but japanese officials still have many questions. they demanded a new inquiry to shed light on what happened to all of the abductees. a breakthrough seemed possible in 2008. the north koreans promised to open a new investigation to locate the remaining abductees and send them home. officials in tokyo said they'd ease sanctions if the probe went ahead. but things came to a halt when japanese prime minister yoso hukuda resigned. the issue stayed on the back burner for years. then this past march, government officials from both countries held their first high level talks in more than 12 months. they agreed to meet again to discuss a range of issues including the abductions. prior to the meeting, the parents of abductee megumi ogota traveled to mongolia to meet their granddaughter, kim un-jonk. north korean authorities say megumi is dead. but her parents and japanese officials don't believe them. the two countries arranged a meeting in mongolia for humanitarian reasons. the okutas have asked to see their granddaughter soon, because they

officials have criticized the chinese action. a state department spokesperson says any attempt to interfere with freedom of aviation and international air space raises regional tensions. >>> and we have a series of economic data out of japan today, ron madison has the latest from the business desk. >> yeah, that's right, shery. in fact the data shows that the sales tax hike in april is having a considerable impact on the economy. first, the cost of goods and services went up at the fastest pace in more than 20 years. officials at the internal affairs ministry say the consumer price index jumped by 3.2% over the same period last year. that's the biggest leap since 1991. officials say the consumption tax hike from 5% to 8% was the main factor. the index does exclude the prices of fresh food, which are volatile, and can skew the numbers. ministry officials also say the tax hike forced many families to make heavy cutbacks on spending. they say households of two or more people spent an average of about $3,000 in april. that's down nea

a dozen officials were dismissed from the party or removed from their posts. but investigators determined the worst accusations were unfounded, saying only that officials had lapsed in their duties, but that there was no evidence of children being seized and sold. "how can the government take away my child and claim it is not a crime? how can the government abuse its rights regardless of the laws? i just want to question them like this. is human trafficking allowed in china? is it legal in china for the people to be bullied? this is what i want to ask." >> in the wake of the scandal, local officials have tried to intimidate families to stay quiet. in an interview in hunan, zhou yinghe's mother said officials only want to cover up what happened. >> "every time i went to the department and asked for my granddaughter, they said they didn't know where she was. journalists came to my house to investigate this matter. after the journalists left (officials) threatened us that if the journalists exposed them and affected their interests, they would take revenge on us

a dozen officials were dismissed from the party or removed from their posts. but investigators determined the worst accusations were unfounded, saying only that officials had lapsed in their duties, but that there was no evidence of children being seized and sold. "how can the government take away my child and claim it is not a crime? how can the government abuse its rights regardless of the laws? i just want to question them like this. is human trafficking allowed in china? is it legal in china for the people to be bullied? this is what i want to ask." >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe burlinger >> the dna testing shows that these are not his hairs >> unreliable forensics >> the problem the bureaus got is they fail, it's a big, big deal... >> convicted of unspeakable crimes did flawed lab work take away their freedom? >> i was 18 when i went in... when i came out i was 50... you don't get it back... >> shocking truths revealed >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and s

took electric power company officials announced last month. about two hundred tons of tainted water had been misdirected two pumps which should have been shut up the officials told nhk that the water and also flowed into another structure. this is pumping appears to have started on march twenty twelve workers were switching on the air conditioning system. the switches for the pumps are on the same control panel. officials suspect the crew turned on the pumps instead of the air conditioner. they see the switches were numbered but were not clearly identify nuclear experts from the us in the uk are in japan to advise tesco executives in interview with nhk world they emphasize the company needs to improve communication and an international support network to help the commission. the plant in a secure a future of the reports. when a reporter calls me enhance information of the tesco should of told us. as a member of the committee. that's the slow part that isn't acceptable. probably once former u s nuclear regulatory commission chairman dale klein

