accounts for official business. but as acknowledged in the guidance issued yesterday, there are times when you have a personal e-mail account that's necessary. nara's guidance say, and i quote, while agency employees should not generally use personal e-mail accounts to conduct official agency business, there may be times when agencies authorize the use of personal e-mail accounts, such as an emergency situation when federal accounts are not accessible, or when an employee is initially contacted through a personal account. in these situations, agencies, the agency employee must ensure that all federal records sent are received on personal e-mail systems are captured and managed in accordance with agency recordkeeping taxes. so mr. ferriero, do you agree there are times when an employee may need to use a personal e-mail account in order to perform their duties, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> thank you very much. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> i think the gentleman. we now go to the gentleman from florida, mr.

a dozen officials were dismissed from the party or removed from their posts. but investigators determined the worst accusations were unfounded, saying only that officials had lapsed in their duties, but that there was no evidence of children being seized and sold. "how can the government take away my child and claim it is not a crime? how can the government abuse its rights regardless of the laws? i just want to question them like this. is human trafficking allowed in china? is it legal in china for the people to be bullied? this is what i want to ask." sachin asked the indian media not to put too much pleasure pressure on the teenager. >> my son started his career. it's a humble request if he can live his life like a normal 14-year-old without thinking of anything other than falling in love with the sport. (applause) >> some footsteps to follow in. more on the website. check it out. all the details. get in touch with us on twitter and facebook. plenty more from me later, but that is the sport for now. >> thank you. stay with us on al jazeera. another full bul

government officials are concerned about the economy.faced with slowing growth in trade volume and foreign investment. >>> domestic production by major yap japanese carmakers fell in august for the next straight months. >> the total output stood at 1,042 unit. the drop is partly due to sluggish sales of new cars after the expiry of the buyers of ecoof had friendly cars last year. a shift of production bases overseas for models designed for foreign markets is another reason. suzuki posted a nearly 14% decline after it halted sales in north america. maza and nissan both were close to 12%. and toyota logged about an 11% drop. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> a british woman has completed a 7,000-kilometer solo trip across the pacific ocean in a rowboat. she arrived in the u.s. state of alaska after a five-month trip that started in japan. it was sarah's second attempt to cross the pacific. she failed last year when her boat was wrecked off the coast of miyagi prefecture. the japanese coast guard rescued her. she has been trying t

officials proposed the basic policy. they say universities should hand over remains if they can identify direct descendents. a difficult, or impossible task in most cases. other-wise, the government plans to preserve them at the commemorative facility to be build in hokkaido. it says it will also consider using them for more research. but they want the remains sent back to where they were once buried. some countries, such as australia, have introduced policies for repatriating remains to the countries of origin. this expert in international law said a united nations declaration also requires the remains to be returned. he argues japanese leaders should follow the international rule to allow ainu people to decide on this matter. >> translator: the government should examine and clarify why and how the universities, most national universities at the time, collected the remains. it should apologize, or even offer compensation for what happened. >> reporter: yuri said an apology is a must. >> translator: if the universities a

. >>> the chinese use of drones has put officials in tokyo on guard. one of the aircraft was spotted for the first time over the east china sea. some of the latest drone hardware developed by china and other nations is on display in beijing. >>> about 200 businesses are showcasing their business and technology. the institutes work together to develop their own drones. they featured one they say can fly for 40 consecutive hours. the aircraft has an 18 meter wingspan and is capable of carry ago 350 kilogram payload. >> it will sell well overseas. >> also on display, a model of the drone shown to have stealth capabilities. >>> russian officials are scheduled to take action on the future of four islands both countries claim. he recently returned from a visa free visit to two of the islands. he say the trip renewed his resolve to have the territory returned to japan. he released a statement. it said the comment runs counter to an agreement between leaders to engage in calm dialogue on the subject. the ministry suggests that if japanese politicians continue

but a tepco official contradicted that view. they said the radioactive water is affecting only a limited area inside the plant's port. >> translator: the government is taking the initiative in tackling the problem. it's pushing preventive and multi-layered measures to ensure the sea is not affected. >> he said offshore radioactive levels are well within safety standards. >>> some japanese writers are proposing a plan to tighten security around national secrets. they could restrict the public's right to know. senior members of the japan pen club are calling on the government to abandon the bill. it proposes jail terms of up to ten years for people who divulge state secrets. the writers say this could intimidate reporters and whistle blowers and violate the freedom of the press. they say the bill is unclear about what types of information would be covered. >> translator: if the current laws are properly applied, they are sufficient to protect secrets related to national security. a new law would invite abuse. >> the writers say se

