cambodia isn't the only country to feel the impact of china's spreading influence. economic, political, and military. if asean wants to cooperate with its neighbor on the equal footing, member states need to remain united and work with the united states. >> thank you very much, indeed, for that. speaking there to nhk world's phin chanda. u.s. president barack obama arrived here in cambodia on monday evening to attend the two-day east asia summit. on tuesday, he'll hold bilateral meetings with leaders including the prime minister of japan and the chinese premier as well. now, how will the united states respond to the growing presence of china here in southeast asia? well, we'll keep you updated as these delicate discussions continue. i'm patchari raksawong reporting from phnom penh. >>> patchari, thanks. barack obama made history before he arrived in cambodia. he became the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar. obama praised the country's transition to democracy, but he called for more reforms. obama met with president thein sein. he referred to the nation f

it wiped out cambodia's film industry. a new documentary has rediscovered some forgotten classics. >>> first, the main news. security's tight in beijing. the communist party is opening its national congress on thursday. the delegates will approve a group of leadership in charge of the world's most populous country for the next ten years. party delegates gather for the congress every five years, but the leadership change is a once in a decade event. preliminary meetings are already under way. members of the party's central committee assembled on thursday. their job, to prepare the reports to the national congress in a draft of party rules. analysts say those taking part are engaged in last-minute bargaining over who should be included in the leadership lineup. the most powerful posts are in the standing committee. socialists close to the party say the number of members will be reduced to seven, down from the current nine. the change is meant to speed up decision making. vice president xi jingping is expected to uphold gener

>>shepard: not so great in cambodia is my understanding.orter: both burma and cambodia have a history human rights abuses and bloody fight among the people but burma is thought to be getting better the situation in cambodia is believed getting worse for a number of years. talks between president obama and cambodian leader were said to tense with cambodia wishing for closer economic ties and president obama say that is not possible until the human rights situation improves and aides say there were no promises from either map. it is doubtful that president obama would have visited cambodia were it not for the east asian summit which is held which the president sees as an opportunity to challenge china's gains in this region. >>shepard: thank you, wendell, live from cambodia. what to do about marijuana? the prosecution in colorado are dropping marijuana cases before the new pot law goes into affect and a look at confusion surrounding the rules on weed. we have big dreams. one is for a clean, domestic energy future that puts us in control. our

he has traveled on to cambodia tonight, chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, before he went to bed, it is daybreak here in cambodia the president spoke to the egyptian president and israeli prime minister, netanyahu getting a firsthand conversation on where they stand in the negotiations. but as you mentioned, the president is wrapping up this three-day trip to southeast asia. of course, the highlight has been the several hours he spent in myanmar, the first american president to be there in the country known as burma. to catch a look at the president, the president was greeted by thousands of locals that lined the streets. including uniformed school children, waving flags for miles. mr. obama made an unannounced stop at a holy site, the center of the religion. there, the president made the ceremonial water pouring. then it was off to the home of aung san kyi, where the nobel prize peace winner lived under house arrest. >> i would like to see president obama in my country, and in my heart. >> reporter: later, the president formally addressed the president in a speech

presidential visits to myanmar and cambodia. secretary of state hillary clinton was also there until just moments ago, when she departed for the middle east at the president's request. for more on that, political director and , chuck todd. >> reporter: it's fair to say the events in gaza have overshadowed what the president's been working on here in southeast asia. i can tell you this, last night cambodia time, the president was on the phone until 2:30 in the morning basically doing shuttle diplomacy first with egyptian president morsi and then netanyahu and then back on the phone with morsi. the reason there, obviously, talking to netanyahu getting a sense of what it would take to prevent him from doing the ground invasion into gaza. the talks with morsi are about, this is the egyptian leader, has the direct contacts with hamas. neither united states or israel has that. the decision to send secretary clinton i'm told by white house aides is neither an acknowledgment things are close neither do they feel things got stuck. they f

