it comes from special correspondent steve sapienza in thailand. >> reporter: thailand is the source of one third of all shrimp imported by the u.s. each year, and the low price has fueled a growing appetite for it. the shrimp industry in thailand is thriving. hundds of factories, large and small, will ship over 200,000 tons of shrimp to the u.s. this year, generating over $1 billion in revenue. but there's a darker side to the business here. one that involves human trafficking, corruption, and violence against workers. migrants from nearby burma are the lifeblood of the thai shrimp industry. most thais wont work for the low wages paid by the shrimp producers. today as many as 400,000 burmese migrants work in samut sakhon, where 40% of thailand's shrimp are peeled and frozen for export. only 70,000 workers are legally registered. >> there are an estimated 1,200- 1,300 factories. 300-400 of which are not registered with the government. >> reporter: thai labor activist sampong sakaew says the most severe abuses occur in the network of unregistered, almost invisible, peeling sheds that sup

we've got the traffickers from thailand as well.mebody who is sorting out the proceeds and money-laundering as well. >> in order to secure convictions in britain for all of these involved in lilly's case, it's essential she positively identifies her traffickers. for her own safety, lilly is now in the witness protection program in thailand. but in an incredible act of bravery, she agrees to return to the uk to help identify and convict her traffickers. >> ways quite surprised she actually would agree to come back. she has no reason to support prosecution. but she seems still very determined in the fact that she's going to still support us, which is a very positive thing. >> it is a big day for our inquiry. a big chunk of evidence. >> so as not to be accused of influencing lilly, officer tomlinson and clement can't be there at the identification process. >> just give us a call. >> the first procedure is for gomart, where she will be shown -- the victim will be shown a series of images and asked to identify the person who she knows as

she visited thailand in may and europe in june. myanmar's president will be if had the united states at the same time as aung san suu kyi. he'll be attending a general assembly in new york. >>> businesses in thailand are gradually recovering after floods. but still struggling to return to pre-disaster levels of production. farmers are trying to bring back the fruit that was once the pride of central thailand. >> reporter: the durian has a unique appearance with hundreds of thorns covering its husk. it is one of the largest fruits in the world and famous for its strong odor which leaves people divided. now, despite what some might describe as an uchbsive smell, it actually has a pretty sweet and creamy texture. that's why it's popular amongst millions of consumers. that's why it's the king of fruits in southeast asia. thailand is one of the biggest producers of durian. vendors are common and the prices they charge vary greatly depending on the type. a single fruit can fetch up to 1,600 u.s. dollars. but floods devastated the region

now about 800 peaches will be exported to thailand. they will be sold at a department store and a large shopping mall in bangkok. last month, fukushima prefectural officials invited a department store and trade company agents from thailand to give them a tour of peach orchards and facilities that check radiation. >> translator: i'm very delighted because we can now help to dispel rumors about alleged radiation contamination. we'll continue to promote the safety of our products. >>> community counselors help people across northeastern japan recover from trauma. they support survivors of the disaster in march of last year when they're available. counselors are quitting in large numbers, leave something people without the care they need. nhk world's nao sato explains. >> reporter: yuka is making house calls. she works as a counselor for the local government. she listens to the problems of residents and checks on their health. >> translator: hello. how are you? >> reporter: she lost her father in the tsunami. he was a firefighter, one of m

southern parts of thailand. i should say. there are advisories for heavy ran and floods. it looks like it is going to be very active into the weekend. all right. let's check on hurricane leslie now. sitting here in the atlantic. i say just sitting. it is pretty much stationary at the moment. but it is expected to pick up the pace. head into bermuda. pass by the island sunday. having become a category 2 storm. just prior to that. beyond that. heading up into eastern canada. nova scotia, newfoundland. experiencing moderate surf as a direct result of the storm. already. that gives you an idea how powerful it is. could see sea swells. dangerous rip currents associated with the storm. it is quite far off from the mainland at the moment. all right. heavy rain in the carolinas. is starting to diminish. as we head on into saturday. should bea clear e der day. tornadoes with some of the storms. certainly strong wind. potential for hail too. just where the boundary of colder air is reaching -- the persistent heat towards the south. 37 degrees at oklahoma city. 37 at houston, also.

