british troops enter a town 25 miles north of pyongyang.e, the red defenders put up ittle fight. eight american gis look into the face of death fly to tokyo. these were among the few u.n. soldiers who escaped their captors during the communist retreat northward. the final knockout blow to the reeling enemy is done by the paratroopers, closing the trap n 28,000 communist troops. after watching the drop, general macarthur sits down at pyongyang to confer with the general before returning to tokyo. high on a windswept field near inchon, marines of the first ivision hold memorial services for 400 of their comrades who died in the liberation of seoul. a final salute to the brave men who gave their lives in the fight for peace. on his way to his historic meeting with general macarthur, president truman arrives in hawaii after an overnight flight and is greeted by hawaii's governor. the president to heads for a luncheon of military and civilian leaders in pearl arbor. the president expresses optimism for peace. >> in one generation, we have come f

it will likely move over seoul or pyongyang.he estimated rainfall is going to be very significant. for example, eastern china may see an additional 200 millimete millimeters. even heavier rain is on the way across the korean peninsula. pyongyang and north korea might see more than 400 millimeters of rainfall. this region, especially northern portions of south korea experienced more than 500 millimeters of rain since the start of august, so heavy rain will likely raise the potential for flooding and?h landslides en further. the critical conditions could batter north korea and south korea as we go into thursday. it is another hot day in japan on tuesday. the high rose to 35.18 kel toe. the highest temperature of the nation was recorded in dazaifu, 36.2 there. on wednesday it's going to be even higher. tokyo's high 34, kyoto 38 degrees. sapp sapporo will likely see rainfall because of hagupit. a water spout was seen off the coast of belgium. take a look at thihis footage. it was caught on cameraa moonda nenear the coast of belgium.

back then -- >> from seoul, you did not go to pyongyang? >> well, some of the older soldiers went on. i don't know how far they went. we moved into career about halfway in, and then we went south to get the enemy out of that area. then we looked back on the ship and went around to one side and come back in and regrouped with our troops there. we had them shut off, that was just before thanksgiving when that all happened. >> what did you see when you landed on one side? >> i give a lot of credit to the general mcarthur. i've heard a lot of people that did not like him they thought he was, well, i've heard several things about him. . but i thought a lot of him i don't believe that we had a general as good as he is sense, and i had a man tell me one time that he was a man that disliked to fight war. well, maybe he did, but he knew what he was doing. i will give him credit for that. it's like i ask him, i don't think we've ever won a war since they took him out. >> how was that? >> it was kind of like inchon. our planes and our ships would hit

the swedish foreign embassy in pyongyang remains open but is being staffed by local employees. the embassy represents the united states and others without ties to the country. they have had strict virus prevention measures including tough border controls. britain and germany have already withdrawn their personnel from north korea saying the restrictions make it difficult to rotate staff. >>> the virus is resurging in south korea. the prime minister announced restrictions as a precautionary measure. >> translator: if we cannot regain control of the virus now, we will have to raise social distancing rules to the highest level of three. that would have a large impact on our economy and people's livelihoods. >> officials said that 297 new cases were confirmed on tuesday mainly in the seoul metropolitan area. the daily tally has been over 100 for six days running. the largest cluster is traced to a church in the capital. more than 450 infections have been linked to the congregation since last wednesday. under the new measures, churches are being banned from holding in-person service

committee adopted a report saying the pandemic has dealt a blow to the economy, that comes as, even as pyongyangas claimed to have no confirmed cases of the virus. the reportrt says s internal an external factors have e delayed the nation's economic goals. the last party congress took place in may 2016. >>> nhk has learned the defense minister kono taro will meet with his u.s. counterpart mark esper in guam this month. sources say kono is planning to travel to ththe u.s. territory august 29th. he has not traveled overseas since february due to the coronavirus pandemic. kono and esper are expected to talk about activities in the east and south china seas amid the virus crisis and on the agenda, a response to north korea's ballistic missiles after japan scrapped a plan to deploy the u.s.-made aegis ashore ground-based missile defense system in two locations. sources say the talks will be held at a u.s. air force base with strict measures in place against coronavirus infection and kono will not need to self-quarantine after returning from guam. japan requires all those traveling abroad to self-isol

