' official opinion. so it's telling the jury i just told you this is what it means. >> right and it goes onto say that includes every step towards achieving an end. why the government could accurately argue something as innocuous as a photo-op was including. not withstanding to at least potentially include everything under the sun. it refused every conceivable limit on that otherwise all encompassing instruction. t now going back to the issue about whether the statute alone in quoting the statute alone was sufficient, it clearly wasn't here. since it was defined broadly enough to find the court to find perfectly lawful conduct. and here, if you properly instructed the jury that the line between access on the one hand and advocating for a specific decision on the other nothing would request f. now i think sun diamond also answers your pending issue, your honor. sun diamond makes crystal clear when the secretary of agriculture gives a speech to farmer on usda policy, even though he clearly has issues of us

officials. really a lot of finger pointing what really caused the fall of ramadi to isis in the first place. we heard from an arwa damon piece. one soldier in ramadi saying they didn't hatch the support from the central government in terms of backup. or they didn't have the weapons, the ammunition, to keep the fighting going, as well. so -- this is a very significant push for the iraqis to take back control of ramadi. but we have to remember that isis was still on the offensive only a few days ago. trying to complete the corridor between the two cities they hold of ramadi and falluja. important for the iraqi government to stop that advance and to slowly push it back. and, as you said, we have seen these shiite militias very controversial. we have claims of rights abuses. in the past, they're also heavily backed by iran, and something that the united states doesn't want to get entangled with to be seen as helping them. because they do have that sectarian nature. but on, the other side. they have

agency officials say they plan to propose damages. nomura officials say they don't agree with the court's decision and are planning to appeal it. >>> people in japan have appreciated the craft of bonsai for centuries, but growing the miniature trees requires a lot of work. and the number of enthusiasts is declining. now some people in the industry are looking to cultivate new interest by turning their attention overseas. >> reporter: an export company has been making an appeal to foreigners by inviting them on bonsai-themed tours. on this day, thee australian visitors signed up. the first stop was a bonsai museum north of tokyo. the museum features about 70 trees crafted in the traditional style. this is the first time they have seen so many high-end bonsai. this pine tree is thought to be about 500 years old. >> standing 1.6 meters or 5'2" this bonsai is one of the largest in this museum's collection. >> yeah. very -- very amazing. i'm quite overwhelmed. >> reporter: the highlight of the tour is an opportunityo meet a world-famous cr

official act. >> five official acts? >> sure. we've got five actions. it would have been a difficult case. that would suffice. whether the government would have persuaded the jury that there really was an agreement here and corrupt intent, you know, not sure whether we would've secured a conviction. though when you have a two year pattern of conduct and the timing of it in this case is just devastating for the defendant. you've got him going on the vacation at smith mountain lake vacation home if he drives a ferrari home. he lies about his saying there was no racial use and of course there was. 90 minutes after getting home, he an e-mail to bill hazel was guided and johnny williams has a lot of junk and refers to them as they take tax man. send a deputy in the morning to meet at the mansion with the studies have an auto block. bill hazel despite his views the next morning says right away will do in the official goes. again, when you go to the winter when the defendant is trying to negotiate a new lung, please send the e-

officials say the program is the first of its kind in the industry.they set a target of signing up 50,000 households. >> translator: we used hops with very nice floral scent to create a finer taste. we added more hops to this beer than others. the delivery service is for customers who value time at home with their family or friends. >> reporter: company officials are hoping the service will help reverse recent trends. young people in japan have been drinking less beer and the overall market is shrinking. over the past ten years, shipments have fallen by about 40%. breweries have responded by developing innovative service and products in an attempt to lure customers back to their brands. one idea is nonalcoholic drink called healthy beer. they are targeting people who are concerned with their blood sugar level. the beverage has fiber that helps curb the absorption of sugar. officials at the consumers affairs agency gave permission to label the drink. it's the first non-alcoholic beer to receive that certification. customers are buying in to the idea. >