let's take a look at a video from thailand. northern thailand has endured a marathon of wet weather. the department alerted numerous provinces in advance of the downpours to be cautious of flash floods. flash flooding hit after nearly 1 meter of rain fell in one area. meanwhile the land pine reservoir was forced to release levels after there was a surge. the rains will continue to be active across thailand and yet more heavy down pours will likely be throughout the rest of the wek. things will be on going with the rain and bangkok looking at 31 for a temperature. we are looking at low 30s in tokyo well above average for the high. in and around mongolia there are places hitting the freezing point for your low temperatures especially in the overnight hours. moving to the americas let's talk about the tropical storm leslie. the system will be energized and becoming a hurricane status. before approaching and making landfall possibly around saturday night hours local time here will be a hurricane status. not only directly effecting

, around thailand, much of the indochina peninsula, has been seeing heavy flooding due to that flow here overall for about the past week. it does look like this. also towards the philippines, you'll be impacted as well as that flow is enhanced by the newest tropical storm. tropical storm samba moving off to the north at about 15 kilometers per hour, winds at 16 kilometers per hour, expected to stay on this northerly progression, could impact around taiwan and much of the southern japanese islands for the weekend. for the time being, lit pull the moisture out of the south china sea and drop it across portions of luzon. in some areas, you could be seeing 150 millimeters in the next 48 hours alone. flooding and landslides will be a risk as that moisture continues to pull onshore. temperatures across the tropics remaining hot. bangkok with those rain showers, 34 for your high. lan ba tour, the only one in the teen weather 15 on your wednesday. over towards the americas, i want to start off here just off the east coast of canada here. see that cloud cover pushing off towards the northeast? th

thailand is one of the biggest producers of durian. vendors are common, and the prices they charge vary greatly depending on the type. the most expensive varieties come from a certain province. a single fruit can fetch up to $1,600 u.s. dollars. but floods devastated the region in 2011. about 98% of the orchards were inundated. the rich soil along the river that helps produce rich-tasting fruit was damaged. farmers were left without their cash crop. one of them is persud. during the floods he could only stand by and watch as his 1.44 hectacre field went below the water line. the orchard has been in his family for six generations, but it only took a short time for floodwaters to kill all his trees. >> translator: it's sad because the durian were the pride of our family. i have gotten everything from durian. but today we don't have that pride anymore. it's discouraging. >> reporter: thai authorities have stepped in to help farmers through the crisis. on this day, hundreds of durian farmers gathered at an event in an effort to revive the

thailand is one of the biggest producers. vendors are common and the prices they charge vary greatly depending on the type. the most expensive varieties come from a province. a single fruit can catch up to $1,600 u.s. floods devastated the region in 2011. about 98% of orchards were enindaeni inendated. farmers were left without their cash crop. during the floods he could only standby and watch as his field went below the water line. the orchard has been in his family for six generations but it only took a short time for flood waters to kill all the trees. >> translator: it's sad because the durian were the pride of our family. i've gotten everything from durian but today we don't have that pride anymore. it's discouraging. >> reporter: thai authorities have stepped in to help farmers through the crisis. on this day hundreds of durian farmers gathered at event to revive their crops. they showed them how to put nutrients in the soil so they will grow faster. >> translator: durian is the staple crop. it's original and the pride.

last year the city was inundated by thailand's worst floods in half century. as the rains approach again, tinsre on high alert. situated on the banks of the river, this historic temple is at risk of severe flooding. the authorities have alrea dedetoddheeit of this flood wall by 50 centimeters in a bid to help the temple better cope with future inundations. almost a year ago, the temple was submerged under two meters of water. so workers are rushing to reinforce embankments just in case. >> translator: i feel the volume wers alr anas year, but i'm still on alert before big water mass arrives next month. we can never be sure. >> reporter: when last year's floodwaters arrived, a protective dike is still under cotrti. even so, the authorities insist they can protect these historical sites. tnsto ielve about 80% of the work has been completed. construction of an earth wall to prevent future floods is also under way. we believe we'll be better able to cope with any new floods. >> reporter: some parts of thailand are already under water again. the government has repe

