the officials displayed the copy of the records in tokyo. they used more than 3,000 sources including public documents and diaries of close aides. the records include verbal interactions from his first meeting with then-u.s. u.s. president richard nixon. according to documents the emperor thanked nixon for agreeing to return items of okinawa to the japanese government. after sovereignty by the united states okinawa was returned to japan in 1972. the documents show after he became the symbol of the states the emperor became interested in diplomacy and national security and was briefed on such matters by government officials. >> reporter: although there are no revelations that require changing history books the documents are useful to deepen future research. >>> relatives of japanese nationals abducted by north korea want more help from the international community. they are traveling to geneva. the relatives will speak to un officials. the families of abductees will also attend. north korean officials will pledge a new investigation into the i

officials calling for a tougher response. senator john mccain says his country should give the ukrainians the weapons they need, give them the ability to fight, he says, and they will fight. what he calls an invasion. mccain argues this conflict requires u.s. participation, help, and leadership. right now some ukrainianss are trying to help themselves. residents of the eastern port of marupol have been digging trenches and putting up barricades to keep the separatists out. they also formed a human chain. this woman says they want to show the whole world, and in particular putin, that they will not give up their city. some have accused the separatists of trying to link their strongholds until the east with crimea. putin annexed the ukrainian republic in march. the president, though, makes it seem as if ukrainian forces are committing a crime by defending their territory. russia cannot stand aside while people are being shot at almost point-blank, he says. putin has long said he'll defend ethnic russians outside his borders. th

united nations officials say over 1,400 people were killed in august alone. the vast majority of them civilians. nearly 4,200 died in june and july. but the officials note actual figures could be significantly higher. members of the u.n. human rights council say the islamic state has carried out odious crimes on an unimaginable scale. they agreed to send 11 investigators to iraq to document what they call massive human rights violations. german chancellor angela merkel says the suffering in iraq is immense. she defended a decision to send weapons to kurdish forces. opposition lawmakers argue the shipment breaks germany's policy of not arming fighters in conflict zones. >> translator: now we have a chance to save the lives of people and to prevent more mass murders in iraq. >> reporter: the leader of britain outlined his strategy to counter islamic state. prime minister david cameron wants to stop his citizens from joining the militants. an estimated 500 britons have flown to syria and iraq to take up arms. including the london man accused of beheading america

the officials released a report for september. they said the economy is still enjoying a moderate recovery. some areas, though, are weak. consumers have been spending less since the consumption tax went up in april from 5% to 8%. they bought fewer air conditioners due to unseasonable typhoons and heavy rains. officials said corporate output remains weak with production of vehicles and parts declining. prime minister shinzo abe plans to decide by the end of the year whether he'll raise the consumption tax to 10% in october next year. abe says he'll consider the performance of the economy in the july to september quarter when making his decision. >>> department store sales in japan fell again in august. it's the fifth straight month of declines since the consumption tax hike in april. japan's department stores association says 241 stores reported sales of about 3.9 billion dollars for the month. that's down 0.3% from a year ago. but the margin of decline was much less than the 2.5% recorded in july. association officials said cooler

official who says early reports to our intelligence community and to other officials within the administration are that this was a hijacked american airlines plane en route from boston to los angeles. one of the two planes, they say, was apparently a hijacked american airlines plane. they cautioned that early reports still need further confirmation, but this is at least what the u.s. government is being told by american airlines officials, apparently. they are assuming and informed the president that this is a terrorist attack. >> and, andrea, no information as to in what term of the flight this flight was taken over, how much warning that air traffic controllers may have had that someone hostile was at the controls of this plane? >> reporter: exactly right. they had no other information, just that one of two plane was hijacked from boston en route to los angeles, presumably after it had already been in the air and en route because i was told en route to los angeles. so probably hijacked after it had taken off. as you know, those are very short flights. those are usually 737s or 757s on that r