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

he said he will relay that request to regulatory agency officials. a team of 80 experts at the regulatory agency is screening applications for six other plants with pressurized water reactors. this is the first time applications for boiling water reactors have been subject to such review. >>> the kashiwazaki-kariwa plant is the world's largest in terms of total output. it has seven reactors. they've been idle for up to six years, but before they're put back online, the company has to prove that the reactors will be safe in the event of an accident. nhk world's chiaki ishikawa has more. >> reporter: the governor of niigata prefecture has long opposed the restart. but hirohiko izumida changed his mind on thursday, after taking into account concerns about the local economy. however, he attached conditions. >> translator: i suggested tepco not use filtered vents to ensure people's safety. >> reporter: izumida says no matter how well the vents work, there is always a chance that they will release radioactivity into the atmosphere. that could expose reside

nra officials compiled a draft report in february. it was based upon their first survey made two months anteriorlyier. in it they said the faults appear to be active. tohoku electric maintains the faults are not active. the utility has been conducting its own additional survey. >>> south korea's ruling party is pushing the government to consider an import ban on japanese farm and marine products. it comes amid concerns over radioactive water in the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant leaking into the pacific ocean. the head of the saenuri party, hwang woo-yea, requested the government to take further measures to protect food imports from japan. he said government officials should consider banning imports of japanese products until their safety is confirmed. south korean officials have asked japan to provide information about contaminated water leaks. fish dealers in south korea are testing imports for radioactive contamination. >>> territorial tensions between the philippines and china are heating up. philippine officials have accused chi

or city officials regarding pending decisions. when we moved the lobbyists' program on-line, we changed the focus from entities to individuals. and as part that have discussion, the capturing of expenditure lobbyists was essentially deleted from our process. and it is not the action in the course of the year, there were a total of eight in the last four years. nonetheless, this is people spending the money to influence the governmental decisions so we don't have legislation drafted yet, but we have a basis for what we think the commission might like to do, and after this sort of reporting. and so this recommendation is because that they do not really shoot well into the existing lobbyist reporting program and we will create a new program outside of the electronic system and basic simple reporting and they are reported to us and reported on-line. and but we wanted to make sure that this is the direction that is acceptable to the commission before we drafted the legislation that has to go through the board. >> commissioners how do y

he says japanese officials want to hold working level talks. >>> government officials are struggling with decontamination work in areas near the plant. it will take longer than expected in seven of eleven municipalities. the work will continue after the initial deadline at the end of next march. officials say they're having trouble locating residents who have left the area. they need to get the approval before they can decontaminate properties. they're struggling to find space to store radioactive soil. the group plans to drop a timetable at the end of the year after consulting municipalities. this will influence when residents can return home. >>> the site around the fukushima plant was some of the largest area of area. the meat was sold across the country from cattle. everything changed after the accident at the facility in 2011. a large amount of radioactive particles fell on cattle farming land. the government called them to avoid the spread of contamination. one man refused to call it quits. nhk now has the story. he spent more than 40 years raising cattle in the town. his farm

government officials have been insufficient. she had planned to visit washington next month but she's postponed her trip indefinitely. >>> a prominent activist is urging the president obama to discuss the human rights situation in china. chen says authorities are cracking down even harder on fellow activists. chen escaped house arrest last year. then authorities allowed him to move to new york. he says the human rights situation in china is getting worse. >> translator: more than 140 activists have been arrested by the chinese government for speaking out. i would like to see mr. obama take up this issue with the chinese president. mr. xi jinping. >> chen criticized authorities for years for carrying out forced abortions. then police put him under surveillance. chen said authorities continued to harass his family. he said someone had thrown stones and dead animals into the garden of the family home. >>> some fishermen working off the coast of northeastern japan are back on the water. they've been fishing well offshore checking th

officials are expected to attend in beijing. they say they're using the weapons to pressure the u.s. on talks of nuclear issues. north korea has been under international sanctions nearly a decade. it's taken a toll on the country's ecomy. the government decision in 2003 to allow free enterprise has injected into the capital. tall modern buildings are beginning to dot the city's skyline. people can be seen in fashionable clothes and bieg tablet computers. foreign reporting is highly restricted in north korea. nhk world was allowed to visit late august to early september. as our correspondent reports, although wealth seems to be reaching parts of the capital, it's a different scene once you go outside. >> reporter: this is becing an increasingly popular way to get around. just a few years ago the number of taxis far and few between. this driver tells me they're now on the rise. >>translator: our supreme leader says he wants to increase the number of taxis to 1,000. there are already more than 500 on the streets. >> a 6 kilometer w

