in bangkok thailand, president obama said sunday the u.s. working to de-escalate the situation and end the fighting would stand behind its ally. >> we're fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes, workplaces and potentially killing and we'll continue to support israeli's right to support itself. >> eliot: a poll said that 57% support israel's israel. egypt is serving as an intermediary in the ongoing talks vicinity's president told reporters if the situation was further escalateed this co-mean dire consequences, and we could not accept that, and the free world could not accept that. william hague seemed to agree. a ground invasion is much more difficult for the international community to support. for more for the efforts to broker peace i'm joined by james traub and by joe cirincione president of the global security foundation and author of "bomb scare: the history and future of nuclear weapons." why now? why is this simmer conflict simmering conflict happening. >> there is an election coming

a new video now, president obama in bangkok thailand.ocy live in d.c. this morning, with details on the trip. good morning to you, peter. >> good morning, dave. and the president has been in bangkok for about four hours now and one of the first stops at the monastery where a monk gave the president and secretary of state hillary clinton a tour of the monastery and the president told the monk that the united states could use some prayers right now to avoid the fiscal cliff. listen here. >> (inaudible) >> president obama also met with the king of thailand overnight who is the longest reigning monarch in the world. been in power since 1946. believe it or not, the king of thailand born in massachusetts, as a gift, the president obama gave the king an album with pictures of the all the presidents and first ladies he's met starting with eisenhower and the last page was left blank, we're told so there's a picture of a picture with president obama from this week's trip. and once it's wrapped up in thailand, it's off to burma. no sitting u.s. pre

fox news's david pipee is in bangkok, thailand with the details. david? >> hi, there.ommunist party congress is in a once in a decade gathering to choose china's new leaders but the chinese people have no say. senior members of the communist party make the decision who will be the next leader. it is all done behind closed doors. it was likely all decided long ago before this meeting. whoever takes over from president hu jintao will stay in that position for 10 years. his expected successor is ping. he is likely to take the position of communist party boss and become president in march next year. not a lot is known about him but those who met him say he is friendly and charismatic. the biggest challenge the communist party is facing seems to be corruption. in his speech today at the party congress, president hu jintao warned if they don't tackle the issue, it could quote prove fatal for the party. he said officials must exercise more self-discipline and card against their families enriching themselves. a report by the "new york times" last week alleged premier win. >> b

he's in bangkok, thailand, this morning. chuck, what's happening there? >> reporter: well, lester, while the president is at a joint press conference with the prime minister here in thailand, and among the questions that the president got was about the violence in gaza. and as you will hear in this answer to one of the questions he fully defended israel's right to defend themselves. take a listen. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders. so we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend it self from missiles landing on people's homes. >> reporter: the president went on to say he's been in talks consta constantly with prime minister netanyahu, president morrissey of egypt is also the prime minister of turkey. he said the goal is nothing can be done until the missiles stop coming onto israel's soil. once that stops, then a de-escalation of this violence, he hopes, can happen. by the way, as you pointed out, lester, this is a his ttorical nature to the president's trip here. the f

. >> reporter: president obama was also in bangkok, thailand where he and is secretary of state hillary clinton visited a buddhist temple. while he was there president obama asked for prayers to help with the budget challenges back here at home. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> paula broadwell is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout from her affair with former cia director david petraeus. this is video of broadwell arriving back home with her husband yesterday. broadwell spent last week staying at her brother's home in washington, d.c.. a friend of broadwell says she deeply regrets the damage that has been done to her family and everyone elses and she is trying to repair the damage and move forward. >>> our time is just turning 6:17. cal football coach jeff tedford's future at cal uncertain. he's the winningest coach in the history of cal football. he's been there for 11 seasons. the athletic department told the bay area news group on saturday cal has not decided whether they will keep tedford. the bears wrapped up their season with

they accused hamas of meeting in bangkok thailand. >> there is no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down from outside of its borders. >> we are fully portative -- supportive. >> president barack obama will head to miramar to maze democratic reforms is and the ntsb is investigating why two choppers patrology hit each other. six -- patrolling hit each other. it has not been determine fire department weather was a factor in that -- whether -- it has not been determined if weather was a factor in that accident. >>> and finding the flaw, the changes being made by it hs security screening system. >>> it is a sunny day outside. it is cold out there, make sure to bundle up and there is no more around the bay area, 7:10 you are watching morning on 2. uz [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was