now pentagon officials say the u.s. and its allies have begun airstrikes against the militants in syria. the officials announced the first strikes on monday. a spokesperson said the u.s. and partner nations used fighter and bomber jets, and tom hawk missiles to attack. the spokesperson said the operations are ongoing. he said the decision to launch the strikes was made earlier in the day by the u.s. central command. but explained the pentagon is not in a position to provide additional details. last month the military carried out 190 airstrikes against islamic state targets in iraq. militants with the group have increased their control over territory there, and in neighboring syria. president barack obama said earlier this month that he was ready to expand the airstrikes from iraq to syria. members of an algerian group claiming to have links to islamic states say they've kidnapped a french national. they posted a video on the internet to prove it. and they warned france's leaders to stop attacking id lambic state militan

officials say they also plan to open a new parking zone close to the gate. they're targeting company executives and celebrities who use private planes. the officials are promising that passengers will be able to get from immigration to boarding in around five minutes. it currently takes up to 40 minutes. >> translator: i hope foreign business people and tourists will find the new facilities convenient and i hope more people will visit japan. >> haneda began accepting private jets last year, mostly from the united states or china. meanwhile, workers at japan's major supermarket chains are gearing up for a change in the tax system that will exempt foreign visitors from paying consumption tax. from october 1, almost all products including fruits, cosmetics and medicine will be tax free. currently only electronic appliances and other limited items are exempt. supermarket chains held a training seminar for its service clerks. they learned how to operate passport readers and the new system for cash registers. they were also taught how to use security bags for tax

officials held a ceremony in the suburbs. the training center is a joint operation between ana holdings and the carrier. it's set to open next month and accept 200 students at a time. it include a flight simulator that cost more than $9 million. officials plan to add three more by the end of next year. the sent will accept trainees from different areas. the low cost carriers in the industry has caused a shortage of pilots. >> we see a brighter future and expect that a man for pilot training programs to continue to grow. >> industry officials say carriers in asia are will need more than 210,000 pilots over the next 20 years. >>> authorities at japan's defense ministry are making effort to promote arms exports. . they invited government officials from the southeast nations to take a look at defense equipment made by japanese companies. about 20 officials from countries visited the defense ministry in tokyo. seven companies displayed equipment that they supplied to self-defense forces including armored cars and vehicles to remov

officials with the u.s. central command said pilots bombed targets on sunday near the northwestern town of sinjar. they were fighting iraqi forces southwest of baghdad. president obama said last week he was broadening the campaign to destroy the militant group. he said the strategy is beyond protects u.s. citizens. the president said the u.s. will deploy 75 additional service members to iraq. he indicated he is willing to launch air strikes on the islamic state militants in syria. >>> members of obama's administration are trying to build a coalition. they have been pressing leaders in iran. the supreme leader is rejecting the request. ayatollah khomeini spoke on state-run tv. he said washington's goal of maintaining influence in the middle east is hollow and self serving. iran is a predominately shia nation and on alert with the fighters in the group. some analysts said iran and the u.s. may team up against the islamic state. >>> residents of ukraine hope the cease-fire would hold. people in the city of done

say that although it is their web site, actually issuing the alert is up to, local officials, as of now montgomery county officials say they don't know or they are not releasing just how the prisoner, is able to escape. live, i'm walt hunt er, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> atlantic city's bankrupt revel casino, folded its hand today. revel closed its doors at 6:00 o'clock this morning leaving thousands of people out of work, in revel's two years, in atlantic it i it never turn a profit and twice filed for bankruptcy. this is third casino to close this year, another, trump plaza is scheduled to shut down on september 16th. >>> as atlantic city grabbles with gaming issues the miss america pageant is coming to town and as "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan shows us some are hoping the competition could take peoples mind off the it i's woes. >> reporter: some see a role model for little girls this year miss america may help to inspire region down on its luck but contestant arrive in atlantic city, is the eye zapped. >> i'm still excited, i like it. >> afterthought now. boardwalk is