officials say iran could not do.country's supreme leader showed off the drone on government run television next to the american drone. that drone crashed in iran in 2011. u.s. officials say it had been conducting a spy mission of iran's nuclear site. the u.s. government demanded the craft back. iran says that's not happening. at the time u.s. officials suggested iran did not have the technology to crack the drone's secrets but iran's leaders say they have done that and it will take a test flight soon. with us now is the director at the center for strategic and speier national studies. he writes about technology and security and used to work with the state department. nice to see you, sir. >> thank you for having me on the show. >> how can we tell if this is just all talk or they actually know the secret? >> we can't tell. probably mainly talk. it certainly looks like they copied the outside of the drone, but on these things it's the inside that counsels and, and they still had the bottom of the capture it drone seale

coalition officials will exchange views on whether this should be altered. ldp vice president komura says he wants the abe cabinet to decide on the constitutional issue before officials from japan and the u.s. start discussing defense guidelines later this year. new komeito secretary-general says that the interparty discussion will be challenging. >> translator: if the interpretation of the constitution is changed every time a new government comes in, it could undermine legal consistency. we really need a thorough discussion. >> ldp officials plan to present various scenarios in their effort to convince new komeito members of the need for collective self-defense. incidents that might arise include a situation in which japan moves to assist u.s. naval vessels in the event of an emergency on the korean peninsula. >>> police in northern nigeria are investigating a deadly bombing that many suspect would be the work of the islamist extremist group boko haram. a bomb blew up in kano. the attack killed four other people. it happened in an area with a large number o

he's been officiating there since 2005. the couple met in april, 2007, when princess noriko went to worship. the princess will be the first woman from the imperial family not directly descended from an emperor to get married since 1945. now the engagement could re-ignite debate over the rules of the imperial system. any princess who marries a commoner has to leave the family. the emperor's daughter lost her title when she got married in 2005. eight princesses are single. six are old enough to marry, so the imperial family could shrink. some people worry it will eventually be too small to handle official duties. government officials have studied the possibility of changing the system. they considered allowing princesses who marry to start their own branches of the imperial family. >>> now let's get the latest bus stories from ron madison. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has renewed his commitment to bring more women into the labor force. he also stressed that his administration will improve its financial support for c

officials in washington gave the syria national coalition a boost this month by officially recognizing it as a diplomatic mission. >>> europe's top court says people have the right to be forgotten in cyberspace. the court ruled that internet search companies must delete links to personal information when requested to do so. the ruling came on tuesday at the court of justice of the european union. the complaint against google was filed by a spanish man. he was upset that a google search of his name contained a link to a notice of unpaid debt published 16 years ago in a local newspaper. the man said the debt was settled long ago, and demanded google delete the link. the court stated that a search company should comply with users' requests to remove links to websites containing outdated information. the ruling does not apply in all cases, however. the court said one exception would be information concerning a public figure, when the public interest in knowing outweighs the right to privacy. google said in a statement it's disappointed -- it's disappointed with the ruling. it said the deci

the officials think the trend will continue in may.hey'll step up efforts to get more people to visit japan this summer. >>> more and more of what people do every day gets tracked and then stored in databases. most of that information is never seen again. but specialists in south korea are tapping in to big data, and they're finding some big benefits. here's nhk world's anna jung. >> reporter: it's 2:00 a.m. in seoul, but this bus is crowded with people heading home after work or drinks with friends. the city night owl service of 44 buss from midnight until 5:00 a.m. about 6,000 passengers use it. the city government wanted to make the service's nine groups more efficient. so it decided to employ big data. the government began working with a major telecom company. at the company's data center, information is gathered around the clock from base stations throughout the country. >> based on cell phone conversations we can figure out how many people there are and when in a certain area. >> reporter: the company used the data collected from

tepco officials told nhk that the water had also flowed into another structure. they say that the pumping appears to have start on march 20th while workers were switching on the air conditioning system. the switches for the pumps are on the same control panel. officials suspect the crew turned on the pumps, instead of the air conditioner. they say the switches were numbered, but were not clearly identified. and tepco officials have agreed to work with a british firm in decommissioning the fukushima nuclear plant. the agreement was signed between tepco's fukushima daiichi decontamination and decommissioning engineering company, and british company in london. the uk firm has been engaged in mothballing a nuclear reactor in britain. tepco officials plan to exchange information with the experts in managing contaminated water, as well as in handling the decommissioning process. they are interested in the radioactive water treatment and technologies being used at the fukushima plant. >>> japanese travelers have kissed a last good-bye to one of the most recognizable fac

