faa officials approved the plan. faa heads say the tests will show whether improvements work as designed. the boeing ceo says they've passed a milestone toward getting the fleet flying again. >>> the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission has offered to help with the clean-up at fukushima daiichi. 4 out of 6 reactors were damaged during the earthquake and tsunami two years ago. three of them melted down. nrc chair allison mcfarlane says they'll have to clear a lot of hurdles before they can clean up the plant. she visited the site in december and expressed her respect for the 2000 workers who are removing debris and spent fuel. >> that was all very impressive. at the same time, there's clearly a huge amount of work that needs to be done there. they've got to you reactors that are damaged. >> mcfarlane has offered to work with her counterparts at japan's nuclear authority. >>> tokyo electric officials have been cleared of accusations they lied about conditions at the fukushima daiichi plant. that's the conclus

officials launched it on thursday. they say anyone anywhere can use it. the website provides an online clearing house for mountains of data about the earthquake and tsunami. until now, the records were scattered. academics, government officials as well as members of the media and nonprofits each looked after a portion, but that created challenges. people had a hard time tracking down information and there was a risk that materials would be lost. the website makes it much easier to search for images. just punch in key words like tsunami and the name of a town and click on a thumbnail you're interested in. a map pops up with links to photos and video, along with details about exactly when and where they were filmed. people can also access recordings of witnesses' accounts and learn how the region is recovering. the website managers say they'll keep adding data as it becomes available. >> translator: we want people around the world to really understand just how extensive the damage was. we think the database will help people in other countries make their own

. >> chinese officials see things differently. foreign ministry spokesperson hua chunying expressed concern about the tpp expanding without her country's participation. she stressed the process of integrating economies in the asia pacific region must be carried out step by step. chinese leaders have so far been unwilling to participate in the tpp. they're working on another trade deal. they want to expand the free trade zone that covers southeast asian nations, japan, south korea and other countries. and here in japan, lawmakers and business leaders are scrutinizing prime minister's abe's decisions. hiromasa nikura welcomed the move to join the tpp talks. he noted the timing of the decision, which followed the recent japan/u.s. summit. he says it shows abe's strong leadership and negotiating capability. 80 opponents of the tpp held a rally in front of the diet building. they included members of a multi-party group of lawmakers. >> translator: the government must not sell our country to the united states without a full explanation

ambassador urged officials to think hard about what path they should take. it took the security council just over three weeks to pass this resolution. we've been following the story. how did the security council act so unanimously in. >> the key here was the u.s. and china worked together. in the past china has opposed tough sanctions against its long time ally. this time china helped the u.s. draft the resolution. china doesn't want its neighbor north korea to be armed with nuclear weapons. at the same time chinese leaders are concerned sanctions that are too severe could further deteriorate the north korean economy. that could result in a flood of refugees crossing their border. the wording of the resolution underlines that the sanctions apply only to actions related to north korea's nuclear and missile program so that focus may have made the chinese comfortable enough to authorize the resolution. >> we've seen the security council agree to repeated penalties in the past. how will these be any different? >> it's not clear whether this will do anything to c

officials issued an alert for tornadoes in part of the region last night. the storm also brought rough seas. one surfer is reportedly missing off the coast. back to the satellite picture you can see the clouds moving away from japan. take a look at this, 283 millimeters has fallen inhe st 2 hours. 200 millimeters fell in just the span of three hours. about 140 kilometers gusts have been reported in okinawa as well. 87 kilometers per hour gusts. thinks will be fine and clear with plenty of sunshine across much of japan. that includes tokyo wit really warm temperatures to be waiting r the daytime highs. contour region will see about summer like temperatures on our high today. that excludes northern japan where the winter pressure pattern is left behind where rain and snow showers will be in store with gusts pretty strong picking up the waves as much as five meters high. it's going to be a short break for us. dnesday, tomorw wi be a holiday for japan but we see a couple of systems moving in. that will be a stormy holiday for us. talking about spring with the u

officially it was the government work report. but this was also wen jiabao's swan song, the last time he would greet the national people's congress. >> translator: we see it as necessary and appropriate to set this year's target for economic growth at about 7.5%. the goal we will have to work hard to attain. >> reporter: wen addressed public frustration with china's widening wealth gap and corruption. >> translator: we are keenly aware that we still face many difficulties and problems in our economic and social development. in particular, unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable development remains a prominent problem. >> reporter: observers say wen jiabao's biggest move was shifting the government's main priority away from economic growth and refocusing it on improving people's lives. wen said people face serious pollution in air, water and soil. and he said leaders should adopt effective measures to prevent and control environmental degradation. mpc members considered other business on day one of their congress. they went ov

