we choose shanghai. nobody really wanted to come to shanghai, but it was the only place to go. >> the wacs family was able to secure passage on an italian luxury liner. >> the boat was called the "conte biancamane." >> the family boarded the ship in genoa, italy, on august 16th, 1939, just 2 weeks before world war ii started. ilie was 12 and deborah just 3 years old. >> i was told -- and i don't believe i remember that at age 3, but i remember getting a sense of going on this happy vacation. but that's all i remember, basically. they were trying to protect me. >> there was a russian jewish community who came to shanghai right after the revolution in 1917 and '18. then there was a sephardic jewish community, they were known as the baghdadi jews. so when we got to shanghai, there was already a jewish community there who could help us settle up. >> the family found a tiny apartment in the poorest section of the city, which was already occupied by the japanese. ilie, a budding artist, did sketches of their s

federation both countries are members of the brics group there are rumors that india may join the shanghai cooperation organization in the near future so how close are the two regional superpowers to creating a regional super alliance we will ask this question to the indian minister of external affairs. india is apparently one of the biggest players in eurasia along with russia and china all three part of a briggs group of leaving emerging economies but they don't consider you a regional alliance a candidate for this role is the shanghai cooperation organization a multi purpose corporation body in eurasia. russia and china are members already but india has observer status there are some issues to be solved before it is admitted and one of them is its relations with pakistan which wants to join us. hello mr krishna welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us. first of all we have read in the news that india has voiced serious concern over the recent launch of the attempt of the launch of an. korean satellite and that and the missile the launch was condemned by the west it was

emerging economies but they don't consider you a regional alliance candidate for this role is the shanghai corporation organisation a multipurpose carburation body in eurasia. russia and china are members already but india has observer status there are some issues to be song before it is admitted and one of them is its relations with pakistan which wants to join us to. the question are welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us. first of all we have read in the news that india has voiced serious concern over the recent launch. attempt of the launch of a. korean satellites and that and the the launch was condemned by the west it was it was condemned by japan south korea do you think that there is a serious risk of an escalation in the region under the korean peninsula after the launch and especially if korea will proceed with the space program and. we believe that the country. must act riva sponsibility and they would have to be conscious on a daily international commitments and the international commitment he has to be made to maintain peace stability in the region and. in t

two of the children who made the trip from austria to shanghai were a brother and sister who grew upo be debra and eli they have written a book about their escape from europe and unusual path that led them to america. authors of uncommon journey join us now i am so excited to meet you both to know about your story good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome to washington. >> thank you. >> mr. wax i will start with you you leave austria as children, tell us about you know i know it is hard to get this into a short answer could you tell us about your journey you and your family? >> well, we left austria in 1939, august 1939 just a week before the war broke out, and the reason we left was because we were warned by a man who worked for my father, a tailor was a member of the nazi party and told us you better leave now because if you don't leave now you will be deported and you should leave now and he told us earlier in the year so out of desperation we booked passage to shanghai being the only place in the entire world there was no immigration requirement of any kind all you had to do was

of the shanghai grand prix. as dry socket and the opening game of the twenty twelve going cup finals will face off in the iberian city of god in just over two hours then god will host another moscow with both sides fighting to be crowned champions for the first time in their histories well crowds are expected for the first two matches in this exciting contest there are now all the slight favorites out of a white washed constantly to dream team in semifinals and have the playoffs top score at make up and the city has netted thirteen times in fourteen matches however god can boast the postseason points leader in amman jordan for the czech star as perhaps ten goals and it is this so far that the two hours to go there. they're going to get well now the dates the new russian calendar have been revealed and we'll see games played in subzero temperatures in december the season has been also to coincide with the main european leagues to help russians ice before better in european competitions and will kick off on july t