agreed-upon official act. so you have to meet the test. judge motz: will you meet the five actions? richard cooke: i mean, it it would have been a difficult case, but that would suffice. whether the government would have persuaded the jury that there really was an agreement here with -- without good faith and corrupt an attempt to fraud i'm not sure whether we have secured in it -- a conviction. when you have a two-year pattern of conduct in the timing of it in this case is just, i think devastating for the defendant. you have him going on the vacation, he drives the ferrari home, that drive home, he lies about it saying, there is no recreational use, and of course there was. and 90 minutes after getting home, he is sending an e-mail to bill hazel who is a guy to fix that jonnie williams has got a lot of junk and refers to him as the tick tack man says, said the deputy in the morning to meet at the mansion on the planned studies of -- at uva and bill hazel, despite his use, the next morning, you know, says, ri

outlining the extensive charges against fifa officials and also sports marketing officials. they have used words like scheme, greed, conspiracy they say more arrests are expected. there are 14 people indicted. they also allege this goes back to 2011. keep it on al jazeera, more to come. >> the technology is there... >> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to the news hour. i'm i'm richelle carey in doha. top fifa officials arrested on bribery charges and an criminal investigation is being launched in into how russia and qatar were made world cup hosts. >>> an isil suicide attack kills at least 55 iraqi soldiers on the second day of the

chinese navy officials are heard telling the u.s.ircraft it was approaching china's military zone and urging the plane to leave the area immediately. american pilots responded by saying they are operating in international airspace and in line with international law. >> the flight of a reconnaissance plane in the south china sea is a regular occurrence. >> and pentagon spokesperson, steve warren, hinted at the possibility of sending military aircraft and vessels to waters that china claims to be its territory. leaders in beijing denounced the u.s. mission. >> translator: such action is likely to cause an accident. it's completely irresponsible and completely dangerous, and detrimental to regional peace and stability. we express our strong dissatisfaction. >> hong says his nation will closely monitor the area to prevent accidents at sea or in the air and take all necessary and appropriate measure to ensure safety of the country's islands and reefs. >>> japanese and south korean officials discussed japan's bid to have facilities linked

officials are doing all they can to help.ey have set up aid stations to hand out water and dairy products. and they're urging people to stay indoors. weather forecasters are warning that the high temperatures will continue. they say the heat wave may last until the end of the week. >>> the expected high for ludiana in punjab is 115 degrees fahrenheit, or 46 degrees celsius. unimaginable temperatures for us here in japan. but the mercury is climbing in east asia as jonathan oh tells us. jonathan. >> hello. we are talking about temperatures moving into the 30s for many parts of northern east asia. we're talking also into japan. temperatures are moving into the 30s in many areas. we have high pressure that is in place, and it's bringing in the southerly flow from the south and also moving in over land and pushing into the east. so as long as this setup continues, we're going to see these temperatures moving into the 30s for daytime highs. i know many people around the area reporting that these are very warm conditions. this is n

the officials say u.s.-led coalition will support iraqi forces to take ramadi back. >>> syrian government forces are pushing back islamic state fight frers a unesco world heritage site. the ancient city of palmyra is famous for its 2,000-year-old terples. members of a monitoring group said members seized government buildings. but syrian forces fought back with air raids. fierce clashes continue. more than 200 people from both sides have been killed. the islamic state group has destroyed other world heritage sites in areas it controls. unesco describes palmyra as an irreplaceable treasure. >>> an accidents in hawaii involving a u.s. marine corps aircraft is raising concern in another part of the pacific. one marine died and more than a dozen were injured when the mv-22 osprey crash landed. the u.s. military keeps a fleet of the aircraft here in japan. this footage was taken near the site where the osprey hit the ground marine corps officials say 22 personnel were on board. they were taking part in routine tr

officials quickly banned drones from the area. tokyo's metropolitan government has a ban on their use in city operated parks and gardens. japanese lawmakers have proposed legislation to set no-fly zones around key facilities and to require people to register when they purchase a drone. expo participants are aware of the risks and concerns. they say regulation is necessary and they ask users to stick to the rules. >> translator: we've asked our customers to get flight permission for specific locations beforehand. risk management has to be in place because drones might fall. >> translator: it's true drones have caused some bother. it's high time that officials from the government industry and academia work together to find ways to prevent accidents. >> reporter: drones can travel to many places where humans cannot and people agree they have much to offer but they need to be controlled and experts warn their down side needs further discussion. >> thanks for that report. members of the global casino industry have gathered at a trade s

