. >>> and it is exactly five years until japan welcomes the world at the opening of the tokyo paralympic games. >>> concerns over a slowdown in the chinese and global economies have been causing upheaval on asian stock exchanges. gene otani from the business desk has more. >> james, thanks. the global selloff has been stoking investor fears. the key fell more than 700 points after a very volatile day. it closed below the 18,000 mark for the first time since february. the index extended its losing streak to a sixth day. the nikkei average plunged nearly 4% closing at 17,806. that was the second steepest fall this year. the steepest was the day before. analysts say investors remain cautious as chinese stocks continue to fall and stronger yen weighed on export-related issues. chinese investors were also in a selling mood. the shanghai composite ended below the key 3,000 mark for the first time in eight months. the shanghai composite tumbled 7%, ending at 2,964. chinese authorities bought up shares in an attempt to bring some stability. hong kong finally recovered from seven days of losses.

. >>> paralympic athletes in rio de janeiro. >> they're off for the 750 meter swim. the first leg of the paratriathlon, the organizers are under pressure from a watchful olympic committee to get it right. >> of course we have to do some adjustments for our operation. that's what test event means for test. we hope these issues will be applied to olympic and paralympic games. >> using while wheel chairs, be specially adapted bikes. >> you could say that the count down for next year's summer olympic games has begun i has a fiercely competitive edge because it's still in place for outdoor games. >> some say the water is polluted something the international olympic committee will look at this week. but most important what did the athletes think? >> i can't wait to come back them year. >> he won gold, so of course he is be happy. and others from the beach also showed their enthusiasm. they'll have to get used to being the focus of world attention. andy gallagher, al jazeera. >> that's it for this bulletin but you can always check up what's new by going to aljazeera.com. al

. >>> the organizing body of the 2020 tokyo olympic and paralympic games has criticized a lawsuit over the event ee's l. they claim the design infringes on copyrights. olivia filed the suit last week and demands the international olympic committee stop using the current emblem for the tokyo games and says the logo closely resembles one he created two years ago for a theater. in a statement, the committee of the olympic and paralympic games reiterated the stance the design does not infringe on rights owned by them or the theater. the emblem is a completely original one, based on a japanese designer's own creative work. they say it contains the values and messages of the tokyo games and say it uses elements from the logo of the 1964 tokyo olympics. the officials say they have sent a detailed letter but he chose to file a suit instead of listening to the stance. they criticized the actions of theater officials saying it's unacceptable behavior for a public body. >>> russian prime minister has expressed interest in visiting territory claimed by japan. he would like to attend an event on et

they get no support from the government for their paralympic training.are all abroad, she says. the flights, accommodation, foot are all so expensive. in order to compete at the paralympics she needs to rack up those points. for now, training hard, not letting that dream out of her sight. >>> england's premier football league kicked off its season on saturday, manchester united bested to then hdatabase tottenham. and chelsea against swansea city. and later on sunday, liverpool faces stoke. >>> meet two stunt men who used his bike, to ride the big waves of tahiti. that's next on cnn "newsroom." [ female announcer ] when you're serious about fighting wrinkles, turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. after one year, skin looks ageless. could protect you from cancer? sfx: crunch what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help p

she recently qualified for the paralympic tryouts. -- trials.>> when i went to the er, i thought i had pneumonia and would be in their overnight. >> reporter: she had contracted two infections, influenza be an mircera. doctors prescribed of drug -- a drug to restrict blood flow. that led to gangrene. >> i cannot think of anything worse than waking up knowing you're going to lose all four limbs.>> reporter: she was inspired to look forward by a pair of athletes. competing on tv.>> if i don't do something about this, my life could be bleak. i didn't want that. >> reporter: she practices here almost daily. she says every stroke is a step towards overcoming challenges and obstacles.>> little kids pull away for me. even adults don't know how to approach you. you since the awkwardness. they recoil. that's hard to get used to at first.>> reporter: ballenger hopes by being open she can educate others about amputees and anyone who has faced adversity.>> no matter what has happened in your life, you're only limited by your own willpower. there is so much more than what our physical limitations a

