nhk world, bali, indonesia. >>> china's president is calling on taiwan to hold talks soon on bilatera pitic matters. s they are attending the apec summit. china and taiwan cannot hand down their political disputes from generation to generation. xi said he hopes to hold consultations with taiwanese officials on an equal footing and within the so-called one-china framework. they want to guarantee the rights and interests of people in both taiwan and china, urging china to open consulate offices on both sides of the taiwan strait. china hosts next year's apex meetings. many taiwanese are hoping that china will accept the president's attendance at the summ. >>> japan is planning new facilities on the pacific island of loto, also known as iwo jima. the defense minister said they are responsible for intercepting the communications of foreign military aircraft and vessels. made the remarks during his visit to the islan on sunday. he expressed concerns over the growing chinese military presence in the pacific. >> translato the seabed around this area is said to be rich in natural resources. c

nhk world, bali, indonesia. >> the chief economist for the international monetary fund has warned u.s. lawmakers about the dangers of defaulting on the national debt. a default would have catastrophic consequences and not only for americans. in the latest report, imf economists lowered the forecast for globalle economic growth. they noted further risk from a political standoff over the budget. >> if they do not make payments on some of the bonds that they oh, it becomes pay bigger issue because for a long time treasury bills are considered totally safe. >> bashar said the u.s. recovery could turn to recession and other countries could get caught up. they looked at japan in the report. they forecast growth of 2%. next year that will drop to 1.2%. they pointed toward a hike next april in consumption tax. >> it is clear that much of the adjustment will have to take reform of increasing consumption tax. this is just the first stage probably of further increases later. >> the japanese government will raise the tax in april to 8%. the plan is to raise it to 10% in 2015. two scientists who d

japan's economic revitalized minister will join the four-day talks in bali, indonesia. negotiators are trying to narrow their differences on difficult issues. this includes the protection of pat at the present times and copy wrights. i that will seek common ground in separate talks with michael froman and other participants. they're negotiating 21 issues and u.s. negotiators are expected to take an aggressive stance. regarding intellectual property, american officials want to protect pharmaceutical patents but their malaysian counterparts don't. they say such a move would lead to higher price of drugs. regarding issues of competition, vietnam and singapore want to shield the interests of their state-backed enterprises, but that goes against what the americans want, which they say is to create a level playing field for private sector businesses. >>> top officials from the u.s. and japan are meeting in tokyo to go over the security situation in east asia. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel have flown in to discuss the realignment of the m

nhk world, bali, indonesia. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> china and malaysia have set an aggressive goal to boost their trading relationship. we're following the story in bangkok. >> chinese president xi jinping held talks with the malaysian president on friday. the two leaders agreed to triple bilateral trade by 2017 and build a comprehensive strategic partnership. the deal reflects china's goal of strengthen ties with fast-growing economies in southeast asia. chinese president xi arrived in malaysia on thursday for a three-day visit. malaysia has a third largest economy in southeast asia, and the prime minister announced an ambitious new trade goal. >> in today's meeting, we discussed about how we can achieve the new targets in terms of our two-way trade between our two countries, which is set at 160 billion u.s. dollars by the year 2017. >> malaysia is one of several asean members in dispute with china over islands in the oil-rich south china sea. even so, the importance of their economic relationship is undisputed. china has overtaken the united states and is now mala

. >> reporter: we are live from bali indonesia and the agreements at the conclusion of the summit andery stern lecture to the u.s. to live up to its responsibilities. >> yes, that is exactly of course, one man was dearly missed at the summit, president obama. and it seems the more the officials down played his absence as not being crucial the more concerns were raised by other countries about the fact that he wasn't here. not only because it shows that the u.s. is not really committed to asia-pacific which is a crucial region in the world, of course also to make sure there will be a world economic recovery, this region is absolutely crucial. and it shows that obama's absence, definitely has, yeah, it shows that he doesn't really commitment to the region and not only that it also shows that, you know, it seems that the u.s. doesn't have his house in order and that shows also to china and japan that you know that they can't rely on the u.s. with the commitment in this region and of course that has made crucial accent in the summit. >> reporter: what about the trans pacific agreement tha

