i hope our dream comes true and tokyo hosts the olympic games. >> reporter: tokyo was the first city in asia to host the olympic games in 1964. it was a historic event that offered japan a chance to showcase its recovery from world war ii. this time the slogan is again recovery, not from war but from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. tokyo has made its case to the ioc. it says japan is in need of another dream to help build the future. this summer, teams of runners took part in a 1,000-kilometer relay marathon from areas hit by the 2011 tsunami in the northeast to tokyo. it was a last-minute push to build momentum for tokyo's bid. the last time tokyo tried to win the bid to host the olympics was four years ago, but only a little more than half the city's residents supported the idea of hosting the games. this time 70% of tokyoites are behind the bid. >> tokyo will deliver with excellence, friendship and respect. >> reporter: but still some people are critical of pouring enormous amounts of money into the event. they point out that japan is facing a huge national debt. they also say th

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the heads of the world economies have gathered in russia to chart a path towards growth. they are talking about military action in syria. many of those around the table are pressuring u.s. president barack obama not to authorize strikes. nhk world has a report. >> the g20 summit chaired by vladimir putin began on tuesday. the crisis in syria dominated the talks. the leaders discussed the issue in a dinner in the evening. president obama is believed to have asked for the understanding of u.s. military action against syria once it is approved boy congress. he is also believed to explain that the u.s. has evidence the syrian government unleashed a chemical weapon attack. some leaders including britain and france are possibly supporting the u.s. stance, however britain's parliament rejected a proposal to join any military action. many other members are openly against the u.s. plan. russia and china are strongly opposed to military action without a un security council resolution. the two n

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> new concerns. a senior tepco official warns the situation at the fukushima daiichi is not under control. >>> attempting diplomacy, u.s. and russian officials agree to discuss ways to get syria's warring parties to talk. >>> and a japanese opera singer uses her voice to give tribute to victims of two tragedies. >>> a top official from tokyo electric power company says he does not think the situation at fukushima daiichi is under control. his statement comes amid new concerns that radioactive water at the stricken nuclear plant may have reached the ocean. leaders of japan's main opposition are now demanding answers from the government, particularly the prime minister. nhk world reports. >> reporter: japanese prime minister shinzo abe spoke with confidence before the international olympic committee. >> let me assure you that the situation is under control. >> reporter: but a top tepco official appears to have contradicte

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> the u.s. president prepares to seek international backing for a strike on syria as g-20 leaders gather in russia. >>> policy makers at the bank of japan are taking a positive view on the economy but staying the course on stimulus. >>> and religious leaders in thailand struggle to accept a controversial buddhist monk with a past that's hard to believe. >>> the group of 20 leaders are meeting in the russian city of st. petersburg, and the crisis in syria is expected to dominate the talks. u.s. president barack obama is at the summit to try to get other leaders to support a military assault against the regime. it says it attacked their own citizens last month. obama has the backing of president francois hollande. xi jinping has already voiced opposition to a military strike. japan's shinzo abe is scheduled to meet obama on the sideline. the u.s. president has won the support of at least some u.s. senators. the senate com

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. . . captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: battle lines hardened over federal spending today, a bill to fund the government looks set to clear the senate, but house speaker john boehner warned his chamber may block it. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead, iran and the u.s. held the highest level face-to- face meetings in more than 30 years, each side reaching out to break the diplomatic ice. >> woodruff: and in film, in journalism, even on the farm, the interns work hard. paul solman reports on the legal debate over whether they should get paid.

