but pacific islanders are indigenous communities, pacific and native americans have the highest dropoutates and lowest retention rates across community colleges in the state of california. >> and making the ge class helps broaden it to keep -- so that our people can take advantage. >> of course. these perhaps are not just for pacific eeislander students. the focus -- the curriculum is geared towards the cultures and studies of pacific people and ways of life. but really, it's also an opportunity for even non-pacific ee islander students and students who are taking courses in other majors to participate and also come into the courses and learn more about this very, very under studied reason. >> from my experience, those students who come in, they want to hear it from that point of view. they're not coming in to hear some objective history class. they want to hear about that point of view of the culture, that perspective from the culture. for the students who are demanding it, what were they looking for? what did they feel was lacking that they wanted to be fulfilled by these kind of clas

across the central pacific or douglas macarthur and mostly the army in the southwest pacific. but be that as it may, the main directives are coming from the joint chiefs. but -- and here's the but -- i think macarthur, to his credit, is definitely a good soldier at heart who is following orders and very effectively implementing those kind of directives. so, as far as strategy, let's talk a little bit about island-hopping, okay? because that's kind of another macarthur myth. there's this myth that he invented island hopping, a myth that he is the one who basically said we're going to circle and isolate. well, again, the truth of the matter is that island hopping is something that's, well, hey, we could even argue that the japanese did their own form of island hopping when they leap over macarthur and 80,000 american and filipino troops on baton, okay, and basically isolate them, rather than engaging head to head. so, island hopping is something that admiral kincaid does in the allusi aleutians, and macarthur comes to the concept relatively late in the game as he's thinking abou

exports to the asia pacific by 50%. our young leaders initiative is helping for than 100,000 young men and women across this region start new companies and ventures so we're connecting entrepreneurs and investors and businesses in america and in asian with each other. and thanks to our sustained leadership, 12 of our nations have come together in the transpacific partnership to establish the rules of trade for nearly 40% of the global economy. we have also stood with citizens on behalf of of democracy and human rights. we have expanded our support for civil society groups and open government. we saw another democratic election and transition in indonesia. and as the first u.s. president to visit myanmar, i'm proud the united states is now supporting a historic transition toward democracy and i look forward to welcoming state counselor to the white house next week as we stand with the people of myanmar and their journey towards pluralism and peace. alongside all these efforts we have worked to build a constructive relati

. ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to ericen pacific america. i'm robert handa, your host.e open our show on a health issue in all communities, alzheimer's disease, but we show you why it's a particularly alarming concern. we'll talk about the long awaited renovation of a recreation center named after an american hero. the betty ong center just got a $21 million face lift and we'll talk about how important this project is for the san francisco chinatown community. we close with our traditional focus on the arts. sofia and constant horng stopped by before traveling to new york city to perform at carnegie hall. i have watched several close friends deal with alzheimer's disease in their families and it worries many people in every community and it's a growing concern for asian american and pacific island communities for many reasons. here to talk about some of the reasons and some solutions is bill fisher ceo of the alzheimer's association of northern california and northern nevada who also serves on california's alzheimer's disease and related disease committee. >> good to be

we have the american professor at the pacific school in berkeley, and ron is an artist extraordinaire and lecture. welcome gentlemen as we talk about something that the two of you and others have been laboring on for quite some time. the two volume encyclopedia, asian-american religious cultures, about 1000 pages and what is this about?>> the asian- american international and pacific islanders are a diverse group of full. -- group of people. what is common is not that obvious. the publisher approached me several years ago to see if we could really develop an encyclopedia that would be comprehensive over what is going on in the religious scenes for the asian-americans and the pacific islanders. that is the reason that this came about. what i did not understand at that point was that the asian- american religions are very complex, and the spokes of the religious scenes in the u. s., not that clear. so how do we bring this together in an encyclopedia that is more of a comprehensive understanding of the current religious scenes, and that was the challenge.>> how long did this take you?>>

was the last battle of world war ii, it was also the bloodiest battle in the pacific.ays of combat, american losses of personnel, ships, and planes were the greatest that we had ever had during the war in the pacific. buckner, theneral 10th army commander was also killed during the battle of open our -- okinawa. more than 110,000 japanese were killed, unknown numbers were entombed in caves. prisoners were taken. about half of that number, after the war ended. japanese also lost in the battle kinawa, warplanes. -- when my unit landed, i was the first lieutenant leading a platoon of 29 men most of whom were 19-years-old.nd during the first week of combat, seven of these brave young americans gave their lives for their country. wounded andre evacuated. i think of them almost every day. but when theunded shrapnel was removed from my back and dressings were applied i was allowed to remain with my unit. day, actions leading to vj on july 20 6, 1945, president truman, prime minister churchill, and shank i check of china as for a congress in journey -- in germany and issued a