secrary of state john kerry speaki about the raid atan econic onrencin bali, indonesia sunday. kerry: "we hope that this makes clear that the united states of america will never stop in its effort tohold those accountable who conduct acts of terror and those mers of al qaeda and other terrorist anio literally run but they can't hide." al-liby had been indicted in the southern district of new york -- and was on the rufor over a decade. king: "al liby has been wanted for 15 years. i wish he was being tried in guantanamo rather than the southern district of new e ndd in somalia targeting top members of the group reponsible for last month's deadly mall massacre in kenya. seal team six members leading the operation at a villa south of mogadishu early saturday... targeting multiple members of al- shabaab...an al eda fiate. mty sources say at least one somali s killed... but the seals could not retrieve the body to make an identification. griffin tag: "meanwhile back in libya, government officials say they were not told by the u.s. of the plans capture al-liby. fox news has learn the

the leaders of 12 member nations released a joint statement after meeting in bali, indonesia. they say negotiators should now proceed to resolve all outstanding issues. japanese prime minister shinzo abe urged other participants to reach an agreement by the end of the year. the leaders' statement says much progress has been made over the last few months. it also points out regulations on government procurement and investments have been eased. but tpp members wanted to reach a basic agreement by this time, which shows negotiations have been tough. participants will continue to hold working-level talks. ministerial level discussions are scheduled for september. we're told how realistic the leaders can keep the deadline. >> right now, it's unlikely they will sign a tpp pact on time. those from the u.s. and emerging economies are having trouble narrowing their differences. they are stuck on the issues, such as copyright and patent protection, along with fair competition between private sector and state-owned businesses. some officials say negotiations over the elimination of terro

obama is due to arrive in bali, indonesia, on saturday for the summit meeting of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum. he was then scheduled to travel to brunei for the east asia summit and to malaysia and the philippines. the tour was supposed to last one week. the malaysia state-run media quoted the prime minister as saying president obama has postponed his visit there. a senior u.s. government official told nhk the president has also canceled his trip to the philippines. the u.s. government has yet to announce if the president will attend the a.p.e.c. as scheduled. the the defense chiefs of the united states and south korea have agreed to launch a preemptive strike if they find definite signs that north korea is about to use nuclear weapons. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel met with south korean defense minister kim kwan-jin in seoul. they discussed how to deal with the north's nuclear threats. south korean officials said the two agreed to strike north korea to prevent a nuclear attack. >> north korea's policies and provocations pose a serious threat to regional stability and g

representatives of 21 economies are rolling up their lives in bali, indonesia, in a summit of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum. they want to find ways to facilitate investments and freer trade. japanese prime minister shinzo abe is expected to outline his plans to attract firms and investors to his country. like many of his down parts he'll head on after the summit to a meeting of the transpacific partnership. abe has been pushing to have negotiators agree on the details of the free trade deal by the end of the year. the leaders are expected to adopt a joint statement to that effect. >>> chinese president xi jinping has spoken out at the summit against a traditional ally. he said china will support u.n. sanctions to prevent north korea from possessing nuclear arms. xi pit with south korean president park kuhn 88. he reassured her about relations between their two countries. >> translator: china and south korea have a great relationship. we have built a good partnership in various fields. >> translator: we'd like to ask for china's support to help north korea abandon nuclear arms and

the summit of the asia pacific economic cooperation is under way in bali, indonesia. earlier i spoke with nhk world's reporter who is covering the meeting. i started by asking him what the talks are focused on. >> apec is not a trade pact, nor a group with strong influential powers, rather it is a loose international forum where members discuss ways to promote free trade, and regional economic cooperation. this year, apec leaders are expected to adopt a three-year plan for active investment in growth and other public infrastructure. and they reaffirmed their support for the talks such as the transpacific partnership and asean. the leaders held talks on tuesday and adopted a joint statement. >> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is attending the summit. what is his message? >> prime minister abe has again appealed that he will steer japan to growth, while at the same time deal with the finances. others spoke of the business forum before the summit and asked corporate ceos to actively invest in japan. he said the country would take advantage of its technological know-ho

