it's a well-known taipei date spot. ♪ ♪ a snapshot against a city landmark, the taipei 101 building.gives you time to enjoy the scenery. >> the couple spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying their bicycle date. ♪ ♪ even on weekends and holidays, there can be quite a line at a rental station when all the bikes have been rented out. ♪ ♪ five minutes later, a truck bearing the u bike logo arrives, carrying additional bikes. ♪ ♪ both these men are members of the u bike division. there are 15 mover trucks in all to make sure that all 169 stations have an adequate supply of bikes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ speaking foreign language ] >> the u bike division also operates a year-round 24-hour call center. staff are always on stand by to respond to questions and requests about registration and other matters. ♪ ♪ ♪ the u bike division also carries out maintenance on all 6,000 bikes twice a month. since each bike is ridden 40 kilometers a day on average, it's essential to carry out regular maintenance and repairs. the staff check to make sure there are no loose brake wire cables, chains, or bolts. there's als

when i was in taipei. i visited with the language unit where he spent 3 hourz -- hours each day in heavy duty mandarin and he started to get really fluent in how to do that and then he had a half hour break and taught english for about another three hours and then he had one oun one lessons with other people. but, anyway, we understood that his students, his class wanted to meet with us. so i wenten and these were adults, women, and they were crying. they were tearing up. i said, okay, where did derek usually sit. i pointed to an empty chair and so i sat there and was talking for a minute and i stood up. what they told me that he was so different that when he came into room, you might remember him saying this. hi, how are you doing? he was full of life and he was enthusiastic and it just changed the whole day. they said, we are going to miss that. and you know, we really don't know what to do. i said, okay, i looked at each one of them and pointed to them. i said okay, each one of you know how that felt to

taipei, these are the areas where we have been seeing severe drought conditions. so this could actually be some welcoming rain. we see a build up of that rainy season already starting now. as for the rainfall into the southern areas, widely spread and also across here in western japan in an hour 76.5 millimeters was observed in kagoshima. that is still going to be likely with thunderstorms also associated with that. southern tip of korean and that's pulling into much of the western areas of japan. we're also likely to see the heat continue across northern locations. the northernmost island of this archipelago is seeing 25 agrees in in sapporo. another summer day. tokyo the same digits here. you can compare that. usually it's about 15 degrees average in hokkaido. beijing you can see 30 degrees and down here in bangkok, april is actually the hottest of the year, but 36 degrees with chance of thunderstorms. out across here in the americas, generally speaking, pretty calm. we have some disturbances pulling into the northern plains and that's likely to bring some isola

as you are aware, he actually took the plane to taipei later that evening. and because he wanted to do as much as he could with the time he had here. he truly was a man of action. he would say from time to time, momma, i just don't have time to play the drums, or, the disk jockey work because he loved to do that and he was also a barista and the campus. he would tell me i'm doing this and that for the council and then i'm doing this at independent living. in two weeks i'm going to a conference in i think it

electrical transformer did explode and the resulting fire killed a man elsewhere in taipei taipei.ee me alerts went up throughout but the region but are now lift. >> sad hall in thailand. 4 tons of illegal ivory seized by custom officials. government says more than 700 ivory tusks from african elephants shipped from congo to laws. ivory was in contain labeled beans. asia has the biggest market for ivory carved into november novel tease. killing elephants for ivory is illegal which punish countries where the ivory is bought. african elephant population decreased because of the ivory trade. gulf is still recovering from the tragic bp oil spill that started five years ago today. the oil well deep inside the gulf of mexico exploded back in 2010. triggering the worst offshore environmental catastrophe. 11 workers were killed on the deep water horizon rig. oil spilled from the well for nearly three months. scientists say balls of tar walsh of washing up on shores bp maintains those tar balls don't pose a threat to cat tick or human life. >> small georgian university is expecting protests

the peak-hour traffic in taipei is evidence of taiwan's growth as a powerhouse of development.iwan's affluce is reflected in the high level of motor-vehicle ownership. in theast, it became known around world as a producer of cheap labor-intensive goods such as clothing and textiles. today it is a major player in the development and manufacture of high-tech computer and telecom oducts and among the world's most rapidly developing economies. how was this change possible? just 60 years ago taiwan's economy was based largely on agriculture. its modernization began with the development of labor-intensive light-manufacturing industries. by the 1960s the world began to recognize the "made in taiwan" label on clothing and footwear. in the 1980s, taiwan was supplying electronic products to world markets. but by the 1990s machinery and information and communications products were taiwan's biggest exports. development of these industries was no accident. about 30 miles southwest of taipei is hsinchu science-based industrial park, home to around 200 companies. founded by the government in