"nhk world" reports from shanghai. >> reporter: so pretty! >> translator: it's so beautiful and makes me feel spring is here? . >> reporter: the park is open in the suburbs of shanghai just three years ago? s. in china, famous for spring blossoms like guam and peach but not cherry. it was only last year that the park won its reputation as a wonderful place to view cherry blossoms. it was at the same time the city held its first cherry blossom festival. this year, the park doubled the number of its cherry trees to 12,000. so far this year, 800,000 people have visited? . >> translator: cherry blossoms appear passionate but they are also graceful and pure. >> translator: some people find it's more than the blossoms that attract them. taking advantage of the romantic mood created by the flowers, the park organized a match making party. about 150 people took part. at the end, they all wrote down their info and attached them to a cherry tree and then prayed their wishes would come true. >> i wrote that i want to get married this year. >> reporter:

mari yamada, nhk world, shanghai. >>> most of the rain is gone in central tokyo. but more precipitation south of japan. mai shoji with the details. mai? >> yes, gene, that's right. in southeastern china, as we speak, stormy weather is targeting the area. and we're talking about very heavy rain accumulation. for the past few days we have been seeing heavy ongoing rainfall in the southeastern coastal areas of china. and this is going to be upping the risk of flooding, landslides and mud slides. as you can see, 50 to 100 millimeters of additional rain could be possible in guangdong and jong shui provinces. and in and around macau, a report of already 100 mill meeters in the past 24 hours. so this just ups the risk of flooding, landslides and mud slides. we'll definitely keep you updated with this situation. now, stepping back to our bigger picture here, here, upper disturbances over northern japan and the atmosphere is very destabilized. it helps to develop pop-up thunderstorms and isolated heavy showers across much of the country, especially in central japan. but hi

look at the temperatures, though, 34 in manila. 21 in shanghai.eijing had a seasonable and warm 20. ulan bah actuatur, high of 11. overnight, it will dip down to the freezing mark. into the americas, the british northwest is seeing yet another low pressure area moving on shore, bringing some heavy rainfall to the coastal areas. but a little bit farther inland you could see snowfall adding up to 30 centimeters in the sierra nevadas, brings the risk of dangerous driving conditions and dangerous weather in the central plains. already two reports of tornados in northern texas and still looking at severe weather threatening here on your tuesday. flash floods, actually want to talk about flash floods for a second, western texas is actually in a drought here. 150 millimeters of rainfall is what it would take to get them back up to the normal spot. but with the severe thunderstorms dropping all this rainfall at once this does bring the risk of flash floods as the ground is not going to be able to soak up this water. so that could spell for a dangerous sit

and saying in shanghai and mercedes driver michael schumacher has topped the time sheets in friday's practice ahead of this weekend's chinese grand prix the seven time world champion was the only man to cop a lap time one minute and thirty six seconds however bellow german chemo got the best console could be worse as he lost control of his russian car and hit the tire bumper who escaped. bomb apparently was hamilton was second fastest on the day the briton started on pole in the two previous races but finished third in both the responder loans and is top of the driver standings but was only tenth quickest in this friday's practice and admits his team have work to do. with. their performance how do they come out of the moment as we start this so we are working. the first of races. with communities with the thought. good to be made for i mean we are. in terms of points but we know that. it's going to be a race is now of trying out for the. well in the meantime two time defending champion sebastian vettel was third fastest in practice but before that the german sends out another strong

shanghai surprise seven time coverage on champion michael schumacher dominates friday's practice ahead of the chinese grand prix. but first to ice hockey and adam god of britain's and i'm also to want to win the opening game of the seven series in the garden cup finals i haven't got a got the capacity home crowd on their feet away from the launch of lanka opened less than five minutes in it was goal number eleven so far for the postseason but its leader well the visitors though they equalised come out of midway through the second period and exams are going to drag and netted the winner in this that both sides are doing battle to be crowned champions for the first time in their history . now moving on to football and russian champions in some petersburg go within touching distance of retaining their title if they beat second place to moscow in a top of the table battle at their home but that's the stadium on saturday when we've got these men thirteen points clear of the top five games and they will fifteen points to go on some petersburg side has been posted by the new star striker alex

