kshama sawant is a socialist city councilmember in seattle.nt helped win a $15 an hour minimum wage for all workers in seattle. she's a member of the american federation of teachers, and has joined seattle teachers on the picket line. and we're joined by jesse hagopian teaches history and is , an adviser to the black student union at garfield high school. an associate editor for rethinking schools magazine, and editor of the book, "more than a score: the new uprising against high-stakes testing." he received the 2013 secondary school teacher of the year award. he has been elected as a strike captain. we welcome both to democracy now! jesse, explain this, well, unprecedented for 30 years, teacher strike in seattle. >> thanks for having me back on the show, amy. i want to say that people often tell us that we are not teaching right now. but in fact, i think the educators of seattle are teaching a great lesson not only to our students, but to the entire city of seattle, a lesson in solidarity, a lesson in the power of collective struggle. and we

he was right then, too. >> cris: a little burst from seattle offensively.ood night for dom capers' punch. jimmy go hraham, i don't know t have the timing figured out. i think in a game like this you would have hoped for more production from him. >> al: graham in the middle. doug baldwin short gain. green bayh will give them all they want on those types of plays. second down and three. down to 1:35 and ticking down. that's a first down. no time-outs. baldwin makes the catch. 1:20 and under. taking a lot of time here. and wilson will take off. gets to the 49. kerry tackles him. they get into field goal range, they'll probably try a field goal first, save a little bit of time and try to get the onside kick and then score a touchdown. >> cris: i'm not sure we could take another onside kick, though. >> al: the throw and that will be caught by lynch. that caught keeps on moving. green bay tries to take it away 43. now wilson wants to get up there and spike it to save some time. that will stop the clock, under a half minute, 29 seconds. >> cris: but i like your st

he was right then, too. >> cris: a little burst from seattle offensively.d night for dom capers' punch. jimmy go hraham, i don't know t have the timing figured out. i think in a game like this you would have hoped for more production from him. >> al: graham in the middle. doug baldwin short gain. green bayh will give them all they want on those types of plays. second down and three. down to 1:35 and ticking down. that's a first down. no time-outs. baldwin makes the catch. 1:20 and under. taking a lot of time here. and wilson will take off. gets to the 49. kerry tackles him. they get into field goal range, they'll probably try a field goal first, save a little bit of time and try to get the onside kick and then score a touchdown. >> cris: i'm not sure we could take another onside kick, though. >> al: the throw and that will be caught by lynch. that caught keeps on moving. green bay tries to take it away 43. now wilson wants to get up there and spike it to save some time. that will stop the clock, under a half minute, 29 seconds. >> cris: but i like your stra

he was right then, too. >> cris: a little burst from seattle offensively.ood night for dom capers' punch. jimmy go hraham, i don't know t have the timing figured out. i think in a game like this you would have hoped for more production from him. >> al: graham in the middle. doug baldwin short gain. green bayh will give them all they want on those types of plays. second down and three. down to 1:35 and ticking down. that's a first down. no time-outs. baldwin makes the catch. 1:20 and under. taking a lot of time here. and wilson will take off. gets to the 49. kerry tackles him. they get into field goal range, they'll probably try a field goal first, save a little bit of time and try to get the onside kick and then score a touchdown. >> cris: i'm not sure we could take another onside kick, though. >> al: the throw and that will be caught by lynch. that caught keeps on moving. green bay tries to take it away 43. now wilson wants to get up there and spike it to save some time. that will stop the clock, under a half minute, 29 seconds. >> cris: but i like your st

turn a vacation be to seattle into movie magic.jesse palmer. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter:? norah ephron's classic rom come sleepless in in seattle, meg ryan's escharacter annie reed at the present times fate. >> dear sleepless. >> reporter: travel together pacific northwest to see if she and sam baldwin are mfeo. >> mfeo. >> made for each other. >> reporter: the film brought to life by its seattle backdrop. to help you spend the day vacationing in the movie on your way to the emerald city, we're could youing down the top five most memorable filming locations. the athenian inn at the market. >> so how is my butt. >> where tom and rob reiner ne. >> when is the lt time you were out there. >> jimmy carter, 197. >> reporter: the market, one of seattle's top destinations for fresh seafood. >> this is our signature item called the athenian seafood bow. a mixture of scallops, calamari, collapse and mussels. >> reporter: at number 4 arki beach featured in one of the film's unforgettable boating scenes. ♪ together with a wink and a smile

