northern italy is an earthquake- prone region, so to the people in northern italy, it is a familiar feeling when the ground starts to trimble, the plates and cups on the shelves start to rattle, and their own four walls suddenly start to not feel safe anymore. one year ago, when region was hit by a quake so severe that houses collapsed and people were killed. although the government promised aid to rebuild the area, people have been left more less alone for construction work. >> this giant breakfast side has just about survived the earthquake. a -- this giant brick facade. the cathedral has become a symbol for the destruction caused by the earthquake that struck the region's last year. only firemen are allowed to enter the building. they are working to make it safe, as part of it could crumble at any moment. but it is a race against time. the priest is certain that the cathedral will not survive another winter. >> this is our history, our identity. the cathedral has to be rebuilt quickly. it is just as important as working and earning money. our roots are buried here. >> treasured works of

northern italy is an earthquake- prone region, so to the people in northern italy, it is a familiar feeling when the ground starts to trimble, the plates and cups on the shelves start to rattle, and their own four walls suddenly start to not feel safe anymore. one year ago, when region was hit by a quake so severe that houses collapsed and people were killed. although the government promised aid to rebuild the area, people have been left more less alone for construction work. >> this giant breakfast side has just about survived the earthquake. a -- this giant brick facade. the cathedral has become a symbol for the destruction caused by the earthquake that struck the region's last year. only firemen are allowed to enter the building. they are working to make it safe, as part of it could crumble at any moment. but it is a race against time. the priest is certain that the cathedral will not survive another winter. >> this is our history, our identity. the cathedral has to be rebuilt quickly. it is just as important as working and earning money. our roots are buried here. >> treasured works of

northern italy is an earthquake- prone region, so to the people in northern italy, it is a familiar

finally in europe then, we have a tornado touchdown in northern italy last friday. injuring several people and damages hundreds of houses. unfortunately, severe weather in central europe will continue throughout the day. meanwhile, it's turning wet across the western continent. rain is not going to be welcome, particularly for people in france. this area has been dealing with excessive floods. towards the north, looking try for the southern half of the british isles and temperatures are on the warmer side. 22 degrees in london. but today is the last day of the warm weather. it will go down to 16 degrees on wednesday. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." do join us again. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen state wide on california public television. this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association, and the california library association. >> is it possible to drive a car and still have a clean environment? to refine a cleane

finally in europe then, we have a tornado touchdown in northern italy last friday. injuring several people and damages hundreds of houses. unfortunately, severe weather in central europe will continue throughout the day. meanwhile, it's turning wet across the western continent. rain is not going to be welcome, particularly for people in france. this area has been dealing with excessive floods. towards the north, looking try for the southern half of the british isles and temperatures are on the warmer side. 22 degrees in london. but today is the last day of the warm weather. it will go down to 16 degrees on wednesday. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." do join us again. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: after israel's reported weekend air strikes in and around damascus, more questions as to whether the syrian civil war is widening beyond its borders. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we explore the options on the table for the u.s., amid growin

by wednesday evening, northern italy will get clear but severe weather continue wednesday and heavy thundershowers in the british isle and widespread rain for the scandinavian part of the peninsula. 25 degrees in berlin, summer-like conditions but towards the west, only 16 degrees in london wednesday. here's our extended forecast. >>> that is all for this edition of the "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. maybe you have some energy- saving appliances, like an energy star-rated washer and dryer. but what about your tv? chances are it's on more than your washer, dryer, and kitchen appliances combined. did you know that if half of us in the u.s. replaced our regular tvs with an energy star model, the change would be like shutting down a power plant? you can find the energy star on everything from standard to high def to the largest flat-screen your heart desires. ow that makes sense. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, th

by wednesday evening, northern italy will get clear but severe weather continue wednesday and heavy thundershowers in the british isle and widespread rain for the scandinavian part of the peninsula. 25 degrees in berlin, summer-like conditions but towards the west, only 16 degrees in london wednesday. here's our extended forecast. >>> that is all for this edition of the "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: as many as 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, that estimate from a new pentagon study released today. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we examine the growing scandal, a problem president obama said he wouldn't tolerate. >> brown: then, as south korea's new leader visits the white house, we assess continuing tensions on the korean peninsula. >> suarez: spencer michels visits san francisco's

