i call them the quintessential island suckers. they are the handy man who seemed to screw things up more than they fix. c-span: c-span: rad still on the island? >> guest: there are people like that on every island i've learned there are people like that just where i live and they seem very familiar. c-span: tammany lived there have read your book? >> guest: most everyone has read it at this point. before it was available in bookstores i was nervous how the islanders would receive my book and what they see it as an invasion of privacy. so far the reports are very positive which i couldn't feel better about. i was very nervous about it for a while and toy started getting good reports and feedback. c-span: if you get in the car at the the mainboard or how many hours does it take you to drive and then you have to take the boat over? >> guest: from the mainboard or it would be about a four-hour drive ended in a 40 minute boat ride. c-span: and how long can you go over? >> guest: this time of year there are three boats one in the morning

in the solomon islands area. on april 18, a flight of 18 lockheed lightning's was dispatched. on a long, low altitude route designed to evade enemy radar and maximize the element of surprise. here comes the devil, the p 38 lightning, which shut down yamamoto's plane. the mission, nicknamed operation vengeance, not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor but deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station it was a huge complex of romanian oil refineries that supplied germany with more than one third of its fuel. after identifying it as a high-priority target, military strategists opted for a single rate by b 24 bombers, attacking from an altitude of 2400 feet. the low altitude would help the americans avoid enemy radar and increase accuracy of their bombs, but would also put the aircraft and cruise at greater risk. the b 24 was selected because it was the only u.s. bomber that could manage the 2400 mile round-trip. though complex and finicky to fly

from india, powerful winds blow south and eas the islands of indonia lie direct itheir path. the sea trade brings new skills, new ideas, and village life yields to a world of palaces and kings. local craftsmen build shrines that celebrate thewo great religions of india buddhism and hinduism. ( steel drums beat rhytically ) at the sanctuaryf goa gajah, mysterious creatures guard the realm oford siva greatest of the hindu gods. deep within, three lingas, symbols of creation, mark his invisible presence. in buddhism, the unfolding of the self into ever-higher levels of awareness is imaged in the many-layered leaves and petals of the lotus. take refuge in the buddha and in his eternal law. turn from desire and leave behind the world of suffering. ( gong chimes discordantly ) be mindful of the teachings which reveal the order of existence and transcend passion, ceaseless and turbulent. where the gods nailed the island fast, between heaven and earth in the green heart of java the pilgrim reaches borobudor, the cosmic mountain. the ascent is a spiritual progress ich tranor the percep

the video shows what appears to be china's construction strip on a man maid island in the spratly islands. >> you can see construction and a landing strip. they built hundreds of meters in the past couple of months. >> the video also shows transcripts of radio communication with the chinese navy. the chinese navy told the u.s. aircraft it was approaching china's military zone and asked to it leave the area immediately. the aircraft responded it was operating in international airspace according to international law. >> the flight of a reconnaissance plane in the south china sea is a regular occurrence. >> pentagon spokesperson steve warren hinted at the possibility of sending military aircraft and vessels to waters that china claims to be its territory. >>> a former vice president with korean air is free again after an appeals court in seoul overruled a lower court decision and handed down a suspended sentence. he gained nofamous when she ordered a plane to return. the court sentenced her to ten months suspended for two years. she ordered the plane back after she was served nuts in a packe

in the solomon islands area. pril 18, a flight of 18 p-38 lightnings was dispatched on guadalcanal on a route that was designed to maximize the element of surprise. here comes the four-tailed devils which shot down yamamoto's plane. the mission not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station, ploesti was a huge confluence of romanian oil refineries that supplied germany with more than 1/3 of its fuel. military strategist opted for a single large raid by bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help avoid radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs, but the low altitude would put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. the b-24 was selected for the mission because it was only u.s. bomber that could manage to 2400 mile round trip from libya and back. though complex to fly, the u.s. produced more to b-24 bombers than any other, and in 1944, as

