. >> howard with save muni the official no on prop a opponent and the pamphlet handbook we oppose it because we've read the ordinance and were stunned that this ordinance has no legal binding commitment to my muni project we also look at the transportation task force report and were surprised at in its funding only 49 percent of the funding is dedicated to muni projects we've then been concerned perhaps this bond abatement was to cover the cost overruns like the central subway yesterday's at the spurs lecturer a well-known urban planner stressed the importance of bus rapid network over light rail and train projects that suck fund away from the entire system over the last few years we've been following the project management oversight management reports on the central subway the po c was changed and the new one david evans and society are being honest in its assessments of the project the past reports that was a sugary blowing over the new pmc report it late in coming clearly states that projected overruns at this point it 11 percent overrun but we've known that for years the cost con

the third straight month. worker sentiment also fell. officials at the cabinet office say the consumer confidence index in october was down one point from the previous month to 38.9. they attribute the decline to the weaker yen which has pushed up prices for food and other key items. the officials polled more than 8,000 households nationwide on their outlook for the coming months. and the cabinet office also says business sentiment among workers that are sensitive to consumer transports in october. the index of the economic watchers survey fell to 44.0, that's down 3.4 points from the previous month. the officials for this polled more than 2,000 workers, including retail workers and taxi drivers. a department store worker said sales of big ticket items such as jewelry and watches fell sharply. one worker at a food processor complained of soaring prices for raw materials. and that is going to do it for biz this hour. let's see how things are going with the markets now. >>> residents on the sea of japan coast are learning how to respond to nuclear d

the japanese officials gained another route to dialogue. i think it's a big gain. >> reporter: japanese leaders say north korean committee members promised to carry out a thorough investigation. they agreed to look at the issue from new angles regardless of the outcome of previous probes. professor izumi says pyongyang could conduct an investigation tokyo would accept. >> translator: japanese officials didn't trust the results of two probes conducted by pyongyang in the past. north korea conveyed the results to japan from the investigation but they were considered fake. north korean officials are well aware that japan would never accept such results. so it's quite natural to think that they would take another totally different approach this time. we do not know at this moment if this approach will bring a different outcome from the past reports. >> reporter: the framework for the talks on the abduction issue was agreed on in stockholm in may. the agreement states that investigations into the four issues surrounding missing and abducted japan

the officials want to reduce the number of children who go missing. tokyo's ward offers health checks for babies free of charge. if parents fail to bring in their children for their regular checkup, officials call or send a notice. if the parents still fail to bring in their children, the officials make a house call. if they are unable to see the children personally, officials begin investigating for possible child abuse. the ward has created a system to share data about the children being tracked. personal information on health checkups, receipts of child benefits, and administrative services were previously filed separately. under the new system ward officials are able to confirm the whereabouts of all of the children who have not come in for their checkups. one expert says that to find missing children, adults must not overlook even the smallest of unusual incidents. >> translator: authorities should be aware that the disappearance of a child puts a child at risk. officials at various government organizations should share information to locate these

the number without fell by 300,000 to 3.3 million. labor ministry officials say the ratio of job offers to seekers was up slightly to 1.10 and this means there were 110 positions available for every 100 people looking for work. now, most of these figures came in bert and markets are reacting positi positively, but they may be more excited by the decline in crude oil prices following the opec meeting. many are buying shares of airlines and shipping x inping . the nikkei trading higher by more than 0.9% this morning. traders are buying the dollar on hopes that the lower oil prices may give a further boost to the u.s. economy. the dollar yen now at 118.27. let's look at what's happening on other markets . kospi trading lower by just about a quarter percent. in australia, the benchmark trading lower, down by 1.39%. a bit of a mixed picture this morning. world trade organization members have unanimously adopted their first global trade deal in 20 years. they have been at a stalemate in the long deadlock go around of free trade talks. they'll now introduce unified

