north korea's foreign minister.has arrived in hanoi to attend the final day of the asean foreign ministers meeting on friday. north korea takes part in the conference every year. at hanoi airport pak refused to answer questions from reporters and went straight to his hotel. the north korean foreign minister is expected to stress the promotion of diplomatic dialogue, including the resumption of the six-party talks to end the controversy over the sinking. but pak is likely to strongly oppose next week's scheduled joint military drills between south korea and the u.s. in the sea of japan and the yellow sea. >>> u.s. president barack obama has signed a bill to give the government new regulatory powers over financial institutions. it's the biggest overhaul of financial rules since the great depression in the 1930s. obama put the bill into law on wednesday. he wants to avoid a repeat of the global economic crisis triggered by the 2008 collapse of u.s. investment bank lehman brothers. the controversial bill took more than

one of your reports that you believe that china is deepening its relationship with north korea so if that's the case why didn't you tell everybody just leave it to beijing to sort out and not be involved. the concern is denuclearization that right now the chinese to the north koreans in their bilateral relationship it is that a deepening stance right now because frankly they're using their party to party mechanisms to deep in that relationship and there is a focus on economic development but the concern is if the chinese go down this path as much as they encourage the restarting of the six party talks how much of a priority is denuclearization and because of the concern i think there is an emphasis on measures like interdicting north korean shipments of arms at the high seas and so forth but right now we're we're in a period where the countries are pursuing different national as well as international responses to dealing with north korea so the coordinating aspect of it will be key as we move forward join us from the center for conflict analysis and prevention at the u.s. institute o

problem with sanctions and north korea's sanctions. on north korea since nineteen fifty fifty. of the korean war. have not had much noticeable effect. summarized very broadly by mrs clinton. those measures have been imposed since two thousand and six by the united nations. nuclear tests north korea conducted and it's really very hard to see. anything new in what she's saying now it may be that she intends or the administration intends to have more. sanctions but again. but in theory everything is already covered all right but what about you saying not having much of an impact what the people in korea north korea itself the impoverished people she's saying she does not want these sanctions to have any effect on the people the. population there but actually is that true will they have an a further effect. it's very hard to tell the current sets of sanctions which are very similar to what she said today or you. know goods. in theory that means that the people aren't affected but if you reduce the amount of funds coming into the country the top leadership isn't going to carry that

they drew inspiration from north korea. he even tried to prove his cold war independence by hosting president nixon during a lavish visit. in december of 1989, it unraveled. his security apparatus turned against him. immediately afterwards, they were shot. the tents have been taken and their bodies are in the ground. one family member said that the bodies were wrapped in the black winter coat that he wore the day that he died. romania is now a emerging democracy, the execution of the charchesku's was the last time that the death penalty was used. >> barack obama has finally signed into law a bill on financial reform. the most sweeping change to the way to the banking system operates. insuring that no single company's failure could endanger the economy. >> the fact is that the financial industry is related to our nation's ability to grow and prosper. there are a lot of bankers out there that want to do right. this reform will help sponsor innovation, not hamper it. it is designed to make sure that everyone follows the same s

turkey to the north, iran to the east. most countries have been hit by bombardments on their territory. you can see the results of this bombing in this massive crater. deeper than i am tall, caused by a turkish air flying at the end of june 1 night that dropped two bombs. scattering pieces of shrapnel this big all over the place, causing the destruction that you see over there to those houses. >> here are some of the victims of this forgot more. 2000 victims forced to flee their villages in a barrage of bombardment. >> yes, this man told me, the fighters come to our villages, but what can we do about it? they are armed and we just want to be left in peace. >> sporadic shelling continues. these farmers can do little more than pray that they can go home soon. >> a car bomb near the iraqi city north of baghdad has killed at least 11 people. many others were injured in that attack. the blast brought down a number of buildings in the area. a former prime minister in kosovo, facing a retrial for torture. witnesses were intimidat