and the wind-swept island of aruba is truly a paradise. with more than 100 classmates who had recently graduated, natalie traveled here to enjoy days in the sun. but no one knew that her trip here would turn into an endless we nightmare. we came back to the island to investigate the bizarre twists and countless lies that from the very beginning have plagued her investigation. >> >> paradise island. >> welcome to aruba, located in the southern caribbean, 15 miles off the coast of venezuela, the small island best known for white sandy beaches, pristine turquoise water. >> it's beautiful. >> i love the weather and the ? there sun. ? there are pools. the beaches are for just. >> you can do all kinds of >> things. >> the island is 20 miles long. six miles wide and about the size of washington, d.c. and hope to about 100,000 people whose slogan is one happy >> island. >> everybody is always happy. we have a very interesting culture. we we have 45 different n nationalities. >> he >> he operates an online site. >> aruba has a rich history being a

the second question is if you build a new island does it create maritime zones and the answer there is't. there is nothing in law that says you can't build on an island or maritime feature if who owns it is under dispute. however, if you build on an island and when the dispute is resolved and it's not yours you might be liable for any damage done to the state. >> why is it so difficult to settle this ongoing dispute? why are there not very specific, clear international rules governing these things? you seem to have touched on some that appear to address it but obviously it's still a gray area. >> well law can't solve history, okay so the question is always when you're trying to workout who owns an island you have to look at a long range of historical factors so the law will tell you what things to take into account in settling disputes and the parties here have been in dispute for sometime. now, if you have got a clear continuous situation where people have been living on an island peacefully undisturbed for a very long time that is a very good indication perhaps of ownership but even

it is now effecting the islands of okinawa and look at these figures. gusts up to -- let's take a look at the video now. typhoon noul whipped through okinawa prefecture this morning. a few areas have seen evacuations of over 1,300 people and volunteer emergency shelters were set up for residents across the islands. the infrastructure in okinawa are built for typhoons and by late morning most of the islands will be back to normal. these are the digits we have been seeing. wind gusts reaching up to 211 kilometers per hour. much of the islands in the southwestern includes included 146 kilometers per hour and rainfall amounts topping as much as 143 in a three-hour span. that set a record for the month of may. where we want that rainfall in taiwan because parts of these areas are feeling a drought, we only received 60 millimeters. but enough in the islands of okinawa to become flooded and landslides are all going to be some risks. 180 kilometer per hour winds are still likely and waves up to 8 meters high. it will quickly decrease in intensity. however it is

what are the lessons of angel island today? there are diverse groups of immigrants that came to the immigration station. not all them were detained. not all of them might have had this experience is of wanting to cut out the bowels of the western barbarians, but many of them did. while he often point to ellis island and its celebratory history of immigration and are making of a nation of immigrants, i would argue that this other history, the starker history of immigration through angel island perhaps has even more residents with our contemporary world today. the poems describe frustration, disappointment ange resentmentr, of the immigration experience and it helps us confront discrimination and immigration laws. as we know, this is not a story that we can just safely leave to the early 20th century. these are two photos and headlines that were taken from the news just this past summer. one central american refugees, many of them children or mothers were coming across the border united states for asylum, and for many weeks, we di

we came back to the island to investigate the bizarre twists and countless lies that from the very begin having plagued her investigation. >> paradise island. ♪ >> welcome to aruba. located in the southern caribbean just 15 miles off the coast of venezuela. the small island is best known for white sandy beaches, pristine waters and cool trade winds. >> aruba is beautiful. >> i love the weather and the sun. i love the heat. cool. the beaches were gorgeous. >> the casino, you can do all kinds of things. >> the island is 20 mild long, six miles wide, and about the size of washington, d.c. and it's home to about 100,000 people whose slogan is one happy island. >> it's one happy island because everybody is always happy. everything is so relaxed. we have to look at life. we have a very interesting culture it. we have 45 different nationalities. we all speak four or five languages so we do pretty well in that. >> peter has been a journalist in aruba for more than 25 years. praise the online news site. >> aruba has a rich history with being a clone of the dutch and about 30 years now almost we b

in the solomon islands area of the south pacific. on april 18th, a flight of 18 lockheed p 38 lightnings was dispatched from guadalcanal on a long low altitude route to evade enemy radar and maximize the element of surprise. here comes the forked tail devil, the p-38 lightning, which shot down yamamoto's plane. the mission nicknamed operation vengeance not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station playesty was a huge complex of oil refineries that supplied germany with more than one third of its fuel. after identifying it as a high priority target, military strategists initially opted for a single large raid by b-24 bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help the americans avoid enemy radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs, but the low altitude would also put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. the b-24 was selected for the mission because it was