and staying in shanghai and mercedes driver michael schumacher has topped the time sheets in friday's practice ahead of this weekend's chinese gone break the seven time former champion was the only man to clock a lap time of under one minute and thirty six seconds how a gun from a german team got to be worse as he lost control of the russian car and. emerged unscathed almost aarons lewis hamilton was second fastest on the day the briton started from pole in the two previous races but finished in both ferrari's fernando alonso was top of the driver standings but was only tenth quickest in this writer's practice and admits his team have work to do. with their films although the crowd at the moment is so we are working hard the first race is. a good result for us a good combination of factors. good to be made for and we are. blowing smoke we know that it is going to be bad for races now and for china and for the bahrain saw going into the world. but in the meantime cheers i'm defending champion sebastian vettel was third fastest in practice but before that the german sometimes another st

off in shanghai, at 24. ulan batur, just above the freezing mark at 4. now, here into the americas, high pressure off towards the west very warm air out here, as warm air continues to surge in out of mexico. but into the east, very potent nor'easter is affecting here, already reports of school delays and cancellations, flight delays and up to about ten centimeters of snowfall already has been seen here in portions of western new york and also western pennsylvania. could see up to 30 centimeters overall going into monday and eventually into tuesday. this means driving conditions are going to be very dangerous. the national weather service has already asked tomorrow stay indoors here. you don't have to venture out, please do not do so as the snow continues to pile up. power lines will be falling down on to the roads potentially here so that could be creating a very hazardous situation. driving, overall flight travel as well across much of the northeast is going to be very dangerous across much of this area with the flights continuing to be canceled or dela

and if i do, then other kids will, too. >> reporter: a shanghai-based production company markets the anime. that's another reason why it has become such a favorite. it was this company that first spotted the show on a local broadcast. it liked the program so much it decided to invest a lot of money into producing a movie version. it also caught the attention of walt disney pictures in the united states. the company distributed the show in more than 50 countries. >> translator: the success has given china's animation industry confidence. >> reporter: in the military, huan and his team are going all out to produce their next hit. china hopes to energize the animation industry so that it will boost the nation's -- but t succeed, the government will have to support artists like huan who may not conform to their conservative standards. ryuku otani, nhk world, shanghai. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their succe

as for the highs, getting up to 26 degrees in hong kong and 21 in shanghai. look at this 20 degrees in bator. 28 degrees in beijing. tokyo looking at a seasonal 18 degrees. again, thundershowers are expected from this afternoon. now, moving onto the americas. a couple of systems which have history of producing more than 130 tornadoes are now moving across the eastern half of the u.s. and canada, producing a wintry mix across ontario and quebec. and heavy thundershowers from the great lakes all the way down through texas. on tuesday, the heavy rain, heavy thundershowers should remain in much of the deep south region. there will be a slight risk of severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds, and even tornadoes in south carolina as well as georgia from tomorrow, i should say tuesday. out toward the west, the pacific northwest will once again hit by a chain of low-pressure systems, with heavy showers along the coast and heavy mountain snow. as for the highs, getting up to 13 degrees in seattle and 21 degrees in denver. and out toward the east, exception exc

it is powerful and accurate enough to reach major chinese cities like beijing and shanghai. >> washington has already urged india to use restraint. we begin with this report. >> with a range of 5,000 kilometers, the agni-v is india's first long-range capable nuclear missile. the launch was described as an historic milestone. p>> it is a tribute to the sophistications -- >> the missiles india has also -- has already deployed in january could only reach pakistan and parts of china. the new rocket could put beijing and shanghai within range and potentially redresses the balance of power within the region. india says the new missile is purely for deterrence. china has reacted cautiously to the test. a spokesperson stressed the two nations are not competitors, but cooperative partners. both china and india have significantly increased defense spending over the last three years. india's spent $40 billion on defense, despite the high level of poverty in the country. both countries have projected suggestions that -- have rejected suggestions it is evidence of an arms race. >> i spoke to our corre