but beyond that, it isn't disputed as a matter of the official position of the united states. the position of the united states -- >> well, it's disputed as a matter of the government of the united states. part of the government says this well -- actually, no -- i mean, congress is not saying under my hypothetical, this is israel. it's saying there's a dispute about it, which i would think is about as true a statement as you can make. >> well, there's a dispute certainly among the parties of the region, but i think the whole premise of petitioner's argument here is that within the government of the united states there isn't a dispute over the recognition issue. >> can you help me with this same question? how should we approach it generally? that is to say, i can think of instances where a similar statute is serving nothing other than administrative matters the passport should be red or something -- and i can think of instances where it causes a lot of trouble. but i can think of instances like this one, and i could and you could easily replicate this controversy with israel in

the officials first noticed the boats in the middle of september. then they saw a dramatic increase late last month of more than 200. >> translator: poachers clear out the coral completely leaving nothing behind. i don't know when we'll be able to harvest coral like we used to. >> reporter: the chinese crews are believed to be targeting coral varieties known as precious coral. jewelry made from it fetches high prices in china. fishermen there cannot harvest it because it is a protected species, so they come to japan. the japanese government tackled the issue. >> translator: we hope that cooperation between regulatory authorities in china, and japan, will properly resolve this issue. >> reporter: japanese lawmakers took matters into their own hands. they increased fines for vessels entering illegally into territorial waters and the excluded economic zone by more than seven times. and coast guard officials stepped up their vigilance, especially at night. they've arrested nine captains since last month for illegal operations or ignoring orders to stop.

tests on blood show he does not have the virus. officials are monitoring another case, a woman arrived at the airport then complained of a fever. she's being treated at a hospital in osaka. staff there say she's tested positive for malaria. >>> after the 2011 disaster$201 japan's government impose tougher requirements on nuclear power plants. now a plant is at a critical juncture, the first to meet the new requirements and has gained the approval of the governor to restart its reactors. >> translator: i thoroughly examined the situation from various angles. i've decided we have no choice but to restart the two reactors at the sendai nuclear power plant. >> a citizens group submitted a petition to the prefectural assembly calling for sendai's reactors to be reactivated. the assembly voted to support the petition and gave its approval for the restart. >> translator: i think it's important to gain the understanding of local residents before the reactors are restarted. we should put all our effort into discussing the matter with them. >> anti-nu

following the incident, officials of the japanese and u.s. government were forced to agree to return the land where the base was situated to japanese control. but, the agreement fell far short of what most local people wanted. it called for futenma to be relocated within okinawa, and for creating a landfill along the northeastern shore. the issue has remained controversial for nearly two decades. people in okinawa feel their prefecture bears an inordinately large share of the burden of hosting u.s. military bases. 74% of all american military facilities in japan are located. and the prefecture accounts for less than 1% of japan's total land area. last year, prime minister shinzo abe announced measures to revitalize the prefecture's economy. he promised to allocate the equivalent of 2.9 billion dollars to okinawa each year for the next eight years. the incumbent governor approved the landfill plan shortly thereafter. but onaga says he might withdraw permission for the landfill. central government officials say they are going ahead with the wor

he is secretary of the north korean worker's party. he said officials in pyongyang want to strengthen bilateral ties. he said they are developing in the russian east under the policies of putin. they have already exported natural resources through a special economic zone in north korea. they are supposed to send a special shipment of coal. they are seeking closer ties with russia as a way of gaining foreign currency amid souring relations with china. >>> officials at japan's defense ministry have chosen u.s.-made aircraft to be the first large-scale drones. they want to better monitor the activities of neighboring countries. the drone has a wingspan of about 40 meters. it can monitor the ground in an altitude of 22,000 meters with an advanced infrared sensor. the drone also has a mechanism to avoid collisions with other aircraft. defense officials planned to start introducing the global hawk in fiscal 2019. a request funds the drone. they consider deploying the aircraft at the misawa base. the ministry has also decided to buy four u.s.-made early warnin

