- save it, yamamoto. that's your second strike. - what was my first strike? on a strike system? - and covering my morning shifts for the next month is not gonna make it up to me. - then i'll cover two months. - make it four, and then i'll let you buy me dinner. - thank you so much, george, but not tomorrow night 'cause doug and i have dinner with dorothy. n-not the dorothy that you know, we know an african-american dorothy. - good one. - why are you having dinner with dorothy? - frankly, it's none of your business. - yamamoto, tell me everything. - doug had coffee with her this morning. there might have been a danish involved. he wanted romantic love advice. - oh. - i am so sorry. i'm a coward, and you know that. - dorothy thinks, and i-- i happen to agree that i just--i need some time to heal myself emotionally. - i gave you all the advice you need. - yeah, and your advice sucked. i confronted dr. shankar, just like you told me to, in front of my girlfriend, and he kicked my ass. - and his girlfriend saw everything. it was so humiliating. - so she wasn't eve

- save it, yamamoto. that's your second strike. - what was my first strike? on a strike system? - and covering my morning shifts for the next month is not gonna make it up to me. - then i'll cover two months. - make it four, and then i'll let you buy me dinner. - thank you so much, george, but not tomorrow night 'cause doug and i have dinner with dorothy. n-not the dorothy that you know, we know an african-american dorothy. - good one. - why are you having dinner with dorothy? - frankly, it's none of your business. - yamamoto, tell me everything. - doug had coffee with her this morning. there might have been a danish involved. he wanted romantic love advice. - oh. - i am so sorry. i'm a coward, and you know that. - dorothy thinks, and i-- i happen to agree that i just--i need some time to heal myself emotionally. - i gave you all the advice you need. - yeah, and your advice sucked. i confronted dr. shankar, just like you told me to, in front of my girlfriend, and he kicked my ass. - and his girlfriend saw everything. it was so humiliating. - so she wasn't eve

mika yamamoto was shot and killed while reporting from aleppo. authorities sent her remains across the border to turkey. >> translator: she told me she was in a safe place, just two days ago. i still cannot believe things turned out this way. >> the japan press released video yamamoto recorded just before she died. yamamoto said fighter jets were bombing residents indiscriminately. she said she couldn't believe people were still living there. yamamoto and her partner were accompanying opposition fighters when shots rang out. her video ends there. >>> now let's take a look at the latest in business news with yongghi kang. tell us what's happening. >> well, catherine investors around the world are looking for clues on whether global central banks are going to take extra steps to boost the economy and the latest indication is coming from washington. minutes of the most recent u.s. central bank policy meetings show that members agreed on the need for mormon tear easing f signs of economic recovery are not seen. the minutes of the two-day federal open

mika yamamoto was shot on monday in aleppo. authorities moved her body across the border to turkey. >> translator: she told me she was in a safe place just two days ago. i still cannot believe things turned out this way. >> the japan press released video yamamoto recorded just before she died. yamamoto said fighter jets were bombing residents and she couldn't believe people were still living there. yamamoto and her colleague were accompanying opposition fighters when shots rang out. her video ends there. >>> and it doesn't let up for the residents of aleppo. government troops are hitting back at rebel forces there and around the country. government jets are flying sorti after sorti. rebels say government forces bombed a makeshift hospital in aleppo. at least 35 people were killed, including civilians. the planes seem to be targeting residential neighborhoods too. smoke blankets the area. tanks rolled into a suburb of the capital damascus where free syrian army soldiers were hiding, triggering a firefight. the renewed offensive

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a senr official with the opposition free syrian army said yamamoto was killed in the northern city of aleppo. she was a freelance journalist working with the press. she she was taken to the hospital. a colleague identified her body. she was a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years experience. she covered the conflicts in kosovo, afghanistan and iraq. she talked with nhk last month about why she believed in the work she was doing. >> covering conflict zones is tough. but i'll continue with my work. i believe there could be a chance to finish the war or contain the damage by reporting on what's happening on the ground. however tragic. many residents wonder how the dynamics of the battle will change now that u.n. monitors are on their way out. many have chosen to flee. many others are trapped. nhworld repos fr damcus. >> residents of the syrian capitol, damascus, are celebring the muslim festival for ramadan. but the streets are deserted. signs on all sides. the u.n. monitors are leaving former head quarters in central damascus. they are setting up for the lebanese boarder. the mult