the families of japanese citizens abducted by the north. the relatives obtained little new information on the fate of their loved ones but expressed hopes that her visit will help to resolve the long-standing issue. after arriving in japan on tuesday kim met relatives of abdu abductees yaeko taguchi and megumi yokota at a resort town in central japan. taguchi's son spoke to reporters after the meeting and read out a message that kim wrote in his diary. >> translator: kim wrote me a message. "beloved son, your mother will return. please hold on with hope and courage, looking forward to the day when all of us can meet together." >> kim reportedly told yokota's parents that she had met their daughter once but had no other information. >> translator: kim didn't know anything about the things we most wanted to hear about megumi. we were disappointed. but she encouraged us by saying megumi must still be alive. >> kim traveled to tokyo on thursday to meet other family members of kidnap victims. the families showed kim the photos of their missing r

backed inquiry which concluded a north korean torpedo sunk the vessel. uncovering change british peace campaigners say the afghan war could take a u. turn off the exposure of u.s. military secrets detailing mistakes and coverups they claim the link proves the reasoning behind the ball was fictitious and embarrassing. from a breath of fresh air here in moscow with temperatures breaking records on a daily basis causing fires and. become the hottest month. brings out today with more on those stories in less than thirty minutes from now in the meantime check out the latest technological advances in russia with make levy.

koreans who are starving how stable do you think that is the regime in north korea. a large distance between the militants and the ordinary people i think that vision was rather stable it's much more stable than fifteen years ago when. his father now washington d.c. recently suggested are living more sanctions against north korea and if you look over the past with iran and with north korea the sanctions don't really appear to work do they you think just take a freeze of columns which i think the only thing which americans could do some new york can't but the last time they were twenty five million dollars it's a small money actually even for north korea now finally so i'm running out of time here with these military exercises off the peninsula they're going on for a couple more days now you originally said they were going to use our nuclear deterrent if these exercises are carried out now pyongyang has been rather quiet as of late do you think they'll come out borking once again or what do you think well i think that's a. common policy of. course and so. on so there

." >> north. threatens to use the nuclear deterrent as the u.s. and south korea got ahead with military exercises. 84 european banks and passed the stress test oft. s center has urged the scottish government to reconsider the release of the lockerbie bombing. the british royal family hit the high seas for the holiday special. >> hello and welcome. north korea says it will use the nuclear deterrent in response to a joint u.s./south korea military exercises this weekend. according to officials, it is ready to launch in retaliation war. washington says the word games are a deterrent of north korean aggression. this weekend joint exercise is a response to the sinking of a south korea warship in march. >> this was a statement from the country's powerful national defence commission, reported by north korea's of fish a news agency. it repeated the denial of any involvement in the sinking of a south korean war ship in march. these exercises are taking place involving south korean and american ships. it is a response to the allegations that north korea sin

north korea is threatening to retaliate with nuclear weapons. >> good morning. marine layer fairly thick, mount tam cam, 52 degrees in san francisco. accu-weather forecast coming up. >> good morning. thanks for joining us the i'm carolyn tyler. we have developing news in san jose this morning. firefighters are on the scene of an apartment fire that has killed a seven-year-old girl and left nine others injured. it started just before 2:00 this morning at the building on hamilton and meridian avenues. they had knocked down in 20 minutes. two adults and five children live in the apartment unit that burned. young girl was pulled from inside the burning building by firefighters, but they were not able to save her. >> in the back bedroom, they found her and brought her out. she was transported where she was pronounced dead. >> her surviving members have been treated. three other people also slightly hurt. investigators are now trying to determine how that fire started. >>> a 7-year-old girl is reported in stable condition at children's hospital oakland. she is recover

forecast model warming up for the north showing '90s and triple digits north of santa rosa.ouble digit third '70s and '80s by the bank so 80 is on track for the north bay sonoma 92 degrees. vallejo 77, san francisco 66, up for '70s to ladies for the peninsula. '70s for the shore after a few morning clouds will we see this morning the sun and then the hot stuff over the east bay hills, mid-90s. san jose just a gorgeous day 83, los gatos 86. 7 day around the bay of the heat's been getting on your nerves we have good news back into the mid to upper 80s some relief monday, tuesday upper 60s low '70's by the bay and notice the trend is consistent all lloyd through the end of the week into next week and no big changes we will see fog in the morning sea breeze in the afternoon '80s inland los '70s by the bay >> it is 848 in baghdad to suicide bombers killed 48 people. the first attack have been nil baghdad killing 45 when do 40 s second bomber stormed ahead quarter and opened fire militia fighters returned fires morning the attacker could then detonated the bomb. >> listed the 100