it will make it the official policy for san francisco for the puc to eventually acquire pg&e street lights. it will make it the official policy of san francisco to include pedestrian level lighting when there is a need to do so. it will make it official city policy to upgrade all of our street lights to l-e-d lighting and it will provide a clear and consistent time frame for responding to maintenance issues, specifically 48 hours from the reporting of a burned out light to the light being fixed. colleagues, i ask for your support today and i want to thank supervisor cohen and supervisor breed for their co-sponsorship. >> colleagues, can we take this item same house same call? without objection this ordinance is passed on first reading [gavel] >> item 10 '02 1 is a [speaker not understood] to occupy portion of the public right-of-way to construct and

the same month last year. they've been going up for 17 months. officialson't factor in the cost of fresh food because it moves around a lot and skews the result. but the officials say household spending fell. they say consumers spent less than they did last year for seven months in a row. the officials say households of two or more people spent an average of about $2,400. that's a year on-year decline of 4% in real terms. economy ministry officials say industrial production in october was up 0.2% from the previous month. that follows a revised 2.9% increase in september. officials expect output to rise by 2.3% in november and then 0.4% in december. and people looking for work, they also had a slightly better month. internal ministry officials say the jobless rate fell to 3.5%, down 0.1 percentage point from september. the number of people with jobs was up by 240,000 from a year earlier to almost 64 million. the number without fell by 300,000 to about 2.3 million. labor ministry officials say the ratio of job offers to seekers was up slightly to 1.10. that

the atlantic. their proposal was rejected. but officials in the tuna catching nations are now becoming more aware the trade will be restricted if they do not impose a stricter management system. some in pacific nations have agreed to cut the catches by up to half of the current haul starting next year. the list is not legally binding, but observers warn that the world's largest consumer, japan, may face increasing international pressure to take strict preservation measures. nhk world. >>> people in indonesia are finding prices at the gasoline stand have soared overnight. we have more from the business desk. what's going on here? zbr indonesia may be the biggest economy in southeast asia, but hasn't been as -- in japan for example, or north america, so to change that, government officials -- and now that are more drivers, the president says he wants to use that for other things. he raised the government subsidized petrol price overnight by more than 30% and says this will save nearly $10 billion that will be better spent elsewhere. people in

another discussion among the officials. aggie football. >> aaron: errors. ed leader of that offensive line and offense, bad communication, snaps the ball quarterback nick marshall was trying to check out of a play. it appears that the auburn tigers may be out of miracles. >> carter: alonzo williams recovers the fumble. and now we're back upstairs to the very busy replay booth. >> aaron: they know that this is a fumble just trying to see who gets it. clearly to me looks like texas a&m recovers that. and another mental error by this auburn team. >> carter: this may be the clearest of it all as far as replay, is that we have seen in the last couple of minutes. that's williams. marshall on the ground because he's dejected after the fumble. alonzo williams the junior nose guard who recovers it. >> aaron: earlier this week alonzo williams said that the chemistry in the team's locker room not where it needed to be. talked about this auburn team who believed in itself. >> referee: after further review, ruling on the kneeled is confirmed. first down. >> carter: 54 se

officials attribute the disappointing results to bad weather. they say people spent more time at home to avoid typhoons and forked out less for food and other necessities. officials say higher prices are squeezing household bungts and forcing people to be selective how they spend their money. >>> executives from japan and south korea are placing bets on a billion project. they're overseeing the work on a resort complex home to the biggest casino in south korea. executives from the game maker are working with south korean casino operator paradise. they joined officials and japan's ambassador at a ground breaking ceremony. two countries built the complex near the airport. they plan to spend $1.2 billion on the project and aiming to open in march 2017. they say it will include a larch casino, hotel and shops. it will be a less than five minutes drive from the airport to help attract chinese tourists. they're working to legalize casinos in time for the olympics. japanese executives hope they gain valuable experience in how to manage casinos from the

