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it's tuesday, july 30th and i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. two trains have collided in switzerland. nobody was killed, but 35 are hurt and five seriously. the two trains were traveling near the station and they were running on a single track. they crashed head on. emergency crews moved in to search for people in the wreckage and still have not found the driver of one of the trains. investigators are trying to determine what caused the accident. the crash came days after a train derailed in northwestern spain. 79 people were killed. earlier this month, a train went off the tracks outside paris. people died in that accident. supporters of egypt's old ruler showed little sign of yielding in their fight with the new leaders. followers of mohammad morsi said they intend to defy government orders. europe's top diplomat has tried to pull the two sides back. the foreign policy chief is making her second visit in two weeks. she met with the interim president and foreign minster and representatives of morsi's political base. the military leaders overth

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. >> welcome to "skyweek." let's see what's happening in the sky from monday, july 1st to sunday, july 7th. as the sky grows dark in the evening, turn to the east to see the stars of the summer triangle. vega, the only bright star in lyra, is highest and brightest. altair, second brightest, is closely flanked by tarazed above and alshain below and it dominates the constellation aquila, the eagle. and deneb on the left combines with four other bright stars to form the splendid northern cross, which outlines the body and wings of cygnus the swan. this is tony flanders from sky & telescope magazine, wishing you clear skies and great views. >> brought to you by woodland hills camera & telescopes. serving stargazers since 1952. vocal group: ♪ california, here i come ♪ right back where i started from ♪ ♪ where bowers of flowers bloom in the sun ♪ ♪ each morning at dawning, birdies sing and everything ♪

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. senior officials 20 two days meeting face-to-face and didn't always see eye to eye. they wrapped up the annual strategic and economic dialogue in washington and got into trouble over the issue of cyber attacks. two minsters from each country attended the closing ceremony. barack obama agreed to foster a new relationship. minsters and diplomats tried to build and invited business leaders to join in the discussions. william burns took time to discuss strategy. u.s. and chinese officials will keep talking to address accusations both sides have made about cyber attacks. >> we are pursuing issues such as cyber enabled threat of through the newly created cyber working group formed under the strategic security dialogue. >> officials from the united nations should mediate. they should help set up the rules for cyber security to prevent any unnecessary disturbances. a u.s. support said china has the most active and diverse missile program. the chinese military is expanding the military of nucl

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. investigators believe they may have found out what was the trouble with the dream liner. they identified an emergency beacon as a likely source of fire at heathrow airport. they recommend airlines turn eafr the beacons on boeing 787s. the fire on a part eating yoep plan plane. they can lead rescuers to a downed plane. it was the only system that had the power to start it. the investigators are examining the bat tree see whether it sparked the fire. it would be premature to speculate on the cause. airlines grounded the dream liner in january after a series of battery problems. emergencies revamped the battery system. many passengers are nervous and japan airlines dream liner headed for tokyo on thursday and had to return to boston's logan airport. a spokesperson for the airlines said the pilot decided to turn back out of what she called an abundance of caution. a russian court sentenced an opposition leader to years in prison for embezzlement. critics say the sentence was politically m

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> morning show hosts and monarchists are expecting the royal baby. duchess of cambridge is expected to give birth to her >> the whole world wants to know what's going on because this is a special occasion, isn't it? very excited. >> the first baby of the duke and duchess of cambridge could be born any day now. buckingham palace did not reveal the due date. a spokesperson said only that kate middleton is due to deliver in mid-july. >>> the indian government will deploy a new army corps specialized in fighting along the himalayan mountainous areas bordering china. the potential for conflict of india and china was highlighted in april. india accused chinese troops of crossing the border leading to a military standoff. the military unit will contain about 50,000 troops. the unit will include an artillery brigade equipped for fighting in rough areas. the government plans to establish the corps division over the next seven years. regions will include the northeastern and eastern states as well as kashmir. it also plans to have a base for transport aircraf

>>> welcome to "news line" i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. egypt's leaders have sworn in an interim cabinet. critics say the lineup does not reflect the will of the people. there is not a single minister representing islamist groups. military leaders removed morsi from his post two weeks ago. leaders are implementing a road map to restore civilian rule. a spokesperson says the transitional government offered a cabinet post to the muslim brotherhood to promote reconciliation but leaders of the group rejected talks with the new administration. they said they won't take part in discussions until morsi is reinstated. supporters say the government is illegitimate and refused to recognize its authority. >>> russia's president vladimir putin wants to speed up. he visited the province in russia's far east to observe a large scale military exercise. about 160,000 personnel from the army, navy and air force are taking part. military leaders have deployed about 138 aircraft and 70 naval vessels. putin met with the governor to discuss developments in the