investigators in vietnam and detained for senior railway officials on bribery charges. there are alleged to have accepted kickbacks from a japanese firm for railway project funded by japan's government and transportation a consultant to consent to have bribed officials in vietnam indonesia and uzbekistan to win contracts for projects financed by japan's official development assistance program. the announced transportation ministry says investigators obtained for officials for questioning they include vietnam railway corporation deputy director general from them like oicl ofortion'son is the top edding sec. he was involved in the highway railway constru project an independent panel convened by the japanese percent last month the company had paid a total of six hundred fifty thousand dollars to several be of any israeli officials as of february. prosecutors in tokyo are also investigating the case. they suspect the firm violated japan's unfair competition act the law bans the pain of bribes to foreign servants the private expedition as recovered a treasure trove of gold b

it is not officially summer officials all over bay area are telling us to act like it is. >>> thank you. in southern california, firefighters are bracing for the return of strong winds that pushed a major wildfire that threaten 1,600 homes. hot santa ana winds will return with 100-degree temperatures. the forest service says 1,000 acre fire did not grow overnight and now is 10 percent contained. nine schools near the fire remain closed. residents have been allowed to return home but be ready to evacuate. >>> from the east bay hills camera, mount diabolo is in the distance and you can see the haze. will it be sizzling hot again today? meteorologist mike nicco has more. mike? >> good morning from the roof of the broadcast center. i can feel the change. there is a prez. it is not so hot as yesterday. it is the breeze that is key to how long the heat wave will last. right now, notice the coast: half moon bay is 68. that temperature is dropping. we are 74 last hour. the localized sea breeze is already starting to develop. the rest of us are in the mid-to-upper 70's and 80 in san mateo and 81

officials believe the boat came from mexico. homeland security says, the marijuana is worth about one-million dollars. no arrests have been made. look at this haul from contra costa county. a sheriff's deputy stopped a driver in pleasant hill, asked to search the car, and found two large boxes of marijuana. from there, a search warrant on a home in concord uncovered more than 150 -marijuana plants-- plus weapons, ammunition and cash. the marijuana is worth several -hundred- thousand dollars. two people were arrested. health officials confirmed monday-- a second person in the u-s is now sick with the respiratory virus known as mers. 'mers' stands for middle east respiratory syndrome -- and it has made hundreds of people sick in the middle east. health officials here say, the most recent case is a man visiting florida from saudi arabia. they say, he was diagnosed last night and is doing well in an orlando hospital. earlier this month, a man in indiana was diagnosed with the potentially deadly virus and later released from the hosp

officials insist that no one was ever in danger.ay it was just the coating of the glass that was cracking, not the underlying structure. that is very reassuring to me 1,300 feet in the air, if i'm standing there. that is just nuts. but they'll be reopened today, so if you want to stand in them and look down, that is totally your prerogative. >> i say it's good for business. all the thrill seekers now will be like, i want to stand up there. it's very scary, i've been up there. it's very scary to be standing suspended over the streets of chicago below you. >> i've got better things to do. >>> it's friday, almost the weekend. what will the weather look like, indra? >> i want nothing to do with that, especially when i see a crack. never again. i can't even get that out of my head. looking at this week and how about last week? this is a loop from just last monday. notice storm after storm. i can say it, storm after storm, because that's what they've been seeing in the southeast. and still, we're talking about the same thing, guys, anothe

six syrian government officials are also on the list. they're cited as having been involved in the development of missiles. the u.s. secretary of state held talks with the president of the opposition syrian national coalition. >> i look forward today to continuing our dialogue on the full range of our shared concerns in syria, including putting an end to the violence. >> jarba expressed gratitude for the u.s. support. >>> now, the head of the mission that's overseeing the destruction of syria's chemical agent stockpile says the task has almost been completed. but there is a problem. the remaining munitions are in an area that's controlled by anti-government forces and that's inaccessible. >> two other sites that are in the vicinity of this location, which is not far out of damascus, have been overtaken by armed opposition groups. the roads themselves to the site are not reachable currently. >> she says 92% of syria's chemicals have been destroyed or removed from the country. she says the remaining 8% are in an area outside the capital da

