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and some asian nations were weaker because clients are concerned about demand from china.hat hurting the numbers. .lso looking at f5 networks the company had an analyst day yesterday. there are limited catalysts for the stock in the wake of that. the hardware research cycle may provide some incremental growth for the company but it might not be meaningful until 2017. those it shares down by 3.5%. we've seen a lot of volatility in chip stocks recently. a lot of dealmaking. materials on the plus side today. the biggest maker of machinery that makes semiconductors. the company's forecast for the first quarter beat analyst estimates. that seems to indicate that orders for chipmakers may be improving. -- wegn in that column see volatile demand from chipmakers for the chipmaking equipment as they try to gauge demand from the end markets. this news could be a more positive sign. stocks, pnc's on chief investment officer that we've been talking about retail. numbers out for michigan as welker consumer confidence. what do you make of what we learned today? >> disappointing. you can

he wants to move forward on an economic and security partnership with those 12 asian nations, a dealce resistance in congress, not just from these protesters. they are getting revved up now. they'll march through city streets. we'll stay on top of the developments throughout the day on new 4. molette green live in dupont circle park. pat, back to you. >> thanks. >>> new today, triple a will release its annual thanksgiving holiday travel forecast. 'tis the season to travel. we will find out roughly how many of you plan to travel for thanksgiving. the forecast will also provide a breakdown on gas, hotel and airline ticket prices. >>> support for paris causing divides on social media. why the one thing that so many of you have already done is a subject of so much debate that story in 60 seconds. >>> i'm eun yang, here are some stories lighting up social media. many of you have taken to social media to show your sympathy after the attacks in paris. according to telegraph.com the mass mourning on social media has its own set of politics. hundreds of thousands of people have had their phot

i wanted to show black people, arabs, white people, asians, all the nationalities. that was really important. >> reporter: in just 24 hours, boulet and benaglia produced a two-page, free-to-download version of their magazine. since they posted it online a week ago, the website has had nearly two million visitors. >> ( translated ): the first drawing was about compassion and sadness. the second was more about revolt or resistance, and then it ends with the word "freedom." freedom is an important word. it shows to children that you can't give up, you have to protect yourself with this word and with this concept. these are concepts that are not easy to understand for kids, and sometimes a drawing is easier to understand than words. >> reporter: child psychologist cecile vienot says illustrations like those in astrapi's special edition can help children cope with traumatic events. >> ( translated ): you can try to represent it in a more upbeat way. you can choose colors, or try to explain the values that were under attack. there are illustrators that have tried to recre

. >> the 10 counties of the association of south-east asian nations, a.s.e.a.n., agreed to create a single economic community. trade barriers would be lifted and people within the block will be able to move around more freely. >> reporter: the motto is forging ahead together. the hope is that the agreement signed this weekend will improve the lives of 620 million people who live in the 10 asian member states. >> we have to ensure they create a single market and production base, with freer movement of goods and services with common standards, far greater connectivity, and the removal of the barriers that make our borders a hindrance to growth and investment >>> the bloc, which concluded an annual meeting with disagreement is the third largest economy in the region after china and japan. the aim, the aec, is to create a single economic market. one that is competitive in the region, and will attract foreveryone investment. >> it plans to phase out tariffs and taxes. >> since the blueprint for the ac was penned in 2007, it was envisaged that greater economic integration would be the ultimate t

. >>> diplomatic moves among asian nations over territorial disputes in the south china sea are gearing up. china asked philippines not to raise the disputes. the philippines will host the summit. chinese foreign minister met on tuesday with philippine foreign secretary. ophyllous said the philippines as the meeting's host would refrain from bringing up south china sea issues but added it is not his government's concern if other countries discuss them. china claims sovereignty. the philippines has brought the territorial disputes to the permanent court of arbitration in the hague. >>> senior officials from japan and south korea will meet on wednesday in seoul to try to overcome one of their biggest diplomatic hurdles. they will discuss the issue of those referred to as comfort women. japanese prime minister shinzo abe and south korean president park guen-hye agreed last week to speed up talks to reach an early conclusion to the matter. japan will send kimihiro ishikane, the head of the foreign ministry's asian and oceanian affairs bureau. he'll meet south korea's lee sang-deok, the fore