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government officials say at least 47 people have died. a powerful combination of tropical storm manuel and hurricane ingrid is being blamed for the deluge. it first hit the country on sunday in the eastern state offer have cruz, 12 people died when a landslide swept a bus. there is more damage in acapulco. landslides blocked a highway to the city center, stranding the visitors. they transferred tourists to the capital mexico city where officials say the rains are likely to continue in mexico's west end surrounding areas. >> our meteorologist has always been tracking the situation there. what's the latest? >> with these storm systems out there across much of mexico, the rains have been coming down recently and like you said not just with the one storm, but both combined together and just to show the accumulation in the past week and you can see the track of manuel and skirted the pacific coast of mexico and dropping 300 to 400 millimeters in these areas here and also in the gulf of mexico coast with ingrid and this was a slow-moving storm

at 5:05 a.m., the agency officials sent out the warning. kyoto city acted on the warning 45 minutes later. they advised more than 45,000 people living along the river to evacuate. at 9:30 a.m., some 268,000 residents were told to get moving. that's one in every five kyoto citizens. the city disaster chief faced difficult decisions under pressure. >> translator: we haven't experienced flooding this bad for sometime. we hope to learn from this experience so we can be better prepared for next time. >> translator: we would like to review our warning system by interviewing local interviewing local municipalities and >> reporter: the people of kyoto have suffered the worst in the case. but not a single person was lost. weather officials are hoping they can keep their new system on hand for another rainy day. nhk world, back to you. >>> the powerful winds unleashed by the storm have cut powers to thousands of households and damages hundreds of homes. in miyagi prefecture, the wind. >> we were just getting back on our feet from the tsunami two year

officials there say experts are reviewing the information. some analysts think syrian government forces have about 1,000 tons of chemical weapons including sarin and mustard gas. opcw board members postponed a meeting to discuss how to dismantle that arsenal. they had been scheduled to gather this weekend. when the watchdog executives have agreed on a plan, u.n. security council members will vote on a resolution to endorse it. >>> analysts and investors are struggling to figure out when fed policymakers might scale back their economic stimulus measures. fed chief surprised market players this week by announcing they'd continue their bond buying program. so what factors could make them taper that program and how might a budget battle in congress affect their timing? here's the view from ryan wang at hsbc securities in new york. >> in explaining the fmoc's decision not to taper at this week's meeting, bernanke laid out four factors. he described the mixed economic data over the past month. he pointed to the low rate of inflation. he mentioned t

rodman wasme by government officials as he arrived in pyongyang. when he visited in february, he watched a basketball game with kim who's reportedly an nba fan. they also dined together. >> my plan basically to come over not to be a diplomat but to be a friend of the marshal and of the country of north korea. >> north korea recently revoked an invitation to u.s. special envoy robert king. he was set to visit the country last week to seek the release of detain knee kenneth bay. rodman would not discuss bay's release. accepting the former nba player to try to show a positive attitude toward mending relations with the united states. >>> china has underscored its policy regarding maritime disputes in the south china sea. cholaphansa narula is following the story. >>> claims over parts of the south china sea, which china also says it owns. chinese premiere stressed not a problem between china and asean and only with specific companies. lee was speaking at a ceremony to mark the launch of the china asean expo on tuesday. premiere lee and several southeas

according to officials, this was kicking around inside the president's head all week. he was not really talking about this with his advisers. then after that, after this walk with dennis mcdonough, white house chief of staff, he goes back to the white house, calls his national security advisers including susan rice into the oval office and have a discussion and this discussion sparks a heated debate among his national security staff. now, we're not getting a sense from administration officials who was on what side of this debate. they won't reveal that, but needless to say, they say this was a big debate, then the president got on the phone, called vice president, called the secretary of state, called chuck hagel, defense secretary, to let them know what was happening and everybody reconvened back at the white house at -- we're not really sure what the time was, but earlier this morning to go over and finalize this decision. then president came out and made news at the rose garden. i can tell you, don, after talking to a variety of officials in the administration, talk

fi officials say the levels of radioactivity in a storage tank have risen. more leaked last month of a tank. it is thought to have seeped into the soil. monitors have assigned more to -- they say the level of tritium rose to 64,000 becquerels per liter. more than twice the reading the previous day. the well is not located near where ground water is flowing and managers say most of the tainted soil around the tank has been removed, so they don't know how the water is getting con tame that ed. workers planted ground water and reroute it into the ocean before it passes through reactor buildings, but their latest finding may change that. the crisis has made headlines around the world, now, the french weekly newspaper has care a ried a car yakture mocking the crisis. a cartoon shows wrestlers fighting about. one wrestler has three arms and the other has three legs. two people in protective gear referee outside the ring. a comment says -- sumo was picked as an olympic sport, thanks to fukushima. >>> the editors of the paper said the cartoon expresses surprise that