vietnamese officials reported collisions between vessels there wednesday. vietnamese officials askused chinese of ramming their ships and firing water cannons. they said the encounters took place near the paracel islands. both countries lay claim to the territory. earlier this month a chinese state-run oil company began drilling in the seabed in the disputed waters. vietnamese government officials say the area is in their exclusive economic zone. that i have been demanding that china remove the oil rig. they say that about 80 chinese str vessels remain in the area. some 20 vietnamese ships are believed to be on guard. vietnamese representatives plan to take up the issue at a meeting of the association of southeast asian nations starting saturday. they're seeking the cooperation of the philippines and other countries that are having territorial disputes with china. but the standoff could continue as china is giving no sign that it's willing to compromise. now, japan's top government spokesperson says his country sees the latest incident as part of a series o

north korea military officials gave a different story. they claim the south korean warship entered north korean waters on the pretext of cracking down on chinese fishing boats. they say the south warship fired at chinese boats and a north korean vessel. they vow to relentlessly punish south koreans including president park geun-hye. >>> japan's chief cabinet secretary said north korea should refrain from any actions that could increase regional tensions. officials are scheduled to meet in sweden on monday. >>> now, news production at south korea's public broadcaster has been disrupted because of a strike by journalists. hundreds of tv and radio news producers at korean broadcasting system walked off the job to demand that their president resign for allegedly interfering in news reporting. a bureau chief was recently removed from his post for remarks he made about last month's ferry disaster. he came under criticism from the victims' families. the bureau chief and denounced kbs president for editorial interference. he said he repeatedly pr

vietnam's officials say the new site is even closer to the islands. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson shrugged off the protest. he said vietnam was obstructing chinese operations. >> translator: the drilling is being conducted in undisputed waters close to china. it is a legal and normal operation. >> chinese officials say the operation will continue until mid august as scheduled. a move that has triggered criticism from washington. >> china continues to maintain the rig, and escalate tensions in the disputed waters. our position will remain the same, which is these are provocative actions that continue to raise tensions. >> psaki added that her country does not take a position on the area's sovereignty. she says the united states encourages both sides to maintain dialogue. >>> let's now get the latest business stories from ron madison. >> thanks, shery. straight to the markets. asian equities moved higher as investor sentiment was encouraged by positive data out of the u.s. indicators for durable goods orders as well as home prices came in bett

officials of auto industry groups say more than 345,000 new vehicles were sold last month. the figure fell nearly 5.5% from a year earlier. the number of new cars sold excluding mini vehicles was nearly 190,000 units. that's down 11.4%. sales of mini vehicles totalled more than 155,000, up nearly 3%. that's because automakers introduced many new models. among the major makers, nissan and suzuki posted sales increases. but toyota, mazda and fuji heavy industries, which is known for its subaru brand models, all saw double digit declines in their sales. industry officials forecast that the decline in overall sales will continue for some time due to the impact of the consumption tax hike. >>> executives at japanese beverage maker suntory are toasting their acquisition of u.s. group beam. they've completed a multibillion dollar buyout. executives with suntory holdings paid $16 billion to create the world's third largest manufacturer of spirits. they bought the firm behind jim beam bourbon as well as a range of other brands. they project that annual sales will reach around $6 bil

army officials say this is not a coup. it's friendly martial law, just a move to maintain peace after six months of sometimes violent antigovernment protests. >>> the cia is promising to never again use immunization campaigns for spying, which is exactly what it did during the hunt for osama bin laden, setting up a hepatitis survey in the pakistani city where bin laden was ultimately killed to extract dna from his relatives. the effort failed and the pakistani doctor behind it sent to prison. critics say the stealth programs fuel anger against immunization workers and could promote the resurgence of diseases like polio. >>> one of three patients in the united states diagnosed with the mers virus now fully recovered. he's been discharged from an orlando hospital. he's described as a health care provider who lives and works in saudi arabia. all other health care workers who came in contact with him as well as family members have tested negative for the deadly virus. so, that's good news. >> yes, absolutely good news. >>> all