government officials plan to start test drilling there in april. but for now, it's the revelations about methane hydrate that are fueling excitement in japan. experts caution that scientists still need to create technology to stably expect the gas and reduce cost. >> translator: i hope japan can start production within about ten years. many countries are watching how japan extracts gas from its new resource and whether the method works. if japan cooperates with other countries as a leader, it can contribute to the world. >> reporter: japan is considered a resource poor nation, but it's rich in technological know-how. the government and industry hope they can tap that resource and secure a safe and stable source of energy that will last for generations. kaho izumitani, nhk world, tokyo. >>> a top official in china is calling for the e ratification of corruption. his comment reflects the stance of the leader of the communist party, and it may be welcomed by citizens who are fed up with the status quo. >> translator: we shouldn't indulge in extravagan

officials say damage to housing, businesses, factories could top $1.5 trillion. another $210 billion would have to be spent to the repair roads and railways. >> translator: we have taken the worst case scenario to improve our crisis management. the figures are severe, but we want the public to understand in a calm manner what would happen if a mega quake occurred. >> officials plan to compile new strategies within a year to minimize possible damages. >>> forecasters at japan's meteorological agency plan to post new information online later this month in the event of a major earthquake. the service will give data about the effects of long period ground motion on tall buildings. major tremors can rock high rises far from the epicenter for several minutes. the forecasters will release information about the effects of ground motion on buildings of 14 stories or more as soon as an earthquake occurs. the intensity of the motion will be ranked on a scale of 1 to 4 at levels one and two shaking will be felt but it's unlikely to cause structural damage. at three, walls wo

the first official u.s. reaction to guantanamo prisoners hunger strike the general in charge of overseeing the prison says the detainees are starving themselves out of frustration at obama's failure to close down the prison. well. it's technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard luck and was a big picture. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. welcome back hugh in chief the bank you mean has pledged to send a group of independent experts to syria to investigate an alleged chemical attack by the government and the opposition of such an investigation trading accusations as to who was behind these sold was killed up to thirty o

government officials say only 2/3 of those companies are back in business.eople in the city of kesennuma face many of those challenges. managers of firms in fish processing and noodle production are finding ways to start afresh. people across japan have invested in their future. they help the residents of kesennuma find their way back. nhk world's akiko okamoto reports. >> reporter: fujita was born and raised in kesennuma. he cultivates seaweed and catches fish for a living. his family members have been fishers for more than 100 years. but the tsunami two years ago destroyed everything. his company, his boat, his home. >> translator: i was devastated. i didn't know what to think when i saw that everything was gone. >> reporter: fujita suffered more than $1 million in financial damage. but he never gave up on his business. a few months after the disaster, he heard about a unique investment fund company. the firm based in tokyo originally manages funds for musicians. the company brings together fans who want to make small-lot investments in artists. they wante

xi jinping arrived in moscow to an official welcoming. he said before leaving beijing he wants to coordinate policy with russian leaders on global and regional issues. the chinese president met with his counterpart, vladimir putin. his three-day visit will also include a tour of the russian defense ministry. leaders of china and russia take an approach different than the united states on issues related to north korea, syria and iran. all of those nations have close relations with either china or russia. president xi's next stop on his tour is africa. in south africa, he will attend a summit of the brics group of emerging economies, including brazil, india, russia and the host nation. he wants to bring the block closer together so it can exert more influence. in tanzania, in the republic of conga, president xi will work on the natural resources needed to feed china's economic engine. analysts say the chinese leader is being strategic with his first trip abroad. they say he is trying to strengthen ties with russia and emerging economies to

authorities from officials from defense officials which is causing more reasons for condemnation and concern among the human rights activists as i've said most of the information comes from lawyers thanks to them we know that some of the inmates on hunger strike have already been losing consciousness and coughing blood and there are certain fears that in two days on the forty fifth day of the hunger strike they might start having problems with eyesight and even more serious health problems because their condition is deteriorating the only comment we've received from the u.s. officials from the guantanamo officials in particular was that the number of inmates going on hunger strike has doubled over the last ten days and now amounts to twenty four people but that's been the rest of the information has been concealed and this is certainly causing concerns especially given the fact that the u.s. has been a strong advocate of human rights worldwide but when it comes to a legit violations of human rights on its own territory by its own people the officials are keeping one everyone in the d

