welcome to nhk "newsline." we start off with some of the stories we're following this hour. long time coming. the u.n. security council looks set to adopt the resolution asking countries to ratify is test ban treaty. >>> tokyo's governor says further studies needed of the proposed new site of the food market and handling it well will be key to gaining people's trust. >>> and failed experiment. reaction is mixed following the decision to look at decommissioning a prototype reactor that's been a money pit for two decades. >>> the u.n. security council will likely adopt a resolution that calls for an end to nuclear weapons test worldwide. the council is expected to hold a vote friday. >> it is significant that this resolution will reaffirm not only for the u.s. but for other nuclear weapon states the moratorium against nuclear explosive testing. >> the draft calls on countries to ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty or cbtb but it was dropped due to opposition from china and russia. the ctbt has yet to take effect since such powers have failed to ratify it. u.s. pre

welcome to nhk "newsline." torrential rainfall is causing landslides and floods as a powerful storm makes its way toward eastern japan. one person is missing and at least 36 have been injured. weather officials are continuing to warn of heavy downpours as it heads towards tokyo. typhoon malakas has been downgraded to a tropical storm as the wind velocity has decreased. authorities had at one time advised or ordered 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in parts of western and southern japan. airlines have canceled more than 180 domestic flights. residents found a concrete bridge washed away. the water came up as high as one meter. weather officials are warning of possible mudslides, floods, and tornadoes as the storm heads towards the greater tokyo area. for more details concerning the storm, here's sayaka mori. where is the system now and where is it heading? >> right now the system is located in aichi prefecture. it has been downgraded to a tropical depression. it's now moving to the east. over the past thre

welcome to nhk "newsline." members of japan's largest opposition party have chosen a new leader. renho is the first woman to take on the role. she had pledged to revitalize the party to meet the expectations of people who want to see it change. tomoko kamata reports. >> reporter: even before lawmakers and some party members filed thursday, it was clear renho was the favorite set to revitalize the party. she has been asking sense 2015 and during the run-up to this vote, she enjoyed a wide margin. >> translator: we will build a strong party that can challenge the current administration that is enjoying popularity. let's build our party together to one voters want to choose. we should accomplish this by not just criticism but through presenting constructive and creative policy for the country. >> reporter: renho doesn't fit the mold of other japanese lawmakers. she turns to politics after working as a model and a news anchor. and her half taiwanese background sparked fear debate over her citizenship status. but she has already taken on a high profile portfolio. when the former party

nhk world, tokyo. >>> you're watching nhk "newsline." typhoons and hurricanes are making the headlines in world weather. jonathan oh joins us with the details. jonathan, when is the typhoon approaching western japan going to make landfall? >> hello. it looks like this weekend is going to be a very busy time for those living in kyushu and the western islands of japan because of this typhoon. a strong one that continues to get ever so closer to this arar. japapan just has not had a brea in terms of getting typhoon activity for the past couple of weeks. this system is headed toward the western side of the country. and nevertheless is going to be a big deal. already high waves is a big concern. and this storm is expected to get a big s stronger actuaually we goo forwardrd in time. we also have a bit of a frontal activity, a trough set up that's enhancing the moisture into the korean peninsula and also into kyushu as we speak. i want to tshow you from earlie in the day where we saw the higher tops bubbling up around the center circulation. th

that's it for this hour's nhk "newsline. >> you are watching france 24. around the world, these are the headlines. violence breaks out in gabon after ali bongo is declared the winner. trump talks tough on immigration. he promises to build the border wall and make mexico pay for it. just hours of what seemed to be more cooperative talk with the mexican prent

