point to blame the north for the incident but pyongyang denies responsibility. but it out from the author effects of the vietnam war and the personal recollections of american veterans thirty five years on that's coming up in our special report. because i thought that it was my duty it was something to try to help my country. my government. necessary. you know there was a lot of. there was a lot of murder of american officers so. there were a lot of. if. you feel the way i was that i wanted to leave a lot of metal. a lot of desperation. but afterwards i realize they don't mean anything. that came for. all the data space news news with daniel is next. going to business the agricultural bank of china has raised a record twenty two point one billion dollars for its initial public offering the country's number three brave falling stock markets in shanghai and hong kong to become china's last major fun show to list investors have been cheated by a double digit growth in the chinese economy for cool to two. just take a look at how the stock markets are doing japan is

of the south warship the cho noun and international report blamed the north for the incident but pyongyang denies responsibility. now later today we look at the after effects of the vietnam war and the personal recollections of american veterans thirty five years on that's coming up in our special report. to join the military. because i thought that it was my duty and it was something that i do to help my country i believe my government. is necessary for america you know. there was a lot of. there was a lot of murder of american officers and soldiers there were a lot of. these all the while i was not i wanted to win a lot of medal and they do have a lot of desperation. but afterwards i realize that they don't mean anything. that came for. i don't i don't i never kept the medal. you can watch the wounds of war throughout the day here on t.v. went over to the business. implicitly standing by hi there daniel i'd like the world stock markets have lost their morning suddenly and the shares of slumped into the red across the board the details in the program but first the agricultural bank of chi

loss of four to six crew blamed on the north which denies the us has retired to its concern about pyongyang's nuclear capabilities as international efforts continue to get the country to end its atomic program in return for aid and concessions. and the eleven year old boy has been told while twenty two people have been hurt in demonstrations against indian rule in kashmir use of the child's death spread thousands of protesters from the town of and then snog were joined by others from neighboring areas forcing government troops to retreat more than sixty people have died and continue unrest since june protesters want an end to indian rule in part of the kashmir region with the other part controlled by pakistan. and i would love to remind you our top stories in ten minutes time but first we talked to nick and of a political scientist and president of the moscow based politics foundation a non-governmental research and political consulting organization and he gave his assessment on iran's russian build nuclear power plant that's up next here on ati. today we are joined by a mr vyacheslav nikonov

secretary of state hillary clinton said there was overwhelming evidence pyongyang was to blame north korea has always denied its involvement in the sinking foreign policy analyst stephen gallons says the result of the first report raised doubts even within south korea. the lead government is not a government that is interested in peaceful coexistence with north korea. is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there is also the case that. the idea that a north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the day an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. and then further developments from the divided peninsula a land mine swept across

led report that blame pyongyang for sinking a southern warship in march find out why in a few minutes time here on r.t. . the u.s. state of arizona has enforced new illegal immigration legislation but the most disputed parts of the bill were struck out just before it was enacted it means immigrants will be safe from random police checks which some claim profiling but those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the united states remains precarious. i don't think. it was it is. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protests today i feel great as the owner of guy one of my god everybody was so excited for a day and. a hero he was. that's because just one day before the law was to be enacted i. think that harshest provisions i'm here celebrating with the community and our victory. were to be moved a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the making. i know the love there how much that celebrate and i mean it's not a number assigned immigration law they've been here every single day five am. break but it wasn't always a lock down but some

forty six crew an international investigation concluded the north was to blame for the attack which pyongyang consistently denies the time now to delve into the world of business with you should be with you in just a moment. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get voice ceased to face with the news maker. hello and a very warm welcome to the business bulletin and you solve the world's biggest alumium producer has posts that profit to one point twenty seven billion dollars for the top twenty ten off to making a loss in the same period last year the results were considerably better than forecast and companies ches rallies in hong kong by the company listed in january results says it expects a strong performance for the rest of the year as demand and prices continue to outstrip rising costs. sollars also have been involved in their shareholder dispute for control of russia's biggest mine a new home but jim akutan is in the city of neuros to see the town and tool the plant he will also be meeting the two main shareholders in the company who saw chief lived a pasta and with him at the

