officials with the u.n.orld food program say 60 million north koreans, nearly 70% of the population, suffer from malnutrition. and things could get even tougher this winter. north koreans endured a severe drought this spring. then widespread flooding. south korean experts estimate the extreme weather will leave a shortage of 1 million tons of grain. and still, kim jong-un went ahead. this year marks 100 years since the birth of his grandfather, the nation's founder, kim il-song. his father died last december. and now kim jong-un is trying to put his stamp on history. nhk world, tokyo. >>> as we've been reporting, the japanese government has announced that officials in north korea have launched a missile. government officials say the north koreans went ahead with the launch at 9:49 local time this morning. they said the missile went off in a southerly direction. the north koreans say they were launching a rocket to put a satellite into orbit. but leaders in seoul and elsewhere say they were carrying out a tes

the official campaign lasts 12 days. voters head to the polls on sunday, december 16th. >>> there's another launch of long rang ballistic miss. >> caller:. there mi missile. north korean officials say the launch will happen between december 10th and 22nd be the rocket will head south. may that he had similar preparations in april. that launch ended in failure. they've given their schedule and planned trajectory to the u.n. in charge of maritime safety. officials with the international maritime organization say the north koreans plan to launch between 7:00 a.m. and noon local time. the first stage of a three stage missile is expected to fall in the yellow seat west of south korea. the second is expected to land east of the philippines. alerts to shipping companies have been issued. government officials in seoul have seen the scenario before. foreign ministry officials met separately with envoys from japan, the united states, china and russia. it's believed they discussed ways to cancel the launch. the ships have technolog

the officials visit at least once a month. they go over safety instructions and make sure all the poison is where it should be. and they set up a telephone hotline so that seniors in trouble could talk to someone at any hour. >> translator: i live here alone. the officials occasionally pop in to say hi. i fell like they're my daughters and sons. >> reporter: officials say they have to make frequent visits to build up trust and spot signs of trouble. they say they haven't seen any suicides since they started their program. they know more people need help, but they have a limited budget and few staff. >> translator: people who are less well off tend to have health issues or look sad. i worry that no matter how hard we try, a suicide could happen. >> reporter: he says he and his colleagues know if there's a problem as soon as they step in the door. the people he sees aren't asking for much, just a little dignity near the end of their lives. kaho izumitani, nhk world, seoul. >> for more on this issue i earlier talked with nhk repo

official cause of the collapse.say the investigation will take several weeks. >>> a u.s. karat has ordered anti-whaling group sea shepherd to stop disrupting japanese research whaling. the u.s. court of appeals in san francisco gave a preliminary injunction on monday. the injunction pribtsz the u.s.-based group from attacking japanese-based whaling ships and their crews. it bans the vessel from sailing in a manner that could endanger safe navigation. it also prohibits sea shepperd from approaching the ships from 500 yards or about 460 feeters in open cease. the rug folds follows an appeal in april. a u.s. federal court rejected their request in march that sea shepherd stop obstructing japanese activities in the antarctic ocean. the new preliminary injunction will remain valid until a court issues an official ruling. the japanese institute said in a statement on tuesday it welcomes the court decision. the sea shepherd organization said it will set sail for the antarctic in a bid to discourage japanese ships from whal

the launch had officials scrambling to catch up. north korean authorities announced monday they were extending the launch window by a week because of problems. south korean officials said their intelligence suggested a delay. they said north korean crews removing the missile from a launch pad possibly to repair it. they told nhk the technical problems didn't just affect the first stage control engine module. that possibly the entire system. but after the launch, south korean defense ministry spokesperson kim minsuk said the information had not been officially confirmed despite the fact it came from the government. commanders of japan's self defense forces put their personnel on high alert for the duration of the launch window which ended december 29th. north koreans said liftoff would happen one day before noon. that didn't stop them from heading to okinawa wednesday morning. chief of staff flew back to a base west of tokyo right after the launch. self defense force representatives haven't disclosed whether they detected any early w