>>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> shinzo abe arrived in cuba to meet president castro. abe is the first japanese leader to visit the caribbean nation. abe i arrived in the cuban capital ha vanna. cube what has a diplomatic relationship with the north while japan has not. before the meeting-- castro led the cuban revolution in 1979. palestinian president mahmoud abbas addressed the general assembly on thursday. he asked -- abbas brought up the ball four declaration which marks 100 years this year. >> translator: we asked britain as we approached 100 years an apology to the palestinian people for the controversy, misery and that it created. >> benjamin net tanya hoo hired back criticizing his take. >> president abbas just attacked from this podium the balfour declaration, he's preparing a lawsuit against britain for that declaration from 1917. that's almost 100 years ago. talk about being stuck in the past. >> middle east peace process says there's -- one top challenge for the u.n. general assembly is who to solve the refugee crisis, but there's a long way to go to extend

nhk "newsline" starts off with a quick look at the hour's top stories. >>> show of force. u.s. strategic bombers fly over south korea to show solidarity following north korea's nuclear tests on friday. >>> something fishy. a new revelation in plans to relocate the iconic food market is fueling anger. >>> and racing. a typhoon posing significant threats for landslides and flooding. >>> the united states, south korea, and japan are working together to increase pressure on north korea following its fifth nuclear test. the u.s. military has sent two strategic bombers in a show of force againsten pyongyang. the b-1 bombers made a low altitude flight over osan air base over seoul. they were escorted by south korean fighter jets. >> the united states has an unshakable commitment to defend allies in the region and will take necessary steps to do so. including operations like the one you observed today. >> translator: if north korea continues armed provocations, we will respond with countermeasures strong enough to shake that regime to its roots. >> the u.s. pacific command says while t

>>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm kanako sachno. >>> investigators in new york say they believe saturday's explosion in downtown manhattan was caused by a homemade explosive. u.s. media say police have detained five suspects. >> we're still gathering evidence at 23rd seeeet and didid nd some e components indicative o of an ied. >> the blast wounded 29 people. another suspicicious device was found about 300 meters away. u.s. media say the device consisted of a pressure cooker with wires attached to an old-type flip phone. the mayor of new york city visited the site on sunday. bill de blasio uploaded photographs of the scene. one shows a large garbage container mangled by the force of the blast. another shows a damaged front door and the eaves of what appear to be a furniture store. investigators hahave seized and searched a vehicle left behind at the site of the blast. they're analyzing debris from the explosives and other suspicious objects. >>> leaders gather at the united nations general assembly to address the

welcome to nhk "newsline." okinawa's governor has lost his long-fought battle over the relocation of a u.s. airfield. he tried to block the government from moving the base within the prefecture. but a court decided he overstepped his powers. nhk reports. >> reporter: okinawa governor onaga expressed anger. >> translator: i was shocked. the result will probably leave the root of the problem untouched. this unilateral ruling will likely trigger greater opposition from the okinawan people and unite them even more. >> reporter: the top government official welcomed the court ruling. >> translator: we understand the court ruled that the okinawa governor's decision to revoke a landfill work permit was illegal. based on this ruling, we hope to continue with the issue with integrity. >> reporter: the u.s. marine corps futenma station has been an issue for decades. the base is located in the densely populated area. aircraft take off and land within meters of nearby houses. tokyo and washington want to move the base to a

. >>> you're watching nhk "newsline." now for weather. what was a deadly typhoon is now a tropical storm battering southeastern china. sayaka mori joins us w with the details. >> megigi made landfall in taiw yeyesterday. it h has been downgraded but stl bringing heavy rainfall. over the last 24 hours, over 350 mill miteimeters of rainfall. within the last couple of days, over 1,100 millimeters of rain fell. local media reports at least four people were killed and over 500 people were wounded because of the system. now, megi has been downgraded to a severe tropical storm. it's packing winds of 90 kilometers with gusts over 1267 kilometers per hour. the system is moving west at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. it's still bringing strong winds over chi a and taiwan. the system will likely slow down although it's going to weaken.. more heavy rain is expected for china over the next 24 hours additiononal 350 millimeters of rain could fall which will of course raise the potential for flooding and landslides even further. including megi, there