assuming they wanted to talk about the war in the pacific, i agree to an interview.e eighth of april, a crew of three., including a television camerag came to my home. -- camera came to my company i was surprised when the first question concerned secretary of state carry first visit to japan and whether he should visit hiroshima. i phrased it candid response and 25 words. they ask about president obama's visit to japan and well there if he should visit hiroshima. i expect to them in some details why i thought it was not appropriate. explained to them and some details why i thought it was not appropriate. to do so, the people of japan may consider his visit as an apology for our dropping the bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. president obama and secretary of state carry did visit hiroshima. president obama was the first sitting president to do so. on august the eighth, 1945, the soviet union declared war on japan and invaded manchuria which japan had occupied since 1937. ninth, 1945, as the bombing of hiroshima failed to bring about the immediate surrender of japan, a s

commander of the mighty specific -- pacific fleet. truman, four months after taking office as president, which is country to victory and peace. mr. truman and his cabinet have an emergency session. the former secretaries on hand as they break the momentous news of japan's surrender. >> i have received this afternoon a message from the and reply tornment the message forward to that government by the secretary of state. i deemed this reply a full acceptance of the potsdam declaration which specifies the unconditional surrender of japan . in the reply, there is no altercation. arrangements are now being made for the formal signing of the surrender terms at the earliest possible moment. general douglas macarthur has been appointed to supreme allied commander to receive the japanese surrender. great britain, russia, and china will be represented by high-ranking officers. meantime, the allied armed forces have in order to suspend offensive actions. day mustamation of vj await upon the formal signing of the surrender terms by japan. they rus

in front of the parking garage of caesar's casino 2100 block of pacific avenue. one person was killed, another injured. that person is an atlantic atlay police officer. he was transported to the hospital, he is in critical condition. atlantic city police officer is in critical condition after gunfire rang out in front of the parking garage of caesar's casino 2100 block of pacific avenue. new jersey state police have set up a command post at the bass pro shop. troopers have brought in k-9 dogs to track two men wanted in connection with the shooting. pacific avenue is closed between missouri and ohio avenue as police with long rifles canvass the area looking for the gunmen. >>> now back to hermine, florida is cleaning up downed trees and power lines in the aftermath of hermine. the storm hit florida the first her country in 11 years. hundred of thousands of power outages are reported. some are still in the dark. the storm took chunks out of a waterfront road. a family of racoons came down during the storm of hermine. they are doing okay. >> everybody is keeping the

. ♪ >> the first international festival hopes to reach out to the asia pacific region via russian arts♪ >> the festivals artistic direct director. >> i want to emphasize that the far east festival is an international festival. there aren't just russian artists here, we have artists from china, south korea, all of whom collaborate to put this festival together. >> they were also a part of the festival. this performance is dedicated to the people for whom this festival was something special. in september of 2015, the eastern economic forum was hosted for the first time. russian president vladimir putin emphasized the far east region. >> home port to the russian pacific fleet. and a military strong hold. during the soviet union era, entry into the city was severely restricted. in the past several years, the city has undergone remarkable changes under president putin's policies. new buildings and bridges have been created. a restored pedestrians walkway along the perimeter of the golden horn bay is now a popular spot for citizens to relax. a giant 1.9 kilometer bridge spans across golden b

a trough from the pacific northwest starts to slide down the coastline overnight sunday and that will usher in much cooler temperatures for our area beginning monday. the uv index for friday is 8 or very high. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. a follow up now to that toxic spill at a valley middle school. the slow release of information to parents during the 17 hour lockdown of walter johnson junior high school caused a lot of frustration. a town hall meeting last night to update parents about the mercury spill only fox5's peter dawson is live from the school this morning with reaction from angry parents. las vegas fire, school police and one representative from the e.p.a. gave generic statements about the dangers of mercury and tried to answered questions from parents about the quarantine process. but parents wanted more. they wanted information straight from top e.p.a. officials. "i want to speak to the fire department....w

as well as the pacific islands of melanesia, micronesia, and polynesia. the people and cultures of this region have added significantly to the rich diversity of the bay area. abc7's kristen sze is here now with leaders in our local apa community. >> thank you, cheryl. we have a great group for today's show. nick kuwada is staff attorney with asian law alliance, based in santa clara county. masashi niwano is festival & exhibitions director for center for asian american media. and elise maar -- former senior associate director of admissions to stanford. now, we brought you all here because your expertise will really help us understand some issues that are very important. we're talking about timely and relevant to asian-americans -- and also the broader bay area community, of course. we're talking about this election year, presidential election, so we want to talk about voting, getting out the vote. also, this year is the "oscars so white" controversy, so we want to bring in the issue of media representation of asian-americans. and, of course, something that