cities like shanghai are feeling the pressure. but the economy is felt slowing in some areas. that has not hurt the outlook. >> the growth engine of china is not the only decisive factor. we are looking for the magnitude of the market. the sheer immensity of the market. the same as in germany or the u.s.. >> 20% of the production in shanghai is exported throughout the asian region. the rest is sold in china. the company calls itself "the global market leader." >> ever since the arab spring revolution swept across north africa, there have been calls in morocco for democratic reform. a young girl committed suicide after being forced to marry her rapist. >> this story has caused outrage inside and outside the country. but it is unclear how this suicide will affect the rule of in mom's -- imams. >> every day, the parents visit her grave. she was only 16 years old when she decided she no longer wanted to live. she took her own life by swallowing poison. her mother said she was kidnapped last year and used for two weeks. her voice is full of sadness as she tells the story. but she a

heading in toward the shanghai area, see that heavier rain moving. another area of it up toward the northeast. this is going to be pushing across the korean peninsula and coming in toward japan on wednesday as well. for the time being, clear skies across both the peninsula and also much of japan with temperatures increasing by about 10 degrees. some places that will include tokyo today looking for partly sunny skies with the temperature of 25 degrees for the high. so a great improvement on yesterday's chilly rain. down toward the south, mostly dry across the indochina peninsula, getting wetter down toward the malay peninsula. excuse me. it's going it be very hot, though, in bangkok. 39 degrees for the high. you'll definitely be seeing popup thunderstorms during the heat of the day. and that heat is going to be moving through in toward chongqing as well. 28 degrees. another hot day here. even up in toward beijing, 20 for the high. however, ulan bator is still under the influence of cool air. 4 degrees for the high here. much of western mongolia feelin

in shanghai, prices come down slightly from february.he shanghai municipal bureau said prices rose 3.8% in march compared to a year ago. it was down 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. but food prices were still high, up over 9%. prices for home appliances and maintenance services also rose 5%. the chinese property market seems to have cooled down. the national statistics bureau says home sales declined 17.5% in first quarter compared to a year ago. overall properties sales including homes, offices and commercial buildings fell 14.6%. the government road various curbs to clampdown on housing prices including property taxes and restrictions on second home purchases. a report by citigroup says the cost of homes in hong kong rose 6% in the first quarter. the report said house prices dropped for seven months from mid-2011 before bottoming out in january, and then picking up strongly after the chinese new year. the report said the pace of growth was faster than expected and has spurred concerns about an asset bubble and a new round

look at shanghai and chongqing, reaching in the mid-20s in chongqing, 25. shanghai, even 21 degrees. so do enjoy your spring weather there in china. all right, taking a look at the americas. it is a wet start to this spring season here in the pacific northwest. we already have reports of 359 millimeters, just in the whole of march. the average -- normal average here is 189 millimeters, so most of these places are looking at double or even more rainfall accumulation already in the entire month of march. now, what's happening here in vancouver region, up in the north, is another winter storm coming here with the gusty conditions which could reach as much as 110 kilometers per hour and coastal heavy rain target in the similar areas. but as for oregon, where we had these accumulations, aforementioned areas, high pressure will be cresting overhead, so things will be looking fine for now. but in the lower plains here, we're going to have a low pressure system developing. severe thunderstorms could be erupting with all the moisture surging from the gulf. as for de

