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>> together we are at ground zero, to a world free of weapons of mass destruction. >> after the ceremony ban proposed the u.n. security council hold regular summits to discuss a nuclear free world which 2020. three nuclear powers sent envoys to the ceremony for the first time. the u.s. ambassador to japan john roos released a statement calling for a world without nuclear weapons but he didn't give a speech or lay a wreath during the ceremony. >> the mood on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, nuclear disarmament is changing. we heard from akiba about the successful npt review c...

Not as a human. >> reporter: their voices had been heard by representatives from over 70 countries. and united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. the united states, britain, and france were there for the first time. their collective hope, to prevent the use of atomic weapons in today's radically different world. washington's choice to have u.s. ambassador john roos attend could single a future visit by president obama which would be controversial and unprecedented for a sitting president. vinita, rob? >> margaret, thanks. wisconsin state fair got off to something of a bizarre start. the ...

>> suarez: columnists ruth marcus and michael gerson sitting in for mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and, betty ann bowser has the story of two, classically-trained chefs giving public school lunches a healthy makeover. >> the issue is not the kids won't eat it. the issue is the adults think the kids won't eat it. and it is almost universal that we see the kids really do eat it >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve...

bowser has the story of two, classically-trained chefs giving public school lunches a healthy makeover. >> the issue is not the kids won't eat it. the issue is the adults think the kids won't eat it. and it is almost universal that we see the kids really do eat it >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this progra...

ary memo. margaret conley is in tokyo with the latest. >> reporter: whether or not you believe the decision to use atomic weapons was right or wrong, 65 years later the ceremony remains as emotionally charged as ever and the united states attended for the first time. a peace toll marked the minute the first atomic bomb hit hiroshima 65 years ago. 140,000 people died. few survived. fewer lived to share their stories. for decades after the end of world war ii, many japanese hid that they were survivors. exposure to radiation was seen as a terrible stigma. they had they speak out for re...