. >> president obama was also in bangkok, thailand, on sunday where he and the secretary of state, hillarysited a buddhist temple. while they were there, the president asked for prayers to help with the budget challenges back here at home. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, last week, president obama had a little fun welcoming the 2012 u.s. women's olympic team to the white house. take a look at this photo. the white house released this of the president imitating maroney's now famous not impressed look. she won an individual silver medal, not the gold medal and during the ceremonies she was caught making this not impressed face which went viral. she said it was the president who brought it up who said to her, i pretty much do that face at least once a day. >>> 8:17. america's cup officials are reportedly considering smaller catamarans for races in the future. this is after the oracle team racing boat freewayed over while -- flipped over while practicing on the san francisco bay. the boat is built for speed but the news reports some question w

effort and also many soldiers went to bangkok and in terms of support thailand was the close ally. >>host: did they have soldiers? >> absolutely. they spent 37 -- cent to 37,000 soldiers to fight in vietnam also they sent smaller naval units but definitely fighting and working with the united states and south vietnamese. >>host: what about casualties? >> 500 + that died in south vietnam while fighting the the it can't -- vietcong. it is important because of those who don't know 10 to dismiss them as the insulting term is america and mercenaries because we paid for the military part where but for four years thailand would carry out the war and what they saw as their war in south vietnam's. casualty's is what we should keep in mind. >>host: professor ruth when did relations tel? they participated in the iraq war and world war ii. >> you can daypack to the famous example of the abraham lincoln war elephant troubles with the war but in the 20th century with the close u.s. ally -- ally disrupted partly but as soon as the cold war gels thailand comes as the strong u.s. ally and definitel

he's in bangkok. >> he's in thailand. and he's already met with the king. the king is 84 years old. he is the oldest reigning monarch, one of the wealthiest and certainly as you mentioned to me one of the most revered, a loved king. he is also going to meet with the prime minister who is a 44-year-old woman. she is the first female prime minister of thailand and the youngest in 60 years. and, remember, she's the sister. >> we're going to hear from them as they come up in our 7:00 hour. i think this is amazing about the king. we're told you cannot speak ill of the king. >> you account no speak ill of the king. he is a renowned figure throughout thailand. and, of course, then after thailand. >> on to burma. >> back he goes to myanmar, otherwise known as burma. and there he be meet the renowned activist, an seaactivi. aung san suu kyi. so encouraging dedemocracy in that arena. then he goes to cambodia for the east asia summit and he'll meet the cambodian minister as well as the new chinese prime ministe minister. >> every time the president travels overseas it

the king of thailand is in the middle of those discussions, talking to johnson, both in bangkok and in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported the venture. he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of celebrations that marked the departure of these troops to south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well-being. visited the wounded seems in the hospital when they came back. he presided over funeral ceremonies for them at these. so from the very beginning thailand was involved. as for whether he would give his blessing had it gone forward, i don't know. it's hard to imagine without his support such a thing taking place. >> host: currently what kind of relationship does the u.s. military have with the thai military? >> guest: the united states still has a close relationship with the royal thai army. this hasn't changed since the vietnam war. we have regular annual exercises with the thais and other regional armies, but they hold them every year in thailand. and many of the thai officers trained in the united states and ha

on a stop in thailand, the president visited bangkok's famous temple of the reclining buddha. he told monks there he needed prayers for help in his dealings with congress back home. >>> and heret home, those lawmake are negotiating with the administration over how to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" looming at the end of the year. this week, a group of christian leaders urged congress and the president not to cut anti-poverty programs as they struggle to reach a deal. in an open letter, the leaders said "we pray during this season, in which we give thanks and offer gifts, that you will advance policies that protect the poor, not ones that make them poorer." >>> meanwhile, a prominent christian advocacy group said while some progress has been made in fighting hunger and poverty worldwide, much more needs to be done. in its annual report, bread for the world called for a renewed push in meeting a series of international goals, including a pledge to cut poverty and hunger in half by the year 2015. the group said in order for those goals to be met, there will need to be continue

thailand. air force one arrived in bangkok a few hours ago. president obama will meet thailand's king and queen today and will also have a private talk with the country's prime minister. the president is visiting southeast asia to attend a summit to shore up relations with our allies. >>> happening now, the violence intensifies in the middle east azs israeli air strikes on the gaza strip continue. benjamin netanyahu says israel is ready to expand the gaza operation. the country continued air strikes on targets on the gaza strip on fifth day of fighting. medical officials say two air strikes killed a child and injured a dozen other people at a refugee camp. israel launched nearly 1,000 air strikes since the beginning of the operation earlier this week. nearly 50 palestinians including a number of children have been killed since the fighting started last week. [ speaking foreign language ] >> a rocket launch in gaza today surprised a french journalist and her crew. the journalist and her cameraman were finishing a taped report when a rocket shot

bangkok has the story. >>> president obama will visit thailand, myanmar, and cambodia on his first overseas trip since winning re-election earlier this month. myanmar is the destination that's making some observers unhappen pip. human rights say it's just too soon and the country's small steps towards democracy don't yet deserve a visit from the president of the united states. obama's national security adviser tom donilon defended the trip. he says it will advance the cause of reform in myanmar. >> the president's visit this time reflects his conviction that engagement is the best way to encourage burmese authorities to further action. >> human rights groups oppose the visit. they say the former pariah state has not achieved true democratic reform and ethnic minorities continue to face persecution. obama will meet his counterpart thein sein. donilon stressed obama will raise the issue of violence with myanmar's leaders. a week of violence last month claimed about 90 lives according to the official account. more than 100,000 people have been displaced. the white house says the improving u.s. relationship with