sato said yamamoto was a few steps behind him. they lost each other. sato found her dead at a nearby hospital. she was a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years' experience. she covered the conflicts in kosovo, afghanistan and iraq. she talked with nhk last month about why she believed in the work she was doing. >> translator: covering conflict zones is tough, but i'll continue with my work. i believe there could be a chance to finish the war or contain the damage by reporting on what's happening on the ground however tragic. >>> the first uncensored papers in half a century hit news stands in myanmar after the government controls on the media. we have more details from bangkok. >> a significant step towards freedom of speech, the government on monday announced that all newspapers and magazines could now be published without needing official approval. readers have welcomed the move, but after decades of oppression by the military, some observers say it's too soon to celebrate. nhk world reports. >> authorities say they no longer need approval whate

japan's government says veteran war correspondent mika yamamoto was killed yesterday in aleppo by gunfire. she was traveling with one of the main rebel groups at the time. >>> breaking news about a missile attack against a u.s. military plane in afghanistan. the plane, scheduled to carry general martin dempsey, general of the joint chiefs of staff, was hit as it was preparing to depart from bagram air base, but dempsey was not yet on the aircraft. general dempsey is the nation's highest ranking military officer. he arrived in afghanistan on monday following a wave of attacks by afghan forces on nato service members. nato's spokesperson says the general is now out of the country. >>> a shift in the wind has helped crews in california trying to get a handle on a huge wildfire that threatens 3,500 homes. the ponderosa fire is burning 170 miles north of sacramento. bigad shaban reports. >> reporter: firefighters in northern california are using every tool they have to try to stop a fast-moving blaze 170 miles north of sacramento. the ponderosa fire started over the weekend during a lightning

japan government says veteran correspondent mika yamamoto was killed by gunfire traveling with one of the main rebel groups at the time. >>> a shift in the wind has helped crews in california trying to get a handle on a huge wildfire that threatens 3,500 homes. the ponderosa fire is burning 170 miles north of sacramento. seven homes have already been destroyed. and in the words of one evacuee, "all we can do now is pray." bigad shaban reports. >> reporter: firefighters in northern california are using every tool they have to try to stop a fast-moving blaze 170 miles north of sacramento. the ponderosa fire started over the weekend during a lightning storm. bone-dry conditions and temperatures near 100 degrees helped it spread quickly. it's an uphill battle for firefighters. >> the challenges are the heat, the terrain, very dry field conditions. the fire is releasing a lot of energy. >> reporter: the ponderosa fire is just one of more than 40 large wildfires burning across the west in what's been a very active fire season, tough on firefighters as well as those forced to flee their home

just before she was killed in a gun battle in syria, a japanese journalist maked mikai yamamoto spent the last several moments of her life filming the horror in aleppo. you can hear a gunshot and hauntingly, that footage ends. take a look. >> and that's it. joining me live from beirut, lebanon is arwa damon. when i see things like this, it reminds me every day this is one of the most dangerous if not the most dangerous place in the world for everyone. not just the civilians there but people like you who get yourselves into that country and out as fast as you can and try to get the story. and the last reminder of this is mika. >> it certainly is. i have the goose butches just listening to that having watched the video earlier. her colleague is also her husband and i was watching an interview that was done with him and he was talking about how the syrian troops that fired on them could not have been more than 30 meters, say around 100 feet away from them. he believes that they could have been able to see that she was, in fact, a woman and fired on her nonetheless. he was saying that it

japanese tv reporter mika yamamoto was killed in aleppo yesterday.insurgents in afghanistan fired rockets at the parked plane of the visiting chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff. army general martin dempsey was safe in his quarte at thtime but e plandid stain damage. the c-17 military transport plane was parked at bagram airfield, just outside kabul, while dempsey visited with troops. the taliban claimed responsibility and dempsey later flew out of the country on a different aircraft. the deadline for striking miners in south africa to return to work or be fired has been extended until at least next week. a government committee convinced the managers of the platinum mine to postpone their ultimatum during a weeklong national mourning period. today mourners and church leaders held a ceremony to bless the ground where 34 miners were killed by police during the strike. they sang hymns and walked barefoot in the area as part of their blessing. the long-time ruler of ethiopia, meles zenawi, died last night at a hospital in brussels of an undisclose

yamamoto was taken to a hospital in turkey. a colleague identified her body. snrs >>> scientists say the arctic ocean's ice cover has shrunk to the smallest for mid august since records began. the japan aerospace exploration agency used the satellite shizuku to measure the ice at 4.66 million square meters. agency analysts say they expect the ice to contract more as the season progresses. they say it could shrink to the smallest level on record. the analysts suspect the contraction is caused by the ocean getting hotter. scientists collected the data using the satellite's remote sensor. they measured microwave emissions from the earth's surface and atmosphere. >>> myanmar's government says it has abolished censorship of all publications including those covering politics and religion. the rules were enforced during the years of military dictatorship. but the government wants to show the international community it's serious about reform as it seeks a permanent end to economic sanctions. the government abolished free publication censorship of sports and fashion ma