another star story we're following after the abdication of japan's emperor akihito his eldest son nora hito has ascended to the chrysanthemum throne in his first speech as japanese emperor nor he to a promise to follow his father's example and devoting himself to peace. you know. the state of new news live from blunt coming up next a personal cost of reporting on the mafia for two italian reporters we have more coming up the top of the hour as well from our news team i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us. in the face of danger. frederica. obama well what that's like. as their jobs report. which means that their safety is constantly in conflicts. but other efforts really more thinks reporters take on italy's mafia. d.w. . goal. sometime in the twenty sixty's you my great granddaughter will be born. but with the world be like in your lifetime and around half a century. when i was.