we will see heavy rainfall in places like seoul, pyongyang, and also shanghai for the next several daysanwhile, the rainy season has ended in many places of japan, so we will see continued sunny weather into the next several days. tokyo will continue to see sunny weather and a high of 32 degrees for the next couple of days. osaka will be looking at very high temperatures, so watch out for heatstroke. we'll see rainy weather in aomori on friday and saturday due to the remnants of the f typhoon. another storm will likely make landfall on the coast of the carolinas tonight and into tuesday morning. please be careful. that's it for me. stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thanks for watching, and do stay with us for more. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the aviation industry. japan airlines has joined a growing list of global carriers posting poor earnings results. the jal group suffered a net loss of 93.7 billion yen, or about $880 million, for the april to june quarter. the c

pyongyang claims to have no confirmed cases. plenary session will be the first since last december. at that session, leader kim jong-un indicated that his country may review its promise to halt nuclear weapons testing and icbm test launches. he also said he would soon reveal a new strategic weapon. >>> the post-election turmoil is increasing in belarus. calls are growing for president alexander lukashenko to step down. even state-run enterprises under the control of the government are joining the protest. lukashenko visited a state-run factory in the capital, minsk, onon monday. during his speech he stressed that the vote was free of fraud, but he was heckled by the crowd with somome chanting to get out. the president had to suspend his address momentarily. the country's state broaoadcast is also taking part in the protesest by going on strike. lukashenko apparently won his sixth term in the august 9th election with 80% of the vote. the e protesters have respondedy taking to the streets in the capital saying the contest was rigg

pyongyang hasn't disclosed whether or not the defector tested positive for the virus but it maintainshere have been no confirmed cases in the north. >>> meanwhile heavy rains across north korea have reportedly left 22 people dead and four others missing. the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies told nhk on friday that it learned of the death toll from north korean officials. north korean media say the politburo was notified on thursday that the disaster left more than 16,000 homes destroyed or flooded. but no casualties were mentioned. kim jong-un reportedly instructed officials to avoid seeking outside assistance to recover from the disaster. he told them to keep the borders closed because of the coronavirus risk. ♪ >>> people are scrambling to contain the impact of an oil spill off f mauritius. aa japanese bulk carrier ran aground there more than two weeks ago. the incident is leading to growing worries about both local environment and the economy. about 1,000 tons of heavy oil are estimated to have spilled from the ship. although the country's prime mini

cokorean scheme, saying hackers are robbing backs remotely and could be using the money to fund pyongyang'slear and ballistic missile programs. the treasury department and the fbi are among the four federal agencies taking part in the investigation. they're calling it a fast cash 2.0 and say it involves fraudulent wire transfers and atm cashouts. the hacking group is referred to as the beagle boys. the u.s. says it's likely been active since 2014 and has targeted more than 30 countries. in one instance, the hackers allegedly stole $81 m million fm ththe bank of babangladesh. experts s say the f funds may b helping the government finance operations as it contends with stifling international sanctions. the u.s. is advising financial institutions to wrap up security measures and ensure their systems are up to date. >>> authorities in california say they're using all their resources to fight raging wildfires. the fires have left seven people dead. they've destroyed or damaged 1,700 buildings. multiple forest fires a are ragg in northern california. they've scorched 520,000 hectares. the state s

the yellow sea to warsaw northeast of china just running across north korea in the process this is pyongyang where the babby made its way through just a few days ago of course causing a fair bit of damage there is more wet weather in the forecast i'm afraid as we go on through the next couple of days this is saturday's rain that's going to continue moving across the region the heaviest rain yes that will be over towards the far east of russia running over towards northern parts of japan through her caught i think squatting down for a time cost right to the south here we have a developing typhoon that looks like it's to make its way further north which as we go through the next couple of days and could cause problems for the korean peninsula come the middle of next week meanwhile across south asia more heavy showers there across central and northern parts of india pushing right across into the far south of pakistan will be down posts here around much but they're sheeting over towards a good herat will see that wet of weather. just running towards southern parts of pakistan potential for flood

song the city was sealed off after pyongyang said a defector had returned from the south showing coronavirus symptoms now north korea has never officially reported any $1000.00 cases and protesters in thailand say the arrest of 2 of their leaders will not stop the campaign to force the government out the pair were charged with sedition and breaking coronavirus rules before being released on bail and government demonstrations of grown as millions of thais struggle to make ends meet because of this pandemic when he has moved from bangkok . a prize bird is being groomed in the hope it can soon get back to work cockfighting is a tradition in thailand that dates back centuries and has grown into an industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars but it's a business in most provinces that's been closed for 4 months because of coronavirus leaving many fighting for survival 6. i wanted to sell my birds gradually but i cannot have to try to survive by finding other jobs but it's so hard because a lot of people are out of work. in fact as many as $8000000.00 times could be unemployed by the end of the

