australia. now, taken together, these two initiatives make our alliance stronger, they strengthen our cooperation in our region. we are a region that is growing economically, but stability is important for economic growth. and our alliance has been a bedrock of stability in our region. so building on our alliance through this new initiative is about stability. it will be good for our australian defense force to increase their capabilities by joint training, combined training with the u.s. marines and personnel. it will mean that we are postured to better respond together along with our r other partners in the asia pacific to any regional contingency including the provision of humanitarian assistance and dealing with natural disasters. in addition to discussing this global force posture review by the united states. and these new initiatives in our alliance, the president of the united states and i have had an opportunity to reflect on a number of other issues, to reflect on circumstances in the g

we see our new posture here in australia. the initiatives that the prime minister and i announced yesterday will bring our two militaries even closer together. we'll have new opportunities to train with other allies and partners, from the pacific to the indian ocean. and it will allow us to respond faster to the full range of challenges, including humanitarian crises and disaster relief. since world war ii, australians have warmly welcomed american service members who've passed through. on behalf of the american people, i thank you for welcoming those who will come next, as they ensure that our alliance stays strong and ready for the tests of our time. we see america's enhanced presence in the alliance that we've strengthened, in japan, where our alliance remains a cornerstone of regional security. in thailand, where we're partnering for disaster relief. in the philippines, where we're increasing ship visits and training. and in south korea, where our commitment to the security of the republic of korea will never waver. indee

it is an important moment for australia. every major conflict, australians have fought alongside americans. australia has this other side to it. it is very keen to continue a nurturing relations with china. in some sense, it hopes it can play that power broking role between the two nations should tensions of briefings like the south china sea increase. a big moment for australia. a huge security presence here. they will be followed by the president later. a big security countdown. the place is pretty much been locked down. after that, the president will fly on to the north of australia. he will inspect american troops and visit one or two other places. he is also been offered some crocodile attack insurance. one country in the northern territory is offering the president and insurance certificates if you were to get bitten by a crocodile, they would pay out $50,000. one of the lighter moments in this important trip. >> you were explaining that australia has long been a close ally of washington. this relationship will intensi

she left greece to make her home in australia. she works as an interpreter. >> she tells the doctor that her back was sore, her legs were sore, her hips were sore, but the medicine did nothing for her. i'm sure that if i was in greece, i wouldn't have any chance to be self-efficient with two kids, work and, you know, do everything. but here i can. >> reporter: about 25% of australia's populations are immigrants. the australian government used to have an immigration policy that gave strong preference to white people from europe, but by mid-1970s, the country has finished dismantling the policy. the country's economic boom has increased the need for more workers so australia has accepted non-white immigrants. in recent years, the government had favored immigrants with advanced degrees, like doctors and engineers. australia hopes these skilled professionals help the country become more internationally competitive. >> for australia skilled migration is an absolutely essential part of the longer term structural reforms that our economy

she left greece to make a home in australia. she works as an interpreter. >> she told the doctor that her back was sore, her legs were sore, her hips were sore, but the medicine did nothing for her. >> i'm sure that if i was in greece i wouldn't have any chance to be self-efficient with two kids, work, and you know, do everything. but here i can. >> reporter: about 25% of australia's populations are immigrants. the australian government used to have an immigration policy that gave strong preference to white people from europe. but by mid 1970s the country had finished dismantling the policy. the country's economic boom have increased the need for more workers. so australia have accepted non-white immigrants. in recent years the government have favored immigrants with advanced degrees like doctors and engineers. australia hopes these skilled professionals help the country become more internationally competitive. >> for australia skilled migration is an absolutely essential part of the longer-term structural reforms that our econo

military presence in australia today. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess what the new deployment of marines and airmen means for the balance of power in the asia pacific region. >> brown: then, margaret warner looks at the congressional furor over big bonuses for top executives at the federally- backed housing agencies fannie mae and freddie mac. >> suarez: we have the second of two stories about access to dental care, betty ann bowser reports on a modern clinic in rural alaska. >> it's a renote native american village on the edge of the bering sea but there's something going on in the dental world here that has people very excited. >> brown: spencer michels updates the occupy movement, as oakland protesters join forces with students at the university of california berkeley. >> suarez: and we talk with a millionare who is lobbying congress for higher taxes on the rich. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour ha