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. supporters of egypt's ousted president are rejecting a plan to hold new elections. they want mohamed morsi reinstated. and many of them say they won't rest until he's back in power. members of morsi's power base, muslim brotherhood, demonstrated near the presidential palace in cairo. they oppose a decree issued by interim president adly mansour. he's promising a national referendum by the end of the year to establish a new constitution. a parliamentary election would follow the next year and then a presidential election. >> translator: i will continue to protest with everyone. >> translator: what the military is trying to do is meaningless. mr. morsi will regain power. >> egypt's military forced the president out of office after he failed to resolve a political deadlock that sent millions of protesters into the streets. violence on monday left more than 50 people dead. it's the highest number since morsi was removed from power. >>> a car bomb has rocked a stronghold of a shia militant

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the operator of the damaged fufushima daiichi has admitted that radioactive water has been leaking into the ocean. and a senior japanese government official had sharp words for the utility. tokyo electric power company officials announced on monday that new findings suggested tainted water has been entering the ocean since april. >> translator: we should have learned more from the mistakes that we've made. so far, we've not seen such a big impact on the ocean. we'll have to analyze more to understand the scale of the leakage. >> officials from the industry ministry inspected the plant later on monday. senior vice minister akaba called the situation deplorable. he criticized tepco officials for being unresponsive. >> translator: tepco's actions seem too slow and don't live up to expectations. >> tepco says the contamination is contained in an area of a port near the plant. workers are using chemicals to solidify the ground surrounding the wells to stop further leakage. >>> an airplane experienced trouble touching down at laguardia international air

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. and right now we've pulled off to the side of the road to take a little break. you see, we're heading north up 395, which cuts us right through the eastern sierra, which is one of the prettiest, most spectacular areas in our entire state. now, we're heading north about 20 more miles to visit a little town -- a town that's played a very important part in california's history. at one time, as a matter of fact, they tell me that this little town was the richest and the wildest place in the entire state. well, i think things have settled down there a little bit now, but it's still supposed to be extremely colorful.

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> senior officials from the u.s. and china have sat down around a table in washington and gone through the necessities of diplomatic protocol. but when they got to business, they had to put some of that diplomacy aside. they find themselves at odds over cyber security and competing economic interests. delegates are taking part in the annual u.s./china strategic and economic dialogue. u.s. treasury secretary jack lew called on chinese leaders to do more to tighten cyber security. >> those who participate in the global economy including innovators and the holders of inte lengt wal property are preserved and protected from government sponsored cyber intrusion. >> u.s. vice president joe biden said chinese leaders should play a more responsible role in world affairs. china's vice premier said they would never undermine their national interests. >> translator: misunderstandings an differences of opinion are causing friction in the economic interests of both countries. we use die tlog minimize conflicts and avoid turning e

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. supporters of egypt's ousted a a a ali montanasour has set off an angry reaction of supporters from mohamed morsi. state run media said monsour appointed a veteran economist. he served as finance minister after protesters pushed hosni mubarak from power. monsour named the head of the international atomic energy agency of vice president. mohamed al ba rad eye is popular among liberals. not proving popular among morsi supporters in the muslim brotherhood. they gathered near the presidential palace to protest. >> translator: the military has completely ruined our votes for morsi. i won't accept the interim president or vice president. >> military leaders overthrew morsi last week. his supporters have faced off security forces in the days since. the soldiers opened fire on monday at a gathering outside the army barracks where morsi is believed to be held. 51 people were killed. still, members of the muslim brotherhood say they'll stay on the streets until morsi is returned to power. >>> a

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty figures. but local authorities say at least 7 people are dead. a spokesmen say that 200 passengers were on the train when it departed madrid. it went off the tracks near the city of santiago de compostela. it's not clear yet what caused the accident. >>> it looks like american fugitive edward snowden will be staying in moscow at a moscow airport for the time being. the former intelligence analyst had requested temporary asylum so he could enter russia. but snowden has not received the pass he needs to leave the airport. snowden worked on contract for the national security agency. earlier this year he leaked details of government surveillance programs to the press. he's wanted by u.s. authorities. he has been holed up in the airport's transit zone for more than a month. a lawyer helped snowden file his request for asylum early last week. he says