>>> hello there and welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> the u.n. security council has been quick to strongly condemn north korea's latest missile launch. councilmembers agreed on a statement after an emergency session, and they threatened to take further significant measures if necessary. members of the 15 nation council med tuesday to discuss how to respond to north korea. they unanimously adopted the statement. it called for the states to redouble their efforts to implement sanctions on the north. >> north korea conducted these missile tests in blatant disregard of the u.n. security council. >> the launch came has g-20 leaders met in china, the north's main diplomatic ally. the missile was medium range. the usc condemned a series of missile launches by north korea and the latest statements came out just three hours after their meeting, faster than those in the past. washington and seoul are making moves to try to counter pyongyang's threats. they have reaffirmed the importance of deploying an advanced anti-missile defense system to south korea. u

. >>> hello there and welcome to "nhk newsline." nhk learned that shinzo abe has created a new ministerial post for promoting economic cooperation with russia. the news comes one day before abe is scheduled to travel to the russian city of vladivostok. it will be given to hiroshige seko. in a spring meeting in sochi, abe and russian president vladimir putin agreed on a number of points for cooperation. one of the points was for energy development in the russian far east. abe and putin will again meet for discussions this friday. abe is expected to try to pave the way for putin's planned visit to japan in december. the trip would be the first to buy a russian president in six years. also on the agenda, the sensitive issue of how to proceed with negotiations for a bilateral peace treaty. the countries have yet to sign a peace treaty over the end of world war ii. the stumbling block has been because of a dispute over the northern territories. russia controls the four islands, japan claims them. the japanese government maintains their a

welcome to nhk "newsline". we start off with and i temple making a headline in business. bank of japan has come up with some new mers. gene otani has the story on that. >> bank of japan policymakers nunsd set of modifications after a two day meeting. they said they are going to adopt a target for long term interest rates in an effort to meet their inflation goal as soon as possible. they say they will abandon their base money target and instead set what they call yield curve control. that involves central bank purrs of bonds to keep egbs at current levels of 0%. they will purchase them in line with the current pace of about $780 billion worth. but they also note that the pace of increase in the monetary base may fluctuate in the short run depending on market conditions. in the short term the boj will apply a negative-interest-rate. the policymakers decided to abandon the current two year time frame for achieving their 2% inflation goal. they now say they are aiming to hit at the earliest possible time. boj policymakers first set the target in 2013 but they have continued

>>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm kanako sachno. rescuers are searching for survivors after a boat carrying refugegees sank off the coast o egypt. egyptian media say the boat capsized while apparently making its way to italy with some 600 people on board putting it over capacity. they say so far rescuers have saved 163 people. egyptian authorities are still looking for survivors. ththe passengers w were believe be from egypt, sudan, and syria. it's's unclear what t caused th disaster. u.n. officials say more than 3,200 migrants and refugees have died or gone missing in the m mediterranean this year while attempting to cross to europe. >>> japan's defense ministry says a u.s. carrier fighter jet crashed off okinawa southwestern japan on thursday afternoon. the ministry said u.s. forces later provided the crash location at the northern tip p okininawa island. the japan coast guard said u.s. forces contacteded its shore keepers at 4:00 p.m. and asked for its help. they dispatched vessels to the area. the pilot has been rescued by u.s.

welcome to nhk "newsline." it's friday, september 2nd, 9:00 a.m. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. japanese prime minister shinzo abe is heading to russia's far east in hopes of achieving a long-held political goal. he'll sit down with president vladimir putin to discuss resolving a territorial dispute. he'll propose that japan and russia strengthen economic relations. abe and putin will meet in vladivostok on the sidelines of an economic forum. they'll focus on an eight-point economic cooperation plan he proposed in may. it includes energy development and industrial cooperation in russia's far east. abe will also discuss how to conclude a peace treaty. the countries haven't signed one since the end of world war ii because of a dispute over four russian-controlled islands. the japanese government maintains the northern territories are an inherent part of japan. it says the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. abe hopes the meetings strengthen mutual trust with putin and make progress on the territorial issue. observers are keen to see if abe can lay the groundwork fo