but here's the equator, 30 degrees north and 60 degrees north and north america is here and here. let's just talk about the bottom part of this. this is the median of the projected change in precipitation where change is coated by color. red is less. what did you give me there david? 0? well, let's rearrange and i want to talk a little longer everybody is giving me attention here. i'll promise to hasten up a little bit. red is dryer and blue is wetter. and what you can see here is that along the sub tropics the latitudes between 20 degrees north and south and 30 degrees or so there tends to be a trying so the way the atmosphere works if you look at it sideways from along the equator the air is rising along the equator and sinking polar to that in the sub tropics and in our area that's calledd the north pacific high. that's why we don't get much rain. we're under the influence of the north pacific high. what's happening in these climate simulations is those subtropical highs, more or less, are strengthening, on the other hand if you live in seattle you might be more encouraged beca

." >>> a former north korean agent ended her first visit to japan on friday. during her four-day stay she met the families of citizens abducted by north korea. kim spoke about lives and roles of the japanese abductees. >> translator: i was allowed to live because i was a witness to history. by being alive, i could tell what i know about the 1987 bombing of a korean airliner and also the abductions by north korea. >> 115 people died when the south korean exploded over the sea in 1987. kim was sentenced to death for her role in the bombing, but she was later pardoned. she now lives in the south. during kim's visit, she met the relatives of abductees who the north say are dead. the former agent today them she met their daughter once when kim was living with a fellow agent. in the interview on friday, she described the time with her in detail. >> translator: i met her briefly and only once in june 1984. at the time i was learning chinese at a nearby facility. she looked very young, much younger than me, in fact. i remember she was a fair-skinned girl with a lovely

in the north bay, santa rosa, 77. napa, 76. oakland, 68.nland interior valley areas in the east bay, few low 90s. 92 for brentwood, walnut creek, 85. concord, 87 degrees. 67 for watsonville. my accuweather seven-day forecast, cooling down monday, tuesday, wednesday, 70s around at the bay, upper 50s, and low clouds and fog at the klose, and -- at the coast, and then a clearing and warmer temperatures saturday and sunday. >> alan: coming up, youtube invites you to become part of a movie that makes you one of the main characters. and the giants are having their way with the diamondbacks. winning their third straight. shu has the highlights coming upment since i've been doing roller derby for the last thr years, i'm more brash, more confident and i love this. can i use my hands? is that alright? i take good care of my body and i do it so i can do this. [ male announcer ] to keep doing what you love, keep yr heart healthy. cheerios can help. the whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. i, i want to be doing roller derby until i break a hip.

the north says the u.s./south korean exercises will result in what it calls a retaliatory sacred war. >> we should be very worried about this. north korea is getting comfortable with being a state that makes nuclear threats, and we better get used to it. >> reporter: all this just days after the secretary of state and defense secretary visited the korean demilitarized zone announcing new sanctions aimed at the north's nuclear program and saying these military exercises are meant to send a clear signal. >> we have seen nothing that gives us any reason to believe that north korea is ready to end its provocative, belligerent behaviors. >> reporter: threats from the north are nothing new but take on more meaning after march's sinking of a south korean naval vessel killing 46 sailors, a sinking caused by a north korean torpedo according to the u.s. tonight the white house is not commenting on the latest north korean threat, but that doesn't mean these exercises haven't created a war of words. >> there will be phy