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

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, prime minister abe took up the prolonged turmoil in syria. he started his speech condemning the chemical weapons attack against civilians in the country. he said the japanese government strongly supports efforts of the international community to destroy the stockpiles of these weapons. abe also promised more humanitarian support for syrians inside and outside of the country. >> translator: i would like to announce that the government of japan will newly provide additional humanitarian assistance to syria and surrounding countries of approximately 60 million u.s. dollars and implemented right away. >> reporter: abe also brought up japan's neighbor, north korea which he said remains as a thre

for more let's go to ramin mellegard, who is standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, how are tokyo stocks starting the day off, given the concerns over in the u.s.? >> a little bit on a cautious side, ai, investors remain a little bit concerned about the events in the u.s. that you were just mentioning. let's have a look at the opening levels for september 26th, and as you can see there both indexes slightly in the negative, we'll see how that continues into the morning session but just to remind you the nikkei did end wednesday in the negative and besides its u.s. debt ceiling problems the weaker dollar trend against the yen was also a factor. we'll see if that continues today as well and that's despite data which showed in the u.s. yesterday on wednesday a bounce in durable goods orders as well as a rise in new home sales, so data is really being pushed to the side there, and we might see a little bit more hesitation here as well. we have seen some profit-taking in some of the key sectors which had gained earlier in the month specifically olympic related shar

tokyo down to 29 degrees. looks like a nice day out there in seoul, though, with plenty of sunshine at 28 degrees. now to europe. the main focus here is the heat dome over west and central regions. but we do have a rain band coming in. this is an atlantic system that will be swinging by the british isles with that cold front. that's going to be dropping the temperatures dramatically. take a look at this. dublin at 23, down to 15 degrees on your friday. london at 27 into thursday. but a huge drop. a 9 degree drop into your friday. so that's going to be very difficult for your bodies to cope with. do watch out for that. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> a japanese movie as one big notable film festival in canada. took the prize for best artistic contribution at the montreal world film festival. cab kabuki eye plays the main character. the story is set in the late 16th century and depicts the quest for his own form of tea ceremony while also experiencing for bidden love. it's based on the novel,

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 on a u.s./russia agreement to eliminate the country's chemical weapon's arsenal. members of the u.n. security council have been discussing a resolution the make that agreement legally binding. western leaders want to include possible military action and other sanctions if the administration of syrian president bashar al-assad doesn't comply. u.s. secretary of state john kerry met with officials from egypt and the united arab emirates to drum up support for the resolution. russia and china are expected to oppose it. u.s. leaders accuse forces loyal to assad of carrying out a poison gas attack last month in the suburbs of damascus. hundreds of people died. if president blames rebels trying to overthrow his government but he admitted in an interview his country has been stockpiling chemical weapons for years. >> tra

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

tokyo, sunny, at 29 degrees. last week, temperatures were down to about single digits for chongquinn. now to mexico, we have two storms to talk about. let me show you the condition here. not a good way to start off this week. tropical storm manuel drenched mexico's southwestern pacific coast over the weekend. many people fell victim to heavy rain and land slides. roads flooded and trees toppled by fierce winds. military personnel arrived in flooded areas to help the locals. people can expect wet weather in manuel's wake in the next couple of days. you can see the satellite very messy conditions across much of mexico, especially in much of the southern areas, due to a couple of systems. this is a remnant low. manuel from the video, now changed to a low-pressure system. it will be bringing drenching rain across the area. ingrid used to be a tropical storm, now a tropical depression, but it could top as much as 600 millimeters of rainfall in the next 24 to 48 hours. look at your temperatures. mexico city, rain, of c

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's some of the stories we're following this hour. the u.s. administration says it does not want to go to war with syria but wants to send a strong message to the assad regime. japan's prime minister is considering a tax hike that could help fill some big gaps in the national budget. and that's got some business people nervous. >>> and two and a half years after the nuclear accident in fukushima, we look at the fate of the people who were forced to abandon their homes. >>> the u.s. administration is stepping up efforts to gain support for military action in syria. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is spearheading the diplomatic push while president barack obama is preparing to personally argue the need for a strike to the american people. nhk world reports. >> reporter: at home and abroad, the obama administration continues to make its case for military strike against syria. speaking in london, the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, said washington still believes diplomacy is the only way to solve the syrian crisis. but bashar al assad's re