we know what happened in seattle. >> cris: a little bit of the situation we saw a week ago. i think this is one you're in almost ought mat automatic field goal range so don't be afraid to let aaron rodgers take a look. don't throw it away and stop the clock, just take the sack and kick the field goal. >> al: when has that happened before? third down and goal now. so jones wide to the right. adams is wide to the left. green bay, empty backfield. rush four. and takes off but can only get fourth down and goal.nwill holhim to a field goal a attempt. that will come on the other side of the two-minute warning. >> cris: jordan hill took linsley right back in to aaron rodgers. had he not, i think rodgers would have navigate that had one for a touchdown. >> al: so two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter with a field goal attempt coming up. why am i yelling? the revolution will not only be televised. the revolution will be mobilized. introducing the all in one plan. >> al: so mason crosby will have out. tim masthay to hold trying to make it a ten-point, two-possession lead and he

she kick started his united states visit yesterday in seattle. holding meetings with some of the biggest tech leaders. allen has our report. >> messing american business interests and chinese require mens for operating there has never been easy. at a round table discussion involving many of the best known c.e.o.s chinese president spoke of opportunities and challenges. >> china will open up still wider to the outside world. we will be firmly committed to the strategy of opening up and continuing to draw strength from the world for development, and more benefits to the world through our own development. >> after that morning meeting a trip north to a boeing manufacturing plant. the visit to the production line comes as the official news agency and boeing announce a huge deal. 300 planes worth tens of billions of dollars going to chinese companies. but the chicago based jet maker committing to build the first completion plant, in china. that's where interiors are installed and paint jobs finished before delivery. >> china is quickly becoming the la

we begin with breaking news out of seattle. that's where a highway is shut down after a duck boat hit a charter bus. these are live pictures above that scene. there are reports at least nine people were hurt. and we are watching reports that say two people have died after being thrown from one of the vehicles involved. i understand two people may have been thrown from the duck boat and have died from their injuries. this is giving you a good picture of what happened. a chaotic and dramatic scene. the boat on the right appears to have slammed into the bus at the very center top left of your screen. a triage center has been set up. some 50 people on the ground being checked out by paramedics. this accident happened on the aurora bridge on highway 99 about an hour ago. we can't get a good read on whether or not any other vehicles were involved. the entire roadway is blocked. witnesses say tourists on board had to crawl out of the wreckage. again, we understand as many as 50 people were injured. there is a triage scene being set up

now, to china and seattle.hinese president is in seattle as part of his first state visit to the united states. this stopover provides a were opportunity for china to meet with u.s. tech executives like apple's tim cook. the tensions between countries remain high after an alleged cyber attack. what will this trip to seattle accomplish? joining me now from seattle is someone on the ground for us there. first of all, paint a picture for us what is the atmosphere , like? who is there so far? >> good to speak with you. right now i'm in front of the weston in seattle. this is where the president checked in earlier today. he is out and about four meetings with governors from china as well as local executives. he will come back today and he will give a policy speech and potentially his only policies each of his whole entire week. in terms of the atmosphere, earlier this morning there were a few hundred supporters as well as a few critics of the president being here. people were waving united states and china flags. lo

i think the important part of the visit is not washington, it's seattle. in seattle high has two goals, one is to i a trct internet: he wants them to lobby the federal government for changes that china wants, especially whenna is talking on sanctions on chinese companies using stolen technology. china doesn't want the sanctions, and hopes that apple and amazon and all the others are going to lobby president obama >>> there's a fresh attempt to resolve the political chrissies in burkina faso -- crisis in burkina faso. presidents of different countries will head there wednesday to reinstall the deposed government. we go to the capital ouagadougo. >> the curfew is in place. the pop u lyings at the moment is defiant. they are on the streets, and feel confident because they feel reafired by the military presence, who promise to protect them. the presidential guards are back in the barracks. concerning the framework agreement. we are expecting the visit of senegalese president to come tomorrow morning to propose some sort of agreement. remember the population he