officials have filed charges against other government officials. >>> a federal judge has thrown out ag outlooking same-sex marriages. >>> russia says it has pulled back forces on the border. the u.s. and nato have expressed scepticism, saying they have seen no sign of a withdraw. >>> after six months of protest of the thailand government, the army has announced marshall law. >> as you mentioned the government here, although it's an acting government and it has been a government that has gone through many different situations over the last six months was not consulted by this. the military has in the past, though, and steadily over these past six months have said their main concern was the security of the people of thailand and always called on both sides to back down any violence, particularly when there was a fair up, and at this sage the military saw that this political impasse there is no indication it would be broken. so they felt for the better amount of all type of people that it was important for them to impose marshall law. we know that there was a meeting yesterday between th

state officials support the ruling.g a similar decision which was stayed by the u.s. supreme court. but a judge ruled any gay couple who got married in utah before that stay must be granted full legal rights by the state. >>> a short break ahead. a large swiss bank pleads guilty to helping some u.s. citizens dodge their taxes. >> now it is facing a very steep fine. we'll tell you the price. >>> plus, the rain has pretty much stopped in the balkans. >>> is the swiss bank has pleaded guilty. >> they said the illegal activity was the work of a few rogue bankers. as part of a settlement, the bank is expected to pay more than $2.5 billion to u.s. regulators, is not required to provide the name of the u.s. clients involved though. >>> there are no signs of relief for flood victims in the balkans. the region' heaviest flooding in more than a century has claimed at least 26 lives. >> now now land mines leftover from a war that ended 20 years ago. >> reporter: in bosnia, residents and rescuers are facing not only catastrophic fl

to enter the state and customs officials did not deny him entry.ayor ford's brother didn't comment on that report but told another newspaper the mayor is doing well in rehab, and quote, it's no one's business where he is. attending a selective school can apparently not guarantee you a great job or better life. that is according to researchers at gallup and purdue university, who studied some 30,000 college graduates across all 50 states. they found the most important factor for being happy later in life is not which school you attend bit how you spend your time while in college, including internships, relationships you build with professors and getting involved in extracurricular activity. especially the last part. a spokesman for the gallup group says, if you can go to o'dunk u, debt-free, versus harvard for 100,000 bunks negotiating to podunk and concentrate on what you do when you get there. jerryie willis is with us. this all makes sense. what else did we find out? >> it all makes sent. what are you spending at private school? $130,000. a state

the power lunch was not on the president's official calendar. so, what did the current commander in chief and perhaps the future commander in chief discuss? the white house won't tell us. >> it was just lunch. >> yeah. >> just lunch. >>> a college student who survived a california massacre that left six others dead is sharing his story for us this morning and why he thinks something can be learned from this tragedy. you're going to hear from him after the break. >>> welcome back. 42 minutes after the hour this friday morning. california police say they were told of elliot rodger's disturbing online videos back in april, when deputies performed a welfare check after his mother and therapist raised concerns about these video clips. but during the visit, they concluded rodger was not a threat and they chose not to put on a mental health hold on him. they also did not look at the videos, the videos that had caused the mother and therapist to be so concerned. that was just three weeks before the rampage that left 6 people dead and 13 wounded. and now

officials issued annual report on global terrorism. if the al qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri has lost much of this influence officials say amphibious groups and routinely ignored his guidance on tactics last year. the divine and analysts say some groups broke away from al qaeda in syria during the civil war. they see thousands of foreigners who joined the fight against the government made the country a hotbed of terrorism. and then and they highlight the threat posed by a group who call themselves the islamic state of iraq and the response. they say the seeming conflict in college members to expand their operations in syria and iraq and launch more attacks on civilians. analysts warned that violent extremists not affiliated with any organization also pose a serious threat. they cite the bomb attacks on last year's boston marathon anything governments must share information and work together more closely the day on day two to four people we are. due to the garden. we are convinced the preview people start to the stars are so strong. the