government officials useded subsidies to try to control the prices. >>> central bank officials have promised to do all they can to protect the currency. >> the central bank is ready to intervene in the market any time. and will do so when the rrupea weakens sharply. >> central bank spishls have been tracking what's been happening in the u.s., and they fear they'll have to take mores to protect their economy in the months ahead. >> and people around the world will continue to monitor the feds' moves over the next several months. now officials at japan's finance ministry have just released the country's trade balance data for august. a deficit was posted for the 26th straight month. the trade deficit came to $8.7 billion. the figured narrowed by 2.4% cared to a year earlier. the balance has been in the negative since july of 2012. imports also decreased 1.5%. >>> more business headlies for you next hour. i'll leave you with another check on markets. e >>> japanese officials are trying to stick to their goal of resuming whaling in the arctic. but their plans could be held back if new rules on w

the officials say this year's total visitors could reach 12 million. citing more travelers from mainland china and south kor. >>> well, two american companies about to take a giant leap into outer space. u.s. space agency nasa has chosen boeing and california based venture firm spacex to build transport shuttles for the international sp >> today we're one step closer to launching our astronauts from u.s. soil on american spacecraft, and ending the nation's sole reliance on russia by 2017. >> under its commercial crew program nasa is helping u.s. companies develop spacecraft to replace the space shuttle fleet which was retired back in 2011. nasa will award $4.2 billion to boeing and $2.6 billion to spacex to certify, test and fly their crew capsules. nasa says each contractor will complete up to six missions. the u.s. is using the russian soyuz spacecraft to shuttle astronauts to the sp but with the u.s. and russia at odds over the crisis in ukraine, nasa is facing mounting pressure to quickly find a replacemen >>> officials in japan and other advanced

so officials decided to change the venue. >> do you think the ioc official will approve those changes? >> before getting approval from the ioc, officials need the agreement of sports associations inside and outside japan. if there are no objections, then ioc members will accept the changes. they have already informed the ioc members in various sports associations. tokyo's coordinating committee members will meet the ioc counterparts in november. and that's when they will report their progress. and they will submit the basic plan to the ioc by february. >> so how ready is tokyo? >> yeah, japan is preparing for an influx of people. the organization committee emphasized the japanese people want to offer a warm welcome to the competitors and visitors. taxi drivers are learning english. and there's also been a big push to nurture athletes. >> thank you very much. >>> two japanese wheelchair tennis players are dreaming of becoming paralympic champions in front of the home crowd in six years' time. they inched closer to their goals at the u.s. open in new york on sunday. komiji won the women

officials in pyongyang have informed japan their investigation is still in the initial stage. japan's cheap cabinet secretary suga says pyongyang conveyed the information through diplomatic channels in beijing. >> translator: north korean officials said their special investigation committee is sincerely conducting investigations related to all japanese. they added that the investigations are still in an initial stage and expect they will be completed in about a year. they said they cannot comment beyond the current stage at this point. >> prime minister abe said he regrets that more time is needed for the first report. he said when north korean officials started the probe in july, they setd the first report would be ready by late summer or early autumn. >> translator: it's no use receiving a superficial report that doesn't contain anything substantial. we want a solid credible report after a thorough investigation. >> abe said relatives of abduct ees may suspect that pyongyang is buying time and closely watching the probe's progress while japan maintains its policy of dialogue

when public officials turn to financial gain in exchange for official acts, we have little choice bute the case. >> reporter: the verdict will put pressure on virginia's general assembly to redefine ethics laws and political functions, just what gifts they can and cannot take while in office. >> reporter: where do you go from here, sir? >> the court of appeals. >> reporter: how soon will that be? >> after sentencing. >> reporter: sentencing day is january 6th. given the multiple guilty verdicts the mcdonnells are likely to be sentenced to prison. in richmond peggy fox, wusa9. >> here's a closer look at the verdicts, bob mcdonnell guilty on counts 1 through 5, conspiracy, wire fraud, conspiracy to obtain property, maureen mcdonnell guilty on all but count four of the wire fraud. count 6 on obtaining property and counts 11 through 14 bob mcdonnell guilty only on count 11 obtaining property, maureen mcdonnell guilty on obstructing an official proceeding. both were acquitted of making false statements. the couple is scheduled to be sentenced on january 6th. >>> ironically it was then gove