bangkok has the story. >>> president obama will visit thailand, myanmar, and cambodia on his first overseas trip since winning re-election earlier this month. now, myanmar is the destination that's making some observers unhappy. human rights groups say it's just too soon and the country's small steps towards democracy don't yet deserve a visit from the president of the united states. obama's national security adviser, tom donilon, defended the trip. he says it will advance the cause of reform in myanmar. >> the president's visit this time reflects his conviction that engagement is the best way to encourage burmese authorities to further action. >> human rights groups oppose the visit. they say the former pariah state has not achieved true democratic reform and ethnic minorities continue to face persecution. obama will meet his counterpart thein sein. donilon stressed obama will raise the issue of violence with against muslim rohina with myanmar's leaders. a week of violence last month claimed about 90 lives according to the official account. more than 100,000 people have been displaced. the white house says t

thailand. >> and that concludes our report. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. >>> a cutting-edge factory for growing vegetables has opened its doors. the government of hokkaido in partnership with area businesses unveiled the new biotechnology research facility. around 70 people attended on tuesday the opening ceremony in sapporo. the buytech facility features five rooms. one functions as a green house with glass that absorbs sunlight but repels heat. the color and intensity of the room's lighting can be adjusted through an array of l.e.d.s. another room has lamps that can re-create summer sunshine. these rooms can control the percentage of water in plants grown inside as well as their biochemical composition according to their sbeblded purposes. for example, plants grown for medical purposes have different requirements than those grown for food. genetically modified or hydrouponally cultivated plants can also be studied. hokkaido business officials and business leaders invested $12 million to build the facility. they hope it will attract biotechnology compani

thailand. our white house correspondent dan lothian is in bangkok. what are we hearing from the president? we had it live. he talked more about burma and thailand and the trade there. what are we hearing his views as it relates to what's happening in israel with gaza. >> well, you know, are you so right. the main purpose of the president's trip here is to focus on this region and what this means for future expansion, for u.s. many terms of business, for military cooperation, but while advisors had been telling us about the sentiments within the white house, about the ongoing conflict between the palestinians and israelis, and we've gotten statements from the president, this is the first time we've heard the president weigh many. when he was asked a question about the violence there at the press conference. take a listen. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders, so we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes and workplaces and potentially killing civilians. >> so t

. >> president obama is in thailand mark the first foreign hip since winning a second trip in the white house. he went to bangkok to meet the 8-year-old king and after walking with the prime ministerof thailand he attend a joint press conference in the -- and addressed the conflict of israel and gaza. he warned ground invasion would increase the death toll. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside the borders. so, we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes and workplaces and potentially killing civilians. >> the president will be making a stop in cambodia during the three-nation tour of asia. >>> preliminary numbers show most virginias came to the pollon election day prepared to comply with the voter id law. figures show less than 5% of the more than 11,000 provisional ballots recorded as of thursday were cast because the voter didn't have the proper id. the law requires voters without proper id at the polls to cast a provisional ballot. redskins were reeling and lost three in a row and today they

bangkok on sunday on a three-day whirlwind trip to east asia. he used a joint press congress fence with the prime minister of thailand to strongly support israel's right to defend lisits. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside it's borders. we fully support israel's right to defend itself. >> reporter: the president issues a plea to allies of the palestinians playing on their hope that including a palestinian state next to israel. >> if we see a further escalation of the strikes on gaza, then the likelihood of getting back on any kind of a peace track that leads to any kind of solution is going to be pushed off way into the future. >> reporter: tomorrow the president makes an historic visit to myanmar, a country that just a few years ago was isolated from the world community. president obama defended the trip as some human rights advocates say it's coming too soon. >> this is not an endorsement of the bermese government, this is an acknowledgement that there is a process underway inside that country. >> reporter: on his last trip with the outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton,

the nation of thailand is about to get its very first ever visit ever from a president this weekend, president obama. so the american embassy in bangkokited right now. but they're also disappointed and having a hard time disguising it. they're disappointed because president obama will be visiting thailand but he will not be staying very long. three countries in less than three days. he's not staying long anywhere. but because they can't schedule a whole bunch of official stops for the president to go see all of thailand's most famous sites, the u.s. embassy in thailand came up with another idea. we call it president faux-bama. a life-size cutout of president obama which they have photographed in front of a chinese temple. they have done ten of these photos in all. flat president obama posed at famous thai landmarks. even though we initially thought they toted cardboard obama around the country to do this, the state department tells us that actually these are theme park replicas of major landmarks across thailand. so it's faux-bama visiting faux thailand, which is perfect. the american embassy takes a heartwarmingly aggressive approach