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derek passed away in january in taipei in taiwan. it's taken some time for the family to take care of the business. last we're jessie wrote the tentative date for the memorial is april 18th, the plan location is the independent living resource center sf located at 825 howard street. i want to emphasize that we don't have that date fully confirmed yet. but we will commit to bringing you updates as we learn them. that concludes my report. at this time i would like to turn things over to joanna for a brief announcement and after heather for a report on our activities >> may i ask a quick question. will we be posting the website the exact date of derek's memorial service oovment >> we will be honored to post that on our website. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, council members, cochairs. i just have a brief announcement. this is this year actually this past month for the second year in a row we initiated the ada coordinator's training academy for occf departmental ada coordinators. this year we are conducting five sessions

the shallow quake caused buildings to sway in taipei. an hean electrical transformer blew up. >>> the sheriff in tulsa oklahoma is speaking publicly for the first time about the shooting death of an african-american man by a white volunteer deputy. they say they're not investigating whether training records from falsified. he apologized to the family of eric harris. >> first i want to speak directly to harris family. we are say eric was taken from you. for this, we are sorry for all involved and goes out to that family. >> bates is 73 years old and faces manslaughter charge, he said that he confused his taser for his pistol. >>> scientists from the national wildlife federation are touring the coastal wetlands to sob long-term evacuates. >> we know from other spills that recovery takes decades and some things may never recover. so the idea that in five years bp can declare the gulf back to normal is ridiculous on its face. the area of the gulf has seen a continued above-normal rate of dolphin deaths that has been going on since the spill.

in hong kang and taipei wet weather for friday with temperatures looking warm. and the rest of the week in japan looking like we'll see dry conditions highs in the 20s before rain comes up on tuesday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your three day outlook. >>> thanks for watching "newsline". don't go away. there's more to come here on nhk world. s. the latest miracle survivor in n epal. a teenage boy five days after a earthquake devastated the nation. frustration growing of a relief efforts in the worst hit areas. the french ministry hit by accusations of sexual abuse and the central african republic. authorities looking into allegations of sexual assault on young children. indignation spreading beyond baltimore p protests held in several u.s. cities after a 25-year-old black

skill quite warm 3 degrees in taipei as we go towards the weekend. now i want to show you what's happening over in europe. we do have a very warm area in the central portions of the continent because of high pressure throwing the temperatures high up into paris, people are able to go out and try to stay cool in the process by eating ice cream and staying in the shade but still able to enjoy the outdoors. that may slowly coming to an end. a cold front is coming from north and will bring some temperatures down and a low pressure system from the iberian peninsula. it's a slow moving system and will have some effect going into friday. but for thursday looking at wet weather in madrid and lisbon. 25 in paris with sunny skies. low pressure from the east bringing rain to moscow and kiev. north america, we have a stationary front and a low pressure system still bringing a lot of rainfall for the u.s. deep south into places like louisiana and the bayou. look out for heavy rainfall. another low coming out of the rockies that's bringing some snow for the higher

for the western and central portions sunny skies. 22 in shanghai. 25 in taipei as we go through thursday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's you extended outlook. >>> a chimp at a zoo in the netherlands has taken on one of mankind's latest technology and won. >>> a camera equipped drone was flying near a tree the primate climbed. angered by the intruder the chimp grabbed a large branch and knocked it out of the sky. the drone was being used to film for a television program. the camera filmed as the chimp approached the downed aircraft and toyed with it. zoo officials say it apparently planned the ambush. >>> so if one day a drone is delivering your pizza make sure it stays clear of all primates. i'm james tengan in tokyo. thanks for watching. ed drowned after their boat capsizes off the southern coast of italy. the president of turkey rejects the results of the e.u. debate on the armenian genocide saying his country will disregard the parliaments views over those 1915 killings. this week the pope described it as genocide. the u.s. is set to remove cuba from its list of sta

rainy weather will continue in taipei as well as hong kong. but cold conditions will likely linger in the north. here's your extended forecast. >>> and with that we wrap up this hour's "newsline." for feature stories and special reports just logon to our website. for all of us here on the show, thanks for watching. ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ? ation at a palestinian refugee camp and syria has been described as being beyond inhumane. those are the words of one you and official as an islamic state militants may 3 deepest moves near through damascus. forensic teams in iraq are excavating the site of 12 suspected mass graves thought to hold the bodies of up to 1700 soldiers mass acute massacred by the islamic state. and kenyans take to the state to demand more national security. today marks the final day of mourning for the 148

