. >>> the chinese navy has conducted a live ammunition drill in the east china sea. it was held to mark the 89th anniversary of the founding of the people's liberation army. but observers think there's more to it than that. the large scale exercises were held in a 16,000 square kilometer area of the sea on monday. the drill involved about 100 vessels and several dozen combat aircraft of two groups of participants tested sprajs and equipment and fired several different times of missiles. they say the drill is a regular military exercise, but the sea is also home to the senkaku islands, controlled by japan. the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. championsh china and taiwan claim them. some think the drill would be a message to japan. it could be beijing's opposition to north korea. >>> the chinese navy conducted a similar drill in the south china sea a few weeks ago after the hague rejected their claims to the waters. >>> a panel of japanese experts is studying how to prepare for a terrorist bombing ahead of the 2020 ga

prosecute people for espionage, and espionage-type crimes. >> chi mak stole sensitive navy information and gave it to the chinesechnology that chi mak gave china significantly reduces the gap that technological gap between the united states navy and the chinese navy. >> a minor incident in the words of the chinese naval commander on friday after top level talks with the u.s. over the south china sea. beijing sounding off a warning after a u.s. warship sailed carlos to man-made islands claimed by beijing this week. with only 55 vessels in washington's western pacific fleet, u.s. ships are outnumbered more than five to one by china, but now, both sides agreed to follow guidelines to avoid clashes. tensions with simmering. >> i'm certain there are many other people like chi mak in the united states, working on behalf of china, absolutely. >> there are people in this country who are gathering defense information to take back home. to help their countries develop their own edge to compete in the united states. >> yes, there are a lot of people out there working on behalf of china. >>> as a former fbi agent and chairm

is the chinese navy, chinese coast guard, please go away quickly. senator mccain chairman of the armed services committee. he said the obama administration's policies have failed when it comes to china's militarization of the south china sea. do you agree with that? admiral mcdevitt: and so what would senator mccain have preferred we do? shoot them up? think those ships? blow up those dredges? i mean, come on. scott: mcdevitt says the rise of china' right around the corner. admiral mcdevitt: so they're going to have the range of capability just like the us will have except it will be smaller. but because the rest of world's navies have gotten smaller, it will be the second most capable navy in the world. scott: last month, president obama called for china to stop the construction. president obama: i reiterated the us will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, and we will support the right of all countries to do the same. : china's bluster won't interfere with the u.s. navy's ongoing patrols of the area. admiral mcdevit

leaders hope to build a better relationship with the chinese navy. >>> trump is set to deliver a major eshg no, over the weekend, the republican nominee repeatedly questioned clinton's mental health and this comes after she said she short circuited her response to the fbi's investigation into her e-mail scandal. clinton will talk about her vision for the economy in detroit on thursday. >>> people have to turn in consideration this year includes two proposals to change how oil and gas drilling is regulated. also a change to presidential primary vote instead of caucuses and a measure to raise the tobacco tax as well. >>> new laws regulated e-cigarettes kick in today. that means stores cannot sell to minors. company have to also ?a?3include healtharningsn those products. the fdi announced those the ex-cigarettes soared to a $3.5 billion industry. >>> the united states leads the medal count with 12 total including 3 gold. michael phelps hopes to add to his 19th gold medal. he'll swim in the men's 200-meter buller fly. debut >>> let get to dave aguilera. >> we're clear, so we'll se sun brea

claims in the south china sea and by the military drills as you say that include not only the chinese navye water naval capability for the first time in 600 years. they're directly threatening what people have long called the first island chain that separates china's territorial waters and the near waters from the pacific ocean itself. and its belligerence is really troubling to everybody in that area in east and southeast asia. the united states position is essentially absence. absence physically with our naval capabilities, only rarely there and utterly absent politically as you say with the president. >> and it amount to ak we essence. and that has got to disturb mightily japan, south korea, the philippines, all of our allies in the region. this is truly disturbing pass sievety on the part of what has been a very passive administration throughout the past seven and a half years. >> and i think getting worse and threatening as well. taiwan where much of our semi conductor technology comes from. the nation's of southeast asia, india obviously worried. allowing china to just assert its wil

navy to operate with. the chinese are there but it gives them a lot of operational experience on how to operate a navy and that's very important for them. >> all right. it's interesting. thank you as always. >> thank you for having me. >>> there are new fears about the zika virus here at home. more cases popping up in miami and the trendy strip on miami beach what florida and the feds are trying to do to stop the virus from spreading further. >>> they fessed up in a way. the state department admitting the $400 million they shelled out to iran was related to the release of these four americans but they still will not call it a ransom payment. >>> new numbers out from the republican national convention as donald trump and hillary clinton rack up campaign funds in july. what it means for the race for the white house. ♪ is depression more than sadness? ♪ it's a tangle of multiple symptoms. ♪ ♪ trintellix (vortioxetine) is a prescription medicine for depression. trintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple

navy can operate. that military competition is huge because if the chinese win that, they could push us out of asia. the stuff in the middle east is interesting, but it's not the big fight. >> all right. meanwhile china is also reorganizing its military command structure. they're trying to rebalance their armed forces. how would this change the people's liberation army as we know it. >> china has two concerns with their military. one is essentially china has a alo long term strategy of a navy without america in it where the

chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. the indonesian government installed a new monitoring facility with a radar system at a navy base on the natuna islands on wednesday, the country's independence day. indonesian authorities have seized a number of chinese boats on suspicion of illegal fishing in the eez off the island since march. the authorities said they have sunk 58 foreign fishing boats they seized. they did not disclose which countries they are from. >> translator: waters around the islands are rich in fishery resources and natural gas. and are part of indonesia. the government will protect the country's sovereignty and interests. >> china claims most of the south china sea. it has been accelerating maritime activities while building artificial islands there. >>> turkey says it will free tens of thousands of prisoners jailed before last month's failed coup attempt. local media report the release may be aimed at making space for people detained in connection with the revolt. justice minister announced that 38,000 inmates sentenced before july 1st will be released on certain conditions. he said those convicted of murde

navies are there. this is part of the usual testing. the u.s. and chinese have difficulties in the south china sea. and the russian and britain had difficulties in the northern sea. sometimes they test one another. sometimes they are friendly and sometimes unfriendly. when they are in an unfriendly period they test the boundary and remember the fast boats are not controlled by the navy. they are controlled bite revolutionary guard corps. the irans have two institutions. one for the hard liner and one for everybody else. >> chris swift, georgetown university, thank you. >>> coast guard rescued a couple from a deserted island in the pacific ocean. and newly weds braving an active volcano pose for unforgettable wedding photos. and we'll talk to her are, first on "happening now" for a good reason. you will see why, next. before taking his team to state for the first time... gilman: go get it, marcus. go get it. ...coach gilman used his cash rewards credit card from bank of america to earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. at places like the batting cages. ♪ [ crowd cheers ] 2% back at grocery stores

chinese are able to do the same thing. >> you mentioned that example just then. what else in terms of damage did he and his family do to the u.s. navys and the power distribution system, we were afraid he would give away the drawing that would give signature data to the chinese. any time a submarine passes through the data, it displaces a sound or a elect troe magnetrom pulse. if the chinese were able to get that signature data. they would be able to track our submarines. they have creating that safety zone. >> i was on an aircraft carrier a few months ago in the gulf. watch "declassified." we're going to send it to you early, "the lead" with jim sciutto starts now. >> thank you, brook. tim kaine just accuse donald trump of pushing, kkk ideals. >> i would like to talk to you about your comments about -- >> that is a sitting united states governor leaving a voicemail, and wait until you hear him angry. >>> uber lawsuits, the biggest privately held company in the world, why are they losing money and will it affect your ride home. >> trump seems to have just walked back from his hard line immigration position, the one he used to brand

navy, air force, marines, or the missile command? who should have priority when we consider our sales? question number eight, and this is related. which chinese weapons systems, in your minds, are the most menacing to taiwan security? holistic missiles, cruise missiles or drones -- ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or just drones, mines, or helicopters, or pla marines and paratroopers? maybe it is amphibious ships. maybe it is something else. number nine. in your view, are taiwan's security services doing a good job catching spies and protecting secrets, and how do they compare the counterintelligence and counterespionage services of our other allies, south korea and japan? question number 10. if you were the president of the united states, who would you want your arms sale to affect, and how would you want them to be affected? would you want it to strike fear into the hearts of beijing, the show resolve, or would you want to convince the top leadership of the chinese communist party that is no big deal? they should not cancel the next summit meeting with you. do you care about resolve and morel -- morale? do you see what our other allies h

navy. one of the things that he's quite proud of, and i think it's a great initiative, he helped persuade the pla that when chinese sailors meet sailors of other nations including the united states, that they're allowed to peek to them by radio -- speak to them by radio, which they weren't previously allowed to. tiny step, right? not such a big deal. but that alone has gotten, has made accidents less likely, it means that everyone's on the radio practicing their mandarin and practicing their english, and you're much less likely to shoot if you all talking to each other, practicing your languagings. i agree we need more and more of that, and it would be great to do more on a trilateral basis. not as many dialogues as we'd like to see and also with australia and japan. so we should do more. >> sir. >> charles -- [inaudible] on the board of directors of the eurasia center and eurasian business coalition. begin what you mentioned about the -- given what you mentioned about the ports of the chinese or building, etc., and their very dynamic involvement in investment banks, etc., for infrastructure on the new silk road,

navy, air force, marines, or the missile command? who should have priority when we consider our sales? and thisnumber eight, is related. which chinese weapons systems, in your minds, are the most menacing to taiwan security? holistic missiles, cruise missiles or drones -- ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or just drones, mines, or helicopters, or pla marines and paratroopers? maybe it is amphibious ships. maybe it is something else. number nine. in your view, are taiwan's security services doing a good job catching spies and protecting secrets, and how do they compare the counterintelligence and counterespionage services of our other allies, south korea and japan? question number 10. if you were the president of the united states, who would you want your arms sale to affect, and how would you want them to be affected? would you want it to strike fear into the hearts of beijing, the show resolve, or would you want to convince the top leadership of the chinese communist party that is no big deal? they should not cancel the next summit meeting with you. do you care about resolve and morale?- do you see what our other allies have? or