the document mentions chinese military behavior towards japan in the east china sea. it also said china has increased tensions with vietnam over activities in the south china sea. the subcommittee chairman said china is increasingly confrontation. he added that the united states must support regional allies and partners. resolution calls for resolving these matters peacefully. nhk world. >> now u.s. president obama has been working to expand the campaign against islamic militants. he's been helping to create a plan to fight them. lawmakers approved legislation authorizing the government to equip and train fight hers the syria. it passed the chamber by a majority. the measure is part of a stop gap spending bill that would expire in december. the legislation would authorize the government to assist moderate opposition forces in syria as part of the u.s. fight against islamic state. the obama administration has requested $500 million to support the syrian opposition. >> i want to start off by saying thank you to house members, republican and democrat, who came together to

countries have wrangled over territory in the south china sea for generations. surge intention brings concerns that it is he coming a splash point. how the islands would be divided up between neighboring countries if a 200 mile exclusion zone is applied. but china believes this red line which stretches 100 o hundreds f territorialit claim. on a fishing boat in the middle of the south china sea i am on the hunt for the islands. if the claims out that china is building new territory out here is true. on the horizon, what looks like land, an island where there should not be one. gps, andas the latest house. elevated it says reef. but this is an island, it was not there a few months ago. the new island disappears behind the shroud of rain. clears.south and it after four hours we spot a fishing boat and another island. this one even bigger, and it is a hive of activity. >> this is johnson's house. until a few months ago it was a submerged reef. now his been transformed into a giant construction site. this is where the philippine government thinks china may be building

way of pressing its territorial claims. >> reporter: on a fishing boat in the middle of the south china sean the hunt for the spratly islands. i want to find out whether claims that china is building new territory out here are true. then on the horizon what looks like land. an island where there shouldn't be one. on my gps, and this has the latest software on it, it says elevated with a mark of a reef. it's very clear that this ahead is not a reef. it's an island. and that island was not there a few months ago. as we forge closer, the weather closes in. the new island disappears bane a shroud of rain. we power on south, and the rain gradually clears. after four hours, we spot a vietnamese fishing boat. and then dead ahead, another island. this one even bigger, and it is a hive of activity. this place behind me here is calledson south. until a few months ago, it was a chinese controlled reef. now it's been transformed into a giant construction site and this is where the philippine government thinks china may be building its south china sea air base. these aerial photos show what this place l

there is no way china is going to back down on its claims or the south china sea or the east china seaat is one of the big positives of instability. when china is to go shooting, they're saying, let's talk, but not that we will compromise in any way -- and china says, let's talk, they're not saying that will compromise in any way. >> they expect china and japan to go to war in the near future or at some point. that is pretty stunning given the top diplomats will be discussing ways to bring down the temperature here. this extreme nationalism are talking about, what are the true economic cost? have we seen a cost to the economies of japan or china? >> certainly to japan, it is taken a bit of a hit. the companies have an less welcome. the calculations the chinese leaders are making, it is not about trade with japan or even korea, it is about what kind of political environment do they need in china to drive the kind of changes there pushing for? about thenalism is domestic position of the communist party. they're making a lot of big changes and maybe some top coverage. >> but it seems to m

japan controls the islands in the east china sea. china and taiwan claim them. last year an unmanned aircraft belonging to the chinese military was spotted flying over the area near japan. >>> a major hong kong newspaper is reporting that the chinese ambassador to iceland has been arrested. it alleges he was caught by state security agents passing secrets on to japanese officials. the paper carried the report on wednesday. it quotes a u.s. chinese language news service. the report says the ambassador was detained earlier this year. he worked at the chinese embassy in tokyo on two missions. former british prime minister gordon brown urged them to vote now. >> what we have built together by sacrificing and sharing, let no narrow nationalism split us ever. >> voters will be asked whether scotland should be an independent country. they will answer with a yes or no. scotla scotland's future will be decided by majority regardless of voter turnout. investors have been walking central bankers in the u.s. trying to get clues about what the people at the federal reserve w