the paris attacks are a brutal reminder for southeast asian nations of a threat they also face. malaysia and indonesia are majority muslim nations, and more than 500 of their citizens are believed to have joined the islamic state militants. so countering the group's influence here is an urgent task. the group has made active efforts to recruit members from southeast asia. last year in july, they uploaded an online video in the indonesian language. last month, asean nations held their first ministerial talks to discuss ways to curb extremist ideologies. the philippines also have muslim majority areas and active extremist groups. at least one group has pledged allegiance to islamic state militants. asean nations are also concerned that their citizens who have travelled to the middle east to join the group may return to the region and commit acts of terrorism. >> the south china sea will also be a topic of interest. what should we be looking out for? >> u.s. president barack obama is expected to side with the philippines and japan in calling on china to exercise self-restraint. last

defense ministers from the association of southeast asian nations plus china, japan, the united statesther countries held meetings on the issue in kuala lumpur. but they did not issue their expected joint declaration, unable to agree on how to address the south china sea issue. a u.s. government official told nhk that last week's operation was routine and lawful. he said the commanders plan to conduct patrols near the artificial islands in the south china sea a few times every three months. kurando tago, nhk world. >>> one of the parties to the south china sea dispute is stepping up defense cooperation with japan. vietnamese defense minister phung quang thanh welcomed has japanese counterpart jin nakatani. they agreed the matter should be settled peacefully and no party should threaten regional stability by unilaterally trying to change the status quo. the ministers agreed to have their forces work together more closely. japanese self-defense force ships will start calling next year at a vietnamese base on the south china sea, and the two countries will hold their first joint maritime

the ten countries that make up the association of south-east asian nations are on the final day of the summit. the 10 nations have signed the declaration at the start of this, the last day of the summit there. what does this mean for the region? >> reporter: it means good things for the region when it comes to trade and opening borders for goods and services to flow more freely, but that good news isn't going to start until this goes into effect at the end of the year. it's going to take some time and essentially will be something that they can build upon. what it is, is it is something that has been in the works for about eight years and it sort of resembles what is in existence in the european union where there's free flow of goods and services between borders, but what it does not have here, there won't be a central bank, nor a central unified currency. all the nations will remain independent, obviously, and that's part of the reason why this is going to be a long process because you have ten nations with international governance, individual ways they deal with their economy. they h

. >>> defense ministers of association of southeast asian nations shared views on tensions in the south china sea. they've discussed ways to prevent unintended incidents in areas under dispute. the ministers from the ten asean member countries gathered in kuala lumpur. they met amid a row between the united states and china. last week, a u.s. destroyer sailed through waters claimed by china off an artificial island in the south china sea. malaysian and other sources say several participants called for a code of action with legal binding powers. others said er territorial disps must be resolved peacefully. >> as defense ministers, our biggest concern is unintended, accidental, unintentional incidents in the high seas. how we engage major powers as a bloc. it's very important. >> the philippines is among the countries challenging china's territorial claims. its representatives proposed amending the code for unalerted encounters at sea or queues. it's meant to prevent aggressive actions that could lead to full fledged confrontations. the code currently applies to naval vessels. the first m

. >> south-east asian nations signed a trade deal, the kuala lumpur declaration. what does that mean for the region? >> it's something that has been in the works for about eight years. in essence, it's like what europe has when it comes to its economic community. there won't be as much integration as europe. they are trying to open the borders to make tried and work flow easier. now that they have this in the works, it will be a go into law, if you will. the first of next year. it will create the third largest economy. there's a lot of potential and work to be done, because we have 10 independent nations with different economic systems, different ruling systems, so the integration will be a tough task moving forwards. >> many thanks, scott heidler in kuala lumpur >>> a landslide in myanmar killed 89 people, happening near a jade mine in the northern states. emergency services are looking for survivors. frorens louie as more from yank gong. >> reporter: it's not clear what caused the landslide. according to a state owned newspaper, there was a collapse of waste oil