the loss of forty six crew blamed on the north which it denies has reiterated its concern over pyongyang's nuclear capabilities as international efforts continue to get the country to end its atomic program in return for aid and concessions. and the eleven year old boy has been killed why twenty while twenty two people have been hurt in demonstrations against indian rule in kashmir as news of the child's death spread thousands of protesters from the town of un and now we're joined by others from neighboring iran is forcing government troops to retreat sixty people have died in continuing and rest since june protesters want an end to indian rule in part of the kashmir region with the other part controlled by pakistan. the moment political scientist you know all iran's a russian built nuclear power plant. today we are joined by a mr vyacheslav nikonov he is a political scientist and he's also the founder and president of the polity foundation thank you very much for joining us. now the first question i'd like to ask is iran has now launched its first nuclear program it's a first in the middl

led report blame pyongyang for sinking a southern warship in march find out why in a few minutes time right here on r.t. . well a new law on illegal immigration came into force this week but the most disputed parts of the bill were struck out a day before it was enacted the court ruling means for the time being immigrants in the state of arizona will be safe from their proposed new round of police checks some claim would lead to racial profiling those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the u.s. remains precarious. doesn't sound like your typical. all immigration protests today i feel great as beautiful guy you know my god everybody was so excited great and. yeah it was. that's because just one day before the law was to be enacted i. sat harshest provisions i'm here celebrating with the community and our victory. to be removed a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the making. me feel. i'm the boss didn't have much to celebrate and that having been governor brewer signed immigration law they've been here every single day five am. right

led report that blames pyongyang for singing a southern warship in march find out why in a few minutes time on o.c. . this week the u.s. either to set a seven billion dollars to its war chest approved by congress after two months of delays it comes as the whistle blowing web site a wiki leaks published seventy five thousand classified american documents on the obgyn war with some suggesting the killing of hundreds of civilians has been covered up the pentagon is investigating this source of the leak and the soldier has been charged with releasing classified video of a military operation the white house says the leaks threaten national security and has also to weaken leaks to stop posting secret material but the organization is founder and editor in chief ben a song says they tried to cooperate with the u.s. administration but received no response. if you seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back people doing thousand reports for for that because they had this sort of classification that suggested maybe they contain that sort of material we approached the white house to ask

carter left pyongyang friday with the pardoned american. >>> japan's government will develop a space probe hybusa. they aim to launch the next probe in 2014. the unmanned craft will travel to a different asteroid and take rock samples that could contain organic matter. this could shed light on the origin of life. a government task force made the decision friday. the task force reported that technology developed for the mission will help japan take the lead in plantry exploration. >> the task force decided japan will extend its participation in the international space station project for five years until 2020. >>> japan's justice ministry allowed the media to film and photograph one of the country's execution chambers. the justice minister ordered the media tour to encourage debate on death penalty. on friday, journalists were guided through the facility in the tokyo detention house where executions are carried out. the reporters were first shown a room where the inmate is given a chance to say any last words. in the execution chamber, they heard that the condemned are taken to a trap

people raided a home in pyongyang providence. they were arrested, 20 believers and put the 3 leaders to let. death. north korea persecutes christians and believers. they are forced to worship in secret. u.s. officials were not able to free an american who is in that country being held. aigalon mahli gomes was sentenced 8 years of hard labor for illegallentering north korea. the state department will contin can to press for gomes release because of health worries. >>> coming up, president obama says he is a christian praying on a daily basis. why do more and more americans believe he is a muslim? >> se very interesting polls coming out here in the united states. new poll shows 20 percent of americans believe president barack obama is a muslim. one in five people surveyed believhe is a muslim. that is 11 percent increase since 2009. why don't more people believe him? john jessup looks at some of the reasons. >> reporte only about a 1/3 of those polled, 34 percent say president obama is a christian. that is down significantly from o

chinese officials do not confirm a visit like this until his return to pyongyang. he has only been japan'as prime minister since june, but he is already being challenged by a member of his party. if he succeeds, he will also take over as prime minister. amnesty international says that five of its activists were arrested at a concert by u2 on wednesday. they were carrying banners and handing out leaflets. all five were released without charge. they left their homes in search of a better life in western europe. france has shown the roma people that they are not welcome there. a thousand have been expelled so far this year. the move is proving controversial. sarkozy says that it well cut crime. there is increasing opposition within his own party. >> police arrived before dawn to dismantle an illegal roma camp. they were escorted to vans to await deportation. police took nearly 300 roma to the airport. they were each given 300 euros. the french insist that they're leaving voluntarily. the roma say they're being expelled. they expect a police raid. they are living witho

