. >>> welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, august 1st. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. only two nuclear reactors are helping homes and businesses in the steamy days of summer. the people are set to

.  >>> hello and welcome back to nhk world "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here is a look at stories we are following. >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators set a goal to work out a peace agreement within nine months as they resume a process that has been on hold for three years. >>> consumers in japan see prices inch up as prime

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we are following this hour. >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators set a goal to work out a peace agreement within nine months as they resume a process that has been on hold for three years. >>> tourism officials in japan warn travelers of the dangers of climbing mt. fuji and other peaks after several south koreans die hiking the japan alps. >> as trom mers in japan use a camera to capture what they call the first detailed images of the andromeda galaxy. >>> israeli and palestinian representatives are trying to secure the peace that has eluded them for decades. they have held their first negotiations in three years and they have agreed to spend up to nine months trying to reach a deal. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian negotiator met in washington. secretary of state john kerry mediated. he said they will hold talks in two weeks either in israel or the palestinian territories. >> i can assure you that in these negotiations, it'

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators have agreed to sit down to talk about peace after a three-year stalemate. >>> tourism officials in japan warn travelers of the dangers of climbing mt. fuji and other peaks after several

>>> hello and welcome to "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington. u.s. secretary of state john kerry joined as mediator. kerry said the negotiators will hold the next round of talks within two weeks either in israel or the palestinian territories. >> we all know that it's not going to be easy. it's going to be hard with ups and downs. but i can assure you that these negotiations -- in these negotiations, it's not our intention to argue about the past but to create solutions and make decisions for the future. >> i'm delighted that all final status issues are on the table and will be resolved without any exceptions, and it's time for the palestinian people to have an independent, sovereign state of their own. >> thank you. >> the peace talks have been stalled f

>>> hello and welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, july 31st. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington. u.s. secretary of state john kerry joined as mediator. kerry said the negotiators will hold the next round of talks within two weeks either in israel or the palestinian territories. >> we all know that it's not going to be easy. it's going to be hard with ups and downs. but i can assure you that these negotiations -- in these negotiations, it's not our intention to argue about the past but to create solutions and make decisions for the future. >> i'm delighted that all final status issues are on the table and will be resolved without any exceptions, and it's time for the palestinian people to have an independent, sovereign state of their own. >> the peace talks have been stalled for nearly thre

. >>> hello and welcome to "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington.

. >>> hello and welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, july 31st. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at the stories we're following this hour. >>> members of a group of south korean tourists die hiking the japan alps after the weather takes a turn for the worse. >>> militants disguised as police have stormed the prison in pakistan, freeing more than 200 prisoners. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> and investors are bracing for the latest u.s. economic data in a policy decision from the u.s. central bank. the former senior fed official offers his predictions. >>> a group of tourists from south korea spent a terrifying couple of days many the japan alps. the climbers got in trouble on a hike and had to be rescued. authorities say three of the group's 20 members died of hypothermia, and a fourth has suffered cardiorespiratory arrest. the climbers started their trek on sunday in nagano prefecture. strong winds and rain hit the area. the group made an energy call for help. rescuers found them on a mountain trail on tuesday morning. three w

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> militants disguised as police have stormed the prison in pakistan, freeing more than 200 prisoners. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> a series of explosions tore through a gas plant in the u.s. state of florida, leaving seven people

welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, july 30th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> supporters of egypt's old ruler show little in the fight with the country's new leaders. followers of mohamed morsi say they intend to defy government orders to abandon their protests. europe's top diplomat has flown in on a mission to pull the two sides back from floor bloodshed. european union foreign policy chief catherine ashton is making her second visit in two weeks. she met with interim president adly mansour, foreign minister nabil fahmy and the muslim brotherhood. egypt's military leaders overthrew morsi at the beginning of the month and installed a new government. his supporters have turned out for repeated protests demanding that he be reinstated. security forces moved in again over the weekend to clear the streets. 80 people were killed. but morsi supporters say they're not going anywhere. >>> a wave of car bombings has killed at least 48 people in ir iraq. local security authorities say sunni extremists may be behind the coordinated a

