i'm casting call and she in tokyo ukraine's acting president says government troops have retained control of an airport in the east the recount an attack by pro russian militants with his business to ukrainian special forces to liberate the airfield from a twenty dollars. russian news agencies as for militants who are keen on some local media but when this is the staff and two more launching full scale operations against the activists. gretchen residences are occupying government buildings in several cities are demanding greater autonomy the government said on monday deadline for them to please. the activists in the city attorney and skin and elsewhere have ignored that's about one thousand protesters gathered in an amount provincial government buildings. the associated press in other news agencies are reporting on the build up in the neighboring province they say one helicopter and more than ten armored vehicles with ukrainian flags are quiet on the outskirts of the city of the zeal. and they say ukrainian soldiers with automatic rifles are inspecting vehicles. white house press secretar

i'm casting call and she in tokyo ukraine's acting president says government troops have retained control of an airport in the east the recount an attack by pro russian militants with his business to ukrainian special forces to liberate the airfield from a twenty dollars. russian news agencies as for militants who are keen on some

meanwhile, the president is in asia, but keeping an eye on the situation in ukraine, today in tokyo the president say as new round of sanctions is already in his words teed up. ready to be implemented. if once again russia fails to abide by the spirit and the letter of those discussing there will be further consequences and we will ramp up further sames. >> now those comments coming during a news conference. day two in japan now winding down. the president leaving japan's palace after a state dinner hosts by the emperor there, he now traveled to south korea tonight. mike is with the president. >> in tokyo, president obama said that the japanese had been waiting to hear, american military would fight on their side, if a dispute with china over remote islands escalated. our treaty commitment is absolutely. all territories under japan's administration. including the president. but china has a different name for the island, the daou, and recently claimed it as their own. led to confrontation. >> even as he stood with japan, mr. obama sought to knock down the presession he wants to contain t

stocks in asia were lower amid rising violence in ukraine. tokyo's nikkei lost 1%. kong's hang seng fell a half percent. investors will be looking at earnings reports due this week from bellwethers exxonmobil, chevron, and conocophillips to help the major indices recover from friday's big selloff on wall street. for the week the dow lost 47 points. the nasdaq was off 19 points. >>> six years after the great recession, it suggests it's created more low wage jobs and better paid ones. the national employment law project says lower wage jobs constituted 22% of the recession losses but 44% of the recovery growth. today there are almost 2 million fewer mid-and higher-wage industries than there were before the recession. >>> the new pentagon policy could mean millions of sneakers to military crews by new balance. the massachusetts-based shoe manufacturer lobbied for the change to supply u.s. made footwear directly to the military rather than have the military give recruits stipends to buy shoes. >>> and "the other woman" was number one at the weekend box office. the reven

asian stocks were cautious amid tensions in ukraine. tokyo's nikkei was unchanged.shanghai composite lost 1.5%. hong kong's hang seng was closed. j after the long easter weekend it is record card week and some companies like nestle and mcdonald's will release their earnings. on thursday the dow fell 16 points while the nasdaq added 9. the price at the pump keeps going up. the lundberg survey says a gallon of gas has jumped 40 cents in the past ten week. 9 cents of that was in the last two weeks. the average price nationwide is now $3.69 a gallon. >>> a superhero dominated the box office this weekend. "captain america: the winter soldier" took the top spot for the third week in a row. the comic book sequel brought in $26 million. the animated kid's flick "rio 2" held on to second place with 22$22.5 million. the religious themed flick "heaven is for real" debuted at just under $20 million. >>> and os score mayer has recalled their wieners have been recalled because they may contain cheese. the label may be wrong and they may contain cheese. the problem was discovered

ukraine. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander traveling with the president in tokyo. peter, it appears that ukraine crisis here is overshadowing the president's trip. >> reporter: richard, good day to you. earlier today president obama expressed little optimism that russian president vladimir putin, russia in general will follow through in its commitment to de-escalate the situation in eastern ukraine. president obama saying that it is a matter daves not weeks before the u.s. will implement new sanctions if russia doesn't follow through. president obama saying he doubt s that vladimir putin will do anything about that. this is being closely watch by many asian nations, specifically the nation president obama will be visiting. they're watching the way u.s. counter russian aggression as a signal about the way the u.s. may react to potential chinese belligerence in this region. earlier today we heard from president obama, who spoke out effectively on behalf of the japanese in support of a territorial dispute with china will still insisting china is an important american a