japan controls the island in the east china sea. china and taiwan claim them. chief cabinet secretary suga told reporters japan cannot tolerate unauthorized activities within its exclusive economic zone. >> translator: we told china through diplomatic channels that maritime surveys are not allowed without our consent. we are calling for china to stop research activities immediately. >> suga said china replied by saying it will confirm the facts of the case with relevant sources. he also referred to repeated chinese intrusions in japanese waters. suga said they will maintain their determination to protect the nation's territory. he went on to say that the government doesn't intend to escalate matters and will continue to pursue dialogue with china to ease friction. >>> a nuclear plant operator is hoping to put a reactor back online. the government ice nuclear regulator on wednesday. are now offline for safety checks the plan to aim -- to clear the government's new safety rirms, however the new operator before going back online. nhk polled 136 municipalities -- t

you have the south china sea. trucks don't go on the south china sea.e the mekong river which is a huge obstacle. it forces the enemy to use trucks if their going to main feign a level of violence in the south and come down this way. if they move down west, this is a relative area, very flat, very easy for trucks and things to be spotted in that area. there's no triple canopy over here in which too hide your trucks. there's no caves in which to hide your trucks. they have to come this way. with u.s. and military forces occupying those blocking positions and remaining there, you essentially cut off the south from about 80% of their supplies and 100% of their manpower. that's pretty significant. okay. we're cutting short here. why do i think this is superior to whatever we had done previously? one is, it takes u.s. forces which are conventionally trained not for pacification, conventionally trained, better suited for conventional warfare with experience in korea in barrier defense, to occupy positions that are where you're going to be fighting conventiona

. >> china's behavior in the east china seas and the south china seas over the last two years has worried many of its neighbors. the head of the government in the philippines and vietnam have made very sharp statements worrying about it. do you worry about it? >> translator: india is different. it is a country of $1 1.25 bill people. we can't run our country if we get worried about every small thing. at the same time, we can't close our eyes to problems. we're not living in the 18th century. this is an era of partnership. everyone will have to seek and extend help mutually. china is also a country with an ancient cultural heritage. look at how they're focused on economic development. it's hardly the sign of a country that wants to be isolated. we should have trust in china's understanding and have faith that it would accept global laws and will play its role in cooperating and moving forward. >> do you look at china and feel that it has been able to develop as fast as it has? really the fastest development in human history because it is an thor turn a government? because the government ha

china and japan soured in recent weeks and months, particularly over a group of islands in the east china sea that china and japan laid claim to. then there's the tensions over the visits that senior japanese politicians and its prime minister shinzo abe continue to make to a shrine that honours japanese wore criminals. there's the rivalry over the fact that china replaced japan to become the second-largest economy. this, above all, is a day of history in china, and a day of nationalism and bitter memories. >> adrian brown reporting from beijing. >>> president obama meeting the presidents of yest openia, latvia and lithuania. they have been n.a.t.o. members since 2004. obama is expected to reaffirm washington's commitment to their security. his trip a day before an n.a.t.o. summit begins in wales. it's suspected that plans to add thousands of troops to eastern europe will be backed. the fighting continues in eastern ukraine. for people on the border with russia, the conflict appears to be getting ever closer. pete sharp sent us this from donetsk in russia. >> reporter: it is perfect tank comp

with this low that is embedded in the troth here, but also an area of low pressure in the south china seathat we've been monitoring for potential development. and now the typhoon warning center has a chance of developing, that will enhance the rainfall and make things that much worse. in china, a bit of a break to the north, but still showers and thunderstorms. are you watching from hong kong? thunder activity at this hour there with some pretty good falls, and in japan, we continue with this daily deluge of rainfall, with localized heavy amounts and a little bit father south, less so. there's the low i was talking about, south china sea, that's headed to the west, not good, even if it doesn't develop. this has a better chance of developing into a tropical storm, as it continues to the north. it has been impacting the philippines with heavy rains there, but as it organizes, it will be away from the arc pel ag os. good news there. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> bp could be on the hook for billions of dollars more in america's worst oil spill. for the first time, a federal court is sayi