during australia's pearl harbor.whelming odds, our forces fought back with honor and with courage. the prime minister and i just paid our respects at the memorial to one of the ships lost that day, the "uss perry" and we looked out at those beautiful blue waters where so many australians and americans rest, where they fell together. the days after darwin were tough. some thought australia might fall. but we dusted ourselves off, we picked ourselves up, we rebuilt, and thanks to the extraordinary generation of troops, we went on to victory in the coral sea and add midway and at miln bay. and when that war was won, and as another raged in korea, our countries forged a new alliance. we pledged our collective defense for the preservation of peace and security. and that's a promise we've kept ever since. as i said in parliament earlier today, our alliance is rooted in the bondsç between our people d the democratic values that we share and our commitment to stand with each other through thick and through thin, no matter w

coincidence that the announcement happened before australia. gillard says the timing is actually uncon nexted. to get the background on this you have to go back to 2005 when the united states signed its own civil nuclear agreement with india which allowed use for uranium in the indian nuclear energy industry. australia did support that agreement at the time but refused itself to lift its ban on sales. changing that decision would bring australia's policy in line with the u.s. it's a sensitive decision, obviously, given india does have nuclear capabilities. it certainly says it politically in australia because the greens which are a very important minority in the coalition government run by julia gillard, they're saying it will add to the nuclear arms race. it's a bit of a tightrope that julia gillard has to walk here, charles. >> indeed. of course, bearing in mind that mining extraction is one of australia's major industrial sectors. what's the impact, though, if this deal does go through? >> well, it's going to be obviously positive. any more

and we will commit -- keep our commitments to our eyes like australia. -- allies like australia. enduring influence in the region demands are enduring presence in the region. the united states is a specific power and we are here to stay. >> following developments from sydney explain the significance of the president's remarks. >> president obama was using his visit to australia to announced to a wider world a week celebration of american foreign policy toward the asia- pacific region. the u.s. has never left the asia-pacific region, but it has somewhat neglected it with wars in afghanistan and iraq. this is now a statement of policy saying, we are back and we are here tuesday. -- we are here to stay. the message was, everybody has to play by the rules. we are here in a dramatic sense, but also in military sense to make sure we move forward into the 21st century. they have been moving up to this in the past 18 years -- 18 months or two years or so. it is a statement of facts that the u.s. now sees this region as their top priority foreign policy area. they have been distracted wit

coming up the party is over for big polluters in australia but their american counterparts are still in a pretty solid majority to move. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through get through and if we may who can you trust no one who is you know view with the global machinery to see where we hadn't state controlled capitalism is called sasha's when nobody dares to ask we do you r t question more. there was a huge victory for the planet yesterday as australia passed eight you harben tax law australian prime minister julia gillard gerar chilled arctic season played a key role in the walk through the lower chambers of government and in fierce opposition by big pollution interests she said that her nation made history and the law was finally passed beginning next july australia's five hundred biggest polluters will begin paying for the damage that they're causing the tax on every tonne of carbon emissions similar legislation was passed by democrats here in the united states the house of representatives back in two thousand and nine

some thought australia might fall.sted ourselves off, we picked ourselves up, we rebuilt, and thanks to the extraordinary generation of troops, we went on to victory in the coral sea and add midway and at miln bay. and when that war was won, and as another raged in korea, our countries forged a new alliance. we pledged our collective defense for the preservation of peace and security. and that's a promise we've kept ever since. as i said in parliament earlier today, our alliance is rooted in the bonds between our people and the democratic values that we share and our commitment to stand with each other through thick and through thin, no matter what. and that includes afghanistan. i know many of you served there, including proud members of the 1st brigade like generations before you, you've lived and served alongside your american colleagues day in and day out, and you worked together so well, it's often said you can't tell where our guys end and you guys begin. today i want to say thank you, thank you for a job well do

