i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> intelligence analysts have been working for months to determine whether chemical weapons have been used in the syrian civil war. u.s. president barack obama wanted conclusive proof. now analysts say government forces have used chemical agents against opposition fighters. white house officials say forces loyal to president bashar al assad used the weapons on a small scale. they say the chemicals used include the nerve agent sarin. they estimate that 100 to 150 people are likely to have been killed. they say they'll share their information with their allies and with analysts at the united nations. white house officials say president obama will consider whether to provide more support to syrian opposition forces including military assistance. >>> the crisis in syria will be one of the main items on the agenda next week at the g-8 summit. japanese government officials say prime minister shinzo abe will announce aid for syrians displaced by the civil war.

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> british prime minister david cameron has moved to calm fears after an attack in london. he said attacks by extremis will only bring the british people together. >> we will never give in to terror or terrorism in any of its forms. >> two men approached a military man and attacked him to death. one was heard shouting islamic slogans. he said they were acting in revenge for war in muslim countries. investigators have yet to identify the suspects, but local media report at least one of them was a muslim of nigerian origin. the man was born and raised in britain and is in his 20s. members of an anti-islamic group took to the street to protest the killing. riot police moved in to contain the demonstration. u.s. president obama released a statement. he said the u.s. stands resolute with the united kingdom against violent extremism and terror. >>> delegates from the arab league have thrown their weight behind a conference at ending the war in syria. they met at an emergency meeting in cai

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. members in tokyo have approved a political resolution that calls for a resolution in syria. despite some holdouts they have condemned the regime of assad said in he's carrying out attacks on indiscriminately on civilians. >> it is adopted. >> qatar's representative drafted the resolution. 107 countries approved it. delegates from russia, china and iran were among 12 nations that did not. they called the resolution one-sided. the resolution condemns the syrian government for systematic human rights violations and demands president assad to allow u.n. investigators into the country for assessing chemical weapons used and allow for a transition. it says the national coalition should play a role. general assembly resolutions are not binding but it would carry in the security council where russia and china have backed regions. >>> researchers with the u.s. geological survey says the continental shelf may hold undiscovered crude oil and natural gas. north korean agents kidnapped them in the

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thank you very much for joining thank you very much for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the brothers suspected in the boston bombings allegedly planned to use their remaining explosives to strike new york city's times square. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the new york plot and discuss what u.s. intelligence knew about tamerlan tsarnaev in the months and years before the attack on boston. >> brown: then, the u.s. believes the syrian government has used chemical weapons. but it needs more conclusive proof before reaching the red line for military intervention. >> woodruff: all of the living men who've ever worked from the oval officehe

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. they killed dozens of civilians. an opposition activist in the capitol said more than 50 people appear to have been killed. field is scarce. the activist struck as crowds gathered to await delivery. opposition fighters have gathered more offensives. government forces have retaliated with more air strikes. government pilots are targets crowded places. the office of the eunited natios says more than 60,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in march 2011. a human rights group put the death toll at 45,000 but they said the real number was likely to be higher. >>> share prices on the new york stock exchange have rallied in the first session of the year. they feared members of congress would be unable to resolve the fiscal cliff. the dow jones soared more than 300 points from its close last year. investors were encouraged by what they saw in congress. members of the house approved a deal to step away from the fiscal cliff. people on wall street had mixed reactions. >> the hou

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. residents of seoul are going about their business. they're heading to work, doing the things they do most days. they're carrying on in the face of threats from the north. as south korean spokes person says the north korean military could launch a missile at any time. south korean nave a commanders aren't taking any chances. they've deployed a second military vessel. it's equipped with an advanced tracking system. they sent another vessel to the yellow sea. they say they're ready for whatever might come. last week north korea nl forces move add midrange ballistic missile to the coast. the defense minister has ordered the sdf to destroy any debris that might fall on japanese territory. so they've deployed two interceptor missile launchers. others have deployed the same defenses at other bases. >>> the foreign ministers of other countries are asking north korea to refrain from exercises. the members gathered at the hague. >> translator: we should work with the rest of the international community to send a strong message to north korea th

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. turkish leaders are struggling to end anti-government demonstrations across the country. they're angry about what they see. the deputy prime minister has met some of the protesters but failed to convince them to go home. the one hour meeting took place wednesday in the capital. the protest said they demanded the government scrap a redevelopment project in the park in istanbul and want the end of police officials crackdown on government protesters. they have not responded to the demands. the demonstrations started last friday. they were back in istanbul last wednesday evening. >> translator: i strongly protest against this government. >> translator: we will keep demonstrating until we get a satisfactory answer from the government. >> prime minister tayyip is returning from a factory and most are waiting to see what he has seen. >>> syria has captured an anti-government stronghold near the border with lebanon. the capture could give the army the upper hand in its battle against oppositi