pulls in that monsoonal moisture in the south china sea. a system here, and a separate area that gets going right over manila typically. as far as the forecast, we don't have a track yet. no advisories have been issued, it looks like this one will go a little further to the north than calmigi did with significant rains. this is just in the next 48 hours. once the system passes through we'll continue to add to the tallies here. we're flying you into guam right now, very deep, that is a good thing here, we're not talking about a significant threat as far as a tsunami. a major earthquake nonetheless, very close to guam, certainly felt. it's about 133 kilometers deep, 83 miles, we're not talking about any significant displacement of water here, which would be a problem if this was a shallow earthquake at that magnitude. no reports of injuries or any damage there. in europe, we'll leave you with heavy rain continuing to pass across the western part of europe. it's pleasant high temperatures a -- >> i'm errol barnett, thanks for staying with me t

, the east china sea and russia and china working together against american interests. >> that'ssay our position as a superpower is going like this. and those two working together pose a real threat to us in the world, one that you don't believe our current president's paying enough attention to. >> that's exactly right. i mean, you're right the reset didn't work. last week as i think most people now know the russians actually did a test bombing run of north america over canadian air space where they were practicing an offensive attack on the united states. and they've changed their strategic doctrine to include preemptive war. >> what would you have president obama of whom the audience should know you've been very critical -- >> i sure have. >> wa would you have him do differently? >> simple. first, i would have had bombings run in iraq and syria against isis. >> you are a democrat, doug -- >> no, i'm a patriot. i'm committing to the values that our country holds dear. and any time that america is under risk or at assault by foreign enemies, i believe you have to stand up regard

the tension is over japan's nationalization of a group of islands in the east china sea and perceptions of history. they were believed to have discussed japan's proposal to hold a sum met in november. the leaders of both countries will attend an apec meeting in beijing. they are also have discussed a plan to set up a security hotline for any emergencies that may happen at sea or in the air. >> translator: we were able to take enough time to exchange our views in a sincere and frank atmosphere. >> kishida said nothing has been decided regarding the proposed summit. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said wang had an informal meeting with kishida at the request of the japanese side. she didn't elaborate on the content of the talks. >> translator: our stance on the issue hindering china-japan ties is very clear and consistent. everyone knows what is affecting the development of bilateral relations now. >>> despite ongoing efforts to improve relations, a chinese research ship has again entered japan's exclusive economic zone. the vessel's crew is believed to have conducted a survey off t

the south china sea is going rapidly test that, whether it's china and vietnam, or china and the philippines and me a break that paradigm. the chinese reaction to the conflict they're having with the various other states bordering the south china sea are interesting. they're claiming it's the democracies that are dangerous. the democracies, like the philippines, are dangerous because the people have this sway over their government. if the populace wants to go to war and your democratically elected you have very little choice than too go to war. the chinese don't have that problem. they'll do whatever is right in the claims they have made in the standoffs with other countries around the south china sea. obviously the flip side of the democratic peace theory in some ways but worth thinking about. >> i just want to thank -- what is great about john yoo, the -- or louie hart. he basically explains there will be more books based on his footsnotes, the classic akerman move. so i look forward to coming back again debating books six, seven, and eight in the trilogy. >> i have been insulted repeatedl

both sides explain their position on the sen kau cuss islands and east china sea. china and taiwan claim them. officials agreed on a need of communication between the two. officials use the proposed hotline when responding to disasters and during maritime rescue operations. they also agreed to talk about setting up maritime communications hotline aimed at preventing and instance at sea. officials plan to hold the next meeting in japan before the end of the year at the earliest. >>> now to what's happening in the world of business. ron has the latest. >> thank you. top trade officials from japan and u.s. have wrapped up two days of talks in washington. they were hoping to find common ground on the free trade negotiations but they failed to come up with break throughs. japan's minister in charge of the tpp and u.s. trade representative met four hours tuesday. on wednesday they sat down for another hour. they discussed a proposal to lower japanese tariffs on u.s. agriculture exports. japanese want to restore the terrorists if beef and pork surge. they also talked abou