save later. >>> a look at the president, air force one, he's arriving in cambodia, in pa none pen, cambodia asia trip. so interesting. the white house saying that the united states is going to re-engage in the region. fascinating, too, because china is a raising economy, a rising power with huge influence in north korea and all of the important -- the important, you know, situations in the region that the u.s. also has interests in. so this is the united states and a president that has been re-elected choosing as its first big foreign trip to take asia as the place where it's going to be. you can see the dignitaries arriving there to greet the president as air force one lands in cambodia. this is the next stop, of course, after myanmar for the president and his team this morning. again these are live pictures of air force one. air force one on the tarmac there in cambodia. all right in other news. new york's hugh l. carey tunnel will be open for business this morning three weeks after getting flooded out by the storm surge caused by hurricane sandy. both tubes of what used to be called the

president to cambodia. the other history making stop on president obama's trip coming up. >>> back here at home later this morning san francisco city officials will deal with a hot debate involving muni. muni has to decide what they will do with a multimillion dollar wind fall. ktvu tara moriarty is here now. says the big decision boils down to two options right tara? >> reporter: that is right. muni has to decide whether it wants to invest in making improvements to the system and hiring more operators or wants to let youths ride for free. we're here at the portal station. they will take center stage at a board of supervisors government audit. supervisor scott weiner is pushing for using the funds for maintenance. pointing out the agency has very poor performance rates. others would like to see 40,000 low income youths ride for free. in this spring the san francisco municipal transportation agency approved a 22 month pilot to provide a free transit ride. it hinged upon the transportation agency would fork o

will meet on the sidelines of the east asia summit in cambodia. the delegates are the trade minister, china's commerce minister, and south korea's chief trade negotiator. administrators have agreed in may during talks in beijing to begin negotiations by year end. but it took them awhile to deliver on their promise due to territorial disputes. japanese leaders are aiming to build on the fda to improve its ties with china and south korea. also on tuesday in cambodia, the t ten-member association and regional partners including china and south korea will likely agree to start discussions discussing regional economic partnership. >>> now let's chick on the markets for this tuesday morning. first the u.s. markets posted gains for monday on politicians' remarks indicating they're ready to compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff. the dow jones industrial average gained by 1.6% to close at 12,795. all 30 components ended in the positive. the nasdaq also surged nodding a 2.2% rise. now for hus talks in japan. we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchan

>> i've recently been on to vee either ma'am, cambodia, laos, of course thailand because i have a house there and myanmar. that whole region is known as southeast asia. and i think that region of 250 million people will continue to grow regardless because you have a relatively high gdp per capita in thailanthailand, and the surg countries have a g igdp per cap less $1,000. the countries opening up now and i think with the trade links and transportation links that are being expanded regardless of what happens in the world can grow. provided there is geopolitical stability in asia which is a big

president obama on the ground in cambodia. the final stop on this three-nation tour of southeast asia. the centerpiece of this trip here is this visit to myanmar. the country formerly known as burma. >> he is the first sitting president to visit there. in a speech earlier this morning at the university of yangon the president offered a hand of friendship from the u.s., as long as the country continues on its path to democracy. cnn's jessica yellin is traveling with the president. she joins us live from yangon in myanmar. this was a historic visit. what has been the response there. >> hi, john. the response has been very warm. obviously the people we're seeing are people who want to come out and embrace the president's message. but he spoke here in this auditorium, at an historic site, to 1500 students and professionals. people who are pro-democracy, advocates, and regular citizens who just wanted to hear his message. he got a very warm reception here and the white house said that he was moved, as well, by the thousands of peop

she jumps on a plane and heads off from cambodia to the region.ow, she's going to be meeting, of course, with the israelis, with benjamin netten gnnetanyah believe, and then she'll also be going to the palestinian authority to ramallah. that is kind of a question mark because actually mahmoud abbas, the head of the palestinian authority, really has been sidelined in all of this. there's not a lot that he can really do because after all, gaza is controlled by hamas. and that is considered by the united states a terrorist organization. and then finally, you have egypt. and that's really the key. she'll go to cairo. egypt is playing the crucial role in this. that new government of mohamed morsi who himself is a member of the muslim brotherhood. there's a lot of sympathy in egypt for hamas. but on the other hand, egypt does want to play a constructive role because they know that they need the help of the united states, the help of the eu, the help of the international community for their economy. so it's a very delicate type of balance. hillary clinto

