline max an unprecedented one in sixty six americans is a diagnosed psychotic outselling even common drugs to treat high blood pressure and acid reflux anti-psychotic medications are the single top selling prescription drug and the united states and they have quite nice names like zyprexa sarah quel abilify. this is part of the campaign to breed more goldman sachs bankers because psychosis means that you lack empathy and you need to be completely devoid of empathy to do your job effectively at goldman stripping corporations and disenfranchising the population and doing trade without any thought whatsoever about your actions what they might have the effects of society at large they're breeding psychos the other way they've been able to do this is similar to what you see with the economy because economics of course is also a soft science and what's happened here is p

and a north korean diplomat who's invited for a rare talks in the u.s. to try and revive long stalled negotiations on scrapping pyongyang's controversial nuclear program. with r.t. live from moscow imo reception and welcome to the program it took just a few minutes for an earthquake and tsunami to devastate swathes of japan a tragedy that will take years to recover from and for some people it's simply too much to deal with the trauma of thousands of lost lives entire towns are leveled and the threat of nuclear catastrophe. reports on that worrying rise in japanese suicides. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japanese refugees to leave their lives behind and seek shelter anywhere they can some people do. evacuate but the the problem is they are minority they be they have been accused by. their classmates or you know of course by offshore. causing. found that. the people. not. there primarily a move towards self-preservation this idea of desertion is defined by many

please give a warm welcome tuesday korean-american musical group for tonight's opening program. we're in a wonderful? founded 18 years ago, the music and art culture center's mission is to raise across cultural awareness, inspired artistic expression, has and from the arts education and preservation of cultural values on long korean-americans and thier youth. since coming to the u.s. in the early 1990's, she has been a pioneer in educating youth and the general public on caribbean dance in the san francisco bay area. -- korean dance in the san francisco bay area. once again, are round of applause for our opening number. it is such a pleasure to be with you here tonight for this special celebration. please stand now for our national anthem, sung by ayumi perry. ayumi. >> ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly str eaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that

to top a north korean diplomat is invited to the u.s. for talks on it resuming stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations just days off the envoys from north and south better for the first time in. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me sushi the head of the international atomic watchdog is a visiting japan's fukushima nuclear plant for the first time since march as devastating earthquake and tsunami yukiya amano has promised to help with the recovery effort and discussed what aid is needed a meeting with the country's prime minister and his killing thousands natural disasters caused the plant's a reactor of course to melt and leak dangerous amounts of radiation into the environment but the i.a.e.a. chief says the workers at the plant are capable of bringing the leak under control by early next year as planned residents evacuated from a town close to the area held a belated memorial for the dead and missing only a radiator no man's land but even many of those who survived are struggling with their own nuclear nigh

they talk north korean diplomat is heading to the u.s. for talks on a resuming stalled nuclear disarmament to go show comes days after envoys from the north and south met for the first time in two years and agreed to renew six party talks. right there's a whole bunch of us to say here on our team but don't go anywhere next it's a finance guru max keiser and his co-host discussing the latest a financial scandals i do stay with r.t. for the cause report. max kaiser. this is the kaiser report are you psychotic. well statistically one of you or i should be psychotic if you look at this first headline next an unprecedented one in sixty six americans is a diagnosed psychotic outselling even common drugs to treat high blood pressure and acid reflux anti-psychotic medications are the single top selling prescription drug and the united states and they have quite nice names like zyprexa sarah quel abilify. this is part of the campaign to breed more goldman sachs bankers because psychoanalysis means that you lack empathy and you need to be completel

a top north korean diplomat is abided for rare talks in the us and we ask whether it will revive long stalled negotiations and scrapping the controversial nuclear program. a constable has sent its special forces to the serb populated north after a tit for tat trade bad cos tension to flare up or police seized control over one border crossing while the other two are being blocked by local serbs cos of those move has been widely condemned by the un and the e.u. will mock others and it's feared it will stoke ethnic anger kossovo proclaimed its independence in two thousand and eight when it unilaterally split from serbia some six hundred thousand serbs still live in the region a but they refuse to recognize costs of and sovereignty kosovo's independence has been a bone of contention between serbia and the e.u. which is pressing belgrade to recognize cost of zero before it can become a member of balkans expert an abortion mileage believes cost of ozark chance are inflaming the situation but it's the e.u. victory. the temp said in the first place. the decision to introduce the train boromir

in the end, it was the south koreans that proved most convincing. >> african children in traditional dress deliver the envelope that contained the results of the secret ballot of the host of the 2018 winter olympics. it was opened slowly, which raised the suspense. >> pyeongchang. [applause] >> south korea was a clear winner. they secured an absolute majority with 63 votes in one round. munich got 25 and france, just 7. pyeongchang narrowly lost two earlier bids. >> we are absolutely delighted that pyeongchang has been awarded to host the 2018 olympic winter games. over the course of 10 years of bidding, we have been listening and learning from the olympic family. >> the south koreans when in this and their perseverance might have played a role in their victory. -- of the south koreans winning this. >> there is the new horizon. making investments in a country where winter sports are not yet popular. >> they touted the public enthusiasm about the games. it was a major disappointment for the munich delegation, but in the end of that could be done was to except the result gracefully. >>

and top north korean diplomat is invited to the u.s. for talks on it resuming stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations just days after envoys from the north and south met for the first time in two years and business news russia is expanding its privatization programs to completely sell off fourteen state companies by the year's twenty seven c. on that in twenty minutes. just after three pm on tuesday here in moscow you with r.t. and some showing the head of the international atomic watched over his visit in japan's fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time since march of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. has promised to help with the recovery effort and discussed what aid is needed at a meeting with the country's prime minister as well as killing thousands the natural disasters caused the plant's reactor cores to melt and leak dangerous amounts of radiation into the environment the i.a.e.a. chief says the workers at the plant are capable of bringing the leak under control by. early next year as planned residents evacuated f

to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that this state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow as the fifty eighth and adversity of the armistice that did not and good north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other there's an armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down to the same table with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including their nuclear program so. this state that barton i was trying to jump the gun to said ok first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either that window misses and then we talk so all those in their careers are going to watch this special envoy is going to watch is going to say look our position has been the same for the best fifty eight years take it or leave it first you have to end the war it's true and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they view it as a

and a top north korean diplomat is invited to new york to try and revive long stalled. nuclear program the move comes just days after envoys from north and south korea agreed to resume discussions at their first meeting you know but. stay with us now is our exclusive interview with queens guitarist brian. it's great to have you with us today sir could you speak so recently i was going through the glass bead game of pass and your eyes about music and what he says about music is that except it's art form it's also a true power over new.

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now a senior north korean diplomat has been invited to new york for talks on how to revive the stalled negotiations on its controversial nuclear program well some media suggest he's already on his way to the u.s. now the move comes just days after top nuclear all voice from north and south korea got together for the first time in two years during a security summit in did nisha were there they agreed to return it to six party talks as soon as possible and they go see issues broke down after the carrier is dead the shelling of the south young people island and what it claimed was in response to provocative military drills well the u.s. says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached what is your expert. that'll it'll be tough as the north has always seen the u.s. as hostile. acts a little bit of desperation especially because when you look at the big clubs which you dismantle you'll nuclear program first and then we decide to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year you know sure i'm from north. you know fishes directly deb

and a talk north korean diplomat is invited to read talks in the u.s. to try and revive long stalled negotiations on scrapping pyongyang's controversial nuclear program. and in business russia not its close makes with the majors among the main losers and then we conclude have a look at the figures in about five minutes from now. live from moscow this is artsy rule research a very warm welcome to you it took just a few minutes for an earthquake and tsunami to devastate. a tragedy that will take years to recover from and for some people it's simply too much to deal with the trauma of thousands of lost lives entire towns leveled and the threat of nuclear catastrophe. thomas now reports on the worrying rise in japanese suicides. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japanese refugees to leave their lives behind and seek shelter anywhere they can some people do. the bucket but the but the problem is the minority. be they have been accused by. their classmates or you know

he's the korean war has to be and is and will. be called woman counting caldwell structures me region in general have to be dismantled. while south korea and the u.s. are planning joint military drills in this season next month and reports of the. north is as well so both sides buy them provocative why do you think they keep them going. well you're right the military reels. on the korean peninsula. joint military drills are three american three variables. that have always been major and a major concern. for people from some of the parisian for another war seems to be a few years ago. and recently i think we lost. and we know there were a couple of very poor you consider the. force. of the company there was a character in the shell. and also for human life pensions regional pensions also expanded china or really concerned that overall should demonstrate so very strong position on such connections and called on all parties would demonstrate restraint we know that the brink of war already for almost six decades and something has to b

north korean diplomat is invited for tools in the u.s. to try and revive long stalled negotiations on scrapping pyongyang's controversial nuclear program. and our top story in business russia is looking forward to expand its privatization program to spur economic growth to be prime minister should all of suggests probably privatizing fourteen state companies by two thousand and seventeen germany for more on that and business bulletin twenty minutes. just after five pm on tuesday here in moscow if you're watching artsy welcome to the program it took just a few minutes for an earthquake and tsunami to devastate swathes of japan a tragedy that will take years to recover from and for some people it's simply too much to deal with the trauma of thousands of lost lives entire towns leveled and the threat of nuclear catastrophe. now reports on the worrying rise of japanese suicides. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japanese refugees to leave their lives

korean farmers will suffer according to the same report.n. a protest wednesday reminded politicians that not everyone appreciate these deals. farmers want the u.s.-korean fta to be scrapped for cherry that cheaper imports will jeopardize their -- for fear that cheaper imports will jeopardize their business. >> i am concerned about the -- the disadvantage that american businesses will be at if -- if there is a korea e.u. free trade agreement, and we are too slow in ratifying and implementing the korea-u.s. free trade agreement. >> reporter: so as of today, companies here will have better access to about around 500 million consumers. and that's one of the biggest markets in the world. and also bear in minds, this is the first free trade agreement that the european union has done with any asian country. certainly gives south korea the competitive edge. nina? >> well, the other thing is is that, you know, we've had the united states being very concerned it china's dominance in this kind of region. it was interesting to note the u.s. ambassador'

supervised the inter-korean talks. the south fears that north could conduct another nuclear test and provocative acts and it will remain unstable for a while. >>> next our series, "the road ahead." today we focus on the fisheries. japan's east coast used to have one of the country's largest fisheries. its marine products account for 24% of the nation's production. but the earthquake and tsunami changed everything. the fisheries suffered over $15 billion damage, and the amount is still rising. a port once had the largest shark haul in japan and was also famous for producing shark fins. and the tsunami destroyed every fishery plant in the region. many may never reopen. we now report on a plant manager salvaging his business. >> reporter: the man behind the sanitary mask is hisash hisashi ishiwata, the executive director of a plant that prepares shark fins for eating. the factory and offices once located near a river were completely swallowed up by the tsunami. >> translator: when i saw the wreckage, my mind went blank. i

and north korean officials have begun talks inside a possible easing of military tensions on the koreaneninsula. it is a sign that they are serious about resolving negotiations on the nuclear weapons program. i asked if there had been any progress in the bilateral talks. >> it is difficult to say because the officials have not been telling us very much. they have basically been throwing out diplomatic cliches. i think the north koreans said they were constructive and interesting, so make what you will of that. americans publicly have been very cautious. they have had their fingers burned before, as you know. the north koreans have agreed to dismantle their weapons program in 2005, and since then, have tested two nuclear bombs, and have started a uranium enrichment program. the americans have said this is just an exploratory meeting, to see if north korea is serious about taking steps toward denuclearization. >> in china, the public is facing -- the government is facing public backlash over the way it handled a high-speed train crash that killed 39 people. there are allegations of corrup

a top north korean diplomat invited for a rare talks in the u.s. we ask it'll whether it will revive long stalled negotiations on scrapping pyongyang's controversial nuclear program. first though kosovo scented special forces to the serb populated north after a tit for tat trade ban caused tensions to flare up police seize control of one of the border crossings while the other two were being blocked by local serbs kosovo's move has been widely condemned by the un any you among others and it's feared it will stoke ethnic anger kosovo proclaimed independence in two thousand and eight when you know laterally split from serbia some six hundred thousand serbs still live in the region but refused to recognize kosovo and sovereignty kosovo's independence has been a bone of contention between serbia and the e.u. which is pressing belgrade to recognize kosovo before it become a member balkans expert marco gas which tells r.t. the real one is pulling the strings maybe further abroad. you should bear in mind that the. union leaders couldn't have done nothing

and a top north korean diplomats heading to the u.s. for a talks on resuming stalled nuclear disarmament to go she it comes days after envoys from the north and south at for the first time in two years agreed to renew six party talks. bounty hunters have been around for centuries but even they are having to adapt to changing times in the second part of our tease special report we continue to discover who is on their hit list now. but. after weeks of.

and a top north korean diplomat is invited to the u.s. for talks on resuming stalled nuclear disarmament to go she was just days after and was from north and south met for the first time in two years. and joint business i'll tell you to find out how its leaves them now and germany's view on how to become the largest investors the new capacity produces on russia's electricity market. one pm in the russian capital you're watching r.t. the head of the international atomic watchdog is visiting japan's fukushima nuclear plant for the first time since march as devastating earthquake and tsunami in kenya morrow has promised to help with the recovery effort and discussed what aid is needed at a meeting with the country's prime minister as well as killing sauza as the natural disasters cause the plants reactor cores to melt and leak dangerous amounts of radiation into the environment but the i.a.e.a. chief says the workers at the plant are capable of bringing the leak under control by early next year as planned presidents evacuated from a town clo

peninsula since the sinking of a south korean navy vessel by the north in march last year. hundreds of demonstrators surrounded japan's embassy in seoul angry at the japanese government banned on its officials from flying with korean air the decision follows the south koreans airlines test flight of a new air boss jet over the disputed land called rocks a few weeks ago protesters but japanese flags posters it seems it's. ok that's the news for now it's business all the way next whatever. hello and welcome to the business news here on our t.v. well in four days the u.s. government will run out of money the democrats and republicans are still arguing over how to cut the deficit and stalling on raising the debt ceiling while the markets believe washington will act in time to avert disaster but there's always a risk well joining me now to discuss just what might go wrong is louise cooper markets analyst at the g.c. partners good to have you with us on the program let's say we come to work on monday morning and the u.s. still has not race a debt ceiling what sort of mess with th

peninsula since the sinking of a south korean navy vessel by the north of last year. hundreds of demonstrators surrounded japan's embassy in seoul angry at a japanese government ban on its officials for flying with korean air the decision follows the south korean airlines test flight of a new airbus jet over the disputed leon call rocks a few weeks ago protesters japanese flags and protos posters rubber. ok let's check out all the latest business news now which has. a little there and welcome to business here on r.t. . now oil prices continue to ride high despite ongoing fierce of defaults in europe and the us and according to europe's biggest oil company royal dutch shell the time of low cost oil and gas is at an end finding resources will be more complex and will require more money and investment well to discuss this in more detail i'm joined by jorge and want to pick up plots in london thank you very much for being with us on the program now how much are the debt concerns in the u.s. and europe weigh in on the oil price. of the moment strangely they are not weighin