fire officials are warning a lot of the long and dangerous fire season officials expect the high temperaturesw winds create and helping small and poor air quality. in seconds there the air date has been issued for tuesday. >> pam: and the weather center was kron4's chief meteorologist jack london that she is tracking the heat wave jacqueline how is it hot is it going to get? >> jacqueline: remains rather warm with a warm evening out there. and he invited three has it issued serve much of the bay area. the in the coastline is not included in the heat advisory. we are sworn to be seen 80s and 90s out there. with a triple digits possibly in one wednesday will be the day it looks like most record high spirit was up more about that and take a look at the numbers as a clue back down. >> pam: the national weather service has issued an excessive heat watch for most of the bay area on tuesday. continuing our team coverage kron 4 con z10 madyun reports some these bay where the temperatures are already heating up. >> reporter: tolars plea in the water fountain workers on a brett sitting in the shade und

those words from a white house official. the details ahead. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden on the record about spilling u.s. national security secrets to the world. why he calls himself a patriot and if he'll ever return home to face espionage charges. >>> and breaking news this morning, a new admission from investigators searching for missing malaysian airlines flight 370. they may have been looking in the wrong place. wow. we're breaking it all down this morning. >> that is a really, really interesting turn. >> welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 30 minutes past the hour. >>> breaking overnight, there are calls now from top lawmakers, including democrats, for veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki to resign. the white house now says shinseki is on "thin ice" after the va revealed its own probe showed that a cnn investigation -- showed what a cnn investigation first discovered. yes, waiting lists were manipulated at va facilities in phoenix. some 1,700 veterans were not put on

officials are discussing a settlement over allegations the bank violated u.s. sanctions on countries like iran and sudan. and that is the business news for now. back to you. >> thank you very much for that update. ourit is time now for caught upate, and we with american actor john q sack. take a look. >> hello there. cannestime for another rendezvous. this attracts thousands of fans from all over the world. this year, the official selection, and there is the david cronenberg map to the stars. money grubbers and more. it gives us a vision of hollywood that not as we know it. john q sack. >> i hate to be leaving this on but i know and respect the reasons. >> it is amazing. >> this is not a very glamorous job. >> i was in a fire. our lives, randomly. >> john, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. have been working in hollywood for the past 30 years. is hollywood as terrible as it be?ish -- as it is made to >> it could be anywhere. it could be silicon valley, it could be the financial district in new york. it could be washington. it could be anyw

i knew officials at a common japanese research center have given their final word. they concluded a pint if they didn't fabricate and manipulate images in her research and they will reopen the investigation lead author of the paper article or book accept claims that she hasn't played to three thousand can develop into any type of tissue that bears of the in house had elijah has a beak and research isn't it. they had rejected appeals by opel cars out in january she published a paper in the science journal nature ultimately we don't need to reopen our investigation of this fabrication case mozilla night. i mentioned watanabe said the man is examined her objections it one by one agency is evidence that were different from theirs in experiments described in the paper bubble pack they claimed it was a simple mistake. i think the officials that she intentionally used altered images and back amounted to classification and fabrication. the guidelines had to retract the work week and is now considering stance against terror and the papers come on there's a wonderful book con

. >>> officials are working on an e-mail to send to parents to tell them what happened. the mom is out on bail. investigators say the 30-year-old delia garcia-bratcher came on to campus on friday and confronted an 11-year-old boy that she grabbed by the let and threatened him. ones say she believed the boy was bullying her daughter. according to officials, the boy still had red marks on his neck when the sheriff deputies arrived democratic this in front of several students and investigators interviewed many of the students before they arrested her on saturday. they have charged her with physical any child abuse. she did make the bail, $30,000, so she now is due in court on thursday. >>> new this morning, one of 18 resident advisors fired by san jose state university last month says it was a public relations stunt bit university to "cover its back side." the former r.a. said this was trying bettered by the case of four white freshman who bullied a black student and not an alleged underage drinking incident. a task force looking at the racial climate needed to look tough i

officials claim to us this vote will follow all international norms. but they did admit there was no minimum turnout requirement. they're going the use old roles and there will be no outside observers. they say they could however have the results within hours. that result is expected to be

utah's official wants to reinconstitute the firing squad. offering a quicker death than lethal injections and ray telling the associated press. the prisoner do is instantly and sounds bad. the minute the bullet hits your heart you are dead and no suffering. eliminating inmates by firing squad thanks to public pressure. rodney lee gardener was shot by police officers. >> note that loathal injections are botched in a higher rate than any other method of execution. an inmate in ohio was snoring 25 minutes into the process. ray also said european drug companies are refusing to sell their lethal drugs to the jails in the u.s. . opponents believe that inmates could move or the shooters could miss the target and caughting a slow and painful death. >> many states have alternative method. some have the gas chamber and some states have electrokougz as an alternative. i don't see the firing squad is going to sweep the country. >> ray allwants it as an alternative option. in this time more than 1150 died from lethal injection. >> investigators are worki