tokyo. leaders of the ukraine's into governments have issued a warning to separate this into the eastern cities. activists have occupied state buildings in advance and will cause them a leader say if they don't need they'll be removed by force the a. the notices moved into the buildings on sunday. and what they called people's republic's been calling for a referendum on greater regional autonomy not merely using canvassing the demonstrators will not be prosecuted if it means that buildings voluntarily. i have to deploy the pick of the interim government is trying to persuade us to leave the building. so we will never yield to such pressure. but given the missing protesters in terms on taking it easy that protesters had on themselves and they seemed landmines of round one building. yet many do say if negotiations fail they could permit the protesters with and that day. crewmembers on board an australian surveillance plane had been detected a possible locator signal from deep in the indian ocean. believe it may have come from the missing malaysia airlines jetliner. now analysts are looking at the

ukraine. the president promising new sanctions, new pressure if moscow doesn't make changes. our white house correspondent michelle kosinski live in tokyoknow the situation in ukraine is not a huge security concern for this part of the world. but inevitably, it's come up again. some of these countries like japan and south korea have come out and said that they oppose what russia is doing in ukraine. it was just last week that russia did sit down with ukraine and the united states and eu and signed its agreement to take concrete steps to de-escalate the situation. and then the administration was saying they saw that as a sign of progress. that at least russia agreed to do these things. well, today president obama was describing how he felt about things saying he was not overly optimistic. not hopeful. and acknowledging that more sanctions, although they've been teed up and ready to go for at least a week, might not change russian president vladimir putin's calculus in the region. he said all russia would really need do is to stand up and say that it was going to do what it said it would do in geneva last week. basically call on militants

tokyo. leaders of the ukraine's into governments have issued a warning to separate this into the eastern cities. activists have occupied state buildings in advance and will cause them a leader say if they don't need they'll be removed by force the a. the ti

tokyo. the meter so that ukraine's interim government of one separatists to disarm or face a full scale anti operation. no russian activists have occupied government buildings in several eastern states government leaders have given them a monday deadline to lay down their arms or with a military assault. acting president elites and attention on that delivered the warning in a televised speech he said government officials have made every aspect to avoid casualties but he said they're ready to counter any accent msm the activists moved into government buildings in the city for dani and skin tight end and the pounds a week ago demanding greater regional autonomy. three promising amnesty to anyone who puts down their arms and lease the buildings over the weekend on group sees police stations and other facilities in the city inside the ask a special police security unit headed to the area to admit that i've gone to the fire fights. one police officer was killed five others wounded. nato secretary general anders progress nuisance as he's extremely concerned about the escalation of tension in the e

ukraine. during a tokyo news conference, president obama issued a warning to moscow. >> so far, at least, they have not chosen the wise path. and over the medium and long term this is going to hurt russia as much as it hurts ukraine. >> president obama's four- country tour of asia comes after he canceled a visit to the region last fall because of the u.s. government shutdown. >>> well, there are hundreds of sunken ships in san francisco bay including one right underneath the golden gate bridge. >> and thanks to technology, we are getting a first look at a ship that sank in the late 1800s. kpix 5's andria borba has the ship's unfortunate tale. >> reporter: beneath the rushing surf of san francisco bay where the golden gate meets the pacific, there are more than 100 shipwrecks and thanks to sonar surveying we now have a clear picture of another. this is an image of the city of chester a ship that sank making a run to eureka in 1888. it collided with the oceanic a ship filled with chinese immigrants. >> you can't take a picture of it. it's a sandstorm in the middle of the desert in the middle of

ukraine. at a news conference in tokyo, the president threatened russia with new sanctions. meantime, new clashes erupted in eastern ukraine. government troops killed up to 5 pro moscow separatists. that has brought new threats from russia. >>> it's legal to sell pot in colorado but not if you are in the fourth grade. some kids in this elementary school are accused of selling and trading marijuana. officials say a 10-year-old sold pot to three other students. a parent who didn't want to show her face was shocked to hear that. >> i didn't think i would have to have a drug conversation with my 6-year-old, who barely is out of barney. >> the kids got the marijuana from their grandparents without their knowledge. no charges will be filed. >>> the food and drug administration is cracking down on those electronic cigarettes. new rules announced today would ban the sale of ecigarettes to anyone under 18. ecig vending machines would be restricted and makers would also have to register their products and report ingredients. it could take a year for the new regulations to go into effec

tokyo. the meter so that ukraine's interim government of one separatists to disarm or face a full scale anti operation. no russian activists have occupied government buildings in several eastern states government leaders have given them a monday deadline to lay down their arms or with a military assault. acting president elites and