a motorcyclist is in the hospital tonight -- after a horizon and pacific. according to police -- the rider -- rear-ended a truck. he was taken to university medical center -- in serious condition. police shut down part of horizon -- earlier this afternoon -- to investigate. taking a live look outside right now. much warmer today than it was earlier this week. but is that warm-up going to continue? let's head over to 13-first-alert meteorologist -- karla huelga to find out. hot and dry will continue to be the theme for the rest of the weekend with high temps just under 100 tomorrow a skies. on monday, the day will start out clear, but we'll get a push of clouds and moisture from the south as the day progresses. it looks like chances for rain will start late monday and stick around through wednesday as moisture advances and settles into the area. more controversy on the time -- that could land him in hot water -- with the secret plus -- it isn't news anyone enjoys hearing. but a gas crisis -- in nine states -- could soon mean -- skyrocketing prices at the pum

a trough from the pacific northwest starts to slide down the coastline overnight sunday and that will usher in much cooler temperatures for our area beginning or very high. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk the slow release of information to parents during the fifteen hour lockdown of walter johnson junior high school caused a lot of frustration. a town hall meeting last night to update parents about the mercury spill only grew frustration into anger. fox5's peter dawson is live in studio with more. las vegas fire, school police and representative from the e.p.a. gave generic statements about the dangers of mercury and tried to answered questions from parents about the quarantine process. but parents wanted more. they wanted detailed information straight from top e.p.a. officials who weren't present at the meeting. "....what to do." technical questions about mercury and the sc

exports to the asia pacific by 50%. our young leaders initiative is helping for than 100,000 young men and women across this region start new companies and ventures so we're connecting entrepreneurs and investors and businesses in america and in asian with each other. and thanks to our sustained leadership, 12 of our nations have come together in the transpacific partnership to establish the rules of trade for nearly 40% of the global economy. we have also stood with citizens about democracy and human rights. we have expanded our support for civil society groups and open government. we saw another democratic election and transition in indonesia. and as the first u.s. president to visit myanmar, i'm proud the united states is now supporting a historic transition toward democracy. and i look forward to welcoming the state counselor to the white house next week as we stand with the people of myanmar and their journey towards pluralism and peace. alongside all these efforts, we have worked to build a constructive relationsh

we'll start in the pacific because madeline which was threatening hawaii has been downgraded now to a tropical storm and just passing south of the big island overnight. now we're tracking lest is pushing west over the open pacific and may impact the big island over the holiday weekend. a hurricane watch is issued for maui county and much of the big island tonight and lester will weaken as it moves near or north of hawaii saturday and sunday, could be a hurricane to really contend with for those that will enjoy the holidays on that island. so it is the third major category 3 storm or stronger in the eastern pacific and hurricane season started early major storm in the gulf. a tornado watch has been posted from tampa to jacksonville. a flash flood watch across the carolinas. hurricane hermine upgraded to a category 1 storm will probably make land fall, go back to tropical storm status but affect much of the eastern seaboard through the upcoming holiday weekend. hurricane gaston further east of bermuda does not appear impactful for the area, but certainly the tropics are heating up. in d

either the united states of america is an asia-pacific power , or we are not.nd the not carries with it serious consequences. we cannot just stand up and say to the world, we are a pacific power. we have to show it. in interactions and in our choices. you cannot pick and choose where and when we want to be involved. we cannot talk about the rebalance to asia. asia onebalance to day, and sit on the sidelines the next, and expect to possibly send a credible message to partners and to potential partners around the world. not at a time when international friendships are based, through a large measure, on consistency of action and consistency of purpose, and consistency of partnership. for more than a century, that consistency is exactly what leaders in asia have come to expect from the united states from leaders in both parties. and there are a host of good reasons for why they have come to expect that. the first is geography. is one of thetes few nations that straddles the divide between the eastern and western hemispheres. after that, the strong economic bonds we

actually it was california on the pacific ocean that became the 31st that year. in november, the magazine devoted considerable space to an explanation of charles thompson's great seal of the united states. focusing on the eagle, long a familiar symbol for empire, but this eagle was special because the ball eagle flew only on the north american continent. as economic and political problems arose in the 1780's, americans, reflecting the impatience that french observers considered a key component of their emerging national character, began to question whether the dream of empire would actually materialize. a yale divinity professor warned in 1785 that americans should not "flatter ourselves too much with the idea of future prosperity and glory of these united states. although the foundation is laid, the superstructure is not yet finished. nor ever will it be unless we use the proper means. and whether we shall use such means remains a matter of great uncertainty." by 1787, the year the federal convention that, such questioning was widespread among political observer