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the world's of the leading economies are fathering to confront the financial challenges they share. they can find themselves debating a military strike on syria. u.s. president barack obama is expected to push for military action at meetings of the group of 20 nations in st. petersburg, russia. he laid out the case in talks with the swedish in stockholm. >> the prime minister and i are in agreement in the face of such barberism, the international community cannot be silent and failing to respond would increase the risk of more attacks. the possibility that other countries would use these weapons as well. >> sweden believes that serious marries concerning international peace and security should be handled by the united nations. i also understand the potential consequences of letting a violation like this go unanswered. >> obama believes syrian forces used chemical weapons were used to kill humans of civil knowias. they need to confront actions to violate common humanity. obama is expec

barrett was invited by tokyo electric power company to tour the stricken plant. he inspected the storage tank from which about 300 tons of contaminated water leaked last month. he was also shown a construction site for barriers to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the ocean. barrett said tepco's risk management of the radioactive water was lax and it should have designed higher barriers around the storage tanks to contain any leaks. barrett also met tepco's president. he says the problems at fukushima daiichi are further complicated because of the involvement of groundwater. >> the challenge is huge. it makes three mile island look very simple. what you have is much more complex, much more challenging. >> on friday, barrett is expected to meet tepco officials at the company's headquarters to give advice on how to manage the radioactive water. tepco has released information that indicates problems at fukushima daiichi may be getting worse. water taken from a monitoring well near the faulty storage tank has shown higher levels of radioactivity. workers su

. >> 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

as for temperatures, tokyo 29 degrees with partly sunny skies. fukuoka 32. i want to show you this beautiful scene coming out of the city. the red rise have started to turn red. farmers in the city began planning red rice to revitalize the community. many visit to see the beautiful scenery this time of year. the long spell of rain delayed the change of color about a week. you can feel the arrival of autumn. today is a different story. 32 for the high. summer has not completely gone yet. across the ameri we've been watching the tropical storm that is gabriel. it died the other day but has reemerged. it's producing rough surf as well as strong winds to burr mu da. we have tropical warnings in place at this moment. the system will likely move over near the island in the next few hours as a tropical storm and head toward the north. nova scotia probably friday or saturday local time. we'll keep updating you on the storm's progress. as for the continent, high pressure is keeping things dry and hot across the east. flooding rain for the four corners region, the pos

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> nations divided g-20 talks conclude in russia with leaders still split over a possible military strike against syria. >>> taking no chances. south korea says it will stop imports of marine products from parts of japan over fears they could be contaminated by radioactive water. >>> sexual violence in india has caused nationwide soul searching, but we ask has anything actually changed for indian women? >>> u.s. president barack obama went to st. petersburg, russia, hoping to gain international support for a military strike against syria. but after two days of talks, leaders of the world's 20 major economies are still divided over what to do. earlier president obama tried but failed to persuade chinese leader xi jinping to support an armed intervention in syria. the crisis dominated the talks. some leaders called for a swift and united action against the syrian government. others emphasize the need for the u.n. security

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> funds to fight a potential disaster. japan's leaders pledge $470 million to manage the latest crisis at fukushima daiichi. >>> securing support, u.s. president barack obama gets the backing of an old adversary for a strike on syria. >>> and traditional lake farmers of central myanmar float ideas for protecting their way of life as the country rides away towards economic development. >>> japan's leaders have approved a $470 million plan to deal with hundreds of tons of contaminated water accumulating at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. right now about 400 tons of groundwater is leaking into basements of the damaged reactor every day and is being tainted with radioactive substances. the water is being pumped out and stored in tanks. the government plans to use the funds to decontaminate that water and freeze the soil around the buildings to prevent groundwater from seeping into the basements. translator: we've drawn