one is a former seattle detective who has been hunting bundy for decades. he wants to know what he is willing to say about other missing women. >> testing, one, two, three, four, five, six. >> no bones about it, i am looking for an opportunity to tell the story as best i can in a way that makes sense to me in a way that will help, not just you or the families, but that's very important. but, also to help my own family. i don't think anybody doubts i have done bad things, the question is what, of course and when and how and most importantly, why. >> to me, the why never caught anybody. the tops and their mentality. we're stuck with you wanting the why. >> i'm not trying to convince you, bob, that you should be interested in the why. i think a lot of people are. i am. i think a lot of people are interested in why. people constantly will ask me, why? >> a lot of people are interested in why he did what he did. i wanted to find out as much detail as i could rather than that. he could have said anything. >> well, let me start with one. let me start this way. the

at least four students are killed when a duck boat collides with their charter bus on a seattle bridge>>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. thanks for joining us, i'm anne-marie green. pope francis speaks to world leaders this morning at the united nation. after his address at the u.n. the pope will participate at a service at the 9 oe 11 memorial, visit a school in harlem, lead a processional in central park and hold a mass in madison square garden. he held a prayer service. >> good morning, anne-marie. this will be the most jam packed tour the pope will have. while there is plenty of excitement his messages are getting more serious. the vatican flag will be raised for the first time outside the united nations this morning ahead of pope francis's visit to the general assembly. world leaders including president obama are said to be adopting a set of goals by 2030 including ending poverty and combatting climate charge. in his comments before congress francis spoke forcefully on those issues while calling attention to immigration. >> we must n

rates --, tech heavy heavyweights prepare for xi jinping's summit in seattle.nowser's ceo says he where to find all the companies making self driving cars, including apple. all of that ahead. first to our lead. first it was original tv, and now netflix is getting serious about film. on sunday the company's worst -- first original movie, beast with no name, screened before a particularly important audience -- critics at the toronto film festival. it follows an african warlord on his quest to check -- to train young recruits. the film's star power includes true detectiveg season one director. so, what is the endgame for netflix? joining us from l.a. is our media analyst at rent track and our reporter who is in toronto right now. are you hearing oscar buzz about this movie? >> as you said, it is going to open to the main audience, but it has already screened at two festivals in the past week or so, venice and telluride. those are much more art type -- torontohat really is one of the biggest festivals of the year, along with ca nnes. if you go to this, you will see

now to china and seattle.hinese president xi jinping is in seattle as part of his first state visit to the united states. it provides an opportunity for china to meet with tech executives, like tim cook. tensions remain high over alleged cyber attacks, so what will the trip to seattle accomplish? we are on the ground there. paint the picture for us. what is the atmosphere like? who is there so far? >> good to speak with you. president xi jinping check in earlier today. he is out and about meeting with governors and local executives. givell come back today and a policy speech here, and potentially his only policy speech of this week. atmosphere, there were a few hundred supporters as well, as well as a few critics, of president xi jinping, a lot of people waving china and u.s. flags. an air of skepticism and anticipation to see what is going to happen here in the tech industry, as well as when president xi jinping meets with president obama in washington, d.c. emily: the president gave a rare interview to the w

what you're looking at is the seattle area. this is lunchtime there. it can tell you by the first response there, they are carrying victims out one by one on these back boards here on this bridge, which is 100% shut down to respond to this accident. as news are hovering over the scene, but it was a duck boat and a charter bus collided. we don't know how, we don't know why, but you can see both of them on the middle of this bridge. they have collided. we have now learned that at least two people died. here's the duck boat. you can see this is the back half of the charter bus. the triage has been created by multiple first responders responding quickly to victims. nine people critically injured, at least two deaths. we're anticipating a news briefing any moment now on what happened here. just awful on this bridge. all lanes closed down to traffic. the injured, as we have been watching not just on stretchers, but taking them out on back boards. if you have loved ones in the area, the injured are being taken to harbor view medical center. it was a ride the