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the so. it's also so. especially as the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections the opposition parties have found that to be rather suspicious there's also the case that. the idea that a north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters which is which. is incredible and in fact the former chief of naval staff of south korea in the days immediately following the sinking brought this to the attention of south koreans he said it's impossible to think that a north korean submarine was operating in those waters it's just not the kind of waters in which any submarine can operate so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this thinking and that was foreign policy analyst steven gallons when we all suspected has been from the diplomatic economy of the russian foreign minister and he believes that despite the high tensions on the korean peni

sanctions against north korea. german chancellor angela merkel defends her government pause performance amid slumping approval ratings. and astronomers find a massive star, 10 million times brighter than the sun. >>> the united states says it is imposing new sanctions on north korea to try to discourage it from behaving provocatively. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton announced the talks after talks with south korean leaders in seoul, following p'yongyang's alleged sinking of a naval vessel in march. it targets luxury items, and the sale or purchase of arms. . >> hillary clinton and robert gates in the demilitarized zone. it is a symbolic visit, one of a number of visits to show support for the south following the alleged attack on the south korean warship. gates used the opportunity to point out problems in the north. >> it is stunning how little has changed, and yet how much south korea has continued to grow. the north, by contrast, is in isolation. >> north korea's nuclear program is another stumbling bloc

north korea is threatening to use nuclear deterrence in response. >> the north says the u.s., south korean exercises will result in a retaliatory sacred war. >> we should be worried about this. north korea is comfortable in making nuclear threats. >> this is days after the secretary of state and defense secretary visited the demilitarized zone talking of sanctions and they say they are meant to send a clear signal. >> we have seen anything that gives us any reason to believe that north korea is ready to end its provocative behavior. >> threats from the north are nothing new but take on more meaning after a sinking of a ship, caused by a torpedo according to the u.s. >> the white house is not commenting on the latest north korean threat but it doesn't mean the exercises haven't created the war of words. >> it will be a physical response. >> that statement, answered by the defense secretary. >> taking steps that further sanctions and demonstrate our determination not to be intimidated. >> 8,000 troops, 20 ships and 200 aircraft sending a message. >>> up next, cleanup crews are heading back o

the problem with sanctions in north korea is that they have been sanctions of one sort or north korea since nineteen fifty fifty one since the korean war. they have not had much noticeable effect over the years new measures repeat those measures that have been imposed since two thousand and six by the united nations. nuclear tests north korea conducted the current sets of sanctions which are very similar to what she said today. goods. means that the people aren't affected but if you reduce the amount of funds coming into the country the top leadership is and. it will be. to some other news stories across the globe the scientists in romania have signed out also are believed to be the borders of for my remaining dictator nicolaus and his wife their children want to confirm they were actually buried at the sport in budapest to her restaurant that officials took samples from the corpses before burying the coffins churches schools were money of a twenty five years before being executed anticommunist revolt. the worst flooding in more than a day. it has left over seven hundred dead and more

this is based on interviews with north korean defectors. we have this. >> north korea has often struggled to take care of its of people. ever since the famine of the 1994, illness and hunger remains a fact of life. now amnesty international, based on interviews with defectors who left north korea in the last few years, appeared to provide grim confirmation of how bad things remain in one sector of society, the health system. >> of north viet -- north korea it purports to have a free health care system, but in reality fails to provide the most basic care to its population. they have frequent power cuts and no heat in the winter. >> the report paints a picture of hospitals to void of basic medicines and education and other major surgeries are carried out without the use of anesthetic. >> the operation took about an hour and 10 minutes. i was screaming so much from the pain, i thought i was going to die. they had tied my hands and legs to prevent me from moving. >> it is 1 million miles from affluent south korea, where the vast majority of cit

low pressure system in the north. that all combined will bring a lot more rain to northeastern portions and down through central china, inland areas of china all looking at a lot more rain. the heavy stuff falling in the north right now. central china, of course, really can't handle any more rain. very saturated area. there has been serious flooding problems. here's a look at some of the latest we've got coming out. this is the dam in hubei province. they're trying to reducing water levels. flooding widespread across a lot of central provinces. the death toll starting to rise. 23 is the death toll from the weekend alone. in total, this rainy season, the death toll starting to approach 150. very, very dangerous and serious situation. any additional rainfall will not be good news. tuesday, you will also have to go with pretty warm conditions. getting up to 33 in hong kong. very muggy conditions for you as well. tokyo will be sweltering once again. 35 degrees for you on tuesday. that falls days of mid to upper 30s we've