the typhoon came ashore with winds gusting, reaching north korea just south of pyongyang.ontinue in the capital. shery: the battle over tiktok in the u.s. is ramping up as walmart joins microsoft to challenge a bid from oracle. tiktok ceo kevin burke quits after just three months and tiktok engineers are making contingency plans for a u.s. shutdown. let's get more from kurt wagner. let's get started with microsoft and walmart. they have been collaborating in other areas. why does it make sense for them to team up for this? surprise a bit of a when everyone first found out that walmart would join in this bid for microsoft. but if you think about the way that commerce is moving online onto the social platforms, facebook and instagram, shopping in their social feed and around video, you can see why someone like walmart might want to be involved given how much they are competing with amazon these days. they can essentially push some of their commerce efforts. in that way, it starts to make a little bit of sense. we likely to see given that there is still a great deal of uncert

lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with south korea the area was sealed off after pyongyang said a defector had returned from the south showing coronavirus symptoms kim jong un says his government plans to keep its borders shut and he's insisted any kind of foreign aid will be rejected. still ahead on al-jazeera we meet a group of black americans who say they've left racism and division behind to settle in west africa. hello that mostly hot and dry across much of the middle east the winds have been fairly brisk more dust and sand in the forecast and also a little cloud along these coastal areas of the arabian peninsula but it should be dry ice and he calls into yemen there is a chance of an afternoon shot but not as heavy as we have same but look at this is dust really being kicked up and really funneled along way south across into areas assadi insight you cross into areas of castle as well the as we go through sunday that sundin does still very much in the air time which is a little been hiring 47 degrees but lower in doha $38.00 but probably fading very humid without $38.0

lockdown for a month food and medicine have now been sent to k song that city was sealed off after pyongyang said a defector had returned from the south showing coronavirus symptoms but north korea has never officially reported any 1000 cases now survivors and dignitaries have marked 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on nagasaki in japan it was a scaled back ceremony because of covert 19 about 74000 people were killed after u.s. forces dropped that bomb in the final stages of world war 2 the attack came 3 days after the 1st atomic bomb exploded over the city of hiroshima now the death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southern india on friday has now risen to 43 a tea plantation in the state of karen i was swept away in the deluge bodies have been recovered from under the soil and debris but bad weather is hampering efforts to find those still missing. 8 members of a tour group have been killed by gunman in southern asia it happened in the west african giraffe reserve east of the town of cool rain the regional governor says 6 french tourists along with their

pyongyang denies any involvement. >> north korea may have biological and chemical weapons in their stockpilenown exactly how much they have and this is something we certainly would have talked about along with nuclear weapons if the conversation and negotiations got underway. >> reporter: diplomacy never fully did get underway. three presidential meetings, little, if any, progress on key shs. analysts say a successful coronavirus vaccine could give kim new leverage with the u.s. and potentially a new biological weapon. will ripley, cnn, hong kong. >> thank you, will. >>> happening right now, a tropical storm is skirting the east coast of florida. our weather team is standing by with the littest forecast. 's yo. cut! sonny. was that good? line! the desert never lies. isn't that what i said? no you were talking about allstate and insurance. i just... when i... let's try again. everybody back to one. accident forgiveness from allstate. click or call for a quote today. and t-mobile doesn't just have a bigger network, accident forgiveness from allstate. but a better one than ever before, with sca

pyongyang denies any involvement. >> north korea may have biological and chemical weapons in their stockpilet we've never really known exactly how much they have, and this is something certainly we would have talked about along with nuclear weapons if the conversation and negotiations got under way. >> reporter: diplomacy never fully did get under way. three presidential meetings, little, if any progress on key issues. analysts say a successful coronavirus vaccine could give kim new leverage with the u.s. and potentially a new biological weapon. will ripley, cnn, hong kong. >>> coming up -- danger at the beach. we are hearing about shark attacks and shark sightings from the coast of maine down to long island. we're going to speak with an attack survivor who says the pandemic is actually impacting shark behavior. because i am a mom, i'm a wife. and i was able to complete those short courses- five to six weeks- and then move onto the next until i reached my goal. >>> some beaches in maine and new york are closed or restricted this weekend after a fatal shark attack and numerous shark sightings

