i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following. >>> the five permanent members of the u.n. security council agree on a dra resolution to eliminate syria's chemical weapons. >>> officials at tokyo electric power company have taken a big step to restarting two idle reactors, the same type as those that melted down at fukushima daiichi. glue and relaxing restriction, a major hub of commerce in china hopes to boost foreign investment through free trade. >>> a major breakthrough has been made toward eliminating syria's stockpile of chemical weapons on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. the five permanent u.n. security council members have agreed on a draft resolution through a compromise. since the conflict began, three security council draft resolutions on syria have been voted down. nhk world's kunihiro yamamoto has the details. >> reporter: the draft was presented to the security council in a closed-door meeting on thursday night. it could be voted on as soon as friday. >

tokyo's nikkei lost 2%. hong kong's hang seng fell 1.5%. the dow jones industrial ended the week down 192 points at the end of the week. apple's now the world's most valuable brand. according to a company, apple has knocked coca-cola from the top spot for the first time. the report estimates apple's brand value of more than $98 billion. >>> the outspoken owner of the dallas mavericks mark cuban is going to court today for insider trading. cuban is expected to testify in federal court in dallas. he's accused of using inside information to sell stock in a small internet company. prosecutors say he avoided $750,000 in losses. >>> another boost in the race for private commercial space exploration. spacex launched an upgraded version of its falcon 9 rocket from the california air force base yesterday. the rocket placed a canadian weather satellite into orbit. spacex has a contract with nasa to make a dozen unmanned cargo missions to the international space station. it hopes to carry astronauts in several years. >>> and a sequel was the winner ov

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

tokyo's nikkei lost 2%. hong kong hang seng lost 1.5%. the dow jones industrial dropped 192 points at the end of the week. apple's now the world's most valuable franld. according to a company, apple has knocked coca-cola from the top spot for the first time. the report estimates apple's brand value of more than $98 billion. >>> the outspoken owner of dallas mark cuban is going to court today. prosecutors say he avoided $750,000 in losses. >>> another boost in the race for private commercial space exploration. spacex launched an upgraded version of its rocket from the california air force base. the rocket placed a canadian weather satellite into orbit. spacex has a contract with nasa. it hopes to carry astronauts in several years. >>> and the sequel was the winner over the weekend at the box office. "cloudy with a chance of meat balls 2"er anded $35 million. last week's "prisoners" earn $11 million and "rush" pulled in $10 million. anne-marie? >> i hear good things about "rush." >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. and in sport

defense secretary chuck hagel in tokyo. kerry and hagel will be meeting with leaders in japan and indonesia. >> saturday, sneaker-con is a sneaker convention making its way around the country. it's going to be storming the bank united center in miami, florida, on saturday and have an array of choices on display. for more information, visit their website at www.sneakercondom. >> there's a conference for everything. 24 hours and counting. if no budget deal is reached by tuesday, millions of people are going to be affected, including military members. more when we come back.  here's a closer look at what the government shutdown could mean for our military. >> the last time the government shut down in 1995, it lasted 26 days. according to the pentagon, as many as 400,000 d.o.t. civil workers could be furloughed this time around. military service members servicing in afghanistan are not subject to furlough and they have to continue work without pay and they have to pick up the slack for civilian personnel doing their jo

i'm james tengan in tokyo. this is "newsline." >>> a standoff between the u.s. government and legislature continues edging the country close to a government shut-town for the first time in 18 years. u.s. house republicans have rejected an emergency budget bill approved by the senate and enacted their own amended bill. the u.s. government is still without a budget for the new fiscal yth

ten days ago this was a typhoon east of tokyo, japan. some of that moisture made it all the way around the pacific ocean. some area ts will receive 4 to 6 inches of rain fall by the end of this weekend. you notice we see some of that crossing the oregon/california border. in the north bay that's where most of the rain fall is going to happen but some of this tropical moisture continuing to slide all the way to the south. you could see shower activity coming up monday morning. so the tiemg, back to work on monday morning. plan now maybe getting up a few minutes early. it will be wet on the roads for that first commute of the week. how much raven fall are we talking? by this time tomorrow night, really not that much. the rain will move its way to the south. overnight sunday night into monday. on and off showers everywhere on monday. most of the rain fall falling in the north bay. that's also where you'll see it first by tomorrow evening. highs tomorrow, 77 for livermore. not as warm. is also cloudy in the afternoon. 76 for san jose. oaklan

tokyo also hosts many international themed food events. whether you want to discover world cooking or japanese cuisine, tokyo truly is a gourmet paradise.