this is the site that is from jackson street north to pacific. we recommend, as i just mentioned, that jackson st. be returned as a public right of way and that from st. the -- the pathway be widened to it's full public right of way, allowing for a series of three new open spaces. for the site just north of broadway, we recommend the valejo be connected, and the front street be extended north of to the embarcadero as well, creating two new public spaces. additionally, we recommend that the sale, mid law, to maintain a pedestrian involvement. -- midway between. finally, for the size between green and union street, a similar set of recommendations. we would have a more formal extension commerce east to the waterfront, and extending the treatment across in elevated crosswalk. similarly, front street would also be extended up to the embarcadero, and union street would be extended as a pedestrian right of way east to the waterfront -- east of the waterfront. the next set of recommendations deal with the quality of building design, and on this, we did

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there's also the case of. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in shallow waters in which the cio and. is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of this incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions we should also recognize that while the south korean government was behind the joint civilian military report that blamed for the sinking of the cio and then. there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship and the opposition parties in south korea and many of the newspapers have been calling into question the south korean report so the russian naval report is consistent with what a lot of people in south korea believe which is that north korea hasn't been responsible for this sinking. and t

that hot air from the -- from north africa.mperatures are boosting here. 28 degrees in stockholm. 33 in moscow. and way above average in berlin. 36 degrees as well. now, the heat wave conditions can turn deadly. and in major cities the air quality can become quite poor as well. due to the stack's atmospheric conditions. the heat wave just tends to trap the pollutants in major cities. so do be careful if you are in any of these areas. a big storm system moving across the british isles is going to be bringing sharp showers again to areas here. the low countries france as well as scandinavia as well throughout friday. that's what's going on right now. here is your extended forecast. ♪ >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will visit south korea and vietnam next week to coordinate with u.s. allies over the sinking of a south korean warship blamed on north korea. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell told reporters that clinton will leave on monday and visit the two countries after attending an aid conference in afghanist

they identify the girl a visitor from north carolina. she was staying with relatives when the fire broke out sunday morning. fire officials say there were two adults and five children inside the first floor unit. they all made it out with minor injuries. 8-year-old girl was trapped in a back bedroom. >> very small apartment. they went to the bedroom and they found a little girl there. she was by herself in the room on the floor. >> she was supposed to go home to durham, north carolina today. the first fire station that responded to yesterday is on the list to be closed. >> a fire warning remains in effect, 15 beild fires have been burning. most are in remote areas in lassen county. lightning strikes triggered them yesterday. the largest is 50 acres. the mixture of storms and strong winds is expected in the same area. >> commuters riding a.c. transit are being warned to expect cancellations as a labor dispute continues. agency reported an average of 200 to 250 drivers calling out sick every day last week. a.c. transit the sickout begin af

reports said that there were no other ships like north to the north korean submarine is but actually there were fifteen or thirteen washrooms from south korea which were just drilling the. actions so it's quite strange that the they were not supported at this if they were spotted at the time then ok. one hundred percent but. two months later so that's the main job for me and as you were saying earlier conclusion reached by that international investigation was that pyongyang north korea sank the ship in your opinion how likely is that that conclusion could have been construed as a political i think it's almost one hundred percent political because just international it was all conflicts which were side in south korea in the war in the korean war and saw the obvious today when all russia iran or china and when russian experts were invited over some silence to long silence or. jumping to the conclusion to the same conclusion and i think that's already an answer to a question as you said this is a highly sensitive subject a highly delicate situation thanks to the existing tensions within

