tokyo's nikkei is down, hong kong is losing 1.5%. european stocks are faring poorly. the dow stands at 15, 258. the s&p declined, as well president the nasdaq was the only winner last week. investors may be getting nervous. stocks could have a knee jerk reaction. >> this time around, what makes this particularly sensitive is we have a number of con fluences, declining earnings, worries about bernanke, worries about obamacare. i think the market is more skittish than it has been the last couple times we've seen this. the market has more potential to be more violent. >> a long term view is always the best strategy. stocks were quick to recover after the last put somedown. some other business news, twitter is recordly a step closer to its public stock debut. forbes is reporting twitter plans to make its filing this week. twitter hopes to be trading by thanksgiving. the social media company is expected tole valued at up to $15 billion. the company is reported to be leaning towards taking the new york stock exchange over the nasdaq for its trading. >> dallas mavericks owne

lifting the trophy in tokyo, how a former wimbledon champion has a lift up the world a former wimbledon champion has a lift up the worla lift up the >>> welcome back to the newshour. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. human rights groups say 50 have been killed in protests in sudan. demonstrations spread across the country after fuel sub siddies were removed monday. >> supporters of greek's golden dawn are protesting outh police headquarters in athens, angry at arrests of members and senior members. >> an earthquake hit south-east pakistan. it's the second in a week, 7.2 magnitude, killing 15 people. >> our top headlines story. in the protests in sudan a political analyst, waleed, and is the chairman of the governance bureau, a nongovernmental organization in sudan. welcome to al jazeera. how would you describe what is happening on the streets of sudan? >> i think the government at the beginning tried to reflect - at least in the press conference that the president gave a couple of days ago - he was trying to say it's a budgetary issue. but people are very suspicious of the fa

the quoint sydney to tokyo flight was cancelled when the rep tile was discovered near the aircraft doorway. the 20 centimetre unidentified snake is in quarnt een. -- quarantine. the ghosts of men and women fill the wards of government hospitals across india. they stare silently - suspended in limbo between the living and the dead. these patients are the infected - victims of a contagion so lethal it kills almost one and a half million people globally every year, and infects a

authorities, something the pakistan may fear may be allowed to go to another country, perhaps qatar, perhaps tokyo, saudi arabia where it is likely that they may open another office and then perhaps some sort of attempt will be make for direct talks. >> thank you. polls have opened in northern shrilanka for the first time since the end of the civil war. an estimated 100,000 people died in the 26-year conflict and the election is being seen as a major test for reconciliation. joining us now from northern shrilanka. how is the voting going? >> reporter: yes, absolutely. we are getting to the middle of the day here some activity going on in the distance where we are. i should also describe to a sense of community or normalcy that i am seeing here. there is a sense of momentous things taking place. but there are kids with normal activities taking place. despite all this as my colleague has been reporting, there is some significant challenges that the people who will be elected in this pr provincial election l have to deal with. >> his wife died in the war. you buried her but is thankful that he could

al jazeera, tokyo. >> dave warren with the weather and i'll be back with the headlines. golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. weeks to get tashed lock. the first -- get around the lock. blackbury looks like it's -- black bring looks like it's--blackberry says it's in worse shape than it was. once a dominant player in the hand held market its sales have better than lit by the rise of samsung and apple. analysts say blackberry may be bought out by one much its rivals. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren. this will be a big change for our weather a line of showers and storms is that air coming down from the fort north. works it way, southeast, big problems here, pulling up some gulf moisture, heavy rain and flooding across the southeast. temperatures will be dropping as that rain moves through. you can see that clearly here, 70 in memphis, 61 in chicago, dropping to 53 in minneapolis. a big cool down is underway, we're getting the rain. a lot of gulf moisture coming in

the committee awarded tokyo the 2020 games. tokyo's governor said the prime minister's remarks are expression of political will rather than the actual situation. >> when prime minister abe made his appeal, he said the situation was under control. but at the moment it's not entirely under control. the important thing was he was demonstrating his will to get it done, and that it would be under control in the future. >> more than five years after the collapse of the u.s. housing market many families are still losing their homes to bank foreclosures. one california town has come up a bold plan to stop all of that. [ protesters ] >> reporter: a small city david confronts a financial goliath. along with several of her constituents the mayor of richmond, california, a town beset by housing foreclosures went to wells fargo, one of the nation's biggest banks, demanding a meeting with the ceo. they were turned away, but richmond mayor gail mclaughlin has a bold plan to stop foreclosures, a plan that has big banks worried. richmond is a d

