kimjong—un has giddy american pacific island of guam.nd of guam. kimjong—un has announced he will wait before acting. it has been met with cautious relief. if war comes to guam, joey lopeer is ready. today, he and his brother are hunting for wild pig. if an attack comes, he says he is ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patriotism runs deep here. per capita, guam sends more people to the military than anywhere else in the united states. this is an island of warriors. god forbid something happened to this island. do not be surprised that you see local men taking to malicious diol... taking up arms, protecting their homes and family. there are signs that kim jong—un is pulling back from the brink. these pictures show him studying plans for a strike on guam. but kim jong—un says he will now watch first, the foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees. the islands governor told me that his words show that donald trump's tough stance is working. how do you deal with bullies? you have to do it with strength and clarity.

the wreckage of an american warship is discovered deep in the american pacific, more than 72 years after japanese torpedoed her in the final days of world war ii. >>> and dance dreams. how one summer camp is making a difference for hundreds of kids with lessones that go far beyond the stage. "nightly news" begins now. >> from

the wreckage of an american warship is discovered deep in the american pacific, more than 72 years after the japanese torpedoed her in the final days of world war ii. >>> and dance dreams. how one summer camp is making a difference for hundreds of kids with lessones that go far beyond the stage. "nightly news" begins now.

new, very specific threat from north korea, that it's preparing military plans to strike the american pacific island of guam. it's a sovereign u.s. territory, the size of chicago, home to 160,000 u.s. citizens, and much closer to north korea than to the u.s. mainland. the threat was unusually specific, mentioning the b-one bombers stationed there at andersen air force base. the island's governor dismissed north korea's threat. >> there is no threat to our island. >> reporter: not everyone is convinced. >> it is scary. >> reporter: anxiety too in hawaii. if a ballistic missile was launched from north korea, it could reach this state in less than 20 minutes. officials here in hawaii say they are working on an emergency plan. they say the threat is real, but the risk is low. >> reporter: it's a crisis growing fast. in just five weeks north korea has tested two long-range missiles that u.s. officials now believe could reach as far as chicago. >> this is the highest tension i've ever seen on the korean peninsula. it's a very grave situation, close to being a crisis. >> reporter: well, here in seou

the wreckage of an american warship is discovered deep in the american pacific, more than 72 years after the japanese torpedoed her in the final days of world war ii. >>> and dance dreams. how one summer camp is making a difference for hundreds of kids with lessones that go far beyond the stage. "nightly news" begins now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz belart. >> good evening, kate snow is off tonight. an american icon has died. jerry lewis passed away in las vegas today at the age of 91. he was a beloved star of the screen and stage but may best be remembered for those annual telethons to raise money for the muscular dystrophy association. lewis was passionate about that cause and the children he helped who called themselves jerry's kids. tonight, the mda said his decades of devotion can be summed up in a motto that lewis would often quote. "i shall pass through this world but once. any good, therefore, that i can do or any kindness that i can show to any human being, let me do it now. let me not defer nor neglect it, for i sha

mattis's comments followed korea, that it's preparing military plans to strike the american pacific islandguam. it's a sovereign u.s. territory, the size of chicago, home to 160,000 u.s. citizens, and much closer to north korea than to the u.s. main land. >> this is the highest attention i've ever seen in the korean peninsula. it's a very grave situation, close to being a crisis. >> reporter: here in seoul, south korea's president is trying to calm nerves, saying there is no imminent crisis. but from north korea, more provocation. the military calling president trump threat a load of nonsense and saying only absolute force can work on him. back to you. >> news 4 found out the reason behind this scary scene, heavily armed police rushed into the epa headquarters on pennsylvania avenue we have learned officers were there for reports of gunshots inside the building. an agency spokesperson told us tonight those reports were unfounded. no one was hurt. >>> new at 11:00, a crash so hard it knocked the staircases off of two row houses in georgetown. check it out, we're working to learn why the dri