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's tuesday, july 30th and i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. two trains have collided in switzerland. nobody was killed, but 35 are hurt and five seriously. the two trains were traveling near the station and they were running on a single track. they crashed head on. emergency crews moved in to search for people in the wreckage and still have not found the driver of one of the trains. investigators are trying to determine what caused the accident. the crash came days after a train derailed in northwestern spain. 79 people were killed. earlier this month, a train went off the tracks outside paris. people died in that accident. supporters of egypt's old ruler showed little sign of yielding in their fight with the new leaders. followers of mohammad morsi said they intend to defy government orders. europe's top diplomat has tried to pull the two sides back. the foreign policy chief is making her second visit in two weeks. she met with the interim president and foreign minster and represen

welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, july 30th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> supporters of egypt's old ruler show little in the fight with the country's new leaders. followers of mohamed morsi say they intend to defy government orders to abandon their protests. europe's top diplomat has flown in on a mission to pull the two

. >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's tuesday, july 30th and i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. two trains have collided in switzerland. nobody was killed, but 35 are hurt and five seriously. the two

captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--  >>> hello, and welcome back to "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here's a look at the top stories we're following. a wave of car bombings in iraq kills at least 48 people and injuries more than 200. >>> torrential rains have lashed wide areas of japan. the record deluge has killed one person and left three others missing. >>>

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. torrential rains have lashed wide areas of japan. the record deluge has killed one person and left three others missing. >>> japan's nuclear authority orders the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant to rae move highly contaminated water from underground tunnels. >>> as leaders in pyongyang celebrate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice, the world waits for kim jong-un to make his next move. >>> a month's worth of rain fell in some parts of western japan on sunday. the downpour led to flooding and landslides. it killed one person with at least three others still missing. the deluge saw more than 100 pms of rain fall per hour in parts of yamaguchi prefecture. a 79-year-old woman died when her home collapsed. 200 millimeters of rain slashed the northern part of the prefecture. the downpour left many people stranded. residents in the northern part of hokkaido have also seen heavy rains. nhk world's masa

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. people in western japan clean up after record rainfall sweeps through the region, killing one person and leaving others missing or stranded. >>> a tour bus has plunged off a highway in southern italy, killing at least 37 people. >>> and the

>>> hello, welcome to "newsline." it's monday, july 29th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli and palestinian leaders have spent three years refusing to speak. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been pushing for months to bring them back to the negotiating table. now he's persuaded those senior aides to come together in washington. kerry spoke over the telephone with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. they agreed to send negotiators to washington to prepare for peace talks. the envoys are scheduled to meet on monday and tuesday. kerry has visited the middle east over and over in an effort to coax the two sides back into negotiations. finally on sunday, the israeli cabinet approved the release of more than 100 palestinian prisoners. the palestinians had held out for them to be freed before they would agree to resume talks. >>> egyptians who hold different political beliefs are hardening their resolve. security forces have fought for the last three days with supporters of

. >>> hello, welcome to "newsline." it's monday, july 29th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli and palestinian leaders have spent three years refusing to speak. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been pushing for months to bring them back to the negotiating table. now he's persuaded those senior aides to come together in washington. kerry spoke over the telephone

. >>> hello and thanks for joining us on nhk world, this is "newsline." >>> the number of people killed in egypt's weekend unrest has reached 80. this is the highest figure since the july 3rd ouster of mohammed morsi. morsi supporters and security forces clashed in the capital of cairo and elsewhere from fri

>>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in egypt in support of ousted president mohamed morsi. they've gathered on the streets of cairo for the biggest protest since the military took power. dozens of people died when they clashed with security forces. the demonstrators were responding to a call by the muslim brotherhood. the group forms morsi's main power base. an official with the health ministry said at least 60 people died when they faced off with security forces, and eight people died in separate clashes in the northern city of alexandria. >> transnslator: the securururi foere simply trying to stop a clash between morsi supporters and nearby residents. >> a brotherhood spokesperson condemned the actions of authorities. >> translator: at 3:00 in the morning, police started attacking with tear gas first and then with live bullets on the peaceful protest of raba. >> the muslim brotherhood has vowed to continue prote

. >>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in egypt in support of ousted president mohamed morsi. they've gathered on the streets of cairo for the biggest protest since the military took power. dozens of people died when they clashed with security forces. the demonstrators were responding to a call by the muslim brotherhood. the group forms morsi's main power base. an official with the health ministry said at least 60 people died when they faced off with

welcome to "newsline." people in north and south korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the day they called a truce. the north is celebrating the anniversary of the arm cyst agreement with the display of military mite. troops paraded through the square in the center of north korea's