but it was the 641 pairs of thai masseuses who got thailand into the guinness book of world records.vent opened the thailand medical expo....which promotes thaillnd's herbal spa and medical services around the world. the record beats out the previous record of 263 australian pairs in 20-10. 3 rain moving in later in thee weekend but what about the rest of the week? here's emily forecast.th her seven day forec. 3& you can be in charge of your own 3 personalized forecast. i-radar is nowwavailable at foxbaltimore dot com. use the interactive tools to track coming torms down to your street. go to foxbaltimore dot com and click on i-radar 3& a major recall today.. nearly a million mangos... sold at costco, ralph's, kroger,,aldi and whole ffods... are being recalled due to threat of salmonella. the mangos affected have a "daniella" brand sticker... and wwre sold between juuy 12th and august 29th. if you think you have the recalled fruit... you're aaked to throw it out or return it to the store. mark reynolds plays his best game all season...see if his performance got the orioles a crucial

believed to be headed to thailand or mexico reporter elizabeth cook talk to the children's mother. >>om this at the suspect and suspected of stealing a sail boat and taken off with his two children authorities from south san francisco alameda and insurance company skandia open waters looking for them according to the children's mother he has limited experience in sailing. >>> i want the coast guard and navy and when you as a bold look for my children. bring them back to me. >>> i'm afraid for my children's lives >>> three days since she has seen her children three year-old brooklyn and to erode devon according to coast guard there with their father on a stolen boat. >>> he has a sailboat and somewhere out in the ocean i'm not sure where he sat. >>> jennifer says christopher kidnapped them from her home she is covered in bruises trying to stop them from taking the kids >>> i lost my balance and felt myself all he would of ran over me >>> police say there is nothing they could do to help >>> he had parental rights and they consider this parental abduction so no amber alert announce to t

. >>> businesses in thailand are recovering from last year's flood. but their country's agricultural sector is struggling to return to predisaster levels of pro ducts. farmers are trying to bring back the fruit that was once the pride of central thailand. nhk world's reporter. >>> it is famous for the strong odor which leaves people divided. despite what some describe as an offensive smell it has a creamy, sweet texture, so popular among millions of consumers and it is one of the fruits of southeast asia. thailand is one of the biggest producers of the fruit. vendors are common. the prices they charge vary greatly on the type. the most expensive varieties come from a province. a single fruit can fetch $1,600 u.s. dollars. but flood devastated the region in 2011. about 98% of orchards were inundated. the rich soil along the river that helps produce rich tasting fruit was damaged. farmers were left without their cash crop. one of them is this man. during the flood he could stand by and watch as his field went below the water line. the orchard has been i

and that was thailand. if you look at the late 1980s, the asia development bank had predicted thailand was going to collapse under the pressure of aids. the 17-year-old recruits into the military were running as high as 3% hiv positive at the age of 17. >> yeah. >> and by the time they were 22 in the military, the rate was way beyond that. and it looks catastrophic. and they had no tools except condoms. >> yep. >> and they brought it completely under control. >> oh, no, no, that's true. >> why didn't that become the model for the world? why was everybody -- why did we all look at thailand as if it was that isolated case? >> no, i think that's a good example of why did it work in thailand, because of strong leadership and not worrying too much about public opinion and said 100% condom promotion. the enforced in a way -- it was enforced in a way, you know, with not only public health people, but they went to see their brothers and so on. it was to preserve -- [inaudible] sex in the street which is worth milli

representing thailand, officials from the commerce ministry visited the fair. they say there are great possibilities for business in the islam world. >> indonesia, malaysia, thailand, and the rest of the asian countries will be one. so one family, one corporation. and we hope that we can go to the global market in one family. >> reporter: with the world's largest muslim population, indonesia has been enjoying economic growth driven by robust domestic demand. but the country is not only attracting interest as an emerging economy. for the southeast asian countries which aim to increase the asian economy community by 2015, indonesia connects them with other islamic markets. desy tanjang, nhk world, jakarta. >> that will wrap up our bulletin for today. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> artists use their work to reflect their perspectives and the world around them. the best among them change with changing times. that's what happened with japan's artist. his painting was once typical of this style, but the march 2011 disaster prompted him to reconsider his appro