it is now over the south china sea. it has done damage around hong kong. the good news, it is pulling away from where the video came out. more dishes to some of the locations. gusts are reaching 180 kilometers per hour. we'll talk about the accumulation of rainfall. around hong kong, report of 285 millimeters and in and around haiku it will increase in the next 72 hours. we are looking at 150 to 300 millimeters and it could make a secondary land fall around vietnam/china border by tuesday. the southwestern monsoonal flow. very heavy rainfall. we'll continue to track the system. another thing we have to keep an eye on is this low pressure system over the water that is likely to become a tropical depression by tonight. it could pass toward japan over the weekend. we'll keep a close eye on this one. unstable conditions are battering japan bringing numerous thunderstorms. the conditions will continue throughout the day. meanwhile, looking nice in northeastern china, 27 degrees is for your forecast in seoul. osaka, 30 degrees. now across north america and mexic

so it is going to the east china sea and a lot of rain around taiwan at the moment and indeed the nexte days the case of the systems you just get the circulation and moves away but get enhanced flow and sucks the air in if you like so moit air and showers for taiwan and north perhaps seeing showers but there you can see it beginning to move away. so eastern china where we will see what, 250 millimeters of rain quite easily 24-48 hours and there is the track it's going to take, moving northwards and then eastward toward the islands, southern korea. we are expecting a lot of heavy rain to effect far south of korea and find heavy rain beginning to push across the southern islands of japan. shanghai from tuesday to wednesday should see slight improve nment -- improvement in the weather and this is going across japan and western areas and heavy rain will push its way in tokyo later on in the day and you are still having dry weather up there and looks north korea will just about miss the worst of the rain associated with the system and we will be thankful when the system moves to the pacific

the tension is strained over japan's nationalization over a group of islands in the east china sea anderception of history. details of the talks have not been released. the ministers are believed to have discussed japan's proposal to hold a summit in november. the leaders of both countries will attend an apec meeting in beijing. the foreign ministers are also expected to have discussed a plan to set up security hotline for emergencies at sea and in the air. >> translator: we were able to take enough time to exchange our views in a sincere and frank atmosphere. >> kishida said nothing has been decided regarding the proposed summit. china's foreign ministry said wang had an informal meeting with kishida at the request of the japanese side. >>> a news website affiliated with the government of china's xinjiang uighur autonomous region says 40 members of a terrorist group have been killed following multiple explosions in the region. it says police stations and a market were among the targets of terrorist attacks. local media initially reported that the explosions in bayangoli mongolia auton

the two sides aren't seeing eye to eye in the east china sea and that has spilled over into the business world. japan's direct investment in china, for example, has declined sharply. however, a chinese government official has just given a positive signal, the head of a japanese business delegation to china says beijing is hopeful of taking a step toward better ties. he said he plans to take home this message to prime minister abe. the head of the delegation from the japan/china economic association met with the vice premier and other senior officials. he chairs japan's largest business organization. he mentioned the japan/china high-level economic dialogues that have been suspended for four years. he expressed his hope that the talks be resumed at an early occasion. >> translator: i would like to see the comment as a message from china that the country wants to make a first step toward improving ties between the two nations. >> he also revealed that wang told him that he expects japan to show appropriate sincerity over territorial and historical issues if it hopes to hold a summit betwee

the third tanker was in the south china sea where it unloaded much of its cargo on to another mystery ship analysts say tracking these movements is no easy task. >> so we have this ways with a number of vessels that is holding consider amounts of oil that are floating around in different parts of the world. we have other vessels who have done ship to ship transfers they have moved vessels from one vessel to another. that can be hard to track the identity of the vessel that oil has gone to which makes it much easier to sell because then there is relatively little providence and it's difficult to trace. >> the tanker you can here is the collaborator off the coast of texas. last week an u.s. court refused a request from the iraqi government to seize the 1 million barrels of oil on board. this is a power struggle between baghdad and erbil over iraq's most precious resource. who it belongs to and who profits from it? >> when you hear about this dispute between the central government and regional government, you hear that they both speak about the constitution and their right in the constit