. >> 10 countries of the association of southeast asian nations have agreed trade barriers will be lifted gradually and people in the block move around more freely. >> the motto is forging ahead together. the hope is that the agreement signed this weekend will improve the lives of 620 million people who live in the 10 asian member states. >> we now have to ensure a great single market and production base with freer movement of goods and services, with common standards, far greater connectivity and the removal of the barriers that make our borders a hindrance to growth and investment. >> the block which concluded its annual meeting with disagreement is the third largest economy in the region after china and japan. the aims of the newation community agreement known as the a.e.c. is to create a single economic market, one com settive within the region according to asean physician, the economic blocks combined g.d.p. grew 4.6% and foreign increased by nearly 16%. much of that success has been down to small and medium business enterprises. >> employing 100 people at this tire factory he set up

protests that started its beginning >>> the ten member countries of the association of south-east asian nations have agreed to create a single economic community. trade barriers will be lifted and people in the block will be able to cross borders more easily. >> reporter: the not owe is forging-- motto is forging ahead together. the agreement signed this weekend will improve the lives of 620 million people who live in the ten states. >> we now have to ensure a truly single market and production base with freer movement of goods and services, with common standards, far greater connectivity and removal of the barriers that make our borders a hindrance to growth and investment. >> reporter: the block which concluded its annual meeting with disagreement is the third largest economy in the region after china and japan. the aims of the new community agreement known as the aec is to create a single economic market, one that is competitive within the region and will attract more foreign investment. it since the blue print for the aec was first penned in 2007 it was envisaged that greater economic integ

. >>> southeast asian nations compete against each other for investment from foreign manufacturers. vietnam is betting high-tech know-how from japan can keep it a step ahead. the trend is a win-win for many small japanese firms, too. >> reporter: japan and vietnam held a joint economic forum in hanoi in october. japanese companies encouraged vietnam to enter its manufacturing, paying special attention to production. asia's many hubs, china and thailand, are losing their edge as labor costs rise. cambodia and myanmar are emerging as low-cost alternatives. but vietnam's strategy bet on tech. >> translator: developing the manufacturing parts industry is a priority for the vietnamese government. collaborating with partsmakers from japan, we want to strengthen technology transfers and nurture the workforce. >> reporter: local governments from japan are ready to facilitate such collaboration. they see vietnam as an overseas growth opportunity for small and medium-sized japanese enterprises in their areas. another prefecture west of tokyo launched its own industrial park near hanoi in octo

leaders have begun to arrive for the south east asian nation meet over the weekend. u.s. president obama will also be attending the ten nation summit. chinese security forces have killed 28 people it described as terrorists. it follows a massive man hunt over two months. the killings took place in the western region home to a vast muslim community. the local government says those killed belongd to the group behind an attack on a coal mine in september. police in east china's province have buffeted the country's largest underground bank scandal. illegal funds of nearly 64 billion dollars were transferred overseas. 100 suspects from eight gangs have been detained since the investigation started last year. tell us more about the underground banking system. what does it do? >> reporter: the underground banking system is nothing new in china. what is different now is the amount of money that's now leaving the country illegally. it is capital flight on a massive scale. why do we have an underground banking system? one of the reasons is that china has tight currency controls whi

those countries that belong to acean, the so, of southeast asian nations have agreed to create a newriers being lifted, people within the bloc will be able to move around more freely. a report on the last day of that summit from kuala lumpur. >> the hope is the agreement signed this weekend will improve the lives of 620 million people who live in the 10 ascean member states. >> we have to ensure there is a truly single market and production base with freer movement of goods and services with common standards and greater connectivity and the removal of the barriers the block which concluded this meeting the aims of the new ascean new community agreement known as the aec is to create a single economic market, one that is competitive within the region but will attracted more foreign investment. it plans to make it easier for professionals to get work per metz in all member states. since the blueprint was pinned in 2007, it was invisaged greater economic would be the goal. the blocks combined gdp group by 4.6 and foreign investment increased by nearly 16%. much of the success has been in

tens of millions of voters turn out for a historic free election in the southeast asian nation of myanmar. and in our signature segment, unaccompanied immigrant children from central america hoping to stay in the u.s. legally. >> ( translated ): if i were deported, i'd be terrified to go back. all of my dreams, my plans, would crumble. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: lewis b. and louise hirschfeld cullman. bernard and irene schwartz.