the economy. what can you tell us? >> officials at the organization for economic cooperation and development have just released their outlook for japan's economy. they expected a growth this year and next, but not as much as they previously estimated. oecd officials say that prices are outpacing wage increases. they estimate gross domestic product this year will rise 0.4%. they also revised down next year's growth outlook from 1.2% to 0.8%. the officials say the economy will continue to recover only moderately, despite the government's decision to postpone a rise in the consume the tax until 2017. >>> but the u.s. economy, that is recovering steadily. commerce department officials have revised upward gdp figures for the july-to-september period. the economy now posted solid growth for two straight quarters. the officials say the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.9% from the previous quarter. that's up 0.4 percentage points from the initial data released in october. consumer spending accounts for around 70% of gdp in the u.s.

they say there will be 100 million people in the future. officials at the council on economic and fiscal policy in january established the panel. it's made up of experts from various fields. they've been looking into mid and long-term challenges facing the economy. the panel says that by around 2020 the government should double spending on measures aimed at countering the low birthrate and that government officials should raise the employment rate of women in their 30s and 40s and people 6 5 and older. >>> couples are flocking to okinawa to get married against the white sands and blue seas. they've seen 50% more weddings in the first half of this year as compared to the same half of last year. almost half of these couples are from hong kong. we take a look at this booming international business. >> reporter: one of okinawa's beautiful beaches can be seen from a nearby wedding chapel. the bride and groom are one of a growing number of hong kong couples who are choosing to marry in okinawa. more than 20 guests are attending. one reason for the trend is

it would be the first official summit between the two countries since may 2012. prime minister shinzo abe has been seeking a meeting with chinese president xi jinping. and he's been laying down the groundwork for the talks. he sent a senior government official to china this week for coordination. the head of national security secretariat met with the chinese state counselor. japanese officials want to hold the summit without any conditions. but the chinese counterpart said japan should first recognize there's an issue of sovereignty over islands in the east china sea. japan controls the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. it says there is no issue of sovereignty to be resolved. china also said it wants abe to state clearly that he won't make any more visits to yasukuni shrine. the shrine in tokyo honors japan's war dead, those remembered include leaders convicted of war crimes after world war ii. prime minister abe will fly on sunday to join other world leaders at t

the polls have closed in some states. election officials have started counting ballots in kentucky and indiana. abc news projected the republicans are gaining seats in both the house and the senate. 36 of the senate's 100 seats are up for grabs. all 435 seats in the house of representatives are in play. voters in 36 states will choose their next governor. >> i am very supportive of obama. i just think he's done a very good job. >> i think he's doing a bad job. he's kind of like nixon was. two presidents the worst we've ever had. >> it poses a challenge for democratic candidates. obama had a 68% approval rating in his first three days in office six years ago. but his popularity has fallen steadily as he struggled to revive the economy. he was reelected in 2012, but his ratings have remained below 45% since last october. it dropped to 42% this september. republicans have questioned obama's leadership being critical of how he's handling militants and the ebola outbreak. the latest polls suggest the republican party will retain its majority in

it was released on the official web page of isis media branch. it seems the organization has one clear aim. that is to send out a clear message that its leader is not only alive and well, but the organization at least in its own perspective is very much at this stage thriving and according to al bagdadi, defeating the u.s.-led coalition efforts. >> arwa damon, thank you. >>> u.s. war planes finished a third round of air strikes against khorasan in syria. the targets included one top khorasan operative. a law enforcement official says the strikes have taken a toll on the terror group. u.s. officials are concerned about the khorasan's ability to make bombs to get past airport security. >>> residents in the capital of raqqah may have no love for the radical group, but angry at the air strikes that scattered isis fighters. they tell the new york times that harsh isis rule was better than no government. they now contend with power outages and soaring prices for food and fuel. >>> an emergency fix to america's stock of nuclear weapons. secretary of defe