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> president assad said he will attend a talk on syria. his appearance at the talk seems far from certain. he granted the interview to a lebanese television station. # he said he would not go if he found the conditions unacceptable. he also discussed the delivery of weapons from russia. russians leaders say they are following through on the surface to air missiles. russia and u.s. officials are working together to organize the peace talks. they'll meet with u.n. officials next week to discuss ways to bring the parties together. >>> chinese president is trying to reclaim relations with emerging economies. he's setting off on a tour to latin america. he will make his second overseas trip since march. he'll make the first visit to trinidad and tobago by a chinese president. the nation has large reserves of oil and natural gas. but the chinese are weary of have appearing too eager. costa rica has established relations with china six years ago. he also wants to make more inroads in mexico

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a letter sent to the white house was similar to two poison-laced envelopes mailed to new york city mayor michael bloomberg and his gun control group. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the suspicious packages that contained threats of gun violence and possibly the deadly poison ricin. >> brown: then, we take a closer look at james comey, a former top justice department official in the bush administration, widely reported to be president obama's pick to head the f.b.i. >> wdr

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. north korean leaders seem to make daily threats and leaving them to wonder what's next. they say kim jung-un is showing off. he is using belligerent language to show them he's in control of his country. james clapper said he have thinks the north korean will use that language for a long time. cia director was summoned to speak to the committee. he said intelligence analysts have found it difficult to jung kim's action because he's not been in power very long. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is headed to the region to lend his weight to diplomatic efforts. he wants to convince chinese leaders to use his leverage. kerry wants to encourage them to take advantage of their influence. on sunday kerry will move onto tokyo. he'll meet with japanese foreign minister. >>> foreign ministers from the group of eight nations have line ed up against north korea. they condemned the strongest terms of the the missile program. >> we made clear in the text that ministers supported the commitment to s

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the leaders of the government which are trying to restore order with crack downs on protesters claimed more than 235 lives. authorities on wednesday began with new supporters of the depos posed president morsi. they are exchanging sit ins in cairo. they bulldozed through barricades around the cabs and fired tear gas into the crowds. more than 30 people died. the bloodshed set off protests in other parts of the capital and the central city. they attacked gunmen at the facilities. they declared a month long state of emergency and imposed a night time curfew in 14 provinces. they gave security forces the power to detain people without arrest warrants. the authorities appear set to launch further crack downs on members of morsi's support base. the brotherhood responded by calling on supporters to launch fresh protests. the vice president can no longer serve in the government. they quit in protest over the bloody crack down. he tendered a resignation in the letter to the president. he said

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. indian military commanders have successfully test fired a submarine missile. they moved closer to being able to launch nuclear weapons from land, air and sea. the development organization announced the launch in the bay of bengal. the mission has a range of 145 kilometres. they are preparing to put a launch in service. last year they tested the ballistic missile. it's capable of reaching most regions in asia and part of europe. commanders have been trying to improve their missile capability in the face of competition from pakistan and china. chinese authorities have tested out a jumbo cargo plane made in china. it runs 47 metres long. it can fly nonstop for 7,800 kilometers. it can carry more than 60 kinds of cargo. state-runneme media says the airplane runs better than the jumbo model currently in use. the report says it's on par with a cargo plane used by the u.s. military, the c-17 globemaster. china is the fourth nation to develop a jumbo cargo plane after the u.s., russia and the

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

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> legislators in the u.s. have filed to meet the year end deadline to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. members of the senate agreed to extend tax cuts for middle income earners and raise taxes on the wealthy but the house of representatives decided not to vote on the bill on new year's eve. the house is expected to resume talks quickly in the new year to avert a serious impact from tax hikes. president barack obama gave a c year's eve. >> now today it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. there are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that congress can get it done. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the two parties had reached an agreement on taxes. they are believed to have agreed to extend tax cuts for middle income earners. people earning more than $450,000 per year will see their taxes go up. that's far higher than obama's original proposal. they have yet to agree to suspend spending cuts. the democrat led senate is expec