while out in the pacific hawaii braces for not one but two hurricanes. gabe tropical depression number nine has strengthened into hermine sloging towards florida's gulf coast. >> it is anticipated to be 3 to 5 feet. we have the risk of up to 9 feet of storm surge. >> reporter: threatening to dump up to 15 inches in rain in parts of the sunshine state. 42 counties under a state of emergency. was vept off the road. nearly 11 years since florida's last hurricane. fred is already pumping water out of his restaurant. >> we are try to go keep it to where it's not a swimming pool. >> reporter: hermine is expected to threaten the east coast with dangerous rip currents. hawaii is bracing for hurricane madelyn. hurricane lester n also churning in the pacific. >> gabe reporting there. bill is back now with more on these storms. what a mess. >> yeah. it could have been. it turned out pretty well for the big island of hawaii. the storm dove to the south and weakened down to 50 miles per hour. so winds weren't even an issue. we are not worried about madelyn at all. le

a large, slow moving pacific the system starts to slowly approach the area. expect gusts to about 25 mph this afternoon with highs around 100. windier conditions with gusts to 30 mph are expected monday and we will see highs in the mid 90's. expect mainly sunny skies sunday and monday then partly cloudy on tuesday and wednesday as the system pushes through the area. tuesday could be the windiest day with gusts to about 35 mph. highs will top out around 90 tuesday through afternoon as the system starts to push out of the area. expect mainly sunny skies thursday through next saturday. also, by saturday high temps will warm by a few degrees. a large, slow moving pacific system will bring breezy to windy conditions along with milder temps to the area starting today. the winds will be up to the breezy category sunday as the system starts to slowly approach the area. expect gusts to about 25 mph this afternoon with highs around 100. windier conditions with gusts to 30 mph are expected monday and we will see highs in the mid 90's. expect mainly sunny skies sunday an

i would also like to thank the executive directors of the north pacific and western pacific councils for working with us as well. it's always helpful when drafting a bill to make sure that those affected by it have some input in the process. at this point i would like to into the record an exchange of letters with chairman kevin brady, the ways and means committee, regarding this bill. . we thank him for agreing to mrs. radewagen: this bill, particularly title 3, is of the utmost importance to the people of american samoa and i respectfully urge my colleagues to support this important legislation. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from northern mariana islands. mr. sablan: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. sablan: this bill implements the convention on the conservation and management of fisheries resources in the north pacific ocean and the convention on the conse

conducting its biggest ever wargames in the pacific. we have a special report. haidi: watching the markets on the central bank bonanza week. boj, a plethora of other banks due out with monetary policy decisions this week. this is the only story in town. you would expect some caution, particularly japanese markets. they are off on holidays today. we are shaping up to see some pretty good gains. bye a look at taiwan, up 2.4%. well,suppliers doing very continuing to search on the back of that positive reception to the new iphone. here in hong kong, firmer footing. shares rising the most in two months. through,numbers coming very strong, driving developers in this part of the world as well. story, ae other major rebound from friday's low, driving the risk sentiment and asia. yvonne: thank you so much. our top story, august a bumper month for china property sales. despite attempts to cool down the market, the value of home sales jump 33% last month. let's go to tom mackenzie following this for us. yes, we saw some red-hot prices in august for property sales in china.

at the united states of america is an asian pacific power or we are not. the not carry serious consequences. we can't just stand up and say to the world, we are pacific power. we have to show it. we can't pick and choose where and only want to be involved. we can talk about the rebalancing asia one day and then sit on the sidelines the next. and expect to possibly send a credible message to partners around the world. foreign policy does not work that way. not in our ever shrinking, rapidly changing world. out at a time when international friendships are based through large measure on consistency of action and consistency of purpose. and consistency of partnership. for more than a century, that consistency is exactly what leaders in asia have come to expect in the united states. host of good reasons for why they have come to expect that. first, geography. united states is one of the few nations that straddles the divide between eastern and western hemispheres. add to that the strong economic bonds that we have artie developed -- already developed. five of o

more changes arrive thursday as a large storm system approaches from the pacific northwest. most of the energy associated but it will pass close enough to bring windy conditions the area on thursday and breezy winds friday as it makes its system drags cooler air into the region. warming temps, light winds and lots of sunshine will be the theme for the weekend. coming for the start to the workweek as moisture pushes in from the south and starts to also, high temps will cool to more changes arrive thursday as a large storm system approaches from the pacific northwest. conditions the area on thursday and breezy winds friday as it system drags cool in the country is taking place right here in the valley. number one ranked "bishop gorman" will take on ka-hu-ko from hawaii. while las vegas is home to bishop gorman with thousands of ka following.... in las vegas.... with such a large hawaiian population. tonight's game begins at -7-.... at "gorman's fertita stadium". tickets are sold out fox is suing the streaming giant netflix...but it's over something unexpected. and -- we've got