and 20 in taipei. very warm temperatures as we go through tuesday.ow as we take a look at the forecast for north america, i want you to notice this little developing system down toward the southwest. that's along a cold front that's moving through the central portions of the united states. we talked about severe weather last week. we're looking at the possibility of more severe weather throughout the day monday. we're not looking at a widespread situation, but we have the possibility of seeing thunderstorms from the great lakes down toward the deep south and also into the southern plains. maybe a slightly higher risk for some stronger thunderstorms over into the central portions of texas. and i also want to point out right through the deep south we're looking at the possibility of seeing flash flooding. heavy rainfall just falling down really quickly in a short period of time up to 90 millimeters in some spots. be aware of the situation, especially if you're driving on the roadways. 22 in atlanta. 19 in oklahoma city. 16 in chicago. getting all wet a

the quake caused buildings in the taiwanese capital of taipei to sway and people rushed into the streets. >>> closer to home investigators say an unattended cooking flame sparked this fire. it's threatening homes in southern california. saturday night, the fire forced hundreds from their homes just outside los angeles. it's now 35% contained. there have been no injuries or reported damages there, but the fire has burned more than 1,000 acres. >>> wow. all right. well we're talking about a lot of rain to start our morning. it was pouring when i came in. >> like a little river running across the parking lot this morning. >> yeah, it was. >> look at the live picture here, showing you the washington monument. lots of clouds and rain coming down. amelia segal here with your traffic and weather on the ones. >> aaron, i know exactly what river you're talking about, i jumped over it this morning. 64 degrees right now. the rain we're dealing with is out of here by 7:00 a.m. and most of our day is actually mainly dry. winds right now a little breezy at 12 miles an hour. i'm starting future weather

it offers service to a dozen cities in japan, and seven overseas including taipei and melbourne. some domestic airlines see an opportunity to grow their business. >> translator: as a low cost carrier, we'll offer reasonable prices so more people can use our service. we're looking to expand our international flights network in the future. >> reporter: budget carriers are expanding their operations around the world. they've captured more than half of southeast asian market and more than 40% of the market in europe. but in japan, the share is less than 7%. more people from southeast asia and china are visiting now that the visa requirements have been eased. narita's transformation is expected to have a positive effect on the inbound flow of people into the country. attention is focused in the words of budget carriers will take off in japan. daisuke azuma, nhk world. >>> thanks daisuke for that report. >>> iraqi investigators have begun exhuming mass graves in the city of tikrit. they suspect they hold the remains of hundreds of government soldiers massacred by islamic state militant

for example, down toward southeastern china we're talking about taipei also into hong kong as well, we'reooking at some heavy rain showers, or light to moderate rain showers that is actually. with temperatures into the mid 20s. so feeling much warmer. but in the north things are rather cold. actually in ulan bator only 1 there for your high on your tuesday. and it's actually staying relatively chilly over the next several days. what this translates into in japan is that stationary boundary continuing to linger for now but it's going to start to push down into the south. so temperatures are going to be dropping with that. for example, in sendai look at this 20 degrees for your high on your monday. then as we go ahead into tuesday only expecting 13. similar conditions in tokyo, farther southwest into kyoto. the good news is wednesday into thursday sunny skies and winds will start to work their way back in and eventually rebuild those temperatures. you want to have a sweater, at least a rain jacket on hand for the next 24 hours. let's talk about what's going on in south america. some severe

the quake caused buildings in the taiwanese capital of taipei to sway. unattended cooking flame sparked this fire that is threatening homes in southern california. apologize for the incorrect video here. we can tell you this fire happened saturday night that forced hundreds from their homes outside of los angeles. they have been allowed to return to their homes. this fire 35% contained this morning. there you see some of the flames here. no injuries, no big damage reported here. although the fire has burned more than 1,000 acres. >>> wow. today we are talking about rain and lot of it. but it's starting to kind of move out of here which is good. >> a calm after the storm and before the next one. weather and traffic on the ones. let's check in with amelia segal. >> you're right, aaron. this morning's rain is exiting the area. i'm tracking it on storm team 4 radar. now, this activity in our immediate area is going to be out of the region by 7:00 a.m. you can see it's pushing out of frederick county moving through montgomery county, the district, parts of fa