. >>> china's foreign ministry says its top envoy to the six-party talks on pyongyang's nuclear disarmament visited north korea for three days until wednesday. the ministry said on thursday that during the visit, wu dawei met his north korean counterpart kim kye gwan and foreign minister pak ui chun, and discussions focused on how to maintain peace and stability on the korean peninsula and resumption of the six-party talks. with wu's visit, china is believed to have attempted to ease tensions between the two koreas after the u.n. security council ended its discussions on the north's alleged sinking of a south korean warship. the move is seen as china's effort toward resumption of the six-party nuclear talks. however, japan, south korea and the united states are still accusing north korea of provocative behavior. north korea is also demanding the lifting of international sanctions as a precondition for its return to the talks. >>> north korea announced an investigation is currently under way into a south korean fishing boat that was seized in the sea of japan. the state-run korean central ne

north korea, the second time in the space of a year it has coaxed of former american president to pyongyangn behalf of u.s. citizens. bill clinton at's visit last year secure the release of two u.s. journalists -- bill clinton's visit last year secure the release of two u.s. journalists. this time, it is a 30-year-old american, reported to be a devout christian who walked across the same border on a one- man peace mission in january. he has spent time teaching in south korea where he is said to have become concerned about north korean human-rights violations. it is not yet known whether mr. carter will meet kim jong il. if he does, it will be another chance to assess firsthand the true state and help of the reportedly-ailing north korea leader. -- the true state and health of the reportedly-a rain north korean leader. there is another reason mr. carter has agreed to come in person. the former president is a rare voice in u.s. political circles, urging -- urging direct dialogue with the old enemy. bbc news, seoul. >> the former khmer rouge president and chief sentenced to 35 years in prison

said two doctors and a consular officials visited him last week in a hospital in the capital of pyongyanghe was arrested for entering the country illegally. >> a plane carrying more than 130 people has crash landed on the island of san andres. the plane had been traveling from bogota to the christianian island which off send suffers from storms when it crashed. >> this is what is left of the boeing 737. its fuselage fractured into three pieces after crash-landing on the runway at san andres airport. one passenger who had a heart attack was did. others were seriously injured. they were surprised there was not greater loss of life. >> my sister managed to talk to my father last night, and i managed to talk to her some minutes ago, and she said that she is fine, and that she has been checked at the hospital, and her husband is at the hospital. he is being checked, and so we are waiting for news. >> the remainder of the passengers and six crew suffered minor injuries for the most part, but the accident flooded the terrorist island's limited hospital resources. an investigation into the cause

carter plans to travel to the capital, pyongyang, on a private humanitarian mission to persuade authoritieso free a prisoner. joining me now from seoul is john. john, what was mr. gomez charged with my binorth korea? >> mr. gomes is thought to be a devout christian. he had worked teaching english here in south korea and colleagues who knew him described him as a very regular churchgoer, somebody who was very devout in his beliefs. he is thought to have walked across the chinese-north korean border on a kind of one-man peace mission in january of this year, shortly after he was, as you'd expect, arrested by north korean authorities. they charged him with illegal entry and have sentenced him to eight years hard labor. >> is this a private mission by the former president or is it sanctioned by the u.s. government? >> we don't yet have any official confirmation from the u.s. government that this visit is even taking place. the white house has refused to comment. but there has been a number of media reports in the past two days that the most -- the most recent of which is carried by south korea'

there as well as the arms trade individuals companies and organizations suspected of financing pyongyang's government have now had their assets frozen tension has soared with seoul since the sinking of a south korean warship in march with them also forty six crew members an international investigation concluded the north was to blame for the attack. well artie's exclusive interview with political scientists of the coffee is coming up in about ten minutes from now first though let's turn it over to stephanie with the latest business news. hello and welcome to the business bulletin resell the world's biggest producer has posted a profit of one point two seven billion dollars for the first half of two thousand and ten off to making a loss in the same period last year the results were considerably better than full cost and the company's shares were rallied in hong kong but the company listed in january says it expects a strong performance for the rest of the year as demand i'm prices continue to outstrip but growing calls. putin has arrived in the city of no risk it's the home of russia's bigg