president obama has now arrived at his third and final stop in asia, cambodia for the economic summitthis region of the world is becoming more important to the u.s. as it hopes to prevent china from dominating the pacific rim. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> tonight at 11, i-team investigation into adoption a family desperate for children trusted a local man. they say they were deceived. dan noyes tracked down the man. >> are you being straight with families about the kids they are adopting? >> what he says about the children who needed more than a good home. what the i-team has uncovered about his adoption business. tonight on abc7 news at 11, right after castle. >>> how can i look like that and you are telling me rain is not too far behind. >> tomorrow best chance across the north bay better part of today and tonight. the storm track has moved north, we'll talk about rain and when it comes back to our neighborhoods. and an update, monday night football is in town. >>> just ahead, south bay families line-up to get holiday meals, why organizers are worried not everybody will be

the obama administration has concerns about the human rights situation in cambodia today.se to the level of past atrocities, but when president obama met with the prime minister of this country here, he pressed him to hold free and fair elections and to release political prisoners. and while cambodian officials say the situation is being exaggerated, the president warned that lack of reforms would be an impediment to a deeper relationship with the u.s. dan lothian, cnn, phnom penh. >>> the fighting irish are back on top poised to play for a national title. but another storied football program is wrapping up what was a most difficult season. ♪ you can stay in and like something... ♪ [ car alarm deactivates ] ♪ ...or you can get out there with your family and actually like something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud hel

it's the first visit ever by a united states president to cambodia.or you at 8:15, why a meeting between president obama and the cambodian prime minister was a bit tense. >>> it is 8:04. top oakland police officials are the targets of some sharp criticism it's coming from the department's own police union. the oakland tribune reports the police union filed a harsh critique in court. it accuses department leaders of misleading the public about implementing court-ordered reforms stemming from the 2003 ryders case. this all comes as the department faces a federal takeover. on december 13th, a judge will hear arguments on whether to appoint a federal receiver. >>> while the ross mirkarimi case is still fresh on many friends, an event is promoting an end to violence againstwomen. the sheriff and his family have been invited to the annual mission district healing arts festival. organizers say the event gives men and women who have endured violence a space to heal. mirkarimi is on probation after pleading guilty in march to a misdemeanor false imprisonment f

the itinerary includes stops in thailand, cambodia, and myanmar, making him the first u.s. president to visit the formerly reclusive country. nhk world's jun kobayashi has more. >> reporter: just a few years ago, a visit by a u.s. president to myanmar was unthinkable. but that is changing as the former military regime continues reforms following years of isolation. now president obama is set to make a landmark trip to the country, following up on the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton's visit last year. president obama plans to meet with president thein sein and opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the government of myanmar is bolstering democratization and economic reforms. obama's visit could be seen as a sign of approval of the efforts. but he is also expected to encourage politicians to do more to achieve their goals. the u.s. president is also scheduled to attend the east asia summit in cambodia to talk about disputes between china and member countries including vietnam, as the islands in the south china sea likely to be taken up for discussion at the summit. obama

this is the first ever trip to cambodia by a sitting united states president. as the president continues his tour through southeast asia, work continues in washington are possible fiscal cliff deal, confident such a deal would be reached to spur optimism in the market today combined with good news on housing produced a big wall street rally. crude oil hitting a one-month high at the escalation of the middle east, futures jump in almost 3%. the national association of realtors today reporting existing home sales rose more than 2% in october beating forecasts. faster pace of sales and an increase in monthly builder sentiment all contributing to the good news today in the housing market. and wall street acting like the uncertainty of the first goal go cliff has all but disappeared. and trust in both parties has been comic scene, relentlessl my restored. the stock prices up for the best time in two months. the s&p picking up 27, the nasdaq moving out of corruption territory gaining 63 points today, 3.3 billion shares traded on the new york exchange just under the d

he is the first american president to visit cambodia and burr matchett the u.s. government still calls the country burma even though its former military leaders changed the name to myanmar. the new civilian leaders are keeping the name but taking steps towards democracy like releasing political prisoners. president obama met with one of those former prisoners, the nobel prize winner. she spent almost 20 years under house arrest for fighting for democracy. now, she is a member of parliament. at the meeting, president obama called the country burma but listen to what he said during a meeting with the burmese president. >> we think that a process of democratic reform and economic reform here in me martha has been begun by the president is one that can lead to incredible development opportunities. >> the white house says the president used myanmar as a diplomatic courtesy and that it does not change official policy. the first stop on the president's trips with thailand, then burr matchett tonight he he is in cambodia and so is wendell goler who is traveling with the