chinese vessels are repeatedly entering japanese waters off the senkaku islands. they plan to set up an amphibious rapid deployment brigade in sasebo city in 2018 and plan to put a unit on the western-most island of yonagani by the end of next march and scheduled to organize an initial response unit with about 550 members on amami oshima island in kagoshima prefecture around 2018. the officials say the presence of the units on remote islands will help improve readiness for contingence es. they say this will also enhance deterrents against intrusions into japanese waters. >>> the islamic state militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack on an exhibition of caricatures depicting the prophet muhammad. it took place on sunday near the u.s. city of dallas. the militants made the claim in an online audio recording. [ speaking foreign language ] two gunmen opened fire near the venue where the cartoon contest was being held. police shot them dead after exchanging fire. the statement suggests there will be more attacks in the united states. authorities are inve

is preparing the first on island defense and operations. it's invited more than a hundred commanders from across the region including japan. the five day event starts on sunday in hawaii. representatives from the philippines and veet ma'am will be there. taiwan will take part but china will not. they will practice using maps. they will also observe u.s. forces making a landing. a u.s. marine official told us that it's the first to enhance the landing in the region. the official expressed hope for the stronger cooperation for the nations. observers say that the event could be i am ed at keeping china in check. >>> u.s. president bah ram obama has won support for the gulf nations to reach iran. iran hosted a summit at camp david outside of washington. obama gave them an update on continuing talks with iran. he offered to strengthen the security through the region as a missile defense syem. >> we agree that a comprehensive verifiable region that fully addresses the international concerns on the program is in the security interest of the interna

navy arrived to capture the island of saipan. 0 carrier aircraft committed to the battle, one pilot shot down six japanese dive bombers in less than eight minutes. american losses were 29 aircraft, plus damage to a single battle ship. the superiority of u.s. pilots was so dramatic that the battle came to be known as the great marianas turkey shoot. it include the loss of 11 japanese ships and three aircraft carriers. the u.s. navy aircraft attacked enemy ships with hell cats, dauntless dive bombers, grumman avenger torpedo bombers and curtis sb 2 c divers. what you will see today are two torpedo bombers and the only hell diver of over 7,000 built that is still flying today. the battle was decisive and eliminated the japanese navy's was decisive and eliminated the japanese ability's ability to conduct large scale carrier operations, giving the u.s. a new level of naval dominance that lasted until the end of the war. >> ladies and gentlemen, we have two special guests with us today, two special statesmen two vt rans senator robert d

remember the film about ellis island. the diseases that all immigration officials were looking for work and tedious diseases. dangers, contagious diseases that one could pass to another. but these diseases that were being tested for here on angel island were not only contagious, but parasitic. when you travel somewhere or drink water or food poisoning or other things, these parasitic diseases could be easily cured. it's not contagious. it was used specifically to exclude immigrants, particularly from asia. parasitic to seize his were known to be especially prevalent in asia -- diseases are known to be especially prevalent in asia. you had a physical exam. then you had interrogations that could last a couple of hours. they could left 2-3 days. it could last even longer. the typical length was just a few days. there are some immigration files where if you count the number of questions come in numbers up to 1000 questions. this is a scan of one -- just one page of one interrogation. it goes boom, boom, boom. what is your name

it helped to legitimize the angel island. . and it allowed detainees to feel they didn't have to be ashamed anymore. they talked about how in the early 1970's, she would find people to interview and they would politely say no. i don't want to talk about it. now, there are so many people who want to tell judy their stories, she cannot keep up with them. it has become a whole new type of experience. and it is not just for the chinese-american community. it has been recognized as important for all americans. in 1998, the angel island immigration center became a national historic landmark. the rationale behind that comes from the community organization that helped to put this movement forward. they said in their proposal, angel island immigration station presents the first, only, and the best opportunity to fully interpret the history of asian immigration to the u.s.. this is our plymouth rock, valley forge, alamo, statue of liberty, lincoln memorial, all rolled into one. in the same way that ellis island has been enshrined to comme