kennedy and to this day his death remains one of the most contentious accounts of official government narrative two thousand and three gallup poll found that seventy five percent of americans think that lee harvey oswald did not act alone and in fact j.f.k. his nephew robert f. kennedy jr has just come out and said that he's convinced that we're not being told the truth asserting that the warren commission was a shoddy piece of craftsmanship after decades of speculation it's a topic that director oliver stone boldly took on in his debut exposé entitled j.f.k. which some call the most comprehensive account of the events surrounding his death take a look. at that question you can. get your take on. these bomb boy. i mean like clinton i mean like my if you dig does that help you see my problem a little better. and. i saw flashlight bush. and bin shots right. well good day good stuff you know they called it up we should. be ok did you just talk to us on the record we will protect you. what got the chance to speak to oliver stone himself about the film. we're explain why it's so hard to di

>> her official, yeah. per official personnel file she could review at any time. >> we are talking about the other ones. >> but with you are talking about the other medical files. >> if we can retain them, she is more than able to come in, we are glad to sit down and review every document at her request and i believe this is what she was saying is that they have tried to communicate with it. when you say to meet with her. could she have copies of them. >> go ahead. in addition to advising her verbally when you are reviewing her personnel file did you give her correspondence in writing? >> no. >> okay. >> any other questions? >> that's just based on the official personnel file. not based on other documents i object that are in question? yeah. >> i'm sorry. i didn't understand. was that in response to something i said? >> no. i wanted to clarify based on her personnel records. the records gave to miss carter. >> the issue we were discussing the medical file, the file she wasn't given. the file that were withh

pope benedict xvi has officially retired. he said farewell and valued advice and having spent time with them. he also pledged to unconditionally obey his successor. the pope then left the vatican in a helicopter. if flew over st. peter's square where many catholics assembled. >> translator: i feel as though i lost a parent. i also feel a sense of -- >> a short time later, he arrived at the papal retreat in suburban rome. followers cheered when he appeared on the balcony to speak to them. >> translator: i tnkou all for your love and friendship. let us continue our journey with god with churches around the world. >> he will now be known as emeritus. cardinals will meet early this month to decide a date for the conclave to elect his successor. he's the first pope to retire since 1415. >>> officials have argued for decades over controlf four islands in the waters between them. abe pointed to a statement agreed upon in 2001 as a starting point for discussions. abe is making rane ining arrang meet with russian president. he could v

j oil mills officials have announced similar increases. retailers are expected to raise prices of those items sometime in april or later. prime minister has been calling on corporate japan to wage raises and help the country pull itself out of deflation. executives have responded to hihis call. they have agreed to increase monthly basal ri at their group company. salaries at supermarket chain ito-yokado will go up 1.5% or about $56 per month. employees with children will receive additional increase. the company will also raise pay at major convenient store chain. managers are hoping that these raises will also help improve consumer sentiment. some young people are making their own opportunities far from home. more and more students from abroad are studying in japan. 130,000 at the latest count. many come from other asian countries and some stay o set up businesses of their own. >> reporter: every weekend aspiring business people attend this seminar in tokyo. >> translator: japan is amazing country. i want to open a business here. >> transl

officials from u.s.abor department say the unemployment rate for february fell to 7.7% from 7.9% in the previous month. it's the lowest rate in four years. the rate has stayed below 8% for six straight months. u.s. employers added 236,000 jobs in the nonfarm sector. analysts expected 160,000 jobs. employment encreased in professional and business services and in construction and the health care industry. >>> we're back in 30 minutes with more of the latest. i'm gene otani in tokyo. for all of us here at nhk world, thanks very much for joining us. have a great day wherever you are.