for australia not analogous to just so i think we're gonna see. protarchus all right i'll just write in this country about fusion and that announcement is really all right he's active has gone on woman in sydney australia thanks so much for sharing your experience with us it's a pleasure well tonight a story about big business and powerful people wanting to make sure they stay that way these are really interesting example of this right here in washington d.c. there is a battle brewing between some of the biggest and list restaurants here and a new way of dining has become appetizing to so many food trucks it's hard not to see them these days they're parked on the curb in just about every quadrant of this city and so many other cities around the country and there is literally something for everyone but not of some of the more established people have their way i want to look deeper into this here's what i found. every mom was sixty seven dollars. little less than my. friend for your plate because you could call it a restaurant on wheels we have been

military presence in australia stioning 2,500 u.s. marines amsa dloenis important for maintaining security in the pacific and the utchina sea. observers believe the move is rt of a s.ilitary realignment aimed at countering china's growing military power in the region. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in to an f bngitus this is rainwater .. collected from the roof and sent through underground pipes into this 1500 ll tk rainwater collected from the roof flows through the gutters and into the underground pipes.tn es hoses. carry water from the cistern to the plants. haesng rainwater cuts down on run-off into the sewers & could save an average of 50% on your water bill! now that makes sense.

a repeat will not come at the expense of the asia pacific now we may not know is australia is also home to a highly secretive sophisticated and large military base it's called pine gap and from the outside it looks kind of like there are twenty six huge golf ball looking in tennis and i believe it is information central with intelligence being distributed from this base all over the world including to u.s. commanders in iraq and afghanistan and they have had a central role in the two thousand and three shock in our invasion of baghdad now donna mulhearn is an activist who actually broke onto the property at pine gap she was here a little bit earlier and told me why she felt it was so important to do this or we did that because we felt they had a right to know what was going on and because it's actually a secret base and the treaty that governs its presence in australia is actually sacred and even astray in members of parliament and not permitted to know what goes on and so as a strain to be thought of this is not right if we live in a democracy we are still have to have a sort of things

polls around the country get ready to close we'll have the latest on election day tony a lot of australia's biggest polluters will now have to foot the bill for all of the damage that they're causing to the environment so why can't we hold our corporate polluters just as accountable here in the united states and surprise surprise the corporate media is again one step behind the biggest story to unfold in the united states in years i guess we'll tell you why. you need to know this it's election day also known as the day when voters across the nation can have their say about the radical anti-american agenda being pushed by republicans at the top of the list issues soon to be decided is the fate of s.p. five who was asked by senate republicans to strip public sector workers of their legal rights to collectively bargain early polling showed the harsh anti-union lot headed for repeal today as a majority it will. iowans told pollsters that they're against the right wing war on labor and they think governor case they overstepped his mandate meanwhile up in maine voters go to the polls to repeal se

australia is the gateway to new zealand.e know those hobbits have a weapon of mass destruction. (laughter) now of course, folks, this will not be easy. australia has all the makings of another quagmire. it's been over 200 years and the british still haven't gotten out. the point is, i cannot wait to see our defense budget go down the drain in the opposite direction. (laughter) now nation there was a crucial republican debate last night, of course i say that every show. odds are pretty good i'll be right. now previous debates were hosted by fox news nbc, cnn, bloomberg and last night was cnbc's turn. i believe next it's animal planet. (laughter) there's going to be some tough questions on the housing cries fris those meerkats. -- of course this debate will be forever remembered for one thing and one thing only, and rick perry can't remember what it is. (laughter) jim? >> and i'll tell you, it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and, the, uh, what's the third one there, let's see.

that was peace activists donna will her in sydney australia and that is all the time we have but for more on the stories we covered priority dot com slash usa check out our you tube page you tube dot com slash r t america i wanted to mention too at the beginning of the show we told you we'd be showing a story about food truck wars well we'll set out in a half hour at eight o'clock so be sure to tune in.