now officials are planning further lines. in an interview with nhk, the minister said afghanistan is planning now routes. >> translator: we aim to build links with two neighbors by the end of next year and we hope to start construction soon after. >> reporter: the asian development project is aexpected to overassist us. the head of the office, it plans to offer $240 million to help finance the project. afghanistan is rich in natural resources. its deposits of crude oil, ian ore, gold, copper and other resources are estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. the government has set its sights on developing mines and oil fields and exporting resources to neighboring countries by rail. but the countries aspirations go even further. it hopes to eventually extend rail links as far as pakistan and iran. but afghanistan's geographical features such as high peaks and rugged grounds are -- a chinese farm that conducted preconstruction railway between pakistan and afghanistan returned negative results. >> translator: the company informed

corrupt officials have moved an estimated 120 billion dollars abroad. thousands of them have retired on their ill-gotten wealth, while hundreds of thousands continue to take bribes. and those are just the official figures. >> there is corruption everywhere in china. government officials have to bribe someone to get their posts in the first place. then once they're in office they take money. they keep a part of it for themselves, and use the rest to bribe higher-ranking officials. >> for years journalist zhu ruifeng has been investigating cases of corruption throughout china. he has exposed a number of senior figures and revealed how closely business interests and politics are entangled. >> entrepreneurs have to conspire with the government. it starts when they register their business. if they don't pay, they don't get the authorization or other permits they need. the government controls all aspects of the economy and to do business you have to bribe officials. the people's supervision network is the name of the website where zhu publishes the results of

officials say at least 530 people are still missing. fallen trees and debris are blocking roads and bridges, and emergency supplies have been slow to reach many devastated towns. >>> afghanistan's intelligence chief has been seriously wounded in a bomb attack in kabul. the taliban has claimed responsibility for thursday's attack on the close aide to president hamid karzai. the incident underscores questions about the afghan government's ability to maintain security. hideki yui has the story from kabul. >> reporter: national khalid was at a guest house to welcome when he became the target of a suicide attack. khalid is a close aide to president karzai. he began his job in september. karzai announced the attack. he said khalid is being treated in hospital. >> reporter: the inter-agency spokesperson says the attack closely resembles the one used to assassinate burhanuddin rabbani in september 2011. rabbani was imam charged with negotiating peace with the taliban. his death was a major setback for the karzai government. the taliban has issu

become official. -- a sand which lawmakers believe should become official. and some monkey business around the campfire. no small as for these. >> the ravens say a few thousand tickets will be available to the public tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. we know the ravens will play at the bank stadium either saturday january 5 or sunday january 6. important notes. there is a six-ticket limit for each customer. you can only buy tickets online at ticketmaster or by phone. no tickets will be available at the box office. a local retailer hopes to turn purple into green. fans and columbia are printing shirts. >> the town is a bracing even more that -- embracing even more than normal. >> lawmakers want the softshell crabs and much to be -- sand wich to be the officials damage. -- official sandwich. >> think twice after seeing this. hey -- and a quorum and chattering at a shopping center. a lot of things lived in there. officials say they do not know exactly. >> a boeing 77, of course. a hundred 29 passengers and

officials are expected to equip the forces with an aircraft that has the functions of a plane and helicopter. ministry sources say the aircraft is among those under consideration. u.s. forces deported the plane this year. ospreys can fly twice as fast as the helicopter and four times as far before they need to refuel and they can transport three times the weight. the deployment of the osprey sparked protest in okinawa and elsewhere because of concerns about its safety record. ministry sources say they will consider public opinion and the cost of introducing the planes. japanese peacekeepers in the golan heights have begun to return home as their 16-yir-long mission nears its end. the first group of 33 members of the self-defense forces arrived at narita airport in tokyo on monday. government officials decided earlier this month to recall the peacekeepers earlier than planned. securing their safety had become difficult because of the civil war in syria. defense ministry officials say the remaining 14 members will wrap up their mission by mid-january. >>> japan first sent sdf personnel to the

chinese officials called on the u.s. government to make sure that the security checks were fair and transparent. they'll discuss the issue at the u.s.-china joint commission on commerce and trade in washington. the meeting begins on tuesday. chinese vice premier and u.s. trade representative ron kirk will attend the meeting. they're also expected to discuss u.s. restrictions on exports of high-tech products to china. >>> that is the latest in business headline. here's a check on markets. >>> south koreans are wonder whog will lead them after they go to the polls on wednesday. two candidates are out in front and running a close race ahead of a presidential election. and they're running right up to the last hour. nhk world joins us live from central seoul. anna? >> reporter: gene, people have gathered behind me to hear a campaign speech. she picked a symbolic location. this is seoul's main street and she is speaking a short distance away from the blue house where the president lives and works. the election race trying to s

