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

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

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 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

. >> 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

>> 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

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

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. >

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

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

(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,

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

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

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

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.

. [ 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.

florence libby reports from tokyo >> reporter: if tokyo wins, this is where the 2020 summer olympics will be centered. the main supporting arena for the 1964 games. then the olympics marked japan's recovery from its defeat in world war ii. now, it's an advanced nation with world class infrastructure and superior technology. that, plus tokyo's reputation for safety makes it the favor. but the bid is being other shadowed by the nuclear crisis at the fukishimi plant. the plant is still unstable and leaking radiation. the prime minister has given his assurance that the situation will be under control by 2020. the japanese government says holding the olympics in tokyo will help inspire the world showing how a nation can recover from disaster. >> our next half hour, we will take a closer look at the final olympic competitor, madrid spain. at the end of the first hour: president obama will address the nation on tuesday before the american people for military strikes in syria. a new lunar launch. nasa is heading back to the moon to explore it's water. >>> we told you tokyo is in the running

tokyo istanbul a madrid are in the running. all three have their pros and cons. >> 2012 olympics can do wonderful things to countries of pride. buenos aries hopes to win the bid. tokyo is the favorite for 2016 and has increased support from their public. their stadium will receive an upgrade. but in the final lap, bid leaders have had to insist the city is inaffected by radiation contaminated water from the fukushima nuclear plants. istanbul have the opportunity to take the olympics to a new frontier, an area where the east meet west. protesters against an urban development plan and subsequent disturbances continued for days. the outsider is madrid. but the feeling this time is that madrid is gaining ground on its rivals over the last few days. even the economic problems the country has faced has been turned into a positive. their bid utilizes existing venues to keep costs low. such as this one, a venue that is considered world class, and they look to host a cup match next week. >> they want a place where they feel comfortable,

three cities are still in the running tokyo, istanbul and madrid. analysts say tokyo is the favorite, but as lee wellings report, all three cities are optimistic they are win. >> reporter: london 2012 proves that the olympics can do wonderful things-to-a country's pride. tokyo is the favorite having strengthened the bid that failed for 2016 and increased support from their public. the national stadium is getting $1 billion upgrade and was the place of the world cup. but in the final lap, concerns of radiation from the fukushima plant. in istanbul where the east meets west, they hope that violence and riots that have lasted for days. the feeling is madrid is gaining ground on its rival, and there is genuine optimism in the capital that it's third time lucky. even the economic problems the country has faced has been turned into a positive. their bid will use existing venues that will keep costs low. this view, is considered world class because it costs the madrid every year. there is not much that needs to change here. >> they want a place where they

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

three cities are still in the running: tokyo, istanbul and madrid. tokyo is the favorite but all three are optimistic they'll wait. >> london 2012 provedded the olympics can do wonderful things for a country's reputation and pride. now throw cities are represent representedded in buenos aries. tokyo is the favorite having failed the bid for 2016 and now have increased support from their public. they have an stadium upgrade. but in the final lap, bid leaders had to insist that the city has been affected by the radiation. in istanbul where east meets west, clashing police and subsequent riots went on for days. in madrid there is genuine optimism the third time is lucky. their bid utilizes existing venues that keep costs low. such as this one, the tennis venue that is considered world class because it hosts the madrid open every year and is hosting a cup match next week. >> they want to place where they feel comfortable, where they know the place, where they think that the sports can be held easily, professionally as they're supposed to be staged. that'

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

used on that order professor cohen chemistry professor from the international christian university in tokyo many thanks from all of us here at r.t. moscow for joining us on the program thank you for your time today. now after a week of looting executions and forcing residents to convert to islamic gunpoint syrian rebels are reportedly now fleeing the christina village. our correspondent is there telling us that the ongoing army offensive has now dislodged many she harvests from various parts of the town though the fighting remains heavy. reports . but now indeed soldiers heard you say the army are controlling the situation here on the ground are we are sure to a square right now. who have been impossible to get the courage to do to turn to aid. visibility is not controlled by the army but we are told that they're not going to turn to two hundred i didn't begin trying to knock down to that are surrounding malinda village and this is why it pays to you know a dangerous thing to do here and this is why they say they need some time to finish it frankly page was told to feel how tall the troops