. >> reporter: tokyo's sushi fish market does a brisk trade in the morning. the fish are packed and loaded, destined to end up in a restaurant like this one. a typical sushi bar in japan. >> translator: it is not because i'm japanese. it comes to me naturally, as i have been eating it since i was born. >> reporter: this dish explains why the japanese consume close to 80% of blue fin tuna. the consumption of tuna has always increased as japanese cuisine food becomes more popular worldwide. the population has been decimated to 3.6%. now there is a proposal to cut the catch of young tuna by 15%. this man is a scientist who is working on a method he hopes will help the blue fin. researchers harvest cells from te testees of tuna and implant them in mackerel. >> translator: in order to seek a full recovery of the population, we should have a ten-year closed season, but it is difficult to impose this because there are so many concerned. >> reporter: already some restaurants ban atlantic blue fin from their menu. people in japan will hope they don't have to resort to

. >> tokyo fish market does a brisk trade-in the morning. blue fin tuna is auctioned off and in 15 minutes it's all over. the fish are packed and loaded, destined to end up in a restaurant. like this one. a typical sushi bar where the food is prepared in front over customers. >> translator: it is not because i'm japanese, it comes to me naturally as i've been eating it since i was born. >> reporter: this dish explains why the japanese consume close to 80% of blue fin-tuna catch and sushima and tuna is highly prized and popular. the consumption has increased as the food is more popular worldwide and the blue-fin was not as endangered until recently but it's because of over fishing and the fact the pacific species be given other tuna takes longer to reproduce and there is a proposal to cut the catch of young tuna by 15%. and he is a scientist working on a method that he hopes will help the pacific blue fin and trying to breed tuna using makrar as a species and they implant the cells in the makral and when grown will hatch tuna but will not be

florence in tokyo. >> reporter: green peace says they found one of the ships in the arctic and it came after green peace activists tried to climb on to an off shore drilling platform on wednesday. the environmental group says warning shots were fired and 29 of the activists have been arrested. and calling for their release. smoking could be ban in prisons in england and whales and the move is likely to be controversial as some 80% of prisoners smoke but pilots will begin next year. the ban is expected by 2015 because of fears that prisons may demand compensation over health hazards of passive smoking. each one of the world east most famous scientists and steven hawkins is the star of his own movie and we report. >> reporter: think of cambridge and heart and think science, think history but movie premiers think again. >> left for me please. >> reporter: this is not ordinary film. this is no ordinary man. >> there is nothing like the moment of discovering something that no one knew before. >> reporter: the subject is professor steven. hawking, one of the most famous scientists of the gen

. >> he really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. it was, you know, he loved to be able to travel, but when he came back, he talked about how they didn't give the money that he said. >> you richard said that was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that he saw the news, and he's been in disbelief since. >> heidi zhou-castro, aljazeera, fort worth texas. >> the chief of police taken hostage by separatist fighters in the southern city has been released. he tried to negotiate with leaders from the national liberation front. >> reunited with their loved ones after nine days of uncertainty, more than 100 hostages have been rescued by the military. three soldiers were killed in the operation, which came after fighting. >> we were caught up in the middle of the fighting, the military was at the front, while they were hiding behind us. they used us as human shields. >> fighters have been holding 200 people hostage. >> with the release of the hostages, many hope this may mean that the crisis will so

. >> he really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. he loved to be able to travel, but when he came back, he talked about how they didn't give him the money. >> he says that was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that he saw the news, and he's been in disbelief since. heidi zhou-castro, fort worth, texas, aljazeera. >> we have been following the story from fort worth, texas, where aaron alexis once lived. we are liv live. is there any suggestion from his past that something like this could happen? >> not really. in fact, the word friends are using out here is confused. they just neve saw anything like this coming. i've got two people here. you and your family took aaron in. you told me there was an incident last june. what happened recording his handgun. >> i had just come home from my overnight shift and went to the bedroom and fell asleep. not but moments later, the gun went off. my husband came out to check on everything and aaron came out with this horrified, mortified look on his face

. >> he really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. it was, you know, he loved to be able to travel, but when he came back, he talked about how they didn't give him the money that they said. >> richard said that was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that he saw the news, and he's been in disbelief since. >> aljazeera, fort worth, texas. >> we have been following the story from fort worth texas, the same state aaron alexis had that criminal record. any sense as to what the motive might have been talking to people there? >> as far as a possible motive, nothing definitive here, nothing that makes authorities say aha that's it. folks said he was unhappy at times because he felt he wasn't getting paid on time through his naval contractor job. he said he didn't always get paid what he thought he had earned, so he got behind on his bills. he was angry with the government. could this be the reason why? it's unclear, we may never know for sure. of course aaron alexis can't tell us. >> did he ever s