want all cars with the devices off the road. officials at the national highway traffic safety administration have ordered takata and five automakers to issue a nationwide recall by tuesday. they've threatened to impose fines if the firms miss the deadline. executives at the automakers have been resisting the recall. they say there's not enough evidence to justify the move. safety regulators have already recalled about 8 million cars with takata air bags mainly in the southern part of the u.s. they say the devices can spray metal fragments that can injure people in the car. observers say that if the automakers comply with the order the recalls could spread internationally. well, this morning the share price of takata is falling sharply at the open of the tokyo stocks exchange the air bagmaker fell by 7%. right now it is down 5.3%. the recall order applies to carmakers like honda and mazda. their share prices declined at the open, too. overall the nikkei index is trading lower by just about .3%. analysts say many investors are selling their

the energy. ministry officials want to put a stop to this practice. they say prices should be set only when a supplier signs a contract with a utility or when the supplier actually starts producing energy. >>> the people at the bank of japan surprised investors last week by announcing they'll crank up their stimulus. now central bank governor kuroda has hinted policymakers might go even further if conditions warrant it. kuroda delivered a speech in tokyo. he said policymakers want to ensure japan doesn't slip back into deflation. they're worried the decline in personal spending following the consumption tax hike could cause that to happen. kuroda said the bank will do everything necessary to achieve its goal of 2% inflation. >> translator: in order to overcome the chronic disease of deflation, a patient needs to take the full course of medicine. half-measures will only make the condition worse in the long run. >> kuroda said wages have gone up about 1% from last year. so the basic trend is that both wages and prices are rising. >>> let's get a check of

it's been hitting record lows in the last few days. officials say it's time to let the ruble float freely. the officials say they'll remove its daily fluctuation limits p against the dollar and euro. they say those limits and market interventions have done little to prevent the ruble's slide. western sanctions over ukraine, falling oil prices and speculative trading have caused the currency to lose value. bank officials have been using reserves of foreign currency to support the ruble when it breaks through, but sibs the beginning of the year, those reserves have shrunk by about $80 billion. the officials say letting the ruble float will ensure price stability, but they'll still be able to intervene if needed. vladimir putin says the new policy will stop speculative trading. let's see how other currency pairs are trading. do dollar higher against the yen. angel cysts say traders are buying the dollar due to confidence in the u.s. economy. now, it is the same situation with the euro. the dollar buying it pushing the single currency lore against t

the name means "friendship." officials in queensland planned to present the koala to commemorate its anniversary. they are looking to forward to receiving the koala in january. >>> scientists are finally getting result. comet 67-p consists of ice in a layer of dust. it was launched by the european space agency ten years ago onboard an unmanned spacecraft. it was only able to collect a certain amount of data before the batteries ran out. scientists say the comet's surface is made up of ice 10 to 20 centimeters thick. the scientists say the probe detected organic molecules on the surface. it is believed to contain substances essential important for the birth of life. components of ice are thought to be similar to the sea water on earth. the findings could be evidence in favor of a theory water and life on earth were generated by a collision with a comet. it is time for a check of the weather. good morning. we're seeing historic and deadly weather conditions in western new york. people are dealing with massive amounts of snow

they complain of nausea and stomach pain after undergoing the operation. officials have not determined what caused the deaths or illnesses. experts say there are cases where surgical equipment is not properly disinfected. the prime minister ordered local officials to conduct a thorough investigation. health ministry officials say 4 million people had been sterilized under the program and 98% of them were women. each person who took part received about $22. >>> many people condemn the sterilization drives. the director of the reproductive rights initiative at the human rights law network in new delhi and says social issues are at the root of the problem. >> there is no attention to women's fundamental rights. that means women's rights to primary health care and a wide range of contraceptive information and services and women's rights to counseling and to make choices about their own body. at the same time you have a government and health system who is really obsessed with population control. the third thing is that you are doing all of this in a public health system