winds as well courtesy of tropical storm or typhoon party making its way across north korea this is pyongyang some trees down as a result of the violent winds it's something of a lull before the storm at the moment some showers still in place as we go on through the course of saturday going on into sunday some quotes weather though as you make our way into monday been slit to the south of us here this is may sac that is tropical depression may say it's developing it will strengthen further as you go through the next couple of days it could cause further problems for the korean peninsula next week hala thank you very much indeed for that efforts and lots more still ahead here and i'll just 0. be the states of louisiana and texas are assessing the damage after hurricane laura passes through. beirut suspicious back against israeli attempts to change the mandates of u.n. peacekeeping mission in lebanon. and in sports a messy situation sponsored want to fans protest the potential exits of their argentinian star already so. later in the show. jumped into the stream and julian global community this

racing across the region ever seen some wind damage further north as well this is north korea this is pyongyang earlier on in the week babie made its way through causing some damage we are seeing some wet weather coming through as we go on through the next couple of days i mean got another developing system just to the south hala thank you very much everts and there's lots more still to come on al-jazeera including. racial unrest makes for an easy nights in the city of kenosha but the days remain filled with unity. and in sports a messy situation as barcelona fans protest the potential exit. if their argentinean star all the details coming up. after years of overgrazing the damage caused to the precious grasslands of chile is being reversed with one of the world's biggest ever conservation projects. they're pretty emblematic of the patagonians out if they're plentiful and they're calm like this one is then you know that the system is coming back and that they feel no threats towards and that's why you're on your rewilding patagonia on al-jazeera. the victim. being his pasta as an instrument of

song the city was sealed off after pyongyang said a defector had returned from the south showing coronavirus symptoms and with korea has never officially reported any 1000 cases the death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southern india on friday has risen to 43 a tea plantation in the state of carola was swept away in the deluge bodies have been recovered from under the soil and debris but bad weather is hampering efforts to find those still missing. anti kremlin protest as a far east of russia have rallied now for a 5th consecutive weekend they're demanding the release of the regional governor fergal he was arrested last month on suspicion of murder charges that protesters say are politically motivated they want to me the frayed or tried in his home city of khabarovsk or about an alley has a story but here we have a rallying cry from this man all russians to take to the streets others calling for president vladimir putin to resign and signs everywhere with the freedom to fuko. copy last governess sergei frugal was arrested on july 9th on suspicion of involvement in

lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with south korea the area was sealed off to after pyongyang said a defector had returned from the south showing coronavirus symptoms comes on says his government plans to keep its borders shot and he's insisted any kind of foreign aid will be rejected new zealand has extended a lockdown in aids largest city is authorities trying to contain a new corona virus outbreak restrictions in oakland keeping non-essential workers at home have been extended by 12 days the rest of the country is going to be on a lower alerts level for the same period testing and contact tracing are being ramped up after 30 cases were detected this week investigators are trying to find out how the virus we emerged after more than 3 months with no locally transmitted infections. in keeping with our precautionary approach and you zealand's philosophy of going had and going. today cabinet has agreed to maintain al current ceasing for an additional 12 days bringing us to a full 2 weeks in total a scathing report has criticised health officials in the strain for their role in a

>> i don't know if kim is in a coma but there are some pretty disturbing signs from pyongyang kim haseeabling much more than before indication things are not going well inside the society. kim is not in good health, i don't know if in a coma, but, there are these reports, from from the semi official south korean news agency he kel gaited some powers to his sister this is just an accumulating, of influence she had a real sign that things are going off the rails in there. maria: all right. we will leave it there gordon great to see you this morning thanks so much. >> thanks, maria. >> gordon chiang joining us key advisory to the president trump kellyanne conway announcing resignation what is behind the is asking when we come back covid-19 slams real estate new york city market in particular a plunge, not seen in years, you are watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business. experience the ultimate sports hub. where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat and score. follow the teams you

donald ong, he's written a book about it, he surrendered at pyongyang and didn't know how to surrender and they told him how and he worked for the american government afterward for a while. he was a medical student, i believe, when he was captured. what i would say is i hope that we can see korea together. >> reconciliation? >> absolutely. absolutely. how i got over my ptsd, i was so preoccupied with prjt o.w.s over there, i used to -- i had a dream about it. i had a dream that i was going to meet a north korean officer up there outside in a certain position or something like that and he was going to show me where our m.i.a.s and p.o.w.s were. i went through all kinds of hell to get to him and we went out and he took me out in the back on a mountain where there was kind of a rim rock and trees and gravestoneses and he said, here they are, 27 of them or something like that. since that time i haven't had any nightmares about them being left over there anymore. what happened to me -- it's -- i pretty much -- it was called immortal combat is the name of the book, and there's four books tha