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

>>> hello and welcome to this hour's "newsline" from tokyo. >>> another powerful earthquake has struck southwestern pakistan. japan's meteorological agency says the magnitude 6.8 tremor hit at about 12:34 p.m. local time. it says the quake seems to be an aftershock follows tuesday's magnitude 7.7 quake. >>> pakistani authorities say the death tol

i'm in tokyo. >>> u.s. president barack obama said he's spoken by phone with his iranian counterpart. they had the first conversation between american and iranian leaders in more than 30 years. >> just now i spoke othe phone with president of the islamic republic of iran. the two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over iran's nuclear program. >> obama said he promised his country would not develop nuclear

. >>> six people are believed to be dead after two cargo ships slammed into each other south of tokyo. the cause of this collision is under investigation. >>> a united airlines pilot, who had a heart attack mid flight, is dead. the flight was going from houston to seattle yesterday. it made an emergency landing in boise, idaho. he died later during treatment. >> the announcement over the intercom was we were having a minor emergency and was there a doctor on board. being up front, they were trying to get the captain, the pilot, out of the cabin and out where it could help work on him. he was completely unconscious. >> all 161 passengers eventually made it to their destination in seattle after another pilot was flown from here to finish the flight. >>> the organization for the prohibition is working to achieve that goal. experts will investigate syria's chemical weapons stockpile. this is in response to a deadly attack with sarin gas last month in damascus. >>> it's a beautiful fall day for most of the bay area. however, the east bay and the south bay a lot of hazy skies because of the

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i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >> the five permanent members of the u.n. security council have agreed on a draft resolution demanding that syria eliminate its stockpile of chemical weapons. >>> officials at tokyo electric power company have taken a big step to restarting two idled reactors. the same type as those that melted down at fukushima daiichi. >>> and relaxing restrictions. a major hub of commerce in china hopes to boost foreign investment through free trade. >>> the five permanent members of the u.n. security council have made a breakthrough on syria. their foreign ministers have been negotiating the issue on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. they've agreed on the draft restlugs destroy the country's stockpile of chemical weapons. the council is expected to vote on the draft as early as friday. >> we did reach agreement with respect to the resolution. we're now doing the final work on pulling that language together, but it's our hope that th

i'm keichi hanada in tokyo. here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> officials at tepco have taken the big step of restarting two ilgd reactors, the same type as those that melted down at fukushima daiichi. >>> the five permanent members of the u.n. security

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> japan's prime minister has stepped into the spotlight at the u.n. general assembly to weigh in on some of the world's most pressing foreign policy challenges. shinzo abe gave his take on the situation in syria and the threat posed by north korea. we have details. >> reporter: like many leaders, prmi

i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. here's the stories we're following at this hour. workers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant say they may have figured out what is behind the leak of ton of contaminated water. foreign ministers from five major powers are finding themselves divide over how to eliminate syria's chemical weapons. and trying to keep their traditions alive. >>> the people in charge fukushima daiichi plant say they may have found the source of a problem that's been plaguing them. they have found a gap at the bottom of steel plates in the tank. the workers put foam on the joints between the plates. they managed to suck it through to the other side. is a managers say the weight of the water may have widened the gap allowing the water to leak out. about 300 similar tanks sit on the site. managers say they will check them to try to avoid any other problems. every day, more and more waste water accumulates at the plant, but the people in charge say they'll soon begin testing a system that could filter out most radioactive substances. tepco officials want t