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this news was met with jubilation in tokyo. >> tokyo. [applause] respond --, jubilant response among the japanese delegation. they garnered 60 votes, twice as many as their arrival -- their rival, istanbul. it was five in the morning when the decision was handed down, and thousands were up in the early hours with anticipation. planners say that all venues at the 2020 games will be situated within eight kilometers of the olympic village. they also include spectacular construction projects to be financed from the reserve fund of $4.5 billion. but there are also security concerns. persuaded by istanbul's promised to deal with sectarian violence -- this was too close in people's minds. measure it and their austerity bid was rejected in the first round and that paved the way for tokyo, after this and almond at led to the fukushima catastrophe, japan is looking to the future, with their motto, discovered tomorrow. >> the america's cup, the biggest sailing event of the year. teamnew zealand defeated usa in the first two races of the final serie

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

tokyo is in the running to host the games. the fukushima plant has been leaching contaminated water since the 2011 earthquake and soon army. -- tsunami. i will be back in 30 minutes with more. >> thanks. the g-20 summit is due to kick off at saints peter berg -- st. petersburg amid a economy showing signs of a genuine turnaround. a preview. >> the financial crisis that triggered the creation of the g- 20 lingers on. leaders meet in russia's second- largest city of st. petersburg. facing pressing challenges. the u.s. economy is picking up, but growth remains weak. the european union is still fighting a debt crisis. china's exports have dipped. emerging economies such as india and south africa are facing capital outflows. >> growth is too weak. unemployment is too high. recovery is too fragile. more work is needed to improve the situation. there is a need for structural reforms across all major economies. >> in july, the imf cut its mobile growth expectation for this year to 3.1%. job creation is a key item on the growth agenda.

terrance joins us live from tokyo with more. what can you tell us about this visit? >> i will walk through -- abe walked through the facilities. it was not that much damaged and said "it will take the lead and responsibility. but the public was rather disappointed that there was nothing more. i went out on the streets of tokyo and asked the public what they thought of his visit to the fukushima nuclear power plant. >> prime minister shinzo abe parrived less than two weeks after his reassurance to the world that the situation was under control. experts say it was a desperate attempt to ease public concerns after officials from tokyo electric company contradicted his words that it was in fact not under control. >> the government will come to the forefront to tackle the disaster in fukushima and the contaminated water situation. i will firmly deal with the issue and take full responsibility. >> but the public seems confused as the tour looks like nothing but a courtesy all. officials say that the situation was well in hand. >> in a way, the impact of radio materials con

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> seeking international support, u.s. president barack obama goes overseas to try to convince world leaders to back an offensive against syria. >>> while in washington, u.s. lawmakers weigh the risks of a military strike. >>> the tide is turning in the philippines, people who once demanded u.s. forces leave the country now want them back. we'll tell you why. >>> u.s. president barack obama is seeking international support for a streak on syria. he arrived in stockholm earlier and is holding talks with fredrik reinfeldt. in russia he hopes to convince g-20 leaders that military action is necessary. the u.s. and britain and france say they are convinced syrian forces used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of civilians last month. the regime of syrian president ba bashar al assad needs to be punished but faces stiff opposition from the leaders of russia and china. vladimir putin and jinping also stated their objections to

istanbul, tokyo, and the druid presented strong bids, meaning no other front runner has emerged. the ioc may settle for the bids with the fewest problems. >> we don't want another disaster where the three facilities are not being used or that the country cannot pay its debts. we don't want that again. claiming that tight budgets are workable and will have to regenerate europe's most sluggish economy. economic woes will make some ioc voters nervous. thehe city comes with choice will have to be the least problematic for its people. socially and politically it will be the one -- >> comforting words for tokyo, which has been playing up their healthy cash reserves and the civility of japan. on the flipside, with the ongoing fukushima nuclear disaster, the japanese have been lobbying voters that the problem will be contained by 2020. >> what is the vision of our city in terms of staging the olympic games? tot is the legacy we want leave for future generations? >> is is -- this is istanbul's strength, with billions being put into public transport networks. up as aso being put bridge bet