slapped sanctions on russian officials it accuses of human rights violations. plus egypt's islamised rulers say to prosecute the opposition for allegedly inciting an uprising just days after a low turnout referendum approved a controversial new constitution. hello good morning you're watching live from moscow with me andrey pharma. so four people have died and four others are in a critical condition after a pan prasenjit jet crash landed at a moscow airport the plane is said to have overshot the runway splintering into pieces and littering an outlying highway with temporary but the crash investigation now in full swing we can cross live to our feet within a kitchen of a resort for new cover airport medina is there anything new that has emerged about the crash. right well of the wreckage of the plane had been cleared over at the unite in particular the cabin of the plane that threw on of the highway right after the plane broke into three large pieces so the over the cabin of the plane that was flying right owned the roads what has also been removed and now the t

officials with the u.n. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs say there's no more safe areas where people can take fuge. they need help to feed people an treat the sick. the u.n. officials have made similar appeals but this year member nations only contributed 60% of what they asked for. >>> government and opposition forces have taken their fights to the golan heights. u.n. peace keepers in the area monitor the cease-fire between syria and israel. the security council decided on wednesday to extend the forces mandate by another six months. commanders have rotated units of 50 self-defense personnel through the mission since 1996. they have been responsible for transportation and logistics. japanese government officials say they will pull sdf members back next month because they are worried about safety. their mission was scheduled to wrap up in the leersd . >>> the leaders of india have agreed to work together. india's prime minister met with representatives from the ten member association of so

senior military officials say they started deploying marines in october. they had already stationed naval officers there. the commanders say they've almost doubled the number of personnel on some of the islands. the marines underwent training to protect the territory and carrying upgraded weapons. the military is expanding a facility on the island of lawok. to manage threats from china and from north korea. the new defense minister has revealed plans to strengthen the self-defense forces. he addressed about 600 senior officials from the defense ministry and the self-defense forces on his first day on the job. >> translator: our nation's security is under increasing threat. we need to review our capabilities both in quality and quantity. >> he pointed to the dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. chinese planes have flown into and around japanese air space in the area and chinese ships have sailed into japanese waters. he said he's also concerned about north korea's nuclear and missile development programs. >>> newly released details showed

xi has pledged to tackle corruption among party officials. he and the rest of the new leadership are reportedly planning to overhaul the structure of government. government sources say the leaders plan to cut one in three ministries from 27 to 18. they're planning to do away with a railways ministry and transfer its functions to the communications ministry. critics say poor oversight led to the crash last year of a high-speed train. 40 people were killed. and the former head of the railways ministry was dismissed in a bribery scandal. officials in the agriculture ministry will take over the responsibility of the water resources ministry, and those in the culture ministry will take on the duties of three other departments. analysts say xi could be trying to reduce the powers of senior civil servants to defuse public frustration. but history suggests it may not be easy. premiere wen jiabao had a similar plan five years ago, but conservatives prevented him from carrying it out. >>> populous, prosperous, pushing ahead. china's rise for wealth, po

north korean officials tried again in april. that one exploded shortly after takeoff, but the first booster burned 18 seconds longer than those used in previous attempts. the experts believe engineers may have succeeded in reducing the size of a nuclear warhead. south korean officials say workers have completed the assembly of the three-stage missile. they say once the crew injects the fuel, it will be ready to go. authorities in pyongyang say they'll launch between the 10th and 22nd of this month. they say they're sending a satellite into orbit, but leaders of japan and other countries believe the north koreans are carrying out a test of a long-range ballistic missile. >>> the senior u.s. diplomat on north korea has warned the leadership there. he said the u.s. will refer the matter to the u.n. security council if they go ahead with the launch. >> we will be prepared to work with our partners, including the united nations security council, to respond in a swift, effective, and credible manner. >> davies said the u.s. could stre

officials and the u.s. delegation on the state of affairs when it comes to treating children both at home and abroad and this is a meeting and hopefully some sort of grilling session that will take place in at the end of generally beginning of february next year but you know in terms of whether or not this is going to have some sort of long term impact this is of course a big question because we've never heard the united states apologize about these types of things before now we don't have very much time left i want to ask you very quickly looking at the bigger picture what is the state of violence in afghanistan today is it getting any better while liz that is the most important question here in the sense that you know no the answer is very simple the state of affairs is not getting better we're hearing reports from the pentagon the latest one saying that violence has been peaking this summer at over thirty five hundred strikes against u.s. troops that you know as the u.s. is trying to bring to a clause th