officials at the struggling company decided to change course. they will book their first loss in two years. sharp officials were thinking of slashing it's $1 billion capital to $835,000 or less as part of a restructuring move. the cut would have turned sharp into a small or medium size company for tax purposes. firms in that bracket are subject to lower tax rates opinion they changed their mind after the minister made a comment. he said as a means of corporate rehabilitation the plan gives him a sense of discomfort. sharp executives are thinking about reducing its capital by a much smaller margin to about $4 million. they will announce medium term management plan on thursday and that's expected to include the capital reduction measure and other stream lining steps. >>> japanese researcher says artificial lighting is harming country's main staple crop rice. he's finding street lamps are affecting the plants growth so he's come up with a bright idea to solve the problem. >> reporter: an exhibit at a recent lighting equipment show in tokyo drew a l

officials are also handing out medicine in villages. >>> officials with the u.n. children agency say the islamic militant group boko haram is carrying out cruel acts against young people. they say there's been an alarming rise in suicide bombings by girls and women in nigeria. they say 27 attacks have already taken place this year. they say that exceeds last year's number of 26. unicef officials say boko haram kidnaps children and women and forces them to carry out suicide bombings. a representative in nigeria spoke to nhk and stressed they are victims. >> children are used as instruments. for suicide attacks for various reasons. it is more easy to intimidate children than adults to participate. secondly, it is easier for children to enter public places unseen. >>. >>> the former military ruler won nigeria's presidential election in march. he will be inaugurated on friday. unicef plans to ask the incoming president to secure the safety of children who are exposed to the threat of boko haram. >>> iraqi government forces have launched a massive operation to retake t

officials believe the water in the pool came from one of the tanks. the tank with the suspected leak is an older model that has leaked before. it's steel pilates are bolted together rather than welded. tokyo electric power plans to remove the remaining water in the tank for further treatments. >>> officials at the plant are facing another problem they say the number of injuries among workers last year doubled and put it down to inexperience. tepco officials say 63 workers were injured. one worker died after falling from a storage tank. the officials attribute the rise in the number of injuries to an increase in inexperienced employees. they say more than 70% of those injured have less than a year of experience at the plant. the number of plant workers doubled from 2013 because of the increase of construction of water storage tanks. last year as many as 7,000 people worked at the plant on any given day. tepco officials say they plan to step up the training of workers. >>> high school students from hiroshima have traveled to the u.n. headquarters to del

elected officials. however the press have been briefed. extensively. there is talk as you mentioned of jeffrey webb amohose on the fifa xhek tiexecutive commi along with jack warner, obviously expelled from world futbol, very controversial circumstances over allegations of briberly in the last fifa election for the presidency in 2011. julio rocha, rafael esquivelle, nicholas loas, the paraguayan, who asked the english bid to give him a knight hood. there has been a number of allegations around him. that's what "the new york times" and others are reporting this morning. talk of -- sports promotion officials being alejandro bussado, julio kinkais, and mario kinkais, and jose mangeleas. people alleging to have been arrested. i mean, charges of cal investigations of racketeering, money laundering, money fraud. tax evasion. those names half not been confirmed by justice officials butt but widely reported in several media. >> given this, it is earth shattering isn't it. awaiting the presidential election for

and talks between top foreign and defense officials from both nations. >>> in other news, chinese officials are objecting to the possible listing of some of japan's modern industrial areas as unesco world heritage sites. they say many koreans were forced to work there. therefore, they feel the sites don't live up to world heritage principles. china's foreign ministry spokesperson, hua chunying, touched on the issue at a regular news conference. >> translator: china shares south korea's concerns when it comes to the request to register the areas as world heritage sites. china opposes such a move. >> hua said many of the 23 industrial sites witnessed the use of forced labor from china, th world war ii. the international council on monuments and sites recently recommended the 23 sites receive world cultural heritage status. they date back to japan's industrial revolution in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. the world heritage committee will screen the recommendations and make formal decisions at its july meeting in germany. >>> japanese food products are facing stricter regulations in ta