>>> thank you for joining us for nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. how to respond to north korea's nuclear test. they boast that their warheads can be mounted onto ballistic missiles and mass produced. diplomatic sources say the security council is expected to hold a security meeting. >> obviously japan and south korea particularly are deeply concerned because of the neighborhood, but i think it's fair to say that china, russia, the united states share concerns. >> very much concerned. we will send this message very strongly. >> u.s. president barack obama spoke over the phone separately with the leaders of japan and south korea. he stressed commitment to his allies and promised to continue talks to ensure provocations are met with serious consequences. in a statement south korean president park geun-hye called it proof of pyongyang's recklessness and said it would only lead it to further isolation. north korea's state run television announced the news with a statement it said was from the scientists involved. >> translator: we, the scientists and te

>>> hello, welcome to nhk "newsline." it is tuesday, september 13th, 9:00 a.m. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> at least six people were injured monday night in south korea after two effort strikes struck. officials say the second quake was the strongest one the country has ever recorded. meteorological agency officials say the first had a magnitude of 5.1. it hit around 8:00 p.m. local time. a magnitude 5.8 quake then shook the region almost an hour later. it was the most powerful since observations began in south korea in 1978. >> officials with the ministry of public safety and security say they received nearly 100 reports of damage. water pipes ruptured and an apartment building ceiling partially collapsed. no irregularities were reported at the nuclear power plant in the city but officials there suspended operation of its reactors as a precaution. authorities are warning people to be ready for aftershocks. >>> as the u.s. presidential election heats up, republican nominee grump is doubling down on the issue of hillary clinton's health. he has again que

that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline."e, where we meet some tiny frogs which biologists are completely mad about. but why are there numbers on the decline? and we had to nairobi, homes to thousands of street kids. while most people there ought to turn a blind eye, one person is taking a closer look. first, we had to the west bank where and israeli is supporting the palestinians here in their battle for more rights. 1967, during the six-day war, israel took over palestinian territory. settlers poured into the west bank, establishing settlements closely linked to the state of israel.

live from tokyo, this is nhk "newsline," i'm james tengan and we start off with a quick look at the hour's top stories. >>> be a sec rating abenomics, shinzo abe vows to speed up his economic policy. >> preventing extinction, an international conference on wildlife protection has adopted proposal to launch a study on the global eel trade. >>> and a documentary on fukushima, its director was killed in the brussels terror attack, but final work was completed, thanks to special help. >>> japan's prime minister addressed lawmakers with a policy speech at the start of a new session of the diet on monday. shinzo abe spoke about the need to speed up his economic growth plan. and called for the quick approval of the trans-pacific partnership free trade agreement. >> translator: japan's exports of agricultural forestry and fishery products have been at record levels for three years in a row. this year, its pace is even faster than last year. we aim to attain our $10 billion target, using the great opportunity of an early start of the tpp. >>> the prime minister touched on the emperor's wish to abdi

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. >>> military experts say north korea's nuclear attack capability is entering a new phase and could be becoming a real threat. the country conducted its fifth nuclear test on friday and said it was a missile warhead explosion. scientists claim they can now mount them onto ballistic missiles and mass-produce them. nhk world's yoshitaka hirauchi reports. >> reporter: north korea's state-run television announced the news with a statement it said was from the scientists involved. >> translator: we, the scientists and technicians at the nuclear weapons laboratory, conducted a nuclear test at the northern testing site to determine the force of a newly developed warhead. it was carried out successfully. >> reporter: seismologists detected the test friday morning when they observed a magnitude 5.3 tremor. it was in the same place pyongyang has conducted four nuclear tests since 2006. they've happened every few years, but this time was only eight months after the last

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline." it is thursday september 29th, 9:00 a.m. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. an international team of investigators says a malaysian airlines passenger jet shot down in eastern ukraine two years ago was hit by a russian-made missile. it says the rocket was fired from a village held by pro-russian rebels. investigators from the netherlands, ukraine and three other countries have been looking into the july 2014 incident. the airplane was flying from am ster d amsterdam to kuala lumpur. all people on board were killed. a team told reporters in the netherlands on wednesday that the jet was shut down by a russian-made buk surface to air missile launched from the village of pervomaysk in eastern ukraine. the investigators say the village was held by the rebels at the time of the incident. the team also said photographs taken by local residents and intercepted communications between separatists indicate that the missile system was brought into ukraine the day the jetliner was shot down. they s