government's official position on the senkaku islands. analysts say the bill could send a strong message to the government on this issue. >>> as we mentioned earlier the typhoon that hit the philippines is taking a toll. rachel ferguson is here with the details. >> hi. yes. bopha is now located to the west of the philippines, having moved across the islands. it's still a typhoon, so still a very potent system. winds are sustained at 126 with gusts at 180. so it hasn't changed much recently. it's heading up to the south china sea where it's likely to linger for the next couple of days. its very difficult to see what this storm is going to do, but we will keep a close eye on it. it's still a very powerful system. across the north you're seeing heavy rain continue here. this is because the system is pulling in moisture from the north. but down to the south where the devastation occurred, it is going to be a lot drier, and certainly the winds have died down. so that's good news for the rescue and recovery effort that will be continuing throug

known only to top officials. this is the comes of a country house stalin's personal residence even though sixty years have passed since the death of the soviet leader his remains top secret filming has only been allowed here on rare occasions stalin spent his last twenty years and consider right up to his death. historians still puzzled over his mysterious demise did he die a natural death always someone else involved. he's upstairs with our family whole or it's not appropriate to talk about one's pride like that and i knew i was bright so yes i raised so on and so forth look at events at least to the first base which i will theater director alexander has frequently been offered the role of stalin and he's flatly refused every time. he prefers to work with the classics looking for parallels with the type of stalinist you know who. are full of it i can't understand how he can love anybody. all his life he's avoided mentioning stalin in relation to himself few people know that alexander is not just a theatre direct

russia says the recent official recognition of syrian rebels by the u.s. and its allies is only fueling the armed conflict in syria moscow also reiterated its position that political dialogue is the only solution to the conflict as well to europe is going to reports. for the past twenty four hours international media has been buzzing with speculation that russia changed its position on the cough against syria now the speculation in the media began after on thursday one of the foreign ministry senior officials was misinterpreted when he quoted the syrian syrian opposition which said that president assad was losing control over the country now there's been an official announcement from the foreign ministry which basically says russia's stance on the issue is still the same and still does not support any side of the conflict it does not plan to shoulder president assad although the situation in syria is deteriorating and russia is looking at the possibility of evacuating russian citizens out of there the foreign ministry has stressed once again that there cou

south korean government officials say their neighbors are sending up a missile. they say it has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers capable of reaching the u.s. west coast. experts used data from previous launches to make their estimate. they say a missile launched in 2009 had a range of almost 7,000 kilometers. north korean officials tried again in april. the rocket exploded shortly after takeoff. but the first booster burned 18 seconds longer than those used in previous attempts. the experts believe engineers may have succeeded in reducing the size of a nuclear warhead. south korean officials say workers have completed the assembly of the three-stage missile. they say once the crew injects the fuel, it will be ready to go. authorities in pyongyang say they've launch between the 10th and 22nd of this month. they say they're sending a satellite into orbit. but leaders of japan and other countries believe the north koreans are carrying out a test of a long-range ballistic missile. the senior u.s. diplomat on north korea has warned the leadership there. he said

officials say at least 530 people are still missing. fallen trees and debris are blocking roads and bridges, and emergency supplies have been slow to reach many devastated towns. >>> afghanistan's intelligence chief has been seriously wounded in a bomb attack in kabul. the taliban has claimed responsibility for thursday's attack on the close aide to president hamid karzai. the incident underscores questions about the afghan government's ability to maintain security. hideki yui has the story from kabul. >> reporter: the national directorate was at a guest house to welcome when he became the target of a suicide attack. halib is a cross aide to president karzai. he began his job in september. karzai announced the attack. he said halib is being treated in hospital. >> reporter: the agency spokesperson says the attack closely resembles the one used to assassinate rabbani in september 2011. rabbani was a man charged with negotiating peace with the taliban. his death was a major setback for the karzai government. the taliban has issued a state