representatives of 21 economies are meeting in bali, indonesia, to find ways to facilitate investment and freer trade. >> translator: china is trying to establish a framework for improving business on both sides of the pacific. >> xi said regional prosperity can come only from economies depending on one another. last week he disclosed a plan to establish a regional infrastructure investment bank to fund development projects. and he said he wants chinese trade with asean members to hit $1 trillion by 2020. analysts say chinese leaders are trying to exert greater influence in the region to counter the presence of the united states and japan. >>> u.s. president barack obama decided to stay home from the summit as he deals with the government shutdown. and president xi is taking advantage. he and russian leader vladimir putin agreed to cooperate on global issues and adopt approaches different from those taken by u.s. leaders. russian officials quoted putin as saying russians and chinese have taken shared positions in resolving world issues. he said the effort to eliminate chemical weapons

representatives of 21 economies are rolling up their lives in bali, indonesia, in a summit of the asia-pacificonomic cooperation forum. they want to find ways to facilitate investments and freer trade.

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of syria's chemical arsenal during talks on the sidelines of the apec summit on the island of bali in indonesia let's cross now live to our paul scott who is in bali for more details paul thanks for being with us it's been an interesting day for you what did these two diplomats agree on. well first things first apec is a summit an economic summit designed to push trade as an asian and asia pacific countries however it was international politics that dominated the agenda this morning now it had been hoped that president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin would have been able to have a one on one meeting on the fringes of the summit however because of the financial crisis back in the united states on the shutdown there president barack obama has been forced to council his trip so secretary of state john kerry took his place in this morning had a meeting as you say with russian foreign minister lavrov and it was syria that dominated the agenda now confirmation came that syria's chemical weapons stockpile the dismantling process has already begun on that and the u.s. secretary of sta

commitment to the deal during an address to the business leaders at the apex summit in bali, indonesia. core, tpp is about generating growth and economies for our people by unleashing a wave of investment and entrepreneurship. all across the asia-pacific. and at a time when we all seek strong and sustainable growth, tpp is creating a race to the top, not to the bottom. >> afghan president hamid karzai criticized the u.s.-then nato publication of that condition monday on its 12 year anniversary. he said during a news conference the u. and nato have failed to respect afghan sovereignty and conducted raids and air strikes against the people in violation of afghan wishes. the assessed the occupation's legacy during an interview with bbc. was one that caused afghanistan a lot of suffering. life, andof loss of no gains. the country is not secure. president karzai said that the u.s. wants afghanistan to remain silent about the deaths of civilians. meanwhile, funeral services were held for five civilians who afghan officials say were killed in an airstrike. the victims were all between the age

they're in bali indonesia for an economic summit.ry says the assad regime deserves credit for complying with the u.n. resolutions calling for the elimination of chemical weapons, but he says assad needs to continue to comply with the u.n. demands. >> new this morning, the taliban would try and kill a 16-year-old girl who survived an assassination attempt. that's what the spokesman for the militant group is telling cnn. he says the girl was targeted because she was used in propaganda against the taliban. he was an advocate of education for girls. she was shot in the head last october and underwent brain surgery in great britain. >> 6:17 now. let's talk about weather. we finally have some of that rain that we've been asking for coming up. >> i know. and cool temperatures, right? >> is it hot over the weekend. >> very. >> a record at dulles on saturday. and not quieted. but we hit 91° at dr.dca. it will feel more like october and that rain is coming. we'll show you what we're watching the next couple of hours. and that's pretty calm. no

he arrived in bali, indonesia, after visiting japan to talk defense initiatives.will attend a meeting with the asia-pacific. >>> we are now in day four of the government shutdown, but we are still at square one when it comes to finding a solution. >> no new talks between the white house and congress are scheduled but there is a chance we could see some bipartisanship today. richard jordan has more on what we could see today. richard? >> reporter: eun and aaron, you won't miss the roadblocks that are still in place all around the national mall and there is deadlock in congress when it comes to ending the shutdown, but there is a reason for furloughed workers to have a little hope today. talk of back pay. they may have been able to recoup the loss. this is receiving bi-papartisan support in the house. democrats including steny hoyer from maryland and jim moran from virginia are backing this and so does virginia republican frank wolf who will have to wait and see what happens today if that goes through. the house is also looking at some many funding packages. basical