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national limpid committee announced that tokyo will host the twenty twenty eight lympics it was competing with two other cities madrid all of its final run off tokyo hosted the games before back in one thousand nine hundred sixty four. well congratulations to them looking ahead later this morning the number of american business executives implicated in fraud sort of the last two decades according to a recent report we got our financial guru on the case coming your way at twenty thirty g.m.t. i'll be back with more news t. thirty six minutes time i counted up to see that. yeah. i've explained this many times before a board of directors of any s. and p. five hundred company america today wants to see implicated in some crime committing malfeasance committing fraud subpoenaed or in jail because it shows initiative they want to push the edge they want to go that extra mile they want to break the law and then they want to throw it to the justice department saying. eric holder can't catches. and then if they do get caught they change the law they modify the law they rewrite the law and that's w

of the rockets probably used, 35 times as much sarin was used as was used in the tokyo subway. the quality, as you heard earlier in the program, higher than that used by saddam hussein in his chemical arsenal. the sophistication of the rockets pointed to a professional army. lastly, the provenance of those rockets clearly demonstrated that they came from regime-held areas. i don't think there can really be any remaining doubt that the regime was responsible for this horrendous attack. >> what do you make of your thesian colleagues' -- russian ambassador to the united nation's remarks earlier that this might have been the rebels, the western powers are leaping to conclusions here? >> well, a few days ago, the russians were suggesting maybe it was an elaborate hollywood film set put out by the opposition. now they are saying the opposition might have been responsible. i am afraid those arguments don't really hold water. it is absolutely clear from the report that all the signs point to the regime. really, we ought to be concentrating not on that question, but on what we do next.

in the last few hours the international olympic committee announced tokyo will host the 2020 olympics. its presentation stressed the skwraez delegation put forth safety concerns over the risk of rad radioactive water would not be an issue. they hosted them in 1964. they beat madrid and istanbul for the vote. the number of american business executives implicated in fraud soared the last two decades. >> yeah, yeah. i have explained this many times before. the board of directors of any s&p 500 in mark wants the c.e.o. implicated in some crime, committing fraud or subpoenaed or in jail because it shows initiative. they want took the extra mile and break the law and then they want to throw it to the justice department and say eric holder can't catch us and if they do get can caught they change the law and that is what it is all about. breaking the law. i'm for law and order. bring back the death penalty. bring it back. bring it back. yeah, ma. yeah. >> next we will take aim in the mainstream at breaking the set. this is rt international. huge changes are now sweeping this nation.

the international olympic committee has announced that tokyo will host the twenty twenty olympics this presentation the head of the both the japanese delegation stressed safety concerns and for the leak of radioactive water from the crippled fukushima nuclear plant would not be an issue tokyo which has hosted the games before back in ninety six to beat madrid istanbul in the boat . looking ahead a bit later the number of american the business executives in the case the food and soda over the past two decades according to a recent study and how far from the actual guru max keiser on the case. yeah. i've explained this many times before a board of directors of any s. and p. five hundred company america today wants to see implicated in some crime committing malfeasance committing fraud subpoenaed or in jail because the shows initiative they want to push the ads they want to go that extra mile they want to break the law and then they want to throw it to the justice department to say that eric holder can't catches oh oh and then if they do get caught they change the law they modify the law

in the final lap, bid leaders have had to insist tokyo is unaffected by radiation contaminated water from the fukushima nuclear plant. >> istanbul has the opportunity you to take the olympics to a city where east meets west. the organizers in turkey have had scenes with protesters protesting an urban development plan. disturbances continued for days. the outsider was madrid who have unsuccessfully bid for the last two olympics. the feeling this time is that madrid has gained ground on its rivals in the last two days and there is optimism that even with the economic challenges they've faced they can use existing venues to keep costs low, such as this one, the tennis stadium considered world class. it is hoping a cup match next week. >> they want a place where they feel comfortable, where they know the place, where they think that the sports can be held easily, professionally, as they're supposed to be staged. that's the first thing. they want to make sure that it will be a good host for the olympic games. >> the i.o.c. members will also vote on which sports will be included and for a

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> 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. the two-day summit began on thursday. u.s. president barack obama, russia's vladimir putin and other leaders are discussing the global economy. but the meeting is being

it's down to madrid, tokyo, and istanbul. of those three cities, tokyo last hosted in 1964. the announcement is expected tomorrow afternoon. >>> if you live along the northeast coast, you're in for a potential treat tonight. at 11:27 p.m., a rocket will launch from just off the virginia coast carrying a small lunar orbiter, and, as our own map shows, the launch will be visible in this area on the horizon as far north as maine, as far south as south carolina. you do need a cloudless sky and good eyes. there is tracking information on our web site for you tonight. >>> when we come back, some of our favorite moments from the summer of 2013. >>> finally this friday night, we've come to the final hours of the first week of september, which means it's time to review some of what transpired as the summer of 2013 was on its way out. and we begin with a sure sign of the new season arriving, something millions of people watched live last night. if you stayed with it, you were richly rewarded. the start of the nfl season was delayed last night, a rare lightning delay as thunderstorms h

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> workers at a utility company in japan have taken the country's only functioning reactor offline. for the first time in about 14 months, none of the nation's 50 commercial reactors is generating power. and there's no firm date for when any of them will restart again. kansai workers began lowering the reactor on sunday evg.