the pacific ocean was the national western boundary of the united states. at first of course, it was a british westward coursing empire. the resident of massachusetts predicted in 1759 that america could become a mighty empire, but i don't mean, an independent one. widely reprinted in the colonies, a 1769 newspaper article from london commented on the spreading belief that america would be the future seat of the british empire. and london merely a provincial town, or perhaps just a historic ruin. benjamin franklin's 1751 pamphlet advocating the agricultural extension of europeans across north american continent predicted that because of the rapid increase of the a greateropulation, number of englishmen would be in north america than england within a century. after reading the pamphlet, a young john adams imagined the transfer of the seat of empire. once the french had been driven out of north america. in the early 19th century, he claimed there was nothing more ancient in his memory. memory thantion -- the observation that the art, science is, in empire had

the first is is a trans-pacific partnership. the president did hear quite extensively from leaders across asia about how important it is for u.s. credibility for the kind of congress to ratify the trans-pacific partnership. there are important questions about how the candidates will continue to compete in an international economy. if we are not engaged in the region is home to some of the most dynamic economies in the world. there are also some strategic questions that are raised. we know that china is looking to expand their influence in this region of the were. that china welcomes a rising china but it seems unwise, to put mildly, for our strategic interests, for the clinic not to compete there, too. particularly given the significant interest that we've already established there. so the president discusses that a lot leaders over the course of history. the second thing the president, that we were referring to in that phrase is the president had an opportunity to consult with a number of our allies and partners on the trip. so

o that has forced the warm water out in the pacific. cooler sea surface right down to the equator and that has an impact on the jet stream winds that is the storm track that determines how things move across the pacific ocean and the united states. it looks like a neutral pattern that is not quite el ni?a, just close to the average stream overall for the mean pattern and the winter and that drives the storm track to the pacific northwest across the northern rockies and through the great lakes. warmer conditions across southern colorado and especially arizona and new mexico, colder weather in th northern united states and the main storm track taking the weather conditions to the northern rockies and the northern portions of colorado rockies. denver area, probably about 60- in the upcoming winter season. i will have more at ten. >>> here we go. >>> a local case may rewrite national law. the u.s. supreme court has chosen to hear the case of a highlands ranch family. >> the son that has autism eidnve a minimum education as required with the

thursday looks like it's going to be a very windy day as a large, strong system moves in from the pacific. there will be a very slight gusts to about 50mph for the high temps will reach the mid and upper 80s on thursday, then drop to the low 80s on friday. the winds will drop to low end windy on friday. the system moves out and the winds will calm by the weekend. expect highs in the mid and upper 80s on saturday and then around 90 on sunday with clear skies both days. continues with highs topping out close to 100 around the valley. by tomorrow evening we'll get a push of moisture and clouds rain will start early tuesday. widespread rain is possible. high temps will drop to the mid and upper 80s on tuesday. by wednesday we will see less cloud cover, but there will still be enough moisture in place to bring chances for t-storms that afternoon. temperatures will top out in the upper 80s on wednesday. thursday looks like it's going to be a very windy day as a large, strong system moves in from the pacific. there will be a very slight chance for rain, but the winds will have much more of an im

a large storm system approaches from the pacific northwest. conditions the area on thursday and breezy winds friday as it system drags cooler air into the region. inside an amtrak train... was taken into custody. this happened just outside los angeles. the train was evacuated while police were in a standoff with the suspect. police say the suspect was allegedly threatening passengers. luckily-- everyone is okay. right now -- two philadelphia police officers are recovering after being shot. this morning the search is on police say one suspect was shot and killed...last night. there are still no details about what led to the shooting in the first place. the identities of the officers are still unknown. just hours before that -- two texas police officers were shot in fort worth. both are expected to be ok. one was shot in the chest...but he was wearing a bullet-proof vest. the other officer was shot in the arm. a neighbor says he saw the suspect's distraught family (craig saddler/lives in neighborhood) "the guy's parents walked outside...and you

kevin brady spoke about the trans- pacific partnership trade you. in order to get congressional approval. time is running out. congress meant brady's a remark it is 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome back. i'm president of the institute and it is my distinct from much today to get to introduce and host chairman kevin brady. comes of the eighth district of texas. kevin brady as many of you know is someone who would love to hear from because in a world where many politicians purport to speak their mind many of them either don't, or they don't have much to say. congressman brady speaks his mind generally and always has something substantive to say. and in that regard we are delighted to head him here today addressing and rethinking trade it's a time as we discussed at our launch of our presidential trade policies when the bipartisan and arguably for the open markets and trade is under attack from both left and right in a way that is unprecedented at least in decades in the u.s. one of the few people to