. >>> a tornado hit northern italy, and the videos of the tornado are rolling in. this is one of them. you see the beautiful italian landscape. green trees, when the camera pans up, you see this massive cloud with a funnel forming right below it. >> this is another video that shows the tornado with a much thinner, longer funnel. now, according to some reports, the tornado was only about 30 miles an hour, but it did cause a lot of damage to buildings and it came with hail, which apparently also caused some injuries, but no fatalities. >> apparently in this part italy, tornadoes like this are very rare. >> i'm one of the people driving we saw in the first video, and i see that thing out my windshield, i'm just putting the pedal to the medal the other direction. >> another video that shows the funnel really close to a building. >> that is scary, looks like some sort of portal. >> i'm always glad somebody gets video of this, but i don't know if i would be brave enough to shooting the video. do you have a cellar here? >>> getting caught in slow-moving traffic is frustra

he came to rome from northern italy in the last decade of the 16th century. a range, violent, driven man, he was in permanent revolt against authority. caravaggio was always in trouble with police. he killed a man in a quarrel and fled the city. he was a carouser and a libertine and painted himself that way... but the way he painted religious subjects was as shocking to his contemporaries as his behavior. he painted saint peter as a confused and frightened old man... the virgin, in life, as a neighborhood housewe. the virgin in death he painted as a swollen, careworn corpse. the painting was rejected by monks who commissioned it. never had they seen the virgin mary represented as dead rather than dying. caravaggio was rebelliagains such as this conversion of saint paul by taddeo zuccaro. this was the conventional way in which divine intervention on earth was portrayed, like a fabulous dream, but caravaggio sought to draw the beholder in, to make the worshiper a participant in the drama enacted on the canvas. in a small chapel in the church of santa maria del

take a look at this amateur video of a tornado in northern italy. at least 11 people were hurt in towns and villages near bologna on friday. tornadoes are quite rare in that part of the world. the death toll rose again today in bangladesh, 11 days after the collapse of a garment factory in a suburb near the capital. 551 bodies have now been removed from the ruins of the eight-story building where 30 foreign companies had clothes produced. more than 140 people are still missing. there was a time when most of the clothes worn by americans were also made in america. by 2011, more than 97% of the clothes sold in the u.s. were made overseas. we sat down with fashion designer turned apparel advocate bob bland to find out ypy. he's behind manufacture new york a new initiative to bring clothes manufacturing jobs back home. >> when something happens overseas like this, especially in an apparel factory, i think about what if this was a factory here that collapsed and 500 people in my community were dead? i would be completely devastated. so how is it differen

italy that has f16 and other assets in theater. now, there was no cognizance. it did not fit the narrative that it was an important date. and so, like they were oblivious to the magnitude in the region. lou: what of the whistle-blowers to back the number two u.s. envoy in libya. during the attacks. he told investigators his request for fighter jets was denied. he says a team of special forces were prepared to fly from tripoli to benghazi during those attacks but were forbidden from doing so by u.s. special operations command. your thoughts? your reaction? what will be, presumably, as testimony tomorrow. >> well, there is only one person i can saytand down, and that is what those troops, special laws force is that we're going to get on the sea 130 and flyover. and that is the president of the united states. and so for us to deny forces to go to the aid of our people, we never leave people behind. and this is where the dereliction of duty comes in. and it permeateshe whole command-and-control system to say that, well, we cant get the

look at this is what happened when a tornado cut a path in northern italy. amateur video is showing the cone over the town whipping up debris. the media said 11 people were injured and several homes were damaged. >> a story of environmental contamination. at issue. toxic water contamination in camp lajune military base in north carolina. a new report for toxic substance and disease shows that it may go back as far as 1953. michigan congressman john dingle is calling for more . he is here along with ir who said his nine year old daughter died of luekemia from toxic camp water in camp lajune. thank you for joining us . this is a important story. one million people may have been affect would by the toxic waters. people who have either died or babies born with birth defects. how has the issue gone on so long without final remedy? >> it is a problem which is not peculliar to camp lajune it is in several formings. first much all, we have a terrible problem with contamination in all military bases and most military bases and we have a strong lack of cooperation fro

italy that has f16 and other assets in theater. now, there was no cognizance. it did not fit the narrative that it was an important date. and so, like they were oblivious to the magnitude in the region. lou: what of the whistle-blowers to back the number two u.s. envoy in libya. during the attacks. he told investigators his request for fighter jets was denied. he says a team of special forces were prepared to fly from tripoli to benghazi during those attacks but were forbidden from doing so by u.s. special operations command. your thoughts? your reaction? what will be, presumably, as testimony tomorrow. >> well, there is only one person i can say stand down, and that is what those troops, special laws force is that we're going to get on the sea 130 and flyover. and that is the president of the united states. and so for us to deny forces to go to the aid of our people, we never leave people behind. and this is where the dereliction of duty comes in. and it permeates the whole command-and-control system to say that, well, we cannot g

