the power cuts affected large parts of northern india. officials say electricity supplies in the capital, delhi, have now been mostly restored. we are now going to take a break. stay with "bbc world news."

. >>> a massive blackout hit norther northern india today. outage came a day after india's northern power grid collapsed for several hours, leaving cities and villages across eight states powerless. >>> the arizona state law ban abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy has been upheld by a federal appeals judge, but the decision may be appealed. the law, due to take effect thursday, is constitutional, because it does not prohibit women from choosing to end their pregnanci pregnancicies. >>> five people injured and ten homes damaged in oklahoma due to grass fires. people were allowed to return to their homes. >>> england's duchess of cambridge flying solo at a charity reception at the royal academy of arts on monday, part of kate's role as an ambassador, using the games to showcase art and creativity. >>> and in china, this is remarkable. a woman is being praised as a hero for her fast reaction when a truck tipped over on her side, pushed her husband out of the way of the falling truck and quickly pulled her child to safety. now here is your first lo

in northern india this morning, power is slowly being restored after a massive sunday blackout. 300 million people were left without electricity when the country's entire northern power grid failed. the blackout affected india's capital, new deli. investors look for signs of hope from the fed and cut rate prices on maine lobsters. did it come out right? >> i don't know, fred. good morning, tyrell. investors are holding on hope that the european central bank takes action to guard against the continent's debt crisis. that optimism led to a positive day in overseas trading. in hong kong, up more than 1% and the nikkei nearly 1%. >>> nissan wednesday, most economists believe the central bank will announce new steps to boost the fragile economy. a strong finish on friday could stock pack a critical benchmark for the week. the dow added 253 points, most of that on friday. the nasdaq gained 32. >>> federal air safety regulators have opened up an investigation into the boeing 787 dream liner. one of the jets had an engine problem that caused a fire friday in south carolina. it was under

they were stranded in northern india after a massive power grid failure lasting six hours. the metro in the capital city of delhi, which normally carries 1.8 million passengers daily, was also temporarily shut, which means lots of waiting around. >> of the water. and then there were the problems. the entire country was at a standstill. >> bit chaotic roads were even more congested. more than 300 million people were affected by the power failure, which officials blamed on overloading due to high demand for electricity in the summer months. the vast majority of services have now been restored. smaller scale power cuts are prominent across the country. they said the power infrastructure needs to be urgently and proved to be able to cope with the demand of a growing economy. bbc news, delhi. >> meanwhile, in pakistan, power cuts there have sparked violent protests across the country. the government says the problem was exacerbated by a storm that damaged a power station in southern prince jag province -- southern punjab province. it has been another full day at a london olympic

. >>> in northern india, power is slowly being restored after a massive sunday blackout.n people were left without electricity. the blackout affected india's capit capital, new deli. investors look for signs of hope from the fed. ashley, good morning. >> i don't know, fred. good morning. investors are holding on hope that the european central bank takes action to guard against the continent's debt crisis. that led to a positive day in overseas trading. in hong kong, adding nearly one percent. >>> wall street is hoping for big things on the federal reserve. most economists believe this will boost the fragile economy. >>> a strong finish on friday could stock a critical benchmark for the week. the dow moved passed the 13,000 mark. the nasdaq gained 32. >>> federal air safety regulators have opened up an investigation on the 737 dreamliner. one of the jets had an engine fire. it was under going pre-flight testing. it finally delivered one of the jets last year after several years of delays. >>> and this might be the summer to splurge on lobster. warm temperatures have led to

. >>> workers set fire to a suzuki car factory in northern india on wednesday night.he blaze killed one person and injured 90 others. the japanese firm's indian subsidiary maruti suzuki runs the manisar plant in haniana state. the company says plan officials were meet with union members when workers turned violent. it said workers assaulted officials and guards and set fire to the office. the trouble's cause is not yet clear. the plant began operating in 2006. it's the second largest suzuki factory in india. suzuki says plant workers staged strikes between june and october last year demanding a new labor union. the maker says the output dropped by 85,000 units during that period. >>> indonesia's foreign minister is on a bridge-building tour of southeast asia. he's trying to get asean neighbors to mend divisions that emerged last week over maritime disputes with china. nhk world's pinchanda reports from phnom penh. >> reporter: the meetings ended last friday without a joint communique. on one side of the disagreement with the philippines and vietnam, two countries in d