defense secretary leon panetta has arrived in bangkok for talks with a senior thai official in advance of president obama's visit this weekend. he flew to thailand and during the flight he expressed as a point of the senate failed to pass new cybersecurity legislation. he said if the united states fails to take the steps to defend against cyber attacks the consequences could be devastating. >> mitt romney office and i opened explanation as to why he lost the election. during phone calls with his top donors -- the former candidate says president obama won relax and by offering what he called gifts to minorities and young voters, citing the dream act and obamacare perr. one of romney's biggest supporters louisiana governor bobby jindal does not agree. >> i absolutely reject that notion, that description. i think it is absolutely wrong. i don't think that represents where we are as a party and where we are going very. >> the also seem to take a swipe at the 47% comments, saying the gop has to go after 100% of the vote. >> the president will get a firsthand look at the damage a superstar and sandy left behind in the new york's city area. the preside

the nation of thailand is ant to get its very first visit ever from a president this weekend. president obama. so the american embassy in bangkokcited right now. but they're also disappointed and having a hard time disguising it. they're disappointed because president obama will be visiting there but not staying very long. three countries in less than three days. but because they can't schedule a bunch of official stops for the president to see all of thailand's most famous sites, the u.s. embassy in thailand came up with another idea. we call it president obama faux obama. they have done ten of these photos in all. flat president obama posed at famous thai landmarks. even though we officially thought they toted cardboard obama around the country to do this, the state department says these are theme park replicas of major landmarks across thailand. so it's faux obama visiting faux thailand. the american embassy takes a heartwarmingly aggressive approach to courting good will from the locals. in addition to the cardboard president at the famous sites of thailand feature, they have lots of pictures of dogs, which they use to expl

tomorrow, he is scheduled to meet with thailand's king, prime minister, and the u.s. embassy staff in bangkokmyanmar, a country no u.s. president has ever visited before. then he will led to cambodia for the east asia summit. >>> closer to home now, nearly three weeks after hurricane sandy hit, most of the power has been restored to the east coast, but many are still asking why did so many people lose electricity and what might be done to prevent that from happening again? tom foreman takes up that subject in this week's "building up america." >> what do we want? when do we want it? >> reporter: for all the angry people still without power after sandy, there may be few more frustrated than a man who lives hundreds of miles away. he's with the american society of civil engineers. his name is auto lynch and he is certain the storm's impact did not have to be so bad. >> the damage did not have to be this bad at all. with a little bit better planning, we could have eliminated much of the damage. >> reporter: what he is talking about is the subject of some highly advanced research at georgia tech,

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the nation of thailand is ant to get its very first visit ever from a president this weekend. president obama. so the american embassy in bangkokthey're also disappointed and having a hard time disguising it. they're disappointed because president obama will be visiting there but not staying very long. three countries in less than three days. but because they can't schedule a bunch of official stops for the president to see all of thailand's most famous sites, the u.s. embassy in thailand came up with another idea. we call it president obama faux obama. they have done ten of these photos in all. flat president obama posed at famous thai landmarks. even though we officially thought they toted cardboard obama around the country to do this, the state department says these are theme park replicas of major landmarks across thailand. so it's faux obama visiting faux thailand. the american embassy takes a heartwarmingly aggressive approach to courting good will from the locals. in addition to the cardboard president at the famous sites of thailand feature, they have lots of pictures of dogs, which they use to explain dog-related idiom

thailand, customs agent stopped a truck packed with refusely 600 deadly cobras at a security check point near the capital city of bangkoke venomous snakes to other country for food or medicine sun. they have been following the case for a year. they say they will release the surviving snakes into the wild. united kingdom. a former history teacher replicated part of a world war i trench in his backyard in southeast england. the guy says a few dozen volunteers spent an entire month digging the 60-foot long pit. they wore replica uniforms and spent an entire day and night in the trenk to experience the conditions of soldiers on the front lines. china. the annual air show china kicking off in the southern province. the week long event features stunts from a british-based wing walking team. members of the chinese air force also entertained folks with a parachute performance and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> all travel days are not created equal. especially when comes to the price of holiday flights. but there are ways to save a few bucks around turkey time. we will show you. plus, a popular

thailand. it's the first stop of the three nation tour of asia. tomorrow the president is scheduled to meet with taiwan's king, prime minister and the u.s. embassy staff in bangkoken he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president, as he sat down at the white house friday with top congressional leaders from both parties. americans agree in a poll that it is extremely or very important for the president and congress to reach a deal. >> i believe we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: and that's what most people want. they say that republicans and democrats should compromise to prevent massive spending cuts and tax hikes from beginning to kick in at the beginning of the year. so what do they want in any deal?