he self reported this to nba league officials. we don't know is what were the events to transpire to make this decision two years after the original e-mail. we know the nba launched their own investigation and it was reported that levenson did not want to put his family through the scrutiny that would go along with the investigation. we did reach out to levenson and a man who answered the phone at his maryland home said he would not comment to the media. to the e-mail. let's look at what was said. we know levenson started off by blaming the low ticket sales by the low african-american fan base. my theory is the black crowd scared away the whites and are simply not enough affluent black fans to build a significant season ticket base. please don't get me wrong. there was nothing threatening going on in the area back then. earlier this year, he was on cnn's "situation room" with wolf blitzer. take a listen to levenson's comments here. >> when something like this happens, we quickly and we loudly and we clearly reject it. the fans spo

the officials say the data doesn't distract drivers. instead it allows them actually to concentrate on driving. don't expect to see these technologies any time soon. the officials at toyota say the projects are still under development, and it will be a while before they're available in passenger vehicles. >>> the chairman of east japan railway has expressed his strong intention to bid for a high-speed rail system in california. the project is to build a super express line between san francisco and los angeles by 2029. east japan railway chairman delivered a speech in washington. he stressed the safety of japan's trains against natural disasters such as earthquakes. the bidding for the u.s. project is expected as early as autumn. east japan railway has teamed up with kawasaki heavy industries as well as other japanese firms to prepare for the bidding process. >> translator: japan is a total package from train cars, signaling to integrated operating systems. we're teaming up with others including train makers as the japanese consortium to

officials prepare materials such as cement and paint. then the residents build roads and ditches themselves. he poured the savings in child-rearing support programs. now children age 14 and younger make up more than 15% of the population. the national rate is roughly 13%. however, the mayor says it faces its own challenges. he argues the new minister responsible for rural regions will need to listen and not just hand out cash. >> translator: help municipal leaders upgrade the regions to make them more attractive to young people. also, explain what the central government will do to support rural areas so young people feel they can raise kids in these areas. >> reporter: to stop the decline of rural areas local governments efforts will not be sufficient. the new minister will need to consider the views of people living outside major cities and national policies. >>> the leaders of japan and india have met in tokyo. the prime ministers agreed to enhance economic and security ties. it's the first time they met as prime ministers. abe express

japanese officials are trying to win the understanding of the other delegates. >>> fishery officials in east asia are dealing with a problem in their oceans. they're seeing the japanese eel come under threat. now they're sitting down face to face to see that the species doesn't go extinct. nhk world's tomoko kamata has the story. >> reporter: eel has long been part of the traditional japanese diet. in the 19th century, the fishing industry started farming the fish to meet high domestic demand. fishermen catch young eels at sea and then farmers raise them until they are lar be sold as food. chinese and taiwanese crews also fish for young eels and export most of their catch to japan. but the annual catch has been unstable. last year the amount japanese farmers could secure was 50% that of a decade earlier. that was a record low and motivated officials to take measures. experts say the decline was caused by overfishing, loss of habitat and changes in ocean currents. the switzerland-based international union for conservation of nature listed the species of facing a very high risk of exti

government officials say at least 57 people have been injured. students calling for social freedom, and pro-democracy activists have been leading the protests, and they've both been mobilizing people on campuses and across hong kong. nhk world looks at the roots of the demonstrations. >> reporter: in august, beijing allowed people in hong kong to directly elect their top leaders starting in 2017. but there will be conditions on who can run. voters must choose from a list of preapproved candidates. during a briefing in hong kong, pro-democracy activists, coupled with police. some were arrested. they say the new system ushers out pro-democracy candidates. >> no one has the right. no one. >> reporter: a student group called for boycotting classes. organizers said students of 24 colleges and vocational schools responded. they say 13,000 people took part in the rally at the chinese university of hong kong. >> we will fight for our rights and fight for our democracy. >> reporter: and since friday, there's been a standoff between protesters and police.

