they will apply to the special investigative divisions at district offices in tokyo, osaka and nagoya >> translator: i can't deny some independent investigators were arrogant. they thought they were somehow special and had a sense of superiority over prosecutors. >> the proposals are in response to a justice ministry panel's demand for reform in the wake of a scandal. an osaka investigator tampered with evidence against a woman for abusing the postal discount program but was later acquitted. there was a call for to merge two of three special units that now conduct their own investigations into one section. they called for a systemic oversight of all special unit investigations. the office ordered the special units to videotape questioning of suspects on a trial basis. joining us now is our senior reporter. koji, do you think the reform plan will be sufficient for the public prosecutors to regain public trust? >> it depends on how strictly the prosecutors will carry out the plan. before, a series of scandals took place. they were seen as protectors of japanese justice. the special unit

a better idea as we go to the weather graphics that gives us the track of the typhoon, osaka and it goeso the south of sendai and strong rainfall and winds, next 24 to 48 hours. 26 in some parts 30, 61 in some locations, stronger gusts in some locations. . is going to cause a lot of flooding problems. this graphic gives you an idea of the precipitation totals we're talking about, anywhere from 37 millimeters from koichi, 62 in osaka and 126 in parts of tokyo. we talked to paula hancocks, it's been raining for the last several hours in parts of tokyo and the precipitation will get worse into the overnight and through tomorrow. after that the weather will greatly improve across the region. manisha. >> that will be a huge relieve, big number, 126 for tokyo, wow. jen thank you very much for bringing us up to date on that. >>> let's come back to the united kingdom. the climate is tense to say the least. up next we'll be looking into the corruption allegations that are dogging the british police force as rupert murdoch squares off with mps over the phone hacking scandal that engulfed his media

like the ones we've had with kristi yamaguchi and always dreaming foundation and being part of the osakaty association, founder member of course, and asian-american journalist association, again, others following her. for david and for jan, if you look at television today, no matter what channel you turn to, there are asian americans on the journalism positions. and i believe and i know it's because of both david and jan's work behind the scenes, in front, bringing just that whole professional care to what they do every day. and i remember a very unique story. as i was a first-year law student at berkeley, jan was covering this whole issue about affirm active action and whether or not asian americans were still going to be part of affirmative action in the law school admissions. after i had been successful in passing my first semester of my required law school, i was out with the asian law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination of agents from the admissions criteria. and there was janana here r invitingly and other attorn

. >> the president of the osaka securities exchange is also eager for integration. >> translator: it's important to consolidate the markets as soon as possible amid ridly changing economic conditions around the world. >> the talks are aimed at beefing up their international competitive edge. there are growing moves toward consolidation among stock exchanges in the united states and europe. the two japanese exchanges are hoping to reach a decision by this autumn. sorry about that mishap in the video there. but here now for you is a recap of the latest market figures. >>> we'll be back with more business next hour. but for now, back to catherine. >> thanks, ai. >>> the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant has begun looking for new ways to reduce the amount of contaminated water hampering efforts to stabilize the damaged reactors. they sent a remote controlled robot into the number three reactor building on tuesday to take photos of the piping and measure radiation levels. tepco decided to use the robot to find methods of cooling the nuclear fuel in the number three react

reporter: 32 children from some 300 finalists, their next destination san francisco's sister city osaka. they are practicing introductions and soon they'll be testing their fluency. >> georgia. >> virginia. >> washington. >> vermont. >> students from all over the u.s. going to -- >> japan. >> reporter: very exciting. but also bittersweet. the japanese exchange and teaching program in its 24th year lost two members in its tsunami disaster. for the first time the program reached out to high school students in their memory. >> they loved japan. they tried to do something. >> open your heart to japan. it needs your love, let them know that we care and we're thinking of them. >> reporter: and these students have thought of japan they said since they were little. most already have several years of language study. eager to be good guests and aware their free trip, especially after disaster makes them ambassadors. >> i'm grateful that something good could come out of it and that we're able to do this because, it's just a dream of mine and i know it's a dream of other kids here. we're all so exc