fleet was out in the south china sea and the helicopters were going from the fleet to the embassy.hat happened was the the south vietnamese pilots were still there. and so were their helicopters. they were getting in their helicopters, filling them with their family. can you imagine the risk of putting your family. the fleet and the ships out at sea called those helicopters down. come on down. without authorization from washington, they didn't know if it was enemy, who they were, what was going on, but they called them down. that's why you see some people are familiar with the images of helicopters being pushed. they didn't have room for the helicopters. >> they just dumped them in the ocean? >> they said let's bring the next group down and throw the helicopters in the ocean. there is a great story in our film about richard armitage, who along with his vietnamese counter parts saved 30,000 vietnamese. they had this whole ship going from vietnam to the philippines with 32 ships filled with 30,000 vietnamese, totally unauthorized. didn't get approval for that. there is really extraor

very much a cig minute to china, as was the first mention we have seen from india of the south china seas of their position in the joint declaration, that the president signed with his vietnamese counter part. so how are we supposed to think about india? frank admiration for chain no's economic miracle, but really much more a place that has become the word's back office rather than it's factory, a place that stands up for the rule of law? is a democracy, so in many ways doesn't emulate china, is india trying to find it's own indian way to be itself? is. >> when i think about india, and maybe i have been won over by their tourism campaign, but what an incredible place. i think the challenge is to make credible some of the promises he is making. i am more exciting about india reaching out to the united states, reaching out to japan, these are things -- are the relationships that will also shape the region. for many years i sat on the board of directors of the asian bank, where i saw india and china fight it out over issues like the border between china and india, and development projects i

want the filipino government take a tougher stance over the ownership of the islands in the south china sea. >> this is a misguided group. and they call themselves -- they claim to be defenders of the filipino people, and considers china and in e-unquote -- engaged monopolistic business practices as their enemies. >> the leader of the group and two other men have been arrested. an operation to find the rest of the members and to establish whether it has links to militants in the south is now under way. >> a federal judge began hearing evidence today in the detroit bankruptcy trial, the largest of its kind in u.s. history. the city hopes to cut out the $12 billion debt to $5 billion. the case could take over a year to resolve. meanwhile, nearly half of the city's residents struggle to maintain even basic services. e report now from are detroit. >> this is a scene that is beginning to play out on many streets in detroit, workers are turning people's water back on. -- carmina camin without water. >> it's kind of hard because it was limited on taking a bath, cooking and cleaning. so it was kind

coast guard officials have taken steps to protect the country's exclusive economic zone in the east china sea. they say the crew of a chinese ship appeared to be conducting an unauthorized survey near the senkaku islands and they ordered the chinese to stop. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. japan coast guard officers spotted a patrol boat early monday in the waters around the islands. they say it was dragging what appeared to be a wire. they ordered the crews to stop the apparent survey. they say the chinese crew was doing the same thing on sunday and they also observed a chinese ship operating in the zone in april and may. japanese foreign ministry officials have lodged a protest with china over the incident. they called on the chinese government to immediately halt such activity in the area. >>> russia's prime minister medvedev has warned the european union against imposing new sanctions, specifically in the financial and energy sectors. he said leaders in moscow will have to respond by closing the country's air space to western airlin airlines. a russian business da

officials in beijing announced they established an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, covering the senkaku islands. they said the military forces would take emergency measure if aircraft entering the area did not follow their instructions. >> translator: china will not compromise or make deals on territory. or allow the slightest violation. >> reporter: japanese government officials tried to set up a security hotline with china to prevent an unintended clash. but the chinese were reluctant. as relations worsened, prime minister abe sought to reaffirm ties with the united states. >> and the cornerstone of our strategy and the foundation of the region's security and economic progress is our historic treaty alliances. including with japan. >> translator: on china, we agreed that we clearly oppose changing the status quo by force. >> reporter: later this year, officials of the two nations will revise their guidelines that stipulate how they would cooperate if japan came under attack. the revision is meant to reflect the shifting security situation in east asia. that inclu

the tension is over japan's nationalization of a group of islands in the east china sea and perceptions of history. they were believed to have discussed japan's proposal to hold a sum met in november. the leaders of both countries will attend an apec meeting in beijing. they are also have discussed a

