assistant sk tear of state daniel russel spoke on wednesday before a subcommittee on asia and the pacific. he described china's move as a serious step in the wrong direction. >> we neither recognize nor accept china's declared adas. >> russel says the islands are under the administration of japan. he says unilateral -- china's declared air zone covers the senkaku islands. they're claimed by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. it says there's no issue of sovereignty to be involved. analyst's review russel's remarks as a warning to china which claims most of the south china sea and say china could set up a defense zone there as well despite on going territorial disputes with several southeast asian nations. >>> the speed of military expansion in asia is outpacing that of the west. they warn increased capabilities and tensions in the regions could raise the potential for accidental conflicts. london-based think tank iiss launched the annual assessment of global military capabilities. they say asian defense spending was 12% higher than in 2010. the largest spenders in asia were china, japa

assistant secretary of state daniel russell criticized the country's unilateral creation of an air defense identification zone over the east china sea. he called it a serious step in the wrong direction. he also said the nation's claims of jurisdiction over most of south china sea would be inconsistent with international law. kerry apparently aims to urge officials to emphasize restraint in maritime affairs. >>> leaders in beijing say chinese soldiers will, for the first time, take part in a multinational drill in thailand led by u.s. forces. defense ministry officials say 17 military personnel will join the exercise code named cobra gold. they will engage in humanitarian relief activities. the 11-day drill will start on tuesday. japan, south korea, indonesia and other countries will take part. chinese commanders also plan to send a hospital ship and other vessels to a multinational naval drill off hawaii this summer. the u.s.-led biennial exercise is called rim-pac. analysts say the nation is trying to stress the transparency of its forces and the military buildup is raising concerns amon

assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs daniel russell spoke to reporters in washington. he said the u.s. does not recognize china's air defense zone, and warned leaders not to set up more. >> we urge china not to attempt to implement the adiz and certainly not to replicate it in other -- in other sensitive areas, including and particularly in south china sea. >> russell said the u.s. military has shown that china's air defense zone won't affect its operations. >>> a former senior u.s. defense official has also expressed strong concern over the country's rapid military buildup. michelle fourteenny served as undersecretary of defense during the first term of president barack obama. she commented on china's test flight last month of a missile that travels more than five times the speed of sound. >> do think that, again, one of our overarching concerns is lack of transparency on chinese technological development, and therefore, lack of explanation as to the intent and purpose of the systems. >> flournny said the defense department's upcoming quadrennial defense r

playstation in order to resume the six party talks at a press briefing in washington tuesday daniel russell us assistant secretary of state for east asia said talks with north korea should focus on the new car into the korean peninsula should not be topped for talks eight. he also said washington stands ready to negotiate with countdown but only on the basis of the statement signed in two thousand five. under the landmark deal coming and then create discrepancy their program in return for security economic and energy benefits. however the north failed to abide by the agreement carrying out the review their bomb tests between two thousand six and two thousand thirteen russell's comments echo those made by playing babies the us envoy on north korea said last week that the six party deal thursday to cost will not race in alaska and down team says its policy direction. the us north korea remain at odds as cunning and has not shown any change in its position in recent years speaking in moscow on tuesday the north korean ambassador to russia said the chance of resuming talks with fading away. bec

. >> pelley: hall ran back to the cafeteria, where daniel parmertor, demetrius hewlin, and russell kingnot going to survive. >> hall: you just knew that it wasn't going to end well. so i just asked god to be in this place with us and to be with them. i went around and i tried to comfort them the best i could, and demetrius had a long tear on his face and i wiped it, and tried to make danny and russell as comfortable as i could. they were still breathing. they were trying to fight. what was only a couple minutes seemed like forever waiting for the paramedics and law enforcement. it was tough. >> pelley: but those boys needed somebody to be with them. >> hall: yeah. you know, i'm... i'm so thankful, very thankful that i could be there. >> pelley: the emergency plan, in essence, is to get all the kids out of the hallways, get them all into rooms, lock those rooms and shelter in place? >> armelli: correct. >> pelley: frank didn't do that? >> armelli: he didn't. he acted as a father, you know, he acted as someone that was those kids' parents while they're away from home. >> pelley: there's n