beijing claims 80% of the south china sea claimed by other asian nations.he fortunes of the indian prime minister are uncertain after voting ended. the biggest political test of the year. exit polls are inconclusive. the winner will be known after counting sunday. back to the world investment forum in hong kong. how to react to an era of slower growth. stephen engle is there with our next guest. >> good morning. right now as i talk, the conference is talking about innovation in the asia-pacific as opposed to silicon valley. how they can mesh together. guest.shes with our next the founder of dr pm group. and aund the drone maker former advisor to george w. bush. thank you for joining us today. let's talk about disruptive technologies. that is going to be the focus of your speech. where does that play a role in china? is generatedtion by firms that have less than 50 people. it comes down to small companies. even apple says it is not a big company. it is a roof with little companies underneath it. what is the environment for small businesses? can they operate

for other asian nations are involved.ismissed claims of state-sponsored doping, saying there is no evidence. the world anti-doping agency doctors,ers, coaches, and security services conspired to conceal. it is considering banning russia athleticinternational competition, including the olympics in rio. are politically driven statements. new zealand central bank issuing a warning over the prospects for property details are right after this. ♪ ♪ india's prime minister has relieved restrictions on foreign investment. he is seeking to open up the economy, but faces political headwinds after a state election defeat. opec considering raising output to take into account the return of indonesia. to 31ay it may be lifted million. the cartel has abandoned its traditional role of supporting prices as it defense market share. the reserve bank of new zealand saying the housing market could suffer eight damaging correction. -- a damaging correction. auckland one of the most expensive cities on earth now. there are huge risks here, aren'

president obama is joining leaders of the ten-member association of south east asian nations for a weekend summit. leaders from eight other countries will also attend starting tomorrow. malaysia's armed forces chchf said security was increased after militant attacks ininrance, egypt and lebanon. republican presidential candidate ben carson is expected to file his papers of candidacy in concord, new hampshire to be listed on the primary ballot. doctor carson will join the three major democratic candidates and most of the other g- o-p candidates who have already filed. the new hampshire primary election will be held in february. it's begegning to look a lot like christmas! the u-s capitol christmau tree is to set to arrive in whington d-c today after leaving seward, alaska on monday. the 74-foot lutz spruce will arrive at joint base andrews to complete its four-thousand mile the tree will be lit on december second. there's a huge custotozable bubuding hitting the market in sioux city. it's a 50,000 square foot spec building. located in the bridgeport west industrial park. right across from t

. >> reporter: the leaders of ten countries that make up the association of south-east asian nations nown as asian have gathered to talk about trade. the recent attacks dominated the summit >> our countries are in mourning. we all share in this grief. the perpetrators of this cowardly and bar baric acts do not represent any race religion or creed, nor should we allow them to claim to do so. they are terrorists and should be confronted as such. >> reporter: after the official welcome it was down to business and signing agreements that will change the lives of millions. the convention against trafficking in persons, especially women and children the block had been worried about an increase in people fleeing from conflict areas and heading towards countries like malaysia. it says it wants to stop those who profit from people trafficking. these are mass graves of people who fled from persecution in myanmar and other south asian countries. they were found in the jungles of malaysia and thailand this year. many here saytc eling the issue of human trafficking must be a priority but signing a