about 140 people live on the island. one resident says he heard a huge explosion when the volcano erupted. observers say rapid flows of gases and rocks have reached the coast. >> translator: more strong and large scale explosions could happen. we want people in areas where paraclastic flows are possible to follow directions issued by local authorities, including evacuation orders. >> reporter: kuchinoerabu is a small island located in kagoshima prefecture. it's about 15 kilometers from yakushima island. a unesco world heritage site. about 80 years ago, eight people were killed when mt. shindake erupted. the mountain was quiet for 34 years. then last august, an eruption sent large rocks up into the air about several hundred meters above the crater. all of the island's residents have been evacuated by helicopter or ship. a ferry carrying 120 residents arrived on yakushima on friday afternoon. >> translator: i'm greatly relieved to have been evacuated from the island. i experienced the dangerous side of mother earth for the

project and next year we will be working on the bridges and start on the structures of the island project. and next we have 2.2 representing other revenue and this is mainly the second installment from the transit, and for the title loan, and the loan that we issued about approximately five years back to help with the design phase of the island bridges. and next week have, revenues for interest income of 1.4 percent, and this is just, for the interest that we receive for the yearly banks where we have the majority of the funds sitting in the city and the county pool along with the bank of america and u.s. bank and the mission national bank. we have vehicle registration fees in $5 million and that is close to what we expected in the past years for our prop aa program. >> adds up to 214.7 million. >> moving on the next slide shows and the six and the 7 for the fiscal year of 15 and 16, and this is what i would like to show you each year as we go through the budget and just a good look of how far we have come in the fiscal year, 9, and the year, 8 and 9, and 9, 10, and we were, feeling for t

ferry service from the island directly to the ferry building downtown san francisco. at a >> reporter: addition there are four homes a thousand homes 25 percent of them are expected to be affordable house affordable more on that coming up tonight at 6. >> catherine: details about the hostage standoff and antioch this week. please don't charged the man with a long list of charges of four counts of kidnapping and extortion false imprisonment carjacking four counts of attempted carjacking and brandishing a gun at a police officer auto theft and more charges of this bill now set at nearly $5 million. >> catherine: clemenceau girl missing since the survey since the babysitter had a medical emergency last seen around: a m on thursday at her house 47 same martin luther king boulevard babysit. was found about 830 last night by a family member with and realize little girl was missing. gin is a 3 1/2 feet tall weighs 60 lbs. and has shoulder length curly brown hair and brown eyes. on her forehead a birthmark that looks like a bruise. and last seen the light blue disney pajamas.

in the solomon islands area of the south pacific.april 18, a flight of 18 p 38 lightning's was dispatched from guadalcanal on a route that was designed to maximize the element of surprise. here comes the fork-tailed devils which shut down -- shot down yamamoto's plane. the mission, nicknamed operation vengeance, not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also described -- deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station -- was a huge complex of romanian oil refinersies the supply germany with more than 1/3 of its fuel. after identifying it as a high priority target military , strategist opted for a single large raid by bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help avoid radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs but the low altitude would also put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. b 24 was selected for the mission because it was only u.s. bomber that could manage to 2400 mile round-trip from libya and

the area is within the radius of about 22 kilometers from the reclaimed islands. hey say they're responding to china's ongoing projects to reclaim the reefs in the spratly islands. a photo taken last september shows the work had begun in one of the reefs. another image taken six months later is dramatically different. the reef has turned into a piece of land. and the construction appears to include a landing strip that could be used to allow for military operations. six parties including china are locked in a sovereignty dispute over the spratly islands. china has been seen carrying out reclamation work at several locations in the islands. their counterpowers in washington are critical of the move. >> we do unapologetically stand up for the equitable and peaceful resolution of disputes and for the freedom of navigation. and today these principles are being tested by chinese activities. >> chinese officials are calling for the surveillance sites to stop. >> translator: the u.s. reconnaissance activity is very dangerous and irresponsible. it could cause unexpected in

surveillance flights over the island. first time journalists have been allowed on an operational mission by the state of the art plane. >> we arrived at the three island the targets of the mission. three island the focus of china's building in the south china sea over reecen years. in two years, china has expanded the island by 2,000 acres. equivalent of 1,500 football field and counting. you're a military man, you look at this, any doubt that is a future military installation. >> it appears to be build up of military infrastructure. >> for china the territory is non-negotiable. the commitment unshakeable. china defend the new island closely patrolling with coast guard and navy warships. ordering the pa out of the airspace eight times on this one mission alone. >> please go away. >> united states military aircraft. i am operating as required under international law. chinese military some times shows its frustration. >> the standoff is military to military. civilian aircraft can be caught in the middle. >> you heard over th