. >> he really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. it was you know he loves to be able to travel but when he came back he talked about how they didn't give him the money they said. >> reporter: that was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that he saw the news and he has been in disbelief since. heidi zhou-castro fort worth, texas. >> fighters in the philippines and zamboanga have taken the police in hostage and this is from the liberation front and it rescued 80 hostages on monday and recaptured 70% of the area and killed at least 18 fighters and we have the latest from zamboanga. >> it seems some of our exact things really are unclear on the ground although there are not as many reports of clashes between the liberation front and forces. the news that the zamboanga police chief is hostage with other police comes as a surprise as people expect here on the ground there will be, in fact, a slow down of the clash. now, for those the government has announced that there were 100 hostages have al

. >> he really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. it was -- he loved to be able to travel but when he came back he talked about how they didn't give him the money they said. >> reporter: that was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that he saw the news and he has been in disbelief since. heidi with al jazeera fort worth, texas. >> reporter: and they completed the operation to pull the costa concordia upright. the 114,000 ton cruise liner has been laying on it's side for 20 minutes off the island of giglio. >> after 19 hours all the fog horns on the boats during the operations sounded and this was declared a perfect operation at 4:00. i'm going to step out of the shot so you can see how they have righted the costa concordia by 65 degrees and it's incredible to see how much of the ship has been laying under water for the last 20 months, it almost looks like an apartment building that has been partially collapsed and the collapsed part is the area that has been wedged on to the granite rock u

. >> they really felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. he loved to be able to travel, but when he came back he talked about how they didn't give him the money that they had said. >> reporter: this was one of the last conversations he had with alexis. it wasn't until monday morning that i saw the news and he's been in disbelief sense. heidi zhou castro, al jazeera texas. >> taking the head of police hostage. the ninth day of a violent confrontation from the liberation front. the army said it rescued 80 hostages on monday and captured 80% of the area. >>> well, we're in the city. what is the situation. the army has managed to free hostages but at the same time rebels have captured a police chief. where do we stand? >> reporter: well, we are outside the national police department. they comes at the time when the news broke out that the police, the officer in charge of the police has been taken by the liberation front fighters. it's not known how that happened, but many here were expecting that with the release of those hostages, that would m

. >> he felt like they should have paid him when they took him to tokyo. it was - he loved to be able to travel. but when he came back he talked about how they didn't give him the money they said. >> it was one of the last conversations michael had with aaron alexis. monday morning he saw the news and has been in disbelief since. >> questions are swirling now about security at military facilities across the country. monday night-washington dc representative eleanor holmes norton spoke out about safety concerns. most of the questions are outstanding. for many of us in this city who have been plagued by gun violence, among them is how someone whatever his badge, managed to get a high-powered gun into one of the most secure facilities in the district of columbia. >> just hours after the navy yard shooting, a scare at the white house. secret service officers tackled a man outside the north lawn after he tossed firecrackers over the fence. the man has since been charged. >> continue to follow us online for the latest on the investigation in the washington navy

typhoon made landfall 300 kilometers north of tokyo and warnings are across three places and the river burst the banks flooding communities in the surrounding area. mexico is facing unprecedented extreme weather on two fronts and manuel killed 21 and hurricane ingrid is hours away from making land fall and we report from mexico city with david. no he doesn't but i have something better we have the weather and those floods in new mexico, who is the latest on that? >> the floods are part of the same system that borders the flooding over parts of colorado. on the satellite picture you see plenty of cloud over the region and giving us heavy downpours and you see the latest bright white area of clouds to the northeast and this is the latest batch of flooding and these are pictures out of new mexico and the rain is pouring here but fortunately new mexico things will improve and not like colorado where the rain continued for several days. in this case the thunderstorms are gradually moving their way to the northeast and that means for many of us in new mexico it should be a lot drier, a handf

tokyo has already seen 60, so that means the ground is already saturated. we will then see this storm work its way across that southeast. it is going to take a while. during that time, we will see more heavy downpours that will give us a problem with flooding and also likely to cause a problem with mudslides as well. fortunately by the time we get to tuesday, things should be quieter for us, so at least it's only 18 hour event or so. as we head across towards mexico, we have far more problems. here are pictures thanks to a tropical storm that is now just about making land fall, you can see the problem it has already caused and these pictures were taken around ten hours ago, when it was still daylight in mexico. you can see the clouds gradually working its way towards the north. and the other one is a hurricane, and the two of them together are joining forces. well, salvagee crews are preparing to raise the wrecked costa concordia cruise ship. killing shirt two people. our reporter charley angela joins us from the island. off the coast. charley, how well the