relations between china and japan soured, particularly over a group of islands in the east china sea that china and japan laid claim to. then we have the continuing tensions over the visits that senior japanese politicians and the prime minister shinzo abe make to a shrine that honours japanese war criminals, and the rivalry over the fact that china replaced japan to become the world's second-largest economy. this, above all, is a day of history, nationalism and bitter memories. >>> now, the world weather - concentrating on southern europe. richard - wish we were there, really, don't we? >> some bits of it. to be honest, it's looking rough in others. if we look on the satellite, we see a massive cloud, which is pushing in from the east, and it's been associated with very, very heavy rain. troughs of low pressure do not look much on their own. together they have resulted in nasty weather conditions across the whole of the region, we are seeing flooding as a result. and contrasting with a big area of high pressure, keeping weather fine and dry. rain extending all the way from southern i

homeland security threat in united states ordealing with china's more aggressiveness in south china china sea, in they are making it up as they go along, all they are thinking about is the day after tomorrow, not long range strategic disadvantage that u.s. is having from this. lou: day after tomorrow, nato in wales. does nato possess the the and power to meet putin his aggression? >> you know, what is the goal? go to wore with russia, i don't think so. if you strip away promises and threats. 3 things matter, putin does not back down, he knows, if he looks like he is getting intimidated by west he will have trouble at home, he then doubles down, the ukraine story is not a military story, this is an economic story, putin knows if ukraine is destabilized to no one invested in ukraine no one forgives ukraine debt, then ukraine by this winter is cold, and hungry, they are in in so much debt, and economic trouble they need russian imports of russian gas. they cut off export to ukraine of natural gas, they have not turned it back othey say we want money from you, and higher price, all that. so only

taiwan does its own thing but then you have the south china sea so then then into indonesia to recoup the loss. but you have five other countries doing the same thing. what we need to address it properly is a code of conduct. so uptight dad goes after this i went in the east china sea or the coast guard or naval vessels some of them get downright dangerous. then you have to call a timeout to recognize for the short-term we must get busy to write a code of conduct. that we could be at least an honest broker with maritime exercise is transportation. that is the part that is missing right now while everybody disagrees what is the code of conduct? the geography? that has to be addressed at some point so to take these claims way out. >> thank you very much. >> hello. my name is francisco i am from mexico. talking about the role of united states in a changing world i believe we can change together. i would like to know your opinion what about the united states in this country. with having a chance of america has half? >> we always have to be the nation that attracts people to aspire to a be

they've collaborated on naval exercises in the south china sea, that's a problem for many american allies. you say this is really going to pose a big challenge to america in the future. >> yes, we also mention that we have chapters on each of the areas in which the threat is continuing and increasing. one of them for example is cyberespionage. one of them is the strategic area, the nuclear area, all of these russia and china if alone would be manageable, just. they individually are increasing in power but put together are a global full court press against us. >> george bush had a fairly good relationship with vladimir putin, he certainly was not passive. so what should president obama be doing that he's not doing in order to diminish this challenge from russia and china? >> i wouldn't say you're right about president bush having a good relationship with vladimir putin. he thought he did. using the bases in central asia which we needed to supply afghanistan as a way of luring us in making us spend a lot of money and pulling them out from under us, that was a huge problem for us. but what y

both countries claim a group of islands in the china seas. ome feel the commemoration is a message designed to maintain the power of china's central government. >> so when you talk about the china-japan relations, there is a major story for china to come back the threat, and that's is the only means to unify the general public. [♪ music ] >> with that many feel that the tension is amplified for the public while official ties between the two countries continue. so as the youth of china are taught about the war the older generation fought the current tensions of japan remain a war of words for political maneuvering. >> well, the man who shot and killed the woman on his front porch has been sentenced. maria ines ferre has that headlines and other news making it's way across the u.s. >> reporter: he'll spend 17 years behind bars. he shot 19-year-old ranisha mcbride when she showed up drunk on his front porch before dawn. he apologized at his sentencing. >> i caused the loss of a life. she was too young to leave this world. and for that i'll carry