political officials. but why is the u.s. government still studying anthrax and sending it from base to base? what's being developed? >> well, the fear, errol, is that it still can be used as a biological weapon. anthrax is deadly when it is airborne and the purpose of this training is to develop a test in the field to be able to tell if there is, indeed, any threat of this anthrax being used as a biological weapon, which could pose a very serious harm to people that it's used against, errol. as you mentioned, of course, it has been used in the past 2001 is fight. people died when anthrax was sent through the u.s. mail. >> and it is such a headline for the u.s. to inadvertently send live anthrax, you know, overseas. not to say even though it's just -- it's bad enough. it's sent all over the u.s. how could something like this happen? i know they're looking into it. is this really as simple as something being mislabeled? >> well, errol, right now we're told there is this investigation. it seems to have just been a mistake. but

softbank officials hope to improve their sluggish sales. yamada reported lower profits for the year that ended in march. the idea is to create a new business by linking yamada's home business with softbank's business. >>> work continues rebuilding from the 2011 earthquake and orders are flooding in ahead of tokyo olympics in 2020. there's some solutions. >> reporter: a new hotel is going up in tokyo and the construction crew is hard at work. the kind of work that puts bodies to the test. >> this is hard on my back. >> reporter: construction work in 1990 it was 4.5 million. at last count it was down 1 million. managers say they have a solution. workers will strap on this device invented by a start up firm. it takes the heavy out of heavy-lifting. i'm about to lift something that's more than half of my weight with this support suit. let's give it a try. it's heavy but not as hard as i thought. feels like somebody is pushing up my lower back. it all works automatically. a sensor is on the skin. the device uses this data to support the user in

the officials say that crude prices bottomed out in january. the impact of the lower cost is continuing. they say that the prices of goods will pick up. the weaker yen and cost of materials are casting a personal spending in japan. it shows that it worsened in april for the first time in five months. the consumer confidence index stood at 41 and a half and that's down 2.12 from the previous months. it's based on a kav yet of 8,400. they blame the prices of dare products and other food. they have maintained the assessment that consumer confidence is picking up. >>> checking the stocks they closed higher and the average was 0.8 percent and for the week the index road 1.8 percent on the strong corporate earnings. many invest or thes gain -- and the u.s. economic data has been weak. >>> moving on to the markets the shanghai dropped and closes at 44308. there's a gain for the week and similar long measures. hong kong expanded gains to two percent. that's the biggest one day gain and invest tors cheered the plan to speed up development of the countri

it's never been indonesia's official policy to turn back boats. >> the u.s. deputy secretary of state visited myanmar to hold talks with the president. he urged officials to work with regional partners to tackle the issue. >>> some rohingya migrants are telling how they got call the up in this humanitarian crisis. nhk world's yusuke ota reports. >> reporter: some of the rescued migrants are staying in a port city in aceh province, western indonesia. rohingya muslims from myanmar are queuing for food at this temporary shelter. about 260 rohingya people are being housed here. they drifted at sea for many days before they were rescued by a fishing boat. muhammad amin decided to flee persecution in myanmar, but the harsh reality of his sea journey was very different from what he had expected. amin paid more than $1,300 to a smuggler to set out on a boat with his two younger sisters, aged 13 and 15. their vessel was joined by others off the coast of thailand. amin says they were transferred to one boat. >> translator: there were so many people on the boat, we coul

officials. the u.s.case. >> trying to get these americans out because the hout thinks are now in power in yemen and they are looking for intermediaries to make contact with them. >> the "washington post" also says none of the four americans are government employees. the state department says it is aware of the reports and is working to get the prisoners released. officials say that due to privacy concerns they can can't release any specific information about the americans but added that the protection of american citizens abroad is a top priority. the rebels reportedly had planned to let one of the americans go but have since reversed that decision. meanwhile, another american sharif mobley seen right there, is also in hout think custody, held for more than five years on terrorism charges brought by the previous government. >>> i want to bring you up to date on this developing story. secretary of state john kerry was flown to a geneva switzerland, hospital earlier today after the he was injured in an acc