ioc officials were all smiling. they seemed to have a good time.a big success. >> the ioc inspection will continue until thursday. the latest ioc survey shows that 70% of tokyoites support the bid to host the 2020 games. that's up 23 percentage points from may of last year. the president of the japanese olympic committee unveiled the survey results. >> translator: we shouldn't be content with getting a 70% support rate. we'll continue making efforts to gain more support for hosting the games in 2020. >> the support made for tokyo's 2016 olympic games bid was as obseers y this was probably a major reason the bid failed at that time. >>> the u.s. military will begin flight drills of the osprey transport aircraft over japan's main islands on wednesday. it will be the first drill over the region since the aircraft's deployment in okinawa. japan's defense ministry say three osprey will take part in the three-day low altitude flight training. the ospreys will fly over the so-called orange route. it's one of six flight routes in the main islands. during t

talks stalled after officials restricted imports of u.s. beef. officials eased that measure last july. the taiwanese delegates told the u.s. they do want to join talks on the trans-pacific partnership as soon as possible. taiwan president said that he aims to enter the u.s.-led framework by 2020. his joining the talks would ease concerns about taiwan's economy which is increasingly dependent on trade with mainland china. >>> leading japanese trading houses are rushing now to join the u.s. shale gas bonanza. the new source of energy is creating business opportunities and gas producers are not the only ones that are making money from this. the company plans to fish for profits downstream with petrochemical production. it's building a new storage site in houston, texas. it will use shale gas to make ethylene and methanol. the company plans to complete the facility in just about two years. the output will be supplied to local plastics makers. meanwhile, shojit has invested in a mine. demand for the mineral is rising sharply. barite is used to extract

download the official r.t. application for yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch ati anytime anywhere. visiting the general hospital in fallujah is like living it was a nightmare. children with two heads tumors malformations missing limbs and macabre an unbearable little they say every family here is sheltering or hiding a deformed monstrous child. who. get away and the grandmother of my daughter cries all day long it but she hopes to see her daughter get better. i deeply affected i leave the city with its new born monsters. we had for baghdad on the banks of the tigris. baghdad can be translated as the garden of peace. but it's a better fragile peace the patrols are iraqi wearing uniforms are blind by the us the army is divided by political religious and tribal conflicts everyone fights for his own camp. the president is kurd the prime minister shia and the

and prison officials detainees lawyers and activists at r.t. dot com if you get a minute for the full picture. eleven twenty six pm the moscow time couple of top world news stories the first minister of scotland alex salmond has announced the referendum on scottish independence will be held on the eighteenth of september next year voters will be asked a single yes or no question that question is should scotland become an independent country draft legislation outlining financial and voting details of the referendum as today also being published by the scottish parliament. the jailed leader of kurds in turkey. has called for a ceasefire with the government in a message read it to tens of thousands of kurdish new year celebrations it follows months of secret negotiations with authorities and it's seen as a step forward towards ending the twenty nine year conflict it's left forty thousand people dead week ago the kurdistan workers party the p.k. k. made a symbolic gesture releasing eight turkish hostages. more topical conversation soon than on this

officials say that's a felony. they say they also found expired medications, including one that went bad in 1993. >> there was multiple violations of not following basic infection control and sterilization procedures. i made her pull out the auto play that had the actual instruments in it and she pulled them out and they were rusty. and i was horrified just something i have never seen before. very, very unusual situation. >> shepard: officials call it a perfect storm because dr. harrington is a medicaid provider. he had lots of patients with hepatitis and h.i.v. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt is live in our new york city newsroom. >> this must be terrifying for all his patients. >> absolutely horrifying, shep. it all began when one of dr. harrington's patients happened to get sick, happened to go see a health professional. happened to get tested and happened to be diagnosed with hepatitis c. now, then these -- that sparked this investigation of dr. harrington's dental surgery, which you see right th

our reporter is live to let us know why officials are even on board. >> reporter: officials say the bestay to bring the super bowl back is to approach the owners. take a look. this is the brand-new 49er stadium. officials say it will be state- of-the- art. the big bush is for leaders, the mayors held a brief plaintiff presence as they officially announced they will be pushing for the super bowl to come -- held a brief meeting as they officially announced they will be pushing for the super bowl to come back to san francisco. mayor lee said he is excited the stadium and possibly the super bowl will be here. >> this is how we think we will win this bid. it isn't any particular city. it's us working together, not only on transportation issues not only on welcoming up this stadium site but all of the hospitality that will be part of the bid. >> reporter: and there are about a thousand workers working on this project. as of now, the work is about -- the work here at the stadium, i should say, is about 35% complete with the lower bowl of the stadium expected to be complete by the summer. they s