government shutdown, president obama is not able to attend the asia pacific leaders summit in bali, indonesia. john kerry is there and met with russian president vladimir putin to talk about chemical weapons in syria. putin says the two are on the same page on how to eliminate the weapons which should be completed within one year. >>> two physicists who predicted the existence of the higs bozon almost 50 years ago are this year's winners of the nobel prize. peter higs and francois inglair were jointly awarded the prize. the theory of the so-called god particle was confirmed last year the at a law in geneva, how fundamental particles of the universe acquire mass. the nobel peace prize will with announced friday. the teenage girl who took a stance against the taliban and was nearly killed for it is reportedly a front-runner. she is the youngest person nominate for the nobel peace prize. she was gunned down last year for promoting education for young women. there are a record 259 nominations for the nobel peace prize this year. that is your world tonight. >>> she's a familiar name in the bay are

under sunny skies in bali, indonesia, this week, leaders of asian and pacific nations held high-levelks and signed trade deals. while in washington, the weather matched the dismal political atmosphere, and president obama stayed home. >> in the short term, i would characterize it as missed opportunities. >> woodruff: in a news conference tuesday, he voiced frustration at canceling his trip to deal with the government shutdown and a looming national default. >> i had to miss critical meetings in asia to promote american jobs and businesses. and although as long as we get this fixed that's not long-term damage, whenever we do these things, it hurts our credibility around the world. >> woodruff: other leaders in bali were supportive, including russian president vladmir putin. >> ( translated ): we see what is happening in u.s. domestic politics and this is not an easy situation. i think the fact that the u.s. president did not come here is quite justified. i think that if i was in his situation, i would not come either. >> woodruff: mr. obama had hoped to use bali to advance his pivot to

indonesia. they'll watch the rate hikes. it continues in bali in japan more numbers are due. >>> the british government has asked the eu for a chance to split up rbs. this request was made back in july. the stock today is down 2%. this week joining me on set is our british expert, elia. >> i think honestly there is a matter of covering options. there's been a lot of discussions with ear rop in the last six months with the government with things like lloyds, rbs, making sure there is a dialogue open in terms of the competition and making sure we're at the right side of that. i don't think anyone is expecting the position at the end of october to be a split. you never know. with rbs, politics always rules. >> that is the point. there was a time when it was totally off the agenda. it's wound its way down. what would be the pros at this points in time for doing? why would the chancellor consider doing it now? >> i think the argument put forward is that the easiest one is that it would increase lending. if you can get the toxic assets off the privati

that's peter joining us live from pall bali in indonesia. >> were in macedonia where childrens go to different schools in the same village because of ethic divisions. >>> find out how the elephant is letting back in to their play off series. just stay with us. . >>> he's accused oh of planning the attacks in the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania and more than 200 people killed. >>> one of the explosions this hit a school. this follows a series of blasts on saturday where 66 people died. and egypt is commemorateing the 40th anniversary of the war against israel it's been organizing cairo. demonstrators also expected to rally in central cairo calling for an end for military rule. >>> more on our top stories, a u.s. special forces the capturing suspected al qaeda leader in the capitol city of libya in tr ipo li. >> he has been a wanted terrorist. that's huge. secondly, the united states has demonstrated that it has the capacity to target in afghanistan, in pakistan, and also in places like libya and somalia all at the same time. so, it will instill, a degree of fair for al qaeda and

he will not go to this country the philippines but he will likely go to bali and indonesia.es you scratch your head, either the president has to go on these trips and see these countries for diplomatic reasons and a must-do, or why would you ever be doing that at all? >> that is application of a little bit of horse sense. that is not always common in the briefing rooms of washington, d.c., martha. yes, the reality is he must go or he doesn't. he doesn't have to. and that's the reality. the reality for the administration now is, they're saying we will not talk. we will not negotiate in the belief that republicans will continue to twist and turn themselves into north, negotiating with themselves whether or not to have the shutdown. as long as the shutdown goes forward, to a large degree the president is spoonsable for the execution of that shutdown, his judgment and his administrations judgment as it relates to that become as bigger and bigger deal. for republicans it's a dangerous game but one they do have some chips to play. martha: they have to decide if they hold out until