soon, tokyo may have a very well-known american indeed in its midst. this was not your average capitol hill hearing to confirm an american diplomat. look at all those cameras. the main character -- but then, caroline kennedy is no ordinary nominee. a member of the nations most famous political family was in front of the senate. >> it is an honor to appear before you this morning to serve as united its ambassador to japan. >> that kennedy name came up both from the senators questioning her -- >> your mother and father, your aunts and uncles, and all of your family have inspired generations now. >> and from the nominee herself. >> this appointmentas a special significance as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of my father's presidency. >> caroline was only three years old when her father was elected president. his popularity and the country's fascination with the first family meant they were always in the spotlight. she and her brother, john junior, grew up in front of the was the whiter it house photographers or the home movies her parents were fond of

japan's chief regulator accused tokyo electric power of careless management in handling the leaks at the plant. nearly half a million tons of highly radioactive water is stored in hundreds of huge tanks at the plant used to cool the damaged reactor cores. in the long run the only option is to filter the radiation out of the water and dump it into the nearby pacific ocean. >> you are watching bbc world news america. to to come from cuba florida with no shark cage making her journey one for the recordbooks. month ago the president of tanzania ordered the deportation of what he calls illegal immigrants in his country, many though lived their entire lives there. >> this is a scene fought hard to avoid. they were forced to leave their homes over the past month. nearly 10,000 have fled here or to neighboring uganda. they have never set food in rwanda. born to refugees, tanzania is all she has known. >> we were told if you were born there and have a birth certificate it is enough to onfirm that you are a citizen. >> it is a story repeated by many. they say they have lived there all of their

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> u.s. president barack obama has called on the international community to support military action against syria. obama made the request in a meeting with swedish prime minister fredrik reinfeldt in stockholm. the u.s. president is to attend the g-20 summit in russi >> the prime minister and i are in agreement that in the face of such barbarism, the international community cannot be silent and that failing to respond to this attack would only increase the risk of more attacks. and the possibility other countries would use these weapons as well. >> sweden believes that syria's matters concerning international peace and security should be handled by the united nations, but i also understand the potential consequences of letting a violation like this go unanswered. >> obama says he believes the u.s. congress will approve military action. he said that with such congressional support, his administration will be able to send a stronger message to syria. >>> members of the u.s. senate foreign relat

here's how people ree acted to the food at a disaster prevention event last month in tokyo. >> yum. it's pretty good. >> now they're tasty. >> after the 2011 earthquake, researchers studied what disaster victims ate in shelters. many people have lived in these temporary lodgings for months and developed health problems because they ate lots of unbalanced meals. the japan dietetic association surveyed their health. this is the menu at one of the evacuation centers two weeks after the quake. the residents ate rice balls and bread, overload of carbs. efb a month after the disaster, people were still eating the food. residents were taking in 40% of the recommended amount of vitamin c. because of the vitamin shortage, many suffered colds. at the same time, many residents found their blood pressure rising. researchers believe it was because the residents were consuming one and a half times the average intake of sodium. >> the university department works to develop emergency rations. they focused on containers. >> we made the aluminum thicker. >> this allows rations to be preserved three a

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. >

i'm ross mihara in tokyo. sharp gusts of wind damaged hundreds of buildings and injured dozens of people near tokyo. local residents say the areas were struck by a tornado. the gust began shortly after 2:00 p.m. on monday and left a trail of debris in the city of koshigaya. video footage shows what was happening at the scene. firefighters and police say the powerful winds ripped through parts of the city and damaged

tokyo and madrid are in the running as the international olympic committee meets to decide and tokyo are favorites but as we report from madrid all three have pros and cons. >> london 2012 says the olympics can do wonderful things for a country's reputation and pride. and three cities are represented in buenes ares and hoping to be chosen to host the 2020 games. tokyo is the favorite and strength the bid for 2016 and increased support from the public and they are getting a billion up grade and center piece for the rubgy cup and they said the city is unaffected by radiation contaminated water from the fukushima nuclear plant. istanbul could go to a new frontier where east meets west and organizers in turkey have not suffered from the scenes earlier in the summer and protesters against an urban plan clashed with police and the subsequent disturbance continued for days and madrid who unsuccessfully bid for the last two olympics. and around the bidding is madrid has grounds on the rivals in the last few days. and there is genuine optimism in the spanish capital that it is third time luck

