. >>> south korean peculiar park kuhn nay is calling for better communication among east asian nations on nuclear security and the environment. park went to berlin for talks with chancellor angela merkel after attending a security summit in the hague. >> translator: there are friction among east asian nations over territory and perceptions of history, but it is impossible to sever these nations' deep economic ties. >> park called for multilateral forums to discuss matters of mutual concern such as the environment and nuclear security. merkel said germans are ready to share their experience for the peaceful reunification of the korean peninsula. now the latest business stories from ron madison. >> japanese consumers and business executives are getting ready for a rise in the consumption tax. the rate will rise on tuesday to 8% from the current 5%. the new bank survey suggests that more than 40% of small and medium-sized companies won't fully pass on that tax hike to the prices of their products. more than 14,000 small businesses around the country responded do the survey by shin king ce

the vaccine will send to agricultural engineers to the southeast asian nation and accept farming in terms from the country. japanese researchers are warning that if a leader to step up measures against global warming will lead to more floods. they predict the resulting damage could construct and four point seven billion dollars a year around the end of this entry experts from twenty universities and research institutes spent four years on the study. they say is nothing more is done to stop global warming of rising temperatures and an increase in rainfall will bring more floods. the report also says the number of people suffering heat stroke. could more than double across japan in addition the quality of rice may deteriorate in many parts of the country and most mandarin orange producers will be able to continue growing the fruit the report calls for the reinforcement of river embankment as well as the introduction of heat resistant crops to limit the damage hot air is blowing on to the japanese archipelago making for great cherry blossom season our meteorologist roberts pen as for robert

what we know is that more than 30 aircraft and 40 ships from the u.s., china and southeast asian nations are joining the search. the deputy army chief says their low flying plane saw two objects in the water 80 kilometers southwest around sunset and it was getting too dark to move closer. they sent three boats there and they are hoping for a better look in the morning, a few hours from now. a journalist said he saw what appeared to be two oil slicks but officials said there is no hard evidence. >> and chris, potential game-changer here is that news of people that were not supposed to be on that plane in the first place. are authorities investigating this as an accident or something more sinister? >> well, they are not investigating it as something more sinister. at least two stolen passports were used to board the flight and they are examining other passports as well. the transport minister said they see the two imposters on security camera footage and are trying to find out their real identities. but there is no hard evidence of any foul play. it is possible that those imposters were tr

latin american nations rejected dictatorships and built new democracies and asian nations showed that development and democracy could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience today, young people like laura were born in a place, in a time where there is less conflict, more prosperity, and more freedom than any time in human history. but that's not because man's darkest impulses have vanished. even here in europe we've seen ethnic cleansing in the balkans that shocked the conscience. the difficulties of integration and globalization, the reason it's amplified by the worth economic crisis of our lifetimes strained the european project and stirred the rise of politics that too often targets immigrants, gays, or those who seem some how different. well, technology has opened vast opportunities for trade and innovation and cultural understanding, it has also allowed terrorists to kill on a horrifying skill. around the world sectarian warfare and ethnic conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives, and once again we are confronted with the belief among some that bigger nations can

ibaraki will sent agricultural engineers to the southeast asian nation and accept farming returns from the country. >>> japanese health officials are looking down the road and trying to steer clear of a crisis. the decades old universal health care system is under strain and things are expected to get worse as the population ages. so the government leaders are songing at transforming one of the most expensive parts of the system, hospitals. nhk world's june oikawa has the story. >> reporter: at any given moment, millions of people in japan are using the health care system. for operations, for vaccinations, or just for checkups. running it costs $400 billion annually. and the bill goes up by nearly $10 billion every year. japanese leaders are worried the system will soon be unsustainable. >> translator: we need to reform our medical system to ensure adequate distribution of health care resources. >> reporter: health care in japan is funded by central and local government insurance providers, and individuals. each medical procedure has a fixed price. that won't change. but, members of a