international markets open in the future, this is a strong warning for indonesia to increase its competitiveness worldwide. aljazeera, bali. >> all the sports news coming up very shortly, including how the oakland athletics got back into the series with the detroit tigers. >> a sudden storm meant that two football teams will have to wait to decide the champion league semifinal. stay with us. >> welcome back. france may be one of the few places banning sunday trading, but there's been growing calls for the law to be relaxed. workers and politician say the current controls also including a ban on late night shopping are counter productive. they are struggling with poor economic growth. the government is ready to negotiate on the issue. >> david hamas, professor of economics joins us live from paris. thank you for being on aljazeera. now france being a champion of secularism, we know this is not about religion. why are the french reluctant to open shops on sunday? >> well, it's about the idea that you should have one day of the week not devoted to consumers and devoted to spending time with family, and other activities than

you know, i've come from the opec summit in bali and end n indonesia, which president obama had to cancelith the government shutdown. and there were real questions raised about america's commitment to the asia pacific. it wants to rebalance its foreign policy and >>> but obviously obama as absence really gave it to china. they just stole the show. so i think there's a real feeling that if america cannot deal with its own affairs in its own backyard, what business does it have in a place like the asia pacific. >> let's hope we don't go through it again in january or february. anna, good to have you here in washington. thanks very much. >>> at the center of this ord l ordeal, the republican efforts to try to defund or delay obama care. will the health care law be impacted by this interim deal, and let's bring in our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. what is going on as far as obama care is concerned right now, elizabeth. >> i want to be clear i don't have the senate deal in our hands, we haven't read it, about you from what a senior white house officials has told cnn, it distill

be celebrating his sixty first birthday during the apec summit this weekend on indonesia than he needed in the island of bali but definitely this will not be a regular birthday bash party because barack obama and vladimir putin will obviously be discussing the syrian issue and we've been hearing from the highest level officials both in russia in the united states that the both countries are are now working in cooperation to have the geneva two meeting as soon as possible and obviously this will be just the occasion for the two presidents to talk about this and to talk about whether the meeting the geneva two convention could be organized any time soon i'd like to remind to our viewers that during the recent g. twenty summit in st petersburg unprecedentedly the two presidents had no official meetings on their schedule it was something of a cold spell in relations after barack obama even canceled his pre-summit visit to moscow the president eventually did. but but this was an unofficial meeting and they did not find any sort of consensus during that during those talks everyone stayed with their opinions we'll

. >>> indonesia is calling to break down trade barriers. they are speaking in balihere the nation's political and business leaders are meeting in the next four days. >>> four soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in southern afghanistan. the nato explosive device went off in the south. they are the biggest killer of soldiers and civilians. >>> the candidates for the next president of afghanistan have a few hours left to register. whoever runs is already being thremed sethreatened by the tal. when the candidates arrive to register, a show of force is important here. the candidates also face serious threats from the taliban. most know there will be attacks but the elections will go ahead. >> i think they cannot do this. they ca can bother us and the period of the holding election, but they are not able to stop it completely. >> while politicians and ex-war ex-warlords can mobilize the victorivictory. and the taliban has said they will target the election and it's likely the civilians will suffer the most. as voter registrations continue across the country. in are

bali this week. kerry is in indonesia for the asia pacific economic cooperation summit, sitting in for president obamaho opted not to attend in light of the government shutdown. kerry and lavrov's get together was the first high-level u-s - russian meeting since the u-n security council voted unanimously to require syria to eliminate its stockpile of chemical weapons. on sunday, the u-n team in syria tasked with enforcing the security council's decision announced that syria has begun destroying its chemical weapons. >> testimony is expected to begin soon in the cleveland trial of a onetime fugitive charged in a 100-million- dollar multistate fraud under the guise of helping navy veterans. the jury was selected last week, and testimony is expected to begin today following opening statements by both sides. the 67 year old defendant calls himself bobby thompson. authorities identify him as harvard-trained lawyer and former military intelligence officer john donald cody. he could face 40 years in prison if convicted. r >> we will take a break. to those who've worried... suffered in silence... hoped... and

