while in d.c., onaga suffered another blunt set back. american officials read a statement, the governments of united states and japan air field at camp swab schwab. >> what i felt from their facial expressions i felt they understood the issue of oklahoma gnaw nah wa deeper. >> despite his struggle to be heard in washington, he sees a silver lining. mike viqueria chem al jazeera washington. >> thousands living near mount silabong the alert status has raised to its highest level on wednesday. the mountain bounced back into life after many years of inactivity. >> now the vision antileaders want to fight within the political arena and upcoming. >> days battling the brutal knight templar cartel took over sways of michoacan province in mexico. he rose to prominence with the high powered assault rifle. today the hat has gone stayed but the gun is gone. >> they're a bunch of crooks who lie to everyone. >> he sees smefl as himself as an outsider. >> i've talked to vigilante groups and said to them that we need to attack from both sides. we need t

takeshi onaga has asked caroline kennedy to cancel the move. onaga visited the u.s. embassy for his first talks with kennedy. he told kennedy people in okinawa showed opposition in last year's elections. japanese and u.s. officials have agreed to move the futenma air base to a coastal district in the prefecture. kennedy said the current plan is the only solution that addresses operational, political financial, and strategic concerns. >> translator: i sensed her willingness to work together but she sounded like she was reading a memo when she referred to the relocation plan of the japanese and u.s. governments. >> onaga has been urging the japanese government to listen to the concerns of the people of okinawa. he also went to the u.s. where he spoke to lawmakers. >>> hong kong's pro-democracy legislators are demanding a new election reform plan. they voted to reject to select the territory's top leader. but the chinese government is showing no sign of conceding. the council voted down the bill on thursday which would allow direct election of the territory's chief exec

this excessive burden continues to affect people's everyday lives and okinawa's development. >> onaga called on the central government to hold efforts to relocate a u.s. base within his prefecture. prime minister abe expressed a sense of mourning for the victims of the battle. >> translator: i think about the countless sacrifices and fathomless blood and tears shed on this land. and i calmly bow my head filled with pain and emotion. >> abe said he will do all he can to reduce the military burden on the people of okinawa. >>> people in okinawa marked the anniversary by paying tribute to those who died and reliving what people went through 70 years ago. the final confrontation in the battle took place in the city of itommin. the names are carved in a wall at the peace memorial park. a 77-year-old man lost his father grandparents, and younger brother in the war. >> translator: whether it's the battle of okinawa or any other war, all wars are bad. things were difficult during the war. even afterward, we had no food and there was an outbreak of malaria. >> more than 1,000 people from insid

. >> reporter: in the struggle to be heard onaga sees a silver lining. the voices of okinawans are heard around the world. >>> in malaysia nine bodies have been found on a mountain. it was near the tourist destination early friday triggering landslides and sent granite boulders down from the peak. at least 11 died. eight are still missing. hundreds of students have been protesting about gun violence in the united states city chicago. nearly 150 people have been murdered in the city so far this year. john helped ron was at the rally. >> the march is called i am for peace. it began with a few students and involved 2,000 people marching though the streets of chicago's south side. this year organizers hope for 3,000 people. >> i want people to be aware of what goes on in chicago, and let people know that we are not a city full of bad things there are positive things going on, such as the movement today. >> it happened at the beginning of summer, because that's when the violence begins. 425 people were in chicago streets, and in a memorial day weekend that ki