analysts who study the japanese economy think gdp should be stronger than what government officials officially announced. now from the business desk with more on that. good morning. >> good morning, gather rin. officials refer to certain data when they revised the growth rate and is a capital investment that came out relatively strong yesterday. that's why japanese analysts are expecting the government to upgrade the gross domestic product for the april to june quarter. next we will have a major influence on abe's decision on whether to raise the consumption tax. private sector analysts estimate the growth rate of the real gdp will be 3 to 4.3%. the forecasts are all higher than the figure of 2.6%. the analysts are factoring in corporate capital spending and figures suggest it rebounded for the first time in six quarters. investors appear more willing to take risks on the back of up deed data from china and europe. that's pushing stocks higher and the yen lower. the japanese currency hit the lowest level in a month. for more on japanese markets, we go to the tokyo stock exchange. >> good morni

officials issued rain and flood warningings all over.rly 80 millimeters of rain fell in just one hour affecting public transportation and thousands of people were forced to flee their homes. this is likely to continue with more landslides and swollen rivers today with more rain on the menu. to give you an idea, 400 millimeters fell across localized areas in western japan. on top of that 200 millimeters is likely across the sea of japan of 100 meters of additional rainfall. on top of that, the surface level temperatures are still very summerlike and the cold air aloft, they both clash. and that creates severe thunderstorms. and yesterday a tornado swept through koeshshigayakoshigaya. this was taken by our fellow lovely pal sayaka mori. this is hour hs after the tornadic activity swept through there. you can see the closets were just blown away. this is a roof from another house. this is the devastation. people are still out of power. tokyo's still going to be reaching up to 33 degrees, so there is still a potential of that collision. very

officials are expecting as many as 10 million visitors. many people in tokyo hope the games will boost the economy by attracting more tourists and adding infrastructure investment. but the organizers face many challenges. one question, as always, is the budget. national and local officials say they've set aside enough money. but the real cost of hosting the games remains unclear. some experts are concerned about budget overruns. this could put an additional burden on tax payers and divert resources from rebuilding communities and infrastructure affected by the 2011 disaster. japanese authorities must also deal with the ongoing problems at the fukushima nuclear plant. the operator has been said to be releasing information too slowly and the road map for removing the reactors has yet to be finalized. the organizers are basking in the glow of the victory. but the games will invite both welcome attention and serious scrutiny from the japanese public and from people around the world. nhk world, tokyo. >>> the german weekly magazine says u.s. an

state department officials and the white house officials and the nsc have all been evacuated as well but condie rice was in the situation room and george tenet has been holding meetings in his office in virginia. key fbi team members from the rescue efforts and anti-terror coordinating team were stranded in monterey california, where they were on a secret exercise military exercise against this kind of event. >> andrea can you tell us any more about reports that we're getting that a car bomb has exploded outside the state department? >> reporter: i do not have confirmation of that. they did evacuate the state department. but we do not have confirmation at this moment about a car bomb outside the state department. >> andrea thanks. i'm sorry to interrupt but we're going back to jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. mik? >> reporter: i've got my eyes peeled here katie. i don't see anything but security forces in the area have just blaired out over their loudspeakers to any pedestrians who are anywhere near the pentagon to take cover immediately. there was, as i said earlier, an indication

library officials gave her a book about philosophy as a momento. a woman who attended the ceremony praised her speech. >> insurgents in afghanistan are increasing attacks on police with deadly consequences. since march the now interior minister said 1,792 police were killed in the last few months. that's the same in the entire 12 months before. st of the dead policemen were killed by roadside bombs. but militants have been stepping up attacks ahead of the writ drawl and potential election scheduled for next april. >>> chinese premier says disputes are not a problem between china and the association of south eastern nations only with specific countries and an apparent reference to philippines. he was speaking at a ceremony to launch the expo on tuesday. premier lee and several southeast asian leaders attended the opening of the expo in the southern chinese city of nonning. lee used his opening remarks to stress china's stance on american disputes. >> translator: we believe the debate over the south china sea is not an issue between china and asean.