police in australia have swooped down on the occupy melvin -- the occupied campaign. campers were given -- within one dozen protesters were pulled away by officers and later released. let's return to our top story. i division -- opposition activists in serious a army defectors have attacked a military complex. the defectors are calling themselves the free syrian army. they are reported to have fired rockets and machine guns at the base in the harasta district. joining me is a member of the opposition group, syrian national council. before we get on to the wider question of the arab league summit, can you shed any light on this so-called syrian free army attack and what it amounted to and how significant it was? >> i think it is very significant. what we're seeing at the moment is the formation of a very clear and solid nucleus of the next syrian army, formed by defectors from the syrian army who are refusing to carry out the syrian army leadership in terms of targeting civilians. these people are defecting because they are not going to kill their people, and when they

doing that in concert with our allies like australia, but not limited to australia.y i put it starkly, this is not preparation forward with china, not threatening china. it's creating a balance that makes it much more difficult for anyone in china in five, ten or 15 years to do something both they and we would regret. >> let me ask you to come over to the wall. if you're trying to create a balance, that means you're addressing what you consider to be an imbalance. look at this compared to other countries in the region. this is china's defense spending. that's pretty astounding. if you look again at the weapons modernization, if you look at 2008 to 2010, surface forces, submarine forces, air defense forces. china is getting about this in a very busy way. a lot is about this. a lot of their new surface-to-air missiles can reach ships here. you say not to worry. >> no, i didn't say not to worry. i said it was an item of concern. i said china is not necessarily an enemy of the united states. there are aspects that are quite disturbing. this one in particular. that's 1.2

and australia. that agreement will deploy 2500 u.s. marines and u.s. naval ships to darwin. the move is intended to counter the growing military presence of china. question, was china's reaction to our announcement of the marine base in darwin, was it too strident a reaction for china, a putative friendly trading partner to have made, pat? >> john, the chinese provoked our reaction by their stupidity and their belligerence. they have said that the american fleet must get out of the south china sea, the east china sea, the straits of taiwan, the yellow sea. they have frightened all these countries in southeast asia p even japan and others who are now deciding maybe we don't want the americans to go home, so obama is marching into this opening and this base in australia as part of it. and what you've got is sort of a low-key cold-war beginning. but i will say this, the ecclesiastes communists are themselves responsible for their stupidity. they're alienating virtually every neighbor they have. >> how far away is china from australia? >> you got three, 4,000 miles. >> how long

well, most of it came in western australia. why?he epicenter, if you like, of the mining industry for australia. so it gives you an idea of where most of that construction money is going. it is going into the mining industry. now, the government estimates that investment ahead will be around $430 billion. that's what they say is now in the works. and that's equal to about one-third of australia's gdp. now, what the government says, nina, is that these numbers are going ahead despite the fact that we now have this 30% tax about to be imposed. it will likely be imposed. still $430 billion. obviously the government saying it's not going to have that big of an impact on production and development. >> still, it's a brave move from an economic point of view, isn't it? >>> next, we'll be focusing on one of europe's biggest tour operators which has a popular slogan which is don't just book it, cook it. travelers seem to be staying away and cooks shares have been down as a result. >>> we've got in incredible video to show you coming out of n

during a landmark speech to australia's parliament.e stressed the importance of the asia-pacific region as a major part of u.s. foreign policy. obama told his audience -- >> after a decade in which we fought two wars that cost us dearly in blood and treasure, the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. in just a few weeks, after nearly nine years, the last american troops will leave iraq. and our war there will be over. in afghanistan we've begun a transition, a responsible transition. so afghans can take responsibility for their future and so coalition forces can begin to draw down. >> obama told his audience that his administration plans to refocus on the region now that it's ending its military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan. obama is seeking stronger cooperation with u.s. allies in the region, including australia and japan, amid china's military build-up. his remarks suggest that the u.s. is seeking to involve china in asia's multinational framework rather than trying to contain i