concerns chinese economy in seattle. he told the audience the chinese economy will maintain stable, relatively faster growth and he reiterated the opposition to currency wars. he says the stock market has reached a phase of self recovery after the government stepped in. > these are normal ups and downs in china's stock market. fluctuating according to laws, and it is the duty of the government to ensure an open and fair just market and prevent massive panic. the chinese government took steps to civilize the market and contain panic in the stock market. thus in avoided a systemic risk. let's go tomore, the event in seattle. you, theeat to see president also spoke about cyber security during his speech. >> that is exactly right. that was one of many issues that the president talked about. basically, it was a laundry list of top u.s. concerns. he finished policy speech about half an hour ago. i spoke to many people who were waiting to hear what he might say, if he might move some markets. in the end, he did not really do th

angie: he did fly into seattle on a boeing 747 to be exact. why did he choose seattle?amy: that is a good question. you would think the president of china my first go to d.c. or new york or california. instead, he came to washington state and that is because of massive exports that come from washington state and go to china. $29 billion each and every single year. what does that include? that includes boeing planes, $21 billion worth goes every single year and that is rising. that accounts for about 72% of export. on top of that, agricultural soybeans-- wheat, and apples are huge favorites of people in china. because of business, ag, technology and the president wants to show face and drum up more business. angie: from washington state to washington, d.c., what is on the agenda when he meets obama? ramy: looking ahead to when he ons to d.c., that happens thursday, september 24. he meets president obama and meets in in the oval office. there will be a state dinner. they will be talking about major issues that you guys in asia know. one cyber espionage between the u.s. an

alan has more from seattle. >> reporter: chinese president ping is headed for washington, d.c. and high-level talks with president obama. his first official state visit to the u.s., he will meet with members of congress and address the united nations but first he'll spend three days in the seattle area meeting with business leaders. >> between our two countrys every day flow almost one nap billion dollars of goods and services and millions of jobs in america depend on that trade with china. our trade has grown astronomically over the last seven year as. >> reporter: xi is going to toure both plant and have dinner with bill gates. american tech forms are looking for assurances that they can do business fairly in china without undue government interference. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security and the lack of level playing field for american firms in china. discrimination against foreign firms as well a the lack of the rule of law and inadequate protections of on our intellect tal property, our trade secrets. >> reporter: xi is the fourth consecutive chinese lead tore

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. >>> and china's president arrives in seattle. as technology and cyber security concerns threaten to overshadow his trip to america. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. pope francis is on board a jet heading for america right now. he wrapped up his visit in cuba a short time ago. during his final mass, he asked cubans to pray for him. the pope also called on them to rediscover their catholic heritage, and live, quote, a revolution of tenderness. david it had been a whirlwind of a few days for pope francis, how does his visit and messages received by the cuban people? >> reporter: it has been a whirlwind, he was here in havana, then traveled to the east and then in up to santiago, and now he's on his way to the united states. he has been trying to promote the faith. get this church more involved in cuban, which has a tenuous relationship when it comes to religion. one of the things that pope francis has said is that cubans need to be ready for change. and many cubans essentially are ready f

he'll first spend three days in seattle area, meeting with business leaders.he former ambass disor to china served under president obama. >> there's a through of $1.5 billion of goods and services flow every day. millions of jobs depends on that trade. >> his only scheduled public policy speech is tuesday night. today we have come toal historical juncture. let us work together to bring about a better future fewer china-u.s. relations. to the two people and the well being of the people, the world over. >> american tech firms are looking for assurances of doing business with chinese without cost interference. >> a concern about cyber security, lack of a level playing field in china. discrimination against foreign firms, and the lack of a rule of law. and inadequate protections of our intellectual property or trade secrets. >> xi jinping is the fourth consequtive chinese leader to visit the north-west. long time tech writer and ccurrent seattle times columnist sees the area as a stop over. >> they want to encourage entrepreneurs to build companies that drive in c