officials say they will pay $584 million to acquire the entire companies. they say the acquisition is aimed at strengthening the fiber business in such promising fields as osha parts and wind energy. carbon fibers are stronger than steel. his carbon fibers are using in state-of-the-art aircraft bodies but company officials say it's been difficult to cut costs for expanding applications for the use of teert. they say that the technology to produce these fibers at relatively lower costs offers an opportunity for further growth. >>> here's your three day look at your forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of nhk. thank you for joining us.

tepco officials haven't submitted any applications until now.hey found it difficult to file for safety checks because of opposition by the governor. he expressed concern that filter vents could be vulnerable to earthquakes. tepco is facing growing fuel costs for nonnuclear thermal power generation. >>> the head of japan's national police agency has instructed police headquarters around the country to tighten anti-terrorist security at nuclear power plants. >> translator: the vulnerability of nuclear plants has been exposed. we're concerned about the possibility of terrorists targeting them. >> npa chief was speaking at a meeting of about 200 senior officers in charge of anti-terrorism measures. he stressed the need for drills to prepare for such attacks. he said improving the capabilities of firearms units is essential for ensuring the safety of the facilities. japanese police have beefed up security at nuclear facilities since the fukushima crisis. measures include arming firearms units with machine guns, and the introduction of radiation-proof

officials don't talk about these issue issues. they'd rather focus on what they say is a country's rising policies that have stimulated economic conditions. this is currently being built by some 10,000 soldiers and students. officials say it's expected to be complete this year. it will house 11 ski slopes, a high class hotel. >> translator: this resort aims to be profitable. but it's also a place where north koreans, including the young can enjoy skiing. >> and this project is already complete. a suite with an ocean view costs $262 for a night. >> translator: we came from pyongyang. >> i feel very good. people can enjoy themselves at resorts like this, thanks to the profound love of our leader kim jong-un. >> a luxury getaway for north koreans lucky enough to benefit from the government. they want to give the impression the entire country is booming. but the difference between the capitol and the countryside suggests a difference. >>> u.n. investigators say systematic and gross human rights violations are taking place in north kor

officials is that. the united states and its allies have exhausted a host of other measures so while this proposals come out this proposal for a non military intervention on syria a lot of u.s. officials seem to be standoffish while they say that they will take a long hard look at russia's plan they are still moving forward with president obama's initial plan of launching military strikes we should also mention that former secretary of state. hillary clinton recently made some comments and she said if the syrian government immediately surrendered its chemical weapons to the international community she believes that would be important first step she also said that she russia's proposal should be used sincerely and not used as another as an excuse for delay or obstruction of washington's plans but in the meantime of all these projections or somewhat projections of russia's proposal the obama administration has not put forth their plan to avoid using the use of force against syria so so far we have not hea

in fact, he just wrapped up a presser with local officials, meeting with open officials from france and britain, turkey and saudi arabia. over the weekend u.s. and russian officials reached an agreement to inventory syria's chemical weapons program within the week and eradicate it by the middle of next year. >> this morning there could be some potential unity in the strained relations between north and south korea. for the first time since april south korean workers, they have crossed into north korea to a reopened industrial park which employs workers from both countries. the two countries agreed to reopen it on a trial basis. the north softened its tone after threatening south korea with nuclear attacks for what it called p called provocative with the us. >> today the president will address the road to recovery and what's ahead. seema mody is live with all of the details for us. good morning. >> good morning, marla. president obama speaks today on the fifth anniversary of the collapse of lehman brothers. he is expected to tout the government's response to the financial crisis includin

officials at the fed say that's holding back the economic growth. >> so when would fed officials actually start tapering? >> bernanke says there is nothing scheduled, but he also said if they can gain more confidence in the outlook, they could move later this year. there may be something else at play. bernanke's term expires in january. all the easy money measures over the past five years have bloated the fed's balance sheet. it has more than tripled since 2008 since the financial crisis hit. he may want to clean things up before he leaves. president barack obama says he will nominate a successor this fall, and that may undermine bernanke's influence on monetary policy. members of the federal open market committee will present a new economic outlook in december and since investors are already reacting to the possible scaledown, there's a good chance the fed will follow through by the end of the year. >> all right. thanks so much for your insights, always. >>> that does it in business for this hour. much more to come. i'll leave you with a look at markets. ♪ >>> the people in charge of the

a foreign ministry official told nhk the country may stop visits by japanese whose relatives died on the korean peninsula toward the end of world war ii. authorities in pyongyang have allowed six groups of japanese to visit the suburbs of the capital and other cities since august of last year. the korean peninsula was once under japanese clone yalt rule. many japanese died in what is now north korea as the war came to an end. more than 20,000 remains are believed to be buried there. a north korean foreign ministry official told nhk exclusively that the visits by relatives could end this year. the official said the planned construction of housing and other projects in the area could halt the program. the official revealed north korean leaders want the japanese government to agree to hold talks on what to do quit the remains. they in turn want to get back the remains of north koreans who died in japan during the war. those individuals were conscripted by the japanese military and private companies. some experts say north korean leaders are trying to improve relations by making the rema