tokyo. kyle russian activists in eastern ukraine are defying a government deadline to end the occupation of state buildings. the leaders of the interim government warned they would order the military to bake them instead the activists have moved into more buildings and they've expanded their protest to more cities in each canvas is an inclusion not for points. it's already cost the trial of the day to go and stay. but there's no sighing. the stuff we did it the timing of this standoff to try and pass up nine am local time on monday was no sign of training horses for cheadle going to do this. but the opposition you the means to its citizens. he skipped this is beyond cute. but while pundits for minors join them. we're mostly i when we do not see the australian government's solution. we will meet him. the situation is very tense. politicians in kiev have no idea what we want the group will reinforce the swing to one of the sleeve stitches on the field of vision short house gathering are on duty going well which is going to start. it is these boys dish and set dance and other cities. what a we

. >> this is president obama being pressed about issues with ukraine at a press conference in tokyo this morning. his comments came just hours before russia's defense minister announced new military exercises in russia's south and west, following unrest in eastern ukraine. earlier today, ukrainian troops moved against pro-russian militants in eastern ukraine, killing at least two people. >>> rescuers pulled another body from the sunken ferry off the coast of south korea today while officials raided some of the homes of crew members. here's nbc's bill neely with more from south korea. >> reporter: it is day nine of the search operation, an agony for the parents of those missing children. some of them went to see the search for themselves today, taking a boat until they were directly over where their missing children are trapped if their pain and frustration was really clear to all. more than 700 divers are now trying to free their children. one body recovered today was that of a young, frightened boy, who was the very first person to make the 911 call, minutes before the crew did. investi

ukraine is hanging over his visit. >> abc's devin dwyer is traveling with the president. he joins us, now, from tokyo. good morning, devin. >> reporter: good morning. president obama is finally keeping good on his rain check from last year. that's when the government shutdown canceled his last planned visit here to asia. today, he embarks on his fifth trip to the region, here in japan. the white house says president obama's trip is all about reassuring u.s. allies here that they are important and valued, even though so much attention right now is focused elsewhere. as we have heard, the situation in ukraine is hanging over all the meetings here in asia today. some countries in asia, worried that russia's action in crimea could influence or inspire china or north korea to be more aggressive. president obama plans to highlight the role of the u.s. military here in asia. over the next few days, he will

tokyo. kyle russian activists in eastern ukraine are defying a government deadline to end the occupation of state buildings. the leaders of the interim government warned they would order the military to bake them instead the activists have moved into more buildings and they've expanded their protest to more cities in each canvas is an inclusion not for points. it's already

ukraine. >> reporters in tokyo ask mr. obama if the u.s. is being tough enough on moscow. >> if, once again, russia fails to abide by both the spirit and the letter of those discussed in geneva, there will be further consequences and we will ramp up further sanctions. what we try to do is to make sure that we are very clear about what we stand for, what we believe in, and we are willing to take actions on behalf of those values, arms and ideas. >> and we have this just in. ukraine's interior ministry says the min tistry has retaken contl of mariupol. >> the conflict isn't just being waged with threats and violence, it's being fought with words and pictures. we have a report from moscow. >> reporter: there's a joke making the rounds on the russian and ukrainian twitter sphere. there are all sorts of likely scenarios held aloft by the joker from batman gracing the ceiling of the cyst teen chapel. the tweets claiming it's just as unlikely as this scenario in russian media, that his business card was found at the checkpoint of eastern ukraine c

president obama is in asia, but keeping an eye on developments in ukraine today in tokyo, the presidentaid a new round of sanctions is already "teed up." if once again russia fails to abide by the spirit and the letter of what was discussed there will be further consequences and we will ramp up further sanctions. >> and those comments came during a news conference with japanese prime minister. day two in japan is winding down. the president leaving japan's imperial palace after a state dinner hosted by the emperor. he travels to south korea. tonight, mike is with the president. >> there tokyo, what they had been waiting to hear. if a dispute with china over remote islands escalated to armed conflict. >> let me reiterate, that our treaty commitment to security is absolutely. and article 5 covers all territories under japan's administration. including this. >> china has a different name, the dao, and recently claimed them as their own. mr. obama fought the contention, that he would -- and an american trading partner. >> with want to encouraging the peaceful rise of china. wednesday night,