the plane is set to fly from tokyo to osaka.s workhorse of a jet makes the one-hour trip several times a day. it's like flying from new york to boston. susan's boyfriend is on board. >> aki was a banker, he was traveling on business that day. it was a very humid, hot, japanese summer day. from the moment i opened my eyes that day, and aki did too, there was a hint of something wrong, which i couldn't explain. >> also on board, takashi's sister, sumako. >> she did tell me she's going to tokyo. i said to her, it's dangerous to fly. she told me, don't worry, brother, i've already bought a ticket. >> you're looking at footage of the actual plane involved in this crash, taking off on its final ill-fated flight. 6:12 p.m., everything seems normal as the plane lifts off and climbs out. suddenly, 12 minutes into the flight, there's a problem. >> they were in the middle 20,000 feet, which is where airplanes experience the most pressure on the vessel itself. at that point they received a door warning that a door was ajar which turned out

students will stay with families in osaka.mmersing themselves in the culture. >>> a man in western australia had a video camera ready for a day at the beach and caught something on tape he never expected. >> the dog is biting the shark. >> as you heard him say one of two dogs swimming near a group of sharks went under water and bit the shark. now it has ignited a bit saying it was inhumane to let the dogs swim near sharks. >>> let's get one last look add the traffic. >> we have a test run for metering lights going on in the east bay if we can take a live look at the chopper two. you can see this is 680 over pleasanton. the cars are sailing through that because the light is green. it will be this way for the entire week. just to get drivers used to the fact come next monday it's going to be working for real so you will have to stop and pay attention to it before you get on to 680. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is moving well. toe truck just removed that car that had been stuck. guy trying to fix the car in

. >> the students will stay with families in osaka immersing themselves in the culture for the next two. >>> let's go over to tara. she has word of an accident in oakland. >> we have a car that crashed into a house that is off of market and west street. it's actually underneath the 580 overpass. we have a crew on the way and we'll bring you live pictures later in our show. right now let's take a look at highway 4 through bay point. no delays for those of you driving in through antioch. at the bay bridge teleplay the beaucoup is still not that bad. the metering lights should not go on for another half hour. this is 680 near the sunol grade we will have metering lights going on at 6:00 this morning. they will be warning lights. there is warning lights though the real ones won't go into effect until next monday. here is steve. >>> happy monday. yesterday big fog bank kept temperatures realtively cool. we start off mostly clear this morning. there areas of fog but very shallow very light on the sonoma coast. mostly sunny. there is a system that will spin in through the north bay. mild, bree

y japÓn se estremecio nuevamente con un sismo, el epicentro fue al sur de osaka, reportes de prensa dijeronadhafi, y dijeron que es mentira que busque un refugio dentro o fuera del paÍs, y que cualquier negociaciÓn tiene que buscar la renuncia de gadhafi, y un alto funcionario dijo que gobierno y rebeldes comenzaron las conversaciones para terminar con la violencia. y segÚn reportes una balacera comenzÓ en tamaulipas. un reo fue descubierto cuando intentaba esgar de la prisiÓn de chetumal, el hombre se escapaba dentro de una maleta que habÍa llevado su concubina, y la policÍa descubriÓ por quÉ parecÍa nerviosa, desde el 2007 el preso cumple una condena de 20 aÑos. y 20 de las 32 provincias de repÚblica dominicana estÁn bajo alerta, varias regiones ya se encuentran inundadas, en el norte se reportÓ 10 viviendas destruidas por aludes, la alerta tambiÉn se extendiÓ para pescadores y embarcaciones por altos oleajes. se espera que clemens comience con su declaraciÓn maÑana, el caso se basa en si mintiÓ en el 2008 sobre el uso de esteroides, si es encontrado culpable podrÍa enfrentar un aÑo de pr