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

we have this update from tokyo. >> japan's nuclear regulation authority says there is no evidence of new leaks at the fukushima nuclear plant. the readation readings were higher over the weekend than compared to two weeks ago because tepco, the company in charge of the power plant, has been using more sophisticated machines to detect radiation. the previous machines could not read as the new machines. now the latest revelations has forced the government to taking a direct approach to handling this crisis. >> we have decided to take care of the issue, not just leaving it to tepco. we will deal with this so as not to repeat such an incident. >> now prime minister shinzo abe will hold a meeting on details so speculation of this plant can be revealed on tuesday. we don't know what it will include, but it will have to deal with this very immediate problem of how to store the contaminated water at the plant. the nuclear regulation authority had no choice but to discharge some of this water into the ocean, but they'll make sure that whatever water is dischar discharged will meet regulatory

tokyo istanbul and madrid. all three cities are optimistic. i.o.c. members will vote on which sports will be included and a new president to replace outgoing jack. do keep it here, coming up next, people in power, children of agent orange. don't go anywhere. . (footballnames.ecl) justice. >> >>> over 50 years ago in the early days of the vet no, ma'am war, american forces began using a potent new herbicide known as "agent orange." it was designed to clear forests divid i have provided the vet kong with food. the deadly effects of that poison can be seen in the sickness and disabilities that have affected millions of people and the feeling of shame they have induced in some american vets.

. >> a massive twitte twister swet through tokyo, tearing down power lines and roofs from homes. by the way, tornadoes are usually unheard of in japan. >>> here rain and humidity are the weather woes in the southeast. >> i stepped out for lunch, and i'm telling you, it's miserable out there. right now we have temperatures at 94 degrees. that's all because of the humidity. in fact we have rain on the way. the cold front is pushing its way further on into the east, and we are going to see some showers over the next couple of days and we're going to continue to have to deal with that heavy rain all along the i-95 corridor as we track the next 24 hours. unfortunately across portions of texas it will remain relatively hot and humid, and across the southwest we'll see a beneficial rain. in las vegas heavy rain was falling north of "l" and it continues to push across the region dumping a bun dance of rain about four inches of rain north of las vegas, and they continue to have to deal with that further into the north as we track the 24 to 48 hours with a lot of monsoonal moisture out the

problem, there are concerns nuclear active leaks from the fukushima plant could cause concerns for tokyo. >> the the olympics mark japan's recovery from defeat from world war ii. now it is a nation of superior technology that with safety makes it a favorite. but it's what is happening 200 kilometers away, the fukushima nuclear plant. the plant is still unstable and leaking radiation. the prime minister has given its assurance that the situation will be under control by 2020. the japa japanese government sat will show the world how a nation can recover from disaster. >> the ioc will announce the winning nation in buenos aires. stay tune for thanage. >>> it's been relatively quiet, tell us why? >> this is only the sixth year since 1960 that we haven't had an actual named hurricane in the atlantic basin. unfortunately or fortunately right now we do not have any systems developing into hurricane currents currently although we do have areas we're looking at 20% chance for this storm to develop into tropical sites in the next 48el hours. we'll continue to monitor this. the reason why it's been

. >> 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

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

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. the leaders of the g-20 nations have wrapped up their summit in st. petersburg, russia. they entered the talks with profound differences over a u.s. push for military intervention in syria. they're heading home just as divided. nhk world's akihiro mikoda reports. >> reporter: the situation in syria dominated the agenda. u.s. president barack obama tried to drum up

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> japan's leaders have drawn up a plan to address the crisis at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they've watched as workers have tried to deal with the buildup of radioactive water. they're earmarking about

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

and 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit 400 miles off the shores of tokyo, the quake did cause buildings in the city to sway, but most are built to with stand even violent quakes. according to energy officials japan's fukushima power plant didn't suffer more damage. >> but next, the taliban shot her as she traveled to school, now a girl with a desire to learn helps open europe's biggest library. ♪ ♪ >>most of yosemite national park is open. a relatively cool and humid labor day allowed firefighters to make major progress in controlling the massive wild fire along the edge of the park. several roads leading to yosemite are still closed and full containment is not expected until later in september. ♪ here to talk about sports and the u.s. open, a lot going on tonight. >> oh, serena, all about serena williams, she dominated tonight, and she was subbing up some big ones when you win 6-love-6-lo, they scal that a double bagel. to win her match, to serena cruises on into the semifinals where she will square off against le unanimous. your number two seed, who beat her twice this year, hav

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the united nations inspectors handed in a long-awaited report on the use of chemical weapons in syria and found what they called clear and convincing evidence that such weapons were used to attack civilians. secretary general moon says the report makes for chilling reading.

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

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