Died. For the very latest, we join Marianne Favro for more on the investigation. Mariann marianne . Our sources confirm that a maid found actor john heard at this hotel, the sheraton, in palo alto on friday afternoon. Police were called out to the hotel around 2 00 and found heard unresponsive. Best known for his role as the father in hole alome alone, j heard was 71. The Santa Clara Medical Examiners Office is investigating the cause of his death, which is unclear right now. A representative for the Coroners Office said an autopsy may be scheduled later. Just two days before he was discovered, heard underwater minor back surgery at Stanford Medical Center. Heards agent, tammy hunt, issued this statement, saying, john will be very much missed by his family, friends, and his many fans. John was one of those people that you meet and know immediately that he is one of a kind. A true professional and a dear gentlemen. Actress elizabeth perkins, who was in the movie big with heard said on t
But it said for trump thats independence from responsibility to play a central role in affairs. Might create global chaos, especially in europe. It said china sees the change in u. S. Leadership as an opportunity to advance its interests in asia. It noted this may raise tensions between the two countries. The report added the secondlargest risk for 2017 is china overreacting to external challenges. As president xi jinping tries to tighten his grip on power ra head of the communist Party Congress later this year hes likely to respond forcefully to Foreign Policy changes. North korea came in ninth on the list. The paper says the country is closer to mastering miniature warheads and intercontinental with stick missiles that could strike the u. S. West coast. The report suggests this year will be the most politically volatile in the postwar period. Nhk has learned the president elect is considering appointing a top member of his Transition Team to be the ambassador to japan, replacing caro
We have analysis on what the news could mean. The discovery is potentially a big deal if it turns out that ourselves have photographed molten fuel, it would mean its an important step in the decommissioning process. They have spent years looking for this fuel and if they have found it, they can start to come up with a plan for the plant. Heres what we already knew. Theres probably a lot of molten fuel at ththe bottom of the reactor. Becau we didnt know how much fuel, if any was further down in the reactors containment vessel. The point of the vessel is to stop Radioactive Material from leaking out. If it turns out to be molten fuel, it would be the first they have found since the 2011 disaster. Fuel mixed with debris penetrated the reactor and fell into the containment vessel underneath. So it very much depends on how much fuel has leaked out. It could speed up the cleanup process depending on the amount. At the moment, we still dont know. The government and tepco plan to send in a rob
In central japan is continuing procedures to stop a reactor after a core injunction ordered the shutdown. Japan is about to mark the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Well look back at what happened that day and the struggle to recover from one of the worst Nuclear Accidents in history. North korean leaders are lashing out over south korea sanctions. They fired what are believed to have been two scud missiles toward the sea of japan. And they say theyll seize all south korean assets on their soil. Seouls sanctions include a ban on foreign ships that have visited the north. Officials in pyongyang say theyll tear up all deals with the south. They say theyll litigationed by date all south korean assets north of the border. Some of those assets lie at the kaisong Industrial Complex which the two koreas used to run together. Seoul suspended operations last month. South korean businesses pulled out. The north then said it boo close the complex down. Other south kor
President hu jintao as the partys general secretary. The party wrapped up its weeklong National Congress wednesday. The meeting is held every five years. Delegates elected new members for the central committee. Those members will meet thursday to choose the lineup for the partys Political Bureau and the core group of leaders who sit on the elite politburo committee. President hu, premier wen jiabao, and five members will retire. Vice president show gin being and others are expected to remain and be joined by a new generation of leaders. Analysts say xi will take over from hu as the president s general pear. President hu has held the position for tennessee years. Translator all Party Members should unite under the Party Leadership and with chinese character hold high the great banner of socialism. Sources close to the party say the number of Standing Committee members will be reduced from the current nine to seven. Analysts say xi and li could be joined by the vice premier, the vice pre