engineering experts and city officials attended. anxious residents say they were worried about more sink holes appearing. they asked how to prevent them. the experts suggested the problem was mostly manmade. >> translator: we think 80 to 90% of sinkhole in south korea are caused by leaks from broken sewage pipes which flow into the soil and wash it away. >> the hearing failed to reassure many about what the authorities are doing to prevent future accidents. residents are now taking it on themselves to raise the alarm over potential trouble spots. >> when they find an area that looks dangerous, the residents push the city to make a detailed investigation. >> translator: this is our home. we've started a movement to put our safety first and foremost. >> sinkhole appearing across south korea one after another. a professor at the university of seoul says what makes the problem worse is that south korea as a whole does not take public safety seriously. he says when a sinkhole appears, authorities prefer to repair it quickly rather than i

official said a massacre "imminent." mary moloney reports from atlanta. "we have to protect americans. that's the number one issue." the u.s. is continuing airstrikes in iraq. sunday officials announced the u.s. had hit isis targets near the town of amerli. the town of about 20 thousand is home to many of iraq's shiite turkmen, an ethnic minority facing massacre from isis. >> "we got into iraq because we had humanitarian issues we had to deal with and because we have to stop isis. it's a very dangerous group of people." >> humanitarian aid to amerli; residents have been without power and faced severe food and water shortages, according to the u.n. following the strikes, iraqi security forces entered the town and broke the isis siege, according to iraqi state t-v. the u.s. and its allies are concerned about the growing threat of isis in iraq and syria. friday british prime minister david cameron announced the u.k. would raise its terror threat level to "severe." at home, president barack obama is facing criticism that the combat isis in syria. >> "we had a

they've also frozen assets and banned another 24 officials from traveling into the eu. they include four deputy parliament speakers and russian businessman who is said to have close ties with vladimir putin. eu officials have suggested that they may review the new sanctions later this month depending on the russian response and whether the cease-fire is observed. russia's spokesperson for the foreign ministry said on thursday that the new sanctions or an unfriendly step. he says they conflict with eu interests and warning of counter measures for additional sanctions. as the riff between moscow and western countries deep rnens, russia's leader is calling for stronger ties with china and central asian nations. they held a summit in the central asian republic. and chinese president xi jing ping was among the participants. the organization members share close views on international problems including the situation in ukraine. he says strengthening the organization is important for regional security and economic cooperation. the grouping consists of russia, china and four ce

officials with the u.s. agency for international development said 25 doctors, 45 nurses, and other personnel will join those already working in the region. the facilities are trying to stop the disease from spreading. officials at the defense department will send equipment to liberia to set up a field hospital. >> if we don't make that effort now, and this spreads, not just through africa, but other parts of the world, there's the prospect that the virus mutates, and becomes more easily transmittable, and then it could be a serious danger to the united states. >> leaders in tokyo are also lending a hand. officials with the metropolitan government will provide 100,000 sets of protective gear, including clothing, gloves and goggles for medical workers. next week, they'll ship the first batch of 20,000 to liberia and sierra leone. the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon made an emergency appeal last week for medical workers and supplies. and he asked for $600 million in aid. >>> japanese leaders will e

officials believe, to the u.s. homeland.als making very clear tonight is the strikes we have seen over these last 24 hours are just the beginning of a sustained air campaign. under the cover of night the american war with terror groups in the middle east entered a new, more, aggressive phase, striking isis in its home base inside syria. >> last night, on my orders, america's armed forces began strikes against isil targets in syria. >> reporter: and there was another surprise target, a little-known terror organization known as the khorasan group, an al qaeda offshoot which officials say was in the final stages of planning attacks on u.s. targets, including on the homeland. even more alarming, the group was recruiting westerners to carry out attacks. >> we have been watching this group closely for some time. we believe the khorasan group was nearing the execution phase of an attack either in europe or the homeland. we know that the khorasan group has attempted to recruit westerners to serve as operatives or infiltrate back int

it's the first visit in two years by a senior kremlin official. russia's interfax news agency reports that chief of staff of the presidential executive office arrived at etoruf island. the airport opened on monday. he inspected the facility and other infrastructure projects. he told reporters that his visit is not politically motivated. he added that defense ministers will visit the island soon. japan calls the four islands the northern territories. the government maintains the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. >> translator: the four islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. the japanese government will never accept a visit to the territory by russian government leaders. >> japan launched a protest through diplomatic channels but sugga said that the visit would not affect dialogue between the two countries. >>> a plan to remove the radioactive water from tunnels at fukushima daiichi is facing new challenges. officials are hoping to use ice to stop the flow of contaminated water but they've been told they may have to swi