daphne reed, you were a privileged american that could go down and visit the island. why was it interesting for you to go. why did you want to go. what did you expect to find, and what did you find? >> i was really excited about going because of the afro cuban culture. i was interested in exploring that. their architecture architectural student, and the culture and the art were vibrant, is what i saw. i wanted to go down and make sure the people were as vibrant as the art coming out of cuba. what did you find, a culture locked like a fly-in amber. self-reference shall. one that was modern and developing but still cuban. cubans were historically based. they understand their culture, honour their tradition, and their art reflect traditions this have been part of cuba since africans came there, since all of the other countries merged there in cuba to start the culture. it's exciting to see that they keep the references in the modern art. historical art, as well as in the modern art. they keep the references to the mother land of africa for the afro cubans. i was studying

surveillance flights over the islands. alists have been allowed on an operational mission. >> just arrived on station now above the free islands that are the targets of today's mission. it's these three islands that have been the focus of china's building in the south china sea over recent years. >> reporter: in the recent years, they expanded. is there any doubt that is a future military installation? >> it appears to me a buildup of military infrastructure. >> for china, this territory is unnegotiable. and china depends the new islands closely, patrolling with coast guard and navy warships and ordering the pa out of the airspace eight times to this one mission alone. >> i am a united states military aircraft. i am operating with regard as requires under international law. >> chinese military sometimes shows it's frustration. >> foreign military aircraft. this is chinese navy. you are approaching our military alert zone. leave immediately. >> the standoff is military to military, and civilian aircraft can be caught in the

. >>> i'm reporting from the island in the south china sea, we will tell you why this is at the centerone of the world's biggest security flash points. >>> and how robots are helping stroke patients on their long road to recovery. ♪ hundreds more migrants rescued from people smuggling boats in mediterranean sea arrived in italy and 5,000 have been saved just over 48 hours in the biggest rescue operation this year. our correspondent stephanie decker saw the latest flood of migrants sail in the italian port. >> reporter: they approach the port in silence. silhouettes in the dark sky. the boat has just stopped and it is quite a powerful moment as the migrants stand silently as the boat has just come to shore, many of them of course with incredibly difficult stories to tell, they risked a lot to get here many will not know where they are going from here but certainly one of the first times they would have felt safe in a very long time. almost 900 people were on board after being rescued on saturday they finally docked in the early morning hours of monday morning. >> they never stopped so w

wolf volcano on the island began spewing smoke and lava on monday. officials at the galapagos park office says there's no major damage and the volcano is far from the human population. however, the area near the voel keino is home to the pink iguana. the species is on a red list of critically endangered animals. park officials say the iguanas are currently safe where they are because the lava is flowing down the other side of the volcano. >>> people in the u.s. state of texas and neighboring areas including a border town in mexico are being hit with severe weather conditions. flash flooding has inundated roads and damaged thousands of homes. mai shoji joins us from the weather desk with the latest. >> catherine, you're right. unfortunately, i can't really give you a great relief to show into the next coming days. there's some showers still lingering across these locations, and the ongoing flooding continues to plague texas and oklahoma. we have images coming from houston today. this is actually coming out from this week after heavy rains hit the area

philippines are being harassed by chinese fishermen. >> reporter: one of the largest islands in the a sea and philippine government controls it along with eight other disputed islands, in 1956 a philippine national discovered this island he was later thrown in jail by former philippine president marcas and forced to hand over the island in 1974 and 200 people have been living here since the early 70s it's a community that is relatively self sustaining with a health center, a school, a police statute shurnl and even an air strip and have been living here for many years and that is slowly changing. fishermen like him are being harassed by much bigger vessels from china and inching ever closer. >> translator: they use cyanide so there is no more fish in the area and cannot go out far because we are afraid of them. >> reporter: the south china sea is believed to be home to rich oil and gas reserves. it's worth billions of u.s. dollars in annual trade and several countries agree and china's actions seem to be the most aggressive and it claimed at least seven reefs in the area and blockade