. >> a power failure has affected nearly 400,000 million people in northern india appeared the 15- hour outage darkened homes and caused enormous traffic jams in the capital. back up generators could hospital and major businesses running. blackouts are common in india, and a huge demand for electricity in the hot summer weather is believed to be the cause this time. meanwhile, at least 32 people have been killed in a fire in an overnight train in southern india. what's more than two dozen others are being treated for burns. we have this report. >> the fire broke out while many passengers were sleeping. it was after 4:00 a.m. one of the carriages was completely destroyed in the blaze. doctors were treating many of these survivors for severe burns. one of the witnesses said some passengers were trapped inside the carriage because two of the doors jammed. the train had been passing through this town on its way to chinai. once the alarm was raised, the coach was detached from the rest of the cars to prevent the fire from spreading. authorities are investigating what caused the fire. one off

peses the largest power outage in history left 360 million people across northern india in the dark.electric grid collapsed today in stifling summer heat making a mess of train travel. india's no stranger to major blackouts. hospitals, businesses and airports switch to backup systems. it took 15 hours to get the power back. the london olympics are sold out so why are there so many empty seats. out so why are there so many empty seats. that's ahead. doctor the pitch! job, whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let

a power grid in northern india crashed leaving 370 people without powermillion people without power. 60% of power has been restored. >> conflicting claims about fighting in syria's second largest city. government forces have taken charge of a key neighborhood. the rebels dispute the claim. neighborhoods were pounded. leon panetta said the syrian president is hastening his own demise. >> if they continue at this kind of tragic attack on their own people, i think ultimately it will be a nail in assad's coffin. >> a new audit finds the u.s. wasted $200 million on an iraqi police training program. it was envisioned as a push to train security forces after the american military left iraq. the u.s. embassy in baghdad it never got a written commitment from iraq to participate. it is critical for the host country to buy in to critical programs. the new dea8 rebuilding plan after the earthquake that reduced the city to rubble. they aim for a sports stadium and performing arts center. urban apartments and innovation hubs. loathings will be smaller. the earthquake struck the area in february of

primarily affected the northern part of india. the cutoff at 2:32 a.m. on monday and following the breakdown in the entire northern grid. the reason for the failure of the grid is not certain. but the main thing we have is that 60% of the supply has been restored in the northern part of india. services have been restored. remaining 40% will happen in the next few hours. we've been getting a few comments. they changed the timing for punjab. air conditioning have been banned until power has been restored. back to you. >> and it was another big earnings day in japan. we have more live from tokyo. >> reporter: yes, we saw a lot of first quarter earnings today. among them mitsubishi motors posted a 22% increase in profits, in operating profits. and despite slight fall in sales. the automaker fought the strong end by cutting back exports by 13% from the same period last year mainly to european countries where the euro is weakening and profits are shrinking. mitsubishi had four year profit outlook after writing off european car plant but operating profit is expe

more than 350 million people across northern india are in the dark. and it's sweltering heat.he area's power grid, apparently crashed earlier today, stalling hundreds of trains and creating a traffic nightmare in the treats. hospitals and airports are reportedly running on backup generators, but many backup power systems have run out. india's power minister has ordered an investigation into what caused the entire power grid to fail. but the country's top business lobby said this is a reminder of india's need to up grade the power infrastructure as enemy demands increase. its retinol formula visibly reduces wrinkles in one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management >> announcer: meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and sh

. >>> a grid failure knocked out failure to about 350 million people in northern india today.outage made for a travel nightmare, with thousands trapped when at least 300 trains were delayed. and traffic gridlock for those in the capital, new delhi. anderson? >> two guys cutting open a watermelon. they split it open by putting a bunch of rubber bands around the watermelon. i didn't know this could work. let's take a look. who knew? never seen that done. i wonder how many rubber bands it takes. let's take a look at this slow motion version. >> let's see this again. >> it's so slow we can't even see it. wow! look at that. >> that is your homework for tonight. find out how many rubber bands it took. >> thanks very much. >>> a piece of exercise you have to see. if you like the shake weight, the thigh master, you're going to love this new exercise machine we found in an infomercial from korea on the ridiculist next.. >>> time now for the g cleaner , putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed t