we prepare for the tech summit in seattle. first, to our leagues, it was original tv, and now that the serious about film. on sunday the company's worst original music, beast with no name, screened before particularly important audience. critics at the toronto film festival. follows an african warlord on his quest to change or. the film's star power includes to detectiveing director. what is the endgame for netflix? l.a. is ourrom reporter who is in toronto right now. are you hearing oscar buzz about this movie? toas you said, it is going open to the main audience, but it has already screened at two festivals in the past week or so, dennis and teddy right. those are much more art type does its that really count, because toronto is one of biggest of the year. this, you will see the film and get the real reaction. the initial responses is positive. emily: we're hearing it is on a few short oscar list. in order to be considered for an all-star, it has to open in theaters and netflix will be opening this movie in theaters on the s

seattle.esterday. >> two bay area people survived the duck crash. good evening, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. new details on the deadly crash out of seattle. investigators are combing the scene today. yesterday a charter bus and a duck tour boat crashed on the aurora bridge north of seattle. four people were killed in this accident. today we're learning two locals were among those hurt. nbc christie smith joining us from the san francisco newsroom with more on what they remember. christie, this was a horrific scene. >> it was. the moody family from freemont said they decided to take a ride to pass the time. they were involved in the ho hoff --

she junk ping moves into seattle. he talked about moving together to ensure peace and stability in the world and broadening of economic prosperity. he talked about the need to understand each other's differences and made it clear that cyber security will be a topic that he and president obama will discuss. >> hacking against a government network are crimes. >> >> al jazeera, seattle. >> more summer like conditions are kicking off the first day of fall. let's check in with meteorologist nicole mitchell for the weather. good morning. >> good morning. coming in at 4:20 eastern time, it is warm for a lot of the country, especially pores of the midwest and northern plains. billings at 82. some temperatures are running 10-15 degrees above average today. of course the whole season isn't going to be like that. what is that outlike looking for us. this takes is october through december, northern tier and coastlines of the country. these are probabilities, the darker the colors, the more problem with above average temperatures.

for the pbs muse hour, i'm cat wise in seattle. >> ifill: the u.s. sends hundreds of billions of dollars worth of military aid to allies around the world. on sunday, the army of one of those allies, egypt, killed twelve tourists. most of the dead were mexican citizens. they were in egypt's western desert. it's an area famous for it's rock formations and oases. it's also increasingly a base for insurgents launching attacks against the army. jeffrey brown has more. >> brown: the egyptian government says that an apache helicopter crew mistook the tourists for a group of islamic militants. an investigation is ongoing. egypt is one of the largest recipients of u.s. military aid in the world, receiving $1.3 billion annually. and even before sunday's incident, there's been friction between washington and cairo over how the egyptian military uses american hardware. i'm joined now by michele dunne, senior associate at the carnegie endowment for international peace. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: what more do we know about this incident on sunday? >>

are there than to come to seattle? >> reporter: it will be a soft landing in the west before a harder line, at a much higher level back east. >> we are preparing a number of measures that will indicate to the chinese that this is not just a matter of us being mildly upset, but is something that will put strengths on the bilateral relationships. >> it's a good cop/bad cop relationship. we can talk about trade relationships and hopefully obama's going to play the bad cop and take a firmer line on some of these things. >> reporter: china is flexing its military muscle and trying to solidify territorially claims. those issues, along with cyber security and trade are expected to be on the agenda when the presidents meet. >>> south korea biggest labor unions have clashed with police. they met with resistance when they tried to move them from a main road. they oppose firing employees for incompetence. they say they can only be sacked if they're involved in corruption or embezzlement. >>> in indonesia,fore fires worsen. 120,00