the heads of the association of southeast asian nations met in cambodia's capital. the leaders of six regional partners including japan, china, and india joined them at the summit. they issued a joint kmun ka that said they hope to reach agreement by the end of 2015. leader from japan, china, and south korea agreed to start talking on a free trade agreement of their own. they said they would put aside the territorial disputes between japan and the two other nations. japanese officials want to ease restrictions to give them more access to their neighbor's economies. chinese and south korean officials have already begun talks on a free trade deal between their countries. now negotiators involved in discussions for another free trade zone in the asia pacific say they hope to conclude an agreement by the end of next year. they're trying to strike a deal for what's known as the trance pacific partnership or tpp. leaders of seven of the 11 countries discussing the u.s. life led on the sidelines of the east asia summit. the negotiators wanted to conclude a deal by the end

i'll let you know one that's >>> the white house is down playing a historic visit to cambodia. met with the cambodian prime minister today, becoming the first u.s. nation to visit the nation. the white house describes this meeting as tense with the president voicing concerns about cambodia's human rights record. administration officials made it clear the president was only in cambodia to attend a summit. >> investigators trying to figure out who is mu lating and killing dolphins there. authorities have found several dolphins either floating in the water or washed up on beaches from louisiana to alabama. experts at the mississippi marine mammal institute hope they can determine not just how they died but whether they were tortured first. >> we have animal was bullets in them, with tails cutoff and jaws cutoff. it's heart breaking to see this senseless violence. >> investigators say because dolphins enjoy interacting with hups they fear those >> friends say you he fell on hard times. the children grew up near portland, oregon. >> still ahead at 4:00 weekend storm system is good n

president obama has now arrived at his third and final stop in asia, cambodia for the economic summitis region of the world is becoming more important to the u.s. as it hopes to prevent china from dominating the pacific rim. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> tonight at 11, i-team investigation into adoption a family desperate for children trusted a local man. they say they were deceived. dan noyes tracked down the man. >> are you being straight with families about the kids they are adopting? >> what he says about the children who needed more than a good home. what the i-team has uncovered about his adoption business. tonight on abc7 news at 11, right after castle. >>> how can i look like that and you are telling me rain is not too far behind.>> tomorrow s the north bay better part of today and tonight. the storm track has moved north, we'll talk about rain and when it comes back to our neighborhoods. and an update, monday night football is in town. >>> just ahead, south bay families line-up to get holiday meals, why organizers are worried not everybody will be able to get the help

. >> chuck todd in cambodia. thank you. as he just mentioned, secretary of state hillary clinton is heading directly from cambodia to israel to try to work out that diplomatic situation to the violent escalations of tensions in gaza. nbc's martin fletcher is live in tel aviv for the latest situation there. good morning to you, martin. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the leaders here, israeli and palestinian certainly need all the help they can get to come down from the high trees in which they find themselves. the israelis were attacked this morning, 30 palestinian rockets landed near one town south. one person was injured. no serious damage was done. at the same time israel is continuing to pound palestinian targets in gaza. they filled four people today including two children. the question is what is next. there are intention negotiations going on particularly in the arab world to put in action a truce to stop israel's ground invasion of gaza which is very much on the cards. we've got the obvious poison the border, reser

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but first, the president is in cambodia. presidential first and the third and final stop on his southeast asia tour. he's also made a historic visit to myanmar urging further reforms there. and to thailand where he sought a little divine intervention for budget negotiations that are ongoing in washington. >> yes, we're working on this budget. we're going to need a lot of prayer for that. >> indeed, the prayer of a righteous man is effective, especially with just weeks to the so-called fiscal cliff, and on that front, the president's call to raise tax rates for the wealthy appears to be on a collision course with republicans' desire to close loopholes and deductions. an idea that minority leader nancy pelosi smacked down without the slightest hesitation. >> we've seen talk about a possible compromise that would leave rates the same but cap deductions for high income earners. is that something that's acceptable? >> no. >> not at all. no way. >> no, the president made it very clear in his campaign there is not enough -- there a