last year the city was inundated by thailand's worst floods in half a century. as the rains approach again, citizens are on high alert. situated on the banks of the river, this historic temple is at risk of severe flooding. the authorities have already decided to add the height of this flood wall by 50 centimeters in a bid to help the temple better cope with future inundations. almost a year ago, the temple was submerged under two meters of water. so workers are rushing to reinforce embankments just in case. >> translator: i feel the volume of water is smaller than last year, but i'm still on alert before big water mass arrives next month. we can never be sure. >> reporter: when last year's floodwaters arrived, a protective dike is still under construction. even so, the authorities insist they can protect these historical sites. >> translator: i believe about 80% of the work has been completed. construction of an earth wall to prevent future floods is also under way. we believe we'll be better able to cope with any new floods. >> reporter: some parts of thailand

the competition was started in 2001 to support elephant welfare in thailand. after the opening match elephants were rewarded with a fruit and vegetable buffet for a game well played. yum. >>> one dog in argentina may just be the world's most loyal dog. six years after his owner's death, capitan will not leave his side. he can be seen wandering around the cemetery or sleeping near his owner's tomb. the owner's widow says capitan has made daily visits to the cemetery ever since the funeral six years ago truly making him man's best friend. >>> one hotel in mexico will have you think you're sleeping on a construction site. that's because the rooms are made from abandoned concrete drainage pipes. rooms are equipped with a queen size bed, a fan, lighting, and a glass doorway with a privacy curtain. measuring about 8 feet by 11 1/2 feet, rooms go for between 20 and 50 bucks a night. well, that sounds like a typical new york city hotel room. >> that's true. and, actually, i'm sure a lot of those also have lots of pipes. >> right. except in new york you pay $200 a nigh

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likewise vietnam is going to be seeing heavy rain as will northern and central parts of thailand. that heavy rain has been ongoing, and it certainly will up the risk of continued flooding. all right. temperature-wise those very hot temperatures are starting to subside as we head into autumn, but we will see a warm day in tokyo, 32 degrees, 34 in taipei, meanwhile towards the north 24 in beijing, so a little cooler here. okay. let's head into the americas and talk about hurricane leslie which is this massive cloud you see here. it's heading to bermuda and is intensifying and is expected to be a category 2 storm before it moves over bermuda for the time being. it's moving slowly and erratically at the moment, but is generating strong winds which in turn generate sea swells which affect bermuda and the northern leeward islands and virgin islands and puerto rico. that's something to be cautious of near the water. dangerous rip currents could result. we have a low sitting here towards the eastern gulf of mexico coast, and this one looks like it could develop. we're seeing some showers

. >> i hope that all of you will take opportunity of this exhibition to learn more about how thailand intend to better manage water resource and help be ready for floods. >> reporter: the government aims to dispel deep rooted fears of another flood among the people and businesses before rainy season takes a turn for the worse. nhk world, bangkok. >>> people in bangkok are ready to welcome the foreign tourists who flock to the country to receive massage treatments. now there's a world record to prove it. the guinness world record for mass massage wuss broken in bangkok where 641 therapists simultaneous gave a 12 minute massage to lucky volunteers. traditional thai massage is particularly popular to visitors to the country. >> translator: tourists to thailand compliment thai massage. >> massage also plays an important role in the nation's tourism industry. health tourism is expected to draw an estimated $255 million u.s. in revenue over the next five years. >> translator: thai spas, herbal product makers, and other health businesses are good. motivation to come for health treatment. as

the company built the model in thailand. honda rolled out its hybrid crz. toyota motor also unveiled mini cars designed specifically for indonesia. toyota, nissan and honda have all announced plans to boost production capacity in indonesia. >> translator: indonesia has a great potential for growth. we hope to increase production there, as well as to boost sales. >> translator: our indonesian employees are developing products with so much enthusiasm. i have high expectations for them. >> emerging markets account for nearly half of new car sales worldwide. >>> japanese individuals are shying away from risky financial assets as share prices remain sluggish. the japan central banks said that cash and deposits reached a record high at the end of june and grew nearly 2% from last year and personal holdings of stocks and investments dropped 7% to $1 billion and holdings of mutual funds tumbled 10% to $730 million. the overall level of personal assets was little changed from a year earlier. over $19 trillion. >>> as china's economy slows many migrant workers are lo