>>> welcome to "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> police officers have arrested the driver of the derailed train that crashed in northwest spain. at least 78 passengers died and more than 140 were injured. local media report that the train was traveling at 190 kilometers per hour, more than twice the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour on the dangerous bend. police told reporters at a news conference on friday they had placed the 52-year-old driver of the train under arrest for alleged negligence. police officers are investigating why the driver entered the curve at high speed despite vast experience on the line. spanish media are noting the lack of a system that slows speeding trains if they go faster than the speed limit for the area. they're blaming the operator for failing to put in place safety measures necessary for a high-speed train system. >>> people in north and south korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the korean war. the north is preparing to pu

. >>> welcome to "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> police officers have arrested the driver of the derailed train that crashed in northwest spain. at least 78 passengers died and more than 140 were injured. local media report that the train was traveling at 190 kilometers per hour, more than twice the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour on the dangerous bend. police told reporters at a news conference on friday they had placed the 52-year-old driver of the train under arrest for allene

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline," i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> spanish investigators are analyzing the data recorder from a derailed train to learn what happened in the moments before it smashed into a wall on a tight curve. >> and while cambodia's long ruling prime minister seems set to win, but the opposition hopes a new strategy will expand its support. >> and japan post office allows aflac to ramp up sales insurance, a move that could help negotiations for a wide ranging free trade deal. >>> spanish investigators are sifting through evidence as they try to determine the c of spain's worst rail accident in decades. it derailed in the northwest killing more than 75 people. investigators are trying to determine why it was traveling so fast and why the driver failed to brake before intering a tight curve. the train went off the tracks near the town of santiago de composte. the speed limit there is 80 kilometers per hour. local media say drivers know this portion of the traffic is

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> spanish investigators are analyzing the data recorder from a derailed train to learn what happened moments before it smashed into a wall on the tight curve. >>> north korea leader kim jung un says he supports resumption

>>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, july 26th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of spain's worst rail accident in decades. at least 80 people were killed after the train rounded a curve and jumped off of the tracks. 140 others were injured. police suspect the driver had pished the train well above the speed limit. public broadcaster tve aired video of the crash. the force of the impact sent cars tumbling. the train was traveling from the capital madrid to the northwestern city of el ferrol. more than 240 people were on board. the train went through a tunnel as it approached the city of santiago de compostela. then it entered a curve. the speed limit is 80 kilometers per hour. but the news reports that the driver said the train was traveling at 190 kilometer ps per hour. they modified a car and installed a diesel generator to move the cars on a track that was not electrified. the modifications may have raised the car's center of gravity and that may have upset its balance as the

>>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, july 26th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of spain's worst rail accident in decades. at least 80 people were killed after the train rounded a curve and jumped off of the tracks. more than 140 others were injured. police suspect the driver had pushed the train well above the speed limit. public broadcaster tve aired video of the crash. the force of the impact sent cars tumbling. the train was traveling from the capital madrid to the northwestern city of el ferrol. more than 240 people were on board. the train went through a tunnel as it approached the city of santiago de compostela. then it entered a curve. the speed limit is 80 kilometers per hour. but the news reports that the driver said the train was traveling at 190 kilometer ps per hour. they modified a car and installed a diesel generator to move the cars on a track that was not electrified. a japanese expert says the modifications may have raised the car's center of gravity and that m

. >>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, july 26th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of spain's worst rail accident in decades. at least 80 people were killed after the train rounded a curve and jumped off of the tracks. 140 others were injured. police suspect the driver had pished the train well above the speed limit.

. >>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, july 26th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of spain's worst rail accident in decades. at least 80 people were killed after the train rounded a curve and jumped off of the tracks.