follows a young pacific island princess while she looks for a fabled island.along the way she meets the mythological demigod..?maui.who... in the movie is voiced by dwayne 'the rock' johnson.the film is gaining praise for telling the voice actors of pacific islanders descent. the problem isn't the move... in true disney fashion, the marketing is already in full swing.what is stirring up controversy is disney's recent release of the accompanying ?halloween costume.?halloween costume.take a look...take a look...the costume.. is a bodysuit depicting brown skin... covered in tribal tattoos.and predicatably - it has the internet in an outrage... with many people tweeting they don't want to it the creepiest thing disney has done.... what do you think? are you offended by the idea? the idea?offended by are you the idea? ?? traffic ?? ?? traffic ?? ?? traffic ?? ???adlib & toss jimmy it's almost time for the susan g. komen race for the cure. join 12 news as we support the race this year on october 9th at the cesar chavez plaza in phoenix.you can register right now at komen a-z dot org. things a

the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high temps to the mid 90s on monday and tuesday. time of year with highs topping out around 100 starting tomorrow through the weekend. expect sunny to mainly sunny skies each afternoon with a mountain shower possible thursday. breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high temps to the mid 90s on monday and tuesday. every few days a new poll seems time of year with highs topping out around 100 starting tomorrow through the weekend. expect sunny to mainly sunny mountain shower possible thursday. the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as

in the pacific, many navy ships were carrying planes.geous navy pilots mastered early catapult launching devices and aboard aircraft carriers they overcame an additional hazard, a rolling landing field. air power was a major factor in the planning of the pacific campaign. these tough fighters outfought the best the japanese had to offer. they spearheaded allied forces across the pacific as the war moved closer to the japanese homeland. now, it was only a matter of time. b-29 bombers were visiting the empire of the rising sun with ruthless regularity. often in 100-plane raids. but it took only one b-29, the enola gay, to close that chapter in human history. in the years that followed world war ii, even greater progress was made in aircraft design and development. army aviation separated in 1942 from the army air force corps was experimenting with helicopters. the rotary wing aircraft with its hummingbird qualities offered amazing possibilities. it provided the extra speed and mobility needed by an army no longer content to move only along

pacific command says while they were on their way, they joined forces with aircraft from the japan self-defense force. commander says it is against the destabilizing actions. park geun-hye ordered them to stay on alert. >> translator: the south korean government and military must cooperate even more closely with the united states in military matters. our military must be ready to end the north korean regime should it ever fire a single missile toward our territory. >> president park accuses the north korean leadership of thinking of maintaining power while people of the country live with hunger and human rights violations. american and south korean diplomats agreed to take tough actions against north korea over the launches. and it seems that china is likely to cooperate as well. seong kim is following seoa meeg in seoul. the leader told reporters that the fifth nuclear test by the north last friday is a provocation that cannot be condoned. he said the strongest possible pressure should be applied against pyongyang. he said he and his counterpart should press to a resolution to impose more sanc

you still got to wait. >> john plebanek is the public safety manager with union pacific. he says every three hours in the u.s., there is a train incident involving a pedestrian or vehicle. >> not going to win in an incident involved with a train. >> now in addition to the flashing lights at the intersection up ahead the , engineerr to bells and a horn. he will sound that horn 15 seconds before he gets to that intersection. the ozaukee county sheriff's department and mequon police are working with union pacific at pioneer road just off i-43. they're pulling over drivers who ignore the rail crossings. case in point, don't do this. this black truck stopped, thought about it, then the driver went through the crossing just seconds before the train came through. i think the perception is the train is big they are moving slow. it's like an airplane. you see the plane in the sky that looks like it's barely moving. that train is going a lot faster than it looks so don't take the , chance. >> law enforcement is mainly giving out warnings this week, but say don't be surprised if you

((ad-lib)) a large, slow moving pacific system will bring breezy to windy conditions along with milder temps to the area starting today. the winds will be up to the breezy category sunday as the around 100. windier conditions with gusts to 30 mph are expected monday and we will see highs in the mid 90's. expect mainly sunny skies sunday and monday then partly cloudy on tuesday and wednesday as the system pushes through highs will top out around 90 tuesday through friday! the winds will be down to breezy by thursday through next saturday. also, by saturday high temps will warm by a few degrees. this morning -- more people will make their way to walter johnson junior high... to test their belongings for contamination. so far -- at least 8 homes have been declared safe. environmental protection agency inspectors....say their biggest concern is they still don't know how the substance got to the school. the school apparently knew about the mercury on tuesday...but only acted on wednesday. some parents are concerned...so are school officials. 185557 sweet daughtery "it's to me it really matt

with a disturbance coming in off the pacific, the pacific rather than the south, temperatures are going to cool. we had our last triple digit high for today for about a week. the high temperatures this there will be some winds to deal with. we'll spell it out with the forecast a few minutes away. >> thank you, kevin. if you are getting ready to hit the road, look in the right direction outside of the windshield and fair warning, extra police patrols will join you. many will be focused on the stretch of the 15 between primm busiest spots for holiday travel. our crews were out there this morning. we saw dozens of drivers ticketed for speeding. the zero tolerance crackdown continues and officers from the nevada highway patrol and california highway patrol are joining together for that. let's give you a live look at that stretch now from one of the dash-cams out there. gotta tell you for this -- getting into the evening hour on a friday does not look bad at all. that would be the incoming traffic on the left side. pretig las vegas convention and visitors authority, is won't stay that way fo