celtic are in pristine park and is calling for better communication among east asian nations on nuclear security and the environment i've been to berlin for talks with german chancellor angela merkel after attending a nuclear security summit in the case. that was a live show. the friction is among the states and nations say the current tree and consumption history. oh but it's impossible to separate these nations the economic times. our culture multilateral forums in the region to discuss matters of me to concerts such as the environment and nuclear security. merkel said german officials are ready to share their experience. for the peaceful unification of the korean peninsula. the un security council members will meet thursday in a closed door emergency session they will discuss north korea's launching of two ballistic missiles of the sea of japan north korea fired what appeared to be to mid range road on the ballistic missiles from a site north of pyongyang on wednesday. they each clue about six hundred and fifty km before falling into the ocean. security council resolutions down the c

he said this could serve as a model for asian nations still at odds over historical issues. congressional researchers released a report last month saying deteriorating ties between japan and south korea could hurt u.s. interests. barack obama plans to visit both countries in april. >>> a group of japanese scientists has released technical tips for using stimulus to make stem cells that can be turned in to any tissue or organ. the researchers released the dong up the as scientists around the world have failed to make the cells according to the new technique announced late january. haruko obokata and her team at the riken center for development biology released the document. the researchers have listed procedures to create a pre-programming phenomenon called stap or stimulus acquisition of pluripotency. the group is advising other researchers to take extra care when stimulating cells. they also suggest using cells from male mice to ensure purity when culturing them. the team was responding to calls from the scientific community for more details, as nobody has succeeded in veri

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latin american nations rejected dictatorships and built new demock sis and asian nations showed that development and democracy could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience today, the young people like laura, were born in a place and time where there is less conflict, more prosperity and more freedom than any time in human history. but that's not because man's darkest impulses have vanished. even here in europe, we've seen ethnic cleansing in the balkan this is a shocked the conscience. the difficulties of integration and globalization, recently amplified by the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, strained the european project and stired the lives -- stired to life a politic this is a too often targets immigrants or gays or those who seem somehow different. while technology has opened up vast opportunities for trade and innovation and cultural understanding, it's also allowed terrorists to kill on a horrifying scale. around the world, sectarian warfare and ethnic conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives. and once again, we are confronts with the belief among some

part of a larger geopolitical content which is to set up a confrontation between the epa you're asian nations. olive been covering the turmoil in ukraine since it began to give and take him home for a timeline of the vents in the country of course when reveal all the latest year thirty international thousands of venezuelans are gearing up to mark the first anniversary of the death of a good job it's coming out. we take a look at whether the legacy of the bill of aryan revolution the year has been shattered by weeks of anti government unrest in the country. this in love after star break the eye tune in. all told in the language. but i will only react to situations. i'm pleased to know the dentist in the coming year. security article is on the dot the duo homeowner we saw were just be when you have made a direct question. be prepared for a change. when you throw a punch. they are ready for a time the us needs to let out the defendant's costs. use the language. to them. she was consumed. you can use that degree. it used to access key to haunt you i do the what you think the international now i r

part of a larger geopolitical content which is to set up a confrontation between the aa you're asian nations particularly china and russia and ultimately india. and that this thing will go to world war. unless obama is removed from office. i've been through impeachment. or are or were forced to resignation. at this one again tt still on the zappa rhetoric that's been moving around between some of the was a baby news biggio bombing mr carey had been a question in publication came in and rush is not fleeting but a way to make are both kind of commons on the words that the news right now. while i would look at it as a kind of a top up with a wartime. provocation here too. onto to try to do which is directed. of course for a larger geopolitical interests. and it's all there but they're hiding behind the fact that they themselves have done the deed. regime change operations in other nations. take the case of libya where obama. an old do they removed the kakak about the regime. i've doing so without the consent of congress are in violation of the war powers act. he then it has threatened to do the