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> japan's prime minister has stepped into the spotlight at the u.n. general assembly to weigh in on some of the world's most pressing foreign policy challenges. shinzo abe gave his take on the situation in syria and the threat posed by north korea. we have details. >> reporter: like many leaders, prime minister abe took up the prolonged turmoil in syria. he started his speech condemning the chemical weapons attack against civilians in the country. he said the japanese government strongly supports efforts of the international community to destroy the stockpiles of these weapons. abe also promised more humanitarian support for syrians inside and outside of the country. >> translator: i would like to announce that the government of japan will newly provide additional humanitarian assistance to syria and surrounding countries of approximately 60 million u.s. dollars and implemented right away. >> reporter: abe also brought up japan's neighbor, north korea which he said remains as a thre

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama called targeting of conservative groups by the i.r.s. "outrageous," and vowed to get to the bottom of the scandal. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we examine the allegations the agency singled out groups with the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their names. >> brown: then we get the latest on the trial of the philadelphia abortion doctor found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder. >> woodruff: we talk to marcia coyle about today's unanimous supreme court decision, upholding monsanto's patent on soybean seeds.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: crowds jammed tahrir square and fireworks erupted over the city tonight, as the egyptian military ousted president mohammed morsi. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the dramatic developments, including the appointment of an interim leader and suspension of the country's constitution. >> ifill: then, the obama administration gives employers a

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the alleged chemical weapons aattack in syria last week could result in military action by the united states and some european nations. some u.s. media report u.s. forces could strike syria within a couple of days. nbc news says senior u.s. officials told them missile strikes against syria could be launched as early as thursday. the sources say three-day strikes are planned and would be limited in scope. they would be aimed at sending a message to syrian president bashar al assad. white house spokesman says the u.s. response to syria has not yet been decided. >> the president continues to work with his national security team reviewing the options available to him. when he has made a decision he will make the announcement. he said the u.s. has a firm assessment that the assad regime has maintained control of the chemical weapons stock pile. carney also said the u.s. officials will release the findings of the probe within a week. >> translator: the chemical massacre of damascus cannot g

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. authorities in oklahoma are trying to determine the extent of damage after a tornado swept through parts of the u.s. state. they confirmed 24 people were killed and 237 others injured. rescue workers are still picking through homes and buildings as they search for survivors. the tornado churned through the suburbs of oklahoma city on monday. the winds reached more than 300 kilometers per hour. the storm swept along a path two kilometers wide and nearly 30 kilometers long. it took homes off their foundations and blew them away. analysts with the national weather service gave the storm their highest rating on the international tornado scale. >> right as i heard the roar of it coming, i grabbed my dog and we laid down in the closet. everything kind of collapsed around us. >> state officials say the tornado disrupts communications and made it difficult to confirm the number of deaths. they say at least 24 people were killed including 9 children. police officers and firefighters are checki

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. e 1yi79ians are seeing things many have seen before. the leaders launched a crack down after more than a month of unrest. at least 578 people have been killed. more than 4,000 injured. they say their forces will continue to use real bullets on groups that threaten peace. supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi demand he be reinstated. security forces stormed two sit ins in cairo and removed them. protesters elsewhere responded by taking to the streets themselves. they too have run into security forces. the state-run news agency said demonstrators set fire to the building near the capital. protesters occupied a building and a police station. >> you have to impose order on the ground. public order is very, very important. >> morsi supporters in the brotherhood are not backing down. they are calling for demonstrations across the country after friday prayers. members of the un security council gathered for an emergency session to discuss the situation. they are discussing possible response. u.s. president barack obama condemned leaders

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

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the presidents of china and south korea agreed to tackle one of the most difficult topics to take steps with north korea's nuclear development. they are holding a summit since they both took power. they signed a joint statement. >> we agreed on the denuclearization and maintained stability and solved problems through dialogue. the situation on the peninsula is changing for the better and we hope the-party talks resume as soon as possible. >> representatives of the two koreas, china, russia and japan and the united states last held the two-party talks in 2008. they also agreed to boost diplomatic and economic ties. they will create a new framework for high level talks and colleging to work towards a free trade dpreamt. >> a great change is happening in northeast asia. we share the view that create new bilateral relations. a new peninsula and northeast asia in this time of change. the south sends a quarter of ex-pours to china. they need to expand activities to survive the global econom

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> legislators in the u.s. have filed to meet the year end deadline to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. members of the senate agreed to extend tax cuts for middle income earners and raise taxes on the wealthy but the house of representatives decided not to vote on the bill on new year's eve. the house is expected to resume talks quickly in the new year to avert a serious impact from tax hikes. president barack obama gave a conference earlier on new year's eve. he said he was optimistic that senators could reach a compromise. >> now today it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. there are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that congress can get it done. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the two parties had reached an agreement on taxes. they are believed to have agreed to extend tax cuts for middle income earners. people earning more than $450,000 per year will see their taxes go up. that's far higher than obama's original p