we need those places in the open official spaces. memorate people who became victims, stones on the floor, show us where it went. the former prison tells about the treatment. with the permanent exhibition, it's the final stone of this commemoration. 850,000 people came -- visitors came to the berlin wall memorial. we understand our self as a tolerant and open metropolis and we need to remember, not forget, we also think of the year 1938 when the synagogues were on fire, when the jews were persecuted and murdered. the memory is and will be always important. injustice against other people, race, religion, that is our personal responsibility that's out of dictatorship and that we have to help where those injustice happen at. somebody said who wants to understand history needs something to touch, to have a look. it's also his place, his memorial, something new which points to better future. the chapel of reconciliation there where people died because they wanted to be free and european -- lots of people of european countries helped with b

i'll leave you with the markets. >>> government officials in japan have set a clear goal. they want to improve the english education system by 2020. the year tokyo hosts the olympic games. in our series, "testing japan's english" we look at some of the challenges that people face, along with their own solutions in learning the language. i dropped by an indian school, that's becoming increasingly popular with japanese children. >> one, two, three -- >> reporter: this school is not in new delhi, but in downtown tokyo. the day begins with yoga. it's supposed to boost energy, as well as concentration. advanced math classes are common in india. they start learning multiplication from 4 years old. in most japanese schools, that starts from 8. shojin is a seventh grader. he transferred from a local japanese school three years ago. at first, he spoke very little english. but today, he doesn't have a problem communicating with his classmates. >> "b" or "a" -- see. >> reporter: i.t. classes are also compulsory here from kindergarten. at the age of 12, they start learning visual basic

some of the officials saying this is a disastrous level this early into the season. the scenes out of portions of sid economy and the patterns look to get hotter. december 1st is the official start of the season. that's the forecast on wednesday. thursday gets up to the mid 70s. about 28 celsius. pushes well into theies in. way above average. notice the temperature into the upper 100s, 108, 109 in some areas. 42 celsius in alice springs about, love above average. here's the fire threat. it is well to the north. up next is where the fire season is. to the south it doesn't typically get started until january, february and march. we have some of the warmer weather move in. the concern, very high for an active season. we have the warmest october on record across this portion of the world. so it is certainly worst watching in the next couple weeks as we head into the summer season. certainly not across portions of europe. we have a storm system bringing pretty tremendous rainfall once again over portion of northwest italy. travel once again being impacted and the fog, gen

that is to say, the chief election official in most states is in that sense a partisan. this creates an inherent conflict of interest between the chief election official's responsibility to serve the interests of all voters to create a level playing field and that official's interest in serving his or her party and advancing through the ranks of his or her party. it is a problem that is, by the way, well recognized among other democratic countries, which is why the chief election authority in most countries enjoys some degree of insulation from partisan politics. this, however, is unfortunately a lesson that we in the united states have yet to learn. next let me give a little bit of historical context. for most of this country's history, racial minorities, most notably african-americans, have been systematically denied the vote in much of this country. that was still the reality 50 years ago in 1965 when the voting rights act was adopted. there is no question, as brendan pointed out, that things have changed considerably in the intervening period. at the time of the votin

that's when the season officially begins. this season, fishermen were hoping for $3.50 a pound and are happy with the price that has been set. >> looks like it's going to be a good season. we have a fair price. >> state law permits them to harvest male crabs only. and they must be six and a quarter inches across. quality tests conducted by the california fish and wildlife indicated the crabs would have a good amount of meat this year. >>> a dry, mild pattern is settling in for the bay area weekend. giving you a live look where the clouds are clearing. the fog now gone, especially that dense fog we had over parts of the north bay earlier this morning. and temperatures are beginning to turn around in areas like santa rosa. it was a bit of a struggle with the fog lingering well into the 50s for most of the morning. and now 60s out there. take a look. we have partly cloudy skies in store for today and again we're looking at a mild pattern as we get into your weekend. for today, temperatures very similar to yesterday afternoon. we'

