To gain the upper hand . Im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. The main migrant route from greece to Northern Europe has been slammed shut tonight. Western balkan countries have closed borders to transiting refugees. Slovenia announced that only those with valid documents would be allowed to enter the country. Fearing bottleneck, croatia, verbia serbia and macedonia have closed their borders. On the southern edge of the balkans route, migrant traffic has been at a virtual standstill for the last two weeks. Hungary is responding to the crisis by extending a state of emergency to the entire country. The interior minister says the country is bolstering police and military patrols to keep migrants from entering. New measures also include Stricter Border checks and enhanced police powers. So with borders along the balkan route closing, even more refugees are likely to be stranded, you guessed it, in greece, with more and more arriving every day. Frustration is building at greeces bor
Problem known as Economy Class syndrome. Tweaking the numbers. Japans Mitsubishi Motors admits it falsified test data for 600,000 vehicles. Japans nuclear regulators give the go ahead to extend the life span of two aging reactors throw the operator says it will be years before they come back online. Rescuers continue to scour a village in a mountainous part of southwestern japan even as people brace for more jolts. Authorities say the death toll from last weeks earthquakes in kumamoto rising to 48. Theyre digging through piles of dirt in a bid to find three people who are still missing. And they say the number of those with injuries exceeds 1,000. Officials with the meteorologist Logical Agency are warning people in the area to stay alert. Reporter the seismic activity is continuing. The chief seismologist forecasts heavy rain for thursday and says that means there could be more landslides. More than 100,000 people are taking refuge in cars and other temporary shelters. Translator im f
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial has helped people plan for the future. Because this is what you do for people you love. Lincoln financial. Youre in charge. Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. Ed more information at macfound. Or and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff this was another dayafter for the president ial hopefuls. Tuesdays results focused even more attention on tonights latest democratic debate. And republicans issued competing calls to join or oppose the frontrunner. Fresh from another night of triumph, donald trump appealed today for mainstream republicans to unite behind him. Instead of fighting it, they sho
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial has helped people plan for the future. Because this is what you do for people you love. Lincoln financial. Youre in charge. Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. Ed more information at macfound. Or and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff this was another dayafter for the president ial hopefuls. Tuesdays results focused even more attention on tonights latest democratic debate. And republicans issued competing calls to join or oppose the frontrunner. Fresh from another night of triumph, donald trump appealed today for mainstream republicans to unite behind him. Instead of fighting it, they sho
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