. >> strong words this morning from obama, and he spoke at a summit of asian nations. the islamic militants released another propaganda video, and more suspects have been arrested for their alleged attacks. french police are still trying to identify the suicide bomber that detonated in the apartment they stormed this week. the military is coordinating attacks with russia on isis targets in syria. >>> intelligence officials believe that one of the terrorists involved in the paris attacks could be hiding out in brussels. this morning brussels remains on high alert. there are fears of another terror attack there. the state department is warning american tourists in belgium to stay off the streets of brussels. in the next half hour, you will hear from a woman we spoke to last night leaving from philadelphia, and she was headed home to brussels. >>> next, are you ready for this? i'm not. i don't think the folks out in the midwest are, but they are dealing with it this weekend. we will let you know if it could have any impact on your travel plans as we approach thanksgiving.

the president is at an investment conference with asian nations.ls say that susan rice did brief the president on the unfolding situation in mali. and the president was asked about the attack in mali in a meeting this morning with the malaysian prime minister and he told reporters, quote, we're monitoring the situation. in mali, the u.s. embassy staff has been directed to shelter in place and told all u.s. citizens there to shelter in place, to stay where they are, and follow instructions of local authorities. maria: are you saying, peter, that the president is attending a conference meant to get investment flows into malaysia, is that the kind of investor conference he's at. >> at acn conference of asian nations, southern asian nations and he's on a 10-day trip overseas and this is one of the stops on his trip. sounds like a wonderful trip. i mean, here-- when he was at the g20 meeting, this is what he said, peter, what i'm not interested in doing is posing or pursuing some notion of america winning or whatever america is. that sounds like this an

it will be the only asian nation. indonesia is a net crude importer.ow can it rejoin an exporter's artel? >> well, that's right. it certainly puzzled some analysts, citigroup for example saying it thngs decision shows opec is abandonning its role as a price setter. as you said indonesia is an oil importer, still a major producer, about 800,000 barrels a day, more than some other opec members such as ecuador and libya but it also consumes a lot because of its population, about twice as much as it pumps so it benefits from lower oil prices. on the other hand indonesia said it can bring together producers and consumers so that there is definitely a rationale for indonesia's side, a bit more puzzling in terms of the rationale from opec's side. >> what's in this for opec and what's in it for indonesia? >> well, for indonesia it is looking for investment and refineries, refineries -- it hasn't built any new refineries for decades so it is hoping that the membership seat at the table will allow it to negotiate long term crude supply deals and in exchange for

a joint declaration of asian nations was -- a.s.e.a.n. nations was due to be signed wednesday, but it has been cancelled. china lobbied to block any mention of its islands in in the sea. an emyr ut us professor from the australian defence force academy says the growing division is having an impact on the asian block. block. >> earlier this year, within the area itself, they managed to cobble toobility a statement. that means that this time in the larger venue, the defence minister's meeting, plus the eight dialogue partners, the rivalry has intruded into the organization, and it can't mention that. these countries, take the line, and they alone prevent consensus being reached. there were a number of assian countries that wanted this mentioned. majority does not rule. one can block the group. >> shares in japan's postal service have been bought for nearly $12 billion in the world's biggest stock offerings. japan posts holdings with banking. making its debut. selling stakes in the postal service will boost investments in japanese concerns.

so expertly micro managed the cuban missile crisis that they can do the same in the southeast asian nationnt from the soviets and khrushchev. and the attempt to resolve the vietnamese crisis through controlled escalation simply didn't work. >> the government of south vietnam has been overthrown by a military coup. >> if we are at all involved i hope we don't have another bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we winning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after he is re-elected in '64, then he can talk about getting out of vietnam. it is difficult to believe that the story of the united states in vietnam would have followed the same course if john f. kennedy had not gone to dallas in 1963. do we know what kennedy would have done if he had lived? there's all sorts of evidence to suggest that he never would have done what linden johnson did in vietnam. >> this nation will keep its commitments from south vietnam to west berlin. >> though lbj had experienced the same crises by sitting next to kennedy, he had not come out with