southeast asian nations including vietnam and singapore are involved in this and so on the united states and china. the country as a result so today's such we were unable to find any trace of the missing plane the last. eight men that of austria from the japanese government's emergency rescue team arrived on wednesday filing a request for assistance from the venetian government. japan is preparing to send transport planes from the self defense force patrol planes bombed the maritime self defense force and about one hundred personnel. japanese kids got a couple holes to join the sec sch. the agreement we need to consider how other nations incorporating with malaysia. the country is an important part of japan we hope will be able to make a significant contribution the majority of passengers on polling day and age three seven and went from trying and in portions economic costs and form a shia government officials from the two countries makes me a condom on wednesday. we exchanged information about this anti assets. haitian prime in the senate to resign is apparently what we did our chinese

latin american nations rejected dictatorship and built democracies and asian nations showed that developmentcracies could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience today, young people like laura were born in a place and a time. when there is less conflict and more freedom than in any time in human history. but that is not because man's darkest impulses have vanished. even here in europe, we have seen ethnic cleansing in the balkans that shocked the conscience. it is amplified by the worst economic times of our life times and stirred the rise of a politics that too often targets immigrants and gays and those who seem somehow different. technology opened up opportunities for trade and cultural understanding. it has also allowed terrorist to kill on a horrifying scale. around the world secitarian warfare and conflicts claim thousands of lives. and once again we are confronted with the belief among some that bigger nations can bully smaller ones to get their way. it is somehow mike, makes right. and i come here and insist we must never take for granted the progress that is won here in eu

malaysia's government is looking for help hoping some asian nations will have some dater. rs and crew come under the microscope, the search grows bigger. 25 nations on the hunt. retired navy pilot chuck nash will weigh in on the search. >>> russia showing no signs of backing down in ukraine as its troops ror

latin american nations rejected dictatorships and built new demock sis and asian nations showed that development and democracy could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience today, the young people like laura, were born in a place and time where there is less conflict, more prosperity and more freedom than any time in human history. but that's not because man's darkest impulses have vanished. even here in europe, we've seen ethnic cleansing in the balkan this is a shocked the conscience. the difficulties of integration nd globalization, recently amplified by the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, strained the european project and stired the lives -- stired to life a politic this is a too often targets immigrants or gays or those who seem somehow different. while technology has opened up vast opportunities for trade and innovation and cultural understanding, it's also allowed terrorists to kill on a horrifying scale. around the world, sectarian warfare and ethnic conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives. and once again, we are confronts with the belief among some t

latin american nations built new democracies and asian nations showed the development and democracy couldhand-in-hand. the young people in the audience today, young people like laura, were born in a place and time where there is less conflict, more prosperity and more freedom than any time in human history. but that's not because man's darkest impulses have vanished. even here, in europe, we have seen ethnic cleansing in the balkins that shocked the conscience. the difficulties of integration and globalization recently amplified by the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes strained the european project and stirred the rise of a politics that too often targets immigrants or gays or those who seem somehow different. while technology has opened up vast opportunities for trade and innovation and cultural understanding, it's also allowed terrorists to kill on a horrifying scale. around the world, sectarian warfare and ethnic conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives. and once again, we confronted with the belief among some, bigger nations can bully smaller ones to get their way. that rec

malaysia's government is looking for help hoping some asian nations will have some dater. as passengers and crew come under the microscope, the search grows bigger. 25 nations on the hunt. retired navy pilot chuck nash will weigh in on the search. >>> russia showing no signs of backing down in ukraine as its troops reportedly take over a natural gas distribution center. this comes after polls get ready to close in the strategic region of crimea, the people there expected to vote to split from ukraine and potentially join russia. we'll have a live report from kiev. congressman ed royce is here. first let's go to bangkok where david piper is following developments in the search for flight 370. david? >> reporter: the search for the missing plane has moved into an even more difficult phase over the last 24 hours. they're looking for it over a vast area of sea and land. that's because they found a major clue to where the plane might be. investigators say from analyzing satellite data they believe the plane flew on a northern or southern arc after turning away from original rou