tokyo's nikkei added more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng lost a quarter percent. >>> worries about the economy and looming budget battles sent stocks on wall street lower. the dow jones industrial lost 61 points. the nasdaq composite was down 7 points. jpmorgan is in negotiations over its claims to handle mortgage-backed securities of over $11 billion. the department of justice has been investigating the bank over securities which lost value after the housing market plunged, leading to financial crisis. the settlement would include $7 billion in cash and $4 billion to consumers. >> the financially strapped post office wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp to 49 cents. that would be a 3-cent increase. the post of board says raising the postal stamp price is the last resort. if it is imposed, it would go into effect january 26th. >>> a new high-tech $100 bill is scheduled to go into circulation on october 8th. the new bill still bears the face of benjamin frank, but part of the declaration of independence has b

i'm kai kich chi hanada in tokyo. here are some of the stories we're ploeg this hours. >>> workers at the fuk tubing daiichi nuclear plant have found a tear in the uerwar fence. >>> iranian president hasan rue hani says he wants to

tokyo's nikkei added more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng lost a quarter percent. >>> worries about the economy and looming budget battles sent stocks on wall street lower. the dow jones lost 61 pointses the nasdaq composite was down seven points. jpmorgan is in settlement over is claims prior to the recession over $11 billion. they have been investigated over the securities which lost value after the housing market plunged, leading to financial crisis. the settlement would include $7 billion in cash and $4 billion to consumers. >> the financially strapped post office wants to raise the price of a first class stamp to 49 cents. that would be a 3-cent increase. they say raising postal stamp is the last resort. if it is imposed, it would go into effect january 26th. >>> a new high-tech $100 bill is scheduled to go into circulation on november 28th. it still bears benjamin frank link but part of the declaration of independence has been added. it'sal part of an effort to make counterfeit bills easier to spot. >>> check out

i'm james tengan in tokyo. >>> u.s. president barack obama has drawn up a road map for america's role in the middle east and relations with iran. >>> fishermen have returned to the waters off northeast japan to see if what they're catching is safe to eat. >>> and

two thirds of the company, which will have a new name and be jointly head quarters in santa clara and tokyo. wall street the dow fell another 66 points today but applied materials gained more than 9% on this news. home prices grew last month. less than 2% on average, however, home builder kabee cause it able to deliverup more houses at higher prices and burger king introduced a new kind of french fry was 20% fewer calories. they use the same ingredients except for new batter that doesn't absorb as much oil. >> 350 airports taking part in a conference underway this week. part of the focus on technology to improve your traveling experience. one app can make travel ease yearer getting you through customs more quickly. you'll soon be able to send to it customs before arriving. >> we can see from a 30% to 50% faster and cut line downs to reasonable lengths. >> the recheck allows thom skip certain steps going live in october. there is an annual fee fr that service. >> before moving on a reminder 49ers day is just around the corner now. we'll carry the broadcast on thursday, coverage begins at 4:0

two thirds of the company, which will have a new name and be jointly head quarters in santa clara and tokyo. wall street the dow fell another 66 points today but applied materials gained more than 9% on this news. home prices grew last month. less than 2% on average, however, home builder kabee home reports profits are up because it was able to deliver more houses at higher prices and burger king introduced a new kind of french fry was 20% fewer calories. they use the same ingredients except for new batter that doesn't absorb as much oil. >> 350 airports taking part in a conference underway this week. part of the focus on technology to improve your traveling experience. one app can make travel ease yearer getting you through customs more quickly. you'll soon be able to send to it customs before arriving. >> we can see from a 30% to 50% faster and cut line downs to reasonable lengths. >> the recheck allows thom skip certain steps going live in october. there is an annual fee fr that service. >> before moving on a reminder 49ers day is just around the corner now. we'll carry the broadcast on