ukraine. during a tokyo news conference president obama issued a warning to moscow. >> they have not chosen the wise path. over the medium and long term, this is going to hurt russia and ukraine. >> president obama's four country tour of asia comes after he canceled a visit to the region last fall because of the u.s. government shutdown. >>> happening today, students in south korea return to class for the first time since hundreds of their fellow schoolmates died in that ferry disaster. rescue crews continue to search the sunken ship this morning. 169 people are dead, more than 130 still missing. the hope of finding nip alive very slim now. officials say they have yet to find an air pocket on the ferry. >>> later today police in florida are expected to release 911 recordings connected to an investigation involving san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. he and two other nfl players were named by a woman who claims she was in the players' hotel suite before ending up in a hospital earlier this month. miami police later said there was a 911 call from a man seeking help to remove a woman

ukraine sapped their risk appetite. here's how major bourses in the region ended out the day. tok tokyo's nikkei slipped to this year's low for a second straight session. sydney's main index posted the biggest drop it's seen in a month. the nikkei average was down about 0.4% there at 1 3,930 was our closing figure. a six-month low. trading lacked clear direction and thin volume. bargain buying was not enough to offset the selling that the market saw. in sydney the s&p asx 200 also lower by 1.3%, 5,358. that's the lowest close there in two weeks. major beverage maker coca-cola amatill closed lower. the shanghai composite saw gains and finished up just a touch there 3,131 at the close. that does whoever near its highest level in seven weeks. investors pretty cautious ahead of the release of key chinese economic data. and this does include gdp figures which are due out on wednesday. >>> the people at japan's industry ministry are trying to promote health among workers. they want to control ballooning costs for health care. medical expenditures are growing by about $10 billion a year. the lat

tokyo. armed groups of occupied police stations in eastern ukraine in the latest developments in the countries on grass. ethnic russian protesters continued on to my government buildings in the tuscan who haunts demanding greater autonomy ukraine's interim government to send special forces to the eastern city of sloppy asked to remove armed men with taking over local government buildings. on saturday in one group b

ukraine. major garrett is traveling with the president in tokyo. major, good morning. >> good morning. the crisis in ukraine overshadowed president obama's efforts to reassert u.s. military clout here in asia the base of what he called continued russian defines and provocations provocations. president obama set a new front in the economic war with moscow could be opened in a matter of days. >> we have been preparing for the prospect that we're going to have to engage in further sanctions. those are teed up. it requires some technical work and it also requires coordination with other countries. so the fact that i haven't announced them yet doesn't mean that they haven't been prepared and teed up. >> japanese prime minister shinzo abe said he had confidence in the president's approach to ukraine but expressed real doubts russian president vladimir putin would change course. >> so far at least they have not chosen the wise path. i understand that additional sanctions may not change mr. putin's calculus. that's possible. how well they change his calculus in part depends on not just us apply

democratic party of lincoln is in the ski they're accused of illegal occupation of ukraine and has taken action against it tokyo announced a ban to issue visas to twenty three the representatives of the russian governmental agencies. yes today sanctions were also extended by washington called on untested cream. in the middle of play that local produce at the cia what should they use to sell to keeping with its concert programme the past the readability of ensemble if it is awful. so when the blinds to let you all the parties to the critical reading and writing especially for the concert so i go back several new compositions particularly to the point is a dos attack of the songs with the legendary ukrainian composer but that may fill you with the also included in the program. it was the notches countries in the new scots but the price ukraine. you can find more details on the website for still a book called my name is x honesty beans can be bought. fan. they called her over this. the battleground thus you know what yesterday the united states and the european union expanded the list of companies and individuals

. >> the cries in ukraine has tokyo concerned about security. >> the beginning of the end for affirmative action, a supreme court ruling affecting college applications. >> we hear about new advances, but those aren't getting us to zero. we need people to understand that h.i.v. is still a problem. >> 30 years since the discovery of the virus that causes aids. after three decades of sounding the alarm about h.i.v., america may be falling behind in the fight to contain it. >> the silent killer, america's love affair with salt and the toll it is taking on our nation's health. >> good morning and welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> it's been three years since the president talked a strategic plan for asia. >> he will make stops in south korea, malaysia and the philippines. in an interview in japan, he reiterated plans to insert the u.s. as a pacific nation, saying: >> the president pledged to build a relationship with china but said it would not come at the expense of japan or any other ally. >> the president has some fences to mend from past disappointments.