north korea denied any involvement, and its state t.v.roadcast images of protests against the u.s. and south korea. today's official visit was also part of a remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the start of the korean war that began with a surprise attack by at least 90,000 north korean troops with backing from the soviet union on june 25, 1950. >> high overhead, u.n. pans roam the skies at will. >> brown: the u.n. security council voted to defend the south with a multinational force and president harry truman-- without asking congress to declare war-- committed u.s. soldiers to what he would call a police action. poorly trained and equipped american troops rushed to the peninsula from occupation duty in japan where they were first quickly pushed deep into the south by the north koreans. months later, the tide turned with an amphibious landing at inchon, and the 15-nation u.n. force led by american general douglas macarthur routed the northern armies all the way to the yalu river. that, in turn, drew in massive armies of communist chin

in north korea, for all of the poverty and oppression that its people go under, north korea still has one of the largest standing armies in the world. it is a threat to south korea. it is a threat to the south koreans every day. but part of our international -- our foreign policy for the last, since the second world war and the korean war, has been to defend itself korea. so that is not going to be changing anytime soon. host: the trip included vietnam. why? guest: every year they have a regional security conference. secretary clinton went to represent the u.s.. the north koreans were there and their foreign minister was there. north korean officials were very belligerent and bombastic as usual, and were quite vehement in rejecting accusations about the ship sinking, in vehement that these naval exercises going on this weekend would be met with some kind of response. host: how was the respect -- a reception for a secretary? guest: the vietnamese are quite been hammered with secretary clinton. she first visited there with a husband-- they are quite enamored with secretary clinton. they

we also looked at the north american model. people raise the example of vancouver with a 20-plus story tower behind. chicago is another waterfront city that community members suggested as having a gracious waterfront, and they certainly build tremendous height of to the edge of the open spaces along the waterfront as well. we made a large number of parking recommendations, and we should have definitely minimize the effect of parking -- of all street parking on the pedestrian environment. in addition to that, we made a number of other recommendations, including conducting a comprehensive study to address the long term parking needs of the ferry building and uses in the area. the study should include parking management in the funding system. for other, we recommend limiting parking in the development to approximate parking allowed. finally, replace a parking should be based upon the demonstration of need for the district's function. as many of you now know, and as i indicated, there is a group of residents who have infinitely hig

north says the u.s.xercises will result a retaliatory sacred wore zblar north korea is getting comfortable with a state that makes nuclear threats. we better get used to it. >> all this after days secretary of state and defense secretary announced new sanctions named at north's program and saying the military exercises are minute to sent a clear signal. >> we have seen nothing that gives us any reason to believe that north korea is ready to end its provocative behavior. >> threats from the north are nothing new but take on more meaning after march's sinking a of a naval vessel killing 46 sailors. >> they are not commenting about the latest threat but that doesn't mean the exercises haven't created a war of words. >> it will be a physical response. >> that statement from a north korean spokesman answered by the defense secretary. >> taking steps that further strengthens deterrence and also demonstrates our determination not to be intimidated. >> 8,000 troops, 20 ships and 200 aircraft sending that message

on security council statement on north korea which. south korean warship sinking still reach didn't blame or after this in all conditions north korea could attack now south korea due to the. predominance of military power from the south korean alliance i think the only way to deal with north koreans is to negotiate especially if. you play. and they want to be treated as a new player and if and when they're treated as some kind of. evil axis. so just irritated then that's a very difficult to to deal with them in such a way one hour let's return to our top story this hour an attack on a power plant in russia itself i cannot talk to political analysts nicholai patrol from the carnegie moscow office in moscow thanks very much indeed for joining us now a criminal investigation has been launched. it's not regarded as terrorism by the police interestingly enough why is that do you think. well you know it seems to me there that's the very pro which exists in the recent past by the federal center according to which from one side there was sort