people in their offices at buildings in the taiwanese capital of taipei began to sway.e rushed into the streets. a warning for a tsunami was up for about a three-foot tsunami possible. that was issued but cancelled after one hour. >>> later this week, you'll get a chance to weigh in on the name of a new high school in prince william county. it is still being built right now near benton middle school. this will be a community meeting on thursday to give you a chance to weigh in on the new name. the board is expected to have a final vote on may 20th. >>> an unattended cooking flame sparked this wildfire in california. the so-called highway fire is about 35% contained. it's grown to more than 300 acres forcing hundreds of people out of their homes. that fire is also threatening dozens of horses. they're being held in temporary shelters. >>> severe thunderstorms came through the south that's what caused a massive oak tree to fall on a home in georgia. in alabama, strong winds brought down some power lines, knocked over train cars too. even uprooted some trees. the trees fel

of the tallest and best known structures including the golden gate bridge and the eiffel tower and taipei 101 the world's tallest building when it opened in 2004. >> just watching that. >> it is scary. >>> also hard to believe this is the tenth year of "dancing with the stars," tonight abc will say happy birthday with a special edition of the hit show and george pen akio shows us how after all these years the show is really much more than just dancing. >> reporter: the tradition of winning the "dancing with the stars" trophy began with kellmon co in 2005, star after star after star has worked hard to claim that shiny prize. and to celebrate all those dances, the show invited celebrities and pro dancers to return for one big ballroom blowout. many stars made room in their schedules for this family reunion. >> we made such friendships and we had such comradely and when we were sick we were all sick. when we were well we were all well, you know? it was a wonderful, awesome experience. >> it doesn't matter if you go week one week six or go to the fib al e finale and you become such a big fami

about an hour outside taipei. and her daughter are driving down a narrow street when they encounter a car going in the opposite direction. there's no room to pull over, so the woman starts backing up slowly. then two men appearing angry start banging on the green toyota. one of the men has a baseball bat. the man with the bat gets in front of the toyota and the driver starts backing up. the woman in the car, with the dashcam, continues to try to remove herself from the escalating situation. but just as the green toyota is almost out of view, it begins accelerating right toward the woman and her daughter. the man with the bat is kneeling on the hood and pounding the windshield. [ shriek ] after the crash, the furious man lunges at the vehicle again, trying to break the glass with his bat. the driver in the green car trying to flee rams his car forward again. the woman can't move her car. it's been disabled by the collision. the attacker walks away from the green car as it backs up. the woman and her daughter get ou

witnesses say the shallow quake caused buildings to sway in taipei. power was out in some areas after an electrical transformer blew up. >> looking live right now in massachusetts where tens of thousands of runners are preparing for the annual boston marathon. security will be very fight along the 26-mile course, including the spot where three were killed and more than 260 injured when bombs went off two years ago. >> we are still awaiting a ruling from a federal appeals court over allowing president obama's executive actions on immigration to move ahead. many families are worried if the plan does not take effect, they might be deported. we introduce you to one family in washington state. >> how would it be to turn 40 years old raised here and find out you could be deported to the country of your birth something you haven't seen since you were three years old? that's the situation for adam and his family. you could be sent back to korea. when was the last time you were there? >> 1979. >> when you were adopted. >> three years old. >> how much korean do

citi did not have a great year last year and you want to taipei with performance. -- tie pay with performancenly one that has a separate chairman of this point now that brian moynihan has the role. most of the banks have one person in the chairman and ceo role. corbat has someone to answer to in the chairman role. betty: presumably that will be good for shareholders. is there anything else on the radar? i think across the meetings there is going to be some discussion of the politics connection, the d.c. connection or you have some shareholder proposals about disclosing lobbying expenses. disclosing information about pay for people who work in government jobs. the election coming up next year i think there is some discussion of how closely tied is wall street to thed.c. and what do shareholders, what should they know about those connections. betty: have those issues been raised before? are we starting to see more intensity? michael: there is a little bit more intensity, especially on some lobbying things. and the pay vesting proposals are often pushed by afl-cio, that is the new push this year

city officials say the quake triggered a former fire in taipei that killed an 84-year-old man and sent an 84-year-old man to the hospital. a tsunami warning was issued but withdrawn after a short time. it damaged water pipes, flooding streets as can you see and disrupting traffic. >>> an ohio police officer is being praised for holding his fire as a double homicide suspect rushed him. the confrantation caught on the body camera. >> that itself the man running at him. challenging, some say begging officer jesse kidder to shoot him. >> get your hands up. get your hands up right now. >> shoot me. >> stop stop right there. i don't want to shoot you, man. i don't want to shoot you. stop. don't do it man. that's enough. don't do it man. i'll bleep shoot you. i'll shoot you. >> do what you want. shoot me. >> get your hand out of your pocket now. no man, i'm not going to do it. >> i'll tell you, what a situation to be in. the officer said he wanted to be absolutely sure but remember this man is suspected of a double homicide killing his girlfriend and a brother. they don't know he's armed. the