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> supporters of egypt's old ruler show little in the fight with the country's new leaders. followers of mohamed morsi say they intend to defy government orders to abandon their protests. europe's top diplomat has flown in on a mission to pull the two sides back from floor bloodshed. european union foreign policy chief catherine ashton is making her second visit in two weeks. she met with interim president adly mansour, foreign minister nabil fahmy and the muslim brotherhood. egypt's military leaders overthrew morsi at the beginning of the month and installed a new government. his supporters have turned out for repeated protests demanding that he be reinstated. security forces moved in again over the weekend to clear the streets. 80 people were killed. but morsi supporters say they're not going anywhere. >>> a wave of car bombings has killed at least 48 people in ir iraq. local security authorities say sunni extremists may be behind the coordinated attacks. ten blasts rocked the capital of baghdad about 90 minutes from around 8:00 a.m. on monday. car b

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. experts have added up what they think is cost of cleaning up fukushima after the nuclear sdas ferter. the bill could run to $50 billion, four times the amount the japanese government has allocated. cruise base it on levels of radiation. the government is responsible for cleaning up the no-entry zones around the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant and subsidizing work in other areas. government officials have allocated about $11 billion, but they haven't said what the total cost might be. experts from a science and technology institute carried out a study. they estimated cleaning up the no-entry sdploens zones alone would cost $20 billion. they say work in other areas would add up to more than $30 billion. >> translator: the government should study the costs before deciding whether to complete decontamination. or reallocate the money to help people rebuild their lives. >> she says government officials are overseeing the work without considering the expectations of residents. researchers ha

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama put a spotlight on the american economy today, while accusing washington of taking its eye off the ball. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we recap the president's speech, including his pledge to fight for the middle class with new investments in jobs, education and homeownership. >> woodruff: then in an exclusive interview, the majority leader of the senate expressed optimism that congress will start to be productive again. we talk with nevada democrat harry reid.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: attorney general eric holder wants texas to get federal court approval before changing election rules, part of an administration strategy to challenge laws it says discriminate by race. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington. u.s. secretary of state john kerry joined as mediator. kerry said the negotiators will hold the next round of talks within two weeks either in israel or the palestinian territories. >> we all know that it's not going to be easy. it's going to be hard with ups and downs. but i can assure you that these negotiations -- in these negotiations, it's not our intention to argue about the past but to create solutions and make decisions for the future. >> i'm delighted that all final status issues are on the table and will be resolved without any exceptions, and it's time for the palestinian people to have an independent, sovereign state of their own. >> thank you. >> the peace talks have been stalled f

i'm catherine kobayashi in to o tokyo. thanks for joining us. - coming up, geography's effect on international affairs. - these things matter. they can't be wished away by philosophers who say, "don't pay attention to deterministic forces." - "atlantic" correspondent robert kaplan discusses the geographic backdrop of the arab spring, american prosperity, and china's dilemma. it's just ahead on "global ethics forum." - our speaker is robert kaplan, who is no stranger to the carnegie council, as he has spoken here several times before. today, he will be discussing his latest book entitled, "revenge of geography: "what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate." this work brings together his reflections as a foreign correspondent and everything he has seen and thought about over three decades of reporting.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters packed cairo's tahrir square for the third day in a row, again calling for egyptian president morsi's ouster, and more high-level officials left his cabinet. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the turmoil, as the clock ticks down on the military's deadline for resolving the standoff. >> woodruff: then, with the deadly fire in arizona continuing to burn out of control, we examine whether hotter temperatures and drier

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for watching. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: lawmakers clashed with national security officials today and threatened to curtail surveillance programs revealed by former defense contractor edward snowden. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we bring you the latest on the snowden saga and a debate about whether his actions were justified between daniel ellsberg, who leaked the "pentagon papers," and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> brown: then, we examine some good news about dementia, as two studies in europe show plummeting rates of disease,

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington. u.s. secretary of state john kerry joined as mediator. kerry said the negotiators will hold the next round of talks within two weeks either in israel or the palestinian territories. >> we all know that it's not going to be easy. it's going to be hard with ups and downs. but i can assure you that these negotiations -- in these negotiations, it's not our intention to argue about the past but to create solutions and make decisions for the future. >> i'm delighted that all final status issues are on the table and will be resolved without any exceptions, and it's time for the palestinian people to have an independent, sovereign state of their own. >> the peace talks have been stalled for nearly thre

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. authorities in panama have seized a north korean cargo ship they suspect was carrying components for a missile system. the crew of the freighter was trying to return home from cuba through the panama canal. authorities say the crew had hidden missile components in sacks of sugar. panama's president ricardo martinelli announced the seizure in a radio interview. he said authorities had found what he called sophisticated missile equipment. the 35 crewmembers resisted efforts to redirect the ship into port. investigators have detained them. they said the ship's captain tried to commit suicide. defense consultants with ihs jane's intelligence analyze military hardware. they identified the equipment as high performance radar for surface to air missiles. u.s. state department spokesperson patrick venterrell says the ship has a history of drug muscling. the acting u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that shipments of arms or related material to and from north korea violates security council reso