officials said they'll hold talks to buy lng together.okyo gas imported 12 million tons of lmg last year. they're gas corporation about 40 million tons. officials at both firms want to improve their negotiation position and expanned the scale of their puz to lower costs. japanese improrters have been bringing in more and more lng since the accident at fukushima in 2011. but they're not happy with the prices they're paying. officials at tokyo electric power company and chugu power company are also in talks to buy lng together. >>> executives at another jnds power firm are looking up at the sky and seeing an opportunity. they want to invest in solar thermal technology. the executives at mitsubishi hit avpi power systems say they'll build a solar power plant in yokohama and they plan to start test runs in 2016. >> soemar thermal power generation works by using sunlight to create steam. the steam then drives turbines to produce electricity. heat can be stored and used to generate power at night or on cloudy days. it's considered more stable t

government officials want to lower the tax threshold to 50%. they estimate it will bring in billions of dollars in extra revenue. the officials will urge struggling firms to lift their gain. business leaders say, if the government makes the change, companies should be allowed to enjoy the tax break for longer. let's take a look at what's ahead this week in the world of business. >>> the federal reserve will wrap up their policy meeting on wednesday. investors are waiting to hear what janet yellen will say. they want hints on when u.s. interest rates may be raised. officials at the finance ministry will publish the latest report on imports and exports. economists want to see if they continue to grow in august. later today, we'll find out if new home prices continue to go down in major cities. the trend is closely watched as an indicator across the economy. people in scotland go to the polls to vote on independence. the outcome could have a significant effect on the financial markets and economy. over the weekend, finance ministers and bank gover

officials held a launch event in tokyo.hey said the device's ability to recognize physical movements and expressions has been improved. microsoft's main competitor sony isn't standing still. the company plans to increase its game titles from 70 to 170 by next spring. that is part of sony's plan to increase domestic sales of its gaming console, the playstation 4. >>> farmers in japan want to give europeans a taste of japanese beef. last year, authorities in europe lifted a ban on imports. now japanese executives are trying to sell europeans on the merits of wagyu. >> reporter: -- promotes japanese beef. he works for the japanese federation of agricultural cooperatives. today he visits a butcher in central paris to discuss wagyu sales. tada asked the shopkeeper what the french think of wagyu. >> translator: fatty meat is not popular with french people it will probably be tough to sell it in france. >> reporter: europeans prefer lean meat. so it's no wonder that tada feels it's a challenge to sell beef that is expensive and ma

it is official. >> first home game and we get to break the stadium in.cited and our fans are excited as well . >> >> gary: 49 hours and the chicago bears with a fight thirty kick off. sunday night! >> gary:alecia ready to go! >>i am ! >> gary:we left our daughter's game. >> gary: winning the first best of three barley bob. >> the announcer is getting suspended for two games but is the player that is at fault for his situation. >> gary: they will have proved that macdonald did nothing wrong is what i hear. >> gary: the land is about 40 years. about 30 years he is the epitome of a strike mainlined died. he is play- by-play. for the football. when you do sports talk radio and even what we do here. you have to say things, or you would not break out of the cluster. he is a top professional doing a top support filling and accurate not carried away, but he wanted to say something that he would normally not a side. he probably deserved a reprimand but if they had not had it re macdonald will meet over them they may not have said anything. but if you already have

officials insist the timing has to do with two things. he on the day after dave this final okay for the officials now say, also, there was a period where the coalition was still forming and of course the administration -- you heard president obama on the south lawn mention this several times. this is a huge point of emphasis for the administration, they say within the last 72 hours, the five nations that ultimately joined in these raids signed on, and that was the final green light because that was essential before the administration was going -- >> and it gives this administration huge cover against the criticism that here it gones again. >> united states -- >> right. mike with us here in new york, mike, pleasure seeing you. >> great to be here. >> joint operation in syria is the first military action in that country since violence break out three years ago. the strikes were aimed at crippling supply lines. david is here with more. >> the pentagon says the joint air strikes relied almost entirely on weapons 96% as mike points out, that w