. >>> take a look at that out of northern italy. a powerful tornado leaving a trail of destruction. the twister passing directly over one town, injuring about a dozen people and destroying several homes. >>> prosecutors say a renowned doctor at university of pittsburgh medical center died after being poisoned. investigators say a high level of cyanide was found in 41-year-old autumn marie klein's system. >> arthel: at least 15 people lost their limbs late last month when a pair of bombs ripped through the boston marathon. now those same victims are getting some much needed support from a group of u.s. military vets and fellow amputees who lost limbs in the iraq and afghanistan wars. william is a retired u.s. marine sergeant. he lost his foot while serving in iraq and is already made two trips to visit boston victims. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> i know that one of the people you visited there in boston was adrien davis, 32-year-old dance instructor and professional ballroom who lost a portion of her leg below her knee. tell me about your visit when you spoke to not j

and in northern italy, a strong tornado leaving a trail of destruction that passed directly over one town injuring 11. destroying several homes. >> kelly: here is something you should know. if you want to succeed in life put everything into it give it your best and work very hard to rise above your circumstances. that is the advice of cardiologist dr. karen patel. his story is an inspiring narrative of how anyone can live life beyond the dream. >> dr. patel, affectionately known as dr. k close to him grew up in zamsbia. times were tough those of color living under the apartheid regime. schools for browns, for whites, and for blacks. we had a really small community and i grew up within that. >> patel's father kept encouraging him to belief in himself and to get a good education, to rise above those who believed that somehow a dark skinned people were infuror. -- inferior. for me always one thing was instilled on me that i have to be better than anybody else to succeed. and more so in the environment of the racial discrimination. >> kelly: believing in his father's advice patel rose to

. >> the closest flyover possibility was identified in northern italy 1,600 miles away. that was given a two to three-hour possibility. but it also would require aircraft tankers to refuel those aircraft, and they were not available. >> the other complaint was that this report of yours -- accountability review board, only went so far. you did heavily criticize the state department for not responding to what had been obvious threats and obviously unsettled conditions particularly in benghazi but in libya as a whole, but only went so far as the assistant secretary that the buck really stops with secretary of state hillary clinton. is that not true? and why didn't you discuss this with her? >> the buck stopped. she'd already made it clear that the buck stopped with her. we were interested in where the decisions were made. and she did not make the security decisions that we felt -- >> was that a problem, do you think? >> no, not at all. i think it was behind the legislation. we looked in to what the congress was saying at the time it passed the legislation to set up the proc

. >> the closest flyover possibility was identified in aviano, northern italy, 1600 miles away. that was given a two-to-three hour possibility. but it would also require aircraft tankers to refuel those aircraft and they were not available. >> the other complaint was that this report of yours -- accountability review board, only went so far. you did heavily criticize the state department for not responding to what had been obvious threats and obviously unsettled conditions particularly in benghazi but in libya as a whole, but only went so far as the assistant secretary that the buck really stops with secretary of state hillary clinton. is that not true? and why didn't you discuss this with her? >> the buck stopped. she'd already made it clear that the buck stopped with her. we were interested in where the decisions were made. and she did not make the security decisions that we felt -- >> was that a problem, do you think? >> no, not at all. i think it was behind the legislation. we looked in to what the congress was saying at the time it passed the legislation to set up the proce

. >>> in northern italy, crews are cleaning up after a powerful tornado just two days ago hit the same area that was devastated by an earthquake last may. tornado injured at least 12 people and damaged hundreds of buildings. many farmers were out working on their land and were forced to take shelter when that tornado hit. >>> there are new questions about who should pay for the rescue of two teenagers who got lost in the southern california wilderness last month. that multi-day search for 19-year-old nicholas and 18-year-old kendall jack cost $160,000. the orange county sheriff's department originally said the hikers would not be billed for the rescue effort. but it's now reconsidering the deschtion change of heart comes after authorities revealed there was methamphetamine found in the car while they were searching for the pair. >>> and the recovery effort at the site of the collapsed garment factory is getting more heart breaking by date. this morning that death toll passed 600 as more bodies were pulled. a coalition of government, labor and industry representatives have been put toge

