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The government will allocate the funds to three areas. More than 40 billion will go to rebuilding after the earthquake and tsunami and to disaster prevention. Workers will use the funds repairing infrastructure such as tunnels and bridges. About 35 billion will be spent on measures to ensure security and revitalized communities. And about 35 billion will be spent on driving growth. Some of that will support business ventures. Other funds will go into promoting joint Research Projects between uni...

Bay area news. Thank you. Now to the north bay, another demonstration is planned and were getting new information about this case involving a sheriffs deputy who shot and killed a santa rosa teenager. Yesterday, the Sonoma County District Attorney ruled the shooting was justified. In her report, the d. A. Noted the 13yearold, andy lopez, was high on marijuana when deputies ordered him to drop what they thought was a real assault weapon. Nbc bay areas Mark Matthews joins us with the very latest. ...

Is in with the story. Nanette, this is a notable night. Reporter well, it is for those who have been watching the two states carry this out. A field poll back in december found that 55 of californians asked supported the legalization of recreational pot. Thats the first time the poll found a solid majority for the change. But the movement couldnt get its act together this year to take advantage of the momentum. The wait in Washington State is finally over. 20 months after voters there approved t...

And soccer supporters in brazil are scoring points off the pitch by cleaning up trash after matches, an idea they picked up from japanese fans. Japans Prime Minister has signaled he wants to move forward. Shinzo abe has named two new cabinet ministers hours after two stepped aside. Abe appointed yuko obuchi and Midori Matsushima last month when he reshuffled his cabinet. They were among five women he appointed. But the ministers quit amid questions over their political activities. The Prime Mini...

Power company say theyll start pumping out contaminated groundwater on friday to stop it from spilling into the ocean. Workers have been solidifying an embankment to prevent ground water from leaking from the plant into the ocean, but there are concerns that the tainted ground water has already overflowed the barrier. Tepco Officials Say theyll bore a smallscale well nearby and pump out contaminated water. They say workers will then sink about 35meterlong pipes into the ground along the embankme...

State run media said monsour appointed a veteran economist. He served as finance minister after protesters pushed Hosni Mubarak from power. Monsour named the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency of vice president. Mohamed al ba rad eye is popular among liberals. Not proving popular among morsi supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood. They gathered near the president ial palace to protest. Translator the military has completely ruined our votes for morsi. I wont accept the interim presiden...

The patience of its people was running out. Some important papers of human rights icon Nelson Mandela are the highlight of an Art Exhibition in tokyo. Japans Prime Minister is taking action to stop radioactive groundwater at the Fukushima Daiichi from flowing into the pacific ocean. Shinzo abe is considering a plan to give the operator funding to deal with the problem. Tepco managers are considering building a large underground wall to dam the ground water. Prime minister abe spoke about his dec...

Across asia, and remind them he will not tolerate the use of force to change the status quo. North korean authorities have agreed to open a new investigation into the fate of japanese citizens abducted in the 1970s and 80s. Japanese government Officials Say north korean agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals. Prime minister shinzo abe says he hopes the investigation will finally resolve the issue. Negotiators reached the agreement after three days of talks in stockholm. In response the ...

Innovative technology to help them get back on their land. The head of malaysias Civil Aviation authority says the disappearance of a jetliner is an unprecedented aviation mystery. The Malaysia Airlines plane took off from kuala lumpur on saturday, with 239 people on board. It flew out toward beijing over the South China Sea. Then, it disappeared. We have not found anything that appears to be objects from the aircraft, let alone the aircraft. We will be intensifying our efforts to locate the mis...

Transportation safety board say that the crew called for the landing to be aborted 1. 5 seconds before the crash. The Asiana Airlines boeing 777 crashed and burst into flames as it landed on saturday. About 300 people were on board. The u. S. Ntsb has been examining the data from flight recorders recovered from the burnedout jet. The target speed for the approach was 137 knots. The approach proceeds normally as they descend. There is no discussion of any aircraft anomalies or concerns with the a...