he is attending the association of south-east asian nations summit. he met with students before the summit and promised to raise issues of human rights and corruption with the prime minister. he said leaders at the summit will focus on the fight against i.s.i.l. and the escalating tensions over the south china sea. >> there the united states understand of the need to apply law. a common position has been taken on that here and we look forward to working with them to ensure that those basic rules apply >>> president obama aarrived in malaysia after attending the economic summit in the philippines. it is part of his economic pivot to asia. while the ament s and russia are still not officially cooperating on air strikes in syria, russia has given advanced warning before conducting air strikes in syria ever since the paris attacks. 600 fighters were eliminated today with one cruise missiles. russia is planning to carry out a three day naval exercise off the coast of lebanon. lib knees officials are trying to find a way to make sure civilian flights are sa

we will take a look at whether democracy is truly coming to that asian nation. a mascot controversy on the campus of the college in new england. it is pitting students against alumni. in the next hour we will examine dying with dignity, when it comes to children in tonight's deeper look. stay with us. us. >>> the people of myanmar are now voting in what's been called the first relatively free election in 25 years. aung san suu kyi is legally blocked from running, but her party is expected to win the most seats in parliament. after half a century of military rule myanmar began moving forward in democracy in 2011 when a partly civilian government led by a pro military party took office. a majoritiful myanmar's 30 million registered voters are hoping for change. live from yangon. the turn out is expected to be high in this election. there are millions of voters. >> reporter: absolutely, and we sue cues started before polling stations opened. they open at 6 in the morning. half an hour before they were due to open, queues were starting. when the gates finally opened

obama was among the leaders of 18 countries that wrapped up the annual association of southeast asian nations summit in malaysia. they signed a pact to create a single economic community to compete with japan and china. al jazeera reports from kuala lumpur. >> reporter: they're forjing ahead today and they home to combruch the lives of 620 million people who live in the ten asean member states. >> we now have to ensure and create a truly single market and production base with freer movement of goods and services, with common standards and far great connect tift and the removal of the barriers for growth and investment. >> the bloc that concluded the annual meeting with agreement is the third largest in the region after china and japan. the aim of the asean community agreement is to create a single economic market. one competitive within the region to attract more foreign investment. it also planning to phase out tariffs and taxes and make it easy for professionals to get work permits in all member states. since the blueprint was first penned in 2007, it was always in the visage that greater e

. >>> historical elections are southeast asian nation of me mar. it could indicate a move toward greater deck mom crazy. 91 parties are running but the main fight is between the party of long-time opposition leader and a party backed by the military. >>> the death toll in a nightclub fire in romania has risen to 41. romanian authorities say nine more people died with burn- related injuries yesterday. many in romania have blamed poor government safety standards for the fire on october 30. the prime minister and his cabinet resigned wednesday after massive protests. >>> back here at home, a local home damaged by fire exposed a affordable but extremely dangerous apartments. they're popping up amid a building inspections. cbs 2's lou young reports. >> reporter: a fire turned out to be more than that. multiple residents locked doors in an illegal apartment house. >> we have no idea where we're going to. they're large. they're numerous. >> reporter: the home on route 45 in pomona has been cited numerous times for violations. the woman cleaning up the day

provoke members of the losing party or the projected losing party which has ruled that southeastern asian nation also known as burma for a half- century. >>> star-studded event in the south bay celebrated scientists and their discoveries. >> [singing] >> pharrell provided the entertainment last night in mountain view for the third annual breakthrough prize award ceremony. looks like the grammys, hollywood celebrities presented $21.9 million in awards not directors, to physicists, mathematicians and life scientists. >> part of what we want to do is like, celebrities people and make it so that science is really cool and people understand that you can make a meaningful discovery in your lifetime that's going to trickle down to all of us and have an impact on the world. >> it's a privilege to be here and be a part of this, being able to talk to you and for you all to hear that -- to encourage young people and -- in science. >> the awards were founded by silicon valley heavyweights including mark zuckerberg, one of the recipients there -- they want to celebrate scientists the way actors and athletes