there is an opportunity here for china to participate with southeastern asian nations.break through the old-fashioned thinking of international collaboration. we need to work through procedures and mechanisms to deal with complicated situations like we are facing today. need to,s that people in the cold light of day, were through procedures and collaborate on exercises to make sure that when a crisis happens, people can collaborate effectively with little risk. >> who was in charge of this? you have so many nations involved. who will be the nation in charge? >> at the moment, it is the australian maritime authority. as we look at the situation more broadly and look at mechanisms to deal with southeast asian and east asian concerns. , there are a number of forms that exist.- forums one contract is probably the most useful to foster cooperation in the future. >> thank you for joining us by skype from australian national university. we will have a look at the economic impact of the crisis in ukraine. the headlines are next on "first up." ♪ >> good morning. these are the he

asian nations showed the development and democracy could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience today, young people like laura were born in a place and time where there is less conflict, more prosperity, and more freedom than any time in human history. but that's not because man's darkest impulses have vanished. even here in europe. we've seen ethnic cleansing in the balkans that shocked the conscious. the difficulties of integration and globalization recently amplified by the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes strained the european project. and stirred the rise of a politics that too often targets immigrants or gays or those who seem somehow different. well, technology has opened up vast opportunities for trade and innovation and cultural understanding. it's also allowed terrorists to kill on a horrifying scale. around the world, sectarian warfare and ethnic conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives. and once again, we are confronted with the belief among some that bigger nations can bully smaller ones to get their way. that recycled th

it's one of the members of the association of southeast asian nations and the economy is pretty successful, open economy. it's hard issues with china in the past to be sure. malaysia has a substantial chinese minority and there's always issues within malaysia about the relations among these ethnic groups but i would say in a situation like this, they try to have a good relationship. nonetheless, i think they are feeling a little overwhelmed. they are certainly being overwhelmed by offers of help. they probably need more help. and i think the pressure is probably getting to them as it would in many countries. >> what more do you think the united states should be doing and are there any tension points they should be watching out for in this relationship? >> this includes our embassy in kuala lumpur, we have specialized agencies who have contacts within the malaysian government. i think it's very important now to dip into the reservoir of good will that we have gained over the years through these contacts and try to be helpful. the issue that we have to be sometimes careful about is we're ver

asian invasion. >> nascar hopes he drives the second nation of asian nation fans. >> they'll come up to me and go,ou this week, so do a good job. >> bubba wallace began racing at age 9 in north carolina. >> there was only one black kid, only one, and that was me. >> as far as you were concerned you belonged to that track. >> yep. >> and still belong. >> yep. i made it known. >> he also went through rev racing. >> is it important you do that nascar has this program? >> i believe so. you still look in the stands. it's predominantly white. you look on the track, it's all white accept for america. >> the fabric of america is multi-cultural. >> mike helton is president of nascar. >> that's what nascar wants to be, have that fabric of america and think if the character and personalities and gender sthas have participated in the sport, then the grandstands will be too. >> reporter: both larson and wallace plan to make it known every time one of those races into victory lane. for "cbs this morning," mark strassmann, bristol, tennessee. >> daryl "bubba" wallace jr. will race in martinsville, virginia. that

asian american media. it was formerly called the national asian american telecommunications association, quite a long term, name. and supervisor campos and i are both -- or supervisor chiu and i are both attending the kickoff this coming thursday for the asian american film festival. and i wanted to let my colleagues know that it's running from march 13th through march 23rd and it's at many locations in the bay area, including the castro theater, the kabuke cinemas, new people cinema in japantown, nihamache, unique places david chiu's district great star theater in chinatown as well. the great stars had deep roots in chinatown showing movies since the '20s. it will be a treat to see movies in that old theater again. also, one of the film showing that i'm looking forward to is on sunday, march 16th at the castro. it's a film by a film maker grace lee. it's called american revolutionary, the evolution of grace lee boggs. 98 year old grace lee bogs, many of us met her. i met her 20 years ago the a conference at ucla people conference. she is an amazing activist in detroit creating gardens, bringing together a