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline," i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> new video shows the moment a train jumps the tracks in spain. a deadly accident many are blaming on excessive speed. >>> a prominent japanese scientist is retracting dozens of papers after a university committee rules test results were manipulated. >>> and as japanese delegates discuss a wade ranging free trade deal, the country's beef producers race to stake out turf in foreign markets. >>> investigators in spain are piecing together evidence as they try to pin down the cause of their country's worst rail accident in decades. the derailment in the northwest killed at least 78 people and injured 140 others. spanish media say the train was going more than double the speed limit. public broadcaster tve aired video of the crash. the force of the impact is clear. the train was traveling from the capital madrid to the northwestern city and derailed at a point four kilometers before the station in the city of santiago. the

i'm calling in from the newsline. just some reaction from sac. it's been radio silence today but as recently as last evening steve cohen and his number two, the firm's president, held a phone call for staff members in which steve cohen said he is, quote, unquote, dismayed by the prospect of charges, criminal charges i should say, against the firm which, of course, then were forthcoming today. in terms of the mood there today, steve cohen i'm told is in the connecticut office. trading is proceeding as usual or as usual as possibly can be on a day like this. there is a sense of concern but not panic. employees there do expect to see departures in the coming months or a year. remember that the bonus cycle in this business is such that many people don't leave until the beginning of a calendar year so it could be another six months before we see the real impact on head count. but obviously some concern, and one of the concerns is whether or not wall street brokerage firms might reconsider their relationships with sac, carl, because who knows what the

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> a passenger train has derailed in spain. the country's worst rail accident in decades. >>> chinese prosecutors indicted a man who was once a rising star in the communist party with corruption. >>> a prominent japanese

welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, july 25 th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty figures. but local authorities say at least 7 people are dead. a spokesmen say that 200 passengers were on the train when it departed madrid. it went off the tracks near the city of santiago de compostela. it's not clear yet what caused the accident. >>> it looks like american fugitive edward snowden will be staying in moscow at a moscow airport for the time being. the former intelligence analyst had requested temporary asylum so he could enter russia. but snowden has not received the pass he needs to leave the airport. snowden worked on contract for the national security agency. earlier this year he leaked details of government surveillance programs to the press. he's wanted by u.s. authorities. he has been holed up in the airport's transit zone for more than a month. a lawyer helped snowden file his request fo

welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, july 25th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain, toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty figures, but local authorities say at least 56 people are dead. [ sirens ] spokespersons for the railway company say more than 200 passengers were on the train when it departed the capital madrid, bound for el ferol. when it departed madrid. it went off the tracks near the city of santiago de compostela. reuters quoted a passenger as saying that many people were trapped under the cars. police and firefighters are searching for survivors. it's still not clear what caused the accident. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he'll nominate carolyn kennedy as the next ambassador to japan. she's the daughter of the late president john f. kennedy. the white house announced the nomination in a news release, along with other selections for administration posts. kennedy is expected to be confirmed to replace current ambas

welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, july 25 th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty figures. but local authorities say at least 7 people are dead. a es

welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, july 25th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain, toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty fire

captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--  >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. indian police are questioning the principal of a primary school where 23 children died last week after eating a school lunch laced with pesticide. the head mistress went missing soon after the children began falling sick. she was arrested on wednesday. children showed sign of food

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." a popular japanese brand is in need of a makeover, a range of products from kanebo cosmetics promises to whiten skin, but some explain the creams and lotions left blochs on their faces and company executives have been left red faced themselves. here's the report. >> reporter: people have seen the ads, products that promise to make the skin on their faces whiter. some believe that will hide any flaws but now they are finding out that cosmetics are not safe. >> translator: i wonder if the products were thoroughly tested. >> translator: i do whitening because i worry about blemishes, but when things like this happen, it makes me think twice about buying other products from the company. >> reporter: kanebo was founded in 1887, it grew into one of japan's leading cosmetics companies. in 2008, the company started selling products to whiten the skin on people's faces. customers in 11 other countries and territories started buying them up. then two years ago, managers started hearing some com