there's a former official who was wearing wires as he recorded conversations internally with fifa officials in the last couple of years. that's part of the investigation. that's been ongoing and as you pointed out, this is a major, major announcement. this is something that a lot of people have been asking about and wondering about from this organization. there's an election happening on friday. the long-time leader of fifa is expected to win re-election on friday and this, obviously, clouds that. we'll see whether or not this indeed does happen. some of those officials who are gathering in zurich this week, included today, are now going to be under arrest by authorities and expected to be facing extradition to the united states, john. >> so explain the legalities of all of this. the fbi is a u.s. organization, fifa is a world governing body based in another country. how does the fbi and the department of justice actually carry out these arrests? what's the legal basis here? >> that's a great question. and certainly one that people have asked about. what right does the united states have to

some officials in south korea oppose the nominations. they say korean people were forced to work at a number of the facilities during world war ii. japanese government officials say the historical significance of the facilities comes from before the early 20th century. they say that doesn't include world war ii. our correspondent says south korean foreign ministry officials would likely take a hard stance on the heritage bid in a meeting with japanese leaders. >>> japanese officials released data on the current account, the broadest measure of trade and invest wmt the rest of the world. ai uchida joins us. >> officials have for sometime now reported positive numbers and this morning people at the finance ministry said the numbers for march stayed in the black for the ninth straight month. they credited income gains and an improved trade balance. the surplus for march came in at nearly 2.8 trillion yen, that's more than $23 billion. japan's trade surplus stood at $5.6 billion, officials say a slide in crude oil prices from a year earlier

officials say over 450 health facilities were destroyed. they also say about 870,000 school children may not be able to resume their classes later this month because of the damage. u.n. resident coordinator for nepal told nhk on sunday reconstruction efforts are still a long way off. >> we hope the international community strongly supports us in terms of what time we have available and what we need to do to get the populations in those areas supported with the bare minimum, which would be shelter material and food stuffs. >> reporter: mcgoldrick says they're racing against the clock before the monsoon season begins next month. he says heavy rain could cause mudslides and further isolate villages in mountainous areas. >>> a strong earthquake hit tokyo and surrounding areas on monday afternoon. no injuries have been reported. the magnitude-5.5 quake struck north of tokyo. its focus was 56 kilometers deep. it did not trigger a tsunami. tremors were felt in a wide area of japan's main island. the strongest jolt was recorded in ibaraki prefectur

officials said their inspections did not find any safety problems. for the extension to be granted the reactors must pass a screening process based on the new requirements. the application must be approved by july 2016 before the takahama reactors can go back online. the kansai electric officials plan to carry out a special indication of inspection of the number three reactor at its mihama plant which started operating 38 years ago. >>> the death toll from the earthquake has passed 6,200. a medical team is on the ground providing support to survivors. in nepal, 6,120 people have been confirmed death and 13,000 others are injured and at least 100 people have died in neighboring india, china and bangladesh. crews from the u.s. and nepal pulled two people out of the rubble on thursday. they saved a teenaged boy who was trapped under a collapsed seven-story hotel. >> translator: when i went down the stairs i became crushed under the rubble. i heard someone come to help me and felt the jolt. >> a this 24-year-old woman was rescued by searchers from israel

japanese government officials are refuting that argument. they say they'll try to win understanding from the south koreans. south korean government officials are asking japan for talks on the matter. they hope to have the discussions by the time the world heritage committee meets in july. >>> the u.s. federal reserve has been keeping its key interest rate at near zero to prop up the u.s. economy but the fed's chair has warned about the effect of the loose policy on u.s. share price. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk. good morning. so tell us more about what janet yellen has to say. >> she did say the risk to panel stability at this point is moderate. specifically, she explained that the fed's not seeing rapid credit growth or broad-based pickup in leverage but share prices are renewing their highs and the fed's going to be keeping a close eye on the situation. >> i guess i would highlight the equity market valuations at this point generally are quite high. now they're not so high when your compare the returns on equities to the r