secretary of state hillary clinton said there was overwhelming evidence pyongyang was to blame it was always denied its involvement in the sinking foreign policy analyst even gallon says the result of the first report raised doubts even within south korea. well apologies for that so we obviously can't bring you that at the moment. other news now abandoned babies are often found in strange an unsafe places sometimes even discarded like rubbish in the czech republic though it's five years since a special facility was set up for women to give away their children but the so-called baby box has many opponents. they're all around the czech republic at first sight they're just nondescript metal doors on the sides of hospitals and government buildings but they've already helped to save dozens of lives this is a baby box ever mother wanted to meet her child all she'd have to do would be to pull on the handle and put the child inside now it doesn't just a metal container an infant would be able to survive here for several hours but usually they're rescued within several minutes by those on the

everyone else just like us china like japan like south korea everyone has concerns and does not want to pyongyang to get hold of nuclear weapons therefore all the countries who don't want this to happen are using their own methods russia and china are taking quite diplomatic action at a confidential level while south korea and japan and the united states traditionally resort to sanctions it's kid glove diplomacy yes what are the chances that north korea will go back to the six party talks now. with. well i can all situations of this kind the chances are dependent on the future course of events we have to take into account the incident with the sinking of the corvette if no specific attention is paid to that because i don't think there is any solid proof that north korea did in fact sink the ship then peter kay will return to negotiations these talks are important for economies and you know other ways hard accusations are made over worldwide media channels the. n.p.r. came michael out of talks but globally north korea is interested in taking part in these negotiations as they can help improve the

started on monday the exercises which volved field maneuvers began despite threats from north korea pyongyang has warned it will launch a massive attack on the u.s. and south korea if they proceed with the exercises. now rapper bid for the presidency of haiti made headlines last week so i. went to meet his fellow u.s. rapper immortal technique to ask if the music industry can offer more than just empty words to haiti watch this interview in just a minute. you took the incentive to help raise money for so many hundreds of thousands that are still in need why did you feel that you actually had to fly over to haiti to see the dispersant on the funds i went there at the request. of this club s.o.b.'s. that was gracious enough to involve themselves personally in the cause to support the haitian people. what was going on i said. then they said we want to get the word out about what's really going on here you know so the best way to do that is to come. out there not to read pamphlets full of statistics or to to just study them in books but also to actively participate in them you know i think that's

provocation by the north seoul blames its neighbor for the sinking of the warship but something pyongyang denies. more than twenty civilians have been killed in a separate in two separate nato attacks in afghanistan's province and nato has acknowledged that civilians died during the fighting with the taliban in the region and want to tag witnesses say those killed were on the way to a funeral when they were bombed by nato planes the deaths come a day after u.s. commander general petraeus urged troops to avoid civilian casualties. which of the russians ses to explore one of the oldest cities in siberia find out what tom scott has to offer in about ten minutes time here on r.t. some of the business though that's just ahead. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news make us. want to be so much brighter. moon and sun from finest impressions. he stands on t.v. dot com. hello welcome to the business program hey i know it's a rush is imposing a temporary ban on grain exports promise a purchase says the measures are necessary to he

president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently jailed there. in fresh clashes have erupted in east jerusalem with palestinians throwing stones at israeli police and setting cars on fire tensions have been high in the neighborhood over a settlement plan palestinians don't want to see any more construction on the territory they see the sight of your state the fate of east jerusalem is to figure in israeli palestinian peace talks set to resume next to me. watch what you eat america's fast food culture is not just a threat to waistlines but also national security the genetically modified food that makes up a lark. portion of america's diet is thought to be a main suspect in the country's battle with obesity john hafitz reports. among all developed countries americans are the fattest in the world that's according to the world health organization where over sixty percent of the general population in the u.s. is obese what's even more disturbing the u.s. is the only country in the developed world to label obesity as a p