including inning dangered pinky kwan as whose only habitat is the islands. we are verifying the come if is of pink y ghana it i ghanas. >> the park service says the he runs cut not pose a theft to tourtourists. >>> mary el an mark has died her work has been in many magazines and hang in hugh seem ups all over the world. >> reporter: the pictures. intimate. startling. confrontational. heartbreaking. for more than 40 years maryellen mark traveled the world to reveal humanity's forgotten people. children living on the streets of seattle. prostitutes in mumbai. women in a mental hospital in oregon. she documented the grim reality of street life. and the fantasy world of movie sets. and movie as far stars. she would spent week, even months living with her subjects. earning their trust so she could photograph their truth. john siegenthaler, al jazerra. >>> i am antonio mora, thanks for joining us, for the latest news any time you can head over to aljazerra.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story." have a great night. >>> daily life is getting worse. in the th

the hour's top stories. >> a volcano on a southern japanese island is erupting. ot rocks and gases are reaching the shore and everyone has evacuated. >>> a diet committee debating security bills broke up on friday after lawmakers walked out. >>> a new survey shows people in japan and south korea realize the importance of the relationship between the two countries but still have negative views of each other. >> a volcano in southern japan has erupted. officials have issued the highest level warning and ordered all the residents to >> mt, shindake exploded a little before 10:00 a.m. friday local time. it sent up a 9,000 meter column of smoke. 140 people live on the island. one resident said he heard a huge explosion when the volcano erupted. officials say rapid flows of gases and rocks have reached the coast. >> translator: more strong and large scale explosions could happen. we want people where explosions could happen to follow directions issued by local authorities including evacuation orders. >> reporter: kuchinoerabu is in kagoshima prefecture. kuchinoerabu is

and what happens the traffic at the from the island backed for the toll plaza to the glittering lightss how the morning goes. south of the drive time here already over 30 minutes now that is bad enough if the sec alleged it was, on on the nimitz freeway in the earlier recovering problems southbound and san leandro it is yet another accident reported here southbound in the vicinity of marina boulevard and the ride coming out of 580 also affected q to see the ride into hey were continuing on to 880 southbound this is the eight to 12 minutes of the soft brown nimitz freeway. >>george: there is another problem and the san ramon valley backed continues to back up this ride on 880--680 in the southbound direction the accident was here at an open title i was if i can tilt the map just a little bit a you can see where backed up now to near south main street almost of off highway 24 interchange 26 to 28 minutes to the southbound drivers the san mateo bridge with is saying is should be about slow traffic on a typical day this is not typical it is lighter than usual to slow traffic on the nimitz

it comes from peat, the mossy earthen fuel that's cut from bogs on the island. heat scottish homes for centuries, and is still used to toast the barley at islay distilleries. john campbell is the master distiller at laphroaig, one of the top-selling single malts in america. >> john campbell: peat is the thing that makes islay unique, and it really resonates with people and it just engenders a kind of love/hate relationship. and the people that love it absolutely love it with a passion. >> kroft: and there seems to be no shortage of them. islay is not easy get to usually requiring multipleong drive, and a two-hour ferry ride, yet enthusiasts continue to make the pilgrimage, especially for the whisky festival. >> mcewan: we get literally thousands upon thousands of single malt tourists coming here. they come from all over the world just to set foot on islay. >> simon: to study it? >> mcewan: no, to drink it. it's lovely. it's clean. it's fresh. it's vibrant. >> kroft: officially, whisky fest is a celebration of islay's culture, but mostly it's about drinking. >> m

general gregorio invited a group of reporters along for his tour of the island. he told them his purpose is to clarify that it belongs to the philippines. the country has effective control of some of the spratly islands, but titu is the only one with a runway. government officials have deployed troops and are urging filipinos to move there. the population stands at about 120. titu is only 25 kilometers from a reef where chinese workers have been engaged in a land reclamation project. philippine military officials say china may be planning to build a large-scale runway there. >>> many japanese companies are releasing their latest earnings reports this week. gene otani from our business desk joins us now. gene, tell us what's happening. >> well today we're talking about shipmakers and not potato chips. renaissance electronics has been struggling since it was launched five years ago. the company has finally posted a profit. officials at renesa say cutting staff and shutting down plants helped the firm record a net profit of more than $680 million for the business yea