and it's likely that this assurance hence the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 summer olympic games. >> the prime minister made a statement that that is under control based on you are pro venture tiff measures think the government will continue to insure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months, radioactive water has been leaking for storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific ocean. and there are continued efforts to try to keep the main body of contamination away from groundwater. but with hundreds of thousands of liters being used to cool the reactors every day. one international expert says the turned solution is untenable. >> there is a major challenge ahead for disposition of that water. in my view, it's unsustainable to indefinitely for a multi-decade long process to basically continue to hold that water in tanks. >> reporter: so the japanese government must do something to relieve the pressure on the storage tanks. international advisers have told them they should allow a controlled release of the water in

leaks at fukushima were under control and that helped the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 summer olympic games. >> the prime minister made a statement that this is under control based on our preventive measures. the government will continue to ensure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> for months radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific ocean and there are continued toafortsz try to keep the made -- erchts t efforts too keep the main body of water, international are experts says tetco's current solution is untenable. >> there is a main challenge for disposition of that water. in my view it's unsustainable to indefinitely for a decade long multidecade long process to basically continue to hold that water in tanks. >> so tepco and the japanese government must do something to relieve the pressure on these storage tanks. international knowledge association says they should allow the pressure to be released. joanna blundell, al jazeera,. >>> protests against july coup, about a dozen others were

prime minister assured the world that fukushima would not pose a threat to the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. >> an important mission: japan's opposition party questions the man in charge of ensuring safety at the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. the answer is swift and unwelcome. the situation he says, is not under control. after under a week ago japan's prime minister was assuring the people that the plant was under control. which led the international olympic committee to award tokyo the 2020 olympic games. >> the prior statement that this was under control based on preventive measures. the government will continue to insure that all necessary steps are being taken. >> reporter: for months radioactive water has been leaking from storage tanks around the plant. some of it has reached the pacific on or about, and efforts continue to try to keep the main body of contamination away from ground water. but with hundreds of thousands of liters being cooled to cool the reactors every day one international expert said tepco's effort is untenable. >> there is a major challenge ahead for disposition

special representatives for north korean policy is in tokyo on the last start of his regional tour, he's made it clear that wash won't support resuming stalled six-party talks on north correia's nuclear program as long as they continue to assert its nuke as status, harry fosset, al jazerra, seoul. >> the federa federal aviation s there has been a draws i can increase in close calls. 4,000 times last year more than double from 2011. there were literally 1900 close calls that year. the data released today does not make clear whether there are more air safety incidents or just better reporting. but officials say, they are now focusing on improving air traffic control tactics and communication with pilots. if you think a flight that costs less than two-gallons of gas is too good to be true. you would be right. a few lucky customers scored tickets for as little as $5 through the united airlines website on thursday. but the airline quickly caught the mistake. united temporarily shutdown its bookings, both online and by phone. the company has not yet said whether it will honor the rock-bottom t

d dip -- diplomat has arrived to resume negotiations in tokyo. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>> a new housing boom. coming up immigrants buying houses for their families, and pumping up the economy. ♪ >> welcome back everyone. let's give you an update now on the massive fire burning in seaside park, new jersey. the fire broke out at core's custard ice cream shop. these are live pictures right now, and pictures from earlier now, a portion of that boardwalk was rebuilt following superstorm sandy. several firefighters as well as residents had to be treated for smoke inhalation. ♪ >>> wal-mart says it will move ahead with its plans to open stars in washington, d.c., that after the mayor vetoed the living age bill. he blocked the plan that would required a minimum wage of $12.50 an hour. wal-mart said it would pull the plug on its plans to come to washington if the bill became law. >>> a judge has approved a plan for american to merge with u.s. airways. there a trial over the lawsuit scheduled for november. >>> a federal judge won't stop the city of

representative for north korea policy arrived in tokyo on a regional tour to discuss policy. this may put pressure on u.s. government for an aid for the north korea government. they have been stalled since 2009. bernard smith, al jazeera. >> so there is more positive news about the recovery in the housing market. foreclosure activity is at an eight-year low. only 56,000 homes entered the foreclosure process last month. that's a decline of 44% from august 20202021. sales of tablet computers are set to outweighs pc and laptop sales. isales will surpass the more traditional computer. michael dell is taking back the company that he founded, dell shareholders voted for a buyout for his partners and he said the company is worth more than the 13.8 a share buyout price. >>> okay, ross is here with a look at the headlines. >> reporter: corruption in college football. >> no, really? >> reporter: earlier in the week "sports illustrated" alleged that oklahoma state was paying their players among others things. now yahoo sports are reporting that agents used alabama player as a run for di