. >> reporter: five different asian nations are working together to find this aircraft. here in china, they are sending two ships. you can see, night has fallen complicated the search. >> setth in beijing, thank you. sully sullenberger struck a flock of geese. he is now a safety expert and joins us from san francisco. captain, good morning to you. >> good morning. i wish it were under better circumstances. >> absolutely. >> this is a flightening situation. i think people are baffled. how does a plane of this size flying over land disappear? >> it's not clear to me if this was a portion of the flight where they were under constant air traffic control surveillance from the ground or between air traffic control centers. basically, they were on their own until they got to the next point where they would be observed by radar. this makes finding the aircraft more difficult. >> officials did not receive a distress call from the plane. how unusual is that? >> not terribly unusual. this harkens back to the june 1, 2009 crash of air france 447 over the south atlantic. of course th

insecurity between the way the united states looks at these processes and the way malaysia or other asian nations don't know that. tsa is to work with all other countries that fly to and from the united states and over the united states, to get as close to our standards as possible. and of course, with the europe and some of the asian countries, you learn something from them, , and you make adjustments. so, while we can't do any dictating or requiring, we certainly work together with these other countries and hope to bring them to the standards that europe and we have. >> you were a secret service agent in the wok -- in washington back in the 1960's and 1970's and you helped found the tsa. is it possible to actually think an aircraft like this could be hijacked and actually be hidden at this point? believe so.'t i think the directions it was flying and the places it was flying over, and the fact that it was on radar -- i just don't think there is any way that it could land without the population knowing, even in some of the small islands where most of them cannot handle the size of airplane, but

latin america in nations rejected dictatorship and asian nations showed they could go hand in hand. the young people in the audience to date like laura at a place and time where there is less conflict, more prosperity and more freedom than at any time in human history. but that is not because man starkest impulses have finished. even here we have seen of the cleansing of the balkans that which shocks the conscience. with globalization to provide private worst economic crisis and of the lives of politics that targets immigrants are those that seem different world and has the last opportunity for cultural understanding it allows a terrorist to kill on a horrifying scale. conflicts continue to claim thousands of lives and once again we are confronted with the belief that bigger nations kiam small -- police smaller ones to get their way. so i come here today to insist we must never take for granted their progress that has been one here in europe period in advance around the world. because the contest of ideas continues for your generation. that is what is at stake in the ukraine today.

will attract shoppers who moved here to the bay area from china, south korea, japan and other asian nations. >>> a developer is taking the first steps now to build 24 new upscale condominiums near downtown walnut creek. these condos will be between 1500 and 2500 square feet and the development will include rauts and underground parking and it will add space to alma park. the city has received that proposal but has not started the approval process. >>> 7:17. joe's cable car restaurant in san francisco may have flipped its last burger. but it will be opening its doors once more for customers to pick up souvenirs. after 50 years of service yesterday was the restaurant's last day of operation. today owner joe will allow long- time customers to stop by and grab decorations off the mall. >> i mean, look at this, they love me. i love them. love here for 50 years. it's not easy to let go. >> joe says his health is forcing him to retire. thousands of people have made their way to the mission district diner. >> we wish him well. >>> in case you didn't know, today is st. patrick's day. bay area police

the idea was for former warsaw pact nations and others, central asian nations, for example, to work with the alliance in terms of training collective security, but there is no alliance obligation to defend a partnership for peace nation. the idea is to build confidence and to some degree let's say a strategic level interoperability , but for the united states, for our nato allies right now, the ukraine remains a member of partnership for peace and can have discussions and dialogue with the members at a political level, but there is no obligation to defend ukraine under the nato treaty and the cornerstone of that which is article 5 which says, an attack against one is an attack against all. that's a very important distinction for the listeners. host: what are the possible roles for nato now? guest: this is exactly what the alliance is going to discuss over the next several months. . that is john kerry, his counterparts, europe, canada, they will get to together and discuss with the nato alliance may do in terms of support for ukraine. we will see more institutional support. by that, i mea