doomsday warning came a day after north korea threatened to rain nuclear missiles on the american airbase on the pacific island of guam. the governor of guam tried to assure residents the island is american territory and will be protected by the american military. >> i've reached out to the white house this morning. an attack or threat on guam is a threat or attack on the united states. >> reporter: north korea made the threat after b-1 bombers had flown from guam over the korean peninsula in what has become a standard show of force in response to north korea's missile tests. returning from asia, secretary of state tillerson was asked if americans should be worried. >> no, i think americans should sleep well at night. >> reporter: mattis issued his warning shortly before touring the uss "kentucky" a ballistic

this room you see black folks, white folks, latinos, indigenous, asian americans, pacific islanders, gay, straight, you may see wealthy and you may see poor who are still moving up the ladder, if you will. the real power that exists in our country is when we are willing to actually touch each other and remember we're all human a hand embrace our humanity. i want everybody to reach her hands up above your head and say power! power! what more times a day here you in atlanta and all across our shores, power! power! thank you for being here this evening, and thank you to our vice president. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that affect you. coming up sunday morning, associate professor of chinese studies in seoul, the south korea, and senior director of the asia-pacific security program at the center for new american security discuss how the region is responding to threats from north korea. then, family physician and author on his new book "distracted." it looks at how medical regulations are affecting medical resources in the u.s.. join the discu

pacific. in american view of the pacific tends to have that dna and how we think about it. but another nation is rising at sea. and it is an ancient nation an ancient civilization it is chin. these are chinese ballistic missiles nuclear powered submarines. highly capable i put them here as examples of the rise of the chinese fleet that we have seen really over the last decade. chinese now have two aircraft carriers again we have 12. but they are buildings and they are on a -- a constant increase in their maritime capability and it's not just ships on the left tokyo, this is the pacific century building. among large test in tokyo, largest commercial centers built and owned by china. on the right, you see a chinese warship proudly pulling into a port visit, where? pearl what are, hawaii, the united states of america. china is on the move. china he has what they regard as historical claim to the south china sea. it would be roughly though the united states claimed to own the gulf of mexico. china's belief is that they're and chengt territorial right is the result of all of tho

them sort of perceiving ice skating as this community or a cultural kind of trend for asian american and pacificander youngsters and everything like that. is that just something that maybe because of the diversity in the bay area that it might seem that way to people, or do you feel as though there is some sort of cultural connection to ice skating, maybe with you as a role model, that we're seeing amongst youngsters here? kristi: perhaps, i mean, it is interesting because i have a feeling our olympic team coming up this coming year, i think over half of it will be asian american, which is like, "yeah." that's great, it's so exciting. and yeah, and particularly here in the bay area, you go to any number of rinks, and there are quite a few asian american skaters, and it's exciting. i think it's, you know, one, i think asian american physiques are, you know, geared towards skating, you know, being petite, and just athletic, and, you know, being an individual sport. you know, i'm small, i'm only 5'1" on a good day, and team sports, i was just, i was too small for them. and i think it was harder to

catherine heenan is here with a look at the american pacific island that now finds itself at the center of a nuclear showdown. (catherine) 21=hundred miles of ocean separate guam from north korea. american military installations cover about a third of the island's 210 square miles. it's home port to four nuclear- powered fast attack submarines. just this week -- american bombers from guam flew practice missions over korea. i nata pair of b-2 lancers deployed from south dakota to the pacific island.the pentagon released these pictures of air-to-air refueling as they made the long trip to korea, where they were escorted by south korean fighters on practice bombing runs.natnorth korea responded by warning it might send some of its ballistic missiles into the sea near guam, as the governor tried to reassure islanders that there is no danger."this is not a time to panic. these are many statements that are being made out there by a very bellicose leader."natthe pentagon has deployed its thaad interceptor missile to protect guam.defense secretary james mattis also warned the u=s might act pre=

hundreds 'we dominated the pacific. american saw few self-view of the pacific has to incull tated the into our dna and how we think about it. but another nation is rising at sea, an ancient nation, an ancient sinks it's china. these are chinese ballistic missile nuclear powered submarines, highly capable. put them here as examples of the rise of the chinese fleet that we have seen really over the last decade. chinese now have two aircraft carriers, again, we have 12. but they are building, and they are on a constant increase in their maritime capability, and it's not just ships. on the left tokyo, this is the pacific century building, among the large nest tokyo, largest commercial centers, built and owned by china. on the right, you see a chains warship, proudly pulling interest a port visit, where? paper harbor, hawai'i, the united states of america. china is on the move. china has what they regard as historical claim to the south china sea. it would be roughly as though the united states claimed to own the gulf of mexico. chin

