Families of japanese abducted decades ago to north korea are holding onto the hope that theyll see their relatives again. North korean authorities last week agreed to start a new investigation into the fate of the abductees. They reached the agreement with japanese negotiators during three days of talks in stockholm. The families attended a rally near tokyo hoping to build on the momentum. Translator north korea now seems to be serious. But we would like to ask the japanese government to check whether thats true. Japanese government Officials Say agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and 80s. Iizuka said the north koreas change of heart may be a good chance for them and their relatives. Translator north korea seems willing to compromise compared to before. But the situation is still very difficult. Agents kidnapped yokatas daughter megumi in 1977. Yokata says she expects a tough road ahead but she says shell do all she can to see her daughter again. Japanese offi
The delay. Reporter frank, passengers tell me they were kept inside a hot airliner for two hours. They thought the problem was a broke air conditioner. It finally landed in oakland around 5 46 p. M. Megan barber was greeted by her anxious parents. The couple tells me their daughter had texted them from the plane. She said remember if i die, i want my organs donated. We were getting texts from her, but she couldnt get off the plane. We felt pretty helpless. Reporter we learned it was 106 degrees at the Oakland Airport today. Anytime your body gets overheated, you have the risk of getting a heat stroke. It was like being in a hot car. Reporter megan, a nurse herself, tells us she was especially concerned for the elderly and children onboard. There were 157 passengers onboard, and the delay was caused by maintenance issues, including a broken microphone. Were not able to run the engine for the aircraft while its sitting at a gate. So the ac that pumps into the aircraft from the ground pow
Hospital. Well, the top u. S. Public Health Official with sobering words for the United States. Surgeon general jerome adams telling americans the week ahead will compare to pearl harbor or 9 11 in terms of heartbreak and lost lives. Heres where things stand right now. According to Johns Hopkins university there are more than 337,000 cases of coronavirus in the United States. More than 9600 americans have died because of it. At least 25,000 new cases were reported on sunday alone along with more than 1100 deaths. While authorities are coping with the deluge of patients and preparing for more, in some places National Guard units are helping build field hospitals like this one in los angeles or this one in detroit. And on the sunday morning talk shows the doctors leading the u. S. Response told americans to brace for more gut wrenching days to come. This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most americans lives quite frankly. This is going to be our pearl harbor moment, our
Returning those so i can hear what parents are telling me. Were also encouraging anybody who has any information about him to contact the police directly. Reporter now, both School Districts are confident that no images came from school computers. I spoke with san jose Sexual Assault unit this morning and tells me it will take weeks to go through all the material. There are at least 1,000 images most believed to be old. None believed to be any students here in san jose. They tell me that they are looking into his work history as a teacher. And so far no teachers from this School District have come forward with any complaints. Live in san jose, christie smith, nbc bay area news. Only on nbc bay area, the mother of sierra lamar is speaking to us about her daughters disappearance one year ago. Tomorrow marks the day the 15yearold never returned to her morgan hill home. Marlene tells us its been a long journey with indescribable pain and anguish. He says her 15yearold daughter didnt deserv
Bracing for possible confusion at the Golden Gate Bridge because of what happens next month. And breaking news. A gas leak and an evacuation in San Francisco at noon. Bracing for a mikor change at the golden gate major change at the golden gate. Thats one of the top stories. Good afternoon. Im tori campbell. First, though, were following some breaking news this noontime in San Francisco where a pg e crew is busy working to fix a gas leak in the citys mission district. Newschopper2 is over the area near 24th and bryant streets. Thats where a construction crew hit a 2inch plastic gas line just before 11 00 a. M. Several homes and businesses in the area have been evacuated and some streets in the area have been blocked off as a precaution. Again, these are live pictures from newschopper2. You can see some of the trucks down there and some crews standing by. It looks like some dirt where theyve built a hole in the ground. Now, muni has rerouted service on the 48th quintara. We just spoke t