tokyo on a four-nation tour of asia. today's meeting began with the nation's emperor. he said more sanctions could come if russia does not ease tensions in ukraineg from the upper midwest to missouri. it will bring hail, large damaging winds, but the threat of tornadoes is very low. >>> more states are considering the legalization of recreational marijuana use, but a new study looks at possible health concerns related to lighting up. bigad shaban has details. >> reporter: young and middl middle-aged adults could be putting themselves at risk for heart-related complications, even death. french researchers looked at about 2,000 cases involved marijuana. 35 were cardiovascular related including 29 heart attacks and nine deaths. >> we used to think marijuana was a safe drug, but as more and more marijuana is being used, there's been more and more identified cases of card cardiovascul cardiovascular-related cases. this could increase heart rate and increase the demand of oxygen by the heart. >> reporter: this cardiologist believes the complications from is even higher. >> there's probably an underreporting that's occurring. so probably not every ever

tokyo saturday for a four-day min. he will meet prime minister abe. the two leaders are likely to discuss the situation in ukraine and its effect on the surrounding region. >>> the crisis in ukraine has overshadowed another international concern. the civil war in syria. some people have launched a new online campaign to show the conflict is still taking its toll on civilians. one of the latest outbursts of violence happened in the city of homs where a car bombing killed at least 25 people and wounded many others. more from nhk world's craig dale. >> reporter: smoke streamed into the air and charred cars littered the street. this video from syrian state television reportedly shows the aftermath of yet another deadly attack. this one blamed on forces fighting against president bashar al assad's regime. the conflict in syria has been going on for three years now, and it's been grinding on as world leaders grapple with the situation in ukraine. with u.s. and russian officials at odds over the state of things in that country, the urgency to push the warring sides to negotiate peace seems to have faded somewhat. >> syr

tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. i am. ukraine's interim prime minister suggests he may accept requests for progress and demonstrations. japanese leaders approved a new plan that designates nuclear power as an important source of energy. and delegates from a dozen couououououououououououou

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the president also address the ongoing crisis in the ukraine saying he hopes it can be resolved diplomatically. he visited a science museum in tokyowhere he talked with astronauts look at a giant interactive video model of the earth and addressed the japanese students. >> is important when we think about how technology is allotted to understand the technology that we share. the challenges and dangers from things like climate change. >> >> a little scary because they're so lifelike. underwater search crews have on earth the 19th century shipwreck. a hemisphere and administration announced the discovery today. >> 16 people died in the accident. a couple of massachusetts have given birth to a baby girl. not just any baby girl. this one weighed in at 6.5 kgs. they was a bit under 14.5 lbs.. likely the state's largest this year. >> i was on a lot of pain when i was pregnant. mom and baby are doing just fine. the size of a traditional six month old. the mother is now recovering from that. >> the black hawks' go back to st. louis with the series tied. the luxury in the air. the four seasons announced the latest sky high adventure. we're

tokyo. here are some of the stories we are following this hour. government leaders in ukraine say they'll put an end to separatist protests even if they have to use force. >>> children trying to survive the civil war in syria find themselves facing a new threat from above. >>> and venezuela's president and opposition leaders sat down for peace talks intended to quell months of political unrest that has claimed dozens of lives. >>> authorities are trying to negotiate an end to separatist protests in eastern ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators moved in to government buildings on sunday. the interim prime minister is headed to the region to try to defuse the crisis. but officials in his government haven't ruled out the use of force. nhk world's craig dale reports. >> reporter: the barricades in eastern ukraine keep growing. the crowds and the provisions, too. but these pro-russian demonstrators are facing an eviction order. authorities want them to end their occupation of government buildings. the deputy interior minister says they're trying to reach a negotiated settlement. use o

tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. i am. ukraine's interim prime minister suggests he may accept requests for progress and demonstrations. japanese leaders approved a new plan that designates nuclear power as an important source of energy. and delegates from a dozen couououououououououououos interim prime minister has traveled to the eastern part loc politicians. it is the new looooooooooooooooooooooookta for whehehere ready to fulfill the unlawful demand its citizens. be it. heal auths cououououououououououououououou language itern regions any called on protesters to hold dialogue with the government interim government leaders have warned that the authorities may use force to remove the protesters. the crisis in ukraine is raising tensions between russia leaders and the us and european counterpa iispute over energy is making things more complicated. nhk world craig dale reports. thesededemt to hold referendums on greaterne. the evidence is overwhelming. but us officials say those once come directly from moscow. a very carefully orche