. >>> other markets in the asia pacific region ended higher. many were relieved after weak economic data lessened the possibility of a rate hike next week. hong kong and china were closed for holiday. let's look at this australia index. rebound in oil prices supported the gain. shares in the philippines meanwhile bucking the trend down a little bit over 2%. 7,553 was that closing number. a wide range of shares were sold erasing most of thursday's gains. >>> u.s. republican presidential candidate donald trump has given voters a preview of his economic policy. he says he would grow the economy up to 4% a year. >> over the next ten years our economic team estimates that under our plan, the economy will average 3.5% growth and create a total of 25 million new jobs. >> speaking in new york, trump said the u.s. economy is stagnating and jobs are being lost. he blamed administration of president barack obama. he accused hillary clinton advocated a policy similar to obama's. trump repeated his intention for the free trade deal to protect jobs. trump is

the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high temps to the mid 90s on monday and tuesday. highs topping out around 100 starting tomorrow through the weekend. expect sunny to mainly sunny skies each afternoon with a mountain shower possible thursday. the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high temps to the mid 90s on monday and tuesday. the company that makes the epi-pen is now under bring temps closer to average for this time of year with now under investigation..... by the new york attorney general. that's after it came under fire..... for hiking the price of the over the last few years. and now.... we've learned another company may be stepping in.... to provide an a

lotta people from hawaii and the pacific islands. long ago they moved here. others family and generations that have been here. >> personally i have been here for 23 years i'm rejoining the community. >> do you miss the big island at all? >> i do. and the smell and all the flowers and everything like that. >> and the culture. >> in the culture. >> the short drive to lake mead. >> sure enough drive to los angeles to get to the beach there. it's not the same as hawaii. >> i don't waste anymore time let's hear your performance. >> thank you very much. >> take it away. >> were doing a song you called >> great job. great job. >> thank you so much. that was a beautiful song. i close my eyes and i thought i was in a hammock on the beach in waikiki. >> i loved the dancing good job. >> we have a lot more to come on news 3 live coming up annual round up this weekend. tell you where you can take advantage of great food entertainment while helping challenged youth here in southern nevada. the showstoppers aren't stopping anytime soon. a few of the cast numbers will be her

here's about european banks dragged down others in the asia pacific region as well. seoul's kospi was down 1.2%. singapore slid more than half a percent. >>> friday marks the deadline for new member countries to join the asian infrastructure investment bank. its expanded membership is likely to exceed the asian development bank led by japan and the u.s. more than 20 new members includuding canada, a g7 member have reportedly applied to join the aiib. the bank was launched by china last year to help build infrastructure in asia. britain and some of asia's developing economies are among the bank's 57 current numbers. the united states and japan have stayed out. they'ree waiting to see if the aiib meets standards. new members will be formally admitted by the beginning of next year. the larger membership will overtake the adb which has 67 countries and territories. >>> nearly six months have passed since japan's electricity retail market was liberalized in april. to end the monopoly of major electricity companies that continued for almost 60 years. in an effort to spur c

a trough from the pacific northwest starts to slide down the coastline overnight sunday and that will usher in much cooler temperatures for our area beginning monday. the uv index for friday is 8 or very high. (students names called out) (students names called out) emergency response teams are working around the clock to clear away a mercury spill at walter johnson junior high school. classes are cancelled again for a second day. this scene started after a teacher alerted school administrators that a student was playing with the substance. that's when things got serious. the school was placed on lockdown... with more than a thousand students still inside. 9 students and 3 administrators were initally exposed to the substance. in all, more than 12-hundred students were checked for mercury exposure. finally... 17 hours later the final student was released to their anxious parents. we're learning the students may have been exposed to the mercury sooner than initially thought. last night enraged parents demanded an explanation from the school district about its response to the incident. f

however on the other side of the pacific substantial rainfall is in dire neeeed. >> yes, there are 15 large wildfires occurring in the westerern united states, and tw of them are happppening in california. the one in big sur has become the e costliest wildldfire in u history, and the other one in the south is threatening a base. we have some video coming out of santa barbara county. a a wildfire has bururned more 1,800 hectares since saturday, and caused the base to lose power and forcing information use generators. no structures are threatened, but the fire is spreading without any containment. california has been contending with dry weather over the past five years, and the whole of the state is under drought at this moment. in fact, 20 of the state is under exceptional drought. so improve the situation this year, it definitelneneeds raini and also cleler tempereratures. however, no signgnificant rain expected for t f foresabable future and temperatures s expecd toto rise as we go into next wee so conditions will not be -- will remain quite bad. meanwhile, heavy rain is expected for