. >>> president obama arrived in the philippines this morning for an economic forum with asian nations. but the annual gathering is being overshadowed by security in the aftermath of the attacks in paris. there's also concern about china's growing presence in the south china sea. >> my visit here underscores our shade commitment to the -- shared commitment to the security of the waters of this navigation. >> it's one of many nations in territorial waters. >>> breaking news this morning in greece. powerful earthquake struck overnight killing at least one person and damaging roads and buildings. that 6.1 quake hit the western greek island. the quake sparked landslides closing off access to mountainous towns and schools have been closed and as crews assess the damage. >>> and brooklyn delivery man is still in the hospital after he was crushed by a tree that fell as it was being pruned by contractors and now there's a probe underway to determine how he got so close to the tree. it happened yesterday along a path on red hook's coffee park. it was not blocked off before the man rode by on hi

. >>> ten member countries of association of southeast asian nations have agreed to create a single economic community. trade barriers will be lifted fwrad wally and people within the bloc can move around for freely. we have the last day of the asean summit. >> the hope is that the agreement signed this weekend will improve the lives of 620 million people who live in the ten asean member states. >> we now have to ensure that we create a truly single market and production base with freer movement of goods and services, with common standards, far greater connectivity and the removal of the barriers that make our borders a hindrance to growth and investment. >> reporter: the bloc that concluded its an mule meeting with disagreement is the third largest economy in the region after china and japan. the aims of the new asean community agree is to create a single economic market. one that is competitive within the region and will attract more foreign investment. it also plans to phase out tariffs and taxes and make it easier for professionals to get work permits in all member states. since the blue

. >> woodruff: we turn now to asian nation of myanmar-- the country formerly known as burma- - whereday's election is on track to produce a landslide victory to the party of former political prisoner aung san suu kyi. we start with a report from john irvine of independent television news. >> reporter: it seems the world has a new democracy. after years of brutal repression, burma's freedom movement and its charismatic leader aung san suu kyi have prevailed and that was something to celebrate here tonight. >> she is a great leader. she is very honest. she is our mother. >> reporter: but the day began differently with rangoon strangely subdued. many heeded official advice to stay at home. the joy of yesterday's vote had been replaced by uncertainty about what might happen next. then, when election officials didn't show up to announce results at the appointed time, there was concern that democracy delayed might be democracy denied -- again. soon, miss suu kyi appeared at her party headquarters. she urged supporters to keep calm and to remain peaceful. then, nine hours late, the first re

nearly all of the south china sea, and has built artificial islands over the protests of five asian nations and the united states. after arriving in manila, president obama reinforced the u.s. position, touring a former american warship that's now in the philippine navy. >> the united states has been committed to the security of this region for more than 70 years, we have a treaty obligation, an ironclad commitment to the defense of our ally the philippines, who cano count on the united states. my visit here underscores our shared commitment to the security of the waters of this region and to the freedom ofof navigation. >> woodruff: the president also announced the u.s. will transfer two additional warships to theo philippines. >> ifill: back in this country, winter arrived early in colorado today, as part of a major storm system that's pushing east. blizzard conditions made for treacherous travel conditionsl around denver, and closed much of the state's main east-westof highway. more than a foot of snow was expected in parts of colorado and kansas. the storm system also canceled more than

aarp then you don't know "aarp" find more surprising possibilities under way in the southeast asian nation of miramar. millions of people are voting in what's been billed as the freest election ever. it could indicate a move toward greater democracy. 91 parties are running but the main fight is between the party of the long time opposition leader and the party backed by the military. >>> analysts are wondering what a historic hand shake will have for the future of china and taiwan. the leaders of the two countries met at a hotel in singapore for the first time since the still unresolved 1949 civil war. the meeting followed two years of preparations though it wasn't announced till wednesday catching almost everyone by surprise. it was mostly symbolic but issues including taiwan's isolated diplomatic -- [indiscernible] >>> we have a preview of what's coming up on "face the nation." >> we'll talk to ben carson and other issues in the campaign. donald trump will join us after his time on center stage on "sat night live." we'll talk about that experience and his thoughts about the presidential

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