music by tchaikovsky with a french orchestra. >> translator: this concert is a good opportunity to keepeople's memories of the disasters from fading. >> translator: i'm grateful that people listened so intentfully when i talked about the tsunami. >> the organizers will collect money donate friday the audience to put towards the recovery efforts in japan. >>> that's "newsline" at this hour. i'm gene otani here in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day wherever you are. a7guc >> here are the headlines this hour. at least 26 the testers reportedly killed in the latest violence in kiev, as foreign ministers from the eu are there for crisis talks with the ukrainian president at a possible european sanctions. the be'lestone in democratic evolution since the fall of moammar gadhafi. today for aoting new assembly. a rare emotional meeting for south and north koreans separated 60 years ago by the war.

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who you know a human being we should and every human life is valuable i mean we wouldn't have had tchaikovsky we wouldn't have had nuri we wouldn't have had. you know countless of martina navratilova you know these are incredible individuals who happen to be gay mr louganis and i totally agree with you i think that. because there has been so much so many inaccuracies and sometimes outright falsehoods on this lie just want to make it clear that again in russia at least being gay is not criminalized there absolutely no punishment for being gay in russia the only thing that these floor precludes is spreading. information favorable information on nontraditional sexual behavior and by the way back law doesn't even mansion homosexuality or gay it doesn't it has no mention of that even though i assume it's implied. you know what i mean i'm sure that there you know there are other a nontraditional you know straight you know contingencies what are you going to legislate against couples who swing you know who that actually a good heart nurse or is it only a certain type of sex that you're legally able

means they are important for trade the past present and future of russia and the classics like tchaikovsky's swan lake during this eighteen. now wait until we find out the elastic area which is dusty and we have the answers were for the opening ceremony forty eight speaking countries. graceful with the first and host nation wants to be the last to step in. according to what the tradition. two cor eleven sixty s ten to fifteen pm based on the alphabeti the rue the planned their freaking cool realy did so in effect thirty six the role the spirit of the peacock a sikh families in was participating in the last olympic games. you heard that there are going to be news sports added to this olympics what's gonna be different about sochi. while this hotel and he is past the most part programs as with the most new one disputes that mommy's was having an excellent if this here to take a tour of nineteen gold medals up for grabs. take a look at the stokes valley that for freestyle skiing and snowboarding. it is combination clear obstacles like males and boxes had the chance to dance with the twenty four

tchaikovsky just couldn't the west wall the world in general just so much culture and be all over the last few centuries was both the new ish see. a rousing welcome of course it was a gent wrote when russia won it back in two thousand. but he got a rosy reception yeah absolutely and he's been very fair i think talking about putin yes russia has had a few problems but from speaking to be athletes so far. few days i've been here have been really impressed one about syria you see just a little while ago and she said her facilities where she's staying is great and she feels like all the athletes are quite please so far at least. if you give them a warm despite the athletes i mean you try to put on a good game so the athletes feel comfortable so they can try and do the best they can if you have good facilities it's just simple things where you just like being comfortable in your bed being able to get your venue and stress free and it's not a great thing i think about these games which will point out it is a fight that is so common patterns over the news or so close together something which

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paying tribute to russian culture lie tchaikovsky. no opening ceremony would be complete without fireworks. they could be seen outside of the stadium, thus we were able to bring you the video. and the magnificent light display and the surprise is over with the olympic team. this is what the stars were wearing, complain to ralph loren for these uniforms. they bought the rights to dress up the team in anything they want, even the tacky quilt, and they were really tacky. they spent so much money coming up with something that wasn't so night 80's. >> a lot of heat over those outfits. and you added music. >> we added music. >> wow, i could get everything that i asked for in life. david, have a great weekend. >>> thank you. >> former new orleans mayor ray nagin back in court insisting he didn't take any bribes. that is next. and one of the most iconic brands arrive in new york city 50 years today. a look back at the beatles. >> violent mass demonstrations in brazil that started over a hike in bus fares. five months before the world cup prot

tchaikovsky and the kremlin. watched by 3 billion people worldwide.eam usa making a grand entrance here. >> one of the things, the olympic flame burned as always. set on the cauldron by two of the host nation' most famous olympians. ♪ >> yeah, it was certainly climatic. you mow, you show the picture of the ring bearer. i saw something online and asked should the usa have sent beyonce over to put a ring on it. >> peoples so clev every. >> elsewhere is a would-be hijacker stoking fears about security. turkish authorities helped land this jet safely and to neutralize the suspect who threatened to set up a bomb if he were not flown to sochi. ♪ >> well, cnn is live in sochi with rachel nichols of the host of cnn's "unguarded." and cnn's correspondent nick paton walsh keeping an eye on security there. >> rachel, what do you make of the opening ceremony? you were there. >> yeah, it was rae special to see all of the pageantry, russia's statement about their right to host the games as you noted a lot of big moments but small moments for me. israel and iran mar