much of northern india in the dark.a massive blackout leaving about 370 million people to deal with the sweltering summer heat. david piper is live in bangkok, thailand. david, what is behind this? >> reporter: well, we don't really know, rick. from what the indians are saying at this time they suggest maybe some of the states in northern india were taking too much power but they have launched an inquiry now. but the real concern is getting the power back on because the capital, delhi, actually lost power for eight hours today and millions and millions of people were affected as you know, rick. rick: tell us about the impact of the blackout and how long until the power is back on? >> reporter: well, actually it went off around 2:00 a.m. sunday morning i understand and of course you've got the monday morning rush hour. in india of course uses electric trains, the metro system in delhi went down for three hours. interesting the country, bhutan, sent power to india and that helped get the lights and trains back on. also th

that grid collapsed in much of northern india including the capital city of new delhi.his took several hours just to restore hours to essential services like hospitals, airports and rail lines. at this mountain it's still unclear what exactly caused the outage. officials still have no clue when all of the lights and that power will actually be back on. >> got to be the largest in the world. >> mind blowing. we need candles. >> a lot of them. 6:41. security scare at the london olympics. who is that woman in red? how did she get an all access pass to an off-limit event? >> wall street tries to recover a bit and free food at yahoo!. we'll look coming up. [ male announcer ] stop & go traffic. you can't always avoid it. but you can always do something nice for your car. chevron with techron. care for your car. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add a smartphone like the samsung galaxy siii, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get

. >>> a grid failure knocked out failure to about 350 million people in northern india today.l night mare with at least 300 trains delayed and traffic deadlock in the capital new delhi. >>> in my hometown of london, olympic organizers have sold 3,000 tickets after plenty of seats were empty over the weekend, leading to a public outcry. the tickets were given to sporting federation and others who never used them. >> wow that is a shame. isha, thanks very much. time for the shot tonight. it is two guys cutting open a watermelon. instead of using a knife, they split it open by putting a whole bunch of rubber bands around the middle of the watermelon. i didn't know this could work. let's take a look. who knew? i've never seen that done. i wonder how many rubber bands it takes. let's take a look at the slow motion. >> let's see this again. >> it's so slow we can't even see it. here we go. wow, look at that. >> that is your homework for tonight. go find out how many rubber bands it took. >>> coming up, you got to see this. i'm just telling you, you got to see this. if your like the

northern india a major power outage has left entire cities in the dark and hundreds of thousands of trainedomputers have been stranded. we are talking 370 million people effected by this power outage. it may take up to 12 hours to restore electricity. hospitals and airports they are using backup generators. an electrical short circuit is believed to have caused a fire on a train in southern india where 47 people were killed. this deadly fire swept through a passenger train while most of the passengers were sound asleep. at least 28 others were taken to the hospital. emergency workers are still there at the scene. >>> those are demonstrators that continue to protest japan's plans to restart the nuclear program. thousands of people formed a human chain around japan's parliament yesterday and marched to the headquarters of the tokyo electric power company. protestors are angry about the government's decision to restart two nuclear reactors. all 250 were taken offline last may after the meltdown at the fukushima plant. >>> new this morning a government investigation revealed u.s. funded program

. >> holman: 370 million people were in the dark for hours across northern india today after a major power grid crashed. that's more than the population of the united states and canada combined. the power outage halted mass transit systems, causing major delays. and it left commuters and residents furious and frustrated. . >> we live again without water. then there were the problem. the whole system... that shows how vulnerable we are. one grid failure and the entire country is at a standstill. this is a system failure, a systemic failure. we are so vulnerable as a people just because we are ordinary people. >> holman: smaller blackouts occur almost daily in india. this one was the largest ever. officials blamed high demand for electricity in a long spell of summer heat. power was fully restored by evening, about 15 hours after the outage struck. north korea was drenched by more heavy rain today, with much of the country already inundated by flooding. large parts of anju city, north of the capital, were under water. people were getting around by boat in water-filled streets. and thou