, blamed on north korea an international investigation. joint u.s.-south korea and naval exercises are planned for this weekend, aimed at deterring any attacks from north korea. this was a south korean exercise in may, a response to the sinking of the warsaw -- warship. american said they strongly support the idea of south korea demonstrating that it can defend itself. china and north korea -- china, ally, hasea's main expressed concern. the mood is likely to become more intense. bbc news. >> authorities are said to reopen one-third of fishing grounds in the gulf of mexico. they say no crude-oil has been found since the middle of june. meanwhile, some ships being used and the cleanup are being called off. forecast -- forecasters were calling for a job will storm to hit the area. the american national hurricane center says it could hit the site of the oil spill within the next three days. the oil spill chief, admiral thad allen, says they have countermeasures if ships have to be evacuated. we have more. this is good news? >> this is absolut

backed inquiry which concluded a north korean torpedo sunk the vessel. uncovering change british peace campaigners say the afghan war could take a u. turn after the exposure of u.s. military secrets detailing mistakes and coverups they claim proves the reasoning behind the war was fictitious and embarrassing. far from a breath of fresh air here in moscow with temperatures breaking records on a daily basis causing fires and small has become the hottest months ever. lobbied back with another update of those stories and less than fifteen minutes from now the meantime a former agent of mossad israeli intelligence has spoken to r.t. about his day's hunting nazi war criminals he also shared with his opinion on what president obama needs to do about iran and how israel can settle its differences with palestinians that's our exclusive interview next on r.t. stay with us for that.

north korea's been sanctions of one sort or another on north korea since one nine hundred fifty fifty one since the outbreak of the korean war. they have not had much noticeable effect over the years the new measures repeat those measures that have been imposed since two thousand and six by the united nations following the two nuclear tests that north korea conducted the current sets of sanctions which are very similar to what she said today are aimed goods aimed at us now in theory that means that the people aren't affected but if you reduce the amount of funds coming into the country the top leadership is going to carry that it will be ordinary people. for more on all the stories we're covering our web site home and he is a snapshot of what's online right. russia's traffic police say over a billion dollars yeah it could be saved if traffic jams are properly but they're going to and i'm talking places for thirty percent of vehicles it's a huge challenge to fix. and a british woman suffering from having cash in hand something which doesn't trouble everybody find out why she can't even

north caucasus republic such as. it was the scene of the fiercest fighting in october two thousand and five than dozens of militants stormed the capital city attacking police man and governmental officers one hundred forty people were killed among them ninety two militants last ten attacks in force and officials. in this region in the very heart of russia's north caucasus known to be a haven for militants that's reporting from russia's southern republic of. and now some other big stories from around the world. north korea has called for a halt to the south korean american and military exercises saying they threaten a host for a nuclear free korean peninsula yongbyon also describe the new american sanctions imposed against the north as a clear expression of intensified his still ety the issue is to be discussed by u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and other countries at the ongoing a c. and regional forum in vietnam relations have plunged to their lowest of decades between the two neighboring states after north

let's head to the north bay, 101 also light.hat is lucas valley exit and continues to move well down to central san rafael and golden gate bridge. interstate 80 in berkeley, a little more crowded near university and 680 in walnut creek, delay free as will. nothing to complain about. mass transit systems reporting no delays. you are can get the latest by going to www.abc7.com. it's all under the bay area traffic link. >>> now 6:17. two million animals a year travel on airplanes. if you are planning on traveling with your can pets this summer, michael finney looks the risks and fees. >> they say that traveling with pets is a cure yis matter. >> we want to make sure they are happy and healthy before we subject them to any stress. >> they agree that when the fur flies, there is a lot of planning involved. >> if you want to take a pet on the plane, most airlines only allow a few pets on board. check ahead. >> find out whether you need a health certificate from a vet whether they allow animals in the cabin or checked baggage. >> you s

of a south korean warship allegedly by the north.he sanctions are said to include freezing of assets of north korean entities and individuals in the u.s. the u.s. is expected to call on japan and south korea to follow suit. it aims to increase pressure on iran and north korea and make its sanctions more effective. >>> thai prime minister abhisit vejjajiva announced thursday that he has lifted the state of emergency in six more provinces. however, he added that the law remains in effect for the capital of bangkok, even though protests there ended over two months ago. the government imposed emergency rule in 24 provinces during mass protests that lasted from march to may. at that time, 90 people were killed and nearly 1,900 were injured in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces. from the beginning of this month, emergency rule has been gradually lifted in various provinces. however, it remains in effect in bangkok, where a bomb exploded in the downtown area on sunday, killing one person and wounding ten