>> 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. [ 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

soon, tokyo may have a very well-known american indeed in its midst. this was not your average capitol hill hearing to confirm an american diplomat. look at all those cameras. the main character -- but then, caroline kennedy is no ordinary nominee. a member of the nations most famous political family was in front of the senate. >> it is an honor to appear before you this morning to serve as united its ambassador to japan. >> that kennedy name came up both from the senators questioning her -- >> your mother and father, your aunts and uncles, and all of your family have inspired generations now. >> and from the nominee herself. >> this appointment has a special significance as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of my father's presidency. >> caroline was only three years old when her father was elected president. his popularity and the country's fascination with the first family meant they were always in the spotlight. she and her brother, john junior, grew up in front of the was the whiter it house photographers or the home movies her parents were fond

welcome back to the sports show and tokyo has won the right to host the twenty twenty summer olympic and paralympic games how to sing off bits from istanbul madrid have the i.o.c. votes and want to say it is the japanese camp in seoul one the final round of voting gaining sixty votes to istanbul's for the six madrid heard earlier been eliminated in the first round in unspent it was met sweden jubilant scenes in japan the start of care prepares to host the event for the first time since nine hundred sixty four tokyo promoted its bid as a remarkable choice in the global political and economic uncertainty they have been on the defensive in the final days of the campaign to the mounting concerns over the leak of radioactive water from the tsunami crippled fukushima nuclear plant. and one sport which will be in tokyo's wrestling after it retained its status as an olympic event this point appearing in every games nine hundred it was surprisingly drawn by the i.o.c. in february however over the last six months for sport has campaigned heavily to maintain its status in the olympics while the

last time tokyo hosted the games back in 1964. the game will be in tokyo in 2020. thank you so much for joining us. i'm don lemon in new york. at the top of the hour make sure you come back to us here. the video of that sarin gas attack is showing members of congress to convince them air strikes against syria must happen. we're going go to cnn dr. sanjay gupta for a live report for you. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta reporting all week from the syria lebanon border. joining me is my colleague brooke baldwin. >> you're next door to syria. i have a lot of questions for you as far as what you've seen in the last couple of days. let me just begin with what we have seen so far. we've seen the

. >> you have gone to tokyo many times. the city that gets t most three stars is not paris and not new york but tokyo. do you agree that tokyo is the great -- >> if i would ask ten great chefs that i know around the world what city in the world would you like -- if you had to be stuck in one city and eat every meal there for the rest of your life, where would that be, nine out of ten would say tokyo. there's a level of perfectionism and attention to detail and quality ingredients and tradition and technique unlike any place else. endlessly deep subject and the show that i did there most recently where we tried to draw a direct line between that excellence and attention to detail and fetishism for food and quality with the repressed japanese male. probably parental advisory type show. >> on that note, anthony bourdain, pleasure to have you on. >> always. thank you. >>> up next, a different way to look back at 9/11. what did the events of that day change for muslim americans? i have two great guests. the lead actor who is car

. >> you have gone to tokyo many times. the city that gets the most three stars is not paris and not new york but tokyo. do you agree that tokyo is the great -- >> if i would ask ten great chefs that i know around the world what city in the world would you like -- if you had to be stuck in one city and eat every meal there for the rest of your life, where would that be, nine out of ten would say tokyo. there's a level of perfectionism and attention to detail and quality ingredients and tradition and technique unlike any place else. endlessly deep subject and the show that i did there most recently where we tried to draw a direct line between that excellence and attention to detail and fetishism for food and quality with the repressed japanese male. probably parental advisory type show. >> on that note, anthony bourdain, pleasure to have you on. >> always. thank you. >>> up next, a different way to look back at 9/11. what did the events of that day change for muslim americans? i have two great guests. the playwrite of this y