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> supporters of egypt's old ruler show little in the fight with the country's new leaders. followers of mohamed morsi say they intend to defy government orders to abandon their protests. europe's top diplomat has flown in on a mission to pull the two

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty figures. but local authorities say at least 7 people are dead. a es

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. egyptians are expecting upheaval and call for nationwide protests to force mohamed morsi from office and install a new president. top generals are spearheading the power based on a road map they designed. they made the chief justice of the supreme constitutional court interim president. they suspended the constitution. the muslim brotherhood is the power base and they called on him not to recognize the new administration. >> the refusal and revokeness of the military koor is the constitution. >> the brotherhood is urging people to rally on friday to reject the new leader and show their anger over the removal over the first democratically elected president. the senior officials and reuters praut morsi supporters who reacted to the crack down by facing off security forces leaving at least 14 people dead. they believe the members are responsible for some of the violence that flaired up in cairo. they said prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the froup's supreme foid and his deputy. he

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the man who gathered secrets is reportedly reaching out to another nation for help. russian media said edward snowden applied for political asylum in russia. the security agency contractor asked ecuador for asylum. he revealed that nsa agents collect internet data at home and abroad. authorities charged him with espionage and asked russia to extradite him. hooey is believed to be staying in the transit area of a moscow airport. snowden can stay in russia if he promises to stop leaking information. >> translator: if he wants to stay in russia, there is one condition. he must stop his activities aimed at inflicting damage onnure on american partners. >> the latest reports based on snowden's revelations put more heat on the u.s. government. they said agents spied on allies around the world. jackie aishikawa has details. >> at the national agency, they have devices in washington and new york. they say agents have meetings among eu officials. they cited a secret document leaked by snowden.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. egypt's president is calling for calm after days of unrest. 51 people are killed when troops opened fire. investigators will look into the killings and set out a time frame for transition to a civilian government. he said egyptians will have a new constitution by the end of the year and says next year they will load in parliamentary and presidential elections. leaders overthrough mohammad morsi and put monsewer in his place. by presenting the political time table, the military is trying to deflect criticism about the role in the ouster of the democratically elected president. major islamist groups are refusing to play any in a military-led process. u.s. and european leaders have long provided support to egypt calling on all sides to exercise restraint. >> we call on all parties and movements to remain engaged in dialogue and comeit to participating in a process to get to a democratically elected government. >> he said it's not in the interest of the united states to make a hasty decis

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the man who gathered secrets is reportedly reaching out to another nation for help. russian media said edward snowden applied for political asylum in russia. the security agency contractor asked ecuador for asylum. he revealed that nsa agents collect internet data at home and abroad. authorities charged him with espionage and asked russia to extradite him. hooey is believed to beying in the transit area of a moscow airport. snowden can stay in russia if he promises to stop leaking information. >> translator: if he wants to stay in russia, there is one condition. he must stop his activities aimed at inflicting damage onnure on american partners. >> the latest reports based on snowden's revelations put more heat on the u.s. government. they said agents spied on allies around the world. jackie aishikawa has details. >> at the national agency, they have devices in washington and new york. they say agents have meetings among eu officials. they cited a secret document leaked by snowden. the

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the man who gathered secrets is reportedly reaching out to another nation for help. russian media said edward snowden applied for political asylum in russia. the security agency contractor asked ecuador for asylum. he revealed that nsa agents collect internet data at home and abroad. authorities charged him with espionage and asked russia to extradite him.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli and palestinian leaders have spent three years refusing to speak. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been pushing for months to bring them back to the negotiating table. now he's persuaded those senior aides to come together in washington. kerry spoke over the telephone

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. senior officials have sat down from around a table in washington and gone through the necessities of protocol. when they got to business, they had to put that diplomacy aside. they find themselves at odds over cyber security and competing economic interests. delegates are taking part in the annual u.s.-china strategic and economic dialogue. treasury secretary jack lew called to do more to tighten cyber security. >> those who participate including innovators and the holders of property are preserved and government-sponsored intrusion. >> the vice president said chinese leaders should play a more responsible in world affairs. china said they would never undermine the national interests. >> translator: misunderstandings and differences of opinion are causing friction in the economic interests of both countries. we use dialogue to minimize countries and avoid turning trade problems into political issues. >> u.s. and chinese leaders launched the dialogue in 2009. they hoped to manage the r

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of spain's worst rail accident in decades. at least 80 people were killed after the train rounded a curve and jumped off of the tracks. 140 others were injured. police suspect the driver had pished the train well above the speed limit.

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