he is in cambodia the last leg to an impressive trip to southeast asia.e has made history twice already in the last 24 hours. he has visited myanmar and juggling a lot as well from the fiscal cliff to the escalating crisis between hamas and israel. we bring in kristen welker, the white house correspondent, to fill us in. kristen, even though the president has made several long distance calls to the business le leader oefs the weekend, and tim cook of apple being one of them, to bring them up to speed on the fiscal cliff. >> yes, they say that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes, goes, and that is the case in thin stance as he makes that historic trip to southeast asia and you are right, he made calls to the weekend to business leaders including warren buffett, and jamie dimon and the president as apple as well as boeing and costco and really trying to get a number of stakeholders on board to prevent the fiscal cliff. this is something that came up in the overseas trip, and in fact, he was touring a monastery in thail

he traveled to cambodia for the southeast asian nations meeting.d a private meeting with the prime minister where he ex pressed concern about human rights in the country. in a letter, it was described as tense. president obama is the first u.s. president to set foot in cambodia. >>> already in line for black friday deals? our crews found these few dedicated shoppers and tents camped out in front of best buy. the store's day after thanksgiving sale starts at 12:01 a.m. this friday. black friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in the u.s. >>> wal-mart is taking it's dispute with workers to federal court. they filed a complaint against the united food and international workers union saying it illegally called for protest. the protest steam from disputes with wages and more. >>> a 1000-dollar reward to help find whoever stole an chant rock carvings. they say someone gouged out five different ones at the site. they had their life going back 3500 years. they nigh americans use that site for religious gatherings. >>> the man that could hold answer

>> there is a competition for southeast asia, burma, cambodia. one presidential trip isn't going to transform that competition, but it's going to show that look, we're in the game and i think it is a reminder to beijing under new leadership as you knnoknow, a n leader takes over and a way of underscoring we're going to be in the neighborhood. we're not retreating. i do think that the pivot has been done in a ham handed way and the administration to its credit has changed the vocabulary on that. they no longer use the word pivot and they talk about rebalancing and refocusing. this trip was the right thing to do and at the right time. >> it's worth noting, michael eric dyson, the president has many connections to southeast i asia, given the fact he grew up in indonesia. "the new york times" had a great story talking about how president obama's paternal grandfather was serving the british army in rangoon in the 1940ss and i don't think we can underestimate the symbolism and import, both someone who is -- i'm half burmese, my mother is a burmese exil

president to set foot in cambodia.e and secretary of state, hillary clinton, are attending an east asia summit. this is the final leg of a four- day trip which also included a first-ever bit of to burma. he praised the country's progress towards die mockcy but urged further reform. >> the flickers of progress that we've seen must not be extend gived. they must be strengthened and become a shining north star for all of this nation's people. >> the president also met with democratic freedom activist, aung san suu kyii, who spent 15 years under house arrest. >>> at this hour, hundreds of families in san jose are receiving much-needed help for the holidays. janine de la vega live in san jose where a holiday foot giveaway is going on right now. so is there enough food for everyone door they still need donations? >> reporter: they still need donations. you can see volunteers from sacred heart community services. they are handing out these holiday gift services that you -- workses that you see to needy families. we've seen a

president will visit thailand and cambodia.bama is scheduled to hold talks with myanmar president thein sein. the talks will likely focus on democratic reforms. he'll also meet with opposition leader aung san suu kyi. in cambodia obama will attend the east asia summit. one of the top items will be territorial disputes over islands in the south china sea involving china, philippines, vietnam among other country. the u.s. administration said last year it should shift its diplomatic and security focus to the asia pacific region. obama will be keen to reassure leaders his position remains unchanged. >>> the united states has launched a protest with iran after several iranian warplanes attacked a u.s. military drone. the pentagon says the attack occurred last thursday in international aerospace over the persian gulf. >> unarmed, unmanned mq 1 military aircraft conducting routine surveillance over the arabian gulf was intercepted by iran january craft and was fired upon with guns. >> little says the iranian jets fired at least twice