i don't i welcome to hq world is lamenting a tony in tokyo here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. i am. ukraine's interim president says the country's armed forces compilation cds from russian activists. japanese whalers to begin research funds despite last month's moving again part of the program by the international court of justice. and politicians. so hurry and get on with business people from countries are teaming up to explore opportunities in what some consider southeast asia's last business year ukrainian interim president aleksandr church an upset as the country's armed forces have launched what he calls anti operations against pro russian militants. mass the troops have begun efforts to remove the militants the government he told the us in the donetsk region market that is the stuff he says the operations will be conducted responsibly church enough says the goal is to defend ukrainian citizens and stop attempts to tear the country apart. russian protesters still like to buy local government buildings in donetsk scandal times. their talent for greater local autonomy and militants continu

tokyo, thank you. new developments today in the cries in ukraine. ukraine's government has resumed anti-terrorist terrorists against pro russian activists in the eastern part of the country. it comes as dozens of troops are in poland for joint military exercises. they are a symbol of force as a conflict between ukraine and pro-russian forces continue. >> we have reports. >> reporter: pro russian reinforce the barricades around the buildings they're occupying. they heard the acting president has relaunched the anti-terrorist operations, but they say they're not worried. >> he is just a false government. and the whole government is illegitimate. >> they'll break up what the government in kiev describes as gangs. >> they know the last time that kiev sent an airplane in, there was little action and that emboldened the rebels. now there is proof that russia was involved in the stance. all of this comes a day after the u.s. vice president visited kiev. >> u.s. assistance will be substantial. at least we have the port of the united states. they will not le

tokyo. the first stop of an 8-day asian tour. >> now, ukraine acting president oleksandr turchynov says he'llaunch a second military offensive against pro-russian activists in the east. the first operation failed to drive out government from occupied buildings. in luhansk they occupy a building and in kramatorsk pro-russian gunmen retook the police station. it's in slovyansk where they have asserted themselves the most - they hold city hall, the police station, security service building and the tv tour. from the capital kiev, barnaby phillips reports. >> the day began with an american show of support with kiev. any government in a desperate situation as ukraine's would be grateful for the american backing. vice president joe biden was warmly received. the vice president and ukraine's acting prime minister had tough words for russia. no nation has the right to grab land from another nation. no nation has that right. and we will never recognise russia's illegal occupation of crimea. and neither will the world. >> russia should stick to its international commitment and relations, we demand that

tokyo. he'll be the first us president to be welcomed by the state guest says ukraine think in nineteen ninety six. we're three years ago that obama said he was most us engagement in the region the policy became known as the key to its creation. dare i say just when our attention to the vast potential of the asia pacific region the uh. since then the administration had died with christ is in the media rounds. and he's in your life i did last year the government shut down for scanner to pull out of two major conferences due to the stage. my kid meeting with senior director of asia on the bass new security council under former president george w bush. he says there is a lot riding on the street. their overall objective is to demonstrate that he of so called reform and aussie asia is still very much alive. remember president obama cancel his visit to a show last october forty pack in the east asia summit because of budget. no politics in the congress. so he needs to make up for that obama i would be in a chair at the time of heightened the reason the pensions of chinese and it has the assets and

tokyo and seoul. these revised text books will be usefull the next academic year starting next april ukraine's military is on high alert of the sow in response to recent spikes in russian troops me in the shared border. tension is mounting over concerns that russian troops may move beyond crime unit into ukraine. cctv step in if readers on ukraine's crimean war and bring the small ukraine to military be too lean and the border with grimy a pre meeting alert for any sign of russian accent nato's top military commander warned that russia has adequate forces on its eastern border with ukraine to complete a successful unbeaten in three to five dates. the ukrainian army is countering with the buildup of its frontline positions the ukrainian side that is open fields and in less turbulent times served as foreign area and grazing land for livestock. now the countryside is marked by military networks. the army has been on high alert for nearly two months at a nice freshly dug trenches with the pc's takes an intricate set of bonkers is proof of that high alert status their sites and what things are trained on cr

ukraine or suffer the consequences. chief white house correspondent ed henry traveling with the president. he's live for us in tokyonew threats from the president. does anyone really believe those threats and do they think the u.s. is doing anything or a little or a lot with ukraine? >> gretchen, that is the question. america's allies here in asia are wondering, how hard will president obama defend them against territorial grabs by the chinese in the east china sea, for example, when they see russian president vladimir putin going through all these power grabs in ukraine? president obama doubled down at a news conference on the rhetoric about how there will be consequences for vladimir putin, warning that a new round of sanctions may be coming very soon. listen. >> it is a matter of days and not weeks. assuming that they do not follow through, we will follow through on what we said, which is there will be additional consequences on the russians. >> now, the bottom line is the president may have undermined his own case on this, though, by adding that he realized that because our european allies have not yet come on