officials remain on the alert for further land slides. weather officials had a warning system in place when the storm hit and they may have helped save thousands of people. nhk world's mitta reports. >> reporter: kyoto residents saw an iconic landmark vanish on monday. the river submerged the area. >> reporter: at dawn, there was already 180 millimeters of rainfall. they never had that much in the whole of september. at 5:05 a.m., meteorological agency officials sent out their warning. kyoto city residents acted on the warning 45 minutes later. they advised more than 45,000 people living along the katsumi river to evacuate. at 9:30 a.m., some 268,000 residents were told to get moving. that's one in every five citizens. the city's disaster chief faced difficult decisions under pressure. >> translator: we haven't experienced flooding this bad for some time. we hope to learn from this experience so we can be better prepared for next time. >> translator: we would like to review our warning system by interviewing local municipalities and resid

police official. bill, let's talk about what we just heard from clint and get your take on what might be going on inside that building, that either the shooter has barricaded himself inside a room or office, he could be trapped in a stairwell. in either case you would think there would be negotiators who are working this situation right now. >> that's right. as soon as this began to occur that he would have got a lockdown shelter in place message going out to people in that building. that scenario that was just described, one of those people in the building who supposedly witnessed the shooting of a security officer, there was a report that this individual, the shooter, may have been armed with an assault-type weapon as well as a handgun. that's one of the stories i heard is that the handgun may have been actually taken from the security officer so that's just another piece, very preliminary, in this. this may move very quick low from an active shooter moving to one who's now a barricaded person. the

and its official stance is not to negotiate with the officials. the pakistani 'pledged to continue its efforts to get the taliban to sit at a table for peace. >> we can control him totally i not too much influence but since we have had some people have had good relationship with them, we pursue them in their own interest and if they agree with it, then they act upon it. >> reporter: the u.s. thinks the taliban talks will resume in qatar in june for others, his brother and it's a nickname believed to be given to him by omar, the taliban supreme leader. international combat forces are set to end this invasion of afghanistan by the end of 2014. and the group is under pressure to have tighter security. attention is focused on whether the brothers release and further moments could become the heart of the effort to jump-start the peace process. from islamabad, nhk world. >>> people in afghanistan are increasingly worried about the prospect of a taliban comeback after most international forces leave next you're and, perhaps, a return to civil war. the mi

ministry officials say there appeared to be no cockpit on the plane. if confirmed this would be the first appearance of a drone in this area on record. the ministry says it will analyze photos of the aircraft to identify its nationality. the chief cabinet secretary told reporters the defense ministry made the disclosure as it was a highly unusualcident. >> translator:llontinue to closely monitor the waters and airspace around the islands in the easthina sea to protect japanese territory. >>> the u.s. special envoy on north korea called for a concrete steps toward its denuke nuclearization kicking off a east asian tour glen davis landed in seoul to meet with officials. all members of the stalled six-party talks with north korea. >> our view is that, of course, we can't get back to six party until we see a much greater degree of willingness on the part of north koreao take the steps that it has already promised to take. >> chinese officials are planning aympoum on the issue for next week. >>> hundreds of muslim gunmen are clashing with police on the isla

officials said the crash landing damaged the aircraft beyond repair. the military sorts accidents into four degrees. a class a crash applies when an aircraft is destroyed or damage tops $2 million. the crash landing is fueling safety concerns about people in okinawa and southern japan. they are deployed at a base there. they routinely fly over residential areas. >> ariel castro who kidnapped and held three young women captive for nearly a decade at his house has been found dead in his prison cell. he was sentenced to in prison without parole and an additional 1,000 years for abduction, rape, torture and other charges. local media say prison officials found him hanged in his cell on tuesday night. the 53-year-old was transferred to a hospital and soon pronounced dead. castro's crimes shocked americans. his victims were chained, beaten and repeatedly raped. castro's house in cleveland was a short distance from where the three women disappeared. >>> in colonial times, a large japanese population lived on the korean peninsula. when japan lost control after