>>> hello there, welcome to nhk "newsline." it is thursday september 15th, 9:00 a.m., i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. people in southern china are hunkering down as the most powerful storm of the year pushes forward. officials have raised their alert over typhoon meranti to the highest level. the storm made landfall in fujian province of leaving a dozen people injured in taiwan. it continue s thrash the island. strong winds pummeled a shipyard and on the streets, a person riding a scooter stopped when he noticed something coming toward him. he had a narrow escape. on the southeast coast, a lighthouse was washed away. >> translator: it's frightening to discover the whole lighthouse had gone. i haven't seen such high waves for years. >> taiwanese authorities say 12 people were injured and 1 is missing. they also say about 860,000 households suffered power cuts at one point. more than 750 millimeters of rain was recorded in mountainous areas, that's mountainous regions in the south. weather officials say meranti is moving northw

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm rajan pradhan in tokyo. >>> the u.n. security council has adoptsded a u.s. led resolution calling for all member states to refrain from nuclear explosive tests. it was adopted at the general assembly 20 years ago, but as yet to take affect. 14 members voted in favor of it. for the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty or ctbt. egypt abstained. barack obama's administration submitted the draft before the opening of the u.n. general assembly. more than 30 countries, including japan, cosponsored the draft. obama seeks to help bring in the treaty to help bring in a world without nuclear weapons. >> our action today can give people everywhere a world without nuclear weapons might actually be possible and that we're going do everything responsible in our capacity to be able to make that day a reality. >>> the resolution calls on countries to sign and ratify the ctbt as early as possible and refrain from conducting explosive nuclear tests. a provision to make the resolution legally bindi

welcome to nhk "newsline." it is thursday, september 8th, 9:00 a.m.'m catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> world leaders gathered in laos are gearing up for a third and final day of the summit of the association of southeast asianinati nations. provocations by north korea and maritime disputes with china. pyongyang launched three ballistic missiles monday that fell into the sea of japan. japanese prime minister shinzo abe and south korean president park geun-hye met on the sidelines of the asean meetings. >> translator: monday's missile launch by north korea is an unacceptable outrage. japan will address the issue in cooperation with south korea as well as the u.n. security council. >> the leaders agreed to increase pressure on pyongyang, including possible further sanctions. and they say they'll promote defense cooperation with the u.s. abe and park also discussed their recent agreement over an issue that dates back to world war ii. >> translator: it is very significant that since we reached an agreement on the comfort women issue our relations have imp

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm rajan pradhan in tokyo. >>> the u.n. security council has adoptsded a u.s. led resolution calling for all member states to refrain from nuclear explosive tests. it was adopted at the general assembly 20 years ago, but as yet to take affect. 14 members voted in favor of it. for the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty or ctbt. egypt abstained. barack obama's administration submitted the draft before the opening of the u.n. general assembly. more than 30 countries, including japan, cosponsored the draft. obama seeks to help bring in the treaty to help bring in a world without nuclear weapons. >> our action today can give people everywhere a world without nuclear weapons might actually be possible and that we're going do everything responsible in our capacity to be able to make that day a reality. >>> the resolution calls on countries to sign and ratify the ctbt as early as possible and refrain from conducting explosive nuclear tests. a provision to make the resolution legally bindi

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline." it is friday, september 9th, 9:00 a.m. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> tensions in the south china sea dominated talks of the meeting of the association of southeast asian nations. asia pacific leaders met in laos over a range of issues of mutual concern, but they didn't find common ground on all of them. the leaders of ten asean member states and china agreed on two points. first, they'll speed up negotiations on the outline of a legally binding code of conduct in the waters. they'll also employ international rules to avoid accidental collisions between ships. leaders of the 18-nation east asia summit discussed a july ruling by an arbitration tribunal in the hague. beijing has refused to recognize the decision that rejects its claims to most of the south china sea. japan and the u.s. reiterated their stance. >> the landmark arbitration ruling in july, which is binding, helped clarify maritime rights in the region. i recognize this raises tensions, but i also look forward to dis

welcome to nhk "newsline." torrential rainfall is causing landslides and floods as a powerful storm makes its way toward eastern japan. one person is missing and at least 36 have been injured. weather officials are continuing to warn of heavy downpours as it heads towards tokyo.