of tokyo for the you know to be considered for the olympic games actually i would have thought that it would consider that he ought to be considering evacuating tokyo this is what i think it is it is very very serious. responsibly very good to talk to you about this thanks very much indeed for enlightening us scientific secretary of the european committee on radiation risk thank you for your thoughts and. you can find more live updates on the emergency at fukushima on our website as well and here's what else online team have their free at the moment. they've been thought your anus was all alone but now astronomers have spotted a lump of rock n ice they've named trojan orbiting the planet over two billion kilometers further from the sun and typical asteroids you can go online to check out why it's been given the ancient greek name in particular. plus the latest leaked from whistleblower edward snowden shows america conducted hundreds of cyber operations in one year alone with iran russia and china topping the list of hacking raids you can read the full article right now at r.t. dot c

(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,

. >> you have gone to tokyo many times. the city that gets the most three stars is not paris and not new york but tokyo. do you agree that tokyo is the great -- >> if i would ask ten great chefs that i know around the world what city in the world would you like -- if you had to be stuck in one city and eat every meal there for the rest of your life, where would that be, nine out of ten would say tokyo. there's a level of perfectionism and attention to detail and quality ingredients and tradition and technique unlike any place else. endlessly deep subject and the show that i did there most recently where we tried to draw a direct line between that excellence and attention to detail and fetishism for food and quality with the repressed japanese male. probably parental advisory type show. >> on that note, anthony bourdain, pleasure to have you on. >> always. thank you. >>> up next, a different way to look back at 9/11. what did the events of that day change for muslim americans? i have two great guests. the lead actor who is c

tokyo will host the 2020 summer olympics and the government has been promoting the city's reputation for safety and concerns of radiation my ruin its chances and florence lee in tokyo. >> reporter: a move seen as a sign of improving relations between korea and the deal was made between talks of members of a committee who talked about reopening the case on joint industrial zone and the hotline is a coordinate cross border travel are used to coordinate cross border travel between two countries and cut after the north's nuclear test in february. and refugees are refusing to turn themselves to a facility. 100 people broke out of the cell where they have been kept for nine months and it's dirty and over crowded and security forces surrounded the building and given the prisoners two days to surrender. walmart is one of the wealthy country in the world and brings in 10s of thousands of revenues but they have been protesting against the low wages and we have the story from new york. >> walmart. >> reporter: chanting at the edge of walmart parking lot and allowed no closer, 25,000 a year and

prepares to host the event for the first time since nine hundred sixty four tokyo promoted its beard as the remarkable choice of the title and economic uncertainty they have been on the defensive in the final days of the campaign. mounted concerns over the leak of radioactive water from the tsunami crippled the sheema nuclear plant. and one sport which will be in tokyo's wrestling retained its interests in limbic event despite appearing in every games except one thousand nine hundred it was surprisingly dropped by the i.o.c. in february over the last six months for sport has complained heavily to maintain its status in the lympics been rule changes to make it more spain friendly wrestling gained forty nine over ninety five votes with squash and a joint baseball softball built losing out. for russia is hoping a korean import could help them win the first ever short track speed skating medal at the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics in sochi they to on. as he used to be known as a free time olympic champion and has hopes of adding to that tally in less than six months time micha

. [ 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.

we will see some torrential rain and tokyo not the heaviest and landslides and stormy conditions for japan over the next few days. >> reporter: and still to come in the news hour from doha we will have increasing concern about the sexual abuse and exploitation of syrians living in refugee camps and playing catch up microsoft announces a big money buyout of nokia and in sports we will see which of the major clubs get players on board before the transfer window closed. ♪ ç] abdo ♪ i'm steven of the al jazeera headquarters in doha and we will run through the world's top stories. the united nations says more than two million people fled from syria to neighboring countries and says syria is the great crisis of the 21st century. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and chuck haguel will appear before the foreign relations committee and put their case for a military response. last month's suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. france says it's determined to act against the syrian government but not on its own. prime minister says france has new evidence of a chemical weapons attack.