but xi's visit to seattle is just a prelude to washington. for more on that allen schauffler has the report. >> chinese president xi jinping is headed to washington, d.c, meeting with members of congress and address the united nations. but first three days in the seattle area. meeting with business leaders. gary locke served as secretary of commerce. >> millions of americans depend on our trade with china. our trade has governor astronomically over the past years. >> assurances that they can do trade in china without undue interference. >> obviously a concern about cyber security and a level playing field for american firms in china, discrimination against foreign firms as well as the lack of a rule of law. and the inadequate protections of our intellectual property our trade secrets. >> xi is the fourth consecutive chinese leader to visit the northwest. long time tech writer bryer dudley. >> they want to encourage companies that not just thrive in china but thrive internationally. look at microsoft, starbucks, boeing. >> it will likely be a

even for seattle this is too much. >> reporter: david, melissa, this is classic seattle.ndatory in seattle not only to recycle, but compost your food waste and face fines if you don't. trash police have been busy, handing out more than 14,000 warnings to residents and businesses. the fines will start in january. a buck for homeowners. up to $50 for businesses. duplexes and things like that. they go up for repeat offenses. penalty kicks in when 10% or your more of trash could have been erye keled or composted. garbage haulers are trash cops, judges and jury. kelly got tagged twice. she is part of a lawsuit against the city. >> there is literally no recourse. when they accuse you falsely because they incinerate the evidence and take it away from you. they say you have done it but they don't have to prove it. >> reporter: not a single city official would talk trash with us, instead falling back on statement from city attorney saying civil liberties are not being violated because quote, there is no intention of opening trash bags. contamination has to be clearly visible. but

however, the machinists union in seattle is not pleased.y there will have access -- they will have protests. angie: let's bring in our next guest, president xi jinping also met with top executive in seattle. joining us live from skype, spencer. president spoke to groups from both countries, what does that say about u.s. relations with china? spencer: it was a powerful visual representation. had 15 u.s.you companies represented, including starbucks, disney, apple. on the other side you had chinese copies including alibaba and bonobo. the total market value of all of the companies represented in the room, it exceeded $3 billion. that is more than the gdp of the united kingdom. there is a tremendous amount of financial interest in the relations of both countries. business that do are reliant on both countries also have interest in it. angie: all of those companies already have big exposure in china, but they want more. were they able to get any inroads on the -- that? spencer: we did not have access to the meeting, we had access to a speech th

so, on 4th and 1 for seattle. lynch turned back. st. louis stuns seattle in a thriller. >>> now, baseball for the giants there is nothing like a game against the padres for going into the playoffs, but too late. they tphol not -- they will not make it. now, giants up 4-3. in the 5th, now, 5-3. posy, a double down- the-line. giants win 10-3. sweep the padres. a's, deep in the heart of texas facing the rangers. bottom of the 1st. now, felix serves one up. dead center field. solo shot. rangers up 1-0. in the 5th now, 3-0. now, pads the lead, now, making it 6-0, his second home run of the day. driving in 5. and 12-4. okay, bad debut. we know for the oakland raiders but the 49ers get their chance right here on channel 5 tomorrow night against the minnesota vikings. >> okay. sounds good, thank you, dennis. >>> thank you very much for watching. >> we will be back here at 11:00. we will be back with the valley fire. left perhaps house ands out of their homes tonight, more information all night long on our web site. see you at 11,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

katie moody of fremont recovering in seattle hospital tonight. katie and her father greg were thrown from the duck boat. they were if seattle to celebrate a birthday. >> remember waking up on the freeway and i saw people running toward us from the car cars. to check on us. >> t t.and everyone was actually really saw some. some lady helped me find my mom. make sure we were okay. is. >> kaed and her mom both suffered broken collar pwochbility her dad had cut to the face and bruises. 4 other people died in yesterday accident on washington aurora bridge. more now from ryan owens. >> stunning image and staggering casualty count. 4 are dead. 50 others taken to the hospital. >> mass destruction. >> tonight the ntsb arrived in seattle. lacking that what caused this duck bet to hit a charter bus. the 4 international exchange students from north seattle college were headed to orientation on the bus when they were killed. >> these assault vehicle have no police winding their way through american cities. fwl drivers like this one in seattle, also acting as t