officials are offering up to $2,000 in a crash -- cash reward. snow, sleet, and then the high winds moved in. bge has been working to restore weather-related outages as quickly and safely as possible and urges customers to call its outages line at -- bge officials say it is important to have a plan in place in case of an outage like building an emergency kit that includes non-perishable food, supplies, and blankets. >> the winter storms are bearing down on the northeast today. this deadly system is blamed for nine deaths and has caused travel disruptions around the country. >> from parts of new york to maine, heavy snowfall and treacherous travel conditions. >> it has been brutal. >> some areas got up to 2 feet before the system moved on. along with snow, the system could bring drenching rain and possible flooding to coastal new jersey and parts of massachusetts, areas that are still recovering from hurricane sandy. >> it has become too much. >> thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed this week. in philadelphia, average weights were se

officials plan to extend it to 16,000 kilometers by 2020. the chinese government temporarily suspended construction of high-speed train lines after 40 people died in a two-train collision last year. but it has resumed construction with the aim of helping correct economic disparities between the coastal areas and shoring up the economy. questions remain about the safety of high-speed railways. >> translator: it's good to be fast as well as safe but safety should be given priority. >> reporter: many ministry officials stress that they reinforced safety measures. these include reducing maximum speed to 303 kilometers per hour for the time being. 50 kilometers per hour slower than the trains are capable of. nhk world. >>> populous, prosperous, pushing ahead. china's wealth brought it power, wealth and problems. pollution threat continues their health and strained relations with its neighbors. find out the challenges that china faces on "newsline." >>> investors on tokyo markets are seeing numbers they haven't seen in months. we have been seeing

tallies the official results were not there now it's until after the next stage the draft will shape the i was trained by the islamists but has been slammed by the opposition correspondent belcher is in cairo for us. it has been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution in the last few hours we've got preliminary results of course fishel ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it was a yes vote the muslim brotherhood together with media outlets numbers and matching up there saying approximately fifty six point five percent voted yes forty three percent point five percent voting no this will seem to being of course a major break the opposition forces particularly because in this round only two of the governor it's involved to the ten you voted actually voted no to the constitution this particular stage of the referendum was largely seemed to be the biggest chance for a no vote to the constitution as the governor it's involved actually voted against the president during the pres

he said he has exposed corruption among top government officials and some officials have commented on this and the prime minister of belize saying that mcafee is "bonkers >>shepard: concerns about his health last week or a stunt? >>guest: he claimed to have chest pains when he arrived in gatt male and he could have had a heart attack but now he says the symptoms were the result of stress from life on the run. >> the problem i had the other day i did not eat for to days and i drank little liquids and for the first time in many years i have been smoking almost nonstop and i stood up, passed out, hit my head on the wall, and came to and to total confusion. i am fine now. report report life on the run began a month ago. now he is in guatemala with his 20-year-old girl. they are being detained for illegally entering the country. >>shepard: police revealed new details of a key piece of evidence in the colorado movie massacre, the notebook that james holmes sent to a psychiatrist at the university of colorado. sources have told fox news that the notebook contained violent descriptions of a p

and the fbi has the lead here now supporting the local and state officials. we're talking about 18 children reportedly dead, eight adults. we know of at least three individuals who were brought to the danbury hospital, which is a trauma three hospital. the president having been informed at 10:30 this morning by john brennan. obviously they are tracking it very closely at the white house. the state has the lead, but the fbi supports local law enforcement and local responders who came to the incident. the local police department has about 46 or 47 officers. this is a small community about an hour and a half outside of new york city. >> as david said, hard to explain to our kids. hard to explain to ourselves. what in the world has happened here? all these kids killed by a lone gunman in an elementary school just before christmas? i mean, it's just impossible to understand. >> here are some of the initial police transmission tapes when the calls came in. >> indicated she thinks there's someone shooting in the building. >> the individual that i have on the phone i

officials say there will be consequences.hey report this is video of watching the launch at command center. the three-stage rocket is similar to one to carry warhead to california. but the north is long way from pulling off the nuclear attac attack. this rocket carried weather satellite but the launch itself violates all kind of united nations resolution. >> the international community has to continue to make clear that there won't be any benefit for north korea in this. and on the contrary, that there will be consequences. >> shepard: no word on what the consequences might be as usual. by the way, analysts say north korea spent more than $1 billion on the last two rocket launchs. enough to feed the country for a year. that country is very hungry. jennifer griffin at the pentagon tonight. where was this headed? >> reporter: well, remember, the pentagon was tracking this with egypt radar. the u.s. navy moved several warships in to the pacific. with that radar on board. they were watching. waiting for the launch. according to t