thailand is scheduled to join the link in october, and the other countries will follow later. three of asean's most exciting economies for investment may have to wait until a later day to join. laos and cambodia both set up stock exchanges just last year. and myanmar is still making plans for its own bourse. it sent government officials to japan last december to study how the tokyo stock exchange works. investors see myanmar as asean's less economic frontier. southeast asia's strong economic growth means each national stock exchange is capable of attracting investors on its own. but they lack their western counterparts in aspects such as integration and market capitalization. asean countries hope cross-border stock trading will help bolster their markets ahead of the planned establishment of a regional economic community in 2015. nhk world, kuala lumpur. >> that's it from bangkok. i'm cholaphansa narula. thanks for joining. >>> people in japan's noes are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, ent

nhk world, central thailand. >>> and that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangk bangkok. >>> for an update on the weather forecast, here's mai shoji. mai? >> looks like again we'll be having unstable conditions over japan. much of japan will be seeing those isolated thunderstorms to pop up, especially during the afternoon and evening hours due to the low pressure system and the moisture surge. however, northern japan will be seeing some clear weather. it will be brief relief, however, though. we have a low pressure system that is distributing a lot of hefty rainfall over the korean peninsula. that's going to be bringing about 30 millimeters in an hour type of sudden bursts of rainfall. and then you can see that that will be next taking aim toward hokkaido. as it en routes toward hokkaido, northern japan, again, we'll be finding those isolated thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. but rain actually in tokyo considering the total amount that we should be seeing that this time of the year. in the past two months, tokyo has only seen 32% o

he used to live in thailand he mentioned monterey and mexico to friends. the mother understandably is beside herself. >> i'm afraid if they back him into a corner, i don't want him to snap and do something really stupid any more than what he's already done. i'm really worried for my kids, i want them to come back safe and unharmed. >> reporter: the her mother says she was in the process of getting a restraining order against maffei. the boat may have been spotted wednesday 6 p.m. but unable to be located and hasn't been seen since. police are treating this as a child abduction case and they've called in state as well as federal investigators. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> our time is 5:02. developing news from vallejo. police in that city are investigating a murder that claimed the lives of two people. we have a live picture from the scene. a lot of police vehicles out there. officers received a 911 call reporting gunshots after 9:00 last night. when police got there they found two people shot to death inside a home. police say a 31-year-old man and 28-y

. >> we have heard thailand or mexico, but again ... >> thailand? >> exactly, that is all speculation at this point, it is hard to say. >> the charter club believes that the suspect may have been casing the arena for weeks. >> in his early '40's, he said that he was a defense analyst and work in switzerland, and that his wife wanted to move back here and he was looking at a 50 ft. boat to purchase. >> so they showed him around and got a close look at the sailboats, and then they got suspicious. >> our efforts to contact him at the e-mail address we have does not work anymore and like i say, he would give us a phone number but he did not. he told us that his last name was mess, it did not seem real. >> today's out san fransisco police track down a rental car in the marine a lot, possibly traced to the suspect and instead of that car, children's books. people here at the marina tell me that i have seen his father with his young children several times in the past several weeks, in fact someone saw him on tuesday night, loading up a car with supplies, p

and the film fury sweeps further afield with emotional protests erupting in thailand and india exactly a week after anti american i guess started sweeping the muslim world. also the territorial wral between tokyo and beijing escalates the chinese patrol ship briefly and to waters surrounding spitted islands which japan considers its own. and the u.s. and britain lead the largest ever naval exercises off the iranian coast while israel steps up its tough talk on terror on. why those are the headlines for this hour for now though we hear from a former governor of the u.s. state of minnesota and a navy seal who's hoping to run for the white house in two thousand and sixteen. speaks to us about occupy wall street and why the american electoral system isn't quite it. sitting down with jesse ventura former governor of minnesota former navy seal former professional wrestler bestselling author it's very nice to see you back in our new york studios great to be here now jesse you've recently announced that you are considering participating in the presidential race in the year two thousand and six