al jazeera, seattle. >>> we're learning more about a u.s. citizen in chinese detention for six months. security offices secretly det n detained sandy gill yam in march when she was in the southern china -- in southern chinz for business. they didn't formally arrest her for stealing state secrets until sunday. her muss kept the case quite until now because he was trying to get her released behind the scenes. >>> david petraeus made a formal apology this morning since stepping down from head of the cia. >> as such, it's appropriate to give my remarks this morning with an apology. one that i have offered before, but nonetheless one that i want to repeat to you and the american public. four years ago i made a serious mistake. it was a violation of the trust placed in me, and a breach of the values to which i'd been committed throughout my life. >> petraeus spoke before the senate armed services committee a few hours ago. he resigned in 2012 after having an affair with a writer. petraeus called the scandal a very difficult chapter in his life. >>

. >>> economic diplomacy and it's taking place in seattle. as ceos from some of america's biggest companies discuss thorny issues with the president of chi china. >>> countdown to shutdown. business that is could be impacted if the federal government cannot avert a closure. all that and more on "nightly business report" for wednesday, september 23rd. >>> good evening and welcome. he's out. the man in charge of the world's biggest automaker by sales has resigned. just days after the volkswagen emission cheating scandal was exposed in the united states and then quickly spread around the globe. in a statement ceo martin vinterkorn said he was shocked by the events of the past few days. the scandal has pressured the stock which is down more than 30% over the past few days. it has prompted investigations and lawsuits. phil lebeau has our report on the resignation of volkswagen's ceo. >> reporter: the crisis involving rigged diesel emissions has claimed its first executive. martin vinterkorn has resigned saying he didn't knowingly do anything wrong

his first stop is seattle.s as the chinese leader depends his government over cyber security. technology is expected to be a key point on the agenda when he meets u.s. president, barack obama. our correspondent is in seattle. >> reporter: the chinese president is on his way to washington, d.c. it's his first-ever formal state visit to the u.s. but he is going to spend three days here in seattle? why the state of washington? it boils down to high-tech trade, airplanes and money. here is the former u.s. ambassador to china talking about the challenges of engaging with china. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security, concern about the lack of a level playing field in china, discrimination against foreign firms as well as the -- the lack of a rule of law, and inadequate protections of our intellectual property, our trade secrets. >> reporter: he is following the example of past chinese leaders. he is the fourth to make a point of putting seattle on the itinerary. we'll have more on his visit and what is at s

but first he will spend three days in the seattle area meeting with business leaved former washingtonnor gary lock served as u.s. ambassador to china under president obama. >> between our two countries every day flow almost one and a half billion dollars of goods and services and millions of jobs in america depend on that trade with china. our trade has grown astronomically over the last steve years. >> reporter: xi is scheduled to toure boeing manufacturing plant and have dinner with microsoft's bill gates. american tech firms are looking for some kind of assurances that they can do business fairly in china without undue government interference. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security. obviously a concern about the lack of the level playing field for american firms in china. discrimination against foreign firms. as well as the lack of the rule of law. and inadequate protections of our intellectual property, or trade secrets. >> reporter: xi is the fourth consecutive chinese lead tore visit the northwest, long time tech writer and current seattle times columnist sees the area

. >> who's in charge of seattle today? >> we are. >> he simply walked up and just started spraying across the line. >> from tahrir square to occupy wall street, video seen around the world. >> medic! >> that stoked the fires of freedom and sparked political change. >> ever since then, the camera has been a feature of every protest. ♪ >> "caught on camera: revolution." >>> thousands of egyptians storm a bridge, fighting for freedom. 2011 is an historic year as revolutions sweep across the middle east in an unprecedented wave of political uprisings known as the arab spring. they are essentially uprisings and revolutions for freedom and dignity. some of them have been against monarchies. some of them have been against republics or republican presidents. but at their heart, they're about freedom and dignity. >> reporter: january 25th, 2011. galvanized by the successful overthrow of the government in nearby tunisia, egyptian activists put out a call on the internet for a large protest against police brutality. >> the call went