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officials. >> absolutely.mart point, wolf, because that's a typical chinese strategy with things like this. yes, you can expect reciprocity. the big question has been strategy here, because the dispute you have, this is at the company level and at the government level, if you go public, it's going to make chinese officials, chinese governments angry. you know, do you lose more than you gain by going public with these things, with these kinds of charges? what they found by experience over these years is by trying to deal with it privately, it hasn't changed the behavior. i mean, the number of company who have dealt with this over there, wolf, is incredible. see it as a cost of doing business. they lose their major technologies. one of the companies listed today, westinghouse. we're talking about nuclear power. some of the most sensitive u.s. technology that is being stolen over there. so that strategy failed doing it quietly. now they're trying a more aggressive strategy. it remains to be seen. as you mentioned

extortions and kidnappings are also up dramatically. >>> some government officials believe the spike in violence could be the result of cartels looking for new territory as the government tries to push them out in the neighboring state. the surge in crime worries mayors like this one who approved the plan to use else. >> we're seeing killings and kidnappings that we didn't see before in the state of mexico. we're trying to take those preventive measures so it doesn't spread to other cities. cities. >> reporter: extra boots on the ground may not be enough to curve the violence. >> it is important for the federation to help out the state of mexico government. because on the one hand federal forces are well trained, well paid, and well organized, and they work well together. offer, the only way that crime levels in the state of mexico will fall in the medium and long term is through the reform of municipal and state police departments, especially through the judiciary. >> reporter: for these officers fighting crime from the sky not only gives them a new perspective but also a powerful t

hospital officials deny any knowledge of a secret list. they have found no evidence of patient death due to delayed care. in a statement it reads in part we take these allegations very seriously. in the interest of inspector general's ability to conduct a thorough and timely review of the phoenix healthcare system, i have directed, director sharon hellman, associate director lance robinson and a third employer be placed on administrate i leave until further notice. sam hood who spent more than two decades working for the va medical center says he thinks the move to put the three on leave at best. he says there are many rules violated and he has evidence of that. >> i don't believe that that is an accurate representation, but it certainly -- they have not complied with many rules of standard procedure. that is just another one that may have been violating. i am sure the inspector general has the list. >> there's a lot he cannot discuss with the possibility of a criminal investigation. he is confident they will get the documentation at the d

agencies in europe were joined by officials in the u.s. and canada. black shades allows users to gain control of target computers and record personal information, including keystrokes and web cam video. >>> russian president vladimir putin has said he ordered troops to move away from the border of the ukraine. the u.s. and nato say they have not seen any evidence yet of a russian troop pullback. >>> stocks were up today here in the u.s. the dow gained 20.5. the s&p 500 finished ahead 7, the nasdaq was up 35. >>> the recent change with the agency tasked with overseeing obamacare is not enough to satisfactory some people. jim angle tells us how obamacare customers may end up with a big tax bill from unkle sam. >> of a roll out so rocky even president obama apologized. there's another surprise awaiting consumers. if they are receiving subsidies and their income changes, they may own a bundle to the irs. >> wait until they owe the irs hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the vast majority receive subsidies so this could affect hundreds of thousands whose

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members of the parliament will be sent to security officials. as of this specialized agencies have been invited to the parliament on the sixth and he is one to hear about the situation in the sticky clay. i put into this to get all excited to chain up the trouble to eat as anti race must be local ice as much as possible to put the thrust of may. and it rides up an opportunity to destabilize the situation meanwhile security officials up the batter into the elections. the ministry of internal f as security status of ukraine and gentle percent of this wealth is planned to get that one may stakes for a meeting of the national security and defense council. the main subject is the security on the election date made the twenty fifth at the same time the whole beat ukraine young's will vote without any obstacles. presidential elections there will be untimely and college ukraine is one of the statistic objectives today for ukraine and today ukraine and asserted his every step possible to ensure it did illegitimate president will be directed to each and e