some federal reserve officials have expressed concern. that month of asset purchases could disrupt markets and bring about higher prices. in a news conference about the second day of the policy board meeting ben bernanke said those risks can be contained. >> the committee considered risks toinancial stability. it will lead some to take on excessive risk in a reach for yie yield. in the committee's view the costs remain manageable. we will take them into account add we determine the size, pace of our asset purchases. >> following those comments u.s. stocks gained ground on wednesday. the dow jones road more than a third a percent. to see how stocks in tokyo arerare h performing this thursday. markets here will closed. are we seeing positive momentum in tokyo too. markets really took some comfort there from the fed chief bernanke's words. that boosts share prices in the u.s. let's have a look at the opening levels for the nikkei and the topix for this thursday, march 21st. we did have some trade data here. the figures for february and that

federal officials release their beige book. it's based on surveys conducted in 12 federal reserve districts in january and early february. the report says consumer spending grew in most districts thanks to strong auto sales. it states the residential market strengthened across much of the country as home prices have grown. it says employment generally expanded but several districts reported restrained hiring. the fed report is somewhat cautious about the outlook. it says uncertainties over spending cuts and other issues are having a negative impact on consumption and corporate activities. let's get a check to see how markets are doing. tokyo share prices are trading higher today. the nikkei average has the 12,000 mark. market sources say tokyo in vesters are hopeful about an economic recovery in the u.s.in economic recovery in the u.s.rs economic recovery in the u.s.or economic recovery in the u.s. the dollar is trading higher against the japanese currency. market sources say following the beige book report investors are more c

turn a blind eye to the growing mass hunger strike among one tunnel bay prisoners i make claims officials are doing everything they can to hush the protests. international news and analysis as well as reports of from around the world of this is r t you're live with me tom with say. at least a fifty six people have been killed and over two hundred wounded in a series of bombs across the baghdad the attack struck mostly shy neighborhoods of the city officials say there have been at least ten separate incidents including suicide car and roadside explosions in busy areas all within one hour on one of the deadliest attacks struck and near the heavily fortified green zone the seat of many government buildings and embassies no one has officially claimed responsibility but the sunni militants have been stepping up their attacks in the country aiming to destabilize the government their souls come as iraq marks ten years as a coalition led by the u.s. and britain invaded the country with a freedom and democracy mission which is loosely catherine of has more. at this hour american and coalition forc

in the two countries this is the official logo of baraki and b.b. twenty thirteen as part of this big publicity stunt a bizarre video recently surfaced on the internet check out. thoroughly welcome president obama to express our appreciation for what is done for the fon between the united states and israel are unbreakable and the commitment of the united states to the security of israel is not going to. believe it or not because this isn't a parody it was actually uploaded by the israeli embassy in washington you know their marketing campaign is so good that it almost makes me forget about all that warmongering about iran and the apartheid being practiced against palestinians almost but not quite so well the corporate media continues to fixate on obama's holy land voyage i'll break in the set. a little more of the ever seen anything like that. i'm really excited right now to introduce one of the few politicians that i actually admire and talking about congressman dennis to finish one of the most honest credible politicians who ever served a man who

detroit is now officially in a financial emergency.s the words from the michigan governor, rick snyder. it means detroit could soon be the biggest city in the nation to have the state take over its finances. the one-time industrial power house once the fourth largest city in america is now the america's must miserable city according to forbes magazine. it's more than $14 billion in debt and cannot afford to keep the streetlights on in some areas. by some estimates. 1/3 of the city is now abandoned. police say criminals are dumping bodies in empty homes detroit halls 10 days to appeal today's emergency declaration. then the governor says he will decide whether to appoint an emergency manage tore take over detroit's books. >> it's time to say we should stop going down hill. it is time to say we need to start moving upward with the city of detroit. >> shepard: union leaders say appointing an emergency manager could lead to more cuts in city services. local naacp leaders are also against the move saying democracy should not be taken from t

contextd it is in the when the public officials, the elected officials, the appointed officials, have declined, have declined to defend a statute. a statute that, by the way, excuse me, in this case a constitutional amendment, was brought forward by the initiative process. essentialsaid it is to the integrity, integrity of the initiative process in that state, which is a precious right of every citizen, the initiative process in that state, to ensure that when public officials -- and after all, the initiative process is designed to control those very public officials, to take issues out of their hands. could public officials effectively veto an initiative by refusing to appeal it, then the initiative process would be invalidated. >> that's -- historically, i think, 40 states, many states have what was called a public action. a public action is an action by any citizen primarily to vindicate the interest in seeing that the law is enforced. now, that's the kind of action i think that this court has interpreted the constitution of the united states, case in controversy, to say that it do

