President obama and japans Prime Minister shinzo abe have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbour where nearly 2,500 americans died in1941. Its the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. Mr abe pledged that the horrors of war must never be repeated but stopped short of apologising. Heres our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes. It has taken 75 years but today the Prime Minister of japan and the president of the United States stood side by side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. They threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the Battleship Arizona still lies. More than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a Rain Ofjapanese bombs. In all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. Today, Prime Minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. Translation we must never repeat the horrors of war again. Thi
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A recap of the days news. Get on with building an economy that is fair to everybody. Thats the message that is going to be sent 90 days from now. Congressman, the House Minority leader, nancy pelosi, one way republicans attacked the democrat in ohios race in the ohio race. Is she a drag in districts that democrats are trying to flip . I dont know where the evidence is that would suggest that. The fact is that thats what they used against conor lamb in the special election in Western Pennsylvania which trump won by 20 points and conor lamb won. They used it over and over again with Danny Oconnor in ohio 12 who, by the way, is still running in november against mr. Balderson and danny managed to collapse the trump margin from 11 down to less than 1 . Im not sure where the evidence that that is the case, that that is an effective appeal. Its certainly their standard playbook move in each and every instance. Its not what americans want to
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Biala gassed at Frankfurt Airport c. G. Managed by from. This is the w. News live from berlin europes Top Human Rights Court rebukes rush over the death of the anti fraud campaigner Sergei Magnitsky the court said that his treatment in prison led to his death in 2009 so what if any will be the consequences for moscow. Also coming up the results president says that he wont accept an offer of aid to
help fight fires in the amazon the last french president emanuel not crown apologizes for his quote insults. Propose an Emergency Fund of 20000000. 00 at the g. 7 summit on monday. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the European Court of human rights has condemned russia for multiple violations against the late Sergei Magnitsky a Russian Corruption Whistleblower who died in detention in 2009 his decade after he exposed widespread tax fraud that implicated russian officials he was arrested for alleged tax evasion the European Court did reject a complaint that his arrest and detention were i