. >>> the designers of the 2020 toerk yoe olympics and paralympics' main stadium are standing by their plan. they say the facility could be built for less. >>> and south africa's deputy president visits japan in search of stronger business ties. >>> japan's prime minister schenn zoe abe and u.s. president barack obama have agreed to closely coordinate policies over north korea and plunges in share markets. the two leaders talked over the phone for about 40 minutes on wednesday. with the u.s. side proposing the discussion. in the conversation, they welcomed the news that north and south korea have reached an agreement on easing tensions between them. the leaders also agreed to koord nate views on stock plunges around the world. obama expressed a positive view of the statement abe made to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. obama also touched on alleged spying by a u.s. intelligence agency on the japanese government and businesses. that information was disclosed by wikileaks. he apologized for causing any trouble, saying his government is not carrying out acts that coul

paralympic's sled hockey team.xactly when to shoot. >> reporter: in 2010, he was the youngest player ever to make the team. his rookie year led to a stunning five-game shut-out in the paralympics and his first gold medal. >> i finally accomplished something really great, and i remember just giving my medal to my parents and saying, "hey, thanks for taking me to all my hockey practices all my life." pauls' was born without tibia bones and had his legs amputated at 10 months old. the challenge of keeping up with other kids melted away when he found sled hockey at 10. >> it was one of the first times evidence like i'm just like everybody else. and nobody else is limited once you get on the ice. >> reporter: with two gold medals and three world championships, he's considered one of the best players in the world. >> guys, who needs skates tied? >> reporter: and he's giving back in a unique way. >> let's go, keep moving! >> reporter: during the summer the world-renowned player turns camp counselor in new jersey for kids

we are really learning a lot and these will be of course applied for the olympics and paralympic games. >> the paratriathlon for five different categories of disabled athlete, using prosthetics wheelchairs and guides for the blind competitors is one of the most complex. >> you could say that the countdown for next years summer olympic games has begun with this the paratriathlon event on the copacabana beach. the athletes and organizers still have a fiercely competitive edge, because places are at stake for next year's games. >> there has been criticism that the water used is polluted, something visiting inspectors from the national olympic committee will look at this week but most importantly what did the athletes think? >> fantastic smooth, fast, warm. i can't wait to come back again next year. >> he won gold, so of course he's happy. for local people, they could be dragged from their sun bathing also showed enthusiasm. a taste of next year says olympic games and they'll have to get used to being the focus of world attention. al jazeera, rio de janeiro. >> south sudan athletes will co

. >>> the designer of the main stadium for the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics is speaking publicly about her controversial project. she wants to keep working on the proposed facility on a reviewed budget. jop ne london based arctic said inn bacost estimate is due to the rise of material pricesth stadium would have been built at a price tag of about $2 billion. hadid said her design is not to blame. >> i tnk to save time and because right now to start all over again, with all due respect i don't think it's very wise because we already spent two or three years on the project and enormous knowledge. we were supposed to be there this month or next month. so i think that the idea is to meet with somebody and explain our position, that i think the best way forward is for us to be maintained as design and with the idea of refining and developing this project. >> hadid said she has sent a letter to prime minister but not received a response. she stressed that she's ready to visit tokyo to explain the logic of her design if she's invited and she said she's waiting to see what will happen be

the city is gearing up to a year to go with test events so that both the olympic and paralympic games, watching every move is a visiting task force from the international olympic committee. we have this report. >> and they're off, disabled athletes leaping into the atlantic ocean of rio de janeiro's beach for the 750-meter swim, the first leg of the paratriathlon and first event ahead of next year's games. the organizers are under pressure from the watch of an international olympic committee to get it right. >> of course we have to do adjustments in our operation. this is what test event stands for, for test. we are really learning a lot and this will be of course applied for the olympics and paralympic games. >> the paratriathlon for five different categories of disabled athlete, using prosthetics wheelchairs specially adapted bikes and guides for the blind competitors is one of the most complex. >> you could say that the countdown for next year's summer olympic games has begun, with this, the paratriathlon event on the copacabana beach. the athletes and organizers still have a fierc