. >>> a state of emergency in northern italy after a powerful tornado tore through a town. it happened near bologna. 11 people were injured and several homes were damaged. >>> israel has confirmed they launched air strikes on targets inside syria. early reports claim the primary target was a weapons shipment headed for hezbollah in lebanon. syria has been a gateway for shipping iranian weapons to hezbollah. >>> those air strikes on syria come as the u.s. seriously considers its own military options with its allies. the president says putting u.s. boots on the ground is not really a solution but what are the alternatives? joining me for today's strategy talk is jill zuckman, a managing director at skd knickerbocker, and former spokeswoman at the department of transportation. also chip saltsman, a republican strategist and former huckabee campaign manager. welcome to you both. >> hi, mara. >> thank you. >> chip, does the fact that israel has acted in this way put implied pressure on the u.s. to do something in this conflict? >> well, certainly the region is very -- is in trou

a video of a rare and powerful tornado ripping through northern italy. at least 11 people were hurt. debris thrown everywhere. thigthey are asking officials to declare state of emergency there. tucker? [ sirens ] >> the p.c. police going after the actual police and words they use to identify suspects. it would prohibit cops making arrests on words like black male or black female. we have a detective. so it would mean if i go to the police to say i was robbed by a 7-foot tall white guy with a mustache, they can't put out a all points bullten for a 7-foot tall white guy with a mustache, correct? >> you are right. but you can say you were robbed by a human two appeared to be 7-feet tall. may be wearing a red or blue shirt. but you can't say his race or whether or not he has other physical at think buttes that are identifiable. these are cools the we need in law enforcement. this law shouldn't exist. >> tucker: let me go through partial list about the panned words. race, color, ethnicity, religion. national origin, identity or expression. you can see the lis

he never wanted the american british armies in the middle of europe coming up through italy which churchill wanted and when roosevelt made the military decision himself as noted in the biography as one of the few decisions made to help the british in northern africa where they just suffered a massive defeat and said essentially the second to pressure off the department of germany was north africa. but it's so interesting when you go back and see these headlines he says it's nice but not second round. it was actually about the ninth front by the time they come along there were so many other friends was extraordinary, and he was the leading american booster of normandy. >> so the second front -- there was a delay from 42 to 43. >> he wanted to come up and be close to germany. >> host: and also save the other parts. el sereno actually militarily because of the amount the germans managed to stop the 43 of fans. >> guest: it was quite successful actually in june of 1944 which is another date we do not celebrate. a lot of the book is lost history. why don't we celebrate that? we had hundreds of t

european countries are doing finding i'm having problems with unemployment i just went through it spain italy portugal ireland greece those are the countries that are under the gun for a sterling as well as the united states they seem to be doing much better than europe but wages are falling so do you see the united states curbing the unemployment in the near future but at the moment u.s. is doing relatively better it's coming back but we've just had our own form of austerity going into effect the first of march with major budget federal budget cuts and these are headwinds against which the recovery is trying to trying to cope many europeans especially young ones start losing hope to find job after several years of unsuccessful job seeking what do you think of the western labor market gets back to normal in europe or is it lately it's been getting worse and part of it is a reversal in policy government policy part of it is there are going to get to some of the structural issues that are working themselves out you know ten your horizon that's probably because better but in the next year or two

we have showers and thunderstorms all the way from northern liberia, france, and through poland. this should settle down by the weekend, but for the time being it will be windy across much of italy. and up towards the northwest as well. a series of lows coming through parts of the uk, snow in the mountains of nor way there. temperatures ideally improving. 19 in madrid, 18 in paris, and down in athens it is 31. it is a fairly middle 13 for you in warsaw. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> shoppers at a department store in osaka here in japan are enjoying service with an electronic smile. the robot is named minami. she responds to customers using ten set phrases. her creator says she has huge potential. >> i think she could be part of robot systems that help people in nursing care or as receptionists or as security guards. >> she will be greating shoppers through the 12th of this month. i hope there is never a day when minami takes over my job. stay tuned for more here on nhk world. i'm james tengan. thanks for watching. ♪ >>> "design talks." >> folding a single

they never wanted the armies in the middle of europe coming up through italy to which churchill wanted, and what if his worst days was when they made a military decision himself, actually noted in the biography, one of the few decisions made to help the british in northern africa where they suffered a massive unexpected ce -- defeat, and the second front called for to take pressure off his front with germany was north africa. it's interesting when you go back and see the headlines. literally, they are in the books. stalin says, no, nice, north africa invasion, nice, but not second front. the furyk for a second front, the ninth by the time frans comes along, was extraordinary, and hopkins was the leading booster of normandy, and stalin was the leading nonbooster of normandy. >> the second -- >> churchill did not want it. >> yeah, there was a delay from 42-43 #, and 43-44. >> he wanted to come up through the middle, be close to germany and quicker. >> of course, and also save maybe parts of central europe. >> correct. >> if it was done. as we know, actually, militarily because of the mou