yes, it would have civilian and military officials. now, we are told that among the shooting victims in the first building, where we think there could be well over a dozen shooting victims, that several of those they now believe are police officers. that the initial responders here, there was obviously a lot of gunfire exchanged between the shooter and the people who were responding. it's taking some time now to sort out the number of -- the number of victims and what their condition is. we've seen ambulances and helicopters taking people out of the facility here who have injuries, so it's going to be a while before we get the specific numbers on that. the point here, thomas, is that this thing is still unfolding now in a different building. >> when we talk about being in a different building, do you know how close it was to the original building where they believe to have cornered the original gunman? >> well, candidly we have been told what we think the building is but until we're certain, we don't want to say. we don't want to alarm

of a senior state department official. this was seen to undercut all of the claims that that investigation was impartial. >> catherine live for us, thank you very much. let's go now to the crisis in syria. secretary of state john kerry today said the facts are even clearer now that the united nations has released its report on last month's deadly chemical weapons attack. >> the world can decide whether it was used by the regime, which has used chemical weapons before, the regime which had the rockets, and the weapons, or whether the opposition secretly went unnoticed into territory they don't control to fire rockets they don't have, containing sarin that they don't possess, to kill their own people, and that without even being noticed, thigh just dissembled it all and packed up and got out of the center of damascus controlled by assad. please. >> secretary kerry urged the u.n. security council to take action when it meets next week right here in new york city. now remember, the u.s. and russia have reached that tentative d

officials ordered an attack in a factory from sudan. the radical group attacked, followed by the deadly september attacks in 2001. these are incidents weighing on this administration's strategy which right now has no time line. >> the rationale for the military response the president has requested is as powerful today and will be as powerful, if not more powerful, each day. >> some lawmakers say we can keep u.s. national security strong if an attack is done correctly and with proper international cooperation. >> every time the united states has acted stkpaoeu civilly there is -- decisively there is no retaliation. >> while many of these lawmakers are outspoken for a full debate before any u.s. action is taking place that doesn't mean they are on board with an attack. >> a head-on crash kills six people, including two children, in rural northwestern pennsylvania. this is what is left of the vehicles involved. police say the s.u.v. crossed the center line. the driver's 12-year-old daughter and 6-year-old nephew were killed as well as four

officials say it will take longer than expected in seven out of 11 municipalities. the delay is attributed to delay from residents and securing space to store radioactive debris. they plan to drop a new timetable by the year end. all the hardship started because of the nuclear accident. it triggered what some considered to be japan's worst chriss since world war ii. crews raced to reset cooling systems, but they couldn't prevent a triple meltdown. the accident was ranked level seven on the international nuclear events scale on par with chernobyl. even now, the operator of the plant, tokyo electric power company faces enormous difficulties as it lays down the groundwork to decommission the crippled reactors. >> nine months after the accident, the nap years government allows the situation of the nuclear plant was under control. government leaders unveiled together a road map for decommissioning the reactors within three to four decades. but progress of the plant has been hampered by several serious problems. one of the most challenging ones so far, has been the leakag

a chinese defense ministry official said the flight was part of a regular military training and the official said the exercise did not break international law. >>> the u.s. special envoy on north korea has called for concrete steps towards its denuclearization and dicked off an east asian tour to put pressure on pyongyang. glen daveys landed in seoul to meet with south korean officials. he'll later visit china and japan. all members of stalled six-party talks with north korea. >> our view is that, of course, we can't get back to six party until we see a much greater degree of willingness on the part of north korea to take the steps it's promised to take. >> chiz that officials planning a symposium on the north korean issue for next week. >>> hundreds of muslim gunmen are clashing with police on island in the southern philippines, at least six people have been killed and others have been taken hostage. the rebels oppose ongoing peace talks between another muslim insurgent group and president aquino's government. the group demands complete independence from the philippines which has a catholic

marine officials say the crash landing damaged the aircraft beyond repair. a class-a crash applies when an aircraft is nearly destroyed or when damage tops $2 million. the crash landing is fuelling safety concerns among people of okinawa where ospreys are deployed. marines routinely fly the aircraft over residential areas. >>> china has responded to accusations by the philippines that its building on a disputed group of small islands. here's the latest from bangkok. >> the philippines and china have exchanged words in the increasingly bitter dispute. china says its actions are legitimate after the philippines earlier accused it of building structures on the disputed location in the south china sea. foreign ministry spokesperson said on wednesday that china was blameless. >> translator: china has a legitimate right to operate its vessels in the waters to protect its sovereignty and order. china has done nothing that warrants blame. >> the shoal is located about 200 kilometers west of the philippine island of luzon. on tuesday, philippine defense ministry offi