indonesia and brunei. instead, he will remain in washington and continue urging lawmakers to pass a budget bill that would reopen the government. obama was to attend the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in bali. he was then supposed to chair the transpacific partnership free trade talks there. the president's next scheduled stop was the east asia summit in brunei. a white house spokesman said obama phoned the leaders of the two host countries to express his regrets. obama had already canceled visits to malaysia and the phillipines. >>> investors around the world are keeping a close eye on the u.s. fiscal issue as the government shutdown continues. labor officials had to postpone the release of the jobs data scheduled on friday due to the suspension of u.s. government services. market participants had been wag for the latest numbers for clues on whether the federal reserve would start to taper its monetary easing measures soon. we asked marisa di natale, an economist at moody's analytics, about the impact the government shutdown is having on the nation's economy, and risks of the nation defaulting on its debt. >> the impact of the government shutdown on the u.s. economy really depends on how

indonesia on friday. asean's fast emerging markets with a total of 600 million potential consumers makes it an attractive target for countries who want to bolster their own economics. >>> you think of bali and you probably have an image of sun, sand and beautiful beaches. what the travel brochures don't show is the island's increasing struggle with vast amounts of garbage. volunteers believe they've found a solution worth banking on. >> reporter: a traditional dance. the beach and ocean. bali is one of the favorite holiday destinations. but away from the beaches, the picture isn't so pretty. many streets are littered with trash. bali's population is growing due to the booming tourist trade. more people means more trash. the amount of garbage generated in bali has jumped seven-fold over the past eight years. but the garbage disposal capacity is inadequate. they used to serve food like this. but now they use paper and plastic bags that don't degrade. trash is everywhere. in the biggest city, a new project aims to clean it up. the volunteer project is called trash ban. the bags are weighed. and they receive money in turn. >> translator: i made 85 cents today. i come here once every two wee

indonesia called off. secretary of state john kerry will attend in his place. he is in asia arriving in bali after visiting japan yesterday to talk about defense initiatives. he is attending a day long meeting with the asia pacific economic cooperation. kerry plans to visit all of the countries where the president was scheduled to stop. >> we are getting an inside view of the republican strategy in the shut down thanks to comments caught on an open microphone. take a listen. >> i'm all wired up here. >> i go over and over again, we are willing to compromise and negotiate. i hope they tested and we won't negotiate. i think it's awful for them to say that over and over again. >> i do too. i came back from this two-hour meeting with them and that was basically the same view. >> i think if we keep saying we wanted to defund it and we fought for that and we are willing to compromise, we are going to win. i know we don't want to be here, but we are going to win this. >> that was kentucky senator rand paul talking to mitch mcconnell who is miked. the exchange was caught before he did an interview w

indonesia and brunei. instead, he will remain in washington and continue urging lawmakers to pass a budget bill that would reopen the government. obama was to attend the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in bali. he was then supposed to chair the transpacific partnership free trade talks there. the president's next scheduled stop was the east asia summit in brunei. a white house spokesman said obama phoned the leaders of the two host countries to express his regrets. obama had already canceled visits to malaysia and the philippines, and japan's economic revitalization minister akira amari says that tpp member nations agreed to speed up the talks. he said they will still try to conclude the negotiations within this year. >> translator: ministers from several nations have said we should not lose the momentum to president obama's absence. we do not have much time until tuesday's summit, but we will make efforts to work out a framework agreement in time. >>> investors around the world are keeping a close eye on the u.s. fiscal issue as the government shutdown continues. labor officials had to postpone the release of the jobs data scheduled on friday due to the suspension of u.s. government servic

indonesia. he told leaders of political deadlock in washington had not affected america's commitment to its interest in the region. >> security was tight as the apec summit got underway on the indonesian island of bali. for kerry standing in president barack obama said the budget standoff in washington should not be blown out of proportion. >> to all of our friends watching around the world, let me be crystal clear -- do not episodethis momentary in american politics is anything moment of politics or anything more than a moment of politics. keen not to let obama's absence affect economic relations between the u.s. and asia. the u.s. is trying to promote trade and investment in southeast asia. the region has an increasing level of economic howard and a population of over --economic power and a population of over 600,000. brunei, wherep is he will again deliver president obama at a summit of southeast asian leaders. >> well, coming up, we'll have a preview of what is being called toxins fighting match of the year. first,-- what is being called toxins fighting match of the year. boxing's fighting match of the year. greenpeace supporters in hong kong have called for the release of prisoners in russia. s