so the local officials have to go to the families many times to get the fines. each time it would will be a conflict between the people and the government." >> zhou yinghe is a father living in exile. he has come to his brother's home in a town outside of guangzhou, to celebrate his brother's birthday. zhou refuses to return to his hometown in hunan province, where he says family planning officials have led a campaign of abuse in the name of the one child policy. >> "in order to implement the family planning policy, the government has sent people from the (criminal) underworld, together with the police and the family planning committee. the life of each household is disrupted. everybody lives in constant fear. we are very miserable. >> zhou and his first daughter zhou qing, help prepare the birthday meal. he is separated from his wife, and alone provides for his 10-year-old. zhou also has a second daughter, one he has not seen since she was seized by local officials eight years ago, and likely sold into adoption abroad. in 2003, when zhou was away working, famil

the crime. federal officials say the attack was ordered by the iguala. he and his wife were arrested last month along with 72 others, many of them police officers. >> the ties between public corruption and private interest organized crime are just so clear in this case. >> reporter: several families of the missing insist the students are still alive and being held captive and federal officials have stopped short of saying the case is closed pending d.n.a. results. the federal police have taken over surety in the town and mexico's president has disarmed local police in 17 nearby towns. cbs news, mexico city. >> coming up on wusa9, a corn consumer alert. poison -- a consumer alert. children being exposed to detergent in laundry pods. >>> four lucky viewers can receive $500 worth of groceries from giant foods. the wusa9 thanksgiving grocery card giveaway sweepstakes will run until midnight november 21. to win, viewers that go to wusa9's facebook page and like our page and fill out the information in the entry form. and we wish you the best of luck. we w >>>

the ownership was officially recognized. the property was use the by the pro-north korean group called the general association of korean residents in japan. it was put on the auction block at the request of a government backed debt collection agency. they filed a document with the tokyo court to prove it had wired the full purchase amount. it paid $19 million. the procedure kpleelted the transfer of ownership. a lawyer for the holdings says firm does not plan to lease or sell the property back to the association and will ask the group to vi indicate the building. and official had no comment on the issue. >>> now in sports, some of the world's top marshall artists are fighting it out near tokyo to choose their world champion. they are not taking part in the sport from japan. they are experts in sambo, created in russia. over 500 athletes are fighting for the top sambo title. they wear uniforms that originated in judo. they fight using a variety of throwing and grappling techniques. they are competing in regular sport sambo and

the pentagon officials can't confirm that. i'll have more on the confusion that led to this moment. >>> even if a strike did hilt the leader this terror group appears to be gaining followers. not losing them, gaining them. egypt's most dangerous militant group today reportedly pledged its allegiance as a whole to isis. it could be a big boost for isis, marking an expansion of the group outside iraq and syria. we have team fox coverage. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon but let's begin with catherine herridge in d.c. officials say they see nothing to suggest that this isis leader, baghdadi, is either killed or wounded. >> defense and intelligence officials are still assessing the fallout but see nothing to suggest al-baghdadi was critically injured or killed. with the death any major terrorist leader u.s. officials expect heightened chatter among the leader's followers and caters that the identification of a successor is underway. neither are true in the case. >> the department of defense and intelligence officials loor c

the officials said they were required to report 2,873 accidents to the u.s. national highway transportation safety administration between july 2003 and june this year. but 1,729 of those accidents were not reported. honda officials say a failure to date the reports is partly to blame. they also blame incompatibility between the firm's data system and that used by the u.s. safety regulators. eight of the unreported accidents were related to faulty air bags made by japanese auto parts maker takata. honda officials say those reports were sent to u.s. authorities via a different route, and had no impact on decisions to recall the air bags. honda's president said the company deeply regrets the failure. he told reporters the failures stem partly from a difference in point of view with u.s. authorities, but he admitted that incompetence had contributed to the situation. >>> japanese company has, for the first time, been granted approval to start selling auto liability insurance in china. officials say they were given the green light last week. car ownership in china