currency surged following comments by officials. janet yellen suggested the fed could hike its key rate within this year. in china, the shanghai composite extended its gains to seven days adding 0.6% to 4941. many investors cheered the strong data on industrial profits in april. the figure rose for the first time in seven months. seoul's kospi slid by 1.7% to 2107. that's its lowest level in nearly two weeks. some korean market players fear a rate hike. same concern weighed on many other markets in southeast asia. philippines currently down 1.68%. indonesia 1.27%. hong kong snapped its two days of gains closing the session nearly 0.6% down. sidney retreated more than 0.8% from a three week high hit the previous day. energy related shares were sold on lower crude oil prices. >>> the bank of japan has pushed back its deadline for achieving its 2% inflation goal. it says ill will take until the first half of fiscal 2016 to meet the target. some boj executives are unsure of the challenge. minutes from a bank of japan meeting show three

officials say there's no threat to families at this time. harris county, one of 40 counties being tie claired a disaster by -- declared a tafter by the governor -- d.a.er -- disaster by the governor. that's the latest from the houston area. back to you. >> all right. sally mcdonald standing in a lot of water outside of houston. thank you. >>> now to new office in the rods in the eastern span of the bay bridge. today, caltrans says 99% of the tower's anchor rods can withstand a major earthquake. the agency says it's tested all 408 rods that can be accessed after two steel roads showed cracking. engineers were concerned that exposure to water made them brittle. caltrans says 406 rods passed a pole test in which they were subjected to tremendous force. the two rods that failed will be removed and sent to a laboratory. two rods were previously removed for analysis and 14 cannot be tested because they are not accessible. >>> fans who have tickets to see the as or the warriors today are encouraged to grab a b.a.r.t. or amtrak ticket as well. colis

local government officials and staff took part. many were there to advertise lesser known spots in addition to bigger city destinations like tokyo and osaka. >> competition to attract chinese tourists is heating up around the world. japan hopes to win their share by promoting bunt tourism resources and topnotch customer service. >> last year the number of people from mainland china that travelled overseas topped 100 million for the first time. it was up more than 80% from the previous year. >>> some investors are reacting nervously to comments by janet yellin who said she thinks stock valuations are high. tokyo shares dropped down 1.23%. the stronger yen also weighed on exporters. they say they're caution ahead of the u.s. jobs data due out on friday. in shanghai they ended at the lowest point in weeks. the index tumbled nearly 2.8% to 4112. they are worried that they will reign in high levels of margin financing financing. the index in hong kong dipped 1.27%. sidney fell to a fresh three-month low, and it was a one month low. indo

we know officials from 17 countries have been invited to attend. we also spoke to some of the ambassadors here from european countries in thailand and they say they were invited at the last minute, but only for the first morning session presumably just the opening statements. it is also unclear what level the officials will be coming from the countries and not ministerial level. therefore, the question is what concrete outcomes will come from that meeting. we do expect concrete and clear statement on the number of migrants that have arrived clear information on the ongoing search-and-rescue operations. the u.n. assesses there are about 2500 migrants still at sea, many for months, and suffering, obviously, terrible conditions, and are questions about whether they have sufficient food, water, and other vital needs. really, not expect there will be a concrete outcome that will see this human trafficking trade stamped out, but you do see some arrests being made. there is hope there will be concrete outcomes moving forward to stamp out the human traffic

officials imposed that rule after the nuclear accident in 2011. a group of japanese lawmakers told president ma the new regulations are not based on scientific evidence. >> translator: we are urging taiwanese authorities to address the issue quickly and appropriately, so good relations would build between japan and taiwan and won't be hindered. >> taiwanese authorities have not said whether they'll rethink their plans. >>> japan's foreign minister called for closer economic ties with cuba during his current visit to the country. fumio kishida met the president of the cuba/japan parliamentary friendship league on thursday. kishida is the first japanese foreign minister to visit the country. kishida told gutierrez he believes there are bright prospects for the relationship between their two countries. cuba is in the process of normalizing relations with the u.s. and japanese businesses have growing expectations that cuba will become an attractive investment destination. gutierrez said he welcomed kishida's visit and expressed his intention to help s