meanwhile on the other side of the pacific we have the typhoon that has moved across the china seas.we have had heavy rain, 398 millimeters of rain as it moves across southern china we could see further rain and flooding. >> thanks. suffering in silence. we report from south korea will h.i.v. as a.i.d.s. patients face significant studio. >>> and jo will have all the details in sports. @ >> you're watching the al jazeera america new al jazeera news hour. hollande has just finished hosting a conference in paris with representatives from around 30 countries. >>> nigeria's president has announced the formation of a new special task force to help fight boko haram. the nigeriaen government has struggled to fight the armed group who conduct bombings and kidnappings. >>> the united nations has taken over the c.a.r. peacekeeping. >>> the turkish president and the emir of qatar has discussed the growing threat of islamic state or islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> reporter: high on the agenda are issues of the islamic state and iraq. on the one hand its allies and a member of nato and ha

in cambodia and another manager who stormed out of -- there's still a half million in the south china sea, boat people, that are still there. from trying to escape. and i always feel this way, the people who said peace now, they got it. they got it, all right, but they didn't say anything about it. there are some marvelous people who did, who really did. joan baez put in -- who was in every anti-vietnam demonstration of any merit, marley in washington, d.c -- particularly in washington, d.c., she took an ad out in all major newspapers saying they've made a concentration camp of south vietnam. she couldn't get a lot of hollywood celebrities she wanted to sign that. someone who has really given the rest of his life to this because he feels so terrible about what he did during the war, in effect supporting the north vietnamese, was jon vote. the guy's -- jon voight. the guy's terrific. he'll just do anything the try to make up for it. there are those people. unfortunately, there are a lot of them who aren't, who don't do that. therefore, this generation is suck with the memory of vietnam tha

evening, with the worst of the winds here, 140 kilometer winds, later we'll track it into the south china sea. take a look at the latest computer model here, one of the in-house models depicting in luzon, 41 inches of rain here in this area. that would be devastating if this comes close to even verifying. we had had 700 to a thousand. althou that would be a disaster for them here. someone here is going to get pretty hard with the flooding and rainfall, and the flooding will commence, likely starting there. george? >> hopefully people will heed the warning and try to get to safety. ivan, thank you so much. >>> and a big switch for the toronto mayor rob ford who says he will not seek another term. instead he is dropping out of the race, he was hospitalized this week after a ct scan showed a tumor. he drew a lot of attention involving behavior with drugs and alcohol. >>> the u.s. works more on the subject of isis, trying to take out the group plus its fighters. >>> plus, scotland's independence vote only six days away and the outcome is a cliffhanger. what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey

across the south china sea. there'll be a lot of disruptions. a busy shipping area and disruption overnight. a couple of days. hopefully we'll see better weather getting in across the philippines. >> on the other side of the pacific, there's another hurricane to deal with. this one is odill. it is heading up to california. it's a more potent system. there's gust of winds, 280 kph, torrential rain likely, prone to mudslides and rain. that could be the issue in the coming days. >>> scottish voters have four days left to decide whether to choose independence or remain in the u.k. let's go to lawrence lee in inverness in the scott in highlands, up there they tell you they have many reasons to remember, and not a lot of reasons to perhaps forgive. >> yes, hello, that's right. you though ou beautiful the scottish highlands are, popular with tourists over the world. if you came 300 years ago, it would have been a place of open war between of the english army and renegade scottish hylanders who couldn't succumb to what they saw as an english take over.

degree to which they are challenging vietnam, the philippines, and other states down in the south china sea. he's working from behind the eight ball here to convince people that the u.s. would be there for them. >> there's also the fact the president has to do two things. he has to create confidence in his leadership because he wants to engage these threats and challenges to world order with the combination of forces. he does not want to go in alone. he has to convince of his commitment, stamina, understanding. at the same time, he has to convince americans this is not one more time where we are striding into a conflict that will take money, treasure, and lives over a long time. there's a balance between how he handles this challenge to what he can do and his own objective. >> that's part of the mismatch i was writing about the between the rhetoric and reality. in the middle east, one of the questions is why are many of the arab league states and many of the sunni states not speaking out more strongly against these horrific acts conducted by isis? not only the killing of the two american jo