seen as a military provocation by the north so claims its neighbor for the sinking of the warship pyongyang denies any involvement. afghan officials say a nato air strikes left at least twelve civilians dead in the country's province witnesses say those killed were on the way to the funeral of a flood victim when they were bombed by nato planes afghan president hamid karzai has launched an inquiry into the incident the deaths come a day after the us commander general petraeus urged troops to avoid civilian casualties. later tonight i'll tease to a guy james brown heads to southeast rusher in our quest to discover the world's biggest country this time he's off on one of these off to one of siberia's oldest cities but with a modern perspective a real passion for art. just . setting sewer tomsk in just over an hour's time we're on our tape for that though we explore the identity of the european union and how it's changed over the past few years and ten minutes time after the thursday night business next from charlotte. hello welcome to the business program hey on our russia is imposing a tempo

led report that blames pyongyang for a signal that something was shipped in march why in a few minutes time here when i was here. this week the u.s. added thirty seven billion dollars so it's watch us to proved by congress after two months of delays it comes as they whistle blowing website wiki leaks published seventy five thousand classified american documents on the afghan war with some suggesting the killing of hundreds of civilians has been covered up the pentagon is investigating the source of the lead hand a soldier has been charged with releasing classified video of a military operation the white house says the leaks threaten national security and has asked if we can leaks to stop posting secret material but the organization is founder and editor in chief of giuliana song says they try to cooperate with the u.s. administration but received no response but we're looking at the issue seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back keep doing thousand reports for for that because they had this sort of classification that suggested maybe they contain that sort of material we

thousands of troops north korea has responded with threats kindly exercises one time tensions between pyongyang and soul are especially high since the sinking this spring of the south warship the international report blames the north for the incident yang denying responsibility. but survivors in pakistan have protested against the slow delivery of aid they blocked a highway in the country's southeast saying the government is not helping them officials meanwhile today more flooding this week u.n. chief ban ki-moon visited the area on sunday and urged the international community to speed up its help the estimated twenty million people affected could face illness and starvation. that's the way the news looks at this hour from the desk we're going to go over to charlotte with the latest business there with us. hello and welcome to the business program hey on r.t. agricultural bank of china has raised a record twenty two point one billion dollars for his initial public offering the country's number three lender bright falling stock markets in shanghai and hong kong to become china's last major finan

financial activities as well as the arms trade some companies and organizations suspected of financing pyongyang's government have had their assets frozen and it follows growing tensions between the two countries over north korea's nuclear ambitions and the sinking of a south korean warship in march. ok now let's get the latest business news with stay with us. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program and we solve the world's biggest aluminum producer house postage a profit of one point twenty seven billion dollars for the first. twenty ten making a loss in the same period last year and the results were considerably better than four konstam the company's shares rallied in hong kong where the company listed in january says it expects a strong performance for the rest of the here demand and prices continue to outstrip rising costs. until sol is also heavily involved in the shareholder dispute for control of russia's biggest mine that the rules committee called but it met hootenannies in the city of new rules to see the town and tour the plant he will also be meeting the two main sharehol

of a warship some five months ago seoul blames the north for the sinking of its warship however pyongyang denies any involvement. security forces have fired on protesters after a renewed on breast to rock to indian administered cash indian administered rather kashmir officials say at least four people have been killed becomes after weeks of demonstrations in the region and. around the clock curfew has been in place for the past six days almost fifty people have died over the course of. ten minutes we'll be looking into the transformation the e.u. has gone through within the last decade but first started that joins us with this outreach by their charlotte and news that infrastructure is going to get a boost that's rise of funds of final infrastructure projects being drafted by russia's finance ministry it will be six hundred seventeen million dollars planned on the details later in the program but russia is imposing a temporary ban on grain exports problem is sufficient says the measures necessary to help farmers in the country and prevent the cost of food rising. no one was with me q due

military provocation by the north for its part seoul blames its neighbor for the sinking of its warship pyongyang denies any involvement. jordanian society has become divided on the country's increasing westernisation while some are happy to eat burgers and read european style magazines others are reluctant to change their traditional values paulus leah takes a look at the ongoing cultural revolution. a men's magazine that shows off female flourish and leaves little to the imagination a cover like this would not raise eyebrows in europe but in the middle east in a country like jordan where ninety five percent of the population is muslim it can go on sale only in the capital city editor cyrus side says her aim is to shock and that she does by filling in a gap in the market touching on issues that are pretty much to blue in the arab world like talking about relationships and sex they're not flying that unlike other areas a lot of. they have a modern way of thinking well it's a modern the dead a different way of thinking a lot of them have studied abroad dismissed abroad they work abroad and they ta