nhk world's okatani reports from shanghai. >> reporter: death row inmate wu wen is at the center of thisproar. before her arrest, the 30-year-old businesswoman had been expanding her business. she was investing in a string of beauty parlors and hotels. from 2005 to 2007, she borrowed heavily from business acquaintances. altogether, she owed $120 million. she only paid back half the amount. police arrested her and charged her with a crime called fraudulent fund-raising. the offense is unique to china. the country's law defines the crime as using a fictitious story to swindle money from the public. unlike other kinds of fraud, the maximum punishment is death. the chinese law was enacted to keep order in the financial system. she pleaded not guilty. at the first trial, the court sentenced her to death. she appealed to a higher court. in january, her appeal was rejected. her father has been appealing for his daughter's acquittal for four years. >> translator: my daughter is wise and hard working. she never cheats people. she couldn't repay the money. that was a mistake. but not a crime. >> r

so i've kind of done a lot of things in taiwan to shanghai where i taught at east china normal university and later in hong kong, where i'm going again as a full writer. >> okay that's good. how long did it take you to get through grad school? >> that's right, i did it - it's a lot to absorb but i was - actually it was nixon's visit in 1972/73 that opened up in a sense china to the u.s. they saw it as opening china outward to the broader world and it intrigued me and i said this is going to be big and we need more people to know what's going on between our two societies. >> absolutely and as we are - you were here in the first part of the class and of course where we are in beliefs and believers is we're coming to the end of looking at what we call the ethical dimension which has to do with proper patterns of action looking for the good life and looking towards the social dimension. we've gone through some notes here and we've had a chance to look at them. but, just from your perspective, how close are we in saying that in confucianism and taoism it cuts to the core of the family? i think

hang seng up 1.8, shanghai com positive inup just a third of 1%.lite launch also fizzled out, as well. sensex down quite a bit. remember, infosys losing about 3 build in market value after its outlook disappointed investors there. and that will do it for all of us here in asia. have a fantastic friday. see you next week. >> have a great weekend. and let's just delve a little bit more into sane. ba spain. banks underperforming as the government is trying to arrest budget control with the new law. carol r carolyn has been in madrid all week. >> let me put the woborrowing da into perspective. it jumped to a record high of 360 billion euros. but a large part of the increase is actually to the ltro mch we know spanish banks have participated strongly. . so the data shouldn't be a huge surprise. but you're right, it is a very stark reminder of how dire the funding situation is for spanish banks. remember, that was also highlighted by fitch earlier this week and the majority of the spanish banks are shut out from the wholesale funding market and that's wh

actually, shanghai has done very well. it's up around 2.5% while germany down more than 2.5%.in, you know the problems there, down about 5%. your next guest got it right with his china gdp estimate of 8.1%. there's a lot of commentary and concern about a china slowdown. donald says don't panic. china is slowing, but it's not crashing. he's senior managing director of china research. he goes to china often. should we be spooked by an 8% gdp number for china? >> brian, i don't think so. 8% is a sustainable number. people just need to understand that the 10% that china has recorded real gdp for the last 20 years is history. we're not going back to 10%. but 7% or 8% is still strong. it will continue to give very nice real per capita income gains to all the chinese workers. and people ought to relax. >> don, do you think china's bottoming in the first quarter with regards to its growth rate? you have a below census outlook for the rest of the year. >> right. we've had that below census outlook for the last six months or so and still do. the consensus thinks it's first quarter down

francisco maintains frequent and many exchanges and full cooperation with your 30 year- old sister city, shanghaitablished city. san francisco has also become a hot spot for chinese investment. according to our statistics, last year, more than 13 chinese enterprises had great success with the chinese council general to erect in this area. that is double of the year before. last year, it was also a remarkable milestone for the local asian community in san francisco. mayor lee was elected as the first chinese american mayor of san francisco. [applause] a round of applause, again. san francisco is well known for its cultural diversity, which makes this city so dynamic. we are very glad to see the chinese communities in san francisco have gotten along with other ethnic groups, taking part in the economic and social life of this city. they have made a great contribution. the have also made contributions to the friendship between china and the united states. on this occasion, i would like to extend my warm congratulations to the great people of san francisco. i appreciate what you have achieved in the