further afield with emotional protests erupting in thailand and india. started sweeping the muslim community. also be territorial room between beijing escalates to chinese patrol ship to waters around disputed on in japan considers. the u.s. and britain the largest naval exercises off the iranian coast while israel steps. we hear from a former governor of the u.s. state of minnesota and navy seal who's hoping to run for the white house in twenty sixteen and jesse ventura speaks to us about occupy wall street and why he thinks the american electoral system is antiquated and unfair in-depth interview next. sitting down with jesse ventura former governor of minnesota a former navy seal former professional wrestler oxer and bestselling author it's very nice to see you back in our new york studios great to be here now jesse you recently announced that you are considering participating in the presidential race in the year twenty sixteen as an independent candidate because of course you believe that the two party system was crippled and corrupt so what better t

inaudible] and so the indian epiics actually the indian epiics for very common in cambodia and bali and thailand and there is a different aesthetic. all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or

it's believed that he may be heading to mexico or even to thailand.n notified, south san francisco police and alameda police also involved at this point. christopher is 43 years old, one of the children brooklynn is three, wearing a white dress with blue and green designs on it. devin is 2, had a sponge bob square pants shirt on and a diaper, an arrest warrant has been issued for christopher maffei. the children are considered abducted. >> we have a search to tell you about, this one a missing man from lafayette. brett olson disappeared over the labor day weekend during an inner tube trip down the sacramento river. his friends have launched a facebook page, let's bring brett home. a lot of action, 66,000 followers, twitter has been abuzz with people tweeting and repeating the #find brett olson. star power behind the tweet from howie mandel and miley cyrus. family and friends say they are very grateful for all of the publicity that olson is getting on line and they do hope that these efforts will pay off. >> two people are dead in vallejo and police ar

matt's a british ex-pat, who's been leading dive tours in thailand for a decade.e knows this territory like the back of his hand. >> makes the adrenaline rush because you know you're going to see this big, ferocious animal and she's going to come out and interact with you. you can play with her, stroke her, and, of course, feed her. >> after all, emma is known for her hardy appetite. in fact, she's adored throughout the dive community in thailand, and tour groups flock to see emma in her beautiful feeding grounds. >> all the dive guides used to take food down for her, sausage, bacon, leftovers from breakfast. we've fed the moray many, many times, maybe become a little bit complaisant. she was more like a friendly dog than a ferocious animal to us. >> matt plays with emma, teasing her with his bag of sausages and breakfast food. the moray eel seems to enjoy the games. here she nuzzles against matt's hands and passes back and forth like a playful pet. matt's friend captures the whole thing on camera. >> when we would approach them, they would swim out and you could

in phuket, thailand. a fire rages in the kitchen on the first floor of the royal hotel and quickly spreads. with 16 floors above, american rochelle stimey knows nothing about the blazing inferno below. no alarm, no phone call, no notice at all. her husband is in china away on business and she's in her hotel room with her 7-year-old daughter sona when something catches sona's eye outside their window. >> i noticed some smoke. then i noticed it was coming from straight down below the window. and then i heard people screaming. >> rochelle panicked, rushes to the door, only to discover the hallway is filled with smoke. >> my daughter yelled, we are going to die. there were no emergency lights in the hallway, so it was pitch black, and i wasn't confident that in smoky conditions with my daughter and myself upset that i could make it. >> so rochelle makes a tough decision. staying in the room is their best hope. >> i said, you know what, sona, the fire department is here. let's wait. they will put out the fire

and anti-american protests breaking out in thailand. about 400 people taking a demonstration in bangkok at the u.s. embassy. you're seeing video of it there. protesters carrying signs and chanting down wit america, down with israel. these protests breaking out last week spreading to dozens of countries around the world. we have team coverage with catherine herridge in washington. connor powell from afghanistan. connor what happened? >> a dozen of employees of air charter solutions were on their way to the air kabul airport when minivan was hit by a vehicle packed with 12 explosives including eight south african employees with acs they fly diplomats around afghanistan and the region the taliban claimed responsibility. particularly noteworthy an offshoot of the taliban which has been negotiating with the u.s. and afghan government about peace. this is a rare attack by them. also because they say it was a female driver who was the suicide bomber. this is a country where women don't drive. it is a very rare attack where there is a female su

inaudible] and so the indian epiics actually the indian epiics for very common in cambodia and bali and thailand and there is a different aesthetic. all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >>