but she says she will visit the site in miyagi. >> translator: miyagi is still just an option, but i got an idea of how keen the prefecture is to host the game. >> reporter: so far people like how she's handling things. 84% either strongly approve or approve of the handling of the fish market issue. 60% say they agree with the handling of the olympic budget. governor koike is riding high in the polls. but she's only been in office a couple months. and tokyo residents will be watching to see how she handles her growing to do list. nhk world, tokyo. >>> concern is growing in thailand over the health of the king following reports that his heir apparent has returned from overseas. the 88-year-old king has been hospitalized for most of the past several years. on sunday the palace announced that his condition was unstable. the crown prince reportedly returned to thailand. other members have visited the king at the hospital. thailand's interim prime minister canceled an official engagement outside and returned to the capital. several gathered o outside to py for their monarch. >> translator

but they say work to upgrade the course in miyagi couldn't be finished before the summer games. they say buying additional land and carrying out an environmental assessment would take time. >> translator: we will take all aspects into consideration such as construction and maintenance costs. we also need to look at the legacy, whether rowing and canoeing events will continue at the site. >> koike's motto is athletes first. she met with some competitors to hear their views. one rower had no comment about which venue would be best. >> translator: as an athlete, i think it's our responsibility to do our best no matter what the venue is. >> a cyclist says the plans should make economic sense so the facilities are sustainable. koike is due to make a decision on the issue next week. then she'll present it to concerned parties, including the international olympic committee. >>> nissan motor president and ceo says the company is to continue production in britain after that country leaves the european union. it's the first japanese auto firm that decided to maintain operations in the uk

miyagi on the whole "no notes, tough love" routine. let me see it. ooh! nick, there's a whole nother chapter here! how did you make this happen? i worked... because of you. and... who is this wise, sch-schmith? that was the big thing. you helped me realize that pepperwood needed a schmidt. okay. while it's an honor to be included in the world that you've created here, um... (sighs) the schmith character seems, uh, grotesque. yeah, he's unlikeable. i don't understand why, when we meet this character, he-he's kicking a puppy. he's the bad guy... in pepperwood's life. he's mean, he's... he's not somebody you want to introduce to mom and dad. racter. schmith is a dirt bag. i have no respect for schmith, and neither should anybody else. i think that's a mistake to say those things about the character. i appreciate what you're saying, but i'm happy with what i have. i don't need any notes. oh, now it's no notes?! nick? nick?! sit anywhere? what's up, robby? no! you'll ruin your food! yeah, just like i ruined the group. you didn't ruin anything. we're... we're s

the court orders ishinomaki city and miyagi prefectures to play $23 million to the families of 20 children. >> translator: i'm overwhelmed by this favorable outcome. >> the judge said school officials should have been aware that the tsunami was approaching at least seven minutes before it hit. and they should have taken children to a nearby hill instead of an area near the river. >> translator: the ruling will ensure the tragedy is never repeated. we can move on with our lives. >> translator: i hope this verdict will be an opportunity to develop proper disaster prevention at schools. >> 74 students at okawa elementary school lost their lives in the tsunami. that's the largest number of children killed while at school during the disaster. they have maintained the tsunami's arrival was unpredictable. >> translator: we're deeply conscious of the seriousness of this decision which assigns us responsibility for what occurred. >> the mayor said he'll examine the condition and consider how to respond. now, one of the family members involved in the suit wanted to get more information to prove thei

i will take it into consideration when i visit miyagi. >>> a tokyo metropolitan government panel has proposed changing three olympic venues to cut costs, but the international rowing federation is opposed to moving the location for the sport and the olympic organizing committee says it would be a burden on the athletes. she will meet with the president of the international olympic committee, tomas bach, in japan next week. she plans to convey her decision on the proposal then. >>> there was a large power outage in tokyo on wednesday afternoon. tokyo electric power company says more than half a million households were affected. >> translator: a fire in an underground power grid caused electrical failure. a total of 580,000 were affected. we apologize for causing tremendous trouble and inconvenience for our customers as well as everyone in the affected areas. >> the fire broke out near tokyo. the utility says it damaged underground cables. it's investigating how the fire started. the company finished rerouting the power supply in about an hour. no injuries have been reported so far. >>

could have known that the tsunami would reach the school. 74 students at okawa elementary school in miyagi prefecture were skilled by the tsunami. the school was four miles from the coast and was designated as an evacuation site. the bereaved families of 23 of the children filed a lawsuit against the city and prefecture government demanding damages of about 22 million dollars. the plaintiffs argue the teachers should not have made the children stay in the school grounds for about 50 minutes after the quake. the local government say the teachers can't be blamed because the school was not in an area that was expected to be inundated. >>> let's take a look at the latest business news. leaked financial papers called the panama papers raised awareness on the issue of tax evasion. now officials in japan have rolled out their own measures to tackle the issue. ai uchida joins us now. what's going to be done? >> the panama papers showed that many of the world's wealthiest individuals and companies, that they are not paying their fair share, and officials at japan's national tax agency are tightenin

the panel gave three existing location says as options, including one in miyagi where a massive disaster hit in 2011. but changing plans needs the approval of the ioc. receptive to the findings. >> there we see a great potential of reduction with regard to the figures mentioned in this report. >> reporter: bach proposed setting up a framework for more dialogue. he suggested also including japan's organizing committee and the central government. koike agreed with the proposal but says she wants to finish her cost-cutting plans later this month before further discussions. nhk world, tokyo. >>> after the meeting with koike, bach also met with japan's minister in charge of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. he said the government knows it's important to obtain the understanding of tokyo residents on the cost issue to ensure the olympics are celebrated by the people of japan. she also said the metropolitan government and the tokyo organizing committee are calculating the cost of the games. she said she would be grateful if the ioc helps the committee to swiftly complete its work. bach re

miyagi, update your reference material.me making fun of americans for saturday night five around mr. t. if you want to make fun of china, make fun of their high pollution or censoring internet. this may be good since no person in china will have to watch your garbage attempt at comedy. >> donald trump beating up on china at the debate. trump has been beating up on china, how does that make you feel? ♪ >> why don't you speak! >> asshole, they don't speak english, that's why they're silent. it's easy to make fun of someone when they can't respond. i'll show you. door bag, why do you look like a guy who carries around a pack of roofies just in case? why do you look like you have a hooker on speed dial? and is it hard to fit bill o'reilly's entire scrotum in your mouth? ( laughter ) this might come as a surprise, but chinese americans do actually have genuine thoughts on this year's election. i went to chinatown to speak to people in language they understood, human. ( speaking in foreign language ) >> wait, you understand ameri

miyagi. she is a big reporter and stuff. that's all i've got to say. was reallyeffort productive. feel like a millionaire. progress, which is put out by the center for american progress, a publication under -- talks about the financial interest involved. adam peck has a story talking about the ads against the legalization of her graceful marijuana. fromites in his column last week that the alcohol industry has been bankrolling campaigns against marijuana legalization, fearing that recreational weed may pose unwanted competition for their products. we want to hear your thoughts on. on marijuana legalization ballot initiatives happening in five states on election day. stephen is in san diego, california. good morning. on the line for those who support legalization. caller: good morning. it.ink we should legalize people are crashing every day with tracking alcohol and stuff like that. but you guys want to not , but peopleijuana are dying everyday drinking alcohol. it's all about being responsible. everybody has to be responsible. opiate use is up 100%. people are robbing pharmacies t