special representative for policy is in tokyo on the last stop of the regional tour. he made it clear washington won't resume stalled six-party talks on north korea's program as long as pyongyang continues to assert its nuclear status. >>> more than 35,000 rohinia are known to have fled from myanmar this year. the refugees are often abused and exploited. veronica pedrosa visited a transit point in thailand to investigate. >> reporter: designated a national park to preserve the natural beauty, the island is just a few kilometers from a major malaysian tourist destination. there's a much more menacing side to this place. rangers from the thai department of natural parks guard the area and pointed us to the very next cove to find what we were looking for. so close it's hard to believe they didn't know about it. a camp that we learned was a transit point for literally thousands of desperate from myanmar. it's just been shut down following its discovery and exposure in the media. >> translator: they took us to an island. we saw big tarps among big trees. we were surrounded

special representative has arrived in tokyo on a regional tour to discuss the nuclear reactor. negotiations have been stalled since 2009. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>> you're watching al jazeera. much more to come. ♪ >>> welcome back at least three people were killed torrential rains caused flooding in colorado. this man's vehicle flipped and fell off of a washed-out overpass and two other cars followed. we're going to boulder, colorado. i understand you have new information coming in from the governor, tamara? >> reporter: i do, richelle, the governor says this storm is turning into epic proportions, and so he is asking fema for assistance in the rescue efforts here in boulder county, and out there colorado. this storm is not just hitting boulder county, but as far north as larimer county, and as far south as colorado springs. you can see some of the kids trying to keep the flood waters from coming into their apartments. earlier this morning we shot some amazing video of a rescue in which three cars were passing over a roadway, and that roadway collapsed on them. all three

wrestling has been reinstated as an olympic sport and tokyo named for the host of the 2020 games. they just returned triumphantly from japan. they beat off competition from brazil and madrid. the high temperatures in the gulf nation will make playing in june and july impossible. >> the host is red to host the tournament and will have cooling technology in place, saying moving it to winter may be the best option. >> he must play. we can play also in winter time. this is also a question of solidarity. >> matches held across five continents tuesday as teams try to qualify for next year's world cup in brazil. for 20 minutes when a power cut both teams off the pitch, eventually jordan winning in penalty shootout. >> italy, germany, netherlands and switzerland are the teams that can make it. italians are not relying on other results to go their way, edging past 1-0 in their last game friday. they can make sure with another victory over the czech republic. only one team is guaranteed qualification. >> ukraine is undecided with montenegro following. >> a comeback from a seven month injury

in tokyo we have professor dewitt. professor, we saw south korea make an announcement about not being interested in japanese fish. >> the fishing interest in that region is quite devastated, and the farmer industry is suffering, and especially -- it was already in trouble, but this has only exacerbated those problems, and the implications are profound. >> and how is that perceived by the japanese people? is there a depressed feeling in terms of knowing that the industries are suffering, and the international community might be looking at some of the products with disinterest because they are worried about the health impact? >> well, the -- for a long time, there was a -- right after the accident there was great concern especially among mothers about buying products and so forth, and that had died down considerably prior to this opening up again in -- you know, on the international stage in july, and so you have -- you know, very much an unsettled degree of public opinion there as well as, because of the inability now t

. >> just a day after tokyo won the rights for the olympics, more good news. japan said there is more good news for its economy. the annual growth rate could be at 3.8% that against previous forecasts of 2.6%. the government is considering doubling the sales tax. it is sculptorly at 5%. the world's second biggest economy is slowing down. that's according to the latest fission by the chinese government. food price inflation is much higher and in august it stood at 4.7%. we have this report. >> china just released it's latest inflation figures, the consumer price is up 2.6%. why are we talking about this at one of the largest pig farms in china? because of pork-flation. it's been the second driver for inflation. there is a pork preserve because there is a direct connection between prescribing in food pricspikes in pork pricesand so. >> pork is the main meet and the primary choice of meet for--mear chinese people. >> in complexes like this, there are 60,000 pigs here. they are in the works of an american company that is the world's largest pork producers, it incr

. >> yesterday's announcements that the olympics will be held in tokyo in 2020 the other big news was the return of west wing to the list of sports for the summer games. 7 months a go wrestling was cut from the olympics which led to a frantic fro from officials to gt in the olympic games. one other nfl score to pass along just completed in dallas, the cowboys beat the giants 36-31. a lot of people rooting for the cowboys. >>> stay with us, the monday forecast is coming up next. there's more to financial news >>> hello again. the picture behind me is from the picture in vermont. things in this region will change quickly. you see a lot of green here but because it's getting cold and the nights are getting longer that is going to become one orange and yellow scene. what's happening now is some cold air is coming up behind. look at the current temperatures now. wear looking at albany at 53-degrees. even hudson new york is seeing 66 degrees there. we zoo dwe do have frost advisos going on with that air coming in from canada and tomorrow things are going to be quite cool in new york. compar