shanghai market down 0.9%. sapping investors appetite, worried about how that will impact the slowing domestic economy. hang seng down 0.3%. earnings weighing on on sentiment. nikkei 225 after falling sharply yesterday, some stability creeping back. but still managing not to hold on on to gains, ending to the down side. down five points. kospi also lower. australian market down. sensex big story today as we've just been talking about, the indian central bank cutting interest rates by 50 basis points. it that is lifting this particular market up 0.5%. investors are thinking that will help boost growth in particular country. becky, how is your heat map looking like? >> let's talk about the european markets. we do have some stand out decliners, but overall markets are higher 0.6% up for the stoxx 600. and breaking that down to the individual in-sanzs, the ftse is moving higher by half a percent. second day of gains for many of these major european markets. but burberry is one of the stand out decliners. sock down

. >> and in asia, shanghai markets rally. nonfinancial stocks lead the gains following premiere wen's push to get more money into private firms. >> but focusing on the friday jobs report, one more chance to position themselves before the long holiday weekend. so welcome to today's edition of "worldwide exchange." of course we've got jackie joining us a little later. and don't for get, its eye also bank of england rate decision today. no change is expected, but we'll get industrial orders in this morning. will we get further evidence that the country has potentially escaped going into recession. pmi data suggests that won't be happening. we'll talk about that. also today jamie dimon has released his annual letter to shareholders. find out what he had to say about jpmorgan and how much he was compensated for it. also, yes, we'll weigh the odds before the u.s. masters golf gets under way today. is it the match up between woods and mci wilroy. and we'll take a look at cocoa prices for your easter basket. it's all about what's goi

the world, cities hour.rticipating in earth this was the scene in shanghai this evening. energy was turned off for one hour. part of an effort to environment. this year at nearly 150 are expected to be part of the event. steve rudin is here. >> the national cathedral did it this evening. that is great. >> i wish to the sunshine will rest of the for the weekend. case.ill not be the outside right now. the lights are still on. be relatively quiet. e sunshine that we had during hours helped boost temperatures later in the by 5 degrees or so. 64 and 48 is the high and low at airport.tional we will close this month on the average. they are 10 degrees above where y are.ormall when conditions are at 12. it is 48 degrees in arlington. our final stop texas to oxon hill, maryland. temperatures are not so bad for this last day in march. it is finally cooling down to e mid-50's. the colder air is well off to east of us.d mild air to the south. highs rebounding the 70's. let's look at the satellite and radar. high pressure overhead. that will clear out our skies overnight. there is a c

. >> this is on a windy day in shanghai.s umbrella is no match for all the wind. >> just give up. it's not working. >> the umbrella never is inverted. >> it's so broken it can't possibly invert itself. notice the leaf. it doesn't go anywhere. it's stuck to the ground. >> in no way can you fight the wind while holding your umbrella and looking cool. you're going to look like an idiot no matter what. >> this is exactly when the new umbrella i showed you would come in so handy. i have one cool drifting video and it's not from saudi arabia, it's from poland. >> our chief correspondent. >> this is at the king of drift race. this is very serious drifting. >> awesome. look. >> pay attention to the lower left-hand corner of your screen. >> one of the cars lost a wheel and it went rolling straight toward one of the photographers there to capture this race and kind of took him out. >> was it a car that lost the tire or did one of the cars knock one of those tire barriers over. >> i think you're right. i think what happened maybe one o

whether it is wrong, whether it is nice, whether it is beijing -- whether it is rome, whether it is shanghaiit is some place in africa or some place in russia. if i say, ♪ i left my heart ♪ they immediately say tony and them. that means the national anthem for san francisco and literally for america have come from this extraordinarily talented human being. >> ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ >> ok, here we are down memory lane. we are at the at&t park, home of the san francisco giants. as you know, we sing your song after every win of the giants, so we have been sitting here a lot. you were here in 2011 for the opening, and you sang your song, and guess what? we won the world series. so, tony, we want you back. [applause] >> tony bennett has said his song "i left my heart in san francisco" changed his whole life. well, it has affected our lives as well. from the first time tony sang this beautiful love song to every time we hear it sweet sounds after a winning giants game, it deepens our love for our home town and for tony bennett. >> ♪ above the blue >> here we are above the blue and wi