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> executives of a popular cosmetics brand reveal complaints have gone from a few dozen to more than 2,000. >>> decontaminating fukushima prefecture could reach mor t

welcome to "newsline." it is wednesday, july 24th. i'm katherine cobia shi in tokyo. >>> the new prince has made his public debut. britain's prince william, his wife, catherine, and baby greeted the crowds outside the hospital where he was born. they left the hospital to be met by a curious crowd. the duke and dutchess of cambridge followed tradition by giving the public the first silth of the baby on the hospital steps. prince william made his first appearance that way. >> he is a big boy, quite heavy. we are still working on a name. >> the first time of any parent know what this feeling is like. >> very special. >> they also revealed that william performed the first nappy change. the family left for their home at kensington palace. >> yeah, we could see them really good. we were getting pushed and shoved towards the front. there were lots of people going crazy. it was great. >> check it out. amazing. >> the bells of westminster abbey rang out for more than three hours of celebration. the royal artillery fired a 41-gun salute at gree

glad you could join us on this edition of "newsline." it's wednesday july 24th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. experts have added up what they think is cost of cleaning up fukushima after the nuclear sdas ferter. the bill could run to $50 billion, four times the amount the japanese government has allocated. cruise base it on levels of radiation. the government is responsible for cleaning up the no-entry zones around the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant and subsidizing work in other areas. government officials have allocated about $11 billion, but they haven't said what the total cost might be. experts from a science and technology institute carried out a study. they estimated cleaning up the no-entry sdploens zones alone would cost $20 billion. they say work in other areas would add up to more than $30 billion. >> translator: the government should study the costs before deciding whether to complete decontamination. or reallocate the money to help people rebuild their lives. >> she says government officials are overseeing the work without considering the expecta

welcome to "newsline." it is wednesday, july 24th. i'm katherine cobia shi in tokyo. >>> the new prince has made his public debut. britain's prince william, his wife, catherine, and baby greeted the crowds outside the hospital where he was born. they left the hospital to be met by a curious crowd. the duke and dutchess of cambridge followed tradition by giving the

glad you could join us on this edition of "newsline." it's wednesday july 24th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. experts have added up what they think is cost of cleaning up fukushima after the nuclear sdas

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline," i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >> fishermen are upset that contaminated water is seeping from the fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. >>> people in britain and around the world are waiting for the first public appearance of the son of prince william and his wife kate. >>> japanese negotiators have made their debut at talks to create a free trade zone across asia and the pacific. >>> fishermen are angry at the operator of the fukushima nuclear power plant. tokyo electric power company has admitted that contaminated underground water is seeping into the ocean. about 100 fishermen attended a private briefing session by tepco. officials from the utility reportedly said the spread of the contamination is limited. they also explained their plan to build walls along the coast to prevent tainted water from leaking into the ocean. some fishermen reportedly said tepco officials may have deliberately concealed the information. others said they cannot trust th

you're watching "newsline." i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. a senior japanese government official lashes out at the operator of fukushima daiichi from keeping radioactive material from seeping into the

>>> you're watching kwlt newsline." we're starting off with breaking news out of new york. an airplane experienced trouble touching down at laguardia international airport. its front landing gear collapsed. southwest airlines operates the boeing 737. the plane was on its way from nashville, tennessee, to new york. abc news is reporting three people suffer eed minor injurie. laguardia has been closed. southwest airlines officials say they're gathering details and will release a statement soon. >>> tens of thousands of babies come into this world every day, but one birth in britain is capturing global attention. the duchess of cambridge has given birth to her first child with prince william. it's a boy. now everyone is waiting to find out what his name will be. buckingham palace released a statement saying mother and baby are in good health. he weighs 3.8 kilograms and was porn at 4:24 p.m. he's now third in line to the throne after his grandfather prince charles and his father prince william. doctors at the london hospital signed the official announcement. and it was display

>>> welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, july 23rd. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the operator of the damaged fufushima daiichi has admitted that radioactive water has been leaking into the ocean. and a senior japanese government official had sharp words for the utility. tokyo electric power company officials announced on monday that new findings suggested tainted water has been entering the ocean since april. >> translator: we should have learned more from the mistakes that we've made. so far, we've not seen such a big impact on the ocean. we'll have to analyze more to understand the scale of the leakage. >> officials from the industry ministry inspected the plant later on monday. senior vice minister akaba called the situation deplorable. he criticized tepco officials for being unresponsive. >> translator: tepco's actions seem too slow and don't live up to expectations. >> tepco says the contamination is contained in an area of a port near the plant. workers are using chemicals to solidify the ground surrounding the wells to

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> you're watching kwlt newsline." we're starting off with breaking news out of new york. an airplane experienced trouble touching down at laguardia international airport. its front landing gear collapsed. southwest airlines operates the boeing 737. the plane was on its way from nashville, tennessee, to new york. abc news is