they need the restore asian roads and bridges and also prepare for the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. the finance ministries also asked for a record amount. officials say they need about $215 billion to surface the planing government debt. the deposit plans to spend as much as 4 trillion yen or $33 billion on priority areas to support economic growth. japan's first domestically produced aircraft will be ready for the skies. they will launch the plane on the maiden flight in late october. mitsubishi regional jet or mrj is a small passenger aircraft with fewer than 100 seats. mitsubishi earlier scheduled the flight for late may of this year but decided to make further improvements. mitsubishi wants to conduct ground tests at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour. >>> china's state run news agency says authorities are questioning a securities watchdog official on suspicion of insider trading and other violations. meanwhile, security authorities say they've punished about 200 people for spending groundless rumors online. shin awewa says the commission confessed to help increase the sha

. >>> organizers of the 2020 tokyo him pick and paralympic games are casting their attention toward rio de janeiro. they're watching as the city gets ready to welcome the world next year and they're trying to learn as much as they can from the first se to host the event in south america. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: a series of test events were held in rio de janeiro. one of them was triathlon. the slope near copacabana beach. the organizers in the city are checking how to run the event smoothly. members of the tokyo organizing committee visited rio de janeiro a few days after the city began its one-year countdown. they inspected a venue in a district in northern rio which will host equestrian events. they wanted to check preparations and how organizers plan to run events. the international olympic committee hosted the visit. the tokyo officials were guided around some venues by their brazilian counterparts. they visited a center for the game's management, a residence for participants and an area for supplies and equipment. tokyo organizers paid attention to how precision equip

tokyo olympic and paralympic minister endo says he understands trademarks around the world had been checked. he sees no problem with the selection of sono's design. >>> members of the international olympic committee have picked beijing for the 2022 winter games. that makes it the first city to host both the summer and winter olympics. beijing previously hosted the summer games in 2008. >> beijing. [ cheers and applause ] >> beijing was competing against a city in kazakhstan. the chinese capital won by a close vote, 44-40. officials in beijing plan to make use of several existing facilities. they say that will help keep costs down. it's a factor that impressed the ioc members. the ioc also recognized the value of financial support from the government of china, the world's second largest economy. in the final presentation, chinese officials underscored the nation's ability and promised a successful event. >> translator: we pledge our full guarantees for the games in the financial, legal, security, organizational and operational areas. sport is a noble cause that has the power to change lives

considered what's best for the athletes and what would suit a main stadium for the 2020 olympics and paralympics. >> cabinet ministers endorsed a new cap that limits construction costs to about $1.3 billion. the new stadium will have about 68,000 seats for the games. they can be increased to 80,000 if necessary for a world cup soccer match. the stadium's roof will now only cover the upper seats and a subtrack for warm-ups will be walking distance from the stadium. the stadium is set for completion by the end of april 2020. but the international olympic committee requested it be finished by january of that year. so the government will seek proposals from designers and construction firms to try to meet that date. and the organizers of the tokyo olympics have again defended their logo against the claim of plagiarism. they explained how the design differs from a theater emblem in belgium. members of the tokyo organizing committee described how japanese art director kinjiro sono had created their logo. they said the red circle was originally in a different position at the bottom right. they said the

the officials were briefed by local organizers of the 2016 olympics and paralympics on infrastructure and test events. the chair of the ioc's coordination commission expressed confidence in the preparation work but said a lot still needs to be done. >> it comes during a period where your team are experiencing what it means to deliver an event. at times during which they are facing lots of questions, dealing with lots of challenge, and learning lots of important lessons for the olympic games. >> the officials return home wednesday. among the issues they're keen to discuss is heavy pollution in the bay, where sailing events will be held. >>> china's central bank has devalued the country's currency by nearly 2%. the move is believed to be a reaction to declining exports and poor economic data stemming from a stronger yuan. the people's bank of china manages the exchange rate through a midpoint or reference rate. the yun is allowed to rise or fall up to 2% on any given day. policymakers said on tuesday they have changed the reference rate to 6.2298 yuan per dollar, weakening the currency