our meetings in cambodia, and i especially want to thank our thai friends of being so supportive which should be the premiere form for discussing regional challenges including maritime security. so once again, madam prime minister, i want to thank you for your hospitality and your partnership. because of the progress we've made today, i think we've pud the u.s./tie alliance on an even firmer footing for many years to come and tonight i look forward to celebrating the bonds of friendship between our peoples and alsz enjoying some thai food which is one of my favorites. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mr. president. and now we will take a few questions from the floor. i would ask if i have not already mentioned so to ask you to identify your name and affiliation. we have about four questions. and so the first question is to the thai media. so could i have the first question, please? >> good evening. i represent the local newspaper here in thailand. this question goes to both of you, mr. president and prime minister. you both talk about democracy in thailand but my question i

he will be visiting thailand and myanmar and will attend the east asia summit in cambodia. the president promised during his re-election campaign to put more pressure on china to make it meet basic international standards with respect to trade. but analysts say despite his plans the world's top economies are tightly woven together and that interactions will continue. >>> the south korean government welcomed china's new leadership. >> translator: we hope our relationship with china will develop farther and as a new leadership. >> the media gave extensive coverage to the news from the country's largest trading partner. owe yonhap news agency noted all seven member es of the communist party's political bureau's new standing committee have visited south korea. the agency said china's relations with south korea are expected to strengthen. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un has sent a congratulatory telegram to xi jinping. north korea's state-run media quoted the telegram as saying xi's election to the post is an indication of the people's trust and expectations at a time when s

the itinerary includes stops in thailand, cambodia, and myanmar, making him the first u.s. president to visit the formerly reclusive country. nhk world's jun kobayashi has more. >> reporter: just a few years ago, a visit by a u.s. president to myanmar was unthinkable. but that is changing as the former military regime continues reforms following years of isolation. now president obama is set to make a landmark trip to the country following up on the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton's visit last year. president obama plans to meet with president thein sein and opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the government is forwarding demock kra tiization and economic reforms. obama's visit could be seen as a sign of approval of the efforts. but he is also expected to encourage politicians to do more to achieve their goals. the u.s. president is also scheduled to attend the east asia summit in cambodia to talk act disputes between china and the countries including the islands in the south china sea likely to be taken up for discussion at the summit. obama is expected to join ase

he's in thailand with the first stop on a three-country tour that includes myanmar and cambodia. he'll talk about the spread of democracy in the region. he's already met with thailand's king today. he's there with secretary of state hill rary clinton as wells thailand's minister yingluck shinawatra. of course, we'll take you to that live when it happens. >>> a victim of the safeway shooting in tucson, arizona, last january won a tight race for congress yesterday. [ chanting ] >> that's democrat ron barber. he was gabby giffords's aide when a gunman tried to assassinate her. he was elected to term. he beat. 1,400 votes was the margin. with his win democrats have a net gain of six seats in the house. >>> republican senator marco rubio arrived in ohio. you know what that means. some speculation is an early visit for a possible 2016 run for the white house. rubio joined he would never run for offensive coordinator for iowa and he also addressed the fiscal cliff. >> you heard about the fiscal cliff. i don't know if you've heard of that. you know who made that? congress made that. dram

he'll be visiting myanmar, and then he will go on to cambodia. on tuesday he will be departing cambodia and heading back to washington. the president will also meet with leaders from japan and china. this will actually be a first for a u.s. president when speaking in terms of his visit to myanmar which is also known as burma, so there you have it. we'll see the president departing shortly here for his trip to asia. we'll continue to watch these live pictures this morning for you. >>> back in washington, it seems a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff may happen before january. president obama met yesterday with the four top leaders of congress. republicans john boehner and mitch mcconnell and democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president to talk about america's fiscal problem. >> we all know something has to be done. >> it was good. i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. >> we're prepared to put revenue on the table, provided we fix the real problem. >> tax hikes and spending cuts c

he will travel to myanmar on monday before visiting cambodia for the east asia summit. >>> negotiators from the united states and afghanistan have started delicate discussions in kabul. they're trying to agree how many u.s. military personnel will remain in afghanistan after combat troops withdraw at the end of 2014. nhk world's hideki yui has more from kabul. >> the agreement that will provide reassurance to the afghan people that our partnership extend beyond 2014. >> reporter: negotiators conclude an agreement that has the legal status of the forces kept in afghanistan after 2014. the taliban insurgency remains undefeated, and the questions persist over afghanistan's ability to handle its own security. keeping some sort of u.s. military capability on afghan soil seems increasingly necessary. u.s. president barack obama visited afghanistan in may. he signed the cooperation treaty with his afghan counterpart, hamid karzai. the deal allows for an extended u.s. presence. the two nations are likely to agree that some u.s. special operations and air force units should remain. but further