applied ters ainvolved in one of the biggest ever takeovers of a japanese firm buying tokyo electron. shareholders of applied will own 68% of the company. the two companies make chip manufacturing equipment. >> this is a is the largest take over of a u.s. company by a chinese firm. shareholders of smithfield food as proved the deal valued at $7 billion. in san jose first gathering held tofd a newly remodeled convention center, representatives are attending to see the expansion and renovation project. >> eating right skpechler sis are important to staying healthy but technology can help do you that. >> yes. there are new gadgets, consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side. >> yes. these are very, very cool. hottest gadgets is an activity tracker telling you how much you're moving. krourts found some helping you reach your exercise goal. >> josie never leaves home without his activity tracker. >> i found out is that i was actually moving less than i thought i was. >> an activity tracker uses spenceors to gather information about the steps you take and the calories burned. joseph's t

i'm catherine in tokyo. the president of kenya says the siege in nairobi is over. extremists stormed the complex saturday shooting shoppers and taking hostages. they spent four days hold up inside. security force have

santa clara-based applied materials is acquiring tokyo electron for more than $9 billion in stock. that merger will create a $29 billion semiconductor and display manufacturing technology company. that deal expected to be finalized sometime next year. >>> $1,010,000 how much an anonymous bitter spent for a gold iphone s on e way, 10, $100. it quickly sold out in stores and online, $10,100 was paid. they are on back order online until october. >>> it's the end of the road for one of the biggest symbols of the counter-culture. the volkswagen bus, had one my senior year in college, looked just like that! the relic still being produced in brazil and vw is halting production at the end of the year because airbags, antilock brakes now required in all new cars and vw doesn't want to bring the bus up to those standards. since it came out in 1950, 10 million buses have been sold worldwide. >> my first car was a little bug. >>> a whole bunch of animals are going hog wild in contra costa county. as kpix 5's ann notarangelo tells us, these little piggies are anything but cute. ann. >> reporter

applied materials, the world's largest chip making supplier agreed to buy tokyo electron for nearly $9.4 billion in stock. the largest deal from outside of the country in six years coming when pc sales plummeted and tablets and smart phone sales are soaring. u.s. stocks closed mixed today with dow and s and p falling for a fourth day on concerns over budget talks. your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher as applied materials shares gained more than 9%. and aerial ceo tells of a conference the tv streaming service has seen ten-fold customer growth anoupgs it's expanding to four new cities in texas, ohio and indiana. the service has drawn lawsuits from broadcast networks. larry, carolyn, back to you. >> thank you. we can see it's just a beautiful day out there today. >> yes. >> cool, crisp, sunny skies going to be again, tomorrow, winds may be a factor tomorrow in the final race we shall see. >> too much wind? >> maybe too much. >> yes. >> maybe too much. we'll see. it's going to -- gusty conditions will be with us through tomorrow, let's take a look at live doppler 7. you can se

the dow jones is off by 14 but also, a merge with tokyo electron and shares. up. >> chrysler could be back to the stock market. to move forward with an ipo. the number of shares and the price have not been determined. it has to be approved by the securities and exchange commission. >> let this take a quick look outside. this mount tam cam. . (music) >> drivers in the state will now have to watch how close they are to bicyclists. governor jerry brown signed legislation requiring drivers to stay at least three feet away when passing bicyclists. the measure states if drivers cannot leave enough space. they must slow down and pass only when it does not endanger the cyclist's safety. the new law goes into effect next september. its also important to note that bicyclists are subject to the *same rules and regulations as drivers on the roads. >> daniel farajifar: how bout a law that requires cyclist to stick to right side of the lane? or ride single file. this is ridiculous. >> that echoes what a lot of peole are saying on the kron 4 facebook page on these new bicycl

they will be sharing leadership with tokyo electron's chairman and the applied keeping his role. the two companies say they will save $500 million a year in operating expenses. wall street liked the news applied shares are up about 8% in the early going. >>> home prices continue to climb but slower over the course of the summer. the s&p kay schiller 20 city indexes is up and the bay area up 2.2% in july from june a little lower than the 2.7% gain in june up 24.8% though from a year earlier. that was the second biggest gain only behind las vegas. overall in the 20-city index, up 1.8% in july slightly lower than the gain in june. 12.4% higher than a year earlier. chrysler filing for an ipo worth $100 million if it goes according to plan. they haven't been publicly traded since 1998. right now it's majority owned by fiat. the market off to a flat start this morning after a three session losing streak. look at the numbers right now the dow losing 6 points, nasdaq up 4, and s&p is dropping 2. michelle and frank, back to you. >> kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks, thank you.