bali for the asia trade block. the annual meeting is focusing on regional economic integration and security. after apeck mr. kerry will go to indonesiahilippines. >>> indonesia they said fully understand his decision not to appear at the convention. >>> bashar al-assad called the prime minister of turkey, and says turkey has aligned terrorists across in to syria. >> translator: in the near future these terrorists will have an impact on turkey. it's not possible to use terrorism as a card and put it in your pocket, because it's a like a scorpion which won't hesitate to sting you at any moment. >>> the nan date was extended for another year despite opposition from other parties. turkey hosts hundreds of thousands of syrian ref fees. fighting has sometimes spilled over into turkey. >> translator: 71 turkish citizens have lost their lives in attacks originating from syria. the pressure from waves of ref geese has increased day-to-day. there are currently over 500,000, the number of internally displaced has reached 5 million. >>> in syria, fighting between rebels and government forces remains fierce. amateur video captured this government

bali has not been short on political overtones the absence of president obama due to the u.s. government shutdown was repeatedly noted as other countries to center stage add to form our reports from indonesia. well the twenty one nations that make up a package count for more than fifty percent of the world's g.d.p. on an annual basis so it's clear that what is agreed here is of huge significance especially when you consider the fragile nature of the global economic recovery and this region has a number of a merge and economies indonesia for example where we are right now is the fifteenth largest economy in the world so it's clear that there are plenty of good investment opportunities in the region so perhaps not surprising then the u.s. president barack obama is not here he's of course being forced to cancel his trip to asia to deal with the domestic problems the financial problems back in the united states and the continuing shutdown there and that decision to stay at home is going to be frustrating for u.s. business leaders especially when you consider the united states well documented people to asia as it is proved a strategic move designed to include increase america's influence in the

president forced to cancel his trip to indonesia a mid a budget standoff, it's secretary of state john kerry who is tasked with carrying the load of the apex summit in balie most foreign leaders were understanding of the president's absence, the staging coordinator for the group photo was clearly less forgiving. relegating secretary kerry to the far right back corner. kerry did meet briefly with the presidents of russia and china to discuss syria and the uncertainty over the american economy. it is china which holds more than $1 trillion of u.s. debt that's growing increasingly concerned and more vocal over the american debt ceiling crisis. for his part, kerry attempted to quell those fears and apologized to american embassy workers in bali who are feeling the squeeze of the government shutdown. and coming up, the president spoke this afternoon. up next, speaker john boehner. we'll bring that to you live, straight ahead. [ male announcer ] this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. [ claira ] after the deliveries, i was

indonesia for one, and obviously apex are still intend on trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat. they are meeting for a ninth round of doha talks here in bali in december trying to do a deal on what's bog called doha light. the idea being if you can't get a huge comprehensive deal, then let's focus on small deals, food security would be one and cutting bureau on the okaysy at the border, in other words, red tape. they're saying if they could do a deal on that, it could add $1 trillion of fresh growth to the global economy. but, again, the wto on's recent track record in terms of achieving deals has not been good. you mentioned at the top, ross, that both china and the u.s. are saying that, look, you need to resolve big issues like the crisis in washington. plus, there's a lot of attention on china's slowing growth. that got the attention of, obviously, australia, which is a huge supplier in terms of commodities to china. but xi jinping addressed those concerns and said slowing growth in china, even at about 7%, twice, this is what we intended and that is what we planned. take a listen. >> we have recognized to fundamentally address economic

. >>> from indonesia the secretary of state said congress should think about the message the united states is sending to the world if we can't get our own act together. he is in balic summit. the president scrapped plans to attend because of the shut down. >>> and this just in. by 407-0 vote the house passed a bill giving 800,000 furloughed workers back pay arch the government reopens. the house speaker has been calling for the president and congress to negotiate an end to the shut down. the house is meeting today in a rare saturday session. >> the american people don't want their government shut down and neither do i. all we are asking for, is to sit down and have a discussion and to bring fairness, reopen the government and bring fairness to the american people under obama care. >> the democrat controlled senate is expected to approve the bill. the white house is also backing it. there are still no indications that the shut down is going to end any time soon. >> if you haven't booked your holiday travel you may want to fast. just how much a flight could go up each day as we approach the holiday. >> and bracing for karen >> and from the gulf coast back to the bay

four days of ministerial talks have ended in bali, indonesia. japan's revitalization minister said they will hold another