. >> these relate to past historical events, where the south-east asian governments had national security threats coming from neighbouring regions. now, these have not been able to move forward due to probable threats in the areas that currently exist. >> the south china sea has been identified as a flash point. it's here that several countries, including china have competing territorial claims. this is showing how some nations may not necessarily have the capacity to break up the claims or monitor the borders. >> the malaysian military detected the flight as a blip on its radar, but did nothing about it as it was not identified as a threat. >> it's not a heightened state of alertness or awareness. not everything is scrutinised. so even the thailand defense agencies, malaysia or singapore or indonesia, not everything is in a state of alertness, which will look at the commercial aircraft with suspicion. >> while the extensive ascertain for flight mh370 may not expose capabilities, it shows the limits to cooperation. >> it has been 15 days since the plane vanished with 239 people on board.

media so forget about this look the big picture is the new great game in eurasia russia is your asian nation by the finnish and the ukraine is this swing nation at the heart of eurasia for the u.s. for nato and for certain european nations not all of them there is a lot of divergence in brussels as well it's absolutely essential to as they put it ukraine for the west so this is not by an area thing it's an either or operation either they are with us or they are going to be gobbled up by russia it's not reality the reality is that ukraine is split into roughly western ukraine is more westernized in eastern ukraine. emotionally politically. an army clear industrially is linked to russia so i have dear me we should have a government of national union in fact trying to steer a crane into the future after all why do we had which was the real old of an orange revolution which by the way even if it goes on it's going to fail just like the first one failed when we have i am after structural adjustment. it's not going to happen because gentile goodness the people who are in power in kiev at the momen

there are 29 nations involved mostly asian countries. the u.s. is also helping criminal investigators. >> what we are doing is we have the fbi supporting the criminal investigation. we have naval assets helping to look for the plane. so we are going to do everything we can but we need to get the answers. >> the boeing 777 disappeared march 8th after taking off from a flight from kuala lumpur in beijing. >> thank you so much. live in washington. >> still no trace of that missing malaysian jetliner as the number of countries joining search increasing to 25. the airplane flying over several countries including pakistan or as far south as australia. streaming live with the latest. what is the latest on this search? >> well, frankly, greg, not much at the moment. we do know that the search has increased the area dramatically right into the asian mainland and down to the south indian ocean. not a lot of new has come out toon and faced criticism mainly from china about the situation and how they have dealt with situation. some of the situation that has

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chair of the association of southeast asian nations this is why it's more important than ever that the global community and the international media take a stand and pressure the government of myanmar to stop the persecution and restore the dignity of the writing your people. call the choice. was. i often discussed the many dangers associated with hydraulic fracturing or fracking from artificial earthquakes to sinkholes there is mounting evidence that proves that the environmental risks posed by fracking far outweigh its net energy benefit now you might also be familiar with the liquid that's used for fracking a chemical cocktail used to break down rocks to help with the drilling while this same liquid has been found to be associated with a whole host of adverse health effects all across the country now adding to these concerns the practice of offshore fracking and the case of california federal authorities have granted permits to oil rig operators to dump billions of gallons of fracking waste in the pacific ocean every year but this license to pollute is sitting too well with environme

asian. my point was the national security foreign policy establishment should have listened to many more views on the middle east, not just academia and i'm very clear on that one and in this book and the previous book that has been partially funded from the middle eastern studies. when the dollars come from the middle east to be invested here, if they go to medical studies that is fine. but when they target the middle eastern studies and then force one of you we haven't seen a lot of research in american academia about sudan and southern sudan for its became a genocide. we haven't had significant research on lebanon before the assassination. we had a lot of stuff on the arab-israeli conflict on the issue unless all of that indicates that there should be a better balance in how we advise on the foreign-policy and i do claim that there is a pressure group that focuses on one of you. now in the conflict everybody knows all of the organizations that's what they do and in the organizations that's what they do. middle eastern christian groups on the that's what they do but it's not that these group