tokyo's nikkei lost a fraction. hong kong's hang seng dropped nearly 1%. concerns about the economy and budget battle sends stocks down. on wall street. the dow jones industrials lost nearly 50 points yesterday. the nasdaq composite was down 9 points. >>> bank of america has been ordered to pay $2 million to settle a discrimination suit. a judge with the labor department ruled bank of america applied unfair and inconsistent criteria to black job applicants. the decision affects more than 1100 applicants who were rejected for jobs. >>> blackberry once the dominant name in smartphones is selling itself to a group led by its largest shareholder. the deal is worth $4.7 billion. blackberry signed a letter of intent with fairfax financial. blackberry holders will get $9 in cash for each share. >>> it was the introduction of apple's iphone back in 2007 that began the blackberry downturn and the iphone is still going strong. apple said it sold 9 million units of its new top of the line model the iphone 5s. and the less expensive iphone 5c in the first days of its

i'm keito kitagawa in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. world leaders gaered in new york for the u.n. general assembly focused on the civil war in syria. >>> apple stores to pick up the new iphone shattering sales records. >>> and owning a car may be a goal for many people in china, but that appears to conflict with the capital's efforts to combat congestion. >>> world leaders are set to discuss a range of international crises as they meet in new york for the united nations general assembly. it could end up being one of their most meaningful gathering in decades. the civil war in syria will be at the top of the agenda. leaders from 193 member states are scheduled to attend when the annual general debate opens later on tuesday. they're expected to discuss the use of chemical weapons in syria. many believe government forces used poison gas last month to kill hundreds of civilians in a suburb of damascus. u.s. president barack obama wanted to bypass the u.n. and carry out punitive strikes on the regime of syrian president bashar al assad. now

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. world leaders gathered in new york for the u.n. general aacceptable reply, and they're focused on the civil war in syria. >>> foreign hinsteres from iran and six major power are getting ready to discuss iran's gnaw here program. >>> and people who suffer from a

tokyo's nikkei lost a fraction. hong kong's hang seng dropped nearly 1%. concerns about the economy and budget battle sends stocks down. the dow jones lost 50 points yesterday. the nasdaq composite was down 9 points. bank of america has been ordered to pay $2 million to settle a discrimination suit. a judge with the labor department ruled bank of america applied unfair and inconsistent criteria to black job applicants. the decision affects more than 1100 applicants who were rejected for jobs. >>> blackberry once the dominant name in smartphones is selling itself to a group led by its largest shareholder. the deal is worth $7.4 billion. blackberry signed a feel with fairfax financial. blackberry holders will get $9 in cash for each share. the iphone is still going strong. apple said it sold 9 million units of its new top of the line model the iphone 5s. and the less expensive iphone 5c in the first days of its sale. part can be attributed to the decision to launch the new phone in china at the same time in the u.s. >>> and, susan, a symbol of the '60ess cou

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> leaders will discuss and debate a range of issues but will talk about the civil war in syria. us president barack obama and leaders of other nags are expected to weigh in o

tokyo's nikkei is closed for the holiday. wall street will be paying close attention to the budget this week. last week the dow jones industrial average gained 75 points. the nasdaq composite finished 52 points higher. >>> good news at the gas pump, the average price of regular gasoline dropped 6 cents a gallon in the past two weeks. the lundberg survey says the average price of an unleaded gallon is now $3.62. >>> it's important that the administration advisory panel is expected to recommend that those restrictions on electronic devices be relaxed. "the new york times" reports the new guidelines would allow reading ebooks, listening to podcasts, and watching videos. but using your phones or sending text messages is still out. >>> the big hit at the box office was "prisoners." the film starring hugh jackman and jake gyllenhaal cost $30 million to make and took in $21 million in its opening weekend. last week's top film slid in second and "the family" came in third. some good luck. >> definitely. thank you. >>> well, straight

i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to "newsline." people in hong kong in southern china are assessing the damage after a typhoon stormed through the region. the storm wrecked homes and tore down trees. 25 people are dead. typhoon usagi made landfall in the southern chinese