. [ cheering ] >> here's what helped tokyo win. superior infrastructure. transportation system is world class and dependable. it's hosted big sporting events before and has several facilities already in place. one of them is the national stadium where the 1964 opening ceremonial was held. it's set to undergo a $1 billion refurbishment. this bustling metropolis is emphasized its reliability and safety. but safety has been put in doubt by the nuclear crisis, the fukushima daiichi being plant is still leaking radiation. trying to assure the international imr olympic foundation that the situation will be under control in 2020. glks some may have concerns about fukushima. let me insure you that the situation is under control. >> that strategy appears to have helped. so tokyo will have the honor of hosting the olympics more than once. joining a list of only four other cities. the government says it will not only be a boost to the economy but will help inspire a nation that had to deal with an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear disaster.

. >>> the 2020 olympics will be in tokyo. and they bring back one popular sport that has been cut from the games. >>> and the challenge of teaching children in afghanistan. >> welcome back. the international olympic committee reinstated wrestling to the games in 2020. it had been cut back in february. we report from be buenos aires. >> reporter: it was suspended for some cases of corruption. for the federation this has been a wake-up call, and they've taken steps to transform the sport to make it more tv friendly and giving women a bigger role. we also know that th we asked jaques rogge if the voting was fair and even, they only got 24 votes. that's only two more votes. and fidel castro's son came all the way from cuba to buenos aires said that there, there wer was much at stake, but obviously that was not enough. >> michaels eaves is joining us now whether you love tennis or football. it's a big day in sports. >> reporter: yes, it is a big weekend to say the least. and women' final in the u.s. opens are open right now. and s

tokyo's bid emphasized it's world class transit system, and it's safety. those safety concerns were raised pause of the on going fukushima disaster. professor ian henry joins us now to discuss how the olympics can bolster the economy. thank you for joining us, i guess the question that has to be asked is the prime minister said, he is hoping the games will turn around 15 years of deflation, is there a historic record to support his wishes? >> yes, the games generated a great deal of expenditure, and income, not just tourist income, but things like construction, and investment etc. and certainly with the london games when britain was h the drip of recession, it's proved to be a positive stimulus. >> then there is the news of fukushima, the prim minister has to come out and say everything in regards to fukushima is safe. do you think tourists will agree? and do you think it can stop people from attending the games? >> well, there with two arguments in relation to fukushima, one was that the government's commitment to do everything that was required to ensure

(cheering and applause) >> and here is what helped tokyo win - superior infrastructure. japan's public transport system is world class and dependable. it hosted big sporting events before and has several facilities in place. one is the national stadium, where the 1964 opening ceremony was held. it's set to undergo a billion dollar refurbishment. this bustling metropolis is known for low crime rates. it's reliability and safety was emphasised. it has been put in doubt by the nuclear crisis. the fukushima daiichi crippled by an earthquake is still in consideration. the government spent the internationlast week convincing the international community that it will be resolved by 2020. >> some may have concertainlies about fukushima. -- concerns about fukushima. let me assure you the situation is under control. >> that strategy appears to have helped. so tokyo will have the honour of hosting the olympics more than once, joining a list of four other cities. the government says it will not only be a boost to the economy, but inspire a country that had to deal with an earthquake,

tokyo win: superior infrastructure. japan's public transport system is world-class and dependable. it's hosted big sporting events before and has several facilities already in place. one of them is the national stadium where the 1964 opening ceremony was held. it's set to undergo a billion dollar refurbishment. this is known for its low crime rate. tokyo's campaign spa emphasized reliability and safety. safety has been put in doubt by japan's nuclear crisis. the fukushima plant crippled in 2011 is leaking radiation. government officials spent last week trying to reassure the international community that the situation would be under control by 2020. the prime minister left the g20 meeting russia early to fly to bo beunas aires. >> many have concerns about fukushima. let me assure you that the situation is under control. >> that strategy appears to have helped. so, tokyo will have the honor of hosting the olympics joining a list of only four other cities. the government says it will not only be a boost to the economy but

>> reporter: here's what helped tokyo win. superior infrastructure. japan's public transport system is world class and dependable. it's hosted big sporting events pr and has several facilities already in place. one is the national stadium where the 1964 opening ceremony was held. it's set to undergo a billion dollar refurbishment. this bustling met police is known for the low crime rate. they emphasized their reliability and safety. safety is in doubt because of japan's nuclear priesdz. the fukushima daiichi plant crippled in 2011 is still leaking radiation. government officials spent the last week trying to reassure the international community it will be under control by 2020. the prime minister left a g-20 meeting in russia early to fly to buenos aires ahead of the vote. >> some may have concerns about fume fukushima. let me assure you that the situation is under control. >> reporter: that strategy appears to have helped. so tokyo will have the hopper of hosting the olympics more than once, joining a list of only four other cities. the government sa