in the meantime northern india power grid has crashed this morning. 370 million people are without power morning. that is more than the population of u.s. and canada, combined. this has halted train stations using backup generators. the backup generators have had to recused >> this was an approach they want to end the policy of nuclear power in general and also scuffles between the protesters and police. there are 14,000 protesters in a park, yesterday just got this one demonstration. the largest anti- demonstration was held on july 16th. >> in july, northwest china on destroying roads. with these bridges and roads been washed out because of these heavy downpours. these raging flood waters. and on saturday it cut off a lot of roads disabling tourists. no injuries, reported. >> back in the bay area of. it looks like it is going to be hot. >> yes. we can expect pretty warm conditions for the inland areas. 90's for the inland areas. down with upper 80s for the warmest inland areas. looking at the mount tam cam a pretty clear conditions of of the cloud coverage. and in terms of your temperat

. >>> in northern india, a major power outage has left entire cities in the dark.train commuters are stranded. 370million people are affected by this. it may take up to 12 hours to get the electricity back on in eight northern states. those hospitals and airports there. they are using backup generators. >>> a washington state man could face criminal charges after he got into an argument over a reading light on a plane. investigators say the man was on a flight from hawaii to washington on saturday when he asked the female passenger to turn off the reading light so he could sleep. when she declined, that set off an argument. and then he reportedly shouted expletives at other passengers and the sheriff's department spoke to him when they landed. and he was able to go hole. >>> 8:24. sal, how is -- how is 880? >> well, it's not all that bad. this is the time of the morning when it starts to get busier. so far, so good. i haven't seen the usual crowd here. that's encouraging. a lot of them go to the toll plaza. we'll take a look at that. it's still crowded. i do see so

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will not join the fleet until early next yearl massive power outage in niney we states across r northern indiaut electricity to more than 350 million people overnight. the power grid failed, say the heat gripped the country. it affected hundreds of trains and subways. this morning, 60% of the electricity has been restored. an amazing number. >> that would be --ul >> that would be the equivalent of the entire country being without power. >> the people at pepco and bge are saying "it wasn't us."us >> or was it? >> joking joking! okay, yes. temperatures around here upper 60s, 70s start today, shouldday, be a decent day, upper 80s, around 90 this afternoon.er nothing too extreme this week.ek we'll take it. typical end of july for cat.fo 78 in washington, 75 in baltimore. lots of 60s over quite, warming up, but much of the area in the upper 60s and lower 70s. 70 in frederick, 68 in winchester and in hagerstown.h let's focus on our satellite and radar. we have a few clouds out there to start your morning.. generally sunny skies for thefo first half of the day.lf you can osee we don't have a lt going

. >>> britain's guardian reports 300 million people in northern india lost power in a giant blackout. the lights went out in delhi and several other states this morning leaving commuters stranded in swelters heat. officials say a major power grid crashed because it could no longer keep up with demand. power is slowly returning. >>> the american red cross tells "usa today" the blood supply in this country is at its lowest level in 15 years. summer is typically a slow time for donations but severe weather forced dozens of blood drives to be cancelled. >>> britain the telegraph says according to a new audit the u.s. wasted $200 million inial a police training program in iraq. the five-year project was designed to boost iraqi security, but a special inspector general found iraq never officially agreed to participate. >> the kansas city star reports walmart stores getting bomb threats. two walmarts in kansas weren't evacuated yesterday. no bombs found there. similar threats made against other walmart stores in the state. >>> and the "new york post" reports apple just sold 250 million iphon

it has been ten years since ren just moved to europe from one of the northern states of india he sells vegetables here in the past registers not even think of learning dutch english was quite sufficient but not anymore. i don't. think it was going to be a problem because that was the custom model year marveled at the very. moment that. no register tens language courses immigrants from africa asia and latin america sit at the desks next to him the dutch name for the program is in buggering integration in other words this is not just a language course but also a way to incorporate foreigners into dutch society as much as possible. that it helps i think that the compulsory language training helps we are now facing the following situation i sometimes have to deal with students who have lived in holland for ten years or longer and who have never considered it necessary to learn dutch because it was not compulsory and they have lived here for ten years and no matter what i tell them they do not understand a thing i'm sorry that this is so but when they are required to learn it i see that aft