considered what's best for the athletes and what would suit a main stadium for the 2020 olympics and paralympics. >> cabinet ministers endorsed the new cap that limits construction costs to $1.3 billion. the new stadium will have about 68,000 seats for the games. they can be increased to 80,000 if necessary for a world cup soccer match. the stadium's roof will now only cover the upper seats and a sub track for warm-ups will be built within walking distance from the stadium. it's set for completion by the end of april 2020 but the international olympic committee asked that it be finished by january of that year so the government will seek proposals from designers and construction firms to try to meet that date. >>> officials from balkan nations are cawling on the eu to deal with the max influx of migrants from the middle east and africa. thousand are crossing from greece into serbia and macedonia. they're trying to reach more affluent european countries and the balkan region is struggling to cope. the leaders of germany, austria and former yugoslav republics have been attending a summit in vienna

he spoke after meeting with toshiaki endo, the minister in charge of the tokyo olympic and paralympic cost is the major consideration. at the same time, it's important to set a well-balanced cost ceiling so the construction companies won't hesitate to submit bids. >> endo said the international olympic committee had asked the main stadium be ready by january 2020. he told the panel to choose a design that showcases japan's cutting-edge technology. the committee is expected to endorse a new stadium plan including budget and schedule as early as friday. >> translator: i'll report to the relevant cabinet ministers and organizations and seek their opinions before making final arrangements. >> meanwhile the architectural office that came up with the initial stadium design has released a video defending their work. the office of london-based zaha hadid said the scrapped plan could be modified to lower its cost. >> it was a very serious team of people, of engineers, of architects who looked at this for two or three years. so it's an enormous investment. >> the architects say by revising the

par a paralympic runner may be released after ten months after being sentenced to five years for killingva steenkamp on valentine's day 2013. pistorius says he thought she was an intruder. he's expected to be released under what's called corrective supervision in south africa because of good behavior. there are reports that hipistors would live in his uncle's home and have to perform community service. >>> donald trump gave chuck todd on details on his plan to deal with illegal immigration. >> stock up. >> we have to make a whole new set of standards. when people come in -- >> you're going to split up families, deport children. >> we have to keep the families together. >> you'll keep them together out. >> they have to go. >> trump stirred up controversy as you know with his comments about undocumented immigrants from mexico. he promised a crackdown on what he called criminal aliens. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 12 minutes before 6:00. 70s to start with. it is more humid than yesterday. going to be a steamy afternoon, too. 75 degrees right now

the paralympic champion had been due to leave prison on friday after parole board official agreed to house arrest. he was convicted last year of the culpable homicide of a woman after shooting her to death. prosecutors are still seeking how the culpable homicide verdict overturned in favor of murder. you're watching "dw news." still to come, the little pink pill, the drug being called the female viagra is approved in the u.s. major breakthrough? the pros and cons after the break. don't go away. reporter: this is a 15-year-old girl being gang raped. here are toddlers being hit by his mother for breaking a glass. just because you can't see violence against children doesn't mean it's not there. make the invisible visible. hope us make violence against children disappear. anchor: you are watching "dw news" live from berlin. these are our top stories this hour. authorities in thailand have released a sketch of the main suspect in the bangkok bombing. they believe the still unidentified man is being backed by a network of people and they are searching for more suspects. 20 people were kill

the paralympic champion had been due to leave prison on friday after parole board official agreed to house arrest. he was convicted last year of the culpable homicide of a woman after shooting her to death. prosecutors are still seeking how the culpable homicide verdict overturned in favor of murder. you're watching "dw news." still to come, the little pink pill, the drug being called the female viagra is approved in the u.s. major breakthrough? the pros and cons after the break. don't go away. reporter: this is a 15-year-old girl being gang raped. here are toddlers being hit by his mother for breaking a glass. just because you can't see violence against children doesn't mean it's not there. make the invisible visible. hope us make violence against children disappear. anchor: you are watching "dw news" live from berlin. these are our top stories this hour. authorities in thailand have released a sketch of the main suspect in the bangkok bombing. they believe the still unidentified man is being backed by a network of people and they are searching for more suspects. 20 people were kill