>>> hello there, welcome to nhk "newsline." it is thursday september 22nd. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> shinzo abe delivered a speech at the u.n. general assembly in new york. it was his fourth speech at the annual gathering of the world body since he took office in december 2012. >> translator: north korea has now manifested itself directly before us as an open threat to peace. what can we do in response? the united nations is now being tested. north korea launched missiles. immediately after that it fired three ballistic missiles simultaneously to reach japan's exclusive economic zone. is it purely a matter of good fortune that no commercial aircraft or ships suffered any damage during this incident. this year alone, north korea has launched 21 ballistic missiles. in addition, it claims to have successfully detonated a nuclear warhead in a test on september 9th. that nuclear test followed another test conducted this past january. this series of launches of missiles and a detonation of a warhead does change the landscape completely. north korea's n

>>> it's the top of the hour in tokyo, and this is nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara. >>> we have an update on the damage left behind by a powerful typhoon in northeastern japan earlier this week. the full extent is still coming to light. the number of fatalities from typhoon lionrock has risen to 14. over 1,000 people are still stranded by flooding and roads blocked by landslides. police in iwate prefecture have expanded search-and-rescue operations. officials have confirmed that 12 people have died, two more are feared dead after being found without vital signs. another nine are missing. in hokkaido, northern japan, two people were found dead and another two are missing. the typhoon also dealt a blow to a key regional industry, potato farming. a processing facility in the town of minami-furano is completely flooded. a nearby river overflowed sending muddy water into its buildings and destroying potato products. it's not clear when operations can be resumed. the storm also left damage on the korean peninsula. chinese media suggests that flooding along

. >>> hello there and welcome to "nhk newsline."hk learned that shinzo abe has created a new ministerial post for promoting economic cooperation with russia. the news comes one day before abe is scheduled to travel to the russian city of vladivostok. it will be given to hiroshige seko. in a spring meeting in sochi, abe and russian president vladimir putin agreed on a number of

give us a call on our newsline 9. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and videos to newsroom @ kcrg.com. cedar rapids police say they will identify the 13-year-old girl killed in a shooting yesterday morning on the city's southeast side. police did take 3 people into custody soon after the shooting. police came out to the corner of 8th avenue se and 15th street. the teenage girl -- all are males and two are juveniles. more than 50 people gathered for a vigil last night for the girl.. the vigil started with a prayer from the teen's aunt. candles lined the sidewalk spelling out the girl's name. family, friends, and neighbors struggled to hold back tears. neighbors told tv-9 that the girl's death was not intentional. one witness says she was sitting in a car when one of the suspects pointed a gun at her, and it accidentally went off "8:28-8:46 "i heard a gunshot. and when i did, i went to the window, males, which threw me off guard because my girlfriend said it was only three girls, so i ran to the girl, and when i got to the do

whenever you see news, let us know on newsline 9. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email us tips, pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg dot com. linn county mayor's bike ride. the linn county trails association and bike c-r sponsor the event. they say they want to show people the need to develop trails in the area. this is video from last year's event. there's an 8 mile route and 2 and a half mile route. both start at 9 this morning atllis park pool in cedar rapids. a cedar rapids man is creating a non profit called a "care a van." mike jennings is doing it to help the homeless. right now, he's trying to raise about to buy a large truck, like a u-haul. he and other volunteers plan to use that truck to deliver all sorts of things to the homeless, including food, hygiene products and warm clothing. "the goal is to just to help. to figure out where and how we can help and then go there and do it." he would also like to buy a 35 foot r-v sometime next year. he hopes to use it to give the homeless mobile medical exams, in partnership with local healthcare g