>> well, the president is ruffling a few feathers during his trip to australia. find out why some in the international community are upset over a plan to send several thousand u.s. marines there. we'll be right back! >>> president obama is in australia, announcing plans to increase america's military presence there. hundreds of u.s. marines will go down under as soon as next year. however, the move has some in the international community nervous. tina kraus explains. >> reporter: president obama and australia's prime minister shook hands as allies, partners in a new military relationship. >> we are increasing our cooperation and i might add, america's commitment to this region. >> the agreement calls for u.s. marines to start training with australian forces in the northern part of the country near the shipping lanes of the south china sea. 250 marines will arrive next year and a full military staff of 25 hundred will be in place within a few years. u.s. aircraft will also operate in northern australia. >> these rotations which are going to be taking place on aust

troops will be sent to train in australia. correspondent has more. >> partners for 60 years, the two countries could not be closer. not everyone gets the presidential shoulder treatment. with an age of rent of only two months, julia gillard and barack obama share a world view. what really bind them our strategic ties, like this joint exercise. no one says publicly is to impress the chinese, but washington needs the likes of australia in a part of the world where american influence is not always on solid ground. >> countries around southeast asia wanted the americans involved because they want to do something about china. they do not want to have a military confrontation with china. that would be disastrous for the region. but they do not want to be dominated by china. they want another big country involved as the center around whom they can use in their own relationships with china. >> american and australian military links were at their closest in the vietnam war, as these photos show. rick was one of the diggers who spent a

they'll be stationed frankly right here in darwin, australia.nd already, the chinese government is not happy about it at all. which tells you while it's only 2500 troops and it's still hundreds of miles away, they, they see it for what they think it is, which is, this attempt by the united states to provide a little bit of a counterweight. >> and chuck, it wasn't just military. earlier in the week, the president talking about the currency manipulation by china. so going after economics and military. what's the strategy here from the white house? >> well look, politically as you know on the campaign trail, we've heard china-bashing is very popular. number one, number two, when you look at all of these emerging economies, all of the growing economy here's in this asian-pacific region, a lot of the smaller countries, indonesia, malaysia, countries like that, they've got some booming economies and they don't want china to be theirç bigges partner. the united states wants it to be the united states. being a player here. and i think the united states

the president is in australia tonight.united states military has always protected them and always will. >> reductions in u.s. defense spending will not, i repeat, will not come at the expense of the asia-pacific. >> for the first time the u.s. is sending 2500 troops to be stationed in australia. the report shows that its chess move that has everything to do with china. >> move to create a permanent u.s. military presence in australia is a show of solidarity and force. when the president said america now has. >> the presence that is necessary to maintain the security architecture in the region. >> what he means an american troop presence here, soon 2500 marines and potentially dozens of aircraft in australia to serve as a countered weight to china. >> the chinese navy has been aggressive in the pacific asserting control of key trade routes the u.s. and allies depend upon. >> we are here to say this is a region of huge strategic importance. >> china already upset about the push for a nine nation pacific trade deal excludes t

and there is a large church in australia. if you don't know their name, chances are you heard their songs, we'll take you down under to hillsong church. americans give thanks to god for his many blessings, welcome to "christian world news" everyone i am wendy griffith. this week americans celebrated the thanksgiving holiday, a time of remembering the country's biblical foundation and give thanks to god for his many blessings. recently archaeologists discovered the original church built in 1908 where pocahontas married james roth. it is evidence of america's christian heritage. >> if you kill him, you'll have to kill me, too. >> daughter, stand back! >> i won't! >> pocahontas best known for saving the life of johns smith who helped establish jameston in 1607. he would later marry another colonist named james, james roth. just where the marriage took place was a mystery until now nearly 400 years after that historic wedding. this is where pocahontas and john roth would have gotten married. >> absolutely. >> the first substantia