the officials underestimated how many people would mail in their votes. the estimate was off by about 30,000. >> in past elections we receive 100,000, 120,000. but we're receiving about 150,000 on one day is definitely causing an increase in the time to takes to process them. >> they're asking for independent investigation after reports that votes were lost due to problems with the county computers. another fewer russ detail. the i.t. manager abruptly resigned right before the election. we broke that story yesterday. the registrar says she can't comment on why the manager left so suddenly. but she says the department is actively reviewing its systems and is confident the election was not compromised. >>> voters want california senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer to step aside and give another candidate a chance. that's according to a new pole by the l.a. times. they don't want two of the state's most experienced political figures to run for reelection. 59% of democrats want new candidates and it's no surprise that 79% of republicans agree. no word

those are the four elected officials. of the officials of the pojoaque pueblo are elected by the general population, males and females over 18 years of age. it is very hand to hand campaigning because we are such a small population. we get a hold of each other and visit each other either at work or on the phone and talk to each other about what is going on in the pueblo and was the goals are for the future. the relations with the state and the federal government are essential to the pueblo. all of the laws that implement, that are implemented on the state level and federal level, it is important to keep up with that as well as the collaboration we are going to do together to benefit the people in whatever ways it is, whether it is through social programs or economic development, or just enforcement of general laws. it is important we are in communication with each other. poverty has been a big impact on communities in northern new mexico. as a result, you have different addiction to drugs and substance abuse, and so the o

so the officials are looking at ways to make up for it. e finance minister and the head of the biggest business organization have met to discuss a possible solution. finance minister taro aso and the chairman of the business federation, keidanren, yoichi miyazawa, agreed that the government should expand the coverage of the size-based corporate tax. right now that tax is levied on major corporations even if they're in the red. the government is considering taxing smaller firms too from next april. aso and miyazawa also agreed on the need to lighten the tax burden on companies that give raises to their workers. >>> a government survey shows that many fish and food processing businesses in disaster-hit northeastern japan are still struggling. only one in five companies say their sales have recovered to same level as before the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the tohoku bureau surveyed 7,000 small and mid-sized companies. about 60% of the companies in all business sectors reported declining sales. 40% said sales have recovered or exceeded p

the official pmi came in at 50.8 for october. panding, but that is the lowest level since may. output, new orders, new export orders, stockpiles, and expectations, all slowed from september. i have been saying this just about every month -- this weakness in manufacturing is testing the authorities patience or determination to refrain from broad stimulus, which they have refrained to do. they have eased property measures, but it looks as though they are going to manage this slow down further. >> many thanks for that. i'm going to ask you about the overall picture for china. there is another reading from stephen. you do say that oaktree builds the belief that risk control is the most important thing, that china right now is the biggest risk. you can't exactly know where it is heading. how worried are you at oaktree about china? >> i think china has some challenges it has to surmount. andersonal belief has been continues to be that it will. it will have tough times from time to time as it tries to moderate the growth of its economy b

the officials are looking at ways of making up for it. the finance minister and the head of the country's biggest business organization have met to discuss a possible solution. finance minister and chairman of the japan business federation agreed that the government should expand the coverage of what's known as the size based corporate tax. right now the tax is levied on major corporations even if they're in the red. the government is considering taxing smaller firms, too, from next april. they also agreed on the need to lighten the tax burden on companies that give raises to their workers. >>> a government survey shows that many fish and food processing businesses in the disaster hit northeastern japan are still struggling. only about 1 in 5 of the companies say their sales have returned to the same level as before the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami. officials at the tohoku bureau of the economy ministry surveyed nearly 8,000 small and mid-sized companies. these firms have received state subsidies to rebuild their businesses. about 60%