official said that's not necessarily the case. the targets they're going after are hard targets of critical significance when it comes to the isis threat. they're going avatar gets that are really hitting isis where it hurts. the other thing we also want to point out, errol is that the president has been sort of issuing this threat in the last week or so that if syria's president bashar al-assad were to intervene that there would be some sort of u.s. response against his air defense forces. we can tell you from talk from a senior defense official that assad's forces have not interfered this evening. so from every imaginable step you can look at, when it comes to this operation, it appears at this point that things have been carried out successfully. but i do want to caution that from talking to oo senior u.s. official the last several minutes, this operation is ongoing. >> jim acosta live for us from washington, d.c. as you've been speaking, we've been looking at this map which breaks down for our viewers where the air strikes hav

the corporation, the officials say they'll hold talks to discuss -- korea gas -- officials at both firms want to improve their negotiation position and expand the scale of their purchases to lower costs. japanese importers have been bringing in more and more l and g since the accident at fukushima in 2011, but they're not happy with the prices they're paying, officials at tokyo electric and -- are also in talks to buy nng together. i'll have more headlines this next hour. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> that brought together singers in japan. it provided a backdrop for the performance. let's take a lack backstage. ♪ madam butterfly someone of the most popular operas in japan. what makes this performance n e noteworthy is where it is being staged. the 400-year-old nijo castle is one of ko toe's world heritage sites. the opera will be played in a courtyard that's -- opera performances are quite rare in japan and people aren't used to seeing historical sites associate with the western forms of art. good communication between italian and japanese is essential as they make final a

official would says early reports to our intelligence committee and to other officials within the administration are that this was a hijacked american airline, plane en route from boston to los angeles. one of the two planes they say was apparently a hijacked american airlines plane. they caution that early reports still need further confirmation, but this is at least what the government is being told by american airlines officials apparently. they are assuming and they've obviously informed the president that this is a terror attack. >> andrea, we have no information as to -- how this flight was taken over, how much warning air traffic controllers may have had that someone hostile was at the controls of this plane? >> exactly right. they had no other information. just that at least one of the two planes was hijacked from boston en route to los angeles. presumably after it had already been in the air and en route. because i was told en route to los angeles. so probably after it had taken off. as you know, those are very short flights. those are usually 757s on that route. but this clearly, accor

officials say it is illegal for american citizens to pay money to terrorizes.e feds also said special operations forces tried to rescue jim foley and other american hostages at some location in syria but the prisoners were not there. ourpa catherine herridge is in washington. >> a military source says the intelligence suggests after the leaks the remaining hostages were disbursed to multiple locations and the guard forces were doubled inch addition the source said the now public information about the scope of new aerial surveillance in the region has caused isis to change it patterns of activities on the ground. this more than the republican chairman of the house homeland security committee weighed in. >> anytime you leak very highly sensitive tactical information, you're getting -- giving away your road map, your strategy, and giving the enemy an opportunity to respond to that and that's precisely what has happen. >> the national security council spokeswoman said that any claims the administration is to blame for the leaks are baseless. >> sounds like rescue a

law enforcement officials made that announcement in philadelphia today. they allege that william dorsey ran the operation called the rose and upland drug trafficking group. >> members of the rose and upland trafficking group would hide their drugs in various stash locations in order to avoid detection by the police. the stash locations included playgrounds abandoned houses alley ways, trash cans, mailboxes, windowsills and other locations in the neighborhood. >> investigators believe that drug operation generated nearly two million dollars. >> air traffic is slowly moving again in chicago following a fire at an air traffic control center that authorities say was intentionally set. more than 850 flights were canceled at o'hare and midway causing backups nationwide. officials say a contractor at an faa radar facility in aurora, illinois, slit his wrists and set a fire in that building using gasoline as an accelerant. the fbi is now investigating. >> the faa is going to be looking into this contractor, the company they works for, how he ended up getting this