officials save the content of the snow pack is 146% of normal for this time of year. the snow pack provides a third of the water supply for homes, farms and industries in california. the first official snow survey is scheduled for next week. >>> a fatal accident closed pap lo road this afternoon. the highway patrol says the chevy trail blazer going north crossed the center line and hit a car coming the other way. a woman from richmond and her dog died in the passat. the driver of the trail blazer, a man in his 20s suffered a broken arm in the collision. >>> santa rosa police are investigating the death of a 70 year old woman who was found in a pond at a condominium complex this morning. a man found the body at the wood lake complex off eulupa avenue north when he came to clean up from a party. he recognized the woman as his neighbor. neither lived at the condo complex. police say there were no obvious signs showing how that woman died. >>> oakland police have evacuated people from their homes this afternoon while they dispose of some explosives. about one this afterno

the school officials want to consult with local authorities about what to do next. following the shooting in october, the pakistani government was ready to work harder to improve women's education in the country. it has also called for international support to achieve its goal. muslim insurgents are attacking schools in northwestern pakistan. many girls go to school fearing they will be targeted next. >> and that wraps up our bulletin for today. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. >>> chinese police are arresting cult members for spreading doomsday rumors and the country's media is busy refuting the idea that world will end on friday, december 21st. the people's daily reported that rumors have no scientific basis. the beijing times said on the weather page that a strong cold snapple grip the country over the weekend but that this has nothing to do with the world ending. >>> u.s. and chinese trade officials discussed mutual concerns at a high level bilateral meeting held annually. china wants the u.s. to stop restrictions on foreign investments and the u.s. is urging

slap sanctions on russian officials it accuses of human rights violations. plus egypt islam is true is seek to prosecute the opposition for allegedly inciting an uprising just days after a referendum approved a controversial new constitution. morning welcome you're watching live from moscow with me. four people have died and four others are in a critical condition after a passenger jet crash landed at a moscow airport the plane is said to have overshot the runway splintering into paces and littering an outlying highway with debris but the crash investigation now in full swing we can cross live to parties moving the chain over the new can for airport medina we can see the wreckage behind you there what is the situation at the airport at them i'm. well currently of the a recreation as well as of the black boxes of the plane had been a clear egypt over the night in particular as well as of the cabin of the plane that through right on the top of the highway after the plane a broken two three a massive pieces you ring the crash but as you just mentioned this mass

officials. >> how are you doing?eople who recently stood in line at a job fare near palm springs, california. he is willing to move to support his two young children. >> everybody has to make sacrifices in life to go anywhere. opportunity presents itself, you might as well reach out and grab it. >> with british columbia and alberta presenting a shortage of more than 150,000 over the next decade, americans have an opportunity to earn big money, up to $150,000 a year or more for some trades. the average temperature here in the winter hovers around freezing. but the province of alberta boasts a household median income of $83,000 a year compared to $50,000 in the u.s. so many canadian firms are hoping americans won't worry so much about the weather and focus instead on the cold, hard cash. iron worker mike reardon left minnesota for alberta's capital city of edmonton which serves as a stapling ground for many of the big oil companies. he is now making twice what he was back home. >> there is so much work out there. the o

is giving the opposition a boost by granting it official approval. and the launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations meanwhile an official tally is released by the isn't this can show a narrow majority backing the charter position which has been urging a no vote what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage journalist bill true has been following the events in current spirit tense nights here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution got to live in the results so of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicate

voted to bonk the disputed draft constitution in around one a referendum so the claim is based on an official tallies there for sure results will not be announced until after the next stage so they dry out by the islamist but has been slammed by the opposition so our correspondent is in cairo for us what will. be to tell you right here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution in the last few hours we've got preliminary results of course traditional. to come out of the second round indicate that it was a yes but the most a brotherhood together with the media outlets numbers and matching up there saying approximately fifty six point five percent voted yes i was forty three point five percent voting you know this will seem to be of course a major blow to the opposition forces particularly because in this round only two of the governorates in both through the ten you voted i see voted as a nose to the opposition with numbers as high as seventy percent in the ports of the constitution across the country this particular stage of