. >> before a home town crowd at the paralympic games. >> we run so many different lineups, so much depth and so many strong players that you can't focus on one thing. and you know you're going to get hit when you have the ball. >> one thing's guaranteed it will be a lively tournament. daniel lak. al jazeera. >> why does it take so long to find the problems and alert customers about them? that's it for this edition of al jazeera news, i'll see you again in an hour. hour. >> on "america tonight": racism violence and clashes with the police but not where you think. >> nobody talks about police, you don't deal with the police because everybody is afraid of the police. >> a stung report, to make black lives matter. >>> also ahead our coverage of ferguson missouri one year after the flash point and the spark of

in south africa paralympic runner oscar pistorius will be released from prison this week. he was sentenced to five years in prison in october of last year for hill killing reeva steenkamp. he says he mistook her for an intruder in her home. pistorius is due to be released on friday for correctional supervision. they say the judge misinterrupted the law. that appeal will be heard in november. >>> a new poll shows donald trump is holding on to his strong lead in the republican presidential race. a fox news poll shows him 13 points ahead of the rest of the field. trump campaigning in iowa also answered some of the critics who say he is too vague on policy matters. he outlined details of his plans for immigration reform. it also included building a new border wall, ending berth right citizenship, and deporting illegal immigrants. >> they have to go. we either have a country or we don't. >>> playing the game tetrus could weaken our abilities. students who played this game for three minutes when they had cravings for to do, drugs, or other activities they reduced the strength of

with over a year to go the test event for the 2016 summer olympic and paralympic games is held in rio de janeiro. five categories already there in the para triathlon with a visiting task force with the international committee. daniel schweimler reports. >> reporter: and they're off. disabled athletes leaping into the atlantic ocean, rio de janeiro's copacabana beach. the first leg of the triathlon and the first test event ahead of next year's games. the organizers are under pressure to get it right. >> of course, we have to do some adjustments in our operation. this is what test event stands for - for test. we are learning a lot, and these will be a force applied for the olympics and the olympic games. >> the para triathlon for five categories of disabled athletes, using prosthetics and wheelchairs is one of the most complex. you could say the countdown to the summer olympic games has begun. this, the para triathlon event at the copacabana beach. a rehearsal for all concerned, the athletes and the organizers, but has a competitive edge as places are at stake for next year's games. >>

not been able to get a majority of the citizens of boston to support hosting the 2024 olympic and paralympicames. the only thing they support is throwing beer bottles at yankees fans, and it's hard to get everyone together. this means the usoc has to come up with another city from the united states to bid against paris, rome, toronto, most people think that city will be los angeles -- [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: -- which is exciting. the summer olympics could bring some much-needed traffic to the l.a. area. [ laughter ] i have to say as a los angelino myself, they are coming back us to now that boston isn't interested? what are we, justin bieber and selena gomez? [cheers and applause] i don't understand this. hey, boston, stop sending us the crap you don't want, first matt damon, now this. we've had enough, right, guillermo? >> yeah. enough, enough. >> jimmy: this is kind of funny. this is from the pan-american games. there's a man named cam awesome. he submitted to an interview. even though he lost he made a good job of being upbeat. >> i thought i looked amazing, and i thought i won th