tepco officials submitted an application. rules that went into effect in july require that boiling water reactors like those at the plant have filtered vents. such vents are designed to release pressure in reactor containment vessels during emergencies while limiting the emission of radioactive substances. tepco's managing executive officer said niigata's governor has asked that the use of such vents be approved by the prefecture. he said he will relay that request to raegulatory agency officials. a team of 80 experts at the regulatory agency is screening application for six other plants with pressurized water reactors. this is the first time applications for boiling water reactors have been subject to such review. >>> the head of the u.n.'s nuclear watch dog is telling japan to follow international standards tass monitors levels of radiation in sea water off the damaged nuclear plant. yumio amano spoke about the leaks of contaminated water from fukushima daiichi. >> translator: it is not sufficient, even if japan says we hav

longshot to have expected the department justice not to immunize these officials because moving forward you know barack obama when he's out of all in their cold and where we're in they're out of office they're not going to want to have to be held responsible for anything that might be in the future considered illegal that they're doing their well ed you got away for the you got away and they give me you've got way ahead of me on this program because that's exactly what i wanted to ask and i think that's in there is work is actually very valuable because it doesn't is that barack obama is going to just you know basically pardon himself ok because this is essentially what's going on here this is a culture of impunity here and it was it's been mentioned it's a hard case what else you want to achieve by just awareness well no i think actually i mean people say it's a hard case and you know i think what's hard about it or i think what people you know what's that what's innovative or novel about the case is just applying these rules equally you know so you know let me give you a common logs a

official was the school district admit there was a mix up. apologized for the skpror has put procedures to ensure the mistake doesn't happen again. they also tell me the incident is under investigation. in vallejo, nick smith, abc 7 news. >> you may remember just last week the mother of a 3-year-old special needs stud jentz a bus company stranded her daughter on the first day of school. alicia gonzales says a driver dropped her daughter off at the wrong school a second driver then took her to the right school but forgot to pick her up when classes ended. the second largest school bus operator in the country says it will investigate. >>> a courtroom defeat for fuel companies fighting california first in the nation rule for cleaner burning fuels. a three-judge panel rejected arguments that the mandate discriminates against out of side fuel companies. the standard require that's oil industry reduce the carbon intensify of -- intensity of fuels by 10% by the year 2020. stock market hits a record high. the dow went up 147 points to close. nasdaq c

official denied it was choreographed to coincide with u.s. military planning. >> frankly, that's grotesque. and it is also an affront to the more than 1,000 staff, u.n. staff who are on the ground in syria delivering humanitarian aid and who will continue to deliver critical aid. >> late tonight, the obama administration put out a statement saying that the president of france, the former colonial power in syria and the only european nation that had expressed willingness to join in the campaign, had told president obama in a telephone call today, and that president obama agreed that the international community, quote, must deliver a resolute message to the assad regime. that those who violate this international norm will be held accountable by the world. unquote. >> james rosen live at the state department. thank you. so congress now becomes a major part of the equation but it appears we'll have to wait more than a week for them to come back from 58ization. as chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tell us, that is now proving to be a

high ranking government officials also make a rare appearance. apparently wants to show the international community an open attitude to events of the past. another former leader of the democracy movement, is optimistic about the government's reforms. >> translator: they used to deny us democracy. but now their showing a willingness to work with the people to move forward with democracy. >> he hopes he and other former leaders can reunite for reform in myanmar. the country is scheduled to hold elections in 2015 but the constitution was drafted under military rule. he wants it amended to allow for a proper democratic vote. >> translator: we need free and fair elections so that we will be able to establish a new government chosen by the people. only a popularly elected government can carry out free and transparent measures and realize true democracy. >> reporter: 25 years ago, activists in myanmar demanded democracy and forced to flee abroad. they want to see democracy take root in the homeland remains challenged. >>> the last two reactors still onl

there's always an agenda, an official agenda for the ngua.s everybody really watching for here today? >> reporter: i think in broader terms people are waiting to see what barack obama will do to try to define america's policy in the middle east and the key point of that is he going to meet up with hasan rouhani. there's no scheduled meetings. there's a degree of feeling that there hasn't been that kind of idea for quite a number of years. remember, just a year ago, ahmadinejad, the former iranian president, gave a speech to the u.s. and israel. people are seeing a flurry of activity by the irani foreign minister. he will be meeting with five members of the security council plus germany to perhaps speed up diplomacy around talks on iran's nuclear program. and i think there's a general feeling that once tuesday's meeting between rouhani and once that has passed, you may see determinations from the white house. whether they think it's a risk or a good idea for a one-on-one between the president and rouhani. >> i look at the official agenda focus