slap sanctions on russian officials it accuses of human rights violations. and egypt's rumors want their opponents and a lot of the country's top prosecutors probe opposition leaders for allegedly inciting an uprising just days after a low turnout referendum approves a controversial new constitution. and i welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me andrey farmer. four people have died and four others are in a critical condition after a passenger jet crash landed at a moscow airport the plane is said to have overshot the runway splintering into pieces and littering an outlying highway with deborah artie's medina question of a report from the new cover airport. investigation asms will in full swing this this is the second and the biggest part of the plane that still remains very close to the highway and looks very terrifying but the other person the plane in particular the cabin at that through right on the highway after the crash and where four crew members died as well as the a black boxes how been cleared over at the night and now the investigation

a local elected official, always a local elected official. what i learned from that is partnership is what it's all about. if you want to confront the most vexing problems, you have to bring people across an ideological spectrum, you have to include the business community, you have to include our nonprofit, our faith leaders. that's how you get things done, when you bring people together. and i look around this room and i see that you have already figured that out. i hope some of you had the opportunity to meet lee hirsch because i've done a lot of work with him in the context of our bullying. one of my favorite memories in my experience with lee is that we watched this film together with about a thousand people in sioux falls, south dakota, it was remarkable to watch the reactions of the kids in sioux falls, parents, educators, and we did that same q and a when we were done. i appreciate the wonderful words of your superintendent, that was exactly the dynamic in sioux falls and that's the remarkable thing, superintendent, is that this issue

mike netsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of surrogate magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a pop worse past it was attached to a piece of trade legislation then retaliation would come to move putin has spoken out calling the new legislation totally unnecessary. but frankly speaking i don't understand why our american colleagues are doing this most likely it's internal political intrigue little bulletin the foreign ministry has already called it the theater of the absurd but that's precisely what it is look which is a sort of game agony to his death was a tragedy but does nobody die in u.s. prisons and maybe even in greater numbers going up a bit is a listen here for eight years they have failed to show you around town a mowed down where people are

officials stress tonight u.s. officials stress tonight that as of now these weapons remain in the depots have not been loaded on to any planes, and that president assad has not given any orders to use them. but officials here concede if he does there is very little the outside world can do to stop it. >> well, there you have it, this complicates the chaos in the world, making for another difficult situation in the u.s. and others, our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, is in washington. here we go again, the american public not anxious to hear about any u.s. military involvement anywhere else on the planet, using terms like weapons of mass destruction, chemical weapons, what do we do? now you have the criminal weapons going back over a decade, but the stock pile explains why the president and hillary clinton warned bashar al-assad forcefully this week not to use the weapons. a warning that secretary clinton repeated at nato again today. >> our concerns that are increasingly desperate assad regim

as in the case in napa, city officials credit fbi -- officials with keeping the water back. >>> shortlyore 5:00 the winds pushed the big rig over on its side on the richmond san rafael bridge. a tow truck pulled the rig back upright. tonight the chp says the driver ignored the high wind warnings and drove at excessive speeds. the driver was not injured. there was another traffic has swrerdz. another traffic hazard. there was actually a line of cars on the road side. 25 cars were waiting to get fixed. the storm wach continues here on abc7 news. we will have updates at 4:30 a.m. you can track the rain anytime with doppler 7hd at abc7news.com. and now to the murder-suicide involving a kansas city chief line backer. a moment of silence for all victims of domestic violence was held before the game. and now the latest on the investigation. >> with heavy hearts they took the field one day after belcher killed his girlfriend before taking his own life outside the stadium. >> it is tough. we miss him. he was a great guy, a great teammate. we loved his family. like i said, my heart goes out to th

police officials stand guard along the tracks. they transport daily loads of flour and other commodities. rail transport is cheaper and faster than using afghanistan's treacherous roads. >> for the reconstruction of afghanistan, the railway is very important and it's growing the economy of afghanistan. it's important and we needed this in afghanistan. >> for now the freight trains are mostly carrying imports. the carts traveling back across border to uzbekistan are usually empty. afghan government has plans to use railways to boost the country's export capacity. experts estimate afghanistan sits on a trillion dollars worth of natural resources including oil, iron, gold and copper. once mines and oil fields are activated, the government intends to export the resources by rail. afghanistan's expansion receives support from the international community. the age and development bank provides some $165 million for construction of rail link. next year it will fund another $2.7 million for feasibility study on expanding the network. >> we