it would give india the capability of hitting beijing and shanghai, but officials in the government say that it should not be considered a threat. this comes just days after north korea's failed launch. india has a solid nonproliferation and record. >> closing arguments will begin in the trial of five men charged in a deadly shooting spree in southeast d.c. orlando carter carter, jeffrey best, robert bost, and lamar williams face first-degree murder and other charges of in march 2010 shootings which killed five people. four victims died on south capitol street. the jury could get the case next week. >> the space shuttle discovery will completed last leg of its final journey today. a delegation of nasa officials including john glenn, of will escort it from dulles to the udvar-hazy center. laws and the people are expected to attend. the museum is holding a four-day festival. >> a deadly shooting last night at around 8:45. officers wore on patrol in la plata when they heard several gunshots. they searched the area and found the body lying in the roadway in the 200 block of kent avenue. and

. ♪ when your chain of supply goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boardsthere track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, that's logistics. ♪ >> i'm here with a big-time yo-yo champion from the appleton area. >> he even has a cool nickname. >> good morning, thanks for coming on. >> but these television anchors are about to find out the only yo-yo in this group is k. strass himself. >> you all right? >> i'm here with lisa mallick, the host of "sunday morning" in green bay, wisconsin. yo-yo champion kenny strasser or k. strass is booked on the show in april 2010. >> well, i have been all around doing my yo-yo tricks. >> there's only one problem. the champ arrives with his yo-yo but says he can't use it. >> we had a little miscommunication. we're not going to get a lesson but that's all right. >> i would have brought, had i known -- >> that's okay. >> i thought it was a sit-down interview. i had this greased yesterday so it takes about 48 for it

they are currently in shanghai ahead of china's a grand prix. >> have we had any reaction from the drivers? >> no official reaction as of yet. the teams are currently involved in first practice ahead of that chinese grand prix. it will be interesting to hear what they have to say. a number of teams are voicing their concerns about the race. of the drivers, one of the few of them to come out and say he was concerned about the race going ahead. the ferrari driver, let the fia decide. a mixture of abuse. plenty of this pressure for this race to go ahead -- a mixture of views. plenty of pressure for this race to go ahead. bahrain is keen on the the challenge, before miller one wants to crack -- a formula one wants to crack the middle east. interesting to see what happens over the next few days in terms of the action. >> thank you very much. we will watch that, of course. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, union bank, and shell. >> this is kim, about to

trust that they are not going to serve them cooking's will oil from the stores and daughters of shanghai and the rest of the country. >> what is being done by the government to resolve this issue and return this confidence to the consumer that what they eat is safe? >> it's really very difficult. last year, the government shot 50% of the dairy companies, and they're trying to consolidate around the law under -- the larger players. they also and shut down companies and arrested 2000 people. the problem is enormous, there is a lot of corruption at local level. it will be very difficult for the government to fix the problem. i just released a book this week, i have a whole chapter on food safety. i discuss how chinese people are willing to spend a premium on food that they feel is safe and healthy. the change is not going to come from the government, it will come from businesses that cater to their rising income of the chinese. >> how long will it take before these changes are put in place? dr. it will be a 10-year thing. chinese wealthy and expatriate'' travel abroad to buy baby food. it i