jail officials say the move has not happened yet. no one was allowed inside except staff 157bd inmates -- staff and inmates. ktvu has learned the worst damage is in the hallway that goes from medium to high risk offenders. that's where the wall separates from the floor more than a foot. officials say engineers have deemed the building structurally sound. there are 264 inmates there. 60 of whom are being transferred. >> initially 20, 21 female inmates that are going to solano county and very soon. as you can imagine, we don't give the exact dates for safety and security reasons when we're moving the inmates. but we approximately -- another 30, 40 male inmates approximately will be going to solano county. >> napa county officials say the major issue was the crumbling concrete walls. when staff noticed inmates were peeling away parts of the wall, they realized they could use those parts as weapons. >>> one of the bay area's most important seismic safety efforts is underway in the east bay hills. massive water mains almost 100 years old

officials have declared parts of the two parks and the shrine off-limits. a doctor of infectious diseases says it's not surprising to see an outbreak in japan, considering the growth in international travel. >> translator: this outbreak is not unique to japan. similar epidemics can occur in areas where the mosquitos that carry the virus live. if a patient is properly treated, they can be cured without any after-effects so i'd say we don't need to worry too much. but i think it's important that we remember that mosquitos can transmit various diseases. >> reporter: officials are going to extend their search for infected mosquitos to other major parks around tokyo. the national government is also warning people around the country to take steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitos. takafumi terui, nhk world, tokyo. >>> executives at japanese power companies are wondering whether to decommission their old nuclear reactors. the government wants to cut the country's dependence on nuclear power, and officials say they're looking for ways to make it easier for the ene

the two officials talked about agriculturalal products. the japanese for example want to be able to temporarily restore tariffs if imports of beef and pork surge. they also discussed vehicle safety standards. amari spoke to reporters after the meeting. >> translator: japan made some flexible proposals this time and the u.s. side praised them somewhat. but that did not lead to further progress. >> he said concessions are needed on both sides in order to reach an agreement. he added they haven't decided on their next steps. >>> add iters have discovered that several facilities in pacific island nations financed with japanese aid are not being used. the money was supposed to help the country's fishery industries. japan's board of add it inspected 118 projects managed by the overseas fishery cooperation foundation, a non-profit public service corporation. the government gave the corporation more than $40 million in subsidies to build or repair equipment, mainly in the pacific island countries. officials provided the funds over a seven-year per

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official says they have blown up more than 100 air strips this year alone.other one of the explosions, analysts say the mission could cut into the drug runner' properties but likely doesn't discourage them from the drug trade. this picture shows what is left after the explosions near a huge crater but peru's top counter-narcotics officer says the traffickers pay villagers $100 each to fill up the holes. and finally, this last picture here. this picture show what is left of an airplane that officials say the villagers destroyed to hide the evidence of the drugs. there's money in it for everybody and as long as there's a demand, there will be a supply, and as has always happened your drugp war will fail. >> islamic state fighters, please, and russia and ukraine, -- ebola, russia, and ukraine. 140 headed of state expected to show at the united nations, more than hey if shown up and things could heated. diplomats from ukraine and russia could come face to face, with the cease fire on a shaky ground. eric sat down with the ukrainian foreign minister, and eric is

pg&e lobbied top officials officials for a preferred judge.nday three executives were fired because of the disclosure and a top aid also resigned. >>> uber is launching a huge campaign. they announced the campaign, uber military we want you, offers to help veterans make the difficult transition to civilian life and makes a pledge to hire 50,000 in the next 18 months through job fairs and other hiring events across the country. >>> back to our chief meteorologist bill martin, we finally got the rain. is it all done? >> yeah. there might be a stray sprinkle but it is over and we got a little bit this morning. good news. mess with the morning commute. temperatured warmed up. skies cleared this afternoon. partial -- temperatures warmed much skies cleared. partially cleared. a big warm up. it was humid all day. right? sticky. over night lows last night, sticky. there is the weather system. patchy fog along the coast. santa cruz. packed in against the coast. we are dry. that is -- we have thunder and lightning, reno is getting hit. that is it. as th