military presence in australia. a force of marines will be based there. >> we are two pacific nations, and with my visit to the region, i am making it clear that the united states is stepping up its commitment to the entire asia pacific. in this work, we're deeply grateful for our alliance with australia and the leadership role that it plays. as it has been for six decades, our alliance is going to be indispensible to our shared future. it's a security we need and the prosperity that we seek, not only in this region, but around the world. >> more significantly, a chinese foreign minister spokesman immediately then questioned whether the move was in keeping with peace and development. our correspondent in sydney, duncan kennedy, told us the growing influence of china really was the main subject on the two leaders' minds. >> it never gets mentioned, although one or two reporters tried to throw questions at the president, why are we putting troops here? it's not about china. i thought president obama slightly ducked th

china has responded by saying an expanded military footprint in australia may not be appropriate. we are talking about a permanent presence for the military >> 2500 marines in the northern part of the country. >> 4:52. let's check in with mike. i get choked up before his forecast. >>> fog in some places? >> i think he wants to choke me because he knows it is going to rain this weekend. i'm kidding. fog a little bit mainly north bay not too thick this morning. can i get you some hot tea over there? >> yeah. and an olive. >> looking down from mount tamalpais. kind of excited it is going to be another quiet morning hopefully. 39 santa rosa 37 napa everybody else in the 40s antioch, oakland, san francisco and half moon bay 50. 50 monterey mid 40s santa cruz, watsonville, salinas, 39 gilroy. three biggest parts of this forecast sunshine seasonal temperatures cloudy not as chilly tonight and then the wet weather for friday and we are me that rowing that scope as we talked about we would, -- saturday evening to sunday morning, big game, wet game. mid 60s east bay valleys during the after

>> is an important moment for australia for two reasons. for the first time in the 20-odd year history of negotiations, the nation can stand up and say we have a credible policy that can make the targets we have committed internationally. that said, it is very vulnerable to the impacts of the climate change. as we are seeing by recent drought and fires. we really should be using that credibility that comes from implementing the emissions scheme to show others that action is possible and that others to increase their ambitions. >> mr. jackson, do you think a treaty to reducing emissions will ever be forged? >> well, i think there is a reasonable chance, but it certainly will not happen in durbin. it hinges around the dynamics between the u.s. and china. china continues to undertake significant domestic actions to encourage clean energy, but until they are prepared to put those commitments into an international framework under a treaty, then a treaty will not emerge. on the other side, you have the u.s., who are really placing unrealistic dem

south korea and australia down by 12 points. that led to a retreat in u.s. stocks overnight. wall street major indices down by less than 1%, and keeping some of yesterday's gains of 2.5%. as for asia/pacific and euro currency, the currency weaker in trade at this hour, with investors fleeing to the safe haven currencies -- the japanese yen and the u.s. dollar. oil prices are rising as investors fear that europe will be slipping into covera recessi. $111 per barrel. that is the latest in the asian stock markets. we turn to other news our police and venezuelan have detained five colombians suspected in the kidnapped of the u.s. major league baseball player wilson ramos. he was freed by the military on friday, two days after he was abducted from the town of valencia. officials in bangkok have agreed to allow residents to remove a section of a major flood barrier. people living in the north of the capital have moved 6 meters of sandbags to train floodwaters out of the area and into the city center. more than 500 people died in thailand's worst flooding for half a century. a cauti

arriving in australia with big changes in mind for the u.s. military. why china is watching. >>> and history for coach k. a milestone win for a legendary college coach as locked-out nba players watch from the stands. >>> and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for wednesday, november 16th, from the time warner center in new york, i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. a penn state assistant coach fighting back this morning, saying i stopped jerry sandusky. coach mike mcqueary reportedly e-mailing former teammates and speaking for the first time about the alleged child sex assault he says he witnessed. >>> wall street protesters allowed back into their home base at new york zuccotti park. a judge saying no more tents or generators allowed. occupy members saying it will only make their resolve stronger, and they plan to shut down wall street tomorrow. >>> president obama arriving in australia this morning. he's expected to announce that he's boosting the u.s. military presence there as china eyes a bigger role in the pa