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

a member of the staff found an eight-inch snake in the cabin before passengers were set to board to tokyo. the passengers boarded a new plane after spending the night in a hotel. >>> a rhode island man has quite a story to tell after he shot a bear and it apparently fought back. it happened when john madsen and two friends were on a recent hunting trip. after he fired the shots, the bear charged back. that's when his friends stepped in, firing shots over the bear to distract the animal, which then took off. they wrapped up their friend's wounds then walked a mile to camp and waited through the night until a rescue chopper arrived. >> his first bite was the end of my gun barrel. he ripped it out of my hands. i was on my back and i put my feet up in the air as he lunged down on men 'hen bit me in my upper thigh. from there, he lifted his head, went from my stomach. and from there, i was lucky enough to get one hand over my head. >> madsen had surgery already and another surgery ahead. he said the incident will not prevent him from hunting again. >> and still to come, the first day offal is

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i'm james tengan in tokyo. a once powerful politician in china could be heading to jail for the rest of his life. a court has handed down a life sentence for bo xilai. he was found guilty on embezzlement and abuse of power. the court convicted him on three charges, including accepting

. >> tokyo. [ crowd cheers ] >> crowds celebrating as the international olympic committee announces tokyo will host the 2020 summer games. it beat out istanbul and madrid, who were also in the bidding. more than 150,000 jobs are expected to be created, and it's estimated it will bring 4 trillion yen, or $40 billion, into the japanese economy. for "teen kids news," i'm david lee miller, "fox news channel in the classroom." [ crowd continues cheering ] >> we're continuing our coverage of what may be called a musical miracle -- visiting teens from afghanistan getting the chance to play music side by side with american high-school students. as daniella reports, while these young musicians from two countries started off worlds apart, they quickly came together while preparing for a very special musical performance. >> for these afghan kids, coming to america is a dream come true, but the nightmare of those terrible years under the taliban is not easily forgotten. >> both boys and girls who decide to study music or listen to music or enjoy music have often faced discrimination and discouragemen

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

in tokyo, japan, all places around the world, paris is huge. people still pass out when they see her. this girl's got hair extensions. she's constantly taking business meetings and promoting, promoting, promoting. i mean, she's got silent money that people don't even know because she's big everywhere except for maybe here in our country, you know. so you know, good for you, nick, for writing this book and coming clean. [ applause ] >> wendy: and paris -- paris, you keep making that money, girl. [ laughter ] >> wendy: there are lots of juicy stories in "october" magazine. it's time for "wendy's got you covered." hit it. [ applause ] >> wendy: okay. first one is about our girl, sandra bullock. she's 49. and -- excuse me. excuse me. i had a liver worst omelet for breakfast. do you know that when i order my omelet from, there was no -- mind you, they make sandwiches at lunchtime, too. they don't sell liverwurst? when did liverwurst go out of style? we have to go to a grocery store to get a quarter pound of lirwurst. then i h to open the omelet, put

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

japan, a man who started waiting to line on monday was the the first person to buy the new iphone at tokyo apple store and walked out of the store looking rather victorious holding that phone. he was eager to try the new fingerprint sensor. >> beside australia and japan they debut in canada, china, france, germany, hong kong, puerto rico, singapore, and the united united kingdom. >> congress could take steps on road to a government shut down the republican-controlled house of representatives will keep the government run only if obamacare is locked. >> house republicans do not agree and if the government shuts down september 30, soldiers are not paid and catchers are cringed out of national parks and you cannot get a passport. as written the bill funds the government for three more months and unfund president obama's health care law. house republicans say bring on the shutdown if that is what it takes to get rid of obamacare but others say it is a waste of time because the bill is dead on arrival. >> i have never seen a group more extreme than the hard-right republicans in the house of repr