and do you expect officials to start talking about what other officials have done behind closed doorsk it's very hard to predict what is going to happen behind closed doors. i can tell you what is happening in front of open doors. we saw the fifa communications manager today take a press conference and try to spin this as a wonderful day for fifa as and a great positive endorsement for the fifa leadership. it's a bit of an oxymoron using leadership and fifa executives together because there is no leadership whatsoever. so we just don't know what is going to happen. and whether the sponsors are saying something behind closed doors or not, we're urging them to come out and condemn what has been going on and to demand proper reform. >> reporter: the kenya army is carrying out massive security operation in a refugee camp. they are searching for suspected al-shabab fighters. the somali-based group ambushed that area on tuesday. mo, what do we know about this ambush of officers? >> reporter: well richelle the ambush happened on the border of kenya and somalia, and not far away from the refu

officials from myanmar will participate in the meeting. the government refuses to recognize rohingya as citizens and claim most of the migrants did not board boats in myanmar. >>> japanese government leaders are proposing security legislation that would broaden the scope of the self-defense forces. and they're explaining how those changes would work. they want to allow personnel to provide logistical support to foreign troops anywhere in situations that have a serious impact on japan's peace and security. kazuo kitagawa is the deputy chief of komeito, the junior coalition partner of the ruling democratic party. >> translator: i trust there is a certain limitation in recognizing a situation as having an important influence on japan's peace and security. what would your criterion be? >> prime minister shinzo abe said the government will review each situation case by case. >> translator: we will aim towards an objective and rational judgment after careful consideration of the intentions of the parties involved their capabilities, the location

and what's the background to the latest accusations against fifa and its officials?reporter: well, darren, i think we are still at this point working out exactly how serious this is. fifa officials arriving at the hotel where the arrests were made in switzerland this morning were caught completely by surprise. it's seemingly part of a u.s. investigation. it could well involve former fifa official chuck. [ inaudible ] who pointedly said a few couple of years ago that he was turned whistle blower against five uh-huh rumored that he was wearing a wire tap at some important fifa meetings, so the charges and arrests may well result from that. at the moment we assessing how serious this is. we are expecting a press conference in new york in a few hours time. to get an explanation. >> as you say the details are still sketchy at the moment. is this likely to change set bladder's election. >> i stands bladder isn't amongst those being charged. and you would think in any normal situation a major arrest being made on the eve of a reelection would have a major impact of the seth

officials have condemned these bombings.he death toll in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in nigeria has risen to 26 people. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred on saturday afternoon while worshipers were praying inside. it comes one day after the country's new president was inaugurated. >>> u.s. vice president joe biden announced his oldest son, beau biden passed away on saturday. the iraq war with veteran and the former delaware attorney general had been battling brain cancer. beau biden is survived by his wife and two children. he was 4 6 years old. banchts to the story of the taliban five. efforts to keep the men inside of qatar. earlier my colleague, natalie allen spoke with counterterrorism expert david gardenstein ross. he is a senior fellow at the foundation for defense and democracies. >> what was the deal exactly? is there wiggle room for the u.s. to renege on the deal? >> the primary purpose of the deal was to prevent them from leaving qatar. the primary purpose was to make sure they

officials say the fight for ramadi is not over. for the latest, let's bring in ian lee. >> reporter: good morning, john. isis is in control of ramadi. we are hearing of pockets of resistance. we know isis does not treat their captives well. for the most part, iraqi forces have pulled out following some very heavy fighting. 500 people have been killed in the final moments of the fall of ramadi. isis storming in and taking control of the area and seizing heavy weapons. they seized weapons and missiles and tanks. a big victory with the material and politically propaganda for them. also opens up a el salvadordoppler radar corridor. they are in control of fallujah. it is a fortified city but it puts them at the gates there. secretary of state john kerry traveling and commented on the latest developments. take a listen. >> every single country in the region bar none is opposed to da'ish and engaged in fighting them. i'm confident about the longer road but yes, there will be moments like yesterday in ramadi and difficult challenges ahead.