around the room tonight, using black folks, white folks, latinos, indigenous folks, asian-americans and pacific islanders. you see gay and straight. you might see wealthy, and you might see those still moving up the letter. but we are a power existing in are willingwhen we to touch each other and remembering that we are all human and embrace our humanity. reached your hands above your head and say power. >> power. host: one last time, say it like you mean it. say power. >> power. host: i want to thank you all for being here today, and thanked the vice president. -- thank the vice president. [applause] announcer: c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up sunday morning, the associate professor of chinese studies in seoul, south korea, and the senior director of the asian security pacific program at the center for a new american security discuss how the region is responding to threats from north korea. then family physician and author dr. matthew hahn on his new book "distracted," which looks at how regulations are impacting the medical prof

in a letter to president trump, the congressional asian-pacific-american, hispanic, progressive, andack caucuses wrote -- "we are deeply concerned that their continued influence on u.s. policy emboldens and tacitly approves the ideological extremism that leads white supremacists to spread violence and hatred." now the anne frank center for mutual respect is calling on twitter to suspend president trump's personal account after branding him a "accomplice to domestic terrorism." well, for more, we are joined by steven goldstein, executive director of the anne frank center for mutual respect. welcome to democracy now! explain what you're calling for. >> amy, twitter has a choice here. you can stand with the love that heatheher heyer's life stood for or it can stand for the hatred that donald trump stands for. there are no two sides. where is twitter going to stand? twitter is under no obligation as a private company to carry donald trump's hatred. so president trump has two accounts. he has his potus accouount, and for the e sake of free speech ad getting his hate for futurure generatio

pyongyang is looking at a plan to fire medium—to—long—range rockets towards the american territory in the western pacific us strategic bombers are based. it follows news from us intelligence officials who say north korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit onto its ballistic missiles. donald trump warned north korea that any further threats would be met, as he put it, "with fire, fury and power." this was donald trump's warning. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. our correspondent nick bryant has the analysis from washington. american presidents have offered a reserved their strongest rhetoric for north korea. george w bush described the country as part of the axis of evil. this is an escalation from donald trump. shock at all language. how does this tough talk translate into policy especially when a rex tillerson has

a far off american that post in the tropical waters of the western pacific. now finds itself at the center of a dangerous standoff. this is guam the site this summer of us military exercises american territory. the north korea says could now be in the firing line nnsl north korean state tv came this killing headlines london england twenty up when. the guam could be targeted by medium to long range rockets. and it came just hours up the president from threatened pyongyang with some of the most incendiary rhetoric used by u. s. president in decades. the words improvised the tone agreed upon beforehand with aids north korea. best not to. make any more threats to the united state. they will be met. with fire and fury. like the world has never seen. the more tough talk on twitter this morning my first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal it is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before. hopefully we will never have to use this power. but that will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world. on a re

that doomsday warning came a day after north korea threatened to american air base on the pacific islandland is american territory and will be protected by the military. >> i reached out to the white house this morning. an attack or threat on guam is a threat or attack on the united states. >> i have reached out to the white house this morning. an attack or threat on guam is a threat or attack on the united states. >> north korea made the threat after b-1 bombers had flown from guam over the korean peninsula in what has become a standard show of force in response to north korea's missile tests. returning from asia, secretary of state tillerson was asked if americans should be worried. >> i think americans should sleep well at night. >> mattis issued his warning before touring the uss kentucky. a ballistic missile submarine which could annihilate north korea. last summer, 60 minutes went aboard the kentucky on patrol in the pacific. it can carry almost 200 nuclear warheads atop the missiles captain. >> warheads can be carried on the missiles are extremely powerful. >> compare them to the

then we'll have more on north korea and the plan to protect americans in the pacific. we're going to have a conversation about my fat fingers in the commercial. >> from the military side of it, i think if it was eminent, they would have let us know. >> i have been locking at the people here acting like nothing is not a problem. i think it's really big problem for us. >> it's concerning, but ats the same time, i have faith in the military. i have faith that we are protected. ♪ hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get 0% apr financing for 63 months on all new 2017 subaru outback models. now through august 31. you're more than just a bathroom disease. you're a life of unpredictable symptoms. crohn's, you've tried to own us. but now it's our turn to take control with stelara® stelara® works differently for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease. studies showed relief and remission, with d