the last shanghai is going to say -- and the last thing i was going to say is that we are not an after-school program. we have an a to g approved course, and foundations to curriculum course over the summer. and does energize young people that are not motivated in traditional classrooms. we asked for your support as we try to deepen the impact. thank you very much. >> hello, esteemed members of the board. i am the coach of balboa high school and i want to talk a little more about the experience, the seventh -- they can participate in policy debate and make up english creditors. they can target kids not being served by the present system. i will be dwelling on the successes of the program and my esteemed colleague that co- teaches with me. some of the things we can use in terms of support, we have about eight kids in these after- school programs with a semester each. we get to a makeup course, is a master credit in english. 8 to 10 people are coming, and we have some of the most at risk students, we have been able to retain them each of the last two semesters with no real leverage. it is the a

panda express is giving away a free shanghai stake entree but you need to go to their facebook page to check that out. if you have a consumer problem or question and give our hot line a call, we have volunteers standing by right now to take your calls. >> the stanley cup playoffs, a bad night for the sharks in their first home season game of the year. >> they gave up three power-play goals to st. louis giving them a lead. colin white, caw each scoring in the final minutes. a little too late for the sharks. st. louis 1 4/3 taking 2/1 series lead. the best of seven games for set to go on thursday night. talk,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> today's tip of the day is mangos. they are finally in the market. from mexico. let me tell you the season is underway, they will get even sweeter and less expensive in a few weeks but right now the price is still pretty good for this early in the season. selection and storage is so important for the tropical peach and mandel. to find a very nice man go. you see the color? this is what you want to look for. red and yellow. a little bit of green but not too much.

here is an example of them busting down the headquarters in shanghai. women do not want toxic bad metals. in their $100 skin cream. unfortunately, the government and procter and gamble was freaked out about this. then it was announceable, just a little bit of toxic metals, don't worry. they put the products back on the shelf and back on the market. china is the no. 1 growth market for procter and gamble. have quotes where she says china is no. 2 mark and going for no. 1 and do it by marketing our products to millions of villages across china. that is the mentality of the company, all about growth and convincing us that we need more products. these are also in the most toxic categories and increasingly marketed to younger and younger girls. this is an example of a 5 or 7 year old on the cover of a skin, hair relaxer. these are ratings, that is the most toxic hair relaxers and no. 1 is a kid's product. then for hair dye, younger and younger girls are getting hair dye. "new york times", girls 10 and 11 are getting their hair dyed into the salon. it used to

shanghai up to 24, so warm here in china.d over to the americas and talk about this very severe storm system that is passing through the gulf states. really slowly, as of yesterday, well, we had 18 tornado reports. concentrated in this eastern texas region. we have a video coming out from dallas, texas. in lancaster, texas, south of dallas-ft. worth, a powerful tornado brought widespread devastation. you can see here houses are completely destroyed. about 300 buildings, including these houses were destroyed as the tornado tore through the countryside just south of dallas. some buildings welcome back flattened to the foundation while semis were tossed like toys in the sky in the wind storm. now, if we pull back, we can tell you that the severe thunderstorm will be moving across much of this region, towards the ohio valley, so the chances of damaging winds, large hail as well as tornadic activity are not going to be ruled out just yet on our wednesday. here in the pacific northwest over towards the west, precipitation will be t

back in 2001, twin sisters were flying from san francisco to shanghai to enter a modeling competition. once in the air they fought with each other and began cursing, screaming and spitting at fellow passengers. the crew steps in. one flight attendant is punched in the nose. and the captain is hit in the head. >> wow. find out what happened next on 2020, right here on abc 2 news at 10:00. >>> patients turned to them for years but not always known what they were talking about. the secrets of chinese medicine. >>> turning 40 is a big milestone, especially for your eyes, ophthalmologists say it's the page when people come plain of changes in vision and when they can usually see the first signs of eye disease. it's important to though your family history, take in to risk factor, smoking and diabetes and get a eye exam at age 40. >>> age remedies are giving up their secrets to modern science, researchers used dna to reveal the ingredients of chinese medicines. some contain plants with chemicals, to nick the wrong dosage but didn't list concentrations. some contain soy and nuts. auditing cou