. >> a there are 25 nations involved mostly asian countries including trance the u.k. and australia. >> the president directed his administration to dedicate the resources necessary to help that. what we are doing is we have the fbi supporting the relation. we have them looking for the plane the national transportation safety boards are on the ground>> the officials are investigating passengers and p crew on the plane who may have had contact. >> joining me now is stormer assistant vice chair of the staff lieutenants general richard newton the third. thank you for joining us. welcome back. good to have you again. >> tlr so many things we don't know about the mystery malaysian nig flight 370 what are the possible scenarios that need fto be focused on in terms of looking for the airplane? we can determine how it occurred and we will get to the whys eventually. we heard from the prime minister in malaysia earlier stating the fact it appeared to be a deliberate brat a-- deliberate act. some type of misbehavior in the cockpit got us to the point of where we are right now. >

under my prien ministership, we sharpened that focus, for having a whole of nation policy paper, calling australia in the asian century, looking across the 100 years to come, the original growth in our region of the world and its rising economic power. we were very conscious of the strategic weight of the world in which we live and the australia's place for that and the great opportunities that can flow from it. >> do you think australia has a lfn lesson to teach to the united states as it talks about tilting towards asia, refocusing not necessarily away from europe but taking a wider view of the world? china is a big player now. and i think america's associations are still very heavily pitched across the atlantic. >> i was very happy as prime minister to welcome president obama to australia. he spoke in our parliament house. and he spoke at the time that the united states was first articulating the doctrine of the pivot or the rebalance, whatever terminology you want to use, towards asia. it seemed to me a very smart move and was followed up by a lot of activity. i mean the u.s. has always been deeply engaged

they may have 40% of the seats in the sae system, but there's still just 5% asians in california, or 5% in the nation, 15% in california. minorities work together in coalition to get what they need, and they might find themselves trying to redefine what true political self-interest is. >> i'm glad you used the word minority because we need to clarify. in california and in six states, people of color, including asian americans, latinos and latin americans most impacted by this legislation are the majority of people in this state. so when we see legislation that tries to make our public institutions more equitable and diverse to reflect the population, it is simply responding to the needs of the population as it is. there is no such thing as a minority in the way that you -- and you defined it because now what you have is you have a very -- you said nuanced -- but we have a diverse set of communities in california that often come together, and i think the population is such now where we are at a juncture where we are -- the self-interest is the interest of what's best for the majority. >> supporters of

this is a political situation, with the asians, the bulk of the nationals on the flight were chinese, sean. >> i have spoken in the last couple of days to many pilots of the triple 7, which they point out rightly so is one of the safest airplanes in the sky. and they have talked very openly and frankly that for the transponder to go off it would have to have been done manually by a pilot. >> the information we have is that both transponders went dark or were off. but one of the things that u.s. investigators are doing now is they're going to kind of de-code the data, both militarily and the civilian radar data to try to understand the last known location for that flight. because aside from the transpontran transponder there is another data stream which transits from the plane to the stream, that transits a virtual realtime maintenance record of how the systems are working on the aircraft. so one of the questions is at what point did the data stream stop to the respective sources? >> we know it is the first step getting ab explanation. have you been able to confirm the final words spok

we don't know but here to weigh in on potential threats in the asian region, national security analystgood morning. there is no evidence that is terrorism or even a criminal act at this point. but if it were terrorism, where would we be looking and why is it your instinct that it may be terrorism? >> when i talk to people in the intelligence community they are saying the closest match based on the details of the case that they know is that this would be purposely perpetrated that this was an act of terrorism. no proof at this point, but you look at the details and that seems to be what's matching. what would be the target? what was the message they were trying to send? the majority of the passengers were chinese. this was a flight going from malaysia to china. what is the group going after china? the east turkistan islamist movement. they recently carried out a major knife attack in china. >> these are chinese separatists also linked to al qaeda. what is the movement? >> what they say they're fighting for is a jihad to get independence for a muslim providence of china. >> these are the