pacific territory of guam. however, it said mr kim would watch american actions before deciding whether to order any launch.irefighters in greece are battling more than 90 forest fires across the country — an outbreak fed by dry winds and high temperatures. homes have been destroyed and damaged and a state of emergency declared in some areas. the american singer, taylor swift, has won her court case against a former radio dj she accused of assaulting her. a colorado jury found that david mueller had put his hand under her skirt and groped her before a concert. now it's time for world business report. a future without borders. the uk government pushes for a frictionless trade deal to help ease its transition towards a post—brexit future. putting america first. donald trump calls for an investigation into whether china is stealing intellectual property from american companies. welcome to world business report. i'm ben bland. the british prime minister theresa may has this morning, published a blueprint for future trade relations between the uk and the european union. in the first of a series of brexit papers,

the north koreans promising their own rain of missiles into the ocean near the american island in the western pacific. as kron4's catherine heenan shows us, neither side is backing down. natthe air force released images of b-1 bombers arriving on the island, and tweeted out that they stand ready to fulfill the"fight tonight" motto of u=s forces in korea. the president warned north korean leader kim jong un, "if he does anything with respect to guam or any place that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it."the north koreans responded by blaming the american president for driving the korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear warnatthose tensions are likely to increase later this month when the u=s and south korea launch their annual summer military exercisesthe joint live=fire drills involve tens of thousands of american and south korean troops on the ground, and in the sea and air. russia's foreign minister says the possibility of of military conflict is "very worrying." "the risks are very high - especially

and we have seen a complete lack of change in the american military posture in the pacific. there is a lot of rhetoric, a lot of concern, but we actually look at this and we called sources and we tracked the ship movements and nobody is moving. if the u.s. really thought these were about to go off, or expected to launch, you would see the missile defense ships going, you would to the carriers. it is not happening right now. host: if they did do that, that would be a provocative act, right? if they decided to move their troops and families out of south korea, north korea would say, something is about to happen. aaron: and it gets interesting, because there are two sides. the inspection of communication going on, but essentially we have two sides that we are trying to reach, the president going off script. furyow that the fire and statement that really kicked the next round of chaos off was off-the-cuff, according to his own sources, people inside the white house. notthe two sides trying really to talk to each other, going to back channels, make sure they are signaling. it is

territory of guam in the pacific, where american forces are stationed right now.h fire and fury on the north if the threats continued. >>> breaking overnight, the intense manhunt for the suspect in the murder of a rookie police officer is over. the suspect taken into custody a few hours ago. >>> then another day, another line of severe storms moving east. torrential rains triggering flash floods and dramatic rescues along its path. >>> and the new science behind your instagram photos and your mental health. researchers say

see black olks, you see white folks, you see latinos, you see indigenous folks, you see asian americans pacific islanders. you see gay and you the say straight. see healthy and you may see those still moving up the ladder, if you will. exists power that inside of our country is when willing to touch each other and remember that we're all human and embrace our humanity. to reach your y hands up above your heads and say power. [power] >> one last time, say it like they hear you all across atlanta and our shores. >> power. [power] >> i want to thank y'all for being here this evening and president. >> great job. great job. [applause] to march to city hall. stand in solidarity and fight white supremacy. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] showing you portions netroots nation beginning at about 8:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. where history unfolds aily*-*-*-* > it's brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. provider. saumil sha

pacific. ten american sailors missing. >>> war plan. president trump addresses the nation on america's mission in afghanistan. are more troops headed into harm's way? >>> courthouse ambush. a gunman opens fire on a judge. the judge firing back and survives. tonight, the suspect's connection to a case that made national headlines. >>> and under pressure. doctors sound the alarm about a silent condition hitting a growing number of kids.