he will travel to myanmar on monday before visiting cambodia for the east asia summit. >>> negotiators from the united states and afghanistan have started delicate discussions in kabul. they're trying to agree how many u.s. military personnel will remain in afghanistan after combat troops withdraw at the end of 2014. nhk world's hideki yui has more from kabul. >> the agreement that will provide reassurance to the afghan people that our partnership extends beyond 2014. >> reporter: negotiators aim to conclude an agreement that has the legal status and size of the u.s. forces kept in afghanistan after 2014. the taliban insurgency remains undefeated, and the questions persist over afghanistan's ability to handle its own security. keeping some sort of u.s. military capability on afghan soil seems increasingly necessary. u.s. president barack obama visited afghanistan in may. he signed the strategic cooperation treaty with his afghan counterpart, hamid karzai. the deal allows for an extended u.s. presence. the two nations are likely to agree that some u.s. special operations and air force u

his last stop was cambodia. he attended a summit of regional leaders and in a private meeting expressed his concern over human rights issues in cambodia. >>> wet weather is forecast to continue through the week in the pacific northwest. heavy rain and wind is causing extensive damage in washington and oregon. there is widespread flooding and wind damage. the storm has killed at least two people and 20,000 customers lost power. seattle is expected to get five inches of rain over the next few days. >> all of a sudden you just slam into a horrible lake in the road. >> this flooding started coming in the door a couple hours ago and now we're just trying to get things up and away out of the water. >> wind gusts in the mountains topped 100 miles per hour. >>> indianapolis police are now investigating that powerful house explosion as a possible homicide. the november 10th blast destroyed dozens of homes and killed two people. officials believe natural gas was involved. search warrants have been issued and investigators

in cambodia he is attending the rageal east asia summit. held what one aide calls a tense meeting with cambodia's prime minister. the focus was on the need to improve human rights. in myanmar the president urged the country to continue the reform movement that is underway there. he met with nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi and praised her for her prodemocracy activism. we get details from the trip from our dan rivers. >> reporter: president obama became the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar formally after three years of intense engagement with the former military dictatorship. he dismissed criticism that the trip was in some ways premature saying that his presence there could be a catalyst for change. he held a highly symbolic meeting with the pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi at her residents. the house that had been her effective prison for more than 15 years and officials saying the president was really quite moved by that visit to her home. he paid tribute as well to her almost quarter of a century struggle to b

. >>> any moment now president obama is set to touch down in cambodia, the second of two asian nations that no sitting u.s. president has visited before. first myanmar, a country rapid by transitioning from years of brutal military rule. president obama met with government officials as well as opposition leader aung san suu kyi who spent decades under house arrest and subsequent election to parliament. myanmar, also known as burma, has sweeping change to renewed focus on tackling poverty and political oppression. speaking in thailand president obama brushed off criticism that his trip may have been premature. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government, this is an acknowledgment that there's a process underway inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago nobody foresaw. but i don't think anybody's under any illusion that burma's arrived, that they're where they need to be. on the other hand, if we waited to engage until they had achieved a perfect democracy, my suspicion is we would be waiting an awful long time. >> today president obama will meet with lea

in cambodia today, president obama worked the phones calling israel and egypt's leaders. but back here, between the bombs, children were able to get outside and smile while others hoped for quieter times. >> we need peace. we need peace. if they stopped, if sharyn alfonsi stopped, i'm sure they will stop. >> reporter: but of course it's not that simple. both sides say they want peace but blame the other for preventing it. so tonight while many hope for a peace deal, the missiles keep flying. >> thanks. let's get perspective from our global anchor christiane amanpour in jerusalem. christiane, we know the situation where israel has been threatening for days to roll tanks into gaza. hamas calls it a bluff. do you have a better sense how real it is and when a ground invasion might happen? >> reporter: well, the threat is real. in fact, one israeli official told me today perhaps we'll have to make the sword clearer to energize the diplomacy. on the other hand, they want to make the diplomacy work and are really counting on that success. at this hour, the israeli so-called gang