president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently in jail there. but despite cast discrimination being illegal in india many face harassment and hostility on a daily basis because of their social status those choosing to tie the knot with a member of a different caste can find themselves rejected by both their community and family but authorities current thing reports more and more young people are trying to break with tradition. prakash have upset their families born into different castes they were expected to marry one of their own but they have broken what is considered a taboo. american intercoms marriage is considered a sin here our society wants to continue its traditions that people have been following for centuries her family has a much higher cost than mine this hurt their ego that the bridegroom is lower in status. the couple have enlisted the help of outsiders the ngo the unite humanity movement often deals with india cost marriages that have been more than one thousand two hundred such unions in the last

the sinking of a warship some five months ago so blames the north for sinking its warship however pyongyang denies any involvement. of the seven afghan police traveling with a convoy of nato forces have been killed in a bomb attack in the country's province officials say a suicide car bomber calls the blast eleven others including civilians were wounded and the taliban have claimed responsibility. that's all the news from the desk here this hour charlotte's up with the business next. hello and welcome to the business program here on r.t. russia is imposing a temporary grain exports prime minister putin says the measures are necessary to help farmers in the country prevent the cost of food rising. and then one was looking making due to the abnormally high temperatures and the courage drought i think we should impose a temporary ban on the export of grain and its derivatives from russia we do have enough reserves one point five million tons we need to guard against domestic price rises. the prime minister goes on to say that grain from the state reserves so we distributed to the regions to he

carter traveled to pyongyang on a private mission to secure pardon for 31-year-old aijalon gomes, arrested trespassing in north korea. there is no indication carter actually met with north korean leader kim jong-il. but that country's news agency says kim granted carter's request to leniently forgive gomes. >>> it is 6:40. a home intruder in auburn. >> tell you what a 6-foot bear got away with. >>> and the perk sarah palin got while giving a speech at csu stanislaus. phil matier and willie brown weigh in. having the right real estate agent on your side is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find the experts you need, whether you're trying to sell of hoping to buy. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. >>> good morning. it's friday light at the bay bridge toll plaza. all your approaches still no big delays anywhere. know problems, no metering lights, just a few cars in the cash lanes. later on tonight, giants versus the arizona diamondbacks, 7:15. that's by at&t park. critical mass bike ride at 6:00 p.m. so watch out for delays later on in san francisco. in the meantime we'

former president jimmy carter negotiated his release in pyongyang, and the two departed there earlier today. aijalon mali gomes was greeted by his family and friends on the tarmac in boston. gomes had been teaching english in south korea before crossing into the north last january for unknown reasons. homemade bombs killed three u.s. troops in afghanistan today. the attacks were in the south and the east, but no more details were given by nato. 35 americans have been killed in afghanistan so far this month, as fighting there has escalated. nato announced today a joint force has wrapped up a week long offensive northeast of kabul, killing about 40 taliban fighters and capturing key operatives. the first video of 33 men trapped in a mine in chile shows them healthy and in good spirits. they've been trapped underground since the mine collapsed august 5. the footage was shot by a tiny camera lowered down through a small emergency shaft. we have a report narrated by rohit kachroo of independent television news. >> reporter: it is cramped and dark, and the only light comes from their mining

today, north korean officials welcomed the former president at the airport in pyongyang. later, he held talks with north korea's second-in-command. new safety questions were raised today about an airport in china where a plane crashed last night. 42 people were killed, but more than half the passengers survived. when the crash happened, visibility was less than 2,000 feet. and fog shrouded the airport that is tucked into a valley. one major airline-- china southern airlines-- had already judged the runway unsafe for night landings. investigators recovered two black boxes from the wreckage and were waiting to question the pilot, who was badly injured. in u.s. economic news, new home sales declined sharply and more than expected in july. the commerce department reported july sales fell by more than 12% over june. that was the slowest pace on records dating back to 1963. and it followed yesterday's worse-than-expected news on existing home sales. but still, stocks on wall street today managed a slight gain after a late afternoon rally. the dow jones industrial average gained