officials aren't buying that theory. they think far more likely this was an attack carried out by the syrians. they are not clear on whether this was chemical weapons. but u.s. officials and the syrian opposition themselves say they simply are not in a position to carry out what the syrian government says they did. listen. >> the rebels don't have access to chemical weapons. they don't have access to the means of watching these chemical weapons. simply put, if chemical weapons were used and that's a big if, we are still trying to investigate that if these chemical weapons were used, the syrian government that had access to these chemical weapons and would have used them against civilian population. >> bottom line here, shep, u.s. officials believe that an attack did take place today. it was probably a scud missile, and it was almost certainly launched by syrian forces. but they do not yet have definitive evidence of a chemical element to that attack. >> shepard: all right. even if no chemical attack, there are great fear

tepco officials wanted to start the trial in september. they postponed it because a storage vessel was unsafe. they got the go ahead last week. radioactive water is accumulating at a rate of 400 tons a day. tepco sources say it is vital for protecting the environment from pollution. >>> the nuclear accident forced many people to leave their homes. some of those people died while they were living in temporary shelters. government officials in charge of reconstruction say fatigue and stress damaged their health. the officials say 35 displaced residents of fukushima prefecture have died. they say all of them had to leave homes in the no-entry zones around the nuclear plant, and most were aged in their 60s to 80s. fatigue from poor living conditions caused 25 deaths. caution from moving caused 13. some evacuees had to move to new housing 16 times. officials say they plan to send psychotherapists to temporary housing to give evacuees mental support. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home, tons of debris waiting for disposal. vast tracks of

the officials made statements welcoming all. they said that they were happy to see them safe and sound. what we understood from some of our sources is that at the beginning jordan was a bit hesitant and reluctant to let them lead cirio -- area through jordan. they do cooperate with the armed rebels when it comes to issues like transporting refugees into jordan. when it comes to striking deals and official agreement about the handover of hostages, jordan is not at that stage yet. they reject the request. it later because jordan actually participates with many of its forces and many peacekeeping missions, they allow them to come in. we understood that they were transported by the armed rebels who also gave an account that the u.n. convoy did not arrive earlier on saturday to pick them up. they did ask the u.n. to send a representative but the u.n. did not do so. there are many accounts of what actually happened inside syria today. what we do know is they have arrived. they are safe. they were not harmed. they were detained for thr

officials say they found traces of a virus in some of the c carcasses. they say they will keep monitoring it. they work with the officials in neighboring regions so find out how the animals ended up in the river. >>> a forr village leader without the con sent of residents. 30 people were hurt. some villagers fought back and set fire to vehicles. the villagers have staged a series of protests since december. they claim the village chief leased land to a businessman without asking them. authorities tried to quiet them by firing the chief. the residents want to contract to be nullified. chinese in a number of towns and cities have staged protests over what the illegal misappropriation of their land. >>> 115 cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the new pope on tuesday in the vatican. they will only speak to the publ oncthe decision is made. they will cast ballots to choose the successor. the cardinals will cut off all communication with the outside. they will cast ballots until one man receives a two-thirds majority. the people's officials will relea

handling of the cypriot economic crisis in a cool welcome the brussels officials arrived in moscow attempting to calm the financial stall. and the syrian government in opposition both demand and international grobin to an alleged deadly chemical attack but both sides of blame on each other. it's two pm here in the russian capital you live with us on our team with me tom would say four rockets have reportedly been fired from gaza into israel where u.s. president barack obama has been on his first foreign visit since relaxation the strikes they didn't prevent of the american leader from arriving in the west bank an hour ago where he's now meeting with the palestinian leadership all correspondent policia is there and brings a small on what preceded the visit. there were four rockets that were fired from the northern gaza and town of beit hanoun as israel two landed inside gaza but one landed in the back yard of a residential home in the southern israeli town of store wat now there were no injuries although there was some damage to the back yard this coming on the second day of the american presi

as they continue their hunger strike with the first official reaction. after more than a month of silence. the u.k. government awards world war two. veterans who took supplies to the soviet union some consider it to soften up after they were refused permission to accept russia's award what's been described as the worst journey in the. world with. money and technology innovation called the least of elements from around russia we've gone to the future or covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. the giant corporations rule today. well again last syria's government and rebels are both demanding an international probe into a deadly attack that both sides claim was with the use of chemical weapons they traded accus