in tokyo the leaders of the group of seven major countries of agreed to impose further sanctions on russia over the ongoing crisis in ukraine the g seven leaders along with eu representatives released a statement on friday expressing deep concern that continued efforts by separatists backed by russia to de stabilize eastern ukraine. last week the us eu russia and ukraine

speaking from tokyo, the president accused russia of not abiding by the spirit of an agreement reached last week aiming to ease tensions in ukraine. he made the comments after russian's foreign minister warned that interest would bring a firm response. >>> this morning the food and drug administration will announce new rules to regulate e-cigarettes. the proposal will ban the sale of electronic smokes to minors and require makers to register with the government so scientists can determine if e-cigarettes are safe. now, flavors like strawberry and mint, those against smoking fear the devices are being marketed to children. >> there's strong evidence to show that minors are using e-cigarettes extensively and, you know, an increasing fashion. >> we are absolutely 100% competing against the deadliest product on the planet, which is conventional tobacco cigarettes. >> the fda still has to hear from the public on the issue, it could take some time before the proposal becomes law. san francisco has already approved restrictions on e-cigarettes. they're in the process of similar bans. >>> some hbo shows will be available on amazon prime

tokyo. biggest posted the trade deficit. an easter treats is broken in the ukraine.utraged at the death of three separatists. the beijing motor show. we are about to get the close. it is a great. a look at how your money is behaving. >> we have hong kong closed with australia and new zealand. the rest of asia is open. so far this year, 4.5%. .he nikkei has underperformed today is different. into the position. composite picked up some speed. a bit of a different makeup. there is a pie chart that we can see. every single industry group is up. the shine -- the chinese composite has a different situation altogether and every -- nothingstry dramatic something going -- nothing dramatic going on. and stephen there engle is covering the beijing auto show. great wall motor. a lot of interesting things is happening as the beijing motor show kicks off. cars in china. we are going to see more. all of these are in decline. car stocks are leading the biggest decline. in jakarta with opening prices. >> automakers are going to release new car prices. the implementation of it. the go

ukraine crisis looms large. today it followed president obama all the way here to tokyo where he addressed the issue. we heard directly from him that expanded u.s. sanctions against russia are teed up, ready to go and apparently imminent. in fact, he said we're looking at days, not weeks of this watching and waiting, seeing if russia will live up to what it said it would do when one week ago it signed this agreement in geneva, saying it would take concrete steps to deescalate the situation. it seems that that has not happened in any regard. and president obama has said that he, himself, is not overly optimistic, not hopeful that that would happen. >> so far at least we have seen them not abide by the spirit or the letter of the agreement in geneva. instead we continue to see militias and armed men taking over buildings, harassing folks who are disagreeing with them and destabilizing the region. we haven't seen russia step up and discourage that. my expectation is, once again, russia fails toob bide by both the spirit and the letter of what was discussed in geneva, that there will be further consequen

ukraine sends commandos into the countries east. >> standing by japan, barack obama reaffirms support for tokyo in its territorial dispute with beijing. >> a security guard opened fire at a hospital in afghanistan, leaving three people dead. >> the climbing season at the world's highest mountain is effectively over after a dispute with the guides. >> ukraine's army launched an aggressive military operation to retake the town of slevyansk as the government tries to regain towns along the border. fighting broke out at a check point, a military strong hold for the pro russian movement. it lice 160 kilometers from the russian border. separatist fighters have controlled the city for two weeks. government has seized government buildings in these towns close to slevyansk, a main flash point is gentrification where accept are a activities declared self rule. weapons have been tock spieled, fort filing expenses. buildings have fallen to protestors in several pockets of the region. we've got two correspondents on stand by covering the story. in a moment, we'll go to moscow. first, just outside gentrification in eastern on you crane, you're nea

tokyo. all of this coming a day after russia conducted military drills near its border with ukraine. u.s. forces arrived in poland. we know right now there are roughly 40,000 russian troops amassed at the ukrainian border. we just heard president obama admit that you know what? these sanctions might not work. if that is true, senator carden what is left for us to do in ukraine? >> first of all, this is what putin's game plan is to do anything he can to expand the russia to the former soviet union. that's his game plan and what he's doing in ukraine is outrageous. the international community must remain strong. there are some options that we have available. others that are not available today, but one thing we can do is ratchet up the sanctions and ratchet up the isolation of russia and the international community which hurts them financially and hurts them as far as image. >> we know a number of these european countries, specifically germany, they've all, but said sanctions on russia could indirectly or directly hurt their economies, as well. >> no question we all get hurt by it. the unit