black folks, you see white folks, you see latinos, you see indigenous folks, you see asian americans and pacific islanders. you see gay and you the say straight. you may see healthy and you may see those still moving up the ladder, if you will. the real power that exists inside of our country is when we're willing to touch each other and remember that we're all human and embrace our humanity. i want everybody to reach your hands up above your heads and say power. [power] >> one last time, say it like you mean it so they hear you all across atlanta and our shores. >> power. [power] >> i want to thank y'all for being here this evening and thank the president. >> great job. great job. [applause] >> meet outside to march to city hall. stand in solidarity and fight white supremacy. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

pacific. as an ancient sea, an enormous c and 1a sailed for centuries. in the american mind, when we think about the pacific what do we think about typically? world war ii. we think aboutthe attack on pearl harbor . campaign to retake the pacific. this is a period of time, the early 1940s when the united states navy as not hundreds of ships as we do today. we had hundreds of aircraft carriers. today we have 12 aircraft carriers. hundreds of aircraft carriers. we dominated the city. american self view of the pacific tends to inculcate that dna into how we think about it. another nation is rising at sea and it is an ancient nation, and ancient civilization, it is china. these are chinese ballistic missile nuclear powered submarines. highly capable, i put them here as examples of the rise of the chinese fleet that we have seen really over the last decade. chinese now have two aircraft carriers. again, we have 12. but they are building and they are on a constant increase in their maritime capability and it's not just 's ships. on the left, tokyo is the pacific century build

this great american city in the pacific northwest. first and 10 for pete carroll's bunch.is third-string quarterback. austin davis will work under center. i formation set. mckissic stumbling forward. marker thrown from the near side of the field. this one appears to be a hold. >> referee: holding. offense. number 87. 10-yard penalty. replay first down. >> spero: tomorrow night it's an l.a. party. the chargers and rams tough it out for bragging rights in southern california. right here on cbs sports. our man dan fouts pulling double duty. it will be the bird and the beard tomorrow night we'll be watching. >> dan: the fight for l.a. i got a kick out of what raider owner mark davis said when he channelled his father al davis, fight for l.a.? the raiders have already won that. >> spero: hard to argue with him so far as the chargers try to ready themselves after a couple of disappointing preseason performances. slth will play here against green bay opening day, september 10 then the early bye which a lot of teams don't like to have so early in the season. >> dan: you want it wh

pacific. ten american sailors missing. >>> war plan.sident trump addresses the nation on america's mission in afghanistan. are more troops headed into harm's way? >>> courthouse ambush. a gunman opens fire on a judge. the judge firing back and survives. tonight the suspect's connection to a case that made national headlines. >>> and under pressure. doctors sound the alarm about a silent condition hitting a

territory of guam in the pacific, where american forces are stationed right now. this just hours after president trump said the united states would unleash fire and fury on the north if the threats continued. >>> breaking overnight, the intense manhunt for the suspect in the murder of a rookie police officer is over. the suspect taken into custody a few hours ago. >>> then another day, another line of severe storms moving east. torrential rains triggering flash floods and dramatic rescues along its path. >>> and the new science behind your instagram photos and your mental health. researchers say you're depressed, just by looking at the pictures you're posting. so what does it say about us? we'll check that out on this wednesday, august 9th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you were saying? >> i was saying that we were smiling in every one of those photos. >> we must be happy. >> we must be happy. >> something tells me there's more to the science behind that. >> either that or the hennessey's kicking in at that point when we are taking our selfies. i

also this morning: north korea says its plan to fire missiles towards an american military base in the pacificondon stadium, it was a magical moment for makwala

those rules being adjusted, you have some campuses now, majority or the almost majority asian americans or pacific islanders on the campus, and by the rule of diversity, that anna marina was alluding to, is that good to have that type of diversity? >> well, first of all, people like to the talk about asian americans and islanders as if it is one homogeneous group as if everybody is the same, but it is not the case at all. we have east asian, and japanese, and southeast asharngs and south asians -- >> and 56 origin countries by the measure of the united natio nations. 56 origin countries. >> right. and it is incredibly diverse group, and the experiences of the group are very different. just as an example the vast majority of the east asian students or the families of the east asian students do have college degrees whereas for other communities like the loasian communities it is 30%, so it is a lot of diversity within that particular group. >> and now, the last word, part of the diversity, and even though we are talking about a lot of asian americans and loatians getting into major public colleges a