of the largest islands in the south china sea.ppine government controls it along with eight other disputed islands. in 1956, tomas a pill piano national discovered it. hitu. he was later thrown in jail by former president ferdinand marcos and was forced to handover the islands in 1974. around 200 people have been living here since the early '70s it's a community that is relatively self sustaining. there is a health center, a school a police station and even an airstrip. and residents say they have been living peacefully here for many, many years. but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times. he says fishermen like him are being harassed by much bigger vessels from china and they are inching ever closer. >> translator: they use cyanide so there is no more fish in the area we can't go out far because we were afraid of them. >> reporter: the south china sea is believed to be home to rich oil and gas reserves. it's worth billions of u.s. dollars in annual trade. several countries claim the spratlys. but it's china's

the prison. but you are still locked in. imrali is a work island. boats come from the mainland and bring all this produce, and we work in a canning factory, canning the produce. boats come into the harbor. and they all had these little dinghies tied behind them. then they have to leave at night because it is a prison island. one day, a storm was brewing and i could see the storm. and these clouds and the waves were starting to whip up. i realized, the boats were anchoring. they were going to spend the night in the harbor because it was getting too rough at sea. and they have all got these lók$le boats tied behind them. bingo. i knew, this is the night. the plan was to be out past the bed check, swim out, cut the rope on one of the dinghies and to row the dinghy to the mainland. i really had to screw my courage up. as much as i wanted to go, i was scared to death of what was going to happen. this was really leaping off the edge into the abyss here. i'm out past the bed check at night. if i'm caught, the worst. the scariest part was crawling down acros

the island is called hope here. hat's exactly what people are hoping for, a chance for peaceful coexistence in a region currently lost in the web of claims. al jazeera. thitu island in the south china seas. >> now colombia's annual bogota paying tribute. books are a long way off for many colombias. >> at the national book fair in bogota the enchanted place invited by noble prize winner who died a year ago. >> it resembles our wildest dreams. >> it aims to bring colombia to the books. >> this is like looking deep into a magical mirror that reflects passion and conflict and contradictions for colombia. and despite major public investment to crease readership, most do not read books. >> most towns do not have a bookstore. books are expensive and are considered a luxury item. the response is to build public libraries and provide free access to books computers and technology. 104 new libraries have been built in the last four years. like this one deep into a territory hit by the country's internal conflict. >> the desire

in the solomon islands area. 38 lightning's was dispatched on four canal -- guadalcanal on a route that was designed to maximize the element of surprise. here comes the four-tailed devils which shot down, moto -- yamamoto's plane. the mission not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also described the japanese -- deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station -- was a huge conference of romanian oil refinersies the supply germany with more than 1/3 of its fuel. military strategist opted for a single large raid by bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission of low altitude would help avoid radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs but the low altitude would put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. b 24 was selected for the mission because it was only u.s. bomber that could manage to 2400 mile round-trip from libya and back. though complex to fly, the u.s. produced more to be 24 bombers than any other, and

the obama administration has been alarmed by the dramatic expansion of artificial islands in the southgraphs in resent months have shown evidence of chinese dredging and reclamation work going around some islands as well as evidence potentially of a runway being built. now, the united states is worried that some of these islands could be used to station missile systems but in turn could be used to enforce an exclusion zone should beijing wish to do so. now almost all of the south china sea is claimed by beijing but this area also contains some of the world's busyist shipping lanes and the united states is worried about freedom of navigation in the south china sea. so mr. kerry has come here with essentially a very blunt message and that is to pull back, to halt construction work that has been going on. now, in resent days the obama administration has spoken darkly about the need to send u.s. ships and war planes to the south china sea to potentially challenge beijing's sovereignty claims. beijing has reacted angry to that saying that it won't be passive in the face of such and will def

china lays claim to the spratley island, but so do many of its neighbors. united states sees it as international water, and last week the dispute escalated when the u.s. flew a surveillance plane over china's newly constructed islands. >> reporter: the chinese foreign ministry defended its claims. "it's certain countries out of self-interest that are hyping these tensions," said spokeswoman hua chungying, "and smearing china's image." china's more aggressive military stance is expected to be a topic of a meeting in singapore this weekend, attended by chinese military officials and the u.s. secretary of defense. seth doane, cbs news, beijing. >> rose: a new study finds teen drivers are a far greater danger to others than they are to themselves. and we'll show you where it is so hot the pavement is melting when the "cbs evening news" continues. continues. ronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva respimat does not replace re