an israeli official. the pope seems to feel he can make a difference, that he can step right in to the middle of mid east peace and invite those two presidents to the vatican for a kind of papal trilateral. and it's clear that whatever he has seen over the last 48 hours has inspired him to do that. >> interesting as well. we are watching them, both men now greet pope francis in a huddle surround ed by other tig nit taries. they will escort him along the red carpet. interesting how in this papal trilateral as you call it, nick, the prime miles per hour sister, benjamin netanyahu has been side stepped almost. >> israeli officials believe the pope is a sign of their sovereignty. the pope traveling to his home is a sign in the israeli official records as his endorsement to the israeli right to this land. >> watching the ceremony now, the ceremony of the rival of a visiting head of state because, of course, we must -- it must be remembered that the pope is effectively ahead of -- a head of state, a head of the

the officials could have warned us before. no one informed us until the smoke came to where we were and if they would have let us leave early, we would have survived. when we got out, moak was everywhere. >> lujack was one of 150 miners going down to start a shift. only 15 of them survived. this is how he described his ordeal. >> it's impossible to describe. you feel no strength in your body. you feel like: should i move or not? you lose all of your strength when you take five steps. you don't even have the strength to raise your arm. i told my friend, leaf me here -- leave me here. you go. yes have the strength to go on. let me stay here, i said. i laid down. my friend said no. if we go, we go together. he took my arm. if my friend was not there, i would have been dead by now. >> the recovery operation may be over but the calls for accountability and the company that runs this mine and also for the government to do something about safety in turkey will continue undoubtedly. there is a lot of anger in the air. >> plenty more t

and officials did not launch a rescuation for four hours.he boeing 777 jet disappeared march 8 with 239 people on board while traveling to beijing. a massive multinational search has been focused in the southern indian ocean but not one part of debris from the plane has been found. >> in california, a committee made up of several is conveneed to discuss steps to force donald sterling to still the l.a. clippers. all members have voiced support for the decision by silver to ban donald sterling from the nba if life over the racist comments but legal experts say if donald sterling decides to fight back what he promises to do, it could drag on for years. a legal an list says the odds of winning are zero. >> tonight, clippers will in game seven. it is a best of seven series and the warriors have beat clippers in 15 of last 17 meeting the at arena with tip-off at 7:30. a small number of tickets are still available on the warriors' website between $147 and $1,200. >> but the sharks nation another long off season after another disappointing playoff e

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s top official in afghanistan. the officer's identity was revealed over the weekend in an email to thousands of journalists during the president's surprise trip to bagram air field. it was part of a list of 15 top u.s. officials who took part in a briefing with the esident during his visit. the c.i.a. and white house have yet to officially comment on the incident. >> woodruff: american drugmaker "pfizer" ended its bid to take over it's british rival "astrazeneca" and form the largest drug company in the world. last week, astrazeneca's board rejected a $119 billion buyout offer. it said the bid vastly undervalued the company. still to come on the newshour, the probe into last weekend's killing spree in california; the substance behind the symbolism of the pope's mideast visit; heavy fighting returns in an eastern region of ukraine; why anti-e.u. parties gained ground in european elections; and on this memorial day, a recap of the ceremonies honoring those who served and died. >> woodruff: the college town of isla vi

officials send their cars to be washed at cola boy. aged just 24, young now operates two car care businesses. he also runs a souvenir shop. >> translator: i won't let the earthquake discourage me. i have lived with this attitude as much as i can. of course i'm very grateful to the government for supporting me and i've had help from many other kind people. >> reporter: cola boy is located in the town of yongchangchen, about 20 kilometers south of the most damaged areas. construction of this new town costs some $2 billion. he hopes it will attract sightseers. they build an arch memorial. many tourists came in the beginning, but their numbers have fallen. opened a barbecue restaurant three years ago. business went well for the first year. but now, she struggles to pay her staff. she doesn't qualify for government assistance as her home wasn't badly enough damaged by the quake. >> translator: my sales have been falling for two years. this year has been the slowest. many people here are thought to be well off because of compensation payment