officials said steel makers keep cutting production. they say demand for the automobile and housing sectors has yet to fully recover. >>> japan is seeking international understanding for its efforts to restart the country's research whaling program. japanese experts will meet on friday with members of the scientific community of the international whaling community in wisteria lane. the committee will discuss tokyo's revised plan to conduct research whaling. the international court of justice last year ordered japan to stop the program. the court ruled that it does not meet sign tick standards. japanese fisheries ministry hope to resume research whaling towards the end of the year. >> translator: we will try our best to have the members of the committee understand that scientific basis of our new plan. >> japanese government officials are offering to reduce the number of whales caught to one-third of the previous plan. >>> finance ministry officials have released data showing that japan is still the biggest creditor nation. they say the

officials say at least 26 people are injured. there is a large scale search and rescue operation underway right now in that town. the town of 2,600 people. van not the only texas city hit by a tornado. in east land county, a reported tornado killed one person and injured three others. other tornadoes dropped heavy rain all the way from colorado to iowa. >> we are getting more information on the weather events through the morning. >>> a breakthrough in yemen. houthi rebels offered a five-day cease-fire. the cease-fire is scheduled to take effect tuesday which would allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians who need it. our frederik pleitgen monitoring the developments. good morning, fred. >> reporter: good morning, john. before the cease-fire takes hold it seems it is shaky. the saudis have stepped up the air campaign over the weekend. they were they were saying they conducted 140 missions alone. we just a couple of minutes ago got confirmation a moroccan f-16 went down over yemen on sunday. it's unclear what the fate of the crew

something reflected by other officials. vice speaker of the russian parliament, state duma, saying this is essentially an attempt to throw mud at russia, to discredit russia and to rob us of the world cup. when you move to social media side of this. i think you get two different camps. people who are pro government. people who are anti-government. pro government, talking how this is an american conspiracy. a lot of traction this idea. this is a sort of an attempt by the west to take the glorious world cup from the well-deserved russians away in 2018. of course the host nation in that year. but you have also got opponents of the russian government as well. who are beg critical of the state of corruption in the country. one tweet here we picked up from a russian citizen saying, "look it would be great if fif@taa 20 from russia, maybe patients with cancer will get a little more money." some people very critical of russian affairs and state of corruption in the country, rosemary. >> all right, matthew chance. giving us some rea

amtrak plans to officially open this stretch of the northeast corridor by tomorrow morning. live in port richmond randy gyllenhaal nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> amtrak is already facing a first lawsuit over this week's deadly derailment. what about the rest of the victims? find out why the company may not be obligated to cover the costs. >>> new information on an overnight fire. fire officials lifted a shelter in place order for those living near the two businesses affected. but fire crews remain on the scene hours later mopping up. nbc 10's monique braxton has more on their response. >> reporter: the early morning inferno heavily involved when 100 firefighters arrived here in this industrial park. the intense flames coming from the 1000 block of callwell kay woke this family. >> we screamed. i was afraid of a spark hitting the pine tree and engulf or home. >> reporter: the chief says the roof collapsed as the blaze grew to three alarms. there were multiple explosions but no firefighters were injured. we watched as they used a drone to closely examine the fire sweeping thro

emergency officials and city officials here in houston say there are still a number of people that aredered to be missing. so search and rescue operations continue waiting for these floodwaters to recede. so they can get into some of the hardest hit neighborhoods and continue the search process out there the homes and neighborhoods. very dramatic efforts going on. we saw rather ingenious operations going on as well. fire and rescue teams trying to get to people making 911 calls, abandoned areas and lower-lying areas that traded them in for public works vehicles and used those as makeshift ambulances to pull people out of some of the hardest hit neighborhoods. a dramatic scene here. the good news is for most of the day, it did not rain. however, in the coming days more rain is expected nobt forecast. that means floodwaters could rise up again. state officials across the state are warning people once these flash flood situations emerge to react quickly. we've heard time and time again from people around the state that it takes just a matter of minutes. water around their ankles and just