northern portions of spain we're dealing with snow over the weekend. we're still seeing precipitation continuing here. and thunderstorms moving through the alpine region coming down into italy as well. temperatures, not too bad in central portions. 25 degrees forecast in vienna. and proving a little bit in madrid up to 18 degrees. cooling down a little bit towards the east. kiev down to 19 degrees which is almost a drop of about 10 degrees between your wednesday and your thursday. i leave you to your extended forecast now. >>> people in japan call it children's day but may 5th is a holiday for all ages. 1,000 carp streamers or coy noburi are fluttering over a river in a city north of tokyo. the fish are traditionally flown to pray that children grow up healthy, just like the carp in the rivers. local people started the decorations nine years ago as a beautification project. >> konichiwa. >> children's day is not just fun and games. children visited disaster survivors in temporary housing. many residents remain here despite two years having passed since

same with most of northern europe, germany, et cetera granted spain, disaster. italy, greece, yes. >> portugal. >> stephanie: yeah -- >> caller: but the thing they should keep in mind is that part of the reason that those countries have not been able to recover from the global crash, that we might call the bush crash, fundamental reason they haven't been able to recover is a, europe doesn't have a central strong bank. meaning countries can't devalue their own currency. so the spanish euro is basically pegged to a strong german euro. so that causes a big problem, and then the second part of it is that they immediately and consistently ever since have gone for austerity, and austerity doesn't work. >> stephanie: you can always visit mitt romney's money in switzerland, right? [ laughter ] >> caller: yeah, i don't know where he keeps his money. but unfortunately i stay away from those people. like when michele bachmann was going to be swiss, remember that -- my mother let me know and i'm like let me at her. >> stephanie: yeah, i would turn this country into france b

stalin never wanted american and british armies in the middle of europe coming up through italy. >> host: whichture kill wanted -- churchill wanted. >> guest: and, indeed, one of harry hopkins' worst days was when roosevelt made a decision himself, this was one of the few decisions he made to help the british in northern africa where they had just suffered a massive defeat, unexpected defeat. and so, essentially, the second front that stalin was calling for to take pressure off his front with germany was north africa. literally, they're in the book. stalin says north africa invasion nice but not second front. >> host: right. >> guest: the tour or for a, quote, second front which actually was about the ninth by the time france comes along there were so many other fronts was extraordinary. and hopkins was the leading american booster of normandy, and stalin was the leading nonamerican booster of normandy. churchill did not want it. yes. >> host: yeah. there was a delay from '42 to '43, '43 to '44. >> guest: he wanted to come up through the middle and be close to germany and quicker. >> hos

increased employment it's hard to debate otherwise countries that haven't had to go through that like northern european countries are doing fine they're not having problems of unemployment i just went through it spain italy portugal ireland greece those are the countries that are under the gun for austerity as well as the united states they seem to be doing much better than europe but wages are falling so do you see the united states curbing the unemployment in the near future at the moment u.s. is doing relatively better it's coming back but we've just had our own form of austerity going into effect the first of march with major budget federal budget cuts and these are headwinds against which the recovery is trying to trying to cope many europeans especially young ones start losing hope to find job after several years of unsuccessful job seeking what do you think of the western labor market gets back to normal in europe or is it lately it's been getting worse and part of it is a reversal in policy government policy part of it is there are going to get to some of the structural issues that are

it's noted in the biography this is one of the few decisions he made to help the british in northern africa where they suffered a massive defeat and the second start he was calling for to take pressure off in germany was not africa but it's interesting when you go back and see these headlines stalin says the invasion is nice but not second front. it was about a ninth front by that time france comes along. it was extraordinary in he was the american booster of normandy and stalin was the leading non-american booster. churchill didn't want it. >> host: there was a delay from 42 to 44. >> guest: he wanted to come up in the middle and be close to germany. >> host: and also maybe save parts. as we know actually militarily because of the mountains and in the middle than manage to stop the 43 advance. >> guest: it was quite successful actually been in june of 1944 which is another date we don't celebrate. a lot of this was lost. why don't we celebrate that? on the forgotten front why was it called that? it didn't serve stalin. italy was seen by eisenhower, the strategic air command, general