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in south africa, prosecutors of ask for olympic and paralympic runner oscar pistorius to be with murder just days before he is due to be released from prison, less than a year after being convicted of killing girlfriend reeva steenkamp. the stories opened fire on steenkamp through a locked door, then claimed he thought she was an intruder. he is due to be released friday serving 10 months of a five year sentence for manslaughter. he will be kept under a form of house arrest at a three-story mansion. in texas, a memorial service was held monday for eight people killed in the latest mass shooting related to domestic violence. on august 8, david conley killed his ex-partner, valerie jackson, along with her husband, and her six children in their houston-area home. conley had a history of domestic abuse. he faces murder charges. an estimated three women are killed every day in the united states by their partners or ex-partners. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the obama administration has granted royal d

as you may have heard, paralympic runner oscar pistorius is expected to be freed from prison this weeker serving only 10 months for shooting and killing his girlfriend. in a bizarre trial pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide after he testified that he shot reva steenkamp in the bathroom of their home because thought she was a burglar. absurd and everybody watching the trial knows it the couple had been arguing. she was trying to break up with hum and ended up death. quite simply south africa should be ashamed. here in the united states the media is larging ignoring the rising stats on violent crime. in new york city run by liberal mayor bill de blasio, murders rupp by 9% in one year. rape up nearly 7%. in chicago, run by liberal mayor rahm immanuel, murder is up an astounding 22%. shooting incidents up more than 18%. criminal sexual assault up more than 6% in the windy city. in los angeles, where the city council is unbelievably left wing aggravated assault up more than 26% year to year. total violent crime. up more than 20%. that means thousands of innocent people are dying or

abby burns, paralympic swimmer and sister of billy burns throwing out the first pitch. good to see that. oakland up 1-0 against the astros when danny va lenzia took one deep for the solo shot. oakland goes up 2-0. bottom of the 9th, 3-1, all sonny grant has to do is get the complete out for the game and gets lowery to ground out at 2nd. a's go on to win it by a count of 3-2. there you go. you're caught up on your sports. >>> the 49ers moving their sunday practice and it will not be open to fans this time. the reason? the turf at levi's not up to par. levi's stadium has hosted a number of event this is summer and the field has taken a lot of wear and tear. tomorrow's practice will be moved to the team's training facility where there's no place for fans to watch. the turf is getting replaced after a number of concerts in the coming weeks. >>> it is the end of an era in the southern california skies. the goodyear blimp is retiring. right now it is grounded in carson before it gets decommissioned on monday. the blump called "the spirit of america" took to the skies in 2002.

the south african paralympic runner has spent time in prison for shooting his girlfriend.rius. he was sentenced in 2014 to a five-year term. from the box office, "straight at of compton," smashed to record for an r-rated movie. "mission impossible" was behind in second place. brendan: do i get my do now that this movie is a business success that people care about? tom: it has to be a business success. do they replicate it? brendan: we should go to paul sweeney about this when we talk to him next. every time you see success, you see every other studio trying to re-create it. i think the answer is, you pay a little bit of money for a really good movies. tom: people went to movie 9eaters without 7, 8, --year-old children. angela merkel has begun selling the greek bailout package at home. here is what she said on a german network last night. angela merkel: with regard to the extension of maturities and the setting up of interest rates that we possibly have -- or rather not possibly, but definitely -- we have room to maneuver. we extended maturities in previous times, moved for

three-time gold medalist in the paralympic games. good morning. >> good morning. >> one year to go. how many gold medals do you have? >> four. and one bronze. >> amazing. what are you looking forward to? >> if i make my fourth team, what a blessing it would be. so few athletes have that long history in track and field. i'm looking forward to going with my teammates and hopefully winning more gold. >> david, you're back, strong, ready after injury. scale of 1 to 10 a year out? >> about a 10. ready to defend my title in beijing. in a few weeks the world championships. stay healthy for the next year. we'll be in rio with my teammates. >> outstanding. how many jumps have you done today? >> too many. >> you're an olympian. no such thing. >> that's true. >> how are you feeling? london, exciting. this gives you the opportunity to bring home gold hardware. >> another opportunity for me. i'm looking to strike gold this time. >> tatiana, my darling. looking good. >> thank you. >> you have several gold medals. accomplished so much here. one of the things you will do is teach me how to balance