now, we had torrential amount of rain in the korean peninsula as well.ut floos a band of very heavy rain in central china and all the way up to the north. now this one around beijing will be bringing lots of heavy rain again to the korean peninsula. no more rain is welcome there, but unfortunately into your weekend, the korean peninsula will be seeing another heavy downpour again. tokyo, we're looking at 26 degrees. another -- again, the heat wave is afecting chongqing, 37. shanghai, 37. southeast china, please be careful of heat strokes if you are in those vicinities. heading over to north america, let's first of all talk about tropical storm don. this is steadily moving towards the southeastern coast of texas. we have a tropical storm warning just here in the pink line. it's going to be bringing damaging winds, high waves and swells of the ocean. so please do stay away from the coastal sides, if possible. another place we're looking at severe weather is just around the new england, northeast, damaging winds, large hail, maybe even tornadoes may not be

the korean peninsula has bn dealing with excessive rainfall the past couple of days.ring reports of deadly landslides across south korea and also in seoul serious flooding situation going on here as well. this frontal system will stay with us, picking up that moisture from the east china sea. so it doesn't look like that rain is going to be weakening off anytime soon. on your thursday, we'll continue to see heavy rain occur here. more than 100 millimeters is possible, especially along the border here but in isolated areas we could see as much as 250 millimeters occur. so we're looking at heightened risks of landslides as well as flooding in the area. for japan as well, central and northern areas, looking quite stormy. due to that same system, heavy rain is expected as well today. and that could certainly bring some landslide problems here as well. now for china, the rain starts to ease off finally up in the northeastern corner. but for inland areas, it looks like we'll continue to see that heavy rain develop. it's actually been enhanced by the southerly flow coming in

the korean -- korean beef to korea. the korean fta is a plus for the american economy. the agreement is important to producers in my state. it will ensure they have a level playing field with canada, argentina, and the european union, which would otherwise have an unfair advantage in the colombian market. we recognize the huge progress colombia has made in spending labor rights and protecting labor leaders from islands in the past decades. there is still important -- from violence in past decades. these trade agreements have languished for years. this administration has and proved them and brought them to the finish line. i hope my colleagues on both sides of the line will support them and i again recognize the good work of our chairman in bringing these agreements to us. >> thank you, senator. i neglected to say that i would like the senators to limit their statements to four minutes. we have a lot of business today and some senators have tight schedules. we would also like to go back and forth, republican side, democratic side. next will be senator coburn. >> since th

korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea the view it as a block to the government of the americas so let's you start school i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely positive and start talking. russian sailors are celebrating navy day this sunday event has already seen festivities of the country's major ports with worship praise and actual productions here she's president took part in it so gracious are pictures of westerners come in and good reason to see the baltic fleet modern russian navy was founded by someone in the first in the seventeenth century these days its main force can sense something in this archive something means critics as more ships. well full coverage of our top stories is available twenty four hours a day at r.t. dot com always a wider variety of content it's a bit more unusual to like these stories a one legged sale of at most a seat on the russian news yes keeps an eye on the horizon before going into th

we've worked together on the korean problem. >> rose: north korea. >> north korean problem. so there are a range of things that... now, listen, we have disagreements, right? and engagement is critical. >> rose: what's the bgest disagreement? >> well, there are some... there are some... >> rose: when you go there, what do they say in what do they want to sit down with you and say this is what we're unhappy about? >> the debate in china... get back to the discussion. the debate in china about whether or not the united states is trying to encircle china, ying to stem its rise, right? whether... and... >> rose: this is about the difference in chess and... >> and what chinese reaction should be. now, the current leadership with china, i think correctly, has assessed that a conflict with the uned states not in the interest ochina, a country that is trying to develop itself and indeed is engaged in one of the great development projects in history and have assessed a positive constructive relationship between the united states and china is in both countries' interests, particularly