. >> tokyo. >> and they are celebrating in tokyo. japan wins the bid to host the 2020 olympics. >>> a run on guns in maryland where tens of thousands are applying for permits with one of america's toughest gun laws about to go on the books. >> machines the size of molecules. how tiny technology could have a huge impact on the way we live our lives. >> john kerry says the world is facing another eunuch moment facing in saturday, he compared the use of chemical weapons to the atrocities of naz. germany. >> this is not the time to be silent spectators to slaughter, not the time to send a message where doing nothing is far more risky thansponding. this is not the time to allow a dictator unfetterred use of some of the most heinous weapons on earth. >> the obama administration is letting the public see some of its evidence. this is one of the videos shown to the senate intelligence committee just last week. the white house says the videos were posted online after the alleged chemical attack outside of damask us on august 21st. on saturday

tokyo beating out finalist finalists,istanbul. 2020 will be the second olympics for tokyo. they hosted back in 1964. >>> lebanon, syria's next-door neighbor dealt with its own bloody civil war 25 years ago. while there is mostly peace there today, the capital city of beirut is once again divided. robert ray joins us from beirae with more >> reporter: a city where construction cranes dot the dense skyline. people relax at the sea and buildings sprawl in every direction with roman ruins longside churches and mosques. it looks like a paradise, but it's a city on edge. sectarian tensions are simmering. s suspension and fear is in the area. the conflict in syria is only making things worse. >> it's schizophrenic. every community feels of itself, thinks of itself as a nation. those nations fighting each other. >> across the capitol, various neighborhoods have sharp divisions. flags and signs shows who is in control and who is not welcome. lebanon's 15 year civil war ended in 1990 and syria was left in charge. but syria withdrew military occupation in 2005 and since then, lebanon'

al jazeera. >>> we want the look more to the decision again to tokyo. joining us from the japanese capitol. the political commentator and the u news janecy. nice tagency.good to have you, . >> reporter: it wasn't prohibited because the international community did award the oh limb tick game olyo japan. it created some tension in the japanese side in the final days and hour -rs. some of the claims that the prime minister knead before the prime minister made and they got it. >> the positive factor and the fact that japan has been through so much and this would be a feel good story and a good way to give skwra an th japan to work r so much disaster. >> yes, i think that's fair. japan is a country that had a lot of despair. i think being able to host it is something that people do care about. i think there will be a lot of positive benefits for japan. >>> what's in the back of my mind when a country gets awarded, it balloons. the cost of it gets huge it it s well over budget. what do you think of the tokyo 2020 mark? >> well, japan already is the most indeb

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al jazeera, tokyo. >> coming up in the program, more on the u.s. secretary of state john kerry's meeting with arab league representatives. >> i think that it's funny but a little bit weak. >> come find out why this top winner is crazy drama in real life. american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. >>> john kerry is set to meet arab league representatives. the u.s. sec traeu secretary ofs in france. >>> protestors in brazil disrupted celebrations. police fired tear gas and dozens of people were arrested. >>> the party of german chancellor angela merkel is holding a conference to launch the final weeks of campaigning before the federal election. it gives the coalition an advan

florence louie, al jazeera, tokyo. >> seems a celebration in tokyo. is they were chanting fanzai, a celebratary shout, and then formed the words thank you for the successful bid. >>> well still ahead, an easy win. australia's liberal national coalition end the party's rule. >> i think that the movie's fun but a little bit weak. >> plus the win are of the venice film festival is creating drama in real life. >> welcome back. let's recap the head leans here in al jazeera now. >> in the room,. >> inviting a lot of confidence, yes, fantastic night. >> i think that it means we have better policy, we have better leadership, we have more stable government. i think it means a better australia. >> ecstatic, a fantastic night. >> tony abbott has run a disciplined coordinated night. this election was about as much the labor government losing as it was his center party winning. in britt ann the outgoing prime minister was applauded. the scale of the defeat could have been worse, it wasn't. it was still bad and disunity to change the prime minister within three yea

congratulations tokyo. our team is the best. >> i am so excited it's the best moment i have ever had in my life. >> reporter: here is what helped tokyo win the bid. superior infrastructure. japan's public transport system is world class. and dependable. it's hosted big sporting events before and has several facilities already in place, one of them is this. the national stadium. where the 1964 opening ceremony was held. it's set to undergo a billion dollars reburish. reburishment, it's also known for its low crime indicate. they emphasize their reliability and safety. but safety has been put in doubt by japan's nuclear crisis. the fukushima plant crippled in an earthquake and tsunami in 2011, is still leaking radiation. government officials spent the last week trying to reassure the international community that the situation will be under control by 2020. the prime minister even left a g20 meeting in russia early to fly t ahead of the vote. that strategy appears to have helped. so soak yo will have the honor