ukraine. >>> in south korea the death toll continues to rise as more bodies are recovered from the ferry that sank a week ago. >>> the president has arrived in tokyoay for the start of his eight-day trip to asia. after japan the president will travel to south korea, malaysia, and the philippines. ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist nicole mitchell, let's start with looking at your highs today in the northwest. 55 in seattle, mid-section of the country, really some warm air, into the 60s, and that will be part of a flow that will be tapping in to warm southerly air and gulf moisture that will set up some severe weather today. the biggest risk is for larger hail. all of this risks shifts its way eastward to places like arkansas into the day tomorrow. but as we watch this, through the day tomorrow on the northern side, even some areas of snow possible as the system moves in. as we put this into motion you can see a lot of rain in the mid-section, and some of that converting over for chance for snow tomorrow. the west coast as i say stays very active, so watch for rain conditions and even some snow. the snow pack is beneficial, but getting a little late in the se

well, ukraine may have been on president obama's mind today, but he was beginning a trip to the far east, first stop, japan. he was welcomed to tokyo by the new u.s. ambassador, caroline kennedy. then, mr. obama joined japan's prime minister at a famous sushi restaurant. they'll hold more talks tomorrow. from japan, the president will travel to south korea, malaysia, and the philippines. the administration announced today that it will complete the sale of ten apache attack helicopters to the military dictatorship in egypt. it's a reward for egypt keeping its peace agreement with israel, but this is the same dictatorship that overthrew egypt's only democratically elected government. in cairo, clarissa ward caught up with some of the die-hard activists who are still pressing for democracy. >> reporter: they were among the first waves of protesters in tahrir square three years ago using social media to spread their call for freedom, helping to overthrow a 30-year dictatorship. we first met sherief gaber at a protest in late 2011. he had returned from studying in the u.s. to join the revolution. >> the bravery of the people around me i

president obama is attending a state dinner tokyo but he's focus og the crisis in ukraine no doubt. the violence and rhetoric are ramping up and both sides are using some of the strongest language to date. the russians with a thinly veiled threat saying they will use force in ukraine if they believe their interests are in danger. and now president is warning more economic sanctions are ready to go if needed. cnn's michelle kosinski is live in tokyo traveling with the president with much more. michelle? >> kate, inevitably this topic came up right away. we know additional u.s. sanctions against russia are tee'd up, ready to go and eminent. president obama said we're looking at days not weeks to continue to wait and see whether russia would live up up to the agreement signed one week ago in geneva to take concrete steps to de-escalate the situation. today president obama said he himself was not overly optimistic, not hopeful that this would actually happen. he even said it wouldn't take much for russia to avoid further sanctions. basically to step up and say that it would do what it a

will play till he come from tokyo dome gave us a mini kit which ended almost a factor in a very lackluster trade assets they tell us what happened on markets today. in ukraine lily has he mentioned the need to ever show opened higher as the market got some help from the weaker yen were the biggest driver city with the non bank sector payrolls of the nikkei newspaper report that the ruling party is considering raising the ceiling on interest rates beach or some corals which is not good for the business but the momentum was not sustainable and find appetite among retail investors were shrinking as the day went by and trading was lackluster as many foreign players were away on holiday and many japanese investors were awful stayed on the sidelines. so putting it simply the nikkei was trapped between buying on the yen's weakness and selling of profit taking that's what the benchmarks and in virtually flat just down three points from friday and was the trading will probably remain subdued until investors year earnings announcements. not only from japanese companies but also from major us companies so the house i would talk about this morning's flight data which s

trial continues in eastern ukraine over the region state that are more outspoken journalist graham phillips on the ground and don't ask. last night so i think she's between tokyo and had to rush activities. i did today we were able to speak. i deduced from the pro russian scientists. when showing little cocktails thrown in to build the thing that it was because activists who provoke conflict. in reality. women who introduced themselves as police moved into the building and started attacking unarmed there in stunned grenades and rubber bullets. he never showed the right. the remaining injured among them. he pushed the soapbox. he made molotov cocktails and threw them in sa and trying to snow tomorrow. unlike them we never attempted to hurt them we've been meaning for the walls. later the song reinforcements arrived in the building. matt has been a more peaceful. since russia activists stormed this regional administrative building on sunday that formed the people's council will call him for a referendum before the presidential election is held in kiev and practical saying that they declared him and republicans over the state the up and events which doesn't endor