meanwhile, hurricane newton is heading towards the pacific coast in mÉxico.overnment has opened dozens of shelters in baja california, live report coming up from fox weather center in just a few minutes. lauren: all up arrows in asia. hang seng up half of one percent and kospi gaining a third of one percent. nicole: german factory orders were disappointing. mix bag here in europe. the crack quarante in france up a quarter of one percent and the german dax up one-third of one percent. lauren: u.s. stock market futures looking like this this morning. dow 26 points and nasdaq futures taking on 6. nicole: let's talk about some sort of freeze, gold gain 7 and a half dollars at 13.34 a troy ounce. lauren: germany's bayer raiseed price on monsanto. bayer will pay up from 125. this offers monsanto at $65 billion including debt. bayer is taking a close look at monsanto's book. nicole: apple unveils new iphone tomorrow but maybe with less than fanfare tomorrow. the report says they won't likely have new ground features, apple plans new radical changes for the iphone-'s

the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high temps to the mid 90s on monday and tuesday. police are trying to track down it looks like a fairly quiet weather pattern is on tap with a dry northwesterly flow aloft. this will bring temps closer to average for this time of year with highs topping out around 100 starting tomorrow through expect sunny to mainly sunny skies each afternoon with a mountain shower possible thursday. the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high and tuesday. police are trying to track down someone who fired a shot at freeway. details on what happened in a story you'll see only on 13 action news. but first... here's a look..... at what's coming up.... on "world news tonight".

low pressure from the pacific northwest will drop into central nevada. this will carry in cooler air from the north and shoot it down into the valley. saturday we will still hold in the upper 80s and low 90s but by sunday, mid 80s will be arrive and allow the valley to tuesday and wednesday. sunny skies will be common right now.. clown that is threatening a school - and students - on facebook. whoever is behind the "garbo the clown" profile posted that he was coming after everyone at chaparral high school this week - so they should run. 06:46:00 raymond ruiz-livingston, student "they said there was a gun threat seventh period so everybody was starting to freak out but mostly everyone doesn't believe it but some people are still kind of scared." we spoke to one mother who says her son received a taunting message from the clown 06:58:27 lindsey welch, parent "they said they know where we live and they're at our window so check our window. we don't want to go outside." c-c-s-d police say they are aware of the post. they have officers looking into it...., bu

have a look at the asia-pacific. volumes are quite thin. some of these moves are getting exacerbated by what is not happening when it comes to that metric of the market. s&p futures just turned negative. 60% stocksoking at across the asia-pacific on the way down. 20% on the way up, the rest unchanged at the moment. as we move into midday, where looking at session lows right now across asia-pacific. second straight day of the benchmark. let's flip asset classes and look at currencies. the dollar regaining earlier ground that at lost. the aussie dollar on the back foot here. dollar-yen just under 101 for the most part this morning. have a look at sterling. 129.81. very near the three handle, the turkish lira on the back of the downgrade from moody's. angie: thanks. oil paring its biggest drop in more than two months with saudi arabia's offer to cut production, opening the door to a future opec deal. major producers meet and out your on wednesday with some hope that they will reach a deal on freezing output in the near future. what has saudi a

pacific avenue is closed between missouri and ohio avenue. atlantic city police officer has been critically injured in the shooting. another person was shot and killed. "action news" has a crew on the way. we'll keep you posted and update you the second we get more information. >> now to the latest on tropical storm hermine. the system has put a damper on holiday plans especially down the shore. labor day weekend is filled with barbecues and fun in the sun, probably not so much this weekend. live picture at atlantic city, the storm has decided to change plans for thousands of people all along the eastern seaboard, delaware and jersey shorelines are under a tropical storm warning. >> this is video in this morning from tallahassee, florida, that's where the storm first made landfall yesterday morning as a hurricane. it is blamed for bringing down trees and flooding roads and eroding beaches with high winds and surf. chris sowers is here with the impact hermine will have on our area. chris. , good morning to you, nydia and gray, all seems to be

the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high temps to the mid 90s highs topping out around 100 starting tomorrow through the expect sunny to mainly sunny skies each afternoon with a mountain shower possible thursday. the winds will pick up to breezy on sunday, ahead of a system approaching from the pacific northwest that will keep us breezy on monday and then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to skies each afternoon with a mountain shower possible thursday. the winds will pick up to then windy on tuesday as it passes mainly to our north. the system will also drag in cooler air which will drop high away..... some of the stigma... he's doing it.... using kids' favorite toys. and.. a gluten-free diet is necessary for some.. and a fad for others. but tonight.. new research suggests it may not be as healthy as you think. stay with us. for little girls with take away.... some of the stigma. bob norris started