tokyo. and we begin tonight with the crisis in syria about. the associated press has obtained a video to members of congress in a classified briefing last week. the ap says it came from an u unindividual. the, lobbies hard for congressional support for a strike on syria. >>> meanwhile on monday congress returns from its summer break and syria will top the agenda. both houses will top the president's agenda to take on syrian strikes. the house are likely to vote the following week. in the meantime, president obama is trying to purr swayed the american people to back his plan. paul beban has the story. >> he didn't have a lot of success getting out any more international support so he took the case to the congress and to the american people in his weekly radio address. >> this is a serious threat to our national security. there's a reason governments representing 98% of the world's people have agreed to ban the use of chemical weapons. not only because they cause death and destruction in the m

we'll have more on the announcement for the 2020 games and the reaction in tokyo.

as your correspondent in tokyo pointed out, there was a transformative theme for tokyo's bid. >> why do you think tokyo won instead of istanbul no. >> i think the appeal of having -- helping a country get beyond the tsunami, and get beyond the earthquake, those massive tragedies for that country, i think that's probably a part of it, and i also think that as your correspondent also suggested, tokyo is a safe choice. they've hosted the olympics before. japan has enormous financial resources, even though the country's economy may be hurt at the moment, there's still enormous resource there is. it's a can-do country. they know the olympics can be pulled off and there is that theme, that sympathetic theme that i think probably appealed to i.o.c. members that this can help rebuild the countries confidence as it recovers from the earth and from the tsunami. >> talk about what goes into a vote like this. just how complicated is this process? >> what happens is, largely because of the scandal in salt lake city in 1998, the bidding scandal here, the process has become more formalized, individ

. >> tokyo. [ cheering ] >> the olympics return to japan. we'll have more on the announce of the 121 2020 games and the announcement. >> secretary kerry tries to drum up support for the u.s. allies. >> meanwhile thousands o protest against intervention in a syrian civil war. >> tokyo will host the 2020 olympic games. japan beat out istanbul and madrid. the contenders all had strong selling points, but they all faced serious challenges. >> the olympic games of 2020 awarded to the city of tokyo. [ cheering ] >> the build up to today's announcement was intense. two years of lobbying, and tens of millions of dollars spent. all three finalists pushed hard to boast their beauties and hide their blemishes. spain with an economy suffering 27% unemployment pitched low cost games and saying they already had most of the venues in place. turkey highlighted a strong economy and the fact that it would have been the first muslim to host the elections as well as a link between europe and asia. the fighting tarnished the country's image. japan had to fight o

. >> tokyo. [ cheering ] >> the olympics return to japan. we'll have more on the announce of the 121 2020 games and the announcement. >> secretary kerry tries to drum up support for the u.s. allies. >> meanwhile thousands o protest against intervention in a

tokyo has hosted the games before. clearly the country has the resources and wherewithal to stage another olympics. i don't think the concerns that reporters and some people expressed about the nuclear power plant really had much impact on ioc members. it's not close enough to tokyo for them to be concerned about that. >> the point that you did make, though, about how the ioc wants to expand this, do you think that in the near future they will, it won't be these cities just making it to the final, that they'll actually break through? >> we'll see if istanbul tries again. this was madrid's third time. they didn't make it on the first ballot today. i would expect istanbul to try again. your odds go up each time you try. but there are other regions in the world who also want to host the olympics. and for the next games after this one, the 2024, the u.s. olympic committee has not made an announcement yet, but they're forward to putting an american host city in for the games and you would have to consider the american city

tokyo. >> if tokyo wins this is where the 2020 summer olympics will be centered. the national stadium, the main sporting arena for the 1964 games. then the olympics marked japan's recover friday from its defeat in world war ii. now as an advanced nation with world class infrastructure and supervisor technology. that plus tokyo's experience and reputation for safety makes it the favorite. but it's been overshadowed by what's happening more than 200 kilometers away. the nuclear crisis at the fukushima nuclear plant. the plant is still unstable and leaking radiation. the prime minister had given his assurance that the situation will be under control by 2020. the japanese government says holding the olympics in tokyo will inspire the world of how a nation over comes crisis. >> if tokyo wins istanbul wins,e the first to be held here. turkish government is proposing to invest more than $19 billion for the olympics, and is much more higher than what tokyo and some others needed to propose. there are many challenges and issues to overcome. for example, it's traffic. and a