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

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> health officials are investigating. the normal rate of thyroid cancer is one in thousands. a panelist examining the impact of radiation on residents. health professionals are giving checkups to all 360,000 children aged 18 or younger at the time of the accident at fukushima daiichi. on top of the 18 minors they diagnosed they suspect 25 others may have the illness. members of the panel say they can't determine if the accident has affected the rate of cancer among children. they decided to set up a team of experts to look into the situation. workers at the nuclear plant have their hands full as they try to stop the flow of radioactive water. the operators say they will do more to monitor and control leaks from storage tanks. officials say at least 300 tons of highly radioactive water has leaked from one tank. it is the worst spill from a tank they have seen since the accident in march 2011. the tanks are surrounding by a concrete barrier. the attached pipes were left open to let ra

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> legislators in the u.s. have filed to meet the year end deadline to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. members of the senate agreed to extend tax cuts for middle income earners and raise taxes on the wealthy but the house of representatives decided not to vote on the bill on new year's eve. the house is expected to resume talks quickly in the new year to avert a serious impact from tax hikes. president barack obama gave a conference earlier on new year's eve. he said he was optimistic that senators could reach a compromise. >> now today it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. there are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that congress can get it done. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the two parties had reached an agreement on tax. they a believed have aged to extend tax cuts for middle income earners. people earning more than $450,000 per year will see their taxes go up. that's far higher than obama's original proposal.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> russian leaders use their influence with counterparts in syria. foreign ministers sergey lavrov urged the syrian leaders to turn over their chemical weapons saying it might help to avoid a military strike. >> translator: in the establishment of international control over chemical weapons in that country would allow avoiding strikes, we'll immediately start working with the syrian government. >> lavrov urged syrian government leaders to join the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. he presses argument in a meeting in moscow with his syrian counterpart. and they said the government welcomes russia's proposals but he said they're concerned about the security of the syrian people. the united nation's secretary general said he might ask them to transfer the chemical weapons for a safe place for storage and destruction. he said a political solution is the only viable way out of the syrian crisis. he pressed for an international meeting on syria as soon as possible and u

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> u.s. federal employees are back at work and americans are lining up for government service and visitors are crowding into national museums. law enforceme lawmakers approved a bill to remove the debt ceiling. they could not agree on a spending bill so at the beginning of the month the government started laying off 800,000 employees. now fair lowed staff at the white house and government offices have returned to work. and museums and monuments and memorials are opened again. >> i'm personally glad that all the memorials are open for the tour guiding business and so that students can learn. >> more than 100 people lined up to get into the smithsonian national air and space museum. >> translator: the exhibition was great. i came all the way to the u.s. to see this. >> many business people welcomed the deal to pay the government's bills over the next four months. others are skeptical. >> i think it was forced and not well thought out but we got to a time crunch and needed to be done. >> i mean,

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. turkey's prime minister is pressing ahead in the face of demonstrate strarts caors callio step aside. he commented on the demonstrations during a visit to tunisia. he said there are extremists among the protesters. his comments inflamed tensions in istanbul. tens of thousands of people gathered. he plan to uproot a park there. the protesters are demanding that he resign. young people have been on the streets for a week now. their angry about his aauthoritarian style. >>> members of the obama administration are depending what some americans see as a breech of their privacy. britain's guardian newspaper published a secret court order for the telephone records of millions of americans. the report is based on a secret document issued by the u.s. foreign intelligence. they ordered verizon to submit phone records from april to july. it pertains only to phone numbers and the lengths of calls. it did not require verizon to provide customers identities or the nature of the calls. >>> the leade

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 ♪

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. edward snowden walked out of an airport in moscow after more than weeks inside. russian officials granted him a one-year asylum. it angered u.s. leaders and left relations up in the air. snowden arrived from hong kong in late june and has been holed up in the transit zone ever since. his lawyers say he is free to go. >> translator: snowden has left the airport anded hadded for a safer place. >> he wants to move on to latin america that offered him permanent asylum. he worked on contract as an intelligence analyst for the national security agency. he told the guardian newspaper and other media that agents collect private internet and phone data. they defended the surveillance programs saying they prevented terrorist attacks. spokes purposes for the russian presidential office said the decision grant asylum will not affect relations with the u.s. the white house press secretary was less clear cut. >> we are extremely disappointed that the russian government would take this step despite