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clinton will depart today from cambodia where she was a company president on a visit to southeast asia. she will begin her middle east diplomacy by meeting with the prime minister in jerusalem. she will meet with palestinian officials before heading to cairo in meeting officials in egypt. >> rocket fire has risen to more than 100 killed in gaza. the u.s. embassy in tel aviv was also attacked this morning. interest center has the latest. >> normal life is nearly grind to a halt. rockets rained down on the palestinian territory. the exchange of rocket fire between the israel hamss is on its seventh day. israel attacked 80 target and gossip. >> we are witnessing and delivered escalation on the part of this release to cause as much as million civilian deaths. >> we're not targetting civilians but we're sending out tens of thousands of telephone and telex messages and dropping leaflets warning civilians in areas that are liable to be hit by our military to evacuate. >> is really tanks are awaiting orders for a possible ground invasion-- israeli tanks. >> in the end it has to be a cease-fire

. >>> president obama is in cambodia this hour, the last stop on a visit to southeast asia.s holding talks with the cambodian prime minister and the leaders of japan and china and attending two summit was regional leaders. mr. obama flew to cambodia from myanmar, first u.s. president to visit the country also known as burma. among his events, a meeting with opposition leader aung san suu kyi. like president obama, a nobel peace price laureate. suu kyi was held under house arrest for 15 years for leading the struggle against burma's military dictatorship. but the violence in the middle east has also demanded mr. obama's attention. jessica yellin is traveling with the president. >> reporter: it was in thailand the president gave his first public remarks on the violence in israel and gaza standing by israel. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders. so we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself. >> reporter: and he put the onus on hamas to make peace possible. >> it starts with no more miss

. >>> new this morning president obama is now in cambodia. the third and last stopon his asian tour. the president along with secretary of sit hillary clinton arrived just two hours ago. the other history making stop on the president's trip coming up. >>> happening right now holiday shoppers are already lined up outside of a best buy store ahead of black friday. lorraine blanco joining us live. she is in pinole where people are hunkered down in tents as we speak. right? >> yes, they are dave. it's very early and people are already they are out here camping out for black friday. here in pinole you can see there are tents out here. outdoor chairs, even a card table out here. it's very early in the morning. so so far there hasn't been much of a peep from the tents. there was one lady that came out to go to the bathroom. she is not quite ready to talk yet. employees here say this is the earliest shoppers have come out to make sure they are the first in line to take advantage of of course the holiday deals like big screen tvs and laptop computers.

. >>> president obama is in cambodia now part of his asian tour that included this historic visit to myanmar. earlier today, he is the first u.s. president to visit that country also known as burma currently in the process of transitioning to democracy. he met with a nobel peace prize winner a democracy advocate. >>> 6:06. let's check traffic and weather. it looks like a good week ahead. >> i think it should be a decent week. we have a lot of clouds out there now but it's kept the temperatures mild early on today. no rain yet. but that may change at least in part for the north bay. there's still a slight chance we could see some sprinkles or light showers in that direction but not by much. and then it looks like i think a better chance of rain as we head into tomorrow. but for today a lot of clouds will continue to stream across our skies. skies staying partly to mostly cloudy today. and then by tuesday afternoon, starting to see more rain showing up in parts of north bay. and a chance for the rest of us through the evening hours on tuesday and early wednesday morning. outside the ho

he's going to thailand, cambodia and burma.all about the promotion of democracy and human rights. you may recall the president had a visit from the lady in the oval office earlier this year, the lady being ang sung and he's going to be in cambodia. apparently, and you might have pictures of this, he's -- sorry about that. how he's only in cambodia for a short amount of time that the embassy there is doing something creative to make it feel as though he's hit all the major hotspots in that country. >> and, in fact, we have some of those pictures there posing a flat obama against the various tourist sites. i'm not sure how that is go over with the state department and diplomacy to re-emphasize the point that the president is only dropping by. thank you so much. we wish him safe travels, of course, and jonathan, thank to you and have a great weekend all of you. it's been a busy and difficult time. that's it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." monday barbara lee and los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. tamron hall has