. ♪ >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline."i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. an international team of investigators says a malaysian airlines passenger jet shot down in eastern ukraine two years ago was hit by a russian-made missile. it says the rocket was fired from a village held by pro-russian rebels. investigators from the netherlands, ukraine and three other countries have been looking into the july 2014 incident. the airplane was flying from am ster d amsterdam to kuala lumpur. all people on board were kille

remember, whenever you see news happening, you can let us know by calling our newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. let's turn now to meteorologist joe winters. joe, seasonably warm long will that sunshine stay with us? activism that is sympathetic to from iowa steve king is calling football player colin kaepernick's national anthem protests. refused to stand for the anthem in protest of racial biases and oppression against blacks and other minorities. king recently weighed in on kaepernick's protest saying the coach shouldn't let him play until he stops and asks for forgiveness. the iowa secretary of state's office wants more young people to vote in the upcoming presidential election. today, secretary of state paul pate announced a new initiative to work with 38 of iowa's colleges social media on campuses and bigger efforts for voter registration events. there are more than 300-thousand college students in iowa. in johnson county, officials have been working on getting young people to the polls for years. they plan to put early voting sites up all over campus starting

welcome to nhk "newsline." it is thursday, september 8th, 9:00 a.m.ashi in tokyo. >>> world leaders gathered in laos are gearing up for a third and final day of the summit of the association of southeast asianinati nations. provocations by north korea and maritime disputes with china. pyongyang launched three ballistic missiles monday that fell into the sea of japan. japanese prime minister shinzo abe and south korean president park geun-hye met on the sidelines of the asean meetings. >> translator: monday's missile launch by north korea i

live in cedar rapids, phil reed whenever you see news, give us a call on our newsline 9. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also email pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. here's something you hawkeye fans sure don't want to hear. wide receiver matt vandeberg, iowa's leading receiver, is out indefinitely. he injured his foot in at least one source says he broke the foot. vandeberg suffered the injury on a non-contact play while running a pass pattern away from the ball. vandeberg leads the hawkeyes with 19 catches for 284 yards and three touchdowns this season. coach kirk ferentz says it's going to be hard moving forward, but this will be a chance for other players to step up. "he's going to be out for a significant period of time here and we will just have to deal with that and certainly disappointed for him he has is an injury it affects that individual the most and that's the first and foremost in our minds but as we all know it's part of football so it provides opportunities for other players and they are going to have to step up and get the job done for

call newsline nine when you see news happening. that number is 319-365-9999. waterloo is looking into a plan to relocate the city's the city council will vote tomorrow night on whether to build a drop-off and composting facility in the 2700 block of independence avenue. right now, the facility sits on easton avenue. the vote comes after the u-s army corps of engineers said the existing facility is affecting waterloo's levee system. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton brought her campaign to the quad cities area today. she's speaking during a campaign stop in hampton, downtown cedar rapids this morning. it was part of an annual ride with mayor ron corbett and other city leaders. and back to school -- on labor college has classes today, while most students have the day ellis park in cedar rapids for the mayor's labor day bike ride. riders could then go on a two or eight mile ride throughout downtown and loop back to the northwest side. mayor ron corbett and other city officials rode along to talk with residents the city has worked on new bike lanes

remember, whenever you see news happening, call newsline nine. the number is 319-365-9999. farm run-off and water quality have been big issues here in iowa. that's why some state senators and several members of county boards of supervisors learned how to better protect iowa's water and environment today. the supervisors toured a facility at eldon stutsman incorporated in discussions, they learned about best practices relating to fertilizer, herbicide and manure applications. one state senator tells us even though he has farming experience, he learned some new things. " it was just a very informative day, i farm my entire life and there are things today that i learned about the new technologies that are out there. " kinney says some of these technologies were expensive more cost-effective. a williamsburg girl isn't letting being in a wheel chair keep her from competitive swimming. unlocking your room at a new cedar rapids hotel may be as easy as using a cell phone app. stay with tv9. river in johnson county will soon be completely closed to traffic. set to begin on tuesday.