. >> also developing news of a fatal collision on a bridge in seattle. a violent crash involving a packed charter bus and amphibious tour boat. we have late details. >>> stampede horror. at least 700 dead, 800 injured as disaster strikes again in one of the world's holiest places. >>> breaking a scandal. the small teen from an american university that discovered a shocking secret and brought the world's largest automaker to its knees. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> pope francis in america, this is nbc "nightly news with lester holt." >> good evening. we are back in new york tonight virtually outside our 30 rock studios and witnessing the massive crowds lining fifth avenue right now outside st. patrick's cathedral, awaiting the arrival of pope francis. they are about to see him. inside the cathedral, 500 people are among those joining francis for an evening vespers service just getting under way. francis landed at kennedy airport to start the second electric of his american tour but not before delivering an emotional appeal to the heart for a place

visit yesterday in seattle, holding meetings with some of the leading tech executives. schauffler reports. >> reporter: at a round table discussion in seattle involving many of both country's best-known ceos, the chinese president spoke of opportunities and challenges. >> translator: china will open up still wider to the outside world. we will be firmly committed to the strategy of opening up, and continue to draw strength from the world for development, and bring more benefits to the world through our own development. >> reporter: after that morning meeting, a trip north to a boeing manufacturing plant. the visit to the production line comes as china's official news agency and boeing announce a huge deal. 300 planes, worth 10s of billions of dollars another list prices going to chinese companies. with the jet maker committing to build its first completion plant outside of the u.s. in china. >> china is quickly becoming the largest aviation market in the world, and our partnership together is creating jobs both in china and here in the u.s. >> reporter: the president mi

. >> and the death toll climbs from a duck boat crash in seattle, the serious safety concerns before the accident. those stories and more whether we come right >> incredible of last night's super moon lunar eclipse, rare event took place just after 10:00 p.m. our time. the super moon is a full moon, that appears larger than usual, because it orbit is closer to the earth, and a lunar eclipse is the earth's shadow on the moon, those two event rarely happen at the same time, but they did last night. the sign tame just event not going to happen again until 2,033. little erie looking there, don't you think? blood on the moon? there is? , some big news expect from the nasa today about the planet mars. nasa leaving a little mystery around the announce. issued news release titled quote, mars mystery solved. but they're not saying which mystery they're referring tonight some speculating it may have to do with peer dollars i cannily flowing water on the planet surface, others saying scientists may have found some form of life there. so stay tuned. >> back here on planet earth, weather watchers

. >>> a deadly situation aboard a seattle bridge. a charter school bus filled with students collides with a duck tour vehicle. >>> and president obama gets ready for an all-important one-on-one with russia's vladimir putin. plus the donald sets his sights on his next target, senator marco rubio. what's next in the battle for the white house? "first look" starts right now. >>> good morning, happy friday to you, everybody, i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us today. pope francis, he has taken the big apple by storm. last night, thousands cheered as he waved from his popemobile along fifth avenue on his way to new york city's st. patrick's cathedral. speaking at a packed evening prayer service the pontiff gave thanks to the nuns and religious women of the u.s. >> to you, religious women, sisters and mothers of this people, i wish to say thank you. >> nbc's dave ray is live in manhattan where pope francis will address the u.n. general assembly and later on lead a mass at madison square garden. it's going to be a really busy day for th

. >>> and new questions about safety on the roads after the deadly crash in seattle., slamming into a charter bus. four students were killed. now, those duck boats are under fire. many built during world war ii. popular with tourists around the country. some critics saying they're too old to be safe. here's ryan owens. >> reporter: stunning images and a staggering casualty count. four are dead. 50 others taken to the hospital. >> it was just mass destruction. >> reporter: tonight, the ntsb has arrived in seattle, looking into what caused this duck boat to hit a charter bus. the four international exchange students from north seattle college were headed to orientation on the bus when they were killed. >> he overcorrected, shot across all three lanes at full speed. >> reporter: critics have long warned these amphibious assault vehicles, designed to carry troops in world war ii, have no place winding their way through american cities. ♪ >> reporter: with drivers, like this one in seattle, also acting as tour guides. earlier this month, the duck boat company in san franci