pacific. ten american sailors missing. >>> war plan. president trump addresses the nation on america's mission in afghanistan. are more troops headed into harm's way? >>> courthouse ambush. a gunman opens fire on a judge. the judge firing back and survives. tonight, the suspect's connection to a case that made national headlines. >>> and under pressure. doctors sound the alarm about a silent condition hitting a growing number of kids. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, todd our viewers in the west. thanks for being with us. things were looking up all across america today as the united states found itself in a celestial sweet spot, a front row seat for a total solar eclipse that swept its shadow from oregon to south carolina in just 90 minutes. there were cheers and some tears of joy as day turned to twilight in its direct path and eclipsed pilgrims who traveled from far and wide to experience the moment from just the right

demilitarized zone, although there has been tweets, there has been no realignment of american forces in the pacific. at this point you hear a lot of rhetoric, i'm not so sure we are on the brink of war as we were, for instance, if 1994 when we were just within dis of launching an attack. so in a sense, i'm concerned about the rhetoric and the flare-up. but at least the military forces are fought moving. >> so, colonel, there was that 2016 report by the union of concerned scientists, which found the grand base mid-core defense system would be unable to protect the u.s. public. is it up to the job of protecting its sicitizens. >> we have terminal launches, a variety of ways we can attempt to use to shoot down missiles, but none of them works perfectly. we don't have enough of them in any case. >> okay. so that means what? how does that make you feel thinking we don't have what people assume, oh, we launch a missile, it proceeds that out of the sky? >> well, north korea is not heavily motivated to onch an attack on the united states, they know retaliation will be devastating. indeed the chinese just w

american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> in the years before the arrival of the transcontinental railroad, tacoma was not dissimilar from most of the other small communities around the pacific northwest. the population present was predominantly native american. of the 19th century, coming over the oregon trail and some by sea, small little villages of americans and europeans had arrived mostly along the shoreline and that was because the primary purpose for people that were settling was cutting timber and milling timber that was then sent down to san francisco. that prompted a lot of doors and small investment adventures to come up and build cities. seattle, bellingham, townsend, small,, they were all small is communities of 52 a few hundred people. of theo becoming transcontinental. at the conclusion of the civil war and the announcement that the railroad was coming -- every community hoped that they would be the terminal city, they would be chosen for the railroad. being betweeno seattle, tacoma and olympia. by 1873, by early 1873, the transcontinental was being built in two directions. rail,n't have just one the big decision was congress in the charter for the railroad h

option because not only will tens of thousands of american military forces and dependent be affected by a regional war but because the western pacificas american soil in it, a couple hundred thousand americans could get caught in the cross hairs. i think it's important to be strong, but at the same time be calm. i've had enough briefings with the military, there's a multilayered defense starting from korea, japan as well as in the western pacific as well as our assets here in guam with the thaad missile defense system that american communities will be protected. >> no doubt about it, governor. you know that. the secretary of state was just there. you have a thaad missile system, 6,000 troops and they think they're going to hit you first, this is one of the places in the region that we don't need permission from another country to act. because guam is part of us. governor, i appreciate getting up very early for us and giving this exclusive enter and let us know what it's like to be in the line of fire. >> everything is okay. come to guam. >> you got it. i'll use my hilton points. we'll go there. all right. meanwhile, let's move ahead

thus, paralyzed american power in the pacific without warning.xplosions and gunfire] announcer: according to all of the rules, chinese position could now be improved. they now had fighting allies. british, the dutch. but it did not work that way for china. for in those tragic early months of 1942, when we sustained defeat after defeat of the hands -- at the hands of our common enemy. china enjoyed the worst setback of all. out of our defeat, chinese lost the burma road. neverill, chinese courage faulted. weekend.mination never in history of those long and tragic months of black defeat in 1942, 1 bright page stands forth. the page written by our chinese ally. the city for two reasons. it was in the center of the chinese rice ball and also an important railway juncture. they had tried to take it before twice and twice been thrown back. messing a large striking force on christmas eve, 1941, the japs started southward. at three points during the drive south, chinese forces put up token resistance. in incentive withdrawing towards ching shot, they wit